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THE OMAHA DAILY : ; ,1JEE : Fill DAY , JULY 15 , 1892. THE DAILY BEE. E. JtOSEWATRK. EniTon. FUUL1SHKD EVKUY MOHNING. tFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. TKIIMS OK SUn. = CIUPT10S. Tullr Nee ( irltnotit gnnilur ) Ono Year. . . . I a on 1 nllr "nil f-undnr. Ono car > . . 1000 Fit Months ft oo Ilircu Homlm i 3 M Fimilny lleo , I'nn Yenr . . . . 300 Hntnrclnr Ilco , ( ( IIP Venr I 10 Weoklr Hep , One Vonr 1 Win VonrOKK1CK3. OKK1CK3. : Omnlin , Tim line lullrtli ! > K. Ponth Otnnlin , corner N nncl Sfith StrooU. Council lllutTn. n I'onrl .Struct. Clilcnvo OHlei" . .117 Clininliiir of Commorcn. ! < cw York , lloonm 13 , II nncl 1.1. Trlbuno Dulldlngi Waihlnnton. Ml : Fourteenth Struct. . /in communications rolntlnu to new and editorial matter nlmuld bo nddrossoil to tbo I.J- llorlnl Department. IIIJHIM'.HH I.KTTKIIS. All bnnlncm letters nnd remittances eliontd be uddresftd to Tlio Ileo I'libll'lilnc Company. Omnlia. Drnlts. cheeks unil postortlro orders to bo mnde pnynblu to the urdur of the company. THE BMK PUDLISIIING COMPANY. HWOIIN HTATKMKNT OK OlItCUI.ATIO.V. Blnlnof Nebraska , li § County of lloitKlns. f ' _ . fieorito II. Trftchurk. secretary of THE IIKK t'nti- llfliliiK rompnnr. < loen noloiimly nwear that tlio act- nnl elreulnll.Mi of 'I II K 1IAII.V I1EK for Hie week omllnir JiiljrD. 18W , win M follows ! fumlny , Jnlyi : . 37.811. .Monday , July 4 . 21 , , ' riiocdny. Jtily.1 . -VMS Wednesday , .luly I ! . * M'-3 ' Tliiimdny , .Inly7 . .rl Frlilnr. JiilyH . SWf9 ntiirdny , July 7 . 2UM AVITIIK > . . 84.703 K II. T7.SCI1UCK. Fworn In lieforn me and subscribed In my pros- men tills Dili ilny of July , 1SW. N. I' . KBIT , Notary Piiblla Avenico ( 'Ircnlntliin for Jiuin B5H03. Mil. GI.AUSTONK , it seems , trot over tlio fonoo lit Midlothian , bjt ho loft moat of his clothes behind him. TIIK Minncsotiv wild cats have named Undo Ignatius Doiinolly for governor. Uoforo this campaign ia ever they will Had that Ignatius is an ignis fatuus. IT LOGICS as if Mr. Bland and Mr. IJrcokinridgo could have come out .to C'haulauqua without onoanyoring their cituso , It was beyond redemption months ONLY ten republicans voted for free silver , but. why on earth is Jolloy of South Dakota on tlio list ? Uus ho re cently fallen heir to an interest in a ailvor minoV MR. WKIIUKU will never bo missed from the school board when his term runs out , in fact ho would not bo missed if ho stayed away from the board meet ings altogether. IT COST $100,000 to clean up the Iowa Btato capitol grounds. But it would cost a great deal moro to clean up the records of some of the members of the last Iowa legislature. GKKAT speeches enthuse the party , but organization and training cast the votes. If speeches or organization must bo chosen , taUo the latter. The news papers are lilling the speaker's place. Till ! Board of Education is degener ating below the standard of the city council. There seems to bo moro swap ping in votes and trallicking iu patron- ngo this yuar than there has been iu the council. GOVERNOR MCKINLKY will speak at the Beatrice Chautanqua on August 2. No time should bo lost In securing him for the state convention on August 4. Nebraska republicans will give him an enthusiastic welcome. IT is well to remember that the electors on a ptcsidontial ticket are not ligurehoads during the campaign. They are all expected to stump tholr districts and hcnco care should be taken in the nomination of electors. TIIK Boston Globe olTors a pension of $5 per week for lifo to the Now Englander - lander who guesses most nearly the Harrison and Cleveland vote in Now York this fall , .lust think how many spectacles and pots of balced beans that will buyl WAIT for the facts about the terrible and bloody minors' war in Idaho. Prob ably the news is exaggerated. The minors are of course deserving of all censure for tholr bloody work , but lot us not condemn their action in striking until wo know all the causes of that strike. TOM UKKU'S speech on the silver bill was ono of the best bo ever delivered in the house. IIo took no occasion to argue the question at all , but poked fun at the democrats for a half hour and they ap plauded and laughed with the repub licans. Hoed is the merriest ox-czar imaginoblo. THKHK are still heavy charges of mis chievous appropriations of the Hoed congroHs made by bourbon journals. This is rofrcshini : after the present con- is ress'record. There is nothing so ap pallingly virtuous In demeanor as a democrat whoso chastity has boon clearly disprovon. A VKVT days ago an Omaha man was required to pay $10 for klu.sinjra woman , nnd now another man has been obliged to pay $ T > 0 for a kiss. ICvorything is looking up In this town and the price of kisses is advancing in a manner that must bo gratifying to every body but the consumer. AN low.V congressman namoit Seorloy , who had attempted to oiapluml/.u the va cancy in Governor ( JearV former seat , has been peculiarly UP fortunate lie voted for Mills for speaker , expecting preferment on committees , and got no place at all , And ho voted for free all- vor while his constituents are strongly nguing' , iu Such blunder * will relegate him to his $ - > 00 law practice after March . