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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1894)
Ti 5\ ( r s- THE OMAHA DAILY TUESDAY , SBLTBMBKR 18. 189-J. Ti IEOMAH A E. nOSUWATEtl , Editor. runuanno nvisur MOIUMXO. OP SUIlftCUU'TtON. T > \\r \ \ Tl'e ( without Sunrtny ) Ona Tear . I Dully Il and Bundnjr , One Y r r . I Blx Monthi . . . J ? J Thtw Month * . . . . j KuniJ/itr / Hoe. One l > nr . > . > . J JJ Putunlsx < > ? . one Year . . . . . . . . 1 W kl - Dee. On Tear . . OrFICXB. Omnlm Tim ! ) < nullrtlns. . _ . South Omitin. C rn r N nn * Twentr-fourln Bt * , rourietl muffs , IZ l' rl Sire- fhleniro Ofllre , S17 rimmlr of Commerce KMT York , Itnomi 13. H nnd 15 , Trltmna 1aMilngton. . HOI P Strret. N. W. All cimrmmlcnll rrlatln * In nwi " ? . tertnl matter flioulJ ! DddreirM : To the I.dltor. nt'BiNnss wrrrnna lju ln a letters nnil remittance eliouU b " * < r < - od to The Itee 1'ubltahlne company" , nnd poatotTlce orders tot Oinulia Drnflx. clireks t * mode pnrnhli * tn Hie onl'r of tli rim nun i-unnisitmo BTATKMKNT OF CIUCOIATION. Oeorse 11 Tz chuck. necretnry of tl"1 " * " ' ; Kslilns cnmpnny. bolnc duly wurn. s y that tlm nctnnl numW of full nnd coinnletp con , nvpnlnK nnrt Sunday Hoe of The Dally Mo nine during llic month of AURUSI. 1834 , was JI.9W . II.TO " III. . . 8 21,933 II " " " 21.417 19 I . . . ! . . > 2 W 2I.SU j5 : . . . zi.ew > 2l,0-i Si. ' . 2I.6S4 2I.7C3 M " ' . . . M.9Z7 21.CC ] Sj " " . Sl.tKi 21 672 21CD . . 21,71 It 22,102 31 23 ( HIT. i : 21,023 20. , li 21 nm 20.SO. . 21ITi ir. , 2i,8 21.GC3 . . . . . I. < - dnluttlorm for unsold nnd returned oplcs 17,8. ( Total Bold 617 814 Bally averace net circulation 21,677 Bunday. or.onat : n. TZSOIIUCK. Sworn to Lforo mo nnd sutisrrllwd In my prmence this 4th day of September. 1S3I. ( Seat. ) K. P. KRII- . Notary 1'uWlc. When I 11 in olnctiul I iirnpmo to lla- clmrRo my duty tu tlm l > et of my ntilllty. I trill li > ovnrylhlni ; tlmt c.m > > a doiio to lirli-.piUxnit u fliiftt , i-conomlciil nn < l comorva- live atlmlnlntriitlnii of iiffulri of our Ktiito Kovornmontnntl urn t It that I ho fnttli null rrmllt of tliu Htiitn ro ninliitnliied. JiulRO lliilciiiuli nt Kxposltloii luill , Srptcmhur 11. Tlicro mual be a Clilncso proverb some where which , wlien trnnslatcil , reads substan tially : "Mnlto war sUwly. " President Cleveland has in the outcome ot the lirccklnrldge campaign a text ( or another letter iifori political morals. Keep nil tnttooi'il men off the republican county and legislative ticket and there will be no trouble to elect them by rousing ma jorities. Governor Altgeld's disclaimer of political ambition and his chracterlzation cf office seekers as "a poor lot" ought to do a greal deal to restore him to popular favor. Stanford university might accomplish mon by advertising what Is being done there Ir tlio way of educational work rather tliar what Is proposed for the future In the wa ) of erecting new buildings. Wonl the administration see to It now that nrccklnrldge of Kentucky la proper ! ] cared for , In accordance with the preceden sot by the appointment of Drecklnrldge o Arkansas to bo minister to Ilussta ? How can the members , of the Board o Health Le expected to attend to their dutle : when they nfe requ.red to put In the greate part of their time In dancing attendant upon the whims of , one of the judges of tin district court ? It looks as If wo might soon have semi Kerlous charges of jcckeylng preferred agalns the fast ocean steamships which claim ti have broken transatlantic records. Itefor long these ra&s will have to be run with ai oftlclal accompaniment of umpires am referees. Explorer \Vollmnii gat BO much free ad verllslng cut of his unsuccessful attempt t roach the North Polo that he Is Impatlen to make another trial. Until he get started on a now polar expedition the publl will have to listen pitlently to the announce me nt s of what he Intends to do. Oklahoma people cherish the memories c th8 opening of the territory so dearly tha they could not celebrate Us annlvcrsltyltti out having the Incidents cf a year ago re cilled by a race far the title to a pleco c land. Most of those who raced far land las year , however , nre by no means anxious t participate In another. The mcmcry I enough for them. ' \ L\ \Va.ited. half n dozen straw men to scrv \ . as dummies on the democratic atate tlcke to be put up In Omaha on September 2 and kncckcd down In the state of Nebrask on Tuesday , November G. Applications fc these lucrative positions should ba addresse to Tobias Castor at II , & M. headquarters o directed to the ciar , and In his cbsenco c disability to his in. f. ( man Friday ) , 1'alme Insldo Information from Maryland Is I the effect that while Pres'dcnt Cleveland netting alt the resolutions passed by the dl fcrent nominating conventions held undi democratic auspices , Senator Gorman Is ge ting all the olllcos , The wily senator dbesn care how many limes the president may I endorsed provided he can be sure that 1 has his own friends In nil the olllces. M Gorman always hud the reputation of belr a practical politician , anil umiuestln'bly d nerves it. The chairman of the Iloanl of Publ Works dispels the ide.i that the board IB li currlng unnecessary expense for the repi of asphalt pavement. The contract undi wh'ch the repairs have been made rcauln lha contractors to keep the pavements 1 good ondltlon and accords them the san pay whether Ilttlfl or much \\orl ; la necc sary to accomplish thU object. Under tl circumstances tl , board Is doing no mo than Us duly In making the contractors 11 tip strictly to their agreement. The grand jury which has just brought Indlctmenti rgalnst the men Implicated the. lait Tennessee lynching does not in In matters In referring to the dastardly crlrr Its report calls it "tho cold-blooded , brut butchery of the six defenseless ) men , t cruelty of which w uld cause ev n a nava to hang his head In shame , " an , ] It indulg Iu the hope that tha moat vigorous pit sec tlon will be continue. ! until ev-.y man e KageiIn the