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THE OMAHA DAILY1 BEE : & * JEr > NESDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1891. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIM3 Of DlIlK Hoc ( willMiit Bumlny ) One Year. . ISM Hulls' llo nrl Sunday. One Year . ' 2 JJJ HI * MVMths . S Thru Vomit * . ; JC ; Bum-iy Hep , rn V ir . , , i Pi Urdu ) ' ! ! , One " enr V.ecfcy l ! . Om Yc-ir " ' Oimln Tli * llfp nulMlne. . . , . . South ( itnnlm. CVIIIT N nnd TwentyfourlTi Bis. Council ItlitlTK 1 ! r-ntl Stru t. Cl i-nirn rjillcc , ai ; < : liiinhfr of romin rc . T V\r YotK. Hminn H. II nnrt 11 , Trllmtia IH < I . W limuliin. 1107 T Plmt. N. W. Alt cv.iiiiunlrnll.iin relnllne tn n vi nml rrtt- Icrlal rnaiur nluuM I * nrtdicwd : Tt lli rMllor. r.usi.s'nss MJTTKUS. JMI liti-Hi-rn loiters nn.l n-tntllnncMi i-liouli ] I b B droiwMl tn Tli" Itea I'tibllnlilnn C'linn.inj. ' . ' , Om.-ilm Uinftn. clieclo nnd iwiirt ninco m.'frs to BTATKMtfNT Ol * " ClIlCUt.ATION' . CltwRp II Izwliuik , < w-clnry nf the I T I'uli- llslilnir < mi [ > .mi' , l ln 'l ly fw.trn. xros . 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F"I The democrats In the Filth Nebraska dis trict appear to be In no haste lo enter the congressional contest. It won't make so very much difference whether they enter or not. ' Now that Chicago Ims secured Ihe grcal Field museum It Is beginning to kick at Us Inaccessible location. Chicago would take the universe ns a gift nnd then complain be cause It was not presented ou a golden plat ter. . If all Ihe men who signed Frank Law- ler's petition for the Chicago postrnaster- alilp lived In his district and voted for him for congress he might have some small chanca of returning to the seat In the liouse I which tily. he relinquished altogether too has Secretary Morton has apparently fallen from grace In the eyes ot the advocate ? of Irri gation , whom ho has called nothing but theorists. When the people wanl lessons In "practical irrrlgallon" they will have to ap ply lo Secretary- Morton nnd his abundant ex- lierlence with such matters In the Agricul tural department at Washington. Minneapolis Is now grappling with the paving problem. Like Omaha , she Is for ever done with wooden blocks. The ques tion now Is , shall It bo brick ? If the de cision could be left to Omaha It wouUJ not be. In favor of brick. This city has through costly experience reached the conclusion that asphalt and stone arc the only materials for heavy street , tralllc. Tom Heed Is to put In some of his Unit In assisting In the campaign of the repub lican opponent of Chairman Wilson In his "West Virginia district. Hesd docs not have to stump for himself up In Maine. He car count on his own return to congress and U the speakcrshlp with certainty and Is there' fore free to help down the democrats Ir other and more doubtful districts. No matter how respectable an organlzatlor of the state committee the republican candl dotes for ntnto ofllccs may put up , thcj cannot unload the millstone that has boi plied upon them at the head of the ticket An oil room lobbyist who consorts nltt bribe-givers , boodlers , railroad cappers am political harlots cannot by any possibility secure an air of icspcctabllity from others There is a wide expanse of country li the northeasUrn section of the state when the farmers will harvest a two-thirds crop nnd the high prices upon their products wll put them In excellent shape. The trade o that portion of the state should be mad tha special1 concern of Omaha Jobbers am retailers. Sioux City Is now drawing th greater portion of It with a less advantagcou market to offer. The non-observance ot Labor day In Ca1 Hornla even In the government olllccs and I government service arguoa tint In th opinion of the official authorities tha act c congress making the day a legal holiday at piles only to territory over which congres has exclusive Jurisdiction. Laboring1 we should have this anomaly remedied by s < curing a law from the California leglslatui making the first Monday In September legal holiday , to be designated as La be day. Tha carrying of banners denouncing pni tlculur tradesmen In the Labor day processlo must appeal to the units of the wcrkliu ; me as an action ot very doubtful wisdom and c exceedingly bad last ? . The bad UstQ of th proceeding wns all the more Impressed upo those who witnessed It by thu fact that or of the ( Inns out of grace contributed float to the Industrial section of the parad while another appeared tn the program t the donor of a prize awarded to the wlnm in one of the contests held at the park. Tt dignity of labar Is not enhanced In th ? publ eyes by such petty business. The uses of the private secretary are evei day becoming greater In number and mo ; varied In character. Only a few weel BED President Cleveland devolved up < Ills private secretary the duty of wrltli the litter ot greeting which the relay t cycle riders were to bear to the- governor Colorado , Now the latter personage has I created the functions of his own sccreta liy deputing him to make the address of wi coma to the delegates to the Irrigation co ems at Denver , whllu he hlmielt hies lo I populist state convention , \\her. ' he ex pec : to receive & renomlnatlon for olllce. It w not be long , at this rate , until the prlva secretary oxereUes all tlio duties ot t executive and leaves Iho Utter , be ha gc rnor or president , at liberty to draw 1 and enjoy himself doing nothing. - Dh.