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Till ! panic caused by the breaking of un olcctric railroad trolley wire on "Wodni'wlay at Thirty-third and Cuming htrootH la another illustration of the 1m- portanco of tlio utmost precautions uguliiHl Hitch accidents. Fortunately only two or three parsons received In- JurluM , but the man upon whom the wire full WIIH uxtruinol.v lucky to luvo os- ntjw.'il with only it hhouk. The ovor- bum ! trollny loolcn Innnuuiil nnd harm- li'nn , [ nil | iH ihiadly nature la made up- now and then. DII. MuncKivs Two yuara ago the republicans of Douglas county , In recognition of his services as a public spirited nnd ontor- prlslng citizen nnd staunch republican , designated Dr. S. D. Mercer as their choice * for the position of governor. With unprecedented unanimity the county con volition instructed the delega tion from Dougliw to support the candi dacy of Dr. Mercer and use all honor able means to secure his nomination. Although Dr. Mcrcor had a very re spectable following at the state conven tion , that body saw III to select another man as the standard bearer of the party and Dr. Mercer fell back into line and gave him loyal support. Last year the republicans of Nebraska honored Dr. Mercer with the position of chairman of the state central com- mlttco and charged him with the grave responsibility of redeeming the state. The outcome fully justilled tholr confi dence in Dr. Morcor's organizing capac ity , energy and political sngaclty. It is conceded on all hands that ho acquitted himself admirably in tbo dilllcult task impOHod upon him and it was contl- dcntly expected by very largo numbers of his friends and admirers that ho would head the state ticket in the cam paign of 18i ! ) \Vhilo ho inado no declaration of his purposes , it was generally believed that ho was tin avowed candidate. This was the prevailing opinion up to last oven- ing. At the request of Dr. Mercer Tim BKH is constrained to make the an nouncement that ho positively declines to allow his name to bo used as a cundl- dato. On his behalf wo are requested to oxptcss to the many friends who have spoken kindly in tils interest. Dr. Morcor's grateful appreciation of their friendship and confidence , coupled with his rogiets of inability to accept such an honor. The reasons assigned by Dr. Mercer for reaching this decision are that ho has ventured upon un enterprise of great importance to himself and others , which will require much atten tion and will monopolizn the greater part of his time for the next two years. Dr. Mercer's withdrawal from the gubernatorial canvass will doubtless cause much disappointment among u host of warm friends , and willsomowhat complicate the political situation , es pecially in this city and county. TIIK CHOI' OUTLOOK. All indications point to a good market for corn this year. If the farmers of Nebraska raise a creed crop , as they now seem likely to do , they will undoubtedly bo able to sell It at profitable prices. Last year the entire corn crop of the country was L',000.000,000 bushels. There is this year a decrease of 4.4 per cent in the acreage nnd the latest government report shows that the condition of the crop July 1 was about 12i per cent lower than it was at the same time last year. This would bring the production down to about 1,723,000,000 bushels , but as the condition is sure to improve rapidly from-now until bar vest unless seine ex traordinary visitation of Hood , drouth or frost intervenes , it is probable that the crop per aero will not fall much below tnat of last year. But oven if the total corn product of the country should prove to bo 27/5,000,000 / bushels less than it was lust year it would still bo greater than the yield of five out of the last nine years. The stock of corn now in sight is loss than -1,000,000 bushels in excess of that of a year ago , after the very small yield of IS'JO. ' This is in a measure duo to the fact that farmers have withheld a larger portion of their crop than usual in an ticipation of a short yield and high prices this year. It is believed to bo a reasonable estimate that 100,000,000 bushels now remain in the hands of the farmers and will bo held by thorn until the fate of this .year's crop is deter mined. The exports of the present year have been much greater than usual , but owing to the rapidly increasing popu larity of American corn as an article of food in Europe it is reasonable to expect that there will bo increased exports from this season's crop , which will of course tend to sustain prices. Tlio farmers of the corn belt are liko'y ' to faro much better this year than the wheat and cotton growers. Wheat is low and tbo condition of tlio crop is not as good us it was at this time last year , while a largo falling oil iu the foreign demand from that occasioned by the shortage in Europe last year