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1'iibllt1.
Gucic of Kiinsas Is In
tlio hands of his f riemla , but they do not
know what to do with him.
TUB prevailing cold wave is evidently
intended IIH a reminder to the Ice trust
to retire and glvo the coal combine a
show.
TUB talk of nn extra nossion of con-
( , 'rcsH is drowned in the struggle to nuvin-
tuln a quorum and comnlota tlio regular
sessiou.
AN English syndicate is suitl to bo ut
work buying up the shoo factories in
dllTuronl cities. Tlio corporation will bo
jxiu'erftil but not sololoss.
TIIK distribution of postoflleo plums of
medium HZO ! continues In Nebraska , j'ot
the melancholy fact remains that the
supply docs not equal the doimmd.
SOUTH DAKOTA vigorously repudiates
i the stories of drouth and distress circu
lated by chronic beggars and .points to
I teeming granaries as proof of prosperity.
W YORK state has tried the ballot
reform and pronounces it a success. In
asmuch us the experiment did not roach
the city , but was at Rockuway , the ofTcct
on the boodlors and repeaters can not bo
estimated.
IT'now transpires that ox-Govornor
Charles I'loblnson , fusion candidate for
governor In Kansas , began life as a phy
sician. This explains his readiness to
prescribe u soothing dose for Kansas' in
ternal rheumatism.
THE Canadian Pallstaff who sought
notoriety by pulling down the American
flag at the Toronto exposition belongs to
that narrow minded class which is stead
ily populating the cemeteries. Fortu
nately for Canada those bigots are few
and far between.
NEK "Youic has gone to the point of
Bolecting a design for the Grant menu
ment. If the Gothamltos display as
much zeal and energy in the future as
in the past , it is possible that the monument
ment will bo completed early in the
twentieth century.
Mil. TAMiAQis lias collected his
money and the now Brooklyn ttioarnnclo
will bo oroeted within six months.
Whllo Mr. Talmago is ft great preacher ,
ho also has the
olcmonts of business so
mixed in him that when ho wants to
raise a few hundred thousand ho ex
periences no dinieulty.
THICK u Is no doubt concerning the fact
that Mr. Glnrkson has resigned , as flrst
assistant postmaster general. 13ut there
does seem to bo some doubt concerning
s future plans. ETo has started and
purchased some twenty newspapers , ac
cording to rumor , but ia today as sadly
in need of an occupation as Boino few
hundred of the democratic postmasters
whom ho politically decapitated.
Tun senate agricultural committee of
which Senator Paddock is chairman ,
have decided to report tlio Conger lard
bill to the senate with a favorable recom-
inondatlon. It is to bo hoped that this
bill will slldo through the sonnto with
Ipss friction than It encountered in the
house. As Uncle Joe Cannon will not
have a say regarding It , it doubtless
will ,
THE Norfolk it
Western railway com
pany has ' inaugurated a now system , and
ono that'will bo highly popular , at least
among railroad men. It proposes to re
tire on full pay four of its conductors
who are too old to continue their runs ,
and retire others from time to time.
This is an improvement over the old
method of having spotters and uncor-
monlously bouncing them without pay
and without notice.
THK annual report of the Cotton ex
change of Now Orleans shows that
within the past ton years the number -
bor of cotton manufactories in the south
has increased from ninety-eight to two
hundred and seventy. The crop of cot-
trn this year is larger than over before ,
while the reports from the tobacco dis
tricts are most encouraging , there being
a bettor crop of tobacco than has boon
gathered for many years , "Altogether
the situation In the south is very flatter
ing. The farmers who have gene in.
debt in past years sco their way out this
j'onr.
A UXtFOHM STANDARD FOll
There Is on tlio calendar of the house
jf representatives a bill to provide for
establishintf a uniform standard for
wheat , corn , oats , barley and other
grains , which Is of purtlculai- Interest to
the grain producora of the country. The
noiuuro iiuthortited and requires the sec-
-clary of agriculture to establish a stand-
: ird for classifying and grading grains ,
tnd according to such standard to
ilotormlno and fix such clnslfl-
cation and grading of wheat ,
corn , rye , oats and other grains as the
.isuges of trade warrant and purmlt , and
which , in his judgment , will boat sub-
servo the interest of the public in the
L-onduct of interstate and foreign trade
mil commerce In grain. The utardiirtl
: jf cluHslfication and grades HO established
is to bo made of permanent record In the
igrleullural department , and after pub
lic notice thereof the same shall bo
known as the United States standard and
shall bo hold to bo the standard In all
interstate and foreign trade and com
merce In grain In cases whore no other
standard or grade in agreed upon.
In reporting this bill the committee on
agriculture submitted that there is ur
gent need for a standard governing the
classification nml grading of grain , uni
form in itn application to the noveral
kinds of grain produced In the several
stales. The mixing of grain of different
grades by the manipulators of the grain
markets , said the committee , thus in-
Hiding great injustice upon the producers
of good grain mill placing upon the mar
ket adulterated and unwholesome food ,
Is ono of the evils for which the bill pro
vides a remedy. In an argument sub
mitted to the committee by Hon.
