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oxlstiiifc political conditions In
South Carolina , Iho wisocotivontlon pro
vides coillnsfof Its nominees.
IT Is oviilcnt Unit HID liouso , nsa mut
ter of courtesy , font a ebrltscrow witlilts
Oflginnl package to the son a to.
KOTH'JTHSTAXDINO tlio growls mill
hiinontatlons of the Kansas City papers ,
Omaha's position as the metropolis of
the tnns-MisHouri region is lirrnly oatuh-
li.slil'd uv tlie census.
IT is a sad coitiinontafy on tlio dogcn -
orncy of the tltnos that the political
imumjrorH ol tlioUurlinyton and Union
Paclllo occupied front scats in Iho swear
ing trains.
I.V educating Indians , practical ro-
Biilts Hlmuld bo the aim , not forms and
theories. "What is most needed Is ti sys
tem of education wliluh will loach tliotn
to woi'k and cnablo tliom to become solf-
Ti 115 doinourala stand lus inuchclianco
of victory In Wyoming as they do in
Pennsylvania. They will go through
the motions of a campaign , liowcver ,
merely as : i protest against "rising con-
Bldorod a corpse.
D'.aino ' and Salisbury are ox-
ng notes on the JUohrlngr sea dis
putes , roprcsonlativos of Eng-lnnd and
Iho United States near the ground are
oxislmiiglng courtesies imQ givingsub -
stnnliiilovidonco of friondshlp.
Ai'isM iapeculiarly at homo
In NTow Mexico , buttho natives tire weary
of the business. A few vigorous ascoii-
Bions jioultlcod with eold loud premise to
mnko the country decidedly unhealthy for
tlio depredators.
DK'EU managed altar weeks of
rustling to mark up a , population of ono
hundred and twenty-five thousand four
hundred and eighteen , or nlno thousand
tlireo hundred less than Omaha. Per a
sanitarium Denver Is doing pretty ivoll.
TiiK establishment of thirty-fivo hun
dred postodlecs during the past fiscal
year evidences not only tlio growth of
tlio country hut tlio purpose of the ad
ministration to kcop in touch with the
demands of husincss and social corre
spondence , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SKCitRTAitvHr.AiNK's ' position on the
Bohr-ing1 sea difllculty Inllamcs the war
Bjilrit of the Canadian royalists , hut
thorolsno danger of an immediate in
vasion. These windy -warriors are
merely blowing to Iceop their courage
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Tin ; I otiislnna legislature appro
priated fifteen thousand dollars nan re
ward for the capture of ox-Treasurer
Burke , wlio was short in his accounts
nnd absconded. Colonel Burke is at
Honduras , and detectives have started
thereto kidnap him and bring him buck
to New Orleans. .After passing the
lottery hill the Louisiana legislature
grow virtuous and Indignant.
Tins convention of railroad firemen
which mot at Hurt ford , Conn , ,
Tuesday , adopted a resolution calling
upon congress to pass the 1)111 ) requiring
railroads to use automatic brakes and
couplers for freight trains. The re
publican platform of this state demands
the bamo thing , nnd the entire public
should support the tiromcn In their do-
inand. The dividends might lw smaller
lor n time , but thonmnbor of tlio maimed
niul killed railroad employes would bo
materially reduced.
TUB tendency toward hlglior prices
noted In the grain markets is not duo to
speculation , but to un npparont shortage
Jn the grain crops , lleliablo estimates
place thin year's wheat crop at four hun
dred and twenty million bushels , a decrease -
crease of seventy mlllio bushels com
pared with tlio crop of 18SO. Added to
llils falling off is the shortage In western
Kuropo , which insures largo orders on
the American surplus. The competition
of" Bui sii is not so great as is gonorully
claimed. Tlio Improved methods of
farming In America moro' than balance
Russian cheap labor. The outlook for
hotter prices tmd fair profits for tlio products -
ducts of American farms is decidedly
bright a gratifying cliungo from the
ijprcssion of the past year.
iusr ; AXO
Prominent ncwHnpors und potltlcnl
loaders In the south uro comi.scllnK a
policy olpoinmcrclnlrolnlhitlon ngulnst
the north In the cvontof the federal
election bill , which lias passed the
liouso of representatives , becoming a
IUAV , They advlso that the merchants of
Iho south ehall refuse to buy anything
from the merchants nnd manufacturers
of the north , that southern people shall
withdraw their palronago from all
northern resort ! they are In tlio habit
of visiting , and tlmt as far as
possible1 n complete boycott of
everything northern ahull bo established
throughout the south. It Is iiropoied
that wlmlovor northern capital isalrciuly
Invested hi the enterprises and indus
tries of the south shall bo protected by
juslhuvsand honest courts , but every
thing shall bo done to discourage further
Investments , In a word , the rash and
foolish counsel Is that the south shall
llssolvoall commercial connection vlth
the north-and marl : out for lUolf a
career of absolute independence in this
respect. If thla remarkable iwl-
vlco jirocceded only from a. fo\v
Ire-eating demagogues it might ho
treated simply with ridicule , but when
it receives the approval of a public man
f-o Intelligent : md generally conserva
tive as Governor Gordon of Georgia It is
entitled to some serious attention.
