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oHOHCin a TZSCIIUCK.
Bwnrn tn before me nnJ mtlncrlljetl In my pres
ence tliln l t day of AuHii't. ISO I.
( Seal. ) N. I' , PE1U Notary Public.
TO .
AH republicans who are opposed to lh
domination of railroads and desire to resent
the attempt to make the party subservient to
corporate monopolies tincl public thieves arc
hereby Invited to express tliclr views by
letter directed to me personally , suggesting
the best method for defeating the election of
Thomas Majors. All communications will be
treated as confidential when BO requested.
We must mrilto an organized effort to save
the state from the blighting misrule which
has 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.
Notice will be given in duo time through
The Dee what nctlon will bodeemed , moat
. jlvlsable to accomplish the ends In view.
K. nOSrnVATEK.
What has bscome ot the vision of cheap
electric lighting for the city ?
Are not hat lacks at JSS apiece a
Irlflo extravagant for the headgear usually
worn by the average Omaha councilman ?
Senator IIII1 hasn't been writing any let-
rs of explanation of late. He Is about the
pnly democrat from whom an explanation
of ono kind or another would be rather out
of place.
The advice to begin figuringon your
winter's coal supply before winter prices
aet tn la not entirely out of place , although
the temperature does not suggest any im
mediate necessity for artificial heat.
The rise 1m the price of whisky , owlnp
to the increased Internal revenue tax. Is
not expected to seriously affect the business
of the numerous Keeley euro Institutions
scattered ovr.r different portions of the coun
try.
Only the cuckoos are privileged to bo the
agents for making public letters from the
president explaining his position or > the
tariff. This favor In Itself la atnplo re
turn lor all the devotion bestowed in the
direction ot the \\hlto house.
Every ent-rprise that brings people from
abroad Into Omaha , If only for a slnglo day ,
contributes to the volume of business trans
acted by local merchants. IIy encouraging
such undertakings business men promote the
prcsperlty of the nholo community.
BrecklnrldRe , of breach of promise fains ,
la again accusing Chicago newspapers ol
treating him unfairly because ho opposed
the original World's fair appropriation ir
congress. As If Hrecklnrldga were any
judge of fair treatment ! Some people don'l
know when they are well oft.
Tha superlntcnclency of a school system
requiring the service of over 300 teachers ,
with an enrollment of 8 > oino 10,000 pupll3 JE
frrty odd school buildings , calls for a mar
ot tact , ability nnd character. Let the schoo
board bo sure , before It commits Itself , thai
It has found the rlgl t man for the place.
Just wait a few days and the reviews o
the work of congress by men who partlcl
pated In it wilt be so numerous as to of
( cctually befuddle the person who reallj
wants to know what congress has clone. Thi
man who can't select from the supply i
review to suit himself Is not easily satisfied
mid that is all there Is to It ,
The persistence of the cholera In Buropi
is something that Is difficult tounderstand.il
view of the claims of the medical professloi
that they are entirely competent to den
tvlth the pest. For over two years nov
cholera has been raging in European coun
tries , without material Interruption. If It I
not eradicated before long , people will begli
to think that the physicians have- been ex
aggerating their achievements.
Later reports from the fertllo Elkhori
valley Indicate that the farmers will no
Buffer any distress by reason of the drouth
While crops In that region are not nbun
dant , enough will bo saved to keep the pee
pie from want , lleports from Gumlni
county show n satisfactory condition In thl
respect. It la Indeed gratifying to know tha
this far-famed valley has not been devastate' '
by the hot winds and drouth that hav
wrought total ruin in the western portion o
the state ,
Philadelphia Is protesting against the ear
splitting tooting with which thetlnhor
excursionists are making the Ufa of peace
nblo citizens a burden. In Philadelphia th
excursions are conducted , upon a trallay lint
n -whole train being chartered nnd ftlljil wit
fun-loving youngsters. In order that no on
shall fall to be aware ol their presence the
: naka tha atmosphere nllvo with reports c
cannon crackert. and blasts from their horn :
Staid old Philadelphia will not be bcandallte
tn this wny ami calls upon the pollcu to imr
press the nuisance. This irmy pallhta Hi
grievous offense cxynmltted by The Dee
year or BO ago when it protested
tti tin-horn Abuse la Omahi.
THE KiYJD of itr.i'it'iwrm :
There nppcars lo be no doubt that the new
.arlff law rep-flla the section of the McKln-
cy act under which the reciprocity agree
ments were effected. It la true that there
i a proviso which says that nothing In the
new law shall "tn held to abrogate or In any
way affect such reciprocity commercial ar
rangements RB have been heretofore made and
now exist between the United atates and
'orclgn countries , except where such arrangements -
ments arc Inconsistent with tha provisions of
.he act , but the most Intelligent opinion la
that this will not save any of the existing
arrangements , and Iho Instructions of Sec
retary Carlisle to collectors of customs Is re-
sarded as summarily ending the reciprocity
policy Instituted under the preceding admin
istration.
