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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY BE H. IlOSKWATRIl , HJItnr. TiIlMS OK St'llSCIUPTlON pally ll \VUIiout Bun < l y ) , One Yenr.C CO bally line and Sunday , One Veer . 8 00 Rlx Months . . * V > Three Month * . * W HumUy lice. Ono Year . Sf to Bntunlny HM > , One Yeiir . 1 W ( Weekly Uec. One Yen- Ol'l'iKKSl Omnlias The Dec . Boiilh Omotin : Singer Illk. , Cor. N nnj 2tli Bt ( . Council HhilTi : 10 IVnll Street. ChlcnKO oillco : 31 ? Chnnilwr of Commerce. Now York : Itoom * 13 , II nnil IS , Tribune Bids- Washington : (01 Kourtccntli Street. COUIlKSt'ONUKNiJIJ. All communications rdatliiK to news nm cillto. rial matter should be nilJte eil : To the kdllor. HCSINKSS I.KTTKItS. All Lu lnc letters niul rcinittancm HhouM be niltlirmeil to The Ilw I'ubllfhliu ; Company , Omaha. Draft * , checks , exprcM niul tionluince money orders to be mmle payable to the order of the company. . . TUB HKi : rUIIMflHlNO COMPANY. STATHMKNT Ol' CIUCUI\T1ON. Glnlo or Nelirnskh , l'o'Jxl.12 County , sa : ( Kiirxo II. Tzsclmck , Hocrctnry of The llee Pub lishing company , lielnp duly nwotn , tnyt tanl lh nutit.il number of full nnd cnmplctc cobles of The Dully MnrnlnK , KvenliiK nn.l Kunilay lief filmed durlnit the month of Juno , 1M7. a on fullowsi 1 20.23J 10 . Z 20,197 U . 13.M4 3 13,813 IS . 13,571 4 19.SC4 19 . 15.770 C 19.0.11 51) ) S 20,200 20.121 " " " ' " ' ' ' ' s ! ! ! ! . . . . I9',7a4 19.ri78 9. 20.7S8 1H.MO 30 19,818 . . 11. 19iG3 ! V . 19.B7S 12 ID)7I ! ) 57 . 19,815 13 20,211 VI . 1H.M2 S3 . 19.5M is' ' . . ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . " ! ! loiwo 30 . 18.574 Total 591.112 ! , ? deductions for unsold nnd re turned copies 9.217 Total net rales GSO.IM Xct dally nveniKc 19.MO UI2OnU12 II. TCSCIIUCK. Sworn to before me nnd fiibsrilbcd In my prrs- encu this 3d day uf .luly , U97. N. P. KIC1I. , Notary Public. TIII3 IJUH O.TIIAI.XS. . All rnllrnnil iii-n-iliiij-M nro l Wllll I'llOIIUll ItCPH i * \vlio iViinlN to ri'iiil n IIUIl'r. IllMl.Mt 11)11111 ) llilV- Injf The llc . If you on n nnt Ki't n lieu 4111 it train from tin ; iii'WH iiK'ent , pli-iiMu vi'iiort I lie fm : , NlnlliiK tinrniii < ii nil rnllriitul. to tlir Clroiilutloii lU-iiiirtiiirnt of Tin' llt-r. The lire IN for mile on nil train , * . IXJUST OX IIAVIXK Till ! IIKI3. PA11TIKS I.HAVIXfi KlHl TIIH SU.ll.MUll I'nrtlfM IcMivlnp : flu- pity for tli < ; Hummer t'nii linvi * Tin ; HIM ; Neiil to tin-in ri'Biilurly ! > } notifying ; The llee Imsl- III-HS otllocIn person or liy mull. The mlilri-NM ivlll lie eliniiK'cil UN often iii ilcslreil. Tlu > more ilIssntlslltMl ( lit ! Sn-jar trust with the schedule tin. * more will It com mend Itself to the NcbrusUii Is paying off both Its public , nntl Its private < lebt , and , what Is more , it Is paying It In 100-cunt dollars. It Is piTsnnied that lo oonslstont the pnpullsl , senators who rel'usi-d to be recorded 'on the passage of the tariff bill will also decline to vote on the confer ence1 report. Our amiable popocratlc contemporary quotes from the "CVnter Comity Itea- con. " That Is a new one on us. AVe did not know the late legislature had given the state a new coniily. IE Mr. Uryan said anything In favor of 'thc'-Transmlssils.sIppI Exposition while presiding over the Transmls.slH.sippi eon- Bi-csa the tclefiraphlc- reports of the pro ceedings failed to disclose ( lie fact. It has not yet been disclosed who Is to accompany Church Howe to Samoa as private secretary. Hero is a chance for soinu patriot who wants to put 10,000 inllus between himself and home. The police commission cannot continue to pursno the do-nothing policy under pretense that Judge Scott will undo whatever it may do in the way of giving the city adequate police protection. For once the western part of Nebraska la In better ) shape in the matter of crop conditions than the eastern part and the eastern part lias seldom , if ever , had greater promise of abundant harvests. If President Kdwards of the Ioird ! ; of Education Is to be made deputy tax commissioner he should Itrst resign his place on the school board. Oim olllce for one man at one time is snlllcicnt. For the pc-oph ; residing In tile territory dependent wholly or In part on the road the Union I'aclllc receivership has al ready lasted altogether too long , Re organization on a sound tinancial basis cannot comu too soon. Olllcial nepotism was never defensible when the state house was Inhabited by republicans , lint neither Is It defensible when practiced by populist state olllcer.s who always denounced It so loudly under their predecessors. What does the pollco commls.ston pro pose to do about the Cox casuV It is now Judicially restrained from dlscharg- ing Cox , but ( hero is nothing to pre vent It from proceeding with the trial of tin * charges pending against him. Having let so many occasions slip by tlmtj might have ? bwn appropriate to an abdication , Queen Victoria may now lu expected to hold on to the throne until the greatest of all inlers makes her yield to an inevitable Involuntary abdication. The more wo learn about the doings of certain leading lights In tlui fusion ma jority of tli last legislature tliu moro thrifty do wo find them to Invo haen during thi > short period of three months over which the logislaUvo session ox- tended. The parliamentary inquiry Into usuri ous practices in Kngland Is simply em phasizing the fact generally known that whcro the borrower IB at the point of willingness to pay any rate of Interest for an accommodation of money liu can ulwayu Hud n money lender who is ready to exuct usury and risk ( be pen alty of luw. O.17'.S l'\XS.WK. \ That the Inriff bill will be promptly passoel lu tliu liotisu Is nssuroil , but how long It will remain In tliu senate It Is Impossible ) to say. since It Irt stated that the opposition Is disposed to debute It ludullnltely. The sugar schedule