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Tins Central Amorlctiu war 1ms uiven
the Buln-ing sea inuddlo a cluineo to
enjoy : i needed rest.
THAT democratic congressional plat
form continues to excite varying degrees
of derision and contempt In party circles.
IF alTnirs continue at the present pace
In southern states , it will ho necessary
to disarm the candidates to prevent riot
nnd bloodshed.
IT Is in accord with the eternal fit
ness of things to call tlio now county
hospital "u poor house on a largo scale. "
It was built tlmt way.
IT is n Higniilcant fact that the con
tracting competitors of Wo , Us & Co. ,
are receiving the undivided attention of
the reorganized hoard of public works.
Jtrunixo by the pquoals echoing
through the highways nnd byways of
South Omaha , several two-legged
porker * liavo been stuck in a vital spot.
charges and counter-charges
made by the South Omaha councilmcn
furnish tlio taxpayers with amplu inutor-
ial for n series of vigorous prosecutions.
THE full force and extent of Air. Gush-
ing's boom for governor cannot bo de
termined until Garbage Gatherer Morrissey -
rissoy unfolds the plans and apcuflicsi-
tions.
A MA.IOKITV of the republican papers
of tjio state express the opinion that the
btato convention could have tnado a
much wiser choice than Mr. Benton for
Btatc auditor.
THIS is at ? off year in railroad build
ing. During the last six months of the
present year railroad construction in the
northwestern states aggregates only
throe hundred nnd fifty-two miles.
A coMMiNATiojf between the Farmers'
Alliance and the null-lottery democrats
Is talked of in Louisiana , The lottery in
that stnto i-ccnis to bo as deep in politics
as the rail roads over were in Nebraska.
POST.MASTKU COCKUIU , should not
stand upon the order of his going , but
forward his olllctnl head to "Washington
\y \ fast mail. No genuine democratic
patriot should hold office under a repub
lican administration.
WIIKX the world fair project safely
ran the gauntlet of Chicago nldormon ,
friends of tlio exhibition confidently be
lieved it had escaped its most dangerous
enemy. They did not take into account
the Illinois legislature-
THE disorderly and disgraceful condi
tion of municipal nlTnlrs in Florence and
South Omnlui suggests the necessity of
placing the obstreperous suburban in-
funts across the judicial knee unci apply
ing a juicy poultice of oak tiurned strap.
AN amendment to the interstate com
merce law has boon favorably reported ,
whloh will glvo reduced rates to theatri
cal companies. This gratifying informa
tion comes llko the rosurroctioa t rum pot
of Gabriel to the double mammoth Uncle
Tom's Cabin companies which have boon
stranded during the past two years.
Tliu total coinage of the- mints for the
past libeal your amounted to sixty and a
n.na.rtur millions. Of tills vast sum
twenty-two millions van in gold coin
and nearly thlrty-sovon millions in sil
ver , which goes to show tlmt tlio gov-
' eminent is not as great an enemy of the
white metal us tlio bulllonulrcs huvo
claimed.
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Mil JONKS of Arkansas , in discussing
tlio tnrilT bill , paralyzed the bonnto by
quoting from the blblo this passage :
r "Verily there is a generation whoso
teeth nro as swords , nnd their jaw-teoth
us knives , to devour tlio poor from oil
the earth and the needy from among
men. " This Is u revolution. Mr. .Tones
is the first man who discovered that the
tarlll was planned three thousand years
ngo , nnd that 13111 ilcICinloy was endowed
dewed by nature wltlui set of eubro
bayonet jaw-teoth to devour the Ar-
Iviuisaw democracy , who are notoriously
half horse tmd linlf alligator. But lir.
Jones is evidently a profound bible stu
dent and devout believer lu the proph-
cios of Dmiiol.
TI1K HOUSK AXD TJ1K A.MD fAND3 ,
The house of representatives took Irati
portnnt aclton In non-concurrlnir in the
senate amendment lo tbo sundry civil
appropriation bill rojwnling the arid
land withdrawal law of 1888. Tlio subt
jcct received pretty thorough discussion
in both branches of congress , nnd prvrn
tlcularly iu tlio seimto. Tlio repeal of
tlio withdrawal act of two years ngo
would restore the desert land law to
operation , unless some new net were
passed , nnd us the operation of that law
was especially favorable to water comi
panics nnd land speculators the policy of
restoring it WJIH held to bo very qucs-
tlomihlo. It is said tlmt under the desert
land law thirty-three water companies
control the larger part of the water sup
ply of New Mexico , whllo In southern
California one company owns about a
million acres. Out of bomo ono hundred
million UCI-CB of irrigable lands already
surveyed before tlio enactment of the
wUhOt-iiwal lav : of 1888 , forty-five to fifty
million ncros had boon taken up , almost
entirely in largo areas mid by only an
occasional settlor. Ills very probable that
if the desert land law hud not been sus-
ponded practically till the water courses
mid irrigable lands in tlio arid region
would have been filed upon nnd held by
water and land companies , cattle coin-
panics and speculators.
The opposition to the repeal of tlio-
withdrawal net was on llio ground that
tlio water supplies , roscrvolr sites and
the like in the arid regions should beheld
hold by the government for the public
benefit. It wus urged that nil these
lands should bo kept in the interest of
settlers and not allowed to become the
property of land companies and specu
lators , as was largely the case before the
withdrawal net was passed. On llio
other hand , it wax contended that the
withdrawal net not only lakes this land
from disposition under tlio department ,
but , more than that , it has put a stop to
the construction of every irrigation ditch
west of the one hundredth meridian in
all tlio states and territories having
lands that require irrigation. The con
struction of ditches has boon stopped because -
cause there is mi uncertainty whether or
nol tlio government will some day build
a reservoir above them. Mr. Puyson
stated in the house that in ono
land district in New Mexico
one thousand and twenty-two entries had
boon suspended since the withdrawal
law went into effect , thereby shutting
out four or five thousand people from
settlement. Mr. I'ayson assorted that
immense investments of capital are
threatened , and in a way never contem
plated when the act of 18SS was passed.