It is not dlllicult to understand or ap-
prccluto the very strong feeling that
exists among tlio dominant element at
thosoutli against the proposed election
lav , but it ought to bo obvious to all
prticlical men among them that
not only would the scliomo of resent
ment and retaliation suggested bo utterly
Impracticable on any largo scale , but to
ittcmpt it would bo the most impolitic
cotirso the people of the touth could
possibly adopt. The comraorelul isola
tion which Is contemplated in the pro
posed boycott would not have ueon
possible even hud the southern confed
eracy succeeded , and to talk of It under
existing conditions is so manifestly ab
surd that It is astonishing to dud the
proposal seriously advanced nnd en
dorsed by lending newspapers anil public
men of the south. Fortunately there are
soiao who have the cleverness of intel
lectual vision to see the insuperable dif
ficulties in the way of carrying out such
a policy. The Louisville Courier-Journal ,
which Is asuncompromUingly opposed tea
a federal election law asany paper in the
south , suggests two barriers to the suc
cess of a movement for boycotting the
products ol the north , ono moral and
ono material. That paper says : "Tocut
loose from the north , and to trade ex
clusively among ourselves , requires the
establishment of many industries -which
do not now exist ; and to boycott the
wliolo north on account of the crime
of a clique of political loaders who can
only live and thrive off sectional agita
tion , is to punish thousands and tons of
thousands of good men and true who a'ro
our friends , and just as much opposed to
the force bill as wo aro. " "Regarding
the material nipects of the matter , there
are many things needed by the southern
people which they do not and cannot
produce , nnd seine of which they can
olttiun only from the north , while , as tlio
Courier-Journal saya , the proposed policy
would strike many of their political
frlondsin the north , some of whom might
thereby bo turned against them ,
In all its aspects the boj'cott proposal
is the most absurd nnd impracticable
over inado by intelligent men as a means
of resenting or redressing what they re
gard na a political wrong , and there is
no danger that any general attempt
would bo made by the southern people
to put It into practice. However , so ex
treme a proposal , seriously rnado and
widely endorsed , is the strongest pos
sible evidence of the Intense fooling of
apprehension with which a largo part of
tlio southern people regard the proposed
election , law , nnd in this vlow it makes a
claim to the sober consideration of their
fellow citizens of tlio south ,
PACIFIC COAST DKl'KNCKS.
Tlio testimony given by General Miles
to the senate committee on relations
with Canada regarding the defenceless
condition of the Pacific coast , just pub
lished in the report of the committee
submitted to the senate , has renewed
attention to a matter of very consider
able concern to western interests. A
Rood deal ofwhat is now mndo public
was furnished to the press nt the time
General Jliles guvo his testimony , but in
terest in It is oven more active now than
then by reason of the fact that the seal
controversy lias reached a stage which
makes the question of. our ability to defend -
fend our const on the Pacllio very im
portant. It was veil known long before
the fact was stated by General Miles
that wo wore practically do fenceless in
that quarter. Commodore Porter and
others luul acquainted the country with
the situation and pointed out the dan
gers. It was this information and the
repeated appeals of the people of the
coast to congress which in part induced
the scnalo to send iv committee out there
to invostlirntfl. Thov found tliat. ihn i\n- \
fencclcssncssof the coast had not been
exaggerated , and that practically the
whole Una was vulnerable to the attack
of an enemy , who might do great de
struction with a very moderate force. It
Is bollovcd that the squadron which the
Dritbh government coultf call together
from stations In the Pacific within six
weeks would bo nblo to do as -pleased
at any point or at n number of points on
the coast and get away -with very Uttlo ,
If any , damage.
There has been very little question ns
to tlio expediency of hnprovlnjr the de
fences oi ) the Pacific , but the matter of
co.st has led many who hello vo that some
thing should bo done to hesitate about
cmb.irklng the government in an under
taking that might Involve a vast ex
penditure. All the estimates for de
fensive works doomed to bo adequate
called for very largo sums , and In view
of tlio progress making la the invention
of destructive guns , torpedoes nnd tor-
pado beats It has been urged that It
would bo wisoto tt'aitfor the development
of n less costly system of defence
thanhadhoca suggested. Thus it Is that
although this matter was brought to the
attention ol tlio present congress early
In the session , by a Mil proposing an ap-
propi. 'lon of bo t woo n two ami throe
hundred million dollars for a general
ftystom of coast defences , It has received
very little consideration.
Iho testimony ol General Allies Is
especially important lir showing that the
coast cnn bo perfectly protected with ro-
mnrkttUo case and at a modoralo out-
Itry , For perhaps flfleon hundred miles
Boulh ol British Columbia there nro but
four or five points Immediately requir
ing fortification. At all these points the
natural conditions are admirable fordo-
tenco , so that the costal iiono of "them
need bo Tory considerable heyond that
of Iho armaments , which would consist
of dynaralto guns , floating batteries nnd
torpedoes. A few million dollars ex
pended at each point would , If the views
of General Miles bo accepted , supply do-
fcnslvo works ample for the protection
of I'ugct Sound , the north of Iho Colum
bia , San Frnnclbco , San Diego , nnd San
Pedro liny , which are the points Gen
eral islllcs thinks should receive Imme
diate attention. The two steps to bo at
once taken seem to bo those oC establish
ing a navy yard in I'tigct sound and a
gun factory soniowhcro nanr San Fran
cisco. Owing to the heavy : expenditures
already provided for by congress it is
not probnblo that Pacific coast defences
will get much consideration at the pres
ent session , buttho largo and growing
interests demanding protection will not
bo put off with promises much longer.
