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PAHTIP.S I.HAVIXCJ FOK SLM.MF.lt.
l'nrdes Icnvliiur the vlty tor
tlio MiiniiiiiT nmy luive The Ilcc
cut In I lie 111 rcKUlnrty by
ntlfyliiK Tlic Ilcc Illiniums
oltlce, In person nr by mull.
The nilili-esn ivlll lie eliniiRetl
no uU-u an dexlreil.
Hrynn announces (lint ho Is perfectly
sullslled with the pliitform. Why not?
He absolutely dictated every plank in It.
.Tiidtfrif? from the length of the pint
form, every delegate to Kansas City
must have taken a plank along with
him.
Before thu fall rains have ceased it
will be plain to nil observers that the
vncrctl white elephant Is only white
washed. David It. Hill fought as shy of a
democratic nomination for the vice
presidency as lie would a proposal of
marriage.
Senator Teller has vouched for the
pure nnd undented democracy of Charles
A. Townc, but who will certify to the
democracy of Teller?
For the Information of our democratic
contemporaries we would remark that
Mark Hunna Is not running for presi
dent of the United States.
In dramnllc Incident the Kansas City
convention surpasses thut of Phllndel
phla Just as the legitimate drama Is stir
passed by the mlustrel show.
Secretnry Olllan made n mistake when
he had the salary raised of the secretary
of the board. Such big plums naturally
attract the hungry politician.
We have had liberal republicans and
silver republicans and now wo have Hoer
republicans of the Webster Davis stripe
who turn HrytiulleB over night.
Now that the national convention Is
over the state house crowd can come
home and oil up the machine to get It
in condition for the couveutiou .on July
11.
If poor Thomas Jefferson could come
from his grave ho would be awfully dis
glinted with the partisan perversion oi
his principles and misuse of his name by
ponticni mountebanks.
It Is hard luck for the Standard Oil
company to lose several million dollar
by tiro just after Nebraska's trust
imashlng attorney general had dellvere
a crushing blow to that corporation.
The democratic national convention do
dared ugainst government by Injunc
tlon, but tho democratic courts In 'e
brnska not only govern by Injunction
out by the exercise of the royal preroga
tivo.
Colonel Hrynn Is now btisllv on ern ft'
writing his letter of acceptance. What
is tho use? A candidate who can
dictate his own noiuluatlon ami
whole platform Is not expected to de
cllue.
The Nebraska supremo court Is re
ported to be swamped with work. ThI
Is probably the reason that the nu
morons editors who took u shot at the
court recently were not cited for con
tempt.
According to the democratic pronun
eiamento the constitution and the flu
are Inseparable, but how is It about the
flag in China? Has the constitution ae
compnnled the Hag Into thu Flowery
Kingdom?
Tho Itelglan court has decided
that
the attempt to assassinate the 111
rln
of Wales was only a Joke. It belongs
to the same class of humor as
pointing of guns which are supposed
not to no loaded tit people.
Senator Teller let thu cat out of
the
meal tub when he declared that Chai
les
A. Towne would have Joined tho demo
rrotlc party two years ago hud
Hrynn advised him to continue as n
not
sll
ver republican becauso he could do
the most good In thut disguise,
him
DEMOCHACV AXJi TIIK DKCIjAHATIOX.
When .Madame Holand exclaimed on
he scaffold, "Oh, Liberty, what crimes
have been committed In thy nnmel" she
mphnslzed In forcible terms the nils-
so that can be made of words and
sentiments held snored. The Declara
tion of Independence was the enuncia
tion of the bnsle principles underlying
11 forms of government founded on Jus
tice. It had no more reference to past.
resent or future political parties or
icrsons than have the ten command-
cuts. It remained for hitter day
leinagogucH to torture the Declaration
f Independence Into n purely partisan
manifesto for the sole and exclusive use
and benefit of n political conglomeration
int has for Its chief object the division
f party spoils.
The Inherent and unallennble right of
II men to life, liberty tint! the pursuit
f happiness existed before the deelara-
on ns well as after Its promulgation.
but those rights were practically denied
o one class or race by another class or
ace that now prates about its devotion
o the declaration.
l'he constitution Itself was radically
t variance with the declaration by
ecognlalng property In slaves nnd guar-
nteelng protection to the "sacred Instl-
utlon." From Jefferson down to
Huchanan no democratic president dared
o propose any measure that would pro
hibit lib ay throughout the land to ill
the Inhabitants thereof. The election
f Abraham Lincoln was followed by
the uprising of the slaveholders with
the sole aim and object of repudiating
the declaration and building upon the
ornerstone of human slavery a govern
ment that would perpetuate a white
man's ollgurchy.
In culling upon loyal Americans to
subdue the rebellion and compel the
ave-holdlng states to remain in tiie
union which they had sought to repudiate
nil destroy, Abraham Lincoln was coin-
idled to abrogate the dogma of the
on.sent of the governed. The south-.
ern states were brought under the do
minion of the union, the constitution and
the Hag by the union armies, and for
many years were governed without their
onsent, -the declaration notwithstund-
ng. At (Gettysburg on July 4, 1801, Abra
ham Lincoln Justified the disregard of
the declaration In order that "Govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people, shall not perish from the
face of the earth."
