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TJIJS OMAHA DAILY K1. | MONDAY. JULY 15. 181)5. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. Hi ( Without HunJity ) . One Tear..I * JO IMIlr tiff ntut Buiulny , One Yenr lot" Hlx Mnnlhj SMI Three Mmflii 2" * ftunitnr Ilfo , One Tmr. . . . . . ; " ' fiatiiriliy llee , One Y r. . . . . . . 1f > Weekly lee , Ono Year t. Ol'FICKS. Onmlm. The llee nullrtlnir. Hoiilh rimnhn , KlnRfr Hlk. , Corner N and Sllh Sis. rouncll Tlliirr , II I'cntl Hired. ClilcnKO Oinc < > , 317 Winmber nf rommerre. New Ynik Il ( im , 13 , II nml 15 , Trlliuno llulIJIn * . Wnihlniiton , 1(07 ( I' Hlrcet. N. W. All communications reUHnir I ? ncud nnil edi torial mntter should l. niMrnwMl : To the Kdltor. ju.'KiNis : i.irrTKits. All liiHlnens leltern nnil roinltt.im-i-i jhontd l > e mMrewcil to Tin1 IH-o I'uhll'lilnir loiiiimnj , Omalm. nniflit. cheeM nnil p-wlninca orilerd to bo made pa > nhlc to the enl r of tlie cnmpany. THU nr.i : rt'iiMsiiiNO COM PA NY. BTATIMINT : : or CIUCIM-ATION- llshlntr ncttia Pally , during 2. ; ; ; : ; . . ; . . : ; : i3 > ) i 3 13,010 . 4 1 * , ! > | | > . " is.o'l ; , , ! M,8i | > ? i | is i < w C 19.0V 23 . . . 19.101 7 21 , - . . . . 19 nw Si. H9TJ 9 . . 5s i or , 10 . in.nn 20 SI.O'H 11 . 11.021 Mi " . . . IV' ' " 12 . 21.185 S , . 19D72 " 13 . riW V I'M" ' II. . . 11.011 5n 19.151 15 . 19.11M 1 19.21S 10. . 15,1il Tntll I.e < l ihi'i < t'f' > nV unsoUl nml letuined Net mien ' > = " 1J")1 ) * " Pally nvrrnge Sunday. onOHOII It. T7.SCHUCK. Kw-ini to Iwfore in" nml jmWrlbed In my prcs- enc. U..S . . l.tlay 0 " % Nolary rM _ Of course tlio farmer will linvo n large crop of oiitH , wltlMiuthln ? ; to feetl tliuni to but Governor McKluley lias nn nppolnt- inent to make a upec-eh at llryau , O. , this week. The appointment. It will be noted , however , lias nothing to do with free silver or free trade. If Secretary Carlisle IH waiting to be Btlll further eoaxed , perhaps we can scare up a few more Invitations for him to visit Nebraska and liistrucMhu rank and Ille of democracy In the principles of holiest money. A IfoHton man has actually had the audacity to call In public the produc tions of Chicago art schools daubs and blots. Yes , daubs and blots ! Hut just Walt until the Chicago critic is loosed In Hoslon'H art galleries. Not oven a cheap pnper-coveroil edi tion of "Trilby" IUIH been able to make Dn Manrlor's novel popular In England. Novelists as well as prophets frequently have to KO awny from home "to receive their merited appreciation. "Corn Is backward but looking well , " Is the substance of the Nebraska crop report. Hut we are only entering upon the warm weather that makes corn tas- Bel and shoot out Its ears. The back wardness of the crop Is no good reason for Nebraska farmers or merchants to be discouraged. The sincerity of the talk of free silver democrats who threaten to bolt their part > 1 unless permitted to have every thing their own way is being attested by the manner In which tlio free silver democrats of Kentucky are wheeling into line in support of tlio democratic nomi nee standing on an administration plat form. Tlie next thing for Iowa republicans to do Is to make legislative nominations that will increase the assurance of vic tory all along the line. It Is the legisla ture that the railroads and other corpo rations are most anxious to control. Candidates of known and tried Inde pendence of corporate domination will Htrengthen the other men on the ticket. There Is no excuse for weak legislative nominations by the republicans In Iowa this year. The Hec ha been requested to state what It has to say concerning the al leged quotation from a speech said to have been made In the campaign of ISIKI by Mr. T. J. Mahouey , in which he charges It with being hostile to re ligious -liberty. Inasmuch as the quotation Is clipped from the Omaha Fake Mill by the Omaha Kake Mill and appeared'in no other paper , wo have no means of knowing whether any such assertion was ever made , and miggest that the question be propound ed directly to Mr. Mahoney. Only 70,000 names are on the tax books of New York City , but there are more than 79,000 people who pay the taxes of the metropolis. The taxes Im posed are shifted In si dozen different \uiys nun the shoulders of those who pay them originally to the shoulders of those who pay them ultimately , llecanse a man's name is not on the tax books Is by no means conclusive evidence that ho does not bear a share of the burden of government , nor because a man's name Is on the tax books Is that con clusive evidence that he bears his due share of the burdens. Comptroller Olsen Insists that the city did not lose a dollar by his neg lect to check up the police court records. This might be true , but It Isn't true. How could the comptroller know that the accounts were square unless he checked them up. He did not check them up In seven months , therefore he had no means of knowing whether they were correct. The accounts as tlually checked up are doubtless correct , but they show irregularities that In dicate clearly an omission or a knock down on the part of police olllcers charged with looking after the lines. In common with many other * who M'ere led to believe that the newly ap pointed deputy attorney general , George A. Day , had been the assistant county attorney of this , Douglas county , of the same name , The Hoe has made ref erence * to the appointment as opening the way for another attorney to nil a va cancy. This mistake was quite natural in view of the fact that there are two Mr. Days , both attorneys In this city and both members of the same law llrm. Deputy Attorney General Day has long been well and favorably known In Omaha , and Is believed to possess In a lilgh degree the