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CJEOnOE II. T7.SCHUCK.
Sworn to befjro me nml Buh'crlbcd In my pres
ence tills 1st day ot August , 1Rt.
( Seal. ) N. t1. FEIU Notary Public.
TO A'
All republicans who nre opposed to th
domination of railroads and dcslra to resent
the attempt to make the party subservient to
corporate monopolies and public thieves are
hereby Invited to express their views by
latter directed to me personally , suggesting
the best method for defeating the election of
Thomas Majors. All communications will be
treated as confidential when so requested ,
We must make an organized effort to save
the Btalo from the blighting misrule which
lias repudiated the pledges repeatedly made
to the people In our platforms ; has made the
execution of our laws a farce and looted the
state treasury.
Not I co will be given In due time through
The Iloo what action will be deemed most ,
advisable to accomplish the ends In vlow.
E. IIOSEWATEH.
Entries In the congressional races will bo
closed In about three weeks.
Wo haven't as yet seen any expressions
of regret over the adjournment of congress.
K the democrats of the Second district
want fusion so badly what Is stopping them
from endorsing Deaver , the populist candi
date , for congress ?
Don't put all the blame for the perfidious
I. and dishonorable surrender upon Secretary
Carlisle. It wasn't his fault. Secretary
Carlisle did nothing but what he had to do.
The arrival of President Cleveland at Gray
Cables was marked by a rise in the mar
ket for bait. The president hopes for more
successful fishing than he has ha'd of late at
Washington.
! * New York politicians with gubernatorla
aspirations are holding their breath In anx
ious expectation of ex-Vice President Mor
ton's decision as to his proposed candidacy
for the place.
K the Pullman Investigating commission
pursues Its labors diligently with the officers
ot the Pullman company a little longer the
stockholders In that giant monopoly maybe
bo finally made familiar with affairs of the
company cf which they have purposely been
kept Ignorant ,
Our pop contemporary Is evidently rattled
over the nomination ot Mr. Deaver. Ha de
mand for his withdrawal Is refreshingly coo
to say the least. It la apparent that the ed
itorlal wire puller was somewhat belated In
his consideration of the situation In this con
gressloiml district.
Only a little later In the season the smoke
stacks all over the city will begin to cnlt
vast volumes of black .smoke and the fhower
o ( soot will bo continuous. What l.i t'ae-
building Inspector doing to compel thu en
forcement of ordinances designed to fuopre.'s
the smoke nuisance ? "
Advertising playing cards will have to pay
the Internal revenue tax of 2 cents per pack
just the Bamo aa these which arc designed
for no other purpose than use at the card
table , The way to secure untaxed adver
tising Is to patronize the newspapers , the
only reliable medium.
The New York Sun thinks It , quite pos&l-
bio that a new development In the Cedar-
qulat case may bo chronicled from Washing
ton before vary long. Until the whole affair
Is settled by the approval of the War de
partment oflhe findings In the Worth court
martial thcro will still be some restlessness
In army circles.
Ills Texas constituents have saved Con
gressman Kllgore the trouble oC going
through another congressional campaign.
By nominating the other man they have
left Mr. Kllgore at the mercy of President
Cleveland , who will doubtless bo appealed tote
to provldo for the congressman out of a Job.
So far as the government Is concerned , It
will get along Just as well if he remains
out of a Job.
Congressman Slbley of Pennsylvania has
declined the renomlnatlon for congress
which the democrats of his district have ten
dered him. Congressman Slbley , If we re
member rightly , sent his resignation from
the house to the governor of his state a
few months ago , but on further reflection
'Waa Induced to recall bis action , It U not
impossible that the attractions of public of
fice may yet lead him to again recall his
decision to retire.
The Hee was the flrrt paper to suggest th ?
establishment of branch poatofflcea In this
city. Three months USD a branch office wn *
located on Park avenue and another on North
Twenty-fourth street. Experience show *
them to be Just what the people want , and
Postmaster Clarkson pronounces ihem en un
qualified success. The facilities BiTordU for
the prompt handling of malls and the public
convenience of Iho branch olllces 4re gr at.
while the additional expense la inertly nuinl-
na.1. It was due chiefly to Congroasman
Mercer's efforts that The llot'i eusut : l'.i '
> 'ju carried out ,
tr/ir A tiKronucjN
Mr , Cleveland has declared that the new
tariff law furnishes n vjntagc ground from
which must be waged further aggressive oper
ations against the protective policy. He re
fuses to accept what the present congress has
done In revising the tariff as the close of
the war against protection. He said In his
letter to Mr. Catchlngs : "Tho millions of
our countrymen who have fought bravely
and well for tariff reform should be o.xhorled
to continue the struggle , boldly challenging
to open warfare and constantly guarding
against treachery and half-heartedness In
their camp. " Mr. Wilson , chairman oMho-
hotiso ways and means committee , said In
an. Interview before leaving Washington that
the first Btep In the direction of tariff re
form had been taken and that It would bo
cosy to proceed to a full realization of the
reform. In more emphatic , terms the recog
nized leader of the majority In the house
against protection has proclaimed the deter
mination of the party to keep up the fight
and others prominent In councils of the party
have heartily acquiesced. They mean to re
new the struggle In the form of supplemental
legislation at the next session , nnd If they
should elect the house ot representatives of
the KHty-Iourth congress nnd retain control
of the senate nothing Is more certain than
that they would sweep away nearly every re
maining vestige ot protection lo American
industries nnd American labor.
