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Tlllfl OMA1TA DAILY , JJET3 : TtTT3SDAY , JULY 7 , TIIF OMAHA DAILY BER H. ItoaKWATKIl. Kdllor. BVKItT MOHNINU. TKIIMH OK StJIISCIHl'TlON. Dally lies ( Without Hundny ) Ono Year 18 M Dally 111nnJ Sunday , One Yeaf 1" W Hlx monthi ji * Three months jJ flundny llee. Ona Ycnr J ? > Fntunlny lice. One Year * rv IV'etkly llf , One Y ir 6o OKKICB3 : Oninlia. Tlio 1J > llullillnic. Houtli omnha , Slnecr 11IK. . Cor. N nnd ! lth SM. Council lllufTii , 11 Norlli Main Street. Chlcaco omri > , SIT f.'hambor nf rommsfcc. New York. Hoomi. 11. II nnrt 15. Trtliuna Hide- \Vnililnjton , 1107 V Street , N.V. . CXJIlUKSl'ONOKNCK ! All eommunlentlnn < rrlallnK to news nnl Ml- torlnl matter * hoiiUl lie addrened : To the l.Jllor. nusiNuss i.vrrrKiis. All Liiiilnen letlcrg nnd reirillinnce * nhoiiM b mldressed lo The llM I'ulillihlnn C"inpan > , OinahD. Drafts , rheclia nnd imslndlce nrdcrs to bo mada imyahle lo Hie order of th eomi'iny. TIII : WK I-UHMSIIINU COMI * j _ BTATi : > lKNT OV CIUCUI.AT1O.V. Btnte of Nebraska | Douglns cnunty. | OforRC 11. Tz5chuck , fprretnrj' of The Ilee I'ub- llfhlnc compnny , l 'lnic duly Kworn. fny thnt tlio actual mitnlHT of full nnil cr'lill'lfti' copies of the l > Hlly. Mornlnt ; , KxcnliiK nnd Hundny llco iirlnlcil during the month nf June , ISS6 , wu as follows ; 1 1J.M1 10 . 19.JC ! I IS.7 - ! 1R.MH IS . JO.CM 4 18 , I'M 15 . S1.M1 4S IS.MS 20 . 1D.MK ) . U . 19.-.I03 7H 13.CO 22 . W.ITO H 18. 2 3. . II . 19.829 io ! ! 23 . 1S.30 II 20 . 1S.407 12 . is , MI ST . 19.W 2S . JO.COti 14 . 1D.7M J ! ) . 19.7M ) 15 . 10,100 BI ) . ' . ' 0.241 ! Tolnl . SS3.CS : > deductions for unsold nnd icltltlii-d copies . NUl" ' Net totiil Prtlcs SKUiO Net dully nvi-riigr- I9.1'1 nioiifir : ii. TCSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo nml siili rrlbc < l In my preponro this 4th dny of July. W . ( Seal. ) N. I1. KKtI. . Xotnry Public. out of Jlif city for tlio nunnner may have Tlio Uoo sent to tliulr mlilre.tg by leaving an nnli > r nt the business ofiloo of Iliu Ilco. Ti'loplione' li:5S. : rin : nun ix riuiu < ! o. Varllos desiring to pnrrlinso copies of Tim Daily Nt > o In Chicago will lintl tliuin on salu nt the following places : l > rontnno'fi , ' _ ' 0(5 ( Waliash ave'iue. ' P. O. News Stand , 217 Dun-born streei Atielllorltiin Hotel. Auditorium Annex. ( treat Northern Hotel. 1'iilinor House. Omaha eannot afford to go back on Dave Mercer. We have hatl another narrow escape from war with Spain. Omaha expects every republican who Is loyal to its Interests to do bis ditty today by cast hit ; his vote for Moreer. This Teller boomlet at Chicago has no more chance of materializing Into fi full blown boom than a toadstool lias of bin-inning a full grown toad. The business manager of Bryan's liy- phenated Is trying to make people be lieve that the disciple of Harvey Is atllieted with a presidential bee In his bonnet. Sixteen to one or nothing Is the battle cry of the embattled sllverltes at Chicago cage , iind when the smoke of battle clears away In November they will get- nothing. Republican voters have an opportunity to prove their devotion lo the interest * of Omaha by casting their vote.s for the Mercer delegates at the primaries this afternoon. The island boom has been projected a little too far in the front and unless the convention rescinds the two-thirds rule the MIssourlaifs boom will collide with the Held and collapse. The most disgraceful thing that has happened in recent years In Omaha I the. cowardly , underhanded warfare that Is being waged to encompass the defeat of Congressman .Mercer's renomlnatlon. The congressional primaries today ought to call out every voter in Omaha. The Issue Is not so much one of politics as it Is of Omaha's future. Those who for a moment have been led to think Mercer's opponents are worthy of support can not overlook the fact that an additional appropriation for the ex position must be secured. Mercer can get It. A now man cannot. > The annual Jangle over the appoint ment of members of the Hoard of I'ub- lie Works has set In with the dog days. Although Mayor Hroatch has as yet Taken no action , the council has served notice on him that It will not confirm tile man he has In his mind's eye for the position of chairman of the board. It Is hardly to be expected that the mayor vvlll take kindly to this threat , and we shall presently nee who Is who. The great need of thin community to day Is the Crawford county plan of se lecting men for olllce. Hy it the dele gate convention , through which the active minority is able to dictate to the Inactive majority , would he discarded for the modern method of letting the electors choose candidates In j.ivtty much the same method they elect otlice- bolders. Manipulation , crooked work , deception and boodllng would thus be discouraged and the pestiferous party boss , who must be seen as a nile by ovcry candidate , would be relegated to thu rear , where he really belongs. Unless the appropriation for thu erec tion of the federal building In the Trans- mls.slsslppl Exposition grounds can be pulled through by the -Ith of March , 1897 , the construction of a federal build Ing by .Tiinu 1 , is1is , will be a physical impossibility. Jt would take at least fclx months of seasonable weather to complete u creditable structure , and there Is no likelihood that the next con gress would pass any appropriation bill before the spring of ISitS. Now if Con gre.ssnum Mercer goes back discredited by ills own city and district , what chance is there of his being able to secure cure the appropriation fur the govern ment building during the Hhort eesslon of congress uuxt vvluter ? O./.tHJ ' MrSTS'J.lMi HI * 0.11.117,1 No mnn ever cnn succeed who iloos not staiid up for liiinsolf. This Is equally true of cities. No clly has over grown great nnd prospered Hint has lowered Its flag and turned Its bnek upon Its founders or lt.s champions. In tlio eon- test between Congressman Mercer and Ids opononts ] the Issue ; Is squarely pre sented whether Omaha will stand up for licrsolf or go b.u-k on lior.