THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. MAY 28 , 1S92--TWELVE PAGES.
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Clrciilntlon for Aiirll , 5 ! 1,110.
Tins rcaction nfjainat the schemes of
the nlollora ngtxlnst Harrison 1ms al-
rondy sot In.
IT is qulto plain thrit If the dctrocratB
want , a raiin like Clovolnnd , Clovclnnd is
the kind of innn they want.
McKniOHAN is Haid to bo .Iho ugliest
niitn lu congreaq , and Bryan i8 the
windiest and most conceited.
IP Tun BRK had any ndvloo lo pivo to
thu slono and asphalt contrautors of this
city it would say "Don't bo a hog. "
Tim Briggabytoi-ians are conducting
nn able and manly fight at Portland.
Viowcd from afar their success scorns
assured.
Chicago,7)ibioic is altogether
mistakon. Wo have no lakes nor wells
under this city , not oven a , moat. The
mote is in the Tribune's eye , that's all.
Tun silly tale that Blaine has decided
to run because of Mr. Harrison's refusal
fusal to promote Colonel Coppingor nt
Mr. Blalno's request would spoil all
Elaine's chances if it were truo.
Mit. BLAINK is quoted-as saying : "I
don't care to spend the four yoara bo-
twceu my sixty-third and sixty-seventh
birthdays without sloop. " This oucht
to touch the ilfnly hearts of the anti-
Harrison cabal.
A CHICAGO school teacher has given
ns her choice for president "General J.
B. Forakor , the best man in the repub
lican party. " Wo are now almost will
ing to believe the worst wo have hoard
of the public echoolu of Chicago.
Tin : house of representatives has
voted to close the World's fair on Sun
day. Thia attack of piety forcibly recalls -
calls the arrant hypocrisy of the Iowa
legislature , which attended wine sup
pers in the evening and voted for prohi
bition the next morning.
TUB Briggs heresy trial is now mon
opolizing the attention of the Presby
terian general assembly at Portland and
Booms likely to occupy considerable
time. Dr. Briggs and his supporters aio
prepared for a hard fight and the ques
tion as to what constltutos heresy will
bo pretty thoroughly discussed.
Tin : colored people who wish to break
clown the bar of race distinction arc not
more numerous than those who wish to
preserve It. For inatanco , tlio move
ment to make Oklahoma a negro state
finds support in the fact that there are
now 20,000 negroes there and some
2CO.OOO in the south who are organized
for thu sumo destination.
THK removal to this country of n firm
that haa boon manufacturing curpo tsln
England for two centuries and the an
nouncement that a grout Irish firm is to
establish n linen factory in Now York ,
using American-made machinery costIng -
Ing 400,000 , will bo taken by thoughtful
people as substantial proof of the wia-
dom of the McKinley bill.
GOVKUNOK Kussnu , of Massachusetts
plgtiH all legislative hills with a new
quill , which is used once for this pur-
po o and then cast aside. Governor
Flower of Now York uses an- ordinary
pen for this work , and judclng by the
character of some of the bills ho has
signed it would bo a mighty good plan
for him to try a quill for a change.
TitAYULttnd tralllc naturally find their
way by streets that are most accessible.
Bo'oro Loavonworth street was gnidnd
and paved St. Mary'aavonuo was a busy
thoroughfare. If the grade of St. Mary's
nvunuo had boon materially Improved ,
as was propobod a your ago , thut street
would have recovered all its lost traffic ,
and Loavonworth street with its ruts
nnd rents would today bo deader than
the avenue has been for the last three
IT is ubsurjl nnd an insult to refer to
Mr. Cimuncoy M. Dopow only as "an
after dinner speaker. " Ho Is probably
the greatest orator in A merion and a ,
in mi distinguished for his sound , clear
opinions ua well ns for hid versatile tal-
"entd. Whllo hU connection with cor- '
partitions would preclude any political
candidacy , his views on the present re
publican situation are worth moru than
that of any ether oiin man in the party
eirco lie is nn honest friend to both Mr.
Blaine and the president. And it is
significant thnt ho lias just announced
thnt ho bolloved Harrison will bo ro.
nominated and that ho will support his
cuudlduay nt Minneapolis.
STHOA'OKfl Tit AX FOUtl YKAttS AGO.
Benjamin Harrison Is very much
stronger in the confidence of the coun
try today than ho was four years ago.
