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Btato of Nebraska , Douglas County , . :
George 11. Tzschuck , secretary ol The Bee
Publishing company , being duly sworn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
cople * of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Sunday Bee , printed during the month of
July , ISM , was as follower.
.1 . t..ii(1n < IO 17 . 25,020
2 . 1:7,0(10 ( 18 . . . . . .IM.TOO
3. . . . . . aiJ.110 19 . 5t4,700
4 . UIVIOO SO . 24,070
5 . sit.ono 21 . S4nso
. y.-5noo 22 . a 1,720
7 . . 25,440 23 . 30,200
8 . . . 23,440 21 . 24 , < IOt >
9 . 27U55 23 . 24.BUO
10 . 25,21)0 M . 24,700
11 . 25,480 27 . , . . .21,770
12 . 24,020 28 . 24 , : H )
18 . 25.2U2 29 . 2lSlO
14 . 25,100 30 . 2(1,150
IB. . . . , . -0,000 31 . 35,010
15 . 20,0-10 ,
Tptnl . .785,882
Lees unsold and returned copies , . . . 10,47O
Not total sales . .77B,4o ;
Net dally average. . . . . ) . 25.01U
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The address win ba chanced as
often as desired.
Now is the time to perpetrate your
Jokes nbout the Iceman.
Nebraska rivers cannot resist the
temptation to boom In these prosperous
times.
Stoplaclderswill be In demand this
full \7hcn It comes tlmo to gather the
corn crop.
The trouble with the Ynqul Indians ,
is alleged to be due to -woman. . It Is an
old excuse and decidedly overworked , i
For new factories , mills and 'Jobbing'
Ixouses.pmaha offers the best Qcld for' '
the investment of capital Iri-paylng en-1
terprlses. * * \
'
The dog .days are now upon -
dead * earnest , but every dog .day Isj
worth millions to the farmers of 'the ;
corn belt '
The anti-trust people of Nebraska have
long ago learned to distrust the attorney
general , who talks against trusts , but
never raises 'his ' hand against them.
Ex-Governor Stone has tried his hand
ut quieting the rival factions among
Kentucky democrats. It Is a hard mat
ter to quell a disturbance when every
man has a razor In his boot.
In the meantime the city Is paying
4 per cent Intercut on the bonds voted ,
for the erection of n new High school
building while the money Js on deposit
in local banks at 2 per cent.
Willie "Wally Astor ca.n never become
a peer. That distinction Is reserved for
native-born sons of England. His abil
ity to rnako httnsolf ridiculous Is sufll-
cleut to overcome all othcr.objectlons.
Iowa democrats are enjoying a nice
little light over their * candidate for
governor. If they really enjoy a fight
now is the tlran to , 'jiave it There arc
not enough of them to make it Interest
ing at election time.
The organ of bogus reform In these
.parts has not a word to say in defense
of Holcomb's house rent grab. Are we
to Infer that the stalwart ex-governor
la to be dumped overboard by the dem
ocratic state convention ?
The Geraldluo lagoon-building frauds ,
which cost thp TrunsnilsslsBlppl Expo-
sitton several thousand dollars , are
again manifest to vindicate the position
of The Bep , which , was so furiously as
sailed eighteen months ago.
Douglas county populists must betaken
taken to tusk for holding u convention
in advance of the democrats without
waiting to learn what crumbs the dem
ocrats intend to Icavo them. Such pre
sumption must bo rebuked.
With 300,000,000 bushels of corn in
bight and a famine oC rolling stock .Im
pending the do-nothing popocratlu State
llailroad commission looks on serenely
and folds Its hands wlillc drawing sal
aries for which no service Is rendered.
One faction of the Cubans is greatly
worried as to how they are to get rid
of the United States forces now they
are 1u the island. That Is easy , Get
together and work 'harmoniously ' o put
the Island in shape to govern itself
through the medium of u stable gov-
cruuiiMit ,
General Toral lias been acquitted of
the charges brought against hlin in con
nection with the surrender of Santiago.
If the Spanish are really In search of
the cause of their disasters in Cuba
they can find them lu the shupa of
diverts and sundry soldiers and sailors
who wear Uncle Bain's uniform ,
AN K.1BROKTIO
Secretary- Hoot , ' fresh from a con
ference with the president , has an
nounced that the war lu the Philip
pines will be prosecuted from now on
with all possible energy. The army
thpro Is to be increased to 50,000 by
thb time the season arrives when mil
itary operations can be resumed and
more soldiers will be scut If it shall
appear to bo necessary. The plan is
to have a considerable force of cavalry
and It was reported a few cloys ago
that this arm will be under the coin-
maud of General Lawtou. It Is also
Intended to materially strengthen the
artillery.
