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"VVe havp not yet seen or heard any re
sponse from < x-aovernor lloyd in reply to
the fervent Bppeal of Editor Uryan for him
to make way for n free silver democrat.
A Colorado man who could get no ons to
nominate him as a candidate for congress
has finally concluded to nominate himself.
Ho Is sure to get at least one vote for the
position. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It Is to be feared that President Cleve
land will require the services ot an expert
cublnst maker to again put together his
cabinet , which has scattered to all directions
of the compass.
Neither Colorado ncr Wyoming has as yet
attempted to send a woman representative
to cither house of congress , notwithstanding
the fact that woman suffrage Is In full blast
in both of those states.
Mr. MacVeagh Is going to Peorla tn quest
of the scnatorslilp from Illinois. Peorla Is
the home of the Whisky trust. Mr. Mnc-
Voagh la therefore quite farslghtcd In mak
ing Peorla his objective point.
With Governor Tlllman In the United
States senate , the dispensary system of the
Donate restaurant , ever which an annual war
U waged , -will unquestionably b& reorganized
in a profitable business basts.
Trom present prospects the next house of
Tepresentallves will have aboul as many now
faces In It as did the last , which was remark' '
able for the number of members who had
never had national legislative- experience be
fore.
rirst Round Lancaster county in favor
of the Hryanltes. Second Hound Gage
county In favor of the administration
democrats. Fight to bo brought to a flnlsl
In the democratic state convention at
Omaha , on the 2fith of this month ,
The ardor of the city council to save money
to the taxpayers by getting the lowest possi
ble bids on electric lighting seems to have
visibly coaled , Its ardor now seems to be dl
rccted to saving money for the electric light
ing monopoly at the expense of the taxpayers
There Is nu excuse for paying the present
exorbitant rates when responsible parties are
ready and anxious to undertake a contract a1
reasonable prices.
Business men of Omaha who have been
led to ( car that the election ot an liones
populist to the governorship of Nebraska will
hurt the state.- more than that of a corrupt
nnd dishonest railroad republican will bo able
to listen to Judge Ilolcomb here next week
and determine for themselves whether he Is
the kind of a man who would do anything
to Injure the credit of the stale or to cripple
Us trade and Industries.
Does the police department require an
extra appropriation ot money every time it
wants to secure evidence ngalnst a particu
lar offender or a particular class of offenders ?
Are not the police expected to be able to
enforce the laws upon the regular appropria
tion at their command ? We do not think it
a good precedent to make special appropria
tions Just because some special work requires
a little additional exertion on the part of the
men already employed.
Ot course , as might have been expected ,
Eomo ol the cuckoo organs arc rushing to
the defense of President Cleveland from
charges of plagiarism In tlis passages taken
from Tom Moore's poems and Insetted by
the president in his letter to Mr , Catchlngs.
, The Chicago Herald , fpr example , thinks
I nuch uncredlUd excerpts from standard au
thors are to be com in a ruled rather than
criticised , and > \oud ! apparently lia > o been
grievously disappointed had the president
qmltted to Includs passages of this kind In
hla letter. We nro glad ihat this plcco of
doubtful appropriation ot others' produc
tions really pleases some- people , nnd It Is
possible that Tom Moore , Wire he alive ,
might even feel highly honored by this evl-
denco that the president , of the United
States Is familiar with his poetry , or , at any
rate , has It of easy access.
Figuring ( hat about 40,000,000 gallons of
spirits and whisky \\ero withdrawn during
the mouth of August to escape the payment
of the Increased Internal revenue tax , tint
number being the estimate ot the otllclals
In the Internal revenue department tit Wash
ington , the profit of SO cents a gallon means
no less than $3,000,000 clear gain ta the
IVhlaky trust. The trust olllcora have been
trying to make It appear that they were
very much disappointed over their failure to
secure- loan ot $5,000,009 at the last mo
ment , nllh which to tike out other large
quantities ot goods that remain In bonded
warehouses They may pcsslbly have ex
pected thai loan , ilthough ( he sincerity ol
their efforts to effect It have keen questioned ,
Hut they have not been disappointed In the
proHta upon which thry wer& counting ,
Ilelthtr the Whliky trust ncr the Sugar trust
it Baying a wril against tha now tariff ,
tlKfVltl.WAK MISStOXMItKS.
A. democratic representative from Ohio
declared In the house Jusl before the passage -
sago ol the senate tariff bill that every
worn in who sees the bafl ot sugar ahe buys
decreased one-third will become a missionary
against the democracy. lie said that the
great mass of the pccplq who must count every
penny of Incomes not sumclcnl lo enable
them to l veIn half way decent comfort will
feel ( ho tax on sugar and feel It bitterly ,
"There Is not a housewife In the land , "
said Hcprepentatlve Johnson , "who will not
feel that she Is robbed by our denlocratfc
tariff rcfTm when she finds that where she
got three pounds of sugar under the Mc-
Klnley bill she now , under the Gorman bill ,
for the same money , gets but two. " It will
be some tittle lime yet before housewives
of the lam ) begin to realize tbc effect cf demo
cratic legislation upon this prime necessary ,
but that they will be given an cbject lesson
there can be no doubt. The duty does not
go into effect until the first of next year , and
there let no present excuse for the trust ad
vancing the price of sugar , which Is now
higher than the average of last year. More
over , that monopoly may be Olspsed to hold
off an advance until after the November
congressional elections , so as not to hurt
the party which conceded the 40 per cent ad
valorem en raw sugar wh'ch 'the trust dic
tated , but nothing can be more certain than
that Iho advance will C3ine. No demo
cratic defender of making raw sugar dutia
ble questions this. Not only will the con
sumers of sugar have to pay the 40 per
cent duty , but so much In addition as the
trust shall find It expedient to demand.