His remarkably able and clean admin
istration has made him so. His nomina
tion in 1888 wns duo largely to the fact
that among the debatable candidates at
that time ho was felt to bo the most
available In the doubtful states. There
was no question that ho was the repub
lican moat likely to carry Indiana , thcro
appeared to bo no reason why ho would
not bo ns strong as any ether In Now
York , and there wr.s no doubt that ho
could carry the states naturally repub
lican. These considerations were the
vital point , in the question of his avail
ability , and they secured him the nom
ination , Ho was known to the country
ns a lawyer of good standing , ho had
mndo n creditable record In tho'United
States senate , and his career as a sol
dier was honorable. It is but simple
truth to say that nobody ox peeled , in
the event of his election , 11101 ho would
glvo tho" country moro than a safe and
respectable administration.
The same considerations of availabil
ity which were potential in the selection
of Benjamin Harilson lour years ago are
equally strong today , and' now they are
supplemented with the knowledge thnt
ho Is an executive of great ability and
judgment. No man at all familiar with
the political situation can doubt tlint
Harrison is moro likely than any ether
republican to carry Indiana this year and
there is no reason wliy ho should not bo
as strong us any ether in Now York. Is
thcro any ono of the normally republi
can Btatcs likely to reject him ? The
throat is made that two or three of the
silver producing status might do so. but
this coinos only from the men who are
trying to compass his defeat at Minne
apolis. There is trustworthy opinion
from the silver states that they will glvo
their electoral voles to Harrison if ho is
the candidate.
Being , therefore , equally strong now
in respect of those considerations which
caused him to be regarded as the most
available candidate four years ago , 'ho
now has the added strength derived
from moro than three years of ono of the
most useful and successful administra
tions in the history of the country.
Whllo the confidence reposed In him
four years ago was necessarily based
upon a limited knowledge of his capa
bilities , the people now know him as an
executive possessing the highest qualifi
cations. No intelligent and fair-minded
man will today question the ability of
President Harrison or doubt that the
affairs of the country can bo safely en
trusted to his management. It is not
necessary to refer in detail to the record
of this administration. It has added a
glorious chtiptor to the nation's history ,
and nil just men will give the president
the largest share of credit for what has
been achieved.
The country knows Benjamin Harri
son very much bettor than it did in 18S8 ,
and ho is stronger thorofor. Ho is not
seeking a ronominatlou. Ho has made no
effort to aoouro it and will make none.
If correctly reported ho declines oven to
announce that ho is a candidate. Ho is
fully aware of what is going on to defeat
his nomination , but ho does not think
that the Minneapolis convention should
bo mado-ian arena for the contests of
presidential aspirants. As the repre
sentative body of the republican party
ho proposes to leave to its deliberate
wisdom , so far ns ho is himself con
cerned , the selection of a candidate. In
the midst of the contantions of friends
and enemies , the president has contin
ued on in the faithful discharge of his
public duties , maintaining a dignity
and manliness in harmony with the
high character of hie ollice , uud which
merits the respect and admiration of
every good citizen. The distinguished
loader who won the battle for the re
publican party in 1888 is bettor equipped
to achieve victory in 1802 , nnd there is
every reason to bollove that this will bo
the judgment of the Minneapolis con
vention. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE KKNTUCK1' DailOCltATS.
The result of the democratic atato con
vention in Kentucky is a painful surprise -
priso to the followers of Cleveland.
When the smoke of battle lifted and dis
closed Henry VVattorson triumphantly
holding aloft the scalp of the Stuffed
Prophet there wore lamentations in the
camp of the man of destiny. This remarkable -
markablo defeat of a majority by a mi
nority in Kentucky is significant and in
structive. It proves thut the Cleveland
men in that state , though largely out
numbering their opponents , were not
btrone in tholr faith that their favorite
would bo able to win if nominated. The
fear that Mr. Cleveland could not unite
the party took the fight all out of thorn
and they suffered Mr. Watterson to
swoop everything before him. If the
latter had wished to send a delegation
to Chicago instructed for some ether
candidate the result might have been
different , but ho has no candidate , and
ids attitude of opposition to Cleveland
upon the alleged ground of expediency
\\i\s \ therefore npparontlyv sincere nnd
honest and gave him the inlluonco which
enabled him to defeat the purposes of
these who wished to place Kentucky
unequivocally upon the side of the ox-
president. The victory of Wattorson is
a Cleveland doloU , nnd it is the moro
significant because Kentucky had boon
confidently counted upon to take her
plnao among the already largo number
of slates that have ohoson Cleveland
delegates. Mr. Wattorson himself coos
to Chicago ns a dolognto-nt-largo , and it
is unnecessary to say that ho will sot in
fluences at work there which will com
plicate the democratic situation.
