n * ' I THE OMAHA DAIL OCTOBEH. 1(5. ( 18D7. w * 'Tim OMAHA DAILY E. HOSBWATKIl , Editor. I'UIIUSHIJO KVUHY MORXINO. TUIIMB 01 * BUIlSCmi'TION. 3 > ally lice ( Without SunJny ) . One Year . IJ 0 3 > ally lice nml SunJny , One Year . * KU Montlu . 1 * ' .Three Month ! . J J * UuniMy lice , One Year . JJJ KMunlny Uec , One Year . ' J ? M'etKlx Ike , One Year . * * OKFICUS : Omaha : Tlic Doc Ilullillnc. „ . Bouth Omaha : Slnscr Illk. . Cor. N and Illh Sit. Council mufti : 10 IVnrl Street. C.ilcngo Olllc i 31 ? Chamber ot Commerce. Now York : Itoonm 13. 14 ami 15. Trltuna DM * . IVniiilngton : SOI Fourteenth Street. COUUKSl'ONIlKNUK. All commtinlcntlonn relnlliiK to news and edito rial mailer nhoulJ lie nddrcued : To tlie l-.dllor. 11UHINUSS LUTTIJIia. All tiinlncri letters nml remittances should he niMremed to The lice PubllililnB Company , Omahn. Drafts , checks , express nnd postolllce inotiey order * to bo made payable to the oruer ot the company. . . . , „ TUB HKB I'UUMSIHNO COMl'ANY. _ BTATKMKNT OF CI CUI.ATIUN. Btnte of Ncl > rn ka. UouBlns County , * : aeorce II. TzKClnick. secretary of The lice Pub- llshlni ; company , being duly worn , nays thai the nctiial number of full nnd complete copies of The J > nlly , Morning , Kvenlng nnd Kundny lice prlntM during the month of September , 1K < 7 , was as fol lows ! Total net wile GM.STI Net dally nvcrnKc 1MOJ aionoK n. TX.SCHI'CK , Sworn to before me anil iiilwrlbeil In my pres ence this 1st day of October. 1S97. ( Peal ) N. 1' . TOIL. Notary Public. rim HKK o.v TIIAIXS. All mill-mill no Nliiiyn lire Htll | > llf < l \\llll OIHIIIHTll llCO.t tn iici-iiiiiiniiilitlc i-vcry IIIIM- Ht-iiKor MlioriintM to rcnil 11 m'WNnnpi-i * . IiiMlxt utiiiii linv- llIK TillHOC. . If .VOII CllllllOt Kcl n HIMon n ( rnln from tin * IICIVN nu'i-iil , iilciiNi- i-i'iiort the fill'I , Minting " " I' "I' " mill rnllriiiut , In I lie Clrt-tilnllnii Dcp'irl lui'lil n ( Tin- HIMThe Hoc IH for Hiilc on nil triiliiN. INSIST OX 1IAVINC Till : Wlion tin' luillots art1 I'oniiti-tl on No- vi'iulu-r' ' Knink Knspiir will loam some- thliif , ' to Ills ailviinttiKc. Field lias Hit' consolation nt nil events of luring pivvoiiti-d I'ri-.slilont Cleveland from aiipnintinj ; his siicw.ssnr. The volunteer cablni't-inakiM'.s may now enjoy u mv lease of 11IV rwoiistructlui ; I'rusitlonL McKlnh-y's ollk-ial laniily for lihn. 1'ho .stallliotisi' nuu-hlne anil Its Omaha coiilhiKi'iit. are tlglitliitf shy of thtj Hun- 8oin ruvvlallons aliont IJovi-rnor llol- < ; oml's coinplh-ity with Hartley. It Is a tt'iiilursu'.ijeL't with Imjnis ivfoniK'1'.s. llolnircd li.is pratIcally a wa k- nw y for re-eleetlon as I'oiinly Ireasuior. Tilt- candidate on lht > mongrel tlelcet will ( . ontiiiiii ! to Inspect oil and work for tlio Ktato house inachino for another year. Tliu right of the street railway com panies to carry I'lilled Stales mail un der , their franchises is lieln iiiestioned | iu Chicago. Tlie Clileapi aiilhoritk'.s cuin to overlook tliu fuel that United States mail lias the right-of-way on all liosl roads In the country. There are tricks In all trades , and the trades by which the state forfeits school land leases on which rentals are In default lu order to make new leases appear to be cutting as many tricks 1111- < lur the present populist administration as under Its republican predecessors. Oreat Itritaln poses as a great patron of International arbitration , but when in vited to confer on the sealing question with the nations Interested In the mat ter , ile.clines to accept the Invitation. Tim P.rltlsher prefers not to arbitrate anything that he lines not feel sure will fonie hi.s way. Tom lloetoi- denies that be voted "no" on the resolution to discharge ( ! eraldine. As It was a secret ballot , his denial Hliould be accepted. It is passing strange , however , that Ir , Hot-tor ( lid not take mlvanlagc of the opportunity to tell the board what be thought of Geraldlne's of doing business. David SI. Ilaverly is a man of unblem ished reputation , eminently ipialilled to flll the position of county clerk , for which he has been nominated on the re publican ticket. True , he Is not a pro I fessional politician , and lias never been a candidate for ollice , but Hint should not count against him , even If his A , 11. 0. reform opponent can boast of having been u candidate for some olllee most of tliu time and held two salaried olllces at oiio time. "Word comes from New York that the federal grand Jury has failed to Hud nn Indictment against the millionaire SI. Louis merchant who was caught last spring In the act of smuggling diamonds ami Jewelry Into the country. Whether this would have been the result were tliu oft'ender less prominent and less in- tluentlal Is something Unit may be held over for speculation. Law-abiding citi zens , however , can not but ho tempted to aHlc themselves whether the penalties ngalnst smuggling mean anything or are clastic to lit each particular case. The attorney general of South Dakota deserves n big credit mark for shutting down on an attempt of a state legisla tor to crawl into n lucrative Job ere- nteil by a bill log-rolled through the legislature by himself. The South Da kota constitution wisely has an expre.ss prohibition against this sort of abuse , as hits also the constitution of Nebraska mul various other states. In Nebraska , unfortunately , tliu constitutional pro vision has been evaded and even openly violated by the very olll- cen > who wt-ro elected to see , that It was enforced. The South Dakota example ought to operate with salutary cITet-t upuii salary-grabbing legislators in that .state and lu We have already noli-d as a probabl outcome of the accumulating supply of gold that tin- New York banks will soon begin to furnish gold for customs diilii > > . as they did until about four yearn ago. when tliu ivlntlonn between the national treasury anil tliu banks , In the matter of gold payments , were close and imiiimlly helpful. l'i to 1S ! > 2 tin ? sub-treasury at New York settled Its debtor balances at the clearing house lu gold or gold cerllll- cates nnd the banks provided the same sort of currency for the payment of cus toms duties to the extent of from 7ii to 1)5 ) per cent , also furnishing the gold needed for exportation. This gave the treasury n sure ami steady gold