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THE OaiAITA DAILY BJDW : SATUHDAY , AUGTTST 7 , 1S9' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. IlOSEWATKIl , Editor. I4JUUSIIRD IIVEIIY 1IOHNINO , OK HUUSCUIPTIUN. Dolly life ( Without Sunday ) . One Year..49 M Dully llff nnd SumUiy , One Year. . 1 00 Nix Months 4 4 W Three Moulin..i , < 2 09 Bumlny llee. One Year * 00 H.itunlny , One Year . 1 60 Weekly llee , One Year 61 OFKICK3 ! Omaha : Tin life lliillillnR. South Omnlm : BItiRr Itlk. , Cor. N and 2 lh Sis. Ci-uncll lllufTH ! 10 I'fnrI Htrect. CMr.iKO Oilier : 8t ; Chamber -Commcicc. . New York : Ilotims 1.1 , II nn < l 15. Tribune Hld . WmihlMjlon : Ml fourteenth Street. COllllBSfONDliNCU. All communications rclatlnit to Hewn nnrt rdlto- tlnl mnlter should be aildreimtil : To the Editor. UL'SINUSS LETTKUS. All bn lnr loiter * and rcmlttnncts thouM bo nddini > ed to The lice 1'ubllshlns Company , Omaha. Draft * , checks , espre H nnd iioslolllce tnoney orders to bo made pnynble to the order ° TllKnlEJ5 | 1'UHI.IfilIINO COMPANY. 8TATKMI5NT OV CIIICUKATION. Blntp of Nelirajkfi , Dougta * County , t.i aeons * It. Tzachuck , cwlnry of The Dec 1'ub- lIMiIng cuniimnj' , beltitf duly sworn , ny thai the nctnul numlKT of full and complete copies ot Tha JlnlljMornlne , Kvpnln ? an l Humlny lief prlnle.l ; tin- month of July , 1S9T. was n follows : 1 . 1D.S09 17 H.B16 jjt , . . 19.C11 3. . . . lO.f.SO 1 1J.403 Hi . 19W ) jl ) 19,303 r , . iMii jl 1S.322 C. . 19,573 22 I9.H7 7 . 19.00 23 19.571 t . 19,401 24 19.40S 9 . 19,459 25 19,400 10 . inU3 19.MI 11 . in.i-.ir. 07 t 19.3CI 12 . I9S ! 2S 19,273 < i 1S.Z71 " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' iV. . . . . . . . . . , . . . iSiwT . : ? ' ? ? ? 16 . 19.4CO Totnl WT2.733 I -s < ilcilucllons for unsold nml returned " ,4- turned coiiles ' - Totnl nt : Net ilally nveriiBC . . .13,139 OEOIinK 11. T5WCHIICK. Bworn to before tnp nml stili crlbed In my pres- nce tills 2d day of August , 1S07. ( Seal. ) N. P. TEtU Notary Public. TUB HUB o.THAWS. . All rnllroml in'TVslioys nrc mii | > llcil YvHh oiiotiKli Dues to nccnmiiinilntc e-rery ims- nrnKcr ivlm Yrnn ( to lu-nd n Inslxt upon liuv- The lire If you ciiiinot n Hoc oil n Irnlii from tlio licit iiKciit , iilcnnc ruiiort the Tnct , Ntutlns ? the Irnlii nml rnllroml , to thp Circulation IH'imrliiiiMit of The lice. The lirt ; IN for mile on nil triilim. INSIST ox n.vviXR TUB HKE. PA11TI13S KOIl TIII3 SUMM13II Pnrtlc * Iffivlne the city for the mi minor unit huvc The lice Noiil lo them rcKtilnrly liy notifying ; The llee IMIH- IICMN iHlc in iiurxoii or liy innll. The mlilrvMH " ' 111 l c chunked nn often IIH clcNlred. In the inoamvlille the Ice trust coutin- tics its oimratloiis unmolested. fusion menus simply a tri- anguliir lottery for the spoils and oflices. It Is sometimes the part of discretion oven lu a chief of police to change his inliul. Do not dolnde yourself into the idea thrtt all of the hot weather of the season has been passed. Now let the World-Herald step up and name the man who brandished Jf-1.000 In the face of some one supposed to own a police commissioner. Omaha gets the Northwestern Cricket tournament for 1SOS and a splendid sporting event Is added to the list of attractions for the exposition year. So Canada has-come out openly as a bidder for Mexican trade as against the- United States. Canada may want to annex the United States before long. Why have three conventions of 2,700 populists , democrats and sllveritcs when three committees of a half dozen mem bers each are slated to do all the work ? While the city of Omaha Is trying to pull Mr. Vernier's chestnuts out of the llro the exposition Is being seriously om- bafrassod for the want of an adequate water supply. Put your ear to the ground and listen attentively to the whispered conference of the State Hoard of Transportation on 'Yeiscr's ' complaint against extortionate telephone tolls. The police olllcor who resigns to get out from under serious charges affecting his ofllclal honesty and competency pleads what the lawyers call a confes sion In avoidance. Wheat may go up and down ns the vagaries of the dally market take It , but It will be a long time before a man with a bushel of wheat will exchange It for an ounce of silver. Will the republican county com- in It too continue the rank discrimina tion In favor of demo-popullstlu pre cincts and precincts that have no voting population of any kind ? There never yet lias been a successful negro colonization scheme and the pro posal to plant the Hawaiian islands.wlth American negroes has no more elements in Its favor than the others. That promised bargain counter rush to bid In the Union Pacific for the paltry sum of ? r > 0.0 < )0 ) , < X > 0 has not yet heaved Into sight , although the decree of sale In foreclosure has been entered by the court. The life Insurance companies announce that they draw the line against paying the expenses and prollts of Klondyke mining expedition companies. The In- Hiirnnce companies evidently think that If they are called on to Insure the gold liimtcrH against loss they ought to be Inmiml a share of the profits. , { The appointment of S. It. Callawny to the presidency of the Lake Shore rail , road will bo highly gratifying to the many friends and admirers lu this sec tion made by him during his lucum- iM-ncy as vice president nnd general man ager of the Union Pacific. The Lake Hlioro l.i an Important part of the great Vnndcrbllt system , which lias u reputa tion for chooHlng only the ablest mil- road meu for 1U uiuuuucra. HAWAIIAN IWMUHU. Perhaps from n lack of other matters of public Interest , or possibly by way of