The Kentucky editor who has thus
vindicated his right to bo regarded aa a
man of inlluonco in his state is not in n
very cheerful or hopeful frame of mind ,
Ho speaks like ono who anticipates a
funeral and proposes to commence
mourning in good season. Such an ut
terance as this , for iiibtunco , whloh oc-
otira In lib epocdi at the convention , is
calculated to make democrats feel
gloomy : "Wo are literally and actually
between the devil and , tin deep blue
son , between Scylla and Charybdls ,
and whichever way wo turn. M what
ever point of the compass wo steer our
bark , the weather thickens nud the
prospect becomes moro und moro uncer
tain. " Ills whole speech was in the
name vein. A party that la between the
devil nnd the deep blue sea at so critical
a tlmo ns this Is certainly in very poor
shnpo to go Into n national campaign.
The significance of these melancholy
and despairing words lies in the fact
that they were uttered by a man who
had shown by his control of the
convention thnt ho represented the
views of a majority of these who con-
slltutcd'lt. Whllo the majority ycnrnud
for Cleveland , it also realized that his
nomination would bo extremely danger
ous lo the party. The devil and the
deep sea are not very enticing alterna
tives.
The democratic situation Is compli
cated , and the triumph of Ilonry Wat
torson in Kentucky is the most signifi
cant Incident of the preliminary cam
paign. It shows that the party Is afraid
of Cleveland , and affords ground for the
belief that ho will bo rejected as un
available by the Chicago convention
oven if ho has four-fifths of the dele
gates.
nEl'Alll TUB
When wooden block pavement wns
Introduced in this city , assurances were
given by the contractors and their can
vassers that pavement would remain
in fairly passable condition for from
seven to ton years. Now at the end of
from three to four years many of the
streets paved with wooden blocks are
in a wretched condition.
It is apparent now , that if the wooden
pavements had been guaranteed for five
years , oven the contractors would have
boon moro careful iu the selection of
material , and would have boon com
pelled to replace the decayed blocks
with sound blocks and patch the worn-
out spots of pavement from year to year
during the continuance of the guaranty ,
just as the asphalt company is now do
ing. *
Inasmuch as the amount of paving
bonds that'can legally bo issued Is lim
ited , only a few of the streets paved
with wooden blocks can bo ropaved this
year or next. Wo must therefore go
from badto worse on many streets
that are paved with wood.unloss the city
takes the repair of these streets in
hand.
This work of repairing wooden block
pavements cannot , however , be put oil
another season. It should bo done with
in the next three months. There are
two ways of doing- this work. Womust
either buy n quantity of paving blocks
and direct the street commissioner to do
the work , or wo must lot the work bo
done by contract under the supervision
of the engineer and Board of Public
Works.
A few thousand dollars economically
used will make the greater part of the
block pavement last three or four.yoars
longer and that would relieve property
owners on wooden block streets from
double paving tax assessments.
SHOULD irOlU A DKADLOCK.
Mayor Bemis positively declines to
join the council in its effort to undo all
that has been done during the winter
and spring toward paving streets which
the council had decided to improve.
Unless the council gives in , at least in
part , and accepts the compromise offered
by the mayor to allow property owners
to designate with tholr choice of paving
material whether they prefer a live or
ton-year guaranty , there will bo a dead
lock on paving for this season.
The council may override the mayor's
vote , but if it does it assumes the re
sponsibility of the legal complications
that are bound to grow out of its ac
tion. Property owners on streets to bo
ropaved or newly paved naturally ask
why the council should without petitioner
or remonstrance from them attempt to
rescind the specifications of the Board
of Publns Works and the conditions
under which the contracts were to bo
lot. The only pretext so far given is
that it will reduce the cost of paving
and save money to the property owners.
If this is really the objont tbo majority
of the council is aiming at , why don't
they give property owneia the chance to
say whether they prefer n lower-priced
pavement guaranteed for five years or a
higher-priced pavement which the con
tractor obligates himself under bond to
keep in repair for ton vours ?
By declining to make this concession
the council gives color to the suspicion
that the charge of collusion with paving
contractors , which is openly made , has
some foundation in fact. This is not all.
There is a general desire that all public
improvements bo pushed and the dead
lock will cause widespread resentment
against the men who are responsible
for it.
SENATOU CIIANDLKK of .Now Hamp
shire very properly characterizes the
opposition to President Harrison as the
"rule or ruin faction. " The men who
are plotting to defeat the rouomlnation
of the president are not moved by con-
oidoration for the interests of the re
publican party or the welfare of the
country. The incentive to their action
is wholly personal und selfish , and being
denied the privileges they desire they
are prepared to see the party defeated ,
if necessary , to avenge themselves upon
the administration which has refused to
permit them to do as they please with
the public patronage. The men who are
loading the movement ngnlnst the ro-
notnlnation of the president are con
firmed spoilsmen , whoso ascendancy lu
the party would wreck it. It is hardly
possible that this faction will bo given
any consideration at Minneapolis.
