Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIM OMAHA DAILY lUSlJJt , . .TUESDAV , SJ-JPTlU - ruiUR II , 1897.
THE OMAHA DAILY
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Council Ulurrn : 10 1'enrl .Street ,
ChlcnRO Ofllco ; 317 Chamber of Commerce.
New York : Uoomi 13. 14 nn-l 15. Trlbun *
l 501 Tourteenth Street.
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rlnl matter nhouM to niMrtiM'li To the ISdltor.
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money oru > r to be made payable to the wnler
of the compnny ,
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INSIST ox IIAVIM : THU HUE.
Not only should tlu > toli-Ki'Mpli poles so
< lown , Init they should go down before
llto end of tlio yi'ir. :
A ycnr nK" we wore treated almost
Onlly to wonilurfut ynrns of spuctnculitr
conversions to free eoliuw. The con
versions nou'tidn.vs nro till thu other wny.
The only wny for the local weather
man to redeem his reputation Is to give
lisa summer resort brand of temperature
for the week of the State fair and Ak Sar-
I5cn.
Put your name on the petitions that
nre being cirenhited for the submission
of county exposition bonds and follow
that up by voting for the bond proposi
tion at the polls.
To the otllceseeUer who has been pa
tiently waiting for a chance to get at
Ihu president , President McKlnley's two
or three days' visit to Washington will
lu altogether too short.
Strange how the independent members
of the people's independent party fail to
appreciate the beauties of mai-hlne-made.
fusion that turns over to the democrats
the privilege of naming the populist can
didates.
llepublican newspapers do not have to
Btlr up populists to dissatisfaction with
thu democratic ticket nominated by the
fusion conventions. The ticketis stirring
up populist dissatisfaction without out-
Bide assistance.
Douglas county republicans will have
no diillculty In llndlng plenty of clean ,
competent tuul able men in their own
ranks for every place on their local ticket
without borrowing candidates from
among the sllvorites.
'
t-'or the first time in years the chair
manship of the county republican com
mittee has been given a country precinct
niul the country precincts ought to show
appreciation of the compliment by rolling
up u greater republican majority than
ever.
An apology for squandering the tax
payers' money on supi'inunu'rary police
captains , sergeants , chiefs of detectives
nml detectives who do not detect is the
kind of an apology the people would like
to have from the members of the reform
police L'ominlsslini.
-Tho conJrast belweeiv the enthusiasm
of democratic state papers and the popu
list state papers over the nomination of
an ex-goltl democrat to head the state
ticket of the fused silver parties Is so
notleoable that even a blind man could
not help perceiving It.
The organ of thu gang that rnna the
police commission has not yet undertaken
to explain the faked-up police board
records which , with the assistance of
Dr. JekylM'eabody , It tried to palm off
on the public ns the real records. This
was a case of caught In the act.
Ilepublleans are not rejoicing over short
crops and famine in foreign lauds , but
they nre rejoicing that by reason of
bounteous crops the American farmer Is
in position to render relief through his
mirplim to Ihu unfortunate people whose
lands have failed to yield a harvest.
Nothing has happened since the last
election to make republicans who sup
ported Mclvlnley and thu St. Louis plat
form believe Unit they made n mistake ,
nml no amount of juggling by popocratic
organs will do It now after republican
SHCCCNH has been followed by ro-es-
tablltihed I'onlldencu and restored pros- <
perlty.
The secretary of state seems to be con
cerned lest the blanket ballots under the
new Nebraska ballot law may not bu uni
formly printed by the various county
otllccrs. The new ballot will bu so un
wieldy that thu Question of uniform
printing will not worry the voter half as
lunch us thu question of avoiding uils-
takea In marking and folding It
The corporation ! ) will make a stubborn flRht
to provcnt the cunJIJnte for JuilRc ot the re
form forces from being elected to . seat upon
the supreme bench. Aa long as they can
hung up cases In the courts , and thus prac
tically suspend enforcement of leslslallon
passed In the Interest of the people , ns they
have the railroad luaxlmum rate tew , they
are reasonably secure. The people must
elo t Judge Sullivan. Wlsner Chronicle.
There arc none so blind as those who
will not see. The corporations will tint
make a light , either stubborn or yield-
Ing. to prevent the candidate for Judge
of the reform forces from being elected
to n seat on the supreme bench. The
corporations have no reason to oppose
tin- election of Judge Sullivan , llepub-
lies may be ungiateful , but corporations
never forget n favor nor do they forgive
nn unlllnchlug opponent. Thu corpora
tions have always found Judge Sullivan
their .staunch ftlend In the past , and they
have no reason to anticipate any un
friendly action from him should he be
elevated to the supreme bench. AVheu
Mr. Sullivan was a member of the legis
lature ten years ago his vote could
nlwny.s be depended on when It was
needed to defeat candidates whom the
railroads feared or disliked , to support
bills which the railroads desired passed
and lo oppose bills which they wanted
sandbagged.
On the district bench Judge Sullivan
has never had any serious clash with the
railroad attorneys. They all pcnlc
highly of him and express unbounded
satisfaction over ids nomination. If any
corporation or corporation lawyer is hos
tile to Judge Sullivan we have yet to hear
from him. The man who as lawmaker
helped to knock out the maximum
freight rate bill of 1SST Is not likely to
undergo conscientious scruples If he
should as judge be asked to hang up a
railroad maximum rate law.
SPB.IKBK llKt'.n OiV
Speaker Heed has written on returning
prosperity In his characteristically able
and convincing style. lie finds a strik
ing resemblance between 1SUI5 and 1S)7 ! )
and the years 1STS and 187 ! ) . In 1S7S ,
says Mr. Hoed , "the air was resonant
with denunciations of the wicked men
who would not issue all the greenbacks
which a suffering people demanded. "
Down almost to the very day of the re
sumption of spec ! > payments thu croaking
of the groenbaekcrs was kept up , but as
soon as resumption became an accom
plished fact prosperity came to confound
the advocates of paper Inllallon. Values
improved , the industries became active ,
people who had long boon idle got work.