The abandonment of this policy will moan
a considerable decrease In our exports to the
countries with which reciprocity agrec-iiienta
were inatle , and tha heaviest sufferers will be
the agricultural producers ot the United
States. Under these agreements our
exports wcro Incrcassd to the extent
of fully ? 30,000,000. For Instance , In
18X9 , before Iho reciprocity arrange
ment with Spain relating to Cuba and 1'orto
Illco , our exports to Cuba amounted to $11-
000,000 , while in 189 ! they reached more than
double that amount , or over $23,000,000. A
very large part of this Increase was made up
of agricultural products , the United States
having acquired practically a monopoly of
the Cuban market for flour , of which we had
before reciprocity'shipped very little Into that
island , owing to tin heavy duty in the In
terest ot Spanish millers. In Hra7.il the fig
ures grew from 115,000,000 In 1SSO to $23,000-
090. under reciprocity , In 1892. The Increase
would undoubtedly have been much larger In
1893 but for the revolution which paralyzfd
the trade of Brazil ami from which that coun
try has not yet recovered , but even with this
drawback the exports of the United States
to Ilrazil In 1S03 were more than $3,000,000
In excess of those of the year preceding
reciprocity The great bulk of our trade with
the countries south of us Is v.lth Cuba and
Brazil , and while the balance was still largely
against us It was being reduced , with every
assurance of a steady gro th In the demand
from those countries for our products. There
wns ulso an Increase In our exports to other
countries with which \\c have reciprocity ar
rangements , though of course not In th : same
ratio. When all the circumstances are con
sidered thR results of reciprocity have beer
highly satisfactory , fully vindicating the wls-
dom and expediency ot Instituting thai
policy.
Fteports from Washington for some tlim
past have been to the effect that tlie secretary -
tary of state had received Intimations froir
Spain and othrr countries that duties rcmovct
from American products Imported into thos <
countries under the reciprocity agreements
would be imposed under the new tariff law
H seems to be rsgardcd as certain that thli
will bo done by the Spanish government
which proposed more than tuo months ag <
to adopt this course and was only determ
at that time by tlie uncertainty as towha
our congress would finally do In regard ti
reciprocity. II the duties should be reimposec
the effect will fall principally on provision :
and brpadetuffs. thus damaging the agrlcul
lur.il Interest at a time when it needs all th
support possible. Brazil now admits Amcrl
can flour free ot duty. Importing 700,001
barrels per annum , and it Is expected Ilia
sh ! also will relmpose a duty , li
which event American millers wll
luvo to abandon the field to th
millers ot the Argentine Hepub
Me , who can more than supply all the Ron
Brazil wants. Of course it Is to be < xpectei
tliat other reciprocity countries will follov
the e.xHmpla of Spain and Brazil.
The abandonment of reciprocity , a pollc ;
ot peaceful commercial conquest mutually be
ncficent to the United States and the coun
tries accepting It. la a reckhss and Indefen
slble betrayal of the Inteiests of this country
Fully 130,000,000 of exports will probably b
! o < t as the result of this course on th ? par
ot the democratic party , nnd there Is nolhlni
to compensate for it.
lf JK\'KI.Ol'MiXT.
A convention ot representative southcn
men Is In session In Washington for th
purpose of calling attention to the oppor
tunltles for the profitable investment o
capital In the south. Inviting Immlgrulio :
to that section and promotlnc souther :
development. The meeting Is supplements
to the conference of tlie governors of south
cm states , held at Richmond last year , an
Is In pursuance ot a movement then in
niigurated , and which It Is apparently th
Intention to continue- until the object sough
is attained. It Is a movement of nn en
tirely practical character , having nothln
whatever of politics In It , and as such pos
sesses a general Interest. TliCBe souther
men feel , as the chairman of the Washing
ton convention expressed It , that the grcn
noeil of the south is money and muscle , an
it Is these they are alter.
A few months ago a number of iiromlnen
southern men visited New York and liel
conferences with capitalists of that cllj
from which it Is said sonic good result
have been realized. The Manufacturer :
Record ot Baltimore notes In a recent Issu
that thereIs a very decided tendency (
capital to seek Investment in the soull
remarking that In fact the investment (
money in that section promises to bcconi
a , conspicuous feature of the times. It :
certainly a. fact that the south has EOIII
very strong financial forces working for II
material advancement. Some of the wealtl
lest capitalists of the north , such men 2
John D. Rockefeller and 11 wry M. Flaglc
and the great bap.Ur.g house of Drexe
Morgan & Co , , are reported to he piiUIn
capital in the more Important railroad By :
terns of the south. vlillo coinlderab
amounts of raonej have cone there to I
Invested In cotton rallla and other mom
facturing enterprises. It Is also state
that moro foreign capital Is being attractc
there than formerly. Thus it appears tin
the south is already getting money , with
fair prospect that more \\lll follow , Tjut
does not net Its other requirement muscl
Ot course , at present , and for some- tin
past , Immigration Into the country has bee
light , and as the south never1 got more tha
a very small percentage ot the people coti
Ing from abroad. It has recently been real ) :
ing only a very Insignificant addition to I
population from this source. But itvou
seem that It should have obtained a consii
crabie accession to its supply of muse
from the hundreds of thousands ot id
laborers In the north. That It has not dot
BO may be explained , perhaps , by two jilaus
blereasons. . One of these Is that the whl
labor of the north Is strongly opposed '
working : In competition or on equal tern
with the colored labor ot the south , and tl
other Is the feeling that the social cond
tlon ot labor In the south Is not satlsfa
tory. Some may ba Influenced by consider
tlona relating to-the administration ol II
law In the bouth , and others by the fa
that political conditions In a large part
that laotlon BIO not firorabla to the u :
restricted exercise of tire highest privilege
ot citizenship. Out , doubtless , the matters
of colored competition and social discrimina
tion are the principal Influences in deterring
white labor from going to the south , ami
these are Influences which will not bo easily
overcome so long as there remain opportuni
ties for white labor In other sections of the
country.
