Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS OMAHA DAILY BME ; SATUTIDAY , ATTCHJ8T 28. 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. MOSKWATEIl , Editor.
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STATKMnNT Of CIUCUI > AT1ON.
Bute of NMiraftkn , DoiiRlns County , .i
George II. Tz-cluick. necrMnry of The lie * Put
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nclunl number of full nnd complete copies or in
Dolly Morning. Uvrnlnic and Sunday IJee prlnte
during the month of July. 1837 , was as follows :
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fiworn to brfoie me nml milwcrllwd In my pro ;
* nco this M diiy of Ausuit , 1S97.
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THIS III3H OX TRAINS.
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to ui't'oiiiiiiiiiliile every im -
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urn * uncut , iilutiNu ri-iiort
tin' fuel , NlulliiK Hie trnln anil
rnllronil to < lu ; Circulation
Di-IHirdariit of TinHoe. . The
lire IN for null ! oil all train * .
INSIST OX IIAVI3R TIIH IIKK.
PAHTIISS M < : .VVI.\ < : FOIl TUB SUMMB1
1'nrdi'M Icnvliiii ( hi ; vlty for
the HtiluiiK'r on 11 linvo The
Her HII ( to UK-HI rpKtllnrly
liy nnllfyliiK TliiHee liuitl-
iii'MM ollli-c In prrniui or liy
mull. The mlilrcNN will lie
eliaimreil UN often UN ilrxlreil.
Lot tlio of eiliiciitkm proceui
Protoc'tion anil prosiiurity seisin to tuul ;
n pretty well inntcluul team.
Peiiiisylviinlii promises to coiitinno t
bo tliu banner republican stale.
This is not only u republican year , bv
n good yi-ar for Nebraska to climb bac
Into tlie rupnbllcnn column.
With asphalt pnrhiK available at $ l.f
a. . siinaro yard no well ruxiilutiul fainil
can afford to do- without It.
Harmony is one of the factors of pi
lltical success nnd Nebraska republican
will not bu lacking in harmony this yea :
I/ '
I1 For the Ihree-riiiK popocratlc clrcn
m performance scheduled to show at Lli
mm coin we will have to wait until next wee
"
"Wednesday.
Nebraska farmers are perfectly wil
In ; ; to pay their debts in 100-cent dollar
so long as they et 100-ccnt dollars I
payment for the farm products whlc
they sell.
The South American republics woul
not think they were ( loIiiR their tint
by the rest of the world If they did nc
contribute tholr full share of minister ! ! !
crises , revolutions and assassination
each year.
If any of the European government
want the American farmer to siippl
them with horses for their cavalry th
American farmer may be relied on t
try to meet the demand If given a fal
opportunity.
Two assassinations In high politlcn
life within a month Is a record that 1
not calculated to case the minds of me :
chosen to direct public affairs from th
liltfh places that are always consplcuou
as the assassin's mark.
Should cholera once get a foothol
among the Hrltlsh troops in India It I
likely to piny geater havoc than the win
like natives. There are various vlsltn
tlons that prove more deadly to soldier
thiin the bullets of the enemy.
The member of the Ilryan party who I
inimufacturliig those laudatory Intel
views with nameless prominent citizen
seems to be overdoing the Job. One stlc
of taffy might be palatable , but a buckt
of molasses Is simply nauseating.
It Is sincerely to be hoped that In pllo
Ing the ISryan party around the countr
the Hon. Jim iMhlnmn is earning th
ifli.OOO which he Is drawing out .of th
utate treasury , ostensibly as secretary c
the State llotml of Transportation.
The chief of police of New York retire
on a pension that Is half again as larg
as the pay of the chief of police o
Omalia. Jlut It must not be forgotte
that there Is a difference between th
who hold the respective positions.
Tim reorganized Union l > aclile will Hit
new competitors for transcontlnenti
trallle that It did not 1mvo to enconntc
before U went Into the receivership. Th
need of a management unhampered b
court process becomes more and mor
emphasised from day to day.
All the principal Iowa state convei
tlons have endorsed the TransnilsslKslpi
Exposition and Indicated favor for
suitable state exhibit. The Iowa expi
slllon commission Is doing good wor
nml deserves the encouragement of th
prompt passage of n bill by the IcgU
laturo providing the means for carrylu
out the work of the coaunlaslou.
.STATE TICKKT AND VLATFOltM.
The republicans of NebraRkn hav
boldly entered the field ahead of nil com
potltors with a ticket that should rccclvi
the hearty support of nil who believe Ii
republican principles nnd nil who npprc
elate the blessings of returning prosper
Ity , brought about through tin
supremacy of republicanism In the coun
ells of the nation.
In reiioinlr.ntlng Judge A. M. Post b ;
acclamation the republican state conven
tlon paid a high compliment to the chle
Justice , who Is recognized as the nbles
lawyer on the supreme bench. Wbll
the decisions rendered by Judge i'os
during the six years that ho has oc
cupled the position of supreme Jmlg
have naturally not pleased all part Ira
his Integrity and conscientious dlschargi
of duty have not been called In < i cstlon
The candidates for university regent
are well known republicans possessed o
the requisite ( iiuilillciitlons for dlrectliij
the state's highest educational instltu
tlon. Charles W. Kaley has served nc
ceptably on the State Normal Schoo
board and also as member of the lloun
of University Hegents. John N. Drydoi
studied at. the university nnd Is fa
inllltir with Its needs , besides standliij
well among the people of his own com
munlty as a man of character tun
ability.