The greenliaekers proclaimed that there
could be no prosperity unless more paper
currency was Issued by the government ,
but facts speedily confuted that theory.
We nro having a similar experience now
demonstrating the fallncles'of the silver-
It os. Says Mr. Heed : "Prior to the pas
sage of the tariff act we had scenes like
those which preceded the first day of
1S7 ! > . The offerers of the patent remedy
stood by and Jeered. They mocked at us
when our fear came , lint when the due
legislation had been had and there was
no further change to bu looked forward
to , when business had reached its sound
basis and there was a reasonable chance
to calculate the future , there came a repp ,
tition of the phenomena of 1870. " Pros
perity for a nation Is to have nil its people
ple at work and a protective tariff sup
plies work by developing industries.
Mr. Ueed sees all tlie symptoms of pros
perity. Men are willing to lend money
and sensible men nre willing to take it
and risk It in new enterprises. Another
encouraging symptom is "that the finan
cial medicine men are now explaining In
a low tone of vole * why what they said
in such loud tones last year was not so. "
Tills ls , the. prelude , says Mr. Heed , "to
the utter silence which will fall upon
them in due time , n silence which will be
the signal that the world has settled one
other llnanclal problem In the only way
It can be settled and that Is , in the minds
of the people. " Speaker Hoed takes an
entirely cheerful view of conditions , ns
every man must who can look at thn
situation "Without prejudice. Better times
are here and there is every reason to be
lieve that they will continue to improve.
SJM'K/t Q17K.STIOA' IN KXG AKD.
The clamor of remonstrance raised In
Kngland by the statement that the mana
gers of the Bank of Knglaud contem
plated holding one-llfth of the bank's re
serve in silver shows how strong Is the
sentiment there against any enlarged us , >
of the white metal in the currency. The
statement appears to have been made
without authority , but none tlm less it
lias served to call out vigorous expres
sions unfriendly to tiny such proposition ,
o that if It lias ever been seriously
thought of by the bank managers they
will probably not further entertain it.
Xor is it apparent Hint sliver would bo
very materially benelltt'd IE ono-llfth of
thu resorvivs of the Bank of England was
lu silver. That would n mount to ? .fl.ri. ( 00 , .
000 or10,000,000 , a sum lee small to
produce tiny effect on thu price of silver.
If in connection with this the Indian
mints were opened some benefit might
result to silver , but there Is not the
slightest reason to expect the opening of
the mints In Hie nt'ar future. On the
contrary It seems to be the policy of
the Indian government to establish the
gold standard there and It Is pretty safe
to say that this will bu done , though
perhaps not nt once.
The ministry will in October respond to
the proposals submitted by the American
coiumi.ssloners and It can lx > conlldently
predicted that the response will not be
a favorable one , notwithstanding the san
guine declaration of Senator Chandler as
to what the British government proposes
lo do for the cause of bimetallism. There
are two or three member : * of the govern
ment who are blmctalllsts nnd It Is prob
ably due to thu Influence of these that the
American and French proposals have re-
celved any consideration , but they will
hardly bu uhlo. to Induce such sLaudi be-
lieveVs In the gold standard as thu mar
quis of Salisbury and Sir Michael IIIcUs
Beach , thu chancellor of the exchequer ,
to agree to any departure from the ex-
luting financial system. It i idle , for
obvious reasons , to expect Kngland to do
anything for silver. There Is no direc
tion In which her Interests would be
beuullted by bimetallism. Sue would
t
gn'n ' nothing from It HnMiu-lally or com
mercially. If Indeed she would not lo : <
by It. Having found tin * gold standard
In every way advantageous , having
i achieved great prosperity with gold
| I monometnlll.sni. It Is altogether unrea
sonable to expect that Hnglnml will now
make any change. At a time when sliver
! countries are going to a gold basis It
i would be a strange move on the part of
Kuglniid to discredit the llnatielal example -
i ample she has set by aiding the cause of
, bimetallism.
| i Kvcn were the Pnlted States , Frmiee
I nnd Germany to agree upon a plan of
International bimetallism a highly im
probable If not Impossible event It Is
questionable whether Mnglatid would
make any change In her monetary sys
tem. It would be very gratifying If the
British government should make some
concession to silver that would be of sub
stantial benefit , but we can see no rea
son to expect any and so long ns Kug-
land refuses to take any step to pro
mote bimetallism there will be nothing
done by Krance or fSermany. As .1 mat
ter of fact we do not believe that the
efforts of tlie American commissioners
have altered the situation In the slightest
degree.
HfcVir.i ; , ix run miunr.
The South Is realizing n return of pros
perity. There is a marked revival of in
dustrial activity in that wctlon and new
eiiterpises are being projected. This Is a
distinct result of the new tavllt law ,
under the operation of which there is
every reason to expect n remarkable in
dustrial development in the southern
states. At present the cotton mills of
the south work up over 1,000,000 bales of
cotton a year , about double thu quantity
they consumed In 3SK ! ) and more1 than
half the quantity taken by northern
mills. If progress in cotton manufactur
ing In the south continues during the
next live years at the rate of the last live
it will overtake tlie production of cotton
goods hi tlie north. Most of tlie mills in
the- south have been established with
northern capital and more will go there
for Investment In this branch of Industry.
The Indications are that this year's cot
ton ctop will approximate 0,000,000 bales ,
a. considerable gain over .last year's crop.
