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Speculators nnd xv\\n ; \ \ sharps liml no fiivoi'iit the Imnds of Soct'otnry THU nmondccl oxtrndltion trcatj' be tween the United Stntcs niul Caniida Is bearing tfooil fruit anil its oiTcots nro nl- I'oaily iniinifost in tlioditniinilion of cm- Ixv/.y.ltMiioiitsund kliidrcu cilinus in this country. PASTIIIJN psvporn speak of tlio decay of thoaurlt'tiltiiral fuivs. This condition imiy exist in the cast , but \vo fail to note any such decay in the west. N'ebnuikti's ' iiyi'IcnUiiriil fail's ar.o nhvnys well at- tended. Thu &tato fair , to he hold at Lincoln in September , promises to stir- ] > ass till jiruriouB oxhllillioits of No- bnibka produuta Now thaHlio proHldcnt has signed the original packa o bill the bootleggers gers and joint koopurs will resume busi ness at their old stands , while the origi nal packagu vendor will fold his tout or open ti drug store to soil patent and liquid collin-vnrnish , The original package schema was only another way of whipping the devil around the bar. TUB sundry civil 1)111 appropriates six hundred thousand dollars for continuing HIICKC.VS of public land wholly Jigrloul- turnl. Tills is especially important to the new western states , where vast acres of public land remain unsurvoycd , and Kottloinont Is retarded. It vrill also on- nblo the Btntcs to secure promptly their allotments of land under the enabling acts. THK white caps in New Mexico num ber fifteen hundred and the governor threatens to order the state militia out to suppress thorn. Inasmuch as several of the colonels in the militia are majors in the white cap organization , the mi litia , in more liable to join the while caps lima ills to break them up. The only cllectivo force to disperse this hand of ( lespormloi1 : ) tire the regulars. PKKSKNT congressional calculations premise a session extending well into October. II is extremely doubtful if Biich tin extension will result' in iiny practical good. The necessity of ti vigorous campaign in scores of close congressional districts will draw heavily on the niombiu'shlp of both parties , leaving the house without a quorum and nmlca legislation n more farce. Tun republicans of Cheyenne strike the koynnta of the campaign In Wy oming. The platform adopted chal lenges comparison between republican and democratic managements ! public nllairs ami administers a scathing re buke to the democracy for obstructing tlio progress of the territory to state hood. On this point alone the republi cans should Bcoro : i decisive victory. THIS attention of the Nebraska state board la invited to the action of the Kansas railroad commissioners , who have ordered a reduction ol thirty-throe and ono-thtrd per coat On the local grain rate nml ten per cent on merchandise. The example of.'tlio Kansas commission should spur the Nebraska board to action which has boon BO long deferred to the detriment of the producers o [ this state. Tin : prohibition constables in Iowa and Kansas tire doing business nt the old stand again , A vacation of four months served to whet their appetite for fees , and the activity already displayed in sures a long hiuil and a strong haul to gether on the taxpayers. That thrill 1- ing serial , "Tho State of Iowa ys One Uottlo of Deer , " will bo continued In- dolln.lloly at the rate of seven dollars and u quarter a bottle. Dit. L.KOX LKWIS of Dubuque , la. , the no'vollst , has a sehemo to supply Chicago with water by a plpo line from Lake Superior. The distance is over throe hundred miles , but the originator of the projected pipe line says his scheme is n& practicable as holding the world's fair in Chicago , The only ijucstlon is whether Chicago has flvoor six millions to spare for Lake Superior water when the can bavonii abundance of pure water from Lake Michigan. TIIK f.ll'B .W.tr I'OATB/IBATM. The conference at Capo M xy botwocn the president and Secretary Uliilno con tinues to furnish u subject for newapupor talk , a great dcnl of which is of course mere idle gossip. A * to the details of wliat tranwplrod , doubtlo no one hns been informed by cither the president or secretary of ntnte , and those who assort that there was any serious difference bo- twcen theiUiSimply assume what they would bo verv glad to know was the fnc . The truth appears to bo that the conference referred mainly to the now plmso which the negotiations , over the Behrlng sen dispute have assumed , but precisely what this Is , and how it is re garded by the administration , Is not known , According to trustworthy Washington advices the president has lint seen lit to communicate vnuuh on this subject to tiny of the members of conjjrofs who liavo called upon him ainco the conference , but the impression pro- vnlls that the publication of thoUohring tea correspondence has materially Hlrcngtlinn d the case of the United States , and therefore that the present status of the negotiations is to bo re- yaritod as more witlf/uelni-y than when Mi1 , lllfiine wvw himself compelled to write hi * note of Juno HO In reply to Lnrd Salisbury's protest. It is highly probable that reciprocity , the tariff , and kindred subjects wore talked over til the conference , but there are no facts of knowledge to warrant the assumption of any radical disagreement between the president and Secretary Blaluo respect ing any of these matters. There ii much bettor reason to believe , on the con trary , that they agree as to the princi ples which should bo observed in any at tempts that may bo made to secure nn extension of the foreign commerce of tlio country. Tlio president may not bo disposed to go quite so far as Air. Bluine , but il is understood that ho believes In mak ing sugar to some extent the basis of re ciprocity , and that ho approve. ? the amendment to the sugar schedule pro posed by Senator Pierce. Ho does not desire that the senate shall restore the duty on sugar , now that the house has voted to make it free , regarding such a stop us likely to have a bad effect upon friendly governments with which it might seem desirable toentcr inlo closer trtulo relations , but ho believes that the chief executive could safely be entrusted , ns proposed by the Pierce amendment , with the power of restoring , either ay u whole or in part , the duty on sugar as against countries which , after a certain period , should continue as they do now to discriminate against certain of our products. This proposal , however , ap pears not to bo regarded with favor by leading republican ! ) in either senate or ltims-e. There is nothing whatever to indicate that the Capo May conference resulted In any radical difference between the president and Secretary Dhiine , nor is there any retiMin tel > 3liove that there is a conlllet between the president and the leading republicans in congressfor which the secretary of attito is responsible. W. E. Curtis , who holds close personal and olHelal relations with Sir. Blaine , is authority for the statement that the sec retary of slate is indignant because the dominant party in congress does not avail Itself of his reciprocity proposition , and charges it ail to the desire of repub lican statesmen to make political capital to bo utilized In the approaching elec tions , but Mr. Curtis says the relations of the president and secretary of state are not strained , and that in the main the president approves the reciprocity policy urged by My. Elaine. The foolIng - Ing in the senate on this question will bo fully disclosed when the susrar schedule Is reached , and it is probable the I'osult will bo some sort of a compromise. .rt A7v'ir CHTXKSK Representative Morrow of California reported from the house cpmmltteo on foreign alTnirs a bill absolutely pro hibiting Chinese Immigration. If this measure shall become a law no China man may thereafter outer the United Slates , even lho o who are now resi dents among iu and have returned tem porarily to their native land being included in the prohibition. Tlio only exceptions made are diplomatic and 'consular olliciirs and commercial agents , but those might as well be Included , sineo under the operation of such a law there would speedily' bo a total cessation of commercial intercourse , FO that Ohlna would not need to maintain a diplomatic or consu lar service in this country , and there would bo still loss reason for any com mercial agents hero of the [ Celestial em pire. The proposed legislation is far moro stringent than tiny yet enacted re garding the Chinese , nod amounts prac tically to the erection of a permanent barrier between the United States and China. The bill provides for heavy lines for vessel masters bringing Chi nese Into this country and for the for feiture of their vwsels , and also makes provision for the punishment of per sons aiding Chinese to enter the United- State * by land or other- * wise and for the removal of Chi nosu found unlawfully in the country. It is further provided that the Chinese- shall not be admitted to citizenship and that conlllctlng treaty provisions shall bo abrogated. The forcin ; affairs committee was not unanimous in its approval of this mons uro , Mr. HItt , the chairman , having imulu a minority report in which ho urged that the United States is under obligations to respect its treaty agree' mrntrt oven with China , and calls atteii' lion to the fact that the second article of the treaty now in force specially pro vides that congress may not absolutely prohibit the Immigration which il was Intended to regulate and chock. Thus this measure not only contemplates the destruction of what commerce there . now is between the United States niul ' China , but proposes to wholly disregard 1 a plain treaty obligation. . Such a propo Bltlon , Ijyioring all consideration of na i- tional honor , could come only from Call iI. fornia. " " Mr. John Russell Young , formerly our minister to ChinaIn a recently pub lluhod article severely crltlcl'/od the course this country lias pursued toward China , nml showed that not only hud u great mbtuko bouu mndo from the point of view of commercial Interest , hut the nation had Buffered In the respect of the world by its gross dis regard of treaty obligations which were the result of its own efforts to establish friendly relations with China. The first treaty between the United Stales and the Chinese empire was made upon the motion of this government , which for years before had vainly sought to otToct a commercial arrangement , and whoa ilnnlly successful the fact was hailed as u notable diplomatic victory. There can ho no question that this country has profited by the nrrnngemunt , as Mv. Young clearly shows , nor can there bo any doubt that a fair and just policy toward China would result in still greater com mercial bonollts in the future. 13ut thcHo who favor such extreme legisla tion as that now proposed seem unable to see any possible good to come from maintaining friendly relations with the Chinese empire , or else they regard all commercial advantages to bo gained from such relations us too dearly pur chased tit the cost of allowing a few thousand Chinamen to como into the country annually. There 'is really no sound excuse or defense for the new legislation proposed , the present exclu sion law furnishing all the safeguards ngalnst Chinese Immigration which it is prudent or necessary for us to sot up at this limo , and unless it is desired to adopt a policy that will terminate our commercial intercourse with China and make a perpetual enemy of that nation , the hill reported to the house will .not become a law. Wo venture to think that a largo majority in congress will not vote to strike the Chinese empire from the list of countries with which wo are to continue to do business and at the same time sacrifice the considerable American interests already