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Fen editor of the International Sunday
School Quarterly this nation _ hits ono-
unnnhnous choice , Hon. Matthovtr Sab
bath Quay.
A CHICAGO negro is gradually turn
ing whlta Ho has probubiy boon reading -
ing the editorials in southern papers on
the force bill.
IF THK country is not well Informed
on the anti.'optlon bill it will certainly
know about it by the time the sonnto
comes to a vole on it. *
THE Boston democrats are talking
about beating Tom Rood. But the
Mai no democrats are not thinking of
tloing it , no matter how they talk.
Tun Now York daily Dana has
passed the double-loaded point since
Cleveland's nomination nnd is now in
the throes at the exclamation point
period.
WE sincerely hope that some work
will bo done on that federal oflico build
ing this Rummer , now that the architect
will probably have $583,000 with which
to start the superstructure.
THE Wagner festival at Beyrouth
has opened again , but ns long as wo
have plenty of iron works and boiler
ehops in this country wo have no need
of going across to hear Wngnor this
pear.
AN OMAHA policeman's aim was
unusually good yesterday. Ho shot at a.
ihlcf nnd succeeded in wounding an
innocent man only slightly. ' To justify
the policeman's reputation the shot
ought to have killed at once.
STEVENSON is said to tisplro to the
fame of Hondrlcks in the campaign of.
' 84 by carrying-Illinois. But there is a
great deal more cliiToronco between Tom
Hondricks nnd Ad Stevenson than
eight yoars. Hondricks was a states
man.
THE BnE is receiving about two tele
grams per day asking the iiddross of
Rainmaker Melbourne. This indicated
that there are spots in tnis country
that don't know when they have enough.
To these wo will say that just now
Melbourne's address is Choyonno.
THE next ropublioan county convon tion
should pass a resolution1 most emphat
ically declaring ngninst the exaction of
n $2 fee from doiogatos whoso nnmos are
voted for ut priinury elections. This
practice is ut variance vith the spirit of
republicanism which concedes the right
of the poorest man to bo a representa
tive in conventions and in the counsels
of the party.
I
It' ' THK domocrutic piipers nro conduct
ing1 the sumo campaign on tarill that
they huvo run fop the last four cara-
palgjis. At the beginning they were
loud for "froo trade" with no qualifl-
catlonr- Now they assort that they are
for Inrlff. reform , and by the time
election day comes they will bo seared
into declaring that they are protec
tionists. But their platform is rank
frco trade this your , and it must ba so
regarded.
A CASK in which workingraen nro
fully justified in assuming a threaten
ing attitude toward their employers is
reported from Englewood , N. J. The
mon have received no pay for a long
limo and nro said to bo in a pltiablo
condition. They can no longer got
credit uttho local stores and nro in want
of the common necessaries of life. And
yet they have not resorted to violence.
They nro living upon promises and upon
the hope of receiving their duos. In
this case the employers Boom to bo en
tirely to b'.itmo ' and the employes are on-
tltlod to sympathy. The labotor is
worthy of his iiiro and is entitled to
prompt payment of wages.
IT is reported UDOII authority that Is
laid to bo good Unit in the event of the
enforcement _ of the retaliation act
recently passed" by the congress of the
United States the Dominion govern
ment will Impose u tux upon American
vessels pausing through the vYollnnd
rmnnl , Tlili loll discrimination against
American ressolu is bud enough , but a
tax hi addition would bo simply prohibi
tory. Such u atop would ba a foolish
ono for Caniulu. It is etrango that the
Canadian people cannot see the folly ol
trying to got the hotter of thU country
by tactics that are manifestly unfair and
dishonorable. The United States gov
ernment can neither bo fooled nor
frightened. It uslcs nothing but fair
treatment , and that U will huvo ut any
cost.
E.TX31PX.S FOTI NKnttAKA IlKPUD-
The republicans of South Dakota
have sot an oxnmplo which Nebraska
republicans would do well to emulate ,
South Dakota , like Nobrnsln , has become -
como debatable within the past two
years by reason of the discontent among
the producers , who constitute the mass
of the voting population.
South Dakota , llko Nebraska , had become -
como a ring-ridden and corporation-
ridden state. The mining syndicates of
the Black Hills , Hie railroads and bank
ers , dominated the republican conven
tions , dictated horcandldatos , manipu
lated her legislatures and oven sought to
porvo-t juslloi In her courts. Against
these abuses the bono and slnow of the
party rose in revolt , and many thou
sands of upright , conscientious repub
licans soticht relief iti the independent
party , oven though they were at vari
ance with its visionary money schemes
and itnpr.ictluiii reforms.
The slate convention at Madison last
week relegated to the rear the bosses ,
combines , rings and corporation poli
ticians , and placed In nomination a
ticket Ihat appeals to the support of all
honest republicans , and will roinfuso
vitality into the party by a rovlval of
confidence. All slates were smashed ,
the combines were rent asunder , nnd
the corporate influence was sot at do-
flan 20 with the exception of the candi
date for attorney general , who neces
sarily must bo n lawyer. The ticket in
South Dakota , from ton to bottom , is
comnoiod nf farmers nnd business men
of standing and character. Lawyers
and money lenders received no favor
at the hands of the convention. Nearly
all the candidates have served the
country in the war for the preservation
of the union. No man whoso reputation
or record had the slightest flaw was
honored with a nomination. That fact
alone makes the republicans of South
Dakota invincible in the coining onset.