It has the absolute control of the situation
and max , regulate production and prlca nt Its
pleasure , and It Is unnecessary to say that It
will take the largest possible advantage of
its opportunity. It may go slow , for pru
dential reasons , but \\lulever goal It has set
for Itself It will reach In time.
As n consequent of this legislation , when
the great sugar refining monopoly Is ready
to begin the extort on which the law allows
It , Instead of twenty pounds the American
people will get but twelve or thirteen
pounds of sugar for a dollar , as before the
passage cf the McKlnley law , which an-
nuully saved to the consumers ot sugar In
the United Stales not less than $40,000,000.
In 1889 , before the passage of thai law , the
average wholesale price of granulated sugar
was 7 799 cents. The year after Its pas
sage 1S91 , the average price was 4.698 , and
there was a still further .decline In 1892 ,
the average whclesale price In the latter yesr
for granulated be.ng I.34C cents There
was no material change from this In 1893.
There Is every reason to expect that under
the present law the price of sugar will advance -
vance lo the. average price of 1883 , or fully
3 cents per pound above the average price
of last year , and may go even higher. It
will only stop short of the figure at which
importations of foreign-made refined would
bo Invited
The American people have had an experi
ence of nearly four years with cheap sugar ,
effecting an aggregate Having to them an
nually of more * than $50.000,000. They will
not lake kindly to a policy that makes this
prime necessary appreciably higher lo Ihem ,
particularly when their incomes have been
largely reduced by the legislation which In
cludes this policy. The
well-to-do may not
piy much attent'on ' to It , but the great mass
of Ihe people , whose reduced earnings com
pel them lo count every penny and to prac
tice greater prudence and economy than ever
before will give attention , to It. And hundred
ot thousands of such Nvlll rebuke at Ihe
polls Ihe party responslbls far Increasing
the cost to them , while benefiting the mos
grasping of all monopolies , a prime neces
tary they cannot dispense with.
Tilt ! COMWL'NltiM OlI'KLIV
This is the expressive term applied by Mr
Cleveland to the trtisls In his lelter to Mr.
Catchlngs. Oji other occasions the presl
dent has used vigorous language In referrlni
to the trade combinations , In his Inaugura
address he declared that they frcquentl ;
constitute conspiracies against the interest
of the- people , "and In nil their phases the.
are unnatural and opposed lo our American
sense of fairness. " In Ihe same conneclloi
ho said that to the extent that they can b
reached and restrained by federal powe
Ihe general government should relieve ou
citizens from their Interference and exac
lions. In the Catchlngs letter he said : "Th
trusts and combinations Iho communism o
pelf whose machlnalions have prevented u
from reaching Iho sucessvo deserve , shoul
not be forgotten or forgiven. " These ut
terances of Mr. Cleveland seem to be sin
cere , and the people have been disposed t
so- regard them ,
But what has the administration done dur
Ing the- eighteen months It has been m
power to prove the sincerity of the president
In denouncing the trtisls and combinations
and urging that the power of the general
government should bs used to relieve the
people from their Interference and exac
tions. There was an anti-trust lawon the
statute book , enacted by a republican con
gress , when the Cleveland administration
came In. What effort has been made to
enforce it ? It does not matter whether It
was "mild and gingerly , " as Representative
McMlllIn described It , Ihe uncniestlonable
duty of the administration was to make a
proper and adequate effort to execute the
law. As wo have more than once pointed
out , the only proceedings instituted under
this law , so far as the public has any
knowledge , was against the Sugar trust In
connection with the purchase of the Phila
delphia refineries. The government was
beaten In the lower court and took an ap
peal to the supreme court , Where the case Is
not likely to bo reached during the term of
this administration. The attorney general J
has shown no Interest In the case It is a
purely perfunctory proceeding Ho Is an
avowed enemy of the law. and was doubtless
able to convince Mr. Cleveland that It was
of no valueThe fact that It was repub
lican legislation was probably sufficient to
discredit It with Mr. Olney , but aside from
this Is the fact that the attorney general Is
not In sympathy with the popular hostility
to combinations.
In his statement of the work of the pres
ent congress , given as a sort of manifesto
on behalf of the democratic majority , Mr.
McMlllIn said U had passed the most strin
gent law against trusts , ever enacted In this
country. "The democratic party was
pledged to the- enactment of more strlneent
legislation against trusts , " said the Tennes
see representative , "U has kept this pledge
and offers this as Its fulfillment. " Has
anybody heard of any trust proposing to
go out of business because ot this legisla
tion ? IB not the "communism of pelf" pur
suing the even tenor of Its way at this mo
ment with as much complacency and as un-
rulfled a sense of security as at any time
In the past ? Which of the trusts U the
least bit disturbed by "the- most stringent
law" agulnst them ever enacted In this
country ? Certainly not Iho Sugar trust ,
which is able to count Us gains by the tens
I ot millions as the result of democratic legis i-
lation , framed , so far a the Iruit Is con
cerned , lir ft democratic- secretary of the
treasury nntl virtually approved by n demo
cratic president. Nor yet the Whisky trust ,
which has also enormously profiled by this
legislation. It there Is any other trust or
combination , large or small , that Is preparing
to dissolve because of the democratic law
against trusts referred to by Mr. McMlllIn
It has not made Its purpose public.
