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Sworn to before me nml i > uli rrlbed In my prei-
ence thh 1st day of Aiisunt. int.
CSeal. ) N. I' . FHIU Notary Public.
There Is Biich n thing as Inciting men to
law-brcaMng by harangues from the bench.
Just watch for soma International develop
ments In the direction of Samoa. In the com
paratively near future.
Perhaps Secretary Carlisle sometimes
wishes that he had retained his place In the
senate as the Eenator from Kentucky.
The man who has confidence In real estate
Investments when prices arc down to bed
rock , as they now arc , Is the man who Is
bound to profit from his undertakings In the
long run.
We doubt whether there Is another city In
the United States where the opening of a
popular retail store attracts so great a
crowd that It blocks the streets and ob
structs the street railway traffic in the near
vicinity.
Our local merchants did a fair business
last week. The trade reviews show very
gratifying gains In the volume of business
and In leading lines the sales largely exceed
those reported for a similar period last year.
Here is one cloud at least with a silver
lining.
President Clovelaml will have ampla time
to formulate that promised tariff message
by the time congress , reconvenes In Decem
ber. Ho will have no excuse for falling1 tc
eradicate the earmarks of the passages which
ho may appropriate from the works of stand
ard authors.
If China and Japan don't furnish Us with
a little more fighting very soon wo shall be
gin to think that the war over Corea Is onlj
a gliam. What la the use of going to wai
If not to sink a few ships and fight a fu
battles ! Oriental warfare appears to be de
cidedly slow.
During fair week the retail merchants ol
Omaha might appoint a day for excursions
from points within a radius of 100 miles.
Excursion tickets with coupons attached re
quired to be stamped In the stores of retailers
ors to make the passage ticket good for re
turn would Insure an Immense trade on UK
day appointed.
The work of public charity the ccmlnf
winter will have to bo conducted on a largt
scale. To be effective and satisfactory II
must be controlled l > y ono central head. I
once the well-to-do people , of Omaha can bi
assured that their contributions will go t <
the benefit of none but worthy and helples :
objects of chcrlty halt of the task will havi
been accomplished.
Senator Hill ot New York Is scheduled to
an address at the county fair at Somcrvllle
N. J. , on September 13 , on the edifying sub
Jcct of "Agriculture. " Senator Hill wlllprob
ably tell hU auditors that tliero are sev
eral subjects about which he knows mor
than lie knows about agriculture. He mtgh
refer them , for example , to Mr. Morton , th
farmer secretary of agriculture In the cat
Inot ot his dear friend , Qrovor Cleveland.
If wo arc to take as typical the story sen
out from Athens regarding the wrecking of
newspaper office- and of the editor's real
denco by a company of soldiers who wer
Incensed at some editorial criticism ot th
army , the attractions of the newspaper bus
ness In Greece cannot bo very great. Wo b <
Ileve , however , that the Incident is excel
tlonal In Greece , as It would bo In all othc
civilized cojintrles. The newspaper Is tc
Important an Institution everywhere to 1
left without protection against assaults- i
this character.
The name of "popgun bills" applied I
ex-Speaker Heed to the tariff appondagi
passed Uy the house to place coal , Iron , sugc
and barbed wire on tho- free list has prove
tbout as felicitous as any such charade
izatlon could be , The popguns wcro poppc
In the house , but they got out ot order b
fore the other end ot the capltol was reaclic
and they have failed to work ever sine
They lie In the senate- perfectly harmles
because they were originally supplied wll
but ono round of ammunition. They a
too transparent even to hoodwink the ino
casual observer. As a political ruse thi
rea signal failure.
Omaha will demand much Important lei
Islatlon at the hands ot the next sessk
ot Nebraska law-makem. These domain
should be formulated without delay so th
candidates tor the legislature may be pledgi
In support thereof. In no other way a
our people get what they want. It tl
matter be permitted to drift along until aft
the nominating conventions and elect !
nothing tangible can or will be accompllshe
A candidate will listen to suggestions i
maku pledges before election , but it n
compelled to commit himself before electl
ha suddenly cxpandj Into a eclf-mado state
man , upon whoso shoulders the dead welg
of stale government rests. He rcpudlat
the Idea , that hewas elected as a. servant
tha people and straightway assumes thi
niutcry. The voters ot Douglas coun
mutt select men for the legislature tl
year capable and honett enough to proti
inJ promote the public Interest.
TJlllKATH THAT Itl'tlT.
There was i reasonable expectation that
with the dlspjial ot the tariff bill there
woJlil coins a restoration of conllilence nd
a gradual but steady business recovery.
It was felt thai there must ensue a more or
lens vigorous reaction from the long strain
of uncertainty and inxlety and that once
begun It would continue until the financial
and Industrial affairs ot the country had
returnd to normal conditions. There were
strong Indications Immediately after the
parsage of the tariff bill that this expecta
tion would be realized , these being most
plainly shown In an Improved demand
tor securities. This was hailed as the best
possible sign of returning confidence ) and
perhaps there could be no better.
Dut It did not last. It was a merely
spasmodic movement. After a few days of
activity which Hscmed rich In promise .of
a radical change ll suddenly subsided.
