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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt.Wm.yESDAY , SlOTBMHIUt 10 , 1891. OMAHA DAJLY BEE , H. nOBKWATUn. Ml tor. KVKUY TEHMH OP BtttlSCIUPTIO.V. Dally lite Ctrlthnul Biindny ) , One Year . I I 00 Pally lice nnd Hun.lny , On ? Year . 10 00 Hl Mnnitm . , . . . ' . GOO Throe MonlliK . . . . . . . . 2 W Humlny tiff , One Ynr . 2 r * > Pxtliitlny Itvt. Onp Year . . . I V > MVeklr ll , One Yrar . B OKKICK81 Oinnhn. The ] V < - llulliilnir. Howiti Omahfi , Corner N nnd Tn'fnty-fotimi His. Council illiilTn , 1 ! Pitirl Bm-oi , C'lilratrra Ofllrc. 31 ! Clmmljer nf Commcrc * . Nrw Yotk , It.iMnn IS. II nnd 13. Tribune lllilff. \\iwhlnston , 14J7 K Htrret , N < W. All communlonllrvis relating- HPWB nml f ll- tiilal innttrr pliould lx uiMrcfvr ) : To the IM.toiv III'HINIIBS LKTTKIIR All tm lnM Mlvrn nml remltlnnci-s ahoiiM be ntlilmisnl lit The lira I'liMlnhlne compnnr , Oninhn. PmftH , rlmkn nml poHlofllco ord n to If maile pm'iiHf t tli < nrtl > T nf HIP < i > mpnnv. TUB 1IKK I'l'IlMSHINO COMl'ANV. liv BTATKMHNT rjl. ' Cllll'Ul.ATION. Ocorite II. Tzwliuck. recrctnry of The Ili-c Pub- Uniting company , ln-lnR duty worn. niy H'"t Ui ictunl number nt full nnd complete copies nf The DalljMnirilnu , livening nnd 6iin < ln > lire prlnti-d durltuj the month of AUHUS * , 1BN , was at follow a not circulation , . . . . ! l,57 , < Sunday. OEonon n. TsriiucK. Sworn to before me nn l milacrlt > i > d In my I > rc enc < > this 4th day of Kcntenilicr. IS3I. ( Senl.J N , I' . FKIL. Notary 1'uMlc. "When 1 nm olrrtnd I propone to ilU- chnrgo iiif duty tn thn host nf my nullity. I trill do everything that can bo dona t Ijrini ; nbout n mifc , pronniiilnil autt coiiaorvn- tlvo ndmlnlntriitloii of nlTulrH ol our utato covoriiincnt nml ten to It Hint tli tnttli nml credit of the Htiitii lira iiialntnlnad. JuilRo llnlcomb at CxpoMtloit hull , September 11. One Doss Grower seems to he lying very low and keeping rather quiet Just al present , but ha will be heard from again before the New York campaign attains Its helgnt. No ono needs to wait lor Senator Jones' formal reply to the request ot the Nevada republicans for his resignation of his seat In the senate to know what his answer will be. Think of rejecting an applicant for the position ot registrar because his handwriting is Illegible ! As It a legible hamhvriling were any part of the qualifications for public office. Look out for the political green goods man who Is trying to play a confidence game on you by talking calamity while ho U setting up the pins for Tom Majors and th ? railroad contingent. Keep your tyo on the democratic pic-biters lor the next forty-eight hours. They arc doing some very cute work to capture the democratic primaries. They are all for Bryan of course , but It must nevertheless bo a cause of melan choly reflection that nearly one-half of the democratic voters tt the Ashland district cast their ballots to keep the unsavory Breck- lnrdgo | In congress. Thosa Louisiana sugar planters cught tc have known what to expect of a democratic administration before the last presidential election. They know nw , however , ami they do notpropose to have their fingers singed twice. Tobe Castor brouRht a satcheltnl of hlanV II. & M , passes and blank commissions foi anything- you want from postal clerk tc deputy United States marshal. All you havi to do Is to vote the pie-biters' ticket at tin democratic primaries Thursday. What possible excuse can a policeman gtvi for asking permission to have packets In hi : overcoat ? Outsldo pockets nluaya prcscn great temptations to the llght-flngerei gentry. The police ought not to cncouragi pickpockets lu the slightest degree. Chauncey Depow knew -what hewas dolnj when ha declined to become n candidate foi Iho republican gubsrnatorlal nomination li r New York , Chauncey has a wonderful faculty ° ulty of scenting the direction cf th wine from afar and of spreading his sails In Urn to catch It. Judge Holcomb promptly and emphatlcall ; denies the story that ho ever ha been an attorney tor the B. & M. rail road. If Czar Hcldrcge was confident tha lie could use him as a Burlington rotalnc ho would not be making such frantic effort * to prevent his election. Tits' * order of Mayor Johnston ot Sout Omaha revoking all the permits -to carr concealed weapons during the recent strlk leaves the people of that city with only th ordinary-defenses against strikers. As polltl cal atrlkera arc now the only kind In th field , a further resort to weapons woul scarcely bo necessary. Senator Hill made a remark in one of 111 speeches the other day calculated to conve the Impression that he was confirmed In hi bachelor ways. We suppose this will b brought up against Mr. Hill the next tlm lie aspires to another office. How fortun.it for him that w man' suffrage Old not carr In the New Ycrlc constitutional convention ! If all the democrats who have been pron iecd postal clerkships nnd postal carrl < places for helping Tobe Castor and the ral road administration democratic combine wei to meet In Exposition hall there would n < bo u neat vacant , But the dttpca arc not a dead yet , nnd a few more places on th fei oral payroll will always be U cld open for on hungry democrat who Is green enough I wallow the bait. U will ba a matter of gratification to I ) people of the United Status to know I hut t ) government la at last making preparations fulUll ll promises made as Inducements secure certain of the most valuable cxhlbl that vitro sent from Kuropa to the "World fair. The Columbus relics , sent to this rau try by the Spanish court and by the pope- , Homo wore sent -with the distinct -underatan Ing that our government would bo res pom bio for their Keeping nml that they would ' returned promptly by means ol