keeping public attention fixed on the annexation scheme , reports and rumors regarding Hawaii are numerous. The most Important of these Is the state ment that the American minister tc- llawall , Mr. Scwall , has been Instructed to establish a protectorate over the Islands If In his judgment an emergency should arise justifying such action. It Is said that the minister's Instructions were of such a character as to allow him practically unlimited discretion , so that In the event of any demonstration on the part of Japan or any other foreign power against Hawaii he is authorized to hoist the American Hag there and to proclaim the authority of the United States over Hawaiian territory. It Is not stated whether any arrangement looking to such action has been entered Into with tlu % government of Hawaii , but It Is perhaps safe to assume that that government would make no objection , .since such a step would be In the Inter est of annexation. Indeed , It Is not un reasonable to suppose that the Hawaiian government would be very glad to bring about Just such a situation. The president and the secretary of state have very properly declined to say anything about the alleged Instructions ' to'Minister Sowall and olllelals at the State department have positively denied that the Hawaiian legation at Washing ton has been advised of the minister having received such Instructions. While It is possible that there Is some substan tial ground for this report , there are good reasons for regarding it as alto gether Improbable. In the first place It Is most unlikely that President McKinley - Kinley would place in the hands of the minister to Hawaii the power to force an Issue In this mutter that might even tuate in war , however great his confi dence in the Judgment of Mr. Sewall. In the second place , If the alleged Instruc tions have been given to the American minister it would seem that our naval force at Honolulu would be strength ened , In order to support any aggressive action on the part of the minister , but so far as known no increase of that force Is contemplate1. ! In the third place there lias been no Intimation on the part of .lapau to interfere in Hawaiian af fairs which could justify the ucportcd instructions to the American minister , but on the contrary the Japanese gov ernment has explicitly disavowed any hostile intentions nnd has agreed to ar bitrate its differences witli the Hawaiian government. Undoubtedly our minister and the American naval commander at Honolulu understand that they are to protect the rights nnd interests of the United States and of American citizens. This is their duty. But that their in structions go beyond this and Involve the possible institution of a protectorate must bo regarded as highly Improbable. It may bo admitted that President McKiuley Is heartily in favor of Hawaiian annexation , but those who have any faith in his judgment and conservatism will not readily believe that he would do anything to force an nexation , particularly if there were dan ger of war resulting from his action. It is said he believes the senate will ratify the Hawaiian treaty at the next session of congress , but whatever his expecta tion may be in this regard It Is safe to say that meanwhile the administration will make no aggressive move in the Hawaiian matter. , JlKTTRIl MAlfj FACILITIES. Omaha and Nebraska are suffering for want of better mail facilities. That fact has been patent for several years , but the railway managers have , perhaps with good reason , claimed' that existing conditions did not justify them In incur ring the additional expense Involved In Increased train service. The conditions that compelled the rail roads a few years ago to discontinue fast mall trains and to substitute mixed freight trains for passenger trains no longer exist. While the people ple of Nebraska and local busi- nesH men have patiently borne the Inconvenience of inferior and decreased mall facilities , they have now a right to expect and demand the restoration of regular and rapid mall trains to all points In this and adjacent states. This much the railroads owe to the state whether the running of such trains pays a profit or Involves a loss. Whatever losses the Improved passenger nnd mall service might entail would be recovered several times over by the enormous freight traffic which all the Nebraska roads will enjoy by reason of the abundant crops and the marked Im provement In mercantile business. It goes without saying that Omaha would appreciate highly the Introduction of fast mall trains over the Iowa Hues. Denver and Kansas City have recently secured Improved fast mall facilities , which enable their merchants and news papers to reach patrons within the radius of several hundred miles. There- Is no good reason why Omaha should not receive as liberal treatment at the hands of the railroads as other cities of no greater commercial Importance. AXOT1IKK I'llOTKKT , Onr government has received another protest from the German government In regard to the discrimination against the sugar of that country , alleging that It violates treaty stipulations. Inasmuch as congress paid no attention to the earlier protests It Is perhaps safe to assume that nothing will be done In regard to the latest one and yet the matter seems to require some notice. If there Is good ground for the contention of Oermany this government cannot Judiciously de cline to consider It , for if would not bo wise to persist In violating treaty obli gations after attention hud been repeat edly called to It. It must be presumed , however , that congress would not , In the face of Germany's protest , have Imposed the duty which