Tins property owners nnd taxpayers of
South Omaha who fought so valiantly
ugnlnsl annexation , are reaping a whirl
wind of municipal corruption. The in
vestigation inado by Tin ; Bun shows that
the jobbers in control of the city
accepted the defeat of annexation ns a
vindication of their methods and en
dorsement of their robberies , and are
making the most of the rosult. And
why not ? Tlio people of that city wore
warned of the consequences. Over
loaded with Illegal debts , menaced
by a gang of contractors ,
and public affairs controlled
by conscienceless olllcials , they deliber
ately voted to continue the rob
bing system and imperil the prosperity
of the town. The result Is already vis-
ihlo in the wholesale raids on an empty
treasury.1110 allo\vancpof bogus claims
and the steady Increase of liabilities
which the city must meet sooner or
Inter. Bribery is openly and shame
lessly carried on , and the beneficiaries
arosolostto nil sense of honesty or de
cency as to boast that they are in ofllco
for "swag. " The condition of affairs in
South Omaha Is deplorable , and unless
the honest people of the city bestir thorn-
selves and vigorously prosecute the
boodlcrs , their homes and business will
sulTer Irrcp arable injury.
Tun attempt of an eastern syndicate
to gobble up the leading stockyards of
the country has been partially success
ful. The Chicago property has been
taken in , hut the Omaha and Kansas
City yards have not swallowed tlio bait.
That these properties are gilt cdgo is
shown by tlio enormous price paid for a
controlling interest In the Chicago
yards. Ago and business considered ,
the Omaha yards have boon and are
today a veritable gold mine for the
stockholders , and it will require a fancy
figure to induce them to Bell what has
already netted them from four to five
hundred per cent on the investment ,
PnoiiiT.iTiox received no encourage
ment from the republican state conven
tion. The resolution favoring prohibi
tion was laid under the table by the plat
form committee nnd the prohibitionists
did not dare to call it up in the conven
tion. The now chairman of the state
central commjtteols a most pronounced
anti-prohibition man and a majority of
the committee is n gatnstit. In , other
words , the prohibltjonlsts do not control
the machinery of the republican party
and cannot make tiso of it in the interest
ofthoamendment , ij ;
IT la rare that the acts of a public
official meet with such hearty nnd unan
imous approval as that which greets
Secretary Blalne'sletters cnthoBohring
sea dispute. In marked contrast with
the vacillating policy of his predecessor ,
Mr. Llaino shows firmness nnd vigor in
maintaining the .American position , and
men of all partiesagrco that ho noionly
has the best of the argument , hut has ex
posed and riddled the diplomatic pre
varications of Lord Salisbury.
Tun platform is , comprehensive , aad It
expresses In admirable terms the sentiment
of the republicans ol Nebraska. RepuUtkan.
Many thanks. This is very compli
mentary to the editor of Tina DKK , who
framed four-fifths of the platform , and
ho fcols flattered by the acknowledge
ment that ho knows how to express the
sentiments of tha republican party in
"admirable terms , "
TJIK biennial brace up of the democracy
is not visible to the naked oyo. A few
misguided patriots Imagine that the
party without a newspaper will have a
walk-away , but the veterans who eco beyond -
yond their noses nro ready for the usual
threshing at tlio polls. For them defeat
bus lost its terrors.
TUB nomination of Church Howe for
chairman of Iho republican convention
was In no way a prohibition triumph.
Ho was chosen by a compact among the
antl-Morcor candidates to show that the
convention opposed to tlio Omaha
candidate.
Tun selection of October for the moot
ing of the National Undertakers' asso
ciation In this city Is particularly
appropriate. Aleut that time the local
Ice trust will bo in prime condition for
the cooling board.
"WITHOUT hlustor or blowing Omaha
is * steadily gathering in factories and
swelling her Industrial enterprises ,
SOUTH OMAHA'S council combine- a
living illustration of the cohesive power
of public plunder ,
Sosrmiowthat Sarpy county proxy
was lost In the shufllo , but the Btllotto
was visible.
TltK temperature hereabouts Is be
coming unbearable to the quacks and
impostors.
democrats are getting together
locally , but la painfully reduced num
bers.
HAN otmy.
The EngilshjKovermiieiit I ) a good deal con
cerned over tie ] , .menacing situation In east
ern Europe * ami the chances of a condition of
war lioliig soon precipitated by the strained
relations of TurUi'jvlthJ > oth Uusslnandtlio
Balkan states. U'ho 1'orto has sounded Ger
many , .Austria ami England on the subject of
a projected note by Turkey , addressed to the
powers tlgnntaryi to the treaty of I'arls , In
which n protest would bo put forward npalnst
the alarming inureaso of the Russian licet in
the Black sea , which U in direct violation of
that treaty. The Uritlsh ambassador to the
porto , Sir William White , who has been con
ferring with Lord Salisbury concerning east
ern nlTiilrs , It now posting as fust as ho can
go bactc to Turkey. Ho ia directed to advlso
the porto that the suggested note to the pow
ers would bo Inopportune nt this tlmo and to
urjjo patience for the present. By the treaty
of 1'iirls , which \vis signed immediately after
the Crimean war , Kmsln was forbidden to
assume naval predominance In the LllaeUseii ,
but she disregarded the terms of the treaty
during the 1'Vanco-Prussian war , and was not
nt that tlmo Interfered with , nlthouqh In 1378 ,
after her war with Turkey , she voluntarily
rennimied the condition * of the treaty of 1850
and proposed to abide by them. She then
spoke ot u bloekailo as a'direct violation of
the treaty of Paris , but the government at
Stamboul looks upon the incrcaso of the Rus
sian lloet la the neighborhood of its coast as
an approach to biv.ich of faith.
A
.According to the ancient family statutes of
the house of Holienzolleni every nialo mem
ber thereof Is roiuiircd to learn atradoor
profession In addition to that of royolynnd ;
the rule has gradually been ddoptcd by each
ottho reltming families of Europe. Speci
mens ol Ivlng Louis XVI's ' skill as a locksmith -
smith nro on view in many public galleries
and museums , and the cleverness of Em
peror "William as a cariiciitcr , that of his
brother Henry as a practical watchmaker ,
and of King Carlo1 * of Portugal as a carver of
ivory , are well known. Others , as , for
Instance , Klnc Oscar of Sweden , the Grand
Dnlto Constantine of Russia and Prince
George of Prussia , hwo labored energetically
ana successfully in ( ho fields of literature.
