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THE OMAHA BATLT BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 20. 185)7. ) THE OMAIIA SUNDAY E. HOHKWATnil , Kdltor. EVHIIT MOKN1NO. TRIMS UK IMIly llec ( Without Pundajr ) . One Yrar..l < M Vttlly ll * nn < l Sunday. On Year . W Hlx Monlh . * 2 Three Months . J Hunilay lice , Ond Year . J W Hiitunlny n e. One Year . . . * JJ V/rcly IJcc , One Year . * OKKICK8 : Onmhn : The llea ItulMlnfr. Bomh Om.iliiu Kinder Illk. , Cor. N and SUh SU e.'njncll Illurfu ; 10 ivnrl Httert. CMr-ngn Olllce : S17 ChnmlKT of ecmmrce. New York : Jlnnm * 1J , H nnit 15. Tribune lllur. WhihlnEtoni Ml r-iurtecnth Httcft. COItllKHl'ONUKNCK. All iTiinmunlcRtlnns lelatlng to news ftr"\.r.'l" > ' rial matter should 1/e mldi-ewcd : To the Ivlltor. nOKiNlws iirrKns. All tiunlner * lelttia nml remlttntiCM thoulJ bo iMt < l to The ll.-o IMibllnhlliK Company. OniHha. Uniit * , clu-cks , oxi > r" nml | iu iolllc mont-y oHcru to ! ninde imyablc to the tinier tif the comimny. . . . . . . . . . THUS HKB IM1HU81 HNU COMPA N HTATHMKNT o Slate of Nrl > rH kn. IOIIRBS | Cnuiity , s . : Oi'or i11. . T chuck , M-cirtury of The HerI'lin - Hilling cemHliy | , l > clns iluly Mvnin. snyn thnt tlie rciuiil i.umt.i-r of full nml entniiletc copies of HIP Dully Miirnlnit. Kvi-nlim uml Hutnlny lli > e inline * Total . tfr * ilt'ilui-tlnnn for unsold and re- turncil copies . . . . . . Tolnl nft o.ilei . r'lj-li ! ? ) Net dally nvoinBB . 19,133 oKoiifirc n. TSwmurK. Sworn to l.efnrp me nnd milfcrltii'il I" my Prc - encp this 2d dny of August , 1SI7. ! < Seul. ) N. r. PKII. . Notary Public. , -Hl , < nun OX TllAIXH. All rnlli-oiiil iioiVKlioj-H lire hiipiillnl utlh fiimiKli Itei-M to llCCOlllllllllllltr < .VII\V IIIIM- MciiKer vvlm wiuilM to rend a IICM Hllllprl * . IllMlMt tlIIIII llllV" liiK TinIlio. . IT you t-nunot K < 't ii HIMon it train from tli inMM nucrt , pli-iiNi * roiinrt tinfiut , NtalliiK lhi > trnlii nml riillroiul In the Circulation Di-l'iirtini-iit of Tlio lifts The lli-c IN for nullu nil train * . INSIST O.V llAVIVt ! TIIK HIS ! ? . Tlic iuv Siiiiil ! li iii'oinli'L' Wdtiltl not .cluuiK ( > tlic % iiolk'.v of his iirtMliHH'Ssor IT lit ; cinihl and In- could not if lie would. IT fii-i't'cc Is to liu allowed to fix the war iiidt'iniilt.v to lie paid to Turkey , the sultan may as well conclude to take until- Jup til all. If Prol" . Elliott will not suppress lilin- HPlP the newspapers ou hl to take II on themselves to suppress Ins self-laudatory oft'iislons for htm. If 11 u > practice of interchan ins ; royiil visits kcops on Ki-owlun , no Kuropt-an -tulur will feel safe unless he pays a call on each one of his fellow rulers at least once each year. How can the cxa.r profess to be doing all he can to maintain the -peace of Europe while at the same time piling on fuel on the emhors of French ardor to regain Alsace-Lorraine ? Assassination as a means of redress for political Krlevant-es can never seeiir- > the. countenance of tin ; Ilhorty-lovhif , ' and luw-ulildliiK people of the greatest re- puhlic' of the world. Oil has Ions heen credited with the power to still the troubled waters , hut now an eastern railroad is experiment ! ! ! ; : with It to settle the obnoxious dust alon r Its roadbed. The world does move. If a favorable balance of trade is an unmistakable si n of national prosperity , .the outflow of wheat and other farm produce to supply the European demand oii lit soon to bring the international ac count to that position. Kew republics him1 ever gone back to monarchy. The Hawaiian princess who Is said to expect to become Hawaiian queen on ht not to let huivelf be deluded by flatterers Into hopes with so littl prospect of realization , Gold mining In Mexico may not offer as attractive Inducements In a pecuniary way as the Alaskan fields , but It jives an nsmiranet- that the miner will escape fruu/.lni ; to death , no matter what other misfortune may befall him. " \Vltli \ the lone-distance telephone tariff ( fixed at J"i for live minuies' talk between Omaha and Chicago , the truth of the .nilngo about silence \w\ng \ \ golden be comes more and more ulronxly Impressed 'Upon ' the mind of the most doubting. It Is definitely settled that. Mount St. Ellas was never graced with the luxury 'Of ' a smokc-einlttliif , ' volcano at UK top. This may not be of urcat moment to the general public but it IK an important ad dition to our stock of scientific knuwl- Only a third of that ! ! ( ) , ) ( ) appropria tion w > far consumed by the legislative InvestlpitliiK committee. Hut the reason Is yet vomit ? , Then , too , there Is an elec tion coming on and tlu > ways and means of dispensing the unexpended balance of tint money will not be dllllcult to find. Why uliould EiiKland'H military re- Bonrces come In for special com mendation because they have served to suppress a threatened outbreak niiioiiK the Indian nativesV The best test of the military strength of u nation like KtiKhind would be a collision with some civilized country that claims to have a military organization of tin- most advanced type. The American liar association prom ises to exert Itself to strengthen the. le U- lation of the dilVorent states that alms at I ho repression and punishment of brlbe-Klvin and brlbo-takliiK , In this worthy piirposu the association may count on the hearty co-operation of all Kood C'lll/ens who want to see our legis- I n I u res freed from corrupting Influences and boodlem of all kinds pay ( lie penal- tb-K which thu uiufultuae of their crimes dcinuiidii. nin\\x William JcnnliiBS Itrynn Is n borr nctor nml honhows his liistliictlvptnleuti