Nebraska Newspapers

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Aricrlca can rclnrt to European taunts
Hint she 1ms not boon nllllctcdltli oartli-
qualcca tor Eomo years past.
Hero's to the Minneapolis , fleetest of war-
thlpa ! May slio long hold the champion
bolt among the navies of the world.
After Mr. Pullman repeals his elory a.
lew more times ho himself may be led to
bellevo that ho has been cruelly \\ronged.
* It Is safe to say that President Cleve
land during his brief return to the practice
of law never equalled ex-President Harri
son's fco of $25,000.
1 People who ha\o been railing nt the
dictatorship of Debs now have an oppor
tunity to admlro the oligarchy of the Gen
eral Managers' association.
In the face of all the drawbacks thnt l.avo
been experienced within the past few yea\j
by manufacturers the home industry move
ment In Nebraska has been a decided suc
cess.
The hitch In the canal proposition Is $ ? $ .
The commissioners Insist that the promoters
shall pay the election expenses and the promoters
meters want the expenses to be borne by the
county. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
South Omaha has not suffered on account
of the strike. Quito the contrary , It has
proved a blessing in disguise In1 the way of
Increased stoclc i arils receipts and packinghouse
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house shipments. .
The acceptance by both China and Japan
of Holland's oiler to bring about a settle
ment of their dlsputes'ovcr Core.a by media
tion Is an example which will be wasted so
far as Mr. Pullman Is concerned.
The state supreme court \ncatlng , the
> doora of the district court are closed for the
heated term , while the federal district court
Is looking wistfully toward the mountain
fastnesses of Wjomlng. Justice Is tired and
( ongs for a surccnse from the monotonous
grind.
I Congressman Drecklnrldgu complains that
the newspapers have been Intentionally and
consistently misrepresenting him. Perhaps
they did misrepresent htm bzforo his
-famous breach of promise case , but it was
not Intentional. Had they Known him then
as they do now they would always have
'portrayed him In his true character.
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,1 As the number of Immigrant passengers
decrease the charges for steerage passage
bn the transatlantic steamers go down. It
the decline In Immigration continues the
Hteamshlp companies will bo soon offering
bonuses for steerage passengers. No one
who desires to Immigrate to America Is at
present hindered by the expense of the voy-
ngo.
1 Fortunately the determination of the
liouso committee on Pacific railroads to report -
port the Hellly funding bill fn > orably to the
liouso comes bo late In the session that It
vlll necessarily ha\o to lay o\er until con
gress com ones again In December. This
\ tlglvo \ \ the puljllc tlmo to examine and
fllacuss the proposed measure , and It is one
that needs dissection ,
What's the use of going to summer re
ports when you can tpend your money ut
homo nnd enjoy greater comfort. Omaha
Is about as pleasant a place to stay In during
July nnd August as Minneapolis , St. Paul
or oven Denver. While the days are
sultry the nights are cool and the air ro-
flcalling. The fact that mortality among
infants Is lighter hero than nt most of the
BU-culled health resorts affords abundant
proof that the safest place for u family Is
the home , and Omaha Is a city of homes.
The Washington correspondent cf the Chicago
cage Ilcconl trliis to convey the Impression
to the public thst the main ictson why Sec
retary Morton left Washington for u brief
vacation was to secure abioluto rest , Any
one who has noted the imt > > menU of the
secretaiy , hU visits to the different centers
of political activity and his conferences with
the leaders of the udinlnlsttutlon forces In
Nebraska must conclude that ho came to
the wrong placu If ho was seeking absolutu
rest. When Mr. Morton rcarhot Washington
unco more ho may bd able to seclude himself
In his office and rmp the banotlts of a va
cation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pottiwattnmle county Is bouml to reap
Borne advantage tram hav.ng ono of lu
rtdldents occupy the position ot attorney
general of thu state of lowu , us U evidenced
by the opinion Just humleil down by that
official to the effect tlut the entire state U
legally responsible for the pomant of the
$4,400 expended upon the militia summoned
to watch that Kelb'a army did not get
away unnoticed from the vlcln ty of Council
Jluff3. ) This will enable all thu people of
Iowa to contribute to the spoctaculir par-
formancB managed by Judga Huhbird and
the other railroad attorns } a , a privilege
which they will doubtless prize very highly.
Pottawattnmlo county , however , buoceeds In
craw HUB out of a very uncomfortable pre
dicament.
1IIK SWIKf A&D ITS LhSSONH ,
The ( treat r.illwny strlko tnntignrated by
the A. n U. In belmll of the employes of
the Pullmnn Cnr company may ba regarded
nil at an end. Tim Itallwny Managers < LS-
poelntton uml tha Pullmnn company have
Kcorod i victory over the lobor forces. Tor
the time being this defeat Is it serious back-
ftft to the r.ilhvny union nnd Incidentally to
nil org.tnizcd labor , In the end , howoVT ,
the contest wngc-d on both sides will promote
a readjustment of the ro.ntlons of railway
nprratlvev and railway managers that will
bo mutuilly beneficial.
The lessons of the strike must Impress
upon labor loiulors nnd workers the neces
sity of ( o-operntlon and unity nnd the folly
of iircclpltitliiR strikes nt n time when the
labor mnrktt Is glutted. Tlio strike was
brRiin without the concurrence of the vari
ous railway employes' organizations engi
neers , firemen , trainmen and telegraphers
nnd hence was doomed to failure from the
outset. United , thu railway employes could
hs\o forced arbitration without drawing Into
the fight the Knights of Labor or trades
unions ; divided among themschcs the
Knights and tr.idesiunions could do them no
good by a walk-out. Mr. Debs was too
Impulsive. Ho counted without his host
nnd was left In the lurch. Ills chief nlly ,
Sovereign , Is even moro emotional nnd
visionary. His attitude In the light bordered
on the ludicrous. Ha talked of bringing a
million men Into notion when ho really did
not know that 10,000 would respond to his
appeal.
The contrs mlght have 1 ecu continued for
HGme tlmn yet had the Federation of Labor
joined the ralluay union , but the final out
come would have been the same , because
the majority of railway operatives had de
cided for themselves that the strlko was
Inopportune.
