TJI13 OMAHA DATJiY HEft : fTTUlrKHT ) AT" , SEPTMMIVISIl .10 , 1897 ,
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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STATBMDNT OP ClItCIJUVTION.
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returned untl unsold copies 9.S25
Tolnl net nalrg CM.170
Net dnl'.y average 19.eis
( inOUOK II. T/.rfCHUCK.
Sivorn to lii-fure 1110 nnd xubscrlbod In my
presence this ! d dny of Septunber , ISO" .
( Seal. ) Notary Publlo.
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AH nillrouil II MVN | O > - nre
Hiiplilloil with riiniiKh Ilcc
to iit < riiiiiiiioilntn every imit-
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juMvminiicr. IiiNlNt upiiii hav-
I lid The lire. If you onniiot
net it Ilcf mi u train from tlio
III-TVN lim-nl , | ildini > rrport
the fncl , HtnUiiK thr train ami
rullriutil < n the Circulation
Department of Tin ; Hcc. The
life I * for mile on all tralim.
INSIST ON IIAVIXC. Till ! IIKI3.
Corn still velgns in Nobvuska.
Thorn Is no question whatever now
that Bryan rides as n deadhead.
The yellow onrs am only forerunners
of the yellow metal they will fetch on
the market.
Sneering Jibes about the advance agent
of prosperity havu practically disap
peared from the ponocratlc press.
Your signature will look well on the
petition for the submission of county ex
position bonds at the coming election.
Tf Hryan can forage on the enemy nnd
nccci.it free railroad passes why should
not all tlu > oilier popoerats , big and little ?
JTho common people pay the freight
Perhaps Chairman Kdmlston can
nccomit for that pocket full of free
passes on the ground that he Is n stock
holder in the Omana. World-IIin-ald.
Vi'o thought Sarah Bernhardt had got
ten beyond the necessity of resorting to
narrow escapes from death for the pur
pose of working the newspapers for free
advertising.
The visitors to the State fair next
iweek will glvo Omaha an opportunity to
* Hhow what It can do In the way of
'accommodating ' and entertaining crowds
of strangers.
The new municipal assessment , If
honestly and Impartially done , even on a
( ratio of one-third of the real value of
'tho ' property assessed , ought to double
the aggregate taxable valuation of the
city.
According to the explanation of the
[ World-Herald it charges the railroads'
double price for their advertising and
eells UiS transportation received In cx-
clmngo at half thn railroad rates. And
| lt snys this Is nothing but "a legitimate
'business ' transaction. "
From the periodic announcements issu
ing from the state land commissioner's
ofllco telling the public of the tremendous
transactions that ofllce Is driving In state
Bchool land leases , one part of the fusion
state administration has given up the
Job of denying that prosperity's return
has been sighted.
Iifrcsponso to The Bee's suggestions ,
Ed IIowcll's candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for sheriff Is being
carefully though covertly boomed.
Ilowell has not yet decided whether to
come down the homo stretch as a dark
horse or to show up as the llflli ace
after the third draw.
It Is yet several months before congress
reconvenes in regular session , but the
Cuban Junta may bo expected to resume
active preliminary operations within the
next thirty days , with n view to getting
public opinion in tlilw country worked up
to u point favorable to Cuban Interven
tion by the United States.
Nebraska's beet sugar factories are at
work on the 1807 sugar boot crop. While
the aron of sugar boot culture has not
been enlarged as It should have boi > n and
would have been were there more fac
tories In thn state , its success wherever
tried has been demonstrated nnd ought to
stimulate Um erection of additional fac
tories.
Chief Gallagher announces through
the olllclal organ of the gang that ho
lias reduced all the man enrolled as
tloti'ctlvGH In the police department to
the same level , "in order that the full
olllclency of the detective force might
bo brought Into play , " As a pleco of
suppressed sarcasm this IB a gem. The
full Inelllcloncy of the alleged detective
force has been In play for mouths. The
now chief evidently lacks the nerve to
recommend the discharge | of the de
tectives thut never detect
tn n J/H. / ir. J.
The fact Is tliftl Mr. Hryan traveled lo St.
Tjoiilx September 6 on lr n pnrlntlon which
the World-Herald procured on the following
order :
OMAHA. N'eli. , Sept. 4 , 1897. Mr. 0. N.
Clarion. 0. I' . A. Wnhush U. U. Co. . Omnha
Dear Sir : I'lcair tiirn'sh ' iw a tlckcl from
Council Ultiffs to SI. l < ouls. one way , for our
.Mr. W. J. Drytn , and clmrpc B mc to our
account. Yonrg truly.
WORM ) 1'UHLISHINO CO. ,
( SlKiird. ) W. H. WlLltUIl. Sec.
Mr. Ilrytti h s traveled many inlka on
many roads on World-Herald transportation.
Imt that transportation has always been raid
for by the World-Herald In RdvcrllMiiK ,
nomrtlmrg on contract ami sometimes on
open arcaant , nnd It 1ms In turn hrcn
H up to Mr. Hryan'a account on the
of the World-Herald at the pauie rate
as I * charRed to other oTnployps of the paper.
When Mr Ilryan was nominated for the
presidency he resigned us editor , but he
retained his stock In the World-Herald. At
the siiKgPstlon of the Inislnc-n mrnager of
the World-Herald Mr. Hryan hm on Boveral
Decisions ( Ills ypnr made requisitions for
tratisportnttun , which has been charged In
hs ! account. Ho received the benefit of tbo
same discount that Is allowed World-Herald
employes nnd the World-Herald was enabled
to USD one Recount In balanctoK another.
World-Herald.
