THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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Welcome the First Nebraska ,
L/et / the flags flutter and the streamers
stream.
Nebraska Is proud to greet Its return
ing warriors.
Omaha Is ready to Incubate the big-
goat crop of hoarse voices yet produced.
If the soldier boys want anything they
don't see all they have to do Is to ask
for It
If the town whistles and bells do not
get enough practice this week It will
not be Mayor Moores' fault.
The democratic club of Salt Lake proposes - ,
poses tovgivo a theatrical performance.
It will bo farce comedy , of course.
If the soldier boys only clear the
atmosphere of the soldier bugs they will
bo voted another set of medals.
Oem Paul seems to have taken an
other look at his hand and raised Colonial
nial Secretary Chamberlain a stack of
red chips.
The weather bureau has lost a hurri
cane somewhere In the West Indies. If
It will only stay lost the people of that
section will appreciate it
Did you notice the superiority of The
Sunday Bee as compared with other
papers printed hereabouts ? It Is the
same thing every Sunday.
Kvents In Ohio Indicate the following
as an appropriate Inscription for the
Ohio democratic convention hall :
"Johnny McLean ; his party. "
Vendors of remedies for disordered
stomachs can do a good business among
Nebraska democratic editors. The dose
of Holcomb crow has seriously impaired
the digestive apparatus and the case Is
one requiring skillful treatment
A new form of money order Is to be
put Into use by the Postofflce depart
ment to accommodate better tlio de
mands of patrons. With republican
prosperity the pressure of money order
business must bo overtaxing money
order facilities.
If .Tollu Bull wants any bridges built
for his prospective campaign In South
Africa ho can ascertain from the com
mander in the Soudan that the United
States is the only place where ho can
got a good Job done In a hurry and com
pleted on time.
Nobody has us yet explained the ne
cessity of sending Adjutant General
Barry and Congressman stark west a
second time to meet the returning First
regiment If the state Is to pay the
freight it may yet be necessary to ex
plain the matter.
The Davenport ( la. ) Democrat reply
ing to tlio statement that tlio demo
cratic party never leads , says that
Q rover Cleveland headed the procession
for eight years. True , but ho got so far
ahead of hla party that it will require
nt h'ast a generation for it to catch up.
Itccoptlon committees propose and the
Southern I'ucUlc Railway company dis
pose * . No soldier train time card appears
to bo low enough to enable that com
pany to keep up with it , But it was on
tlmu to the miuuto when it came to the
question of pay In advance for trans
portation.
All the railroads want is to got the
Sixteenth Btreot viaduct tied up in
court lver/ ! ) mouth of delay In the
work of construction means BO much
money In their coffers saved us Intercut
on the investment , while the public must
content itself with nil sorta of incon-
yculeuces.
According to a dispatch from Cape
town the Transvaal government has In
formed the British secretary of sUitc
for the colonies , Mr. Chamberlain , that
it adheres to Its latest proposals and
will offer no further concessions. These
proposals , It is understood , embrace the
rollmiulslinient of British suzerainty in
the Transvaal , which England will cer
tainly not accept under existing condi
tions , If Indeed there are any circum
stances that could Induce her to do so.
A rcllnqulshmcnt of suzerainty In the
Transvaal under existing , condltloris
would curry with it a loss of British
prestige In South Africa , while the aim
of Great Britain Is rather to Increase
its prestige there.
Tf the rejwrt from Capetown Is correct
It would seem safe to ijuy that war Is
Inevitable , since the British government
had already announced that It would
not reccdo from Its position or modify
Its terms. It has been seen for HOUIO
time that It war was to bo averted It
would bo through concessions by the
Transvaal government of the British
demands. If It bo a fact that that gov
ernment has decided to make Its last
proposals an ultimatum there will un
doubtedly be war and If hostilities arc
entered upon the conflict will bo pro
tracted , sanguinary and disastrous.
TUK ST.lKDARlt.
The Pennsylvania republican plat
form declares that tlio party In that
state stands unequivocally nnd unre
servedly for sound money nnd favors a
currency with which to pay the wages
of labor and the earnings of capital ,
the soldier nnd the pensioner , as good
ns gold the world over. To further
these ends , it says , "We believe In main
taining the existing gold standard and
nro unalterably opposed to the free
coinage of sliver nt the ratio of 10 to 1. "
This Is plain nnd explicit and undoubt
edly It reflects the sentiment of the
large majority of the republicans
throughout the country.
In a recent interview Representative
Babcock of Wisconsin , a member of the
house caucus currency committee , made
a statement to tlio effect that the cur
rency bill prepared by that committee
embodies an outspoken declaration for
the gold standard , that the measure will
bo introduced at the earliest possible
time after the assembling of congress
and that there is ample reason to be
lieve that it will pass both houses.