Is .still ! tliu chief source * oC contest iintl In the , event of thu senate rejecting the con . ference agreement It will bi * due to this feature. The schedule as now framed Is a compromise } and the changes made are said to bo In favor of moro revenue and the domestic Industry. According to Chairman Dlngley It Is less favorable1 to thu trust than the existing tarin' , but thu opposition point to the speculative advance In sugar stock as contradicting this Htale'inout. It Is a iiticstlon whether a sound and safe judgment as to the boni'llt to the1 trust can bo formed from this speculation , other schedules of the bill have undergone material changes at the hands of the conference committee , thu most Important concessions having been made to the house , this being nota bly the case with thu wool and woolen schedule. The persistence wllh which the house conferees refused lo accept thu senate .sugar .schedule lias been very generally commended by the republican press anil if the statement , maele by Chairman Dlngley Is correct thu house representatives secured a substantial victory , so far as the trust Is con cerned. The hope of the business Interests of the. country is that the bill will become law at thu earliest possible lime. All advices are to the elTert that industrial Improvement will Immediately follow tliu enactment of this measure , but it is to be apprehended that this will not exert the Inlliienco It should witli the oppon ents of the bill In thu senate , who are numerous enough lo prolong debate * on It Inclellnltely , if not to defeat it. The situation again emphatically calls atten tion to the want of a rule In the senate which would enable a majority of that body to restrict debate. IMl'UHTAXT IF TllUK. The report that the emperor of Rus sia , lias demanded the immediate evac uation of Thessaly by the Turks , accom panying It with a threat to Invade Turk ish territory If the demand Is not com plied with , and that all the powers con cur In this course except Great Hrltain , Is exceedingly Important if true. It is somewhat Impiobable , however. There is no doubt that Itiissia is .opposed to Turkey retaining permanent possession oC Thessaly , as indeed are all the powers If the conr.se of their ambassadors at Constantinople means anything , but it is not likely that Knssia would assume the rather hazardous responsibility of threatening an invasion of Turkey with out absolute assurance of the support of all the powers , that of ( Sreat Hiitain being quite as essential as any of the others , if not more so. Of course Rus sia Is in a position to take such action , so far as having the means at command is concerned. She has on the Turkish frontier in Asia Minor a fully equipped army of 1.0,000 men. comprising no less than twenty regiments of cavalry , an Immense force of aitlllery and 110 bat talions of infantry. A poitlon of this army is actually on the frontier and could cross it within a few hours after receiving the order to advance , while reserves are stationed at a distance of two days' march. A still larger Ktis- slau army is at Odessa and Sebastopol , whence it could be conveyed by sea to Constantinople in from one lo two days. Thus Hussla Is fully prepared for an Invasion of Turkey , but is she ready to start a European war the possible com plications and consequences of which no one can foresee ? It seems highly proba ble that coercive measures will have to be taken to get the Turk out of Thessaly. but they will not be taken without th"- assent of Great Hrltaln and that power has not shown that it is favorable to coercion. , The representatives of the South nnd Central American states who have been in the United Stales for a month and a half Investigating Industrial nnd com mercial conditions undoubtedly feel very friendly lowaid this country. They have Indicated In all they have said ilial they earnt'slly desiiv lo see closer trade rela tions between their countries and 'this republic. They have Miown an intelli gent nnd broad appreciation of the im portance of the quest Ion of strengthen ing commercial bonda Imtwctuu the great republic of the north and the republics of the rioiuli. nut they have not hesi tated lo point out with commendable candor the dlllicullles In the way of doing this and to suggest what they think noccssaiy to enable this country to secure a larger share of lln > great and growing southern trade than It now has. Their suggestions nnd advice should re ceive most respectful consideration , as coming from friends and well wishers. Everybody at all conversant with the matter undi-rstands that we must look for our principal trade1 expansion to the South American continent. Our com merce with Oriental countries will In crease and Europe will continue to ! > a large buyer of our products , particu larly agricultural , but the chief outlet for oyr surplus inamifnetiir.il p odncls must be found In the countries sunlit of us. How shall we secure tht'sj market * In the question that confronts our manu facturers and our national legislators and It l.s a dllllcnlt and perplexing prob lem. In the lirst place there Is th1 hard fact that European nations have a commercial foothold in South Amylea ; from which they will not be easily il ! . < - lodged. They have heavy Investments of capital tlnjiv ; their merchants and manufacturer ; * have agencies and estab lishments in every trade center ; ( hero are European banks to facilitate ex changes , and not the least Important condition Is that they transport their own products In their own ships. In all these lespects the United Stijtes Is at present at tin enormous disadvantage and It Is not apparent how this disad vantage l.s to bi > overcome. TluMniint'ii' sity of llio task Is calculated to'discour age those wilt * have not boundless faith In American energy and enterprise. Ueclproclty Is the means by which It Is hoped to Incn-as't our trade with