an Amerlci iuan-o-war. [ The administration , under t pi on that no war vessel was free for tf duty , has neglected now for nearly a y ar dowhat WHS exptcted ot It. Its Inaction b aubjocted ua to considerable * adverse crl clsm. It la lt > bo hoped that no further u ueoesaary delay will be permitted. /IV ! MtKtlKAN MuXKTAUr IWO.V. President Diaz , In hit mcstnga to thr Mexican ctmRrcu , just assembled , refers to Ihe proposed monetary conference of Ameri can conntrlea with a view to effecting a union among them In the Interest ot silver. The Mexican president states that "In order lo diminish the meets of the fluctuation ot silver the government at Ihe beginning of the year accepted an Invitation to a mon etary conference of the American and prin cipal Asiatic nations. The realization ot this Idea has been postponed on account ot the war belween the two nations whose- par ticipation Is considered most necessary , " The Mexican government has shown Itself to be heartily In favor of such a conference , and very likely the other silver countries nrc equally tso. though they have not manifested the same Interest in the matter. There Is Etrong probability that at some time in the fu ture the proposed conference will be behl , There Is a considerable number of people- the United States who believe that a union ot American countries to promote the cause ot silver would Iiavo good results , and es pecially U'Sit It would exert a decided In fluence In Inducing European countries lo give more friendly consideration to the white metal. It Is reasoned that such an arrange ment , with the United States as a party to It , would be particularly profitable to this country In bringing" to It a great part of the enormous aggrcgats trade which the silver standard countries of this hemisphere now do with Europe , .and that there would be created a magnificent commercial alliance between these countries of the greatest mu tual benefit , the United Slates being , of course , the largest sharer In the advantages. It Is urged that with such a union this country could bo indifferent to European trade , since the American markets acquired would afford an ample outlet tor our sur plus production. It Is not very difficult to give a plausible aspect to this plan , and when It Is remem bered that more than ordinarily Intelligent men have seriously urged a policy ot tariff discrimination as. a means of compelling other countries to adopt a. more liberal policy eganllng sliver there need be no surprise ! iat-Intelligent men should readily fall tn Ith th Idea that there are great possi- llltlea In a monetary union of American ountrles. Hut what of the practicability of ho scheme ? It Is to be considered that ivery one of these countries Is a debtor to urope. Their government securities are eld there , as well as the stocks of their a 11 road 3 nnd other corporations. These are ayable , principal and Interest , In gold. iVould It be a part ot the plan to pay these ; old obligations la sliver ? If not , ot what alue would bo the scheme to these coun- rles ? Not very long ago there was talk In tie or two of the countries ot paying the ntcrest on ( heir securities held In Europe Ith silver , but they thought better of the iroposltlon and settled with gold. They did his to save their credit ami avoid national lankruptcy , and the same reason would con- Inuc lo prevail with them , They must pay vhat they owe to Europe In gold , and In irder to get gold they must sell their pro- ucts to countries that pay gold for what hey buy. As to the United States , It Is manifestly absurd to talk about Its severing lommerclal relations with Europe. There Is iur great market for the surplus products of griculture , and wo must continue- look o It until we have a population large enough .0 consume what we produce , it that time ever come. Our manufacturing Indus- ries must continue to depend largely upon home market , though a gradual Increase n our exports of manufactured products to he countries south of us Is to be sought and expected. This would not necessarily be promoted , however , by such a union as Is iroposed , for European manufacturers would not thereby bs deprived ot the advantage hey now have In cheaper production , more avorable- facilities of transportation and the ibllity to give long credits. A union ot American countries with the > bject ol raising the value of silver and of inlarglng Its use In the world's currency is not practicable. So far as the United Slates 3 concerned the scheme ought not to re ceive the slightest consideration , and It is safe to say U will never receive a very ex- enslvo cr influential popular approval. OF rmi ; A It was freely predicted In certain quarters at the time the federal trocps were called out to suppress rioting during the Chicago strlUo and to prevent the threatened Inter ruption ct interstate commerce that It would not be long before a redistribution of tha army would be made , with a special v'ew to future service of this character. There was at that time a laud call en the part ot the railroad managers nnd those In sympathy with them'for the permanent location of soldiers at the junction points of the great railroads , where they could bo most useful In the event of further trouble , with the employes. Th latest orders given , under direction cf the secretary of war , for the concentration ol the army so far as possible In or near the larger cities ol the country are apparently a verification "cf these predlctlcss. I3ut II is apparent only. It la difficult to believe that the secretary of war would ground hi ; policy upon a theory which would so tend te subvert government by civil authority. Sucl : & purpose would te consistent only with ths theory that the civil authorities are notori ously unable lo perform