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THE OMAHA DAILY BE1 : TUESDAY. MAY 15 , 180J. THE OMAHA DAILY HEE. E. U03t\VATUIt , IMItor. I'uni.isttnD uvnnr itonNim TiIlMS : OF BtJllSOIUITIO.S' . PnllF Tit" ( without Bun'iitjr ) . On Tonr. , . , . . . I M J'Hlly nml Hundny , Ono Year. . . . . . . . "J Hit itontln ' 2 5) | f'lir * Month * Fmi'lnv It" " , On Yenr 20) fl'iiuMiy It e , Ono Ymr 1 Mc \\Vi-kly Hoc. On Ve < ir c ; oi'Ficns. Onm'.ti Tinl l > > IliilMlnK. . P tun iirnatiA. coiner N nnd Twenty-fourth at * , routi' | | niiiirs , 1J Pearl street. CM. .iff-i onire. 517 Cliamlxjr of fommcr'1 tlrwt Ynk Itnoms 13 , II nlvl 1" . Tribune Wn lilnjttun , IDJ V lip t. N. Vf , ( oiiiiisro.vin.s'cn. : AH pipimmm'entlona rdntlrir to n w < nn.l . HI- tordd matter iilinuld IP" mlilrewl : To tha l.lltor. nt'aj.vKstf i.trrmia. All limin ) ( > loitpm ninl rnmltlnncoa nhouM t > - ) niMri > w. > i | 1,1 The IIi > o ruMI lilnB rompiny. Onnli.i. ninftn , clioclm nnd pmtnlllce onion tote to mnJe ininhlf tn llio nnlor of llio compnny. TUB IJKB 1'miMBUlNO COMI'A.sr. KTATnMMT OF CIUf'UI.ATIO.V. O < vrso II. Tznchuck , secretary of Tim HPO Pub- llnliliiR enmpnny , ln > lnir "luly uworn. nayi tlmt tna ncliial numlK'r of full nnd crmplcto coiilcs of Tli - IMllj.MornlnR , nvenlnir nnd Sunilny line ' prlmo-I during I'm month of April , 1WI , wns n * - 1 ' . ' ( .OSO in 2 2j.n n . . . - " " 4 . 22. K I t" 2J.4I R . 22.38) ) 21 * " ' r. . : z. T..I 7 . 22.SV. 0 . H.X2 , 1 : : : ! S ID . 2.-.2V1 ' " " ' : : : : : 11 . . . 22,131 M' ; . . . S2.MO 13 . 22.12" n ! ! ! ! ! ! ! z | ° "s H 13 . . 22.210 22.W ) ; ' . ! ! ! ! IIli"z' ! ' . " ' 15 Sl.yjj 3'3 ' 2J.2M Totnt C3S,3S7 3 > fH dnductlons for unsold nnd returned copies Total unM Daily nvcrnsu net circulation < Sunday ononon n. Sworn to | j < for me nnd nubscrlbcd In my pres ence this 2.1 day of May , 1WI. . ( Seal ) . N. I' . I-'Kir , , Notnry Putpllc. Now York papers are soliloquizing on the last of the olephantTlp. Ills tall , wo sup pose. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Leas sooty smoke and more nmoke con sumers would Improve the atmosphere In the business portion of Omaha. The building Inspector has not yet Immor talized his name by moving upon the dan gerous tumble-down buildings that disfigure some of our principal streets. The burning of the Talmagc tabernacle will not Interfere In the slightest degree with the regular appearance of the syndi cate sermon without Interruption. The American Railway union nuist not let slip the prcstlgo which It eind ! from Its victory In the Great Northern strlko. Ono defeat usually dispels the pbry of a doztn victories. Some tlmo some time , the library buildIng - Ing will bo completed. Then a formal dedi cation may bo arranged which should bo a fitting reflex of the culture and Intellectual heights which the people of Omaha have at tained. An electric lamp that gives a measure ment of 9,5 amperes when adjusted to forty- five volts Is equivalent to about a nominal 1000-candlo power light. This la what Wiley Is now trying to pan off upon the city of Omaha. "VYhy should the city council use short weight measurements In defining the capac ity of the electric lights for which It Is ask ing bids ? Did Mr. Wiley decide to take his chances on having the deception go through undetected ? Why should the house hurry so with Its appropriation bills when It knows that they will not receive attention from the senate until the tariff bill Is disposed of ? No harm can come of putting the brake on the appro priation bills , at least for a while. The observance of Decoration day should not bo confined alone to the Grand Army posts. They may bo depended upon very properly to take the lead , but all patriotic orders , civil and military authorities might , If so disposed , help celebrate the day fit tingly. There are several things President Clnvs- land would rather do than go a-flshlng , but as ho can't do any of thert Just at present ho has done the next 'best thing by pack'ng himself oft with fishing rod and tackle. Ho can't have worse luck than he has boon ex i periencing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The growing popularity of Hanscom park becomes more and moro noticeable. Yester- dfty this beautiful resort was literally crowded by vehicles and people of all grades and conditions. Under the fostering care of the park board the appearance of Hanscom park continues to Improve as the seasons come and go. ' It the managers of the Cutoff lake pleas ure resort wish to favor the people of Omaha and at the same tlmo make the en terprise pay , let them put on through trains from the center of the city to the lake , thus doing away with the luckless transfer. Such trains might bo put on from 4 p. m. to mid night with great success. The "best citizens" of the community have again participated In n lynching , this tlmo at Strong City , Kan. A lynching would hardly bo a respectable affair nowa days If It could not scrape up acquaintance with a few of the "best citizens. " As If these people could remain the "best "citizens" after assisting In such a disgraceful 'under taking ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Senator Harris now wants the senate to set a time limit to tariff speeches In order that the debate may ba vigorously expedited. The only way to curtail tariff speeches Is to limit the spuco assigned to each senator In the Congressional Record. No ono of them would say moro than ho was sura would get into print and bo available for free delivery through the malls , At last the Woman's club has announced Its mission. Whisper It softly , It Is this : } . The patrol wagon must bo covered. 2. Captlvo dogs lu the poundmaster's kennels must be given water. 