Having no candidate to defender white
wash , they nro in position to open and
carry on an aggressive campaign.
The qtidstion is , will Nebraska repub
licans emulate the example set by the
republicans of South Dakota ? Will
they discard personal preferences nnd
make a horolc olTort to sot the party
right with the industrial classes by re
sisting pressure from corporations and
combines that have brought the party
to the verge of ruin ? Will they sternly
sot their faces against any caudiddtq
whoso record will not stand the most
severe scrutiny ?
In other words , are they patriotic
enough to ro-establish the republican
party in the confidence of the people
who believe in its principles but had
lost faith in the integrity nnd fidelity of
the men whom it has honored with posi
tions ?
If Nebraska republicans will do what
South Dakota republicans have done tlio
outcome of the campaign will not bo
uncertain.
THE OURRKXOY QUESTION.
Of equal importance with the question
of protection itr the currency question ,
and with respect to none other is there
moro popular ignorance nnd misconjop-
tion. This is duo largely to the mass of
misinformation given out by persons of
some inlluonco and responsibility re
garding our finances party leaders who
ore uct'untod solely by a desire to make
political capital rather than by an
honest purpose to set the people right
ns to this most important and vitnl
matter. There is not a fact relating to
the finances of the country that is not
accessible to any ono who will take the
trouble to ascertain it. The currency
legislation of congress nnd the record of
treasury transactions can bo had by any
citizen who will apply to the proper
source. There can bo no proper excuse ,
therefore , for any one misleading the
public or being misled regarding the
currency question.
Ono of the commonest , miustatomonts
is to thn otTcct that the present circula
tion is less than during nnd immediately
after the war. These who in this way
seek to mislead the people attempt to
sustain their misrepresentation by in
cluding in the circulation of the war pe
riod certain interest-bearing obligations
of the government , a small p irt of which
may for a brief time have served the
purpose of curroncyt but all of which
were speedily hoarded as Investments.
Another way of augmenting the circula
tion of that period is to count the reissues -
issues of United States notes as addi
tions to the currency. It is easy to thus
pile up figures so as to deceive the
uninformed , but a little investigation
will serve tophow the false and mislead
ing character of such statements.
The secretary of the treasury recently
sent to the senate , in answer to a reso
lution of that body , a statement of the
various kinds of circulating medium
issued from 1601 to and including 1870 ,
and what amounts were rcdocmod each
year up to 1870. Under acts of congress
of July 17 , 1801 , and February 12 , 1802 ,
the government.issued what were known
as demand notes to the amount of
$00,000,000. An act passed February 2o ,
1603 , authorized an IRSUO of United
States notes ( greenbacks ) to the amount
-160,000,000 , of which $50,000,000 were
to Do issued only us the demand notes
were letirod , and It was provided that
the greenbacks coming Into the treasury
might be reissued. Tlio totul amount of
thu latter currency issued was about
$100,000,000 , of which $320,000,000 was
reissued. Up to 1870 all but 8350,000,000
were redeemed. Than there was issued
of postal and fractional currency , under
several aolsof congress. $100,700,803 , loss
than 810,000,000 of which remained un
redeemed In 1870. Of national bank cur
rency , authorized by the net of Juno 3 ,
1801 , there was issued in round figures
$320,000,000 , and there was outstanding
In 1870 $21)0,000,000. )
It will be intorostlncr to note just hero
that while ut no time was there In cir
culation moro than about $40,000,000 of
fractional and postal notes , yet the
figures of the amounts issued and reis
sued during the tun yoaiu make H ap
pear that the total exceeded $308,000'-
000. The statement of the secretary
sho\ven \ that the largest uotuul circula
tion from 1801 to and including 1870 was
In J800 , when It was $709,003,253. On
July 1 , 1601 , the circulation was $1,407-
440,707 , and It was nearly $100,000,000
greater on July 1 , 181)2. ) It should
bo remembered , also , that the purchas
ing power of the currency at the latter
date was at leastonethird greater than
In 18CG , when It took 8144.60 In croon-
backs to pay for $100 gold.
In view of such facts , the authenticity
of which is unquestionable , and the
force of which oven Senator PflfTor ,
whoso resolution it was that called them
out , was compelled to confess , the load
ers of the people's party must abandon
their misrepresentations regarding the
relative proportions of the circulating
medium twenty-six years ago and now or
Jo adjudged as deliberately designing
to docolvo and mislead the people.
HOSPtTAUTVMAKRS-mnKItDS.
The recaption which Omaha is pre
paring for Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
will bo n notable ono In every way and
will provo what has elton boon proven
before , that our citizens are hospitable
and that they do nothing by halves.
A t the last mooting of the local organi
zation of this great order It was reported
that not a single refusal had boon met
with by the soliciting committee and
that the $2,000 yet to bo secured would
bo raised with ease ,
Omaha is gaining a reputation abroaa
for her hospitality to visitors and it is
this kind of a reputation that makes
friends and advances the Interests of the
town. The 2,000 Shrinors and the many
thousands of visitors who will bo at-
trnclod hither by their conclave will
certainly receive a favorable Impression
of Omaha and her people , and every man
who- contributes to the fund for the en
tertainment ot our guests on that occa
sion will have reason to bo glad that ho
did BO.
