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THE OMAHA DAILY y. MOIS'DAY , AUGUST 20 , 1801. THE OMATAATLYBEE. rUHUBIIKD BVEflY MOItNlNO. THUMB OV HtinSCIUPTION. riea ( without Bumlay ) One Year I jj M Bully lltf nnd Bundny. On * Year 'J > HI * Months. " 523 Three Mnntlm , . , . , , . . . . . . < > * jf K Bimdny lice. On. Ycir , * flfitunfiy lice , One Year. . . . . . l 52 Weekly Ilee , Onu Ycnr , . , . * * orncr.3. OiKitm , Tli * Ileo tltilldlnir , . . . . - , . . Boffth OmRlii , C'nrner M nml Twenty-fourth Bit. Counrtl Illiiffn , 12 IVnrl Btrcet. Chicago oincff , 317 fhnmbcr of Commerce. nml H. Tribune ni < l . New York. lloom 1J , 14 fWathlnglon , M07 V Street , N , Vf to new" eat- All communlcntloin rclntlnR " v- - yu uominuniunttini' * i HUH ii rt torUil tnattrr cliouM be nildrcMwIt To the nultor. ' ' i"i"iinfl m'Mi i'Hi i li All li.slnm Irllcril nnd rrmltlnnrcs 'houM b IT dlre , ipd to llw lice rulill lilne company. - po'loinco onlers tel Omnhn. Drnfls , chei-Ua nml l ) made ni Hl > ln t" II"1 nnler nf HIP " ? ! ' ? . 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Notary Public. bTATK I , CUMMITfKK There will be a meotlnK of the republican Btato central committee Tuesday , August 21 , at 8 p. m. , at tlio Mlllard hotel , Omaha. A full attendance la desired BUM ) D. SLAUGHTER , Chalrrmn. A few more recitals of the story of the sinking of the Kow Shung and the people may bo exnectcd to be reasonably familiar with details of the disaster. The disappearance of a rainmaker Is not half SD serious a matter to the general pub lic as the disappearance of the rain at the time when It was urgently needed. The tattooed men should be kept In the backgrcund this year. The republican party cannot afford to load Us ticket down with anybody that has to be defended or vindi cated. Members of congress who are eager to got away from Washington are not standing upon the order nf their going , but are going at once , The exodus will continue until con gress adjourns. We are glad to know that Allen Root Is still on the political deck and Is sure to come to light with each new shuffle. A campaign without Allen would be like a ban quet without wine. Republican candidates for congress In this state are vltnlly concerned In the out come of the Btate convention. If a ticket is placed In the field and has to bo propped up and apologized for they Will get the worst of It. There Is no danger that the populists In Nebraska will nominate any one who will decline to accept the nomination and run on their ticket. The obvious reason Is that they are all willing to run for anything they think within reach. Chicago Is still hammering away at the umoko nuisance evil In that city. Omaha Is apparently resting on her oars with the work scarce begun. The only way to get rid of the smoke nuisance Is to compel the men re sponsible for It to abate It. Whllo wo are trying to Improve our side walks It may be advisable to devote a lit tle attention to the crosswalks also. Many of the latter are In poor condition , both on paved and unpaved streets. Permanent cross walks should go hand In hand with per manent sidewalks. Wo may be sure that the German em peror who proposes a toast to the health of the emperor of Austria has laid aside every vestlgo of ancient enmity of the two houses and Is bent upon promoting and' continu ing the friendly relations that have for some time existed between them. Douglas county will be the battleground of the coming campaign. With n popular and clean candidate for governor and a respect able ticket , republicans can carry the county by from 3,000 to B.OOO majority. With Tom Majors at the hco.il , the county will go Just that much the other way. This Is no Idle threat nor wild guess , but a cold fact. The Thurston Rides dcservo congratula tions on the r successful contest for the governor's cup. Although a comparatively young organization , they have al ready shown themselves on several ocastona superior to the best of the older companies. Omaha has n right to expect her representatives In the national guard to hold the first rank and rejoices that her expectations have not been disappointed. The senate can Inaugurate revenue meas ures only by way of amendment to bills that originate In the house. If the house A ants to keep the senate from conferring further favors upon the trusts , the easiest way to Insure that result Is to rcfnso to send any more revenue bills to the upper chamber. The house has the whole matter In Its con trol. It It continues to send revenue bills to the sonatq It will be because It Is willing to tnko Its chances on having them trans formed to the advantage of the trusts. n. There may bo considerable sympathy with ! Japan In Gorman circles , but sjmpathy will not enter very deeply Into the manipulations of the money market. If China wants to float a loan and can offer adequate security an well as an attractive rate of Interest , all the sympthy In the world for Japan will not prevent the German bankers from seizing the opportunity for a profitable Investment. Tlia money markets will not discriminate between the different belligerents In the Gorean war , except so far as thn varying credit of the parties make the transaction hazardous or safe. The bankers and In vestors cm only with extreme dllllculty be brought to fcrego present profits for the benefit of merchants who hope to make greater palm from future trade. The floatIng - Ing of the proposed Chinese loan Is a purely business matter and will doubtless bo treated .from a purely tuulncja sLaiulnoLuL . | iiMrt MB notrr ron /i um The terrible drouth with which Nebrnrkn hat been Hllllcted during the pr * ent season forces a grave problem upon our slat * gov ernment. At least onc-thlnl of the populated area will require relief to liecii the destitute settlers from absolute starvation. The local county authorities cannot possibly meet the demands for food nnd fuul tli.1t will be made upon them. Thousands of families are al