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Municipal retrenchment appears to be the
order of the day nnd the first thing In or
der Is tlio dismissal of detectives that don't
detect.
This Is the anniversary of Queen Victoria's
natal day and British subjects all the world
over are Joining In the prayer , "God Save
the Queen. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now that Omaha has secured the repub
lican Btato convention the republicans of
Douglas county must got together upon an
Omaha candidate for governor.
A few more amendments to the senate
tariff bill Inserting the McKlnlcy law class
ification and experts will bo unable to dis
tinguish between the now bill and Us prede
cessor.
The police force must bo reorganized.
The sooner the police commission recognizes
this hard , cold fact the sooner will the
people of Omaha bo accorded adequate police
protection.
The political lightning rods recently set
up In Omaha ought to do good service In
relieving us of the truant electricity that
lias had such disastrous effects upon our
water mains and gas pipes.
The report that the late frosts nipped a
great many promising political booms In
Nebraska seems to have been unfounded , If
the prospects shown up at the state central
committee meeting wore not misleading.
A city council committee has decided to
reject some of the Items of the expense ac
counts brought In by the alleged city de
tectives. This should be followed by action
of the p pjlce.jipmmlssjp.n to reject the do-
toctlves themselves.
Thefo Is plenty of room for retrenchment
In the city government without encroaching
upon the charter offices. The council lias
legal authority to abolish only those offices
which It has created , It has Its hands full
in looking after them.
Senator Jones , who has been engineering
the now amendments to the senate tariff
bill , Is reported as saying that the end la
already In sight. Yes , but which end ? The
beginning of the discussion Is not yet out
of Bight. Perhaps It Is that end to which
Senator Jones refers.
A congressional committee Is to endeavor
to pull sonio of the plugs out of the fraudu
lent armor plates that have been shoved off
on to the government by the Carnaglo com
pany. If Its members don't pull out some
thing more than plugs they will not bo mak
ing the most of their Jobs.
Congressman Bryan's letter continues to
unduly oxclto the faithful In Nebraska. It
Is generally taken as an admission that the
young man believes that ho would not ex
actly bo beaten In the coming congressional
campaign , but simply overpowered by a
surplus of republican votes.
It Is now the duke of Veragua's cousin
who Is lunching out at the expense of patri
otic Americans Imbued with a healthy re
spect for the memory of Columbus. If there
ore any more members of the family avalla-
nblo , they should hasten hither , before the
stock of hospitality becomes exhausted.
Our German consular agent at Hamburg
admonishes American manufacturers to look
to their trade , both at homo and abroad , If
they will hold their own with their Gorman
competitors. German manufacturers are
adopting American methods. It Is this that
makes their competition more difficult to
meet.
The capital city warrant shavers who
have drawn hundreds of thousands of dollars
lars out of the stale treasury , are dying
hard , but their demise Is coming none the
less surely. The people of Nebraska are In
sisting that the state shall got out from
under the weight of Its Immense floating
Indebtedness.
Henry Gcorgodenounccs _ the way In which
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the democrats In the senate "aro handling
the tariff bill. He says that they are put
ting too much protection Into It. Mr.
George would only b satisfied with a total
abolition of the tariff and the substitution
therefor of a single tax on land values. Ho
Is bound to bo dissatisfied , anyhow.
The oars of the members of the State
Board of Transportation seem to bo con
structed upon singular specifications. The
loudest demands of the people for the en
forcement ot the law fall upon their
auricular appendages unheeded , while the
stilt small volco of the railroad manager
can bo heard all the way from Omaha to
Lincoln. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Very naturally , the success of the effort
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to uballah the civil' service commission was
greeted with tumultuous applause by the
ileinccrato. The amendment by which the
commission was abolished , as far as the
house was concerned , was adopted by ulmont
a strict party vote , but thirteen democrats
voting with the republicans to retain thu
cotnmliiloa.
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The republican * ot I'ciinsilvnnln held their
stats convention yesterday nml It was
characterized , as usual , with enthusiasm und
confidence. General Haillnh" , the candidate
for governor , U n strong man , ( it whose
election tlicro can bo no doubt. Ho Is very
popular , Is an able speaker nnd has an ex
cellent record. Ho Is a most zealous re
publican and has ilono good service for the
party not only In Pennsylvania , but In other
xtatcs , wla-ro his superior quallllcntlons ns a
campaign speaker have been recognized.
Under his leadership , which , as Indicated In
his remarks accepting the nomination , will
be earnest and aggressive , the republicans
of the Keystone ctatc will undoubtedly make
the campaign one of the must vigorous In
the lifntory of the state.
The platform , It need hardly bo said , con
demns In most positive terms Hi ? democratic
scheme of tariff reform. It holds the party
In control of the cxccutlvo and legislative
departments of the govcrnmtnt rcsponslbb
for the prevailing unfortunate condition of
Industries and business , declaring that the
efforts of that party to destroy the system
of protection to American Industries have
wrecked our manufacturing establishments ,
destroyed the value of our farm products ,
ruined employers , beggared worklngmon and
brought distrust upon the honrsty of their
proposed legislation. The efforts of republi
can senators to delay and defeat the passage
of legislation hostile to any American In
dustry are cainmcndal. The platform makes
u decided departure In the declaration
favoring an expansion of the currency until
It shall amount to $40 per capita of the popu
lation. No republican convention has
hitherto ventured to say that the amount
of the circulating medium should be , and
this enunciation of the Pennsylvania re
publicans Is therefore especially noteworthy.
