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torlnlnmtUTHlioiiMhnuililrpHwd. To inn Ktlltor.
IUr.SINK.S3 LKTTKUS.
Alt inHlm-m letters and rnnilllnnpim RhonM too
to Thell'o iMibllHtilnic Conipany.Oiimhji.
Drnftn. clirckH nnd pnnlofniMj onlern to lx nmiln
pnyaMoliillii'onliTof llmcoinpany.
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at bimlnrnH onipi * .
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HWOHN 8TATKMKNT OK OlHOIIIjATION.
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llMhliiif coniiiany , rtowt tinlonmly Hwnar lliat tlm
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AvrrnRn Clrcultitlun for Aiiif.i IHO.1i SMO7fi
TiiK ( liHulipoiirnnuo of the currency
premium in the cities of tie ) cast la mi
additional Hign of rottirnintr confldunco.
JIM NOKTII feels it llttlo more case-
of mind now Unit his iippolntmunt as In
ternal rovemio collector linn ; boon con
firmed by the HoimU ) .
IT IS now plain chut the onato will
not content Itself with confining the
debate on the repeal bill to n period no
longer than that consumed In the
IIOUHO.
i ! who believe that license
taxes arc tihiftcd to the consumer will
do well to observe the ulTcct of the abolition
lition of the coal dealers license tax In
this city on the price of coal this winter.
THE farcical'tariff hearing before the
ways and muanu committee will Horvo no
purpose beyond enabling a few lawyers
to earn fat fees for appearing in behalf
of importer ! ) Interested in Hccuring lower
duties.
Anoiinisiioi1 IUKLANU'S advocacy of
religious liberty for all people before a
congress of Jewish women is one of tlio
encouraging signs of the progress of
modern civilization toward moro per
fect religious tolerance.
ANOTHKH man has been arrested on
the charge of obtaining railroad passes
I by mount * of forged orders. What has
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become of'tlie'Tntorstnto commerce law
that was ititonded to abolish the entire
system of free pass abuses.
A DKKICIT of $19,000,000 a month
cannot bo long endured oven by the
government of the United States. Some
thing muut be speedily done either to
increase the public revenues or to do-
croiiHo goviii'tiincntul expenditures.
INTUODUCINO bills into congress and
securing their enactment are two en
tirely different things. Our now ropre-
Heiitatives in congress will learn how
great this difference is before they com
plete their llrst winter in Washington.
MKMUKits of tlio Beard of Education
can afford to bo jeered at as mossbacks ,
because they decline to lend a helping
hand to the proposed shipment of school
children to the World's fair. The board
evidently knows that this is no part of
its function
TIIK ejection of fakirs from the
World's fair buildings must not bo
understood as a move on the part of the
directors against fakes in general.
Their is no objection to faklrd on the
World's fair grounds so long aa they ,
consent to divide with the management
the money that they mulct from the
public. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PlIKSIDKNT CbKVKLAND'8 Bilenco
upon the question of tariff revision
which ho once deemed of uulllcient im
portance to have demanded the call of
an extra Gosulon of congress not later
than September is becoming ominous.
Has the president changed his mind in
relation to the relative importuned of
tariff tinkering1
PKOl'hK in the west will appreciate
the trials and tribulations ) of the people
of Virginia who are threatened with
an avnlanuhu of populist orators from
the halls of congress. Uoforo the cam
paign Is over Virginia will wish that
/ho had Dover ceded any territory to the
federal government as an inducement to
Imvo the capital located in such close
proximity to her borders.
rumming and tiling a whole
week IU1 people , principally men
and women , have been induced to agree
to go to the World's fair on condition
that the railroads make u pro nor rate
between Omaha and Chicago. This Is
awfully disappointing , We have all
along been told that the parents of ! ! 0- ,
000 children wore scrambling .over one
another to g-et a chance to uavo thorn
whipped to the exposition.
OMAHA made u good showing in the
contest for the fifth annual convention
of the National Absoc'-tion ' of Lifo
Underwriters to bo hold next year ida
WUH second only to Chicago in the num
ber of votes received. The advccutoa
of Omalm did the graceful thing in
seconding the selection of Chicago when >
it became apparent that they oonld not
otU
have their llrut choice , nnd ought on
that account to be in u still bettor con
dition to make a winning light when the
place of the next succeeding convention
conies to bo designated.
TIIK nODOK COUNTY SNAl'l'Mla.
Fremont Is the homo of Judge Maxwell
and the abiding place aiso of J , M Prick ,
nnd between thwio two , or rather their
friends , a war U bolni ? waged Unit will bavo
nn Important bearing on tno question of who
shall bo the next republican nominee for u-
prcino Jiul o. Without the delegation from
his own county the chances for Mitxwoll to
succeed himself are very narrow. The entire -
tire state will fool Interested In the outcome
of the struggle. The country manifests con
siderable anxiety to hoar from the state of
DrtdRO. & 'Mf > Journal.
The anxiety of the country , which
really means the anxiety of the corpora
tion mercenaries and public thieves ,
for whom the Stale Journal is the mouth
piece , has boon relieved. The Dodge
county snapper convention , called l > i a
fragment of the county conimlttce and
packed by the help of railroad bosses ,
favored shippers and subsidized editors ,
has declared for Prick with a mighty
shout and rip-roaring hurrah.