There appears to bo no doubt that the
withdrawal bill of 18S8 was intended to
accomplish a good purpose , but it is not
bo certain that its operation has
jcen in all respects beneficial
nnd that it is desirable to
ontiiuio it. So far na it has
icrved to prevent the absorption of
vater courses and largo areas of irrlpa-
) lo lands by companies and speculators it
ins accomplished n meritorious object ,
Hit it appears also lo have had results
lot in tlio interest of. tlio people or the
government. It would perhaps bo bolter
.0 continue this law than to restore the
Icsort land act , which would reopen the
niter courses and irrigable lands of the
irld regions to water monopolies and
and speculators , but what is evidently
loedcd is a now net that shall provide
igainst the evils and faults ot past logis-
alien , and this may reasonably bo hoped
'or ns tbo result of the disagreement of
congress in this matter. .
KlfGLAXD'S
There are some wj o are able lo find In
, ho correspondence ; on the Bohring sea
controversy evidence of a purpose on the
: uirt of England to provoke a war with
.ho United States. It is extremely dim-
cult to find any warrant for suuli a con
clusion in tlio language used by Lord
Salisbury , and yet there are portions
of it which may very easily bo con-
trued to indicate that the British gov
eminent is prepared to adhere to its
contention oven nt the cost of
war. It is in the spirit of what is
paid , however , rather than in any
definite expression , that this appears ,
for on the whole tbo Uritish premier has
been scrupulously diplomatic , and on
neither side lias there been more than
tlio vaguest hint of the possibility of
rupture of friendly relations between the
two countries growing out of this con
troversy. But when there Is considered
in association the position which the
British government has taken in this
matter , after having for nearly a cen
tury virtually conceded all that the
United States now claims , the
spirit which seems to underlie
u part of its contention , and the
evidences of a greater solicitude
than over before to show its powci
in this quarter of the world , it is quite
possible to reach the conclusion that i' '
is tlio purpose of the Uritishgovormuon' '
to adhere to its position oven at the risk
of forcing tlio United States to fight foi
the rights it claims.
It is conceded by. English opinion , ns
voiced by some of the leading journal
of tlmt country , that Lord Salisbury was
worsted in tlio nrgumant by Secretary
Blaine , but no matter Low fair am
strong our contention , the British gov
ernment will combat it so long as Can
nda demands that it shall du so. The
whole Influence hihind the course of the
British government in this inattoi
comes from its American colon } ' , and It
is of so poraistont and uncompromising
n nature that it cannot bo disregarded
without the danger of vn tly increasing
in Canada the already considerable hos
tlio feoltng toward the imperial govern
ment. Any material surrender or con
cession on the part of the British gov
ernment would undoubtedly ba immediately
atoly followed by n vast incronso
of the party favoring Canadian in
dependence , and would hasten the
time of .separation which most intelligent
telligont observers bcliovo must in
ovitnbly come sooner or later , Tlio e.x
porlonco of tbo government with the No\ \
Foumlland difficulty 1ms been a lesson as
to tlio spirit of tbo people of England'
North American possessions whloh wouli
bo repeated with very much greuto
force if llio Canadian domandsrogardint ,
Bohring sea wuro not upheld.
"While , therefore , it is entirely safe to
ussutuo that it is not the immediate put
pobo of the British goveraiucat to pro
volte a war with this country , or
to force the United States to
fight for the rights it claims
in Bcliring sea , it is doubtless
equally safe to sny that it is the inten
tion of that government to maintain the
position it lias taken at whatever haz
ard , hoping nnd desiring , undoubtedly ,
that an amicable nnd satisfactory settle
ment may bo reached. The correspond
ence does not indicate that tills is any
nearer than at tbo beginning of tbo con
troversy. Both governments may ultl-
1 matoly i agree to allow the question to bo
Bottled by arbitration , and this is per-
1 Imps 1 the only way it over can bo settled ,
except by tbo decision of the sword.
s WK/OD/C.II. / DAXOKU ,
Tlio regular annual report has been
set'ntloat that a move is on foot to de
j pose 1 Mr. 1'owacrly ns general master
workmen of the Knights of Labor nt tbo
coming general assembly. This terrible
' threat l will cause very lilllo commotion
in tlio ranks of labor anywhere. It has
been periodically nmdo and Mr. Pow-
dorly has always managed to get himself
|
j self re-elected on the strength of it. Ho
docs not want to retire while under lire.
Mio friends of labor are not likely to be-
oino seriously alarmed by tbo'cst ' re-
) ort. Wo violate no confidence when
vo say that Mr. Powderly has bo-
omo considerable of a barnacle ,
lo is ono of these generals who
ight battles with quakcr guns. Ho
I ways retreats when there is a big
, glit on hand nnd blusters and storms
vlion ho is sure that there is no clianco
or a fight.
Like our great Fenian generals , bo
pursues a policy of masterly inactivity ,
ut docs not forget to draw his full ra-
ions from tlio commissary department
/ith regularity and dispatch. lie has a
oft job and hangs on to it witli admir-
iblo tenacity. Tlio only danger is tlmt
10 may have to fall back entirely on the
> ig monopolists and capitalists for tlio
upport of the dignity of his lucrative
josition.
