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o TJDLK OMA1IA PAlIiST 35.13.15 : SATtrBDAY , KOVJSAUIISU. . IT , I6SM. Wv. OMAIIA DAILY BEE. B. udnvVATiin , uutior. ' % j . J'bBtfaitKt ) favr.nY MOUNINO. U TfchMs or auusciutrioHt n lly pej ( ( Vllinul Hunday ) , 6n Yetr..t * 01 Dtllr Vat and Uunday , Ou Y < ar 1J j Bii ilonlhi : w Tlirtd Mouth/ : ZW I" < U/ , One Yrar . . . J i < turifay lien , Ono Year. . . . . 1W rYctkly Dee. Ono Year Omaha. The Doe llulIUnff. South Omiilm. Corner N anil Twenty-fourth Bti. Council lili.rrn. Is Pearl Rtrctt. Chlcxra Onlee , 817 Uliatnlwr at Commerce. fit * York , llootnit ) J , II and 13 , Trlbunt BM . Washington , HOT F mreet , K.V. . All communication * rclntlng to news nnd edi torial matter Bhuuld be addressed : To the Editor. BUSINESS LKTTUnS. All business lettcra und remltlnncei Bhould b ttddreoed to The Heo I > ubllshlnir company , Omaha. Drafts , checks nnd | iu tofllce orders to b made payable to ilia onlor of the compnny. Tin : iiuu ruuuHiiiNO COMPANY. BTATKMENT Of CIHCULATION. Oeorue B. Tz chucl { . secretary of The Bee Pub. lihlnff ! company , being duly worn , inys that the ftctiml number uf full and complete copies of Th Dally MoinlnB , IJvpnlnK nnd Bumlay Bra printed during the month ol October , 1B5I , was as folloirc ] 20,921 H . . . . . . 21,121 > 21.271 17 . 21,255 S 21Ml IS. ' . 21.231 21 HI H. . 21,112 & . . . . . . . . . . . ! ! . ! . 2icit ! 20 . 2l.2i e 21.MJ 21 . , . 22,71 ! ) 1 22.075 22 ' . 21,032 B 21,071 X.'i.n . 21,037 9 21.1M 2 | . . . . . 20,800 10 21,049 25 . 20.861 11 21,121 28 . , . 20,880 " 21HI 27 . 21.032 11. . . , 21.Ml 28 . 22.W. ) II 22. SO 15 23,131 20.81J ' Total . . HMW Less deductions for untold nnd returned copies , , 111,037 Total M 634S70 Pally average net circulation ZU < 6 QCOltaR II. T7/JCIIUCK. Sworn to before me nnd subscribed In my pres ence this Sd day of November , 1M4. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEIb , Notary Public. The pooiilo of this clly want no uioro Bpcclnl clcctlonH this year. A ilellwite problem Kelt Ing ( lie mi- Icndo's bull out of the emperor's china Btorc. McrchnntH who advertise In The Boo arc nlwnys first to profit by seasonable weather. Statesmen out of a job will constitute u very lurie element In the nnny of the unemployed this winter. Just because we have passed through nu exulting political campaign Is no rea son why wo should forget LI Hung Chang and his missing peacock feather. - Mayor Weir of Lincoln , just defeated us candidate for congress In the First Nebraska district , evidently believes In taking the lesson of the election with a liberal spirit. To stakeholders : Release the money nnd let losers take their medicine. All doubt of Ilolcomb's decisive election vanished twenty-four hours after elec tion. Dou't be chuns ! By the time Governor Crotmse retires from olllce ho will have the record for the highest number of appointments to judicial vacancies during the period of a single gubernatorial term. i JThc outlook 'f&r ' Tim Sedgwlck's con- itcst for the secretaryship of the senate would be materially Improved If he were given the field free from contests on .any of the newly elected state olllclals. We doubt very much whether United States Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright will be continued on the list of passholders of the Pullman company after his latest exhibition of Ingratitude. President Cleveland ought to find enough work In the mediating line right .lit home among the members of his own party without Rending all the way to China to obtain subjects for his prac tice. Ilenewal of the contest talk admonishes ishes Increased watchfulness over the ballot boxes In the various county seats. Give the conspirators no opportunity to Institute a contest based on burglarized court houses and stolen ballots. Charitable organizations will be taxed to keep pace with the calls for aid dur ing the winter. Any plan that prom ises practical means for the unemployed to help themselves Is entitled to con sideration. The Lord loveth a cheerful giver , and the Lord helpeth those who help themselves. The color line threatens to create a disturbance In a well known Woman's club of Chicago. Isn't It about time for Intelligent people to discuss the color question without losing all self-controlV Any club worthy of the name ought to lo able to settle the question for Itself without ending In disruption. Wo suggest to the leaders of Omaha's 400 that a flower show might bo given this winter , the proceeds to go to some charitable fund , tlnllko a charity ball , whose patrons are necessarily limited to the exclusive sets , u flower show would prove an attraction to all classes and could be made an Xinexamplcd suc cess. Omaha very cheerfully sends the lire department to South Omaha whenever requested to assist In extinguishing flr that threaten to get beyond the control of the Magic City fire fighters. But what is now done as a matter of cohilty and accommodation could be de manded as n right If South Omaha and Omaha were consolidated under luniilclpal government. The question of annexation should not be permitted to rest when the advantages to be gained by both parties are so nppnrenl mul so Important. , When the Commercial club of Kansas City seeks redress of Inequitable railroad - road rates where the trade of that city has been grossly discriminated against , It .formulates Its protest nnd > mcks ll with the moral support of every mem ber of the club. As n natural resull the olub gets what It goes after. The Omaha Commercial club would bo n . powerful factor In building up the trade tf this city If It displayed u stlfTor quality of backbone. That this city jias long been discriminated