In Its political bearings and particularly
In directing attention to the ntccsslty of
legislation that will prevent n recurrence of
railway disturbances the strlko will be fnr-
rf-aohlng It will compel public men to
discuss the relations of tallway employes
to corporate employers nnd force them to
define their positions on the labor question
nnd the pcacciblo settlement ot labor
troubles by arbitration. The strlko has also
drawn public attention to the dangers which
beset the country by corporate arrogance
nnd the vital importance ot legislative ro-
Httlctlon and regulation of public carriers.
The cry that the Chinese must go , started
by Denis Kearney and the San Francisco
sand loiters , was Inserted Into national
platforms and formulated Into congressional
acts within less than ten years. The de-
minds of the working men will be heeded
and made effective just as soon ai the poli
ticians and parties reall/e that their success
and supremacy nro dependent upon com
pliance.
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The republican county committee has at
last taken a move on Itself nnd fixed the
time for holding the primaries and convention
for the se'crtlon of delegates to the state
and congressional conventions. Doth of these
conventions are to bo hold on the same day
and only four days prior to the assembling
of the state convention. While wo do not
have absolute proof that the date was set
back In the Interest of a coterie of political
schemers and thlmblo rigger ! there Is cer
tainly good ground for suspicion that the
delay Is not calculated to promote the Inter
ests of the party.
As usual the apportionment of delegates
has been made with rocUlcss disregard of
the principles that should govern all delegate
bodies. The state committee takes ns Its
basis the number of republican rotes cast
In each of the respective counties. This is
the basis of representation for the various pre-
clnts In each of the counties of this state ox-
( < pting Douglas. In this county Clontarf
precinct , which casts less than forty votes
altogether , and has never cast moro than
fifteen republican votes , is given five dele
gates , the same as the largest republican
precinct In the county outside of Omaha and
South Omaha. It Is notorious that Clontarf ,
ISabt Omaha and ono or two other country pre
cincts which have excessive representation
nro rotten boroughs , Whoso delegates are in
the market at every convention. This would
have been a good year for a new departure ,
but the committee was not equal to the
emergency.
The committee has clearly exceeded Its
authority when it called the convention that
la to nominate the legislative nnd county
ticket. The life of the present committee
will terminate with the next county con
vention and it is a piece of usurpation on
Its part to attempt to forestall
the work which must devolve on
Its successor. The present committee -
too might as well have called all the
conventions that are to bo held In this county
for the next five jears. If Its authority ex
tends beyond Its own life there Is no limit
to Its authority. That is a presumption
which does not admit of argument. The
action , being wholly unauthorized , will doubt
less bo repudiated by the new committee
chosen by the convention of August 14.
narorMW.B ro.-wmr \ OF run SOUTH
It Is an Interesting fact that the Industries
of the south have not suffered from the de
pression as those of other sections have. A
statement regarding cotton manufacturing In
South Carolina sajs that twenty mills nro
now In tiperatlon In that state and through
out the period of Industrial depression every
mill Ins been run on full tlmo and has been
making money , with bul two failures to
record. Cotton manufacturing Is carried on
moro cheaply In the south than In the north
and Is evidently profitable. Returns regard
ing dividends show that capital Invested In
this Industry pays from 8 to 22 per cent , the
best average estimate being 12V6 per cent
for the past thrco years. Three mills alone In
South Carolina earn $750.000 annually on an
lnvittmcut of about $0000,000 , and this Is
the indluitlun that the southern states have
uncovered a now source ot revenue that must
bring gfeit wealth to them , The manufac
ture of cotton will continue to grow In the
bouth nnd there Is no reason why It shall not
In tlmo boromo nn Immense Industry there ,
The article recently published by Senator
Walsh ot Georgia relating to the Industrial
development of the south showed that very
favorable conditions prevail as to all Indus-
tiles nnd that there ID a great future for that
section if the people will make the proper
effort to develop Kit resources ,
Tlij representative southern men who re
cently wont to Now York City to invite the
attention ot capitalists to the opportunities
for Investment In the south were able to
make a btrong presentation BO far as the
practical facts are concerned , but they ap
pear not to have been very successful In In
ducing the mone > ed men of Now York to
send their money to the south , although
millions of It Is lying Idle In the banks of
the metropolis. Ordinarily capital considers
only the question of profits. It does not
concern Itself about political or social condi
tions. Hut It Is stated , apparently upon good
authority , thut the capitalists ot Now York
do not leave politics wholly out ot considera
tion when the question ot Investments at the
south Is presented to them aud that the fact
ot that Motion being absolutely domlra'cd
by the most reactionary element or the dem >
ocratlc party Is not without Influence upon
them.
Hut In splto of the condltloni which check
emigration to the south and tend to keep
capital away from that section , the Industrial
development of the southern states will go
on and their prosperity will Increase. Most
of them nro rich in resources that will cor-
talnly bo made available , because the world
will need them. It Is unfortunate that n
majority ot the people there arc not friendly
to the policy which Is essential to Industrial
development , but In time they will doubtless
learn wisdom In this respect.
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There Is reason to expect a return of
business activity within the next ninety
days. In saying this It Is not meant that
there will be a full and complete restora
tion which will put the business ot the
country on the basis of two years ago , when
both our domestic and foreign commerce
had attained almost unprecedented proportions
tions , but simply that there will be a change
In the direction of complete recovery , which
ulll be reached as rapidly as sound and
legitimate conditions will n arrant. Thcro
are several substantial reasons for this view.
In the first place , there Is n very large
amount ot Idle capital , the owners of which
cleslro that It shall bo earning something
H Is probably not an over-estimate to say
that $230,000,000 , or nearly one-sixth of thu
total currency of the country , is not now In
active use. The Now York batiks hold
In excess of their lawful reserves more than
$70,000,000 , and there IH n plethora of money
In all the financial centers of the country.
A few days ago a million and a half of
money was offered to Wall street brokers
for a year at 3 per cent , and the offer was
declined. Some of the leading brokers
have been able to get all tlie money they
want and for so long a term as seven months
at 254 l > er cent. This shows the plethora
of money and the anxiety of Its ovvnera
to inako It earn something , and suggests
that when they see their way more clearly
for Its Investment they will put It Into
business. There will be favorable oppor
tunity for business Investments as soon ns
the tariff bill Is disposed of , provided there
made In the
are no very material changes
pending measure , which will not be so
damaging to American Industries as would
have been the Wilson bill. There aro-no
great stocks of goods now In the hands of
manufacturers , and It Is only because of the
enforced economy of the people that there
Is not a scarcity In many lines. With
all the people cmplojed n considerably
larger production than at present could un
doubtedly be profitably marKelcd. Another
consideration , -and perhaps the most Im
portant , Is the fact that with the ending of
the existing strlko there will come a feelIng -
Ing ot confidence on the part of capital that
will permit It to embark In enterprises.