From an nnnj of over a million of men ,
ho knights under Mr. 1'owderly's non-
: ombatlvo leadership hnvo dwindled
[ own loa few straggling battalions , nnd
t Is safe to predict that it will soon be
come a reminiscence if the ringstoro wiio
lave ruled and ruined the order succeed
n holding themselves in the saddle much
otiger. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE Now York legislature was evi
dently short on statesmen when it passed
the bill , which becomes u law September
No child actually or apparently
under sixteen years of go shall smoke
ov in any way use n cigar or tobacco in
my form whatsoever in any public
street , place or resort. " A violation of
, his law is declared a misdemeanor , to
) o punished by n fine of not more than
.en nor less than two dollars. The Ne
braska law inake it a misdemeanor to
sell a child under sixteen years of ago
iobacco or cigarettes , but it has never
given a policeman or crank authority to
wrest a boy and drag him before tbo
icarest magistrate to bo lined or im
prisoned for biiioklng. In most in
stances the fine would have to bo paid
) y the minor's parents.
Tine dummy train between Omaha and
oiiucll Blulls long slnco lo&t Its useful
ness , and its abandonment is nothing
more than a lopping off of a needless ox
pense. Few trains running oil the Union
Pacific were as profitable to the com
pany. It was a veritable gold mine until
it was supplanted by the wagon bridge
and electric motors.
AN iNCHEASK of oighly-fivo thousand
in the packing business of the city in
five months , over tlio same period last
year , proclaims the steady advance of a
great industry and the 'growth of
Omaha's stock market interests.
Tun Omaha council combine carefully
watches every movement in the boodle
checker board in South Omaha , Some
valuable lessons tire to bo drawn from
tbo experience of the suburban brethren
who posed as reformers for re venue.
To VAnv the tiresome postofllco
monotony , the suits instituted by tlio
Folsoms are a grateful change. The
chances of curly work on tbo building
are growing smaller and painfully less.
TIIF. thousands squandered in the con
struction of tbocounty hospital will
prove trilling compared with the steady
drain on tlio taxpayers when the Institu
tion is running in full blast.
Nebraska Ni-cds tlio Heal Article.
Sloni. Cilu Journal
What Nebraska needs is a genuine state
board of railroad commissioners.
tlio Ijcnilnrs
Snn Fiiinclicti Kiamtner.
General E cta ba < chulloiifjod President
Ilarrillas to personal combat. Tuls would bo
the happiest possible way of ending the dts
jiute. The people of the two nations have no
cause to light , and if the lenders can bcttlo
their differences over their pistols and colToo
peace can settle once inoro upon the con
tlnent.
A Useless Toiirnoy.
Lotifurffte Cnurler-Jaumal.
How very absurd It is to send Dr. Salmon
and Ills export.1) to Kn lnnd in the hope o :
convincing the Britishers that our cattle are
healthy and ought to ho purchased freely bj
British consumers ! \Vhutdo wocaro fo
lliltish trade when there is so threat a rU3 |
every day in our "homo market } " Let us
chow all our own beef , and always hlto oft a.fi
much as we can.
The Vow 'J'lclcct.
/ Yfmont Trlliunc.
\ full state nllianco or people's ticket is
now in the Held , and thus u now foreo Is pro
jcetcd Into Nebraska ] x > litloit. It must bo ad
nilttod that tbU independent , or nlllanc
movement , presents a somewhat Tormldnblo
front , and Is n political force the strength o
which can not bo accurately estimated. I
must 1)0 ) actually registered before It can be
measured. Tbo hope of the Independents Is
to bring about certain ends which shall re
dound to the henotltof the people andtu
men who nro back of the scheme. * * *
Let the platform adopted by the Lincoln re
publican convention bo conned , plank by
plank , wltlt that of the consolidated hms
culled the. people's , and It will Ito seen ttia
tlio republicans have , as usual , placed thorn
selves as fur aloin ; the line of proiuvns an
public need ns the utmost exigency of the
times demand , nnd Uxuperior tothuothcr.
And above nil things them is a renewed determination
termination to see wliut Is promised la fill
filled , and every rational party impulse ar
t'ucs that It will ho douo.
OTUEH 1-AWDS THAN OU11S.
The programme- the next session of the
British parliament has been nnnouneed by
the tory government. The tithes and land
purchase bills which have been successfully
hlockod this yahx by the obstruction nnv-
noouvres of the combined opposition , nro to
bo Introducea coon after the assembling of
parliament lu Novtmbor. With the session
opening then in.nlncoof February and with
short holiday seasons at Christinas , Kastcr
and Whltsun wc6kt , the ministry hopes to bo
able to wear out the energies of the obstruc
tionists * t > eforo midsummer ot another year.
There Is Inllcxlblo Kngllsb dcterinlnatloa em
bodied i > i this policy. The measures which
were practically defeated after months of do-
bite ; arc to bo taken up under conditions fnv-
omblo for their llnal passage. The licensing
not , for which Mr. Ooschcn was mainly
responsible , is not mentioned by Mr. Smith
In his forecast of the next session. Probably
It Is to bo dropped altogether , as It hns
served to weaken tbo government nnd to ere-
ute a strong hostile sentlmeiit In the country.
