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( Soul. ) N. P. I'EIU Notary Public.
Tlio ini'ii who orKnnlzuil the \VlrtsUy
triiHt will now be forccil to conic to
their soln'f senses.
There nro still Bcvcrul nionopollcH
nnil combines which deserve this fate
of the Whisky trust
Wonder what Jim Hill thinks of the
72 per cent reduction In freight rates
from the river to Montana points ?
The free silver coliin e niltutors nre
evidently laboring under the delusion
that loud noise betokens sound argu
ment.
"Kieo silver nt Memphis" Is the wny
Rome people are speukhiK of the Mum-
phis assemblage. Hut there wasn't
anything free there except free speech.
According to the decisions of the re
spective supreme courts , It Is possible
to have parallel railway lines In Ken
tucky , but Impossible to have them In
Nebraska.
The Judge presiding over the court
where the alleged Uarrett Scott lynch-
ors are being arraigned apparently
does not appreciate the Intervention of
the attorney general In the matter.
Ilefore the silver convention shall
Lave adjourned many days we may ex
pect to hear of the 'discovery of Im
mense beds of the white metal right
in the heart of the city of Memphis.
of the free silver leaders are
already exhibiting Jealousy of ex-Con
gressman Hlbley. The sea of free sil
ver Is so narrow that It won't float
many presidential booms at one time.
Now If Managing Hecelvcr Clark will
KO but a step farther and order the
rates llxed by the Nebraska maximum
rate law effective on his road In this
stale all will bo forgotten and forgiven.
It was developed at the Masonic
grand lodge session that Masonry Is
on the Increase In Nebraska and that
there arc more Masons In Nebraska
than ever before. This Is a most
gratifying exhibit.
\Vo hope soon to see dirt flying on
the new grade of the Omaha-Fremont
tramway. The project up to date Is nil
on paper and It Is known that the rail
road people are quite willing that the
Bcheiuc should be smoked out
The Hee favors economy and retrench
ment In municipal and county govern
ments , but the attempt to enforce re
trenchment by fraudulent and discrim
inating assessments will not flnd favor
with the rank and lllo of taxpayers In
this community.
Mr. Grecnhnt , ex-president of the
Whisky trust , professes to be delighted
[ with the decision dissolving that cor
poration. If the decision had only
come while Mr. Oreenhut was In con
trol his Joy would doubtless have been
, reversed. . It makes a great difference
.whether a man Is with the ins or with
the outs.
Postmaster Martin says that ever
since he assumed the duties of his fed
eral olllce he has hail a dally headache
on account of the poor ventilation of
the postolllce building. We venture
the suggestion that there are several
people In this vicinity both willing and
nnxlous to relieve Mr. Martin of his
troubles postmastershlp and head
aches at the same time.
If Attorney General Churchill Is act
ing in the cases against the alleged
lynchera of Harrett Scott under the ex
press Instructions of the legislature
, ive lire certain that he was not In
structed to keep postponing the cases
indefinitely. If the accused parties
can be convicted at all they ought to
1)0 convicted as easily now as after the
lapse of three months more.
Heretofore the railroad rate makers
have put Utah common points Into a
pocket and forced upon shippers to
those points even rates with those to
Hutte and Helena. The radical reduc
tions Just announced by the Union !
cllle cqnall/o the rates to nil these
points and reduce the tolls from the
Missouri river to nil of them. This
will prove a great boon to the people of
Utah , and It ought also to enable Omaha
shippers to Increase their sales to all
points In Utah and Montana. It be
hooves our jobbers to make the best
of this new opportunity opened up to
them , and we have uo doubt they will
be quick to do so.
TJIB I'KXl-l KX1IA It Y KTKA L.
GoYernor Hotcomb cndones the ponlten-
tUrr nppraUomcnl as being fair. It Is now
In order for The I3eo to charge Qorcrnor
Holcomb with judJcnlr suing wrong.
World-Herald.
The function of every honest news
paper Is to discuss public measures and
public men without fear or favor. This
has been and will continue to be the
policy of The Dee. It nlwnys has com
mended what It has believed to be right
and condemned what In Its judgment
does not promote the public welfare.
It has the courage of Its convictions
and will express those convictions
whether or not they arc In accord with
the views and actions of mayors , con
gressmen , judges or governors.