established in that empire. a FiKU ) i-'un jyvKsr Omaha can bo made the leading grain narkct in the Missouri valley. All that s needed hero is the establishment of argo ( louring mills and mills , breweries ind distilleries that will convert our jrnln into starch , corn and oat meal , nail and alcoholic spirits. Pcorla , St. Liouis and Milwaukee consume an enor mous amount of barley , corn and i-yo through their breweries , dls- , illories and mills , and the condense product is exported to ill parts of. the United Slates. There is no good reason why the surplus grain of South Dakota , Nobrusknnnd western Iowa should not find a ready market at Omaha in the near future. The problem with the farmers of this cetion is to got hotter rates for their products. Reduced freight rates and a homo market ll solve tliis problem. Any capitalists who will venture on the enterprise of establishing lloiiring mills in Omaha cannot fail to make n profitable invest- nout. it is not to be expected , of course , jlmt any ono will venture to establish nero breweries in Omaha until after the prohibition issue has been definitely disposed of. TIIK action of the senate in referring to its committee on rules the resolution of Senator Hoar , proposing an amend ment to the rules of tlio senate by which : t limit may bo put to debute , indicates Llmt the majority iu that body have de termined to make the attempt tochuigc the practice which has prevailed since Lho organization of the honate ot allow ing members to talk as long and as often is they please on any question. Indeed , it is understood that this was practically igrecd to recently by the repub lican caucus , and there appears to bo no doubt that the resolu tion of Senator Hoar will at an early day ho favorably reported from the committee on rules. The proposed rule is moro liberal in its terms than that of the house regarding debate , but it will nevertheless meet with vigorous opposition which will not ho confined to the democrats. As to the chances of its being adopted , everything will of course depend upon how long its opponents can talk against it , and upon such a matter they will not bo easily exhausted. It is quite possible , therefore , that the purpose of the majority may fall , tit least for the present session. OrrciAL notice is given of a general advance of freight rates from the Mis souri river to Chicago , beginning Aug ust Uo. The advance is notably heavy on live stock , dressed beef and packing house products , involving an immense amount o ! tralllc.und equalling ( ij percent increase over the present rates. Accom panying the notice is the usual p ithotio plea that the corporations have boon do ing business at an actual loss , and that an increase Is absolutely necessary to prevent bankruptcy. The pub lic is familiar with this cry of poverty. It has been dinned Intothocars of the people of the west for years , and yet no proof of its truth hns boon vouch safed by the corporations. The facts are against them. Their monthly and temi-immial reports convict them o [ du plicity. During the first six months of the year , n period marked by costly rate wars and cut-throat competition , the not earnings of Missouri river roads ranged from seven to nine per cent over the' same period of 1SSU. When the corpora tion ! ! show such a substantial increase during a warring season the proposed advance on live stock and meal product is utterly inexcusable , THK fact that buffering prevails In Oklahoma cannot longer bo denied. The president has sent a message to congress recommending that the Sl"i,000of the un expended fund for the Mississippi river flood sufferers bo given to tlio Oklahoma boomers who nro without shelter and without food. The visionary boomers who rushed to the new land could well reflect on tlio ad vice given them at the time. Outside of tho.ofilca holders who loft Nebraska , all tlio boomers fromtlils _ Btato wish that they were back in 'No- bniska again , TIIK strike of the employes o ( the Now York Central emphasizes txnow the necessity of adopting legal measures which will prevent the suspension ol business on commercial highways. The public have rights which the corpora tions tuj well ns employes should bo com pelled to respect , Assuming that the grievances of the employes were just , the miinngorsot tjio road , hncl llipy con sidered the Intorcht of the public , would have given the men u hearing tiad en deavored to olTt'ot' ' ti compromise. No such attempt wits hmde. On the con trary , the VaiidouMlt policy , "Tlio pub lic bo d J , " was carried out , the em ployes refused n hearing and n strike precipitated. The arrogance of the managers is responsible for the result. Hud they shown a reasonable deposition to moot the men , the suspension of trnfllc would have been averted. The result ing inconvonleneo to the public calls for prompt remedial nlcasuroa tit the hnncls of congress. Tun Paddock hill to prevent the mini- tcrntUm nnd mlsbramUng of food nnd drugs is being discussed on the side now in Washington. Compared with the Conger land bill , Mi' . Puddoclc's scheme is mm-h more In line with the demands of the peopio. The Pad- doi-lc hill Is gpnoral In its pro vi sions nnd operation , nnd is so framed Unit no special interest will secure from it any competitive advantage over an other , while the Conger bill Is simply speoiiil legislation , Those Interested in n law prohibiting adulterated foods , as nil consumers are , would favor the Pad dock bill. The bill isof national impor tance , nnd if it should become a law would work grout good in weeding out counterfeiters and nmtuifnelurors of bogus goods who glut the market with their poisonous wares. THK Indian bureau is not favorably impressed with the results of exclusive Indinn education. Commissioner Mor gan proposes to try the public schools wherever they are convenient to Indian settlements. Hll'orts are