With the development of its resources
and ( lie building up of Industries there
will come a growth of sentiment in the
south favorable to thu policy of protec
tion. There Is now a very considerable
element of the population there favorable
to the policy and there can be no doubt
that tlie number will be increased as the
merits ot protection become more fully
demonstrated.
1'llK SlXTKKXm STltKKT VIADUCT.
The railroad engineers who have ex
amined the Sixteenth street viaduct
agree with the city engineer In pronounc
ing tlie structure unsafe and dangerous.
The duty of tlie city at once to close the
viaduct to public tralfle Is therefore im
perative. To allow it to remain in use
would not merely render the city liable
for damages for Injuries , but would con
stitute criminal negligence on the part of
the cityjillielals in authority in case of
fatal accident , which may occur at any
time.
time.Willie
Willie the railroad engineers have as
yet made no recommendations , the duty
of tlie city to have the viaduct replaced
with a safe nml substantial structure
cannot be evaded or shifted. The rail
roads , which under the law are required
to pay for viaducts over their tracks , nat
urally want delay. Hv-en if they do not
openly onnose pulling down the wooden
bridge which has served as a temporary
viaduct they may be relied on to pursue
ii policy of obstruction so long as the
council will tolerate it.
The most effective step to bring the
railroads to time Is to pull down tlie ram
shackle bridge and open Sixteenth street
to travel and trnlllc across the tracks.
Such a course will soon convince the rail
roads that they can well afford to comply
with the law nml build a new viaduct
rather than keep watchmen at the crossIng -
Ing and assume tlie risk of accidents
that might cost them hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. In no other city in
the United States have the railroads re
ceived more generous treatment than
they have In Omnha and In no city of like
importance and population nave they
contributed so little toward public im
provements or subjected their patrons to
such inconvenience and exposed the pub
lic to such dangers.
Tiie pretense of ( lie chairman oTvtlie
legislative investigating committee that
the work of that committee is purely
non-partisan may fool those who want to
be fooled , but it will deceive -no Intelli
gent person who has not forgotten Its
origin. The appropriation of $10,000 by
tlie late fusion legislature to pay for a
special smelling committee , when every
thing in the plan of Inquiry could as
easily be performed by the clerks already
on the pay rolls in the various 4lej > art-
mcnts and state Instltutlun.s , was on Its
face an open attempt to use state money
to furnish fat places for political favor
ites and tlie manufacture of political
thunder. To come In at this late day and
deny the partisan character of the com
mittee and the appropriation is too much
like taking all the people for fools.
From Europe comes the cabled Information
mation that Krai ice hits been appealed to
in thu Interest of the Catholic church to
head off the proposed re-establishment
off a Jewish kingdom In Palestine.
Neither Kr.inco nor the French Catholics
have any reason to be alarmed over a
visionary project that has no prospect of
materializing , and which , if'It did ina-
teriall/e , would In all probability end in
disastrous failure before- the llrst year
had been completed.
The clearings of tlie Omaha banks re-
llect thu results of tlie merchants' ex
cursions in actual dollars and cents and
prove beyouil the. possibility of doubt
that the excursions area good thing , not
only for the local Jobbers , but also for
their patrons , who are taking advantage
of tempting prices on goods with reduced
railroad faro thrown In.
That Omaha hns not had any fatal
bicycle accidents has not been because
of precautions taken by the wheelmen -
men or uuy precautionary measured en
forced by the-.yJtyjnuthorltlos. In every
other large city ordinance ? have been
passed and wifrAf l requiting the list' of
lamps by rlde.Vs.'Jfnr the protection , not
only of Hie piijiljftjnit 's" ' ° r llll > rlilw.
A number of strlmis bicycle nccidents In
this city would have been avoided had
such nn ordinance been In force. The
[ bicycle Is hive y stay nnd tlie authorities
should regardjt iw a permanent Institu
tion. By pafc.--i.iig a bicycle ordinance
now ample no 'lcOfWould be given wheel
men of what rrulw they would have to
I conform to n kt sj-ason nnd the cry of
unnecessary Hardship headed off.
The resumption of active church work
after tlie Interruption of tlie summer
season Hud * Omaha churches confronted
with hopeful conditions. There Is no
question that the churches were among
the heavy sufferers by reason of the
financial depression , but , having sur
vived tlie storm , they are ready to prose
cute their work more vigorously than
ever. Churches are always counted
among the substantial factors in a city's
growth ami tlie good people of Omaha
should not neglect the churches.
A calamity campaign refuted by pros
perity on all sides promises to prove too
much for even tlie machine that worked
the three-ringed fusion circus. Manipu
lating convention delegates with patronage -
age pie nnd manipulating voters nt the
polls are two different tilings.
Kvi > rl < > nui > In Wrecks.
Qlol > - > lemocriit.
Within a year Mr. Bryan has been throush
tUreo wrecks , one In Kansas , ono In Florida ,
and ono that was generally distributed over
the country.
Nu-i > kii | Quit
llx ton Advertiser.
The hot weather Is good. It Is attended
by Incidental Inconvenience. Just as all KOOI !
weather Is , just ns nil good things nru ; but ,
wo repeat , the hot weather Is good.
Ileill HllKlM Of ( Iff Ill-licit.
Milwaukee Journal.
From 1SSI to 1S90 the average July dis
bursement , the heaviest monthly payments In
thrf year , wns $34.700.000 ; In 1S31-2. $37.000-
000 ; In 1S93-3 It was $33 000,000 ; In 1S9G , $42 , .
000,000 ; in 18)7 ! ) , $59.000,000. This shows the
real basis ot the deficit. It Is the one which
ought to receive the greatest share of at
tention. Expense Is the trouble , not revenue.
XolirnHknN l'ro | Tlty.
MltincnpollH Tribune.
