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12 THli ) OMAHA DAILY BUE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1891 , TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE. n. i'um.iHiiii : ) r.vKUY MOKNINO. or s Dully Tim ( wlth'iut Sunday ) One Year . I Pftlly Ici ) nnd RumMy. One Year . } filx Mnnthii . J Three Month * . . . J JS Bundny lloi . On * Yetr . . . J Raliirday ] li > e , One Year. . . . . . ' 2 Weekly ll e , One Yrnr . . . * * OPFICBS. Onmlia , Tin- lit * ItulMlnic. . . . _ . fiouth Oinnlm , fnrn'-r N nml Twenty-fourth Sin. Council llitim. IS I'fftrl Street. ClilcnKo OIllPC , 317 Chnmlxr of Commerce. New Ynrli , Itnomn 13 , It nnrt IS. Tribune Hid * . Washington , 1107 F Btreet , NV. . All communications rclntlna to newsi nn-J edi torial matter nhnulil ! nclJrensed : To the LJItor. iii'BiNiiss Mrrrims. All l > i slneiiK letters nnd remltliinces rhould t > addressed In Tlm He * Pulill lilni ( company. Omnlin. Inif ( * . checks nml ponlotflcp orders to be made imnUo to tlm order of til * I""ml''ny < TIIK 111:1 : : puuuainxo COMPANY . . . - XT"oF"omctJi.ATioN. . . - 11. T chucle , secretary of The Hen Ptib- comp.in > . U'lnir duly sworn , ttys thnl tlm nclnnl numlMT of ftill nnd complete copies cf Thi Dilly Miirnlnc. Kvenlnc nnd HimJny Ilefl prlnlc.l during the monlli of July , 1S3I , was ns follows : 1. IT 21IM 2 21.11.1 : : : : : : S 222V ) 4 2I.C.V ) JO 2) ! 8t SI 2330I ! ! ! ! ! . ' ! ! " " ' ! . ' vizn 52 2I.BW 7 30.W 21 22 623 21 22fi7l ! ! ! ! ! ! ! " ! " . ' ! 'a.m 25 22.CO' 10 30311 V 22 I'd it so.en 27 H.W 12. * * , * . . . . . . 2fl 0" 25 22 Ml . . , 2S.321 M 2I 105 14 27,371 JD 21,28.1 15 2i.JCO ; II 22,031 J 2I.B2J Totnl 775,501 I. iw deiliicttons for unaoW nnd returned cople * 18m Tolnl old 757.023 Dolly nvcrncc not Circulation 21,420 Sunday. ononon n. TOSCIIUCK. Sworn to beroro mr nnd nuhscrlbed In my prcs- eno tlil.i list day of Auinnt. 1S5I ( Senl. ) N. P. I'IMU Notary Public. The man who handles "cold cash" la doubly fortunate In llicsu hard and licatcd tlmea. President Helnliart of the Atchlson does not strengthen his position by resigning his office under ( Ire. The prophet who was so bold as to predict the adjournment of congress Is in rather bad repute Just at present. The return of Mr. 1'ullman to Chicago Is conclusive evidence that nil danger from lawless strikers Is completely removed. If President Cleveland had never written that famous Wilson letter there might still be happiness In the house of congress. The letter did It. There is great danger of the streets and the mllltla companies nt South Omaha be coming Inextricably confused , owing to the similarity of names. If George Gould doesn't lead Gotham's four hundred when he comes home from Europe It will be only because the four hundred Isn't good enough for him. Senator Hill's resolution must have made a cold chill run down President Cleveland's back In spite of the torrldlty of the tempera ture at the while house. Calling the chairman of the house com mittee on public buildings Mr. Lunkhead Is not Just the caper to promote the progress of the Chicago public building bill. Another successful fljlne machine Is chron icled all the way from London. Unfortu nately , however , the museum seems to bo the only field that the successful flying machine has thus far covered. The nitTrlage of Sandow shows that the modern Hercules is brave as well as strong. What attraction will he now present to the host of admiring women who used to watch with sympathetic wonder the feats of strength which ho performed ? One hundred and fifty ballet girls partici pating in an outdoor spectacular exhibition in Now Jersey have struck because both the cold and the mosquitoes penetrated the thin tights that corcrcd their lower limbs. They should bo permitted tonear bloomers with out further ado. Boston boasts of a moro honorable police force than New York. In Boston when a liouso was raided after paying for protection the unearned money was returned. In Now York each raid seems to bavo been made the pretext for a new demand. There arc degress of honor , even among thieves. By the time the armor plate Investigation shall have finished and another whitewashIng - Ing report shall have been brought in the cost of the Inquiry will amount to about as much as the cost of replacing several of the defective plates. Congress apparently delights In sending the people's good money tfter the bad. Prize winners nt the World's fair must not despair over the long deHyod receipt of their awards.- The designs for both medals and diplomas have been executed. It is also con fidently hoped that the medals and diplomas will bo ready fur distribution about the tlmo that the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus Is being celebrated. Prof. Herman Von Hoist , who has for sev eral years held a permanent position In the faculty of the University of Chicago , con tinues to bo heralded as "Prof. Von flolst of Germany" whenever ho appears In pub lic outside of thu university. This Is the first Intimation we have had that Chicago has annexed - nexod Germany nlong with licr other su burban ncmilbltlons. It begins to look very much as If the state encampment of the National Guard , which wws scheduled for next veolc at Lincoln , would be relocated. Nebraska cannot well afford the luxury of calling out Its mllltla twlc In one month , anil the encampment at South Omaha will have to take the place of the proposed