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often as dpslrcd.
Now for'the three-ringed popocrntlc
circus which Is billed to perform in this
city tomorrow.
Kansas City hns worked up a corner
on eggs nnd the hen fruit market Is ex
cited In a high degree.
When D. E. Thompson saw General
Manderson's ? 1,000 bid he promptly
ivcn/t / him $10,000 better.
The state house machine received n
ohocklng setback In the Sixth congres-
elonnl district nominations.
The South Omaha democratic factions
arc having another desperate tussle , but
Mayor Ensor has the handle end.
It now looks as If the suggestion made
by The Bee to1 call a special grand Jury
at the next term of the district court
will be adopted.
The valiant warrior who expected to
step into General Barry's shoes as ad
jutant general will have to curb his am
bition a while longer.
Workiugmen of Omaha can make
Labor day 1800 n memorable celebra
tion If they will all unite on a program
that will Insure participation by the
whole body of wageworkers.
Mark Twain is visiting in Sweden
nnd wo may expect to' hear any moment
that the Swedish parliament Is giving
an exhibition fiat light to enable the
great humorist to keep in practice.
The tension between the Omaha
Walters' union and the Bartenders'
union Is daily becoming more menacing.
If the bartenders would only pour beer
upon the troubled waters they might
prevent the collision.
Lot the republicans of the Sixth dis
trict nominate their strongest man nnd
put their shoUldcrs one nnd all to the
wheels and another republican congressman -
man will be added to the Nebraska dele
gation at Washington.
Chump Clark's clarion blasts to
awaken Ncbratka democracy recall the
tooting of Joshua's horns around' ' the
walls of .Torlcho. The walls of Jericho
took a tumble , but whether the Nebraska
democrats will follow suit is a ques
tion.
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The popocrats In Nebraska count
among their number as many , If not
more , millionaires and moneyed mcjj as
the republicans , but no popocratlc
banker or capitalist hns come forward
ito advance the money needed to bring
the Volunteers back at'sfato expense.
"Tho flop of Crokcr from Van Wyck
to Bryan will bo of no advantage to
the reform forces , " says one of the
Bryan organs. Then why are Bryan
and his managers exhibiting such ex
uberant Joy over the prospect of ncQiilr-
Ing the active support of Crokcr and
his Tammany crowd ?
Because the populists have always
been conceded the fusion candldata for
congress in the Blxth district is set up
by them us the reason why they should
continue to have It and by the demo
crats nv the reason why they should
muku way this time for a democrat.
Everything depends on the point of
There Is a law on the statute books ,
placed there by the fusion legislature of
1S07 prohibiting the .Issue of railroad
passes to delegates to nominating con
ventions. That , however , will not pre
vent the fusion sham reformers holding
state ofllco from using their annuals to
travel to the three-ringed circus at
Omaha this week , any more than it did
a year ago.
LKT LOTA I , A'KnttASKASS
The Ucc hcnrtily seconds tliwlnst ap
peal of Governor Poyntcr to citizens of
Nebraska who feel able to advance
funds to ( pay for a special train , char
tered by 'the state , to bring home the
Ifllrst Nebraska regiment. With the as
surance that $20,000 will be advunccd
by D. E. Thompson of Lincoln , on con
dition of repayment by the next legis
lature , there should be no serious dllll-
cully In securing the amount still
needed on the same conditions.
The response to this appeal must , how
ever , bo made within twenty-four hours
In order to ho available nnd It Is to he
honed a sulllclcnt number of contribu
tors will forward their checks or drafts
to pluco the governor In position to pre
pay the train charges without delay.
Blll'AXlTE FETISH
The Jacksonlau picnic demonstration
forces to the forefront the spell by
which Bryan nnd his worshipers seek
to hypnotize the masses. Like voodoo
medicine men these zealots teacii a po
litical cult based on sacred numbers
and fetish superstition. The ratio of
10 to 1 is as hallowed as the ten com
mandments or the sermon on the mount.
The criine of 1873 stands out like the
massacre of St. Bartholomew.
The Chicago platform of 1800 is proclaimed -
claimed a second declaration of Inde
pendence to which not a word can be
added or subtracted.
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Why the ratio of 10 to 1 should bo
any more sacred than the ratio of IB to
1 , which was the ratio ot linmilton and
Jefferson , Is a mystery beyond solution.
Why the Chicago platform should be
any more Infallible than any other plat
form of the same party Is yet to be ex
plained. If the Chicago platform of 1890
Is as binding as the thirty-nine articles
of faith for all future generations of
democrats that platform should be em
balmed as the perpetual and Irrevoc
able creed of democracy.
The Bryanlto fetish worshipers , like
Lot's wife , arc bound to keep looking
bock , even at risk of being transformed
Into pillars of Bait. They persist In
Ignoring the fact that the three years
elapsed , since 1800 have witnessed revo
lutions that can never be turned back
ward. These political hypochondriacs
imagine themselves still in tht > midst of
terrible business depression , that mills
and factories are at a standstill , and
hundreds of thousands of worklngmcn
arc Idle and starving , that money Is be
ing made scarce by the hoarding of gold
and that the banks are toppling over
while merchants and manufacturers are
going to the wall.