Indeed , ninny or them appear to feel the
necessity of displaying their activity nnd
their talents in some other path of life than
that of mere ro.vality. IStost notable of all
these supplementary trades nnd professions ,
however , is that adopted uy Leonard II , who ,
as the geographer par excellence of tlio pres
ent century , will live on in history long aftar
the record of his role a ? king of the Bel
gians has faded from Its pages. Dur
ing the lifetime of his father , and when
still relatively uutranimolod by the cares anil
responsibilities of government , ho traveled
extensively , visiting In turn nearly every
country of the plnbo , not indeed as a mere
tourist , but ns a shrewd and keen observer of
things below us well as above the surface.
He likewise took part in several expeditions
into the Interior of Africa , ai.d there devel
oped his passion for the geographical explora
tion of the mysteries of tlio dnrlc continent ,
Onsucceodlng to tlio throne ho was of course
precluded from nny further adventurous
wanderings of this nature. Ho would not ,
however , abandon his projects with regard to
.Africa ; and , realizing that the possession of
vast wealth entails equally vast responsibili
ties towards his fellow-creatures , King Leo
pold determined to devote the larger part of
the immense personal fortune Inherited from
his father to the civilization , the enlighten
ment and the wolf nro of these unfortunate de
scendants of Hum whose benighted eotiditloii
and hard lot have frequently caused
them to bo described as "the step
children of the .Almighty. " It Is duo
to Leopold's jultlativo that Africa
has become ono of tbo absorbing questions of
the day , both in the political and in tlio com
mercial world ; nnd the great Congo Btntc , of
which ho is the founder and originator , will
remain forever a magnificent memorial of Ids
fnrslghtcd and enlightened , philanthropy.
The disinterested nature of the latter is
demonstrated by the fact that ho has just
abandoned bis purely personal yet sov
ereign rights to his immense Afrfcan depend
ency in fuvor of tlio Belgian governmentnnd
this , too , -without claiming any Indemnity for
the enormous financial sacrifices niaJe by
him. Constituting , as it does , the most pro
ductive and choice quarter of the dark conti
nent , it Is , lu truth , ' a royal gift ; and it h
charnttoristio of the princely donor that
wlnlo refusing to permit any money to bo
waste ! lu celebrating on Monday last the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to
the throne ho should have selected just that
moment for presenting the Congo state to his
people. .
* *
Like Isabella II nnd old Queen Christina
before her , the widow of Alfonso XII of
Spain has surrounded herself with a clique of
generals who have earned most of their
grades , not on the Held of battle , hut la pro-
nuneiainentos , and who resented the presence
at the head of affairs of a mere civilian ad
ministrator who declined to submit to their
influence. Moreover , Sajjasta had on several
occasions displayed a wholesome severity
toward certain of their comrades who had
been guilty of utilizing their oftleial ranlc and
prestige to assail publicly the policy of the
government to which they owed obedience.
Ho was , therefore , an object of their partic
ular hatred , aiul for some titno past all their
efforts have been dircctcil.towardsccuriiigllils
downfall. Itwas only n few weeks ago that
Sagastu was forced to protest against the
jiardon which the queen had'bcon Induced by
her military advisors to grunt to a general
who had been sentenced to arrest for grave
breaches of discipline , and on the day when
ho left ofllco ho is laiowu to have incur'-ed
the openly expressed resentment of
Dona Christina by complaining that some
of the bitterest attacks to which his admin
istration was subjected had originated in
court circles. Immediately on receiving
Sagnsta's resignation the queen , without
realizing the danger of Iho step , intrusted Iho
formation of a now administration to the con
servative leader , 'SenorCanovus. , The latter
speedily realized' tliat it was hopeless to at
tempt to administer the govern meat with n
parliament hi wltichhls followers held only
seventy-threo oatjof150 seats. Ho accord
ingly dissolved the ( , 'ortos , and is now in the
act of demonstrating how Independent the
Spanish executjyo'lcan.lo it the Spanish
legislature , It fXo , , perilous tnslc , and nny
efforts on his part ti ) fulfill the dream of hU
adherents In. bringing back the days of
aristocratic privUeg and clerical power will
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bo fraught with itiuser to the throne. The
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critical nature of'-itho situation may bo esti
mated by the fife'that ] Castolar lias left
Madrid , and has.lsiuoda manifesto , in which
ho deplores havliVferbunsolled his republican
friends to adopt a passive and evcu friendly
attitude toward tlW monarchy.
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The financial disorders la the Argenttnoro-
publlclmvotemporirllylinpnlrod ) the stability
of tlio government. A revolution wi * narrowly
averted a few months ago by the decisive
action of President Cclman In practically dis
missing his ministers and appointing their
successors ; nnd no\v \ the news comes that the
capital is profoundly agitated by the dlucov-
ory of a now plot to overthrow tlio govern
ment. Tha great plaza , where stand the to'va '
hall , the government buildings and the cathe
dral , Is reported to bo garrisoned by1,000 ,
troops uud 3ftX ) police ; the bourse is demor
alized and Intense oxcltemcnt prevails. Tlio
president Is not a native of Huonos Ayres ,
the most powerful state In tlio confederation ,
and ou thit account ho boa always
mot with resistance from political rivals
In the capital ; but ho Is an nblo and
daRiiclotis oxee utlvo , of great force of char
acter nad of marked self-possession In
grave crises. The city of Ihicnos Ayers with
its population of 550,000 has been jealous of
tlio polltlcnl authority of lids jiowcrful states
man from the mediaeval town of Cordova ,
and ho has been forced to combat many times
this sectional feeling ) but so prudent and
successful has ho been In maintaining nubile
order nud directing the affair * of state that It
hns seemed prob.iblo that at the close of his
term ho would bo nblo practically to noml-
unto as his successor a favored provincial can
didate. The Iliinnclal p.inlo and the Increasing
probability that the government will not bo
able to meet Its engagements with foreign
creditors have apparently created a revolt
against hlmi hut with the military garrison
loyal to his fortunes ho has hold lus ground
and is still muster of the situation.
