Ting OMATIA DAITjY KltHS ; miSTDAYJUNE 14 , 1807.
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TBHMS OV SUHSCIUtTlON.
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Omnhni The IJ e HulMlng.
H < , ulh OmiUm : Sinner ink. . Cor. N and J4th St .
Council lllutTi : 10 Pearl Street.
ClilmKu Olll'-e : 117 Chamber of Commerce.
New Yotk : llonm * 13. 14 unit IS , Trlbun * Ulilc
'VVnihlnglt.n : Ml Tourtcenth Street.
COnnKHl'ONOKN'CB.
All cnimnunlcntlotiH relation to new" nnJ e ll-
lorlitl ninlter nhoul.l'tio nJJrcsse.l . : To thn bailor.
IlU8INisa LKTTKHH.
All btiMnc.M lelten nivl reniltt > iiKTS hnuM he
nrlclrosiiMl ti Tlio Ili-e IMbllnhlnK Company ,
Omaha. Iirnfto. chj-cks. i-xpre. < anil iraatoinoi
money rmlom to tx mntle pnynble to the order
of the coniiuiny.
TIM : iir.n I'UUMantNO COMPANY.
STATKMKNT OV fJIHCL'I VTION.
Etnlf of Nelirnikn , UoURlAn County , RSI
( Irorue II. Titsc'.iuck , Secretary of Thn Il < > Pub-
llrlilnif ennii.iny | , lielnit iluly sworn , ny Hint the
nclunl number of full nn > l cmnplota copied of The
Dnlly Morn I lie. Hvcnlntj ntnl Hund.iy lle printed
( luring the month of May , H97. was as follows :
1 . 10.121 20.100
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4 . 13.KI5 M' " . 20.011
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7 . 20.1111 2j' . 20.101
8 . 20.211 21 . I'J.OT
J . 20,310 5J . 20.161
10 . 20.2W
11 . J0.120
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13 . mY > 23 . SO.S'G
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1C . 19.SC3
Tolll . 621.707
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Net ilnlly avoiMRO . U.loi
( iKfir.ni : 11. Tr.prmjcic.
Swnrn tn before nit1 find ub orllicil In my
lHM'tire tills 1st dny ot JUMP , 1W.
( Seal. ) N. P. 17:11. : .
Notary 1'ubllr.
T1IK 1IKK OX TIIA1NS.
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niilipllcil Avltli rnnuuli lloon
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tin * fiict. Nlnllnn I InI rii I n mill
mill-mill , ( o tin * ( Mriiiilnllim
Di-plirtiiirnt of Tin * lli-c. ' 1'lic
lift ! IM for KiiHon nil IrnliiN.
l.VSIST ( \ H.VVINO TIIH I1IOH.
1'AIITIKS IKAVKOll THIS SUM.1I12U
I'lirtli-H lonvliiK Hii- city for
tlio Niiiiiint-r on ii luivi- The
lli-r xciil lo tin-in rcKiil'irly
hy iiiidfjlimr Tin- Hot ! IIIIM- !
IICHX olIU'IIII pl-I'MOIt 01- llj-
mull. The nililnMS ivlll liu
uliuiiKi-il liM iil'U-ii UN ilrwll'rd.
Juno SCIMIIS lonnd ) to inintiilii : ! Its rcpu-
tutloii us the month of nmrriugus by
u new record for 1SD7.
No ropubllciiii or an will bcwnll con
viction of ox-statu oflicliils who listvu
btitniyuil both the psirty and the people.
It Is never too Into to mend. It is never
too into to sive preferciu-e to tlie pioaucts
of home I'nctoi'le.s , whenever eqiml Ini nil
respects to the article manufactured
abroad.
Omaha wants national conventions for
3SOS and with that sole object In view
expeels its delegates to this year's meet
ings to ] int aside all ambitions for hon
orary olllce.
It is generally npposed that Ohio has
had enough experience with nonresident
senators representing it in congress , so
that the kind offer of Millionaire McLean
of Washington may have no special at
tractiveness for Its people.
A pretended scion of English nobility
lias been Imposing on Colorado pluto
crats to the queen's taste. I'crimps n
few clover jcohl brick men might do a
thriving business In the Centennial state
If they hurried to the spot
The exposition management is about
to Invite bids on buildings and the con
tractors are quite ready to receive the
nwards. Huilding.s and exhibits should
nil be ready for inspection when the
gutes are opened In June of 1803.
When Omaha wanted to reorganize its
fire department It placed at Its head a
chief who had experience , not only In
fighting tires , but also In commanding
men and maintaining discipline. IK
the police department less Important
than the lire department ?
Every piece of property In Douglas
county will receive direct benefits from
the holding of the Transmis-slssippl 10.x-
jiosltlon. The proposition to vote county
exposition bonds ought to bu received
with enthusiastic favor by every OIIK
but the proverbial mossbacks.
A contemporary calls the
who are opposing Emperor William's
polleleH "tho populists of CJermany. "
lint the Gorman socialists would not
countenance anything like a schema of
debt-sealing by the useof 50-cent sil
ver dollars. The name may bo n good
catchword , but It Is not precisely apt.
A local trade review says that the
Btate Is ahead oC the city in Improved
business conditions. This means that
Nebraska farmers are making steady
advances , and as good times for the
fanners mean good times for everybody
the substantial character of gahm made
is the best assurance of greater gains to
come.
