Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY UlIinWDAV , S33PTEMKKH 0 , 1807 ,
Tmj OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
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Hworn to befoin me nnd mibfcrlu d In my
presence this 2d day of Sopl"inlicr. ! ! > ? . _
( Real. ) . No'tnry Public.
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tlio furl , HtatliiK the ( rain anil
railroad ( o I hi- Circulation
Hcpardai-nt of TinJlou. . The
lire IM for wale on all traliiH ,
INSIST OX IIAVIM : THIS Hlil
Oinnlm nnd Xcliruskn are the best
ndvurllsi'd city nnd slito in the1 union
nnd it will not li lonyr before tlic good
effects of this iitlvi'i'tlsliii ; arc seen.
South Dakota is oiuof the states that
is enjoying iiiiiirocedontcMl cropcondltlons
nnd South Dnkotn's share of returning
prosperity Is bound to be bl > ; and bright.
In accord with the eicrnnl ninoss of
things nn ex-ppiilttMitlary bird has boon
elected president of one of the so-called
A. 15. C. Lincoln clubs whose A. 15. O. is
Bald to be Integrity , fidelity and purity.
A .republican club or anl/.od to bolt the
republican candidate for county clerk
before any one knows who that candi
date will be is a misnomer. It should
le called an anti-republican club.
The Knroppan powers seem to bo re
discovering the fact tlmt the Island of
Crete was at the bottom of the late unpleasantness -
pleasantness between flroece and Turkey
which they have been spending months
In trying to patch up.
Kx-Oovernor Alt geld of Illinois has be
come a rampiint advocate of government
ownership of nearly everything that is
now owned and operated by corporations.
Brynn will have to get n move on him if
bo wants to keep up with Altgeld.
Yellow fever Is a drend visitation , but
. modlcnl and sanitary science lias made
such marked progress In recent years
tlmt it is practically Impossible to suffer
a yellow fever epidemic such as formerly
proved so destructive , to life in the south
ern sates.
The slot igachlne gambling mania Is
Increasing from day to day nnd it would
not bo ( surprising If tiie proprietor of
some one of the'numerons resorts offered
to donate one day's proceeds to some
worthy charity Just to start it as a
society fad.
15ryan tells the public that lie thinks
the separation of silver and wheat prices
will help rather than hurt the cause of
frets coinage. On tlmt theory the greater
the divergence the greater the impetus
to the free coinage movement. Bryan's
assertion refutes It sell' .
The popoerntle nominee was the real
choice of none of the three conventions
that nominated him. lie was forced
upon unwilling delegates by the state
house machine. It remains to be seen ,
however , whether the same InlluenceH
can force him upon the people.
The more populists for principle reflect
oi | the fact that they permitted the head
of their ticket to be nominated for them
by two parties which together cannot
muster one-lmlf the populist voting
strength In Nebraska , the more they re-
nllxo tlmt fusion Is n great Institution
for the minority fellows.
It would naturally bo supposed tlmt
the fusion sentiment would bo strongest
in Colorado , which is held up as the
silver stronghold but It seems that the
so-called silver parties In the Centennial
fitato Imve each put Into nomination
tickets of their own. The worst part of
It IH tlmt the nominee of the silver democrats -
crats turns out to have been n rnbld
Cleveland democrat. As the link be
tween tlu > pojmcratic parties the silver
question Is not nn unqualified success in
Colorado.
Or. .Ti'kylMYabody is one of the police
commissioners who thinks he hna been
Insulted by the Intimation tlmt he lias
been Jrslng police patronage to pay po
litical debts. Dr. .Tekyll-l'enbody is the
police commissioner who said ho had
voted for Gallagher as the best candi
date for chief , although he had him
self addressed a petition to himself to be
signed by lending populists assuring
himself tlmt Martin White was the best
nnd most capable candidate and urging
himself to vote for White. If anybody
has Insulted Dr. Jekyll-I'eabody , the
doctor has luwultcd hlnisdt ,
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In his speech nt SI. Louis on I/nbor day
Mr. llrynn said : "Not only must any
real prosperity brgln with those who
toll , but tile imtlou'ti progress Inward n
hlghor civilization must be measinvd b.v
tlio progress made by the tirndiielni :
classe.s. " It Is presumed Mini this la
meant lo embrace all who add to tin- sum
of human production , since the speaker
had designated lawyers , doctor ? ; nnd
preachers as non-produter : . Applying
this principle to the United States it will
appear that no other nation bus Hindi * so
rapid progress toward n higher Ivllla.i-
tlon. for In no other country has the
progress made by the producing classes
been so rapid or so great ns In this re
public.
Compare the present condtlon of Die
producing classes with thai of forty
years ngo , just before the civil war.
Kvcrybody fnmlllar with the history of
that tinio knows that the gnut body of
American worklngmen are very nun'h
better off now than they were then.
Their labor is belter rewnriled , they have
more of the necessities and comforts of
life , their homes are belter furnished and
their families better clethcd , the faellitl.s
for educating their children have been
vastly Improved. It has been said tlmt
tlio workingumn now enjoys luxuries
which only nabobs could afford forty
years ngo nnd this Is true ns to a very
large proportion of them who are Indus
trious and thrifty. It was rare to llnd
n wage-earner In those dayn who owned
n home ; today hundreds of thousands of
worklngmen have homes of their own.
Tills class of producers have made prog
ress anil made it more rapidly than those
of any other country.
The same Is true of the agricultural
producers ns a class. Very generally
the farmers of forty years ago led n hard
and dreary life. It is regretnbly true
that many do so now. but relatively the
number of such is less than it was four
decades ago. Taking all the products of
the farm together the business of agri
culture is more remunerative than It was
forty years ngo , when tlio mints were
equally free to silver and gold and there
wns no restriction upon the "money of
the constitution. " The average intelli
gent and careful Tanner of today Is In all
respects better off than was the average
farmer h * the GO'S , but undoubtedly the
proportion of Imprudent nnd Improvident
farmers is much greater now than then
and for the condition of these no remedy
Is to bo found in any Uuancial or
economic policy.
