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.Tolin Bull should Kct out his slilnple ;
nnd Konlly , but nnnly , take Canada Into
the woodshed.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier talks of war , but
the government at Washington still
llvoH and rcfuHea to bo disturbed by the
croaking of Canadian bullfrogs.
Americans who are spending tlielr va
cation In London and I'arls this year
are sweltering just as much as If they
had remained on this side of. the big'
pond. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There are still n few patrlotw hung up
In suspense in expectation of the census
supervlsorshlp for this district , but they
will have to possess their souls In pa
tience until after Congressman's Mer
cer's return from Buropc.
The silence which the fusion press of
the state maintains regarding the sen-
nto Investigating committee Is oppress
ive. Can Jt be the editors have been
dropped a hint that the. less said about
the disclosures the better.
Now that nil the commissions In the
volunteer army have been issued or dis
posed of , President McKinlcy Tvlll be
nblo to take his midsummer vacation
without being hounded and harassed
by applicants for army promotion.
The Commercial club Is accomplishing
some good , but It lacks the vitality nud
persistence which characterize like bodies
ies In other Missouri river towns. There
are members of the club who want to
see n reorganization on n stronger plat
form.
It wns characteristic of Admiral
Dowcy to decline the offer of a large
force of police to keep the sailors of
the Olympla out of trouble and mischief
with the pointed remark , "This ship car
ries nothing but gentlemen from top to
bottom. "
It Is really too bad to send Adjutant
General Harry to San Francisco to llx
up Governor Poynter's fences with the
returning volunteers Just at a time
when Harry's boom for the congres
sional nomination In the Sixth district
was enjoying a good growth.
Nebraska farmers are Inclined to take
Issue with the government crop report.
Whllo it places the corn In this state
nt the head of the list , It is sjlll rated
ns below the average. All reports re
ceived from the state Indicate the op
posite that It Is several per cent nbovo
the average.
The assertion of several clergymen
that llobort Ingersoll will never bo
heard from again appears to bo prema
ture , A spirit medium at Sprlngtlcld ,
Mo. , announced Saturday night that In-
gersollwould deliver a leeturo to an
assembly of spiritualists , using tier as
Ills medium.
Although this Is an off year for Irriga
tion in Nebraska It may not bo out of
place to note that the eighth annual
session of the National Irrigation con
gress will.bo hold at Mlssouln , Mont. ,
on September 25 , 20 and t > 7 , nnd It goes
without saying that Nebraska should bo
creditably represented.
The stato. authorities of Colorado have
nuulo a peremptory demand upon both
the smelter employes and owners that
they must arbitrate the differences
which have paralyzed the Industries of
the state. There will now be an oppor
tunity to observe how effective compul
sory arbitration can be.
Trustee Cardwell uiultcs a flat contra
diction of Clom Denver's testimony.
Now1 let us hear from the go-between
the man with the still , small volre who
gently whispered to the steward the
advisability of investing some of the
state's money in the right pluco and
for the cause of reform.
rj/f/r / sorw / ; erIn
In this country prosperity follows
crop conditions , observes the Brooklyn
Kaglc , more closely than any other sin
gle factor , not that a yenr of big erop
Is always a prosperous year , but ns a
rule good crops and a good export
movement go hand In hand with good
times.
In proof of this that paper presents
pome Instructive facts. It points out
Hint the boom years of the early 'tuts '
were years of great crops. In JSU1 the
production of wheat and corn was
very large and the value of the total ex
ports of these cereals amounted to
$120,000,000 , the average price of wheat
being l.y ) ! and corn B7.-I. The produc
tion of the next year wns not so large ,
but the exports were heavier , being Mil-
ued nt $200,000,000 , the nverage price
of wheat having been 102.0 per bushel
and corn G5.1. The panic of 1SOJI and
the succeeding two years was not
caused by crop failures , the crops be
ing good , but as other countries also
had good crops our exports fell olT.
There was a slight recovery In thu ex
port of cereals In 1800 , though It was
far below the movement of 1SD2 , nnd
there was a still further Increase In
] .S ! > 7 , with u considerable advance In
the price of wheat. It was In this year
that the business revival began. In 1803
wheat production was still greater and
the average price was greatly en
hanced. A shortage In other wheat
countries brought a large export de
mand and the shipments of wheat
abroad were 70,000,000 bushels In ex
cess of the preceding year , the exports
of other cereals being also materially
Increased.
What last year was financially iinl
commercially , says the Eagle , Is too well
known to require dcscrpltlon. "It Is
sulllclent to recall the payment of mil
lions of mortgages , the Increased de
posits In the banks nnd the wonderful
earnings of the railroads in the farming
sections of the country , all of which
would appear to Indicate that the crops
and particularly their export movements
have more to do with prosperity than
anything else , and that the man with a
patent prescription to produce good
times should Include , among the com
pounded Ingredients , a guarantee of
abundant harvests at home and of poor
.harvests abroad. " Judging from tills
experience there Is assured nt least an
other year of highly prosperous condi
tions.
OMAHA 'A ( IEWOUKKRS.