affair suffers theextrci lieniHy of the la" In this hope oviry cl zen ot the Unlie.1 Slates who la Interested the upholding of law anil order and the pu ishment of crlm'nalj who violate them o : cura. Upon the evidence adduc&J the ought to bo no quest on of their ultimate DC Ylctlon and eentence. Kothlng1 lasi w Mghten , tlm italr. whloli thU barbaric Atrocity h a put upon our civilization. ri.Al'IX < i A IO.YF/DHACK / O.IJIK. A few days ngo a letter ilgneil br nobody , piirportlnR to come from ( he executive com mute ? of tlic Stale Traveling Men's League , received by The Ileo with a request to publish the following resolutions , solil to have bcpii adopted at a meeting lie'.tl In Mn- coin Sept mher 12 : \Vhcr * UV will be compelled In lha approaching preaching election to choose between the republican and populist nominees for gutr- crnor. tl lug In touch lth the lii-alnesst In- lerestR of tin ? istate , nnd realizing every day the deplorable nnd disastrous effect nrUIng from the possibility of the election of the populist stni- ticket , we know from cur ex perience In the past that thli f > > ar of our business Interests Is well grounded.Vo nte onaro tlmt rapltal withdraws from Invest ment In Males under populist control as rapidly us nbllRnllcus mature , and In a man ner Hint wnrKn great hardship upon the people am ) interests employing the same , and that the results arc the sump where the pn fllllllty ) of such control being ac'iulred ' evicts The local condition ! ) , drouth and crop fnlturInue Impressed upon our people , an neWT liofure , the necessity at Irrigation of our arable In nils , and many counties In our Mate have ulicady voted bonds to further these enlorprl-u's , and that tlrsc bonds must find n market In the past. It hatt been forci bly brought to our attention that the bridge bonds In nne of the wealthiest precinct ; In one of tic laigcst counties In our state have been on the market and unsold nnd unable to find a purchaser owing , so nay Harris Pros. , bond brokers of New York , to the fear that Nebraska may bo weighted doun with a populist governor , Therefore , b' It Resolved , Tlmt no use our continued and constant efforts to defeat the populist ticket and "Stand up ami be counted for Nebraska " ncsoUcil. That we recognize In T. J. MajotH , republican candidate for governor , a constant and consistent friend of the travel ing men , and WR believe that by making lor his election a special effort we are standing up for the best business Interests of the Btntc. . It now transpires that there were Just nlevcn commercial travelers present nt the meeting of this so-cnlUd executive committee , and these tlc\en men \vcro picked from the ranks of HIP league because they represented firms that enjoy pass privileges and rebates at the hands of the Dtirllngton. It Is part of the constitution of the Travelers league tlmt politics Khali be excluded from Its de liberations , nut It would seem tlmt the self-styled exictitlvc committee does not think It necessary to live up to the constitu tion , which Is presumed to gulfle and control ( ho nssocliitlon. The Hep has received protests from monv bcrs of llic Travelers association against UK attempt to use the order as political bunci steererB. One of the members uses this language In : i letter addressed to us fron Norfolk : "The Lincoln clique that has sent out till : Majors clicul.ir Imagine that traveling met do not read or think for themselves. I hnvi been a tr.ivfllng man for fifteen years ani am a republican. I will not support Tan Majors and two-thirds of the traveling mei that I have mcL on the road say the sami thine. We have had to swallow some rathe : hard doses , but not as hard as the one tha Is before us now. " It would seem , therefore , that the scare crow circulars gotten up In the Interest o the tattooed candidate do not scare the rani nnd file of commercial travelers. Dut wha does the executive committee of the Traveler , league thlnl ; of senate flic N'o. 77 , the bll Introduced by Tlioinan J. Majors In the slat senate of 18S7 , by which It was proposed ti empower county commissioners , city am township officers and school districts to com promise , scale or repudiate public debts What do they say to the record Majors maO as a member of the house In 1S89 , when h recorded himself with only tvro other mem bers out of 100 In opposition to the bll creating Htnte bank examiners nnd provldln against wildcat banking1 unil fratidulen practices by corporations or Individuals con ducting n banking business In Nebraska ? Would Nebraska county , town nnd preclnc bonds find a ready market under a governo who favors the scaling ami repudiation c public debt ? And , by the way , what wa the reason that Logan county bonds and th bands of several other western counties coul find no bidders hist spring , despl'e the fac that Y P had a republican governor who I eminently sound and safe on flnnncU matters ? mr7.im > iA-/ . /MAKJZVO SYSTRM. Not the least Important question tvlt which the next congress will be called upo to deal Is that of providing a banking syster under \\lilrh will be secured greater elastlclt to the currency. This matter has received good deal of consideration from the preser conEffss , and one or two meritorious meas ures have been proposed , but , owing to tli diversity of views among democrats , nothln was agreed upon , and It la not likely that a agreement en anything can be reached b this congress. A considerable element of th democratic party , possibly a majoilty , woul abolish the national banking system outrlgt and substitute state banks. Some would < ! this without" providing any safeguards fc the protection of the people , leaving to < ac state to sn > what sort of security bankln might be done on and how the business shoul be regulated. Others Insist that banks I : sulni ; currency should be subject to U supervision of the federal government an that COHKI SH should provide for such safi nuards as are necessary to render the ban currency absolutely sound ami protect tt