is certain to result in u poor market. The out look for the cotton grower is even loss encouraging and for practically the sumo reasons. STATISTICS. The first year of the operation of the law requiring county clerks to mnko monthly reports of all mortgages filed and released ended on the lirst of this month , and the complete liguros for each county , tabulated by the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics , have boon pub lished In Tun BKU. The statistics given do not by any moans suppot : tlio statement so often rcituratod that the people of Nebraska are steadily sinking into the quicksands of poverty. On the contrary , when they are viewed in their true light and taken ut tholr real value as indicators of the condition of the state in respect to finan cial prosperity , they toll a story that belles the ill considered statements of the prophets of calamity. As wo have previously mated these mortgages wore ohiolly given for part of the purcha&o price of property which they encumber , and only in a comparatively small num ber of cuses worn they given to piy : cur rent debt * . In other words , they are negative ; they stand for something which the purchaser lacked when ho bought his property , not for something that ho has lost. They do not necessa rily represent a disparity between ex penses and Income , though they may do HO in uuino cases where enterprising farmers have nroforred to inoroaso their indebtedness rather than defer needed Improvi'iuuntA Progressive men often adopt this policy and by HO doing they sometimes ouUtrlp their moro conserv ative neighbors in the race for pros perity. Hut it is scarcely necessary to enter Into an argument to prove that the gloomy prophecies of the calamity people concerning the state of Nebraska are un warranted by the facts. The great majority of the settlers who have popu lated this state wcro originally poor. They had little to lose and everything to gnin. That they have teen con stantly gaining nnd arc still going for ward and not backward is evident to nil who are not wilfully blind to the ro- markablc development of the state's re sources that have taken iilaco and are still to bo witnessed on all sides. T.lLKtXO AIIOVT tlKCtl'liUCITr. A movement is on foot In Manitoba , Minnesota nnd North Dakota to secure the practical execution of the idea of commercial reciprocity between the northwestern states nnd Manitoba. It is proposed to hold a convention at Grand Forks about August 23 , nt which representatives are expected to bo pres ent from the Dakotas , Minnesota , Mani toba and the Canadian northwest. But there certainly does not seem to bo any reason to expect Hint the Canadian gov ernment will take any Interest In this movement , whatever may bo the en thusiasm in its behalf on the part of in dividuals In Manitoba. . The fuel that u largo number of the citizens of central and western Canada would be benefited by a reciprocity treaty with the United States la no doubt ono of the prime reasons why the Canadian commissioners who conferred with the secretary of state at Washing ton nfow months ago would do nothing but beat about the bush. The truth is that eastern Canada , where the wealth of the Dominion is concentrated , docs not relish the idea of relinquishing' a single advantage which it enjoys In the trade of the Canadian northwest. Judg ing by tlio total lack of results from the recent conference at Washington the efforts of our northern neighbors will bo fruitless. But Omaha would like to see it succeed. The jobbing trade of this city extends into the Canadian north west. TIIK AXTf-Ul'i'lOX ItlljL. The United States sonuto will disre gard the demand of a very largo ma jority of the American people and nearly the entire body of agricultural produc ers if it does not pass an anti-option bill at the present session. From the character - actor of the opinions of newspapers in the commercial centers it is to b3 in ferred that there is a very strong prcf- Kuro upon the senate in opposition to the proposed legislation. The sumo influ ence was brought to boar in the house. It was expected by the advocates of tin anti-option liuv. They counted upon a vigorous and persistent hostility from the exchanges and the boards of trade in the commercial centers , because these institutions are sustained largely by the men who deal in options and futures. Eliminate the speculators from these bodies and it would make a great differ ence in their membership , though it would nol impair their usefulness and would undoubtedly improve their char- actor. The illegitimate traders , how ever , are now an important factor in those institutions , and are able to com mand their influence against legislation desitrned to put an end to those forms of speculation , wnich everybody who has any knowledge on the subject knows are not legitimate , and therefore cannot bo otherwise than harmful. ' This class cin perhaps exert moro in- lluonco with the senate than with the house , for the reason that there are rel atively moro members of the senate who