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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29, 18M.
KepiiMican State Ticket.
Governor,
THOMAS J. MAJORS.
Lieutenant Governor.
B. E. MOORE.
Secretary of State.
J. A. PIPER.
State Auditor.
EUGENE MOORE.
State Treasurer,
J. S. BARTLEY.
Sup't of Public Instruction.
H. R. CORBE1T.
Attorney General.
A. S. CHURCHILL.
Superintendent Lands and Buildings.
IL C. RUSSELL.
Gold production is estimated at an
increase of $15,000,000 over last year.
The Tribune says that South Omaha
is not ready for annexation for at least
two years.
Pawner City issues a bond for $4,000
and will buy their electric plant and run
it with their city waterworks.
Perkins county has voted $00,000 in
bonds to aid the construction of an irri
gation and water jwwer canal.
Natural fjas has been struck at a
depth of 390 feet near St Joseph, Mo.
The flame reached a hight of thirty feet.
Senatok Tellkk of Colorado believes
that President Cleveland is setting his
pins for a fourth nomination at the
hands of his party.
The New York Sun asks: "Will Cleve
land take upon himself the perfidy and
dishonor he has denounced? Or will ho
destroy the monstrosity with his veto?"
E. Rosewatek resigned his position
as national committeeman for Nebraska,
which he has held two years. The sole
reason he gives is the nomination of
Majors for governor.
O. M. Kem has again been re-nominated
for representative to cougress from
the Sixth district by the populists. The
resolutions adopted contained a plank
favoring equal suffrage.
The sugar and whisky trusts are the
democratic twins and they got all they
wanted from this congress. The sugar
trust is given S40.000.000 and the whisky
trust is not through counting its profits.
The democratic party can be relied upon
to keep its pledges to the big whisky
dealers.
The World-Herald says thai JohuM.
Devine, the populist nominee for con
gress in this district, is generally repor
ted to be a protectionist, and that if he
will decline to run, Thomas, the demo
cratic nominee, can be elected. Better
give up, and let it be unanimous for
Meiklejohn.
If the Columbus Telegram please, the
Reporter did not say that the bill for
North's relief was a steal. It only called
attention to tho hurry Meiklejohn was
in to servo him. We could tell a tale
about why Senator Allen interested
himself in it-a tale honorable to Allen
but not to North. Madison Reporter.
The Bee closes an editorial of August
23d against Thomas J. Majors, tho re
publican nominee for governor: "As an
exponent of true republicanism, the Bee
will endeavor to apply tho heroic rem
edy of saving tho party by repudiating
the disreputable candidate forced upon
It against the honest, unbought senti
ment of its rank and file."
Oevme for Cunsrr.
Tuesday last the populist convention
for the Third congressional district was
held at Norfolk.
There were two divisions among the
delegates, part favoring J. M. Devine,
77 votes, the others, John S. Robinson
of Madison, 69 votes.
There was only eight of a difference,
but this was too much for even Senator
Allen to overcome, although he was
therewith a speech and resolutions to
match.
If Devine has not changed his mind,
he is one of the best informed of Ne
braska politicians on the tariff question,
and a high-protective tariff man on
principle.
It is not generally known that the
senate tariff bill that passed congress
Monday of last week and went to the
senate, is a protective measure to some
extent It could not well be otherwise
than slightly protective and raise any
revenue at all. The bill protects coal,
iron ore and sugar, but allows no pro
tection on wool, one of tho chief products
of the northern farmers. There was so
much cry against tariff on tin, but this
bill fixes a duty of one and one-fifth
cents a pound. It puts a duty on to
bacco and cigars, liquors, white lead,
marble, precious stones and the list of
imports generally. A poor kind of cer
tainty is better than uncertainty, and
for this reason, this bill, bad as it is from
a republican stand-point and from the
business view of tho country, ought to
give a. little better prospect than we
have had. Let us make the most and
the best of what we have, and when next
the democratic party is entrusted with
any power of administration, let it be
after they shall have demonstrated
something of fitness for the work.
Bares Pecos Drops Itoad.
' Rome, Aug. 23. Queen Margharita
went to the province of Turin several
days ago to visit Baron and Baroness
Pecos. On Saturday, wheu ascending
the Alps, the baron dropped dead from
heart disease.
Bis Lou by Fire.
CfcUMOY, Russia, Aug. 2S. Alerjets'
wool cleansing worto, the largest in
Russia, have been destroyed, together
with a large stock of wool, by fire. The
loss ia estimated to be 1,500,000 roubles.
Detained by British Authorities.
Aden, Arabia, Aug. 2.- The cruiser
Tatsuta, which recentry left Tyue, Eng
land, presumably to join the Japanese
fleet in the east, has been detained here
by the British authorities.
Death of TawhaJo the Second.
Auckland, Aug. 28. Tawhaio the
Second, the Maori king, is dead. His
death was due to influenza.
M'KINLEY LAW IS DEAD.
Cleveland Could Not Sign the
New Tariff Bill.
WHITES A LETTER TO CATCHINGS.
Bays It Is Inconsistent and Not In Line
With Tariff Reform Emphasizes the
Importance of Free Raw Materials.
Communism of Pelr Threatens American
Liberty Mast Be Settled Honestly.
Washington, Aug. 23. At 12 o'clock
Monday night the McKinley law, which
has been in operation since Oct. 30, 1830,
practically four years, died on the stat
ute books, and the new Democratic tar
iff bill, passed by the Fifty-third con
gress, became a law without the signa
ture of President Cleveland, the consti
tutional 10 days allowed the president to
consider the bill having expired.