TIIK ANTl-'LUVSC LAW.
A congressional committee recently
expressed the opinion that the anti
trust law passed by the Fifty-first congress -
gross is "Impracticable. " This is a
change In the form of democratic criti
cism of republican legislation , ' 'uncon
stitutional" being the term uniformly
applied to laws of republican enactment.
But this law has boon declared consti
tutional by a circuit court of the United
States , and this settles thai point so
long ns a higher tribunal does not re
verse the decision.
The view of the committee cannot bo
said to bo wholly without warrant , how
ever , since the efforts made to give the
luw practical olTect have not been suc
cessful. The question naturally sug
gests itself whether this failure is duo
to a defect of the law or "to alack of abil
ity on the part of these charged with its
enforcement. The most important ac
tion brought under the law was that
against the whisky trust , which it was
understood was to bo made a test caso.
The prosecution was dismissed , not , as
it appeared , because of any inadequacy
in the law itself , but rather for the rea
son that the atithoritips did not properly
nnd fully comprehend it. Ono failure
of tnis kind has the eiTect to bring a
law into disrepute ana diminish interest
in its enforcement hence the not un
natural conclusion of the congressional
committee that the anti-trust act is im
practicable , and also the fact that noth
ing further is being hoard of the pur
pose of the department of justice to enforce -
force the law against other trusts.
The Sherman anti-trust law was the
result of prolonged'discussion and care
ful consideration. Every point bearing
uoon its constitutionality and its prac
ticability was thoroughly considered by
the best lawyers in both branches ' 0
congress. It was apuroved by President
Harrison after duo doliboiation , thus ob
taining the sanction of eminent legal
authority. A federal * court hus pro
nounced it valid. lu view of ull this the
general public must conclude that it is a
good law , nnd that if not enforced the
fault is elsewhere than in the act itself.
At any rate , the olTort to enforce it must
not be abandoned because ot a single
failure. The practicability of the law
must bo put to u further test , or as many
tests as may bo necessary , to determine
fully whether or not It can bo enforced.
If further oxjiorionco shall show that it
is defective or inadequate it can bd
changed , or something substituted for it
which will meet the demands of the
people for legislation to suppress mon
opolistic combinations.
PHUSECVT1KU 111K COAL COMBINE.
There is a ray of hope for coal con
sumers in the fact that the attorney
general of New Jersey has at last begun -
gun the prosecution of the Philadelphia
& Reading , the Port Heading and the
Now Jersey Central railroad companies.
The ground upon \vhich this action is
based is that the state of Now Jersey is
a sufferer at the hands of these com
panies , which nro included in the coal
trust that is forcing up the pnc6 of
anthracite. A strong and bitter flcht
will bo made by the trust , which is rep
resented by some of the boat lawyers in
the country.
The coal combine has now been in
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operation several months , nnd has
raised the price of coal no loss than four
times ; and it is understood that another
increase is to bo enforced on August 1.
It is reported from Philadelphia that
the price will bo advanced u dollar a ton
beyond the present figure within six
months. The organization IB a power
ful ono , and is playing a desperate
game. Its object is to squeeze as much
money out of the pcoplo us possible before -
fore U Is compelled by law to desist from
its unscrupulous nnd cruel robbery ,
which fulls with crushing weight upon
the poor. The trust now controls by
far the greater part of the coal production
of Pennsylvania , but as there uro ex
tensive coal fields which it does not con
trol , nnd which will suonor or later bo
in competition with It , the object of ttio
combine is to coin money v.a fast us possi
ble while It hus the mat kot in its power.
Congress has boon appealed to , but
the house of representatives , which hus
proven itself no enemy of trusts , has
prevented any action tending to the
checking of the robbery. The remedy
Booms to lie In the courts , and It is to bo
hoped that the work which Ihe attorney
general of Now Jersey" hus taken up will
not ho dropped until the coal barons
have been forced to the wall. Their
extortion hus become insufferable.
FUOM Colorado , Kansas , South and
North Dakota , Nebraska and lou-a
come such cheering reports of bountiful
crop ? , secured uy timely rains and the
hot weather , that sweltering dwellera in
town can find a solace in the thought
Lhitt the wonthaf flioy danloro so ia the
making of the fo/njqr. Ono Iowa cor
respondent telegraphs that corn in his
section grow a fftWhi height last week.
It will not requlf'u'Jjjany weeks of this
weather to instiro-j jnaturlly to such en
thusiastic maize , < Whd then the cooler
weather may bo yj od on again.
IN TUB now olevatoM bslng put up to
accommodate thi&Kirop which is bolng
caressed by thofclckld the calamity
cranks may rend the answer to their
querulous doman 'Jor information1 con
cerning the farmer's condition nt pros-
i nL
Hponkintr from ltxtorl | < ttiuo.