HiKKituiNG : to the enthusiasm of the
Blaine boomers the Chicngo Inter Ocean
remarks : "It is difficult for men to
ronllzo that tholr enthusiasm is not
shared by the whole country. Garflold
once reminded n shouting convention
almost frenzied with enthusiasm ,
thnt it 'was not in the heat of Juno
conventions , but at the ballot boxes of
the lopubllc , in the quiet of November ,
after the silunco of dolibcrato judgment ,
thnt the question of who should bo presIdent -
Idont wns Bottled. ' " There is food for
rnlloctlon in this view of the case for
those who uro inclined to emotional en
thusiasm. The deliberate judgment of
the people nt largo , and not the hurrahs
of a few heated partisans , will decide
who id to bo president.
WHKN Senator Stewart's , motion to
take up his bill providing for free coinage
ago of gold nnd silver unmo up lu the
scimto on Thursday Senator 11111 was
shrewd enough to itompornrlly absent
himself from the hhrober. Uo Is tin
artful dodger , afyl uj > to the present
tlmo nobody knowalhoxv ho stands on the
silver question. SohW Of his supporters
claim thnt ho is io ivqo coinage , while
others assort that ho'lis opposed to it.
This shows the si IpYrttty character of the
man and also pro vl's' lip w dangerous the
silver question lata the democratic
party at this
TltK movement ill 'congress for the repeal -
'
peal of tho'tax on stale bank circulation
la not likely to result in anything. No
body who has aiiy , ' recollection of the
condition of the paper currency of the
country before IhOf war will advocate a
return to that system , and few of these
who do not and who will take the
trouble to familiarize themselves with
the character of the old state bank cur
rency will doslro to have It restored.
Wo have had an oxporioncoof a genera
tion with paper money which is equally
peed in every part of the country , nnd
it would bo supreme folly to supplant it
by a system which would glvo the coun
try as many different kinds of currency
as there are states , and which would bo
subject to constant fluctuation. It Is as
sumed by the advocates of a removal of
a tax , which is the only obstacle to a re
sumption of the old system , that the
state banks would bo a grout benefit to
the people , No authority for this view
can bo found in the experience of ante
bellum days with stain bank notes , the
truth being that the system was a very
decided detriment to the people , and
especially so to workinpmcn , who were
largely paid in uncurront funds and com
pelled to loao the discount. No sensi
ble man will advocate a currency system
which would flood the country with bills
which would bo a source of general con
fusion and systematic losd. against which
it would bo practically impossible to
provide adequate safeguards. The ex
isting system has worked admirably und
in this matter , so important to the people
ple , we should hoed the injunction to
"lot well enough alone. "
Tun prospect thnt the Nevada cattle
raisers will send moro of tholr cattle
than heretofore to the South Omaha
market is an encouraging ono for the
packing interests of that city. It ap
pears that the San Francisco mnricct is
not entirely satisfactory to the Nevada
cattle inon , and they are eagerly sack
ing another outlet , There are some
ttiflicultics to bo overcome in order to
establish a regular business with South
Omaha , but these are believed not to bo
insurmountable. If they can bo ad
vantageously overcome , the benefit to
South Omaha will bo v'dry material , and
the added source of supply would greatly
help in advancing that city toward the
second place as a pabkuSg center.
TnK only way to,4pttjlb the bad roads
nuisance is to repair them at this time
of the year or oarliar. 3 It-does no good ,
and sometimes docs harm , to patch them
up after harvest as is the custom in this
and adjoining states. The farmers , of
COUTEO , think they'ljavep't tlmo to take
from their fields at this 'season , but all
such loss is moro than compensated by
the great superiority' of the country
roads in the fall when they nro rushinp/
tholr grain and stocic to market. If the
law were passed compelling the farmers
to repair the roads in April or May , in
five years this bad roaa bugbear would
entirely disappear.
IT APPEAKS from statistics prepared
by the Agricultural department that Iho
wages of farm hands are about twice
what they were in 1840. This is another
proof of the steadily improving con
dition of the agricultural class. Farmers
are paying good wages and still prospering -
poring , while the laborer is given a
chance to save something to invest in a
farm of his own. *
THE action of the Omaha public
schools in observing Memorial day is
praiseworthy nnd patriotic. There is
as much sense as wit In Dr. Holmes'
"To educate a child begin with his
grandmother. " There is benefit nnd
hope in teaching a child that this coun
try is free and its principles are just and
right.
OMAHA'S bank clearings for the week
show an increase of 10.5 per cent.
IIIII'B Fonrlu llnnd ,
lloclsu Mountain Kews.
New Yorlf , Iowa , Colorado , South Carolina
lina ; rather scattered , but a Rood hand to
draw to.
Political Caloric.
Chicago Herald.