Nevertheless , the south has been growing
vigorously In material development during
the past fifteen years , and the outlook for
the future Is far from dUcouraglng , although
such might be assumed to be Uie case from
the efforts making to attract attention to
that section. In the decade between 18SO
nml 1890 the anessed value ot property
In the south increased 11,815,000,000 , and the
true value $ JS93,000,000. In ten years the
valtta of the products of the south Increased
from $1,200,000,000 to $2,000.000,000. , This
Is certainly a good showing , when Iho con
dition of the south at the beginning of the
recovery Is considered. It Is problematical
whether conventions of southern governors
and business men will accomplish what IB
aimed at , but so lar as their efforts are
purely practical and patriotic , they are In
teresting and commendable.
I > ASS m , .
The Insidious bribe pass Is the subject of
universal condemnation. It finds place In the
pockets of officials of the national govern
ment and Is employed to Improperly Influence
public servants of high and low degree.
Congressmen , legislators and city councilmen -
men are corrupted by It , while the action
ot state political conventions has been largely
controlled In this and other states through
the lavish distribution of railroad passes.
Laws have been passed in some of the states
fixing penalties for the giving of railroad
passes to public servants , as also for their
acceptance. Public sentiment condemns the
practice as it does the use of money In the
procurement of olnclal favor , yet the evil
grows apace and the means for Its extirpa
tion have apparently not been devised.
Wo have but recently -witnessed the power
of the pass bribe In the result of the republi
can state convention. Only a few months
ago the judges of this judicial district dis
covered that court bailiffs had been using
street car passes and ordered them to dis
gorge. Nearly every city official Is said to
be a recipient of such favors , while most
members ot the city council make no secret
of the matter. In fact , the majority expect
to bo thus complimented by the railroads ,
and some of the members do not hesitate
to demand free transportation for their rela
tives and friends. County officials are not
proof against this besetting official sin. The
charge is openly made that ward assessors
are provided with annual passes on express
condition that their returns upon the property
of the donors shall not be "burdensome. "
The more this subject Is exploited tliere Is
revealed a condition in our city and countj
government that demands heroic treatment
at the hands ot the people. The remedy Is
nlone In the ballot bo\ . Legislation to compe ]
honesty In public ofllclals is abortive. ln
never made an honest man of a knave. The
standard of morality among city and countj
officials must ba raised at the primaries and
elections and the pass bribe evil must bt
eradicated In this city. The subject Is
worthy the thoughtul consideration of ever )
conscientious voter. It must be made cm
of the paramount Issues ot the Impendlnt
local campaign. Once public men are giver
to understand emphatically that the people
will no longer tolerate the abuse. It can nc
longer exist. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The resignation of Superintendent FItzPatrick -
Patrick from his position at the head of the
Omaha schools will be received with regret
by those who are interested In the improve
ment of the public schools of this city. II
cannot bo denied that there has been a
noticeable advance In the discipline onO
efficiency of the school system since Mr ,
F-tzpatrlck has been In charge , and his with
drawal at the particular time when there are
Important changes still In hand must to a
certain extent retard the progress whlcli
might otherwise have been m.ule. At the
same time the people of Omaha cannot re
frain from criticizing Mr. Fltzpatrick foi
holding back his resignation until the verj
opening of the schools , especially when he
is sild to have been considering the offei
now accepted for several months past. The
Board of Education was cartalnly entitlet
by Its treatment of the superintendent te
ample notice ot an Intention to quit It ;
service. The position of superintendent ol
the Omaha public schools Is too Important
a place to he filled upon the spur of the
moment. Careful deliberation upon the
qualifications and ability of a new Incumbinl
are demanded before coming to a definite
decision. The suddenness of Mr. FItz
Patrick's resignation will be no excuse toi
hasty action on the part of the schoo
board.
Judge Strode , republican candidate foi
congress in the First district , lias an
nounced that he will not resign his placi
on the bench until his election shall hnvi
been accomplished early in November. Hi
doubtless holds that a republican gaverno
will have ample time to appoint his judlcia
successor before the next governor takes th
oath of office In January , A like condltloi
confronts the populist nominee for the gov
ernorshlp. Judge Holcomb's term on th
district bench will expire In about Hire
years. Parti&un opponents are urging hlr
to resign , v.hllo his awn party friends ad
vise him not to do so , This Is a question a
political ethics to bo determined after i
fair view of circumstances surrounding eacl
case. Should both of these judges rcsigi
now they would emphasize the confldenc
they feel In their certain success at th
polls , but they .would lose strength in otlio
quarters which might counterbalance an ;
other advantage gained by quitting th
bench before election day.