It remained for Pitchfork Tillman of
South Carolina and swashbucklers of his
tripe to rally around the declaration to
cscue it from the sacrilegious hands of
tyrants and despots who arc adminis
tering the government of the United
States In these degenerate days. It Is
11 uccord with the eternal fitness of
things for Jcffcrsonlan democrats to
point with pride to the Inglorious record
made by their party In defense of the
declaration and the unalienable right
of all men, regardless of race or color, to
enjoy the blessings of liberty.
TllH KAXSAS CITY 1'I.ATFOtlM.
No one familiar with the speeches
nnd writings of Mr. Bryan can fall to
ccognlze the authorship of much of the
Kansas City platform. Not only Is
tho style distinctly that of Mr. Bryan,
but In several instances there is em
ployed the exact language ho has used
on numerous occasions and so recently
ns In his magazine article last month
on "The Issue In tho Presidential Cam-
alsn," which he declared to be "the
Issue between plutocracy and democ
ney," rather than Imperialism, as the
platform declares.
Verbosity Is the distinguishing char
cterlstle of tho platform. It is more
than a statement of principles. It Is
tlso n political address. This, too
gives awny" Its authorship. As If
apprehensive that simple declarn
tlons would not be culllclently I in
presslvo, most of them nre accompanied
with more or less elaborate arguments
nnd allegations. There Is in these
nothing thnt Is particularly new. They
were uttered many times by democrats
In congress nnd so fur as nppears with
out producing any decided effect upon
public opinion. Denunciation of the
Porto Blco law loses force In presence
of the fact that Its opcuation Is satis
factory to the people of the Island, who
have been materially benefited by It.
The proposition to practically surrender
to tho Filipinos, who are no longer
making 1111 organized resistance to
American authority nnd a number of
whose lenders have accepted amnesty
and sworn allegiance to tho United
States, Is not likely to prove acceptable
to a majority of our people. They nre
not disposed to look with favor upon
tho proposal that this nation shall no
knowledge before tho world Its Inability
or unwillingness to fulfill tho duties nud
responsibilities Incurred by tho war
with Spain. Nor are a majority of the
Intelligent American peoplo to be
alarmed by the cry of Imperialism and
militarism. They know there Is no
danger of cither nnd that If nothing
more serious than this threatens our
freo institutions they would bo abso
lutely secure. The socialistic and an
nrchlstic tendencies of the Bryaulzed
democracy are a far greater menace to
the republic thnn so-culled Imperialism
to sny nothing of its demand for a
debasement of the currency.
The declaration In regard to trust
Is chiefly Interesting ns Indicating that
Mr. Bryan has somewhat modified hi
views us to how they should bo dealt
with. Only a month ago ho favored
legislation by congress requiring n cor
porutlon organized in any state to tnk
out a license from the federal govern
nient before doing business outside of
that state. There Is no referenco to
this in tho platform; which suggests
that perhaps Mr. Bryan has lenrnet
that congress has no constitutional
power to enact the legislation ho pro
posed. Much of tho declaration In re
gard to trusts might Justly bo churae
terlzed ns simple buncombe, for It pro
poses no dejlnlte plan nnd as a mutter
of fact tho party bus uo plan, the
problem being manifestly too difficult
for the leader. Denouncing the trust
evil without offering nny prnctlcnbl
remedy will hnrdly persunde Intelligent
voters thnt tho democratic party Is 011
pablo of removing the evil.
We ure Inclined to thluk, or ut uny
rate to hope, that Mr. Hrynn Is not re
sponsible for tho nllegatlon of n repub
lican alliance with England. Of nil
the vote-cntchlng expedients of tho
Llrynulte party tills Is the most con
temptible nnd Indefensible, for It hns
not a shadow of warrant or Justltlea
tlon. it would be a reflection upon the
honesty nnd the sense of taliness or
Mr. Bryan to assume that he Is responsi
ble for It or believes It.
stkvkxsox Fun new ninswnxr.
In nominating Hon. Adlal 13. Steven
son for vice president the Kansas City
convention broke away from Mr. Bryan,
who It Is said desired the nomination
Mr. Towne. The convention, how
ever, was determined to place on mo
cket n democrat and most of the
elegntes seem to have regarded Towne
as a populist, while of course all of
them knew that he was formerly n re-
ubllean. The first choice of the con
dition was unquestionably David 15.
III11 of New York, notwithstanding the
fact that he was known to be objec
tionable to Mr. Bryan, but Hill under-
food what nn Incongruity his noinl-
utlon would be and perslsteuly re
fused to permit It. ,
Mr. Stevenson wns vice president in
the second Cleveland administration
nd made a good recrd a the presid
ing olllcer of the senate for fairness
nd Impartiality. He Is a rum of fair
blllty and Is popular with his pnrty
n Illinois. It is possible that Ids nomi
nation will somewhat strengthen the
emocrnts in that state, but It Is not
likely to have any Important effect else-
here. It certainly cannot reasonably
be expected to Improve the democratic
chnnces in New York, where the most
Igorotis lighting will probably be
inde. Mr. Stevenson has not been it
cry large or aggressive tactor in na
tional politics. He was not widely
nown before his nomination for the
Ice presidency In 1802 and since be
out out of ofllce In 1807 he has been
little heard of politically. He Is a good
ponker, though not an orator, and his
ampalgu work on the stump will not
be brilliant.