Prick has about as much chance to bo
struck by chain lightning In midwinter
as ho has to bo made the candidate of
the republican party for judge of the
supreme court. Prick's chlof fugol-man
and the candidate of the snappnr con
vention do not themselves o.xpect such
honor. Their only purpose has been to
discredit Judge Maxwell among the poo-
pi o of the state by pretending that ho
has boon repudiated in his own homo.
Mr. Prick's mission has now boon ful-
11 Hod , and he is entitled to a fat fee at
the hands of the corporation managers
for whom ho had to play the despicable
role of political assassin.
There is no doubt that the war waged
in Dodge county upon Judge Maxwell
will have "an important bearing" upon
the question as to who shall bo the next
republican nominee for supreme jtulco.
The snapper convention has boon a rev
elation to the republicans of Nebraska.
It has unmasked a brace of arrant
knaves and double-dealing hypocrites
who Imvo for several years past vaunted
party loyalty while carrying a railroad
dirk in their boots to play the bravo in
dark political alloys where they could
stab honest republicans from behind
without exposure.
Yes , indeed , the snapper convention
will have an important bearing
not only on the outcome of the
present campaign , but upon the fortunes
of tlio republican party in this state for
years to uonio. The Issue must and will
bo from now on whether the voice of the
rank and file of tlio party shall bo stilled
and men who have reflected honor upon
its name by their unimpeachable
duct shall bo turned down in disyraco at
the holiest of corporate monopoly.
In Nubraakaas in Now Yorktho work
of simp conventions will bo repudiated.
The Now York Tammany snappers were
confident that they had squoleliod and
HiiulTed out Grover Cleveland when they
captured the stale convention and
elected a solid anti-Cleveland delegation
to cast the vote of Now York In Chicago.
But the national democracy resented
this outrage and the snappers found
themselves stranded in a hopeless
minority. The same fate will ovorcomo"
the republican snappers of Dodge
county.
The railroad republicans of the state
of Dodge Imvo been heard from. Will
the republicans of the state of Nebraska
who love their party and its timo-
honored principles more than they do
corporation boodle follow thoiroxarnplc ?
Wo do not believe that they will.
TIIK u r. nitinui ;
When the Union 1'acillo bridge was char
tered congress gave thut company the r if'lit
to collect tolls for freights and passengers
over the bridge , and It has doni ) so directly
and Iniliruutly. In the present case the rate
to Council HIulTs and itn neighboring city is
the sainu from the east , the brldgo toll be
tween the two cities being paid by the Iowa
railroad companies. This is a discrimina
tion of ul least $12 per carload of ttvolvo Ions
against Council Bluffs oira ! M-cont rato. To
offset this Council Bluffs is allowed the
bridge- loll frou on its local westbound freight
over thu Union 1'aclllc to points beyond the
Missouri rlvor.
At this rate , ns the pioportlons now stand ,
the lowu railroads got ill ) cents Hat to Coun
cil Uluffs nnd 25 ccnt.s not to Omaha , the
balance of tlio rate to Omaha being paid by
the Town lines for the toll over the brldgo
between the iwocllles. Thlsisdono by au
thority of congress chartering the bridge ,
nnd it has never been claimed heretofore
that the Cullom bill nullified the charter of
the Union Pacific brldgo. The Interstate
Commerce commission can readily see that
In common fairness the r.ito can bo made 25
cents to Council Uluffs from eastern points ,
and ! ! 0 cents' to Omaha from thesamu places.
On westbound shipments from Council U lulls
the bridge toll could bo added tn equalize the
30-uent rate to Oinahu , placing the two cities
upon an equal footing. tfoitnrll Jllujjt , Voi-
jxirell.
jxirell.No
No Intelligent railroad man in the
country conversant with the facts will
sustain the position taken by the jYon-
jutrcil.
Tlio filmplo truth Is that niiio years
ago an understanding was arrived at be
tween the Union Pacific , Mio.-ion.-l Pa-
cillc and all the lines connecting with the
former at Council Bluffs by which all
were to be so adjusted that abso
lutely no discrimination would exist , in
favor of or against olthor of
cities in east and wodt h.nuul tralllc. In
other words , in all matters of freight
transportation they were to bo one city
us fully and as completely as if there
were in rlvor between \hoin. \
This understanding has boon carried
out In all respects except as to the local
territory lying between the Missouri
river ami the Mississippi river common
points. Council Bluffs dealers saw that
they were to got their in-ahlpnumts
from b.ith directions at tlio same oust us
Omaha ; that they weru to have Omaha's
local territory west of the Missouri 1
thrown open to them without the pay 1f'
ment of bridge charges , ami they also
HIIW that if they oould Induce tlio Iowa
roads to break the agreement by com
pelling Omaha morounits ) to pay the
bridge arbitrary to reach the local
truuo of Iowa they would have a practi
cal monopoly of that trade as against
Omaha , whllo being admitted to the
luttor's territory on terms of equality.
Tlioy svicceodod with the Iowa roads y.In
establishing this unjust and illegal dis
crimination against Omaha , which has
boon endured too long. As the business
In quebtion is wholly Interstate , wholly
within the jurisdiction of the interstate
commission and governed by the provi
sions of the interstate law against all
11m
uujuot disot'liulmUlpus , Congressman
Mercer and Commissioner Ult have very
properly concluded to Book relief
through the tribunal haying jurisdic
tion ever Interstate railroad trnlllc.
