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IT IS a inuttor for congratulation t <
the Grand Army of the Republic thn' '
the reunion just over at Norfolk passcc
oil so woll.
WHY did Governor Thayer decline tc
appoint Morriusoyon the police commis
sionand why did McSlmnobounce Morrissey
rissoy from his paper ?
IT'S A.ir , very well for our great met
to go off fishing with improved Hies ant
rccla. But when it conies to digging
one's own angle-worms and using i
crooked pin , our Harrisons and Clove
lands are nowhere beside the small boy
A UKMAUKAULK convention has jus
closed at Toronto. It was anational
( fathering of deaf mutes rcprcscntiiif
> oth the learned professions as well a
many trades and arts. Thanks to tin
'perfection ' attained in educating thesi
unfortunates , they are not only madi
Belt-supporting and useful members o
society , but they take their place on ai
equal level in education and intelli
gence with men and women who ar
gifted with speech and favored b ;
nature.
THK unfortunate mental condition e
Harriet Beecher Stowo will awake
universal sympathy. The famous autho
of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is seventy-si
years old , and for several years she ha
been in ill health , though until now re
toinlng her mental faculties unimpaired
In more respects than one a-remarkivbl
troman , she secured everlasting fame b
Jior ono great novel , which perhap
exercised n greater influence than an ;
ojt.her . ono thing in educating the peopl
to the moral wrong and national sham
Of slavery. The life that rendered sue ]
B Borvico should end peacefully am
Serenely. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK people of South Omaha are at
Burod by the Herald that they havi
made no mistake in plastering the !
town with mortgages , and THE BEK is
asked why it did not raise the point o :
the viaduct question before the election
JWe frankly admit that the provision i :
the Omaha charter relative to viaduct
Was overlooked by us. But we did citi
' other good and sufficient reasons wh ;
the bonds should not have been voted a
this tirno. Our syndicate contomporar ,
dooa not and cannot gainsay the fac
that South Omaha would have savci
fovonty odd thousand dollars which sh
is about to expend on viaducts if th
corporate limits of Omaha had include
the tracks which are to bo spanned.
CHAIN and Hour shippers of the south
west are making use of the low froigh
rates to Now Orleans by sending thoi
cargoes to Liverpool via our souther :
port in preference to the route by wa
of Now York. The ocean rates froi
How Orleans to Liverpool are about th
Btuuo as from Now York , and as there !
H saving of twenty-two cents in railroa
rates to New Orleans , gram men are nc
Blow in profiting by this advantage. Th
fact that Now Orleans has stopped int
the arena as a competitor to the castor
pcabnard and is taking away businos
which heretofore has gone throug
Chicago , makes the solution of preson
freight complications all the more difl
cult.
TUB FUEL problem with coal from fiv
to twelve dollars per ton for nearly si
months of the ye.ar isonein'AVhlch th
pcopl&ot thiJ west are deeply intorostec
They will bo gratillcd to learn consc
| ifuontly that a German has finally solve
the problem of bolidifying potroloun :
This certainly looks promising for
complete revolution in the use of fuel :
Petroleum has supplanted coal in man
districts where the oil is cheap and cusil
obtained. But a liquid tuol does m
recommend itself for general usi
The transformation , however , of th !
oil into cakes like soap , which , whe
kindled , burn smoothly with a h <
flame , leaving a residual ash of only
percent. , would make petroleum sal
to handle and cheap to transport. Th
ditcovory ot this chemist is therefor
" "destined to have important results. Th
manufacture ) of this now form of fuc
would stimulate the petroleum industr
\Vyoininir nnd other localities of th
west as well as in Pennsylvania. Ther
would bo a moro general use of the no'
fuel all through the country , and theos
port of this commodity from the Unite
Htfttos , which now amounts to nearl
forty mil lions of dollars annually , woul
in nil probability be doubled.
Qunclc
A good deal of attention has been
given to n magazine article by Mr. Pow-
lorly , and to lib testimony before the
ford committee , in which ho gave hie
vlowttoti the emigration question. OI
course ho had a remedy , the chief in-
gradient of which in thus stated : "Nc
person shall be aUowodtohindon Amer
ican f-oil who has not filed an applica
tion with an Ani'rican consul to bo per
mitted to emigrate to the United -States
it least three years prior to the date ol
sailing. " It need hardly bo said that
Lhh very brilliant suggestion has not
been received with universal commen
dation. On the contrary the very gen
eral verdict has boon that Mr. Powderly
is rather moro absurd in this matter
than on n number of others respecting
which ho has given his viewy during
the past year or two. Ono commentator
says :
AmoiiK tlio many qunclts who Imvo of lute
tried to plnco thulr cure-nils ngainst Immi
gration ui > on the American market , Mr ,
Powderly tnkcs the cuke. This three years' '
notice , which is to bo duly recorded by the
consul , mid certified on behalf of the appli
cant , while it could not keep nwny the hard
encd ctimhmls , would result disastrously foi
Just Unit class of immigrants which is the
most desirable of all tlio young , robust ,
healthy men who do not care to do compul
sory military service for the best period ol
their lives , and hence prefer to skip. Mr ,
Powdcrly's proposition would most thor
ouphly benefit Hlbtnnrclt nml the house ol
llni'sburtf. No deserter , lleolng from the
brutal treatment of his drill masters , could
seek llbcity mid hospitality in the land ol
Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Powdcrly's raned }
would also close the gates of this country tc
political refugees. Think of Michel Uak-
utiin , of Fricdrich Hcckcr , of Kronz Slgcl
of Louis Kossuth , of Dr. Hans Kudliuh , nui
a thousand others , giving three years' ' no
ticel How absurd , how stupid , nnd , in It !