being made to secure the'apprpviil of directors of publie schools in white settlements , nnd satis factory artnngi'inpiits will probably bo concluded with school boards in Mltino- botn , South Dakota , Nebraska , Montana nnd Washington. The experiment will bo watched with kuen Interest. The as- bocinlion of whiles anil Indians of both sexes would doubtless produce con siderable friction for a time , but with good mnnnyoment and dibi-ijiliiip , race antagonisms could be easily hnrmonl/.cd. Co-education mid association possess many advantages over the present sys tem and should bo given a fair trial wherever practicable. Onlv a I'ew to Count. I'liuotpt Trf'miK. ' To save trouble in countin fe' , will nil demo cratic governors who uro not candidates for the presidency or vice-presidency plenso rise ? ! ) ( > nn > ! ! ) ' Dors. f'lilcnifi Intcr-Orcilil. It will bo well for farmers Iliis dry weather to follow Jay Gould's advice , and always "water your stock. " Don't Ovm-do it William. The Emperor William bus boon liuvliig an excellent time In tiiiglimi ] , but ho must not impose on the hospitality of his royal grand mother too lon . The old lady lias a largo and expensive family to .support. Such IK Human Nature. AVtr 1'itrli ll'ortl. Yesterday the South American republics were unanimously iu fnvor of arbltiv.tion. Today they nro cutting e.ieb other' . ! throati HOi'iatim. Vcryinttcli lllcooar own tcmnor- anro states , whore , in soon us j'ou paw a pro hibition law , everybody ( joes to drinking. Cliolern and Mnslcmlfiiu. Cliuaoo A'eiw. This year's pilgrim * to Mecca are said to bo dying by hundreds of Asiatic cholera. It may soon become necessary for the civilized nations of the earth to join In protesting nf inst this periodical proim allen of the cholera scourge by the fanatical devotees of the orient. AVli re .Joseph Still Uclsns. JVcii' Yvili SUM. The Itlght Hon. Joseph Chamberlain has lost a good deal of power and prestige , but there is ono department In which ho is still a master. Ills control of the monocle or single eyeglass is perfect and utio < inallod. It is hoped that ha will address tlio members ot the re form clah on this fascinating subject durinx ills next visit to this country. I otter Adapted to I lie liourlmis. Kt , Louis filiilie-hem'ifnit. ' Klcetrocution may be adopted where there is plenty of time and education , hut It will never do In localities where civilization is still moro or less crude and subject to sudden exigencies of justice that huvo to no dealt with according to simple mcthoJs. That is to say in the bourbon portions of Missouri , for instance , the rope will continue to tiuvo preference because it can be readily compre hended by the humblest citi/.en. Kim ivltli lnl ! > y Jlokce. A'cio \ ' il ; llei'itlil. Sonio Newspaper Jenkins protests against the swarm ot paragraphs about the grandson of the president , "Baby MoICoe , " as some thing malignant and partisan. What non sense I The paragraphs , rhymes , mischief and fun about Daby MeKco represents Uio deep , " domestic , affectionate interest Jelt by every American household la thu homo of the presi dent. No political enmity can dim the fact that the president has an Ideal homo , mid that the piety , simplicity and harmony , so beautiful In nil homes , Is apparently perfect thero. Nor is this a small matter anong the American jx'oplc , to whom the home Is es pecially sacred. The Deadly1 ororlicntl Wire. AVu > Ytirh Trtliwic. The killing of i ( tdam of horses In Boston by the falling of \ylro connected with the electric street railway system will convey in an ImprcsMvo way to tlio peopio of that city the danger : ) Inseparable from any method of electric tructiouuiaploylng overhead wires , which must of necessity carry powerful cur rents. A hlgh rate of speed can bo obtained in this way at a comparatively low cost , but It Is nt the expense of safety. This accident has u local Intomst ulso , sluco It is precisely the method whicfrlt Is proposed to Introduce into our bister city , Brooklyn , on tlirco 1m- pnrtnut systems of surface railroad. It Is dlnkult to bcllovofthat Brooklynltc.s will onn glvo their consent to the application of elec tricity In this way when the danger is fully understood. In Boston an attempt was made to protect the trolley wlro by placing another wire ( which carried no current ) over It ; It was the latter which broke , and , coming In contact with the highly charged conductor , did the mischief , Such a system Is not to be tolerated hi city streets. AVilil Doiumils of the Farmers. Cliteit'ji > TrltMHt. The farmers' ullliuu'o of Nebraska has heli a state convention , has nominated u ticket nnd has adopted a platform Which contains several of these wild Ideas which are having such a go just now , nod which the dciiui gorfues are telling the farmers will bo a sure euro for the evils that aflllct them. Ono Is that "tho general government shal own and operate the railroad * and telegraph nnd furnish transportation nt cost , the same as matt facilities nro now furnished. " How did It happen that there u as not In this con vention ono man bright enough to nsk the committee which drafted this resolution how the government was to get possession of the oadsj 'JHicm nro but tlirco ways by which t can bo done by the owners of the roads making a free gift of them , which Is no ! . irobublo ; by the government confiscating hem ; or by Its buying them with or without the consent of the owners. Confiscation may ns well bo putrout of the question. It Is against the morality of the ige. "When It came to a pinch the farmer would no moro rob a man of his railroad than 10 would of Ids horse or his wagon. The roads nust bo bought , therefore , and a fair pdco bo laid for them. AVhatewr that price may bo .hu government would have to assume the iresent bonded debt of the roads of fl.MO- 000,000 nnd pay the Interest on It , which the roads do not always do. So when the convention speaks of furnish- ng transportation nt cost It mast mean that .he government is to charge enough to pay the interest on these bonds It has become re sponsible for , and also on the capital , which M.IJ bens many millions moro , which It has sunk in the purchase of the roads. Hut If It means that every man Is to have his pro- bicts transported for what it will cost to do t , leaving out these items , then the expenses of the roads will have to bo defrayed In good part by general taxation , nnd these who nro not Hhippcrs will protest against something which will bo so unjust to them. IT IS A 13OOXTO K13AD13KS Wo nsk every reader to consider the offer made in our advertising columns , of Tin : IJci : for nn entire year and a coinpleto set of Iho Americanized ISncycln.