The now constitution of Ilrazll provides
that the president and vice president shall bo
elected Indirectly through un clcetor.il col
lege for a term of sis years. The members of
the senate will bo elected by the state legisla
tures for n term of nlno years. The members
of the chamber of representatives will bo
elected by popular vote , nnd their term -will
bo thrco years , There will bo a supreme
federal tribunal , consisting of fifteen judge * ,
who will bo unpointed for llfo. There will bo
n federal-Judicial system , nnd the capital of
the republic will constitute a fcdcr.il district ,
similar to the District of Columbia , but with
the privilege of representation In the cham
bers and the right tochoojo presidential elec
tors like any state. All the old provinces will
bo transformed Into self-governing states.
\Ylth the exception of pelsonsvlio cannot
read or write , mcndieanU , privates In the
army niul the members o religious orders ,
the right of suffrage will bo universal Re
ligious freedom will bo guaranteed , the
church and state will be separated and civil V
marriages will bo made obligatory.
IOLITIOAL , GOSSIP.
The fact that.lohnWiitsou . was chosen for
the position of chairman of the state central
committee moro than over suggests to ambi
tious politicians who trial to gob rid of the
major by sending him to Alaska as attorney
general that they inado u mistake in not
forcing him to go. As chairman of tlio cen
tral committee , ho is in a position to have
things nearer his own way in Nebraska poli
tics than ho would have had among the Ire
fields uud natives of Alaska.
P. I , \)3S of Crelo Is running for state
.senator from Sallno county. Kd Wiiitcotnb
is after him , und thus harmony Is wauled In
tlmt locality.
0. \VIicedon of Llnoolu is in Omaha.
Charley says that ho thinks the entire state
ticket will bo elected In November , although
the convention could have named a much
stronger ticket. IIo declares that Lancaster
is all right
Jndgo Ilamor of Buif.ilo and Judge Tif"
fany of Boone were in an Omaha hotel yes
terday and talked over the congressional
situation. Tiffany is ono of tbo judges of
the Xtliith district with Harrison , and of
course Is for Harrison for congress. Hut
that did not make any difference to the two
statesmen. They simply talked about why
jMeiklcjohn would not carry the day. If
Aleiklcjoun hud been there they could have
told why Kiucaid would have been left.
The question now is , will the Richards
resolution to the effect that Dodge county is
to support no other candidate hold good ? If
it docs , what will bcconio of Mr. Dorsoy I
One of tlio exciting leaturos of the recent
state convention was the kidnaping of
Farmer Hitchcock , tlio versatile political cd-
Her of the double-decked nnd doublo-
biirrolled professional fnrmor.i' friend , at
3:40 : ia the morning. Mr. Hitchcock Intro
duced a resolution , which provided that nil
fanners should take his paper : resolved that
ho was sincere in his advocacy of the people's
movement , hut that ho would support the
democratic ticket in its entirety. This caused
some commotion , and Pat O. Hawes throw a
gunnysack over the editor's head , nnd car
ried him down through the back entrance of
the opera house. Mr. Huwos is holding him
for a ransom , but IVank Hansom , who was a
Mercer man , refuses to have anything to do
with hyphenated newspapers. A recount of
the census would show that ono man was
missing.
SI Alexander , who had the Benton boom In
charge , is ono of the happiest men In the state.
The result has fallen on his shoulders. Si
will soon wrlto a book in which ho proposes
to dwell at length on "Tho Situation. "
Charley jNIoshcr will write the Introductory
chapters , and N. U. flriggs , the Beatrice
author of that charming album of song , "Tho
Lilies , " will dedicate a few verses to the
work. It Is to bo sold by subscription only
and paid for before delivery.
Now that Tom Majors has como out on top
In Nemaha county , the question is : Will ho
not have something to say about that Auburn
postofllcol If ho does , and It may bo that ho
ho will , Hush Fellows should commence to
hedge. Dr. JdcGrow circulated his petition
in tlio convention , audit is understood that
all the counties , including Orlando Toft ,
signed it. If Mr. Council can read the signs
of the times ho should Icoop off the Gross and
recognize the popular feeling in Nemaha.
CliarleyBabcockof McCook , who was the
greatest man in Hcd Willowcounty during tho.
roigu of Laws nnd Laird , brought Allen'
down to the convention and brought him out
for land commissioner. This means that when
Mr. Allen Is elected .Mr. Babuock , who is nn
excellent bookkeeper nnd business man , will
remove to Lincoln , It was written of old that
"By their work yo shall know them. "
ti Jake Dew of Johnson did not present his
name , and neither did Abbey of Hlchnrdson.
In Osgoodsoutheast , Kcbrasku expected to bo
represented , but Hupcr of Puwnoo helped
kill Osgood off , anil Tom Majors' unexpected
stroke of lightning settled the question for
the other boys.
By a report of the domocratie county con
vention of Johnson county , wo see that .loo
Lnmustcr , until recently a republican , has
"jlncd the dlmmycrats , " .loo goes as a dele
gate to the state convention , and says that
ho believes firmly In Graver Cleveland. This
Is u change -with a largo and tempting C.
