THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JUNE 23. 1801.
THE OMAHA DATLYBEE.
I'UIIMSHED BVKIIY MOIININO.
TIJIUIB OP SUJJSCIUPTION.
Dallr fico ( without Bumlny ) , Ona Yenr..l * M
Jl.iily lice nnil huml.iy , Ona Year. . . . . . . . . . . 1 W
Klx Months . . . * W
Three Month * . . . . . 18 01
Hundny life. On Y ir . . . . . . . . . . . J
Pilunlay Ili'f , Ono Year. . > . . . . . . > . . . . "J
'
Weekly ll e , Ono Yenr . . . .
OtTH'ES.
Omahn. The Jl > o IlulMlnj.
Botiih Omnlm. Corner N and Twentr-f < * rth St .
Counrll Hindu , 1 ! I'onrI utrect.
rhl < w > Ollloi , 317 fhnmlHT of Commerce.
New Yotk , Hoonn 11 , II nncl IS , Trllron IlMg.
WnMdnRton , 1)07 ) V nlreet , N.V. .
All cmnmtmlrntl n rrlntltiK to newn nnd eill-
lorml mutter nhouM t - luldrawtil I To the Udltor.
Itl'HINKSH UrrriilH.
All liinlnem lettcrt nuil ifmlttnnrwi should bo
liMrmuipil to Tin1 lice I'ulillnhlne cointmny ,
Dmihn Drnftn , chock * nnd j > o tolllci ! orders to
be mnilo imyalile to tin1 nnl r of tli" rnmpnny.
TIM : nui : rmit.imiiNcs
HTATBMnNT Of CinCUI.ATION.
II , Tzuchurk , nccretary of The Ili > e Pllli.
Hulling company , liclnc duly mvorn , wiy.i that thr
nctunl number of full mid complete ct > ple < ol
The Pally Morrt'.riR , llvenlnit mid Hundny U'
printed during Uio month of Hay , ISM , was ns
follow * :
1 . a.tm IT . 22.r. <
2 . 22,710 'It . SZ.2I1
S . 22.JSO 19 . 4 . 2J.r.-l
4 . 22.49S SO . 21.00 !
c . . , , . . . , , . , ti.m si. . . . . . . . . n.wi
fi . ji.wri si . K.K :
7 . 22,415 23 , . . . 22.1
X . 2S.CH It ? . . 22.2H
9 . 22,7-C JH . , . 52.2H
10 . 13.001 M . 22711
Jl . 72.SW 27 . 2l.flK
12 . 23,116 & . . . . . . . . 22.914
13. . . i..1an \ VI . . . 22.141
J4 . . . . . . 2257.1 * ) . 22.031
15 . i. . 22.422 11 . 22.07 ;
10 . 22,273
Total . .tosun
I.e i deduction * for untold nnd returned
coploi . . . l..nil
Totol Bold . M7r,7fl
Dally nverase net circulation . 2ilS3
Sunday
ononon n. rasnircic.
Bworn to before me nnd mtlnerllied In my pres
ence Dili 11 day of June. 1891.
( Benl. ) N. I' . FKII , , Notary Public.
All that Kllttcrs Is not gold anil Rllb
Ellvcr-tonKued oratory docs not pan out when
{ nit to the aqua fortls tent of stubborn
facts.
For the Information of Inquisitive readers
wo desire to state that the docking rule will
not be applied to Secretary Morton during
Ills contemplated trip to Europe.
The oldest member of the new French
cabinet Is only 42 years of age. In France
they change ministries so often that the
line of promotion Is not barred In the face
of young men.
If Mr. Bryan had lived In Holland during
the tulip craze of the latt century he would
have bacn a firm believer In the Incalculable
value of the Dutch flower that was regarded
in those days as worth more than Its weight
in precious stones.
Senator Peffer expresses his preference for
a graduated land tax to a. graduated Income
tax. The people's party national platform ,
however , says nothing about a graduated
land tax. Peffer Is getting ahead of his
jiarty altogether too rapidly.
Cernuschl , the eminent French financier ,
says the ratio must bo the old ratio of 15 > y4
to 1 ; the free sllvcrltes Insist upon 1C to 1 ;
the law of supply and demand on the mar.
Icet makes It hover about 23 to 1. Thus
far the law of supply and demand seems to
. have the best of the controversy.
Federal ofllce holders In Nebraska will
feel relieved on being Informed of the
groundlessness of the rumor that the civil
service commission Intended to dismiss all
government employes who attended political
conventions. If the federal ofllce holders
could not participate In the democratic state
convention the convention might as well have
been turned over to the free silver faction In
advance. The administration cannot be so
blind to Its own Interests.
Wo wcro confident that the free sliver
democrats were to have the benefit of the
Inspiration drawn from Montlccllo during
Bryan's recent pilgrimage to the shrine of
Thomas Jefferson , and we are glad that wo
wore not disappointed. Toor Jefferson has
| ( had to stand as authority for numerous
j ; ' . political heresies since ho passed away on
If that memorable Fourth of July , and his
11 service In this capacity is not yet at an end.
The shade of the apostle of democracy must
be having a difficult time while being called
upon to father so many opposing doctrines.
John A. McShane was not vlslblo or
audlblo among the 1C to 1 free sliver
I ; spoil tors nnd shoutcrs. McShano has largo
* ' Interests In a Mexican silver mine , but ho
docs not find It profitable to have his silver
converted Into coin In the Mexican mint ,
where- everybody may have his silver coined
into Mexican dollars at the more cost of
minting. McShano has found out long ago
that free cojnngo does not add one penny tp
the sellllng price of his silver product. But
young Mr. Bryan knows so much better
B , than McShano or anybody clso .who has
[ i- practical experience with silver coinage
fallacies.