3. Tha city must have an ambulance. These simple requirements are rcasouablu and ought to bo mil , Lot the ladles wait upon Mr. Wiley with a re quest that ho Instruct his councllmen to Inaugurate the reforms demanded. Postmaster Dayton of New York Is wor ried about the question whether ho will bo permitted to hold his federal olHco and at the eamo tlmo occupy hli place In the con stitutional convention , to which ho ha been elected. There IB laid to bo an old presi dential order dating back from 1873 that tnlRht prevent him from doing so , If It were only a. ' party nominating convention there would bo no doubts In his mind , Mr. Dijrton hopes to aecura ipeclal dlipoaaa- tton tar bl * fTATHIXAl , M.l.YK TKHlStATIy. ( It In regarded as questionable whether there will be any legislation by the Fifty- third congress relating to the national banks , although several measures have been Intro * duced providing additional regulations for these fnstlttttlons. Ono of those , now In the hands of the house banking and currency committee , was Introduced by request , by Uepresontntlvo Mercer. This measure con tains some very good ftatures. II provides for a more thorough system of examinations than at present , requiring that every banking association organized under the- laws of the United States shall be examined during each period of three calendar months by pprsons having a thorough knowledge of banking , and also that every such banking association shall bo examined by at least two different examiners during each period of twtlvo cal endar months. This provides nt once for atnplo examinations nnd for a safeguard against carelessness or collusion , nxamlners must not bo connected with a banking associ ation In any offlcliil capacity. National banks shall bo annually assessed for such examina tions , these not located In redemption cities according to capital , and these In re demption cities according to amount of capi tal , surplus and undivided profits. The low- oil assessment of the former Is $10 on a capital of less than $100,000 , and the highest ? 100 on a capital of $500,000 and over ; of the latter the lowest assessment Is $75 on capital , surplus and undivided profits of less than $300,000 , and the highest $1,500 on capital , surplus and undivided profits of $10- 000,000 nnd over. U Is provided that bank examiners shall bo appointed by the president , subject to confirmation by the senate , nnd not over three-fifths of the number shall be of the same political party. They are empowered to examine under oath any ofllcer , director association. Examiners or agent of a banking iners shall hold office during good behavior and receive a compensation of $5,000 per annum. A change In the law In this re spect Is desirable for the greater Inde pendence It would give examiners and the tundency It would doubtless have to get from them generally n more faithful and thorough performance of duty. Every national bankIng - Ing association Is required by this measure to make not less than three annual reports of Its condition to the. comptroller of the currency , properly verified nnd attested by designated officers of the association , and In addition the comptroller may call for n special report from any such association whenever ho may deem It necessary to do so. It Is made unlawful for any officer of a national banking association to become In debted ns principal or endorser to any such association In excess of 5 per cent of the pald-ln capital of the association over and above the liabilities of any such officer , which Is In line with the recommendations of comptrollers of the currency for a number of years and ought to be made a part of the national banking law. The bill provides for a special fund , to be derived from moneys paid Into the treasury under existing laws relating to national banking associations not otherwise appro priated , this fund'to bo employed In paying depositors In banks whose affairs may be placed In the hands of a receiver such amounts as may bo duo on winding up the affairs of such an association. It ls pro vided that banks may Issue circulating notes to the par value of bonds deposited , provided the amount of said bonds shall be equal to 50 per cent of. the par value of the sub scribed capital stock of any association ; otherwise the nmo'.mt of circulating notes shall not exceed 90 per cent of the par value of bonds. Circulating notes of national banks are made receivable for all debts , public and private , except Interest on Hie public debt. The annual tax on the circula tion "of national banks Is niado one-half of 1 per cent , and It Is provided that no national banking association shall pay a greater rate of Interest on deposits than G per cent per annum. All laws In conflict \ylth this meas ure are repealed by It. t ft The strong points of this blll'aro the pro vision for a moro thorough examination of national banks nnd the greater security It would glvo to depositors. It Is admitted by everybody at all conversant with the mat ter that under existing conditions examina tions are not generally so efficient as Is to bo desired , and Improvement In this direction Is very necessary. Some Improvement , it seems , has taken place under the present comptroller of the currency , but a change In the law relating to examiners Is required , and the amendment proposed In this bill seems Judicious nnd adequate. There will be differ ence of opinion as to the wisdom of the pro vision giving national bank notes a prac tically legal tender character , but.In olher respects the measure commends Itself. GATThK Iff The resolution that has been favorably reported from the house committee on ag riculture , requesting the president to re open negotiations for the modification 6f the British regulations requiring cattle Im ported from tlio United States to bo slaughtered on the wharves within ten days after their arrival , ought to bo adopted without opposition or delay. This discrim ination of the British government against American cattle Is essentially unjust , but It has boon maintained for years , notwith standing repeated efforts to have It re moved. An