THE OMAHA DAILY : ; ,1JEE : Fill DAY , JULY 15 , 1892.
THE DAILY BEE.
E. JtOSEWATRK. EniTon.
FUUL1SHKD EVKUY MOHNING.
tFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
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editorial matter nlmuld bo nddrossoil to tbo I.J-
llorlnl Department.
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uddresftd to Tlio Ileo I'libll'lilnc Company. Omnlia.
Drnlts. cheeks unil postortlro orders to bo mnde
pnynblu to the urdur of the company.
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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.
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