The Blaine idea seems to bo embodied In a
, yoll. If presidents wore elected by booting
and "hollering" Blaine would bo more of a
terror tban be Is :
A UolU Glvo-Awny.
New York Commercial ( < l m ) .
This Is not a democratic year. The party
is In worse shape than It has been since 1S73.
It lluag away Its chances when It violated
Its pledge to reform the tariff.
The Coming Collnpso.
New Ytirlt Sun ,
The nomination of Mr , Cleveland by the
democracy would bo the signal for party dis-
bandment. That would bo Its first effect on
politics ; aud U would bo' inevitable.
The Duty at tl
What tbo republican ti party wonts Is not
merely to nominate a candidate for president
at Minneapolis , but tobttilnato him In such
a way as to make his e o'c oa possible.
- nc-TTj
I'lieuoiiiouul Development.
Kansas lUily&tar.
Tbo solid woaltb of uNobruska , Its phen
omenal development , thf'croat excellence ol
Its civil Institutions njju ( ; well stand as
proud testimonials of cyoaa century of state
hood. But when It isrroincraborod tbat all
that she has' , and nil that sbo Is , is the fruit
of effort put forth by a single pcnorntlon ,
the grandeur of the result cnnnot full to In
spire genuine nnd universal admiration.
Cold Comfort.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Free trndo l tottering In England , and Its
strength Is not helped by the exhibit show
ing n decline in exports during April of
rooro than 515,000,000 In votue. A fnlluro of
free trade In England would make American
"tariff reformers" heart sick.
A Model of Honor ,
/liming City Jfiwmil.
The present administration has been In
oxlstcnco altttto moro than three years and
lus paid off one-third of the national debt.
If the country doesn't ' want its dobtJ paid tt
must quit putting the republican party In
nowor.
OTlIKlt I. J.V/ > > TII.I.V OUISS ,
In the coming British election the peonlo
will have n divided Interest , but the para
mount ono will bo on the question of homo
rule for Ireland. Mr. Gladstone nnd his tin-
mndlnto followers stnnd pledged to grant , at
least , a measure of homo rulo. The conserv
ative narty , represented by Lord Salisbury
nnd Mr. Ualfour , reject the scheme ut'.orly.
In addition , however , two ether great ques
tions will bo discussed ouo of "fnir trado"
versus frco trauo' the other of the foreign
policy of the government On tbo first of
tnoso the liberal unrty , Including tbo union
ists , nro practically a unit. Hlghtlv or
wrongly , ns wo may regard It , they bellovo
heartily lu the doctrine of free trndo for Eng
landnnd In this they have the sympathy of not
a small proportion of the conservative party.
On the other question the liberals nro
badly divided. The vigorous policy of the
Into Lord Beacousflold attracted many
liberals who did not ngreo with Mr. Glad
stone lu his policy of non-Interference. The
Gladstomans will , thoroforo. naturally seek
to keep the foreign policy of the party In the
background , and , ns the administration of
Lord Salisbury has not been particularly
vigorous , it Is not hkoty that the conserv
atives will bo nblo to make a great Uoal of
political capital on that point. In many
ways the prospects of the Gladstonlans
seem promising , but It Is utterly Impossible
to llguro up the result. In the general election -
tion of 1892 there will bo 070 moraoors
elected , and the total number of registered
electors is (5,173,003. ( This Is nearly double
the number of electors who were eligible
bcforo the enlargement of the franchise act
of 1SJ4 , nnd ever a million nnd n half moro
than the total votes polled in the last general
election of 1SSO. As the voting Is not
simultaneous In all the districts in Etiuland ,
It is not probable that the result will bo
definitely known until August. On tbat
result will dopoad the future of Ireland for
many years to como.
* *
The royal decree Issued by King Leopold
dissolving the national legislature at Brus
sels signalizes the inauguration of a now era
In Belgium. The dissolution was not un
pooled. It was the natural consequence of
ho ro solutions that havu boon adopted by
both bouses of Parliament during the last
three weeks , providing for n revision of cer
tain articles of the constitution dealing with
tbo francntro. The terms and tbo extent of
the revision will bo determined by tbo now
Legislature , tbo elections for which , are
fixed to tuko place on Juno 14. This body ,
which will have the powers of a constituent
i3 atnbly , will at onoo proceed to deal with
the articles of the constitution submitted
lor modification. Two-thirds of the mem
bers of each chamber must bo present to
form a quorum , and no change can bo
adopted except by a two-thirds > | voto. As
soon as the debates on the subject of the re
vision have boon brought to a close tbo con
stituent assembly will m Its turn bo dis
solved , and the elections will thereupon talco
place In accordance with the reforms of suf
frage that may have boon determined. Tbo
moro fact , however , that the now dofunot
national legislature should have at length
acknowledged by an ovorwnolmlng vote the
necessity of revising the constitution in amore
moro liberal nnd progressive sense may be
regarded as an Indication of the course that
s likely to bo adopod by its successor , the
constituent assembly , DOW about to bo
elected. The national charter , as it stands
at present , first saw the light of day In 1831
and provides for a very restricted franchise ,
tbo tax-paying qualification being extremely
sigh so high , indod , that witn a total popu
lation of 0,147,000 the electorate of Belgium
does not exooed 134,000 citizens. Tha re
maining 0,000,000 are debarred from all exor-
clso of political rights and from all voloo la
the conduct of tbo national government , al
though called upon to pay heavy taxes for
the support of the latter. Such a condition
of affairs could not last indefinitely , and at
length the manifestations of popular discon
tent became BO ominous that the olcctoral
oligarchy who hnvo since 1830 enjoyed tbo
monopoly of political power in Belgium have
been forced to recognize tbat the demands of
tbo people could no loneer bo withstood.
