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    THE OMAHA DAILY I3EK- , WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 , 18J14.
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Notary Public.
The Louisiana planters are democrats la
favor o ( a tariff for bounty only.
Thfi prospects nre that the next congress
wilt liavc a president on Its hands.
Might as well try to catch gamblers with
Blue as to catch them by means of Omaha
detectives.
Omaha Is Ktlll In the dark as to the price
It Is supposed to lie paying for Its electric
lighting nowadays. '
Senator I'cffcr's ' opinion of the last ccn-
gresa may be equalled only by the opinion of
Senator Pcffer held by the last congress.
Who dares doubt that Tom Majors will be
the bcsl governor Nebraska , has ever had.
He himself hath said It , and ho has a very
modest estimate qf himself , you know.
Ot course , the success of the New York
tailors' strlko Is duo solely and exclusively
to the effects of the new tariff law. 1C you
don't bollsre It consult any of the cuckoo
democratic press.
Keep your eye on I'at 0. Hnwoa when he
rises to the sublime height of his campaign
eulogy of Tattooed Tom. Ho Is liable to fall
over a chair or under a table and bump the
bad : of lila head ,
If every ono clso connected with the
democratic administration disregards the civil
service law and takes careoC his relatives
with federal appointments , why shouldn't
Secretary Morton , too ?
There are grounds for I'ho belief that the
Northern Pacific Is not the only bin ! < nipt
railroad for which a considerable amount of
money can be saved by abolishing the re
ceivers -who are drawing fat fees for the ad
ministration of tributary branch lines.
We havn't heard anything very recently
about the electrolysis of water mains and
gas pipes In the streets of Omaha. Can it
be that the elevation of so many political
lightning rods has drawn off alt the truant
electricity ? We may have hit upon the
remedy unawares.
Once upon a time , not many years ago ,
a prominent candidate In this county made
an exhibition of himself In the convention
by dramatically stamping on a copy of The
Ilco to show his defiance and contempt for
the paper and Its opposition. His experience
would not probably justify him In doing so
again.
1'hll Winter , who announces himself as
B candidate for county attorney , predicted at
the mooting of the First Ward club last
night that The Bee would have- something
to say about bcodlerlsm In today's Issue.
1'hll reminds us very much of the boy that
exclaimed , betcre he was accused : "I didn't
steal that applet"
Governor I'lshback of Arkansas thinks that
the btst method which the visiting commit
tee of Englishmen can adopt to accomplish
their object of discouraging lynching1 In the
south la to turn around and GO home. We
might suggest that the easiest way to per
suade the committee to go hem ? Is to give
them aseurancs that the people of the south
ern B tat os are not only able but determined
to put a stop to lynching thomsslves.
No Nebraska city Is making an effort this
year to accuru the next national encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the. Repub
lic. This does not mean , however , that Ne
braska la not Interested In the location ot
tno next meeting place. The national en
campment. If maintained In Its present
character , should be made as accessible
as possible to the whole bodv of veterans.
This consideration , nither than the amount ol
money which any city may offer as a subsidy ,
should have the predominant Influence.
Prom the list of abjections to one of the
senatorial candidates In Illinois enumerated
by the Chicago Herald we take It ( hat the
people of that slate
are very particular as
to their representatives In the senate. The
Idrnl senator from Illinois must not weai
dirty shirts , elevate his feet on hotel wlndou
sills , expos * unpolished shoes ( o view , cheu
tobacco , use ungrammatlcal language , nor bi ! '
tray ill bred table manners. The probUm ol
the hour IB ; Can Illinois produce a sen.
atorVl candidate who combines all thcsf
qualifications at one and the same time ?
\Vo are aware that the transfer system Ir
force on our street railways could bo con
Bldorably worse , but wo are also convinced
that It could be considerably Improved. Then
are. a great many worklngmen and people o :
moderate IIHTJIS compelled to- pay two fares
to reach their work , when ono faro ought U
-Q Kiilllcc. Other cities require not only gen
Qa eral transfers , hut also commutation ticket !
a at reduced rates , and come of them are over
beginning to talk ot an open , -l-cent fare
An Unproved transfer system on tua Omahi
street railway line * can not be much longei
delayed.
ir/w.v UK tiara TO nn
For the past two weeks Thomas J. Majors
has hccn prancing around Omaha from ward
to tvarti ( eliciting support. Ills speeches conslit
of two parts. First , his own biography ,
highly rclornl with lurid war paint , and de
scriptive sketches of what Nebraska was
when lie first landed on her soil , and what
he lias grown to bo In the period of thirty
oOd years. Tart second consists ot the brazen
assurance tli.it ho would be the best govrrnor
Nebraska eve : had , and furthermore that hla
election by more than 20,000 plurality U .1
foregone conclusion , A man who would seek
to lift hlinreU Into the governor's , clialr by
belittling all our governors from Butt to
Saunders and Sanndcrs to Crounso la endowed
dewed with more conceit anil gall than any
candidate that has ever presented himself
for the suffrages of our people. Uut what
else could be expected ot a innn who barely
has the rudiments of rcndln' , 'rltln * and
'rlthmctlc. Is liable to spell Oed with n llttlo
g , und cannot Intelligently discuss cr de
bate a single Issue , national or local.