Thus the policy of the administra
tion Is clearly deliued. The Filipinos
engaged In insurrection are to be
subjugated. It is to be Inferred that
there Is to bo no further effort to
bring about peace through conciliatory
measures , that the suggestion of Gen
eral Funston that there should bo
"more diplomacy ami less gunpowder"
Is not favorably regarded at Washing
ton. The administration having de
termined on subjugation the true
course is to push the work with all
possible vigor , as soou as It can be re
sumed. Delay costs in llfo and
money. Fruitless campaigning , as
much of It during the last six mouths
has been , encourages the enemy. If
the war must be continued the aim
should bo to bring It to a speedy con
clusion and this requires that we strike
swift and heavy 'blows.
The new secretary of war evidently
takes this view of the situation and
the president Is In accord vvltU him.
The Indications are that military af
fairs in Luzon will hereafter receive
more direction from Washington than
has thus far been given them , that Sec
retary lloot will not be so credulous as
his predecessor in regard to roseate re
ports from the commanding general ut
Manila. In respect to the question of
retaining that officer In command it ap
pears that no decision has yet been
reached. Asked In regard to it , Sec
retary Root said ho had nothing to say
at this time , which Implied that the
matter Is under consideration. We have
already noted the report that General
MacArtbur may be given command of
the fleld operations , General Otis being
retained to organize civil administra
tion. There have been other reports
that Miles or Merrltt might be sent to
Manila. Perhaps there IN no ground
for any of these surmises , but un
doubtedly the'question of a success6r
to Otis as military commander lias re
ceived consideration at Washington
aud It Is by no means Improbable that
a change will be made.
Meanwhile the insurgents arc not
Idle. The fact that a large force was
encountered beyond San Fernando
proves that they are making good use
of the opportunity afforded by the
rainy season to prepare for a resump
tion of hostilities and suggests that
they may be ns strong now as at ally
time since the war begun and quite as
determined to' continue the conflict.
"When * It'is considered that these people
ple have experienced only defeat their
tenacity Is really astonishing.
Aft INDEFENSIBLE POSITION.
Governor Poyntcr has officially de
clined to place on file In the executive
department the testimony taken and re
port made by the committee of the state
senate that had been directed aud em
powered by that body to Investigate the
executive officers. In returning the
documents to the committee the gov
ernor gives as ground for his action his
opinion that all committees of the state
senate not also authorized by a joint
resolution or bill of both houses cease to
have any authority when the legisla
ture adjourns slue die. Entertaining
this view , the governor declares that It
would be Improper to cumber the
records of his office with reports from
what he pronounces to be a dead com
mittee.
In taking this position Governor
Poynter commits the same blunder that
ex-Governor Holcomb committed when
ho declined to appear as a witness before -
fore the committee , but afterward
wrote two columns to controvert testi
mony taken before the committee.
Froih a strictly legal standpoint the
governor may or may not bo right In
Ills conclusions. Thcro are precedents
both ways as to the power of legislative
committees appointed by a single
house to carry on Investigations , take
testimony and examine Into the' man
agement of public Institutions after a
legislature has adjourned sine die.
Special committees appointed by either
house of congress quito -frequently
carry on such Investigations without
joint or concurrent resolutions after ad
journment sine die. Nobody has ever
hoard of a public official denying to
such congressional committees access to
books and papers or refusing to appear
before them to answer any Inquiry
under oath or on their word of honor.
If wo are correctly informed the Lexow
committee , that created such a sensa
tion in New York , made Its flr t In
vestigation under authority of only one
branch of the legislature ,
Grant , however , tnnt the senate com
mittee had no authority to compel the
attendance of witnesses or production of
papers under process , It certainly did
Imvo the right to tnko the depositions
of witnesses who were willing to tes
tify and to examine records , books and
documents In any of the offices of the
state house.
The people of Nebraska care very lit
tle about halr-spllttlug technicalities.
They do , however , view with suspicion
ny attempt to cover up public affairs
aud the acts of public officials. It is
Immaterial to the people of Nebraska
whether the sonata commltteo hiul tlio
power to compel Governor Holcomb to
testify or whether they could enforce
a demand for explanations of official
conduct on the part of the present exec ,
utlvo officers. But they naturally will
want to 'know- why Governor Holcornb
should strtnd on punctilio and refuse to
tell aJJ .tio ) particulars about transac
tions under investigation , either under
oath or upon honor. They will want
to know why tlio state officers should
not have voluntarily disarmed suspicion
by according to the committee every
facility for Investigating their ofllcl.il
acts ami-why they did not volunteer to
answer every rcabonablc question con
cerning niatterH In which the public
has an Interest. The rofu-wl to recog
nize the authority of the committee and
the refusal to place the testimony and
report on Jllu leaves the Inference that
there Is something radically wrong lu
the state house and that thu committee
has unearthed some facts which the
executive department is anxious to
cover up.
THK TRANSVAAL JIM/I CLOUD.
War between England and the Trans-
vnnl Republic seems Imminent. As the
situation now appears a conflict can be
averted only by the government of the
latter accepting the proposal of Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain for a joint in
quiry to determine the effect of the new
naturalization law upon the status of
the Outlaudcrs. A dispatch from Pre
toria stated that this propohnl had been
declined , but In his speech In the House
of Commons yesterday Mr. Chamberlain
said that the report had not been of-
lldally confirmed and expressed thu
hope that It was untrue.