peopler from loss. Between the confllctlr views on this subject It Is probable that a efforts to effect a change In the banklr system of the country will * fall In this coi gress , and It may bo necessary to wait unl there Is n republican congress and preside ! before the legislation which the ablest flnai cleru In the country concede to be destrab can bt > obtained. There has got to be banking , and an ad miately centred bank currency Is to bo d sired , evdi If It be not absolutely tndlspen able. As was said by Comptroller of tl Currency Ilckela In his address a few da ago to the convention of the Michigan Sta Hankers association , the Importance ot tl bank and the relation which It Itars to eve avenue of trade and commerce was never well exemplified as during the distresses 1SD3. The severest strain oC the silver legl latlon of 1S90 fell In the first Instance upi the banks of th : country , causing n depletli of their deposits and necessitating the r construction of their loans and discounts meet the demands made upon them. T condition tu which they were thus rcuuc was reflected In the lines of commerce , I staunntlon in business , As then the dca ened condition of the banks during that ye reflected the status of our commercial \\orl so now their Increasing' business marks t return of commercial activity. The functl of the bank as "the handmaid ot com me re Is oiif that cannot b Olepsnted with. T thine to be Eecured Is such elasticity in t bank cliculatlon as will allow It to confoi promptly to the changing conditions of trai It Is generally admitted Hint this Is r the case under the existing system. A c < respondent of the N w York Evnm ? Po himself a banker , makes the statement tt at no time alnco the passage ot the lei tender act and of the national banking a with the consequent retiring ot the Bt : bank , note * , has the country had a curren that eupanile4 at the Urns ot moving I ctopt and contracted when tha crops b reachcil the market , nnd lie xprc si the opinion that n hank note circulation not se cured by a deposit of bomli l.i the only cur rency that can POSSCBI this power of expan sion whMi the country reeds more mony , and ot contraction when lens Is needed. This > rltcr iirgei that the country must have n currency poMesMtiK th * quality of elasticity , nnd all bankers ami practical flimnclers liold he fame vlcu. How to provide ftuch n cur- rtncy ami make It iibtolutely safe , as at iresent , Is the quecilou to be determined and It calls for careful and Intelligent con- .1 .smv.f ! < . /.irMAf ; / ; r/rj/o/jv. / The latest news from the Corean war , re- larttng a brilliant victory for the Japanese , vlll be likely to renew Interest everywhere n that struggle. The description of the two days' fighting Indicates that nil of the generalship and most of the courage were on the elde of the Japanese. The Chinese army occupied a strongly fortified position , herein having' a decided advantage , while t appears that they also had as large a " 'orce as the Japanese. The latter , how ever , ngaln proved thrmfehes the better soldiers , and It seems were handled wltli admirable skill In their aggressive opera- tlons. As soon as the Chinese found they were beaten the great body of them became ; > anlcstrlcken and the merciless too Killed them by thousands. A portion of Iheforce , picked men of the viceroy , LI Hung Chang showed marked bravery , defending theli position to the l.tst man , but generally th ! Chinese appear not to have manifested much courage after they found that the flfih was goliijf against them , ami It would seen that there must have been a great lack o generalship on their side. The dispatches suggest that the result of this battle may bi decisive. It gives the Japanese control o Corea , and China will probably II ml It verj dlftlcult to get troops Into the country shouli she decide to send any more there. 0 course , her vast resources In men are a : yet unimpaired , but she lias probably sen her best soldiers Into Corca , and In an ; event It Is obvious th.it In order to malntali a hold there she will haveto send doubl the force of the Japanese. It Is a qucstloi whether the European powers would perml China to wear out Japan by sheer force o numbers , and If the latter should now pro pose negotiations looking1 .to peace , slv would be very likely to have the earnes and vigorous support of European govern ments. Japan disclaims any desire fo territorial conquest. She Is making he fight In the interest ot civilization. I now , In the day of her triumph , she Is will Ing that the war shall stop , the powers o Europe will doubtless be disposed to exer their Influence to that end. A noon The Improvement that Is taking place I : the Iron Industry furnishes a very good Indl cation that business Is reviving. The condl tion of this Industry Is commonly accepts as about the most trustworthy baromete of trade , and observation , has pretty flrinl established the fact'that It is a general ! safe guide. According to statistics publlshe by the Iron Age. the very 1 > est authority 1 the country , there Is a very decided Incrcas In the output of the blast furnaces of th country over this time last year. Septembe 1 , 1S93 , the production of pig Iron was 83,43 tons for the week ending on that date , an for fhe week ending October 1 of that yea It declined to 73,693 tons. For the week end Ing September 1 of this year the productla was 151,113 tons , the largest output In an week slnco July , 1S93. In the meanwhlh that Is , from September to September , thet was a wide variation In production , th smallest output for any week of the t\v years being In the week ending June ' 1S94 , when It was 62.Hl' ! tons. It will thu bo seen that the production for the last wee of August was about 150 per cent grcatE than for the last week ot May , certainly very significant Increase , The Iron Age als supplies figures ot the reduction of stocl < of pig Iron , which Indicate that the rate < consumption is greater than the rate of pr < ductlon , which Is another very