Washington, Aug. 2a. The president
Monday sent the following letter to Rep
resentative Catchings (Miss.), who con
sented to its publication in view of its
public character and importance:
Executive Mansion, Aug. 27, 1S9I.
Hon. T. C. Catchings:
Mr Dear Sin Since the conversation I
had with you and Mr. Clark of Alabama
a few days ago in regard to my action
upon the tariff bill now before me, I have
given the subject full and most serious
consideration. The result is that I am
more settled than ever in the determina
tion to allow the bill to become a law
without my Mgnature.
When the formulation of legislation
which it was hoped would embody Demo
cratic ideas of tariff reform was lately en
tered upon by congress nothing was far
ther from my anticipation than a result
which I could not promptly and enthusi
astically indorse. It is, therefore, with a
feeling of the utmost disappointment that
I submit to a denial of this privilege.
Inconsistencies In the Kill.
I do not claim to be better than tho
masses of my party, nor do I wish to
avoid any responsibility which, on ac
count of the passage of this law, I ought
to bear. -is a member of the Democratic
organization, neither will 1 permit myself
to be separated from my party to such an
extent as might be implied by my veto of
tariff legislation, which, though disap
pointing, i still chargeable to Democratic
efforts. But there are provisions in this
bill which are not in line with honest
tariff reform and it contains inconsisten
cies and crudities which ought not to ap
pear in tariff laws or laws of any kind.
Besides, there were, k you and I well
know, incidents accompanying the pass
age of the bill through congress which
made every sincere reformer uuhappy.
while influences surrounded it in its later
stages and interfered with its final con
struction which ought not to he recog
nized or tolerated in Democratic tariff re
form council.
And yet, not withstanding all its vicissi
tudes and all the bad treatment it re
ceived at the hand of pretended friends,
it presents a vast improvement to exist
ing conditions. It will certainly lighten
many tariff burdens that now rest heavily
upon the people. It is not only a barrier
against the return of mad protection, but
it furnishes a vantage from which must
be waged further aggressive operations
against protected mouoply and govern
mental favoritism.
Deadly Might of Treason.
I take my place with the rank and file
of the Democratic party who believe in
tariff reform und who know what it is,
who refuse to accept the results embod
ied in this bill as the clo-.e of lhe war;who
are not blinded to the fact that the livery
of the Democratic tariff reform has been
stolen and worn in the service of Repub
lican protection, ami who have marked
the places where the deadly blight of
treason has blasted the councils of lhe
brave in the hour of might.
The trust and combinations the com
munism of pelf whose machinations
have prevented us from reaching the suc
cess we deserve, should not be forgotten
or forgiven. We shall recover from our
astonishment at their exhibition of power
and if then the question is forced upon u,
whether they shall submit to the free
legislative will of the people's representa
tives or shall dictate the laws which the
people must obey, we will accept iiud set
tle that issue as one involving the integ
rity ami safety of American institutions.
I love the principles of true democracy
because they are founded in patriotism
and upon justice and fairness toward all
interests. I am proud of my part- organ
ization because it is comparatively sturdy
and insistent in the enforcement of its
principles. Therefore, I do not despair of
the efforts made by the house of represen
tatives to supplement the bill already
passed by further legislation and to have
engrafted upon it such modification as
will more nearly meet Democratic hopes
aud aspirations.
Necessity of Free Raw Materials.
I cannot be mistaken as to the necessity
of free raw materials as the foundation of
logical and s?usible tariff reform. The
extent to which this is recognized in the
legislation already secured i9 one of its
encouraging and redeeming features; but
it is vexatious to recall that while free
coal aud iron ore have been denied, a let
ter of the secretary of the treasury dis
closes the fact that both might have been
made free by the annual surrenderor only
about $700,000 of unnecessary revenue.
I am sure there is a common habit of
underestimating the importance of free
raw materials in tariff legislation and of
regarding them as only related to conces
sions to be made to our manufactures.
The truth is their influence is so far reach
ing that if disregarded a complete and
beneficent scheme of tariff reform cannot
be successfully inaugurated.
When we give to our manufacturers
free raw materials we unshackle Ameri
can enterprise and ingenuity, and these
will open the doors of foreign markets to
the reception of our wares and give oppor
tunity for the continuous and remunera
tive employment of labor.
Cost of Production Cheapened.
With materials cheapened by their free
dom from tariff charges the cost of their
products must be correspondingly cheap
ened. Thereupon justice and fairness to
the consumer would demand that the
manufactui ere be willing to agree to
such a readjustment and modification of
the tariff upon their finished goods as
would secure to the people the benefit of
the reduced cost of their manufacture
and shield the consumer against the ex
actions of inordinate profits.
It will thus be seen that free raw ma
terials and a just and fearless regulation
and reduction of the tariff to meet the
changed conditions would carry to every
humble home in the land the blessings of
increased comfort and cheaper living.
The millions of our countrymen who have
fought bravely and well for tariff reform
should be exhorted to continue the strug
gle, loldly challenging to open warfart
and constantly guarding against treach
ery aud half-heartedness in their camp.
Tariff reform will not be settled until it
is honestly and fairly settled in the inter
est and to the benefit of a patient and long
suffering people. Yours very truly.
Grovf.i: Cleveland.
Suryilu For ThU Mouth.
Washington. Aug. 2.S. The balance
in the treasury Monday, the last pre
vious to the one ou which the new tariff
act became operative, was $12G,49S,i:50,
of which $54,!!(in,:!0r was gold reserve.
So far this mouth the receipts aggregate
$3j,GSS,057, of which fSI,5SG,ll.i was
from internal revenue and li,aS2,91J
fiom customs. The internal revenue re
ceipts for the 10 days in which the presi
dent has had the tariff bill in his posses
sion amounted to $19,0.j:J,7.V.. The ex
penditures this month amount toSiT,
58!.IW0. leaving a surplus of about
$$,000.00n for the mouth to date.
