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Tliero Is one consolation In these dog days ,
and that Is the nights are growing longer.
That Inrlri muasuro ought to bo pretty
well cooked up after the hot wave which has
favored Washington with a visit.
Debs tcld a Terre Haute audience Sunday
that lie voted for Cleveland three times.
That explains why ho advised everybody to
strike.
The ward heelers and political unemployed
are already rubbing their hands In expecta
tion of two prospective elections. They will
nil be promptly on deck.
Billy Mason goes right on spreading good
republican doctrine , without reference to the
threatened refusal of Franklin MacVeagh to
debate the Issues of the day with him.
The Hong Kong physician who claims to
have discovered the plague bacclllus should
Eot about without delay to unearth the war
germ that Is thriving alongside of It in the
Chtnoso dominions.
Omaha Is fortunate In escaping the Inroads
of the fire fiend that Is doing so much dam-
ngo In other cities just now. A few small
fires quickly extinguished Is the record for
several months past.
Mr. Debs Insists that he did all In his
power to prevent the Pullman strike. Mr.
Pullman has likewise been claiming to have
exerted himself to his utmost to accom
plish the same object.
Mayor Ollroy of New York apparently
reads the handwriting on the wall. Ilenco
his announcement that he will not bo the
ll' candidate of Tammany Hall for re-election.
ll'W All the Tammany leaders are trying to crawl
W from under ahead of the avalanche.
The gold reserve Is now down to 12 per
cent of the government's note obligations , or
considerably below what Is required of the
smallest national bank. The government
ought to sco to It that its reserve is kept
at least as substantial as that which it ex
acts from others.
President Cleveland probably entertains
some doubts by this time whether his tariff
Utter to Chairman Wilson really tended to
cxpcdtto the conference proceedings or not.
The additional bono of contention which It
supplied Is as well calculated to prolong as
to hasten the conclusion of the negotiations
for an agreement between the two houses.
No corporation with only a capital stock
of ? 5,000,000 should for a moment think of
entering Into competition with the Pullman
company In the construction of railroad
cars. The water In the stock Is the es
sential clement of success. The proposed
new company will have to begin by Immers
ing its capitalization to the same extent as
that of Its rival.
All great bodies move slowly. Mr. Wiley
has not yet found tlmo to sign his name to
the acceptance of the now general electric
ordinance which Hascall
and Wheeler en
gineered through the council to bar out com
petition , and for that matter Mr. Wiley has
not even foun time yet to sign the contract
awarded to him on his first bid for electric
lights for the next six months.
It is to be hoped that the High school
square * will bo ready for public use by the
beginning of next spring. The school board
evidently illd not count upon the amount of
work required to transform It Into a park ,
but notwithstanding the delay In ordering the
work it should Insist that It bo completed
this year. Next spring should see the
High school square ready to receive the pub-
llo from the very 11 rat of the season.
Chicago Is making another effort to have
the smoke nuisance ordlnnnco enforced , nnd
has prevailed upon the school board to sup
ply the various school houses with smoke
consumers. Omaha has not seen nny dim
inution of Iho smoke evil for months past ,
although clilmnoys In the center of the city
are still belching forth their clouds of black
Boot , Perhaps Omaha prefers to let the
nuisance run along until It reaches Chicago
proportions. The trouble la that it will then
be oven more dllllctilt to abate.
The story about Americans coveting terri
tory In East Asia concocted by ono of the
Gorman newspapers would bo amusing wcro
It not so ridiculous. There may bo a little
popular sympathy In different parts of the
United States In favor of Japan In her contest -
test with China , but It Is duo to the agita
tion against the Chinese la this country
rather tba i to nny hops of American ag
grandizement. Such sympathy , however , Is
a morn matter of sentiment , because the
great majority of the people bollevo the
Japanese to bo of a higher order than too
Chlnoso and regard the general policy of
Japan as more liberal than that of China.
Hut when the United States wants to go
) nto the business of territorial acquisition It
can find a moro lucrative Held much , nearer
Cf.WKI/.lM ) HAH A PLAX.
The report come * from Washington that
Mr. Cleveland tins a plan of his own for n
compromise an the three Items In the tariff
bill which constitute the chief cause of the
difference between the senate and the house.
It Is said that he proposes n duty of 45 per
cent ad valorem lint on all kinds of sugar ,
raw and refined , which Is the same as ho
suggested to one of the Louisiana senators
Just after the disagreement of the confer
ence committee , nnd that A proviso be
added to the Iron ore and coal schedules
that the duty of 40 cents n ton provided
by the bill shall npply only to Imports from
countries that Impose a duty upon those ar
ticles. That Is , If Cuba should remove
her duty upon Iron ore wo will admit free
all the ore we Import from that
Island , and If Canada , which now levies n
duty of CO cents a ton on coal , shall put
American coal upon the free list coal from
the Dominion can come Into this country
free. In oilier words , Mr. Cleveland pro
poses , according to this report , to make
the question of free coal nnd free Iron ore
one of reciprocity , thus practically recog
nising the principle Incorporated In the ex
isting tariff by the advice of Mr. Blalne ,
and It Is said that Secretary Carlisle favors
this Idea , though that fact Is not very Im
portant , since It has come to be understood
that anything the president favors will have
the endorsement of his secretary of the
treasury.