It will be felt that peace Is likely to pre
vail for a considerable tlmo between labor
and capital , and that investments In the
industries can be made with greater safety
than before these Inevitable conflicts took
place.
It is said to bo the feeling In New York
financial circles that the abundance of
money , the vast accumulations of gold In
the vaults ot European treasuries and
banks , and life fact that the liquidations
made necessary by th8 Daring failure have
probably been completed the world over , will
cause a demand for securities and _ for other
properties which will Inevitably "increase
prices and bring about certain forms of
business activity. Wo are now in the uni
formly dull season of the year. The mid
summer period Is always characterized by
light trade and reduced activity In all in
dustries. But there are good reasons for
believing that the country has experienced
the worst of-the depression , and that within
the next three months there will be n de
cided change for the better , though n full
restoration of business activity and pros
perity may not bo attained before next year.
The fact that there Is a general feeling
that Improved conditions are soon to bo
realized is in Itself an assurance ot better
times In the not remote future.
FLUCTUATIONS IX Cim/fKACl * SUPPLY.
According to the treasury computations
there was an ejipanslon of the currency
during the fiscal year ended Juno 30 of moro
than $70,000,000. The aggregate money cir
culation on July 1 , 1894 , is stated as amount
ing to $1,664,000,000 , against $1,503,700,000
on July 1 , 1S93. The present circulation , al
though $75,000,000 less than the largest
amount during the past year It wasNl,739-
000,000 at the end of February Is much
greater than It has ever been before at
this tlmo of year , the nearest approach to
it having been In July , 1892 , when it was
$44,000,000 below its present amount. There
were comparatively slight changes In silver
circulation during the fiscal year , the larger
items ot change being an Increase In gold
coin ai1 < the expansion of national bank
note circulation , the latter amounting to
$20,000,000. The New York Commercial
Bulletin says that the present money circu
lation of the country is not only moro
ample than over before at this tlmo of
jear , bul Is moro largely In the forms of
currency required for the convenient trans
action ot the business growing out of the
crop movement and development of fall
trade , and the treasury Is also unusually
well supplied with small notes nnd prepared -
pared to meet such requirements as are
usual at this time of year and from now on
until the crop movements nro finished.
Estimating the population at 07,000,000
the present supply of currency Is a little
lesa Uian $25 per capita , and It Is probable
that this will not be Increased during the
current fiscal year and possibly not for a
longer time. Unless there Is currency legis
lation by the present congress , which docs
not appear to bo at all probable , the ad
ditions to the circulation tbla year and
next must coma from the Increase of gold
coin nnd of national bank notes. With re
spect to the former It Is uncertain whether
any Increase can bo expected , because It Is
Impossible to foresee what the gold move
ment during the year will bo. If there Is
a liberal foreign demand for our products
and holders of our securities abroad are not
unusually anxious to realize on them a con
siderable Inflow of gold will take place ,
which would , ot course , add to the circula
tion , but there Is no assurance that these
conditions will bo realized , and It Is possible
that before the year expires wo shall have
lost gold. AB to the national banks it Is
to b expected that they will increase the
circulation of their notes as the circum
stances shall seem to demand. An already
noted the Increase of the currency from this
source during the last ( local year was $20-
000,000 , and If there should be a general re
vival of business during the current fiscal
jear justifying a further addition to this
circulation doubtless the banks would make
it , but this U contingent upon conditions
which may not come about. The banks
will act In the matter strictly upon business
principles Th r if lit. increase their note
circulation \ - so long ns there
la n profitable jlciiiTifffi and they wilt c < m-
trnct It ns soon ns RioH la n different condi
tion. If congress SkiilJl allow the binl to
Issue notes to the par value of the bonds de
posited In the treasury to secure th notes
there would undoubtedly bo nn Immediate
addition to the currency of $20,000,000 or
more , bat there scem/tli he not the slightest
chance of this being done by the present
congress , so large Is the clement In that
body hostile to the national banks.
It Is quite likely , then-fire , that the cur
rency supply will not yary materially during
the next twelve months from the present
amount , nnd undcubtcdly that amount will bo
found ample to carry on the legitimate busi
ness of the country , even should it Im
prove to n much greater extent than Is now
generally expected. Just now business Is
be'ng done with about two-thirds of the
available supply of currency. Thcro Is
n largo amount of unemployed
money In the country. The surplus reserve
of the New York banks at the close of last
week aggregated $72OQO,000 , which was $77-
000,000 In excess of the amount held nt the
corrsspondlnc date last year. A relative
condition of things exists at all the financial
centers of the country , so that the currency
supply Is ample for the requirements of a
very considerable expansion of business n
much greater expansion , Indeed , than there
Is any substantial reason to c\pect within
the ensuing year. When , however , there Is
n full restoration ot business activity the
question of legislation for Increasing the cur
rency to keep pace with the growth of busi
ness will assume lmiortinr < >
Our new park system Is beginning to take
on Its permanent form and to present
Its attractions to the recreation seeking
people for whom It Is Intended. But the
means of reaching all but two or thrco of
our parks me most miserably Inadequate.
It was , of course , Impossible to select new
grounds along the route of existing street
railway lines , but , on the other hand , It
was expected that the street railway com
pany would extend its tracks to each new
park nt the earliest pdsslblo moment. The
best paying street car lines now nro these
that lead to sonic park , so that It would ap
pear to be to the Interest * of the company
as well as of the public that the extension
referred to should bo made. With labor
nnd materials at their lowest point the
construction of these branches this year
ought to commend Itself to the consideration
ot the street railway olHclals. The lines
will have to bo built In the very near
future. Why not now , when the employ
ment afforded would bo doubly appreciated
by Omaha laborers ?
Republicans and populists have called their
state conventions as usual without fuss and
feathers. Republicans are dominant In the
state , while the populists are pushing close
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up to the neck-and'neck point. It is left to
the democrats , hon yer , to nnko all the
noise. While they polled but 37,000 votes on
the state ticket at the last election they are
now engaged in a monkey-and-parrot fight
with the chairman "Ot the state central com
mittee. A strangernhrg'nt ' Infer from all the
turmoil that the democrats propose to elect
the next gorcfnor ofMhls state. Far from it.
