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THE OMAHA DAILY 13F.E : TirtJUSDAT , JULY an , 1891. THEOMAHADAILY BEE. * ' " 'K" noHHWATnU , Editor. nVnHYMO NtNO _ _ _ TirtM3 "OK SUMSeilTFTION. Dully Il'c ( without MumlrtV ) One Yciir . I J 01 Dally lie ? nnd Humluy. One Y ir . 1J W Hlx Months . | * { Thru ) Month * . . . . | jj flumlny Her , OneYrnr . J < Hntuntny tiff One Yonr . ' jj Weekly lice. On.Yfnr . . . 6j OITICKH. Oimhn , Thi > life llullillnir. Hmitli Omnlm , fnim-r N nnil Twenty-fourth Sta. Council Hinds. 11 I'ontl Hlreet. Clilrniro twin31 , rimmlier of Cimm-rci- New York , Ilixims 13. II nnil IV Tilbuno Illilg. Vn.hlnKlun , HM I' HlreH. N. W , coititi:8i'ONDiNCi : : : . All coijirminkatlom relntlnit to ne and edi torial matter ulioulil nililrcmwlJ To ttichilllor. IICHINHSS MrrrtJiis. All liuslnenii l tlpm nml remltlnnccs uliout.l . b9 Brldrennerl lo The Jo ! 1'iilillsliMiit company , CJnialm Dinflu , chocks nnd | io t .Illco nnlers to bo tnmlo | ni > nlln to tinnnler of the cciiiip my. THU IIIJi : I'l " 'jis"ifiO ' l 'MI'ANY. BTATII.MIINT Ol Ru IJ Tclnifk -crctnry of 1 lie lice Pul > - IWilnn ruiniiui > , Ix'lntr iltily suoin , wi } i ai the nctiml inunlic-r nt full nnil c.oniilelo | tonlni of The Dnlli Moinlnit , KvmlnK nnil Hinnlny Ileo printed OurlnK Ilio inonlli of June , lk l , wns n f olid we : ilnluctlons fnr un nld uml returned copies . il.6i6 Totnl i ilil . 6-t,787 Dully nvcrnBu net clnulatlun . 21.8J6 Buiid.iy. OCOIIOG 11. TZSCIIUCK. a orn to 1 p fine me nnd siil tcrllicil In my pres ence this 5d iliy of July. Ml . ( Still ) N. 1' . mil , . Notnij Public. The speaker of the next house of repre sentatives was rcnainlnatcd for congress by the Maine republicans the other day. Dennis Kearney must be on the side of Japan In this Corcan dispute. Ho Is Iho author of the famous order that the Chinese must go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Marc Antony lived to pronounce the funeral oration over Caesar. Does Hill expect to perform the same service , politically speak ing , for Mr. Cleveland ? That cool wave that struck Washington this week brought relief to every one cx- Oept President Cleveland. It was just as 'jot for the president as ever. The reporter who said that In the hearing of Debs Judges Qrosscup and Woods were sitting "en blanc" should bo Immediately hauled up and unceremoniously fined for con tempt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Three victories for Iho Vigilant ought to jnnble George Gould to sail Into society , al though ho lose every other race In which he enters his yacht against her Orttlsh com petitor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It Is unfortunate that Debs was not born twins or triplets , so that all the courts which are clamoring to try htm for contempt might have jurisdiction over him at ono and the same time. It cost the taxpayers of Omaha $114.GO for the little outing of Superintendent Fltz- patrlck to the meeting of the National Teachers association. What will It cost them for his pleasure excursion this year ? Isn't It about time- for another rumor of the decision In the maximum freight rate case to emanate from railroad headquarters ? , It is quite safe for the railroads to claim an opinion In their favor so long as Justice Brewer has not taken final action In the caso. Our asphalt streets arp being kept In a tolerable state of repair , but as much can not bo said of the sandstone , granite and wooden block pavements. Is thers any rea son why part of the street repair fund should not be laid out for repairing the worn out wooden block and defective stone Mid brfck pavements ? Wo are glad to know that Shakespearian English has not yet been crowded out of the United States senate by the poker room language so profusely indulged In by the great number of senators. It Is gratifying to bo Informed that Shakespeare persists In splto of the peculiar vocabulary by which he finds himself surrounded. Inoculated chinch bugs have produced an almost total annihilation of these pestiferous Insects In Clay county. So says the official crop report of the United States weather bureau. Why not Inoculate a few political boodle bugs and kill off the pestiferous po litical parasites ? There never was a time when the state was so badly aflllcted with them. In this red-hot weather It Is not at all surprising that councllmon should try to pitchfork each other with words that burn. The truth Is that our council proceedings have become tame and uninteresting. In the good old days not many years back council meetings were enlivened by the throwing of inkstands and distribution of black oyes. It Is so seldom that Senator Hill finds himself on the sumo sldo of the question as President Cleveland that ho Is making the most of the opportunity afforded him by the president's tariff letter. Hill's sup port of the president's position In this emergency will bo called upon to counter balance nil the latent hostility that Is bound to appear in outbreaks against the president sooner or later. Wo suppose that Congressman Hartcr had no expectation of receiving a reply to hla inquiries addressed to President Ilavomeyer of the Sugar trust. At any rats ho ought to have known that no reply would bo vouchsafed. The Sugar trust does not deal with Individual congressmen so long as sena tors are fewer and just as cheap. I lave- meyer would bo foolish lo waste his time with the house after he has acquired tltlo to the senate , Has It como to this that every senator who makes an assertion upon the floor of the senate is compelled to call upon two or three of ills associates to attest the truth of what ho la saying ? Has senatorial veracity de clined so low that It lias to have the evl- ilonco of witnesses to support It ? The sena tor who resorts to court room methods to rnuko his case must be Imbued with the Idea that In no other way can he convince hla audience ( hat ho la not misrepresenting the real situation. It will bucomo dangerous for senators to epcik unless they have the cor roborating testimony at hand. The prece dent which they are setting may lead to ratlier'Inconvenient embarrassment for some ot them in the futura , 01 : ' LMtUll MtMTU. "The military shall bo In strict subo-JI- nation to the civic power. " This In the ex press language of the bill of rights which constitutes artlcli ) I. of the constitution of Nebraska. Upon this fundamental principle are boned the objections and remonstrance * which have repeatedly been made by labor organbatlons against the use of the army