final results , how cruel that remedy is ! II
is about time Mr. Powdurly should begin tc
study tlio immigration problem in its trut
aspects before lie undertakes to culightei
his fellow citi/ens on 111
It is suid that Mr. Ford , the chair
man of the house committee investi
gating immigration , favors a plan o :
requiring persons who desire t (
emigrate to this country to give
six months' notification to ar
American consul , so that fetich olllcin
shall bo enabled to investigate the char
acter of the ) cfbon proposing to emi
grate. Thih IIIIH tlio merit of being fai
less irrational than the Powderly propo
sition , but it is nevertheless not free
from objection. There has boon a grea1
deal of nonsense talked about this ques
tion of regulating nnd restricting im
migration , and much moro may Do ox
potted. It is to bo apprehended , also
that some of the quack remedies whicl
are und may bo proposed will crysttilizi
into legislation. The tendency in deal
ing with a matter of this nature ii
to run to extremes , and espo
einlly so when there appeared to bo i
chance of making tome political capita
out of it. There is unquestionably i
considerable element in the country enjoying
joying the right of suffrage which woul (
welcome a policy of absolute exclusion
and both political parties are dispose )
to go some distance in that directioi
in order to win the favor of this ele
mont. When there is such a rivalr ;
the politicians are not concerned abou
the fundamental principles and cense
less professions of the republic
They will falsify these without i
compunction. This is the dango
that besots this question , nnd i
is ono that will bo averted only by tin
vigorous assertion of the sober judg
ment of the country in opposition to al
quack expedients , from whatovo
source they proceed , for dealing wit !
the subject of immigration.
As wo have before said in roforrini
to this matter , wt believe that if exist
ing laws wore rigidly enforced all fai
reason of complaint would speedily die
appear. This is not impossible , an
ought not to bo very diflicult. But th
clamor regarding immigration is mad
largely by a class of people who are no
content with keeping out immigrant
objection able on the btoro of charade
and condition , as criminals and pan
pors , but would desire to close all ou
ports to all who dc.siro to como hero t
labor. The policy invoked by this clas
is grounded in utter selfishness , tin
could it prevail would inevitably worl
great injury to the material interest
and welfare of the country.
Our Generous Government.
The annual report of the commie
sioncr of pensions furnishes interest
ing und instructive figures , all attest
ing that the government of the Unite
States is the most liberal of all governments
monts to its defenders. The pensio
rolls of the nation to-day contain ovc
four hundred and fifty thousand names
of which moro than sixty thousan
wore added during the fiscal year thn
ended with last Juno. To provide fo
this great army of pensioners , whos
ranks Imvo steadily grown an
are still being added to , required las
year over seventy-eight million dollars
or nearly thirty-one per cent of the entire
tire outlay of the government. But i
order to comprehend the full magnitud
of this benefaction ono must rolled upo
the grand total that has been disburse
for pensions since 1801 , amounting t
nearly ono thousand millions of dollars
What a grand tribute this is to th
gratitude and generosity of a free po <
pie , who have cheerfully and hcartil
paid out to the union soldiers an
their widows und children thi
vast sum without fooling it t
bo in the least degree a burdon.Vh
can contemplate those figures and sn
the republic is ungrateful ?
The present pension rolls roproson
nearly one-fourth of the miqhty arm
that preserved the government. . '
seems hardly possible that it will I
very largely increased , although the IK
ditlons mudo last year wore larger thn
for any previous year. But it is to I
expected that within n few years tli
rolls will begin to lose instead (
gain. The veterans of the wt
are rapidly dropping out of lino. C
the moro than three hundred thousan
of thorn who are now drawing ponsiot
as invalids , probably a decade hor.co t
least half of thorn will have joined tli
silent army. Largo as the demand no
is , tthoroforo , on the resources of th
people to provide for the living dofeni
crs of the nation , it has doubtlci
reached the maximum and .will in th
near future begin to decline. Meanwhile -
while the Eontimont of the country h
still as favorable as it has ovpr boon tc
making generous provisions foe all vet
erans who have n just claim to it.
Still Sonictlilnii to Iioarn.
Prof. H. II. Boyeson , in n paper dis
cussing the public fcchool system of this
country , frankly says that wo may still
learn something from Germnny nni ]
Franco. Some years ago ho won !
abroad on nn educational mission , tllloil
with the belief that our public schools
were our chief glory , nnd immeasur
ably superior to those of any other coun
try. ' 'If I have had been shaken in
this belief , " ho says , "it is chlelly be
cause during the last twenty years , we
have been standing still , while
Germany and Franco have been pro
grossing.Ve have boon so well satis-
lied with what wo have -that we have
scon no need of improvement. The ro-
suit has boon that wo have boon out
stripped by the Gauls and the Teutons
and what was , no doubt , half a centurj
ago , the host school system in the
world , is to-day antiquated and ill-
adapted for the work which it under-
tnkotf to accomplish. " This plitln tnll <
may not bo pleasing to our pride ami
egotism , but HOMO tliu loss it is needed ,
and ought not to go unheeded.
