TITE OMAHA DAILY 33.13E : SATURDAY , JULY 10 , 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY
B , nO9EWATitt. Editor.
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( .liu.iK" 'Jill'-- : 317 t'hnmlier of Commerce.
NPW oih : Iloom 13. 14 nml 15. Tribune Hla .
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I'AKTIKS I.KAVIXC roil Tlin SIJMMI3U
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HIMHi'til ti > thi'in ri-niilili'ly
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inn 11. The nilili'css nlll lie
l nH ofti-ii UN ilcslrcil.
Hvi'ry drop of ruin now will nroiluct
nil e-iiulviilfiit In corn worth Its we'i l
III sllvi'r ut its nuirkt't ratio.
Ua ri'iul | > licans will not have to
RO outside of I heir own party for can
didates on their statt' ticket this I'M 11.
The flllon Pacific bridge toll s : > te still
oojitlnilos to he the greatest einliryo ) !
upon the expansion nf Omaha's com-
After an experiment of over two yeaivi
the South darolina dispensary syslum
lias liei'ii round to he loin ; on lliiiors |
and short on ca. h.
There arc not hall'as many idle work-
Iiiirmi'ii In Omaha today as there were
at tills lime last year. This is a straw
that points the wind.
The National Kducational association
will not lie permit led to regret having
Kelected Omaha as the iiiui < tiii place for
ll.s next 1)1 ) ' convention.
The architects' drawing of the new
South Omaha po-tlollice hniniini ; has ar
rived. Now for this real structure in
hrick , steel ami granite.
It is lucky there are only three stale
olllces to be tilled this year , else the
tripartite fnslonlsts might have to fall
back on fractions to divide the spoils.
At the ( nilckost it will reipiire thirty
days to get the work of repaying miller
way. Under the circumstances every
unnecessary delay \vill entail a costly
loss of tlnio.
Democrats can take some satisfaction
111 the new tariff bill. A number of items
have been re-enacled without change
justas they appeared In the democratic
AVllson tariff law.
The acreage to corn Is greater In Ne
braska this year than for several years
] KiHt , anil that Is what makes favorable
corn weather at tills period of special
Importance to tht > slate.
Senator Quay may have the li.ved In
tention to retire from politics at ( lie ex
piration of Ills prcM'iit term in the
Kt'iiale , but there is nothing In law or
custom to prevent a M'nator from chang
ing Ills mind.
The steanvshlp rale war is on. The
Rtt'iini hlp managers show decided differ
ences from the railroad managers who
are constantly talking for publication
about Imppndluu' rale wars , but > eldom ,
If ever , get In the point of lighting.
The principle that permits the populist
members of congress to participate In
the naming ami inotlilicatloii of the
tnrlfl' bill , but prevents them from
recording their poMtlon on the llnal vote
Is one that II ; . ' public will tlnd II dlillciilt
to understand or to appreciate.
Is not an older giving holder.of regu
lar tickets preference In the matter of
sleeping car atvoininodatlons over hold
ers of free passes an admission on tin
purl of HID railway people making It
that they have been violating the anti-
pass provision of HID Interstate com-
inoivu law ?
Treasurer Meserve hns not yet ex
plained satisfactorily why he InerenM-tl
the deposit of state money In the hilt
Merchants' bank of Lincoln , whose of
liccr.s had accommodatingly atlixril theli
signatures to his olliclal bond , when m
ought to have known that that binl : <
was all the time lu a most
fowlitloii.
.1 I'Dl.tTICAT. P/MA'TOJI S/T1/1
The people of Nebraska will rejoice to
lean > Ihnt the Joint mooting of the slat <
i > Xeel1tlv ' committee ! ! of the populists ,
democrats and ( silver republicans ban
broil harmonious , and that the- men who
ppoiik for the three parties planted upon
the hrond platform of division of patron
age and power are of one mind. Tin ;
chairman of the democratic state com
mittee , Jim Dahlmnn , who h drawing
S'J.iXM ) a year as do-nothing secretary of
the staio railroad commission nml the
chairman of the populist state commit
tee , .1. II. KdmKten , who pumps an rtjual
or larger HUM out of the political , pot , as
head stale oil Inspector , and tln > chair
man of the silver republican slate com-
mil toe , TJ , ( \ I'neo. who has not atllllated
with republican * since the greenback era
hack In the ' "IK. and Is getting Ills slum *
of the fusion plums , are aitreed upon a
program for this fall's campaign. They
are all harmonious In favor of continuing
the mnstpierade of throe- separate parties
united on one ticket and pledged In ad
vance to sacrltlce their divergent eon-
vIotloiiH for the sake of dividing the
spoils. It is not divulged from tiic Inner
chambers of the fusion conclave why
the followers of the triple alliance are to
embark In the same boat , sailing for the
snino port , nmler three different Hags.
It remains to be seen whether the har-
inniilniN mariners who have assumed tin-
task of piloting this political phantom
ship through the surging seas of an oil'
year will be able to land their cargo
without mutiny or shipwreck.
It seem.s safe to w\y that there will tit
an anti-trust piovlslon In the new tariff
law , hut what Us terms will lie is yet
to be settled. The mutter has been
somewhat perplexing. A number of
propositions were submitted to the sen
ate , none of which were acceptable , and
that body llnally agreed upon the anti
trust provision in the existing tariff
law. Whether this will prove satisfac
tory to the republicans of the house It
is Impossible to say , but it Is more than
probable that if adopted it will be with
some modifications Intended to render it
more drastic and to meet judicial de
cisions made since tile present tariff law
was enacted.
