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ence tills JUli day ofiiicnit , 1KB.
N. 1' . 1 < 'KM , Notniy Piihllo.
Avi-rueo Clrriilnllon for .Inly ! Mnil.
THE South Otmthti republicans moan
business.
THAT city hull Burplus fund Is fast
[ tiding uwivy.
TUB Htuto fair begins today ut Lin-
r.oln nnd will bo signal success.
So FAR its pugilism is concerned Now
Orleans nppaui'B to bo an infected port.
TUB cracks in Iho Ko.tcbam furniture
lire smlly In need of counciltnnnic putty.
MIAT : and milk inspectors can do a
grout work in saving the city from an
epidemic. Will they do it ?
DON'T stand und criticise your slovenly
neighbor , but sot to work and cleanup
your promises if you hnvo not already
Qono so.
PUESIDKNT HARRISON is receiving
a uito a boom in democratic papers just
now for his promptness in the cholera
matter.
THE democratic prosa is Interesting
Itbclf dcoply in the placation of Platt ,
but the idea of placating Hill has been
abandoned.
Now the democrats are becoming
ii ihaky about Now Jersey , but sangutno
about Illinois and Michigan. The rain
bow is still several hips ahead.
THE democrats of the Fifth Nebraska
district have endorsed McKoighun , but
they have done it in the spirit which
bodes no good to his chances of political
BUCCCSS.
THEUI ; is no reason to bo scared about
the cholera , but it is well to keep on the
safe side by cleaning up everything and
ovorybody. Disease and cleanliness
don't got along well together.
SOUTH DAKOTA democrats refused to
fuse , uftor all. This is a good plan for
good democrats to follow. And it's just
as good a plan for republicans. Noth
ing is over gained by prostituting
principle to policy.
SOMKIIOUY mny soon bo called on to
explain why an Inspector under the
Board of Public Works v/ns onubled to
draw pay for thirty-ono full days in
July. Did this inspector work every
Sunday of that month nnd was ho un
patriotic enough to work on the glorious
. Fourth ?
THE seizure of political refugees from
the American steamer C&racas has
uuutfod the United Slates government to
order the gunboat Concord to proceed
tit oni'o to Veno/.uola. While no serious
harm to American interests is feared ,
our Navy department does not propose
to take any ohancos.
WHIM : many of her rivals in trade
ihow a falling oir in business , Omaha
Blgnaliiios the close of the essentially
dull month of the year by an Increase in
bank clearings of12.4 per cent over the
lust week iu August , 1891. This is
third in the list , and within five-
tenths of 1 per cent of.tho top.
EVERY householder In Omaha should
fool it to bo an impor.itlvo duty to render -
dor all possible assistance to the authori
ties in the matter of cleaning up the
city. There is u very urgent mutual in
terest In this vital mutter which every
ultly.on ought to recognize. If all will
do this the task of putting Omaha in ex
cellent sanitary condition can bo
promptly and easily disposed of without
trouble of hardship to anybody.
OMAHA will bo well represented by ex
hibits of its buslnobi houses at the state
fnl > next week , a.icl in this our mer
chants do wisely. The stnto fair attracts
people from all purls of the state and
oilers the host opportunity of the kind
for showing what the business mon of
the inotropoliM of the state have. The
promise is thut Omaha will bo bettor
represented than over before , and un
doubtedly the results to our ontorprJs-
iiig merchants will bo more satlbfactory
than over.
THE train of Nebraska products to bo
sent out this your will leave Omaha September -
tombor U5 , Next week the committee-
of the Nebraska Business Men's tibsochi-
llon having ohm-go of the exhibit will
moot with the ollicors of the Stale Fnir
association to complete arrangomonU
Meunwhilo thcro is still some space
available for counties thut may wish to
bo roprosautcd and have not yet made
application. Such counties should lese
no time in comm'iuluatlng with the m a-
rotary of the Smtu Business Men's asso
ciation in this oily. H is hoped and do *
sired that nothing shall bo lacking to
iniiko this display of the products and
rosourcoH of Nebraska as full and uttrao-
tlvn as possible.
The Vforld-Jfcrnld , under sensational
headlines beginning with "Foul Murder
A Whole County Alliance In Kansas
Arrested for a Double Crime , " publishes
n story setting forth certain develop
ments concerning a trngody that oc
curred in southern Kansas more than
two years ngo.
There can be no doubt that two Texas
cattle men , William H. Gibson nnd John
S. Frnzlor , who took their herd Into
Ghuutnuqun county , Kalians , in defiance
of repeated warnings from the farmers
and stockmen of that region , wore mys
teriously murdered by persons who con
spired together for that purpose. Two
mon have boon arrested on suspicion of
having boon concerned in the deed , and
it is said that they are members of the
'inrmors alliance. Upon this circum
stance , 'and the additional fact that
twenty-four warrants have b on Issued
for the arrest of other suspected mon ,
who are also said to bo members of the
nlllunro , Is based the sweeping conclu
sion thut the farmers alliance ns an or
ganization is guilty of two of the most
brutal and shocking murders over re
corded in southein Kansas.