requisite for Ills new ollice. .r A LinmAL UOVT , The result of the Hrltlsh elections on Saturday was doubtless n greater sur prise to the unionists than to the lib erals for while the former have mani fested a great deal of confidence It Is not at all probable they expected so large a gain as they achieved and alto gether certain that they did not count iilon the defeat of the foremost man In tliu liberal party , In point of ability , Sir William Harcourr. The turning flown of this leader by perhaps the strongest liberal constituency In Great Hrltaln , showing n change of over ir , - 000 votes from the figures of three years ago , is xn tremendous blow to the lib eral party the Inllueiice of which will be felt In every section of the I'liited Kingdom. Its effect must be to inspirit and enthuse the unionist * everywhere and very generally , there is reason to think , to strengthen them , for the issue chlelly responsible for the defeat of Ilareourr , the temperance question , Is being worked everywhere against the liberals , who have made it a conspicu ous part of their policy. Harcourt lias been the principal champion of tlio local veto or local option propo sition , and his decisive repudi ation by : t hllhi'rto strong lib eral constituency shows how potent the liquor Interest is In Gloat Hrltaln , or at any rate In England. The liberal government introduced measures for the regulation of the liquor tralilc In both branches of 1'nrllamcnt. These were of a. decidedly drastic character and were so unpopular that it was pre dicted the Kosebery government would certainly be defeated on them If they were brought to a vote. Hut notwith standing the manifest unpopularity of this Issue the liberals clung to It as a part of their policy. Perhaps this Is commendable from a moral point of view , for It is probably unquestionable that the liquor trnllle In Kugland needs better regulation , but the evidence thus far is that it is not good politics. A great many elections are yet to bo held. The House of Commons consists of ( i 0 members , only sixty-one of which have thus far been chosen. There is , therefore , as our dispatches suggested , a bare chance that .Saturday's results may not be conclusive as to the Html Issue , but the probabilities strongly favor the conclusion that the liberal party will experience a rout and that the unionist majority in the next House of Commons may exceed the largest estimate yet offered , 100. In that event the party would unTIoubtedly lie secure In the possession of the government for the next six years , for there ap pears to bo no doubt that the coa'.itlon of conservatives and unionists Is , as Mr. George W. Smnlley says , complete and will be permanent. iiM'Kir.iiti ) Jn the irrepressible conflict that has been forced upon taxpayers and citizens who feel the necessity of grappling with boodlorism masquerading under the name of patriotism no quarter will be asked of the enemies of reform. The battle Is on and the lines will be sharply drawn. The attempt of the covert allies of the cohorts .of corruption and dark- lantern conspiracy to divert attention from the Issues of the hour , by dis torted quotations from the Hies of The Hoe during previous campaigns will avail nothing against tlio tidal wave of public sentiment that demands the divorce of politics and. religion from local government. Looking backward , The Bee .has noth ing to retract and no apologies to offer. Its support of republican candidates who were reputed members of the A. P. A. order was not because they wore A. P. A.'s , but In spite of their being A. P. A.'H. The Hoe is a republican newspaper and when party lines are drawn it supports republican candi dates , unless they are known to be disreputable " reputable or dishonest. In 1801 It sup ported the entire city and county re publican tickets. In 1S ! > ; { It opposed the re-election of two of the candidates whom It had helped to elect two years before. One of these has since been indicted by a grand jury and the revela tions In the police court trial of the horrible condition of the jail and the taking of prisoners to gambling resorts , road houses and saloons ftiny vindicated tlio course which Tlio Dee had pursued and which the people had endorsed at the ballot box. The ( lies of our con temporary , which professes to be demo cratic and pretends to be hostile to sec tarian politics , will be searched in vain for any denunciation of their methods or even any vigorous support of the candidates of the party it has regularly scuttled and systematically sold out. The Hoc Is taunted with endorsing Henry P.olln on the day before election In ISO. ! as "a safe custodian of public funds. " To this Indictment It pleads guilty. Mr. Holln had made an excep tionally good record during two terms as county treasurer and his Integrity had not even been called in question by his political opponents. The sarcasm of tile situation is that on the day fol lowing the disclosure of his defalcation the spurious organ of democracy actually proclaimed him to be an honest man and denied that there was anything wrong In the city treasury. All this because Mr. Holln had allowed the proprietor to draw if7.0 ! out of the treasury without an appropriation. The most unkliidcst cut of all Is the reminder to Cunningham H. Scott of his base Ingratitude by parading the following endorsement of his candidacy for judge In The Hoe of October S , 1801 : Colonel C. K. Scott Is entitled to the sup port of all good citizens for judge of the district court. Ho Is an able , experienced and Incorruptible attorney , a genial gentle man and a thoroughly representative citizen. Looking backward at this campaign complimentary The Hee tloes not feel any qualms of conscience. When this pun * was written It was not aware of the fact that Colonel Scott had never been a colonel , nor a major , nor a cap tain , nor a corporal , nor even n private In the ranks of the army. It did not know that he had erased his name from the enrollment of volunteers to which he had subscribed at Anamosa at the outbreak of the war and had remained safe at home all through the rebellion , while others were lighting the battles of the union and protecting the flag he loves so much. At that time The Hce did not know tlmt the doughty colonel had departed from AtmniOHii for Council muffs with many bills unpaid. It did not know tint the "genial gentleman" had been Indicted In Pottawattamle county , Iowa , for a murderous assault on Ills law partner. It did not know that the "In- corruptible attorney" had been accuse ? ! of cheating clients and was cordially detested by the bench as well as the bar wherever ho had practiced. The J5eo certainly could not have known at that time that Colonel Scott would disgrace the city of Oinaha'wlth an Intemperate speech before the na tional republican committee and It could not have dreamed that he would go to sleep In the cabinet room of the white house and In the very chair of thu president , while President Harrison was compelled to stand and await his awaking. It could not have kiunvu that Cunningham R. Scott would scandalise the bench of this district and disgrace the whole state by his crazy antics and usurpations of power. It could not have known that this "genial gentleman" would Insult respectable women , as well ns his fellow Judges , that he would set at liberty forgers and thieves who had his favor while Imposing the most out rageous sentences upon poor men who happened to oITend him by their ap pearance or gestures. It could not know that this ranting demagogue would howl himself hoarse about gamblers and then hit them with a feather duster when they pleaded guilty In his court. It could not possibly have Imagined that this judicial Impostor , who prates about the social evil , would make tire sheriff act as receiver for houses of ill-fame and collect the rents during a period of three mouths for the benefit of chattel mortgage sharks. Looking backward , we look In vain for a single line of condemnation of this despot from the pseudo-democratic organ , and , looking forward , we feel assured that In the future , as in the past , Judge Scott can safely reckon upon Its sjlent , If not Its open , support. A I J , ' FA Wilt A CJlFKHKXCK. . The only German states that were un favorable to an International monetary conference have finally been Induced to acquiesce with tlie majority , so that all the constituent parts of tlie German em pire are united In the request to the Imperial government to take the Initia tive in inviting the nations to send delegates - gates to a congress to again consider the question as to what can be done to secure for silver a larger recognition In the world's currency. If this unanim ity Is what the German government lias boon waiting for It Is to be presumed that it will soon acquaint the world with what it intends to do and when. It is well understood that the emperor and ids advisers are not favorable to any policy regarding silver which would produce any radical change in the exist ing monetary system. They want the gold standard maintained. Hut there is no evidence that Kmperor William Is unwilling to have anything done looking to tlio rehabilitation of silver , but rather that he.would be found ready to accept a practicable plan for accomplishing this result. Germany lias almost as much at stake in this matter as any other country , and there is no doubt the government has boon much im pressed by tlio arguments of the bi- metalllsts showing that the country would be benefited both in Its domestic and foreign trade by an international agreement that would restore silver to its former position and maintain it there. It Is reasonably to bo expected that the German government will now promptly docldo the question of calling a conference and 11 ought to bo entirely safe to assume that the decision will be favorable. In the event of a unionist victory in the Hrltlsh general election it Is certain not only that England will bo represented in an interiiatiou.il conference feronce , but that the bimotalllst senti ment of that country will bo given rep resentation. While tlie question of bi metallism Is not entering Into tlie cam paign , as It was expected to , still there are constituencies In which it Is not wholly lost sight of , and there Is reason to believe that tlie next House of Com mons will contain a large number of members who favor this policy. In nny event , however , there are strong advocates - catos of bimetallism In the ministry who may safely bo counted upon to insist that In the appointment of delegates to an Internationa5 ! monetary conference tlie very considerable element of the people , representing all interests , who want bimetallism shall not bo ignored. It is quite possible for the Salisbury government to give this element an op portunity for a fair hearing in a con ference of the nations without making the cause of bimetallism a government4 question , or in any degree committing the government regarding that policy. All the countries of Europe that have any Interest In silver are ready to confer respecting it and an Invitation to a conference would undoubtedly promptly moot with a favorable response from every country to which it was extended , The exhibit of economy at the county poor farm made In County Clerk Sack- ett's report is misleading. In former times the relief work was all done through tlie superintendent of the poor farm and tlie purchases of supplies and all other Incidental expenses were charged