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Tlio capltol at Washington still stands , Iti
* plto of alleged anarchistic plots.
Speech will be the freest thing visible at
the conference of frco silver democrats.
Now that the work of the assessors U com
pleted the few tax shirkers who are saunter
ing about the country may return and all
will be forgiven.
That twenty-flve-ycar franchise for patent
street corner advertising Is slightly prema
ture. There are more poles already In the
streets than are useful or oramental.
The Commercial club may not have
brought on the rain , but certainly deserves
credit for planting the seed that promises
to yield n profitable harvest to Omaha mer
chants next fall.
There no\er has been any Important Im
provement projected In Omaha that did not
have to bo fought over. This Is also true
of the canal project. In the end , however ,
it may be for the best.
The unprecedented popularity of Ilanscom
park this season makes It necoainry that
more drinking places and settees bs provided.
The lack of these conveniences was never
more apparent than last Sunday afternoon.
No one seems to seriously miss the fifteen
policemen whose services were dispensed
with by the Board of Fire and Police Com
missioners. There are several members still
on Uio force who also would not be missed.
It Is quite a relief to have official Information
mation to the effect that the peach crop Is
again a failure. When the prices shall
have attained their wonted altitude the offi
cial announcement may be cited In support
of the vendor's veracity.
Democratic editors who Imvo committed
their papers to the policy of the free coinage -
ago of silver at 16 to 1 will be welcomed
at the conference of free silver democrats ;
none others need apply. Only a few days
remain during which this offer holds good.
Free silver editorials will bo furnished free
until the supply Is exhausted.
Kentucky has been visited by a cyclone ,
accompanied by a hall storm , the hailstones
being the usual slzo of goose eggs , well
known in other parts of the country. The
storm did not strike the Ashland district ,
however. The people of ihat district have
been supplying themselves with real eggs , so
that tlieso hailstones would have been alto
gether superfluous.
The election of Mr. George P. Wetmoro
to represent Ilhodo Island In tha senate ,
commencing March 3 , 1S95 , means the re
tirement of Senator Dlxon after serving only
the unexplred term of Senator Chase , who
resigned In 1880. Senator Dlxon did not
make any very active effort to retain his
plo e. Ills departure , however , will but
serve to emphasize the rapidity with which
the personnel of the senate has of late been
changing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The comments of the Dlalr papers on the
pollco picnic arc anything but creditable to
the forco. Nothing creditable could have
been expected , however , when the greater
part of the revenue for the picnic was so
licited from and contributed by habitues of
the burnt district. It Is proper enough for
pqllcemou to have an occasional social en
tertainment. Hut the practice of passing
the hat around among people who are under
pollco surveillance , and therefore dare not
refuse contributions , Is very pernicious and
demoralizing.
The city Inspector of weights and meas
ures should ba encouraged In his efforts to
cnforco the ordinances requiring retail deal
ers to use only accurate weights and meas
ures. 'Where fraudulent devices are em
ployed It Is always the poor against whom
they are used , thus rendering It still harder
for them to make both ends meet. No
dealer has any occasion to glvo short weight
or Incorrect measure whuro ho Is at liberty
to sot his own price upon his wares. It Is
the duty of the city to protect those who
nre unable to protect themselves against
such 'Imposture.
William Walter Phelps , who died at his
home lu New Jersey Sunday , was ono of
Mr , Blolno's most ardent admirers and
closest friends. He went to congress while
yet a young man In the early 70's and BOOH
became prominent from the outspoken course
which ho pursued. Ho held several high
public offices of honor and trust , the last
ono being that of minister to Germany under
the administration of President Harrison.
While- occupying that post ho succeeded In
securing the suspension of the discriminating
orders against the Importation of American
porte result which bis predecessors had In
vain. Bought to achieve , Mr. Phelps labored
under the disadvantage of going Into public-
life with great wealth behind him. He was
a consistent republican , at the hands of
which party he gained his various political
honors. .
* OP niK co.tr ,
That the C.-UIBCJ of the pending coal min
ers' trlkc nro nnl surface rauicn Is evident
by tlio slowness with which the strike \vt *
brought to n head and by the difficulties attending -
tending Its settlement. The coal minors'
xtrlkc , like other strikes , Is founded on the
illncontont of the workers , but In this case
that discontent gctci dowr deeper than usual.
The coal miners havi for eomo time been
practically In n condition of xerfdom and on
this account thalr grievances can bo perma
nently usisiinre'l o1 ly by radical reforms. " 1
doubt , " says Mr. Hrnry D. I.loyd , who has
devoted conaldcrabld etudy to mines , mining
and miners , In an Interview last week , ' 'I
much doubt If the agreement reached at
Coltimlnifl the other day means anything
moro than a brief respite from trouble a
sort of rest from turmoil , so to Bay. " And
again : "Tlio agreement of the operators
and the representatives of the minors may
create a lull , but It will bo but temporary. "
It may ba rc.sh to venture a prediction so
definite as this , but a compromise which
gives less than what the miners have stead
ily in a In talncil Is a living wage must pro
long the unsatisfactory condition of the coal
minor : : , If nut Intensify It. According to Mr.
I.loyd , thu miners are a superior class
mentally ; they are below ground and alone
so much of the time that they have abun
dant opportunity to think and by reflection
develop their powers of thought. On the
other hand the miners are particularly sub
ject to oppression. There Is no other em
ployment In the coal district and If there
were the miners could do no other work.