The other measures are lo bo pressed ns proJects -
Jects to which the conservative ministry Is
unequivocally committed ; nnd Mr. Bnlfour's
udvlco another year will not bo likely
o bo discarded in favor of Mr. Oosch'
n's Ill-timed and impracticable propo-
nls. As the Salisbury government has lost
rusllgo through its vacillation and divided
ouncils , this dual display of resolute deter-
dilution In adhering to its original policy
rill bo helpful for regaining the confidence
f the country. Englishmen cannot bo In-
luccd to respect n government that docs not
tnow Its own mind and that falls to perscvcro
n n course of action dclllxjratcly entered
upon , Tlio announcement tlmt the ministry
vill maUo a fresh stirt : in November and keep
larllamcntIn session until the leading meas
ures which have been blocked by obstruction
ire enacted Is a good proof of earnestness
and persistency. If tbo bills were more pop-
dartho government's prospects would Lo
jrighterj for It is now making a bravo show
if lighting with characteristic English resolu-
ion. Progress I vo reform measures which
vere worth two yearsof legislative activity
vould onklndlo public enthusiasm ; but there
s nothing In tlio laud purchase scheme or the
eoblo tithes compromise to justify tlio extra-
rdlimry exertions which are to bo put forth
o secure their passage. Ono is a costly plan
of transferring land ownership in Ireland
vhlch ttixpnyci-s dislike , especially Jis there
s no real evidence that the scheme will recon
cile the Irish people to English rule. The
other la im artificial attempt to shift the bur
den of supporting the church in Walcj so as
o prolong the operation of the established re-
Iglon. With a majority of the voters in both
Wales and Scotland clamoring for disestab-
Ishmont , and with an Increasing agitation In
.he same direction in England , this measure
s a source of weakness to the government
and of strength to the opposition. If the
ministry finally succeeds in carrying these
> ills it will have nothing of a popular char
acter to offer to the country in Justification of
wo years of domestic legislation.
The anarchic condition of Armenia , which
ust now concentrates the attention of Euro-
icon premiers , assumes an international Im
portance , inasmuch as the persecution of the
Chiistiuns by the Moslems may afford Hussia
a reasonable oxrusft for interference. The
ittitude of complete indifference , or at least
of impotence , that characterizes the sultan's '
, reatmcntof the case , Is extremely aggrava
ting , and now that it is learned that the
Armenian bishop of Erz'roum was Itillcd in
Lho riots of Juno 20 , wo nny expect to see
thu Armenian question occupy public atten
tion to nn extent accorded oven the open sore
of the Balkans. According to last accounts ,
business In Armenia is ut a standstill ,
nnd traveling is unsafe by reason of tlio reck
less mnuraudlng and plundering of the coun
try by the Kurds and Turkish soldiers. If
tlio lives and property of the Christians con
tinue to bo jeopirdod by the Moslems , un-
lilnJercd by the Turkish government , Inter
ference by other European powers , it would
seem , cannot long bo delayed. And few have
fulled to obscrvo 'of late the growing influ
ence with tlio porte of the radicals of the
Mohametan faith , whoso zeal in bcnalf of
their religion blinds them to the dire effects
sure to follow rash measures. Tlio story of
the recent riots in tlio capital of Armenia
indicates the Intensity of the feelings of
tbo hostile factious and the gravity of
the situation. During the post year it seems
that the persecution of the Armenians has
grown in ruthlossness. The kurds hnvo
ravaged the country unhindered , showing no
respect for property or family ties. The gov
ernment ofllcinls too huvo developed to an
unbearable point u system of police espionage
and arrest on suspicions unsupported by tan
gible evidence. The Tnrkls.li tax collectors
have been especially cruel in tdo performance
of their duties. Delinquent taxpayers have *
been subjected to pitiless torture , and Hog
ging has been a common practice to compel
the unearthing of supposed hidden treasure.
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Emperor AVllllaia lias created aa Imperial
ministry of finance in lieu of the secretary
ship of the treasury. The new minister whom
the emperor has specially selected for the
purpose , and whom ho doscrllu's as "my
man , " is Heir Miguel , who , until his present
appointment , held the office of chief burgo
master of I'Vaiikfort-on-tho-Malii. IIo hns
figured in the annals of ( Jormnny as ono of
tbo principal leaders of the socialist party and
as the friend and companion of Karl Marx.
In a memorable public address , delivered in
the early part of the llftios , he declared that
"wo want u republic In Germany. It is the
only form of government worthy of educated
and noble-minded , men. " Although .ho re
tained sufficient sympathy for his
former friends to constitute himself ono
of the most bitter opponents of the
anti-socialist law , thereby Incurring the in
tense animosity of Prince Bismarck , yet ho
has abandoned all his republican aspirations
and has developed Into the leading authority
in Germany on nil mutters relating to finance
and political ecSVib'tny. Ho enjoys nt Berlin
the same prestlgo'ln the business world as M.
Leon Say at Pajls. and , llko M. Say , pos
sesses the unbounded confidence and consid
eration of the ( Tanking classes. Indeed , the
latter rcg.ird bis appointment as n compli
ment to themselves and as a tribute on the
part of the crown'to their power. Uenlltn. '
direct with thq 'emperor Instead of with the
chancellor , ns was the case with the outgoing
secretary of tno treasury , Herr Miguel bids
fair to overshiulovy' General von Cuprlvi and
may bo cxpovlcgj tb exorcise during the next
few year * u potsuvlufluoncj In shaping thu
destinies of the German nation.
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Great pressure Is being put by Uussla upon
the sultan with-the object of Inducing him to
withdraw the firman regarding the Bulgarian
bishoprics in Macedonia , which , although
granted as far back M 1378 , had remained
unexcelled until n few weeks ao , whim tho"
porto finally yielded to the pressing demands
of the Sofia government , und permitted ono
of the vacant bishoprics to bo filled by a Bul
garian prelate dispatched for the purpose by
Premier .Stambuloft to the 2,000,000 Bulgarian
Christians who rcsido in Macedonia. The
czar , unmindful of the fact that in acting
thus thosulUn was but carrying Into effect
the solemn promises which ho made to the
powers at tbo time of the treaty of Berlin ,
declare * that the concession of the demands
of the Sofia cabinet in ( > crmittlng
a Bulgariuu bishop to ofilclato lu
Macedonia Implies a distinct recognition by
the sultan of I'rlnco Ferdinand's poverntnciiL.
