Nebraska Newspapers

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Resistor totlny.
Kvt'ry out ) must resistor nnow tills year
If lie \viiitd : to volt ! at tlio coining t-li'i1-
tlon.
. People- who llvo on stri-Hx disfigured
with rotten wooden psivenienls nnd who
nro Iicsiliitlnt , ' 10 prot-i'i'd for repnviiUT
should take a wilU ; up upiu-r Kariuini
nnd see the diltereni'e.
Tlio worst part of a disagreement in
the Luetgert ease is that It. may indict
the public with a new trial and a second
end Installment of the tedious reports of
a .sensational murder trial.
Tlie republican candidate for coroner ,
Nuls r. Swanson , Is a representative
Swede , recognized as fully competent to
perform the duties of the ofllee. Mr.
Swanson Is entitled to the support of
citizens irrespective of party.
This retoutiou of CJeraldino as exposi
tion mogul is a menace lo the success of
the exposition bonds. The best work the
exposition managers can do for the
bonds Is to get rid of Ceraldlne before
the election approaches too near.
AVhy should Nebraska .want a State
Hoard of Irrigation under the present re
form populist administration ? Are not
nil of tle : popocratle otlle > rs and einployts
engaged solely in cross-sectioning the
state with political pipe lines ?
Tom Iloctor Is an experienced politi
cian , but his bait for the labor vole is
too raw to catch the fish at which it was
thrown. Sheriff McDonald worked for
years in the Union Pacific shops and the
worklngmen know that he Is one of
them.
Franl : ICaspar thinks his conversion to
populism at the eleventh hour and Ilfly-
flve minutes insures him the solid popu
list vote. The popullstH of the First
commissioner district are not the fools
fioniii people would like to believe them
to be.
Last year's registration Is of no more
use for tills year's election than the reg
istration made ten years ngo. No one
can vote at the coming election who h ill
j ot have appeared personally before the
registrars of Ids precinct at this year's
sitting.
The place to register is at the booth at
which you are entitled to vote. Xom of
tlie voting precincts or booth locations
have been changed , t'nless you have
moved since last election , you will regis
ter and vote at the same place you
voted last time.
Tlio railway passenger men are still
hot after the scalper.s with threals to
take their sculps as soon as the oppor
tunity presents , The scalpers , however ,
may be depended on to take cans of
themselves so far as keeping their head-
covering unbroken Is concerned ,
Governor Iloleomb says under oath
that , lie does not consider Hartley's
nvth d it propping up t'alilng b ink- , with
slate money to be farming tlie public
fluids. U might be Interesting to the
public If the governor would glvo them
his definition of farming the taxpayers'
treasury contributions.
Don't overlook the republican candi
dates for university regents when you
come to vote. It Is highly Important that
the management of the Slate university
be kept In a board that will pursue n
progressive and at the same time con
servative policy In the upbuilding of thai
great educational Institution ,
The organ that Is IcicUlng Oernlillno
and covering up his Incomputeiiey and
crooked methods calls for IHX ) friends of
the Transmls.sl8slppl Kxposltion to act as
volunteers In getting out the vote for
the exposition .bonds. The response of
: t,000 volunteers would not be half as
effective as the announcement that
Grand Juke Oeraldlne has been retired
for good from all counectloii with the
exposition , |
TJII ; c'orvrr c.ui
Kepublicnns have every reason to feel
i < nci > nr.igil with the progress made In
their county campaign. While no brass
bauds , fireworks or torchlight proces
sions have been called Into requisition
to promote the canvass , on all sides are
evldence.i of popular favor for the can
didates on the republican ticket.
The people recognize In the republican
nominees men of character and ability ,
each with special fitness for the position
to which ho aspire.- ? . The republican
candidates are making their campaign
on pledges of faithful and etllclcnt per
formance of duty. lu contrast with
their opponents , they are before the peo.
pie flying their own colors and avoiding
shams and deceptions of all kinds. While
on the mongrel county ticket we see re
publicans masquerading ns popullstH ,
prohibitionists posing as democrats and
men professing conversion to sllverlsm
solely for the purpose of sharing In a
spoils distribution , the republican candi
dates are appealing for support In a
straightforward , dignified manner and
taking the people 'fully ' Into their confi
dence.
Instead of prntlmr about free coinage
and other Issues entirely foreign to the
county government , the republican can
didates are making the issue that of
good business administration of the
county's affairs. Hecognlzlng the supeil-
orlty of the republican nominees over
their opponents , the people of Douglas
county who detest fraud and hypocrisy
may be confidently relied on to elect the
entire republican ticket by a significant
majority. _
ITS jjs.s/otv
The question of international bimetal
lism Is settled for the present by the re
ply of Lord Salisbury to the proposals
submitted to the Itrltlsh government by
the United States commissioners. That
reply is simply what has been expected
by those who have been able to see
clearly the situation. It was perfectly
obvious that the P.ritlsh government
would not reopen the Indian mints to
the free coinage of silver when the in
evitable effect of such action would be to
create confusion and disturbance ,
without any promise of compensat
ing beiiellfs. We never gave
credence to tire reports that the P.ritlsh
government had seriously considered tlie
proposal to reopen the mints , although
these were eagerly accepted ns true by
such bimetalllsts as Senator W. K.
Chandler , and there was no surprise In
the Information that the head of the
financial department of India had taken
the strongest grounds against reopening
the India mints. Tlie fact Is that the
Indian government is very well satisfied
with existing conditions and whatever
movement shall hereafter be made will
be In the direction of the gold standard
for India. "Tins " idea , therefore , that the
mints of that country may at some fu
ture 'time be reopened to the free coinage
of silver may be dismissed as delusive.