Japan. He .MinNtrr Ken. lies Vashinou.
Washington. Aug. . Shinicluo
rCnrino. flip .Tnn'jniKa minLtc ia.i.11
this city late Monday afternoon and at
once proceeded to the legation residence.
The minister will, it is expected, assume
the duties of his office very promptly, as
he hopes to be formerly received by the
president before the latters departure
from tho city. In view of the existing
war between China and Japan this
formal recognition of his diplomatic
office is absolutely essential to the new
minister, as without it he has no official
standing with this government.
Approved by the President.
Washington. Aug. 2S. The president
has approved the following acts: Grant
ing the Dulath and Winnipeg railroad
right of way through the Chippewa and
White Earth reservations .in Minnesota;
amending the right of way of the Hutch
inson and Southern railroad in the In
dian Territory; the issuing of a patent to
the Presbyterian board of home missions
for certain lands in the Omaha Indian
reservation for school purposes.
In the House.
Washington. Aug. 28. In the house
the point of no quorum was raised, and
while waiting a quorum to appear the
death of Congressman Shaw of Wiscon
sin was announced. A committee was ap
pointed to attend the funeral and the
house adjourned.
Shipments ofSUver Dollars.
Washington, Aug. :?. The ship
ments of standard silver dollars during
the last week amounted to $100,000 aud
of fractional silver coins 6o far during
the month of August, $S2i,2s3.
Mary K. liroiru to Handle Mail.
Washington, Aug. 28. Mary E.
Brown has been appointed postmaster at
Verdigris, Knox county. Neb., vice E.
H. Purcell, removed.
Will Look Into Great Northern Affairs.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 28. Comptroller
Stephen Little, whose recent examina
tion of the books of tho Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway company resulted
in sensational developments, has started
for St. Pual, where he will look into the
affairs of the Great Northern road.
Cholera on a Gerinun Vosel.
Flushing, Aug. 8. Four membara
of the German vessel Adelaide, from
Antwerp and Dantsic, have been at
tacked with cholera. One of them has
since died.
Work of Iiiot'iitliarics.
Cedar Rapids. Ia.. Aug. 28. The
large bam and granary of George Iload
ley, near this city, were totally destroyed
by fire, causing a loss of $3,000. It was
evidently the work of incendiaries.
NEW JAPANESE TREATY.
Treat Ilrilain Fully Iternrnixes Her as a
Civilized Nation.
Washington, Aug. 2S. Japan has at
last succeeded in an object very dear to
her people and for which th- govern
ment has strivju with all of tin arts of
uiplomucy for many years. "News has
been received hero by the diplomatic
corps that a new treaty has just been ne
gotiated between .Japan and Great Brit
ain by which the claim of ex-territorial
jurisdiction by the latter is abandoned.
Negotiations looking to the ratification
ot similar treaties ate going on between
Japan and the United States and other
European nations thin Great Britain,
and it is assumed they will now speedily
follow the example tat by the latter and
fully recognize the right of Japan to ad
minister justice in her own territory.
The importance of Great Britain's action
which by the way rather intends to dis
credit the stories that she is hostile to
Japan iu her present war, lies in tho
fact that it is really the recognition of
Japan as a full' civilized power.
The assertion of extra territorial juris
diction has always been confined to bar
barous and semicivilized countries
whose ignorance of the first principles of
justice and law seemed to render im
perative the retention by the civilized
nations of the power to administer
justice where tlifeir own citizens were
concerned, even a- against natives of the
semicivilized country and within its
borders. This has ben done through
the medium of consular courts and the
system obtains in Egypt, China, Japan,
Turkey and many ether countries. Ever
since the wave of civilzation rolled over
Japan, her sensitive and proud people
have resented the coutiuuance of the ex
tra territorial jurisdiction system, not
solely because of its workings, but also
becau-e it was a standing declaration
that Japan was not civilized aud was a
reflection upon the Japanese judiciary.
Therefore the action of Great Britain in
surrendering tho claim iu the new treaty
is of great importance to Japan as mark
ing a distinct epoch in her advancement
to the front rank of lift ions.
Cut His Children's Throat.
Melbourne, Aug. 28. A settler
at
Ruthgleu having become involved in a
desperate financial trouble, cut the
throats of his three children, shot a
neighbor dead who tried to interfere and
then took his own life.
Major Ualfbril Not Notified.' '
Omaha. Aug. 28. Major Halford, pay
master Department of the Platte, who
had charge of the finances of the Ameri
can Bering sea arbitration commission
in Paris, declares that the treasury de
partment has not officially notified him
that his accounts in connection with the
affair have not been passed, as reported.
Rear Admiral Skerritt Quite III.
Denyeb, Aug. 28. Rear Admiral
Skerritt, recently commanding Asiatic
squadron, who has been appointed to
succeed Rear Admiral Irwin, retired, is
in Denver. He is lying quite ill at the
Brown Palace hotel and may not be able
to resume his journey eastward for sev
eral days.
Car Works For Hiawatha.
Hiawatha, Kan., Aug. 28. A com
pany of ex-employes of Pullman, Ills.,
backed by Chicago capital has been or
ganized to build car and general manu
facturing shop3 at Hiawatha, Kan.
Local men h&ve taken $50.0i0 in stocks
and Chicago capitalists 200.000.
Colonel Miller Dead.
Des Moines, Aug. 2. Colonel R. K.
Miller died here, aged 57. He was col
onel of the One Hundred and Twenty
eighth In liana infantry and judge advo
cate at Raleigh, N. C, in the prosecu
tion of the keepers of rebel prison pans
in 1HG0. J
Rreckinriilge, Owens and Settle Will Talk.