This is no attempt to injure Council
Bluffs or to place that town nt a disad
vantage , but simply an effort to glvo
Omalm the same privileges east of the
Missouri that Council Bluffs has for
years been enjoying wostof the Missouri.
C.lMFOHttl.l DAY.
California has n double celebration
today. It Is the anniversary of her ad
mission lo the union forty-three years
ago ami It will bo celebrated throughout
the state with appropriate exercises ,
nnd doubtless with an abundant mani
festation of popular enthusiasm , for Cal-
ifornlans do not do things by halves. It
is also California day at the Columbian
exposition , and while the attendance of
people from the Golden state will doubt
less not bo so large as that from soiuo
of the other less distant states
that have had their day , the
Callfornlans nt Chicago will moro than
make up for the deficiency in numbers
by their liberality. One of the most at
tractive displays at the fair Is made by
California , and today ten carloads of
fruit from Unit state will bo distributed
to those who visit the state building.
The American people are proud of
California , whose acquisition to the re
public was one of the most valuable
over made and whose development has
added untold wealth to the nation.
California wus admitted to the union
September ! ) , ISoO. In 1817 John C.
Fremont and Commodore Stockton drove
the Mexican forces out of that country ,
nnd in 181 ! ) n constitution was framed
and ratllled by the people. Gold bad
previously been discovered in February ,
1818 , inducing a tremendous rush of
nooplo into the territory from all parts
of ( the country , so that within a few
years there was added to the population
Ji'iO.OOO men of the most energetic and
daring character. The early history of
California Is n record of lawlessness and
crime almost without a parallel , but it is
also u history of extraordinary energy
and endurance on the part of most of
those who went there in rfcurch of the
yellow metal. Very few of the
earlier gold seekers achieved what
they hoped for , though some of thorn
laid the foundations of enormous for
tunes. The great majority , however ,
failed , after experiencing the severest
hardships and privations , and of those
who will today celebrate the anni
versary of the statehood of California
very few can chum among their ances
try the moil who wont there im
mediately after tlio discovery of gold.
California is a magnificent state in
area and in resources. She is the larg
est state in the union except
Texas , having ] 58'IOO square miles.
Her mineral and agricultural re
sources have increased the wealth of
the country by hundreds of millions of
dollars , and' the development of the
ritute , ao far as its agricultural capabili-
tins are concerned , is as yet in
its i infancy. A great deal irriga
tion is necessary , and this is being
steadily extended with most bcnolicial
results. According to the last census
California hud a population of a little
over J,200,000. , Her people are distin
guished for their liberality and public
spirit , and on tlio whole there is no moro
interesting state in tlio union and none
with a moro remarkable history.
UXt'ilHCKbli M < iXtJl'OI\ .
The present administration has been
in power six months and thus far noth
ing has boon done to enforce the law
against trusts and combinations in re
straint of trade and for controlling pro
duction and prices. In this respect the
administration has disappointed public
expectation. The national platform of
tlio democracy is unequivocal in its do-
nuneiutiori of trusts. It demands the
rigid enforcement of tlio laws "mrtdo to
prevent and control these combinations ,
"together with such further leg
islation in restraint of their abuses
as experience may show to bo
necessary. " President Cleveland in
dicated in his inaugural address that
he was in full sympathy with the phit-
form enunciation. Ho said : ' 'The ox-
Istcnco of linmou.se aggregations of
kindred enterprises and combinations of
business interests , formed for the pur
pose of limiting production and fixing
prices , is inconsistent with the fair field
which ought to bo open to every independent -
pendent activity. Legitimate strife
in business should not be super
seded by an enforced concession
to tlio demands of combinations
that have the power to destroy , nor >
should tlio people to bo served lose
the benefit of cheapness which usually
results from wholesome competition. l
These aggregations and combina
tions frequently constitute- conspiracies
against tlio interests of the people , and
in all their phases they are unnatural
and opposed to our American sense iln ilf ) f
fairness. To the extent that they can
bo reached and restrained by federal
power , the general government should
relieve our citizens from their Interfer
ence and exactions. " This utterance of
the president wai approved by the
people , irrespective of polities , and
it was accepted as an assur
ance that the administration would
lose no time in taking stops to
determine how far the general govern
ment could , under existing law , relieve
the people from the interference and ex
actions of monopoly.
It was reported several months ago :
that an effort was to be made to carry
out the demand of the platform and the
promise of the president. The state
ment was made that the department eel
justice was preparing to toil the anti 1-
trust law by instituting proceedings
against several of the combinations.
Tlio public was given to understand
that it was the settled purpose i
of the authorities at Washing
ton to do this with us little
delay ab possible after the reorganiza
tion of the department. The impression
conveyed was that the president and the
attorney general , and indeed all the mem-
bos of tno administration , were anxious
to enforce the law against triuU and
combinations just us soon us it wus prac .
ticable to do BO. Yet , after six months
not a single stou has boon tukent so far
as the public knows , to Interfere with
the operations of existing trusts orto
put any check uppy the growth of this
class of nionopujpil The combinations
flourish today wlUj.ns much freedom ni
nt any time , nndiUAho trust monopoly Is
not growing now as rapidly as for
merly it Is becaijcf | the field Is almont
fully occupied or jiq conditions favoring
such comblnntloimraro loss favorable
than formerly. * In
So far as knowilptho adequacy of the
anti-trust law Is fi'tfl questioned. The
federal courts h vo1alllrmcil its consti
tutionality nnd the Ablest legal minds in
the country have expressed the opinion
that It Is sttfllclcnt to suppress every
trust nnd combination in restraint of
trade or for controlling production and
prices that exists. . It In manda
tory In requiring llnllcd States
district attorneys to proceed
against the monopolistic organizations
which It Inhibits. The people want the
law enforced. It has boon practically t.
dead letter since it was enacted , and in
the meantime numerous combinations
which it WIIH intended td prevent have
boon formed and are now doing bust-
ness In violation of the law. The longer
these are permitted to continue the
more dlllicult it will be to suppress them.
