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    OMAHA DAILY BE1 < 3 : T1IUTISDAY , OCTOBER 14 , t8S > 7.
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Clnto of Neljriirkn. Douclnii County. . :
Ooorce II. Tr.schuclt , secretary ol The Bee Tub-
lUldna company , being duly nworn , nays that the
nctunl number of full nnd complete roplea of The
Dally , Mouilnc. Uxcnlnunnd .Sunday Het- printed
during the month of September. 1S97 , was n fol
low * :
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8 23 20,701
9 2t 20,821
10 j.- , 20,430
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12 27 1S.M4
13 - . 19.979 25 10.711
14 1 ! > .M 29 19,557
15 19.CSG SO 10.CU
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returned nnd unsold coplen MH >
Total net pules r > < iRS74
Net dally average 1D,6' '
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Sworn to before rnc nnd nulncrlbed In my pros-
oncp this 1st day of October , 1S97.
( Peal ) N. P. FKII. , , Notary Public.
KKij IJNCnM K iT. .
Cnmnicnrlng October 12 , the morning
edition of TinHi'o will bo LMilnrKOil to a
twelve-i.ij'i' ) paper for each week day except -
cept Monday , In addition to the twenty-
page Sunday isine. This move Is dictated
by a deslro to give the readers of The
Hoc the full benefit of the unexcelled
news facilities and other special features
placed at their disposal by this paper.
The enlargement will Rlvo them each
week In addition to what they are now
receiving sixteen pages of reading mat
ter , equivalent to 111 ! columns , while the
mibsL-rlpllon price will remain the samo.
In quality , as well as In quantity , The
Bee will maintain its superioilly over all
competitors as a metropolitan daily.
The merchants who do the business are
tlio merchants who do the newspaper
advertising.
The governor and the recent acting
governor should have their llttlo differ
ences out between them.
Dr. Frost cannot make bis advent in
the yellow fever district any too soon to
suit the fever-threatened Inhabitants.
Loss than three weeks moro of the
Nashville exposition. No one who is
able to visit the great exhibition should
put It oft until too late.
A place on the police board may not be
such a lucrative job after all. It will
not take many $200 lines to eat up the
salary that attaches to the oflice.
It Is Indeed surprising that some of
our public-spirited Omaha millionaires
have not formed a syndicate to buy in
the Union I'aciileand make that railroad
local Institution.
n purely i
A vote of conlldence in Ueraldlno is not
needed to conllrm CJeraldine's confidence
In himself , but it will take more than
one vote to restore the confidence of the
people In the exposition boss.
Governor llolcomb has not yet given
tlie public any acceptable reason why
after denouncing the straight ticket
blanket ballot bill he permitted It to be
come a law when a veto would have
killed It.
The rivalry between different meat
packing establishments as to which shall
have the largest and best plant at South
Onmhii Is si good thing for tills part of
tlio country and should be .pushed right
along. ' .
Not a member of the exposition
directory inul the temerity to stand up
und say a word In behalf of Oerahllne.
A secret ballot which hides the Identity
of the whllowashers proved more sult-
able for the job.
Frank Illbbard has sot himself up as
one of Gerahllne's special protectors and
defenders. The workingmen who have
b eu Insulted by Geraldlno will remem-
l sr thin when Illbbard asks them to vote
ffr 'film for county treasurer.
Judge Sullivan Is not afraid that the
railroads will fight his candidacy. He
knows that ho would never have secured
the place at the head of the reform fu
sion state ticket had not the railroad
managers Indicated their assent.
The populist handbook which tells
nbout Chairman Hansom of the state sll-
vorlto committee pocketing ? % 00 of state
money which It says was stolen by Kn-
ecno Moore Is not as popular as it might
be around the headquarters of the silver-
ito state committee.
The Hoard of Education should bo
raised above the plane of street-corner
politics. The way to accomplish this Is
to sco that no one be nominated on the
republican school board ticket who will
not place the Interests of tlio schools
above these of thu politicians.
The last whisky trust left a record that
can hardly bo encouraging to Imitators.
For that reason tlio newly formed
whisky trust cannot bo expected to bo
much moro successful If < < o enduring as
Its defunct predecessor that Is still In the
process of being wound up by receivers.
Every llttlo while luielo Sam discovers
( hat ho still bus farms to give away and
the opening of new public domain to set
tlement attracts almost as many eager
homesteaders as ever before. Tlio
chance to get n title to a piece of tLo
Darlli for a nominal fee Is about as allur-
lu ua the glitter of thu gold lldda.
AXD I.r.OAT
Ono of tbo problems before the cur
rency commission , now under considera
tion by n stib-commlttee , relates to the
maintenance of the parity of the silver
coins and silver certificates , In the event
of the retirement of the greenbacks mid
the substitution of n banking currency.
It Is pretty well understood that the commission -
mission will recommend the retirement
of the legal tender notes , but under what
conditions remains to be determined. It
appears that some of the members are
of tlio opinion that n limited quantity of
government paper'money might be kept
In circulation , but It Is safe to say that
the recommendation of a majority of the
commission will be in favor of entirely
eliminating the legal tender notes from
the currency and thereby do away with
the gold reserve.
If tills were done the question Is , could
the parity of the silver coins and sliver
certlllcates be maintained ? It is said to
bu the opinion of some of the experts
that the government could abandon Its
gold reserve and redeem slfvcr certifi
cates In standard silver dollnrd only. If
the banks Issued currency redeemable In
gold , without any risk that the silver
coins or their paper representatives would
fall to n discount. On the other baud
there nro some who urge that It would be
safer for the treasury to continue to
carry a gold fund , even after the retire
ment of the United States notes. The
objection to this Is that the banks would
draw uiion the fund to meet a demand
for gold for export , but Its advocates
think that such a reserve would not be
raided to any serious extent , because the
banks would find It dllllcult and expensive
pensive- get the gold from the treasury.