What was the cause ? Certainly not a
scarcity of money , for that la in most
abundant supply In the financial centers and
cheap. Not any apprehension of currency
disarrangement , for nothing cf the kind Is
threatened , and there is a general feeling
of security that Mr. Cleveland will not per
mit any silver legislation that would change
the existing conditions. The cause Is In the
fact that the democratic leaders proclaimed
that tha war on protection nnd In the In
terest of free trade Is not ended , but that
It Is to be maintained and prosecuted with
unceasing vigor. Mr. Cleveland declared
this to bo the Intention of the party In his
letter to Mr. Catchlng-s. Mr. Wilson assured
his constituents , on the occasion of his rc-
namlnatlon , that such was the firm purpose
of the democracy. These leaders are dls-
satlefled and disappointed , and In utter dls-
gard of the disastrous experience which the
country lias had already In consequence of
their assault en protection they propose to
continue their attempt to overthrow that
policy. This It is that has checked the
movement toward financial and business re
covery. Th3 threat of continuing tariff agi
tation , with the possibility thnt some legis
lation may be enacted by this congress
which will necessitate another readjustment ,
has opctatcd to retard the restoration of
business activity , and there Is reason to ap
prehend that the effect will remain until
the people have rendered tholr verdict in
November against further democratic med
dling with the tariff.
We do not believe that the democratic
leaders will bo able to carry any more tariff
leglslitlcn through this congress , That
they will endeavor to do so there can be no
doubt , but the republicans cf Hie senate can
bo depended upon to defeat the attempt ,
even If It were assured that every demo
crat In that body could be brought Into line
In support of further legislation. It Is most
essential , however , as an admonition to the
democratic leaders that the country Is weary
of their tariff agitation that the house of
representatives chosen on November B shall
bo republican , and the larger the majority
the greater will be tlie force of the admoni
tion. With a republican house elected In
November the conservative democrats will
take heart to resist the demands of the ex
tremists. A different result will encourage
and stimulate the determination of the radi
cals and lead them to go farther than they
even now contemplate. Every consideration
affecting the public welfare demands the
election , of a republican house of representa
tives in November.
n'UMAK HIW/M 1S2'.S IK KAXSAS.
The outlook for the adoption of the woman
suffrage amendment to the Kansas state
constitution , admitted by all to be quite bright
a few months ago. Is now by no means so
clear , and the- probable vote for and agalns.t
the proposition Is at present In doubt even
with its best friends. The change In senti
ment , so fur as we have ben able to gather
from the latest and most trustworthy re
ports. Is due almost entirely to quarrels
among the woman suffragist agitators them
selves. Instead ot beJng united by a com
mon purpose and making that take preced
ence of all minor Usues , the women have
been pulling apart and against one an
other , while their conduct has been alienat
ing many who were at first Inclined to view
the amendment with favor.
The quarrels turn upon two distinct points
both of which trace their origin to the same
source , namely , ' ths bargain by which the
populist convention was Induced to make
woman suffrage one of the planks In Iti
platform. The republican state conventlor
had previously refused to endorse the
amendment , and BO when the populists ac
ceded to the women's request wo had tin
very spectacular performance ot Susan B
Anthony and Anna Shaw pinning populla
badges on their breasts and promising ti
espouse the poflullst cause equally with theli
own. Mrs. Johns , the leader ot the Stati
Suffrage association , Is an enthuslas'lc re
publican , and has been conducting her cam
palgn Independent of the populists. This ha
been viewed by the Immigrant women ns i
breach of the pledge to the populism , am
Hev. Anna Shaw has Intimated to her friend
that Mrs. Johns was a traitor , a Denedlc
Arnold , a Judas Iscarlot , and that the fac
that she was at the head of the suffrag
s
movement , with the management In he
hands , promised poorly for Its success. Th
other eastern women who Invaded the stat
a few months ago with a heraldry c
trumpets and noisy announcements have I
the meanwhile quietly made their exit , leav
Ing the work to be prosecuted by the wome
whom they are accusing of being traitors.
The other bong ol contention is the ques
tlon ot finances , always so Important to th
eye ol the professional woman suflrag
agitators , Hefore the campaign opened Ihcr
was vague talk of Hooding the whole stat
of Kansas wltli money raised from tlie dc
voteci * of the movement all over the Unite
States. To be sure the promises ot contr
buttons from the National association wci
extremely Indefinite , but they were promise
nevertheless , and its representatives spoil
loftily of (30,000 at least , and sometimes pi
the estimate ot their contribution at $50,00' '
as more commensurate with the Important
of the tight to be made In Kansas. It we
y
oven intimated that these sums had bee
pledged and only remained 'to be collecte
to be available. About $1,000. it is said , w ;
sent out by the National association sore
tlmo ago and consumed In the prellmluai
expenses. As much If not more was co
lected right at homo by the Kansas wome
but when this was exhausted and a reque
made that mo-re of the promised castei
money would came In handily the answi
received was that the National assoclatlc
would be able to expend Its own funds , ar
Miss Shaw declared that as long aa Mr
John * remained In charge ot the Kansi
campaign that state need expect no flnancl
assistance from other quarters.
These quarrels and thefact that tl
woman suffragist * have associated ther
selves with tlio populists have caused
revulsion ot feeling among men ot the ti
older parties. The- latter are Inclined lo s :
that since the amendment has been made
partisan Issue the party that endorsed
can carry It If It can. At the same tiny
many ot ( he populists % becoming
with the antics of the professional
If the present campalcn Is a typical Illus
tration of what Is to b ? expected regularly
under woman suffraRo the roseate plcttirei
that has b cn painted fades from view. It
Is evident thai the woman suffragists have
not yet completed their conquest of Kansas.