The people of the United States , irrespec
tive cf party , most earnestly desire the sup
pression of every form of monopoly , Exist
ing conditions peculiarly Invite vigorous nnd
determined efforts to relieve Iho people from
the Interference and exactions of trusts and
combinations , the policy of which Is un
favorable to a steady recovery of business ,
More , perhaps , than In a time ot general
prosperity , there K need now of unrestrlcled
competition In trade , 11 is a great oppor
tunity for exerting the power of the general
government In a vigorous assault upon the
"communism of pelf. " There Is n grand
chance for proving the sincerity of the presi
dent's utterances against the trusts. Wilt
the administration take advantage of theop -
porlunlly nnd try to atone for Its' failure
thus far lo relieve Ihe people from the exac
tions of monopoly ? It Is something to be
hoped for , but hardly to be expected.
A COM3SAI * ItAU. 'AY
September 1 marked the Inauguration of
the reorganization scheme of thz Richmond
Terminal system , by which a hugs network
of railroads covering a large portion of the
southern stales has been again united tinder
one management , to be known this time as
the Southern Hallway company. The reor
ganization means another gigantic and pow
erful railroad corporation and one that la to
operate In states that have heretofore been
served chiefly by small connecting lines
The Southern Railway company Is to con
trol 4,500 miles of railroad and about 350
miles of water line , and with the exception
of 491 miles that are leased the whole Is
owned directly by the company tn contra-
dlbtinctlon lo the leasehold methods ot ac
quisition that were alwnj's pursued by its
predecessors.
The preliminaries required for this reorgan-
Izallon arc particularly Interesting at this
time , because they Indicate the steps which
will have to be taken by a great many other
American railroads now In the hands of re
ceivers In order that they may ba again
placed on a paying basis. The original [
plan was perfected May 1 , 1893 , and Issued
to the public on May 23 , 1893. Prompt re
sponses by security holders enabled the
commute ? to be sure by July of the same
year Ihat the former were willing lo co
operate vslth them. The process was inter
rupted by the financial depression and con
sequent decrease of railway earnings during
the fall and winter. New conditions and
new complications are bald lo have been pre
sented , and the problem became one of
dealing not only with bankrupt corpora
tions but also with bankrupt receivers as
well. A fo\v changes in the plan were
therefore necessary , but they wcrj approved
without delay by all whose consent was re
quired The new company Is built upon over
thirty corporations whose affairs and se
curities wtre Interlocked In every conceiv
able way ami In almost hopeless confusion.
One board of directors supplants thirty
boards of directors , and one system ot ac-
cou-ntlng takes the place of thirty separate
accctuUs. To accomplish this object there
were had two trustees' sales , one re
ceivers' sale and ten foreclosure sales
under mortgages , while several minor
sales and conveyances of various
kinds are still In progress to com
plete th& < lelalls of the scheme All the lines
thus acquired are consolidated Into one sys
tem , which Is to be still further enlarged
by the addition of several tributary roads
which up lo Ihis time have rcfus.d to enter
tain negotiations for their acquisition. When
thu reorganisation plan is entirely consum
mated the Southern Railway company will
operate lines of about 5,000 miles In length
nnd connecting all the most important
points In the southern seaboard states.
Besides the Importance of this consolida
tion as an example ot what other bankrupt
roads will have to go through , It signalizes
the Introduction ot a strong railroad cor
poration Into a number of states in which
the railroad strength has hitherto been di
vided. These states will scon learn the ne
cessity of stronger governmental regulation
to held the railroads within their legitimate
sphere. Unless the managers of the now
company have contrary to all precedent
learned something from the experience of
other lines in other states these southern
commonwealths will soon appreciate the
burden of railroad domination which the
western states arc now tryingto lift.
TIIK
The annual crop estimates issued by the
Hungarian minister of agriculture * are gen
erally regarded as being as nearly trust
worthy zs estimates from any other source.
They have just been made public , having
been Issued somewhat later than usual be
cause ot the care bestowed upon their revl-
s'on. According to these estimates the wheat
crop of the world will be 2,470,000.000 bushels
for 1894 , which Is about 200,000,000 bushels
rncro than last year and the same amount
In excess of the official average fop the- last
decade. It will thus be seen , making e'very
allowance for a possible overestimate , that
this year's wheat crop will furnish an
abundant supply. The deficit requiring lo be
covered by Importing countries Is estimated
at 364,000,000 bushels , against 379.000,000
bushels in 1693 , and the surplus from ex-
port'ng countries Is given as 411,000,000
bushels , against 378,000,000 bushels in 1893
It Is thus estimated that the deficit will be
less by 15,000,000 bushels In Importing coun-
tries than iJRt year. while the exporting
countries will have a surplus In excess o
last year of 6(5,000,000 ( bushels , making to
gether SI,000,000 bushels. In these estl
mates Ihe UnlUd States Is g ven 408,000OCX
bushels and a surplus of 70,000,000. The
figures cf the probable yield in this country
are somewhat higher , though not very mucl
so , than the most trustworthy home estl
mates , but as to what wo ohall have to spare
for export the estimate of surplus is nc
large enough. The probability Is that there
will be < not far from 150,000,000 bushels o
wheat In Ihe Untied States , available fcr expert
port when this year's crop Is added to the
stock on hand , and , some have made Ihe
figures oven higher.