It Is further urged that the maintenance
of the gold standard being in the keep
ing of the banks the gold of the country
would bo In their vaults ami It would
not be sound policy for them to em
barrass the treasury or raise any ques
tion regarding the parity of all the forms
of money , including their own notes , In
tlie hands of the people.
Those considerations suggest tlio com
plexity of the problem which the cur
rency commission is seeking to solve. In
regard to , tlie parity of silver coins and
certificates , It would seem to bo In
evitable that It could not bo maintained
In the event of tlie government abandon
ing the gold reserve. Tlio parity of tills
portion of the currency rests as fully
now upon the reserve of gold held by the
treasury as does that of the legal tender
notes , under the declared policy of the
government to keep all its currency at a
parity with gold , and we cannot conceive
how the abandonment of the reserve
could fall to have the effect of causing
silver coin and Its paper representatives
to fall to a discount. Of course In- the
event of tlie retirement of the legal
tender notes it probably would not bo
necessary to maintain so largo a. gold
reserve as at present , but It appears to
us there would still have to be a reserve
for the support of silver coin and
certificates. If that be so , what material
advantage Is to be derived from elim
inating tlie legal tender notes from the
currency ? Would not the government
still bo in the "banking business , "
though to a somewhat less extent than
now ? That is to say , instead of having
say ? 1,000,00 < MM)0 ) of currency to main
tain at parity it would have only about
half that amount. I'erhaps that would
be a relief to the treasury , but can it
be shown that there would be such bone-
lit to the government and the people as
to justify the revolutionizing of our cur
rency system ?
iKH TO It.llLtt'.ir KMl'LOVKS
The report of the interstate commerce
commission , for the last H < cal year , shows
an increase in the casualties -railway
employes. It is stated that 1)00 ! ) were
killed during the year covered by the
report , an increase of fifty over the piv-
vions year , and nearly ItO.OOO were in
jured , an increase of over -1,000. These
are startling figures , which ought to im
press themselves not nlone upon those
In the service of the Railroads , but upon
the general public. 'Nearly Hti.OOO men
killed and Injured must exert a forceful
influence , also , with the interstate com
merce commission when it takes up for
consideration In December the applica
tion of the railroads for an extension of
time in which to comply wllh the law
requiring the- equipment of their cars
with safety appliances. It is probably
not lee much to say that fully half the
casualties recorded in the latest report
of the commission were due to the fail
ure of the railroads to comply with th ?
law of ] Si' ! ) . While nearly all pnsHen-
ger cars Lave been provided with safely
appliances as required by the law , only
about W ) or (50 ( per cent of the freight
cars have been so equipped and It is
of course to freight trainmen that nearly
all of the casualties have occurred.
The interstate commerce- commission
has named December 1 ay the time for
beginning tlie hearing on the application
of tlie railroads for an extension of time.
The roads will "probably plead financial
inability to comply with the law , owing
to the depression in biislne.ts. Tills may
prove available In securing an extension ,
lint there Is likely to be a vigorous oppo
sition to their application and It will
have a very substantial argument In the
statistics of casualties to railway em
ployes. _
till 10 OAM
The reports from Ohio regarding tlio
political campaign are favorable to re
publican success. According to trust
worthy accounts the republican meetings
are well attended and there Is a good
deal of enthusiasm among the rank and
file of the party. The Huckeyo repub
licans , It appears , fully realize the slg-
nlllcanco of the contest , the great Inter
est that is felt In It throughout tlie coun
try and the Importance of a republican
victory that will bo an endorsement of
the national administration and an ap
proval of the policy It represents. If
these statements In regard to the politi
cal situation in Ohio arc well founded
It is perfectly safe to predict a republi
can victory , possibly by kin even larger
plurality than that of last year , for it Is
reasonable to assume that there has been
n considerable defection from the free
silver forces of last year In that state
as almost everywhere clso where the tlda
of roturuluj ; prosperity Las reached. The
money question is the paramount Issue
In the present campaign ns it was a year
ago nnd ns no state In the union has
realized n larger measure of prosperity
since the triumph of sound money and
protection than Ohio , It must bo that
thousands of her farmers and workingmen -
men who supported free silver last year
have seen their mistake and abandoned
that cause. A full sound money vote ,
therefore , In November , should be con
siderably larger * han that of last year ,
lint there Is the danger there , as else
where , of moro or less republican apathy
on the day of election growing out of
ovcrconfldcnce.
It Is probable that the democrats have
very little If any expectation of electing
their state ticket , the candidate for gov
ernor not having proved a very success
ful campaigner , but they are hopeful of
winning the legislature and sending a
free silver man to the United States
senate and It Is In this direction they
are putting forth their best efforts.
BX.OXKHATtXt )
1IVIT'17JS. .
The directors of the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition have endorsed the report ex
onerating Dion Geraldlne from the
charges of willful deception , Indefensible
partiality to contractors , flagrant disre
gard of the Interests of the exposition
and expensive incompetency. In giving
Geraldlno a vote of confidence by
twenty-two out of thirty-four the board
has acquitted Geraldlne and registered
an indictment of Us president , Gurdon
W. Watties. '
No other conclusion can be reached by
any rational person who reads the re
port of the investigating committee.