Henry L. Moray of Ohio , In favor
of legislation of this kind , ho
said that it would tend to elevate the
standard of the products of the neil by
encouraging the raising of bettor wheat ,
corn and oats , and will protect those
products from being adulterated and
degraded before they roach the
buyer for consumption. IIo urged
that every farmer in the
land should bo able to know from public
notice the chisalllentlon and grade of the
crop which ho has raised , according to
the highest standard in the hind , that
established by the agricultural depart
ment. Others no lo. prominently iden-
tilled with the agricultural interest tuko
the same view.
This matter is ono which would eoom
to commend itself to the attention of
farmers' alliances generally as of very
great importance to grain producers ,
and an expression of their views would
undoubtedly bo moat kindly received by
the house agricultural committoo.
COMPKTKA'T RMOISTHAHS.
The appointment of competent , ener
getic registrars is ono or the most itn-
portnut duties devolving on the mayor
und city council. Under the pending
ordinance doubling the number of poll
ing places in the city , a corresponding
increase in tlio number of registrars will
bo mtido. It is of tlio greatest
importance therefore that care and dis
crimination bo exercised in the selection
of those ollicei'r' ' .
Tlio duties o ( tlio position are not of a
very exacting nature , and .with the re
duced number of voters to esiuh poll the
work of the registrars will bo greatly
Miinpiuiea. .but the exacting provision
of the registration law renders impera
tive the appointment of men familini
with the law. They should be good
penmen , so that the election boards will
find no dilllcnlty in deciphering the
names , and they should possess sullicioiit
knowledge of the voters ot the ward to
chuck fraudulent registration.
Heretofore these positions have been
parceled out to
political favorites re
gardless of their qualillcations. In mmij
'
wards incomp'etency was stamped , on
every page of the poll books. As a con
sequence judges and clerks of election
were unable to perform their work expeditiously -
ditiously and voters wore subjected to
annoying delays. The overshadowing
Importance of the coming election should
impress on the mayor and council tlio
necessity of securing the services of the
most competent men to carry out the va
rious provisions of the law.
THK TARIFF Bill , IX TUK HOUSE.
The house committee on ways and
means yesterday discussed informally
the semite amendments to the tariff bill ,
and will today renew considor.ition of
them. Tlio senate has asked for a con
ference , but it is thought probable that
before acceding to this the changes in
the bill made by the senate will bo very
carefully considered by the ways and
means committee , the object of which
would bo .to determine in advance
of a conference what amend
ments should bo- accepted and
what non-concurred In. This
suggests that the struggle over the
tariff may bo further considerably pro-
As now indicated , the ohiof mutter of
controversy between the two houses will
bo the sugar schedule. It Is said , and
the statement is probably well founded ,
that Speaker Reed is opposed to the
higher duties on sugar provided for by
the senate amendment , and ho is
strongly supported in this position. If
ho Is disposed to
make an obstinate re
sistance ho will name a majority of the
conference committee on the part of the
house who are in agreement with his
views and who will stand out firmly
agnlnst the senate provision. It is well
known that Mr. Reed , is not a convert
to the reciprocity policy championed by
Secretary Blalno , and although his
hostility has not been outspoken it may
prove none the loss effective when tlio
opportunity for him to exert his inlluonco
arrives. Ills course will doubtless bo
dictated by what ho may know of the
extent of the popularity of tlio proposed
policy , wholly regardless of any rela
tions which the secretary of state boars
to it. But whatever ho shall cheese
to do will undoubtedly go far in deter
mining the course of the house , or
rather of the majority party in that body.
What the democrats may do cannot bo
safely predicted. Their course in the
senate has been somewhat singular , if
not altogether Inexplicable , and their
conduct in the house in relation to this
matter may bo quite us strange.
As sugar is really the "bone of conten
tion" iu the tariff , it may bo interesting
to state the existing situation and what
is proposed. The present duty on sugar
under No. it Dutch standard is
two cents per pound , over that
standard and not above No. 10 , two and
three-quarter ' ceiitn per pound , above No.
10 and not'above No. 20 , three conta per
_ wund , and above the latter standard
three and one-half cents per pound.
The hoimo bill proposed that sugars
jndor No. IJ ( should ho Imported free ,
mil that all above that standard should
pay a duty of four-tenths of a cent per
wand , The senate amendment imposes
11 duty on sugars batwuoti No. 13 and No.
li ( of three-tenths of ono cent per pound ,
mil above No. 10 of six-tenths of ono
: ent nor pound. The house bill is in the
Interest of consumers , since the grades
between No. l.'land No. 1(1 ( , which It pro
poses to admit free , are available for do
mestic use. liut the senate amendment
provides for a material reduction from
present duties , the olToct of which
hould ho to considerably cheapen the
price of sugar toconsumorri. The action
of the senate in this matter Is defensible
only on the ground that it Is necessary
to the projected plan of reciprocity ,
Which has been aptly characterized as a
policy of "coercive persuasion. "
DOUCII.AHS , nddi-cssltig u
gathering of members of his race near
Baltimore a few days ago , said that al
though men are talking about tlio race
problem , there is no such proClom. The
colored race , ho wvid , is rising in pro
gress , "and all wo say is , lob us alone and
give us fair play. " It is the white poli
ticians and not intelligent colored men
who are agitating the race problem , be
cause the latter are learning that the
best way to work out their destiny is not
through politics , but by means of schools
and clmrohoH that will olev.ito the rauo
intellectually and morally. All colored
men may not agree with Douglass , but
ho is right in asking that his race be let
alone and given only fair play.