The vacancy in the presidency of the Lak
Shore , resulting from the death of Proslden
John Newell , will doubtless ba the occaslo
for another shaking up in the world of rail
way officials , several now holding rcsponsl
ble positions in the management of the lead
Ing lines of the country being menllone
for the place. H Is highly desirable the
the position be filled by a man of expericnci
and this can be done only by choosing aoni
one now high up among the managers e
that or other roads. A promotion of thl
kind means promotions all along the line , i
that the railway world will not be surprise
c to tee a considerable shifting of emploj
ment as a consequence of the change. Th
man who secures the vacant presidency wl
bo esteemed most fortunate among his fe !
low applicants for the place.
It wa * freely asserted while the tariff bl
was waltltiK for the expiration of the cot
stltutlonal tea days necessary tor it to b :
come a law without the president's slgna
lure , that the receipts from Internal revcnu
taxes would show a wonderful falling off i
soon aa tbo new Ian' was put into forci
Hut It wns hnrdb txpfcted that they would
disappear nltnKothor. In the * Feorla dis
trict , where millions had been paid during
the lost few ( lays of the old regime , the
receipts an Tuusday amounted to Just 448 ,
the lowest In its history , and that wan paid
on cigars and tobacco , H la plain that the-
predictions wcro not at all overstated. H
wilt be some time before the Internal revenue
ofllccrR hnvo enough work to keep them
really busy.
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The railroads lire just beginning to get
over the excitement of their alleged victory
In the republican state convention nnd to real
ize the precarious situation In whlcli their
man Majors now finds himself. The disgust
ot decent republicans with the railroad ticket
Is deepening with prolonged contemplation.
The only vay to save the republican party
Is to rebuke rallroadlsm and boodlerlsm by
defeating : Majors for governor.
H Is gratifying to know that the state
reun'on of tic Oranlrtnr r " > e Repub
lic at Grand Island this year Is meeting the
success that was hoped for it. The Grand
Army spirit brings out the veterans without
much hindrance from hard times or pros
pective crop failures , although the latter
may In some instances retard attendance.
Considering the discouraging circumstances ,
the encampment Is more than the usual suc
cess.
Vnrli-n Hut Mj > Uof I.tfp.
HiHlTiRtK-IJ Republican.
The South Dakota renul > ll"nna declare
for flee silver ulong with , the Kanqmt re
publicans. while the Nebraska lepiibllcans
go the other wny. Why thlH difference in
the party in three adjoining1 states ?
The True Iti-incdjr.
Globe-Democrat ,
The income tax feature of the new tariff
bill Is to be contested In the courts on the
ground of Its alleged unconsUtutlonallty.
but the effort will not como to anything.
as the supreme court has alrauly decided
Unit congress has power to Inijio' ' ? such n
tax. obnoxious us it Is ; and the only remedy
lies In cnuslnt ? it to be repealed by restor
ing the republican nurty to power.
o
> o Cut for ( icorcu.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Pullman testified that ho < lld not reduce
his own salary nor the salaries of any of
the high priced officials when the > w\ies of
the working-men were reduced , nnd wlien
asked why. replied that if tbu pay of high
olllclals were reduced they might quit. Whal
a spectacle It would be to see Mr. Pullman
quitting his own employment because IK
had reduceil Ills own wages.
CommriKliililn ( cnuroslty.
Donvcr News.
The action of the Burlington In making
large reductions in freight rates to the
tlrouth-Btrlcken people of western Nebraska
Is to be commended as u moat humane act
nnd one that denotes the liberal manner In
which that system has always been man
aged. It is nn old saying that corporations
hnve no souls , but that the Burlington has
one Is proven by Its liberal concessions to
the unfortunate settlers of western Ne
braska.
_
IHUcry l.ovrn Ciiii | iny.
PlillaJplphlii Ledger.
England Is experiencing the truth of the
saying- that "misfortunes never come sin
gly. " For the last two or three years that
country experienced a drouth so severe
that its agricultural pioducts were seriously
injured. This year , however , crop condi
tions seemed favorable , and the greatest
acreage yield in the world was promised.
But three weeks ago heavy rains et In.
and these hnve almost entirely ruined the
wheat crop of Great Britain.
Woljflti'rt nml round Wmitlng.
* Philadelphia Telegraph ,
Democratic cih'dlJates for congress will
Indeed be hard pushed , if they tell the
truth , to find material upon which to base
their claims for vindication. It will be on
their sl'lts confession" avoidance nil the
time , with suggestive reliance on the con
trol of the election machinery In the south.
the preat cities' of the north , and wherever
else this Is possible. The party In power can
not squarely look the American people In
the face at thla tlnv. Chairman McCreary
of the house foreign committee waa most
Inapt in hla quotation as to having : fought
a good fljjht , finished the course , etc. He
should have completed the paiallel accord
ing to the- real htate of tlu > case and un
doubted public sentiment. The democracy
Is ready to be offered up , a sacrifice to Us
own monumental unwisdom and perversity.
It has been tried and found wanting , and
It will read the Inscription to thla effect
written by the unerring linger of fate on
the nlsht of November 6 next.
Th < ! BI'Mt Atlnirtiip Ticket.