This Is Ihe way the Wnrld-Tlcrald tries
to meet the p.xposuro of William J. Bryan
as a railroad deadhead. So far as It Is
asserted lliat the paws on which "our
Mr. W. .1. Bryan" travclml to St. Louis
to deliver his Labor day spuech there
was a trip ticket Instead of an annual ,
The Bee cheerfully accepts the correc
tion. Instead of making things better ,
however , the World-Herald's explana
tions only make them worse for "out-
Mr. W. , T. Bryan. " They establish as
true beyond dispute that the wonderful
anti-monopolist champion who poses na
such a great friend of the people as
against the trusts , pools and railroad
corporations has been junketing around
the country on transportation for which
ho has paid the railroads nothing nnd
which was furnished him as a personal
favor In order to pliv.cc him under obliga
tions to the railroad managers.
No amount of bookkeeping Jugglery
can hide the fact that the alleged ad
vertising account of the World-Herald
has been resorted to by "our Mr. W. J.
Bryan" simply as a screen to befog and
deceive the people. On August 8 , 189(5 ( ,
over a year ago , public announcement
wasj imide by the World-Herald that
Mr. Bryan had ceased to bo editor of
that paper and that all relationship with
him as n member of Its staff had been
severed. From that day Mr. Bryan
had no more right to railroad tickets on
account of the World-Herald than a dis
charged employe of u railroad company
would have to perpetual free rides over
the road.
Whenever application has been made
for free tickets for Mr. Bryan the rail
roads have been aware that the World-
Herald account was nothing but a blind.
The local agent of the Gould railroad
knew as well as anybody that there
was no "our Mr. W. .7. Bryan" employed
on that paper and that the ticket to St.
Louis could be regarded In no other
light than as a personal favor. The
same Is true with respect to Ihe pass
over Huntlngton' . Southern Pacific and
Is borne out by "tho statement of Jlr.
Mills , the agent who honored Bryan's
personal request , and who , In justifying
his action , said /hat / the consideration
was "a negative friendship. " That the
Idea of exacting World-llerald advertis
ing in payment was an afterthought is
evident from the date of the letter en
closing the copy for the printer being
written plainly on solicitation six weeks
after Bryan's California deadheading
had been exposed.
The statement that the value of the
passes secured by Bryan on account of
the World-Herald has been charged to
his account at the same rate charged "to
other employes" flatly contradicts what
Mr. Bryan said In St. Louis to
the effect that he had paid the
World-Herald Instead of the rail
roads. The account with "our Mr. W.
J. Bryan" Is either a myth or a fake.
As stockholder lu the decrepit concern
Bryan has nothing coming to him. If
he has any account to his credit It must
be for back salary as editor more t'han n
year overdue nnd If so ho must long ago
have marked It off lo profit and loss.
This whole Hryau deadheading episode
would bo of no pubi'ic importance were
it not that lt emii'iislyo.s ' : Hie demagogy
of the man. If riding on tickets secured
through n newspaper Is perfectly legiti
mate now , why was it that "our Mr.
W. J. Bryan , " though ho had traveled
to the Chicago convention on newspaper
tickets , ou his return as presidential
candidate throw aside his free trans
portation and Insisted on brandishing
his money at the ticket seller's window ?
Was It because the eyes of the people
for whoso votes ho was bidding were
then upon him , while now his requests
for frco passes nrv wiut quietly to rail
road headquarters liy private messenger' '
The whole transaction Is so honeycombed
with deception , trickery and imposture
that It cannot fall to shako the faith of
honest men In the professions of Im
maculate purity and devotion to the
common people made by and for "our
Mr. W. J. Bryan. "
Il TlIK SIMT MAMllNKS.
All reputable and law-nbldlngcltl/.ons
of Omaha will commend Mayor Moores
for the stand he has taken against the
licensing of the slot-machine gambling
devices. The licensing ordinance was
enacted during Mayor Moores' absence
from the city. It Is clearly and palpably
In conflict with the suite law and plainly
Intended to give the police a colorable
oxeuso for extending to this class of
gambling the protection that had al
ready been arranged for with the gang
that controls the police commission. The
repeal of the licensing ordinance will
take away this pretense to legality.
While the mayor has done his duty In
calling upon the council to repeal the
licensing ordinance , the fact that It
takes tlmo for the council to act does
not absolve the police from being guilty
of gross neglect of duty In allowing the
gambling machines to run In dcllanco
of the state law. An order from the
police board or the chief of police would
put an Immediate end to this scandal.
It is reliably reported that things have
been fixed with the men In control of
the police to leave the gambling resorts
unmolested , at least until after they shall
[ hare fleeced nil the victim * UIO.T cnn
aiming the visitors to the Slnlo fnlr. ,
Should the police continue protection to ,
I the gambling machines ever fair week , i
| their Inaction will more than tend to i
! conilrm the suspicion that s mn one' '
close to the authority Is Interested In the '
rnkeoff. . I
SA TlSPlKti / ' . ! mi HllS.
A dlspiitch to The Bee from Pleasant
| Dale , Neb. , states that the farmers" there *
I itie feeling jubilant over the crops and
! the profitable prices they are receiving
! for Iheir product * ) . This Is true of the !
'
farmers throughout the state. They will i
I get this year not. less than ? ir,0WO. < K > i ) j
i more- for their products than ihey re- j
I wived hist year and It would be stiango
j Indnod If they did not feel jubilant.
With- the profits of their Industry they
Will bo able to pay off a large part of
their obligations , Increase their posses
sions and place themselves In n position
I of comparative Independence. Nebraska
has been peculiarly favored tills year ,
but the agricultural producers through
out the country have abundant reason
for lining satisfied with existing condi
tions. There Is a demand for everything
they have to cell at better prices than
have prevailed for several years and
they arc receiving for It money equal to
the best In the world a fact which the
more Intelligent of them must appreciate.
