TJ1JU OMAHA DAILY IHSIS : MONDAY , AUGUST 1-1 , 180 ? ) .
E. RO9EWATER , Editor.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btnto of Nebraska , Douglas County , B9. :
George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bco
Publishing company , being duly mvorn , says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and
Bunday Bee , printed during the mouth of
July , 1S , wtig as follows :
4 . m * f\rtr\ 4f . . . . . * ? ? ? flfII
l. . . . . 20,000 17.--.23,020
2 . . .27,000 18 21,700
3. . „ . . . „ . . .25,110 19 24,700
4. . . . . . . . . . . .28,400 20 24,070
G. . . . . . . .20,0r,0 21 24,580
6 . S5GOO 23 , 24,720
7 . 25,4-10 23 20,255
8 . 25,4-10 ZJ 24,000
9 . 27nBB 25 24,5:10 :
10 . 25,200 2J ( 24,700
11 . 2B,48O 27 „ 24,770
12 . 21,020 23 24,030
13 . 25,2.12 29 24,810
14 . 25'tOO 30 20,150
15 . 25,000 31 25,010
10 . 20,040
Total . 785,882
Less unsold and returned copies. . . . 10,47
Net total sales . 775,4oi :
Net doJly
Subscribed nnd sworn before me this 31st
day of July , 1SW. i > . H. BOYLE ,
( Seal. ) Notary Public ,
PnrUen Lcnvluir for the Summer.
Parties leaving the city for the
summer may have The Bee sent to
them regularly by notifying The
Boo business office , In person or by
mall.
The address win bo changed as
often as desired.
As a trust buster Attorney General
Smyth cvldenUy thinks it better to
play the role lirto than never.
Did you notice the superiority of the
half-tone lllustra'tlons In The Bee Sun
day and those In other papers pub
lished hereabouts ?
The Jacksonlan picnic Is advertised as
free for all , but uone-the-less eligible
popocrats arc advised to. steer clear of
the touching committee.
One way to determine the value of n
franchise is to watch the efforts of one
corporation enjoying a franchise' to
prevent a competitor getting one.
If reports may be relied upon the
county commissioners or the sheriff
might learn something of Interest by a
careful Inspection of the road houses in
the two-mile limit.
Goebcl hus opened his campaign for
governor in Kqntucky with a flourish
of trumpets. The people of Kentucky
should close itfor him by electing his
republican opponent.
The best way to pay homage to the
lirnvofiremen -who lost 'their lives in
last week's flrc Is to help swell the sub
scription relief fund which la being
pushed by Mayor Moorcs.
The next task before the management
of'the ' Greater America Exposition Is to
enlist the , active co-operation of the railroads
out-of-town visitors to
roads in bringing - -
the show. It IB up to the railroads.
The Bridge and Motor company is
lining a borrowed franchise for the run
ning of Its cars over a limited number
of'downtown Btrcets. It certainly
would not be dllllcult to determine the
value of this franchise.
Francisco papers are devoting
less space to the soldiers awaltlijg mus
ter-out there than they did ten days
ago. When next pay-day heaves In
eight the interest of Kan Francisco will
probably receive new stimulus.
Only $3:12,000 : , worth of stolen prop
erty recovered or.t of New York pawn
shops in 1898 and probably several
times that amount there not recovered
or oven reported. Now watch the green.
eyed monster of Jealousy consume Chi-
cago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ono Cleveland policeman , alone and
Bliigle-luindcdt kept a crowd of strikers
away from u non-union motorman
whom 'they ' worn threatening to lynch.
Hxtra Induconionts should bo offered
that 'polkvman to enlist against the Fil
ipinos ,
The Pennsylvania society holds a pub
lic meeting to consider plans for aiding
in the entertainment of the Tenth Pemi-
sylvniiiii regiment hero August 2 l. Thus
the hoys of the Keystone state are to
bo given a foretaste of what awaits
them when they go marching home ,
State ollleeliohliu's were In promis
cuous cvhVoiu'o at the Douglas county
populist convention , but they will bo
more in evidence at the Douglas county
democratic convention , because the
democratic olllceholdcrs from this
county outnumber < ho popullsta by sev
eral fold ,
Since the doniQcruts are claiming the
right to every county olllco on the fu
sion ticket it would bo but simple jus-
tlce to the jwpullsts to glvo thorn liberal
representation on the judicial ticket.
They liuvo been the fusion carriers of
water and hewers of wood since 1S03 or
thereabouts , yet none of tliciri Is re
garded lit to hold ail oflliM with a salary
attachment.
HB OAfTT FOOL THE PEOPLE.
ffho news published exclusively In yester
day moraine's World-Herald that Attorney
General flmyth Is about to brine action
under the Nebraska anti-trust law
ngalnst the Standard Oil company wilt bo
gladly welcomed .by , the people of this state.
It la the duty of the attorney general to
enforce the law as bo finds It. In this par
ticular instance it should bo his pleasure
as well. The trust is tbo fee and master ot
producer and consumer alike. A
trust is the mortal enemy of enterprise ,
of industry , of productivity.And \ ot thorn
all there Is none more compactly organized ,
moro thoroughly master ot its field , than
the Standard Oil trust
In attacking this the greatest of all
trusts { .ho attorney general , 'while ' ho has but
done his duty , has undertaken a mighty
task. The fight will bo closely watched by
the pcoplo of Nebraska , and tbo outcome
eagerly awaited. .World-Herald.