TUB attention Hon. Bill MeKcighan ,
who is deluging the Second.district with
Utopian promises and Bollamyae
pledges , Is invited to the composite
picture of his character furnished bv
Cowlest Alliance , No. 031. Mr. Mc-
Koighan is a member of Cowles Alliance ,
and it is fair to suppose that the picture
Is true to life. The striking points of
McKeighan's personality are a consum
ing desire to appropriate money and re
tain it until circumstances and condi
tions induce him to disgorge. While
preaching unfaltering demotion to the
wants of the producers , ho forages on
the railroads and has not been backward
in accepting passes and using them.
CONVENTIONS propose , but the voters
dispose. This fact should bo hammered
into the skulls of the army of anxious
legislative aspirants in this vicinity.
Botli parties are afflicted with a surplus
of schemers who are pushing themselves
to the front and planning to capture a
nomination regardless of the moan em
ployed. It behooves the rank and file to
bo up and doing. Douglas county should
have a superior delegation in tbolegisla
ture , and this result cannot bo achieved
if the tricksters and mercenaries are
permitted to manipulate primaries and
cou volitions.
IV tlio natives turn loose on the Chey-
aiiuca lu Muiiiana'tuul avorigo the crimes'
of these pampered cutthroats , the justice
tico of the not would not bo questioned
by the people of the west. The C'hoy-
onnes are the Apaches of the north
They have escaped punishment for their
crimes in Kansas and Nebraska , and are
annually swelling their murderous rec
ord in Montana. When the govern
ment fails to deal effectively with BO.V-
ago murderers , the settlers cannot bo
condemned for taking the laws In thoii
own hands and dispatching criminals
with all tlio eclat of pioneer days.
THK oil barons of Colorado , protest
against the decision of the interstate
commerce commission ordering railroads
to carry petroleum barrels free as an olT-
sot to tank cars. The protest , however ,
is significantly wilent on ono vital point
that the decision was aimed at the
Standard oil monopoly , which has a con
trolling interest in the Colorado wells.
THBRii Is no longer any doubt of the
object of the Mississippi convention.
President Cochruno boldly declares that
peaceful legal moans must ba devised to
restrict negro suffrage and ensure white
supremacy. In other words , the shot
gun must bo retired , intimidation aban
doned and minority rule .entrenched by
less explosive and bloodless moans.
GKAt'BViNK reports indicate that a
majority of the members of the city
council could bo prevailed upon to ac
cept legislative olllccs. The precedent
established by Adam Snyder in filling
two olllccs at the same time , inspires
like ambition in his successors. Mean
while the aspiring councilmen are in the
hands of their friends.
DESIMTK the efforts of the pfllcohold-
ing aristocracy of South Carolina , the
Tillmanites succeeded in capturing the
democratic state convention. The vic
tory is a significant ono. It disposes of
the claim that the so-called aristocracy
was Invincible and places the machinery
of the p.irty in the hands of the pro
ducers of the state.
THK determination of the Rock Island
and Alton roads to ignore the pools and
reduce rates to a reasonable basis dis
poses of the assertions that those roads
were not earning operating expenses.
Corporations do not cut loose from all
combines when receipts do not equal ex
penses.
ROIIEUT A. PAUHISH , jr. , of Philadel
phia claims that the French govern
ment owca him a hundred and twenty
millions , and he wants to sell stock in
the claim in order that it may bo col
lected , The only scheme that is wilder
than this is found in some of the propo
sitions of reform candidates.
IT would seem from the very la test re
ports that "czarlsm" Is more popular in
Maine than lu Russia. But then Mr.
Rood hold the title in consequence of the
enemies ho has made ,
THE ordinance redistrictlng the wards
of the city proposes a total of forty-two
polling places an average of ono poll
to each live 3luidrud voters. The num
ber Is none too many to accommodate
the voters oy hb city.
EVKttY laVJjti city .Is. periodically In
fested with burglars' and there may bo
no remedy. | put It would scorn that
something might bo.dono to prevent the
nightly raids whicli our citizens have
suffered the p , > < it two weeks.
much wo may bo advanc
ing m a nntlqnln the matter of art and
morals , it mfaUtrho ) conceded that the
horse race ntHho county fair is vet the
winning card.
THK remarkable avidity displayed by
the Seventh ward combine In reaching
for everything in sight , suggests a
means for promptly filling the vacant
Spanish mission.
A CITY rock-pile for tramps and vngs
would rid this city of hundreds of worthless -
loss beings who'will not otherwise work
and who readily develop into burglars
and highwayman.
Mil. PLANAOAN' of Texas has been re-
nominated by the republicans for gov
ernor , and ho expects to demonstrate by
November 4 what ho Is there for.
OTIIKK 1AN'ST11A
AH reports agree in representing tlio visit
of tlio Gorman emperor to the war as a dis
mal failure. In no case can ho be satlsilcd
with tbo results of hU mission. His efforts
to bilii about n bolter understanding bo-
twocn Ctornmnynnd lussl.i { have led , uot to
any decrease , but to an Intrcaso by tlio Mus-
covllo government of i0 ! percent duty ou all
German imports. Moreover , since bis depart
ure the czar has given orders for the urgent
trniisforiuiitinn of the northern seaport of
Libau Intoii llrJt-cluss forlro s , and for the
immediateincrouso of the Kussiim ( loot hi the
Baltic to such an 'extent that thu ships of
which It Is computed will outnumber by just
one-half the crnUor.-t of Germany. Under the
circumstances , It Is poaslbto that the "an ro-
voir" with which the czar bade farewell to
his guest at the conclusion of the visit mny
bo subject to a two-fold Interpretation. Vari
ous Incidents of his visit must have deeply
mortified Emperor William. His attempts to
sever , or at any rate to moJify , tlio so-called
"tuclt" alliance which exists between Kussiu
and Franco were met'by the czar's presenta
tion to President Carnet of the Order of St.