A few years devoted to labor In n coal shaft ,
lying down or In n recumbent position , un
fits them for any oilier occupation. They
become absolutely dependent upon the mine
operators for their existence. In this condi
tion their wages have been gradually forced
down to a point where they are unable to
support themselves and their families
and where they find themselves sinking
deeper and deeper Into debt. One authority
gives the average weekly pay of miners in
Illinois at $6.87 , and while earnings differ
In different districts and In different mines
In the same district It Is Impossible for the
miners to make a comfortable living.
Mr. Lloyd himself Is personally In favor
of the nationalization of the coal mines , the
fixing of a fair living wage for the miners
and the sale of the- output to consumers at
the actual cost to the government. Whether
or not the government goes this far , he In
sists that It Is necessary for somebody not
directly concerned In the quarrel to Interfere
between the mine owners , operators and
workers and to see that the last mentioned
class secures Its dues. This would mean gov
ernment regulation of prices or of wages , or
perhaps of both , or at least an enforced ar
bitration of disputed points. So long as the
parties to the controversy are permitted to
fight It out with the object of subduing one
or the other by exhaustion the present pre
carious condition of the largo body of coal
miners must bo llko emberj waiting for the
breeze to blow them Into flame.
AK 1KSTANCK OF SECTIONALISM.
When the cotton schedule of the tariff
bill was reached In the senate last week
only about half an hour was consumed In
Its consideration. It Is ono of the most
Important schedules , covering ten pages of
the bill , yet It was disposed of In thirty
mlnutcs"TIiero was no objection to It and
no discussion of It. Everybody seemed to bo
satisfied with It. Remarking upon this sur
prising Incident , Senator Dolph of Cjrpgon
said that If the democrats had abandoned
their position and recognized the fact that
to destroy this great Industry would destroy
the prosperity of the country and also the
democratic party ho congratulated them on
their conversion to the doctrine of protection.
Out he could tell better whether that was the
case when the woolen schedule was reached.
If the woolen manufacturers were treated as
liberally as the cotton manufacturers It would
show that the democrats had abandoned
their position on the tariff In regard to
those manufactures. If not It lyould demon
strate that the action of the majority con
cerning the cotton schedule was because
cotton Is a product of the south and because
cotton manufacturing Is an industry of the
south.
The Oregon senator probably Is now satis-
fled as to the motive which controlled the
democratic senators In framing the cotton
schedule. The woolen schedule passed with
very few changes , although It had boon
vigorously opposed by those representing
the woolen Interest , and the great Industry
of wool growing Is to be left at the mercy
of foreign competition , for there Is nothing
to bo hoped for from the house. Nothing
In the pending tariff bill stands out more
plainly In evidence of the sectional nature
of that measure , or the sectional influence
which dominated In framing it , than tills
discrimination between the cotton and woolen
schedules. The south Is not specially In
terested In wool. Sheep raising Is not a
southern Industry to any extent. It Is dis
tinctively a northern Interest , most largely
developed In the west. It Is a great In
dustry , In which half a billion of capital
Is Invested , which gives employment to a
million and a half of people , and which con
tributes a very largo sum annually to the
transportation Interests of the country. Dut
tlio south has a very small share In It and
therefore southern senators and representa
tives decree that wool shall go on the frco
list and that an hundred thousand American
farmers or moro who are engaged In grow
ing wool shall bo subjected to the com
petition of the wool growers of South
America , of Australia and of other parts
of the world where land and labor are much
cheaper than they are here.
While shielding the cotton Interest of the
south the party In control of congress pro
poses to Inflict a fatal blow to the wool
Industry of the north and west , for It Is the
declaration of everybody engaged In that
Industry that It cannot survive with woolen
on the free list. The production of wool
has been steadily Increasing throughout the
world. In every country where It Is grown
the production has doubled In the last
twenty years , and In some of those countries
the Increase is still going on. From all Uiose
sources of supply wool will bo sent to this
country when It can como In free and out
producers will be undersold , because the
foreigners can produce wool at less cost
than the American producers. Dut when the
homo Industry , which amounts to over one-
eighth at the world's product , U destroyed ,
nothing can bo moro certain than that the
price of wool will advance , and the amount
of this advance , which wilt go to the foreign
wool producers , the American people will
pay In the higher price of clothing. Under
the democratic policy wo shall sacrifice an
enormous amount of capital , compel an Im
mense army of workers to find other em
ployment In Industries now overcrowded , de
prive a large body of farmers of on im
portant courco of Income , and the only com
pensation for this destructive policy which Its
advocates have to offer Is a reduction In the
cost of clothing a reduction which , oven If
it could bo assured that It would continue
after the American wool Industry had been
wiped out , would bo no smail ns to be
Inappreciable to the great majority of the
people. The contrast between the treatment
of cotton and wool In the pending tariff bill
Is of Itself sufficient evidence of the sectional
Influence which has operated In the framing
of that measure.
COXDlTlOXii f'M.t'WDKA'r.
The county commissioners have a very
grave responsibility to discharge In formu
lating the proposition to old the construc
tion of. the proposed I'latto river can.il.
There Is no doubt whatever that n large
majority of the property owners and busi
ness men of Omaha look favorably upon the
pioject , providing that It Is feasible and the
Htibsldy asked for Is hedged In by safe
guards and guaranties that will Instiro the
completion of the canal , afford protection
against extortionate rates and unjust dls-
crimination. The feasibility of the canal
has been vouched for by competent en
gineers whoso opinion necessarily must bo
accepted Just as wo would the advice of
competent lawyers or the diagnosis of emi
nent medical specialists. While there al
ways will be on element of risk In the
undertaking until Its success has been
demonstrated by actual results , the chances
of failure arc comparatively Insignificant.