Grand Islnml Independent
The republican convention committed n
mean act In subjecting- Itself to the dicta
tion of railroad authorities , and at the name
time a great blunder. They undoubtedly
have caused a. split In the republican party
which may be disastrous to party as
cendancy , though fortunate to good govern
ment. The populist convention has opposed
to the miserable ticket oC the republicans
a ticket of clean men , at the head of whom
stands a man of ability and no reproach.
lie will command the- undivided support ol
his party , while the republican ticket can
rely only on railroad support. Thus the
populists have already the advantage , and
by the action of the democrats they may
gain an Increase ot the same. There arc
two discordant elements In the democracy ,
which to all probability cannot agree on
ono man or on onepolicy. . And if tlu-y
could , it would not amount to much , as the
democracy cannot elect their candidate.
The democrats would only throw their
votes away and leave the other two parties
to fight It out among themselves. Hut the
democracy will undoubtedly split wide open
and make no nomination , one part Joining
Majors , the other Holeomb , and If we arc
not greatly mistaken Holeomb will be more
attractive to them than Majors. Thin would
be advantage NO. 2 and would lead to a
populist victory. It will be Interesting tc
watch the movements of our democracy.
Kansas City Journal : Mr. Cleveland says
he docs not claim to be better than the
masses of his party , but he carefully re
frains from saying that he isn't better Thl
president does't want to shock the countrj
with what appears to him would ba a mos1
reckless statement.
Globe-Democrat : A prompt signature foi
the bill , with a protest against the provl
a'.ona which ho deemed to ba violations o
democratic pledges , was what the people hac
a right to look for from the president , am
bccauso he failed to meet this expectatloi
he haa lowered himself In the popular cstl
matlon.
Chicago Herald : Most democrats will un
doubtedly think that Mr. Cleveland wouli
have discharged his duty as president full ;
as conscientiously and well , and his duty a
the head cf his party and the leader In a jus
cause fer better , l ( he had signed the bll
and expressed himself In regard to its de
fects as Bsemcd gootllto ( him.
Indianapolis News : But , admirable a
this letter is. It harcjly ceems to us to justlf ;
Mr. Cleveland for hl negative ccurse. II
has accomplished , nq , good purpose by hi
refusal to approve ( -lie bill. He has , as I
Is , approved It .siU\l \ < ; ) ently to allow It to become
como a law , and Jv * Admits that both Us dl
rect and Indirect , effects will he good. HI
signature to the \ jlwould \ \ not Imvo added t
Its responsibility , , ,
Chicago Trlbunj ; If merchants and man
ufacturers felt assured that this law Is th
end of the denicpr tjo tariff tinkering the
at once could set .ptit/ut / adapting themselve
to the new coruliilpn * . Wages will have t
'
bo further reduced 'lii many Instances , an
not a few changes jqade In the conduct c
business In tha departments which most ar
affected by the npyyi law. Hut on the modi
fled basis they coyld , do business , alway
provided they v > .fe . .not afraid ol ansthc
upset by Interference ) , with trade. In vie1
of thla It may tw , regarded as particular !
unfortunate that president Cleveland ha
foreshadowed In his letter the making c
another attempt to throw the business Ir
_ terests of the country Into intolerable cor
8
fusion.
r.K iv/ >
Oeneral Veh shoots us he v-tes.
Affairs In the blue grass region arc ripe for
sheeting Irons.
According to Chinese advices the Japs have
clipped their ctmtcrboard.
General lUrrlion v.cwed the lightning
strikes al Atlantic City last Sunday , but they
never touched him.
The national burciu of Industrial statistic *
Is not prepared to enlighten the imbl.c on
the matter ot free berths.
If the maker of bullet proof-coats knows
his business , he should move his factory to
the Ashland district cf Kentucky.
" 'TIs BII tll-wlml that profits nolrdy. "
The protracted drouth furnishes candidates
nn abundance of dust to throw In the public
eye.
General 0. O. Howard will reside at Hur-
llngton , Vt. . niter his retirement from the
army , and Is having a house built overlookIng -
Ing Lake Champlalii.
The Connecticut prohibitionists will have
no trouble in taking to water on election
day. They have llxeil up a Pond nt the
head of their state ticket.
Senator Hill has been making n pilgrimage
to the tomb of Jefferson , In the nesr future
the senator expects to be called upon to at
tend seme real fresh democratic funerals.
If Mrs. Vnmlcrbllt succeeds In pulling
Willie's leg to the extent of $500,000 a year ,
U Is presumed she Mill provide a crutch
to ease the strain on the abbreviated mem
ber.
ber.A
A man wlio Mas hanged the other day In
Oregon is said to have descended by two
lines from the family of one of the revolu
tionary heroes. Tlie ono the sheriff mode
hint descend by wns different.
A Wabash , Ind. , woman , -who quarreled
with anil eeparatcd from her husband , has
sold to him all right to and title in their
baby for fS. Under the McKlnlcy tariff
Infant Industries were better protected.
Sheriff Duclier of Sullivan county. New
York , Is In danger of losing his arm In con
sequence of a lilto Inflicted upon It by a
woman. I'rot , lleyer , who has suffered no
serious results from his experimental rattle
snake bites , should let the lady nip htm
once.