What has been done cannot at once be un
done. There 1s no Immediate remedy for the
Assault that Is made In the new tariff law
upon the long-established economic policy
ot the country. That will have to stand
for several years , or until a republican
congress and a republican president can apply
the remedy. nut a check can be put
upon the avowed purpose of the dem
ocracy to make their assault more
far-reachlne and more severe. It Is
necessary that the country be kept where It
is until something better can be done. To
quote ex-Speaker Heed , It is necessary that
the people should Interpose , Just as they arc
surely going to Interpose , and see that the
house of representatives Is In such hands that
neither Us tncotnpetency nor the Incom-
pctency of the senate shall bo a
source of difficulty and of trouble. That
the clDCtlon of a republican 'house of repre
sentatives In November would exert a great
restraining Influence upon the party In power
there cannot be a reasonable doubt , and the
larger the majority the stronger the In
fluence. It would be an expression of popular
protest against the policy and the work of
that party which it would not dare to ig
nore. It would be notice that the people
demand a cessation of the "war" In the In
terest of free trade which even Mr. Cleve
land and Mr. Wilson might see the expedi
ency of paying some heed to. It would be
warning to the democracy that alter nearly
two years of most disastrous experience , as
the consequence of Its assault upon the policy
of protection. It could continue In its course
only at the peril of Its utter destruction as a
national party.
On tlio other hand , the election of another
democratic house would bo an endorsement
ot what the party In power has already done
toward carrying out Its economic policy and
an admonition to It to go on and carry out
its avowed purpose to the- farthest limit. It
would mean that the people are satisfied
with the policy and the course of that party ;
that they do not believe It to bo responsible
for tfeo Industrial stagnation and business de
pression which followed Its advent to power ,
and that , despite the evidences of tncompe-
tency it lias given , the people are still willing
to trust It with the affairs of government.
The election , of n democratic house in No
vember would mean that the American people
ple are content to have their llglslatlon dic
tated by the southern wing of the democracy
and to subject the populations ot the great
manufacturing states of the north and the
great agricultural" states of the northwest
to laws relating to revenue and finance
framed by men who have no sympathy with
these populations by reason both of the dif
ferent conditions surrounding- them and of
the sectional sentiment that controls them.
The election of a democratic house of repre
sentatives in November would undoubtedly
be followed by a renewal In Intensified form ot
financial distrust and business depression ,
with vastly more serious consequences to-
capital and labor than have already been suf
fered.
Th-ese are the vital nnd forceful considera
tions which make the election of a republi
can house of representatives next Novem
ber Imperatively necessary to the restoration
of financial and business confidence , the con
servation of the Interests both of labor and
capital , and the recovery ot general pros
perity.'m 'm _
STWL HE A Ullf'IClT.
It Is by no means certain , notwithstanding
the claim of Senator Mills and some others
that the new tariff law will yield a surplus of
revenue during the current fiscal year , that
the receipts under It will meet the expendi
tures. Secretary Carlisle , In his letter to
Senator Harris advising against the passage
by the senate of the free raw material bills
passed by the house , made a liberal estimate
of total receipts , which , if realized , would
leave a small surplus at the end of the fiscal
year , but It Is now apparent that the figures
of the secretary are not likely to be realized ,
and as to two very Important articles , sugar
and whisky , cannot be.-
For example. It was estimated that sugar
would yield $13,000,000 , based on the calcula
tion that duty will bo collected on a quan
tity of sugar equal to that Imported during
the fiscal year ended with June. There are
ton months of the current fiscal year In
which to Import that amount of sugar , but
the Importations during this period will bo
very much less than last year , for the reason
that unusually large quantities of sugar have
been Imported since July 1 In order to escape
the duty Imposed by tbo new tariff act. Dur
ing July the quantity of sugar Imported was
upwards of 708,000,000 pounds , valued at ? :0-
000.000 , and It Is estimated that the Importa
tions for August will amount , to quite as
much. Thus about one-third of the entire
quantity Imported during the last fiscal year
will have been brought Into the country free
of duty , so that the Inrgeit revenue reasonably
to expected from this source In the cur
rent fiscal year Is (28,000,000 , Instead of JJJ-
000,000 , wiping out the estimated surplus
of the secretary. As to internal revenue re
ceipts It Is assumed that the withdrawals ot
whisk ? from bond to save the additional tax
'provided for In the now law will cut down the
estimated Increase In the revenues on that
account 110,000,000. The estimated receipts
from Income are $15,000,000 , this provision
of the law not going Into effect uulll January
1 , but as to this there U very likely to be
disappointment , owing to tbo fact' that 1KOI
will not make a very good showing In gains
and profits , either by Individuals or corpora
tions. Certainly comparatively' tew men In
busluesi will return an Income for the year
In excess of the exemption. Moreover , the
law give * until July 1 next tor the payment
of the ix , and It la not lo be doubted that
very generally those having the tax to pay
will put off doing BO to the last day of grace ,
to Hut very little can be counUJ on from
llils source during the current fiscal year.
A revision cf the oitlmnle ot the secretary
of the treasury , based on the above facts and
figures , places the total receipts from all
Bourcea at | 350,000OM , which , with estimated
expenditures of 1303,049.000. makes the prob
able deficit at the close of the fiscal year
113,000,080. It may be more or less than
this , but there Is no reason to expect a sur
plus , as has been figured out by Senator
Mills and some others.
MKIKMSJUIIN IlKKUMIXATKD.