The producing classes of this country
have certainly had n severe experience
during the last few years , but still on
the whole they have made progress and
they are now started on a course of more
rapid material advancement. And it
should be remembered that their greatest
progress has been achieved under those
twin policies protection and the gold
standard. The period between 1SSO and
9U witnessed an industrial develop
ment hi this country that was the marvel
of the world nnd lias no parallel in the
history of any other nation. There Is
reason to believe that the United States
is seeing the beginning of another such
era of progress nnd prosperity.
IN THE
The reports of the suffering already
being experienced In tlio Klondike gold
region by the men who went there with
an insulllclent supply of provisions fore
shadows what may be expected later on.
The prediction that great numbers of the
gold seekers would die of starvation and
exposure seems certain to be verified , for
it would appear to b < > now Impossible to
get. into the region n supply of provisions
to inst through the long winter nearly
at hand. Some are getting out while
they have a chance to , but there are more
going to the region than coming away
and almost every day brings the an
nouncement of n company organized to
invade the Arctic Eldorado.
Of course the tendency of the state
ments as to the richness of the Klondike
gold region Is to stimulate the movement
in that direction of the adventurous.
Men who get the fever lind It extremely
dltlienlt to delay their departure until a
more favorable reason and not until the
Ice barrier becomes Insurmountable and
all avenues of access are absolutely
closed will men cease to make an effort
to reach the region where the yellow
metal Is said to abound In enormous
quantities. Thai the Klondike Is rich in
gold seems to have been demonstrate * ! ] ,
but that the yellow metal will be found
there to the extent some profess to be
lieve may bo doubted. In any event
many who go there will not get gold
enough to repay the outlay in getting
there.
1 QIIKSTION OF VK
With two exceptions that of C. V. Gal-
laslier and E. II. Hemming there lias not
boon a man or woman added to tlio Omaha
police force except by the vote of Mayor
Moores. World-Herald.
The assertion tlmt Mayor Moores voted
for all the olllcers recently placed on the
police force except ( iallagher and Hem
ming Is untrue. Mayor Moores did not
vote to re-lnslate ex-Chief Slgwart an
cnptnln of police. As president , cx-
otllclo , of tiie board , the mayor votes
only upon roll call anil the mayor ex
ercises his privilege to refrain from voting
ing where a decision Is reached by the
board without ids vote. When the mo
tion was made to elect Slgwart special
olllcer with the pay of captain It was put
by the mayor , and having received four
votes , wns by him declared carried. This
Is all he had to do witli the election of
Hlgwnrtns political supernumerary.
Incidentally , it may be" well to correct
another mlsstntemcnt emanating from
the same source. It is assorted tlmt
Mayor Moores was a party to tlio liar-
gain by which Slgwnrt's resignation as
chief was bought by a promise of a cap
taincy nfter lie , the mayor , had been or
dered by the board to prefer charges
against tlio ex-chief. Mayor Moores
most emphatically denies this , and his
truthfulness on that point Is born out by
the fact that he Is not In the habit of
rewarding republicans who Imve knifed
him , either voluntarily , under coercion ,
or under pay. Tlio mayor had proof
positive tlmt Slgwart had used his oiticlnl
position last spring to dotnll detectives
on the city pay roll to report to the
IIowcll campaign managers for political
Y
, work. It Is not llki-ly , therefore , that he
I would fi-el anxious lo rostotv Hlgwnrt ,
i whom he nlso knew In the light of the
dlselosuros of existing police mttennriw
to lie unlit for any position on the force.
TIIK TIIHKK n nrin.fi.
A tncntliig of tlic stntc central cominltlpo
of the silver republican party IB called to
niort nt tlio Lincoln hotel In tlic city of Lin
coln on September 17 nt 2 o'clock p. m.
KllANK T. HANSOM , Chairman.
A meeting of the ( Unto central committee
of Ihc people's Independent party U cnllrd
to meet at tlio Lincoln hotel In the city of
Lincoln on September 17 nt 2 o'clock p. m.
J. II. I5DMISTEN , Chairman.
A mectltiR of the democratic state central
committee is called to meet at the Llndcll
hotel In thu city of Lincoln an September 17 ,
1S97 , at 2 o'clock p. m.
JAMKS C. DAHLMAN , Chairman.
First Witch When slmll we three meet
ngain ? In thunder , lightning , or In rain ?
Second Witch When the burly btirly's
done. When the battle's lost and won.
Third witch That will lie ere the set
of sun. Act I. , Scene 1 , Macbeth.
First Witch Thrice the brindled cat
hath mewed.
Second Witch Thrice : and once tlio
hedge pig whined.
Third Witch Harper cries "Tis time ,
'tis tlmel'
Flr.sl Witch Hound about the cauldron
go ;
In the polson'd entrails throw
Toad that under cold stone
Days and nights has thirty-one
Sweltered venom sleeping got
Boll tiioti llrst 1' tlio charmed pot.
All Double , double , toll and trouble.
Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Act
IV , Scene 1 , Macbeth.
In the political drama tlmt Is about to
be played In Nebraska , the three witches
of Macbeth stirring up the cauldron per
sonify the fusion Juggle by which black
spirits , white spirits nnd bine are to min
gle hi tiie popocratic pot.
Three separate calls for three separate
committees representing three separate
parties nil supporting one ticket ! What a
farce ! Why could not one call for the
three committees have been signed by tlio
three chairmen ? Why carry on such
monkey-shines to mystify aud humbug
the people ?