Andrew set in diamonds a distinction
hitherto accorded only to sovereigns of tun
lirst run ft. And In order to mark still
further his resentment at William's inter
ference in the mutter , Alexander made a
point of publlcl.vJhvttlnff the French General
Ooiscleffro to i ttojiil the grand manoeuvres
on the .Austrian , frontier , from which all
other forelpu oBlcofs ; and oven tbo military
attaches of the [ foreign missions nt St. Pet
ersburg are to 'ijioj ' strictly excluded. Not
withstanding the fact that Etnpuror William
bad gene to the trouble of learning KussUra
for the purpose of.tclng / able to address his
Imperial hosts Iri Hlicir lucuuage , u language
which he used in alt his spco chos and public
utterances whllu staying with the czar , the
tatter , greatly tojiij annoyance , persisted in
speaking Frenuji " , ' "although ho is a perfect
German scholar. iJio climax , however , and
the most ilranviltt ; of the .many unpleasant
incidents of the y.Lii } ; , w.xa the capture of the
Gorman cmporort Hueto a tactical error on
his part , while at tho. lioid of his Russian
regiment , by a "foreo'1 of cavalry under the
cznrowitcb , ' thuVtfutdM emperor of Uussia.
Abslt omen 1
4t * n _ _
The luiica-niia itticraLs of T.nglrinu nru in
dulging in recriminations bucauso of the bar
renness of the legislative results of the late
session of parliament. The tbrios are charg
ing It to obstruction. The liberal * are charg
ing It to the muddling of ministers in their
parliamentary measures. They add that the
fourth year of Lord '
Salisbury's second ad
ministration has seen Ills majorities in the
house steadily sinking , his legislation party
defeated and partly withdrawn , and his posi
tion on the platform changed , on the advice
of his best friends , from ono of aggression
and boasting to ono of explanatory apolo
getics. Indeed , the liberals claim that it is
f\f ttcr >
mont witu so largo a majority behind It thus
on tlio defensive. . On the ether hand , the
lories declare that"for tuo llrat time , obstrnc-
tlon lias boon practiced on principle , with the
declared dotermlimtloh to prevent n govern
ment sustained by n majority from lesislatliig
in accordance with the will of that
majority , and for the flrst time , also , the
party in opposition has closely Identified
itself with tlio pursuit of an tmarchlal end.
It Is , meanwhile , the politico-economic situa
tion of the united kingdom whleh is at pres
ent the point of extraordinary interest , and
which is viewed by so marlted an aspect of
alarm on the partof capitalists and of tlio em
ployers of labor n ? to create the impression
that they have virtually lost ttvjlr heads on
account of an apprehension thnt the prospect
Is tlio most serious.ever bolero presented to
them. In view of tha latest dovclop.nonts of
the labor question the leading Journal of the
country and of its classes as distinguished
from its musses Is constrained to say that
"tho central quoHlon Is not nt all how much
men are to hnvo for their labor , but whether
they are to have the right to prevent other
men from taking what they wtuse. " This
Journal adds : "Nobody need supply his own
lubor on any terms which do not displease
him , but the issue is whether a man who
f > HnAar * tn wllMmlil liiQ mvri Inh.lp i < t t.n lit * fll.
lowed to break the head of another anxiously
seeking the wages ho rejects. "
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Thoroh a grave condition of affairs In Ar
menia. There are no paoplo who have suf
fered more atrocious persecution at the hands
of the Turks tiuji have the Armoulani.
About two millionj Kij hundred thousand of
them inhabit the ry < mnco3 of Erzoroum , In
the Ottoman omplwf and It la there wuoro
murders and outrv0.i are most frequent.
Norlias their condition under Turkish rule
over received the utteaitloa to which It is en
titled from the powpw of Kuropo ; and there
is , therefore , little winder that a peaceful ,
Christina people should at last soak to throw
off the yolca which th.oy have borne so long.
In the year 1813 n cr.Vut of civil and religious
liberty was made to * them , hut In practice it
was only a mockorj'.1' ' Several other charters ,
which they afterward secured , mat the same
f a to ; and the treaty pf San Stofnno , whloh
provided for a Russian occupation of Armenia
until reforms corresHAndlng to those promised
to other Christian \flKos should bo carried
out by the Turkish government , was upiot
by the Berlin conference of 1S73 , which
placed the reforms to bo effected In Asiatic
Turkey under the ( 'oneral supsrvislon of the
powers. In 130 Lord Salisbury demanded
for Armenia police protection against the
Kurds , a reform of taxation , the establish
ment of courts lu which Christians could get
u fair trial , and the appointment of paid
governors for the provinces , All of those
reforms the porto promised ; but they have
never been carried out. 'Moussa Hey and his
Kurdish cut-throats wore permitted topll-
laga and niussncro at will , and , although the
sultan was recently compelled to bring
Moussa Boy to trial , the proceeding was u
farce , and the murderous brlguud was per
mitted to make his escape , Armenia is u
Christian country discontented under Turkish
rule , lylnR between the borders of Hussln
nnd the Turkish empire. It is directly ex
posed to Russian activity , nnd already n portion
tion of Its territory has been appropriated by
the czar. When England guaranteed the
tmttnu his Asiatic dominion ! ) , the former
country , according to the Cyprus convention ,
was to see that Armenia received Justice.
