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THE DAILY BEE K. IIGSKWATElt. EntTiin. PUBLISHED 13VKRY MOUNING. OFFICIAL -PAVKR OF TIIE CITY. rally Ilco ( Mtl.ottt SnmlnrJ < ) no Year . t 8 00 3 nllrnml ftimlnr. Ono Year . 10 W Hx .Monllm . > . 5JSJ 'llirro .Monliu . > J > Himlnr lice , line Your . . w Hntimlnr life , Ono Ve.ir . I W Mcckl ? lleo.Ono Year . < W Cninlio , Tlio lleo IHilMlnif. f outli Omnlin , corner N nn < l ZCtli PttooU , Council Hliiim. 12 1'aarl rttroot. CMciiRoOnicn. .IITCIinmbcrof Commerco. Ivew"Vork. lloomii 13 , II nml IS. Tribune Ilultdtnf WmliltiRlon. 613 Fourteenth Htreel. COHHKSI'ONDKNOK. All eommtinlcntlonii rclatlnu to noif n < J rrtltorlnl nmtlnr should bo nddrosscit to the I l- lloilnl IHpnrtmcnl. 1IIJHINKS3 I.KTTKR9. Alt liuslnrM Ictlnrn nnd romlttfineoi etionlrt b ndrttMocd to 1 lie Ilco I'uMlslilnir Compnnf. Oraahn Jlrntu checks nnd ponlonico orders to bo mad Jiijnblolo the order of thn contmnr. | THK BE15 PUBLISHING COMPANY HWOUN HTATKMKNT OK OlUCUIjATION. Mile of N'obrnftkn , I Cnuntr of Douglai. f N. I' . Fell , litiBlnoM mnnnucr of TllR HEK Tub- Uniting compnnjr , doen roleninlatrcnr ttint the Kctunl circulation of THK MAIM" UKK for tbo week rmllnK Aumnti" , 18V3 , wns 01 follona : Fnndnr.Jnlr 31 . 2fl.llU Monday. AufMint 1 . 2-I.SOI Tiiendnf , AliynnfJ . 21,734 'Wodnendnjr.Miitimt ! . . . . , . N.iM Thtirndar , Aiiiftiat J. , . 2,8'0 batlirdar , Atixuat 0 . . ' . . . . 2iIM Avprngo . , . . .3'1H7-1 N. I1. FKIU Fworn to before mo nnd tulxcrlbod In rnj pres ence thin Gth ilny of .MiuuM , Ih'C. 1' . 1' . UocniK.V , Notnl1'ubllo. . Clroiilntlnn fur Juno sr.,802. TllK best ropubllcnn cnmpitlgn nrgu- motit is the allont ono of the country's prosperity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IP SCHWEiNl'UKTii moves his ngffro- putlnii to Iowa , the inhabltnnts of tlmt Btato will wisli ' 'Iloavon" were in the other plnco. At'TKU mulcin n. two hours speech In Ooortfla , Hon. Tom Watson collapsed. \Vo nro not told what was the sad futo of Mi nmliuiico. : consolation can bo derived by the democrats from the Alabama elec tion. It scorns to huvo had the same boomorniiff attachment as the Homo- Blend affair. Tin : liberals hissed the quoon'sspeech quito roundly. Porhnpi they didn't llko the way her innjoaty pitched her \oico or were her bonnet in delivering Vho address. TIIK coal combine has forced'hont up nnd now the Thomson-Houston and Edi son companies huvo united In forcing light up. When will they begin to raise the price of air ? CJoviciiNOii McKiXMSY has returned to his homo in Ohio and the eastern papers who announce daily that ho is making $350 speeches in the west may take a rest , please. Cor.ONnr , DAVID IIKNDKRSON of bubuquo , In , , will Iiavo as his opponent In the congressional race this year Sen ator Shields of Dubuque , who was put up to bo slaughtered. ONicof the most important branches r f our public schools is the manual train ing school. It deserves encouragement t the hands of the Board of Eucation nnd the support of patrons of tlioschools. WK AIIB waiting every moment to hear of a terrible accident at Denver caused by Hugh McCurdy , accompanied by his titles , attempting to walk on the sumo side of the Denver streets with any ono else. ST. Louis is to have iv now union ttopot that will cover lour squares of ground and the lowest estimate of the cost is over $1,000COO. Omaha well , don't talk about Omaha depot accommo dations. CHICAGO requires the owners of lai go buildings , mills and factories to provide .their smokestacks with some device that will consume the smoko. The Boloction of this device is loft to compe tition. So far the result has boon very satisfactory. PIVK years ago it was decided by the War department to move Port Omaha. Throe years ago the location was fixed. This summer the grounds nro being on- c'osod. , and about the year 1000 the now fort will bo ready for occupancy. Undo Bam is mighty blow , but ho is sure. Tun man who telegraphed the St. Louis people's party convention yester day that Judge Greslmm will take the Btump for Weaver this fall is the same individual who wired Iho Omaha con vention that "if unanimous Gresham will accept. " IIo is simply u crazy Ilooslor rainbow chaser. IT is not necessary to the EUCCOSS of the proposed tobacco factories that Nebraska bo a tobacco growing state , yet it lias boon demonstrated the past few years that tobacco can bo grown on Nebraska noil. Oilloial reports toll us that the plant in thisstato has increased yearly with satisfactory results. , THK state assembly of the union rot- orans of Nebraska at Grand Island on August 29 to September a inclusive , promises to bo an occasion of unusual interest to the old soldier. . Nebraska liiis 272 posts of the Grand Army of the llopublic with a total membership of 8,400. If the veterans turn out as thor nro expected to do there will bo quite nn army oiipampod at Grand Island , Vhoro.tho assembly takes pluco. THK Board of Education should not stand on ceremony in the selection of its quarters in the city hall building , but endeavor to put up with such accommo dations as ottn be had at the present tlmo. Eighteen months bunco when the ] iubllo library is muvod to the now li brary building the board will bo able to Boeuro moro commodious ollluoa. In