In his fprccli before a Sixth ward club
named after himself Majors ventured a little
farther beyond his ordinary depth. Ho said :
"I will govern this state In the Interest of
very good man. I will restore your credit ,
and God knows no people need relief more
lian those within the fair city ot Omaha. "
Could anything bo more egotistical or Inso-
oiit ? Whtii a man whose public life has
jeeu tainted with corrupt deals , whose moat
intimate associates arc boodle men and pro-
'esslonnl lobbyists , tells us that he will govern
his state in Ilia Interest at good men , he
nsults the public Intelligence. But when
he telU us that he will restore our credit
as a city and community , he slaps every
nan In the face who has any prldo In Omaha.
t Is a base Imputation upon the good name
ot this clly ami the sturdy men who have
built up the metropolis ot Nebraska.
Hcstorc our credit , Indeed ! I'ray , tell us ,
low we lost it and when ? Have wo lost It
since Crounse became governor ? Is not the
credit of Omaha as good as that of any
other city In the west ? Arc not our banfc-
rs , meichants and manufacturers Just as
honest nml willing and able to meet their
obligations as promptly as are those of other
cities ? Are not our working men better
fed , clad and paid than those of Chicago ,
New York , 1'hltadolphla or Boston ? Is not
the depression under which Omaha has been
suffering common to the whole country ?
How could Majors restore our credit It we
had lott It , or afford any relief , which he
says Rod loion-a wo need so much ? Who
does Majors tnke us for anyhow , that he pre
sumes M > much upon our credulity nnd Ig-
noranceV IJoes he think we look upon our
governors as Providence or depend upon
them for our credit ? Does he expect to bo
the real czar of Nebraska , who has the lives
and stibslstenc-e of his subjects within his
keeping , or does he expect to put us all on
the railroad pay roll after ho gels to be gov
ernor ?
SUOAll HOUXTY ISSUK.
Secretary Carlisle , In a letter to Ssnator
Caffery ot Louisiana , decided that under the
existing law the Treasury department has no
authority to appoint inspectors , weighers and
testers ot bounty sugars under tha McIClnley
law. There appears to be a doubt tn the
mind of the secretary as to whether bcmny
ought to be paid on sugar produced before
the new law went Into effect , but he Is per
fectly clear In the opinion that congress In
tended that no bounty should be paid on
sugar produced after the repeal ot the
bounty clause of the McKlnley act. It la
probable that this will have to bs accepted
as a fair Interpretation of the intention ct
congress , but It still leaves untouched the
question whether the bounty earned while
the JIcKlnley act was In force &h > juld be
paid , and this will doubtless have to be de
termined by the courts. As we understand
It , this ouer.tlDii is still under consideration
liy the secretary of the treasury , but the
probability Is that It he shall conclude to
render a decision It will be against the claim
of the sugar producers.
It Is apparent from the attitude of Secje-
tary Carlisle , as shown In his loiter to Sen
ator Caffery , that the sugar producers ot the
country need not hope for any ftivnr irom
that' source , and therefore may as vrtll make
up their r.UmUfirst as last to seek what
they believe to be their rights In the matter
through the courts. There Is eminent legal
opinion. Hint the bounty Is collevtobln , at
any rate EO much of It as was pjrned 'before
the repeal , and there seems to be no I'oubt
that the producers have a strong case. The
position taken by Senator Blanclnird of
Louisiana , to which reference has heretofcre
been made , that while as a Iffi.'U prcpnsl-
tlon the legislative power has a right lo
withdraw the bounty for the fiitur ? , bounties
earned cannot \7lthdrawn by the legisla
tive power , In support ot v.-lncli he riled
numerous authorities , seztns to he s-ound ,
and if it should be sustained by the courts
the sugar producers of the country would be
benefited ( o the extent of several million
dollars. On the score of justice and equity ,
however , the bounty ought to lie p.ilil on
the whole amount of snu.ir produced this
year , because , undeniably , It was this Induce
ment , reganled In the nature o ( a rontract
on the p.vrt of the government , which led
to enlarged sugar pl.intln ? und uclil'J'.nnl ' '
outlay on the part of sugir pro.lucurs. 'Die- ; '
having compiled with till the re > iulrjinontH
of the law , the government whoulil deal f&.rly
with them. The cnne sugar producers prc-
posa to push their claim In the courts , anil
they will doubtless have the no-operation ol
the producer * of beet su ir.
in THK SOUTH.
Some time ago a young colored woman
visited Kngland for the purpose of nroualiif
a public sentiment there against the lynch
ing of negroes In the south. She was verj
successful In doing this and an organlzatlor
was effected to Institute an Investigation
As a result a committee of nngllshmcr
has arrived In this country tr > make an
Enquiry and ascertain the facts. Thej
shrewdly decided not to go south lo prose-
cutn the Investigation before Inquiring hoti
thry would be received there , and response :
have been received from the governors o :
several southern : states. These do not in
dicate any sympathy with the proposed In
vestlgattan , which Is regarded as an Im
pudent Interference In a matter with whlcl
these- foreigners have properly no concern
The caustic reply sent by the governor o :
Yliglnla. to the Inquiry as to what lie thoughl
of the proposed Investigation may doubtless
bo accepted as about representing southen
sentiment generally regarding ; the matter
and It is pretty safe to say that while It
b&mc portions of the south the English com
rnlttee might be given fair opportunity tt
prof-tcute lu task , tt would not everywhere
meat with a friendly and hospitablewel
come.