Mr. Cleveland had audiences last week ,
upon his own Invitation , with Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Mc.MIIIln of the democratic con
ferees on the part of the house , from which
It Is fairly to be Inferred that he con
tinues to take a very lively Interest In the
tariff controversy and Is not disposed to
cense meddling with It despite the flood of
criticism upon his course In writing a let
ter to the chairman of the ways and means
committee counseling the house democratic
conferees. There has , of course , bson no
Intimation as to what was said In the In
terview between the president and these
gentlemen , but the .developments of the
next few days nro very likely to enable
n pretty close guess to be made as to
whether Mr. Cleveland counseled a firm
stand against the senate amendments or
suggested some sort of compromise. The
Information at hand Indicates that the
chance of a deadlock nnd another disagree
ment are as good as over. The senate con
ferees arc firm In Insisting that the dif
ferential duty on refined sugar must be
retained or the bill cannot be passed In
the senate , and they regard It as no less
Important that there shall bo a duty on
coal and Iron ore. The house conferees
appear to bo no less determined In their
Insistence upon the withdrawal of the favor
shown to the Sugar trust In the differential
duty and upon the recognition of democratic
principle Involved , as they claim , In free
coal and free Iron ore.
Evidently the feeling of asperity between
the two houses has not diminished In In
tensity since the tariff bill was returned
to conference , and manifestly it will not
be an easy task , if It bo a possible one , for
the same conferees to brush away the severe
things that have been said In mutual arraign
ment. Besides the considerations of poli
tics , expediency and self-interest which
exert an Influence on cither side , there has
been Injected into the issue a feeling that
the outcome will go far to determine the
question of the authority of the respective
houses which has been raised. Of course
there Is no question that all revenue meas
ures must originate In the house , but the
idea has been put forth that whllo the con
stitution gives the senate power to amend
revenue measures the Intent of the framers
of that Instrument was that the shaping
of a policy Involved In such legislation should
be left with the representatives of the pee
ple. In a word , the house Is disposed to
deny to the senate nny such sweeping power
In connection with this sort ct legislation
as It has assumed , and this phase of the
controversy will cause each house to. adhere -
hero tenaciously to Its position. Of course
some sort of compromise may be devised
upon which an agreement can be reached
possibly such a ono as Is attributed to Mr.
Cleveland , with Its republican reciprocity
principle but present Indications do not
promise such an outcome.
COKJ'0/M.T'OA TAXKS IX OHIO.
Of all the states of the union Ohio has
unquestionably been waging the most relent
less war against corporate tax shirkers , with
out discrimination as to the character of the
business they are conducting. Under the
constitution of Ohio there Is what Is called
a double liability Imposed upon stockholders
In Incorporated companies and this has led
to the formation of a great many industrial
corporations Intended chiefly for business
within that state and owned and controlled
by Ohio capital under the less exacting laws
of other states , notably of New Jersey , West
Virginia nnd Illinois. The companies thus
formed and conducting operations lit that state
are said to number several hundred.
The double liability , however , is not the
only thing that 1ms caused this Influx of
bogus foreign corporations Into Ohio. The
la\va of the latter state also require domestic
corporations to pay as an Incorporation fee
one-tenth of 1 per cent of the authorized
capital stock. Iy Incorporating elsewhere
they have succeeded In evading this pay
ment and at the same tlmo In accomplish
ing all that the domestic corporations could
do. To remedy this abuse a law was passed
that became operative In Juno last requiring
nil foreign corporations doing business In
Ohio to register in that state and to pay the
sama fee of one-tenth of 1 per cent In the
ratio which their business within the state
bears to the total capital stock. In order
to facilitate the assessment of the fee each
such corporation must file a report of Its
operations with the designated state author
ities , failure to do so subjecting Jt to a fine
of $1,000 and an additional penalty of $1,000
for every month that It continues to do
business .In Ohio without the necessary cer
tificates from the secretary of state that the
fco has been paid , The clause of the new
law which is relied upon to bring these al
leged foreign corporations to time Is that
which provides that no corporation In default
under the stntuto shall bo permitted to main
tain any action upon any contract made by
It within the state , while Is concedes to such
as shall have compiled with It freedom from
attachment proceedings on the ground that
It Is a foreign corporation or u nonresident.
Hut , notwithstanding the stringency of the
law and the penalties imposed for Its viola
tion , less than ilfty out of nearly 300 cor
porations have paid the required fee. There
U a tacit understanding that the act Is to
be resisted to the end by every device known
to the legal profession , and ono company
has Instituted Injunction proceedings to re
strain the secretary of state from collecting
the fee from those which under n previous
enactment had registered and had made more
nominal payment for the privilege. At the
same tlmo the attorney general Is preparing
to bring suit to recover the Ones and penal
ties that have ben accruing , so that It can
not bo very long before a Judicial opinion of
the validity of the new corporation law In
secured. The law , which wnn expected to
cover nliont $60,000 In revenue Into the
treasury , has thus far brought In only $0,000 ,
but should It be upheld the added fines and
penalties may eventually double the original
amount. In the meanwhile- may rest as
sured that the foreign corporations are busily
engaged In Inventing Rome new legal fiction
by which they can at leust temporarily avoid
the payment of the tcs.
AH TO rill } IMAMPllOPOSITION. .
The Dee always has been and Is now In
favor of public Improvements. Whenever
the Platte river cannl proposition Is submit
ted In proper form , with a reasonable ns-
suranco that the project will materialize
within a reasonable time , It will advocate
the voting of the subsidy asked for. The
proposition as formulated for submission Is
defective in several essential particulars and
lacking In safeguards that must bo ex
acted for the protection of the community.
A proposition Involving a million-dollar sub
sidy and vast Interests In other respects
should riot bo rushed to n vote. For the
present nnd until the conditions vital lethe
the taxpayers nnd power consumers shall be
embodied wo deem It best to withhold our
endorsement. This course Is not Inspired
by a spirit of frivolous fault-finding , but In
what wo conceive to bo the public Interest.
The special election will Involve nn outlay
to the county nnd city of fully $15,000.
Kvcn If the promoters were willing to pay
the expense of the election It would be
Imprudent nnd Improper to submit any
puposltlon that could not receive the neces
sary two-thirds vote. When the proposi
tion Is In shapa The Bee will come to the
front and help to carry It.
