THE OMAHA BATLT BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 20. 185)7. )
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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
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