earnest effort was made during the Harrison administration to secure the modification of the Drltlsh regulations , but with no success. There was legislation by the Fifty-first congress requiring an In spection of cattle Nessels and a proper air spice for each animal , and Secretary Dlalno directed Minister Lincoln to press the mat ter seriously upon the British government. Ho did so , and seemed to bo making favor able progress , when the Ilrltlah officials claimed to have discovered pleuro-pneumonla among American cattle , and the negotiations came to a halt. Slnco then no serious at tempt has bean , made to renew them. As a matter of fact the alleged discovery of disease among American cattle at that tlmo was probably without substantial foun dation. At any rate veterinary surgeons sent to England by our government to In vestigate failed to find any evidence to sus tain the statement , reporting : that ono of the three cases was not pleura-pneumonia , and that so far as they could learn In regard to the others the animals wore from a district whcro the disease did not exist. The prob able fact Is that the pretended discovery was an Invention of the British and Cana dian cattle raisers , who would very gladly see the American competition entirely shut out , but are not able to bring that about bscauso of n powerful popular opposition which no party adopting such a policy could withstand. The common people of Great Urllaln , who know that the Importation of American cattle has lowered the prlco of meals In that country and enabled them to eat moro than they did before , would stoutly resent the cntlro exclusion of our cattle , and It U the knowledge of this that baa doubtless - loss prevented the Institution of regu lations moro restrictive tud dlscrlmlnat- Ing than those now In operation. U Is remarked as one of the nbaunlltlos of 1 the Urltlsh position that Canadian cattle art.- not subject to the restrictions upon animals from this country. The result Is thut the Canadian animals , though quite as likely to bo Infected , are allowed to be taken Inland and suitably fattened for tha market and sell at ii'iich higher figures than are paid for American cattlo. Not only l tha great cattle Interest of the United States concerned In the question of a modification or removal of this unjust and unwarranted discrimination , but ottr government has the right to ask that this bo done On the score of International fair dealing. If the policy of the British gov ernment In the matter Is dictated by the desire to protect homo cattle raisers , which mny be the real motive , let It proclaim the fact and no attempt will bo made to Induce It to change the policy. Uut It Is a very different matter when these restrictive res- illations are maintained on the pretext that American cattle are not sound mid healthy. The tendency of that Is to damage our meat trade with other countries and thus do a double Injury. U Is to bo apprehandud that the present administration will not take the Interest In this matter which us Importance demands , but It should be given an early opportunity to open the proposed negotiations. N OF Till ; TAnKHX.lCTE. It Is a strange kind of fatality that has followed the Brooklyn tabernacle , three times destroying by fire the church edlficoi which Its congregation has erected. Only last week the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dr. Tnlmago's assumption of his Brooklyn pastorate was celebrated with commemora tive exorcises and a reception to Dr. Tal- mage , and the difficulties under which he had labored In order to secure the new tab- crnaclo wcro rehearsed In minute detail. Kvery ono was congratulating one another that the affairs of the church had finally been placed upon such a basis as t3 promise a freer field of progress In the future. In his sermon , too , on the very morning of this last flro , Dr. Talmage referred to the plan of architecture of his church the am phitheater as one of Its distinguishing features Intended to make It moro home like and cheerful. The cheorlul church Is now a mass of blackened ruins , but the cheerful trustees have already decided to rebuild. The Brook lyn tabernacle , which has been the objective point of so many visitors to the metropolis In years past , will continue to attract their presence , although on n new Elto and In a new building , which cannot bo completed for several years. Whatever wo may think of Dr. Talmage's methods and of his ability as a great preacher , wo must ndmlro the Indomitable energy of himself and his church which enables them to accept a misfortune of this kind with so great equanimity. Their loss Is more than a mere local loss. It ex tends beyond the bounds of Brooklyn and New York. For this reason the whole coun try shares In mourning the tabernacle's de struction. POLITICS IK TllK I'KINTIXO OFFICE. A recent dispatch from Washington gives an Inkling of a political transformation about to take place In the government printIng - Ing office at Washington under the new public printer , Mr. Benedict. Mr. Benedict has suddenly discovered that there are at least 400 moro employes under his control than ho has any present use for and an nounces that hla regard for economy and the oIHclal administration of his bureau will compel him to drop these employes from the rolls. If this wore meant sincerely In order to Inaugurate a poUcy of retrenchment there would probably be little fault to find with the Intentions of the now pubtlc printer. There arc , however , several suspicious cir cumstances that must glvo rise to the Infer ence that It Is simply a move to get rid of a few hundred republican employes merely for the purpose of giving their places to an equal number of democrats. In the first place these 400 superfluous em ployes are not hanging heavy on the hands of the public printer , because under the sys tem long In vogue there It has been the custom to furlough employes and