Lexington. Ky., Aug. 28. There will
be mnch speaking in the district this
week. Owens will speak all the week
in Owen County, Settle will speak in
Scott. Breckinridge will canvass Scott
County.
Farmer's Wife Accidently Poisoned.
Steele City, Neb.. Aug. 28. Mrs.
John Minard was accidently poisoned
by taking a doe of asolutiou of muriatic
acid, which had been prepared for solder
ing purposes.
Irwin For ICepresentatire.
Niobrara, Neb., Aug. 28. S. J. G.
Irwin of Creighton was nominated by
the Republicans of the Twentieth repre
sentative district, comprising Knox and
Bovd counties.
Mondays Uaseball Games.
Baltimore. 12; Chicago, 3. Gleason and
Robinon; Hutchinson andSchriver. Umpire.
Betts.
Philadelphia. 9; Cincinnati. 19. Grady. Car
sey. Fanning and Clements; AVId truck and
Murphy, Umpire, Lynch.
Second Game Philadelphia, 5; Cincinnati,
9. Grady, Harper and Buckley; Foamier aud
Murphy. Umpire, Lynch.
" NAILING THETffiS.
THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD AND
THE DEMOCRATIC THEORY.
American Markets Are Worth SLS.OOO.OOO,
OOO More Than All Others Free Trader
Want to Give Ours Away We Would
lose For Foreigners to Gain.
The renewal of the free trade party's
destructive free raw material warcry
against American industries naturally
calls to mind their old theory of the
markets of the world, and how great a
gain it will be if we can only secure
them. Let ns look into it.
The total manufactures of the United
States in 1890, according to tho last
census returns, amounted in value to
9,054, 435, S37, of which wo exported
to the value of $151,102,376, leaving
$8,903,332,901 worth of American man
ufactured goods consumed at home, as
follows:
.JjnlllCAN MANUFACTURES.
Total United States manufactures.
lovV. ti fj '''!,4ii)tt
Total exr-orted, 1SW) l."iI,l0i.Tl
Total home con-uuvion, 1890 S.Ma.K.lMl
In the same way we must deal with
our farm products, the total value of
which during 1S89, consumed iu 1890,
was $2, 4G0, 1 07, 1 54. Wo exported to the
extent of 532,141,490, leaving Amer
ican farm products worth $1,927,905,
964 consumed by Americans. Thus:
AHEU1CAX I'.UtM PKODUCTS.
Total farm products. 13S9 $2oG0,107,o4
Total exported, lbS3 a.'.l,l"a
Total home conanmption. 1SW Sl,fe.ra,MI
We see that the American people con
sumed American manufactured goods
and farm products in ISOOto tho extent
of $10, 83 1, 298, 925. To this we must add
the value of foreign goods entered for
consumption through our customs de
partment, which amounted to S773,
674,812 in 1S90, thereby getting thefol
lowing aggregate value of the entire
AJJLISICAI. COSMJjimOX IX 1S.).
American manufactures $8,,.KX5.SS;,C01
American farm products l.H.T.COj.'Jul
Foreign coo.ls 773,0,812
Total American consumption Sll,(.M.t'7'.l,737
Against this aggregato consumption
of goods in tho United States, worth
$11,604,973,737 in the yoar 1890, cr
$178.52 fur every man, woman and
child of a population cf 65,000,000 per
sons, what are the great markets of tho
world that we may expect to secure?
The markets of the world comprise
only such goods as are imported by the
different countries of the world, be
cause we cannot claim to supply them
with what they already manufacture- or
grow in their own countries unless they
propose free trade, as the Democratic
party would have us do. They are not
so foolish, however. Other countries
prefer to retain what they already pos
sess rather than throw away the sub
stance for the shadow. Wo find, from
The American Almanac of 1S88, that
the total imports of all other countries
in tho world at the latest date for which
complete returns aro available were as
follows:
TOTAL FOKEION IMl'OKTS.
Euroie, Asia. Africa. North and
Suuth America. Australasia und
the islawdiof tho sea $7,j'.WXJ0,OM
This is less by over 4,000,000,000
than the total consumption of goods in
the United States. Thus:
Total United States consumption,
lKfc) SU.6011,J73,7'37
Total imports, all other countries,
133S.... .......... ... .. ,iJ,UUU,(VU
United Statea market excess S1,W3,C"T3,737
The policy of tho free trade party is
to throw our American market worth
$11,604,973,737 in 1S90 open to the
competition of the farmers and manu
facturers of all other nations, while we
strive to secure their markets, all of
which put together aro worth 4,035,
973,737 less than onr own homo market.
Is it not best to retain the good homo
market that wo already possess, also
striving to ceaso buying tho 773,674,
812 worth of foreign goods that wo con
sume, and to produce these goods for
ourselves, if we can, rather than to
throw away what wo are sure of and take
chances iu securing a portion of tho
smaller markets of tho rest of tho world
in open competition with the cheap la
bor of Europe, of Asia, of Africa, of
Canada, of Central and South America,
and of the savago labor of the islands of
the sea?
Such is the policy of protection. But
tho free trade policy is to give our mar
kets to the cheap labor countries and to
competo with tho cheap labor in their
smaller markets. We already consume
over 4,000,000,000 worth of goods
more than they can buy from us. Let us
keep our own trade first Always vote
for protection.
CHARLES R. BUCKTAND.
Average Hate of Duty.
Free traders lose no opportunity to
misrepresent tho McKinley act and to
bewail its high rates of duty, whereas
they are not high. An exact statement
of the average rates of duties on all im
portations since 1S61 is given below,
and it should be preserved by every one:
AVKUAGC AD VALOKCM HATES TEH CENT OF
DUTY OX TOTAI, IMPORTATIONS.