have profited by speculation of ono kind or another , and therefore have a feeling of sympathy with the men who operate in options and futures. Such senators will not , of course , bo found defending illegitimate speculation , but they will justify themselves in voting against an anti-option bill on thou u round that it is not constitutional. This is the convenient subterfuge be hind which some of them have taken n position , and although the argument is most clear and convincing as to the con stitutionality of the proposed law there are senators who will not see it. The constitutional objection is always avail able to these who car. offer no other sound and valid reasons for opposing legislation not in accord with their self-- ish interest ? or sympathies. It may servo the purpose of defeating anti- option legislation for the time being , but it is not to bo doubted that it will ultimately have to yield to the over whelming demand of the agricultural producers of the country , in which they should have the sympathy and support of the greater body of consumers , for protection against the manipulations of the market by speculators in options and futuros. As was said by Senator Washburn a few days ago in the senate , there are in the country something like 25,000,000 people engaged in agricultural pursuits , and upon the prosperity of this class of our citizens depends the general pros perity of the country and the welfare of every ether citlxen. They believe , and with good reason , that the existing system of speculation in food products is inimical to their Interests and they ask congress to apply a remedy. That re quest they will iiulst upon find com pliance with it sooner or later is cer tain. IMMlliltA riOX l.KOlSftA770.V. There i. s mio demand for now loiris- lation by congress at the present session to restrict immigration , but the session is so near the close that it is hardly probable any will bo onacted. Another bill relating to this matter was intro duced a few days ngo. It provides that the captains of all Immigrant carrying stonmships shall bo compelled to cer tify that every immigrant brought hero is ab'o ' to take euro of himself or herself , and will not become a public burden while resident in the United States. It further provides that the stoamahlp companies shall bo hold to pecuniary responsibility in the case of each Immigrant. A law of this kind would undoubtedly have the olTect to restrict Immigration , for the steamship companies would not freely tnl.o upon thomtiolvoH the obliga tions it imposes , but would it bo reasonable enable or just to exact such conditions ? It might ha well enough to require that vessel captains should certify us to the al illty of Immigrant * ! to provide for themselves ut the time of their arrival In this country , but it seems clearly un- roaboimblo to demand that the stuiim- Hhlp companies shall become responsi ble for the future of the Immigrants , so 1 farad relates to iolr becoming a public burden while i fidont in the United States. All thttU1 the law can properly and justly require is that immigrants on arrival snnUMfiivo stinicicnt moans to enable them to provide for themselves during such reasonable time as may bo necessary to isrfiiuro employment , and this is praclieUlly what the law now does , It oxchiUl's ' paupers , and consid erable latltudc/'m'ay / ' ' bo taken In dolinlng pauperism tn' lts application to aliens coming into thq'r/ountry. It will not bdtviHorioua matter if congress - gross does notlidopt any now legislation on this subject at the present session. The existing law * , which are being well enforced , scorn to be working very satis factorily in excluding the inhibited classes , and while It is true that immi gration is heavier this year than hist there is comparatively little complaint regarding its character. The steamship companlosaro exorcisfhg moro care than formerly in accepting immigrants and appear to bo well disposed to respect the requirement : ! of our laws. This being the state of affairs there is manifestly no urgency for new legislation , and > the country can wait without danger to any interest until the next session , when it will bo practicable to glvo the subject deliberate consideration. THK iinsi'oxsinirjirr KO/J DKLM\ Tlio chairman of the Board of Public Works is trying to shift the responsibil ity for the delay in pushing our public works this season upon the council in general and Councilman Spocht , chair man of the paving committee , in partic ular. ular.To To use a slang phrase , this won't wash. The council may partly bo responsible for the delay in letting pav ing contracts , but the question is why lias Chairman Blrkhausor failed to push the work that has boon already con tracted for ? Why has there boon little or no work done by the contractors for curbing and guttering ? Why has there boon inexcusable delay in the work of grading streets that have been con tracted for ? Why was there nothing done toward laying permanent side walks until after Pat Ford became the contractor at