for gallery plnys on all possible occasions As star of the political troupewlilcl has been bani-Ktormiii } ; throucli tin Black llllls and western Kobraskn , bo Is supported by scene- shifters nnd supers of no mean ability. Ills advance- agent ! liavo taken thflr ( jueiie from thu prince of Amt-rlean showmen whose cntiiliii : was always heraled in flaring letters on the 1(111 ( boards nnd dead waliP : "Wail for Harnuml Walt for .luniho ! " AK the political jumbo of the prairie proceeds on his way the rlnrqnrrs rt-nil the air with applause and the audienci Is d'-afencd with tin-pan 8tn c thundei Tlie blue lights and the red lichts an thi'ii turned on and the hero of tin ? losi battle , attired In his broadest smile , up- pears In front of the footlights In n 'iaUi ' of glory. Then the tom-toms nre pounded nnd the curtain drops , while the hyp notlzed audience goe's into convulsions ot Irrepressible Jubilation. The sppptaciilai drama Is repealed and repented at every stop of the special political circus train and the Illuminative reporter who Is car rled along as part of the troupe people * every water tank and every sidetracl ; with armies of Jirynii ontluislaHts and nil mlrers. Aecordlni : to the advertisement lu the Hhow bill , of which thu star pei-formci Is a stockholder , the country west of the Missouri rlve.r has been suddenly seized with n spasm of roHUseltatcd IlryanlHiu which Is spreading like n prairie fin and burning up the cornfields. Whole communities have broken loose from their homes and traveled forty to one hundred miles to take a leiok at the man who traveled 18,00 ! ) miles his llrst n-su- lar starring wason and made 'stecii speeches every hour of every day. One old woman whose name llryan's stai route icporter has failed to catch Is de. scribed as seizing the great actor by botli hands and e-xclamlng : "Mr. Bryan. 1 am 7(1 ( years old and I traveled fifty miles tn see you. I read your speech at Chicagr and I wanted to see you before I passed away. Goodby and God bh-ss you ! " As the troupe , which is billed for a stellar engagement at Lincoln on Thurs day next , approache-s Its destination the telegraphic bombardment increases In in tensity as well as in ludlcrousness. Tin tin-pan stage thunder becomes over powering and ne > body can tell what Is in store for the people when the climax shall have been reached. llng ? ! Bang ! Bung ! Bryan ! 1'IIV ! Puff ! Puff ! Bryan ! SBATMIEAT. Kev. II. , II. "Proctor of Atlanta has an article In the Independent on "Public hentii'icnt and Lynch Law in Georgia" which offers no little encouragement tc those who hope to sec mob violence re > pi-c.sscd , not only In thu.south but In all parts of the country. Mr. Proctor In sists that a radical change is buhi } : wrought in public sentiment , particularly in his own state. The > bench is aroused , It Is the exception when a judge in whose circuit a lynching has occurred fnllh to give the jury the orthodox charge. Alnlosf the entire press hat come out squarely against lynching. Xc hauling new.spaper of the stale advo cates or condones It. The pulpit Is break ing its "culpable silence , " and throughout the state where Wesley first. preaeho < l the clergy 'are thundering against law lessness and appealing for reverence foi law. In Atlanta the ministers' meetings have spoken out against lynch law , and the Methodists have been particularly emphatic. They denounce the crime as- murder and declare that it can be justi fied by no provocation whatever. Tlit governor of the state lias set his face against it like a flint. Bench and bar , press and pulpit are striking the anvil of public opinion , and Its echoes are ringing throughout the commonwealth. The reason for this quickening of the public conscience is said to grow out of the perception that the lynching mania threatens to overdo itself. As Mr. 1'roc- tor truthfully says , It is only a "step from lynching a black man to the lynching of a white man and this step has actually been taken. Witli a victim from one of tlie best families of the state held lip as an example thu people are driven to ask , "What next ? " and forced to apply the remedy. The hope ful part of the situation Is that the lead ers of the colored people and the leaders of the white population nre joining hands not only to prevent lynching , but to stop the crimes which provoke lynching. When the better elements of all classes set their faces firmly against mob vlo- leiu'e and unite to uphold the law and secure KM enforcement through the le-gnlly constituted courts wo may at least look for a diminution of tlie evil. niVOUCH LAWS. The loose divorce laws of some of the states have long been a source of scan dal and reprouch. The efforts that have been made for reform In this re.specl have lit-en to some extent successful , bill there Is still wide room for improvement. The American Bar association h.is shown a most e'omnu'iidable Irlcrest in this mailer and is exerting Its Inllue'iice In behalf of uniform divorce laws , a work In which it shouhl have the ear nest support of 'all ' who re-spect the sa- ( Tt'iliH'S.s of the marital relation and would protect society against the : abused which are Incident to lax divorce law ? . A bill -was submitted to the American Bar association at Its meeting thu past week as a form of the law which should bo enabled In every state In order to put a stop to the Infamous prae-tlce.s now prevalent. It provides that all applica tions for Ufvorco must bo by bill or pe-- ttllon and the plaintiff must have resided lu the state two years'before be-glnning the action. Tim defendant , imist