The platform declarations of Nebraski
republicans will commend themselve :
not merely to republicans , but to all cltl
xons Interested In good government.
On national Issues Nebraska repub
llcans are In complete accord with thosi
of the other great states that havi
upoken through their conventions Blnc <
the Inauguration of McKlnley and Uo
hart.
hart.On
On state Issues the party has placet
Itself squarely on- record In favor of bon
esty In public otllce and the prosecntloi
of state house thieves. While denounc
Ing the betrayal of trust by the lat <
state treasurer and auditor and demand
Ing the Infliction of severe punlshmon
If their guilt Is Judicially established
the culpability of the populist governo
In falling to exercise his power to com
pel the treasurer to make known the ex
net condition of tlfe treasury and th
places where the state funds were heli
Is pointed out and bis Joint responslblllt ;
for the robbery of the taxpayers placei
at the door of the executive olflce.
The denunciation of trusts and trad
combinations and the rcmonstranc
against the raising of grain rates b ,
greedy eastern railroads , seeking to di
prlve the western farmer of the full bom
tit of higher prices for his products , can
not fall to meet popular approbation
The demand for a revision of the Intel
state commerce law that will enable th
commission to enforce Its orders Is In a (
cord with public sentiment , not only 1 :
Nebraska , but In the whole country.
With this ticket and platform the re
publicans of Nebraska enter the can'
paign with harmony in their ranks am
contidonce In their popular eudorsemen
at the ballot box.
MISLKADIXO KSTIM.lTBS.
Kstlmates of the gains to America
farmers from the advance in price o
wheat and other commodities are ver
likely to be misleading. The tendenc ,
is to exaggerate. The assistant secretar
of agriculture Is reported in a Washing
ton dispatcli as having expressed th
opinion that American farmers this yea
would receive In the aggregate froi
? 400,000,000 to ? 500,000,000 In excess o
the amount received last yearfor _ the !
wheat. This is obviously an exaggen
tlon , for assuming the yield of wheat t
bo D7.0,00 . ( > , < X)0 ) bushels It would have t
bring to the farmers about ? l.r > 0 pu
bushel In order to realize the estimate
the secretary and no one has venture
to predict that the price would go to an ,
such figure. With the advance alread
attained the gain to the farmers eve
last year has been about $100,000,00
and there Is reason to believe this oxees
will be increased , but there Is no probii
blllty that American farmers will rea'
l/.e enough for their wheat to carry th
excess over last year anywhere near th
figures attributed to Assistant Secretar ,
Hrlgham. It Is more than likely that th
secretary should have been reported a
estimating this gain of from JjiJOO.OOO
000 to .fOOO.000,000 from the general ad
vnnce on agricultural products , In whlci
case It would be a conservative estimate
The American farmer is doing vor ;
well. He has a market for hLs product
and Is getting a good profit on all tha
ho has produced. He is paying his debt
and is providing himself with neccssltle
that he has had to do without for severa
years. Ho Is In an enviable position Ii
comparison with the farmers of an ;
other country. There Is no necessity fo
exaggerating his gains , though all ma ;
rejoice In them.
KU CUM.MHHC1AI'All. \ } .
While Knropean papers continue t
talk of retaliation and reprisals becans
the United States has a tariff law will el
Is less favorable to Kuropuan mannfac
turers than the act It replaced , It is eli
vlous that under present conditions ther
Is no danger of any country of Kurop
inaugurating a coi.imerclal policy will
reference.to the United States more ho ?
tile limn It now has. The French gav
eminent may persist In rejecting ( he dc
mauds of a portion of Its people for i
reduction of the duty on wheat , but I
will not venture to make condition
wonso by subjecting other necessities
the products of this country , to hlghe
duties as a measure of retaliation. Oei
many , also , will undoubtedly adhere t
existing discriminations against Anierl
can products , but she Is not likely to at
tempt at this time to extend them. Thl
view applies generally , so that while I
is unquestionably true that the Dingle ;
tariff has provoked a strong feeling o
commercial hostility toward ttio Unltei
Slates In continental Kurope , there 1
little reason to apprehend the Innugnrn
tlon now of a commercial war by an ;
European country or that any comblna
tlon can be formed for such purpose.
What may happen some time In the fu
ture It seems hardly profitable to con
shier , It Is possible that a time nm ;
come when It will be practicable to foni
a league of European countries , as ha
been urged , to wage a retaliatory war o
tariffs on this country. It Is undoubted ! ;
true that the agricultural class of over :
country of continental Europe Is favor
nblo to such a league nnd tlmt ninny o
the manufacturing class also favor It
But the consuming masses will domain
consideration , ns they nrc now doing
nnd ns the urban population the wngi
earners In the cities nnd towns will In
crease much more rapidly than the ng
rlcnlturnl producers , the government !
cannot safely refuse to give heed to thol
demands. The mass of consumers wonl <
not long tolerate n tariff war that ralset
the price of their food unless then
should be a corresponding Increase Ii
wages nnd with augmenting numbers o
wage earners the tendency Is to lowc
rather than higher compensation fo
labor. Another thing to be conslderct
Is that agricultural production In Kuropt
has about reached the limit and here
after European countries will have t <
Import , save In exceptional years , an lu
creasing volume of food products fron
year to year. Kor a largo proportion o
this they must continue to look to ( hi
United States , so that discrlmlnatloi
against American products must beconn
steadily more nud more burdensome t <
the masses of their own people.