The rcfcrcnec to the Transvaal situa
tion lu the queen's speech and the ut
terances of Mr. Chamberlain lu the
House of Commons lu reply to questions
leave no doubt that the British govern
ment has determined not to recede front
the position It has taken. The statements
of the colonial secretary were especially
plain and pointed as to this. Mr. Cham
berlain declared that British predom
inance Is menaced by the action of the
Transvaal Republic lu refusing to re
dress the grievances or give considera
tion to requests hitherto put In the most
moderate language of u suzerain power ,
adding : "We say that this state of
things cannot be tolerated. We have
put our hands to the plow and won't
draw back. " This Is likely to make a
profound Impression upon the people of
the Transvaal and not of a nature to
lead them to alter their attitude.
Both sides are preparing for possible
war. British soldiers are being scut to
South Africa , while advices from Pre
toria , the capital of the Transvaal Re
public , state that the forts are being
strengthened and other war preparations
actively pushed. Ther < * Is a considerable
sentiment in England opposed to war ,
but undoubtedly a very largo majority
of the people are In hearty sympathy
with the Outlanders and will support
the government If It shall decide to refer
the issue to the arbitrament of armi.
It ia needless to say that In such a strug
gle Great Britain would triumph , but
It would be a sanguinary conflict aud
very costly.
"CO/A1" HARVEY'S LEDTORE.
The Bee today prints in full the lec
ture entitled "Law and Civilization , "
with which W. H. ( Coin ) Harvey , the
16 to 1 free silver apostle , is regaling
Nebraska fuslonlsts nightly ns a pre
lude to the campaign about to open In
Nebraska , which next year will be the
national battle ground.
Although a republican paper , The
Bee feels justified in giving to the pub
lic the plausible but illogical argu
ments , because in the interest of fair
play the people are entitled to hear
both sides of so Important a question.
Where Mr. Harvey can talk to hun
dreds The Bee can reach thousands.
While reserving the right to take up
the subjects discussed and refute the
propositions advanced by Mr. Harvey ,
we feel that no harm can be done by
spreading broadcast the most specious
plea the sllverltes can make for their
cause through their most widely ad
vertised champion.
1SSU1MQ GOLU CERTIFICATES.
In April , 1893/Secretary Carlisle sus
pended the Issue of gold certificates in
exchange for gold coin , This was in
compliance with the law , which requires
that when the free gold lu the treasury
falls below § 100,000,000 the issue of gold
certificates shall be suspended , and
when this was done the treasury's free
gold was considerably below the limit
stated. Secretary Gage has revoked the
order of his predecessor aud directed
that sold certificates of the denomina
tion of $20 bo issued to the amount of
$10,000,000. ,
This action was Induced by the an
ticipated demand for more paper money
when tlio fall crop movement begins , the
treasury having no other way of meet-
lug this demand than by the Issue of
certificates In exchange for gold coin. It
Is an indirect method of attaining tlie
object , as the gold certificates will not
to any considerable extent bQ directly
employed In trade operations , but they
will enable the banks to release green
backs aud silver certificates of smaller
denominations than the gold notes.
United States Treasurer Roberts says
that the demand for currency Is chiefly
for notes of smaller denominations than
$20. By using gojd certificates of $20
and upward the other kinds of paper
can bo turned more and more Into de
nominations smaller , which will glva
Bomo relief. The Issue of the certificates
will not Increase the volume of currency ,
because gold will BO Into Jho treasury
in exchange for them , but it will add
to the circulation of other paper money ,
the place of which in bank holdings will
bo taken by the certificates.
It would seem that the secretary of
the treasury might Judiciously have or
dered a larger Issue of the gold note * ,
though ho can , of courHo , Increase It if
the demand should call for an Increase.
In the present condition of the treasury
an issue of five times the amount of
gold certificates ordered would bo justi
fied and doubtless would have good re
sults , '
The various street fairs and carni
vals 1n.other cities have developed a
variety of striking street illumination
plans that ought to bo utilized by
Omaha for the Ak-Sar-Rcn festivi
ties. If the scheme adopted in previ
ous years van l > e Improved on it ought
16 be done and vlsltbrs Impressed with
the Idea that they will see something
finer In the way of Illuminations than
over before presented.
The chicory bounty warrants held up
by State Auditor Cornell for want of
constitutional authority have been
turned over for distribution among the
political farmers. To a man up a tree
It looks as if tlic arguments that
brought about this change of heart
were pretty nearly the name as the ar
guments that Induced the mayor of
South Omaha to raise the Sunday clos
ing embargo.
Republicans In the Filth Iowa dis
trict deny that they have any intention
to leave the reservation because their
favorltd candidate for supreme Judge
was not nominated. Iowa republicans
ttro In the habit of nominating clean men
for office and the custom has been fol
lowed In this case. When they have
nominated them they follow It up by
clectluj ; the candidate by a united ef
fort.