Y"ear. Year.
18t?. ..., ..... ......ij.OS. lSb..................13
iot... ............. .-0 IC.lf................ .hC.iTI
ism a.'.a; isso. 20.07
16o5.. .2S.4 1S31. ....... ........ .29.75
1S08 41.81 1SS2 co.11
ISO 1 ................. il.tA loJ ., .. . ).(
1660. tt.Cj 16S5 30.09
1870 42.C3 ISM C0.13
lSil..... . ....jO."I lost.... ...... .... .ol.iC
1872. 37.00 18SS 29.09
lOtO.a. . 3.VO ljJ.t .mlaOU
Si4... .... ....... -A. co lbyu...... .... ... 9. U
187C. 30.19 1602 21.20
1677 20.C3 1693 23.49
It will be seen that during the three
years under the McKinley law the rate
has been lower than iu any year since
1861.
Proof of Solomon's Wisdom.
Solomon said, "When the righteous
are in authority, the people rejoice, but
when the wicked beareth rule the peo
ple mourn. " This was Solomon's way
of forecasting the difference between
Republican and Democratic times.
Indianapolis Journal.
HE ANSWERED
'THE
QUESTION.
General Sheridan Explains What Is the
Matter With the Democratic Party.
Some years ago, while General George
A. Sheridan was addressing a great au
dience in Cleveland, a man yelled out
to him, "What is tho matter with the
Democratic party anyhow?" Sheridan
dropped the line of argument he was
pursuing, turned toward the mau and
implied as follows: "What is the matter
with the Democratic party? I will tell
you, my friend. Tho Democratic party
was born under planets that were iu op
position. It lives in the objective casa
Like a mule, it has no pride of ancestry,
no hope of posterity. It never originates
anything. It always shines by borrowed
light. Democracy has never been joined
in honest wedlock to a principle, but
lived for years in open adultery with a
harlot called slavery, lived with her till
she died of corruption aud was buried
amid the sobs and groans of her para
mour. "The atmosphere that surrounds De
mocracy is full of noxious vapors that
breed moral pestilence and death. Tho
gun never shines through it, vice seeks
its shadow, and corruption grows lusty
purity are never found in Democracy. I
Irs waters are rnrnid. lifeless, rvrr-anwl 1
with the filth and scum vith which
stagnant pools aud waveless waters al
ways offend tho eyes of men. Tho soil
which Democracy has cultivated has
failed to yield harvests of valuo to tho
nation, but has given crops of worthless
weeds aud briers.
"Democracy has no lovo of country,
believes in states instead of nation,
drives loyalty from its doors and wel
comes treason to its habitation holds
the deeds of onr soldiers and sailors as
naught, strives to blacken tho names of
onr heroes, weep3 over the lost cause,
hates the blue and loves the gray, stabs
loyalty in the back, binds up the wounds
of treason aud speaks words of hope und
comfort to its devotees, applauds when
helpless blacks are stricken down in the
south and caresses the hands red with
their innocent blood, denies the right of
American citizens to make homes for
themselves in the south, justifies the
man who shoots them down or drives
them out.
"Democracy is a curse to the land,
tho source of our bitterest woes, tho
haven whero vico finds friends and
crime its apologists and defenders.
Democracy is original sin let loose to
rend and destroy, is tho spirit of evil
filling tho swine of tho land, the incar
nation of unholiness, the child of the
devil. Its home should bo in that ontcr
darkness where there are weeping and
wailing and gnashing of teeth. Such,
faintly pictured, my friend, is what i9
the matter with the Democratic party. "
Sheridan picked up the thread of his
speech at tho point where ho had been
interrupted. Ho was asked no more
questions during the evening.
THE SENATE AND CHEAP LABOR.
Free Traders Are Still Odious In the Kyea
of the Nation.
The following historical document is
of particular interest at this time:
IX SENATE Ol" THE UNITED STATES.
Jan. 10. 1S7.
Whereas. The traffic in laborers transported
from China and other eastern countries, known
as the cooly trade, id odious to the people of the
United States as inhuman and immoral; aud
Whereas, It is abhorrent to thesplritof mod
ern international law and policy, which have
substantially extirpated the African slave
trade, to permit the establishment in its place
of a modo of enslaving men differing from the
former in little else than the employment of
fraud instead of force to make its victims cap
tive; therefore
Be it resolved. That it is the duty of this gov
ernment to uive effect to the moral sentiment
of the nation through all its agencies for the
purpose of preventing the further introduction
Of coolies Into this hemisphere or the adjacent
islands.
Ordered, Tiiat the fecretary lay the forego
ing resolution Lefore the president of the Uuited
States.
Attest: J. W. Founev, Secretary.
It is equally "the moral sentiment of
the nation today" that the work done
by cheap labor is "as inhuman and im
moral" as cheap labor itself. Those
members of cougress who vote to reduce
our existing protective tariff and there
by permit the importation of foreign
goods made by cooly and other cheap
labor to compete with goods made by
American labor all members of con
gress voting for such "traffic" will be
"odious to the people of the United
Stales" and will bo "inhuman and im
moral," according to a resolution passed
by the United States senate on Jan. 16.
1867.
Tariff Keforui."
LEGISLATION FOIt A TRUST AXD DIIIECT TAX
ATION IOP. TUE PEOPLE.
Fllne Out the ltanner.
Tho Democratic campaign banner of
the future will have a representation of
a sugar certificate, with the words,
"Our trust," ornamentally displayed
thereon. Boston Jonrnal.
A Quarantine as Is a Quarantine.
