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State of Nebraskk , Douglas County , ss. :
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2 IM.T.'IO IB 24,805
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6 24,040 21 BI,8G1
6 20iOO : 22 S4.U41
7 21,70.1 23 a 1,520
8 24,850 24 24,4aO
9 24,700 23 215,000
10 23,100 26 24,848
H 24,040 27 25,8114
12 24,7.10 23 21,0011
U 20,005 29 2U,200
14 24,000 30 25.04U
U 24,803 31 27,000
18 24,717
Total .781,830
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SI. B. HUNGATE.
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
The reduced rates to the exposition
nro bringing In the people. This shows
what the railroads might have done had
they put In cheap fares earlier In the
season.
The chaplain of the "Fighting First"
Nebraska , who proposes to ulm his bal
lot In the same direction as he alined his
bullet , should be heard from often dur
ing the campaign.
The unexpected almost always hap
pens. The nomination of Judge Reese
was doubtless a stunning and disagree
able surprise , not only to Holcorab , butte
to all his popocratlc friends.
Assistant Secretary of War Mclkle-
jolm has returned to his work ut his
desk In the War department. We may
be sure he will bo willing to put in extra
hours to help bring Nebraska into the
republican column this year.
The statement , that it Iwould cost
Great Britain -100,000 to transport Its
Indian troops to South Africa is a re
minder that making war In distant
lands is expensive whether undertaken
by the United States or a Kuropean
country.
Chaplain Mallley voices the senti
ments of nine-tenths of the volunteer
soldiers who saw service In the Philip
pines. When the Insurrection has been
put down it will be time io discuss a
political policy applicable to the natives
of the Isle of Luzon.
"Cyclone" Davis of Texas Is sweeping
over the Sixth Nebraska congressional
district We take It this is only to get
the popocrats in readiness for the cy
clone of republican votes that should
elect the republican candidate for congress -
gross next November.
The senior senator from Nebraska
again reiterates his determination to retire -
tire from public life at the end of his
senatorial term and devote himself to
the practice of his chosen profession in
his home town and state. This ought to
put an end to all 1alk of a possible
change of mind.
It Is never too late to right a wrong.
The republicans of Nebraska have never
forgotten the unjust and unjustifiable
treatment accorded Judge Uecso at the
expiration of his term on the supreme
bench and they propose to right the
w.rong this year by re-electing him to
the place which ho llllcd so creditably.
The financial exhibit of Coin Harvey's
work in Nebraska shows that the total
cash collected by his supreme efforts ,
seconded by the frantic appeals of the
popocratlc organ and a vigorous circula
tion of the contribution box , aggregates
$2,058.50 , with promises on paper of
? 12,000 more. The mathematical prob
lem la , How long will it take Harvey to
gather In $1,000,000 , which he Htartcd
out to raise ?
The Dewey homo fund Is still short
nearly $125,000 , of the $50,000 , which the
committee thinks necessary to purchase
a suitable homo in , Washington for the
admiral. It Is u good deal easier to
start a fund of this kind than to end it.
The money would doubtless nil have
been raised long ago but for the con-
vlctlou that Is general that the best
testimonial to Admiral Dewcy would boone
ono made by congress in which the
whole nation would participate.
The supreme court has decided the
telephone case , but carefully avoided
declaring itself on the constitutionality
of the various state boards which huvo
been created to get around the prohibi
tion against the erection of any new stnto
executive oillcos. It seems to l ) & hard
to get n case that presents this point in
such a manner that cannot bo decided
on other grounds. We presume the
court will meet the Issue just about the
time the people change thu constitution
PO as to provide for ofllcers to discharge
the duties now performed by these etato
board * .
JMAtMH / . 1IKESK.
The republicans of Nebraska are to
bo congratulated upon the spontaneous
selection of nn Invincible standard
bearer In the Impending state campaign.
Mmionli H. Heese occupies a place In the
hearts of the masses of this stnte held
by few other public men. No candidate
could possibly have been named whose
nomination would have been more re-
sponslvo to the popular demand for a
man who possesses the requisite quali
fications for a supreme judge collided
wIMt unblemished character and inlle.xl-
Me Integrity.
In Judge HCCBO the republican party
l.roscnts . to the people of Nebraska a
candidate who has often been tried and
never found \ \ anting ; a man who laid
down thu Judicial ermine ho had worn
for six jvars as spotless as when he flrst
donned it. Coming unsought and , in
fact , In spite of repeated declinations ,
the nomination of Judge Heese by
unanimous vote of a representative and
harmonious convention is nn honor
rarely conferred. It Is nn expression of
confidence and esteem that comes to
but few men In a lifetime.