encampment In sight of the state house that 1)111 ) Stout built. An Inquisitive correspondent of an eastern paper asks what the college classes that are to be graduated In the year 1900 will bo desig nated tn speech and print , A man gradu ated In 1801 speaks of himself as 0110 of tha class of ' 91 , and one who graduate * In 1S90 will call hla the class of ' 99. Must the innn who graduates the succeeding year spaak of himself us of the class of 1900 because of his inability to abbreviate It by tha first two figures ? This certainly U a puulor. Wo can't say how the man who graduates In 1900 Mill designate himself , but Ills friends sre quite likely to refer to him aa a double cipher. CKKTKNKIA/t 0V A t'UKT. On next Thursday there will be celebrated at the Jlrynnl homestead , C'linimlngton , Mass. , the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the dlatlngulBhnl American poet , William Cullrti llryant. The occasion promises to bo highly In teresting. A poem of the dead poet , "The Illvulpl. " lit to bo read by' his only surviving brother , the venerable John H. llryant of Princeton , III. , who Is tn his SSth year. A memorial address will bo delivered by an old friend of the great poet's brother. ParliC Goodwin , who married Hryant's oldest daughter , and who was associated with the poet In the editorial management of the New York IJvenliiB Post , will preside on the oc casion , and nddrestes will bo delivered by Charles Dudley Warner , Prof. Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard , President Hall of Clark unlvcrs'ly , George W. Cabli , the novelist , John Illgclow , the blagraphcr of Bryant , and others. A program madu up from Uryant's poems Is to be recited by the school chil dren of Cummlngton. Altogether the prepar ations for doing honor to the in mory of one of the greatest of American poets nro such as to ItiRiiie a commemoration worthy of his fame , and perhaps to stimulate a fresh' In terest In the productions of his muse. William Cullcti Drjnnt will always occupy a prominent place among American posts. He was , perhaps , more osienllally an editor than u poet , but It Is as the latter that he Is remembered. Those who knew of his nblo and It enchant writings as a Journalist were few In comparison with the number who read and admired his poems , with their wealth of Imagination , description , and bis fidelity to nature. Tested by the highest canons of poetic art , Bryant docs not meas ure up to the standard of a great poet. He Is not so esteemed by the meat Intelligent Judgment. Ho ccttalnly lacked the poetic genius of Hallcck and 1'oe , and the refined poetic temperament of Longfellow. But ho possessed an order of ability and a poetic quality which gave htm a strung individu ality among American poets , and It has been fully maintained. He has been well de scribed as the bard who sang for the flowers and streams , and all who arc familiar with his poetry will acquiesce In this opinion , which may be done without detracting from those of his productions , which arc cf a stronger and bolder character. No one who has ever read llryant with care and Intelli gence will deny that his vcise Is full of mel ody and rich In bsaulles uf the imagination , oven though It be confessed that It does not appeal to the profounder sensibilities or make a lasting Impression upon the mind. That he wrote poetry will not ba questioned. The quality of his work may be matter of de bate. William Cullcn Bryant was for many years connected with Journalism , and In that re lation he enjoyed national fame. It is said of him that as a political writer he was noted for his peculiar bitterness of speech , which seems almost Incrcdlbla In view cf his work as a poet. Yet there Is no doubt that the statement Is true and that the poet who could write so delicately and beautifully of the attractions of nature was capable of putting In print the most bitter things re garding an opponent In a political contro versy. There was nothing anomalous or ex traordinary In this. Greater poets than Bry ant have shown that the poetic talent might exist with a disposition which Is commonly supposed to be possessed only by men who have not the "divine afflatus. " William Cullen Btyant was unquestionably a man of exceptional intellectual ability , who made a deep Impression upon his time and whoso influence Is far from expended. The celebra tion of the centennial of his birth Is a mat ter of Interest to all Intelligent Americans. AKUITUATION IN OltKAT URITAIS. While the attention of the public Is being draun , as n consequence of labor troubles In various parts of the country , to numerous schemes and devices by which similar con flicts may be avoided In the future , the ex periences of other countries with different forms of arbitration and conciliation offer a profitable field for Investigation. Great Britain has had her share of strikes and boycotts , but In very few instances ha e they been so serious as to preclude the success of attempts at peaceful adjustment , and In moro recent years but few of the labcr difficulties In Great Britain have been fought through to a finish. Most Interesting In this connec tion is the sliding wage scale and the stip ulations for its revision , which have been the menus of maintaining industrial peace in the coal Industry of South Wales for many years. The details of the arrangement are de scribed in a recent work upon arbitration by Mr. Jeans , an English