against by jallroad rate makers cannot bo denied. That the situation could bo greatly Im proved through mediation by the Com- incrclal club goes without Haying. This Ja the season of the year when vlgoroim work should bo taken up looking to the Rdvancement of trade Interests. llOLCOMn ItKADS JUS TtTLN C fM/L Silas A. Llolcomb now reads his title clear' to the governorship of the state of Nebraska. The- Boo today presents Its readers with the complete and official returns for each nnd every one of the ninety counties comprised within the commonwealth. I.t has been to no little trouble mid expense to secure figures that arc undisputed and Indisputable. Not only has the official vote lu each county been accurately ascertained , but sworn nnd certified statements of the returns sent to the ( secretary of state mve been obtained. Copies of these cer- Ideates are printed lu another part of this paper. The original certificates , bear- ng the seals of the various county clerks or of the secretary of stnto re spectively , arc on file In this cilice , where any one who Is disposed to question their genuineness is Invited to call and in spect them for himself. These final returns make Judge Ilol comb's plurality over his principal oppo- lent a,102. The figures ,192 represent the triumph of popular self-government over corporalo dictation and ring rule. They herald the vesting of the title to ho governor h'p In a man clecJed by the ) eoplo as n rebuke to rallroiultsm nnd state house corruption. Let all good cit izens acknowledge the election of Silas A. Ilolcomb , the next governor of Ne braska 1 ItKt'VDIATlXa CALAMITY. The Bee has from the very first main tained that the credit of Nebraska could not be Injuriously affected by any re buke which the people might admluls- ; er to railroad domination nnd state : iouse corruption. Property will be safer In Nebraska , whether It belongs to resident or nonresident , with the ex ecutive power of the state vested In on honest man than It would bo with that ) owcr given over to one who would use : t only for corporation aggrandizement. The governor-elect has pledged himself "to do everything that can bo done to bring about a safe , economical and con servative administration of affairs of our state government and see to It that the faith and credit of the state are maintained. " Untrammeled by obliga tions to the confederated corporations , free to act ns In his best Judgment the welfare of the people demands , Inde pendent of the rings that have In the [ > ast played havoc with the public funds , lie can have no motive for falling to faithfully perform the duties of his olllce. In writing to their eastern correspond ents the business men may ns well come out squarely with the confession that the ante-election stories about threatened dcprec'ntlon of property were figments of the Imagination pure nnd simple. There Is no excuse for seeking cover behind the fact that the legisla ture Is overwhelmingly republican. At no time was there any Immediate pros pect of populist control of the legisla ture , and no better evidence of this could be desired than the fact that the republican.state central committee cen tered all Its funds and all Its energy the hcnd-of-the-tlckct millstone upon - - - , and left all other candidates to shift for themselves. The repudiation of cor porate rule contained In the defeat of Mr. Majors will be a most potent factor in restoring business confidence and hastening the return of general pros perity. IT IS HUaAttDKD. While there has been some unfavora ble comment regarding thp new loan , on the ground that there Is no exigency re quiring It nnd that consequently It Is unwise to Increase the public debt , the general expression of opinion has been that of approval of the president's ac tion. In financial circles the judgment appears to be well nigh unanimous that the exigency was such as to most ur gently demand this measure of relief , for although the treasury gold reserve has been slowly gaining from the lowest point reached there Is the possibility of a renewal at any time of an active ex port demand for gold that might deplete the reserve below the danger point , If Indeed It. was not already at that point , and thereby not only threaten the im pairment of the government credit , Jmt cause a more or less serious disturbance of the financial affairs of the country. The call for a loan has averted all dan ger in this direction. If there existed anywhere , here or abroad , any feeling of doubt or distrust regarding the main tenance of the credit of the government It should bo dissipated by the proposal to issue C r > 0,000,000 of bonds nnd the certainty that they will bo promptly ne gotiated , probably at a price that will make the Interest to the government not more than 3 per cent. With the knowl edge that the national finances are to be placed on n safe and stable basis finan cial circles have already experienced a growth of confidence and there Is reason ably expected to ensue from this , a healthy stimulus to business. The an nouncement of thu-new loan was Imme diately followed by a stiffening of the prices of sound securities , one of the very best Indications of returning confi dence , nnd there Is every reason to be lieve that there will soon be seen other evidences of disappearing distrust. There Is nothing to Justify apprehension of the future. The Industries of the country are secure from disturbance through further tariff tinkering. The soundness and stability of the currency Is assured. The government proposes to avert all danger to Its credit. What Is there , then , to keep capital timid or dis trustful ? Nothing , but on the contrary the strongest Inducements