Deplorable as tue frequency of lynchlngs It
the south unquestionably Is , It Is extreme ! )
doubtful whether any good can be doneIn tin
direction of reform or remedy In the vaj
contemplated by this British committee
It U to be apprehended , on the contrary
that it mny do more harm than good , ( or
U IK certain to create a teettng ol Indignant
resentment among the white people of tha
south th.it will not conduce to a more kindly
or tolerant sentiment toward the colored
race , The matter Is one with which foreign
ers have no direct concern. It Is their
privilege to discuss It OB freely n's they
please and condemn It as much as- they
like In their awn land , but when they come
hero to Investigate they must expect to bs
regarded as Impertinent nmldlers. It en
lightened and law-reipcctlng American public
opinion cannot suppress tlie- evil ot lynch
ing the opinion of all the rest ot the world
will hardly avail to do so.
run HKCK.\T HT.ITH
Tlip result of the state elections In Ver
mont anil Maine cannot fall to exert a favor
able Influence upon the republican cause In
all other stutes where the campaign Is bclns
conducted on distinctively national Issue ; .
A republican victory tn those states war. ot
course , expected , and It was also anticipated
that that party would ho\v some gain , but
the most sanguine expectations have been cx-
CEedctl liy the results. In Vermont the re-
.urns show a direct loss ot nearly 5,000 demo
cratic votes , the republican vote Increasing
over 9,000 nnd the totnl vote nearly 4,000.
Two facts are made plain by these figures ,
one being that the voters ot Vermont were
thoroughly aroused , nnd the other that n
large proportion of the loss In the demo
cratic vote was gained , by the republicans.
The result In Maine Is not less significant ,
he republican majorities In that state tor
governor und congressmen going far beyond
: he ante-election estimates o the republican
managers , The chairman ot the republican
state committee three days before the elec-
lon estimated that the majority tor governor
would be 13,000 , and It Is more than double
that lu a total vote considerably less than
had been counted on. Ho estimated that the
majorities for the republican candidates for
congress would range from 3,000 to 0,000 , ,
whereas they range from C,000 to 10,000 , ex-
Speaker Ileeil receiving about three times the
majority lie was expected to get. In the
absence of details the reduced vote must be
assumed to Indicate that some democrats did
not vote , while the Increased republican ma
jorities show that tn Maine , as In Vermont , a
considerable proportion of the democratic loss
went to the republicans.
No Intelligent man can fall to properly In
terpret the meaning ot these results. They
are nn unmistakable expression of popular
dissatisfaction with the economic policy of
the "democratic party and of want ot confi
dence lu the ability of that party-to legis
late wisely and Justly with respect to the In
dustries and the labor of the country. The
people of Vermont and Maine have suffered
severely. In common with those of the rest
of the country , from the depression for which
the democratic threat to overthrow the policy
of protection wag largely responsible , and
tholr Interests will be adversely .affected
by the operation ot the new tariff law. In
Vermont the democratic loss was largest In
the manufacturing towns , but all classes ot
producers contributed to the republican gains ,
because none of them will escape damaga
from the democratic tariff policy. It has
exposed the farmers as well as the manu
facturers of these states to a damaging
foreign competition. Under the republican
tariff the industries of these states 'had ex
perienced expansion , labor was well employed
and well paid , and business tn all depart
ments was pood.All 1ms been changed since
the advent to power of the democratic partyi
and while It Is possible , that the worst has
been experienced , those who have suffered
have felt It to be their duty to record their
verdict so that It will be nt once a protest
against what has been done nnd a warning
not to go further with the destructive policy.
Especially significant are the largely In
creased majorities of the Maine republican
representatives who particularly distin
guished themselves In the tariff contest.
The vote given ex-Speaker Reed Is a splendid
endorsement of the house republican leader
of which he may Justly teel proud.
The Influence of these elections will be
felt on the campaigns in other states where ,
as already remarked , national questions are
distinctively In Issue , and In some of these
states. It Is safe to predict the results will
even inoro decisively denote the popular hos
tility to the economic policy of the demo
cratic party than do those of Vermont and
Malna.
AUAIXST Ctll'XTllY IhlXKS.
The recent order of the secre
tary ot the treasury abolishing the
custom ot grvernmental transfer of
small.notes to int.- west and south on depos
its of gold ra the BUbtreasury In New York
and also providing thai the banks shall be
permitted to exchange large notes of any
kind for small notes at their pleasure. Is
an order which is likely to give as much
dissatisfaction to country bankers as tt Is
giving satisfaction to the bankers of New
York Clly. The latter , it is said , received
the news of the new dispensation with the
exclamation that It was "the first decent
thing Secretary Carlisle had done for the
banks since he has been In office , " the banks ,
of course. , being used with reference to those
only which are located within easy access
of the subtreasury at New York. The real
reason for this cannot be appreciated unless
we look Into the system which the new order
supplants.
