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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNi-Si'AY , MAY 25 , 1892-TWELVE PAGES. THE DAILY BEE. K. KDSEWATElt. K PUBLISHED EVEUY MORNING OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY , TE11M9 OP BUnSCHIl'TION DMIyllro ( without Sunday ) One Year. . . . S CO IMIly nndBimdny , OnoYoar. . in 00 fin Months . . . 600 Throe Months . S6J Fundny HOP , Ono Year. . . . 200 Faturdny Itcc , Ono Your . . . . . . . . 1 K > Hoc , Ono Year. . . . . . . ICC OI-TIOE8 Omnlia. Tlio Tlco Building. FouthOnmlin , corner N nml SiUh Streets. Council Hindu , 121'onrl Strcot. Chlcnro onicp. 3.7 ( .hntnberof Commrrpo. NowYorkHoonislM4andl5.Trlbiinc ulldln ? Washington , 613 Fourteenth btreot , COIIHE8PONDENOE. All communications rolntlnit to nnw > ami editorial tnnttor should bo addressed tc the Idllorlil Department. BUSINESS I.ETTEna. . All Inmlnpnn letter * nnd romlttnnrn ohoiild Ipoddre-ikCd toTheltro Publishing Company. Omaha. Drafts. checks nnrt postofflcp order * , , to Lo made ptiyablo to the order of the com- pnny. . .The Bee Poising Gomcaiiy. . Prtprlctors. BWORN STATEMENT OP 01IIOUI-ATION. ttntoof Nobniflkn , ) . _ County of Doiifrln * . f" _ . . , George II. TjBchuek , secretary of The Hoe I'libllshlni conmnny , does solomnlv swdnr thnt the iictunl circulation of THE DAILY Her. for the wcok ending Muy 21 , UOJ , wus us fol lows : Rumliiy. May 1.1 Mnmlny. Mnr in. Tuusdny. Mny 17 Wednesday. May 18 . . . . ; Thursday. Mny la . aMW Krldny.MiiyZO . -.MO ' buturdny , Mny.'l . ' _ Avorn3 ° . . . 8l.4hl ) CIEoiiGR I ! ! TX.SOI1UOK. fiworn to hoforo mo nnd subscribed In my this 'Jlat day of Muy , A. 1) . . IS'C. N. 1 * . KBIT , . Notary Public. Circulation lor April , 84,410. JAY GOULD'S latest captures are a Kansas railroad and the rheumatism. . THIS Httlo period of sunshine la merely nn Interregnum between the Muy lloodrf anil the annual Juno-freshets. Till ! Methodist , conforencfl will bo especially noted in history for the ques tions which it discussed and did not decide. TUB local weather bureau kindly in forms us that "Monday was n warm day in Nebraska. " So kind ! It's always n a pleasure to bo told what you already know. K. BUIID Guuim , the min ister to Spain , Is entitled to the credit of the American pork's ro-ontranco into Sp iln. Evidently Mr. Grubb's llrst name is Early. _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ "HOIH/.ONTAT. BtLt. " MOUUISON * is n aln talked of for the democratic nom ination for President. Mr. Morrison will bo remembered as the author of the most idiotic and illogical tariff bill over devised. Tun Presbyterian convention at Lin to Hock is discussing whether it is the church's duty to educate young men for the ministry. If wo may judge from the number who do not follow the seminar- ios' teachings , it would not scum Its duty nor its benefit. IN Euuoi'B they are censuring the Deacon trial jury ( for convlctjfuf Mr. Deacon and in America they are censuring - ing it for not ordering him to bo hanged. It la clear that French and American morals are not on the sumo piano , for which thank God , TUB democrats and indopcndonts in South Dakota are going to fuse , the in dependents getting the state ticket and the democrats the presidential electors. This is always the way. The democrats always lot the other follows huvo the glory while they got the pap. of our people realize the extent of the great National Competitive drill to bo hold hero on Juno 13. Over 100 of the craclc companies from all over the south , oust and west will bo hero and the event vlll call thousands of strang ers to the city. All 'arrangements for the reception of the companies are prac tically inn do Mil. BinicuAUSKK will bo known horo- nflor us Mtm-Afrald-of-HiH-Shadow. On Saturday ho roared like an enraged lion against the revocation of the ton- year guaranty paying regulation. On Monday ho was an mild as a sucking dove , and ready to fall right in with the Bchemo to relieve the paving contract ors from compliance with his specifica tions. TUB dispatches nnnounco that Sioux City has indignantly refused the 810,000 contribution proffered by the Baloonkoopors totho rollof fund. This is , of course , an absurd blunder and must refer to eomo other place. Sioux City is in Iowa , and everyone knows that there can bo no saloons in that state because there is a strlncront law tigalnst their existence. IT is the deliberate judgment of the Chicago Inter Ocean thnt "wo Imvo had a tolerably damp spring , " but that "tho season has not reached the cataclysmic degree of dampness. " A cataclysm is a sort of dolupo , IIH wo understand it , and the Illinois and Iowa farmers \vhoso lands Imvo boon under water are to bo congratulated upon having escaped any thing of that kind. It 1ms inurely been a damn spring. Till : recent speech of Lord Salisbury on free trade has stirred up quite n tumult on both eidos of the Atlantic , A pleasing comparison may bo mtido with that of another confessing English statesman , Lord Gothnrd , almost seventy yoara ago. IJo said In parliament : " 1'Vno ' trndoia nothlnp moro nor loss than an attempt of this country by means of our great advantages in manu facturing to got n trono'poly of nil the markets for our immifacturod products nnU thus prove I them from over be coming manufacturing nations. " This ID clear and frank. And the object aimed at then nnd ever since has boon to scduco Amurlca to allow 1'n hind'a warns free entrance Into our ports. The attempts failed