Omaha wnseworkers , whether identi
fied with the mechanical trades or cm-
ployed in the factory , warehouse , rail
road or store , arc to be congratulated
upon the fact that no contention has
arisen with their employers during the
present season that has not been amica
bly adjusted without strike or lockout.
In times of prosperity there always is a
tendency , if not temptation , for work-
Ingmcn to embroil themselves in costly
contentions over Increase of wages ,
shorter hours or redress of grievances
whether real or imaginary. This has
been the experience In past years nnd
Is aga'in exemplified by tne strikes and
labor contentions In both eastern and
western manufacturing centers and
mining towns. Fortunately for Omaha
as well as fo < - the working people of
this city the wageworklng classes have
abstained from making unreasonable
demands , and wherever their employers
were In condition to grant reasonable
concessions they have been made without - ,
out strife or controversy. Great credit
for the amicable relations which sub
sist between the wageworkers and em
ployers Is due to the level-headed , con
servative leadership exhibited by the
olllccrs of the Central Labor union and
the various trade organizations whoso
advice , example and influence arc felt
by all classes of bread-winners.
While the demand in the labor mar
ket has nt times justified a demand for
higher wages , prudence has dictated a
policy of moderation which has In the
end conferred more substantial bene
fits upon worklngmen and workingwomen -
women than would a stand-and-dcllver
policy with the strike as the offensive
weapon. In the long run fair wages
and steady work are much more do-
slrablp than a feast one week and a
famine the next week. It stands to
reason that while employers naturally
must recuperate in times of prosperity
from losses incurred in times of ad
versity it Is their Interest to give gen
erous treatment to faithful and com
petent employes rather than court a
conflict in which both sides are bound
to be the losers.
AN UNEXAMPLED SITUATION.
Tliq United States holds more gold
than any other nation in the world.
Its stock , according to the latest treas
ury figures , amounts to $1)70,000,000 ) , as
against $810,000,000 In France , the next
largest holder. Last year our holdings
Increased at the rate of ? . " ,000,000 a
month and In .lunc alone of this year the
growth was over $1-1,000,000. The gold
In the 'treasury Increased from $18- ! )
i-i-1,714 on July 1 , 1808 , to ? 210,000,000
on July 1 , 1S { ) ! > , and the Inflow still con
tinues.
It.Is nn unexampled situation nnd
there are no Indications of a change , but
mther that Iho accumulation of gold
In this country will go on if there Is
1.0 political change to drive gold out of
the country. A New York dispatch of
a few days ago stated that It Is pre
dicted there that hereafter for many
years we shall receive from Alaska
from ? -10,000,000 to $00,000,000 of gold a
year , nnd moreover there Is to bo no
cessation of but rather increase In the
gold-mining energy In the states and
territories of. the union. If today wo
are producing $5,000,000 of gold a
month , an nvnrago which the Alaska
output for the past winter will increase ,
there seems to bo no good reason for
doubting that next yenr the output maybe
bo us much as $0,000,000 or $7,000,000
a month. 80111 * of the more conserva
tive of those who have been investigat
ing our gold-producing possibilities do
not hesitate to say that within live
years the United States , including
Alaska territory , will bo adding not less
than $100,000,000 , a year to the gold of
this country that is available for money
and for the arts. It is expected that
Mexico , too , wilt within that time bo
producing as much gold , lucludlug iu
the Mexican product that of Lower
California , an comes now from Cole
rado. Therefore , It Is deemed not un
reasonable to assume that the North
American continent will , lK > fore 11W ,
be producing from $120,000,000 to $ K0- !
000,000 of gold a year.
In view of these llgurcf , It Is mani
festly absurd to assert that the world's
gold supply Is Inadequate to the needs
of the business of the world , or that
there Is uny danger of Its becoming hi-
sultlcleiit. It Is plainly Indicated that
the output of the yellow metal for th < )
current yenr will largely exceed that of
last yenr and then the limit of produc
tion will not have been reached. With
the United States holding more gold
than any other country and the supply
being steadily augmented , what sounder
or valid reason can be urged why con
gress should not make a clear and out-
upokeu declaration for the gold stand
ard ? "There never was u better tlmo
than the present , " nays the New York
Mall mid Express , "for establishing the
gold standard by statutory enactment.
The weak-kneed special pleaders pro
test that it Is already established and
-that - no declarators1 net Is necessary.
But they either forget or Ignore the ftiet
that the gold standard now existing Is
the result of business conditions ,
coupled with u conservative and sym
pathetic treasury policy , and that It
could bo overthrown nnd the country
driven to a silver basis In forty-eight
hours by a hostile secretary of the trews ,
ury. " Kepublicans who arc opposing
such u declaration arc making u grave
mistake. The party Is Irrevocably com
mitted to the gold standard , the country
is prepared for its establishment by
statutory enactment and the conditions
are most auspicious. The duty of a re
publican congress Is obvious and 1m-
IwrsitlvB nnd failure to discharge It will
bo disappointing to the hound money
sen'tlnient of the country and embar
rassing to the parly.