The State Hoard of Agriculture of Ne
braska estimates the value of the season's
crop of grain In that state at $195,000,000.
The population of Xobraska , according to the
census of 1890 , Is 1,058,910. That means on
that basis $184 , Increase In assets for each
man. woman a id child In the state from
agriculture alone. The populists cannot hope
to control very long a community ns pros
perous as that. ! , _
An AiiniMliipr AiliiilHnloii.
Louisville ; Qurler-Joiirnal.
"We are thankful to Providence , " re
solve the llryanltoJ of Nebraska , "rather
than to any man for the measure of pros
perity with which ' our state has been
blessed , and we attribute the rise in wheat
to foreign scarblty rather than' suppose it
to be the result of dear sugar or an In
creased tariff on straw. " What ? To "for
eign scarcity ? " But "what have we to do
with abroad ? " ' And are you sure It Is not
due , It hot to dear'sugar ' and taxed straw ,
to outraged silver ?
Tlie LIIIIKU on < h < - Drejiiinid.
Globe-Democrat.
The most humorous Incident of the present
state campaigns Is to be found In the plat
form of the Iowa silver democracy. There Is *
a planlt which reads : "Prosperity has not
made Us appearance ; the mills and shops are
closing down ; the army of the unemployed
Is growing larger and the farmers of Iowa
are marketing their products at lower prices
than ever before. " The Iowa sllverltes
made the grim mistake of adopting a plat
form la June In support of which votes are
to be asked In November , without reckoning
on Intervening events.
M AViimliiKN.
Chicago Tribune.
If the people who are trying to stop the
Insane rush to the Klondike would recall the
history of the race they might spare them
selves much labor and worry. Humanity
has over bean seeking madly the source of
wealth since Adam began to wear tailor-
made clothes , and will doubtless continue
to do so until tholast , of the coming race of
toothless and hairless men vanish from the
earth. And the .further away the reputed
treasure Is and the more danger and chances
lie between the more eager are people to try
for the goal. The gambling instinct Is planted
deeply In human nature , nnd It never crops
out moro strongly than , in the quest of treas
ure.
A Dvc-lNlvi ; Ciiliiin Victory. .
1'hllaclelplila. lleconl.
By t'ho ' capture of the strategically Impor
tant town of Victoria do las Tunas the Cu
ban insurgents have achieved a really great
success perhaps Cho greatest that can be
Placed to their credit since the beginning
of the 'Insurrection
* Their victory will prob
ably precipitate a political crisis at Madrid.
The present ministry has so thoroughly Iden-
tlfled itself with Captain General AVeyler
that It cannot escape downfall under the hot
criticism , sure to be evoked , of the miser
able failure of the military campaign In
Cuba a failure which this last victory of the
Insurgents has made so clear that the most
hide-bound of Spanish conservatives can no
longer pretend to believe in the "paclflca.
tlon" of the Island , hitherto alleged to have
been attained.
Conceriilni ; Political
New York Sun.
The Nebraska fuslonlsts , populist , demo
crat and silver republican , have picked out
tha rooster as the symbol of their party and
ticket , and not a three-legged rooster , either.
Thcro Is so much uufltncst In the world that
porhapfl it la hardly worth while to aslt why
the rooster was selected. It does not ap
pear that the tripartite Nebraska party has
or la likely to 'have ' any special reason for
crowing. I'erliajis thq bird of dawnlng's In
judicious habit o [ letting his volco loose nt
unreasonable houn of the night , under the
Impression that innrnhig has come , may have
thrown some rtlscryfllt upon hU reputation as
a professional a/jVibfyvper / and thereby recom
mended and rn'iearid | him to Mr. Bryan ,
whoso own vaticinations In regard to 25-
cent wheat havo'ooti ' been Indorsed by des
tiny. * > ' , '
llovr KriMd-rii frVHiinmrf Ciiiiiiiiiiilm
AnII < -lil IJi.
Iniurance 1'ress.
Two examiners front the Kansas Insurance
department , bJVtnxin'redentlalH from -Mc.Vall ,
presented thcinijilv ) < at the afllcu of the
Traders' Insurance , f mpany In Chicago lait
week and announce tholr Intention to matte
a thorough examination of the company's
condition. The necessary papers were I'ur-
ulilied them , and' after spending fifteen houn
In thu "examination" they presented a bill
for J100. which was paid.
The fame game waa worked on the Milwaukee -
waukeo Mechanics' by two of tbo same stripe ,
who desired to check oft the company's Hat
of mortgagee. This was furnished thum , and
they put In a day and a half on the Job
udia bill for S600 , which was paid !
The United States Itevlew tells of a Judge
Koote , who , representing Webb McNall , lately
vlilted rhltadelnhla "to examine the Insur
ance companies" of that city. He spent two
hours In ono oltlce talking politics , and then ,
after looklne at the last printed annual state
ment , handed him by the pruslJent. presented
his bill , $1S7 , which was paid , and bo de
parted for other pastures green.
Thin little gain u Is a veritable Klondike
for the McNall crowd , as It can be worked
Huccesjfully on many other companies. In
all probability , > .
THU THAUKnV AT l.\TTI > II3ll.
Mnnvni-rr of I iiiirincil Men ( 'omti'iiinoil
li.v tinTrt - * .
St. I.ouls Hepuhllc : In brief , the oacur
rence may bo summed up ns ono of those
reprehensible mistakes made occasionally by
officers of the law , for which the MattitfR
provide ample penalties ami which under n
government of any other form than that of
the United States would arouse public re
sentment that would express Itself In a
mrncr dangerous to the established order.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : The strik
ers were In the public highway and had ,
apparently , committed no act Justifying
nrmcd Interfcicnce. The deputies appear to
hava test their hcaiU and to have fired
upon the mass of strikers without due provo
cation and without direction. It Is thus
a case well calculated to make bad blood ,
to jirovoke angry discussion and * further In
tensify that class feeling which Is an ugly
fact of the tlmo.