because the people never belloved wholly , or long , in the t bojihlstrlos of frao trudo and the speech of Salisbury U tin acknowledgment ol f the falluio. Tlio two spcochua uro correlative and a history of the whole plot Tilt : AUDIT/ON OF ALQKtl. General Russell A. Alpor has an In- ordlnato dcslro to bo president of thu United States. For the post six yoara lie has lost no opportunity to lot the country know of his ambition. Before the mooting of the republican national convention of 1883 ho had himself nn- nounnod as n candidate for nomination , nnd his name was presented to the con vention. Ills highest vote was 122 out of n total of 731. The country has not forgotten the scandal connected with the efforts to obtain votes for Algor. The friends of Senator Sherman , nnd if wo nro not mistaken the senator himself , | ) ubllcly charged that Algor's money liad boon used to buy the vote ? of south ern delegates who were pledged to Sher man , and wo do not remember thnt the charge has ever boon rotutod. At nny rate , n great many republicans who were In n position to know what was going on believed and still bollovo that the friends of General Algor , with or without his knowledge and presumably the fortnor bought outright for oasli in hand many of the votes ho received in the convention , and yet ho got but Httlo moro than one-sixth of the total vote , showing thnt ho had no strength with the unpurchasablo delegates. This matter alone Is sulllclont to ren der Algor utterly unavailable ns n pres idential candidate. It is absolutely certain that ho could not carry Ohio , for no friend of Senator Sherman In that state would vote for himand the inlhience this f.ict would exert in other republican states would undoubtedly bo disastrous to the party In several of them. With such iv leader the party would bo put on the defensive , nnd Us light , from the beginning would bo a hopeless ono. But apart from this , General Algor has no claims to n nomi nation. Until recently his strong point was his military record , but this has boon shown not to have been above criti cism. Unquestionably ho did good ser vice , but his retirement from the army left a cloud on his record which his ex planation of the circumstances does not offnco. Ills record as governor of Mfchi- can was not marked by any evidence of exceptional executive ability that en titles him to consideration above n dozen other republican state executives who have never boon thought of in con nection with the presidency. Ho has shown none of the qualillcatlons which n man should bo required to have in order to occupy the highest ollico in the re public. General Alger is several times a mil lionaire. His wealth , so far as wo know , lias been acquired in legitimate and honorable enterprises , though it has been stated in so public a place as the senate of the United States that ho has been indontlfiod with ono or moro mon opolistic combinations , which if not un lawful were of the class commonly re garded as being hostile to public policy. But , however this rany bo , It is Alger's wealth rather than any personal quali fications or fitness that gives him availability with the men who nro encouraging - couraging his presidential aspirations. In their dospcrnto purpose to aofoat the ronommation of President Harrison , these men would not hesitate to corrupt delegates to the national con vention , nnd Algor is the only man seek ing the nomination who has n "barrel" thnt can bo drawn upon for this purpose. It hardly need bo said that n nomination bought outright would bo repudiated by the rank nnd fllo of the party. The republican party cannot afford to enter the race of 1892 under the load of n standard-bearer who i ? oven suspected of having obtained his nomination by the purchase of dele gates. Not only will his movements nnd those of his friends bo closely watched , but every delegate who votes for him will subject himself to the sus picion of bribery. The candidate of the republican par.ty must bo a man whoso record needs no defense or apology , nnd who has no alli ance with nny cabal of boodlors. TUB SKCOKD TKH3I OliJKCTlOff. Of the twonty-threo presidents of the United States so von were ro-olcctod Washington , JolTorson , Madison , Mon roe , Jackson , Lincoln und Grant. The ollort in 1880 to nominate Grant for n third term developed nn overwhelming popular opposition , nnd the failure of the effort probably settled for all time the question of eligibility to n third term in the presidency. Is there uny considerable popular sentiment against n second term ? Ex-Speakor Reed , Sen ator Quay and orao others assort that there is und thnt it is steadily growing , nnd they urge this as nn objection to tbo ronommation of President Harrison. They cite the fact that in half n century no man bus succeeded in being ro- olcctcd to the presidency with the ex ception of Lincoln nnd Grant , and from this they conclude that popular senti ment is opposed to n second torm. Hence it would bo unsnfo for the repub licans to ronominuto Harrison. But those enemies of the president overlook some important considerations in connection with this matter , nnd in doing so very greatly weaken , if they do not entirely destroy , the value of their historical fact. It is manifestly import ant to remember that since 1810 only tbroo presidents have boon ronomlnatod , and that of those but ono Cleveland failed of re-election. The weight of argument in this fact is obviously not favorable to the positions of those who oppose