The renomlnatlon of Congressman George
D. Melklejohn by acclamation by the re
publicans of the Third congressional district
la a fitting recognition of faithful service
during the past two years. As a number
of the minority party In the present con
gress Mr. Melklejohn could not be expected
to accomplish any very great results , but ho
has applied hlmsrlf steadily to the duties of
his ofllcc , and to promoting tlio Interests
which he represents. That the record has
been entirely satisfactory to his constituents
Is plain from the unanimous action of the
convention , as well as from the fact that
at no time has any republican ventured to
contest with him for the placo.
The Third congressional district comprises
eighteen counties In the northeastern portion
tion of Nebraska , with n population ot 103-
C7-I , casting sonu 31,000 votes at the election
two years ago. Mr. Melklejohn received
13,035 votes nnd was elected by a plurality of
3,000 , the democratic candidate receiving
10,630 votes and'the populist candidate 9.G36.
Tlu demcoi-ats and the populists- have each
put a candidate In the field this year , and
have committed themselves against fusion.
Should the situation In this respect remain
unchanged , there will be no question ot Mr.
Melklejohn's re-election by a' plurality
greater than before , and In the next rcpubll-
: an house he will have an opportunity to
give his abilities full scope.
DKAVKlt VUfl COXOUKSS.
The populists of the Second congressional
district ot Nebraska , after a short and good-
latured contest , have decidc'd to support
ilr. D. Clem Deaver as their candidate for
longrcss. Mr. Deaver Is a representative of
he younger element In' the populist party.
He Is Just 30 years of age , and will therefore
conform to the demand for young blood In
> olltlcs equally with his republican opponent.
Ir. Invcr has never held public office , nor
has ho ever stood for public office. He can
not be called an office seeker. He has , how
ever , taken a very prominent part In local
abor organizations , and has been active In
ho formation and propagation of the populist
party. Ills conduct of the populist state
campaign In 1693 , when ho was chairman
of the populist state committee , showed him
to bo a man of untiring energy and of no
: nconsldrable executive ability , Of the
men among whom the delegates were per
mitted to choose , Mr. Reaver Is unquestion
ably the most capable for the position to
which he aspires.
We do not think the populist candidate In
his district can possibly defeat the republi
can nominee running solely as a party can
didate. Wo will concede to Mr. Deaver the
3,000 votes polled by the * populists two yeara
ago , and more , too , and admit that he 'will
make a creditable appearance on the stump
with his opponents of both political parties ,
but the odds appear to us to be ovcrwhelm-
ngly against the election of a populist con
gressman from the Second district this fall.
TUB PROTECTION TO SUOAIt.
. , In his speech at Old Orchard last week
Mr. Reed gave some attention to the charge
of the democrats that the McKlnley act
gave the sugar-rellnlng Interest half a
cent a pound protection and , therefore , as the
Gorman act gives but one-fifth republicans
have no right to comment. Ho said there
were two answers to this , both of fact ,
upon ivhlch the people should ponder. In
the first place the Sugar trust In 1S90 did
not control. There were largo refineries In
Philadelphia and subsequently there was
built In that city the best refinery In the
world , all of them in full antagonism to the
trust. Now ail these properties are owned by
the trust , which controls the production. "A
protection which was Justifiable , " said Mr.
Uced , "where there was competition may be
utterly unjustifiable where there Is none , and
especially Is It unjustifiable when given by a
party to a trust while pretending to bo against
both trusts and protection , too. " The other
fact referred to by Mr. Heed is that the
claim that the present duty Is one-half the
old Is not true. He thus stated tlm case ,
and as the matter Is ono which will be much
dwelt upon In the Impending campaign Mr.
Reed's prasentatlon of It is worthy of careful
attention : "Ontr-oighthot a cent is twelve and
one-halt one-hundredths. Forty per cent on
105 pounds ot raw sugar necessary to make
100 pounds of refined at 3 cnta a pound Is
1.25 cents. Forty per cent on refined sugar
at 4 cents Is l.SO difference , which Is pro tec
tlon of thirty-four one-hundredths. Add to
this the value of the syrup which comes out
of the raw In refining and the refiner gets
practically fifty one-hundredths. So that this
bill , with its protection open and its
protection concealed , equals the McKlntey
bill and Is given to the trust as
a protection , not when the trust Is merely a
competitor , but when It Is the sole owner of
all production. " This Is a clear and fair
statement of the case.
But even If It bo granted , for the sake of
argument , that the protection given the re-
flnlng interest under the- new law la somcv-
what less than that under the McKlnley act
the fact remains far the discomfiture of the
democrats that the present duties were Im
posed at the dictation of the Sugar trust , am
that while , under the McKlnley law , sugar
was cheapined to the consumer , under thi
now law the price will be Increased , subject
entirely to the regulation of the monopoly
It now has the field of production wholly to
itself and can do as It wills both as to the
amount to be pr < xucd ] and the price to be
charged , whereas four years ago , when the
McKlnley law went Into effect , there was
active competition In refining. Under the
new law , by the ad valorem duty , the cos
of every pound of sugar that Is used by the
people Is Increased 40 per cent In value , whlcl
is a direct tux ot over CO cints per capita
for every man , woman and child In the
United States , and instead of twenty pounds
being bold for a dollar the pcopla will go
but twelve or thirteen pounds , Moreover , I
is a fact not to bo lost sight of In any dls
cusslon of the sugar question that democratic
legislation has already enabled the trust to
make an enormous amount of money , prob
ably not Itss than $20,000,000 , by Importing
this year's product free of duty , so that the
treasury will get no revenue of consequence
from this source for nearly a year to come
Nothing could better Illustrate th value t
the sugar monopoly of the favor shown I
by this democratic congress than the larg
advance In the market price of Us stock
When tha debate on the tariff bill com
menced last winter the stock of the trus
was at 73 or 74 cents on the dollar. On th
Urn report on the bill in the senate , provld
ing a duty , It went to SO and kept movln
upward , the quotation for it now being 11 !