writer of borne promi nence , who lublsts that no sliding bcalo hith erto adopted In the coal mining Industry has been exposed to greater strains or stood the test so will. The scale In question Is the one that gov erns the rate of wages paid to miners In the collieries of the Monmouthshire and South AVales Coal Owners association , com prising 207 collieries , which produced In the year 1890 more than 21,000,000 tons of coal nnd employed about 70,000 men. It must not be Eiij ] > oscd. however , says Mr. Jeans , that the scale has been an unqualified suc cess. As a matter of fact , there have been five different scales Introduced sine ; the Drst one adopted In May. 1875 , and each new scale has represented concessions of one kind or another to meet the views or demands of either side. The scale at present In opera tion was adopted In January , 1S92. It pro vides that wages shall bo regulated by the avcrace net selling prices of coal delivered free on board nt Cardiff , Newport , Swansea and Harry ; that the wnges and prices of December , 1S79. shall be taken as a standard ; that both the workmen and their employers shall be bound to observe and fulfill all ens- tims , provisions and conditions existing In December , 1S79 ; that wages shall bo ad vanced or reduced at the end of each period of two months by additions or reductions of 1 % per cent upon the mean monetary result found by the Joint auditors as lictwccn the scale of 1882 and th.it of 1KM ; that there shall be no maximum or minimum WBEC ; that any contract for the sale of coal for a period of more tl-au twelve months shall not be taken Into account for more than six suc cessive audits of two months each , and that anthracite coal shall not bo taken Into ac count. The Soutli Wale * and Monmouthshire sliding scale was primarily the result of the great strike of 1876. Hi revision period -was six months , with a minimum wage , fixed for each colliery , at S per cent above the several hewing prices paid at the same col- llery In the year 1SC9. The htondird price of "screened largo coal , " corresponding to this standard , was fixed at 12 hllliugs pur ton for stcum coal and 11 shillings per ton for bituminous coal nt Cardiff , Newport anil Swansea. Vor every extra 1 shilling per tenth th wage for the next six months waa ad vanced by VA per cent , till prices reached a maximum of SI shillings and 20 shillings respectively. It | s significant that in 1879 the workers consented to a reduction of C per cent below the minimum , which , howour , waj ma Jo up to them by a special bonus for one year In the succeeding scale. In the second scale , accordingly , dated January , I860 , we find that both minimum nnd maxi mum have dlsapprared. It was a two jcars' agreement , and shows n revision period of four months. The standard wage was made up from the rates actually paid at the sev eral collieries In December , 1S79.Vncs were to advance by gradation of 214 per cent for every J pence per ton of advance , or reduction In the n t average selling price In each group. The third sliding zcile came Into operation In 1S 2 , and was substantially the vamc ns the second , with a few minor exceptions. In December , 1891 , thu sliding sclo In the South Wales coal trade was sub- Jcrt to n very severe strain , under which It appeared likely to give way , but which It succeeded In weathprlng. The chief advantage claimed for these scales Is that they respond quickly to the price movements of the product upon which they ere based. The variations In wages then appear to be an argument In favor of an arrangement of this kind , because they Indicate that the laborers share In the pros perity and sdvcrslty of the trade. For ex ample , In the coal trade of South Wales three variations of wages took place under the scale of 187fi , three under the scale of 1S79 , fourteen under the scale of 18S2 , six under the srale of 1S90 nnd five under the scale cf 1S92 , up to August of last year. The Important points of EH arbitrated wage schedule are , therefore , that It shall vary with the general state of the market nnd that It shall be subject to frequent revision. DHIIcultlcs are liable to arise upon matters other than the schedule of wages , but with the revision conference always accessible within a few months at most , the prospects for their adjustment arc greatly Improved. These pointers fiom the Ssuth Wales ex periment ought to prove useful to legis lators devising plans for arbitration In the United States. t ; STATISTICS. The last extra census bulletin , giving a statistical summary of mortgages In the United States , collates some Interesting al though rather tardy data upon the mortgage Indebtedness of Nebraska. The census In quiry covered only the period of the dccado Just preceding 1S90 , nnd therefore the figures now made public must be received as a four- years-old view of the situation , not as an ac curate view of the situation today. In the ton years from 1S80 to 1890 337,872 mortgages were gl\en upon Nebraska real estate. Involving the sum of $271,368,353 , 22i,42C mortgages , representing $181,129,031 , being upon farm lands , and 112,440 mortgages , representing $92,939,337 , being on city lots. These mortgages were distributed very un equally through the different years , the mini mum of IS,991 coming in 1S80 and the maxi mum of 50.2G7 In 1887. The average life of mortgiges In Nebraska Is 3.241 years , that for farm mortgages being a little