The main questions In the proposition are :
First , Shall the ownership of the canal
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be vested In the county and city or In a
franchlscd corporation ?
Second , Assuming that public ownership
Is out of question at this time , to what
extent shall the county bond Itself and
under what conditions shall the subsidy bo
granted ?
From the standpoint of cxperlenco with
franchlscd corporations 'tho desirability of
public ownership Is not debatable. The
barrier to public ownership of the proposed
canal at this time seems , however , Insur
mountable. It would take legislation , and
that means putting off the project for at
least ono year. The legislative authority
would not likely bo granted before April ,
1895 , and the special election to authorize
bonds to be Issued would not bo held before
a year from this date. If Immediate public
ownership Is out of the question wo are by
no means barred from embodying condi
tions Into the bond proposition that would
Irsure public ownership within a reasonable
period.
The promoters of the canal ask a subsidy
of $1,000,000. That amount represents as
far as wo can learn fully one-third of the
estimated cost of the canal , with ample
reservoirs , power house and equipment.
The canal alone can doubtless be completed
for $1,000,000. Would It be prudent to pay
over the entire subsidy ns the construction
of the canal progresses ? Should not the
subsidy bo paid In Installments for canal ,
ictervoirs and the plant proportionate to the
estimated outlay of each , with sulllclent
reserve for the final completion of the canal
and its operation ?
The promoters of the project promise to
begin work this year , but the county should
exact that a definite amount of work be
done by the end of the year and during the
coming winter ajid spring. It Is ono thing
to promise employment to labor and an
other to guarantee that the promise will be
kept.
It may as well bo understood first as last
that a two-third vote cannot be obtained for
a million dollar subsidy , even with all the
pressure and anxiety for'a ' revival of pros
perity , unless the taxpaylng voters of this ,
county feel assured that their Interests are
protected by reasonable safeguards.
IXn. 11OWKAND THE DEPOT.
Mr. John D. Howe may have been some
what too personal In his comments upon the
canal proposition , but the flings thrown at
him by thoughtless boomers as the party
that has balked the building of a union
depot places Mr. Howe In a false light. Mr.
Howe was not the prime mover In the depot
Injunction case. Ho simply acted as an at
torney for several of the heaviest real estate
owners In Omaha , Including Herman Kountzo
and Frank Murphy. Mr. Howe succeeded In
saving the city $150,000 , and ho generously
contributed his time and talent without
charging a penny. Mr. Howe has done noth
ing to block the construction of the union
depot barring the stoppage of the delivery
of the bonds Illegally voted. If the roads
had been disposed to finish tha third-rate
way-station which they started to build they
could have done so at any tlmo , and nothing
hinders them now from completing that
structure. *
The depot as planned would bo an abortion
In every respect. It would be Inconvenient
for the public and for the railroads. That
Is admitted by President S. H. H. Clark and
other practical railway officers. It Is far
better that Omaha should remain discom
moded for a year or two longer than to have
a union depot that cannot be approached by
carriages and omnibuses except by tortuous
roadways under a viaduct , and would not
have been accessible to passengers except by
climbing thirty to forty steps or going up
and down an elevator that was liable at all
times to accident.
If Omaha Is to have a union depot she
must have one that will bo commodious and
accessible. Wo do not want a structure tlmt
would have to bo abandoned within less than
ten years.
A 31 KNACK TO FORK IB fl TRADE.
The theory that the democratic revenue
policy will bo favorable to our foreign trade
does not find any support In the feeling re
garding It that has already been manifested
by several countries. The fact has hereto
fore been referred to that protests had been
received at the State department from Ger
many and Guatemala , but the most serious
objection has como from Spain , whose
colonial minister submitted a bill In the
Cortes looking to retaliation In the event of
the sugar schedule being adopted. This
measure provides for a uniform ad valorem
duty of 21 per cent on all goods Imported
Into Cuba and Puerto Hlco from the United
States which are now admitted free under
the reciprocal arrangement. There Is an
extensive list of such goods and If they
should be subjected to duties It would make
a material difference In our exports to these
Islands , which have been largely Increased
In the aggregate under reciprocity. As there
seems to bo little doubt that the sugar sched
ule will stand , so far as the proposed duties
are concerned , retaliatory legislation on the
part of Spain Is highly probable unless there
should bo a very formidable opposition to It
In Cuba. Its effect would , of course , bo to
Increase the cost of all the merchandise from
this country now entering the Islands free
and It may be that the people would , not
submit to this , but it may bo regarded as
certain that Spain will not submit to an
abrogation of the reciprocity arrangement
without some effort to strike back.
What other countries affected by the pro
posed sugar duties raajr do has not been
olllclally Indicated. H Is apprehended that
Germany and France may adopt legislation
Inimical to the importation of American
agricultural products , There Is a practical
customs union between Germany and Austria *
Hungary and the latter would probably bo
disposed to Join tiu. former In any com
mercial .movement jfn'ahiat the United States.
That some of the Spanish-American states
with which \vo have reciprocity agreements
wilt resent tlfelr abrogation U not to bo
doubted. The protest of Guatemala Is on the
ground that many ; of or citizens had em
barked In the proditatttm of sugar , Investing
large sums In plA&htlona and machinery ,
tinder the belief thft the reciprocity arrange
ment was likely to continue for years. Its
abrogation would brlngj-uln to most of thcso
people. A similar pu | of things may exist
In some of the other tcojintrles. At any rate
all of the rcclprocltyjcjuntrlcs will bo com
pelled by our IcRl.illTlcmjna proposed to revise
their revenue systems lie far as they rclato
to products of thfti jojitilry , and this will
not conduce to aniTro \ friendly feeling to
ward us , It may , Indeed , In some cases
lead to discrimination against us.