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The squabble slmp'lvi''means that Dryan
democrats want tojjiomlnato a man whom
the populists will endorse In state conven
tion , while the straight goods , administration
democrats will . baye/iliothing to do with
fusion in any vvay.s > hape or form. It Is
needless to say thai in any event there will
be a decided split li ? the serried ranks of the
unterriQcd , which must ultimately accrue to
the advantage of triumphant republicanism.
Mr. Dcpew takes altogether too hopeful a.
view of the attitude ot the southern states
during the pending strlko troubles If ho
thinks that they have entirely abandoned
the doctrine of states' rights. In stating
that the so-called rebel states unanimously
demanded the Intervention of the federal
power to restore order before everything else
ho is stretching things considerably. Among
the men in congress who approved of the
protest of Governor Altgeld these who were
loudest and most outspoken in their ex
pression ot opinion halloa from the southern
states. Governor Hogg of Texas has also
been quoted In an Interview maintaining the
ruthority of the state to first employ all
Its resources to repress disorder before that
of the federal government Interposes. Let
a case arise In which the rights of the
southern states como In conflict with the
claims of the federal government and the
old ante-belhim doctrine will speedily bo
pushed to the front.
Mr. Richard Berlin , member of the Mis
souri River commission , has been spending a
tow days at Washington , getting his bear
ings and charts of snags and sandbars In
front of Clontarf precinct during the coming
campaign. It Is also rumored that Richard's
visit to Washington has some bearings upon
Cuclld Martin's late pilgrimage to the na
tional capital. That $2,500 a year sugar plum
is very tempting In these squally times.
The Chicago Herald , In congratulating the
people of San Francisco and California on
the close of their Midwinter fair , sajs that
they deserve the highest credit for their
pluck and enterprise In carrying the exposl-
tlon to n successful conclusion and that they
will find their reward In the advertising It
will glvo them. We hope so. It looks as It
the advertising wore to be about the only
dividend the stockholders are to reap.
Onitltuiln with u Iti'
Knns.ii ! City Star.
Governor Hogg , who thanked God for
TOXIIH the other day , IB in n fair vvny to bo
Jailed for contempt ot court , and that , too ,
by a llttlo Te\us Judge. It Is presumed
that hereafter In hln expiesslons of grati
tude to the Olety the governor will note an
exception to thu lociil Jjidlclury.
Globe-Jtemocrnt.
The senate hnu decided not to remove the
duty from the eg s of. the Canadian hen ,
though It places tlif broom corn , cabbages
and hard elder of Canada , on the free list.
Letting down the liarq on broom corn IH
not a bad Idea. The ( lemand for brooms
from November on vvlllj be phenomenal.
l'i Uln noSul tlin 1'uss.
\.unlildttton Star.
It lias been jnoponed in the New York
constitutional conv-ntjon ( to make It u
criminal offense fqr any tUnte official to
accept n puss on a railroad or other trans
portation line. Thviu would be less partial
legislation In favor of corporations If such
u law VVUH nilo'iU'iJ In all the Htates and
rigorously enforced to the letter.
( iovoriiiiii-nt OHiiurnhlp of llullroiids.
Buffalo HiprCBS.
The Hxpre i Is not an advocate of gov
ernment ownernlil | > of railroads In genet ul ,
though wo think it might bettor assume
control of the one road which it practically
owns now , the Union I'acillc. than give It
away to u , corporation for fear of doing *
nomethlmr socialistic. Hut we do not bellevu
In nrKUlng with scare polntn. Government
ownership of the postal Hi-stem , municipal
ownership of water vvorka and lighting
plantu and state ownership of the canals
tire sociullKtle In exactly the suine urnse
us Kovtininc'iit ownership ot ralliooila. In
other word a. neither of them IH Hoclullmlc
at all , In the commonly accepted seme thut
HoclallBin entulla a confiscation of propetty
from thu present owners and a manage
ment by popular volet ) , or luck ot any man
agement at all.
i'orint < ir. voTi'tn ntti
Cozad Tribune The business Interest"
of the sUtc demand n business man foi
Governor. "Jack" MacColI will till thu bill ,
"
* llhlr Pilot' Republican victory Is wills-
pered by every hill of enrn In Nebraska
fields this year. Nominate good men , amide
do It In an open , honorable nnd clean man
ner , nnd victory Is ours.
Harrison Journal. If thn nlgus ot the
times count for anything Jack MncColl ulll
be nominated for governor ftl the republican
stain convention on the first tmllot , If , In
deed , n ballot Is needed at all.
Wallace" " Star : Matt Dnugnerly Is con
spicuous just at present for what ho Isn't
saving , but It Is hardly proluble that ho has
quit sa\vlng wood He Is In tha pink ol
condition for the Ilroken Jmw contest
Holdrcgc Cltlron : It Is not necessary thai
the next governor should bo a brilliant fel
low , but It Is necessary that lu > should be
nn honest , capable nnd a level-headed fel
low. We have had that kind of nn ad
ministration for the p st two jcnrs , nnd II
Is Important that wo have that kind of n
man the next two > cars , whether It Is the
samb man or not.
rinltsmouth News : The outlook for W.
J. Uryan bscom tig Nebraska's next governor
grows gloomier each day ns the temper
of the democratic state central committee Is
mndo known. The irapullst state convention
1ms been postponed , It Is Bold , solely In
Ilryan's Interest , In order that he might get
the democratic nomination first , and then
the populists would rndorse hint. Hut Undid
Martin , chairman of the democratic stale
central commlttfe. don't propose to tike pirl
In any such denl nnd persistently refuses to
call thp committee together nt an early date ,
so that the original llryan program Is al
ready fractured.
Wahoo Wasp : There Is no good reason
why { founders county should not send nn
earnest and enthusiastic delegation to tht
republican state convention for Hon. T. J ,
Plckett for secretary of state. There art
no other candidates for state honors In the
party In this county , and Inasmuch as Mr.
Plckett has always worked and fought fet
the parly In the past It Is not out of the
way that those selected to represent Satin-
ders county In the state convention should
do n little fighting for him. Lot there be
no discord In the delegation from Saunders
county and Plckett's nomination Is assured
Let him be nominated and it will brlttf
strength to the republican ticket of the
county and state. His nomination Insure-
his election. Let the Saunders county dele
gation be solid for T. J. Pickott.