The main point is this: If the De
mocracy has never been Democratic, is it
not now too late for it to be Democra
cized? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ju-t Note the Difference.
The difference is this: Cleveland
6ends his orders to tho house, while
Havemeyer sends his orders to tho sen
ate. Chicago Tribune.
NEWS IN' ABBREVIATED FORM.
Dallas, Tec
has closed
up the gamb-
ling places,
Henry Gorge declines to run for mayor
of New York.
Shipments of California fruits to the
east this year are phenominally large.
England has forbid her noncommis
sioned naval officers to accept foreign
service.
The Secoad regiment, Iowa National
Guard, is in camp near Burlington.
Owen Callahan, a territorial pioneer
and for 50 years a resident of Clinton
county, la., died, aged 83.
R. C. Martin will on Sept. 1 become the
commercial agent of the Iowa Central at
Minneapolis.
Abe Buzzard, the notorious Pennsyl
vania outlaw, was sentenced to 11 years'
imprisonment for burglar'.
Tramps who had been refused free
transportation stoned a Big Four passen
ger train at Anderson, Ind., breaking all
the windows.
Citizens of Elkhart, Ind., are alarmed
over a fissure iu the earth which threatens
to destroy many buildings.
Miners iu the Massillon, O., district
have refused to resume work on the basis
provided by the Columbus scale.
Railway mail clerks are wrought up
over the new order requiring them to live
on the line of their run.
New wheat is being received at -Duluth
from the Red River valley. The new crop
grades higher than usual.
The Rev. William N. Cleveland of
Chaumont, N. Y., a brother of President
Cleveland, arrived at Cleveland on the
steamer City of Ohio from Buffalo.
The W. C. T. U. of Sedalia, Mo., are
pushing a movement for the taxing of
cigarette dealers.
Wm. J. Madden sues the Equitable Life
Assurance society for &"JO,000 damages for
dismissing him as agent in a public
manner.
The Inhabitants of InKersoll, Tex., got
interested in religion. Most of them
joined the church, and the name of the
town, even, has been changed.
Mr. and Mrs. George Traver celebrated
the ."iOth anniversary of their marriage.
They were among the earliest settlers of
Clinton county, la.
Rovell P. Bishop, who haH just been
nominated for congress from a Michigan
district used to be a policeman at Wash
ington. Representative Holman of Indiana 1m
preparing to make his 20th race for con
gress. Iu his l'J previous races he has
won 13 times.
Charge a With Betas Spy.
Metz, Aug. 2j?. The authorities here
have caused the arrest of Mme. Ismert,
a French lady, whom they charge with
being a epy.
RECEPTIONTO KNIGHTS
Address of Welcome by Vice
President Stevenson.
COIir PATS A TBIBUTE TO SHAW.
Marine Band Rendered Music Composed
For the Occaalon Supreme Chancellor
Blackvell Refrained From Speaking; of
the Death of His Predecessor Stevenaoa
Not a Member of the Order.
Washington-, Aug. 28. Convention
hall, the largest association hall in
Washington, was brilliant with banners
and tha evening costumes of hundreds of
ladies dnring the reception given Mon
day evening to tho supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias by the city and the
district eommisioner. Just as the
scarlet coated Marine band struck up a
march, "The Great Republic," composoil
for the occasion by its leader, Professor
Fanucilh, Vice President Stevenson
walked down the aisle escorted by Mrs.
Richard Goodhart and followed by the
officers, who took seats on the stage.
Chairman Goodhart introduced John
W. Rois, commander of tha District of
Columbia, whose remarks were iu har
mony with the spirit of the occasion,
dwelling upon the establishment of the
order in Washington.
Mr. Ross presented T7 President
Stevenson, who was wan-n applauded
before he could speak, lie said:
"The pleasing duty is assigned mo to
extend to the representatives of the order
of the Knights of Pythias a welcome to
the nation's capital. I may be pardoned
for detaining you for a moment before
this formal welcome is extended. Your
committee did well in selecting the city
of Washington as the place for this
great convention. In this selection yon
have honored yourselves as well as the
great city in which you are assembled.
This is no ordinary gathering. It is
literally the coming together of honored
representatives of a great brotherhood
from every state and section of the
American Union. It is iudead an honor
to :.y city to claim as its guests tho
knightliest representatives of an order
whose membership falls little short of
half a million; whose living faith the
beautiful legend of Damon and Pythias
whose shibboleth 'Friendship, Benev
olence and Charity' aud 'the greatest of
these is charity.
Not a Member of the Order.
"As it is not my good fortune to be a
member of this great fraternity. I cannot
know to whom future ages will do honor
as its founders, but that he bnilded wiser
than he knew is evidenced by the fact
that what our eyes now behold is the
growth of less than a third of a century.
I trust I divulge no secrets which would
bring uion my poor head the dread pen
alty when I say I have heard that each
regular assemblage of the Knights of
Pythias, the official inquiry is made,
'Does anyone know of a sick brother, or
of a brother's family in distress?' If this
be true, then even the wayfaring mau
may know whence came the inspiration
I that formulated the ritual and founded
the order. I cannot but believe that in
illustrating in deeds tho sublime tenets
of its order, your inspiration is that of
the new commandment, Ye love one an
other.' I repeat, you did well to select
for your biennial convocation the na
tional capital, the city that bears the
honored name of the father of his coun
try. "Coming from and representing every
state, it is meet that your assembling be
at the political center of this great na
tion. It matters not whether your abid
ing place be on the great chain of lakes,
or where rolls the Oregon, you owe al
legiance to but one flag; yon are citizens
of a common country. In your beauti
ful ritual there is no place for aught
that savors of sectionalism or of strife.