be per sonally m-rved In thu action , unless It shall appear that the defendant cannot be found , In which case notice -.nay be given by publication. It Is furtlavmoru provided that e-ach divorce case shall be heard In open court and In no case of de fault shall a ellvemv bu grantt > d unless the Judge Is satisfied all prope-r means have been taken to notify the defendant and unless the canso of divorce has be-en fully proved by reliable witnesses. The meauuro also provides for the punish- mwut of any person who advertises In any way nn offer to secure or assist lu securing n divorce. A uniform l.iw ol this character would correct such prnc tlces as the securing of divorces for un < scrupulous men and women , which nas developed Into a disgraceful Industry Ii soule states. There Is no doubt as to the deslrnbllltj of reform In this matter , but patient and persistent work will be necessary to m- ' conipllsh It. Iteferrlng to the subject si contemporary remarks that the differ ences In the law result from n difference lu the views and temper of the people. In some states the laws regulating di vorce are so rigid that few are granted In others they are very lax. In some states common law iuarrlage > s are recog nixed , In others the1 } ' nre not. All these differences are e-nuses of embarrassment , but they grow eiut of real difference's ol opinion as to what Is the proper ruk upon these subjects nnd perhaps HUM. ' differences nre Irree'euicllable' . It would seem , however , that there ought not Ic be any difference of opinion In regard tc fraudulent divorces , which are nu merous. Undoubtedly there will have te > be a very considerable e-hange lu pub- He w-ntiment In many states before the eh'slred reform lu divorce laws can be secured , but the necessary change Is mil beyond accomplishment. 1'LAiX TALK TO Till ! CIIIW'NLKCT. With the private affairs of Chlef-eleol Gallagher the public has no e-oncuru ex- t-ept so fai u the\v may affect his olllclal cnmluet or the Integrity of his olllclal ac tion. With the relatives and personal friends etf Chief-elect Gallagher The Be < has no controversy and in their conduct neither The Bee nor the public Is con cerned except when they attempt in the' ' name of the olllclal position to which Mr. Gallagher has been elected by the police commission to blackmail or bulldoze keepers of re-sorts that are under police surveillance. When such attempts are made to misuse the powers of the police tlie plain duty of the untramineled press Is to expose the abuse and TO remonstrate sigaliis1 : It. This brlngfi us to tlie main question. Wh.u rl''l.t lias any man who has never had a day's police experience to accept the guardianship over life ami property In a great city like Omaha ? AVliat right has Mr. Gallagher to accept the position e > f chief of police when lie knows that lie cannot possibly discharge the func tions and duties devedving upon such olllcer and must therefore draw the sal ary for services he cannot render ? Sup pose Mr. Gallagher had be-en tendered the position of. captain on an ocean steamer e'lmrtered to carry a thousand human beings and a valuable cargo of mer chandise across tlie Atlantic , would it be justifiable for him to assume the respon sibility and risk simply because he Ks anxious to secure a lucrative job ? Yet , Mr. Gallagher has the hardihood to take upon himself the respemsible task of affording police protection to in. : rj than 100,000 men , women and children and properly worth more than 9100,000- 000. lie has the temerity to assume for himself in defiance of all precedent the contract to direct and discipline the po lice force aiiel to repel thu Invasion of thugs , thieves , swindlers , and shoplifters ers , to which this city will be exposed In the Immediate future during fair week and in a more dangerous form later dur ing the exposition. Had Con Gallagher presented himself as a candidate for the position of sheriff ills self-confidence in his ability to handle criminals and enforce law and order might have be > en more excusable. But when he forces himself or allows himself to bu forced into n position that requires years of training anel special qualifica tions which he knows he does not pos sess and is too old to aceinire- , the com munity must as n matter of self-protec tion revolt against Ids intrusion inte > a position In which ellicle-ncy , begotten by experience , in Imperatively demanded , and in which every man , woman and child Is deeply concerned. We do not hesitate to assert that had Mr. Gallagher not been e-hosen chief of police ! and another man with no greater Illness been foisted upon the city by the governor and police commission , Mr. Gallagher would have be-en bold and courageous enough to denounce tlie ar bitrary action as an outrage and would have been with the overwhelming ma jority of the people of Omaha in ele- mandlng that thu board retrace Us steps and In accordance with its swoin duty place at the head of the police depart ment a tried and capable ollicer whom the force would ivspect and e > bey ami to whom It would look with confidence for intelligent direction. HHTTKIl UAXK I'AUILITIKS. The qne-stiem of providing for better bank facilities in portions of the south and west Is recognized as of urgent im portance and congress at Its next session will be asked for legislation In regard to It. One plan , which was presented In the last e-ongress and passeel the > house , is to authorize tlie establishment , in towns of not more limn -1,000 Inhabitants , of national banks with a capital of $ iri ! , < M)0 ) Mie minimum capital onlilcli a national bank