There U no political capital tor the demo
rrallc party m the claim that Its legislation
Is l < v < s favorable \ the Sugar trust than wns
HIP McKlntcKi 1 > H'As ' Representative Tom
Johnson of OMu'Tiolntully nald In the house :
"T-iore Is nil' 'Jiotisswlfe In the land who
will not feel jjiai jihe U robbed by our 'demo-
crallc tariff retfftrm * when she flnds that
where she goo tfirc * pounds of sugar under
Iho McKlniey-bill she now uiTdcr the Gorman
bill , for tho'iBsinc ' money , gets but two. "
The grc.1t ma iipf the people , eald Mr. John-
soil , who mutt count every penny of Income ,
will feel It at once nnd feel It bitterly.
Let us cnl ! Iho attention of the council
committee to' ' orn the electric lighting bids
were referred t'o the fact that lh advertise
ment under wlflch the bids were submitted
was for a light ot but 45 volts and 9.5 n lu
cres. The price of electric lights tindsr
he contract which expired a few months
go vroa J140 for a llgnt of nominal 2,000-
andlo power , which ought to be In reality
5 volts and 10 amperes , The bid of $130
hen Is for a lamp ot only 95 p. r cent ca-
mclty , It' does not take n man ot matho-
natlcal mind to figure that a lamp of full
lomliial 2,000-candIe power capacity would
mder the proposed price cost the city $137.
Vc ask the committee to consider whether
a reduction of $3 $ per lamp per year upon a
hreo-year contract calling for n considerable
ncrease In the numhsr of lights , Is all that
he Industrial condition of the country and
he present state of the city's finances will
e < iulre them to demand.
The. Philadelphia Record calls upon Labor
Commissioner Carroll D. Wright to return
ils Pullman pass nnd restore the needed
universal confidence. Commissioner Wright
nay return his pass or not ns he may see fit ,
mt It' Is doubtful If he will tcstoro the
needed universal confidence. The discovery
hat ho had a Pullman pass took away the
canfidencs which his previous record had
ed the public to give him. In accepting It
IB put himself under obligation to Mr. Pull-
nan , and the feeling of obligation must neces
sarily remain whether he gives the pass up
or continues to use. It. The pass episode
n Mr. Wright's career will not be easily
> lottcd out.
The city of Council Bluffs Is paying $92
per annum each for electric arc lights on
the Philadelphia schedule and is complaining
at what is called nn exorbitant rate. Omaha ,
ocated within sight of tlio tower lights of
icr neighbor , pays } 175 and $140 per arc
Ight per annum , and every endeavor to re-
luco the outrageous charge Is mot with stub
born and successful opposition at the hands
of the electric lighting monopoly. Does It
cost n.ore to generate electricity In Omaha
than In Council Uluffs , or Is the great differ
ence ) in pries owing solely to Wiley's pull on
Omaha's city gqvernmcnt ?
The federal constitution should be amended
so as to require .revenue bills to originate
In the senate , toi need the endorsement of
one houseof congress only and to become
a law on the , signature of the president of
the Sugar trust. , . The president and the
house would riot' then be called upon to as
sume any responsibility In connection with
the matter. .Such , a constitutional amend
ment would operale to conform the law to
the prevailing practice.
President Cable of lite Uoclc Island road In
his Jetter to Mayor Bemls touches upon the
vital point of , , the , , union depot controversy ,
In 1872 the Unlont 'Pacific- 'railwayentered
Into a covenant with the city of Omaha to
admit trains of other railways to enter this
city over its bridge upon equitable terms.
Under no conceivable conditions should the
city surrender its rights acquired by that
contract. Any proposition looking to Us revo
cation should be nipped In the bud.
H was a graceful thing for the Thurston
niflcs to withdraw their protest against the
governor's award of the Thurston cup to the
Omaha Guards. There has been no dispute
as to the 'markings given during the com
petitive drill which showed the excellence
of the Thurston IJlfles' representatives. There
will be another cup contest in another year
or so in which the Thurston Itlfles will have
an opportunity to secure the trophy beyond
cavil.
Prntenso mid Practice.
Washington I'ost.
The Pennsylvania republicans who are
always going to retire Senator Cameron
appear to be making every bit as much
headway as the Maryland democrats who
are always prepared to make a private
citizen of Senator Gorman.
Tlif Cnrnrgio Trrnsoii.
Xxiulsvllle Courier-Journal.
The palming off of defective armor plates
upon the government Is a fraud whose
enormity Is not to lie measured by any
question of money damages. It Is an of
fense whose moral quality strikes the pa
triotic citizen as something not far removed
from treason.
Model TOM-MI und Servility.
New York World.
If you can be satlslled to surrender your
individuality and to waive your personal
rcsponslbllty , go to a model town , submit
and be happy. Hut If you wish to be B
man. neither mastering others nor being
mastered , keep out of model towns as you
would out of the valley of Gehenna.
The National Dump.