for It to In vest In legitimate enterprises , because It can do so to better advantage now than a year hence , when It Is probable that the roylval of Industrial ami busi ness activity will be at Its height and nil forms of property will have materi ally advanced In value , ' There Is one very Important matter to which this now loan has Invited gen eral attention and which will doubtless bo urged upon the attention of congress , and that Is the necessity for providing against 'the drain on the treasury gold reserve for supplying the export demand for gold. Under present conditions the treasury xcU very Illtlu gold from cus toms duties , these being paid In other 'orms of currency. It Is suggested , among others by cx-Sccrctnry Bouhvoll , hat congress should provide for the pny * tnent of duties , or n large percentage of them , In gold or gold certificates , so that there would bo a constant Inflow of gold Into the treasury from this source. It that were douo the banks would not bo able to hoard gold as they now do nnd when there was an export demand for gold they would at least have to share with the treasury lu meeting It. There could be no combination made among the banks , ns has been charged , to throw upon the treasury the whole burden of meeting the export demand for gold and the treasury reserve could bo kept Intact. ' HAD TllRlll MX. Colonel T. J , Majors says tliat It would lie a good Bchcmo for the newspapers to let Mr. Roscwatcr alone , religiously alone ; they shouldn't refer to him In any way , and then lie would perish of the dry tot and Innocuous desuetude. This Is all very flno In Its way , but ft docs seem heartless to try to despoil the newspaper men of the only fun they havo. To rustle through a campaign without a few shots at. Uosewatcr would be a flat , stale and unprofitable busi ness ; and ft Is doubtful whether there are any editors sufficiently heroic to attempt U. Beatrice Express , August 25. The newspaper men who grind rail road organs and orgnnettes have had : helr fun. Their course reminds ono of ; he boys and the frogs. The boys had their fun , but It was death to the frogs. Majors himself did not live up to his own text and went lu for roasting "the" ittle Bohemian on the top of the hill" where a dignified silence would have mpressed people more favorably. But Majors nnd the newspaper claqucrs hade : o have their fun and it * would seem icartlcss to expect them to "rustle through a campaign without a few shots at Rosewater" Just to keep them selves In target practice. LANDSUDKS JA The almost unparalleled victory of ; lie republican party , so aptly character ized ns a political landslide , has given occasion for looking into the history of party politics In the United States for historical examples of similar oc currences lu former days. This his tory tells us how seldom anything of this kind has happened nnd as n neces sary consequence emphasizes the Im portance of the republican success Just achieved. The first great political land slide , taking landslide to mean an un expected nnd decisive reversal of pre vious public sentiment ns expressed by the ballot , was experienced in 1800. From the dlfforenthitloii of the political parties during Washington's first ad ministration the federalists had been the dominant factor , although not with out serious opposition. When , however , In 1708 , they enacted what have since been referred to as the odious alien and sedition laws the tide turned against thorn , culminating In n veri table landslide in the elections that re sulted eventually In the selection of Jefferson to be president by the house of representatives , to which the choice accidentally fell. The second great political landslide was that of 1852 , when the democrats with Franklin Pierce for president swept the country almost clean. They took 251 electoral votes out of a total of 200. There were ups and downs of party politics In the Interval preceding , but none of them were of that striking character that Is essential to a Innd slide. That of 1852 was supposed to have been due to the Indecision of the whigs nnd It resulted but a few j'ears later In supplanting the wblgs with the republicans , who declared against the further spread of slavery In unmistak able language. The election of Lincoln was not a landslide , for he received less than a majority of the popular vote , but his re-election comes properly within that category. The republican ticket In 1804 had things practically unanimous. The fourth great landslide Is set down ns that of 181)2. ) It gave the democrats for the first time since the war absolute control of all three branches of the federal government and recorded high water mark for their power lu the various state governments. This was unquestionably one of the most remarkable political manifesta tions of the country's history , but It was. It seems , but the forerunner of another still more remarkable. The landslide In which the people of the United States have Just partici pated Is a complete reversal of the popular verdict of two years ago. No such change has ever been wrought In the short space of time that has Inter vened between these two elections. There have been political landslides be fore In the history of the United States , but none so slgnlllcant as this. The republican landslide of 1804 is a phc uomeuou unique among Its kind. D1SA PPHXTKl ) SPUILSMKX. It appears that the president's recent order extending the classified service Is unsitlsf utory to a 'arge number of dein ocratlc postmasters who have not been able since their appointment to give po litical friends and partisans positions. It Is reported from Washington that the Postoflicc department has