-cdia Uritnnnica both together for the small 'sum of $ M. 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Huxley , Clifford and Fnn-ar are Imbedded In Its pages , making It not only an encyclopaedia ot facts , hut a most dullghttul assortment of literary treasures as well. well.This This is the work which forms the basis of the Americanized Kncyclopanliu Brittinnica. which is , as its uanio imports , the original Britannica remodeled , amended , and , where necessary , enlarged to lit It to occupy , in American homes , the place held by the orig inal work among the people of Kngliind. Articles on subjects peculiarly Interesting to Americans-such as tlio histories and descrip tions of American -states und cities , accounts of military operations on American soil , descriptions of peculiarly American indus tries and institutions have been entirely re written and greatly enlarged , the spade al lotted to matters uninteresting except to Englishmen being correspondingly reduced. A inoit complete series of biographies of liv ing persons ot whom no mention Is mada la the original work , its plan cx- cludiu notices of any but tliu dead has been added , a number of now maps , including one of every state in the union , have been introduced , and the en tire work has bern corrected to bring it into line with the progress of history and science up to the present year. The net result is a compilation that in interest nnd reliability surpasses the original Encyclopaedia 1m- tanuic.1 , as far as that monumental work sur passes all others of its kind. It may not bo amiss to say hero a few words as to one of tlio uses of a work like the Americanized Encyclopaedia Urittaalcn , to which many of our readers , perhaps , give little thought. The high prices nt which the Encyclopaedia Britiinnica and Its competitors have hitherto been offered have resulted in limiting their sale to literary men and com paratively wealthy families , and the effect of this limitation has been that by the great mass of the American peopio an encyclo paedia Is ionKcd on as a work of refeienco and nothing moro : something useful for suiueni , uut rarely uccucu oy men ol mill-professional vocations. How mis taken this idea is anybody will instantly see who will take the trouble to glance through a volnmo of the Americanized Enoyclopa'dla Brittiinnlca. From end to cud it abounds in reaoing of the most delightful kind bio graphy , travels , history , narrative of adven ture , accounts of strange and dinlmit coun tries , descriptions of inventions and machin ery. There Is hardly a page of It that will not hold the mind enchanted. The Inlluciifo of such a literary collection in a fatally is In calculable. It aids the education of the young ; it expands and strengthens the minds of older peopio ; it foaU'i'.s a tastn for prulit.i- blo reading , and saves the young from one of the greatest dangers of our day the tempta tion offered by the thousands of cheap , trashy and corrupting books that dnlugo our country in a pcronninl stream. A library of refer ence , a collection of pure and entertaining literature , a vehicle of education and a safe guard against vice this i < what wo offer our readers. And we feel thai in doing so wo have served them well. THE SbOCU.MU LAAV. The following is a synopsis of the Nebraska high license loyal option law : Section 1 provides that the county board of each county may grant license for tha sale of malt , spirituous nnd vinous liquors , If deemed expedient , upon the application by petition of thirty of the resident freeholders of the town If the county Is under township organ ization. The county board shall not have authority to issue any license for the sale of llauors In any city or Incorporated village or within two miles of the samo. Section 2 provides for the llllng of the ap plication nnd for publication of the applica tion for at least two weeks before the grant ing of the licenses. Section 3 provides for the hearing of the case If a remonstrance is Hied against the granting of a license to the applicant. Further sections provide for the appealing of the remonstrance to the district court ; the form of the license ; the giving of a' ? , " ,000 bond by the successful vppllcant for the li cense. Sections S , 9 nnd 10 mnlto it an offense , pun ishable by a fine of $ .J5 , for any licensed liquor denier to sell Intoxicating liquor to minors or Indians. Section 11 provides that any person selling liijuor without a license shall ho lined not less than 1100 nor moro than ? 