ready In n condition of abject poverty and thousands of others will he In want of fuel and food before wlnt r seta in. Those desti tute settlers arc anxious and willing to help themselves If nn opportunity Is given them to do BO , and It IB the manifest duty of the local and state authorities to dovlso ways and means for their relief In some form. Four jcars ago , when the western border counties wore stricken with distress by rca- eon of crop failure , the communities In the central and eastern half of th5 state raised a relief fund by voluntary subscription olid furnished th m large quantities of provisions and clothing to bridge over the worst dis tress until the legislature could make fur ther provision for them by state aid. This year the people of central and eastern Ne braska will lm\c all their resources taxed to the utmoRt to meet the wants of the des titute In their own communities. This Is es pecially true of the larger towns and cities whole many worklngmen have been unem ployed for the past year. It will be romcmberpd that the legisla ture of 1691 did not pass the relief bills until the middle of February of that year. The legislature of 1S03 will bo In the same con dition. The stiugt-le for orginl/lng the two houses nnd election of United States senator will take tip the first six weeks of the ses sion , nven If a relief bill could bo passed by the middle of January the relief might come too late for thousands of families ex posed to the rigors of an early winter. Wo are liable to have bll/zards In December and snow blockades oven as early as No\ember. The question Is what shall be done In the present cmeigcncy to Insure the necessary relief. There are tno ways open to us. Wo must cither adopt the com so pursued in 1875 , when the state was de\astated by grass hoppers , or t'ndoi\or to get the relief through an' extra scbslon of the legislature. In ISTfi a state rclUf association was organised dur ing the fall nnd Us officers secured an ad- \nnce of pO.OOO from the Omaha banks on notes signed by leading land owners and merchants under assurance from the gov ernor that ho uonlcl recommend In his message to the legislature that was to meet In the fololwing winter that they should be reimbursed. This plan enabled the state officers to bridge over the Intervening period and the legislature redeemed the pledge and outstanding notes by authorizing the Issue of the historic grasshopper bond. This course might again be pursued this year If a sufficient number of heavy property owners were willing to assume the responsibility. There Is one ob stacle In the way , however , this year. The state has already e\ccded the constitutional limitation In Its existing debt , and If ad ditional debt is contracted we should have to do so In contravention of that limitation. Another plan for relief which Is being ad vocated by newspapeis and clti/ens of drouth-stricken counties Is to have the gov ernor call a speclal'session of the legislature and let that body devise the plan of relief and provide for the emergency by appropria tion bills and bills to promote Irrigation projects. Incidentally It Is also proposed to submit several needed amendments to the constitution , to bo ratified at the election In November. Governor Crounso has taken these various schemes looking to the relief of Impoverished settlers under advisement and will doubtless take such action In a few days as In his Judgment will most effectually meet the emergency. DISSATISFIED STO.IK r The sugar planters of Louisiana are re ported to be furious at what they regard as the bad faith of the go\ eminent In repealing the bounty of the .McKlnloy law Just before the harvesting of the crop and after Increased expenditure had been Incurred upon the basis of the expected bonus. The estimated pro duction of cano sugar In Louisiana for this year , based on the licenses taken out by planters as required by the law , Is 845,000- 000 pounds. The bounty on this amount would bo over $10,000,000 , and the planters Insist that In depriving them of this the government violates a sacred contract , which should be as binding upon It as any other obligation It has assumed. In the expectation that what they call un ex-post facto tariff law would not bo passed by congress , they have spent , It Is claimed , $5,000,000 In vari ous Improvements , which , while they may be of future advantage , they had reason to believe they would bs able to pay for out of this year's bounty. As they will get no bounty , many of the planters who have In curred a heavy debt In making the Improve ments will find themselves hard pressed when the time comes for meeting their obli gations , and It would not be surprising It to some of them It proves disastrous. They get some protection under the Gorman tariff bill , It is true , but the small benefit In this direc tion will not compensates for the immediate loss of the bounty. That there Is Justice In the view of these planters regarding the violation of contract on the pait of congress In abolishing the bounty Just before the harvesting of the sugar crop and after they had gone to heavy expense In Improvements , expecting that the government would deal with them In good faith , will hardly be denied , This view has been strongy ! presented on the floor of con gress , but It failed to maUe any Impression against the determinated purpose of a laiga majority of the democrats to do away with the bounty , regardless of any consideration : ) of Justice or fair dealing. Senator Hltnchard of LoulKlatm said In a sp'cch In the semlo on July 20 : "The loss of the bounty for the current ycnr means the loss of $12,000,000 or mor. < to the people of Loulblana. Moro than that , sir. It means ruin and bankruptcy to many. The sugar crop of the present year Is predicated upon the continuance of the bounty for the year. Con tracts havs been made by the sugar planters based upon the belief that the bounty for the year would surely bo paid them Anything .short of this would be rank Injustice and wiong. " II ? pointed out that the greater pirt of the bounty for the year hud been earned , and said that whllo con ceding , as a legal proposition , that the legisla tive power has a right to withdraw the bounty for the future , ho denied that bounties earned can bo withdrawn by the legislative power. Ho urged that If part of the bounty for the year has been earned , and 'earned before the law granting the bounty had been repealed , It U not In the power of congress to withdraw the bounties BO earned , and ho cited numerous authorities In support of this position. lut ) the bounty has been withdrawn , as suming that the bill lit the hands of the president will become law , and the planters of Louisiana and the sugar raisers of other states have no rsdress. The responsibility for this Injustice and wrong , U should be understood , rests entirely upon the represen In congress of the democratic party As long ago ns last Mnrch the democrats nf tht ! s nato In caucus agreed that the bounty should be paid on the mi E.I r crop of 1891. Drought to the test , they vlolnt-d this agree ment. The sugar plantar * of Louisiana have been despoiled by their own partisan : ) . 7'W ; I'ONI'Mf'T IX .IMM.MM. The conflict between the democratic fac tions In Alabama Is still attracting attention nnd Rccms likely to become more Interesting If the announced purpose of the Kolbltcs Is carried out. They Intend to hold county mass meetings next Thursday and resolutions have been sent out from the state head quarters of the faction , declaring that gross frauds were committed at the recent state election ; that they will no longer submit to such fiiudttlcnt and corrupt methods , and that they will not recognize or sustain a governor brought Into power through such Improper agencies. It Is the Intention of the Kolbttcs to organize themselves Into "nn honest election league for the purpose of maintain the law and conserving the rights of American citizens , as guaranteed under our form of government. " It Is the opinion that If the resolutions are pissed at the county meetings there will be trouble , but the men who believe they were elicited out of the election are not troubling themselves on this score. They are evidently very much In earnest , and If trouble comes they will un doubtedly be found icady for It In whatever form It may present Itself. That the supporters of Captain Kolb have very substantial grounds for the charge of fraud cannot be successfully questioned. Tuo years ago the populists of Alabama demon strated that there had previously been n hole- sale suppression of votes In miny counties. The evidence of this was so plain that denial was Impossible. Two years ago Kolb was de feated by 11,000. He then claimed that n majority of the votes had been cast for him and that If there had been a fair count ho would hive been declared elected. It was widely believed that ho was right then and It Is more than probable ho Is BO now , when he says that the majority claimed for Dates has been obtained by the grossest frauds. Kolb and his supporters are thoroughly fnmlllar with the methods' ' to which Alabama democrats have been wont to resort In their efforts to win elections , and their declaration that the victory of Dates was srcuicd by fraud Is therefore entitled to some w eight. Captain Kolb has threatened that ho will go to the capital of Alabama on the day that the governor Is to be inaugurated and set up a separate state govcinment. It ! > hardly likely that he will carry the conflict to such an extreme as to Inaugurate Insurrection , as his threatened action would amount to , but that he and his followers may create a seri ous disturbance of the peace appears to be assured , and something very much llko a revolutionary movement 'in Alabama Is cer tainly promised. The results of the county mass meetings , to be held next Thursday , will go far to determine the probable extent to which the Kolb faction will carry the conflict. Although Kolb was supported by sonic republicans and by populists , most of whom had been democrats , the fight Is really between democrats , and may be accepted as vindicating all that has been said hitherto by the republicans regarding frauds In south ern elections. ON T11K MUNhY PLARK. The adoption of a firm and outspoken plank In favor of honest money Is one of the most Important duties which the republican state convention which meets In Omaha this week will have to perform. Its action upon the silver question is bound to cut no Incon siderable figure In the coming' campaign and It should proclaim no doctrine that will need either explanation or apology. That the men whom the republican party In Nebraska has honored are beginning to appreciate the ne cessities of the situation must be gathered from the expression upon this subject which Senator Manderson has Just made public. In an Interview a few days ago the senator Is leported to have spoken thus plainly : "I hope that the convention will make no foolish concessions to the free silver craze , but will stand sturdily for republican doctrine upon the financial question. I do not believe that there Is a vote to be gained by any half-way yielding to the populist Ideas , while there Is much to be secured by standing firmly by the principles of a sound political economy , as demonstrated by the experience of the world. The republican party Is In favor of bimetal lism , of the maintenance of the credit of this government and the adoption of such legis lation ns will enable It to stand , as it must , among the strong nations of the globe. The tendency of events throughout the world , In my Judgment , is on the line of a readoption of the double standard , but we shall retard rather than accelerate this movement by making undue haste in an attempt toward the impossible. " ' Sonatoi Manderson's advice embodies the true policy which the state convention should pursue. It Is essentially the same