It Is obvious that there will not bo a de
maml tram abroad for more than half thl
amount of wheat , it the -estimates of Ihe
Hungarian minister bo accepted as to the
surplus ol Ihe exporting countries , and I
must be admitted that they art > quite a
likely to ba too low as too high , Wo are
confronted by a formidable competition , The
Argentine Republic alano has already made
largely Increased shipments over previous
years to the European markets and that
country still has a surplus to export , her sur
plus being estimated , at 73.000,000 bushela ,
or more , than that of tha United States. The
isurplus | of Russia U estimated al 111,000,000
bushels , tljnlcw of these facts It Is evi
dent that Amcrlcin wheat producer * cnnnot
hope for TTTOTr prices durlnR the fnsulng
year , and they will be fortunate If I ho price
ot wheat d-ca not go still lower. It Is nota
encouraging outlook for the producers.
A great deal of wheat la being used In feedIng -
Ing cattle and bogs and this may lie IP tea
a us tn In the price , but there is rcaixin lo tip-
prelicntl that Ihe bollom price for nliot
has not jet been reached. At the present
price there Is scarcely anything In It for Iho
producer , and he musl suffer 1-sa 1C It shall
go nny lower ,
AO T1MH Hill CUM'KlfiiWXS.
The union depot ordlnnnco prepared by
the city attorney nnd Introduced * at Ihe
last session of the council Is both Inopportune
nnd objectionable' . The lice's position on
the subject N well known , The plans of
the unfinished Tenth street structure nro
Inadequate and Impracticable. They do not
call far a. depot such ns was promised by
the railroads , nor do they contemplate a1
building which would meet the demands of
traffic In this city today , to say nothing of
the future growth of Omaha as n railroad
and commercial center. High railroad
ofllclals have admitted these facts and ex
pressed themselves favorabls- a new plan
In keeping with the importance of Omaha
and to fully Insure the convenience of the
tritvetlng public.
A more unfavorable time for raising the
depot milter could not have been selected
a time when railway owners are practicing I
service and admit that they have no money
to expend upon costly Improvements. Under
such circumstances the people of this clly
are not warranted In extending any induce
ments to them to complete a'building which
\\lll not meet present demands and will
stonil In the way of a grand union passenger
depot such as Omaha wants and sooner or
later must have.
There Is nothing In the depot situation
which \touM prevent the railroads from
providing ample traffic facilities at Omaha
Irrespective ot any action of the city council
or ol the people. With Ihe valuable
franchises they own , tha protection afforded J
their properly by our police and fire de
partments and the enormous traffic they
'
receive from Onmha , there Is every reason
why the roads should provide adequate
uhclter and decent accommodations for pas
sengers and ample facilities for the handling (
f freight |
Under all circumstances surrounding the
lepot question the council would be Justllled
n forcing the roads to provide temporary
means for handling the passenger traffic of
his city. The effort of the council to cajole
hem by concessions thus to Induce them to
lo a simple net'of justice to Omaha will not
neet with puljh npproval.
Cjcling has become altogether too general
a sport to be discouraged or obstructed at
his late day , but there are several bad
lablts In which Omaha bicyclists are in-
lulglng that are apt to bring them Into dis
repute. One Is the use ol the sidewalks ,
which are Intended exclusively for pedes
trians.Ve know that some of the pavements
arc In almost-Impassable condition , but yet
the bicyclists * nrer better able to use them
than the pedestrians who are being forced
! rom the sidewalks. Another abuse Is the
racing at high speed through the busy streets
of the city. ILocal wheelmen have been or-
: anlzlng runs between points that necessitate
coursfethrough'bur busl&Sl thoroughfares
and they try to malto as good time in the
center of the city as they do out on lonely
country roads. This Is dangerous alike to the
riders and to the other people who happen
to be on the streets In question. It ought
not to be necessary to wait for a series of
serious accidents before putting an end to
these practices. The wheel clubs can do
much. If they will only ma'ke the effort , to
remove these causes for complaint. Unless
they nre speedily stopped they will In the
long run redound to the Injury of cycling In
general.
The mere fact that there la an approaching J
election at which certain members of the !
city council expect to stand for re-election
j
Is no good reason why money should be ap- I
proprlated for this or that Improvement un
less it Is absolutely necessary. If it Is neces
sary Its location ought to cut no figure , On
the other hand , the city has too many things
calling for urgent attention and demanding
all its resources to permit of ornamental
work just lo please a few Influential property
owners whose support Is desired during the
t
campaign. It Is high time for the council to
co-operate with the mayor in putting a stop
to this kind of legislation.
A Vi-rv Important One ,
WiiililiiKtim Slnr.