Prof. Boycsen found the whole
educational system of Germany origi
nally coherent , carefully graded in ac
cordance with psychological principles. .
Although not by any means perfect , il
is the result of long and watchful ex
perience and of a painstaking and con
scientious endeavor to conform to the
laws of psychological dovclopomont it :
tha child. Compared with the methods
observed by Professor Boyoson in Berlin
lin , our methods appeared slipshod
Everywhere a spirit of iiro-
gross was perceptible , but nowhere se
strikingly ns in the primary classes
The elementary instruction was delight
fully adapted to the intalligonco o
young children , "and so entertaining ,
as to make one regret that his owi
school days were over. " Every legiti
mate means was employed to impres :
the lenses' storeoplicon views , plnstot
casts , pictures , and other kinds of sim
pie apparatus wore displayed. Tin
children wore made to co-opnrnto will
ho teacher , and they wore compelled t <
use their understanding ; all mo
chanieal memorizing was carefully
avoided.
Prof. Boyesen boldly declares hli
conviction that our public school syston
will sooner or later have to bo radically
remodeled. "It is an ucudomio systcn
a university curriculum on a restricted
scale similar in kind , differing only it
degree. The culture which it impart
is academic , and has but small rcferenct
to the life which the great majority o
the pupils will have to load. '
Prof. Boyeson contends that tin
ucudomio education which tin
public schools impart must give place t <
industrial education , which , withou
fitting a child for any definite trade , yo
develops manual dexterity and rospec
for physical laboiv Reading , writinj
and elementary arithmetic equip u mm
for the ordinary business of life , am
enable him , according to the degree o
his native intelligence , to fulfill hi
civic duties. An outline of Amcricai
history , communicated in familiar conversation
vorsation with the teacher , might to
added to this ; nnd all the rest of tin
curriculum should bo devoted to instruc
tion in industrial branches. The boy
should bo taught the use of tools , au <
whatever natural dexterity they ma ;
have in handling them should be care
fully dovulopod. Industrial drawing
as an aid to carpcntoring and rudimcn
tary cabinet making , trains not only the
hand , but the eye us well , and is of in
calculable use in all mechanical occu
pations. Modeling in clay is unothe
exorcise which educates the sense' ) um
the tusto , and stimulates intelligence o
the kind of which a workman has need
Those practical suggestions of nn edu
cuter who as among the foremost in de
votion to his profession , and who ha
given very thorough study to pedngogi
science , merit the serious consider
ution of all engaged in the work of cdu
cation in the public schools. But un
fortunately it is not the habit of thos
people generally to trouble thomsolvc
with such consideration. "I have know :
n do/on or moro principals and supot
intondcnts of schools , " says Prol
Boyesen , "but scarcely one of them ha
the faintest acquaintance with tli
discussions which have , during the las
quarter of a century , replaced th
wooden and mechanical te'uching of th
past with moro vital and useful moth
ods. " Perhaps the first condition t
the improvement and progress of ou
schools is to impress upon those i
charge of thorn the duty of giving mor
attention to what is going on outsid
the restricted field of their personn
work.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES , Amori
ca's gifted poet , celebrated his seventy
ninth birthday lust Wednesday , nndth
hope is that the genial and gifted writu
may bo spared to spread sunshine an
humor for at least another decade. Fo
nearly two generations Dr. Holmes hn
charmed his countrymen with his hi
morous rhymes and verses of dolicat
pathos. But it is not alone as a "jeste
in vorso" that the kindly old face wi ,
bo remembered. The superb lyric , "Ol
Ironsides , " which stirred the hearts (
the American people a half a contur
ago , was the ring of the true mottle <
his soul. In the moro serious duties b (
fore him , Dr. Holmes has proven bin
self a man born with the instincts of
noble life. As a physician , ho stands r
the head of his profession. As nn edt
cater , as a novelist , ns an essayist nn
editor , and above nil as a phllanthn
pist and a patriot , Dr. Holmes has no
lasting fame in the hearts of his coui
trymon.
Mil. CltAllTES BUADLAUQH , ufte
fighting for yours to take his plaoo i
parliament as n member from Norll
amptou , is obliged now to resign h
scat because ho is burdened with deb
This is a sorry spectacle for a man t
present who has posed as the grot
iconoclast of England.
AVorao Tliuu Dynamite ,
PhilaMpttla Ucwrd.
Terrible word comes frOui-Duluth. Tl
wlfo of n Polish laborer In that prolific nnd
progressive city by jilmutmlteii suas gave
birth last week to four cli lilren , ' 'all healthy
and well , two boys un I two girls. " The
promise iiml tliu potency i f this event , four-
fold production , combhihi' r a twofold , ai'iuilt
un the ballot box mid a dl trlbuhoil of sexual
conditions that indicate n systematic do-
sign to take America awn. from the Amerl-
cans nud turn it over to the Pole's ought to
put now life Into the American party. It
makes un tremble , this Duluth business ,
when we consider the possibilities.
That IJOUPI- .
New York World : ItJ tuny bo remarked
that tlio document is ( Inc.
lialtimuro American : President Cleveland
should invoke the services of Mr. Gallagher ,
nnd let the letter go.
Peorlu Transcript : Wo wonder if Presi
dent Cleveland will mention anything In his
letter of acceptance about the dangers of n
third term.
Toledo Bhulo : Grover having gotten ofl
his "Jingo" message will probably now have
a little time to devote to his long-delayed let
ter of acceptance.