tin southern countries , but while this policy was ici'arded with favor by must of I I these countries seven yuirs ago , they , seem now to be generally quite indiffer- [ out to It. None of our I'annmerlcan I visitors has manifested any hearty In- j j tcrest In the proposed plan of reciprocity and some of them have plainly Informed us tlmt nothing can be accomplished ' ' , with It. We shall not abandon the policy1 beeaus' ' of this opinion , but It si'ggests the wisdom of not overe.stlnnit- Ing the benefits to accrue from the policy. Our necessities compel us to make It less comprehensive and liberal than when first Instituted and we cannot ( ; reasonably look for as favorable results j from It. The pending tariff bill has ; been subjected to more or less adverse criticism by the southern representa tives , but. such of these as are not absolute - lute free trailers must realize that th conditions justify such a measure. Th- ; government needs revenue and the labor employed In our manufacturing indus tries needs belter protection against the competition of cheap foreign labor. The purpose of the new tariff bill Is to pro vide these , both of which are essential to national solvency and prosperity. While giving respectful attention to the views of the representatives of coun tries whose trade we desire , the Ameri can people have determined that It 1 wise to return to that economic ! policy under which the material growth of this nation was the wonder of the world. MUCH OF .t County Clerk Hcilfleld refused to connlvo In the fraud perpetrated on the school fund by the cx-dlstrlct clerk of DoiiKlns county , nnd ho promptly exposed tlic fraud , but the republican ln\v olllccr of the county , whoso duty It was to take action , failed to act. Mr. Kcddchl went further and refused to support the ex-dlatrlct clerk for another public of- llce. Did The iHco commend Sir. Hcdfleld ? Not by any means. It denounced Mr. Hed- flehl bitterly nnd defended the man whom Hedflold exposed. World-Herald. When the World-Herald goes out of Its way to bestow praise on a republican of ficeholder or candidate for olllce , you may be sure that the man Is either a cats- paw for the gang or a political fraud playing for favor at the expense of his own party. It Is not true that The I5ee has de nounced County Clerk Uedlleid bitterly ' or sweetly. It lias simply regarded Ill's course Inexcusable. Mr. Itedllcld had a perfect right to expose any Irregular ity , discrepancy or dishonest transaction brought to his notice ollielally. lie had a right to oppose any candidate whom he could not conscientiously support , but lie is not the public prosecutor nor the keeper of the party's conscience. AVhen lie reported to the commissionershlsllnd- ings as clerk and published the facts , his duty was discharged. Rut when Mr. lledtield took It upon himself to enter the lists as one of the champions of a demo cratic candidate notoriously In collusion with gamblers and the tool of legis lative boodlers he laid himself open to censure and sawed off the limb of the republican tree upon which he was sit ting. Kedtield's attempt to pose as a martyr to his unswerving integrity will hardly wash. It Is a matter of notoriety that Kedfield was one of the clique that foisted Dog-Hntcher Israel Frank on the taxpayers and supported him after his rascalities had been exposed. Itedlield has been cheok-by-jowl with "Winspenr in .spite of the fact that lie was inmli- cated iiii the Jjil.ilOO hold-up of Frank" 10. Moores. Mr. Iledlield never opened his mouth to denounce the crookedness of the combine that so'ught to keep I'.olln In the city treasurer's olllce after he ad mitted ills defalcation and he has never said anything against any member of the gang that tried to cover up the true condition of the looted treasury I > y keep ing the people in ignorance for'nearly a year as to the true state of affair ; * . The conscience of Mr. Itedlield was not smitten by the exposures of County .ludge Eller's shortages , whom he sup ported through thick and thin , nor lias he exerted himself to recover the fees and mileage moneys collected by ex-sher iffs which have not been accounted for. It is passing strange ; , too , that Mr. Itedlield should willfully Ignore the fact that Frank E. Moores has claims against the county and city of Omaha which more than offset their claims against him. Whether lie has a right to sot oft these claims anginal wlwt may be owing Hie county Is a matter for the courts to . settle and not for the county clerk. The only rational explanation of Ited- lli'ld's persistent and uncalled-for war upon Mayor Moores and the World-Her ald's solicitude for Kedlleld Is that Hvd- lii-ld is pri paring a surprise for the party to which lie owes his position by a for mal Mimnif-rsaull Into the free silver camp with n view to .seeking re-election tills fall as a candidate on the fusion ticket. Terrence V. I'owderly's appointment as commissioner of Immigration does not commend Itself to workingmen , neither doc-s It to any other class of citizen : ) who know I'owderly and his career. As a labor leader he leads nobody , because he has long since forfeited the confi dence of h'.s former followers. Aa a politician he lias no claim on the re publican paily. It would lake n life time ) for I'owderly to undo the mischief ln > has wrought In preaching and teach ing the doctrlne.s of Ihlism and repudia tion by depreciating the currency. His conversion to republicanism has bai'n for revenue only and his reward therefore should not bt > an olliee which should be given to a representative of labor whose republicanism is not galvanic. The purclias.i of Alaska had no analogy whatever to the proposed annexation of Hawaii. Alaskan acquisition ended Hut last vestige of dominion over the Ameri can continent of the most despotic power of Europe. There is no danger of Hawaii falling Into the hands of any European or Asiatic nation. To tliu ex tent only that Alaska was taken as a speculative investment can It be wild to r\sumblu : In any way thu Hawaiian .scheme , and If the United States wants to go Into the speculation business I la-re are plenty more promising fields neare. home. The Improvement In village , town and county finances throughout Nebraska Is another sign of the times that should not bu overlooked. Not only an * tax collections generally better than for years , but the public treasuries are lu better condition-ntitl the public busturs.