THE OMAHA /\rLY I5T2TC : THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER HO , 185)7 ) ,
Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE
IIOSKWATEU , Kdltor.
I'UUMRIIUU KVKHY MOKXINO.
l.illy lice ( Without Sunday ) . On Year JC 00
J'ally lire nn.l . Sunday , One 1 > nr 8 W
MX Month ! J
Three Month J JJJ
Buhdny llee. One Year J W
HulurdHj- Her , Otifl Your * *
\Vctkljr llec. Ono Year R
opi-"icis :
Omnlm : The lie * Hulldlni ? .
South Ointlmt Sinner lilk. , Cnr. N anil 21th St .
Council lllunss 10 I'turl Hlrcet.
CnloaKO cjillrv : 317 Chamber of Commerce.
Nrw York : KocmB 1J. 14 nn < l IS , Trlbuno lllaif.
\VHthlnuton : Ml fourteenth Street.
L'OItllUHl'ONDBNCC.
All eommunieMluna rclntlnR to " " * an < 1 raito-
rlal nmtliT iliould te u < Ulr me < l : To the I'.ullor.
JIUSINKSS I.TSTTBIIS.
All bJ lnfs lelterit ami remlttnnces should be
1'ublUlilnn Company.
ndui-CMcd to The life
Omalin. DinfW. checks , exprns unit iKjstoince
ln.iu-y onleri. to bo made partible to the order
tl.e cmany.
COMI > ANY.
STATEMENT Ol' ClllCUJ.ATION.
fitntq of NGtirnnku , DuURlns County. M. 8
' George H , Tzichuck , secretary ot The llee Pub
) iwnrn , eays Hint t > e
lishing-company , bclnt ; iliily
I' ' : complete copies of Tlie
nctiml numlrf-r or lull um
IJftlly , Moriilni ! . Kvei.lnR nml Hiindny 11 prlntea
during tlio month of August. 1M'7. ' was as follows :
1 19,450 15,573
S 19,413 . . ,
3 13.4S3 ID 19.67t
'
4 19,370 ' 0 19.
,
, .
C 19,410 ° 30.950
8 1S.CO ! 3 19.C20
1 11I.C3 S ; 19r,2S
8 1D.4W 4 19.35IJ
9 19r 13 ; } is.tii
> " "
30 , . , 19,124 si" . ; w,8ii ;
11 , 1JI.S49 ! f " ' 10,673
12. 19. il !
13 111.'IS ?
31 , , 19.S5G
35 1S.WO 31. 19.413
16 19.CCB
Less returned uiul uncolil coiilca
Total net Bales
Net dally nvernRO
Kworn to before me nnil stih crlbcil In my
presence this 2J day of September. IBS ; .
N. 1' . 1'MI *
( Soul. ) Notary 1'ubllo.
Hi : 1IK12 O.V TRAINS.
All rnllroitil ncMfilMiyN nre
HHllllfMl | M'Ull flllUISSll UPC *
< o iiriMiniiiiiitlntt ; every IIHH-
KCIIKIT ivlmmini * to trail n
iifiv. pM' < 'i- . limlxt upon liuv-
Incr The llee. If yon t'niuiot
net n Ili-e on 11 Irnlii fi-iini < Ue
iierTH nueiit , iileane repiirt
the fiiet , Hliitlnn the Irnlii imil
rnllronil to the ClrcnlHtloii
DeiHirtineiit of The llee. The
lice IN for Hale on all trnliiH.
INSIST ON HAVING THE 1IKI2.
Wlint about Unit ortllnance Hint was
'to abolish the useless sn
No tears will bo shed In this vicinity
ovur the ilLMiiisc of the Union I'licllic ro-
At all events , there is no possibility
that the slsu- will refuse to serve as the
party emblem of the Nebraska gold
democrats.
I'opocratic fear that prosperity may
not prove permanent is like the fear
of Uic cat that the bird cage may have
been luiiif ; too lilsli.
Ohio prohibitionists secured a place on
the ofllcial ballot for their slate ticket by
presenting a petition Kilned by 10,000
voters. It will be interestinj- watch
/whether at the election the tieUet polls
10,000 votes.
As a chronic candidate for olllce
OcorRo Fred Williams has some claims
lo pre-emliienee for himself. Always in
the 'hands of his friends , if his friends
< lo not UI-KU liim snlllciently he climbs
out and nrfes himself.
f AVhen the Treasury department re
fuses to accept Koltl on condition of de
livery at San Francisco in return for
currency at New York all apprehension
as to Inability to keep up the sold reserve -
servo may as well be put aside.
From the way Mayor Carter Harrison
of Chicago is patronizing the public
prints a disinterested person might be
led to believe that ho is preparing to
cross the path of one William Jennings
'Bryan before three years roll around.
The Hco never hesitates to criticise
a public ollicial when he merits criticism
without respect to ills political aliilla-
tlons. There have been no memorandum
Bltp.s in any cash drawer to bring It to
tlio defense of embezzlers of any party.
It may lie put down straight that no
one who wanted to attend the State fall-
was prevailed from doing so by reason
of the location of the grounds. The
authors of the doctored gale receipt
record will have to seek another ex
cuse.
llryan tells the democrats of New York
that they should light for principle * re
gardless of spoils. Out in , Nebraska ,
however , where he took personal direc
tion of the fusion conventions , Bryan
makes spoils the cohesive force and lets
principles lly to the four winds.
The council continues to dilly dally
with" the question of closing the danger
ous bridge known as the .Sixteenth street
viaduct. Tim council Is assuming a re
sponsibility which Indicates either Ig
norance of the threatening condition of
thu viaduct or indifference to the public
uafety.