There will never ho a more auspicious
time than the present to tmt the anti
trust law , and the administration can in
crease its claim to public confidence by
an early effort to make effective this
legislation.
IT TAKK.4 all sorts of people to make
a world. There are some otherwise
sensible people In this city who believe
Unit Onmhii would derive incalculable
benefit from the free advertising which
she would get through an Omaha day at
the World's fair. The fact is that the
announcement of the reopening of the
American National bank is a bolter ad-
vortisoiuont for Omahu than u dozen
Omaha days at the fair would be.
Omalm is not to be built upby children's
processions and the blare of trumpets.
What she needs is the advertisement
of substantial progress , enlarged com
merce , increased biuk ; clearings , now
enterprises that give employment to
labor and sUinuhUo industrial activity.
In other words , Omaha must advertise
herself by doing something Unit will
draw capital and infiiso confidence in
her future greatness among investors.
TnK queen's English Is sometimes
badly distorted by tlio accidental Inser
tion of commas. Our report of Council
man Haseall's speech to the unem
ployed reads : "ICvprybody , " said Air.
Ilascall , "should bo put to work by Sop-
tember lf > and kept 'at work all winter. "
Wo acknowledge itho mistake. It
should have read : f "Everybody said
Mr. Hascall should , bo put to work by
September 15 and kept at work all
" * ' *
winter.
TIIK council committee for the relief
of the unemployed * ' had butter do more
work and less talking. Wind pudding
doesn't sot well on 'hn empty stomach ,
oven if a man is unemployed.
7'JniM. ,
Another reason for the brighter business
outlook Is tlm people malting light of the
calamity-howler lamentations.
A U'lsn lri.riiiilloii. '
A'dimm Citu JnnriMl.
Senator r. , Porter's , , . bill to _ erect a , $20,000,000 , . ,
college with aluminum money would bu valu
able evidence for him If he should over kill
anybody and want , to plead insanity.
A Ti rnlilu < , itliiuiity.
enil/l /
The worst has come to pass , Hosewotor is
homo from Alaska. Lincoln Journal.
Yes , so wo have observed Hugan wasn.'t
nominated. Nor was .Sheridan chairman.
Hummer * Iroin Iliiiiiinorville.
I'lillndcllilitti LalQrr.
The speed with which western men ar
range for business Is somewhat startling
when contrasted with the more conservative
methods pursued In tlio cast. The Cherokee
.Strip is not to bo opened for settlement for
nearly two weeks , yet it is announced that
already a bank for ono or the now towns
surveyed by tlio government , and the loca
tion of which Is not dellnltmv known , has
been chartered , with a cjpltul stock of $ ,10- ,
000.
8OiUint > n ( ; ullml Down.
Km Tor'fimet. / .
Secretary Carlisle bus found that some of
his now appointees quite misunderstand the
nature of the duties tlioy were , selected to
j perform. They huvo devoted an undue
amount , ot time nnd energy to what may bo
generally described as "patromiRO , " sending
to the secretary elaborate lists of promo
tions , removals nnd appointments , 301110 of
which having been Inadvertently allowed to
pass , have had to bo revoked. The secretary
has accordingly requested nil ofllccrs under
him to consult him personally before they
recommend any changes , and then to send
their recommendations through the appoint
ment bureau.
CoiiKrutiilutlut ; .Ur. Carter.
American Indmtrlcs.
Our congratulations to Mr. O. M. Carter
and the American Loan and Trust company
of Omaha , Knb. , which , lifter a suspension
of thirty duys , has resumed business , The
receiver 1ms reported that the assets of the
company are lu excellent condition and
greatly exceed the liabilities. Arrange
ments have boon made with creditors so
that payment of claims will not bo urged ,
The eastern stockholders hava expressed
great confidence in President Curler , who
IIUH ct-rtiilnly handled the affairs of the com
pany judiciously. If wo nro not mistaken
this is tbo IIrat western loan company that
has emerged from n receivership In so brief
a period.
DMieim In tbn South.
Tlio pitiful stories , that como from the
south of the loss of lllb and property and of
destitution among tlltf survivors on account
of the great cyclone ot lust week ought to
move the most IndltToront to think and to
Help. The culnmlty bpcomei more appalling
as the particulars aro-reached , The death
list will certainly runtjli l.r > ( )3 ) and It may rlso
to 2,00 , < ) , And when In'VidiHtlon the destruc
tion of all the llttlo pr&fierty of the survivors
U tnken into account ttio distress of the sit
uation will become apparent. Four years
ugo the great Hood nfUohnstown In this
state appalled that civilized world and
prompted the most luvibji charity of modern
times , And yut thq/oaths , / ) caused by the
oyclono will bo a . least.half , and may bo
two-thirds , ns large ( is the Johnstown list.