"Olotw-Dtmocrat.
The Congressional Record for the present
session tills more than 10,000 pages , and one
of Us pages Is equal to three of the average
octavo volume. It Is padded with all Boris
of rot having no real relation to the verba
tim report of debates , nnd is another proof
that the American congress is excessively
wasteful In Its own expenditures. The
Record , la fact , is a. dump or a waste bas
ket , and to llsh out the report of a discus
sion from Its mass of rubbish la no easy
matter ,
A Union for Prosperity.
N ; wiYprk Tribune.
So disastrous jiiiv * ? been the consequences
of financial disturbance and commercial de
pression that any Improvement of business
1 to be welcoityxl fis n mercy and a bless
ing. It will cHrne-'lnevltably ' as the result
of the temporary -settlement of the tariff
question , and It miirht lo be frankly recog
nized and openly' acknowledged by the
press of both .tjKirtlea. whether it occurs
under the SlcJCjnlvy or under the Gorman
act. It will be runk partisanship und poor
patriotism If any 'journal ' undertakes to mis
lead the publluifpr political effect. The ne
cessity for am rnj\rovoment \ of business is
so urgent In vfawrof tbo approach of an
other winter . . which otherwise will ' be
fraught with ualnuch calamity for the poor
and the uneniploi'tfl as the last one , thu
partisanship 0/ighi.ta be sot aside by the
press and everything done to promote ) n ,
more buoyant rVHMlngIn trade and a general
restoration -imiwJred confidence.
Tlio I'aliiiro nf Congrcs * .
I&tfWrk Tribune.
A great party , embracing- nearly half o
the voters of the United States , which was
intrusted less than two ycara ago with en
tire charge of the- government for the tlrv
time In thirty-two years , will be cngagci
until sundown on the day of election nex
November In explaining to the people- why
It has failed to discharge Its duties or keei
Its pledges. Whether the pledges were good
or bad , whether the things promised were
really for the good ot Iho country or not
Is not an essential point , Thu question
Is whether the self-governing people of this
nation canexr > ect that their lawmakers
and their executive will do the will of thoeu
who elected them.
Dishonesty from the beglmdni ; has re
suited In disgraceful failure , and there la
nothing lu the least tmrprlidng about It
Thb men who sincerely wished to do whn
the great body of democratic voters detilrei
wrru bound hand and foot , not by a smal
minority , nn name pretend , but by the ulilea
managers of the party , who had organize *
It * victory. Mecuufce It had obtained a vie
lory by fultie pretense * the party ends Its
first cession of congress with unparalleled
( Untrue" ,
1'ROt'T.K J\/ >
Mr. Cleveland's devotion to revenue re-
orni > ippi'ar < l > i be aa "eternal ns the stars. "
Now tlmi congress has idjourned a. ro-
Ival may bo looked for In the political gns
belt.
belt.Some
Some democrat * ar mean enough to aswrt
lint Iho president should think more nnd
vrlte less.
Thirty-five langutigc * or dialects have belli
noUored by the Christian workers In west
ern Africa.
Duck Kllgore knows how U Is himself. Ills
const'tucnts kicked him out of the congres-
lonal convention.
Senator Gorman Is going abroad for his
lealth. The climate of Miry In ml has sud-
lenly developed malarial tendencies.
Sentlor Uclph of Oregon never smile * .
I Is believed he1 took nn overdo.ic In his
earlier years and contracted a chronic dis
gust.
gust.With
With riots , killings , "Caisson explosions
nnd tweaking of officers1 noses , life at Fort
Sheridan Is anything but a round ot holiday
Just ts break Into the monkey and parrott
monotony ot democratic congressional con
ventions , those of the republican party are
blissfully unanimous affairs.
Amid the host of errors In the new tariff
) lll there are to bo found classifications
imlncntly correct. Kor Instance , musical
nstrumcnts are classed under "explosive
substances. "
Kx-VIco President Morton returned to find
ilmself elevated to the dignity ot a politi
cal savior In the minds of Mc-Too and Mllliol-
nnd. A dangerous Choatc Is. rooting under
the machine fences.
General Longstrect , who Is at his home In
Gainesville , Ga. , Is said to be showing cvl-
lenccs of overwork. He Is busily engaged
upon his memoirs , which are expected to
contain much of Interest relating to the civil
war ,
Anarchist Mowbray slipped the anchors of
ils Jaw and slid out cf the country under
an assumed name. The only explanation
offered for Ills mysterious departure is that
grasping bartenders Insisted on cash downer
or no porter.
"General" Fitzgerald , leader of a contingent
of the Coxey army , who has received the
socialist-labor nomination for congress In
the Tenth Massachusetts district , will have
no trouble In coming out again with the
Tull vote of his party as shown by the re
turns ot 1S92. There was then one vote cast
that way In the district.
Thomas A. Garflcld. the only brother of
.ho assassinated president , Is living on a
farm sixteen miles from Grand Ilaplds. He
Is more than 70 years old and Is now lame
with rheumatism and suffers with neuralgia.
In the house opposite dwells James A. Gar-
tleld. his ton , also a farmer , who has re
cently been elected Justice of the peace.
If Mr. Holman lives to serve out the new
term for which he has be n nominated he
will beat the congressional record. No man
haa yet served thirty years In the house of
representatives , although two members , both
from Philadelphia , came- near to It Judge
Kelly , who was serving his thirtieth year
when he died , and Mr. O'Neill , who had
served twcnty-Jilne.