But unquestionably there arc farmers
who will not see the advantage they are
enjoying under a monetary standard
that gives them the best of currency for
their products. Thoroughly Impregnated
with the free silver doctrine , although Its
fallacies have been most conclusively
demonstrated , they cling to the delusive
notion that free silver would have
brought thorn a higher measure of pros
perity. Confidence In the practical com
mon sense of Ihe farming community
leads us to believe , however , that the ad
herent * of free sliver will steadily dimin
ish in number with the growth of pros
perity and the more complete demonstra
tion It will furnish of the fact that tin-
gold standard Is not Incompatible with
prosperous conditions. This has been
abundantly shown In the past. Every
on at nil familiar with our economic
history knows that our greatest indus
trial and commercial advancement was
made under the gold standard. But It
Is necessary to make a new demonstra
tion , and this Is now being done. The
advocates of frco silver continue to assert
that there can be no permanent pros
perity until the ; policy they urge Is
adopted. Their assumption is worth no
more than was that of the greenback
party twenty years ago , which was con
futed by this coming of prosperity im
mediately after the resumption of specie
payments In 1870. Moreover , the sllvcr-
Itos declared last year that there could
be no prosperity without free silver , yet
It Is hero for the farmer and the working-
man. Mr. Bryan and his adherents said
that If the mints were not opened to
silver the mills would not ba opened to
labor , yet the mills have been opened
while the mints remain closed to the
white metal. AVho that knows these
things can have any faith In these false
prophets ?
The victory for sound money dispelled
financial distrust and this was an Im
mediate benefit to the agricultural pro
ducers as well as to all business Interests.
The triumph of free silver would have
produced panic , from the disastrous con
sequences of which the farmers would
have been the greatest sufferers. Hun
dreds of thousands of them would have
lost their possessions , which they were
enabled to retain because of the sound
money victory , while , other hundreds of
thousands would have been unable to
obtain the means to carry on their indus
try as they have done and thus many
of them would not now have such abun
dant crops to market. In short , from
every point of view the success of sound
money has been benellclal to American
farmers and we have no doubt that the
very large majority of them fully realize
tills.
WILL DEMAND ItKl'.lllATION.
It appears to be the determination of
the Austrian government to demand rep
aration If It shall bo found that any
of the persons killed at Hazlclon were
subjects of that government. This Is
the report from Vienna and there is con
firmation of It In the fact that an Aus
trian consular olllclal Is at Ilaxleton mak
ing an investigation. Thus this most
lamentable event promises to Involve
the government in a diplomatic contro
versy and possibly the payment of a
heavy indemnity.
Wo believe our government has never
admitted responsibility for the protection
of the subjects of foreign governments
residing In the United Slates , or con
ceded its liability for damages In the
event of such persons being killed or In
jured by a mob , but has uniformly main
tained that the state In which the violence
lence was committed Is alone responsi
ble and that recourse for reparation must
bo to the courts. This , as wo remember ,
was the contention of Secretary Blalno
In the case of the Italians killed by a
mob In Now Orleans In 1890 nnd which
was so unsatisfactory to the Italian gov
ernment that Its minister at AVashlng-
ton was recalled. Subsequently , however -
over , the matter was amicably settled
by the government paying nil Indemnity
to the families of the murdered Italians ,
whoso Italian citizenship had been
clearly established. This payment was
inadu from a scnso of duty and was no I
an admission of legal responsibility on
thn part of the United States for the
protection of aliens within Its Jurisdic
tion.
tion.There
There Is this dlfforonco between the
Now Orleans case and that at llay.loton
the former was committed by a mob ,
whllo tlie killing In the latter case was
done by olllcers of the law. It would
sootn to bo necessary for the Austrian
government , before It can establish a
claim to Indemnity , to show that the men
shot to death by the deputy sheriffs were
not violating the law. In any event the
matter Is likely to lead to a very Inter
esting diplomatic correspondence.
No matter what discrepancies the legis
lative Investigating committee may
have found or thought It had found hi
the accounts of the Nebraeka state
school for the deaf , how could its find
ings justify the governor In turning over
that Institution Into the charge of a man
who had iiPKju'jLad a day's experience In
nn Institute r r nrnf mule In-ttiiictlou an-1
did not even know the Immunize of the
Inmates ? hJnvaAf there might be 1111 ox-
cifse for n olmngo. which Is not yet plain ,
then * Is no uysslble excuse for n change
for the v "r | | \yieii \ competent nnd ex
perienced tejjOhiiJs of the deaf might be
found for tljmmslilon If there were any
disposition tijffoi&lilei'edui'ntlonnl ability
above partil
The bondsmen of the defaulting treas
urer of Boone county , Iowa , have set an
example bywiinklng good the shortage
with cash payment In full without wait
ing to be sued In court or calling Into
question the validity of the document
which they each signed voluntarily. If
some of the bondsmen of Nebraska de
faulters would do likewise they would
afford the despoiled taxpayers a most
pleasant surprise.
The resignation of .ludge fleorgo W.
DoaiK ! from the board of trustees for the.
state Institutions for the deaf and blind
Is notice to Governor Ilolcomb that the
judge will not bo party to any such out
rage upon the people us was perpetrated
by the appointment to the superln-
tendency of the state board for the
deaf of n political pet who never hud a
day's experience In deaf mule Instruc
tion.
Kconomy Is a. good thing , but It ceases
to bo economy when It becomes of the
pennywlse and pound foolish sort. If
there are any unnecessary employes on
the city pay roll they should go without
parleying. Men who are honestly earn
ing their money by performing services
that can not well bo dispensed with
should not bo held on the rack of
threatened dismissal.