-V.ir /A'rOM'fl OTllKlt AMT/OA'S.
The fact must be recognized that there Is
great possibility of other nations besides
China and Japan becoming Involved In the
Corean war should the efforts which It
seems nrc still being made to bring about
a sett lenient fall. It appears to be the of
ficial opinion at Berlin that these efforts
will fall and that a prolonged war Is nt
hand. A curious Impression prevails there ,
as reflected In the press , regarding the re
lations of the United States to this conflict.
Quotations from newspapers whose utter
ances carry a measure of official authority
show that there is nn Idea that this country
wants a war between China and Japan in
order that It may have an opportunity to
acquire territory In Asia. How this notion
should have found lodgment In the brain
of nny Intelligent German editor , assuming
that they have some knowledge of the for
eign policy of this government , and particu
larly of the position of the present adminis
tration regarding that policy , is altogether
Inconceivable. It serves to suggest , how
ever , that the attempts made within the
last few years to depart from the long es
tablished policy of the United States regardIng -
Ing foreign territory have subjected us to
the suspicion of Europeans , with whom the
thought of territorial acquisition Is al
most constantly present. Our connection
with the political affairs of Samoa and the
readiness of a considerable part of our people
ple to annex Hawaii off hand , without In
quiring whether a majority of the people
of those islands desired annexation , natur
ally had the effect to Impress Europeans
with the Idea that the American people are
disposed to extend their territorial posses
sions and to enter Into rivalry with
European nations for colonial aggrandize
ment. Nothing could be further from the
truth. This country wants no territory In
eastern Asia , and the only concsrn It has
manifested In the Corean matter is In the
character of a peacemaker , for which It
should receive the commendation of Euro
pean powers If they really desire to avert
a prolonged war between China and Japan.
It Is Impossible to Imagine any circum
stances under which a majority of the
American people could bo Induced to ac
cept territory In Asia.
The tone of the German press Indicates
very clearly that the sympathy of that
country Is with Japan. Russia's sympa
thies are understood to bo In the same di
rection , although It Is said she would pre
fer an amicable adjustment of the trouble.
England sympathizes , for commercial rea
sons , with China. For the present diplo
macy will exhaust Us resources to bring
about a settlement , but should a prolonged
war be found to be Inevitable , as seems
highly probable , It will bo hardly possible
for these nations to avoid the manifesta
tion of an active interest , according to their
respective sympathies , In the conflict. Chi
nese success that threatened the defeat of
Japan would be very likely to draw Uussln ,
perhaps In conjunction with Germany , Into
the war , and this would compel England
to take a hand , however reluctant she
might be to do so. In the event of Japanese
success that threatened the defeat of China ,
England might still feel called upon to go
to the assistance of the latter , which , of
cours ? , would draw Hussla Into the conflict.
It may bo that European nations will al
low China and Japan to carry on the con
test without nny other Intervention or in
terference than is strictly diplomatic In Its
character , but the possibility of some of
them ultimately becoming Involved In the
conflict Is obvious. If that should happen
the Corean Imbroglio might became mem
orable as the spark that kindled ono of the
greatest wars In history. In such a con
test ths United States would bo simply a
spsctator.
The people of South Enid and Hound
Point , Oklahoma , complain that In the ac
counts of the fight to compel the Hock
Island railroad to establish stations and
stop their cars In their cities they have
been made to appear In nn almost wholly
fatso light. The whole trouble has arisen
from the efforts of a speculative town site
company , In which the chief Interests arc
owned by a few officials of the railroad
company , to build up their own towns on
the ruins of South Enid and Hound Point.
Dy some machinations , connived In by the
government agents , the town site company
secured possession of tracts of land In close
proximity to what had been designated as
the county scats by the Interior departmnnt
nnd town lots wcro sold with a guarantee
that the railroad would protect the pur
chasers. To do this the stations ware
established In thcso places , several miles
from the regular county seats , and thn trains
wore allowed to stop at no other points.
When the citizens of South Enid and Hound
Point protested , they received the reply
that new terminal facilities would be al
together too expensive. When the citizens
offered to supply the terminal facilities
their offer was spurned with contempt.
When they passed ordinances limiting the
speed of trains within the town limits nnd
requiring every train to stop at the main
street ami whistle , the railroad defied the
law. When the citizens endeavored to en
force the ordinances which they had enacted ,
the governor and the federal troops were
quickly at hamt To help the railroad per
sist In Its violations , Tlmt Is to snjr , just
In order to lujfp 1m Inside ring of town
site speculator * the Hock Island has been
Inviting the Bt'jjm which the people promise
will break when * the legislature once meets.
Then the old cry of hostile railway legisla
tion will again bo heard In the land ,
The New York Press has been Interviewing
the chairmen ot democratic county commit
tees In that state regarding the tariff bill ,
with the result ot finding that a very largo
majority of them , ilia proportion Is said to
bo C to 1 , are opposed to the passage of
the measure. Those men , It hardly needs to
be said , are In close contact with the people ,
and In tha expression ot their own opinion
they express that of a majority of the
voters with whom they are In dnlly asso
ciation. The obvious conclusion to bo drawn
from the answers of these county chairmen
to the newspaper's question Is , therefore ,
that a largo majority of the democrats of
Now York jfato nre opposed to tariff legisla
tion on the lines proposed by their party
representatives In congress and would wel
come the defeat of the pending bill. That
might not , Indeed , help the party and prob
ably would not , but these Empire slate dem
ocrats know that It would bo quickly fol
lowed by a resumption of Industrial activity ,
and to n great many of them that Is a much
more Important consideration than demo
cratic success next November. Such a showIng -
Ing of sentiment among democrats as the
Press makes ought to have some Influence at
Washington , but It Is not to be expected that
It will have , for the tariff smashers there
heard from New York In the elections of last
spring In a way that ought to have caused
them to halt It they were susceptible to the
influence of popular sentiment.