A courageous citizen uf Dos Molncs
will shortly appear before the Industrial
commission at Washington and attempt
to show that the Standard Oil company
has used unfair methods In doing busi
ness in that state. It is not alleged ,
however , that the oil trust is dumping
Inferior oils Into Iowa , as Is alleged It
did In Georgia. Iowa , like Nebraska ,
has stringent Jaws on this subject , the
difference being that the Hawkeyc Inspectors
specters inspect , while the Nebraska inspectors
specters play horse.
Iowa will vote this fall on the ques
tion of changing to biennial Instead of
annual elections. In Iowa practically
the same system prevails as in Ne
braska , a portion of the state officers
are elected each year. The tendency
has all been in recent years toward less
frequent elections , which are costly anil
disturb business. In other states where
the biennial system has been tried It
has proven satisfactory , and Iowa will
not bo likely to regret the change , if
made.
Kxperlmeuts In the culture of sugar
beets prove the soil in the vicinity
of Omaha to be perfectly adapted to the |
purpose. This Is not surprising , for I
years o'f experience have proven the 1
soil and climate of Nebraska to bo superior - (
porior for boot culture. A great sugar
factory in Omaha is what is wanted.
The members of the Board of Educa
tion must meet the Important problems
with which they nre confronted. Stay
ing away from the meetings of the
board may block some projects for a.
while , but the manly way would be to
meet every Issue face to face without
flinching.
Omaha seldom has need of a pest
house , but when that need manifests
Itself the people will not tolerate delay
upon the part of otllclals whoso duly It
is to quarantine contagious diseases.
z ami String.
Minneapolis Times.
The shah ot Persia smokes a plpo with a.
bowl that holds half a pound of tobacco. He
Is a terror when no sallies forth to borrow
a plpetul.
A I.uiipr-FoH IViiiit.
Detroit Journal.
Wo should be pleased to have somebody
form a foreign son-iin-law trust , thus giv
ing the plutocrats a taste of their own
medicine.
\rlHi > n I.miKli * I.nut.
Chicago Chronicle.
We have an Idea that If the sleeve of
Major General Nelson A. Miles wcro to be
examined today It would bo found distended
with hoarse chuckle : ) .
CViv Mcillcnl Aftrnt.
WaBhlnirton Post.
An Omaha man. claims to have cured him
self of Brlght's disease by wearing a Mother
Hubbard. Yet 'there ' are some men who
would prefer the disease.
A ( ipnluN ft > r l > 'rec
AVaslilnxrton Star.
Governor Plngrce has been scolding the
editors very severely. He Is not the sort of
subscriber who contents himself with
quietly stopping his paper.
CH | f SlirplllH WIVCH.
Kansas City Star.
The fine of JlOO Imposed on Angus M ,
Cannon for having three wives seems to
establish a cao ! of justice which Invites n
penalty of $50 for each extra wife which a
Mormon may accumulate.
I.cnniul of IO\iorl | MH'O ,
Hos < ou Globe.
General ) Funston Is a great fighter , but be
has an Idea that there Is an opportunity to
utilize occasionally other methods In dealing
with some Tagalos. He remarks : "I be
lieve that there should be a trlflo lees gun
powder and more diplomacy. "
Hard Conl for Locomotive * .
Philadelphia Record.
The adoption of anthracite coal ax fuel on
the Vanderbllt railways , which Is said to be
contemplated by Hie management of those
lines , would Increase the consumption by
about 1,000,000 tons a year , or about -i ! per
cent of the annual output. The passenger
train service would be vastly Improved , and
trunk line competition would stimulate the
further use of bard cool on all first class
transportation llnra. It Is an alluring pros
pect for the "coalers" and tbo traveling
public.
A Di'hervc'il Trlliule ,
St. Paul Pioneer Press ,
President McKlnley's message to the vol
unteers and regulars of the Eighth army
corps In the Philippines Is a graceful and
well merited recognition of what ho well
terms "the lofty patriotism shown by them
In performing willing service through the
severe campaigns and battled against the
insurficnts in Luzon , when uuder the terms
of their enlistment they -would have been
entitled to discharge upon the ratification
of the tre-ily with Spain. " They well de
serve the special medal of honor which ho
will nsk congress to give each of "the om-
cera and soldiers who performed thlj great
duty voluntarily and enthusiastically for
their country. "
A Uncoot n 1'rooc'iloM.
Chlniso Post.
The Shamrock ls said to bo extremely fast.
That will be good nens on this side of the
water as well ns on the other. While Amer
ica would like to hold the cup she would
rather lose It In a race than retain It In n
procession. A good , exciting contest for It
1s of first Importance.
ASTOMSIII.\i AVI'AfiOMSMS.
l.nruc CInuK-p for Thrifty J'opn < o
Knrn u 1'rlr.o.
J. Stcrllnp Morton's Conservative.
Some time since the Conservative declared
Itpolf willing to pay a round sum for the
proof that any of the noted populist leaders
In Nebraska had ever In commercial , pro
fessional , manufacturing or agricultural
pursuits jnado J2.GOO a year.
The offer haa elicited Boveral assertions
nnd the napes of several populists have
been handed In as 'belonging to lawyers who
wcro making an Income of $3,000 or more.