Hut nothing looking to this end has been
accomplished , and a Uusslun party hns
sprung up nmoiiR the Armenians which the
c/ar will not bo slow to encourage. The
situation is In many respects similar to that
which prevailed before the Husso-Ttirlclsh
war , nnd it'would need but little provocation
to precipitate n very serious conflict.
*
* *
A French expedition ngalnst the capital of
Dahomey is arnui cd to set out within a short
time. It Is not the Intention of Pruned to
annex Dahomey , but only to place It under
her protectorate for the bcnellt of all nations ,
exactly as Whydiih tins been freely opened
to the commerce of the whole world. The
history of tlio lust few yearn siillU'lently
shows why Franco has found It neeosnary to
organize such an expedition. She had vainly
attempted to open ncKotlutians with the king
of Dahomey. Her representative , Governor
Hayol , who went.for that purpose to the capi
tal , Aboinoy , was detained there til a prisoner
for more tlnu ono month , nnd had to witness
the awful hecatomb of hundreds of tiumnn
beings , beheaded nt tnc command of the king
on the celebration of one of their festivals. Mr ,
llayol was released lltmlly and arrived at the
coast , only to hear that the troops of Unzndin
had approached Porto Novo unit lioen shelled
by the French gunboats stationed off the
dangerous bar of Kotonon. At the same
time several employes of the Kuropcnn fac
tories at AVhydnh hnd been treacherously
captured and sent to Abomey , where they
underwent the worst treatment. They man
aged to return to the court ; but the troops of
D.ihomoy followed them , nnd all the Euro
pean establishments along the Atlantic shore
In the P regions wore threatened with de
struction , Franco has at last delornilnod to
cut short the invading career of the ferocious
Itiiifj of Dahoir.ey , uiul to scud an expedition
uiutnst his capital , Aboinoy , where the on-
tr.inco of her soldiers cannot fall of being
grouted by Europeans and Americans anxious
to sco Dahomey opened , llko other African
countries , to legitimate trade nnd civilization.
*
* *
Austrian liberals may well look with seri
ous misgivings on the future , as they reflect
that the time cannot ho far distant when the
conservative haiul , which formoro than forty
years has guided Austrian affairs , will b'o no
longer nt the helm. Francis Joseph , who has
passed his sixtieth year , has endeared him
self to his subjects by his unaffected sim
plicity , his capacity for hard work , his dignl-
lied bearing In misfortune ; nnd the late
Crown Prince Kuuolpu , In spite of his vices ,
shared In his popularity , flut little is known
of the probable heir to the throne , the Arch
duke Fran ? Ferdinand , the son of the em
peror's brother , Karl Ludwlg , who , it is un
derstood , will not avail himself of the right
of succession. The names of Franz and
Ferdinand have an ominous sound in liberal
cars , and their bearer is popularly supposed
to hnvo inherited the bigotry of the late .auko
of Modcua , together with his millions.
*
* *
The powers of Europe have guaranteed the
neutrality of Belgium , hut they cannot guar
antee the government of that country against
the growing demands of the people for politi
cal recognition. Thnt was a very significant
demonstration when 70,000 worltluirmeii as
sembled recently in a public park of Brussels
and with uplifted hands swore that they
would light without rest and without abate
ment until , with the aid of universal suffrage ,
they should have won u real Fatherland.
The two trade marks of the Belniiin system
of government nro unlimited power of the
money bag and unrestricted exclusion of in
telligence Iroin the exercise of nil political
rtgtits ; ana iiio jieopiu HJ-C evidently deter
mined that this condition of things shall not
continue.
Lict Him Pull Off His Coat.
Iltttttnu * Ifrbrankan.
The old shin is not leaking as badly as
Church Howe declared , but If ho thinks it is ,
ho ought to bo ut work.
A Democratic ; Opinion.
lltntrlcc Democrat.
There is no doubt but thnt the farmers will
control the Nebraska legislature this winter.
The time of the entire session can bo profit
ably spent In repealing obnoxious and unjust
laws placed upon the statute books by men
who have misrepresented this state for vG.irs.
Xho Spcutneiilnr Style.
Chtcaun Ilctiitti.
It Is said thnt M. Pasteur Is comlnp to
America to lecture on hydrophobia and its
cure. Undoubtedly his lectures will deeply
interest the medical profession , but to make
them popular with the public generally , ho
must have n number of mud dogs and several
human victims of hydrophobia on the stage.
Willed It.
St. Ijiuts GlobeDcmnenit. .
The abuse which the democratic organs are
heaping on their party leaders on account of
the democratic Appomattox in Malno is un
deserved. Their lenders did all they could
to avert the aforesaid Appomattox , but the
fate ns well as the proprieties wcro against
them.
-
A StrlUini ; Contrast.
Congressman Niedriughaus of MUso'iri no-
knowledges ho Is not worth the S'J.oao ho
draws as salary from the government. Be
tween the humility of Congressman Niod-
rlnghnus and the self-complacency of Senator
Vest there is n distance greater than light
could travel in 100 centuries.