5UO for each offense ; and section it ! provides for the trla of such offenders. Section 13 makes It an offense , pnnishablo by a line of $100 and a forfeiture of license , fur any licensed liquor vender to sell adul terated liquor. Section 11 multoslt an ouVnso punishable by n line of 5100 for any person to well or glvu away any liquor on Sunday , or on the day of any general or apodal ulcotion , Sections 15 to iM Inclusive , doflno the lia bility of saloonkeepers for damngos sustalnoil by any ono In wmnuquonro of thu trallle jind provide the steps necessary to collect Wbh daim.4. Section 21 relates to Iho Issuance of drug gists' ' permits. The local option tcnturo of the law Is coo tamed In section 23 , tha salient part of which rend * . "Tho corjwrato authorities of nil cities and villages shall have power to license , roguhilo nnd prohibit the selling or giving away ot any Intoxicating , mult , spirituous and vinous liquors , within the limits ot such city or vil lage. This section also llxos the amount , of the license fco , which shall 'not bo less than WX ( In villages nnd cities having less than 10,000 Inhabitants nor less than $1,000 In cities having n population of moro than 10,00i ) . Sections 'M and ur relate to druggists' reg isters nnd penalties for violation of tha rules governing thosamci Sect Ion 23 make's drunkenness nn on"enso punishable by a line of ? 10 nml costs or Im prisonment not exceed Ing thirty days. . Section 'JO provide * that ttio doors and win dowa of saloons shall bo kept free from screens or blinds. XKH'S ( tr VHIJ XOIITIIH'KST. Nrhraskn. Tlio Xellgh cornet b.uid has been organ ized. The Beaver City waterworks have refused f to work. Arntnpor Modern Woodmen has been or- t'linlzed at Gothenburg. Clay county prohibs will nominate n full ticket at Clay Center'next Friday. Is'anco countv prohibitionists will meet In convention at Fullerton August I,1. ! There nro 7,00 ; ! children of school ago in Saunders county against 7.SI5 a year ngo. The Colfax County Creamery association shipped 11,000 pounds of butter to New York last week. William Kmc of Xowhawkn , has returned homo after a two months' trip to his old homo la Germany. Tlio Clay county democrats hnvo endorsed the alliance nominees for county oujccrs and vopicscnUtivcs. Peter Johnson , an old bachelor living near Weslon , is in Jail \Vuhoo awaiting exami nation for Insanity. D.ivo Milstcd of Pern throw a brick nt a cow , but missed the animal and stove in two of .Mrs. Mears' ' ribs. The sugar beet crop In Colfax countv is re ported to ho In excellent condition and prom ises to be an excellent crop. The pontoon bridge between Covlngtnn nnd Hlutix City is being replaced nnd will bo open for trunk * next Sunday. Tlio Reward canning factory hncontracted to M'll Hlio , ( cities of tonmtous this season and will commence operations soon. The Knox county Independents have nomi nated .lames ICruso for representative and E. A. Houston for county attorney. Tom I'utcblng has been held for trial nt Long Pine In . * l,5UO bonds fowfatnlly stab bing Charles Hcaton on the Fourlh of July. The Illinois veterans of Nciiraska will hold n meeting at Ansloy during the district re union ai.u elect oftlcors for the ensuing year. The directors nf thedistrict fair associa tion at Fulls Cily have coin ludod not to hold an exnioii tins year , uiu nicy may conciuuo to arrange for a race meeting. J. K. Slovens of Lincoln countv hai been nominated for state senator by tiio alliances of the Thirtieth district and Charlca I'urncll lias lici'ii named for the hottio from thu Fifty- fourth representative district. AV. W. Wiley of Pierce was struck by lightning and Instantly killed durintr a heavy shower. Ho wan riding on a load of wheat nt the time , but the team nud wagon were unin jured. Thomas Brinncgar , who was recently dis charged from the state pen , is keeping up his reputation as a hard man. Ho struck a man naniod Henderson over the head with a beer glass in a saloon row at Salem and is a fair way to go back to the prison. A Curtis paper wants an ordinance passed imposing a line of ? . ' ( ) for each use of profane language on the street , and Is of the opinion that the proceeds from this source tilono would pavu the streets , build waterworks nnd give every man in town tv house und lot. It was announced several weeks ngo that the Crete Democrat had been seUed by the sheriff and that the paper hail ceased to ex ist. The report was false and the paper is htlllin thohind of the living. Frank Over- crash , the publisher and proprietor , asserts that there is a sc-hcnio on foot to injure the Democrat because it favors high license , and that the prohibitionists are doing everything posslhlo to hurl thu paper. Iowa. Dnbtiipio is to have a typo writer factory employing , ' 0 hands. The I plscnpallnns of Algona are to erect a $2,000 church building. The Nineteenth Iowa volunteers will hold a reunion at Jit. Pleasant October I und 2. An & 5.00 ! ) chapel is to he built at Fayctto for the upper Iowa eont'umieo lieforo the opening of winter. James Drown of Bunkstown has a flvc- weclw-old chicken which possesses four legs and four feet. Lockjaw , resulting from running n rusty nail into his foot , ended the life of Adam CIos of Cedar Falls. A Fort Madison woman horsewhipped a man whom she accused of enticing her hus band to go on a spree. Tlio mystery surrounding the disappear ance of J. M. Dunn , a former Ida'countv man , who went to the 1'acilio coast last spring , has been elcared up , It being discov ered that ho was murdered by an Indian. John Wcrthman , a Scott county farmer , bad n little cyclone all lo himself the other duv. it torn down liis fonpos. rnnlntl nn trues , demolished out-buildings nnd icnttercd grain in all directions. Strange to say the property of lil.s neighbors was not m the least disturbed. Thu twister descended from the clouds on his plane , did its work in half a minute and disappeared whence it came. A torriWo epidemic is raging at Preston , Jackson county , ft Is supposed to bo black- cholera , and the victim dies in from several hours to two or tliroo days , and upon death turns black. The disease broke out about a week ago , slnco which time llftooa deaths have occurred. There-aro now about sovon- ty-Hvo cases , with llvo physicians in ntteiul- a'nee. The town has hut a few hundred in habitants. Oskalnosa has n jcnnlno curiosity. A colored family named Taylor are the parents of uiisal