TUK ItKXKrtT 10 C.IX1IM.
The Canadian people nro expecting great
benefit from the favor shown them by the
new American tariff law , and they are war
ranted In doing so. Hail they been permitted
to frame It tlieniftlvos they could hardly
have made it more advantageous to their
Interests. The exports of Canada are chiefly
ol agriculture nnd four-fifths of these come
Into direct competition with the products of
the farmers of the United States. Uttt our
farmers have not only to nice * , this competi
tion of Canada In foreign markets. Under
the democratic tariff law they will have to
meet the same competition In liome mar
kets. In referring recently to this subject
Representative Union of Michigan said It
was almost beyond belief that any party In
this country aeeks to open our markets to
Canadian competition In the way this now
law does. Ills state was hard lilt , as Its
extensive lumber and salt Interests would
both suitor , while the sweeping reductions
In the duties on dairy products , brtadstulfa ,
hay. beans , animals , etc. , will hurt the
American farmers nil along the border and
help those of Canada In a corresponding de
gree. Mr. Llnton said that no Michigan pro
ducer can find a market In Canada for any
thing , but Canada has largo quantities ot all
those things on which the duties have been
reduced and which have been placed on the
free list to sell in the American market.
What Is true an to Michigan applies
equally to all the states on our nsrthcrn
border. The farmers of New York , Ohio
and other states will suffer from the com
petition In the home markets of the farmers
of Canada , and the worst of It Is that this
competition comes at a tlmo when the de
mand In our own markets is reduced by
reason of the enforced economy of the pto-
plc. And this advantage is given to the
Canadians without asking anything In re
turn from them. We give them the val
uable boon they have been seeking for years
without requiring n single concession on
their part. Almost since the termination
of the reciprocity treaty of 1854 , by which
the natural products of each country were
admitted to the other free of duty , the gsv-
ernment of Canada has been seeking to ne
gotiate another treaty of practically the
same nature. The overtures to that end
were unavailing , because the arrangement
of 1854 having been wholly one-sided in Its
benefits the republican party refused to re
new n or to enter Into any reciprocity
nsreemcnt that did not make some conces
sion to American manufactures. The new
tariff law practically gives the Canadians
what they wished and we get nothing what
ever from them. The Canadian tariff against
our manufactured goods , In part prohibitive ,
remains , and according to the declaration of
the government at the time of the last re
vision a few months , ago there Is no Inten
tion to change U In the direction of lower
duties. Should It be deemed necessary to
Increase duties In order to more surely ex
clude American manufactured goods nnd bet
ter protect Canadian manufacturers this will
undoubtedly be done.
It Is unquestionably a great service the
democratic party has done Canada In the
new tarllT law arid the Canadians heartily
appreciate It. The utterances of the public
men and the press of the Dominion abun
dantly attest this. Under the favor extended
by our now tariff to our northern neighbors
it Is reasonably to be expected that their
agricultural Interests , long depressed , will
prosper and grow , while their well protected
manufacturing Industries will not only
thrive as never before from a growing homo
market for tbetr products , but will probably
be able to find a considerable sain for their
goods In competition with American manu
facturers In the markets of the United
States. Of course whatever benefits the Can
adians obtain under the new law must bo at
the expense of the American producers. To
whatever extent Canadian competition la
able to share In the American market will
reduce by BO much the demand for our own
products In the home markets. There la no es
cape from these propositions. What do the
producers of the northwest think of a policy
that thus proposes to build up competitors
at their expense ?
Tin ; xr.\r \ SCHOOL YKAII.
The reopenlnc of the school year and the
return of the-children to their teachers ant ]
books is an event whose Importance Is not tc
bo underestimated. Few people among us ,
unfortunately , have any adequate Idea of the
magnitude of our public school system and
ot the responsibilities which rest upon those
who are engaged in proscscutlng achoo
work. With over 300 teachers Instructing
more than 10,000 pupils at an annual expense
to the taxpayers of over J400.000 , the publle
school system assumes the position ot OIK
ot the largest and most Important Instltu
tlons In every respect of which Omaha cat
boast. Its conduct upon the most economics
basis and the maintenance ot Its efficiency a
3 the highest possible point are at once o
3 vital Interest to every citizen In the com
munlty.
1 The exact effect of tha past year ot Indus
trial depression upon the attendance In th
public schools will be watched with mud
concern. There Is but ono period of child
hood and each child is entitled to the bes
training that the public can afford to give ll
5 It will be nothing short of a public mlsfor
Q tune If any number of children should 1 ]
D deprived of an ordinary education by-th
stress ot hard times forcing their parent
either to keep them at home or to send then
to work In order to cohtrlbute a email shar
to tha support ot the family. No child ough
to be kept out ol school because of InsufD
cicnt or unpresentable clothing and ever ;
case ol this kind , If promptly reported , wll
receive Immediate attention. The falling 01
In school attendance , If any , Is more natur
ally to ba expected In the higher grades tha
the lower , because , after all , for children un
able to taleo care of themselves school Is th
best ; place to keep them. At the same Urn
It Is argued by many that the tendency t
which we have referred will In a large d
gree bo counteracted by the lack of opening
for boys and girls , applying tor places an
that many who hare been regular attendant
at school as well aa other * who have bee
out for a year or so will return- for the re.
son that they can find no'lucrative einploj
ment. By devoting the time to the comple
tlon of an unfinished education they will t
making R virtue ol necessity.