The Conservative Is astonished , for these
name gentlemen declared all over Nebraska ,
that under "tho gold standard" even In
1S92 nobody could make enough Income to
decently live thereon. How can these pa
triots rprnnclln thnlr nrnvlnna stnfnninnta na
to the universal poverty of all callings In
Nebraska , under the gold standard , -with
their present declaration that for years nnd
years they had received Incomes of more
than $2,500 a year ?
ld they tell lies to their audiences when
speaking In political campaigns or arc they
telling lies now. Whom shall the Conserva
tive bellcvo , the man who paraded his pov
erty , everybody else's poverty nnd wal
lowed In calamity 'before the election ; or
the same man , nnd his friends , when after
election It la asserted that ho always for
years made every twelve months more than
J2.00 ?
CUIIAN lXIKPKMJH.\Cn.
Kxpcclc-il < o Surrender
Sovereignty Over the Inland.
Collier's Weekly.
Whllo wo understand the impatience
evinced by some Cuban patriots , when they
look Jn vain for measures calculated to give
them quickly their promised Independence ,
wo can assure them that their apprehen
sions nro unfounded , nnd that their hopes
will , bo fulfilled by the next congress , which
will meet lil about five months from the
present date. There never was a nation
more absolutely Ibound to pursue a definite
policy than are the United States to give
Cuba Independence. The pledge to that ef
fect was embodied In a joint resolution
passed by Immense majorities In both houses
of the federal legislature , nnd signed by
the federal executive. Even if the president
and his cabinet were secretly desirous of
violating that solemn convcnant , they would
incur the penalties of Impeachment , jf they
did so without previously securing the con
sent of the legislative branch of the gov
ernment. That consent will not ibe given ,
as was proved nt the last session of the
last congress , wherein , although the repub
licans had a largo majority In the house
of representatives , the requested permis
sion to confer certain franchises , com
mended on the plea of Immediate necessity ,
was refused to the AVar department. The
next house of representatives has a rela
tively slender majority , and Is , therefore ,
even less likely to ibreak the engagement
entered Into by the joint resolution passed
in April , 18)8 ! ) , and reafflrmed In the treaty
ot peace , which , while exacting from Spain
an absolute surrender of sovereJgnty over
Cuba , firmly declined > to assume that sovor-
elgnty on the part of the United States.
"Whatever , therefore , may bo the base In-
cllnatlons of some political campfollowers ,
and however tempting a prey Cuba may seen
In the eyes of speculators and contractors ,
they will have to look for the satisfaction
of their greed , not to .Mr. McKlnley's ad
ministration , but to the .Independent govern
ment .which the next congress will Insist
upon establishing In Cuba. If no move In
that direction Is made by our executive be
fore next December , the new house of rep
resentatives will scarcely have 'been ' organ
ized before a demand w.111 bo heard that
a census of the adult males In the Island
shall bo Immediately .taken and a conven
tion for the purpose of framing a Cuban
constitution shall too soon thereafter con
voked. A loyal and punctual compliance
with the self-denying ordinance which , on
the threshold of the war with Spain , wo
proclaimed to Cuba and the world , would bo
compelled by the democratic party , maneuv
ering for position In the next presiden
tial contest , even If It were not certain to
find In republicans like Senator Foraker
resolute , outspoken and triumphant advo
cates.
KM , HCSI.NK.SS coxnrrio.vs.
Very t'lMM-rrul View of Prosperity' *
( irln on tlip Country.
Philadelphia Tim's.
The business conditions of our country
today have never been approached In the
history of the republic , and there Is "every
Indication that wo have entered upon nn
era ot prosperity that must endure for some
years.
Never before has so largo an amount of
money been In active circulation among the
people as we have today , and ft Is diffused
Into every channel of Industry , commerce
nnd trade. During the depression of several
years past the financial centers were con
gested with money , the national hanks of
Now York at one time holding one-third of
the entire money circulation In the country.
Now , while money Is In abundance in
financial circles there never was n period
when It was so actively employed and very
largely In productive Industries. Public con
fidence Is the basis of money circulation.
When there Is faith In Industrial , commer
cial and trade enterprises the boarded money
of the overly careful Is freely given to use
fulness , but when revulsion and depression
come It is hoarded by tbo great masses of
the people nnd "benefits " neither owners nor
Industry , At no time that we can recall
In the financial record of our government
has there 'been such general confidence and
such general employment of money as ore
witnessed at present , nnd that means gen
eral prosperity.
The business record of the present year
has been unexampled , "With the largest
diffusion of money ever known we have tbo
fewest /allures recorded In modern times.
Our railways , -which are the- great arteries
of trade , and which not only give employ
ment to hundreds of thousands of workmen ,
but which diffuse scores of millions among
the people In annual dividends , are reaping
a reasonably prosperous harvest , while
producers have the benefit of the lowest
freight charges ever dreamed of. Competent
nnd worthy labor is very generally em
ployed , and as a rule at liberally increased
wages , and the consuming power of the
people is thus Increased hundreds of mil
lions annually , all of which contribute to tbo
general prosperity of the nation.