At first view tins would seem only
worthy to bo treated as a contemptible
exhibition of the lengths to which some
unprincipled people will go to make n
point against a political adversary , but
upon rellcction it will bo scon that an
implied charge of conspiracy to murder ,
when prefer ! co against an organization
which omb'iiccs a considerable portion
of the bust cltizonshh ) in every locality
whore it is established , cannot bo lightly
iiut aside ns undeserving ol serious at
tention. The fact that the two mon who
huvn boon arrested ; uc members of the
alliance has no significance. Even If It
should bo shown thnt fifty mon , all of
thotn members of thntorgnnizution , had
conspired to commit murder It would bo
absurd to attempt to pluco the responsi
bility upon the farmers alliance. The
chas-actor of its membership utterly refutes -
futos the imputation. The alliance is
vqry strong numerically In Kansas and
it would bo strange indeed if it did not
contain some desperate- men ; but it is no
moro responsible for their deeds than
the democratic or the republican party
in responsible for those of the evil men
who nro included In Us membership.
Wo are unalterably opposed to many
of the belief and purposes of the farm
ers alliance , but wo know that a belief
in murder as a means of accomplishing
its ends is not for an instant entertained
by Us members. The Vf arid-Herald im
plies a general conspiraoyon the part of
the alliance to commit deeds of blood
and to protect from exposure the vil
lains who are the active instruments of
sloug liter. Surely nothing could bo
moro contemptible than this. Wo commend -
mend the Vfodd-Herald to the consider
ation of all lovers of decency and fair
play as a journal representing about all
that is disreputable in the profession
upon which it brings reproach , and the
political party upon whoso skirts it so
precariously hangs.
ir MAKKS rnts3i .SQUI/J.U
Thn New York JSveniny Post disposes
of the report of Charles F. Peck , the
democratic commissioner of labor statis
tics of the state of Now York , in n char
acteristic manner. It cannot produce
ono scintilla of evidence to show that
this knockdown blow dellvarod by a
democratic olflcial in the pursuit of his
duties as a statistician was not u simple
presentation of facts a ho found them ,
but as a free trade organ it cannot let
such damaging testimony stand unns-
sailcd. The Evening Post does not at
tempt to show that the commissioner is
dishonest , but it coolly and calmly as
sumes that the 0,000 manufacturers in
the state of Now York who answered
his questions deliberately lied about the
condition of their business and the wages
of their employes. It says that "tho
answers nro not sworn to , nnd even if
they were no prosecution for perjury
could bo had , slnco the parties are not
giving any evidence which tno law re
quires of thorn. "
It is difficult to cnrnor a mugwump
free trade organ. Rather than admit
the force of the statistics presented by
the commissioner the Evening 2'ost ao-
liborutoly questions the voracity of
thousands of the most prominent busi
ness mon in the Empire state. It says
in effect that they lied because they
know that they were safe from pioseou-
lion for porjuryl Comment is unneces
sary. Lot the public judge for itself
how much confidence is to bo placed in
the utterances of the lending organs of
Cleveland nnd free trade.
.1/ORK PEHTWKltr If ACTS.
Prosldont Harrison said in ono of his
addresses that two years ago there was
a conflict of predictions , but this year
the people would study the facts and
the prices current. This they are now
doing , and the facts which domonstralo
the worthlessness of the predictions of
the democracy two years ago and the
mistaken position of the party now are
steadily accumulating. They come
from the Treasury department , from
the National Bureau of Statistics and
from the investigations of state olllolals.
Never before in the history of the coun
try has there been creator industry in
the collection of facts bearing upon the
conditions of material progress and
prosperity , and they all eorvo to show
the benefits and vindicate the wisdom
of the American system of protection.
It is important , under the circum
stances , that much of this Information
Isbolngfurnished by domoorntloolnoluls ,
The statistics supnlled by the labor com
missioner of Now Yorlc , which the free
trade organs are trying hard to discredit -
credit or dluparago , are from a demo
cratic source , and there is similar au
thority for moro portlnont facts regardIng -
Ing tno condition of the savings banks
in the Lmplra state , than which there
could bo no hotter evidence as to the
Htuto of prosperity with the musses of
the people. ,
The superintendent of the state bank
ing department of Now York has just
made his suml-annaal statement con
cerning the condition of the savings
banks on July 1 of the present year , and
It shows a gratifying stuto of prosperity
for the class of people In Now York who
put a part of their earnings in those in
stitutions. U appears tlmt. on January
1,1881) ) , two months before the present
republican national administration coma
into newer , there wag duo to the dopoal-
tors in the savings b inks of Now York
$523,077,575. Largo us this amount was ,
the worklngmon hive added to it , million -
lion nftor million , until on July 1 , 18'Ji ' ! ,
H had risen to $010,500,031. Thus in the
course of Prosldont Harrison's adminis
tration they have Increased their funds
in the saving * brinks380,882 , i50. During
the sumo time the resources of the sav
ings banks have increased to the extent
of over 8S.i,000,000. On January I , 188 ! ) ,
there wore reported to bo 1,3W.852 ( de
positors in the savings banks of Now
York Btato , and on July 1,1802 , the number -
bor had increased to 1,550,133.