The changed conditions this country
has experienced since , the promulgation
of the Chicago platform are apparently
Invisible to the political voodoos of 180 ! ) ,
but if they Imagine that everyone else's
eyes are closed they are wofully mis
taken.
MAY I.EAU TO REVOLUTION.
Friends and enemies of Dreyfus agree
that whatever the verdict in tlie casejt
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is almost certain to be followed by "a
political convulsion of the gravest
character and may result in a revolu
tion. There Is little reason to doubt
that so far as the army and Its sympa
thizers are concerned , they arc quite
ready to stir up revolution in the event
of the acquittal of Dreyfus. The bit
terness against the accused which has
been manifested by the generals who
have appeared before the court-martial
attests the relentless hatred of the ene
mies of Dreyfus , whose acquittal would
fasten upon his accusers an everlasting
stigma. Not one of these generals
could remain In the army If the court
should pronounce the accused not guilty
and this fact , there Is reason to appre
hend , will bavo a more or less decided
Influence upon the court , the members
of which have been or are now subordi
nates In the commands of these gen
erals. With the certainty of expulsion
from the army If Dreyfus should be
acquitted , there can be no doubt that
the accusing officers or some of them
would not hesitate , to urge a popular
uprising and perhaps to lead it.
On the other' hand , the friends of
Dreyfus , who nsk only that justice be
done , would be very likely to resent ,
with all the power at their command ,
another conviction. Tney have good
reason to believe the court to be preju
diced against the accused , while the developments -
velopments In the trial hove given
them stronger reasons than before for
confidence In the absolute Innocence of
Dreyfus. They know , also , that the in-
tellgent and unprejudiced judgment of
the civilized world Is on tnolr side. No
impartial court could fall to acquit
Dreyfus on the evidence that has been
given and If lie shall be again declared
guilty , as many fear he will he , It will
be distinctly chargeable to the prejudice
of the court or to Influences which
should have no countcnitnce from such
a tribunal. The friends of Justice In
France would hardly complacently en
dure another such blow to the honor of
the country as the second conviction of
Dreyfus would Involve.
The result of the trial will certainly
let loose all the pont-up feellug that Is
now with dltllculty hold In restraint , and
it will require the wisest and llnnest ex
ercise of the. powers of the government
to avert a revolution. Nor | s this the
only danger In connection with this
most extraordinary case that confronts
France. When It shall have been ended ,
If not before , she may be called upon
to answer to the governments , the
names of whose representatives have
been drawn Into the trial through forged
documents. Germany , Austria and
Italy may demand an explanation of
the introduction into dm trial by the
prosecution of documents represented
to have come from their military repre
sentatives and which these representa
tives have In unquallUed terms de
nounced as forgeries.
France appears to lie confronted by
perhaps the most serious danger that
has menaced the present republic. Her
president Is able and patriotic and her
ministry l < ? composed of men of cour
age and a high sense of duty. They
may avert the threatened trouble , but
as now Indicated It will be no easy task.
MUST XUMIXAVK ITS DUST .i
The republicans of Nebraska look to
the republicans of Douglas county thl-j
year to carry the party banner to tri
umphant victory In the Impending cam
paign. It Is within the power of re
publicans of this county to roll up a
majority that will Insure the restora
tion of the state Into the republican col
umn. This , however , can be achieved
only by the nomination of clean nnd ca
pable candidates for local ofllces who
will command the undivided support of
nil factions and Inspire confidence of
thcNargc body of voters not bound by
party ties.
The candidacy of men whose records
cannot stand the most searching
scrutiny must be dlscouraued nnd dis
countenanced. The mere fact that the
party has a margin In Its favor docs not
Justify It in assuming the hazardous
risk of nominating candidates notori
ously disqualified by want of capacity
or Integrity.
It is always a disagreeable and thank
less task for n party paper to point out
the bad men within Its own party and
give warning against selfish schemes
that threaten the party with disaster.
This duty , however unpleasant , must be
performed by the honest nnd fearless
exponent of republican principles as the
prerequisite to party success.
In an off year , more than nt any other
time , republicans can hope only for
popular favor by nominating the best
men within their ranks for every place
on the ticket from top to bottom. Any
other course would be suicidal.
VALVE Of TllK OAltliriXO TRADE.
The New York Journal of Commerce ,
which is opposed to any protection to
American shipping and , of course , to
anything in the nature of subsidies for
the' building up of our merchant ma
rine , takes Issue with those who esti
mate that Americans annually pay to
foreign shipowners about ? 200,000,000
and asserts that the amount Is very
much less than that
Our New York contemporary states
that it has investigated the subject In
the only way that It can be investigated ,
by going to importers and exporters and
shipping men and ascertaining what
sums of money were paid for transportIng -
Ing particular sorts of merchandise. As
the result of this investigation it was
estimated that on the foreign commerce
of last year the freight charges on im
ports came to about $23,000,000 nnd
those on exports to $78,000,000 , a total
of $10:5,000,000. : Adding to this nn esti
mate passenger business of $22,000,000
a year and wo have $125,000,000 an
nually for carrying freight and passen
gers both ways , a part of which is ob
tained by American shipowners.