encouragln fact. fact.The The New York Times has been publlshln from day to day Interviews with binkei and merchants regarding trade condition and all note an Impovctmnt , not a few < the merchants reporting a much better bus ness than they had expected. Very gene ; ally these business men expressed the oplnlc that the Improved conditions will be malt talned and that a healthy , legitimate trac from now on may be counted uyon. It not believed that this can be seriously it terferod with by any further efforts at turl tlnkerlnir In the present congress , becau : there Is a feeling' that the republican mlno Ity In the senate can be relied on to BUCCCS fully rcaUt any movement the dcmocra may make In this direction. The next sesslc is the short session , and any proposed tar I legislation which the republicans do not wai they can defeat by well understood method Meanwhile , the people will cordially welcon every Indication of Improving business ai will earnestly deprecate any action or tare ; of action that may in the least degree retai progress to a full recovery of Industrial pr ductlon and commercial activity. It may belong long way to a revival of the general and ma nlficent prosperity which blessed the count ! before the advent to power of tho'democrat party , with Its thnat to overthrow tl policy which had produced that prosperlt but the country demands , that It bo given fair opportunity to recover from the genet and disastrous depression that has prevail during the past year and a halt. ro ? : JXTKHSTATI ; The equanimity with which the Intersto commerce commission received the dlsclc ures of expert Little regarding the rcbat paid to shippers by the Atchlson com pa for years past In direct violation of t provisions of the Interstate law , and I deliberation with which It has proceed to make inquiry Into the- truth of theallef tlons , do not strike the public as promlal particularly well for the early prosecutl of the offenders. When the Atchle revelations were made , and It was shoi beyond dispute that by a system of scci rebates the Income of tlmt road had be Intentionally overstated to Hie enormous < tent of $7,000,000 , tliere were ominous mi terings that the law should be Invoked , a e several of the interstate commerce comm sloners assured the people that If the fai should bo verified the law would be speed and promptly vindicated. U la now weeks since these dlacloaui were made , but still not a single step tow : the enforcement of the law which provli such severe penalties for discrimination freight charges of this Itlnd. Tlio stall makes the offense punishable by a fine | 5,000 and Imprisonment of the guilty r : road official for a period of two year's , Is understood that Rxpert Little has [ > la < all theovldenca at hli command In I binds of the commissioners , and tbat thi Is no question ai to its sufficiency to just criminal priuoodlnss. Among tie ! papers are raid to he photographic fac utmlles of two rebate vouchers calling for the return of $3,000 to tun shippers who had been large patrons of ( he Atchlson. It Is e\en doubtful whether tha guilty oulclal * would have the audacity to stnntl up nnd plead not guilty uhcn thpy might with fiome plausibil ity ask for mercy on the gronnil that rebates have been constantly given by alt the rail roads undefjoUjB vert ? pyei of the commis sioners ami JDpirently without their ills- sent , 'if not jj.irifyi . ihelr tacit assent Had the provisions of the law been strictly en forced from the very beginning , the rebate system would long ago have been broken up and nothing like the $7,003,000 Atchlson fraud could have occurred. The hesitancy of the commissioners to go further now and ta secure the conviction of the offenders ugalnst whom they have ro clear a case is repotted by a credible authority to be the fear of the knock-out blow which would bs given the interstate law In case the prosecutions should fall. This Is no excuse whatever. As It Is , the rebate clause Is practically knocked out now when all the roads areviolating1 It with impunity. It cannot be knocked out any further. On the other hand , a conviction or t o might do much tenant supporting the belief that the commissioners ate really In earnest about enforcing the law so far as they can. If they do not make the effort , we- shall never know uhcther It Is enforclble or not. t GUI Isham 0. Harris , who Is the senator from Tennessee In Washington , Is trying his best to stir up some cnthus asm for the democratic administration and Its new tariff law down In the state which he represents , Mr. Harris lua convinced himself that the tariff bill enacted by the present congress Is the best fcr the co'nsumer and taxpayer that has been passed or offered In either house In the past forty years , This Is de cidedly uncomplimentary to some of his fellow democrats. What about the Mills bill that was endorsed by President Cleveland during his first-term of office ? What about the Wilson bill is It passed the licuse and as it received n similar endorsement from the president ? How about the bill that was reported from the senate finance committee before transformed by the GOO concession amendments fifven as bait to the re fractory minority ? Were all these worse than the present law ? Senator Harris seems to Iitvo fo'rgctten that there have been ether democratic tariff measures otftfi'Zfl In congress during the last forty years. H certainly presumes rather far In proclaiir.Inp their Inferiority to the new hybrid law. One cf thrf Canadian railway companies a just Inaugurated" new system of paying ' Its employes'with checks , which , If gen erally satisfactory , may be Introduced upon other lines In till I country and In this. There are two Tewsons which have led to payments by rhecks Instead of by cash. In the first placa the risks attendant upon the transportation of large sums of mcney In piy cars and the repeated counting cf the money Is done n-ray with. Secondly , the railroad Is anxious to assist In making more available the banking facilities that have grown