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There Is a curious phenomenon connected
with tbo transoceanic emigration from tbo
British Islands which has often been ob
served. This Is the tendency of the outflow
to expand and deoroaso In oydos. For a sc
ries of years the volume of departures will
steadily increase and then during a certain
number of years it will as steadily diminish.
Thus , In 1871 tbo total transoceanic emigra
tion from the United Kingdom was 2j2,435.
The next year there was a gain of some
43,000 , and In 1873 a maximum of 310,012 , was
reached. Thenceforward the outpour de
clined year by year , until la 1677 it bad
fallen to 110,071. Then betraa a now progres
sion , until la 1832 the total had risen to 413-
238 , but only to drop again in the three fol
lowing years , and then again to rise
for three years more , but not to quito
the point reached in 1833. In 1SSO another
decline began and become moro marked la
1SOO ; with 1601 on the other bund , there
came a renewed upward tendency , for in
tbat year the total outward transoceanic )
movement was 331,513 , , showing an increase
of 18G03 ever the previous year. As a matter -
tor ot empirical observation , this cyclical
cbaractor of emigration Is found to bavo
eomo connection with tbo periodical waves
of general trade prosperity and depression.
It is certain tbat emigration is greater when
trade 1s brisk tban when trade Is slack.
What renders tbo problem perplexing is the
fact that at first Bight ouo would suppose
the offout of trade prosperity In the United
Kingdom would bo to keep its citizens at
homo. Iho opposltb Is In truth the case.
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*
Tbo summary dismissal ot Arlf Patho ,
holding the important post of commander of
tbo Constantinople garrison , has attracted
considerable attention , and is quoted aa a
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
very characteristic Turkish Incident , The
reason nllcgpd for the dismissal Is thnt the
Pasha distributed to ttio troops under his
commnnil during the Bnlrani holiday * some
water from the holy Zcnuom. well In
Mecca. Ho discovered , It n said , that
there \vn a feeling bf discontent among
tlio troops bccnuso soldiers during tliclr
term of service wor not allowed to
make the pilgrimage to the holy Moslem
slirinoi , and conceived the Idaa of
giving them Xotizom water to nppouso their
religious scruples. When the fact was re
ported to the sultan , It was suggested that
the real n'otlvo was a doslro to tamper with
Ibo loyalty of the troops , and Arlf was at
once dismissed , but at the same time , lor
fear of offending the troops , the ohnoxloui
order was rescinded , and soldiers may now
mnKo the pilgrimage to Mecca If they can
afford the trip. As the military pay Is very
small , and ironorallr a peed many months In
arrears , the now privilege Is not particularly
valuable , but Arlf And other commanders
have boon taught not to bo too openly solic
itous about the spiritual content of the army ,
n KXiti iM/rirm tsxtxti.
VVnihtnirton Star : Henry \Vutorson Is
having almost as much trouble In finding the
right l < lnd of uolltlonl principles as Ulogonos
had In his search for morals.
St. Louis ttopubllot Vcstordav was the
day when Colouul Wattonon had his inning.
No matter what the Kentucky convention did
or did not do , Colonel \Viutoiv.on spoke his
pioco.
Kansas City Star.- Colonel Wattorson's
attitude , plainly and brlellv stated , scorns to
bo that of n man who is in favor of tariff re
form , but who Is stubbornly opposed to the
only feasible means for Its practical enforce
ment.
Chicago Post ; Henry Wattorson is a vain
man , Indeed , if ho require bottorproof of the
ojtcom In which ibis lolloweUlzons hold htm
than was afforded In the Kentucky demo
cratic convention yesterday. In it bbJv thnt
was vociferously and all but unanimously
for Qrovor Cleveland , lint and List , for hot
ter or worse , Mr. Wattorson's unnldoit voice
sudiced to prevent an Instruction for that
candidate. Kentucky , which yesterday was
for Cleveland and no other , cotuos to Chicago
for any man who can win.
rAlLllUKS Ol-'lIU ! WITS.