The question propounded to RUbernntoilal
possibilities In New Yoik appears to be
homellilnir like this : "Would you like to be
t'ovcrnor of this state ? It so , how much ? "
Tin Tin Miiu-ii Tight ,
New York Run
Democrat or republican , populist or what
ever he calls himself , every candidate for
cons'eflS" must l f compelled to make his
position known. Is he an Inuome-tnxer , or
la he not an Income-taxer ? No dodging ,
\rimt Dur * Hrynn Bar to Tlml ?
Chlcnso Times.
Ex-Governor I3oyd of Nebraska has been
nominated for congress In the Second dli-
trlct of that state. This will afford the
populists an excellent chance to elect a
man of their own in that district , lloyil Is
nn avowed "Koldbui ; " and mlmlnlstrallon
democrat and should be beaten.
A I'litiil Mlitiiko.
Ilihlon Journal.
We believe that President Cleveland mis
calculates the forbearance of the American
Iiooplo if he a siirtit's that they will be willIng -
Ing to have the , Industries and the business
Interests of the countiy indefinitely shaken
and dlKturbi'd , elthpr that he muy wreak
hla theories unoa.Jt.lii . > country or that he
may srutlfy his personal ambition by bav
ins thla question ikeut otion for his nil-
vantage. Hut tueio is no iloiibt that tills Is
his program , nnd It remains for the voters
to BmaHli it Intoainttheisens ! at the Novem
ber elections. . i v
jHrloxon'fi ilonmrUubli ) Trip ,
PlillndtHitlila Inquirer.
The torpedo IwliffKrlcsson hns made its
experimental trip from Dubiique , la. , to
New IcrK , n < l sunlo * of 3.CI3 inl.es , of wh ch
kW miles nro fully . -protected. Occasionally
there was a btcetch of outside passage. In
which sailingwiitf f-nny. but on the Inland
route much watchfulness hail to be ob
served. For miles the trip hnd to lie made
through shallow JroHcst lulling rlvors nnd
very narrow clujmcJs. the depth of water
sometimes ranging ; .from two to six feet.
Per some portions of the Inlnnil loute , how
ever , the depth ( MrenRe < l lo twelve feet of
water. Pot lions at the route have been
sailed over before by uoi'rnriiont vessels ,
but tills Is- the first time on which a con
tinuous trip over the entire route- had been
made. The strategic -value of such a pas
sage can bo readily recognized ,
.rK.v ir.is uKttvrnth
The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Hecord , writing from N'cw York ,
furnishes tMn gossip regarding the present
ami past senatorial campaigns in Nebraska
. "Prom Information received her * It Is
judged that the political c.imp.ilgn In Xc-
braskn this fall will be one of the most In-
tcrestlnB of the country. There Is n guod
deal ct Interest felt hero about Mr. Mao-
Veagli's canvass In Illinois , but very little
confidence that he will be elected , but In
Ncbreska It Is expected that the populists
will carry the slate and send Ucpr-sontntlve
Dry mi or some other such man lo take Mr.
Munderson's scat , although many of the
democratic leaders would prefer a straight
republican , Mr. llrlce is largely responsible
for Mr. Allen's presenceIn the United
Slates senate. It required slxty-se\cn votes
to elect a. senator In the Nebraska legisla
ture during the last contest , and the re
publicans had only sixty-two. The demo
crats had fifteen and the rest were populists.
The latter were voting ; for a rl'rgyman
named Green , who had flopped back and
forth among the religious denominations ns
he had among the political parties. He had
been n Campbelllte , a Methodist , n Baptist
and a Congregatlanallst , as he hail been a
republican , a grecnbacker , then A ilcmocr.it ,
a prohibitionist , nnd finally n. populist. Th3
democrats refused to vole for him. Secre
tary .Morton nnd some ot Iho other leaders
of Hint party ndvlsed them lo go for John
M. Thurslon , the republican candidate , but
Senator Itrlco , who was ch.ilrnian of th ?
democratic national committee , kept tele
graphing them not to do so. finally each
ona ol the tlejnocrntlc members , of the
legislature received a dispatch from Wash
ington , signed by Cnlvln S , Jlrlce , A. P.
Gorman and John G. Carlisle , advising them
to elect anybody but a republican. They then
had a caucus and decided to cast their bal
lots for Allen , who failed to rccehc the
populist nomination , but was regarded ns n
better man than the clerical candidate.
That settled the question. The iiopullHts
came over to Allen one by one at first , then
In pairs , and finally by dozens , and he was
elected. Iloth Mr Gorman and Mr. Carlisle
have since denied signing the telegram and
say that Mr. Urlco added their names to It
without authority.
1'J.Ol'I.K .l.\n TlllfitlS.
New Orleans , Memphis and New York are
undergoing political purification by way of
the penitentiary.
n. Van Whisker is-running for congress In
Mlss-iirt Kansas ( I'd not 1me enough nomi
nations to go around.
Senator fjrlce has walled up the front
dar of his house , to more effectually guard
against the "blight of treason. "
A revolution Is raging In central and south
ern Morocco. The natives arc bound to re
sent the administration ot Mil ley Azts.
The marked Increase In the number of
"big guns" trotted out for campaign purposes
evidences the popularity of pneumatics In
parly warfare
The Ohio Southern railroad has for Its
superintendent Homer T Dick , aged 23 years ,
probably the youngest railway superintend
ent In the railway line.