It shows that they have been Impressed
by the demand for more money , and It Is to
bo expected that their declaration will have
weight with republicans of other states.
The present per capita of circulation Is a
little less than $25. Estimating thn popu
lation at 68,000,000 , a per capita circulation
of $10 would reaulro an Increase of the cur
rency to the amount of $1,020,000. Could
this bo dona and the soundness
and stability of our currency bo
maintained ? Would not such nn Infla
tion , however gradually accomplished ,
Inevitably depreciate the whole mass and
force gold out of the country ? We think
the republicans of Pennsylvania have made
a mistake In this matter. In so far as It
Implies that there Is not money enough In
the country , the answer Is to be found In
the vast amount of Idle money locked up
In all the financial centers. The trouble
Is not a lack of money , but the want of
confidence , and this cannot be supplied by
any process of Inflation.
That Pennsylvania will give an over
whelming majority for the republican ticket
next November Is an entirely safe predic
tion. The people of that state have suf
fered more severely , perhaps , than those of
any other from the industrial depression
and they will record tl elr protest In the
next election against the democratic policy ,
which they bellevo to be responsible for their
hardships , with n strength of numbers that
will leave no doubt as to the earnestness
and intensity of their dissatisfaction. The
unprecedented majority given Galusha A.
Grow will undoubtedly bo equalled In No
vember and may be exceeded.
DVMOCIt.lTIC SKAMTOKS IN LIKE.
The defeat of Senator Teller's motion to
'lay the tariff bill'en the table must bo ac
cepted as demonstrating the ability of the
democrats to pass the bill whenever the
final veto on It is reached. It has been
thought that Senator Gorman would not vote
for the bill with the Income tax provision
retained , but he has announced that It will
have his support. The fact that Senator
Hill voted against tabling the measure Is
significant and can only bo interpreted as
meaning that li'c , too , has concluded to vote
for the measure. Income tax and all. In
that case It Is assured that the bill will have
the unanimous support of the democratic
senators , and with them will bo arrayed
the three populist members , all of whom
voted against Teller's motion. The Colorado
rado senator's motion was perhaps timely ,
but at any rate the result showed the re
publican senators the exact situation , and It
was doubtless desirable that they should
have this Information. Some of them have
been basing the hope that the bill could bo
defeated upon the presumption that several
democrats would not support It. In the re
cent caucus of republican senator * the claim
was made that from four to seven democratic
votes would bo given against the tariff bill.
This Is shown to have been a mistake , and
It is now made evident that there Is a safe
majority for the measure. The republican's
can now decide upon their course without
any reference to democratic defection. They
cannot count upon' any help from that
source. Manifestly the only way to defeat
the bill Is by delay , and it Is questionable
whether the republican senators can bo held
together In support of a policy of delay.
Some of the western senators have an
nounced themselves as opposed to such a
policy and In favor of letting the bill go tea
a vote as soon as It has been fairly dis
cussed. Yesterday's action will probably Im
prove the chances of the bill passing before -
fore the end of the current fiscal year.
vsvnwxa run APPOUITIKO
The charter for cities of the metropolitan
class centers the responsibility for the vari
ous departments of government upon the
mayor by vesting him with the solo
power of appointment. The functions
ot the council In respect to these
appointments Is simply advisory. The con
currence of the council In the nominations
does not confer upon It the power to dic
tate to the mayor whom ho shall appoint ,
but Is merely Intended as a check to pre
vent the selection of persons who , In tlio
Judgment ot the council , may bo disquali
fied either by Incompetency , want of fit
ness or lack of integrity. Whatever the
council Is prohibited from doing directly It
has no right to do , or attempt to do , Indi
rectly , U Is therefore manifest that any
attempt on the part ot the council to exor
cise appointing powers Is nothing more nor
less than flagrant usurpation.
A striking Instance of such reckless disre
gard of charter limitation has been fur-
rilshod already by the so-called employment
of an acting city electrician. Under the
pernicious leadership of Huscall , whoso genius
for revolutionary proceedings and devices
for whipping the devil around the stump Is
notorious , an official Is being foisted upon
the city pay roll who holds his commission
from the city council only. It this preco-
'ilent Is to bo followed up the council will
bo able to fill every office within the gift
of the mayor whenever there Is a vacancy
by simply refusing to conllrm the mayor's
appointments , ly pursuing the same tac
tics It can vacate every office that Is not
created by the charter and after re-estab-
llshliig the aaina office Oil the political
vacuum with Its own creatures and , keep
them ( hero by retiming to confirm the ap
pointees of the insyor.