It Is claimed discrim inates against German sugar without n very strong conviction that no treaty stipulation was being contravened. The duty is Imposed ns an offset to the Ger man export bounty and Is essential to the protection of the domestic sugar In dustry , but none the less we should not violate any treaty obligations If wo ex pect other countries to observe tuelr ob- llgatlons toward tiff. It Is not clear what can now be done In the matter , unless wo follow the example of Kngland nnd "denounce" the treaty with Germany containing the "most favored nation" clause. CHTKF SWn'AllTH HKSWNATION. When a man resigns In the face of charges affecting his official conduct he practically admits his guilt. Had Chief Slgwart resigned promptly when asked to do so by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners he might have availed himself of the excuse that he did not care to serve under n board that did not have confidence in him and on whose support he could not depend. Hut Chief Slgwnrt preferred to defy the board nnd public opinion ns well by refusing to comply with the request nnd announcing that he knew of no reason why ho should step out. In order to convince Chief Slgwart that the board had good and sufficient reasons for demanding his retirement , a resolution was unani mously adopted directing the mayor nnd city attorney to prepare nnd prefer charges against him. To forestall these charges , which were sure to disgrace him , Chief Slgwart discreetly reconsid ered his defiant refusal to vacate the office and handed In his unconditional resignation , to take effect September 1. Although this resignation has been ac cepted , It is announced In the World- Herald that the vacancy created by the resignation of Captain King will be given to Chief Slgwart. In this case the wish may be father to the thought. How can the police board consistently reinstate Slgwart into the police service as a captain who might be called on from time to time to perform the func tions of chief after having ordered charges of misconduct preferred against him ? How could discipline- main tained In a police force officered by men who , although charged with grave of fenses , had dictated terms to the police board ? The British Parliament has been pro rogued and there is little to be said re garding the late session of. the body , which was not particularly eventful. The so-called queen's speech , which ns everybody knows is a merely perfunc tory deliverance emanating from the prime minister , Is quite as tame and colorless as these deliverances usually are. The responsibility for the war be tween Greece and Turkey is placed upon the former , but It may be doubted whether impartial history will approve this judgment. The statement that the powers endeavored to dissuade the king of Greece from war may be true , but they could have prevented war had they earnestly desired to do so by compelling Turkey to accede to the demands regard ing Crete. They permitted Turkey to trifle with them then as she has done over since and none of the powers was so derelict In its duty In the matter as Great Britain. And Lord Salisbury Is still dallying , still indirectly upholding the hands of the sultan , still manifesting an unwillingness to take any decisive step for compelling' Turkey to submit to the declared will of the powers. What ho said some days ago iu a public ad dress is reiterated in the queen's speech , namely , that it is believed the most Im portant'matters In controversy have been adjusted. This is simply an evasion , for if any matters had been adjusted the British government would have full knowledge of it , but the fact is there has been no adjustment of anything , the Turkish government having as complete command of the situation at this time as when the peace negotiations were en tered upon. So far as appears , England Is cither playing u minor part in this matter or Salisbury has ulterior purposes which lie Is keeping most carefully concealed. But In any event ] ho cannot acquit him self of grave dereliction by charging the responsibility for war upon the king of Greece. According to the provisions of the con stitution , the biennial session laws should be printed In official form and distributed for use within sixty days after the final adjournment of the legis lature. Bepubllcan officials have fre- quenUy been charged with Ignoring the constitution by failure to get the printed session laws out within the prescribed time limit , but never have they In recent years let the work run along until after the laws have gone into operation by lapse of the constitutional three-months period. This year not only have the fusion state officers disregarded the con stitutional mandate , but they have of fended In this respect worse than their predecessors , the volumes only now mak ing their appearance that should have been at hand sixty days ago. In the line of'reform under a fusion administra tion this experience with the printed ses sion laws should be a shining example. If Senator Tillman did not toll his South Carolina constituents how he has stood up for their rights on the floor of the senate against Invading trusts , graspIng - Ing monopolies , threatening plutocrats and guileful goldbugs , It is difficult ( o say how they would inform themselves of his wonderful self-sacrifices. How lucky Tillman Is not of the bashful dis position that shrinks from sounding' his own praises. The American Dental association will break all former precedents by coming west of the Mississippi to hold Its next annual convention In Omaha during the exposition. Western tooth doctors will doubtless take advantage of this Im