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A' 'a x 1S0NPRESS-J0URNAI D. CANON. Editor. N. - - NEMASK4 NE8RASKANEWS NOTES FaUerton U extending its water work system. , lUrawDt bouse. U building a new school Monroe ts making preparations to put P lew depot. Friend is trying to get a local tele phone exchange. St. Paul Is to have a large cold stor age warehouse. The old settlers of Cuming county Will hold a picnic on August 23. George Carmine. Jr., of Tecumseh fell from a windmill and broke both arms. An infant cyclone struck Sedlow and demolished the Polish Catholic church. "WUUani Turner of Lincoln "didn't know it was loaded." Requiescat in Dace. Ugh tning struck the residence of George Bowhis of Scribner for the sec ond time this year. B. H. Carnott and Sam Fessner of Worth Platte broke into a dry goods tore and came to grief. The rains of last week were quite gen eral over the state, and as a result craps are In fine condition. Jawe Miller, who came to Edison re cently, stole a horse and buggy and I captured after a hot chase. A couple of traveling photographers swindled the people of Fremont and vicinity out of about $200 last week. TEDDY THE TERROR'S LATEST INSULT. There Is a movement on foot to de tach the three western ranges of Cherry cownty and attach them to Sheridan county. F. B. Wagus and W. W. Fitzgerald, both of Fullerton, have been arrested on a charge of stealing a carload of Ignatzky, 10 years old, was by a pasenger train on the Nor folk branch of the Union Pacific at Co- T. C Tagg's store at Waco was bro ien into and robbed of about $50 in Three men were arrested on bus- ROOSEVELT. IN ONE OF HIS WILD SPEECHES. CHARACTERIZES ALL DEMOCRATS AS COWARDS. NOTE THE FOUR MODEST MEN IN THE BACKGROUND. THEY DON'T BLOW ABOUT THEIR BRAVERY AS ROOSEVELT DOES. BUT THEY DID REAL FIGHTING. WHICH HE DID NOT. BRYAN Oil THE ISSUES Mtm. Clayton Barber of Plattsmouth took a disinfectant instead of the med icine, nod is probably fatally ill as a veaalt of the mistake. W. J. Edwards of the Rumsey Mill tns; company of Tecumseh was caught by n sitaft making 134 revolutions per and beaten to a pulp. ! young women of Neligb are bu. organising a brass band. It is exclu sively for the gentler sex and a 200 noswd female lugs the bass drum. QUESTION OF IMPERIALISM PARAMOUNT. IS GoM OmmnrtrMtm For Gold Standard Emplro or a Bimtallic Rebub llc? He Asks. 'WlUiam Rumber of West Point skip ped out. taking 11,500 of his employer's asb- He left a note saying he would ot have done it, only "he needed the E. Cotton, for years cashier i First aXtional bank of Syracuse, Ma arrested, charged with making entries in order to deceive the iner. rural free delivery from Fremont be established August 1, Inst rue- to that effect having been re- from the department. Two will be operated. E. Benjamin Andrews, wife of Chancellor Andrews, has arrived in Tsnmhi Chancellor Andrews is expect ed this week. He will be formally in- September 22. Zkarins; a heavy downpour of rain at the dwelling of Mr. H. H. Hub- struck by lightning, damag- H to the extent of $200. There was assurance on the building. he mistreated his family, took Andy Adams of Lyons i his home and held him In water I he was nearly drowned and prom to town at once. boys at Mlnden are making for the railroad company by into fruit cars and helping They evidently contend "the Lord helps those who help afcaaU The mm theart of Archie Powell of refused to go riding with him Archie concluded that life was not Irving. He procured a shotgun nattered what brains he might had to the four winds of heaven. At the Instance of Odell parties Bher aV Wadidngton made a raid upon the I Cbssmerclal club, an organisation this spring to supply moist an original packages to the thirs ty astSasaui of Odell since the town went sVy t the last election. Anderson, a wealthy stockman, aaar Holdrege, started for Chi- with several loads of stock two i save and nothing has been heard since he left Oeleaburg on t3s r borne. His folks have tele Cwgsasd to various points, but no tra" mt Us asm be found, and they fear at gay. He stin has I.Mt head of rrr tCng ta his yards and the fla frl casA la the eewaty. C.T Bot "Clergymen feel the ' " VSSm' than ar ssem." -How do ' XmV They in wader profes J aat ta say vMsat ;".. is." , -v. . . .- Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) William J. Bryan's attention was called today to the statement that some of the oppo nents of Imperialism had announced they would be opposed to him on ac count of the silver plank, and he was asked whether this would seriously af fect the anti-Imperialist vote. "Several gold-standard opponents of Imperialism have already announced their intention to support the demo cratic ticket," he replied, "although the anti-imperialistic league has not acted officially. In such a matter each indi vidual Is governed by his own views as to the relative importance of the issues. THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE. "The democratic platform declares the question of Imperialism to be the paramount issue. If any opponent of imperialism refuses tc support the dem ocratic ticket because of the silver plank It must be because he considers the money question more Important than the Philippine question; that is, he prefers a gold-standard empire to a bi metallic republic. WILL NOT CONSIDER SILVER. "When the test comes, I believe that those who adhere to the doctrine that governments derive their Just powers, not from superior forces, but from the consent of the governed, will support our ticket, even tnougn tney ao not Indorse the silver plank. "A large majority of the democrats believe that restoration of bimetallism would prove a blessing, but the anti- Imperialists who dispute this will admit that any evils that might arise from bl metallism could be correc ted more eas ily than the evils which would follow the deliberate indorsement of mllllar lam and imperialism." a year. The general public Is In no way benefited by 'this tenth of a cent a cent per pound on sugar, nor the one cent a gallon on oil; but Is a "tax" lev ied by trust and monopoly under laws granting special privileges to a few for their private enrichment. The condi tion Is opposed by democracy who fa vor equality of privileges, and i.-ipist that in a republic no trust or monopoly shall have the power under law to reg ulate prices by "laying a tax" upon i consumers of their products or demand ing special tribute from the people for ; life necessities. This is a system of! "revenue tax" for building up an aris tocracy of wealth wrung from the la boring millions of the country that is sapping the foundation of the republic; and these are they of special privileges that are now clamorous for a iihariKe from a simple government of all the people to an imperialism. SOME VERY BAD BUSINESS. ind ARE ALL AGAINST IMPERIALISM. Why Bohemians Should Oppose Imperialism. Cotton Milla to Shut Down wage Earners Will Lose, Fall River, Mass. (Special.) Becaust of the prevailing; unsatisfactory condi tions of the print cloth market, the j treasurers of three corporations, w ith a worklna capital of 110.000.000. have ! derided unanimously to close down tht machinery 'or one month. I The magnitude of this move on th( part of the mill owners can be under stood by a glance at the figures repre senting the loss to be sustained by th operatives. When the steam is Bhul off for thirty days there will be thrown out of employment not less than 20.000 mill hands men, women, and children about two-thirds of all the textile op eratives In this city. Their earning aggregate about 1111,000 a week, ano the total loss for the months' vacation will reach 1444.000. With few exceptions these operative depend upon their weekly wages to keep the wolf from the door. The one bright aspect Is that most of the mills will close down on alternate weeks, and by Omaha. Neb. (Special.) An intelll gent and educated Bohemian a few days thli arrangement :.)e operatives will hf PRSKRITY OF THE TRUSTS. How Prosperity Is Fait by Sugar barons. New Tors, July 3t. Since about the first of June the sugar trust has In creased the price of Its product eight limes, each time one-tenth of a cent per pound. To show how such en croachments accumulate wealth to the trust, by a? slight a "tax" upon mil lions of consumers, a New York dis patch aays: Each raise of one-tenth of a cent Im pose da gross tax of $6,000,000 upon the sugar users of this country, who con sume l.aw.MMQO pounds a rear. The raise from tS.M to W per too pounds is equivalent to an arbitrary las of 140. M0.0O0, every penny of which goes Into the pockets of the trust; and not one penny of which goea to labor. Already the aogar barons, by reaaon of their monopoly, draw more than 1200.000,000 a year from the American people over and above legitimate profits. This Is what la regarded and herdald- ed over the country by Jouraals of the administration, as prosperity, It is by this process of one cent a gallon "tax" laid upon the millions of consumers of S4I for individual enrichment, that Rockefeller makes a profit si fl(M,00C,ftOO ago was asked: "It is true that your people are going to stand with Bryan in the pending campaign?" "Yes," he replied; "on principle we must stand with Bryan. Not becauee he Is the