A Just pride In our public schools has a
ways been a characteristic of the people e
Omaha. The Improvement of Ihe schoi
system la always a. subject ot Interest to tt
local public and every reasonable sacrifice fe
the maintenance of B high standard Is chee :
fully made. In return for thU every or
connected with tha work ot the schools , ( ro ;
members of the Hoard of Education down i
their beet for-thi-generation thnt U crowing'
up to manhood and womanhood. The next
school rear must see no retrogression from "
position herotliTorc occupied by our public
schools , J
A local mUsiantry wlio has , moved and
Ived among the squatter ! ! en the tlvcr hot-
oins makes some valuable suggestions per
tinent to tlie treatment these unfortunate
icopla should receive at the hands ot
church and rlly. He shows the utter
futility of spajm/dlc crtortB heretofore made
by local missionary and charitable societies
looking to the spiritual and physical better
ment ot tlic.se wards , nnd declares that no
permanent go&d ean bo accomplished along
those lines , This subject will soon force
Itself upon the consideration of the people
of this comnunlty. The problem cannot
bo solved In a day. Attempts by the city
to relocate the squatters have failed. They
cannot be exiled or transported , neither can
they bo permitted to disturb the peace and
make night hideous by their noisy carousals.
Tlio police department seems to have Ig
nored their existence. The Dee has re
peatedly besought the city authorities to take
up the matter and settle U right. Sooner
or later It will have to be done.
The theory propouneled by a correspondent
of the New York Sun that the prolonged
drouth now prevailing In that stale Is due
to the atmosphere being continuously over
charged by electricity , and Us humidity thus
dissipated , upon which Is based ( he suggcs *
tlon that all dynamos in the dry section
be stopped for forty-eight hours In order to
provide the remedy , Is not being received
with much favor. The Philadelphia. Itccord ,
for example , says by way of ol'lectlon to
Us pretense ot soundness that It would be
hard to recall a time when the east ever
had a greater supply of humidity than that
during the past month , when nil the elynamos
wcro running. It might bo added , too , that
the worst drouth stricken areas ot the west
are just those parts of the country where
there are practically no dynamos , and where ,
consequently , there can have been no over
charge of electricity. The rain making ex
perimenters will have to guess again.
The committee In charge of the Labor day
demonstration Is to bo congratulated upon
the excellent manner In which tt accom
plished Its work. No one who viewed the
procession of laborers can but hnvo a better
conception , of the dignity of labor. The men
who appeared In line are the bono and sinew
of the community. " A mere glance at their
faces Is enough to convince every fair-minded
man that they are law-respqctlnc and law-
observing people. To call them Indiscrimi
nately rioters , anarchists and law-breakers Is
a gross Injustice. A demonstration of this
kind Is the best means ot dispelling false
and unwarranted rumors concerning labor
that seem to have gotten abroad tn the land.
Olvo Him KnclER , Hilly.
Cincinnati HnqulixT.
Congressman' Dnynn Is too mild when he
deposits flowers- the grave of Thomas
Jefferson. He should pile rocks on It to
keep the father of democracy from rising
In Indignation"ncafhst the nbomtnnble pa
ternal doctrines Mr. llryan preaches.
I'ullm.in'a Dual Hole.
IndtanojlDlls' Jonrnnl ,
Mr. Pullman , appears In a dual character
by hla testimony , AH n landlord lie never
heard of the hard times nnd kept up Ins
rents , while os n , manufacturer lie got
prompt Information" of the hard times pml
cut down the wages of his employes and
tenants. L .
Clmfxo * TL t" thp fa HIT ,
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I'lilictTRliilila r'rc'as.
Wase reductions In nil lines of Industry
are following the enactment of the demo
cratic tariff. The cotton spinners of Massa
chusetts and the Iron and glass workers
of Pennsylvania are among the multitude
of wage earners who are feeling the consequences
quences of this assault of the democratic
south upon the Industries of the northern
worklngmen.
ISust < lort.
St. Louis Republic.
Doth 1n candidate and platform the demo
cratic party In ISSfi must appeal to the
country outside of New York. It cannot
afford > n that campaign to place Us for
tunes In the hnmla of a dcspernte and
frightened ganrt of political spoilsmen.
Once aunln , and not for the first or last
time , the nepubllp wishes to remark : For
1S90 , n western man or bust.
Irrigation l > y I'rlviito Kntorprtao.
Globe-Democrat.
It Is ofllclnlly announced that S.3G1.SSG
acres of arid lands In South Dakota have
been reclaimed and brought under cultiva
tion bv irrlKfttlon- thus Increasing their
value from 7.000,000 to nearly $300,000,000.
When there IB such a profit ns that to be
made , would It not pay the people to tlo
their own Irrigating Instead of asking' to
have It done by the government ?
IVliero Is that Tarty Now.
Ilurfalo topless.