Ilellef nt IiiiNt.
St. Paul Pioneer press.
Ono worm has turned. An Invention ban
been completed by which the lonE-sufferlng
drug store directory con only be consulted
by dropping a penny In a slot.
l < Mlli > lnon an Counterfeiters.
Cleveland Plain Dealer ,
The far-reaching effects of Undo Sam's
occupation of the Philippines Is again Il
lustrated by the statement that very soon
the Islands will Imvo a secret service fores
In operation for the detection of counter
feiters , with whom Luzon Is said to be over
run. They don't attempt to Imltato Undo
Bam'a money , but they are doing a lively
business In base coins of the native sort.
Clinmii Clnrk Seen
"New " York Sun.
Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri Is still the
moat cheerful of men. Ho Is sure that demo
cratic prospects "have Improved 00 per cent
In the last four months , " and he Is still
surer that nothing but the Intervention of
the Almighty will keep Bryan from being
elected. We should llko to ECO Champ at
the head of the weather bureau. If ho
couldn't furnish pleasant weather , at least
his predictions would bo pleasant.
.Knke Report * biiuclchcd.
Philadelphia Press.
Reports to the effect that Secretary Root
has determined to send 40,000 men to the
Philippines and to ask General Miles to
take command are pure Inventions. Thurs
day night Secretary Root said that all such
newspaper stories were "without the slight
est authority. " There Is no probability of
General Miles going to the Philippines.
Secretary Root may do many things , but
howill know his ground 'well before ho
makes any radical changes In army plans.
ut the Volunteer * .
Philadelphia Ledger.
As soon as the troops now awaiting dis
charge at San Francisco are mustered out
they Will become free American citizens and
their testimony with regard to the Manila
'
campaign will' be valuable evidence , by
which the administration may guide Its
future movements. It would bo an Innova
tion , but Derhans an unwarranted one , for
the president to send to ascertain what they
know about the , conduct of the war. Each
man's knowledge would , bo more or less cir-
cumscrlbed , but by gathering a large number
(
ber of testimonies , thp truth would be pretty
certain to aozTear jivlthoulj , distortion.
I'rlce.
Atlanta * Journal.
There In much Buncombe In the talk about
our building Up a cblg trade In the Philip
pines. There Is 'fafy little trade there to
get dhd the bulk of It Is controlled by other
nations. They will probably continue to
control it , as wo have committed ourselves
to the open door policy there. The prospect
of rapid Industrial and commercial develop
ment In the Philippines is poor because of
the climate , which Is so enervating and
fatal towhite men. And It wo could control
all the present and prospective trade of these
Islands are we not paying a very dear price
for It ?
Couqueiit I * Ccntly ,
Petrol t Free Press.
Within the nation we are suffering from
no affliction that will bo relieved by the
proposed expansion. We arc not crowded
or Inwant of room. We have greater and
more valuable resources than any other
pepple on earth. We are becoming a vast
base of supplies < to consumers of the old
world and enjoy the friendliest relations
with them. They have respected the Monroa
doctrine , the vital principle of which we
are violating In a craze for Imperialism.
What Is them in it to justify the Imperiling
of these relations , or the advantages which
are the guarantee of prosperity , so long as
th y exist ?
Dabbling ; lit Aalntlu 1'olKlc * .
Globe-Democrat.
These rumors of attempts to get up antl-
lAmerlcan combinations among the conti
nental European nations furnish a fine
tribute to the growing influence of the
United States In the world's affairs. But
there will b9 no combinations. There is no
especial incentive for any nation to take a
poultlop "hostile " to this country. There Is
no desire In the United States to Interfere
in the slightest degree In European affairs.
American Influence in Asiatic politics will
necessarily be much greater than It ever has
been up to thin" time , 'but ' It is not likely
to pa exerted In a way to cause war. The
Philippines will make this country an
Astatic as well aa an American power , but
the United States' policy on the other side
of the Pacific , as on this side , will make
for peace ,
* mv von YOU\G MIJX.
Tendency of Modern In dun try U to
Iletlrn nt mi Kiirly A Be.
OuntoiVa Magazine ,
The Chicago Chronicle has become some
what alarmed at what It calls the "Cry for
Voung Men , " by which It means the coming
habit of substituting young men for the
middle-aged and olfl men in productive en-
terprlaca , Desplfo the disposition of euch
journals as the Washington 1'ost to pooh-
pooh this alarm , the Chicago Chronicle
raise * a 'very Important question , It Is true
that the tendency of modern Industry Is to
retire workmen at a relatively early age and
fill their places with young men , One great
cause of this Ja the , constant Introduction
of revolutionizing methods and machinery ,
Vi'hqa a man has worked at any Industry
forty years , ho is not BO alert In adapting
himself to now machinery as Is a young
man. Tbo Inevitable tendency is to drop
him out , aud when once out It Is doubly
difficult for him to bo re-employed except
at some more simple and lower-paid occu
pation.