Seasons of prosperity always bring with
them speculative tides which are the thorns
accompanying the rose that greets us with
Its beauty and fragrance. Headlong specu
lation is upon us 'with vastly watered
capitalizations which must at no distant
future bring revulsion and disaster ; but
then , as ever In the past , speculative enter
prises will lyj severely subjected to the law
of the survival of the fittest and the evil
will correct lt elf.
Viewing the whole business conditions of
the country , at no time In our past history
has such a. season of general prosperity been
presented , and ft gives gratifying promise
of lone continuance.
JULY LM , 185)1) ) .
mum' HITS OP FISIOV POLITICS.
Nellgh leader ( rep. ) : If there nre ny
relatives of Secretary of State Porter in
this vicinity they should make the fact
known at once. It U ealJ that ho has found
good positions for the entire family so f.tr
as known nnd is holding a few more for
.futurity stakes , as It were.
Falls City Journal ( rep. ) : The people of
this state nre not ready to place a man llko
ex-Governor 'Hotcomb ' , who "connived at the
rccotint fraud , in such n tcapontlblo place
ns supreme judge. The judiciary cannot
bo kept pure by electing conniving politi
cal Inwyern to such responsible positions.
Springfield Monitor ( dcm. ) : Judge Scott ,
who has belonged to every political party
In the state , comes out In a long article
In the Sunday World-Herald announcing
himself ns an independent candidate for dis
trict Judge. The Monitor cannot see for a
minute- what further earthly use the people
of Sarpy county can have for Scott , unless
It would bo to have him re-elected so that
ho could finish up the spring term ot court
next spring that ho ha * been monkeying
along with all summer. Scott should take
n rest.
O'Neill Independent ( pop. ) : We regard
the calling ot tbo congressional convention
at Lexington 'by ' Chairman Hod Smith as
but the result of a scheme inaugurated nnd
Inspired by Judge Neville , the object being
to get the convention so far In his corner
of the district ns to leave tlio north part
without representation In that body. Lcx-
Ingon Is nearly 200 miles from O'Neill and
nearly 400 miles has to bo traveled to get
there by rail. The counties north and weJt
of here are yet In n worse fix. Wo denounce
such n transaction na unworthy and dishon
est that act alone should defeat Neville in
his abducted convention. The north part
of the district will be there just remem
ber that , Mr. Neville but they will bo
there for a man whoso personal honor and
political Integrity ihas never yet been con
taminated by star chamber intrigues they
will be there for General Patrick H. Barry ,
the onc-nrmed veteran of Grcolcy county.
iP.ipllllon Times ( dem. ) : The popocratlc
skies nro crowing .brighter with the days.
The democratic newspapers have been
speaklnc In no uncertain terms regarding
the hocglsh disposition ot the pops , and as
a result tbo fair and sensible clement Jn
pop circles Is frankly admitting now that
the demnprnls hnvn ihnon uhnMitlv ii-flnfnd
In the past , nnd assurances nre now freely
Elven for bettor treatment In future. The
llttlo family crap which the pops and
democrats have been having will bear good
fruit. It has taught discouraged democrats
to look mi and have hope. It hns taught
porcine pees that the democratic mule lias
still a few kicks left In him. It will teach
republicans that democrats and pops can
scrap artistically In antcconvcntlon days
and light Imperialists harmoniously on elec
tion day. On with the fight , nnd may no
imperialist draw consolation from the bat
tlefield , nnd may no pop or democrat who
acts llko a republican get n place on any
county or state fusion ticket.
iPlatlsmouth Journal ( doni. ) : The Lincoln
Independent , the loading organ of Auditor
Cornell and ihe 'balance ' of the ennc of
railroad pops with which he trains and
which ihas done evcrythlne possible to dis
credit the reform movement In this state ,
secnJx > jl0termlned to tllwnrt fusion at any
cost. Last week's Issue of the hold-up
gang's organ says : "The coterie of demo
crats that Holcomb appointed to office are
now after the ex-governor's scalp. Serves
him right. He should have given the offices
to the populists Instead of to that crowd ,
but he never would take the advice of this
writer. " If there Is anything that would
cause democrats to pull out and go It alone ,
regardless ot success or failure , It Is such
insulting stuff as the above. Can It bo that
Cornell and his outfit , realizing that they
can never again fool the allied forces Into
giving them a pull at the public teat , have
tied up with the Hanna party , nnd are
endeavoring to deliver the state Into repub
lican hands ? It would certainly seem BO ,
for Cornell's every act H something which
would tend to disgust honest people , nnd
the pseudo-rep papers which have been sup
porting the gang never miss an opportunity
to Insult and slander democrats. The Inde
pendent and the ring for which it speaks
seem to realize that there Is too much man
hood in the democratic party to allow the
latter to fprsake principle for place , and are
apparently 'possessed ' of the Idea that demo
crats can be depended upon to forever vote
populists Into office , receiving ns a reward
nothing 'but ' sneers and Insults. Maybe this
Is so , and maybe it isn't.