\ \ / < r No calamity that Milt compare with ( ho deadly forest fires that huvfl Juut wept over Minnesota and Wisconsin hns befallen the Brent northwest In recent ycurn , nnd It Is quite llkelj that when Hie lots ot life nnd destruction ot property comes lo be added up the present tl sister will be found to bo without a parallel In Iho history ot thh country. A region covered with timber , dry as tinder by reason of the long ocntln- tied drouth , Invited the spark that wai quickly fanned to a conflagration. The very conditions flint made the liability to fire the more dangerous , namely , the absence ot rain and n superheated atmosphere , rendered It also much more difficult to check the flames when once they approached the farms and towns. The lowncis ol the wntcr In the streams mid the absence ot ample reser voirs and other fire extinguishing1 facilities In the lumber district towns left no oppor tunity to fight the demon nnd rendered Might the only course ot safety. The hundreds vsho have fallen victims to this dread disaster are beyond th reach of aid , but there are still thousands who sur vive In n stflti- lit absolute destitution. To meet the emergency Governor Xulson has , In his official capacity , Issued a proclamation cnnvejlng to the people of Minnesota authen tic news of the calamity that lias overtaken j large ecct on of the state , and appealing to them for immediate and liberal assist ance. In A lew of the unusual situation he calls upon nil public-spirited citizens , all municipalities and all religious and benevo lent institutions to ut jjnrt- take notion to ward securing contributions for the relief of the prevailing dlMrc's. And Me has pub licly designated a fluta commission of live well known business men to iccelve con tributions ot money and supplies and to disburse the hnine for the common purpose. For the promptness with which he has acted tlovcincr Nelson la certainly to be commended , and It the people of Minnesota respond to Ills' appeal with equal prompt ness the problem will soon have been solved without asking for aid from any ono outside of the fire-ridden states. Should It become necessary lo seek assIMnnca elsewhere the wlirlo American people ivlll be now , as ever , quick to do what they can to relieve dlstrcsj. The stories o heroism , patient suffering for ethers ind wondeiful sacrifices for the common good when destruction by fire was Imminent In the Minnesota forests \vlll be recited for some tlmo to come end will con tinue to bs iruMnorles if the awful disaster. Th- * admiration of the heroes will be as gen eral as Is the grief ever the innocent and Ill- fated victims of the flra's ravages' The newly elected superintendent of the Omaha public schools will enter upon his duties with a great opportunity before him. It rests with him whether he shall travel a comparatively easy road and give gen eral satlsfact un or shall be at the. center of constant and perpetual friction that will make It dflllcult to please any part ot the public. Of Prof. Marble's qualifications as an educator there can be no question. He comes to Omaha after an experience of over twenty-five years' actl\a participation In school work , during which time he has se cured a reputation among the foremost of cur American teachers. The leading men In the educational circles in this country have united In expressing their confidence In his ability and.racter , end-to their es timate of 'him we must deNr because they alone are-in'a position to gtvo-cxpert advice ofi'a question of thls'ldtjd. At the same time we must remember that teaching and the supervision of teachers Is not the solo work ot the superintendent ol schools. In the matter of details there arc a hundred odds and ends where the superin tendent has the deciding voice and where he can save money for the taxpayers while gMng them the best service that outlay can 'command. Much more important still Is the attitude which the superintendent bears In his relations to the Hoard cf ndu > cationOmalia has gotten past the polnl where It will tolerate the Intrusion of poll tics Into the superintendent's office. Tin siipprintendoncy must be conducted upot broad , ricnpartisan lines , without bias 01 partiality en account' of politics , creed 01 nationality. The only principle that Is ad mlsslble is that of efficiency , by which tlu standard ot the schools may be not onlj maintained , but raised. Once let partisan ship , personal favor or bigotry cf nny kliu get a controlling hold In the managemen of the schools and public confidence In then will bo liretrlevably shaken. The onlj safe plan for the now superintendent Is t < state his convictions firmly , make his rec o'mmcndatlons ' openly and In-accordanco will his best Judgment , based upon merit alone and let the school board take the responsl blllty of reversing him if it will. As to the position of the public school of Omaha In eompirlson with those of othe cities , the rank now occupied must not b lowered. To keep them up to their presen standard In Itself requires tli ? efforts of i man of ability and executive capacity Under the superlntendoncy f Prof. Fltz Patrick they have been raised to a plan where , no Inferior man can successfully con trol them. The opportunity of the ne\ superintendent Is the development of ou public school system. Ta. keep up an carry further the work ot consolidation c his predecessor anil to continue the economl cal husbanding of the board's resources ar the first two serious problems that will prc sent themselves. It Is to bo hoped tha the most will lie made of the opportunity. Ilcporls from Washington say that ther Is llkoly to be trouble In the democrat ! congressional campaign committee. Som friction hns already been developed an whllo It may not result In an open ruptui It * > eeins evident that there cannot be pel feet harmony between tlio senators and re * m rescntatlvi's In the matter of dlstrlbutln tariff literature. When Senator "Vnulknt Issued a circular.on behalf of the democrat senators defending the * > en.ite bill It will t remembered that U