When President McKlnley started
Month he gave It out that he would make
no speeches en route. Hut before he had
traveled through three states ho found
himself compelled to abandon his reso
lution and resixnul to the irresistible de
mands of the people who turned out to
welcome him. In the United States the
chief executive Is the people's president.
There really Is no great difference of
opinion on the tariff among republican
Bcnntors , Each Konatur wants to make-
sure that the Interests represented
among his constituents get fair treat
ment , and In the adjustment the chance
for mistakes is greatly limited. The thml
draft of the tariff bill will bu along pro
tectlvo lines laid down In republican
platforms and will deserve an honest oil.
forccmcnt to cuublu the public to judge
of Its resulU.
n
II/Mi" ,1/IOPT T11K HOA7/.S ?
action of the lawyers for the de
ft-use In tin.nnrtl'y case In objecting
to the admission of evidence bearing
on certain bonds on the ground that
these bonds an- not valid or binding
opens up a serious question for the
taxpayers of Nebraska. While the con
tention of the lawyers Is by no means
to bo admitted , it gives nil Indication of
the course that will bo taken should the
state ever attempt to recover from the
sureties. When the olllelnl bond tiled
by ex-Treasurer Hartley at the time he
iiualilled for his second term was of
fered In court , objection was entered
on the ground that not having been ap
proved within the statutory time limit
for tiling the bond Is null and of no
elfect. Similarly when the bond of the
depository bank through which Hart
ley's questionable transactions were
conducted was presented for Identifica
tion objection was again made , the rea
son alleged being that the Instrument
hail not been signed and executed ac
cording to law. In both cases the hone-
liclarles of the bonds had secured all
the advantages accruing from them.
Ex-Treasurer Hartley had held olllce
by virtue of qiinllllcatlon based on the
Instrument ami the bank had accepted
stale money which it could receive only
on security of Its depository bond. Yet
notwithstanding all this , their attorneys
now come Into court and plead the
bunds' Illegality and Invalidity.
Cosily experience has taught us that
the signers of olllcial and depository
bonds will never hesltnlo to hide behind
technicalities to avoid the obligations
which they voluntarily assumed. With
this knowledge in our possession It be
comes of the utmost Importance that be
fore approving them the authorities
make sure all such bonds are drawn
and executed strictly In accordance with
the provisions of the law. A thorough
examination of the bonds under which
public ollielals are holding olllce or
banking institutions having custody of
public funds would certainly do no
harm and might do much good. The In-
( cntlim of the law requiring bonded
security for the safe keeping of public
money Is that the slate have recourse
to ( lie sureties to ninke good possible
losses. It is but fair to our tnxpnylng
citi/.ens that the Intention of the law be
enforced and observed.
IN run KKK.\n-s COUNTRY.
It Is not easy to understand why Mr.
Hrynn should have invaded Canada to
preach his free silver doctrines , for it
is hardly conceivable that ho could
have seriously hoped to make any con
verts there to his cause , at least among
those who exert , any inlluence upon
public opinion , and if lie were' to make
converts it Is not apparent how they
could help his cause. So far as known
there are no silverltes of the * Hryan
kind In the Dominion and if there are
any they are not asserting themselves.
The people of Canada are as a whole
perfectly satisfied with their financial
system and It would be next to impos
sible to Induce them to make any change
in It. Hesldes , why should Mr. Hryan
concern himself about financial opinion
in Canada ? Ills proposition is that the
United States shall resume the free
coinage of sliver regardless of any other
nation and especially of the British na
tion. Therefore his lecturing on free
silver to the people of a British colony
seems incongruous.
But Mr. Bryan was well received in
Canada and had large audiences , which
treated him with courtesy and cordial
ity. A correspondent at Ottawa of the
Springllold Republican says of the wel
come accorded Mr. Bryan that it was
"not because the people believe In his
financial doctrines , or have any desire
to be turned from the principles that
prevail in Canada with respect to cur
rency and banking , but because Mr.
Bryan is something of a curiosity , with
a rather Interesting record. " Tills same
frank correspondent says that Mr.
Bryan was disappointing as a speaker.
We are informed that ho "entertained
his audience , " but "as a speaker he was
not up to the expectation of many who
had hoard so much about the 'boy
orator. ' " It was the opinion of many
"that in diction , in style , In clearness
of expression , in all that pertained to
the use of good sound English he was
far below the standard of public speak
ing heard from our own parliamentary
leaders ; and as for his argument it was
felt that Mr. Bryan was better able to
obscure a question In a haze of plausible
generalities thim to lead his hearers up
to clear and well-established conclu
sions. " Wo learn further that the gen
eral feeling was that Mr. Bryan "was
a capital stump speaker. "
It is obvious from these expressions
of the wholly disinterested correspond
ent of the Republican that Mr. Bryan
did not greatly Impress the Canadians
who heard him , because he Is "some
thing of a curiosity , " either as an orator
or as an exponent of financial principles
and Indeed tills Is the testimony of the
lending papers. Certainly Mr. Bryan's
fame In these respects has not been In
creased or improved by his Invasion of
Canada.