New York Tribune ) Cleveland's letter ol
acceptance is being held back for want of
type. The sottliu' of the Hrst 100 words ex
hausted all the capital Ps and M's.
Their Urartu Knll Them.
I'lltoburoCluonMe ,
"Daniel. "
" Yes , sire. "
"I understand that the Ohio postmasters
are n little slow with their campaign contri
butions. "
" They are , slro. They lack the 'zeal born
of benefits received nud fostered by thu hope
of favors yet to come , and do not stand
ready to aid with money and trained political
service.1"
"How is that , Daniel 1"
"Oh , they bolluvo this term will finish ua
up , anyhow , and there is no use wasting any
money ou the campaign. "
A ( looil Nomination.
Olnlic ncnwerat ,
The nomination of Warner Mtllor for gov
ernor by the Now York republicans will
strengthen the pat ty In the state , which both
republicans and democrats are making a supreme
premo endeavor to carry this year. While in
the samite Mr. Miller displayed a sincerity
and conscientiousness In the discharge of his
duty , combined with n discrimination anil
Judgment in dealing with public questions ,
which made him one of the most valued mem
bers of Unit body. Ho Is ono of the mosl
popular members of his party in Now York ,
A
llmtnn
The president has Just framed n powerful
indictment against himself. Ho has shown
n case which demanded of a patriotic cxccu
tlvo un exorcise of the last power given bin
by the laws , and instead of calling ono ol
them into action , ho has .been pluylng will
diplomacy and purchasing anew , at the price
of American rights , privities which ho ad
mils wo wore entitled to by the weight of i
thousand considerations.
Pleasant to Droijm About.
litiiUnutMt lliiwltciic.
Lest Europe go to- bed hungry many :
night during the coming winter it will b <
necessary for the United States to ship to i
about 50 per cent more ! wheat than last year
a bit of news Unit wilf not" bo unpleasant t <
our farmer friends. *
Mr. Cleveland to till ; Committee.
"Hero's my ? 10OIH , ) ,
Hut if you think 'twill bo
Pernicious and offensive ,
Please hand it back to me. "
As Interpreted In Iowa.
The Nebraska Republican convention do
clarcd in favor of submitting the question o
prohibition to the people at a non-partlsai
election. The "Iowa exiles , ' will soon havi
to turn their faces towards Missouri.
It. Is Not Catching.
The attempt of Judge Thurman to sprcai
the Old Uonmn fever in the west Is a dlsma
failu.ro. The germs lacked vitality.
Would Imolc Well in the Ring.
riiltaiicli > lita I'lent.
Grover Cleveland may bo no great shake
ns a statesman , but ho ranks high ns an aero
bat.
Ono llouml of IMcnsuro.
Slwif City Jmtrnal.
With plenty of politics , base ball and gooi
corn weather , life in the northwest is fas
becoming 0110 continual round of pleasure.
AVhnt the Skull Spake.
Frum the JVmfun of Suilt.
Say no Sultans are mighty 1 Think no
largely of thrones 1
The realm of the beggar is safer than tin
kings of diadeuimed ones. ,
The woe of a Darwcesh is measured by hi :
want of an oaten crust ;
On the heart of a king sits always his cm
piro's toil und trust.
When the Darwcesh has munched at sunso
his hunk of yesterday's ' bread ,
Ho sleeps in his rags moro sweetly than tin
king ou a golden bed.
Ho grieved for whoso ruloth.and pity Ills ser
rowfulfato !
The beggar is vcrilv monarch , though hi
bides with a clout his state I
I heard it told of a Darwcosh , long ago , in i
distant land ,
How n Skull spako these words to him , as hi
hold the thing m his baud :
"Tho pomp of the giving of orders , and th
power to save and to slay ,
Were miuo ; and a turban of greatness on tin
brow which is bono to-day.
"God's will and the glory of battle brough
harvest to edge of my sword ;
I was king of thu two great rivers ; I wa
Uabylonlu's lord , i <
"I had in my heart the purpose tosiozo Kara
mania's plain 1
When , lo I In the wink of my eyelid th
worms were eatlng'my Drain I"
Prom the oar of wisdom , Darweosh ! the cot
ton of carelessness pluqk ,
That counsel of dead men , Darwoosh , ma ;
bring theo , by lowliness , luck.
1'OlilTlOAl ) 1'OINTS.
Mudd is the name of'thq republican candl
date for congress In ' tha Fifth district o
Maryland. ' it
Henry George and Col. H. G. Ineersoll ar
to debate on Tariff Ueform la Now Yor
early in September. ,
Gen. Harrison Is said'to have outlined hi
letter of acceptance , but it will probably uc
bo given to the public till after thu ndjourr
ment of Congress.
Hcnjamln Harrison's first cousin , Dr. E
W , Harrison , a homoiopathlo physician G
Haton UOUKO , La. , will bo the rcpubllca
candidate for Congress In the Sixth dlstrlc
of Louisiana , now represented by S. M. Hoi
orison ,
San Francisco has a club of sixty old dein
qcruts who will vote for Hon Harrison , It i
called the Olty front Portugese Ucpubhuai
club. A majority of the ( numbers of th
Liberty ( republican ) club of San Frunelsc
nro old democrats.
There nro several plans on foot in Mich !
pan to bring about n fusion of tlio unioi
lubor party , which is to hold its state cor
volition next week , with the airuady fuse
democratic-greenback forces. It Is believe
that this combination can carry tlm state
and If it does the union labor party wll
have thrco of the electoral votes.