On the other haad , Great Britain aud the
three t poxvcrs constituting the triple nllianco
advise the porto to stick to Its firman , nnd to
decline to withdraw the privilege which It
has Just granted to Bulgaria In accordance
with the terms thereof. .Moreover , Premier
Stnnibuloft threatens that In the event of the
sultan yielding to Russia's ' demands Bulgaria
would proclaim her Independence niul decline
to continue nny longer the payment of her
annual tribute to Turkey. The sultin is
therefore In a state of $ rrcat perplexity , and
an eastern crisis U within n mcasurablo
distance. ,
*
The situation in Chill is critical. That
country is in many respects the most pro
gressive la South America. It has the most
homogeneous j population ; It Is Intensely pat-
trlotlo | ; for commercial nnd industrial enter
prise It is pro-eminent : and in dealing with
the j church establishment and other public
questions It has shown Itself to be inplred
with liberal Ide.is nnd an enlightened pjllcy.
Thu opposition to n candidate whoso nomina
tion was apparently undo In p.iymciit of
financial obligations and the subsequent act ion
of congress in defence of its constitutional
rights , arc creditable nllko to the patrio-
ism | nnd the good morals of the country. It
will , bo a signal proof of civic virtue if the
sequel of this extraordinary crisis will oper
ate , to break up , at least In ono South Ameri
can , country , tlio vicious custom of executive
Intervention j in the election of a successor.
The single-term Idea prevails in the presi
dential , systems of .Spanish-America , but the
merits j of n reform which has baeu fre
quently , advocated Hi the United States by
public men nro completely counteracted by
the | general custom of executive nomination
of , a successor. Brazil In Its ne\v \ constitu
tion \ wisely seeks to obvlnto this notorious
evil.
*
BAn International congress of bibliophiles ,
printers , publishers and booksellers , will beheld
held in Antwerp on next August 7 , 8 and 9.
The date of tlio opening of the congress was
selected so aa to agree in time with the ilDUli
anniversary of the birthday of Christopher
1'hmtln , the famous printer and the founder
of the Ollclna Plantint.mn or the Plantlu-
Morolus museum of modern Antwerp. Con *
forenco du Llvre is the diplomatic natno
under jwhich the congress Inw been sum
moned. The work of the congress will ho
done in throe sections , first for the pure bibli
ophiles and second for the practical men.
The first section will discuss mostly techni
cal matters , tlio slzo nnd binding of books ,
the nrrnngementof the contents , the number
ing of pages , the illustrations , and the typo.
This section will also endeavor to settle all
questions on a basis of International agree
ment , and to take measures to elevate the
art of bookbinding to Its old-time rank. The
second section of the congress will consider
tlio transportation of books and the book
trade proper. The section will be occupied
with the question : "How may tlio great
llbrnitcs of all nations ho enable : ! to secure
copies of the vast number of books which nro
being published annually ? " The problem
was suggested by Gorman librarians , who
are put to their wits' ends to keep account of
the ' -lingo overproduction" of all sorts of lit
erature in their own country. It Is expected
that the third section will recommend that
the government of every civilized country
shall appoint a commission to co-opcrato with
llko commissions in all other civilized coun
tries in securing for its libraries all foreign
works of value , and in furnishing to foreign
libraries copies of all meritorious domestic
books.
TI-1I3 PAIT.ASTKAPPL.KK. .
[ Connnnnlcatetl.1
As a straddior and fence-rider I can beat
any man or woman on the face of the globe.
There never has been nnd never will bo an
Issue that I cannot straddle. I pride myself
on being the champion of political see-saw.
Party platforms are the teeter-boards on
wliich I swing as readily as the acrobat on a
trapczo.
Don't you remember how I straddled and
teetered two years ago , in one column for
Cleveland and In another for Harrison 1 "Was
thereover anything like iti Nye and Morrissey -
rissey were chawing each other up
and pounding both candidates to pulp
from the same editorial table.
I reserved myself as umpire , and two days
neforo the election I sec-sawed over to
Grover , the heavy-weight of democracy.
Grovcr didn't got elected , but I regained my
balance on the teeter-board the very next day
after the election.
I am for and against prohibition , and I dare
nny man to point where I have been favor
ing one moro than the other. I published one
or two letters against prohibition , but I gave
the prohibs more than tin offset in my weekly ,
In which I gave the farmers the benefit of a
prohibition sermon by Tuhnnge.
I nm deeply in sympathy with tlio farmers
and laborers. I want thorn to have money
at a per cent and f want the railroads to cut
down their rates , but I can assure my old
railroad mid banking friends and associates
that I have personally always detested the
dirt-begrimed mudsills and am only playing
them for suckers to increase the subscription
list of the daily double-decker.
You know I detest Van 'Wyclc as the devil
does holy water and helped to lay him
out when ho wauled to ho ro-
olcctcd. But I thought' ho could
bo made useful nnd boom my paper with the
fanners. But I didn't shed a tear when Van
Wyck was downed nt Lincoln by 1'owcrs ,
anil I won't ' say n word In his favor if ho runs
for congress unless my democratic- candidate
can make votes by it. That is to say I am
shouting for Bryan now , but I expect him to
DO downed by Council on the home stretch
and I may have to swing over to Council
llnally to ho on the winning side , f was very
cautious about Bryan , any way. I didn't
commit myself fully. I said ho may bo our
next congressman. I didn't say ho will bo.
1 am against wooden pavement , and I want
property owners to resolve in favor of the
host material for paving. But I am only
against wooden pavement because prop
erty owners nro ferninst It. In case
they prefer wooden pavement then I am for
It , and I want Omaha to understand my posl
tlon. That position will command the admir
ation of all classes , I et It be understood : by
all men that I am open to conviction on all
subjects nnd have no fixed opinions on any
thing. The seo-sa\v is my ideal of indopcnil
cut Journalism. G. M. II.