The fact that The Ilee advocated the
election of Governor Holcomb has Im
posed no obligation upon It to endorse
all he has done ns governor , Is doing , or
will do. One of the acts of Governor
Holcomb which The Dee has not
endorsed Is his policy relative
to the Mosher-Dorgau penitenti
ary contract. The governor ap
proved the penitentiary purchase bill in
spite of the remonstrance of the editor
of The Hee. He doubtless sincerely be
lieved that the Interests of the state
would be best served by the plan em
bodied In the bill. In this wo believe
the governor will find that he has been
mistaken. The bill was drawn at the
instance of Dorgan and railroaded
through the legislature by the boodle
gang during the last hours of n sixty-
live day session. It gave Uorgan a legal
status as a contractor , although he
had never given n bond , and had re
ceipted the contractor's vouchers with
the name of Mosher. As a matter of
equity Dorgan was entitled to pay for
any property that the state desired to
acquire from him , but the state wan un
der no obligation to buy him out and
pay him three prices for the chattels
which he claimed to own. Much less
was the state obliged to pay him any
thing for the nnexplred term of
Mother's alleged lease of convict labor.
Mo.shcr himself owed the state- treble
the value of the contract , If It had any
validity or value , besides the ? :23GOob :
of which the bank wrecker had robbed
the state treasury.
There was no necessity whatever to
pass a bill for the relief of Dorgan In
order to get rid of him. He could have
been readily ousted with the privilege
of carrying with him such of the rattle
traps to which ho could establish a
clear title.
Governor Holcomb may be satisfied
with the penitentiary appraisement If
so , he boa been woefully imposed upon.
The Idea of paying { ,408.90 to Dor
gan for a lot of pups and grindstones
that would not fetch at public sale any
where ) ? 5,000 Is a sad commentary on
the Intelligence or Integrity of the ap
praisers. They credited Dorgan with
every gas pipe , water pipe and waste
pipe In the buildings ; they credited him
with materials , utensils and furniture
which had been bought with the state's
money , and they estimated the con
tract as worth $10.000 ! a year when Dor
gan himself would not resume It as a
gift under present conditions. When It
came to compute the value of the cells
which Mo&hor was to have built thir
teen years ago the honest appraisers
figured the cost at present depressed
prices and omitted the essential
part of the state's counter-claim ,
the nso of the cells for the thirteen
years and the Incidental damage.
The whole transaction Is rank and
glaringly fraudulent and from this con
clusion there can be no escape.
CAltOMXA ntSFn.lXCIH8K3IKXT.
The political element In South Carolina
lina which is seeking the disfranchisement -
ment of the colored voters have now a
clear course to the accomplishment of
this , In the opinion of those who are
conversant with Uic situation In that
state. It will be remembered that a
short time ago Judge Goff of the United
States circuit court decided that the
South Carolina registration law of 1S94
was unconstitutional , on the ground
that Its effect was to disfranchise a
class of persons entitled to the suffrage ,
and especially that it was designed to
discriminate against colored voters , the
court Issuing an order prohibiting the
governor , the commissioner of elections
.and all other persons charged with the
duty of lioldlng elections for delegates
to the constitutional convention In Sep
tember next from taking any action
under the registration law. In his deci
sion Judge Goff condemned the law In
strong terms , declaring Its provisions
as to qualifications for registration to be
a stupendous outrage.
The South Carolina authorities lost
no time In carrying the case to the cir
cuit court of appeals at Richmond , and
It was given prompt consideration by
the court , -which a , few days ago ren
dered a decision dissolving the Injunc
tion and dismissing the original bill.
In an opinion by one of the judges of
the circuit court of appeals It Is said ,
and this Is presumed to voice the opin
ion of the court : "It seems to me that
It Is n dangerous encroachment upon
the prerogatives of the other depart
ments of government if the Judiciary
be Intrusted to exorcise the power of
interfering with the holding of an elec
tion in a state. If the supervisor of one
county can be enjoined from the per
formance of the duties lm ) > oscd upon
him by the election laws of the state
from whom he holds his commission ,
those of the other counties can bo also.
Thus a single citizen In each county
can enjoin an election throughout.tho
entire state and thus deprive thousands
of their right to vote. If a court has
jmwer to do this free elections are at an
end. "
Under this decision the South Carolina
authorities will at once prepare for the
election of delegates to the constitu
tional convention , and It need hardly
be said that every precaution will be
taken to prevent the colored voters from
getting any considerable representation
In that body. It Is the Judgment of
those who are familiar with the situa
tion that the convention will put such
limitations and restrictions upon the
suffrage as to practically disfranchise
the negroes , who constitute a majority
of the voters. The bourbon demand Ls
that government by white men alone
must bo maintained , and this clement
will BOO to it that the now constitution
makes ample provision for this. Some
of the friends 6t the colored people
urge that emigration Is the best thing
for them , but for a large majority of
them this is manifestly Impracticable.
A colored race convention Is to be held
next month to consider the situation
and advise n course to be pursued. It
Is not unlikely that this Issue will bo n
fruitful source of serious coulllcts be
tween the white and colored voters.
TUK WORK UF Tilt' I'KtUUHKHS.