Our trade with the countries which the
pending bill Is calculated to Invite hostile
legislation from amounts to about $350,000-
000 a year. Of course there Is no danger of
our losing nil this trade , but the agricultural
Interest of the United States , which supplies
nearly the whole of It , cannot afford to lose
any. The American farmer needs all the
markets ho can get and more especially
so slnco the home demand for agricultural
products has been materially reduced by the
enforced economy which the democratic
revenue policy has brought about. Having
destroyed prosperity at homo the democratic
scheme of tariff reform threatens to do great
Injury to our foreign trade , yet the sup
porters of that policy determinedly adhere
to It , refusing to regard obvious facts or to
glvo heed to the clear warnings of the dan
ger ahead. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Some Interesting episodes ought to occur
In the senate during the discussion of the
Income tax schedule of the proposed tariff
bill. Several democratic senators will have
an opportunity to explain "whero they are
at" and how they got there.
1'ULITICAT li
Geneva Journal : The fight for tha regls-
tcrshlp of the Alliance land office has
ended In a knock-out for Dryan and his
demo-pop contingSnt and -In a victory for
Castor's man , John Wehn , jr. If Wehn will
buy a new pipe when ho gets comfortably
settled at Alliance all will be forgiven.
Ord Quiz : It has recently been discovered
that a clerk In the Broknn Dow Land office
of which Hon James Whltehead was receiver ,
has embezzled about $2,500. which Mr. Whitehead -
head promptly made good , although It took
about all his property. That Is the kind
of man the people rejected at the polls two
years ago and chose one 0. M. Kcm , the
nonentity.
Holdrego Cltlze.ii : Some of the fellows who
have been hounding the republican party
for years In the capacity of office seekers
are after a republican nomination again
this year. The republican party should not
nominate a man of any position this fail
whose record has to be apologized for. The
party has no time to nominate a man to
vindicate from patt charges In his record. ,
Sioux County Journal : The meeting of the
Nebraska County Republican league at Lin
coln on Tuesday was one of the most notable
political gathering ? , ever held In the state.
Fifteen hundred delegates were in attend
ance and as many more enthusiastic re
publicans were on i the ground. The party
Is getting Into lts , lghtlng , harness and will
march in solid phalanx to the polls In
November and when 'llie returns como In
they will show that victory has taken up
Its abode on the banners of the republican
party. k * '
York Times : The republican party of Ne
braska cannot afford to be weak-kneed on
the silver question ) It must not- yield to
any chimeras or vagaries for the sakeof
catching votes. Let the disloyal , these who
chafe under wholesome restraint , these who
believe or hope a natron1 can be legislated
Into opulelico , . an < Uthoso _ political vultures
who batten on fallen principles and hope to
fatten on ruined fortunes , advocate such
financial vagaries as they will. They are
enemies to the republican party and we
love It for the enemies It has made. Wo
must stand for a strong , vigorous , safe
government , for Just and wholesome laws
and for an honest and safe financial basis.
This the people expect of the republican
party , and they will bo disappointed to find
It reaching out after popularity by endorsing
ing repudiation In any form or a currency
that Is not sound or secure. There Is no
lack of currency with which to transact the
business of the country. It la done largely
with commercial paper anyway , but that
paper , as well as the currency wo use ,
should have a fixed definite value. The
republican party should not be- blown about by
the winds of doctrines that are over shifting
the woathervancs of politics , but should
stand always In defeat and In success , for
justice , equality , good laws vigorously exe
cuted and a reliable financial system. Its
principles are a beacon , light to the nation ,
sometimes obscured by angry clouds and
tossing waves , but burning steadily and
brightly In storm and calm.
IIIK T.ATK T.OltD COLKlirDQK.
Kansas City Star : : The late Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge will be remembered In this
country as one. of best. If not absolutely the
best , British afterdlnner speakers who ever
visited the United States. However great
his attainments as a lawyer and a jurist ,
this memory will bo kept green by the
lawyers who met hlm as a "jolly good fol-
low'r and an easy and witty talker.
Chicago Post : A , distinguished or
ator , a learned Judge , a wit , a
man of letters , an elegant essayist.
Lord Coleridge , was more- than all else an
actor. His voice was too silvery to bo nat
ural , his eloquence was too elaborate to
convoy the Impression of spontaneity , and ,
with an eye ever upon artistic effect , his
character was too obviously artificial.
Chicago Record : The death of Lord Col
eridge recalls the magnificent banquet given
to his lordship by Emery A. Storrs at the
Leland hotel some years ago. Just before
the supper was served constables appeared
and levied upon the table , floral decorations ,
etc. , and the festivities did not proceed
until several opulent friends present volun
teered security for the debt for which these
heroic measures were taken. Storrs
was not at all perturbed by the proceedings.