Klcctrlc street lamps are extinguished
for hours nearly every night , .some
times whole- circuits at a time , but when
tlie monthly bills t-omo in no deductions
nre made for loss of time. Is there not
sin order requiring iwillcemen to report
dally tlio number of lamps on each boat
that nro defective and tlie length of time
they fall to work'/
When a man becomes a candidate for
public olilcu ho offers his public record
us ono of tlie Issues of his campaign.
If ho poses as the candidate of a ivform
party on a platform denouncing monopo
lies and tiusts and demanding strict
regulation of railroads and other quasi-
public corporations while his record
( shows him to.Intvo . been always baud-
ln-glovo with tlie railroads , ho can have
no just claini to tins support of men who
nro honestly opposed to corporate domi
nation. Tlio discrepancy between his
record and his position at tlie head of
n "reform" ticket Is what Judge Sulll-
rau will tlud it dltllcult to rocoudle.
A/ fPFJJA7'
No polltle.il party has the monopoly nf
honesty. The newspaper which asserts
Hint nil hoodlcr * , embezzlers and public
thieves belong to one party and all the
honest men to another party underrates
the Intelligence of tlie people. When
the Omaha Bryanlte organ arraigns tlie
republican party for causing nil the
losses which the taxpayers of Nebraska
have sustained by defaulters ) embez
zlers , bank-wreckers and public plun
derers It overshoots the mark and writes
Itself down as an arrant demagogue and
Impudent Impostor.
The republican party was In uninter
rupted power In Nebraska for twenty
odd years and in that time many abuses
crept In which were condemned by the
rank and tlio. According to Its own ex
hibit , the world-Herald admits that up
to 1800 the losses to the people of Ne
braska by crooked state mid county
olllelals was comparatively trivial , while
the losses ly embezzling democratic and
populist county and city treasurers since
1M)0 ) exceed $ ll > ri,000.
The heavy losses by defalcation and
bank-wrecking have occurred within the
i past six years. In those six years No-
j braska has had four governors , Thayer
I for eight months , Boyd for sixteen
months , Crounse for two years and
llolcomb since January , IS'.ir ) . Kach of
thcso governors was In absolute control
of tlie executive department and what
ever losses the state has sustained by
his neglect or failure to enforce strict
accountability In the state's nuances is
chargeable to him and Indirectly to the
parly he represents. Why then should
the republican party be charged with
nil the stealings and losses that date from
Boyd's term or that have been entailed
under Holcomb's administration ? The
biggest defalcation , that of Hartley ,
amounting to $5:17,000 : , could not have
occurred had Governor llolcomb done
i his duty fearlessly when forewarned
'more ' than two years ago that Hartley
would fall short in Ids accounts.
It is beneath contempt for any news
paper pretending to common decency to
charge the republican party with the re
sponsibility for tlie discrepancies in the
State fair gate receipts when it knows
that the State Hoard of Agriculture is not
a political body an i its membership is
made up from men of all parties. More
than that it is simply outrageous for the
Bryanite organ to reproduce The Bee's
denunciation of slot-machine gambling
us a proof of republican depravity when
It knows that the popocratie reform
police commission has extended police
protection to this lawless business.
An honest paper will stand up for the
public welfare and denounce corrupt
practices and abuses of trust regardless
of party. A thieves' fence and bene
ficiary of embezzlers may bo expected
to keep still while robbery is being per
petrated and to cry wolf after the burg
lars have made away safely with the
booty.
AN A. n. C. IIHFOHMMUSICALK.
"lie who hath no music In his soul is
fit for treason , stratagems and spoils.
Let no such man be trusted. " Thus wrote
Shakespeare , and what was true three
hundred years ago is true today. That
music still hath charms to soothe the
( savage breast has been visibly demon
strated once more right here In Omaha
by the local reform troubndors who de
light in singing their own praises on the
political crossroads.
It is announced by the organ of bogus
reform with a great nourish of trum
pets that an enthusiastic blowout has
been held In the Eighth ward by the A.
B. C. Ileform club , at which scathing
resolutions were adopted denouncing the
public plunderers , otllcial highwaymen
and political crooks "who for .some years
have pulled the wool over the eyes of
the taxpayers , looted the treasuries and
robbed the people without conscience
and without meicy. " The A. H. C. re
formers also unanimously declared their
antagonism to the vicious system of ma
chine politics which ( ills the public
olllccs with knaves and weaklings , and
took the business men of Omaha 1o task
for neglecting their duty as citizens and
failing to give more attention to politics.
It was In accord with the eternal Ill
ness of things that these resolutions
should be promulgated from : i reform
club whoso president was sentenced to
the state penitentiary from this county
for swindling practices and that each
and every one of the speakers at tlie
meeting was a piebiter holding olllce
now through the influence of the political
machine or a disgruntled sorehead who
has been retired from otlice In the In
terest of reform.
Tlie overture of the A. B. C. reform
concert was played by one Kuan , who
is drawing a salary from the county
treasury and has stood in with certain
money-loaning sharks who make it their
business to hunt up discrepancies In tax-
books and fee books and divide collec
tions with the claimants.
Then came the clarionet solo by Frank
.1. Kaspar , late street commissioner ,
whoso plaintive melody lamented the
abolition of the $ , ( X)0 olllce which he
had held at the hands of the maligned
machine for three years. Hy some over
sight of flie musical composer no refer
ence was made In ICaspar'tt piece that
would recall the looting of tlrts city
treasury when Kaspar spent $ -1,000 of the
taxpayers' money In the employment of
political street sweepers hist spring in
ids desperate effort on behalf of Itroatcli
and his satellites , nor WJLS any reference
made to the alllnlty between the
smashed machine and the A , B. C. iv-
formers.
The gem of the program was the soul-
stirring duet rendered by that well-
matched pair of tenors , ICIiner K. Zim
merman and Melville Itedlleld. Zimmer
man sang the ancient song which ho has
been rehearsing In season and out of
season ever since he wa.s seized with the
inspiration to sacrifice himself on the
altar of his country even at the risk of
losing his lucrative county Job.