Tlio Iiogli ; of Ilcolprnclty.
l'lifltnhli > 1itii Tlma\
ft Is charged that Blnlne's reciprocity
theory means free wool nnd free Iron ores foi
the lunguUhing manufacturers of New Eng
land. Of courao It docs , and It would bo val
ueless if It meant anything clso. IJo sees
what tlio lesser party leaders either can't or
won't see viz. , that wo must have free raw
materials even to save our homo market to
our homo industries , nnd that the utmost
cheapness of product consistent with well
paid labor must be attained to cnablu on r la
dustrles to enter thu market ! ) of llio world.
"Glvo Us Mciklcjnlm. "
PALMER , Neb. , August 1. To the Editor o
This Is tbo sentiment expressed
by many of the leading merchants and farm
era of Loup township and Merrlek conntj
which will pond u strong Mcklejohn | dolega
tlon to the congressional convention. Two ol
the delegates ( farmers ) say : "Mt'llclcjnhn Is
ourchoico because bis public hcrvicos are
worthy the honor ; because ho has faithful ! ;
sorvou the people- und his record U not on ! ;
brilliant but above roproaoh. Glvo us Mclk
lojohn and wo Imvu n winning candidate
( iivo us MeiVloJolm , nnd imml to the 'Big
Third1 a roprosontiitlon 'of the people , by tin
people and for the pcoplo.1 " Very truly.
Geouoii K. Sm rn AX , Ju.
ROM THE STATE CAPITAL
A Oaso of Extreme Cruelty Reported front
the Town of Bennett ,
A FAITHFUL WIFE DRIVEN FROM HOME ,
Tlio Colored People of Mncolii Colo-
linilo KmitMclpntloti Day In nil
Knjoynlile Manner City
News niul Notoa.
LIXCOI.N , Nob. , Atnjust I. [ Special to TUB
1m : . ] A ease of hourtlcssness win reported
o Sheriff Mclain today by Mr * . John Llv-
ngston , n Iiuly livhiR nt Uonncttn llttlo luun
ct about twelve mlliw from Lincoln , slio
lelntj foivcil to appeal for onk'lal protection
rein tln > 111:111 : whoso niitno slio bears. Mrs ,
, lvlnjston ; says she has been married only n
c\v years , but during tlmt tlinu the only hap-
ilness slio IMS known was during hoi1 very
irlot honeymoon. Words cannot express the
rueltlos to which sliu has been subjected ,
nut tlio climax or aimso was reached yoster-
lay when the niiin that should bo her pco-
color nctunlly kicked her out of her own
lonio and forbade her to return. Despite the
curses and blows shoreceived and the throat *
n enso she cmno back , aho did rotuvn half nu
lour later and bogged her unnattiril hushnnd
o let her have her Infant child that would
starve unless the tiny creature could luivo
nothcr's mill : . Hut the touching request
viis refused with curses nnd she
vus knocked down lor her presumption niul
dckcil in the breast that yearned to give her
Ittlo ono sustcnnnco. Urnlscd and suffering
vlth pain she sought the sheriff today and
old htm her pathetic story mid asked It
hero was no means bv which slio could so-
lire her baby boy and give him the nourish-
nent ho craved. Shu wus ndvlscd to secure
writ of habeas corpus to secure possession
of the infant and did so. As soon as the
wipers Avero drawn up the sheriff sent hi *
loputy , Mr. McKarlaml , with Mrs. Living-
stone to Ucuuctt to tnko possession of the
ihlld.
KJMNTH'ATIOX DAT.
The colored people of Lincoln and vicinity
celebrated Kmaiu-ipation day In an nppropri-
ito manner atOnrllcld park this afternoon.
Hundreds of colored people from neighbor-
ng towns were in attendance , The exercises
it the park consisted of s ] > ceehes , singing
and a picnic dinner. A number of local and
visiting colored orators delivered rousing
speeches , euloguing the memory of Abraham
Lincoln.
soi.mr.Ks' AND SAii.ons' iio , n.
The seiiil-nnmml report of the visiting anil
examining board of the soldiers' anil sailors'
lonio at ( it-ami Island was handed to the
jovernor today. - Tin ? report shows every-
hingto bo In good condition nnd the board of
mblic Imuls and buildings is complimented
'or having done all that is in its province to
lo. Sixty acres of prairinbavo been broken
on the farm and the tillable land all cared for
u a proper manner. All the milk nnd eggs
ised by the inmates are raised on the farm.
The hospital contain * 11 fteen invalids. There
ire twenty-eight children nt the homo nnd
bo board considers the erection of a school
louse for their use an absolute necessity.
Seven cottages have been creeled for such in-
mutes as can partially support themselves by
manual labor and fourteen families assigneit
: o them. Forty-three others of the inmates
lave made applications for similar accommo-
lations , but the granting of the requests de
pends on the action of the next legislature in
regard to the matter.
iiooou : ix TUB CITT corxcn , .
Little by little the mysterious actions of
'Mo ' city council concerning the award of the
pending paving contracts are being explained
and the suspicion that boodle is at the bottom
of the whole affair is becoming almost undo-
nintiiy nftirmud.
The latest duo to the situation was bv a
warrant shaver alleged to bo interested In
Contractor liucksUitr. H bus been noticed
llmtho and another slick worker have been
liover'ng ' in the rear of certain councilman at
every meeting , but their deep concern in
the potty quibbles of the city fathers
' . onlil not hitherto bo explained. U'hrn the
: > lds were opened J , A. Uuckstalfs biJ was
the highest , liolng 51.SS per smmreynrd ,
while the bid of Hiloy & Co. of Omaha was
Lho lowest , being ? 1..1T ) per square yard. In
stead of making the award to Kiloy the bids
were not even given out , nnd on a trilling
technicality it was decided toreadvertisc , the
councilmcn bcinp afraid to grant the award
to Tcmpleton & Mason forSUU , as an even
ing newspaper boldly proclaimed that Teni-
| ) leton Si Mason were nobody else than .1. A.