Lord Salisbury does not see tlie de
sirability of an International monetary
conference , .but ho courteously says that
the British government "will be pleased
to consider any other practical sugges
tions from tlie ,1'iilted , States. " What
possible good could come from holding a
conference with England unalterably de
termined to maintain the monetary sys
tem she has and Germany unwilling to
take any step not in line with Hritlsh
policy ? Tlie acquiescence of these coun
tries In a plan of International bimetal
lism is absolutely necessary to its suc
cess , whether any or all other European
countries favor it or not. "But it is en
tirely certain that K ranee will make no
move in tills direction without Rnglanil
and Germany. As to other practical
suggestions from the United States , we
can conceive of none that would receive
.serious consideration from the Itrltlsh
government. When Lord Salisbury
framed this portion of his reply to the
American commissioners ho virtually
dismissed the matter
There is nothing left for our govern
ment to do , in the Interest of llnancial
peace , but to ( Imp the question of in
ternational bimetallism. It is impracti
cable , the leading nations of Europe
do not want it and the further agitation
of the question or attempts to Induce
European countries to enter into a con
ference for its consideration can have
no practicable result and may operate
to Indue ? financial unrest. Tlie repub
lican congress and president have done
their full duty In carrying out the pledge
of the republican platform to promote
nn International agreement in behalf of
silver and they have no further responsi
bility or obligation In respect to this
question. It Is to bn expected that there
will be a demand that our government
shall Invite the nations to a monetary
conference , but no regard should be paid
to this In view of the inevitable failure
of Hiieh n. conference to accomplish any
thing. International bimetallism has
been set aside ; as a live question for an
indefinite time. '
Marshal Itlnnco , the new governor gen
eral of Cuba , professor complete confi
dence In the suce.'ss of the political and
military policy iwhleh he proposes to In
augurate. The optimistic marshal would
not say just how long It would take him
to terminate tlie war. as Weyler did
when be went to Cuba , but he evidently
expects lo accomplish that within a jvar.
Undoubtedly lUanco rscrlnitaly believes
that as soon as he gets to Ids post of
duty and proclaims the political rcform.s
which the liberal cabinet lias agreed lo
Introduce there will be n wild rush on
the part of th ? Insurgents to embrace the
ne\v order of tilings and that their forces
will quickly disintegrate and renew al
legiance to Spanish authority. As re
ported ho talked as If he fancied that a
very large proportion If not all of the
men who are In arms against Spain are
eagerly awaiting his entrance into Cuba
to sheath their swords and stack their
muskets and accept the beneficent grant
of so-called autonomy that will be
offered them.
If Klanco has this Idea he Is doomed
to disappointment. There has been no
Intimation from Cuba that the program
of the Spanish cabinet has had the effect
to lessen In the least the determination
of the Insurgents to maintain the strug
gle for Independence. On the contrary ,
nil reports Indicate that they are as
Ilruily Used now us they have ever been
In tlie purpose to accept nothing short
, of absolute freedom from Spanish au
thority or utter ilcfc.it. Those who repre
sent them In this country declare that
there can be no compromise , that the
contest will go on until the Insurgent
forces are swept nwny or the Cuban
flag floats over nn Independent state ,
from which every vestlse of Spanish au
thority Is eliminated. There Is no doubt
that this Is the feeling and that Mar-
shnl lllanco will find only contempt and
scorn for his proffer of political reforms.
Meanwhile there Is said to be differ
ence of opinion among members of the
Spanish cabinet In regard to the attitude
to be taken toward the United Slates ,
which Is not at all Incredible , since
there are members of the ministry who
are known to hold radical views In the
matter. Hut It Is not to lie apprehended
that Sagasta will be persuaded to take
tin extreme position , because It Is obvi
ous that to do so might prove embar
rassing to his plans. It Is safe to say
that lie will endeavor to maintain the
most amicable relations with this coun
try. _ ,
Tin : fUKTKi > T CASH.
Ke\v who have followed carefully the
trial of the I.uetgert case can be sur
prised at the disagreement of the jury.
After the remarkable exhibition made by
the so-called experts and the fact that
there was undoubtedly more or le.-w false
testimony given , no other result was
reasonably to * be expected and probably
some will wonder that the number of
jurors against conviction was not larger.
The prosecution rested wholly upon cir
cumstantial evidence and while some of
this appeared to be pretty strong , viewed
In the light of tlie judge's charge , which
was very clear , It was not so conclusive
as to prevent a reasonable doubt In an
unprejudiced mind as to the guilt of the
accused. .Judge Tuthlll begun his In
structions to the jury by saying : "He-
fore a conviction can be had In this case
the state must prove beyond reasonable
doubt and to a moral certainty , first ,
that Louisa Luetgert Is dead. " This of
Itwlf was sulllelent to cause u disagree
ment of the jury , for while there Is little
reason to doubt that the woman is dead
the fact lias not been proven to a moral
certainty. There .were . other features of
the court's Instructions which a con
scientious juror might fairly construe as
justifying him in voting against convic
tion.
tion.Few
Few criminal cases have attracted
wider attention than this one and doubt
less the general opinion Is on the * tlde of
the nine Jurors who voted to convict.
VKIKSDS ( > / ' /\'osmoA' .
Who are the true friends of the expo
sition ? Are they the men who blindly
want to pursue an ostrich policy that
Ignores the menace of Geraldine's re
tention to the llnancial success of the
exposition ? Or are they tlie men who
want to grapple with actual conditions
and insist upon n policy that will restore
and strengthen popular confidence in the
management of tlie enterprise ?
Are men true friends of the exposition
who imagine they can make the people
believe that Geraldlne is competent and
honest by passing high-sounding resolu
tions declaring unshaken faith in his
Integrity , when everybody knows that
lie has come to Omaha to feather his
nest and beat his creditors , although
drawing ? , > 00 a month for work that
belter men would gladly do for one-third
the sum ? Are not the true friends of
tlie exposition those who insist that the
man in charge of the exposition grounds
and buildings , Involving tlie expenditure
of the bulk of the exposition funds , shall
be above suspicion ?