This one fact ought to1 show how pressing
the need for hulp Is.
Wliy Thojr Opputa
Diulje Cnuntu.eider
The transportation cases nt present In the
United States courts are liable to bo ills-
mUsod. Then , If they are contlnuod they
are ll.iblo to bob up in llio state courts. Thus
the reason comes to light why iho railroads
want to securj thu entire supreme bunch.
At present tboy appour to have two abject
alnvos one of them running over thu auto
setting up product and county conventions
in the corporation Interests. They want all
the court , nnd will bo sutUlled with nothing
ulse , With Maxwell ou the bench their dis
honest trans.iclions will bo scrutinized , and
there will bo moro than ono man with an
opinion on thu bench. Thoru Is method In
thu present tight over the judgeslilp by the .
railrnau corprntlons. There is money In it
for them. That in what they are making
this desperate light for , and th& people will
huvo lo ooi'cuutrato ' all their force * to win.
UTIIKIl t..i.\IIH TII.I.V DVHX.
Foremost nmoitfr the measure * In tlio
program arranged by Mr. Gladstone U a bill
to fncllttato registration , which would
greatly Inuro.iso the voting strength of tlm
worklngmon , Another Important reform
affecting the franchise Is the proposal to
abolish plural voting. The mo.-utiro to
bestow consldornblo power of local govern ,
mont upon parish councils , thereby trans-
furring the management of their local con *
corns from tlio landlords to the tenantry , h
of the utmost importance to the government
by reason of Its bearing on the Kngllsti con-
fttltucnclfs. To those may bo added nn
eight-hour law , demanded by the miner * of
Northumberland and Durham ; but It Is
moro doubtful whether a provision for local
option to permit or prohibit the liquor
trafllo will bo submitted. It may not
bo expedient nt thin moment to Incite the
hostility of the liquor Interests. U Is cer
tain that each and every one of these mo.\s-
uros. or such of them as may pass the House
of Commons , would bo rejected by the
upper chamber , an It is curtain that that
venerable and u.talcss body will rejci'.t the
homo ' rule bill. This is Just what tlm
liberal * doslru. Added to the recent throw
ing . out by the lords of the bill enlarging the
powers ( of the London county councils , the
rejection of nil of these measures d ism and nil
by various sections of the democracy would
furnish matter for an effective indictment of
the hereditary legislators. A dissolution
following under these circumstances would
bo succeeded by a campaign conducted with
a vigor and earnestness not witnessed In the
Hritish Islands during many years.
*
# *
Although the Storthing has adjourned for
Its customary autumn vacation , there nro no
Indications of uny decline of the animosity
between Norway and Sweden. On the con
trary , matters are going from bud to worse
and the nationalist lenders In Chrlstlanla , In
cluding the cablnut ministers who have just
quitted oflleo , now openly admit that llmlr
demands ' for consular and diplomatic ropro-
actuation , distinct from that of Sweden ,
must not be regarded as a llnal object or
definite alii , but merely ns ono o'f the ine.un
for bringing n bout the complete dissolution
of the union between the two countries. At
the recent International labor congress nt
Xuricli , stress was laid on the probability of
nil early outbreak of n civil war between
Norway and Sweden in'tbodob-Ue-on t'lo subJect -
Ject of an Universal military strtUoand , whllo
the Storthing has refused to vote the Nor
wepian quota of the civil list payable to
King Oscar nud to the crown prince , It has
voted without any hesitation n large subsidy
to the National Sehuot7.cn and Hillo associa
tion in view of the approaching struggle.
All King Oscar's efforts to bring about n
compromise have failed , a fact attributable
not alone to the determination of the Nor-
wcglans to sunder the bonds that unlto
them to the sister kingdom , but also to the
equally firm rosolvoof the Swedes to pre
vent by force of arms , if necessary , separa
tion in any form. The situation has become
intolerable and it is doubtful whether King
Oscar will bo able to prevent either a con
flict between his two kingdoms or a revolu
tion and proclamation of n rcimbllc at Chris-
tlanla during the twulvo months that must
yet elapse before the expiration of the pres
ent Storthing , which cannot constitutionally
be either prorogued or dissolved by the
sovereign.
* *
Unquestionably , the retention of Motz was ,
ns ; | Von Multko described It , an indispensable
condition of the security of Germany , ami ,
so long as the Germans kepi , it , they may
1 look upon the Hlilne us safo. All the re
sources of modern onglnoormjr have been
ga gt taxed to make the fortress impregnable ,
and , no doubt , as Kaiser William II re
viewed his legions under Its walls , ho ex
ulted in the belief that Motz would novcr become
lc
come French again. Yet If there Is ono
lesson 1 that history Is never weary of re
peating I , It is that a preponderance of num
bers I is no guaranty of success in war , and
that t no country , however superior in re
pute is its military system , can hopes to ro
ta | in a monopoly of military genius.
Should the long-oxpeotod contest with
the ' Triple Alliance break out to
morrow , Franco , oven although Itus-
sla should hold aloof , would bo
less outweighed in point of numerical
strength than was the first French republic
when she sent Hocho and Moroau to the
Hhiuo nnd Honnparto to lean the rugged
horde that called itself the Army of Italy.