up at Jvarjc'us points 'along Its lines. By depositing Its pay roll funds In these banks and di'awtiiS on them by check the business of Ih'o1 ( Tanks will be materially encouraged. iTlieno Is , o course , some Inconvenience - convenience qiugodj to the empld'ye who haste to have a check cashed before he can spenll any port of his wages , but the merchants I11 soon become accustomed to the new or der nnd receive checks almost as readily as they receive cash. Both railroad people and bankers will be Interested In watching whether the experiment proves as success ful as anticipated. The amount of money set aside fcr the pavement ot Military read with sandstone sufficed to secure just tuc- miles ot paved roadway , The same- amount expended on the other roads for macadam gives a pave , meat consldcrtbly longer. The differenw between the two will not be so much in evi dence at the beginning , but when the neces sary repairs come to be counted in the .stone pavement will doubtless prove more satis , factory than the macadam. We have found by actual experience * that In the * construe' tion of city streets In tha l ug run the best Is the cheapest. It will be. Indeed , sur prising If our experience with thenewlj pad country roads docs not simply affirm this to be true. Word comes from Wyoming that Kansas City commission men arc trying to monop olize the cattle shipments from that state and thus prevent the South Omaha market from securing Its share of Wyoming sales Kansas City leaves no stone unturned thai will contribute to her aggrandizement at the expense of ether western towns. Omaha car easily hold her own If she > will only counter act the efforts ot her competitors. Her ad vantages ought to enable her not only t ( keep her I resent field Intact , but also t < extend the territory from which her mar kets arc supplied. Kansas City should nebo bo permitted to have her own way unob structsd , A L'ortlnnit ( Jnery. Scrlbnei1 Koiv . Query : If Hosewater'il opposition t Majors makes more votes to Majors , wh' do theJIaJora organs fight llosewater fo making more votes for their candidate ? ICIcIcliip < Kllllnt Iliu Squeeze. Indianapolis Journal. The veterans nt Plttshurg were so angr at the refusal of the railroads to grant satis factory rates tba < Jt was even proposed t hold no moio lamuml i-nciunpments miles the roads uould i i-Aiif. a uniform rate of cent n mile. JfJlie'eiicanipments should b abandoned , which rimy happen before Ions only the deloifotbg' 'Would meet to tratisai the buslnesa of-thl > lGniuil At my. ti t , ' - -Whom V''i ' ' > > < > oilln Ciimo In. Y t"Ater ( ] > ein < xrat. The booUa o ( Uitf New OrleanH Tractlo company show that It has paid out $2,76i,0 ) ( on "franchlBe"account. . " The amount re celved by the rollfalls short of this b hundreds of th/l | atids. The city sold on Htrect franchtie of S7W.OOO , and the purchase Immediately retAA It for $880,000. The enoi jnotis secret tr'afllfc'- franchises in citlc that give themiawli ) * may be figured out ai cordlngly. . ' { Xoeil of a ! ) liial Divorce 1-aiv. IndjI fKir-qlli Journal. The need ofh , jBenernl divorce law demonstrated n.iiflivby the unpleasant pn dlcainj'iit In which many possessors of OkU homa divorce decrees now find thcmselve and yet these- victims are not lo bo pltlei Married couples with Rood cause for tllvort huve no trouble In securliiR letrul separiitla In the states where they reside , nnd , as rule , their report to the distant courts i Dakota or Oklahoma , where the law "wldu open , " IH u' practical confession tin fraud , or , ut least , un evasion of justice , being attempted. Indeed , the so-callt "residence" within the jurisdiction of tl court Is fraudulent , since It la known to a concerned. Including- the courts , that a , mi jorlty oC the applicants tire not bona 11 ( residents , liut .uro only -waiting the expln tlon of the spwltleii ninety days and tl : Itmulni ; of the doslrcd decree to return t their homes In ether states. The tanglu I which the i itrons of the hasty Ulvon mill llnd themselves -who have mutrlt again only to llnd the divorces Illegal , in : the uecond marriages consequently voli may serve us a warning to other men an women dissatisfied with matrimonial bond but the. tangle Id one ta excite ) amusement i disgust , ami not uympathy for the sufferer In the- minds of onlookers. It the republican state central committee Is casting nboiit for nn appropriate crest tor Ms stationery. It might adopt n hickory shirt , couclmnt , ami a railroad pass rampant. W. S. Summers , ulio was eucherod out of his nomination for attorney general at the late ippubllcaii stnt-- convention , lint * sud denly become a man of wonderful oratorical powers and of unrivaled ability In the eyes of the men who did the cucherlnR. Mr. Summers doubtless knows enough to con sider the motives anil the source of the soil-soaping ( lattery that Is being heaped upon him by the railroad organs. When the Hedge county Mntesmeu were plugging up their scheme to foist a Majors delegation upon the county , the 200-pound puglllit Mho delights In exhibiting hl sores went to Jim Wlntersteen of Fremont and detailed tlm Pc'icme to him. Wlntersteen was n red-hot Mujors man , but honest in his advocacy of HID Peru statesman. Ho was nslvGil If he Mould go to tlio convention dis guised us a Croutue delegate , nnd after the Informal ballot cast his. vote for Majors. Wlntersteen's reply was very emphatic , nnd would not look well In print. In sub stance , It was to the effect that he was a Mnjorj man. hut U he was cent to the con vention as n Crouii'e man , he would stay by Crounso until the cons came home. SVIn- tersteen was not one ot the Crounse dele gates. Colonel Majors Is a man ol vast ami varied rcsouiccfe. This assertion may be proven by any mnnhrr of Illustrations. Hut one ot the greatest "grafts" that the states man from Peru works upon credulous people Is the "bluo shirt. " He constantly refers to It , always wears one of deep Indigo hue and Haunts It In the face of the people. Ills latest movi > is connected \\lth this shirt. After his alleged nomination by the republi can convention last month , Majors went home , and. securing a pair of scissors , cut Into little bits the- shirt he wore at the tlmo of the convention. Then he had some cards printed , announcing his nomination nnd bear ing a little motto conceived In his own mind. To each of the curds ME fastened a plerc of that blue stilrt. and sent a card to each old soldier who hud taken an active part In securing for him delegations from the various counties. One ot these cards was sent to an old soldier In Columbus , who had litlp-il Majors out In tha campaign. When the Columbus man received the card ho grow red In the face. "What In thunder does Tom nifati by sending mo thla blamed rag ? " he growled. "Does he Imagine that ho can pay mo for my work by sending me a piece of his shirt tall ? " And the Columbus gentleman tore the card into little bits and threw them into the street. This Is a novel method ot campaigning holding out one's shirt so that friends may grasp it and pull one Into ofllce. It reflects credit upon the brain ol the statesman who conceived It. fKlllt.ifiK.l .I Twenty new bridges are being built In Cedar Bounty. L. P , Gross , a Missouri Pacific brakcman , had his left hand caught while making a coupling at Klmwood and badly crushed. The old soldiers uf Hayes and adjoining counties will hold a reunion In 1'axton's grove , at Carrlce , September 25 , 2G and 27. Hcv. W. M. Crother , the builder of the Methodist church at Ravenna , has just been nstalled as pastor of the Methodist church at Hatlcy , Idaho. llev. Louis Uendln , who has been pastor of the German Lutheran church at Wlsnei for ton years , has accepted a call to the church at Pierce. The Young People's Christian association of Donne college , at Crete , have- Issued D handbook and presented a copy to each ol the students ot the institution. Tom Cromwell , a young Cass county farmer , sold a nice bunch of shoils , receiving In payment therefor $115. It was too late to take it to the bank , so at night he placed it under his pillow and went to sleep. In the mcrnlng ho auoke to find his money gone. Ills hired man also had a splendid watch and chain and $5 In money stolen. It Is supposed to have been done by tramps. . Thcro Is going to be considerable suffering among the new fccttlets on the reservatln th.s winter unless steps are taken to relieve them , says the Nlcbrara Pioneer. The supervisor should be Informed of distress , and the county will no doubt take care ol them to a certain extent. Pride should not ztnnd In the way of hunger. The Women's Christian Tc.mpcrai.ce union cf Nlobrari are at woric gathering clothing , but should be mere liberally aldeJ , and If the other union ! of the county could assist It would not be out of place , The spectacle cf a score of drunken In dians bowling around the streets cr lying stretched out in alley or byway Is gettliif entirely too frequent , bays the Ponder He- public. Decisive steps must be Ukeii t ( rid the town cf this disgusting nuisance. A kill or cure remedy should be applied. Te begin with , every Indian found In n state of Intoxication should be sentenced to ter days hard labor tn the streets. Then there are two or three bootleggers that shoultl bo given ten minutes to leave town. Lastly , a tax should be placed on the sale of cldei that would prohibit its being handled Ir tha town. Hardly any one but Indians drink elder , and most of the stuff that Is dealt out Is prepared especially for the red man'f consumption and would craze a grindstone while the best Is almost as bad as the vilest liquor. The authorities should look Into tin matter and act upcn It. The Indian Jaj must go. o r/K < ii. % > i/.vf.-o niiKit j.v OOTI/.I.V. Chicago Post : The New York senatorla committee's Investigation day by day devel ops a depth of corruption In which thi whole life of the city seems Involved. I' ' would be hard to say whether the vlllalnoui policeman who searched the clothing of ni honest woman for money or the membci of Dr. John Hall's church accused of brlbon who admitted that he was a liar on tin stand , probably perjured himself and stll confronted the committee with a Einirklni face , was the more odious. Philadelphia Ledger : Evidence elicited b ; the Lexow committee , which Is Investigate th > New York police department , goes t show that green goods swindlers had llttl difficulty In plying their tratflc In Nev York and Jersey City. These confldenc operators appear to have been practical ! ; licensed by certain police * authorities 4i high position and to have likewise com inanded the services of detectives at th railway stations and persons tn the em ploy of the telegraph companies and pew I offices. If the allegations of the wltnesse be true there Is little wonder that gree goods dealers flourished so luxuriantly. New York Herald : Mrs. Caela Urchltti told the Lexow committee yesterday the mos astounding story of police blackmail that ha yet been heard In this city. She- cam to thla country from Russia three year ago with her fatherless children. Aide by the United Hebrew charities , she kei a boarding house and accumulated $ COi With her little- savings she bought a tin cigar store at the corner of Hldge an Hrcom& streets , She lived In thebac rooms with her three young chlldrci She la Ignorant of the language an customs of this country A war det'ctlvo called upon her , die says , an demanded } EJO , saying that she ha made her money In a bad business an that she was Btlll engaged In It. AVhc Bhe refuse * ] to give htm money , nho saj he arrested her , subjected her to Indlgnltli while searching her for money , look hi through the streets at 3 o'clock In the mon Ing and finally had her sent to Illackwcll Island because ) all she could give him wi $25 of the $50 he demanded. KOIIIK ! Knun from Sovereign. New York Herald. General Master Workman Sovereign of U Knights of Labor Is reported as strong ! condemning strikes. "They widen the breac between capital nnd labor , and