up against the poor farm. Now the county maintains a separate supply depot , hires Its distributing agents and charges all the expenses for poor relief to a new account. There Is also a separate account for maintenance of the Insane In the county hospital , which formerly came out of the poor farm fund. The result Is a sham economy on the farm where In reality there has been waste. According to the statement of the warden of the state penitentiary , a large proportion of tlie convicts who are ac corded the privilege of the parole pris oner law shake the dust of Nebraska from their feet at tins llr.st favorable op- portunlty , and once outside the jurisdic tion of the state olllclals repudiate the conditions upon which they secured tem porary liberty. This Is a bad state of affairs. It Indicates one of two things , cither that the governor and warden are Imposed upon and give paroles to many undeserving prisoners , or that there I Is no proper effort made lo enforce the < terms of tnjl frarolo. Great caution 1 should be exercised In setting convicts free on promtsof ? good behavior , and the slightest violation of the conditions should Involve's\lft ' and sure punish ment. Unless-care Is used In the future admlnlstratioii'iof'thc law the-Imasted parole prisoneruf\a \ ' Is liable to become , If not a menace t the state , n meaning less farce. hplrll'l.ilhn ' I n lili > im. Jli/Kiklyn KdRle. A landlord In Spirit Lalto , la. , has been sued because he'riftrsed to allow two bicycle riders to enter his dining room. Ills objec tion to them waa , that they wore the breeches usual to blcyclerm iHe wanted them to go tuck to Minneapolis and put on long "pants. " That landlord may live to regret his act. It would not be In the least surprising' If he was going around the house ten years from now with the same sort of chest pro tectors on his legs tint he complains of when they are worn by handsomer men. Legs don't scare anybody any more , especially when the exercise of cycling has given shape to them. 9 lliti ( IriiMIni ; li llrlt. Clnclnnntl fonmierclnl. The deficit In the treasury continues to jump up at a rate calculated to distress even Mr. Cleveland. What It would have been had the Wilson bill been passed as It came from the hands of the committee la no longer a matter of conjecture. Mr. Cleveland ought to get down on his knees and thank Senators Hrlce and dorman that they forced the senate to materially amend It. Hut ho won't do any thing of the kind. Mr. Cleveland never thanks anybody. He Is built on the pattern that would rather have ruin with lib own opinions than prosperity and give up his own notions. The country has had enough of Mr. Clo\ eland , and Its only regret Is that ho has yet so many months to serve. A Id Mi'trknlilM Clirclt. New York Tribune. Cleveland's treasury check for 1 cent , Is sued to make his salary account balance , ought to bo preserved by him , net only ns n curiosity , but as a token of the precision and accuracy of treasury management tinder his administration. In Its way It will bo as Interesting ; as the Hank of England note for 1,000,000 , which Hogers , the banker poet , kept framed In his library. So small a money order was certainly never before Is sued by so great n treasury to so spacious a magistrate. It shows a minute and refined accuracy in business matters hlnJy credit able to the Cleveland regime , ana ho ought to be more proud of It than of any of his big loans , without which the 1-cent check In his favor would not have been good. An I xp < Hi4lvn Luxury. ChaJron SlRii.il. If there Is one thing more useless than another which Is paid for by the people of Nebraska t Is the State Board of Transpor tation , whose secretaries draw $2,000 each per year for looking wise and keeping still. The Intention of the law was that this board should protect the people from discrimination and Injustice , but in practice the board has merely acted as a republican campnlgn bu reau. The election of new secretaries the past week emphasizes this statement. The new secretaries chosen by the republican state board are Jerry Karrell , Morton democrat and H. & M. right-of-way man at Orleans ; J. II. Sutherland , editor of a republican paper at Tekumah , and General Dllworth , one of the present board. The selection of Farrell shows clearly the combination existing In this state between the republican party and the Cleve land democracy. " M.llrim to 11,11(1 Kiplnlncd. J'IhiO ] | > 'lililR | accord. The panacea of. "sixteen to one" has been understood In many i places very differently by the people W Qiaa \ listened to the sirens luring them to tho. rpcks of free sliver coin age , but nowhcro has It received so original and refreshing interpretation as In the heart of Alabama , the Intjhvlck of Hon. Ileuben Kolb. "We want frqo coinage at 16 to 1 , " cried a gentleman vltli ( ohln whiskers and one suspender to/a sjund money advocate In the recent campaign , , "and we want It now ! " "Well , my friend , " replied the man of some sanity , "what do1 you nican by free coinage at 10 to 1 ? How would that help you ? " "How will that help mo ? " repeated the disciple of Hon. Heuhen ; "why It will help mo a heap sakcs. I've got a wife and seven children , and If wo can get free silver at 16 to 1 that'll bring me $16 for every member of the family. Seven and one is eight and ono Is nlue. Nine times sixteen Is 114. I'll he in $144 every year. That's how it'll help me. See ? " And still Hon. Reuben Is In New York trying to raise funds to help alcng the cause , and the campaign of education goes steadily on. .Morton UK u I. utter Writer. New York Sun. The letter addressed by Secretary Mor ton to ex-Congressman Abner Taylor Is creditable neither as an exhibition of wit nor as a