Section 7. ! of the tariff act of 1SI ! ) pro
vides that every combination , conspir
acy , trust , agreement or contract is con
trary to public policy. Illegal anil void
when ihe same Is made by or between
two or more persons or corporations
either of whom is engaged in importing
any article from any foreign country
Into the I'ultod States , and when such
'ombiuation ' , conspiracy , trust , agree-
iieut or contract Is Intended to opera ti
ll restraint of lawful trade , or free com-
letltioii In lawful trade or commerce , ere
o increase the market price in any part
if the I'liiled Stales of any article or
irticles Ini | > ortotl or Intended to IK-
mporled Into the I'nlted States ,
> r of any manufacture into which such
imported article enters or Is Intended to
Miter. A violation of this provision is
made a misdemeanor , conviction of
which entails punishment by line anil
imprisonment. Circuit courts of tin-
t'nitod States arc invested with jurisdic
tion to prevent and restrain violations
if tin ; act and it Is made the duty of
lisirlct attorneys of the. I'liitetl States ,
under the direction of the attorney go.li
ra I , to institute proceedings In equity
to prevent and restrain such violations.
This provision seems tt > bi ; .sulliciently
comprehensive as to trusts ami com
binations Importing articles to be sold
as Imported or to hi ; used In manufac
turing. Thus It applies to the Sugar
trust against which it was. specially di
rected i no Tobacco trust and some
ithors , but It. does not reach all the
ommercial combinations and it Is desir
able that an anti-trust law shall do this ,
rile law of ISM , as Interpreted by the
supreme court , is applicable to all trusts
which can be showiv to be in restraint
of trade , as every one of them in fact l ,
regardless of whether It Increases or decreases -
creases prices , but tills ant Is defective
and cannot be relied upon in all cases.
It failed when invoked against the Sugar
trust. While , therefore , existing stat
utes are very compivhonsivo , they do
not go far enough , or at any rate they
lave not been found equal to the require
ments. That they have not been ade
quately tested in unquesiionable , no at
tempt having been made , so far as wo
are aware , to enforce the anti-trust pro
vision of the existing tariff law , but at
all events It seems desirable that some
more explicit legislation against the
trusts than we now have should hi-
adopted. It is to be presumed that
this matter will receive careful consid
eration by the conference committee on
the tariff bill and Hint a satisfactory
provision relating to tinsts will be agreed
upon.
.1 CHKCK TD OFl'ICH SHKKRHS.
It Is announced that diplomatic and
consular appointments will come to an
end for the present with the list which
tinproMdcnt will scud lo the senate at
tli-- beginning of next week. It seems
that Mr. McKinley has decided upon this
In order to give both himself and sena
tors relief ami the latter ought to ap
preciate tile consideration , for they have
been subject.-d to great pressure for con
sular appointments especially , The num
ber of men who are willing lo servo the
ciumtiy abroad is always large and U
has been diMiiouMralcd since ih. > present
administration came into power Unit the
supply Is not decreasing , bill is still very
greatly in excess of the demand. The
nnmbt'r of consular positions Is less than
lot ) ami mil to exceed one-half are
likely to be Illicit by now men , yet It Is
safe to say that the applications are four
or live times In excess of the whole num
ber of such olllcos. Hence the president
has been ovoiwhelmed by the linpir-
tunltles of this class of oHIcii seekers and
has very properly determined to put a
fla-ck upon them.
Mr. McKluley has Indicated that In * Is
very much interested in the matt r < > i'
Improving the con.suhii' service , llo de
sires to raise Its standard nml to In
crease its etllcleitcy. lie will not bo able
to ofiVct this , or at any rate to bing :
about a thorough reformation In the
character of the aurvleo If ho. must maki
appointments under pressure , or without
opportunity being given for n rnroful In
vestigation of ipiallilcatlons of appli
cants. He might escape a great deal of
annoyance ami Imtlier by turning the
matter over to n subordinate otllclal of
the State department , for which there Is
precedent , but this Is not McKinley's
way. Kecognly.Ing the Importance of
the consular service to the commercial
Interests of the country ho provisos
that It shall bo made as useful and of-
Hell-lit as poss'lbhmid he will not be
hurried In making appointments to it.
Ills course In the matter will be ap
proved by the Intelligent judgment of the
country.
nr//M ; ; / AS.
It appears that about 100 union sol
diers were dismissed from the pension
ollice during the last administration and
these men are seeking reinstatement. It
Is tin- understood policy of the pre-ient
administration to reinstate veterans who
were thrown out of the public service
by the democratic administration where
It can be shown that such dismissal was
for political reasons ami not due to any
lack of capacity and lldellty on the part
of the person dismissed. A number of
reinstatements have been made anil
undoubtedly more will be. It is a policy
that will be generally approved as just
to the old soldier- * and they ought to
luivo the benetlt of every doubt.
The riovcland administration might
have shown a more unfriendly spirit
toward the veterans than it did , but it
went to a considerable length in this re
spect , hundreds of these men being
turned out of the public service because
of democrat ie prejudice. It Is the duty
of a republican administration to rectify
the wrong and Injustice thus done to the
union soldiers as far as It Is practicable
to do so , and as one of them , over faith
ful to their Interests , President McKin
ley can be depended upon to see that
this is done. It would be simple jus
tice to reinstate every veteran who lost
his place In the public service for politi
cal reasons.
AltK ODIOUS.
The evasions and pervei'sioiw of tin ;
political fence which , in IS'.H. ' sold out.
the head of Its ticket for tin- paltry sum
of . ? 7.0 anil in lS"i ! ) sold out again the
whole county and city- ticket , for a mess
of police commission potage , may arouse-
the admiration of the small political
iVnces that trail in its wake , but the
.self-respecting rank and tile of the demo
cratic and popullstic press does not seem
convinced that any act of commission or
omission on the part of The Bee in deal-
ng with ombex/.lers and boodlors within
the past twenty-live years can explain
iway the unholy alliance that has
ilwa.vs existed between utate house
hloves and Ihe World-Herald. Xelrnor
will the frothy and frenzied mouthings
: > f the fence about Mayor . .loores divert
itteiition from the charge that there has
Hvon and still continues to be a mysteri-
ms bond of union between the convicted
einbe//ling state treasurer and the men
wlio are at the helm of the \Vorltl-
Ileralil.