Chicago News : Twenty years ace the
state of Pennsylvania indulged In snooting
down Its citizens very much ftor the style
of yesterday's slaughter at Utttlmcr. Then
it was a hot-headed mllltU captain who
gave the order to his company to flro ; this
time It waa a weak-minded sheriff who led
tlio murderotis aas.iult by a lot ot special
deputy sheriffs. There Is certainly too much
"gun business" among the different classes
of the police powers.
Minneapolis Times : The unfortunate fea
ture of the occurrence for the sheriff and his
deputies is that a number of the men were
shot in the back , Indicating that the firing
was continued after the strikers had begun
lo Keck safety In flight. It would seem that
102 well armed olllccrs of the law might
have turned back a body of 150 totally un-
nrnieil strikers without such wholesale
slaughter. But It Is as well to reserve posi
tive criticism until the facts Khali bo further
developed by the Investigation uow In pro
gress.
Chicago 1'ost : It Is but fair to admit , too ,
that the sheriff , If correctly reported , con
tradicts himself in his o\\n account of the
collision. But ho Is evidently a badly scared
man and his Impressions nml recollections
may be Eomewh.it confused. If It Is true
that "tho strikers acted very viciously , "
that they "kicked and trampled" upon the
sheriff and endeavored to surround his en
tire body ot deputies , then the case as
sumes n totally different aspect. But the
sheriff does not stick to this version of the
encounter.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The only thing
which differentiates the killing of these min
ers from downright murder Is the fact that
Martin and his deputies thought they were
carrying out the orders of the Judge who IB-
sued thu Injunction against the miners march
ing on the publlo roads. Such a use of the
power of the courts to restrain disorderly
persons from the commission of criminal acts
Is an unfortunate abuse of that power , which
will be most strongly condemned by those
who appreciate the vital Importance of up
holding the legitimate exercise of that power
by thu courts.
Minneapolis Journal : The miners. strike
has finally resulted In a horrible massacre.
No other term seems to lit It. An ofllcer
of the law , lacking In courage and judgment ,
has killed a score and wounded two score
moro of men who do not appear to have
been armed at all and who had not as yet
been guilty of any violence , .whatever their
Intentions may have been. A lot of them
wore shot In the back , showing that theru
was no necessity for their death or wound
ing. It Is a terrible affair and shows what'
a wretched system , or lack ot system , we
have of composing these differences between
labor and capital ,
Chicago Chronicle : The sheriff who or
dered the homicide aEserts that his own life
and the lives of his deputies were In danger ,
but It seems Incredible that men not only
armed with Winchesters , but thrice armed
In that they represented the whole power of
the county , were In peril from a. disorganized
and unarmed force , however numerous. Ap
parently this marching cowd was moving
upon a highway. What Its ultimate purpose
was may be guessed , but was certainly not
proven , and It does not He within the power
of a sheriff or any other law otliccr to kill
citizens upon the highway upon the mere
prqsumptlon that If permitted to proceed
they may commit a grievous felony.
Chicago Times-Herald : Duo allowance
must bo made for the fervor of the corre
spondents. But oven after we have die-
couuted the reports freely and taken Into
account the Ignorant and lawless character ot
the Huns composing the mob , we can find no
legitimate excuse for the severity of the
sheriff and his men. It must be remembered
that not one deputy's name appears In the
list ot killed or seriously wounded. How ,
then , can this sheriff pretend that Bufll-
clent danger existed to warrant such de
struction of human life as would bo defensi
ble only lu time of war or of great public
danger ? In flVO minutes flv times JIH mnnv
poor creatures fell before the rifles of Mar
tin's followers as were slain In the whole
course of the nebs outbreak in the neighbor
hood of Chicago.
MIMTAUIJOI IX THE SCHOOLS.
DOS Molncs Capital : A number of good
Nebraska women are distressed because mili
tary teaching1 has been Introduced Into the
schoos. ! Hero in Iowa a few good women
are unhappy over the prevalence of slile-
sbows and outside amusements oftircd In
connection with the great state fair. These
Hawkeye sisters must remember that tlio
farmers see enough in the line of agri
cultural products , etc. , at homo , and It Is
for the diversion of this largo class chiefly
that the "attractions" are presented. More
over , wo all like to bo amused as well as
Instructed atthis great annual holiday. So
long as the fun Is harmless , let It go on.
New York Commercial Advertl'er : Those
members of the Nebraska Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union who Insist that
broomsticks shall bo used as Implements of
military drill in schools have certainly suc
ceeded In getting their views discussed by
the newspapers , whether they accomplish
anything clso or not. These estimable women
are so 71111011 In earnest that they are unable
to see the humor In their proposition. Their
opposition to what they call "militarism" In
public schools would bo more effective If
they had left the broomsticks out. But lack
ot ability to appreciate humor Is one of the
characteristics of almost all reformers. The
plan of giving a certain amount of Instruc
tion In military tactics to schoolboys Is one
which Is fairly debatable. But It Is impos
sible to talto the broomstick uchuino se
riously.
Chicago Chronicle : The Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union of Nebraska has
begun a crusade against the teaching of mili
tary tactics In the public schools of that
stato. Tbo women contend , with considerable
Justice , that It Is not the ( unction of the
publlo schools to teach warlike studies , and
from an. ethical standpoint they hold that It
would bu bettor to Inculcate peaceful Ideas ,
even to the teaching that arbitration should
miperseilo war. In the high schools of Ne
braska , as In Homo other states , the young
mou and even the young women are formed
Into cadet companies and put through dally
drills In charge of a lieutenant detailed by
the regular army. The boya are compelled
to furnish uniforms at their own expense.