What effect the turning down of
owne will have upon the fusion popu
lists and the silver republicans remains
to Ikj seen. They were extremely
anxious that he should be nominated
ut Knusns City nnd most of them con-
lldently believed that he would be, re
garding him, us Senator Teller said, ns
tho logicnl cnndldate of tho democratic
party. Mnny of them nre doubtless
sorely disappointed at the result, but
probably none of them will desert
'.ryan, who Is not responsible for their
dlscomtlture. As to Towne, he mny
withdraw ns the candidate or the fusion
populists In favor of Stevenson, re
lying upon receiving satisfactory po
litical recognition In the event of Mr.
Bryan's election.
Bill Oldham's Missouri rhetoric failed
to electrify the Kuusas City convention.
Tho trouble probably Is that when It wns
revised by Bryan the most prououueed
Mlssourlsms were eliminated, for no one
who ever heard him will dispute the
fact that the deputy attorney general
has n stylo of eloquence which Is all
his own.
The Omaha populist platform was pro
mulgated on July 4, 1892, ns n second
declaration of Independence, and now
tho Kansas City platform, which has
not even the merit of being lauuehed
on Independence day, Is proclaimed with
pomp nnd ceremony ns the last declara
tion of independence.
In 1870 Tom Patterson pledged Colo
ado to the democrats nnd Colorado was
made a state on Patterson's guarantee,
but wheu the votes were counted the
state was found to be republican. You
cannot alwnys tell about these terrlto
rial pledges.
Money TnllK.
New York World.
Millionaire Clark is making as much
nolso out at Kansas City as If ho were the
wuolo circus ltiBtead of a vulgar side-show.
Considerate Conl Trust.
Philadelphia Record.
The aralablo and consldorato porsons who
have boosted tho price of coal 25 cents a
ton preferred to do It durlne tho heated
period. Peoplo do not caro much what
tho price of coal Is when thoy are swelter
ing lu tho present weather. By winter
they will have become used to the higher
rates.
I.ucky Ship mill Crfw.
Dultlmoro American.
Tho announcement that the Oregon has
probably suffered no permanent Injury Is
Joyful nows, for It Is safe to say that every
roan, woman and child feels a direct prop
rletary Interest In tho uplcndld vessel, which
would male Its loss felt almost as keenly
as a personal calamity.
All Over but the CountluK.
Indlunasolls Journal.
The renomlnatlon of Mr. Uryan on any
platform would probably have Insured re
publican success, but his renomlnatlon on
a platform attacking the public credit, tho
national finances, tho national currency,
tho national Judiciary and the constttu
tlonal right of tho president to suppress
armed Insurrections in American territory
Bhould placo republican victory beyond
shadow ot doubt.
The Zero of anil.
J. Sterllnir Morton's Conservative.
Tbo cold nnd glacial style of the effront
nry which will characterize tho condemns
tlon of "trusts" by the Kansas City con
vention will glitter like an Icicle, oven in
the torrid light of a July suu. Tho de
nunctatton ot "trusts" by tho only national
convention which contains delegates at
largo from the Now York City lco trust la
refreshing and refrigerating. It touches
tho zero of demagogic gall.
Seiinlor llunr nnd I lie, Administration
Philadelphia Press,
Senator Oeorgo Frlible Hoar represents
a Now England type and tradition which
give all he rays weight, oven when he Is on
thu wrong aide, When he Is on tho right
ildo his uttrranco becomes Irresistible, and
In the great issue now before the country
presented by tho presidential election Ben
ator Hoar his no hesitation. "Mr. Dryau'
election," ho soys, "will ovorthrow tho pro
tectlvo system now happily established, an
tho wonderful prosperity It has brought to
all classes of tho people. It will bring a
disturbed and fluctuating currency, great
diminution of valuo of nil debts and sav
Ings, tho overthrow of tho authority of th
supremo court, a dangerous attack on prop
erty, socialism, tbo complete bucccss ot
the attempt now going on to disfranchise
10,000,000 American citizens at home and
render null and void the great constltu
tlonnl amendment!." In short, while Sen
ator iioar nns nan ills uouriia atom resi
dent McKlnloy's policy In tho Philippines
ho has no doubt and no question that Prcsl-
limit Mrl'lfilni nnlln.. In Mis t'nllr-1 Stntr
deserves the support ot every Rood citizen.
Xot lilkr Four Ycnrs Alto.
Salt Lako Tribune (sll. rep.)
Last year the expenses of the Rovcrnment
were very heavy, and still $40,000,000 of tho
public debt wns paid. Tho trcamry has,
besides tho gold reserve of $150,000,000 nud
723,416,17!) In cold, silver nnd notes, ngaiust
which certificates are outstanding, n cash
bnlanco of U.'il.OOO.OOO, of which more than
$69,000,000 Is In gold, and tho balancing of
ho hooka shows that tho surplus revenuo
for tho twelve months Is In round numbers
76.o0O.O0O. That does not look as It did
four ycaro ago. and It will take eome very
ndrlot reasoning to convince tho people
that a chatifjo Just now Is especially needed.