Whatever troublous times the rolling
years may bring to the state, who can
doubt that the knightly men of this
great brotherhood will stand as adamant
for the preservation and perpetuation of
all that is leet in our civilization of all
it has cost centuries of tiresome endeavor
to achieve. Representing every portion
of the republic, every vocation and call
ing in life, it is yours to bind by yet
stronger chords every section and state
into one indivisible, indestructible union.
"And now it but remains to welcome
you, Knights of Pythias, to Washington.
I cordially bid you welcome to the most
beautiful city iu the world. Here is the
symbol of the authority, the granduer,
the power of the greatest government
known to man. You will find it indeed
no mean city. You are not strangers
but fellow citizens. It is yonr capital
and yon are welcome to your father's
house. Your arrival is timely. Con
gress has adjourned and the right of way
is yours. The public buildings are open
to yon. Upon every lintel is the grate
ful welcome. Upon your long line of
march a thousand times your heart will
be niado glad by the cheering words
floating on streamers from mansion and
mart. Welcome, thrice welcome,
Knights of Pythias."
Supreme Chancellor W. W. Black
well, who was to have lesponded, re
frained from speaking on account of the
death of his predecessor in office. Con
gressman Shaw of Wisconsin.
Congressman M. C. Coun of Indiana,
a member of the fraternity, gave the ad
dress of welcome on behalf of the knights
of Washington, incidentally paying a
tribute to the late Chancellor Shaw,
whose untimely death, he said, had
changed the rejoicing into mourning.
The influence of fraternal brotherhoods,
he prophesied, would eventually solve
difficulties between governments and
put an end to war. The program was
closed by a stirring march by the
Marine band, "The Pythian Encamp
ment," composed by Mr. D. B. McLeod
of Washington.
WE.sTEKN" I.CIIL'K GAMES.
Minneapolis, 11; .Milwaukee. 1(3. Frazerand
Burrel; Haker and Lohinan. Umpire, Mc
Donald. wedtf.k.v association games.
Lincoln, 3; Omaha, 0.
St. Joseph, fl; De ilolnei, 9.
Rock Island, II; PorIa, 8.
Jacksonville. 23; Qaincy, t3.
Tun governor is in receipt of a letter
from I. N. Leonard, living about seven
miles northwest of Lincoln, in which he
calls attention to a paper published in
the state horticultural report on the
conservation of moisture. Mr. Leonard
states that he has four acres of land
treated in thi3 way, and is ready to show
at any time any place on the piece of
ground within two inches of the sur
face soil as moist as it is usually found
at its best in April or May. He'ad vises
that every man put himself to work
digging holes every rod square and fil
ling with top soil. In this way, he says,
he has demonstrated the fact that every
acre of land so treated has held back
and stored up every drop of moisture
that fell upon it, and will bring it back
to the surface when needed, by the
power of capillary attraction, lie de
clares thai his plan has passed beyond
the experimental stage and is now an
established fact. A cordial invitation
is extended to the governor and his
staff, members of the legislature and all
scientists who may desire to inspect the
land so treated to call and examine it.
Wo can furnish Peterson's Ladies'
Magazine and Thk Columbus .Tour.vai.,
both for S2.15 a year, when paid in
advance.
What is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infanta
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by
Millions of Mot hers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the foot!, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
"Castoria Isaa excellent medicine fa- .Nl
tlren. Mothers lta e rejieatcdly told tuo of ita
good effect upou their cuiMres."
D.I. G. C. Osgood,
I.o-.cvi:, MObS.
" Castoria is tho best remedy for children of
hich I am acquainted. I ho; this lzy U r.ot
far distant when mothers will eonM.'ur the ival
interest of their cliililren, and use C-iston-i in
stead of the various quack noNU-irais which iuv
destroying their loved ones, by forcin,! opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their tliroau, thereby t-udiu
them to premature grates."
Da. J. F. KiNcucLor,
Conway, Ark.
The Centaur Company. TT
CUS.G.KKCHKK.
LKOl'OLDJ.KCtH.
stzihtiMieil l-70.
BECHER, JEGGI & CO.,
REAL - ESTATE - LOANS - INSURANCE,
A.tl6l 22ea,l Estate.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
MONKY TO LOAN ON FAUMSat Iowvn: rate. of lutenvt, on bliort or Ii.uk time, in hinoun
to tuit applicant.
liONDED AltSTHACl'KltS OF TITLE to nl! renltutt in IMuttecounty.
IteiHVMUtt THE LEADING INSUH VNVK roMI'ANIl-.Sur tl World, inirfurui policies a
the ino.-t liltoral in io. Lns.oRiuijiit-l, stud prompt! pui.l at thiooiiic.
Notary l'ulilict.Iwujn in office.
Farm an.l city pr.ptrt for dale.
Mtike'olltctioti of foreign tulu-ritaui-.-r. and Brrll Mi-nmr-hip tick.-! to mul from all liar
"' fcarope. lauK'9I-tf
Half Kate
t Hot Spriiii. S. I.,
Kiirlinston Knnlr.
via th;
Every Friday during July ami AiiKiihl
tho Burlington U01U0 will sell round
trin tii'kntf: lr ILit $-rriinT.; M II -it tl.i. '
,- . .,,.. ...rt.., ... .,., ,, .,,
one-rate rate. Tickets oud for 1" days.
This uubslanlial reduction from tariff
rates hringri a trip to this ir'-'atedt of
western iioniiu ro?ortc within every'
one's reach. ( 'onsmnptives, rheumatics,
sufferers from every ill that llesh is heir!
to. will make no mistake if they take
advantage of this opportunity.
Full information upon application to
local H. ,V M. It. R. agent, or to J. Fran
cis. G. P. .t T. A., Burlington Uottte.