a higher price for material of inferior quality ? As Mike Meanoy would say. there are a few planks loose somewhere. To a man up a tree it looks as if the chairman of the Board of Public Works has exhibited greater anxiety to favor certain contractors than he baa to push things. Wo have now an army of inspectors specters on the city payroll but wo are doing little or no work. Tlio responsi bility for most of the delay properly rests on tbo Bonrd of P.ublic Works and particularly upon its chairman. At any rate , if'wo cannot como to a head upon paving under this year's con tracts , there is no reason why wo should not compel contractors to proceed un der last year's contracts. t : nvsixsss. The people are wont to regard the school board as- being superior to the political methods of ward heelers and the barter and sale which distinguish the practices of unscrupulous politicians. They naturally expect to find in the body charged with the high duty of ad ministering the educational affairs of the city an elevated standard of conduct and a sense of moral responsibility. They look to it to present an example of integrity and "incorruptibility. The right of Mr. Conoyor to seek r- election ia unquestioned. If tlio board believed that his retention was desirable in the interest of economy and elliciont service in the ollico of secretary its duty was to ro-olect him. But there should have boon no deal in the matter , and least of all such a ono as was made , by which a now and entirely unnecessary ofllco was created. From the informa tion at hand it appears that Mr. Woh- ror , whoso vote elected Conoyor , was al lowed to dictate his own terms , and the price ho asked for his vote was a place on the city payroll for u personal friend as superintendent of repairs , a nowolllco for which there is no demand nnd the creation of which was effected without regard to the usual courso. Heroin is the disreputable part of the business. The combine that supported Mr. Con oyor secretly nuvlo a bargain for the ono vote they needed , the effect of which is to squander the school fund which should go toward the education of our hildren. It was an utterly unwarrant able and discreditable proceeding , and tlio men responsible for it have forfeited all claim to tlio further confidence of the public in their capacity us members of the school board. THIS BKK has always maintained that partisan politics should not dictate the action of the Board of Education. It has insisted that the board should bo absolutely nonpartisan and that it should be governed in the selection of these serving under it solely by consid erations of capacity and lltnosa. Such unworthy tactics as were resorted to by the democratic , members of tlio board in order to secure the election of Mr. Con oyor tends to Wcngthen this view. It ought to boobvious to everybody of intcliigonco thatso long as ixirtis-m politics ia porni t'ffid to play any part in the cholco of members of the school board thorn will bo danger of such dU- creditable doald < as that just con summated. It iff tlio duty of the board to purge itself by reconsidering the vota and not only ' 'abolishing the newly created ollico byt.also reinstating Mr. Hamilton astiiiparlntoiidontof buildings. IIo ban buon r 'faithful and olllciont olllcor and If IK' Bright and proper for ' Mr. Conoyor tq'tiontlnuo as secretary by reason of IrlsNilllcioncy it would bo scandalous to duposo Mr. Hamilton without cause , just to satisfy the do- inands of an unprincipled ward hcolor who has disgraced himself and the board by his conduct Tni'.iti : scorns to bo a disposition among tins torn papers to doubt that Omaha people read books on philoso phy in the street cars. Why , biosa your noul , we iirouii intoublyolitorury people. All of our bunkers can road GrcuK drafts ut sight three dayd Bight. NOTWITHSTANDINO the uppearunco of cholera in London and Paris there is Htilo upprohonslon full in Now York , the llrst place in which it will stcuro u foothold If It comes to this country. The health authorities there are much bettor prepared to cope with thu dis ease now than they were In 18-17 , when it became epidemic In this country and claimed 30,000 victims. The whole country is in a great degree dependent upon Now York in this matlor , and It will bo a relief to many to know that the metropolis Is now In the best possible sanitary condition. This , however , should not cause otlior cities to relax their vigilance in respect to cleanliness and the strict enforcement of all ordi nances relating to public health , for there are other diseases to bo guarded against , which are peculiar to our own climate and do not need to bo imported from other lands. IT is remarked by the New York Wvrld that both parties have this year candidly said what they moan In their platforms , and that the voter will therefore - fore choose with his eyes opon. The candor of the democrats this year cer tainly is remarkable , but that of the re publicans is no more so than usual. The latter have always said what they meant and the people