If It turns out that Nettle Ncustettcr is
going to try her luck at the footlights , the
Vandcrbllts may rightly claim credit for aidIng -
Ing in the elevation ot the stage
It may turn out that the bombardment ot
Samoa was an International protest against
Stevenson's ghost stories. li evolutions have
been started on less prjvacalion.
The white wings and > ellow back factions
of the Colorado democracy have come to
gether. And what a quaint n cture they pre
sent rampant free sllverltes mounted en an
administration platform.
The veracious paragrapher has started the
following about the country. Indianapolis
has had a wedding which should certainly
have been performed on the fl-or of tbo
Board of Trade. August Kye- married Jlisa
May Wheat the other day.
General James S. Wilson , who spent a year
In China and critically examined the army
and fortifications , says : "It is hardly to be
doubted that an army ot 50,000 Europeans
with artillery and Infantry and a proof ' f-
ance oC cavalry , well organized , buppllect and
commanded , can go anywhere In China , and
it'so disposed it can overrun and dismember
the empire. "
The name of Congressman Mclklejohn Is
coupled with many others as being instru
mental In securing the pardon of Colonel
William Beasley Hayes from the New York
penitentiary. Hayes was convicted of the
crime of forgery and sentenced last March
to eight years' Imprisonment At various
times prior to his conviction he was accused
of bigamy and perjury and had acquired con
siderable notoriety of an unenviable kind.
That a. congressman should aid In securing
his release provoked some criticism In New
Vorlt papers , and In reply n "Classmate"
writes to the Sun an explanation of Mr.
MeiUeJohn's Interest In the case. He says.
"In th < ; winter of 1879-80 Congressman Mei-
klcjohn and Colonel Hayes were fellow stu
dents In the law department of the University
of Michigan Mr. Melklejohn was a hard student -
dent , and close application ti his studies
brought on a fever which developed Into ty-
phalli , He- was far from homo nnd depend-
cnt upon the caraof bis fellow students and
the tender mercies of a student boarding
housa keeper. His condition was very seri
ous , when Colonel Hayes , who , with his de
voted wife , was occupying : a commodious
dwelling In Ann Arbor , lenrnoil of his plight.
Colonel Hayes immediately had Mr Melkle
john removed to his own hrme , gave him
every advantage of good nursing and the
best medical attention , and undoubtedly saved
his life. T mention this Incident to show
that Mr Melklejohn would have proved him
self an Ingrate had he not Interested hlnuelf
fcr Colonel Hayes , and also to show that vllo
and criminal as the latter undoubtedly is ,
he is at least not without , some redeeming
qualities. "
A'K/IKI8K.I . .I.VNKItlt.lbKAXS. .
The Dradshaw Express Is nn more. Hard
litres caused the paper's premature death.
The Fnlrbury Journal has been sold to a
stick company and will bo transformed Into
a populist paper.
A Custer county paper says hundreds of
citizens have been forced to ( migrate be-
cauio they did not Irrigate.
An extended premium list of the Cedar
county fair has been issued. The fair opens
at Hartlngton September 25 , and continues
three days ,
Three horses , two cows and a quantity o
hay and feed were consumed In u fire
that destroyed the barn ofMr. . McCourt a
Plattsmouth.
Another shortage has been discovered In
the accounts of ex-Postmaster Smith n
Lyons , and his bondsmen have been called
on to make It good. The total shortage nov
amounts to about $1,200.
A huge rattlesnake sunk Its fangs Into the
hand of the C-ycar-old son of C K Prletauer
ot Gothenburg while the boy was In the cabbage
bagepatch - picking a leaf for his pet rabbit.
Prompt 'measures were taken and the lad's
life wrs saved.
As the result of a drunlten spree , Andrew
Huinllng , a farmer , ran amuck at Creston ,
and during his flight he stabbed Ilert Wllsey ,
an IB-year-old boy , the knife entering
under the shoulder blade. Hamllng then es
caped , but ofllc ITS have started in pursuit.
A Custer county drouth sufferer went to
Callaway the other day and applied for re
lief , receiving a sack of Hour. The man
was so elated over nls success that he went
out and filled up on beer , and the Callaway
Courier says there ought to be n smelling
committee1 appointed to sample the breath
ot applicants for aid. Peoplu who Irrigate
do not need uny assistance.
Grant Cody , a resident of ' Sherman
ccunty , has been brought homo from the
sand hills country a corpse , IIo went out
to cut hay and was shot while sitting on his
reaper. It Is supposed he hid by mistake
trespassed , on land owned by other parties
and that he was shot liy them. Several
other shootings are reported from the name
locality , but no arrests have been made.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
PKJBE
< vire.
Mr. Carroll D. Wright , government tnt-
Ittlclan , Is not the only member of the ad
ministration accepting and using1 corporation
courtesies. The New York correspondent
ot the Cincinnati Hnqulrer , speaking of Mr.
Cleveland's last trip to New York , on his
way to Oray Cialilcn , nays :
The president traveled from Ihe capital ,
according- his habit. In the private palace
car of Proaldcnt Roberts of the Pennsylvania
road , Mr. Roberts Is now In Kuropp , but
his car Is always telegraphed for when Mr.