That report , in so many words , says that
Geraldlnc , "for reasons which seemed to
bo satisfactory to the Department of
Grounds and Buildings , " changed the
plans and specifications on the lagoon
contracts and In settling with the con
tractor , who had been given special ad
vantages lif bidding and been allowed to
omit materials valued fullv SI.000 with
out any deduction , was acting in ac
cord with the acting head of the depart
ment , Mr. Wattles.
In exonerating Geraldlne 'from ' any
blame for placing on the exposition pay
roll a superintendent of construction
without authority of the executive com
mittee and In violation of its rules and In
retaining this man on tlio pay roll after
the executive committee had declined to
sanction the employment tbo Board of
Directors has voted an Indictment of
President Wattles. If Geraldine is
blameless the blame must be laid at the
door of Mr. Wattles , who was at that
time temporarily at the head of the De
partment of Buildings and Grounds. It
was Mr. Wattles who brought Ger-
aldine's request for a superintendent to
the executive board. Mr. Wattles was
present when the board refused to sanc
tion the appointment. If Geraldlne tells
the truth when he denies any knowledge
of the action of the board then Mr. Wat
tles Is not only guilty of withholding
from t ie executive board the informa
tion that Geraldine's sub-superintendent
was already on- the pay roll before he
asked permission to employ him , but
also of inexcusable neglect in not in
forming Geraldine that the board had de
clined lo employ him and seeing that
his name was taken oft the pay roll.
As president of the exposition Mr. AVat-
llcs is in duty bound to live up to the
rules and bylaws. lie had no moic
right to violate these rules than Ger
aldlne. The only ground on which Ger
aldine is excused by the investigating
committee is that ho acted under the
direction of Wattles and with his full
knowledge and consent.
In exonerating Geraldine for failure
to require a written contract and bond
from Sewer Contractor Dalley the di
rectors have arraigned Mr. Wattles , un
der whose direction and with whose
consent Geraldine claims to have acted.
Inasmuch as President Wattles Iras not
seen fit to contradict any of the state
ments made by Geraldlne , which not
only Implicate him In the questionable
transactions and In flagrant usurpations
of authority vested exclusively in th <
executive committee , the inevitable in
ference is that Mr. Wattles Is justly re
sponsible for Geraldlne's shortcomings
and misconduct. The fact that Ger
aldine has been sustained by Mr. Wat
tles throughout and that Mr. Wattles
has seen nothing improper iiv Gor-
aldlne's course would Indicate that he
is willing to share the responsibility.
The stockholders of the exposition
look to the president to protect their in
terests by enforcing business methods In
every department and honest compliance
with contracts let on square competition.
The failure of President Wattles to ex
orcise the vigilance demanded by his
position and Ills standing up for Ger
aldlne can be construed In only one
way , and that Is that for some Inex
plicable reason be and Geraldine have
linked themselves together.
It is true that the temporary school
fund is greater tills year limnIt has b'een
at the corresponding period of previous
years , but the reason It Is greater In that
the return of good crops , fair prices and
general prosperity has enabled the les
sees of the school lands to pay up back
rentals and interest which became delin
quent during tlio drouth years. The re
publican administration-of - President McKinley -
Kinley can claim a good share of the
credit for the Increase In the temporaiy
school fund.
The Tammany ticket In Greater New
York has candidates upon It who openly
boast that they voted for McKlnley and
against Bryan last fall. But so has the
Henry George ticket , and for that matter
every one of the four contesting tickets
In the field In Greater New York. The
Bryanltes who Insist that no ono Is
worthy of their votes who did not .sup
port the Bryan presidential combination
have a hard row to hoc.
According to reports much of the state
school land that was declared forfeited
In order that It might be let on new
leases has been bid In by the old tenants ,
who have simply realllrmed their title to
possession by a new contract with the
state. In the Interval the delinquent
rentals on the old contract remain un-
collectcd if not uncollectible. The ques
tion Is , Why" should a man who 1ms
failed to live rq > to one agreement bo re
lied on to carry Out the terms of another
substantially identical ?
The slot machine companies' lobbyist
seems to have a potent Influence on the
chairman of the council committee , who ,
In. violation of tlio charter , has kept the
repeal ordinance pigeon-holed for over
four weeks. Is It nothing more than
coincidence that the councilman who Is
holding up the repeal ordinance Ifl the
same councilman who Introduced the
licensing ordinance and procured Its passage -
sage ? t
Tom Iloctor Is a director of tlie exposi
tion and was present at tlie * meeting of
the board when the resolution to dismiss
Geraldlne was discussed and acted on.
Tills was Ills opportunity to voice public
sentiment. But Iloctor did not open his
mouth during the entire session , and his
ballot was doubtless cast In support of
Geraldlne.
As file latest diplomatic note of the
sultan's government emphasizes the ne
cessity of Immediate action looking to
ward the permanent settlement of the
dllllcultles In Crete , we may perhaps be
justified in expecting a reorganization of
tlio Cretan government some time after
New Year's.
The authorities of Lancaster county
have succeeded In having a couple of
prisoners bound over to tlio district court
on the charge of violating the anti-gam-
bllng laws. The laws of Nebraska are
ample to suppress gambling If they are
only enforced Impartially against all of
fenders.
The toleration 'of lawless slot-machine
gambling has already cost the people of
Omaha In the neighborhood of $100,000
carted away to the eastern owners of
the apparatus. How much longer will
the business men consent to have the
community drained of its money In this
way ?
A IIiMvllilcrlnuPoHallilllty. .