What the people of Omaha expect of
the new tax commissioner is an equita
ble assessment. By an equitable as
sessment they mean an assessment that
values all property on the same basis
and blocks the way to tax-evasion , by
which the small property owner Is com
pelled to bear the burden , not only of
himself , but of the Inllueiuinl tax-
shirker as well. ;
M < > iini > < > ll/liu KIM-C Speech.
Now York Tribune.
Emperor William Is a stalwart supporter
of freedom of speech so long as ho does the
talking himself , end he broadens tbo fron
tiers of liberty In that direction every tlmo
he opens his mouth.
Tlu- Charity of Silence.
Globe-Democrat.
If anybody ever said that prosperity In
this country iould. never come under the
gold standard he should bo allowed the
privilege of silence1. A mistake as big as
that demands humane treatment.
OoiMl TKliif4-I ii > ili It AloiiK.
Davenport Republican.
The Iowa pi ssl giving space generously
to the address of' the Iowa Transmlsslsslppl
and International .Exposition commlBalcn ,
and also commenting upon the same largely.
This is proof that the Iowa exhibit at
Omaha will bo a'tinatter of general Interest
to the people of'lhv ' stato. "
* ! * > ISxprpt.
Ctilcng'o Tribune. "
The crop -experts spent the early days In
SbpVcmb dr"ln Bemoaning Ihe UlTellhood bf"a
frcst that-would injure if nbt utterly destroy
the growing co'rn. Now tboy Rre bewailing
the hot spell that has "burned It up. " In
the meantime the farmer goes unconsciously
on gathering his harvest In blissful Igno
rance of all the sympathy wasted on him.
Co net-ill 11 ur Aiiu-rlon'5 Supremacy.
Philadelphia Leilcer.
English engine builders , who are threat
ened by the present strike In their trade , are
posting notices for their workmen's perUsnl ,
which read :
"Right hours a day'with the present rate
of wages would be disastrous to the loco
motive trade of England , In the face of
American and continental competition. We ,
therefore , feel it our duty to counsel the
men to refrain from any encouragement or
support of the eight-hour movement. "
American worklngmcn may find in such an
announcement a confession of Inferiority.
England's strongest point In a commercial
aspect has always been her manufactures ,
especially of Iron and steel , but hero Is an
acknowledgment .that , without long hours
and low wages , she cannot compete with' the
mechanics of the UnitedStates. .
RfTcctlvc CiiiniHilKii Ilutloiin.
New Yo'rl ; Sun.
We have already mentioned with due praise
the poetry button which says :
From heel to too
I'm for Seth Low.
It seems that there are also poets In the
wako of the great non-partisan movement
which Is moving the Honorable John I aw-
ronce Sullivan toward the mayoralty of Bos
ton. One of that eminent reformer's poetry
buttons declaroj that
John Sullivan
Is the people's man.
Another Boston poetry button remarks that
John I *
Dears the bell.
Neither of these Is equal to the button put
Into circulation at tlio C. U. headquarters
yesterday. This says :
While I have brenth
I'll shout for Seth.
That has the true ring and spirit , the
absolute dedication and consecration.
I\IIOH SHAHICS I.N IMlOSl-UltlTV.
Idle Mllln SliirtliinUp mill Proiliii-t
Ailvimcliiur.
ChlcuKO Times-Herald.
A marked Increase In the number of men
at work In the various productive Industries ,
a firm advance In the prices of commodities
and a steady Increase In volume of purchases
were the features' of a most satisfactory
week's record In Uie business world.
There appear'to'Bp few exceptions to the
upward trend lit' all Ines of productive and
trading activities i The advancing column
of prosperity has.nQt made a halt. The advance -
vance of 5 cents In 3wheat during the week
tends toward tbo * ( ulflllmcnt of Secretary
Wilson's promisor , thijt , the farmer Is certain
to get not less tQati dollar for his wheat.
That the secretary prllprodlctlon Is based on
actual condltioixs , ls.siipporteil , by the fact
that the advan JD. , ' the lost week wan not
due to a Bpccula lyq flurry but to a dally In
creasing foreign , , aeo aml.
A gratifying featurq of the Industrial record
of the week wag h.o.reportB of the New York
trades unions , Khjch , show an Increase over
last year of SKjtt'r cent to the number of
men at work ' , Yf/ . il\ti \ ratio of Increase ban
been inalu'taliiej ] jtUrpughout the country It
would Indicate Ujat 'there are between 350-
000 and 400,000 'njprjej men employed at this
time than were ay jvork one year ago.
Whether this ina'cpse holds good In other
states or not , ( hero ' are multiplying evi
dences that labor is sharing In the general
revival In business. Among these evidences
are dally ropoita of the resumption
of activity In manufacturing plants that have
been Idle for a year or more.
There have been enormous speculative sales
of wool In the eastern market * , but there Is
also more buying by tbo woolen mills than
for years past. These purchases are lu re
sponse to an extraordinary demand for goods
at prices which average only about 10 per
cent higher than was paid early In ' the
year.
The August advance In prices for more
than 100 staple raw and manufactured arti
cles , products , live stock , etc. , amounted
to 3.4 per cent. The stock market continues
strong and active , a leading bulltab force In
the market being the Increase In railroad
earnings. To cap the climax of favorable
trade Indications there was an average lln-
creaee In bank clearings of 45.6 per cent
over the sauio week last year ,
Iit'.SSmKD IIV ritOHI'KIUTV ,
1'Mrr lu Hi' Knit , lint Itntei Arc
ItiiillienH nt thf ( Mil Stum ) .
nilraro Pust
Underwriter of nre Insurance nro Just
now reJolcliiR with the rest of the business
and Industrial ( ' ( immunity In the return of
prosperity. Their gratification Is not caused
so much by the fuel that there are now
more risks to be had thnn formerly , with a
correspond' < ng Increase In the aggregate
Amount of premiums secured , as by the
further fact that the lenses to bo met
through the ravages of flro are steadily and
materially decreasing. Whether depressed
times have anything to do with the multi
plicity of fires or not , It still remains true
that since the period of depression began to
pass away the decrease of fire losses has
been most marked.