give them leaves of abs-nco whenever they desire them , particularly those who are paid only accordIng - Ing to the work which they actually per form. If they were all summoned to their places at ono time there would not bo room for them In tho' buildings devoted to the pur poses of the public printing office , but the number dally at work , whllo overcrowding the accommodations. Is no greater than Is needed In the bureau. This was the custom under Mr. Benedict's former administration of the office and was unobjectionable so long as the greater part of the employes on the rolls happened to b3 democrats. Mr. Benedict now says that the 400 extra employes have got to go and that not until the force shall have been cut down to the bare necessities of the bureau will the ap plication of any one for employment bo con sidered. It will , however , bo pretty safe to predict that tin 400 to bo dismissed will bo republicans to a man. Then when the force has been reduced to "tho bare neces sities of the bureau" It will bo wonderful how Its needs will expand In order to pro vide places for democrats of the faith. By the tlmo Mr. Benedict Is called upon to re store thei printing office to his republican successor the number of furloughcd em ployes will doubtless approximate what It now Is , but their political complexion will have been neatly reverssd. VA riXO RXl'KlllMMNTS. A number of rival paving contractors In Chicago have como to an agreement with the South Park commissioners to submit their paving materials and processes to the test of actual use under similar conditions. To establish their claims , each Is laying a square of ono of the streets In that section of the city with the pavement which ho Is championing , and nothing but the actual result of this test Is to determine the final ludgmcnt of the commissioners. This ex periment will , of course , glvo the different contractors an opportunity to show their wares to the best possible advantage , but t will necessarily bo some tlmo before a ludgmcnt of their relative merits can be formed , and then only for the light traffic of a residence street. Yet for this pur pose It ought to afford some tangible basis for the selection of paving material valua ble not alone to Chicago , but also to other American cities. The difficulty under which our American cltlea have labored has been not so much a lack of practical experiments with different kinds of street paving , but a failure to profit by the experience at their command , Bach .city has Insisted upon paying for Its own experience In this Held , often at a heavy cost , to say nothing of the Inconvenience and positive burdens Indicted by poorly laved streets , which Its Inhabitants have jecn compelled to endure. The practice has been quite uniformly upon the penny wlso and pound foolish plan. The enticing promises of ambitious contractors have dazzled the eyes of property owner * . The contractor who c < MltV .manipulate the city council or Board df'pW.lo Works has been the one to capluVo1 ' flicVJrk no matter whether lila inaterl l .jnre suitable for the pavements demanded or not. Hlnht here In Omaha Wo hans ' UeTon * our eyes expert- tnents In paving 'vflil'Jh surpass that prs- poaed In Chicago nnd , { vh'ch nro adopted to the precise conditions that prevail In our own city. We hare 'goad pavements , bad pavement ! ) and Indjirprfent pavement ? . We have pavemantj Inilei-ory stags of preserva tion and decay , i'rop rty owniM who an ticipate signing fori.pavlns have only to use their ryes nr.d make' few Inquiries as to price nnd cost of iiulitcnnr.cj ) to hove the whole object lesson before them. If they prefer Inferior paving because It Is cheap , It Is not because they have no means of knowing superior paving when they see It. There Is no necessity for further paving ex periments. The t.mo la nt hand when wo should leave the stage of experimentation behind. Governor Jackson and others luva that Omaha would not permit Kelly's army to stop off In this city , preferring to dump the Industrials upon Council Bluffs. The baseless allegation has been denied , of cour.s ? . No computation has been made , however , of the value of provisions and amount of money contributed by the people of Omaha for the sustenance of Kelly's luckless followers. The city contributed $2SG.C3 In cash , while citi zens donated provender nnd cash footing up very close to 52.000. It Is reported that Pottawattomlo county 13 out Just $160 on account of Kelly's visit , while the people of Council Bluffs did not donate edibles' and cash to n total value of $500. There was not so much selfishness manifested In Omaha In this Instance as many people have been led to believe. The Philadelphia Press has It that the allegation of Ill-health as the cause for Major J. W. Powell's retirement Irom the head of the geological survey Is only n blind to conceal the real reason. It asserts that ho was In fact elbowed out of Ills place by Secretary Hoke Smith bo-MUse ho re sented the secretary's Interference with the management of his department. Hoke , hav ing become master of almost ovary division under the Interior department , yearned for more worlds to conquer nnd decided that the geological survey was the most available. It Is expected that the survey will be con ducted upon a true partisan plan by Secre tary Smith , with the kindness of Major Powell's successor. Governor Jackson of Iowa Is being given an Illustration of how difficult It Is to con tinue to please the capitalistic press of the country. Ho Is now being most hotly scourged for endeavoring to Induce Kelly and his army to move peaceably from Iowa Into some eastern 'state by the very news papers that praised. him most loudly for his belligerent attitude toward the Kellyltes when they made 'their ' appearance on the western border of the state. The governor finds that ho Is damped If he does , and damned If ho docs not. He might as well glvo the riddle