VOIO13 OP TUB BTATK 1MIK3H.
The Hod Cloud Chief says of tlio state
ticket that it "could not bo bettered and will
bo elected by increased majorities this fall. "
The York Times snys "the" republican state
ticket will bo elected from top to bottom ,
and the majority will surprise it good many. "
The Heatrlco Democrat know better thnn
to designate by party title when it said i
"Candidates should make hay while the sun
shines. A terrible blizzard Is predicted eurli
in November. "
Of the outcome of tlio state convention tlic
Fairmont Signal says : "Thero.vus nc
manipulation by strikers of corporate niouop
olle-s. The republican party In Nebrusku
has cleared its skirts of nil such charges. "
"Throe- - for the rnllionds and eight for the
people , wns the condltlpu of representation
from Hull county * o the state convention , "
says the Grand Island Independent. "The
election will bo In about the snmo proper
tion. "
Says the Sutton Hegistcr : "Tho rcnonil-
nation of Attorney General William Loose
to a third term is a Just tribute and hand
some compliment of the people who appro-
clato his valuable services us u member of
the1 board of transportation. "
The story of the changing fortunes of an
aspiring politician is told by tbo Stuart Led
ger In four Hues : "Tom O'D.iy , of Neligh ,
was , n year ago , a candidate for Judge ol
the supreme court. This campaign ho is
running for county attorney of Antelope
county. "
The Farmers' Advocate of North Loui
speaks of Geiior.il Loose's successful fight
as follows : "With all their power , the rail
road bummers were unable to defeat William
Leeso for attorney general , for the people ot
Nebraska declared themselves in favor of
LOCMO'S actions ou the board of transporta
tion , and wished to keep the right man In
the right place. "
Hero is a couple of "Mailings" from the
North Horn ! Flail : "Woll , yes I Leoso was
roiiomhmted 'as easy ns falling off a log. ' In
thu prosaic dr.ilect of tha political buster ,
'there are no Hies on the anti-monopolists of
Nebraska. ' About the only laws In the state
of Nebraska that cannot bo trampled upon
is George L. Laws , the crippled secretary of
state. Although ono-legged , ho got there , so
to speak , with both feet. "
The Schuyler Quill rejoices over the work
of .tho state convention and says : "The re
publicans of Nebraska did themselves proud
la'.t week In placing the ticket they did bo-
Tore the people. It is a good one from beginning -
ginning to end and will bo elected by a hand
some-majority. When a ticket as splemiic
ns this ono is placed before the people , whci
the names of so ninny unworthy men wore
proved forward with so much zoalj it is ii ;
season to rejoice and bo glad. "
"The republican state ticket , " says tin
Hastings Nobrnskan , "from top to bottom , i <
composed of moil whoso character mid fitnes
to fill with honor to themselves and credit ti
the ; state the respective positions for whicl
they nro mimed , fully entitle them to tin
earnest and unqualified support of ovorj
member of tlio part v. This they will recsivi
beyond any question , and their trlumphan
election is completely assured. "
The Grand Island Independent believe
that "for the first time In several years Nebraska
braska will have a lieutenant governor o
some ability , as well as a man who will not
use his position against the interests of thi
people. For such a man tbo lieutenant gov
eruorship will provo a stepping stone to seine
thing better , while for the railroad figure
beads Hko Ageo and Shedd , who have preceded
coded him , it has proved a stepping stone to
political grave , dark , deop'and hopeless. "
The Falls City Journal agrees with its con
temporaries that the republican state ticku
is one of the strongest over nominated i
the state , and says that "not a single objec
tion can bo urged ngainst it. Some goo (
men were defeated , It Is true , but they won
down good naturodly nnd no ono Is looklii )
for scalps. With such a ticket nt the lead
every county in the state should send in in
creased majorities. It is a wiauor nnd wll
bo worth 150 votes to the county ticket Ii
this county. "
The Crete Vidotte gives the Saline count :
delegation to the state convention credr
with being with the winners every tlmo aii (
getting there with both foot. The dolegatio
"voted solidly for the presiding olllcer. Hi
thirteen votes insured the nomination o
both Loose and Hentoii. It helped to turr
the tide in favor of Captain Hill and Captali
Steen , and ono of its members , G. II. Hast
ings , rcuoivuJ 4r \ ) votes , being the highest
number cast for providential elector at largo
The name of Mr. Hastings heads the list ,
and ho will doubtless have the pleasure oi
convoying Nebraska's vote for Harrison and
Morton to Washington. "
The Fremont Tribune isn't afraid to tel
the truth , and hero are a few sentiments expressed
pressed by its falsehood-hating oJltor : "I
is high time that Douglas county republican
scud a class of men to the state convention1
that will bo a credit rather than a disgraci
to the county. A few and mighty few , too-
of them nro peed men , but the majority o
the delegation ismndoupof ward biimmors
with moro check and gall than commoi
. * * * * that class
sense. They are o
men whoso policy is to rule or rulu. Thl
has iiecn the spectacle in the last two con
volitions , nnd it Is high tlma Douglas couutj
sends respectable men to the state conven
lions. "
The brazen effrontery of Traitor Crane i' '
thus commented on by the Grooloy News
"It Is n sad commentary on a man's record
In the legislature when ho is compelled , ii
order to soouro a place on the delegation ol