Senator Teller w.is laboring under a mis
apprehension of the facts when ho stated on
the floor of the senate that no one over ad
vocated an Income tax as a means for the
T , , _ redistribution of wealth. There la on Influential
|
ential school of German economists , led by
the celebrated 1'rof. Wagner of the Univer
sity of Berlin , who favor a progressive In-
conio tax for the special purpose of correcting -
ing the Inequalities that now exist In the
distribution of wealth. Wagner would not
confine this object to Income taxation , but
would extend. It to all forms of taxation so as
to exempt thn poorer classes and Impose the
burdens of government exclusively on the
richer classes. Some of the avowed social
ists go oven- further aud accept the progres-
v slvo Income tax as a step toward socialism ,
1 Senator Teller should not be so ready to cor-
IE , rcct statements of his fellow senators until
ho has informed himself on the subject.
The latest amendments to the city elec-
| | trtcUui ordinance provide that all companies ,
' firms and corporations doing wiring shall
procure a llconso from the city clerk upon
payment of $5 and .passing nn examination.
The examination Is to be conducted by a
board consisting'of the city fl.ctrlclan , super
intendent of the city lire and police alarm
and the city gas Inspector. What an .ex
amination by a board so constituted will be
worth Is one of the mysteries which the
ordinance does not venture to explain. The
present city gas Inspector disclaims any
, _ technical knowledge of electrical matters
whatever. The present acting city elec
trician la & good telegraph operator , but has
no experience as an electrician. The super
intendent of the city flro and police alarm
may know how to string wires in open ulr ,
but hU experience with Interior wiring Is
extremely limited. How the board Is to
examine the companies , firms and corpora-
tloni is not very clear to the naked eye.
All that la now necessary to Insure the
success of the examining board Is to add to
1U membership 'Wiley , Hascull and Wheeler.
AHTI'WTtON HIM , PAHSKDTHK IIOVHK ,
The Anti-option hill passed the house yes-
tcrilny by a vote of ICO to 33. This result
was expected , though the majority for tlyi
measure was larger than had generally been
counted on. The debate en the bill developed
no Impressively new arguments for or against
and the opponents of the proposed legislation
coniumcd the greater part of the time devoted -
voted to Its discussion. The measure that
paused differs In Important respects from the
one first Introduced in the preceding con
gress , It Is not * o radical as the first bill ,
having been modified at the suggestion of
representatives of commercial bodies whoso
views regarding It were obtained by the
author of the bill. But while materially
changed It has met with an aggressive and
a persistent opposition from Uio men who
make a business of dealing In options and
futures , and the strongest possible argu
ments against It have been urged by these
men through those who have spoken for
them in the house. In view of the earnest
and constant efforts of Its opiwnenta the
passage of .the hill In the house by so large
a majority Is to be regarded as a signal vic
tory for the agricultural Interest , at whoso
demand for such legislation the bill was In
troduced.
What the fate of the measure will bo In
the scnato Is somewhat problematical , though
the chances there are probably In Its favor.
Its opponents are hoping that the scnato
will not bo able to take up the bill nt the
present session nnd that more Important
matters will take up the time of that body
at the short session next winter. Undoubtedly
the opposition In the scnato wilt endeavor
to postpone action upon it until the next
session , and this they may be able to do. A
good deal , will depend , of course , upon the
activity and aggressiveness of the friends of
the mea.sure In the senate , nnd It Is to be
presumed that they will make every effort
to secure action on It at this session. As
suming that It will pass the senate , the
attitude of the president regarding It becomes
a question of Interest. There has never been
any Intimation as to Mr. Cleveland's views
regarding anti-option legislation , or whether
he has any , but It Is likely that an effort
will now be made to learn what position ho
may take in the event of the bill passing
the senate. The probability Is that ho will
be disposed to give a great deal of consider
ation to the opinions of the representatives of
the commercial bodies who oppose this legis
lation and who will not fall to find oppor
tunity to get their ylews before the attention
of the president If they are defeated In con
gress. These people are able to command an
Influence that may have great weight with
Mr. Cleveland. The agricultural producers
of the country are practically unanimous In
believing that the system of speculation In
farm products , which It is the purpose of
this bill to suppress , is damaging to their
Interests , and for years they have urged
congress to enact the legislation to which
the popular branch of congress has now
given Us approval. The opinion and wishes
of so large a body of citizens are not to be
Ignored. .If they are mistaken a brief ex
perience under the proposed law will show
It and that Is the only sort of argument
that will bo conclusive. The experiment can
be tried without doing any very serious
damage to any Interest whose welfare It Is
the duty of congress to conserve.
IH/K.tT AXD SIM'WR.