Crawford BuUetln ( pop. ) : The northwest
ern portion of the Sixth ( congressional dis
trict of Nebraska entitled to the con
gressional nomination. The laboring men of
the Sixth congressional district of Nebraska
are entitled to the representative of this
district at Washington. The populists of
this district are entitled to the candidate
as the democrats are entitled to the candi
date In districts where there are more dem
ocrats than populists. Upon a few moments'
reflection and outside of corrupt corporation
or Hanna influence the above will 'be icon-
ceded and therefore wo mention Hon. 11.
G. Stewart as the proper candidate to nomi
nate for congress bythe fusion forces at
Lexington on August 18. Ho resides In
northwest Nebraska , yet Is well known all
over the state , naving serve < i in tno state
senate nnd ably defended the Interests of
the peopo. He is a laboring ; man , as every
man can testify who ever grasped his honest
toll-hardened hand. Ho Is a populist and
knows why and Is able , In a straightfor
ward manner , to tell the truth about his
politics. Objections may bo offered on ac
count of his being a radical populist , but
it must bo remembered that there are thou
sands of radical populists In this congres
sional district If there are any In the United
States and wo know there nre. Wo nre
aware of the 'fact that ho will call a spade
n spade and not attempt to tickle the dem
ocrats by staling that his father was n dem
ocrat nnd would toe voting for Jackson to
day If ho were alive. No , ho Is a populist
and -the kind of populist who win arouse
the necessary enthusiasm among the popu
lists and farmers in every school district ,
but we venture to wy that not n single
member of .the liberal or "new" democracy
will object to the political doctrine ho ad
vocates.
] M HSO.\A1 < AM ) OTIII3UWISI5.
Lightning has queer tastes. Jt stopped at
Jefferson City , Mo , , long enough to strike
the cnpltol.
Jerome Hall Raymond , the now president
of tbo University of West Virginia , was a
neueboy In early life.
Addlson Cammack , the Wall street bear ,
knows the highest and lowest prices ever
listed stock has reached in every month for
ten years past.
Dr. A. Conan Doyle has not the detective
Instinct of his character "Sherlock Holmes. "
He says of himself that he la the meet absentminded
sent-minded man in England.
William F. Coston , who designed the army
transport flag now In use on all government
transports , and received a patent for the
design on June 13 , 1S99 , has assigned the
patent to the secretary of war for the nom
inal sum of $1. The assignment has been
accepted on the part of the government by
Colonel Charles Bird , quartermaster In
charge of the transport service.
A returned engineer tells thU of General
Funston : "Before Caloocan many of our
scouta were killed and wo could not find
several officers , among whom was Funtton ,
As wo searched the field with lights some
body shouted : 'General Funnton , are you
j alive or dead1 'Neither,1 muttered a voice
i at my feet. 'I'm Bleeping. ' And ho was , He
I had not had any rest for a long tlmo and
I when the chance came had taken more of
lit than ho expected.
niyriur.Jir.xT oi' Ai.unu ,
Chicago TimesHeraldSecretary Algi-r
has resigned. So Is the country.
Chicago Chronicle ; The Judgment of the
country will be that Algcr carried the bur
dens ot others nnd Is punlnhcd for sins not
altogether his own.
Milwaukee Sentinel : Wo have no desire
to follow Mr. Alger Into his retirement , and
shall try , In anything wo may henceforth
have to say about tilm , to remember with
gratitude that he has resigned.
Minneapolis Times : Henceforth General
Algcr will be nt liberty to devote his entire
time to his campaign for the Michigan son-
ntorshlp. Ho has the consent ot all \\cll dis
posed citizens and If he goes to the senate
nobody will care very muoli. He will aver
age up fairly well in that body.
Chicago Inter Oeean : Secretary Algcr hns
made mistakes , but when the books arc
posted nnd the record made up his manage
ment of the War department will not stand
lowest In the- list of those things that have
given the administration prestige nnd the
republican party strength for future con
torts.
torts.Washington
Washington Post : This Is not the first
tlmo n cabinet ofllcer has resigned , and wo
have no reason to assume that any sensa
tional or extraordinary revelations will en
sue. It he should speak , we have no doubt
that he will do so in loyalty nnd candor.
Meanwhile the coyotes of journalism will
bnrk with added fervor , nnd , as usual , decent
men will stop their cars ,
Detroit Free Press : Without desiring to
palliate- the toast the shortcomings , mis
takes nnd mlsjudgmcnts of the secretary of
war nnd without abating one jot or tittle ot
our abhorrence ot his Introduction of the
spoils system In the organization of the vol
unteer army , the Free Press deems It no
more than simple Justice nnd accuracy to
say that General Alger's faults of omission
and commission nro not so numerous nnd
glaring In comparison with the shortcom
ings and failures of other members ot the
administration that ho should bo made to
bear nil the reproaches nnd odium nnd dis
grace for official incompctency and faithless
ness In connection with the war.
I'MiXTY OI ' UliClll'ITS.
- of the ItiiMli to the Ite-
erultliiK OOIOVM.
Sprlnefield ( Mass. ) Ilepubllc.nn.
The recruiting for the provisional or so-
called volunteer army of about 11,000 men
seems to bo proceeding fairly satisfactorily.