The democratic party In Iowa , which was
strong enough to carry the stale four years
ago , now has been merged practically Into
the populist party. The democratic con
vention could not find candidates to accept
nominations on the Htate ticket , and most
of the places are left vacant and will be
( Hied by the populist convention when tt
meets. In four congressional districts the
democrats nnd populists have combined on
populist candidates , one of them being Gen
eral Weaver , recently the populist candidate
for the presidency. There me two reasons
why republicans should feel encouraged nt
tills news , It shows that the democratic
party Is disorganized nnd hopeless where II
was lately strong , and it shows that the
populist recruits are coming almost wholly
from .the democrats.
Homo HUtorlo Truth ) .
Lincoln News.
The Fremont Tribune la evidently hoi
nbout something , nnd asserts with grenl
warmth that whoever says the railroad !
controlled the republican state conventlor
and nominated Majors Is a liar. Thlsjnaj
be so , and it may not be. But in the trutf
of history It Is perhaps well that the people
be made acquainted with the whole facts
The News * ' observation Is confined prlncl
pally to Lancaster county , and it deifies
Buccessful contradiction of the fact that thi
Lancaster county elelegatlon was selectei
wholly In the Interests of Tom Mnjors , am
that the finishing touches to It were"put or
nt a conference held the night before Iti
being promulgate ! ) fit- the house of J. II
Ager. who makesno secret of hla buslnesi
ns a railroad polUJc.il nijent ; that the dele
gallon traveled Ho Omaha on r.illroni
passes ; that th * ' conductor did not eve :
KO through the ? earn containing the delegn
tlon tn take up tickets ; thnt the majorltj
of thnt delegation lt i Known here at homi
ns railroad wan ) workers ; nnd that Hay
mend was practically , forced off the tract
aaa gubernatorial candidate because hi
candidacy meant' ' that Majors would no
get a vote from Lancaster county.
The Tribune editor was u delegate to th
convention , and wtf. are rellnbly Informei
that he legged It rlslit hard for Majors. A
the Tribune Is generally believed to be ni
I ! Ik horn organ , this tact goes to glvt * cole
to the charge. No one denied that Major
lias a wonderful personal popularity , on
peclally among tw4.PM soldiers , and tha
many of those wlio supported him are hon
eat men , but It rt l nevertheless true thii
tlie rallroails dldwu , , , ! > t they could for hlir
nnd practically made- him the candidate
There ls.no use UfRvltlng- and denvln
things when thai other fellows shove ther
at us. The corporations have their agent
In all political conventions ; sometimes the
Kct nothing , sometimes they win ; but th
man who denies that they were ther
mctely writes hlnmelf down a fool , and i
politics that U evidently -worse thun
AX T/ir.vo.v ,
Governor MtKinU-y Is booked for a cam-
speech in Tom Heed's preserves to-
Many democratic congressman have bten
so ctnthuslaallenlly welcomed home Hut they
have concluded to slay there.
Benntur < ! oi man's physical rendition l.s
such that he Is obliged to forpffj n patriotic
jnalysls ol the "blight ot treason. "
Sauerhcrrlng Is the name ol n candidate
for congress In Wisconsin , Air. Hooker Is
running In Mlmlssippl , Get together.
Senator Duller ol Sculli Carolina lout u leg
In the rebellion , Governor TIHnnu Vnoelted
the remaining one from under him the. other
day.
l-'aneull hall , the "Crudlo ot Liberty. " In
UoMon , Is reported unsafe. The vll In
fluence ot the administration shows lli.clt
n every direction.
Official statistics are usually accepted as
reliable , but when they assert thtt sixteen
gallons of beer per capita is the yearly con
sumption in the United States , there Is some
warrant for regarding the statement ns
frothy.
The attorney general ot Illinois I * nuking
an effort to compel the T'ullm.m vampuny lo
pay retail license for Its su.co'is rn w hiels.
The company is careful to pay -tie rcpul.i-
tlon sum to Uncle Sam , but sUto taws and
regulations are ignored.
Many obituary sketches of Ihe Mto Mrs.
Cella Thaxtcr asserted that she married her
guardian. The fact is that Mr. Thaxlsr was
a college student when , happening toIslt
the Isle of Shoals , ho fell In love with the
llghtkeepcrU daughter , who became the dis
tinguished poetess.
Mr. Morton having signified his willing
ness and Mr. Flower being cf the same con
dition of mind , the political rusllera cf Now
York are an the threshold of a season ot
lavish prosperity. Two bar'ls of equal
magnitude will go far toward banishing the
effect of the drouth.
There Is a fine sample ot vigorous old
ago In tha case of Bartlu'lcmy Stilnt-
llllalre , the fa incus French historian nml
ex-minister , whs has recently entered upon
his 90th year. The veteran polltlcltn and
writer attributes his longevity to regular
habits and steady work. He goes to bed nt
S and formerly he rose every morning nt
4 , but as a concession to advancing yiars
he now lingers In bed till 6
. The Dutch rre surprised nnd shocked
! at the rebellion of the rajah of Lombok.
They have 32,000,000 people under their con
trol In the East Indies , nnd though the en
forced labor o the natives was abolished
In 1870 , the system Is still one ot vassalage ,
under which the natives are considered
chiefly for what can be made out of them
for Dutch trade. Whether the conquerors
are Dutch or English , the fate of the con
quered In the east Is riot an enviable one.
Great opportunities develop .great men.
