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Never mind , the politicians will soon
have the boards for a brief piny nil by
themselves.
It Is dollars to doughnuts every man
in the regiment will vote that there is no
place llko home.
The coroner's inquest business In this
city is experiencing altogether too much
of a revival of industry.
Judge Klnkold has both the speed and
the staying qualities to make the race
against Nevlllo in the Sixth district
contest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bryan will do well to keep his eye
on McLean. Ohio has been more suc
cessful in rearing presidential candi
dates than Nebraska.
The First Nebraska was in Omaha
yesterday. So was the finest and most
varied collodion of conglomerate noises
which ever greeted Omaha cars.
Every dny from now to the close of
the exposition should see a bunch of
railway excursions brought into Omaha.
The railroads should be working over
time on excursion business.
Captain Carter's attorney is trying
hard to make his client appear as a
persecuted Dreyfus and the victim of
foul military conspiracy. Ho forgets
that this is America and not France.
Tbo Commercial club lias several new
Bchemes for enlarging Omaha's manu
facturing facilities , but we should like
to BCO ono or two of these schemes ma
terialise. Caatles in Spain do not build
up a city. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Omaha and Nebraska have been twice
favored with the selection of ono of Its
citizens as president ; of the American
Bar association. Western talent cannot
bo kept in the background and Nebraska
Is right In the Held of vision.
Every man nominated for county
*
ofllco by the republicans should add
etrength to the ticket. The candidate
who has to bo carried by Ills associates
should bo relegated to a bark seat before -
fore the nominations are made.
Since the courts have taken a hand It
IB announced the boycott against the
PlttBburg & Gulf road Is to be declared -
clarod off without waiting to argue the
Injunction case. Railroad attorneys
sometimes discover It In advance when
they are hooded Into a spur switch with
a big bumping post at the further cud.
No ono would for a moment quefltjon
tha right of democracy
position benches
TllK VAXUKIl 10 FRAftl K.
There Is good reason for giving cre
dence to the statements of n correspond
ent at Itciuics respecting the attitude of
the army toward the Dreyfus case. The
military men , with very few exceptions ,
expect a decision against the accused
and In the event of his being acquitted
and the government taking action
against the olilcers who have been pretty
clearly shown to be Involved In a con
spiracy against Dreyfus nnd to have
committed perjury , they are prepared to
resist such action even to the extent of
attempting to overthrow the govern
ment There Is no doubt that the army
Is practically unanimous in the deter
mination to stand by Generals Mereler ,
IJolsdertre and the other military ene
mies of Dreyfus and probably it has the
support of a majority of the people.
The acquittal of Dreyfus would not
only put an Indelible stigma upon his
licensors , the lending military mon of
France , but It would greatly impair If
Iti did not quite destroy popular ruHpcol
for and conlldencc. In the army. Acquit
tal of Dreyfus would mean distinctly
condemnation of the general staff , every
ollk-or ot which has staked his military
prorttlgo and his personal honor on the
pnllt of Dreyfus. One after another they
have declared without reservation their
conviction that the charge against the
accused Is Just. The only alternative
conclusion , therefore , lies between trea
son on the part of Dreyfus and conspir
acy , forgery and perjury on the part of
the entire general staff. It is a fearful
alternative , for if there Is acquittal the
accusers of Dreyfus can no longer be
permitted to hold their positions In the
army oven If they should not bo other
wise punished and what demoralization
might result from this cannot be fore
seen. These generals whom the civilized
world now bellovcs to bo conspirators
and perjurers are quite capable of or
ganizing revolution. Morclor nnd his coconspirators -
conspirators are desperate enough to do
this , hi order to set up a government In
which the military powei , now subordi
nated to the civil authority , would be
supreme a government that would be
lu effect n military despotism.
This is the real danger that now gnn-
fronts Franco and threatens to defeat
Justice. The conviction of Dreyfus
would undoubtedly be followed by seri
ous popular disturbances. There would
bo a tremendous protest against what
would be rightly regarded , In the light
of the proceedings of the Itennes court-
martial , as a monstrous injustice. No
Impartial and unprejudiced person who
has followed tlioso proceedings can
doubt that Dreyfus should be acquitted
and a different verdict would Inevitably
be most vigorously resented by a large
element of the French people. But this
would be less dangerous to the govern
ment , less menacing to the republic , than
would a revolution organized by military
leaders and supported by the army. A
popular uprising can be suppressed
when the government has control of the
military power , but bereft of that power
the government would be helpless. The
conviction of Dreyfus , upon the rotten
mass of forgery and perjury his accusers
have presented , would be to Uie eternal
dishonor of France , but It is to be ap
prehended that this will be the result
of the powerful influence exerted by the
army. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE ANOLO-AMBICICAN COMMISSION.