After having enjoyed the benefits of i
low tariff It Is perhaps natural that for
elgn manufacturers should complain a
the higher duties , but we have had i
higher tariff than the present one nut
still these manufacturers were not ex
eluded from the American market
They will not be under the present tariff
though they may not get so large a sliari
of this market as they have enjoyed fo
the last threci years. The Interests am
welfare of our government and peopl
demanded this legislation and we couli
not be expected to shape it with reference
once to the effect on European Industria
and commercial Interests , which are pro
tected without reference to our Interests
Hut In spite of protests and threats w
shall continue to trade with Europe am
there will be no commercial war in th
near future.
iwrixa JA AMKIIICA.
Japan Is manifesting a , marked prefei
once for American material in the con
structlon of her railroads as well as li
their equipment. A Philadelphia pape
states that there are now building In tha
city twenty locomotives for the Orientn
empire and a number have already beei
sent there. Japan also comes here fo
steel rails , having placed large order
with American manufacturers.
This Is not a matter of friendship , bu
of business. Japan buys her steel rail
here for the reason that we make a. bel
ter rail for less money than England cm
and only recently British manufacturer
have been underbid In their own markt ;
by Americans , 7,000 tons of steel rail
having been sold In London for a railwa ,
in India. As to locomotives our si
prcmacy is unquestioned. This Is th
fruit of protection to our iron and stet
industries , which have so developed tha
England no longer has a monopoly of th
market for steel rails. Under this pollc
not only has the quality been greatly lu
proved , but the price more than cut 1
half.
The. great Iron and steel Industry o
the United States has not yet attalne
the limit of development , but It ha
reached a position where It will not nee
more protection than is now accorded 1
According to the newspapers , Tcnnci
see's centennial exposition at Nashvill
is surpassing all records in expositio
finances. If the attendance continues a
large as heretofore It will pay back to th
stockholders dollar for dollar and po ;
slbly a small dividend In addition. This I
gratifying Information , especially for th
friends of the TransmississippI Expos
tlon , who hope to make that enterprlsi
under favorable conditions , even mor
successful from every point of view tha
the Nashville exhibition.
The Bee is glad to know that there ar
a number of self-respecting druggist
who will not tolerate the slot machin
gambling devices in their places of bus !
ness. For this they certainly deserv
credit. There are altogether too man ;
shopkeepers who in their eagerness fo
the elusive dollar are willing fo nndei
mine the morals of the entire communlt ;
by placing the gambling temptatioi
within the reach of every boy and girl.
The reliable man and the man of "In
flooonce" having deliberately kept tin
names of their opponents In the demn
cratlc primary off the ofllclal ballot elaln
a great victory In carrying their ward
Poor Ilerdman now wishes he hat
turned the same trick In * his ward am
thus snved himself from being turnei
down by his own bailiwick In spite o
police protection and Governor Hoi
comb's active support.
The transfer of the national conventloi
of the Letter Carriers' association fron
San Francisco to Chicago on account o
failure to get satisfactory railway ratei
Improves the chances of Omaha for cap
luring the convention for 181)8. ) Tin
Omaha letter carriers who are eiigagei
In the work of bringing their fellow letto
carriers to tills city during the exposltloi
should have the encouragement of all oui
citizens.
According to the gang organ Oallaghe :
has been endorsed at the democratic prl
maries. That reminds us of the Mlov
who shouted that ho could whip all crea
tlon whlhs the doctor was trying to prj
open Ids eyes , repair his nosu and resc
his broken Jaw.
What a commentary on the brand o
police reform furnished Omaha by fov !
ornor Ilolcomb and his non-partisan re
form police board when the police an
Impressed Into the service to carry demo
cratlc primaries for the head of the gam
biers' gang.
The question Is , Will the World-IIernh
reward Mel Hedllold with Its support fo
lighting the candidates of his party whll
enjoying ofllce at Its hands and tun
down Pete Elsasser for pro < estliij
nguliist ring rule lu the local democracy
A great Interstate encampment of tin
Grand Army of the. Ilepnbllc for all tin
trnnsmlfislsslppl states and their neigh
bora ut OinuJia during the exposltloi
should draw as * tunny visitors as half
dozen ordinary nrttlonnl conventions.
The ttn nrit Tcmlrnoy. |
Journal.
The prlco of cigarettes bis been advance
15 per cent. It seems the necessaries t
death ad well ns 'tlibso ' ot llfo are going U {
KHOTV yVVIi-n to Let Uo.
DciroU Free Tress.
Western farmers know the cotnporatlv
value ot a bird JA the hand. They nro lei
tins KO of their' 'whent nt twice what the
expected to got 'fo'n ' It and are In a pOBttlo
to pat themselves on the back should ther
chance to be a fehilnp.
Drnrth of Inonex.
ChUlaito Tlm .i-Hemld.
The allied forces ngalnst Candidate Sim'
In Iowa are contluctlng their Joint campalR
upon an unusually high piano. The prlti
clpal l nio they have found thus far Is
silly claim that Mr. Shaw overcharged
client of his twenty-ono years ago.
A I'nlr of Hot Denial ! * .
Philadelphia Record.
The ameer of Afghanistan denies that h
has been encouraging the tribesmen to rcvol
ngalust Kngltsh rule. And Senator Stcwat
Inferentlally denies his very candid an
senslbli ) Interview , as published by the No' '
York Times , which proved eo dlscouragln
to the dlsgimtcd ellverltcs. But the rove !
nml thp Interview arc both accomplish
facts. The ameer hns been known to trill
with the truth ; and the senator Is ellpperj
I'opoi'ratli' Knlnp ANNi > rtlltiin.