The arms aru furnished by the boards of
education , which generally secure stands of
arms from thu government's cast-off supplies ,
It IB claimed that them military drills are
Introduced for the purpose of discipline , but
It Is a notorious fact that for a long while
the girls were not admitted to tbo cxcrcluo
until comment upon the discrimination coin-
pulled the educators to Includu them also.
Oura is not a military nation , and It Is to
bo hoped that It will never become one.
Thn discipline which comes with military
training Is not needed by the musses oC our
citizens. Thu physical uxerclse which la
gained by means ot such training has not
nearly co many advantagci ) as that afforded
by other means of athletics. The claims set
up for tlm Introduction of this training In
thu publlo schools will not stand. The real
reason for turning our schoolboys Into
militiamen lies In the growing militarism of
this country.
Mlniirxota mill tlir K
Mlnne4p > jU | Journal.
Omaha In up and hustling for her big show
next year. A picture of ono of the attractive
buildings of the exposition Is given In an
other column. This Is a fair sample and If
thu management la as succeaafuV In filling
the buildings with attractive displays as It
has been In erecting handsome houses to put
them In , the exposition ought to 'bo a great
SUCCCWB. Minneapolis ought to have had that
aliow , but the next best thing Is to make
thu most ot It and let the visitor * see that
while Nebraska may provide thu opportunity.
Minnesota can mvke tlio best vhawlnt ; of
resource * aud development.
IO\VA AT TIIR KXIMI.IITtON.
A Crcitllnlilc HOilltlt to HP Slnilf * lir
tinMule. .
Dnvrnporl Hfinibllrnn.
Whflt Iowa will do < U the Trfln mlnslsalppl
Exposition at Omaha Is n question of more
than | > igng | Interest , In another col mini
will be found the addresses Imucd b'y the
Iowa commission. This l < * the first formal
onnouncemcnt by the commission to flip
ncnutc of the slate. It Is not lengthy , but
If It serves the imrposo Intended , will arouse
Interest and draw attention to the very Rood
reasons why Iowa should be well represented
ct the Transmisslssippl Exposition.
The Iowa commission , according to the not
which created It. must servo entirely without
compensation. Hence It nutters not to the
commission in any personal Interest whether
the exhibit Is gre.it or small , but the members
of the commission arc thoroughly In earnest
In carrying out the Intentions of the net.
More than this , each ono Is fully alive to the
be no Ills that nro Hiiro to tcsult from the
success of the Omaha exposition In Kener.il
nnd especially * o should IOWA Uke ad
vantage of the excellent opportunity offered
to advance her Interests , lowa stands with
out question at the very hed of all the
transmlsslsslppt slates , In wealth. In agil-
cultural productions , In fertility of soil and
resources , and In latent resources sufficient
ta render her partially developed nMtnifactur-
IBK Interests second to but few states In the
entire union ,
The small appropriation granted by the
legislature will not bo sufficient to inako a
creditable showing. The commission expects
tlut this will be Increased , but oven If it
should bo Increased to the largest figure
heretofore mentioned It would still bo In-
odeatialu to fullv represent lowa , unless the
ticoDlo of the state should exorcise their
wonted generosity and active Interest. The
commission confidently expects that every
citizen of Iowa will take an inte.-est In this
matter "and with this assured the success
of Iowa's showing at Omaha will also bo
assured.
The work of the commission has been di
vided Into departments. One member of the
commission Is serving as secretary entirely
without compensation. The commission will
nt all times bo gratified by suggestions and
by offers of assistance. The secretary should
bo addressed on all matters of a general
nature , while the heads of departments hold
themselves ready to confer In regard to their
special department. The Republican Is de
sirous that eastetm lowa , and particularly
the Second district of lowa. shall bo properly
represented at Omaha , whatever the re
mainder of the state may do. Davenport
Is easily the llrst city In commercial Im
portance , nd this places the Second congres
sional district In the lead of all the districts
of the state. To take n secondary position
would not he fitting. The undertaking may
fiuem formidable , but Iowa must depend upon
the states to the westward for a large part
of her trade and consequent growth. The
return for all the money and Individual
effort devoted to the Omaha exposition will
be many fold.
ATTRACTS \VOII l.mVHH : ATTI3XTIO.Y.
Advi-iit of J'roNiMM-Ky In \cl.i-nsl.a
Ili-rnlilcil mi All ShlcH.
ItoRhnilpr ( N' . Y. ) Uemivnil anil Clironlclp
T.ie story of how prosperity Is smiling on
Nebraska , with Its population of not much
more than 1,000.000 , rends almost like a
fanciful treasure-tale. Hut It Is really a
nutter of solid fjcts and cold figures. A
member of the Slate Hoard of Agriculture
has been making an extended tour of ob
servation , and a few days ago he returned
to Omuha and made his report.
The grain resources of Nebraska at the
present time are thus given In detail : Old
corn In farmers' hands. 100,000,000 bushels ;
old corn In cribs , 50,000,000 bushels ; new
corn safe from crop damage , 230,000.000 buth-
cls ; late corn .that may be partly damaged ,
75,000,000 bushels ; wheat , rye , oats , barley
and flax , 75.000,000 bushels. Allowing a loss
of 50,000,000 'bushels on nccoimt of Injury to
late crops. GOO.000,000 bushels will be the
total stock of all kinds of grain. It Is esti
mated that 150,000.000 bushels will be fed on
Nebraska farms and ground In Nebraska
inllis for home consumption , leaving 1130.000-
000 bushels to bo sold In outside markets.
The average price of this surplus is esti
mated at 30 cents a ibusbol , or a total cash
value of 1105.000,000.