can now be organlze-d being f'0,000. Another plan Is to al low national banks to establish branches , on tin- system that prevails in a number of other countries , notably france , Ger many , Scotland and Canada. At tliK.m-cnl meeting of the Amerle-an Bankers' association this question was ilIseiiKsud In a paper presented by Mr. William 0. Cornwe-ll of Buffalo , X. V. , who made a very strong plea for the Ifanch bank plan. He pointed out that the system had been In operation In va rious countrle-s for at least a century anel It had everywhere ; worked satisfac torily. The system has developed natur ally In nearly every country In the world except the United State's , It has been most highly developed In Scotland and Canada , the former having ten banks with S7S branches and the latter thirty- eight banks with -1S. { branches. One necessary condition to allowing national banks to establish branches Is that the branches shall Issue notes against ge'ii- ural assets without depasltB of securllleu like United States bonds. Hero Is where the proposed system would undoubtedly encounter vigorous opposition , on the ground that It would be extending too much favor to the national banks. Yet as Mr. Cornwell explained It would be of public benefit In obviating the nee'esslty of thrabranchcs waiting for d posits , since thy could Immediately be gin loaning out' their notes , thus con tributing nt once to the development of the e-ouiinuiiltles In which they were lo cated. This Is n practical consideration e > f no little weight. Mr. Cornwall said the system miehe's the'hlghest perfect Ion In thre > e Important particulars stability , economy and usefulness. In regard to small Independent banks Mr. Cornwell said that In any community where there Is a dcartn of capital tliero Is little mone > y to be depeislted and without deposits the small bank could 111 exist. Moreover there nre many localities where the de mand for money only exists for three or fourth months in the year. The Inde pendent bank has to keep Its doeirs open continuously and funds Idle , while the branch bank funds when not In use'go tei other parts of the system , being elas tic , according to the nee'ds of the com munity. The reasons In support of the branch system are certainly forceful , but it may be doubted whether the arguments e > f Its advocates win e > vere'e > me the very strong Urojudleo that exists against Increasing the scope ami privileges e > f the national banks. Therefore we think that those who re > allze the necessity of enabling communities that need better bank fa- cllltlcs to secure them will pursue the wiser course In e-xertlng their Inlluence in behalf of the plan that passe-d the house of representatives of the Fifty- fourth congress. THAT W.ST/J/JlIAMT/iVfJ DL'Tl * . The attorney general of the United States still has under consideration the question whether the discriminating duty of 10 per cent provided for in section 12 ! of the tariff law applies to tea Imported lute ) the United States In bond over the Canadian Pacllic railroad. It Is not known when he will render an opinion , but his decision is awaited with a very great deal of Interest. In the mcnnwhtto public expression on the subject Is not lacking. A week ago the Board of Trade eif Portland , Maine ? , uelopteel resolutions protesting against any construction of section 22 of the tariff act which shall make the discriminating duty applicable to merchandise when Im- porte-el frenn en- through a country con tiguous to the United States by railroads or conveyances other than ve-ssels. It was declared that such construction would be greatly Injurious to tlie trade and commerce ! of the coimtry and ( spe cially to the New England states nnd the we\st. It was further declared that such construction 'would tend to cripple and impair the elllcieney of railroad com munication betwee > n the west and the Atlantic ( lantic seaboavel. . thereby destroying a wholesome anel needed competition and permitting the'-cstabllshme'iit of a monopoly ely of rates , tei tlie great injury of the producers of the west and the consumers of the east. Unquestionably this reflects a pretty general sentiment In Kew Eng land , while a like Reeling is strong in the northwest. Ih.'iliS event of a construc tion of section 22 by the attorney gen eral unfavorable ti > these- sections thcro can be no doubt that their united influ ence would be [ brought tp bear upon con gress for an amendment of the section so that existing conditions should be main tained. There seems to be no doubt that section 22 was surreptitiously amended in tlie senate with a view to striking at the Canadian roads. Speaker Beed is quoted as In effect admitting tills and no one , so far as we have obse > rveel. hasi under taken to deny the charge1. Of course this e-iiii have nothing to do with determining the opinion of tlie attorney general , but it may have a good deal of weight with congress if that body shall be called upon to amend the section so as to make it conform to the discriminating pro vision of preceding tariff laws , as it cer tainly will bu it' tlie section Is so con strued as to deprive tlie Canadian rail roads of their bonding privilege , or what would be tantamount , rendering sue'h privilege valueless. It is perhaps worth while to note In this connection ( hat elis- crimination is not all on our side. There' Is a provision In the new tariff law of Canada alined at our inland and coasting trade with that country , which It Is said involve.'s a discrimination In some cases as high as 100 per cent. Tills does not necessarily justify our legislation , but it ul least weakens" the force of Canadian objection to It. One reason given fe > r tlie recent decrease - crease of Immigration to the United States is that European countries are doing more than ever before to make the ; worklngmaii and working woman within their borders satisfied with their condition and prospects. Immigration re'sts on the conviction that the Immi grant can better his Industrial or social situation by leaving his old home and coming to the state's. The- only way to revive immigration is to restore- the at tractions that stimulate It and the re vival of prosperity is already working In this direction. With the .different countries once moreIn their normal rela tions tlie Influx'of ambitious foreigners ought to show perceptible Increase. . The rcpublie'iiusi of Nebraska In their state1platforniiJml | with Joy the return of business confidence- , financial heallh and better prices for the products of the farm and factory 'jn e-ve-ry section of the country. It' thu p/ipocrnts / waul to take Issue upon this point , tlnv will have to express rcpro 'nt' ' thu revival of good times and hope ) for more ) calamity on which tei feed tlieif political fallacies. Ne'braska lu s n'lorei members of the Grand Army eiMht'.lie-public than Minnesota seta and nearly1 as many as Pennsyl vania or Wisconsin. Nebraska Is a great soldier state ami every Inhabitant of Nebraska should realize what tin- state OWCH to the old soldiers who laid asldo their weapons to do the work of the pioneer lu Its settlement and advance ment , r > e > splto the * lioimt of the United States for being in the front rank of pro re'sslve civilization , It is letting Europe get ahead of It lu 'the adoption of the horseless car riage. Not only has little or no encour agement been offered for Iho Introduction of these vehicles , but obstacles have * ac tually been placed In their path lu some places on the unsupported plea that the'y nre dangerous In their tendency to frighten horses and become uumanape able. The same objections were urpee to the use of the steam locomotive nm the electric trolley car and will doubtless soon wear themselves out In connection with the horseless carriage. If Union Pacific foreclosure Is a set tied fact , as It nppenrs to be , the se > onei It comes nnd the receivership gives waj to n reorganized company the better. Fo this re'iison the representatives of UIL government ami the reorganization com mltlee should adjust the difference's th ; seem to have arisen since the foreclosure decree was entered and proceed to the business e > f divorcing the governmeii anel the railroad. With supplies already running short It the Klondike regions , many of the goh fever victims who rushed off to Alaski altogether unprepared for the hardships of an Arctic country will bu wlshlui , they bad thought a fe-w tlnu-.s before leaving comfortable quarters on this side of the British peisscsslons. The state reunion of the Nebraska Grand Army of the lie-public at Lincoln ought to attract more than the usual at tendance e > f veterans. With good crops behind them and good times before them the old soldier e > n the farm shouhl fee Justified In taking a week off to renu\\ Ids war-time comradeship. The republican state press is a powei in Nebraska and any organization In tended to promote Its usefulness to tin. party e-alls for encouragement. That Is why the hopeful signs visible at thu meet Ing of the state association last week augur well for the redemption of tin state to republicanism. i.rt < iu > iinii Kiiiiiiioi. St. Louis llppubltc. This seems to bo a .time when it doesn't hurt the farmer even a little bit to let the bulls gambol over his wlient fluids Just as much as they have a mind to. Tlu > IM-l/.c of Huxtlt.rN. ' Detroit Free 1'ress. Prosperity la somewhat punctilious ami in- slsto on being met half way. It never ob trudes upon the man who ells down and walls Tor richness to hunt him up. "IllMloi-.v IIM Slip IN Writ. " ClilenRo Inter Ocenn. The populist history ot the United States adopted by the Kansas State School commis sion Rlvus , according to the Topeka Journal "thirteen pages to a history of the civil war nnd ten pages to Cleveland's administration , attempting to show hard times on a golc ! standard. " The wonder Is that they allowec thirteen pages to the civil war. From the populist standpoint there was not much ol Interest in the United States until the ad- von of Jerry Simpson , Pcfter & Co. , In pol- Itlcs. GriMvlntr ForolRrii Triulc. I'lillailrlphla I ilgcr. Our exports of forest products for the year ending -with June , 1S97 , were slight ! } more than double the exports of 1887. They probably Tjear about the same proportion to the exports of the same articles In l)7 ! > ) This Is a trade In which the country is nol to be congratulated , for It Is destructive to our resources. This country Is dealing with Its forests like a man who spends his capi tal , Instead of invcs'tlug It and living on the Interest. He usually sees his mistake when the capital Is exhausted. Auollior .Sllvorltc ( Hvn.s Up. Cincinnati Kmiulrer ( dem. ) We congratulate the business man on ho betterment of prospects incident to the approaching preaching opening of the fall trade. When his business Is active the whole people fire bettor. Ills transactions are the Indications of the times. Ho Is not a gambler or spec ulator , but a legitimate dealer , who Js the barometer of the popular wants and tlie popular ability to buy.Ve welcome his opinion , even If It is biased by his honest dcsiro for better times , rather than his knowledge that they have come. We rely