Sidney Telegraph' The outcome of the
race tor the gubernatorial nomination at the
hands of the republican party Is becoming
more doubtful every day. Hon. A. C. Cadj
of St. Paul , we understand , Is now in the
race , and It Is by no means iiuro that Lor
enzo Crounse , the worthy present incumbent ,
Is not seeking a rcnomlnatlon. If this is
true , then , from now until the convention
Is over the race will be very Intel eating
There are few men in the itate who stand
better with the paity than does Cady. He
has been lor .1 long tlmo before the people ,
and If nominated will not bav'o a defensive
campaign to make. He Is In about the right
location to si.lt all factions whoso particular
candidate cannot bo nominated. Governor
Crounso has made a very good executive ,
nnd , while wo do not know that he Is In the
race , we believe that while ho has during
lila administration antagonized bomo In
fluences In the party , yet If he Is a candidate
for renomlnatlon ho will make It troublesome -
some for some fellows who have already
counted the votes.
I.AliOll XOfKS.
The rival pressmen's unions of New York
have consolidated.
The Indiana State Federation ot Labor
will meet at Peru on July 17.
United Shoo Workers' union endorsed the
American Federation of Labor platfoim.
The International Tjpographlcal union Is
sued five new charters last month.
In Now York City fully 80 per cent ot the
men In the building tiades ard unemployed.
Philadelphia printers held n special meet
ing and adopted the American Fedeiatlon
of Labor platform.
Striking carpenters of Cincinnati made ar
rangements to freeze out the bosses and do
tholr own contracting.
National Patternmakers' union , In conven
tion assembled , requested all union men to
withdraw from the militia.
Up In Saginaw , Jllch. , a teamsters' union
was organized with 400 memners. Every
man on the street railways is now union.
Cigars are now being made in the Illinois
state prison against the protest of Presi
dent Perkins of the ClEarmaKers' Inter
national union.
The Iviigllsh Labor Electoral association
Intends to add thirty members to the present
number of labor rcprehentativos in Parlia
ment at the next election.
The wage workers of Cleveland are dis
appointed because machines have been tn-
tioduced for grading the parks , instead ol
giving work to the unemployed.
The eight-hour day Is being adopted by
many of the largest private firms in Eng
land. The government set the pace and
eight hours and union wages obtain in all
departments.
The Lalance Grosjean tvorks at Harrisburg -
burg , Pa. , have been compelled to shut down
in all departments for lack ot fuel nnd
steel. About 350 men are thrown out of
employment.
Notices have been posted In the great
Jones & Laughlln mills , at Plttsburg , or
dering a sweeping reduction , which will
affect 1,000 men and reach 45 per cent In
will suffer.
some casos. Amalgamated men
The Chicago Trades and Labor assembly
at its last meeting declined to admit the
delegates of the Chicago Pressmen's union ,
on the ground that It had seceded from the
International Typographical union to Join an
organization which is ntwar with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
C.ITMULATKI ) 1O TJCKLK.
Boston Transcript : It sounds rather
paradoxical for a perfectly well man to
hpenlt of his Invalid wife ns his better
half.
Atchlson Globe : A man and woman can
nrguo pleasantly until they marry each
other , and then they can't.
Life : Stranger Why don't your city
officials supply you with better water I
Resident tnpologctlcally ) Well , you see ,
most of them sell beer.
Chicago Record : "Do you believe that
animal llfo undergoes constant changes In
the process of evolution ? " "Certainly.
Haven't all the young women you know-
last winter become summer girls ? "
Indianapolis Jouinal : "I am told , " said
the caller , "that jour husband is engaged
in a work of profane history. "
"Yes , " replied the author s wife. "It cer
tainly Bounded that way when I heard him
correcting the proof. "
Chicago Trlliuni'J "Your hair , dear , " mid
Jllsa Irene , "seems to be badly tied up. "
"I hadn't noticed It love , " replied Allss
Luura , Bwoetly. "I was looking nt your
mUpliiced switch. "
Arknnsavv Traveler : Aunt Amanda I
hear the Corners Is goln * to have free nmll
dellveiy. Uncle Iteubeii Another of them
confounded cltlllud notions ! HOW'H a man
goln' to hear the news without gain' down
to the postolllco ?
Detroit Tree Press : "Mrs Robinson has
the reputation ot being very stingy. " "I
HliouUl Kay report belles her , then. " "You
think BO ? ' "Think no ! Why. she presented
her husband with twins the other day. "
New Orleans Picayune : The most wise
looking being on tnith Is the young doctor
treating his IIrat oust. BubuLiiuently lie
modifies hlH wlau look. Hp know * there is
nothing I" ! '
Indianapolis Journal : She What did you
mean by Haying that I looked llku a
chromo ? He Why er I ineiint to Hay
that you did not look as It you \veru
painted.
Chicago Tribune : Distracted Mother O ,
John ! John ! Como quick ! Jamie's fallen
In the well. Farmer TlKhtphlst Great
Seoul I'll get htm out. It's the only good
well on the placet
HKCOMPKNSK.
New York Sun.
I cast a pebble In thi > sea ,
Thinking thut never moro
. AH loutus life IB injatery
"Twould come back to the shore.
'TwnH thus she threw my heart away ,
U fiunk Into the sea ,
Hut Time Is good and yesterday
'TVVUH given back to me.
obeyttl the ordiSr tor A
out The aids Man of the Kasl might try quinine
for hl shakes
Pullman's e\t'ln'intlo ' ' Is Intcrostlng chiefly
for what it negltots lo explain.
Criticisms of western civilization by New
York papers ev denro niipilllni ; conceit In
the light of > ho Low findings.
A contingent of the Coxey army Is march
ing on New York , expecting to find gras
on Wall strcot. Slioer diluMon. Wull ulrre !
Is n mutton nbbatolr.
New York uses the multiple five on Its
directory statistics In ordet to dl t ticp Chicago
cage In that line. In the matter of figures ,
Pantatavllio U n daisy
Thi e ghly miles Cf Jtrcrt railway rolllnp
Block , bull lings mid franchise In Detroll
wcro recently sold to n Jersey man tot
$ S,250.000 , one-halt spot c\sh.