Uedfield's refrain evoked tlie most
vociferous applause because of its
pathos , and sublime disinterestedness In
the A , B. C. reform movement. In that
divine symphony tlie silver-throated can-
dldnto recited to the small but select
audience that awful tale of woe begin
ning with his long-delayed and pent-up
with his tender conscience
which confessedly had permitted him to
back nogbutcher Israel Frank and wink
at the crookedness of tin' defunct city
hall gang , but suddenly burst In Its explosive -
plosive fullness when Ills effort to ron-
tlntio tlie Hroatch machine In power hail
failed at the primaries. In Ids fertile
Imagination tlie tempest In a teapot
which he and his assistant soreheads
have stlrrvd up has grown Into a terri
ble slate scandal which permcatoil nil
the atmosphere from Omnha to ( Srand
Island and threatened to suffocate the en
tire community unless It joins In the
chorus of A. B. C. reform and Impels all
patriots to rally to the support of fusion
cemented by the acceptance of Hodflolil
ns the reform demo-populistIco-sllvero-
republlco candidate for county clerk.
It will doubtless be gratifying to the
people of Omaha to know that the
Klghth ward inuslcale Is to be repeated
next. Saturday by special request at each
of the three county conventions which
are to be held simultaneously by the
populists , democrats and silver repub
licans.
.1 CIUPJCMTK81TUATIOX. / .
The political situation In Greater New
York Is complicated. Throe mayoralty
nominations have been made. The Citi
zens' union , claiming to represent 1S0.030
voters , nominated Mr. Setli Low as ji
non-partisan candidate , hoping that he
would be endorsed by the republicans.
Kfforts to secure such endorsement , however -
over , failed and the republicans nomi
nated Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy , who was
secretary of tlie navy In the Harrison ad
ministration. AH a large majority of
those in tlie Citizens' union nre republi
cans there will bo division In the repub
lican ranks If both Mr. I > ow and General
Tracy remain In the field , a situation
i-Iiat would be very certain to result In
democratic success if tlie democrats
wore united. As matters now look there
seems to be little probability that either
Low or Tracy will ( withdraw.
The democrats are In a dilemma. The
free sliver faction has nominated Henry
George , the well known advocate of the
single land tax and an uncompromising
champion of the frH > and unlimited coin
age of silver at 1 ( ! to 1. Tlio regular
democracy , which is Tammany , is di
vided on the question of realllrmiug tlie
Chicago platform. If it should do this
it would lose the support of tlio gold
>
standard democrats , who are numerous
In New York undoubtedly more so now
than a year ago. On the other hand the
endorsement of the Chicago platform
would give Tammany tlie free silver
vote , because. In that case George would
undoubtedly withdraw. But the ques
tion troubling the Tammany leaders is
not one of principle , but of votes. They
are looking after tlie spoils and Crokor
and Slieehan are figuring as to which
course will give them t.ho best chance of
achieving success in the first election of
Greater New York. They would not hesitate -
itato a moment about endorsing the Chicago
cage platform if they felt at all confi
dent that would do it. i
With such a situation any prediction
as to tlie result of the election would be
wholly valueless , but the campjiign pos
sesses an interest for the entire coun
try.
A KKKD OF THE XAIT.
We referred recently to the fact that
two of the battleships of the United
States navy had to be sent to Halifax for
repairs , this country having no drydock
available for tlie purpose. The failure
to provide adequate dockage for our
naval vessels , it is needless to say , is
wholly the fault of congress , which has
from time to time been made fully aware
of this necessity. It will have its atten
tion again directed to the matter at the
coming session , n report having been
made to the Navy department by a
special board In which tlie need of the
navy In the matter of drydocks is fully
pointed out.
According to tills report the govern
ment should expend from $10,000,000 to
. ' ; tl'JMX,000 ( ) in constructing docks. Tills
is a considerable sum , but if we arc to
have a navy wo must make proper and
adequate provision for taking care of
it and tills requires liberal expenditure.
It Is manifestly out of the question that
wo should depend upon foreign 'ry-
docks for tlie repair of our war vessels ,
for we might be unable to avail oir selves
of these In an extremity , while In case of
war we should of course not be allowed
to use them. It seems that of eleven
naval drydocks In the United States
there Is at present but one which can
take In our battleships and that one is
in I'uget sound. The dereliction of con
gress in tills matter is unaccountable ,
but it should not be allowed to continue.
The people of Omaha and Nebraska
should not forget that Friday , October
8 , has been designated Nebraska day at
the TenncMsee Centennial Exposition and
that it is to their interest individually
and collectively to have Nebraska well
represented at Nashville for the occasion.
The Nashville exposition Is one In which
the promoters rightfully take pride as
the most comprehensive exhibit of
southern resources and development
that has over been made. In view of the
nvltatlons already extended for the par
ticipation of southern states in tlie
rransmlssisslppl Exposition , in which
Nebraska lias a npeclal concern ,
i liberal spirit nf reciprocity evi
denced by an adequate appreciation
of Nebraska day at the Nashville
exposition is certain to redound to our
idvanttigo In more way.s than one.
Our impervious popocratie contem
porary wants to know how It happens
.lint two suits to recover on official bunds
come up for trial on the same day. In one
of which the republican city attorney
isks for more time , while In the oilier
the democratic attorney general slgnl-
Iles a readiness to proceed. The World-
Herald knows how It happens a well
is anyone. The reason the city attorney
las asked for more time Is that his prin
cipal expert witness has been Induced to
leave Omaha by democratic bondsmen
and tlie chairman of the silver re-
liubllcnn state committee. i
It would not be a bad idea for Spain
: o get its little difficulties In Culm settled
lieforo. cold weather sets In. Let the
American congress onto reconvene and
the Cuban JrfnfTt mny 1) " relied on to
commence lU tiiKe : to renew the agita
tion for Ann'l'lrtni ' Interference.