Everybody In Nebraska knows Hansom ,
corporation plugger and senator from
the Union Stock yards. Everybody
knows Kdmlston , the anti-monopoly chief
oil inspector , witli his pockets full of
annual railroad passes. Everybody
knows .Tim Dahlman , the ? 2,000-n-yenr
do-nothing secretary of the State Board
of Transportation. Everybody knows
tlmt these political mountebanks have
nothing hi common except spoils and
their call is a mockery. In the language
of Macbeth when he at last became un
deceived :
"And be tlie.se juggling fiends no more
believed ,
That palter with us in n double sense ;
That keep the word of promise to our
car ,
And break it to our hope . "
iff CUHA JVG i
Consul General Lee , who arrived in
New York yesterday from Havana ,
vouchsafed very little information' in
regard to the situation in Cuba , but lii >
said there was no improvement in busi
ness conditions there and would not be
until the war is ended. Asked when
tlmt will 1)0 General Leo replied that lie
could not say , an answer which may
fairly be regarded as significant of a lie-
lief that the termination of the war Is
yet remote. It Is to be presumed , of
course , tlmt General Lee is pretty
familiar with the military situation nnd
if he thinks , ns seems to be the case , that
the war may be Indefinitely prolonged it
is to be inferred that the insurgents are
In much better condition than 1ms been
generally mipposed. The Spanish forces
appear not tn have been very active re
cently , but they are soon to receive large
reinforcements , when Weyler may en
deavor to do something more than starv
ing and imprisoning defenseless people.
It seems to lie the determination of the
Spanish government to sustain 1dm , al
though from a military point of view h < ;
lias certainly not proved to be a brilliant
success , while lie lias made a record for
brutality and cruelty that places him
high in the list of the most despicable
characters in history. It is gratifying
to learn tlmt the Americans in Cuba who
are the victims of Spanish policy are be
ing fairly well provided for out of ( lie
fund appropriated by congress , only
about one-third of which has thus far
been expended.
More active military operations In
Cuba are to be expected within the next
two months. It Is probable that the
Spanish government will urge Weyler
to strike some effective blows , witli a
view in part to Influencing sentiment at
Washington. A few Spanish successes
In Cuba before the meeting of congress
would perhaps have a tendency to
dampen the spirit of jingoism , a fresh
manifestation of which is to bo expected
very soon after congress incuts.
The horseless carriage lias struck Omaha ,
but what Omaha most needs at this time Is a
flap-doodlcss mayor who will not haml in
any old communication written for him by
Hioso who oppose thu present board of 11 ro
and pollen commissioners. World-Horald.
The "llnp-doodless" mayor conceived
nnd wrote every word of Ids letter to the
police commission , but the spurious pollc ?
reformers who pretend to be Insulted be
cause the mayor lias culled n spade a
spade , have taken It Into their heads tlmt
the loiter was dictated to him.
Tlio council hns decided as u measure
of retrenchment to reduce the pay of the
special ngent of tlio legal department
from $8:5 : to $ tlO a month. The more ef
fective way of retrenching would be tp
dispense with the services of the special
agent , whoso special services are of
doubtful utility. If any detecting Is lo
bu done or witnesses to be linnttMl up
one of tlio police detectives could per
form tlmt service without extra cost to
the city.
The now ballot law passed by the late
fusion legislature Is a frightful Jumble
nt best and will inevitably bo construed
in different ways by the different ottlcers
upon whom devolves the duty of carry
ing It Into effect The attorney genural's
opinion on ih construction of the RI-O-
t'.ons rolatln ' , > the appointing of oK-c-
tlon olll.'ors 1 > $ | ( ) unty Judges Is no bolter
than the opIuiiVB of tlu > Judges them-
selves. wlio lU doulitless give the law
their own ruadiijg. There wns no call
whatever for n change In our Australian
ballot system niul the Manic fin1 nny confusion -
fusion result ing-from tht new law must
be placed ojl , ' { I'l'e fusion slate govern-
nient , where it Iwloiigs.
Boss Crokor expresses confidence- that
Tammany hull ' "Will carry the Greater
New York municipal election by iin.non.
He supports Ills expectation with the
asset lion tlmt New York never had two
reform administrations In succession. As
It is always the exception tlmt proves the
rule , the voters of Greater Now York
ought to take it on themselves to re-
pudlntoTnmniiiny ball and disappoint the
Tammany btws.
Under the provisions of the charter
authorizing tlio council to order pave
ments within : ? ,0H ( ) feet of the court hotHo
without petition of property owners , tlio
council is In position to contract for the
pavement of Nineteenth street , from
Douglas to Dodge. This block should by
all means bo ordered paved in view of lt
proximity to the public buildings.
Tli < > Hum of 1'olltliMil WhtH'lN.
Chicago Tlnirs-llcrnld.
People who Imagine that thu wheel craze
has subsided have failed to read the Inter
views with the various silver leaders as to
the causes of prosperity.
A Wiixlo of Knvi'Ky.
Glebe Democrat.
That tripartite alliance In Nebraska seems
a waste of energy when It expects to prove
cothlng except that prosperity In 1897 is
premature and unwelcome.
I'riiHiicrlly In ( lie Smith.
I'lilliidoliilila I 'dRcr.
More than ? 3L'1,000,000 Is tlio estimated
value of this year's cotton crop , and tlic
money will go to n part of the country
[ where It is sorely needed. The southern
< people have abundant wealth in their sol ) ,
and If they would devote their unerRlw to
Its development their section would bo one
of the richest In 'the union.
K tllC IIOIICll.
( Muss. ) Hcpubllcnn.
One of the West Virginia Judges has now
carried government by Injunction to the
point of enjoining the pastor of the Metho
dist church at Fairmont from holding Sun
day services and week-day prayer mcetlniKS
In the strikers' camps which have fallen
under the court's displeasure. There are
plainly not 'wanting fool judges enough to do
something toward destroying popular re
spect for the Judiciary ns an Impartial and
Incorruptible tribunal.
Too Mim > * I.IMVM 13n ai * ( oil.
J 'cw York Times.
Wo have ted , maiiy laws. Wo are suffering
from overproduction of the excuses for liti
gation. That the public recognizes this fact
Is evidenced by the tendency to limit leg
islative sessions and by the adoption of bi
ennial In place of annual sessions. It will be
remembered that the governor or Texas not
long ago created ft sensation by vetoing
nearlyeverymeosuropassed bythc legislature ,
declaring that there was no just provocation
for any of them.It would bo well If the
governor of Texas had an aggressive and In
dustrious Imitator In every state.