nominee of the fusion parties not becauee he is a democrat, but be cause he represents our Ideas of free government, and chiefly because he op poces imperialism and militarism. Ah my friend, do you think that our peo ple, who have been struggling against the tyranny and oppression of ever-aggressive empires, do not see the danger to American Institutions In the cours pursued by the present administration? Do you think that we can afford to again emigrate and leave the homes we have built up In Omaha by hard work and frugal living? We know what Im perialism means to the laborer and pro. ducer, and will vote to a man against MrKlnley and imperialism. Like oui neighbors, the Poles and Hungarians, we and our fathers before ua have seen our country desolated by the sword. We have seen our country partttloneo out by the same Imperial robbers that now seek the partition of China. We have seen our colleges and universale closed .r raited to the ground; 'on Prague's proud arch the fires of ruin glow, the blood-dyed waters murmuring far below. and don't you know that hope for a seaeon bade the world fare well, and freedom shrieked when Kosc! usko fell.' Aa a nation we only exist In sentiment, like the Irish. Imperial Ism force upon us the language of the Invader and despoller, national bounds, rlea are obliterated and Poland appear no longer on the may of Europe. No, air. No Pole. Bohemian or Hungarian will vote for McKlnley and Imperialism." able to live without actual want in the great majority of cases. A majority of the operatives belong to labor unions, which, under wise man agement, have accumulated large sumi of money. It Is within the province ol the unions to pay their members smal weekly sums for assistance durlnr strikes and shut-downs. If It become necessary for a prolonged stoppage ui the milla the unions will come to th( aid of the unemployed. The hum of more than 2.000,000 spin dles will be hushed. This number In cludes two-thirds of all the cotton spin dies in the city, and represents an out put of 1.000,060 pieces of print cloth foi the Idle time. During the vacation th los sof the sum of money mentioned will be severely felt by every local In dustry and every local merchant, for Fall River Is pre-eminently deptndeni upon the cotton mills ,oi Its comraer clal activity. fMi;J;j's Rub As Absolute As That of George III. By the act of the American congress Resident MiKinley becomes king of I orto Kico. Here are nme of his king ly prerogatives: He appoints the governor. He appoints the executive council. He anoints the higher branch of the legislature, a majority of whose mem bers may be 'cltlier.s of the United States. He appolnta the Judges. He at points the officers who select the men to fill every appointive office. He has power to kill any legislation by means of the veto of bis appointee, the governor. He has power to grant franchises through his appointees, the executive council. The people are taxed without repre sentation In congress and without rep resentation in the controlling branrh of the insular government, except at the pleasure of the president. The people are allowed to elect only the members of the lower house of tht legislature and one commissioner to the United States. These officers are to be appointed by the president for terms of four years A governor at JS.000 a year. A secretary of the council at 14,000 a year. An attorney general at $4,000 a year. An insular treasurer at Jl.OOO a year. An auditor at $4,000 a year. A commissioner of the interior at 14,000 a yenr. A commissioner of education at $3,000 a year. A chief Justice of the supreme court at $5,000 a year. Four associate Justices of the supreme court at $4,500 a year each. A marshal of the supreme court at 13.000 a year. A United States district Judge at $5,000 a year. A United States district attorney at 14,000 a year. A United States district marshal at $3,500 a year. Three members of a commission to codify the laws of the Island at $',000 a year each. Five members of the executive coun cil, whose salaries are to be fixed by the Porto Itlcan legislature. The Porto Ricans are to be allowed to name: Cne commissioner to the United States at $",000 a year. Thirty-five members of the lowet Musk ot ih legislature, who !!! be laid $j a day while la session. PROBLEM IN PROPORTION. If the revolt In the Philippines was (onfined to the Tags I tribe, numbering not more than 2.