Cedar Itnplils Republican.
Republican papers are not rejoicing ovi
the fall In the price of silver , as the popi
crats claim. Silver Is an American produi
and every American would be glad to sc
Ita value Increase Instead of decrease. Kelthi
are the republicans elated over the fai
that the silver dollar Is at present 39 ceni
actual value and Cl cents flat. All they ai
doing Is to ca'l attention to the fallacy of 11
Bryan argument , that the prlco of silver an
farm products rise nnd fall together.
IiiMiiliorilliiiitloit lit Wont Point.
Philadelphia l.ciluer.
( Matters are going from b d to worse i
West Point , and tno whole academy scorns I
bo In a stale of Insubordination. Acts i
malicious mischief arc frequent , but when tl
ofllclals try to find the perpetrators they ai
met by persistent refusal ou the part of tl
cadets , not only to point out the guilty one
but to even plead innocence ou their o\v
oart. There Is need of a severe lesson
these young mutineers , and perhaps the moi
effectual ono would be to send them all lion
anil begin the next term with now studcn
and on new principles.
TinAVhiiU droii ( Jain.
llaltlmore Sun ,
The New York Journal of Commerce thlnl
the estimates ot the amount of money tarn
era will make by the advance of wheat ni
In Bomo coses rather exaggerated. Suppo
Ing the whole crop to be 550,000,000 bushe
and that It Is sold at an advance over 1&
vear ot 30 cents , the gain would bo but $103
000,000. The 'gain over the low [ wlco of se'
eral years ago It ) , Indeed , very consldorabl
but It must bu remembered that prices lai
fall were pretty well up , and the gain ovi
these latter prices Is not so great as son
persons suppose. Still , an average gain i
30 cents a bushel aggregates a very neat su
when calculated ou a crop of half a bllllc
bushels.
GUAM ) AUMV U.NCAMI'MEXT.
Globe-Democrat : i The march of the Gran
Army yesterday , wap led by a private soldle
though ho liaa exchanged his knarvtack fc
the duties ot commander-ln-chlef of th
army anil navy of ( he United States.
Chicago Chroplcli } : "The country Is In n
danger. " Let u'o hear this calm and truthft
remark ot President McKlnloy full In mini
"Tho country Is lu no danger. " Taught h
the events of the civil war , all clvlllzatto
learned to look uppn the republic of Nort
America a a grcqt military nation. Th :
lesson learned thirty years ago Is moi
Impressive now. The United States , li
creasing In population , have Increased I
resources , and , lt they stood naked to tl
world , yet are they.Invincible. .
Kansas City-Star : The spectalo was n <
merely impressive , .but It was Instructive
The president did well to load the processloi
His presence there signified that he comprt
bonded the lessons of the past , the dutli
of the present and the hopes of the futuri
As a former soldier ot the union he did we
to remember his army associates and tl
sentiment of the old French eong , "whei
can a man better bo than In the bosom <
his family ? " lAs president of the union <
the states ho did well to take part In
great celebration of the salvation an
perpetuation of that union.
Chicago Post : The annual reunion of tl
veterans who wore the blue during the civ
war Is always an event of Interest , not enl
to the old soldiers themselves , but to tl
country whoso flag and Institutions the
dofondcd. A new generation has grown u
slnco Appomattox , and year by year the we
of the rebellion eeeins farther and farthc
away from the Issues and thought of toda ;
In a certain ecnso this Is well. There Is no
but ono country and one future to north an
south , and over the grave of dead Issut
new hopes have sprung up. binding tt
people of all sections closer as members <
ono great body , with a sense of unity an
Independence which makca all thought <
separate national existence Impossible. :
Richmond persists In Its Invitation to th
Grand Army of the Republic to meet In th
former capital of the confederacy two yea :
banco , that act may bo taken as proof of th
complete healing of the wounds of civil wai
and as Indicating that In the new century
new and more glorious future lies beyon
for ono common country.
11)1,13VHICKIS STAIITIXG.
The Armory Cotton Manufacturing coir
pany's mill at Manchester , N. H. , resume
operations last Monday.
The coal miners at Nashville , 111. , hav
received an Increase of 20 cents par teen
on their wages for mining coal.
Two largo rolling mills at Blrmingban
Ala. . Idle- for some tlmo past , resumed las
week with an aggregate of 1,100 men ,
The Howard Harrison Iron company o
ncssemer , Ala. , has increased Its force , an
the plpo works ut that plauo rcuumed opart
tlons.
The Norwalk , Conn. , woolen mills lae
week resumed work , notifying their bun
drcds of operators that night work Is like !
to bo required.
The Atwood Machine company at Stonlnf
ton , Conn. , Is experiencing a revival of hu i
IHTS and la now at work on a shipment c
goods fnr Moscow , HntHla.
The Delaware Iron works at New Cast !
has resumed operations , giving employmon
to 600 persons , and the wall paper factor
at Newark , Del. , will goon resume.
Notices were Issued Friday of last wee :
to the effect that the Amoskuag cotton mill
will start up In { Oil departments on Septeni
her 0. The 4n 5 > l'ag l employs about 15,00
operatives ,
The AmiTlcaniWIre Nail company , Andei
son , Ind. , has hoiight ground on which t
make an enlargement of Its plant. Th
force of men'ItIs reported , will bo Increase
from 700 to 1,000.