THK
In his speech advocating export boun
ties on agricultural products Senator
Cannon said that I lie chief cause of low
prices was the contraction of "the thing
with which we measure commodities. "
"That thing created by law called
money , " said the Utah senator , "Is not
now sulliclent to do the measuring of to
day and IIH we can get nothing without
its tlrst being measured , we cannot get
It except we have a sulliclent volume of
money with which to measure It , " It
Is needless to say that Mr. Cannon Is an
advocate of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver.
There Is no truth in the statement that
there bus been a contraction In the sup
ply of money. The last monthly bulle
tin of the government , estimating the
amount and kinds of money circu
lating In the United States , sliows
that as compared witli the Htato-
ment of Juno 1 , isiKl , the total
money supply outside the holdings
of the treasury has Increased ? iis,0i : : < )1- )
( XX ) , or nearly 0 per cent. Of this amount
over . $ U7,000XX ( ) was in silver dollars
coined. This large addition- the sup
ply of mouty , la eliowu lu Uio accumula-
I Units nt the nniincinl centers. Hut the
record of one year Is not conclusive and '
It Is necessary to go buck a number of
| yenrs In color to ascertain whether
there Is any ground fur the alleged con
traction In the supply of money. A
reference to the mint reports will show
that there Is not , but on the contrary
that there has been a steady Increase In
the supply of money during the past
twenty-four years , or since the so-called
demonetization of silver In IKT.'t.
l-'rom 1S7JI to ISlKi the amount of sil
ver coined anil added to the circulation
of the world , omitting that recolned , was
SJVHKS.OiMMMXj , the world's stock of silver
coin being Increased In that period 1X ( )
per cent , which according to trustworthy
authority was eleven-fold the ratio of ex
pansion In the foreign commerce of the
world within the Maine period. In view
of tills enormous silver Inflation what
becomes of the talk about the demone
tization of that metal ? During the same
period there was a great Increase in the
supply of gold money , conservatively es
timated at ! ? l.r.SOlClXX ) ( ( ) , or 05 IMT cent.
It thus ajipcars that from 3S7s : to IS'.ij
tlie world's supply of gold and silver
money was Increased to the extent of
over if-UHHMMXMXX ) , more than half'of
which wa.s silver. While the volume of
silver money Increased In this time 1(50 (
per cent and that of gold CM per cent ,
the Increase in tlie world's commerce Is
estimated to have been only 1-1 per cent.
Thus the facts utterly refute the as
sertion that there has been a contrac
tion In the world's supply of money and
at the same time overthrow the theory
of the silver IntlatlonKsts that tlie prices
of commodities are governed by the
volume of money , for while tlie former
have fallen the latter lias been steadily
growing , lleferrlng to this a financial
authority says : "There has been an in
flation In the stocks of coin which , ac
cording to this theory , should have been
attended with almost a doubling of
prices ; there has been u decline In prices
which .should have been attended by a
wholesale contraction of the volume of
money , but we have had an unprece
dented inflation of the circulating
medium. Who is prepared to reconcile
these facts with the quantitative illu
sion ? His a pure fiction which it would
be a gross misnomer to call economic.
And yet this ridiculous conceit lies at the
basis of free coinage. The depression of
the times and tlie great fall in prices
which lias contributed to It are chaiged
to have come from the demonetization of
silver and a consequent contraction of
the supply of money. " It is only neces
sary to appeal to the facts to demon
strate how shallow and fallacious are
the arguments and assertions of the free
silver advocates.
OJM7MIS -1 CUXVKATIOX CITY.
Omaha is extending invitations to a
score or more great national organiza
tions to hold their 1S'S ) meetings in thin
city. Tlio special Inducement which
Omaha has to offer these gatherings is
the Transniississlppl Exposition , which
will be open during the entire summer
and autumn of next year. Tlie exposi
tion and tlie great conventions will con
fer reciprocal benefits on one another.
The opportunity to study tlie display of
the resources and products of the marvel
ous west should attract increased at
tendance upon the conventions , and the
assurance that representative delegates
to these different organizations will visit
the exposition from all parts of the
world should stimulate exhibitors to par
ticipate In the show. The more varied
the national gatherings located In Omaha
for 1SOS the more varied and exten
sive exhibits in the different lines of
Industry and art may bo expected , and
at the same time tlie more will tlie
visitors find In- the exposition of special
interest and appealing specially to them.
But Omaha's claim as a convention
city does not rest solely on the exposi
tion. Great national meetings must be
hold at places readily accessible from all
directions. Few cities In the country
excel or even equal Omaha in railway
facilities. With steel roads radiating
to all points of the compass , and at con
venient distance from all the larger
cities of the central west , there Is no
possibility of embarrassment In getting
big bodies of people in and out of the
city. Tlio multiplicity of roads , too. is
conducive to most favorable excursion
rates and insures a competition among
them as to which can offer the traveling
public the best accommodations.
Conventions require conveniently lo
cated halls for their meetings. Omaha
has in the Coliseum one building large
enough for the largest meetings and
will probably have another of similar
capacity by next year. It has several
auditoriums of moderate dimensions and
any number of .smaller halls available
for smaller assemblages. So far as
meeting places are concerned it could
easily take care of two or three of the
ordinary national conventions at tlie
same time.
Neither will there be any trouble about
accommodations for delegates and visi
tors to conventions and exposition.