Now York Ilornld : Knstorn times seldom co
west to crow up with the country , hut when
they do they uro protnntly "planted. "
Minneapolis Journal : Mrs. Vounelinsbanil
I bollovoyoii told me you belonged to the
Modern \\oodinou , aid you not ?
Mr. Y. Yes. my dour.
Mrs. V. Wall , will XPU please split mo a 111-
tie kindlings ?
Chicago News : "Soiry. " said the Denver
nun to his Chicago friend , "but I cannot
safely uttond your golden wadding. "
"What 1ms your safety to do with It ? "
"why. I live in n fruo Mlvyr community and
my neighbors tuljht misconstrue my mo
tives. "
SOMR or TIII : SKINS.
H'aslilnuton Star ,
When you tool thu microbes chasing
Up and down your splnil : colniun ,
And your mind knows no erasing
Of a thought tlmtS hour or solemn ;
Wlion your IORS will baldly earry you ,
Whun all your brain Is tliriimmln.- ,
When you're "knoekod out" y malaria.
You know that summer's coming.
Detroit Free Press's "I can't for the llfo of
nio see \Uiut you IInd In Miss 1'lypp to ud-
mire. " said Mrs. llloobuinpor to horbon. "Sho
neither sings nor plays the piano. "
"Wbut moro could I doslro ? " eald young
Bloobumpor.
Uoston Transcript : Tlioro ore no doubt ex
ceptions , but ns a Kcner.il rule when a stump
speaker talks of marshalling his facts ho
means that ho U eottliu them Into lylu' ,
Washington Post : The latest thins In Ohio
Is a babe born without hands. If ho eventu
ally drifts Into politics he will have to Uouond
on the hands of his friends.
Washington Star : "Kt yoli Isn' afraid of mo
whatyoli tromlln bout1
Goodness , Rraelous , man alive. I Isn1 trem'-
Hn' . I'so cot dp uiullarlyor , Is all dat's uo
mutter with me.
Chlcaco News : "dive mo. " saldlMr. Harri
son. tuckliiB awuy his napkin tldly , "a little
inoio of that nomination pudding. "
Then everybody looked nt Mr. Ululno and
asked him what he'd taKo.
Detroit Free 1'ross : "I'shaw. " said the man ,
"that old fellow who sold you those potatoes
hasn't an honest hair In hia head.
"Hut. my dear. " protested the woman , who
was his wife , "why do you say that wljpn you
have known him so long and dealt with him
tt"it'B ecauso I know him so well that I say
It , " persisted the man. "Ho woais a wig.
Hi :
21.1KHIKU KLKE ,
TV. K. H. Lccky in London Sp'.ctator.
Two flowers blossom on one stem ,
Two streamlets mingling ruu ;
And love and habit blending make
Two lives us truly one.
One In each Interest , hope and fear.
Whatever chance botldo :
One In affection's bond , though two ,
To comfort , strengthen , guide.
AVhon passion's torrid rene is past ,
Haarts only draw moro near ;
And client sympathies of lore
Strike deeper year by year.
When every little fault It scon ,
And every Hooting mood.
And all the nobler Impulses
Are shared uud understood.
Yet still our soerot. separate dread
Will sometimes cloud each mind :
Ah ! which must face this eruel world
Whcu loft alone behind !
tlHMAT n.tr IX
King ChrUtlnn nnd HI * yiioon ColobrnU
Tliclr ( lotiloti Wmlillttg.
CorKXitAOKN , May 27. The iUttoth anni
versary of the marriage of tho""klng and
queen yoitcrduy was obiorvoJ In n manner
that shows how deep the love Is that Is en-
tortalnod by the Oancw. for tbolr sovereign
and his queen. At an oirly hour In the
mornlnc all the ohuron bolU in the olty rang
out Joyous poa'ls In honor of the day. Baudi
were playing In every dlrootlon , the cltj
were a Rala nppoarnnoo nnd was bright with
Hags , bunting and other decorations. AH lha
cborus soctetlos proceeded to the nalnco ,
King Christian was soon standing by n window -
dow with his guests. Ho stoopoa and lifting
In his nrnn his groat-grand child , Princi
Ucorgo , Infant ton of the crown prln co ol
Ureoco , stopped out on the oalcony. His
majesty thanked the singers for the greii <
pleasure ) the had clvon him , and his remark !
were greeted with thunderous cheers from
the singers and the vast throng that had con *
grogatcd about the palaco.