Cleveland wishes to go anywhere. The
president travels at the expense of the rail
road corporation , the servants , meals , Includ
ing the cooks and viands , being- furnished
tree for him and his party , which today
Included Secretary Lament , Dr. Bryant , the
president's physician ; a secretary and two
personal attendants , who now usually
guard the person of the president whenever
he Is In public. ' They are paid out of the
government fund , which supplies private de
tectives when needed.
The Hofiers , which the president uses as
a private yacht between New York and lluz-
zard g Day. Is coaled , provisioned and
manned at the government's expense. Mr ,
Cleveland's Ideas In respect to the private
use of government property have undor-
gcno a marked change slncp his first elec
tion to the presidency. After his first in
auguration he punctiliously paid hla fare
wherever ho went , and refused to be dead
headed
He remarked that public cfllco was a pub
lic trust. In 1SS5 he refused a private car
offered for his use by the New York Central
railroad for his annual fishing trip lan
I .runout , then his private secretary , bought
the tickets and traveled with his chief , payIng -
Ing tor both ns they went along. This Jof-
fcrsonlan simplicity was not prolonged.
In his later Journeys Mr. Cleveland , with
nil family and often with a party of
friends , traveled , ate and slept as the guest
of railroad companies After his retirement
from the presidency the habit continued
When ho wished to go to cx-Prcsldent
Hayes' funornl his private secretary called
upon Vice President Webb of the New York
Central and asked for a private car. It
wa . of course , placed at his disposal , with
a French cook and a well stocked larder , all j
at the expense of the Wagner Palace Car
company.
The private car of the Pennsylvania road's
president , which la now Mr. Cleveland's '
favorite vehicle , Is not ornate or resplendent
outside , but Its Interior Is a ilrcam of beauty
nnd lurury. Ifesldes the cook's store room ,
which contains the rarest delicacies of the
table and the finest of wines , there la a
wide , roomy bed chamber , bath room , liter
ary and observation room.
The car Is always stocked with provisions
before it leaves Philadelphia for Washing
ton , and the cooks and nimble-lingered at
tendants arc the most skillful that the
greatest ot railway corporations can employ ,
and trained by long service.
Before his last Inauguration , nnd while
still a private citizen , Mr. Cleveland ordered
tlif car sent to New York to take him for a
week's fishing trip to Hog Island. Or Bry
ant and L. Clarke Davis were among Ills
companions , They lived on the car most of
the time for a fortnight
President Cleveland not only accepts all
ot these things free , but unices requisitions
upon corporations for them whenever he
wishes to travel. President Harrison fol
lowed the contrary rule Invariably paying
his fare.
. ITVII i xa N.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "Did your sister
enjoy the serenade last night ? " I-HUe Jim
my : "Yes , she and Mr , minks laughed nt
everything- you sang. "
Truth' He Ah , I knew I had had the
pleasure of meeting you before ; your name
is Smith , I believe ? She ( sweetly ) Well ,
It used , to be Smith , two or three husbands
ago.
Buffalo Courier : Jlllton says he Is beginning
ningto think that modern pugilism Is can-
Uncled solely upon n penny-wise , pound-
foolish plan.
Town Topics : She You serpent !
He ( gallantly ) You snake charmer t
Washington Star : "Don't you think Blnk-
les has a very breezy mamiPrJ"
"IT you refer to tin- delight he takes In
ailing his opinion * , I do. "
Detroit Free Pres > s : "Yes , my shirt front
looks pretty bad , but my wife Is youiiK ,
nnd she rio\er had any cxpeilcnce in the
laundry when at home. " "Does your wife
Iron your shirts ? " "Well , Hhe says Hlio
Irons them , but I think she mangles them "
Someivlllc Journal : Many n man who Is
patriotic enough to find fault when the
VlKllunt gets beaten Isn't patriotic cnouuh
to ai-t cheerfully when he KOOS up to the
city hall to pay his annual tax.
Columbia ( Ga. ) Sun This Is the story
told of a colorc'd girl who happened to meet
a g-entlctnan going down the street anil who
got on the same side of the nanow walk ;
then both started for the other , and an
other collision was Imminent They then
danced back and dodged again when the
colored girl stopped and said "See heah ,
mlstnh , what am ills fwlnc to be , a Bchot-
tlsche or a waltz' ' "
Indianapolis Journal "If the man who
threw that egp with a chlcKen In It , " ex
claimed Mr Itnrncs Touner , the eminent
ttagedlan , stepping to the footllfihts , "will
show hla cowaidly self I will have him ar
rested for cruelty to animals so quick It
will make his head swim. "
ORNITIIOI.OC.ICAU
\VashliiKtoti Still.
Wlng-ed riches Is truly a beautiful bird ,
And about him .strange stoile.s they tell.
Throwing snlt on his tail will not catch
him , we've heard ,
But sugar does wondrously well.
. ,1 11KVO AT T1IK TtlHtiTTLK.
Chicago Inter
A train pulled out of Diiluth boating ISO
passengers , men , women nml children The
nnmo of the engineer -was Root James .