While the method ! of the Journal of
Commerce for obtaining its information
is certainly practical , we , nevertheless ,
believe its estimate to be low. The
matter , howevwr , Is one fvhicb cannot
bo definitely determined nnd there Is
little use , therefore , In disputing about
it. Let it be admitted , then , that the
estimate of our contemporary Is approx
imately correct , Is it not still true that
the sum of $123,000,000 , annually paid
to foreign shipowners , is worth keeping
at home and distributing among our own
peojjlo ? According to the Journal of
Commerce estimate , allo.vlng a small
percentage for American shipowners ,
there Is paid to foreigners every ten
years at least $1,000,000,000 for the
transportation of commodities and pas
sengers. We submit that If even half this
amount were kept at home to be used
among our own people It would help
materially to promote the general pros
perity. Besides , an American merchant
marine would bo a most valuable
agency in promoting commercial expan
sion , in behalf of which the Journal
of Commerce has argued with great
earnestness and ability. From every
point of view It is most desirable that
the United States shall have a merchant
marine American built commensurate
with our foreign commerce und the
question of providing it will bo one of
the most Important before the next con
gress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The coroner's Jury that has been in
vestigating the cause of the deaths of
seven persons who recently lost their
Hvtfs In Detroit through kerosene explo
sions has rendered a verdict that the
victims came to their death by burns
from explosions of impure kerosene and
charges Uio responsibility to the negli
gence of the state oil inspectors and
company that sold the oil. What has
happened In Detroit may happen In
Omulia or any other town In Nebraska.
Oil Inspection in this state has been a
farce for years and will so continue so
long as the position of Inspector is made
a sinecure for cheap politicians.
The chief Kpeculatlon in the Dreyfus
trial turns on the question wliether It
is posblblo Esterliazy may have told the
truth in his confession to having forged
the famous bordereau. It looks as If
the only way for Ehterhazy to vindicate
himself as a truthful liar is for him to
execute another forgery of the border
eau Just to prove that ho might have
it In the first place.
Emperor William lias no sympathy
with the woman suffrage propaganda
and < lees not care who knows it. Ho
said the field of woman's work Is In-
eluded in four German alliterative
words , which , Interpreted , are children ,
churches , cullnurles and costumes. Now
for a grand onslaught on the Gorman
emperor all along the line of the pro-
fvbsloual suffragists.
.1 CliniiK ? of Hill.
Detroit Fre Press.
The popular Nebraska manager Is no
longer putting on "The Curse of Gold" as a
single star production ,
Trim In 13 * er In Dimurr.
Buffalo Express.
The trust that thinks It has secured con
trol of the market may be right for the
time and in a general sense , nut , no matter
how large the capital employed may be , If
patent rights do not give a legal monopoly , !
active men will appear who 'will be * bl to
command resources nnd skill with which to
contort Its supremacy , unless It sells Its
product nt very low prices and takes full
odvnuUgo ot the economics obtained by
doing- large business.
I.nnltiK Sonic < > f 111 * ( II
Detroit Journal.
J. Sterling Morton says that combined
capital hns driven out the man with the ho < > .
but ho docs not Intimate that the man with
n mortgage Is in any danger from the same
source.
Indianapolis Journal.
So long as the administration refuses to
arbitrate the Alaskan boundary with Or oat
Britain the talk about an American-British
alliance Is painful evidence that imbecility
l.i the synonym for a certain brand ot dem
agogy.
'Itiininiioo llnltoil DOUII ,
Cleveland rinln Dealer.
They were married in Nebraska. She Is
ES ; ho is twenty years younger. "It was a
case of love nt the first sight , " says the
dispatch ; nnd tlfen It spoils the statement
by abruptly nddlng : "Tho woman Is
wealthy. "
ProKrcBK In Culm.
Washington Stnr.
Wo have undoubtedly mndo eomo mistakes
In Cuba , and Inevitably must make more. Wo
have never prctonded to bo miracle work
ers. Wo are cleaning out a foul nest and In
the nature of things some of the work Is
slow. Hut wo are making progress , nnd In
good time nil the sooner U the Cubans , as
General Gomez advises , will bear a willing
hand Cuba will etand forth In the prldo of
a government which , in Us completeness
and effectiveness , will Iboneflt all who may
live under It.
"WI3AIIY Ol ' Til 13 ALLIANCE ,
Silver Hcpnlillcfiim Tlrert of n Illct of
llcniocrnUo IlimlcN.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
George Q. Cannon , an cx-dologato In con
gress froju Utah , remarks In an Interview
that "tho silver republicans of Utah are
disgusted with the democrats. " They nro
drlftlnc back to the republicans , ho says ,
in Utah Just as they are In Montana nnd
the other silver mining states. This par
ticular Cannon , who is the father of the ex-
senator , Is a cold standard man at present ,
and is a robust supporter of President Mc-
Klnley's war policy. Ho is nn expansionist
and says the vast majority of the residents
of Utah and the rest of the Pacific elope
are expansionists.