It Is to bo noted , too , that the Improve
ment In thla phac of the Insurance business
has been as gradual n the Improvement In
general business. In lS9i" the fire losses
for the first eight months of the year
amounted to JS3,5UCOO. For the same
period In 1R9C they footed up 181,838,050.
This year they have fallen to $71,021,700 , or
J14.4S3.900 less than the figures reached In
1695. With ono exception , that of January ,
each month of the present year shows a
considerable diminution In these losses SB
compared with those of the corresponding
ono last year. Taking August as an Illus
tration , the losses that month In 1895 were
$9,929,000. In 1S96 they wore IS.895,250.
Last month they had fallen to $0.454,950.
Several reasons are assigned tor this
diminution In flro losses. H has been aug-
gcitod that it la largely duo to more Intelli
gent management on the part of underwrit
ers and tbe more careful scrutiny of rlsluj.
Past exporlonco had taught them to be more
chary of the kind of risks they assumed.
Again , It Is claimed that Improvements In
troduced In connection-with electric Installa
tion have had the effect of materially dimin
ishing the number of fires. Loose methods
which prevailed en the first Introduction of
electric lighting have been very generally
discarded. The perfect Insulation now se
cured hns reduced the number of fires due
to clcctrln wlren to a minimum.
Whatever thu cause may be , however , It
remains true that las issses have been
largely reduced , and reduced to such a degree -
groe as leads to the expectation that the
companies may see their way to make corresponding
spending reductions , ln the rates of pre
miums.
STIUKIPAKAI,1,101 ; , .
The Illftc nnil Knll of a Former
"Hero of the Hour. "
I/iuIavllle Courier-Journal.
Thirty years ago the hero of the hour was
Hrlck 1'omoroy of Wisconsin precloely as the
hero of the hour today Is Billy Bryan of
Nebraska. A graphic parallel might bo drawn
between the two. Brick Pomuroy was a
journalist of a kind. Billy Bryan Is a
Journalist of a kind. Brick Pomeroy had a
volco like a fog-horn. Billy Bryan has a
volco like a fog-horn. Brick Pomeroy was
for cheap money nnd plenty of It. Billy
Bryan Is for cheap money and plenty of It.
Brick Pomeroy Irradiated the rrs'on ' about
Ii Crosse and made It the buMness of his
life to set the Mississippi afire at least once
a fortnight. Billy Bryan irrad'ntes ' the re
gion about Omaha , and makes It the business
of his life to set the Missouri afire , If not
once a fortnight , yet seml-occaslouiJly as the
needs of the republican-populist fublon , of
which he Is the head center , seem to require.
Brick Pomeroy had none of the vices of a
gentleman. No more has Billy Bryan. Billy
Bryan , lllto 'Brick Pomeroy , Is going to rescue -
cue the People ( with a very big P ) from the
money power , and he Is pledged to rldo down
Wall street like n cyclone and to plant the
flag of frco sliver "an1 slch , " on the dome of
the capltol at Washington ; how very , very
llko poor Brick Pomeroy , who , thirty years
ago , did all these things In his sleep and
died a pauper
"Unwept , un'honored and unsung. "
PKIISOXAI. AMI OTIIKIIWISE.
Indications point to a continuous perform-
ancn of summer.
There -will bo a warm time In this town
wheu King iAk-Sar-Beiv comes In.
Boston resents , the allegation that Its new
subway Is a cyclone cellar In disguise.
The commandant of Jefferson Barracks In
sists that Pullman sleepers are none too
good for his men to travel in.
Sarah Bernhardt has secured a surplus of
free advertising by having herself rescued
from a watery grave In a most thrilling
manner.
Doubtless Mr. Andreo finds the Arctic
climate so much moro delightful Just now
that he tarries by the roadside picking snow
blossoms.
The St. Louis man who claims a capacity
of thirty-two bottles qf beer at one sitting
has not been invited to make his home In
Milwaukee. Milwaukee has beer vata to
burn.
John L. Sullivan Is running for mayor of
Boston on a wide-open platform. The cx-
ohamplon Is said to have acquired an
Emersonian air and a charming Ibsen ex
pression.
The Chicago bears got In their work In an
unexpected quarter the other day. Ono of
them attacked the keeper "at the Lincoln
park zoo and clawed several carmine stripes
in his shins.
The Denver woman who wishes to bo ap
pointed chief of police should first file her
views as to the use of the long hatpin
versus the. night stick as a weapon of offcnfro
and defense.
Lose majesto has sent a young engineer of
Llognltz , In Silesia , to jail for.six month # .
He expressed his opinion of Kaiser Wllhelm
at the dinner table and his loyal mother-In-
law at once denounced him to the police.
The Cincinnati Tribune Intimates that Hie
popoerats of Ohio are not willing to biro
Charley Towne at ? 500 a speech. A patriot
of Towne's slzo Is entitled to a chunk of
prosperity , even If It breaks McLean's bar'l.
A lot moro cotton mills started up In
New England last week. The Springfield
( Mass. ) Republican says : "More machinery
will soon bo In operation In Now England ,
if not now , than at any previous time since
the panic of 1S93. "
Chicago's claims as a resort of summer
have a more substantial foundation than
rivals are willing to admit. The fact that a
man employed In unloading leu was pros
trated by the heat , though his feet were
frostbitten , puts the town's claims beyond
the roach of envious critics.