to quell labor disturbances tlmt have not do- genciatcd Into nn Insurrection , And now certain labor leaders propose to counteract the offensive or unwarranted use of .mili tary power by the enrollment of members of labor organizations Into mllltla companies. If Grand Master Sovereign la quoted cor rectly , he also Is outspoken In favor of en listing the Knights of Labor Info the state mllllla. "Ilerelofore , " sayi Grand Master Sovereign , ' "the advice to worklngmen Imi been to keep out of the mllltla. It should bo changed. Every working man should join the mllltla , thus gctttlng the arms nnd discipline necessary to defend the country and the people from the anarchists , rail road managers , their trusts , atlornoys and the murdoroui deputies and Plnkertons whom they employ. " Now , If this advice Is followed , what will bo the consequence ? Will It not Inevitably lead to military mutiny , civil war and a military despotism established on the ruins ot our republic ? The prime object of an or ganised mllltla Is to supplement the civil authorities In the maintenance of law and order. The mllltla are sworn to support and defend the national and state constitu tions and obey the commands of their su perior ofllc rs In suppressing riot nnd do mestic Insurrection. An army that would be subject to any order or authority except Its commanders would bo more dangerous by fur to public security and civil llberly than mobs and rioters. Hut that Is pre cisely the kind of an army we should have If Mr. Sovereign's advice Is carried out. The governor , as commnnder-ln-ciilef of the mili tary forces of the commonwealth , might clash In his orders with the mandates of the grand master of the Knights of Labor. Such a contingency Is almost sure to arise In any state under present conditions. Would the Knights of Labor entailed In the mllltla remain loyal to their oaths and obey the orders of the governor or would they obey the grand master workman of the Knights , and thus turn mutineers and tialters ? Uvery American citizen of proper age and bodily strength has a right to enroll himself in the mllllla , but lo organic and arm large Bodies of worklngmcn under rnllitla laws with a view to righting real or Imaginary wrongs and grievances Is a menace to free govern ment and would be subversive of the very objects for which worklngmcn contend. There Is no call for a Knight of Labor mllltla to put do\vn anarchists. That will bo done by the existing civil and military authorities at any cost. There Is no possibility of sup pressing conspiracies against the patrons and employes of railroads or destroying trusts organized by rapacious speculalors by any kind of military force. There Is no neces sity for organizing the Knights of Labor mllltla to knock out ) the Plnkerton or other armed mercenaries who have no lawful port In our system. Plnkertonlsm should be rooted out by stringent legislation. In this and many other states Plnkerton merce naries are outlawed and their employment for bidden under severe penalties. If Mr. Sovereign and other labor leaders will direct their efforts In the proper channel there will be no place for Plnkerton hirelings In any stateof the union by the end of two years. The nee always has advocated every ra tional measure that would promote the wel fare of wageworkers , but It regards with serious apprehension the proposition to or ganize the Knights of Labor Into military companies. If carried Into effect it Is al most certain to lead to consequences disas trous to worklngmen as well as the whole country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mil. JIAltTini'S I'L.lN. There are some meritorious features In the compromise tariff measure Introduced In the houseby Representative Harter of Ohio , who. It may bo remarked , Is an ox- tenslvo manufacturer and not merely a politician. In the first place It Is a simple plan , which can bo readily understood by everybody. It avoids complex schedules , which are confusing and often misleading. As everybody Interested in the tariff under stands the existing law , each Interest af fected would 1)3 able to tell at once what would be accomplished In Us particular line under a law such as Mr. Harter pro poses. This plan provides for a minimum duty of 20 per cent ad valorem on all arti cles now paying a higher duty than that , nnd all duties below 20 per cent ad valorem nnd In excess of 12 per cent shall bo reduced to the latter rate , the amount of the In ternal revenue tax to bo added In the case of articles produced or made In this country subject to such tax. Duties below 12 per cent ad valoiem are not disturbed. Mr. Harter proposes to tax coffee and tea , which , In the opinion of a great many people ple- , are quite as proper objects of tariff taxation as sugar , and he also proposes to Increase the beer tax , though not to an extent th.it would affect the pocket or re duce the dilnk of the consumer. Ho would withdraw all protection from the sugar refining Interest , on the ground that It evi dently docs not need It , because It refuses to furnish reasonable Information regarding Its business. Under this bill , Mr. Harter says , neither an Income tax nor an Increase of the- whisky tax would bo needed , and It would provide a surplus of revenue every year , Including the first. Sir. Harter Is a practical man who has given the tariff question a greit deal of careful study , and therefore his proposed compromise measureIs cntllled to and will receive consldeiiitlon both In and out of congress , though , of course , thcro Is hardly a possibility ot Its acceptance and adoption. There Is very little protection for anything In this bill , as the average of duties under It would bo less than 20 per cent ad valorem , but Its author Is doubtless right In saying that It would raise revenue. It would certainly stimulate the Importations of foreign manufactures , nnd to the extent that It did this American Industries com peting with these forolgn-mado goads would suffer. Mr. Hartcr admits that the average duties under It would bo lower than under the Wilson bill , and that measure was looked upon as destructive of many of our Indus tries. Ho cannot reasonably expect the senate , which would not have the Wilson bill because it approached too near to frea trade , to accept his measure , which goes still nearer , As to taxing coffee and tea , there are democrats besides Mr. Ilartor who think those articles a proper source of rev enue , but the number Is small who would venture to support such a tax. An