received a great many communications from these disappointed spoilsmen asking that their ofllccM be excepted from the operation of the late order , so that they may have an opportunity to pay political obligations and surround themselves with persons of like political limitations. A new post master cannot at once make u clean sweep of the employes of his olllce with out throwing the business Into chaos. Ho must himself learn nil about the de tails before he can safely venture to put new men In the places of the old , and then the process of "weeding out" must be gradual If elllciency Is to be main tallied. While It Is true that postolllco work Is almost entirely routine It does not follow that It Is the easiest of mat ters to acquire a thorough knowledge of It , so ns to be able to perform It accur ately and expedltlously , There Is a muK tttudo of details In the business which It takes time to learn and which call for Intelligence and attentive application. Hence the man who becomes pojtmnster with a promise cut for every plaeo under him , fancying that ho can replace the old employes with new ones a * ho might so many common laborers , awakens to. the fact as foou as he assumes his duties that this Is not practicable. This has been the .experience , doubtless , of the poslmaslAv who want their ofllccs left free for iitimo yet to the operation of the spoils System. But this cannpt be done , and If these men were not utterly blinded by parti san zealrlhoy would see the obvious ab surdity olriholr- request To suspend the opor glgj of tUo president's order as to some olilccs would Inevitably lead to Its complete revocation , for the clamor from the -spoilsmen would become gen eral. WJot ) Ort of a position would this place the president InMr. . Cleveland Is not the stfrt of man to yield In the slight est dognjfio \ a demand of this kind prompted distinctly and wholly by parti- snn motivcrs7 and when It was decided at a cabinet meeting that the now civil service order went Into effect on the day It 'was signed It can bo depended upon that the decision was final. The democratic postmasters who have repub lican clerks will have to retain them until they can find some other than n political reason for removing them , mak ing their peace as best they can with Uiose to whom they had promised posi tions. They will have no sympathy from anybody not of the spoils-seeking class , for all such heartily approve the action of the president. The Intelligent senti ment of the country Is strongly In favor of the extension of civil service reform wherever It can bo applied as rapidly ns practicable , and what Mr. Cleveland has recently done In this direction Is en tirely creditable nnd commendable. He took no thought In the matter of the wishes or promises of the politicians or the hopes of the place hunters. The president has not at all times seemed to bo friendly to civil service reform. There have been periods In his public career when he appeared to lose Interest hi the reform and to bo willing to allow his subordinates to disregard It To the ex tent that he has shown a proper concern for Its promotion he Is to bo commended , nnd his h\test.order \ has received the un qualified approval of everybody except the implacablespoilsmen. . The Idea of starting a contest upon the election of Judge Ilolcomb "for appear ance sake , " as Is being Intimated by railroad organs , will hardly command the approval of any number of real re publicans who have the welfare of the party at heart A contest "for appear ance sake" must tend to alienate thou sands of republicans who swallowed Ma jors' nomination with a protest and' to keep away other thousands who refused to bow to corporate dictation. The re cent election has shown the machine umnngers how for they can go lu out raging the sentiment of the rank and file of the repu'bllcan party , and it has shown them where they must stop. If they thliikj at contest Is necessary to vindicate ' ' dicate th'elr'posltion they greatly mis take "aplieiffance. " The party Is not In the vindicating business this year. The Ne\v York Times , commenting on Mr. Morton's statement of his election expenditurea during his recent success ful camialui } , asks , Why should he spend nearly ! $20,000 for the privilege of being ( UOjjtell to a public ofllce for n term of H wo-years , the salary for which would barely reimburse the outlay , es pecially : wheh the people were so anx ious to jjlye hhn a big majority without being paid for It ? A more natural nnd equally unanswerable question wou'.d be , Why should Senator Hill spend even half that amount or anything at all for the privilege of being defeated , espe cially when his defeat was assured , no matter how much money IKJ might have been willing nnd anxious to pay- for a victory ? The causes of political ambi tions arc not to bo analyzed thus roughly from the surface. Excitement Incident to the recent elec tlon Is abating. The people again pur sue the even tenor of their way. Busi ness shows a steady revival because the winter season forces people to buy. Omaha Jobbers have built up an enor mous trade simply because they can un dersell eastern Jobbers In territory trib utary to this city. Retailers always have and will continue to buy where they can get the best goods cheapest. Referring again to that bewhtskered chestnut , the proposed contest of Judge Ilolcomb's election , it Is given out that the hitter's friends have not been asleep , and when the time comes for taking testimony they will bo very largely in evidence. It Is this stubborn fact that has induced certain influential rcpubll cans to protest against a contest Ilol comb's plurality is already too large to suit them. Turnlui ; Down a I'oct , aiobo-Domocrat. The author of "Ben nolt" was the demo cratlc candidate for re-clcctlon to congress In a New Jersev district , and was defeated by over 8000 majority. The old saylnff about wrlttntr the SOUKS of a nation ought to be consoling to lilm. The .fnli N'nt n Slnornre. St. Paul Pioneer Press. The problem which confronts the new ruler Is that which baltled his predecessora : Hew to make IliiHsIa progressive without making It- free , and how to make ft free when nihilism Htunds reads' to convert free dom Into anarchy. CucUoog at 1'rriiiluin. New Yoik Sun. I.Ike the Columbian stamps , drawn off by collectors.from circulation , there will Boon bo ( i premium on cuckoos ; and there Is a veritable 'topproprlnteness ' , considering the origin of tht bird In politics. In the fact that hereafter all cuckoos will be stuffed. Ktf'Mdre I'lnunrlnl Nnntonso. 'fStPnul } Pioneer Press. Let us have peace nnd rest on the money question. R. Lc.t us end the Hilly struggle n gal lint natural lawn , give the people the promise of a tttable currency for the future , appoint a. federal commission of experts to study amTepbrt ! on the whole question , and encourngti debate en the proposition to se cure a note currency that was adopted by the HaltlmprQ convention of bankers. The day of tlift 'clmrlatun ant ) the demagogue Is over , wq .fervently hope , for u time. It la the first duty ot the republican party to maintain a pound , conservative financial pol icy , assuring the country against change , and banlslilitg forever from politics the financial fpllles that have occupied the p'rcsa , the stump , the Imlls of congress tor years past , and that have wrought Incal culable damage to the prosperity of the people. WaihlnKton Star. IU- the stream where bend the rushes , Where the shallows scold and sob ; There It Is man's true ambitions Wildly In hla bosom throb. There it Is the fierce sensation , Half suspense , yet all delight. Strikes him as h hoarsely whispers , "I believe I've got a bite. " Tell me not of tottering glories ; Of republics tempest-swept ; Tell mo not of heroes vanquished Or of promises nnkept. Tales of sacrifice and valor kater on may seem aright , But at present you'll excuse me "I believe I've cot a bite. " OTIIRK rAf/ TllAtfOUKS. It seems to be practically settled that the uttack on Ibo veto power ot the Lords li to bo precipitated at once on the assembllnR of Parliament. Iloseberr'a somewhat temporiz ing poller la aald to have been overruled In the councils of the liberal party , and Instead of waiting until the Lords have Riven further reason for dlisatlsfactlon by more vetoes , they are to bo sharply challenged nt the out set by a resolution , to bo pa sod by the Com mons , denying their right to reject bill * which the Commons has enacted. Ot course such a resolution would bo earnestly opposed by the lories , but the full government strength would bo behind It and It would un doubtedly bepassed. . The- Irish contingent could not retuio to vote for U , and ot course the radicals would be only lee glad to do so. The Lords would probably accept the chal lenge and proceed to veto the Welsh disestab lishment bill , or any other radical measure ot reform the Commons may pass. This done , the Issue wilt bo made up upon which to go to the people , who must pronounce In general election upon the right of a hereditary house to veto the legislation enactedby the repre sentatives of tlio peoplo. Dy the appointment of Prince Hohenloho to bo chancellor of the empire nnd prime min ister of Prussia , William II has apparently placed himself In the hands ot the conserva tive-agrarians , who have returned only about a quarter of the members ot ths popular branch ot the German Parliament , and who are not much moro strongly represented In the Prussian Landtag. IIoW la Princa Hohen loho to oka out the majority Indispensable to carry the econontlcal and political meas ures which must shortly be brought forward ? To pass any bill he must gain the support of the national liberals , ot the. unionist rad icals , and of that section of the centrists which rallied to Caprtvl In his hour of need , and gave him the desired addition to the army by a small but adequate majority. How can a man who typlflos the junker ele ment , and who possesses none ot CaprlvPs skill In debate , hope to collect about him the diverse political factions , which agrc-a In nothing except devotion to the unity and glory of the German nation ? If It bo true that Prince Hohenloho Is to be but a figure head and mouthpiece , and that Bismarck Is to bo the real pilot of the German ship ot state , the change ot sovereigns In Russia bodes no evil to the peace ot Europe. Ho who built the German vessel can best steer It. The relegation of the practical If not the ostensible guidance of German politics to the man In whom Is personified the work of I860 and 1870 would be a tardy but splon- dld recognition ot the truth that In the case of great men ago gathers wisdom and prestige with every year , and that In the mere name of Bismarck lies a power with which to conjure and to conquer. * The breaking oft ot diplomatic relations be tween France and Madagascar la another step toward settling by waj a dispute that ought to find some batter mode of adjustment. But Franco seema thoroughly exasperated with what she considers as bad faith In the Malagasy government. The treaty ot 1885 , which , following the last war , conceded to France the entire control ol the "exterior relations" of the Island , has ever since been prolific In disputes. The French considered It as establishing a protectorate , and Eng land In 1890 acknowledged that protectorate In return for French