the duties reasonably to be expected of them , and that they antlcl pate calling upon the military for esalstanci at frequent and regular Intervals. Thi theory would , moreover , indicate that thi government pioposes to enact no legislator to prevent the recurrence of labor trouble : similar to those of this summer , that the onlj remedy promised Is the strong arm of ( hi soldier. Congress , and the administrate cannot well entirely overlook the recent grea strike- and refuseto devise measures tha will -remove the rot of the evil , Nor Is it necessary to explain tha nev movement ot the trcops solely on thi ground. There has been constant com plaint on the part of the people ot the soutl and east that the massing of the army 01 the western { rentier left them with too Httl prtectlon agilnst Ihe emergences of domea tic. vttlcnco and foreign Invasion. Th economic advantage , too , which goes with th location ot the troops In the way of supplle consumed by them and their Individual ex pemlltures In var'ousdirections has bee regarded as iccrulng unequally to dlffercn sectlcns cf the country and has been th cause ct no little dissatisfaction. Above a ! the efficiency of the army Itself Is weakens by the necessity of scattering It In smal detachments In so many different garrison and the expense of maintaining the troop greatly Increased. Thesa vtero doubllesi th principal points considered by the departmer In arriving at Its conclusion to mafca tt fort'icmlng ' changes. There are. still good reisona why Ihe bul of the army should remain at western post Thi danger from future Indian outbreaks i by no means entirely past. Again Ihe on ] oen land boundaries of llio United States are thnne between this country ind Mexico and between this country and Ilrltlsh Colum bia. The eastern und sculbt-rn Blates , hav need rallicr of the navy ami of harbor fortl- llcallant ttinn el cilillcry , cavalry and In * fanlry. With railroads Mtcndlni ; Into every part tit tlic country tlicre will be neither difficulty1 nor delay In getting troops lo any city that may leijtilre their services. Such being the situation there la no Immediate necessity for still further material lllera- tluns In thp distribution of the army. rut : : /IA i hAT It was apprehended that the reduction of duty on tin plate by the new tariff law would result In destroying the tin pinto Industry In this country , the. development of which under the McKlnley law hud been very rapid , but the promise Is that this fear will not bo realized. The report Is that tlure ) a a re vival ot activity In the Industry , that plants which have been closed are resuming opera tions , ami that others arc to be constructed. A leading trade Journal says that the Increase In the consumption ot block plates for tin ning has latterly been \cry much greater tl-ati the Increase In the domestic supply , and that there is evidently room for a great ex pansion In the block plate trade , since It Is certain that the American tin plate Industry will r.ot alone hold its own , but that It is bound t" expand mi long as itenjoys the advantage of starting with cheap steel. Now plants at Plttsburjr , Chicago , Chattanooga and several other points are projected and there Is noted considerable eagerness to in vest money In this direction , A leading Drltlsh trade Journal recently warned the Welch tin plate manufacturers that if they were still under the Impression that the change in the American tariff would give them back their old market in this coun try It vins time tor them to give up that flattering delusion. It Eald the American manufacturers had gone Into the business on a basts which will cause the loss at no distant date of the American market to the manufacturers of tin plate In South Wales. Noting the fact of improvements In ma chinery and processes In this country , giving the American manufacturer an advantage over his Welch competitor , who adheres to old-fashioned methods , the British journal said that under these circumstances It would be worse than foolish to flatter the tin plato makers with the Idea that they can hope to retain their former hold on the American market. In this there Is most complete vindication of the republican claim , ptrslstently denied by the opponents of protection , that under the McKlnley law the tin Industry had made rapid progress in the United States , ami that a continuance of that policy would enable us In time to produce sufficient tin plato to meet the demand for home consumption. It is now conceded abroad that a great deal of the tin plate made here Is fully jcqual to the Welch product and "the British Journal al ready quoted remarks that this Is only an other line of the Iron trade in which American industry at some day In the near future bids fair to become a keen competitor In the mar kets of the world. "We should be much bctttr pleased , " says that Journal , "If we could honestly entertain the Impression that we can still keep our hold in the United States , but facts will not admit of that con clusion , " The new tariff still allows some protection to this Industry , but the chief rell- .nce for its further development must been on our Improved and superior methods of manufacture. TllK OA'IOA VKVO'r ORDIXAXCR. The pressure brought upon the council o pass the union depot ordinance , by which t Is proposed to release the Union Pacific allroad company from compliance with the conditions under which the depot grounds were originally donated lo that corporation , comes from parties who are willing to sacri fice the Interests of the city for temporary advantage , The prime'mover in this scheme s the contractor , whose sole object Is to complete the structure which even President Clark of the Union Pacific has pronounced an abortion from the practical railroad