longer , or 3.785 years , and that for city mortgages a little shorter , or 2.4S7 years. The total mortgage Indebtedness In force In Nebraska on January 1 , 1890 , therefore , was only $132,902,322 , represented In 155,377 mort gages , and the percentage of partial pay ment ! ; upon the original amounts of exist ing loans was G.21 per cent. The average Interest rate paid In Nebraska was 8.30 per cent , and the total annual Interest charge amounted to $11,034,084. Stated In a differ ent form , the average unpaid amount of each mortgage in force January 1 , 1890 , was $855 , or $120 for each Inhabitant of the state , ar:4 20.03 per cent of the estimated true value of all taxed real estate. Taking the per capita mortgage Indebted ness as the standard of comparison , Ne braska falls far below some of the older as well as some of the newer states. In Nebraska It Is $126 ; In California. $200 ; in Colorado , $20G ; in the District of Columbia , $220 ; in Now York , $2GS ; In New Jersey , $101 ; In South Carolina , only $12 , and In Arkansas and North Carolina only $13. The census presents also another table which permits of Interesting comparisons. It pur ports to give the percentage of the greatest possible real estate mortgage incumbrance reached by the existing Incumbrance , as suming that all taxed real estate can be In- cumbcrcd for two-thirds of its estimated true value. The percentage for the whole United States is 25 per cent ; for Nebraska it is 30.04 par cent. The highest percentages arc those of New York , 15.93 ; Kansas , 40.24 ; Now Jersey , S9.2T , and the lowest , Idaho , C.4I ; Nevada , G S9 , and other mining states. These , of course , are estimates only , but they make Nebraska to appear as fairly representative of the average state , neither froa from mortgage Indebtedness nor yet mortgage-ridden. MUSIViV A31KHWA. When some years ago Mrs. Jcannetto M. Tlmrbcr of New York conceived the patri otic plan of establishing In this country a conservatory of music that \\ould afford op portunity equal to that of the best colleges of the old world for obtaining a mu&icsl education thcro was much doubt as to whether the project could be made success ful. But with boundless faith in the musi cal talent of the American people Mrs , Thur- bsr earnestly and energetically devoted her self to the carrying out of her plan , en listing In Us support liberal-minded people of wealth and Influence , and now the Na tional Conservatory of Music , of which she is the president , is one of the great Insti tutions of Its kind In the world. It has done and Is doing a vciy great work In promoting musical culture in this country , the wisdom of its creation being most fully vindicated by results. In n late ISMIO cf the Illustrated Ameri can there Is an article discussing the ques tion , "Does It Pay to Study Music ? " The author quotes the opinion of Dr. Dvorak , tha celebrated Bohemian composer , who is the director of the National Conservatory of Music , that there Is ns better Investment than a , musical education. This distin guished authority , than whom there Is no better In the world of music today , has taken a peculiar Interest In the development of musicIn the United States. Cxtraoidlnary Inducements wore necessary to call him away from Kuropo to the United States , but now that he ls hero ho has found most con genial work fcr his gcnlui , and ho is giving to this work his best efforts , Already this great man has pointed out the possibilities of developing a distinctively American school of music , with an enduring basis , and there can be no dubt that he will be able to demonstrate to the natlsfactlon and acc-ptanco of the musical world the worth of his theory. But what Is more Immedi ately pertinent U the opinion of this great musician that there is a , splendid field In this country for musical culture. It la In the highest degree encouraging to find that so eminent an authority In the musical vvtrld , during the brief time that ho has been with us , has found here a field of work worthy of his distinguished oonsldoratlDn and that ho Is willing to remain here , and possibly to become a citizen of tha country , In order to advanca musical culture In America. The old world offers unlimited opportunities to such a man , The choicest Ik Inducements IHvlIC him abroad. But , turnIng - Ing his back/in JJioso , he chooses to remain here , becnusq , | aha ! says , ho believes ho U engaged In n great national work , from which ho oxpects-rcsults that will be to the glory of j. jnerlca. "I slay In America , " says this great musician , "because 1 fec'orfnlzc the National Con servatory asone of the foremost schools of the world , and I am proud to be at the head of It. " NO musical college In Kurope has so great -a innn at Its head. There Is no 'longer ' a question as to the musical talent of the American people. That has been demonstrated most fully and con clusively. The National Conservatory of Music hnn been chiefly Instrumental In doing tills , and It will be still more Influential In this direction In the future. There Is no rea son , with such an Institution In our own land , why anybody should go abroad for a musi cal education , nnd as this becomes belter understood more of our musical people wilt avail themselves of the great American col lege which offers them equal opportunities vilth those of Europe at a comparatively trifling expense. NATIONAL UANKltUMCr / / ; ( ? JS17TOiV. . Probably