was bitterly attacked t house democrats. Mr. Wilson , cha rnun i the ways and means committee , was esp clally Idlgnant , and Indeed there was a gei era ! protest from the supporters cf the houi bill ugalnst what thsy characterized as r unfair presentation of the matter. Tl ry Faulkner circular did In fact do Injustice reks the lionso democrats , and they were fill ks Justified In the'r expressions regarding It. OB Apparently they have not yet rscoveri ns from their Indignation , and It Is said that tl prevailing disposition among house dem of crats IB to follow Mr. Wilson in making tl denunciation ol the senate action the d ry fenso of the house igalnat criticism f el- failure. It U hardly to be supposed that t senate members of the committee will pr ho motu .and actively participate In an attai ts upon their colleagues , and here la whtf rill the discord and disturbance will coma 1 ite In the c'reumstances the report of uneai ness at the democratic headquarters 3Vhls Washington u entirely credible , and It hls not surprising to learn that the suggest ! hai ben made that thuta shall bo try > campaign committee1 ! cue unor.clat and limited la members of thr house. The al- vocnfs of this plan nrgt It on Ihor | < - that It Is doubtful vh"th < M1 Mr. Fnuli.nsr , who Is chairman ot thf committee , v.lll send out either Mr. Cleveland's letter cr Mr. Wilson's speech , those memorable utter ances denouncing the epiinte tariff bill , nnd of the former ot which Senator Vest said It would furnish the republicans the best campaign material they could have. It Is highly probable that Senator Faulkner would desire to suppress these documents and that In doing so he would have the cordial np- proval cf most of his senatorial colleagues , particularly Messrs. Gorman , llrlce. Smith. Jones , Vest and Harris , against whom their animadversions are directed. It Is believed , however , that the house democrats will Insist upon having the Issue presented as In the Cleveland letter and the Wilson speech , and If they do this It Is difficult to see how a rupture In the committee can be averted. It Is certainly a very difficult task that the committee has before It to select tariff lltcraturo that will not prove more damag ing than helpful to Hie party. All the ablest and most candid contributions to the controversy between the democrats are con- lemnatory cf the measure that became law , as thfi frank and courigeous speech ot Tom Johnson cf Ohio , for example , In which he leclared , among other things , that all the trusts were called In to make up the senate bill , but obviously It would not do to send such honest utterances to democratic con stituencies. Neither would U be quite wise to send these constituencies Senator Gor man's speech. In which he charges the pres ident with duplicity. It looks as If the committee. In order to avert a rupture , might have to compromise by sending out the contributions of Mills and McMlllin and limiting its campaign literature to these , but If educational effects , are desired It might ns well nut send out anything. In any event the letter cf Mr. Cleveland and the speech of Mr. Wilson will do service In tlio campaign. Superintendent Fltfpntrlclc cannot but have felt a sense of supreme satisfaction at the comnundatory resolution adopted by the Hoard of Education in accepting his resigna tion from the position which he has for sev eral years occupied with such credit to our public schools. We are sure that the honesty of Prof FItzpatrlck's Intentions to promote the efficiency of th schools has never been questioned , and that wherever he has been criticised In these columns or elsewhere , It has be'n because there was room for an honest difference of opinion. The retiring superintendent can look back upon his work In Omaha with considerable pride , both on the score of results accomplished nnd also because he has succeeded In avoiding con- filets of every description with either mem bers of the board or the teachers under his direction. We can say that Omaha parts with him more reluctantly than he parts with Omaha. Chicago Is becoming apprehensive ot the Introduction of the Russian thistle at the Chicago stock jards , and expects to take measures to prevent Its gaining a. foothold there nnd spreading In that vicinity. The Russian thlstlo Is said to have already made Its' appearance at the South Omaha stock yards , In fact It was carried there In stock cars several seasons back. Unless some thing Is done to stop It , It will soon be strongly intrenched In this spot , and will threaten the whol ? of Douglas and Immedi ately surrounding counties. The stock yards management might have a thorough Investi gation made of Its present extent. This is the danger point In the thistle season , and If taken now , the pest , it Is said , can be rendlly exterminated. The republican state committee showed better Judgment than the populist state committee In fixing the 'headquarters for he campaign In Omaha nnd not in Lincoln. Douglas county Is to be the principal of the light , and It Is always good leader ship to have the base of supplies as near as > OEslblo to t.he field of operations. The re publicans seem to recognize this more read- ly than the populists. Although the latter are to establish their headquarters In Lin coln , the bulk of the work will have to be lone here In Omaha. The way to defeat the corrupt railroad rlngsters Is to meet them on the ground they have selected and van quish them there. 