TUB OMAHA DAILY n&Mj TUESDAY , OCTOBER 10 , 1807.
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TI3IIMS OF Ht'lWC-Klt'TION :
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iMlly Ilee nml Sunday. One Year . w
Hlx Monlln . J J °
Tliri-c Mjtnlri . ' >
Hunilny lire , Onr Ycnr . . . 200
Hfttimlny lu-e , One Vonr . ' " 5
Weekly lire , one Ye-nr .
OKKICISS :
Omnlin : The Ite ! llulMlng.
houlii Omnlm : Sinner 11. k. , Cor. N and ! lth sts.
Council Hltiffn : 10 1'wirl Htreet.
ChlcnKi ) Olllro : 317 Chamber of Commerce.
New York : Itoonn 13 , 11 nml 15 Tribune Hide.
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STATEMENT OK CIUCUUYTION.
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Itsldnir Company , Ix'lns duly swurn , my Hint the
nctiinl number of fill I nnil complete copies of Tlm
Dnlly , Morning. livening unil Sumlay liee printed
during thf inontli of September , 1W7 , was ns fol-
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3 IS 13,892
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I.VSIST OX HAVIT1IH HKK.
Xo popocratlc paper has yet dared to
defend the legislative record of Judge
.Sullivan.
Thu list of ox-l'nlk'tl .States se-nuturs
from Ni'brnska never atttiine'd very for-
lunlalilu
It has tnki'ii tlio ) ' } ; : of tlu >
n lonj ; time to Unil out \vliat ; i { 'ootl popn-
crtit Frank .1. Kaspar Is.
It is a trille early for prairie Ilivs.
Oratorical eoiilla ratloiis , iio\vi'vtr , iir-
lu the lu'I 'ht of tliL-ir sonsoii.
If o.\mshiK ] ve'iialily anil rascality in
coiiiieetlon with I'xpo.sition contraet.s and
di-als intilces The Hoe an anti-Omaha
paper , The Hee is willing to lake thu con.
weipioneos. ,
That Intpilry sot on fe > ot by the popu
list state labor commissioner a.s to
whether farming in Xohraskn pays
scorns lo have ivachod the stajre of sus-
pi'iided finimation.
A loss iiuiiiber of banks by twenty-
five In Nebraska than last year , but
Kri'iiter ajwri'sate deposits by nearly $1-
OOO.WK ) . 'J'hat deii-s not ive Nebraska
much of : t cahimlty tinte.
The exposition inainiKoiiieiit must he
rcorKiiulziMl and its
alfairs condnclod on
( jtilctly business priuelples. NolhiiiK less
will restore1 the popular cunlidenuc nec
essary to Its complete .suece.xs.
Who \\ill pay the daniafiivs slionld an
nccldont occur on the Sixteenth street
viaduct ? Will the railroads which are
obstructing the construction of a new
I' viaduct assume the city's liability ?
The republican county tlckot will stand
on its own merits. Its superiority over
the mongrel ajwoKation of spoils liunt-
.ers withered up from all parties Is con
ceded nnd Its election by an overwhelm
ing majority Is as oed as assured.
New Ilrltisli army orders would rule
out from enlistment Lord Wolsi-ley and
Lord Koberts , now at the he-ad of the
British military forces , and nearly all
of their Illustrious pre < leeessor.s. Hut
perhaps they would not have boon suc
cesses as privates In the ranks.
I'r American butter e-an Unil n market In
Europe. That has been , established by
tlie experimental shlpnu'iits to dllVi-rent
foreign ports. Hut It .would be n Krcat
deal better to build up a homo market
that will consume all the butt r priuucvil
hero and / jivea stonily demand at re
munerative price's.
There Is nothing to slop anyone with
the necessary financial backing from bid
ding at the foreclosure'.sale of tin' I'nlon
TacKlc. If KiiKllsh capitalists are will
ing lo put iij ) more > cash for the property
than American capitalists their foreign
residence will ntit prevent them from
becoming the successful bidders. It Is
r money that talks.
Tlio World-Herald makes a hysterical
appeal to the people to line up for the
'iVansmlsslsslppI Kxposltlnu. The way
to line up the people for the Transnils-
slsslppl Exposition Is to dispense with
the service's of the Imported $ r > U-n- ( )
niontli charlatan who Is Insulting work-
Inginen , Juggling with contracts and e-x-
crclslng unbridled authority In foisting
confederates and elo-notlilngs on the ex
position payroll.
Among Ida ilrst otllcial acts Attorney
General Smyth made a pilgrimage to
Washington to appear for the state in tli-i
hearing of , the Nebraska mtixlmum
freight rate cases before the supreme
court. According to the pope > cratlc or
gan , however , the attorney general has
not charged up one cent of traveling ex
penses to the state treasury since his in
cumbency of the olllce. ( Jan It lies that
the reform attorney general , like Sir.
Uryuu , travels ou free railroad passes'/
A C.IJf/.UUA' OF
All the great lights of the political
trust which was re-Incorporated nt Llti-
rolu September 1 for a division of the
state patronage , have started out on n
campaign of distraction ,
An the headlight of the syndicate Wil
liam Jennings Hryan will tell tho'pe ople
that the prosperity which Nebraska Is
now enjoying Is due entirely to famine
In Europe and Asia. He will endeavor
to distract the popular eye and ear from
the buzzing of the mill find factory
wheels , the How of gold through the nr-
terlesof commerce , the re-omployiuontof
artisans and workliigmen In towns nml
cltlos. lie will try hard to distract pub
lic attention from the stubborn facts
presented by the dally market reports
which llatly contradict his last year's
prophesies and puncture the delusive
theories on which he sought to ride Into
the presidency.
Senator Allen will have his hands full
In trying to distract the peeiplo from
the convincing United Statea treasury
exhibit which showa that the na
tional gold reserve Is newly ? ir > 0,000-
( KX ) and growing steadily since McKinley -
ley has taken the helm of government ,
lie will doubtless endeavor to distract
the popular mlml from the beneficial
effects of tariff revision , but he will not
be able to explain why the Nebraska
farmer Is able today to sell his wool at
twice thu price of n year ago on any
other theory than the exclusion of com
peting foreign wools from Uie American
market by the republican tariff.