have never been do- culved by taking a republican platform literally. Fulfillment has always fol lowed promise , and the record of the party is in perfect harmony with its de clarations of principles from the day of Its birth down to the present. It pays In politics as well as in everything else to bo candid and honest. If the demo crats had learned this lesson sooner it might not have utterly lost public con fidence. TIIK nomination of Senator A. L. Ilngar of Adair county by the Ninth Iowa congressional district moans a hard light for the redemption of the district. It was unfortunate that Council Bluffs had no stroncr man to present , for the greatest increase of republican votes must bo made in that city. But Mr. Hagar is a bright man and unquestiona bly the strongest candidate before the convention. If ho will make a personal canvass and will lay aside his favorite thumo of prohibition ho will probably secure the election. IT is not an uncommon thing for prop erty owners to object to the valuations of assessors , but in South Omaha the dif ference of opinion between owners and assessors seems to bo unusually wide , and tbo protest is correspondingly vigorous. A largo number of the taxpayers demand a reduction of about one-half in their valuations. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WHKN property owners designate ttio material they want for paving they have exhausted their authority and cannot lawfully strike their names from the pe titions they have signed. Unless this principle is adhorcd to there never could bo a legal letting of contracts. C.tMl'A IX CL.lTTKlt. Omaha Das bcrnmo Nebraska's political Mecca. Lincoln won't be in it until tbo night of August a , wbcu tlio delegates to tbe re publican state convention gullicr thoro. KupubUcan , democratic nnd inaopendont politicians have struck the city in droves this week nnd campaign clatter bos been heard on every side. The grontcst interest lint been shown in tbo republican gubernatorial nomination. Politicians of ull parties admit that , in a great mensuro , tbo result of tbo election will bo determined by tbo wisdom shown in tbo selection of n candidates. M. A. Hi-own of the Konrnoy Hub calls for the selection of n "republican of courngo and ability wboso record needs no defense nnd whoso good niuno will inspire tbo rank and file to go Iu to win. " And Mr. Brown is only ono of n host. From nil ever tbo state comoi the demand Tor u man from the ranks. The candidate must bo a man on whom all can unito. . The other parties don't seems to bo in the uniting busincsb just now iu fact , both of them are split wide open. Tbo independent factious nro lighting tooth and nail. Ucn- ornl Van Wyck , who spoilt several days in Onmhi : , starved last night for Khvood to iimlio a couple of .stump speeches. Uoforo leaving ttio genornl expressed contidcncu In his ability to hind the gubernatorial nomina tion. Ho was united about the rumor that is now going the rounds to tlio effect that 1'ow- ors and Ills friends proposed to make trouble in case they cnmo out second best in the convention. Ho said ho had just hoard of it nnd could not stiy what tnoro was to it. IIo assorted tliat'tiio U. it M. was doing all in its power to Uufnnt him for the nomination , mid Unshed a copy of Jay Uurrows' attack on him us printed in Liberty nt Lincoln. Ho said that hu hud lienrd that tbo paper was to bo removed to Omaha to light him in Douglas county Aim wits prepared to credit it. llu de nounced Burrows bitterly , declaring that lie was "tbo meanest man that Uod ever put on earth and lot llvu. " These who suppose Burrows Is ns dead as his misfortune In the state convention would Indicate are mistaken , says tbo York Times. Only n few months since ho was by far the strongest and most influential man in the in dependent party in Nebraska. Ho has been done up in ono inxtnnco. The state conven tion was u horse on him. Nobody can toll who will w.n the next ono. Ho muy lay down four aces for General Van Wyck to uiO upon nnd weep. Tlicro a-e boino pretty cute old chaps in the uuuio nnd no ono of them has n wallcnwny. Hon. Sam \Voluach is lighting hard forthe dcmocrutlo nomination for uovurnor , but there are other people hot on his trail. Frank 1' . Ireland of Nobrnsicu City , who 1ms been credited with boiiiR U'olbanh's closest com petitor , bus bean spending n day or BO In Onmna. When ho was iiskod if ho was in the race tie replied : "If the convention sees lit to nominate mo I would do wliut 1 could to scuuro un o.co- lion. After tlio convention is the time to mukothu tight , and not boforo. " Juan IJoylo of Kuarnoy , who is In the cl'y , said that if tlio domoenuio party wanted to do soinollimg farcical , ll Minuld cndorso the Independent or republican tickets , but If nit , It should nominate n man for whom uvory in- tolllgi-nt. voter could cast his ballot , fooling that ho wus lionorini : u ronresotitatlvB citi zen. Ho Illustrated hu remarks on n dia gram , so us to leave no doubt ihut ho meant 1'Vunb P. Ireland , for bo it understood Mr. linylo