IJtieltstatT masquerading unucr another mime.
The time for opening the now set of olds
occurs next Saturday , and yesterday John
Lanlium , a contractor from Crete , went up to
the city hall to get specifications. Tncro hemet
mot the broker mentioned ' above , who
frowned on Lanham's ' ambition tosooiiro the
paving contract , and told him that it was no
use for him to try to get the Job , as his bank
bad been carrying BnckstatY financially and
to secure them ho must and would have the
contract.
nocic isiAXn DEPOT AT iuvir.ocic. :
Xt is now reported that the Kook Island
railroad slto at Havolock Is llnally settled ,
the sixteen blocks centering on Farwcli
street being the location where the depot ,
grounds are to bo. The station will , of
coin-so , bo not n great dlstanno from the cen
ter of that point.
AFTER NT.IWASKA. .MOJflJY.
Articles of Incorporation of the Iowa Na
tional Kuiiding and Loan association wuro
llled this morning , showing that the company
accepted the laws of Nebraska in relation to
foreign corporations becoming domestic ,
The capital stock is $7,000,000. , The homo
otllco is at DCS Moincs , la.
IUHKN rCP ICAII.IKHI ) KXTOHTIOX.
Hcate * it Keini of this city say tbev are
not quite as big or wealthy as a railroad cor
poration , but still they will not submit to
being robbed by those extortionists. The
firm claims that they nmilo arrangements
with the azcnt of the Fremont , IClkhorn .t
Missouri Valley railroad nt Hastings to ship
several car loads of rougti , hammered nnd
ornamented granite to Lincoln at the rate of
? 14 per car. The linn shipped several
hundred dollars worth of stone on the agree
ment to the capital eltv , bat wlfon they caino
to offer payment for the freight tbo railway
oftlchds demanded iW.3 per car instead of $14 ,
as previously agreed upon. Heater & ICoim
of course refused to pay this extortion nnd
the railroad oflieials retaliated by refusing to
allow the firm to have the granite unless
they paid the freight demanded. The plucky
members of the ilrm then offered the money
nt the rate of $1-1 per car and on ita being re
fused replovined the granite and secured
possession of It.
I111AIN DKU.nilS ASSOC'I VTIOV.
About seventy members of the Kansas nnd
Nebraska Grain Dealers Elevator association
met at the ( Jnpital hotel yesterday afternoon.
The object of the meeting was to hold n con-
fcronco for mutual benefit in correcting
nouses of tbo interstate railroad tralllo regu
lations. The result of their discussions was
that they insisted anon the railroads , which
demand that the elevators IK ) kept opi-n con
tinually nnd furnish free storage , should pay
something in icnt commissions or make some
other recompense for the aceoinmodation iv-
reived. The next convention will bo held
August 13 , at the 1'uxtoa hotel In Omaha.
CMTV NKtt'SM > Mjrii.l.
A delightful garden party wus given lint
evening nt the residence of Mr. James Heaton
by the ladles of Charily loilgo No. 'J. of the
Daughters of Hebekali. Mrs. Heaton was
assisted In receiving by her daughter and
Mrs. Williams , Mrs. Knndnll and Mrs. Town-
send. Canton Kord loilije. No. ' , ' , attended la
full uniform and the event proved n brilliant
one.
QOIlvo Hill , a girl living at Lorln , Cal. ,
writes to the city marshal hero asking him to
hell ) her ia finding her father , who formerly
resided on Plum street , between Tenth nnd
Kloventh , In { his city. The girl writes that
Hho had to slip away to Oakland to write this
letter , as the poonlo she Is living with will not
allow hoi1 to Hond any word to her father. She
writes a very pathetic eplstlo and Is evidently
very anxious to meet him.
Lydiu V. Kay Is the latest patron of the dl
vorco mill , Hho and her hnsoaii'l are lit outs
over a contract she signed to sell certain lots
ami slio tltlulis the only way of nettling the
dlfllculty Is to got a legal separation.
l''red Harris 1ms ln-en arr < v.Ud on the
charge of cruelly beating his BOH with (
barrel slave. Martin V. Hndford , a kind
hearted neighbor , Is the complainant , and ho
tolls u sickening story al > out the way Harris
abuses his offspring. The cruel father was
tried this afternoon.
1'OIjITIOAtj CHOW-CHOW
As the lime dmws nenr for the Thml dis
trict convention It Is worth remarking that
Judges Hnmcr and Harrison nro 'doing" the
district nnd with Mclklojohn will enter the
race. Mr. Dorsey has not yet stated
whether or not ho wllMbea candidate.
Dr. Kelpor of 1'lcrco , who hns served la
the lower house ot the Iculslntura two terms ,
and who Is mi anti-monopoly democrat , Is
said to bo n candidate for the scnuto this fall ,
The doctor Is ono of the very few lawmaker *
in Nebraska who refuses to rnlo on n railroad
pass.
Young Mr. Hitchcock refers to him as I
"young Mr , Bryan. " I
All York turned out to nioetHon. N' . V , ( f
Ilarlnn on his return from Hastings thlf
noon , says the York Times. Unfortunately I
tlio band could not lx > secured , us Is usually } t
the owe when It Is wanted worst.
Tbo doublc-ilechoil What la It Is booming
MdCclglmu , but it is silent on the subject of
Item. The double-decker is only nt its best
when It plays double.
A man may smile and smllo and be a poli
tician still.
George Hastings of Crete , candidate for nt- >
tornoy general on the republican ticket , snyj F
that he will take the stump early la Scptem- _ , '
tcmber.