income from the banks and exempted It from the demand for gold for export , thus ke'-plng the treasury reserve ample and stable , while there was very little demand for the redemption of legal tender notes. This arrangemoiit , which had worked most satisfactorily for many years , was abandoned In 1SIKI by the secretary of the treasury , with results distinctly to thi ; disadvantage of the treasury , for While It was the purpose of Secretary Foster to Increase the gold reserve the opposite result followed. As pointed out by the New York Journal of Commerce , when the treasury failed to supply the banks with gold they were compelled to stop supplying the treasury through the custom house and having no utllclent stock of gold to satisfy export require ments they could only get gold for that purpose by taking It out of the treasury In exchange for legal tenders. Thus were the drains which repeatedly depleted the gold reserve started and the government forced to issue bonds for replenishing the reserve. - " ' It Is urged that the time IH now propi tious for renewing the arrangement that existed before 1SIK5 between the national treasury and the banks , as a measure of security to the government gold reserve. The latter now amounts to nearly $1. > 0- ( MH,0 ) ( ) ( ) ami the associated banks of Now York hold not f.ir from .flOiUlOO.WK ) , with the prospect of increasing It by not less than S'jri.OOO.OlX ) through importations. This Ls n situation which certainly ren- deis a renewal of the former policy prac ticable and there does not appear to be any sound reason why it should not be renewed. It is said that Secretary Cage has given the matter some consideration and it is also stated that the banks are prepared to consider the question as soon a.s the secretary approaches them with a di'llnll" purpose , their view being that tlie Initiative should be taken by the liensiiry , where Hie responsibility for the abandonment of the prat-lice of gold pay ments between the treasury and the banks belongs. .Manifestly the question is of great , if not urgent imirortance. "It is nothing less , " as the Journal of Com merce says , "than tlie protection of a monetary reserve which , In the last re source , Is the means of redemption for "fl.OOO.O'lU.OOO of denund currency noil's. " It is a policy which cannov reasonably be objected to as offering any undue ad vantage to file banks , while it seems to bo perfectly clear , in the light of experi ence , that it would be a distinct advan tage to the treasury. PHAI-K .lA'JJ CUMM11IICK President Fa lire of France , in Ids ad dress at the banquet commemorating his visit to liiissia , gave reassuring expres sion to the purpose of the powers to pre serve the peace of Europe and spoke of the all-pervading tendency among the nations to advance their material wel fare. Talking as a business man to liusi- ness men , SI. Fa lire urged that Franco should push forward for the conquest of new markets and the extension of her commerce. "Hasten , " he said , "under penalty of being anticipated by our for eign competitors and of having France excluded from the posit inn which its ca pabilities and unquestioned commercial Integrity give It the right to sivk. " Never before was there so aggresive a commercial contest among the nations of Kurope as now and the leader in it is Germany. The Teuton Is everywhere making himself felt in the world of trade. lie has Invaded even England with ids goods and wares , he Is compet ing successfully in Asia and Africa and he Is steadily extending his trade in South America. The commerce of no country lias grown faster relatively in the last few years than that of Oermaiiy. It Is easy to believe that SI. Fa lire had this In mind when be urged greater efforts to extend French commerce , the growth of which has not kept pace with that of most other European commercial nations. France has less reason to be jealous of tliu military prestige of Cer- ! many than of tlie steadily Increasing power In the commercial world of the Teutonic empire. KCOhDIAU AT SIIKHHAN , The last dispatch of Secretary Sher man In regard to the Lterlng sea con ference has again aroused the Ire of some of the Hrlllsli newspapers and they scold vigorously at the veteran states man and yet there Is nothing In this dispatch that can reasonably b regarded as offensive. It expresses the surprise' of this government that ( ireat lirllaln should have declined to participate In a conference with Itussla anil Japan , In vlow of the fact that the Fulled States government bad been led to believe , down to a recent date , that there would be no objection on the part of flreat Hi-It- aln to the participation of Itussla and Japan In a conference. Secretary Sher man said that there were verbal .nego tiations between Lord Salisbury and Ambassador Hay In which specllle reference - once was made to the participation of Itussla and Japan and nt one of these verbal exchanges Lord Salisbury said he would advise with the oim-ials of the foreign ollice concerning the subjects discussed , which Included the participa tion of Itussla and Japan. None of this Is denied. It may be admitted that there Is no binding force In these verbal exchanges - changes , but they unquestionably gave warrant to this government for thinking that the Hritlsu government would not dec-line to participate In a conference with Russia and Japan. The fact Is that In the early stage of the negotiations I/ord Salisbury was probiibly not unwilling 'to ' have Itussla ami Japan In the conference , but subse quently Canadian Iniliicnco was brought to bear ujwu Llui aud it was this that Oltlttf ' led him to declinetQ enter a with those countries. In Hie llrst place the Itrltlsh prime minister , who knew of the desire of this government to Include Russia and Japan In the conference , took a falr-mliided view of Hie matter , but later surrendered this to the Canadian demand. It Is Secretary Shermair.s blunt way of pointing this out that Is displeasing and It certainly does not place Salisbury lu the most favorable light. ; The American people will not think any the less of secretary Sherman for the opinions regarding him of Hi.