fact they will be able to got moro room than they will have any use for. By that tlmo. the present owner of the city hall building , Councilman ClmtYoo , will have giron the city a. quit claim to the title which ho now holds mid further contro versy us to what part of the structure the Board of Education huu puid for will bo ut an olid. NKJlItASKA AT THK FA lit. It Is gratifying to ho ixblo to say that in the preparation of the Nebraska , ex hibit tit the World's fair substantial progress Is being made. Between forty and fifty local auxiliary associations , extending - tending over ns many counties , have been organized wllhln the last few wcoke , and nctivo work has boon done by the superintendents of the Bovornl departments , with the olTect of greatly stimulating popular interest. The farmers of the state nro found to bo generally allvo to the fact that this will bo nti opportunity to promote the ma terial advancement of Nebraska that should bo fully Improved , and they are accordingly manifesting tv hearty inter est In having the agricultural oxhlbit of such a character as- will adequately show the productive capabilities of the state. With the duo crops of this year to draw upon , if Iho present promise is realized , there will bo no dilllculty hr making u display at the Columbian ox- position'which will not only command the attention of every visitor interested in agriculture , but leave a lasting im pression favorable to NobrasUa. Satis factory pi ogress in other dopirtmonta Is reported , and the information as u whole warrants the expectation that a very meritorious exhibit of resources oT the state will bo made at Chicago , not withstanding the limited appropriation for this purpose. An effort has boon made In certain quarters to create opposition to any ad ditional financial nkl , cither by the legislature or by counties , to the Ne braska exhibit , but wo do not believe Unit it will have any olTcct. The per sons responsible for it are not the real friends of Nebraska. They are actuated cither by a narrow p'rojudico or by self ish motives , and should receive no con- sidoralionftorn those who have the in terests and welfare of this state at lioart. Every patriotic Nebraskan will desire that his state shall make the best possi ble showing at the World's fair , iitid nil practical mon understand that if this bo done the benefits ultlmutoly to bo-do- rirou will very greatly exceed the cost , though it were many times greater than the appropriation now av.iilablo. Ne braska is capriole of supporting a popu lation several times larger than it now has. It has millions of acres of-uncul tivated lands. Its soil and climate are unsurpassed. It will become in time the loading agricultural state of the union. The attainment of that position will bo hastened according to thu degree of en terprise shown in extending a knowl edge ol its resources a.id capabilities. The World's fair will otTer the best op portunity for this purpose that will occur in the next half a century , and every consideration affecting the progress and prosperity of the state urges that the opportunity bo improved to tlio fullest extent. DOTH SlUKS AHH irrVA'/JKS. It Is gratifying to the whole Ameri can people that the differences between tlio Amalgamated association and , tlie manufacturers In the Tittsburg district have boon amicably eettled , and that the threatened strike of iron workers in Pittsburg nnd the west has boon averted. This does not affect the Homestead situation , but It does di rectly affect Uo.OO O or : ! 0,000 skilled workmen in the Amalgamated associa tion , nud indirectly it roaches 100,000 others. Common sense and a desire to do what is right and just have prevailed at last on both sides. Mutual concessions have been mndo , without which an adjust ment of the differences between em ployer and employe would Imvo boon impossible , and result1) ) would have ensued - sued that would have proved moat unfortunate - fortunate and deplorable. It Is reported from Pittsburg that filteen mills will start up at once and Mmt others will fol low as soon as nocossury repairs have been made. Moreover , tlio settlement will bo the means of averting strikes elsewhere by workmen who are in sym pathy with these who have taken this commendable action. The importance of thib happy outcome can scarcely bo overestimated , nnd it is no wonder that workinermon , employers and citi/.ons generally in the Iron districts arc happy. They have reason to be. The situation was one of great gravity and full of peril to both workingmen and mill owners. Doubtless both parties to the disagreement have learned a lesson Unit will long inllunnco their relations with oaeli other and which will bring about a state of good feeling advantageous iiliko to all concerned. It remains now for the Carnegie com pany and UH former employes at Homo- stuad to "got together" in a similar manner. Their case IB different and fur moro dilllcult , but if it could bo amica bly settled a wholesome inlluenco would bo exerted everywhere. Both labor and capital have n common interest In bring ing about an era of peace and mutual good feeling , and the whole country would rojolco if the differences which have croatad so much bad blood could bo speedily adjusted. The country is most prosperous