Although the falsity of the assertion of
the free silver men , that a bushel of wheat
has for the last twenty years , or since the
alleged demonetization of diver , been worth
nearly one ounce of silver and has fallen
and risen In gold value concurrently with
silver , has been repeatedly exposed , like
that of the charge that the enactment of the
law of 1873was procured clandestinely and
dishonestly , the partisans of silver still
contend that the price of wheat has been
and Is still controlled by the price of sil
ver. They utterly refuse to consider the
matter of production In relation either to
wheat or to silver. In this country alone
the production of wheat rose from 230,000-
000 bushels In 1871 to 611,000,000 bushels In
1891 , and though the official 'statistics of
1892 and 1893 show a decline for those
years there Is no doubt that they are In
correct and that the production was not
much below that of 1891. In addition to
this , India , which up to 1873 exported no
wheat at all to speak of her exports previ
ous to that year being less than 1,000,000
bushels annually now exports heavily , the
shipment of wheat from British India In
1891-92 having been 56,000,000 bushels. It
has since been less , but still largo. Rus
sia increased her export from 17,000,000
hundred weights In 1873 to an average of
57,000,000 hundred weights In 1890 and 1891 ,
the quantity being reduced In 1892 by the fail
ure of that year'o crop. Latterly the Argen
tine liepubllc has become a large exporter of
wheat. Ten years ago Uio shipment of
wheat from that country vras less than 4,000-
000 bushels , but last year It amounted , ac
cording to official figures , to 37,000,000 bush
els. It Is estimated that this .year the ex
ports of wheat from Argentina \vlll reach
65,000,000 or 70,000,000 bushels. There has
been an Increased supply-of wheat In the
past few years from other quarters of the
globe , and a great deal of this wheat Is pro
duced at a much less cost than hero.
It would seem that every Intelligent man
must see , with the facts of an increase of
the production of marketable wheat before
him , that 'ho so-called demonetization of sil
ver has had nothing whatever to do with the
decline In the price ofwheat , nor
would the restoration of the free coin
age of silver cause wheat to rise In price
except by bringing about a depreciated
standa-d of value. Anybody who will take
the trouble to Investigate the fluctuations In
Uio prices of wheat and In the prices of sil
ver during the last twenty years will dis
cover that there has been not even the most
remote relation between them. The fact
that they have sometimes moved up or down
together proves nothing when It Is seen that
for much the greater part of the tlmo the
movement of the prlcfs of each has been
entirely Independent of the other. The fall
In tire prlco of wheat Is duo wholly to a
production In excess of the demand and this
condition will probably still further depress
the prlco. According to the returns of Eng
land's Imports of wheat for May more wheat
entered that country by nearly 2,000,000
bushels than for the corresponding
month of last year , yet Its Imports from this
country decreased 1,250,000 bushels. This
difference was made up , as It was In the pre-
.ceding months , by a heavy Increase over last
year In the shipments from Hussla , Australia
and the Argentine Republic. From the latter
country England received in May 42 per cent
moro wheat than in .the eanio month last
year , from Australia 40 per cent more , and
from Hussla 200 per cent more. Does not
this present a clear explanation of the de
cline In prlco ? Referring to the fall In the
price of wheat since last January the New
York levelling Test say : "There was ot
course the usual disposition among bimetallist -
list philosophers to ascrlbo this decline to
silver demonetization. But unfortunately
for this theory our two other chief gra.li
tuples , corn and oats , noM 1 to 4 cents pei
bushel above their January prlco In the von
week when wheat had touched Its lowest
Indeed , both corn and oats are selling todaj
above their prlco of fifteen years ago
( hough wheat Is CO cents a bushel lower. 1111
corn and oats , though equally with wheat exposed
posed to tha Influences ( whatever they mn :
be ) of silver demonetization , are not In any
thing like the same degree exposed to new
foreign competition. " The Intelligent Amer
lean former will not bo deluded by the asscr
tton that the low price of his wheat Is due
to the so-called demonetization ot silver
Ho will look at the practical facts as showt
In the production and accumulation of whcal
during the last few years , and he will seel
a remedy for the low prlco ot wheat , not It
the free and unlimited coinage ot silver , wit !
the Inevitable result of putting the countrj
on a silver basis , but In reducing production
Tin : noAiii ) SIIUUI.D IIKTIIKXCU.
From present Indications the schools ol
Omaha will have to close down during the
coming school term for n month or more
by reason of the shortage In the school fund
unless the board cuts Its garment according
to the cloth. Now , when a well-managed
business house finds Its available revenue !
decreased It meets the reduced Income by
a reduced outgo. In other words , the
prudent business manager will retrench nnd
economize rather than risk business failure
or temporary suspension. It certainly would
bo deplorable to see the schools of Ornuha
close for ever so short a period during the
school torm. That would Involve nn Irre
parable loss to the growing generation ol
boys and girls that depend for their educa
tion upon the public schools. It Is the
duty of the board to avert such a disaster
by cutting down expenses wherever It is
practicable to do so. Supernumeraries
should be weeded out absolutely and exces
sive salaries should be readjusted. The
teachers In the lower grades are earning all
they get , but there might be considerable
reductions made In the high priced class
without Injustice nnd without Impairing the
usefulness of the schools. The outlook for
tax collections and incomes from license
fees and police fines Is not very encouraging
for the coming year and the board should
discount the future at Its minimum and not
at its maximum income.
TJIK Vr.DKlt.lL HUtl.niKG.
Congressman Mercer Is entitled to a great
deal of credit for securing from the commit-
tea on public buildings of the house a favor
able recommendation of the proposed enlarge
ment of the federal building In this city.
The original design of this building con
templated n structure to cost at least $1,200-
000 , exclusive of the ground , and the senate
has several times Inserted the requisite
amount In the appropriation bills. Every ef
fort to got these appropriations through the
house has heretofore been unavailing , al
though other cities whose claims were no
better than those of Omaha had been favored.
Milwaukee was given $2,000,000 for grounds
and building ; Kansas City secured $1,250,000
exclusive of grounds , while Omaha was only
accorded $800,000 exclusive of grounds. The
refusal of the house to make sufficient appro
priation to carry out the original plans has
compelled the supervising architect to make
material modifications. superstructure
was limited In dimensions to immediate
wants , leaving the west half of the building
to be erected at a future time when a more
liberal policy should bo pursued. The dressed
granlto had to bo abandoned on the face of
the superstructure and uncut granite sub
stituted. The plans for the interior would
necessarily have to undergo changes that are
not desirable In a building of the first magni
tude. The experience with the Chicago fed
eral building should have been a warning
against stinting this class of structures.