Henry George loiice made It Interest
ing for Taimwnny Hall when lie ran for
mayor on n' fil-jiior occasion and the
chnnco * are good If he runs again that
he will niako It.Iuterestlng again in tin
Greater NoW > York campaign this year
* ( 11
Money to Hum.
Chlcnfeo Inter Ocean.
Oat In Iowa , Nbbraaka nntl WasliliiRtoi
money Is reported fit Orug on the market. '
Many leading bank ? have from GO to 70 i > o
cent of deposits on hand and Are unable t
loan with proltt. Where arc the howlo s to
"more money ? "
HIMV l''ree Colunue 1'iiyo.
PnrlntltM ( Mnps. ) Itcpubllcan.
Having received ? 7BO as his share of th
Kato receipts for a lecture at tola , la. , 10
Gently. Mr. Hrynn was asked If that was no
a pctty : steep price for such an mldrcsa i\
ho had delivered. And ho answered : "Any
tool can sell n coat for one-seventh of 11
value , but It taken n Renlns to sell It fo
seven times Its value. " Evidently Mr. llryai
Is no fool.
AVhere I.yiielilnu : Dnexn't Thrive.
Indlnnnpolla Journal.
The attempt on the llfo of President Ihz
of Mexico lins been followed Jjy two traR
edlea , with possibly more to come. The
lynching of the would-be nsaassin wns no
more sensational than the rulcldo of the
chief of police who led In the crime , am
from present Indications tlio Inspector , who
Is now In prison , will 'bo ' executed If he. too
docs not commit suicide.
K 1'iuler KnlNe Colitrn.
Qlobc-lVmocrnt.
The Interesting report camps from Nebraska
that the silver republicans will claim tli
legal right to go on the ticket as the rcpub
llcan party of the state. If this Is ono c
Mr. Bryan's great conceptions ho proposes
to make the Chicago platform the test ot re
publlcanUm. The 102,000 Nebraska ropub
Means who voted against him will have some
thing to eay about this little game.
SiuinlMli Koree In Cuba.
Ncw York Kun.
The statement wo have repeatedly made
that more than 200,000 Spanish troops were
employed In Cuba , Is confirmed by an ofllcia
report that was printed a few clays ago In
the Madrid Hcraldo. This document of the
ministry of war contains the following ECU
tence :
"Uetwccn November , 1893 , nnd May 1897
the government sent to Cuba 181,738 soldiers
commanded by 6,201 offlcors , forty of whou
were getcrals. "
Besides this expeditionary force , there was
In Cuba at the outbreak or the war an ariin
of occupation of 21,000 men.
It Is thus Been that the number of Spanish
tioops on service against the Cuban insur
rection has exceeded 200,000. It is doubtful
whether Weyler could now put one-half ol
that number In the Held. Hence It is thai
reinforcements from Spain arc needed for the
winter campaign.
Again , besides the Spanish regulars here
enumerated , there are the Spanish-Cubit !
volunteers for the defense of Havana am
other places , perhaps 20,000 of them.
ItlHliiK- Title of I'rdNiierlly.
liun'iUo Kinross.
Xo one can survey the Held of business
operations In the United States at present
without being profoundly gratified at tht
progress which is being made by the move
ment toward better times. The industrial
and trade features unquestionably are those
to which attention must bo chiefly dlrcctei
In arriving at an accurate estimate of the
situation. When these are considered , thu
only conclusion which Is permissible Is thai
the season is fully meeting the expectations
of the most sanguine midsummer prophets
If a slight check In the demand for staple
articles Is admitted , In deference to the view
of Dradstrect's , It may bo credited In large
part to the influence of the yellow fever
quarantine. Ifa. . lull exists , it Is hardly
discernible. Certainly the reports on rail
road earnings do not point to'any appreciable
change. Hank clearings , also , were less than
2 per cent below the total for the preceding
week , which showed a remarkable record.
Compared with the corresponding week of
last year there was a gain of CO per cent.
If tlie fever were not In the south it is ap
parent that results would be still more satis
factory.
MI3X XIT JllSLOnOKD IIV 'WO.1IKX.
ItiHtriiuUve StntlxlleM oil an Iiiter-
extlni ; ( lueNlloii.
ClilcaRO 1'dSt.
Are women really hurting the chances
of men in industrial and business occupa
tions ? The developments of the last sev
eral years have certainly tended to pro
duce a very strong impression among male
wage-earners that thu opening of so many
trades and profeslons to women lias In
juriously affected the position of men ; that
the employment of women means the crowdIng -
Ing out of a corresponding number ot men.
To what extent is this true ?
The question Is not ono which can be
fully and accurately answered by any sta
tistical inquiry , but Colonel Wright , the
Federal commissioner of labor , shows In an
Interesting paper In the Chautauquan that
such statistical data as exist in reference to
this subject do not warrant any widespread
apprehension. He recognizes that In special
: lasses of employment , like those of book
keepers , stenographers , clerks , etc. , there
tias been a serious encroachment that has
Injured the opportunities of men to support
themselves and their families. But two
things are to lie considered : First , that
as men have been forced out ) of old employ
ments , invention and the rapid extension of
certain old industries have provided new
avenues for them , and second that , after all ,
when wo consider the whole number of per-
sonn engaged In gainful ocupatlons , the In
vasion of women has not been very alarnr-
.HI . ; . Thus railroad construction and the
wonderful development of the cicctrlrel In-
lustry have opened opportunities in which
women have not met with much consldera-
, ion. Many occupations not known before
iavu increased the demand for male labor ,
BO that men have not suffered as much
as Is popularly assumed.