Reports from other sources in the silver
region corroborate Cannon's view regarding
the movement of the silver republicans back
to their old party. In Colorado , which was
the head and front of the sllvcrlto seces
sion from the St. Louis convention of 1896.
the drift to the republican party has been
manifest for a year and more. It has been
intimated by some of Teller's close friends
that the senator himself , who led the revolt
thrco years ago , would bo acting with his
old party again In 1900. It Is the opinion
of many of > the leading silver republicans
that the 16 to 1 Issue will not figure with
any prominence in the canvass next year ,
and consequently there would > bo no harrier
to their reinstatement in their old partisan
relations. It would not to surprising If
Teller , the younger Cannon and tie rest of
the leaders In the schism of 1S96 were supporting
porting- the republican ticket In 1900.
The silver republicans liavo nt least two
reasons for resuming1 their earlier nffllla-
tlons. The democratic party , to which they
gave a certain semblance of respectability
In 1S96 , has been ungrateful to them and
has given its favors to the populists Instead.
All the old silver mining states are rapidly
Increasing their gold product , and one of
them , Colorado , has now taken the leading
place among the gdld-produclng communi
ties ot the country. .Both of these con-
sl erations affect thft , attitude of the Teller
contingent. Moreover , the fact that the
democrats have not' ' the faintest shadow of
a chance to win in 1900 , and therefore would
bo powerless to establish the silver stand
ard , has some Influbnce with the ex-repub
licans. The present Indications are that
very nearly the old vote of the republican
party will bo polled In the silver mining
states in 1900. The democratic veto Is cer
tain * o ho smaller and the republican vote
larger In the country as a whole In 1900
than U was in 1898.
DKFliXSEJ OF TRUSTS.
Difference ncttvccii Corporation * niul
Comhliien of rori > orntlonn.
Indianapolis News.
The Civic Federation , which Is to have n
conference on trusts in the city of Chicago
September 13 , has received a letter from Mr.
J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska defending
trusta. There is nothing new in Mr. Mor
ton's argument. Me shows , what is un
doubtedly true , that combinations of capital
are necessary to the prosecution of any great
undertaking , nnd that the use of machinery ,
which has been mndo possible by corporate
action , has had the effect of reducing prices.
But It seems to us that 'the ' writer confuses
corporations with trusts. We do not forget
that trusts In most cases are simply extra
ordinarily large corporations. But it Is
clear that the motive for organizing them Is
different from that which prompts the organ
isation of the Individual corporation. In
the latter cose there is almost never the pur
pose to control and Hmlt production. In the
former case that Is the main cndsought _ to
bo accomplished. Therefore , MrT Morton's
eta torn wnt of the benefits derived from the
use of Improved agricultural machinery does
not seem to meet the facts. A company or
ganized for the manufacture of such machin
ery is a very different thins from a com
bination of those companies not to man
ufacture such machinery , for that was being
done already but to control the business ,
It can 'not , ot uourso , bo denied that such
an organization makes it possible to manu
facture and market the product more cheaply.
But that Is never 'tho ' motive leading to the
organization in the sense that there is a
purpose to give the public the benefit of the
cheaper production. Wo all know how the
price of tin-plate has advanced under the
manipulation of the trust. And in the very
papers that print Mr. iMorton's letter wa
read that the general committee of the
Greater New York Butchera' association has
decided to advance the price of meat 3 cents
a pound ; this advance Is said to be necessary
because of the recent sharp advances In
wholesale rates.
It IB pwslblo to give too much credit to
capitalistic combinations for the general re
duction of prices. The tendency of prices , as
of Interest , is naturally downward. And
though this tendency may bo Interfered
with , It can not bo permanently arrested ,
even by the trusts. The main objections to
these vast aggregations of wealth In the
hands of a comparatively few men is not
that they nnd It possible to put up prices ,
though that it ) a serious mater , but that
they exert a dangerous Influence on legisla
tion , It la not well that great money power
should be lodged In the hands of a few men
In a country In which the people are sup
posed to rule. It is a fear on this score that
has aroused the feeling against trusts so
far a * that feeling is not mere demagogy.
Trvats may cause great Buffering by their
manipulation of prices , but 1hey can not , In
the fong run , control the markets. Yet the
dread of their Increasing Influence Is no
mere idle fear , as Mr. Morton seems to
think , No sensible man wants to go back
to 4ho days of Individual production. Hut
there are many eenelble men who think that
something ought to be done--what It Is , few
of them dare pay to check the aggressions
of corporate greed , and to make this country
whin , with Its abundant resources , It ought
to be the cheapest country In the world to
live in. It Is curious how the free sllverltes
and trusts agree that high prices mean pros
perity for all.
intinr HITS OK rrsio.v POLITICS.
Broken Bow Chief ( pop. ) Is there an
ofllco in the gift of the people of Nebraska
that William Neville has not wantpJ ni one
time or another ? This question Is fair
one and covers the whole territory , Kx-
Judge Neville poems to be an annual standIng -
Ing candidate In our party.