-d'lf. Never bi'foio lins any political contest Involvoti so Hindi for tlio future of Oinnlia ns docs tlio roiiomln.itlon of Morcor. Per sonal likes nml dislikes , political fac tions nnd potty lends till .sink Into In- Klgnllleaneo lioforo tlio oiiu supreme Issue , wh.'thcr Oninlin will deliberately strike' a stat-gorlm ; Mow at a project that Is most vital to her upbuilding and n rovlval of btHiU's * activity l y grat ifying Hie ainlilllons of men who aru notoriously Inctipablu of being of any use In congress at tlio most critical Unit1 for 'i'ransinlssisslppl Kxposltlon. Hvory rational man must rojill/.o Unit the rojoctlon of Moroor In tlio face of tlio i-olosH.tl work lie hits done for this city and Honth unialin ilnring the last two sessions would IIP Interim-toil at M'ash- liiKloti as a deelaratlnn that Oinnlia does not appreciate the favors granted as a concession lo her Indefatigable rop''e- sentatlvj , nnd therefore is entitled tone no further consideration by conci-oss. Speaker Keed personally declared to the editor of The I5oe in the presence of Sen ator Gear of Iowa that his desire to see Mr. Mercer returned to congress wonhl have more weight In deeldin him to jiive the Kxposltlon bill the ri ht- of-way than all other inlluonees brought to boar In Its favor. In behalf of Omaha , for which The IJeu has always stood and in which its future Is bound up perpetually , we call upon every cllixen who has a vote to cast at thu republican primaries to stand up for Omaha by cast I UK his vote for the Mercer delegates. AVe call upon fltli'.ons who have no vote to ilve to exert all their 111111101100 with those who have- . Wo call upon business men and prop erly owners who have everything nt stake to devote their time for half a elay to the redemption of Omaha from busi ness depression. Mr. Mercer is a poor man. Ills res- sources havu been drained by a cam paign which by rights onlit ; to have been fonjzht for him by Omaha without a penny of expense. It would only be an exhibition of appreciation of this man's services , which no amount of money could have elupllcntod. that those who have carriages and vehicles place them at his disposal for the primary election for half a day. The majority of the county committee , who control the machinery of the party , arc banded together with Mercer's opponents and they have purposely located the polling places in several of the wards at points that are distant from the voting popu lation so as to compel the hauling of voters lo the polls. Other illsropntalili- netliods are being pursued to thwart Un popular will , and it behooves all who are loyal to Omaha to make a special effort to e'onnteract the conspiracy thai would , if successful , bring not only the scorn of the whole state upon Omaha , lint would prove disastrous to her high est ambition. TI1K nKMUCIMTlU COATKA'TJOX Tlie convention which meets in Ohl- -ago today promises lo be the most mem- raule In xhc history of the democratic party since 1800 and its action Is cer- ain to detei'mlne the future of the ; mrly for perhaps a generation to come. Thirty-six years ago the democratic tarty was divided on the question of .lavery In the territories and It suffered ilefeat. What followed everybody Is familiar with. Not until 1SS4 was the parly able to elect a president and II wan not restored to control ofthe legls latlve and executive branches of tlio government until ] Sli ! ) , thirty-two years -a generation after the split of 1Sio. ; Now the democracy is divided on the currency question , a majority of the party , represented by neatly 1500 dele gates to tlio national convention , favor ing a policy of currency debasement and repudiation through the free , un limited and independent coinage of sil ver at the ratio of 10 to 1 , The minority , favoring the nialntensince of the exist ing gold standard , Is making a brave but hopeless light to prevent the party being committed to fren tillvor. The convention will declare- for that policy and will nominate a candidate for the presidency in full sympathy with it. There appears to be no possibility of averting this. The free silver men have declared in the most emphatic way that they will ac cept no compromise and tin re can be no doubt that they mean what they sav. What the lio-iest money men will do1r. still a question , They have three al ternatives. They may leave the conven tion and take step * to nominate a sound money candidate on a sound money platform and some Influential men and organs advise thai this be done. Another alternative is for the demo- i-iatlc friends of sound money to sup port the republican candidate and per haps this would be the wise cour.su. The last alternative is Inaction , but as a trailing organ of democracy says , this would hardly be reconcilable with the duly of the cltlv.en. It Is perfectly plain that after the adoption of n free silver platform the sound money men cannot remain In the convention without stulti fying themselves and betraying their c-ni'.Mtitncnts. Tlio Chicago convention will not be controlled by the real leaders and ex ponents of democracy. Such men t\a \ William C. Whitney , ox-lJovernor Kn.s sell of Massachusetts , Senator IJray of Uelawaro , Uorman of Maryland , rainier of Illinois , ViliiH of Wisconsin , are rele gated to the rear and Altgcld , Tlllman and men of that kind linvo come to the front as democratic leader. ' . The party , or a very large proi > ortlon of It. has cast aside the men who hitherto gave It char acter and respectability and a claim to popular conlldeiice and has replaced ihem with st-homlng politicians and un scrupulous demagogues , who are pre pared to do almost anything , however reactionary and revolutionary , In order to attain to power. It cannot be pos sible that a party led and dominated by such men can command the support of a majority of Intelligent voters that a majority of the American people are willing to place the administration of the affairs of this great nation In the hands of such men and make the gen eral Interests and welfare subject to their will and caprice. In ivg.ird to the work of the conven tion , there will probably be no dllliculty In adopting a free silver platform , but tlifre may be a prolonged contest ever the nomination of a candidate. It being a foiegono conclusion as to what the clrir- acter of the platform and candidate will be. the question of gic.