At the rate maintained last week , a month
or moro will "bo consumed In getting the
required number , ibut now recruiting offices
are being established which 'Will materially
shorten the time. There Is an abundance
of men offering their services , but the phys
ical requirements , even though the stand
ard hns been lowered somewhat for this
occasion , are such ns to exclude a large
proportion of those coming forward.
Whether the dismal reports of soldiers re
turning from IManlla will have any effect
on the recruiting remains to bo seen. Gen
eral Guy V. illenry , late military governor
ot Porto Rico , Is of the opinion that this will
make no difference and he Is probably right ,
ibut when ho says that an overflowing pat
riotism is pushing men Into the ranks , ho
Is wrong. Love of country has llttlo to
do with volunteering to fight In a war of
distant conquest for supposed material gain.
Love of adventure , disappointment In life ,
lack of employment and discontent over
present conditions at home have everything
to do with U.
During the recruiting last -week at New
York one of the newspaper reporters went
through the crowd at the Third avenue
office. "The men who came , " he says , "im-
preeeed the outsider as a needy lot who
had tried everything to earn a living be
fore they came to the shelter of the army.
They ranged In age from the minimum to
the maximum allowed by the army regu
lations and walked about ns If they had
at last found a rcfugo from the uncertainty
ot New York work. " Those who f.'cre ac
cepted gave evidence or reeling great roller.
There was no moro need of care and anxiety
for the morrow. The government would
feed and clothe them and take care of them
when sick , and the work provided would
form at least a diversion from the ordinary
and promised some llttlo adventure. Yes ,
as one man put It , the army wan a rcfugo
for the poor devil who had fared badly In
tbo civil battle of life.
The strain of competition In tbo present
Industrial organization Is admirably effective
In providing material for a large 'military
establishment. To keep a .place in the
whirl of work requires ceaseless activity
and watchfulness and Industry and the
number of those who fall to meet the eovcro
conditions and who nro thrown out and cast
asldo Is considerable . It is an increasing
number nnd possibly Increasing out of pro
portion to population growth. It Is from
this floating nnd adventurous class that
the British army Is recruited and It Is from
this class that our colonial 4irmles will be
made up. And as long as Industrial condi
tions remain na hard nnd exacting ns nt
present , there cannot bo much difficulty In
raising nn army for any jvrpose In the
United States. But it will not bo for the
present purpose such an army in the char
acter of Its membership ns went Into the
field during the civil war.
OUR VASSAL , TIIE SL'I/l'AN.
Uncle Sum .Soothe * IIU .Spirit with
Mcxlvitn Dollar * .
Philadelphia Ledger.
Two years ago the suggestion that the
United States should ever take a 'barbaric '
despot Into leading strings would have 'been '
too daring for comic opera ; but the news
comes from Manila that an agent of this gov
ernment has been empowered to strike n bar
gain with that picturesque person , tbo sultan
of the Sulu archipelago , and guarantee his
possession of the throne free from morcsta-
llon in return for his submission to tbo au
thority of the republic. The sultan , It 0cems ,
got the notion that , Spain's power being
broken , ho no longer owed nllcglanco to
Spain under the treaty of 1878 , or to any
other nation ; but General Bates , who Is
credited -with the mission to his highness , Is
to explain that the United States haa stepped
Into Spain's shoes as tbo sovereign power ,
assuming its authority and Its obligations.
We nre to bo the suzerain , while the sultan
Is a vassal.
The vassal Is not , however , to pay us
tribute , but , on the contrary , General Bates
will make him a present of $10,000 In Mexi
can silver dollars , which are cheaper than
our own , as an evidence of our good win and
loving kindness.
The sultan will be expected to enforce the
law , and HH his own will Is the law , ho Will
probably do bin best. Ho mutt fly the Amer
ican flag and co-operate with the Americans
to suppress piracy , He Is to retain tde in
land trade , and the "local administration' '
of tbo island la not to bo disturbed by us.
In a word , the sultan will bo confirmed by
this government In his position an the loal
"bo s. " The analogy between the situation
In Pennsylvania and In the Sulus Is too clo ute
to escape notice , The sultan , as the boErf ,
does as he pleases , controls all the offices ,
occupies a good post himself and lias the
support of the administration.
The policy of non-lntcrferenco with local
customs , habits , laws and religion is pur
sued , as far aa possible , by Great Britain Iu
India and In Egypt. In India the hereditary
native princes are maintained on their
thrones and granted princely revenues.
They are shorn of active power , but every
care has been taken to conciliate and win
tbo allegiance of the natives , Careful stu
dents of India point out that In fact the
chief source of danger Is the attempt to In
troduce and extend the features of govern
ment which freemen prize , A free pros , It
*
laurged , scrvrn but to Inflame the Ignorant
populace to the verco of revolution , and
trial by Jury results In mlseArrlflR * o' JtiMIca
and chaos. Perhaps thin government will
find It expedient and nrce. * ar.v to adopt tlio
moat Ironclad systems of military denpotlfm
In Its expansion over the Philippines , nnd
rccognlzo the most degraded forms of native
rule. Attention , however , should be celled V
to every advance In this direction In order
that It may bo apparent to every thinking
citizen how far we are Retting from trial by
Jury , representative government nnd liberty ,
W. U. Hornblower. In hln recent addrcs * be
fore the Bar association , openklng on thli
point , said :
"First of nil , we must rid ourselves ol
Illusions. We cannot give these people frf
government , ns wo understand It ; wo cannot
give them the common law. as wo under *
stand it ; wo cannot give them trial by Jury !