(tueer llruiit limn of lUNtler.
Springfield Republican.
The conviction ami sentenco to lmnrlson-
mnnl Hi Voiv Vrt.l. nl mn nfplmpd nf
circulating yarns calculated to depress tho
v.duo ot llrooklyn rapid transit stock te an
astonisuing ciuiinn' to a novel case, ine
current market valuo of taM stock Is now
far below what It wns when these men bo
gan their hear operations, or when they
were Indicted. Their alleged lies accord
ingly woro smaller than tho subsequent de
velopments warranted, Instead ot being
larger. Nevertheless, they must go to Jan.
Let v.3. then, havo some ptosocutlons ot
tboso who teH lies to boom n stock and un
load It at an Inflated valuo on innocent In
vestors. If tho bear liars ought to bo pun-
lotlail tiv ImnHlnnhinnr (tin lllltt IhlfR miltit
bo almost lit for hanging. The depredations
of tho bears among honest peoplo aro as
nothing to those of the bulls.
Ui'Aivr cti.vruvr i. iowa.
UtttiiiMvu'H Plulit ARiilnit CiiriM-KlcN
Library Donation of 950,000.
Chlcugo Pu"t
Doth tho advocates and tho opponents of
the political enfranchisement of women will
have read with Interest the Inlvf dispatch
om UUumwa rcttlnp forth M11. tncis m the
case decided by Judge liiohelberger tho
thcr day. The constitutionality of woman
suh'rago in any form nt all, however re
stricted, Is tho limit, nud tho question will
ouhtless be taken tit-tori the tvpreiue court
f Iown.
It uppcars that some time ngo Andrew
Cumcglo offered tho municipality of Ot
tumwa tbo sum of $00,000 for a public 11-
rary, annexing tho condition, however,
thut the city should by ordluanco guaranteo
.",000 annually for the support ot tho insti
tution. Tho city council referred the propo-
ltlon to the people, providing In the statute
passed for the purpose that women us well
s men should vote upon It. Tbo referen
dum resulted In tho acceptance of tho otter
and It Is supposed that the women vottia
made the majority In favor of the ptoposal.
Tho opponents ot the Btatute at onco In
stituted injunction proceedings ugainst the
lty council and the executive officials to re
strain them from carrying out the terms ot
the accepted bargain. Their only ground
of objection was that the city council had uo
authority to confer upon the women of the
municipality tho privilege of voting upon
tho Carneglo offer. Judge Elchelhergcr
agrcos with them. Ho holds tho ordinance
to be Invalid. Tho constitution of Iown, he
says, docs not recognize as voters any cit
izens except adult males.
Undoubtedly the judgu followed tho letter
of tho organic law of tho state, Hut It Is by
no means clear that the "recognition" of
adult males as jvotors la exclusive In
character, and that It has tho effect of
prohibiting tho legislature or its agent, tho
lty council, from'ictrablltiK women to vote
In a particular castf upon a specific measure,
oven If It carries with It tho appropriation
of public funds. This Is the point upon
which the higher courts will probably be
asked to pass.
ANOTIIKR Tltlivr STUAMiliKD.
Competition Proven Ton StroiiK for
the Willi t'niier Combine.
Kansas City Star.
Tho Wall Paper trust Is to bo dusolvcd
becauso competition has become too strong
for it. That may seem llko a remarkable
proposition to some people, but It is a
statement tho llko of which will ho made
concerning a good many other trusts. In
formally announcing that the affairs of the
National Wall Paper company will bo wound
up tho president of the concern declares
that the profits havo not been commensurato
with tho expectations of the stockholders
and that tho directors havo decided to
transfer tho various factories to tho men
or companies who owned them beforo thoy
were taken Into the trust.
Tho National Wall Paper company has
been In existence for eight years. When
It was organized It embraced nearly all
tho factories engaged In tho business, but
since then tho number of plants has
doubled and the trust now controls little
over half tho output of wall paper. It Is
capitalized for $35,000,000, a sum which
doubtless represents a good deal ot water.
It has paid regular dividends, but Its re
cent disbursements must have been paid
out ot surplus accumulated in Its earlier
years, beforo competition cut down 1.3
profits.
The expcrlcnco of tho Wall Paper trust
must be that ot every other great combina
tion that undertakes to make cxcesslvo
profits or to pny dividends on a capital
lzatlon two or threo times the amount of
money actually Invested. Tho Sugar trust
has been almost wrecked by tho compctl
tlon that has sprung up In tho past two or
threo yoars. Tho men who manage this
big concern undertook, for several years, to
prevent competition by buying out every
new factory that was started, but It was
quickly discovered that there would be no
end to that sort of business, as tho trust
necessarily had to pay more than tho com
puling factories were worth, which meant
a constant swelling ot its capital beyond
the capability of the business to pay dlvl
dends on It.
In tbo samo way tho Sugar trust has ro
cently boon fighting competitors hy nttcrapt-
lus to undersell them, but this, also, has
beon unprofitable, for tho trust, with Its
enormous dividend requirements on watered
stock, cannot nfford to sell sugar as cheap
as a company with no moro capital to pay
dividends on than Is actually Invested In Its
plant.