A report on the fatal explosion of the
caisson In Chicago about two weeks
ago Is said to be on Its way to
Washington , assigning as the cause
of the disaster the Inclusion of defective
shells among the ordnance distributed to
the army. It Is possible , of course , that the
shells that exploded were defective , but no
one will over be able * to prove whether they
were or not. As a convenient explanation ,
absolving every one from blame , this theory
will do very well. But If the report says
nothing about the senseless order that sent
a caisson loaded with dangerous explosives
on a useless dress parade through the
crowded stree's ' of a great city It will bo
considered by many people to bo Incomplete.
Whether the shells were defective or per
fectly sound , they had no business In being
where they were when the explosion took
place , and the order that sent them there
was at the least a mistake.
The Inspector of weights and measures Is
doing a good work In verifying the weights
and balances employed by the different drug
gists of the city. > Ills Investigations have
disclosed that there is scarcely a drug store
In Omaha which has not been compounding
prescriptions wltlr"slfbrt weights or defective
graduates. Aside from the Injustice done
patrons , who pay for more than they get ,
the use of Inaccurate measures must result
In Inaccurate compounds and quite possibly
in dangerous ones.- There has most prob
ably been little element of fraud in these
Instances of usljig short weights , but there
Is a considerable element of carelessness on
the part of th $ druggists. The responsi
bility of those who , , compound medicines
ought alone to Impel them to see that their
balances are exact , and If this does not do U
the" city Inspector should take steps to make
them feel the responsibility.
A .Soli-ninrlioly Truth.
Qlube-Domocrnt.
There nre obvious reasons for saying that
the democratic party mncle the worst mis
take of its life when It carried the election
of 1SD2.
I'rrnrhcr Vurnm l.uyiunn.
I.oul vlllo Courier-Journal.
The DCS Molnes preacher who prayed the
court of heaven lor an Injunction to re
strain tbe democrats from the exercise of
Kovernmentn.1 authority seems to Ignore
the efforts of Mr. Gorman.
Tim Corporations In Kvldmco.
New York World.
The railroads seem to Imve nbout as much
Influence with the constitutional convention
ns with the average New York legislature.
The preamble committee lias surrendered to
the New York Central railroad nnd re
versed ItH previous wise decision thnt an
arbitrary limit of $5,000 should not be placed
on the value of human life.
t'o.Tny unit Ills lup s.
Clilciigo Post.
People who rcRnuled Coxcy merely as a
fool did him too great honor. There was
evidence from the beginning of his "Com
monweal" movement that be was a hum
bug. There Is evidence at hand now that
ho Is a scamp.
Hecently Coxey visited the dupes whom
lie had deluded and told them thnt he was
going home to Mas.slllon , lie advised them
to proceed to Washington nnd beg. They
then would be arrested nnd locked up In the
workhouse , where they would Ret food and
shelter. After Imparting this cheerful ad
vice ho drove away. Although a rich man
he did not offer to return the unfortunate
outcasts to their homes or give them so
much as u dollar to buy food.
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Thn Country Is Sufi ) .
New Vorls Sun.
We greet with a glad henrt the return of
General K. Iturd Orubb to his post ns cap
tain of the Philadelphia city troop. It Is
cllllloult to disassociate him from that
radiant uniform which won all hearts In
Spain. Wo sco again the helmet with the
martial chin-strap ; the plume , longer than
the roc's wings and whiter than the swan's ;
the 372 miles of frogs and luce ; the glorious ,
glittering epaulets ; the faultiest legs , so
closely cniesseil by the clinging white
trousers ; the boots , such ns Wellington
would have given a pllce of his conquering
nqulllnc beak for ; In short , nn actuality
that seems a dream of hasheesh. Sound ,
drums. Illow , bugles. Iet every man with
any splra of the martlallst In him dance
the I'yrrhlc dance and raise the war cry.
Captain Grubb hns , < c.omc to his own again ,
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I.lit .Instil' , ) ' II" Di'MO ,
New X ° lJ { World.
The CummliiKs , committee will report
thnt armor plates furnished from the
Carnegie works have befii fraudulently
tnmpoicd with In'outer to deceive the gov
ernment. There Ifceirlo escaping this con
clusion on the evidence. liven Messrs.
Krlck nnd Htmslrkii- have not been able
to escape It , and llicru Is a great deal more
of confession thau af avoidance In tlwlr
Impudent plea th.-a.lf thu government Inspectors
specters had done rhelr duty fraud would
hnvc been Impossible. "
In reporting tillsi-tho committee Is ex
pected to rccamnifivi that certain plates I
already In use of ) , .Kovcrnmeiit vessels lie .
taken off anil tuiliJtVfiAl lo the ballistic test.
This ought to be lluno for the protection
of the govprnmctU an/J / Its Bailers , but more
mtiHt bo done. The already proved frauds
must be punished ! ! ? uii
As n matter qf.jopurse the culprits are
likely to attempt u > claim thnt In the bal
listic tc.st they are to have a new and
more Impartial trial ; ' anil If they could
manage to have the proper plates delected
for the test they would have no team of the
result.
Hut ns far ns they are concerned the case
Is cloBuil until It cnmc.1. as It Hhould , Into
u court of justice. There , If anywhere , they
must sot their vindication. There must bo
no whitewashing of demonstrated fraud.
Prosecute the guilty !
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Mint I'nilillu Their Own Cunno.
WASHINGTON. July 30. The Hawaiian
royalist commission , now on Its way to
Washington , will be compelled to depend
on Its own resources to secure an audience
with the o Ulcer a of thU government. No
assistance In that direction will bo given
by the officers of the legation of the republic
hero , who point out that It would bo mani
festly Improper for them to Intercede In
behalf of any one who U opposed to the
existing government.