Crediting the backers and supporters
of the imported ? . " ( )0-a-month ) superin
tendent of grounds and buildings with
the bent intentions and most unswerving
loyalty to the exposition , they cannot at
this stage , within ten days of the elec
tion on which hinges ? 1X ( > ,000 of aid to
the greatest enterprise ever undertaken
by citizens of Omaha , ignore the critical
situation. Do they not know that or
ganized labor Is almost solidly arrayed
against tlie exposition management
chiefly because of the Insolence and ar
rogance of tlie man in control of the
work of construction ? Labor unions
have voiced their isentiinents through
resolutions demanding the dismissal of
Ceraldlne. This demand is littered not
merely because he has made himself
offensive to the working people , but be
cause they are convinced ids retention
is inimical to the best Interests of the
stockholders and taxpayers who have
contributed to swell the exposition funds.
These tilings are so patent that the
true friends of the exposition are seri
ously concerned and therefore are mak
ing strenuous efforts to allay tills feeling
In the only way that it can be allayed.
I.ryan's Nebraska speech-making tour
has been pitiably marred by the failure
of the 110-year-old blind woman to show
up as advertised who walked twenty-
seven and one-third miles to satisfy her
craving to touch the little linger of the
great silver-tongued orator. If the re-
porls in tlie popocratle organs , however ,
are to be believed , Bryan's resourceful
stage managers endeavored to meet the
emergency as best they could to assuage
tlie grief of tlie disappointed auditors.
Although entirely unprepared , they suc
ceeded extemporaneously In producing a
man li. years old who had traveled thirty
miles to pay homage to the popular
leader and threw In with the bargain a
father , wife and three little children who
came 150 miles that their posterity
might know they had met the man so
loved for his devotion to the second
declaration of Independence. While dis
appointed over the departure from the
original program , the -people who at
tended the Dryan show are compelled lo
admit that with these extra Improvised
attractions they got their money's worth
just tlie same , i
It looks as If General Weyler had made
up his mind to relinquish control of the
Spanish forces in Cuba. On no other
ground can his orders for the release of
political prisoners be explained consist
ently with his career since undertaking
to put down the Cuban insurgents.
The public school system of Omaha
Is the biggest Institution In the city.
While it gives employment to four
hundred odd teachers and janitors
'It forms n jiart of the dally Ufa
, of HJ , < HX ) sdioot children. The man
agement of tjil' uibllc schools Is too lin-
portant to tli , t'ucpiyvr to be entrusted
I to IrresponsllHos. who have no InliTcsl
j In the .substantial growth iin.l welfare
of the city , sifirt' for that reason It be
hooves themi'to 'sue ' that only the best
men get thell1'votes for place * on the
school board. ' '
Senator Morgan has given evidence of
exuberant jo bti.returnlng ' to the United
'
States from \ \ \ trip to Hawaii by an
nouncing hlm'M'ir more enthusiastically
In favor of all negation than ever. That
the senator nuisk have been royally en
tertained ns Jfiiest of the Hawaiian of
ficials Is further attested by his assertion
that tlie Islands must not only be an
nexed , but also In the near future given
all the privileges of statehood. Another
such trip and the senator will be In favor
of relocating the national capltol at
Honolulu.
It develops that the Pullman company
has accumulated n surplus of over ! ? 2.V
01)0,000 ) , while at the * ame time persist-
.etitly denying the demand of the travel
ing public for a reduction In sleeping
car rales. If some of that surplus had
been left In the pockets of the patrons
the Pullman company might have gained
immeasurably In popularity.
Popocratle meetings throughout the
state are being called off right along
for lack of audiences to listen to the
speakers. Popocratle eloquence Is de
preciating in popular esteem on account
of overissue. The people are tired of
hearing tlie same old song , and empty
benches put a damper on even popocratle
air-pounders.
'I'll IU ti > < lir Auctliiiu-cr.
Globe-Democrat.
A syndicate of abuse will not affect Iho
Union Pacific railroad situation. Tliu tliliiR
to do. Is to attend the sale and talk to the
auctioneer.
Ton \ -lKli.v to Wlr .
Iiullannpolls .Journal.
William Jennings Jlryan , late representa
tive of n lost cause , wired to the Associated
Press from a .little town In Nebraska : "I
have not expressed my opinion In regard to
the Xew York mayoralty cami > alKn , and do
not care to express any opinion In regard
to It. " It his opinion on the subject Is too
weighty to be expressed he might scud It by
fast freight.
Till' TIII-UM *
Pcrtiiiinriit Cnnii.
IMilUuMtihla lU'runl.
Warm clothing for 60,000 men lias been
sent to Thcssaly for distribution amoiiR the
soldiers of the Turkish army of occupation.
Krom present Indications It would seem that
several chnngea oti clothing , milled to future
changes of seasons , will be required by thu
army of occupation before the sacred soil of
Greece shall be relieved of the polluting
presence of tlio' ' Turlc.
A'IMV YiirU'N liiilciM-iitlciit Vole.
Springfield Itepubllcnn.
Whatever the outcome of the extraordi
nary canvass now being waged In Greater
Xew York , it must be manifest to all who
have followed 'Hie ' '
'successive steps In the
alignment of the edntunding forces that the
principle of IndepeAdence in local elections
Is already Vindicated by the compli
cated situation. There is more unfettered
untrammeled Independence to the square
foot In- the Imperial city today than In any
other municipality In the country. We
mean freedom from party fetters and obliga
tions.
Aniorlciin iriiiH In Knroiio.
illnnenilolls-Tribune.