Mills Noa. 2 and 5 of the Naumkcag Steal
Cotton Munujipiu.rlng company's plant a
Salem , Mass. , started on full time the otho
day after nearly six jnontlm of a forty-tw
hour schedule. I About 1,150 hands are on
ployed In the t vomills.
At the factory ( of the Mountvlllo Woole
company in i'alnertuwn : } | , near Norwlcl
Conn. , bus In aw has Increased rapidly unt !
It wai never better than now. This concer
has ordem for' months ahead , has advance
Its wagco , and' ' will have to put on doubl
gangs of help andrun ! night and day to kce
abreast of the business offering.
Trntlmony of manufacturers and dealer
that bus I n tvu prosperity Is abroad In th
land continues unabated , and evidences of I
In Cincinnati are apparent on every 1mnc
In belching Bmokeetacks , whirring wheel
and the general bum of activity. Tlio crowd
of Idle men for so long noticeable In th
streets and public places of Cincinnati ar
now conspicuous by their absence.
The National Tube Works company a
Plttsburg , Pa. , baa posted a notice at It
mills In and around McKeesport that wage
will be advanced In All departments. Th
advance will go Into effect August 30 , whe
all wage * will bo Increased 10 per cent. 1
will affect between 4,000 and 6,000 employe !
The company says it baa plenty of larg
orders on hand and that the buslnesa out
look generally warrauti U in making th
advance.
I'AIUIINd IN ENJLAM ) .
The HopplpRN Drony of Ilrltlnh Attrl
cnllnrp.
New York Sun.
OmcUl and conclusive proof ot the Irrcf
arable decline ot farming In Great Britain I
furnished In the lately published report c
the royal commission on Agricultural dcpm
nlon. The commission was appointed I
1893 ; It has eat 177 days ; It has heard man
scores of voluntary witnesses , nnd It ha
profited by the expert observations of agent
delegated to visit specially selected areas I
England , Wales nnd Scotland. The conclu
alons reached are pessimistic In an cxtrom
degree , the royal commission having bee
unable to discern signs of recovery In an
quarter , or to ngrco upon any remedy fo
which moro than a palliative effect can b
claimed.
Let us glance first at the data relating t
the extent and distribution of the Agrlcit !
tural depression. All parts of Great llrltal
have not been equally affected , but ther
has been a general withdrawal of land froi
the plough. Does this mean that some hop
Is discernible In the gradual reversion o
England from an arable Into a p.istort
country , such as It was under the Plan
tagencts ? Undoubtedly the drprcMlon Is c
a milder character In the cattle-raising an
ehecp-rnlslng counties , yet even In most c
theao the depreciation In the value of llv
stock between 1SS6 and 1893 and the pci
nlstcnt fall In the price of wool have largcl
diminished farming profits and rents. Onl
In districts suitable for dairying , marke
gardening and poultry raising baa the dt
cllno been relatively less marked.
Portentous are the figures exhibiting th
falling off In the capital value of agrlcul
tural lands. Calculated on the basts of th
Income tax assessments , this shows a dc
crease of 14.170,000,000 , or 50 per cent I
twenty years. The gro.- annual value c
land In Kmgland and Wales , which In 1S73-S
was about $259,000,000 , had fallen In 1893-fl
to $200.000.000 , a decrease ot $59.000.000. 1
Scotland during the same period the decrcas
In gross annual value exceeded $7,500,00 (
So much for thp loss which bus falle
primarily on owners and tenant farmers.
Thp effect on agricultural laborers ehonl
next bo noted. The reduction In the ntimhc
of male wago-carners In agriculture In Greo
Britain between 1871 and 1891 was 187,351
the decrease In the flrot tciv years of th
period having been 105.414. In the numbc
of female wage-carnero the reduction b <
twcen 1871 and 1SDI was 10.3S5 , and betwce
1SS1 and 1891 It was 38,312. In otht
words , whllo the total population of Grot
Britain rose In twenty yearn from 2fi.072.2S
to 33,028,172 , the number of the ngrlcuHun
laborers fell Jrom 1,101.738 to 919.C85. As r <
gardo wages , there has been a decline sine
1892 In the group of countlco between th
Wash and the Thames , In Llncolnohln
South Wilts , and In parts of Ilerknhln
Staffordshire , Warwickshire and Westmon
land. In the remaining English counties , 1
Wales , nnd In Scotland there seems to hav
been no downward tendency. The number <
laborers haa fallen , not because cmploymr-r
Is less lucrative , but because there has bee
less work to do.
Aa to the caueo of the depression there
no disagreement on the part of the commlr
sloners. All ascribe It to the serious di
cllno In the prices of farm poducc , whlc
In turn Is Imputed directly to the prcctmi
of foreign competition. Of any pcrmnncr
abatement of this pressure the commlssioi
ers can percclvo no prospect. No doubt tl
high prlco of Imported wheat this year wl
afford the British farmer some temporal
encouragement , but , In view of past exper
cnce , be Is unlikely sensibly to Increase tl
amount of acreage under the plow.
The comm'eslonere are unable , as wo ha\
said , to agrco upon any remedy , but , on tl :
contrary , look forward to a further rcdui
tlon of the area of British land susccptlhl
of profitable arable cultivation , together wit
a corresponding contraction ot productic
and a diminution of the rural population.
WOH I,1)-IIISATI\G HICUOHI ) .
Illustrating Western Development
the ICxnoiUloii.