(00. )TK) people, aa the frienda of the administration aay it was. And If that war. such as lAwas, Is over now, aa we are Informed ft la. And It takes M ono American s 'Idlers to keep down 2.00,000 Tagaloa who have stopped fighting, aa General MacArthur says it does, How many men wilt II take to sup press 4oo,0. fighting Chinese? Nfw Tsrk Journal. OUR WAR EXPEHSES. Heavy Expenditura for tha Fiscal year or leoo. Washington, D. C (Special.) Tht report of the auditor for the war de partment, covering the flscal'year 1900 has been submitted to the secretary ol tne treaeuiy. It la the first of the bu reau reports of the treasury to be made The following large amounts arc no ticeable In the report: Quartermasters' dlsbursem'U.$W,211,24r Paymaster's disbursements... ii.m.'Ai Ordnance payments 13,i39,f,l( Medical accounts f 2l7tjoJ Bringing volunteers home 4.0oe, The amount paid on military claims, covering both the "panlah and the clvli wara, was l.2i,, as agalnat W,02 for im. During the year the amounts allowed lo the several states on account of thf raising of the volunteer army in th war with Spain aggregated $2,433.0, The amounts claimed by the states or this account aggregated f5,S7f 412. The contest over the Fayerweather will In the New Tork courts, started ten years ago, has arrived at a decision sustaining the will. The battle cost 1100.000 a year ao far, and as there art several millions left, it is confidently believed the eminent attorneys engaged In the case will find Beans for prolong ing the feast. Omens That Confront McKlnley. From the Boston Globe: Experience has shown that It Is one thing to re nominate a president, but quite an other thing to re-elect him. The cam palgn on such an occasion too afle partakes of the ttfme lethargy and list lessness which marked most of th transactions of the Philadelphia con ventlon. The party In power, gorged with spoils, weakened by Indulgence, and blind with that conservatism which is bom of plenty, lo?es Its native aen ritiveners lo the rights and needs the plain people, whom It would rather drive than lead. Furthermore, th charm of novelty has forsaken alike It purposes and Its candidates. For nearly seventy years, therefore as the record stands, no president ha contrived to succeed himself, save the crisis of the civil war, and again when aided by the glamor of a grea soldier's name. But even Lincoln Ir. ISC regarded his re-election as hopeless until the unexpected military victories of Sherman and Sheridan suddenly urned the tide, and even then he succ eeded In an electorate from which eleven of the states were excluded. while n 1S72 Grant wen, when three state were omitted from the voting and when '.he opposition party did not nominal i ticket of Its own against him. Such are the omens which confront Mr. McKiniey at the threshold of his eeond campaign, handicapped ss he jndoubtcdly Is, whether transiently ot otherwise, by a disappointing and dl plrltlng convenllon. BRYAN BETS PLESAKT NEWS. Drummers of an Illinois MousefWIII Vote For Him. Lincoln, Neb. Speclal.) Evidence of the stand which democratic managers believe the traveling men of the coun try will take during the presidential campaign was presented In Lincoln to day at the home of William J. Bryan Among Uie randldate'a callers was J. M. Kerns of South Bend, Ind.. who came as the representative of the salesmen o! .he wholesale house for which he trav- :lS. Hecentiy at a banquet attended by '.31 salesmen tf this house, a vote wa taken, and resulted, Mrs. Kerns In formed the democratic, 347 for Bryan and but 4 for McKlnley. Mr. Kerns fated that of the 351 for whom he was spokesman more than 200 voted for Mc Klnley four years ago, Mr. Bryan has accepted an Invitation lo attend the National Grand Army ol .he Republic encampment In Chicago August 27 to September (. "Save the republic' Is to be the battle cry, the I'edsratlnn of In d peridence t:i party creed, the battle hymn of th republic th war song, and the Am Pan flag the party enidiem. The leader. honest, unswervli.g and uniaunt- ed, If to be the same gallant chief- 4 tain who brthd anew Into de- nvocracy the breath of life four years ago, and marched It to glo- rlous t attle, . e e UTEIAIY KEWS K3TES. Among the notable features of tfta Argonaut for July 23, l!w0. are: "Ths White Reboso." a story of Mystic Lake Chapala, by Gwendolen Overton; "Tha French Watering Places." a letter de scribing Vichy and Aix-lee-Bains; "Our 1 1 . a . " i .... ..,..,(,. u t.t fi,!,,,l I i rn-ir in., ' McClure's recent volume on presiden tial elec tions of the past, with numer ous extracts from the book; and "Eng land's Cruel Bed Abolished," a letter from London, in which "Corkalgne" iescribes the reforms In the British) army brought about by the South Af rican war. "Bohert Tournay." a romance of the French revolution, by Mr. William Sage; Houghton. Mifflin & Co. The