that The Uee has repeatedly recommended and which The Bee most vigorously urged upon the meeting of the State Republican league two months ago. It was the plain path for re publicans then nnd It Is the plain path for republicans now. The republican party has an established reputation as the party of honest money and It cannot well afford to lese or oven Injure that reputation by falling to stand up to the line where It has always stood. Should the republicans be Inclined to yield a portion of the ground to those who are Infected with the inllatlon virus , the other parties , particularly the populist party , will not hesitate to outbid It. If the republi cans recede one step , their opponents will recede two steps. If there are any gilns to bo had from biting at the free and unlimited coinage of sil\cr bait let the other parties have them , for they will bo more than coun terbalanced by the gains accruing to the republican paity from a firm stand In favor of honest money. Republicans entertain no special hostility to silver. All the legislation that has been enacted In recent years for the purpose of promoting the use of silver as a money metal has emanated from the republican party. The republican party Is thcrerw ? committed to bimetallism nnd to a wider employment of silver money , but It has been convinced by Its own experiments In that direction that the United States cannot attain that' object by Instituting the free and unlimited coinage - ago of silver at the existing ratio alone and unaided and without the assistance of the greater European powers. Tree coinage un der present circumstances Is neither a safe nor an appropriate means of furthering bi metallism. This Is the present position of the republican party upon the money ques tion. All the state convention should do Is to proclaim Us adherence to It and sot Its face squarely against the free silver coinage Idols and towards strictly honest money. There Is a bit of humor In the wording of the city advertisement Inviting proposals for electric lighting for a term of three years , commencing January 1 , 1895. That advertisement states that "no bid will be ro- r lvcd , rend oF cjiultlcrfd by the council which contnltvji fcny condition of nny kind , but such bid shall bo In strict conformity to this advertisement , ' , ! ] ] ! ! ! existing ordinances. " How Is the coti\\rlivo \ | know whether a bid Is conditions ! or not unless It Is received nnd re-id by It ? Do8Hlie council pretend to bo nlilo to gather iiVjij the name of the party making the bid { \\i\\ \ \ \ the bid Is , or Is not , In strict conformity to the advertisement and existing ordlnnriOR ? The council , If It can make good Its jdcclnrallon , must bo gifted v Itli pcrond atahU'nr some similar faculty that enables It to1 Inform Itself of the con tents of sealed urppopls without receiving or reading them The county commissioners are determined that the work of county poor relief during the coming winter shall In conducted upon strictly business principles. Last year the Increase of county charges was so great and so sudden that a considerable clement of looseness and even fraud was unavoidably admitted. This year this U to be reduced to a minimum. Strict economy will not only icduco the expense to the taxpayers , but It will also permit the funds at the disposal of the commissioners for relief work to go fur ther nnd do more nctnnl nood. Ilnslness methods are those that give the greatest pos sible aid to the worthy poor at the least pos sible expense. This Is the object which the commissioners Intend to accomplish. The fact that a man who has belonged tea a political party from Its very origin nnd has always voted a straight ticket , has never asked for nny office , Is no sign that he does not contemplate asking for something In the future. By proclaiming his wonder ful record from the house top ho certainly conveys the Impression that ho Is going to ask for something very soon. lllotslllgH 111 I'll ITS. ChlcnBo Tilbunc. Good rains the tariff question settled. It Is seldom two great blessings like these come In n single dny. Hull , GlnrlotlH Onut Now Yoil Hun. The first nnd most honored denioctnt In the United States. David Bennett Hill , senator , of New York. A > ntiiriil Conclusion. Kansas City Journal A good democrat like Mr. Cleveland shouldn't seriously object to taking water when whisky nnd sugar go with it. A 1'loiis i\cliinmtlon. Rocky Mountain News ( pop ) . Waltelsm Is not populism. Walte and his appointees esteem that It Is. It It Is , then God pity the populist paity , for the voters of Colorado will show It no mcicy. The I Ittlo .Mutter of Globe-Democrat. The people will nt once begin to pay n higher price for sugar as one of the elTects of the tariff bill that Is claimed to be "bet ter than the McKhilcy law , " under which .sugar has been cheapei than at any previ ous time since the war. ' ( icno 1'lcld'rt Pertinent Conundrum. CliuiK | Record. How Is Hon. i George L Miller disposed tow aid yountr William Jennings Uryan ? Heretofore nobody has been able to amount to much In Nebiasku without the consent and co-operallon of that venerable sage , the patron saint ; of the Soughing Catalpa. i4r ! thu tJrl | > . Mlfmeipolls Times. The promptness ; vvllh which money comes out of hiding as soon as the tailft Is settled shows that It IB not moio money thut Is needed to make times teed , but confidence on the turt of thos < , > who have the money that they will not lose It all If they ven ture Into trade 6r Industry. (5roror letter Did thn Ituglncss. Sprltrglleld Republican. .Executive Interference has- never ' yet failed to arous > e antagonism In congress , even when put foith In plain behalf of the cause of the people , and It is a question whether All. Cleveland's letter dirt not op erate In the end rather to stiffen than weaken the backs of the lecalcltrant sena tors of his party. Hut he certainly made a gre.it mistake when he sought to rall > the house and the people