Omaha has always had fair hotel and
restaurant facilities and before the ex
position opens Its resources In this line
will be materially extended and im
proved. Council Bluffs , only a few mill
utes ride across the river , stands ready
to help out in entertaining guests during
convention periods. No national conven
tion should hesitate for a moment about
accepting Omaha's Invitation for 1S)8 ! )
for fear that the convention city will
not perform its full duty toward making
Its meeting a success.
The people cannot he convinced that
the jury tlxer who has been landed be
hind Hie bars for attempting to tamper
with the Hartley Jury was operating on
his own account , lie must have been
representing others , whom ho Is now try
ing to shield. Tlie conspirators who put
up the job to make justice miscarry by
the use of boodle should be tracked down
and given their deserts.
The local labor paper calls attention to
the fact that all the large new buildings
In course of construction In Omaha are
being built by union labor. It says th.U
the feeling between employes and em
ployers in tlie building trades was never
more coidlal or more Imrnionluus and
ttsks how much better this L-J than Ill-
will , bickerings , strikes and boycotts.
i The laboring people nre realizing more
'and inonvpijll the revival of business
must be rVmiided on the co-oporatlon of
capital and labor. It Is to be hoped that
this spirit of mutuality will be main-
tallied , because the results will surely
redound tiVCjljjJ } benefit of all.
One thing Krought out by the testi
mony In the IVarlley case should not be
allowed to puss unheeded by present
and future state olllcers. That Is the
general looseness with which public rec
ords have' ' been kept methods that
would not Im tolerated for an Instant
In any private business house or under
any private corporation. As public of-
Ilcers administer public trusts , It Is in-
ctinibeiit upon them to keep their rec
ords not only accurately but so that the
actual state of facts may be gathered
front them without calling In technical
experts. The showing of bad book
keeping only emphasizes the demand for
periodical publicity of verified financial
statements by all public olllcers vested
by law with the custody of public funds.
l''or a journalistic .lob commend us to
our amiable calamity-howling contem
porary , the Omaha World-Herald. With
indisputable evidence of improving busi
ness and more promising industrial con
ditions daily piling up before it this or
gan of hard times persists In denying
the advancing steps of prosperity and
ringing all the changes on the financial
depression that is now happily behind
us. When informed that business is
better Its only answer Is that It is sorry
to hoar It. The organ that tries to thrive
by deceiving people Into the belief that
permanent misery and Inevitable ruin
are staring them In the face must Indeed
be in desperate straits.
It Is to-bu noted that the so-called sil
ver senators are participating actively In
the tariff discussion In tHe senate and
that they seem to have reawakened to
the fact that they have other interests to
represent for their constituents limn
those of silver mining. The silver states
have mineral and agricultural resources
which , If properly developed , will ex
ceed many times in importance tlie silver
mining Industry within their borders.
When the silver senators take an active
interest in tlie duties on wool and on
other non-silver articles the complete
subsidence of the silver agitation seems
to have been sighted within the range
of possibility.
Permanent prosperity is national , not
local. At the same time national condi
tions are made up of the aggregation of
local conditions. ' Business Improvement
in Omaha niny bu more marked than in
other cities i because of the impending
exposition and 'other promising enter
prises , but. no one city can thrive while
others stagnate. ! The forces that are
working for Oniaha's advancement are
operating to tluj same end throughout
the country. To flatter ourselves that
wo alone are thV chosen people to the
exclusion and detriment of all other
communities in ( lie country is tlie height
of ; presumptive self-assurance.
Why should Queen Ml imagine her
self entitled to a pension from the
United States ? What has she ever done
that the United States should owe her
anything ? There are too many persons
who have prior and more substantial
claims upon the bounty of our govern
ment.
Thin Should HiStoiMifil. .
niolie-Democrnt.
The men In a railway repair shop near Lin
coln , Neb. , have been put on extra time on
account of a rush of work. Mr. Hryan should
hurry back homo to repair this breach in his
Hues. _
CHUM ! ' ini nnvot.
Chicago Tlmca-lleriilil.
The per capita consumption of whisky In
this country was larger last year than at any
time filuco 1879. 'But it must bo remembered
that the last administration was enough to
drive almost anyotio to drink.
Sunii > I < ! of Oiiialiu .liixtlcc.
Minneapolis Tilbune ,
Omaha justice is doing a. great deal to re
deem the reputation , of that city for law
lessness. A jury fixer hnii Jusl been sent to
the penitentiary and an ex-state treasurer
Is on trial with fair prospects of being con
victed. Mlt.ncapolls . has her first boodle con
viction to record , while her juries are still
the prey of all sorts of malign Influences.
How to Avoid IlcllfllM.
I InillnmigiolU Journal.
Quo thing congress can do , and that is to
cut Its appropriations to ( he revenues ( if the
country. Without distressing the whole
country , the river and harbor appropriation
can bo cut In two by providing only for the
completion of the works under ccnlract. Un
less wo nro forced Into a war with Spain
by the Cuban clement in the country , ex
penses in that direction can bu reduced.
Overruling < lu > .Siiiirciiu ; Court.
Ni'W York World.