Papllllon Times ( dem. ) : Very long will bo
the way , very hard the hills to climb with
Slippery Si Holcomb weighing down the
popocratlc band wagon In Nebraska , For
the good of the state , for the good of Bryan ,
we beg the popocrntlc conventions to keep
Holcomb's name off the ticket ,
Emerson Enterprise ( rep. ) : The fusion-
IstH seem to bo hard up for material from
which to select ( \ candidate for supreme
Judge. Ex-Senator Allen docs not want the
nomination , the people do not want ex-Gov
ernor Holcomb , ex-Congressman Maxwell is
too old , so the convention next week may
have to take up eoma dark horse.
St , Taul Phonograph ( pop. ) : Wo confi
dently expect the nomination of ex-Governor
Holcomb for supreme Judge next Tuesday.
Wo nro well aware that hero nnd there some
disgruntled office seekers oppose him , but
the rank nnd file of the populists and wo
think it true of the democrats certainly
want him , As the rank aud file Are to do
the voting , tbolr will should certainly pre
vail.
Plattsmouth Journal ( dam. ) : Samuel
Maxwell is the idenl candidate for supreme
Judge. Ho la a man of known ability and
undoubted Integrity , commanding nt once
the respect of the ibar nnd the confidence ot
the people. Ills nomination by the fusion
forces would bo equivalent to his election ,
nnd the stnndlng of Nebrnska nnd Ncbras-
kans nt the coming natloual conventions
would thus 'be ' assured. Let us make uo
mistake In this matter. The right thing Is
to break loose from the ring and nominate
the most available man for the ofllce. That
man Is Samuel Maxwell.
Crete Vldetto ( rep. ) : An amusing diver
sion. Wo refer to the pop resolutions now
being passed at the various conventions.
Nearly every convention declares that a pass
Is o ibrlbo and solemnly agrco to support
no man for Judge who will ncccpt passes
from the railroad companies. Then they in
struct the < lclcgatca to support Holcomb , the
greatest pass-taker ot all our governors. He
not only took Junketing * rlps with his fam
ily and friends , but his pockets bulged forth
with railroad passes , sleeping-berth tickets
and tclccraph franks. Ho was even willing
to violate the constitution and grab the
house rent Xunds , which his predecessor ,
Governor Crounsc , positively refused to take.
Tekamah Herald ( rep. ) : A republican
that remained in the opera house the night
of "Coin" Harvey's lecture and witnessed a
few of the faithful being haltered , told us
all about it the next morning. The sparkle
of that mammoth diamond ring on Coin's
hand must have captivated some of our hon
est farmers , because about thirty-four of
thorn pledged to pay $1 per month for six
teen to 0110 and to elect Bryan president.
Harvey is under contract with the national
committee to raise $1.000,000. of which he
will receive 25 per cent , making his share
J250.000. 'Harvey's per cent on what wns
raised hero amounts to over $140. Coin
said the next morning that this was the best
picking that ho had in the state for the
number of victims.
alliance Times ( rcn. ) : If you are laborIng -
Ing under the impression that Governor
Poyntcr Is not a statesman , dismiss it at
once. - Nobody but a statesman could have
produced the remarkable state document in
which ho returns the "bundle of papers" to
the senate Investigating committee , by
whom its report of Its Investigation into
the pedigrees and official conduct of tha
state house pops , was transmitted to him.
He pooh-poohs the entire business. He sim
ply proposes to have nothing to do with it ,
but above all , proposes that nothing shall
get into the state archives incriminating
the 'alleged reformers not if he knows him
self , The pooh-pooh 'plan Is a good one , If
he can make it work. Those officious , ras
cally republicans -will no doubt continue
to obtrude themselves and make trouble
for Poynter and the rest of the pops.
Howells Journal ( dem. ) : The democrats
of Nebraska have n duty to perform , and
although it is a pleasant one they should
not shirk it. Whether wo shall return to
republican rule and all its corrupt practices
In this state depends largely upon the ac
tion of the democratic etato convention
which meets at Omaha on Tuesday next.
* * * The democratic delegates to next
Tuesday's state convention must do their
duty. They must prevent the nominating
of a pass-grabber for supreme Judge at all
hazards. If this Is not done wo shall In
vite , yea more , wo shall deserve defeat.
Wo have confidence enough in the demo
crats of Nebrnska to feel certain that they
will not shirk their < 5utv , but stand up like
men and do what Is right. What the future
of Nebraska democracy shall be depends
much upon the action taken nt the state
convention Tuesday.
Beatrice Democrat ( dem. ) : While there
Is possibly little or no truth In the reported
abuses at the state. Institutions for the fee
ble minded , the fnct that they are being
circulated by people who have been con
nected with that concern , shows the danger
of frequent changes. This institution should
have 'been ' kept out of politics. No man , no
matter what his character or ability , can
step In there and make a success of the
management. It takes years of preparation
and months to become familiar with the de
tails of the work. The present management
Is probably conscientious and Is doing the
best It can. The greatest trouble Is that
the populist party Is made up of lenders.