upon him , rather than upon the politician , for business information and guidance. Tin- Tumble In . \M | > linlt. Denver Republican. If asphalt- paving can be laid in Omaha nt less than $1.GO a yard , as the bids recently opened for a prominent street in that ciry would seem to indicate , the time must be very near when all the residence streets of Denver can be paved at very moderate ex pense to property owners. The drat asphalt laid In- this city cost $3.15 a square yard. That laid more recently cost only about $2.25 a yard , and If in future biddings the Omaha rate is extended to Denver , certainly nobody can complain of the excessive cost of good paving hero. Wo fear , however , that the heavy cut in prices In Omaha Is due to a war between contractors rather than a permanent reduction In the price 01 paving ; but time will tell. TUB IlKVOI/r IX I.MH.l. Philadelphia Record : From present indi cations It seems likely that Great lirltaln will bo Involved in a conflict with all the tribes living between the Indus and Cabool ; In fact , thereIs warrant for suspecting that the cheaply bought victories of the Turks over the Greeks have aroused the fanatic warriors of all Islam to try conclusions with the glaoura. 'Ilaltlmoro ' Sun : The whole uprising Illus- tratoH the value of prestige In the east. The ignorant orientals mippose that the Greeks , who have been beaten by the Turks , nre the same people as the Kngllsh , and the idea IB that Mohammedanism is now tri umphant in Europe. Hence thu concerted efforts of the Mohammedan tribes to over throw the Christian power In India , as they tmpposo It to have been overthrown lu Eu rope. rope.Now York Times : The Kliyber Pass Is the great gate between British India and Afghanistan , and has been the objective of many campaigns. The British hesitate to occupy so dangerous a pass , but It Is In conceivable that tlie tribesmen can make liny Impression upon the position that the British long gn took up at their end of it , and that they have been strengthening ever since. Indeed , the whole revolt bears evidence ! not of a concerted and Intelligent attack upon British rule BO much as of an ebullition of the fanatical rage that might bo expected to be stirred up by a "Mad Mullah. " Philadelphia Ledger : The European army In India consisted in 169G of T-t.OZU men , and tliii native army of 145,005 men. Of the olll- CCIH 2,752 were native. In the Punjab dis trict there were in the artillery (1,051 ( men ; in the cavalry , 11,893 ; in the engineers , 101 ; In the Infantry , -10,803 ; miscellaneous , 232 ; total forre , (15.143. ( or nearly thro times the number of men in the standing army of the United States. This force appears formW- able , but In the event of a "holy war , " and with the firetm banner of the prophet ex alted , It would bu insignificant when con- Tasted with thu Mohammedan hordes wlilch could be brought Into action. Now York Tribune : England's latest Af ghan trouble if such , as onu may fear. It shall prove to be Is on the very scene " . her earliest. The name of the Kliyber Pass arouses tragic memories. It was further wret in the Khoord-Cabul I'ass , close by Cabill llf-elf. that Elphlnstone's army waa massacred more than a half century ago. Hut It was to Jcllalabad that the one sur viving officer made his escape. It was through the Kliyber that Pollock led his avenging army , and In Ita mighty defile that 10 smote and Miniuered the wild Afrlcllu. U was there that the. ill-fated Cavagnarl met Shere All's representative , and with dm exchanged words which led to murder ind another war , and It was through that mtii that the llrlllah army again moved a the Invasion of the Afghanistan , From time Immemorial , Indeed , the * Kliyber has > e. < m the great gateway -betwen India and Afghanistan , and It Is today the center of _ ho insurgent Btorm which darkens the rvholo uorthwcdt frontier. SKCM.AH SHOTS AT TIIK PU.I'IT. Phllsilelphln PrrsaVrknnsai ha a law Imposing n IOM ! tax on preachers. Chicago PostWe be to Inform Kev. Mr ItunsbtTRcr of Milwaukee that he will hnv to look to hl laurcl . Vi'hllthe still hold the long-distance record on Hymen's race track , the thort-distancc record must KO t New Jersey , wheic the marriage ceremon has Jiwt been performed In one minute ati thirty seconds. U now behooves him to go a spllt-fi'cond etop-watcli and drmonstrat that there is no fe.iturc of the clnmlestln marriage Industry In which Milwaukee doc not lead. Indianapolis News : In Oront lirltaln th prelates of the church are not above on rouraglnR athletic sports by thrlr persona attendance nt the games or by offerln trophlea for throe who oxcel. Cardlna Vaughnn , hlmeolt In his youth an athlete o no mean repute , has Just presented two cupfl to the winners of the foot ball and liurlln matches played under the auspices nf th Gaelic association. He cvlilnntly believes that with n sound biily may come not enl sound mind , hut rtoutm religious views. Chicago Chronicle1 : Last Sunday a Nex York minister 1'e.nchrel n sermon on "I.sbor" Million Dollar Nerd. " which , according to h ! Idea , \\tis a palatial church castling $1,000,000 He said : "I plead for a fl.OOrt.OOO palace o religion In the- Interest of the tolling masses. " This Is n line example- the too In the pulpit. The trouble with the churchc Is thnt there are too many of them no\ which cost $1,000.000. There arc too many o them which are burdened with debts fur be yond their ability to pay. It Is not the cos of the church wlilch will attract the lolllnt , masses , but the character of the service within , the voice of tlie preacher In tin