Increase of the tax on beer was discussed when' the house bill \vas balng framed and abandoned under a pressure from the brewing Interest ot the country , which convinced those In charge of the bill that it would be bad political policy to Increaie the tax. With regard to abandoning the Income tax , it Is entirely certain that the friends of that proposition ore strong enough to have It retained In any revenue measure that may be agreed upon , and they assuredly would not allow a tax on coffee and tea to bo sub stituted for It. Thcro will bo other compromise tariff bill * Introduced , and It Is sifc to say that all of them will not be more worthy of at tention than this one. Mr. Hnrter's plan , however , falls far short of overcoming the obstacles In the way of an agreement be tween the house and senate. ; ; oir wiUi run .sKxm Nobody familiar with the political situa tion can seriously doubt that the house of representatives of the Fifty-fourth congress will be In the control ot republicans. If there has existed at any time within the past six months a reasonable ground for doubting that the result of the congressional elections In November will be to transfer the control of the house to the republican party It has b-on removed by recent cvcnls which have more slronnly emphasized the division In the democratic parly on thd tariff and more plainly demonstrated the Incapacity and the Insincerity of that party with respect to this question. IJy the confession of Its own leaders the democracy stands condemned as having not a single claim to populir confidence. Its lead r In the national senate have been de nounced by a democratic president as dis loyal to the principles and the pledges ot the party. In reply democratic senators sol emnly declare that the president has been guilty of duplicity and misleading assur ances Thcro are charges of corruption and dishonest practices and of subservience to the dictation of a grasping monopoly. In a word , the democratic party Is engaged in an Internecine conflict which threatens Its dismemberment and renders It utterly unfit to bo again entrusled'wllh the power of leg islation. Such being the case , and In view of the vast Injury to the country which has resulted from the success of the democracy two years ago , It Is Impossible to doubt that the people will return the republican party to the control of the popular branch of con gress rext November. This being conceded , It Is an Interesting ( juostlon as to how the senate will stand politically In the Fifty-fourth congress. The auestlon could be easily answered If that body were to be chosen as the house Is. The terms of thirty senators expire next March , sixteen of whom arc republicans and fourteen democrats. The sixteen states represented by republicans are Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhoilo Island , Delaware , Illinois , Michigan , Minnesota , Iowa , Nebraska , Colorado rado , South Dakota , Montana , Idaho , Oregon and Wyoming. The fourteen states repre sented by lUmociats are Aikansas , South Car olina , Louisiana , West Virginia , Texas , Ten nessee , Virginia , Kentucky , Kansas , Missis sippi , New Jersey , Alabama , North Carolina and Georgia. There are at present eighty- five senators , of whom forty-four nro demo crats , thirty-eight republicans and three popu lists , and to control the senate the republicans must sain seven \otes In addition to those already held that Is , In a full senate of elgty-elght members they must have forty , five. five.Of Of the sixteen states represented by re publicans only Delaware and Colorado can be regarded as at all doubtful , with the ohances largely In favor of both returning republican successors to Senator Hlgglns and Senator Wolcott. The legislature of Dela ware Is two-thirds republican , so that the 10- Dubllcnns ought to hold thelf own In that state. A fusion of democrats und populists In Colorado might be successful against the republicans , but the indications are that the experience of that state with a populist gov ernor has made It again safely republican. Illinois has been Included In some calcula tions among the doubtful states , but It Is perfectly safe to predict that Illinois will not chooss a democratic successor to Senator Cullom. The now vacant seats for Wyoming and Washington will be filled by republicans and there Is reason to expect that the re publicans will get the vacant sent for 5Ion. tana. This will leave still four seats to bo gained by the republicans In order to secure control of the senate. One of these , It I pretty safe to count on , from Kansas , and It is vety probable that another will be gained from New Jersey. There Is abundant evi dence of a strong drift to the republican party In Kansas and the success of that party Is not seriously doubted by those famil iar with the situation. New Jersey Is repub lican for the first time In many years and Is very likely to continue BO for some years to come. Assuming that this calculation will be verified , the republicans will still need two members to control the senate. Them Is a possibility that ono of these will bo fur nished by West Virginia , and it has been suggested that Tennessee may choose a re publican senator , but this Is far from prob able. The Indications , therefore , point to this extraordinary condition In 1893 : A re publican house , a democratic president nnd a senate with the populists holding the bal ance of power. There Is ono contingency that would Insure republican control of the * senate of the Fifty-fourth congress , nnd that Is the Inability of two of the western or northern democratic senators whoso terms do no tcxplro next year to servo out their full terms. A IIAOKIMWA Oil "When thieves fall out , honest men get their dues. " This has no particular perti nency to the parties at war In the present tariff deadlock , but It Is almost unconsciously called to mind by the confessions of mutual deceit and guilt that are to bo gathered from the utterances of Iho president and of the faen- ate combine , exposing lo the public for the first tlmo the proceedings out of which the sonata tariff bill has been evolved. While the opposing factions are holding up their hands in holy horror of ono another and telling how selfish and how double dealing the other has been , those members of congress who have been excluded from participation In the- dis heartening task of reconciling democratic differences can sit with folded arma and contemplate the Inspiring harmony that pre vails In the democratic camp. The