The great question now confronting the
American people und the boodlers who have
gonoto Canada is , will David Butler nttcmpt
to r.ilho a row In the people's ' convention.
The Interesting correspondence that has been
published in Tins BEE between Mr. Butler
nnd Mr. Burrows would indicate that these
two eminent reformers bad not attciuled
the pence convention recently hold
la Lomion. David maintains that
by the great horn spoons ho will
hold Ids own against all comers ,
while Mr. Hurrows demands that David
shall retire to the shade * of obscurity.
Chamberlain , Craddock and Coleman , all of
whom nro reformers of the Ilutlcr school ,
insist that David shall load the way. In tills
great conflict for leudi'whip a stormy session
U feared. Whllotlioro will bo no blood shed ,
the elaborate discussion will doubtless make
the audlenc-o very tired. Mr. Ilutlcr will not
bo responsible for \vlmt lie says uud Mr.
Burrows will not bo responsible for what ho
docs , at least so far ns Butler Is conecmod.
Down at Ilarncston , hi Hugo county , the
farmer * grow tired of the Colliy-IUtos rolgii
la politics. They did not turn oat nt the
polls to squelch the profesulouaU ,
held allttlo meeting of thblr own and pa ed
a few resolutions , of vhlch the following Is
a copy !
Whereas , PastoxiKTlniCO hai shown us
Hint representation In republican conventions
held In Boatrlw have been of Uttlo or no ad
vantage to townships cuUsido of the city for
the reason that nominations nro usually con
trolled by conscienceless adventurers whoso
occupation Is nothing but polities , not in Its
legitimate and hoAtuioanliu' , but In Its worst
and most dopr.ived phases , " who nro always
ready to sacrifice the turty to self Interest ,
andWhereas
Whereas , It hns been their practice to ni-
MSI In the nomination of candidates with np-
luircnt enthusiasm ami cordiality with ttio
Intent of insuring their own election by de
feat Ing them at the polls , and
Whereas , Wo desire perfect freedom of
action to vote for the very best man within
the party ; therefore ,
Kesolvcd , That tlio republicans of Barnes-
ton township will not send delegates to the
rnpub lean county convention to bo held In
Ucatrlco on July U1 , IS'X ' ) .
Kesolvcd , Tlmt wo rcafllrm o r devotion to
the principles of the republican party , butdo-
inniid Unit none but men worth vet support bo
nominated for oflleo.
Kesolved , That the republicans of Barnes-
ton desire to bo represented In the convention
by tlio sentiments of the foregoing preamble
nnd tvsoluUons ; nnd that Kd Lowe bo se
lected as delegate to present these resolutions
to the committee on credentials ,
A. O. KCVH , President.
ItonniaKYii , , Tn. , Secretary.
The convention allowed Mr. Lowe to lire-
sent the resolutions , and then it followed its
own plcimiro nnd threw them lu the waste
basket , It Is altogether probable , however ,
that had the lliirncston people seen Colby as
ho was sat upon by t lie state convention they
would have withdrawn their resolutions.
It is worth remarking that J , C. Worthnm
of Pawnee did not tnko nny room on the lloor
of the state convention. The gallery was
good enough for 1dm , and lie allowed M. A.
Walker and Charley Casey to do all the busi
ness. Mr , Casey nlso heads the congressional
convention , and is In the race for governor in
tlio spring of 1000 when the birds commence
to sing.
The Tammany rlub of Omaha only lacks n
tombstone. It has died and been decently
burled by the peoplo. . The attempt of tbo
leading corpseto reorganize the body is out
of plico. ,
DTho dnrlc horse for governor did not inn-
tcriall/e at tlio stnto convention , but when it
came to the selection of lieutenant governor'
the dark horse WIN a winner.
All real Interest In politics now centers on
the Morton-Bryan contest for democratic con
gress/nan in this Largo First. Charley
Brown's emphatic denial that ho Is in the
race only shows tlmt he will rally Ids forces
for Mortln.
The undertaker * ' convention , which meets
In Omaha in October , could hnvo done a big
business If it had opened out in Lincoln early
on the morning of tlio 2-ltli , The battlefield
was literally strewn with dead statesmen.
Jay Cnn Attend ti > That.
JVeu , ' 1'ork M'orW.
Jay Gould declares now that the Western
Union building shall bo made fireproof. IIo
snys that ho never again -wants to sec the fire
department watering Western Union when
ho Is so amply able to atUnd to that part of
the business himself.
A. Doulilo Allowance of Citizens.
tttimliamlon Republican.
An exchange thinks it will bother Wyom
ing to Jill the vacancies in her baseball nine
after sending two senators and a representa
tive to congress. Women vote in Wyoming ,
and they must not shirk the duties of citizen-
ship. If there nro not enough men in tbo
state to go to congress nnd nil u baseball
nine , too , the women must take a p.irt ot the
public labors upon their own shoulders.
Speakers nt Home.
Grcclu Democrat.
It would bo a good tlilnt ; If moral or poli
tical movements could bo conducted in Ne
braska without tlio importation of such people
as Helen M. Cougar and Sam Small. The
former Is a sort ot an Interrogation point be
tween a mad house and a cyclone , and the
latter insults the religion ho prcacncs by reason
of the slang ho uses. Neither ono is neces
sary to the velfaro of the state or Its people
and wo have plenty of speakers at homo for
nil reasonable purposes.
A. Victory for
Kcarncti Enterprise.