J. A. Piper of Ilnrlnn county Is another
candidate for secretary of state who Is clr
dilating among the republican politicians ,
Central City Nonpareil : There nro r
great ninny Majors men In this county , bill
they belong to the democratic and poi
parties ,
Genoa Lender : Torn Majors stands jus
nbout as much chance of receiving the
nomination for governor ns he docs of being
struck by lightning next February.
Judge M. J. Abbott of Hayes Center feels
confident that he Is the right man for com
mlEsloncr of public lands nnd buildings
and his smiling face and good record have
made him many friends In his travels
throughout the state.
Stnnton Picket : The opposition of the
Omaha lice to Tom Majors' nomination Is
open , pointed nnd reasonable , kind musi
command the respect of all clcan-hnnded
honorable republicans who stnnd without
the pnlo of ring dominion.
Wnhoo Wasp : There Is little doubt li
the minds of those posted on the sltuntloi
that Hon. T. J. Ptckutt Is In the lead li
his candidacy for secretary of state. Mr
Plckctt lias a large nnd most favorable
acquaintance throughout the state nnd I
Is no now thing to hear of new recruits
coming In every day.
Lyons Sun : It Is our sincere opinion
that Hon. George D. Melklpjohn will carry
this congressional district In the face of n
demo-populist fusion , If such should take
place.Ve believe thlfl for two reasons
First , Mr. Melklejohn has made en excep.
tlonally good record , nnd secondly , n fusloi
won't fuse worth a cent.
The western part of the state Is nllvf
with candidates for the republican nomi
nation for commissioner of public lands ami
buildings. Several of them have sccurei )
the endorsement of their home counties anil
the struggle promises to be n pretty one
P. W. Shurleff Is the latest man to select
his own delegates. Ho halls from Hitchcock
county.
Editor Charles Wooster of the Silver
Creole Times Is a candidate for the nomina
tion as a member of the legislature from
Merrlck county on the republican ticket
Wooster Is a lighter , and If the convention
nominates him he will make n campaign
that will long bo remembered In thnt section
of the ftato as red hot. He would be heard
from In the legislature.
The republican central committee of Ciim-
Ing county took upon Itself the unusual pre
rogative of refusing to call a county con
vention , but Instead It was agreed to select
three men to name the delegates to the
state nnd congressional conventions. This
artlou has brought out a protest from the
republicans of the county , who do not feel
like giving up their rights to name the
men who will represent them. A demand
has been made on the members of the
committee that they reconsider their action
and call a convention.
Kearney Hub : The charge of the Omaha
Bee that Thomas J. Majors did not pay his
campaign assessment two years ago when
a candidate for lieutenant governor , nor any
part of It , Is a serious one , first for * the
reason thnt It Involves n fine point of per
sonal honor , and secondly for the reason
that Mr. Majors was and Is quite wealthy
and could easily have paid It. The greatest
offense that a candidate can commit Is to
deadhead his campaign ossesment , and the
central committee always holds the right
to take a candidate's name from the ticket
for refusal or failure to do so , unless very
good reason should be shown. In this cnse
the charge cannot be permitted to pass In
silence or be denied simply because It Is
made by Ths Bee. Mr. Majors should an
swer and defend himself specifically from
the charge , and a failure to do so will gen
erally be taken as evidence of Its truthful
ness. The Hub understood this to be true
before the Bee made the charge , Its au
thority being a member of the finance com
mittee of the republican state central com
mittee.
North Bend Republican : The young re
publican Is longing for a fresh deal. Ho Is
longing for recognition. Few of them care
for office , but they feel that they should be
recognized as the chief element of strength
In the party. Tliero Is a great deal of rot
In saying that this man or that man must
bo recognized because he Is an old-time re
publican and n vote maker. That has been
the appeal to the young republicans for the
last ten years , and In the meantime the
young republican who would forgo to the
front Is told that he must wait , for ono
of the old war horses is coming and ho must
be given a place on the ticket , else It will
ba defeated. And thus it ever goes. What
the republican party of Nebraska needs Just
now is fewer political chestnuts and moro
of tireless youth. If the young blood Is not
recognized It grows cold and that means
the defeat of the ticket. This Is not written
In support of any candidate or through any
selfish motive. It is written because the
editor has the interests of the republican
party at heart. He has fought in the ranks
ever since ho was old enough to fight , and
Is ready to do so again , but he could fight
with a bolter grace If he was fighting for
newer men and fewer political chestnuts.
Lincoln News : The chief objection that Is
urged against the nomination of Tom Majors
for governor Is that he has not the full con
fidence of the people of Nebraska. In other
words , they have no confidence In his fidelity
to their interests. And there are good rea
sons for thla lack of confidence. Mr. Majors
has been lieutenant governor for two terms.
By virtue of that office ho Is presiding officer
of the state senate when thnt body Is holdIng -
Ing Its deliberations , and In his hands rests
oftentimes the fate of certain legislation.
Each session that has found him the presid
ing officer has also found his room the
headquarters , or rather the lounging place , of
the horde ot lobbyists that always Infest the
statehouse at those times. Callers upon the
lieutenant governor during legislative ses
sions have always found it necessary to run
the gauntlet of Walt M. Seeley , whom ho
fastened upon the state pay roll as his pri
vate secretary. It Is not necessary to dwell
upon the political reputation and character
of Walt Seeley , . and for four or five years
Tom Majors has been his political guardian.