TinI.rft ' > r Currloi-H.
KnnKln City Star.
The hearts Of the public went out to the
National Association of Letter Carriers
which met in annual session nt Snn Fran
cisco offi the 6fh 'inst. Of all classes of pub
lic servants tMo diityof the letter "carriers
brings them Into the most Intimate rela
tions with the people. They come every day
to every man's door. It may be said , too ,
that no men In the public employ perform
their duty more faithfully. A proposition
to give letter carriers a long tenure of office ,
to retire thorn on a pension , as they do In
the old countries , would. It Is believed , carry
by a largo popular vote in this country.
False I'ri'li'iiNc.
Milwaukee Srntlm * ! .
Wo sco nothing especially reprehensible
In Mr. Bryan's acceptance of a pass from a
railway company. He Is a private citizen ,
and has a right to accept compliments ,
courtesies or gifts from friends and admir
ers without being held answerable therefor
to the general public ; but if Mr. Bryan se
cured transportation from the Pnclllc rail
way company on account of an Omaha news
paper , as one of Its edit ore , when ho has had
no connection with the paper for several
years , the proposition is different , nnd Mr.
Bryan will appear ns having secured a pass
the same way ho tried to secure the presi
dency by false pretenses.
I'KKSONAL. A.\D OTIIKIIWISK.
President Ingalls of the Chespeako & Ohio
road emphasizes his confidence in prosperity
by placing an order for 2,000 now freight
cars.
cars.There
There are several people now shedding
tears over the famine in India who could
not bo found when the contribution box
went around last year.
Lawrence Washington of Alexandria , Va. ,
has been appointed an assistant In the Con
gressional library at Washington. lie Is to
bo In charge of the George Washington de
partment. Mr. Washington Is a great-grand-
nephew of the first president.
General Barker , one of the most distin
guished commanders of the British army and
soon to become governor of Bermuda , Is
on his way to this country to make a visit.
Ho Is accompanied by his daughter and aid
and will visit Newport and Washington.
The two candidates for mayor of Boston
are bachelors. Thus Is the gauntlet thrown
down to the anti-bachelor crusaders , led by
the charming Widow Smith. The only way
to prevent the success of a high loncsomo
Is for the crusaders to preclpltatu an engage
ment and fuse.
The St. Louis Republic waxes eloquently
accurate In pen picturing the late leader of
the sacred ratio who tarried In the
metropolis of Missouri last Monday. "Ids
voice , says the Republic " , "is not what It
waa a year ago. It" is more metallic. "
Metallic Is good.
The destruction of the conspicuous scenic
beauties of tho" palisades along the
Hudson river , KOOU on undisturbed
by the authorities. Quarrymen are
blasting and reniovlng thousands of tons of
rock , and notldtlg short of Interposition or
the authorities of No > v York and New Jersity
wilt check the ? vandalism. Unfortunately
both states lack a" law to meet the emur-
Bonuy.
What Is the fllzis , of a lady's hand ? The
collector of tliey'p'yft of Now York Insists
that a glovu a _ ttrge } as a number night
must bo a man's Wave ; whllo an Importer
who brought several gross of such gloves
Insists that they arot.a ladles' size anil were
Imported for ladles. jiTho basis of the con
troversy Is found in Uho fact that the tariff
Imposes about -rvlc I ' as heavy a duty on
men's gloves as It Vo'i'S on women's.
General Lafayvrtp > McLaws , who died the
ether day In SjiWrnnah , Ga. , had occupied
ulnco thu war cri uifhiuo place among the
offices of the confederacy , He was probably
the first man -Importance who bore thu
gray and who was , honored with a federal
office of trust , aftpr- the war. President
Grant mudo him dtfputy.collector of Internal
revunue In Qeorqln. and afterward post
master at Savannah. . The places were
tendered unasked. ' '
The dhades of night had enveloped Saddle
Creek when I'rof nilbschln called around
him the frlenda of man , and delivered a
parting benediction. "Beware of foreign
domination , " ho exclaimed , "Our lives and
our liberties are secure , but our cereals are
subject to the raprlcea of British money
kings. If our forefuthcra , over a hundred
years ago , wrested freedom from tyrants and
with 3,000,000 people dared to set up a gov
ernment without the aid or consent of any
nation on earth , shall wo now , my friends ,
with 80,000,000 of free men and women en
trust the prleo of our wheat and corn lethe
the bulla and bears of Liverpool ? J'orlsh the
thought ! Friends of man , demand American
money for American grain. ' *
POIMHH.Us imimn
I W. J. Brynn. in Lincoln , September 1 :
. ' 'All other reforms must wall until the
money question I sollled. "
I Kx-Oovernor Horace Boles , Marshalltown
upoech : "Free coinage of sliver nl the
, ratio of 1C to 1 Is a dead hsue. "
i Hx-Renntor I'onVr , Interview In Kansas
I City Stnr : "Freo coln.ii1' of silver Is not
! ' the only Inane , nor is U the moil Im-
portnnt one. "
John P. AltRHld. In 1'hll.nHpbln. Labor
day : The most serious problem that con
fronts the American poiiplo today Is the
aggression of corporate monopoly. "
imv.vx'.s \u.\iiiis. .
K < uiM3 City Journal : What Mr. Bryan
wnnts the American people to do Is to moan
over their prosperity. Mr. Bryan Is moan
ing , nnd It shocks him to find the republicans
happy end joyous over thu prosperity which
has como to our common country. What lie
wants Is the weeping of tears , the wringing
of hands and the doleful pound * which pro
ceed from the doomed and the dnmned.
New York Tribune : A year ago Mr.