about the coal and Iton ore ilutles when the latter were aroused over the sugar steal particularly. Thrco Nnlabln ClmriicterUtlcH , Washington Stir. The notable clmiactcrlstlcs of this year's tariff legislation are (1) ) protection to cer tain trusts , (2) ( ) the popullstlc Income tax , nnd (3) ( Gorman's peisonal defeat of Cleve land. The pilnclple of protection has not been wounded. There has been some un systematic shifting In the products to which protection Is applied. In certain respects It Is legislation which the lepubllcans could without Inconsistency have passed In re sponse to the demand of the farmers for a modification of the tariff. It Is so far from effectively assaulting the principle of "the culminating' atrocity of class legis lation" that the tariff reformers are dis gusted with It as the discreditable offspring : of "perfidy and party dishonor. " The trusts and the populists , an extraordinary combi nation , have reason for rejoicing. There Is not much comfort In any feature of the leg islation for the democrats , the majoilty of whom have repudiated and dishonored It In advance. _ Cltl/ciiHliip In the Xuvy. Philadelphia Record. An American navy with lulf of Its pallors aliens Is an anomaly ; and the request of the senate for the birth statistics of the enlisted sea foice of the United States evidently foreshadows an attempt to lem- edy this paiadoxlcnl condition. Assistant Secretary of the Navy AIcAiloo discovered some years nuo that of the 7,916 enlisted seamen only 3.COS were of American birth. The pay of a salloi on an Ameilcnn ship Is now higher than the corresponding figures on any foreign pay rolls , nnd a chance of receiving commissions slmlhu to the sjstein In the army has been proposed. Naval re cruits are no longer so scarce to find among our own citizens. A bill Is now pending ) > y which naturalisation Is to be made possible during active service afloat. The adoption of this measure would prevent Injustice to any alien now In the service ; but every foreign-born sailor who should refuse to be come a citizen of the United States should be promptly made to walk the gangplank. Undo Sinn nnil Chlim. Chicago Tribune. The senate has confirmed the treaty with China. Its provisions have been discussed for some months , and the general opinion Is that there Is nothing harmful In them. The Chinese government accepts the exclu sion provisions of the present laws and will not countenance violations of them. While n few coolies will continue to slip Into the United States , no mutter how rigid the laws may be or how zeaJous an attempt Is made to enforce thcm , , here Is reason to believe that this new treaty will tend to diminish rather than to Increase the number of Illegal Immigrants , The ratification of the treaty at this time w&s especially desirable. The Chinese government hns felt aggrieved for years , ovvlntfr 19 what It looked on as unfriendly legislation. That grievance being removed , the United States will be on good terms with both China nnd Jmrnn , and will be about the only county whoso motives neither of them wH ) suspect. The fortunate position It occupies may enable It to piny In time the part of j ( successful mediator. 9 j t ? Not u Cure fur Lobbying , Cllf.jfjp ) Record Senator Allen oXr ebraska has Introduced Into HIP s"iinte a liin.'lo pievpnt professional lobbj Ing , " but wl'ft"We ixpe ts tu.-h a imm ure to accomplish11 ! * ot easily dlscovciable. It might answ erlluiJ'un > ese of calling out an expression of-conrrresslonal opinion , and there would certainly bo much edification if not Joy In whatever speeches might bo made upon It by the Henutois who be friended the Sugar trust , Hut Senator Allen must know as well as the other senulprs that the prevention of lobbying by the proposed law Is out of the qufstion. Aside from the fact that It would bo exceedingly difficult to make u legally effectual definition of lobbying , the defect of his hill Is that It recognizes the culpabil ity of the lobbyist only. The. lobbyist Is Irresponsible and Irrepressible. The only way In which he c-an be sup pressed Is through the election of congress men who will not listen to him. So long as there are senatois or representatives who will consent to come under the Influence of lobbyists there will be lobbyists to Influence them , The lobbying process can and will be curried on somehow In spite of all the laws that rongrcss might pass and all the bara tluit Senator Alien might have placed across the copttol doors. And when , on the other hand , the mem bers of congress nre men whoso character and stamina will not permit them to enter Into lobby negotiations , the meretricious practice will ceaBQ at once and without need of leglalatlvo Intervention. Joe IMgcrtnn Is puitlnn ; In all his > p.tro time trying to Infuse Ufa Into the populist ranks , nnd It Is mid lit has considerable tp.tro time nn tils hands Just at present. Ten counties will he back of Judge Ilenslry of Columbus In the Third district u > morritlc cnniin-'flonal convention. At least Hint U what Judge t'arks siys In the Columbus Tel egram , nnd 1m Is talking for the "straights " One of the lleatrlce organs Is busy telling liow the county convention was solid for Summers , while HIP other republican piper h engaged In proving that the delegates arc for I'uarac. Th convention on Wednesday will show which of the new simpers tells the truth. U Is asserted by a Lincoln paper , nnd It has not been controverted , that Tom Majors Is worklm ; the "old soldier racket" only when It Is of btncflt to him. General Thnyer has not yet hurried Into print to explain why ho Is eo vigorously lighting for the nomination of Majors An effort Is being mnde by the state house Impenchnbles to use the Saline county dele gates to the republican state convention ns a cntspaw to pull the combine's chestnuts out of the fire. The only thing that will satisfy the combine will be the nomination of Majors. Holdrcge Forum. Some polltlclins