- * more econoiu'fjjajpy conducted. j The trlparjljte.f.rlnuKUlar state conveii- i lions called \ rytlje so-called three silver parties of Nobrjfcka will have 2,771) ) ac credited delcentpH. Hut as they will be allowed to hin'ilufacture ' harmony only through thc 'medlum of pre-arranged steering cturljjjjtlees , fatal encountei\s may be I ! Iowa fuslo Vst are going to start their , campaign early this year , but they can not start It early enough or prosecute It far enough to overcome the majority of 1 Holier thinking Iowa farmers , laborers ' and mechanics who are opposed to re- pudlatlon and debt-scaling In any form Whatever. Coulil AIToril To. I'lillinlcliihln Times. Should Andrce manngn to reach- the pole by balloon ho'll naturally be In n position to look down on other exploreia. T\VI TlllllKX IIH ClOOll UN ( Jlllll. Olilenfio Trlbmie. And now , aa If to counteract the rush to Alaskan Bold fields nnd deal nnother blow at Uryaniain , a Lincoln ( Neb. ) paper Is publishing clahurntc nccounla of the dis covery of Rold In that vicinity. It will ho none the less to the Intenat of the Ke- braskan , however , to stick to his cattle nnd corn , 1'lfIM lii Ancient C'lilcnKo New * . A man named l'\KK \ has founded n re ligious sect which claims power to discover whether or not a stranger Is inspired by the devil. Ilefore dealing too harshly with the old fellow. Mr. V\KK \ should recall the year 1 , when the ofTsprltiK of a fig tree Rot n Job In the clothing business through this same old Kick. The I'litiiru lu UIIHIIIVIH. | Minneapolis Tribune. The foundation on which to build a new era of prosperity In this country was never better than It Is now. The passage of the tariff bill ought to mark n signal upturn in business. A great many people dcslro financial legislation as well , but the fact Is that wo can get along without any additional financial legislation. The country wao prosperous for a quarter of a century under the existing financial system , nnd It can be prosperous for many years more without any material change In that system. MiNtiiUcn I.cnlcnry to Convict * . Philadelphia Press. There Is no such strong deterrent to crime ns the belief that punishment will be swift and sure. It Is not the length or severity nt the penalty prescribed that discourages men from doing wrong , but the surety that there will be a penalty. And lu this country the efficacy of this deterrent has been nearly destroyed by the- delays of the courts and the case with which pardons can be obtained. Not for slight offenses only , but for the prlmoi of murder down men and women seem eager to sign petitions for commutation 'of ' sentence or release from prison , nnd the mistaken leniency of gov ernors of states adds to the gravity of the situation. It | Is time that It Is Impressed upon the criminally Inclined that the law must take Us course with those who violate Its terms and'tliat no mawkish sentimental ity will be irtlowd ( ! to mitigate penalties. The action of the Minnesota Hoard of Pardons indlctitcs that that opinion is com ing to prevail.- XHKlTS OF ARIIITKATION. I'rmsticiil Itc.HifltM AoeoiiiiillNlii-il lu MllMMIldlllHC t ( N. SprlnifllcM ( Mass. ) llcpubllcan. A I/card of5arbitration for -ll)6r ) disputes haiv been maintained in Massachusetts for cleveu'rears , and 'an Interesting1 summary of- the work of tho-board In that time is to be found in "Labor Bulletin" ' No. 3 , Issued by the state bureau of statistics. The record of strikes In the etate for 1895 and 1S96 hJo not yet been made up , tmt from 1SSC to 1S91 , Inclusive , there were 1,050 strikes and sixty-three lockouts reported , and throughout the whole period from 18SG to 1S9G 330 cases were submitted to the board for arbitration. Thu.5 the board came to deal with only a comparatively small number of the dllll- cultles , but Itu rcccrd in they * cases goca far to justify the creation of the tribunal. The summary result of Its work Is tabu lated to follows : NumPerccnt - Settlementy. bor. lines' . liy those concerned 130 41.22 Icecommendatlono of board ac cepted ] 23 37.27 No agreement 71 21.)1 Moro than a third oC the disputes submit ted were tlms successfully arbitrated. In 136 controversies the parties , after statins their case , came to an agreement among thenu'elvcij. ' In only seventy-ono instances could no agreement be effected. Wo nnd , then , that while disputing labor and capital have not been as generally dis posed to submit the controversy to arbitra tion as they should be , yet where permitted to take a hind the services of the board have been very effective In the way of promoting meting industrial peace. IOWA IMIKSS Sioux City Times : Down In Polk county , Iowa , the republican party haa deserted the Cuban caticio nnd nominated Spain for a mem ber of the board of supervisors. However , this particular Mr. Spain has had no deal ings with AVeyler. Hurllngton Hawkcye : Krert White admits that ho Is of tin ) opinion that "the cheaper money is llio bi-ttor. " Fred White Is a rl.h man and an employer of labor. No doubt that as such he would prefer to pay out the wDgffl ho owes In cheap money. Hut what about the men who work for him ? Would they like to receive their pay In dollars that hivu lera than half the purchasing value of the present one ? Sioux City Journal : Americans ought to buy American made goods. A vrst amount