-itesl interest re lates to the course of the sound money men. as to which thenIs no means of forming a positive judgment at thin lime. .IS TO TUIHD-THHM The competitors of Congressman Mer cer have been unable to assail his recorder or to discredit him before the people by belittling the great work he has done. The only weapon of attack that has been worthy of notice Is their cry against a third term. Now there Is a vast illlTar- ence between a third term for executive olllce and legislative olllce. While the unwritten law of politics has been in voked against governors , state otlleers and mayors on the ground of third term , the precedent east and west , north and south , has been In favor of re-electing the most elllclent con gressmen as long as they are willing to stand for re-elecllon. Itlnine was re-elected to the house every term until he secured a seat in the senate ; Dawes of Massachusetts served eight or nine terms in the house ; 1'ig Iron Kelly had a life position in the house. So had the great commoner. That ! Stevens , and his counterpart of doorgia. Alexander II. Stephens. In the present congress IlenderMin of Iowa is serving his sixth term and Cannon of Illinois hU tenth term. Dlngley of Maine , not to speak of Iteed , has long since left the third term behind. Over In Iowa they have renoiulnated Perkins of Sioux City for a third term , and in Nebraska llalner has been accorded a third-term nomination juM as It had been accorded to George W. K. Dorsey six years ago. Instead of being a drawback , the two- term experience Is of the greatest ad vantage to the constituents of a third- term congressman if he has any stand ing with his colleagues. It enables him to wield an Influence as chairman of a committee which no second-termer can swing , and makes his service .that much more valuable to his district and to thc-'statc at large. The fa'cl-is no man can be a leader in the house unless lie has served from three to six terms. The report from Key West that a steamer , picsumetl to be flying the Amoivioan lias , was being pursued by a Spanish war s-hip , would indicate that the .Spaniards are exercising more vigi lance in the matter-of intercepting PIIS- preted filibusters than has been "usual with them. If such be the case there Is a possibility that sooner or later they will do something that will make trou ble , since they are apt not to ba over careful In observing international regu lations. It is stated that in chasing the steamer Three Friends the Spanish war ship came very close to the three-mile limit , to have Invaded which would have ; lven occasion to our government for demanding explanation from ( he Span ish government. Indeed , It may do so aiyhow if the steamer pursued was flying our flag , it having been held by the authorities at Washington , if we mistake not that Spain Ins not the right lo interfeie with vessels carrying our Hag on the high seas , that Is , outside of three miles from the Cuban shore. So long as there is not a recognized state of public war in Cuba. Spain , as we understand it , cannot lawfully inter cept vessels beyond Cuban waters and If her too zealous naval ollicers should transgress in this matter it might hav-- serious results. It Is possible that the Throe ! l-'rlcnds was on a lilibusterinv expedition , but if Unit were so it weiuld not justify the Spanish war hip In pur suing and flrlng upon her on llr. high sea , assuming , of course , that the pur sued vessel was carrying the American flag. UllliMANS Tllll . .SOI7.YMOXKV. . The fiorman-Amerlcans can be relied uprm to vote with practical unanimity for sound money. According to a cir cular recently sent out by the Oernmn- Amerlcan Souifd Money league , giving the result of a carefully made canvas , fully nlnety-flvo per cent of this cla-s ; of voters are said to be In favor of maintaining tins existing gold standard , regardless of their party adulations , Cincinnati Is ono of the centers of Ger man population and the Coinmercial-Ga- xette of Unit city quotes the president of ( lie national saengerfest as saying that the German element of Cincinnati and of the entire state U opposed to free silver and will In one way or an other opKwe | the democratic party should It Indorse that policy in Its plat form. This gentleman said that the Gor man vote , both democratic anil repub lican , can be counted upon as in favor of a sound financial policy and to sup port the party that has ileclared for honest monuy. The German voters of the country are for the most part intelligent , practical mnn , who study these questions with care. In arraying thomselve.s on the side of sound money they act from the solid conviction that that policy Is wisest and best for the general welfare. There an * many German-Americans who be lieve In bimetallism , but they do not believe that can bo. brought about by the free and unlimited coinage of sil ver at HI to 1 by the United States alone. They know thnt on the contrary such n iiwllvy would liievltubly bring nlinut silver 'monometallism ' and place this 00111 ( * a monetary basis with Mexico anil , other silver standard coun tries , to tlif'great Injury of all Ameri can Intere lH.aiid especially those of the producer nnd wage earner. Against such n reV6julloiiary policy. Involving currency iteWomcnt and repudiation , they will cant their voles and It will bo n potentforce In behalf of sound money. - < < Another cnso of arson has been de tected by thl''firemen , who have carried 'iway ' a bundle of "paper saturated with coal oil as ovldeiico on which the owner if the promises fired has been arrested. H is safe to predict this man's Insurance > ollelos will be cancelled at once and It would be well if ( lie insurance com panies could pool and bring about the convlellon of every firebug In this clly. Any bond Indemnity company that undertakes to guarantee lo protect its [ atrons against loss assumes a moral liaxard compared with which the moral inzard assumed by Insurance companies is Insignificant Indeed. Hut when one jf its risks goes wrong they hunt him to the end of fhe world anil see to H that he is punished. Tlio rnderwriters' iHsoctatlon of this clly can well afford to raise a fund to aid in the conviction if Incendiaries. After considerable fuss and feathers the railroads leading to Chicago have taken their loads of democratic dele gates and the contest may be considered it an end. The road whose agents were idroit enough to olfer Inducements Unit secured the business and escape detec tion has carried oft the palm. Any man in * committee of men having control of ; i party seeking transportation knows that he Is sure to be well treated by one the other of competing railroads. All he has to do is to get them to bidding ig.iiusl each other. They Issue passes 10 the bellwethers despite Interstate iioiumeree laws and existing tralllc iigreements. Their agents seem imbued with the Idea they must get the busi ness at whatever cost. Mr. Terry Jtelmont , who has traveled all the way from Paris to Chicago to stop the democrats from going to plcoou over free silver , sees a solution of the dilllcnlly with which the party is wres tling in the retirement of the greenback and infcrnnllom'.l bimetallism. Hut the brutal majority ; that dominates tlio Chicago cage convention will take no advice fioin Mr. liebaont any more than they will from Whitney or Grover Cleveland. They will strike for free coinage and debt scaling , come what may. Kvery man \vho has any interest in llie successof , the exposition also has a direct personal Interest in the result of the republican primaries today. The choice of delegates should be made with view of promoting the exposition. It is a business proposition. There is lit- lie polities , in : it. Some republican Is sure oC election ; . Can any new man do the 'oxp&Sltlon ' 'as ' iniioh KOOI ! as can Mercer ? You know what Mercer has ilone. Vote'your convictions. I. H ( 'rllnu'H Ki'ivrrl. Kansas City Journal. If Secretary Morton hail be-on permitted to sow seed of financial wisdom , instead of v , anting his time \\ltli garden Eesds , this crlamity inin'cit liave liucn averted. At least that is the view llio head of the Agricultural department takes of It. 'IVmiHirarlly Oiiht'nrnl. New Yoik World. Perhaps nothli , ; ; in recent tlmCH quite equals the completeness with which Messrs. William H. Morrison , Calvin S. ttrlco anil Arthur 1" . Gorman have disappeared from juitilic view. The very holes they fell In have vanished \\ith them , A Spurni'il Administration. JCi'W York Journal. Thnso wretched persons contemplating July Biilci'le would do well to proceed to Ohlc.iKo with a speech In their pocltcts laud ing the prcsrnt administration. Ouc speech will provo ample for the practical purposes ot all such persons ns nro tired of llfo. Ilriunl < if IIoni'Nly. Kansas City Stnr. It In true thst lilnnd is lianost , hut In tegrity doesn't count for cvcTlhing ' malt- in } ; up n statesman. It Is exceedingly unfor tunate that thi'vo la not a more equitable apportionment of Rood Intentions and good judgment In tlio composition or American politicians. It H usually the rape that where ono Is present the other Is lacking. HilllCllllMM KlMM- Silver IlU'Il. Oliibe-Drninrmt. TliOEQ "who ciipposu that under the free coinage policy , carls would RO around deliv ering dollars to e\cryliody IT ilcsirc.l quan tities are sai'ly mistaken. It would ho just RH difficult then n" It Is now to get money without giving something for It , and the money when obtained would bo worth only half ac much as that which is at present In circulation. Mi'Klnlry'H Olcttr-Oiit VluWH. New Yoik Trlhurc. Tim carping critics who had so much fault to llnd with McKinley while ho w.is merely a private citizen of Ohio because hn refused to talk and make a bid for the nomination must now admit , unless they mo totally lucking In frankness. Unit ho Is uncom monly well ( iiiall'ed fib soy the rlirht word ut the right tliro , and that llicro Is not u suggestion of ambiguity In the clear-cut vlu.vs to which 'ho gives expression. A Nrrv'lirltlHli ' ClnulruuU i oiiimeivlal Trlbuiu * . A theoretical gentleman named Mr. 1'llin- Boll ot England has appointed himself a coiu- nilttco of onii ti/.Voaio over lure anil induce us to cllmlnaf'tJ from our school hlstorins any mention of the discussions which we held with his country In 1770 nnd 1812. They happened fcoine tlino ago , ho Buys , ami we ousht to bu willing to forget them. When life perishes frpnilbo earth , then will Amur leu forget ItB/rilstoVy , but not bijroro. .Sonml on llio .Mil In INNIII * , I71ili-uso Tlnien-HcraM. A canvass f the > republican newspapers of Kansas Blwvs that of 284 papers 205 have declared une'ifulvocally for the nnllonal plat form adoptOdfoit JU. Louis. Twelve papers only liavu pspn fO'l ' themselves as ilUaatls- ncd with tho/V-iitrcncy plank , but drclnn they will mipiHift the iiomlnceH , while only two republican pnpero In the state Imvo ac tually belted tbo tlcltet. These SC3 papers will have u tremendous educational Influ ence In holitlug KaiiBus to sound money and protection. Jlnlng ono of the great a - rlcultuiT.l states of the union , Kansas would bo a heavy sufferer from a debased system ol currency and Us