Governor Holcomb has also a job of
distraction on his hands to keep the people
ple from inquiring Into his share of the
responsibility for the Hartley embezzle
ments. Whatever explanation the gov
ernor may offer on this score ho can not
controvert the assertion that ho was
warned of Hartley's crooked practices
before he became governor anil knew
that Hartley had threatened to resign In
case he was required to make it e-ash
settlement on entering his second term.
In his effort to distract the people from
the charge brought in open court by
Senator Frank Hansom and General
.Ie > hu U. Ceiwln that Governor Holcomb
was aware of Harth'.v's shortage to the
extent , of .vri ; ! ( > ,000 at the time Hartley
presented his second.term bond for ap
proval , the governor will have a great
ilcal to say about the money he has
saved the state , but he will not tell how
much the state has lost by his failure
to discharge Ids duty llrmly and fear
lessly at the critical time.
In his work of distraction Governor
Holcomb will te-11 the people how they
were plundered by dishonest republican
state olllcers , but ho will be discreetly
silent about the ? : i5,000 penitentiary
steal , which could not have been per
petrated had he fearlessly done his eluty.
lie will also keep discreetly silent nbemt
the late legislature , which tied up with
the railroad monopolies and guaranteed
them protection through the state house
ring In exchange for annual passes aiiel
railroad favors.
The governor will have much to say
about great reforms he has inaugurated ,
but he will net be able to distract public
attention from the fact that .rim Uahl-
man , Joe Edgerlon and Gilbert L. Laws ,
who draw ; ? ( ! ,000 n year eint of the state-
treasury' , are Just as pliant railroad
tools a.s ever occupied the places thi\\
now hold as railroad commissioner * .
Neither will lie IK > able to distract the
pe'ople of Nebraska from the fact borne
out by the legislative records , that John
J. Sullivan , the fusion candidate for supreme
promo jnilge , was eme e > f the men who
helped to pass the bill creating tills elo-
notldng rnilroael commission at the In
stance of the railroad bosse-s.
The fusion campaign of distraction
now in progress may fool some people ,
but the people of Nebraska are not all
fools.
KXI'KKDITUIIKS.
The cabinet has recently hail under
consideration the subject of expenditures
and according lo trustworthy reports
from WaMiliigton the heads of depart
ments were ndinonlshod by the president
lo recommend no new items e > f expendi
ture not absolutely ivqulrod in the public
Interest. It is said that the estimates
that will be presented to congress fertile
Improvement of rivers and harbors
will bo he-Id down lo the minimum this
year , but unfortunately this does not as
sure a curtailment of appropriations in
lids direction , lie-cause tin-so are1 usually
made by a combination in each house
which pays little att.'iillnn to the recom
mendations of thu departments when
those stand in the way of the special ob
jects of members of congress. Over . ' ? . ' ! . ' , -
0XOI0 ( ) ! was appropriated by the last congress -
gross for Improvement of a-lvers and har
bors , continuing contracts included , and
I
' it is thought to bo highly probable that
the appropriations by the present con-
gn-ss for this purpose will be still
greater , under the > pressure that
will be made for now Improvements.
Whether n curtailment of expenditures
can bo made In oilier directions is a matter -
tor for the serious consideration of e-ein-
gress , reference being I'onstantly had to
maintaining the highest ollicieiicy in the
public sot vice. i
In regard to the appropriations of the'
hist congress , Mr. Cannon , chairman of
the appropriations commltk'e , said that
In his Judgment they wore in excess of
tlie legitimate demands of the public
service' . This fact , he further said , was
not chargeable to either of the great po
litical parlies , but is "the result e > f condi
tions accruing out of the rules of the
house and out of the rule's , practice's and
so-called courtesies of the senate' , to
gether with the irresponsible manner in
which the executive submits to congress
estimates to meet expenditures for the
conduct of ( ho government. " Mr. Can
non stated that the record showed that
In no Instance during many years have
the appropriations made by e-ongivsH
measured up to the full amounts recom
mended ami asked for by the adminis
tration , it thus appears that a great re
sponsibility rests upon the executive de
partment of the government In this mat
ter and the country will be glael to learn
that this Is appreciated by the present
administration.
Thu republicans of the Fifty-fifth con
gress are committed to economy In pub-
lie expenditures. 1'resident McKlnley Is
pledged to this , lie said lu his | u-
augural address : "Economy Is demanded
In every branch of the government at
nil times , but especially In periods , like
the present , of depression In business nnd
distress among the people. The severest
economy must be observed In nil
public expenditures and extrava
gance stopped wherever It is
found and prevented wherever lu
the future It may be developed. " It Is
true that business depression IH fast dis
appearing and there Is little of the popu
lar distress that prevailed when Mr. Me-
Klnley went Into olllce , but the revenues
of the government nre still below the ex
penditures and are likely 'to continue so
for some time lo come , so that the lie-
cessjty for economy Is quite as urgent
now as at nny time for several years.
The people expect the administration
and the republicans In congress to faith
fully observe the promise of economy In
public expenditures. They do not aslt
that this be carried to nu extent that
might Impair the public service or crip
ple the ellleleiicy of any branch of the
government , but simply that there shall
bo no extravagance anywhere. There Is
reason to think that popular expectation
In this respect will not bo disappointed.
UKATll 01 , IA KM1KKKT JUV11XAMST.
With the passing away of Charles A.
Dana America has lost one of the most
eminent men that It has contributed to
the profession of journalism. Among
the galaxy of great editors who have
guided the American press during the
past half century Charles A. lianti was
the peer of any of them , lie ranked
with Horace Grceley In the masterly use
of the English language and was as pol
ished as William ( Julleii Hryant In the
scholarly discussion of literary and scien
tific topics. With a rugged physique ho
combined massive brain power that en
abled him almost to his last day to
grapple with great problems and discuss
forcefully every Issue that confronted
modern civilization.