The Standard Oil monopoly had n
flrm foothold in Nebraska long before
Attorney General Smyth entered public
life. When Mr. Smyth became attorney
general In 1807 the same anti-trust law
under which he is now acting was on
the statute books of Nebraska nnd , so
far as anyone knows , there was noth
ing to hinder him from discharging his
duty to enforce the law.
Why baa Mr. Smyth delayed action
up till now ? Why does ho single out
the Standard Oil trust , a foreign cor
poration , which he knows in advance
will take refuge In the federal courts
and hang up the case long after his
term of office shall have expired ? ' Why
has he shown such tender solicitude for
the trusts within reach of the Ne
braska courts ? Is not his tardy on
slaught on the Standard Oil trust a
part of the grandstand play by which
the reform forces ore to be again hum
bugged by their perfidious leaders , and
made to believe that the only way to
destroy the trusts is to stay with the
state house gang , which is notoriously
In close alliance- with the railroads and
confederate corporations that supply
lubricator for the machine , for which
Attorney General Smyth Is consulting
engineer ?
It Is not In the least surprising that
the World-Herald has been taken into
the confidence of the attorney general
to the extent of an exclusive monopoly
on the publication of his scheme to
bunco the public , but we apprehend
that the people will not be conQdenccd
by any such shallow game.
IMPORTANCE OF SEA POWER.
Emperor William recognizes the Im
portance of sea power. In his talk with
Congressman Foss the kaiser said that
the future of nations lies on the ocean ,
adding : "There each power must try to
be sufficiently strong to protect Its in
terests properly. An increase in the
German fleet by no means involves a
threat to any other power , for the
stronger a nation Is at sea the more will
others hesitate before beginning hos
tilities. An Increase of navies Is there
fore In .reality the best peace confer
ence. " Evidently the emperor has been
a careful reader of the works of Cap
tain Mahan , but wherever he got his
ideas they are unquestionably sound.
Possibly the object lesson he received
from England when he sent a telegram
of sympathy to President Krugcr some
two years ago impressed him as to the
importance of sea power , as it was cer
tainly well calculated to do.
At all events it is an ob\fious fact that
the future of nations lies on the oceau
and that being now generally recog
nized the maritime powers will here
after follow the example of Great Brit
ain and spend money In constructing
navies rather than In maintaining great
armies. The leading European nations
will of course keep up large military
establishments , but they will not In the
future as in the past constantly In
crease them , but will use the money
that would thus be expended In
strengthening their sea power. Tills the
United States will also be compelled 1o
do , new conditions requiring that this
country shall have as strong a navy as
any other nation , with the exception of
Great Britain.
Our present naval power , taking Into
account the war ships approaching com
pletion and those ordered by the last
congress , will probably have to bo at
least doubled. Wo have now five battle
ships and within the next few months
will have ten. Six more will be added
within two or three years. It is the
opinion of naval experts that wo" should
hnvo not less than twenty battleships.
Wo have only two armored cruisers , but
It Is proposed to build three more. A
dozen of thesn ships , in the opinion ot
naval men , would not be too many. Of
vessels of other classes we shall per
haps have sufficient when those ordered
are constructed. The American people
have good reason to be proud of their
navy , but with all the other great na
tions Increasing their sea power the
United States must at least keep pace
with them.
lA" APPRAI. a'O IlAlLIVAl'
The managers , of the railroads that
converge In this city have an oppor
tunity to gain the good will and repay
the generous treatment received at the
hands of this community by coming for
ward In behalf of their corporations
with liberal contributions to the final
for the relief of the families of the fire
men who lost their lives at the Mercer
block lire. The railroad companies own
property In the city of Omaha that
could not be replaced for several mil
lion dollars. That property enjoys all
the tire protection afforded by this city
to any other property and by rights
should pay Its proportionate share to
ward the flru hydrant rental , aggregat
ing nearly $100,000 a year , and the
maintenance of the lire 'department ,
which costs fully $100,000 inore per
annum. As a matter of fact the prop
erty of railroads has always enjoyed all
the protection that the city Is able to
glvo through Its water supply and tire
fighting force , but by reason of the pe
culiar method of assessing railroad
property for city taxes they have con
tributed but n trifling portion of the tux
" '
levied "for'thls purpose. In view of the
fact that the clty haq 1)9 iuoncy in Its
flro fund for the relief of families of
firemen whoso lives were sacrificed in
the discharge of perilous duty H seems
not unreasonable for The Bee to nsk the
railroad managers to respond to the
mayor's call for aid lu a spirit of reci
procity , To the railway systems which
make Omaha their headtitiarters n con
tribution of $4,000 or $ r .00 ( ) Is a compar
atively trivial affair , but to the citizens
of Omaha , who , besides being borne
down by heavy local tax burdens , are
constantly called upon to contribute to
various purposes , the appeal makes the
burden almost unbearable. If the rail
way managers promptly take up this
burden for their own corporations they
can rest assured the people will appre
ciate It
MARKETS THAT AltK XKaiKCTFD.