pulpit talking common flense and common re llglon , the grasp of the hand which he give. to the stranger nt the door. It Is thrfii things which the workingmnn intent's In the churches of today. r IIY I X.I t M'TIOJf. Chicago Chronicle : In the machinery o law the injunction hm Us proper p'ace. I Is not the use hut the nouse of 'he ' v.rl of Injunction of which complaint Is made AVe have through its abuse government b > injunction , us also administration of grea corporate affairs by Injunction and gener oily nt the behest of wreckers. AVe hav the cotirtf- mixed ii | > in politics and In nf fairs unnecessarily and scandalously , slmiilj because- courts have not eared to use th writ as it ought to bo used , but have beei Instruments of craft , greed or tyranny. Minneapolis Times : It the courts nre t take part In labor dispute ; they ought I bo very careful to Van neltner to > tu sld nor the other nndo InvAc the law ot.lj In Imminent breaches of the peace. A * I Is the Injunction Mid the law al.vays go against the striker. He.annot injoln the employer from seeking now : : icn where he may. The employer may oven go among the unions nnd persuade anl hrlbe men to desert , but it seems ilnt the strike cannot go far toward winning the non union men from work without running ui against the powerful club of an Injnnc tlon. tlon.Uofiton Uofiton Transcript : Those mine ownuis who imagine they have scored a great vlciorj by securing a permanent Injunction of a sweeping nature against tlie Unttud Mine Workers of America are likely to see their mistake after the hour of their triumph lias passed , There Is a growing public f cllnt , that the Injunction , as a wt'jpon ' .o be usei against labor organizations , Is not to be handled carelessly. In 'he Pit'hburg case Judge Collier makes a temporary injunctlo : against the striking miners permanent , after calling the strike "the wonder of the cn tury , " because ot its free lorn 'roni viuii'iicc Ono naturally asks : What next ? Wharton Barker's American : Thus we have the courts not only usurping executive functions , but usurping such functions to : he end of strengthening the hands of the oper ators and weakening the hands of ire n.In era. restraining the strikers who have no trespassed on the rights uf anyone MI ! be coming trespassers themselves. They have held that the operators have a right to In duce men to take the places of the strikers which Is right , but they have denied the equal right ot the strikers to induce sucl men to quit work and Join : hc strike , wblcl Is wrong. To protect the operator in the enjoyment ot his right to 'mlue int'ii to take the places of the strikers while re straining the strikers from Inducing such men to quit work is a grievous injustice. It Is giving aid to the operator to fill tlie places nf the strikers , crush the strike and force the strikers back Into worse conditions than ever , while denying to the strikers the right : o protect themselves ; it Is an avowal of that monarchical principle that the weak have no rights the powerful are bound to re spect , of those principles of modern oligarchy , that the rights oT property are superior to the rights of man , that men " have no rights that capital must respect , that the interests of capital are to bo conserved at the expense of the Interests of the Industrial classes. riSHSOXAI , AXI ) OT1IB1UVISI3. Whisky Is moving up with the undllute'1 cereals. The operation generally precedes a fall. fall.Tho The St. Louis Chronicle is the parent of this pat epigram : "Dollar wheat la music for the business car. " Missouri Is picking the largest peach crnp In the history of the state. Nebraska wil supply the sugar and the cream. Italy was more -successful In caching Its ( lag on the summit of Mount St. Ellas than floating It on the buttes of Maesowah. People with empty coal bins are at liberty to extract comfort from the assertion of a scientist that there are 340,000,000,000,000 tons of fuel on tlie earth. A western railroad boss , who lost his Job tjccauso of a weakness for spiritual bathf , lias returned from the Klondike quite sober. Dawson boose is a sure kill or cure. The reports of the fall of several Hritish outposts of northern India Indicate consid erable method In the madness of the Mul lah. The tendency of the 'Swats is to swat. Una. Charlotte Smith , the anti-bachelor crusader , threatens to break into local politics n Uloston. It is a pity Charlotte cannot change her name without making such a fues , Sir Wilfrid Laurler , in one of his speeches n England , was frank enough to eay that luring our civil war the attitude of both [ real Drltaln and Canada "was worthy of neither. " A recent Inventory of the property in- h'olvcd In the Davis will case , famous In the ; ourt records of Montana , shows a shrinkage if $8,000,000. The lawyers have announced i willingness to lot go. For flomo unexplained reason the latent triumph of Weyler was not given wilh that Igld adherence to details chaiaclerlstlc of Ills : hlef of typewriters. Evidently the chief ro- jorter was off on a vacation wnen Mlns ! Unpro& was condemned lo exile. A Kanxu man whoso name l withheld rom Hie astonished world has retired from he dlipctorj" et a hank , because , as ho toys , 10 la "moved by the Holy Qhont" to reae.it ho usurious practice. ' ! of the bank , against vhlch ho protected In vain. That tie hai Ivcd to mature' agn glvrs a body blow to he raying , "tho good die young. " Pennsylvania is still perplexed about a nlqtio legislative mystery. Among thu bills etoed by Governor Hastings was an Item f $0,100.16 for expended incurred by the awtnakeiu