Now that the house committee has decided
to recommend an appropriation for Omaha
that will place her on an equal footing with
Milwaukee and other cities it Is to bo hoped
that Its action will be ratified by the house
before the end of the present session , so that
the supervising architect may bo able to re
arrange his , plans to conform with the orig
inal design. There Is very little doubt that
any appropriation made by the house will go
through the senate without opposition.
TO imiNQVULLMAtt TO TIME.
The American Railway union under Presi
dent Eugene Debs threatens to Jump Into
the breach In the workmen's strike nt Pull
man and to throw all the power and prestige
gained from Its recent victorious contests
with other railroads to the aid of the
strikers. The plan of coercion proposed
must depend , of course , upon the degree of
perfection with which It may bo carried out.
The members of the American Railway
union are simply to refuse to haul Pullman
cars upon whatever road they may happen
to bo In use. Cutting off the Pullman cars
cuts off the source of revenue of the Pull
man company and" alms a blow directly nt
the pocketbook of that great corporation. It
also throws Into enforced idleness all the con
ductors , porters and other attendants of Uio
Pullman car service throughout the United
States. Force the Immense property of the
company to Ho Idle and the Incentive to
make pcaco with the Pullman strikers will
bo wonderfully strengthened.
There are several obstacles that stand In
the way of prosecuting this plan. The stop
page ot the Pullman car service on all the
leading railroads of the country would entail
upon the public no inconsiderable hardship ,
and the patrons ot the sleeping cars would
bo loud In their complaints against being
mndo Innocent victims to the greed of the
Pullman company. At the same time , how
ever , it must bo remembered that those
patrons constitute- rather small and com
paratively well-to-do class , who can bettor
afford to put up with some slight Incon
venience than can the Pullman employes to
submit to starvation wages. The legal
obstacles are more apt to prove trouble
some. In moro than one state through which
the Pullman cars operate a boycott ot this
character has been brought within the
criminal laws. But overlooking for the
moment its approach to conspiracy , it con
templates compelling the different railroads
to break the contract ! ) under which they
operate the Pullman cars. It Is con
ceivable that some of them may apply to the
courts for Injunctions ! orders to restrain
the employes from taking such a step. And
there nra some late precedents which might
ho cited which would sustain an order
directing the railroad employes , If they wish
to remain In their employers' service , to
perform all the work that Is entrusted to
them , whether connected with the transporta
tion of Pullman cars or not.
All this Is on the assumption that the
American Railway union Is able to cntorco
Its order and to tie up the Pullman cars on
the greater part of the railway mileage In
the country. The union seeks merely to In
duce the Pullman company to submit its dif
ferences with the strikers to arbitration and
In this must appeal strongly for the approval
ot fair-minded men. Let the American
Railway union once jj * ] < te up tha fight nnd It
may be relied uponlib1rosccute ( ! It with Its
well known vigor.
Chicago Is agltaMgfi ( > r free school books
In all the grades of Hit ! public schools except
the High school , lisq same argument * are
being repeated thatetftfe used In Oinalu
seven years ago njjd j'trhlcli ara aa un
answerable now as , tlicji. The free echool
book system has i > ? etv proved a success
wherever Introduced ; , although there Is room
for debate ns to exactly where the line
should be drawn. Chicago will have to
catch up with the procession.
Globe }
The moment an 'Ohio republican begins
to loom up Into national proportions the
local bosses start out to sharpen their
knives.
_ _
llrntnn'n Ili-cor < l Pn"ml.
ICantns City Journal.
Senator Sherman In belnff congratulated
on having passed Tom Uentbn's long term
record as a member of the senate. Mr.
Sherman has been In the upper house of
congress nearly thirty years , an ordinary
lifetime.
Hilly Cn I i iii lu Action.
Chicago IlernlJ.
Congressman Bryan , who Is billed at sev
eral one-night stnmla In the west to ride
the whirlwind nnd direct the .itorm In the
Interest ot the bonanza mine owners , ought
to have some consideration for the farmers.
He uay.M , and he ought to know , that he
will not only mveep the region like n cy
clone , but lie will set the prairies on lire
without any extra charge for admission.
This Is likely to be bad for the crops.Mr. .
Bryan nhotild pause nnd reflect. Ills cata
clysmic Instincts , If they nrc not checked ,
will lead him to cap the climax with sorn. .
thing In the seventeen year locust line ,
which would be carrying the thing alto
gether too fnr. HP should confine hlnvelf
to inptcorolcgl nl c ii.ut banted and irate the
prairie lire number from the programs and
small bills.
_ _
A l''rci ' k rintform.
Chicago Tribune.
The South Dakota populists are a queer
lot. They put In their platform n demand for
"the nationalization of the liquor tratllc. be *
ginning with wtnte control without profit to
the state. " That mcaiiM they want the profit
of the middleman wiped out KO tbev can net
their intoxicants much cheaper. Hut they
voted down a resolution in favor of free
sugar. 1'erhnpt they do not "take sugar In
theirs. " Uy refusing to vote for free sugar
they endorsed thp vote of Senator Kyle In
favor of making susar dearer , so that the
trust may be able to clean up a surplus
profit of something like $50,000.0(10 ( next year.
Nothing Is said In the platform about this
amazing vote on the part of the populist
senator , and nothing seems to have been
said about It In the convention.
1'utrlotlxm lit a Discount.
Chicago Herald.