The commercial thought of the United
States Is chiefly directed at present to
the possibilities of Asiatic trade and
consequently the trade of the countries
south of us appears not to be receiv
ing the attention It should have. This
is indicated by the statistics of the lat
est treasury summary of commerce niul
finance , which show that there has been
little Increase In the aggregate of our
exports to southern countries In the last
few years , while our imports from
those countries have continued large
and the balance against us heavy.
Mexico Is our best southern customer ,
but she imports from the United States
considerably less than Canada , while
the Imports from this country of all the
Central American states amount to
much less than Mexico takes of us. The
United States Is one of the largest buy
ers of the products of Brazil , yet that
country buys only 12 per cent of Its
imports here , while Argentina , which
sends here wool and hides in Immense
quantities , buys of us only 7 per cent ot
Its imports. It Is thus apparent that
the efforts which have been put forth
to Increase our tjouthern trade have not
had the results hoped for and there arc
several reasons for failure.
In the first place American manufac
turers are not sufficiently careful In
consulting the wants of these southern
markets. They are giving more atten
tion to this than formerly , but they
are still far less careful in the matter
than European manufacturers , who
give the closest attention to it. Another -
other reason Is a lack of American
transportation , so that most of our ex
ports are carried under a foreign flag.
It might be supposed that this would
have very little effect upon trade , but
there Is the testimony of South Amer
ican merchants that it Is a matter of
decided Importance in Its bearing upon
our commercial relations in that quar
ter. Then we have no direct banking
relations with those southern countries ,
which is something of a handicap , ex
changes being made through London.
American merchants , observes the
New York Tribune , now that they are
aroused to the value of export trade as
never before , ought to furnish half at
least of the goods taken by South Amer
ican states from foreign countries and
that paper thinks it can be rtonu If they
will secure good steamship communica
tion , establish convenient banking rela
tions and study the market there as
carefully as they study the home mar
ket. The commercial possibilities in
the southern countries may not be so
great as in the far east , but they nrc
certainly sufficiently important to war
rant on the part of American merchants
and manufacturers all efforts necessary
to secure a reasonable share of them.
It now transpires that the lowest esti
mate of the cost of bringing home the
First Nebraska regiment from San
Francisco In a special train Is $35,000
Instead of $20,000. Inasmuch as the
regiment will be mustered out by
August 23 , the whole amount necessary
would have to be raised within ten
days. Without disparaging the public
spirit or enterprise of the parties en
gaged In trying to raise this money ,
The Bee reiterates Its suggestion that
the only feasible plan to make sure of
carrying out the project Is to prevail
upon the railroads to accept certificates
of service payable on the faith of the
state when a legislative appropriation
can be made. This1 Is not asking too
much of the railroads , who have
profited so much by war transportation
and can well afford to pursue a liberal
policy towards the people of Nebraska
who are contributing so much to their
prosperity. '
The Indian congress , one of the dis
tinguishing features of the exposition
of 1898 , was such an unqualified suc
cess that it is likely to be a standing ad
junct to every important exposition.
Not only will the Pan-American exposi
tion endeavor to repeat the Omaha suc
cess , but It Is now proposed to take rep
resentative types of the American In
dian to the Paris exposition as a part of
the American exhibit. Paris would go
wild over such a show as was put on
by the Indiana at Omaliii last year.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis' railway
Is looking in the direction of Omaha
and Sioux City for a western terminus.
There is no doubt that the extension of
the Paelllc Short Line to Ogden would
raise Sioux City to great Importance in
the world of traffic. That , city Invites
and encourages railroads to enter Its
limits and protects them when once in ,
So long as the railroads that control ter
minal facilities pursue a dog-ln-thc man
ger policy Omaha IH at a great disad
vantage lu securing now .lines.
Lieutenant Colonel Eager may not
have an enviable reputation as a fighter ,
but his remarks concerning the effort
to run every ollloer of the Klr t regi
ment for some local office this fall IK
not wide of the mark. There. Is plenty
of time. The boys of the lighting First
will Pft their rewards In due time. Not
one of them , so far as Is known , Ib
seeking political office.
All Colorado Is suffering by reason of
the protracted smelters' strike , which
has forced the closing of the largest
labor employing Institutions In the
state , with consequent losses not only
to employes , but to landlords , retail
merchants nnd business men generally.
The strike Is a costly weapon to both
sides of a labor controversy nnd also
costly to many not directly Involved.
The demand for some system of adjust
ing such differences by peaceable arbi
tration Is Increasing right along.
With the best use ot available trans
ports the 18,000 reinforcements for the
army In the Philippines cannot get to
their destination much before Novem
ber next. Inasmuch as the rainy sea
son will not permit active Held opera
tions before that time this will doubt
less bo early enough. The mass of the
Alnorlcan people , however , would much
prefer to ImVo hostilities with the Filipinos
pines settled with as little fighting ns
possible and the transports used to
bring the troops home from the Philip
pines rather than to take more over
there , n part of whom arc sure never
to return.