Unlike G.recle-y , who had graduated In
the high school of typesetting and re
ferred contemptuously to the college
graduate as horned cattle , Dana was
a trained student and scholar endowed
with the Instincts indispensable to the
great editor , lie possessed in a high de
gree not only the faculty of touching the
popular chord by striking the iron while
It was hot , but also the lighting qualities
and moral courage reipiiri-d to liuht bat
tles In HIP arena of public debate against
all odds. As tlio embodiment of personal
journalism he always stood ready to
take blows as well as to give them.
While he1 made hosts of bitter enemies
he always commanded public respect
and admiration for his fearless devotion
to the men and measures he championed.
In many respect's Charles A. Dana had
no equal among American editors , and
the New York Sun , which he made fa
mous , was recognized as the model of
well celite-el modern newspapers. The
place In American journalism made va
cant by his death will not be readily
filled.
AUSTHIA .SKK/V.S
The Austrian government has asked
the government of the I'nlted States feu-
the facts in regard to the killing eir
wounding of subjects of Austria at Lat-
timor , I'n. , on September 10 , which is
pivsuiiie'il to lo ) preliminary ID n demand
for indemnity. In the note addressed
to this government it is contended thai
tlio sheriff and his possa ninde unlawful
use of their authority , that the victim- *
eif the shooting wore guilty of no acts
of violence against the laws of Pennsyl
vania and that the-y w'Jre llred upon
without cause while In re-treat from the
seemof tliee.cenrrence. . The note of the
Austrian minister at Washington h-is
been referred by the SlaL' department
to the governor of Pennsylvania and Iho
executive authorities eif the state will
make an investigation and report their
( hidings to tlie State department at
Washington. I'pon lids will be based
the reply of our government to the Aus-
ttlan government.
No fault can reasonably bt > found with
Austria for seeking Infornintlon In this
matter. It was expected that govern
ment would take neiliee of It ami It
would be derelict In duly If It had failed
lo do so. Hut the Austrian government
will undoubtedly find no lltlle dillh'iilly
in sustaining ( lie contention It sets up ,
eif course upon tlio representation eif its
miuiste-r to lids country and unh-.ss it
can do this it will of course have no
suh.-'tnntlnl ground fur a claim to indem
nity. Moreover , as we have herotofeiro
stated the federal government does not
assume any responsibility for injuries
done1 to the citizens of foreign countries
in the states. The illplomatlc corre
spondence in tills matter will undoubt
edly bi ! interesting.
If'//// , .MAKK fl ( > VUANUK.
Those' whe > have looked at the matter
Intelligently will feel no surprise at the-
statement that Lord Salisbury will le-
fuse lo re-open the liidh.n minis to lii
free coinage eif silver. We said wluu h
was Ilrst snggesli'd thai the minis o !
India might bo reopened that there was
hardly a possibility that the Hritlsh gov
ernment would make so radical a elo-
parlnre , because It was perfectly obvious
that nothing could lie gaine-d by doing
so , while Hie danger of much Injury
being done , from the Inevitably unset
tling and ellstiiihlng effects of the
change , would be groat. More-over , the
Indian government was understood and
Is now known to be opposed lo opening
tlie mints and while that authority Is
not final It is fully ri'spcctcd by the Im-
lii'i'lal government In a matter eif lids
kind. The authorities In India appear
to be perfectly satisfied with the present
conditions until practically the gold
Hlamlard shall bo established tlr-re * , as
there is reason to expect will be the c.isj
within the next few years.
With the decision of thu Hritlsh gov
ernment to kci-p the Indian mints closed
against the free coinage of silver and
the abandonment of the proposal to keep
one-fifth of the reserve of the Hank of.
England In silver , It would seem thai
the cause of International bimetallism Is
as nearly hopeless as It well could bo.
Wo cannot se'e any possible chance of
anything practical being accomplished
by thuVolcott commission. It has b-en
very successful hi dlri'dlng attention
abroad uiore fully to tula subject , but
without nny advantage to tlio cause It
represents , haloed it tins beenchtelly
useful In showing tlmt tlio scheme of In-
torimtlonnl niijnlllsm ) Is not practicable
nt this tlmn and tli.it there 13 no Euro-
lotin ) country willing to take tlic Initia
tive In an effort to bring It about. Franco
Is disposed to Join In such an uffort , but
not to start It , M-lillc Germany appears
to bo qulto Indifferent In regard to It.
Possibly those countries and also Eug-
Innil would participate in an Interna
tional coiife'roiiee , but * to what avail with
the Hrltlsh government determined to
adhere to the existing monetary sys
tem ?
Why should the eastern trunk lines
announce an advance In the Immigrant
rates to the west at this season of the
year ? Does it cost any more to carry
Immigrants across the country now limn
It Old last year ? Tht > western stales
tu'ii nnxlbus lo Imva Industrious im
migrants settle In their territories and
why , then , should not the railroads en
courage the tralllc rather than put ob
stacles In Its path ? The quicker the
western country Is more densely popu
lated the better for the business of the
railroads.
The value of Nebraska's crop on the
New York market computed at prices
prevailing there Is almost double its es
timated value on the farm where It Is
grown. Nothing could better illustrate
the advantage that would bo reaped by
the Nebraska farmer If he had at his
door an Industrial population that would
consume all his products or present a
more forcible argument In favor of build
ing up the home market as near home as
possible. I
Will any of the fusion organs that are
supporting Judge Sullivan tell the people
ple of Nebraska why he worked and
voted for the saline land grub when he
was in the legislature , and why the saline
land grabbers went to the expense of a
banquet to the special committee , of
which Sullivan was a member , which re
duced the appraisement of the hinds
from $500 to ? ; XH ) per acre ?