Such legislation is demanded by the
situation and as wo have repeatedly
said the next congress will commit a
grave mistake if It is not enacted. Wo
are well aware that there are repub
licans , some of them prominent in the
councils of the party , who contend that
no declaration of the gold standard is
necessary because wo already have
that standard. Some even assert that it
is now legally established. It is true
that we have the gold standard , but it
is a mistake to say that it Is Used In
law and that is what should be done.
To assure the .maintenance of the gold
standard there is needed legislation that
will deprive , the executive of the power
he now possesses of .placing the country
on a silver basis. With that accom
plished there would be little danger
from the free silver agitation.
TO VROIS ANNEXATION.
It Is announced that a-committee rep
resenting the Cuban anncxatloulsts is
on the way to Washington to urge either
annexation or a protectorate for Cuba.
It is said in connection with this an
nouncement from Havana that the senti
ment In favor of annexation to the
United States , or at least the establish
ment of a protectorate , which has been
growing slowly as the result of the work
of the Americans there , Is daily becom
ing more apparent The dispatch
further says : "Tho autonomists have
some organization here still and a ma
jority of them favor American control
of the Island. Their organ , like the
rest of the press hero , was demanding
Independence three months ago , but It
Is now quite outspoken In favor of an
nexation. This change is part of the
general drift toward America and
things American , which is so noticeable
on all sides , as much by what is not
Bald as by what is said. The criticism
by the newspapers during the first few
mouths 'of American control has almost
entirely disappeared. "
It is undoubtedly a fact that there is
a considerable annexation sentiment In
Cuba , but that .It Is growing may bo
doubted , though it Is highly probable
that American commercial influence in
the island Is being exerted to promote
it It is perfectly easy to understand
why the land owners and the sugar and
tobacco growers of Cuba should desire
annexation. That would glvo their
products free access to the American
market and thus contribute greatly to
the development nnd prosperity of the
island. These practical men under
stand that as an Independent state while
Cuba might bo able to make a favor-
ublo commercial arrangement with tlio
United States Its Industrial interests
would not bo BO well promoted or BO
rapidly developed as if it find free com
mercial intercourse with this country.
But this element constitutes ti minority
of the pcoplo and there Is reason to be
lieve that if the question of annexation
could bo submitted to popular vote a ma
jority of Cubans would bo found op
posed to it and in favor of absolute In
dependence.
Wo referred a short time ago to the
utterances of a prominent and represent
ative Cuban , Dr. Antonio Perez , in which
ho Bald that the Cubans , who have been
opposing for nearly half a century the
formidable power of Spain , and success
fully resisting all kinds of bribes ana
promises , cannot BO easily bo deprived
of the right to direct their own destiny
ua were the people of Hawaii. Ho said
that the present state of affairs in the
island is looked upon as an interregnum
pending the formation of a Oubun re
public and that in splto of assertions to
the contrary , the native Cubans nro
almost unanimously In favor of u re
public. "Tho liberty they won on the
field of battle , " he declared , "must bo li-nt
on the Held of bnttle , If such should be
their fate. Whether or not Cuba Hlinll
occupy the Inferior position of n stale of
the American union Is exclusively a mat
ter for the Cubans themselves to dediU- .
The will of the majority , freely , hon
estly and loyally expressed , will ever be
the law , by nil accepted , by all acknowl
edged. " He further declared that the
Independence of Cuba Is n necessity
and the only solution of the Cubnn
problem.
Our government cannot properly
countenance any movement for Cuban
annexation , It Is solemnly pledged to
give the Cubnn people Independence
and It Is not to bo doubted that a ma
jority of the American people nro In
sympathy with the desire of the native
Cubans for self-government
fi UIL IXSI'KCriUA' FAItUE.
The people of Nebraska who nro com
pelled to use petroleum for Illuminating
purposes are presumed to be protected
from dangerous explosive oils by state
Inspection under the laws governing the
oil trafllc. As a matter of fact stale
Inspection of oil In Nebraska Is now , ns
It has always been , an outrageous
farce. The only purpose the law serves
Is to provide soft berths for political
ImugurH-on who care precious little
about the exposure to which the pee
ple's lives and property nro subjected.
It was thus under Frank Hilton and
his gang of roustabout Inspectors ; it
was so under Kdmlsten and the popo-
cratlc deputy plc-blters ; It Is so now
under the redoubtable Charley Fanning
nnd the precious crew which trains un
der him.
In this respect however , Nebraska Is
not much worse off than other states
where oil inspectors mix politics with
petroleum. The recent investigations of
the fatal explosions that have occurred
in Detroit have developed the fact that
the state oil Inspectors had Inspected
every car of oil received In that city
and certified that they found It up to
the required test It appears also that
the oils Inspected were not the oils sold
to the retail dealers. It was shown
conclusively that the explosive oils were
n mixture df two different qualities of
oil and that the mixing was done In
the storehouses of the Importers. This
only goes to show that the Inspection ,
so called , which begins and ends at the
tanks and barrels as they are unloaded
at the warehouse , affords no protection
whatever to the consumer because he
docs not get the oil that has been certi
fied as being up to the standard.