and hnopy when It is most tranquil , and every man , whether rich or poor , has n stake in the common prosperity. _ _ _ T1IH DKMOOIIATIG VfAN. According to Governor Boyd , as re ported in u dispatch from Portland , Ore. , the domocrauy of Nebraska pro poses to ignore the national ticket of that party and vote for the presidential candidates of the people's p.irty. Tlio governor frankly admlts-that there is no hope for the democrats. in this stuto in a straight contest ; but ho think ; ) thu state can bo carried against Harrison if they vote JoWeaver. ; . Evidently this is what Governor Boyd intends to do and it is probable that a number of ether democrats propose tuking a similar Wo venture tp think , however , that tho.'o are a grout many demoorats in Nebraska who are not disposed to thus stultify thomsolvoa and thereby strengthen u political p.i ty whoso doc trines antagonize 'tho traditional princi ples of thu dumooruoy. "Fidelity to prln- clplo"suyHU lending dumoeratluorgun of the oust , "demand ! * that the democracy shall sternly resist the people's party and its dangerous Bodnllstlo program everywhere - where In the north and in the Boulh , lu Kansau mid Nebraska as well us in Alabama and South Carolina , " and It is not to bo doubted that there are demo crats in Nebraska who hold a like view. Thu men who for years have unfalter ingly followed the party banner and in every hopeless contest have still stood up manfully for domocr.itlo principles will not now break their record of con sistency nnd fidelity by casting their votes for the candidate of a party with whoso doctrines nnd proposed policies they Imvo not the least sympathy. It can therefore safely bo said that Gov ernor Boyd does not speak for the 011- tlro democratic party of Nobr.iska. Ho represents n faction which has more re gard for spoils than for principles and with which politics has no higher or bettor purpose than n means of personal aggrandizement. This element , in the party may prove to bo strong enough to override tho.jvishes of these who believe in maintaining the democratic organiza tion intact and manfully upholding democratic principles , but It cannot de liver the whole democratic vote to the people's party. The democratic Jilim announced by Governor Boyd ought to have nn in terest for nlliunco republicans who nro affiliating with the now party. The ob ject of It is to throw the election of president Into the house of rcpresenta * lives , which would elect Mr. Cleveland. No ether result would bo possible. Under no circumstances could the people's ' party candidate got moro than three of the forty-four votes in the house. Uo these alliance republicans prefer Grover Cleveland to Benjamin Harrison ? What possible benefit can llioso people hope for from the election of a domocratiu president11 ! The plan announced by Governor Boyd may bo carried into effect. Very likely the ele ment timt wants It is strong enough to have its way. But there nro thousands of conscientious democrats in Nebraska who will not thus sucrilico their fidelity to principles and there are also thou sands of alliance republicans who will not allow themselves to bo made the cats paws of the more spoils-seeking olo- munt of the democracy. THK SIXTH The republicans of the Sixth con gressional district of Nebraska are to congratulated upon their choice for roprcsontativo in the lower house of the national loirislaturo. Hon. James Whitehond is a farmer and his inter ests and sympathies are with the pro ducers. Ho is intelligent , clean and capable. Ills record in the fatatc legis lature commends him as a trust worthy , conscientious representative. His reputation as u citizen is unassail able. able.As As between Mr. Whitehead and Kem the people of the Sixth district will will scarcely hesitate to ( jive the repub lican candidate the preference. Kcm is an accident whoso solo claim to n seat in conjrress was a season of drouth and a mortgaged farm. His career was as void of usefulness to anybody , except himself , us his brain is of original ideas. Mr. Whittjhcad's career is in striking contrast with that of Kum. Ho has tilled the soil of Nebraska nnd found it to yield abundantly for the labor no- stowoi upon it His political capital is the gospel of toil while Kern's political stoKic-in-trudo is calamity. j.v patron ui' THK The first stop toward breaking up what is known as the " [ loading do.il , ' * otherwise the great railroad combina tion for the control of the production nud transportation of anthracite coal , has resulted thus far very unsatis factorily. A decision has boon rendered by Judge Schuylor in the court ot com mon pleas of Northampton county , Penn sylvania , in n suit brought last June by certain stockholders of the Lohigh Val ley Railroad company to restrain the Philadelphia & Reading from operating the Lohigh Valley , and asking for the appointment of a receiver for the InUor roud. The court denied the application and held that the two roads in question were not shown to ba ' 'parallel or com peting" within the prohibition of Iho constitution. Article xvii section 4 , of the constitution provides that ' 'no railroad corporation shall lca o or purchase the works or franchises , or in any way con trol any other railroad corporation owning or having under