the ronomination of the presi dent on the ground of popular hostility to n second torm. But looking further into the history of this matter , it is found that generally tlio party refusing to ro- nominate its president has been beaten , Examples are furnished In the elections of 1814 , 1818 , 1852 , 18GO nnd 1881. The Springfield , Masa. , Republican , in noting those facts of history , says : So fur , then , from proving the point of Heed nnd Quay , the historical argument proves , If It proves anything at all , that the republican party would Do Incurring cronler daigorin refusing to ronomlnato Harrison Ihun othorwlio. Tbo whole force of it Is agalunt the enemies of tboadmlnlstratiou. It U a boomerang that comes back squarely at thorn so farns it Is ovpablo of hlttiui ; any thing. It U alt in tupport of that other vlow which the ant-nd ! ministrotlonists are scout- lug , that refusal of a party to ronomlnata Its president lor a second term amounts In the cyos of the country to a repudiation of tm ndmiuiilratiou , upd an expression of a want of coullduuco lu thu ability of the party itself to give the country a successful ndruinl.itrA * tlon. Nothing could better show how en tirely upon small personal grounds rests the opposition to the provident. The assumption that there is nny widespread popular sentiment against a second presidential term is groundless. The principle has the highest possible sanction nnd ought to bo respected in every case whore n president has been faithful to his great trust nnd loyal to the policy of his parly. It is not to bo doubted that the republicans made a mistake in 1881 in not rcnomtnntlng President Arthur , who had at von the country n most crodltablo administra tion , nnd there is n lesson in Hint for the party this year. Not only is the historical argument acrnlnot the oppo nents of Harrison's ronomlnntion , but , what Is moro important , the dcslro of the masses of the republican party is against them. ITlNHtlACr STlhL STANDS. The Methodist concral conference yesterday disposal of the question of the time limit of pastorates , which has been regarded u one of the most Important subjects discussed. The party opposed to the removal of the limit won the but- tlo by sharp work in securing the adoption of the minority report , and the conservatives , who believe that frequent change stimulate the spiritual life of the church , will now rejoice. That there nro two sides to the itin eracy question is shown by the fact thnt after years of debate the church is still divided concerning it Perhaps no other matter of church policy so closely concerns the ranlc nnd fllo of the people or arouses nmong them so much Interest AS this. And it Is not alone n question of interest nnd concern to Methodists ; its ronch is ns broad in every 'commun ity as that of the social being of the pastor himself. The people in general , whether Methodists or not , like to have their friends stay with them , and it is needless to say that n Methodist minis- tor's circle of friends is bound to bo largo in any community to which ho may bo assigned. The inevitable itin eracy , whloh" is soon to take from Omaha so many conference delegates , to whom our citizens have in a short time become attached , Is regretted by the people nt large , without regard to creed. The Methodist minister does not belong altogether to his church , nnd if everybody could vote on the sub ject the time limit would bo abolished by a tremendous majority. STAXDINd IN TllKIH OWN LIO11T. Six years ago nn effort was mndo to procure for Omaha nn extensive system of parks nnd boulevards by creating a park commission nnd giving thnt body ample power to secure by purchase or condemnation such lands in the city nnd suburbs as were most suitable for n chain of boulevards and pr.rks. At that time the real estate boom was nt its height nnd speculators were staking out all the farming lands within twenty miles of the town into additions to Omaha. Some of those kite-flying real estate dealers got it into their heads thnt the parking scheme would interfere with their wildcat operations and deprive - privo them of n ehaijco to earn corn- missions. So they turned n with the roustabouts and corporation lobby that were fighting the now charter before the legislature because it contained a local railroad taxation clause nnd helped to knock out the park provision. Within loss than six months thereafter the real estate excitement subsided and then it began to dawn upon the oat-blind , specu lators that they had dealt a fatal blow to suburban real estate values by de feating the park propositions , which if carried out would have taken povoral thousand ncres of land out of the mar ket nnd mndo all the lots nnd Innds ad jacent to the parks nnd in the suburbs generally m ore valuable nnd salable. Ana. now.a prominent rent estate speculator later , who has mndo a handsome nestogg out of railroad right-of-wny deals , comes to the front with nn attack on the Ne braska Central project. Ho propounds olnvon separate questions , wliioh sim mered down in n nutshell assort by in ference if not directly that the Nebraska Contrnl subsidy is to go into the pockets of Jay Gould , and that the Union Pacific road is a silent partner with tlio Ne braska Central nnd has no disposition to Iny n straw in its way. If Jay Gould nnd the Union Pacific are at the bottom of the Nebraska Central project , why are they locating the now Union Pncilic boilerhouso right ncross the path of the proposed Nebraska Cen