The frequent airing of the soiled llnsn of
millionaires goes to show that an abundance
ot means and consequent leisure do not
Inturci domestic happiness. Idleness leads
lo mischief , and when coupled with the
therewith , passion t.iV 3 the bll In Its teeth
and eld Harry takes the reins. There Is
more real happiness nnd content to the
square Inch In the cottage reared by Intelli
gent to 1 than in the palaces of the Vandcr-
bllts and Astors.
President Schurman ot Cornell , recently
returned from a vacation visit to England ,
where he carefully observed political condi
tions and tendcnc cs. He says that the
growing power of democracy has made Par
liament an assembly of very ordinary men ,
the average ability In the best of our state
legislatures is today as high as that cf the
House ot Commons. "I do not thihk , " ho
says , "that there Is a man In the English
Puillamcnt that can compare with Senator
Sherman , or with Wilson or Iteed. " Presi
dent Schurman thinks that American politi
cal institutions are the best In the world ,
and that foreigners are becoming more and
moro disposed to think the same way ,
"England Is actually looking to us as an ex
ample , while fifteen years ago she would
have thought such an attitude ridiculous.
With the growth of democracy they fear
the omnipotent p wcr ot Parliament and
look with envy upon our national and state
constitutions , which restrict the powers of
our state legislative bodies. " But while
American political institutions are the best
In the world , American administration is
almost the worst. President Schurman
found our civil service looked upon with ill-
concealed contempt by foreigners , He looks
forward to rapid progress In civil service
reform.
XJllH.liU.tXS.
The colored people of Nebraska City are
making arrangements for a large celebra
tion of Emancipation day.
Father Paclflcus , priest In charge of the
Catholic church at Columbus , has been re
moved to Chicago after a service of eight
years In Nebraska.
'
Elmer Lewfs , an ex-couvlct , has been
given a ten days' bread and water diet nt
St Paul for assaulting his uncle , who re
fused to keep him longer In Idleness.
Two Johnson county farmers went through
a 100-acre field of corn nnd made a rnrefiil
estimate that convinced them it would run
from four to lour and n half bushels to the
acre.
acre.Broken
Broken Bow seems to be losing nil Its
ministers , The latest to leave Is Rev. Mr.
Stromlre , pastor of the Baptist church , and
Uov. LeGrand Puce Is now In the east
looking up a new location.
While Mrs. Henry Lungren and her chil
dren , cnroute from Sweden to join Mr. Lun
gren at Wayne , Kan. , were In the depot ut
Wymore waiting for a train the baby died
In the mother's arms , as the result of ex-
ccsslvo heat.
A dog Jumped from a wagon in which
Gust Wendelboe ol St. Edward was riding
and holding a gun. The dog struck the
weapon and It was discharged , tne snot en
tering Wtndelboe's arm , terribly lacerating
the muscles and tearing away a large piece
of flesh ,
The Tecumseh Journal says : "In these
times of partial crop failures it Is gratify
ing to learn of the humanity that comes to
the surface in the breast of some wealthy
land holders , as , for Instance , wo hear that
W. S. Holden , who resides near Burr nnd
Is reputed to be the wealthiest man In John
son county , visited all his tenants a few
days .Inco and released them from paying
their notes which had l en accepted by him
for rent ot his different farms , and told eich
man to deliver him one-third of his crop
and he would be satisfied. By this act Mr.
Holden will lose thousands of dollars , but
the men who are thus favored by him will
never forget thu great kindness extended in
their hour ct need. "
THAI' I'UT.L.V.IN J'Attti.
Chicago Post : Pullman passes seem to be
all Wright.
St , Louis Uepublic : The least tliat-can be
said of Mr. Wright's position Is that he has
no verv line sense of the eternal fitness of
things.
Evening Wisconsin : The fact that Carroll
D. Wright has a Pullman pass will cause-
many people to believe that his judgment as
an Investigator of the Pullman strike cannot
be unbiased. Milwaukee aldermen who de
sire to keep their reputations beyond even
the breath of suspicion will do well to think
twice before assuming that a street railway
pass Is a rightful perquisite ot their ofllce.
Philadelphia Hecord : Unblemished as Com
missioner Wright's public record Is , ami
honest as he has invariably proved himself to
be in all his public investigations , the wisdom
of his acceptance of this pass harmless In
Itself as it doubtlc&s was must be seriously
questioned. Furthermore , he accepted It on
the heels ot the Pullman Investigation and In
the face ol the possibility that he might bo
again called upon for a similar Inquiry.
Globe Democrat : Nobody believes for a
moment that he would accept money In an >
corrupt or questionable way ; but the fact
remains that the possession of a pass -will
tend to discredit anything that he may find
It his duty to say in favor of the man from
whom he received It , Ho believes lilmsoll
to ba entirely impartial , of course , but It Im
possible for an honest man to be uncon
sciously influenced In this way. A rnllroail
pass is a mere courtesy , we are told Mr ,
Wright likens It to "a man Inviting another
to rldo In hla private carriage" but it cre
ates a certain sense of obligation , neverthe
less , and the pass-holder can hardly avoid
the Inclination to reciprocate when a chance
Is presented. The conscience accommodate :
Itself to such a view with very little strain
and the man does not really know that he I :
prejudiced , but the corporation gets what II
wants from him all the same.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
PUKE
DENBY READY TO RETIRE
United States Minister to Ohiua is Satisfied
with Teu Years Service ,
WANTS HIS SON TO SUCCEED HIM
IlcportH friiin Culm rtrp tn tin. rfTort the
Pliintnr * Ar In u llutl \\t\r
1'lii.iiicliilly Npvr Dutlm tut
ruurili-llnsi ruitnmtttcr * .