Tho big combinations in the Iron and stee
business aro having a similar expei-leuce
New and normally capitalized concerns in
nearly every brunch of the Industry have
sprung up In the lat year. The production
has been po tremendously increased that
prices havo commenced to fall and thoso enr-
poratlons which have tpsued capital atock
equal to two or three times the money
actually Invented, hoping by controlling the
market to pay dividends on tho watered
stock, are finding that such a policy can no
long be pursued because of the compotlllan
which high prices stimulate.
Collapse and disinter aro tho Inevitable
destiny of nil heavily over-capltullzed com
blnattons of Industry.
Tho only way the trust can permanently
Keep nown competition is to ituue capital
stock only equal to tho actual value ot tho
properties and then to utilize the economies
etfected by consolidation to sell goods
cheaper than small concerns can soli them
When that is done the trust not only Insures
Its own prosperity and permanency, but die
arms public opposition,
Tho average trust Is not organized prlmur
lly to economize in production and dlstrlhu
tlon; It 1b created to give brilliant stock Job
btrs a chance to make fortunes, and, when
thin Is the motive, ot course the capltallza
tlon la made us bis ai possible.
DUMOCIIACY AM) ITS TIN CAN'S.
Vn8hlngton Post: With Mr. Uryan It Is
n case of "love me, love my dog."
Indianapolis Journal: Talk about polit
ical bostcs! Senator Hannn, as a republleon
boss, Is not "In It," compared with tbo man
who Is ruling the Knnsas City convention
with a rod of Iron.
Philadelphia ltccord: Mr. lllrhnrd Croker
has accepted" tho Chicago platform. Mr.
Croker' acceptance 1b like o bankrupt's In-
lorsemcnt upon a bad due hill. It piles dis
trust upon discredit. If Mr. Uryan shall
find many more Ice trust recruits rallying
o tho support of "1C to 1" he will not like
to march through Coventry with them.
Chlcngo Post: As usual, tho democratic
party profits by calamity. As a result of the
war In China, where silver Is In demand by
tho powers to use In tho purchase of sup
plies nnd the pnymont of troops. It has ad
vanced In price 2 cents nn ounce In tho last
two weeks. The killing of nil the Christians
In China and n long war would send it away
up.
Nebraska City Conservative: All the
apostles ot 16 to 1 are pledged, In tho eveut
of the success of tho Knnsas City ticket, to
repeal the gold standard act at tho earliest
possible moment. Any party threatening to
destroy gold ns the standard of vnlM? In Ihe
United States Is a party tuenarlng the bus
iness, the protiperlty nnd tho moral of the
AmorlCHti people. That party nf organized
discontent, led by malcontents, n eots nt
Knupas City to profane tho memories and
associations of July 4, 1770.
Uuffalo Kxpress: (leneral A. J. Warner
of Ohio, who hnB been n loader of the silver
propaganda longer than most of the enthusi
asts havo known the difference between 16
to 1 nnd the greatest common divisor, made
a sensation nt tho meeting of the ULlted
States Monetary league In Kansas City by
saying ho did not caro anything nbout '.he
ratio aud that there must always bo condi
tions which would make n change In the
rntlo desirable. The Incldont Is n significant
Illustration of tho weakening of the sllvor
lies. Philadelphia Press: Nothing like this ab-
solute control of a great party by one man
has been seen in American polities The
convention nominated Theodore Hoosevelt
here. Mr. Uryan names Ills running mnte
at Kansus City. When tho dcmncrntle na
tlonal convention is over It will he plain to
nil the land that n voto for Mr. Hrynn 1a a
010 tor tno boss of a howldden tiartv. In
which one man has an absolute rule danger
ous to republican Institutions, unknown to
our past history nnd creating a niw peril In
a party whoso 'policy endungors nil pros
perity. POLITICAL IlItll'T.
In tbo presidential election of lSfiC Wil
liam McKlnley received 142,600 moro votes
than nil his presidential competitors col
lectively. Tho hint of a contribution of 11.000.000 to
tho democratic campaign effectively greased
tho machine for Clark's Montana delegation
at Kansas City. Now, ns heretofore, "money
lams.
Wharton Barker Is not poslnc as a nnlltlral
prophet, but in saying ho will clvo Ilrvan
a hot run for second placo in tho Novem
ber race ho does not unduly exaggerate his
taieni ns n sprluter.
Tho democratic vote In Wisconsin for gov-
cmor was 160.000 in 1896. nnd two yearB
later, under what havo sometimes been
called "Improved conditions for democratic
harmony," the voto of tho democratic can
didate for governor was 135,000, or 30,000
less.
The Rhode Island lcglalatitro has daonted
n resolution to submit to tho voters of that
state tho proposition to amend tho constitu
tion by abolishing Newport a3 ono of tho
stato capitals. Tho estimated value of the
present capltols and capltol grounds In New
port Is $3,000,000.
Kansas City gained much by the coming
of tho democratic hosts. Tammany left a
tender memory In the form of a cocktail
named "Mamie Ollroy," composed ot equal
parts of Missouri, Kansas nnd Oklahoma
pints, with a dash of tiger ginger on the
fu!c. Threo snortw of it will provoke n
stalwart to yell for Woolley.