Lawyer McClure , sp.eaklug for the coal
trust at Albany the other day , asserted that
the constitution of tlio United States forbade
interference with contracts In restraint of
competition so long us those contracts were
reasonable ; . On March 22 last tlio supreme
court of tliu United States declared that any
contract in restraint of competition Is illegal -
gal and void , "regardless of the question
whether such agreement Is reasonable or the
reverse , " _ _
IIiiKi' MOIMIIIK-II < nf I'roillKiillly.
New York. Tribune.
The coat of $ o , completed uapltol at Al
bany , with the nt al tower left out , fools
up $23,000,000 , lV/cci'aH ' / much as that of the
national capltol.'c pjf.cturally more than trat
of tlio golden UpiujiJ ot Nero , or tlio Dal
matian palace , of i Diocletian , or the white
house of ChosrptM-jln fact , exceeding a | !
precedents of expejullture , If the pyramids
and a few at beg B ut constructions of au-
tdiulty be left out of the Hat. When tlio
last rttouo is finally , laid and the lam I III
for construction , Jrijtjldatod there would ho
cause for genera ) lubllatlon throughout the
commonwealth , o'xbl-pt Hint the iiec.siity for
repairs will ahrajtr- continue drinking up
more and more maftea. generation attar sentr-
atiou till it tumbles Into ruins. It IH a
huge monument of prodigality and corrup
tion , those elements1 At Its composition need
ing no central towivtP publish them abroad.
Kant.ua City Star.
The goncroua welcomes which the people
of the south have extended to the prruldcnt
In the courea ot hU Journey from Washing
ton to Naslivlllo were highly gratifying. Too
dumoimtratlrns along the route over which
the presidential party passed wcro Indicative
of the. conlldenco felt by the peuplo In tliu
patriotism and Integrity of the man who oc
cupies the otiice of prcwldout. They prove ,
moreover , that the prejudices which have
heretofore maintained the sectional lluea
that marked what was called the "Solid
South" are giving way before tha progress
of a broader patriotism that recognizes ! the
fact that republicans ami democrat ! , north
erners and douthenioru , have a common. In
terest In the prosperity of the country. The
cordial reception of 1'rrnldent McKlnley In
the VlrglnUs and Kentucky Id significant
In that rcnpect and gratifying because It
means better thing * { or Uit > future of the
country ,
THE ORGANJOF CALAMITY.
Two Weeks' Wails from the World-Herald of Perpetual
Hard Times.
World-Herald , Juno 1 : A number of republican orgAns. atp now denying that they
said prosperity \vould como with a rush ns BOOH as McKlnley was elected , and that If
they did say It tlio people wcro fools for believing It , anil that It Is'lruo that thry said
it and that evr.utn lnvo justified them , ind Hint if they did tuy U It is mi kind In the
opposition to remind them ef It , nud that if they really said it Is nobody's business.
World-Herald , Juno 2 : The t'liglnecr of the prosperity loroinottvo has had ample time
to learn the difference bctworn the throttle and tin ? air brake lever.
World-Herald , Juno 3 : The man who voted the ippnhllcan ticket \vltli the expectation
of reaping the prosperity promised fools very much Ilko the man who took down his
atovo on May 1 and put In a refrigerator.
World-Herald , June-f : Wo hope that the republican authorities on prosperity will
hasten to get together. It Is trying on our nerves to frol like a milllonalto after readIng -
Ing a republican editorial , only to be cast pomilicva upon the shores of mlverstty by thu
speech of seine recognised republican leader.
World-Herald , Juno C : That forerunner of prosperity wliows a Ulnlw.Hlon to wantu ton
much time Jockeying at the tiirtlng point.
World-Herald , Juno 0 : The advance agent Is fortunate lu bavins an Ironclad con
tract for four years.
World-Herald , Juno 7 : The gold staml.ird Idea of Insisting that prosperity Is at hand
is doubtless Inspired by n recollection of Uncle llemus' rnbblt. Uncle lleimis Bald. "Hrer
rabbit elomb cr tree , " and when his little friend remarked that n rabbit could not climb
a tree. Undo Uonnw dismissed the subject with the remark : "Hut dls here rabbit Jos'
had tor climb or trro. " The gold standard organs realize that "pro.tperlty lias got
to como or they are lost. "
World-Hornld , Juno 10 : The chief trouble with the "advance agent's" show Is that
the orchestra Is spending entirely too much time on the overturn.
World-Herald , Juno 11 : The man who is mo t patiently waiting for McKlnley pros
perity Is putting In hl.s time perfecting his perpetual motion machine.
World-Herald , Juno 12 : If our republican friends wore In earnest In their nuser-
tlons that prosperity Is coming they would make liastu to levy a tariff duty upon it. Such
an elegant opportunity would never be wasted by a gcuulnu republican.
World-Herald , Juno 12 : All the aulmadvorsloua of gold standard organs can not
eoticcal the real situation. Prosperity has not , comu to thn country at largo and thuro
are no olguj of Its coming.
World-Herald , Juno 13 : That wave of prosperity stems to ha alllictcd with an awful
undertow.
now Mi'cii i , < > Miit , rn.vvf
IJrKi'iioy < > r I'ollct * HrurKiiiil/.atlnii H-
lu.slratfil liy Tlcilviiinn Murilr. .
Western laborer.