Some of the Nebraska census super
visors are soon to receive their commis
sions , yet the supervisor for Douglas
county has not been selected. The matter -
tor rests with Senator Thurston and
Congressman Mercer. One Is In the
mountains of Idaho and the other Is
doing the north of Europe. There seems
to be no certainty when this Important
matter will be taken up , although It Is
vital to the political future of Douglas
county.
Food for the Hull * .
St. Lrouln alobe-Democrat.
The farmers of the west Intend to unload
so much corn on Wall street this fall that
the octopus will lack courage to scale the
barricade.
Baltimore American.
The Filipinos want $7,000,000 from Spain
ns a ransom for their Spanish prisoners.
They do not appear to bo BO far from civil
ized ideas , after all. At all events , they
know when they bavo the business cud of
a sharp bargain.
Wlint DiMvey In ( ioliiRAKnlnnt. .
Washington Star.
Doubtless Admiral Dewey has had some
rough adventures since ho left America , but
when ho runs up against thirty-live New
York aldermen In ono body , When ho roaches
that city , ho Is likely to revise his compara
tive eatlmato ot the Tagals , Tagalogs and
other predatory tribes of the Philippine
group ,
Adventure or 1'ittrlotlnmT
Chicago News.
It Is a fact not easily explained that In the
face of Oargely increased demand for labor
of all kinds , with advance in wages , thcro
Is still an unprecedented rush of volunteers
for the army In a service that Is not of It
self especially attractive. The army demands ,
at a compensation that Is by no means
princely , men who would fall clearly within
the class of skilled laborers , and yet the
new regiments arc neary all filled.
Sonreil on the I.ntc Colonel.
.Minneapolis Journal.
Colonel Bryan led a silver regiment , spe
cially made up for him , from Nebraska Into
a southern camp , but when his regiment was
ordered to Cuba he resigned. It Is said now
in Nebraska that his war record and bla
title of colonel arc not doing him any good
along the Tlatte ; that on the contrary It
would have been better for him If ho had
never been a.solillpr. The boys In his regi
ment have not , forgiven him for leaving
them Just when they were ordered to service
out of the country.
Jfnll to the IIlRli lluttcrii.
New York Sun.
That famous collection of stalcemen , the
Cook County Democracy , is to Invade Ne
braska and Colorado next month. The object
of the raid Is said to bo the celebration , ot
Hon. Carter Harrison , the young man
with the ibrown Fedora hat and the dark
brown boom. A wild vision of Prlnco Albert
coats , tall hats and silk umbrellas rlees to
our eyes. Hon. Bath House John has
positively consented to wear his sea-green
evening clothes during the excursion. Every-
thlng $ smiles upon the journey and the po-
llco of Omaha and Denver are prepared for
all omorgenclcs.
CnntnriiiK the AVorld'n Miirkctii.
Indianapolis Journal.
A car manufacturing company of Phila
delphia Is about to submit a bid for fur
nishing sixty-seven postal trolley cars for
the French government. The United States
consul at Marseilles recently wrote to the
State department that "the French govern
ment would naturally prefer to have the
new cars constructed la France , but as the
American postal cars have advantages
greatly superior to anything known upon
the European continent , It may be. worth
the "while of American manufacturers to
submit proposals. " The Philadelphia llrm
which will told on this contract Is now
building sixty cars for lines In Paris , and
a few days ago received a cable order for
nearly 600 trucks. It really looks as If wo
were capturing the markets of the world.
riSIl.SO.VAl , AMI OTHERWISE.
"The great need of Cuba today Is money , "
remarked Colonel Neely to a Washington re
porter. That need Is not confined to Cuba.
According to the figures -presented Jn a
French magazine the number of persons of
titled 'birth ' confined In the prisons of
Europe Is 20,000.
A police order In Allegheny. Pa. , prohib
its Junk dealers from purchasing brass fit
tings , lead 'jilpe ' , and other plumbing sup
plies under any circumstances.
H has been decided that Maryland's two
statues for Statuary Hall In the capltol at
Washington shall bo of Carrara marble and
of heroic size. The subjects arc to bfl
Charles Carroll of fcarrollton and John Han
son.
son.A
A fellow employed as watchman In a llv-
ory atablo In Chicago cut oft the tails of
forty horses one night last week' and sold
the hair for $9.00 , H Is said that the mar
ketable valuu of the horses has been de
creased $1,600 $ by hla reprehensible deed.
Admiral Dewey will bo so worked up to
the banqueting habit that ho won't shy at
the monster which New York U preparing
for him. His voyage , or his stoppings ,
rather , of late have 'been almost , ono might
say , In the nature of a progressive dinner
party.
The Victorian club of Boston , which is composed -
posed of British residents , purposes , If per
mission Is given , to orcct a monument In
the cemetery on Boston common to the
memory of the 226 British tioftllcrs who fell
at Bunker Hill. Most of them nro supposed
to have been burled In that cemetery.
Captain Davis Dalton , the swimming ex
pert who was drowned near Far Rockaway
last Sunday , was known us the champion
llfcEaver of the world , having rescued 278
people from drowning. Ho had 14S medals
of honor. In 1S90 ho swam from Dover to
Caals ) In twenty-three and one-half hours.