reluctant depreciation of values. _ Illlltllll TIlOIIKllt < < Hi * IMlIllllllll. FAUGO. N. J > , July 6. A mnn Rlvlni , hLs iiHino as l-'nink Dnlton , nrn- ted In this city about two weeks ago. Is thought to bo Jiiines Dunham , the vncupeil nmrilerer of San Kmnrlsco. Ho In in llio county wntene-v for teal- lull nerving u thlrty-dny InK blcyclo. Ho ndmlts nalton U an n - mimed iimne. The ilesorlptlon of Dunham and a photograph sent on by the San 1ran - < : taco uuthurltU'H tally uxiietly with the prisoner. ll haa btt-n iihotographed here and u likeness sent to Ban FruncUcci. lie einphatleally denies connection with the murder and la calm and deliberate In. his assertions. ( IIOKi : OK TIIH IMSOIMitS. OMAHA , July 0. To the Kdltor of The Hccs U has been truly said that this Is the people's year. For scv * cral months prior to the nomination of Major McKlnloy the nstuto politicians of Ills country Ignored the demands of the great mass of republican voters , and for ho purpose of subserving their own political nils , contrived , plfilincd , schemed and coif spired to sllrncu nnd defeat the voice anil lemands of the republicans ot this nation. Their motto was iinythlng lo beat Major McKinley. The conspiracy against McKinley I ? now : ielng ro-enacted In this congressional dts- irlct. The opponents of Mr. Mercer con cede that the people of this district are almost unanimous for his re-election ; tbuy also concede that with his four years' ex- icrlence. Ills nedltable record and Influence n the house , he can do more In the next .wo years tor this dlstilct than any other "crson. They also concede that ho has done n ore for this district than any of his pro- lecessors ; yea. even moro than all of the other congressmen have done for the bal ance of the state. They also concede that he business Interests of this city and county are all centered upon thn candidacy of David II. Mercer. They also concede lhat neither one of the other candidates las KiiUcleiU popularity , strength and ability to defeat Mr. Mercer on his own nerlts. Therefore , la accordance with the ilans of the politicians who undertook to lefuat Major McKinley , the candidates opposed to Mr. Mercer have entered Into n scheme and conspiracy to stllle thu voice of ho people In their demands for Mr. Mercer , mil arc doing everything they possibly ean or the purpose of defeating hla nomination and thereby defeat his re-election. It Is also conceded that the next two years of the ilslory of Ihls city Is to be the most Im- 'orlant of any like period of the past , and hat unless the exposition bill , for the passage - sago of which Mr. Mercer has labored night and day. can bo supplemented by a further appropriation. It la not liable to come tip to he expectations of thu people of this dls- rlct. rlct.Now Now , in view of all the admissions of all ho other candidates. Is there n man who las a dollar Invested In business In Omaha , MVIIB a foot of real cstato In this city , or vatits an opportunity to perform nn honest lay's labor , can hesitate as to whom he should support at tomorrow's primaries ? Will you send a man to Washington who iaa had four years experience , and who las made a brighter record than any con gressman that ever left this city , to assist his city In future appropriations , or will vou send a man who admits that ho Is not able to do as much as Mr. Mercer has done , or can do ? It Is currently reported that two of the lelegates pledged to Mr. Mercer In the First ward liavo been Induced to withdraw Tom the ticket , but In our judgment such : > olltleal action will add nothing to thu popularity of the Individual who Is respon sible therefor , even , should he succeed In ; eUlng the nomination. For thu last live years the city of Omaha las been trying to struggle through a cloud of misfortune and depression. Through the : fforts of Mr. Mercer , and others , a light has jrokon Hi upon us that gives us hope for Inturo prosperity. As before stated , he can lo more in the future than he has done In ho pant. Therefore let every citizen , un- nlluunced by outside considerations and In ils own homo ask himself this question. Is t better to send an untried man to help Omaha , or is it good sense to send a man well tried in congressional business , who lias a brighter rccoid for his work than any congressman that over left the state of Nebraska ? In other words , shall the politi cians and ofllco holders of Omaha , or the people , rule ? S0i\l ; ) AM ) C1I13A1 * .11 OX 15V. Cedar HaplJs Republican : Out of 2S1 rc- imbllcnn newspapers In Kansas , but two Imvc bolted the national platform to go off after the silver folly. It would seem that Kansas was In pretty good condition for a square tight. In which the republicans are to win an old-time victory. Globe-Demo.-rat : The silver pirates are liavlng things their own way just now , but the tldo will turn very soon , and long be fore the Ides of November sober second thought will' liavo returned to the people , and they will wonder how they ever allowed themselves to run after a scheme which Is the greatest mixture of folly and dishonesty ever known in this or any other country. Kansas City Stnr : It Is probably true that the laboring men don't care much vhether their wages .ire paid in gold , silver or paper dollars KK long as the parity be tween them is maintained and the purchaH- po'vcr ol ono Is Kept equal with that of the other. I3ut if silver was made a redemp tion monej- instead of a money for redemp tion , as at pn&eiit. the parity would disap pear and the purchasing power of the dollar would be Determined by the commercial value of the bullion which composes it. Then the laboring man would care a good deal what kind of dollars ho would bo paid In. but , notwithstanding his objections , he would receive the cheapest dollars that could be procured. New York Sun : A bolt by the gold stand ard democrats In case the Chicago conven tion adopts flee