Hoot , n conimonplnca nnmo , fit ting fl. c tn- j
monplnrc innn , A the ( ruin nped on lha ' 1
sunlight becania darkened , and tl.irluit'iu J
grow BO that the lamps wcro lighted In the
cars and Ihc nrc.it eye ot the cnglno was set
aflunif "Tliero's a storm tomlng , Juris "
saltl the engineer to McOiwnn , Tils fireman.
Hut the rloutls cre not Iho beneficent r
Hers of r.iln , They were a deilh pall
gathering about the triiln from fires of Ihu
forest that were even then feeding on vil
lages and drinking , up thj blootl of human
victims ,
After ( L tltii" those clouds wrapped Iho
train so densely In their tolils that the
character of them becumo known to Ihn
half-stifled passengers , and terr > r entered
In with them. The light ot the nguu ,
could penetrate them only to reveal less
than n hundred feet of trock , and the speed
of the train was n rush through chaos. 81.011
the town ot Illnckloy was reached no longer
n town , hut a heap of nshrs and charred
bones anil yet burning flesh , As the train
came tu a standstill a hundred cr twu i
frightened wretches , fugitives from the con-
sumlng flAinct , clambered aboard In a frenzied
way , iilti'ously pleading to bo hurried frtm
the pursuing flames that even now leaped
with n roar townrd the engine. Hoot , with
his hnml upon the throttle , began a race for
llfo back over the way hi * had come. llut
the llaines pursued faster than the train
could fly , and the heiit < t them shattered
the glass of the windows , caught the wood
work of the cars , and blistered tt Into fire
Arms of flames reached in through Iho
windows of the cab and caught the clothhiR
of the engineer , BO that the fireman had t
fling buckets of water over him as he stood.
The throttle became hot ana scorched thu
palm that grasped It , but the tense muscles
not for u moment relaxed their hold. The
engineer stood to his post with n fidelity
that the raging hell could not ills may. Oil
ahead were- the rank sedges and slimy waters
of a swamp , the. only haven of promised
relief In all that fury of flro and smoke , To
reach that before the tr.iln should become
itself n running tongue of llanie , the cais
already burning fiercely ! Any failure there
at the throttle meant death to those- men and
women and chllilten , whom despair had
seized Three times overcome by the In
tolerable1 heat , the engineer fell to the floor
of his cob , and three times he dragged him
self up ) ta grasp the throttle again , the heart
of him unfaltering , the brain of htm calmly
resolute. At last the swamp , nnd the head
long hurrying from the burning train ; the
engineer exhausted , at last borne In the
arms ot those ho had saved ta a place of
safety. And with a roar the flames burst
upon the train and consumed It Not much
of which to tell , but something lo do , that
ride through fire. And James Hoot , lying
now In the hospital well , his soul is thu
stuff of which heroes are made In this world
archangels in the wet Id bejond.
Till- Nov < lilnrMi Troiity.
Itostou Olobc.
The now Chinese tienty which Ins been
ratified by the bonntc Is sumuwtmt unique In
ItH provisions.
It provides that for a pciiod of ten years
thu entering1 the country by Chinese labor
ers shall be abanlutely prohibited , except
under stated provisions
Among these provisions Is one exempting
any registered Chinese laborer who hna a
lawful wife , child or parent In Iho IFnlteil
Stales , or property here valued nt $1,0"W " , or
debts to the same amount due him anil
pending settlement
It looks as if this provision left n big il
passageway for the icturn of thosu vlsltlnc .1
China , as well as those abroad who tire dc- Jt
Hlied for services by those nlreaily here ,
The treaty Is. on the whole , ingeniously
devised. II encourages Ihe Mongols lo get
mauled nnd cultivate allegiance lo thu
nation , us well ris to acquire n permanent
property Interest In the country , \vliloh Is
the stroiiRcst incentive to loyal citizenship.
Seulng that thu treaty gives the Chinese
government the- right lo enforce the snmu
conditions upon American citizens In China
that this country Imposes upon Chinamen ,
It Is fair and reasonably mild In Its pro
visions.
1'nrly I'lnlRis nUrrgiinloil ,
Courier-Journal.
A party platform Is a solemn paity
pledge. It Plmuld be as free from am
biguity as lionestv and plain J iiKllKh can
make It. It should bo the accepted clinit
for every pni ty contest. The assumption oC
n right to strain Its meaning Is the beginning
ningof "party pcilldy nnd party dishonor , "
When a idatform becomes n mere string of
empty platitudes we vvnukl best run up the
black tl K anil falrlv confess oiusches out
lor spoils nnil [ .polls only.
A IIMKK.WAW.
OMiuncrrlnl Traveler
Times me setting- better ,
Buyers wear a smile ,
Ilnlhpr faint nt present ,
'Twill blossom after nwhlle
Chimney tons itow blacker ,
And the Kind icfraln
Fiom the mills keeps singing
"On the road ujjaln. "
Throw away the novel ,
l e.ivi" the sylvan neal : ,
Theie'H u better utory
In the onlei book.
Time Is past for loafing ,
No one will complain
Of the- life that opens :
"On the road
Waves nro RpaiUliiiK brightly
On the uandy shore ;
Distant forests softly
Kcho > back the ronr
Idle pastimes beckon.
Hut they cnll In vnln ,
When the times invite you
To the road uguln. " -t
If
Yovn jHov v s MOUTH on roan ttoxitr HAVIC.
Han djQJfi an d
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