There is nothing but dlscourntromont
In those figures for those who assort that
the wage earners of the country are
being robbed by the tariff , for it is to bo
observed that the savings banks of Now
York nro especially numerous nnd prosperous -
porous In the manufacturing cities , and
what Is true of that state is true of
others. Those facts boar unimpoach-
ublo testimony to thogonoral prosperity
of the working people of the Empire
state , and wo venture to sny that they
cannot bo paralleled by any equal popu
lation on earth outside of the Unilod
States. In this country the prosperous
condition of the wage camera , which
those statistics show , is not con lined to
ono locality or section. It is general ,
and the savings bunK returns of many of
the states will doubtless show results us
gratifying us these in Now York. Such
facts have their duo weight with intelli
gent people.
jVT1NU.
The eastern managers of the Cleveland -
land campaign who are putting
forth desperate olTorts to raise money
with which to carry the west will please
take notice that the Silver League of
Colorado Is making equally vigorous
efforts to raise money with which to
carry the oast. Up to the present titno
the silver mon seem to bo sovorul laps
ahead in this extraordinary race ; and ,
while they cannot appeal to so largo a
constituency us the democrats can , they
have the advantage of appealing to people
ple who are fresher nnd moro willing to
glvo up their hard-earned dollars than
the jaded followers of the Sago of Buz
zard's Buy. The latter have boon there
before , many a time , and the dismal
failure of the Now York World's present
effort us a boomer of corruption fund
subscriptions proves that they are get
ting tired of that sort of thing. The
Silver leugtio has.already raised soforal
hundred dollars for the conversion of
democrats and republicans who do not
bcliovo in free silver , nnd If Weaver is
not elected president of the United
States it will not bo because the boomers
of this fund arc not sulllciontly enthu
siastic.
The Denver JVcics , until recently n
democratic nowspaoor. says in ono of its
eloquent appeals that "tho solo object
for which all contributions will bo ex
pended will bo to mail speeches and doc
uments and free coinage literature to
the east where information on the silver
question is in many quarters earnestly
desired. " It also makes the naive an
nouncement that its circulation is in
creasing with great rapidity. Wo do
not know whether the circulation of Mr.
Pulitzer's World is increasing or not ,
but as the iVeios has denounced his
scheme us a "cheeky" ono It is to bo
hoped that it will fail miserably. It
evidently has not occured to the Silver
league that its undertaking is of the
same s-ort. The cast is about us much
in need of "education" on the froj
silver question as the west is in
need of being "carried" this is the
democratic euphemism for corrupted
for the democracy and free trado. There
is plenty of literature afloat on both
subjects. What the people want Is an
abundance ofroliublo information concerning -
corning the advantages of the present
protective policy. They want facts , not
theories , nnd the republican party is the
only ono that is dealing in facts just
now.
now.Nevertheless
Nevertheless it is rather diverting to
see the eastern democrats trying to convert - '
vort the west to free trade by the use of
money , and the western silver mon try
ing to raise funds for the conversion of
the east to free coinage and Weaver.
TJIK POSITION 01 * SEA'ATOttlllLL.
Senator David B. llill is again receiv
ing the attention of the Cleveland
organs. Either openly or by implica
tion tnoy hold him responsible for the
appearance at this tirao of the report of
tho' Now York labor commissioner ,
which brought consternation to the
democracy not only of that state but
very generally. The commissioner has
declared unqualifiedly that the report
was not made puulic at the instigation
of Senator llill. Ho says that in all the
years that ho has boon connected with
the department of labor statistics Mr.
Hill , whether as governor or senator ,
never meddled with its affairs. Ho
never even asked for an appointment in
the department , and the commissioner
states thnt ha did not know of the
whereabouts of the senator when the re
port was sent out.
Doubtless this is true , but the labor
commissioner is an ardent friend of Sen
ator Hill , the time of Bonding out the
report was moit inauspicious for the po
litical in tores La of Mr. Cleveland , and
there was a coinclJont in the fact thut
thu senator was in Albany 'when the
'
statistics were made publi'c. Putting
these things together it was easy to
muko out a case against Mr. Hill , and
the Cleveland organs , with probably the
cnndldatn himself , are fully convinced
that the senator instigated the discharge
of this bombshell into the free trade
democratic camp. Unquestionably Mr.
Hill Is cjulto capable of doing such a
thing , and It is the knowlogo of this that
gives plausibility to the suspicion.
Moreover , there has boon no evidence us
yet that ho is any more anxious for the
election of Mr. Cleveland this year than
ho was four yonr ago. Ho has given no
sign of what ho intends to do in the cam
paign. It ia thought howill mnko
a few speeches , confining himself proba
bly to Now York state , in order to main
tain his party fealty , but ho'has given
no assurance thut ho will take any active
part , nnd If ho should do to , it Is not
likely thut ho will show any great
amount of zeal. lie doubtless realizes
that whatever he should do would bo
regarded with distrust by the Cleveland
supporters , und"uch a fooling
calculated to [ > , inspire enthusiasm 'In ' i
The Clovolr fjjinnpngors In Now Yorl
hnvo shown Rietrnnjrdoslro to plncatc
Mr. Hill and hWfrlomls , but that thoj
hnvo any slnooro confidnnco In thorn if
not nt all pfSHabllSo / fur ns Hill ii
concerned it Jf\ not to be doubted thai
they distrust anil dcspiso him , and It Is
equally curtain that ho entertains r
similar foolln'g' ' < toward thorn. In sucli
clrcutnslanccs1tYl'6ro ' 'pan be no genuine
unity or hartnnny , and while Senator.