manifestation of common sense. Mr. Taylor had criticised some features of the management of the Department of Agri culture. Mr. Morton publishes a reply , whereof the opening and concluding para graphs are these' "I am delighted with your letter of June 26. which you have kindly forwarded to mo after having published the same In several newspapers. I nm , however , surprised that a successful statesman , so distinguished for modesty , so bashful as to jmy appearance before the public and of a nature so tinc tured with the timidity of adolescence , should muster up effrontery sufficient to depict his superior knowledge In the public press ' over his own signature. " "Thanking you for having overcome your Innate Indifference sufficiently to have placed your strictures upon the administration of the Department of Agriculture In the pub lic press and hoping that you will continue to evolve further luminous phenomena for the enlightenment of the public , I remain , etc. " This Is not crushing sarcasm , as It was obviously Intended to ho. It is squashy sllllne 3. Hon. J. Sterling Morton ought to put a higher value on his , official dignity. A Unltnil People. Itoston Globe. Men of differing racss and creeds worked zealously sld ? by side to secure for these United States a name and place among the nations of the earth. Patriots born on American soil and patriots horn abroad fought side by side In the glori ous war "which kept the union whole. " They held varying views regarding religion , as they did regarding party politics , nut they were bound together , one and all , by a spirit of devoted loyalty to country without which the efforts of Grant and Sherman and Sheridan would have proved of no avail. "In union Is strength , " Is an old proverb , but it Is as true tcday as when It was first uttered. Our nation's history bears evidence on Its every page otjthe truth that loyalty to the country's flaguand the country's In stitutions has n ver fcfen hedged In by any bounds of creed fli ; lace. And so long as Americans stand ishoulder to shoulder In support of American Ideas the safety of the world's greatest republic Is assured beyond all peradventure. , ) , What can bs ijald , of those who would range the citizen of. the republic In two hostile camps , except that , to the extent of their ability , they afe fomenting the evil work of discord and disunion ? That man Is assuredly no friend of. America , whatever his pretensions may be , who deliberately sows the seeds nf such tares an distrust , preju dice and old-worldTartcor In American soil , "For a more perfect union , " was the watch word of the fathers/ That a spirit of mutual consideration , wise1 toleration and broadminded - minded recognition ! of the fellngs , as well as the rights , oflialU may strongly prevail In this country , tto the utter discomfiture of bigotry In all Its forms , may well be the heartfelt wish of every true American today , AX IXiHICItJtKT Chicago Tribune : Ambassador Kustls enters a denial. Ite didn't nay It and It wasn't for publication , anyhow. Indianapolis Journal : It the alleged Inter view in the French papers li true , and Min ister Kustls has been saying that the United States was against lluusln , Germany nml France In the Japan affair , Is for Canada as against Great Urltaln , and for Cuba as against Spain , and U disposed to take a hand In the Madagascar troubles ho will doubtless bo recalled. He has shown considerable spirit of the American variety since he has represented the United States In Fmncc , but such declarations are hostile to the long-time policy of the United States In reference to the affairs of Europe and eastern countries. Chicago Times-Herald : While ample allow ance must bo made for the exaggerations and misinterpretations of wlmt Ambassador Hustls may have said , the fact that , without secur ing absolute and reliable pledge of confidence , ho consented to talk privately on Interna tional affairs at nil , Indicates that , accom plished and able as Mr. Kustls undoubtedly Is , he lacks the diplomatic poise which Is Indispensable , according to modern Interna tional conventionality. What we would not tolerate and never have tolerated In foreign representatives at Washington we cannot ex pect foreign governments to condone In American representatives. Cincinnati Commercial : Ambassador Eustls has a bee. It Is a goodly sized bee , and Is humming a pretty tune around the ears ot the ambassador. This bee was born , or at least It began humming , shortly after the Washington I'ost suggested that the democratic candidate ought to come from the south. The ambassador made a speech about that time , In which ho declared dis tinctly In favor of America having a vigor ous American policy. For that ho was praised throughout the country , and the bee began buzzing with Increased vigor , and much more musically. Mr. Kustls Is a pretty good sort of a man , and Is decidedly a credit to his administration , but he had better catch that bee and strangle It. o.v Tonvi .1 lies Molnes Leader : For one reason people generally will heartily be glad that General Drake was nominated. U has set the seal of Irrevocable condemnation upon the slanderous kind of politics which was Invoked against him. him.Cedar Cedar Haplds Republican : After all the lenghty letters cx-Gcvcrnor Doles haa written for the allege ! purpose of making plain bis financial theories , a number of democratic papers arc still uncertain as to whether he Is for free and unlimited coinage or not. lie patient. Uncle Horace will soon write another letter "explaining" his former epistles. Then you'll know at least as much about It as you now do. Kansas City Star : The census of Iowa , es timated upon returns received from fifty of the ninety-nine