It is declared that when Senator Lind
say's term explrch next March ho will mov?
from Kentucky to New York, his Intention
being to begin the practice of law there. A
flno partnership has been awaiting him In
tho eastern metropolis for scmo time nnd
ho has frequently felt Inclinol to reo'gn
from tho senate and embraco tho opportu
nity offered.
The following democratic senators voted in
October, 1893, for tho repeal of tho silver
purchase bill: Murphy and Hill of New
York, Gorman and Gibson of Maryland,
Camden nnd Faulkner of West Virginia, Mc
pherson and Smith of New Jersey, Hurple
and Voorhccs of Indiana, Vllns and Mitchell
of Wisconsin. White nnd Cafferv of
Louisiana, Mills of Toxas, Gray of Dela
ware, Hrlco of Ohio, Huton of Virginia,
Ransom of North Carolina and Lindsay of
Kentucky. In the last congress there wcro
but two survivors In ofllco of this group of
twenty, nnd In the next congress, Lindsay
and Caffcry retiring, there will be none.
Among the colleges Harvard was probably
tho best represented at the republican na
tional convention. Reside Governor Roose
velt, Secretary Long, who wns also men
tioned for the vice presidential nomination,
Is a Harvard man, having been graduated
In 1S."7. Senator Wolcott, the temporary
chairman, was graduated from the law
school in 1871, tho same year In which
Senator Lodge, the pcrmnnent chairman,
was graduated from the academic depart
ment. Senator Penrose, who had an Im
portant part In tho preparations for the con
vention, took his bachelor's degreo In 1881,
TUB IM-ATroil.M CONDH.VSKI).
Deiuocriicy'H AVur C'rleH Doileil Down
mill TrniiNlnt etl.
Salt Lako Trlbuno (sll. rep.)
Come unto mo all ye who have a growl
and I will sympathize, with you.
Come unto mo all yo who want silver and
I will supply it.
Como unto mo all ye who want green
backs and I will set tho machined going.
Como unto mo all yo who want to at;o'lsh
courts, ho that you can become anarchists,
and 1 will Join you.
If ye havo any vagary In the world, come
unto mo and I will Indoreo It.
Como unto me yo criminal classes who
object to bolng governed without the can-
sent of tho governed, and I will stand by
you.
All yo who arc sick and havo polltlcil
mental dyspepsia, come unto me, and I will
give you medicine.
All ye who were tramps under Mr, Clove-
land's administration, hut who can get a
living and lay up money now In elpht hours,
oat and sleep eight hours moro, and have
eight houra for deviltry every day, com"
unto mo and I will Indorse your dolltry
no matter what It Is.
Come unto mo, Agulnaldo. You havo given
mo a great chance to use my mouth agalnnt
tho administration. Wo know you are nm
lit to govern yourselves, hut thon thoro nie
plenty In my own party In tho United Sta ei
tho samo way.
Come unto me, yo who hate tbo rich, who,
If you can do nothing to lift yourselves up
aro willing to do all you can to pull others
down, for yo aro klndrcl spirits.
Como unto me, yo Doers, becaue there
In a large German contingent In the United
States which I wish to draw to me on your
account, There Is a largo Irish contlugont
which I wish to draw to me through their
hato of Great Britain. My strong dil'o
this year Is for votus, and I am train ng
my Inves and hates to minister to that do
Ire, and the highest thought 1 tuv is to
win.
OT II Kit LANDS THAN OUIIS.
In consequence of Lord Salisbury's speech
that England should Lo In a constant state
of armed preparedness nu effort has been
made to establish rifle clubs throughout
Kngland nnd Scotland on n larger aud moro
prnctlcal acnlo than ever before. A. P.
Humphrey, a member of tho council of tho
National Rifle ajsoclntion and farmer com
mander of the Cambridgo University o un
leers, has Juat returned from Switzerland,
whero ho made an extenstvo examination of
tho rlflo ranges nnd clubs In that country.
His report Is being published throughout th)
Hrltlsh press.
The great advantages of tho Swiss cluhJ,
which have a close conncrtlcn with tho mili
tary system of tho country, lie says, are:
Organization for tho purposes of tho mili
tary rcgulutlon of rifle practice, supply cf
government ammunition below cost prl:e,
pofsreslon by the men of government rifles
In their own homes, small expense at which
ranges can be madu and worked, the cm
torn of shooting on Sunday, when men nro
free from work, the great popularity tf rtflo
shooting and tho belief In Its great aluo f jr
national defense nnd (partly as n conse
quence) freedom from thu competition of
athletic sports of other kinds.
Mr. Humphrey states that the following
advantages fncllltnto obtaining imtoi:
Obligation on tho part of the public to pro
vide ground, abf.erico of Insistence on nn
Ideal standard of safety to tho public, In
disposition on the part of land owners to
make difficulties, willingness on tho rrt
of shooting men lo put up with Inexpensive
arrangements, roquent occurrence of
mountains or forests available ai stop
butts. In populous places the largo number
of contributing members of clubs nnd con
sequent funds available for providing hand
somely appointed ranges and tho non
roqulrcmeut of long ranges.