Although making a pecuniary sacrifice
Judge Ilecse has accepted the call as a
duty ho owes to his party and the state.
Incidentally the high compliment be
stowed upon Judge Ilcese comes as a
tardy acknowledgment that his retire
ment from the bench was a serious blun
der as well as rank Injustice.
It goes without saying that honest re
publicans of all factions will hall the
candidacy of Judge Ilccso with cordial
and hopeful feeling as nn evidence of
the regeneration of the party that will
relnsplre confidence In its future and
restore it to the place It held for many
years In the affections of the masses.
ruLmcs IN uaio.
Today , at the city of Akron , the re
publicans of Ohio will open their cam
paign and it Is expected that it will be
the greatest political gathering in the
history of the state. The list of speakers
Includes some of the most prominent
leaders and it will probably be demon
strated that the reports of dissension and
disaffection are unwarranted and that
on the contrary the party Is harmonious
and confident. The Cincinnati Commer
cial Tribune says the republicans are
united , alert , active and aggressive and
propose making the compalgn one of
vim and vigor. If this correctly repre
sents the situation there need be no ap
prehension in regard to the result in
November , for with so vulnerable an op
ponent as John R. McLean , on n free
silver platform , the republican candi
date , with a united party , should win
overwhelmingly.
The date for opening the democratic
campaign has not been announced.
Meanwhile It is said to be the intention
of the managers to make the campaign
chiefly on state Issues and the policy of
the administration in the Philippines ,
Mr. McLean , the candidate for governor ,
preferring that the free silver Issue be
kept in the background. For this rea
son , it is said , ihc Int.cntlpn to call , Mr.
Bryan into the campaign has been
abandoned. The democratic platform ,
however , distinctly declares for the free
coinage of silver at 1C to 1 and the re
publicans will not permit the voters to
lose sight of this fact.
OttlEXTAL TRA.DB.
The trade of the United States with
Oriental countries is increasing. In
the fiscal year 1802 our total exports of
domestic merchandise to Japan
amounted to less than $4,000,000 , while
in the fiscal year 1890 they reached over
$17,000,000. The figures of the- Chinese
trade show equally or even more grati
fying results. Jn other countries of the
far east we have been making commer
cial progress. What has been ac
complished during the last few years in
*
extending our trade In that quarter of
the world , which seems to offer to
American enterprise almost boundless
possibilities , appeals strongly to our
manufacturers and merchants to exert
still greater energy In this direction.
The vastness of the field for commercial
exploitation everybody recognizes who
bus given the matter Intelligent consid
eration.
Not only Is there nn enormous Asiatic
population to consume our products , but
there Id a work of development just be
ginning that will call for the products
of our mills and workshops , If adequate
effort be made to meet Hie demand , to
an extent almost beyond computation.
In the building and equipment of rail
roads , In supplying machinery for in
dustrial plants and In furnishing sup
plies for public improvements , the
United States can with proper effort
obtain a generous share. In the manu
factures of Iron and steel this country
leads the world. We uro building loco
motives for railways In Europe , Asia
and Africa. Wo are making steel rails
for foreign lands. We are underselling
European manufacturers In their own
markets. In view of what has been no
compllhhed why may we not confidently
expect , If we seek it , to supply a very
generous share of what Asiatic coun
tries will need for their development ?
Wo must , of course , meet a sharp com
petition , but there Is no doubt that wo
shall be able to do tins successfully.
Indeed , we are now doing so and there
Is every reason to believe that in the
future wo shall lie hotter able than at
present to successfully meet this com
petition. We shall continue to advance
industrially , continue to manufac
ture the things which the world needs
as well or better and at as low cost as
any other country.
There Is one very important respect ,
however , in which wo are nt a disad
vantage. Wo do not carry on our for
eign trade under our own flag. Eighty-
five per cent of the foreign commerce of
the United States Is carried In foreign
ships. Wo send our products to Europe ,
to Asia and to-South America in ves
sels sailing under foreign flags. There
is no question that this has been and
must continue to bo a drawback to our
commercial expansion. As the London
Statist , ono of the ablest Journals of its
class In the world , ears , the United
States , In order to find fresh outlets for
lls products , will nocd to create a new
shipbuilding industry of her own. Our
trade with Oriental countries will un
doubtedly continue to grow , but Its
progress will bo retarded by the fact
that It must be conducted almost en
tirely by means of foreign ships under
foreign flags.
h I'L.l 1 FUItM.
The platform promulgated by the re
publican state convention embodies a
clear enunciation of the position of thu
party on all the vital issues of thoday.