The position in which tin- organ of
liogus reform has placed itself would be
pitiful wore it not * o shameless. In
oiu- breath it asserts tlwit The Hoe sup
ported Piollu , the republican eaniituaie
for city treasurer , for re-elect Ion in IS' ) . ' !
in the face of unsupported charges
of defalcation , while it does not pretend
to deny that the World-Herald dropped
Its warfare on Holln as soon as lie was
re-elected , and declared that he was an
honest man and a victim of malicious
persecution after lie had himself ad
mitted ills guilt and after his ollice had
been taken in charge by hi.s bonds
men. It Is one thing for a party paper
to support a candidate on its party
ticket against whom unproved charges
are trumped up , ami another thing for a
paper of the opposite party to stand up
for a self-confes.seil criminal just be
cause he had loaned its proprietor some
of the stolen money.
True to its nature , the fence deuner-
atoly falsities political history by assert
ing and reasserting that The Hoe had
supported Tom ISenlon for a second
term and then demanded his Impeach
ment. The fact is The lleo oppr > seu me
renominallon of Tom I tent on and refused
to support him after he was renominatod.
The same despicable chicanery is re
sorted to to create the Impression that
The lice supported Charlie Mesh r.
TliL- fact Is Mo.ihor was never a candi
date for any ollice and The IK'o never
.supported him for any ollice. Moslior
never had an opportunity to place The
reo under obligations to him , either by
loans of money or other valuable fa
vors , lie was treated fairly by Tlio
leo ! so long as he behaved , and he was
exposed and denounced as soon as his
rascality became knowable.
Not so witli \Vorld-IIerald. . It
played Into Mosher's hands both before
and after his exposure and oven after
his conviction. It hail I hi-same mysteil-
otis relations to Mosiier that have en
abled Hartley to command ( hi- chit f edi
tor of \Vorld-Hoi-Ud to c.ill at 111--
Douglas county Jail for coufciciiees.
Nelthur Mosher nor Hartley wciv ova-
In position to Issue imperative orders to
any one in control of The Itee , nor has
The r.eo ever had any compromising re
lations with convicted criminals , high or
low. No boodlor or public thief In dis
tress has ever looked to The ISee for
refuge. On the contrary , its mosi bitter -
tor enemies are the rogues and rascal.- ;
whom it has sconiged or refused to
shield.
The reduced rales granted by the rail
ways In thi- Western Passenger as.-.o'in- ;
tion for merchants who desire to make
Imylng excursions to cities in their dis
trict cannot fail to op.-rato as a dU-
criininailon in favor of ihe larger cities
anil against the Mnallcr cities. This Is
because the rate is conditioned on a
minimum of lot ) applications for each
particular city. The larger cities will
easily get the benellt of the special faro ,
but not MI easily the smaller cities. If
the rallnmds would establish a sort of
sliding scale on which the reduced rates
should go Into effect , making the number
of applications required ( iroportlunato to
the size and imitortancu of each re
spective city , the cry of complaint
against the new order would not bo so
loud. „ , ii
"Wealth Is not Stlways found whore It
H reiiulred fo'f .School purposes. " says
one of tin- jirltrV-lpnt speakers at the
National Kducaflftnal convention. That
Is the reason' Vylii- the beiiollt theory of
taxation will jjot hold water. A school
tax levied solely upon those directly
bonellted by flu- public schools and In
the proportion ofjtho bottoliN would bo
tnotixtroolty ijiKiilnst which all civiliza
tion would cry ofit.
The report of the receiver of the do-
fuiiet Merchants' ' hank of Lincoln that
that Institution cannot , possibly pay out
more than a few cents on the dollar of
Its liabilities suggests the Inquiry. Of
what use has tin- alleged Inspection boon
under the direction of the state banking
board and wherein has tin- Inspection
brt-n Improved since tin- populist state
olltclnls took control of the banking
hoard ?
The dlfforonoo between The Hoe and
the World-Herald. Is that The Hoe. al
though a republican paper , lias always
been the lirst to expose republican rascals - I
cals in public ollice. while the World-
Herald , the organ of I5ryan , democracy ,
has constantly apologi/.od for and
shielded republican public thieves and
defended them oven after they became
convicted criminals.
The fact that Mayor Moores has a
claim of nearly $ : M.000 ) against the
county and between .fll.OOO anil ? l.o < )0 )
against the city for fees earned during
the eight years of his Incumbency as
clerk of the tl'strlct ' court is carefully
suppressed by the organ that is trying
to throw dust In the people's eyes to cover
its own disreputable relations with con-
vlctoil ombe//.lers.
A Iipii1iii' Snenurrrfost.
I'hllnilelphta Itecnril.
Senator Thurston nf Nebraska did all ho
could to end the tartfl talk by withdrawluB
lilt' sugar bounty mnendniPiit In order that
"tins anlmlles ml ht bi'Kln to slug. " A
utiRorfcbt of thnt sort would tit In nicely
between Fourth of July and Labor day.
.VtMV > lov < - III llll < l T.
NVw Ynik llornlil.
The shipment of sixty tons of American
butter to Australia , by way of Vancouver ,
Is an eiicoilraKlnR Iti'-ldent. Our dairy In
terests have been singularly low to take nd-
vantajif.of opportunities for disposing of
butter In the foreign markets. They should
study the method * pursued in little Holland.
v the Iliirsr.
rilll.lilrllilll.l Ill-runt.