There are no subordinates. There are none
willing to recognize superior authority. The
probabilities are that Farmer Calland Imag
ined that ho was tbero to prescribe , while
Dr. Lang dug potatoes. The governor should
appoint the superintendent only. The super
intendent should employ all other help and
have full charge and authority over them.
Dr. Sprague discharged nn attendant , and
the latter went to the governor and had the
doctor fired. So long as this 'thing ' Is per
mitted , scandal can only bo expected and
the usefulness of the Institution will be
destroyed.
run IK LIO.UH.VU CHKKALS.
Crop Yield of 1800 Conipnreil vflth
Hint of I'ri-rc-illimr Yenrit ,
Chicago Record.
Because board of trade reports of late have
had much to say regarding a decline In the
condition of spring wheat It Is possible that
some people who are Interested In a broader
view of the situation than that which ap
peals merely to the wheat trader or speculator
later may have been misled as to the out
look , It Is worth while , therefore , 'to point
out that the last government report of con
ditions as Interpreted quantitatively by the
statistician of tbo New York Produce ex
change Indicates the largest total yield of
the three chief cereals ever harvested in the
United States. This indicated yield , com
pared with actual results lor eomo former
years , makes the following showing , the fig
ures given being millions of bushels.
1SOT. ISM. 18 7. ISM. 18S5.
Wheat . 635 75 B30 438 < JO
Corn . 2,203 1W1 1W 3 2'A4 1,212
Oats . 763 731 K'D 707 C62
Totals . ssi ssSO slj 3 9 231
Going 'back of the yearn shown above It
will be found that the average total yield
for 1S92 , 1893 and 1894 , covering the panic
period , was onry 2,504,000,000 bushels , or a
round thousand million bushels less < thcn
the Indicated yield for 1899.
While wheat is the spectacular grain , corn
Is quite an Important 1o the real prosperity
of the country , A yield of two billion bush
els and over of that grain means that for
another year about two million hogs will be
packed monthly and that meat and provision
exports will In alt probability again run
about $15,000,000 per month.
SIMCIC : or WAR i.riucv. .
ChlcftRO News- President Krugcr hns or
dered h'.e people to hold n general fast nnd
there will be hungrlne ! throughout the
Transvaal on August JO. The Trnnsvaal
burghers much resemble our Puritan fore
fathers in many wnjs : They pray , they fast
and rend psalms before setting ready for
war , but do not neglect to keep their rifles
burnished nnd their cartridges dry.
Detroit Free Press : Wo mny nccusc Oem
Paul nnd his thrifty and patriotic people of
being too testy and hnrdheadcd ; but these
qualities were born In them. Besides , they
feel thnt they arc standing for tholr "nltnre
and their pyres" ngalnst grasping adven
turers nnd prospectors. If English Imper-
inllsm and English polities compel nn In
vasion of their country and the consequent
shedding of the blood of a sturdy nnd eclf-
respecting rnce. the shame and the reproach
preach will bo upon the nggrcssors , who ,
being stronger , could well Afford to bo more
patient and tolernnt.
Baltimore Sun : Some 20,000 troops , It U
slated , will bo prepared to lenve England In
a week for South Africa and steamers nro
waiting to carry them. At various points
othca bodies of troops nre held In readiness
to Join In the Boer cnmpnlgn , ns nt Gibral
tar , in Egypt , at Mauritius nml lu India.
India alone , it Is said , will send 10,000 men ,
that country having a direct Interest Jn the
Outlamlcr Issue by reason of the exceptional
bad treatment of the Hindoos In the Trans
vaal. The Mnlnys of the Strmlts Settlement ,
the Australians nnd Canadlnns hnvo also expressed -
pressed a practical Interest in the expected
war , Altogether Borne fifty or sixty thousand
troops will bo arrayed ngalnst Oem Paul's
farmers if war begins.
Philadelphia Record : The suosuiuiion uy
the British government of General Walker
for General Butler in South Africa , on the
ground that the latter ds too favorable to
the Boers , hns a bnd look. General Butler
IR a distinguished ofurer with nn cnvlnblo
record for honesty and efficiency. If ho Is
favorable to the Boers there must bo good
reason for It. But ho is not nlono. Sev
eral of the most prominent dally newspapers
in London , nnd numerous others elsewhere
In the United Kingdom , have declared that
nn armed attack on the Boers bccnuso they
will not make voters of enough Englishmen
to g'lvo ' the latter control of the government
would bo "Infamous. " It has been difficult
to bellovo thnt the Salisbury government
was really In earnest In Us threat of war on
the Transvaal. But should the threat bo car
ried into execution we do not believe that
there is a nation on earth thnt would sym
pathize with Great Britnln or hold her
guiltless. '
PERSONAL AND OTI1I3IIWISK.
Professor Roentgen of Roentgen ray fame
Is to bo transferred from Wucrzburg to
Munich university In October next , to suc
ceed the late Professor Lommcl.