It is said to have been arranged that
the next meeting of the Anglo-Ameri
can commission will not be held until
after the Canadian elections. It Is also
stated that when the commission meets
It will probably agree upon a temporary
arrangement giving Canada the right ,
till the determination of the boundary
question , to occupy a port on the Lynn
canal , and that the United States will
admit white pine lumber free of duty ,
while coal is to be free both ways ,
for the convenience of Now England
and western Canada.1 For these con
cessions Great Britain will concede to
us free access to the Canadian fisheries ,
a relaxation of the agreement limiting
naval forces in the great lakes and a
release from our agreement In the Clay-
ton-Bulwer treaty to make no Isthmian
canal except in co-operation with Great
Britain.
This may all bo the merest conjecture ,
without any foundation , but It would
doubtless be just as well to postpone
the meeting of the joint high commis
sion till after the Canadian elections ,
since It Is almost certain that It could
accomplish nothing pending the elec
tions , while the campaign nnd its result
will show unmistakably the Canadian
attitude In regard to the questions
which the commission was created to
adjust.
TJE ? OHIO DKMOUllATS ,
The democratic party of Ohio has
nominated John H. McLean , the mil
Honulro proprietor of the Cincinnati En-
qulrer , for governor , on a plat
form that rentllrms the entire Chicago
cage platform of 181MJ , especially
ihaslzlug the financial plnnk therein.
; een for years
at last his
far as a uoml-
e owner of
. .can makes
and tills
' 11 many
Lyentlon
of
said ;
the
go
will over have to attain public position
by vote of the people , but the democrats
cannot carry Ohio on such a platform
ns they have put forth. There are than-
paiKss of sound money democrats In the
Buckeye state whom no other Issues
can Induce to support a free silver can
didate. TliM-o Is a great deal of In
terest felt In Mils year's Ohio election
and we think It perfectly safe to predict
a republican victory.
TllK S1X.T11 DISTINCT.
The republicans of the Sixth congres
sional district are to be congratulated
upon the choice of Judge M. I' . Klnkalil
ns their candidate for the vacancy in
the house of representatives caused by
the death of the late Congressman
Greene. Judge Klnkald Is eminently
qualified for the position and fairly en
titled to the honor. His career In public
life , whether as lawmaker or law ex
pounder , Is unassailable nnd his views
on every vital Issue , state and national ,
are sound. Ills popularity , not only with
his own party , but with all classes of
citizens , has boon attested whenever his
name has been presented for tholr suf
frages. But by far his most admirable
quality ns a candidate is the esteem In
which ho Is held at his homo and the
confidence ho enjoys among the people
who have come In dally contact with
him.
him.Without
Without disparaging his competitors In
the congressional race , we feel justified
in the declaration that no man In the
Sixth district surpasses him In public
spirit and enterprise and no man would
bo more devoted to the promotion of its
Interests at the national capital.
NERD OF A. Sl'KVlAU QUASI ) JVUY.
The need of convening a special grand
jury for the September term of the dis
trict court has become almost Imperil-
I tlve. A series of murders and murder
ous assaults have been perpetrated In
this city within the past few weeks
which should be thoroughly Investigated.
The arbitrary power of the county at
torney to liberate persons charged with
crimes and high misdemeanors should be
curtailed , and the proper tribunal to re
lieve him of this grave responsibility is
the grand jury. On general principles
sessions of the grand jury should be
held at least twice a year In a county
that has nearly 200,000 population. Ex
perience lias shown that crime Is more
rampant In population centers than It Is
in the rural districts. For this reason
alone periodic sessions of grand Juries
become essential for the public well-
being.
Inasmuch as there has been no
grand jury in session in Douglas county
for more than two years a session this
fall would be In order even If the crimi
nal dockets wore not clogged. In view
of the fact also that several of the mur
der cases are enveloped in mystery that
was Impenetrable to coroner's Juries and
puzzled the police judge , It is the more
Important that a most searching Inquiry
be made , and If the suspicions or con
jectures of the lower court are con
firmed and true bills arc presented a
speedy trial will doubtless be given. If
on the other hand the evidence presented
to the grand jury is Insufficient to justify
Indictment , then the parties accused will
be relieved from the odium nnd respon
sibility that attach to capital crimes.