Hill may duqidV to take part In the
campaign , by way of in-xlntalnlng close
rotations with the party nnd holding
the allegiance of his friends , there will
bo no heart In his labor so far as Mr.
Cleveland U concornod. It will proba
bly bo known within a soort tlmo what
nttitudo Mr. Hill proposes toutsaumo
in the contest.
Now York Sun says : "Whether
Mr. Pock's conclusions are true or not
wo nro not able to s > y ; but wo trust they
are truo. Wo llko to sue ovorythlnp
Improving and happiness on the in
crease. Yet wo nro unable to see why
Pock's figures should have any great
effect cither way upon the presidential
election. The Issue of the force bill
and negro domination is infinitely moro
important than all questions of wage's
or tariffs. . " . The Sun , as most people
know , Is in favor of a protective tariff
and is therefore obliged to accept the
force bill us an issue. It is doing its
host to nwakon a profound public appre
hension upon the subject of negro domi
nation , but nobody line shown any ex
citement thus far.
Tin : Kansas City Times says that
"ovory uttuck mndo upon the coal com
bine is resented by republican organs
because McKinley ullow9d nnthraclto
coal to bo free. ' ' The Times ought to
employ an exchange reader. Of course
it does not know tlmt the Now Jersey
legislature which passed a bill making
valid the Reading lease , and thus sus
taining the infamous conspiracy , was
strongly domocrr.tio in both branches.
Our reckless contemnorary winds up its
remarkable discussion of the subject by
saying : "If the courts of Now Jersey
cannot cope with the combine there is
loft ono source of relief. Congress can
make coal freo. " What Is the meaning
of this extraordinary drivel ?
THE establishment of a law depart
ment in connection with the University
of Omaha gives that worthy and promis
ing institution a now claim upon public
attention and patronage. There is no
reason why the law department should
not send forth into the world many
young men destined to become brilliant
lights in the legal firmament. This in
dication of a progressive tendency nuiy
bo the moans of 'inducing ' some public
spirited citizen" of wealth to do some
thing in the direction of providincr the
additional rooni anJ Improved equipment
(
ment which the rapid growth of the de
mands upon the t facilities of the uni
versity have made urgently necessary.
SUPEUINTKNDENT ' P1T35PATIITCK ll S
declared ih-favor of the teachers' train
ing school. iHis decision" in thisJmpor-
tant matter has met the approval of
nearly every patron of the schools and
is entitled to consideration. The board
will doubtless reconsider the action
taken ana put the training school on a
firm basis for effective work.
ALTHOUGH the registration of the
Chinese has not yet begun in this city ,
owing to the nonurrivul of the necos-
Hary blanks , the celestials are on hand
promptly with their applications and
are eager to ne registered. They pro
nounce the idea a good ono , and that
seems to bo the opinion of all concerned.
NEW ZEALAND , notwithstanding its
isolated condition , is having as much
misery ns other countries. Its legisla
tive council is now engaged in wrestling
with woman suffrage !
Tll.llf OUltH.
The steady Russian advance in the Pamir
rcpion in Central Asia threatens to brlug
about serious complications on that coatl
neut. The country of which Colonel Yanoff
and bis troops have taken possession could
not of itself bo considered a valuable acqul-
slllou. It consists of barren plains situated
at a bolgbt of from 18,000 to 14,000 foot above
the level of iho sea , and Inhabited only by
bands of armed robbers. But it command's
rouds loading into the territories of many
powers. India , Cblna , Afghanistan and lius-
ila nro contiguous to it ; and while many of
tlio pusses wtiicu load iuio neighboring lands
are said to bo uxtramnly dlflloult , moro than
ono may bo traversal ! with comparative ouso
A Russian explorer , who crossed from the
Pamir Into Hunza-Nugar in 1SS9 reported -
ported tbo road over which bo
passed to DO In such excellent order
that a cart drawn by a toarn of horses might
have followed It without diflloulty. The
Russian government , whlan is always ready
with some plausible explanation for an ap
parent act of aggression , has not on this oo-
ciulon repeated Its old oxouso that the expe
dition into the Pamir u in the Interest of
science , but franUly coafosses that it has a
atatoglo object , in , view. It is alleged that ,
since China may commit fresh acts of unpro
voked aggression , , upon Russia , the latter
power should bo in ucb n position that Btio
may baabloto overcome the middle kingdom.
Tulsstatomout might bo accepted but for the
fact that the two pdiltions wtiluli the Russian
forocs have occupied nnd fortified uro not
particularly adapted to command tUoChlnoso
borders , but uro situated on a possible line
of advance from Russian Turkostun to Wu-
khan , thus making the limits of tbo uusslan
and Indian empires contiguous.