As soon as the constables had departed he
turned to his embarrassed guest and re
marked : "Your lordship , pardon this inter
ruption this blasphemous Interference with
the lord's supper ! "
Chicago Tribune : Tie | death of Lord Jus
tice Coleridge recalls some circumstances
growing out , of h ( > visit to Chicago several
years ago , when he was given a banquet by
leading members' ' of itlio .Chicago bar , and
when ho gently , but firmly , Intimated that
the gush about ] { $ { greatness of the self-
puffing Anglo-Saxon ) was not altogether
pleasing toihlm. i.TJhe ; fact Is , as It was then
pointed out , Coleridge was moro Celt than
Saxon. Ho was .pjjoud of the fact , as are
most of the West iCountry English , partic
ularly these of . ] ) evpnshlro and Cornwall ,
Ho maintained thi\t the Hrlttah civilization
was Colfo-Saxon Dftitjier ( tlja'n Anglo-Saxon ,
and ho Inspired , ) notnblo array of young
literary men , IncJijllpg Grant Allen , Conan
Doyle and QuIllarrCpuch , with that Idea.
That Inspiration jjjfsl also had Its effect In
the later wrltlngsopf'Thomas ' Hardy and n.
D , niackmoro. Lflrd , Coleridge himself pos.
Bcased literary abujtlps of & high order. Ilia
tribute to a pojljlcjil opponent Lord Id.
deslelgh printed , , * few years ago In Mac-
mlllan'a Magazlnco.U'regarded ' as an English
classic. Other contributions are also at high
literary merit. ,
lCnrm rU at Illslibncsty.
New Yprk Suit.
If , contrary to tho1 platform for a tariff
for revenue only , the democrats In congress
desire to construct a free list , It should be
un honest free list. Frce Wool and taxed
Iron form an Indefensible combination ,
bearing the mark of crookednesa on its
fOjCO.
Ohio' * Deliverance.
Olobe-Rcmocrat.
The report that Sherman'and McKlnley
are opposed to the Oliver plank In the Ohio
platform Is undoubtedly correct. That de-
llvenincu la a cowardly and altogether
neediest ) concession to the Inflationists
whom both tlieso men. und particularly
Sherman , fought vigorously In the past.
Tint 1't.ATTK ntrr.n t * . I.V.IK.
OMAHA. Juno 18.-To the Editor of Tha
lleoi An assumption hna been made by the
promoters of the Platte river canal , nnd
accepted by the general public with but
little question , Hint In the opinion of tlio
writer should bo permitted to BO unctml *
lenged no longer. This assumption Is to
the effect tnat nil tlmt la required to bring
manufacturing enterprise * lo this point la
Iho presence of cheap power. To n certain
extent this Is undoubtedly true , bul It U
( | iilto Important for us to consider the char
acter ot Ihe enterprises that would be es
tablished nnd their value lo Ihe community
before wo enter Into n scheme requiring
the outlay of millions of dollar * . The Item
of power IB hut n single Item In Ihe cost
of mnnufnclurlng. There nro ninny nthpra
to be considered by the Investor before he
decides to establish himself In any locality.
There nro the Items of Inbor , materials ,
proximity of markets , transportation , nnil
many other special considerations that to
nn outsider may seem of but flight lin-
norlance , but to the expert nro ot serious
Imporl.
Therefore , before a manufacturer pstnb-
llahcs himself nt any point lie Is going to
look Into nil these conditions , nnd will lo
cale where Ihe sum of all the conditions
seems most favorable. Thus n llourhiR mill
requires cheap power , hut can llnd satin-
factory labor In almost nnV locality. A
packing house , on the other hand , Is prac
tically Independent of the power question ,
but must have a mire supply of raw ma
terials.
Turning to the report of the tcnlh census
( I regret Ihnt 1 have not yet received the
B-imo report from the eleventh census ) , on
the stntlsllca of manufactures , we llnd an
Interesting report on the power used in
manufactures. In that report twpnty-onp
Industries nre mentioned ns using 2,7bii.27.1-
horse power In 1SSO , or over 80 per cent ot
the tolnl power used In manufactures.
These Industries were : Agricultural Imple
ments , boots nnd shoes ( factory ) , carpets ,
carriages and wagons , clothing ( men s ) ,
cotlon goods , foil goods , llourlng. and grist
mill products , foundry nnd machine shops ,
hosiery anil , knlt goods , Iron nnd steel , lum
ber ( sawed ) , pnper , printing and publishing ,
salt , silk and silk goods , sash doors and
blinds , sugar nnd moluascs ( rellncd ) . woolen
goods , wool huts , worsted goods.
Since these twenty-one Industries utilized
over 80 per cent of Ihe lolal power cm-
ployed In manufactures in 1SSO It Is evi
dent that should we develop a great power
plant here we must of necessity dispose
of the bulk of our power to one or more
of them , with the addition of the packing
Industry not quoted , but of peculiar local
Importance. On another page of this same
report we llnd n table giving the amount ot
horse power used In twelve of these In
dustries per hand employed. It Is us
follows :
Agricultural Implements 1.13
Hoots nnd shoes ( factory ) 0.10
Cotton goods 1.49
Flouring and grist mill products 13.20
Iron and slccl 2.82
Lumber ( sawed ) E.5G
Paper , < > -n <
Printing and publishing 0.28
Silk nnd silk goods O.L'8
Sugar and molasses , refined 3.50
Woolen goods 1.23
Worsted goods 0.87
No doubt the eleventh census would show
changes in these figures , but not of sulll
clent Importance to alter the general con
clusions.
f Let us examine the group of Industries
In which the power per hand is relatively
small. In this group thu Item of power Is
of greater Importance to the cotlon goods
Industry than to any of the others. It
then It can be shown that Ihe manufacture
of cotlon goods would be unlikely lo sock
power nt Ihls point It Is reasonably cer
tain lhat other Industries In the same
category would fall to do so , nnd for the
same reasons. It will be at once pointed
out that cotlon cloth Is now being manu
factured at Kearney. It is also a fact
lhat the Kearney cotlon mill has proven
an unsatlsfaclory enterprise. The reasons
why Ihls Is so were ably set forth as Ions
ago as 1883 by Edward Atkinson , than whom
no man Is betler qualified lo speak.