Chicago Tribune.
J. Plorpont .Morgan Is said to control nearly
CO.OOO miles of railway. If Plorpont keeps
civ at this rate ho may eventually become a
bigger man than the brakenian.
I .llodlTII IllllllN.
Globe-Democrat.
Within nlcty clays the town or Sltagwoy
was born , readied a population of several
thousand , and petered out. Europe should
revise Its opinion that we have nr > Interest
ing ruins In this country.
A 1'ertliifiit Inquiry.
Chicago Chronicle.
During the late season of protracted drouth
It did not apparently occur to anyone to
inquire -what had become of the professional
rainmakers , what ,1ms , become of them ?
Where are the mystprlous , scientific-looking
poisons who Invaded Kansas and Texas In
1892 and 1803 , traveling in cars leaded with
apparatus warranted to produce a deluge
within twenty-four hours ?
XllVllI 1'lNtlllllltON.
Philadelphia lleconl.
The secretary of the navy will ask con-
giess for an appropriation of f32.000.OQO foP
various naval expenses In the next fiscal
year , not including , new battleships and
docks. His estimates are ? 3.300,000 greater
than the estimates of his predecessor for the
current fiscal year' . These portentous figures
do not argue any abandonment of the "policy "
of strengthening'our p'wition as a maritime
j > wer. 'I3ut ' 1f we are to spend so much
money the committee on waytl and means wl 1
have to hustle to keep In sight of the com
mittee on appropriations.
Clicnii T.nlior In HiiMilll. '
Washington Times.
Enterprising monopolists who own sugar
estates in Hawaii are doing what they can
to tacrojiso the evil of oriental immigration
In ! advance of annexation. In order to liavi )
as many contract -laborers on- hand as possi
ble when the change conies they have ar
ranged largely to increase- the area of sugar
production' , and It is reported that 0,000
Japanese laborers have been contracted for ,
to be delivered on the ground before the
meeting of the American congress. Thus
do our energetic trust magnates Improve
each Ehlnlng hour and show hov,1 patriotism
and prevision are two of a kind.
A KuiiMiiN IN'
ImllnnapolU Tribune.
The state of Kansas bis u peculiar prob
lem on its hands. There are fifty crlnrlnila
in the state penitentiary who have been sen
tenced to the dcatli penalty and yet who
have ntt been hung because none of the
many freak governors which the state has
had In the lust fe-\v years have been willing
to sign their death warrants. The present
governor , one Lcedy , who seems to have
oce.ialonal rational Intervals , expresses a
willingness to take care of any crlmlnals
convicted during his administration , but he
doesn't propose to sanction any retroactive
hanging. Anil so the convicted men continue
in a state of suspense , preferable , perhaps to
that wh'cli ' might be their lot If the war
rants were signed.
Importer * .MnUiu Iliuil.
yprlngllolcl Ito-jiubllcan.
If the decision of the general customs
appraisers respecting the tlmo when the
cew tariff took effect is sustained by the
higher federal courts , the government will
lose nearly $400,000 from Its customs rev
enue. That was about the sum collected
on the day on which the bill was signed
by the president. The Treasury department
cot up the peculiar contention that the gov
ernment could not recognize the fraction' of
a day ; and as the bill was clgncd a llttlo
after 4 o'clock on the afternoon of July 21 ,
It applied for the whole of that day , I3ut
the board of appraisers finds , more sensibly ,
that the bill did not take effect until it
became a law , and It did not become a laW
until nlgccd by the president.
Anil ( lulliniil 1'lnj-H noli-fiill- .
I'hlln'lelplila Times.
Flags are flying at .Honolulu. For Senator
Morgan la In lUi juJdst To say tlut Senator
Morgan Is there Is equivalent to saying that
ho Is talK'lng ' thert , and Hawaii has never
before heard anyb'oiy , even a missionary ,
who could talk such n stream as he. Sen
ator Morgan Is not only the champion talker ,
'
he Is tha chaniylojf'jljanner bearer of thu
western huinlsphn eS-'No pent-up continent
can restrain his powers. Ho waves the Hag
and his tongue arrriull the Americas and
over tha oceans ( Unl ( fvasli their shores and
over all tha Islands that llo round about ,
whether near or far. Ho has gone to Hawaii
for the express purpose of waving the Hag ,
and elnco he has IJMH ; to speak , ho may bo
counted on to entertain the American resi
dents and make the others tired from now
till the hour of blu embarkation ,
IVnxx < li < - Till ] ,
l > nlUjleli ( > lUi ) Times.
Sowall , the runnlnK.iinato or Dryan on the
late democratic presidential ticket , Is still
allvo and Is basking in the sunshine of
urospcrlty , resulting from his own defeat
as -candidate- - for vice president. Mr , Sewall
admits the prosperity , and Is glad of It , al
though ho Is not yet willing to admit that the
defeat of Bryan and Sewall was the cause.
Ha evidently expects the existing prosperity
to outlast another presidential campaign , for
ho Is prophesying Ilryan'u rcnomlnatlan. As
Hrya'h's rcnomlnatlon can only result In an
other disamrous dofe-at for the democratic
party , Mr. Seivall doubtless looks for a con
tinuance of prosperity by defeat for an
additional four years. Ho doesn't say whether
ho Is willing to bo Drynn'a companion In a
cecond defeat , but that Is probably because
ho doesn't know whether hewill be asked.
Ho will doubtless -be willing to be beaten
again it his defeat will result In the neces
sity of Increasing tbo number of vessels re
quired to carry on his profitable tratllc be
tween this city and Bath , Maine.