DID III ! TAKK HIH1AH Iff It/S'Xf
New York World : Secretary Carlisle's
usefulness as a cabinet ofilcer Is gone unless
he shall regain public confidence by urging
and aiding in the repeal of the infamous
tax of the Sugar Irust.
Ilrooklyn Eagle : The period Is one for hu
miliation , but that must bo impartially dis
tributed and manfully and equally borne. The
president must bear his ratable quota of such
humiliation. Each representative must bear
his. Each senator must bear his. Every
member of the cabinet must bear his. The
proportions differ according to the responsi
bility Involved.
Washington Post : That Is the word slan
der ! The story we have quoted assort
ing that on the 30th of last March Mr.
Carlisle called at the office of the Sugar Re
fining company in New York is a falsehood
out of whole cloth , a fnlsahood without one
e-hrcd of fact to warrant It. Neither on that
day nor on any other did Mr. Carlisle call at
the offices In question. As w * say , the story
la a slander , pure and simple , without the
thinnest gossamer to qualify Its nakedness.
New York Sun : The selection of Hon.
John G. Cm lisle as a scapegoat for Mr. Cleve
land's expected sin In the way of perfidy and
dishonor Is not only undesjrved , but ridicu
lous. Secretary Carlisle's submisslvenesa to
the whims and Insults of the president has
been the wonder of his friends. The proba
bility is that , so far from his ever actually
doing anything not approved by Ills chief , he
was under white house Inspiration oven when
ho advised the-senate net to pass the pre-
t ntloiis popgun bills for free coal , Iron and
sugar.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The fact has come
out that , pending the contest over the tariff.
Secretary Carlisle made ssveral visits to the
ofllce of the American Sugar Refining com
pany in New York. In view of the fact
that these visits were followed by the Inser
tion of a clauss In the sugar schedule which
waa particularly favorable to the Sugar trust ,
and that this clause was In the handwriting
of the secretary , are regarded as pe
culiarly unfortunate for the secretry and for
the democratic party. Ths disposition to give
them an unfavorable construction will not be
diminished by the apparent effort to conceal
the fact that such , visits had been made.
VLKt'KLAXn AH .1 I.KTTKIt It'llITKIt.
Denver Itepubllcan : After giving the
Whisky trust and the Sugar trust ten days
of grace in which to pocket a few additional
millions at the public expense. President
Cleveland has written another letter ex
pressing -abhorrence of trusts and com
bines. Pecksniff wasn't In It with Grover.
Kansas City Star : The Catchlngs letter
Is popularly gratifying in its emphasis as
to the necessity of further reform of the
tariff. Whllo it will not bo a very strong
weapon for the general run of congressmen
at the coming elections. It is a good thing
for such congressmen to paste in their scrap
books and read from timeto time.
Minneapolis -Journal : The letter convicts
tlio president of cowardice. Ho is convlncwl
the bill should bo vetoed , but ho Is afraid
to be "separated from his party. " He has
not the courage of conviction. And , while
declaiming against the bill , he knows that
during Its preparation he was kept advised
of what his party was doing and consented
to it. He Is convicted of both cowardice
and hypocrlcy.
Chicago Tribune : The democrats In con
gress wanted Mr. Cleveland to sign the bill
"for the good of the party. " He was not
moved by their pleadings. Ho would have
liked greatly to veto It , but party exigen
cies were such that not even he dared to
do that. He' has allowed It to become a
law with his Wilson letter attached to It
and serving as a commentary. That letter
will be referred to frequently during the
campaign , for It tells ponderously but
clearly what ho thinks of the law the dem
ocratic stump speakers feel they must de
fend.
XliltllAfiKA AK1) XKItlt.tSICAMI.
A camp of Modern Woodmen Is to be organ
ized at Chapixll.
The canning factory at Tecumseh U run
ning with a full force , putting up tomatoes.
The country newspapers of the state grow
smaller and smaller as the dry weeks go by.
Rev. Dr. George has resigned the presi
dency of the York college and has accepted
the presidency of Gale college at Galesvllle ,
Wis.
Wis.The
The city council of Drokcn Dow has been
petitioned to call an election for the purpose
of deciding on the proposition to purchase thu
water works.
The machinery for the new twine factory
has arrived at Columbus and will be placed in
position as rapidly us possible. The company
has about COO acres of hemp growing anil
will employ about twenty hands In the fac
tory.
tory.A
A Grand Inland doctor made a "report"
that a supposed case of diphtheria was simply
a severe attack of membraneous angina , but
when he made only a "statement" of the dis
ease he called the trouble an aeirravated
case of soru throat , There's something In
a name for the doctor.
Mr. O. G. Smith of the State Industrial
school reporu & piece of alfalfa near Kear
ney which under Irrigation has already pro
duced txvo crops this season , and the third
crop Is now three feet high. Mr. Smith
ilao titatcd that landn above the dltcu west
of tha Industrial school can bo bought for
(10 per aero , while below the ditch , where
they can be Irrigated , ttiev cannot , bo bought
It * * than (75 per acre.
TAHDERBllT FAMILY LINEN
Wlfo ofV \ , K. Sail to Be Scokiug a Divoroo
from Her Husband.
TROUBLE HAS BEEN BREWING FOR YEARS
Culmlnullim or th lUMlriiltlt * Cinuo Ulivii
tlio Huihiuid Took Uj > with H I'nrN
WmiUm mill l iU lifl Alien-
tloni Upon 11 or.