Is not lying uwnKo ntuhts devising schemes to liulp Sum Woluuch'i boom. Hu foil o'lliod upon to say furttior that ( lovt'rnor Boyd was wlsa If ho hud determined not to ho n canuldutn , as ha nud persistently Ig norud hU best friends and bud catered in stead to the opposition. Mr. Baylu candidly remarked that hu would really enjoy bolng u Uuitk'd Stales senator or roprasonlutlvu him self , or would oven accept the governorship If ho only llvea in u part of the country where everybody else thoupht Just ns ho did , but ho wanted It understood that It was nn elective nnd not an appointive oflleo for which ho stood ready to bo sacrificed. Uipht hero it might bo whispered that. Dr. Miller may bo a candidate for governor. The doctor has now been out of the newspaper buttnnss for nearly six vonrs , which Is long enough to cover tbo political graves which bis pen hns dug with the moss ot oblivion , and nil the corns ho has trod upon have been "pared , " la congressional parlance. Thodoc- tor has always bocnallrm bclloverln pure and un fused democracy , nnd takes no stock In sideshows. Judge Crawford of West Point visited Omaha yesterday , but only for n few hours. The Judge hns been supposed to hnvo con- crcsslonnl aspirations , but ho said ho was building anew residence , in which ho ex pected to pass the remainder of bis days , nnd until ihnt was completed ho had forsworn politics and every other pleasing distraction. Ho ventured the prediction , however , that Alunger would corral the democratic con gressional nomination In the Third district. The Fourth district democrats have called their congressional convention for August 4 , M Crete. August 4 will bo n great con vention aato and Nebraska will probably uovcr see the like again. Another county hns instructed for Kugeno Moore for auditor. Cuming's ton votes will bo for him , besides the nine votes from Mndi- son. When told that Bowormnn wasn't ' sure of the eolld support 6f Ijancnstcr county , even though Orinith had withdrawn from the state treasurershlp race , Moore nnd Hodluud nnd Cltno all smiled with sat isfaction. The Beatrice Times has again declared emphatically that It Is not nn anti-Paddock paper , but it recognizes the fnut thatthero are objections raised to the senator's poor Judgment In the selection ot federal np- pointcos. Th'o Times says : "Instead of taking representative republicans , he lias chosen n pack of political dead bouts , with nothing to commend thorn but their gall and a willingness to obey the will of the Paddock dynasty , In the matter of doing political dirty work. It is to this that decent republicans object. It is bncMiso the best element in tha republican party , the clean , respectable portion , refuse to recognize this gang of clnckerj , Ihut they raise the cry of 'anti-Paddock.1 Not content with having the federal oftices , nnd with being hold up as a reproach to decency , this gang of political prostitutes is now working the county pulling up Jobs to nominate thorn- solves , and they are doing it in the name of Senator Paddock. They are neglecting whatever duties that , they should perform , and drawinir their salaries from the govern ment while they work politics , ff Senator Paddock is not advised of this , iho sooner bo places himself in communication wllb bis homo managers tbo better. " An incorrect copy of the call for the re publican stale convention was furnished the Lincoln Journal by Walt Seely. BoMdes cnllinc for the nomination of treasurer before fore that of auditor , Iho counly ropresont- nllon was full of errors. Tbo Journal has now corrected IU mistakes with one excep tion. There will bo only Sli" delegates in Iho slain convention instead of 905 , If Boyd county is given the same number of votes as tvero allowed her at the ICoarnoy convention the tolul number of dolcgalcs will tioSll. Hon. George D. Mcltcaljohn was in the city yoslordny and in conversation with a reporter lor Tin : HKK ho said : "Tho situation in the Third district is , I think , very favorable to the republican ticket this fall. " "Who is liko'y ' to bo the republican candi date for congress J" "It would not do for mo to toll you Just what I have reason to betlovo about that question , for I am interested , you know , f believe I could Inll you , though , the most likely man so far ns I am nblo to judgo. " "Ex-Governor Moikoljohn ( ' ' Iho reporter inquired. "Woll , lot it go nt that , but If you are not satislied como up to Fullerton some dav and I will tell you more nuout it. " Speaking of Iho guuocnalonul situation ho said : "Wltn us wo would bo pleased to see an Omaha uiuu nominated for governor. Jf Douglas county can unite upon an nvuilnblo man wo shall supnort him heartily. " In It Duo to the TiirilT ? Well , did the MoKlnloy tariff canso the butchery at the Ctuur d'Alono ' mines I Como , good domocratb , answer us that. Tut nn a Kiixt Trull ! . Postma ior General Wmmmukor should -aeo to ir , that in thu future there is n morn prompt mail service butweeji Gray Gables and Blooiningtou. FtKt.lf. WHIM . . . Chicago