A. Q. I'eck , the mllllonalra ax-maker of
Cohoea , N , Y , , who has brought Muckroaa
abbey and Klllarney lakes , comprising 14,160
acres , propcscs to lay out 1,500 for a pub-
llu park , The remainder will be divided into
eighty plots of fifteen acres each. Ho will
build on each plot a sumptuous mansion ,
which ho will sell ( or $1,000,000 a piece.
Kvcry mansion will have a ( rontugo on the
lakes. He proposed to found a colony of
American mlllloualrwj there.
Tim srrmiMn .it nonsiur.
Hastings Tribune : Judge Dickinson of Te-
kamnh stands moro than a fighting show
ot capturing the supreme Jtidgeshtp nomina
tion on the republican ticket. The Judge is A
good runner and will be a hard man to beat.
Dakota City Kaglc : The state of Omaha
has decided to present the name ot Hon.
Charles T. Dickinson of Tckamah n their
available candidate before thu republican
state convention for supreme Judge. Judge
Dickinson Is a clean , capable man and an
especially good Jurist and If Hon. M. B.
Reese Is not nominated the Kaglc would like
to ECC lightning strike his rod ,
Wayne Herald : Judge Dickinson , an able
Jurist of Tckamah , and n man highly re
spected by the bar of the entire state and
with every trait of character necessary for
the exalted position ot supreme Judge , Is
being mentioned for that position , It Doug
las and Burt counties arc thus fittingly re
membered they will do the handsome thing
for the replibflcnn ticket this fall.
Blair Pilot : Elsewhere In today's Pilot
an article Is reproduced from the Fremont
Tribune , endorsing Judge Dickinson for supreme
premo Judge this fall on the republican )
ticket. Nebraska 'hasn't ' better material for
the Jttdgeshlp than Is found In the Tckamah
man , His four years' career on the district
bench has proven him a. Jurist with few
peers and no superiors. In his years of ex
perience on the bench he has never had but
ono case reversed -by the supreme court. Ho
Is a student of law anil placed at the head ot
( bo state ticket be would easily win out ns
the successor ot Judge Harrison.
Broken Bow Republican : Among the
names wo hear spoken of as being likclj )
to bo presented to the republican state con
vention for the > oflVco ot Judge of the supreme
premo court la that of Judge Charles T.
Dickinson of Tckamah. Should Judge Dick
inson consent 'to bo a candidate the state-
convention would make no mistake by nom
inating him. Ho has presided on the dis
trict bench of Omaha during the last four
years and has shown himself to bo ono of
the ablest Jurists of the state. He Is clean ,
capable and has been Identified with no fac
tion.
Friend Telegraph : The man among three
who had energy sufficient to meet the boys
of the First Nebraska In advance of all
others from this state , Is the man for the
position of supreme Judge. Ho hasn't asked
for this position , but the ofllco should seek
the man thte fall , and that man Is Robert
Ryan. No dirty political Job Is attached to
his Judicial reputation , and ho U so closely
Identified with the best interests of Ne
braska , old soldiers and those ot the Spanish
war , that ho Is In a position to command not
only the respect , but the vote of the pcoplo
of the state.
O'Neill Frontier : Judge Calkins of Kear
ney Is receiving considerable mention from
papers In the western part of the state In
connection with the republican nomination
for supreme Judge. Ho would make an Ideal
candidate. As a lawyer ho ranks among the
ablest In the state and his elevation to the
bench would bo a credit to the party. Wo
understand that whllo not a candidate , he
would accept the nomination If tendered
and make the race. This is the year the
office should seek tuo man and the party of
prosperity , of advanced "ideas and true
Americanism could not find an abler de
fender of her principles or a more staunch
believer In the faith than tbe able lawyer
from Kearney , Judge Calkins. If given
the position at the head cif the ticket ho
would make House Rent SI , or some other
popocrat seek eomo sequestered nook to
lament over their defeat after the next elec
tion.
Grand Island Independent : There have
been many rumors recently both In this city
and over the state to the effect that Supreme
Judge Harrison , notwithstanding the fact
that hla letter about July 1st announced ho
would not -bo a candidate , was still In the
race for such candidacy and 'that ' he was a
dark horse. The rumor probably originated
from the facts that at the Hall county con
vention , held July 22 , Judge Harrison was
by unanimous vote empowered to select the
delegation to the state convention , that
since the letter in. which ho assured other
aspirants ithat hewould not 'be ' a candidate.