It Is currently reported that the ag
gregate assessed valuation In the city
of Omaha will fall short about ? : ! ,000-
000 o the aggregate property valuation
of 18 ! > l. That means that the city reve
nues at the rate levied by the council
will next year fall ? 1'20)00 ( ) below what
Is needed to carry on the city govern
ment under present conditions. This
presents a very serious aspect and de
mands decisive action at the hands of
the city authorities.
The method of assessing property In
this city has for years been not merely
In flagrant violation of the statutes , but
a systematic discrimination against the
middle and poorer classes of taxpayers.
It was expected that the agitation In
favor of honest assessments under su
pervision of a responsible general as
sessor would awaken the assessors to a
sense of duty. While there has doubt
less been great shrinkage In real estate
values within the past few yearsthe
assessments did not represent one-tenth
of actual values. To say that the city
of Omaha , with twenty-six square miles
of area and more than 100,000 popula
tion , lias only ? 5,000,000 of assessable
property more than she had In 1872 with
nn area of fifteen soy.ire miles and a
population less than liO.OOO , Is a most
monstrous Imposition. The property of
the franehlscd corporations in this city
Is bonded for nearly $10,000,000 , while
the valuation of all the property In
Omaha , real and personal , Is returned
at $17,000,000.
What Impression will this fraudulent
assessment make abroad ? How can
the city government bo maintained on
such n basis ? Is It not about time for
the council to direct the city attorney
to take the assessors In hand and prose
cute them to the full extent of the law ?
Tin : /.s.sv/w.
A republican In the republican state
of Iowa who aspires to political
position ought to bo perfectly clear and
straightforward In discussing the cur
rency question. It he Is opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at 1(5 ( to 1 by this country alone he
should say so , while If he is in favor of
that policy he ought to plainly declare
himself. There can be no excuse for
equivocation , mid , least of all. for any
attempt to befog the Issue and create
confusion regarding it In the public
mind. Upon tills question the people
want from those who aspire to be their
leaders a plain and unambiguous state
ment of their position , and not some
thing that will admit of almost any
construction.
Mr. Harsh of Union county , Iowa ,
who has represented that county Jn the
state senate , wants to be the republican
candidate for governor. At a conven
tion of the republicans of the county a
few days ago the delegates to the state
convention , whom Mr. Harsh was per
mitted to name , were instructed for
him. In his address to the convention
Mr. Harsh stated his position on sliver ,
and the published synopsis shows It to
be decldely unique. There is one point
in this statement , however , that Is
plain , which is that Mr. Harsh believes
In Independent action by this country
regarding silver , his declaration being
that "It Is useless to wait for other na
tions until we show them that wo have
definitely settled on a policy and In
tend to carry It out" In this respect
lie Is In full sympathy with the free
silver men. What Mr. Harsh would
do Is to fix a date In the near future
"for the going Into effect of a law pro
viding for a true double gold and silver
standard. " Without considering the
folly of the Idea of a double standard ,
which has never existed In fact any
where , we ask what would bo the Im
mediate effect of the course Mr. Harsh
suggests ? Gnu there be any doubt
that It would precipitate a more dis
astrous panic than this country has
ever known ? American securities held
abroad would flow In upon us In enor
mous volume , draining the country of
gold ; the treasury gold reserve would
be swept away In a week , leaving the
government with nothing but silver
coin with which to redeem Its obli
gations ; there would bo a universal
scramble to collect debts , to call In
mortgages , and to convert all forms of
securities Into cash with which to pur
chase gold ; everybody having gold
would hold on to it , knowing that It
would go to a premium. Long before
the time for the going into effect of
the law which Mr. Har.sn proposes we
should be on a silver basis. In com
pany with Mexico and China.
Mr. Harsh thinks we might coin out-
own silver product and shut out that
produced abroad by tariff or other
wise. Can any rational man believe It
would bo possible to prevent foreign
silver being smuggled Into the country
In enormous quantities ? There Is a
vast extent of frontier between this
country and Mexico and Canada. It
would require a force very much larger
than our standing army to prevent sli
ver bullion being brought Into the
United Stajtcs from those countries ,
and when brought hero there would , of
course , be no means of identifying It
ns of foreign production. But even If
this plan were practicable It would
not provide u ' 'double standard , " for
wo should still go to n silver basis.
It Is evident If we may fairly judge
from the synopsis of Mr. Harsh's ad
dress , that he has given the silver
question only superficial study. The
great majority of the republicans of
Iowa nre undoubtedly sound on the sil
ver Issue , but In order to show that
they arc so they must select candi
dates as to whoso soundness there can
be no question or doubt. We venture
to predict Unit this is what they
will do.