Albino ] > oy , now about six months old. The child's hair is ns white and curly as sheep's wool , its sltin Is a beautiful , clear while , and its eyes are a pronounced pink. The parents , especially thu mother , nru al most black , und good respectable people. They have been offered $100 a month and ex penses to put tlio child on exhibition , but seem to bo averse to doing so. An accident occurred on the farm of Lew Jamo , four miles west of Ames , by which his little daughter was Instantly killed. The parents were preparing to attend a church sociable and had dressed the child nnd told her to run and play until called. When ready they called her , but receiving no answer began the Investigation. On reach ing the bain there lay the little one , her widto dress bespattered with blood and n hcavv corn-sholling machine pinning her to the floor. Lifo was extinct. The supposi tion is th.it going to the burn to play she had climbed upon the machine and it fell upon her. Tlio Two Dnkntas. The Spearflsh stucco mill has resumed operations. The Ynnhton cement plant will bo In oper ation Insldo of sixty days. Over twenty case.s of diphtheria are re ported In and around Iriquols. .ludgo Allison of Load City Is suffering from a broken rib , caused by being hit with a pitched hall. The corner stone of the now Episcopal churcli at Madison will bo laid August M with Masonic honor ; ; . P. II Conrad of Yankton ran the top of an oil can through his hnnd , but btruugo to say the injury Is noUcrlous. A block of Jasper rock fourteen feet long and thrro feet wide , without a ilaw , was ro- ccntly quarried at Kast Sioux Falls. Articles of incorporation for the South Da kota District Fair Association at Center- vlllo have been lllcd with the secretary of stato. Miss Mlnnlo Walker of Parker had a nar row cse.ipo from drowning ono evening last week. In company with Miss Jcwott and Miss Lucy Howard they were Iwatlng above the Milwaukee railroad bride , nnd having no ours , worw pulling themselves along by the willows thnt skirt thu bank , and , In reaching for a willow branch. Miss Mirinlo over- nviehod herself nnd fell Into the water at n noliitwhoru It was considerably ever her head. After going under twleo 'Miss How ard succeeded in catching her and pullo.l her out unharmed. U131'LT1)L-1.OAN Tlio romihllcnns of Nebraska rcltcnto an I cordlntlv cndorso tha fundamental prliu pk . of the republican party , as rnuticlated I i < \ Kitccessloii of national rupulillcnnconvciitlniis from ICoUto IS-v * . und \vo believn the l-i | iu < lleiui party capableof doallni ? wltnpverj- it.,1 , Ifsuo that vonccriii the Amerli'iin i-roitlc- . \\honovurthn rank nnd Ihc of tlio rcpiiiili.'in party are rut tainineled In thouxutcUuot then- linlttlcal rluliH. \Ve hoattlly endorse thn wl o and eoiwi-vi- tlvo iiilintiiNtratloii of Prcililoiit Ilnrrlsnii. Wo alto fully approve the wlso action of tim republican members of hotli hnnies of win- v mvsiln fullllllnit the pledges of Iho party In leslshillon upon the coinage of sliver ami other inoiiHtiit * of national Importance , and congratulate tlio country upon tlio eoiitliun ,1 icd uctlon of tin ) national debt , \\oiMostlieartllyciidorvillio not Inn nf ( ho republican coiijfross In passing the disability pension bill and the roiiubllenii president \vlui approved the untiio. nnd regard tins an net of Justice too long delayed , bi-eanso of the oppo sition to all jutt pension IcKlMatlnn hv u democrat Iu president and a dumncrallc ) yet wo do not lognrd It. us thu full recognition of the greiit deb ot ohllKMtnn \vhlelitliceovrrntniMit nnd tlio people nwo to those heroic men by reason nf wmn nnd dimitlon the union was Haved und tliu government restored. \Vo do further lepoat our declaration la favor of a just nnd fair scrvlco iieiiMlnn , praded ncconlhiK to lonistli of wrvli'o. for every Molillor and sailor who fmmlit In behalf of III" union , and hy foason of wlmso services , saerlllces and dovotlon the government iww \Vu hold nn honest , popular tialtot ami a Just . , * nnd equal representation or all Ilio people to T lie the foundation of our republican envoin- tiiont , anil demand cll'e"llvo legislation to sn- cnre Intocrlty nnd purity of elections , whlfll ar the ruuntlatlonof nil publlu nutliorlty. \Vo favir such a revision ot tlio election laws of tlio state as will Kiiaranteo In ovoiy voter the erualosl possible socreey In the cnsl - Ini ; of his ballot , and f-eenio the punishment of any who may attempt tlio eomintlon r Intimidation of voters ; andve favm Iho AiKtrnllnn ballot system for nil Incorporated towns nnd elllos , npillealil | < ' both io prhnnty nnd regular elections , M > fur us II conforms ( o ourorcanli ) law. \Vc OIIDO-O Innd inoiioiioly In every form demand - mand the forfeiturunf unearned land Kranis and Ibo.ieservatlon of tlio public domain for hnincstoadorsimly. Wiirecoiml/.o thorlRht of lahor to nrjrunl/n for Us prolet'tlnn. nnd liyall lawful means in scunro to ItM-lf the greatest reivard for Us thrift and huliistry. \\'a are In favor of Ia\vs comimllhiK rallrondi and manilffietureis to use. . nppll'inces wlilrh seleni'o supplies for Iho nrolpiMlnn of lahorprs iiialnst.ii : > eldents. W ileiiinnd tliueiiictinenl : of 11 law dellnlni ; the liability of emploviir.sfoi Inltirles sustained by employes In Hiieh OUHM ivlieio proper safosuards have not heen used In ori'iip.itlons ( laugeixius to life , limb or lieallh. liallronil nnft ether nulillo corporations _ > should he subject , to control tliroiiL'h tlie louls- Inlive power that created them. Theirmiiliio lull iiriiiM'In levUlatlun mid courts , and of 1111- ne-ee.s'iary buiilcns upon thu peopio and the UleKlllmuto Ineronsi ) of stouU or eapltd : , liinilil lir iirolillitted by slrlnzent lavs , \Ve deiiiand of thehtiito that tlio prnponv of fiiipitriit liiiisshall lie Ined I he s.uue as I hat , of Individuals ; that the prmUlunioC our con stiiiitlun reiinlrlni : the iis osMiaciit nf fran chises shall he uiifniCL'd by snltablu leslslu- tlon. 9 > mil's on Millrouilt tu corri'siionil with lii'innw pri'valllii ; ; In Ilic nillaet'ni Mules to Ilio MlN.l | > | il , and uo further ilrinaiiil t lint I lie Ic' UIal ini' shall iilinllsli all i > : | ssi < s nrnl fin > tniii piirliitlini on riillriuiiMi'M'ojilliig for nil t'liiiilnviM of iiilli'oinl ( oiuiniU" | : > . Wi'ili'iniitiil Hit' cMnMlsli.Hi'iit nf n system of postal U'li'jff.iiiliy , ami miuiHl ouriiirin- Iii'i-Mlii viiiiEtriioi to vote for utivoriiinuat con trol i ) ( the toller'till. Owners of mihllu clovntors tliat n > - rnlvo mid liunillo nrilu ; for Htor- IIKO should hu ( lui'lnivil public wan > - IIOIISPIIKMI , and compelled nnilcr penalty In riToivi' , Mori * , ship nnf liimillu tlio Kialn iif all prisons allKo.llhout < ll.