When dismnl doubt like a deadly blight
stole o'er the councils ot the brave nnd
sought to blast them In the hour of might
( revised version of Grover Moore ) , up rose
. the gallant leader of the Third , Carnegle-
I armored for the fray. His frame quivered
with emotion , his voice subdued , but de
fiant. No knight ot old ever rose to smash
a focman's vlzlor with greater confidence.
No lance ho carried , nor keen-edged saber
He looked treason squarely In the eye End
paralyzed It. Greater power bath no man.
The fearlessness of conscious rectitude ban
ished the "deadly blight , " and the assembled
braves proclaimed the nominee according to
program. It was a close call for Mr. Uoyd.
Xlline.ltiKA A.\l > XHIS
It Is said that south of Gordon hay can bo
bought for $2 a ton.
The- Weston Journal Is the latest Journal
istic venture In Nebraska ,
A reunion ot northwestern Nebraska vet
erans will bo held at Valentine September 12 ,
13 and 14.
The Grand Island Evening Times has sus
pended becaufce ot lack of patronage , but
Editor Williams will continue the weekly
and make it a better paper than ever.
Pawnee City has offered the electric light
ing company In thnt place , alter a careful
examination , $1,250 for the plant. Including
lot , building , engine and dynamo. The com
pany declines to sell out for less than $2,000. ,
John Coker of Sutherland nte a prairie
chicken and n bone lodged In his throat. He
went to a doctor , but the medical man could
not extricate the bone , and he Is forced to
go around with the obstruction fastened In
his windpipe ,
Panama lodge No 220 , I. O. 0. T. , was or
ganized at Panama with eleven charter mem
bers. The officers of the new lodge are.
John T. Marshall , N. G. ; John A. Wood , V.
G. ; S. A. Wazelton , secretary ; T. J. Dick-
son , treasurer.
The editor of the Ord Quiz announces that
since his offer to take pigs In payment of
subscriptions to his paper the last vestige
of a chance of .a corn crop has disappeared
from his farm and he has no use for pigs. Ho
Is still willing , however , to take calves ,
August Lesslg , a prisoner In theMcrrick
county Jail at Central City , charged with
assault with Intent to commit murder , took
a fancy the other day to butting his head
agalflst the wall ot his prison , and tt was
found necessary to confine him In a little
cell. Ho now refuses to eat or drink for
days at a time- and talks to himself all night
long. Doctors believe that he Is only sham-
.rnlng Insanity.
One William Stump , a farmer , has got the
best of some of the tradesmen at Falrbury ,
and his whereabouts are now unknown. Ho ap
peared to bo a straightforward man and had
no dlflloulty In obtaining credit. This year
ho ralceil 4,100 bushels of wheat , which ho
shipped to Kansas City , depositing the pro
ceeds $1,280 In th& Harblno bank. He
then went home and sold and gave away
everything ho had. and , returning to this city ,
drew out his money and skipped with his
family to now fields. Some of his creditors
drovs down to his residence Thursday , but
could find nothing worth attaching ,
TUK JiRIlT SUd.lIC JA'JH/AT/U' .
Indianapolis Journal : Word comes from
Nebraska that the beet sugar Industry ,
which sprung up under the protection of tlio
McKlnley bounty , and which promised so
much , will bo ruined by the Sugar trust
law. The McKlnley policy was that under
which the beet sugar Industry In Franco
and Germany has assumed i in men so pro-
perilous.
Minneapolis Journal : The beet sugar re
finers In Nebraska and the sugar beet
growers are hit hard by the repeal of the
sugar bounty. Oxnard had built three re-
flrcrles In Nebraska and was going to build
more , but the democrats thought the coun
try ought to buy Its sugar abroad , so the
sugar bounty was repealed nnd tha Ne
braska farmers are knocked out of a profit
able and growing diversification of farmIng -
Ing , while the refiners , who bought the
beets , are seriously crippled by the | > cr-
fidlous repeal of an act which was to run
until 1904. If they remain In business they
will have to pay $3 or $4 per ton for beets ,
Instead ot $5 , as heretofore , The democrats
are exulting over the check to a great In
dustry.
Kansas City Time * : The beet sugar man
ufacturers of Nebraska have made the new
tariff the occasion for a wall that Is quite
characteristic of their kind. They dcpre.
cato the new bill not because It will uorli
them an Injury. Oh , no , they are toe
. benevolent for that. It Is the farmers aloni
{ who will suffer , and , not to postpone the
suffering , they at once propose ) to reduce
the price of beets from $5 to $4 , Dlsre
gardlng the evident truth that with tin
Increased acreage and 'better knowledge-
bust culture Ihe farmers might make i
profit , even at the lower price , as well 01
the fact tint tha sugar schedule In tin
new bill Is by no means detrimental to tha
Industry , the dishonest and oontemptlbli
trickery ot these men is at once apparent
Like all protectionists , they are willing ti
see ruin in any bill , providing they cai
saddle their propr-cllvo and much cxagger
ated lossei upon those dependent on then
tor wages or a market for their product.
Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Lalest U , S. Gov't Report
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THH 1.A.TK OK.VKHJJ. JI.t.VK. * .
Oltme ttanrxirftt : The Into General N. P.
Il-inks had first-class rMltlral and military
opportunities , but never succeeded In mnk-
Ins more than a socoml-cli8i use uf ihsm.