A Now York oanproistnnn spei\l of "tho
comparatively unknown town of ChlcnRo. "
This is lenoranco. Chicago has , proportion
ately , ns mnnv saloons as New York , perhaps
moro than that. "
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A Mild Mnnnnrad Sctttttor.
Cftfcioi Trllihne.
Mr. Hnrrlty of Pennsylvania may b n
man of largo'cullbor and terrible as nn nrmy
with banners , but his portraits look as If
some cood-naturod sowing machine agent
had snt for them.
Thn Final Notlllcntlon.
Acia York AJvttttftr ,
If the democracy Is through notifying , wo
bog leave to send nlong a notification our
selves to the effect that thU lit a republican
year. And will Oulllvorlan Clovonna Lllll-
putlim Btovo accept assurances of our moat
dlsilnKutslioJ consideration : nt the same
time from the table of their memories wipe
away nil trivial fond records and chalk this
down where they will not forgot It !
Oettliij * hi Lino.
Kalians Clfy Journal
Already uows begins to como In from
Kansas of old republicans In the alliance
going back to the republican party , as the
result of the democratic and third parly
combine. The reason given is if they are to
bo connected with ono of the old parties they
prefer the ono they formerly boloogod to.
This la onlv the advance guard of a largo
army that will take the same course.
Tlio .Sinpoimo f Ovor.
CttlcnooTribune. .
Wo learn from the dispatches that when
Adlal Stevenson in bis speech at Madison
Scuaro ] Garden Wednesday ovontng an
nounced his acceptance' the democratic
nomination for vice president the vast nudl-
enco brok'j ' Into enthusiastic cheers I The
long BUsocnso was ovor.Tho agonizing fear
that after ull Adlal mlgQt not accept that
nomination had proved to bo groundless ,
and in the revulsion ot feeling that followed
women probably fainted and strong mon
doubtless went Into hysterics. It was a
great event.
Noteworthy fur Their Excellence.
Waslilnuton Star.
The president's Judicial appointments , al
ready noteworthy Jor their excellence , nro to
ho strengthened by that of Mr. George
Shlras , Jr. , of Pennsylvania , Juat nominated
to bo supreme courtjustice. . Wnllo great
pirtlsaus have , In every generation , inado
great members of that oxaitod bunco , It bus
nlwavs been doslrabloi and has nlwavs been
the case that the staple of membership has
oeon tlio eminent lav.vcr promoted from
private life or the lower Judiciary. The state
of Pennsylvania has been singularly rich
from colonial times in tbo number nud qual
ity of her lawyers , o
mo TALK.
Kansas Ulty Journal ( rep. ) : Mr. Cleve
land's speech in ro'ip hse to the notification
of his nomination brands him moro plainly
as a dnmagoguo than anything ho has uvnr
uttered before. ' , *
Chicago News fliul. ) : It has been suffi
ciently demonstrated that Mr. Cleveland is
conic to try to ba democrat with.all his
might during t'ho p.ro.'jciit canvass,0Jb mug-
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wumps'peed'ttpply . , , /7
St. P.iulPioneerTross , ( rap , ) : Mr , Cleve
land's acceptance speeches in his usualstylo ,
of ponderous diction , whoso swelling periods
are rolllnc waves of pompous buc common
place generalities. Upou these bo safely
rides on n raft of his own construction ,
framed of tbo only two nladks of the demo
cratic platform which ho apparently recog
nizes.
Now York World ( dom. ) : This address
sots the campaign upon the highest piano of
conviction , reason and patriotism. It sweeps
away the clamuroua and consciously false
charges of a destructive purpose , of a Head
less disregard of any honest Interest , nnd of
other partisanship than that which is
founded upon principle and seeks the com
mon good.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Clove-
land's speech accepting tno democratic
nomination for the presidency reiterates the
sonilnonts of bis celebrated free trade mes
sage , which caused his defeat four years
ago. Ho stands now Just whore be stood
then , contending that ' the present , tariff sys
tem In practicilly a' process of roboery by
whlcb the inuuy are * despoiled to enrich tbo
few.
few.Now
Now Yorlc Recorder ( rep. ) : Tnero is a sup
pressed note of despair in all that Mr. Cleveland -
land said. Ho spoke rather as the loader nf
a lorloru hope than as a general marshaling
his troops for victory. It was a funeral oration
tion Instead of a ringing call to arms. The
Madison Square mass mooting was a mis *
taKo. To osU a candidate to meet the leaders
of his party who were only a month before
predicting bis defeat in his own state was
enough to chill Ilia blood of any candidate.
Mr. Cleveland was not only chilled ho was
frozen.
Denver News ( oz-dom. ) : In New Yorlc
ox-Prosidont Cleveland wont througu tbo
form of bolng uo'.liloil of his nomination nnd
making a response for the country. Tno response
sponseis moro notable for what It omits
than for what it states. Ho dwelt eloquently
upon tUo necessities .for tarill reform ; ho
gave a sly dig at Caruegto and protection m
alluding to the Into Pennsylvania labor
troubles ; ho portrayed In llitlnc terms the
possible wrong and oppression ot a threat
ened force bill but ho said never a word
about silver.