Tho formnl opening tho other day of tho
Elbe and Travo cnnnl connecting the North
sea nnd tho Doltle Is but another step In
the German emperor's declnrcd policy of de
veloping canal traffic. It Is only Ave years
slnco the great Kaiser Wllhelm ship canal,
also connecting tho two seas, was com
pleted nt n cost of nearly $10,000,000. The
new waterway, chiefly Intended for minor
tralllc, has cost nbout $0,000,000. Tho length
of It la nearly forty-one miles nnd the route
followed Is, on the whole, that of tho former
Stecknltz canal, ono of the oldest waterways
In Europe. Five years havo been Bpcnt in
construction and great benefit 1b expected
to accrue to tho old city of Lubeck from Its
completion. The breadth of it Is seventy
two feet, tho length of tho locks about 2(10
feet and the depth a littlo over eight feet.
It Is crossed by twenty-nine bridges, flfteon
feet above water level. Other Important
watorways nre coutemplntcd and doubtless
will bo constructed. The Rhine aud Elbo
canal Is designed to promoto tho Industry
of Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia. A Dan
ubo and Moidau canal is planned with tho
vlow of attracting some of tho trade of Aus
trla and Hungary northward through Ger
many. The emporor, In the speech which
ho delivered at Lubeck. insisted strongly
upon the Importance of tho canal system, in
tho Interests of Gorman unity and German
commercial prosperity.
It Is now dcnltoly known that tho column
sent to tho relief of Kumassl is at present
several miles beyond Prashu and la proieed
lng slowly. The last mobsage from Sir
Frederick M. Hodgson which got through
to tho coast stated that his men had been
put on half rations. Thl3 would mean, un
less supplies had reached them In tho mcan
tlme. that tho "threo months' supplies for
300"" with which the fort was stored
would hayo been exhausted a fortnight ago.
"Tho arms of precision" with which some
of tho natives are armed have beon discov
ered to be small-bore rook rifles.
In reply to a question tho other day in
the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain,
secretary of state for tho colonies, said
thnt Colonel Wlllcocks, who Is in charge
of tho relief expedition, was pushing for
ward as fast ns posslblo and that transpor
tation had been greatly facilitated, owing
to the energy of the governor of Slorra
Leone, who bad been able to send over
3,000 carriers to Colonel Wlllcocks' assist
ance. Ho added that tho king of the
friendly flckwals was preparing an expedi
tion against the forces surrounding Ku
massl, which If It did not actually ralao
the siege of tho place, might glvo an .op
portunity for tho friendly natives to re
lievo the famished garrison.
Th; Official Messenger of St. Petersen c
announces that a special commission Is to bo
foimcd to consider ways and means of re
arming tho Russian field nrtillcry with
"ibreo-lnch rapla-flro guns." This Is bB
lievod to indlcato that the experiments
which have, been made in the course of the
Inst year havo been termlnatel and thnt the
gun with which tho artillery Is to to
equipped has been decided upon. It Is un
derstood hy foreign corrcsponlonts In St.
Petersburg that a considerable number have
already been ordered. Tho np-iroprlate num
ber of guns required Is 0.000 and oach gun
with Us appliances nnd a certain amount of
ammunition costs about 20,000 rubles. The
total cost, therefore, will be about 120.C00, 00
rubles, to which may be added a twerth
moro to covor expenscu of enlarging the
government workshops and Increasing tho
powers of production. It Is expected In St
Petersburg that tho work and tho expense
will ho spread over a period of four or five
jears.
When tho Siberian railroad is completed
tho transcontinental routo will extend from
Havre, via Paris, Cologne, Herlln, Moscow
and Irkutsk, to Vladivostok. Of tho 7,359
mllcB by rail 298 will belong to Franco. 100
to Belgium, 663 to Germany, 2,254 to Rus
sia In Europe nnd 4,044 to Russia In Asia.
Tho price of a first-class ticket, with sloop
ing accommodations, from Moscow to Vlad
ivostok, will bo $60, It Is said that the
road from Port Arthur has been completed
6i
Just to Jog"
Your memory, tomorrow will be Saturday, and Satur
day night we close at 9 p. m. instead of 10 p. m., and
some time between 8 a. in. and 9 p. m. we want you to
visit us. If there is anything in hot weather wear you
want.
Kent her weight Suits, in fancy and plain colors, ?10.00,
? 12.50, $15.00.
Splendid assortment of Soft Shirts at $1.00 and $1,50.
Zephyr Underwear at 50c, 75c and $1.00.
Cool Hosiery, 25c, IJ5c.
Light weight Suspenders, 25c, 50c, $1.00.
Wash and Silk Neckwear, 25c, 50c and $1.00.
Handkerchiefs, 10c, 15c 25c.
Collars, 15c nnd 25c (E. & W.) and Straw Tints, 50c.
75c, $1.00, $1.25, $2.00 anil up.
Komember the closing time 9 p. m.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Oaly Excliulv Clothier tor AIca and Umf.
318 miles northward to Telln, n little bcyord
Moukdon. It will be nearly a year ye t
foro Port Arthur will bo conuec.el
Moscow,
IMHNTICI) IIISMAHKS.
Hrooklyn Life: "Have you lived rrv
lonp In the suburbs?"