not less than three-fourths of the business men of this country desire a uniform bankruptcy law. This was shown by the very general endorsement of the Torrcy bill by commercial bodies. This de sire Is not confined to any section of the country , but Is general. The sentiment In favor of a uniform system of bankruptcy Is relatively as strong In the west as In the east. It would afford relief to a great many men who are struggling along In business under the Incubus of old obligations. It would enable others to obtain an equitable settlement of their debts and resume busi ness without the danger of being harassed by creditors. It would give protection to honest debtors and enable creditors to guard themselves against debtors who would be dishonest. A Judiciously framed bankruptcy law could work no Injury to any one and Us tendency would bo to put the buslncbs of the country on a safer basis EO far as the relations of creditor and debtor are con cerned. Such legislation Is more urgently demanded In times like the present than In ordinary times , but the experience of all commetclal nations attests that a wise and simple bankruptcy law , easily administered and providing as nearly as possible for ex act Justice In settlements between creditors and debtors , Is good at all times. The Torrey bill , which lias been under con sideration for several years and has been as carefully studied nnd discussed ns any measure ever Introduced In congress , pro vides for Involuntary bankruptcy. Under its operations a creditor could force an Insolvent debtor to a settlement. This feature of the measure has caused the most serious ob jection to It and is Indeed the only sub stantial ground of'opposition. . A substitute for It , providing for voluntary bankruptcy , was passed In the house some two or three wcuks ago aitd sent to the senate , where It was referred tot the Judiciary committee. That committee took up the subject last week and on 'a vote decided In favor of a voluntary bankruptcy bill , thereby determin ing that the Torrey bill will have no chance In the present congress. The measure passed by the house , known as the Bailey bill , has been widely condemned as proposing to put a premium on1 dishonesty. That It Is wholly Inadequate for the purposes of a sound and Just system q'f .Jwnkniptcy , uniform In its operation , will hardly be questioned. The senate Judiciary committee adopted a sub stitute for it which eliminates bomo of Its more objectionable features , but retaining the vital provision for voluntary bankruptcy. Tills the democrats in the present congresj seem to be fully committed to and If there is any legislation on the subject it will beef of this nature. Thcro will bo nothing done , however , at this session. It Is assured that as soon as the tariff bill Is disposed of , which may possibly be this week , no new sub jects of legislation will bo taken up. But this question of a uniform system of bank ruptcy ought to be acted upon before the term of this congress expires. A Judicious and Just measure , whether It provide for voluntary or Involuntary bankruptcy , will be better than no legislation and leaving this matter to the unsatisfactory laws of the several states. To the lay mind the Interminable mental contortions and gyrations of attorneys and Judges in their efforts to dlstingulbh ap parently conflicting Judicial decisions gen erally appear to be amublng If not almost ridiculous. The Intricacies of Jud o-madj law and the binding force of precedent have a standing with the legal profesjbn that few outside Us ranks comprehend. Uvery OHO sees that the interpretation of law rests upon logic and that the same logical process with the same given data ought to lead to the snmo results. But why a Judge should after arriving at a Just decision rack his brains nnd search his law reports to find a few cases In which some of his predeces sors have agreed with him is a problem whoso solution requires a legal mind. It Is the search after cases that agree that naturally leads to the other corollary of Judge-made law , the distinguishing and reconciling of apparently conflicting cases. The assiduity with which this Is carried on by both attorneys and Judges at once shows Its importance , the outcome of the numerous cases brought up for hearing depending In many instances on the ability of 0110 at torney to distinguish or reconcile every precedent adduced by his opponent. There Is a saying that has secured recognition as a legal axiom that It Is Impossible to find two case's. \ "on all fours" with one another. The distinction Is always existent If the lawyer 1)0 ' ) Wily brilliant enough to discover It. , , The art of distinguishing Judicial decisions comes Into play with the Judga when he wishes to ntRk 'jils ' oplnlon consistent wHh the opinions of his own nnd other courts IJy showing thoj o.xfct shade of difference between the caw cjtrfswlicro adjudicated and that which has been argued before him he makes It a Pfar that ho Is following strictly the prqcedefl.tB Wth | which ho claims to agree. Unfortunately It Is frequently the case that ( ft ? Ar moro of his associates distent from 1)ftiyw ) | , and , taking up the same decisions ono by one , attempt to provo the soundness of a conclusion exactly the reverse. The dlfllculty , therefore , of learn ing whetner a particular case has bean overruled becomes practically Insurmount able , chiefly for the reason that Judges shrink