The only way to make oil inspection
effective Is by tests of the oil at the
retail vendor's shop. That , of course ,
would be impracticable In small villages ,
but if dealers in explosive oils were
placed under heavy penalty nnd held
responsible for accidents directly trace
able to the explosive illuminant they
would exercise due diligence in the pur
chase of oils and see to it that they
were up to standard before they ven
tured to sell them. In the larger towns ,
and especially In cities like Omaha ,
rigid municipal inspection should be
provided for and every retail shop
placed under surveillance Just the same
as any powder house or other place
where explosives are stored. This safe
guard is becoming more Imperative In
view of the well-known fact that state
Inspection has degenerated Into a farce.
In view of the advent of street fakirs
nnd 'nostrum vendors who are now in
festing this city It may not be inappro
priate to recall an exciting Incident that
recently convulsed n New England
town. According to the Boston Globe
an itinerant corn doctor took possession
of the public square In Charleston , N.
II. , a few evenings since and proceeded
to transact a business which assumed
land ofllco dimensions while it lasted ,
but the corn-cutter came down from his
roosting place rather early. Hen fruit
was projected at him from all directions
and he was a sorry looking sight when
he reached the friendly shelter of the
hotel. This demonstration is said to
have been merely a way the unsophisti
cated Yankees who had been taken In
by the Impostor have of expressing
their righteous Indignation. It seems
that the corn cure which ho guaranteed
did not operate on the case-hardened
toes of the credulous Chnrlestonltes.
Hence the bombardment.
The statement of Cuban revenues and
expenditures for the first six months "of
tlio current year certainly affords the
people of the Island an object lesson in
governmental economy which they will
do well to study. Even under the dis
turbed financial conditions of tlio island
there is a surplus of over $1,000,000. ,
Of the total revenues more than one-
sixth has boon devoted to putting the
Island In bettex * sanitary condition and
fully half expended where it will bo a
permanent investment With the in
come assured when normal conditions
are restored the 'Cubans should bo in a
position to maintain a creditable gov
ernment , providing for all necessary
public works and expenditures with a
rate of taxation never approached under
Spanish ) rule in that Island.
Coin Harvey is still repeating the
sophistries of his touching lecture on
"Law nnd Civilization" to audiences of
Nebraska popocrats and passing the hat
around for donations to the relief of
himself and tlio democratic campaign
fund. The success of the lecture Is
measured by the returns of the touchIng -
Ing committee.
James Creelman makes a pretty
picture of William J. Bryan astride his
black charger which he rode In the war
with Spain. When tlio colonel strikes
the trail this famous war horse Is per
mitted to browse peacefully upon the
farm near Lincoln which tlio colonel
recently purchased.
A was to have been expected , tlio
local jealousy of Omaha fanned by nur-
row-visioncd demagogues IIUH been in
jected Into the First Nebraska's home
coming. What Omaha must do to offset
the bnckcapplng Is to treat Its soldier
guests PO royally that when they go
home they will themselves testify to
Omaha's' patriotism , liberality nnd
public spirit.
> < < On Your I.U * .
Philadelphia Times.
Of eourso 'those Parisian anarchists
wrecked a criurch. Catch them wrecktnc a
saloon.
( lie I.imt ttltvh.
Indianapolis News.
A polRlc.il party Is In i bid way when It
practically admits that all Its eggs nro In
ono basket and that only ono man can 'cad
It to success.
Tlclclcn Pop rolHIelntm.
Washington Slnr.
Mr. . Bryan's friends ore finding a llttlo
consolation. In the fact that the orlco ff
wheat Is somewhat off , Anything that lilts
the farmer Is encouraging .to the pop poli
ticians.
Urowth of I >
Globe-Democrat.
Exports of American manufactures In the
flFcal year cnJlnc June 30 last were 28 per
cent larger than In the preceding year. This
development Is colng on under the Dlngloy
law which the democrats arcuod would kill
our foreign trade.
Ilnril Time * for Cronkcr * .
Indianapolis Journal.
The advance agents of disaster may talk
ns they will , but whoa a jieoplo have the
nblllty to purchase ns many of the good
things of this life as the farmers nnJ
worklngmcn of the United States have had
In the Inft yenr and a half they nro not
going back on the party they believe to bo
responsible for bringing about so pleasant a
elate of affairs.
WHY nKKV IS
Stem ! ) * DccrpjiNc In the \uiulicr of
Ciittlc In the Country.
Chicago Tlmes-'Herald.
There Is not nn ounce of sense In the out
cry against the ndvnnco In the price of beef
and other meata. This follows a natural law ,
just as smoke rises and water flows down
hill.
hill.Thero
There are more people demanding meat
food today with money in their pockets to
pay for It than there were six months or a
year ago. The whole country Is a vast hive
of workers , who demand meat not only once
but twice nnd three tlmca a day , and what
Is more , they need the energy the meat
supplies In their business.