Up to this time , the treasury has extended
to such banks as would give It gold the spe
cial facilities which It enjoys for.the transfer
of money to Interior points. The government
has a contract with one of the express com
panies which enables It to transmit notes at
the uniform rate of 15 cents per $1.000 , while
the rate to private shippers varies from -10
to 35 cents per Jl.OOO. A country bank hav
ing money on deposit with Its Now York
correspondent would simply order the latter
to deposit a specified Bum lu gold with the
Bubtrcasury and would receive small notes
| to an equal amount by express at those mere
nominal ratrs. Thtlr ability to da this , es
pecially for those banks served by the ex
press company which holda the government
contract , made it qulto easy for them to
withdraw their New York deposits whenever
desirable , The. Ntw York banks always ob
jected to this practice , and when recently
there was a heavy call upon them for the de
posits of the country banks they refused to
pay them In gold , as requested. The refusal
created a dearth of small notes outside of
New York , and also kept the treasury from
getting the gold which It was accustomed
to receive. At the same time , pressure was
brought upon the secretary to abolish the
rule requiring gold In exchange for such
notes , to which pressure ho has finally suc
cumbed.
Th& now order has a further significance
from a banking point of view , In that It tends
to discourage the withdrawn ! of deposits
from New York banks. The outside banks
have lone used New York aa a place to In
vest the money for which there was no prof-
liable employment at home , thus creating a
surplus there that unduly depressed the
money market In slack times. Then , as soon
as thcfB omr-slRns of a istrlngency , they
would withdraw law amounts , maklnn
money in Wall/iltreet tighter thin ev r. Now
Hint the Interior points will have to pay
more for money transferred Irom the me-
tropolU , It it probable that they will be
much morc mnrervallve Iti their withdraw
als. The rek/lr. / of the new treasury order
then will bs-to-equalize the facilities for se
curing suialljjiotes , not by making It easier
for all to secure them , but by depriving a
great number Tf banks ot Hie special facili
ties which tlieylmvo hitherto been enjoying ,
It Is a concession to the Now York banks
nt the expttrsS'Of the country banks.
A Lincoln newspaper tries lo argue that
the meager patronage given by Omaha to
tlio Douglas county 'fair nnd races Is con
clusive evidence tlmt the state fair , If located
In this city , would be given no better sup
port. Wo fall entirely to git the scqultur.
Omaha baa become too big and too discrimi
nating to bo satisfied with anything but first-
class shows. This has been demonstrated
time and time again , A poor entertain
ment ot any kind can count upon but a poor
audience In this city. On the other hand , a
really meritorious exhibition very seldom
fulls to receive the encouragement that It de
serves. Our theaters afford constant Illus
tration ot this , nnd we have had a recent
example In the spectacular performance nt
Courtland beach , whose management has no
complaints coming whatever. It Omaha
should secure the location of the state fair ,
Its business men will co-operate In making
It a first-class show In every respect , -vud B
first-class show will have the undivided nljj
liberal support of the whole community.
An unmistakable Illustration of the depth
to which the popularity of President Cleve
land liaa fallen In but a very short period
of time was afforded by the- circus which
visited Omaha the other day. In the hearing
of several thousands of people one ot the
clowns delivered a grandiloquent speech ,
which wounil up with the assertion that , In
his opinion , the three greatest men who had
guided the helm of government In the United
States were George Washington , Abraham
Lincoln and Grover Cleveland. The mention
of President Cleveland's name , which a year
ago would have been followed , by thunderous
applause , ( ell Hat as a pancake , and was re
ceived wltti not even so much as a slcn ot
approval by any part of the vast audience.
Had Grovcr Cleveland himself been In attendance - ,
tendance he would doubtless have felt so
abashed that he would have quickly made
his exit , without letting any one become
aware of his presence.
Maine republicans have be n determined
not to let their neighbors In Vermont outdo
them in rolling up unusual majorities for
the candidates on the republican slate ticket.
( Jooil fur Second Mr > nu ) ' .
Ololto-Drmocrnt.
Joe Mauley. In n IOUK Interview , declares
that Tom Keed la Maine's own nnd only
choice for president , and that nil the other
candidates sire too old , too young or too
middle-aged for the position. Maine Is too
near lo Canada and too far from Missouri
to bo allowed tr > name a presidential candi
date. He sh'rmld be content with second
money In thti next quadrennial handicap.
Objections to Morion's fitnilldacy.
; KiuisFis City Star.
The proposition to make Secretary Morton i
a candidate for the United States senate j '
from Nebraska IB open to two objections :
First , that the contingency ot n democratic
legislature In that state is exceedingly remote - j '
mote : and , tpccnd , he is inline hta place , In
the cahlnet of President Cleveland with so
much ability that' ' the welfare oC the Agri
cultural department ilemunds that he shall
remain there. , r 1 > . ' .
Krhtenru of ISottrrmi'iit * .
pelrplt Tree Proa.
Again the trade reporta of the week show
Improved conditions and an Increased vol
ume of business In mnny lines , which are
accepted aa marking- the degree of general
prosperity. This Is the most substantial
assurance that belter times have come , but
accompanying It is n strengthening oC con
fidence , which means u continued improve
ment In all directions alTectlnjr the material
Interests of the country.
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A UniiRi-rouq Thine t Trlllo With.
rlillailclphla Tilling.