tral bridgoV Why was there no objection inter posed by the Union Pacific director who sits on the Board of County Commis sioners to the provision embodied in the Nebraska' Central prqposltion which binds that company and its assigns for ever to permit nny railroad coming in or out of Omaha to use the tracks , terminal facilities nnd bridge nt reason able rates in the face of the fact that the Union Pacific has rofustid the joint use of ltd bridge and facilities to other rail roads , und is now in the courts , at the iiibtnnro of Jay Gould , trying to cancel the contract mudo with the Rock Island and Milwaukee roads by Charles Francis A dams V Wo must say , if Jay Goula nnd the Union Pacific nro really behind this Ne braska Central project , they are playing a very deep garao. Itf TlIK INTKllKST OlI'KACK. . Ex-Secretary Whitney saya thnt ho is going to Chicngo in the interest of peace. Ho is the first democrat thus fnr hoard from who bus committed him- Bolf to the interest that will bo most in need ot promoters thoro. But possibly Mr. Whitney does not realize how lonely and miserable a peacemaker will bo when the warring elements of the dem ocracy assemble to nominate n candidnto for tlio presidency. The traditions of the party nro all against his program , nnd it is in any years since the democrats have made suoh olaboruto preparations for cutting throats nnd raising the mis chief generally as they Imvo during Mr. Whitney's visit to Europe. This is not duo to the fnut that lie has boon absent , but rnthor to the fact that Mr. Clove- lund nnd the silver question have boon present. It is interesting to nolo In this connec tion thnt there Is sorlous talk in eoino quarters ol selecting Mr. Whitney UB u compromise cindldatd. This reminds us of the celebrated compromise that wits effected In the case of the husband who wanted n dog [ lor n domestic pot nnd the woman who Insisted with much warmth that it sjuwld bo u cat instead. They compromG ; on the cat , Mr. Cleveland is anV pponont of Hill and 'roe uolnatro. Th rotoro the Cleveland men are willing if need bo , to com- promise with the ! opponents by agree- ng to support Mr. Whitney , who stands ns n representative of everything that Cleveland roircs ) its. It is this spirit of self-sacrlflco ntM disinterested devo tion to , the Intorc/ts of the party that is going to mnko things lively at Chicago. IT is the opinion of the Now York Advertiser , which views the political situation from an independent stand point , that this is not n democratic year , [ t can sue no signs that the democratic [ > arty will bo able to elect its candidate 'or president Local elections through out the country have been unfavorable io the hopns of democracy ; the conspic uous incapacity of the domocratio ma- [ orlty in the house of representatives lias weakened popular confidence in the party ; its devotion to'froo silver has had a demoralizing .effect upon it and in every way it has impaired its claim to popular support "Tho democratic party , " remarks the Advertiser , "acorns to have cut its own jugular with cold nnd ignorant deliberation. " It has , and nothing else was to bo expected from the men put forward to shape its policy nnd define ita principles. The leader ship of the democratic party has never boon weaker than It is now , and the fact that some of the men who were thrown to the surface by the political upheaval of 1890 have gone to the front shows the poverty of the party in men of sterling qualifications for leadership. The only hope for the democracy in the national contest Is in some grave blunder by the republicans nt Minneapolis , and thurois no great reason to apprehend that nny serious mistake will bo made there. With n united and harmonious party thcro is every indication of republican success next November in the election of both n president and house of icpro- sontatlves. Mn. HATCH , chairman of the house committee on agriculture , expects to got the nnti-option bill before the house this wcok. That gentleman appears to bo sincerely interested in the proposed legislation , but it is not so apparent that his party colleagues in the house gonarally sympathise with him. The prolonged delay in reaching this meas ure is naturally to bo regarded ns un favorable , though it is believed that if notion cnn bo hndJon.ft it will pass. Un doubtedly the pressure from commercial bodies in oppositionto the bill has been very strong , tbat'-'from the southern bodies especially exerting a decided in fluence , but there is ap agricultural con stituency roprosentod-in the house which it would bo dangerous to the majority party in that body Wlignoro. Just now the producers thtmsolvcs may feel less concerned about it than they would under different conditions , for with prices mountlngjuptaard from natural causes the speculator hastno terrors for them. However ? these cqnditlons will not always prevailand the time will come when the proposed legislation maybe bo useful. An any rateas hns boon said before regarding it , oven if it should fail to nccoraplish nil that is ex pected the experiment is worth trying. So LONG as wo have n Board of Public Works its supremacy regarding pave ments , paving materials , sewerage nnd public improvements that como under its scope should bo sustained by tbo mayor nnd council , excepting in cases whore incoinpotency , reckless wnsto or collusion with contractors can bo proven. If the law creating the board is wrong , if the powers vested'in it by the charter nnd ordinances arc