The administrators of the Pullman estate
have paid the inheritance tax , amounting
to $158,282 , which was duo to the etato on
the Pullman 'bequests , under the Illinois
law.
law.The
The automoWllsts who started from Now
York for San Francisco have quit near To
ledo , 0. , with a badly damaged vehicle.
Evidently the old horse hasn't outlived his
usefulness for long-distance travel yet.
William A. Piper , the eccentric million
aire and cx-rcpreecntatlvc , who died in San
Francisco about a week ago , owned the best
library of books on California In the world.
These will probably go to Stanford univer
sity.
sity.When
When New ork , in 1815 , had only n popu-
Intlon of a llttlo over 1,000,000 , it hnd no
millionaires. There were then only nine
teen men assessed at $100,000 or more , and
the highest assessment was only $200,000. In
the list the names of John Jacob Astor ,
Jacob Lorlllard and Jonathan Ogdcn are
prominent. .
Former Corporation Counsel' ' William H.
Clark of New York who lost a small for
tune when his horse Bannister was left at
the post In the last Suburban , has been
hunting the tiger in the gambling halls
at Saratoga with no success. The latest
report/ * are that he dropped $40,000 In two
nights' play at the faro table. Ho is a
Dhllosonhlcal cambler and takes his loslncs
coolly. Ho Is worth upwards of $1,000,000.
As bearing on the tendency to start alarm
ist and discouraging reports of various
kinds , Secretary Coburn of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture Is of the opin
ion that the falee statements sent out of
ravages by caterpillars are a crime against
the state and the guilty person ought to bo
punished severely , because intending Immi
grants are scared away by them. Kansas ,
he says , osems likely to suffer more at tha
hands of such untruthful persons than from
Insects ot any or all sorts.
FUSION PLANKS I.V IOWA.
Indianapolis Journal ( rep. ) : A demo
cratic-populist platform In Iowa without
a calamity hawl is a sure indication
that the good times are generally recognized
In that state.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Iowa
democrats In their state convention
reaffirmed the Chicago platform and ap
plauded the Filipino insurgents. The party
is hopelessly beaten in that state and Its
rule Is to bo as mean as possible.
Indianapolis News ( Ind. ) : The Iowa
democrats advance the etrangcst theory
yet when they declare that the Phil-
ipplno war was brought about at the Insti
gation of Great Britain to further her own
selfish ends. Evidently the Iowa democrats
have profound faith In those stories about
the Influence of Lombard street.
Minneapolis Times ( dem , ) : One notice
able feature of the meeting wns
the return of many democrats to tha fold
who stepped aside nnd watched the battle
from afar or even fought aa allies of the
enemy in 1S9G. With the democrats re
united and the populists and silver repub
licans merged Into their organization tbo
anti-republican hosts of Iowa will put up a
very creditable fight ,
Chicago Record ( Ind. ) : This significant
platform , written under the eye of
Mr. Bryan , together with Mr. Bryan's
utterances at Ic Molncs , reveals
that the democratic leader does not think
the question of free-silver coinage at the
ratio of 16 to 1 Is the paramount question
at this time. The complaisance with which
tbo aggressive silver men among the Iowa
democrats acted on Mr. Bryan's pro-
nouocemenT .begets the belief that the dem
ocratic party Is ready to accept Mr. Bryan's
decision as wise.
Chicago Post ( rep , ) : The originality
and boldness of the Iowa democratic
convention are further shown in
the anti-trust plank , The remedy for trusts
la tbo "repeal of the protective tariff" of
the whole tariff , not merely of duties on
trust-controlled goods. This alone Indicates
with that deliberation and thougbtfulncss
the platform was framed , Is there n demo
crat who really believes that Iowa mill vote
against a protective tariff and tbo pacifica
tion of the Philippines ? The platform was
drawn and adopted by men who knew ttiat
they had nothing to lose.
Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : Thus It will
too seen that while two yearo ago
" 16 to 1" was the Alpha and the
Omega ot the Iowa democrats , It is not so
today. The demand for It is renewed , but Is
not pressed with vehemence. The "anti-Ira-
perlallat" and the "trust" Issues are made
the prominent ones. The alleged idangvr *
of the elnglo gold standard are not dwelt on ,
but "death to government by consent , de
struction of political and industrial freedom ,
the obliteration of the equality of righto ,
and the assassination of democratic institu
tions" are put forward as the inevitable
consequences of the suppression of the
Agulnaldo Iniurrectlon.
PATRIOTISM AMI PASSHS.
PolKlelniiM mill Olllrrholilcm Rlilo p
Tree , AVIille * ol.llrr Pny Fnre ,
Pnpllllon Times ( dem. ) > _
Patriotism nnd Passes They nro not
twins. Nobratkn railroads give free trains
to stale legislators whenever those bodlcJ
wnnt to go to Texns for n clambake , or to
Colorado for a grand drunk. But never A
free train , not oven a concession In rates to
honor the soldier boys. Of courro pastes are
always given to public officials as a courtesy
and with no thought of Influencing them In
their official action * . At lonst that's what
the railroad political managers say. Hero
Is the best chance In the world for the rail
roads to do the courtesy net. What men
under nod's skies nro better entitled to
"courtesies" than the First Nebraska eol-
dlcrs ? If the railroad pcopfo were honest
In their argument that n pass U alwaya
given ns n courtrtsy , nnd not to Influence.
public officials , they had long ago provided
the soldier boys a free train of palace care.