At length Omaha has obtalnod the goal for
which it has long striven. According to cen
sus figures received from Washington , its
population exceeds by 2,000 , that of Kansas
City. The victory of Omaha Is a victory for
Nebraska. It shows conclusively which way
the tide of immigration is turning arid that
this state loads the west in actual growth ,
nnd it possesses the elements of permanent
prosperity -which make such a growth pot-
si bio. In this respect Omaha speaks for
every city between the Missouri mid Wyo-
mliig. Town for town , Nebraska leads Kan
sas and Dakota in the percentage of incrcaso
of population for the past ton yean.
The NTolrnHlfa Convention.
Sioux Citu Journal.
A foretaste of the action of the convention
was given when the preliminaries to the con
vention were arranged , The farmers partic
ularly domnndedanc.irly convention , inorder
that they might have timely knowledge of
the policy of the party. They had strength
enough to enforce their demand. They also
demanded that there should ho abatement of
the proxy nuisance by which so many con
ventions had been manipulated in tlio inter
est of the corporations. They enforced this
demand also. The masses of the party thus
were in position to take aosoluto possession
of the party machinery and to dictate its pol
icy to their own ends.
The result of the convention was exactly
what might have been expected u tutor the cir
cumstances , The yeomnnry of the party took
hold with a grip that was not only firm but
unmistakable. It loft its finger marks In the
nominations for olilco as well ns in the
platform declarations. On the trans
portation question tlio platform is espe
cially distinct , nggrosslvo nnd specific , and it
commits the parly unequivocally not merely
to the policy of public controlof railroads but
also to compulsory reduction of freight and
passenger rates , to tlio equal taxation of mil-
roads along with other property , to the aboli
tion of frco passes and of all unjust dls-
crlininiitloiu. The platform nlso proposes
that the proprietors of all pnbllo elevators
shall receive , store and handle thegraln of all
persons alike , under penalty und under state
regulation of charges and inspection , It Is
noteworthy , too , Hint the Nebraska republi
cans heartily endorse tliu silver bill which the
party lias carried to enactment.
In short , the convention acted very much
like an Iowa convention. It was a good deal
of a granger convention. It brought tlio party
organliutlon Into complete and obvious har
mony with the mass ef the voters. It In
augurated a now era for the party la Ne
braska , an era of faithful reflection of .tho
popular will and , It need hardly bo said , an
era of success.
When Eal > y won tick , we nsvo licr Caztorla ,
When the VTM a Child , she cried for Cutarli.
-\Vlicn tlio brc.-uno Mb.1 , she clung to Caitorla ,
When lUu hAj Children , she su vo thoiu Castorla ,
Mitt's or THK x
Nottrnnkn.
llnrtlott wants n ilnily mull to Albion ntul
insists upon having It.
Fred Danlelson ofUhndron died from slck
ness caused from nbcoss on tlio brain.
A vnllso containing n slx-wcehs-old Imliy
found ncnr the G'hndrou depot recently.
Tlio Second district domocr.itlo etniKrcs.v
lonnl convention will bo held In Superior
about August If ) . S
Nor/oik's now school liouso Is RyT
niptdly , ami Omaha pressed brick
lood In 1 1construction. .
Tito I'lllinoro county fnlr will bo tiolcl Sop-
tor.ibcr 111 to III inclusive. A liberal pro-
tnliiiu list is presented und tlio display \vlll
bo excellent.
A mectlnp of ( ho Ourinans of Gape county
Is called for.Iulv ' . ' 8 , for tlio purpose of form
ing tin organization to light tUu prohibitory
amendment.
Colfax county crojw uro reported In peed
condition. The ncre.ipo of corn IsSA.lXX ) , nu
IIHTOIISO of 10,000 over last year , Tlio noro-
ago of small grain shown a slight decrease.
Tlio town council of Arnold liiw ordered
an ordlnnnco ilniwnup to vote bonds In tlio
sum of $7,1X0 to build another well , buy n sec-
oiul botlor , nnd extend water mains In tlio
city.
city.On
On Similar lint "VVIllls Young nnil Vlntlf
Ioer of IlllJroth shipped for Kearney , where
tlioy were married oil Monday , so tlio report
conies. Tlio young lady Is only fourteen1
years old.
1'oslors are out announcing the nnmtnl
meeting oClho trl-stato association of Oil I-
fellows to bo held at IMnttsmoitth Au uit 1U
and 1U , Iowa , Missouri niul Noliraslca are
tlio stales Included , but all Oddfellows uro
invited to tittenil.
The Colfax County A grleulturnl society of
fers $10 foVthu Ixat ton acres of corn , entries
lobe niado bo fora Seiiteinlior 1. yow let our
fanners select tliolr best ten acres nnd enter
tlio contest. Tim premium Is worth winning
uud thotroaoluisrillnht.
KnglncerClinrlcs lleatonwho wnsstnbbod
nt Lontt I'lnn about tliree weeks IIRO by Tom
I'iitciion , died Thursday inoriiiiiK. Tom
Pati'honvlio did tlio stabbing. In now In tlio
13rown county jntl mvidtiug trial at tlio ne.\t
term of the district court.
The Norfolk lliiihllng nnd Loan association
has been In existence live years. The asso
ciation has nuulo loans to the amount of tir ( , -
U.riO , nnil as this amount lias been Invested in
Norfolk , it can readily bo seen that tlm asso
ciation is of vast practical buiiulll to the city
in its upbuilding.
At tlio NVIieeU'r countv republican eoiiven-
tion nt Harilett the follinvlnjf olllcera were
placed in nomination : For county attorney ,
K.L. ytuplo ; rorconimissloner.'riilni dlsttiet ,
II. A. Andrews. A strong antl-Doi-sey senti
ment was shown by tbo convention. Ttio <
delegates elected to the congressional conven
tion wro I3. CJ. Kichnrdson , 11. L. ytaplo anil
"W. II. linns. Delegates were nlso rloctid
for tlio suite , representative and senatorial
conventions , .r. M. Kirkputrlek being allowed
to selret bis dolomites tor tlio rejirescntativo
convention.