Bryan's heart bled for thn farmer who could
not get a living prlco for his jvlieat. Now It
bleeds far the consumer , who has to pay the
Increased prlco to the 'farmer. Then the
low prlco of wheqt wns nn evil. Now the
high prlco Is a cause of hardship. Then the
remedy was a general uplifting of the level
of prices by a cheapening of the dollar. Still ,
It Is a general uplifting of the level of prices
by the s.iino process.
Chicago Tribune : Bryan says : "Interna
tional blnicUUIsm cannot bring prosperity
until an International agreement becomes
more probable than It Is now. " The pro
fundity of this proposition must not be over
looked. And yet It states a self-evident
truth. It Is care to say that we shall not
have "International bimetallism" nt least
until "nn liitcniatlon.il ngrocinent becomes
probable. " But prosperity has como without
waiting for olther nn International agree
ment or International bimetallism , and that
Is what troubles Bryan.
Now York World : Mr. Bryan speaks of n
rise In the prlco of "ono great staple
wheat. " But there 1ms been n rise In nearly
all the great staples. September wheat sold
last year at 03 cents ; It Is now worth $1 ,
nnd has sold several points higher. Corn
has Increased from 2i ! to ,10 cents ; oats from
l/i ! ) to 23 % ; pork from $5.52 to $9 nnd so
on. Mr. Bryan predicts that the rise Is but
temporary. But suppose It should be proved
that ho Is wrong ngnln ? Is ho not perhaps
"laying up trouble" for himself by falling
to observe the prudent admonition of Hosca
Blglow : "Don't never prophesy onless ye
know ? "
Indianapolis Journal : In his latest syndi
cate paper at so much per column Mr. Bryan
says : "If the rise In wheat will enable the
farmers to pay their Interest more promptly
and have money left to buy merchandise ,
how much greater would bo the general ben
efit If the rise extended to all agricultural
products. " Perhaps ho would be kind enough
to name a farm product that has not ex
perienced n decided advance within the last
few months. Wheat , corn , potatoes , wool ,
llvo stock of all kinds all the principal ag
ricultural products have advanced. Intelli
gent republicans do not claim that this Is
wholly due to i republican administration ,
but they have n right to congratulate them-
selvtt ) that It comes under a republican ad
ministration.
Baltimore Snn : There has been no such
Increase of the world's volume of money of
nny kind since last November as iMr. Bryan's
theory demands. It Is not a question just
now , In fact , of abundance of money , but
of scarcity of wheat. Without this scarcity ,
actual or expected , In the world's market
wheat would not now be over 30 cents
higher than It was. Money has been supera
bundant for years , as may be seen In the
vast amounts of gold on deposit In the
world's banks nnd the low rate of Interest.
Wheat , too , was superabundant till recently ,
and for that reason It rated low. The point
for Mr. Bryan to consider Is that wheat
rises Independently of silver.
Chicago Post : Mr. Bryan Is not as dis
creet and modest ns Teller or Bland or the
other veterans of free sliver. With charac
teristic boldnfBS which In-this Case simply
means total contempt for logic and fact
Mr. Bryan refuses -to content himself with
the claim of a Teller that neither the high
prlco of wheat nor the cxtraordiuary de
cline of sliver weakens the free coinage
position. Ho professes to believe that "bi
metallism" ( his favorite euphemism for a
sliver standard ) Is actually strengthened by
the developments In the Industrial sphere.
Even _ _ . _ . . thnsilvhn linvo n nnnf n.lr.l , . . . xt _
. . . . . . - , . „ „ . uiMniuii ui .ur.
Bryan's Intellectual caliber will not Insult
him by admitting that
ho takes his own
preposterous assertions seriously.
Detroit Free Press : In the presence of a
practical demonstration that makes denial
out of the question , Mr. Bryan recognizes
the great law of supply nnd demand as the
foremost factor In price-making. It Is a
good thing to remember when some of his
followers exploit the falling price humbug
In their assailment of the gold standard.
The fact that silver and wheat have parted
company does not cause dlemay to those
who understand that the law of supply and
demand regulates the prlco of both. But
many advocates of free silver have failed
to recognize , or have pretended that they
do not recognize , this law- They have re
galed us with tables' showing how wheat
hoa kept company steadily with silver , and
making the deduction that one decline of
sliver has pulled down the cereal. Natu
rally such theorists are dismayed at the
spectacle of wheat climbing gradually
while the white metal continues to go f.lown
In price.
IOWA AT TIIK KXrOSITIO.V.
Aliiiiiiliuico of Material for 11 Graiiil
ICvlillill.
.Sioux City Journal.
No state In the transmlsalsslppl region will
be able to make a better exhibit of products ,
Industries nnd resources at the Transmlssln-
slppl exposition at Omaha next year than
Jowa , For many years Iowa has been in the
forefront of agricultural states. It was the
first state to make
an appropriation for par
ticipation in the Transmlsslsslppl nnd Inter
national exposition. These appointments were
mudo In consonance with the paw passed by
the general assembly In 1SBC , making a pre
liminary appropriation , Under the general
direction of the executive council this com
mission will have charge of the expenditure
of the state appropriation and of the work
necessary to secure proper representation at
the exposition , The Iowa commlslsoners are :
John II. Wallbank , of Mount Pleasant ; S. I ) .
Cook , of Davenport ; F. N. Chase , of Cedar
Falls ; J. 13 , 13. Marklcy , of Mason City ; S. B.
Packard , of Mnrshalltown ; H. M. Moore , of
Ottumwa ; Allan Dawson , of Des Molncs ; S.
H. Mallory , of Charlton ; George W. McCold ,
of Logan ; Owen Lovejoy , of Jefferson , and
A. W. Rrwln. of Sioux City. J. 13. Browning
will be chief of the Iowa exhibit.