One of the most striking facts noticed by
General Miles In his recent trip abroad was
the large use made by the European armies
of American weapons , particularly of ma
chine , rapld-llro and small
guns : At Al-
dershot every ono of the British regiments
that swept past In review- was followed by
a machine gun of American Invention. The
entire llrltlsh army is armed with a rlflo
designed by an American , and the Germans
liavo begun the purchase of a number of
American machine guns. Russia also uses
American Ideas in her army , and the French
are only deterred by the expense from throw
ing away their present outfit and adopting
American machine and rapid lire guns.
Ilfiiiurriillf DrulN ami lliMvl * .
OlilciiRo Tribune.
Senator Forakcr very properly calls at
tention to the fact that the Union Pacific
railway , about which certain frantic and
Hcnsatlonal democratic newspapers are mak
ing a tcrrilic hullabaloo , is to be B9ld , "not
by order of this administration not by the
order of Marcus A. Ilanna , but by the order
of the United States court , Into which forum
the Cleveland administration took tlm gov
ernment of tlio United States as a plaintiff
suitor with respect to that matter. " The
truth Is , of course , that the present ad
ministration 1ms no more to do with the
foreclosure Kale than with the Louisiana
purchase or the Missouri compromise. If
there IB anything crooked about the sale the
responsibility rests entirely with Mr. Cleve
land and hla attorney general , Mr. Har
mon.
iMior.nicss iuo.vi ) ii
Saiiiiili'N of What Can Ho DOIIU by a
1'rourrexHlvc Stall' .
Milwaukee Wisconsin ,
Tlhodo Island Is making some progress in
tlio direction of road reform , and her exam
ple Is worthy of attention , She may not bo
attacking the road dilllcnlty In exactly tlio
right way to achieve quick results , but her
Intentions uro good , and perhaps In time her
tmiall area will furnish a. practical study
for road reformers.
Three years ago a law was enacted estab
lishing the olllcc of state highway commis
sioner , and providing for the construction
of sample half miles of Improved highways
In each of the towns of the state. Nineteen
towns have made application for the sample
roads , and half miles ot Improved roadway
have been constructed In thirteen towns.
The state highway commissioner clioso to do
his work In the worst sections of the main
highways of the towns , for the purpose of
inllucnulng thu towns to Improve the roada
on cither aide of tlio sample. This , of course ,
lias madu the samples expensive , Jinl consequently
quently militated to some extent against the
false shuwlhs as Ho average cost. The coat
of the half-mile nee lion a has been $ C,000 , or
$12.000 a mile , but .tho state highway com
missioner Is confident that long-distance
lilg.iwaya can IH > constructed , or recon
structed , at from. # 5,000 to $9,000 a nvlle. AH
the commissioner admits tint along a road
of any length * hm may bo two or three
spots that demand uxtra treatment. It might ,
peihaps , have htjun.a better policy to hav
constructed thq average roadway for an
Illustration , and. Ipft the bad spots for the
towns. OC couree , the Illustration of the
special , manner , pf 'treating had spots has
some value , but itai-vluw of the present at-
tliudo of the farmers toward road reform ,
the matter of co. tper t mile Is a vital con
sideration. When the farmers can be shown
that roids can | i impaired and made ton ml
and permanent l > ytho expenditure of a
cominratlvely siuall amount of money , they
will flock to th < t jroacl reform movement ,
and thu highways ot the United States will
soon show an improved condition.
In this connection It is Interesting to note
the vigor with which thu policy of laying
wide , Hat steel rails on country roads for
ordinary vehlcli's is being pushed by Gen
eral Hey Stone , the chief of the good roads
division of the Department of Agriculture.
It has been demonstrated that these rallo
can bo laid for a comparatively small cost
per mile , and that they can bo so laid that
they will not sag out of shape and become
useless. These railroads would naturally
lead to a betterment ot thu condition of the
roads on which they are built , and the rails
would prevent the wheels from undoing the
work of the road builders. Bicyclers have a
special Interest In this class of Improved
road , as they could use the flat rail for a
track , and the bicyclers are influential
factors la the road reform movement.
IIHYAVS IIOOU.1
Snt > il < Mfl n nf SnTrmlfr Dullnr *
IVhnt He llrnllr WiinU.
Jowph Metllll In ChleuRO Tribune.
\Vo have spoken IK miolher column of the
debate In Omana , Mny. 1SSS , between Hose-
water , gold republican editor of The Uee.
and \V , J , tlirynn , then populist lender in Ne
braska. At that dcbnto ono of Ilryan's dell-
nltlons of bimetallism wns , he alleged , "thM
given by the royal commission in 1SSS , " s
follows :
An oivn mint , ready to coin nny quantity
of cither KOM or Pllver whli-li muy bu
brouelit to It. nnd the rlglit on the pnrt of
n debtor to dl."chnrKc hto liabilities , nt his
option. In either ot tlie two mctnls , t u
rntlo llNcd by law.
Uut tills "royal commission definition" of
bimetallism wholly omits the exchange viluo
of silver for gold per weight , and only sup
plies a dollar of half the purchasing power
to carry on business , for 371U ginlns of
silver bullion In May , 1S06 , were only worth
about twelve grains of gold or 63 cento In
exchange value or purchasing power. How
could such "Rawed-oft" dollars ho called R
part ot any bimetallic system ot money ?
llryan never touched thnt point and made no
explanation of the Impossibility. Ho offered
nut a word to show that bimetallic money
could not exist In circulation unless the gold
and free- sliver dollar hnd equal purchasing
power , as the cheaper dollar would drive the
better ono out of circulation. Ho did not
venture to explain lo the nudlenco how money
could be made jnoro plentiful by driving- the
better money out of circulation and lower
ing the value of all the remaining currency-
greenbacks , national bank notes , nud limited
coinage silver and silver certlllcates down
to the low level of the tree coinage silver.
Nu , he avoided touching these points as If
they had the smallpox , which ho wished to
escape catching.