no matti which sideIH worsted It Is sore over Us d feat and will retaliate ut the llrst oppo tunlty. " "It la In study njid education nr the wise use of the power placed in the hands through the ballot ttiut worklngmc must hope for relief from the condltloi of which they justly complain. " ThlH IH sensible talk , and 1C all lain lenders took the same view there would t fewer striken nnd In consequence less suite inpr among worklngmtn. Strikes nre costly resorts , since they ei tall -heavy losses upon both sides , Kve when the strikers win their louses are like ! to exceed their gains. Moreover , a splr of diBsenHtun anil discontent injurious t both capital and labor IH fomented , It is encouraging to note that waga earnei nre gradually opening their eyes to th truth. This Is shown liy the fact tht strlke-s are nut EO common as formerly. TllKKT.tTK ftlKHH. Dennett N'ows : "The republican party Is greater than any corpi ration , " Is a tattmenl which finds an echo In every port of Lin e-niter emnly The feeling that the republi can party. ml not the corporation * , should rule our conventions la growing every day. Silver Creek Times Oilier things being equal , nn old soldier who Is i candidate tor omen ought lo have the support of old sol diers. Hut army services cufcht not U be considered paramount. At the most , but comparatively few old soldiers ran hold office , ami when oneIs a candidate for nice he slum Id be content tn stand on his icnts Jusi like anybody else. Seme old 'Idlors were very Lad soldiers , and ore bad ni ] or Indifferent citizens ; some who were rst-clnss soldiers arc no good as citizens , Nhlle others "ho wcro good foldlers and arc oed citizens might be neither fit ncr ci-m- ) otent to hold cnice We nre getting very Ired of this old soldier racket. At the late ( publican Mnlo convention it was worked or all Itvnn worth , and will be uorUcd for II it Is worth during the campaign , Lincoln Herald : All over the state tlio ccent clement of llic republican party Is epudlatlnc Thomas J , Majors. The people ire tired o' railroad candldalea , They uro Ircd of voting for men to whom the intcr- sts of certain corporations are dearer than ro the Interests of the whole people. They ire 11 rod ot voting for men forced on to them > y the machine. They are tired of voting o-r continual and everlasting olllce seekers , vhn will use any means whatsoever , crimi nal cr otherwise , lo break Into the public crib. They are tired of voting fr men she ccnsort and advise alone with guttcr- inlpo politicians. Mtjors has proven two III lisa by h's record as a public man : First , hat ho Is a thorough tool of the railroads , lecond , tlmt he Is tlrroughly unscrupulous. ha people of Nebraska don't want Bticlit a man for governor. Fremont Herald : The large audience that Steeled Hon. K. Itosowatcr at the opera louse v\aa ccmposed of representative citi zens of all political parties. The distin guishes ! editor spoke for three hours , but vis listened to with marked attention until he close. It cannot be denied that Majors > lll lose many votes as a result of Mr. nosewater's visit , for there werq frequent jxpresslons made by the people ns they left he cpera house showing that they had icard enough to mnho them doubt the > truth if the fulsome praise bestowed upon Tattooed Tom by the olllclal organs of the railroads. A noticeable feature of Mr. Iloseuatei's visit to Tremont was the long string of > romlnent citizens who called upon the gen- Ionian at the hotel , there being many among hem who have been known to vote- the re- publlcin tlcke-t without a scratch for years. o. VKUl'MS . .I.VTJMA .V. Brecklnrldge should be given credit , for running' well at the mouth. The sp eily record of "Ilobert J" suggests the proper pace for General Che. Governor Walte has concluded not , to open his campaign with a Galling. Henry C. How en , the veteran publisher of the New York Independent , added one year to his four scorn on the 13th. The government Is coining $1,000,000 of silver a month , but there seems to be as much difficulty as ever In getting them. Alfred W Mclntyrc , republican candidate ( or governor of Colorado , Is a native of Plttsburg , I'a. , and a Yale graduate , class of 1873. A new asteroid Is named Chicago. As the political complexion of the town Is under going a change , it Is believed the parly In power will decline tomount. . The ancient and venerable Mr. nuckalew has been trotted out by the democrats of Pennsylvania to lead a forlorn hope In one ot the congressional districts. Where is Dick Vaux ? Charles D. Matthews , the populist candi date for governor of New York , possesses a moderate quantity of political lubricant , and In addition can draw on his Buffalo oil refinery for a barrel or two. Slg. Schlapporelll , whose fine Italian hand traced the canals on Mars , might b" Induced to do similar cervice- for the Platte IClver Canal company. Just new he Is patiently looking for other lands to ditch and conquer. Marshal Bazalne's son has recently re turned to Trance from an unsuccessful trip to Mexico , where he sought to have restored to his mother money conllscat-d by the Mexican government. The family is now In abject poverty. Mr. Kurlno , the new Jupnne-sc minister to Washington , Is said to bi an American In all but birth. He wears the clothes common to a gentleman In this country , Including either a < ler' y or silk hat , and Is careful not to let his conversation cscnpo through either of them. * The New York constitutional convention promises some innovations In organic law that might be profitably copied elsewhere. One abolishes the ; 5or > 0 limit of liability for loss of life and another prohibits the ac ceptance of railroad passes by ofllccholders. Doth amendments arc on third reading. The governors of a number of states , par ticularly those of the south and west , have expressed their views about the English com mittee that lias come to this countrv to In vestigate and denounce the lynching system. The general tenor of their expressions seems to