There are minor offenses against the
criminal eodo which would be sifted by
the grand Jury In the discharge of its
functions , nnd the county attorney would
be relieved of responsibility which now
rests on his shoulders alone.
It was not unnatural for Lincoln people
ple and papers to exert all their in-
llueuco to frustrate the plan to
bring the First Nebraska regiment to
Omaha. "Anything to beat Omaha"
has always been the popular cry
at Lincoln. But It was decidedly
uncalled for and inexcusable for
Adjutant General Barry and Congress
man Stark , who went out to meet the
returning volunteers at the state's ex
pense , to interfere with the expressed
wish of the rank and lllo to accept
Omaha's hospitality. Omaha is not the
enemy's country. It has not only sent
its quota to the war , but will pny moro
than its share of the expense Incurred
to bring them home in befitting stylo.
With war looming up in the Trans
vaal and the clash evidently not far re
moved English papers are beginning to
realize the mistake of crowding the
Boers until their backs are against the
wall at least they have been hasty In
doing so before themselves being pre
pared for the struggle. President Km-
ger hna behind him 00,000 good soldiers
and no ono knows their quality better
than the English , who tested It at
Mnjaba Hill. An army of 00,000 Boors
is calculated to give any nation operat
ing thousands of miles from Its base of
supplies a huge amount of trouble.
Nebraska's First regiment came home
like the otlier two Avhlch preceded It ns
gentlemen. From mustering In to the
present moment the state has never been
compelled to blush for the public con
duct of Its troops. Whllo men from
many other states have Indulged In
rowdyism as soon as released from the
restraint of military discipline the Nebraskans -
braskans , ono and all , have simply
changed from good soldiers to orderly
cltlzons.
Within sixty days the United States
navy will bo augmented by flvo as flno
battleships as there are afloat One has
had its preliminary trial , two moro are
waiting for their tests and the other
are practically ready. While not
; pli'd quite no badly as they were a
ago , they will bo handy things to
around in case anyone should take
to tread on Uncle Samuel's
in ( Uerond llln Perm ,
t Philadelphia Press.
Heed , by his resignation , re-
ot a number of Maine
_ bo country ot largo , months
t adjusted lUeK to the ab >
ni d lU leadership ol
d bU peers nd pos-
sewing In plentiful dower the qualities and
abilities which render mon of high eervlce
to the state.
The Ccntlc Art at IJ IHK.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Another campaign He has b en nailed ami
la right good season. The Union Veterans'
union , recently In sceslon In Res 'Molnes ,
did not pass resolutions romlemnlnR Presi
dent McKlnley , but on the contrary was
heartily In sympathy with the policy of his
administration.
Loud Volucn of I
Boston Globe.
The Amcrlcan-bullt bridge over the At-
bam river In the Soudan ha-J been opened.
! Disappointed English contractors declare
' that it cannot stand pressure In time of
flood , but our American builders are not
wholly Ignorant of the need of protecting
bridges against flood and freshet.
ImnprlnllMii mill Tnxcn
Philadelphia Record.
The War office Is spending money < vt tha
rate of $200,000,000 a year , although the
available appropriation upon which It may
draw Is but little more than $80,000,000.
Thcro will bo n deficiency at this rate by
the time congress shall have met In regular
session next winter. The entire war budget
will have to be overhauled , remodeled and
enlarged and new sources ol federal Income
must bo found to supply the additional funds
which will bo rcaulred. The policy of
, territorial expansion Implies and Involves ,
first of all , the expaimon of taxation through
out the land.
ot/ii / suy-Aiuu niii/r.
Wlicro n Combination ol Fit mi I n K n nil
Cruxlnir lumtrca SHCUFHK.
New York Sun.
The debatable land between our arid and
humid reelons has a mean width of about
200 miles and Includes the central parts of
North and South Dakota , and the western
parts of Nebraska and Kansas. The soli Is
n rich , brown loam and few parts of the
country would be raoro productive if the re
gion had a few more Inches of rain every
year. It woa to these lands In Kansas and
Nebraska that many thousands of fanners
wore lured , some twelve or fifteen years ago ,
by two seasons of more than average rain
fall , resulting In excellent crops. They
lingered In this thirsty region for soveial
years till they had learned the blitcr fact
that dryness was Its normal state and that
I they must go elsewhere to make a living.
! The heglra of drought sufferers from the two
states numbered over 200,000 persons.