St. Louis Republic ( dom. ) : It Is fortu
nate indeed at such a time as this that the
democratic party bos In Mr. Cleveland a
leader culm , high-minded and so tilled with
thu courage of his conviction of duty that ho
Is capable of lacing without any thought of
shrinking the dangers and difficulties which
bavo been Interposed between the American
people and the return to free , honest and
peaceful govornitont , Tbo hour bos come
when this return must bo made , and with
tbo bour has combine man.
New York Advertiser ( ox-clem. ) : Upon
ono point the preajrjd ponderous statesman
was clear. Ho declined that defeat iu the
comuiK campaign wl/md present "n most dis
couraging outlook fgr future democratic
( Clavolunilj fluprorojwy. and the accomplish
ment of the objoctV v j have at heart. " For
'once tbo SJITO of ( jroy Gables Is correct. Defeat -
feat of the free trade paity this year will
most seriously affocLtuo party of tbo loft. It
wll | end Clnvolandiia ( , and It will put a stop
to the clamor of the calamity crowd for
years. And tUutis'proclscly ; what is iu store
for Mr. Cleveland a.nd'bU calamity party.
Chicago Herald-aem. ) : The emphatic
and courageous declarations in the platform
adopted at Cnlcatb.y&ro powerfully supple
mented by tbo raMpy and vigorous utter
ances of Mr. Cleveland in bis speech deliv
ered In Now YorjjJiVciJuosdny nl ht , an
nouncing his wlllUuuioss to load the demo
cratic hosts In iinottjflr struggle to wrest tbo
control of the government from tbo enemies
of the people. With all tha liola ofllcors of
the democratic army occupying tbo ngKrcs-
slvo position which its couimandor-In-cbiof
has fearlessly assumed , It Is evident that the
campaign of 1HW , whether It results in vic
tory or defeat , will rollout honor and glory
upon tbo party of progress.
Chicago Tribune ( rap , ) : Mr. Cleveland's '
speech of acceptance'at tbo Madison Square
Garden. Now Yoric , is unralstably his own
composition , it Is well marked by ills solemn
ponderosity and uis vague platitudes. It is
In the mala a condensation of his long mei-
sago to congress on the tariff iiuoxtlon , re
taining bis denunciations of the "bloated
manufacturer , " who Is'.allegcd to be the solo
bonetlcmry of protection , and bis expressions
of sympathy for tbo consumer , who la auld
to bo oppresalvoly taxed for tlio boaullt of
tbo mill bosses. Mr. ' Cleveland bat ad
vanced since bu wrote that raoksago , and U
now In full accord with the "tariff for
rovouuo only" platform of pis party.
tf VLATTKK.
The young man oy the nome of Walker ,
who halls from the stnto of Beatrice and
parts his hair In the middle , Is ntd to deny
the statement which was credited to him In
the Clatter column regarding the candidacy
of Dr. I' unk nnd A. O. IColtn , nnd trio * to
insinuate that the quotation wa a malicious
fabrication. This may help the previous
young man In pulling himself through a
knot-hole , but wo reassert that every word
credited to him was oxactty as It cnmo out
of his moutb. The Clatterer may bftvo
erred In quoting bis uttcrancoi , and It
promises not to give this conceited In
dividual another opportunity to peso before
the people of the state as a Sir Oraclo.
Tom Majors' advance ngent , Mr. Ilallrond
Agor , take1 * upon himself to say that there
nro a few things Nebraska republicans would
like to know , nnd the first of tbcso is
h Why Van WyoU so frequently ascends the
elevator In TiinOMA.itA.BEit building , and , tn
tbo second place ,
Why does Van Invariably call at nlghtl
Agor ought to ask something harder. The
elevator In Tiln Bun building Is for public
convenience. Van Wyok bas as much right
to ascend or descend in that elevator as
Church liowo , Tom Major * , Ross Hammond ,
ljiut ( Vnndorvoortnnd 10,000 others who have
made use of It in preference to climbing up
nnd down the stalrcaso. Ho certainly bas a
much right to ascend that elevator us Agor
himself , who never asks permission when bo
wants to como spying around THE BUG
ofllco.
Von comes at night vorv much llko hun
dreds of other people who have occasion to
leave notes of speechesfmcotlngs , etc. , to bo
published In the morning edition of THE
Bnn.
It Is to bo hoped this explanation will
"pacify such republicans of Nebraska ns have
seriously boon perturbed ever Van WyoK's
free rides In THE BBB elevator nt hours
when the owls hoot nnd bats UOR their
wings.
There Is another thing republicans of No-
bras would llko to know :
What chnnco would Van Wyck , Powers
nnd Calamity have to carry Nebraska If such
corporation houohraon as Agor and Walt
Sooly wore repudiated and discountenanced
by party loaders who desire to retain popu
lar respect and coulldonctl
The attempt to hoodwink the Eighth ward
republicans Into the beltot that there is n
ghost of & chnnco for Cadet Taylor
for stnto treasurer is as transparent
na Charley Brunor's frantic effort
to got his brother nominated Btato
school superintendent. The Sixteenth
street banker would not stand n ghost of a
chance for stnto treasurer and oven it ho
werp nominated he would bo moro vulner
able than Tom Majors. Prof. Goudy will
bo nominated state superintendent uy accla
mation. Ho has only served ono term and is
entitled to rcnomtnation because there is no
fault found witu his woiK'nndno reason
why ho should bo retired. Besides this , the
party would not gain three votes in this
county by throwing a crumb llko thu school
suporintondoncy.