And yet that was and Is what Uryon calls
"bimetallism" and desires to substitute for
Iho gold standard sawed-oft dollars for full-
length dollars , an unstable , depreciating
standard for n stable standard. And , to nip
tlio climax , the confiscation ot eight billions
ot credits of the sixteen by making Inferior
money u legal tender retroactively. That Is
what he calls a "temporary Injury. "
Bryan Is a little more cautious In his lan-
gtwge now on ono point than In May , IS'Jli.
Hut ho Is as dishonest at heart and ns much
n fee ot public and private credit , and of the
welfare ot nil who do not wish to cheat
creditors , now .is ho was then ,
Mi.s-soo-itr.i : OIL .
Alt OrllHinriiplilrill I'rolilplll ( lint
Voxi' \olKlilinrliiHT Slulf.
St. Louis ( llobe-Ui'mocrat.
Two men , eo runs the story , were once
discussing a nlco point In the use ot lan
guage , and , as generally happens In such
cases , weru unable to ngree. One of them
tinned to a bystander and asked : "Are
you a grammarian ? " "No , sir , " was the
emphatic reply , "I am a Mlssourlan. "
There was nn accidental spice of humor In
the answer , for grammarians , orthographcrs
and orthoeplsts arc divided ou many points ,
and their debates with each other are
marked by warmth as well as learning. Hut
the Missourlan has at last been drawn Into
a dispute on the subject of pronunciation
This time thcro is no retreat , as the matter
at Issue Is the name of his own state. It la
sovcnty-slx years since Missouri was ad
mitted to the union , yet the exact sound
of the three syllables with which It was
christened Is still unsettled' . The accent is
on the second syllable , but there Is 'trouble
when It comes to pronouncing the syllables ,
and it is caused by a different usage Ici
uttering the two s's and the final vowel.
Ono pronunciation often heard makes the
last syllable "rah. " This Is clearly a cor
ruption of mannerism , and can lie dismissed
as unwarranted. The tlnal syllable has the
sound of "ree , " though not too much pro
longed. Perhaps to say It has the short
sound ot " 1" would be more exact. That
point Is easily disposed of , but not so with
the two "s's. " Have they the sharp sibilant
sound ot "s" or the Hat sibilant sound of
"z" ? The professors of the Columbia State
university recently pronounced In favor of
" " hereafter will be "Mlz-
"z , and their usage -
zoo-ree. " Numerous protests have been
made against the ruling. If "Mlz-7.oo-ree , "
It is asked , why not "Mlz-lzz-lppl ? " Hoth
are Indian words , one meaning muddy
waters acil the other great waters. Tno
aboriginal root must be the same , and to
vary the sound needlessly Is mere caprice.
Many other Indian names contain the
"Miss , " and In no other case Is the syllable
changed to "Mlz. "
The letter "z" brings up the tall ot the
alphabet , and was not admitted to the Uo-
man schools until the time of Cicero. Mis
souri demands the best that Is going and
will not accept nn alphabetic straggler or
tramp without whose aid the ancient Romans
rose to greatness. Noih Webster notes that
the sound of "s" in the middle or at the
end of a.word "Is to bo known only by
usage. " The usage In American Indian
names is not to sound the "s" like " ? , " as
may be seen In Mlsslsslquol , MissUsinewa
and Mistasslna. in addition to the blx ex
ample ot Mississippi. Therefore "Mis-soo-
ree" seems to be supported by analogy as
well as alphabetical dignity. The pronun
ciation of "Arkansas" was never settled
until the legislature pass-ed an act that
they were Inhabitants of Arkansaw , and not
grammarians. A similar exercise of sov
ereign authority may bo required In Mis
souri before the pronunciation of the name
of the state Is absolutely fixed. Meanwhile
It may be necessary to take a rise ( no
"z" sound. In this noun , according to Web
ster ) out of those who make too free a use
of the flat sibilant and cnmp-follower that
brings up the rear ot the twenty-six letters ,
I'KHSOX.VI , AXI ) OTIIISUVJSR. .
In order to stop the practice of flirting with
commercial travelers an Ohio village council
has decreed that no girl shall bo allowed to
loiter In the vicinity ot the railroad station
unless she can produce a railroad ticket.
A crusade against cursing has been begun
In Brooklyn , where on Sunday , In seven
different churches , more than 9,000 men gath
ered nnd pledged themselves not only to
abstain from the evil , but to go abnnt the
highways and byways and make recruits.
The number of pilgrims to Hums' birth
place last year was 38,000. During the same
period 30,000 persons visited ShakeHpeare'a
houfio at Stratford-on-Avon , and 1,108 paid
a tribute to the memory oT Thomas Carlyle -
lyle by going to see hla old homo at Ecclcf-
ochan.
Down In Kentucky a school teacher under
took to whip a girl pupil for some infrac
tion of discipline. Immediately afterward ho
went home and tint a pleco of raw beefsteak
on his eye anil up to the present time there
has been nothing to Indicate that the girl
was whipped.
Miss Cnolla Connor , tlio 19-year-old daugh
ter of A. H. Connor ot Felton , Del. , recently
walked seventeen mllea In her sleep. She
woke up lo find herself on the railroad track
near Cheswold. She took the next train for
home and found the whole community scat
tered far and wide searching for nor.
There Is said to be a ghost nt Oravesend ,
England , that throws coal nt every one who
trli-a to Invade Its quarters In the attle of an
old house. Of course such a thing would
bo Impossible In this country. The coal
trust would sccuro nn Injunction or else
shove up the prlco until It forced the ghost
Into bankruptcy.
William ] ' ' , Sands , who has been appointed
secretary of the United States legation at
Seoul , Corcn , Is a son of Colonel J. II , Sands
of the navy ; a grandson of Admiral Samta ,
and a grandncpiimv of Admiral Mcailn. Dur
ing PrcHldent Clovoland'8 Iaat term ho was
second secretary of the United States lega
tion at Tokfo , Japan.