AR a natural iccompanlment of Ihl.i H3W
departure the committee on Judiciary , ot
which Hahcall la chairman , now proposes
to extend Its patroimgu to the deputies of
department heads. A few weeks ago the
bullillnj ; Inspector mailea request for . .r. ad
ditional deputy. The communication was
promptly referred to that committee , wl ore
It remains nnd probably will not bo brought
out till the members shall have taken ac
tion upon another paper that Is In their
possession mnklni ; the appointment of a
deputy by the fnspector subject to confirma
tion by the council. The Intention Is evi
dently to force Into office a man who shall
bo named by the council coterie. In other
words , they propose to usurp the power of
appointing to still another office. Let this
continue and wo may as well abolish the
ofllco of mayor nnd rely upon the council
to cxcrclso Its duties. The council will show
wisdom In leaving the appointing power
alone.
A viuronr renNet
Not the least significant fcatura ot the
defeat and resignation of the French min
istry Is the fact that the vote In the Cham
ber of Deputies was a distinct victory for
labor. The adoption ot the motion asking
the government not to make any difference
between state and private employes means
a great deal , aa Is obvious from the debate
that preceded It. This shows that thu
course of the government In Imposing re
strictions upon state employes has operated
to the disadvantage of private employes ,
moro particularly these In the railway ser
vice , some of the companies Imposing like
restrictions to these of the government. It
Is the policy of the latter not to permit the
men In Its service to organize unions , and
It Is in Imitation of this policy that most
of the railroad companies refused to give
leave of absence to their men to attend the
national congress of the Hallway Working-
men's federation , which consequently
opened with a very slim attendance. One of
the objects of this congress Is to promote
organization among railway employes , and
It was plainly the purpose of the companies
to render the congress a failure. Possibly
that will be done , but meanwhile their
course has brought on a political crisis , and
has given to tho-cause of labor In France a
victory , the prestige of which can hardly
fall to be valuable. The agitation for eight
hours as a legal day's work will doubtless
proceed with renewed vigor , now that the
fact has been demonstrated that French
worklngmen have a strong body of friends
In the Chamber of Deputies.
Franco has not escaped the effects of the
world-wido depression , though sl.o has not
had quite so severe an expcrlenco as some
other countries. However , her Industries
for n year or moro have not been active , a
great many ot her people have been Idle ,
and the conditions as to labor have been
such as to give the question of amelioration
prominence and importance. Reduction of
the hours of labor Is ono of the expedients
proposed for supplying more labor with em
ployment. That proposition Is now to re-
celvo serious consideration by the commis
sion on labor , with a strong probability that
the result will be favorable to the demand
of the worklngmen. As to the political
situation , It Is not likely to prove trouble
some , though the dispatches suggest that
President Carnet may not find It a very
easy matter to construct another cabinet.
Carnet has had a great deal of experience
In this line , however , and ho has generally
shown good Judgment , so that It is pretty
safe to predict that ho will have another
ministry formed without unnecessary delay.
In the meantime , the affairs of the nation
will not suffer , for these so-called minis
terial crises do little moro than ruffle the
surface of things. What the working classes
will do to Improve their obvious opportunity
Is an Interesting question , but they will un
doubtedly make the most of It.
Sergeant Slgwart has been designated to
act as captain of police temporarily pend
ing the suspension of Captain Cormlck. If
memory serves us right Sergeant Slgwart
very recently made a report over his own
signature in which ho represented that after
a most searching inquiry ho coultl only
discover four houses of assignation and not
a'solltary prostitute outside of the "burnt
district. " A police officer notoriously fa
miliar with all the Ins and outs of the
town who deliberately palms off such a
brazen falsehood on the chief proves himself
unreliable and unflt for the lowest place on
the forco. To promote him Is putting a
premium on falsehood and dishonesty. The
manifest duty of Chief Seavey was to rec
ommend both Slgwart and Haze , who also
signed the scandalously false report , to the
police commission for dismissal. These
men are sworn officers and their official re
ports are presumed to be under oath. When
they signed that report they must have
known that thcro ore no less than a dozen
houses of assignation and scores of women
of ill-famo outsldo the pale. If they had
qualified that statement by representing that
these parties evade police supervision and
can only bo reached occasionally they would
have at least disarmed suspicion that they
have purposely played Into their hands or
been fixed In some way.
The Dee has always contended that the
statistics of Nebraska's mortgage Indebted
ness , as reported by the deputy commis
sioner of labor , were Incorrect and mislead
ing. Under the law of Nebraska every
mortgage Is sure to be recorded ; but when
the mortgage Is paid off the releases are
filed or not , Just as It happens. In Adams
county an effort has been made to have the
old releases placed on record. As a result
ot the effort SOO releases have been filed ,
one firm of chattel mortgage broker * filing
600. This means that In Adams county
alone SOO mortgages have been carried on
the mortgage Indebtedness record after they
had been paid off. A slmjlar condition exists
In every county In the state. When releases
are recorded as promptly and as certainly
as the mortgages themselves , Nebraska's
credit will receive a new and higher ratlng.
The republican state convention to beheld
hold In Omaha on August 23 will consist ot
nearly a thousand delegates. U will bring
to this city several times that number of
visitors from out of town , While not of
national Importance , It will attract more
attention throughout the state than any
other convention that has boon held here
in recent years. The people ot Omaha must
ueo to U that the convention receives the
consideration at their hands that It de
serves.