The cold fact remains that railroad passes
nro usually placed where they will do the
most good , nnd whllo every man in the
pinto house except Governor Poyntor has a
pocket full of passe * , not a ono U available
now to horp our fighting heroes conic home
from Ban Francisco , This ought to bo a
good object lesson to the people of Nebraska ,
It ought to tench them thnt every publlo
official , republican , democrat or pop who
rides on n railroad pass is in some manner
pnylug the company for that pass. The re
fusal ot the railroads to do the pquare
thing by the soldier boys ought to forever
mnko clear the fnct thnt when n Nebraska
railroad gives n paw to a public official , big
Interest on the money value ot the pass It
expected and , in most cnses , paid. And the
worst of It is that the politician docs not
pay the prlco of the pass out of his own
pocket , but levies It from -the people , ngalnst
whoso Interests ho Impllcdfy , and some
times expressly , contracts to work when ha
sells himself for a railroad pass. The rail
road' managers nro not ns much to blnmo for
their lack of patriotic lmpuln > as nro the
politicians who have made their present
course necessary. The rends must make
dividends. When politicians rldo free , some ,
body must pay the freight. Just now the 4
soldier boys and their friends are paying
the freight.
LINKS TO A SMILE.
Chicago Record : "Is Klrtjy nn accom
plished liar ? "
"Accomplished ? He. tells his yarns so well
that ho believes them himself.
Indianapolis Journal : "Doctors have i
liunl time in summer. "
"How's that ? "
"Patients who go away owing there
money come back In so much better health. "
Chicago Tribune : "You're not going to
run from Jilm7" said Mlna Flyppe , aa the
solitary young man at the wittering- place
came In sight.
"I should say not , " replied Miss Quick
step , holding- her ground unflinchingly ,
"women hero are too numerous to men
shun , "
Detroit Journal : "Wh&n you returned my
book you said you enjoyed it Immensely. "
"Well , I < lld , for n fact. "
"I'm glad to hear it , 'But ' why didn't you
cut the leaves ? "
"Washington Stnr : "Mamma. " said the
sweet young girl , "I think Mr. Meadows
lovc.s me and is beginning to have serious
intentions. "
"Wliat , " the fond mother naked , "ha
brought you to this opinion ? "
"Ho laughed heartily at ono of papa'a
Jokes lost night. "
Chlcnpo Tribune : "Not necessarily for
publication , " sighed the. pool , as ha folded
up the sheet of pappr containing his verses ,
"but" nnd hero he Inclosed the stamps ana
smiled feebly "as an evidence of faith that
It will come back to me. "
Chicago News : "I never cnn forget Mabel
Meadows , whom I wrent to school with. "
"Won she so studious ? "
"No , but she always .brought such lovely
cucumber pickles with ( her luncheon. " '
- . _ - * V" ' < ; i i v
Detroit Journal : The woman had bought
a now hat. '
"This Ja a terrible blow ! " protested th
man , her husband ,
"Why , It's only a. poke ! " argued the
woman , with itears in her oyea.
As the shrewd reader will periiapa hava
conjectured , the irou.blo . hero la that tneaa
two persons have different points of view.
MSnitASKAI
W. W. Anness in Beaver City Tribune.
O. filnff not to mo of Alaska ,
Nor the pops that haunt Nebraska ,
But If you would slnff
And your sons : mining- .
My onyone , I would ask you
To singof the air
And the climate fair.
And the cheeks of Nebraska's daughter *
And not of the heat i /i
And climate effete jf
Where gurgle the Philippine Traten , L * * " " *
Or any other kind of waters.
Or any other brand of daughter * )
But chant of the clime ,
Ye chanters of rhyme ,
The clime of handsome Nebraska ,
The clime of beauteous Nebraska ,
The cllmo ot pretty Nebraska ,
The clime of modoat Nebraska , -
Fair , alabaster Nebraska ,
Where everything %
Like a bluejay'swing1 . , L \ ,
Is flappln' with Joy at you , 5C. > - * i
Is smllln' and lookin' at you ,
Is grlnnln' and pcepln' at you ,
I t > owin' and winkln' at you ,
Is throwln' kisses at you ,
And Becmln' to flay
In a sweet-like way ,
"There's no place like Nebraska ! "
In Plain
Black
and
White.
There are only a a few manu
facturers of fine clothing
that are also retailers in
fact , there are not so very
many makers of really fine
clothing all told ,
We make our suits for men and
boys just as well as they
can be made.
There is an abundance of cheap
shoddy stuff in the market.
We can't afford to cheapen our
goods. They have a repu
tation to sustain.
We back our representations
with an unquestionable
guarantee that goes with
every garment that we
make.
And at the present discount of
50 per cent , these suits ' t
ought to be tempting. i (