There are none so blind as those who
will not see. The men who are backing
Geraldlno may delude themselves into
the belief that he is Indispensable to the
success of the exposition , but they can
not convince the stockholders or the pub-
lie that the exposition will not gain by
his summary removal.
! \Vi-ll Snlil , Colon , ! .
l.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
One of the N'ovv York candidates for mayor
s-s that his'candidacy is made "in fear of
God. " in New Vork politics , however , it
Is advisable r to keep a sharp eye on the
devil.
Con viiloM-i'iiiM- I lie SIi-lc Man.
' elnlip-r ! > emorit.
General Miles remarks that the rapidity
with which Turkqy mobilized 600000 men
astounded Europe. , The six powers have not
yet rec'en e-rt-cl , from the paralyzing conduct
of a sick man , ,
i\l : > lamitI < iiiM In .Onlrr.
. ioux Hy Journal.
The qucHtlon In JfCehraska l , Did Governor
Holcomb knoyr that Treasurer iBartley was
short in his accounts whenhe approved his ,
Srtrnml hnml ? Thn to limnnv In tint H.irHnv
trial at Omaha is confiicilns. . The populist
governor of Nebraska is duo for a series of
explanations.
TyiMiinj N Trini > ln ! v Hull.
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I'lilliKlolplilii IUcoi-,1.
The Spanish Kovernmr'.it is now becoming
dangerous to the insurgent Cubans. It Is
extending thorn pardon and amnesty and
holding out to them the promise of power
and patronage. It will require extraordinary
constancy and firmness upon the part of the
revolted is'antlers to hold out agalust this
kind of campaigning.
e'i IMM-.II v In lion limn.
Hillings ( Mimt.j nnze'tte.
The calamity caravan cannot shut off the
sunlight from the country with a 10-cent dollar
lar nor humbug the people with 11 lot of rot
about "government by Injunction. " All the
manufacturing industries are In full blast ,
the iron tradr , la getting In goo'l shape and
the i'ennsylvanli furnaces arc starting up.
There is increasing business in rail and track
supplies , bridge material is in strong de
mand and bualnc.13 in car and locomotive
vorks is rapidly increasing. Business of all
kinds Is looking up and consequently the
liryanltes are looking foolish and dejected.
ISt'ct Snrvar In \ < kvr VorU.
ln ! Jlyn ; Standard-Tnlcm.
The first beet sugar facUry to start In
this state commenced operations at Koine
jbxtcrday. There 1st every evidence that
a great business is going to be done In
growing beets for sugar mak'ng ' , thus fur
nishing employment for thouwuids of per
sons and affording an additional oppoi-
tiniity to the furuier for a further diversi
fication cf crops. We luvo in this coun
try an abundance of just the right kind of
sull for growing this wonderful vegetable ,
and we have ample capital for setting up
factories wli ro the saccharine olemeuu of
the beets can be extracted.
1'ri-illi-MoiiM of. n "I'rdiilii-l. "
Miiuu'Jpolla Journal.
"Old Moore'b" prophetic almanac. Issued
In London for over a cantury , professes to
forecast the most Imp rUut oven.s to hap
pen In the world during the ensuing twelve
months. It I * claimed that last 'year Old
Moore's forecasted to the very month the
terrible tire In the charity bazaar In tMrls.
Taking courage from this lucky hit. Old
Moore prophesies for 1S98 a terrible civil
\\-jr in the United States , the death of the
czar of Russia and the successful kldiup-
ping of the joung king of Spain , It Is also
fi recasted tint during or about tlio second
week of November , IS'JS , communication will
bo established between tliU world and the
planet Mara. We would like to bet Old
Moore a plugged hat that ho hasn't lilt it
once In this bati'h.
.SWI.\mIN ( ! , A ST.VTKSIIA.Y.
V ( irli'MiiiN U' ' " 'JK I'lTiiolriilrd In ( lie
SiintlfMvi'r SI nil1.
C'liU-iiRtf Tlmon-1 li-ralil.
Wo are ralniuVtP' learn from the Kansas
City Times t'.Hr certain unrogeneruto resi
dents of \ Vlcht16iKan. . , have recently ilouu
a great wrong. It appears that Hon. William
J. Hryan dollvj'jfdtf speech at the Wichita
county fair the other day In pursuance of
a contract by vljljJl. ho was to receive one-
half the proceeds. Mr. Hryan , however , Is
not the only flnaivlal Juggler now doing
business In the1 west , and as the result of
that foct there IS < H-auon to believe that the
boy orator is considerably poorer today than
ho really ought ! to ibo ,
The gate rtyj'jJiUB ' upon the ocasbn re
ferred to were about $ 1,800 , and Mr. Hryan
received $2-)00 ) as ( hlw share. It now appears
that without Mr , Bryan's knowledge , and
without the aid or consent of nny othe.- na
tion , an admission feu was also charged at
the grand stand , whereby about $2,000 ad
ditional was acquired. As Karirag Is a pro
hibition state only C.SOO bottles of beer were
sold on Uryan day at thu Wichita fair. The
talented Nebraska ! ! was bunkoed out of his
share of the grand stand receipts and also
one-half of the beer profits. It thu.i ? pt'ars
that instead of receiving $3.-100 and one-half
of the wet goods revenue for talking an
hour , ho really was paid only a beggarly
$2.00. .
Whither are wo drifting when such out
rages as this can bo perpetrated ? Is honor
dead ? Has Kansas no tn-ame ? Of course
the mere pittance of 12.100 which Mr. llryan
received Is worth $2,400 Instead of Jl.-'OO
or less , as he would prefer but even that
fact offers no excuse for the wickedness of
Wichita. . It wan a mighty wean trick.
HKVIVU' IX Tit AIMS Cllin.KS.
Springfield nopubllcsn ; The exports of
wheat , corn and outs In September were the
largest of any month of record , lircadituffs
went out to the value of $34,0,2i,9 ! < 6 , < main t
only $17,27CS < 2 worth In September last > ear
and only $ U.130B17 In the samp month of
1S93. Provisions were also exported to an
amount considerably above recent September
records.