St. Louis Republic' In political life , as
In military , he tolled tn give cvldonc * of
high or commanding talents , but In both
fit-Ids of notion he proved the tyix > of ear
nest nnd honest man with whoso services ,
either In war or peace , no county can dis
pense.
Minneapolis Tribune ! General Hanks was
better flltfil for civil than military life ,
Ills record us a. politician and statesman
U brilliant. Ills loyalty and patriotism and
d votlon to principle were unquestioned , nnd
his popularity among the people of his state
sctmecl perennial.
Chicago Ilcraldr The death of General
Nathaniel P. Hanks , remove * a picturesque
figure from the American political stage.
Ills great national reputation was made tn
the feverish times when the anti-slavery
light was leading to civil war , anil ho acted
n conspicuous part ,
Chicago Tribune'Vlthout being n bril
liant statesman or soldier , he was a man of
strong common sense , clear-headed , careful
sagacious * nml withal of sterling- personal
Integrity qualities which commended him
to the people. To whatever pos-lllon , stnto
or national , ho was called he did good and
useful service.
Chicago Inter Ocean : 11 In retirement
from public Hie found him poor. Indeed , ho
wus a poor man from his birth to his death ,
llut "better Is a good name than great
riches. " Ho has passed from ns "full of
days nnd full of honors. " leaving behind
him a memory that may servo as example
and encouragement to all generations of
American youth.
M.lTTKItS.
Judge : Dude ( angrlly-How ) the deuce
can I get over this blitmed fence without
bagging tnc.trowsalis ut the knees ?
Fanner ( laconically ) : Take 'em off.
JJufTnlo Courier : Dinks According to the
scientists , tlie human race Is grndunlly
growing smaller. Stranqe , Isn't It ? Hanks
T dun no. People hnvo got to adjust them
selves to the modern flat some way.
ruck : When a man begins to remark
bow dlffetent ehlldren aio now from what
they were when he was a boy lie mny look
for gray hairs In his he.id.
Somervlllc Journal : When a girl has a
dimple In her cheels she doesn't usually get
to bo more than seventeen years old b'efore
she learns how to work It.
Detroit Free Press : Miss Kitty Oh. Mr.
P.lnks , we were talking nbout you nt the
very moment > ou rang the bell.
Mr. U. Ah , that's pleasant.
Miss Kitty Possibly you would not have
thought so If you hail heard It.
Washington Star : "Whut hcz congress
done ? " asked the rural stump-speaker In
strident tones of Indignation , As ho paused
for a reply a man with n big double buss
voice answered :
"It hez done the American people. "
Atlanta Constitution : "Here's the boy I
was n-tnlkln' to yem nbout. "
"Hut he's too young to vote. "
"I luiow it ; but he'a 11 head above high
water on countln * .
Gnlveston News : Sometimes even a false
Impression leaves n givat scar.
Harper's Raznr : "Why ilnn't you work ?
ion re nn able-bodied man , " she naked the
tramp.
"I am tlintl I know It well ; but I've onlv
myself to look after , nnd If I gi-t work 'l
nilpht lie dcprlvln' n man with n wife and
children of a job , ma'am , " the kind hearted
wanderer replied ,
Puck : "Here. " said the farmer , "Just
split up some of that railroad timber mid
1 II give you a good meal. "
"Alas ! I cannot , " snlil the tramp : "the
greater part of my life has lxen passed
walking- such as thoHe. U IH too much
like breaking up home ties. "
HOMI3 AGAIN.
Hilton Courier.
The parson , back to work , refreshed ,
Now stirring sermons preaches.
The girls are coming home again
In bevies ) from the beaches.
Now people who've been "living back , "
Avoiding observation ,
Throw open wide their blinds In front ,
which means "Home from vacation. "
lirlokn M'llliotil Striixr.
Oilar Rnplds Kepul.llcnn.
Ilosewater goes right on telling the truth
concerning the Nebraska railroad ring In hU
party regardless of the bricks hurled at him
by angry Iowa editors.
J//.YIJ IT ,
Atlanta Conntltmion.
Never mind the weather ,
If It's wet or dry ;
Singing on together ,
Be springtime by un' by.
Never mind the weather.
If It's hall or snow ;
Somewhere stiirs aic shlnln'
Some where roses grow.
Never mind the weather.
When the flre-llakes fall :
VMnter time's a-comln
Ice enough for all !
Never mind the weather-
World is mighty bIK ;
Keep up with the llglitnln'
lAt the thunder dunce n jig !
Never mind the weather.
Take the Kood an' 111 ;
Good Jord made It for you ,
An' he's runnln' of It still !
EZETA TO BE TRIED TODAY- :
Salvadorean Rovolutiontst Oomlur Bifjro
tha United States District Court.
CASEIS NOW ALL READY FOR HEARING
Cnrli.i Urrutln Will lie Unr or llic tlcpo.tecj
ClilifVltiii > e > * niut Will
.1'rolinlily Tell Some IntiTi'
HUlory.
BAN1 FKANC1SCO. Sept. 3. The case ot
Antontu Kactn of Salvador is rcnily for hear
ing before Judge Morrow In the United iU.lea
district court on Tuesday. It Is prvbablo
that Carlos Urrutla. formerly private secre
tary to Carloi Kzfta , the deposed president
ol llio republic , will be ono of the chief wit
nesses for Antonio during these proceedings.