But Colonel Wright points out a fact which
affords cause for congratulation from another
and larger standpoint than that
of men's Industrial Interests. Cen
sus reports Indicate thit women
are moro generally taking the place
of children rather than that of men. Through
ho action of law as well as through the
operation of economic factors the number of
children employed In manufactures is con
stantly decreasing. In 1870 the
lercentage of . children of the whole
lumber of persons employed In man-
ifacturlng was 5,58 , whllo In 1890 it
vas only 2.CS. The , decrease since 1890 must
lave continued at , tha same rate at least.
f It Is true , theV' that women have dls-
> laccd child1 labor moro than they havedls -
edged adult male labor , the result Is dls-
Inctly beneficial to society. Child labor Is
tn anomaly and p , deeply regretted nerosslty
even within thoiiuitrowest limits , and the
evidence adduced by Colonel Wright will bo
gratifying to all true humanitarians.
ASI'IIAI.T rxC ! IX OMAHA.
Mher Cillen AuAjoiiH to Kiijoy It rill
Cnmiirf Itlnn AinoilK Illdilcrx.
MllwankcR Sentinel.
The fact that asphalt cents J1.25 a square
ard In Omaha ami' f 2.12 a square yard In
Milwaukee , a dlffercn"e of 87 cents a square
'ard , is well wortH Studying by those In-
crested In the ecpnomlcal dlsburzcmcnt of
Ity funds. Allowing the different conditions
n the two rltles , the discrepancy In the price
eems too large to bo attributed to the extra
vork which it Is claimed has to be donn in
Milwaukee. The extra work relates to the
concrete foundations anil the requirements
or curbs and gutters. In Omaha the asphalt
lavements are laid on streets that already
iavo concrete foundations. This clement of
cost being eliminated , It becomes difficult for
all except exuo'ts to farm an Intelligent
pinion concerning ( ho relative coit cf the two
mvcments.
So much , however , teems certain , that the
Omaha system offer * a greater guaranty of
economical paving , . by reason of the fact
hat It Invites competition. Instead of llmlt-
ng the quality of acphalt 1o be used to Trln-
dad lake and i'urmuduz. bids are received
rom all asphalt comtaulcs , the only condi-
lon being that good pavemunU bo laid
vltli adequate guarantees. The fallowing ex-
ract fioin the letter ot the secretary of the
Omnlm Hoard of I'ubllc Work * ,
In the Sentinel , explain * the lu.t.'y Aibiue *
there :
The cause cf the low prices w * arc obtain-
In ? Is a change of spedftciMonK msde In
ISflU , openlRR aspball paving 10 competition ,
and modification of detail. , tiisdo In IS97 ,
The field was formerly open only to Trinidad
lake ssphaltum , which was under control ol
leading stockholders of the Harbor company ,
under numerous corporate rfamw. The ap
parent compotlllon of Venezuela ur llermudpj
r.sphalt In many cities Is a vhani. n that ma
terial Is also Under control of the llarbci
rompiny. which In n recent case at Ntitg.tr.i
Palls tesllfled to the owncrrhlp of 75 pel
rent nf Its stock. The only true c-ompptltlnn
lies tn keepInR specifications open to all
asphalts , conditioned on good pavement with
adequate guaranty as to results aml mainte
nance.
It Is this alone that has given us real com
petition , augmented by the fuel that before
selection -by Ihe property owners the board
advertises for bids for asphalt , stone and
brick on same streets. Tlila forces asphalt
companies Independent of the competition be
tween themselves to keep prices down , as
otherwise the property owners would select
brick. In our last bids the asphalt proposals
for raising and repavlng over the surface of
old block pavements were actually lowct
than bids for brick.
This system undeniably effects the desired
end of causing competition. It may be , as
one of the Milwaukee commissioners says ,
that brick pavements cannot bo laid for as
low a price ns asphalt , but at the same time
there can bo no possible harm In allowing
brick paving companies to bid against as
phalt. This would bo the surest way of
finding out whether nspbalt Is the cheapci
pavement and would also make the asphalt
companies careful to offer figures sulllclontlj'
low to exclude brick. The principle of com.
petition In city work is certainly the correct
one nnd doubtless it Is competition that de
serves credit for the low price of asphalt
paving In Omahn.
'IIII1TAIX ' AM ) Til 1-2 SHAI.S.
Springfield Republican : The sudden frlc'it '
of England and Canada over the entrance of
Uus'la and Japan Into the coming e-cal con
ference at Washington seems worked up by
main force , Inasmuch as the conference Is
to be one of experts merely , who shall agree ,
If possible , on the facts as to the herds and
aeal llfu. It Is not unlikely that the Russian *
and Japanese , who have Interests In seal
fisheries , could add somewhat to the common
stock of knowledge. Still , England may dis
trust Russia too deeply on general principles
to permit even her moral influence to bu
thrown Into the balance.
Buffalo Kxpress : The notification which
the British foreign office now gives , that It
will not take part In the conference unless
Russia and Japan are excluded , Is , therefore ,
a direct repudiation of an iigrcemcnt , n violation
lation of an official promise. With all our
alleged crude Ideas of diplomacy In this coun
try , wo have hwc no code which permits
such acts as that. Neither can Great Hrltali
afford to do It. Self-rofpectlng Qngllilimci
must at once say that it would bo far better
for Great Britain to lose altogether whatever
Interests she has In the Alaskan seals thai
to take a place in the world's diplomacy be
, ldo Turkey as a nation whoso word canno
be depended on , whose pledge Is given om
moment only to be broken the next.
Philadelphia Ledger : The surprising am
Inexplicable element ot the dispatches re
porting Great Britain's withdrawal from the
conference Is the statement that she agreci
to join In the conference with the knowledge
that Russia and Japan were to be repre
sentcd. On July 28 , 1897 , Lord Salisbury , li
a brief note to Ambassador Hay , stated tha
the British , government would agree to a
meeting of experts in October In Washlngtoi
to discuss matters relating to the destructioi
of the seal herds. It was not proposed tha
this meeting should modify the status nnde >
the awards ( and recommendations of tht
Paris arbitration tribunal. Us Immediate pur
pose ID to ascertain the scientific facts as to
the increase or diminution of the herds
With the light of expert opinion thrown upci
the Inquiry necessary changes can be made
hereafter , under the findings of the Parla
arbitration tribunal , by nil agreement be
tween Great Britain and the United States
The prescnco of Russian and Japanese rep
resentatives at nn International Investigation
organized to ascertain scientifically tlie tatux
of the seal herds Is not a sufllclent prctex
for the absence of a British representative
but the conciliation of Canada may be ai
adequate motive for the action from the
British point of view.