Chicago Post : The September exports of
wheat si.rpass nil records , amounting to i5.-
86S.S33 bushels , against 17C4BS1,1 bushels
Inn year , the value being over 100 per cent
larger for all breadstuff * . I'01" the " 'cck just
closed the total exports of wheat from both
coasts of the United States aggregated Gn.i9.-
720 bushels , against 4.835.C41 bushels last
week1,156.817 bushels n year
ago and 2,400.000 bushels In 1S9S. The percentage
centageof increase In bank clearings In
olghty-ecven cities for the week was ! 12 ,
the heaviest Increase for scvcial weeks past.
With such n favorable showing In all depart
ments of business * activity the pessimistic
calamity waller hasn't a leg left to stand on.
Minneapolis Journal : The fact that every
city in the United States , except fever-
stricken New Orleans , shows ii good Increase
In bank clearings , should bo siinielcnt to
satisfy reasonable minds that business Is very
much better than a year ago , when trade-
centers were largely showing decreases. The
Increase In clearings for n week is 32 per
cent , certainly a very encouraging announce
ment , for it means that It produce Is higher
than a year ago to explain a | x > rt of this
Increase as paid for through the tviliks. then
the farmer has the money In profit and he will
send It back through business lines before
many weeks. The Importance of this evidence
of Improvement cannot be overlooked In nu
estimate- present conditions.
Philadelphia Hecord : The Influx of gold
still continues to bo n notable feature of the
prevalent business awakening and general
prospcilty , the arrivals this week amounting
to $5,000.000. The trilling Irregularity in the
wheat and corn markets and the quietness In
the various trades seem to be merely the
result of a lull lu demand , and there Is no
uneasiness felt by either buyers or sellers.
In the iron trade , however , which has been
one of the latest to experience the com
mercial revival , there has been a marked
expansion In demand. The Iron Age says :
"I'Vom a weekly [ xroduct of 165,000 tons on
August 1 the capacity at work has risen to
200,000 tons ; and yet stocks hcv declined
over 200.000 tons , of which by far the great
est quantity was absorbed during September.
It Is quite clear , therefore , that consumption
lately has expanded even more than produc
tion , so that there Is nothing alarming In the
known fart that additional furnaces QTO get
ting ready. As a matter of fact , nearly every
well eiul | < . ( > ed furnace In the territory west of
the Allegheny mountains and north of the
Ohio river will bo running by November 1. "
01. ' .irSTH'U KIUI.I ) .
Washington Star : It seems now probable
that far-reaching changes may result from
Judge Field's relinquishment of active duties ,
lmt whatever may come about In consequence
of this step , It Is certain that the retirement
will regarded as the ellm'ax of a remark
able career. Judge Klold has been so long
a member of this court that he has seemed
like a permanency. He has now served
longer than any other justice who ever were
the robe of the court.
Chicago Chronicle : Though feeble physic
ally , it is said that Justice Field's mind is
as clear 'as ' ever. lie is entitled to the
gratitude of the country for his part in the
adjudication on the subject of the recon
struction nets , which he aided In overthrowIng -
Ing , and It was on this issue of thi highest
political as well as judicial Importance that
he separated from the republican party ,
returning to the democracy , to which ho
had belonged before the war.
Chicago Times-Herald : The retiring justice
was the second son in u remarkable family.
Ills father was David Dudley Field , a Con
gregational clergyman of , Now Kngland , who
lived to be 86 years old and long enough
to see seven sons achieve renown in as
many different walks of life. There was
David Dudley Field , his eldest son , who
achieved lame as a lawyer of international
reputation , the maker of the code for New
Vork state , who died only three years since
in the ninetieth year of his ago ; Cyrus West
Field , of transatlantic fame ; Matthew W.
Field , an engineer of eminence ; Henry Mar-
tyn Field , the distinguished clergyman and
writer ; Jonathan Field , who was president
of the Massaehiihetta benate , and Timothy
Field , an officer In the United States army.
Globe-Democrat : The retirement of
Justice Stephen J. Field will mark the
disappearance of one of the most re
markable families which the United St'ites
has known. The four sons of David Dudley
Field , a poor clergyman of Massachusetts
David Dudley , Stephen J. . Cyrus W. and
Henry M. were all remarkable men. Kach
hold a high place in his particular e.jhore.
Cyi'us. the greatest rf them all , had a name
which was known In every country In the
I world. To a smaller extent the other three
have had an International reputation also.
David and Cyrus are doid , Stephen's life
work is virtually finished , and Henry , the
youngest of them , who is now 75 years of
age , though still connected with the Now
York Evangelical , is seldom heard of by the
world. With their departure the glory rf
the family dies. Not one of them has a swii
wlio can transmit the luster of their name
to another generation. In the Field case-as
in nany other Instances which can bo men
tioned , the truth of the old saying is ex-
ompllled ! that "great men leuvo no con
tinuance. "
rKii.sn.vu , AND oTinii\vi.si : : .
The Alhlc.ii ( Mich. ) Itocordcr is authority
for the statement that there is In that city
n family In whih the birthday anniversaries
cf the father , mother , two daughters and a
son fall upon the same date.
If an article In the Windsor Magazine is
to bo trusted , Mrs. John Maxwell , or , to
give her a name by which she is known
among a large class of readeia , "Miss Hud-
don. " puts hnr novels on paper at the rate
of 1.500 words an. hour.
President 'McKlnley ' always gives his bou-
torniero to the first little girl in tht lineat
his receptions at the White House. Those
who know this now try to get their little
girls aj ( the bead of the line so as to secure
the much-prized souvenir.
The danger from pralrlo fires In the vast
fiolltudfs of Bunbnint grass in the suburba
of C-hkUKo naturally causes considerable
anxiety , but those fears have been partially
allayed by the prcapect of a beer war , with
tno Kihoonera for five. That will banish the
drouth.