WASHINGTON HlUtiUU OP TUB UHE.
HOT V Street. N. W.
WASHINGTON , 1) . C , , Aug. 30.
An Interesting story comes from Kvans-
vlllo. Ind. , to the effect that the United
States is likely to have a new minister to
China.
Colonel Charles Dcnby , the present repre
sentative at the court of Peking , has been
there almost ten years , and as a diplomat
ho Is n distinguished success. Karly In his
official llfo he gained the confidence of the
great Chinese premier and viceroy , LI Hung
Chang , and today is the most popular of all
the foreign representatives at the Imperial
court. Hut Colonel Denby Is no long.-r In
his youth. He would like to come home
nnd enjoy his well won case i { he can be
succeeded by the person ho thinks best
qualified to be his successor his son , Charles
Denby , Jr. , now secretary of legation nt
Peking.
When Colonel Denby was appointed Amer
ican minister to China he nsk'd that his
son be made secretary of legation. Voting
Denby had Just graduated from Prlnc"ton
and was about beginning the study of luw.
On his arrival he began to study Chinese ,
not only the vernacular or every day speech
of the people , but the court lanrfiuge as
well. Ten years of close study hnvu made
him one of the two or three Kuropjans In
the diplomatic service who are prortelont In
lx > th tongues. In fact , so well dries ho
understand the court language that oar Ifga-
tlan does not require an Interpreter. He
is also very much a persona grata , at the
palace , na his father is.
When President Harrison came Into office
LI Hung Chang Instructed the Chinese min
ister here to say that the emperor would
ic personally gratified If Colonel Dcnby could
lo ) continued as American representative at
the Peking court. Of course he remained ,
and If Charles Uenby can be named as his
father's successor Colonel Denby will prcba-
lily resign next June. The Indana , delega
tion so far as It lias been consulted will
not object to the appointment , and as Sec
retary Gresham and Mr. Denby have been
Irlends from their youth and served together
as colonels of Indiana regiments In the same
divisions In the late war , It is probable the
lead of the State department will favc.r the
promotion of his old friend's son , especially
as he seems well fitted for the place.
In any event Charles Denby , jr. , will como
lio-mo In the spring , as he Is to marry Miss
Martha Orr of Evansville when the roses
uloom. Miss Orr mode the tour around the
world with ex-Secretary and Mrs. John W.
Fester and gave her lover a charming sur
prise In her arrival at Peking , when young
Denby did not know she was within 8,000
miles of the Chinese capital. When Mrs.
Cleveland was told this story , she an
nounced herself strongly in favor of Mr.
Denby's promotion. And so he may get
the place In spite of his youth.
SUC3AH PLANTBUS IN HARD M'CK.
Consul General Williams at Havana has
transmitted to the Department of Stale a
report made by the board of planters upon
the sugar Industry ot Cuba , which \vlll
form the basis of a statement to be laid
bafore the Spanish Cortes at the n < > xt ses
sion , with a view to securing remedial legis
lation. The report shows a dreary picture
of depression In Cuba , stating that with very
few exceptloiiH the sugar work not only
yields no profits , but they do not moot ex
penses. Including interest. This untu-.u1 ate
condition is ascribed to three principal
causes : The defective economical reg'mo ' es
tablished , the abolition of sla\ery without
compensation to the slave holders , and the
great fall in the- price of sugar. In addi
tion to this , many Important articles In
dispensable to the sugar industry are denied
by a duty fifty to 100 times their v.iluo No
previous period In the history of the Cuban
sugar works has hcen so disastrous as that
beginning In August , 1893. The FUgar
planters with few exceptions Buffered heavy
losses , although the quantity of iug-ir pro
duced was the largest knovn on tin. island.
NEW PERQUISITES FOlt NASBVS.
Hereafter the fourth class postmasters will
have another source of revenue to add to the
many that now holds In the smaller settle
ments. He can now act as notary public
for pensioners and witnesses in pension cases
only , and can charge the pensioner not ex
ceeding 23 cents for each voucher to which
he affixes the seal of his otllce. The new
authority and emoluments In the village
postmaster sprung from an act approved on
the 23d Inst , which "requires , empowers and
authorizes" them to "administer any and all
oaths required to be made by pensioners and
their witnesses in the execution of their
vouchers with like elTcct and force as offi
cers having a seal ; and such postmaster
shall affix the stamp of his olllco to his sig
nature to such vouchers. "
The law includes all manner ot pension
cases In which an oath Is required , IncIuolnH
vouchers for the regular quarterly payment ! .
This authority lo the fourth clnss postmas
ters does hot mean Out n notary who has
heretofore takrti pensioners , ' depositions can
no longer do o ; on the contrary , It Is BtltMi-
lated expressly that Ihcy may do so , Tha
law was passed nt the Instance of congress
men representing i-ounlry districts which ara
but ] i rscly settled nnd la to nave travel on
the part ot pensioners. The pension office
Is anxious to him- notice of the chatiRCil
conditions mndo bv the law.