11 A Milwaukee Inventor claims to have per fected an underground trolley system for motor trains , obviating the overhead wire nuisance. Various cities throughout the country have ordered the demolition of the overhead wire , while the last session of con gress passed a law to camp ; ! street car com panies In the District of Columbia to adopl some underground system , The storage bat tery Is not regarded as a success , and IK underground trolley system has yet been psr- fected. It Is today a subject engrossing tin attention of expert elcotrlclans , and It Is fall f. to predict that the problem will b : solved a' ' no distant day. The Brccklnrldge campaign In Kentuck ; has proceeded thus far without preclpltatlni a general resort to arms , notwithstanding tin many predictions to the contrary that wer rife when the contest opened. There hav'i been enough characters assassinated to sat Isfy the most Insistent cravers after ex citomcnt. The choice of n candidate by th democrats ought lo be made at once so as mj to prolong the disgraceful spectacle. Tim 1'nxs as n llrllic. SprlnKfleM ( Mans. ) Republican. The value of tills Incident lies In Its np plication us a wholesome warning of wid nnd dlioct bearing' on all public ollldnU No servant ot the people of any eradt beiu Inpr direct relation to the rallroadi o otherwise , should lie permitted to l > o deadhead lien common folks are oblige to pay cash down. The thins savois o favoritism , bribery and corruption to degree thnt moke. ) It undemocratic nn Ire insistent with the julnolpkH which shoul underlie a government for the people nn by the people. The i-s-bentlal wruiiK ot th practice stands out to that nil men ran nee it. for tlin Granil Stunt. Washington Star. The ptesldent might well have devote ono uf his ringing bontencea to n demmclc tion of tliu Sugar trust The people feel fn inoie keenly u tux : upon Ihls article c popular consumption than one upon Ire or bituminous coal , and there Is far mor public indignation ut the victory of th Sugar trust tlian nny felt because an Amei lean coal trust lias defeated the1 Nov Scot In syndicate , which fought for frc coal The president's Indictment of nl ed horrent Influences that affected tariff lejtli latlon would liuve been mori ; effective if he had not omitted to call to account the won heo o offender , he ComiiiunlHiii ut 1'elf. le- New York Kun. 'or It will seem wonderful to some peopl that a mnn with ri mind so occupied wit heo protestations of all the virtues an M o- Cleveland's should shake hands with sue ock a tirndlt as Benedict , much less Bleep c ck lionnl Ills yacht , that plrate'u craft , In reIn thwre IH no guild ground for wonder , Tl fuel \a \ that the 'Vommutilsin of pelf" In Insi letter from Qrover Cleveland la merely ni si other case of humbug. When pondered o In soberness It may go a good way tovvni explaining the fraud of the democratic tarl U hill , Jltimbug Is Ihe tdlot mother of fruui . . . . An honest tariff revision on the democrat principleby drover Cleveland was ihe bounds of possibility , Tin : .vjj/i I/SKI / r.u/jMr A. ( ' , y Thus The humorous side ot pnlihi , liit * ItirfU up In NrhrA'ku this ytnr. T-v flrjora runiumr tor govrnor on n piAiform 0'u > < QKli4 ; monopolies nnd trust ! U u pmc'l'Ml Juke that should bo hugely appreciated. } | | Ullver 'r rk Times : If the republicans who dt : t like Tiim Majors and think It is not fur the good of the state or the republi can party that he should be elected would votu ngnlnd hlnjV Jjc would be the worst defeated m.iii tlu ( JVcr ran for an olllce In the state of Ncl/raslA. Kearney Suir The nomination * of Judge llnlcomb by the populists was perhaps the strongest imn Iff Eho ranks of that party. lie Is known n n conservative , prudent bus iness man , nnd will undoubtedly poll ns large a vote ns anv man that tlio Grand Island convention could lo ve named. Nlobrara IMoneer : The Pioneer cannot be classed ns n bolter. The election of Tom Majors would be tt jcrlous mistake , nnd this Jourr ' refuses to "endorse-hlm ns aualnst Judge -lolcomb of the populists , who Is In every wny better fitted for the position of governor. It this Is n "bolt , " then the Courier Is welcome to nil the glory It mny derive from It. San Antonio ( Tex. ) Express * llosewnler refused to submit to the nomlnntlon for gov ernor by his party of a man notoriously dis honest in practice nnd corrupt politically , and one of the hottest campaigns of the year may be looked for In Nebraska. If all good people would refuse to have unworthy camild.itt's thrust upon them by political nanlpulators the necessity for protest would soon cense. Chadron Recorder : The railroads found a mistake had been made two years ago In electing Crounse to the governorship. They didn't propose for any such thing to happen this year , so put ilp a man they knew would ilo their bidding Tom Majors. The masses of the republican party seemed to want Jack MacColl nominated for governor , but the trusts , monopolies and lobbyists got In their work. Fen dii Lac Reporter : Edward Uosewatcr declines to support the republican nominee for governor of Nebraska. He has bolted the convention and he has resigned from the republican committee. Rosewater Is prop erly recognized as a man of exceptional abil ity and determination. His professional and business success In Nebraska has been achieved In the face of every conceivable obstacle , and It It be conceded that he Is often headstrong and overbearing , It must also be conceded that he has at all times been truthful and Incorruptible. Jamestown ( N D. . ) Alert : The course of that most Influential newspaper , The Omaha Bee , Is now regarded with even greater In terest In Nebraska politics than common. The Bee has repudiated the nominations of the leading candidates on the republican state ticket , on the grounds , well understood at the convention , that the ticket was the result of railroad Influence almost exclu sively. LMItor Rosewater has acquired the reputation of being a successful newspaper publisher on strictly