from saying In so many words that the decision of some other Judge Is , In their opinion , either ii < error or bad law. The result Is a pandemonium of conflicting de cisions , so that It is a poor lawyer Indeed who cannot support his contentions with a long list of citations to reputable reports. It was onc3 thought that codification would afford the remedy for a great part of this con fusion , but experience with the code has not Justified the expectation. The search for precedent continues to EO on aa before and alongside of and complementary to U tli ' hair-splitting tllstlnr.tilslilns and reconciling of decisions. Ono expedient * greater Inde pcmlcnco nnd outspokenness on the part o ; attorneys and judges might In a measure stem the swelling tide of this abu c. H Mie former would but say that n case cltei' against them Is bad law and ought to be overruled , Instead of seeking to dlallngnlil It from those upon which they rely , and I the taller would more frequently expressly overrult ! or disavow the stumbling blocks In stead of trying to reconcile them with their own opinions , our legal chaos might to a slight extent bo lighted lip. Nothing but fear of assuming A position squarely oppose * ! by pome otlior learned Judge In high author' Ity causes all this Judicial wriggling among the rocks of conflicting decisions. It Is the regular cuxtom of Mmc. Adellna Pattl to give concerts for the benefit of the poor. A glorious part of the record of this great artist Is that her heart has always gone out to Die common people and that her great talents have been In crmmnnri for helping the helpless. The Western Mai ! of Swansea , dated July 13 , contains column article relating to concerts given by the great prlma donnn In Swansea , the tola ! proceeds of which amounted to nearly $15,000 , all of which went to the benefit of the poor In one way or another. The paper in question devotes two columns to describ ing the events connected with the appear ance of the great singer , and refers to her In the most complimentary terms. It Is one of the great merits of this wonderful woman that she never forgets the poor , am ! probably no one has contributed moro than she to the alleviation of human want and suffering. Adellna Pattl has set an ex ample to all other singers In the world In this respect. In her benefactions , us In all other respects , she is without a rival. When her epitaph Is written there will bo no more glorious part of It than that which recites the good she has done for the poor , and It Is this wh.ch Is her greatest pride whllo living. Chancellor Canflcld's determination to re tain his position nt the head of the Univer sity of Nebraska In picfcrcncc to accepting the presidency of the Ohio State university , which had been offeicd him , Is a matter for congratulation to all of our citizens who are really interested In the higher education of the west. As we have before pointed out , one of the greatest obstacles to the steady progress of western education ! Institutions Is the constant drain made upon them by east ern colleges nnd universities of the best men whom they have developed and who have just begun to develop them. A change In the executive management of the University of Nebraska would bo most deplorable nt the present time , because It Is Just undergoing a transformation which promises to end In making It the strongest state university west of Chicago. A break In its policy at this mo ment might result In an irreparable loss Appreciation of the sacrifice which Chancellor Canflcld Is making to remain in our midst cannot fall to lead to a better appreciation of him. Olucli. Chlcaco Post. A North Dakota woman polilticlan mar ried her opponent to get him out of the way , but unfoi tunntbely she can beat but one opponent that way. I nfnrrliiK tlm Order. New Yorlc World. The Chinese must go. The Japanese gov ernment is contracting for American corned beef for Us armi. Soldiers wlio are fed on rice and blulnest soup can never stand against lighting braced up on rations of corned beef. I.ct'H Ilr.ir from Hir Olobe-Dcinncnt. In the past four yeais Canada lias given nearly 1SU.OOO acies. of good land lit boun ties to 1,712 fathers who stand credited with moie than eleven children each. Before ap proving this Idea in political economy It v\ould be well to hear from the 1,712 moth ers. Rill in-lpatliiii or lo. Kansas City Star. It has been decided b > the courts that the selling of llnquor to an Indlnanlio is not under the charge of a United States asent Is not punishable under the federal statutes. This will alt'oid a strong in centive to the Indians to emancipate them selves and run things on their own hook. IttiMilutlon Impends. Chicago Tillitiuo. From far South Africa's aunny clime comes a htory that the rights of nomen are bviiig trampled upon or rather an attempt li.is been inadi * in that dhoetloti , A memorial has buun Issued In a Boot community piay- Ing Hint In future no barmaid hhull be al low eil to ba of the femnle sex. Ju > t how the women are to KOt around the dllliuity of birth in not clear. GeitluA Sonioirlmt rhllmlelpliln Ledger. The business depression lias iccorded Itself In the United States patent ollice. Durlncr the past two months the patent fees bnve been less than at anv time duilng the Inst three or four years There Is as much inventlvp genius In the country now as over , Init it requites capital to exploit valu able Inventions. This will be