- Eng lish press. He may be lacking In the arts and wiles of diplomacy and he Is probably too old now to acquire them If he were disposed to , but he knows how to state-facts so that everybody can un derstand them and he has shown himself to be a match In controversy for Salts- bury or any other llrltlsh diplomatist. TIIK JOXAII o The persistency of those attacks call for prompt attention. Mr. llosovvatcr lias re signed. H's refllRtiatlon should bo promptly accepted. Ills usefulness an a member of the executive board Is nt nn end. If he Is an en emy of the exposition because bo could not rule hi nil tilings let him take his stand out side the breastworks behind which loyal Omaliatis are lighting the battle for their town. A town that Is not big enough to withstand the bluff anil bluster ot one man who bluffs nnd blusters because be cannot bring every other man to his own way of thinking Is not n big enough town to successfully carry out a Transmlsslsslppl exposition. Let .Mr. Hosewater go and help him with Ills going. Let It bo established right now ns an Omaha rule that bo who In not with Omaha Is against Omaha. Let It bo written upon the outer walls or this city , where ho who runs may read , that the opinion of every good citizen Is entitled to all duo weight , but that one-man rule Is a thing of the past. G. M. Hitchcock lu the World-Herald. On Hie eve of the campaign against prohibition in ] SK ! ) G. SI. Hitchcock started on a pleasure tour of Europe. During his absence abroad bis paper played fast and loose with the vital is sue while The Hoe was battling might and main to ward off the blight.that was threatening the prosperity of this city and state. Iteturning from Europe in the very midst , of the struggle , Ci. SI. Hitchcock issued Ids famous manifesto , "Throw tlie Jonah Overboard. " That frantic appeal of Hie man who has squandered a half million dollars in wrecking two newspapers was almost a duplicate of bis present demand on the exposition board to let Kosowator go and help him with his going. In 1ST ! ) , as in IS'.K ' ) . tlie editor of The I See did not seek the arduous task Im posed upon him. As manager of the autl-prohibillon campaign he labored night and day with pen and voice to achieve success , without pay and without reward. In spite of the Jonah cry and the backfire of Imbeciles and malcon tents he conducted the campaign to a victorious ending and buried prohibition by r.0,0 . < ) ( ) majority. The position which the editor of The Heo holds as one of the managers of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition which ( . ! . SI. Hitchcock covets was unsolicited and bis work In behalf of the exposition has boon performed with no oilier hope of reward than the promotion of the general public interest. The resignation of Kosewater from the. Hoard of Managers is iK-ilher bluff nor bluster , nor an attempt to dominate - inate the board. It Is a positive declina tion to serve In the executive board so long as"Dion ( ii-raldine is retained in the service in the face of convincing proof that he has imposed upon the credulity of his superiors , conlldenced the exposition and stood in with favored contractors. The war on ( leraldine and the cen sure of Wattles for conniving with him anil usurping powers to the detriment of tlie exposition Is not a war upon the exposition. On tlie contrary , it Is an ef fort to reinstate the exposition in popu lar confidence , which cannot be regained so long as Oeraldine is retained in charge of the work of construction. If Tne Hoc succeeds in dethroning Ooraldlno and compelling President Vfatlles to carry on the business of the exposition upon business methods It will accomplish more for the .success of the exposition than all of the backets and satellites of Geraldine have done or can do for this great enter prise. So far as Uosewater Is concerned he has asked to be relieved and does iu > t ask to bo retained. If bis usefulness to the exposition is at an end , lie has no desire to intrude himself upon the manage ment when it Is so plain Hint Sir. Hitch cock Is Itching to take the place and everybody knows that be will work In harmony witli Geraldlne and Is sure to Inspire faith In the Integrity of his bene ficiaries and side partners. All that is needed now for tlie success of the expo sition Is to take up Hltclicoek'ri old cry , "Throw the Jonah Overboard. " It Is to be hoped that iiryan's original olllcial reporter will not fall to accom pany the meteoric ni'.Tinald on his foth- : comlng speccbmaklng tour next week through Nebraska. It would cer tainly be n public calamity If the ac counts of his trip omitted mention of the earnest farmers who had slopped In the midst of garnering an unexampled harvest to drive llfty miles to hear Hryan tell them they are still overtaken with dismal calamity. We ought to b.- notllled each time J'.ryan calm.s the bois terous audience by simply uplifting his hand and suavely pleading that they save their applause for some one else and give him his time. The little glrU and .sliver quartets that sing "Hryan ! Ilryan ! Echo Ills Name ! " deserve * recognition In the olllcial record of the Journey and the fulsome interviews with mummed and unnamable prominent citizens and aged granddames belong on the pro gram. Under no circumstances can the excursion score an unqualified success unless the work of the property man and hired claqueurs be properly acknowledged In the descriptions of the stage thunder sent to the popucratle press. The olllcial Ilryan reporter Is really indispensable. The State Hanking board set out a few months ago to Ibid out why the state banks In the process of liquidation were not realizing on their assets and dis tributing the proceeds moro promptly among dcppsltors and other creditors. The tMmri1.l ; i\lovi ] | < , has b > oii remark ab\y \ qulcseMrtor ( this one Ion. ? grantl stand play a lpo.xltors l lu broken state banks havouwwhad anything to thank j the board rtfr. lint then this Is a re form slate adinijilslratlon. European t il reports coiillrm the es timated shortages that have been made from time to ( ( me and give assurance that the foiyjgn demand will keep the prices of American breadstntl's up to the point allnutvliich they have lluctu- ated for the \\ukl \ \ few weeks. The property - j erty of the'A'in-rlcan farmer Is not a myth In any'sense of the word. lloiv to Ili-noli fluKml. . St. l < .ul . tVpubllo. Spain "cannot exactly