1'EHSOXAlj AM ) OTIllSHWISR.
Forty-five persons have boon killed and
441 injured by street cars In Chicago since
January 1.
The projected combine of brewers , accord
ing to the promoters , simply means a little
more wind In foamy collar.
A New York woman has applied at a
hospital to bo cured of the ginger habit.
The hotter plan Is to give it to some man
in exchange for his name.
The Kansas state officials have discarded
tlio gold seals in their ofllces and bad new
ones made of silver , which shows that popu
lism has not yet exhausted Its pranks.
The mysterious Mrs. Luetgert appears to
have been quite lively in her travels. Ac
cording to reports her flight from Wisconsin
to Nebraska was a notable exhibition of
speed.
Germany is said to be training wolf
liounds to send against France's military
bicyclists. A much better and cheaper
plan would bo a brigade of Jersey mosqui
toes sent against the tires.
Henry W. Sage , the millionaire philanthro
pist , who died in Ithaca , N. Y. , a few days
igo , was the founder of the Sage public
library In Bay City , Mich. , where he ac
quired much of his wealth.
Senator John M. Palmer has been retained
by the colored citizens of Alton , 111. , in
their suit against the Board of Education
'or instructing the teachers In the white
[ lubllc schools to admit no colored children
to their classes.
Ex-Governor William Sprague of Rhode
Island recently met his two daughters in
Washington for the first time In eighteen
years. Mr. Sprague was divorced from bis
wife , who wus Miss Kate Chase , eighteen
years ago and his daughters have not been
allowed to communicate with him.
The Western Waterways association will
lold a convention at Davenport , la. , next
Tuesday and Wednesday , The meeting prom-
ses to be a very largo ono. Arrangements
'or the entertainment of the delegates and
'or reduced transportation rates have been
completed by a committee of Davenport citi
zens.
zens.An
An English tory officer who died lately
eft directions that his body should bo cre-
inated and the ashes burled In a gardea by
the side of his favorite dog. The dog was
a Scotch collie that had been taught to bark
and growl whenever Mr. Gladstone's name
was mentioned. After It died Its master
used to decorate the gravii with primroses
oa Lord Beaconsfleld's birthday ,
AVhllo ths memory of last week's superb
weather is fresh In the minds of the multl-
udn it is in order to consider what reward
s duo the author of It. Expressions of grat-
tudo will not fill the bill. The reward must
> 3 more enduring and precious , But one gift
of royal proportions fully meets thu rcqulre-
nents and puts him on nis godd behavior.
Make him King Ak-Sar-Ben IV.
A wood carver perpetrates a picture of
Bob Fltzslmmons representing that eminent
artist In the act of delivering a Hpecch , lila
eft hand in his pocket and bis right ex-
endoj In eloquent gesture. That wood
: arvt-r hasn't seen 'Bob ' In action. A party
> y the name of Corbett avers that Bob In-
arlably leads with his left and bin gestures
ruqucntly command breathless attention.
When Admiral Jouett now on the retired
1st of the navy was acting secretary of the
tavy , tlie commandint of tlio academy at
Annapolis asked that a cadet be court nmr-
'lalcd for whipping IIvo toughs and two po-
iccmeu , although it wad done In self-defeiue.
'Court martial that follow , " roared Jouett.
'The boy ought to have a medal. Do you
iuppcco the government hired you to raise
> oys to play checkers ? "
The young woman of Clillllcolhe , Mo. ,
whom tha t > nebs of Kansas City rejected as
i maid of honor at the Priests of Pallas bill ,
> ccamo the queen of the Kansas carnival at
Popeka. Kansas City dudes objected to her
lecaueo she was a working girl , and that en
deared her all the moro to the people of To-
> eka. She was taken from her homo to the
Kantian capital by special train , was welcomed
at Kancau City , Kan. , by a vast multitude
or enthuBlatu and at Topeka was given the
keys of Htato by Governor Leojy. It wa * a
glorious event for the Cbllllcotbo working
flrl and an emphatic rebuke for snobbery. ,
ENTERTAIN THE AMERICANS
Hiwaiians Ihka the Visit of Seniors anci
,
Congressmen Pleasant ,
SHOW THEM THE SIGHTS OF THE ISLANDS
lial llnrttTt iiril Al > oii (
prt'xiilitK 'llu-lr Vlcus on Amit'X-
iitloiiKiiKlniiil 1'lnyliin to
txlinul.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 29.Tlio steam
ship Australia arrived this morning from
Honolulu with the following Hawaiian ad
vices up lo September 2 ;
Representative J. 0. Cannon of Illinois ,
It. C. LoudenslaRcr of New Jersey , A. S.
Berry ot Kentucky and J. A. Tnwnoy of Min
nesota and their families leave for S i Kran-
claco today after a short stay In this country.
Senator Morgan will remain several weeks
longer. During the pAit > 's slay they have
been conducted to the different polnta of In
terest and have bad everything pertaining
to Hawaii explained to them. Many social
functions have been given In their honor.
On the evening of the l0th ! a public reception
was tendered Senator Morgtii at tlio United
States legation and was largely attended.
Senator Morgan and the congressmen vis
Itcd Pearl Harbor yesterday. The lates
charts , together with a brief sketch ot tb
work Already accomplished by the Bcnnlns
ton survey party were laid before the sen
alor and Ills colleagues.