of goods Is Imported Into this country which can nrj well bo made at homo. Thcro are comparatively few articles of common use which Americans do not makeas well as they can bo made | n foreign countrlrs. The day ought long alnco , to 1mvo prused by when wo would buy foreign articles simply because they are foreign , nnd often coating much moro than as good or better articles of home make. Davenport Democrat : No convention ever held In Iowa Un < i'brcn so far-reaching as th'n ono of July 7 ati lira Mollies will prove to be. Ita proceeding1 liayo been read In every Efatp In ( he union nrr\l t'ho declaration for no mir- ri'iider has beeiV'fclicc'rcd. The Democrat has received score * o letters In proof of this statement. IUJ | iot ; because they bavo come to the Dempcfofi U13' ' "lf > y are so conspicu ously made pijtyllP. ) but because they show a widespread /ipjj / t uncompromising endorse ment of the aj-U , < vi. taken. DCS Molues/.llfgfcter : "Aren't these hard times , " said aua man to another , recently. "You bet. nnvi * srtw 'cm harder. ' Hoth men were looking civ while a third man was dig- ping a deei > hole 'fbr ' a telephone pole. The man who wniJr'HlssrJig In the earth had noth ing to say abrut the hard times. He was working. He N ? ? too busy. Notice , while you nro pawns , how many loafers gather around an holiest' ( nan digging a hole in thu round. Curloun , gawking , good-for-nothing frllowB , whose wjves take In washing to keep tliclr miserable handicaps , called husbands , alive , Drs Molnes , as every other city , Ins a whole army of these werthlecfi fellow * who have not done anything In several years , ex cept to yawn at the street corners and talk about what the government ought to do to keep them alive. Hut If they should die thrro would ,1'e no loss to the world. But looked at In another sensn these lazy gawks , who are always ready to look on Where someone ono else la working , are In a certain nent > i' the products ot the politicians. They have been told to often that the government by legislation ought to care for them that they have coinu to Ufllevf | t and to expect It. Wa need greater honesty In politics. We need politicians who will get votes by tell ing the truth , not by making false promises to workingmen. We need politicians who will tell the truth that the government can net provide * bread- that every man must work for that or BO IAV.OF PIKI.S1M2IUTY. I'hll.tiHphlA Ii > ecd : The utatcmcnt of the exports nnd Importa of the United Statfu IttUC'l by the Dureail ot StiUlslle. ' rhows that never before In the h story of lha crun- I try have the exports of merchandise , which , Include practically all export * rxept gold laud silver , reached BO high a flguie as dur ing the floral year ended June 30. 1S97. I ttuffalo Kxpresa : South Dakota Is not the ' only wcstpruttate which hu getting rid of many of It ? farm inortuflRia. In Nebraska thp county reoords show that the number of i released niittK.igfs Is several tlmcu the' amount of the new liu-trumvnla. thu Infer- 1 once being that the farm era are paying off , thi'lr old Vfhta Instead of contracting new or.y. This lo a sign of thrill nnd prudence . which speaks well for the people of the state an 1 augur : * III for the succeie of the calamity , demagogues. i I Indianapolis Journal : Three who read the journals ( leveled to trade and the mnrkcl J reports cannot fall to notice the cheerful tone which pirvadcs comments and reports. Whatever may bo attributed to parly uc o- paper * It cnr.not bo said that the journals devoted to the Interests of trade and In dustry will color reports and thus docclvo their patrons. Judging from thcun Ihcro can bo no doubt that bolter conditions iilroady ] exist and that an Improvement Is going on ! throughout the country. H la unfortunate that any class of newspapers should be In clined to uao their Influence to discredit the repoi-tfl of Improved conditions and still moro hopeful indications. Davenport Uepubllcan : One way to dc- tcrmino whether or not times are getting any better Is by the Incruadi ! or decrease | of mortgage Indebtedness. There semis to bo no doubt that mortgages are being paid oft throughout the ncrthwtst at A rate which hnfl not obtained before since the hard times began. Money lenders are netting their le- turns with Intcnst and are unable to place loans aa lapldly as they desire. As a conue- quoacc money lies been sent out Into Kalisaa and Dakota and other parts of the wo.it and northwest which a short time ago were not able to secute loans at any price. One Omaha trust company reports that It lo dim- cult to extend desirable lo.ins boaiuo the people want to pay them off. The spirit of liquidation la In the air. Chicago Journal : The most hopeful nettb that has been received In Chicago since the beginning of the hard times la that con cerning the general Improvement throughout the agricultural regions ot the west. It Is neither guesswork nor prophecy , lllto meat ot the prosperity talk , hut a genuine recital of facts and figures. Heports of mortgage nnd loan companies doing business In Ne- brsaka show that Indebtedness amounting to $23,000.009 has been paid off In that state during the last six months. In North Da kota theio has been a very general liquida tion also which Is estimated at ? 