No moro will "Mary call the eattlo homo
across the sands < > ' Dec. " A big company
has bought the scene of Charles Klngiilcy'a
beautiful poem , and Is "reclaiming" the
waste land. Where "all alone went sho"
there will bo factories and houses , and , If
the eattlo stray there at all , It will bo In
circumscribed fields , for the Halt marshes
where Mary met her fate are doomed.
The claim was made by a New Vork man
that he lias kicking and hugging fits , when ho
finds It Impossible to resist tlie temptation
to hug and kUs any good looking woman
who comes IIH ! way. The police magletrato
Informed him that ho would maku the as
sessment $10 a fit , and ho had to pay for ono
on the spot. There ha been none since.
Alderman Hacker of Brooklyn Is a. philan
thropist also a real estate dealer. He has
ottered to the flnt family that Is blessed
with twlna in hU district a. house rent free
as long as they want to occupy It. To the
first family that registers triplets he offers
to give a house and lot. Triplets are now
regarded as an unqualified bit twine 1" the
alderman's district.
I1KHO OP TI1H MOMTOH.
Chicago Tribune ; The death ot AdmlrA
John I-orlmor Worden In WashlnRton re
call * memories ot one ot tfv most thrilling
n well * ono of the most Im
portant flvonts of thfi wnr. It wiu
Admiral Worden , then n lieutenant- who com
manded Krtesaon'a ridiculed Monitor when
that epoch-making cratt dofenloil the Merrl
mac below Newport News. Ho was. saverely
wounded In that uncountnr , niul during tin
rest ot thu wnr ho had clmrgo of IroncUi
building In New York. Admiral Wordci
\VJH Mme * : tlm List of the hcroca ut the
grertt conlllrt.
Olobe-Deiiipornt : IJ Admiral Worden hni
died t\venty-flv * or thirty years ago hl
obituary would have filled n much larger
plRcu proportionately In the newspapers that
It does now. in the third of n ccnturj
which hns paused since the clrwe ot the
wnr lh public knowledge of nil Its pattlel
pants except the principal tlgures has faded
Had his dentli occurred nt any tlmo wlthli
n dozen years after 1X61 ! nobody In the
United Stntes wculd have hnd to ask whci
seeing his nnmo In the papers. "Who'B Wor
den ? Still his exploit In overcoming tht
Merrltnac hnd such u profound influence 01
the fortunes of the eombntants In the wn
und on the naval nrchltecturo of the worli
that the nnmo of Worden and the Monlto
will live In history.
Detroit I'Vco Press : The death of Hear
Admiral John \j. \ Worden nt Wnshlngton yes
terday revives mninorics ot one of the mos
romarknblo events In naval warfare , tin
celebrated tight between the Monitor < un
Mcrrlnuc nt Hampton Holds on the Oth o
March , 1S62. lieutenant Worden comuiaiulci
the slinngo little crnft , or "cheese-box , " n
It was derisively called , which engaged the
rebel Ironclad steamer , nnd after a terrific
coulllct ot tour hours totally disabled his
antagonist. This celebrated engagement li
which Lieutenant Worden bore so consplcu
oils a piirt revolutionized the navies of the
world , ii result which has given the Monitor's
commander a permanent place on the page o
American history. Though wounded In the
encounter , Lieutenant Worden was soon able
to resume his duties nnd hcrvi-d with grea
gallantry till the close of the war , utter
which hln navnl career continued until the
close nt the yer 1SSG , when he wns placet
upon thu retired list.
IOWA. ntKss rn.iMiitvr.
DCS Molnes Capital : Iowa has not a spot
within Its borders which Is two and one-
lial' miles distant from a school house am
not ono family In ona hundred Is moro thai
one and one-halt miles from ono. Iowa Is
nil right , even If the bureau of publicity at
the democratic state committee headquarters
docs say It Is all wrong ,
Sioux City Journal : The United States
supreme court dcclJed against the Southern
Pacific Hallroad company In a case Involving
title to 700,000 acres of land In California
declared by congress to bo forfeited lo tht
general government. Yet thcro are per
sons who say that the courta are In the
control of the corporations.
Davenport Democrat : Summing up the
dry wrather and the wet , 'the ' cold and tin.
heat , the days of sunshine and those o
clouds , the crop year that has Just closet
Ins far moreof good fortune than 111 for
tune In It for all those who llvo In the lies
stnte In the union. The Iowa wfuther am
crop service concludes Its summary as tel
lows : "With all Its drawbacks nnd abnor
mal conditions , however , thu season ot 1SU7
has brought forth liberal returns for the
labors of the faithful tillers of the Boll
The final round-up will show that the statt
has produced a bountiful surplus for expor
to less favored regions. " This Is whai
Iowa has done every year since the plow o
the pioneer first turned Its earth ; In al
human probability It Is what Iowa will deTer
Tor centuries to come.
Ottumwa Courier : A decision was rcn-
deied Saturday by the supreme court o
Iowa that cannot fall to havea healthful
effect. It shows conclusively that bankers
In 'the ' state of Iowa must obey the law
As a result of this decision , for receiving
the comparatively small sum of $200 for de
posit In the Bank ot Waukonat Waukon
In. , after the bank was Insolvent B. P
Boomer will have to servo llvo years In
the penitentiary at Anamosa. The deci
sion concludes as follows : "Wo have ex
iunlucil all the questions presented In argu
ment without Undine nnv error In this rec
ord prejudicial to the defendant. The case
has been presented with much care nnd abil
ity , but we are satisfied that the conviction
of the defendant should bo , sustained. Tin
evidence of his guilt Is ample. He was
Insolvent and must have known the fact
and yet ho expressly authorized his ngem
to receive the deposit In question. Wo can
not eay thnt the punishment tor which the
judgment provides Is excessive. What -\vo
had ixild disposes of all the material ques
tions In the case , and the Judgment of the
district court Is affirmed. "
KXf.IXH .007 TO Mil. ICII'M.VC.