Wo said some tlmo ago that the pollco
force should bo reorganized at once , but
llttlo heed was paid to our suggestion. Tlio
Ignorance and stupidity of Captain King re
quires no comment ; the fact of him sending
oiio man out to capture a. gang of burglars
is sulliclent evidence of Ills Incompetcncy
and lack of common Judgment , and leaves
no moro to be Bald on the subject. Wo
would suggest that the commissioners order
another ntrlpo on his arm and one on his
pants , as a recognition of his shrewd and
gallant services.
Xow that Officer Ticdman Is dead perhaps
tlio very conservative pollco commissioners
will think It is time they do something to
protect the public. There Is not a crook or
thug In. the country but knows what kind
of old women and "dubs" editor our pollco
force. The chief and hs ! staff are living ex
amples of Incompotency and stupidity , and
the conservatism of the commissioners has
been maintained at the expense of human
life and Innumerable "hold-ups. " We would
ask ththo conservative gentlemen how long ,
In God's name. Is this state ot things to
continue ?
AUKIIICA l.NVAIH.VR KMJI.AM ) .
The l.nKfiSlrlvliiK' < Approach
American Siiicrlnrlly.
Clevelaml 1'luln Dealer.
The fact that the American manu
facturers are displacing those ot homo
production Is becoming more and more
apparent to both producers and con
sumers in England and the former class Is
much , disturbed 'by ' it. Greater cheap
ness and superior quality , In some cases tlio
ono and in some the other , and not seldom
the two combined , explain why the Ameri
can article Is preferred to the domestic.
Mr. I'assmoro Edwards , proprietor of the.
London Echo , which is reputed to have the
largest circulation of &ny dally paper In
Great Hritaln , in an address a few days
ago , after laying the foundation stone of
a technical school bullJlng given by him
to his native county of Cornwall , made a
statement which surprised his bearers and
which had the desired effect of setting them
thinking. Alluding to the fact that some
London and some provincial papers had
been deposited In the cavity of tlie stone ,
ho eald all the London pjper.t arc printed at
the present tlmo by machinery made 'In
America or in France ai.d almost all of the
paper that Is used In the dally press of
London is produced In America. Not only
are the London papers using American madu
paper , but in a few months tlicy will be ua-
Ins American made Ink. Mr. Edwards hu
morously referred to the experience of Ills
fellow traveler from London , the architect
ot the new building. liefore leaving lie
bought a small clock for fifteen shillings , be
ing attracted by Its cheapness and good
make. On examining it on the way down
he found that the mechanism was made in
America and the framp in Germany.
Mr. Edwards said that with tlio mineral
wealth under their feet and having also the
mechanical skill , Englishmen arc permitting
Americans , Swh\3 and Germans to defeat
them because they liavu not hitherto turned
to the beut account the opportunities within
their reach , Tlio eRtablishment of technical
schools lu an endeavor to recover the ground
lost by past neglect.
SIMIT AVIDi : OI'K.V.
I own ( iolil nciuocratN Outxlilc Hit.Sil
ver llri > iiN < wnrl > N.
Mlnnpnpolla Times Idem. ) .
The split on the money question In the
democratic party of Iowa is very serious and
may be permanent. About twenty of the
leading gold democrats of the state met In
Des Moines a few dayn ago and called a
convention of gold democrats to moot on
July 7. Nothing wa * KaM In the call about
a state tlcltet , but It Is understood that one
will ho nominated If the silver democracy
falls to nominate a ticket and adopt a plat
form which tliu sound money men can cup-
port. It is buld to bu a foregone conclusion
that the regular organisation will Indorse
tlio Chicago platform and nouvlnato silver
men. Tim nomination of a ticket hy the gold
men , therefore , seems a foregone conclusion.
At the gold conference Mr. Wltmcr , one of
the leadura , declared tint the isounil money
people of Iowa : "cannot bow down and yield
all of the pilnclplea that we hold dear for
the nko of old friendship nor for thu sake
of victory. " Colonel Martin , another member ,
Mid : "I do not propose to stand long at the
door of the temple , beJtlng my breast to
get into an organization 1 do not wish to
belong to. " Mr. Dawscm , editor of the DCS
Moines Leader , took a different vlow. Ho
contended that a ztato election does not have
anything to do with thU national Issue. Hut
the majority overruled him.
VVorUliuriiicn'w I nn urn live.
I'lilluilcliililu Iteconl ,
United Statts Consul Stern In writing from
Damberg to the State department at Wash
ington , respecting the worklngmou'u Insur
ance Bystvin of Germany , which makes pro
vision against sickness , accident and eld
age. expresses the opinion that it tics had
a beneficial effect In social and economic
ways In tlie condition of the German people :
and the llguns which ho gives tend to verify
this judgment. The liiaons of thu German
syntem ara tlulft and foresight the putting
by of gomethlig ( or thu future and there
Is no country in which uucb Icraona can fail
to be of vuluu ae well In their moral tear
ing us lu tbtilv practical application.
HITS OK NKIIU VSKA POLITICS.
Central City Uepublleau : Judge Sullivan
Is being : mentioned by his frlcuda for nomi
nation thin fall as supreme Judge. This dis
trict would appreciate the compliment , but
what is the matter with his associate on the
district bench. Judge Mai-shall ? Km- ex
perience , learning , sound Judgment ami In
tegrity his superior docs not exist among
the Jurists of Nebraska.