ttpjand top guessing. Tlio Inrniuo Tax. New .Yoijk Sun. The Cleveland tax Is the most beautiful plan ever Invented for making a. solid re publican north. r Henry's View o { tlio.tfcmito Tnrlft Hill. I oulsvlllc'iCourlcr-.Iournal. ' A mongrel piebald of patches and pusil lanimity , a grotesque' hoclgepodge of pre tense itnd pettifogging , a 'nondescript abor tion of Incompetency , selfishness , cowardice and treachery. Taking Cnrn of Its Owner. Globc-Dcmocrnt. It will bo observed that none of the numerous changes In the tariff bill lessen the advantages conceded to the trusts In return for the money which paid the demo cratic expenses In the last campaign. - History IlopentliiR Itself , Indianapolis Journal. Every attempt of the democratic party to abolish protection has been followed by general Industrial depression. The hard times which the country Is now cxperlenc- almply a repetition of history. A SiiBRrgtlvo Parallel , I los ton Globe. Congressman Ilrecklnrldge says he thinks "tho storm Is over. " There Is an old tradi tion that the people , at the time of the deluge , ns they huddled on the summits of the highest mountains , scoffed nt Noah as he sailed by In the ark , and told him that It was "nothing' but a slight shower , any way. " _ Reaping thn Whirlwind. St. Paul Globe. Judge Scott has begun to reap the har vest for sending the editor of The Omaha Uee to prlFon for alleged contempt. Last Sunday's IJeo had a three-column Install ment covering u portion of Scott's Iowa record. The newspaper man has a long memory , and haa bceen known to keep a rod in pickle for a considerable time when there was provocation. _ Knd tM Agony. Minneapolis Tribune. If the republicans of the senate do not assist the democrats In foisting their pres ent tariff ntioclty upon the public they will eventually have to help , by their silence or otherwise. In the foisting of something equally objectionable. They might as well have the agony over with and give the business of the country a chance to accommodate Itself to Its new conditions. Imported Impudence. Chlenso Herald. The Canadian Pacific railroad Is a British line of military transportation. It Is as much n part of the war establishment of Great Britain ns the forts in Halifax har bor. That It Bhould be rcptesented In the congressional lobby , with an attempt to Influence legislation for the protection of United States commercial Interests agalimt Canadian encroachment , shows a degree of gall , nerve and unadulterated Impudence on the part of Its managers and a degree of liberality on the part of the house com mittee that Is without parallel In the ox- crclso of International comity. NKliltAStl.l The Ravenna flouring mill shipped out last week over lOu',000 ' pounds of flour. Ancient hen fruit greeted a "snide show" nt Elwood , InstcaU , qf the flowers that the actors expected.J'i t The Sidney Telegraph Is now the property of James McMulloiij Mo purchased the plant of Lyon & Caroy.\ The old settlers , Sf. ptoo county will hold their annual reunum lyid picnic In Morton's park , Nebraska Cly ( , Juno 9. Tllden , In comQ9uUwUh qulto a number of progressive towns , wants n few manufac turing establishment Including a flouring mill. , , n r Lightning strucl T. J. O'Connor , a Buffalo county former , tyititlje fluid only stunned the tiller ot the golugnd ho Is now on the road to recovery , t s , A horse belonging William Anderson of Nemaha City kicked up Its heels once too often. It gave n ntgh Jump and then fell dead , A broken artery did It , Dr. J , B. Hoover of Lynch , coroner of Boyd county , Is under arrest for practicing modi- clno unlawfully , The. arrest was mad be- catuo ot the death of a child , a patient of the doctor's , who , It Is said , was Improperly treated. Mlko Foster , foreman of John Bratt's homo ranch , had a very close call from shuffling off tlila mortal cell on Sunday , according to the North Platte Telegraph. Whllo at work around the ranch ho was bitten on the finger by a blue racer snake. Ho at once tied a cord tlghtlylaround tha finger , and , mountIng - Ing a fleet librso , made for town In a hurry. Arriving at North Platto. he sought medical asslstuuc ? , and , although his finger was badly swollen and presented a terrible ap pearance , by the application of severe rem edies the effects ot the blto were soon re moved. ' It , X MeCook Trlbuno' The repubtlctu lurly mint become closer ID touch and sympathy with tbo masses. A. M. llobb ns of Ord In "m ntlon d" ns a candidate for the nomination AH attorney general by the rcpublicJiiR UloomltiRton Kcho ; Jnmm McNety : nf r < cd Cloud cMlId ba elected by a largte Majority U he should ba nominated by the republicans for congress. There will bo 199 dclerate.i ; In the Sixth district , republican congressional conven tion , nnd no one candidate claims to have corralled a majority ot them as yet. John K. Meffcrd of Schuylcr , In thi > Wnalthmakcrs , proposes the nnnio of Chan- c 1'or Canficld of the Stnta university as the pjpti 1st candidate for United Statc.i senator. Schtijlcr Sun : As t.ctwcrn the two candi dates for governor , Cody and Majors , the Sun finds sentiment pretty evenly divided In Colfax county. Kach ha ? many frloiuU here. here.Mlnden Mlnden Gazette : The Gazette Is authorlm ! to announce for J. L. McPheely that he Is not a candidate for any office , and that hN name will not bo prcscntnd to any convcn'lon ' as a candidate with his knowledge and con sent. Lincoln News : There appears to bo con siderable feeling among politicians for an early convention of republicans of Nebraska this ycir. The candidates are so numerous and the tension so great tlmt all of them will be glad to have It ended as quickly as possible. Sioux County Journal : There appears to be n pretty strong feeling In the northwest that It would bo a good plan to make Tom Majors the nominee for governor just for the fun of letting him beat Hosawator. It Is conceded on all