its control n parallel or competing lino. " This was the ground upon which tlio complainants chiolly predicated their action , hut thu court would not eoncedo that the two roads were parallel In such a sense as to make the constitutional prohibition ap plicable , and its denial of the motion naturally followed. Upon the constitutional point involved in the action Judge Schuylor said : "It is Bufo tosay that it will bo sot nt rest only after the most exhaustive nrgu- mentand the most deliberate nnd care ful consideration by our supreme court , " which may bo taken to mean Unit the judge does not expect to see the question disposed of very soon , and that a long and wearisome litigation IH In prospect. The court did not glvo much weight to the allegation that the lease was the result of u conspiracy and unlawful combination to eroito a monopoly in nnthraclto coal , and said that the only ground upon which the preliminary injunction could bo asked for was the dai : < ror of nu irreparable in jury to the person or uuraons seeking the injunction. No Injury to these com plainants could be shown , for they wore stockholders of the Lshlgh Valley , which is reaping a profit from the nr- rangomunt There Is only one way in which the irround defined by Judge Sshuylor as a valid ono upon which to ask an injunc tion could 1)3 taken. If Htockholdors of the railroad wuro ougngod in n business requiring u largo consumption of an thracite coal they could ouslly show tluit they were sufferers by the deal , notwithstanding the increased value of their railroad stock. There is a proba bility that the complainants will nppo.il to the mipromo court of the state , for the decision of the lower court was so cau tiously worded as not to deny absolutely that thu lonso was illegal or in violation of the constitution. Perhaps moro satisfactory results m-iy OIIBUU from Iho suit Unit has been brought by the attorney general of L . . Pennsylvania ifPttfo name of the com monwealth for , Jjio purpose of destroy ing tlio combitintion , but in any event there will no ctllu t bo , n long delay before fore the relief , | \jght \ Is obtained. As long as there iHWohanco left , the rich and powerful ujj uppnly will fight , nnd in the meantimotitho consumers of an thracite will .suffer. Tin : fire losscailin Iho United States nnd Canndn dtirjiJg the month of July aggregated 311aiO000 ? against $ ! ) ,2G.r,550 for the preceding . ( pionth. In comment ing upon the report , for Juno TUB BUG observed that the year promised to bo rather moro favorable than the average for thn underwriters , but the July losses exceeded these of Juno by $2,204-loO , malting the record from January to July , inclusive. 376,007,2-50. In 1891 the losses during the same period woroJ70t247i"0 ; , mid in 1890 Ihoy were 312,031,715 , TUo report for July does not include the great llro in Newfoundland , with losses of $15,000,000 , as that Is not in Canada. The only largo Canadian lire during the seven months wns nt Montreal , entailing a loss of $ : u)0,0lu. ) ( The largest In this country-was the disastrous conflagration nt Bay City , Mich. , with losses amount ing to 8040,000. During last month there were 11)0,11 ) res that caused losses of moro than $10,000 'each. Nearly all of the largo Insurance companies suffered by the Bay City conflagration. WATTKUSON. in the Louisville - villo Couricr-Joitrnnl , says : ' "Just as soon us the democrats got the power they will wipe out tlio atrocious repub lican sugar bounties and restore the sugar duties. " They will , oh V They will thus aid in ruining the sugar Indus try in America nnd will raise the price of sugnr to its old placo. Persons who in Omaha yesterday bought thirty pounds of granulated sugar for SI will under the new democratic rule cheer fully got fifteen pounds for 81. And does anyone suppose the people will stand soch nonsense11 The sugar clause of the MoKinloy law is ono of its best and most beneficent features , and the people will not bo duped into allowing 'an "economical" administration to restore - store that old duty. Every voter will ntt.nd lu that. E AUK very much pleased to know that several of our enterprising citizens contemplate the establishment of a to bacco factory that will civo employment to fifty hands. Itis creditable to these gentlemen that they ask for no bonus , but it seems to' us1 Unit it would bo en tirely out of place for thorn to oppose any effort on the' part of other public spirited citizens to raise n bonus that will induce the location in Omaha of a Kentucuy conoeru , that will glvo em ployment to fromJSOO.to 400 operatives in the manufacture of tobacco. Omaha needs factories jit/fl / mills that will give permanent employment to thousands of workimrmeu. Otllor Cities are compet ing with Omahi'y in offering inducements to locate industrial establishments and wo cannot affor'a'tb bo distanced in the i. IS r raco- ' * ! .4i , i . . , fl. ; i ; 7"p Tin : statement may bo a little chest- nutty , but none the less it ought to bo uiado , thut there arq miles ot plunk sidewalk in Omaha In a dilapidated und dangerous condition. Thousands of citizens daily comment on this condi tion of the sidewalks in terms that do not improve their moral natures , and it is surprising1 thut more people do not suffer physical