stand point. The contractor , of course , would make handsome. profit out of the shrinkage in the cost of labor and material which has taken place \\Uthln the , last three years since he- began the work. Then there Is Ernest Stulit and a few property owners In the Im mediate neighborhood who Imagine that their property will be enhanced In value enor mously by having the depot building com pleted. These people are willing to sacrifice the material Interests of Omaha and cripple her for all time to come. They don't appear to realize that all the property owners , of Omaha were taxed heavily and are now being taxed for the $200.000 of bonds Issued In 1872 tc pay for the depot grounds and the J250.00C In county bonds voted at the same time as a subsidy to secure a perpetual transfer ol passengers and freight en the grounds do nated by the city. The $150,000 , with Inter est paid thereon since 1S72 , Is equal tc ? 1EOO,000 by thta time. Are we now to cancel the most vital portion tion of the contract In order to get a statior built that would neither accommodate thi public nor the railroads that center It Omaha ? The terminal facilities of thi Union Pacific in Omaha , were nppralaed b ] their own officers In tha United States clrcul court at Us session last spring at $15,000,000 Suppose their actual value is only $5,000,000 would It be advisable for the citizens o Omaha to give that company u quit claln for J5.000.000 worth ot property for no othe : advantage than the construction of a depo by an Inside corporation that proposes ti build a union depot as a speculation ? It 1 : said by a local paper that the Union Pacific Durilngton , Milwaukee and Rock Island rail roads already have contracts to occupy th Tenth street union depot. It that was tru why did President Cabla ot the Hock Islam and President Miller ot the Milwaukee file ; protest with the mayor and council agalns tli ! > proposed union depot ordinance ? In tha protest they called attention to the vital dc feet of the odlnance , which makes no pro vision for guaranteeing to the roads tha want to use the depot and terminal ficllltle reasonable rates under arbitration In whlc the city and the companies interested shout have representation. On the other hand , U It Is not the deslg of the Union Depot company to put an es travagant valuation upon the terminal facll ties , why does It want the city of Omaha t vote a release from all restrictions Impose by the contract with the Union Pacific ? Wh don't the company go ahead and finish th depot ? There Is nothing to hinder the con plctlon of the building If the- company -wei so disposed. There certainly will bo no valid excuse fc the council to submit any proposition to tt voters ot Omaha that does not embody guaranty that all roads that shall dealro I avail themselves of the terminal facilities < the depot and depot grounds shall enjoy equi rights at reasonable rales , and , fuithermor that In case ot disagreement the rates sha 4 f Ik be fixed bynrliltratldn , In which Ihe cltj- and the respeclrro Mads must have a. voice. The mnnffi fi n ( Mr. Brecklnrldgc , In which he vlrtAully gives up 111" ccnteit , would trtfft'creditable to him If ho had frankly ocHijp edaed defeat Instead of claiming that It was brought about by Irnud. Whatever ptriraTlty his competitor , Mr. Owens , 8liatv ! < niiiilty ho found to have , the fact Is that Utecklnrldge was beaten by over 3,000 votes , fut'tthe votes cast tar the third man In the rtot- . ' Settle , cannot properly be eliminated whin" the expression of t c sen timent of trie' rifctrlct Is considered. It Is sate to say that if Settle had not been a candidate nearly all ot the votes he received would have been given to Owens , so tb&t It is fair to estimate- that In a straight contest between Owcna ami Drecklnrldgc the latter would have been beaten by fully 3,000. That Is by no means what Ihe verdict ought to have been , but , none the less , it Is a val uable victory for public morality. There ought to be no doubt regarding the decision of the district committee , which It seems has the power to declare who Is the nominee. A majority of Its members were favorable to Breoiklnrldge , but It Is to be hoped that none of them will now defy public opinion by any further efforts In his behalf. An Individual who Is forced to reduce the expense's of his household usually cuts oft the last extravagance that was added. The same principle might hold good with regard to public bodies. The last Innovation of the Board of Education was the institution of the kindergarten system. The kindergarten may have many things to commend it , but our schools managed to get along nicely without It for many years. Now , when the school finances demand the most rigid retrench ment , the hlmlercarten Is not only con tinued , but enlarged. The result is an un expected crowding ot children In the graded classes , an Increase In the number of paid Instructors , the creation of a new office of supervisor of the kindergarten. If the board will but canvass Us financial outlook we be lieve It will be forced to question seriously the advisability of extending the school sys tem Into new fields at the present time. . In a speech before the Sixth ward club Tom Majors declared with his usual brazen effrontery : "My fellow citizens. It was the pleasure of my fellow republicans of this state to place mo In nomination for the high ofllce of governor. " As a matter of fact It was not the pleasure of the republican party , but the pleasure of the railroaders , who want a toot In the governor's office , the Impeached officials who hankered after another vindi cation , and the boodlemen from all parts of the state , who e.xpfc ( to da a profitable busi ness at the state house by the aid of their old comrade and associate. The South