Philadelphia people are actually getting
excited over the threatened removal of the
United States mint from that city to the
woit. For months they have been haggling
over the selection of a now mint site , un
able to agree either upon a desirable loca
tion or upon the fair value to be paid for
the land that must bo taken by the govern
ment for that purpose. Suddenly they have
waked up to the f ct that till * dissension I
among themselves , * , ! urto spenk , offers ono of
the most potent if : nil\cnts for taking the
mint from Phlltutc liiA nltogothir. So they
have commenced to cry frantically for an
Immediate dcclslon/aip/ii the quoitlon of the
new mint site , wHht ' | further dispute na
to minor tlctntU. | hji' [ < are tolling the ob
stinate property aiwbwwho nro deni.iml *
Inif ex rbltnnt prlce.1 from the government
for their land , that they had better take any
reasonable price they can get and be satis-
fled with that. It Is evident that Philadel
phia will not yield the m'nt to another city
without fighting to the bitter cud.
The proposal of , .Cpngressman Stone of
Pennsylvania to abolish the fat fees
now paid to United States marshals
and attorneys Is timely and should re
ceive the consideration from congress
that Its merits deserve. It Is n com
mon practice In the west tor United States
marshals to nircst men upon trlval charges ,
take them before the federal courts , gener
ally several hundred miles distant , and then ,
after a brief Incarceration In Jail , have the
case against the accused nailed. The mar
shal gets Urn fees and mileage. Ho travels
on n railroad paso. A great many men have
been put to a great Inconvenience , loss of
time and money and disgrace In order that
a United States marshal may pllo up fees.
Such things have ovrn been done In Ne
braska.
The now public printer leaves no doubt
as to his partisanship. Within the last week
ho has discharged SOO printers from the
government office. Of course , there Is no
work for them. IJut as soon ns the repub
licans are cleaned out the country may ex
pect lo bo surprised at the rapidity with
which the work will again pllo up , thus ne
cessitating the appointment ot SOO demo
cratic printers. The political party that es
tablishes the precedent that the laboring
man shall not Buffer by reason of political
reverses sustained by his party will be the
true friend of .the worklngman. There maybe
bo some excuse for the decapitation of po
litical laborers , but politic } should keep Its
hands off the men who work at manual labor
for their bread.
It Is gratifying to learn that the reported
damage to the beet sugar crop has been
very much exaggerated , and that despite
the recent cold snap and frost the- outlook
for a good yield of beets Is still quite prom
ising. Instead of being ruined , the Injuries
that have been suffered are only nominal
and will not affect the crop , always provid
ing that no Intervening misfortune happens
upon It. Another successful season with the
beets will go far to make the culture an
established feature of Nebraska agriculture.
The farmers are to bo congratulated that
the reports of damaged beet crops have
proved to bo almost entirely unfounded.
Keep atiff Ippc-r Lip.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
It Is gratifying- receive from a high
source the assurance 'that the democratic
party may safely stand on the record of
this congress. Since < w.o must stand on It ,
whether we will or no , It Is perhaps Just as
well to keep a stiff upper lip. v
A i'nvorablo < S > nimrl | on.
Glolia-Dcmocrat.
It Is by comparing gold exportation
this year with that of previous periods that
we find the situation Is not as bad as many
Imagine. Thus far -Uils year the net ex
ports are about $23,000,000 , while they were
$48,000,000 last year at/ this time , $17,000,000
in 1802 and $10,000.000 In 1831.
Thn Indian as n Soldier.
Detroit Free Press.
The failure' ofWiW lan to civilize thV
Indian by making a soldier of him will tend
to revive the oUr'theory that the good In
dian Is the dead Indian. It really Is a pity ,
because the experiment was nn exceedingly
promising one. Service In the army seemed
calculated to minister In a peculiar manner
to all the Indian's tastes , with the excep
tion , perhaps , of his thirst for gore , which
could/ / only be gratified at lonff Intervals , If
at all. Unfortunately It called upon him
for too much method and regularity , and
too much that had the appearance of work.
Let us not despair , however. It may be
that some better use may still be found for
the red man than the starting of ceme
teries.
Look Out for Coxoy.
Philadelphia Times.
The eyes of the country may center upon
the Eighteenth Ohio district this year , If
the populists make good their guarantee of
an exciting campaign , for this la the dis
trict In which that unique Commonwealer ,
General Coxey , has decided to run for con
gress , but then , again , the eyes of the coun
try may catch upon better employment and
not give Coxey more than a passing thought
while In pursuit of his mission. The dis
trict gave Dr. Iklrt a democratic majority
of 1,211 two ycais ago In a total vote of
40,819 , and the populist candidate then had
1,218 votes , or less than 3 per cent of the
whole number. If Ohio voters have so far
revised their opinion as to give Coxey
twenty populist votes where one was cast
In 1892 , the country will change Its views
touching that state. Coxey's platform finds
no Indorsement In the east , and Ohio Is
generally on the side of sound government.
Till ! ItltK.lTll Of
Judge : "I don't think Fleecy sang with
much feeling last night. " "No ; If he had
any feeling ho would not singat all. "
Plain Dealer : Many a poor devil
has the whole world before him never
catches up.