fix the date wlnsn the war In Cuba will end. " Why , It II curt' Just the mlnutu Spain throws up the spouse. -j if liiiltnlloii. Ol < -leinticrnl. . Tlie counterfeiting of certain lines of American manufactures Is reported to be n new Industry In Germany. Hut as a rulu American goods an > lll < e American girls , and cm not be successfully Imitated. iiuv\iiir i.iiiKi or iu-iit. Ijoulcvlllr CViurlpr-.tournnl. The Dole government of Hawaii Is young. but It has already Increased the bonded debt from | 2OOO.OUO to $4,000,000 .and the floating debt from $200,000 to $750.000. That. of course , Is another reason for annexing Hawaii , for Is mot a "national debt a na tional blessing ? " .liKllt-lnl Ini-nii-lriio.v. l Imllniinpolta Jmittml. It Is a striking commentary on the liv eniclelicy of American judicial methods tli.it the case of Uurrant , the Calirronl.i church murderer , should still be hanging In the supreme court of the United Stairs. It never should have come before that tribunal. It should have been disposed of long ago by the California courts. I'lttMlinru ; llnlMliiw Cnln. New York Mull nnd Kxpirag. It Is to be hoped that the public spirit of thr manufacturers and merchants of I'lttsburg will ho cciual to carrying to ar tistic completion tlie suggested colossal statue of Ttibal Cain. It Is proposed to erect a bronze llgnro of this Ironmaster of Scripture where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers Join to form the Ohio , typifying the leading industry of Pittsburg and holding a beacon that shall blaze Its llgnt Tar over the waters and herald to the traveler his approach to this great center of iron and steel. This bold conception needs the highest quality of art for Us effective success. SlTOlm lIllMllll-MS I'olllllT. Gluhe-Democnit , The monthly statement of tlie postal re ceipts of the principal cities of the country , which bus Just been nmdo public , is of great significance as an Indication of the condition of general business. A handsome Increase In the income of the postoillccs of the lead'rig cities was made In September as compared with-the same month In IS'JOi In only a few places of 50.000 inhabitants or over was there any falling oft In the month. One of these was New Orleans , where the decline was probably duo to the yellow fever , which has seriously depressed business In that town and throughout n largo part of the region bordering on the GulC of Mexico. ' Ail vnm-liiu' I'roMiK-rlty. "Hulllmorc Sun. The Financial Chronicle notes ininy proofs of Improving business. Hank clturings in August were 3fi per cent better than in August , 1S9G , and September clearings are HO oer cent hotter. The September clearings , In fact , are the largest in our history. Kalluros were but 1.012 , with liabilities of $10,300.00 ; ! , against 1.5U , failures , with $29.171U7 ! of liabilities In the same month last year. Hall- road .earnings were 1.1.5 pe.- , cent better on eighty-four roads than on the snmo reads in the same month of 189fi. These are cheering signs of a general growth In business nnd returning prosperity. Ifvo could only quid OUT jingoes and give oraptleal Interests n chance a. bright futuie might beanticipated. . iN(5I.\XI.S ( iltl-I.VT .STIIIKK. 1'lir-Itoiii'liliin' mill Iiijirlfiiis In Us Illll IK'lll-l- . NV\v York Sun. The statement that on Friday of this week the Federated Trades , about thirty In dustries strong , will be called out lo surt'art the lockout of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers , Indicates that the year IS97 may close with one of the greatest strikes In Ilrltaln's industrial annals. When the trouble 1103.111 about 17,000 men wcro Involved , and since the calling of the engineers Is ono of the most important of skilled Industries , the controversy has for a long time crippled British work of various sorts. With the. present prospect of swellIng - Ing the runka of the Idle to100.000 by their voluntary action In sympathy with the quar rel of the engineers , the outlook Is dark In deed. Ono point Involved Is extra hours above the day's work. The men , say the accounts , treat overtime not as an opportunity for earning mo e , but ns a disagreeable neces sity , nnd would make the additional wagon for overtime above eight hours largo enough lo diminish resort to It exrcnt iu cases o ? urgency. Then como the brcader Issues of eight hours a day instead of ulno and the question whether certain Inbor-suvlng cinili- ances shall be used with trio minimum num ber of men required , without Increase of wages , even If hands are discharged as su perfluous while- products are Increased. What will bp the- effect of the new nnd widespread strike ? Onn effect , already felt to a great extent , may be to carry across to the continent much work that would othor- wlso bo done In Kngland. Another will ho thc > hampering of homo wo-k In various ways. Probably Increased efforts will soon bo made tO SL'ttlO It. Tin : . How Mr. llrynii'N I'nu-tli-c DlnVi-M from Mix I'riMicliliiu' . C'liloaco Inter Ocpnn. The Wichita ( ICan. ) Kaglo Is authority for the statement that after making his speeches and receiving his pay which was In the na ture of "gate money" at that city Mr. nryan requested the banker who wrote the draft to maintain silence ns to the amount of h'a earnings , and becgrd the reporter to excuse him from stating the sum received by him M his share , of the receipts. The Eagle however , aver that $2,400 was his share of the W'lclilta pntvrtaJnnicnt of ono day'o dura tion , and $500. 