It reiterates in an emphatic manner
adherence to the principles and declara
tions of the national convention of 1SOO
and expresses Implicit confidence in the
patriotism and statesmanship of Wil
liam McKlnloy and pledges Nebraska
republicans to sustain his administra
tion in its effort to maintain the honor
of the nation and its flag.
ilt declares In no equivocal terms in
favor of the maintenance of the present
gold standard and unyielding opposition
to the free and unlimited silver coinage
or any other scheme that would debase
the currency nnd lower the public credit.
It pronounces against trusts and com
binations In restraint of competition nnd
recommends practical remedies for the
most pernicious and harmful effects of
such trade combinations.
It commends to congress measures to
restore the merchant marine to Its
former position and pays Just tribute to
the valor and heroism of America's army
and navy , and especially eulogizes the
gallantry of Nebraska's volunteers.
It recommends to Ihoughtful repub
licans of the nation the proposition to
revise the federal constitution under the
provisions of article v of the constitu
tion , which empowers two-thirds of the
states to call a national constitutional
convention.
The platform also contains an arraign
ment of the fusion state olllcers who
have abused nnd betrayed public confi
dence while posing as reformers.
As a whole the platform must com
mend Itself to all Intelligent men as a
frank and outspoken manifesto to the
voters that invites serious consideration.
It is not our purpose at this time to
enter upon a discussion In detail of each
plank of the platform , which contains
material enough for many columns of
editorial comment But as the cam
paign progresses wo will endeavor to
make comparison between Mr. Bryan's
position on 'the various issues as do-
flned by the democratic platform and
that of the republicans of Nebraska as
defined by their platform.
TUB HVA'DAY BEE.
Headers of The Sunday Bee will find
in it not only all the news of the day
from every point of the compass , but
also a mine of useful information and
entertaining reading In all its various
departments. The Illustrated Bee to
morrow will , as usual , present attractive
pictures reproduced by photographic
process Illustrating' the evenjs of the
week and men of the day.
Among the principal Illustrated fea
tures may bo mentioned :
The reception to the returned Ne
braska volunteers at Lincoln , with a
frontispiece of the banquet tendered the
uoys by the women of the state capital
it Camp Otis. Of similar character are
the snapshots of the parade through the
streets of Lincoln , participated in by the
returned volunteers , the newly organ
ized Nebraska National Guard and the
veterans of the civil war. The auxil
iary military organizations recently or
ganized come In , too , for group photo
graphs of the women's company of
Lincoln and the Forby Guards of Ge
neva.
The popular series entitled "The First
Nebraska Iteglment Before the Camera"
Is concluded with n page of Illustrations
that comprise some of the most Inter
esting pictures of all. Here we have
photographs of the cemeteries of the
far-off Philippines in which the Ne
braska dead wore burled. Other views
show characteristic scenes of the line of
march nnd on the battle-field.
Among the miscellaneous subjects
covered may be enumerated the laying
of the cornerstone of the new High
school building at Tokninnh : the First
Nebraska celebration at Wahoo , Neb. ;
the beautiful floral offerings nt the bier
of the late Captain Lee Forby , whoso
funeral occurred last Sunday ; a hand
of three kings who ruled the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben in 1ho past years ; a
glimpse of picturesque western Ne
braska , and snapshots of the colonial
peoples at the Greater America Exposi
tion.
tion.The
The fashion service , illustrated from
living models , shows this week what
modish little girls are wearing , and Car
penter's ever-pleasing descriptive letter
takes up the opportunities for Invest
ment In Porto Ulco.
As a newspaper The Sunday Bco will
not be excelled. Be sure to read It
South Dakota Is still counted as a
populist state because It has a populist
governor , but the calamity party llnds
little encouragement in the statement
of the bank deposits just made by the
national bank examiner which shows a
great increase in the wealth of all
classes of people , The classification of
depositors indicates that more than half
of 'the money In the banks belong to
the farmers and stockmen and wage
earners and less than half to the
merchants and capitalists. Churches
and charitable societies have over
$200,000 in South Dakota banks. It is
plain that prosperity has not fought shy
of South Dakota.
Few people appreciate thu responsi
bility that rests upon our Board of Edu
cation and the magnitude of business It
transacts in disbursing public funds.
Within-the past few years the board has
ticen deteriorating rather than Improv
ing. Jobbery and nepotism have held
sway and the Interests of the public
school patrons and taxpayers have been
sacrificed. For this condition the. voters
have themselves to blumu chiefly. The
stream never rises above Its source , nnd
BO long as the nomination of school
board candidates Is left to ward heelers
and men who hold soft jobs under the
school board combine there can be no
reform and no relief. This fall one-
third of the board goes out , nnd It re
mains for the republican city conven
tion to nominate such candidates as
would inspire confidence.