counties will show a popula tion of 2.039,288 , an Increase of 127,392 since 1890 , or a gain within five years of a frac tion over 6 per cent. It appears from these figures that prohibition has not driven away the people who were located In Iowa' at the baglnnlng of the present decade and that populism has not kept others from coming In. A , 'tato with the kind of soil and climate which Iowa possesses Is going to grow In spite of its politics. Sioux City Journal : On the whole the census of Iowa will ba disappointing. The 6 % per cent growth Is not equal to the nat ural increase of the population. It proves conclusively that there are still a good many Iowa people finding homes In other , 'tates. Some of them go on west to the newer states where land Is cheaper , others go south , where the climate Is the main attraction , others re turn cait to live In the cities and others are victims of the spirit of restlessness so com mon In the west. Hut Iowa goes on prosper ing and growing and It will continue to nourish no matter what becomes of other states or Its children In other rarts of the worlfl. Tim Ni-brnUM linllrnnil CHRC. ChlcnRO Tribune. At last the Nebraska maximum freight rate case has been appealed to the United States supreme court , and will bo argued this fall. When It is decided some light may be thrown on some points concerning the regulation of rallioad rates which are exceedingly obscure now. In 1893 the Nebraska legislature passed a bill which reduced decidedly the freight charges of the roads In that state. The rail ways applied at once for an Injunction , alleg ing that they would bo ruined If the law- were enforced. After listening to long argu ments. Justice Hrewer and Judge Dundy granted a permanent Injunction. They were strongly of the opinion that at that time June of last year the rates specified In the law were unjust. The railways were doing little business and were in a crippled con dition. It was said by the court that the time might come when the volume of busi ness would be so great that those rates might be equitable , but that such was not the case at that moment. The court said further that It was In doubt as to what should bo the rule by which the reasonableness of railroad charges should be determined. It was claimed on behalf of the state that a rate which would pay a fair profit on what It would cost now to parallel an existing road would be a just one for that road , although It had cost so much more to build It. The owners of houses have to submit to that standard when they lease their property. The house which was erected when labor and building ma terials cost twlco what they do now does not bring the landlord a cent more for that reason. Out the court did not think It was altogether equitable to apply that rule to a railroad constructed wneii rails and other materials cost three or four times what they do now. It was contended on behalf of the roads that they should bo allowed to charge enough to enable them to get a fair return on what the building had cost , and that the bonded debt and stock should be the meas ure of that cost. IJut the court did not take kindly to that , stating that there was often a great deal of extravagance and dis honesty in the construction of railways , that stock generally represented nothing , and that as bonds were sold usually below par their face value did not represent the amount actually Invested In a road. These were points , said the court , which had I not been settled by the supreme court and ! which an Inferior tribunal could not determine. It Is apparent , therefore , that II this I case Is an Important one , for It may result I In the supreme court saying what j shall be the law. It has been decided again and again that railroads can be forced to refrain from charging other than "reason able rates. " It Is about time to let the community know the basis on which the reaeonableness I ot tha rates Is to rest. Abolish thu I > r trtnieni , Cincinnati Enquirer. Secretary Morton has obtained a legal opin ion which relieves him of the business of dis tributing garden tcela free. If ho perseveres as a reformer ho may bo able to secure the abolition ot the Department of Agriculture. There haa never been much of that estab lishment except the distribution of seeds , and that was ilono as well by a commissioner as a cabinet officer can do It. Congress hesitated a long time before it created the position of secretary of agriculture , and then did It as a politician's means of making the farmer be lieve that Ills Interests were first In the heart of his representative. The < urn of nn AminMlii. Detroit Free I'resa. The hangman that relieved the world of Charles J. Gulteau died at Washington last Saturday. Ho was more than 80 years old , but wo shall undoubtedly bear In the papers once more a recitation of Gulteau's curse against all those connected with his trial and taking off. Natural causes have removed the judge , several of the attorneys , most ot the jury and now the hangman fol low * at the end of a llfo'that was curiously long In view of the fact that he has been hanging people thirty years , nut this does not disturb the seekers of the supernatural , who will figure out that he died just thir teen years after the hanging of the amassln ot the president , and will deem this some thing remarkable. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report 4BSQWTEE.V PURE T1IK trUATIlKIl VOOK O * ' \r.ltlt.lf > tiA Tlio Lincoln Jonrnnl Jmlor : p ilttut n IVm niidlilutr * for ( invrrnnr , UAH FOIl ' (1HNH ( MOOIlEl When tlio time comc Kugrne Moore will bo founJ In the republican Mnte convention backed by n Wool : of delegates who will vote for him for governor until the cows come home. At least that la the way It looks Just now , nml there Is every reason to bellovo that the ntiilltor Is fully In sympathy with these Indications. IIAII FOIl I1UOATCH ! W. J. tlroatch of Omaha Is said to bo a candidate for governor , but the pilot has al ready declared against him because the llonrd of 1'ubllc Lands and Iliilldings appointed him state appraiser of Contractor Uorgan's peni tentiary plant. 