2r.,000.000 for a period of four years. South Dakota brtters this by another $25,000.000. Less definite returns have bsen received from town , but the number of mortgages has been largely reduced. Minnesota reports that from 15 to 20 per cent of the loans to lie farmers haa been paid off In the last three years. Colorado boasts of plenty ot money and fewer debts. Similar stories come from Oregon , Washington , Idaho and Montana. PKIISONAI * AM ) OTII13IIWISK. fc n. J. Peters , who Is very 111 at his home In Mount Sterling , Ky. , was a classmate In school of Jefferson Uavts , and was chief justice of Kentucky for a number ot years after the war. A man named Doozo Is running for onice on a temperance ticket In Kansas and one named Swallow has undertaken a like job in Pennsylvania. Still , thoughtless people slur unjustly this jolly old world. Ex-Governor Walte of Colorado Is quoted as saying : "Not 0:10 : single , solitary good has come from women's votes In Colorado. " Oh , yes , there was one. The women helped to boost the governor out of office. - A bronze replica ot the Marquette statue In the national capltbi was unveiled at Marquette - quette , Mich. , with appropriate ceremonies lest TYlday. Strange to say there wasn't the slightest tremor of the earth lu the Penin sular state. ' ' 'The' ' 'niuse'uul ' of Boston has been enriched with a loaf ot bread taken from the tomb of Hameses. It la In an excellent state of petrefactlon , and the fact that It resisted the ravages of a few thousand years must fje regarded as a tribute to the cooking schools of antiquity. The supreme court of Michigan ) decides that newspaper editors , reporters and proof readers are- not labcreis In the meaning ot the word aa used In the labor Hen law of that ttato. According to the court their work U "professional. " The dcc'sion ' must be a great boon to the scribes of Michigan. Heretofore the professional part of news paper life was monopolized by journalists. Now some of the glory falls to newspaper men and lends rainbow hues to their per spiration. Happy Mlchlganders ! P L Forgan of Omaha Is animated with the spirit of Patrick Henry and exclaims , In behalf of the Imprisoned eagle at Ilanscom park "Give me liberty or give me death. " Mr. Forgati insists on the former and pleads this for the bird of freedom. "Liberty I crave freedom to leave this prison cage ; to ileo to mountain top remote from men who boast of freedom , but who prize It not , else they would share It with me , the em blem of their country's liberty. Does U glvo pleasure to see me here encaged , the bird ot freedom chained a slave ? His plumage - mage soiled , the gloss gone from his coat ; thu eye. BO bright , so bold , cau scan the- sun at noonday , now sunk In hopeless gloom. Come , children , you who dance nnd sing around my mournful cell with hearts so full of Joy and love , demand my liberty so dear to man and beast , and set me free to soar to mountain tops , my native home. " Can the park board resist so tearful an ap peal ? MAC3X-1KICUNT CHOI' IMIOS1M3CTS. The llarvortl ofVlirnl mill ( lie Condi tion of ( III ! I'lTi-nl. Clncngo Chronicle. Contrary to the fearful expectations of the farmera in many parts of the country the excewlvo heat of last week did not have a deleterious effect on the maturing whi-at crop. In fact , It Is thought that the pro.s- pects are better now than before the ex traordinary healed term. It appears that the blistering heat came before the wheat berry was In the milk atuge. Kollowlng the cold and moisture of the early pirt of the season It promoted the growth of the ttraw and .stimulated the formation of the korncta hi the heads. The rains and cool weather since have bccu favorable to the filling out of the berry and the- heads are large and full. With favorable weather from now ou to the harvest the grain will ripen to perfec tion. There will be no damage by insects , which were killed off or their power for mischief enfeebled by the cold ralna ot the later prlng and the early summer. Tin re will be no rust or other blight If the weather Is not too wet or If there are cool winds to dry off thu moUlure gathered from fog. and dews. Parching heat would dry up the milk In the berry and leave bhlvclcd , shrunken grain for the harvest. When a yellow liuo begins to spread over the wheat Holds Is the critical tlmu for the crop. The whitening berry Is then soft and the thickening milk is rich In Its sweet ness. If the procK-s of ripening is not hur ried the grain turns out plump and full. This Is the wheat that overruns In weight , show- lug sixty-two or sixty-three pounds to tliu measured bushel. It is No , 1 and worth n premium In every market. Hut the wheat farmer Is seldom so tor- tunato ao to harvest such a crop throughout. The best general average Is No , 2 , which Is the marketable grade of spring wheat on which the quotations are based. It Is this grade which ( ills the elevators and on one bushel of which the Hoard of Trade buys and sells 100 and 1,000 bushels. The worat day for the ripening wheat Is that which Is worst for man and beast. The sultry , soggy , "sticky" weather , which de presses the physical energies , enervates the mind , produces weariness before the day's work in far under way and which makca the nights tire-some Intervals between thu days , also brings tbo brownish , diseased mold called "rust" to the stalks of the wheat. This mildew causes obstruction in the channel of the sap flowing from the root 'to the head of the grain depriving It of the nutri ment which It needs lu the process of ripen- Ing. It la the cause of "shrunk" wheat. May the farmer seu none of it brtween now and tbo harvest. co.xcr.UMSn HAWAII. I'roponeil Ylnlntlon nf tlir Trnillflnnnl I'ollc.v of ( lie llflinlillo. Carl Schun In limpetWwkly. . Some ot the ? most iiromlncut advocates ot the Hawaii annexation scheme are credited with tiaylng Dial tlicy ate tiy no means In fnvor nf mi Indiscriminate terrltorlnl ag grandizement uf this republic ; Hint ttiey ilc- | sire anil cxpccl tlie annexation of Hawaii to | I remain nn Isolated Instance , ami tluil If It | ' were to become the Initiation of n general paltry ot promUcuaua lcnltorl.il acquisition , I they would oppose It. The RPiitlemen who I seek In nmko the pending scheme palatable | I to Hie public by mich smooth representations , j aie cat neatly Invlteil to meditate upon the j I following ( Uiciitlons : ] What have been so far. especially nince tlic elwo of our civil war , the principal con- | I