too swooping , then the law must bo repealed or the powers revoked In the duo process of law. If any individunl moinbor of the board ex hibits rank partiality or seeks to dis criminate against ono contractor for the benefit of another , , it is the duty of the council to arraign him for misdemeanor and have him removed from the office. CoiifiMlrratn SpiteWork. New York Atlotrlitcr ( ( ( . ) . Two cx-oonfodnratos in the bousu Kllgoro of Texas and Herbert of Alabama defeated , the other day , an appropriation ot $50,000 for a pedestal fora monument to General Shor- rasn , which the people of Washington City propose to oroot. How did this help the domocratio party ) Historic CourtotloH Almmlonod. New I'Hrlc Tribune. Neither the governor of North Carolina nor tbo governor of South Carolina was present at tbo Monklonbunr celebration. Had tboy been , the known abstemiousness of the orator of the day would have furnished a now occasion and added emphasis for the historic Interchange of ceremonious cour tesies , The Autliriioito Siiuoozo. New Yotlt Cammerctal. Retail coal dealers have announced n rise of 25 coats a ton in the price of coal. Retail purchasers have been paying it for a montb. And Attorney Uonoral Mlllor of the United States tolls congrosrt at ho has no knowl edge of tt except from tbo public prints and public rumor. Toif what bai become of tbo congressional committee that was appointed to Investigate this miutor ) And wboroh tbo interstate ratlroacU'comraUsloul Mnnlfoib nnitluy. Kcw Ybj-if Sun , Of course tbo people of the United States and tbo mnjorlty otccagroas will assent to the annexation of tbo Sandwich islanas whenever that moo' urajls. seriously brought forward by authored . persons. There ere nome things that the , calipbtoucd press of foreign countries may consider as predeter mined in this counttVltbout } tbo formality of a preparatory vo p htyhor ( n congress or at the ) oils , and ono off tboso Is the manifest dost * > y which in the maturity of providence 1s bjund to bring various outlying regions , districts , Islands and peoples Into tbo Ameri can union. _ ( he J.OIIK Haul. Detroit f > 'fct 1'rets. Unless tbo supreme court of tbo United titatos has more ugllKy In hair-splitting tbun wo credit it with Its recent decisions as to tbo sale of "party-rate' ' tickets by the Bal timore & Ohio railroad Knocks the effec tive portloa of ( bo ( ateritato commerce law Into smithereens. The case Involved the right of tbo railroad la question to soil "party-rate'1 tickets tlcttots , that Is , to parties of not les * than ten parsons , ot a lower rate per person than that charged lor n slngln ono. The sale wn * attacked as nn "unjust discrimination" within the meaning ot the Interstate commerce law , but tbo court held that It Is not such discrimination nny moro than the sale of mllongo or excursion or commutation ticket * . "A man may sell , " the court says , "chcapor nt whole sale than nt rotull * , " and n railroad may do the same ; nnd this snlo of party tickets nt n lower rate than slnglo tickets Is merely a sale nt wholesale. - Uut If this Is done wbat becomes of tbo "long nnd short haul" clause , which is about the only thing of any value loft In the Interstate commerce law ) CorMlnly If the companies cam dis criminate In favor of the wholesale purchaser of freight transportation thnt particular clause Is loss than a "ropi * of sand" to bind them In the Interests ot tbo farmer. It looks as If the traditional "coanh-nnd-four" has I con driven through the intcrstuto enact ment , Cnusnniiil llflVct. Hi ImMiihta Hewitt. The Hoods In the west hn o not boon so destructive ot human Ufa as was the sudden downpour that swept ever fatoil Johnstown , In thU state : but the dnstruotlon of properly has been groixtor than oven lu that terrific visitation. The worst feature of thU form of calamity U the Inability to provmo against it nnd the certainty of future visitations of even greater sovorlty. As the population shall Increase along the river cotirsoa , and the forests bo cut away upon the headwaters of tributary streams , tto bulk of Ufa and property to bo destroyed and the volume of water from melting snows and protracted rainfall will alike contrlbuto to make dis aster moro appalling. It does not scorn to bo an onglnoarlng possibility to conllno the waters of suoh great streams ns the Mis souri and MIssIsslpul within their banks. The WcHturii Klomls. Kei < < ] * < / ! Trllnnin Every your two the country Is saddened and tbo markets depressed by news of great Hoods nloug our western rivers. The loisos nro reckoned in tons of millions , moving pictures nro drawn of the misery nnd dospalr in which thousands of suiTcrom sit amid their ruins , and a general sense of Imoondlng bankruptcy Is diffused. But succeeding events refute cloomv auguries , and the com mon prosperity is continuous. Nature re pairs nor own ravn os , and tbouch thci process Is noted only by thosa whom It most Intimately concerns , and perhaps Is only half appreciated by thorn , the final result may bo found bv tboso who look for it Individuals and localities doubtless often suffer a net loss , but tha general welfare Is not Infrequently enhanced by occurrences which seem to mean nothing but disaster. I'lrc the 1'rotnnlorn. C/iJoiflo Herald , The committee having In charge press ac commodations at Minneapolis has been cour ageous and judicious m resisting spurious pretensions at the republican national con vention. Tbo press committee of tha demo cratic convention