Now that the supreme court has sus
tained the validity of the law that em
powers the State Board of Transporta
tion to regulate telephone companies the
do-nothing board may emulate At
torney General Smyth In the business of
fabricating campaign capital. It Is so
much easier to tackle a telephone com
pany than It Is one railroad or several
railroads , especially when the sham re
formers are in need of more railroad
pusses.
The railroads which have been pro
claiming a boycott on the Plttsburg &
Gulf railroad have all gone Into court to
say that the boycott simply porpctratud
Itself and that none of them had tiny
understanding with one another. It Is
remarkable how unanimously railroads
can act in certain matters without con
sulting ono another or entering Into any
ngrcement that could be held up against
them In court
The talk about a congressman from
Hawaii Is a llttlo premature. Hawaii
has not yet been given a territorial gov
ernment which would entitle It to a
delcgato to congress , much less ad
mitted to statehood. The congressman
from Hawaii will have to occupy a simi
lar position to that of the minister of
Dahomey for a little while yet at any
rate.
Another squabble Is Imminent be
tween the officers of the navy over their
precedence at the reception to Admiral
Dewey on his return to New York.
Put a man In a uniform with epaulets
and gold braid and he becomes as
touchy on points of etiquette as a young
woman making her debut Into society.
Di-votiMl to the I'oor.
Minneapolis Times.
In answer to the complaint of the attorney
general of Nebraska tie Standard Oil com
pany denies that R Is In any sense a trust.
Why , certainly not. It Is a charitable organ
ization.
Humor In Iu rice Doncn.
Globe-Democrat.
H would bo a Joke of stupendous tllrnen-
elons If the banks of New York should be
obliged to ask help ifrom the 'farmers ' of the
west to avoid Issuing clearing house certifi
cates.
"Will the Cloiiiln licit
San Francisco Call.
Whenever the -war cloud hangs most darkly
over South Africa old man Krugcr writes an
evasive reply to the British , and before they
can make out -what ho means the clouds roll
by andi the negotiations begin again.
Good Enough. Mellcnn Man.
/ Philadelphia Record.
The law of they , United States which
prohibits the entrance of Chineseunprovided
with certificates is not to too enforced ngalnst
A'dmlral Dewey's tjifloe unppllsted.Chlnameii
on board the Ofympla ; end no patriotic
citizen -wJll obJecOo the exception. There
Is neither race nor color- rank nor service ,
to be considered in the welc9mo of the nation
to the heroes of the Manila bay fight. They
were there , and that Is enough.
Looking ; Out ( or
Indianapolis Journal.
Londoners are said to bo showing but a
feeble Interest In the Shamrock , nnd nro
insinuating that Sir Thomas Lipton is more
anxious for self-advertisement than for na
tional honor. This Is a painful thought.
3an it bo that the genial Sir Thomas has
been "Jollying" the New Yorkers , not be
cause he is an irrepresalbly good fellow , as
those Innocent Americans suppose , but be
cause he wants to get into the papers ?
Striking : /or n IteMt.
Kansas City Star.
There Is a strike In Havana which pre
sents to Americans now and Interesting
features. There are some 12,000 Cubans
carrying cut tihelr notion of a strike , which
consists cl stopping -work , only that and
nothing more. Consequently the striking
thousands .merely Bit around and smoke.
The employers and the 'lately ' employed pre
serve an attitude of perfect calm. There Is
no noise , no violence , no threats , no
lomonstratlons. That Cuba is somewhat
lazlor than usual Is the summing up of the
situation. The Cuban nature can tolerate
an infinitude of rest. The Havana strike
may last forever.
ItcKerulliiir n Fiction.
New York Sun.
In Its report of the opeoch of Mr. William
J. Bryan in opening the democratic state
campaign at O'Neill , Nob. , on Monday , the
Journal of this town says :
"Ileferrlng to the republican claim ot
prosperity as a Justification of the gold
standard , Mr. Bryan pointed out that in
six months succeeding Mr. McKlnloy'a elec
tion more banks and business houses failed
than in the corresponding period of the pre
vious year. "
Assuming that his report Is correct , nnd
there Is no reason to believe that it Is In-
corruct , this is the second or third time
that Mr. Bryan haa publicly made the above
statement , after its absolute and ridiculous
untruth has been demonstrated.
G1IISAT AMEUICA.V IIOO.
Goex Ahronil In ( . enuroiiNiiiiil.em nt
.Ml SUIIHIIIIN.