little coterie of senators who have been manipulating the tariff bill set out to whip their colleagues Into line In support of a measure that promised each of them the con cessions required to pay his own political debts. So far as holding the pledges of the democratic national platform constantly and consistently In view no ono can bu convinced that the process was anything clso than a game ot grab , with the one with the longest arms pulling the biggest prize. After each had de cided upon the minimum which ho would ace pt for his vote , the secretary ot the treas ury was Invited to assist fn formulating a bill In accordance with these senators' wishes. The secretary as well as the presi dent , on being Informed tlmt the senate bill offered the best that they could hope for , acquiesced doubtless In the hope that with the bill once la the conference committee thcjr would tHu-iEU to cssrclsf n llttlu morn coercion over the stubborn senators. In this the president seems to have made a miscalcu lation , judgliM from the defiant attitudes as sumed by hlir oppontnt- . The latter In turn , after submitting to his arraignment , shower their accusations ot duplicity upon him. They eftilin that the president will fully gave tlitui | to undcr.stind at every stagn of the bill that ho not only had no objection ! tn the enale4imondnicnts , but actually ap proved of them. They occnso him of break ing faith In now repudiating these amend , mcnts ar.d holding them up as evidence of parly perfidy and party dishonor. The per fidy , If any , they Insist , Is In the white house , and not In the senate. In the course of this crimination and re crimination the public has been given n view of the terrible struggle that has been golii ) , on In the senate to decide whether there should be any tariff bill passed by that body or not. The end of the struggle finds the parties In such strained relations that noth ing but a complete backdown by ono 01 them can save the measure. Which shall bo the ono to recede Is now the perplexing prob * lem. A compromise without the stultification of cither the president or the democratic senators seems practically Impossible. It must be a backdown for one side or the fail ure of all tariff Irglslatlon. Ths question of securing n grand spectacu lar exhibition with performances extruding over several weeks In Omaha this fall Is hugely a question of financl.il arrangement. Anything that brings people from abioad Is helpful to a city. The visitors not only make purchases of our merchants while they are hero , but they also form acquaintances and obtain Information of our resources ami markets that encourages them to continue their business relations with city firms long after their return to their homes. It furthermore stimulates frequent visits to the city for the purpose of transacting busi ness. If favorable terms can bo secured , the proposal to bring this exhibition here will deserve the encouragement of our busi ness men In general. Other cities have their annual attractions that appeal to the people living In the territory tributary to them. Omaha must keep up with the pro cession. No fault can be found with the selection of citizens made by President How ell of the city council as members ot the joint com mittee to consider the question of consoli dating the city and county governments In this county. The scope of the committee's power Is one of doubtful extent , but there Is nothing to hinder It from Instituting a free discussion of the possible ways and means by which the desired object can bo attained. In a discussion ot this kind the men appointed to represent the citizens nt largo will be able to contribute the results ot a wldo personal experience with the problems of municipal government. Presi dent Howell Is to bo commended for his judicious choice. The county commissioners are quite right In refusing to allow ; a bill for the services of a deputy assessor who was dead during part of the period alleged to have been covered and confined to his bed for the most of the remainder. But they ought not to stop hero They ought to find out who was responsible for bringing In" that bill , for It must have been done with-tho evident intention of de frauding the taxpayers of the county. If the person Is d public ofilcer. even though merely a ward [ asiepsor , the public have n right to know It and to boiapprlscd of hlb character. A faud of this kind , however potty , should not be passed without some action to prevent Its recurrence. Queen LIHuokalanl InsKts upon making her continued existence known by protesting to the United States government against the recognition by this country ot the newly or ganized Hawaiian republic. The qneen'.s protest comes a trifle late just now , but It will bo duly Incorporated Into the files of the protracted Hawaiian correspondence. The enthusiasm of the president over the Ha waiian question seems to have reached a very low ebb. The man who expects to bo the next post master of South Omaha Is most decidedly opposed to annexation , and there are at least several men on the anxious seat about that postofllce. When that plum Is once plucked they will all change their minds ex cept the lucky one. "When liiiRiirH I'ull out , " Ktc. Kansas City Hlnr. It has come about. Yet nobody would have supposed that Hill and Got man would over fall out unless they happened lo inn up against each other In n pies.identl.il race. } loncbt men aic now likely to get their dues. _ Thu Lords Ivnoil ' 1 liolr Klglits. St. Louis Hepulillo Tbo Impossibility of booming from the senate , timing this generation , the submis sion of a constltntlon.il nmondment provid ing for the election of senntois by the people ple Is only additional proof of the Holldlty with which our House of Loida has pililted ll.sclf behind Its own perpetuity as a su preme nnd Immovable body. Till ) rnlii : HIM All Klght. Cleveland Tlaln Dciler ( dcm ) . Free trade does not mean democracy nnd the radicals within the party or without cannot measure the party by a free trade yardstick , lletter by till odds stand by the principles of historic democracy ami pnsa a tariff bill which moans revenue for the government und Incidental protection to nil our Industrie ; * . Such Is the- senate bill , and to that bill senators owe allegiance. A I'ovorly L'ontraillrtlim. Buffalo nipnss. The 2 per cent dividend declared by Pull man's Piilace Car company seems unimpor tant of Itself. Hut It in CM M a pro Ills of $ U)0- ) ono. When It Is lemembered that this Is n quaiItrly