A correspondent from Hastings writes
THE BEE : "I saw a telegram \ your paper
from Sidney the other day saying that
Auditor Benton bad arrived there and paid
ever to the county treasurer $10,800 taxes
due from the Pullman Halaco Cor company.
Can you explain why Mr. Benton was hand
ling the Pullman company's funds ! Is ho
the agout of the company' "
Our correspondent will have to ask easier
questions.
Soys the O'Neill Frontier : "Judge
Crounso should bo nominated for gov
ernor. Then there would bo no question
about success. The republicans can not agord
to nonjinoto a man for the bead of the ticket
because ho is a good folio AT and stands well
with the boys. A vote-getter is what is
wanted this year , and Judge Crounso Is the
man. "
The Crete Vldotto wants as n candidate
for governor "a man who will t0t bo called
upon for personal explanations. "
'It bas como to.bo a religious principle this
year to put up only men of spotless political
records for oOlco , " says tno Sutton Adver
tiser. "Tho republican party , If It wants
te win tbis fall , must bavo on its banner
only the 'purest and cleanest mon that can
bo found in the state. "
The Osceola H ocord declares that the
ropuolican party , In nominating a guberna
torial candidate , "can't afford to sbouldor
some old political back who will be a dead
weight. This campaign must bo an of-
luiislvo and not a defensive ono , and a
strong man at tbo bead of tbo ticket will
swell the vote several thousand. "
Johnson wants to heal the broach In
the Independent ranks by nominating Wil
liam Leeso for governor.
It is asserted that in case William U.
Mungor is not nominated tonight by the
democrats of the Third congressional dis
trict , the May brothers and twelve other
leading democrats of Fremont bavo entered
Into an agreement to bolt the party and vote
for Meiklejohn.
JUTS OF
Elmlra Gazette : The policeman can got
along huttor with u tough If bo knows how to
take 111 m.
Yonkcrs Statesman ; Of all the methods for
capital punishment the guillotine still takes
the head.
Now York Bun : Dolllo Uroakhoart It nan
never bu. Hut I will bo a Hlstor to yon.
\Vroundor-All right , my uour. That
will lve mo the privilege of licking every fol
low who comes around hero making love to
Ohloago'Tribniio : "You know I was engaged
to Unit stately Mlsi lilltor ? "
"Yos "
" \Voli. I Had to break It off. "
"Too bud. Whv'C"
"I was madly in love with her , but I saw
her when uho was running for a cur the other
day. "
Atchlson ( ilobo : When you prnlso n woman
by Biiylim thut ho makes bur own bonnets.
tno other women who uro present will say ,
"Ves , they look llko It. "
HEU bEOHET.
Ifew York Ilvaiina SUH.
'Twiis twlllzlit. In the shadows of the parch
We Hut and watched tlio coming of tlio moon.
And when nt luat wu saw nUht's silvery turoli ,
\Vo both ro iotU'd thut It hud como no noon.
Then suddenly ahojnnipol up from her seat ,
And with u cry Into my urnm shu fell ;
I olupaed unto my breast the burden swuot ,
And gently urged her secret she would tell ,
Bho was a mimmur miilden , and I know
KullwellHliuHUlTorod notfrom IOVO'H uttaok ;
And 1 wusiUht , forwhun liurbioutti siio drew
tilio uuxpoil : "Thut horrid hug's crawled
down my back. "
WnililriBton Btar : "Just think , " said the
girl from the back row of tbo ballot , as slio
Kuzed ut some souulile bathers , "tlioso folks
don't got u cent of salary for wearing these
olothesl"
Illnifhaiuton Loader : The difference be
tween the Mississippi river and a dmtlllor U
that the former utlll runs while the latter
runs still.
_
I'hlladolphlu Ledger : A fashion note fcnrs
thutuliimonds Imvo Iind their day , but this
neu I not provunt thulr being worn ut night ,
UH uauul.
I'hlladolphlu Ilecofd : Borne cheap perfume
uru not to no gnlirod ut.
Klmlru Onzottoi JIUHOII H.iyg . a youth can
toll how fust lie Ingrowing by the way Ins lints
got too iniull for him ,
Yonuora OutottotVben a man "feels his
oats" It U not nlwuyi evidence of bli being u
atublo churuetur ,
CENTENNIAL OF THE CANALS
History of the Inception nnd Development
of Inland Waterways.
BOOSTING THE COUNTRY'S ' COMMERCE
Statistic * Showing the Impnrtnuco of Can-
nls to Agricultural mid Imluatt-lal
Intorcstfi--Iiniortnut ArtlHcml
Waterways I'rnjuctod.
Lnst Monday was the contonnlnl of the In-
caption of cnnnl construction in tbo United
States. On July 18 , 1703 , two small canals
were opened to trnfllo In Massachusetts.
They were only live mlles in length , but they
marked the boglnnlntr of n system of nrllfi.-
ciaf waterways which urovod mighty factors
In the development of the comtnorca of the
(
new world.