The wife of lion Ignatius Donnelly dlcil
recently In St. Paul , need 01. She was an
accomplished artist and slngnr nnd formerly
a teacher ! n the Philadelphia schools.
A nineteen-foot boi-constrlclnr Inaugu
rated oirlko and walkout In Washington
recently After consldi-riblo negotiation lit
wan restored to his Job Without prejudice.
President Mcllrldo of the Miners' union
having just passed through a strike slegp ,
Is not In n mood to countenance a sympa
thetic one. i\erlenco | Is n gtc.it teacher.
"Some of the correspondents ot New Yorl <
and other rural newspapers , " Is the wn >
Chlcigo loftily refers to eastern news-
gathereis. This Is not the vanity of emi
nence. It Is Hnive > l7Cd nerve.
Hx-Ptesldcnt McCoah of Princeton , while
rambling In the Kiibutbs of ii.ir Harbor re
cently , met n rui.U nntlvo who Inquired hi ;
name nnd business , which were given. Tin
mtlvo extended his Irttn , exclaiming , "Me-
Cosh ! Shake , b'gosh. "
A section of njl Islanders recently re
belled against excisslvo taxes , assaulted tin
police nnd nte aovcrnl of them. This Is r
gndc of oceanic reform th-it will not boil
transplanting. The material to work upon
Is too exceedingly tough.
The late William Walter Phclps be
queathed $10,000 to Charles Nordhoff , for-
mcrly Washington correspondent ol the Now
York Herald The bequest Is a testimonial
of esteem. H Is haidly necessary to assurt
men ot wealth that thu Phclps plan Is nol
patented.
It Is said that Cecil Rhodes , the diamond
mlno owner nnd political boss of Soutl
Africa , is not only n bachelor , but Insists
on surrounding himself with bachelors. He
will 1mc none but unmarried men on his
personal and domestic staff. Any of his
auboidtnatus who nutrles Is dismissed. Mar-
rlago spoils a man's uirner dcstrojs single
ness OL aim-Ms his motto.
On Wednesday last two ot the oldest people
ple on earth celebiatcd their anniversaries
at the Homo for thp Aged and Inflim Col
ored Persons at Philadelphia. Aunt Mary
McDonald was 128 on that dny nnd John Gib
son 120. Iloth were born In slavery , the
former at Norristovvn. Pa , and the latter at
Church Hill , Md The venurablo pair arc
rcmaikably acth-o for their age
There died in Glasgow the other dav James
Gllchrlst , who wa-j known ns "tho Scottish
Stradivarlua. " GHchtlst , who was C2 jean
old , w.ii a mechanical genius. Ho mndo the
nist dl/llrtiit / and delicate Instruments am
was the chief aid of Piof Pcttlgrew In
making his models foi Investigating the laws
governing the ( light of birds Ho died n
poor man , his wife often sijlng. "Ho can
make everything but money. "
Senator Harris of Tennessee was once
ma > or or alcalde of the town of Carlotta ,
Mexico. The senator , then General Harris
and out of a position because of the fall ol
the confederacy , was quit" willing to acccpl
the honors nt that time (1SGG ( ) , not through
any fondness for Mexico , but partly for the
reason that Parson Hrovvnlovv was anxious
to hang him , and his future In the United
States was not especially promising.
I'ULItSlAff J'llOMlS.
.Sumo VlKlH VVIikli GiMirRn 71. ( Hnrlnokod
ill IllH M.iti niriir.
Sprlngflflil ( Muss ) tii-publlcan.
After the smoke of the present battle has
cleared away the merits of the original con
troversy between Mi. Pullman and his em
ployes will remain ns a subject of some pub
lic Inquiry and discussion. Closely bearing
on this point Is the financial condition of
the Pullman company Its operations for the
last two full flbcal years ending July 31 re
sulted as follows.
1S9 * 1S91
Earnings $ S.Ocl.OSl $ 0,200CS3
Uoyallies , profits , etc. . . . 1,311,275 2,1S ,211
Totnl revenue JIO.OOJ.T.V ! $11.SOSM
Operating expenses o.-ISS Vi ! .1,825940
Other expense. ! 1,011U4 ! 1.0J7.E03
Dividends on block 2,300,000 2,020,000
Surplus $3,250,339 $1.000,418
Thus after declaring a dividend on the
stock ot 8 per cent the coiniiiy had left a
surplus In 1893 largo enough to have war
ranted nn extra dividual ot over 10 per
cent , and In 1S92 It could have declared
an extra dividend of 8 per cent above the
8 per cent actually divided. Ever slnco
1S7U this company has paia dividends of
from 8 to 3' , per cent , and rare has been
the jear In which it has not carried a large
nnm t the surplus account , which in the
main has not been Invested In the plant
of the company , and Is presumably avail
able In large part for division among the
si.i.i.i > uuiurij > an aggregate sum to date of
some 5 4,000,000 , or within $12,000,000 of
the entire amount of capital Invested In
the stock. Mr. Pullman personally is a
very wealthy man , said to be worth somu
$25.000,000.
This is n very remarkable showing of profIts -
Its from manufacturing Industry. Its par
allel for richness Is hardly to bo found In
the country outside ot the Sugar trust and
. It cannot
ono or two other combinations.
bo found among the railroads or among
any of the ordinary manufacturing or mer
cantile enterprises. It Is the biggest gold
mine probably uncovered In the country
before the advent of the "trust" Idea.
When the great strike nnd riots of 1877
were prcplpltatcd by a reduction of 10 per
cent in the wages of the employes of the
Ilaltlmoro & Ohio and other roads , Mr. Gar-
rett's company was paying 10 per cent on
Its stock , nnd the Republican held nt the
tlmo that the company should bnvo put at
least a part of the reduction upon capital ,
reducing the dividend rate to. say , 9 per cent ,
after which wages might bo brought Into
consideration. And at that time 10 per cent
on money was far less above the general
average ot rales than it Is today.
It may be a question , therefore , for phllin-
throplsts and labor reformers to consider ,
whether Mr Pullman , In view of the extraor
dinary profits ho and Ills company were
accumulating , was or was not morally bounder
or shuro moro generously with his men In
the effects of the hard times Ho believes
In paternalistic methods , and has put them
In operation at his works to a degree not
equalled anywhere clso In America. What
could bo moro In consonance with this policy
than nt such a tlmo to dip back Into the
surplus of $4,000.000 made In the single pre
vious jcar nnd keep up the wages of em
ployes who are to carefully housed and other
wise looked after as so many dependents nt
Pullman ? It may not bo truo.ln other cases ,
but U Is certainly trilo of such a system of
paternalism , that wugo reductions cannot bo
justified In the face ot such profits as the
Pullman company exhibits.