Most of these gcntlomen have had special
experience which qualifies them for the duties
of the commission. Mr. Chase was secre
tary of the Iowa Columbian commission , secretary -
rotary of the commission that handled Iowa's
Interest at the Now Orleans Cotton Centen
nial , and connected with the Iowa Centen
nial commission which handled the Phila
delphia exposition Interest of the state. 13x-
Governor Packard of Louisiana is known
UH ouu of the leading llvo Ktock men of the
country and will look after this Important
Interest for Iowa. Mr. Mullory was vlco
president of the Iowa Columbian commis
sion. Mr. Moore has been a director of the
Ottumwa Coal Palace association , and Mr.
13rwtn has been president of the Sioux City
Com Palace association.
The Des Molncs Manufacturers' association
Is planning an exhibit at the Transmls-
Klssippl Exposition of all articles manufac
tured in Dca Molnes. I ) . U. Willis of Shenandoah -
andoah Is engaged In an emblematic design
In corn , which will bo displayed at the ex
position. It will bo 'a pyramid showing the
different varieties grown In Page county.
The Sioux City corn palace- may bo repro
duced In miniature. * Creston Is arranging to
erect on the exposition grounds a duplicate
of the famous Blue Grass palace , which has
formed the center of attraction at Creston
during the harvest celebrations. It is pro
posed to have within thla structure an ex-
1 ( bit of the resources of the region- about
Crenton. Glenwood proposes to hold & great
upplu carnival on the exposition grounds
on a day set aside for the event , when tons
upon tons of the luscious fruit will bo dis
tributed to the visitors , In all quarters of
the state there Is manifest unusual activity
among leading citizens , who neo the Impor
tance of a comprehensive exhibit.
.MACJV/.IMCS.
The Pall Mall Maxaxtno for September
has nn article on "Cawtlor Castle , " by Leon
ard Greenwood , Illustrated from photographs.
The third part of "Lee of Virginia , " by
Hem , Tyrrell , with portraits of the confed
erate generals. Is fully as Intcrrotlng nn
the previous papera. Hossllnd \ the character -
actor In Arthur Julc Goodmnn'fl "Women of
Shakespeare. " Sir 11. Simpson and Colonel
Culhbert Larking haven lively article on
elephant hunt'tig In India. "American Kx-
prtfls Locomotives , " by Angus Sinclair , Is nn
article which all railroad men nnd RttidPtitn
of engineering will find Interesting. "Cape
town , Ono of thrCxpltnlH of Greater Britain , "
in the subject of n readable article , which
Is fully Illustrated by photographs taken by
the author.
KxlmuflUvo articles on "Tho Grave of
Anne Bronte , " "Scientific History nnd Pro
gress During the quccn'o Ilelgn , " "An Ka-
thvtlc Mamlfcstiitlon In Birds , " together with
several short "lories and n chat with Sir
George Newncfl , the great newspaper pro
prietor of ICnglnnd , make the September Now
Illustrated Magazine a particularly complete
number.
The September Isauo of the Strnnd Is n
moat Interesting number. Timely articles
nre fully Illustrated by excellent pictures.
George Dollar has a story of the Oklahoma
boomers , and other subjects treated are :
"Performers and Performances nt Side
ShowH , " portraits of colctoritles at different
times In their lives , some unpublished Crulk-
shank ( sketches , "Captains of Atlantic
Liners , " "Junior Republic Citizens" and
many more.
Godcy's for September conlnlrs eome spr-
clnl features of timely Interest. Among
theses may be mentioned the contribution of
S. T. WIlllo , who writes of "Women In Hu-
llglouM Ministry" as a development of the
past half century ; Jo.innn U. Nichols' article
on "Tho Necessity of Co-operation Bi-twccn
Seamen and StirfniPii In the Life Saving
Service , " and Calvin Dill Wilson's paper 01 ;
"The Superstitions of the Sews. " Kslher
Slngletcci has nn Interesting article on "Tin.-
Women Who Influenced Byron , " anil Ilcv.
13rwln H. Hlchards tells of "Life in Mozam
bique. " "Tho Court of Love , " by Carrie
Stowe Walt , tells of the revival of the old
"Flitch of Bactvn" ceremonies at Dunmow.
V. Ilobard gives a sketch of the work of
T. S. Sulllvnnt , the Illustrator , nnd several of
his amusing pictures are reproduced with
the article. "The Old South Meeting House
at Boston" Is described , with Illustrations ,
by Elizabeth Moore Ilallowcll. Hupcrt
Hughes treats critically acid appreciatively
"The Marches of Sousa. "
To the Nineteenth Century for August the
I3arl of Mayo contributes a charming article
entitled "The Tourist In Ireland. " Mrs.
Hogg , In an article entitled , "School Chil
dren as Wage Karners. " describes the re
sult of an Inquiry made by the committee
of the Women's Industrial council of Eng
land Into the earnings of school children.
Robert Young , the editor of the Kobe Chron
icle , writes of "Tho Case of the Foreign
Residents In Japan. " Other articles of in
terest are : "Zionism , " by Dr. 13mll Reich ;
"France , Russia and the Kugland of the
Jubilee , " by Francis do Pressense , foreign
editor of Le Temps ; "Elizabethan Rejoic
ings , " by E. Vincent Howard ; "Moles , " by
Rev. Dr. Jefisopp ; "Curiosities About Crus
tacea , " by Rev. Thomas R. R. Stcbblng , and
"Pass Fishing for Tarpon , " by Hugh V.
Warrendcr.
An eminently attractive cover prepares one
for the agreeable matter to be found on the
Inside of Outing for September. A long and
profusely Illustrated article , entitled "From
the Coast to Golden Klondike , " by Edward
Spurr. gives a vivid picture of that latter-
day el dorado. Malcolm W. Ford contributes
an important paper on "Specialization In
Athletics , " and there Is a breezy account of
a bicycle tilp through France by Paul E.
Jcnlis. The number Is otherwise filled with
Interesting matter covering the whola range
of the sports of early autumn.