York Times : It BCCHIS nn though the people
ple ot Nebraska must be getting tired of
shams. The populists have not yet done a
single thing that they proposed to do. They
hava not corrected u single error that they
complained of nor Instituted a single reform
that they proposed and claimed was neces
sary. These who like to bo humbugged are
having a regular carnival.
Kearney Hub : The present utato treas
urer should bo held Jurt as otrlctly aceount-
able foj- his olllcial relations with the Ixinku
as la being dotie with Ills predecessor. Hart
ley lost a great deal of money In weak
banks , and hla experience should bo a guide
to Meservo. It appears , however , that ono
of the weakest banks in Lincoln , which col
lapsed about a week USD , bad been given In-
uicased , depoalts by the new treasurer. Let
no guilty or incompetent ofllclal escape.
Aurora Sun : The populists have all the
state oflicers save ono , made possible by the
vetcH of tha democrats. It seems to us the
proper tiling to do In maintaining a union
of votes of democrats ami populists Is for
the latter to concede tills year to the demo
crats the nomination for member of the
supreme court. The democrats have It In
their power to name an able , popular , hon
est , energetic and every way worthy candi
date for the position. We refer to the "Lit
tle Giant of the Illg Third , " Hon. W. H.
Thompson of Grand Island.
Tekamah Herald : State Treasurer Me
servo secnu to be pursuing Hartley's meth
ods in the handling of state funds. The
Merchants' bank of Lincoln closed the other
day with $9.000 of st.ito money , one ot tlio
bank officials being on Mraorve's bond for
$10,000 , The depository bond for this liank ,
which waa approved February 27 , 1S97 , by
Governor Holcomb , Secretary Porter and At
torney General Smyth , lias flvo of the bank
officials as security. Wo have understood
that that was the criticism on tlio Mealier
depository bond , that the sureties were the
bank ollielals.
XO JUSTIFICATION' KOH TIIIKVISIIV.
Wlsner Chronicle : Eugene Moore's auda
cious defense tliac ho waa not authorized to
collect fc 3 for the state from the Insurance
companies and therefore the state has no
action against him does not go with Judge
'Hall. ' Moore sceems to bo attempting to
outdo Frank Hilton , tlio defaulting oil Inspector
specter , lu the exhibition of monumental gall
and cool effrontery.
Norfolk Journal : The decision of Judge
Hall that Gene Moore's plea that ho dltln't
steal as a. public officer , but as a private In
dividual , was too thin , will meet with gen
eral approval. Judge Hall la n republican ,
and hid position ) that republican officials
muat do right or ho punished If they do
wromr is in line with the position of the
ranlfl and lllo ot his party.
Kearney Hub : A Lincoln Judge hna passed
upon Eugene Moore's unique defence and
holds that there is nothing In it. The cx-
audltor must therefore stand trial on the
charge of having embezzled moneys from the
| state. In fact all of the three counts clmrg-
Inir embezzlement still stand , and ho will
undoubtedly bo caught on ono of the two
horns of hl dilemma
, making restitution or
serving time. Ami this , is as It should be.
Lvery official , county or state or township ,
should bo held trlctly accountable to the
laws of the state.
Hebron Republican : Republican district
Judges ore showing no leaning In favor of ,
or leniency to , republican ex-stato officials
who are charged with embezzlement ot pub-
He funds , Etigonn Moore miiot now stand
trial In Judge Hall's court , Lancaster county
and will bit arraigned next Saturday on three
counts charging him with einbezzlnment of
money belonging to the state , his demurrer
to which counts toeing ovorrtilod 'by Judge
I'JSItSOJVAI. AM ) OTIIIMIWIHK.
The ono drop of consolation In Chicago's
cup is that tlio legislature did not surtmaa
the Iniquity of the Chicago river.
Green Fluke , ono of tha three colore/.l
men who were in , tlio build , of pioneer Mor
mons who founded Salt Lake City , Is still
ullvo tn Idaho.
The number of prophets who know exactly
what Is going to happen In 1UOO Is sufficient
to Inauro a large harvest of dlnappolntnmnt
three years hence ,
Dr. Jlary Walker argued a case before
Justice Knolton of the Massachusetts su
preme court In Springfield on Monday and
acquitted herself creditably.
It is possible ) to make a circuit nf eighty
tulles over electric roaila In Hoaton it ml mib-
tirbs. How many tlmea the lines revolve
mound the Hub Is not Elated.
Ono of the queerest walkouts which cvor
took place was that of twenty-two men In
the Lake Shore shops at Buffalo , who re
fused to obey thu request asking them to
wash their hands and faciit on quitting work
at the noon hour.
Dean Matthews of DOS Moines , la , said In
a rcc'iiit sermon on "YounK Women In Hual-
IICBS Circles : " "young women , you have gone
Into tlio markets of the world as workers.
Prepare to do your work on nn equality with
men , and do not think it a charity or auk It
as a favor. And , above all. don't cry. "
At the quccnVi Jubilee ttc > duku of Nor
folk will provide refreshmenti for no kits
than 50,000 school children and l.SOO tcacluTM
and each child will receive a commemorative
medal. The teachers will all be entertained
the following day at the duke's farm. A lea
will aUo be given at the faun to 8,000 ptr-
over CO yearn of age.
