THE OMAHA DAILY 13F.E : TirtJUSDAT , JULY an , 1891.
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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
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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 (
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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 !