in Chicago should cxerciso like discretion nnii Indcpcndonco. Tlio scats assigned to the press should bo nllottou on only authentic credentials from a known publication. Place should bo glvon only to vorltahlo writers natnca by tbo paper that employs thoro. ItBSOUXCIKa MIKE Tlt < lI > K. Philadelphia Inquirer ( rep. ) : There Is no sense in trying to bide tbo meaning of his bts words. Free trade admits Its tin font. It is a crushing blow to.tho free traders of this country , but It is both timely nnd closorvod. Now York Evening Post ( Ind. ) : Tbo gods must bavo finally determined to destroy Lora Salisbury's government. Ho Is prone to make trouble for bis supporters whenever ho delivers a speech , but his performance at Hastings vcstorday was an almost Incredible plcco of political folly. penvorNows ( dom. ) : Lord Salisbury's speech In favor of retaliatory protection has aroused an intense sousatlor. in Great Britain. The proposed exclusion of Ameri can manufactured goods by a high tariff is a Did fov tbo worklngmon's vote for the tory party in the coming English elections. Now York World ( dom. ) : Lord Salis bury's tariff speech is regarded in England us ono of these bids for votes which will got them at cost of losing a crent many moro In other quarters. Tbo scntlmunt of English constituencies in favor of n ( roe commerce Is strongly founded in experience of Us Done- Ills. Chicago Herald ( dam. ) : Tbo domocratio national convention In this city next month Is not going to take its motto from tbo stupid loader of tbo stupid party of Great Britain. Wo have accommodated British interests long enough In our economic theories. The American people spoke their convictions on tariff in tbo last congress election. Now York Morning Advertiser ( dom. ) : It Is only fair to Mr. Blalno , bowovor , to admit that ho stands whore ho has always stood. Lord Salisbury has como ever to bis ground. It is a charming thing to see harmony between - twoen two statesmen of international impor tance , who have so loner stood in juxtaposi tion before tbo eyes ot tbo English-speaking world. Philadelphia Record ( dom. ) : Nothing that could happen outside of the United States would bo so disastrous to tbo trade of this country ns n reversion on tbo part of Grout Britain to a policy of protection and isola tion. Wo could batter afford to sacrifice nil other foreign trade wo nave than to lese our hold upon tno English markets. But there is no danger. Philadelphia Press ( rep. ) : Lord Salis bury's speech shows bow hopeless tbo causa of free trade has become wbon the pramlor of Englanddoclnros It a failure. Yot.tlmro nro tboso who propose that tbo United States shall adopt a policy abandoned In the homo of Its origin , which fifty years have proved n miserable falluro in promoting tbo prosperity of the bouso of its friends. Philadelphia Lodger ( rap. ) : Tbo Unltol States.can enjoy a tariff , bacauso it has all nocess'ary resources within its own boun daries ; England cannot bavo a falr-trado policy against this country , because nbo is dependent upon It for bor pcoplo's food and her manufacturers' raw material. This Is the situation ttioro and here as it is presented by the head of the British ministry , and It Is not a theory but an actual condition. THIS WAV TO HV1.V VAT. I.ownll Courier : A poem that Is always sure of u market the lay of the hen. Dallas Nona : The fix oil star Is ono thnt has money to sutlu down. Uoston Commercial : Tlio Inrd refiner never knows what lie cnn do until ho trios. Klmira Gazette : Jutrson says It Is proper to wish the iiiixlons candidate * inuny happy re turns on olvotliia day. Iloiton Transorlpt : Patient O , doctor , you don't know how It worries mo to think that 1 ' ' 'iu buried allvo. Doctor Uulin yourself , Mrs. II. You need have no feur of iiiiytlilnc like that. Trust to me. and 1 assuio you that you are In no duupor. Washington Star : "Tho Mississippi Is flood- Inir thlniss n good donl , " "Vus , " replied the KU I.ouln man , "what wo people aio trying to find out Is hovr all thnt water jot punt u prohibition state like Iowa , " LAMENT or Tim BEAfiO.V , C/ifrof/u / 'flinti , Ilttlo drops of water , l''ulllnK'ovury day , got real estate u-movlnR In u lively way , lyittlo ilouilu of parchment Are all no Imvo to now Tor the acres by the rlvur That wo owned u week uxo. Somcrvillt Journal , A man strove hard for famei Ixuii ! yours ho worked , BtruKstll'iK ' to nmlcu a iiume. No task hoxhlrkod ; And when ttt lust ho dlod A sculptor went And curved , his faults to hide , A monument , Anothur man strove hard To help mankind. ' I'lom hupplnousjlcbarrod , llotrlud to Had Borne war to succor those III. IndUgraco. Ho dlodi and no ono kuowi J1U burial place , FIRST BALLOT FOR HARRISON Loading Rjpublicans Declare the Presi dent's ' Renomiimtlon to Bo Assured , WILL FAVOR A BIMETALLIC CONGRESS itinimtlonof : | ] the Hllvor Sltuntlon lit KIIB- land ItniiUvrft Inclltirit to Sro the UnlloU StnUtsMot llutf \ InlineIliitoly , WjlBllINOTOy UUItRAU OF TIIR BRB , ) 513 FouiiTRBXTit STIIKET , V WASHINGTON , D. C. , May 21. ) "I fully expect the Minneapolis convention to ronomlnato President Harrison on the (1m ( ballot. Ho merits a second term and 1 IMU contldcnt that the republicans ns a body are determined that ho shall servo the coun try again. If It might not bo construed by some Into n criticism of other presidents I would say that Uonoral Harrison risen has mndo the best president wo over hud. There is not a weak spot about him. " These were