This Is one of the hard phiises of a rapidly
progressive industrial era , but the remedy
la not to btop the progress or to Insist that
laborers fiball bo retained after they have
ceased to be useful. The real remedy la u
system of insurance , the payment of which
ahall 'bo a part of regular cost of produc
tion. It should begin "hen the employe
commences work , at whatever age , and when
be reaches a certain point of "diminishing
returns" or declining economic efficiency ,
say at the age of 60 , enable him to retire
on at least three-quarter wages. This -would
eliminate all element of charity , dispel the
fear Of humiliating dependence' ' in old age ,
and relieve the employers from the odium
of heartlesily dlacharglos aged and faithful
laborers.
IOWA
( Mrt. s. ) Republican' The
Iowa republicans were not afraid to use the
word gold two years ago and they speak out
very plainly now I demanding of congress
legislation which shall frmtcn the country
to the gold standard beyond the power of
the executive branch of. the government to
bick it away.-
Philadelphia Ixxlger : If the republican
conventions of the several slat * ? should dc-
clare as Olrectly , explicitly and courage
ously as that of Iowa has dotio Ici rcepect of
congress making the gold standard the only
standar.l of monetary value , nil doubt as to
the triumph of their party In 1800 would bo
thereby dispelled.
Philadelphia Press : The Iowa republicans
are receiving uustlnted praise and approval
from all parts of the country for the finan
cial plank adopted at the Iowa republican
convention. H was first adopted last year ,
but Us rcadoptlon now settles the position
of western republicans. The plank run * :
"Tho monetary standard of this country and
the commercial world Is gold. The per
manence of this standard must bo assured
by congressional legislation giving to It the
validity nnd vitality of public law. All
other money must too kept at parity with
gold. "
Washington Post : The general consensus of
opinion Is that the Iowa republican platform
meets nil the Issues of tbo day In the
frankest possible terms , without showing
the slightest Inclination to hedge , dodge , or
straddle. To bo sure , the Iowa republicans
had no temptation to evade or squirm , for
the nominations made by their convention ,
like those of the Georgia or Mississippi
democrats , nro morally certain of confirma
tion at the polls. Noverthelets It was highly
gratifying to sec the dominant party in that
great western state , whoso always largo In
fluence lu national affairs Is about to be
greatly enhanced by the choice of one of her
representatives for speaker , come out with
unmistakable directness on all vital Ques
tions of public policy on 'Which ' It Is pos-
Mble to have a safe ibasls for an intelligent
and flxcd opinion.
I'HRSONAI * AND OTHERWISE.
What Secretary Gage ecems to fear Is
that the American people will not lay away
his pretty $20 gold nates as souvenlra for
their grandchildren.
iMoro than 40,000 Americans have gone to
Europe since the first of May , and very
few of thorn went with any expectation of
making money there.
Emanuel Lasker , the chess champion of
the world , Is but 31 yeans old. He cornea of
a family of players and his brother , a Ber
lin physician , Is one of the strongest In Ger
many.
The Boston man , described In his bank-
rupty petition as "a manager , " whoto
schedules show liabilities of nearly $103,000
and assets amounting to $65.85 $ , was appar
ently not a good manager.
Alson S. Sherman , mayor of Chicago In
1844 , is etlll alive and In perfect health. Ho
Is the last surviving chief of the old fire
department , and was a member of the first
"bucket company" formed In Chicago.
The presentation of a eword by the people
of Baltimore to Captain Dyer Is to be an all-
day affair. The date fixed Is September 12.
The actual presentation will be made on a
platform before the city hall , and there will
bo a big parade.
John Flske Is among the summer sojourn-
ere at Nantucket , and the other day dis
tinguished ihlmseJf by rescuing from posslblo
drowning the child of an old friend stop
ping there. Prof. FJske Is an expert swim
mer , and , therefore , disdaJmed all praise.
The medal to bo presented by the city of
Baltimore to Captain N. Mayo Dyer of the
cruiser Baltimore bears a llkcnces of the
captain and la suspended .by ribbons of black
and.yellow , the Maryland colors , front a bar
Innjilch Is setv-a , bit of aall from the Relna
Christina.
Russell Sago , at 83 , says he can feel that
his has been an absolutely successful life.
"Everything I have tried for I have got , " he
eaya "All my ideal's I have "realized. Of
course , now I have to improve things , to
work right on and carry on my work. But
I am satisfied. "
Daniel Frohman , the theatrical manager ,
was a newspaper man when , In 1871 , he was
employed to manage -walking match. The
receipts from this undertaklnc were more
than $10,000 and this success started Mr.
Frohman in theatricals. Mr. Frohraan has
amassed a fortune since.
The $5-,000,000 house to bo built on Fifth
avenue by Senator Clark of Montana , owner
of copper mines , will contain all sorts of
electirlcal devices. At the touch of a but
ton It Is promised that the partitions on the
main floor will disappear , giving place to a
Jargo hall. Another button Is to bring into
Its place a stage fully equipped for plays or
concerts.