portant meeting by swelling the attend ance beyond anything that has been at tained by the meetings held In the far cast The South Omaha Gas company that a few weeks ago asked for and secured a free franchise with such a flourish of trumpets and promises of new plant and cheap gas has already filed its assign ment to the company that has long had the field to Itself. The question Is , What were the proceeds of the apparent hold up and who got the perquisites ? ( The sixth annual convention of the National Irrigation congress Is to be held next month at Lincoln. Lincoln is a trille out of the Irrigation area , yet there Is every r 'i on why a full attend ance of delegatesshould ; be present. Ir rigation Is n 'vfory ' live question In a great region of'l'lib west and anything that contributes to Its systematic and successful npplnln'tlon contributes to the growth and expansion of the great trans- Mississippi countryt The editor or ho paper that has been so free In mak'lnjj all sorts. of unsub stantiated chargta against reputable people ple will have a cjianco to keep to the question hi tho- police commission In vestigation of Ib cd attempted bribery. The republican. ) county committee should not hc-Mthtc to change the np- iwrtloument of convention delegates tea a basis of republican votes. A reform In this direction 1ms long been demanded and should be no longer deferred. SlrmiKe , lint True. Philadelphia Times. A curious circumstance about prosperity's coming back la that the more factory chlra- utcs emoko the brighter will grow the ekloa. Ilennoii Snlllclent. Ulobc-Ucmocrat , That was a good reason given In the House of Commons why 7,708 tons of rails for an East Indian railway bad been purchased In tbe United States. It was because the bid was $43,775 lower than the lowest IJrltlsU bid. Nature' * Store * . Philadelphia Times. On the wbole , the corn prospects arc tip to the average , and eo much of the wheat lias been harvested In good order that It Is hardly possible that nny future weather conditions can prevent this from being an unusually good crop year. What tills means In the way of a revival of business prosperity \ already manifesting Itself In many direc tions. Nature has been lavish In Its favors to American producers this year , and the hungry of other lands want our surplus crops. The Flattery of Imitation. Kansas City Star. If It Is true that Imitation Is the sln- cerest flattery , the people of this country have a right to be proud. The IJrltlsh ad miralty the other day asked and obtained from Parliament a supplementary naval grant for the construction of four naval ves sels which will practically be duplicates of the United States armoured cruisers Now York and 'Brooklyn. ' The Brooklyn , which participated In the queen's jubilee , made such an Impression on British seamen that they at once urged the building of ships on her model , and , though one critic declared she Is "full of Yankee dodges. " the sequel shows that they -nro the sort of dodges that promise good results , Ilcllcf K.xpeilUloiiH In ProMiiect. Philadelphia Ledger. Judging from the accounts received from Alaska , the next relief expedition should be sent , not In search of Andree. but to the Yukon rlvor and the rescue of the adventur ers who have been and will bo caught on the way to thp cold fields and find them selves unable I'dget forward or back. It Is said that many1of the early starters are already caught In- the difficulties of the way , and all the later'ones ' are yet to join them. There may not/jbe much ' starvation , among thcso people during 'the winter , as not only their own provisions , but those Intended for the Klondyko region arc held with them , but there wlll' be 'hiuch ' freezing , dlstrees and suffering. Doubtless many of them will never return aliffi unless rescued by a strong and well equipped psirty early In the winter. WutolitiiW 1'lriitlcnl Craft. rhljade'iphla Ledger. i The story that , ' piracy on the treasure ships from Alaska 'is to be feared has Im pressed the Treasury department so far that a revenuocuttcr has been ordered to escort the next one that attempts the voyage between St. Mtahael and Seattle. The amount of gold .she Is expected to carry , about $2,000,000 , < ls enough to tempt pirates , but -where can they get a vessel ewlft and powerful enough to capture the treasure steamer ? Certainly not on the Pacific coast , where all of the available steamers are being snapped up for the legitimate traffic. But there have been rumors of a contemplated raid by Chinese pirates , and there are plenty of ocean tramps , one of which might perhaps be engaged for the business. At any rate the escorting vessel will done harm ft she docs no good. of PIINHCN \elirnnkn. . Milwaukee Sentinel. Nebraska politicians will this year bo obliged to forego the privilege of using rail way passes , owing to the action of the last legislature. The first effect of the law Is about to bo felt as the state political con ventions are to take place within a few weeks. Instead of obtaining free transpor tation to and from the convention city , the best the delegates can secure Is a reduced rate. Under the law there Is no way of getting around Its provisions , for corpora tions are positively prohibited from making any contributions whatever for political pur poses. It Is a tolerably effective guarantee that there will bo no dictation on the part of corporations In the future cither as to the nominations of candidates or tbe action of legislator * ) . The people of Nebraska have good cause for congratulating 'themselves on this safeguard against official corruption. I 1'OMTIGATj Senator Lodge , who