-i'rliiiluitloti. , : thu Htiito rrgiihitlux I'haw.TS fnrsliiniKO nml In- spoc'llnu. All railroad t'oiupanlcs ' should Im iriiulrcd to switch , haul , handle , u-ci'lvo mill ship the grain of all persons , without discrim ination. Wnftivnr tlio Piincttnent of moro stringent usury laws nml tliolr I'nforci-inL'nt iiiukir scvero lu'iiultli's. Tlio ri'iiiibllean imrly lias nlven the American peopio a slulilo unit olnstli ! CMirroiicy of Knld.sllvui'anil paper , and hns raised tlio credit of Iho nallmi toonu of the ln lii'xt of any country of tlio world , nml thulruiruils to fully romonetize Mlvurshould be-continued mil II It Is on a. perfect equality. us u money metal , with nold. Wo favor tin ) niodllluatlon ot thu Htulutcs nf our Ntiitu In MK'h immiiur as shall pruvunt tlin staying of Juilitnipnts secured for work mid labor anil the t'lutctmcnl of siK'li laws ns Mull provide for tin ) spoi'dy collodion of the wages of our lalioreis. \Vu fiivnr a ru vision of tlio tariff In the Intoi1- pslsof tliu piwlucor nml Itibniur. The Imiioii duties on urllclus of common 1110 .should bi > Dlacvil iisloivii'9 ' Is conslstonl with u ntotec- tlonof jNiiu't'lcan Imlnsliles. Wuoinlorsotliu iietlonnt tlio Intorstiilo commission - mission InoiiltiHiigii rciluiMlim of the Kram rates butwuoii thu Missouri river unu luku ports. Wiuluiinuncpnll oiv iinlrutlnni of capita I Wrt to limit prod nut Ion , control MipplleH of tliu iiceiissarli'H of llfu niul to ailvaneu prices ili-trliiHMital to tin ) hest liilnri'.sls of cooluty , nnd nn unJiHlltlnhlu Intetforen with tin ) natural Imvs ot competition anil t mile , nnd ask their prompt suppression hy law. I'Hin'KUMI.VT DROPS. Viuiilorn's Weekly : Striineor ( to sexton ) How long ho * the minister been iircuchliigi Sexton .Since before the war. Stnmijcr \Vlmt is the tcxtJ Washington Post : Father "Tommy nro you sure your sister's lionu hasn't ' gone yct ( " Tommy"Yes , sir , there isn't nay light In the purler. " Somervlllo Jnumul : Aftci nil , the man who Is perfectly catlslled with himself Is rather a pleasing spectacle. Tliu fellow who Is dissatisfied with himself is neiierully dls- satUlied with cvurythlng and ovcryhoily else , anil ho niiikes ov-crj body around him uucom- fortnblc. \VnshinjrtonPo9t : "With jillhor fuiillH I to tlio wido\v \ with largo possessions In whisky interest n. New York Sim : "Xoiv , look hero. " said the professor to the infuriated null , you are my superior in btixiiiUi , I am your superior in mind. I et us arbitrate tlila matter and Reo which should by right ( jet the better of our controversy. " "O , no , " re plied the bull , "let's toss up for It. " loiter The professor lost. Smith , Urny & Co.'s Monthly : ( ! oorgo Love , I diviuac-d lustnlKlit that I proposed , and you ucu-cpjod me ; that wo were married , and our lives were spent in bliss.Vluit think you of this dream. Marie George , dear , 1 linvo very little faith in dreams ; hut wo might make u tu.st. Now York Weekly : Westerner Ooin' lor settle here , nro yet Tenderfoot Yes , I li.ivo rnojioro to stay , arid havoiilrendy botiKht n lionio. I was attracted to this placobyan Itoni in a newspaper which saltl thuro had not been a lawsuit in your county for ten yours. \Vwtorner Wall , there ain't. You kco there ain't ' no use goln' ter law won Winchesters la ai cheap as they are now. Washington Post : There nro gentlemen engaged In the business of law-making who , notwithstanding some claims toqulek-wlltcil- ness , are slow at seeing a point , especially a point of order. New York Sun : Ho-1 hnvo about mad up my mind to cater the army. She llu suppose there Rhoiila bo war ! Washington Post : "Say , you follor.s , " said the iiolieuinan , In n ilopreeniorv tone , "if you must make that racket , yo over onto the next boat. " Washington Post : Table etiquette Is rigid with refurcneo to melons. They are usually eaten with great pains. Koiiicrvlllo Journal : f.ifn Is Hhorl , and o are most of us all through life. _ _ Clothier nnd Furnisher : n.isimivny - Traveri Is so attached lo dress. UlovcrUm - Yes ; 1'vo known him to wear the simo suit for a your. Mtmsoy's Weekly : So ninny bridal couple-i travel on thu City of Now York that the ves sel is almost a courtship. OMAHA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subiorlbed nnd OuiranteoilCaijllul.3nO,000 : raid InUupitnl a.Vooj ) lluysnnd soils stocks anil bonds ; iiogdtlntns commercial piipor ; rt'colvcs nnd nxocutox trusts ; nut.s us tiuimfcr itKcnt and UiiHtou of coriioratl'jns , tulfM clnir o of pronuity , col- lojiH tuxeu , Omaha Loan &TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S E Corner 10th and Douglns I'ald In Capital * 5 . Bnbscrlhoil und Uiiarnntu ( l tiidtul ! | , . . . I 0HJ : Uublllly of HtockholuiiM .VJ.OOO 6 1'or ' Coat Inlerckt I'nld on Depixlts , v 1'UANIC J. I.ANUK. Uufcldur. X , Ofllcartl A. 1) ) . Wyman , luoildoiit ; J.J. Hiotvn , vlce-prohIdont\V. T. Wyiimn , troamiror. nirootorii-A. : U. Wyman. J. H. Mllliird. i.1 jlrown , Uuy O. llarton , R W. Mush , Thoni * J , Klmball. Ooorao U. Lake. u"