silver Is advocated by Mr. Franklin D. Locke of Buffalo , In a letter to the Buffalo Courier. Mr. Locke expresses his apparently fixed unwillingness to voti for McKinley , and proceeds : "What are the hundreds of thousands of democrats in tin- union to do who nro of similar sentiments ? Is any roarl open to us , If at Chicago they adopt silver , or straddle , or namu a free sil ver candidate , nave the straight road to an Independent convention , and the selection of n well known gold democrat on a gold platform , with a tariff plank providing for sufficient Income to meet current expenses , i-nd then abide the result ? I ECO no other. " There should be no organized bolt in cape the Chicago convention commits the demo cratic party to free silver. That Is essen tially a nrnrolltle.il question , but It Is too momentous lo bo Ignored at voting time. The serious uncertainty of the free silver Ir.suo bar now disturbed the business of the United States for nearly twenty years , and the country must welcome Its trial and set tlement rather than Its continued agitation. If the free uilvcr Issue is joined this year , let it bo met and fought out squarely. Let us discover "where we arn at. " l > ! 5ltSOXAI < A.M > OTIIHIIWISK. Senator John , Slnrman : Is to bo present and take part In the centennial celebration exorcises In the city of Cleveland on July JO. Thuro are people who envy President Cleveland hi * fishing season In Jluzzard's liny moro than any other part of his career. Joshua Levering of Haltimoro. the prohibi tion candidate for the presidency , will re- of his nomination celvo tin ) formal notification tion on July 23. Friends of Fitzhugh Leo , the now consul general to Cula , doclaru that ho compounded the llrest real mint Julep that President Cleveland ever drank. Lieutenant 13dward Davis of the Third ar tillery who has been solectcd by General Miles as his second ald-do-camp , entered the army in September. 1SR2 , at the ago of IS. Ho won Ills brevet of first lieutenant In the regular service on the battlefield of Chlck- amnusa. Mrs Kbenc/cr Humphrey bus presented to Iho town of Oxford , N. H. , thn original warrant leaned by King James of England for the collection of the town tax. It was Issued to II. ( ' firay. king's collector , and Is dated December 31. 1C71. It will bo placed In the Public Library collection. There Is said to bo but ono survivor of Napolnon'n "Orando Annco. " of whom theru were 41,000 to claim the St. Helena medal In 1S6D. This solitary rullct Is Victor Ilaillod of Pcree-y , In the Venue department , who was badly cut In the head will ! a lirltlsh saber at Waterloo and given up for dead. Walter L. Campbell , the democratic nomi nee for probate Judge of Mahonlng county , Ohio. Is totally blind and has been to since boyhood , when his eyes were de stroyed by sand thrown Into them by a playmate. H Is an accomplished lawyer , a line musician , an eloquent orator and was formerly n successful newspaper man. Mr. Kdlson has only once tried to make a speech. It was before a girls' seminary where ho liad agreed to lecture on olec- trlcity. Ho had engaged a friend named Adams to operate the apparatus while he talked. Hut when the wizard arose before Ills audience ho felt BO dazed that he simply said : "Ladies , Mr. Adanm will now address you on electricity and I will demonstrate what ho has to nay with the apparatus. " < inlil lleherve In Mure 'I'liiui Intncf. WASHINC5TON. July C. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shown : Avallablo cash balances , J2iO , h63 ; Bold reserve. $101,2MUO. Acknowledges Governor llolcomb's Invita tion to Oomo to Nebraska , CANNOT ATTEND GRAND ARMY REUNION AVonlil Ho VlrnNiMl toitilre.xn lir OliI Holillcri , lint 111 * Ari-iiiiKeiiientn Will .NoI Permit Him to Do Si > . LINCOLN , July C. ( Special. ) On behalf of the reunion of the Grand Army ot the llepubllc In August Oovernor llolcomb re cently wroteto several eminent. Americans , Inviting them to be present at that time and address the old soldiers. Hon. William MiiKlnley replies as follows : CANTON , O. , Juno in. My Hear Oov- prnor : I am In receipt of your favor of Sth of June , reply to which has been n- nvoldnbly delnyed. I assure you that I nm sensible of the honor convoyed to me In your Invitation lo meet the ola soldiers ut their annual reunion of the Oratul Army of Hie Hepublle of Nebrawku nt Lincoln during the hiHt week of AugUMt , nnd nothing would Rivemo more pleasure than to be with you at thnt llnii' . could 1 nrrango to do no. t'n- der the rlrriinmtnnrcx. However. I inn obliged , reluctantly , to decline. Picnic no- cent tills assurance of my regard , and bo- llovo me , very truly yourc , \rilIAM ! M'KINLNY. Hon. HIIa.M A. Holeomb , executive chamber , Lincoln , Neb. Dr. (3. ( V. Kelper , recently appointed su- porlntomlcnt ot the Norfolk Hospital for the Insane , vlco Dr. Mackay , resigned , to day filed his otllclal bond for $10,000 with the secretary of slate. The Hoard of Purchase and Supplies to day held Its regular quarterly session and received bids for supplies from merchants In Lincoln and other portions of the state for the various public Institutions. Adjutant General Harry today Issued a general order appointing the following olll- cers to assist him In canvassing and re cording the vote for the commissioned olll- cers of the First and Second regiments , Nebraska National Guards , which ofllccra consist of additional majors : For tlio First regiment , Captain A. K. Campbell and First Lieutenant L. Wilson of the Second regi ment ; for the Second regiment. First Lieu tenant M. Hcrpolshcimer and Second Lieu tenant John Grant of tlio First regiment. They are ordered to report to the adjutant general not later than 4 o'clock Friday , July 10. IS9C. Today quite a largo party of Lincoln citizens , mostly republicans , left for Chicago cage over the nurllngton road for the os tensible purpose of taking In the demo cratic convention. The party comprised the following gentlemen : Congressman J. H. Strode , Judge A. J. Cornish , Mayor F. A. Graham , Judge S. T. Cochran , Councllmon James Parker and William Lawlor , D. G. Courtnay , John McManlgal , Fred A. Miller , Judge L. A. McCandless , Joseph Ilerrick , Tom lUnton , H. J. Greene and Captain L. W. Hllllngsley. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lln- dcll O. C. Holmes , George S. Nason , C. II. Haunter , W. 0. Paxtun. M. C. Kibble. At the Capital 0. V. Hells , Victor White. At the Lincoln W. N. Decker , Thomas Den- nlson , Joseph Parks , Howard Kennedy , jr. , C. C. Carey , 0. C. Turpln. i.ixcoiix WOIMI ; sun THU I.AWVHHS. Will Invite the Commercial I.uvr le K"e lo flxlt the Capital. LINCOLN , Neb. , July C. ( Special Tele- gram. ) A committee of the Lincoln Har as sociation held n mooting at the rooms of the Commercial club to consider a proposi tion to invite , the members ot the Commer cial Law League of America to visit Lincoln ono day during the session of its annual meeting In Omaha. Secretary Utt of the Omaha Commercial club was present this evening. President Wilson cf the Lincoln Bar association presided and Sam K. Low acted as secretary. It was decided to raise $500 for the purpose and to hold a llnal meet ing Thursday evening. A general commit tee of arrangements was named , consisting of President H. W. Wilson of the Har asso ciation. President J. P. Mnule of thu Com mercial club , B. T. Pettls and A. G. Green- lee. To solicit funds , K. M. Coflln , John Hurleigh , R. T. Pcttis , 11. S. Mockott , Gcorgo A. Adams , J. S. Klrkpatrlck , George A. Clark and J. C. Harpham were named They will meet for business at 90 : tomorrow morning. The league will convene at Omaha , July 21 and 1M , Inclusive.A. . W. Scott and A. G. Greenieo were appointed to confer with Hrad Slaughter , receiver of the Lincoln Street railway , regarding transportation. HleliarilHOJt e'oniif.v I'nimllNfN. FALLS CITY , Neb. , July G. ( Special. ) The populist county convention of Htchard- son county was held Saturday afternoon at the court house In this city. Gcorgo A. Abbott was chairman and It. D. Allor sec retary. Thu following delegates worn chosen : Grand Island convention Jule Schoenhelt , Illloy Wilson , Gcorgo U' . Hrewstcr , R. G. Wrighton , T. U. Perkins. Albert Witlver and Joaeph Prllchard. Hastings convention , Au gust fi Julo Schoenhelt , Julo Smith. James Whitaker , G. W. Hrowstor , Charles William son , J. D. Spragins and Joseph Prltchard. Congressional convention Samuel Mower , George W. Browster , J. D. Spragins , M. W. Knapp , Daniel Sorvls , W. M. Ward and J. M. Whitaker. ThU delegation was Instructed to cast Its solid vote for G. W. Hrewster for congress. Crop ProH | > ee < M Around Uuiicnn. DUNCAN , Nob. , July C. ( Special. ) Tills county has never had a better outlook for corn. Most of It Is too largo to plow and In n good stand and Duo and thrifty. Ilyo Is most all In the shock and Is a gopd crop , well filled and heavy grain. Wheat bids fair to make a good crop , but needs rain now to ( ill on. Oats is good height and a heavy stand and appears well at a distance , but rust Is getting in its work and the crop will be light. The acreage of corn and oala Is far ahead ot any previous season. The hay crop Is Immense. Even the hiis : will yield hay this year. Stoclc of all kinds are in line condition , but Hies aru the worst In years , and for a week past have kept stock busy fighting. Working for IiiJclmrmS Pardon. BCIIUYLEIt , Neb , , July C. ( Special. ) A petition to Governor Holcumh for the rc- leasu from tlio penitentiary of Louis Lutjc- harms Is being circulated. Evidently lack of sympathy Is prevalent , as signers are not numerous , His crime was In visiting In thu nlKlit time the house of his wife's father , David Legler , and entering Mr. Legler's H- ycar-old daughter's bed room for the pur- posu of cohabitation , the result of which Is that the young girl Is soon to become a molher. Luljeharms escaped with the very light sentence of two years at hard labor by pleading guilty , much to the displeasure of many. Ileil Wlllotr t'oiinty TcaiiltcrM. M'COOK , Neb. , July C. ( Special Tolo- gram. ) The Ued Willow County Teachers' Institute opened hero this morning with nn enrollment of about fifty teachers , which numbur will bo Increased to 100 as the ses sion progresses. Able Instructors and lec turers will make tlio session of two weeks Interesting and Instructive. Prof. Hoslc of HID Peru State Normal Is among the in- struelors. .Vclirimlia Stale SuenKerfcNl , OHAND ISLAND , July C. ( Special. ) The various committees at thu Grand Island Llcderkranz society are energetically at work In making the necessary arrangements for thu Nebraska State saengcrfest , which takes place in this city August 14 , 10 and 1C. The Pacific Hose company , band and Hartllnn'd orrhes'm will be In throughout the test. The building will bol l > eautlfully deroratcd and a new front ot olfl | German architectural design will bo built Nothing will bo left undone to mftkn this thel most plt-nsnnt sitenscrfcst In the history off the Nebraska organization , IMnllc OmulTraelier * Inntllnlr. COLUMHt'S , Neb. . July 6.-l prclal ) Tlul second week of the teachers' Institute opens ! this morning \\lth over 100 of Platte county's ] fair educators In attendance. The work Is | under the supervision of County Superin tendent Itolhllctnor and W. J. Williams. ' principal of the city schools , with Profs O'Connor of West Point and Loavy of tlijs I city , assisting. Owing to the extreme hot weather no afternoon sessions are being held , Stolen Properly llccovcretl. FUKMONT , July G. ( Special.