Somervllle Journal : People who talk too
much might advantageously study the mo
tion of a dog's tall. It expresses mole ,
without bothering- the neighbors , than any
other single thing on earth.
Courlur- Journal : Ml a Strawberry I'm
badly mashed on you , Mr. Shortcake , and
I can't help It ,
Mr. Shortcake Don't mention It , Miss ;
for the fact Is , I'm stuck on you.
Philadelphia Ledger : Among- the Chinese
who have reslsteied under the Geary * act
In Jacksonville , Ore , , Is one named Yung
Hyson. It suits htm to a tea , as he Is In
that business.
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Indianapolis Journal : Watts Did you
ever hear of a woman putting- fine monument
ment on the grave of her husband after he
had been dead for so long as live years >
I'otts Once. She did It to spite her sec
ond.
Washington Star : "Joslar , " said Mrs.
Corntossel , "this .Industrial army business
K"It do'me , too , " ho replied. "Ef er teller
Is gain' tor walK JUJfur the sake of walk-
In' an' KOttln' now litres , he might jest ez
well do It behind d plow ez any other way. "
Somervlllo Journ.aU ( Ethel Was the wed-
dlnir a very brilliant one ? ,
Gladys Oh , very ; they had to employ
four detectives to watch the wedding
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presents ,
PROSPECTIVEHAPPENINGS. .
Wellington litar.
Just a hummock ; Just a girl ;
Just a naughty little boy-
Younger brother , ImplHh churl ,
AVlth a jacli knife tor a. toy.
Just a tumb'lp ; ust a screech ;
Just a merry , ' llendlsh roar
AH the boy. alldps out of icach ,
And the tnatjedy la o'ur.
I JI/MM.V .IA'7) ttlit .l.lfflir/M.V.
I'lattsmouth .News ; It la not at nit proba
ble that Mr. llryan could ba elected governor
on the fusion ticket. U Is prolulilo , how
ever , that he could come nearer bolng
elected than any other nntl-rcpubllcnti could.
Kearney Hub. Congressman llrynn has
written nn open letter staling tlmt he U not
n candidate for renotulnntlou in thu First
district , nnd Intimating that ho It looking
for something higher. He Is remarkably
' discreet , because In the first place his re
election Is not possible. And , as fur his
further ambitions , It Is written that they
are destined to be nipped by early frosts.
Central City Democrat : \Vllllnm J. Urynn
will not bo a candidate for congress In the
First district. We are glad of It , for he
would have had a desperate fight and might
hare failed In thu end. The pic biters and
cuckoos have mailo up their minds lo elect
n republican In that district , and the whole
of the administration would bo thrown
against Bryan , llesljcs , wo need our great
congressman elsewhere.
Nebraska City Press : The game llryan
has undertaken Is a desperate one , but ho
starts out early and with u masterful stroke.
He has cast his party affiliation Into the
wager In the hope of retaining a personal
prize , his seat In congress. Politically there
Is much In the game to lose , and much lo
gain. Personally there Is nothing to lose
and nil to gnln. This Is beyond u doubt
Ilryan's own view of his declination.
York Tlmrs : Young Mr. Bryan says ho
will not bo n candidate for congress this
fall , and In his letter , In which ho declines
the honor that 1ms not been tendered him ,
ho scores the democratic party and says a
good many things about the pops. Ho Just
came near enough owning up that he Is a
pop. to put him in line for the senatorial
race , In which ho proposes to perform the
wonderful font of riding the pop. broncho
nnd the democratic mule at ono and the same
time.
University Place Mall : Bryan evidently
believes that the next democratic nominee
will have n rocky road to travel this year ,
and ho says ho prefers the quiet ot civil life.
Some will doubtless read between tire lines
of his letter a de.'lre for n populist nomina
tion nnd a democratic endorsement. Mr.
Bryan has not been In close touch with the
administration ring of his party for some
time and has not been allowed to dictate the
federal patronage of his district , nor has he
been so popularlly recognized ns ho was
during his first term. This has no doubt
made him feel that ho was not under obliga
tions to the party that had treated him with
neglect , and that some ono else should lead
the forlorn hope this fall. The outlook now
appearn to bo favorable to n republican house
the next term of congress , nnd Mr. Bryan
can read the handwriting on the wall as
well as any of his contemporaries.
Kearney Standard ( pop. ) : Bryan's letter
Is no surprise to us nor the free silver antl-
admlnhtratlon democrats who have looked
upon this brilliant young statesman as a
man who would not serve a party long that
sacrificed Its pledges to the people to serve
a British master. Wo look upon it , as wo
bellevo his friends do , ns a preparatory step
to sever hU connection with the democratic
party to affiliate with the people's party.
Wo sincerely trust that this be true and see
no reason why it should not , since there has
been no other barrier between him and the
people's party but party name. The Stan
dard will rejoice to welcome him nnd his
friends into the populist ranks nnd will
guarantee that should he be so fortunate aj
to aid In carrying our banner to victory his
reward will not bo overlooked. His metal
and brilliancy have made him a friend of the
poor and they will never treat him as did
the party he tried to redeem last fall It ho
will but help lead them.
STATE I'OLfTlVAZ XOTKS.