withheld until the business levlval sets In. In the mean time the inventors am lusting- . I'KOi'l.RANlt 27//.VOA Cleveland and Bryan agree on one point. Doth regard themselves bolter tlinn their party. Speaking of corn , the Havvkeyo commission walk out has the ear marks of a sympathetic strike. Advices from Explorer Wellman repre sent a coolness growing up between him and his native land. Prof. Mndley Gllbschln gives It out as the result of his experience that "a batted breath catchcth no fish. " The purchase of war supplies abroad ac counts for the Increased circulation of Chi nese taels In foreign porls. President Cleveland plans lo get away from \Vashlngton ne\t week with a few raw materials for halting purposes , General Master Workman Sovereign stumped Alabama for Ko.li. The wonder Is that Oatcs escaped with a mougru 9,000 majority. Prof. Wiggins reports that tha Inhabitants of Mars are signaling the caith. If they want It and mean business , they should negotiate with Nebraska's white wings. All those ready to sign an agreement edging themselves to refrain , In the future , from criticising Manitoba blizzards , will ; > Iease answer aye. The chair hears no dis senting voice. A Now York father who undertook tn spank his grown-up daughter wns yanked nto court and fined. The temper of thu times U firmly sot against striking affairs A current paragraph purporting to give ( ( formation on the cubjtct of the American flag should be flagged. It says the length of the flag should be three times Its width. Ono and a half times the width are the regular proportions. The Journalist narrates that quite re cently ut a public dinner Mrs. Walter Well man , wife of the arlic explorer , expressed icrself as not being at all disturbed by the reports that her husband had been lost In an ice crush. "For , " she added with charming naivete , "Mr. Wellman told mo before ho wont away not to bcllovo any tnch rumors , as ho would be likely to btarl them hlinno.f during his ubicnce. " The franchise and property of the Mll\vau- ; eo SlrcH railway was assessed for taxation at $2,000,000. The company emitted a mighty roar , denounced the valuation ns conflsca- .lon , and declared the property was not worth the price. Whin tlio city council re torted with a proposition to buy th : plant at the price the company declared was above la real value the company hedged and Us blow hole. IT Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed Standard Bearer ? The candidacy of Thomas J. Majors con fronts the republican party of Nebraska as a momco to Its success in the impt'tullnji campaign. To elevate htm lo the position o ( standard bearer will place the party on the defensive and subject It to a galling fire that TUbL-TALU CKHTIKICATU. IStl , - ' . , Mileage- . iJ-.J .mtIciallictntsi > trMile , Dtduct amount td an n. - Jlalanccduc , - - - Lincoln , . . . < 3S. . . 031. Jhet ctiy certify that the above account U cut reel an < Uiutuml hai not been JHilil. It could not vvlthsland. Every candidate nnd every parly leader on Iho stump would be compelled to champion the candidacy of a man who Is tattooed with a record of In- delllble Infamy. They would be confronted at every crossroid with the story of the forged census returns that scandalized the state at the national capital and placed a stigma upon the man whom the people of this commonwealth had honored with a place In Iho halls of congress as their reprcbonta- llve. They would be confronled with the moro recent misbehavior of that same cx- congrcssman while acting In capacity of president of the state senate. During two sessions of the legislature In which ho occupied the responsible and honor able position of presiding officer of the upper house by virtue of his election as lieutenant governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool and capper for the corporation lobby , nnd exerted all his power and Influence during each session of the legislature to promote Jobbery and assist boodle schemes and ob struct , sidetrack and defeat all railway reg ulation bills and measures to curb the rapac ity of corporate monopoly. SCANDALIZED THE STATE. During the session of 1S91 the state was scandalized by the abduction of Senator Taylor , a populist , who had been elected on the anti-monopoly platform , which pledged him to support a maximum rate law. It Is notorious that Taylor waa on confidential terms with Lleutenaift Governor Majors , and especially with hU private sec retary , Walt M. Seely. There Is no doubt whatever that Majors and Scely must havo"known of the plot to abduct Taylor in order to Keep him from casting his vote for the Newbcrry maximum jate bill. Taylor's abduction created such a sensa tion that even If Majors had not been ad vised about the plot he could not have b * < > n Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had disap peared. The fact that Majors directed the Bcrgeanl-at-arms to have Taylor arrested shows absolute knowledge on the part of Majors of the disappearance of Taylor. The records of the auditor's office show that Taylor had drawn $262.40 as his pay and mileage for the session up to the tlmo of his abrupt departure In the middle of March. On March 31 , when the session closed , THE TELL-TALE TAYLOR ORDEH. "U jicnuto ( Punnte. < / > . / llf f't , The ubovo Is n fac ntmlle of the order of the abducted ox-senator authorizing Walt Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants for his unearned salary. It