If Bryan , Van Wyck nnd Council nil tnko
tbo stump In ttio First district there win be a
great deal of fun and excitement. And tf
M'olfenbargo Joins them on the prohibition
Issues Nebraska people will bo driven crazy.
Mr. N. K. Grlpgs Is writing n prohibition
poem concerning Colby's break on Blame at
the republican stnto convention. Mr. Grigg.s
appcnis determined , and refuses to listen to
the advice of friends.
The Oinnha democrats nro making n do--o
canvass of gubernatorial timber , nnd imagine
they see success In the distance. The same
mirage lias haunted them In Nebraska for
twenty years.
Ex-Senator Van 'XV.velc speaks In Johnson
county August 12 on the living issues of thu
day , Imt , ho has spoken nothing about his can
didacy for congress.
The Fillmore County Kopublicnn sizes up
the nomination of Mclveigmi In the following
fashion : "McICcighan was nominated fet
congress by the alliance and democrats on
Monday. How does this suit republican alli
ance men of this district ! Isn't this suffi
cient proof that the alliance Is run by nnd is
fully under the control of the democratic
party ? What kind of a bed-fellow have you ,
republicans ) You have boon given a dose ol
good , old-fashioned democracy , your case was
watched with great anxiety , the dose re-
nidncd down , and a largos ono was then
? lvcn you. A. reguhir Simon pure demo-
ratio prescription was made up and tugged
"McKclgan , " it wus poured down you last
Monday , and remains to bo seen whether ot
not you throw It up or take n soothing pow
der to quiet yourselves until the dose become *
lUed. " *
The Fremont Tribune is of the opinion that
Tom Major's hickory shirt will be the ban
dana of the Nebraska campaign. It may not
bo a baadnnn , but it will operate llko a rod
rag on a Mexican bull when It strikes tbo
vision of Church Howe.
Mr. Bryan announced it as his desire to
kiss all the babies in the First dUtricU If
the census report ia anywhere near accurate
ho will got his llll.
The Independent Convention ,
Grand Inlninl lmlci > fnileiit.
The convention of the nllianco and union
laUbr forces has not been so much of a success
as It could have been , There was a strife between -
tween the alliance and labor unions , there
, vns a fearful atrlfofor onlccsIvo or six
candidates looking hard to got the nomination
'or nearly every ofilce , and there was not
enough polillcal sagacity to select the strong
est and most available men ,
They could have put up mi almost invlncl
; > lo ticket if they had nominated Von Wyche
"or governor , 1II11 for treasurer , Leeso for at-
: orney general , and hail pitted John II.
Powers against Ilcnton for auditor. To cap-
urc the board of transportation ought to
nave been their main object , ns this board is
of greater importance than even the governor
ship. But the tcrriblo scramble for onion
and the false idea that their nomination is
equal to an election , prevented them from
being prudent and from making available
nominations. The result will teach them
that they have a good deal to learn yet before
they will bo a successful party ,
Mr. Burrows , wo believe , Is to a great ex
tent , to bo blamed for this result. Ho fought * t
Van Wyck with all means , because lie wunto < l/X" '
n governor of his own make , whom he coahi
control. Alter ho had gained u victory in
having Powers nominated and Van Wyck de
feated , ho however suffered a great and
humiliating defeat. * *
The result of the whole convention , witn
all it-s confusion and Its want of business tact ,
is , that n ticket of unknown men has been
nominated , who are not apt to attract any
outside voters , and perhaps will not even
have the united support of ail alliance and
labor union men.
Tlio ISinpiMMii- Marts fi > r Kngland.
Bmu.i.v , August 1. [ .Special Cablegram to
Tun liii : : . | Kmperor William started from
WUhelmshaven on his trip to England today.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollcrn , with liis
majesty on board , sailed at noon for OMcnd ,
whence tbo emperor will proceed to England.
As the yacht left the harbor she wus pre
ceded by the German squadron of evolution
and followed by the corvctto Irene.
I'okitlvcly cured by
* ARTFtf $ thr-,0 1'Ulo VIII * .
siHiil Lftw Tlioy also relieve Ils-
ir".s fro'tt Pyspopsla , In-
" ( llgc&tlon and Too Iioarly
S"VER Killing. A prrfert rem
edy for Dlz/Jnesr , Nausea ,
PIIB.S. Drowblnras , Jlail Tustc
In the Moiilli , f-uti.tr
'lonsno , j'nln In tlio sido.
TuiiPll1.IVKK. . They
itgulato the J
SMA1LPILL SMALL DOSE , SHALL PRICE ,
OMAHA
7
LOAN AND TRUST' '
COMPANY. -
Subscribed and Guaranteed Capital..100,000
I'ald In Capital 3M.OO )
Hays anil nulls Blocks uml bonds ; negotiates
commercial imnur ; receives anil oM'CMiti-j
triiHM ; mils astrurisfnr nvunt and triihtcu < ; i
rornoratluns , takoa churgu of properly , col-
luUt taxed ,
Omaha Loan &TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S E Corner lOth nnd Dotifjlas St < 3
I'-ild In dupltul . - . , . 'C21S }
Hubsrrlboil mill ( JunriinU'uil Capital r'0oa
Liability of atooUlioldurj .W.OM
6l'or Cuntlntnri'Hl I'ald oil nopo.lts. X
KHAN 1C J. I.NU K , fahliior.
Omcors : A. U. Wyiniin. nioildont ; J.J. Ilrown
vlce-pnisldont . \Vyman , troiwnrur.
DlrooUirsi-A.U. Wyinnn. J. II. Mlllani , J. )
llniwn , Uuy U , Ilnrloii , K. W. NutU , Thoiu
J. UlmbaU'tluortfull. - ' -