his county to the state convention , to buy :
proxy. Our own dear Morgan , Into representative
sontativo from the Forty-ninth represent
ative district , failed to secure a place on tin
stuto delegation , although ho worked hart
and long so to do , Nothing daunted , ho hici
himself away to Lincoln , and by some ruse
Induced ouo of the dolugatos to accept a do
nation , and turn ever his proxy. What cha
grin the remainder of the representative1
felt , too , when ho , of all others , the leas
representative , was ulioson as a member ol
the committee on resolutions. They have
about como to the conclusion out In Lou )
county that the only way to got Morgai
Crnno out of the way Is to bury him. "
Concerning Church Howe , the Lincoln Cal
mm ounces that ho is out of politics. And th
Call also remarks that "wo make this statement
mont without any mental reservation. W
say it boldly , but not recklessly. Wo spoal
from absolute nnd unquestioned knowlcdg
when wo say that Church Howe Is out o
politics. However , Mr. Howe is in the rail
road uuslnoss. Ho is building railroads. Hi
wants to bo lloat senator from Nomaha am
Johnson counties. Ho was certain of scour
lug Nomnha , but ho had his arms full o
doubt concerning Johnson. And ho prob
ably was not hugging a delusion. Hcing ou
of politics and free to not , ho wont over t (
Johnson county , surveyed a railroad fron
Cookvillo to Tecumseh , and assured tin
folks that ho would have cars running be
fore snow has wings. The people of John
son county have so long paid tribute to the 13
& M. ; have In silence nnd poverty solonj
submitted to the exactions of the Hurllngtoi
' I'aolfio schoim
greed , that Howe's Missouri
appears Hko a ray of hope and Howe will bi
the man. 'This , ' as Colonel Lament remarked
marked to Mr. Cleveland once upon a time
Ms clover , slro , d d clover.1"
As usual , the Wood river Gazette H souni !
when It says ! "The rcnotninaUou of , tbi
Hon. William Loose to.4 it third term as at
torney gouaral Of Noiras < ta was n victor ;
for nil clement of the p.try tbnt constitutes
the- bono and sinew ot le-mibllcanlsin In thl °
stuto , but which docs not o.'ten assert Itselt
ns emphatically as it did In this particular In
stance. Slued the prcsciit board of trims-
portatlon law went Into effi.pt Mr. Lecso , iv <
n member of said board II.H been a bold
worker In the woik of its vM.jreciiient ami
in this ho has had the powerful opposition
of the roads nud ovnry striker t u y could en
list throughout the state , nil of whom were
present nt the Into convention -rkiug vigor
ously for his defeat. Ho was cii n-god with
ucmngopuory ! with being Incoun- tent ; with
nnigwumptan proclivities , and 1 ist but not
least , witli the unpardonable sin o. .seeking
to violate what Is referred to as th , ' unwrit
ten law of the party that forb'ds a third
term. These objections wore , howe > r , as
chaff before the whirlwind of popular -.i-iitl-
ment that carried all opposition bolero it ami
npnln placed Mr. Leeso before the peopio a-t
n cniidldnte for the position In which his
valuable services cannot now bo safely dn-
penscd with. It Is well tlmt the party exer
cised such commcmlublo wisdom In this mat
ter. "
Hero nro a few questions nnd comments
from the Kiiox Center Capital : "Tlio candi
date for the legislature , Mr. Towlo , was in
structed to vote and use his iiilluonce for the
re-election of Senator Mamlorson for United
States senator , and ho accepted his nomina
tion under these Instructions nnd with all
that they Imply. Two years ago Knox county
cast nearly 1,100 for C. H Van Wyck for
United States senator out of about 1,000. ,
Mr. Towlo at that tlmo was an open advocate
of Senator Van Wyck nnd wont to Lincoln
to use his influence ! with the lobby to accom
plish his election. Ho was present when
the railroads of the state , under the lead
ership of John M. Thurston , the present
leader of the republican party of the state
and the general attorney for the Union 1'a-
cillc railway , caused the defeat of Senator
Van Wyck. Mr. Thurston bust week intro
duced a resolution in the Douglas county con
vention , instructing the nominees for the
legislature to support Senator Manderson for
re-election. Mr. Tliurctnn'saction two years
ago did not suit Mr. Towle , for ho was for
the people as against the railroads. General
Van Wyok will bo a candidate before the legislature
islaturo this winter for the somite. Tlio people
plo have not changed in their regard for him ,
nor has ho changed in his carnnst advocacy
of the rights of the people as against corpor
ate monopoly. Perhaps the people of Knox
county will nsk themselves if Mr. Towlo has
changed his views of two years ago , and if so ,
his cause therefor. They may nlso nsk if he
was right then , is ho right now ? If Scnntor
Van Wyck was a fit candidate then is ho o
fit candidate now ! "
"Tho democratic state convention labored
but not hard" says the Lincoln Cal. It ia
the general opinion that tlio proverbial mouse
was brought forth. McShnnu for governor !
This means something more than appears
upon its face. It means that the Jims of
Omaha wanted McShano out of the congres
sional field. It means that Hoyd has his eye
upon the congressional seat of McSlmne. To
some , thu idea seemed clear that McSlinnc
could bo governor. Hut lie cannot. Admit
ting that ho Is n strong man , tlmt bo is up
right nnd honest und possesses nil the quali
fications necessary , the fact is yet clear that
ho can never bo governor. Enthusiastic
friends who saw him sweep the First con
gressional district like ncyclono in 18Si ( , have
builded on n false foundation in estimating
his strength.