Omnhadivision of the American Federation of Labor has added Its denuncia tion of Majors as a candidate for governor and characterizes him as "a tool ot corpor ate power and "the ibnemy of labor and the ' laboring psople. " If , Is a difficult thing to attempt to pose as a laborer's friend while constantly playing ! -tnto the hands of the railroads. Abler and' ' more skillful men than .Majors have trlefl o do this , nnd without exception have failed. Analy/tug \ .lluluo Vordlct. N w i'orli Sun. Clcvelnndlsm , legislative fraud , political pretense nnJjJitiinbugwere'ibtmtcn , but not democracy. , , , _ , .f. Thu 1'iicn of thn ARC' St. 1'aul Pioneer Press. The race track is certainly holding Its own as a demonstrator of the progresslve- ness or the age we live In. Avoiding the His It , Otnbe-Dcmocrat. It will he oteiervtel that the men \vno had most to do with the framing of the "perfidy ami dishonor" tarllt law are huvlng least to do with the task of defending it before the people. t.cnoral McUoolc. Denver Ncwu. The friends of General JIcCoolc in many parts of the country are urging nla up- polntmeiit to the vacant major generalship which will be caused by the retirement of Major General Howard In November. In this effort all the people of Denver Join. whether they are personally acquainted with General McCook or not. They would regret to lose him from Denver , but they appreciate that his appointment would be a Just and fitting recognition of his long service In the army. Politics mill thn Iimu Stnto Fair. Sioux. CltjTribune. . For several years the lown State Agricul tural society has had a good deal of politics In Its management , und Ha ottlcers : ind di rectors have In many cases striven harder to promote their political prospects than to advance the- Interests of the fair. Its di rectory has been a favorite training ground for aspirants for state olilce. Directors , anxious to set friends In all parts cf the state , the distribution of pusses has been one of the favorite methods adopted. The state fair will hardly be a success until this sort of thing t > topa. A I'oiiHtltutlniiEil Kcfornii New Torlc Tribune. An excellent and practical reform Is pro posed by the orloptlon of the amendment by the constitutional convention striking out the limitation of > , COO as the maximum amount to be recovered in cases of acci dent. The 6verwhelmlng vote uy which this amendment was carried Is u complete ref lation of the- charge that the convention is controlled by corporations. For obvious reasons railroads and corporations employIng - Ing- large forces of workmen have been op posed to the removal of the- statutory lim itation , but the convention has respoadrd to the public demand , expressed by Journals of iill parties , for the exercise of Jury ills- cretion without restraint In cases of acci dental death. The present statutory lim itation lias been generally condemned as ton low. Its removal will Increase the re sponsibility of nil Iron ite , corporations , con tractors and employers , ami will be n safe guard for the protection of human life. The 1'nth lo l-amo niiil Fortune. " New'Ybrk feun. The developmentof the modern newspaper - paper durtnjj thetjiixli fifty years more es. peclally bus doneimore for public enllRht- enment generally , thau any other means ol diffusing knowledge , , lt has occurred aim ultaneously with ' 1thb"spread of education to which It owes 'It ' * Impulse , The reader ! of newspapers rrtiw comprise practically the whole populaUQn.1 for illiteracy , proportionately tionately trltlliiK In. this country , is fas' ' passing away together. Hence the oppor tunity for advertising- business furnlshec by a great newspaper IB one of the rnos valuable features -lit our advanced civil Izatlon. It enable ? tin ; trader to make hi ! name and Ills wares familiar to the wholi public far nml iWrtr : ; As a consequence many mercantile houses In New York dls tlngulshetl for their large and peraUten advertising In sucl ) fTewspapers aru a wei known to people inUII'-parta ot the union n : the moat conspicuous , of the public build Ings of the town.HThey have madethel names famous by th t means , and liavi won for themselves | a distinction as wldi aa that of men the njost prominent in pub lie life. They are'tespjplzea { everywhere a leaders in their trade. ! That Is n , urrcat. opportunity , and It Is be fore every enterprising dealer. Because o It many houses whose names were un known a few yeuta airo outside of a mal circle of customers who Bought their Httl shops , are now centers of a sreat trade celebrated throuttlioiit-the union. 1'ULtTir.ir The democracy of Douglas county seems to be decidedly unanimous on being divided. The campaign la ntl',1 wide open In Fre mont , and from the appearance of the papers It will nol close until long alter the Ides of November , The outcome of the box ctr meeting be tween Majors nnd Cantor a few day * ago Is a new secret political ortler. The badge la a coupling pin. Church Howu's barn burned , and so he was not on hand to help Judge Strode open his campaign In th9 First district. "Business before politics" Is Mr. Howe' * motto. Frank tteed. editor of the Bhelton Clipper , Is a republican candidate for the legislature from Buffalo county. He expects to secure the votes of all his delinquent subscribers , nnd that will be enough to give him a hand some plurality , Tha rush of democratic patriots for legis lative nominations In Douglas county will begin Just as soon as the county delegate convention dec'dcs which way the aforesaid candidates should Jump. In the meantime It Is a Bllll hunt , with the Willow Springs still the favorite. The opposition to Melktejohn In the Third district Is trying to persuade Devlno and Thomas to withdraw , en that John Thorn- sen of Fremont can