This is not the whole story. The grain
consumed has a value for living purposes ,
and much of It that Is fed to animals will
be returned In the form of money received
from sales of live stock. Furthermore. ,
there Is 'left out of the calculation a vast
acreage used for grazing and for the grow
ing of 5,000,000 tons of hay. It Is also
stated In the report tint "to ship tills
amount of craln It will require 500,000 cars
at 40,000 pounds to the car , using the larger
size , and that the profit to the railroads at
the rate of $20 per car will be $10,000,000.
The nconle of Nebraska are not only doing
very well for themselves , but are making
their state an Important factor In the aggre
gate of our national wealth. Upon this they
are receiving the cordial congratulations of
the whole country. It Is to bo presumed ,
also , tliat prosperity is conveying lessons as
well as carrying pleasure to them. They are
selling their goods for good money , nnd It Is
fair to believe that hereafter they will pay
diminished attention to boy-orator schemes
for getting rich by cutting the value of
American dollars In two.
_
NAr * AMI OTIIKIIWISB.
The state of I'ennsylvsnln has acquired un
enviable prominence as n cemetery promoter.
September's temperature renders pilgrim
ages to the coal bin a Buperlluoua proceed
ing.
ing.For
For the tlmo being the crime of ' 73 Is
overshadowed by the crlmo of advancing
prices In ' 97.
The notorious antl-Semito Deputy Ahl-
wardt , who visited this country last year ,
has opened a small cigar shop In lierlin.
Part of. the value of the St. Louts achieve
ment In breaking the Southampton record
lies In the fact that she is au auxiliary
cruiser.
The man who rocks the boat Is like the
fellow who didn't know the gun was loaded.
Ilotli are entitled to a llfo Job in a feeble
minded asylum.
So much gold Is being discovered In vari
ous parts of this country that the Klondike.
adventurers necni to be running away from
many good things.
Three railroad wrecks having occurred be
fore midnight during a full moon , railroad
managers may safely dispense with their
fears for a few weeks.
Hov. Dr. Hancher of the Grand Avcnuo
Methodist Episcopal church of Kansas City
ha established not only a blcyclo check
room In the basement of his church , but
also a room whcro mothers may check tholr
babies whllo they attend divine service.
The celebration of the twenty-five years'
rolgn of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway
will begin In Stockholm on September 17 , ami
will continue for flvo days , ending with a
great Scandinavian song festival , In which
a eholr of jnoru than l.OOU singers will take
part.
part.An
An east end of Londoh clergyman , who
sent out Invitations to a jubilee banquet
among ( ho poor of his parish and received
seventy acceptances , on announcing that ho
would have no brer , lost fifty-three of his
guests and was besides guyed by thu news
papers.
The report that an Innocent clergyman
was taken in by Chicago sharps and rolloved
of $1,600 should be liberally salted before
taking. Kuw of thum travel with hwa than
(5,000 In a slnglo roll. I'osalbly thu Inno
cent violated the rule and divided his loll
before seeing the sights.
.Switzerland has recently lost two prominent
authors. Dr. Jakob Iturckhardt , thn .famous
art historian , died at Basle on August 9. Ho
waa 79 years old. On the rumo day Jakob
Uaechtold , the author of the Keller biography
and the historian of various periods of litera
ture , died In Zurich. The latter was only 49
years old.
Tim now Chinese minister at Washington
Is a Christian and a member of the ICpiscopal
church. Wu Una rang was educated In
London and called to the Kngllsh bar In
1877. Ho baa been made director of Chlntsa
railroads , connected with the negotiations for
peace with Japan , le al adviser to the vice
roy. LI Hung Chang , and other things to his
credit.
In Connecticut ro fifty-six daughters of
revolutionary soldiers , ranging In 'ago from
103 dawn to 68 yean. One of them. Mm.
Kllsha I ) , Avcry , who was born July 16 , 1830 ,
Is the daughter of Solomon Lorlng. who. when
nearly 14 years old , filtered the revolutionary
army as old to Colonel Heat of .Ma aaclui otti .
Mr . 'Averv waa born when her father wu
past 70 and at the ace of 1C received a
minor's pension. .
< JOYIIIMI > i\oiinit. :
Ton Mil oh Iliu ! OOVITIIIIUMI t , .No I
P.noimli Hint In ( looil.
lloMon Advtrtlsfr.
Another of the wise-sounding maxims Hint
nre In fact the mere claptrap of specious
folly Is this : "Tho world Is governed lee
much. ' In truth , the \\orld In not governed
nearly enough. They who mouth the proverb
do not mean what they nay nor say \vlnt
they mean , rrolmbly msnv of thorn do not
mean anything at nil , but merely repeat
something that , boeausc It has n sotmrnus
awing , saves them the trouble of thlnkMg.
Those , however , who do menu anything by
alleging that the world Is governed too
much , really mean that there Is too much
bad government In the world ; which asser
tion Is as different as U Is undeniable.
Whoever takes the trouble to examine Into
thp more or less chaotic source of the idea
sought to br > i-xpn-ssed In the maxim , ' The
world Is governed too much , " will find tli.it
It has Its source In n false theory eonceriitni :
the proper function ot government That
theory Is sometimes Mated In this form :
"Government should not do for people what
they can do for themselves. "
It that means anything. It means anarchy ,
Thcro Is not one ot the things which govern
ment does for people that people might not
do , and have not done , for themselves. The
extreme teachers of this theory assert that
the solo proper function of government U the
protection of llfo and property. There Is not
on tbo globe a clvlllzcil country whoso gov
ernment dors not undertake far more than
that. It Is sulllcli'iit to mention the pu.it-
otllco , as. ono among many examples. But
people can protect their lives and property
very effectually without any assistance from
regular , organized and legally established
government ; as the California l liters
proved when their own vigilance committees
did what the lawful government could not or
would no' do.