in attending the inauguration of 'resident AlcKinley and the G'ant ' monument edlcatton. Tlicro was no serious question bout the character of tlie bill. What mazed taxpayers and others was a credit f $157 for "liquors returned. " No one : BS yet explained how It happened , and It la Ikely to go down In political history aloiii ; /1th the unknown who struck Hilly Patter- on. l'roN | > i-rll.v anilVIIKVN. . Now Yurk Mull nnd I\IIC : | H. Manufacturers In different llneu of Indus- ry are Increasing the pay of their employes ere and there throughout the country with- ut waiting for thu aid or consent of any tlier nation. Tlie audacity of these * rri- layers In going ahead with tlui wage-bco.it > ne prooeoa without consulting the WHH-I | f the European free traders Is llttlo let : ban a otudlcd affront to every mugwump n the land. YOIIIII ; Mflc n .Smooth One , WuUiluBton I'onl. lUiusla Is the most versatile member of na European .concert company. Shu can lay "Die Wacht am Hheln" and "The MarelilaU " Imultaueouul- without dl- ord. I'ASS TIIK f , VKK , IM.KASIO. Indianapolis Journal An Omaha lawyer ( itolo L'27 bicycles. And ypl Omaha wants thn ISflS I.PHRIIO of American Wheelmen mcetl What sail ! C'lly Star : The Omnha lawyer who Btiecet'ded In RtcalliiR 227 bicycle * mnde a tlcnifiidoun mistake in frltteilng nway hli professional talent on outside mnttfrs Sioux City Journal- The Omahfl lawyer who stole 227 blcyoIc-B nnd sold them brforo ho was detected showed rcmarkablo business ndaptahlllly , but he wa one ot those' whenever never know w'outo ciilt. | Now n nnn- profesfilonnl bleyle thief would not steal morn than 127 bicycles before he would got Into Jail. i ) < MiisTie : invi.s. C'hkrtKO Po.it : " .Inlln , " s.iid ibeold mnti , reproachfully. "If I nm not mistaken you gave Mint young innn n Itlss. " "I did no such thlint , " rotuined the young- woman with ( mphaxK "It was a tr.ido " IVlrnlt free Pros : "Why do they cull thnt little Miss Fllrtly n sleight of bund per former ? " "Uernuto she 1ms refused a dozen suitors or more. " Cleveland Plain Oonier : The Heforoo Hut , my dcnr s lr , t trust you do not Intend lo proceed to extremities. Tlie Irnte UuMmild Thnl'R Jllftt whnf I do Intend ; I'm charging lu-r with cold feel Judge : Hejiorler Here ! > nn neonunt of the \\eddltiB e > f Cray and thnt New York . City l-Mllor An evening wedding , wasn't Reporter Yes. City l-Mllor-All right. I'll head It "Turned Orny In the Nlijlit. " Puck : .lud e Crusty Are you stuv jo\ir \ love for my daughter la HIP grnillm.iriiele. . sir are yon sure you tire not mlst.iUen nlioui It ? Cholly M utility tt It not possible for mete to be mistaken nhout It , sir. 1 lisive experi enced the pumrHonsiitlnn n thousand times. Chicago Tribune : lie Miaa ejuli-kstop , they say you tubulate your admirers IIH "preferred. " "eligible. " "lolernlile , " "so-so , " "emergency. " "Intolerable , " "not lo bn tlioiiRht of" nnd the like. Where do I eome In ? She-I-l'm nur.ild , Mr. Itlnekley , you nro a little too Into to classify. Detroit Tribune : Reporter Well. I've In terviewed her. Kdltor-nid Mho tnlkllhout restraint * Reporter 1 should sny nil ! She wouldn't sny a word until her husband enmo In and told her to keep xllll. Philadelphia North American : "Mrs. Henry Peek has sued for u divorce. " "Whnt's the trouble ? " "Her husband meant to write of her as his better half , but wrote It 'bitter. ' " OhlcaRO Record : She If a woman Is mixed up In anything foolish men always sny , "Isn't thnt Just like n woman ? " He-Yes. What of It ? She And then If nhe does nnythlnjr un- usimlly clever men Hay , "Well , no one but a woman would have thought of thnt " Boston Traveler : Old Mm Kelley entered the parjor unexpectedly and spoiled u vorjr Mien tableau , "I was Just whispering a secret In Cousin Jennie's car , " explalmcd Jlmmle. "I am sorry , James , " snld the old lady , gravely , "that youi- eyesight has become. BO bad that you mistake Jennie's mouth for her oar. " SIIKI.l. SKe'HKTS. Low murmuring shell , what hue Is thlnoT Didst steal at eventide Tlie soft tints of tlie crested waves That In a moment died ? Or was II from the coral beds , Or was It from the rose. Or from , perchance , mine fairy Mower , Thnt In the great deep blows ? Low murmuring shell , what voice In thine That doth inliit ! car Imnifi-gc ! Is It the seagilH'w note subdued , Or niiMirnliiK Neptune's dirge ? Is It the mermaid H olden theme Of Kit-en sorcery ; Or Is It but ehp slilpman's nong Still echoing o'er the BKU ? For once , the drowsy mysteries give That lay thesu thousand ycara I'eneath the cries of stricken hope And Kilcf baptizing tuns. Ilnst thou not beard the tidings borne From the complaining earth , And tossed upon tlui maddened waves When signs of llt'o were dearth ? lave trembling vows In last farewell IJeon plighted here unheard ? \ml have the slumbering apps ne'er Responding cadence stirred ? Soft ! If thou art'so grandly dumb I'll whisper fears of mine ; And they will bear with secret woes The plenitude of thine. CATHERINE HUSH. Possibly the boy is needing a new suit to start to school in.If such is the case -we de sire to call your atten- ; iori to the excellent suitings we are offer- . ng the youths and lit- , le fellows in our child- fen's department this week. Good , strong , well made garments n all the prevailing styles and texturesjust , he thing to stand the vvear and tear they are subjected to by a live- y , wide-awake school 3oy , and at prices that show them to be unu- ; ual values. "Early fall novelties n hats are now opener or your inspection. " KING & GO , 8. W. Cor. 16th and BU