'UAH FOR CAPTAIN ADAMS ! Politicians are already entering on n two years' contract to boom their favorites for governor. Department Commander C. K. Adams of the Orand Army Is said to bo ono of the fresh and vigorous men who may bo heard from later In that connection. About the only thing that can be said against him Is that he has a brother who Is a democrat , but deplorable as that may be , It Is undo- nlablc. Even the aged mother of the boys has mourned It , and Is unable to explain the reason. To make matters worse , the demo cratic brother Is a candidate for secretary of the board of transportation. 'UAH FOR CHARLEY MORRILL. Wo notice. In the columns of the State Journal that the name of our old friend and comrade. C. H. Morrlll of Lincoln. Is spoken of as a probable candldato for governor of Nebraska. This Is speaking a good while In advance , but the Vldette has this to say , should Its present editor bo living at that time , there Is no other man In the state that we could more heartily support than Mr. Morrlll , and we trust that his name being1 thus early mentioned will not act as a hln- dranco to his bslng the successful man. York Vldette. 'RAH FOR EVEimiODY ! It's pretty early to select the candldato for governor next year , but his Initials are A. E. Caily. Senator John C. Watson lias been men tioned In some ( [ uarters as good gubernatorial timber. It Is a little bit early , but we will nominate Hon. Isaac Noyes of Waterloo. Douglas county , for governor. Hq will make as good a governor us Nebraska ever had , and la better fitted for the position than nny man we know of. I'lCltSOXAI. AX1 > OTIIKItiriNK. Senator Vest has sailed for Europe to escape the pernicious activity of Missouri gold bugs. General A. W. Greely takes little part In the social life of Washington , spending most of his leisure time on a new book about his explorations thM he Is writing for the Pub lic Knowledge series. His wife says he will do no more exploring. Abraham Dehuff , who died July 3 at Erie , Pa. , a watchmaker by trade , received In 1855 a gold medal at the Pennsylvania state fair for making a gold watch the size of a 3- cent piece. He afterward made two similar watches , ono of which was presented to President Buchanan and the othcV of which was purchased by the prince of Wales during his tour In this country. The "reform" council of Chicago stands a chance of being reformed some distance from home. A grand Jury has been called to Inquire Into certain peculiar transactions by which dealers In ice wcro held up hand somely with n sandbag ordinance. It Is charged that when the necessary price was paid these solemn reformers Jumped on the ordinance and kicked It out of the chamber with much eclat. Wives with a weakness for picking pin money from papa's pants while he sleeps will be Interested In a remarkable case pending In the New York courts. Among other rea sons advanced for the pardon of a criminal Is a letter from his mother , In which she contends that ho Is not responsible for his criminal acts , and assumes the responlblllty herelf. Prior to his birth , she declares , she was unable to obtain sulllclent money from her husband for necessary expenses and rather than go without she rifled his pockets while he slept. The practice became an un controllable habit , and to Us evil Influence she asserts Is due the passion for pilfering developed In her son. Her claims present a novel phase of pre-natal phenomena. There Is a portion of Seventeenth street , brick paved , which U very popular with cyclers. Bloomer costumes are not uncom mon sights , and would attract little at tention were It not for a purp that persists In feeling the fabric with his teeth. Re cently a muscular bloomerlte hove In sight. She was evidently a novice who feared the down grade and pushed her diamond frame wheel along the sidewalk. Her costumn was dark blue , with cap to match , and black leggings. The what-you-call-ems ended sud denly at the knco and bagged In numerous folds. The sleeves were equally voluminous and the figure from knees to shoulders was almost square. The aforesaid flsto viewed the spectacle of a corpulent woman In bloomers and big sleeves from the op posite side of the street , lowered his narra tive and fled. The peculiar actions of the dog aroused the porchers and by common Impulse they moved to the sidewalk. "I'd Klvo a dollar to see her mount , " said ono lady. Her wish waa not gratified. The \\heelwoman , still afoot , turned the corner and vanished from view. "Well , I'll be hanged , " said a man who watched the moving spectacle , "what funny things wo see when wo are unarmed. " Till ) Jlt.OOMKIl riXlHOtTF.l > , Indmnjpolls News Hennal Harrison tieeJ. not back out. He need not tit afraid of ad hering to his statement that the combination of a girl riding a bicycle and chewing gum at the same time Is fomtthltig for men to fled from. If he did not make the statement , Uo ought to. Springfield Republican : If ex President Harrison has really conio out against women riding the bicycle. It may be concluded at once that he never Intends to run for tbo presidency again. No man known to have expressed the wish that ho had n gun when ever he saw a woman on a wheel and chew ing gum can hope at the present day to bo elected to any high office. Philadelphia Press : General Harrison Is said to be opposed to womfn on bicycles. Ho does