Secretary Sherman , In speaking of the min
ing strike , isaya. "Arbitration provided by
law would be oa the sjme principle as lead
ing a horse to writer. The water can be pro
vided a'i'1 theanimal , taken to It , but lie
cannot b compnllej to drink. " Xo ; but he
will li ? more likely to drink It he ahall find
the water handyt
l.'iu-lo irTirnri * nml Ili-
Mtnm-apolls Jimrn-il.
The outcry ofHie ( silver press that Horace
L'oles Is talking , pojltlcal heresy and what
is worno endangering the democratic party ,
reminds ono of"the Trinity college professor
who. bearing at undergraduate making use
of profane Kmgua- ( , , rushed at him frantic
ally , exclaiming. : "Are you nware , sir , that
von are imperiling your immortal soul , an.l ,
what Is worse. 'Incurring a linu of 5 shil
lings ? " I
I'llH-liinti tinSimnr Trust.
St. . I.OUlS Itl'pUlllll- .
Secretary llage' approves the stiggefltion
of all Internal revenue tax on raw angar
Imported prior to the passage of the tariff
bill. A bill to this effect approved by him
will be submitted to the senate finance com
mittee. The passage of tlit- measure would
mrrely deprive the Sugar trust of the hand
some sum of $15.030.000 , of which It has at
tempted to deprive the government by an
ticipating tariff favors.
l-oltlsli I llllilll Icili-o.
CMcaRo Inter Ocean.
Multltudeo of the American people , led by
demogagues , have exhibited a pettish im-
natleni'O because President McKinley hna
not caused in four months a great rebound
of prosperity. They forget that a very sick
man , flat on his back for four years , re-
nulrps time for his old-time life and energy.
Thev will feel better later on. Let the
calamity howlers go It. It is their stoclc In
trade. They revel only In misery.
An Ini | rni'lIcnlil * Su ; ; i Ntloii.
StirtiiKllelil Iltfpulillran.
The reported plan at Washington to Impose
an Inti-rnal rev > line tax on raw sugars Im
ported In advance of the tariff would rob
the trust of $ ir..DOO,000 or so of anticipated
profits from the revision. Can a senate
which hns stood faithfully by the trust so far
i-i this business be expected to tolerate any
Riieli attack on that beneficent institution ?
Hardly. Hesldes , compared with other
schemes advanced to suppress or Injure the
monopoly , this would be the most indefeusl-
bln of all.
Si't'iitx DiuiKt-r In < iolil.
rfciw York Sun.
Our esteemed contemporary , the Lead-
vlllii Herald-Democrat , slillts danger in the
convention of gold miners at Denver , and
fears that it will be managed by delegates
who do not love silver. The apprehension
stems instilled. From the Colorado point of
view , It Is tin- business of nvery good man
to boom silver , and bow can he be doing his
duty when ho Is"booming gold ? Governor
Dan Jones of Arkansas saw the point and
the peril , and rcfuoed to appoint delegates
to a convention composed nf gentlemen
v.-boso Interest in gold Is liable to make
them suspected by the worshippers of the
whlto metal.
H IOX-I'I'IIH I'OIMlliISlI.
Minneapolis Journal : The populist pro
ceedings at iVashvlIle , yesterday , were ar-
Cf'iHnated by considerable blackguarding of
each other bv these model citizens and by
physical assaults. Tin- epithets "red-headed
sap-sucker" and "mullet-headed buzzard"
were fxchaneed ami brstowrd and .Marlon
Duller was threatened with cxinmmunli-atlon.
There la evidently' lo he no solidarity of the
populists. The Combine of last year la not
likely to be repeated , and with the collapse
of fusion poporraf will receive Us iluath
blow.
aiabe-Democr'litJt There is conalderabK'
vitality In the railltal end of the populist
parly , which Is holding a conference In
Nashville. In faff , Him end of the parly U
probably the only , fiction of populism which
will lie of any In/crest to anybody In the
canvas of I'.iOO. The fuslonists and trim
mers , who eonstiuitbd the larger faction of
the party in IS -onil who ( 'ualt-hced with
the democrats , have fallen Into discredit
since. Populism , iil | democracy will be In
separate camps . .Ojno years hence , and
neither will ho formidable enough to dis
turb tlie country * . '
Kanjaa Pity SfarH The ,
inlddle-of-tie-rovl :
populUts have . 'Itft the Ilryan democratic
camp ami biirnud , ; lm brligcu behind them.
At Tuesday's hifv < isn of thu conference at
Nailuillu an mhlroij waa Hdopted which Oe-
claicK ugaiiigt fusion , iltxulr-i of the jutency
Of friLliver as a panacea f < ; r all the Ilia
to which the bnJy pnlltls U li'ir , oxpicpsn
a growitih' faith In the pulley of ih Initiative
and referendum , anil , uf'er adopting iho aj-
dreiw. the cunfcrenct * appc-lnteil a committee
to carry Its recommendations Into effect. Tno
conference was composed of the Tom \VaHou
wing of the populist party. Without strength
( Tin when assisted by the bulk < -f the dcm-
ocr.va and a considerable force of silver re
publicans lo elect their candidate on the na
tional ticket It Is plain that In a fragmentaiy
condition they cannot carry any portion of
the country. Hut the mld.dle-of-tho-road whig
of the party h s a r I slit to form juelf Into
an c.\cluslvo and hopelf&i organization if it
wnnta to and the other wing ought to bu
glad that U baa done so.
10U V ( iOI.I ) IHIMOtll VM.