V.\MAlllK ! SK ! 5
Tlioii * 11 n tie liy Jlr.V nlw m'tli I'ro-
linmii'i-il "llniliirlltlj'Vl.sc. . "
New Yolli InilrivMiilrnt.
In his presidential nddrcua bcforo the
American Bur association nt Clevelnu'l ' , Mr.
Jamas \Voolworth made certain vtluablo
sugKO.stlous as to the w.iy of i-ducatlng cit
izens to n sense of their rights and du.l.H In
nn ngu wlii'ti the cITort Is making ; to break
down all lile.is as to thu rights of persona
nnd property. Om ; suKgestlon ho makes la
that our Jury system should bt > so Improved
ns to make the service Interesting to jurors.
Jurors should bo chnscn only from those who
earn a decent living for themselves nnd tholr
families , others to be rigorously excluded ;
nnd the service should be for several weeks
and the average1 wages doubled. After such
a service the juior will return to bis usual
employment with a capacity to discern nml
a disposition to render Justice , with morn
manliness nnd eolf-rpspcct nnd with fie
respect of those about him. Mr. AVoolworth
also suggests that assessors of taxes should
do their work 111 public ; the majority f
them should be \\.iKO-e.irners ; they should
compel every property holder to attend , irid
In the presence of his neighbors give thu
facts mversary to determine the vnluo of his
property , lie should bo subjected to cross
examination , nnd It would bo to the Interest
of every man to secure the lowest valuation
ot his own property and the highest of that
ot others. Those who own property much
or little who lake part ns assessors or as
sessed , will hold their own rights by no re
laxed grasp , mid will yield to others the
rights they claim for themselves. Thus *
suggestions nre riiilnently wise.
T1IOI tillTS THAT T1CKI.1- : .
Chicago Iteronl : "What Is this telegra
phy without wire.- ? "
"Well , \\lu-u 1 waa young they ealleil It
'making1 eyo.s at thu slrl . ' "
I'nck : "Poor , motherless girl ! " lie ex-
elalmeil. and turned sadly away. What ho
wanteil was n motherleaw girl who should
he In moderate circumstances ut least.
Chicago Tribune : . "Let me son last Sat
urday was .MKs May Tewer'a blrthiHy , was
It not ? Mow dlil the day pawn oft ? "
"It passed olC < | Uletly. It was her forti
eth. "
Cincinnati Kmiulrer : Flr.Ht Snubrette
Tills Is the fifth season tmit Kettie Klttltes
Ims trnvcleil with the same liusbainl.
Second Soubrettp Oh. some women will
ilo most anything * for notoriety.
London Tidbits : An old lady waa tellitiR
her prandc-hllilreii about s-oun : trouble In
Scotland , In tlie course of which the ohlef
of her clan wan l > cheadi > il.
"It was line Krent thing of a brail , to bo
sure , " .said the need old lady , "but It wan a
sad loss to him. "
Judge : New Woman Simply because a
\vomnii mnrrlcs a man Is nu reason why the
.should take hi.s mime.
Old Bachelor That's so. The poor fellow
ought to be allowed to keep something ho
could call ins own.
Clevelnnd Plain Dealer : Kansas Cousin
What do you call tills cellar ?
Miss Kniersonlu Goggles Tills Is our
famous new Mibway.
"Gosh ! I didn't know ye had nny such
high winds here ! "
Chlcngo Hecord : "After all , old uge Isn't
tlit" worst thing on record. "
"Why Isn't It ? "
"After a man passen a certain period In
life his children get discouraged and quit
picking , him up on grammar. "
TUB UUASON.
Washington Slur.
'TIs very often wondered why
We do not follow up the plan
Commended so In days none by ,
And let the otllco seek the man.
The trutb IB and It may aeetn rough ,
Hut truth Is often impolite
That there are few men big cnougli
For olllcort to know at alglit.
A HVIillOMC IIO.MIC.
My wife ami I are trying hard
To live on healthful diet ;
Wo read the food eliart by the yard ,
And run our kllcliim by It ;
Wu've banished from our hills of turn
All that Hiien gulde.t comle.mii ;
True htryli'iie I. * nil our can1 ,
AH planned and taught by them ,
For breakfast , coffee Is tabooed ,
Hot cakes and I'KKH forbidden ,
Ami inillc , tilucu It Is oft Imbued
With germs profuse , tboiiKh hidden ;
11 read IB unwholesome , HO la steak ;
Suiiibluuive to our lot ,
Oiitmual and graham Kmns wo take ,
And drink boiled > ; vatur hot.
For dinner , soup will never do ,
And oysters typhoid noiirbh ;
HnU'iM ' , entree. * , anil lee * , too ,
Are mere dyapeptlc llourlrtli ;
1'otittoeH ( by this last advletO
Aru iioinonous , we're told ;
We eat rare meat , chopped fine , with rlca ,
And drlnlc boiled water , cold ,
For Hupper some professors teach
Tl best to go without It ,
Jiut since dlHcretlon's left to each ,
\Vc take our choice altoul It ;
On chicken , wnflleH , tea and cnlie.
\Ve urn forbid to feed ;
Hut uluten wafers , cocoa ( weak ) ,
And prunes , aru all wu need.
It grieves us much our friends to view
Ho reeklesH In their diet ;
Our wholesome menu wu pursue
And bejf of them to try It ;
lint r.ppntlte's ungodly way
Their nature so until nil I a ,
W cannot get a client to hi ay
Within our healthful
Itoyul makes the food pure ,
tt'tolesomo arid delicious.
Absolutely Pure
ROyAL IAKIM KPW CO. , MCW TOOK ,
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