"Do Witt Clinton' * Ullcli. "
It was not until a quarter of o century
later that Governor DoVllt Clinton suc
ceeded in having a bill passed by the legisla
ture of the state of New York authorizing
the Erlo canal , or the "Do Witt Clinton
ditch,1' ' ns the opposition chose to call It. The
canal was bosun in 1817. nnd was iolotnnly
ononod to nnvlcntloii in 182.Y It * nrlolnnt
cost amounted to (3,003,000 , but the Empire
stnto has nlnco spent nearly $90,030,000 for Its
improvement and maintenance. Notwith
standing this heavy expenditure the Income
of this "dltoh" during its sixty-seven years
of existence amounts to ever $183,000,000 ,
leaving a oloar profit of $25,000,003. Its entire -
tire length Is SCO miles , and It Is practically
the flrst great enterprise of its Kind carried
uat In the United States.
What an Important place canals occupy lu
an Industrial and agricultural country may
bo Judged by the simple fsct that whlloln
1703 the United States had onlv flvo mlles ,
they now have 1,000 miles of artificial water
ways. This1 is n showing which Is not sur
passed by countries abroad with n civiliza
tion much older than ours. The freight
movement on artificial and natural inland
watorwnrs In the United States last ioar
exceeded 17J,000,000 tons. There were "em
ployed 100,000 persons , receiving 505,000,000
In wages.
There can hardly bo any doubt , says the
Now York World , that If the schemes which
tire now under consideration , and which
partly are provided for In the now river nnd
harbor bill just laid before congress receive
legislative sanction , the history of the second
end century of canal building in the Unitnd
States will form a unique page In the annuls
of the Industrial nnd commercial enterprises
ofjhn world. Tno now bill provides for a
sufficient sum to'hegln the work of deepen
ing the connecting channels of the great
lakes so that there will bo nowhere loss than
twenty feet of water between Chtcagu ,
Duluth ana Buffalo.
W/ioro Improvements Are Needed.
General O. M. Pee has made tne official
nstlmat.es of the ontlro cost of the work ,
which call for an outlay of $3,1194,000. TtiiS ,
of course , is exclusive of the work on the
creat now lock in St. Mary's Falls canal and
In thoHny Lake channel , immediately below
in St. Mary's river. The provlsions'for this
work woronnado in the river ana hnrber
bill of 1S90. The points which need improve
ments are the following : Round island nnd
Sailor's Encampment island , both situated
in the outlet of Lake Superior , or St. Marv's
river ns it is atvled ; Corsica Shoals , at the
foot of Lake Huron ; the St. Clolr Flats
oanal. Gross Point Hats and the Limekiln
crossing , between the foot of Lake Huron
and tho-bead of Laka Erie. The magni
tude of the trafllc of the great Inkra
can only bo realized when ono Is famil
iar with the statistics of canal trans
portation and lakn navigation. In 1891 1,100
inoro vessels passed through the canal into
Duluth , Minn. , than had pa cd through the
Suez canal during tbo same period. But
through the outlet of Lake Superior there
were tnoro than thteo times ns raany.vossols
and 1,730,000 tons moro freight in iS91 than
passed through the Suez canal. With re-
card to the amount of vessels and freights
passing througn tbo Detroit rlvor statistics
are nt fault , but according to figures printed
some time ago In the Hovlow of Uoviows
George H. Ely of Cleveland , O. , estimates
the freight through the last mentioned canal
at 30,000,000 tons.
The full value of this sum will bo best un
derstood when it is known that it means
10.000,000 tons In uxcess of alt arrival * and
clearances , both coastwise and foreign , of
Liverpool and London combined.
IntoicitliiR SlatlHtlcs.
In 1890 the arrivals and clearances of ves
sels at Chicago amounted to 21,541 , wbilo
those of Navv York numbered only 15,283.
The total entries and clearance ! ) of the entire
seaboard of the United States , according to
tbo latest statistical records , were . ' 17,750
vessels , while tbo arrivals and clearances of
vessels at the ports of the great Itmoa
numbered 83,280. The difference In the
price of transportation by rail or canal will
be best Illustrated by the statement that If ,
during one single veur , all the freight carried
on canal boats In this country had tn bo car
ried by rail instead , the transportation cost
by means of the latter would rcouiro nn out
lay of $150,000,000 in excess \vhutit-cost
to transport the same amount of freight on
cannl beats. Considering that tip tn data tbo
country has spent only S30.000.OuO under the
river and harbor bills , tbo saving of ono
single year in transportation costs amounts
to $5 to $1 expended for improvements of
waterways. Tlio sum of savings , however ,
would bo much greater if the canals were
deeper nnd could bo navigated b/
vessels.
This Inttor fact rauit certainly account for
the stronjr support of the daring project to
construct n ship cnnnl twenty-one foot deep
from the great lanes to the sea. Congress
ha * boon asked to proVide for survey * , ox-
nmlnatlons nnd estimates of cost for such n
canal. The reason * for Its construction are
obvious. Anybody familiar with the lake
region knows the excellent canal system
which Canada possesses. Onoo the cnlargo-
tnont of the St , Lawrence canals \\fi \ \ cnrriocl
through In that country , England's seagoing
mcrcnntllo AIH ) war marina will have frco
ncco to all our grout lakes. Under uoh
circumstance * the construction of a now
cannl on the United State * sell connecting
the lakes with the Atlantic becomes not only
n commercial but also a strategic necessity.