1 $ hlH regular compensation for a slnglo speech. If this bo true the pay of nn agitator far exceeds that of a presi dent of the TJnlji'il Stales , or , Indeed , of the picsldont of 'iiliM of tlipso "soulless mo nopolies , " agalbsf which Mr. Ilryan thunderu. and In point of Itjcomo Mr. llrynn hlmaolf must bo a vcri' pronounced plutocrat. Wo do not'KrVulRO Mr. Hryan hla hard- earned wealth , for/Biieh labor as his Is very exhaustive of tjeryoiis energy , and , more over. It Is highly skilled labor , for Mr. Ilryan easily Is chlpf-nf-tiio demagogues. lint wo pretest against the Inconsistency of ftil- inlnation against ' 'iilutocrats11 by a man who Is oven moro 6f'a money getter than an agi tator. It Is Xf ° ni > those whom Mr. llrynn delights to describe as "wretched , " "down trodden , " and "poverty stricken" that the half dollars that bo divides with the specu lators who arrange for his meetings conic. No other man who has pcaed seriously ns a presidential quantity ever has made himself an attraction similar to , though far moro profitable than , the bearded lady and the two-headed man at a county fair or a city1 carnival. The peiisa of the Impropriety of "n tax levied upon the plain , common people" for the privilege of hearing Mr. Hryati's allega tions In denial of the return of prisperlty struck "tho oppressed" so forcibly at Kansas City as tn Inspire them to break down the in- closurrH of the money changers. "Tho money power" Is very strong , and wo are not sur prised that Mr. Ilryan has succumbed to It. The man who can refuse $500 a day for repe tition of the atno speech , with occasional gala days In which the net profits may be $2.400. t a very rare personage. Hut such a oua should tuna bis speech to another key than that of denunciation of "plutocrats. " I'Ol.ITU All mtlPT. Then ? are eight tickets to pick from In Ohio. The tot l ros'strittlon ' In M.iliimoro this year Is 111,236. a Tilling oft of only 1,118 from last year's roslstratlon. Senator Gorman of Maryland lias IIPRUII to skirmish for Ills toga , whwp possession will . bp adjudged by tlio next legislature of Mary- . land. The lionpst money democrats have mot nnd decided to support the republican log4. | lallvo ticket. Ocorge Kred Williams advises tlte Massa chusetts farmers not to go to the news- pjpors for political Information and Instruc tion. The newspapers tell some things about George froil and political gymnastics that are very annoying to spoilsmen. Nothing Fbort of tlio returns properly at tested will determine whether George or Van Wyck will carry Montana. .Just now there Is 3. painful division of sentiment as to which Is entitled to support on tlio seoro of regu larity , and Montana papers are Illicit with letters hotly discussing the burning ques tion. Maryland will vole tbls fall on a constitu tional amendment establishing tlio merit sys tem of appointments to office In the civil service of the state. The now plan will nldo extend to municipal and county ap pointments , and the method named for se lections Is to be that of competitive exami nation , "so far ns practicable. " Senator Cullom of Illinois who has Just returned from a long visit to Kurope , says that resentment against the United States on account of the Dlngley tariff. Is general In all tradp circles. The senator says It Is al most Impossible to get any news ot America from tlio continental papers , which , espe cially these of linglnnd. BCOIU given over to the markets nnd the news of the Klondike. The labor commlFflioiipr ot Kansas , I.eo Johnson , lays himself open to the charge of treason to his party by tooting tlie horn of prosperity. Mr. Johnson , In an Interview , says that Kansas laboring men are now moro generally employed and are making more money than for a number of years past. Farm laborers everywhere have plenty of work , coal miners are usually busy and railroad shops everywhere are working full time. A young statesman ot the Dakotas , pos sessed of n melodious dialect , was selected to Introduce Ilryan to tins multitude not long ago. This Is the way he acquitted himself : "Des bncii happiest day of ma life atandlns on platform with such stntsman as Ister Ilryan. Ay bncn Oov'r al same. Ay baen watchln1 des poltlc.il questions , an' ay tank Jcs lak other etntsman ay tank wheat nnd silver ba oil same price dollar bushel. " The city of Haltlmoro Is1 soon to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Its establishment , and a proposition recently made that the mayors of other cities be invited to par ticipate therein has not been well received , for the reason , perhaps , that at the recent Columbus municipal convention of mayors of American cltlca New York. Chicago , Phil adelphia , Uoston , Urooklyn and St. Louis were unrepresented. The residents of the city of Ualtlmore believe themselves to 1m citizens of 'a city of thp first class. The assessed value of Haltlmore property by the last appraisement was $ .100,000,000 and the debt of the city of Haltlmoro was $3:1,000.000. : net , or about aim-fourth of Ihu net debt of the present city of New York. In 1S(5 ! ) ( there were 12 : > ,000 votera In the city of Haltlmore , or considerably Inoro than a third of the number of registered votes In the city ot Xew York at the same election. HOIKS KICKS TIM * : Ka'nsas City Star : Uncle Horace Holes says the Chicago platform has had Us dav before the court of List resort. If this is treason. -Mr. llrynn will have to make tlio best ot It. Sioux City Times. The manner of e\- Govcrnor Holes In supporting the ticket that Is running exclusively on the Chicago plat form In Iowa is winning for him the kindly regard of every opponent of free sliver in the H'.ale. Springfield ( Mass. ) nt publican : Rx-Oov- ernor Horace Holes of Iowa regards the popular verdict last fall as final against the Chicago platform , and pioceuds to call at- te.ition to hl own scheme of issuing trmsury notes or certificates against u-i- 1'mitid ' deposits of silver at the * narket price. Tlitio is precious little to "b'josp from as bpU\ceii the 1C to 1 proposition and this. liiiklmcrc Sun : In a letter to the Dea Mt-lncs Leader , the opinion ii c\pr < tsert by u\-fovetnor Holes that the Chicu ' ) platform is i.ot necessarily to contiauc forever lo be the gospel of democracy. He supported It liKt > CB ' , Lut It was beatL'ti. , and fjr wb.it was new in It loyal ilcmoc-iH : may now su-Miuto ! : something else. lie Is at liberty , lie thinks , to bring forwaid his plan of "gold nnd silver bullion for money" a plan , hi- fays , llrst suggested by Scjrctary WliidtMi. Itcfeiiiiife to the objection tn 'm plan 'tha : U is not In the Chicago platfoini , hi- says : "Tho objection is at variance with the wliolu theory ol our form of goveriiinruit. If vail 1 oic-prio.is settle nothing , majoil'irs i-case lo rule. " Something , hu sa > s , may be learned from defeat. One need not , to l.e consistent K-'i'ji making the same blunder over and over ; iri I n. TOO Sircil WAT 1C I IK I ) STOCK. KCN 1 vo CnpiillratIDII ! ( of Hntlriuiil ( * orporn t IOIIM , Kansas City Star. According to the report of tlio Interstate Commerce commission , wlrlch has just been Issued , the capitalization of the railroads of the United States Is $10,500,000,000 , of which just about half is stock and half bonds. Dividends are paid on less tlun SO per cent of the- capital stock and about 17 per cent ot tlie bonds draw no Interest , so that about 41 ! per cent nearly half of the total capital Invested In railways receives no returns whatever. Tbero has always been a great deal of well founded complaint of the overcapitalization of the rail nays of tlio United States , but these fliurps ; show that thorn are more than 4,009 millions of railroad securities upon which no interest or dlvidcndH arc paid. In other words , the railroad companies find It Impossible to collect sulllclcnt rates for trans portation to ixiy returns on that vast sum ot capital invested , und thprefo-ro - , so far as the pouplo who pay railroad freights and fa.