- t\
The nmoor of Afghanistan has DOW ap
pealed to tbo viceroy of India to cuccU the
advance of Russia anil the reply will bo
awaited with Interest. The professed
friendship of the ameer for England is not to
bo Implicitly trusted anil if the Indian ROV-
ornmont should not listen to his appeal ho
would undoubtedly seek an alliance with
Russia. Hut to rofusa aid to him would
Involve on advantage for Rusula and a
menace to the Jnaian empire and , therefore ,
England will undoubtedly use all the
diplomacy possible to evert trouble. Mean
while Russia will cnntlnuo to carry out liur
now plans In Asia stealthily end steadily ,
avoiding open rupture , if possible , apollglz-
Ing It thollnds It necessary and then quietly
awaiting n more convenient season for ag
gression , In fact , always taking tbo course
described by her historian , Karamsin , whou
ho said ; "Tbo object and the character of
our military policy has invariably boon to
seek to bo at peace with everybody and to
make conquests without war , alway * keep.
Ing ourssfros on the defensive , placing no
faith la the friendship of thona whoso Inter-1
csts do not accord with our own and losing
no opportunity of Injuring thorn xvlthou
ostensibly breaking our treaties rvltli thorn. '
* f
The formidable Insurrection of Arabs In
the Congo state has naturally attracted much
attention In Europe , and culled out many expressions
prossions of opinion concerning the admlnls
trntloa of thnt territory. Upon ono poln
there Is general agreement , that n much
stronoor government Is Imperatively re
quired. How it is to DO secured Is nnotlio
question. A homo government Is manlfestl ;
Impossible ) at prosont. The civilized Inhabl
tan ts are too few. Therefore tbo state mus
bo ruled from without. It Is suggested Urn
Belgium should assumu this responsibility
slnco It Is the Belgian king who founded the
state nnd ntlll mnhitauis * It , nnd Uolglai
irndora are largely Interested thoro. Du
the people of Belgium huvo shown n market
reluctance toward taking any sach stun , am
the present troubles , as the North Gorman
( Jazotto truly says , will not command It to
them. Btlllloss likely to bo notad upon Is
the proposal made by the Vossischo Zolt
unt ; that King Leopold should abandon his
undertaking altogether , and make a present
of the entire territory to I'-rauco. The
king will scarcely glvo up unrecompensed
ponsod that .whloh nas cost him so
dearly , nttd which ho might got n
good price for from some other power. iCInir
Leopold Is not alone , however , responsible
for the welfare of the Congo. Ho did nol
nlone cronto the stato. All the powers that
were represented at , the Berlin conference
nnd signed the general not of February 20 ,
18S5 , are at Inast morally responsible for the
welfare of their Croatian , nt least during the
twenty years of their authority over it. Why
should they not co-op'jnuo in the accessary
task of establishing and maintaining order In
It , nnd of suppressing the slave trade , which
is the prlmo canso of disturbance ? To bo
sure , ono does not oxpoot a military ornplro
to do much through sheer bonovolonci' , or to
DO greatly moved by purely moral considera
tions. And doubtless the great European
land-grabbers In Africa cannot Miolp think
ing that If the Congo Stales should go to
smash there would bo Just so much moro ter
ritory for thorn to seize. Yet It might pay
them once to do on unselfish thing , and to
stand manfully uu to tbo moral obligations
they assumed whou thov created the Cougo
Stato. Certainly If they do not , or if In
some vay the Congo administration is not
quicldv and groatlv strengthened , the whole
enterprise will become ono of the most scan
dalous failures iu the history of attempts at
civilization.
*
* *
The recent visit of M. Stambuloff , the Bul
garian prime minister , to the sultan , Just before
fore the celebration by Prince Ferdinand of
the fifth anniversary of his arriral In Bul
garia , and the remarkable attentions shown
to the prime minister during his short stay iu
Constantinople , are regarded as political in
dications of great importance. A correspond
ent , of the London Times at Constantinople
says that the visit was duo to the sultan's
initiative , and a Itciitor dispatch to the sumo
paper says that it took place la the face of ef
forts of the Russian embassy In Constanti
nople to prevent it. in which M. Cambon , the
French ambassador , Joined on the urgent
entreaties of the Russian representative. Tno
sultan gave a grand dinner In M. Stambuloff's
honor , placed carriages and'stoamors at his
disposal , announced his intention to decorate
htm with a high order , and when ho loft
cave him a military escort to the station.
Military honors wore also shown the Bul
garian premier ut every station through
which ho passed In Turkish' territory. It
was reported In Sofia on bis return that the
sultun , during an interview at Constanti
nople , declared his readiness to recognize
Prince Ferdinand as king of Bulgaria when
tbo favorable moment arrives ; and hoped
that the Bulgarian government would follow
tbo prince's guidance In all Its acts. The
Sofia correspondent of the Times speaks of
tbo enthusiasm with which the prince's an
nlvorsary , above mentioned , was celebrated ,
and remarks how thu past year has con
firmed his authority and added to his suc
cess , oven bis dlillcultics having brought
uim sympathy from unexpected quarters.