Lately ho has made u feint of having cast
Seeloy off , but tlmo only will tell whether
It Is n dissolution for effect only or whether
It Is real. J. II. Agcr Is another precious
politician who has been hand and glove with
Majors heretofore , nnd who Is now acting as
his advance man , Ager Is a railroad capper
who doesn't disguise his occupation. A man
Is known by the company ho keeps and Tom
Majors' political company has been of rather
a doubtful character In the past , certainly
not of a character to commend him to the
people of Nebraska.
DarknuHi 1'rnrnilliig Death
New York Tribune.
Gladstone's sight shows Nlh'ns of being1
ngnln obscured , and another operation Is
tnlkeil of. At his great age there can be
little hope of a permanent restoration of
vision , but his mental activity remains and
bids fair to do co whllo he lives , ami If his
own fall lit their service to him after four
score years of use , he will not lack the eyes
of others to aid nny work which he wishes
to carry forward , The sympathy of the
whole world will go out to him as he stands
In the shadow of this Imminent eclipse , the
vision so darkened hnvliiK taken In as wide
n horizon of observation anil turned It to as
hlKh and bcnollucnt a public use ns that of
any one In his generation , or perhnps In
any other.
' tit' , iui iv'
IVcK'H Bun.
Man from country ,
Cnndldute ,
Got tin curly ,
Htalil up late.
Worked for olllco <
Uay and night ,
Thought be had It ,
Sure and tight.
Delegates were
All for him ( ? )
Candidate right
In the swim.
Spent his monpy
Every day ;
No ono had a
llll ! to pay.
Had the olllco
In hlH hand :
IllgKUHt gun In
All the land.
Went In caucus ,
"Dead sura thing , "
Candidate light
In the ring.
In convention.
Candidate ,
Felt ( pjlto easy
Things llrst rule.
Went to voting ,
Boon 'twas done ,
Was not "In It. "
Dark hoiue won.
St'l'l'OHIi ' '
TIIHl' t'
Chicago Trlbnnn Tliero Is something nils-
plclous nbout Hint story Of the sinking of
the Chinese transport nnd HIP drowning ot
1,000 soldiers "nrmod with bows nnd nr-
tows , " The Chinese are not going bnck
centuries for their wenpons , They nro too
shrewd to have anything but the best and
latest developed Implement ! ! of warfare.
Phllndolpht.t Inquirer : It Is likely that
Jnpitn and China will continue to flight until
stopped by the European powers. Their
situation Is not very different from thnt of
France and Germany , Corca corresponding
to Alsace-Lorraine. No love Is lost between
the two Oriental nations , nlul , ns If to nmko
the simile more striking , Coren , over which
China now tins political control , was form *
crly ruled by Japan , just as Alsace was a
French province before the Franco-German
war.
war.New
New York World : Japan has the right
of the present quarrel because she Is simply
defending the privileges and rights granted
to her In treaties nindn with the Corean
government. Apparently her young and
healthful energy has caused her to win In
the first shock of arms. This was antici
pated by those who have resided In ami
studied the cast , but China Is a land ot
wonderful resources , ot Immense wealth and
of almost countless millions of people. The
chances nre that the smaller nation will In
the end succumb to the thronging members
of Its fo ? .
Chlcngo Inter Ocean : Both nro proud nnd
powerful nations , nnd a war between thorn
will not be a trifling nffnlr. U will cost
thousands of lives , probably close porti of
largo commerce , and bo felt by the whole
civilized world. It Is no longer possible for
America to lightly dismiss a wnr between
Orlonial countries as n mutter that has no
concern for this nation. No great nation ! )
can go to war without affecting our trad
and our Interests , which extend to the ill
turmoiit parts of the earth. This Is one o
the rrs.ponslbllltlc.4 ot greatness , am
America , as the greatest of nations , mils
suffer from a war In any part of the world
Minneapolis Tribune : Hussla Is said ti
be behind China , her object being to sccuri
seaports on the eastern shore of Asl.i bu
here -again Is where England would objcc
to conquest or the transfer of nny territory ,
It Is hardly prob.ible , however , that nny o
the great European powers will pcrml
thcmsulvcH to bo drawn Into a general wai
for HO comparatively small a matter. It Is
quite likely that after the two belligerents
have fought awhile nnd punished ench other
sufficiently , the European powers will gcf
together and arrange nn Intervention , tuk.
Ing care thnt their own Interests do not suffer
for nnd that neither gets any great ad
vantage over the other.
St. Paul Globe : The dispute Involves the
question of supremancy upon the Island of
Corcn. The natives of that kingdom are a
lawless , piratical set , whose depredations
have long been a menace to the commerce
of the Orient. It has been manifest for
years that they must be subjugated , and
Japan undertook the task , not In the interest
of self-nggrandlzeincnt or for the purpose of
extending her domain , but simply to rid
commerce of an enemy that wns destroying
It. China , whose power to suppress the
aflllctlon had long been acknowledged , ques
tioned the right of Japan to take the step ,
and hence the present complications. The
right Is all on the side of Japan ; It may
transpire that the might resides with China.
Courier-Journal ( dem. ) : When you hear
a man prating about "free raw materials , "
set him down for n cowardly scoundrel , who
wants to throw dust In people's eyes , or an
Ignorant fool , whose room Is better than
his company among true democrats.
Chicago Herald ( dem. ) : Better the defeat
ot the bill than the triumph of monopoly.
It must bo understood that legislation to
make people rich cannot be obtained by buyIng -
Ing more than by bullying , or there will be
trouble for the republic at no very remote
day.
day.St.
St. Paul Globe ( ilein. ) : The stupid , ar
rogant , conceited senate , having gone plainly
wrong , Insists on staying wrong. Now let
the house stand whore the president ( and Its
conferees planted its standard and dare the
senate to defeat the bill. Better no tariff
bill at this session than the senate's sur
render of principle ; Its capltualtlon to the
protectionists.