injuries. The ollicittl whoso duty it is to sco to this patter Is derelict , and ought to bo required to give closer attention to business. So long as wo must have wooden sidewalks , they ought to bo kept in good repair. Tin : normal training school has boon productive of good results. Its abandon ment cnnnot bo defended on grounds of incfiicioncy. Some provision must be made for putting the finishing touches upon htgh school graduates who have an ambition to teach. The largo num ber of yearly graduates in this city cer tainly huvo some claim to recognition. The development of their talents should bo n matter of pride to the city for their proficiency as teachers is and will bo an object lesson of the thorough ness and practicability of our public bdiool instruction. IN Al'l'OiNTiNG school janitors charac ter und habits should have quite as much consideration as practical qualifi cations. The men and women who are to corno into intimate association with tlio children in the schools should have no habits or moral defects that would bo a bad example. Persons huvo boon selected in tiio past who did not meat this requirement , and it Is very desirable to avoid such appointments hereafter. An Koho from Oblivion. WiuMivjtnn lott. A careful perusalot , tbe procoorilngs of the convention of tlio Nebraska republicans Indi cates tlmt tlioy are .malting u mighty effort , to forgot tbo lion. John M. Tlmyor out lu tbo btuto. lor Jimrtpr. Kew l'i A Cummcrthtl. Now that Iho aemourallo oranns Imvo boeun to dofonu tlibjprofllgiicy of the douio- cr.um majority Inl tbu liouso , republicans realise tlmt the battle is half won. Kvory democratic issue bus boon surrendered und the wlulcod old party-Is ll utlng not for vic tory , but bare exigence , I'riiiliint mul I'atrlotlo. Ilillalltliihlilltconl , ( jMduully tho'ruiulti of prudent and liberal management in the Navy department are uocomlnn atarunt | ) , tbo IIQW crulsurd boinj pjrhapi tauirmoit conspicuous evi dences of proxre ' . 'lu this direction , 'ibe MnrulolioaJ , wblou is to bo hiunched at Bos ton on Tuurcilayiiekt , is of the typo of the Uonnlnctoii ana VorKtown , u style of light ing vessel Una Iv 'Oxtrotnoly ' useful to a country with manjf' shallow harbor * nnd a IOIIK Hue of practically unprotected coast. TllK HUUIH.K XaV.n'KIt VlllV.lUO. Now York World : According to a Chi- cno dUptUou Iho United .States tronsuro train , wuloh loft t-on Frauclsoo carrying ? : iJOOO.Ol)0 ) , passed through that city yoster- duv with only fJOOUJOUO on board. Now York Advertiser * What Is known as tboiruusuro train , " carrying & 0,000OOU in irohl from tbo San Francisco mint , paused through Chicago yesterday. Tbo probability U that Chicago itld not Know the money was on board , or the train would huvo boon bold up then ana there. Dotrolt Free I'ross : That $30,000,000 ol gold passed safuly through Chicago anil Its prompt arrival at Waslnnuton was thus assured. There was an impression In some < iuurtiri that tbo World's fair commlttno would attach tbo moving millions and play Illinois law ayamst the Uultod States gov ernment until tbut "uilt : a loal" was haudod over. C.I.UIMJO.V Ur.lTTKtt. . . . , . . Governor Boyd wosn't in town to attend the meeting of the democratic state central committee , but ho managed to have n few words wafted iu by wire from the 1'aciQo cotut declaring that the democrats of Ne braska were hopelessly stranded nnd tbnt they aldn't ' expect to ricct anybody at tbo coraliiK election. . ' * And while Mr. Boyd was delivering him self of this opinion iu far-away Portland , Tobo Castor and the members of the state committee were preparing to call tbo con vention which would "nominate the winning tlcnot . That the democrats will nominate a full ticket , both state and electoral , U evidenced by the fact that they huvo secured Adlal trtovoii'on to show himself off before the state convention. They wouldn't bring their vice presidential candidate out to Ne braska simply for the purpose of showing him how the party could throw up Its hands. Such a course would make Adlnt fool bmllnl. Of course , there are some of the woak- Itneed democrats who will want to play into the hands of the Independents by fusion , but it looks as if they would ho in the minority , These who have advocated fusion la the past nro raoidly leaving the party and becoming out-and-out independents. George E * . Cor coran , editor of tbo York Democrat , who hns bcun the loudest howior for fusion in bis section of the state , last week announced that bo had become- strictly Independent. Another thine which it was expected would croatotroublo at the central coramlttoo mootIng - Ing wns the avowed Intonlinn of Tobo Castor to protest in no gentle manner ngaln.it the pchonio to prevent his handling the cam paign funds. Tobo was there with blood In bis eye , but the man whom bo wauled to hear him "roar" was not on hand. So ho bottled up his wrath for future delivery. P. O'Sulllvan of the West Point Progress Is ouo of the democratic editors who doesn't believe in fusion. IIo wants the nomination for auditor on the state ticket. There were a number of democratic old soldlcirs ic attendance ut the Cass county Grand Army reunion , nud with oneoxcoriUon they all declared they could not vote for Cleveland and Stevenson , the men who served the government by proxy during the rebellion. "Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward the old soldiers , as shown by his pension ve'.o record and the insult ! ) aimed nt tbo Grand Army in his veto messages , nro moro than soldier democrats can swallow , " is the way ono of Iho old veterans put it. E. M. liartlott is developing considerable strength as a candidate for the republican congressional nomination in this district. Rev. J. G. Tale's letter to Tim Bir. : on the subject of his eligibility is franlc and mnnlv. Everyone will regret that Iho law is so framed as lo render his candidacy impossi ble. It is now the duty of Ihe slate commit- lee lo ieloci someone lo nil the placo. Mr. Tale should have another chance. The president or any otner ofllcial of a na tional bank Is an oQlcor of the government and according to the federal constitution , ' no person holding an ofllco of trust or profit under tbe United Stales shall bo appointed an eleclor. " There is a vacancy on the republican state central committee from the Twenty-eighth senatorial district , comprising the counties cf Kearney , Phclps and Ilarlnn. Two of Iho counties agreed lo present Ibo name of a genllonian named Hough , but they failed to do so and no ono was named. As a consequence quence J. A. Cllno of Mlndon , the old com- mlUecman , claims lhat ho holds over. The matter will bo settled ui the next mooting of tbo committee. The Denver News says : "Van Wyck will sweep tilings In Nebraska this fall. " Yes , but Crounse will SWOOD the voters. Who bos heard any word escape the lips of the lion. Jeff Jobncoat since that sad Kearney opisodol Wo are sure that ho is not sullilng in his tent for there's nothing in that method of campaigning. Saul Vandorsquirt is amusing the populace of Colorado to an extent hitherto unknown oven In lhat bucolio region. Saul Is "a big feller wboro ho ain't known. " What reason for existence can any calam ity parly have In this siala when hogs are selling at $0 In Omaha ? James Whitehond , the nominee for con gress of the republicans of the Sixth Ols- Irlct , is a farmer and an old soldier with a war record to bo proud of. Ho enlisted In tbo Nineteenth Wisconsin when 15 years of ago. Ho braved the perils and dan3rs of n soldlorVi life , and marching with his vlclorl- tlous roitiment was the llrst to plant the na- ttonnl colors on the city ball of Richmond. Ho came to Nebraska In 1SSI and settled on a homestead near Hodfcrn , Ouster county. He was olcctod to ilia legislature four years ago and tboro proved hlmsolt a natural born orator. A year or so ago ho was appointed receiver of Iho Broken Bow land ofllco and still holds that position. IIo is a native of Wisconsin , having bcon born in Racine county in 1810. Tbo republican editors of the Fifth con gressional district have formed a press asso ciation with J. D. Stlno of the Superior Jour nal as president. They will meet at Hasting * next Monday , und then the campaign can bo considered wide open. The republican candidate for the legisla ture In Clay county , James Palmer , Is a member of tbo alliance In good standing. The bosses triad to drive him out , taut they failed to do It. Hon. J. A. Dillon of Tocumioh Is In the city. Mr. Dillon is ouo of tbo pioneers of Nebraska and of tbo republican party nnd bo was once elected slain senator from his district. Ho thinks the nomination of Crounse tbo strongest tbo party could pos sibly have made. AlltlUttT Xii'IIYItS. Washington Star : One irroiu ro-ison why n man Is luvs likely to liuunmo overliuutoil In a iM llL-oalilrt Is that It hasn't any collar but tons lllnzlmmton Hopublionii : Tlio uucdy Indi vidual can now Und companionship In thu blatikburry Jile. I'lilladolphla Uncord : "Tlioro , I'vu made u olu.in bruiut of H , " as tlia cook luiiiurlcud wlillu uliiuklii ; ( the chlukun. llaltlinoro Amurloun : Thu llioriiioniotor Is nieutlnu- with niuuh Hyinpatliiitlo encourage ment In Its ulforl to lowur tbu record , lloiton Courier : Dnrlnv thu Imuscclennlnu bO.iHon even the military mini II.IH to oubinlt occasionally to oarpvt-tack Ucki. Chicago Inter Oucnn : CUKUI nf tuiepondod animation are vciy common amoni ; the girls of today. Washington Star : lie was tolling about his oxtenilvi. travolK. "Tho natlvus of that country , " said ho , "all practice polygamy. " ' That Uxlnjjular , " said uyonni ; woman. "No ; " ho answered. " 1 hog your pardon , hut ItU oxci'silvoly plural , " Atlanta Constitution : Ono of thu Uoorula oiinipuliHi orators ls reported us miylirj that \vht-n the now party KUU Into powur thu rail road * won't bu lu It. "Tho tlmo U couilu.