sides that ho couJd do It easily. York Times : Mot republ'cans eo-m to be In favor of our early state convention. There nro a great many reasons for holding the convention early and lunlng a long nnd thor ough campaign. A thorough discussion of facts. Issues and conditions will do good now and for the future. Bloomington Rcho : The fight for gover nor In the republican state cotivMitlon this fall wilt be between Tom Majors and Jack MncCoIl. Both are good men and cither would make a good governor. Until It Is settled. In the convention we are for Tom Majors and don't you forgot It. lied Cloud Chief : We notice by the Lex ington Pioneer that Jack MacCoIl of Lex ington Is a thoroughbred candidate for gov ernor. Jack Is all right , but we opine that Governor Crounse , although said to hnvs declined , will bo the next nominee ot 'lie republican party for that Important office. Kearney Hub : Hon. I. M. Raymond of Lincoln shies his castor Into the guberna torial ring and announces himself a can didate for the nomination. Mighty good man , too , personally , as well as politically. The only trouble Is that ho U too late In the field , the tide having already set In toward the Nebraska favorite , Jack McColl. Shelton Clipper : Jack MacColl of f.-'tlng- ton seems to bo the unanimous choice ot the republicans of western Nebraska 'cr gov ernor , and they will make n demand for his nomination by the state convention. Mac- Cell Is a man In every sense of the word , and Is well known all over the slate , ontl If nominated his election is as sure as death and taxes. Seward Reporter : The republican state committee will meet In a few days and set the date for the state convention. The Re porter hopes that an early convention will be held. An early convention will secure united action of the whole party for a longer tlmo than If the convention were held later , and so Increase the republican majority In November. Red Cloud Argus : It seems that after all Governor Crounss would not bo averse to receiving the nomination for a second term. He Is not a candidate In the sense that ho will make an active canvass for the nomina tion , but It the state convention sees fit to again plac ? him at the head of the ticket he will accept and lead the forces of good gov ernment on to victory. Gothenburg Star : The gubernatorial con test , so far as the republicans are con cerned , has apparently narrowed down to McColl and Majors , with the odds favorable to the former. Two years ago McColl stood aside in favor of Majors. This fact is quite well known throughout the state , nnd the spirit of fair play Is favorable to McColl , especially when ho Is the peer of Majors In every respect. McColl Is a winner. Holdrcgo Citizen : It Is developing that Lincoln has Its usual amount of candidates for the state offices. In fact. It seems that Lancaster county could fill the1 entire state ticket and still have several politicians who had been left out In the Jold. There Is a lot of politicians at Lincoln that ought to be set down on hard enough so that they could realize that the republican party Is exceed ing tired of their everlasting manipulations. Plattsmouth Herald : A good many of our brethren throughout the district are loud In their demonstrations of running Hon. S. M. Chapman for congress. That's right , boys , let 'cr go ; a better man could not be selected and we. are thoroughly in sympathy with you. A man who has been upon the bench so long and has heard multiplied thou sands of all classes of cases without one re verse In the supreme court Is well able to represent this district at the seat ot govern ment. _ 1'F.orf.K A tut in mas. In retiring from Tammany leadership Mr. Croker merely goes out with the stuff. Mark Twain will strive to write his finan cial condition amid foreign surroundings. There Is a touch of human pathos In the squirms of the worm when the early bird presents Its bill. The report that Mrs. Lease Is suffering from nervous prostration Is a measly re flection on her nerve. The new straw hats , with their porous domes , arc doubtless calculated to facilitate articulation In t'ho upper story. Bank clerku rarely graduate Into the newspaper profession , although they are generally experts In making and taking notes. United States senators receive a salary of $5,000 a year each , and about $7,000 a year In addition for Incidentals , exclusive ot funeral expenses. Having demonstrated the navigable char acter of the placid DOS Molnes , Commodore Kelly ought to present a booted petition for an appropriation. Chicago justly boasts of Its attractiveness as a resort of summer. No town outsldo of Pueblo can approach Its altitude by about 20 degrees , Farenhelt. An American college boasts of a negro student of royal descent. Ills grandfather wa ) an African king with a special fondness for missionary porterhouse. General Coxey doesn't want to bo con founded with Legal Tender Coxey. The Washington authorities desire him to circu late , but ho declines to do so. Tha town of Frederick , Md. , Is making another effort to raise money for a monument ment to Francis Scott Key , the author of "Tho Star Spangled Banner , " who Is burled In that city. It Is announced In advance that the demo cratic state convention ot Missouri will bo harmonious. If the prophecy is verified U will affirm the wisdom of the administration In , dispensing exceedingly small slices of pie In bourbon strongholds. Henry Vlllard has gene to Europe. Thoaa Impertinent questions regarding the where abouts ot $13,000,000 of Northern Pacific spoils so preyed upon his nervous system tjjat a sea voyage was prescribed as a means of forgetting : his forgotfulness. Bourke Cockran Is the greatest newspaper reader of the 356. About the first thing ho does after the house convenes Is to send for all tbo loading morning papers ot Now York City and retire to the lobby back of the speaker's chair to peruse them , Ho reads very rapidly. These