The men who tampered with the leg
islature last whiter and defeated the
nlnglo assessor rlntise of the Omaha
charter revl lojnIU have overdone the
job In tainpijflftft ; with the assessors
this spring. Willie citizens of Omahn
tamely submitjto-j having their legisla
tors bribed and their assessors subsi
dized In ordorMliat the class most able
to pay their trills shall be relieved of
their Just nnif ohual share of public
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burdens ? . ,
What must strike people ns the sur
prising thing abo'iit the Whisky trust
decision Is the..fact that It did not come
sooner. The trust has been operating
to the disgrace of the state of Illinois
for years and 'la'status | ns a corpora
tion was pnicUcfiu'y recognized by the
court that airptllntod receivers for It
Had proceedings been Instituted and
pushed as soon ns Its activity became
pernicious the trust might have been
dissolved by order of the court before
It had time to tlo all the mischief It has
accomplished. Hut still , better late
than never.
The H. & M. road can of course stand
the tremendous loss In freight tolls
which the radical cut of the I'liion Pa
cific must entail , but It will go exceed
ingly hard with the Denver & lllo
Grande , which presumably must depend
largely upon Its I'tali tralllc for subsist
ence. Just what proportion of its
losses the Hurllngton will have to share
Is another matter. Meantime the Mis
souri river shipper will take his bene
fits and not worry over constructive
deficiencies In gross railroad earnings.
Omaha will regret exceedingly to lose
Major Halford , whoso transfer to Den
ver has just been ordered by the pay
master general at Washington. Major
Halford has made himself n part of
the community and taken upon him
self much of the exacting work of sev
eral organizations Intended for the up
lifting and development of the people.
What Is more worthy of mention , he
has made his work count. We can
only deplore what Is bound to be Den
ver's gain and Omaha's loss.
Mze < l Up I'rovnrli.
New York IJvenlnff Post.
Much of the Cuban war news with which
wo arc favored from clay to day Is open to
the suspicion Implied In the old Spanish
proverb , "Luengas vlas , luengas mentlras"
lies are whoppers In proportion to the dis
tance from which they come.
Ini\T Your Oirn Coiiclimloii.
Ixmlsvllle Courier-Journal.
Compare the body of substantial business
men who constituted the sound money con
vention at Memphis last month with the
gathering of chronic politicians , agitators ,
populists and Coxeyltei In the fres silver
convention at Memphis this week.
HIincKlne Hint Tin to.
SI ! L < ml * llopubllc.
A company of British troops at Windsor ,
Canada , refused 1to'ride on a hatbor tug
flying the StarBand stripes. The British
soldier exhibits such horrid bad taste In his
costume that he can hardly be expected to
exhibit any apprecfatfon of beauty In bunting
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colors. _
Slhortniu In tjin Nrz llomr.
Springfield ( Mass ) Ilepubtlcan.
A careful canvass of the members of the
next national house 'shows ' that free silver
will be In a smaller minority In that body
than ever. No loss than 220 of the 244 re
publicans are against the proposition , and
with thirty of the 105 democrats also op
posed an anti-silver majority or 144 Is fig
ured out. The free coiners have not only got
to elect a president In 1S9S to put their pol
icy In force , but , tooverturn , the membership
of the house. , ,
1 ! ,
Thn Unknown In Clihu.
Kansas City SUr.
The vastness and seclusion of the Chi
nese empire Is shown by the fact that while
It is believed that a number of mission
aries lm\o been murdered by the natives , It
Is still a matter of doubt at which of two
large cities the massacre occurred. This
means that China should be thrown open.
If the Japanese war does not have that ef
fect , then the civilized nations should join
together In accomplishing the work. In a
world which is becoming so crowded as this
there should be tolerated no vast spaces
around which "no thoroughfare" Is posted.
If the Chinese government cannot control
Its murderous mobs In the assaults on un
offending and peaceable foreigners , then for
eign powers should Intervene with police
regulations. If China cannot learn from
Japan other Instructors should bo supplied.
Tlio Wr lern Crop OiitlonU ,
Chlcano Inter Oceun.
The reports from Nebraska and the far
west generally are to the effect that the
late rains have fallen so widely and so
copiously as to Insure a good corn crop.
This Is highly encouraging. Our Illinois
farmers do not know what the word drouth
really means. There are largo tracts of
farm lands between the Missouri river and
the Rocky mountains where for two years
It seemed as If the Lord of the harvest had
quite forgotten the farmers , and all for the
scarcity of water. The soil Is rich enough.
There U no trouble on that score. The
great need was the rain maker.
It Is truly amazing that the pioneers of
the far west have shown so much pluck
during these two seasons , and they certainly
deserve the turn In fortune which seems
to have como to them. If a season of plenty
does really come to them , and of Improved
prices , the whole country will share In the
benefits. With our network of railroads
there Is no Isolation. The remote frontier
and the seaboard have a unity which was
Impossible when this century bgan , or oven
when It bad reached the middle point.