NO SVflH'ATUV roll .HJIIY l'l\iitS.
Wahoo Now Km ; Judge Haker Is to Im
commended for bin prompt punishment of
the deluded dupe who attempted to brldo n
Juryman In Hartley's case. 1'lty the real
culprit Uimmknowii Litichastcr niun could
not have been caught ,
Oakland Independent : Joalsh S. Wright ,
who was .1 dupe for someot Joseph Hart-
loy's heelers , was sentenced to two years In
the penitentiary for trying to brIJo a Juror
on.iho . ue. Wright la a. man Gfi year.t old
and was in business hero years ngo. Ho
says IIP never received a cent , nor had a
cent to pay the Juror. Ho got what ho de-
eerved.
Schuyier Quill : The trial of cx-Stalo Trtns-
nrer Hartley Is now going on at Omnlm and
It will bo bitterly fought. One Juror was approached -
preached In the Intercuts of Hartley and for
unco tlio would-lit * Jury fixer bumped up
against the wrong man and was Informal
against In court with the wmlt tlmt Jtulno
llaker gave him two years In Jail fer tlio
attempt. A few more such examples ami
the profession of Jury llxlng would be on
the decline.
, Springllold Monitor : Attempts at Jury
bribing have already bcni made lu the tml
of ex-Trtnsurer Hartley , and one poor cusi
goto two ye.trt * In Jail for acting as a go-be
tween. Could Judge Haker but get a whark
at the real Instigators of iho crime IIP would
no doubt make U hot for them. H Is said
that ii lot of Hartley' * old Lincoln cronies
ji.iMborn hanging around obscure Omaha
hotels for several days , and they nre prob
ably tla ones who are tiylng to corrupt Iho
Lincoln Test : No pains should be spanvl
In bringing to Justice the man who rm-
ployed .Install S. Wright to attempt h > brlbo
n Hartley Juror. To have old nun Wrlgnt
lay In Jail while tlie Instigator ot hli eilmo
ROCS free would bp n travesty on Justice. Lan
caster county 1ms borne a bad reputation as
n county where criminals are allowed to
escape Justice through corruption of Jurora
and It will nol better her reputation any to
have It suld that a Lancaster county Jury
btlber has dared to go out Into another
county to pur.sue his calling ,
Grand Island Imlcptiulont : Joslah S.
Wright , the- man who undertook to Inlluenco
JnroM In flu- Hartley tilal In favor of his
acquittal , lins pleaded guilty and lias bora
sentenced to two yearn In the county Jail.
Ho says that an unknown man offered him
money for thin purpcse. but did not | uy
any. Wright is one of those men \\lio
habitually hang around the Omaha court
house In order to get on Juries , and he
really served on the reg.ilar Jury panel dur
ing the llrst threw weeks of this term. This
gang of men are Just as dangerous as thu
lobbyists In the lefvlslahires , all of whom
should be exterminated.
Fremont Tribune : Judge Haker sentenced
a Jury llxor at Omaha , who tried to help
Joseph Hartley out of 1Mb bad scrape , to two
years In the Onialin Jail. The old man ar-
knowledgod his guilt ami said through his
tears he was on old fool for having anything
to do wllli It. It Is possible thai he was the
dupiof a wily agent and did not reallitlio
e-uornvlty of his crime , but Ihe prompt and
heroic .ictlun of Judge Haker numt meet gi-u-
j era I approval. Tlio aauutlty of courts ami
the ecitalnty of Justice must bo preserved
or Hie fabric of human government will be
destroyed. The next man In Omaha who Is
solicited to lix a Jury will understand what
lie Is going Into.
Lincoln News : The people of Nebraska
will not bo ( satisfied with tlio result of the
Hartley trial If by any corruption of the
jurors or by any chicanery or otherwise a
fair trial Is prevented. Most of us believe
Hartley to be guilty , hut he IB entitled to n
fair trial and a chance to prove his Inno
cence , and while Lincoln people who know-
Judge Halter are not great admirers of him ,
yet ho is making a good record In this case.
If Hartley is guilty then his punishment must
follow. Nothing else will bu acceptable to
the angered and aroused people of this state ,
and If they are betrayed or outwitted In this
matter the responsibility will rest with the
men who have outraged the law , and it wilt
not bu a light one.
Papllllon Times : Good for Judge Haker !
He promptly sent a Jury briber to Jail for two
years , anil the sentence was Imposed within
a few hours after the man had tried to bribe
a Juror In the Hartley case. Wo rejoice that
for th first lime In Nebraska a jury briber
has been punished , but this man Wright
who offered the brlbo should not Buffer aloue.
Ho Is a poor man , employed by wealthy ras
cals to commit the crime. Rvory power of
the stale should be hi ought to bear to do-
tcct and punish the moneyed rogue who hired
Wright to do the work. He says he does not
know the man who hired him , but that
sounds Ilko a He. Every member of the old
Wednesday , "June i6th"
100 dozen
of those
Unlaundricd
Fancy Shires.
Some all colored ,
some colored bosoms ;
cuffs to match shirt
to be worn with
while collar.
Same quality as the others
we sold at the
same price
all new patterns.
See them on
display in our
Bargain window
on 15th street.
Real value 51.25 and $1.00
"Wednesday"
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EACH SIXES
14 to 17
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