It Beomed as Uiough this sub-arid region
might then revert to Us former condition
when It was used only for stock ranges. But
those who remained there , or have since Bot-
4 led In tha country , have been working for
years to BOO If they cannot tava a considera
ble part of the land for agriculture. It Is to
their advantage that a good deal less water
Is required for Irrigation than In the moro
arid regions to the west. The development
of Irrigation In the eub-arld belt has been
particularly actlvo In the last live years and
ho whole country Is Interested In the efforts
now maklnc to keep the central counties ot
ho Dakotas and western Nebraalta and Kan
sas available for farmers Instead of relaps-
ng wholly Into grazing lands for range cat
tle.
In North and South Dakota the growth of
Irrigation has depended mainly upon the
boring of artesian wells. For some years
our geological survey has been studying
the water-bearing formation known as the
Dakota sandstones , which extends under n
largo part of the two states and has already
yielded much wealth to the Dakotas through
: he water derived frcm It. It is a vast
artesian basin and most geologists eay It Is
replenished by tho.rfyers that flow over the
formation and thojplnfall on the mountains
nnd foothills that .ijmjt the basin to the
west. Prof. WhiUyjj ; , however , writing In
1894 , thought It probable that these artesian
waters were stored nt a former period of
: lme , when the precipitation was greater
than at present. However this may bo , nnd
whether or not the supply Is liable to com
plete exhaustion , there Is no doubt of Us
Immense present utility. If the common
view as to the source of the waters Is cor
rect there Is no doubt that , properly hus
banded , these artesian supplies will bo a
perpetual , llfe-glvlng resource throughout a
large part , If not all of the northern half of
our sub-arid bolt.
These well's , now numbering 1,200 to 1,500 ,
as nearly as can be estimated from the
latest reports , afford the water supply for
many towns and for a great number of farms.
Many townships have Incurred debt to sink
the wells and farmers have combined for
the same purpopo and shared the water
product. The depth of the wells varies , at
Yankton the water-bearing formation
being struck at COO feet below the
burface , while nt other places the wells are
1,000 to 1,200 feet deep , and at Jamestown ,
N. D. , the water supply comes from a depth
of l.BOO feet. The extent of the formation
s not yet clearly defined , at least In the
atest reports of the Geological survey , but
.hero la some reason to bellovc that It
stretches Into Manitoba and Nebraska. The
argent number of wells ban hern dug In the
southern counties of South Dakota and the
most favorable results of Irrigation are ob-
; alnod. Irrigated lands have yielded thirty-
lour" bushels of wheat to the aero , corn
'orty-olght , oats seventy-three and potatoes
210 , while on adjacent unwatercd lands tha
wheat yield was seven bushels , corn eight
and oats twenty-two. Tills Is doubtless nn
extreme case , but everywhere very profitable
results have come from Irrigation. A well
costing $3,000 and watering a section of C40
acres will pay for Itself In n year.
There are some artesian wells In Nebraska
nnd Kansas , but the possibilities of water-
winning by this method have not yet been
thoroughly Investigated , In the sub-arid
bolt of both states the farmers are now oc
cupying the lands near tho. rivers nnd are
Irrigating all the acreage for which they
have water. It Is only four years slnco Ne
braska organized Its first Irrigation board ,
and hardly any of the farms have been arti
ficially watered moro than flvo years , but
several millions of acres thus far have been
reclaimed , and the success has been so
largo that the legislature organized an
Irrigation bureau last winter with practical
and well equipped men to run It and an
adequate appropriation.
It remains to bo seen how far the sub-
arid bolt may bo mads tenable for a farm
ing population by Irrigation. It Is evident
that the water supply from the rivers Is
available only for a small part of the land ,
probably not more than an eighth of It.
I3ut as Nebraska and Kansas are showing ,
a combination of farming and grazing lb
mutually advantageous and may be made
to turn most of the land to good account.
It Is probable also that , even If the artesian
waters of the Dakotas are perennially re
plenished , the drafts upon them may easily
become too largo and very likely they will
not serve to water moro than on elehth of
the land. It Is fortunate that ovlng to the
sub-soil in these t tales the moisture Is BO
well retained near the surface that thorough
irrigation Is required only
once la two years
to wise flno crcpfl , and If the farmers con
water only an eighth of their lands they may
advantageously utilize tha remainder In stock
grazing and their tilled lands will supply
the grain needed to fatten their cattle and
snfeep for market.
Thus a combination of farming and
graz
ing eeems to offer an Inviting project for
the future of the tub-arid belt , This will
be a splendid result well worth working for
If only an eighth of this region can be
turned Into the bosfof farm lands the tilled
will bo for larger than
area Iowa , one of
our rlchiwt ncrlcultural taU > a. The direct
addition It will make to the national wealth
will bo felt throughout the land , to nay noth-
Inn of tha Impotuii It will Impart to the
gracing Interests that will occupy th reef -
of Urn r * > lnn.