The Incliiui lit I own.
Clilcnuo Record.
Iowa has Just awakened to the fact that
within her borders are COO Indians who of all
tribes In the country show the least progress.
For sixty years the Sacs and Koxes , now
gathered about the agency at Tama , have
been In touch with civilization ; for forty
years they have been on the Tama reserva
tion. And yet a few days ago while the
clergy of Tama and Toledo were In conven
tion to consider the best plan for redeeming
thcsa semi-savages every available Indian on
the reservation tva.s assembled at a grand
dog feast , where 'fifty animals were sacrificed
to the soup kettld.
It may be questioned If the zeal of Iowa
ministers will allow them to approach this
problem with the ) i < rrd-headed and psrhaps
Lard-hearted solution. For years these In
dians have bcen&.barden upon the general
government and a double burden upon the
white settlements for a hundred miles around.
They are both national and local mendicants ,
fostered by a afeifia' of toleration for their
Idleness and lazlnMs. , Wh : should they adopt
civilized ways ? In ( stand-up collars and cut
away coats agency rations would be stopped
and local charity cat off.
These Indians are settled on the finest ag
ricultural lands In the state. They have a
fair knowledge of farming , but are too lazy
to work. They < bou d be required to earn
tholr living. Take' away the opportunities
which they havei Wocal beggara , stop the
dog feasts , curtail the Issue of government
supplies and otherwise remove the premium
that has been put upon vagabondage.
OIllBtt KAND3 TUAST OVR3.
As election atter election t > hold to nil
vacancies in the English Itouss ot Commons ,
the last being the liberal defeat In Edin
burgh , the dismal fact must force Itself
upon every friend ot Irish home rule that
Its opportunity Is gene for a decade , and
probably for a longer period , Irish divisions
have ruined all chance of Irish autonomy.
This Is disagreeable , but It Is true. For
nearly three yearn the liberal majority has
grown Ices and less. U has dwindled from
forty to eight by the loss of neat Httor
seat. In every by-election opposition to
Irish homo rule has been the aggressive
policy oi the conservatives. Its support
has been assumed b'y the liberals because
It was party policy. Bo far as the opinion
of the United Kingdom can be taken In the
Intervals between a general election It Is
clearly opposed to any extension of local
government to Ireland. Conservative suc
cess Is now as certain In the approaching
contest for the next house ns any future
political event can be. Lord Salisbury and
Mr. Oalfour , In their opposition to home
rule , will probably have a majority
Independent of Mr. Chamberlain and his
liberal unionists. If this left the liberal
party supporting Irish autonomy there
might bo bopo for the Irish cause ; but Kng-
llsh liberals are weary ot the unavailing
struggle. This Issue handicaps them In
every KnglUh electoral division , but tha
few which have an Irish population. It
hinders their action In Parliament. Irish
divisions negative any benefit which might
como from an Irish alliance. The practical
result Is that Irish reforms , Irish autonomy
and Irish Influence have today less ground
for hope than at any time for twenty-five
years. They are likely to remain under a
cloud until a new Irish leader appears.
The resolution adopted by the Norwegian
Storthing preparatory to further negotiations
with Sweden In reference to the existing
differences between the two peoples shows
that better counsels have begun to prevail
among the radicals of Norway. Hitherto the
Norwegians have Insisted upon a separate
minister of foreign affairs and a separate
consular service , which Sweden will not con
cede. As Norway Is now entirely Indcpsndent
of Sweden In all matters of Internal admin
istration , the union would exls-t only in name
It the demand for a separate administration
of foreign affairs should bo granted. White
claiming the right to select her own con
sult because of her great commercial supe
riority to Sweden , Norway Insists that the
expenditure of the consular service shall be
paid out of the general treasury. To the
Swedes a total separation would be prefer
able to a mere shadow of union. Hut the
Swedes are determined that Norway shall
not exercise the power of sovereignty within
a nominal union , and that there shall be no
separation. It ought to bo as apparent to
the Norwegians as It Is to the Swedes that
the union of two states Is of the highest
Importance to them both. While Norway has
a mercantile marine which Is second In rank
In Rurope , she has neither a navy nor an
army for her defense. Sweden , on the other
hand , has a very small merchant marine ,
but a considerable navy and army for the
common defense. From a military point of
view the advantages of the union are de-
cld'dly on the side of Norway. It seems
stratge that the Norwegians should be willIng -
Ing to sacrifice these advantages on the ques
tion of the power of appointing a lot of for
eign consuls , when In fact most of the con
suls of Scandinavia are citizens of Norway.