CAMt'AlOV OIIATTRII.
Judge Sulllvftn , the fusion candliUte for
supreme Judge , w * > s called down to Omaha
a day or two before the popocrattc county
conventions to glvo his endorsement to the
fusion deal. It In understood that there
was some doubt ns to the advisability of
accepting Heel field's proposition for n place
on the fusion ticket , which -was adjusted
only by Stilllvnn's personal Interference.
Judge Sullivan thought ho saw In RcdfloldM
nomination a clianco to gain n few votes
for himself and jumped at them without
regard to the probable effect on the candi
dates for local oftlcc on the same ticket.
Iledfleld's petition us an Independent can-
dldato for county clerk has not yet materi
alized and those premature circulars telling
how to vote "for the straight republican
ticket and mo" scorn to have been money
wasted.
The alleged popularity of the fusion can
didate 'for sheriff In the country precincts
seems to liavo collided with an obstruction
In the village of llcnson. Some time last
year the Inhabitants of that enterprising
borough acquired metropolitan ambitions ami
resolved that they had reached that stage
In municipal development where sidewalks ,
police protection and other conveniences of
metropolitan life were desirable. But In
ordo that taxes might 'bo ' levied to sustain
those additional luxuries It was necessary
that the village should bo Incorporated. The
Hoard of County Commissioners were accord
ingly petitioned to that effect , but the re
quest was turned down and the newly fledged
ambitions of the Dcnson populace went glim
mering. It Is now asserted that Commis
sioner Iloctor was mainly responsible for this
result , and now that he wants a tow favors
In the way of votes himself the villagers de
clare that they will play even by turning out
a rousing majority for his opponent.
The appearance of D. T. Youngfclt aB a
candidate for county surveyor on the mongrel
ticket represents another case of a man whoao
politics changed as soon as his desire for a
fat Job failed to find recognition. Young-
felt has always been a republican and as
such ho has continually claimed substantial
recognition at the hands of republican offi
cials , lie was even a republican OB late as
the tlmo when Scott King resigned the ofllco
of county surveyor and at that time ho based
his persistent demand for a Job on the score
of his dycd-in-the-wool republicanism. He
wanted to step Into King's shoes and when
It developed that Oeorgo MpRrldo was to bo
appointed ho became a clamorous applicant
for a position as deputy. At that tlmo he
even succeeded so far that two members of
the board went to Mcllrtdc and asked him If
he would appoint Youngfclt as his deputy In
case they voted for his confirmation. Me-
HHdc Is Bald to have replied that ho didn't
want the ofllco that bad , but the commis
sioners voted for him nevertheless. That
was the argument that convinced Youngfclt
that ho didn't want to bo n republican any
way , and his conversion to the fusion doc
trines was thereupon consummated.
Tito nomination of E. n. James for regis
ter of deeds by the fustonlsts Is a practical
exposition of what that sort of a crowd can
accomplish when It really tries. The ofllco of
register of deeds In Douglas county Is ono of
the most Important In the state from a
clerical standpoint. On the accuracy of 1(6 (
records depends not only the convenience of
everyone who has occasion to look up the
real estate records , but the title to every
pleco of property In the county. With this
fact In view the fuslonlsts ask the voters of
the 'county 'to put a man In the office who
lies not only never held a clerical position ,
but docs not claim to have the ability to
perform the duties of the ofllco personally.
The Eighth ward republicans have got to
gether on the Board of Education question
and C. E. Morgan Is said to have withdrawn
from the race In favor of A. A. Buchanan.
Mr. Buchanan has been prominently men
tioned for a place on the board before , and
with no opposition at the 'primaries hp will
have the solid support of the ward.
County Judge Baxter Is the most popular
man In the county Just now. The county
Judge has In the neighborhood of 500 places
on thu election boards to fill by his appoint
ment.
I'KHSO.Y.VI , AXIJ OTIIISIIWISI- : .
General Neal Dow left no will. His prop
erty is estimated at $330,000.
Financial news from abroad Is that Ameri
can eagles by the million ! are flocking home
io roost. ;
Consul General Lee doesn't seem to bo
hurrying back to Cuba to bid Captain Gen
eral Woyler farewell.
A Kansas City young man of American
parentage , whose Christian nauio was MOJCS ,
has had It changed to Moke.
Dr. Evans' reported intention to bequeath
his millions to charity will give him a
clianco to read his obituaries before he dies.
The New Orleans newspapers are now
disinfected under the supervision of the
United States Marine hospital surgeons , as
they claim , before being seat out In the
maiis. :
The valuation of personal property In Penn
sylvania this year Is returned for taxation
purposes at { 073,008,42an Increase of $3-
554,457 over lest year. The tax amounts to
$2,694.078.
General A. J. Warner has challenged Sena
tor Hanna to a series of Joint debates upon
the merlin and demerits of the rlnglo gold
standard policy. It Is not thought that thu
debate will come off ,
The banjolsts , three in number , who played
the funeral marches at Edward Mcllrldo'ti
funeral In St. Louis , did so at the request
of the deceased man , a player himself In the
quick on that Instrument , There Is u fit
ness In the presence of the banjo at a grave
ono man , at least , can't hear It.
A Jury In Auburn , Me. , after seven and
three-quarters hours' deliberation , decided
recently that a young lady of that city who
had iiromlked to marry a certain gentleman ,
and who had not only breached her promise
but had Intensified the Injury by marrying
.violltcr man , should pay the Jilted lover
$1.789 damages. And public sentiment In
Auburn approved the Judgment ,
The Victor Hugo museum In Paris con
tains olxty busts and medallions of the pool
and numerous portraits , while the theater In
connection with It has sonje four hundred
exhibits , which Include the portraits of the
creators of the principal roles of his plays.