legitimate newspaper lines. He is known as truthful and Incor ruptible and has built up the leading repub lican newspaper In the state , and has the support of about all the anti-monopoly re publicans of Nebraska. Cedar Rapids Republican' Two years ago Crounse , with the support o The 13ee , the World-Herald and the labor organizations of the cities , was elected by only n small plur ality. In the present campaign Majors will have all the above named Influences against him. There are' also' many of the best re publicans In the state who will refuse to vote for Majors. His reputation Is bad , even In his own party. There were many who hoped that the republican parly would offer some signs of reform'thls year , but the man selected to head the ticket nnd the evidence everywhere seett that corruption still domi nates the party , and that the corporations and rings arc still In control , has created a general feeling of discontent , even among republicans. The only possible hope for the election of Majors la In the support ot the administration cfemoc'rats. Rochester l'o t-Express : The republicans of Nebraska have nominated Tho.tnas J. Ata- Jors f r governor. Editor Jlosmvater of The Omni. Bee , who was the representative ol the Nebraska republicans on the. national re publican committee , 'denounces Majors as a man "who has been branded ns an acces sory to forgery nnd perjury by a republican congressional committee , of which the Hon. Thomas B. Reed was chairman ; a man who .stands self-convicted of falsifying ofilcial rec ords and procuring the Issue of a fraudu lent voucher while acting In the capacity of president of the state senate ; a man who has consorted with boodlers and Jobbers , and converted the room of the lieutenant gov ernor at the capltol of the state Into n den for debauchery , a man who has been the pliant tool of the railroads In season and out of season , and whose nomination was procured by the combined Influence of cor porate cappers , professional bribe givers. Jury llxers and impeached state house officials. " Mr. Roscwater will not support such a can didate. and has resigned from the national committee so as to be free to oppose him. With a decent candidate the republicans ot Nebraska could sweep the state ; but with i Majors In the field the populists have a chance. _ 'S ll'.llt ( Itn'RKSOll. Kansas City Journal : The death of ex- Governor Kirkwood of Iowa brings to a close the history of one ot the most useful and distinguished men the country has pro duced. Like most of our successful public men he was self-made , starting life In hum ble circumstances us n druggist's clerk. Hla official career was a long and honorable ore , his servlc-s to both his state and the nation being ot the highest order. Kansas City Star ; Governor Kirkwood "Sam" Kirkwood , as Iowa people called 1 him was a man utterly destitute of out ward show or pretense. He was In dee < ] and truth n "working man , " yet saying nothing about It. He hid a good brain , E firm and true heart , a perfect moral sense Icwa was fortunate In him , nnd he was for tunate In moulding and shaping , as hi did , the destinies of so great a state. Minneapolis Journal : Governor S. J Kirkwood of Iowa , who died Saturday , wa ! widely known as Iowa's "war governor , ' for he placed flfty regiments of lowans ti the field and nearly all enlisted for threi years. When the war broke out Iowa ba ( no surplus fund with which to provldi troops , but Kirkwood used the $5,000 con tlngent fund and got money on bis own am two or three friends' notes to put the firs regiment In the field. He called a spccla session ot the legislature , which voted t Issue $800,000 state bonds for war mater lal , and then he had to flght a rqbelllou element In the state. Kirkwood kept low : at the front during the war , the state fur nlshlng more troopa than any stale In th north In proportion-to Its population. A i : ii it , i > s K , f i jii > x / : i tic A a ic. i .vs . The cry of the ( politician Is now heard 1 the land , ! > I The country lpr * b has stopped talkln about crop falliij pong- enough to say word on politics. . f. Ed A. Fry hai .celebrated the twsntlet ! anniversary of th'i/blrtli ' of his paper , the NIc brara Pioneer , thBrflrst newspaper publishe In Knox county. ' < _ -1 , The one lone Ch'lnaman ' who runs n laun dry at Siiperfar"ls'Jb'elleved to have becom Insane , and the'ViiUhorltles ' are being urge to have him co nejl In Jail to prevent h ! doing harm. _ Mrs. Wesley sllij'inan of Alliance has prt sented her husband with triplets , sound as dollar. Two of'flilt Infants are girls an one a boy. "IhWr1 combined weight wa fourteen pounds. " ' 1 The first load ot new corn has reach c the market ut Nebraska City and brougt 40 cents a bushel. It was In line condltlo and was raised on the bottoms on the low side of the river , where corn will run lift bushels to the aero. t'KOl'LK Afilt r It docs not require a congressional In vestigation to discover bLw-holes In politi cal oru-.or. Th ? Ilurllngion extension has reached far ( t.-'JKh Into Iho northwest to toot In the Little l < lg Horn. The Ucv , Sam Smalt U now lecturing on the demijohn In politics. Truly , these arts rocky days for the democracy. The cfllcacy of Castor oil will be tested presently In purging the blight ot fusion from the councils of the democratic braves. If the confidence manifested by candidate1 * could bo applied to business , prosperity would be rushed too hard to catch Its breath The regularity with which government boats are used for official junkets shows t'inre la more truth than fiction In the phrase , "Public olficc la a private snap. " A "straw vote" was taken on n Burlington train bound for Lincoln the other day. Re.