Von Moltko was a crcat organizer , tactician
and strategist , but ho was not superior ,
if equal , in those respects to Frederick the
Great ; and the system of organization nnd
tactics whluh is liislegacy to his compatriots
may be destined to the fate of that which
was pulverized at Auorstadt and at Jena , If
anything has boon taught us by the French
revolution it is that republican Institutions
nro incomparably moro favorable than these
of a monarchy to the discovery and prompt
utilization of remarkable military talent.
The figures which show the increase of
strength In armed men at the disposal of the
continental powers are startling. In : i recent
nainphlot collated from onlcial sources and
entitled , "Pulssanco Mllltalro dcs Ktats
do 1'Europo , " by Captain Mollard of the
Military school of St. Cyr , the numerical
strength In 18G7 of the mobilized armies of
Kuropo Is given ns follows :
Franco 1,950,000
( lurinnny 1,300,000
lliusla 1,100,001) )
Austria-Hungary 75(1,000 (
Italy 570,000
The total effective force of all the armies
of Europe nt that time is placed at 0'J. * > S,000
men. By the year 18U ! the above llguraa
had bean increased to the following :
Kranco 2,000,000 ,
] { us-.la i.i51,000
Oormaiiy U.-J 17,000
Italy 1.14.000
Austria-Hungary 1,050,000
With a total military foroo for alt Europe
amountingto 112,563,090 , men , Cantata Mol
lard estimates that when the nuw military
laws shall have neon brought Into full opera
tion Germany will have an oITortivo mobil
ized strength of 5OJ3,03'Jmon , ; Franco , 4r ; > V
000Kussla ; , 4,003,003 ; Italy , y. 30,00'Jj Aus
tria-Hungary , 1,000,030. , and all liuropo the
stupendous total of li,4)S,00) ! ) ) men under
arms. In 1BTO Knropo had 'JOJOOI)3 ) men
under arms In time of pouco ; today the num
ber Is nearly a,500,000.
* *
Japan appears to bo branching out Into a
new foreign policy of a somewhat aggressive
character. Not only has she announced to
Portugal that she will no longer permit the
citizens of that nationality resident In the
mikado's dominions to remain exempt from
the Jurisdiction of the Japanese courts , a
privilege which they huvo hitherto en
joyed in common with all other foreigners
established there , but she has also dls-
piitctiei' a naval force to the Sandwich
islands with a peremptory demand to the
provisional and exceedingly shaky govern
ment at Honolulu that the largu colony of
Japanese laborers In Hawaii should bo
treated In exactly the same manner as the
subjects of European nations uro and bo per
mitted to enjoy Ihu same prerogatives and
privileges. In each of these cases the Jap
nueso government appears to have
chosen its tlino with much blirowdncss , an
just at tlio proton t moment neither the
Portuguese government nor that of the
Sandwich Islands Is in a jiosltlon to resent
these undeniable Infractions of the existing
treaty stipulations.
M.tXH'KU , AM > IIUI.IMMII. '
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) ! The nomination of
Holounl ) U generally considered a good ouo
ns < oed ns the party could have made.
That ho will have a Iioavy vote In wcstnrn
Nob.inskn nnd the full vote of his party In
itato appears to bo a safe conclusion.
Papllllon Tlnun ( dem.t ) .ludgo Holcomb
Is ono of the very best of the Nebraska dis
trict Judges , nnd if elected ho will servo his
state faithfully nnd well. Ho Is popular
.vhcrever known , and it will bo almost Im
possible for nay iloiiidcrnt or republican , ftavo
alone Judges Maxwell or Hastings , to de
feat him.
Koarnov Journal ( rep. ) ! The populist
stale convention mndu the strongest iiomuui-
tlon possible In sclr-ctlng.lu go Silas A. Hoi-
comb of this district for tbclr onmlldnto for
supreme Jiidgo. Juugo Holcomb Is a strong
candidate , as ho Is n clean , ronseloiitlous.
iinnl-worktnir lawyer , nnd has made a good
district Judge.
JoclBo County trader ( Ind.Ut ) : m make
a prediction from a partisan standpoint : If
Judge Maxwell ii turned down bv his rail ,
road associates and thu railroad flngsti-rs of
bis party this year next year there will bo
nothing loft of the party hut the two asso
ciates and the rlngstcrs that assisted thorn
in turning him down.
Nebraska City News ( iluin. ) ; At Inst tlio
republicans have found n good excuse for
opposing Judge Maxwell nnd It U because ho
Is favored by Pilot Uosowator. That seems
to bo their only reason. Hut Mr. Maxwell
will not bo nominated by the republicans be
cause the cry has gone out that If the party
cannot gut along without any one man U Is
time tie was dropped. 1'ho railroads and
ring republicans are In charge of the engine
rlit they will not slop to whUtlu nt cross-
Ings.