Ici addition to the usual and always admirable
mirable"Progress of the World , " the
monthly resume of the current magazines
and periodicals and the carefully selected
excernts from the homo and fnrnli'n .
views , the September number of the Ameri
can Monthly Review of Reviews contains n
timely set of papers on the Nicaragua Canal
commission , treating of the life and work
of the three members thereof. Prof. Lewis
M. Haupt , Rear Admiral John G. Walker a : l
Captain O. M. Carter. Dr. J. L. M. Curry , ox-
mlnlstcr to Spain , contributes an interesting
paper on the late Senor Canovaa. Ralph M.
Easley points out "Tho Sine Qua Non of
Caucus Reform , " and there Is much space
devoted to President Andrews and the recent
and "till existing unpleasantness at Brown
University. Deserved prominence Is given
In this issue to the political cartooiiH of R.
C. Bowman of the Minneapolis Tribune.
The third volume of Progress begins with
the present month , and the third course In
the comprehensive scheme of the University
association , to bo devoted to "Universal Re
ligion , " starts auspiciously In this number.
It Is learned from the prospectus that the
course of study In universal religion will bo
prepared strictly within the law prescribed
for the government of the Parliament of
Religions , all controversy being prohibited.
Soventy-ono contributors have been secured ,
chief among them. Prof. F. Max. Mueller ,
who has been called the father of the study
of the science of religion. The complete
course will comprise 28S lessons , divided Into
twelve numbers , which will bo published
monthly In Progress. Thu first installment
Includes an Introductory nnd explanatory
paper by Dr. C. C. Bonney. "Principles of
Comparative Theology , " by Prof. F. Max
Mueller. "History of Culture ( Civilization ) , "
by Curator Otis T. Mason of tlio National
Museum. "Religions of the American
Races , " toy Prof , Gcorgo A. Dorsoy of the
Field Columbian Museum. "Religions of
Africa and Oceanlcn , " by Leon Marllller of
the University of Frcnco , and "Religion of
Australia , " by C. Stalnland Wake , ex-edltnr
of the Anthropological Institute of Great
Britain and Ireland. Thu second month's
studios , composing the October number of
Progress , will bo devoted ; to the religions
of China and Japan.
The American navy Is receiving more than
ordinary attention at present at the hands
of xtatcsmon and specialists , and the au
thoritative paper by ox-Secretory Herbert
In thn September Forum , entitled "A Plea
for the Navy , " will be widely read. Prof.
William Hcaley Dall adds to the Information
of the public regarding the Alaska gold
fields. Prof. IBrandcr Matthown treats of
"Tho Historical Novel. " Thomas Gold Al-
vord , jr. , answers with an emphatic a'lirmu-
live thi ) question "In thu Cuban Capable of
Self Government ? " and Edith Parker Thom
son tells "What Women Have Douo for the
Public Health. " Prof. Thomas Davldvon
contributes a strong paper on "Tho Su
premacy of Russia , " and Mural Halstcad
writes with his accustomed force of "Ameri
can Annexation acid Armament. " Other
notable- papers are "Tho Interstate Com-
mcrct ) Commission and Ratomaking , " by Dr.
Joseph Nlmmo , Jr. ; "Strikes and the Coal
Mlnoru , " by President Samuel GompurH uf
the American Federation of Labor ; "Hawaii
and thu Changing Front of the World , " by
Hon. J. R. Proctor , president of the United
States Civil Service commission , and "Uncon-
stltutlonallty of Recent Antl-Trtiat Legisla
tion , " by David Wllcox , general counsel to
the Delaware and Hudson Canal company.
Other September Magazines received are :
The International , the Metropolitan , Sun
beams , Self Culture , the Engineering Maga
zine , Municipal Engineering , the Homo
Magazine , the Midland Magazine , Sporta
Afield , the Kindergarten Review , the Na
tional Geographic Magazine , Theosophy , thu
American Journal of Palmistry , the Ameri
can Queen , Planets and People , Health Cul
ture , the Church at Homo and Abroad , thn
Journal of Osteopathy , the Lotus , the Yel
low Book , Up to Datu , Travel , the llaiiknra1
Magazine , the Open Court , the New Time ,
the Black Cat , Current Literature. Short
Stories , What to Eat , Woman's Home Com
panion , the Book Buyer , Book Newa , thu
Bookman , the National Magazine.
uivistoXOT IM
niiiiltiMiliiir Di-iiiiiiiil for Currrm'r
Hi-form , Sii.l'nllril.
tnilnth IlcniM.
The Omahn lleo expreMcsi the belief that
tlio common Impression taat Ihoro la n prac
tically unanimous seiitlmrnt in ilnnnclal and
business eln-lrs fnvoi.ilde to the revision of
the currency proposed by the reformers Is
erroneous. The fuel Is that Hie number of
those who hold conservative views on this
subject and deprecate tht1 agitation for cur
rency reform M very large nnd the advance
toward prosperity Is Increasing the number.
Trutsvtonhy ndvlees from Now York say that
many business men there nnd some bankcis
express the opinion that It Is not expected
tn make any attempt at change In the cur
rency system nt present. A lending banker
U quoted ns saying that It Is prcpostorou *
for bankers to get together ami pass resolu
tions proclaiming Mint our currency system
Is dangerous nnd Dint the only safety Is In
an exclusive- bank -
curn-ney , when the mer
est tyro can see that the people of the
United Stntes nre tint nt all cnnrcrned nboill
their currency , llen.ild the most potent nnd
Impressive nrgununt ngninst nny meddling
with thi > curreney ia the nttltnde of thu
great body of the people In regard to It.
There Is no doubt ( tint , ns The Dee says ,
conservative views of this Id ml nro gaining
ground In Influential quaitors. The fact Is
being demonstrated again tlmt the rtirrcncy
system Is no obstacle to the return of pros
perity and no hindrance tu Industrial nnd
commercial expansion , and tlmt therefore
there. Is no urgent demand , as the reform
ers insist , fur milking nny change In the
system at this time. But notwithstanding
this , the reforiiiutn will euntlnuo to ngltntu
and to do their lust tu discredit thu currency
system , while the currency commlt-skm will
solemnly dcllboiato on a plan to "take the
government out of the banking business" by
eliminating tlio legal tender notes , which nro
nut causing the government the leasi bit uf
trouble.