- sult , 37 for Majors , 8 for I lolcomb. Thlrty- ono ol the Majors contingent carried passes. Senator Gorman was Senator Douglas' private secretary for some time , nnd as such he accompanied Douglas to Illinois on the occasion of the senator's historic debates with Lincoln. M. Ilarthelemy Salnt-Hllatre , the distin guished French statesman of n bygone day. who is In mnrvclous mental nnd physical health at the age ot 90 years , says : "If you wnnt to live to be old , work always and diligently. " Mr. Cnrncgle writes from Chcny castle that In his opinion the American laborer can live on less than his European brother. In the light of Homestead events , discretion suggests that Andrew plug his blow hole for a brief season. It Is worthy of note that a member of the Irrigation convention who attempted to bluff the rippling harmony of the body with new fangled theories was subsequently obliged to take water. The Irrlgatlonlsts stand up for straight goods The republican candidate for governor of Texas Is W. K. Makkenoo. Republican pros pects In Texas are as bright as democratic prospects In Pennsylvania , but as this Is a record making year it Is safe to predict ho will Slnkkenoo one. Secretary Carlisle has ndvlsed a Baltimore man who wants to bring a team ct Unglish foot ball players over , and who asked whether the alien contract labar law would Interfere , that foot ball players arc not artists , but laborers. Mr. Carlisle's evi dently been In the game. A friend of George Gould says that the millionaire yachtsman Is bitterly disap pointed over the result of the Vlgilnnt's contests In L'ngllsh waters. He asserts that Mr. Ooulil had no social ambitions to gratify by his yachting exploits In for eign waters , but was patriotically anxious to keep the stars and stripes In the van nnd to maintain bis own reputation as a win ner. ner.W. W. I ) . Horn ells had n more than filial affection for his father , who has Just died In Ohio at the advanced age of 88. The elder llcwells was n man of the kindliest nature , and relations of the tcndercst sympa thy existed between father and son. The latter has given glimpses ot his father's Interesting personality In the "Boy's Town" and other writings of n seml-autcblographl- cal kind. The scourge of flame and smoke carrying death and d saster In Its wake through the northern pineries Is marked by numberless heroic deeds. Death has doubtless sealed the record of many lives sacrificed for others , but enough Is known of the cour ageous deeds of the living to bring into relief the grand Impulses ot humanity. The work of the rescuers Is ennobling In its heroism , nnd It is fittingly supplemented with generous responses to appeals for help. SVAXJtAiS IX 111(111 I'KACKS. Chicago Record : If the Vanderbllts can get up a big enough private bcandal perhaps a career of usefulness In elevating the stage will open up for them. Washington Star. The fact that neither Mr. Vanderbilt nor Mrs. Vanderbllt is In the slightest likelihood of utilizing notoriety for histrionic purposes may strike the public as a redeeming circumstance In the unfortu nate affair in which they figure. Chicago Herald : The wholesome and reputable - utablo classes who live by trade , industry and the professions have no leisure nor dis position for Illicit pleasures that are enjoyed In an atmosphere of scandal and bear ulti mate fruit in misery. Honest American homes the homes of the American millions , not of millionaires arc the fortresses ol popular virtue , and there the principles of liberty regulated by law are Impregnably intrenched. < iitnr.\i > TO A roixr Philadelphia Ledger : The seciet of pro longed life , Sarah Ilernharilt think * ; , con sists In getting nt once whatever you want A deeper secret Is that of being able to get It. New York Sun : Thlnkltt How complete the MK lry goods stores are nowadays. Do you know that they serve luncheon for i shoppers ? Knowltt Yes , but they don * provide board and lodging for customers waiting for their change. Philadelphia Record : ninlcs My wife asked me this morning' to engage a new washerwoman. Where does yours live ? Wigwag I don't know where she lives , fou she hangs out In our back yard. New York Press. "William , " said An nette , as she regarded her lover mixlouslv to note the effect the news woultl have upon him , "father has failed. " "floodl" ex claimed William , slapping his knee. "He will lie able to give you a marriage portioi , Indianapolis Journal : "I knew that With erspots wns a prohibitionist , but I though lie had too much sense to run on th . ticket. " j "He says that he yielded to party pres " sure. "Well , hydraulic pressure Is pretty strong that's a fact. " Washington Stnr : "There , " sntd the nc\ pollcer , ns he fondly handled hit club , "Is what 1 call a stunning ornament. " Buffalo Courier : Illnnway Ami young Blower , the fellow who VVHH always boastIng - Ing that he would yet do something' to arouse the county ! ; what ever became of him ? Stadehomt1 Manufacturing nlarm clocks the last we heard. HER THOUGHTS. I ) < i tcm TratiBCilpt. What a far-off look of dreaming" Filled her eye With a mystic vagueness , seeming Hupt beyond all earth nnd sky ! When I , random fancies Unking , Queried shy , Low she answered. "I was thinking1 Just what style of hat tobuy , " .1/J7C1// rrr.niTKit , St Toul Globe-Democrat. ' " * ' He had fits of eplstaxta Anil the weakest of thoraxes Ever since he had the measles nnd thf mumps ; IIu was mad for weeks with rabies , And had seven years of scabies , And dyspepsia kept him always In tin dumps. Weak eyes had he from Iritis , Back likewise from meningitis. And the hitter scarcely left him nny spine All the tumors from fibroma To the deadliest sal coma He had. grown as thick us hops upon t vine. Chronic case he had of ptoslH And symptoms of tubetuuloals , And the action of hlH heart was out o rhythm ; He hud numerous-neuroses , Inanition and cliloroses , And from birth he'd ne'er been free fron rheumatism. He had falling of the hair , too. All , in short , that flesh Is heir to. ICvery ailment In the calendar had lie ; He had every kind of puln , Toothache , bunions nnd migraine Hold I'm wrong , he never had the house maid's knee. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report ileMl Ml Ir. Ir.ll ll anut he hea li lion on rd Iff id. id..le .le nd PAYING THE SUGAR BOUNTY Mauufaotursva OlaSm that Thsy Ara Entitled to the Mouoy for This Year. ARGUMENTS HAD ON THIS QUESTION Srnnttir Miimlfi-tMiit lli-foro dm Si-rrrliiry tit tliu Irimiury nd tliu ( 'oiiimtxMlimur of llitiTiml Idivc'iino In tliu Inter est of Nubinikii .Muiuiructiircra , VASIIINQTON I1UHHAU OP TUB I1KR. U07 V Street , N.V. . WASIIINOTQX , Sept. 4. Senator Mnmlersan lliuls a larce amuunt C UcpnrtmiMit oil < aunltinu Ills attention before leaving Washington. tlu called re cently with Kontloiuen Interested Iti tlio production of suiar in Ntbratkn , Louisiana and California upon tliu commissioner of nteru.il revenue and upon Secretary C.irllsle. Tlio tariff bill , which van hurried through he house ten days before adjournment , a In It so many crudities and Imperfec- Ions thai It Is exticmely illlllcult for the olllclals ot tlio Treasury department to con- strua Its contradictory ICTIIIC. Aa to the production of sugar , \\hcrc sugar hail been natlo and all of the papers rcqutn > il by the Jcpartnieiit hart been fllcit prior to midnight of August 27 , when the new bill took effect , and where the bounty had tut been paid , while the secretary of the treasury has no doubt whatever that ttie siiRar producer nra entitled to the bounty under the Me- Klnley act , ho fears that he lua been pro- ilbltcd from inaklnR payments of the same. Senator Miinderson In argument before the commissioner of Internal revenue nnd Secre tary Carlisle today urpcd that as to nil sugar made and proved to have been made under government requirements prl'r to August il at midnight , thcro wns no question but [ hat It was the duty of the treasury to nuke ihe pa > ment , and ho ulso Insists that licenses liavltiK been grunted July 1. 1891. and con tracts having been made that there Is such vested right in the sugar producer as to nioko his claim for the bounty on that can bo enforced In tlio courts , If It shall not be paid by the executive depaitments. The questions Involved are of exceeding Interest and are llltely to lead to prolonged nnd spirited debate at the next session of ecu- gress , 'ALCOHOL AND TUB TREASURY. Considerable talk was also had between the secretary and Senator aUndenjn con cerning what steps should be taken as to the exemption of alcohol that Is to Le used In the arts nnd manufactures. While UK act provides for such exemption. R proUdts no method as. to payment of officials , etc by which the secretary can guard the Interests of the government , asvell as t'i' manufac turer who may use aleohol for pi'rpi&es ' for which It Is exempted under HIP present tariff law. The same question arises us to the payment of Inspectors and weigher > { sugnr that may be made during the yea * 1894 , lor which there Is no question but tint Hie gov ernment will be held for the payment of the bounty. The conclusion of ihp Interview , which vas of conslderjble length and ol B/eat Interest , was that the secretary desltes written suggestions , as to all the subjects Involved. These suggestions will he em bodied In n brief to lie prepared and filed by Senator Manderson. Senator Manderson ascertained upon Inquiry that between forty and flfty million gallons of whisky and spirits had bi > ei taken out cf bond during the sixty days prior to Au ist 27 , at midnight , when the new tariff bill went Into effect. A very large amount \vj < < taken out during the ten days \vhen the bill was awaiting the presidential approval or veto. Upon these 40,000,000 gallons of spirits 20 cents per gallon ha- ? been saved , so that the uhlsky dealeia IIJVP made $8,000- 000 of clean profit , thus made up by the 2J ( cents a gallon which they have saved rp < m the liquor by taking it out of bond before the law went Into effect. This seems to emphasize the fact that the legislation. * o far as Its late delays are concerned , was squarely In the Interests of the Whisky and Sugar tiusts , and that every effort has been made to Injure the cause of the sugar pro ducer , whether such production arose from the growth of the cane or the cultivation of the beet. WORKING ON THE WAU DEI'AUTMr.NT. Senator Manderson will also be occupied In matters In the War department connected with the increase of the limits of the De partment of the Pintle , ami the amount also by the general appropriation oC the govern ment to be expended at Fort Crook , near Omalia. Snnntor Mnnders > n fiicpeeded in Increasing the limit of expenditure for this fort from $500,000 to $700,000 by the provi sions of the sundry civil bill. Hr Is very desirous that contracts shall be made qulckl ) for the entire- work and the building hastened to conclusion. The senator Is also mailing an effort to have an expenditure of money made by the Department of Agriculture and the geological survey for surveys for Irrlgatlgn and ex ploration for the digging of artesian welK While the amount appropriated for this pur pose Is exceedingly small , he hopes to be able , particularly In the geological survey , to procure some satisfactory results. The commissioner of the general land olllco has approved the plan for the apportion ment of the unallotted lands In the Yank- Ion Indian reservation In F'Uth Dnkotft. And 1 1. ore no rrtu.ilni t1 be appuInU 1 n disburs ing oiUctr ot Iho uoipjtt { or thr Indians. It : \iottil | that tic p.o.