Coming
Frcnwnl Tribune. .
The Columbus Journal , with n cold au
dacity that commands our admiration , pauses
In. the midst ofarcdhot campaign to Inquire
why n rooster crows nt midnight. The Trib
une's chanticleer will crow ut midnight on
the night of November -ton account of the
election of L. D. Klchards and the republican
state and congressional tickets.
A Rnd .Mlstako.
( lerliiii ( linirtcr.
The third party prohibitionists have again
discarded all nrinncr of good sense nnd
placed a state prohibition ticket in the Hold ,
With the question submitted for a nonpartisan
tisan vote , why on earth they could Hnd an
excuse for doing It Is more than wo can u-11 ,
nnd that It is a mistake they will ilnd out
about election day. unless their egotism Is
too completely developed and their hides too
thick.
_
Slanderous Htatonuiiit.s ,
Ilratrlce Kjrprt * * .
The prohibitionists , under the lend of the
Voice , are urging tha contribution of a fund
of $100,000 to carry the amendment In this
state , and to aid In securing the money they
are giving out that crops nro a failure In Ne
braska , nnd that the people helng In abject
poverty cannot rnlso the money themselves.
Of course these slanderous statements will
do tbo state great harm , hut you will not hoar
them condemned by the prohibition loader * of
.this city or stato.
Can Ho Deny It ?
Can McICeighan deny thnt part of Ids
record which has been brought to light by
the recent suit brought against him for the
embezzlement of orphans' fund la Webster
county , or will ho claim that it is a scheme to
injure him coucoctoa by his opponents !
Speaking of this the Fromonl Tribune re-
mnrkt that "tho people of the Second con-
gn 9loiml district wilt ilrfuv the line at an
oinbo/zler who robs orphan girls. The In
cident simply Illustrates how schooling dem
agogues with corrupt records tire misleading
n peed portion of the agricultural communi
ties.11
The Griiiul Army.
CliicfiimiK CHmmtrtM-Oaiette.
Wo are wont to spealc of the war veterans
ns grizzled heroes , who are rapidly falling
from the ranks. IJut the grand Army of the
Republic exhibits no present signs of weak
ening. On the contrary , it now numbers
nearly 430,000 , mcmlicrs , showing a fruln in the
last year nf more than 120,000 , members and n
loss by death of only 1.774. LOUR llvo the
Grand Army !
A MTTI-.13 KUJI'T'TTHU ON.
7Jnrt in TexittStfttiw. '
The things wo'vo sought for nil those years ,
The plnintomi wo have chased , tlio pow'rs '
The hidden lie , the gllfring gold.
The things wo'vo sighed for shall he ours
A little further on.
The goiU shall smile on w and coma
To lay their trophies iito-ir feet ,
And after all our vain attempt. ) ,
The joys wo'vo sought so long we'll meet
A liltlu further on.
The cherished hopet of bygone years ,
The castles roared high' la thu air ,
The long-lost friends wo too shall meet ,
And rest lu peace from toll nnd cnro
A llttlo further on.
Tim : i.vruEii.ix n\\on.
Considcmbln IHOIIHSIMI ) | | I'rnvnkcd
Ovtir tlio Kuports of Coinniittuc.s ,
Colo. , Sept. 13 [ Spodal Tele
gram to Tin ; Bin : . ] Yesterday's session of
the Nebrusknsynod of the Lutheran churches
opened with the report of the roimnittco on.
traveling secretaries , President Jncoby pre
sided , tnd the report created considerable
discussion , the debate at time * waxing ex
ceedingly warm. The chief item which
elicited discussion was the recommendation
of the employment of a financial secretary ,
The recommendation , however , wis ulti
mately agreed to and the report adopted.
The committee on proceedings of the North
I'lutto conference presented its report , nnd a
warm debate again resulted on the Introduc
tion of this report , the point of controvew
Bceining to ho the dc-claratlon of the North
Platte conference Against any rodistrlotlug
of Its boundaries which should in miy man
ner whatever diminish the present number
of members. The matter was finally
tabled until the report of the committee
on the redistrictlng of thu conference ap
pointments should lie-presented ,
At UtilO tha synod adjourned to nrcept nn
invitation to rldo through the principal per
tions r.f the city on the cable cars. The mem
bers enjoyed a pleasant ride to Sloan's lake
and U.u city park and finally separated to
meet again at the evening session.
There was not a largo attendance at the
night session at the English Lutheran
church. Kovs _ Luther N. Kuhns nnd D.
Sprochor conducted the liturgical service.
Afterwards an address on foreign missions
was delivered by Prof. W. C. WcCool of
1'oncn , Neb. His text was taken from St.
Paul's epistle to thoCorinthiuns.second chap
ter and second verse. Ills discourse was a
survey of the Hold generally mid nn emphasis
of the great importance of mission work.
That was not all. It abounded in * n rich fund
of anecdotes. The session will bo concluded
today and tomorrow the delegates will take a
trip over the loop.
< 1LE VKLAMt IfAS It St'HKXK.
lie Slay Move to Massachusetts to
Further Political Ambitions.
Uo.iTOXMass.Scpt. 12. [ Special Telegram
to THE Buc. ] Democrats generally , nnd
those derisively called by their opponents
"mugwumps , " In particular , have been very
much exercised during tlio last forty-eight
hours over minors that ex-President Cleve
land has decided to abandon Ne\v York as a
place of resilience ami seek a homo ainonghls
enthusiastic admirers in Massachusetts. Ef
forts to got tomolhiag dollnlto from Mr.