Denver Post.
The tablea of exports published by the
Treasury department indicate a marked In
crease ( n the exports of hog products for
last month. The exports of bacon amounted
to over 54,000,000 pounds , of haras to nearly
22,000,000 and of pork to over 10,000,000
pounds. The export of lard alone showed
a slight decrease in comparison with the
same period of last year. This exhibit Is
the more gratifying from the fact that the
agitation of the agrarian element In Kurope ,
particularly In Franco and Germany , la
mainly directed against the American hog.
While this partisan agitation is not In the
Interest either of the German or French
people , n H deprives them of cheap hog
products , It has had the support of the gov
ernments , That In spite of it the export
tables continue to show steady growth must
ba put down to the credit of the Invincible
American hog ,
While England is our best customer for
bacon , all the exports are by no means con
sumed there , but nnd their way from Eng
land to the British colonies. It Is the same
way with other countries which have
adopted prohibitive pleasures against the
American hog product , The demand must
bo satisfied , and It is done In a roundabout
way. France obtains a supply through Bel-
glum and Germany through Holland. To
circumvent the restrictive measures the
American product IE sold In one case as
coming from Belgium and In the other as
of Holland origin. Thus , It would appear ,
that while some parts of the world refuse
to recognize the great American hog , none ,
can do without him. |
KCIIOIIS 01. ' THU WAIt.
Reports from Washington have It that
Hear Admiral Schley will hoist his flag as
commander of the South African squadron
early In October , it Is peculiarly fitting
that the admiral's ring will again float from
the peak of the cruiser Brooklyn , that ves
sel having been designated the flagship of
the pquadron. The Brooklyn and the ad
miral are Inseparably wedded in the naval
history of the war with Spain , and both
carried off the chief honors of the naval tri |
umph nt Santiago. No more appropriate
selection of a flagship for the squadron
could have been made , nnd the hosts of
friends of the genial admiral will bo grati
fied to know that he Is to tread again the
decks of the Olympla of the Caribbean scn.j
The now squadron will not go Into South i
American water * Immediately. The oxpec-l
tatlon is that duty will keep It In South
African waters for some time to come , es
pecially If the Transvaal crisis culminates
In war. U Is suggested that the fleet will
touch at the coast of Spain on its way eouth
nnd salute the Spanish flag , probably nti
Cadiz , as a formal recognition of the ro-l
establishment of peaceful relations between' '
Spain and the United States. For that pur-1
pose the fleet commander nnd his flagship !
nre well chosen. Admiral Schley received
the surrender of the crew of the last SpanIsh - ,
Ish ship sent ashore off Santiago. The
Brooklyn bears more honorable scars of ,
Spanish bullets than all other American
war ships. Both were the target of the
concentrated fire of Cervera's fleet. The
fortunes of war fell to the beet marksmen.
The pangs of defeat were materially mitt-
Kntod. however , by the generous treatment
received at the hands of the victors. In
thus soothing the wounds of disaster Ad
miral Schley was conspicuous. Ho talked
Spanish to them , like n native , praised their
heroism In mother-tongue and filled them
with rations and cigarettes. If any Ameri
can naval officer deserves a cordial greeting
In Spanish waters that man Is Wlnfleld
Scott Schley.
The fate Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Mlley ,
who died In Manila a few days ago , had
more to do with the charge up the heights
of San Juan than ho is usually credited
with. Press accounts of that charge gave
the credit to several commanders Uocsovelt ,
Wheeler nnd Sumner. Some Insisted It was
started without orders ! others asserted the
rank and file took the reins and the olllcers
as n matter of course. In his book on the
Santiago campaign Captain John Blgelow ,
Jr. , gives the credit to Mllcy. His story ol
the Incident , which was given him toy ono
of the officers who participated , Is as fol
lows : "Between 0 and 9:30 : o , m. Gcmoral
Hawkins , commanding Kent's First brigade ,
nnd forming the right of the division , said
to General Sumner In the presence of General -
oral Kent : 'We cannot stay here. It will
not do for us to retire. The alternative Is
to attack. ' And , turning to his commander ,
lie added : 'If you -win nuthorl/o it , Gen
eral Kent , I .will move my brigade around
hero to the enemy's right nnd with Gen
eral Sumner cooperatingwill engage to
carry the enemy's position. ' Just then
Lieutenant Colonel Mlley , General Shatter's
chief of staff , came up , and General Hawkins
made the proposition to him in the presence
of Generals Kent and Sumner. It was about
10:30 : a. m. when Lieutenant Colonel Miley
said : 'General Kent , if you have no objec
tion , I will order this movement in General
' ' ' well ' said General
Shatter's name. 'Very ,
Kent , who then rode off to Ihurry up the
remainder of his division. "
POLITICAL DUIFT.