Omaha, Neb. 25jull!L
We Siti-i-p lhe World.
It w an old saying that a "new broom
sweeps clenn" but when wo say "we
sweep the world' we mean that among
all the railways of the world none stands
higher in the estimation of the public, in
all
especial points, than tho Chicago,
Milwaukee A: St. Paul Railway. It is t he
only line west of Chicago which runs
electric-lighted, steam-heated and vesti-'
buled trains between Chicago, St. Paul
and Minneapolis, and between Chicago
and Omaha. Try it. F. A. Nash,
Gon'l. Agent, lot) I Farnam St., Omaha.
W. S. Hownr.i,,
Trav. Passenger and Freight Agt.
Xrltrak:i State Fair Special Hate .mid
Trunin via the iliirliutou Route.
Sept. (i-14. round trip tickets to Lin
coln will be on sale at the one way rato
plus f0 cents (admission to the fair
grounds1. Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 11," 12 and 13. A special
train for tho state fair, will leave Co
lumbus at 7:.'50 a. in., returning, it will
leave Lincoln at 7:00 p. in., thus enabling
visitors to spend a whole day at the
fair and to reach homo tho same oven
ing. Tickets and full information upon
application to the local agent of the li.
& M. R. R. 1
A Ihli-litrul i'ln.c
To spend your holidays is Hot Springs,
South Dakota.
Health and pleasure seekers iind in
this lovely spot the full realization of"
their anticipations.
Tho Burlington's local agent will
gladly give you full information about
Hot Springs, and also if you ask for
it a beautifully illustrated folder.
J. Francis, G. P. .fc T. A.
Omaha, Neb.
LEUAL NOTICK.
In the county court, Piatto county, fieo. V.
Klbton, I'Jaintill, vm. Hawkeyo ('ominlKiion
Company, foreign corimmtiou. Defendant.
The above named defendant will take not ire
that on the 8th day of Auifm-t. lfe'JI. (ioo. V.'.
Klttton, plaintiff herein, filed lii petition in the
count v court of Platte county, Nebraska, .iKainut
Knid defendant, I lie object and prajerf.f which
ih to recover of the wiid defendant lhe sum of
Sr.00 for money had and received by baid defend
ant for the libe of plaintiff, and that at the time
of filing naiil petition the taid plaintiff fih'd an
aHidavit for an order of attachment and ar-ni.-liment
in tail! cause and on I lie bame day
cauned an order of attachment to ibmum in caid
cause n;aint the property of baid defendant
under and by virtue of which baid order and the
taid afiidavit due and Wal notice of Karninh
inent lirm leen duly curved upon the Commercial
i!ank of ColumbiiK, Nebraska, reouirint; tho
-aid Commercial Hank to appear and answer at
arnifliee in baul cause in said county court on
the 2d day of September. 191. at reotiired bv
law, all Uebtiont put to it touching the proii. I
erty of every description and creditn of the raid '
IeienlaM in it possession or under its control.
Haul defendant is required to answer said
petition of the plaintiff on or before the 1st da
of October, lsSU.
Dated Aiwi-t 21, 1U.
KO. W. K1.STON.
.McAllister A Counf.liu.s, 1'laiutiii.
Attorney.
C. i. NEWMAN.
REAL - ESTAE
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HEN you want FIKH. Lif.HT.
NING or TOP.NADO insurance
on city and farm property; if you want
an ACCIDENT POLICY"; if you want i
to buy or sell farm or city properly; if
you want bargains in real estate, call at
the Real Estate and Insurance Agencv, !
I Door East of First National Bank.
COLUMBVS, NEBRASKA.
XBjal-y
Castoria
" C:storis. U so well adapted to children thai
I rvcemmend Uassuperiurtoany prescription
Laown to lac."
It. A. Accbkk, X. D.,
l!!Po. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
" Our physicians ia lha children's depart
ment lu-vo spoken highly of their experi
ence in their outside practice with CastorU,
r.:.d although we only haro aiuoug our
ucd col supplier wluit Is known as regular
products, jet wo aro free to confess that tha
met its of Castoria tuvt won us to look with
favor ujon it."
United Ho-tTAt. and DispuoAar,
Boston, Mas.
Aud C. Surra, JVej.,
Murray Street, New York City.
II. F.J. HOCKKNUrJKUEK
l.SlliliEKNSKN.
J. Will Illustrate
To you thoadv.tntaireof buying
your
GROCERIES
From him. If a splendid btock
ami low prices cut any
liguro, you will
be satisfied.
THE FINEST FLOUR
Always on hand.
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Dry Goods
Is large, well selected nnd
everything you want will
be found in stock
at low ligurea.
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2T Country produco a spe
cialty, and always taken at
cash prices. All goods deliv
ered free.
Telephone No. 22.
HUGH HUGHES
Can fii rn isli vou with
the 1JKST
IILIXDS, LIME, Etc., and
everything kept in the
LUMBER LINE.
South of U. P.
Nebraska.
R. It. Depot, Columbns,
lOmay-ljr
UNDERTAKING!
tAtA
AKIiY ALL KINDS OF
Burial (ioods,
Do Enihulmiii"
Coin net Funeral.
S3,"Hate the finest Hearse in the county.
FRED. W. HERRICK.
Cor. Nebraska Ave. and PL...,.. U.k
Thirteenth st., ; uuiuinuuoi n6U
I'janXm
W. L. DouclXs
93 SHOE
IS THC BEST.
NO SQUEAKING.
And other speclaltle for
Gentlemen. Ladle. Boj
and MUses are tha
Best in the World.
Seo descriptive advertlM.
Viral which ap(Mordln this
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