Nebraska Newspapers

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rial matter should be nilJte eil : To the kdllor.
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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. . .
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nutit.il number of full nnd cnmplctc cobles of The
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! , ? deductions for unsold nnd re
turned copies 9.217
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Sworn to before me nnd fiibsrilbcd In my prrs-
encu this 3d day uf .luly , U97.
N. P. KIC1I. ,
Notary Public.
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rnllriitul. to tlir Clroiilutloii
lU-iiiirtiiirnt of Tin' llt-r. The
lire IN for mile on nil train , * .
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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.
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