If Billy Bryan possessed any patriotism ,
Instead of endeavoring to perpetuate the
disturbances of our business Interests In
Nebraska , lie would seek to tranqulllze bis
state and Its neighbors In order that labor
nnd capital might combine nsaln to mutual
advantage to continue the development of
the resources of the great west now Sus
pended.
Mr. Bryan Is not. however , made of this
kind of stuff. Patriotism in him Is sub
ordinate to another consideration. It Is
more profitable to him to disturb his State
than to trantiulllze It. It is his ambition
to roar through the country , prolonging ,
so far as may He in his power , the
cyclonic political era which has already
wrought mischief s6' Brave throughout the
west. When he has fulfilled his engage
ment to his new employers Nebraska will
give him an Indefinite rest.
A MUfortmiuto Mnn.
Chicago Uecord.
Senator McPherson , like the old collier In
"That Laos o' Lowrle's , " Is "a very nils-
fortunate man. " He has been In trouble
before. The little sugar speculation In
which his hired girl participated wasn't
his first offense. At the same tlmp he Is
regarded as an honorable , conscientious
and able centlem/in. He began life as a
butcher and amassed a fortune In the
slaughter house business. At presant he
owns the largest Blmre of the stock In the
Jersey City' ttbatt&rs. nnd Is the chief
partner of the' Pennsylvania railway in the
stock" yards theit . ,1'Hc has been quite as
successful In polIUrufcas in business , tut
seems to be oommltttiiK blunders .all tne
time that would nwnnip any other man.
The senator was a passenger on the hteam-
shlp Normannln two years ngo when &he
was quarantined so long In New York har
bor with cholera on board.
Maximum Frolglit Hates.
San Frnnclsco Call.
A case is on trial In Omaha which In
volves the right of n legislature , through
a state board or otherwise , to fix maximum
freight rates. Judffe Woolworth , the at
torney of the railroads , cited authorities
to show that higher courts had a right to
render null and void legislative acts which
are injurious and unjust to corporations as
well jis to common people. Judge Brewer
held that these decisions only permitted
the courts to strike out unconstitutional
clauses in'a legislative act. But the rail
road counsel contended that the unconsti
tutional clauses were so intermingled as
to render the whole act unconstitutional.
If the contention of the railroad attorney
Is sustained legislative acts creating boards
or commissions to fix such rates will be
useless assumption of power. A railroad
can always go Into court and show that
an act which restrains the exerclne of a
right to charge all the traffic will bear Is
Injurious nnd unjust to Its owners. Even
when the maximum rate as fixed Is high
enough to assure reasonable profit to the
road , the theory may be udvunved that
the road should be allowed to make a
large profit between noncompetlnpr points
to compensate for possible losses between
competing points. A decision In favor of
the railroad in this case would place rail
road tratllc above state law , leaving oper
ators at liberty to compete or combine , as
might seem best for their own interests.
Next In order would be an act compensat
ing from the public treasury railroads for
losses sustained through the construction
and operation ot competing lines.
The Nelinnhn Cnnfornnco.
Chicago Herald Mem. ) .
A meeting was held nt Omaha yesterday
which was called as a "democratic free sil
ver conference. " Congressman . J ,
Bryan was the most active man In the af
fair and managed the proceedings , of which
a favorable bpeclmen of his cyclone oratory
formed a part.
Democrats outside of Nebraska do riot
understand the purpose of a "democratic
silver conference" In that state nor any
where else. They might as well hold , a
democratic protection conference or a
democratic prohibition conference or a
democratic woman suffrage conference. . If
It Is something- different from the demo
cratic platform nnd belief on the subject ot
silver It Is not democratic nt nil. If it Is
the same thing there is no need of It.
Nebraska democrats should keep aloof
from tills scheme , whatever Its purport and
intent. Congressman Bryan has formally
cut loose from the democratic party nnd he
lias no right to use Its name for one of his
"conferences. " Democrats will be amply
represented In their own state convention
by their platform nnd their candidates ,
Bryan's "conferenqu1" lias nothing demo
cratic about It.
Democrats always have made mistakes
when they have followed the lead of polit
ical adventurers on a wild goose chase after
sensational methods of action. Bryan Is
not a democrat ; he saya ho is not ; he is
committing nets of hostility to the demo-
crutlo party. Ho should be taken at hla
word.
In all the alliances ami "temporary make
shifts" of the democrats with the "i > opu-
llsts. " allverltes and other ephemeral fac
tions they have been losers. They have
combined and connived to elect three or
four United States senators , and , for all
the benefits which they have received , they
mlh'ht as well have liulpeti to elect republi
cans. Congressman Bryan Is engaged In
some self-seeking , anti-democratic , ex
perimental scheme for lilH own profit nncl
advancement ; and no democrat should be
bamboozled and humbugged into rendering
him aid or comfort.
OTItKIl /.I.V/I.N TJ/J.V OVtlX.
One ot the ways In which the English
radicals propose to limit the obstructive
power of the Lords U to give the Common !
the right which our congress has to pass
a bill over a veto. If the Lords reject any
measure sent them by the Commons or
amend It , the bill Is to bo returned to the
Commons , where It may be reaffirmed nnd
the amendment rejected , After the bill 1ms
been through the Commons the second tlmo
It Is to bo subject only to royal approval ,
This Is not a bail suggestion , and not nn
easy one for the moderate torlcs nnd the
tlntld liberals to reject , It recognizes the
full right of the Lords to legislate and re
view the work of the Commons and to hold
back extreme departures from tradition long
enough for second thought upon them and
for public opinion to express lUelf. On the
oilier hand. It recognizes that the will of
the people Is the supreme Authority ; that the
Commons as a representative body has the
best right to express that wilt In legislation ,
nnd that the Lords have no right to bo per
manently obstructive. All this , however , Is
afar off. The radicals may pass such resolu
tions as the one recommending this plan to
their hearts' content without bringing the
acceptance of their scheme perceptibly
nearer , for John Bull moves never so slowly
ns when a privilege or a tradition 1s to be
attacked.