* *
The fact that a division of the Russian
army of the Caucasus has been ordered to
Kars and other frontier stations and that
trocps have been conveyed to Ilatoum to
strengthen the Russian force on the fontler
facing Armenia , Is evidence that Russia Is
making ready to act In the Armenian ques
tion. In the treatment of that question
she seems to bo thoroughly In accord with
England. The latter power , under the
obligations of the Anglo-Turkish convention ,
will have to take the Initiative In propos
ing that the authority of the sultan over the
Christian provinces of Turkey shall cease
It may be , however , that Russia will be
called upon to carry out this proposal , anil
that Turkish Armenia may bo occupied and
administered by her , Just as Austria occupies
and administers Bosnia and Herzegovina.
There Is no doubt that England docs not
entertain so much jealousy of Russia's In
terference In the affairs of eastern Europe
as she once did. Russia's march to Con
stantinople Is not now looked for. It Is
to her Interest that the sultan should bo al
lowed to retain a nominal sovereignty over
Turkey , for a parceling out of the empire
might weaken the position which she now
occupies. It Is true that the Dosphorus
and the Dardanelles are barred to the pas
sage ot ships ot war , and It has sometimes
been hinted that Russia chafed under this
Interdict. Dut this could hardly be to , for
If Russian ships were permitted to pass out ,
the ships of other nations would also have
to bo allowed to pass In. She Is fully de
termined that the Black sea shall forever
remain a Russian lake. H looks , there
fore , as If England and Russia wore coming
to a thorough understanding as to eastern
Europe. It will be Interesting to watch If
they will also have a common policy for
eastern Asia.
* * *
Some additional particulars are published
concerning the plans for the Paris exhibition
of 1900 , which have just been approved by
the special commission. The chief features
ire the demolition of the palace of Industry
erected for the 1853 exhibition , so as to give
an uninterrupted view from the Invalldes es-
palando to the Champs Elysees , and the con
struction of a one-arch bridge , 180 feet wide ,
opposite the Invalldes. The Seine will be
lined with palacej and pavilions , somewhat
llko the Grand canal at Venice. The avenues
of trees on the Qual d'Orsay and the Qua !
do nilly will remain Intact. The chief en
trance will be at the Cours la Rclne , near the
Place do la Concorde. The fine arts palace
and the retrospective art palace to ba
erectoJ on each sldo ot the new promenade ,
between the Champs Elysees and the river ,
will be permanent structures. South of the
river will be erected the City of Paris build
ing , the horticultural conservatory and the
social economy and congress palace. The
colonial exhibits will be near the Trocadcro ,
the foreign and naval sections being near the
Champ do Mars. The existing buildings there
will accommodate most of the French ex
hibits. The works are estimated to cost 70-
000,000 francs , and working expenses and
other Items will raise the total to 100,000.000
francs. Among the 385 suggestions for sub
sidiary attractions which will be taken Into
consideration are a captive balloon , a mov
able platform for transport , facsimiles of
mines , the exhibition ot an aerolite , a fac
simile of old Paris , and panoramas of all
descriptions.
* *
The Franco-Rnsilan friendship has been
cemented by a formal treaty , and the sus
pected alliance between the republic and the
czardom Is , Indeed , an accomplished fact.
This Is the Important admission which was
extorted from Premier Rlbot In the course of
a debate In the Chamber of Deputies upon
the Interpellation Introduced by M Mlllerand
In regard to the policy of Franco In the cast
and the acceptance ot the Invitation ot Ger
many to take part In the ceremonies at the
opening of the Baltic and North sea canal.
The secret ot the alliance hat been well
kept , although the effusive exhibition of fra
ternity between the Russian and French
navies at Cronstadt In 1891 and the delirious
reception accorded to the Russian squalron
at Toulon In the fall of 1893 had given Inti
mations of the existence of a mutual under
standing between the two governments. Yet
It Is not likely that the truth would have
been revealed at 'thla time but for the
danger which threatened the Rlbot ministry
from the Chauvinist excitement In France
over the dispatch of French warships to
swell the ranks In the kaiser's triumphal
procession through the new waterway at Kiel ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
TTMK.VZAQS TO
Chicago Herald : Secretary Otnty and Sec
retary Herbert ha done -in obvious duty
In lending a war ship to the Florida coast In
order that wo shall sot tor the rest ot the
world a precedent and example of good faith
between nations.
Chicago Mail : Gmham was content to
allow Cuban sympathizers nil the leeway ho
oould short ot exciting n protest from Spain ,
Cuba's oppressor. Olnoy rushes to the aid of
Spain without an Invitation. Grcsham was
a lover ot popular liberty. Olncy Is not.
Indianapolis Journal : It Is , ot course , de
sirable that the government should use due
vigilance In this regard and fulfill Its Inter
national obligations , but if In spite of Its ef
forts a few expeditions should succeed In
slipping away and getting to Cuba , Ameri
cans will not shed any tears.