Judge Reese has declared that ho would not
allow his name to bo used In connection
with such candidacy. An exceptionally close
friend of the supreme Judge said yesterday
In reference to the letter of withdrawal ot
July 1 : "The action was 'taken ' by the judge
advisedly and any ono .interested can rest
assured that there 'has ' 'been ' no reaeon on
the port of the Judge to change his opinions
or Intentions. You can make this as posi
tive as It Is possible to do. "
Lyons Sun : The Sun learns that Judge
Charles T. Dickinson of Tekamah , now dis
trict Judge of the Fourth Judicial district ,
has decided to allow the use of his name in
connection with tbe supreme Judgesblp. The
republicans of Burt county can support Judge
Dickinson In the convention and ask for hla
nomination with good grace , pointing to his
excellent record as district Judge with a
pardonable degree of pride , when It is
known that out of fourteen cases appealed
from Judge Dickinson's court to the supreme
court only ono has been reversed. This Ii
a remarkable record. The batanco of the
cases , thirteen In all , have been affirmed
and several of them bavo Involved fine points
ot law. The Sun understands that no Judge
In this district stands higher with the
Douglas county bar than Judge Dickinson
and many of the Omaha attorneys who prac
tice before him do not hesitate to pronounce
him the ablest Judge on the bench. During
Judge Dickinson's terra of office his court
work has been confined to Douglas and
Washington counties. In Washington county
he also stands high. A late Issue ot the
Blair Pilot says of him : "Judgo Dickinson
ot Tckamah is a candidate for ra-electlou as
district Judge and will find no difficulty In
securing his nomination. Washington county
Is more than proud of the record made by
Dickinson on the bench during the past
three years. The Judge comes about as near
being 'right * as any man could be. It Is
pretty well understood that it is useless to
take a taso to tbe supreme court that has
been tried before him. Washington county
Is fully as proud of Judge Dickinson's record
as Is Burt , his homo county , " With these
splendid endorsements abroad and his recog
nized ability at home , Judge Dickinson will
certfaly have a strong following In the con
vention and the prospects are bright for
capturing the nomination. Burt county can
commend him to the state as a Judge whose
Judicial record Is hard to beat and we be
ll c\o If elevated to the supreme bench ho
will dlscbarge the duties of that office with
credit to himself and to the state ,
JII\ST.S 1'KO.H IIA.H'.H IIOII.V.
Knowledge Is a power for evil as well as
good.
Self-denial Is the maln-eprlng of Chris
tian work.
God's sifting makes us less In bulk , but
more In value ,
If the devil Is dead , business Is going en
at the sarao old stand.
The mien have no mirrors In the grass ,
and "yet I say unto you , "
Laziness about doing Christian work Is
often mistaken for humility.
They who Jeer et the church as dead are
usually afraid that it will prove too lively
for them at times.
( "iiliirt-il Women' * Clulm nt
CHICAGO , Aug. 13. Delegates to the
convention of the National Association of
Colored Women's clubs will meet tomorrow
In Trinity chapel. Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday will be devoted to the business
of the convention. Kupeclal attention wjir
b < 3 given ( o the department of home work
and thu report of the committee on prison
reforms. In this connection particular
notice -will be taken of the prisons in tUo
cnuth.
rmsT Ttuxs nowx THI ; Kit-units.
Stanton Picket : It ! not necessary for
the World-Herald'fl San Francisco corre
spondent to carry a llnr's card as a means
of Introduction. Ills articles will keep the
people Informed ns to his true character.
Hebron Republican : Even according to
the World-Herald the government has pro
vided so well for the care and comfort of
the Nebraska boys nt Snn Francisco that |
Governor Poyntcr nnd his Junketing statf
find little or nothing to complain of. Every
thing needful nnd required for the returned
Nebraska * > ldlcra Is provided in plenty by
the War department and "handy to get ftt. "
Geneva Signal : It was a cause for a good
deal ot wonder that Governor Poynlcr , Gen
eral Barry nnd Congressman Stark slipped
back Into the state ouo nt a time nnd had
very little to say to the newspapers. They
had undoubtedly gone to California In the
hope of finding much discontent In the reg
iment. They beggcil for complaints nnd
offered premiums for kicks , but the boys
who were bravo arc going to oca that they
get credit for 'being sensible nnd the regi
ment now known as the Nebraska Fighters
will not go down In history as the Nebraska
Kickers.
Schuyler Sun : Before the First Nebraska
1iad landed In San Francisco the World-Her
ald's correspondent was Bonding out reports
which would lead ono to believe that the
boys wcro being mistreated and abused by
the administration nnd nil the commanding
officers. This correspondent , ns well as
others , has now to admit that the soldlcm
are being well taken care of nud given every
conifort possible. Every sensible person
kiiow this to be the case nnd that Uncle
Sam has 'been ' taking excellent care ot the
boys who are fighting his battles nnd any
paper that will wilfully misrepresent euch
matters Is neither loyal or patriotic ,
KCIIOKS OK THIi AVAIL
The people of San Francisco have given
warm and hospitable welcome to the return
ing voluTitocrs. Oregon's gallant regiment ,
the first to arrive , was greeted with patri
otic enthusiasm. Multitudes thronged the
streets , cheers and shouts rent the air and
fluttering nags nnd banners bade them wel
come home. Every possible attention was
paid and their wants were provided for
lavishly. Generous and Inspiring as the
greeting was It did not exhaust the stock on
hand. Far from It. Equally hearty and
lavish was the welcome to the later regi
ments the Nebraskans and the Ponnsylvan-
lans. All these outbursts of patriotic hos
pitality are but the prefudo to that which
awaits the California regiment now home
ward bound. That welcome la to bo the
climax of nil. Thousands of dollars have
been raised to make its welcome home a
memorable event In the history ot California.