Red Cloud Chief : This ought to bo a
year of clean things , and the republican
party should regulate all of the hangerson
that have played bloodsucker to the band
wagon to the rear and put up men who uro
without blemish. Clean men and sound
principles will Insure victory.
Dawson County Pioneer : While strictly a
western Nebraska man , having resided at
Lexington since the days of the buffalo , In
dian and cowboy. Jack MacColl la not a
sectional candidate. Ills friends are con
fined to no .section the east , west , north
and "souUi7 "demalfd his candidacy , and will
secure his nomination.Ve are all for Jack
MacColl. "
Lincoln News : Colonel Walt M. Seeley
has taken the road again as advance man
for the famous Tom Majors combination.
Colonel Soeloy has succeeded in working up
a large business for his company every sea
son , but his work Is said to bo getting
coarser each week. He came very near
paying his faro on the railroad the other
day while In a fit of absent mlndcdness.
Hastings Nebroskan : The republicans
must put forward their very best men. Re
publican success next fall will largely de
pend upon the personnel of the ticket.
Political hacks and the anything for office
contingent , with which every party Is more
or loss afflicted , should not bo considered
In the convention. There are plenty of
good , honest and true men and republicans
from which to make selections to flit every
place from governor down , and the choice
of the convention should be from among
them.
Kearney Hub : It Is conceded that John
T. Mallalleu's only formidable competitor for
the congressional nomination will bo Judge
Klncald of O'Neill. The Judge is very pop
ular In the "Elkhorn" country but Is little
known In this section or In the western portions
tions of the district. It Is not probable , ho\y-
over , that the contest will become a sec
tional one , although this can hap
pen very easily unless good Judg
ment Is shown by the friends
of all candidates. What the party wants Is
the man who will win , and It does not matter
whether he will hall from the county of
Holt , Buffalo , Custor , Lincoln , Cheyenne or
Dawes.
Howells Journal ( dem. ) : The railroad press
of the state Is greatly excited because of the
fact that there Is some talk of nominating
Crounso for governor In splto of his asser
tion of a short time ago that ho would not
be a candidate. It Is amusing to hear these
fellows whlno when they think that there Is
the shadow of a chance of knocking out there
pot Tom Majors. When Crounso signed the
Nowberry freight rate measure ho sealed his
political doom so far as this class Is con
cerned. Crounso will bo wlso to stick to his
first determination not to bo a candidate.
If ho should go into the convention ho will
meet the saino fate tlnat Judge Maxwell ran
up against.
Tlio Tariff The Kxpliinutlon.
New York Bun.
Every day gives greater clearness to the
two salient nnd vicious facts of the demo
cratic tariff bill and to the cause of their
! tlleTlrst place , the bill Is not for a tariff
for revenue only. ,
In the second place , It Is a measure for
the promotion of the anti-democratic , anti-
American cpmmunlstlc spirit which has
created the party known aa populists.
Explanation full und unmistakable of this
shocking failure ot the democracy on the
one hand and this revolutionary betrayal
of the country into the preliminaries of
communism on the other , is found In the
last executive message from the white
house. They are both directly and solely
attributable to Grover Cleveland.
It is for the president to supply the rem
edy. .
q
Theory nml Donionatrntlun.
Indianapolis Journal.
Those theorists who made themselves sad
a century ago by proving that population
would Increase In a greater ratio than the
food supply should bo a warning to today s
theorists now that food was never so plenti
ful and so cheap. The pressing need of
today Is to give the masses the employment
which will enable them to earn the money
with which to purchase food.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTELY PURE
HANDERSON JOLLIES GORMAN
Senior Senator from Nebraska Has n , Little
Tun at the iTarylautlor's Exponso.
PULLED THE JACKSONIAN CLUB ON HIM
ItiMnlulluiiKof ( ho Nclmuku I'liltlifnl Quoted
I'lltly In Connection ultli tinIMonti
ItpfviMU of thu Coiiiiiiotnlso
Mviiatu TurilT .Mniinro.
WASHINGTON DUHKAU OK THE 11KR ,
HOT K Street , N.V. . ,
WASHINGTON , Mny 23 ,
Senator Mnmlcrsun created quite u ttonsn-
tlon toJuy when he replied to the speech of
Senator Gorman of Maryland and quoted In
full the resolutions of the Jncksonlan club
'of Ncbraskn , denouncing "as violators of
their pledges and n.t faithless to the cause ot
democracy , all _ democratic senators who
upon any ground seek to delay or obstruct
the prompt passage of the house bill. "
Senator Mandcrsou especially called atten
tion to the further resolution of the Jack-
Boulan lub ot Nebraska : "Wo denounce the
senate amendments to the hntiso tariff bill
prepared by the committee of the senate. "
Senator Mandcrson agitated the Bcnsorlum
and pricked the very soul of Senator Gor
man when ho read the resolution denouncing
tlio tax on co-al , "In the Interest of the coal
barons and railroad combines. " With an ex-
qulslto vein of sarcasm , Senator Mandorson
characterized the speech of Senator Gorman
an "a sunburst of harmony , in which the
senator from Maryland , forgetting all past
olTenses , forgetting his recent vote In favor
of placing Iron ore on the free list , extended
one arm around the supple waist of Senator
Hill nnd the other was reaching , not fully
able to span the rotund form , alnut the
waist of the chief executive , now In his
proper person down the bay In a fishing
excursion. "
Senator Gorman , from the senate com
mittee on military affairs , today made a
favorable report on Senator Mumlerson's bill
authorizing the president , by and with thu
consent of the senate , to appoint James
William Abert to the army ot the United
Stales and to appoint said Abcrt on thu re
tired list with the rank ot major of engin
eers.
eers.MEIKLEJOHN'S BRIDGE BILL.