1'AIUS. Aug. 29. Mrs. W. K. Vnnclcrbllt
lias under consideration the advisability of }
Instituting proceedings tor divorce. The j
1
difficulty , It la said , nearly reached a climax
sonic months ago when the party on th
yacht Valiant In the Mediterranean separ
ated. About ten weeks ago Cornelius Van
derbllt went to London to stop further pro-
cesdlngs. but was unsuccessful. MM. Van-
derbllt Is represented by Co.onel William Jay
ot Now York. A proposition Is said to have
been made by Mrs. Vandcrbllt for a separa
tion on the basis of nn annual allowance
of $305.000 , the custody of hr children anil
the possession ot three houses nt Newport ,
Isllp and In New York. It Is said Mr. Van-
derbllt offered no objection , but would only
consent to terms less liberal thnn those
askd by Mrs. Vandcrbllt. She has refused
ms proposition , and further discussion Is
postponed until the arrival of Colonel Jny
In 1'arls. Mr. Vatulrrbllt declines to discuss
i1lnaitter fllrtller " 'a ' o say he had in-
stl'u' Jno proceedings ln oivorce.
NKWI'OnT. H. I. . AUK. 29.-Tho talk of
ltlflolllMtl0 , ( Infelicities oJ Mr. and Mrs.
\Villinm Iv. Vanderbllt at Newport extends
over a period of two years or more , nnd as
lar back as that llnio the probability of a
separation was the gossip ol the place. Two
summers ago W. K. Vandcrbllt turned up
nt Newport on his yacht Atva and Inter was
on It when It was run down and sunk In
Vineyard sound. Last summer at Newport -
port the chatter was Incessant. When Mr
Vandcrbllt returned to his new yacht gossip
was silenced by the announcement of plans
for a long yacht trip with Mrs. Vnndcrbllt
and other well known persons In the party.
Curious stories have reached hero of quar
rels aboard the yacht , which are said to
have resulted In the abandonment of the
cruise at an early stage and the entire break
ing up of the party. Mrs. Vanderbllt lias
told her friends , and is said to have written
to them also , that she has no Intention of re
turning to Newport for years , and that the
marble house , which cost $1.000,000 to build
and which her husband settled on her. would
remain closed during that time.
It was a matter of general surprise yester
day to friends of the Vanderbllt family who
happened to be In town that the domestic
troubles of William 1C. Vanderbllt and his
wife should have reached the point where a
Judicial separation becomes Imminent. It has
been no secret for some time that trouble
has been brewing , Mr. Depew first heard
of It when tqe Debs crisis was at Its height
In Chicago and ho wanted to hurry away-
to Europe. When the Pullman strike was
practically over he sailed , und until word
was received yesterday to the contrary it
was believed ha had succeeded in keeping
the Vanderbllt family " linen out of the public
wash. Cornelius"Vanderbllt was not In town
last night. It was said at his residence ho
had left Newport and might sail for Liver
pool Wednesday.
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt Is a southern woman
ot the family af Smythcs ot Mobile , Ala. ,
who arc much prouder ot their blood than
the Vanderbllts are of their millions , She
Is a handsome woman , with beautiful golden
hair and large blue-gray eyes , and , although
she is exceptionally exclusive , those who
know her say sire Is gracious and charming
to those whom she favors with her friendship.
Mr. Vanderbllt , It Is said , built the mag
nificent steam yacht Valiant to replace the
wrecked Alva , chiefly to please her , as she
Is fond of yachting , and It was -enable her
to entertain , lavishing attention being an
other of her pleasures , 'that the famous white
marble palace on the cliffs at Newport was
built.
It Is said the woman at the bottom of
the case is Miss Nellie Ncustrellor , a Pari
sian beauty of the light swelldom.
NEW YORK , Aug. 29. The statement In
a morning paper that Mrs. W. K. Vandcr
bllt is about to begin separation or divorce
proceedings has not , H is alleged , created
surprise In circles whore the relations of the
pair have been known. That they have not
lived harmoniously for the last two yearn
has been the gossip of fashionable circles
for some time.
The crisis In tlielr affairs , according to the
Commercial Advertiser , was reached imme
diately after the running of the Grand Prix
de Paris , June 13 , this year.
"Mr. Vandcrbllt , " says this authority ,
"won 40,000 francs on the race and almost
Immediately after receiving his winnings was
Introduced to a woman noted for her baauty
and large following In the light swelldom. This
person was Nellie Neustrettor. She fascinated
the millionaire , and , as an evidence of his
appreciation of her company , ho presented
her the -10,000 francs so optnly that several
friends saw the unusual occurrence and re
monstrated with him. The story of how he
fitted up a magnificent establishment for
her In Paris and subsequently gave her a
residence at Deanvllle , with servants and
every luxury she desired , Is true. It shocked
and lUrprUeil Iho Amt-rlcn residents ol
Paris , bill Mr. Vanderbllt woa o open In
his ittontlons as to pttzilo everybody On *
of the moat startling things ho did was ( o
allow the servants of Nelllo Nouslrt'.tor to
wear the same livery as that worn by Mrs.
Vamlorbllt's servant ! ) . This fact has been
noticed and commented upon by every per-
non who saw her and her equipage In 1'arU
nnd Deanvllle. "
The Vanderbllts , according to another af
ternoon paper , have lived apart since early
lost spring. Mrs. Vanderbllt ban spent the
HUtnmrr In Kngl.ind Ml an estate on the
Thames near London , which ha * been rented
for her , while Mr. Vnndcrbllt has spent his
time In Paris. It Is alleged that when , sonu
tlmo ngo , a tentative agreement of separation
was reached , Mr. Vanderbllt agreed to settle
upon his wife $10.000.000.