Nathaniel C. Darker of Somcrvllle , Maes. ,
has received a medal of honor from Secre
tary Alger for C'istlngulhhed bravery on the
held of Spctlsyh'4nla. where he seized tbe
colors of two bearers wiio were killed aivl
carried both Hags throughout the remainder
of the lattle.
"When a private In the ranks Is praised by
a general he cannot presume to thank him ,
but lights better tlio next day. " That Is
the way Kmlyard Kipling acknowlejgeil a
compliment Trom Lord Tennyson , according
to teallmony set forth in the hitter's biog
raphy , Just published.
The Corisressloiul library will soon ro-
reivo as a gift from Mrs. Mary Longfellow
Mllmoro a much-admired maiblo bust of
Wendell I'h'llllps. ' Mrs. Mllmore , who lives
In Washington , Is the widow of Jcboph A.
'Mllmoro ' , the sculptor , and thu bust Is one
modeled by Martin Mllmore and chiselled by
Joseph Mllmoro.
A dispatch from Richmond , Va. , says : "In
the police court today Mrs. M. J , llain. a
well known anil pretty woman of this city ,
was placed under a bond of $300 to keep Iho '
pejct ) for being a common scold. This ib the j 1
tlrst time ouoh a judgment han been ren-
di-red In Ibis pirt of Uie state for more : than
a quarter of a century , possibly. "
Mrs. A. K. I'aul , the woman supervisor
of street cleaning In Chicago , is thus spoken |
of by one of her employes : "Woman she
conies In hapj/y In morning and Flay so all
day. She nays 'How do ? ' and oilier nice
things , ftnd' ' then wo do good work. She see
it and Hay ro. : That makes us feel good sui !
wo work more. Woman all right. "
Kx-Sonator I'effer's long populist beard has
Clayed its owner a < jad trick. Ho is a pro- '
hilililonlbt ds well as a populist ami he
uiidp'to-jk to aid In the publle-Etilrlted work [
of breaking up the Illicit Hale or strong drink j I
In Topcka. Hut thu senator's bt-anl unllttcd
him for the olllco of a detective. Ho tucked
the cometary hirhutu embellishment under
hia collar , and , walking Into an mitli.'tnatvl
saloon , railed for a glass of beer. Hut the
barkeeper spied the "pcard under the
multlu' , " and tcfu&od to crro him. So his
labor went for naught.
.MAM3 OP Till' irxtOX IMCIKIf ,
Knlllr rroltiluKT of tlir Yollorr Vn-
rlolr of NrwupupT" .
, Inillnnnpolld Jourtiftl.
A clnss of yellow polltlc.il papers are mak
ing much ado because the administration
proposes to carry out the plans of Us prede
cessor In regard to.the sale of the 1'nclflc
railroads , whoso bonds duo the United States
have already matured. The whole matter has
been before the country and was fully dis
cussed during the last session of the sen
ate.
ate.Tho
The Pacific railroad companies ewe the
United States an amount of money , princi
pal and Interest , probably In excess of the
cash value of the property. Us bonds arc fl
second mortgage. Consequently , the Uiilteil
States must first pay the flist mortgage to
obtain control of the property In order to
foreclose and obtain pcesesslon. Uy this
plan , at the outset , the government would be
compelled to appropriate thirty or thirty-live
million dollars to take up the first mortgage.
1'hla done , It could foreclose. H Is probable
that foreclosure would put the roads Into
possession of the government. There are
those who believe that the government
should own and operate the railroads of the
country. Experience In other countries ami
In states has not been of n character to In
duce nenslble people to favor the attempt to
manage the Pacific railroads , which cannot
pay current expenses and fixed charges-
Moreover , the government would have roads
which could be paralleled for lesn money than
the aggregate of the Indebtedness of the
lines In question to the United States. Hold
ing possession of the property by mortgage
the government would have to get out of
them $35.000000 In excess of Its present In-
vratmentd , which would be uu impossibil
ity.Tho
The plan of the Cleveland administration
was to accept the offer of a syndicate for
the government's Interest. It has been since
changed no that the syndicate bidding the
highest for the government's Interest shall
have Its right In the property. To the men
of experience In the senate and to the ad
ministration this fiohemc seems the only one
that is possible. It sustained the plan after
an extended debate.
There ran be no question that the govern
ment will not receive as much as it has
paid out , principal and Interest , by many
millions some say by $50.000.010. That Is
because the Interest of the United States
Is , like railroad Investments , not worth as
much ns It cost. The question at Iwue. or.
rather , the question which was at issue , was :
Shall the government get out of the Pacific
railroads by direct sale at a loss , or Invest
millions more to obtain possession of the
property and take the greater risk of selling
Iho larger value for a better price ? At best ,
the government will lose In getting out of
the railroad business , so the chatter of losing
$50,000.000 and saving It by purchase and
foreclosure Is not truthful.
THU AMIJHK-\X MM.MIKH.
T > pit-ill of < lul i' % l < M > n ' 11' 'r " " '
Aini'i-lciin IVuil | < ' .
IMill.ul Ophia lleciiid.
What kind of a looking man Is the average
American "Tommy Atkins ? " Major Henry
y. Kllbourne of the Medical corps of the
United Suites army has sought to secure a
eompcsltc photograph , so to speak , of the
federal "regular. " In n paper read by him
before the seventh annual meeting of the
Association of Military Surgeons of this
country Major Kllbourno compared the
American soldier of this generation ( who
may stand for the typical white American )
with his brother of the last generation.