Quartermaster General Uatctielder today
notified Mr. Mctklejohn that his bill for the
construction of a bridge over the Nlobrara
river had been referred to Major C. F.
Humphrey , chief quartermaster , Department
of the Plattc , at Omaha , for a report and
estimate. Action will bo taken by the Wur
department as soon as this report Is re
ceived and the work will be done under Major
Humphrey's direction.
Heprcsentatlvo Bryan left last night for
Grccnsboroufih , N. C. , where at 11 o'clock
today he addressed the graduating class of
the Grecniborough university. Mr. Bryan
was accompanied by his wife , who was en
gaged to speak this evening before a meeting
of the young ladles of the graduating class
at the university.
The house of representatives today passed
Mr. Halner's bill to amend an act entitled :
"An Act to Provide for the Sale of the
Remainder of the Reservation of the Con
federated Otoo and Missouri Indians In the
States of Nebraska and Kansas. " This bill
provides that If any member of the said con
federated tribes , residing at the date of the
aforesaid act and whoso name appears upon
the schedule of appraisement made by the
commissioners appointed under the provisions
of the act aforesaid , upon any of the land
authorized to be sold by said act , shall make
application for allotments of land , the secre
tary of the interior shall cause a patent to
such of his or her heirs , who may be ic-
aldlng upon the said lands at the date
thereof , for the subdlvlslonal tract or tracts
of land ( not exceeding 1GO acres ot land to
any one person ) reported on the commis
sioners' schedule aforesaid , as having been
Improved by .such . &crs.Qnr ; ! 2rJdeiLthat tlie
lands acquired by any Indian under the pro
visions of this act shall not be subject to
alienation , lease , or Incumbrance.
ARMY ORDEItS.
By direction of the secretary ot war , Cap
tain James C. Ayres , Ordnance department ,
Is relieved from duty as chief ordnance
officer. Department of the Platte , and as com
manding officer of Omaha ordnance depot ,
to take effect July 1 , 1891 , and will then pro
ceed to and take station at New York
arsenal , Governor's Island , N. Y. , and lie is
assigned to duty as recorder of the board
of ordnance and fortification to take effect
upon his arrival at the latter station. The
travel enjoined Is necessary for the public
service.
Private John E. Drausch , company C ,
Twelfth Infantry , Fort Sully , S. D. , will bo
discharged from the service of the United
States , on receipt of this order by the com
manding officer of his station. This ioldier
is not entitled to travel pay.
Of tinJoriiiui Mllltury Synt < im.
WASHINGTON , May 23. Ono ot the valu
able results of the establishment of the mil
itary Information divisions of the War de
partment Is the publication of a volume
upon "The Organization of the German
Aimy. " Thin compilation Is the work of
Major Theodore Schwan , assistant adju-
tiint irchernt , bmoil upon n yenr's en refill
Htucly lit Ormnny of thn Krcntp.it military
oiRtuilznUon of ntmtern time * . Tlirt report
tr. aH of nvrry tlctnll of the Ocrnmn nrmy.
It * xyatcniH of protection , the methods of
mtjustnipiit to thu needs of pence und of
war , nml the ( ruining which serves nn a
ImnH for the Iron-ehul discipline prevailing
In llil.M nrmy , which In time of war will
number ,1,900,000 men. The book conveys a
striking KCIIHO of the overwhelming burden
of this vast military system , the Ilko of
\vlilrli perhaps tht < world has never before
known ,
TAIMJ-T HIM , AT A UI VNCi : .
ItrciMiltulutlon of the FlRiirt * of
niul Pr | > oir < l Ijurn.
WASHINGTON , Mnr 23. The treasury
experts have completed their work of cal
cnl.UInK the equivalent ad valorem rales of
tlio compromise tariff bill , as compared with
the equivalent ad valorem rates of tha
MpKlnlpy law nnd those of the house bill ,
which shows the following ax-cranes on
cacli of the schedules anil for each of tha
two bills and the existing luw :
Prt-cnt SJfiintc lloum
l i\v. lllll.
Cliemlcnlt , Including oil *
jind iitlnti
I.n : 111 , riirthcmvnrn and
37.33
MptnU nml manufacturer
M.n 3I.M
Wood nnd in.uuifncliirpii
S3.CC S3.S2
UKir . 11.53 S'J..VJ
Tnlmcco niul itumifucturi'n
or . 117,82 103.03 91.