Chicago Post : In all fairness and reason the
United States government could not do other
wise than take prompt action to stop the
notorious 1110 of the Florida ports by these
adventurers. While no true American heart
will withhold from the Cuban revolutionists
the most abundant sympathy In their effort
to throw nff the yoke of Spanish tyranny and
avarice , wo must remember that the United
States has a position to maintain In the com
pany of the nations.
Kansas City Star ; While American sym
pathy Is with the Cubans , nggresatvo action
and substantial support would be In open de
fiance of a national obligation assumed by
ourselves. Thesa obligations do not stop
merely with a protestation of neutrality and
of Intention not to meddle In the struggle be
tween Spain and her colonies. U becomes the
duly of the government to sec that filibus
tering expeditions are not fitted out In this
country and are not permitted to leave Amer
ican ports to aid the insurgents.
Chicago Journal. Secretary Olney does not
mean this as an Insult to the average fili
buster. He would not for a moment hint
that an American filibustering expedition
would be so entirely lacking In wit and good
breeding as to sail under the bows of the
Raleigh. Ho merely Intends It as an evi
dence ot good faith to the Spaniards a sort
of delicate assurance that Uncle Sam's of
ficial frown , black as a funnel-shaped cloud
and terrible as n West Indian hurricane , Is
ready for any blooming filibuster who Is
caught In the act of getting caught.
' .l 1'ltEtiS C'OJl.UE.Vr.
Davenport Democrat : The Iowa populists
this year will , In all probability , poll less
votes than they did last year. With business
growing better In all departments and flue
crop products the populists will see dis
couraging times this year.
Dubuque Telegraph : The manifestly hon
est attempt to conform to the law In Dos
Mclncs having failed , the mulct , so far as
assuring protection from punishment Is con
cerned , must bo regarded as Impracticable.
It Is. It Is next to or quite Impossible for
anybody to sell under It If anybody else cares
to make trouble for him. In effect , then ,
all that the mulct has done Isto Increase
the penalties ot prohibition and to render the
Clark law more odious.
Cedar Rapids Gazette : Lieutenant General
James Sullivan Clarkson has been Inter
viewed again on the political outlook. After
four reporters had caught him and pried his
mouth open he said of the national conven
tion : "Where will the convention be held ?
Why , I am In favor of San Francisco. " That
settles It. The national convention will be
held In San Franclreo. Who dares tuko It
anywhere else ? If Clarkson wanted to take
the convention to Sitka he would do it and
allow no back talk.
Sioux City Journal : The action of the pop
ulist state convention , which turned down
General Weaver and the scheme of union
with the Iowa democracy , Is , not surprising
to those who have carefully studied political
signs In this state. General Weaver , as
usual , sought to consummate a dicker with
the democracy on the sole basis of free sil
ver. Ills1 whole political course , since ho left
the republican party , has been a scries of
dickers. He traded the greenback party to
death , and then , the union labor party met
the same fate at his hands he always being
the candidate In wlmse Interest the assets of
the third party were traded. Ho was trading
as a populist with the democracy last year ,
having moved Into the Ninth district for the
sole purposes of being a fusion candidate for
congress.
A Ktglon r hurprlneg.
New York World.
The territory of Oklahoma Is never weary
of furnishing us with surprises , and now adds
to the list of her startling announcements
the news of the dlt-covcry of an exteiulve
gold field , ranging from three to eleven mites
In width and extending a distance of forty
miles , from Cobb creek , In the Caddo coun
try , to the head of Boggy creek. It Is to ba
hoped that the news Is true. The discovery
comes just at a time when the sound money
men In the east are considering the boat plan
of effective mls-slonary work among the finan
cial heretics of the west , and no argument Is
so potent as a gold mine. With a real good
now gold mine discovered In Oklahoma and
good crops In other western districts the com
plicated currency question will bo much sim
plified.
_ _
lU.Jnlc-lnc nt the Death.
Phlindelplila .
Whatever the majority of the legislature
of Pennsylvania could do , either by acts of
commission or omission , to make the ad
journment of that body gratifying In the
highest degree to Its
constituency , It did ,
and the end of no session of the general as
sembly has been received with such
a pro
found sense of popular relief
last. as that of the
CAl.VI.AT.D TO TKWJ5.
i
Tribune : "Thcr * go the cntlri
profits of n year's biislnes * In postn
Mtamtrt ! " Kronnml thu drufglflt , ns hi
matched n 1 cent plcua with n customer ana
lost.
Washington Htar : "Soino men. " said
Uncle Kben , "kin whlstln jo ' ernuf tor
mnke dan neighbors mlVble nn' not ernuf
ter stop u ntlrct cnli. "
Life : Dr. Pulsrr The action ot nrlnklng
Is not without Ittf use ; people utnk to keep
the eyeball moist. Bodti Water Clerk-
Not much , tliy tlon'tl The people xvho
came la hero wink to keep their throats
moist.