Bldcrallnns which deterred so ninny patriotic , ; : ccol-headod anil clear-sighted Americana from [ I I favoring the annexation of such cotintrlos us Cuba , Kan Domingo , SI. Thomas ami the like ? Was It not an Intelligent no well ns reverential respect for the tiailltlonnl pollry | ] of the republic * , according lo which. If Ihcio l was to be any lerrltorlal expansion al all , I II should bo confined to..the acquisition of territory on our continent , within rompain- lively easy reach , anil to be occupied by a population homogeneous In Ibal of thu , tT tilled Stales ? Was It not the belief that It would be dangerous lo our fiee limllui- lions to Incorporate In our political system populations so different from ours In oilKin , I nioralf ) , traditions , habits of life , Impulses , ami ways ot thinking a\J to make the necca- ary assimilation with our people appear ! } ( Impitslble , especially populat ons living' j under climatic conditions calculated to per ' petuate these radical dlffo.cnces and Incon- grultiifVns It not the apprehension lhat the admission of HUP.II populations i.a fellow citizens niiuing IIH , with alt the political rights nnd privileges of American citizen- chip , enabling them to take part In govern ing this country , would IntroJuce Into our biwly politic elements of demoralization nnd disorder fur more dangerous , .mil pioh'ein * of race and of social antagonism far inure perplexing , than any we htivc had so far to contend with ? Was It not the furtlicr ap prehension that to acquisition ot distant , ( specially Insular , possessions would entail upon thl-i republic Incalculable burdens In the .shape of large ai moments to be main tained lor their protection and defence- ? Wns It not , In other words , the belief tint the advantages we might gain by such ac quisitions would bu Immeasurably oul- welglicil by the dangers and troubles they would bring upon us ? Nobody acquainted with our political hlatory will deny that it was this con servative sentiment adhering to Hie tradi tions of thu government , that turned Un popular mind against Hie Incorporation of distant , and especially of tropical , countries In Ihls republic. It was the respectful recognition and observance of a rule of policy sanctioned by the patrlollc states manship of the past , from the breaking of which thu popular mliiu Inotlnctlvcly re coiled. What , then , would Hie breaking of this rale by the annexation of Hawaii signify , and what would be Its effect as to our future policy ? Would the annexation of Cuba , or of San Domingo , or of any or all of the West .India Islands , appear moro objectionable than that of the Hawaiian Islands ? True , Cuba and San Domingo and the rest of the West India Islands are not contiguous to lha United States , but separated from uur shores by a broad stretch of sea. Uut are not the Hawaiian islands ten times as far away from our shores ? True , Cuba or San Domingo or other West India Island * ) would require a considerable Increaoe of our armament for their protection and defense. Uut would not the Hawaiian Islands , at a distance uf more than 2,000 miles from our western coast , require a much gi cater increase of our armaments for the same purpose ? True , Cuba , San Domingo and the rest of the Went India islands are laboring under thu Influences of a tropical climate , and the bulk of their population would , If incor porated In our political system and added lo llio rulers of Ihls republic , prove a demoraliz ing and highly dangerous element. Hut would not thu population of the Hawaiian Islands , also laboring under Ibc Influences of a tropical climate , and consisting more than four-fifths of Asiatics , with a com paratively slight sprinkling of Europeans , and only an infinitesimal number of Ameri cans , be still more unfit to be incorporated In our political system ? Would they not burden us with race problems still more gravu and with political complications still more dangerous and preplexing ? It Is said that wo must have Hawaii because It lo the "key" whatever that may mean lo Ihe commerce' of Ihe Pacific ocean , and lhat. If In Ihe hands of any other great power , it would "command" or "thrcalen" our west ern coast. Uut If for argument's sake we adopt that fanciful terminology are not the West India Islands , or any of them , in a larger sense to be regarded as the "key" to the central and south American trade ; and do they not , or docs nol any one of them , In the hands of another great power , "command" or "threaten" our eaotern coast' Docci it not thus turn out that the ob jeutlons that are made to the annexation 01 noncontiguous and especially of troplca countries apply much less to the West India Islands than to Hawaii ? And are not all MIL arguments In behalf of the acquisition ol "key * " or of "commanding' ' or "threatening' positions , If they have any sense at all , for stronger If applied to the cnnex.itloa of tht West India Inlands than to that of Hawaii' la It not clear , then , that if the objectlon.3 to such annexations are to be overruled ct all , they can be overruled much more easllj In favor of the acquisition of the "Woat In dia Islands , than In favor of llio acquisition of Hawaii ; and that If the reasons given for such acquisitions are to bo accepted at nil those reasons should much rather be accepter in favor of annexing the West India Islands than of annexing Hawaii ? The annexation of Hawaii being , considered from the point ol view of our traditional conservative policy the most objectionable of all , and , consldoroii from the point of view of the exceptlonlsts themselves. In. a far lesa degree n "com mercial and Htraleglcal necessity" than the acquisition of other countries nearer to our shores , must wo not expect that if Ilawal i actually annexed in ( pile of those excep tionally strong objections , and on account ol such comparatively feeble reasons , the