Cleveland himself have proved unavailing ,
but these that are near him intimate that
with the rank and Hie of the party In Now
York more or less dominated by Hill , ho
would have much better prospects'in la'JJ ' if
his plan of campaign was mapped out among
trusted friends iu Massachusetts. The dem
ocratic leaders nro most hopeful of his com
ing , although Mr. Collins says ho should
think Cleveland would ruther-mcet Hill on
his own ground and win the prustlgo such a
victory would give him. If ho comes Mr.
Cleveland will scarcely llvo in this city , hut
r.ithurin of Its
some picturesque and con
venient suburbs. Several excellent oppor
tunities for u business partnership are opcu
to him here.
Ijnl'nyotlo's Monument.
The monument to Lafayette will surely
stand opposite the while house on the
margin of Lafayette square , Washing
ton. The foundations are already laid.
The base is of granite , with a die of mar
ble on which stands the bronze Lafuyetto
by Fjilguirc. Ho ia n youth in top boots ,
military coat with epaulets , a high sleek
and Binall wigIIo ; rustH a little more on
the loft than the rig-lit leg , mid oxtemln
the right arm a llttlo for ward from his
side , us if ho wore receiving a sword.
The left hand reals on the pommel of ) iin
sword , and over the left arm hangs a lon r
military cloak whicli rests on the ground
behind him , The front nnd rear of the
pedestal has escutcheons or shields of
bronze with llortil borders. Thnt in
front is the larger unil hours the inscrip
tion to Lafayutto. A female genius of
America. , draped from the waist to the
tinkles , grazed up lo Lafayette zind raises
toward him a bronze sword. Her bare
right foot almost touuhca the ground ,
and she sits sidomays on the first wide
projection of the base. Her profile comes
out clear agaimt the lower purt of tlio
escutcheon. In the biuno place at
back are two nude cupidx hold
ing loft and right hands and
pointing to the rear escutcheon
with the ether liand , while they look
outward at tjio observer. This rear
shield carries the following : " .Erected by
tlie congress of the United States to
General Lafayette and his compatriots
In commemoration of the services ren
dered by thorn during It struggle for In
dependence. " The sides of the pedestal
have each two bronze figures , They are
standing nnd make up seven fi iu'os
large and omall that ring the uotlo&tiil.
The main Htutuo faces south. Tlio east
side or that toward the capltol has two
figures with an anchor. ThO ligurcHiiro
Vlco-Ailmlral Count Charles d' Estiilng
and Lieutenant General 1 < \ J. PaulCount
doGros.se. They appear to bo convers
ing with Boino animation. Tlio wostslilo
is marked by a mortar and has bronze
statues of Count do Rocluunbeau and
Chovallor L. L. Duportuillo. The com
manders of fleets are lee well known to
require comment , and Itouluimboau is
oven hotter known to American school
boys , hut Duportalllu Is not HO familiar.
IIo was engaged by congress , I'Yunklin
acting as agent , and was particularly
clllcieiit as the engineer in charge of the
investing work-sat Yorktown. The mil
itary duo iji oven more active than the
naval , Roolmmboau sooins to bo Htrl cl
ing forward while ho talks eagerly to
\Vhen Uaby wnn sick , we gave her Castorla ,
When the WM a Chili ) , shecrlud fur Cutoria ,
When the lierame MUa. > ho clung to Cutorla ,
Wlien iku luid ChllJruu , $ bo gave UiuuiCutorU ,
his young comrade. Thomonmnonthn * V
not yet ruached Us destination , but when
It la unvoilcilvo ahull undoubted have
something \Vasltingtonwliicli will ll.v
a stuniliird fdlglitly higher than any thing
there to bo found , 111010 especially "Ii i A
standard of perfection in composition ,
life-like appearance , uiul clover model
ing.
About.Trinity's Clock.
The clock in Trinity church , Now
York , Is ono of the heaviest tliuoplccoH
In America , ItsconiB Unit In its con
struction nn otTort was made to iiPCoHalu
how much metal could possibly bo usc-d
In a clock. The frame is I ) foot long , < * >
feet high nnd ; i foot wide. The nmiti
wheels are ! > 0 inches In illnmotor.
There tirethrco wheels Inthethno train
and tlireo each In the strike nnd chime.
The winding wheels nro solid casting . ' 10
Inches in diameter "
and "Inchos thii'li.
On tlio nrbor is pluccd a jack , or another
wheel , pinion nnd crank , and it hikes SOU
turns of tills crank to wind up each
weight.
It requires 700 foot of rope for the
three cords , and takes over an hunt1 for
two men to wind the clock. The pondf
uiiimis IS feet long and oscillates twenty- >
live t.mo.s per minute. Tlio dials are s
feet in diameter , although they lociU
little more tlinn half that BXO ! from
Hroadwny. Thu three weights tip tlm
scales at about eight hundred , one thous
and two hundred and one thousand ll\o
hundred pounds , ronpoctlvoly. A largo
box is nlnccd nt the bottom 'of the well ,
which holds a ball of cotton waste , so If
ni'ord Hhould break the cotton would
deaden the concussion.
Iiclti Itcnllzcd.