Wakclluld Republican : The republican
state convention cannot afford not to nomi
nate Maxwell. The people midoubtodlv
want tliuir old standby on tlio bunch nu-
othnr six yearn and nro apt lo stay by him
at Ihu jwlls. Party conventions may pro
posebut. . after nil , It Is the people that
dispose. The slitn Is not right for a railroad
candidate : for Huprumu Judge this year. Hut
Justice Maxwell Is a JudgiS whoso decisions
command rowpuct In many states. He is
Inmost , fearless and able.
drain ! island independent ( rop. ) : Mvory-
thlii | depends on this good common sense of
thu runuhllcan convention. The railroad
gang's main object at present Is to prevent
HID runominatlon of our - chief
tt prosc-iit Jus
tt tice , Maxwell , thu honest man whom thov
cannot control. If the republican conven
tion wore smart and Independent enough to
nominate Maxwell , whoso preat legal ability
and Independence of character Is acKimwl-
uilfjcil all ever the country , it would have a
candidate far abovu Judge Holcomb. It
would have a man who could draw votes
from nil parties nnd would bo nonrlv sure of
n victory. Hut If thu party yields to Hie
Influence of the railroads it Is pretty sure of
defeat
Hnatrlco Times fro ] ) . ) : It Is conceded by-
all fair man that Judgu Holcomb. the Indo-
pondunt nominee for supreme Judge , is nn
exceptionally strong candidate. Ho is able ,
conservative and popular throughout the
western part of the state , where ho Is best
known. This should servo as a Bontlo re-
ml ider to the republican party that they
should select a candidate with cure. They
must nominate a man whose ability and in
tegrity and loyalty to the state Is abovu
question. The light in this state will bo
confined largely to the anti-monopoly issue.
The republican party should bo conservative
and sensible but moot the Issue fairly and
squarely. Wo cannot afford to pose us thu
special apologist , dofendcr and champion of
any corportion or set of corporations. The
people of Ihis state uro naturally with thu
republican party , and If we stay by the neo-
plo wo shall regain our once secure hold on
their confidence.
Hrokon How Republican : The populist
party could not have made a stronger nom
ination from its ranks , and ns the Judge Is a
citizen of Broken Ho < v It is with no .small de
gree of prldo wo note his recognition. Whllo
wo regard his chances for election very slim ,
it Is none the loss an honor of which ho may
lustly feel proud. His only possible election
depends on thu strength ho may bo able to
draw from the republican and democratic
parties. In the event that Judge Maxwell
is ruuomlnatcd to huccecd himself ho will
command the ontlro vote of the republican
.mrty . , except , n small faction controlled by
, ho auite house ; besides , ho will draw a gooi <
vote from the ranks of the independents and
democrats. Should the mun at the state
cnpitol and the railroads who are said to bo
opposing Maxwell's rcnomination be nblo to
carry their end In the republican convention
thn effect would prove disastrous to tbo ro-
publicau party of the state and the chances
of Holeomb's election would bo largely In
creased.
Plattsmouth Herald ( rop. ) : Mr. Walt' '
Seoloy , the whilom manager of Lieutenant
Uovernor Majors and the republican party
of Nebraska ( In his mind ) , blew into PltiKs-
mouth the other day on hH supposed mis
sion of fixing this county against old Judge
Maxwell. Mr. Soeloy might just as well re
main at homo so far as his desire to llx Cass
county is concerned , and , for the good of the
republican party , nil such small-bore poli
ticians had better snuff themselves out and
remain snuffed. The republican party of Ne
braska needs a llttlo brains in Its manage
ment , instcad-of gall and Impudence ; a llttlo
horse sense and honesty , instead of line
work nnd trickery. The report that has jjono
forth that Judge Maxwell must bo defeated ,
because ho has failed to hand down partisan
opinions from the bench to suit a lot of hood
lum iwliticians , Is a pretty state of affairs
for the great republican party of Nebraska I
Keep tlio Scoleys nnd the short-haired poli
ticians at home and let the republican people
l.avo soinethim. ' to say about -vho should run
for office In this free state of Nebraska.
run te.nsiut .IT .1
Clnrlnnntl Onzctta : Kmporar William ftp-
pears lo bo fond of searching out the painful
iHirtion of Franco's anatomy nnd Irritating
It , III * speech at Met' U npltatlnir thn
French nhnoit ns much ns their loss of that
citadel In 1STD.
Now York AilvcrllKpr. tf anything mor
Irrltatln ; could bo offered to Franco limn
the dangling of the crown prlnco of Italy in
front of Moti by Knittnror William we
would UUo lo know tlm nninnof U.
Kansas City Star : ( lurinnny'a war lord
continues to "rub U In" on Franco by prolonging -
longing his stay In the old French provinces.
All the consolations Russia nut olTcr In thn
shape of a promised friendly naval demon
stration do not relieve the pain cntisod by
lh kaiser.
Philadelphia Kword : Slniultmiooiuiy
with the kaiser's sun-loo linlf military nnd
liulf divotlonal--al Motz , eonmi thn mi-
noiincumenl Dial Iho Russian llccl will visit
Toulon on October III , when Prosldnnt
Ciirnot will receive it. Such Interchange of
eourlc.ilcs may not bo proof of Iho nxlit-
cncu of a Fraiico-Kiisslatt altlani'o , Inn U
shows Hint the powurs are in thorough ac
cord ; nml , uotiplud with tlio iinanlmtly of
tlio Kronen people in support of their gov-
eminent , as ihowu in tliu elections , It eroatos
nn Intiirusllng situation which nmy tend to
mnduratu somowhal Iho war lord s martial
yearnings ,
Now York Kim : The rnvlow nt Motz of n
Inrgo portion of the ( lurinan army by Km-
peror William 11 , attended by tl.ohnlrlo
the llirono of Italy , will have , nnd was meant
to have , a profound slgnlllcanco for French
( iltHorvurH. The spectacle symbolizes tlm n
solve of the Onrninn poopln to grasp ilnnly
nil tlio ( iiirnian soil recovered from tlm for
eigner , and Hiich n detornilnalton may sucm
to apply a menace of regaining othur lands ,
which were once ficrnmn , but which nro now
held by France. The pro.ionco , too , of the
prlnco of Naples is c.iiivnloiii | ! to n declara
tion llmt no sense of grallludu for Iho ( orinur
services of Frenchmen can break Hie lit ) of
Inlcrcsl thai now binds Ihu house of Savoy
lo iho llononzollurns , and Unit with regard
to Ixirrnlm ) no IO.IM than to the Khlnuland
the defiant war song of thn flnrmans , " 1C *
sollon slu iiiehl habcn , " "No , you shall nuver
have It , " llnds an echo In the Italian king
dom.