It Is all very well for the Louisiana sugar
planters to nmke a political somersault If
they can reasonably hope to enrich them
selves thereby , but the sugar bounty buzz
saw is on ? of the most daiiRerous things
they could possibly attempt to monkey
with. This is a free country , however , and
go-as-yo please politics Is growing every
day amongst the people. Let Louisiana
make her battle as her planters think best
and gather the fruits of her own efforts.
llnnl Up for Ammunition ,
The democrats are In a bad way with
reference to campaign literature. The- sen
ate and house having been at odds over the
tariff bill , the arguments made in the two
houses conlllct , and the democratic reader
is at a loss to decide upon the orthodoxy
of thedisputants. . To complicate the nlt-
uatlori. the republicans will send out as a
campaign document the president's letter
to Sir , Wilson "coring the senate bill which
subsequently became a law. In the closing ;
days of the- senate the democrats tried to get
some speeches In the Itecord , attempting
to put the best front on their family Jars ,
but , as they had no quorum of their own ,
and republicans took advantage of this
to choke- off partisan speeches , the demo-
crate lind themselves in the lurch.
A JiKlIi'hil AbMirdll.v.
ChlcnBO HernUl ,
It Is not probable that Judge Woods
weighed and measured his words when he
said. In the Debs contempt ease last Friday ,
that street car trnlllc and business nt the
stock yards were a part of interstate com
merce. It the fact that an Interstate rail
way passenger rides on a. street car from
one depot to another gives the street car
line fin interstate commerce character , an
omnibus or a cab Is made a part of Inter
state commerce In the same way. If kill
ing a Texas steer and packlncr the meat for
the New York market transforms business
at the sleek yards Into Interstate tralMc , the
sale of a holt of Massachusetts cotton cloth
to a Wisconsin man transforms the business
of a State street dry iroods store Into Inter
state traffic , Probably after a second
thought Judse Woods will abandon the
hasty opinion which he expressed on that
subject. _
Tlio Irrltrxtlon < unvrntlon ,
liver ; Nows.
It Is so evident- , that the single object of
the congress lsjto obtain the cession of the
arid lands to the states that the. fact need
hardly be asserted. Tliat resolutions to
this effect wera'fiot adopted Is due to the
active opposition , nnd effective work ot
Colonel Illnton. jProf. Stnnton , Con rps -
rmm Coffeen or < wyomlnB , and others less
prominent , but iiot.lesn determined In their
opposition to HO-dijIiKerous a scheme. IHit
cession has not been defeated , The monop
olistic spirit is tireless ; corporations ever
watch and v/alt. 'The cesalonlsts will turn
up at AbuquerC.n ] { ] ) | year hence as fresh
nnd determined ias flver. What they cannot
win liy open nyhUrtK they will attempt to
Bain Ijy strategy. '
Satisfied from'tntf careful observation of
the Inside workfti.us and evident tendencies
of the promoterseof : this national Irrigation
congress that IJ. ) * being used as a tool In
the hands of .corporate landBrabbers In
truth , that It ivpfi .organized for the sole
purpose of nmrim4fiVlr'nt ' ( ' "bile opinion as
the lever to be useil on congress to force
the cession of me.urld lands The News la
of the deliberate- opinion that he- time has
come- when thaipesp-le of the tranarnlapouii
states nnd territories where Irrigation Is
practiced , must either Ulll this congress or
HO transform Its | MriH ) > Ht that It shall cease
to be an atrcnt in the hands oC corporate
power for the destruction of public Interests
and the promotion of a landed monopoly.
a niutirnorn rwroiir *
Philadelphia LfdRtr The grfxt strike ot
the New York real in alters ling been fettled ,
toe- desired concessions luting bren made
to the strikers by their employes. The
settlement practically does , nwsry with the
"sweating system , " which hits been rospon-
clbleor ( so much oppression In the trade In
that clly , and restores about 20,009 , workers
to their rniployment.
Springfield Ur-publleant The contractors
have all agreed upon the abolition of piece
work and the mloptlon ot the weekly wage
plan , with ten hours to constitute a day's
work. Thus the sweat-shops , which have
excited so much attention from philanthro
pists and provoked hostile legislation , which
has proved Ineffective , have been abolished
by one simple blow struck by the workers
themselves ,
1'Iilladelphla Hecord : The victory ol the
striking coat makers .In New York Is a
trlmrph of humanity over gre d , J-Vom the
start they had'on their side an overbearing
weight of popular sympathy. They chfise also
a most propitious lime for the-lr nppe.il
just at the moment when oppressive taxation
was about la b ° lifted from the material
out vf which cunts are undo. The result
Is a cheering one tor nil the sons ot toll ,
Philadelphia Times ! The strike ot the New
York garment workers against a further
continuance of the privations ol the sweat
ing system has proved an exception to most
strikes In achieving success. The strike was
short , and the- employers seem to have
promptly acceded to the demands of the
thousands ot underpaid victims ot the sweat-
Inu system , who will return lo work upon
terms that will enal.le them to live like
human beings Inttcjd of like beasts of bur
den. The sweater * ' strike was ns excep
tional In motive and conduct as lu results , and
Its exceptional conditions constitute the chief
reasons for Its exceptional success. The
strikers had a Just cause , and universal pub-
Hs sympathy was enlisted in their behalf
before they quit work. This universal popu
lar sentiment Is a powerful force even with
grasping employers.
SiitIl.lSK.t : . .I.VA'KHH.HiK.tyif. .
Swallowing grape scrds paused the death ot
Mrs. Drake of Grand Island.
The Star Clothing store ot Heaver City
has been clowd by creditors.