-ldcnt . will on liH Mt.tr. friT.i Mi vsmicii In Iho fall Issue a proolnniAtl'.n Oej.nrlnc : t'.fr.r ' InmK n | rn d The nMxlnlnenl ; ol u disturbing oflkcr wilt not. of c urs , I'c ' mn3e uMlll afinr the Is- cttnnce of the pro Mont's prorhmatlon. ! - v- rdary of the Interior Sni'ili ' , vvlio will rec ommend a stiltahl pT on to tlio president fur tpi'iliitmetst , siys tl at It Is quite likely tint IJ. M. O'ltrlen ot VanKton will be np- l'stotlcu ! at Abdul , Nuckolls county , Ncl . lw been discontinued , Mnll vlll go to Su- ptrlor. Mrrchants Xntletnl bank ot Now or * lins been npproteil as reserve n cnts for till' ' Kcokuk National linnk of Kaokuk , la. I'AN NOT KM'OHOi : THIS h.\W. of tlio Tall II 1UII Krfnrliv to Alcii- Illll I'BI'll III till ) Alt * . WASHINGTON , SeptI. . No questions now pending bcfoie the Trrasuiy department nra receiving su much attention from tieaaury ofnclals as those Imtlv-vl In section Gl of the new tarllY bill which i > * ompta from Internal revenue lax alcoNol used in Ihe arts and niedleln.il nnd other like preparations. Kor some tlmo past Commissioner Miller of the Internal revenue bureau has been diligently at uork In th preparation of regulations un der which this proUjloii of IV act inn ] bn carried Into cx'cutlmi. It being the l.iw of the land , b < ith Secretary Carlisle and Commissioner M'r : ! ! , us ndmliilii- trntlve ofhcers ot the govcinmrnt , are earn estly endeavoring to find some \\ny by which It may become operative , but thus f.ir the solution of the matter secmi ns rrmoto as at the beginning. In is explained at the Internal revenue bureau that It would be easy enough lo formulate regulations nere It not for thu fact that congress lins proxlded no money nor machinery by which the department would be enabled to administer the law. Its enforcement would be easy also were It possi ble to oonllne Its operations nnd benoHts to the large manufacturers who might be looked after with comparatively llttlo expense , bin the act. It Is pointed out , forestalls any sucli Interpretation by providing that "any manu facturer" may use alcohol for the specified pin poses free of taxes. While this "use" must be controlled by regulations of the sec retary of the trcaMir ) . It would be n violation of the spirit of the act If not Its letter. It Is said , were those regulations so drawn as tn practically debar from the benefits of the act any honest .ind legitimate manufacturer , how ever small. The great question to bo solved In view of the mattei taken by the treasury officials IB. how can effective supervision be established over the * 200.000 druggists and other pros pective beneficiaries of the act without tha ahl of a very large force of agents Thli force the secretary has not at his disposal and under the law has no authority to ap point. Treasury olllclals who advance these views say there seems to be only one course open to the olllclals and that Is to postpone action In the matter until congress reassem bles In December , when It was contended the act would be cither repealed outright or so modified us tu admit ot being executed with out almost unlimited opportunities for fraud. There Is at least one precedent for this course. On August 5 , 1801 , congress passed an act taxing all Incomes above $800 3 per cent per annum. As In the present case no provision for carrying It Into effect was made , with the result that nothing was done under It until the meeting of the next session of congress , when on July 2 the act was re pealed. Whether this course will be pursued In the present dilemma cannot bo stated , but It is under serious consideration. JLTJCT : : or TJII : Ninv Hi rlpnirlty Tronty with Culm l > y th Spinlili OiMcriliiiunt. MADRID , Sept. 4. The Gazette published today a decree cancelling the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba , the cancellation to take effect "the moment the United Slates applies the new customs Instructions have been sent to the Spanish colonies thai cargoes which cleared from the United States before the new tariff went Into effect are to pay the old rate ot dutj- . Negotiations are In progress here for a new commercial treaty between the United States and the Spanish colonies. WASHINGTON. Sept. 3 At the State depnitmcnt It was stated nothing had been undertaken by the department relating to further negotiations. It is possible the Spanish government may have Indicated to the Unltud States minister at Madrid that It was desirable to L-nter Into new treaty relations , since the new tariff abrogated the treaties made under the McKlnley law , but It Is said no Initiative steps have been taken by this government. Iliu GouKtltiillnii. WASHINGTON , Sept. 4. The supreme lodge of the Knights of I'ythlas spent to day In further consideration cf the new constitution. The German question and the liquor question have not been taken up by the supreme lodge. It Is evident that there will be a stilt tight over the proposi tion to forbid the use of any other language than the English In the ritual. The Wasli- Inton members of the supreme ledge an nounce that they will fight the position of the supreme chancellor on the German ques tion on the ground that when the order was young a bid was made made for the sup port of German citizens , and It was owing to this nationality that the order grew so rapidly. Supreme Representative Race of Illinois has also taken this position. ' The arrival of our now 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 departmenU-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 sewing1 , and prove to you that they are all that your eyes tell you they are. 'Browning , King & Co. , Reliable Clothiers , SV. . Cor. Intli anil