Agricultural nrmluiMii nnd
| iro\l < lonn , , . 33.21 21.C2
Hnlrlln , | IIP nnil oilier
Collon numir.irtiirri 65,2J 4Jio2
flux , hi'tup nnd Jute and
m.inufnvltiiu.i of 4.M 32,41
Wool nnd nmruifnrtiiri'H of IM.C2 41.13
Silk nnd slll < Kmula M.r.r. 4.Di )
Pulp , pnpi'i-s nnd liooks. . . . 23.85 ) .JW
Sundrlua , 27.00 2J.I3
Total , , . , , 43.U 30,70 33.M
WISTKllN TENSIONS.
Votornns of the I-alo Wur Itcniniiihoriul by
thn Oononil < iiiiriiliiiiit ,
WASHINGTON , Mny 23. ( Special to The
lice. ) 1'onnloni granted , Issue of May 10 ,
were : Iowa : Additional John H. McClel
land , Tabor , Fromonl. Hulsmie William An-
dcison , JcfterHon , Greene. Original widows ,
etc. Minerva Ingi-ll , Annmom , Jones ; Mary
N. Freeman , Des Molnes , Polk ; Mary I *
Karcmharsen , DUB Molne.s , I'olk ; JoHcphlno
V. Van Voihoca , Snglnaw , Sugltmw ,
South Dakota : Uilglnnl William n.
lirooks , deceased , Uendwood , Lawrence :
George S. Williams , Central City , Law
rence. Original widows , etc. Margaret
UrookM , Deadwood , Lawrence.
Colorado : Original Sylvester W. Taylor ,
I'ltkln , Gunnlson ; lilmoro Uvana , Wufscii-
burjr , Huerfimo ; Ji-xut Ortojia , Trinidad ,
Las Anlmn * . Additional William McMlllen ,
Hed Cliff , RiiBle. Renewal Atlolph Lep-
pcrt , Dawkln-j , Pueblo. Original widows ,
etc. Ida Goetzo , Gulden , Jcffuraon.
U. II. .I.T.iylnr Conllrmcd.
WASHINGTON , May 23.-C. II. J. Taylor ,
the colored Kansas man over whoc confir
mation to be recorder of deeds for thp Dis
trict of Columbia there has been a spirited
debate In the senate , was confirmed at
today's executive session , thp vote standing
31 to 13. There were no speeches made be
yond a few remarks by Senator Hill to the
cltect the democratic platform on thu nub-
Jcct of home rule should he observed. The
division In the vote wan not over party
lines , but Taylor received a larger peicent-
nge of republican vetcH than nt llrst Hecmcil
possible. The senate also confirmed by a
party vote the appointment of Clark S.
Uowo to be register of the land olllce at
Chamberlain , S. D. J.
Other condonations were : Receivers ot *
public moneys William U. Morrison , at
Lincoln , Neb. ; Patrick Gibbons , nt Mc-
Cook , Neb.
Registers of the Land Olllccs Clark S.
Rowe , at Chamberlain , S. D. ; Ambrose S.
Campbell , at JlcCook , Neb.
Postmasters : Iowa Charles F. Duo-
combe , nt Fort Dodge.
ATI'.Y7 > IVITIH.
IJj' n Texas Physician. ;
Have you got the new disorder ? , i
If you haven't , 'tis In order
To succumb to It nt once without delay.
It la called appendicitis ,
Very different from gastritis.
Or the common Hash diseases of the day.
It creates a hnppv frolic ,
Something like the winter colic.
That has often''jarrod our1 Inner organs
some.
Only wrestles with the wealthy ,
And the othurivl.io most healthy ,
Having got It , then you'ic nigh to king
dom come.
Midway down In your Intestine ,
Its Interstices Infcstln' ,
Is u little alley , blind and dark as night ,
Lc.idln ? off to simply nowhere ,
Cntc-himr all stray things that KO there ,
As a pocket It Is .simply out of sight.
It Is prone to stop and grapple
With the seed of grape or tipple ,
Or a soldier button swallowed with your
pie.
Having levied on these chattels ,
Then besln internal battles
That me apt to end in mansions In the
sky.
Once located never doubt It ,
You would never be without It ,
It's a fad among boclety that's gay ;
Old heart failure and patesls
Have decamped and gone to pieces.
And dyspepsia has fallen by the way.
Then stand back there , diabetes ,
For here comes appendicitis ,
With a brood of minor troubles on the
wing ;
So , vermiform , bore's hoping
You'll withstand nil drastic doping ,
And earn the appellation , "Uncrowned
King. "
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The largest mnltpro and 3llor.jo (
ilau clulliou on uurth ,
tF Your monoy's worth or your money bao'f.
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Novelties in Suits.
Something different from what you gat else
where exclusive stylos. That's
the kind of goods wo are show
ing in suits for men and boys.
re They are out in the latest style
it right uptodatawith a varied
itF assortment of colors and designs
F large enough to satisfy every
taste. It seems as though we
have told this often enough to
have everybody know it. Most
people do , but there are some
r people who think that our high-
T' class clothing is high priced.
Taint so. We only ask $2.50 for a Boy's handsome
1 suit , and for $8.50 you get an up-to-date Man's suit ,
1 Higher priced ones are low priced , compared with
- .what you used to pay.
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BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor. I'illtcnLli and Douglas Struts.