nre urg ing the nomination of Tom Mnjors for gov ernor because Th ( > Omahn Hoc Is opposed to him They say It will mnko Majors votes for The Dec to be against him. Such politi cians certainly do not hn\o the good of their party at hrnrt. Co/nd Tribune : Jack MacColl goes out of the 1)13 Sixth , where nil conventions have h'cn held with n handsome majoilty. He Is likewise holding his own In the east of tha state and every day Increases the probability that the next governor of Nebraska will be the Daw son county man Grand Island Independent' Mr. Mnjors Is the weakest man that could be put up by the republicans for governor , and the man most llkc.y to be defeated Therefore the popu lists nnd the llryan democrats are very anxious to see him nominated by the republi cans , and the latter should keep away from him. Lincoln News- The sllenco of the Majors organs In the matter of the serious charges against him as a man , as a public official nnd a candidate is simply deafening This is evidently another of those Justly celebrated railroad campaigns , In which public senti ment Is disregarded and force used to ac complish the desired ends. Wallace Star Every rural republican pap-i that supports Jack MacColl docs so from n sense of duty to the party. As n rule newspaper men have nothing to gain , flnanaclally speaking , by the election or de feat of a candidate for governor. Wo hay seeds prsfer Jack MacColl because , llko our- telves , ho Is free from guile. The worst thing that has been said In print about the candidacy of 13. M Correll for the republican nomination for lieutenant governor Is that he Is an advocate of woman's stiff i age. It Is cruel to bring up a man's record on this subicct at this critical stage of the game There will bo no women In the convention to help out "Rasmus. " Carl Clause , one of the candidates for the legislature on the republican ticket from the Fifty-sixth district , li an editor , and In his own paper he assorts that ho Is embarrassed , and as n conscQiienrc the situation Is de cidedly painful , llut , he continues , "whoever votes for us will vote for a mighty good man. " Carl believes In HIP old adage that "he who tooteth not his own horn , his horn shall not be tooled. " Ansluy Chronicle : We have It dliect fiom one of the recognized pop leaders that 0. M. Kcm will be defeated for a reiiomlnatlon for congress , which Information , no doubt , will be a source of satisfaction to nil In telligent men In this concresMonal district who have studied the vacancy existing for the past four years. No matter whom the pops nominate to succeed Kern they can't worse the situation any. Dcatrlcc Times : The barnacles of the republican ( publican party seem to think that because this Is republican jear every sort of nn old plug can bo elected If nominated. Acting upon this Idea , thcro Is an unusually large number of unworthy candidates seeking for recognition In the state convention. No greater or disastrous mistake could be mnde. The necessity Is greater than ever before for good men. In no other way will the state be redeemed from the control of the democrats and populists. From the warden of the penitentiary down to the capltol me&senger , everbody In the state house ring has been promised that he will retain his Job If Majors secures the nomi nation for governor. All the bank ex-imlncis are also in the deal , and the way they are hustling for the man from Nemaha is a caution. The Impenchables and their sitel- llteb have caught the fever , too , and thev nre pulling every string In sight to help out the tattooed candldito. If the state conven tion should conclude to "vindicate" Mr. Ma jors by giving nlin the nomination , there'll not bo an office In sight for any of his workers who are not In the ring If the piom- Iscs of reward already made are kept. Sliver Creek limes : At the last session of the legislature It must have bosil very evident to any one keeping lun of the pro ceedings that Thomas J. Majors , as presiding officer of the senate , was in full sympathy with the opponents of railroad legislation and the thieving outfit whom the legislature sought to Impeach. He Is n representative of the machine , of the professional politi cians the politicians who are In It for reve nue. With such a man In the governor's chair the railroads and the people who live by public plunder would have nothing to fear. Not that we wish to say that he Is per sonally dishonest , hut that he could ha de pended upon to stay by the crowd that ho trains with. The republican party of Ne braska cannot afford to make such a man their candidate for governor. I'Kort.r. .i.\n 'iniNds. The country Is now anxiously gazing to ward Duzzard's flay for a tariff sign. Thcro Is some ground for the report that Cleveland's malaria Is of a conservative char acter. "Sugar House Jim" Is the profnno nick name which has bscn glued on Senator Smith of New Jersey. Senator Vest threatens to retire from pub lic life. There Is n disposition In Missouri to expedite a realisation of the threat. The man who did not finish his dash to the North Polo should be credited with having succssfnlly rludcd a Snlmralc summer. General Prosperity Is somewhat dilapidated and rheumatic , but these trifles will be over looked It he takes to the saddle promptly. Governor Walte's letter Insisting on popu lists keeping In the middle of the road fur nishes a clew to the ancient mystery , "Who struck Dlily Patterson ? " Congressional sick leaves are multiplying. It la generally believed a largo number of statesmen will be Invited to take a pro. longed vacation by their constituents. Senators Sherman nnd Hoar and ex-Senttor Cvarts nre ull related. The latter two arc double cousins , both on their fathers' and their mothers' side , nnd when Mr. CvarU was a youth Senator Hoar's father was his guardian. Colonel McClure , the veteran editor of the Philadelphia Times , Is gradually iccoverlng from the effects of a prolonged and dutigei- ous Illness , His right hand , the last member to letnin , trace ! ) of the disease , la blowly re covering Us functions. Prof. Falb's hopes of promotion to the slg- mil service have sunk to zero. Ills combi nation tidal wave and earthquake failed to appear In the vicinity of New York. None but reliable prophets can hope for a place under this administration Hon. Patrick Hgan , ox-mlnlster to Chill and citizen of Nebraska , Is circulating In St. Louis an advance agent for the Harrison In ternational Telephone company. According to a published Interview with him , Mr. Hgan still cherishes a wholesome disregard for Grover Cleveland. Tom Nnst , the American cartoonist , who located In London six months ago. Is again on the high road to prosperity. Ho Is at pres ent at work on a life-size painting of the surrender of Appomattox for II II. Kohlsaat of Chicago , which Is to bo presented to the city of Galena , the blrthplaco of General Grant. "Ho laughs best who laughts lust. " Sen ator Gorman's subdued cachluatlona are liable to wind up In physical anguish. The admin istration Is determined to hang his sen atorial scalp on a white house bush. Already the plcbltcm of Maryland are on his trail , und not a few ambitious politicians have Joined In the chase. If they do not lay out the smooth fixer , they will make the race so warm for him that a Kansas simoon will > hllzzardlsh In comparison , TO ALT jtfiprvt/.ftM.v ctttnta. It has been decided by tha committee of arrangement ; * for the republican state con vention to be held In this city on Wednesday to have a general turnout nnd parade of the republican clubs of Omahi on Tuesday nUtlit The various republican ward clubs nnd llu < members of the Hamilton club , Young M t > x Republican club , Ganleld club , Scandinavian clubs nnd clubs of other imtlonult os are Invited to meet nt their respective halls this ( Monday ) evening to confer and nrrnngo for Tuesday's demonstration , The presidents of the several republican clubs of the city nnd county nro requested to meet II. M. Wnrlng , secretary of the slnto league , nt the Mlllard hotel this morning nt 11 o'clock to make plans for the demonstra tion. jinixu o.\ yon : I'ltusriiitirv. Chicago Inter Ocean Just ns soon ns con- Bless gets out of sight business men will take cournge. The whole ycir , through congress , hns been "the dead fly In the ointment , " the open sewer breeding dUcnso nnd commercial death to every enterprise , nnd Its final ad journment will bo hailed ns n universal relief. Chicago Herald- Under the new conditions business should revive nnd times should Im prove Some degree1 of Improvement nil nlnnc the line seems to.by Inevitable. Hut the full tide of prosperity In this country can never be rcnchod until every vestige of pro tection Is stricken from our tariff system. Boston Globe1 The business men of the country , without regard to parly , lire all glad that the tariff bill has beun passed Though many of them do not like the bill , they think that the n llef from uucei tnlnty which Its passage assures will give an Impetus to busi ness. Iloth republican and democratic busi ness men now look for nn era of brisk trade nnd general prosperity. New York WorldIluslness will certainly become brisk as soon as the tariff bill Is signed This will bo the cast ! regardless of the character of the bill , for It Is notorious that the business of distribution ( commonly called "trnde" ) can adjust Itself to unfavor able conditions to such nn o\Unt ns to ho unwilling to have them changed even for the better. Hut the business of real production does not admit of such adjustments , except In a much smaller degree a fact It will be well not to lose sight of. New York Herald- The views of business men and others In various parts of the coun try , mny bo taken as voicing the general feeling that the diwn of better times has come. There Is every reason to bolleve that business will now begin to re vive , finances Improve , markets become more active and Industrial activity quicken. That the outlook will be hailed by the people , nnd especially by vxorklngmcn , goes without say ing. This welcome tide of better times is ex pected to set In not so much because of the changes In the tariff , mnde by the bill which has now passed both houses nf congress , as because the limitation and suspense which have hung over the country for a year have nt last been removed. The Inevltnble effect of the uncertainty ns to what chinges would be made In the tariff system was to handi cap financial , commercial and Industrial ac tivity and cause dull time's. The dispelling of this uncertainty nnd consequent suspense must as inevitably clear the way to a revival of prosperity , L.lltOlt JNU/VJS Painters' union of Uuftnlo declared for pure and simple socialism. St. Louis shoeworkers won a strike against a reduction of wages. Cleveland is getting ready for n grand celo % bratlon on Labor day. The labor unions of Reading , Pa. , nre going to have n big celebration on Labor day. The Iron moulders all over the country are voting on the American Federation of Labor political platform. The Central Labor union of Toledo , 0. , has endorsed the political program of the American Federation of Labor. . The general office of the Journeyman Bakers and Confectioners International union has been removed from Uetrolt to 5 Uoerum street , Ilrqokljn. The convention of the Ameilcan Glass Workers association , assembled In Alontreal , adopted the political program of the American Federation of Labor. The International Typographical union Is sued twent-ono charters last month , of which twenty comprise the German-Ameri can branches. The convention In October piomlsos to bo very Interesting. From statistics recently gathered It Is found that there nre 1,200 bricklayers In St. Louis , about hnlf of whom nro out of em ployment , while of 37 ! > plasterers In that city only 1G3 were reported at work. Chairman McGrnnn of the congressional committee on labor has