Jamestown ( N . Y. ) , Journal.
The great exposition for 1898 will be tl
transmlsslsslppl one at Omaha. It Is in
expected to rival the World's fair , but It :
expected to beat the expositions at New Oi
leans , Atlanta and 'Nashville. ' The rcsourc <
of the great west are to bo strikingly show
and the building plans show beautiful an
stately structures such as would ornamei
any International fair. Some Idea of tli
resources of the transmlsslsslppl region ca
bo gained from the following statistics :
There are 67,000,000 acres under cultlvt
tlon , with agricultural products valued t
$933,331,920 a year.
Annual corn crop , 1,100,000 000 , busheh
valued at $135,000,000.
Annual hay crop , 27,000,000 tons ; value
at $150,000,000.
The cotton ot .Louisiana , Texas , Arkanso
and Indian Territory constitutes one-halt t
the product of the "United States , and II
annual value Is computed to bo $161,000
000.
000.Tho
The number of horses and mules Is coir
pitted to bo 8,458 809 ; value estimated t
$402,639.621.
Number of cattle 30,970,016 ; value estl
mated to be $401,093,206.
Number of sheep and hogs , 50,81I jOC
value , $168,158,075.
The aggregate value of livestock west c
the Mississippi In round numbers Is $1,091 ,
S90.9G2.
The annual value of gold and silver mine
In the west exceeds $100,000,000 , whllo th
production of copper and other minerals ex
cecds In value the gold and silver prod
net.
net.Tho
The west produces of coal on aggregat
of 20,000,000 tons a year , valued at $30.090
000.
Conservative estimates place the numbe
ot operatives In mills nnd factories of th
west at 200,000 , earning In wages over $75 ,
000,000 n year.
The value of the product of western fae
torlcs and mills Is computed at $1,367,835,98
annually ,
With an Increased valuation of real an
personal property aggregating over $0,000 ,
000,000 , which represents less than one
fourth of actual property values , the lowea
estimate of the aggregate wealth of th
trannmlasl&ilppt atatcs and territories Is $20 ,
000,000,000.
In I860 there were only 2,100 miles o
railroad went of the Mississippi , and enl
twenty-six and one-half miles wcot of th
Missouri river. In 1869 tbo railroad mlleag
wrst ot the Mississippi was 62,012 , In 181) )
It had reached 79,705 nillc , and before th
close , of the present year It will excee *
80,000 miles.
In 1879 the population wrst of tbo Mia
flAilppl was' G.495,167 , and In 1890 tt hai
reached 15,170,215 , a growth of 250 per cen
In twenty years. Tlaecd on the vote In th
two last presidential elections thn popula
tlon of the country west of the Missl slpp
river at this tlmo approximates 20.000,000.
Western states have 121 universities am
colleges and the number of school hausci
nxceed 62.000. The echool population ex
ceeds C.700,000.
This Is a world-boating record for thlrt ;
years. In that brief term a mighty emplr
has boon reared by enterprise , pluck and ;
high order of Intelligence. Omaha's cxpcsl
tlon ought to be an eye-opener for the wprld
The abundant crops of the wrst ought ti
prove a great stimulus for the exposition
making money more plentiful and roualm
the pride ot the western states In thel
magnificent resources. The cast chnuld Jnli
hands with the west In congratulation ain
the whew receive naught but praUw am
patronage.
I , nml for Salvation Army Kami.
SAN FI1ANC1SCO , Aug. 27. The Citizen
colonization committee , working' In conjunc
tlon with the Salvation Army , haa take
Into consideration the purchase of COO acre
of land near Soiedad In .Monterey . county
belonging to C. T. Howie. The owner olterei
to Bell It for f-/O an acre nnd will give th
Halvntlon Army and the colonials ten year
In which to pay for It , charging but 3 j c
cent interest. The proposition to buy th
Boberunes property , offered by Cluus Spreck
e'.a , has been abandoned ait ono of the condl
tlons that II be plowed during August , couli
not be fullllled. The finance committee re
ports promises of peveral thousand dollar
In subscriptions , Including1 ono from Mi
Sjireckela.
rrofrMNwnr Hoi * Not
PALO ALTO , Aug. 27. President Jordoi
of Stanford unlvert-ity denies the publlshei
reports that Professor Hess nas been dls
missed , from his chair on account of hi
public advocacy of free filver during tin
presidential campaign. He has simply beei
transferred to the department of socla
science , the change being made necessary b ;
the return of Professor Aiuou O. Wurnu
from Kurope.
OTiinu i/AMs THAN nuns.
with Warren Hasting * In 17'
the Rovcrnom general of India hnvo bee
beset with perplexing problems. The popi
latlon of India U estimated nt about . ,00
000,000 couls , ot whom about 70,000,000 m
In feudatory or native states. In the const
tables the total population ot India :
divided Into 118 groups on the busts <
language , About 200,000,000 speak the Ary
Indlc tongue , nnd B5.000.000what Is know
as the Drovldlnn. The English Innguaf :
has n population of only 250.000. Thrci
fourths ot the natives profess the Hindi
religion , nnd , 'together with the Mohan
modans , who number about 60,000.000 , thr
comprise over 92 per cent of the whole con
munlty. In tbo Punjab , the scene of tl
present outbreak , there were In 1891 , 10,237
700 Hindoos , 1.870,481 Sikhs. 45.GS3 Jnln
6,236 Buddhists. 412 Parsecs , lS , ! > ir < ,643 M <
hammeilans , 53,903 Christians. 3.1 Jews an
30 "others , " making a total population t
25,130.137. It will bu observed that a mt
parity of the people of the I'unjib are of tli
same religion as the sultan of Turkey , an
regard him ns the head of thplr churcl
The Hindoos nnd the Mohammedans ai
bitter foes , nnd by playing one against th
other England has frequently managed I
put down Insurrections and keep the countr
under subjection.