Detroit i'Veo Press : It was predicted
by the American Manufacturer , Hull-
road ( iir/.otto and many other class jour
nals live years ago- that the result of la
bor ! iitf men's unions would bo an offen
sive and defensive alliance on the part
of great llrms and corporations. Tl < >
prediction has come true , and fthore
no sort of doubt that all the pro mine >
railroid ; moil have organ l/od , and tin.
iron men , shoo men and ether mamifa
turorsarouuictly banding together for
mutual protection ,
Positively cured bys
those r , < Ulo 1'I.N. .
They also relieve DM |
tress fro'ft Dyspepsia , In J
( llgc.itou ! mid Too Iicart
liatlnp. A perfect rw-
oily tor Dlzilnes. . Naineu
Drowsiness , lldd Tasir
In tlio 3Ioiith. Coaled
Tongue , Pain In tlioSlik'
TOIJI'II ) l.IVKH. They
Wgulato tlio Jlowcls. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL FRIGE ,
AMUSEMENTS.
THE GRAND TO-DAY
IjOstTwo 1'erfonnnncos. Mntlnce,2.iOKvcnlnuH.IS. ;
NEWTON BIHISIIS
IN
"Cricket on theHearih" ,
Popular prices. ISosorved iiHits.2. ' > c , Xie and
SO cents.
goyd' ' $ Special.
Friday and Sulttnlay , September 1S-13 ,
SATURDAY MATl.VMK.
Knnigcinont : of tlio Koprc'cntrillvo Dmmntla Of'
tinnl/ntloticif AiniTlcn , '
MR. A. M.
PALMER'S COMPANY
Kiom the Jtnillson Sqimro Thenter. X. V
Tour under llio direction of Jill. AIi HAYMAN.
KmXlA'ft. ( doiiblo bill ) "A Man of
tlm World , " and "Aunt..lack. "
SA-1'intlJ.lY M.VPIXKH. 'Mini tlioPoiiinan , "
SA.TVIWAY KVHXlXtt. "S.ilntH and sslnuor-t'
Kenl urn now on ale nl rciruhr jirlccs.
Mallncu prices snnio ainlKht.
Grand-Eight
Nights.
/ - . v * , - - , . ) , c ? . . . . . . OA.- 1 r.
Ill tllO CHIMES OK NOUMANDV.
Elojnuit Cfl
CJosliimc.s " luuiivu. uu tfcenory
Comic opera at populiir prices , Reserved
sou ts ' > c , .Tm juid.'iOc. 3
Monday , "Tlio Mascot ; " Tuesday , "fllrollo
Olrolla ; " Wednesday. "Ollvnttij ; " Tliurpday ,
" ( Jl i lines of Normandy i"Frld y."I'ra Dinviilu ; '
Saturday Matinee , " I'lio Allkado ; " Sntiirdiir
"Kriiilnlu. NlKlit. "Tliu " Slascut : " Sunday , Si > | > tuinbur ,
1 Joslioet open Saturday , Sipt. l.'ltlu
yd'pt ' - § .
Sunday , September 14
OPENMXO ' 1
1'KUroitMA.yuB 0 '
DENMA.N THOMPSON'S
FAMOUS PLAY.
An ; l continuing on Momlaj , Tuesday : inl
Wcdnestlnjr Evenings.
The sale of buuts will L-ominunco Satiuiliir
morning.
D me
WIM , l/AWrKK. BIANAflKU.
CORNER 1ITH ANDFARNAM _ STS. , OMAHA
TIIUii ; ; OAfiHIMiTON lIHOTHUHSf.
.lorry , Allii'il nnd .lolm ,
Jninen - UAUdKH - Ucrlin.
I/cniil and rsclton. llurtnn anil t'
Tliu llutliuvan Oimrtotli ) . Dolaiio ,
nnd a Uiiartrttn of iirllmx.
ONi ; D1MK AIJM1 IS TO ALL.
FRENCH SPECIFIC.
A POSITIVE and permanent CURE for all
dse ! ! 03 of tbo URINARY ORGANS. Oarej f
whore othcrtreatnont falls , Pnll dlrectloua-jrlthoaoti
liottle. ' Price , one dollar. Bee denature of KL -
Oi'AUL. for Solo By All Druggists.
OMAHA
LOAN A.ND TRUST
- COMPA.NY.
Subscribed and. dunrnntcuU Capital. . . ,1300,000
Paid In Cnpltnl . , . 3W.OO )
lluys nml soils Blocks iuil bojidi ; noxulluti'1
commercial inipur ; rcoolrcs nnd oxouutcj
trusts ; uuu as tnuisfiT uiiqit and triutea of
corporatl'inn , taken cliar 'u of property , col-
taxi'i.
Omaha Loan &TrustCo
SA.VINGS BANK.
S E Corner IGth and Douglas Sts
Paid In Capital . . , . , . . . . . . . . | co COO
Bubicrlbod and Oiinrantnoil Capital. . . , iw.oou
Uublllty of Stockholders . . . , wo'ow
B Par Cent IntHri-it Paid on Dopoilu ,
l-'HA.NK J. IANGE , CuHhlor
OJllcori ! A.U. Wymun , proildunt ; J. J. llrowii ,
tV. . \Y.ymiin , treasurer.
Dlrectonit-A. ,0. Wyman. J. II. lllllard , J. J
llrnwn. Guy O.llartjm. & , W. Nuili. uiow .
J. Kim
bilk Guur o U. iiulti.