the words chosen by Senator Sawyer ot Wisconsin to nxprcss his vlows this afternoon upon the outlook ot the republican national conven tion. Senator Suwyor was ono of tbo origi nal Dlalno men la the northwest nnd Is nt present nn nrdont admirer of the distin guished secretary ot stnto. Sawyer continued : "I have no Idea that Mr. Uialno will bo nominated under any condition of circumstances. Such a stop would bo eminently unwlso. Ho wtoto n letter lor the purpose of taking his name out of till consideration for tha nomination , Ho meant what ho said nnd I ao not bollova ho could Uo pursunded to accept the nomina tion. Ho Is n member of Presi dent Harrison's cabinet and after writing that letter nud remaining In the cabinet It would bo very improper for him to accept the nomination. No , Mr , tlio nomlnno will bo President Harrison , Ho pave us a strong noad for our state cam- palun fouryoars ago and wo can swoop Wis consin again with him. With him wo can make an aggressive and progressive cam paign. From the start ho would grow stronger , while I fear that under the present conditions wo would have to do n great deal to defend Mr. Dlalno and that ho would grow woalcor as a candidate as the campaign pro gressed. But , wo must toke Mr. Blntno nt his word and consider him out of the presi dential question. " There was a very perceptible diminu tion of the Dlalno gossip at the capital to day and It was noticed that the anti-Harri son talk had xvnnod amazingly , while any number of the best Informed and most promi nent men In congress unhesitatingly an nounced it as tbcir bollof that tha opposition to the president's ronomlnallon was moro nolso than anything clso. Ylnu-s of Li-iKllng Iloimlillciitis. Senator Proctor of Vermont , n very con servative man , sold : "A vigorous opposition can mnko a heap of not.so sometimes. I re gard President Harrison's renommntlon as certain ns anything in politics. I cannot make myself bollnvo that under the condi tions Mr. Dlaino would accept the nomination , much less acqulcsco In the nomiua'ion hi ad vance , had ha any notion that ho would bo nominated. Wo have never had a bettor president , viewed from nny point , nnd the opposition , as a faction , grows weaker and weaker whoa Inquired Into. With such n candidate the party Is perfectly at oaso. It has an nblo nnd clean man nnd ono who can bo aggressive to any decree. " Senator Aldrioh of Ilhodo Island , who so recently won such a magnlflcont victory in a popular election bofovo his constltuontssald : "It will bo Harruoa on the flrst ballot al ready. I see a very perceptible decrease in the agitation against him. No , I do not think Mr. Dlalnc's name will bo presented to the convention , and If it should bo I do not bc llovo be would bo nominated. If nominated I don't think It would bo wise , all things considered , for him to accept , and I bavo no idea ho could bo induced to accept the nomi nation. " gg"Prcsi1ont ! Harrison has fulfilled every promise no uiado fouc years ago. Ho has disappointed no fulr minded person ; hols acceptable to the Paciilc alooo , a thorouph American and a wall equipped statesman , and I think our pconlo will support him , " said Senator Mitchell of Oregon , who Is the antt-Chinoso loader in congress , ' I cau see no reason why ho should not succcod himself , " continued Senator Mitchell , "and I may add that I fully cxpocttoseo htm rcnomlnntcd , Oregon Is 'a strong supporter of Mr. Dlnluo and bo has a host of enthusi astic admirers all over the Pacific country , but at the same time there is no good reason why those same people should not ns enthusi astically support Harrison. Ho has not fallen short of tbolr expectations in any respect. Then It is very well known that Dlalno uoos not want the nomination , and I don't think that nny man who really knows his physical condition would Insist upon his acceptance. Wo bavo success in full vlow with Harrison at the head , and I am for victory , 11 rat , last and all the time. " Representative DIngloy of Maine , a 11 fe lon ? friend of Mr , Dlalno , says this : "President Harrison , in ray Judgment , will bo nominated at Minneapolis on the llrst ballot. Dlalno meant what ho said In bis letter declining the USD of his name in the convention nnd 'll is the understanding among his true friends that ho would not accept the nomination If it wcro tendered him. It's not treating Dlalnoairly to doubt his sincerity by saying ho would accept. " Silver Situation In Rutland. [ ion. John C. Now , former treasurer of the United States nnd now consul general at London , arrived In Washington last night nnd returns on Saturday to England , I mot Mr , Now this afternoon and had an Interesting tnlk on thu silver situation In England. Air. Now said in his honest Judgment a satisfac \ tory solution of the problem was approaching , "Tho assurance of n blmotaltlo congress in England thoroughly aroused to tha pressing necessity ot ntllrmntlvo notion Is in Itself a great triumph , " said Mr. Now , "but the certainty of results with happy promise to our silver interests nnd to nil commercial In terests ovorvwhoro Is still moro n mattot for congratulation. I cnmo directly from London nnd I nssuro you no efforts to sup press the rising tldo In England In fnvor of olmotalllsin will succeed. "Horo Is n clipping from the London Stnn- dard giving n report of a blmotalllo mooting hold in Egyptian hall. Look at thonnmost Snmtiol Lloyd of Lloyd's , Sir T. Sutherland nud others of that stamp demanding In most forcible