*
i
The commercial importance of the now
Morwodo canal to Amsterdam can scarcely
bo overestimated , and it Is expected that a
Croat impetus will bo given to trade between
that city and Germany. The section to the
north of the Luck , which was opened with
great ceremonies the other day , is twenty-
eight miles long , aud the whole canal , when
complete , will have a length of forty-throo
and one-half miles. It will tnko tbo place of
the old Cologne waterway , which Is ouly
navigable for vessels of small tonnage. The
now canal , alter leaving Amsterdam , crosses
the Lioydon Rhino , passes UtrcchUand outers
the Lock near Vroeswyk. Too second sec
tion , which Is still under construction , be
gins at Viauon , opposite Vrooswyk , and
Jnally enters the Morwudo , ono of the
branches of the Mnas nnd Waal Delta , from
which the now waterway takes its uarno , a
ilttlo below Gorlnohom. The average
breadth is over 100 feet , and the depth teu
feet , so that two of the largest , Rhino steam
ers will bo able to pass easily. This , to
gether with the fact that no tolls or duties
will bo charged , affords ground for the hope
that Amsterdam , whlj-h has already commu
nication with the sea trough the North Sea
canal , will now become ono of tbo most Im
portant transit ports for the products of the
Rhino volloy. _
A Or out IllHcovorr.
St. L'.uls Htwttillc.
Tbo Nebraska democrats have nominated
an out-and-out free trader for govaruor. The
Nebraska democrats know what they want.
About tlie Sl/u ol It.
( Hobt-JJcmncrat.
The Nebraska democrats think they cap
carry tuo stuto without any aid from the
populists. The republican plurulty iu tbo
Btato will probably bo about 1 ,000. ,
Is It Copyrighted ?
tit , /'nut Planter Vrtft.
All tba world breathes easier now that
Prohibitionist Bidwoll has published his letter -
tor of acceptance. The other candidates will
plagiarize it at their peril.
A Uriinl ( Jut.
Kf.w Ynrlt Oiimiiictnl ,
A democratic state ofllchl whether Inten
tionally or not is of Ilttlo account lina struck
a death blow at the democracy so fur in ro-
latoH to thi ) possibility of Iu carrying the
coming election for IU candidate.
Htlll Th y HmilliHvcil
Ke.micu Hub.
The democratic party of Nebraska does
not take lu n illy to fusion , Thu democratic
dish may not bo the best la thu world or no
i very futtonlug diet , but they prefer 10 go
can and hungry to feasting on calamity
crow.
_ _
The Governor's Hplnn Uurvci ,
Ch'tiwi ' Ttmt\
Governor Abbott of Now Jersey declares
10 will convene the legislature , if necessary ,
n order to enforce the doureo of the fctnto
chancellor agalnat the Heading coal combine.
t see ins that President MoLooil is likely to
earn that ovou his baud of Sioux Indians
might bu forced to admit the authority of a
stato.
Domocruoy mill tliu Turin .
fenatnr Munill tn A'uilh Anui1c < in Itevlew.
For u whole century Iho American cu-
oouraguincot of the moahanioal arts and
nanufaoturos has generally prvyallod. This
encouragement has absorbed iu fixed invest
ments the greater part of tbo surplus capital
of tbo country. Outside of these engaged In
agriculture It has given remunerative om-
ilovmtmt to tbo largest number of American
vorkmgmou , sullied aud llfo-trulnod lu the
nrts , nnd manufacturesnnd whoio products
surpass In annual amount these ot any other
people. The democratic party proposes that
nil this shall bo suddenly changed and
have no consideration , The Itsuo they
tender In tbo coming national contest -
test Is , thnt American capital
nnd American labor shall hnvo no moro pro
tection than foreign capital nnd foreign
labor. If Americans will not work ns cheap
as foreign artisans , the must hold the plow
nnd hoe , nnd no longer fraternbovlth steam
engines , but banUh from their homos nil the
Inbor-snvlng machinery to which they have
plven birth and for which they have the
highest aptitude * . Free trade builds up n
few great Importing cities on the son ahoro
and creates millionaires In foreign trade. It
depopulates the rural districts , nnd has
nothing but lln-sorvlco to oftor these who
toll for their dally broad. Jt would give to
the latter the dearest cost of living nnd the
77 per cent loss of wngosvhlon
free trndo lu England offers to these
who labor. It already rejoices nt
every calamity which grieves homo Industries -
trios and would make our imports always to
exceed our exports , keep us always In deb !
and always poor. Republicans bollovo that
ourgoyormnont should hi\\-o uront and noble ,
purposes , beyond the mcro power to levy
mid collect taxes. They nlso bold that nvorv
heartbeat of political parlies should bo In
harmony with tno hum of diversified uud
universal Industry , anil that the political
parties should contribute byitliolr patriot
ism , faith and irood works to make our coun
try great and prosperous -ernat in Its politi
cal Institutions , great In the wealth of Us In
tellectual , moral and material uotilovomouts
Information for Cup.iplivll.
A'ew I'inlf Tribune ,
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio , who bus
boon going about the country with n lamp
hunting for the' man whoso wages have uoon
ratted by the McKinley tariff , ought to tele
graph to Commissioner Pock for instructions.
That official has discovered 285,000 men lu
this state whoso wage * have been raised. Ho
has found them , too , when , ns a good'domo-
crat , bo was very uuxtous not to discover
thorn.
The Fiiutn AID lit Iliinil.