recognition of British claims In Zanzibar. But Madagascar's chafing under this foreign control has been continuous. She has sought to limit It In every way. She has granted trade facilities to Englishmen and Americans that Irritated the French. She even at ono tlmo tried to Issue exequaturs herself to foreign consuls. Instead ot having them go through the odlce of the French resident. Now the Hova gov ernment at last seems willing to run the risk between Independence and that greater subjugation which defeat Implies. Ten years ago the French found that while they could blockade the coasts , yet the dense forests , the prevailing fevers and the lack of roads were serious obstacles to marching to the Malagasy capital In the. interior. But such a campaign they are now considering again , and If they undertake It the queen's forces will dispute the way. * * * Japan has nearly 30,000 miles of telegraphic wire , Including several submarine cables , one of them connecting the main Island , Nlpon , with Tsu-Shlma , the largest one between her territory and Corca , of manifest strategic Importance In the present campaign against China , and which will In all likelihood be extended to the mainland as soon as oppor tunity serves. There Is hardly a point on the Japanese coast without Its telegraphic sta tion , and In fact the system there , consider ing that It Is the growth of a few years , Is ono of surprising growth and efficiency. Field telegraphy modelled upon the latest European standard Is In use In her armies , and the police and fire alarm signals ore now communicated by electricity throughout all the large towns In the empire. Japan has profited by her western schooling In all particulars , but In none has she shown moro ingenuity and energy than In appropriating to herself all the latest results of electrical science. Including that of lighting up her streets and larger buildings. Unless China la Inclined to follow so enlightened an ex ample It may become necessary for Japan to annex her and take the business In hand herself. Afghanistan Is the land gate of India open ing westward , and through It all her Invaders from that direction have come Darius and Scylax , Alexander , Nadir Shah and the rest ; a long procession , perhaps not yet closed. The country la , roughly speaking , about 600 miles square , and lies at an average altitude of more than 4,000 feet above the sea. ' Its Inhabitants comprise about a dozen different tribes , always at war with each other except when restrained by a power superior to their own , and their general characteristics seem to have undergone no porccpttblo change during the historical period , They are a 111 good fighters till they are whipped , which Is commonly rather early In the contest , and still as enterprising robbers ns they were In the days of Pcrdlccas and Parmenlo. The country la of Immense strategical Importance , lying as a neutral ground between the British frontier in India and the Russian In Asia , the policy of Its ruler being thus a matter ot utmost Importance to both those countries. The present ameer , now appar ently dying , has been a firm ally of England , mainly because he had the choice between that attitude anil deposition. A llko alter native Is pretty sure to bo presented to his successor , whom Russia will likewise en deavor secretly to Influence , or , perhaps , openly to menace. So that his court at Cabul Is sure to become the center of an active and Intricate system of Intrigue nnd wire pulling , In which' ho Is likely to Jump nnd gyrate either way , according to the energy with which his leading strings are jerked. * State monopolies are the order of the day In Europe , being rendered necessary by the ever-Increasing demands upon the revenues In connection with the expenditure entailed by the huge armies and navies. Thus , the French government , not content with having acquired monopolies of the tobacco and luclfer match trade , baa now submitted a bill to the Chamber aimed at the conversion ot the manufacture and bale of spirituous liquors Into a state monopoly. It has like wise before the legislature a project which , It enacted , will give the state an exclusive right of property In all literary and musical works on the expiration of the copyright. By this means the government will have solo possession ot the works ot dead authors and musical composers , and will only assent to their publication on the payment of certain fees. In Austria and Hungary schemes for the establishment of a Btato monopoly of spirits are likewise under uiscusslon by the legislatures , while In Italy measures ot the same kind are projected. It would seem , therefore , that while on the one hand the governments of Europe are engaged In de vising measures of the mo t despotic charac ter for combating the socialist movement , they are , on the other , driven by financial stralta to embark upon a policy that can only ba regarded as tending to state socialism. All TocotliiT for Oooil Time * . Philadelphia. Times. The great need Is the hearty co-operation of all partltw and all Interests to Inspire business confidence In the lilghest degree , nnd thus give employment to our labor nnd happiness to our people. 