Northern Pacific directors whoso memories have suddenly collapsed and whoso Ignorance of their duties appears profoundly complete , will not bo obliged In the near future to join the unemployed. Their eminent qualifications will ba In active demand for jury service. President Cleveland and Senator Daniel shook hands across the chasm of mutual dlsllko at the Mary Washington monument dedication. Ponderous compliments were ex changed and the wounds Inflicted on the consecrated cuticle by the senator during the midnight hour In the Chicago wigwam were forgotten anil forgiven. "Bless you , my children. " A X Thi > Minding of tini.iU : mill \Vcnt with It.miN Of steel. Philadelphia Tress , UUi : Tlio twenty- flfth anniversary , which occurred yesterday , of tlit < completion of tlic first nlt-r.ill line ocro.w the American continent was allowed to pass without any particular notice. It Is proliablo that only n few people remem bered Hint n quarter of n century lint ! cl.ipsed since the golden splko WAS driven nt Promontory I'olnt ns a proof tlmt a great work wns finished. No event In the Indus trial history of the United States Imd been looked forward to with moro eagerness than this. The only parallel to It wns thu open ing of the I2rlc canal , and the establishment of water communication between the great In It c.i and the Atlantic ocean. That , how * over , was a local event * In which only ono state waa concerned , while the whole union was Interested In the binding of the cast and west together with bauds of Iron and BtL'Ol. N'o railroad comparable In length and In the dltneultlcs to be overcomes had been undertaken up to that time. The length of the line from Omaha to Sacramento , which was then the I'aclllc terminus , Is 1,919.03 miles , and It had to traverse two great moun tain ranges , the Hocklcs tind the Sierra No- vad.i , which seemed to otter Insuperable ob stacles to the construction of a railroad. Nowhere clao but In America would the building of such a railroad at that time have been seriously thought of , and nowhere clso In Amor I c.i but In the north ern states could the energy and skill for so gigantic a project have been found. The railroad was begun , too , at a IIMIL- when the nation was struggling with the southern rebellion and straining every nerve to preserve Us national life. Hut so profound was the faith of the people In the destiny of the great republic that they sanc tioned the most lavish appropriations to secure Its early completion. If the road were to bo built' now It could doubtless be constructed at much less than the sum It cost twenty-five years ago. The government subsidy varied from $10,000 to $18,000 a mile , according to the dllllcuUles to bo overcome , and a land grant equaling 12- SOO acres to each mlle of road built was given In addition. Thcso were liberal terms , and today no company-proposing to build a road could obtain them. Hut times wcro different In the "GOa , " and It needed more faith and encouragement then than now to undertake such a gigantic project. The orig inal cost of the road Is given as $155,529,559.93. It needed farslghtcd men to carry through such a work at such a time and with such promptness. The whole work was prac tically done in a little over four years , the task having been seriously begun only In 1S03 , and It was finished May 10 , 1S69. A continuous railroad Journey from the At lantic to the Pacific was thus made pos sible , and America could boast the longest track In existence. The subsequent history of the road may not have been n happy ono , but admitting all that Is charged In the way of corruption , extortion and mismanagement , and It wcro better it had happened than that the road had not been built when It was. As a mere business Investment the people of this coun try could afford today to pay every dollar of the extravagant cost of the road over again , and there would still bo a clear profit to the nation of several hundred per cent. When the road was built there was only a narrow fringe of population west of the Missouri river , and the Sierra Nevada blocked the progress of settlement eastward from the Pacific coast. But , as a result of the con struction of the rend , hundreds of thousands of square miles of land have been brought under cultivation , prosperous towns and cities have sprung up along Its line , and the nation is richer by hundreds of millions of dollars. The Immense advance that has been made In railroad building during the quarter of a century that spans the life of this first continental railroad Is an Index to the pro gress of the nation. In 1SC9 there were 47.- 254 miles of railroad In existence In this country , while at the close of last year there were 175,223 miles of track , or nearly four times as much. In every way raJIroad- Ing has developed. In 1870 a Journey to California from the cast occupied eight days. Now It Is regularly accomplished In live days , and It has been done In three days , seven hours and forty minutes. The covering of 1,000 miles a day Is now con sidered an ordinary occurrence for a rail road train , and a steady rate of fifty miles an hour Is not uncommon. The safety and conveniences of travel have also vastly In creased , and the number of travelers shows a marvelous growth. Instead of ono trans continental line five are now In existence In this country , and others are projected. But even this great progress Is only an In dex of what will be seen In 1919 , when the golden anniversary of the driving of the golden spike on the first continental line will occur. Stick to Your Trade. Kansas City Star. There are a good many commercial dis asters of late which revive the wisdom con cealed In the old adage. "Tho shoemaker should slick to Ills last. " It la found , for Instance , that after the dry goods man has failed ho has been operating In "Roods" other than dry goods ; that he has been "taking n whirl" In lands. In stocks , even In ranches anil the cattle thereon. The money wns not lost along the regular road the man hud traveled from his youth up. It Is not given to many men to know more than one thing very well. The mastery of one trade , vocation or calling , even supposing that the individual has a natural aptitude for tlmt , IH the woik of an average lifetime. If that truth wore fully comprehended we should have less of failure In buslneps IIfo , less of paresis and paralysis as the close of It. t.ii'K / % ( Mont. ) NVw MM. J. K. Ilramblp , the sprightly young cdltot of the Marysvllle Qaicltc. Is still chawing the MB with republican statompti. ! Hon. A. 1C. Ycrkri * will soon have hit ! "ow"IMp r gang In solemn conclave nl Oreni. ! 