The speaker at the Chicago end. of the long
distance telephone , after regaling Omaha
listeners with stories from tbe vineyard of
Ramesls , mildly protested against the Im
patience ot tbe victims and changed the eub-
Ject to that ever fragrant romance of how
Chlcagoans labor. "Why , " he whispered ,
"George M. Pullman comes every morning
at 7 and works until G In the evening. " At
this Interesting point there 'Waa a call for
Milwaukee and the Chicago man didn't get
a chance to explain that George had a largo
slice of the country to work.
IOWA I'HIIS.S COMMHNT.
Burlington Ilawkeye : The last general as
sembly of Iowa reduced state expenses by
numerous wlso economics to an amount ex
ceeding $100,000 , No wonder the fuslonUts
are not GO eager ns they pretended awhile
ago to take up state Issues.
Sioux City Journal : The survivors of the
old Twenty-second Iowa Infantry held a re
union In Iowa City a few days ago , closing
with Q campflro , at which the aged widow of
Governor Klrkwood was presented , and later
the title of "Mother of the Regiment" was
formally bestowed upon her. This 'was done
In memory of the old war governor BO much
beloved by the soldier boy * In his lifetime ,
Dubuque Times : Wouldn't It be a good
Idea for the popoerats to hold a convention
and revise their platform ? Are tiiey willing
that a Ho should remain In their official
declaration of principles ? They might add a
codicil raying that prosperity Is here , farm
ers are getting a dollar a bushel for wheat ,
350,000 men have been given work a ( In
creased wages In the last "Ix months and all
other declarations of principles are hereby
revoked.
Davenport Democrat : The nomination of
I ) , A , PJummer , a recognized prohibitionist ,
as a candidate for lieutenant governor on the
fusion ticket ha * resulted In no end of dis
cord , but the fuslonluts keep right at It.
The democrats of Floyd county have named
B. F. Wright for state representative. This
man Wright baa been one of the best known
out-and-out prohibitionists In Iowa for many
years , Sllverlsm Is allying Ituolf with crank-
ism without the losi of a chance.
AVII.SIW IS TOiniAM.Y INSTALLED.
\oir the I-'nll Klrdn.-d Prc-Mil.-nt of
Wnihlnutun nnil l.pp University.
LEXINGTON . Va. , Sept. 15. William L.
WlUon. cx-poslmastrr general , and formerly
a member of the house of representatives ,
was Installed Into office as president of
Washington and Leo university today. At
an rarly hour students , frlcndn and alumni
of Washington and Leo university began to
gather on the campus and In the chapel to
lake part In the ceremonies. No brighter
or prettier day could have been chosen for
the occasion , Promptly nt 11 o'clock a line
was formed and marched Into the chapel as
follows : President-elect Wilson , Governor
Charles T. O'Forrnll and other distinguished
guests ; the Hoard of Trustees of the univer
sity ; alumni ; students and friends. The
chapel was already filled with the society
people of Lexington and many guests from
the neighboring towns and cities.
The ceremonies were opened with music
by the V. M. I. band. After prayer by Rev.
Ur. Smith. Judge William McLaughllu. dean
of the university , made a short address and
Dr. Henry Alexander Whlto read letters of
regret from many dlHllugulshcd people ,
among them being letters from Grovcr Cleveland -
land ; ex-Attornoy General Harmon , of Cin
cinnati ; Judge Tracy of Now York ; Senator
J. W. Daniel , President 1'ntton of Prlncetou ,
and Dr. Warflold , president of Lafayette col-
legu.
Judge Mclaughlin then Introduced Rev.
Di\ Henry C. Cameron of Princeton. Dr.
Cameron spoke of the three most distin
guished presidents of the university. William
Graham and the two Lees , telling of the work
each had dona In the university. Ho closed
by congratulating Washington and Leo uni
versity on having such a distinguished man
as William L. Wilson for Its president. Dr.
Cameron was followed by James Klrkland ,
L.L.D. , chancellor of Vandctblll university ,
and by Daniel C. Oilman , L.L.D. , professor
of Johns Hopkins , who made addresses.
Judge William McLaughlln then Introduced
Mr. Wilson , who began his lemarks by thank.
Ing the university and those connected with
it for the honor they had given him. He
laid great stress on the need of education In
pollttcil and government science. Ho closed
his Address with an acknowledgment of the
great duty ho had befcru him nnd a short
tribute to Robert E. Lee. Judge Mclxiughlln
then administered tbe oath of ofllce.
A procession was formed and marched to
the gymnasium , where a banquet was served
at 2 o'clock to the iBoard of Trustees , tbo
faculty of the university and their guests ,
visiting and alumni students.
Mr. Wilson will hold a general reception
tonight.
STt'DYIXl ! THIS AOHTIII2H.V IMJIAXS.
Hnilciivor in Solve ( he M > - -
Icry oC T-helr Origin.
VICTORIA , B. C. , Sept. 15. Dr. Franz
Boaz , who for ten years has been making a
study of British Columbia Indians , for the
British association , and who also heads the
expedition which the American Museum of
Natural History sent out last spring , Is
again In this city , with Dr. Farrand , who Is
also engaged in the wrrk of collecting In
formation about the Indians. He cnmo down
from the north on the steamer Tees. Since
last year the two scientists have covered an
Immense territory , first s ° n > E to tbo Interior
of the province and then coming out to tbo
northern coast. The work hi the north was
largely dcvo'ted to physical types of tbe
aborigines and measurements , casts and
photographs were taken , which will be the
subject of later Investigation. Dr. l'"arrand
made a study of the customs and traditions
of the Chllkoot Indians at Port Ksslngton.