- , " mild ho , "when n poor mnn ciui itlck n postage ntnniu nu n iniilo and ship it from Georgia to Texas. " A klni : full cot. A peaceful smlto Thruo other Bloomy faeoa. And tlicnnnpllo. Iilkowlsu nosmllo. The dealer had four aces. Hotton Traniorlut ! When Harry and I.u- clndn go out rowlnit tlie > love to work the mmoo.ir. ItUvn sociable. YOU know , nml then It reminds them of the words of thu pout , "Tno souls with but n sliiRlo thwart. " Yo'nkoM Statesman : No. lloatrlce , you are wroiivi the "trotmh nf tlio sun" Is not put thuro for the purpose of watering the "ocean greyhounds. " Now York World : Dtinkul ( to Inwvor who IB iimklnKont hit will. ) I vent to loaf ouch clerk 3UOO dot haf boon In my employ twoi.ty years. Lawyer Why , that's too liberal , Mr. Dunkoll Diinkul Alt , dot's 111 None of tcmhufboon mil mo ofor von year , und It make' n pond fr.Jp advertisement for my hoys von I'm dead iiin'd It ? A SICK KASCV. Truth Thru the ntlr o sild ; : "During thu nluht I miw her stir. TosMnishor fovrroil head ; So I put the eoverlet on the bed , Knowing It would coinfort'or. This Is no pun , This IssorloiiH fun , And t nav It nualn 1'u t tlio white .spread on the sick one's bed ; It acts as a counter piiln , " Hoard of I'uMlo Work * Aim the Fur linn ClmrgpH ot'ilolilmry. The Board ot Public Works does not host- tale lo state thut J.V. . Furnas & Son lied whoa they toitlllod before the committee of the Uoal Kstato Own ers association Wednesday , and the members of tbo board assort that they can provo that the words were false , provided the investigation Is continued by u commit tee authorized to net. Chairman Blrkhnusorof the Board of Pub lic WorKs yesterday mornlrg gnvo n lltllo hlsiory of the Purnas case , taking the records for his text. On July 31 , ISO ] , the board awardodt.be contract for stone walks to Ernest Stuht nt 1(1 ( 'J-10 Rents per square toot for three-Inch Kansas stone , the same stone that Furnas ia now laying at 18X cunts. The contract was rojcclod by the council sitnnly for the reason Ibat the Kansas slono wai not regarded ns n proper material for Iho stroels , it being txjo soft. The board was Instructed to roadvcrtlso for bids , and on Soptotnbor4 bids were again opened. At that bidding Furnas lulled to come In , hut the Gllllllliui Slono company , which bo represented , bid tl ! > cents per square foot , The bid was rejected because it was known that Ibo Glllllllan stone wns Iho same as Iho Kansas stone , which iho council bad rojoclod but n few wcoits boforo. This year Purnas & Son got the contract on the Kansas stone at ISJf conls per square foot , nnd up lo dale Iho rocards show that they havH hcou Instructed lo lay 37,000 square feet , but not u foot hns been reported as com pleted. They commenced tbo work too late , Iho members ol Iho board think. They were awarded iho contract early in Juno , but on the 23d of that month ihoy bad not reported for work. On that date , inslruclod by Ihe board , Chairman Blrk- hausor wrote Purnas & Son that unless they reported for work , ho would lake slops lo have Iho walks laid and cbargo Iho expense ngomst their bonds. Then they came with n list showing all ol the wooden walks In Iho permanent sidewalk district , The chairman told them that they could not have that amount , as they could not complete the work. As far as Iho chairman cioslgnnllng the material. Mr. Blrkhauser stales that is false. Tbo entire board goes over tbo ground and then dlctales what walks shall bo laid nnd what material shall be used. As far ns Ford & Huso having the bulk of the permanent walks , iho records show Ibat they have had but 15,000 foot , all of which has been laid and reported oactt. For two weeks they have been walling for city contracts , bul have had nono. In regard to the other work by Furnas & Son , the records nbow that on May 24 tuoy worn awarded the contract for curbing three small improvement districts. So far ihoy have completed ono , but the others have not been touched. The chairman mutes that they were so slow that the ex pense of curbing with Ihoir Kansas slono Is more than it would bo with the Colorado stono. The inspection has to bo made by a man kept constantly on Iho work , and when the work progresses so slowly tbo Inspector's wages add very materially to the cost of the work. SNUBBED DR. OAPBN. And tlio Hoard ol llunlth ( Jot no Xcw Fiir- nlturu tor tlio City Hull. The members of the Board of Health are not happy. They expected thut when they got into thsir now ofllccs In tbo city hall Ihoy would have furniture thai would correspond wilh the surroundings. Right hero Is whore those same members were mistaken , for they get nothing but their old desks nnd chairs. When the council made the furniture con tract , tbo Board of Health was loft out , and now this Is explained by the fact that the old council , the ono which raado the contract , nnd Dr. Clark Gaoon , the tnon commissioner of health , were not on speaking terms. To snub the doclor the council decided to leave his ofllco without nny now furniture. City Hull llollom all night. Bpjler Inspector Soudccborg has passed upon the boilers in the now city hall and has found thorn according to contract. Ho will report his Undines lo the city council. BRUTAL MURDERS BY BANDITS High GarnivAl of Orimo Whloh is Now 'iu Progros ? in Ohili , WEALTHY PEOPLE KILLED AND ROBBED A Womrii mul Children AMittlltott nnd Oill- rngmuuly Trmitnd by thn Vlllnlm , \Vlio iini llnllnvcit to ItploiiR to the Uipor Ulnasc * of .Society. , Aug. 11. The follow-In * nccoutit of the latent Utilllnn horror , the peculiarity ot which Is duo to the action of the authori ties In attomptinc ; to stamp out the opldomlo of criino that ha * raged sincetba oloio of the Balmacoda rovotution , has boon rcoolrcd. Tbo victim was Don 1oso Miguel Velnsoo , Colapos , lessee of the Bun .Toio unj San Junn clol i'ornl estates In the Cajon lid Malpo. His usual place of rcsldonco was on the former