will be noted that the order Is In the hnndw riling of Walt U. Scely , private secretary of Lieutenant .i.i/.s /JOH.V. Example Is moro contagious than small- > ox. When the church Is Idle the devil can SlC'p. Worry nnd the grave digger are good rlemls. Purity can be happier In prison than sin can In a pulucc A hypocrite fools some , but none so badly as ho does himself. A man who ijoea out to meet trouble will have n short walk. A civil tongue IB a heller protection for he head than a steel helmet. The mnn who has an appetlto for glory vlll never get enough of it to make him at. at.Don't make the mlstaka of thinking you can become rich by never giving away any- hlng. The man who teaches a Qhlld to swear s onu to whom tha devil probably fuels Iko taking off hU hat. THIS p.ii.vrr curro.v noir.v. ll.iri'T'H Ilazar The tlnu'H nru hard , und Dorothy , A thrifty Ilttlo mild , Is qultu content tla.iu days lo bo In cotton gowns arrayed In KliiKhams line and soft ns Hllk , In Hhei'n of twills nnd cheukH , In lustrous inuxllns white as milk , Her charms our eyuH perplex. Hho wears a dress of spotlumi duck , MoHl stiff and tUatcly then ; Ai.'uln with ulnjiliiK frill and tuck liei grace bowlltlerB men. In shi'oreM orcundle rne ulilnos , A Illy Hwtet and fair. Or , petals nillllnc to the nines , A rove beyond compare. the following bill , certified lo by T. J. Majors as president of the senate , was placed In the hands of the nudltor nnd n warrant for $75 wns Issued to W. M. Taylor as bal ance duo for alleged services In the sonata for the last fifteen days uf the month : The nbovo Is a fnc slmlto of the certificate- signed by Lieutenant Governor Majors and approved by the auditor , as now on fllo In the office of the auditor of state. The warrant for $75 was cashed by Walt M. Scely , private secretary of the lieutenant governor , and pocketed by him. Taylor never received n penny of this money fraudu lently procured by the connivance of tha lieutenant governor. This act alone stamps Thomas J. Majors ns a dangerous man In any public ofllco. When he certified that Taylor had served through the entire term he knowingly and wit tingly committed n grave crlmo that laid him liable not only to Impeachment , but to prosecution in the criminal courts. Had Majors certified to a fraudulent voucher In the army , or duplicated his own pay in the army pay roll , ho would have been court mnrtlalcd and cashiered In dis grace. Where the offense was as flagrant as the Taylor voucher fraud , he would have been made to serve a sentence In a military prison. Is tlila the kind of a man the re publicans of Nebraska are asked to make chief executive of state and commander-in- chlef of the military forces of the common wealth ? THE SENATE OIL ROOM. The climax of Infamy on the part of the lieutenant governor was the conversion of hlspnvato office adjoining the senate ehnm- bcr iato a legislative oil room. In which liquor was dispensed freely lo members of Iho senate who were addicted to drink , and to lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to the room for debauching the law makers. Every fellow who belonged to the gang carried a Ynlo lock key In his pocket so ns to have access at all times , night or day , when the senate was In session or nt recess , to the demijohns and decanters filled with choice brands of liquor , with which the lieu tenant governor's room wns generously sup plied regardless of expense by the corporate concerns whoso bills were to bo logrolled throuch and whobo interests were to bo protected by the blnnd , nffnblo and accom- uiodallng lieutenant governor. Can republicans stultify themselves and jeopardize their cause by placing a mnn with ruch a record at the bead of the ticket ? Governor Majors. H purports to bo dated at Portland , Ore. , but Is written on an of ficial blank , headed with Ihe name of the lieutenant governor , at the senate chamber , Lincoln , Neb. , with the date line left blank , except the neuron 1891. AiJon /.o. Plain Denier : Many n mnn will row a boat or dnncu nil day on an August Huri- d.iy and feel Kiatuful foi the bleu.scd day of ICht. Philadelphia Times Many 1 idles nn > dls- oiiidlnK clovPH , though somu of thu single ones still retain thu usu uf uiltteim. Oakland Kchocs , lliiv. Ilosy Habblclon Huivun Is lliu plnco vvhern tlm vvlckrd will cease from liotihllnrf. Kan Du Heck I know : but will the Koqd continue to boru one there ? Detroit Kroo Press Ho ( remonstratlnKly ) 1 can't wiy yut , my dear. I haven't made up my mind Shu ( an actrt'SH ) It doesn't need any makeup , love. Nobody will ever mibpcct it of beliiK the actual thlmr. ArkariHus Traveli rWIlkcH If brevity In the tiuul of wit , MlHS Itozollb'8 V-slmped coi-HHKo Is positively humorous Bllkcs I Nfo the point of your joke , but It'M u trlllo too far fetched. Washington Htar"Doan lese sight ou do furhnh too jnuch , " mild UncVe Kben "Do man dat grabs dc blggpH' piece ob watah- ndlllon ain't Ilkoly tcr l > e do ono dat pita de mos' Invitations ter Jlnu In when nnnudduh OIIO'H belli' cut , " Chicago Uecord : "la this tlm Heimlo cham ber ? " ( if.Ited the Htninner In Washington of onu of tlio attendant * . "Yos , air. " "liide d , " Mnld trie stranger , "and which N Mr. Havemeyer'ji HCHI ? " IIOHltOItS , DUrolt Kree 1'rrss. Hho lookfd ( | Ulto neat Bulling down the Blrvet , Hut there nro malicious minors ( O'er which he grieves ) Tlutt shu used IIIT old sleeveii In making her bicycle bloomer * .