In his monograph on Ihe cotlon Industry
( see the tenth census ) Mr. Atkinson says :
"At the present time another change is In
progress. The use of waler power Is
becoming less. Its development for the
purposes of sale having never proved pro
fitable. The power thus developed has been
a valuable auxiliary In the working of the
factory , but as an Investment the develop
ment of land nnd water power together
has almost without exception failed to be
profitable. The great progress in the con-
slrucllon of Iho steam engine and In the
economy of fuel Is steadily working toward
a change to steam ns Ihe principal motive
power for the cotton factory. An Inci
dental advantage In this change Is thai Ihe
faclory may be placed nearer lo Ihe prin
cipal markets , where It can be more con
veniently supervised nnd more easily
reached. , " * * j * The Choice ( of location )
may be made where the facilities
for repairs on machinery are close at hand ,
and the population Is sufficiently dense to
assure an adequate nnd constant supply of
operatives mills which nre much Isolated
always working at a disadvantage. "
It Is a legltlmale conclusion from the
figures given and from Mr. Alklnson's
slalcmenls that cheap power alone would
not be a sulllclent inducement to attract
any one of the Industries using small power
per hand to this point.
Nor do we possess the other facilities of
materials , cheap labor and wide markets
required by this group of industries. The
only possible exceptions to this would be
in the case of bools and shoes In which
the item of power Is but a small one , so
slight. Indeed , that this Industry would es
tablish Itself hero Just ns quickly with
power at $20 per annum as at $20 and ag
ricultural Implements. This lost Industry
Is so flrmly rooted In Wisconsin , Illinois ,
Indiana and "Ohio that It Is very doubtful
if It could be established on a large scale
nt a nolnt so far west , so far from the
great markets and cheap labor.
Let us now turn to the opposite class of
Industries. For obvious reasons we may
omit lumber and Iron and steel from con
sideration. Sugar and molasses we must
also omit , for the reason that that Industry
never uses water power. It requires great
quantities of steam In Its various processes ,
ami the additional cost of operating a
steam engine is but slight. This leaves us
with nothing to consider but paper mills
and flouring nnd grist mills. It Is likely
that both of these could be noerated at
this point. Paper mills couU only be
operated on a limited scale. Flouring mills
might be carried on on nn enormous scale.
But would It pay us to give as a county
cr municipality the sum of $1,000.000 to
build up a class of Industries that employ
but few mfn ? For if the entire 20,000-horso
power that the canal company proposes to
furnish was to be utilized by llourlng mills
It would give employment to but about 1,500
hands In the mills , and not to exceed 700
hands In the cooper shops , or a total of
2,200 employes. Thai is , inslend of Ihls en
terprise Increasing our population by 300.000.
as Its promoters fondly hope , It Is doubtful
If It would bo Increased , by over 12,000 or
15,000 If llourlng mills are to be the main
users of power. And the more closely the
subject is examined the moie apparent It
becomes lhat no other new industries could
be depended upon to establish lliemselves
here on an imporlaiU scale.
So far as the packing Industry la con
cerned , we know that cheaper power would
be no Inducement to It , for the question of
power is but u trivial Item In that Industry.
The packing houses will come here any
way , for here Is their raw material.
It Is often staled that the water power
at St. Anthony's falls has made Minne
apolis vhnt It Is. That Is not wholly
trup. That water power was but a
nucleus around which a small population
gathered and laid the foundation of n
great city. Had Minneapolis depended
wholly on her water power she would be
but a small suburb of St. Paul today , but
for fifteen years she has been reaching
out for other things nnd now excels thai
capital In Ihe variety and extent of her
Irado.
Neither Is It sufficient to grow enthusiastic
over Niagara and Buffalo , At the lower end
of Lake Eric every opportunity Is offered
for cheap , manufacturing. Water trans-
porlallon by lake and by canal bring the
raw materials to the power. Cheap labor
swarms over the Canadian boundary. The
great markets of the North American con
tinent are within easy reach by the
cheapest known means of transport. livery
known condition combines to glvo that
locality superiority over other Inland cen
ters. To Imagine their conditions ours we
musl shut our eyes lo facts and tlcklu our
souls with rainbows.
In face of all these facts would It not bo
foolish for us to rush to the support of
suoh an enterprise ? An enterprise that
Its own president Mr. Herman Kountzo
has publicly acknowledged needs Investi
gation. OUUT1S3 C. TUItNUU.
ITumo Without 1'ortloruH.
Washington Star.
Whatever disappointments may be his ,
McKlnley will remain a glorious evidence
of the fact that It Is possible to be a great
man In American politics without whiskers.
HV3tHKtt DK.Vl'JSIl.lTIOlf.
Washington Star.
The tlmofor Ice Is jvllh us , and the dealer
comes around.
And hands It out In ounces while you pay
him by the pound. '
And the thing that really strikes you In
the nature of a chill
Is the feeling hovering 'round your back
whene'er you get hiu bill.
But the people have to have It In the sultry
days of June : . . . . . . .
You might as well go bankrupt ns be
scorched to death at noon.