Postmasters npiraintpil In lown * Bmerson ,
Mills county , Mrs. J. A. Snodgrrus , vice T.
J. Snodgrass , de.ul ; Yarmouth , DCS Jtolne
county. George Xion. vice A. L. Cllne , rt-
slgncd.
_ _
4 > ir.v win tun .
MiMtlcnl Olllcer * Miunl A r mi ml C < in l < lrr-
, nitty t'nptnln .litniitr Itrllovcvt.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. ( Special ToU-
gram to The , Hoc. ) Ily direction of the sec
retary ot war the following changes in the
stations and duties of officers ot the medical
department are ordered- Captain Louis A.
I.aiarde ; , assistant surKfnn , will bo relieved
from duty ns nttoinlliiK surgeon and exam
iner of recruits headquarters Department
of the Colorado , ami will report In person
to commanding officer nt Port Logan , Colo. ,
for duly at that siaMnti ; Major John D. Hall ,
surgeon , upon nmil of Major James C.
Merrill surgeon .it t--irt Sherman , Idaho , will
, be relieved frnm duly at that post and report
I lo commanding olllcpr Madison Uarrachs ,
N. Y. . to relieve Jlnjor Daniel G. Caldwell.
| surgeon. Major Caldwell on being relieved
| will report to commanding1 officer St Francis
J Ilarracks , Pin. , to relieve Captain Jefferson
! It. Kean , assistant surgeon. Captain Konn
[ will report to commanding officer Key West
llarracki , Fla.
I'lrst Lieutenant Mitchell P. Jamar ,
Thirteenth Infantry ( now captain Pour-
teenth Infantry ) , Is relieved from duty
as judge advocate of the general court mar
tial convened nl the military prison , Fort
I/cavenworth. and First Lieutenant Carter
P. Johnson , Tenth civalry , is relieved from
duty as a member of said court and detailed
ns judge advocate thereof.
.l//vM7l * MlKTlt.
Washington Star : "Hlyklns says his wlfo
la one In ten "
"So she is. She's the one nnd lilyklna In
thu cipher , "
: Thpy nre oalleil racing1 llpa be-
rausitbolr patrons are BO easily upset by
them.
Fllpgemle Ulattor : At the Butcher'H
"Why did you put up that large mirror
near the door ? " "To prevent the servant
Bills from watching1 the scales. "
Philadelphia Itecord : Wigwag Why did
you call your volume of poems "Autumn
Leaves ? Scribbler Uecnusc autumn leaves
Ket red.
Atchlaon Globe : One of the funniest
tlilnga at the stores Is the sweet ninth' n
woman gives a man when she wants him
to sell her something below cost.
St. Louis Post : Tlordso Why didn't you
( lefcnil your wife's suit for divorce' ' Satdso
I had known for years that what she sulil
was law. f
Philadelphia Ledger : "Hello ! " salil the
yachting cap to the straw hat , "you're look-
uiir pretty broun. Had your vacation ? "
"No , " said the straw hat , "but I expect tu
get off for the winter In a few days. '
Inter Ocean : "Sly husband Is absurdly
afraid of fires. " "Has lie over suffered
from them ? " "Yes ; he had to make one lu
the kitchen stove once. "
THM FINALE.
Kansas City .Tmimnl.
He blew In Ills dollars , lie blew In his dimes.
He blew In his credit , yes , hundreds of
times ;
He blew In his character , blew In Ills
health.
He blew in the most of his telativcs" wealth.
But the blowing career of this spendthrift ,
Is done
One morning quite eoily he blew In his eun. 3
.V TUK HIG HTUK.1t COMKS.
ronsressmnn Slirlott IJroMus.
Courage , honest son of labor , vainly hustling
for a job
( Perchance with vacant stomach , weary
liniln and empty fob ) ;
Though the actors sire illSB'istlng , and the
ilr.imn IOIIK ami lame ,
Yet the powers that bean - moving , anil
we'll get there just the same.
In this dreary land of Grover neither milk
nor honey ( lows ;
Party chosen revel only where the promised ;
"clover" grows ,
And 'tis harrt Hues for the teller where n
factory spindle hums ,
But there's hope a little later
When
The
Hlff
Storm
Comes !
Now the south la In tlie saddle and the
Bouibonsi rule the roost ,
With their outllt of fice traders , cranks
nnd Coxeyltes lo boost ,
As they strive to topple over Thrift's fair
temple lu n day ,
And sit down on northern progress In the
Hue old southern way.
But the voters will beIIPUIC ! from ere thla
devil's work Is done.
With nn avalanche of ballots that will
startle Washington ;
November blasts will chill their souls , from
congressmen to bums ,
And they'll hustle for their cellars
"When
The
Big
Storm
Comes !
Prop3.ro for > Sdiool
We've marked down till prices cut no figure
in our children's department and Thursday , Fri
day , Saturday we 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
Those are long pant suits that sold up to $15.
Tnere'll be none left after Saturday for such
as these won't last long. Everything- for boy's
way-way down. Men's suits half price to make
room for fall goods.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Itcllahlu Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Dcniglay.