1'olltlclnns are now out of the way of Improvement In com merce and trade , and let all with one accord unite to promote healthy and enduring busi ness prosperity. T01VK OP T11R HTATR PRRSS. Arapahoe Mirror : nepubllcans took Majors' defeat with very wry ( aces , and folO too sad 19 Jellify over their gfcat victory the coun try over. And they arc now willing to ad mit that Itosowater has toma Influence with Nebraska voters. Lincoln News : There Is ono bugaboo that can bo expected to do no moro service In any succeeding election * . U la that tha oppo sition ot Rosewatcr makes votes for the man ho opposes. This campaign song has long been warbled with variations In this state , and It has lost Its flavor henceforth. When a man undertakes to tell you that the opposition of any newspaper or news paper man Is calculated to make votea for the man whom It confronts you may put It down that ho Is conversing through his chapeau. Schuylcr Herald : No political party can claim n victory In the ejection ot Ilolcomb for governor. The populists alone can elect nothing. Democratic votes appear to have been given nearly as ) largely to Majors as to Ilolcomb , and the reform governor also re ceived a fair sprinkling ot republican votes throughout the state. But th ono force that undoubtedly accomplished Ilolcomb's election and Majors' defeat was the work ot Edward Hosowatsr and The Bee. Ilosowater alone can claim the victory. Mr. Ilolcomb owes hla election to E. Hosewator. The Bee and Us editor have a right to exult. Lincoln News : With a plurality ot over 3,000 against them the republican state cen tral committee Is utterly foolish to undertake a contest over the governorship. Thcro have doubtless been errors In the count , but the chances are equal that they happened to both candidates. It the committee has evi dence ot fraud that It claims to have , It must be remembered that the other side claim to have similar evidence. It Is unrea sonable to suppose that the railroads , mak ing as desperate a fight as they did to elect Majors nnd having In their employ the moat unscrupulous of all political workers , would hesitate about carrying a point If It required a little underhanded work to do It. The News has not the least doubt but that Ilolcomb is honestly and really elected , nnd It would bo sorry to sec the republican party hurt by the proposed action of men' who are Instigated only by selfish motives. Beatrice Times : The suspicion has pre vailed In recent years that the republican party Is being dominated by the railroad and other corporate and unholy Influinces. If grounds exist for such suspicion the next legislative session will afford a eplendld op portunity for our representatives to remove those grounds. We have won a signal vic tory In Nebraska. Nebraska U republican today on national Issues by at least 25,000. With absolute satisfaction that the state administration will bo pure , patriotic and business-like , wo may hereafter confidently count on from 25,000 to 50,000 for our state ticket. Our legislature has a great duty to perform. By proper administration of the affairs of state confidence In the republican party may be restored and the party will again gain the old-time majority ; a failure to properly administer the affairs ot state will simply weaken our party and corre spondingly strengthen the opposition. WakcflGld Republican : We are glad to see a disposition In the G. 0. P. in Nebraska , as well ns elsewhere , to adopt first princi ples , as held by Abraham Lincoln and enun ciated by his contemporaries. The only hope of a revival of the business Interests Is through the practice of those principles. Lincoln gloried In standing close to the "plain people , " as he called his friends , and there was the real source of his strength and great success. The republican party In this state needs to take due care to stand close to the people and to carry out their wishes nnd demands Into just nnd wise laws. It has and needs to have nothing In common with monopoly , nor can It afford to listen to any exorbitant demands ot cor porate power. Send the camp followers and the spoils hunters to the rear , enforce rigid economy In every department and let the better element of the party mark out Its course by the exorcise ot common sense and plain honesty. This way only lies real and lasting success. Fremont Leader : The defeat of Majors Is a great triumph for Edward Rosewater. The little dogs that bark at his hels have Insisted for years that he was a detriment to the republican party , and to insure the success of any one was to have The Bee oppose him. It was an untruth , but th3 men who run the railroad republican party of this state do not stop at so small a thing as a inlsstatement. Rosewater boldly nnd openly opposed Majors from the first to the finish. He resigned his position of na tional commltteeman so ns to bo free and take no advantage of the man he consid ered unfit to represent the re publican party. He courageously came to Fremont , dared Richards to meet him , and showed to the satisfaction of every fair- minded man that he did not take part In defeating L. D. Richards. Ho took the same course at Lincoln , denouncing the boodle ring there , and pointed out the men con nected with the Mosher bank swindle , who filled their own pockets , while they de < - frauded the small depositors , and that the same mea were part of the boodle gang of the state. He wont to York , Grand Island and other places , and everywhere declared openly why he opposed Majors and supported Holcomb. Even since the election ho has stood up for counting the votes and has declared , come what may , Holcomb shall not t > o counted out. He early discovered that this was the game the lying , thieving gang of Lincoln was concocting. Tl'o people ot Nebraska without regard to party aio filled with praises of Edward Rosewater for his manly fight In behalf of honest government for this state. ' ' 1 The popularity ot Mr. ThorrUs J. Major * atnco election has caused him to bo "niftn > tloncd" for United States icnator , national commltteeman , and even ( or president * There U nothing too high ( or his vaulting ambition. Eugene Moore led the republican stale ticket this year. Just ai he did two years ago. Henry Corbett was a close second , and "Col. " Ilussoll had the honor of bringing u ; the rear. He ilhln'l even secure na many votes as Tattooed Tom. Sttirdevant secured loss than hal ( ns many votes as the enthusiastic Tobo easterlies claimed ( or him as the only "straight" man- running ( or governor. As It was , ho re ceived just n few over 7,000 more votes than ho was entitled to. Owing to the ( act that on coino ot thi offices there was no fusion , pluralities don't count ( or much this year. It la the total vote that knocks. The post-election pocnia In the D. & M. i Journal make oven the writer of thorn tired , xV to * ay nothing about the effect they have oti ' the readers of Ilia subsidized organ. 