Inter Ocean1 Ho lived n clean life before men nnd nn honest ono before God , nml In tin ttonth tlio country 1ms roil- son to mourn the loss of n good man. Ulobo-Uemocral : The Inylng of the At- Innlla enbto Is the worK with which the nnmo of ino Into Cyrus \V. Field will bo the longest Identified , 'nnd on which his olnlms to tlio roimrd of posterity will ehlolly rest. Chicago Tribune : Ills nnrao will bo longest - est remembered nnd most Intimately associ ated with his Rreat woru In organizing the first ooeiuiio cnblo company , securing llnati- cliil nla for It nnd pushing It through to suc cess. cess.Kansas Kansas City Times ! When death removes n noted character overylhlng Is fonrolton except the good and useful events of Ills life. In the c.iso of CvrusV. . Field there nro no 111 deeds lo bo covered , Ono of America's mot distinguished sons hni doparlod nnd hUtory will glvo him n place nmong the grontosl , Uotroit Ivroo Press : IIo wns a nalurnl louder whosurtnountod obstacles nnd ronchod success whe.ro the nvorngo mnn could not rise to the courage of n fcoblo effort , llo wns n great mnn in the heal ncctStitniiort of the term , ami such as ho hnvu been iho hardy uloncors lending iho wny to n higher civilization. Chicago Mall : Ho had rounded out ono llfo's simple grandeur in n mnnncr over dm- mnllc nnd over retaining n slrong bald upon Ilia lilting nnd Iho faithful , which kept him nnd his ideas above the merely theatrical nnd in touch with iho world's most dm ma tin sublimity. Ho Ihoroughl.v earned his earthly fnmc. Peace lo his ashes mid boner lo his memory I Minneapolis Times : Upon his blor wo need drop no fulsome words of eulogy. His work bus already gained for him n position among Iho world's srent benefactors. It li such ns ho who are the world's ronl heroes , not Iho ulood-stnined warrior. Their achievements hnvo holpadto fulllll thnt sub lime beneuiction , Peace on curlh , good will lowurd mon. St , Paul C.lobo : In the doatti of Cyrus \V. Field the world loses ono ot its greatest benefactors. John Hrieht called him the "Columbus of modern clmoa , " nnd ho mor- iled Iho dosigniitlon. Columbus discovered a now world ; Cyrus VIold , by his Allnnllo cnble. "moored Iho BOW world alongside of Iho old. " It is not easy to determine which wns Iho grander achievement. I'hllndelDhln Horara : Tlio hammock Ctrl I * in full Now York Sun : The lover who does his coin-tins In tliu open ulr nmy bo said to sloop lucunqner. Hoston Courier ; It makes im dlffuronco how ambitious a man may ho to excel , at tliW season hu can etulnro bulnir "thrown Into the sliuuo. " Atchlsnn Ololw : Death tins jumped off nil whllu liorsu and Is now riding on a reaper. Philadelphia Times : Scientists will bi > In terested In thu Btuteinoiit that : tn Iowa town wns. lately visited by u rain of iilliu'atnr- , . After this ralnln-j cuts , does and pltuhfoiks fades Into comparative Insignificance. Now Yo-lf Sun : liov. Dr. Prlmroso--Ilorsi ) rnelni ; Is niinlnj the country. Mr.s. Malupion-- ! know It only too well. Ilo- foru ho wont playing the races my husband nuver asked odds of anybody. JlEl'UJtl.lC.lX ST.ITK The republican electors of Iho slate of Ne braska urn requested to send dolusutus from tliolr aoveril connlles to meet In convention ut tliu elty of Lincoln , August 4. 1S3L1. nt 10 o'clock a. in. , for the purpose of plaolin ; In nomination candidates for the following stuto olllees : Governor : Lieutenant governor ; fcocrutary ofstato : Auditor of publlo accounts : Treasurer : Superintendent , of public Instruction ! Attorney general ; Ooiiiinlsslonurcf unblio lands and ImllillufH : \ Klchl presidential electors ; And In transact such other buslno.ss as may come before thu reinvention. TUB AIM'OIITIONMKNT. The sen-oral counties are entitled to repre sentation us follows , boliii ; base I upon thu vote eiBt : for Gcorco 11. Ilaslinc.s for attorney general In H.D. uMvIns ono clolosuto--it-k-rtro lo each county and ono for each 100 votes and the major fraction thereof : It Is recominondni ) that no proxlos hu ail- mllti'd to tliu convention anil that Iho dolo- gales pru uiit ho tiullion/.cul lo east Ihu full vote of the delegation. S. 1) . Mincii ! , Chairman. WALT SI. SI-.KLV. I 1' . II. It.M.roMiu : , J-Secretaries. J. It. .SUIIII-.III.A.M ) , 1 Largest Mannfautiiror-i urrl ofUloUilniiiii the World. Just Drop in We've always stuck to the idea that men , if they must wear clothes , want good ones , and with that end in view , we have always been supplied with the latest styles and the very newest and best fabrics extant and in no case have we palmed off year old styles as new. We don't carry over any goods. That's why once a year we cut the life out of prices on everything in the store so as to get them out of the way. Now is the time. Everything is reduced. Elegant suits , any style , from $7.50 up. Single \ pants at $1.50 up. If you are looking for genuine bargains , just drop in. Browning , King & Co ) nr fctoro I'lincH . in Gt > p. in. , cvoopt . Htitnr- . S.ff.Cor diiy * wliMit " > eloio ut 10 p. in.