In addition there are a number of manu
scripts of great literary Interest , and some
pen and Ink drawings executed by the poet
himself.
Captain Luclan M. demons , who recently
retired as keeper of the llfo-savlng station
at Marblehead Point. Ohio , on Lake Erie , and
his two brothers were the first pennons to
receive the life-saving medals of the first
class awarded by the United States. The
brothers displayed heroic bravery and daring
In. rescuing two sailors from the schooner
Consiicln , which was wrecked near Marble-
head on April 30 , 1875. The action of thu
brnthem was brought to the attention of the
government , and on Juno 30 , 1870. they re
ceived their rocognltlor under the act of
congress approved June 30 , 1874.
Henry G. Bryant , the young explorer of
Philadelphia , has returned from an explor
ing trip of more than four months In Alaska.
"In the open season' , " he says , "from March
1 to the middle of September , any man nt nil
used to outdoor life and roughing it can
cross the Chllkoot pass and find the rest of
the journey to the gold fields of the Yukon
easy sailing. Ho can carry over all the sup
plies ho wishes to take If ho has money to
pay the exorbitant prices asked by the pack
ers. The dangers of this trail have been
greatly exaggerated. In my opinion- . The
country Is full of gold and a man with nerve
and endurance need not worry about getting
through lu the right time of year. "
mscin.ixi : AT POUT SHRUIDAN.
Chicago Test : It It well for the honor and
discipline of the United States army that the
secretary of war has ordered nn Investigation
of the alleged brutal treatment of Private
Hammond at Fort Sheridan last Saturday.
Chicago Tribune : 1'rlvalo Hammond had
committed A serious offense. Ho had left
the post at 1'lattsburg , N. Y. , without leave ,
nnd on the day before absence without leave
becomes desertion , according to the regula
tions , ho had given himself up to Colonel
Hall at Sheridan. Hens put Into the guard ,
house and on Saturday was summoned to ap
pear before n summary court-martial , llo
refused to obey , on the ground that no
charges bad been preferred against him ;
whereupon Captain LoverlnK , the officer of
the day , had him bound and dragged Into
court , on the way abusing him , so witnesses
an- said to be ready to swear , In the brutal
manner that has been described.
Detroit l-'rco Press : The alleged brutal
treatment of a private soldier at Fort Sheri
dan , near Chicago , has created the stir that It
has from the fact that such Instances of
ferocity on the part of olllcers In dealing with
the soldiers are most uncommon In the army
today. As a general thing good feeling oxUts
between the officers and their men , and their
relations are uniformly agreeable. The old
Idea that n commander must bo n terror to
inspire obedience and eccuro good discipline
has largely disappeared , and It Is demon
strated at every post In the country today
that the more considerate nnd self-controlled
method of handling the regulars counts Im-
mo.iflurably for the good of the service.
Chicago Ilecord : Colonel Hobert Hall ,
commanding Fort Sheridan , eays It Is all
right and proper and scorns the suggestion
that he should nuke charges against LeverIng -
Ing , "whoso record Is good. " And this humane -
m-ano noldler ndds ; "There was nothing out
of the way In which ho ( Hammond ) was
treated. " Dr , Llpplncott , the post surgeon ,
admits that ho found -Hammond wounded ,
"but there was no sign of hemorrhage. "
hence , In his opinion , "Itwould bo better
If the military was left to attend to Unsown
business. " As to what this "business" Is
the reader Is at liberty to guess for himself ,
but , according to Dr. Llpplncott , the public
should not Invade the domains of a notorious
army garrison unless a private soldier
should , In the course of receiving discipline ,
bo allllcted with hemorrhage bleeding to
death. At , for Colonel Hobert Hall , his path
lies In a straight line of retreat along Colonel
Crofton's trail. The War department will at
tend to that. The case of CJptviln Loverlng ,
who was educated at West Point with gov
ernment money and who has been given lu
crative employment In the public service for
twenty years , Is different. Whatever may bo
the outcome of Secretary Alger's Investiga
tion he stands convicted , by his own admis
sion , of brutality and cowardice brutality
because of the manner in which ho ordered
Hammond dragged Into court , cowardice be
cause he kicked a prostrate , helpless man.
SOW , WIl.li YOU 1115 UOODT
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Wo are pained to
learn by the London Vanity Fair that "tho
queen empress" Is dissatisfied with the
course of the United Slates and "holds al-
mcut pessimistic views In regard to the
stability and future of the republic. " After
that wo suppose the United States may as
well put up Its shutters and go out of busi
ness. If Mrs. Victoria disapproves of us
there is little use In trying to keep a good
opinion of ourselves.
Washington Star : It Is to be remembered
that the good queen has Just had a Jubilee
to celebrate the length of her reign , and
she must be more or less Impressed with
the notion that there Is nothing stable but
Britain , nothing good but Britain , and none
certain to survive but the present British
dynasty. The queen's International dyspep
sia will probably soow be , cured by the fast-
coming reports of the prosperity of America ,
and she may then regard the United State *
with a more cheerful eye.
Chicago Tribune : It will not be "a matter
of much surprise that the London Vanity
Fair reports Queen Victoria having undo
a close study of the American people , and
that as the result of this study she enter
tains pessimistic views as to the stability
and the future of the American republic.