OhirjRo 1'ost ( r p ) Thl bcid and cou-
plstrnt action nf Uic gold ilemneran of Iowa
liiHircM a triangular llqht in p\ery county I
In the state this fall. It will attract to Its I
support all the democrat * who tuMleva In a
safe and stible currency and In the historic i i
democra'lc doctrine of a tariff foi revenue i
only , ll only Inniirca the ovt-nvhi-lmlni ; defeat - I
feat of Krsd White and hla aswiK'Idtes on the j
calamity platform. j :
D a .Molnes Leader ( itnn.l : It will be
1
conceded by all. that Individually and col
lectively , the ticket Is a strong one. One
gentleman , long familiar with xt.tto politic ! ,
but who was not In sympathy with the con
vention , declared last vvt-nltn ; after the ( hit
of nonilieo ! > , that Individually comldcri-d
and politics aside , It was the atrongi-M ticket
over named by any party In the history of
the state. Th'a nwy bo extravagant pr ! ae.
hut not even the imwt rabid opponent of the
platform on which the pntlpiupii at.uul wilt
deny that collectively the nominations uro
of exceptional strength and uniformly leprc-
rent a hlsh type of citizenship.
Sioux rity Tribune Idem. ) : The sound
money ticket nominated at tics Molnt s
began Its soundness qmi'mtliMis HRO.
Kvery man on the ticket. Is a geiitli'man.
and also a scholar. Patriotism and all
civic virtue * belong to them. Such charac
ters nr < > the product of all the SIRCS of
civilization and iill the efforts of Chris-
tianlty. It Is well with the state which
has such men. To the extent th.it such
tuen aru rejected as leaders , It I * ill with
the state. Sound money democrats .ire
not called Upon to make any s.icrlllct" In
Iowa this yiur. It Is as Inevitable that tin-
cheap money party will be defeated as It Is
tint tindayeJ will come and go until flec
tion lime. They will be defeated rcmirtlli-ss
of the number of votes thl. democratic
ticket of sound money men will receive.
Sioux City Journal irep.V It does not
matter that the gold democrats see ( It to
run a separate ticket of their own , apart
fr.uu the republicans till * . -fir. Indeed ,
it Is by no means sure that this Is not. for
the time being , most effective In the interest
of conservatism. Tlie elzo of the vote for
the gold democratic ticket-will di-pend very
much on the activity and the strength of
the combined radical crew which Is now
sailing under the pretended Ilai ; o [ the
democracy. If It should nun out hi the
progress of the campaign to tie qulto active
and strong , the gold democratic vote will
fhrink. That la to say , a nienter number
of the gold democrats will vote the re
publican ticket. One thing nuy bo set
down , as certain : Wither the regular demo
cratic organization lu Iowa and In the
union will abandon its radicalism and the
vagaries of Ilryanism or else at no dlstiiut
day the gold democrats and all the con
servative elements will combine perma
nently In the. republican party.
.I.VI'A.N AMI HAWAII.
Iluffulo Kxprt-ss : Japan can hardly be PO
foolish as to suppose that an understanding
with Great Urltalu can give It license to
encage In sharp nractlct- with a country like
Switzerland , which la not in the warrior
class. Hut the position of Switzerland ,
which wlsht'S very much to st-curi' the trade
of Japan , reveals the weakness of a nation
which makes a great deal of some lintof
manufacture , wants a foreign market and
has little to give In return.
Philadelphia TlmtH : Quite apart from the
undeslrablKty of admitting .such a hetero
geneous population into the- union , and apart
frcm the serious compromise of our tradi
tional attitude In delense of the liberties of
this hemisphere , either of which considera
tions should be conclusive , thu I'nlted Status
have everything to lose by the proposed an
nexation and nothing whatever to gain. Of
conrso wo can go ahead if we wish to and
nobody will interfere , but if annexation be
accomplished , our troubles in the Pacific will
have just begun.
Now York Mall and Kxprc-ss : Nothing
could Indicate more clearly the amicable
relations between the United States and
Janan than the notes which the two gov
ernments have exchanged with reference to
the treaty of Hawaiian annexation. Tli
Japanese protest to that compact , while firm
and direct. Is animated by the friendliest
possible oplrlt , and Secretary Sherman's con
vincing reply is pitched In terms of the
highest regard. The whole correspondonci'
encourages the belief that whatever differ
ences may exist between the two nations will
be honorabh adjusted.
Olobo-Democrat : Having suddenly comu
Into the po.'ses'-ioii of a stmng navy , Japan
is dhpcued to Insist that It Is a po\.er In
the Pacific equal to any other , and the United
States U the first object of Its threats. Thf
idea of annexation is not new. llawaii'a
constitution c-nntailis a clan.--e providing for
It. Our abhorbtlon of the islands has been
considered probable for more than half a
century. It Is Japan's position that Is new.
Having beaten China and acquired a formid
able navy , it in rightly ald that she U like
a small boy with a new gun. There may bo
soum who think that Japan can be handled
with concesi''i > ns. But the only prudent
and sensible course Is to look at
once to our naval .strength on thu Pacific.
If it Is not more than equal to that of thin
bumptious new power no time ( should be
lost In making It largo enough to preserve
our dignity and our long-established policies.
I'OMTICAl , mtll.'T.
The attention of the Iowa Drelbund la re-
suectfullv called to thu fact that thu price
of silver Is lower now than It was last < mm-
mur.
Pennsylvania prohibitionists have nomi
nated a.man named Swallow for governor.
One Swallow dues not make , a campaign ,
however.
A Denver paper , owned and edited by a
millionaire , contributes to the gaiety of the
season bv clubbing thu money power every
morning.
Allen Thnrman of Ohio , an original Ril-
ver man anil u stalwart democrat built
largely on his distinguished father's sturdy
pattern , hi out after McLean's scalp In deail
earnest. Hi * insists that Ohio HcnatorH shall
be residents of Ohio.
A Denver grand jury bus made a formal
auology to the public for not having ln.cn
able to return Indictments against a gang
of boodlors and ballot box thieves In that
city , although convinced of their guilt , be
cause of Inability to secure evldcnc" .