be In favor ot lynching the committee. The "oldest postmaster In the United States" has been turning up In all parts of the country , but the friends of Iloswell Heardsley of North Lansing , Tompklus oovnty , N. Y , , claims that he still holds that honor. He was appointed a postmaster by President John Qulncy Adams In 1S2S , and \a \ still in ofllce. SJO.NS or Chicago- Herald A new cr of prosperity1 is nt hand. Wl'h ' the expansion of busi ness lo absorb the redundancy of the cur * roncy , everything will bo placed on ell < l ground. Further tariff changes , not abrupt nor extreme , but nil In the > line ot reduc tion to cause harmony ol action In nil llx movcmenla will ulrengthcn tha growth aC every Industrial and caiAmerclal Interest. Intrench public nnd private * credit In belter defenses , lighten the popular burdens , nn I promote tha general wclf.ire St. Louis Republic : St. Louli hits caught the rising breezes ot prosperity ahead ot all other cities , AVIiolcsnle niul retail busi ness Is active , the hotels nre crowded , fac tories re busy and everybody Is not only sanguine hut hustling. The panic did not shako a slnglo pillar of our strength. The territory In vthlch most ot our trading ; In done etiinds as the most productive ami solvent in. tha country thirl je.ir. Thla era of general prosperity Is to be the era of greatest growth In St. Louis. 1'litludclphla Ilccord : In commonttng an the multiplying evidences of tr.ide revival n New York banker remarks that a red em- Ing feature ol the situation Is "the enormous product of gold which will lie- put out thin year. It will approximate JI2.00.000 , nnd will bo the largest In the history of the country. " Another banker ot the same city calls attention to the fact that "one result ot the Asiatic war will be a. call for American silver. That Is on encouraging sign , be cause silver Is worth more lo us as mcr- clmndlso than as money We produce sil ver , and the di'inand for our silver will bo n great ctJmmorclal advantage lo us. " With enlarging markets for the products ot our mines an well an of our mills and fields , there Is good warrant for the hopeful feeling which prevails In all buslne-si cir cles : fur It Is evident that a business re vival luseil upon manifestly stable founda tions la not a mere temporary spurt , but la well assured of permanency. r.ii'i'/.v < ; run i'uxxvIO.VK. . Ituffalo Courier : "You say she Is a musical genius n far as the piano In cou- i\ \ ceinexl ? " "Yep ; knows when to quit every time. " Brooklyn Life : Hc-Hlgliee would Imvo run thrniiKli lilt foitune In 11 month If It hadn't been for his wife. She How did --ho prevent It ? He She spent It herself. Plain Dealer ! "When one Is so foolish as Vil to tie a cow's lull to his own leg In lly tlmo heshould nt least Imvo dlplmimcvcnauirli to attempt to deny responsibility for the icsUlts. Chicago Tribune : "I lined to hear It pro- dlctr < t that atlas StronRmlml would go into politics some tiny unil become a Btumyi Villi speaker. " _ "Well , she did take tlu stump. Bho mar- " lied a man \\lth an amputated leg. Truth : Wife I must go to the doctor ; I fear I've got dropsy. 1 weigh 27) poiuul.i. li Husband Where were vou weighed ? AVIfe On your coal scnloi. Husband Then don't worry ; you weight is normtil. ttoston Itulletln : Professor ( lecturing on the gorilla ) Gentlemen , you mint give me your undivided attention. It IH Impossible * for you to form a true Ulon of this hhlrouH nnlmal unless you keep your cjc-s Hxed. on me. Chicago Itccoul rulllPK-Ain't you gom' r to tight with Mnvson at nil" Morbctl Navv. Not nnlesa lie stipulates wet Uliul of paper the agreement Is to bu written on. Washington Star : "le 'blcssln' In dis guise. ' " said Uncle Klien. "am like di- man wlf a alias. ley mout ho rl ht ez kin be , but yoh nebbah gits ober yoh 'cplclonj. " Hoston Hiu1fct.ShP ; on the Right Mrs , Newrlch Is certainly a mast odious person. I really believe that she thinks more of her UOK than she does of her buy. She on the Left I haven't n doubt of it. You see her dog has a pedigree. "Brooklyn Knglc : Mr. Ju tjolne < l What on earth DIP you trying to ilnV Mrs. Jiistjolnud I WIH : rt-adlus about cooking liy electricity , so I hung the chops on the electric bell , nnd I've been pushing the button for half un hour , but It doesn't xeem to woil\ . New York Sun : Mr. Htigglns What do vou thlnl : of the UUf" < l medical dictum that kissing Is unhealthy ? Mr. Hunker It Is quite true. Mr. Munn happened tn c-atch me kissing his daughter , und 1 was laid up ! i whole week. A SONG AND A SIGH. ] lirier'a : lnzur. I heanl a song last night that took me Inrlc To my clear mother's Unee In nuld lang- sync ; Ami , oh ! us 1 sat ll.st'nlng to Its strains , I wished 1 had the man who sung It across mine. Detroit I'rve Trews , Mv love , could ynn but he onoo more The girl whoso heart 1 treasured ! As In thefciimmer days of yore The Bnnd.s our footsteps measured. If you could only be to me1 What you were then , dear maiden , SIv gloomy heait would not now be With sorrow heavy laden. How I recall your gentle touch. The words'of love soft ppokcn , For I adored you , dear , HO much And now , my Idol's broken. I did not think It. dear , of you , Indeed , I scoftcil the rumors , Kut now I know tlmt It Is tine I've seen you -wearing bloomer rOUJl JlOXJiV'H tl'OKTIKUt I'DUIl ilUXISV A ® ign. A streak of hard luck is often the best thing that can happen to a person era a people. Experience is the greatest teacher , and many a man has learned to save a neat little sum because ho had to economize. There are people who used to think that $35 to $50 was about the proper caper for a business suit. Now $15 will get a smashing good suit at the factory [ that's us ] and for $20 or $25 a real fine suit can be had of the makers [ that's us again ] worth $40 to $50. Prosperity comes from saving money. Did you see the corn at our corner ? Take a look at it. \VllAT / 'ASMOXM.VOliS IVU'irt.VZSW Browning , King & Co. , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Uou l.is.