dividend mm can appreciate Mi. I'ullmnn'H Tallin e as tin Issuer of mani festoes. Ills Intlmitlnn that the company wiis nuking' nothing ! In these close times It baldly Hustalntxl l | > " this action ot the boaid of dlrcctota. j Tim ( in-lit 11 nil Only ( JlrciiH. New 1'uiU. Tribune. Representative illrrifklnrldge , In pleading with bis Kentucky , rpnstltuc-ntH , for n ro- nuininiitlon. Insists that hu will positively be needed In the unit congioss to assist In fultlllliw the proiifst > .s ( made to the country by the democratic party. The spectacle of lliecklmldgo begKimt' ' for un opportunity to seize the poor oh ! dl-mocraoy by the collar and compel It to ptifurm UH moral obliga tions Is un t'xhlbltlfxnathnt must make life weary and busliifsa , , dull for every other circus now showliyy , InKentucky. , , Tlin t o'iWWnti'd Cz r. ClncliinntVl7if3ulriT ( ' No- czar , emperqy.ijr'Anllltary dictator hna ever expressed sul'h1 ' crtiitempt for the login- latlvo branch of filH'KttVemment IIH Is Im plied In the remaikuble letter of President Cleveland to CongiiiSHinan Wilson on the tariff measure now pending , Nor bus any I > otentato vvlmtever assumed 8uch authority nil ho nets up In that document. Ho applied thB words "perlldy and dishonesty" to legis lators of hh own pnrty who should presume - sumo to differ with him on the sn'.iject of placing two articles of raw material on the frcnj list. He speaks as one having author ity to determine what the leglsbaivo branch Khali do , or , at least , what his party unso. clutes shall do. Thu work of live months In the senate on the tariff bill he souks n > lirunh aside IIH If It were a cobhouxe which little boys had built , without his permission , on. his olllco floor. And yet he buys : "Wo all know that a tariff covering all the varied IntereMs anil conditions of a country na largo us ours must of necessity bu large ly the result of honorable adjustment und compromise. " The bill na It passed the senuto Is the result of just uuch a com- Promina. DO < JH he expect to do the com- proinleliiK on both sides of thu question , and for both bouses of conrens ? Sldnpy Ttlcgraph. The republicans must watch the legislative campaign. The next senator from Nebraska must bo a republi can. Stuirt Ledger1 Hon. Jack MacC'otl of the lllg Sixth Is Mrlctly In the race for gov ernor. It looks as though ho would receive the nomination on the tlrst ballot. Oosatl Tribune With Jack MocColl for standard bearer there will be harmony with in the republican ranks Honestly , friends , wnuld such be the condition with Majors thu nominee ? Johnson county republicans have Invited John M. Thurston lo be present at their county convention and hu has consented. August 11 wilt see the polltlc.il campaign opened In good shape at Tccumsoh. Kearney Hub : Tln.ro are occasional sly hints of Cady or Crounsc as gubernatorial dark horses , nut don't be troubled. The contest Is between Majors and Mact'oll , anil our wcstcin man will win vvllh hands down. Kreil Darrlngton has captured the Dawes count ) delegates to the Sixth district con gressional convention , but It does not nec essarily follow that hu will bu nominated There are still several counties to be heard from In the Dig Sixth. Sidney Telegraph : John K. Hvans for sec retary of state Fcems to bo about the thing. Western Nebraska represcnlcd on Hie slate , ticket by John IJ. Hvans would suit the bojs bettor than anything and the rejoicing among western Nebraska republicans has already commenced , as they cannot see from prebont Indications how the ticket can be made up without John. At lust n democratic convention has been called In Nebraska. The bourbon com mittee of the Third congressional district could wait no longer , and Ihe edict has gone forth that the faithful must assemble at Norfolk on August 23. As this date Is two days after that fixed for the populist con vent Ion at the same place , Ihere Is some significance In the action. It Is evident that somebody Is not favorable to the candidacy of Judge Robinson for the fusion nomination. Congressman Kent Is too busy to come home just now , and so he has prevailed on the chairman of the populist congres sional committee to postpone the date of the convention to give him a chance to fix up his fences. The convention will now be held at Broken How August 22 , Instead of August 13 , as originally called. It Is said that the docking of the pay ot absent con gressmen 1ms had something to do with the Inability of Kem to reach home at the time first set Lincoln News : Mr. Majors has a great many loyal friends In Nebraska who are doing what they can to secure his nomina tion as governor. They are , cf course , as much entitled to their opinion as lo his qual- Illcatlons and general Illness as arc others , but It must be very evident to those who prefer party success to the elevation of any one man that the nomination of Mr. Majors thl year would be n mistake. His record Is a most vulnerable one , he Ins surrounded himself at every legislative ses sion with harpies and lobbyists of the most notorious sort and It will be simply a cam- pilgn tn which the republicans will bo placed on the defensive and compelled to be mak ing continual explanations. At the present time the chief trumpeter of the Majors boom Is a p lttlcian In the employ of the llur- llngton , who has for years been recognized as Its chief pass distributor. The News Ii for any icpubllcan who can be elected ; It don't believe Majors can. Chadron Signal : Democrats In Nebraska are In the position of the fellow In the poem who married the society belle. When the wedding night came , as It nearly always does In such cases , the bride proceeded to dlsrobo by taking off her false hair , removing her artificial teeth and eyebrows , taking the plumpers from her cheeks and palpitatore from her bosom , and , after depositing them along with sundry other feminine fixings In a chair , betook herself to the nuptial couch , whence she Inquired of her spouse If he Intended to retire. The young man's reply on this occasion , us nearly as we now recol lect it. was : "My de.ir , I nm quite undecided , " he said "Which course In this case would be proper nml fall : To go with thu fraction that's got Into bed. Or icmnlii with the part that Is hung In the chair. " In this case the majority seems Inclined to sit up with the part that Is hung In the clnlr and we don't blame them. It's enough to bend the cold shivers up a man's leg to think of going to bed with democracy us she Is with the wig off. 9 There