} VCIP Yuri ; dimmtrctnt ,
If Mr. Cleveland has boon delaying his
letter of acceptance until ho could gat some
Interesting tariff fnots for discussion ho nnocl
not withhold It much longer. Labor Com
missioner Pock's annual report for the state
will furnish him with campaign material
with which to arraign bis" own party , and
moro capcclnlly Air. Wnttorsou and bU free
trade friends.
Vltliil' TILOUHltfX.
Slftlnzs : Cltnirotto smoklnc may bo very
Injnrlons to the youim. hut It Is hunt to muko
the clgiu otto manufacturer * bollovo It.
Philadelphia Ueconl : "I thought you wore
lot In on tint ground lloor of thut ( leal. Smart.
"bo I was , T.i it , but there was u
fallow In the collar ! "
Indianapolis Journal : Laura Now , what
do you suppose the novelist nuiiiiih by Haying
thut his heroine seemed to bu "treading on
ulr ? "
Laura May bo she wore pneumatic soles.
"I hlivo n family tteu. " ho pioad , I
"To iild mo In my suit. "
"I'urhapsyou huvo. " the maiden said ,
Dull don't llko Its fruit. "
Now York Sun : Mrs. Ilrown I'm gild to
hour you didn't out any of those Rreuu tipp.os ,
for they'd buvo given you the uollc toyond u
doubt.
Llttlo Johnnie lly the way. inn. have you
anything that Is good for thu tollc ?
Now i'ork Press : "What are you running
for'/ "
for'"I
"I want to sot Into the naxt street. "
"What tor'l"
"That policeman Is just going to shoot ut a
dog. "
The seashore girl Is awcot. no doubt ;
ilutwhen you co to incut her ,
'TIs just as well to taiio u box
Of sweets to muUii her sweeter.
Indianapolis Journal : .Mrs. Dlx I was
iishntncd of you , Ephriilm , to dust thochnlr
you sat on nt Mrs. lleiishun'.s. 1 saw bur little
boy wiitchlnyou. .
Illx I s.iw him , too. I'm too old a fish to bo
caught on u bent pin.
Now Yoric Herald : St. 1'otor What can I defer
for you ?
Now York lteporlcr-1 want to cot an liiter-
vlow with Christopher Columbus.
St. 1'utcr Itut lion-do you u.\poct to got It
bnuk to your paper ?
Kupoitur Unit's ail right. I took the pre
caution to writs H before 1 came uwav.
Atlanta Constitution : "And whore's old
UlllJuliusou ? "
"Hu'u hero. "
"Ho wiis running for congress twelve years
ago. Wliut's lie rtoliu now ? "
Still running. "
Yonkor's Gazette : It doesn't commonly
inanirlu u thought to "run it over lu the mind. "
Texas Slftlncs : "Hut , dortor , don't you
thlnkyour bill Is pretty HtcopV"
No , madam , uoiisIdRrrflg how sick your hus
band was. "
Hut , dear me , you lot him die. "
"Of course I did. Thuro's the dllllcully. It
liurtainy profosilonul reputation to have a
[ latlontdlo. 1 cumin to huvo moro money for
a cabo of that kind. "
ASEHI.KAnn.
Ifcw rmlt llemltl.
Ho looks up to her casement
With longing eye to sea
If yet Ims touohuil her uriiol heart
Ills plaintive inoloJy.
Ha pours his most melodious airs
To touch her. If ho can ,
Per Just n nlckol or u dlino
_ He's n Unrdy-KUidy iiiiiu.
ON IIIK n.v.
'Twae but faded flower that she
In pnrtlui : auger loaded him ;
And us he caught
Thu sift ho thoucht
Wltli vain res i ctlils mind was fraught
Of nil the uruclpiis salaiy
That her bouquets hud cost him.
THK 11ATKH.
MfMourl Hirer Mncs I'romirtt i Nn\r yue .
tlon to the Commlmlmi.
CHICAGO , III. , Sept , 2. Lumber rates fron Jvl
Kau Clnlro nnd competing points to the Mis
noun rlvor have been restored to their formoi
basis. Tbls moans thnt they wnro advanced
to the figures In olTect boforb the Enu Clalr <
Hoard of Trade complained ngnlnst the dls.
crimination lu favor of othersblpplng points. 4
As n result of the complaint the ( Jhlcaco ,
MtlwnuUoa & St. Paul rosd wns ordered by /
the Interstate commerce commission to reduce -
duce thn rnto on lumber 8 cents per 10(1 (
pounds from Kau Clara to the Missouri tlvor
and nt the .tamo time to maintain the rales
then In effect from Wlnonn and Ln Crosto.
The order was obnyod by the St. Paul road ,
but the other Interested lines made a corresponding
pending reduction from all points affected in
\Vlsconsln , Minnesota nnd Illinois. Consequently
quently the purpose ot the order wns defeat
ed nnd the big differentials were preserved.
This led the representatives of the western
roads to held n conferencennd agree to ad
vance rates to their former basis , it now re
mains to bo soon what notion the interstate
commerce commission nnd the Kau Llnlra
Hoard of Trade will take In the matter.
TAI.TOX n.ii.i. ni.uii > .
Tli Dcupnrntlo Dins on the Scnlfolil I.Ike it
Common Miirdoror.