Another canal project ot rooont years Is the
Honnopln cunal , which Is to connect Chicago
cage with the Mlsslnslppi. The consiructlou
of this canal Is n foregone conclusion ,
Advantage * of tlio I'rnponod Hyutotn.
In an nblo nrtlclo on the proposed deep
water route to Uio seaboard , Senator Davis
of Minnesota pointed out the vast advantacos
of such n system of transportation. Ho
Miowcd that It Is of the highest mid most
permanent Importance that the traffic ,
domestic and foreign , now tributary to the
existing ( system of waterways , bo hold lu
present channels. Although by methods of
transportation , oven now inadequate nnd so
oxnonslvo as to impose the greatest tax that
the producers pixy , the greater nortlon of
thcio products reaches the Atlantic ports of
the United SUtoi , this advantage tnay not
nlwnya remain entirely with us. One shorter
nnd morq northern route to Europe has
already boon opened bv tbo vigor nnd daring
of our Canadian neighbors ! the foreign com-
tncrco of Montreal Is growing nnd Is sub-
traotmg from that of our own ports.
/l.l r HLKKl'S AT T..IST , "
The hours of night pissed O , BO slow
b'or the baby toWnc and monnlin ?
In ceaseless pulni with throbbing brow
They pnssoit slow for the mother trying
To Root ho hot clnrllii4 In sleep ,
Whllo lior father was crylns
In voice onrajod and deep.
"Out of the lionso this minute ,
Retake yourself and rhllil ,
I will not kuo | > you a mlnitto , "
And ho cursed ami r.ivcd as wild.
For his brain was crazed with whisky
Sold by an honest mnnl
A clrngslst who p ild his license-
To ruin the good In man.
The morn I n at last dawned In sulnndor ;
The sun shone down with scorohln : heat- ,
When sorrowing motliur with tlylnir bubo
Wns turned out In the dnstr street. .
lint heaven's mercy Is never farl
When cr.-imlf itnor's door closed on baby
The hoa.vonly gates stood ajar.
In Ills Father's homo the Imby
Was placed In n casket white.
With pr.iyers , iind tours and Mowers ,
It w.ts ti touching sl.-lit.
And the liuinblo guest Is now at rest
lu the homo of the ono who the children
blcisnd. M. SI.
Omaha , July 23.
Turn I.OONO the l.yro ,
St. Paul I'loncer Prat.
Now that Hurrlson and Clovolnnd are both
sure they have boon nominated the base
string of the campaign lyre tnay as well bo
tightened up n little baforothe muslo begins.
STATIC
The republican electors of the state of No-
braslcn are roqimstcd to send dolomites from
theirsovcril counties to moot In convention
at the city of Lincoln , August 4 , 1812 , at 10
o'clock a. m. . for the purpose of plaelni In
nomination candidates for the following state
ofllcos :
Governor :
Lieutenant aovornor ;
Secretary of state :
Auditor of public accounts ;
Treasurer :
Superintendent of public Instrdotloni
Attorney general ;
Commissioner of uulille lands and biillillii3.il
Elclit presidential electors :
And tn transiet nuoli other business as may
coma before the convention
TUB AI'I'OIITIONMRNT.
The 93vor.il counties are entitled to repre
sentation us folio us , boliu basoJ upon the
vote oust for Goorso II. Hustings for attorney
general In IS'J1. clvln ; ono dclogato-at-lariro
to each county and ono for each 100 votes and
the major fraction thereof :
It Is recommended that no proxies bo ad
mitted to the convention nnd thut the dele
gates present ho authorized to oust the full
vote of the delegation.
H. D. MmicEiu Chairman.
WAI.T M. SEEM1 1
U. li. IUI.COMIIK , J-Scorotarlos.
J. U. tJUTHUlir.ANl ) , )
& CD.
Manufacturer * : ind rotilljrJ
of Clothing k the World.
When It's Hot
The is to pay. We've got a hot lot of hot coats
and vests at hot prices for hot weather.
Our negligee shirts keep out the hot in
great shape , while our prices make
other dealers hot and our customers cool
and pleasant. We've'sold all those boys'
50c knee pants warranted not to rip ,
but we have another lot a little better
at 75c which we guarantee not to rip.
Our boys' summer Jersey knee pants at
$1 have no equal under $1.75. in Ameri
ca. Ages 4 to M. $2.50 and $3
2-piece double breasted plaid cheviot
suits , ages 10 to 14 , at $1.25. Long : pant suits , H to 18
years. $4 ; were $5 and $6. $7,50 suits for $5. All
the $8.50 , $9 and $10sults go at $6. Star shirtwaists 35o
regular 50c ; 75c ones at 50c ; $1 ones at 75c. * These are
riot rejected remnants in waists , but the genuine Star
Shirtwaist , everyone perfect ,
Browning , King & Co
Our itoro donas , Ht 0UO : p. in. , except . Satur . S.WCor ISth&DouglatSt
day * when wo close ut ID p. in.