make the race sa a free silver democrat , with decided popullsttc ten dencies. At latest accounts Devlne had net shown symptoms of being that kind oC a patriot. Matt Daugherty reached Omaha yesterday , after having visited seven ot the counties of his district. There are only thirty-three more- for him to make , and ho says lie will do them nil before the night of the 5th of November. It takes a hustler to get over 45,000 miles of territory , but that's the kind of a man Matt Is. Crete Democrat : It Is now generally understood that Secretary Morton Is setting up the pins for another effort to win the senatorial prize next winter. We should think , after being taken lor n sucker and caught en a pin hook two years ago by I lie. republican anglers , that he would lose confi dence In rcpubllcln promises. The straight democrats will probably con trol the Sixth district congressional conven tion which meets at Ilroken Bow next Slon- day , and a candidate will be put In the field against Daugherty and Kem , Four ot the faithful of the district are hustling- for the empty honor Oldham ot Kfarney , Dick son of Broken Bow , Crltes of Chadrou and McIntosh - Intosh ot Sidney. There was a hurried consultation of the falUiful at Fremont Sunday morning , nnd It was decided that a few Klkhc-rn passes would have to ba offered to several parties who had suddenly grown frigid towards the tattooed talkmaker. General Thayer uas called In to look over the field , and he decided that the proper thing would be lo distribute a few more circular copies of his Interview In the Chicago Tribune. Wade Hampton of South Carolina has a relative running for the Nebraska legisla ture on the populist ticket In the person of W. S. Hampton of Grant. Mr. Hampton , when not engaged in politics , pnaches the gospel on Congregational lines to the people ot Grant , Ogalalla and a few other suburban resorts. If he sometimes forgets and mixes his religion with politics th ? populists ol his congregation do not complain. Bennett News : Whenever a man comes before the people who Is completely under the control of corporation influence who barters away his vote against the best In terests of the people , who makes merchan dise cf his ballot , and whose opinion on every question Is measured by the amount cf money he receives for his vote no amount cf endorsement can make him a republican and no man can be accused of unfaithfulness to his pa-rty who refuses to support such a man. Silver Creek Times : We observe that the Fremont Tribune and some other papers of the railroad brigade are writing some very Interesting obituary notices of Kdward Rose- water. These will make valuable additions to Mr. Hcsewater's scrap book. For dur ing his sorriewhut stormy career he must have a voluminous collection ot that sort ot literature , But for all that Kosewaier with all his faults lives end grows , and The Bee will live to publish genuine obituary notices of nil of Ucsewater's traduce-rs. Fremont Herald : Speaking of calami'- haulers , Just listen to the disciples of the "Tattooed Man" when they proclaim the slanderous doctrine that the election of Holcomb will ruin the credit of the state. Tha little matter of "sneaking" $236.009 from the taxpayers of the commonwealth dees not seem to bother these political hypocrites , slnco the came was lest while In the custody of ono of the republicans who tremble for our credit among the shylocks of the east who loan our people their own money after extracting It by a mild process of robbery , with the assistance of the untmerlcan legis lation that takes the 'cash from the millions for the exclusive benefit of the dozens. Several years ago "Webb Eaton and "Col onel" Russell went to Chadron on business. Russell sat In the hotel -office after supper , while Eaton went up the street. A cowboy became involved in a political discussion with Eaton , and a row seemed Imminent. The- cowboy left , with the remark that he was going after some ot his friends , and that they would cornel and make the tender foot dance. Baton rushed to > the hotel and going up to Russell exclaimed : "Russell , loan me your hat for a few minutes. " "What do you want with my hat ? " asked the doughty "colonel. " "Well , there are two or three cowboys coming down hereto have some fun with me , and .1 want to look as much like a as pos sible. " MIHTII OX TllK ILthl-'tilfKLK. Fliegende niactter : Kleutennnt ( admiring his Image In the mirror ) And yet they call women the fair sex. Philadelphia Times : While a man may smile ami smile and be n villain , woman may do it merely because she has new teeth. Boston Transcript : A shoe slope ought to he a delightful place to woik In. There's so much goingon there all the time , you know. Philadelphia Record : The- better times are starting a boom In weddings. Kvidently the tailors1 strike hfiH not prevented the young men. from pressing their suits , Indianapolis Journal : "There Is one peed thinglo be said about Tcunpklns. He is perfectly truthful. " "Of course he is. He Is ton stingy to make n.n extravagant statement. " Cincinnati Tribune : "Ah , " said the casual caller , seeing the poet nt work In the adjoining joining- room , "the fi.ro of uenlus Is burning- , eh ? " "No , " said the poets practical wife , "J. guess It Is his cigarette that smells so. " Town Topics : Miss Vandenvhack Do you like mountains ? Do SwagRerly Very much socially. They Btnnd so high , you Xnow , anil each one has a crust. New York Press : "Your wife takes great interest In the woman question. " "She docs , sir ; she Is so much taken up with the rights of woman that she forgets men have any. " Chicago Tribune : Owens "Heeler I chal lenge thut man's vote. nrccklnrlilge Heeler-Hold on , boys ! Pul up your guns. He Insured his life for $10- 000 yesterday , and he nin't wuth it. Washington Star : Miss Wheeler Lend you a quarter ? Why , certainly. Fan ile Bicycle Thanks , awfully. It was dreadfully stupid of me , but I came nwaj this morning and left all my small change In my other bloomers. THE SECRET OUT. Kansas City Journal. "Why that worried , troubled face. Pretty maid , may I Inquire ; Has nllllctlon left Its trace- Some sad news by mall or wire ? " Slowly shook the golden head ; "No , sir , " tearfully she said "lunctured my pneumatic tire. " Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S.Gov't Report ao itU PURE TTtK JM.Mr.VO O/f nKKCKltflttlHlK. Kansas City Stars The verdict Is In har mony with wholtsomo public Bcntlmcnt everywhere. Chicago Rteord. Hucli nnothrr do o of ntuigpatlng politics this country tins never had plumped under Its ncstrlln. Denver Ilepubllcan : The world ( Iocs move n jlltle , Hinl the tlnio Is fast approaching when in man will dare to nock political preferment - ferment unions his political record will bear the keenest scrutiny. Chicago Journal , Twelve out of every nineteen democratic voters have repudiated IlrccVlnrlilKC and his crime ol lust and hv- pocrlay. Let him bo dropped Into the obliv ion that 1ms. too long yawned for him. Chicago Pest To the women of thu Sev enth Kentucky district % ve make our lowest bow. We assure them ot our most distin guished consideration. They have wrought patiently and well. They may bo content. Minneapolis Tribune- Had OrecktnrldRe represented any Mlnncsotn district there would never fr one. moment have bcsn tiny question of the result. He would have been overwhelmingly and Ignomtntously beaten from the start. Minneapolis Times : The women of Ken- lucky have accomplished a noble work In the assistance they have rendered in this campaign for stclal purity and the condemna tion ot the vile doctrine proclaimed by Ilrcck- Inrldg-e with such brutal frankness. Detroit Free Press : The selection of thu young- and able William C. Owens over the older and abler , but morally discredited . C. I * . Brecklnrldgc , Is a triumph for the better clement of the pcoptu ot the district , and wilt be heartily applauded throughout the nation , St. Paul Pioneer Press : Ills enforcsd re tirement from public life la the merited po litical penalty of his offenses , and he will have leisure , in the seclusion of the private life to which he has been sentenced , to cul tivate a more adequate comprehension of their nature and extent. Chicago Tribune : There can be but one feeling among all decent people , and that will bo one of disgust that such a campaign could have been made In the United States , The- records of politics In any civilized coun try will be searched In vain for a parallel case , Never before has a candidate unblushIngly - Ingly asked for the votes of his cnstltuents upon an Issue of gross and flagrant Immor ality. That ho should have recslved so many votes Is simply astonishing. A.\I > ffKiin.mK.ifiS. There are 1,270 children attending the schools of Kearney. * The democratic county central committee of Uoone county has endorsed F , SI. Stew art for postmaster at Cedar Rapids. John Bradford has branched out again as the editor of the Virginia Times , a naw pub- Ilcatln , In a lively little Gage county town. Uev. C. M. StcCurdy , pastor of the Chrls- tlou church at Hebron , has resigned , and Kev.V. . T. Hacker has been called to suc ceed him. A cat with two perfect mouths , two noses and three eyes was born the other day at Palrbury , but It failed to have nltic lives , and whan the curiosity was discovered It was dead. An appeal for help has been Issued by some of ths residents of Custer county in the neighborhood of Merna , as they say they cannot pull through the winter without aid from the outside. The eldest daughter of C. Van Busklrk of Hazard , while Buffering from mental aberra tion , disappeared from home without having on shoes or stockings , 'and it Is feared that she has drowned herself , as no trace of her can be discovered. Falrbury Is becoming quite metropolitan. The other morning an unknown baby Was found on the steps of the residence oC a well known man , and the next afterncon a young woman administered a thrashing tea a young man who had Insulted tier. William Wlygfnt , a Valley county farmer , has fed a good deal of wheat to his horses and hogs , at one time and another , and has learned that It should be fed sparingly. It Is a strong feed , and It given to the stock In generous quantities they will not chew It properly , and loss of grain and Injury to the stock are the consequences. Back In Mich igan he had learned that hogs turned on to wheat stubble did well , and when he came to Nebraska and found corn high priced and wheat plenteous he went to feeding It , and shoveled the grain out bcuntlfully , Just as ho would corn. But his hogs did not do well. By and by the supply of wheat got low and he began to be more sparing , and his hogs picked up amazingly. So now when ho fesds wheat to hcgs' he sows It around so they rnust work for It , Sometimes he makes them hunt for it among eld stalks and Utter In the yards. By getting only a little at a. time they chew It well and the best of re sults follow A little wheat goes a long way In feeding , says Mr.Viygent , Whern U tlio Fool Kllli-r ? WnslilnRton Post. One of the few foolhardy men who suc ceed , for a time at leant , has completed a voyajje from New Voik to England In a small boat , which no one , save Its builder and proprietor , supposed could be safely navigated ncrosa the Atlantic. The voysige was a remarkable affair nml the Oaring Finnish seaman who haJls from Milwaukee and whose voyage really commenced from that port will doubtless bo lauded very considerably and may make some money out of the venture by exhibiting himself and