WISH COUIIT HOI-SB , W. Vn. , Sept. S. TaUten
ton Hall slept but Ilttlo last night , aud when
the sun peeped Into his cell this morning ho
was watchful aud nervous. Ho
was not dofinnt nor swntfgor-
Ing as yesterday , but childish aud petulant.
A templing breakfast wns placed before htm
by his sister , but ho refused to oat. Ha
asked fora drink of whisky uftor talcing n
cup of coffee , but It had little effect. The
Jail nnd vicinity were well guarded oy deter
mined men , who wore resolved to see tnu
law enforced notwithstanding the threats ot
rescue made by Hall's friends. Dv 10 o'clooic
there worc'uctweou 3,000 and -1,000 people as
sembled In Iho village. Father Lucklo entered
the cell at 8 o'clock nnd notlvo nropnriitlons
for the hanging began nt 10 o'clock. Tha
drop fell nt 12i0. : ! Hall's neck was broken
anil ho wns pronounced dcuJ at the cud ol
seventeen minutes. No attempt was made
by his friends to rescue him. Ho made a
speech on the scaffold.
WOHKKIt in1 A H'OJM.Y.
A IViimlii Confoiloiatn AitslstH Hohbnrn In
.Milking H ( iooil lroil Iliiul.
MONTUIIU. , Sopt. 2. A handsome woman
drove up to the door of the ofllco of Nichols
& Marlor , brokers of Notre Dame street , last
evening. Sbo attracted iho attention of the
ciorkvho came out of the olllne and talked
to ttio womnu for live minutes about finan
cial matters , when she drove off. When the
clerk got back to the office ho found thnt
thlovos had visited the place during his ab
sence and hud practically cleaned the estab
lishment out. It ts said thnt between fo.OOO
and $10,000 in money nnd bouds was stolon.
( llarlstonn S.iUsllod I ho l-opp.
ROMI : , Sopt. 2. The pope has declared his
satisfaction with the constitution of tbo
Gladstone ministry. The vaticnn In nowise
expects to re-establish permanent official
connection with Kncland , but It hopes to
hnvo excellent relations with the now cabi
net. Slnco Cardinal Manning lu several
confidential notes showed to the Vatican tba
disadvantages of having a nuncio In London ,
the papacy has understood that Its iu loves t
consists in treating more directly wltn the
bishops.
Olllntcd u Suuro lit Now Orleans.
NEW Ow.Evxs , La. , Sopt. 7. The excite
ment caused by the rumor that yellow lovnt
had been brought hero on tbo steamship
Donia from Havana has boon allayed by tbo
report of President Ollphant of the state
Doara of Health to the effect that two of tba
crow who wore * sick bad boon taken off the
steamer at quarantine station and placed In
the hospital tbcro August SO. The vessel bad
boon thorougbly fumigated , wns now in good
sanitary condition and had no sickiiess on
board since her release from quarantine.
Hlllclcln of ii Milrilcror.
Ci.EVKi.vxn , O. , Sept. 2. James IColtsarv
n murderer awaiting trial , committed sulcldi
in the Jail last night by hanging. On
Noveiubar U , ho shot and killed bis wife ,
who bnd beau living iu tea cllv for oighloau
month with her paramour , Paul Wobbor.
She discovered her husband lu Denver anil
fled to Cleveland , where IColosar followed
her and killed hor.
Troubles ot HID Iron Hull.
T ST. LOUIH , Mo. , Sept. 2. Brocklnrldga
Jones , tbo receiver for the Iron Hall In tbia
state , has received n , circular from Recolvoi
Fairlov of Indianapolis , stating that hi
would soon call on the Missouri official foi
the funds of the order. Mr. Jones will no )
recognize the right of the Indianapolis re
ceiver to the ordering of funds lu this stuto.
THK VLsiKTaitr rr.utT.
Record.
She sits upon tno worn , old grave ,
And Rally IIHOS ns u pillow
The buttered heml.stoue , rudely oarvoa
With fuiiunil uni uuU weeping willow.
Thn opltniih nlio puzzles out.
With words nnd laughter light and mocking ,
nispl.iyln'woll a dnltity shoo.
And quite an Inch of silken stocking.
She jests about thu curious name ,
Tha voiso with iiunliit old uhrnsos ladou ;
And yet whutlf In future years
boaioHtiucy , \vonty-cuiilury iniildon
Upon a summer afternoon
An ancient ceuioteiy eliooblns
Should Hilt upon her giave. iiuu think
It all so Jolly und amusing ,
I !
8. CD.
Largest Maniifiictiiniri ) nnd Dealer *
of Clothing In the World.
Loaded Now
At no time since Omaha first came into existence ,
'way back in the 50's , has the
resident been afforded such
elegant opportunities to be
gentlemanly dressed as at the
present time. We have so
far'outdone ourselves this
year with new fall fabrics
that we fear next year will
not see an improvement. The
styles are simply great. Hvery r
suit is of our own manufac
ture , from the best quality of
cloth to be had. Our $8.50
suit is just as geol lor the money as the one we sell
for $30.00. We sell suits as low as it is possible to do ,
but we won't put in any shoJdy stuff at any price.
The leading fashion plates now out , are the exact dup
licates of our styles. Loaded with new goods now.
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