A creamery 1ms been opened at Ord by nn
experienced man from Loup City.
Cherry county claims to be the banner
stock county of the stiite this year.
G. 11. Morris of Table ItocU threshed & 70
bushels of ont& from a little over' ten acres
ot land.
Frank Dorsey has retired from the editor
ship of the Cordova Progress and has been
succeeded by C. II. Jung.
The directors of ( he Cass county fair have
called off the horse versus bicycle races and
will .substitute straight wheel races In their
stead.
John Durkey. wife and two children , who
moved from Dodge to Minnesota last spring ,
were among the victims ot the recent forest
fires near Hinckley.
Sparks from an engine caused the destruc
tion ot a ratlror.il bridge five miles south of
Plalnvlew , but the structure was rebuilt so
quickly that the line was not blockaded.
Three children of H. Johnson of Arapahoe
were thrown from a buggy by a runaway
horse , and although they were dragged for
some distance they were only slightly In
jured.
The Catholics of Dawes. Sioux , Box Butte
and Sheridan counties will hold a union
picnic on the Crawford fair grounds Septem
ber 20. There will be some politics in the
gathering.
Henry Eagles , an old soldier , died at the
soldiers' home at ( irond .Island at the ad
vanced aga of 73 years. Ho was a member
ot a Michigan company and had a record as
a brave soldier.
A despondent hog belonging to 11. 13. John-
son ot Verdlgre committed suicide by hangIng -
Ing Itself tn its pen. It made no parting
. squeal , but It Is supposed that the shortage
in the corn crop was the underlying cause
of the rash act.
Tlmt Union 1'acllie Order.
ponver Republican.
To prohibit men from discussing political
quesUons would lie an outrage of the worst
character , nnd the employes of the rand will
submit to no such dictation. Free speech
IB not to be prohibited tn free men In this
country nnd we do not believe- that the
courts will tolerate any such order an the
above by the receivers.
n. i niiuit intKi'i n us.
Philadelphia Tleconl : Mnny a man who
attempts to settle national questions can't
even settle Ids own bills.
New York Herald : Clara I'm so fond of
music. I want to play the plmio awfully !
Laura Well , you do piny It awfully.
Boston Courier ; New Hoarder I suppose
there Is no end to mosgjltoes here ?
Old Hoarder Just wall till one comes
along1 and trios you , my friend.
Harper's Haznr : "Say , Chlinmle , " said
the burgalr tohU pal , 'Mat's mighty good
advice- for us houeeh-reukent. - "
"What's dat ? "
"Do your work well an' avoid ostentation.
Dat Ills us , ehV"
Texas Sittings : "The Chinese are very
persistent , " icmaikcd Miss Learned to ti
gentleman visitor.
"I don't know about that. It seems to
me the character ot a Chlnanmn Is opt to
he wlshewashy. "
I Puck : Uncle Btnten Our assemblyman
Isn't a man who can be dictated to by
corporations.
j liny rick How do you know ?
Uncle Staten "When I asked for a rail
road pass , they wouldn't Rive It lo me , but
when he tackled 'em they had to weaken ,
I Washington Star : Miss Wheeler Lend
you a quarter ? Why. certainly.
Fan de llleyele VliHtiks. awfully , It was
dreadfully stupid oC me , but I fame away
this morning and left nil my change In my
other bloomers.
Philadelphia Record : Magistrate What's
the charge against the prisoner ? Police
man Ureach of ( lie peace , your honor.
Magistrate Thirty days ! Anything else ?
Policeman He was sliiRlng "Sweet Marie. "
Magistrate Six months' hard labor.
Detroit Free Press : The woman was he-
fore the police judge for having beaten her
husband in a cruelmanner. . "You are
"Charged , " said his honor , "with aggravated
assault and battery. What have you to
say ? " "That's Just It , yt-r honor , " the
prisoner responded promptly : "If he hadn't
aggravated me I never would have raised
my hand to him. "
A NOVElTlN VEllSE.
Indianapolis Jouinal.
He deemed her tender and true ,
She thought the same oC him. too"
They wedded , they parted.
And now , broken-hearted ,
It Is mild she Is uolng to Sioux. *
Falls.
Nixon WntPinmn In Ail. : > ns.aw Tiuveler.
A inalduu who
Had none to woo
Her waiting heart's affection ,
Upon her face
Displayed a trace
Of sadness and rejection.
"What charms , " said I
"Around us He.
In field and wood. " Her forehead
Put on a Bcowl ;
I heard her growl ,
"I think the place U horrid ! "
Hut later on
Across the lawn
I saw this pulf-same pouter ,
.With features gay
In gladness stray
A lover's uiin around her.
"Oh , Is this not
A pleasant spot ? "
I earnestly propounded :
With blushes red
She s-wrtjtly said :
"I'm pleasantly surrounded. "
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report
m.y 5 ,
. *
radercwskl's hair Is sold to be falling out
rapidly , Let's serwasn't Padsy wedded re
cently ?
A Chtcngo nttronomer reports green s-poi
on the moon , He u anxiously looking for
the cheso.
A large number ot candidates are bound to
lose the peacock feathers long bfore they
stop running.
There Is nothing new or novel It. tlic re
ported revolt of Louisiana sugar planters.