1'opullKin III Kiui ; n.
JsWv York 1'ost.
The overthrow ot popnltHin In Kansas
seems nh.siired bv the decision of tlin dcino-
c-nitH to run a "Htrnlgiit" ticket this ji-nr
In IflS tlioy "fused" with the pnpullHtx ,
nnd the two pnrtlcH polled 1(11,107 ( votes for
Lewdllng , nH uKnltttt 158,075 for the ! <
publican candidate The fusion policy WUH
opposed nt Uml tlmn by Home of Uin vvlneHt
JiMideiH among the dcmocrntH , but the argu
ment Unit Hiicii a combination might tnko
the eh-ctornl voles of the Plato from Iliir-
ilFon prevailed with the muss ot Ihe party.
Now , however , democrats ro an much
disgusted with the record of the populist
Htale itdmliilHli.atlon UH rcpubllcniiH , and
with thHr vote generally tiiHt for Ihulr
own ticket Lewelllni , ' can stand no chance
of re-clccllon.
Don't Worry Yminttlf , .John.
lloMim ( llnlio ,
Some of our English contemporaries nro
prophecyItu ; dliuful consequences to this
tommy from the recent turbulence.
Curllalo Huld , when our civil war bioko out :
"AmcrliM bus taken an cxpreHS train to
destruction , " and vvhrnevtr there Ii any
disturbance on this Hide of thu * Atlantic
our Englluh cousins uro apt to Infer that thu
Kent-nil downfall of oun livUHutlons IH
Imminent. Our English frlumlH Hliould have
learned by thin tfinu not to gut nervoiiH
over our condition The Kerenu dvpthH of
our American existence are unstirred by
these rullleu on UK uurface.
AA\r in inn or
Mnjnr Unlirrnl , Ilrlgiidlrr Ocnrml mid torn.
inl nrjr ( trm-rnl li > Ho "tplrrtpil.
IlevlewliiR the forllicomlnK changes In th
niiny , the Unslilnrton coiirspondent of llto
Nc > v York Sun writes ! The retirement of
Clenernl O. o Uovvnnl , for ORC , during thu
coming mituii ) ! ' , him nlix-a.ly oxoltod specu
lation n * to who will be his sucwssor. In
deed , n double Interest centers In the event ,
twnuso iho promotion ot n brigadier gen-
t-rnl to his vacitttcy will In lt turn iilvo
n Rtnr to noms lt\o colonel.
In unify ot runic thp brlRiultrri nro
Tlioiims II linger , Wuslev Mori lit , John
1 , A , -McO. .Moc'oolPrank 1
ht'iitoii and lllwcll (4. ( Oils. All nro >
Holdlrts of high iiuullllcntlons and dig- i
ngtiMu'd ifpnnlx ' 1 h flint two lire nn- *
m ' of New York niUI grndimtes of West <
Point ( iuieinl Hugor. shortly nfter his \
appointment to tlu > amliuer i-cnps , on t\ \
pmlimtlltK In IMI , ixslgnod from tint nrmy. * J
but piompllv look up liN nvvoul niniln nt 1
the outbreak of the ilvllui - HH lieuten
ant colonel of tlu Tlilid tt'liuontln. Ho J
won brevels of bi tomtit r gcnrinl In the ,1 ,
nrmy nnd tn.ijingonera ! of volunteers
for gallant ccivli'o * nt Ucttj-OnirK nnd nt
I-r.uiklln , resp , cllvclj , nnd luiiehod his
plesent Rtnde intliir nnue limn eight jeniH
iigo. Clenernl Miriltt , K'rmlnntltiK In 1SOO ,
hnd a brllllnnl war lomnl In HIP eimilry ,
with luevolM fioni tnnjor up tn inujor KOII-
ernl In the ri'inilai.i fet G > ittvMmrg.cllow
'Invent , llnwe's .Shop. Pivo PorlcM mid Iho
llti.il MiKlnlu iiimiuilKit. ntii' ' of major
Kineral \olunlfiMS for Wlnthestci , nnd
PNhi'i s Ulll II. . hoi'utno u brigadier
Kim ml In thf nrmy In 1V(7. (
( iiiieitil llruoko besnn hta cm err with tha
elvll v\.u n < j n ojiptaln In Iho Konrtli
I'onnsvlv.inU Inrunlij. was brevotted
colonel In tin ; nrmy for ( ii ityMmiK nd nlso
brlgnillui genet al tpcrlnVnllv "for dls-
UiiKulHhrd sttvicpH liming the it-rent but-
tie * ot tlto Old Wlldeuu-ss nn > l ilpoltMyl-
vanla t'ouit 1 louse , " and iiuijur genernl
of volunteiis for Tolnpotomv and ( . 'old
llaibiii tioneril Mi Cook Is the eldest ot
Iho brigadiers , nnd 1ms ceon imirh the
longest set v lee In the nrnij' , ImvliiK onteied
the Thltd Infnnliy fiiimcU Point In
IVi. , Hlili o tierviiiK contlmunish He wnn
bi cv cited 1 1 om nut lor to major uencrnl
liiplnilve for I Udl Knn. Nashvillp , Shlloh.
Pctrvvlllp nnd gineinl Held sei vices.
( ictipnU Wbenton nnd General OtH began
their e.uoers with the elvll vv.ir , imt being
KniduulcM of the Mllltmy ne idemy Tln
former wns hn veiled up to tmijoi general
for thu Wlldei IK" . Cedar Creek , I'eteit- .
burK and vntlous battles In the Sheiiiindoah
valley , where he commanded u division
of the SIMh corps (5eiu-i.il Otis wns
brevettod eolonol of lesulniM and voluiiteen
lor Kpottsylvnnl i. and Inlk-nillu general ot
volunteers for rimpel House.
While Ihovo n cords iiru all Interesting
ns attesting the espeilence. nnd ei vices
of the nlhrliuidlci i , the poixlbllltles are
that the pil e will go to Gcnrinl linger.