1'alls. ' Look out for clothes Hues and chicken roosts. ( U'orgo H. Wright has named us the uplnk. It Is complimentary of us. The , splnU Is a game bird and can lly n mlle n ninulp. . Colonel Samuel Clordon , the erudite editor of 1 the U'llowstone Journal , has dev -loped n ( fad for rare Mowers. The red nosegay Is hli favorite. Old. It. Proper of the Anaconda It'vlow has a funny way of putting things. In using the term of buffalo chip ho abbreviates 11 lltj * JoTin I ) . Huff Is as quiet and placid as the bojom of a beautiful lake. Stir him up and he Is a typical Arizona Kicker on wheels and his pen has n forked stlngtr. Jerry Collins , the old-tlmo editor , has secured - cured a pudding friim the fat Jay of Hit white. In gutting the Helena land ofilce. Hully for you , Jerry , wo are glad of It. Henjamln Franklin Ycrkcs I * making the Madison County Monitor known far and wide. Mr. Verkes Is a good newspaper man and 1ms a heart In his bosom as largo as a big bustle. Hamsey and Kearns are workers and g.-t the llulldln out on time and It presents n neat appearance and Is as bright as the be nign smile of a gushing young widow. Kill- tor Ramsey Is a p'ach in any man's orchard. It looko as though Rome some of the newspaper men of Montana had been sub sidized by the capital committees. Hon. Walter A. Lowls of the Red l.odgo Picket Is not cullly of this mercenary sin. Ho has on the same old duds that ho wore live years ago. ago.If If thorn Is anything that causes us to shiver with the delirium Ircmons outslda of booze It Is the Ignorant attempts of an Ignorant man trying to write an Ignor.int article mi an Ignorant newspaper. There should bo n rigid law to keep the Incompe tents out of Journalism. Indeed there are too many of the Ignorant mustang scrubs In Journalism. The brush piling Jays and pumpkin-rollers of the childlike and bland Otto ( Wyoming ) Courier are squirting their venom at us through their blacksmith poster publication. Hal Ulakeslcy U the local editor of th ? Otto Courier and the tonsorlal artist of the town of Otto. Louis the Illakcsley Is edltor-ln- chlef and professor of tha Otto college and runs a blacksmith shop and dlts n plow- point to perfection and does the horseshoeing for the1 neighbors of the Grey Dull country by moonlight. We have too much milk of human kindness In our breast to abuse such genius. i.AVGinxa r.vnor.H. Doston Qlobo : The sky Is so blue at this season of the year that the earth growa green with jealousy. Texas Slftlngs : The woman question : Now Isn't this 11 pretty time of night for you to get homo ? Harper's Dazar : Maud And I am to lead a happy life ? Fortune Teller Very. You will never know grief. Maud Delightful. And nm I to marry ? Fortune Teller Four times. nuffalo Courier : There's this to say In favor of the cremntlonists. None of them want the earth. Hoston Transcript : The man who la taking phosphorus for spring medicine Is trying to make himself a match for any one. Life : "Doctor , they tell me ynu are attend ing that young man next door free of charge. " "Yes , and glad to do It. He's been prac ticing on a Biiaro drum for the last six months , and now I have a chance to put an end to the nuisance. " ruck : Parker Swell boarding house , Isn't It ? IJarkcr Swell ? Hash Is never mentioned except us "renaissance corned beef. " Detroit Tribune : Applicant for Position Does madam treat her coachman , like ono of the family ? Husband of Madam Oh , no. If she did I would bo compelled to offer you moro salary. THE OLD , OLD SORROW. ChlcaKO Tribune. lie clapped his hand upon his breast ! "Wlmt Is It , John ? " his wife cried. "Spenk ! " And John In faltering voice confessed That the letter she had given him with Instructions to mall at once , as It wan of the utmost Importance , and he had promised so faithfully he would drop In the letter-box as he passed the post- olllce on his way down town , had Ijeen forgotten until this moment , and ho was very sorry to say he had been carrying It In Ills Inside pocket for a week. WHAT JIOTIIIWS lll.V. Atlanta Constitution. There ain't much cr pleasure In llshln' henIn Amy , Or any other blessed month- No matter what they nay. Because you nee the banks Is grcen- The grass la soft and deep. An' where the shady willows lean , A feller falls to sleep ! An' jcs * when ho begins to nod , 'Long side nn empty cup , A fish comes Jerkin' nt the rod An' always wakes him up ! * s ea Tlio largest innltnra and ncllcnof c line clothes on earth , cf f Your monoy's worth or your inonoy bao't. if * Negligee Shirts. Not an old one in the store all new and beautiful P styles in fancy stripes r You size checks and solid ool- c up our Hats lors every size A nice We'll size line of Percales and up your head , Linens for a dollar a with shirt some have col just lars attached and some your havn't The Oxford Size , Cloth negligee shirts r for a dollar less for $1.25 and $1.50 , are Fr than hatters just as fine as they can Frr be and so are the get. r Madras shirts for $1,50 r $1.75 $2 and $2.50 Every once in a while we fill if up our 15th street window with now styles in shirts r- rI * When passing look at them. F I * BROWNING , KING & CO. , S. W , Cor , Fifteenth and Douglas Streets , =