New York Tribune ( rep. ) : The president
now seems to be In hot haste to be num
bered among the coparceners who have con
verted "tariff roform" Into protection of
trusts. Ills Intimate friends are explaining
away the Wilson letter and begging that
Senator Gorman will let him off without
abject punishment.
New York Sun ( dem. ) : Truth compels us
to say that Just now depression rather than
exultation prevails among the democratic
rank and file ; but there Is at least ona
cheering thought. The campaign for the
control of the Fifty-fourth congress need
lot bo a campaign In defense of the past
iilstory of the Cleveland administration.
Melthcr Tom Heed nor any other republican
eader has the power to give It that un
fortunate turn. If democrats are wise and
turn their faces resolutely to the future.
XUIIH.ISICA slXIt NJSIIllASKAXS.
A Presbyterian church has been organized
at Boilarc , Sioux county.
A fast freight on the Burlington was
ditched at Holilrene by a misplaced switch
and Engineer Oyster was caught under his
engine and badly Injured. The property loss
was heavy.
The Homer council ot the American Protec-
ivo association Is talking of bullillng a lodge
room because the owner of the building
vhero the meetings are now hold is opposed
o the principles of the order.
While Frank Sterling of Shelton was oiling
a windmill he caught his left hand In the
; earlng and before the mill could be stopped
its hand and wrist were terribly lacerated ,
ho flcah being torn from the bone.
Says the Norden Unrenlls : Lightning
struck ( he cellar door leading under the
louse of F. Zaclmrlas In a thunder shower
aat week , shocking the Inmates of the
IOUSB considerably. Mrs. Kacharlas was
land black and blue , as though badly
liandi blauk and. blue , na though badly
trulscd. Mr. Zacharlas was lying down and
ha spot where metal on his suspenders
ouched him was made black and blue. Mr.
lunter was there at the tlmo nnd the cur
rent communicated to the hcul via the nails
n the heels of his boots , leaving a black
spot and a very sere heel.
COXFttltRX CK Of JOKHltti.
Oalveston News : The boy who eats all
the melons hi" sees , whether they are greener
or old , la what we call a painstaking
irchin.
Plain De.ilor : Governor Hogg says he
wasn't accurately reported. Uut never
mlinl , governor , It was bad enough ns It
vo .
Arkansaw Traveler : Hobbs Say , Dobbs ,
vliy do cigar stores use an Indian for a
Dobbs To Indicate that their prices are
Lo , 1 suppose.
Buffalo Express : 'This Is Indeed n . .
opportunity , " salil the thief when be met
i Jagged Individual with n handsome gold
wntoh dangling from bin pookot.
Washington Star : "C'ukumstances altabs
cawon , sliob , " snld Undo Kben. "Do limn
dat likes to lieah blsse'f boiler In a aricy-
rnent doan stem tvr git no satisfaction
'lull fum do Bonn' ob bis voice Urlvln'
cows. "
Chlcngo Post : "Do you bulotiK to tbo
Society for tbe Hefonn of Husband * ? "
iiHkoil tbo austere New York brunette.
"No , I ilon't : and I won't join , either. "
replied the decided blonde. "Do you sup
pose I want to rniiko my husband so KOOI !
that every woman In Now York will be
chasing after him ? "
Buffalo Courier : Pater fstPrnly-lH ) It
true that you were out gambling last nlwlit ?
Yountr Hopeful ( unabashed ) Not much It
wasn't. 1 quit away uhcml of tbo game.
Indianapolis Journal : "Was It drink that
brought you to thin place ? " asked tbo
youngwomnn who was engaged In philan
thropic work.
"No. nilsH , " replied tbe hardened offender.
" 'Twas tbe lack of It. I wus tlmt done up
wld llilrst Diet I tried ter steal a keg o'
beer. "
URTnoSPKCTIVU.
Tltuavlllo WorM.
Already In the dusty past
HIstorlanH must dip
To llnil "tbe famous winter
Of McCllnty and tbo grip ; "
And ROOD through vanished seasons
Will they also liavo In paex
To tbn tlii'ii forgotten springtime
Of Coxcy and the
TIIHRS NOT TO REASON WHY
Privates Musi Obey Orders Qivou Thorn by
Their Suporlore.
i
EXISTENCE OF DISCIPLINE DEMANDS IT
Any Coniplitlnt tint Miillstml Mitn Atuy lluvc
In In lln .Miidn Aflnr lln HIM
thn L'lunnmnil ( Ihrii llo U
Not thn Jtitlgo.
WASHINGTON 11UHEAU OF THE HER
1407 F Street , N. W.
WASHINGTON , July 30 ,
The nccretnry ot war today transmitted to
the house committee on military nffnlrs nn
official communication In answer to the resolution
elution of Congressman Grosvenor In the
cnso of Private Ccdniqulst of the Second
Infantry. This report will not bo mmlo
public until the committee on military nffalrs
hns officially considered It. The secretary
of war states that the findings of the court
martini are approved. Private Cednrqulst
should have obeyed orders and entered com
plaint nftcrwnrds , If bo had nny complaint
to make. To permit a private soldier to use
discretion In the matter of obedience to
order * would tend to destroy all military
discipline nnd innko the nrmy n nulsancu
Instead of a protection to society. The
secretary further stales that It Is not the
policy of the Wnr department to have rlllo
pr.ietlco or other duty of that nature per
formed on Sunday , but under no circum
stances will n prlxnlu soldier bo permitted
to disobey orders with Impunity. This epit
ome ot the contents of the letter of the
secietary of wnr has been obtained from ono
who has read the substance of It.
ALLEN ASKS FOH J50.000.000.
