Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY1 BEE : & * JEr > NESDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 , 1891.
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Nt.tnry . Public.
Summer continues to linger In the Up of
ftutumn , but her Intentions are honorable.
We shall try to get along as best we can
during the six weeks that ue are forced to
do without the presence of Secretary Mor
ton In this country.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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