acqui sition of other tropical countries , the objec tions to which are ICFS utrong and the rca- florm for the acquisition of which more capti vating , will Inevitably follow ? Will not , wlir-n the spell of our traditional policy is once broken , thu floodgates bo open and n rush ol further indiscriminate aggrandisement cut In ? la It not true therefore that we have now to deal not only with a single territorial acqui sition , but with thu broad and portentous Question whether It U wise to throw- down all barriers against the Infusion Into our body politic of multitudinous imputations which wo can never hopeto assimilate and which will bring with them , elements of cor ruption far beyond our past experience and race problems Impossible of satisfactory oolu- tlonand ; whether the American people should exchange their proud and Inestimable privi lege of not needing largo armies and navies for the Illimory advantage of possessing far away outposts , burdening the American pco plo with Incalculably costly armaments slmi lar to those under which other nations are painfully groaning ? Is not this the real ques tion beforii no ? The advocates of llio Hawaii annexation scheme are respectfully asked to answer. Royul makes the food pure , wholesome and dellclouj. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKINO POWCCR CO. , NtW VOM. m mi inn i iiimaiMiiaMM mm t * OMAHA AS A CONVKNTIOX PITV , Detroit Journal : The National I < O KUO ot Hppubllc.iii Clubs made no mistake In de-cldlng that Omaha nhould have Ita next annual convention. It will do the Ne braska republicans good to have their Matt ) and the state of Wltllini Jennings Uryati thus Invaded. And Omaha will do the right thing by the boys. Chicago Inter Ocean : The convention did n wise thing In choosing Omaha as the I : place of Hireling next year. That city Is ono I of the mrst enterprising In the west , and I next ( ttimmer will hold an Interstate exposition - ' position that promises to excel anything of , the kind since that of Chicago In ISM. t Ornernlly It would not be wlso to choose , Omaha as a summer resort , but undoubt- I J edly next year It will have many unnsunt atlrarllons for visitors , and delegates will "kill two birds with ono stone" In nn agree able nud advantageous way. Wo congratu late Omaha ou Its success In securing the convention. I'ASSIVJS IM.H VS.XVrillKS. lilnhimind nijpntrh : Commerelnlly ron- Midi-rod , kisses might be cluss-vd HH prciMeil meets. Philadelphia Inquirer : Aid ( ch urging furl- ouslv up-fenpral ) ! , the enemy bus enplurcd our K'fl whig. What shall w do ? The rVmiinunder Kly wllh Hie other. Detroit Kree Prp s : "How In errutlon Old yuil iiuimgp to eel the bis pollcrnmn lo sleep , iloe ? We tiled everything known to medical scleufe. " ' " 1 JtiMl Mtitlouei ) n on it plo ot fello > , vs out- Pldo to yell for help. " t ludlnnnpolls Journal : Hnnitry Wet do you think of this here Ide.i nf eight liour.i' work ? Weary Wiilltlns-It suit ! ' tm > nil right. I done worked my eight hour * \\hen 1 was a boy. 1 Truth : "I rnu't nee why you object to 3,011111 , ; Softly. I'm sure lie In con tnnt. " i "Worse than thai. He's perpetual. " 1 WnMilnetoit Star : "Well , " suM Hie young man with Intone * nrli'toci-nllc nmlutioiu * . "I'ml ' xcimtur'M Hiigitr fpprulallon was pretty . bad. " "It wns sr-nni1iiloti ! , " wns the rejoinder. j "Still , II might bo wor. e. He might hnvo made his money in trade , you know. " Haner's HnsHir : " VnnWpy doiiatod n eiF- tnr worth 07 eents to the minister , nnd pub n tntr on It marked $ li > . " " \ryl" "W tl. the parsion took the nrtlelp to Yardsley'rt j'loi-o yesterday ami trailed It for dry gnoda. Ynnlslpy'H piuilp won't be able to bo out again for hlxnvceks. " Phlpngo l'o t : "Oh , t come near ijpttlui ? myself Into trouble , " said the young man at the summer resort. "What wn the matter- asked the other young num. "I tliouulillefMly kissed the willow's ' daugh. ter right In her mother'H presence. " "And her mother was angry ? " "Well , not exactly. She. was Jealous. " Clilc.iKo IlecorJ. The while I mop my streaming brow , I ll'icl my lills * complete In telling other people how To stand the awful boat. Illclimnnil Dlspntrh. "Tberp's nollilng like a yaehl , " he said , An on Hie beach Ibey stood. "Oh , I don'l know , " she answered blmj "A smack Is quite as good. " IIKATMD Irilliinaimlls Journal. When the "locusscs" are pinging. Anil ilnigoullleH are. winging , And the mercury Is Jolinny-on-thc-ppot- Then It Is tin ; .inv so cheerful Takes a toy Unit's ! slinnly fearful In yelling , "Holy Mows ! ain't It hot ? " coon \icirr. Frnm the flornmn of Korner. Good night , To teach weary , toll-worn wight ! Now the day so sweetly closes , Kvory aching brow rcposeM Peacefu'ly ' till morning light. Good night ! Home lo rest ! Close the eye and calm the breast : fUlness through the streets Is stealing1 , And Iho waleliman'a horn Is pealing , And Hie night calls Foftly , "Haute ! " Home to rest ! " Sweetly sleep ! Kdcu'.t breezes round ye sweep. O'er tbo pence-forsnkon lover Let the darling Imago hover As he lleH In transport deep. Sweetly sleep ! So , good nlpbt ! Slumber on till morning light ; Slumber llll another morrow Hrings Its i'tores of joy and porrow ; Fearless , In the Father's sight , Slumber ou. Good night ! arc avoided by men of taste , to whom we appeal es pecially , but we carry always a great many novelties far those who desire to be in acl vance in the matter of style. In our Department of Furnishings particularly \VQ are prepared to meet every man's whim in fancy shirts and neckwear. Do you happen to have liad trouble in finding1 undcr-i wear to fit.1 * Then let us take your measure , No one clr- cumstance of summer apparel adds more to a man's comfort ! han a proper fit in underwear or shirts , and nothing else is , liarder to find at the usual stores , BROWNING , KING & GO. 8. W. Cor. IBtb and \