Iowa.
Calboun county is to have nncwJTi.OOO
jail.
jail.Work
Work lias been commenced on the new
coui't bouso at Hampton.
Under tlio new pension law it is estimated
that -Iowa will laivo 15,000 pensioners.
A pis with nineteen toes Is a curiosity
owned by Sam 1'ayuo of Hoono county.
A Webster county farmer Is tlio possessor
of a calf -vUtli three horns and tbreo eyes ,
Ike Mowroy , treasurer of U'apello county ,
broke his arm while trying to pull open tlio
door of tbo county safe.
Tbo seventh annual reunion of the Seven
teenth Town veteran volunteer infantry will
bo beld at Brighton August i7 ! and 23.
Carl LAUdcrbacl ; , a twelve-year-old
Charleston boy , was thrown beneath a har
vester by a runaway team and Instantly
Wiled.
Mrs. Milton D. Howe , wlfo of Custom ;
Collector Howe of IJubuniio , captured
lar tbo otlier day by looking him up In the
, but owing to the tardiness of
the police ho broke out of the room and es
caped.
JJarKclls of Battle Creek had n narrow es
cape from being crashed to death tlio other
day. Ho was working around the machinery
of tbo mill when Ids putits caught la tlo
shafting. Ho had the presence of mind to
Rrasp a past lunl liold 011 till tlio buttons
g.ivo way , when his pants left him in a very
sudden manner. Ho escaped with slight
bruises.
A curious old document has just been fllod
for record with Recorder Kits Anderson of
Burlington. It is nothing less than a gov
ernment patent for forty acres of land signed
by President Franklin 1'ierco In 18."il , nnd
never until now recorded. Tbo patent Is
iisuoil by the United States In putviuiiiico of
1111 net of congress of September ! M. lt-50 ,
granting bounty lands toolllcors and soldiers
engaged in tbo military sorvlco of the United
iStatcs. The warrant Is numbered - 1,031) ) nnd
is made to Thomas Tlmxton , n private in
Captain Ferrill's ' company of Tennessee vol-
untocrs in the war of 1S1J. ! The patent lias
been assigned to Moses W. Hobmson , Thu
forty acres Is described as In tbo southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of township
7:3 : north , of range -I west , in the district of
lands offered for sale at Fatrflcld.
l.'lio Two Dalcntus.
Ynnkton has a population of I,7SO.
C nnton Is to have a system of wutonvorki
There are ' 1,100 cattle aad1,080 , sheep owncij
In Sully eounty.
South Dakota's corn crop promises to bo the
largest over raised.
At Lend City a vigilance committee lias
boon organized to investigate burglars.
Prcsbo county wants to bo organised In
time to cost its vote on state questions at the
coining fall election.
Tlio assessed valuation of Mclntpslt county
Is ? 50,0)0. ( ) The number of acrosnndcr culti
vation is CO.SJ-J , nearly double that of last
year.
year.A good vein of coal has been found nt
Hurling at a depth of soventv-olght fcol. A
shuft will soon ho sunk and the surrounding
country supplied with cheap fuel.
The North Dakota democratic state conven
tion will bo In-Ill at Grand Forks August ( ! .
Tlio reason for postponing the date from July
10 wni because the opera hous.o was not
finished.
A. H. Seaton of Mitchell has this year hern
paying scwiio attention to small fruit nnd bun
so far marketed 10,000 quarts of strawberries ,
800 nuarts of currants and 1,000 quarts of r i
raspberries.
A Uttlo girl nnmod Jennings , living near
Fort Pierre , was bitten by a iiittlcsnaku the
other day and owes her life to her mother's
prompt action in placing her mouth over tbo
tvound and drawing the poison out.
Positively cured ly
thu.se Little 1'lllN.
They nlso rulloto Ilfc !
trad from Dyspepsia , In
ITTUL digestion nnd Too Ilonrlyg
llatliiff. A perfect rein
: cdyrorDli/lncsM , Kiiu.sca I '
PIUS ; DrowHlncs.4. Had Tuntc
en In tbo JIoiilli , Coated j
B Tongue , 1'uln In tlio Side ,
TOIIPIJ ) UVKIl. Tliey
roijulate the llowcla , J'urely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICLg
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and Uuurantcod Capital. . . .tJOO.OOO
I'lildlitC'npltuI . 350,000
Ilnys nnil soils HtnuUNnnd iKindt ; iicziitliilOH
ooiniiiorolnl pnpor ; rueulvi'H nnil uxceiiloH
tnistn ; nuts an transfer iiKunt uud tru t ; of
( ! nrH ] > ratlnu , tukca uliur u of luoiiurty , col-
lojls tuxea. .
Omaha Loan &TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S E Corner 10th and Douglas Sts
I'uld In Oapltul CO.COO
Kulxorllicil mill auiiiuiitomlUuiilUI. . . . 1 < V > 00
Nubility of Stockholder * WW.OOO
6 1'or Cent Inlenmt 1'nld on | ) oOillM. |
l-'UANK J. liANOi : , CiwhlLT.
OfJlonrs ! A. U. WyiMun , | iioildunt | J. J. l ro n ,
vlco-pruiddonl , W , T , Wymun , trimiwrer.
Directors : A. U. Wyinan. J. It. Millar ; ) . J. J
Jlriiwii.UuxO. U.irt ) ii. li.V. . NasU. TUom
J , Kliuball , UUOMO IJ , LuliU. u