8TAM)1.VO BV A FACT.
W/irm Coinnicnitiitloii for the levin
ItepiiMIcun rintforin.
Philadelphia Times ( Ind. dem. )
"The monetary standard of this country
and the commercial world is gold. " This
sentence , from the Iowa republican plat
form , Is a brief statement of a financial
fact which cannot be successfully disproved
or changed by 'the combined efforts of the
Ignorant , the dishonest and the demagogues ,
The monetary standard of this country and
the commercial world Is gold , and gold Is
destined to remain the monetary standard of
civilization as long as civilization lasts.
The merit of the declaration of the Iowa
republicans on this subject la that it re
quired courage to make It. Tbo specloua
arguments of the cheap silver dollar ad-
vocatea caught the farmers of the states west
of the Mlflslsslppl to a greater degree than
In any other section except In the south.
Kansas , Nebraska and 'Missouri ' were swept
by the free coinage cra/o , and Minnesota
was only held 4n line by the sturdy honesty
of its Scandinavian population. In the face
of this wave of popular sentiment the I own
republicans a year ngo made the declaration
quoted above , and rollnrated it at the state
convention which met In Des Mclncd
Wednesday , They are willing to declare the
truth and stand by It from year to year.
With the Iowa republicans ausumlng that
the gold standard has come to stay It Is
hardly likely that the republicans of any
of the states of the Mississippi valley will
palter with an Impossible dotibte monetary
standard any longer , A good example ii
Infectious , and the republican ttato con
vention of Iowa hao set an example that
will bo widely followed by other republican
conventions , and one -which will net the
democrats to hedging. This was shown by
tbo democratic state convention of Maryland ,
which dodged the currency Issue entirely
rather than Indorse the 16 to 1 fallacy. The
slmpfe , Indisputable fajct recognized and
reiterated by the Iowa republicans la fast
coming to be recognized by every thoughtful
roan , be be democrat or republican , and a
fact la a stubborn thing that cannot be
argued out of existence by all the political
demagogues In tbo universe. The Iowa re
publicans are to be commended for sticking
to the ( stubborn fact that gold is the
monetary standard of civilization ,
I COIVlTMCTS OX TUB GKEAT
StrtiKttlo of tinSlicppmcn nnd < he
Cnttleinrn for Sup run no4.
New York Sun.
The long-s'anding feud between the cattle
men And the sheepmen of the range stales
still manifests Itself now and then In the
wanton destruction ot properly. The latos
example Is the killing by masked cowboys
In Wyoming of 150 nhcep and the wounding
ot nearly 100 more. The most ties ruotlvo
outrage of this -sort occurred In 18M !
when 4,000 sheep were- stampeded b >
cowboys and driven over the perpendicular
\\allof a canyon In Colorado , 1,000 foot high
killing them all. The cowboys jocosely re
marked that they had cauaed a greater fat
In wool than any reduction of duties In the
wool schedule.
The ciUtlcmcn were the flrst to occupy
thwe public grazing Innds and they re
sented the coming of the t he6pmcn n an
Intrusion. They had no rights there that
others could not claim , and the nhecpmen
finding that the nutritive grasses and dry
pure air of the plains were as favorable for
sheep as for cattle raising , Insisted Upon
sharing the ranges , The resulting bitter
ness hhs brought about much destruction of
property and aomo loss of human lite.
The fact Is that sheep can always com
pete successfully with eattlc In grar.lng on
the same ground ; they find food where
cattle have Juct grazed ; but , on the other
hand , they crop the grass so closely thai
there is no fodder left tor cattle coming
after them. In very fargo. districts , there
fore , sheep have gradually replaced cattle.
The plains have been over-grazed and sheep
have been crowding cattle out. The rcsull
Is a largo diminution ot cattle In some of Iho
range states. In Wyoming , for example , the
number of cattle In 189 $ was only a little
over halt that of the years between 1886 nnd
1802.
It IH easy to see how this conflict of In
terests has ibeen Intensified by years of
florco competition for the use of the public
lauds. The trouble would bo remedied II
the great ? tock-ralsln companies might
buy large blocks of land at very low
figures ; but the homtatesd law prevents
the disposal of any -public lands in thla way.
Ono remedy proposed is to lease the lands
to the companies , and It da assorted thai
under leases the "warfare " would , cease and
each lessee would have every Incentive to
maintain his land in the most productive
conditlcn.
The lease system certainly works very
well where it has been tried. Texas , by far
the largest cattle-growing- and fourth
on the Hat of sheep states , owns , all the
public lands "Within her borders and leases
the range territory to stock growers. Each
company l-.no.ws . Ibe extent of its territorial
rights , Is protected In them by the state
laws , and the result Is that nearly 6,000-
000 ( beef cattle and 2,600,000 cheep graze
without conflict do that state and add largely
to the national wealth. The grass lands of
the Northern Pacific railroad became al
most unproductive through over-grazing
until the lands were leased , with advanta
geous results both to the railroad and stock
growers. The range stock of Australia , ono
of the greatetst cattle nnd sheep growing
parts of the world , la raised on lands leased
by the various governments.