The program includes a marine parade on
the arrival of the transport , decoration of
the city on a scale of magnificence never
before approached In the west , erection of
triumphal electrical arches along the line of
march to the Presidio , llhimlnatlon of the
domes of the city hall and other sky scrap
ers with thousands of electric lights In na
tional colors , day and night parade of the
regiment , all to terminate with a splendid
banquet at tbe big Me-chanlco' pavilion.
The Philadelphia Times has started n sub
scription to erect n suitable memorial to the
late Colonel Alexander L. Hawkins ot the
Pennsylvania regiment , who died on the
transport homeward bound from MantFa.
Liberal responses to the call have been
made , and thcro Is no doubt that nmplo
funds will too secured to fittingly mark the
resting place of one of Pennsylvania's gallant
soldiers. Colonel Hawkins was ono of the
first to respond to President Lincoln's call
for volunteers , enlisting as a private- the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania. Ho was promoted
from prlvato through various grades until !
In 1S64 he was made a lieutenant. In the
following spring ho was commissioned cap
tain In a United States colored regiment
and served In General Thomas' division. As
commander of the National Guards ot the
state ho figured In the riots at Plttsburg
and nt Homestead. In fact ho led a soldier's
life from boyhood and died In the service of
his country.
Referring to the stoical courage ot the
Filipinos a correspondent of Leslie's Weekly
writes from Manila : "Wo have several
hundred natives under medical care , nnd
they are stoics In sickness as In everything
else. They show splendid vitality , and the
physician In charge told mo that the ma
jority of them would recover , although in
some cases the wounds iwero very bad. Many
of .them had lost arms , legs and some had
undergone difficult operations , but they re
covered as quick as a healthy animal. "
John T. McCutcheon , the artist corre
spondent of the Chicago Record at the seat
of war , narrowly escaped finding a prema
ture grave In .the Philippines. In a letter
detailing the storming of Zapoto bridge , June
13 last , by our troops , ho tells how ho went
out beyond tbe firing line to determine by
actual count tbe execution of our guns on
the natives. "I walked down along the
river , " too writes , "Intending to make a
thorough search , and bad gene several hun
dred yards away from our troops. I passed
the limits of the trenches nnd bad turned
out into the open field behind to search
that district. No sooner had I shown my
self In tbe open than a clatter of bullets
came through the trees. I hastllly got back
Into the grove again. The American buglers
were blowing 'attention , ' and I hurried along
to rejoin the troops near the ibrldgo. Im
agine my amazement to find a squad of
men ndvanclng toward me , with rifles ready ,
and the cold sweat that came over mo when
the officer cried out : 'Good God , the sol
diers hero swore you were an Insurgent
nnd wanted to open fire on you. You were
very Imprudent to get so far awny from
the troops. ' "
AMIDHIOA.V WOHICMA.VSIIIP.
I loir Ilrldnd Stntrniurii Account for
ICnuIii < l'x Iitiliixtrlnl Decline.
Indianapolis News.
In the House of Commons , on Tuesday , Sir
Alfred Hlckman , In speaking of tbo practice
of the Indian government of purchasing rail
way material In the United States , said that
"If the Indian government wanted some
thing cheap , which could not t > c obtained
In England , such a course was , In a sense ,
Justified , as the government could not be
blamed for getting things" wherever they
could be found. He thought , however , that
"In most cases this extreme hurry could ho
avoided by a little foresight. " But , on tbo
subject of cheapness , ho Bald :
"It must not bo assumed , 'because ' the
prlco was lower , that the article was
cheaper. Experience bad shown that , while
the American engines were cheaper , English
engines lasted better , and In the long run
were , therefore , really cheaper. "
This theory was once very popular In
England , 'but ' It has been much discredited
of late. The British manufacturers were
unable to understand bow tbe light ami
graceful machinery turned out by the
American tnllla could have strength or dura
bility. They Identified power nnd wearing
capacity with heaviness and clumsiness.
And , as the American machines are not
clumsy and heavy , there are men In Eng
land even yet that Infer that they are nec-
eiuarlly weak. And this Is , of course , a
great mistake , as people all over the world
are finding out.
It la an Interesting coincidence that we
should have received a report touching the
bridge- recently built In the Soudan by a
Philadelphia flrm Just at the time this crit
icism of American workmanship ( was made
In the house of commons. Of course , we can
not tell yet how "Uie bridge will last , tut It
U evidently entirely satisfactory to tbe
authorities. It Is known fhat the report 1 ?
favorable , and to H ls appended the endorse
ment of Colonel Gordon , the engineer of
the railway , who iptaki ot "tho thorough
(
manner In which the construction of tha
bridge was carried out. " The work wn
done moro cheaply nd much moro cxpedl-
tlously than It could have been done by Bn-
gllsh contractors nnd , no doubt , the brldgo
is lighter nnd moro graceful than the ona \
they would have furnished , Hut It Is satis .
factory. Our Kngllph rivals will not be nblo
to shelter themselves behind the > old pre
text that their work , though more costly
( nnd less handsome than ours , Is belter and
more durable. They will have to learn how
to do their work moro cheaply and quickly ,
and nt the same tlmo to moct the demand
for bcnuty which the elegance of the Ameri
can product has created.