* *
According to European newspaper report :
fresh complications In Crete may bo e ;
peeled nt any moment , a the result t
DJovad Pasha's machinations to bring nhoi
some degree of apparent reconciliation hi
twi-cn the Christian and Mohammedan oh
mcnts on the Island , nnd thus to claim sin
cess whore the International nuthorltli
have failed so egregiously. This policy li
Initiated < soon otter his landing by sendln
out to the Insurgents so It messages of goc
Intentions and giving dinners to tli
European authorities , urging In each c.u
Iho advisability and humanity ot wldcnln
the International zone by pushing the coi
don further Into the Insurgimt terrltor ;
Such a measure , he nrguud , would enahl
Mohammedan families to return to tbul
homc'Steads and settle among thulr ChrlHtl.i
neighbors , thila making a first step towai
restoring confldunco union ; ; the hostile oil
mcnts. The Insurgents , suspecting 11 trai
refused to entertain the Idea , and strung ! )
ened their sentries along the military col
don. The admirals , however , seem to hav
been somewhat moved by the apeclousnes
and seeming humanity ot his argument :
nnd apparently are favoring the Idea <
carrying out his scheme.
*
Sir George Boiihain's report on Spain
debts for the financial year just ended is n
Instructive document. It gives a pretty clci
Idea of the cost of the Cuban campalgi
which many people believe will be the ml
ot Spain. H has been found lmpo.sslb
to obtain the oltlclal statement of the papl'i
of tbo debt , but by estimating the prlnclp
from the Interests paid or due , Sir Gcort
Bonham Is able to compute pretty near ]
the amount of the debt. From his llgun
It would appear that the total debt of Spal
( with Cnla ) Is no less than Sl,7G."i,000,00
with n charge for Interest ot nearly $70,000
000. To this has now to be added a fnrthi
annual charge of $19,000,000 for credit open
tiona for liabilities on account of the can
palgn In Cuba. Araimrlng a similar propo
tlon between principal and Interest , th
would Indicate an addition to the debt i
moro than 25 pur cent. The normal revom
ot Spain > is about $150,000,000. eo that tl
debt which was nearly twelve times the re'
cnuo has suddenly grown to fifteen tinn
the annual Income. Spain has reached tl
end of her rope In borrowing. Verging c
a state of utter bankruptcy , it would see :
even England would hesitate to loan hi
money.
01. Hanotaux shares the view of Lord Sail :
bury that the plan for a gradual evacuatk
of Thorealy by the Turks , contingent upc
the payment of Installments of the wi
Indemnity by Greece , would In all probablli' '
load to the permanent occupation of tl
province by the sultan's armies ; but tl
French minister ot foreign affairs also thlnl
that "the occupation of Thessaly Is of le :
Importance than the conclusion of peace.
In other words , peace is to bo conclude :
on terms creditable to Europe , lit posjlbl :
but If that should prove Impracticable , the
on the sultan's own terms. France h :
turned her back to Greece , and the greats :
Mohammedan power of the world ( there ai
nearly 60.000,000 Moslems In British Jnilli
has been left to beard the commander of tl :
faithful single-handed. U should cause n
surprise , In view of the unrest among tli
Mohammedan subjects of the British omplr
If Lord Sallebury's resistance to the sulta
should suddenly become irresolute. Tli
lovalty ot Moslem India Is of moro cons <
nucnce to the 'British government than tl :
friendship ot Impecunious and beaten Grceci
* *
The deslro of the king of Benin wh
had been wandering In the bush since Pol
ruary lost , when the British seized Ben ! :
City , In retaliation for the massacre of a :
unaimed expedition to make his submls
slon to the British resident at his forme
capital In private was excusable In view o
the peculiar requirements of the Wcs
African ceremonial. The king , clothed li
a full drees suit ot coral ornaments , wu
required to make obeisance to the rcalden
and rub bis forehead three times upon th
ground. Whether the boaom of the rea
Ident swelled with prldo upon receiving thL
act of homogo ( almost tramcendliiK tha
of ai full-blown Anglomaulac ) history sayotl
not , but ho ought to have felt as great a
the emperor of China.
* * *
The whole visit of the kaiser to Hussla
as well as that now being paid by th
president of the French republic , serves ti
call attention to the fact , that In spite o
all that has been eald of the Intellectual
as well aa the physical degeneracy of Cza
Nicholas , who has been repeatedly de
scribed an a weakling , half-crazed will
nervousness and cpllepey , Hussia has dur
Ity ; the three years that have elapsed slnci
his accession to the throne attained a powu :
and a pre-emlneuco unparalleled In 'Europi '
an well as In Asia , which la unprecedentei
In history. The center of political gravlt :
In thu old world Is no longer at Vienna , a
Paris , nor at Berlin , where It remalnei
for near a quarter of a century , while Hid
marck was In power , but ut St. Petersburg
to which all the governments In Europi
are obliged to refer before embarking upoi
any schemu of an International character.