we vannot give them territorial legislature ,
with universal suffrage. To do any of thosa
things so long ns wo remain responsible foi
their welfare would be criminal folly. Wa
should reap n harvest of misrule , such ns we
reaped In the days of negro supremacy In
our southern states. Whore the lower strata
of society nre of inferior races , or semi-
civilized people , we cannot stand tlio pyra
mid of government bottom side up. U la
sure to topple over with n crash. Wo can
not govern Luzon or Oahu , or even Porto
Ilico , ns wo govern Now Mexico nnd Arizona ,
or as wo have governed In the past Dakota
nnd Idaho. Yet there will be a terrible pres
sure upon us from the politicians and tin
demagogues to do Juat this thing. Lust of
office nnd lust of power will lead them to
seek territorial Independence nnd , ulti
mately , statehood , for their own personal
aggrandizement.
"Nor can wo continue military rule. ThU
would be itmtrary to our traditions and
principles , nnd would react upon our o n
love of liberty. "
roi.vrun HKM.VIUCS.
Imllumumlls Journal : "Oh , ye * , " said thn
Cornfcd Philosopher , "woman Is far moro
sympathetic thun man. At least she feel *
more sorry for the bachelor th.m does
num. "
Detroit Journal : "He's n great mathe
matician. "
"Yes ? "
"Yes , he's Investigating curves so nb-
stru.su < thut < his wife uses them for dress *
imttetna. "
Puck : Mr. Black ( sarcastically ) I s'poso
yo' t'lnk yo' know as Jiiuoh about kynrds
as Hoylo ?
Mr. Johnson ( confidently ) Wnl , I spec' I
done opened as many jack-pots us he ebbaJi
did.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Pa , there Is
really such a place ; -Manila , nln't there ? "
"Why , of course there Is. "
"t didn't know but they Oiad begun to
have doubta about that , too. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Many a. man , "
said the Corn fed Philosopher , "will raise a
row about his daughter potting her face
covered -with the very same. tylo ot
frecklss ho thought were so cute on th V
face of his wife about twenty years ago. "
Detroit Free Press : Wife You ilon't scorn ,
to appreciate my summer lint nt all.
Husband I'm no landscape gardener.
OhtciiRo Post : "Keep her trade ! " ha said
whin asked about the woman who wanted
everything below cost. "WJiy , of course I
keap Jicr trade It'a easy -when you know
how. 1 Just iiuoto prices to her about 10
per cent higher than they Bhould bo sx > o
to give plenty ot leeway for 'the bargain
she always wants to tnuko. "
GlIA.VUlMTIltiU'S IHII3ABI.
Chicago Record.
Grandfather tat In Ms big- arm chair
Fast asleep.
The wrinkles that run o'er hlawan old face
Were furrowed deep ,
The tangled web ot his beard hung from
Ills check and chin ,
White as the fulling' snow the wlndi
Gambol In.
Ills hard , brown hands wore crossed abovt
Ills -walking etnft ;
And wo hushed to silence the talk in tha
room ,
And tJio laugh.
For we saw n smile from his parted lips
Spread o'er hi * tnce ,
As a ripple runs o'er a tranquil laks
From Us starting' plate.
We Btiesscd some vision the long ago
Had anchored deep
In the old man's soul was ? drifting : now
Through his sleep.
What was that dream ? Did his chlldhooo
come And leave a map
Of all his early playing grounds "
There In his lap ?
Orwas It n winding orchard path
In the twIHght dim ,
And Ji1s children's mother , a girl again ,
Walking with him ?
Perhaps , through time's long telephone ;
Ho heard a coo
And felt u baby hand on his check ,
As ho used to do.
Sum wo were some radiant joy
He had met somcwhor
Had come to visit the old man there. .
Asle p In Ihls chair.
But soon hla hands dropped ifrom his staff ,
And dropped his head ;
And those who curne and wont that day
Talked ot the dead ,
We talke < l only of pearly paths
In a mimmcr land ,
Where his children' ! * mother walked with
him ,
Hand In hand.
Kor nowr we knew her angel face ,
Glad 1n the gleam
Of n golden city awaiting Hilrn ,
Was grandfather's dream.
Rich Man ,
Poor Mail ,
Beggar Mail ,
Thief.
Doctor ,
Lawyer ,
Merchant ,
Chief ,
*
Any one of you at this
time of the year in Omaha want
some cool , light weight fabric
for every day or Sunday wear ,
that will make life a pleasure.
Take yesterday , for instance ,
how pleasant one of our $2,50
linen crash suits would have
felt. Or a pair of our $1.50
duck pants. Or one of those
light weight cassimere or cheviot -
iot suits we are selling at $3,75 ,
$4 , $5 , $7,50 and $10 , This is
just half price for these suits
every one sold for just double.
Drop in and see what values
you can find here it will pay
you.