Ho was only a candidate In a small portlor
of the state. Ho wan nn Omaha man , nut
republicans as well as democrats voted foi
him. Omaha held the balance of power
almost. McShanc's opponent was un un
fortunate candidate. He had the enmity ol
of many men. * * All tlieso thing ;
gave McShane strength. Ho was elected bj
several thousand majority. Hut the success
must not bo measured by his own popularity
All things cqualMcShano could doubtless bi
governor. This is presidential year. Part :
Hues will bo closely drawn. Tiiayer has i
strong following among the old soldiers. Hi
has a record that is spotless. The state i !
republican by 25,000 majority. McSham
will not attempt to make the campaign tha
lie did before. Ho could not make it If In
did attempt it. Thayer will bo elected by i
largo majority nnd McShano will lead hii
party to defeat.
KINGS AND QUKKNS.
Milan of Sorvia is said to be , financially
the poorest king living.
King Otto of Havarin is said to bo slnkliif
fast , his fits of insanity having become mucl
moro frequent.
The Chinese emperor's wedding has been
arranged to take place on the Slth day of UK
first moon of next year.
Emperor William II.'s last-born son is tin
first princeof Prussia born to a king slno
1S09 , the date of the birth of Frederick Wll
Ham III.'s youngest son Albert.
Penniless queens nro not specially object
of admiration. Marie , the exiled queen o
Naples , now lives in rented apartments in ai
unfashionable quarter of Paris.
Queen Victoria has pained greatly in flesh
this summer. When she puts a nicklo ii
the slot she realizes that ovem the Bovcroigi
of England may have too much weight In tin
world.
Professor Von Esmarch , the distlngnlshoi
German sergoon , is on his way to this conn
try , accompanied by his wife , Princess Hon
riotta of Schloswig-Holstoin , who is an nun !
of the king.
The crown prince of Greece is described n1
a tall , handsome youth of nineteen , with ro-
iniirkablo strength of character , but , withal
un mill-ability of disposition that makes hin
the Idol of the people.
The Mikado ofJnpnn has utmost llnlshci
his now palace , which has taken six yean
for Its construction. There nro100 rooms Ii :
the building , nnd the dining hall will seat 127
guests. The furniture of the state depart
ment came from Germany. Not the least
interesting object in the palace is un Ameri
can piano.
Prince Thomas of Savoy , Duke of Genoa ,
( nicknamed "King Tom" by his English
schoolmates because , while n Harrow boy , hi
declined the crown of Spain ) was on Inti
mate terms with the Arnolds at Harrow , am ]
has forwarded n contribution to tlio proposed
Arnold memorial , with a loiter breathing
warm affection for the poet nnd his family.
Doubtless with a prince for n physician
many sensitive patients would bo hastened
along the road to convalescence through the
inllucncoof the Imagination nlono. This ud-
milled , there seems to bo no reason why
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Havarla , who
has passed the final medical examination
qualifying him to practice ns n physician ,
should not work up an extensive practice for
himself.
By law the person of the young King Al-
phonso XIII. of Spain can bo touched only
by certain duly appointed persons. The other
day the lltllo follow undertook to crawl out
of his crib und would have caught a full ,
which might have resulted in serious consequences
quences , had not an unauthorized person
caught him. Hut for this act the portion had
to bo punished all the same , though ho was
rewarded liberally in private.
ftcforrlnjr to the emperor of Austria a re
cent writer says ; "He has no taste for court
gayuty and loads rather a solitary life , retir
ing liiirly and rising with the dawn. When ,
however , bis presence is necessary at-ofticial
ceremonies or festive Rtithoringn lie (4 ( on6 of
the most punctual ot men. His only posilon
Is grouse shooting , and in the season ho fro-
qucntly slip * away Trom Vienna to tbo Al
pine forests to indulge In his fftvorlto sport.
Ho Is very olmrltiiblo and , having a largo
fortune of his own , distributes his bounties
freely , tlimigli discreetly. Francis Joseph Is
never III , nud owes his excellent health lei
his constant occupation and proverbial
sobriety. "
PItOM IN IQXT I'KUSO.Sa.
General Sheridan's grave has been leveled
and sodded over so us to bo Indistinguishable ,
President Van Home , of the Canadian
PacllU- railway is to bo knighted. Ho has
actually railroaded himself into the favor of
the queen.
Hannibal Hnmlln may often bo scon
mounted on n load of lumber , smoking u brier
pipe In company with thy driver , nt his homo
In Hanger , Me. Hannibal i.s ono of the hum *
bio citizens.
Mr. Hrndluugh , member of parliament for
Northampton , announces tint ho Is still bur-
dcucd with debt , and llml If he Isunnblo soon
t > . MI- himself by tongue anil pen he must
rclutqMish his career in parliament.
Air. Mlalno has n good word for Chief Jin-
tlco Fuller , whom ho know in Augiuta moro
than thirty years ago. "Ho wns a good fol
low of marked ability nnd popularity oven
then , nnd I have always valued his acquaint
ance. "
Mmo. Sarali Hornlmrdt has christened an
old liquor with a nmv nino. : : Slio told an
interviewer latuU that she invariably took n
llttlo iiconito before going onto the sliigo to
steady her nerves. It turned out that this
nconlto wns the prlmest Scotch whlslioy.