Dr. Boaz paid particular attention to tbe
art , painting and carvings of the Indians , en
deavoring to fathom their meaning. While
at River Inlet a study of the native language
was made. At Bella Bella Dr. Farratid
gathered much Information as to serial or
ganization and family history. Incidentally
a number of specimens were secured , but In
formation was what was principally sought
for. The work done in the Interior was a
continuation of the work of the British as
sociation , which they have been carrying
on since 18S7. when Dr. Boaz made his flnst
visit , while that on the coast was prosecuted
by the American Museum of Natural History
of New York. Mpjclg JC. _ Jesup , president
of the museum , bearing the coat.
The Idea Is to ascertain the origin of the
coast Indians and whether any relationship
exists between them and natives of the
Asiatic coast. Study will be made of Indians
from the Columbia river to Bering straits
and down along the Pacific coast to lower
Siberia. From what is known of the tradi
tions and customs of natives of the two
coasts Dr. Boaz Is convlficed that they are
related and that the first Indians on this
side of the Pacific came from Siberia.
Scientists will be here again next summer
and probably for many summers more before
the vast field Is covered.
IHO.V HAILS FOR AVAGO.V HOADS.
Nerr Yorlc Stiito lloiiril til Miike nil
Experiment.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 15. In accordance
with the desire of tbo secretary of agri
culture to promote more extended experi
ments In the use of steel trackways on
wagon roads , the ofllce of road inquiry Jiaa
made arrangements with the Cambria Iron
works of Johnstown , Pa. , for rolling special
rails for this purpose , these arrangements
to go Into effect as soon as definite orders
from responsible parties amounting to onu
mile of track are received. The director of
road Inquiry and the engineers of the Iron
company , after much discussion , have
agrcod upon a plan of track which promises
to meet all requirements. It uses 110 wood
In construction , and up crosstles for sup
port , but consists of a simple , Inverted
trough or channel of steel for each wheel
with a slightly raised bead on the Inside to
guide the wheels , each channel resting in a
bed of gravel , and the two tied together
occasionally to prevent spreading. Special
devices for remounting are provided at each
Joint. The bearings or tread for wheels Is
eight inches wide , the thickness about soven-
slxtcenthH of an Inch , the weight of the rail
Is about 100 tons per mile of single track
road , and it will -furnished - In small sec
tions at the rate of $3fiOO per wllo. Tbe
first order for track has been given by the
New York State Agricultural Experiment
station.
I'KUI'LUXIXO CASI3 AT IMXI3
IiiNiine .lla 11vllh V < > I'rorlxlmi for
Him Care.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 15. The commis
sioner of Indian affairs has brought to the
attention of Secretary Biles a rather peculiar
case arising at the Pine Ridge agency In
South Dakota , A mulatto named' Woodruff
has become demented after remaining on the
reservation for several years. Ho has an
Indian wlfo and has generally been regarded
much as an Indian , He Is reported as violent
lent at times , threatening the murder of
his wlfo. Tbe probate judge of Fall River
county , South Dakota , to which the reserva
tion Is attached for judicial purposes , lias
declined to take charge of tbo man , as Imve
the authorities In Nebraska , where Wood
ruff lived before going to Dakota. In view of
the faces , the agent at Pine Ridge auks If
the man cannot bo sent to the government
Insane asylum near this city. The Indian
bureau will ask the Indians If they will con
tribute to the expenses of Woodruff's care
at the asylum before deciding to recommend
his acceptance , <
KAVOHS I'OSTAL svxCS IIAMCS.
I'oMtinuNler Ruiiernl ( Jury Will Frame
11 Illll nn < lii ! Sulijfc-t.
WASHINGTON , Sopt. ID. Postmaster
General Gary Is dovotlnu considerable at
tention these days to an Investigation of the
wisdom of establishing postal savings banks.
When In the last congress a bill was sent
to him providing for such Institution ho
declined to endorse It because , as he eulrt , ho
had not an opportunity to Investigate tbo
subject. He has since taken up the matter ,
reading all literature bearing upon It bo
could procure and seeking opportunity to
discuss Us merits with those familiar -with
It. The roult U that ho baa become con
vinced of 'both ' the wisdom and the utility
of postal savings Institutions and bus
decided to have a bill prepared providing
for their establishment and to recommend
Ita pannage by congress. In all probability
he will treat the subject In bis annual re
port at some length , He has not yet decided
upon the details of any plan , but will soon
glvo bis attention to them ,
Clannut Ileiiuh the ICIonillUr.
WASHINGTON , Sept 16. In response to
hU telegram of yesterday to Senator Perklus ,
Raking whether hr could get A c ro of food
supplies to St. Mlclinclc , for thn rollof o ( the
miners In the Klondike section threatened
with Rtarvatlon , Secretary Algtr today ro
celved n rcspon o from the senator tiylug
that there are already many thousands of
tons of freight unprotected at St. Michaels
which cannot bo moved up the Yukon river
to the Klondike on account of the forma
tion ot Ice In the rlvor , Therefore It would
bo needless to send further supplies at pres
ent.
Dully Trenoury Mtiilcninit.
WASHINGTON , Sept. ir.-Today's state-
incnt of the condition of the treasury shows
Available cash balances , $21(5,743,161 ( ! ; gold reserve -
serve , $1IC,035SCO.
I\UMI.M no A u
Minneapolis Times : Hundreds of met )
would' give a good deal more to get out of
the Klondike country than tht-y paid lo get
Into U If they only had It.
New York Tribune : Klondike visitors are
teaching the world anew the meaning of tbe
old fable of the Midas touch. Alaska streets
may bo IKIVIM ! with gold , and all the pebbles
of the fields bo diamonds , but unless there bo
other gifts than symbols of wealth showered
on the pilgrims they are poorer than tbe
poorest besii- who tins a crust.