Henceforth no ono will be permitted to
vote In Delaware who cannot read the con
stitution of the state and write his name.
Dick Croker and Fred Williams are going
to Texas _ to a dollar dinner. There ,
-atiwlcast , .they will find nn abundance of
Hogg and harmony. *
The New York World is booming Dewey
for the presidency on the democratic ticket.
It Is an edifying diversion for a newspaper
which tries In vain to place a gold plate
on democracy's silver idol.
Next year's "Virginia legislature will be
called upon to make provision for the 1 per
cent Increase of Interest on the century
tiondswhich amount to $180,000 annually.
Under the terms of the compromise made
between the Virginia bondholders and the
representatives of the state some years ago ,
the Interest was scaled until 1000 , and the
additional rate will entail a larger Interest
charge hereafter.
Although the municipal election In Balti
more In the spring turned out disastrously
to the republicans a vigorous fight Is to be
made In November In that city not only for
: ho republican state ticket but also over
-ho local offices to too filled , which , In addl-
; lon to members of the legislature , Include
a judge of the court of appeals , clerk of the
city court , three judges ol the orphans' court ,
state attorney , sheriff and surveyor.
Some California admirers of Stephen M.
White , -whoso term as a United States sen
ator has expired , have boon proposing the
consideration of his name as a compromise
democratic presidential candidate , and a
'ormcr secretary of the democratic state
committee 1& quoted as declaring that Mr.
White "Is looked' ' upon In the east as one
o the national leaders of the party. " Sen
ator White Is a native of San Francisco and
was the chairman of the democratic national
convention of 1896.
A present instance of the mutabilities ot
politics Is found In the speech of Senator
Blackburn , in which ho described William
Goebcl , one of the democratic candidates
for governor of Kentucky , as "the noblest
man be knew. " When Ooebel killed Colonel
John Sanford in 1896 , ns the result of a
quarrel over a newspaper article for which
Goobel wan responsible , Senator Blackburn
stood by the dead man's bier nnd Bald to
bis widow , "I will make It my life work to
avenge his death by bringing his murdorfcc
Into merited publlo execration , " When
Ooebel was nominated for governor the
widow of his victim became Insane and was
eent to an asylum ,
The republican candidate for auditor of
Kentucky , a post now held by S. II. Stone ,
who was nn aspirant for the republican
nomination for governor in Kentucky this
year , has been for a quarter of a century
the pastor of the Christian or Campbelllte
church In Paris , Bourbon county. His name
U John S. Sweeney , and he Is now for the
first time a candidate for an elective office.
The next Virginia legislature Is to vote
on a bill to bo offered for the calling of a
constitutional convention to amend the suf
frage law of Virginia. H Is proposed to
adopt an amendment which -will practically
restrict the suffrage to white citizens of the
state , or to such colored citizens as are the
owners of real eatato.
\o Honor ( < > Uie Admiral.
Washington Star.
To ibellevo that Admiral Dewey would
allow himself to to wheedled or tempted
Into a political race by the- schemers who
are working for their own interests all the
tlmo would bo to lower him In estimation
to the level of a shifty , time-serving , crafty
manipulator of the public emotions. It pays
no real tribute , .therefore , to Admiral
Dewey's sterling qualities to assume that
he could be turned from his dignified course
by a few fireworks and banquets and lauda
tory speeches. It Is a pity that the enthu
siasm of the forthcoming occasion should be
even In this degrco modified by the suggra-
tlon that It may bo turned to a partisan
purpose.
Svcoml the- Motion ,
New York Tribune.
If we wore not BO weary of tbli everlast
ing talk of record breaking we should ob
serve that thla present month of September
has given us a "spell of weather" which for
beauty , comfort and all good qualities is not
surpassed within the memory of the most
imaginative of all the oldest Inhabitant * .
UTIIKIl I < AM > S Til IN Ot US.