Our arid regions comprise about a third
of the entire country. Nearly three-fourth *
of thin vast domain Is useful for pasturage.
The utilization of this territory In such a
way aa to confer the largest benefit upon
the country , do Justice to stock growers , and
end tlhe disgraceful conflict among them has
become a question of great importance and
public interest.
ASSIMILATING THU HI3ATIIEN.
Sample Cnici of "VVctitern Civilisation
Sent to the Tronic * .
Sprlnglleld ( Mass. ) Republican.
The export trade of the country has a'sa
increased during the lost year to a notable
extent In particulars upon which little em
phasis baa been laid. The detailed report
for the fiscal year , In comparison with the
previous year , gives the. following figures :
Exports ( In gallons ) of 1899. 1&08.
Rum * . 850,710 607,634
Rye whisky 104.&S4 17.495
All distilled spirits 3,423,991 2,978,651
This Is an increase altogether of nearly
half a million gallbns , or about 15 per cent.
But It Is in malt liquors that tbo greatest
expansion has taken place :
IBM. 1S08.
Bxports in dozen bottle.1,433,802 4W.231
Other in gallons 502,055 391,802
Wo thus sent out laet year 12,230,852 more
bottles of ibeer than in the previous year ,
or moro than three time * as much as , In
1898. And of beer in other coverings we
sent out over 50 per cent more.
The report does not show where this
greatly increased market for ibeer and rye
whisky -was found , but everybody can guess
easily. The newe report published at the
time that a tralnload of 'beer ' left the Mis
sissippi valley enrouto to the. Philippines
on the sailing of the first transports loaded
with troops from Sao Francisco , and the
fact that barrels of beer have vied with
barrels of flour In swelling the imports
from the United States Into Cuba since tjio
American occpatlon this Indicates clearly
enough the locations of the new markets for
beer and whisky.
But ft Is a very old o.bservatlon which
the figures call attention to. The benev
olent swallowing and assimilation of the
dark races by western civilization has al
ways been assisted by a free use of these
llquldo. As agents lu "preparing the -way
for the Christ" in heathen lands , rum and
boor stand on an equality with the rifle lu
general employment , If not In cffectlveneee.
T/VNCIIINO OP POIlBIGNCmfl ,
I'lea for Cmigreim to ICnnct n SIntate
Anralnit Mob I.niv.
Philadelphia Press.
The next congress , which Is republican and
therefore a believer In national rights and
responsibilities , should too lea by the Tal-
lulah lynching to pass an act giving fed.
eral courts Jurisdiction over assaults and
lynchlngs on foreigners , as suits against and
by iforelsners are capable of transfer to
federal courts ,
This Is a nation , It is not Louisiana or
nny other lynching horde. H Is a clvlllzwd
nation. U Is not a community close to the
savage or , as Sheridan once aptly said of
Louisiana , the banditti state of socUty , in
which the mob rules and not law ,
By treaty -we give foreigners the protec
tion of law , Aealnst the casual mob and
riot tbo foreigner la not protected , but the
brute habit of mobs and of lynching Is ona
to which no civilized state can submit those
it U nlcdced to protect -while under the
shield of Its sovereignty. We have agreed
for Internal reasons and a constitution we
cannot now amend to let Americans b
burned allvs and chopped up alive by the
savaged who make un "our best people" In
some American states and communities.
But the United States has the power under
the constitution , to protect foreigners , and
protect them it should. The federal courts
can be given jurisdiction in such cases , and
If the Indemnity paid to a foreign power for
the mob murder of Its subjects were levied
on the county where the lynching took
place It would be a righteous provision aud
mightily change the opinion of "our best
people" on the lynching of foreign subject ! ,
ROYAL
AasounEar'DvRCPOWDER
r AasounEar'DvRC
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. . .
oru n ia owotR CO. NEW von *
> riin ifcn w.vrnn notn-E.
Onmhn Snlil to llnvr Prndnceit A
t'nnnf for Divorce.
St. 1/ouls .ntpublle. .
Hot nnd cf-uet and ghksily catines for ep-
arotlon of man nnd wife- have t * rt dragged
Into the divorce courts ere now , but nothing
o cold and frcctlng AH Ice i\ftt < r over ob
tained i > boo s A legal excuse for nevmnoa
ot the marital tics until an Omaha society
* oinan forced It to trickle * nd snlash the
other day through her petition.
Ice water has in the past been cause , tor
numberless sunstrokes. It has becn'th *
*
means of niaklnc plutccrats out of under
takers and has cut large and gitpMng hole *
through the profits ot the lite Insurance
companies But this Is the rtr&t recorded
time where It has been Invoked to Induce
a Judge to cut In twain two -whom a parson
has made ono.