The main obstacle to the accomplishment
of Spain's territorial objects In northern
Africa li in the British government , whose
policy Is to prevent any European power
from obtaining a foothold In Morocco. When
ever the Spaniards have manifested a long-
Ins for a slice of Morocco the English rep
resentatives In Madrid have succeeded In
stilling It , and the traditional policy of Spain
in Africa remains only a dream. The Span-
lards understand full well that without the
sympathy and support of the English govern
ment an attempt to conquer Morocco would
be extremely hazardous. In the Intensely
fanatical hatred of Spain which Inflames all
the Arab tribes of northern Africa the con
flict might prove long and doubtful. As for
the French , It would not be hard for them
to come to an understanding with Spain In
regard to Morocco , with a. view to a fair
division of the spoils. But the Spaniards
want Morocco exclusively for themselves ,
and the English would not consent to a
partition of Its territory In which they should
not share , and to this the French would
never consent. In this situation it is best
for all concerned that Abdul Aziz should be
maintained ou his throne. In the conflict
of European Interests is the surest guarantee
for Mohammedan rule In the ancient Arab
city of Fez , as well as lu Constantinople.
The only serious danger that threatens the
youthful Sultan of Morocco Is In a revolt
of some of the fierce Arab trlbss In his own
dominions. Should he be expelled from
power , the Moroccan question would become
0110 of great gravity for the governments of
Europe. Tims Abdul Aziz has unwittingly
become one of the pledges of European peace.
* * *
France Is In a better position for a quarrel
with Great Britain than she has been since
1870. Not only is she In fine military condi
tion , but almost for the first time since the
Franco-Prusilan war she can feel free to
turn her attention elsewhere without the
certainty of continental complications as
. Italy though Involved
soon as she has begun. ,
volved In the African dispute , Is not strong
enough to take active part without German
assistance , which she Is unlikely to have.
The Germans do not love England , who has
steadily refused to commit herself to the
triple alliance. They are In a bad temper
about the covetousness of New Zealand for
with the Anglo-
Samoa ; they are not pleased
Belgian treaty , which has caused the present
trouble , and above all they are not going to
run terrible risks for the sake of oUiers , If
the Czar gives them to understanu that med
dling on their part would mean a general
conflagration , as there Is plenty of reason for
thinking tliat In case of need he would. As
though apt to
,
for the British government
bo peaceably Inclined In Its dealings with
to bo trusted than
, it is less
great powers ,
.wouldbe too
isnal. Altogether , while It .would -
the
diasty to "jump.tOlthe conclusion that
naaco of the world is seriously Imperiled ,
there is good ground for watching anxiously
the developments ot the latest international
falling out.
* *
states
semi-Independent
-
Among the many
Included within the broad limits of the
British empire ono ot the most troublesome
Is the sultanate of Pahang , an appendage of
situated on the eastern
the Straits Settlement ,
penlsula , about 200
ern coast of the Malay
. The sultan
miles by sea from Singapore.
customer , but
troublesome
of Pahang Is a
one even moro difficult to deal with is
Oranc Kyah , who , while nominally a rebel
against the sultan , is really suspected of
being the lattcr's principal abettor in his
favorite game of worrying his English over
lords. Whenever the ruler of Pahang desires
to have a little fun at the expense of his
BrlUsh protectors , Orang Kyah Is Inspired
by the sultan to rebel. An uprising headed
by Orang Kyah which broke out In Decem
ber. 1891 , was only put down after several
months of fighting , and with the Involuntary
assistance ot the sultan. Orang Kyah has
apparently again received nn Inspiration. He
has recently appeared once more in Pahang.
and Is tnsaged In his favorite pursuit of
killing the Sikhs in the employ of the Singa
pore government. Inasmuch as the rebels
retire to the Jungle whenever they are
beaten , and the British forces cannot follow
them Into their retreat , the uprising will
bo hard to quell. It Is possible , however ,
that the sultan nnd Orang Kyah have played
their game once too often. The governor of
the Straits Settlement Is likely to carry out
his purpose to Install an Englishman in
while the mischievous
the government of Pahang.
chievous sultan will probably bo transported
to a safe place near Singapore.
* *
Concerning M. Carnet and the French
correspondent
presidency an English newspaper
ent writes : "If M. Carnet does not stand
is marked out as
again , M. Caslmlr-Perler
his successor ; but here , as in older republics ,
the most prominent man is not always
elected , for an unknown man who gives
umbrage to none may be put In at the last
moment , not for his own sake , but for the
sake of keeping out some ono else. If M.
Carnet stands again all the strategy now
going on will bo useless , for ho will certainly
bo re-elected. He is playing a d.eep game.