estnto , and toward the oad of Inst week ho maun preparations to visit Santiago with his family. The necessary arrange ments having boon completed , ho set out , accompanied by his wife , his sistors-ln-liuv , the Misses Sara and Julia Volasco , and his four children for the San Juan doi Porut ostato. The Journey , howavor , was postponed - ponod , nnd Miss .lulla nnd some pnrsons of the household proceeded In ouo of the car riages to Santiago. At about 7:30 : p. in. on Saturdav Mr. Voliisco , with all the members of the family , who remained within a room walch opened into a corridor of the homo , hoard a slight murmur of parsons talking. Mr. Volasco , thinking It was probably the manager or some employes ot the estate , oponeu the door , when ho was shot In the loft cheek. The ball lodged In the brain and ho loll , mortally wounded. Ululihetl to Dentil nml Jlnhhcil. Ono of the bandits throw.hlmsolt upon the unfortunate vlutlrr , nnd after binding his arms toolc possession of Ills pockotboolc , watch and wedding ring. This done , others of the bandits clubbed the dying matron the hand with their carbines. Mrs. Volnsco , after mtrucuously escaping several shots , seized bar two children ana sought refuge In an adjoining room , while Miss Sarn , with the other two , escaped into the yard. The bandits quickly traced Mrs. Volnsco into her hiding place , nnd after mul trailing her , throw her aown and bound her hands and feet. They then toro out her our- rlngs , stripped her rings from her lingers , and thU done , they throw her on a bed , cov ering her head , and threatened to kill her if sbo mndo the slightest noise. Other * of the bandits put sued Miss Sara , firing at her assho Hod across the yard with the two children , but fortunately none of the shots tooic off ret. She sought rofugu In u room nonr the kitchen , to which pluco a ser vant had already lied , but sno , 100 , ivus quickly tracked to her hiding place , nnd llko her sister , was bound hand and fool. A nurse hid hursolf under a bed and escaped the notice of the bandits. Killed the raltlif.ll Hutlor. The gang then ulundorod the house , and one ol the Jlrst things' which fell Into their hands was Mrs. Vclasco'a jewel case. At. the sound of the Urn shot the hutlor , armed with an iron bar , started to assist his mas ter. Ho , however , was quickly foiled to the ground insensible , and his body dragged and thrown across the dead body of his masfr. At the same tlmo the manager of the estates , Don Andres Haradoz , who lived oloso by , hearing shots , accompanied by bis sons , started for bin em ployer's bouso. Ho had not gene far , how ever , before some of the bandits who were posted boblnd a wall opened lira and his son fell , wounded in the thigh. Haradoz took up bis son in his arms and retreated to his house. The bandits , who numbered about flftosn or twenty , loft at U o'clock at night In the di rection of 1'lorut. After their departure the nurse raino out of her hiding place and found her mistress and Miss Sar.i Volasco and un bound bor. in Iho gang were men far above the vulenr class , as it was observed by tbu Inmates from their moilo of expressing themselves and their pronuclation and from Iho fact that tUo hands of those who bound the ladles were white .ind soft. The fucos of the men were covered with silk handkerchiefs. . Murilnriid Their Host mid llostesn. At about thn same tlmo three men arrived at tbo house of ono Don Jose Morcc'des Leal del Hobertlu , department of Araccuo , nnd asked to ho allowed to remain for the night. The request was granted. In the mludlo of the night , however , they forced an entrance into llioir host's room nnd stabbed him and his wlfo to death. Their child , a hey of 10 , ' escaped from the clutches of tbo inu'rderors and ho has identified two mon who havn boon arrested on suspicion of being concerned In the oriino. A I'urtv < > r Cmntrilft. Ceilr \ Jl iptdi ( Itixtttc ( Mil item. ) Tbo democrats played b 1 in congress thli session. They cut an Intestine and devel oped a few rattle-headed filibustered and that is about the extent of their action. Aslao from some trifling action lu regard to the tariff they lot the whole thing slide bv , nnd the McICmley bill , that was so roundly denounced by thorn , as not in the Interest of the masses , and which the Guzolla mill af firms and many republicans criticise , was loft unloiiehed. It innkos us woary. The trouble with tlio democrats is they are too confounded cowardly. BROWNING , & CO. [ Largest Manufacturers und rat.illari of Olothlnn lit tbo World. All broke up The styles are broken , the sizes are broken and what's best of all , the prices arc broken too. This break has broke out all over the house. Men's suits , boys' suits , un der garments , negligee shirts , shirt waists , pants , all in this breaking up sale of broken summer goods. It won't break you to buy one of these broken suits for you won't have to break a very big * bill to get a very . ) ig bargain. These odds and ends , although all broke up , are of our usual high quality and must be got out of the way within the next few days. We huy our goods to sell them , not to keep them. Price sometimes \ is no object , especially when the suits arc all broke up. Bro wningKing& Co ' | S.W , Cor. 15th & Douglas St