Insti noted the com missioner of labor to gather complete sta tistics on the subjects of convict labor and the results of the Introduction of labor sav ing machinery. The first contract given out for stone under the now state of New York law providing that all stone used In state or municipal work shall be cut and dressed In and by citizens of the btato Is for the court house of Ilens- selaer county. The price Is $110,000. The hoards of trade and blmilar organiza tions of the state of Texas are "roasting" Governor Hogg of that stale because he con demned thn sending of the United States troops to Chicago during the great railroad stilko. Some of the resolutions start with the phi-isc , "Wo , the people. " rvumn run nt u.v Jouriul Nothing In tha re cords of Indian cruelties ran nurpass In nil tha elements of flcndlshncss the Rock Is land catastrophe nt Line In , PhlUdelphlft Time * No stone should bt left unturned to bring the miscreant to Jus. tlco if It Minll ctenrly appear that the vvrecV was caused with deliberate nnd nirtllclout , Intent. Salt Lake Tribune : These murderer * ought to bo run down If there ) Is power enough In nil the detective force of thh country ; nnd they ought to bo ( rented as they treated those doomed pasnongers , namely , tie thorn to n tree and let them slowly burn to death. Washington PostAll mall trains nra within the sphere of national notion It would be competent for congress to fix pennlty for wrecking such trains , and to make n standing offer for the capture and conviction of wreckers. The people would heartily npprove such leglshtlon. New York Tribune : Can any punishment be too severe for the authors of this horrible tragedy ? In California the peiidlly for train wrecking Is death. Without going to such an extreme. Is It not lime for BOIUO other states to revise their laws on this subject nnd Impose penalties calculated to have n deterrent effect on men tempted to commit such crlmca ? Alllwnukeo Evening Wisconsin : Such an ononnlty of wickedness carries our memories back to thn relentless nnd blood-thirsting Apaches Yet have wenot n bund of Apncho IndlmiH right In our midst who nro engaged nml Induce others to engage In wreckIng - Ing railroad trains , nnd thus murdering and roastliih persons who are no more the cnuso of the r grievances than the queen of Ung- Innd. Minneapolis Journal The fact that per sons capable rf such Infamous work live In this countiy ID appalling enough nnd It al most seems to bo nn excess of generosity which would allow such men. If npprohondcd , to have a rcgulni trl\l llut certainly the Rock Island cominnj should spire no money , noltlicr should the stnlo of Nebraska spare any. In the effort to secure the scoundrels , who should be disposed of Just as soon ns evidence can be ibtalncd to convict them of the crime. . .s.ur..sTII r/n nn : t.itr.n. Philadelphia Record : The poker plnyer In happiest when he 1ms the blues. Kate Field's Washington : "Unwomanly ? How sy ? " "Khe never turns around to look at nnothci woman's hat. " Ohlcngo Tribune : "Young man , " said thn clderlj paity , .eveu-lv , "jou ought to ask for grace on vour knees. " "I I had her there nil last evening , sir , " responded the tnibnuui&pd youth. Huffnlo Courier Wilton- Tenner's latest novel fulled to cati-h the public , ns he expected It Would Am puitlculiir reason ? Wnlton 12r It was a detective stoiy. Drooklyn Life. He I owe everything to my wife Slip -iveiv : thing ? He Well , everything except whit I owe my creditors. Wnshlntgon Rtni "Sometimes , " said Uncle Kben , "job kaln't liitl.ihly trus' or man dat hoops talkln' 'bout de beauty oil honestv. Hit SOUII'D too much ez eC he wus nrgyln' vvlf hlsso'f. " Philadelphia Tlnuji The girl can gener ally play fltst fiddle If iho knows how to handle her beau. Washington Star "Don't von consider Senator RonJimn ono of om ilslng states men' " said ono clllyon to another. "Yes , " was the icplv , "I novoi BIVV a man do so much ilslng to explain. " Vioston Tinn eilpl TJmperor William's ancestors cvua ! lonluiios ago kept a tollgate - gate , and the membeis of the family now living nio In the habit of lemarklng , cvl- ilentlv In respect to their pike-keeping fore- falheis , "Wle geht's ? " SOMH WI5ATIII3U ADVICE. Atlmila CoiiHtltullon. Take the weather as It comes Ain't no use to weep ; Lot the thunder boat Its diums Lot the lightning leap ! Hunt up ovoo Iuee7c that stirs ; Quaff theh moil ulo. Thank CJod for thermometers , Hut Imug 'em In the shade ! irn IT 7 / ; ; : n / / , ; > n i r/s ; .s.ir/i. ClcvrlmiJ I'liln Dealer. He "food by the ro.nlng sea , And he Sang sonnets , softlj , Tendeilj ; To the waves and stnis- below , above- He sang the tain of Ills nbsent love ; "Oh , wild and ticacli'ious sen , To mo Bring hack that fuco And matchless gi ire , Yostreon r left with thee ! " Outspiko Iho toning sea : "What , she , Who toiiippd no g.oly , The sweet mermaid , with scanty garb Who pleried thv hoait with cruel barl ; Then , to th > maddening plea ; 'To be Forever thine , " Ry bond divine Anil art thou searching she ? "To jonder onnopy , flee Ah , inu ! And poop thou softly , Silently ; AnolhPi poms In her willing oar The nnthliiKiuss shu di-llghts to hear And 'Iiis shall bu ' Dem mo ! Thy saluted dicuin Is gorging cream On the dollni he won from thcol' ( I'nmotmcoil I'oiii li l jo ) Is not more com plete than the Fall of Prices pronounced half-pri-ces in our men's suits $25 suits $12.50 $20 ones $10 $17 ones $8.50 $15 ones $7.50 sacks cu . / ys light or dark cheviots cassimeros worsteds elegant goods Boy's suits $2.50 all wool cheviot 6 to 14 years all colors another $3 neat checks latest cut double breasted and $3.50 nice quiet patterns same quality another $4 little better But best of all combin ation suit $4.50 extra pants cap to match neat little Scotch cheviot chocks guaranteed all wool all 2-pieoe suits straw hats at cost- nicest waists lowest prices Browning , King & Co. , Reliable Clothiers , S , W. Cor. 15th ami