not believe there will bo many Inva matches on wheels. The general Is probably misrepresented , although the view Is a logi cal consequence of seeing some of the most outre be-bloomcred and be-sloovcd younu women riders. Cupid might well hesitate over such tra\cstlcj on their sex. Chicago Times-Herald : Mr. Harrison has been obliged to come out and repudiate the alleged Interview. There are some things that he cannot stand , and one of them , It seems , Is the opposition of the new woman and of the bicycler. They h.ivo opened lha mouth of the Hooslcr sphinx. A vote of thanks Is due them , for when the cx-presl- dent does talk tie says something. And now that bo has recovered his volco may wo not expect to hear from him on some other live Issues ? Chicago Record : "Doctor , wlmt would you prescribe for seasickness ? " "Sending the summer nt home. " Judce : "Mahln" any money oft yer sum mer boarders ? " "Am 1 ? Well , sny ! I'm lettln' every new boarder teach mo how tor play poker " I.lfe : "Who Is tlio master of this house7" nikcil the ngont of the man who answered his ring.Vrll , " was the curious response , In a irslgncd tone , " 1 am tlio husband and fntber. " Moslem Transcript : lie That's just Ilko a woman. She can't view any question Im partially. All on one side , just an cho Is on liuracbnuK. Hie Yes , John , and haven't you boon on every public question the same way you ride IioisebackY Detroit Free Press : Ho Madam , your husband Is liberal to n fault. She 1Iib 1 were a fault. Atohlson Olobc : A woman can have some Idea of wlmt a pleasant volci1 her husband Imn If she can dl.sgulso the fact that It 13 she who is talking to him over the tele phone. Washington Star : "Hit doan' pay ter rain' do tongue ob envy , " remarked Undo Kbon. "Yoli kin make a lot ob folks jealous by Jos' kcepln' quiet an1 boln' decent. " Chicago Post : Young Attorney This , I think , Is a clear case. Take , for Instance , a cr.se where a man died before the policy was delivered ; I think he could recover un der that. Judge If dead , he would bo beyond re covery. Indianapolis Journal : First Oiocery Loafer How inuc.h did old Sol Itlgglns glvu toward patchln' the church ? Second Loafer Nothln' , of course. That ole cuss is too dern stingy to even spit on his bait. 1Joton Post : Kva ( to Kiln , Just engaged ) I suppose , of course , Unit Jack got on his knee to propose ? Klla No ; he couldn't. "And why couldn't he , pray ? "Hecnuse 1 waa on it. " Buffalo Express : Everybody Is laughing over the latest remark of a Washington society woman whrso hnblt of getting words wrong IH proverbial. They wore disciiBsliiK Mr. Mackay-Smith before her not long ago , and somebody said : "Is his name Smith with Mackay for a. middle name , or Is it all one name ? " "It's all one name , " she said. "He writes It with a siphon. " DEACON AND HAT. Columbus Dispatch. There was once n Rood deacon fat. Whoso poverty genius begat ; Hu had a cjucer way Of wearing , Loid'H day , Some lly paper up I" his hut. And so 'twas not singular that This good deacon , soli-run aiul fat. Found n dollar or mp.re , ' ' " > n collection was"o'er. . Sticking1 up In the crown of his hat. TIIK vouxntv nor. Ilnrtfonl Times. Happy the boy who whistles down the glen , Ana shrilly calls his cows to hie them home ; Or loiteringby the cool , swift-Mowing brook , Dips In his feet to plash the whirling foam. Dear boy , thy voice Is ever sweet to me , Thy cries bring back the spring again Of my young life I hoar the cuckoo cry , And reedy call of whistles down the winding lane. The cry of darting jay , the hum of bees , Uring to my mind the sense of boyhood Once' more I roam the fields where blucbclla Or He 'neath shading- trees from the sun's fierce rays. I sco the dew upon the waving grass , The banks where coarse sedge rushes grow , And watch the waters kiss the bonding As Mowing on they murmur soft and low. I hear again the wind's soft minstrelsy. As through the pines they chant In solemn us * ) ! ! boyhood when they softly lulled Me to the slumber which Is now unknown. Sing , then , my lad , and let thy Jovial cry , Thy whistle , carol , nil sound on the air ; Here 1 can hit and fancying be again Happy like thee , and like thce , free from care. OUR WINDOW Displays AIIE MEANT TO CATCH YOHK I3YR. YOU MAY NOT SPK THERE JUST WHAT YOU WANT. HUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ENOUGH TO STEP INSIDE WE HAVE NO MISGIVINGS IN REGARD TO OUU ANILITY TO PLEASE AND THOROUGHLY SATISFY YOU IN WHAT YOU DO WANT. WE HAVE AN IM MENSE QUANTITY OF CHOICE CLOTHING-NOT THE "Al 0- TION KIND , " HUT THIS i'INEST IN AMERICA. NEXT MONTH SOME TIME IN COMES OUR FALL STOCK. WE CAN'T PUT IT IN THE CELLAR , NOR OUH SUMMER STOCK EITHER. WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE ROOM FOR IT IM MEDIATELY. SUPPOSE YOU'DON'T WANT A SUIT FOR THIS SUMMER ; YOU WILL NEXT. AND IF YOU HAVE READ THE PAPERS LATELY YOU ARE AWARE OK THE ADVANCE THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE MERCANTILE WORLD. ONE OF OUR ? 8.00 SUITS OF TODAY WILL BE WORTH NEXT SEASON $1U.50. NOTHING YOU INVEST IN WILL PAY AN YLARGER INTER EST. YO I'AN "HONESTLY" . SAVE NEARLY $5.00 ON EVERY SUIT NOW. WE MEAN JUST WHAT WE SAY AND ADVERTISE. OUR REPUTATION HAS TO KB KEPT UP AT ALL HAZ ARDS , AND WHAT WE TELL YOU IS RIGHT. NEVER IN OUR HISTORY MORE THAN A QUARTER CEN TURY HAVE WE SOLD CLOTHING SO CHEAP , AND NEVER HAVE WE TAKEN MORE PAINS TO TURN OUT FIRST CLASS GARMENTS. AND WE ARE STILL SLAUGHTERING PRICES. $12.50 Snlts for $8. $15.00 Suits for $10. $18.00 Suits for $13' $2000 Suits for $15.00 and. $25.00 Suits lor $19.00. WEQUARANTEE EVERY SUIT IN FIT , QUALITY AND FINISH. IF YOU'RB NOT PI.EASKD WK'LL SWAP WITH YOU. RELIABLE CLOTHIERS , S. W * Cor. 15th and Douglas , OMAHA.