has gone to his home at Nahant , Mass. , is not 111 , as reported , but , on the contrary , is as well as usual. It is reported that Congressman David B. Henderson of Iowa will be obliged to sub mit to another amputation of bis leg , tbe result of a wound received at the battle of Corinth , Miss. "Krom barefoot boy to candidate for gov ernor , " Is the glowing' title of a political puff going the rounds of the press In Iowa. Is It customary for Iowa boys to .bo born with boots on ? . . The convention of the republicans of Iowa , to bo held ut Cedar Haplds on the ISth inst. , will consist of 1540 delegates. Polk county Is entitled to the largest uumlxr 'of delegates flfty-sevcn and Osceola stands at the foot , with six. Senator Quay's chief opponent for the scnatorcihlp , the election for which occurs eighteen months hence. Is likely to bo Gov ernor Hastings. At the present time the governor's veto Is the most popular political weapon In Pennsylvania. The state treasurer of South Carolina re ceives $1,950 a ) year for his services , and the attorney Eftfpral of Kentucky gets $500 a year and fees. Kansas pays her chief Jus tice $3,000 a y.eaiyanil the superintendent of public instruction ; ti the state of Nebraska gets the same Salary as a New York alder man , $2,000. fii.is The people of Tennessee vote during the present inontlito/Pa ) proposition looking to the holding of a state convention for the formation of n'oew state constitution , Ae In Louisiana , one of the principal points of interest In cotlfltH lon with the subject Is the eort of suffrage article that Is likely to bo Incorporated In the new constitution If a convention e&ttuld bo called. A couiparlsoiI"hUi : been made of the way different senaUfrjl fan themselves on warm days. Penrosoinvai'es his back and forth by the hour , > 'l | ) > the automatic precision of a machine ; tfitaaker has a quick , nervous movement ; Jontp qf Arkansas and Vest , who sit Me by side , ( an In unison , with a ihythmlc sweep ; Senator Dcboe fans In a lazy fashion , but Senator Clay , grabbing a tariff bill or any other public document , flourishes U to and fro and endeavors vainly to keep cool , "The most eloquent speech of my life , " said tbe late Senator Doollttle of Wisconsin a few moatbs ago , "was the briefest one I over made. It. was upon the eveof tbe nomination of Lincoln for the second term of his presidency. A number of the leaders of the iurty had been called together secretly to dlscuttt tbe advisability re-electing Lincoln , i They were miicb disturbed over the question , and after others bad spoken called upon ine , as I happened to bo present , to raako a speech. I saldi 'Fellow country men I bellevo In < Jed Almighty ; and , so believing , J bave faith la- Abraham Lin coln. ' " Tim ritAinin STATKS. Grnirth nnd frortnottve Wcnlth of the Mlilillc Wciif. rhlUdelphln Press. The most interesting of the scries of ar ticles on the progrcM of the United States , which Prof. Michael O. Atulhull U preparing tor the North American Ilctlew , appears In the August number of that magazlno and relates towhat he calls the pralrlo utatc.i. Under thin head are Included all ( he states between the eastern boundary of Ohio and the western boundary of the Dakotas and north of the Ohio river. Missouri Is also In cluded , making twelve states In all , Thcso cover what has been generally known as the west this side of the llocky mountains and which Is known to have made the greatest progress of any part of the union. The five easternmost Jtntes of this group are now known as the mlddlo xvo.it and the twelve other states ns the northwest. Much of this region was practically un known In 1850 , the year with which Mr. Mulhall begins his comparisons , and five of the states did not then rxlst In 1S50 what Is now the pralrlo group of stales had 5,402,000 population , and In 1S90 this num ber had grown to 22,362,000 , an Increase of 314 per cent. Its population la now esti mated at 26,320,000 and by 1900 , when the next census Is taken , It wilt doubtless have nearly 29,000,000 people. They exhibit the same tendency to gather in cities ns In sect. in the states further cast. In 1890 5,493,000 of their population lived In cities , nn In- creasy of over 300 per cent In twenty years , and 16,869,000 lived In the country , an In crease of less than CO per cent In the same time. As It Is known that a large -percentage nf the foreign Immigrants go west It is not surprising to find that the foreign born popu. latlon In the pralrlo states Increased 563 per cent during the period between 1S50 and 1890. 1890.As As agriculture ; Is the chief frnlifsl-V nf these states the progress they have made In this Interest Is naturally the most marked. In 1850 the pralrlo states produced fifty-eight bushels of grain per Inhabitant and a total of 634,000 tons of beef , mutton and pork ; but In 1890 the same section produced 118 bushels of grain per Inhabitant and 2,1SSOUO tons of meat , This great product was made possible by an Increase In Improved area from 27,210.000 acres In 1850 to 184,300,000 In 1890. This was an average Increase In cultivated area of 13,000 acres a day and an Increase In the average of Improved acres per Inhabitant from 5 In 1850 to 8.1 In 1S90. The great product of these states can be better understood by comparison. It pro duced nearly as much grain as Franco , Ger many and Austria with 130,000,000 people produce , and almost twice as much meat as France or Austria produces. The follow ing table will bring out these facts more strikingly : Hands Per hand employed. Tons , mll'ns. Grain , Meat , millions , aralii. Mcut. bush. Ibs. Prnlrlo States. . 