( Copyright. 1RS7 , by Cy Wnrman. )
"Now a loroinotltc Is , next to u marine . . . . .
of coun-e , the most sensitive thlntf man over
maile. " Itudyanl Klllns ; la th ? AuKust S r bncr.
I am not supcrsensltlvo , like Canada , thnt
thrown
A nt and has hysterics when sho's called a
land of snows
Which snow Is half her glory , o'cn as mine
hides In my pull ,
And push , nnd spcivl , jiml como .ind jj <
yet my heart Is full
Of grlof and Indignation. Firjt off , you
mrlte mo "he , "
And rate mo 'long- with stntinnaryvc.tcr
boilers. We
( I speak for all my sisters all who \vuir : the
petticoat , *
For we are "ladles" every one , aye , oven to
tlu- Goat ) "
Wo all are proud to have eugairad the pen
of one who may
At will depict the eagle less Imiiojlngr than
the jay ;
Who only needs to pause , and touch , or
breathe upon the strings
Of the mute lyre , and lo , thu songless slum-
foeror wakes ami sings ,
And all the glad world listens to the songs
that rlso and swell.
Dlanie not my poor Interpreter for he , too ,
lovea you well.
He loves your friend , JIcAndrows , too , who
loved his engines so ;
The engines Calvin might have made , "enor
mous , " aye , hut "slow. "
My driver also loves me. Ho knows the
sort of steeV
Of which my wheels and ribs are wrought ,
und whns It is to fuel
My hot tiruath on his upturned face ; to test
my speed unit po'iser ;
Whlln holding mo against the night at eighty
mil an hour ,
id you call Ihcse moro sensitive who
flounder In the sea ,
Or drlvo tlm tug or boll the sine more
ftensltlvo than we.
Who nhow ourselves In half an hour in half
a dozen toiviiH.
And sound our hells by running brooks nnd
whistle on the downs ;
I thank you kindly , Kipling , for thn kind
word * you have said ,
I'd blush to vvum uniiruteful. yet when my
driver read :
"Next to marine engine" O ! Nigger-stoked
at HL'ii !
Well , when It all carne homo to him , ho shot
ono L'laneu at mo ,
The sunset shimmering o'er my sides and on
my burnished bell ,
And whHo steam llntteilng from my dome as
wo dropped down the dell.
Wn passed a ferry coughing low , nnd sliding
cross a stream ;
The driver pulled my whistle valve nnd
madn mo fairly scream ;
"Wl ! Wl ! w.i'-eh the world go by ! " you
should have seen his smllo ;
The clock hands marking forty-seven see-
onilH to the mile.
I hope It was not vanity. The engine In the
mill
That tolls and runs from year to year , tho'
always standing1 still ,
ICxcllos my pity. Uko a fettered felon In
liin chains
She tolls on patiently , while I go romnlns
o'er tlm : > mln .
I'm Hiiro too lumbering onglno that rolls In
a twisting pea
Would gladly , gladly come ashore nnd roam
thu earth tAlth mo.
She knows ( hero Is a "world" somewhere
that she has never seen ,
She knows shu has u holler , too , somewhere
beloiv the green
I.lnu of the ocean. Now 'tho ' driver hooked
my lever bark
A no lob , and , leaning listened to thu flutter
of my stack.
We paswed a little thresher engine , uwcallng
In a Held ,
And how tny heart went out to her , runt-red
and half concealed
In xmoko and dust , The driver lightly laid
bin band on mtt.
Anil touched my throUlo half a hair , 'n I
foil the touch. Says tin :
"Did you read what that rooster writ , 'boui
sensitive machines ? "
"Yes , " said the llremnn ; "that's a Joke.
" 1'was writ for the marines. "
Draft , or HfllnK pipe. A yard
Cy Wurman , Jn
HIM iM.KKPIMI CAR MMSMATR.
Kansas City Star : The death of Mr. Pull
man Is not likely to create any panic In
sleeping car rates.
Chicago C'hronlclo : Pullman took th
world's loll for contrrbntlnR lo the world'i
comfort In ono particular , but his treatment
of labor Is n blemish upon n life which
sprang from Iho ranks of labor , and , whlla
iu one cart deny him what tribute Is juM to
the mtcce.isful , he will not bo regarded gen
erally < \s an admirable man.
Denver News : Mr. Pullman developed &
flnincl.il ability and an executive rapacity
that was remarkable , and thrso iinalltles
must be cheerfully conceded to him. Hut
In connection therewith ho also developed
granplng avarice , a cold-blooded nnd heart
less policy toward his employe * , and a total
disregard ot the opinion of the people , that
made him cord Lilly disliked by ( he mitsca.
Kansas City Journal : It Is true Mr. Pull
man grow Immensely rich from the proceeds
ot hh Invention , hut the world would nnu'h
rather have i\ild the price than done with
out It. It Is said by those who know bUn
Intimately that ho iicrfonned many worthy
and phltinthroplc ! deeds , or which the worM
hoard nothing. U Is certain that his luitna
will go down In lilslory as ono of thu world's
great Inventors or. rather , as the originator
of one of the world's most useful Inventions.
Chicago Tribune : One thing should be re
marked In the career of the late ( Jpirge M.
Pullman. He owed hla giertt wealth not to
special privileges , but to natural ability niul
force exhibiting Itself In Inventiveness unJ
organising strength. In n republic In whuh
a man stni-ling llfo with nothing but
biMlns nnd energy can achieve Mr. Pull HMD'S
wealth nnd position within the sp.u-e or less
tlmn sixty years there Is no t-anso to despair.