In the first nix months of the present
year the output of gold In Hhodwln. wan
36,201 ounces , against 18,085 ounces In the
twclvo months of 1898 ondi 7.1C9 minces for
the period between 1800 and 1S9S. If this
rnto erf increase bo maintained Itoe produc
tion will soon btKlti to nnswcr the bright
hopes thnt have been entertained In regard
to the Rhodesia gold field. The Uuluwayo
railway also shows igrently Increased net
earnings. It reached Bulunnyo In 1897 ,
and In that year ennml $333,600 net. At
present the net earnings nro nt a rate of
? 600,000 n. year. iThe road 13 being pushed
northwest to the Zambesi river. A hun
dred miles of roadbed have been completed
nnd two bridges nro well In hand. The
prcupect of war wdth the Transvaal arrests
somewhat the development of Hhodosla ,
Labor la less easy to get , 09 the natives
wish to take part In the war. The 13,000
whlto Inhabitants of Khodcsln will have
their hands full to Keep thu Matabcle nnd
Mnshonas In subjection , The Matnbclo war
ccst JGOO.OOO ; tiho Matabelo rebellion $13-
500,000. Rhodesia has cost Its stockholdcra
$28,00/1,000 / In excess ot nil receipts.
*
The annual report of the British post-
mas'cr general for the year ending
March 31 lost gnakes n very good ehoulns.
The total receipts ot the postal nnd tel
egraph service exceeded the expenditures
by $18,185,380. If allowance Is made for In
terest on , the capital invested In the tel
egraph branch of the net-vice , $54,313,315 , the
profit on the entire department business for
the rear wns $16,090,940 , a very "tidy" sum.
Thla Includes profits from the parcels ticst n
well as from the postal service proper. The
rate for letters In the United Kingdom Is 1
penny , or 2 cents of our money. For the
same amount n letter Js carried 3,000 miles
or more In the United States , which really
makes the rate In this country very mucs
lower than In Englandl The star-route sys
tem In the United ) States through the
sparsely settled portion of the country is
something unknown In the United Kingdom.
H is n very expensive part of our service.
The payments to railroads In this country
j vastly exceed the amount paid In Great
1 Britain. The postal service banks In the
United Kingdom held $615,720,495 In deposits
at the end of the year , an increase for tht >
year of nbout $25,000,000. To Judge from
the posUiffice returns , Great Britain is in a
prosperous condition.
*
It Js not generally known that prior to ten
years ago not an ounce of sugar was man
ufactured in Italy. Nevertheless with the
explanation of "protection for homo In
dustries" the government placed a heavy
tax upon , the Imported article. Unrefined
sugar brought to the frontier cost about 30f.
a quintal ( about 250 pounds ) . On entering
the country it was charged 88f. a quintal.
Thus a kilo of sugar ( about two nnd one-halt
pounds ) which originally cost nbout 5 cents
was raised to the value of 25 cents. After
being refined the price of the sugar , In
cluding the local tax , to the consumer Is
about 30 cents for two and one-half pounds.
Quito recently Itadlan. farmers have dis
covered that 1 > eetroot grows finely In cen
tral and sout'hcrn Italy. This beetroot makes
excellent sugar. In 1898 there were twelve
plantations cultivating beetroot for sugar
manufacture. It Is expected that the out
put for this year will bo 280,000 quintals.
In order to encourage the home manufac
ture of beetroot sugar , some countries have
placed bounties at the disposal of the grow
ers. Italy has recently passed a law which
Imposes a heavy tax on domestic eugar.
Italian agricultural experts have estimated
that with proper encouragement nil the
sugar consumed In the peninsula con In n
few years bo produced nt ihome. The avei-
age amount consumed rangea from 800,000
to 900,000 quintals a year. This yields a
duty to the government of from 70,000,000
lire > ( $14,000,000) to 79,000,000 i lire , which
promises to 'bo rapidly reduced on account or
the home-grown beetroot sugar.
General Sir Redvers Buller , who will have
the chief command In South Aifrlca in case
war occurs , Is 60 years old and has seen
active Bervlco In eight campaigns In Aalu
and Africa. In six of these ho Iiaa won
medals and in all of them has received
honorable mention. The Victoria Cross
was bestowed upcn ihlm for his heroism
in the retreat of Inbloband1 during the
Zulu war , when ho rescued two officers and
one pnlvnlo soldier whose horses had given
out and who would surely have been over
taken and slain by the Zulus but for Col
onel Bailor's assistance. Besides the Zulu
war "his campaigns Include the Afchanteo war
of 1873-74 , the Boer war of 1881. the Egyp
tian war of 1882 , the Soudan expedition or
Sir Gerald Graham In 1884 and the Soudaii
expedition oif Sir Garnet Wolseley In 1884-85.
In the latter campaign ho was Wolseloy'a
chlof of staff and later took command ot
the desert column and extricated it from
a perilous position nt Gubat , fighting ana
winning the battle of Abu Klea Wells. He
iwas chief of staff to Sir Evelyn Wood dur
ing the Boer war of 1881. Ho was once com
mander of the forces in Ireland. General
Sir George Stewart White , who has been
appointed to command the troops Jn Natal ,
which will carry with it the active field com
mand of the war , Is 64 years old and haa
served In Uio Indian Mutiny , the Afghan
war of 1878-60 , besides numerous lesser
campaigns , mostly in India. He was com-
mandor-ln-chiccf of the forces In India from
1893 to 1898.