Thsy nre usually raising cano
The favorite of the N'ew York printers for
mayor Is Congressman CummluRs , And
Amos U not averse to a "plutt take. "
lion. Joseph Chonte of New York declares
he has never used a railroad pass In his
life. Hut Joseph 1ms never held omcr.
Colonel Casey Is call.d the corn king of
Henry county , Kentucky. Ho owns 1.G60
ncrcs in corn , and has been figuring on
62,000 bushels ,
General Counsel llaxtcr ot the Louisville
& Nashville railroad receives $40,000 a year
for his services. A senatorial scat has no
charms for htm.
The resolutions of the Knns.13 free thinkers
requesting Clevulauil to got off the earth
have betn amended by the state ot Maine BO
as to Include his purty.
Prominent Hebrew residents of New York
are preparing for the erection ot a bronze
statue to the memory of the late Jesse Sellg-
man , the banker and philanthropist.
According to recent statistics there are
about 2,000 , women practicing incdlcliu on
the American continent , among whom ore
seventy hospital physicians and ninety-six
professors lu the school * .
Brooklyn , which allows $2 to any person
taking a stray goat to the clly pound , re
cently paid out a good many two's on ac
count of : i venerable Itllly Hint wna subse
quently bought at prices ranging from 15 to
60 cents.
Miss Wlllanl says she once asked Thomas
A. Edtson If he were n totut abstainer , and
when he said that he wan she said : "May 1
Inquire whether it was home Influence that
made you so ? " nnd he replied : "No ; 1 think
tt was because I always felt that I had better
use for my head. "
The plea ot n tinhorn sport In Unite ,
charged with operating a "sKIn giune , " that
he was a student of anatomy , did not strike
the court favorably. The Judge concluded ,
after an examination , that his bump of geol
ogy required development and sent him to
the rock pile for ninety days.
J. C. niack , tlu Georgia congressman who
did not miss a single meeting , day or night ,
at the recent session. Is a native Kcntucklan ,
nnd he achieved during the war another dis
tinction , He en tired the confederate service
as a private cavalryman , and amid u cloud
of brigadiers came out the same way ,
Prof. VIrchow wns asked by an Inquisitive
American recently at what hour ho was ac
customed to go to bed. "When my day's
work Is donft , " ho answered. "It may be 1
o'clock or 3 or 5 , but It Is my nils not to.
sleep until I have finished what I have to
do. " In Eptte of this Irregularity of habit
Prof. VIrchow at 72 Is a very energetic and
active man.
It Is a cast iron rule that when the head
of the Astor family arrives at a certain ag3
his photograph is taken and inserted In a
frame which contains also those of Ills pre
decessors. These framed photographs stand
In the head omc > , where the business ot
handling the vast estate Is carried on , and
every day a bunch ot ( lowers Is placed In n
vase In front of them.
The Hungarians nre indignant with Count
Esterhazy because he has named a race
horse. Kossuth. A Budapest newspaper says :
"We will take an oath that this horse will
not race In lludnpest. It Is true a certain
kind of roast beef baa been * named after the
Esterhazys , and an epoch has been named
after the Kossulh , but n rac ? horse shall
not ba called by that name. "
The Order ot the Hoodoos is a quaint or
ganization composed of western lumber men ,
railroaders , newspaper men and actors. It
meets annually and solemnly hoodoos the
the meeting place- for the time being. A
rampant black cat , with an arched spine and
Its narrative curled Intoa grotesque Hsure 9 ,
Is the sign ot the order. The meetings
usually wind up with a concatenation in the
evening und a caterwaul In the morning.
Man's Inhumanity to woman Is not a fig
ure of speech In Kansas. A measly brute
In brooches , whom nn Inscrutable Providence
permits to hold office in Kansas Clly , Kan. ,
refused to pay Sirs. Mary Elizabeth Lease
her rightful witness fees , on the flimsy pre
text that she was not entitled to mileage
because she rode on a railroad pass. Shades
of the fathers , whither are we drifting ? Has
it come to this , that a woman is denied a
petty rake-off , while- men gather the plunks
under like conditions , and no understrapper
dare say nay. Where , oh where , Is Mary's
big bro'ther ?
d
rnrtllrilvrlth WlilIoiviiBh.
Chicago Post
The sum of the report Is that tlio only
dishonesty connected with the looting of
the Northern Paclllc was perpetrated by a
man now safely In Europe , What became
of the rest ot the million * stolen , who took
them and to whom they finally went lie
does not say. He leaves the Impression
that , like other rh-hes , they had wings and
disappeared unaccountably. For Vlllnrd's
accomplices In the unparalleled rascality
that ruined this great property he has not
oven the suggestion of reproof or criticism.
They come out of the Investigation washed
wlilto a snow. Also Jlr. Thomas K. Onkes ,
formerly president , now u receiver of thr >
Northern Pacific company , Is completely
vociferously and triumphantly exonerated.
For which the shriveled KhaieholdciH of the
road will be properly rateful If they are
grateful for nothing- else lu the report.
WILL BE NO SUGAR BOUNTY
Letter to Senator Oaffery Which Settles the
Hopes nf Sugar Growers ,
SECRETARY CARLISLE DECIDES THE POINT
Ho I Inn > u Mom-y to l'ny Inspector * or
ttrtglirm llm I'rUlli-RO ( Iriintrd by
th SlcKlnli'jl.mr \\at Iti-prnlod
Inut Month.