In fo'to ' of all the vnpovlngs ot the prufra-
filonnl pessimists.
Chicago Times-Herald : If It Is anything
to have added to the comfurt mid p.olonseti
the lives of millions ot human beings ( icorgn
M. Pullman's place < \mung the remarkahlo
men ot the nineteenth century will rem.ilii
secure for many years to come. His career
was typically American. His opportunities
wereno greater than those granted to ninety
out of every OIIQ hundred young men. lie 10 . >
trout poverty and Inconspicuous position to
great wealth and piemliience by the effort of
a htrong will and an unusually alert mind.
Chicago Hecord : Mr. Pullnun , Indeed , was
a typo of the advanced business man. nl n\3
looking forward to prognwi'lvo ventures m
business. If he failed to meet some ot thn
moro urgent problems of the day in an
equally liberal nplrll , It may be said lh.it ho
was undoubtedly guided by conviction , and
thnt he had In him noiio of tint element of
doubt which differentiates the thinker from
the man of affairs nnd which causes sumo
men to eco the strength of their opponents'
contention even before they can see that of
their own.
Imllnnapollf ) Journal : The fact remains
that somehow or other the community of
Pullman was , In a sense , a failure and a
disappointment tt > Us builder ; It wns doubt
less a disappointment from another point
of view to the people who composed It.
Its history has proved how dilllrult. If not
Impossible. It Is for ono man to regulate
the lives of others when hit ) motive Is
philanthropic and his labors entirely for
the UL'tterment of their condition It Is
certain to be n long time before any ptililic
spirited capitalist tries a similar expeilmeiit.
Minneapolis Journal : The secret of his
success Is simple. lie was VunKee enough
to invent a good thing and Yankee i nuiiKh
to get the profits out of It himself instead
ot selling It to somebody else to < ; cM ru-h on.
Ho did things himself. He built bis own
town , which now. has 11.000 people , 'Viid r.tn )
Ills cwn business In his own uiy Outs.do
of this , nobody can nccuso Mr. Pullman of
being n great nnd good man. He has fur
nished the traveling public with ma ninvent
accommodations , but Hie traveling public
hao paid well for them and has made Mr.
Pullman rich.
Detroit Kreo Press : As a model city , sup
plied with every modern convenience and resource -
source philanthropy could suggest and wealth
supply , Pullman should have been an earthly
paradlso for the worklngmen. Hut the great
strike of lS8'i revealed to Mr. Pullman and
to the world that outward apptar.u.ied . ,
coupled with oppressive condjtlons. ill not
make laboring men and women happy or rnn-
tented. Squalid surroundings and Individual
freedom will bo preferred by them every
time , rather tlnn .Improved and beautiful
homes , combined with personal fiiibjecthin lo
a wealthy corporation. Mr. Pullman's great
est and only genuine success wna his fortunate -
nato Invention nnd his business skill In iU
development.
IIIIAMS OK .MIIITII.
Detroit Free Pro's : "What made IIlRh-
lly quit trnelng lifn family tree ? "
"Found om ot Ills ancestors hanging to n
limb of It. "
Cleveland Leader : He The fclent's's now
claim that' ' kissing will cure dyspepsia.
She Well , here's he.ilth , ( n you !
And the Hound could have been heard a
5 < iuare away.
Puck : .labberti I woke up last night itnd
found a burglar in my room.
Havers Catch him ?
Jabber. Certainly not. I'm not making a
collection of
ji'nir--'s Weekly : "How comes It , sir ,
that when I ask you for a No. 5 shoe you
Clve mo a No. 7V"
"Why , my dear sir , you'll be so proud of
these shoes' that your feet will swell. "
Chicago Tribune : Philanthropic- Caller ( nt
J.ilDly friend , have you any religious
convictions ?
Avery Iladdun Well , I reckon that's what
you might call 'cm. I was Bent hero fur
robbln' a church.
Cleveland 1'lnln Dealer : "Tell me , dear ,
nm I the first man you ever kissed ? "
"You are Iho first one who was mean and
suspicious enough to ask me that question. "
Chicago News : Widow Have yon read
the will ?
Lawyer I have tried to , but It Is In your
lalo IniPhniid'a l'aiuwrftngand ! 1 cnn't ninko
anything out of it.
Widow Well , If you can't make anything
out of It there can \ > a hut little In It for anyone
ono else.
Harper's TJazor : "What , that gl-int ? What
on earth has knocked him upV" demanded
Samson.
"Why , bo had n little touch ot mulnrla
thu other night , and ho got up to liiUu a
few quinine pills , and In tlie dark he swal
lowed six golt-balla by mistake. " sulrt
Henry. .
i ' \.VIHRTY. i .
Detroit Journal.
The frost Is on thii pumpkin ,
The chill Is In ( hu ali-
When we rise , HO put we on thereat
Our heavy underwear.
Hours flit , tlie HMII'H no genUl
As ho < was In August , quite ,
Anil so there I.H it hot tlmn
In tlio old town , i'ii > the night.
UIIV III ] M3VI2II TOM ) HIS I.OVK.
MlnnciipnllH .Inuiiial.
I mot her at tlio brill ono night ,
And with her whirled the many waltz ;
I looked Into her dark bhio eyes
And know h r hearr 'iotild nu'er bo falsa ,
Upon the windy beach at.'Rli' ' .
When stars weru shining overlie. id ,
\Vo VMIIC' ] < | aloud nor noted how
The Hying moments wwlftly sped ,
In Hhnily nook , In bower pool ,
Wo whlln away the Hummer day
With laugh and Jest , whlln ut our feet
Wo .patched tha lights and almdow *
Play.
I never ( old her of rny love ;
Kear checked the words I fain would
speak ,
She cost her , pa five tbou' n year
Jly Hilary vus ten u week.
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