resolutions Immediate acceptance of the United States' Invitation to the conference once , nn action whloh will mnko n fixed ratio between gold nnd silver. When I toll you that nt last the directors of tlo Dank ol England nro alarmed at the narrow basli of financial operations through cold nlon nnd nro Joining others In urging bimetallism , you wilt gain some Idea of the pressure brought upon England to Join the Unltud btntoi In the llrst practical movement to ward International bimetallism whloh wo hnvo had slnco 1873. VP ? l , bo"ovo tllorc will bo substantial re sults ! Just as thoroughly ns 1 bcllovo 1 stand bore. I bullovo thnt the outcome of tbo coming confurouco will bo Imtlod with ap plause not only by our great republican west with its Important mining interest , but bv the whole country which will Do correspond- lugly bonofltod. " Mlscollinirous , The Judgment of the commissioner In th timber culture conto.st of Helena Plot * against John Lompka , from Aberdeen , S. 15. , has been alllrmod , Hon. O. L. Godfrey of Dos Molncs , In. , moinbor of the Utah commission , nnd Arthur L. Thomas of Salt Lake nro at the Ulggs houso. The sonnto today passed Senator Mandor- son's bill donating to the city of Sidney , Nob. , twenty acres of Fort Sidney for como- torv purposos. Governor Thomas of Utah nnd W. E. Annln of Nebraska huvo boon appointed del oates ; to the national silver conforonco. which'convenes hero this wcoit. C. Osborn was today appointed post master at Halo , M.idlRon county , vloo .1 J. Daniel , resigned : W. J. Smothers , MIncoln , Holt county , vlco O. L. Bright , resigned ; A. E. Stott , Holtmnn , Holt county , vlco A. T. Slilpnmn ; Harriet A. Saonston , Alptno , Ulnta county , Wyo. Assistant Secretary Chandler today dis missed ttiu timber culture contest of C. C. Bowles ngiilnr.t 1. L. Hlcbards , from McCook , The assistant secretary of the Interior hns ordered n roadjudicntiun ot the additional townslto case of ox rol. the mayor of Coal- vllto , U. T. , oxparto end remanded the case back to the local ollico. p. S. II. Now ConfiH-x with the I'roslilrnt WASHINGTON , D. C. , Mny 21. General John C. Now.consul general at Londonspoil | n portion of the day nt the whlto houso. 8Ull.V.tlilXE TOItl'ltlH ) FlltlXU. Two Tests of tlio Xn\v dim U'lilch Dltl Not 1'ruvo .Successful. NKW YOUK , May 24. Two more shots were fired under water yesterday nt the navy yards in continuation of the tests of tlio Ericsson Improved submarlno gun and tor- pado. At the first shot there was a mufllod oxplosloi : , the surface of the water in a great \ circle around the bow of the Destroyer buhblod and southed violently , but twenty foot beyond the vessel thcro were no signs on the surface to show the course of the projcoillo until Its reappearance at the upper end of the dry dock : as it lloatod to the surfaco. The vessel recoiled violently , but the ropes prevented it from going back moro than a few foot. On raising the nets it was found that the direction taken by the projoetllo had not boon satisfactory. The llrst not was pierced nt n distance of llvo foot below the water level , showing that the projoetllo rose'two font in 'tho ' first 100 foot of its course , for the gun Is seven fcot below the surfaco. It bad also deflected from Its proper horizontal course and gona thrco foot north. When the other nets were raised they showed no marks at all of the passage of the projectile and it was concluded that the shot had passed underneath the nets. nets.Tho The second allot was moro successful In ono respect thnt Is , it pierced each of tha flvo nets. But It was not an accurate shot by any means , and the projoetllo took an erratic course , being deflected many foot from tbo proper direction , both horizontally and vertically. Ofllcors wore holding the ropes which hold the first nets , whloh are 100 fcot opart from each other. They found that It required one-half a second for tbo projoetllo to strike the first not , 100 feat from the gun. The second not was struck in IK seconds after tbo discharge , and the third not , 800 foot from tbo gun , was struck in 3 } seconds. Tbo projootllo appeared beyond the sixth not Immediately ntterwards. ThU latter not was extremely heavy and too strong for the projectile to piorco. It was j > * concluded that It bad olther passrd under S the not or alongside of It. The projoetllo * * ? came to the surfaco. as It had boon designed to do , but It sojn began to fill with water and to sink. A seam had boon started by the shot. shot.Tho The erratic course which the torpedo took was shown when the nets were raised. The ilrst not was pierced fij fcot from the r.ur- face , tbo bccond OX foot from the surface , and the third 7 foot from tha surfaco. Largest Manufacturer * and Kotnllora of , UlothniK In the World the Gospel Truth . That we sold all but nine of those $18 Suits for $7.50 long before night , Satur day , and so many were disappointed that we're going to give them another show. We've taken all the broken lots , 405 suits in all , about 30 different kinds , and from 1 to 15 suits of a kind , compris ing every popular fabric , size , color and style , and made 5 lots on the front counter at $7.50 , $8.50 , $10 , $12.50 and $15. These suits are worth and have always hereto fore' been sold by us for a great deal more ; some for twice as much. Browning , King &Co To atOilO E ! vo our p. m. employes , oxcupt their Saturdays ovenlnzs , at , 17 wo p. oloso m. | I CV 0. II. Pnr uUl. I lulll lll XT IX UUUolli hnilfllac (