1'oor Ulxby's mnsc Is out of whack Since Ilolcomb won the race , Ho walls , and walls , and not a smile Lights up a reader's ( ace. Down on his farm In Ncmaha Sits Majors with a sigh ; From Peru comes the doleful sound Ot lamentation's cry. In sackcloth he will sit there till The ashes make their mark , And then there will not e'en bo heard A small Peruvian bark. New York World : The renewal o ( th * talk of Mr. Carlisle's resignation Is non sense. It has bocn said that the flrtl essential of a good cabinet officer ls ability to keep on smiling In front while being < f booted In the rear. Mr. Cleveland's cabli i net members have learned to do U. Chicago Post : The secretary's friends J make the defense that ho submits to humllla- tlon because ho Is too poor to give up the salary. We know poor men , very poor men , who would not servo for J8.000 a year In Mr.l ! l Cleveland's cabinet while there were vncanJ J ! clea on the front platforms of the street 2 cars. But dignity la not a quality ot Mr. I Carlisle's declining years. Ho Is poor but A humble , very 'umble. A * jV. New York Sun : Human nature presents iMI some astonishing spectacles. Hon. John Griffin Carlisle has not yet sent In hla resig nation as a. member of Mr , Cleveland's cabi net. Patient , meek , cheerful , long-suffering service and subservience have many exem plars In history. There Is a heroism about the endurance that endures and works on , smilingly and unreproachfully. Secretary Carlisle continues to smile , to serve , and to subserve. It has reached a point where the newspaper organs ot Mr. Cl-evoland ho has oao or two yet are beginning to taunt the earnest , smiling , uncomplaining secretary ot the treasury for his splendid endurance ot repeated Insults and Injuries from his offi cial superior. Let them beware. They may go too far. Even the worm will turn. Even this heroic nnd greatly wronged sub ordinate mAy cease to smile , to serve , nnd to subserve. Some day the secretary may startle the executive with a letter of reals * nation. _ pEHu > T.AaK. Life : Collector Say , look here. I'm tired of calling here about this bill. The Debtor Well , I am mighty glad to hear It. Philadelphia Record : Qulsby Why don't you take that chrysanthemum off ? Cayboy -I'm afraid ; I'll take cold. Detroit Free Press : Manager Why do you wear such a high lint to the theater ? Lady To match the price of seats. " ' Inter Ocean : "Mary , how was It I saw you treating your friends to my cake and 1 fruit ? " Mary I can't tell , ma'am , for the lolfo of me , for I'm shuns I covered the keyhole. Plain Dealer : Stern Parent George , you ought to be. ashamed t ? think ot goingto that miserable Rambling shooting1 match for turkeys and you all out of practice ! - Washington Star : "When you hyah1 er. man clalmln' ter bo a Jonah , " said Undo' ' Ebon , "yon am Jestltlea In liabln' suspicions dat he am too lazy ter hustle foil good luck. " New York Weekly : Friend If your wash erwoman charges by the piece It must bo rather expensive , "iounjr Housekeeper Oh , no. She Icses BO ninny things that her bills are never high. I Boston Courier : Bo hard the times on us have borne that luxuries ore few , and last year's overcoats are worn , nnd pretty well worn , too , IndlanapollH Journal : "Tell me the worst , " said the candidate's wife. "I was defeated by thirteen thousand votes. " "There ! Didn't I always tell .you thirteen was an unlucky number ? " THE MISSING GARMENT , . , Now York Press. "Oh , where arc my trousers ? " In anguish ho cried ; "My new pantaloons , I believe they nro gone. " "Oh , no ; they're not stolen , " his children replied ; "Dear ma has gone out on her wheel with 'em on. " The If you get the best or a man at his own game you're "lu-lu. " a - May be you've an idea you can get the best of clothing dealers , and get a $15 suit of 'em for "about a dollar and forty cents. You oan'E do it. If you get a dollar's worth for a dollar you're in luck. We guarantee a great big dollars' worth for every dollar you pay. TIorG's What Wo'll : Do Saturday. A big , burly Irish Freize Ulster , made of cloth that weighs 34 ounces to the yard , every flbre pure wool ; ankle length , deep storm collar , lined with a specially manufactured flannel overcoat lining It's closely woven , a wind warder , snow shedder and cold ex cluder $10 and $12.50 Saturday. Two grades , four colors. OVERCOATS Meltons , Kerseys Freizes , Shetlands , 1 and Chinchillas They begin at $7.50 and run up to an imported cloth in the new Paddock style at $25 and $28. SUITS Men's. We don't keep all kinds only the reliable sort. A line of handsome , long square out , double breasted cheviots , in black and blue , all wool , a splendid gar ment and worth fully $15. Our price Saturday $10. A good suit , all wool , $7.50. 'em Saturday Examine 'em Sunday Bring 'em back Monday , if they dent suit. Browning , King & Co , , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas.