Is a building boom on at Goring. Tramps enteied the store of M. A. Lamson at Elm Creek and carried off $50 worth of cutlery. An association has been organized at Palmer for the purpose of lighting the Rus sian thistle. The Seventh Day Adventlsts have organ ized a church at Beatrice with about tvventy- flve members. While nd Patchln of Table Rock was run ning a foot race ho Blubbed his toe and fell , sti Iking on his head on a stone. He may lose the bight of ono eye. An ? SOO horse belonging to George Shrevo and Frank Benfer of Plattsmouth ran Inlo a barb wire- fence and Injured itself so badly that It was ruined for racing purposes. J. A. WllKlns , formerly a business man of Beatrice , Is said to have secured a divorce from his wife nt Enid , Okl. , and to have married Miss Jennie Mann , also formerly of Beatrice. Jonas Patterson , a pioneer resident of Phelps county , died at his home In Holdrego Tuesday. Ho was a veteran of the late war , having been a member of the Forty- third Illinois Infantry. A few days ago City Marshal Clements of Norfolk went to Missouri after a man named J. J. Peterson , who formerly lived neir Battle Creek and about a year ago left suddenly -with mortgaged property. Polerson had been localed at Wlieatland , Mo. , and had promised that he would re- luin to Nebraska without requisition papers If an olllccr was sent for him. After Clements had started home with his man the fellow changed his mind and had Clements arreslcd on the charge of abduc tion and attempting to use force In re moving him from one state to another. Clements was laken back to Wlieatland , und asked for a change of venue to Hermitage , which was granted him. Here , In default of ball , he was placed under guard , but not tn jail , where ho now Is. In the mean time his prisoner had been liberated by the court : Attorney John O. Llcey of Norfolk has left for Missouri to look after Clements' case. TllK T.RTJRI : TO 1'ltOF. H'TLSOJf W J. V > ' Swift In New York Sun. I've a letter from jour sire , P.uty mine , party mine ; I could read nnd never tlie , Pnrty mine , imrty mine ; lie Is standing Him by me , And I do not care a D What the Btand of others be , Pnrty mine , party mine : What the stand of others be , Pnrty mine. lie has told me what ho thinks , Paity mine , party inlno ; Ilnw hl plntfoim spirit shrinks , Party mine , party mine ; From the parly perfidy , That the senate asks to bo Made the Cleveland policy , Party mine , party mine ; Made the Cleveland policy , Party mine. And your papa asks of me. Party mine , party mine ; That free conl and Iron be , Party mine1 , party mine ; Hut tlvut sugar needs our hand , And the Income tax must stand , As a popular demand , Pint ) mine , party mine ; As a popular demand , Puity mine. This may seem n llttlo strange , Party mine , iwrty mine ; To those who'ie not In range. Party mine , party mine ; lint I'm here to tell you that He's not writing- through Ma hat Ami wo know where we nro nt , Party mine , party mine ; And we know where we are at , Party mine , I've a letter from your sire , Party mine , parly mine ; I could re-id and never tire , Party mine , party mine ; It Is full of love for you , And tlm best thing now Is to Get beneath him p. d. q. , Party mine , party mine ; Get beneath him p d. > l , " --ty mine. < > H.V.I.V.S noi.n nitt-'i. Chicago Herald ( dcm. ) : President Cleve land may now atplre to a third term , Arthur P , Gorman , the vulpine , has "de nounced" him. Globe Democrat ( rep.- Hitherto Gorman's strong point has been "fine work" rather than oratory , but he showed > cstcrday that ho Is great In the latter field also. Chicago Record ( Ind dcm ) lleffro the public tal.es much heed of Gorman n vin dictive censures It will be Inclined first tn pjlnl to his own peralatcnt tariff meddling and request him to explain ( Int. Chicago Times ( dcm. ) : Between Got man and Cleveland ( he true patriot can but stand hesltint. Doth are absolutely selfish men , with few scruples. Both have great talents which both devote first and always to their own aggrandizement. Kansas City Jrnriml ( rep. ) : President Cleveland Is placed In even it more humil iating position by Hie lestlnijiiy of senators to Ills treachery th.in when he vvni com pelled ( o back down In the Hawaiian con troversy. Poor old Grovcr. Indianapolis News ( Ind. rep ) : So we re joice tint the breach lias come at h t. May It bo so wide as to bo unbridgeable. May Gorman's "ronntnipnt" bo h t. The qiur- rcl cannot bo too bitter to please the honest and self-respecting people of the country. Chicago Post ( dein. ) : How pathetic Is the case of Arthur Pue Gornun ! Illiictrliins patriot , far-seeing statesman , iinbloiichlng democrat , self-sacrificing tariff reformer , I.e was likely to go , because of the hluntni'ss of our \j Un , Into American history us n pothouse politician risen above his natural environment , a crafty double-dealer , a cheap hucksteror of cilice , with the brain of a rabbit and the conscience of a fox. St. Paul Globe ( dem. ) : Gorman and his co-conspirators think to defeat tariff teform. They have enl > given It greater Impulse and a more decided sprit They have given the congressional campilgns this fall but oae Issue. Party lints sink away bofcre It. The question to be decided next November l : Shnll the president nnd tlm representa tives of the people be uphold , or will you sustain the American house of lords ? 9 Mlnncapol s Times ( dem ) : The truth Is that Senator Gorman Is the leader of a lltlle discontented cllnne , who have been dis gruntled ami obstreperous ever since Sir. Cleveland was nominated for the third-time In 1S92. They thought some wiser choice might have been made- ono of themselvc- , for example. Some of them were "In debt " They owed a job lot of old grudge ? left over from Mr. Cleveland's first administration , and were determined to pay them off with compound Interest. Minneapolis Tribune ( rep ) : Whatever Is the oiitcom of the fight thus precipitated whether the pre Idem wins or the senate wins ; whether Mr Gorman and Mr. Cleve land come together and reconcile their dif ferences or not this speech cf the Maryland senator will stand as an arraignment and conviction ot the democratic administration for .Insincerity and hjpocrl y In dealing with the tariff It also throws some strung side-lights upon the Ineonipctcncy of the democratic party , a < a whole or In part , to deal with great nitlonal questions. St. Paul Pioneer Press ( rep ) No one can read thl speech of Senator German and those of