If discomfort overwhelms you , what's the
use of lirlck and loam ,
do we'll put another mortgage on the dear
old home.
BLACK PLAGUE SPREADING
Energetic Measures Have Uoon Adopted to
Stamp it Out.
CHINESE HAMPER THE OFFICERS' ' EFFORTS
At One Tlmo thn Authorities Hoped They
Hud tliu ll ) eu o 1'iiilcr ' Control with the
An lnliinr of t'luornhln Cllnmtio Con
dition * , lull the. llopnntt Illusive.
SAX FRANCISCO. Juno IS. The steamer
Ilelgls arrived today with fuller details of
tlio black plague , now raging at Hong Kong.
When the vessel cleared , the scare , the result
of the first disclosures of the cpldvmlc'fl pro
gress , has subsided considerably , and It was
vainly hoped the disease would teen be
stamped out. The mortality statistics , how
ever , revealed the terrible character of the
disease. Despite the operations ot the
sanitary staff and the police , assisted by the
army medical staff corps and soldiers from
the Sharpahlrc regiment , about COO new cases
had been reported within a week and there
had been 400 deaths.
Heavy rains about the inkltlio of May were
hailed as n great blessing. The water sup
ply had been nearly exhausted. The drains
of Hong Kong were filled with poisonous
gases , the plague had been spreading In the
most densely populated part of the city and
to cap the climax an outbreak of smallpox
was dreaded. For a day or two the people
thought the epidemic was losing Its viru
lence. Another favorable Indication appeared
to bo the co-operation of the Chinese , v.ho
were snld to bo assisting In the detection
of cases and the removal of patients to the
hospital. The rate of mortality dropped
temporarily. The sanitary authorities
gained encouragement , and while the
rainwater washed out some public and house
drain * , disinfectants were scattered about ,
and Infected houses were cleaned and white
washed. The Chinese supplemented the san
itary precautions with a vast amount ot
cracker firing , which they calculated would
have a salutary effect by driving out the
ovll spirits , whom they regarded as respon
sible for the visitation of the plague. House
to house vhltntlon In search of victims of
the plague were kept up by the police , but
they were unable to get through the
crowded houses of the Infected district with
sufficient celerity to overtake nil the cases.
Soldiers were constantly detailed to assist
In the unpleasant task. Increased vigilance
revealed a greater number of patients. The
prevalence of the disease created a good
deal of alarm In the different shlpp.ng quar
ters In communication with the port. Slagnon
and tlio other ports of the French colonies
quarantined all vessels arriving from Hong
Kong. Singapore followed suit , and the as
pect for the ahlpp.ng Interests was becoming
serious.
The increased virulence and the discovery
of , a greater number of cases aroused the
enmity of the Chinese , who had for a short
tlmo appeared willing to co-operate with
the authorities In bringing to light all known
cases of the plague. This willingness dimin
ished , probably on account of the heavy pro
portional mortality which accompanies the
disease. Attempts were made to evade the
Inspection. Sick persons were removed from
house to house nt the approach of the police.
Houses were barricaded and in n few cases
the ofllcers were stoned by the Infuriated
Chinese. Owing to these difficulties the
epidemic gained renewed violence.
The rumors that the plague had appeared
In Japan is unfounded.
News from Canton , where the plague
started , states that the deaths now average
200 a day. During March and April they
averaged COO dally. Although the fact that
the "black ; death" was raging In Canton became -
came known only about a month ago , It ap
pears that the disease started as long ago
as last February and has been epidemic ever
slnco. The plague is spreading to the coun
try districts about Canton and neighboring
cities. About the only measures taken in
Canton to stay the progress of the disease
are those adopted by the priests , who march
through the streets chanting Incantations
nnd sprinkling holy water. A huge mass
representing a dragon's head Is also carried
about the city , accompanied by a prodigious
beating of gongs and drums.
KIMNKU 11Y CANNI1IilI.S.
Japanese Wore Itojootod Ilocnuso Their
Dealt Was Too Sour.
SAN FIIANCISCO , Juno IS. The China
mall says It Is reported that Lin K'unyl ,
the recognized head of the Hunan political
party and governor general of the three
provinces of Ktangsu , Anhul and Kiangsi ,
is about to resign. Tho- official reason given
Is HI health/ but the real reason Is said to
bo charges of official misconduct preferred
against htm.
A telegram from Peking states that an
imperial edict has been Issued announcing
the degradation of Tsui Kwo Yul , former
minister to the United States , from the post
of senior deputy supervisor to that of under
secretary of Hanlln college , as well ns the
deprivation of the Red Dutton of thn Second
rank , with which he was honored when ap
pointed minister to the United States. In
competence In the discharge of his duties
and failure to pass a special examination
fir promotion were the onuses of his down
fall.
fall.The
The trouble In Iliinnn lini been settled , and
tliooldlers who wore cnt lo tliev aceno nre
lelurnlng. The outbreak occurred nt Wnkang ,
the home of Lin , viceroy of Nanking , The
outbreak was caused by the oppression of
olllclnb , and was speedily quelled by sol
diers , though several hundred heads are mid
to have fallen
Owing lo the frequency of piratical at
tacks near Nlngpo ( ho merchants of that
city arc hearing the expense , with the au
thorities , of fitting out .unit maintaining four
war junks to light the pirates.