The Penny Press of Minneapoll.- ! , the only
organ of free silver In thu Twin Cities ,
turned up Its toes laf-t week. It has been
in a comatose condition since liust Novem
ber , but managed to defer the funeral by
contracting u large assortment of 100-cent
dbl.i. :
A new political departure lias been made
in Kentucky , which Is now putting forward
beautiful women an candidates for ollice.
The latest of these U Miss Mary Irvlwi
Lyle of Danvilli' . She is tunning for school
superintendent In Iloyle county on the na
tional democratic ticket. She Is a bninelti- .
New Vnrk slate'd prospective ri'vciiuet
from Indirect taxatl > n this > ear Include $35.-
O'i ' ) ) from HID fcirt of notaries , JiiO.OO' ) from
HID fi'cs paid lo tliu Electrical Subway roin-
11118.111)11. ) ; : : O.OUO fiom Kill duties , $ . ' ! < ) ,000
from racing taxes. $25,111)0 ) from tinialc or
matorl.il manm'ai lured In the state's
plsons : , ? ID IKK fium the sale of public laud.i.
ami $7iU ! ' 0 f loin inlJi i lluiicoiis bourcc.s. The
total receipts and rxpfcnhes of the Htate this
yeas' will foot up $1IUCHOM : ) , and nearly
one-third of Ihe total rim-mie will Indrawn
fioni the excltu taxes. The burden of direct
taxation for the Btata gets less each year.
A ISourbon county , Kentucky , n publican
him died at Hooi'slnwn , In Illinois. He wa : >
Lyfivd Marshall , one of three llonrbon counly
citizens who voted in ISii'J ' for Llnccln.
Tliough Abraham Lincoln was a native of
Kiulueky , he ri'ieived only 1,300 vcUs In
that t'tatiwhen a candidate for president In
1SOO. and 000 of the - _ - were cast in the two
count f * of Campbill and Kuiton , including
the toAtia of Covington and Newport on
the Ohio river , opposite Cincinnati. In
Ilourbon county Mr. Lincoln received thrco
votiM only against 1,751) ) demon atli. and In
the county of which hi was a native , Larue ,
lie leitlvetl three votes only.
Tlio attention of the Iowa Jirelbuml is re-
Ear ted art a .nearfiire a ! ju.itli.-f to dfcent
newspapers. In criminal prosei-utlong It pro
vide * that If the matter eiwrged as llbeloiis
is In the opinion of tlie court , prop * r for
iiubllcatlou. 'ho truth may bo given lu evi
dence. Proof .iilion Is limited to one i utility.
In any civil action for libel the plea of
Justification uliall bo accepted as adequate
whin It l.i pleaded that the puMK'u'lou It
substantially true In oiery material ri'UJuct
and proptr for public Information , ami If
this plea shall be established there Hall l.o
no itcnvery. It further enacts that "in no
civil action for libel shall damages be
awarded bfjond Just restitution for Injury
v.iually sustained. "
I 01IST\MiS : TO IMW.SPKUITY.
Ovrriiriiiliictliin of Illntiint llriiui-
j M < mnr * Millet tinI on n I rj.
1 * ill.-ult-lplilii TUm- .
Kx-Scnator Hill of Now V.-rk delivered a
. Fourth of July address at OSWCRH on Mon-
tiny last in wlih-li IIP presented the rlilrt oh-
I Htnele-s to tlie1 reatnrntlon of prosperity lu tlu
tersest lattgrpKc posalhle. as follows.
I "Tltoro Is lee miirli dcmaKiKlsm aliro.nl
tli tlu > Kind ; there Is toil much f.tUo doc-
' trine' taught pcrtaiiitiis to Kovrrninciit
function * ; tlonIs too much cncouram'meni
of the spirit of socialism mill all that It tm-
liltfs , itifliiillitR communistic mul chiniprlcal
si'lipinr * for a "social tli'iuocMcy , " so e'.illcil ;
i thi-rn l.o : o i tuurh tolpratlon of dlsn-spe'rl
, for courts an , ) colistltule'il autliorltlra ; thprs
] i I * too nitie'h clauinr for class It'Rlslnttoii :
, th"i'p Is too milpli Inculcailoti of the > tito
l 'that ' nirll can he-romc rich without oftort--
' tiy tlu uie'ri' tint t > f Kovcrninpiit lustoail of
, caruliifi wraith in the Rewtl , olil-fashloiuM
j I way. ntnl tht'rp Is too much .ittcullnn p.ili !
I to cranks ! bla'he't-slUtrM and political mlI
I ; veMtturer * piitllli'd to no roiihlprtitlnii , but
' who .H't'iu to hive : iihttiliioil tltf public cnr
' nml are sccltlnii to pull down tile1 ptll.irs
j of wv'lpty. "
'
; If anj Ititt'lllut-nt ctll7i'U will carefully
stuily this summary hv p\-Jptintor Hill of
tin clilof obstacles which hinder the rrturh
I
of this e-ouiitn to lesltluiato Industry and
| traili- and Ibripby to prtwpeTlty tin must np-
i tirt'clnto the fact that the truth haa tieeii'
i nrosiHiied in tin- most liiclalvu manne'r.
The country today Is siUTi'rliu ; moi' fruiii
blit ' u ilunKino ue.s niid biithlliiK Idlers than
fMiu all olior : c.iuse'a combined , and until
the' P-O | ) | turn from the * oct.iltatlc hurwle'a
which me' poured Into their pan , by thewo
who M-i'k only to prollt by their tll.trca ,
ilifi-o can IIP mi substantial relmu to Ihe
j conl-nt tlia eomrs from lenltlmnte efforts *
In all the channels of Industry and outer-
Only by honest and well directed indua'.iy
can tin1 great nuns of the people romuund
a just , reward for their labors , and nil who
promise money without earning II or prow-
perity by legMatlnn , are elthi-r kn.lvi-9 or
fook and often both. Socialism \ the first
step tow ant an.irc-hy. and when iinnvhy
c'lmos , Iho.so who have apparently least to
saci illee always suffer most.