Globe-Duan-eixU : No ono who reads the
latest news from -Klondike region can
fall to bo Impressed with the fact that the
tlmo tor starting to the Alaska mines this
season has passed. The thousands who left
fop the headwaters of the Yukon as soon an
the richness of the tievv gold fields became
known had more couruKo than definite knowledge -
edge of the nature of thu Journey. Probably
moro than half of the first wild rush of gold
hunters will remain this winter on the roast.
Some will return home , at least temporarily.
But thu most Imprudent or desperate will
push on In splto of obstacles , lightening their
loads of supplies , thus nddltig fresh danger
to the situation. It Is fortunate that BO many
must postpone the iittumpt to gut to the In
terior until next season. When the story of
the Klondike winter of 1S97-OS Is made up
they will regard the detention ns one of tbo
luckiest Incidents of their lives.
Springfield Republican : The most alarm
ing repiu U of the Inevitable conxoquouci's of
attempting to roach the gold region this fall
have been circulated , and with no other ro-
Btilt than to load down every ship nnd pass-
nblo hulk bound for Alaska with the rush of
men burning with the gold fever nnd crazed
with the mud deHlre for riches. Certain
death might be flaunted In the faces of this
wild and excited throng with no moro effect
than the pop of n gun upon n herd of stam
peded buffalo , and only physical force can
prevent them from rushing on. The very
difficulties In the way tend to Inflame the
Imagination and feed thu extravagant hopes
And so the thousands of fevered treasure
hunters continue to mass themselves lu the
fastnesses of that remote and Icebound re
gion , preparing deliberately to provide a
tragedy for thu entertainment of the world
whoso awful proportions nmy mark for all
tlmo the terrlblo force of the lust for suddou
wealth.
UIIKillT AM ) 1IHICK/.Y.
Truth : "What Is the objection of the
politicians to the civil servleo reform sys
tem ? " "Tlio examination questions. "
Chicago Tribune. : "Those nro linrd
wordal" feelingly protested the young man ,
who , so to upenk , was all heart.
Hut the mal'l rofu.sed to soften them.
"Diamonds are trumps , " she rep ated.
preparing- lead.
Washington Star : "When a man glt.i
tor fcclln' dat dls world kiiln't git along
wifout ' 1m , " said Uncle. Kben , "he glner'ly
suttles back an * loafs in a way dat ilnosn'
leave no possible chance ob bla bolu'
missed. "
Detroit Free Press : "Well , Joe , bow did
you pass the summer ? "
"Gracious ! Didn't pass It at all ; it stnypil
right with me the whole red-hot three
months. "
Indlnnnpolls Journal : "Hullo , Barker !
Still folowlng the races ? "
"Yep ; still , following. Haven't sot ahead
of them yet. "
New York Jdurnal : First TrnirfV "Did
'
yer fe'lve 'her dat KHK about belli' too fnoblo
tor work ? " Second Tramp "Yes. S o SMI 11
dat wuz what wuz der matter \\ld de gag. "
Puck : Ueiiben Uallfenop What do you
think about this hero 1111111 ? of Hiving women
their rights equal -with men ?
Henry Harrow Puffectly proper. I give
'em to my wife. I have that blessed woman
out in the field to work a.s soon as hur
breakfast work Is done up.
Indianapolis Join mil : "Do you realize , "
said the man who Is always trying to
stnrtle people , "tiiat theru are bacilli every
where : that the Ice water over thcru maybe
bo full of them ? "
"Yes. "
"And aren't you afraid of them ? "
"No. I'm Jealous of them. "
Plttsburg1 Chronicle : "England Is taking
water , " remarked the Foreign Editor , who
had been reading about Lord Salisbury's
latest suggestion to the powers regarding
the Turko-Greclnn situation.
"That Is a radical change , " replied the
Exchange Editor. "Hitherto England hut
distinguished herself by annexing land. "
THAT'S DIFFERENT.
Cleveland I/uaili-r.
The man who always plays bis jokes
On other people , and
Who cunnot understand
Why they would kick
When he unfolds n trick ,
Somehow can seldom see
The slightest scnp-e
In Jokes that mnke folks laugh
At his expense !
PATIIIJTIC FAIIJCWI
Joel llonloa In Ix-Hlle's Wioltly.
Says flouring Wheat to Silver : "You know ,
my fnliloj friend.
Our ways are now asunder our comrade
ship must end.
I grieve to s-eo you falling , for on my up
ward Ilii'ht
I hoped you might at least bo a 'tall' unto
my 'kite. '
'It seems that somethlng'H hnppc.-.nl by way
of wind or weather ;
That 'tw.os not Fate Immutable that found
us once to > iether ;
Hut I trust you won't bo lonesome In Unit
thirty-cent abyss
At anv rale , your company I'm cure Unit I
Hhall miss.
"One friend you have , however , whom everyone
ono miint know-
To lenrn to love you better IIO'H gone lo
Mexico ;
And when Im makes HX | hundred new talk. !
on your behalf ,
Wo then may end our crying , for all the
world will laugh I
"My denr , departing comrade , 'tis pad to my
'Good-bye' ;
My heart is torn with weeping , tbe tour l
in my eye.
May Jones and Stewart comfort you with
virtuous appeals
( That IH. If they have made enough In recent
Wall street 'deals' ) ,
" 'TIs well to know who hurls u perhaps
It WHHn't (3od ! ;
I guess what harm lie ever did Is us a Into
that'B told ;
Hut ay farewell to Dryan , und say It warm
and Hweet ,
In bonds of tender sympathy ,
Your friend ,
ONE DO1J.AU WHHAT"
Koyal makes the food pure ,
\\iolc > oino und delicious.
Absolutely Pure
Na po crn to. , new you * .