IOXVA rn icss < ; < > .MMI\T.
iDcs Molnes Capital : Mr. Shaw , In 111 :
speech to his nelghhora at Denlson , assured
them that bulng governor would make nt
difference to him. Ho said : "I expect U
wear a 7'i hat and 32x32 % trouscrtJ whllo i
live. " Ho meant to gay that he would nol
bo "stuck up , " and we do not believe thai
he will be. Shaw Is all light. Ills plain
common sense reminds ono of the chief at
tributes of Abraham Lincoln.
Davenport Democrat : The largest coa ;
mints In Iowa arc located In Mahasku county
Saturday last was pay day , and the amouni
disbursed for wages Is said to have beer
nearly $150,000. Whether the amount h
understated or overestimated makes but
little difference. The fact U that the in in en
Koyal uiakea the food pure ,
wholesome uud delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
( OVAl MK1NO POWBCft CO. , MfW VOUC.
had born t work * nd that Ihoy received
their py , n good lump ot It. They rcfuicJ
to Join the Mrlker * The lown coM mlnem
have Ahown the btst of common * cn c. They
have no grievance * with Iho operators In
whose service they aro. And they do not be
lieve In helping' to bring trouble on the
whole country nlmply horatiso other miner *
hundreds of miles away sro ttiRitgeJ In
eettlliiR a difference of opinion with their
employers.
Den Molnpfl Lf-mlor : The Iowa Telephone
company has reduced Its price for telephones
In the business district from JS to $24 a
year. Whllo this reduction Is directly duo
to the prospective invasion of the field by
the home company It Is ImUwtly duo to the
municipal spirit tlmt has been manifest In
Den Molnes life and polities during the last
three or four years. The new movement hna
certainly brought forth practical results In
an abundant measure. The price ot gas has
been reduced 50 cents n 1,000 ruble feet with
an arrangement that In a few years will
hrUig $1 KRHJ ( hn public water rates have
fallen from nearly J60.000 to $30.000 a year ,
with private- rates lessoned In almost CM
great a proportion ; a contract hns been lot
for n nuinlrlp.il electric light plant that will
cut the city's light bill from $60.000 to $30-
000 per year ; and now the telephone rales nro
lowered so BS to leave $20.000 a year In the
pockets of Iho people. These good th ug nro
lltllifl In the same chain , parts of Ihe samj
move-input. The lenson therefrom U that
DM Molnes must keep steadily In the t-acV
Hint It has been puinulng.
MtHTII.
nilc.iBo Tribune.
With nil respect to the hand that rocks
The baby In its rrndlc ciirlod ,
TIs the Imnd that rocks the miner's pan
ThiU Just now moves the \\orld.
ricvrlmul I.o.nlcr.
"She could Imrdly sit up , " 1 hcnrd hr say ,
Kor tliovpntber luul borne her ( lown.
Hut you hot shi' could stand on her feet nil
tiny
While tlio drossmnker Httcd her gown.
stnr.
Hope Is whispering "All Is well ! "
lltisy men ilu not deny It ;
Some are bringing wheat to sell.
Other * nre digging golJ to buy it.
Plek huvtmmlM out like cnntnloupcs ,
With rnri1 your choice ilecldo ;
It Is not \vh o to tnkc the ones
Which nre too Hmootli nutnlile.
Cincinnati llnnnlrcr.
"Thero wns n giirdcn In her face ,
Where richest rose * held their place ; "
Also , ho luul plcnxe do not grin
A crop of spinach on hlu chin.
1'uclt.
My love In twuiily-ono today ;
IUU , when tin ; count Is done
Of hearts she's ruptured In the fruy ,
Shu's more than twenty won !
Detroit I'Yeo 1'n-sw.
W < > pity n mini who la poor In old ngo ,
When often 'tis wttlly the truth
The Iinrtl lot he flitters wua rashly brouglif
un
Uy the soft time he had In his youth.
Cleveland Plain Denier.
The npplos tlmt she ule weru green ,
As 1 eould plainly Hep ,
And yet 1 did not stay her hand ,
Which seems quite mean of me ;
I loveher. . but I ne'er forget
I am u new M. U.
TIII5 K.VKIIA.VI'HISSS.
Clcvplnml Lender.
She played upon her sweet guitar ,
She smiled at him the while ;
Emboldened then , t < he sang a bar
Or two In tiwful sty'.e.
He yawned his larynx wus displayed ,
She dropped her s.'Auet guitar ;
"Pcrlmp.V exclaimed the rtngry muldv
"You know -what manners are :
"Hut If you do I must ileclnro
You must have concealed the fact"
HH went and kissed the maiden fair.
Ho was u man or taut.
"Sweet little sorceress , " ho said ,
"I fell beneath a spell.
And ? o 1 nearly lost my head ,
For you performed to we'.l. "
Ah , woman ! -woman ! Flattery
Goes straight Into thy heart ;
It dries thy tears. It comforts thee ,
It soothes thy keenest , smart !
She gave her hand to him and so ,
She never plays today
The llrst thing fiat he did was to throw
Jlur aVeet guitar away !
can be mended , but a
broken promise does
injury to a reputation
that years cannot re
pair.
People with reputa
tions to preserve can't
afford to break prom
ises.
Our guarantee that
every garment you buy
of us is all that it is
represented to be , and
all that it should be ,
is backed up by our
offer to return the pur
chase price if the goods
are not satisfactory ,
And our guarantee
is'fully justified by the
excellence of the gar
ments that we make.
BROWNING ,
KING & CO ,
8. W. Cor.
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