"Not so very long; only nbout fourtc
cooks."
Detroit Journal: "Polygamy Is a tn.mt
for barbarism, of eourse!
"Of course. It betrays such an 'if r
absence of enlightened divorce legislatl 1,
Chic-tiro Tribune: "Whelker seems 1.1 h
a man of unusual c elf-control."
"Self-control? I hnve seen that man .
to shape nnd put down 11 new olliint't .
the floor of hW bathroom without swur
in."
lndlnnapolls Journal: "Hilly, what do o 1
think of that church with u roof garden'1
"Thnt's nil right. I have nlways tnai
tnlnod that thero wn.in't any deep... ,tto 1
hostility between religion nnd fresh uit
Chicago Record: "Did you ask Dr P
lots where he was going tills summer?
"Not I; hut yenr I asked him, nnd he
nald ho couldn't go anywhere becnusc
lcctlotu wero s.i bad."
Philadelphia Press: "Aha!" cxclalmi,!
tho policeman, "rending n, paper nre joi.
I thnutrht you claimed to bo a blind man
"Bo 1 nm," replied the beggar who tin 1
been taken off hfh guard, "my real trade la
putting blinds on windows."
Clnvelnnd Plain Dealer: "Oh, pa."
"What, Jlmmy7"
"Let's tiro off on th' Fourth all th' pow
der an' shot we'd like to tire off ut th' mea ,
old Chinese."
Detroit Freo Press: "My husband." nald
Mrs. Perkoslc, "Is not a man of push "
"Isn't he?" replied Mrs. (i.i7.zum.
"No, he Isn't. He absolutely refusrs '(
navlgato the lawn mower."
Detroit Journal: The Rural Editor starts 1
violently.
"How does It happen," he nfked. strus
gllng to bo calm, "that you nre paying y r
subscription In money und not In tor
wood 7"
"Oh, I've got money to hum this vear
snld the farmer, with the nulvotc so char
acteristic of his kind.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: First Citizen
Whut have you done to offend the ,r
department?
Second citizen Why. nothing that I know
of. What do you mean?
First Citizen Then how does It happen
that I see by the dispatches thnt the Ami--Icun
troops aro on the way to Taku"
Chicago Post: "Her mnriiuce seems t.
be happier thun the majority of that kind
"cr, and It's nil owing to the wisrion- o'
her father Instead nf settling 11 forfn
upon them 10 gives his titled son-in-law n 1
allowance thut is to ocntto If they ever sep
arate "
"Oh, I see. Instead of buylnc a huslmrd
ror her he has secured one on a sular '
Washington Star: "Do vou espe, t to h
ns much in demand iimnng your eon lin
ents as usual?" naked the friend.
. answered Senator Sorghum. "1 m
In ull kinds of demand. Soma of mv em
stltuents want to re-elect me and some . f
them want to liavo me Indicted by tbe
grund Jury."
AN INACICNOWM:nc.-MI) HHIKl.
Town Topics.
When the women folk havo finished with
the trunks they hnd to pack.
And they call, "Please come unstalrs .1
little while!"
Lock your study door most earefiillv-per-huiM
you won't come ba, k
And take up the white man's burdi 11 v;ii
a ctnlle;
There nro bulky Saratogas, stfntne;- t . 1.
und trunks calore.
And their overflowing content 4 cfn ti
mock 'fin
But you wife declares th.it really 1 !u-y
eould hold 11 jfent ileal nun.
And thnt nil sho asks of yuu u J'it t.i
lr.ck 'em.
Sailors, soldiers, fighting on sen or limd
ISneli Is railed a hco for tho battle ho
helps to rain
No one thinks of all that y 11 each summer
nre made to stand,
So get 11 irrlp on the capitis: lids ,.ni
htiv'n, strain, strain!
When you've .struggled for nn huiir an I
your hack In bent mm sore.
When your Iinnds nre torn und bloJdi!'
from the fray.
Don't get mad when someone nsks you
when you've twenty-seven more
If you think you'll finish locking them
today?
When with superhuman effort ynu have
pounded one I f 1 down,
And you cry In frenzy for the key to
lock It,
Don't forget yourvclf when someone sas.
"It must bo In my frown
The tlrsf f patked-l cft It In tho
Docket :
.Soldiers, sailors, ready to do and dare.
Kaeh praised and Innored till his nm
of reward is full -
No one think of ull that you each summer
unflinching hear.
So get a grip on the stubborn strap nnd
pull, pull, pull!
Eye Strain
Not only tmusen heudnokra
nnd tired eyes, but It often
onuses Inlluiuiiiutlou.
Tim lids become sore and Irrita
ted. The eye bulls look sore nnd
angry. in tho morning tho lids
Ktlek together nnd the eyes Htnart
und burn. Sometimes tho Irrita
tion takes the form of styen. Quite
often It Is impossible to read n half
hour without becoming drowsy.
All of these symptoms can bo re
lieved with glasses unless tltey nre
allowed to go too fur. You cannot
nfford to put It off n moment. They
aro Nature's wnrnlngs nnd Nature
will not be tampered with.
Como and See Us
J.C.Huteson&Co.
MANUFACTURING" OPTICIANS.
1520
DOUGLAS STREET.