But It Is not drinking the Arctic fluid which
the Onlaha society leader avers has froien
tip the fountain of her affection and prompted
her to nsk to bo placed In A condition to
marry a less frigidly inclined man thn her
present huaband , without being subjected
to the penaUlwt prescribed for bigamy.
Her husband believes Ift the external ,
rather than the Internal , Application of Ice
water. But this Is a mere matter of dotMl.
A dcvotco to the ice water bath , he hu
sought to convert his whole family to the
practice. Ills wife fays th.it eho stood It AS
long as her husband required 'her ' to take *
dally bath In Ice water , but when ho reached
the stage where ho Insisted on pouring It
down her back whenever she changed her
dr s eho raised < he standard of revolt And
marched to the divorce court to defend her
self.
self.To some her plea , may appear frivolous ,
but to othera , and by 'far ' the greater num
ber , it is full ot pith and argument , at th
Ice water bath Is an disastrous a * the bever
age Justification should lean largely to tit
side of the Omaha woman.
TAIVT TATTJ.B.
Bomcr\1lle Journal : The mi n who can
lauffh heartily at a Joke on himself haa a.
genuine sense of Unimor.
Indianapolis Journal : "And what dO a
your brother do , Nornli ? "
"Sure , mem , ho Is a windy trimmer. "
"Ah I In politics. Is lie ? "
Cleveland Plain Denier : "They're both of
them polyRlott , . aren't they ? "
"I should say they were. Ho proposed
to licr In six languages , and eho said 'yea1
In seven. "
Chlwiffo Tribune : "You ought to h.v
heard our preacher's sermon la t Sunday.
Itwas a most' ' memorable discourse. " \
"Wfrmt Tvaa the.text ? "
"Well , I've forg-otten what th text wds. "
Washing-ton Star : "J canU ihelp thlnklnsr
about the emptiness of the world , " sighed
the misanthrope.
"You should have ibeen tvlth me In
HhfVAll , " answered 'the. traveler. "You T
wouldn't think It was to empty It you had
seen that eruption of MAuna i > oa. "
Doston Transcript : Henry Of course. It
In no busnlesa of mine , ljut alnco you hAve
changed doctors the nelghboTshave noticed
that your wife has been constantly growing
worse.
Slapf6rd I know , but then this physician.
Is ever eo much , cheaper than the other
ono.
Judge. ; Pat Arraih , ye dlvllt Don't touch
Mi oil tooth I
Dentist Why ?
Pat Whol , itliot's the twrty wan In m
mouth thot'e achlnff , ye fool.
Detroit Journal : "Corn is king. " pro
tested the Corn , "If I do say it myself ! "
Now the Wheat plumed itself upon hav
ing entree into th6 ibi > st families. - Accordingly
ingly It tossed its heads.
"You are not very fashionable ! " sneered
the Wheat.
"No , " replied the Corn. "I don't claim
toi be. 'the prince of Wales. Only king ,
THOUGHTS OF A HOT DAY.
Washington Star.
I have read about old Dante and Ui
1 Journey which he 4oolc u , .
Tojwrlte tho.'worda ' ihat fill In forour.pa.floK .
' 'bbok ' . >
picture ' ;
And it's many a limeI've wondered hoT
It 'was ho over missed
The fiercest , most emphatic style of tortura
in the list.
I have scanned those illustration * , and I
see nobody there
With the latest cut of clothing and a. look
of wild despair.
Compelled by Imps who stand around , unpitying -
pitying and alert ,
To wear a stand-up collar and a hard-
boiled shirt.
rhefo la nothing more intense in the re.
linemcnt of distress
Than ito take a man when weather's At 100 ,
more , or less ,
And March him stilt and proper and then
turn him down the street ,
ro share the grim discomfort or the other V )
men iho'll me t.
And eaoh will emllo , no matter how hl
parb way rasp and CHUB ;
riielr grief knows not > the comfort which
companionship mlirht brlnsr.
Vou must keep Inanely Jolly and pretend It
doesn't hurt
SVhen you wear a stand-up collar and &
hard-.bo1led shirt.
[ s it pcmslble. the ruler of that reulm da-
plctcd there
In th book -wililcl ! make * you ehudd r aa
you handle it wll/h / care A i I.
[ s , way down deep within his heart , * .
sympathetic elf ,
fnr more considerate of man than man la
of himself ?
There- are costumes light and airy ns you
fflance5 the pages throuch.
Und perhaps It i high tlmo to let the 0 vll
have his due.
lie ne'er compelled a mortal who his fa to
could not avert.
TO wMra stand-up collar and a hard-
boiled shirt.
Hotter
Every
Day ,
This warm weather is a
boon to us. We were re
ducing prices on spring
goods because we had. . too
many of them. And now
along comes a warm wave
and mid-summer weights
are in great demand ,
But we are glad enough
to have this quickened im
pulse to trade.
Ane , what is more to the
point , we are very ready
for it. I/
What do you want ? A
II
skeleton serge or a cheviot ?
Whatever U is , this is , of all
places , the one for the man I A
who wants to be sure of
his investment.