Queen Victoria Is EQ old woman , aivd old
women arc quite apt to bo pessimistic. Queen
Victoria Is also not in very good health , and
old women not in good health quite often
have all sorts of whims and notions far
from optimistic.
Now York Tribune : At present the na
tional goose hangs even higher than usual.
We are at peace with all the world , have
plenty of whea't and other produce to Bell ,
have abundant gold In- our treasury , -with
more seeking it ; In fact , It is difllcult to
im-aglno any form of national blessing which
we do not enjoy , and of which there Is not
a reasonable prospect of continuance. Her
majesty's apprehensions for us , perhaps , mir
ror the occasional despondency of her ad
vancing years , but there Is nothing In them
which ought to occasion us any anxiety , or
which "Vanity Fair" needs to take too seri
ously ,
Globe-Democrat : Queen Victoria , It Is
said , thinks the outlook tor the United States
is rather gloomy. Many other good people
In England have had that view for a long
time. One of the reasons why the British
government kept its troops In ports on our
northern and northwestern frontier- many
yeans after the treaty oil peace 'In 17S3 was
that government's belief that the newly
Gained Independence of the United States
would quickly lead to anarchy and disinte
gration In this country , and England wanted
to be In a goad position to pick up the frag
ments before any other nation could get
them. And when the Shays "rebellion" of
178C In Massachusetts occurred Englishmen
discerned anarchy , and thought the end was
near. They thought the end was not far off
in thu war of 1812 and In the nulHflcatlon
excitement of 1S32 , while just after the news
of the battle of Bull Hun , in 18G1 , reached
England a London dally r-aper , which lias
died since , in the courao of a long editorial
on that defeat , said that the United Status'
"frail fragments have boon scattered to- the
four winds of heaven. "
WAR O.\TIIi , ; .UK It IT SYSTEM.
Spoils IIiiulfi-H Organize fur .MlNclilc-I'
ami I'lniKlrr.
St. I'aul 1'lonrcr I'rcsa ( rep. ) .
An organization has been established , or
la trying to establish iuclf , with its head
quarters In Washington , which takes the
name of "National Hepubllcan Anti-Civil
Service League. " Its object , ' us stated In a
communication sent out to solicit contribu
tions , Is to "enlist all republicans through
out the United States who are \ > ppased to
the civil service law In a movement to se
cure Its modification or repeal by congress
at U session In December next. " It U
proposed to get up a petition on this line
and It Is intimated that it will require the
expenditure of some money and a great deal
of work.
The civil service law Is a republican incus ,
lire. It was passed by a republican congruM
and approved by a republican president. The
powerful public opinion which demanded It
found reiterated expression In the political
platforms ofboth the great 'parties , and the
policy Inaugurated by republican ad
ministrations was adopted and carried out
by President Cleveland. But notwithstand
ing all that It ought not to bo difficult for
the National Hepubllcan Anti-Civil Service
league tj secure a largo number of repub
lican and democratic signatures to Its petition
for the repeal of the law. Jt will be signed
by all the political heelers and rounders who
demand places at the public crib a a thu re
ward of party services for which they have
already been paid more than they were worth.
It will 'be ' signed by the whole army of In
competent mendicants who are Incapable of
earning a living and want to bo taken care
of at the public expense. It will bo signed
by blllceseekers of every grade who have no
hope of obtaining places In the public service
through merit and depend wholly upon their
political pull for getting noinetulng good.
I'jlltlclens and political managers anj bosses ,
whmo only means of political success U In
the purchased support they obtain through
the distribution , will sign the petition and
support It with speeches on the floor of con
gress.
But all these petitions from the armies
of partlaan mercenaries will avail nothing
against the mighty force of public opinion
which extorted the civil service law from
a reluctant congress and has fostered and
expanded It during the last quarter of a
century In eplto of all the efforts of the
spoilsmen , In and out of congress , to defeat ;
and nullify It , The Bt. Louis convention
made the maintenance and extension of thu
merit system the subject < ; i ono of Its most ,
emphatic declarations , cd President McKlu-
loy , In his letter of Acceptance , heartily ap
proved this declaration and announced that
the party would take no step backward on
this question. Ho has kept his word. Ho
has carried far forward the line of en
trenchments which protect the civil scrvlco
of the United States from ti-o itlack * of iliu
spoilsmen , The National -publlcan Anti-
Civil Service league will have to apply to
some other party than the republican to
restore the reign of public plunder as the
chlsf bond of party cohesion. It will find
the sympathetic co-opcratlon U Is looking
for In the free ellvor wUng of the democratlo
party , with Its populist nnncx.
TUB KOUKCtiOSfKU SAI.IJ. '
IVmllillKj- More Than One Illit lie-
Hiinlril Itcinotf.
Chicago Tribune.
Attorney General McKcmui states very
clearly what has been agreed on regarding
the union Pacific road and the reason why
the Agreement has been nude.
The proposition made to the Cleveland ad
ministration by the reorganization commit
tee was that It would bid for the roid--that
Is , for the government's Interest In It $15 ,
760,000 above the first mortgage. For vari
ous reasons President McKlnlcy and the at
torney Konorol did not think that enough.
They therefore considered the propriety of
taking an appeal from the court decrees , and
the papers -fur such an appeal were prepared.
Then the rcorg-uilratlon committee , dreadIng -
Ing the delay which would have followed ,
raised Its offer In $50,000,000. Under these
circumstances au ntocal did not seem Justi
fied. For :
"llegardlng n higher bid , the prospect of
It seems as great now as It would bo later.