The need of meat without getting It has
been a long-felt want among American
worklngmcn. And now that they have work
at good living wages , they think they must
have meat to live up to the tax put upon
their energies.
Coincident to the Increased demand for
meat , and especially for beef , there has been
a natural decrease In the supply and an
equally natural advance In the price of cat
tle. The table furnished by Mr. Findtey to
the Times-Herald yesterday contained the
meat of the bcof situation In a nutshell.
From the federal returns It gave the num
ber of cattle other than milch cows In this
country as follows :
Per 1,000
Total of popu-
cattle. latlon.
18)0 36.849,024 83
IStt 3G.875.C48 675
1W2 37,601,219 673
1W3 35,90-1,190 K4
1S9 < 3fiC03.1C3 & 11
1 93 31,364,210 4SS
1894 32.OSo.409 446
" 97 30,503,40S 414
1S5S 23,2(14,000 ( 3bD
IS" 27,934,225 3C5
It does not require a second glance at
thcso figures to comprehend why beef has
gone up. The number of available beef
cattle has fallen almost 10,000,000. or one-
quarter , during ; tjioi last seven years. In
that tlmo the population has Increased at
least 10,000,000. So the supply of cattle per
capita today Is more than one-third ICES
than It was In 1S92.
But the ability to buy beef for domestic
consumption Is double per capita what It
was two or three yeara ago. And herein
lies the chief reason for the advance In
the prlco of beef.
So long os the demand for beef grows
"bywhat It feeds on" there Is no power
on earth can keep the prlco of beef down
until the stock raisers can Increase the
slzo and weight of their herds.
It the American people will deny them
selves beef once a 'day there might bo a
chance for the meat supply to catch up.
But there Is llttlo likelihood of that so long
as wages hold good.
The American farmer Is reaping the
benefit of the good wages paid to Ameri
can labor , and that's what makes meat dear.
Mt'UDI.IS IX T1II3 SIXTH D1STUICT.
North Platte TrJbuna ( rep. ) : Judge
Nevlllo has a big eontract on hla hands
when ho attempts to gain the esteem and
votes ol the recalcitrant democrats and
populists In this congressional district. In
fact there are n great many pcopto who
think the contract Is too great for the judge
and that after November he will bo In the
consomme.
North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : To be , or
not to be , that's the question. Whether It
la better to prove myself a democrat , re
main In the race and thereby enjoy the con
fidence of the men who gave me a unani
mous nomination , or to withdraw and thus
I > rove mysell a victim of populist cajolery
and a vaclllator of the greatest magnitude.
Which ? Which ? By the great horned
spoon , It shall be the former. From Har
rington's Saturday morning soliloquy.
St. Paul Phonograph ( pop , ) : Some of the
people hero might have liked Barry or
Stewart better , but In southwest Nebraska
they like Judge Neville a great deal hotter
than anybody else. And now , It makes no
difference , we are all for Neville. We need
not bo ashamed of him either there are no
spots upon that man , As an expounder nnd
exenrpllfler of populism ho ranks with any
of thten. Ho will make a campaign hot nnd
strong and wo will all turn In and help.
Central City Nonpareil ( rep. ) ; There Is n
pretty mess In fusion politics out In the
Sixth district. M. C. Harrington , who Is a
democrat , was named by the democratic
convention for congress , while Judge
Neville , who Is any eld thing for office , was
put up by the populists. Instead of fusing
the two conventions got mad nnd called each
other names. Bryan , Allen and other peace
makers are said to bo endeavoring to talk
Harrington Into withdrawing , but the Sixth
district democrats won't hear to it. They
are making a big fueg over the empty honor
of being defeated by Judge Ktncald.
York Times ( rep , ) : It has been fifteen
yeara to a day since William Neville of
.North I'latto bos been fairly entered In the
race for congress. Fifteen long and dreary
years have Intervened between his two nom
inations for that high oftlce. Hut the
monotony has not been unbroken. Kach and
every year has found him a candidate for
something and on two or three occasions
ho has actually succeeded In wrestling a
nomination from his unappreclatlvo parti
sans. But all this was a mere Interlude by
the orchestra. Tho. second great act Is now
on the boards and tbo etar performer ls
seen m&dly driving a pair of bronchos across
the etage toward the large painted canvas
house on the right fly , labeled "Congress. "
Now watch the scene closely. Soon you
will see Mcses P. Klnkald rids steadily in
on a mammoth elephant and the race will
be a hot ono , notwithstanding the handi
cap , Neville will yell and puff and lay the
gad to the bronchos , but the old elephant
will attend steadily to business and bring
Moses in a Bafo distance ahead of his noisy
competitor. Then the curtain will drop and
the public will have a few weeks' rest from
iNeville , tba man in whose interests tb
ballot frauds were attempted.