"Tfr
Philadelphia Inquirer : Wcazer Have
you tmmi-tl the baby yotT T azcr No ; and
I'm not goliiff to , Wcnzer What , not suing
to name the b.iby ? Teazer I didn't say
that. I f ! d I wusn't going to immc It
"yot. " 1 intend to cnli him John.
Indlnnnpolh .loinnnl ! "What more should
woman want ? " ho nski'il. "Is not thu world
nt her foot now'/ "
"Of couibo It Is. " replied the thnrp-nosed
girl. "You do not expect her to walk on
her hands , do you ? "
Judge : Jiisrslei That man was lying In
the ntr < et where he had trle.l to kill him-
coif I Ix'K.m to question him ntul It ncemcJ
to mnko him nngry. Waggles No wonder.
When u limn IIIIB gone to the trouble to
pol.-on himself ho doesn't llko to be pumped.
Life : The Ittuband-Yott nro right. It
must bo buiglars. Where Is my levolverT
The Wife Down In the library , uvor the
desk. You know tied rlbbon.i on It for
mi ornament.
TK.ior.nv or nn : in.iTJ/KH.
Chicago Post.
This Is a tail , dlsttosaing tule of woe
'TIs so ;
A tnlo whosn haunting features over grow ,
You know ;
A tnlo of vtlmt n tierce and blazing sun
Una done
To turn to tragedy what was begun
In fun ,
The day of which I sing- was very hot ,
God wet ;
Of common Fen.ie the man I sing had not
Ono Jot.
He suffered much , but still ho tried to smIU
The while ;
Ills foollih jokes. Intended to beguile ,
Would rile.
He wandered out upon this day replete-
With heat.
And It no happened that ho chanced to meet
And greet
A man ns hot ns ever ho could bo ,
And ho
Desired from all woirlcs to bo free ,
You sco.
The vnpld youth who was on humor bent
liut meant
To give his merry wit. to some extent ,
A vent.
His shrift straight nt the other's steaming
headWns
Wns ftped.
"Pray Is this hot enough for you ? " he said.
Ho'H dead.
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MI3N OF THE MOSS HAQ3 :
Another ItiKtnllmoiit of S. H. Crockett's
fascinating story , profusely Illustrated.
RANCH WITH A HISTORY :
* Reminiscences of a famous Saundera
county hostelry of thirty years ago.
BEGINNING OF THE ARC LIGHT.
Frank G. Carpenter , the noted corre-
ppondent , culli the Htory of the clcctrlo
lamp from the lips ot the Inventor.
Charles F. Urush.
POWER OF WOMAN'S BEAUTY :
Lilly Langtry , esteemed by many theme
mo t beautiful of women , tolli of her
conception of beauty and whut beauty
has accomplished.
TH13 EDUCATIONAL WORLD :
Recent reforms In nubile school text
books Growth of college oratory and
orators In the west Educational news
notes.
THE OVERSHADOWING FAD :
Timely suggestions for devotees of th
wheel Live Information of the rapid
spread of bicycling sport.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
lireezy letter on summer undergarments
Record of woman'H Inventive gonlus
International woman's congress now In
Bcssion In London A page that will bo
the delight of women readers.
CLIMBING THE HIMALAYAS :
Experience of William M. Conway , the
famous mountain climber. In the high
altitudes of Asia's loftiest peaks.
THE COMING GENERATION :
A story about a little French peasant
girl and her white owl Toys for sum
mer amusement Fresh reading for boy
and girls.
SPORTS OF THE DAY :
An account of the Bportlng editor's recent -
cent fishing expedition to the lakes of
Minnesota Chat of the base ball players
Doings of local bicycle clubs.
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK :
MoveinetitH of the society set People
who arc entertaining- socially or are be ir-H
ing entertained.
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We Don't
Pretend to Take
Advantage
Of the misfortunes of
some manufacturer ,
w h o is overstocked
and must have money , and who considerately accepts
our price for a job lot of stuff that enables us to offer
it to you at 150 on the dollar , and all that sort of non
sense.
We manufacture in our own shops the clothing
we offer you and make it of the best material and in
the most workmanlike manner. It isn't CHEAP ,
it's GOOD.
Iii Two Weeks We Take Stock
and in . .jcr to reduce the immense stock we have
are going to make some deep cuts and if you have
an idea of purchasing a suit this season you want to
take advantage of this sale.
50 buys splendid suits , worth about $12.50
$10.00 buys a choice lot that are worth $15.00
$12.50 buys elegant ones that sold at $18.00
$15.00 buys a cracker-jack worth . $20.00
Our windows will give you an idea of how fine
clothing looks.
Your money s worth or well trade back ,
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