From the measurements of more than 500-
000 of enrolled men from which the federal
armies were drawn during the civil w-ir
Statistician Baxter computed that for the
mean age of 26.fi8 years tbe mean height
was fi7.i5 ; Inches , and the mean chest girth
. ' ! . " .25 inches. In comparison with this stand
ard Major Kllbourne remarks : "The mean
height of 125 United States naval cadets
above the age of 2 ! ! years was G7.SO inches. ]
As these men are drawn from all parts
and rlasses of the United States they repre
sent very nearly the typical physical devel
opment of the American people of 25 year. )
of age. From what source has the superior
stature of the Americans been derived ? "
The mean chest girth of ( these tjplcal
cadets was 31.20 inches , which dod not
represent any chest depression necessarily ,
In view of the lower mean age (23 ( to 27. )
As Major Kllbourne declares :
"According to Gilion. Increase of height
practically ceases with the 23d year , which
he considers the period of completion of
adolescent growth ; but his record of meas
urements of cadets shows an increase be
yond that limit , 'and the record of Ambers : !
student ! ! exhibits a gradual Increase of
stature up to the 2Gth year , with a corresponding
spending increase of chest girth and weight.
Military statistics confirm the view that de
velopment continues into the sixth < i l"-
qnennium. and that the maximum develop
ment of Americans Is found between the
ages of 2 , " and 30 years. After the period
of full development is reached the excess
of nutritive material over and above that
required to maintain the body In health is
deposited in fat ; and U will be found that
a disproportion of weight over height oc
curs usually In adults or men of middle
I'fo. ' "
He odds that the average vital ca
pacity ( volume of air expired in forced
respiration ) lin well-developed Americans
la rather morn than a gallon ( United
Stales s'andard 2.11 cubic Inches. ) T'IO
tidal air of ordinary quiet breathing Is
about a pint. The chest exnanslon In
mature , well-fo-mcd Ani"kars h about thro ?
Inches , which Is the difference In chest girth
in full expiration end inspiration. And as
the results of a tabulation cuncprnl'.ig the
rotation of stature to vital capacity he finds
the nallenl features to be :
First , a regular Increase In all the dimen
sions tip to and including the group of the
mo.iu age : second , an Incroano of weight
with ago beyond maturity ; third , n. loss of
l.c'.ght and chest expansion with advancing
age beyond the fortieth year. These fei-
tuiTt ; appear constant In all classes of Hie
recruits of the three years , excepting tlmt
the maximum height of the Iti'lians ' und
of tbo recruits of 181)5 ) was attained before
the twcntj-fifth year. Comparing the aver
ages of the foregoing table , wo find that of
the four race clsfuca the negro has t'.io '
greater weight and the native white the
least : the greater chest girth Is shown by
the foiolgn white and the least by the In
dians ; the natlvn while IN superior In stnt-
uri ) to nil but thu Indians. The relation
of stature to vl'al cap.iclty Is marked In
tlm savage , his additional inch of height
taking him In the head of the Hat in respira
tory power , notwithstanding h ! lesser
ohe t girth , both before and after the
puriod of maturity. On the other hand , the
surplus weight of the negro goes along with
the dln'InUdicd lung power. The slight su
periority of stature of natlvn whites Is not
accompanied by p. corresponding Increase
In respiratory power. The larger ratio of
height to weight does not take with It an
incruusp In chest capacity In the negro. A
comparison of Iho totals of all ages is vltlitei ]
by the greater youth of the native whiles.
But It appears that , notwithstanding n
greater proportion of iiielr number hclnw
the of twenty-five , their
ago yearn mean av-
oiMgo of expansion wan but thrco-hmidrcdths
of nu Inch leas than that of the older fornlgn
whites , whl'e ' In the Immature CCKH | the na
tive while , with the least weight and ono-halJ
liich lees ehc.it girth , has a chrat expansion f
which Is practically the Fame an his foreign
cnrnrado'H.
To mini up. the American white soldier " "
prars to bo taller and slighter In mold than
his foreign comrade. Majr.Kllbourno tays :
"He lias less Julep and more IKJIIO. These
features ho Itua acquired In part from his n.'i-
'tlve soil , over whoso dryer continental areas
lately roamed a tall and Rlnnwy aboriginal
race. Considering the body as a machine , the
American worklngman has JB strongly built
a inaclilno as any othe- and nioro fuel to run
II with than his European brother.
What is the pn portion of these able-bo 1U > < 1
moil to HIP entire population ? The number
of renrulta rejeclol on rrlmary examination ,
as shown by the teports quoted abovo. equals
the number accepted. The unities of rejection ,
though mainly diseases and deformities con
stituting imperfect physique , also Include
mental and iiio'nl Infirmities , as well UB
som disqualifications referable to social and
crolltlfal status. The census of 1900 will
nhow of men of all classes , from 20 lo 2 ! )
years of ago the flower of the nation--a
number exceeding 0,000,000 ; dividing tills
number by two. thorn will remain a possible
military potential of 3,000,000 of this class
alone ; not all soldiers , but of the raw ma
terial of which soldiers are made. If but
ono In five should bo called into service they
might compose au army lario.r tbau nny now
organized. "
A gooel story Is told by n railroad man on
Warren Swltzler of this city , who Is at the
bead of the national , democratic tlfket for
supreme judge. Hiding on tbe same train
with the Omaha attorney the- railroad man
observed that Mr. Swltzler handed a paid
ticket to the conductor.
"How cornea this ? " he asked. "You paying
railroad faro when I know you have your
Dockets full of p.isses or at any rate omiM
have passes If you only asked for them' "
"Oh , I do ride on passes sometimes. " re
sponded Mr. Swltzler. "Hut this Is n trip on
business for a client and I expert to rharga
my traveling expenses up to the client "
Kcglstr.itlon so far Is remarkably hclii In
Omaha. There are only three days o' reg
istration altogether , which means that thora
are but two days remaining , and If we arc In
have anything like a full vote the registrars
will have to be kept busy next Friday and
the following Saltnday.
The name of Anderson Is frequently taken
ns assurance tlmt Its owner Is a Scandinavian
by birth or descent. William Anderson , who
Is the randtdato for county judge on tlio
mongrel ticket , Is certainly doing nothing to
remove such an Impression In any quarter
where It might possibly stand him to Iho
good. The fact Is that William Anderson Is
of Scotch descent and as n bid for the Scan
dinavian vote his candidacy Is a delusion and
a snare ,
The republican emblem Is a picture of the
old Abe Lincoln bald eagle. It Is nothing
like the spread-winged birds with which
some of the popocratlc p.ipers are trying to
mislead the public. The republican emblem
Is a sedate , dignified eagle with wings at
rest and tall feathers In normal position.