ITflO.V \Kllll.\31CA ,
( JoJ Urtnnorntx Sutililinl.
Brooklyn Kntde ( Ind. dcm. )
Mr. Bryan "fused nil three conventions"
In Omaha on Tuesday the democratic , the
populist and the silver republican , He was
chairman of the platform committee him
self nnd reported the resolutions. They reIterate -
Iterate 1C to 1 with dire particularity. On
that platform no democrat can carry New
UIK State. On It no gold drcnocrat can
support Mr. Bryan or anyone else. But It
the nomination Is to 'bo made not worth
having , Mr , Bryan should recclvo It by
acclamation I
MiimTiiinpx KloktMl Out.
Philadelphia Press ( rep. )
This ( .silver plnnk ) Is definite and to thn
point. Taken In connection with the utter
ances of Mr. Bryan In nil Interview In
O mil ha n few days ago no doubt can remain
as to the purpose of the Bryanltes to make
free silver the leading Issue In the cam
paign of 1SOO. There need never have been
any doubt of this purpose. It has bccu re
iterated ngaln and again. But n few mug- ,
wump newspapers that are anxious to return
to the domocratto party and begin anew
their campaign for free trade seized upon
the low a platform ns a sign that their wUhes
were to bo gratified. It was a llttlo cruel
of Mr. Bryan to take the opportunity
granted by the democratic convention In his
own state to write a platform giving a stingIng -
Ing a humiliating rebuke to thcJo mug
wumps.
IIoiirboiiN 111 Knot.
Indlnnupolls Journal ( rep. )
The wonderful Increase In the volume of
gold has made most republicans and many
democrats bellove In a single standard gold.
They see no need for silver , even If It could
be eo coined as to para on an equality with
gold. In other words , such men have made
progress , marched on beyond the belief that
silver is useful ns money e.vccpt ns it Is
tied to gold. On the other hand , the Bryan-
lies have been marking time , blindfolded.
They see no change slnco 1S96. Republicans
do. The fact that more than three times
ns much gold will be mined this year as In
189G convinces most Intelligent men that
there Is enough gold for the standard money
of the world at the present time , and that
three or four years hence there may be too
much. The republicans bavo kept progress
with the years ; the Bryanltes have marked
time with their faces toward the past.
TOUCH of Two Voices.
New York Tribune ( rep. )
As the prlco of this flat return to popu-
llstlc principles fusion was carried through
successfully nnd Colonel Bryan was enabled
to retain his political prestige In n state
In which the populist wing of his following
still outnumbers tbo democratic. It la
curious , however , that the Nebraska orator
should have been forced to disclose so
promptly the conflicting quality of his two
voices. Of the twin notes It would bo hard
to decide offhand which Is the most char
acteristic and genuine. The Omaha ono
doubtless rcflcata the democratic standard-
bearer's freer Impulses and more Intimate
political convictions. The DCS Molnes voice ,
on the contrary , reveals the studied calcula
tion of the political opportunist maneuverIng -
Ing de-llberntly for advantage and support.
There may bo a minimum of genuine pur
pose and meaning behind It , but In the main
It Is merely the "barking" of the political
showman who obligingly varies his public
program , not so much to gratify his own
Judgment ns to tempt spectators of varying
tastes and fancies within his easily expanded
tent.
Uon't lip Too Sure.
Washington Post ( Ind. rep. )
The Nebraska platform , dictated by Mr.
Bryan , differs In words , but not In sub
stance , from Us Iowa contemporary. In
addition to the general , It has a specific
Indorsement of free coinage. Why this
change ? Simply because the conditions
were different. There were three conven
tions assembled at Omaha , to comblno or
coalesce for the campaign , the number of
delegates to each being as follows : Popu
list , 1,289 ; democratic , 800 ; silver repub
licans , leas than a hundred. How could
democrats dictate to populists under such
conditions ? The Chicago Times-Herald ,
looking nt the two platforms and the cir
cumstances under which they were con
structed , saya : "Mr. Bryan Is thus accom
modating himself to the exigencies ns they
exist In the several states , but such tricks
will not work when ho comes to flx up the
policy for a national campaign. "
Don't be too sure of that. The chances
of democratic success were Infinitesimal a
few months ago , but they are worthy of
serious consideration at this time. It Is
evident that some of the gold democrats
have lume back and that others are en route
for their old political home.
j AXB OTHI3UWI9HJ.
The latest predictions In Kentucky are
that Brown and Coebel will kill each other
before the duel cornea off.
The Beef trust declares that there Is no
Beet trust and that all the trouble about
high prices Is caused by Its wicked partners ,
the farmers.