his associates without being con vinced that President Clevoltud has been playing a double game on Hie tariff ques tion ; that the senate amendments , Including the duties on coal and Iron , which he now denounces as repugnant to democratic prln clples , were framed and pas ed with his consent and approval , and that his preson position , as expounded In his letter to Chair man Wilson , that democratic principles In exorably demand free raw materials , Is wholly at variance on this question , especially duilng the pre ldentl.il campaign. Kansas City Star ( Ind. dem. ) : As far as the senator from Maryland Is concerned his , tribute to himself , his past record , hU eml nent services and his loftv sense of politic. ! honor will be heard with a shrug of In credulity. No man Is more mistrusted by political friend or enemy than this man Gorman ; no man has > honn more com pletely the small and tricky methods of the petty politician. Nothing that he can say can niter In the slightest degree the opinion formed of his character as dangerous to his party and unswervingly hostile to good gov ernment. Mr. Gorman has put himself In that pos tlon where ho can humbug nobody. T/l/.VfV.S. In times like thrso republican senators believe silence Is golden. The temperature In Washington tends te debilitate the entire countiy. It will be observed Senator Murphy re frains from precipitating himself Into the frav. He has been collared and cuffed Into bllunc ? . Senator Hill's plctuicsqiio cast of Shakes pearean characteis was not wholly satisfac tory to himself. The want of a dead Caesar checked his jojotts tears. Prince Bismarck's estates are heavily mort gaged , amounting to about $750,000. As the estates Include two breweries , the prince can lighten his burden by Inflating the collar. Ono effect of the late strike is the turn ing of a .seaichllght on Pullman affairs. In quiry shows that Pullman pays $12,500 to the national government for licenses to sell liquors In COO cars. As far as known no state exacts a license. Here Is a chance to touch Pullman tn a tender spot. What funny things wo see when Ihc troops are disbanded. There Is Senator Gorman ro- pudiitlng the tariff plunk which lie and his fellows nailed to the wigwam platform , while Senator Vll.is pecks to uphold that which Im and Charley Jones denounced and voted against. Dcmociatlc politics makes strange tie-ups. A new twist has been given the Davis millions , hung up In the courts of Butlo , Mont. , for four yens. Allegations ot perjury and blackmail ore now made , and the mess is as dibgiistlng .is greedy heirs could make It. Meanwhile the lawyers aiu vigilantly guarding the precious pot , and It Is pretty certain mlghly little of the contents will gut away fiom them. An Arkansas man the other day rapped on his collln just as the minister was about to begin the burial service over him. A man In the room , who thought sonic one outside was knocking at the door , yelled "Come In , " hear- inir which the supposed dead man in tlio coftin exclaimed : "What's the matter with you ? I am In already , and want to get out " Ho finally becameso obstreperous that the funeral had to be postponed. Amos Johnson of Cherokee , Mo. , has passed the century mark In years. Mr. Johnson dif fers from the usual run of his class. He does not walk twenty miles to work up an appetite In the morning or read fine print without ulassos. He has not smoked for ninety years or drunk to excess. On the contrary , ho Is too weak to move. Is blind and de.if , and takes his food hypodcrmlcally. His cinch on life Is the wonder of the neigh borhood , The public man who Is Inveigled Into um piring a base ball game sacrifices not only his popularity , but Imperils his prospicts nf promotion. Mayor Hopkins ot Chicago at tempted to pass Judgment on the line points of the game the oilier day , but neither friends nor enemy approved of his decisions and ho was Jeered off the field. Ills tinning down did not end thcro. The city council fell upon him later In the evening and squelched an elaborate veto. Captain Bob Evans Is a lucky sea dog. Ho commanded tlio naval dispatch boat which carried Cleveland to the shooting grounds on Hie Chesapeake and took precious care that the necessary comforts of a states man out for a good tlmo were provided. Ar a reward for his foresight In guarding against Dismal Swamp malaria , Captain Bob has been assigned to command of the great armored cruiser Now York. Moreover , the assignment was Cleveland's own act. lighting Bob , however , earned and deserves the honor , vr J > HKI > . Hliot Ilotli III * riitlinr uml hlilor 'lliimi for llurgliirn. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , July 23. John Col- line , a market gardener , last night thought he hcaid thieves In his garden , and started to Investigate. He was followed by his daughter Maggie. Mrs. Collins heard the two , and supposed them thieves. Arousing her son , William , hu got hit ) gun and shot both father and daughter. The former lu ilenil and the latter dying. Arltnna mill Now Mmloii tn Ilo Admitted WASHINGTON , July 23-The senate com- mlttee on territories has ordered favorable reports on the bills admitting New Mexico and Arizona to statehood . These bills have passed the house , Aioasuro of a Minnesota Representative tlmt May Make Many Changes. INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE BILL Knliirgommit of the l < Wllltlo C'ontiilnoU lu Iho ( 'iiut Lund I.IIWN CoiilompUtoU 1'nU-Ht to IMU In CYrluIn Omen on Short Notice. WASHINGTON Ill'UKAU 0V Tlin BKK , 1107 V Street , N.V. . WASHINGTON , July 25. llopresentntlve llnll of Minnesota today reported - ported lo the homo n bill nincnillng the exist ing law rtgardlng public lands , Provision Is made whereby sultlcrs In townships not min eral or reserved by the government or per sons niul associations lawfully possessed of coal lands or owners or grantees of pnbllc lands shall havu the right to lm\e such liituls surveyed under certain conditions. This fea ture of the bill has In view the enlarge ment of the facilities contained In the coal lands law by permitting such lands to bo survived as can now bo ilotiu In the case of agricultural lands required for uctual set tlement. The discoverer of a valuable de posit of coal upon the unsiirvejed public do main may now tnko possession of und hold his mine , > et thcro Is no provision of l > w under which a patent can Issue therefor until the public survojs have been extended so as to embrace It. Another feature of the bill provides that