3C 0 49.700 3,180 C50 1.C10 Other Stntes. . . . B,2CO 23.300 SCO 177 1.170 The Union . 8.3SO 73.000 4,930 352 1,310 firent llrltaln. . . 2 6JO 7.fOO 1,1(0 117 970 I-'rnnco . 7,220 18,100 1,200 100 370 Germany . 9,330 17.100 1,500 72 360 Mr. Mulhall adds that "one hand lu the pralrlo states raises as much food as five can do In the most advanced countries of Europe. " The Increase In farming wealth In the forty years between 1S50 and 1890 was $7,590,000,000 , or an annual average of $196,000,000. "Less than half a century , " sayn Mr. Mulhall , "has sufficed for a com paratively small number of farmers to con vert the western prairies Into one of the most productive regions of the globe , and to create and build up as flourishing a com munity as can bo found today In cither of the hemispheres. " The following table , which makes a comparison of wealth and hands , shows how marked Is the difference In the condition of the pralrlo state farmero and the farmers In some of the best known countries in Europe : Dollars Agricultural per IIiincL.i. Wealth. hanrt. Prairie States . . . 3.0 0,000 $3,511,000 J2.780 Franco . 7,22'J.l'OO ' 14,543.000 2,0 > 0 Germany . 9.3W.WM 12,012,000 1,290 Austria . 12.010.0CO 8,630,000 CG4 Manufacturing , while showing great progress between 1850 and 1890 , Is not so 1m. portant an Industry In the pralrlo states as agriculture. Nevertheless the number of operatives Increased more than twelve times , the value of their product rose from $147- 000,000 In 1850 to $3,101,000,000 In 1890 , the wages per operative grew , from $270 to $476 and the product per operative from $1,324 to $2,247. As the average product per op erative rose 70 per cent , It is plain that the operative was the more fortunate. The creation of wealth In the pralrlo states has been very rapid , the total now standing at $25,256,000,000 , or an average of $11.30 per Inhabitant. This gives a yearly Increase $45 per Inhabitant , whileIn Great Britain the Increase has been only $19 per Inhab itant. Perhaps the most encouraging com parison of all is the one between tbe value of farms and houses and the amount of real estate mortgages. The total value of farms and mortgages In the prairie states Is placed at $15,125,000,000 and the mortgages at $2,078,000,000 , or 14 per cent of the value. 'In ' concluding , Mr. Mulhall says : "Com pared with the union at large , the prairie states stand for 36 per cent of population , 17 per cent of agriculture , 34 per cent of manufactures , 31 per cent of raining and 39 per cent of wealth , so that they may be said to constitute all around 35 per cent of the republic. In many respects they sur- l > a 3 lu Importance five or six European em pires and kingdoms rolled Into one. " And yet men still living can remember when their population did not exceed that of the Island of Sardinia. H12AI' PIIOSI'EIIITY. ! Cheerful Condition of A ( Taint In Davenport ( In , ) Mr. YV. S. Downey , staff correspondent of the Chicago Times-Herald , Is spending a roup'.o ot weeks In Davenport , cnroute from the wesi to Chicago. Mr. Downey has spent cniisldurable time In Nebraska and Is en thusiastic In his description of the immense crops and good prices that the farmers are realizing : . Mr. Downey estimate * the corn crop of Nebraltsa at about 350,000,000 bush els ; the wheat crop at from 70,000,000 to 100- 000,000 bushels. The oats crop Is very large , as Is that of barley and rye , At Aurora Mr , Uo.vnty met a farmer cashing his checks In na uf the leading banks. TliUi farmer had lurvcAted and thrashed thirty-six acres of wheat , forty-one bushels to the acre , and was Just counting out bin cash at the rate ot 58 centa per bushel ; 58 cent for wheat thrashed out of tbe Ehock is equal to 75 cents after the wheat ha ? gone through the sweat. This realized the farmer $23.78 per acie. Many of the Nebraska farmers are well tmp- pllfil with lings and cattle. In addition to tliflr large grain crops , "The advertisements that Nebraska farmers are paying off their mortgages are no fakes , " mid Mr , Downey. "They are actually paying olT mortgaged at a very rapid rate. Tlie vame Is true in a. largo part ot Kansas and South Dakota , " Hut cattle , hogs , wheat , corn , barley and rye are not In It compared with , the sugar beet Industry. The fanners have planted 25 per cent more beets this year than In any previous year , and they are realizing $1 caali per ton for their beets , and the acreage la averaging from seventeen to twenty-one tons per aero , or about $80 per acre , Next year it U estimated that the farmers will plant f > 0 per cent more to beets than tlipy have this year , as they are realizing > ear by year that ( he sugar beet Industry will beat even corn , wheat , hogs and cattle com bined. The beet sugar plant at Grand Island IB not only making good , big money for the farmers who are realizing $80 $ per acre on their crops , but It is paying good illvli'ends to Its stockholders , JVon-Uiiloii IiiNiirnncc Coiiiiniilrn Jli-ut. CHICAGO , Aug. C. Hepresentntlves of twenty of the largest non-union Insurance companies in the/ northwest are In session here today. The conference was called In order to secure uniform action on the part of the non-union companies and to discuss the utility of an organization , not exactly on tbe lines of the regular underwriting associations , but close enough to bold the outside companleu together without destroy ing their character or regulating their busi ness. One matter -which In being discussed thin afternoon Is ( hat of a port of compact with the union companies respecting rates. Drntnl Sorletlr * Unite. NEWPORT NKWS , Va. . Aug. 6. The American Association