"I had rather bo right than be president , "
quoted someone to ex-Speaker Iteed the
other day. "Well , you'll never bo either , "
replied Mr. Reed ,
The fact that Colonel Ingersoll left only
$10,000 worth of property does not moan
that the family is short of fuiad . One of
the daughters owns property worth $50,000.
John Brown Is running for governor In
Kentucky and John Smith for a like job
In Maryland. The Jones family still leads ,
having possession of the executive mansion
In Arkansavr.
John Elbert , the first engineer to take n
"motive wrt rut rf Chicago , died Sunday
night. Ho went to Chicago in 1S42 , taking
with him the first engine to leave the cast.
It was named the Pioneer nnd Is now on ex
hibition In the Field Columbian museum.
Mayor Jcslali Qulncy of Boston announces
that after January 1 ho will devote himself
to bualnees Interests rather than politics.
Ho will start on a European trip as soon
ns his term of office as mayor of Boston ex
pires , having a particular doslro to attend
the Paris exposition. He says there la no
truth In the report that he Intends to move
to New York.
Ono of the men In the rnnKs of the Tenth
Pennsylvania Is a millionaire. His name Is
Morrison Barclay. Ho had u college educa
tion and Is worth $2,000,000 , being ono of
the proprietors of the principal bank at
Qreensburg , Pa , , nnd owner of many of. the
principal Industries of the town , Ho was
wounded at Mnlnto on July 28 and Is now in
a hospital In San Francisco.
The green goods men operating In Cuba
are conducting their business on such an
extensive scale as to send genuine $1 bills
with their circulars as samples of the coun
terfeit money they have for tale. The Cubans
appear to know enough not to bo caught by
the circulars , but in many cases they have
failed to recognize the character of the en
closed bills and have turned them over to
the authorities , thux In each case relinquish
ing a good American dollar.
ur.iaiiMCA.v IIOI.COMII.
. . SHOTS AT . .
York Time1 It behooves the fuslonlsts
to begin right awny to defend Slippery SI ,
I nnd explain his eccentricities In office.
While tho-y ro In the buslnrss they mlghl
. explain why ho vetoed the mutual insurance -
' anco bill In 1S95 nn > ) signed the same kind
of n bill In 1S97 , when ho becnmo president
t
of n mutual company on a salary of $50 n
1 month.
Geneva Slgnnl ; Should Silas A , Holcomb
bo elected supreme Judge , and should ho look
Into every case ns closely as ho did Into
Hartley's famous cigar box , whereby the
state lost from $200,000 to $300,000 , there
would bo some golden opinions written.
Bartley and Ho-lcomb were both to blame
for this lc s. Hartley got twenty years In
the pen. Ho deserved It. Holcomb wants
six yeara on the bench. Dow he deserve it ?
Callaway Courier : In nil the history of
politics In this state there hns never been
another such ridiculous exhibition ns the
nomination of Silas Holcomb for supreme
judge by ,1 lot of delegates sent to the state
convention Instructed to turn down nil can
didates who nccept nnd use free pnsscs.
It shows that the pop party of Nebraska
Is either too corrupt or too Ignorant to bo
entitled to the right of suffrage.
Papllllon Herald : Ex-Governor Silas A.
Holcomb was nominated by the democrats
nnd populists for the. olllco of supreme Judge
nt the convention held In , Omaha last Tues
day. Thus the people who are howling
corruption at every man that ever held olllce
longer than two months have placed In
nomination for the ofllco of supreme judge
n mnn who Is accredited with thirty-two
nnnu.il railroad passes nnd who has prom
ised to "swear oft" riding that way.
Friend Telegraph : When a political party
declare against railroad passes , when nt the
same tlmo Its leaders nnd candidates nro
loaded down with thorn , what are the people
to think of them , Silas Holcomb , who Is a
candidate for supreme Judge , took several
junkets at the expense of the railroads , not
only transported , but was fed and lodged nt
the same rate. Ono would think that Silos
would stand rather uneasy on an anti-pass
platform , but It may bo that Silas has re
formed.
Weeping Walor Republican : Holcomb ro-
cclvod the nomination for supreme judge nt
the three fusion conventions In Omaha
Tuesday. If anybody can enthuse over the
nomination of "Slippery SI , " as Howard of
the Papllllon Times calls him , wo should
llko to see the color of his hair. Holcomb
in our judgment Is the weakest candidate
the fuslonlsts could put up and a good
houest republican ought to be able to defeat
him out of sight. Now the fuu will begin ,
mid Holcomb will have many a sleepless
night over that "houso rent rake off. "
Kearney Hub : SI Holcomb will run for
supreme judge on a promise not to use rail
road passes. That Is very much unlike the
Slippery SI 'that ' wo have known so long , who
repents him of bis wickedness after four
years of railroad junketing nnd pass-dlstrlb-
u'tlnc ' ns covornor of Nebraska , but no one
will blame him for subscribing now to the
anti-pass pledge. It Is all right. Being right
on tbo eve of permanent retirement from
service as a. servant of the public , he is not
losing anything by the seeming sacrifice and
the act may serve as & solace and unotlon to
his wounded and bleeding heart. Poor
Silas 1
North Platte Tribune : Silas Holcomb , the
ballot box rapist , the house rent "sailer"
and the railroad pass taker , has been nomi
nated "by " the "reform" forces of Nebraska
for supreme Judge. There were delegates
In both the populist and democratic conven
tions who demanded a clean and honest
man for supreme Judge , but the majority
of the delegates who , claiming to be
"reformers , " cared nothing for honesty or
purity of character , and Holcomb was de
clared the nominee. Thousands of salt-re
specting democrats and populists in the
state will rcfUBo to cast their ballots for
him.