- ) Some t1m Saturday night Mr. McDonald , who lives across the river in Saunders county , missed n mule and carl , a watch and shotgun front his premises. A farm hand who did not bear the best of n reputation disappeared at Hie same time. The property was traced H > tQ this county nnd today McDonald recovered the team and Giin. TeaelierV Institute Adjourn * . SCHUYLHH , Neb. , July 6. ( Special l-Sll- perlntondcnt J. F. Daly closed one of the most successful teachers' Institutes eves * held here , Friday , the same having been In session two weeks. Ills Instructors w < > Superintendent of Clly Schools 0. F Ii r kctt , Principal of High School S. W. Miller and Miss Neppa Holllday of Omaha. Proiioneil City lltillillau for lleatrlee. UKATIUCE. July C. ( Special.-A ) move ment Is on foot to Issue city bonds with which to purchase thu Nebraska National bank building and convert It Into a city building. A resolution has been adopted by the council to make the bank receiver an offer for the building , thu amount not to exceed $0.000. $ Slu-rllT of Adam * Coanlj Mleeted , HASTINGS , July C. ( Special Telegram i At a special meeting of the county board this morning August llerg of this city was' elected to take the plaro ot Sheriff Olten , deceased. St. John of Junlnta nnd Herg were the only applicants , Herg receiving on the first ballot 5 , St. John , 2. ( inure County HrlilKeN Dnmiipretl. UEATHICI3 , July G. ( Special. ) The recent - cent heavy rains have done great damage to the bridges throughout the county , and when the commissioners meet next week * they will scarcely know where to begin repairs first. . IMatte County aiorfu-iiKo Iteeoril , | COLUM1JU3 , Neb. . July C. ( Special. ) Following - I lowing Is the mortgage record for the month "JL * * of Juno for Plalto county : Heal estate mort ' gages , filed , $40.017.2 ; ; ; released. $31.05412 ; chattel mortgages , filed , $1S-IG1.30 ; relented , JI,3ti'J.GO. ' Injured III nn Implosion. GUAFTON , Neb. , July C. ( Special.-Rob ) ert Stevens , while exploding fireworks , was struck In the right eye by particles from a giant cracker. Ills Injuries , while painful , arc not necessarily fatal to the sight. lleatrlee Pyflilann Kiilertalii. nBATIllCK , July C. ( Special. ) The Pytli- ians to the number of thirty , accompanied by their ladles , were the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Louis Moschel at a supper party at their country homo last evening. Court llonNe Coiitraet Awn riled. SCHUYLEU , Neb. , July C. ( Special. ) Kd S. Sprechor of Schuyler has , In association with Frank Roberts of Albion , the contract for the $25,000 court house nt that place. l-'HKIO CO1XACI3 OK KU.\ . Texas Sifter : While the true American does not believe In a king , he will bet his hist cent on four of them. Detroit Free Press : "When the sleeping cnr went over the embankment , were you- hurt ? " "Oh , no ; the porter hold me up. " Indianapolis Journal : The Judgment dny was on and everything- was moving with .smooth celerity , when the nervous looking spirit In tin- fourth row from the front arose nml shonti'd : " .Mr. Speaker , I move wo adjourn. " * "Washington Star : "One t'lng dat I docsn' like , " said Uncle Kben , "Is ter sre rr man tryln * ter pastt plain hizlncsH off foh or cheerful , contented disposition. " Chicago Tilbune : "I'm sorry , miss , " said the leading director of the school In Mll- ! v.'i'cd township to the young woman who hail applied for the position of teacher , "but your orthography ain't up to grade. You don't even seem to know how to spell chlm- bly. " Indianapolis Journal : Problsh Nice trick you served me , gettingmo to shake hniidn with a rumseller by telling mo that ho was a member of the lll'esavlng corps. IjUHhforl That's what lie Is. ] Io keepa open on Sunday. New York Press : Miss Prcttlo Mr. Ryder Is HO entertaining ! He seems to have come. In contact with HO many people. Jlr. Wheeler ( viciously ) Yes. Indeed. You should watch him on his bike. Now York Advertiser : Jinks IJrown-Joncs boasts that ho can trace his nnuestry back to the 1'llgrlmn. Illnkii Well , the I'llgrlms arc dead mid they won't feel It. Puck : The reHcticd one's father ( with teiirs nf gratitude In his eyes ) Oh ! bruve , noble young man ! You must have re- * nlized the diinger you Incurred In Huvlw : my daughter. T-lio HoBcuer No ilangor at nil. Hlr ; not at all ! You HCC , I'm alreiidy mar ried. St. I.oulH llepuhllo : She Oil , Jack ! Doyen yon know Mr. ( ilhson punctuated his Urn yesterday' . ' He You mnun punctured , my denr. She Well , anyway , ho came to n full atop. Indianapolis Journal : Mlnnlo One of these oiliouii mashers tried to talk to mo on the car this afternoon. Slumlu You called the conductor ? "No. I just gave him u withering look. " "Oh ! And did he wither ? " "He dried up. " Chicago Tribune : "You bet ! " oxclalmed the man with I In- soft hat , jlnpllng some thing In bis pocket as li" Hpolui. "I'm In favor of the fren and unllmlled coinage of silver , regardless of the action of any other nation , b'gosh ! It's all wo need to make good tlnii-s and Omit Scottl Some blamed scoundrel has panned a Mexican dollar on me ! " SATISFACTION. Han rmnrlfccn dill. Oh , Smith ho Is a jdlverltu , Wliihi .Jones he Is for gold. The reasons why they're thus nnd so 1 begged them to unfold. Kor half n day both Smith and Jones They talked with all their might Jones swore that Smith was off , and Smltii , That Jones was foolish iiullo. The Hatlxfactlon from the twain It meager was and cold 'Twas simply : Smith for silver is. And Jones , ho Is for gold. A W1XIIV 11. * V. Yunlierx HlHlmnmn. The giant powder In tlio blast Is blowing up tlio bowlders ; Tim daughter with pmiumutlc sleeves Is blowing up her shoulders. The baker to the kitchen maid In blowing up his crumpets ; The milkman In the lower hall Is blowing up the trumpets. The gentle xrphyr from the south Is blowing the narcissus ; Thu cook who thlnlCH she knows It nil Is blowing up Iho "missus. " The father , down upon his knees , Is blowing up the fires ; The. daughter In her bloomer suit JH blowing up her tire * Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest b. S. Gov't .Report