WASHINGTON1. Sept. 11. Secretary Cat-
lisle , In n letter today addressed to Senator
CaRrt-y ot Louisiana , uliiclnlly decided , aa
predicted In I he Associated press dispatches
last wecli , that under the new tariff law It
would lie unUwful to appoint Inspector * ,
weighers and testers of bounty sug.im under
tlio McKlnley net nnd further that congress
having made no npriroprlatlon for the employ
ment of such ofllclaU Ilia Uws of the United
States prohibit the employment of such per
sons to servo 'without pay. The letter In full
Is ns follows :
"I have carefully considered s-our favor ot
the 29th of August nnd ntso the communica
tion of the Porydnm Planting and Manufac
turing company of Louisiana requesting the
appointment of an o1llcl.il force to Inopect ,
weigh and test the sugar to bo produced dur
ing the present fiscal vear. with n view to
ascertain the ninounl of money claimed to
ba payable thereon , under the third section
ot the net entitled 'An Act to Deduce the
Revenue and ICqunllto Duties on Imparts , nml
for Other Purposes , ' approved October I ,
IMiO , and have readied the conclusion that
under existing legislation the department has
ni ) power to appoint or pay nny otllcors for
the performance of the duties Indlc.itcd.
"Paragraph 1S2 of the act entitled 'An Act
to Reduce the Taxation , ID Provide Hovenuo
Equalize Duties , and for Other Purposes , " ap-
whlch became n law on the -Sth day of Au
gust Ust , provides : 'That so much of the
act entitled "An Act to Reduce Revenue ,
Equalize Dulles , and for Other Purpoces , " ap
proved October I , 1S90 , as provides for and
authorizes the Issue of licenses to produce
sugar , nnd for the payment of a bounty to
the producers ot BUK > U' from oecls , sorghum
or siiffur c.itie grown In the United States ,
or from maple sap produced within the
United Stntea. be anil the same.Is . hereby
repealed , and hereafter It shall Be unlawful
to Issue any license to produce sugar or to
pay any bounty for the production of sugar
of any kind under the said act. '
"Whatever may he ( he correct construction
of this clause as lo the authority of the sec
retary of the treasury to pay bounty on sugar
actually produced while ( lie act of October
1 , 1SOO , remained In force , t think It was
clearly tlio legislative ! Intention that no
bounty should be paid an sugar produced
after the repeal ; nnd If no bounty Is to bo
paid on such sugar It Is not reasonable to
suppose tlmt the appointment ot inspectors ,
weighers , etc. , was contemplated. Moreover ,
congress has made no appropriation for the
employment ot such officials and the laws of
the United States prohibit the appointment
ot oftlcers to serve without pny , or to be paid
by others than the government Itself , "
WASHINGTON' . Stpt. 11. The letter of
Secretary Carlisle to Senator Caflcry does
not decide- the main question In which the
sugar growers are Interested , namely :
Whether the sugar bounty for this year
earned up to the time the tariff bill went
Into effect will be paid. The decision today
Is simply an. official refusal on the part of
the secretary to appoint sugar bounty inspectors
specters and testers , and does not decide the
other questions , although there seems lit
tle doubt that he will hold that ho bus no
authority to pay bounties earned this year
before the tariff bill went Into effect. The
law says It shall be unlawful after the passage -
sago ot this act to pay such bounties. The only
recourse left to the sugar growers for boun
ties earned would In that case be to sue in
the court of claim ; ,
CIIU.13T I > UTJI ItRSTOIlED.
1
Stuto Department Ofllrhilly Nnlldod or the
Tormhmtlnii nf tlio JEoclprnclty Trcnly.
WASHINGTON1 , Sept. 11. Consul General
Williams at Havana , under data of August
21 , has sent a dispatch to Acting Secretary
of Stnte Uhl , a copy of which was today sent
to Secretary Carlisle , giving the translation
ot a telegram received on the day previous
by the governor general of Cuba from the
mlnlstrr of the colonies at Madrid , dlrectlnn
the latter to replace the- duties on American
products In that Island and In Porto Itlco as
soon as the new tariff bill went Into opera
tion. This is the first ofllclnl notification
served on the Treasury department of the
restoration ot duties by any country which
was a party to the reciprocity agreement
provided for by the McKlnley law.
The Associated press reports had hereto
fore stated that Spain had given notice of
the raise of Cuban duties. This action of
the Spanish government will reimpose duties
on mnny articles exported to Cuba from the
United States. Including- meats , In bacon ,
hams , lard , ( allow , fish , oats , starch , cotton
seed oil , hay , fruits , woods of all kinds , ag
ricultural Implements , petroleum. Ice , coal ,
etc. , and restores the reductions made on
corn , wheat , flour , butter , "boots and shoes ,
etc.
iroiiTjnuruH YOVH yitr H.IVK.
DM You See
Our New -Fall Suits
Bright crisp new styles so perfect so
wearable so faultless such as any man may
proudly own it's a sin to pay merchant tailors
nearly double splendid fittingall wool suits
$10.00 sacks and cutaways $12.50 clay worst
eds for $15.00 elegant sacks and cutaways $18.
perfect dress suits for $20.
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Reliable Clothiers , S , W. Cor. 15tJi and Urmglus.