CUKUIIY CM A IT.
Philadelphia North Amrrlcnn : lllngs ( on
the bench ) linjoylng a rest ? Splnki No ;
taking : a vacation ,
Chicago neoord : "Why do you nlway *
tnlk to much ?
"It tires me less than -to hcnr other people '
tnlk. "
Indlnnnpolls Journal : "Tnko awny your
filthy lucrol" onld the hero.
" 1 anticipated that remark , " said the vll-
lain , smiling snnlonlcnlly under his blnck ,
( lowing mustache. "All these blljs Imva
been carefully sterilized , "
Cleveland Plnln Dealer : "Strangest thlnp
I ever saw. "
"Wlint wna 117"
"Ixjt of mcsseiigor boys running.
"Somebody Js Riving uwny samples or
else It's a strike. "
"Washington Star : "I don't wnnt to ten
him today , " snld the eminent Btntesnum
Irritably , as an acquaintance was an
nounced.
"Hut ho ngrcca with you perfectly. " ,
"That's It. lie wastes my tlmo and wor
ries me. He won't .talk nbout anything
except what I'm already In favor of. "
Detroit Free Press : "How did the family >
come out In the matter of , nottUntr the ,
estate ? " was a ked of one of the brothers.
" -Might have been worse , but wo llnnlly
RUcceeded In effecting a compromise with
our lawyer by which bo agreed to lot us
have half. "
Chicago Tribune : "What's that ? Blgrlch
hns renounced his American citizenship nnd
become nn Englishman ? What did lie do
that for ? '
"I don't know. Maybe lie thought ho had
to do It If lie wanted to marry come nice
American rfrl. "
Chicago Poet : ' 'I'm etching for some ono
to love me , " hummed tdio heiress.
"But , my dear , " Interrupted her dearest
friend , "you nro even Jiow cngaccd to bo
married. "
"Yes , " she admitted , "but only to an Im
pecunious foreign , no-blcman , "
Chicago News : "Canada , seems to be.
looking for trouble , " said the diplomat.
"At ono time I thought eho wanted an
nexation. "
"That's a sura way ot trotting it , " re
sponded the hlg'h official. "Let her start
anything with ua and she'll be annexed In
no time. "
WHEN 11I2WI2Y COM12S
Dowcy Is sailing the salt , salt sea ,
Plowing1 the briny foaitn ,
And the world Is watching tils call ant ship
As Dewey comes sailing home.
AVe all remember that 1st of May , when
Dewey sailed Into Manila .bay and swept
that Spanish lleet away , and you can just
< bet when he gets hero the people Will laueh
and chortle and cheer , and make a blir
noise and never you fear , they'll rip .things
open and tear things loose and raise high ,
jinks and play the deuce , and what they
don't do won't bo much tise ,
When Dewey
Comes
Sailing
Home.
Dewey IB sailing the salt , salt sea ,
Plowing the "briny " foam ,
And the world la watching his gallailt ship
As ( Dewey comes sailing home.
There'll bo 5 big tlmo in 'the ' effete east.
In the woolly weat they'll give Mm n. feast.
In the north and -tho south the greatest
and least will vie with each other to show
'him ' a < tlme ns .hot as they make 'em , just
simply suibllme , and they'll shout so loud
'twill 'be ' heard , upj.In Wars ; andthe.boh-i
fires shine ua brlR-ht'oa the stars , for Dewey
and all of ihls Jolly "t'ars ' , '
When Dewey
Comes
Sailing
Hem > .
Dewey Is sailing the salt , salt eca ,
'Plowing ' the briny foam ,
And the world Is watch-Ing1 tils gallant ship
As Dewey comes sailing home.
The states will all stand on their heads
and yell , and .the air be 111 led with a gun-
powdery Bmell , and flags will belly and flan
and swell , and -whistles will stutter and
sputter and toot , and skyrockets up in tha
sky will shoot , and Kuns will fire- and
crackers will bang and bells and gongs will
JlnKlo and clang1 and every old noisy thlnf
will whang ,
When Dewey Comes Sailing I
Home , ,
Dewey Is sailing the salt , salt sea ,
'Plowing ' the briny foam ,
And' the world la watching hln gullanf ohtp
As Dewey comes sailing home.
And after the voyage at last is' o'er , nndi
the Olympla touches the American shore ,
then things will begin to rant and 16 roar
till they can't 'begin Ux roar any more , and
the aglo will scream , nnd the eagle will
soar , and everything under the sun will
whizz and -boom nnd fizzle and screech ana
fizz to show the whole world that we. mean
biz ,
When Dewey
Comes
Balling-
Home.
"W. R. D.
That
Special
Salb.
was well attended Sat
urday , but not all the
offerings were taken.
There is still a good
selection to be had , of
boys crash suits at
$ J.75 , $2 and $2,50 ,
that sold for $3.50 , $4
and $5 , respectively.
Then we have taken
all of pur ladies' and
misses Straw Sailor
and Rough Rider
hats , and made them
at one price. Your
pick of the entire lot t
of Straw Hats for
See our Douglas street
window.