NIlTHIt N.M1I.K.1.
Star : "This , I supimso , " said
llmxtrang'jr In the city , "Is ono of your club
honsijiV"
"Well , you might , cult It. ono. It Is a pollco
NtllllOII ,
Chicago Inter Oi' an : How about the lan
guages ; did your sou earn for thum lu col-
lugo'f"
Knrnit'r Oiitbln I miess ho must Imvn , for ho
don't nlvo nobody else a chance to talk since
bo got homo.
Kalu I'lold'.s Washington : . ( 'losiillst t hear
your son Is creal lit contracilng debts.
Hunks llaso fabrication , 1 assure you ; hell
an u.pander. .
Philadelphia Ui-cord : "What brought you
hero , my good mini ? " usU ( > d tlm bunuvoiunt
city missionary. "Two eopV replied thn
tough convict. "Hadn't , drink Nomntldng tn
do with It ? " "Colt'ney , doy was both loaded. "
Washington Star : Aunt MiOiltnbul has been
thinking considerably about. Ibi'ince.
"I've concluded. " she renmrki'd tlm other
day , "that tlio senslbltivayls lor takoyor
inuiiuy out of y or htocltln' and put yur foot
in It.
Indianapolis Journal : Hungry lIlBelni
Well , pardnur , bow's the business outlook ?
Noted any I'lU'ournjilir signs ?
Weary Watklns Von but I Imvo. T HOD a
sign down out ) o' the back streets that miys
you can git three beers for a nickel.
RO Trillium : "Hill. I don't sen bow you
ovur collected that $5,000 Insurance on liH
life \vbunyon had previously managed to Kot
him mi llio pmishm list , for Injuries rocolvtid
durltn ; llio war , " observed thn f rlond of tlio
family.
"Tlm band of Providence was In It. " said tbo
widow with a gentle .sigh of resignation.
Atlanta Constitution : "llrown's n queer
follow. "
"How ? "
"Vou rend about Cleveland losln a place of
his lawhonuV"
"Vos. "
"Well , when Ilrown heard of It ho had MX
troth pulled , and then put. In hbi Application
for a consulship ! "
IIIHSMII.I : .v KltAUii. *
I'hildilclvhtii I'rcxx.
A man with a nature unduly vain
Will sometimes follow a notion
To Hiring himself on a passing train
When the same Is nlculy In motion ;
And when he arises hnpplni ; mad ,
From whrro bit wax tumbled and shaken ,
Ills smile Is as ( also us thu onu ho Iui/1
Al the time Ids pleturu was taken.
llHlt Jl.lXdKlt.
Jhe flu/i.
There novnr was n maid more fair.
Or graced with morn enticing ways
Than Julia , till him lately full
A victim to the Antliiocrazo. ]
Hut now .she lias no thought for grace ,
And of my worship will huvo none ,
And all her wlnsomonoss nlm wastes
Un unresponsive wood and stonu
She has no time for words ( if love ,
llecuiisi ) sln > hit ! ) n cruel ; led Jar ,
And now bar heart will only glow
I-'or musty drapurles from afar ;
A tattrrod ring or broken bo'vl
Will lirlnK were color to her check
Thiin nil the Highs and honust vows
That 1 could utter in a weok.
liouKh I may bring a lovor's kls
Hhu lias moro hurvlco for my room ,
Unless 1 also brhiK to her
Homo treasure rare of imclnnt spoon tHe t
Ho though I lovu her , much I fear
Sh" must glvo o'er her ornzu for dolf ,
Or. IIUo bur mugs and liMur JURH ,
Hhu'll find hui-hulf upon thoubulf.
& COL
Largest Manufacturers : tnd notation
of Ulothmi ; la the World.
Now , will you be good ?
IF you are goingto school next Monday , we'll
do a little wearing out on this
old suit of yours so that you
can get a new one. B. K. & Co.
are now showing all the new
things in school suits Don't al
low the apparently low prices
on cheap stuff to keep you from
looking at these nice clean
goods which are also offered at
very low prices so low indeed that there is no
excuse why your boy should not be well dressed.
This week's special line of school suits in cheviotu
and eassimeros in modest light and dark shades
have an extra pair of knee pants to match. Nov
elty suits in zouaves , kilts , reefer suits and reefer
overcoats for fall wear are very attractive. Ml
these suits are tailor-made up substantially with
the greatest of care and will in every instance give
g-ood service , because they are the best goorl to bo
had. Without doubt you will ilnd hero the most
complete assortment of novelties in caps , bnautiful
to behold , ever seen in Omaha , all at specially low
prices before school calls.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store o n veryovonln tlll l Sl3 ,