-es are concerned , the water Is pretty ef fectually squeezed out ot the railroad capi talization of tlie United States. It can hardly bo claimed by the most rad ical advocate ot government control of rail roads that more than 40 or 50 per cent of tlie present railroad capitalization Is fictitious and not fairly entitled to any return. It IK hardly possible that tlio railroad systems of today conld bo reproduced for half of the amount of stock and bands outstanding against them. So far as it affects the people who can use the railroads , the evils of over capitalization have boon practically elimi nated by Ilia fierce competition which Imt- brought about such radical reduction in I'ralgbt rates In recent years. Hut there is a serious menace to the country in this ex cessive cai.dtillzatlon , even If transportation charges sufficient to pay returns on It are not collected. In the llrst place , It acts as a constant Inducement to railroad managers to try to squeeze as much as possible out of tlie busVicKS , so as to make an effort to piy returns on the total capital. A norae fea ture Is the fact that this enormous extra capitalization upon which Interest Is not paid , and should not be paid , constitute ! ) an ImmcnEo volume of uncertain and really valueless securities , which are constantly being purchased by small Investors , not well Informed as to their worth , und the money tliUi ? Invested , Instead of serving as a source of Income to Its owner. Is practically thrown away , or , In effect , fraudulently ob tained by the men who sell the worthless securities. Thi ) 1,000 millions of such securities are the first to shrink enormously In value every time there Is any suggestion of a financial crisis In the country , and tlio lo&it-ii entailed by such Bbrlnkage glvo an Immeaso Impetus to the downward move ment of all values In times of depression. In fact , the most serious evils of every financial crisis can bo traced directly to the existence of this Immense volume of utiHtahla eecurltlesyhlch have absolutely no Income-producing power , und only an uncertain , and fluctuating fipei > 'atlvo ' value , given to tlipm by false hopes of future re turns , held out by financiers who know there Is ao real bisls for such hopes. In such securities annually are invented millions of dollars of funds which ought constitute a part of tlio constantly In creasing capital of the country , but which. In fact , might almost a.i well bo thrown into the sea. OT1IKH I.VM1S TltVX 01 IIS. As the Transvaal elect * ltd president for a term of five years nnd ns the third term of President Kruger IB to expire next yenr. "Oom 1'Mtl" Is already taking measures to Insure hln own re-election. Ills health Is not Rood , but Apparently he believes himself nblo to gervp his country for another term of five years. I'nlcss ' his condition prows Manning or unless he appears to be on the point of death before the election day comes around , It may be taken for granted that "Oom Paul" I ? likely to have his wish. This la so not because his political opponent Is so weak , but rather because the president Is so strong with the voters of the Transvaal. President KriiRcr has for nn opponent In this cam paign , as he had In the campaign of tS)2. ! ) one of the strongest political leaders In the Transvaal. General Joubert , who saved his country more than once from nn Invasion by tlu < Hrlllsli nml who was recently successful In crushing the Jameson raid , has the honor to contest with President ICrugcr the pres idential election ; but unless "Oom Paul's" health prows worse In the meantime , there Is little doubt ns to the result of the cam- palRii. It Is probable that General Joubert himself will not be disappointed nt the out come. President Krugor bns certainly a right to the affection nnd support of the cit izens of the Transvaal. Perhaps some other commander could have led the Iloer army as successfully as General Joubert , but It maybe bo doubled whether any other man could have done so much for the Transvaal ns the rugged , unpretentious , sturdy and Indomlla- blo Paul Kruger did for the Transvnnl. He linn stood the te > t of adversity and prosperity alike with equal credit. Kmperor William's determination to force the question of an enlarged navy upon his people seems destined to result at least In the fall of the German ministry In the ne.ir future. If It shall have no other effect. It will bo straitKo Indeed , but that much seems ns- j sured. The government will oneo I press tlie naval bill upan the Holohstag. j | I which will vote want of rnnfldence In the ministry , and the collapse will becomplete. . It Is said that Chancellor llohonlnho realizes the position In which ho Is placed , and de sires to resign , but Is restrained by the em peror , who Insists that his wishes be carried out to thp end. How far William will presume - sumo to pi Is problematical. All attempts to popularize the naval plan having failed , HIsma'Th. who was appealed to , gives only n half-hearted support to the plan In bis state ment that he approves the strengthening of the navy by an Increase In the number of cruisers and by a replacement of the obso lete battleships , but ho renders those obser vations nonoffeetlvo by deprecating "a course calculated to alarm the taxpayers by a gigan tic scheme. " The people will In all prolu- blllty bo appealed to on the question , and there is evo-y possibility that they will re turn ii iKirllametit as llrmly op/posed to tlie C > la-i as the present. Then It will bo Wil liam's next move , and It will bo awaited with Interest. v # * * The Chileans , "the Yankees of South America , " are moving In the matter of rail ways , and the Chilean government Is con sidering TII offer from n German syndicate of $33.000.000 at l'i per cent to lie expended In building lines. The ofTer Is a stroke of enter prise not merely as an investment , but be cause of tlie foothold It will give Germany in South American Industries. In a moun tainous country like Chile $3.,00n.00n will not build many miles of road , especially since the first effort will probably be to scale the Andes and establish communication with the Atlantic states ; but It will build so much that more must be had in order to make the first available. In the end It la most probable the sum will amount to $100,000,0.10 or more , besides which many other millions will have to bo invested In equipment , and Germany will be In a favorable position to furnish all that Is required. If prcperly con ducted the movement will be profitable to both Germany nnd Chile , and though tlie United States may regret to see Mich nn I alliance between a South American state ' 1 pud a foreign nation , the United States will have nothing to say In contravention ot it. I i 1 The advance of the Angio-Kgyptlan Su danese expedition Is watched anxiously In ' Italy , where there Is said to bo considerable - I ' able uneasiness In government circles over the report that the troubles In India , ' creating an unexpected denund for llrltlsh troops In that quarter , may prevent the im mediate execution of the original program. Not only would postponement of the ic- occnpatlon of Kass.ila by the Egyptian forces necessarily di/lay tlio settlement of Italian dlmcultlcs In their colony of Kryihroa , hut the advance of the situation on tlie Nile seriously increases tlio danger of dervish inroads and attacks both upcri K.n.s.ax ] and upon the whole colony. The dervishes now with the Khalifa arc authori tatively stated to be moro in number than these cncampsd at Dongola last year , and unless their power be speedily broken they are almost certain to raid the Italian pos sessions in searcli of means of subsistence. The intlro armed force in Krythrtu Is nov.- about 12.000 men , ot whom only one-third are Unropeana. It Is doubtful wither halt of thta force would bo available to opjtoso dervish raids , and the possibility of further military disaster awakens tlie liveliest ap prehension , to say nothing of tlie chance of further complications with Abyssinia , or the prospect of additional expenditure when tlie financial resources of the country are strained already to their uttermost. * * * Turkey's circular note to the powers , sub mitting her terms for the settlement of the Cretan question , Is an Illustration o' the supreme premo height of Impudence. The terms are such as might be proposed by a conqueror to the people of a newly conquered province. The dkurmamcnt ot tlio Christians , although the proposal to thiu effect Is accompanied by nn offer to simultaneously disarm tlie .Mos lems of Crete , would mean the exposure of the Cretans lately In Insurrection to retalia tion a la Turqiio. It would not be forgotten that the Greco-Turkish war was merely an Incident In the Cretan queMIon. The Turk ish circular note would indicate that , not withstanding the Intervention of Europe and the frequent announcements of the Impend ing establishment of autonomy in Crete , tlio problem of the settlement of affairs on that Inland Is a : : far from solution as ever. * * * An Interpellation of the Ilavarlan govern ment by a member of the Chamber of Heprc- sentatlves on Friday lant shows to what ex tent the kaiser's provoking assertlveness lias allimatcd the South Germans. Tlie sub ject of tlie Intc/pi-Hatlon was the assump tion of thn command of the llavarlans by lie ! kaiser during tlio recent military maneuvers , and particularly strong exceptions were taken by the Bpcakors to Ihn kaiser's reference to the liavnrlan forces as "my army. " What n dlffercncii between South Gorman sentiment now and Iti tlie days of the wur with Franco , when llavarlans. Wiirtemliorgers and Hes sians gloried in tlie fact that they were com manded by Hie Prussian Crown Prince Fred erick , whom ( hey ultecl'lonately hailed as "Unser Fritz ! " ( illKAT DAV I'lHI MIllltASKA. SUi-li-lu-H of MilUn.v \ Jclelli-lllccl ill \nnli vl III * . New Yolk Bun. An Interesting addition to the poetry and eloquence of the United States uua made at Nashville Icr.l week , and Is recorded hero for the general benefit , and especially for the advantage of the compilers of school "Speakers. " Nebraska day was celebrated at the Centennial grounds Friday , and Hume ot the most Illustrious of Nebraskans were on hand to celebrate It. Among them were Governor Silas A. Iloicomb , oncu a money lender , now a foe of the money power ; tliu Hon. William Jennings Hryan , a peripatetic Instructor of the people for half the gate money ; the lion. William Vincent Allen , senator In congress anil champion long-dU- tanco orator ; Colonel IlufTalo Hill , and Hrlgadicr General Hills. The weather wan Imj rested. It ) the words of our estci-im-d contemporary , the Nashville Manner , "tlie dawn broke btlghtly for Nebraska. " As soon as another cslccinei ] contemporary , "Oh ! Sol , peeped alxive the horizon , " thou sands , and tens ot thousandH rushed into the streets to see the distinguished visitors. Forth to tun exposition marled a noble procession - cession , consisting ot "elaborately capari- soiled horsefl , handsomely uniformed men , and beautifully attired women , riding and marching to the sound of martini music. " The Hon. William V Cody ( Huffalo Hill ) not only furnished Governor Holcomb's staff with steeds but caused Ihe greatest admira tion by appearing at Ihe held of the staff , mounted on his "celebrated charger. Puke. " Governor Holromb and Governor Hob Taylor of Tpr.Mpssee piloted magnificent palfreys , but Mr. Hryan rode In a common carriage. . "It was first Intended that Mr. Hryan should ride horseback , but at the la t moment this was changed. " As a matter of fact , Mr. Hryan never rlJcs any