There Is no country In tin- world that I *
so biiinitlfnl In H.-J products , or that glvoH
riiieh rich rewards to legitimate Industry art
our own grefti laud with the must beiicllcleut
govorament of the world. Here there should
be plemy , it all times for those who In any
degrne merit It , and It would be s o , reRard-
| P ! = W of tin- mutations In business and trade ,
If tlu > people weie not dlvcrifd from legiti
mate i-hanuels of effort to go ralnhow-ehas-
Ing fet laso and fortunes which tempt all
to destruction.
Labor Is ordained by Ond as the founda
tion of human content and prosperity , .ind
ovi-iy violation of that law brings enl > mul
tiplied misfortune 1-1 all who are thus mis
led by the foul and tlie knave to drvnu of
Impoijffible riches without fuming them.
TilT INNOVATION' l > THXAS.
Philadelphia Times : If is allogeil that a
stamp tax on bond transactions may cause
many shops of that character to kick the
bucket.
Indianapolis News : H Is a good thing -hat
ihe tax on slock transactions was not pro
posed and adopted by a populist congress.
\Ve should never have heard the laist of 11.
Indi.inarolls Joutnal : A tat of j cents on
each $100 of stock or bonds ! issued by any
coipuratlon may not prevent the Issuing of
watered stock and moonshine bonds , but ll
will compel thosu whu do to to pay , M they
BO.
Providence' Journal : The ordinary citizen
might look on a lax on slock ami bond trin -
actlons with much of tlie feeling eonfes-td
by the eminent American humorist In re
gard to the participation of his wife's rela
tions in the lale war.
Detroit Journal : The stamp amendment
taxing a certain class of bonds was agreed | U
without dllllcully , thus providing for more
revi'iini' . Wall street's protest against the
stamp tax did not prevail. The tax proposed I
is by no means a burdensome one. H falls
upon those well able to pay It and Ihe reve
nue therefrom will probably be $15,000,000 or
more.
Pioneer Press : The larger and more repu
table Block brokfis and slock exc ! aims until ,
rally object to the tax. If their business
weie confined to actual sales , the payment ol
ii ci-nUs on each original li-.stie of stock * or
bonds , and 2 cents on traiufens. would not bu
regarded as particularly annoying. Hut as
the deals In phantom secnrltlivs are several
hundred times more numeroiM than those In
real ones , and as transactions in phantom
, -itoeks muot yield to the name tribute to thu
government as though thi-y were real , the
coat of manipulating the various block boards
will be very considerably enhanced.
Philadelphia North American : The fram-
eis of the resolution showed great wisdom
in the distinction they mane between the
ordinary corporat'on ' stocks and tlie bomb of
statin , counties and municipalities , an well
a thu stocks and bonds of building at.socla-
tiona , the latter of which .are not to hi ? taxed
under the new law. It was plainly the pur
pose of the senate to secniu revenue from
these constantly leenrrliig tiansactlons In the
stocks and bond.s of corporatlona. which art )
from their nature properly taxable , as well
B from the frequent issues of stocks and
bonds by corpoiatlons , old and new. The
lilt a of imposing this tax was well conceived ,
but Its full Justification will bu found In the
results achieved by It.
TIII > : 01. D TIMIOIIS.
It Is seldom that om > finds persons who
have rounded out almost a century of life
still possessing all their faculties and mani
festing to a marked degree Interest In cur
rent events. Such a person is Mrs. Mary
Plcrco of Iloaton. who , on July I , was sur
rounded by relatives anil friends , celubral-
liu : her ninety-third birthday. Mrs. Plcrco
conies of a long-lived family. Her mother
ws3 102 when she died.
Hon. Sir Henry Koppel , the ) "Father of
the Jlrltish Navy , " who has Just celebrated
his eighty-eighth birthday , still remains on
the active * list , and is eighteen years older
than Lord John Hay , who Is next in senior
ity. Sir Henry Kcppel haw had a brilliant
service career , which dates back to the war
bciween the Kast India company and the
ralali of Nannlng , when lie acted as lieu
tenant of tuu Maglclennu at the blockade ) of
Mnoran.
Mrs. Jane McConaghy , who died in Phila
delphia recently , was 102 years old. Slut
was for twenty years a maiden , fifty years a
wife and thirty-two years a widow. She
retained her faculties to the last , being ublu
up to the day before ) her death to read news-
nailers without the aid of glas es. Mr , Me-
C'jnagliy mav have seen and talked with
Washington , but if she did , Mho never said
so. In which respect she was unique among
cenlcuarlauH.
The French artist , M. Francois LonU
l-'rajicals. who died recently , at the age of
S'J was tlif last represenlallve of the
old school of French painters. He was of
humble- origin , and lu early youth was ap
prenticed to a bookseller. Hut his talent for
uaiiitlnu hail already begun to manlfc.U
Itself , and hi his spare tlmii he devoted all
his energies lo Us cultivation , with su'-li
success that by tlie time ho altulned his
majority he wan able to support himself as
nu artist. Aflir studying under Oigoux , he
became an exhibitor at thu Salon just sixty
years ago. In the next few yi'ars he- was
imi''h influenced by Corot , of whoso friend
ship he ever remained proud.
Royal mukcs the food pure ,
wheileiome and dcllclouj.