Senntor Allen todny Introduced n bill directIng -
Ing the secretary of the treasury to Issue
$ .10.000,000 In treasury notes , to bo divided
among the several stnti j ncocrdlng to pop
ulation for the relief of the worthy poor , un
der the direction of the legislatures of the
s'ntes. Each state shall Issue to the United
States coupon bonds In denominations ot
$1,000 each , nt 2 per cent per annum , pay
able In not loss that three nor mort' tlmn
ten yenrs , to be held by the treasury ns
security for the payment of such debts.
Senator Hoach of North Dakota today In
troduced a bill granting to the state ot
North Dakota certain portions of the aban
doned Fort Abraham Lincoln military reser
vation , and buildings thereon , for the Bite
of a reform school and other cduca lonal
purposes. The bill was referred to the com
mittee on public lands. Senator Roach re
ported favorably from the committee on agri
culture a bill transferring the geological sur
vey and fish commission to the Department
of Agriculture.
Congressman Bryan today called up and
seemed the concurrence of the house In a
senate amendment to n bill granting nn
extra term of court to the city of Lincoln.
The senate amendment provides that the
meetings shnll be held nt Lincoln on the
llrst Monday In Oc'ober , Instead of the
third Monday In September , ns provided la
the house bill. The tlmo for the other meet
ing nt Lincoln , as provided for In the bill. Is
the third Monday In January.
SENATORS WILLING TO QUIT ,
The legislative condition of the Wilson
bill Is not understood by the general public.
That bill la no longer In the hands of the
house of representatives. At the conclusion
of the former conference the bill was re
turned to the eenate with a request on the
part of the house for n new conference. The
senate agreed to this request , but retains
custody of the bill. There Is no piospoct of
nn agreement In the conference. Sooner or
later both houses will lo Informed that the
conferees have been unable to reach an agree
ment. This will bring the bill again bc-
fore the senate , and It Is not believed that
It will over be allowed to again go Into con
ference or to pass Into the custody of the
house under any circumstances. The re
publican leaders have determined to fill-
buster. If necessary , In order to defeat the
bill , and the democratic managers arc not
In an aggressive mood. The bill does not
meet with the entire approval of the demo
crats of the senate even as amended. The
house Is unalterably opposed to It. The
president calls It a perfidy and a dishonor.
It seems to bo almost wholly friendless ,
consequently the republican leaders would
Boom to have before them an easy task.
Of course , If the democratic senators could
feel that the fate of revenue reform rested
upon them alone , and that their Insistence
upon the passage of the bill would be fol
lowed by executive approval , they could force
the fighting. But they are discouraged and
ready to quit , because they nre confident
.their efforts would be followed with a veto
containing oven a more severe arraignment
and characterization of their work than was
contained In the letter of the president to
Chairman Wilson , and they have no deslra
to receive another rebuke , and ono of an
official character such ns would probably bo
administered. Consequently they are nth
likely to make any s'trenuous endeavor to
compel action on the bill. It will probably
be either postponed Indefinitely or laid over
until the next session of congress.
IN A GENEHAL WAY.
The comptroller of the currency has Issued
his certificate approving the extension of the
corporate existence of the People's National
bank of Independence , la. , to July 30 , 130J.
Bertha Nnglo hns been appointed post
mistress at Big Hock , Scott County , la , ,
vice C. B. McCully , resigned.
A postofflcc has been established at Mag
net , Cedar county , Neb. , and Enoch Adklns
commissioned postmaster.
The postofllco at Green Valley , Decatur
county , la. , has been discontinued. Mall
will go to Uckalb.
The name of Hon. William Lochron , com
missioner of pensions , bus been presented to
the president by leading lawyers of thu
northwest through the democratic repre
sentatives of Minnesota for appointment to
the additional United States district Jiulge-
Hlilp for the Eighth judicial district. It Is
believed that If the president can llnd a suit
able man to complete the work which has
been undertaken by the commissioner of
pensions ho will glvo this life appointment
to Judge Lochrcn.
In executive session today the scnatq con
firmed the nomination of John F. Sherman
as postmaster nt Wnhoo.
Senator Vllns , chairman of the seriate corn-
nil tteo on postolllccs and post roads , at the
request of Senator Allen , today made a
favorable report to the senate on the nomina
tion of Postmaster Kerns at Tukiunah , with
the result that the nomination was confirmed
In executive session this afternoon ,
icu ON HKUOND TKST.
Ciirni'Klo Armor I'liitu Tiilum tin .Satisfactory
for tlin Ori'Kon.
WASHINGTON , July 30. Secretary Her
bert has finally accepted the 300 tons of barbette -
botto armor Intended for the battleship Oregon
gen , represented by the 17-Inch Curnoglo
lurveytzed steel plate , which has boon tried
at Indian Head. Owing to the peculiar na
ture of this trial there was some question ante
to thu acceptance of the lot , but this has
been decided afllmatlvely. On the first trial
thn second shot perforated and cracked the
plate , and If the- test had stopped there , as
Is usual , the lot ot plate would have buen re
jected. But the contractors , asserting that
projectiles of a quality surpassing thu stand
ard shelU In preceding tests had been used ,
asking for another trial under the old con
ditions. This request was granted and the
fragment of the plato came out victorious
on the second trial.
AIi > r < > Ilitmillun
WASHINGTON , July 30. Thu president
today Bunt to congress another Installment of
Hawaiian correspondence , the most Important
feature of which Is Mlnlutor Willis' recogni
tion of the now republic. The minister , after
relating the proclamation ot tha republic ami
alluding to a communication from Mr. Hatch ,
Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs , an
nouncing thu now step , adds that on the nth
of July ho replied to Mr. Hatch's note , stat
ing that "I hereby , us far us I have the
right to do , extend to the republic of
Hawaii the recognition accorded Its prede
cessor , the provisional government of the
Hawaiian Islands. I do this In the belief
that I represent the president of thn United
States , to whom this , as the executive of
the government I represent , will be prompt/ !
submitted for his necessary approval. "