IIMVA Kss ro.Mini.vr.
Cedar Rapld.M Republican : When the
popocratic spellbinders begin to talk about
InJunctlmiH this full. U Is mure than
probable that borne troublesome auditor will
ask for an explanation uf Chairman Walsh's
action In getting out nn Injunction to keep
the straight populists off the ticket.
Davenport Democrat : It Is fearud that
Governor Drake may not live to complete
his term of ulllco , which will not end until
January. If-'flS. He Is making a brave effort ,
but the doctors gay that his trouble Is of
long standing and they have fears about
their ability to overcome It. They Insist
upon quiet , freedom from excitement to the
fullest ( xtent.
Davenport Itepnbllc.in : Congressman
Townu of Minnesota , \\liu has come to li.wn
to shed light on the popocratic darkness ,
says if we had free Mlvor now wo would no
getting $2.f > 0 per bushel for wheat. Why
didn't ho Fay If wo had confederate script
wo would bu getting $ l,2i"0,000 per bushel
for wheat ? It would be Just ns sensible
Or he might have said If an inch wcro a
foot I would stand seventy feet high In my
.stockings. That would liavu been right In
line.
line.DCS
DCS Molnes Leader ( dem. ) : If tlio ileitfn-
ratic ticket Is successful in Iowa this fall
it will be in spite of , not because uf the
free silver plank In Its platform. No
evidence is presented uf gains for the Hi
to 1 doiHrlno among republican voters. In
deed , the drift Is entirely the other way. ami
from the present outlook fewer silver re
publicans will vote the fusion ticket than
voted that ticket last fall. Not only have
no gains occurred , but a defection has como ;
the mlddlu-of-the-road populists Imve nanuM
a scparato ticket , nnd will poll , their lead
ers claim , at least 10,000 votes. The only
rational hope , therefore , of wiping out the
65,000 republican plurality of last fall la
by securing the support of democrats who
last fall voted against their party. AccordIng -
Ing to accepted estimates , there wore from
15,000 to 50,000 of such voters , nnd their
attitude will determine tlio result of thin
fall's election. Of nil the political ele
ments In the state tlic.se voters are most
strongly opposed to the free coinage of
silver by this country alone at the ratio
of 1C to 1 , and If they generally support Mr.
White In November mnnk'estly It will bo In
spite of , not because of the sliver plank
In his platform. Mr. White's election ,
therefore , depends upon distinctively anti-
silver votes.
.IIJST KOII l.-i\ .
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I thought you II
said you saw nrosneroni tinmu , iii , ni "
"Well , 1 thought'I iliil , but tho'heYress I
had my eye on wouldn't have me. "
Puck : HliiF Yes ; that's old Spriilii.M. | ;
Half u doxui doctors Imve given him up it
vurioim times iluriiiK hU life.
Wing What wns the trouble with him ?
131iiB-IIe wouldn't pay his bills.
Detroit Journal : Judge You are ehargad
with drunkenness * your face seems familiar
to me.
Prisoner ( with ( lignity-Qnllo ) likely , yer
honor , but I don't remember you 1 can't
keep track uv all tie folium I git drunk wit.
Indianapolis Journal : "The E gllsh pt-opla
seem very particular when it comes to u
boundary line , " remarked the ninn who ob
serves.
"Yex , " replied Senator SorRimm ; "until a
lot of Chinamen iinlvc In Canada. Then
they " feein to forget there Is any BUUJI
thliiu.
Cleveland Leader : "Say , Weiry , " said
Llmpy LoiiKfoot , as ho dropped his battered
can anil wiped the beer dregs from lilo
ragged whiskers , "the aristocrats l bor
rowing "notlior Idea from us. "
"What is the latest ? " ciiioth Weary.
"Why , every high-toned beer drinker now
has , to have his Imllvldool mug. "
HEALING EFFECT OF TIME.
Chk--iK'i ' Tribune.
The little maid xprcuil out her Klf's '
And said , "O dear , O dear !
Ii wlh my blrthdayx cainu alonl ;
A doy.en limes u year ! "
Then mamma sighed and shook her licnj.
"They'll eome , my little fiertle ,
Quite fast cnouph when you have reached
The Bliuily Bldu of SO. "
CO.\UKIIM.\r : ICIOKI3I-.S.
Joe Lincoln In I * A. W. llulk-tln.
Darn a kicker. No Hlr-oe ,
Kickers hain't no good lo me.
Sulkln' 'round Jist 'uaiiKu llielr row
Hain't the beat them IH to hoe ,
Cryln' baby' eausu their berth
Hain't thu softest one on earth.
GoRhl I want to tell 'urn ' . 'Quit ;
liraeo up there and Hhuw you grit.
Can't chaiiBe iiuthln' by ubur-o ,
Stop your kickln' . What's the use ? " '
My boy , Je.ise , loaned to go
KlHhtn' t'other iluy , ami so
I K.iyn to him , "Je.MH , my man ,
Wceil thi ) onions , then you can , "
'T wa'n't n heavy Job to do ,
Ha'f an hour would xcon him through.
Hut when I went out them lunil !
.Teti.su hadn't rained a hand.
Sot discouraged by the boil ,
Cuuntln' up the weeds ahead ,
IIo'H a boy , but Imro'it a fact :
I've need growed-up fullers aot
.lent like him , and Nlmply set
Down In front of life ami fret ,
Mnkln * jnt a whlnln' Hte/w
Of IhumnelvcH and other * ) , too.
( ice , If kl'-kln' ' < ! xmooth thu track
I'd jcn kick till I WII.H black ;
llut It won't , ami HO I nwc.ar ,
Darn a klclu-r ! Darn him ! There !
Kuyul makes ( lie loud pure ,
vtholcsomo and delicious.
Absolutely Pure
ROYAI. DAKIKQ POWDIR CO. , KtW YC K.