when settlers or owners or granites of public land : ) make deposits In payment of the cost of aurvejs curtllkates dull be Issued there- for , und these may IK- used In patt as pay ment for the lands settled upon. HIT UUMfX'KATlC HISTORY How long can Ourman stand If That Is the question which Is uppermost In the minds of men who have a wldo and deep knowledge und understanding of current event < and of recent history leading di rectly up to the present situation. In 1X3S , after all iigroements had been made concernliiK the national convention which was to rennmlnato Giover Clcveliml for the piosldency. and when Gorman was clnlrimin of thu committee and was manag ing evetything , thu president stepped In suddenly mid Hin.isliid the slate. He dic tated the date of the convention , selected St. Lruls as the place , depo cd Gorman with Napoleonic abruptness , and placed Wil liam h. Scott In charge of the committee. It was prettj hard for Gorman to endure , but ho gulped down his feelings and bided his time. Ills recalcitrant hand was fell at the polls in the follow Ing November Hill was elected governor of New York , but Cleveland 1-st the electoral ticket of the Umpire state In 1S9.J , after the slate was arranged and the nomination of William It. Morrison of Illinois was assured , Cleveland smashed the slate , and Gorman ran to cover , leaving his Friends In the lurch. It was very hard for Gorman to endure , but he succumbed and tried to swallow his crow without a grimace. In 1S9.1 , after Gorman had arranged a compromibo silver repeal bill , and after Carlisle and Cleveland had appioved It , the same mailed hand came down clinched and smashed evcr > thlng. It was uu awful blow at Gorman , liut ho managed to como up smiling , although a little groggy , and voted for the autocrat's measure. In 1S94 , after Gorman had arranged a compromise tariff bill , with the approval of Carlisle , and after It had been passed by the icnate , when It was In conference , and everybody was saying what a great man Is Gorman , the relentless monster again entered Middenly upon congressional delib erations and bald , substantially : "Gorman Is offensive to me. Ho Is a stench In my august nostrils. I will have none of him , nor of his compromise. Go to , and maKe another bill. " Now the question Is , how long Will Gor man stand this sort of pounding' l ! < j has power to defeat all revenue legl-lntlon Or ho can swallow hh chagiln and submit. Which. ' IN A GENERAL WAY. In response to a letter of Senator Mander- son requesting that the night watchman and lireman of the public building at Lincoln ha retained Instead of being dispensed with , as was contemplated , Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Curtis today sent a letter to Senator MiiuderMin stating that the custodian or the public building at Lincoln has been requested to nominate for appoinlmcnt a suitable person to pcrfoim the duties of watchman and fireman , and that when the appointment shall have been made the serv ices of Joseph Bootho and James Manning , laboicrs , will bo dispensed with. Congressman Mercer today received a tele gram from Captain A. II. Scharff , commtnd- Ing Thurston lillles. stating that the Rifles have entered the stale compet'tlvo ' drill ; that they have an Insufficient supply of arms , and asking Mr. Mercer to request the secretary of war lo authorl/c a loan of sixty surplus rides and equipment nt Fort Omaha. Mr. Mercer In accordance with the request called at the War department today , but was advised that the law not only docs not provide for such n loan , but absolutely prohibits It. As a last resort , Mr. Meiccr suggested that Captain Scharff miiko appli cation fur the loan to thu adjutant general of the stale of Nebraska. Mr. Mercer today , from the cc'rrr't ' PB on public buildings and ground , made a fav orable rcpoit to the hou'j on a bill appro priating $75,000 for a public bulling at NorfolK. Senator Allen today Ii.tro'lucod a resolullon directing the attorney gtncuil lo transmit to the senate full copies of all lelegrr-phlc and olher correspondence which may have passed between him and his ollHe and any of the olllcers , agents or ntlorneys of Iho railway companies whoso roads enter Chicago cage , and that wcro In any manner engaged In or affected by Ibo recent Industrial troubles In the city of Chlccgo. James Marsh of Wjomng , formerly of lleatrlce , Is In Washington for a few days , and was at the capital building today. W. T. Alien has been appointed postmaster at Slam , Taj lor county , la. , vice Isaac Smith , resigned x , iouin.nt , i.iits. Steamship Ilullotln : Orecna What do yon do when yon gut Htnclc on a counterfoil bill ? White Give it to my wife. Truth : Nlghlbavvlt ( jocularly ) How's business ? The Telescope Man ( with Ulc- nllj ) Looking up ! Atchlt-on Globe : The svvngqror nf a prettv girl Is voiy nfton like the swagger of a llghlei who UilnkH lie can whip everybody. Oakland Edioos"Thoio WIIH no spoak- IIIK , 1 mult iMttinil , nt thu EHtoo dinner ? " "No ; but the guests applauded uveiy coursio und eiiLuiul the wine Chicago Record' "There are no ( lies on mo. " said the fri'Hli young man , with Idlollu ' ' "No , " Mid Ibo sedate girl , vvllb nn nlr of ( loop thoiightfnlncKS , "I suppose that thcro are tjomo things even Jllea can't stand" Oakland I > hnos : Clara ( at Hnntn Cruz- Thnt letter Hcems lo have inadu you very hup | I MII\-YOH. It is from Jnclc. Ho IIIIH heaid that I nin Milting terribly , und Is delightfully angry about It. Washington Slur : "Folks doan' show miff loiiHldorntloii fob ilo young people , " mild Iliirlo Eben. "When cr Hmnll boy glw lu Htomiicb ufho , ptupl < makes Jokon 'bout Irn and lunglm. but when IT grown up nun irltH It ho Insists on beln' trouted like IIO'H { Wlneter die , Hho'h. " Detroit Tree Press : "What aliont your larontH' coiiHi'nt , JnlU ? " ( inked the youth. 'Mother favorH > ou nnd father opposes you , " nmmeioil tbo inaldnn ; "thoy huvo tow retired to confor" "What bopu In bore of tb rtinferoes agreeing favorably ? " 'If It were anybody but inotbor that wan conferring with father I should fear a ills- igrecment , but no It IH mother my mind la easy. I know mother. " PLEASANT MEMORIES. 1'uck Gray nky , green trees , n shadowed stream , A glided Kplrti-top'H distant gleam , A rod , a rcul , a book of Dies , A dozen pleasant memories ) . A liomownrd trudge through mist-wrapped night , V hcait and creel , In common , light ; PornpliHe content the day him brought it Uu ilsheU for pleasure und hu caught it !