Nobody can fathom his intentions. He has
taken a house In the Avenue de I'Alma ,
which is being prepared for him as If ho
Intended to enter Into possession next De-
combor. This , however , proves nothing ,
though It Is Just as well to have a house
ready in case of quitting the Elyseo. It Is
very probable that M. Cnruot will bo pro
posed and re-elected , for , although some
staunch republicans object to a man holding
the chief magistracy for fourteen years , tills
consideration Is neutralized by the difficulty
of selecting a successor. If , as Is alleged ,
M. Caslmlr-Perler has been actuated by a
dcslro for the chief magistracy , ho has prob
ably miscalculated , for M. Carnet is not a
man easily to relinquish a high position ,
and , If ro-elected , he will accept a second
term with pleasure and gratitude. "
* * >
Queen Victoria , succeeded to the throne
on the 20th ot June , 1837 , at the death ot
lior uncle , King William IV. Last Wednes
day , accordingly , she entered on the fifty-
eighth year of her reign , which surpasses In
length any other to be found among existing
European sovereigns. With the exception
of George HI. , who reigned more than
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOUUTF.LY PURE
flfty-nlno years , Queen Victoria has been
upon the throne of England longer than any
of her predecessors. Indeed , nhc has actively
reigned longer even than George III. , since
he was the victim ot mental disorders dur
ing the lust ten yrir ot his lite that caused
the affairs of the kingdom to be taken out
ot hi * hands nnd placed In those of a repent.
Although she completed , about four weeks
ago , her seventy-fifth year , the health nnd
strength of Queen Victoria Indicate that she
may occupy the throne a long tlmo yet.
Hers has been an epoch-marking reign lu
English history , and In that respect the Vic
torian period may have a dcstlnctlvo celeb
rity like the Elizabethan.
I'UUflVAL VUTl'UVKKl.
Lincoln News : The McKelghan campaign
has already begun. A deputy sheriff Is scourIng -
Ing Webster county with an execution , hunt
ing some ot Wild Bill's property upon which
to levy.
Lincoln News : It's easy enough to prove
that white Is black and that light Is dark.
A political dark horse U usually a chestnut ,
and a chestnut horse Is not a dark oue. Tom
Majors Is a dark horse to the extent that he
Is a chestnut.
Norfolk News : The Morton paralyzers and
Tobe Castor nnnlhllntors opened their circus
In Omnha. The alleged purpose Is to tnlk
free silver , but the real Intention Is to give
William Jennings Bryan a boost In his sen
atorial aspirations and hammer A few long
nails in the coflln of the administration
wing of the party. "On with the dance. "
Indlanola Courier : In the third tier of
counties from the south and the Ramo dis
tance from the west line ot Nebraska Is
located the county of Dawson. Plum Creek
Is Its county spat. Lexington Is In Dawson
county , and near that place lives J. H. Mac-
Cell , who Is Just now after the nomination on
thp republican ticket for governor of Ne
braska. H is evidently n race between Mac-
Cell and Majors and the odds Just now seem
to favor MacColl.
Central City Democrat : The administra
tion democrats of Nebraska are not very
numerous , but they arc as sound as a nut
on the main question. The main question Is
the federal olllccs. They love their country
so much that If the sliver men should happen
to get on top they would bo ready to shout
Just as loud on the other side. If Cleve
land's present disorders should terminate
fatally there would be a lively movement
among the olllcc holders , and all of them
would tunp their melodious voices to hurrah
Tor Stevenson and to sing the song of free
silver. The president probably won't die
very soon , but ho might , for God Is good.
If he docs there will be aomo splendid speci
mens of ground and lofty tumbling and the
acrobatic feats of the plc-bltlng brigade
will be astonishing to behold.
Nebraska City Press : The Lincoln News
remarks : "Tho Nebraska City Press man
has looked upon the face of Governor Crounse
and Is converted to the idea that the present
executive should be renomlnatcd. " As usual
the News Is wrong in its inferences. The
Press is certainly of the opinion that the gov
ernor Is the most available man for election
this year , the man whom the state and the
party needs , but we are not led to this be
lief by any hypnotic Influence. Governor
Crounse has given the state an honorable
and dignified , as well as economical admin
istration. Notwithstanding the peace ot
nearly every state In the west has been
disturbed by Internal strife , Nebraska has had
none of it. But In addition to this recom
mendation there are assurances that his
message to the legislature next January will
show a net saving to the people of nearly
$1,000,000.
A Monnpoly'H AHslntnuts.
Neiv York \Vorld.
Arguments have Just been begun In the
United States circuit court at Boston for
the annulment of the Berliner telephone
patent.
There bus been some delay a delay of
seventeen yenis , In fact , or three years
more than the life of the patent.
There is one argument which ought to
be conclusive In Itself namely , that fraud
saturates the case from beginning to end.
and that every claim made by the Bell
Telephone company , ns owner of the
patent. Is a demand of right to Oxtort
money by fraud.
This patent was npplled for In 1877. The
Bell Telephone monopoly bought the ap
plication. Hut the Bell company already
had n monopoly of the telephone business.
That monopoly was secure until such time
ns Its old patents should nm out. . Had it
KOt this new patent then , it would hhve
expired about the same time that the older
ones did , nnd HO Would not have materially
prolonged the company's monopoly.
Bo the company secured u succession of
Interferences , fictitious nnd fraudulent , of
course , anil postponed the Issuance- the
patent till November , 1SS1 , when Its old
patents had nearly run out.
Its "Ramo" was to get a double life for
Its patent monopoly. In that a court
should certainly say It nay with emphasis.
But in the meantime , what Is the public
to think of a system of official proceedings
wlilch permits this sort of fraud to the
detilment of the Interests of nil the people
ple ? Is there no law under which the
patent office and the Law department can
be called to account for thus lending them
selves to a scheme of public robbery in the
interest of a corporate monopoly ?
o.
I'rogro's of tlio Destruction Jllll ,
St. Paul Pioneer Presi.