At 10 o'clock there was n grand procossloa
of imperial and royal parsonages from the
palace to Chrlstlansburg churchwhoro Ulvin <
services were held. The procession included
the king and queen of Denmark , the cnr and
czarina , the king nnd queen of Greece , tha
prince and princess of wales and their two
dauuhtorsand the uUko and duchess of Cum
berland. The route to the church waj
packed with Immunity.
The scene In the church was most bril
liant one. Thu service , which was entirely
musical , Instod an hour. Upon Its conclusion
the procession was reformed and the kings
and queens , emperor and empress , princes
nnd princesses drove- back to the palace ,
On the way baek from the church the procession -
cession was halted to receive addresses that
were presented by various deputations ,
King Christian , who was deeply Amoved by
the warm welcome , words of love and appre
ciation contained In the nJdrosscs , made a
short speech of thanks In reply.
At high noon the king and queen received
the members of the Higsdag ontlro. Ha
shock hands with cnch deputy present , tha
whole affair being of the happiest character.
In tnu evening the crown prince entertained
nt dinner 100 euosts. After the dinner tha
party attended a gala performance at tin
theater , where iutonso enthusiasm was ( Us-
played.
ivfo.ii 'jtou.fit .inouT us.
A park has boon uonatod to Elslo by th
townslto company.
Norfolk will soon have a trlbo of the Im
proved Order of Hod Men.
Wallace will probably vote bonds to put
water works costing SS.OOO.
The Syracuse town board has ordered all
telephone poles Into the alloys.
Little Miss Klchardson of Stella swallowed
n tin whistle and nearly choked to death.
J. M. Hawkins lus sold the Fall-bury En
terprise to B. F. UuftlngUm , late of Oicoola.
An Eltmvood man captured a nest of olgnt
young wolves aud cleared $ U bounty from
the county.
A Woman's Relief corps with twenty-three
charter members has boon mustered in at
Cambridge.
Oakdalo Is making great plans'for enter
taining the dlbtilut Grand Army reunion
July 1 , 2 , 3 aud 4.
C. V. Cole , city editor of the Beatrice
Democrat , has gone to Europe on a vacation
which ho has earned.
Bloomliold has n now paper , thn Journal ,
with U. Hull HolcouiQ as odltor and proprie
tor. It Is republican in politics.
Villa Sampson , a domestic residing with a
family near Haskina , xVnyno county , com
mitted suicide recently by taking strychnine.
The Surnrlso Herald has suspended publi
cation nnd J. B. Doy has removed the plunl
to Ulysses , where bo will start the Monitor.
The Albion Argus says the number of
wolves In the county Is not decreasing under
the bounty system as fast as the county gen
eral fund.
A 13-year-old girl visited 1'lorco the other
day with n dress whloh was too largo for
her nnd citizens who saw her chipped lu nnd
bought her n now dross.
Charles Dahnko of Hitchcock county
made onoucn last year from twenty-four
acres of wheat and ton acres of rye to pay
for his IGU-acro farm and had # i loft.
Once again the town ol Hubbell , Thnyor
county , has a newspaper , the Times , pub
lished by James A. Harris. Several papers
have starved to death m that Hold , but Mr.
Harris expects to fare bettor.
Bloomliold business men have organi/ed a
board of trade with twenty-eight notivo
members nnd the folio wlog permanent ofllcers
bavo boon elected : President , Colin Vnloa-
ttne ; vleo president , J. P. Towler ; secretary ,
J. Q. Sutton ; treasurer , W. II. Hammond.
Hero are n couple of weather crop items
from old settler editors. The ilrst , from the
Hnrdy Herald , soys : "Twentv-four years
ago this spring it was so wet that the Ilrst
farming was delayed until the ! i d of this
month in eastern Nebraska , but a good crop
Of corn was grown all the samo. " The other ,
Irom the Long Pine Journal , recalls the fact
that "nine yoart aero the spring was wet and
backward , followed oy the hoayiost crop for
many years. Corn averaged sixty and wheat
forty buahols to the acre on sod land. "
The North Nebraska' Press association
hold a well represented and harmonious
mooting at Norfolk. The following officers
were elected : President , A. P. Childs ,
Wayne Domocm ; vleo president , E. B.
Wilbur , South Sioux City Sun ; secretary ,
C. S. Packard. Emerson Era ; treasurer , Ed
itor Langor , West Point Republican ; his
torian , M. M. Warner , Lyons Mirror. A
number of interesting papers wore road In
addition to the largo amount of regular busi
ness. The next meotinir will bu held at Nor
folk on tbo third Monday In November.
Largest Manufacturers and Retailer . ] of
Clothing In the World.
It7s 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 , j
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
. Cor , 15lh Douglas Sis ,