his little craft. But the voyage proved nothing- , discovered nothing , established no principle , uncovered no mystery. It was mere- foolishness In every respect , un worthy of encouragement. I'JtOI'JT.H AHJ ) w Upturns from Kentucky show ( hut the Dlui raw cittern ore long on bluster and short on blood. It Is It ! lo 1 the Nebraska white wings , \tlll bo divested of their feathers In the- turning tussle. AN soon as the remnants ot the Chlnero army reach R haven of safety a contradic tion of th Japanese victory may be look oil for. for.If If the Jnpi keep up the present licking pace , LI HutiR Chang \\lll lose his hide aa well ns his yellow jacket and peacock festhers. A Tennessee paper has nulled this flag to the masthead : "Kar President Adlal n. Sttrenton of Illinois. For Vice President William C , Whitney ot New York. " Urban A. Wooilhury. governor-elect ot Ver mont , and Z , XI. Manstir , lieutenant-governor- elect of the same state , arc both war veter an , and each lost a right arm In the serv ice. ice.To To II. & M. , or not TobeJ * Thai's the question. Whether 'I IB nobler to breast the shafts oC envy , or , Ignoring them , dlapenm the pie BO that majorities whl do the bidding. Ah , there's the rub. . PltUbtirg and Allegheny City did thom- sclvcs proud In putting their houses In or der for the veterans of the Grand Army , Two hundred and thirty thousand dollars were spent In decorations nlenc. . Krastns Wlman. since he gave ball anil came out of ths Tombs , has been kept busy nUmlliiT | to his many enterprises. Ho la just as active and energetic as formerly , and hip friends say that he will yet work out ot nil financial trouble. Kx-Oommadorc ( terry's efforts to establish a press censorship at Newport pan out poorly. It la the opinion of the Newport press that If he wants to put a stop to the printing ot scandalous stories ho should form a society for the prevention of scandalous actions. A small coUrcd boy attended school ttr the first time the other ilay In Oes Arolties. When the teacher ashed him to stand up ami glvb his name he did so. With n proud rlnti In his voice he said his mine was Harry Arthur Levelling Benjamin Franklin Harri son Bachman. History Is receiving some hard knocks nowadays. If any one believes that Grant , Sherman , Sheridan , Sloade , Hancock , Thomas , Gnrflcld , and other Immortals had a hand In preserving the union , let him haste to a rally and hear the valiant Majors tell "How I Put Down the Rebellion. " James Campbell of Plttsburg leads the opposition to Mr. Sovereign for the position of general mnstcr workman of the Knights of Labor. Campbell is said to be one of the brainiest men in the organization. The ccneral asstmbly , which meets In Now Orleans next November , will determine the ( im-stlon. Ex-Senator Warren's Wyoming -ranch Is 75x100 miles and Is stocked with 2.000 haras , 15,000 cattle and J20.000 sheep. The alfcej ) are divided Into bunches oC 8,000 to 10,000 , and driven from place to place , or 4n lather herded for a short time In one plice , , the herders living In movable hcusea built on waging. When b'cyclcs were something of a novelty the Sultan of Moiocco used them as a means of punishing his wives. A number of tlie a whozlsjere presented to him by a French olllcji' . The. offending' wcmcn of the harem were placed upn the machines and b Kid en to ride around a track In the palace grounds. They fell ffepcatcdly , a proceeding which greatly amused the sultan. The recent celebration ot live centennial of the establishment cf Fort McIIenry aa a military post has aroused a general senti ment In favor of the erection in Baltimore ot a monument to the author cf "The Star Spangled Banner. " The city whose defense was the Inspiration of the famous anthem has been heedless of the memory ct Francis Scott Key , and left to a California ! ) the patriotic duty of Hut honoring him wltti a monument in San Francisco. The promoters of the monument In Baltimore propose to erect a tall shaft In Patterson park. It will overlook the Patapsco and Fort Mc- Henry , the scene of the stirring events of the month of September , 1811 , as well as the battlefield of Patapscj Neck , which 3ms , somewhat strangely , gene Into history as ( ho battle of Nort Point , and would stand upon the very ground where the defenders of the city threw up breastworks on what was then known as Loudenslager's Hill to repel the Invaders. TIU : Jiirvit\n FIIUM jir. New York Sun. Como they now from far Aroostook , AVhere the river Wool-ns-took rolls , AVool us took no duty on It , Northwiiiil to the lake Cheaplawgnn ; Southward come they to Penobscot , To Mtittnwumkciifr. and to Sabec , East from Nova Scotia's bonier , Westward through by Androscoggln ; All along the shore , indented By a thousand bays ami inlets , Come- they ; come the Q , O , Pters , With returns that make our party Sick in myriads of plnoes ! Not n s-prucc gum chew of comfort Comes to Cleveland or to Wilson ; Not n saw log mils In glory Of the tariff they have furnfshed Us to scoop the voters In with. Gods nnd little ( Islies help us , If this Maine boom once gets .still-left. If the people get the nation That our doing Is dishonor , And pcrlldtous Is our action , Hy the spruce KUITI oozing slowly , lly the stiw logs In the river , lly the grim nnd Kruy Katahdln. Will the leaders of our party Tell us what the slgnf are ? If the G. O. Pters treble Tholr undoing of us last time , And the thing should prove contagious. Where will bo our llnal ntness ? ' ' ' xnr js.ivic. I'otrn aiofiii''K inntriioii YOUJC . . A 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 g-ood 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. M'UAT f'ASIIOA1'A.XClltU M'-li ' Browning , King & Co. , Uullublc Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas.