Frank Illbbard Is still trying to square
himself with the worklngmcn for his active
support of Gcraldlne.
OMAHA. Oct. 1C. To theKdltor of
The Hoe : There appeared In Campaign Chat
ter a statement concerning the candidate for
county surveyor nu HIP fusion tlckot Mr
K. T. YoungfeU , that Is diametrically opposed
to the facts In the case , llolleving us 1 .lo
that you will not knowingly sanction any
mlsstatemont of facts In -
your paper i-on-
cernlng oven a political opponent , 1 feel mirk
that for the cause of right and justice you
will publish this letter upon the same page
as the article ! referred to appeared
Mr. Youngfolt denies any and all of llie >
allegations bremght against him In that > n
tick1. Xolther did ho directly or Indlivitu ,
maku a request of the county commission ! , s
to bo appointed as county surveyor to 1111 'ho
vacancy occurring through tlio rc'sl-Miau'in
of Mr. Scott King , nor lo be appoliri-d nu
deputy to Mr. Mollrldo. Allow mo aKo to
siy that Mr. Youngfelt was an applicant for
the position of secretary of the State Hoard
of Irrigation at the tlmo the prespnt fune u
state oliicials went into olllce. He did not
succeed In obtaining this appointment. If it
were true , as alleged , that he changed bis
politics when his desire for olllce fti'led to
find recognition , then ho should at the pres
ent tlmo be found alilllatlnt ; with the repub
lican party. Yours truly ,
THOMAS SI3WAUU.
The A. H. C. clubs have collapsed , just us
might have been expected , after the expos
ure of the masquerade ) of the only honest man
in the court house.
The highest recommendation Frank Ki-
par gets from the organ of the mn-ui-ein < *
that ho was ouco employed on The He and
is the father of seven children.
lMIl > llii : ) I'AHAIJM ll'IIS.
Detroit Fice Press : "Don't \ on KO wild
oxer tin1 beauties of autumn' . " '
' I ilon't know ; tlu-y don't look any j/ret-
tli-r lo me tlmn the stmmier jjlrl.s. "
Pu k : "Tnmiunny , " said the er.tiuis'a.itio
i.illicii'iit of the WiRWiim , "will s\v.M-p t > ! u
e'i > on election day. "
P s ' 'bly , " sni < l tlio oKicr n..n , "but
Tiimnmny never swept It any otl.i-r tl ly "
Philadelphia Ileeord : A Philadelphia man
nuiwil Mutton , who ithe father of H.X
young children , nhv.ivu > peaku of tlH'iii ( ij
"ilie fix button kids. "
Chifiigo Tribune : "That ivinln.l1 * me of
HiimetlilniT i oneje beunl Adlal t > te\insnn
"
> ny
"Name sound * f.unlMnr , but I fiin't recall
wbf IP I 'have heard It I "if . < * . do on '
liidlnnnpoIlK Journal : "Iven ler why tlm
dancing masters nre trying o i-helve tli'J
Willie , " mid t > ie Miclety bo inl.T
"The waltz , " said the Cheerful Idiot , "Is
: oo much of n socl.il revolution. "
PhliMuo Post : "Did your * on so through
COlll'lJP ? "
"lie did. "
"WriH eoursa did lie f.ilco ? "
"I ilon't exactly know , but It's inv l"i-
prpsshin that lie went through w'Hi t'n
rush line. "
Detroit Journal : "Nil. " nr.'iwcrcd ti o
mountain , tejntly , lint firmly.
Mahomet bit his lip.
"I've a good inlrel lo cnfl tonip of llici-o
.iluli'a . , " he muttered.
"ISlulTs don't go , either , " rt > f rv-1 thes
mnimiiiin.
Tlnn , lu-eonllng to the lutt.st exigi--ls , the
Incident
13 IT ! IK H WAY.
e levoluitil I'lnln lit'tiUr
I K.T.V the now ineiiiii .vt Hti.Tnljil ) ; '
U'er my liKlil shoulder Cell Its ll ht.
Hut slip , my love 80 felt lii-ro't
Uec'uiiHo tlio moonbeams e'ros = pd her left.
1 tiled to Tint lu-r Kloom to flight ;
"Some > < iiy tin- loft , unil some.- the right. "
lint Htlll Flip shook her pretty Iv.iO ;
"I ' . \lsli It was the risht , " sheHiild. .
Thou forttmn jiron-.ptcil mo to suy :
"Kut'a we'd , nml riitoh It plthe-r wnyl"
Wllli.V I'll IKViT IIV.
Katlu-rlnu Unto ? .
Alonn Blip Htood , with white hands looae-ly
locke-d.
Thn Bhiidmv from Iho window's plnKln | vlnn
"uki'iiliiff hur heft liitlr'H Klf.uii. Its sold-
Hliine.
Tlieso iressc.s were by thei quick wind KO
rorUcel
1'Yom rlppllni ; waves to billows lli.it ih < y
inouknl
The dainty jirliniiC'XH of her KOKH , wlile-i ! ,
limi
la texture , WMH so fonnt'il IIM to nlvc HKII !
Uf llfei linniure-il , wlu-ru fiiHliloii nev r
knoe'kcd.
HIT hi'iirl In llfi'li'HH. e'old nml Hill : , " I Hilit
"Wind , IIMVLc.ilin IVJVPH , iieit blllawn wnd ,
ns crown
To that srri'iio untPHtcil faceof lie-rs "
Hnt as I looki-d. a midden liiirnlntf rod
ur I'hpi-kii. a lovply llKht In i-ycs r.mt down -
Now to my judgment how that f.ipp demur.s |
Koyul makca Iho food pure ,
w.'iolcsomo and dcllclouj.
Absolute/ ) Pure
now OU-.I.NU powDtR co. , New von * ,
Uiv ,