'Blair ' Pilot ; Si Holcomb professes to bo
a "reformer. " We have to take his word
for it , in the meaning that is intcndod.
For a slippery Si ho Is a cnvckerjack. Dur
ing his continuance in the etate offlco of
governor his sldo pockets bulged out with
railroad passes , and a portion of the state
money appropriated for house rent. 81 Is a
reformer , no doubt , and if elected to the
supreme bench wo might look for some ex
traordinary reform not In line with good
law. To our notion under the inspiration
of good government the proper thing to do
with 1 Is to send him to the rear long
enough to at least 'wash ' up.
Tllden Citizen : The nomination of ex-
Governor Holcomb Is another evidence that
sincerity of purpose has no place in the
creed of the amalgamated party opposed to
Nebraska republicans. After bitter condem
nation of the latter for unlawfully appropri
ating etato money and accepting railroad
passes the fuslonlsts deliberately selected as
their favorite for justice of the supreme
court of the staio a man who has become
notorious for practicing these abuses -which
he as jovoruor was pledged to reform. It
looks as if. nccordlns 'to ' fuslonlst Ideas ,
"knocking down" state funds and accepting
bribes , though crimes In the case of a re
publican , boccmo virtues when committed
by a pon.
Wakcfleld Republican : The fusion state
convention at Omaha , actlne under political
necessity , did not ronoralnato Hon. Thomas
Rawllngs for regent , wherein they made a
mistake. Mr , Rawllngs was one of the very
best men that party ever nominated in this
state. In broad-mindedness , in intelligent
grasp of the real needs of our great Institu
tion , die State university. In fairness nnd
entire freedom from any and nil taint , Mr.
Hawllngs stands vary high In the estimation
of all parties. Wo had thought a "reform
party" could not have done less than to ro-
nomlnato him. That everything In that con
vention had to ibend to the ambition of pro
fessional politicians llko SI Holccmb , despite
the protests of the democrats , shows that
place and not principle was the ruling Idea.
Grand Island Independent : Ex-Governor
Holcomb has bcon nominated ns the fusion
candidate for supreme Judge , ever the pro
tests of many democrats and populists and
through the dictatorship of Bryan nnd the
state house leaders of the fusion forces. It
was found nccetaary by those leaders that
they must bo "defended , " and they would
have looked upon the nomination of anyone
ono outside the circle ns nn expression of
disapproval of some things which have been
notoriously wrong at the state house , The
nomination will unquestionably place the
fusion forces more on the defensive than
they haive ever been , nnd If the republicans
put up good , clean tlinber there will bo no
doubt ns to the result. It remains to bo
seen If tbo republican party la strong enough
and free enough from the old crowd to take
advantage of the opportunity.
Stanton Picket : Silas A , Holcomb Is
again before the people on platforms declar
ing against receiving passes and himself
pledged to refuse and not to m > o them. This
reminds us that Mr. Holcomb was on two
previous occasions up before the people
under just euch a promise and on a similar
platform , yet history tells us that after ho
was elected ho carried about with him more
annual pasteboards than anybody , having
had in his possession something over thirty
at one time. The question ls , wilt history
1
Mokes the food more delicious and wholesome
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rcpcat ItselfT Wns he jitnl fooling Trh n
he mode those previous pledges ? If so , li
It not probable that he Is agnln just fooling' *
It looks that way , nnd the people hav como
to view thcjo nntl-puss promlirs ns m do
simply to catch suckers on flection dsj.
They mndo good bait In the post. Will they
be swallowed ngaln ? Well , hardly 1
Wnhoo Wflsp : The fusion state conven
tion , held In Omaha Tuesday , nominate. !
Hon. Silas A. Holcomb of Lincoln ns their
cnndldato for supreme judge. In the nom
ination of Mr. Holcomb the fuslonlsts have
shown to the people of the nlnto thnt they
endorse his past record. During his four
years cs governor he not only took pnsscs
on nil the rallronita of the ntnto for himself.
family and frlonds , but mndo no npoloRlcs
for co doing. It hns nlso been proved thnt
ho took from the state during his term ns
governor over $700 thnt ho wns not cntltUd
to. There arc many olhor things thnt ex-
Governor Holcomb will hnvo to nnswor for
before this campaign Is over. Hon. W. J.