Ho has arrived from Now York and lias
paid n visit to Oenor.il Kzcta at the Utlet
hotel , The gcnor.il rccehod Urrulla cor
dially , knowing that ho brought word from
Carlos , who Is now In Kiirope. lie will ro-
sl < lo pctrmnnently In Mudrld. Spain ,
Secretary Urrutla snld Unit one ot the
causes cf the lite rcxolutlon was that Pres
ident Hzela made the law prohibiting the. .
Impart ot silver Into the republic. It wnn
Ills Intention to place gold on ( lie same
basis , but a strong protest w.is nude l > y the
wealth ) agriculturalists , furthcrm re , the
Salvadorcins , Mho ft re mostly of the Ca'li-
old : rotltlon , iniiJo a vigorus light ORulnst
a law granting absolute dlverce. During
the revolt nt Santa Ann ono ot the prlncpal
leaders , siys Senor Urrutla , was Francisco
I'urtado , Mho had a business transaction
with President Aittonlo Kzcta. to whom
Purtado owes 4GO.OOO. I'urtado not being
able to pay the money , Kzetu seized hla
property. TMi caused til feeling en the
part ot Purtado. nnd hn vowed vcngemee.
Purtado saw Ills opportunity nnd Immedi
ately made war against the Kzetns , and dur
ing the revolution ho xvas made commander
ot the stronghold ot Sinta Ann.
During revolution , notwithstanding that
N'lcaragun had promised not to Interfcra
either onavny or the other , both govern
ments broke their promises nnd allotted men
to bo sent out to liolp the rebels. On the
3d ol Mny Antonio had gone to the front
with a largo army , and when ho was wounded
the commend of the army rested on General
Leon Uotnnco. Hut n report WPS s on cir
culated that Antonio Ezetn had dlrd , and.
that caused the demoralization of the army.
President Carlos , seeing no hope fi r vic
tory. left Salvador with his minister of war ,
number of officers and his secretary for
New York. Speaking of General Antonio
Ezota and his staff , Scnor Urrutln states
that they are quite conlldcnt that the United.
States government will not return them tn
Salvador. The ex-vice president says that
If he Is liberated ho will visit New York.
anil then will gu to Mexico , whcro he Intends
to live , being on trlendly terms with Presi
dent l > : z Senur Urrutla stales that lie
has received a safe conduct from the new
president to return to his native land , but
for the prcsen he will remain In this city
to await the fntc cf Antonio Kzcta. Kor
neiirly seven years Urrutla served the government -
ernment of Salvador , and was President
Ezetn's dearest friend during the Litter's
administration. When the president wra *
defeated and left the country the > oung man
left and followed him for New York.
J/J.S Ol-'l-'JiKKlt TO SKTTLK.
Klllml Kx-CnngrciMiimu I'algo Writes of HI *
PropuHiil to Ills liipi < s ,
CLEVELAND , Sept. 3. A letter from
David H. Paige , the exiled ox-congressman ,
who Is accused of having forged the name nt
the late John Huntlngtcn to hundreds at
thousands of dollars worth ot paper , 1mb
been received here , In It Paige snyu ho lias
made a liberal offer to banks holding Paige.
Carey & Co. papsr to redeem all paper held
by them , which offer has been accepted by
nearly nil such banks , and that the Huntington -
ton attorneys are , by agreement with hla
attorneys , remaining passive to give him an
opportunity tn rffoct a sttlenuit. I'algo
also wrote that ho took no money , books or
papers with him to South America , ami for
corroboratlon refers to F. II. Illnle , a Now
York detective , whom ho rays was sent to
see him by the Huntlnglon estate attorney ! .
Paige's letter Is dated San Inldlo ,
r 1:1.1 , u ? < J > iii TIIK c.iii ,
Itoy'fl Anlilci llrnkcn UlilKi Attnniitlii | ; to
llonril it Train.
SIDNEY. Neb. , Sept. 3. ( Special Tele
gram to The Ilee. ) Paul Suchland , aged 20 ,
whoso parents are farmers residing at Has
tings. Neb. , had the ankle of his right foot
taken off this morning while attempting to
steal n rldo on n passenger train. It seems
he was running along the side of the trick ,
and when near the west switch In the yard
here he slipped and fell under the baggage
car. Dr. Sfwltta had him removed to the
city hotel , and this afternoon will perfoim
amputation just below the knee.
I'lft ! ! Hurt 111 11 Trollny Car Collision.
CHESTER , Pa. , Scp' . R.-Flftein pcopli
were Injured In a colllnlo'i between trolley
cars at Darby , the acrld''iit being paused by
u crlpmnn Utiiig control of tlic brakes I'l '
goli ; down hill. Mono , vil. die. .Moal of the
prfbungcrs escaped by jumpllis , lilt tustaliol
Ilesh wounds , cuts and bruises.
9J Fall ' 96.
The arrival of our new fall goods is now com
plete and you are cordially invited to call and in
spect them. In the children's department and in
the men's department everywhere , everything is
new correct styles and perfect workmanship.
You can see in the windows how they look. We'd
like to have you put your hands on 'em. Inspect
the fabric , the linings , the sewing , and prove to
you that they are all that your eyes tell you they
are.
Browning , King & Co , ,
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