AU1ANY. N. Y Aug. 29. Joseph II ,
Choalo of Now York , president of the con
stitutional convention , when asked today It
there was any truth In the report that ha
had been retained to prosecute n suit for di
vorce which II Is alleged Mrs. W. K. Van
drrbllt will Institute , refused sillier to con
firm or deny the statement , saying : "I never
tell my private affairs to the press. "
Kllliu Hoot denied that ho had been re- ,
tnlned by any one ot the Vanderbllts In di
vorce proceedings.
, IO't'l.llt ,7.1 ItS.
Wushlnjftoii Star : "Doan brag , " alil
Uncle Khun , "lilt sotm'a too much Ilku
yoh WIIH ryin' let- bolster up yer own ne'f-
rospeek. "
riilludtlpliln Itrcnri ! : I.OH ! of girls with
lips like vliorrii'M Hiul chrvks like n pench
have turn-up NUWH.
lioston Coinl.-r : I'vople thnk It Is tough
when they huvn tn i > 'iy 35 or 40 cents a
pound for sti'iik , lint It Is n great deal
tougher whim they | wy only 15.
Clilengo Inter Oce.in : "How did Officer
Dulan got the Kllvt-r medal ho wears ? "
"It was for bravory.Vhut did he do7"
"Walked liy three fruit stands without tak
ing anything. "
Lowell Cmirlrr : Uuslnoss at Knit Illver
Isn't bobbin uruund just nt present.
Philadelphia KwnnI : Never 1)rlnk--My
wife culls me Ducky because I tnko to
water. Old SoakMy wife calls mo Camel
because 1 ran go HO long without It.
Indianapolis Journal : Klrst Kly Did It
ever occur to you that baldht-aded men
have n lovncr HCMSC. ' of humor than others ?
Second Fly- Well , 1 have noticed that
they seem to lu ) easily tickled.
Ttoston Transcript : Kdlth What makes
you think thai I'lmrlcy Is In Inve with
you ? Mamie Why , ma talked to him over
half an hour last iteming , nnd he really
seemed to enjoy It.
Atlanta Constitution : A man doesn't feel
like being a living picture these cool nights
and trioriilngs. There is a full breezlness
nliout this weather that makes one think
of overcoats and pawn tluhetn.
Philadelphia llecord : "Now I know why
the milk WP get hero Is so weak. " said the
ngt ( cultural editor to the farmer- with
whom he was hoarding. "I Just this mln-
utiHIIW you glvo those cows water to
drink. "
Htiffalo Courier : Mlsa Kootllte ( petu
lantly ) I don't see why Dr. Thirdly wants
to be always throwing stumbling blocks In
the way of those who arc striving for
cmlnem-p In the theatrical profession.
Yejrer What bus he been doing now ? Miss
Footllte Advocating the abolition of di
vorce laws.
Chicago llecord : Steaks There goes
Chanter. ( Jakes , lie's cot one of the finest
voices I ever heard. Kver bear him nine ?
lie's got a line voice. Oakca ( sadly ) Yes !
nlcp voice. 1 heard It about an hour age-
he borrowed ten.
SOVTII13HN PASTOHAL.
Atlanta. Constitution.
Sing of the merry laughter
That sounds In the village street ;
Then of the old cane grlndlngs ,
Where- the Juice Is dripping sweet.
And wind a blast on the hunter's horn ,
Till ( he smoke to the music curls ;
And then jump Into the wnuon
And ride away with the girls !
l.Hlmr I'rnlilems.
Denver ItepuMloan.
It Is hoped that the Investigations
ot labor problems which have been ordered
bv coiujt-i'ss will bring to light' much valua
ble Information. Theses questions arc very
Intricate , and solutions of the diaicultles
they present nre hard to find. Hut thefc
can bi > no douht that the way to reach true
solutions Is throiiKh study of facts , and
these fiu'tH ran best he ascurtnlncd by
means of Invc.stlnatluiiH carried on under
the direction of foniin'tent authority. The
two Investigations referred to above will be
conducted by Labor CommlssloncrWrlKht ,
and his experience In sueli matters gives
hope that the work will be done well.
run
Hot Spilncs lie-mill.
Do not complain , oh brother , that the
Killer of KOOIK doth rest.
What though his hands be blood free , hi *
languor i surety best.
Though he should nlay from morning until
the break of next morn ;
Yet for each fool that he Mays there shall
yet ( mother be born.
Yea , were this not. yet thy murmurs still
would imraisonlni ; be ;
Let him clean out all the fools and couldst
thou expect to go free ?
Though the Prize Idiot gibbers , though the
Mild Lunatic raves ;
Yet this old world would be dreary peopled
with no one but knaves.
Prepa.ro for School
We've marked down till prices out no flg'ure
*
in our children's department and Thursday , Fri
day , Saturday v/o place on special sale
Nobby school suits $2.50 $3 $3.50 $4.50 $5
These are knee pant suits that sold up to $10.
Nobby school suits $5 $6 $6.50 $7.50 $8.50
These are long pant suits that sold up to $15.
There'll be none left after Saturday for such
as these won't last long1. Everything' for boy's
way-way down. Men's suits half price to make
room for fall goods.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Kcllahlc Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Dou Ius.