HTlilrtcon snuff-boxes have already boon
sent to Mr. Thurman by unknown admirers.
The most costly ono Is mudo of a jileco of a
deer's antler , with n gold lid ; the most orlg.
iiml Is from North Carolina , ma-lo of polished
white hickory , and Inscribed "Old Hickory"
on ono end and "Old Uomnu" on the other.
Mrs. Cleveland has become nn export
lawn tennis player this summer. Sue Is nblo
"to sorvo" a ball with skill and energy , .anil
her volleying is remarkably affective. Up
to the present time she has bocn unable to
make the president take an active part in
the game , but ho has learned to score with
accuracy.
James Whllcomb Hlloy , the famous noot ,
has become for the tlmo nn enthusiastic pol
itician. Ho is working hard for the election
of Benjamin Harrison. When Mr. Kiloy
becomes Interested in anything ho never :
displays any lukowarmness. His pen Is now
busy witli campaign songs , and ho wears a
Harrison button , nnd nrgucs with bis demo *
crutio friends.
Hoston's biggest Unitarian clergymen ,
Drs. Halo and Hartol , have each a daughter
who has skill as a painter. Miss Halo has
painted her father's portrait. Miss Bartol
has done thu same by her slro , nnd Mins
Clarke , the daughter of another famous
Boston Unitarian clergyman , has Just com-
plcted a llkonoss of her illustrious father.
Ex-President Salomon of Hay U , the oxtlo
who is now In Now York on his way to
Franco , Is Hovcnty-nvo years old , and is a
giant physicially , standing six foot six
inches in his stockings. His features ara
regular nnd of obou hue , and a crown ot
whlto hair surmounts n broad forehead ,
under which arc sot a puirof keen black eyes.
His voice is deep and melodious , bis gestures
easy and natural.
Congressmnn "Tim" Campbell Is fond ot
the phrase , "There's no flics on mo , " nnd
tolls a story which proves that not every
Washington lady understands the United
States , language. At a dinner to which ha
was a guust , ho remarked to the hostess :
"An elegant dinner , ma'am. No flies on
that dinner. " "No , indeed , Mr. Congress
man , " returned the hostess , all unconscious
of his meaning. "I hud the kitchen windows
itept shut for two days. "
Dissatisfied.
ChtMiio Trlliune.
Not since the interstate commerce act
went into elTcct has anything boon done
by rail roods that caused so much ox-
citoniont nnd ill-feeling among Chicago
merchants as the recent action of the
transcontinental lines in making rates
from Chicago to the Pacific coast about
twice as high as tlio rates from Now
Yorlc , which makes it jxwsiblo for Chi-
cngo shippers to send goods for the Pa-
citic const to Now York at full rates and
have them rcshippcd from there to Sun
Francisco , and still got a rate from CO
cents to $1.50 per 100 pounds loss thnn if
the shipment had boon m de from Chi
cago. The most surprising thing about
the now transcontinental tariff is that it
Dears the signature of Chairman J. W.
Midgloy , who approved it on the part of
the Chicago western roads. The mer
chants of Chicago fail to comprehend ,
why the Chicago roads should consent
to become parties to an arrangement
that discriminates so outrageously
against Chicago's interests and 19
calculated to prevent Chicago from
competing with the East or Pacific
coast trallic. Even the trunk line man
agers , who have all the ad vantage under
dor the now tariff , have emphatically
refused to join in tlio now through
rates on the ground that they are con-
contrary to the interstate law , and
that they could not afford to join in n
tariff that makes the rates from interior
points in their territory to the Paciilo
const much higher than the rates from
seaboard points. Moat , encrgotio pro
tests ngainst the adoption of the new
tariff have boon submitted to the rail
road nuinngors hero by .John V. Far-
well & Co. , Marshal Field & Co. , J. S.
Kirk & Co. , and many other prominent \
firms. Some of them iloclaro that they
will refuse to ship any kind of freight
by lines that nccopttlio new California
tariff. These threats are having the de
sired olToct.aiid many of the lending wes
tern roads ( ieclnro that Mr. Midgley has
acted without authority in approving
the now tariff. Three of the roadd
wired Mr. Midgloy and Chairman Leeds
of the Transcontinental association that
they repudiate tlio now rates and would
not accent them unless revised sons to
give Chicago a faii-Hliow. A reply wan
received from Chairman Leeds saying
that tlio tariti had boon revised und that
tlio rates on commodities produced in
Chicago would bo made tno same as
from Now York. This list , however ,
comprises only about twonty-fivo ar
ticles , while there are thirty pages of
commodities on the tariff from Noxy
York on which the rates are not moro
than one-half of the rates from Chicago.
Among these are dry goodscotton pieca
goods , sugar , glucose , ana many other
loading articles which are .shipped from
Chicago. Consequently the concession
made by the transcontinental roads does
not bettor the situation. The leading
merchants hero docluro that they will
not stand the discrimination and that
they will not go before the intor-stato
commission with their grievances , but
bring suit in the United .States courts
against any rood that charges the dis
criminating and unlawful ratOH. Tim
indications are that all the roudn be
tween Chicago and the Missouri rlvcu *
will repudiate Mr. Mldgloy's ' strange
action and will imitate Iho example of
the trunk lines and require from the
transcontinental roads full local rates
between Chicau'o und thu Missouri river
pn the cworlu&d trufllu from Now York ,