These considerations determined the govern
ment. It must bo remembered that the
government's Hen Is n second one , subject
to n first mortgage of $33,000.000. The tid-
vantage It has sc-rurcd , therefore. Is , that at
the sale under the decrees of foreclosure
there will bo a fair bid for the reads of
$50,000,000 over and above the first mortgage ,
and , besides , the benefit of absolute freedom
of competition at the sale. The government
may , therefore , secure Its whole claim
through a higher bid. U Is sure of $50.000-
000. "
That tlicro will be a higher bid than $50-
000,000 over nnd above the first mortgage Is
unlikely. There were rumors at ono tlmo
that an English syndicate would make such
a bid , but there dors not seem to bo any
thing tangible to the story. But It only
$50,000.000 Is bid the government will lose
only about $20,000.000 by Its connection w .th
the road. If moro Is bid Its loss will bo
decreased. The arrangement 'Which has been
made Is perfectly satisfactory.
I'OI.ISIIHII TO A I'OIXT.
Indianapolis Journal : "It Imrdly ecems
meet , " said the Corn fed Philosopher , "yet
It la undoubtedly true , that many u young
woman Is willing to trust with her he-art n.
young man that no butcher will trust for a
pound of liver. "
Puck : "Tell , me , doctor , " asked the tun-
bltloim young ; disciple of Galen t-agorly ,
"what wn the. must dangerous case you
over bud. ? "
"In confidence , nnw Hint I nm nbout to
retire from practice , " answered the veteran
physician frankly , " 1 will uonfrsa that It
was my inedUInu cane. "
Washington Star : "Oh. they bad nn
awful llmo : over at the Sampsons this after
noon.
"Whnt wns It ? "
"They KOt to quarreling nnd It wound up
by him ripping' out nn oath , tearing down
the street , while she burst into tears. "
Detroit Free Press : "Did you ever pet
oven with that girl that took your Job in
the olllce ? "
"You may Judge for yourself. T married
her , she holds the job , mid there Is only
ono of us that ever does u stroke of work. "
Chicago News : "I should think deaf and
dumb people would bo great lit golf. "
"Why ? "
"They could lilt the balls nil right nnd
wouldn't Jiavc to learn the dialect. "
Cleveland Leader : "There goes a man
who numbers Ills friend1 * by the thousand. "
"Indeed ! Is ho some popular politician ? "
"No ; he Is the fellow wjio has the dis
pensation of passes to one of our lending
theaters. "
Detroit Journal : Hoarder ( warmly ) Ob ,
I'm knowing to the tricks of your tr.ule.
Do you think I have lived In boarding1
bouses twenty yean * for nothing ?
I/indlady ( frigidly ) ! shouldn't be at all
surprised.
Chicago Tribune : "I can't take that
n'.ckpl , " said thu conductor , Immllupi It back
to the boy who hud tendered it. "It's , got a
hole In It. "
"All right , " replied the boy , putting it
back in his poclcot. "I'll pass it on this
heathens next Sunday , Jir.tl don't you forget
GETTING UP. !
Cleveland lender.
The heights wo rc-acli are always won
By genius and by pluck.
Hut when another gets on top
We wonder at Ills luck.
Yet , while we tolled by day , nnd tossed ,
And thougnt the long night through.
The chances nro that lie tolled , thought.
And did .same tossing , too ! i
J.OVK'S IIICCUAH.
Thomas Dunn Kmillsli in Harper's.
Who is not loved lives not at ' . ! ,
And knows not either joy nor woo :
And les.s such fate should him befall
Ho came a beggar , touting low.
"I bend , " said he , "that I may llvo ;
I bow before the one I prize.
That alu > the ultns 1 i-ravu may give ,
Drawn from tins trcatiury of her eyes , "
Who begs for love but wastes Ills soncchr
When far too humbly lie Implores ;
Ho sets too liljfh above Oils reach
The belnir whom lie tliu.s nilnrca.
And sjo though courtly were her ways ,
A voll of scorn her visage bnru ;
Indifferent to bis pruyor.H nnd praise.
She turned the beggar from the door , i'
The bcgfrar was not over shrewd ,
And perfect love had madu him blind , '
Not ills to see a changing mood ,
Not bin to fatihom woman's mind.
For she , l.t niualns ; on bis fate ,
Felt pity for the miltor piurncd ,
Anil pity turned to love too late
The beggar never moro returned.
TUB SOUI/S < tHBST.
Mndcllno B. IlrltlKcn Jn Leslie's \\Vekly.
A Boul Hllppcil Into heaven , and fared ,
seeking high and low
Among the choHeii atalnlcHs throng , whcro
Htitnil the good and fnlr ,
With rhlld-llko brown , and still , calm llpi ,
nnd KarmeiUH iivhlto as HIIOW
The radlanco dast/k-d his Bad eyes. Ilia
poor love was not there.
"Whom dost tliou BOI-U ? " they usUed of
him ,
Ashamed , ho hung Ills head.
"Ono chasti ; and nobip. high of nlm ? "
Trcmblllig , ho answered , "No ;
A little human creature , full of aln , " ha
sobbing , Halil.
'Sho loved me , and I seek her hero beeauso
I loved her no ! "
Then , at the word , out cama to him the
falri-Ht of the band
"Look In my fncii1" Ho looked and knelt.
"Yea , I have been forgiven ;
Hlso , thou , and nsk forBlvencaV Him drew
him by the hand.
"Ask , in lyovo'H name ; you will receive.
Ixivo la the gmo of heaven ! "
Royal makes the food pure ,
xv.'iolcsoino and delicious ,
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
nom BAxma powot co. , MEW YORK.