The tariff bill has been twelve weeks be
fore the senate. Another week , they say ,
will end the debate upon it and send It to
the conference committee. The wide differ
ence between the bill as It went out of-tho
bouse and ns it will go back to It would
argue an Irreconcilable diversity of views
If there were any genuine principle at
Issue. As It Is. there will be a sham fight
In the conference committee , ending in
mutual concessions , iiml a tariff law will
come out of Hie struggle which will have
at least one inerjt. It will permit business
to be resumed.
OVT or T//K onnnf.tttr.
lcnnsylvanla manufactures leather clgara ,
but they are for the use of practical Jokers ,
In Cores umbrellas nro.of oiled paper ,
1m ve no buudlcs and are simply worn over
Uio hat.
The state of New Hampshire pay * $1
bushel to farmers for all grasshoppers that
they destroy.
A well recently dug In the Arctic regions
near the Okhotsk sen proves that the ground
In that vicinity Is frozen to a depth ot nearly
fitly feet.
At Defiance , la. , llioro Is a "living skele
ton" In the person of n man who Is G feet
and S Inches tall and who weighs but islxty-
flvo pounds.
The only monstrosity mentioned In ths
blblo was the giant who had "six fingers on
every hand and on every foot nix toes , four
and twenty In all. " See Samuel II. , xxl. , 20.
Quito , Ecuador. Is the only city In the
world In which the sun rises nnd sets nt 6
o'clock the year round , The reason of thli
U that It Is situated exactly on the equator.
A Liberty , Me. , man has a twelve years'
growth of beard which Is between six nnd
seven feet In length , Ho wears It plattnd
In n pigtail resembling a Chinaman's quouo.
Leuenhuek says that 4,000.000 webs spun by
young spiders when they first begin to use
the spinneret are not , It twisted together , as
great In diameter as a hnlr from a human
head.
Detroit Tribune : She ( fiercely ) A man
who commits lilKtitny ought to bo banged.
He To be nure. Put him out of his misery.
Town Topics : Ho ( passionately- -
tiling stirs within me. She ( calmly ) Why
don't you drink filtered water.
Life : She HP'S a bad scholar nnd n poor
nthleti- ; why don't the college authorities
put him out , anyhow ? He But you ought
to bear his college yell !
Chicago Ilocord : The Ossified Man
You'io too tough to associate with mo.
The Bullet-l'roof MnnHutmilit I'm not
half ns hard a chnracter us you aro.
Kate Field's Washington : He Her heart
Is ns hard nt glnns. 1 can't make any Ini-
prcsxlon on It.
She Have you tried a diamond ?
Philadelphia Times : Even without ft
tdiiRle stroke of her racket the tennla girl
makes a hit.
Atchlson Globe : It never cools n man off
when the street sprinkler throws water on
him.
Indlrumpolls Journal : "I hcnr that you
have quit drinking. It would afford mo
much Joy to think Unit It were permanent. "
"Well , It Is Just this way. I have quit
till I Ret out of debt. Would you mind
lendingme f-0 to make the time a month
or two longer ? "
, TuilKr > : HIRES FiKgs Is prospering. Isn't
ho ? Hatch Oh , yes. He's got now to
where he can sass Ills butcher.
Plttsburg Chronicle : It's In the nature of
things that when a man Is very short ho
should be moro or less crusty.
THEN AND NOW.
Washington .Star.
In days of old , when Scots were bold ,
And wont to war to work their wills.
They raked the heathen 1'aynlm down
To cheering cries of "bows nnd bills. "
And nowadays the summer girl.
On lake nnd bench , of 'mid the hills ,
Quito Bayly conquers papa's purse
To that same cry of beaux and bills.
At the Mercy of the Trusts.
New Tork Tribune.
The surrender is becoming object. Tin
new cotton schedule , although 30 per cenl
lower In Its averase of duties than Uii
present tariff , discriminates laboriously nnd
minutely for the advantage of certain pro
ducers , so that It Is more complicated and
hard to understand than any other tarin
ever enacted. The agents of manufacturer !
who contrived It , and Induced the senator
ial auctioneers to accept It as the prlco ol
certain votes for the Whisky anil Sugni
trusts , are probably the only people In till
world who can tun Just bow high the pro
posed duties me , or how effective- they will
bo In excluding foreign goods ot partlculal
kinds. Next comes a modified woolen
schedule , which has been secretly arranged
in the same strictly business fashion. Vote !
for the SuKar trust nnd its munificent
bounty of $10,003,000 must bo paid for. Th
democratic vote buyers have Rot beyond
carliiR how much contempt they cast on
the professions nnd pledges of their party ,
ins r QVKEN :
New Tork Sun.
Tonight
Fast In my arms I hold thce ,
Amistnsla , mine ,
My queen !
Fast in my arms !
And yet , ' (
If but last night I'd held thee
Only In my hand-
How then , Indeed , would you
Have been to me
A queen Imperious ! ;
For then ,
Clasplnfr as I did those other queens.
Those three right royal ladles
( And bad 'em nil the time } .
With that king full that Bill Jones held.
You bet I'd stayed
And whooped It up
Until the cows came homo ,
And. like a cyclone revolving out to hustll
things ,
I'd rnke the pot
That big , that opulent , that fa.t Jack-pot--
Anil stowed It In my jeans
If but lost night I'd belli thco
Just In my ono weak hand ,
O Queen ! i
Going to the
Bottom. .
Going to the bottom in price now oingto
take inventory soon that's why suits for $7.50
$8.50 worth lots more. Boys' suits $2.50 SB-
worth 50 per cent more stilts given away to boys
in boys' department See the $4.50 combination
suit with another pair ol' pants and cap to match .
Browning , King & Co. ,
S , W. Corner ISth ami Doughm ,