It has been asserted that Reprcscntatlv
Cannon Is opposed to annexation. In ai
Interview ho said : "You can rest assurei
that I have not committed myself agalns
annexation. I do not care what you hea
to the contrary , no man can say that I nn
pledged against annexation of the Islands t
thu United States. I dislike going Into par
tlculars on this question at this time.
came here for pleasure and to see and lean
all I possibly could during the short pcrloi
of my stay. I can truthfully siy : that 1 an
greatly impressed with my trip to Hawaii. '
Congressman Cannon Is on the committee 01
appropriations of the house and has nlway
opposed large appropriations for the 1m
provemont of Pearl Harbor.
Congressman Berry talks freely. He says
I was favorable to political union before
came here and my visit has only strengthened
onod mo In my position. I feel conllden
that annexation will come during the uex
session sf congress. The Hawaiian islands
will be annexed In some manner.
POSTPONES HIS TALK.
Congressman Loudcnslagcr was nonuom
initial when Interviewed. It Is understood
he favors annexation. He said : "Not belnj ,
on American soil I would prefer not to talk
on the subject , t do not think it would bt
right for me to do so. You will hear very
thortly how I feel about the matter , for I In
tend to ventilate my views when I retun
home. 1 can say that I am favorably im-
pros'ed with the American colony in Hawaii
They are Intelligent and law-abiding and are
worthy of their flag and country. "
The French cruiser Duguay Truln arrlvec
from Tahlta yesterday with Commodore Fort
who has been In command of the French nav >
hi the Pacific for some yean , . It will re
main here about a week and will then pro
ceed to S.iu Francisco.
When the question of the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands conies up before the
United Stxites senate England wll
make a protest. Tills prolrst wll
not bo of a belligerent nature and
Is only the forerunner of a scheme
to obtain control of Ncckar island for table
purposes. For some time past English war
vessels have been seizing Islands In the Pa
cific , but have kept their hands off Hawaiian
territory.
In May , 1S94 , President Dole has reason to
bellavo that England had 'its eyes on Ncckar
island. He acted promptly and on May 25 a
vessel was chartered and sailed Iho same
day for the island. Captain J. A. King , the
minister of the interior , was in charge of the
expedition. The Island was reached two days
later and the following proclamation was
read :
"I , James A. King , minister of the Interior
of the provisional government of the Ha
waiian islands , In pursuance of a commis
sion granted mo by his excellency , Sanford
B. Dole , president of the provisional gov
ernment of the Hawaiian Islands , do hereby.
in the name of the provisional government of
the Hawaiian islands , take possession of
this island , known as Noclur Island , as a
part of Hawaiian territory ; the same lying
In 23 degress 33 minutes north latitude and
longitude 164 degrees 30 minutes west , and
having been claimed by the Hawaiian gov
ernment as Hawaiian territory since the
year 1S45 , when an expedition under Captain
Paty was sent to survey said island. "
WILLING TO PART TITLE.
Both the United States and Hawaiian gov-
erntneats know positively that England docs
not object to the annexation of the Islands ,
but It must have a cable landing near Honolulu
lulu , and the landing must be on British
soil. Neckar island is practically worthless
to Hawaii and It Is believed that this gov
ernment will readily code the barren rock
to please England , Had It not been for the
recent death of British Commissioner Hawes ,
England's request for the Island , it is be
lieved , 'would have been presented to this
government. As the ca o now stands , noth-
! mg will be done until a new commissioner
Is appointed. When Captain King visited
Neckar Island It was found to 'bo almost a
sterile heap of volcanic rocks , nearly 300 feet
high , with a few patches ot coarse grass on
its surface.
HIMOItKD SAMS OK RllUH
nnoii of tin- Opinion On * United
Slnlcs AVnnlN II.
LONDON , Sept. 29. There is a rumor In
Canadian circles that the government of the
United States has made overtures tn the
government of Denmark with the object of
acquiring Greenland from the latter country.
The Evening News gives prominence to the
rumor nnd says : "Under ordinary circum
stances , even If true , tlio report would uxcltn
little Interest , but coupled with the news
of the hoisting of the union jack over
Ballln'ii land. It becomes of grrat moment.
It appears that Baffin's land was never for
mally acquired by the English , although It
has been regarded as English for half a
century. Hudson's strait Is destined to
become part , in the future , of a great grain-
carrying route between Liverpool and Winni
peg which will bo a powerful rival of the
American land routes. The Americans have
no port or footing on the eastern shores of
the continent north of Maine , and if they urn
to participate In the advantages of the Hud
son bay route It has been < ip.a ently urged
that their government secure some land or
[ > enlnsula without delay. "
The Evening Nuwa adds to this comment
an interview with unnamed Canadian
olllelals , to the effect that the holntlng of the
union jack over Damn's laud was undoubt
edly evoked by 'the report that the United
States government had Its eye upon that
: orrltory. According to the official quoted ,
there la nothing to prevent the United States
purchasing Greenland from Denmark. In
: onclu8lon the Evening News remarks : "If
ho Americans acquire Greenland there will
> e difficulties ahead for our transatlantic
commeice and International relations. If
.hey have not acquired It already , what in
o prevent our securing It ? "
ISnilirrtiiHVIII % nl Inli-rrciie.
LONDON , Sept. 29. The Berlin corroi > ond-
cut of the Dally News says : The statement
hat the German and Austrian emperors have
leclded to Intervene between the United
States and Spain Is unfounded. I'ubllc
opinion hero favors Spain , but tliero IB no
lucatlon of the German cabinet making Itself
a catipaw for Spain , while Austrian diplo-
nuts will not allow Its foreign policies to be
ntluenced by ceitaln dynamic Interests.
TRY GRAIN-O ! TRY QRflJN-0 !