most significant feature of modern fic tion Is the revival of the historical nov el as a bidder for popular favor. Th fact that many of the great novels ot the past have maintained their peren nial popularity because of their his torical value, coupled with the fact that many of the most successful ot the modern works of fiction have had historical themes, brings a new story, depending upon history for its Inci dents and Interest, before a critical Jury. This new story by Mr. William Sage will receive a unanimous verdict of approval without a doubt. He has wisely selected the period of the French. revolution, a period of history mora replete with Interest than perhaps an other. His pic ture of the life of the French nobility of the time is vivid lr color and thrilling In interest. The ac lon of the tale Is spirited and merest is maintained throughout. ' Casslers Magazine of Illustrated en gineering has the following articles in. Its August number; Electric Cranes in German Harbors. Noteworthy Installa tions at Hamburg and Bremerhafen, With thirteen illustrations. By Louis J. Magee. The sloop-of-war "Wampa noag." O once famous, but long forgot ten United States cruiser; illustrated. By Commander B. F. Isherwood, U. S. N and many other Interesting articles. J. Bloundelle Burton's latest story, "The Seafarers," is a romance of tho South Sea, with no lack of interest. Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York; price, II, "Stevensonla" Is a reprint of various miscellany associated with Robert Louia Stevenson. Published in paper cover by M. F. Mansfield, New Pork; price. 25 cents. Six short stories of life In Paris, alt bright and entertaining, are contained in the volume entitled "A Diplomatic- Woman." by Huan Mee. Published by- Harper & Brothers, New York; price, fl. Eight chapters on books as revealer and Interpreter of human life make up Prof. W. H. Crashaw's thoughtful vol ume, "Literary Interpretation of Life.' Published by the Macrniilan company. New York; price, $1. Two of the late Issues In Cassell's Na tional Library series are Sir J. Maun devllle's "Voyages and Travels'" and Sir Francis Bacon's "Wisdom of tha New York; price. 10 cents each. one each one- LOTS OF FUN AHEAD. Omaha. Neb. (Special.) -For week, September 24th to 29th, day and night, Omaha will be great whirlwind of pleasure It will bo th biggest, liveliest, -warmest six: days ever known In the land of Qulvera The Knights of Ak-8ur-Ben are pre paring a festival of music, of song, of mirth, of beauty and Intelligence that will surpass all former efforts. On Monday, September 24th, at 1 p m., the Grand Oriental Carnival, occu pying a mile of our principal streets, will open Its doors and continue each day and night to Saturday, September 2&lh. About 2,500 feet of handxomely decorated booth space will be filled will, a mammoth display of merchants' andi manufacturers wares. Top liners from every branrh of the theatrical profes alon will give free entertalnmenta oi platforms erected in the open air. Th enchanting, entrancing midway, wlttv its many mysteries, wlerd charms., strange people and entertaining "Bally hoos," will be a reproduction of the great World s Fair display. The Car nival will contain 10.000 objects of in terest. Come any time, each day will be a special day. On Wednesday, September 24, the gi gantic daylight parade, with Ita solid mile of floats and Ha hundreds of ar tistic and comedy features, will trav erse the principal streets a Ad diaper e at the main entrance to the Oriental Carnival. You can see this Wednesday and stay over for the electric pageant Thursday night. Thursday, September 27th, special at tractions will be added to the street carnival during the day. At night commencing at 8 o'clock, the Knights, of Ak-Har-Ben's Grand Electrical Pa geant, munificently magnified, monu mentally greater, with more muelc.more color, more lights, more beauty, more wealth and more magnificence than the knlghta have ever attempted will de light the eye and enchant the ear. Friday, September 2Stb, the annuak ball of the court of A k -Bar-Ben will be. neia at the den. There will be one glorious day an night when all may appear masked an.i costumed on the streets, thus reproduc ing the Mardl Ores of our southern statea. There will be a thousand anl one things to see. amuse and Interest., and It will be a biasing week of glory sunshine, music and mirth. All free"- Free! Fres! September 24th to 2th. everybody Invited to come and have food time. There probably never was a wnm.n. who did not believe that she rould ar range bric-a-brac with just a little i,it more lasle than any oil, woman knows.,