horse but his own tried and true silver gray Hobby , sixteen hands' hl h. When the procession arrived at the Audi- torlunf the seats were full and a crowd was struggling to grt Inside. "A cheer went up from thousands of throats" as Mr. Hryan'a carriage came up , and 'llryant Hryan ! ' was the cry. " As a specimen of the ron- thuftlasm this anecdote Is given : One poor Illtle woman who sivw no ehnneo of gelling n glimpse of the distinguished visitor was determined not In let her bun- band miss such nn opportunity and In her excitement cried to him In a tone nlmost ot anguish : "Give mo the buby , " nnd suiiitph- Ing the red-fared Infant shoved the long , i lank husband t-hrough the crowd nnd when ! bo returned she met him with , "Old you su-o . him ? Did you see him ? " nnd upon receiv ing nn nlllrmatlve nnswor her face was one { big sunbeam. U Is Impossible not to sympathize with this generous ndtulratlon. Still , when that red-faced Infant grows to boyhood and this Bceno Is described to him he will bp a very discreet youth If he doesn't say reproachfully to bis parents : "Why didn't you show me Huffalo Hill ? " An I now n couple of speeches have boon made and Governor Hob Taylor arises nnd with his look draws audience still as nlghl. He tn full of welcome and he diffuses It In this pyrotcehnlral way : I have giitbered welcomes from n million hearts In Tennessee nnd have pressed them Into u perfumed bombshell of smiles and kisses. 1 lluht Ihe fuse ami toss It from my lips ; It explodes above tbls beautiful audience and scatters lu the air a mll'lon sweet for-get-me-nols , and they come lloat- Ing down nnd fall Into Ihe hearts of all who love their homes and their country. Having explode.l Ills perfumed bombshell Governor Hob proceeded to set oft a box of crackers : Tonnestp ? weaves gnrlands of welcome for Nebraska's distinguished governor , nn-l n laurel wreath of welcome- for Ilryan , Ihe nioriilnir star of the people' } ' hops , who tri umphant In defeat , still calmly Icoks lulu tin- frowning face of eentrallxed | x > wor and warns It that II shall not "pies- crown of thorns on Inlmr's brow nor crucify mankind on a cro- of cxild. " Hut 1 would not nmr the plonsutv ot this delightful hour , nor would I forget the properties of thlM grand occasion by pierc ing golden 'hearts with "llvir arrow * And yet when the silver-tongued leader of the causenf human rights and human happi ness comes among us luv can we repress our polities , and how can we silence the sons : "nlm-y , glory , hallelujah. filory. glory , hallelujah , Glory , glory , hallelujah , As wo go marching on. " Then governor Hob exploded again , thin time with tils normal contents , music : I/.idles and pentloineu , music ! tin- wine of the soul , and human hearts are the pur ple clusters frou.1 whlrb It Is pn wsoil. If I could 1 would pour out my heart In porn ; todny , and Nebraska should drain the brim ming' cup. Wo love Nebraska for Ihe men sinba.i produced. Wo love her for her i-ntcii.rlsc" anil priigres- , but we love her best of all beeau.se who is the borne of llrynn. Yc.slerdav I saw the rough riilen of Ib" world In tinraddle , led by Ihe king of tin- world's lioirotnen , sinil as I sal In tlie crowded amphitheater nnd b.honlith { iwlmmlng bend Hie mnrvoli u.-s feats nf tin s.i matchles-s equestrians In tinaivna bolnw , 1 could scarcely keep from rlsinj : to my foot and throwing my lint In the air and shouting. "Hurrah for Nebraska ! tinI I in I of statennen nml horsemen. Hryan with b's silver lariat lassoing the. buMs and li"iir' , and Cody riding fnvlftcr than the swiftest wind nnd Miootlng tlie stars out of their sockets. " After tills triumphal strain , divided be tween. Mr. Hry.'n and Huftalo Hill , the oth. r orntors lind n hard job. II Icomb and Allrn and llrynn made speeches * , flint the run t'-M ' been Or.ilncd and the music box was broken. "Mr. " Hryan made a humorous reference to Governor Hob's wlnp of thp aoul and brim- mlng cup , and sill tint that day for the first time In bis life ho regretted tint he was a teetotaler. Hut Governor Hob's wlno Is purely figurative. He brims a cup of m' . lasses at breakfast , a cup of honev at din ner and a cup of maul ? syrup at supper. Ho finds that -tiiev conduce to musie. .In the words of Mr. Slla.3 Wcgg , they are iiu'Uow Ini ; to Ihe organ. I I .IlKUUV .ll.VCI.KS. 1 Indianapolis Journal. "Mnn wnnt but little beibelow. . " Wherefote should mortal fret , Slnco that Is u lint , as times now go , Jle's likeliest to get ? . I nok not upon the sparkling wlno ; Of mixed evils pray beware ; For wntPi' ' In the whisky's but A dilution and a nare. Harper's II.i7.nr. Oolaneo met Silllo on the bridge , and kissed her on tlio hpot ; The brooklet murmiirfd down below , but Salllc miirmiiiod not. New York Times. Through woman ICden was lost unto man , Ami sin In the world bail birth : Hut wherever sinFtiiniln her beautiful hands Have bulldeil 10 Jens on earth. Denver I'ust. Ho called miHie dearest wife on earth , As he klFfl" ! mo and grabbed Ills Ii it. I wonder , now , If my milliner bill Hadn't something to ( In with that ? \VimliliiBt < in Stur. The proof reader said with a sigh , ' "It would make mo liuppv If 1 Pould nml'o up my mind If some things lint I Und Are dialect pleco * or pi. " ClilenKO lloeoril. Slio wodH a lowly orphan , BO She will not have to I1 ike HlH comment on the pumpkin pl'-s ' HlH mother iibcd to make. Detroit Krec I'rrs ? . Now comrj' the trying lime of vcnr When lordly man will loudly swap , When -woman tell.s him with a tear That moths have chewed Ills underwear. Tin : TIIIII : ! ' , HOSIOS. o Ohio Htalo Join mil. Smiling demurely who Mands In the door way. Timidly happy as maiden can be ; Slio's only a bud at her ciiiiliiK-oul inrty , i'et no rose al her t'hdle U fairer thu-i she. Lightly and gnyly who's tiiilntf ; ; th in en Hurt' , Graceful and glad as n frolicking dir ; She'M the belle of Ibu ball room , a lose lit full bloMMin The Hntnu little bud , but HM'H ! been out u year. leaded and , lonely slK- Hits lu a coiner , Not carlnjr to mix with the nn-rry youns throng ; She's the ro-o In full bloom , grown Into a wallllowor-i The sanii ) little bud , but she's bci-n out too Koyul makes the food pure , M 'lolesumo ' und delicious. Absolutely euro Al DtKINO rOWDffl CO. , NtW YORK.