Ask your grocer today to show you
lacknge of OUA1N-O , the new food drink
hat takes 'ho place of coffee. The child
ren mr.y drink It without injury an well as
bo adult. All who try It , like It. GHAIN-O
laa thai rich Heal brown of Modi a or Java ,
mt It la made from pure urutns , and the
nest delicate stomach receives it without !
dUtreas. U the price of coffee , 15c and 25o
per pacluice. Sold by all grocer * . i
IOWA 1'UICSM COM M KMT.
Davenport Republican : Governor Gear1 !
recent statement of the situation In Iowa
Is being widely quoted In other etxten. The
days of 7 per cent loans on lown farms are
ended. low * farmers have got n surplus ,
IOWA U-.nkg ro full of money , Iowa farmers
In future will do the lending. This Is Sena
tor Gear's torso way of summing up tbo
farmers' good fortune.
Waterloo Courier : One of the changes In
Iho lown election litw us promulgated by the
general assembly In special scsion , and ono
that will meet with universal approval , Is the
provision looking to tin cArllcr counting of
the votes. The hours for opening 'tho polls
In the country precinct * Is to bo 8 o'clock In
the morning ; in towns and cities It will bo at
T o'clock. All the polls In the state will close
nt C o'clock p. in. The prevision la a wlso
one and will facilitate matters greatly.
U'.ibuimo ' Times : The proposed erection of a
monument to Jullcn Duburmc honors the pro
jectors not less than the memory ot that pioneer
neer ot Ihe then far west. It should be a mon
ument that I : worthy ot the people of the
city and county which bears big name and
of his Inestimable contribution to the civi
lization of ( ho west. There la now nothing
to hinder the completion of the work. The
committee charged with the duty of obtain
ing means to forward the work reported ou
Wednesday night that It was ready to pro
ceed with the erection ot the monument.
Sioux City Tribune : The literary end of
the poporratlo campaign In lowu keeps com
plaining of "the Infamous pnrtls.in leslslft-
lion known as thu null-fusion law. " The
purpose of that aet may have been to pre
vent fiiilon of the forces opposed to the
republican patty , but certainly that lisa not
been the eft'ert of the net. Tlie effect Jias
been rather to force a union In the most
effectIve way possible. The Trlbuno pointed
out that this would be the effect at the
time and that H would tend to destroy the
party which , fused under another name.
Tliero Is no people's party now , except that
following the Weeks crowd in the mlddlo of
the road.
K/.V Tiiornirrs.
Detroit Journal : "The average num. " re-
marlcod the observer nf men and things , "will
acknowledge the corn where the average
woman would pretend It was a sprained an
kle. "
Chicago Record : "Don't borrow trouble. ,
Jack. "What's the use ? "
"Borrow trouble ? Who said I was bor
rowing trouble ? 1'vo got trouble to lend. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Ilavo you caught
that murderer yet ? "
"No , " replied the detective , "wo haven't
caught him. But we've got him so scared
ho doesn't dare show hlmjelf when wo'ro
around. "
Chicago Trlbuno : "What do you consider
the most absolutely certain way to distin
guish toadstools from mushrodma ? "
"Cook them , get some other man to eat
them , and then watch his symptoms. "
Chicago News : " ( jur now clergyman Is
what might be called n phenomenon. "
"Why ? "
"He can preach a funeral sermon and fell
the truth all the time. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Now , really , " said
the Thoughtful Man , "did you ever see a
woman who was homely enough to stop a
clock by looking at it ? "
"No , " said the Nonsensical Chap , "but I
have seen a woman stop a car by looking at
the conductor. "
Detroit Kreo Press : "You say , " said the
city editor , "that he walked forth from the
grim walls of the prison a free man. "
"Yes , elr , " answered the reporter.
"Well , he didn't. His wife was with him. "
Brooklyn Llfo : Ho ( just Introduced )
What a very homely person that gentleman
near tlie piano is , Mrs. Black.
She Isn't he ! That Is Mr. Black.
"How true it Is , Mrs. Black , -that the
homely men always get the prettiest wives ! "
The following obituary Is coaled from a
recent edition of the Washington Star :
MYERS. IN 'MEMORY ' OK FRANK TilYEHS ,
WHO DIED TWO YEARS AGO
TODAY.
Just two years ngo today
The ono wo loved has passed away.
Although a link has' been broken from the
chain ,
We hope to meet him In heaven again.
Ho hud just joined the Pioneer Base Ball
club ,
His comrades to enjoy.
But the fatal slide to second base ' i
Caused the death of our darling boy.
By bio parents.
OV15H \l2llltASICA. .
Denver Post.
Things a jumpln' everywhere ,
Over in Nebraska ,
Songs o' gladness In tlio air , .
Over in Nebraska ,
Rousln' crops that can't bo beat ,
Stacks an' stacks o' dollar wheat ,
Larders crammed with bread an' meat ,
Over In Nebraska.
Tldo at last lias reached Uio turn ,
Over In Nebraska ,
Folks have mortgages to burn ,
Over In Nebraska.
No more use fur Shylocks now ,
Never liked 'em anyhow
Turn up money with the plow ,
Over In Ncbraoka.
Pccplo fiockln' back agin
Into ol' Nebraska ;
All confess it wus a HII !
Fur to leave Nebraska.
Lookln' round with slioeplzh ar | ,
Wlshln' they luvi stayed to share
In the good luck everywhere
Ovei In Nebraska.
When it'u lime to go to bed ,
Over in Nebraska ,
Every mortal IIOWH lila head ,
Over ii ; NelraHka ,
Never strain 'em through n sieve.
Them outspoken thanks they give
To the Master that they live
Over in ol' Nebraska.
I A I OIITI AI < Ill.Vr.
s'ow that good times nro a com'n'
And the mills have gone to liummln' ,
On another great reform I will Insist.
Save the expense of election ,
Make a permanent KOlectlon
By putting Bill McKlnlcy rn the civil
service list. jy. . jj.
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