Brynn Is given the credit for the nomina
tion of Holcomb , and ho promised the con
vention that ho would devote much tlmo to
( * ecuro Holcomb's election. Wo doubt If
Mr. Bryan hns tlmo enough left to elect
Mr. Holcomb.
I'OIXTlll ) U1JMAKKS.
Cleveland .Plain Dealer : "What would U
the technical term for the premises of this
baker ? "
Dough-mnln , I guess. "
Chicago Post : "Economy Is n , good
be mild to his only daughter , "but did It
never occur to you that the young mnn who
called last evening could pave Quito ns much
K.IB by leaving earlier ns by turning It
down.
Indlannpolls Journnl : "NoTv. why should
n , lot of Inlanders like ourselves take BO
much Interest In a yacht race ? "
"My boy , yncht raclnjf H the most ex
pensive sport in the world. "
Ohio State Journal : Ho entered the cheap
re-staiiraJit and took n scat at one of the
tnbles. ,
"Will you hnve a 15-cent dinner or it K-
cent one ? " Inquired a wnlter.
"Is there any real difference ? "
"Certainly. "
"What Is it ? "
"Ten cents. "
Washington Stnr : "You were not nearly
no good a witness ns the colonel , " said one
iintl-Dreyfuslte ,
"Well. " was the answer , In tones of deep
reproach , "what do you expect. Ho studied
elocution longer than I did. "
Chicago necord : "Did the Iwit show have
n. good rim ? " inquired Ihe advance agent.
" 1 should think so , stranger , " responded
Amber Pete , "thirty miles with dogs n'
gun behind you is a pretty good run ,
ain't It ? "
Chlcngo Times-Herald : "Bay. you nr
tbo man who wr\s around hero yesterday
lookln ? for a. Job , aren't you ? "
Yen. "
'Well , do you etlll want work ?
'Why , have you found a plnco for me ? "
'Yos , just the "
Then I don't want It , " he yelled iui hi
ran uwny like a frightened doer.
Philadelphia. Record : Dedbroke I hear
vou called on the lady's father last night.
Slow'd he like your suit ?
Harduppe Very much , I think. Ho kept
half the coat collar when I left.
Detroit Journal : "MToney talks , " they ob-
Thcr'o came into the eyes of tha trlllion-
nlre the wild , hunted look peculiar to his
kind. ,
"Buj. Jiflocsn't give Itaelf awny ! " ho
cried , agonlzedly.
For the fear that ho would die rich was
haunting him In day and night shifts.
THIS FIGHTING FIRST.
At last we're home , we've left the scenes
Of battle for behind us ,
It seema so good , n-o tool the need
Of some one to remind us
That VMs Is not one of the dreams
Wo dreamt In far Manila ,
When sleeping on the nice soft grouna ,
With moro ground for n pillow.
We'd like to toll you what wo feel
On homo soil to bo walking ;
But there's a something In our throat *
That sort of hinders talking
Which feeling : , by the way , we noticed
First , out in the tropics
When , round the camp , wo talked of hom4
And other Icindrcd topics.
Wo'vo followed , far , the star-trenuned flag ,
But , lately , we've been noting
It looks beat , nllod with good home air
And o'er Nebraska floating.
We shot the enemy on eight.
And think wo did our mission ;
But now , we'd rather shoot the chute *
And do the Exposition.
They say we've done our duty well ,
And won our moed of clory ;
But at what price , wo beat can t U ,
Who fully know the Btory.
And when they speak of what we gained.
Our thoughts can't heVp but wander ,
And think It Isn't worth the graves
The dews WBS , 'way off yonder.
But we'll lay by our ewords nnd guns ,
Though plots nnd Intrigues thicken ,
And carve our way to ulory clear ,
On "yellow Icg'-gcd chicken ; "
And good homo foods of all designs.
With p'.o and cake a-top 'em.
The First Nebraska's cot Us show ,
And all of hell can't stop 'cm ,
We learned a lot of things out there ,
Which , in Importance , vary , v -
About the gentlemen of Spain
The Filipinos , wary ;
But one thlngr wo will take to mind ,
And on our heartu Impress It
There's no place on this big ; wide world.
LJko Home , Sweet Homcv Qed Dies * 111
Omaha , August 2S , 1SJ9. J. D. L.
"None bet the brave
Deserve the tain"
And our boys are entitled to all
good things that comes
their way and plenty of
it and of "
, speaking "good
things" reminds us of our
own good clothing.
New fall styles are arriving
daily there are all kinds
of nice clothes for one to
choose from , at from $8,00
to 825,00.
What is left of our spring and
summer assortment , goes
at half price. In these lots
are suits at $3.75 , $5.00 ,
? 6,25 § 57.50 * JO
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