V lin Venezuela last voted for president
of the country , in 1897 , General Andrade , the
staunch supporter of General Crcepo and
member of the cabinet , was declared elected.
ACTS GENTLY ON THE
KIDNEYS , LIVER
AND BOWELS
CLEANSES THE SYSTEM
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f ea 8AU er u mjuwri rret ix nt uiuu
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Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum tukinp powders are the greatest
menactrs to health of the present day.
DOYAl IUKIKO POWDER CO. , NCW YOHX.
A cry < if fraud wns raised by Orcepo'B oppo
nents nnd this was the beginning of tin
troubles that have led to the present revo
lution , Andrado wns dlily Inaugurated ,
but his enemies declared ho would not
servo his term out. They Wded their tlmo ,
however , for the government wns strong In
the cnet , and the now prcnldent wns nn oblo
man and n successful soldier , Impossible to
resist without a formldnblo organization.
Disaffection was quietly matured among
the mountains of the extreme west , where
most Venezuelan revolutions have flrst
seen the light , nnd It was not until a few
weeks ago thnt the leaders of revolt felt
strong enough openly to attack the govern
ment nnd take the field against Andrado.
A Chronic Pull tire.
Buffalo Kxpress.
How is It possible for the democratic party
to appeal to voters next year on the ground
of opposition to trusts when it was given
am/plo / opportunity after 1892 to crush th
monsters ? In that jcar It demanded specific
ally "such ifurthcr legislation in restraint ol
tholr abufica ns experience may ahow to lie
necessary. " The election gave all branehw
of ho government to thnt party , yet the
trusts nro still with us.
AUTUMN SMILUS.
Chicago Tribune : "I should Jlke to know
confer3'011 n,9comlll8hed wlth S'our last trust
° C
Washington Star : "Half doln's "
way , remarked -
marked U.iclo . Kben , "does/ mount to
much mo' dan no doln's nt all. Da hen hob
do foundation of a eggnogg rmtchllly Inside
" docsur git no benefit
Turn U"
"ithvllf0hf0ft ! : "Whon , J arry , ho said
" a rcnll > " "mart up-to-dat
girl"
"If that Is your ambition , " she replied.
° milloy some one * ° di (
Indianapolis Journal : "There Is n. dlffcr-
" ? " malI.SR ? ttl1 C ' " enl > 1 " > 0
nnl n
sual Rjemarker "
"When a man gets old
.vJ no lonEef fit for the scramble , nnd
when an egg gets old that Is all'lt Is fit for. "
Chicago Tribune : "What do you expect
to dp with nil your money ? " asked the
multl-m lllonuJro's spiritual adviser. " 1'SS
can t take it with you whcro you are go-
" > ' " but I cnn. " answered the' ' multi
millionaire. "I am going to Europe. "
Detroit Journal : Society desponded.
"Hownm I to kill Time ? " she asked ,
again and again , nnd found no answer.
But after awhile the game of golf WM
devised nnd Society was rejoiced.
"She's got mo dead , now ! " exclaimed
Time , quite in despair , himself , nt this.
Washington Star : "I must say , " said
the Filipino .general , . 'ithat , wc , senm Jia.
far as ovef Irom' it solution of 'tills race
problem. "
"Have you a race problem ? "
"I should sny so. Even the army Is
thrown Into constant confusion by this
wild desire of individuals to come out flrst
In every retreat. "
AX OLD-FASIIIOM2IJ MAIDEV.
New York Sun.
"Where are you polng , my pretty mafdT"
"I go for a walk , good sir , " she said !
"Fresh nlr , they tell me , 'B the road to
health ,
And that I must keep on my way to
wealth. "
"What IB your fortune , my sensible maid ? "
"My fortune's my molding-board , sir , " she
said ;
"I fashion the choicest of pies nnd cakes
And hotter ones , people suy , nobody
makes ! "
"And what Ig your faith , my rich young
maid ? "
"The faith of my fathers , sir , " pho said ;
"The creed that made them loving nnd tru
la the creed I shall hold my whole lift
through. "
"All , well , I will marry you , wise young
maid ! "
"Indeed , you will not , good sir , " she said ;
"Of wealth nnd religion I've none to spare
Since 'tis those you seek you must look
elsewhere ! "
"The man I shall mnrry , for love will wed
So I bid you a very good day ! " she said.
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