Abiolutcly Pure
ROVAL 1UK1KO PODE CO. , H
OTllint IAMIS Til VOl US
Out of the confui\l nn. s of rejor's anil
the \ailou uiiecrtalntlew connected with the
situation In the Levant one fact HOCIIH to
lie constantly clearer thn existm.-e of a
( icrman-Turklsh alliance. Whether 'litre In
any sucli delllille agreement b-twe < n \ \ . i > am
II and Abihil llamld as buuls iiufo mer
to Austria and Italy , or even a , o > i. > t > , 'i
Husala and France , may be dtuiN l Tim
Herman Is wary and the Turk < .k-i > t' , l
Th.it there Is , how ever , to use tinvinl
that has bi-roim' vi'rii.lcular In Km.i of
Lite , an inleiite. more or 1c ? toi < hal > < m
to lie as e-erialn as anything HIM ' It
cAplains a * nolhlng else can the , en * . r : -
louotl by both goveruiiienta for the i-jsi ix
inoiitlis. and furnlsliea the onl\ i > lui. il > io
clew to the present aliuntlmi TitrKi IM
I pouring troops Into Europe in op. . it < tetl-
i ance of both Ku lu and Kngtand iuii w ih
I out delKiiing even * in notice F .in , The
j : Oerman amtiafwador at CanMnmin i > , > n-
j tlnues to hold himself a a marpici " > \ -it ;
i little heed to tlio icarcely mnf.ih'Joi
tton of his associate nml > ii ! < .iiioi
* *
Prc ldetit Faun- will rt-turn thi , /ir'
vlrtlt nlul will go In n style worthy , < f Kin'e
Ills reecptlnn at St. Petersburg will no i , > ! it
lie t'vtreinel } cordial , so that no HIM ii > i
emuparlsoiiH may lie made. Tinl l > - . 1. tit
will be treated as well : lt the cam o ' -
an the cxar was at P.irtK. Tinnmlii tn J.
iDg or alliance , between France and { ) li
Is appropttalely reeognized by thisntll. . > al
tueetlngM. The prrsenl vlnlt is n l II.MVOMT ,
supposed to have any special siuili. ; , . am e
There Is not supposed to hi- any m w uipie
for discussion. President Kauri- teiiirii nf
the r/.trN t-.mrtesy after a propi-r tniirval
i of time la a tllplomatic IUMC- " * ! Popu
i lar l-plliiR at Pans IP not M ui'i ' > . in
. r - j.eHi . to tln > vnlue ef the - , .tlliatiro
I as I- was home .teals ago. It Is nmmi l > .
stood Ihnt the czar does not proimiito
throw himself Into the arms of l'im-o
with an exclusive devotion. He ioes so far
and no further. Still the nltluiee Is felt
to be a gi-t-.it benetlt. France l < i not 110-
lateil as she was. but has powerlul Mippnrt
In manv lines of policy.
* * *
There will bo no repetition of th > Sepoy
mutlnv. For ono thing , the hand of the
llrltish government Is too strong , and Mronj ;
with the sttingth of loyal native lemons ,
the superb Sikhs and Punjabis , who are ni
faithful as the Life. Cnards them.i. . Iv.'s. It1 I
For another , there la no piovocaiion for it t
such as then- was before , unless the en
forcement of plagile-Mippresslm ; eleiinlim < : i
bt < reason for revolt. Above all. the In-
iHjtis themsehes. from lajah lo r.xot have
comu to a rcallzatlun of liltbli s , > nnts of a
uniform , coin-rent and progressive KOVCPI-
ment. Thev know they are ineon.paiMhly .
better OIT than their fathers wm- under
Mogul and Mahrutta rule , or tlian they
themselves would now be had they bun lift
lo their own devices. There analwiiyn
some discontented ones , some turlnilint and
disorderly , some who Unit fiellbh prollt or
baflft satisfaction In stirring up sedition anil
Inciting to crime , l-'ven the Pulled Sian-.i
has had Us Most ami Debs , lint -u.il foes
of humanity will find In India today lint
small encouragement for the plying of their
nefarious trade.
* * *
Lord Salisbury can at last pein t ono
little triumph achlevivl for his foieign imllcy
namely , the Irealy defining * the rhtno-
lliirmosei boundary. Ily this tre-uty tin sov
ereignty of China over the Shan staleon
this frontier of llnimali , is arknowledced :
but Kokang , one of ihese states , whleh < 'in- '
innnds oneof the trade routes Into tint
( Chinese province of Yunnan , II.IM been ceded
to th.it power In perpetuity , China having
agreed "not lo exeivisi- any jnriMlletiun or
authority whatever In the whole of tliln
area. " If the Chinese government should
deem It advlvible to construct railroads In
Yunnan Ihe sune would be connerled with
the Burmese lines. Thu opening of all
trade toutes belwoen Iliirmali and China Ii
sanctioned by the treaty , which also permlU
a Ilrltlsh eonstil to reside and persoin un
der lirltlsh protc'-tlon ' to trade at two eltiPi
i in Yunnan under the same conditions as at
the treaty ports. Of course' , tlii.siprivilege's
will become the common rights of all na
tions under the "most favored nation"
claii'-e ; but this fact that the dlurmah
boundary treaty was opposed tooth and nail
by thu French ambassador at Peking In the
interest of tlio Tonquln route- Into smthern
China , will enable Lord Salisbury to point
Suits
for
Children
must be made to stand
the wear and tear you can't
always keep the "kids" in
straight jackets.
We have suitable
clothes for them for all occa
sions dress or play and in
the little Sailor Suits there are
many handsome patterns in
wash materials that make
life the better worth living for
the active little fellows
Maybe tho' you
don't wane a full suit and only
want pants we place on sale
now 200 pairs extra fine
crash pants sixes 3 to 14
years pants that sell any
where at 500 and are good
value at that price we have
decided to make a special offer
of them and as long as they
last you can buy them at
350 Star Shirt Waists 750
and light weight all wool
cheviot pants 500. Just half
price.
Straw hats 250 and up.
BROWNING ,
KING & 00 ,
B. VV. Cor. .
IBtb and