of Dentists and the Southern Dental association , which organiza tions have been In convention at Old Point Comfort since ' -Monday , lust evening united Into one body , with Dr. Thomas Klllebrown of lloaton a president. Dr. George H. Cush- ir of Chicago WJLS elected secretary. LANDS THAN Ol'U.S. Chltral , the sccno ot the present outbreak , lias been In a disturbed condition for ssvornl years , and has before this been the objective point , ot a British military expedition , The trouble began In 1892 , with the murder of the -Mehtar , Amnnul-Mulk. His eldest on , Nizam , seized the throne , but was quickly expelled by a younger one , Atzul , And tin latter was n year later mil file red by hli uncle , Shore Afzul , whose Ron , Amlr-ul Mulk , was then mndo inehtar , to bo In tun succeeded by the present Incumbent , ShUJa In these domestic disturbance.1 ! the British Indian government did not Interfere , thougl it watched them with much Interest , llu whfn. after the death of Afr.nl , the redoubt able Umrn Khan ot . .Inndol , brother-in-law ot Amlr-ul-iMtilk , Invndcd Chltral to aclilcvi Its conquest , a British force was sent thlthci .Jn 189"i to drlva him out and to prcservi the status quo. Umra was ncnt back to hi own realm with n sound thrashing , a pcrma ncnt military road wna opened from Penhafai through Swat to Chltral , a garrison \vai established at the latter place , and an nnmia subsidy was settled upon the iiiohtar. Kron that time to the present comparative qulc has relgnod throughout' that region. Then Is probably not the slightest connection be twccn these disturbances and the null British agitation which has for nomc tlmi boon afoot at I'oonah , Bombay , Calcutta am olscwhero. The latter Is the work of prates sloual mischief mukcrs , moved cither by fanaticism or by hope of gain , and Is pro inotcd by me ins of falsehoods skilfully devised vised to aroupo the caste prejudices of tin Hindoos and the religious passions ot ( hi Moslems , i i Portugal doea not extract much but glor ; from the possession of iMozamblquu , which In her hands is no more profitable to her than It was two centuries ago. In fact , th Portuguese possessions in Kast Africa ar "run" at au annual loss of t < omo $250,000 But they are of national value to her ns relic of the great days of Portugal who Vasco da Gama nnd Magellan were showing navigators of other nations the way arouni the world. Although the possession whlcl Is of sn little use to her would be ot groa use to a more enterprising power the sentl mcnt of the nation , as tbo Portuguese speed from the throne not long ago explained , la altogether too strong in favor ot retaining Portuguese Bast Africa to allow the- govern incut to give It up. The suspicion that th present rebellion ot the natives has been In stlgated by IJrltlsh agents , either on the ! own commercial account or In the Intercs of Mr , Cecil Rhodes' operations , is not un natural. U will almost certainly be enter talncd In the Transvaal republic , the approach preach to whlcli from the aea Is now hcli by the Portuguese. It will bo Interesting to note the outconn ot the vigorous protest against the raid ot Albanian bands of marauders which tin Servian government has addressed to th powers. The Albanians In question ar Turkish subjects , who1 dwell In a state tha may bo described ns semi-brigandage. The ; are Invariably ready to enlist under th sultan's banner when' there is any prospec of plunder , and the porto IB not always abl to keep them from attacking their non Turkish neighbors In times of ipcace. Thcs predatory fighters have been engaging li what looks like a concerted series of at tacks upon posts and villages along th Servian frontier. Some time ago the Bel grade omclals notified the sultan that un less ho kept his Albanians In hand it wouh refuse to be answerable for the consequences Now It has gone a step further In denounc Ing these outrages to the concert , which ha assumed a large measure ot guardlanshli over the porte. The charge is made tha the raids have been committed with th connivance of the Turkish government , ant the ambassadors at Constantinople are re ported to have decided to Interrogate Tew flk Pasha , the Turkish minister of forelgi affairs , In regard to the subject. * , The longing which European powers hav shown for territorial conquest' In Africa has been a costly one , and In no case more so than In that ot Italy. She was a Tiiembe of the triple alliance , and dreamed of fur ther greatness. And so she thought to ex tend her dominion Into Africa , with the result that the experiment brought about th downfall of three Italian cabinets ; that hoi people , then groaning under the burden o taxation , were further Impoverished , am that the flower of her army fell before the attack of the rude and undisciplined soldiers of the Abyssinian mountains. Crlspl'e dls grace was brought about by these events and it is probable that the Hudlnl cablnc would have abandoned all the Italian pos sessions In Africa had It not been that after the sacrifice which had been made there was a fear that the people would accuse them of trailing the honor of the nation in Hit dust. The end will soon come. Tbe policy of reckless expansion has ruined the nation and popular wrath would now bo sure to follow any further attempts at expenditures In Africa. Italy's humiliation Is complete and the financial clouds that envelop her are dark and ominous. , In consequence of the -warlike atmos phere of Europe- there has been a great dea written in every European country regard Ing men who may perhaps become the lead Ing generals of great armies. General Saus sler , governor of Paris , although 69 years old , can remain hours In the saddle with out showing signs of fatigue. General Da- votist Is the youngest of all the French generals , and the ono on whom the mantle of Saussler will probably fall. In Germany General Schellendorf Is regarded as the lead Infi military man. Ho Is only 50 , while his great military rivals are men of ago Dlumcnthal Is 87 , and the king of Saxony 79. General Schouvaloff is considered the great general In Hufisla. But most of the generals who came to the front In the Rus sian-Turkish war are all alive , nnd have prior claim to Count Schouvaloff. Flelc Marshal the Arch Duke Albrect has for many years held the command of the Aua- tro-Hungarlan army , but as ho Is 70 yearn of ago it is probable that Karl Ludwig wll take the command of the army In the event of war. In England public opinion Is pretty generally divided between Wolaeleyv Rob erts , Evelyn Wood and Kitchener. * In respect of religion , no other country con tains so heterogeneous a population as India In round numbers they are estimated at Hindus , 140,000,000 ; Mohammedanx , 41,000,000 Buddhists , 3,000,000 ; Sikhs , 1,500,000 ; other native religions , 0,000,000 ; Christians , 1,000- 000. That the British have maintained their rule over this heterogeneous mass of Asiatics as long and firmly as they have reflects the greatest possible credit on the skill of their statesmen a well as the bravery of their soldiers , but It does not follow that Ilrltlal : rule In India will bo permanent. Given a treat occasion and a great leader , with con ditions that would weld the natives together and develop something like a spirit of patriot ism , and they could easily drive the 'llrlt ' out of India. It Is not certain that Ililx would bo the best thing for India , or for tin cause of civilization , but it la liable to hap pen. Royal makes the food pure , v. Uolesome and ilellclouj. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROVAl BAHNO rOWDf R CO. , KCW YORK. Mr.imv .mm.r.s. . . . . . Detroit Vtto Vrtt , The boy stood on Iho burning deck , iHut Old not lUnch , or budge n opcck ; Ho ktitw there wns no enrthly ppot \\h\ch \ wasn't every bit ns hot. Tonne men who think that malders ever Should know for cnch one faithful ono dc * reives Should be llko roofers at tholr busluc. * ? . Ixxtrenu'ly careful when they're near th Eves. Uctroli Journal. "A little hoiiiw. well iVIr.l . A little wife , well willed. " I sing Oood quartt'M nnd n b--o Half , If you can get her \VhoIo thlng- Chlcnpo Tribune. Above the sleeper's nose , Trembling nt every Joint , pil the young mosquito : "I want t pup , And I'm trying to scrcnv mv courage up , Uj > to the sticking point ! " AVnshltiKton ftnr. The lazy days of August g'.eam ; The Iiisvct-phorus eliltne * And bldn up simply dilft nnd dream And wait for better times. JJMrolt NVws. Ob. never 'Mnrle ' will smile .ipnln ' \ \ hen it whizzing rooi-chcr's met , IIP tried to nnswrr lior gny snluto They aren't untangled yet. Bclrolt Vrco Kross. Ot all sail words of toimue or pen , The saddest me , "It might have been. " Hut notio can cause one so much woo As thcso short words : " 1 told you so. " I i Itr.lOlMM ; STIM , . Journnl. Of nil the mm whom 1 m1mln < There s not a one who mny nsplre To stand ns > high , ami none who cnn , As does the truly "quiet num. " If nny belntf on the earth Uuts credit fur beyond bis worth , That one can bo none other than This unobtrusive "quiet man. " No matter what's within hla head Ills silence la Intciprctcd To bo n sign that wisdom lies Uehlnd his Inexpressive eyes. If so ho drops a word or two , Ilia friends will search 'uiu through and through To meanings deeper In Intent Than e'rr the speaker thbught or meant. If so. by chance1 , he taken n stand , Assumes position of cptunmml , Surprised approval greets him then , Ana you pliull hear from other men : "Some weighty reason lay behind An act so foreign lo his kind. " When things so wrong his moveless atatft la credited to scorn of fate. So softly to himself lie swears ; , 'Us thought , hu inurmura pious prayers. He's so misjudged , his flaws nt length Are twisted Into points of strength. Poor humankind nwnlts command From nil It doesn't understand , And he may work his own sweet will Who hus tlio art of keeping still. WISTKl'I.XKSS. ' \Vii8hlngton Stnr. When the mercury Is waiting Just ut seventy or so And you llml a gladsome respite From the cruel summer's glow , A refiret comes stuallng o'er you As you watch the sunbt'ams play And you sigh In mournful accents , "If 'twould only stay this way ! " When your pur o at last Is heavy With ii long-expected sum , And the right Is yours to mingle With life's pleasures ns they come , You behold thn threatening shadow Of the dreaded "rainy day ; " And you count your store and murmur "If 'twould only stay this way ! " When the world is smiling fondly And the clays like dream-light shine , And the things you've wished for cluster Llko the fruit upon the vine. Then you think of bleak November And the waste , where all was gay , And again the thought assails you "If 'twould only stay this way ! " Is He ? We have some sailor suits here that ought to fit your boy. There are not very many of them , but still more than we want at this time , in the season. There are ree fer suits too , and Ju nior suits. If your boy can fit one of them the prices are now very low , The assortment of patterns and sizes is not quite complete , but at these prices we don't expect to have to mention the goods again. They are bar gains , not because they are cheap but because they are good , Our guarantee with every garment , \ KING & CO , 8. W. Cor. 18tb and 6tt