Sonlorllveuns , on the whole , a more pre
vailing factor in piomotlng ftom Inlgndler
to malor general tlmn In promoting fiom
colonel to brliwdici. Per It Is obvious Hint
where ( -election has once been eseiclsed ,
Independently ol senloilly , In picking a
colonel fet piomollon , the rensoim on which
It is limed. If worth v rc-itmis would
naturally continue' to opera to In future pro
motions , In oidlnnrj * pence tlmi'S and with
no special u < i vices to lew aid 01 miscon
duct to ropiovp. in othei vvoulM , Ihe bpnlor
bilgndlei , havlm ; been pli ked out In piet-
ercncc to any of his present ni ivl-iUs In
lhal Ktndc for promotion to It , could count ,
if othPi Ihliifis remain equal , on being
llrst .lining them , also , to be mndo it
miifoi general When ( Jenenl Miles was
thus piomoted IIP wns Ihe sctiloi In In. idler.
It Is Hue that sometimes n dilaj In pro
motion could IIP made In fuvot ot home
VPIV meritorious olllrer who Is to retlie
ear'lpr However , General llnjfor retltes
e.ulj In 3V < ! 7. and General Mitiltt not Until
19rtO , and O notnl 1'iooke and ( Jeneinl Otl
not mill ) 100. Gencnl Met'nok alone 10-
thes eiuller , and Indeed less tlmn Hlx
mouths after nrncinl How aid , and this
fact , with his long service , mav give him
the promotion , allowing General Ruger his
turn tlieieaflei
Hut who will be the now brlrndler when
General llouaid's vncnncj' Is illloil ? That
Is n much birder question to annvvor. The
enlor colonel of the line Is Colonel W. it.
Shatter , Klist Infantry , who bognn his
career ns ( list lieutenant ot the Seventh
Michigan Infnntij' . He wns brevettcd
colonel In the nimv foi Pair Oaks , and also
biUadler general ot volunteers He seems
to have ns good a chnncc ns am body Just
now , ultlioiiuli he hns frequently been
pa&sed over , and , Indeed , since ho does not
retire until Ibli , would have other oppor
tunities If passed over once more now.
Colonel M. M. Ulnnt , .Sixteenth Infantry ,
will letlio In n , few weeks , nnd hence be
fore the vncancy occurs , while Colonel P.
T Swalne , Tw out -second , whose chances
for the star were nt one time considered
very good , retires for ane less than two
and a hnlt months nfter the vacancy , BO
Hint the Interval may be considered too
short to Justify the changes Involved In
his assignment to the comnniul of a de
partment Then In older como Colonel II.
C Jlcrrlnm , Seventh Infantrv , retiring In.
1 01 ; Colonel X n llllss , retiring" In 1S.19 ;
Oolonel J. W Koi-svlh , Seventh cnvnlry ,
formeilv of Sheridan's ' staff , who ictlre.s In
1S9S ; Colonel T M Andeisou , rourleenth
Infantrv , who iPtlres in 1HOO , nnd Colonel
1' P Townsend. Twelfth , who retires In
1S97 If Colonel H W rios on , Pouith nr-
tlllcry. who is five lllcs lower still on the
list of llnp colonel" , move near the top ,
IIP would Btand a very go id chnncp- Indeed
foi promotion , ns II Is manv a ycir slnco
nn artillery officer hnH received the star ,
and he Is highest In that arm. He retires
In 18 % , ,
There Is a Htnr In the start to be awarded
still cm Her than those In tin line In Sep
tember HrlK.idler General John P Haw
kins. commlR < mrv Kcncrnl of subsistence ,
will be retired for a e His hiiccessor will
no doubt be ono of the five assistant com
missary generals , of whom two , M H. Mor-
ran and T C Sullivan , are colonels , and
the other Ihree lieutenant colonels. In the
staff departments Hcnlorlty Is no morp a
nu-uantee of the star thin In the lino.
General Da Harty , the predecessor of General -
oral Hawkins as head of the subsistence
department , was the senior .subordlnntn
when promoted : on the other hand , General
Hawkins himself , who became chief In De
cember , 1802 , wns HIP Junior of Colonel
Morgan , though his hpnlor In years Now ,
however , Colonpl Morgan , who graduated
from the Mllltnrv academv In 1801 and
served In the artillery until the outbreak
of the civil war , will again be a candidate
and perhaps the most prominent one Dur-
Imr the present summer leave of absence
of General Hawkins , which will cany him
beyond the date of hlH retirement , Colonel
Morgan hns chaige of the department.
Will IlUtory llopt-nt Itself ?
Denver Tleinibllcin
Following the great strike ot 1877 there
peen cnmo a revlvnl In business. I et us
hope that It will be BO In thlH Instance.
It may be that dUtuihanccs like the recent -
cent railroad strike help to Improve the
general condition of business , just OH some
times nn attack of Illness puts ono'H con
stitution In n better condition than It war
before the Illness occurred.
3lli : I'KAUOVK I'OKT.
New York Sun.
I scorn the peacock bard who slnga
With vcilml affectation
To overdress the offerings
Of his lin initiation.
I love the. honest ihymer who
AvoIdH all verbal mazes
And puts the beautiful and true
In clear and Hlmple phrases.
Hltt thoughts no pompous garments wear.
Whose thoughts me woith pieservlng , .
Who loves the fanciful aniifulr ,
With firdor never owervliiK.
Hales empty formH and vain deceltH ,
And makes his pleaiinnt duty
To fill a vvotld with fancied swcetH
And dtaw the veil from beauty.
Who'd have Ids fellows laud the moro
HlH bklll at ornumentlnt , '
Than what of lovellneHi or lore
His verFo nmy be presenting
IH not the bard who. llku a Ktar ,
Ughls up the dntknes'i , nhovvlnff
Tiovv full of beauty all thlncu mo
And llfo how will vvoitli knowing.
SUMMER TRAVEL
OR
ANY TRAVEL
OR
STAY AT HOME.
S ? 10,000 Accident Insurance
for $24 pur year.
Tills Policy Is dpcidedly better than
any similar policy ever Issued. Ask
the 1 Ionic Office or the General Aucn t
about It.
The United States Mutual
Accident Association ,
110 , III * 114 bftOAO AV , KIM TODK
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II. A VVAON2H , State A ; im
U 1'lrnt fi'iitlnmil Ilinilf Itnl tl nif ,
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