Details of the fnlo of Ihrcu mon who were
killed by the cannibals ot New Ireland have
been received at Yokohama , A Japanese
trading schooner went to the Island nnd the
( icrmnit captain , a Japanese nsl taut and a
native of the Island wont ashore to trade ,
They could not barter to tholr satisfaction ,
and the natives , enrnKod ut not receiving
the wares , killed the throe men. All were
oaten by the Islanders In true cannllul style ,
though according to onu account thu two
Japanese1 were not eaten , their flesh beltiK
deemed too sour.
The revolution In Korea has iisstimrd a
serious aspect. The number tit rebels Is
said to be over 00,000 , and they have been
drilled In modern style. The Government
troops wore routed In two encounters
on May lt ( , losing 200 killed. Tjils defeat
completely demoralized the government
forces.
Two-thirds of the population of the country
are in sympathy with tlio rebels. In Chulado.
the granary of the kingdom , the people of
three districts arc up In arms against tholr
rulers. In Chlndo the magistrate was killed
and In Nnchoo the whole family , ten In num
ber , of the magistrate was killed. A de
tachment of nlno men sent against the
rebels ot this district were afraid to land.
A number.of magistrates are reported lo
have been burned alive.
Hugh Frazer , Drlllsh minister lo Japan ,
Is very 111 nnd Is not expected to recover.
rn./ . G'fi.t.voi ; run
riocuU In thu NnrtlmiKt Will < ; | IIIIKO the
I'nnn of tlm > uw loecn. )
TACOMA , Juno 18. A correspondent nt
Cascade Locks , Ore. , tells that l'i that vi .
dully the loss Is conservatively estimated
at $ ( ! 00.000. The town was not damaged
seriously , and the losses have fallen upon
these best able to stand them the govern
ment and the Union Pacific.
The uncompleted locks on which the
United States has expended over $2,000,000
narrowly escaped total destruction , and aa
It Is , the work has boon damaged about $200 , .
000. The water Is still so high that It Is Im
possible to toll Just -what extwit the canal
has suffered. The damage to fisheries and
canneries , Including the loss of tlmo , wilt
amount to at least $100,000.
Work on the Cascade locks was com. ,
in diced olghtcon years ago , and Day &
Day were under contract to complete the
work by March , 1SS5. Tlio work was to
cost tlio government about $3,000,000 , but
now the work will bo delayed several
month. Tlio locks were Intended to be 13 ! >
feet above sea level and the Coltnhia rose to
145 feet above sea level. Had the locks been ,
completed they would have been swept out
of the river. This stale of affairs will neccs
sltnte n change In the plans of the work , ami
the post commanding olllcor Is authority for
the statement that the plans will bo remod
eled anil the work projected on a basis ot
130 feet above sea level. This change will
make a total cost to the government for tha
locks when completed ot about $3,000,000.
'JlH : I'MS.ttiAXTItlKS.
Washington Star : "Kr man kin run Inter
debt , " said Uncle Kbon , "but when It
conies tcr glttin' out he's gotlcr crawl. "
Lowell Courier : Those who start out for
a lark are apt to take many a swallow on
the road.
Home Journal : After all It Is only right
that the bill collector should treat his vic
tims with due respect.
Syracuse Call : Perhaps If the tariff bill
were irenulne there wouldn't bo so much
trouble In passing It.
Detroit Tribune : Gllhooly I wonder
why wars are not as prolonged now as
they were In ancient times ?
Mrs. Gllhooly It jnust be because
divorces come easier , '
Indianapolis Journal : "I5een out to your
grandmother's funeral again , eh ? " asked
the boss.
"Nnw , " said the office boy , who had seen
the homo team lose. "I seen a lot of ole
women git killed off , dough. "
Chicago Record : The Patron ( smacking
his lips ) That was an excellent beef
steak.
The Walter Yes , sir. Sixty cents , sir.
The Patron Sixty ? Why It's only 40 on
the bill !
The Walter Yes , sir , but I judge you got
CO cents' worth of satisfaction out of It ,
sir.
Buffalo Express : Thnt new bullet-proof
cloth may keep out bullets , but has any
one tried It In a pair of knickerbockers for
a smull boy ? That should be the final teat.
A STRIKING JOY.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. ,
With a hideous yell
He reeled and he fell ,
As he ducked at the atmosphere.
And ho writhed and ho screamed ,
Till It surely seemed
That death was hovering near.
Then the doctors cnmo , '
With a Latin name
For the cause of his frantic fit
Which was all from joy , '
For his favorite boy
Had batted u three-base hit.
PIP
| fpi Broken
at Hall
Men's Suits , in size 33 to 44 sometimes ono siz °
*
of a kind , sometimes more. Wo must get rid of
them before inventory take your size at half price.
42 Bulls , boon selling at 810.00 , now $ 5.00 51
04 Hult-s , been solllm at 312.00 , now 6.25 Hoys' 2-Pleco
0 Suits , been selling nt J13.0 , now 6.75 Suits
70 Suits , been bollln ut JIG.00 , now 7,50
$1.00
84 Suitfl , been soiling at 18.00 , nov 9.00
(0 ( to 14 years )
23 Bulls , boon soiling at 20.00 , now 1O.OO Light colored , worth
su.oo.
3 SnltH , l.oou bolllntf at } 22.0 , now 11.25
Who hoard of II. ,
uvur
12.50
11 Hulls , been boiling nt $25,00 , now . K. & Co. Hullluir Ij'
nultHforfl Lwforj !
4 Hulls , boon selling at $28.00 , now 14.OO
346 Suits at oxaotly half price continued Monday
and Tuesday on account of the rain. See them in
the window and on front tables in the store. *
Browning , King & Co. ,
S , W. Corner 15th and Douglas.