M'LEAN ' WILL HEAD TICKET
Demoornta Name Cincinnati Editor as Their
Oandidato for Governor ,
OTHER COMPETITORS MAKC POOR SHOWING
rinfform l Ailoplcil rmlorOiiK ( lie
( 'hlcnno VUermieo , DrnniuirliiK
TruM * mill AilinlnlMrnlU e
Pulley In Philippine * ,
Governor..JOHN H. M'L13AN of Hamilton
Lieutenant Governor
A. W. PATUU'K of Tuse. rn\vuB
Supreme JuilRo
OBNVITT C. HAUOKU of Mmllson
Attorney General J. 0. UO1IK ot Scncia
AU . AoEOKaK 'W.'V.sio'AixiOSn'ot'
' ' ' ' " ' ' ' '
j A'ME'S' i. bbuM AN' of' i'.i wVcnce
Member of the Hoard of Public Works. .
KbBTOHKH D. MALIN of Mike
ZANESVlbLK , O. , Aug. M. The demo
cratic state- convention closed tonight nftcr ,
a day of dramatic politics. While there |
viero a half dozen other candidate.1) for
governor , the McLean men claimed every
thing with such conddcnco that they undertook - I I
dertook to bo magnanimous In minor |
parts , although they wcro at the same time. t
cnrrful that the stnr candidate was not' '
ei/irse-d. They stated early In the dny that I
the first ballot would have nouc of "the
second choice" vole for McLean , that none
of the reserves would bo called out until the j
second ballot nnd that all the candidates )
would hnvo their respective votes on the t
first ballot. In this piny McLean was nomi
nated on the flrrt ballot by a half vote
and the figuring was BO cfosc that the
dramatic scene of changes on the second
ballot with "aucond choice" reserves ' I
flocking to Mcl an's standard ( Sid not j i {
take place. H la claimed that McLean
could have had -ITS votes out of the S02 on
the first bnlfot Instead of 402U , and that ho
would have had over DOO on the second bal
lot. At any rate the delegates nil voted for
tholr local favorites on the first ballot nnd
thus the program ot complimenting them
was carried out without the reader drawing
from any ot his competitors.
After the adoption of the majority report
on credentials , the McLean men full that
they could make any play on the balloting
that they desired. The vote of 389 to 3J1
In defeating the minority report on cre
dentials was thu hardest fight the McLean
! men had during the day , as they wcro then
without1 the fifty-six contested votes from
Cuynhoga county and on thnt vote they
j could not have niado a nomination.
Even without the Cuyahoga vote they had
335 votes on the adoption of the majority
report on credentials and that was only
seven short of enough to nominate. Among
the shrewdest plays In the drama was the
motion to amend the report on permanent
organization so as to continue the temporary
ry organization nnd this corrected the only
stipulation that the McLean managers made
last night nt the meeting of the committee.
Judge Mooney made such n good Impression
that all wanted him for permanent chair
man and the amended report also continued
as secretary Hon. Thomas J. Cogan , the
friend of McLean , and shut off the antl-
McLetu man who had been named In the
report for sergeant-at-arms.
I .SorKfniil-nl-ArniM IN IIclpR-MH.
' The convention much of the time was be
yond the control of the eergeant-at-arms and
his assistants. The convention was properly
represented In Us platform and the key
note speech of Judge Mooney. The name
of Bryan was cheered whenever It was men
tioned. The convention showed demon-
stiattons over free sliver and Imperialism ,
antl-bosslsm and all the Indictments In the
speech of Judge Mocney and In the plat
form. Tbo recess from 3 to 4 p. m. was
taken to confer with Colonel James Kll-
bourne for second placa on the ticket and
the recess was continued It. vain till 5
p. m. for tr-at purpose.
\ On reassembling every possible effort was
made to nominate Colonel James Kllbourne
for lieuteuant governor , but after a dozen
close personal friends had withdrawn his
name and declared that Colonel Ktlbourna
would decline this effort was abandoned.
During this part of the performance the
committee appeared , escorting the nominee
for governor and other candidates for that
place. Mr. McLean was given a rousing
ovation. He thanked the convention for the
honor and said ho would make as hard a
fight for election as possible , requesting all
to do their part , as he would do his part.
Colonel Kllbourne was most enthusiastically
received nud addressed the convention at
length , thanking his friends for their loyal
support and asking them to bow to the will
i of the majority. He eulogized the platform
j nnd held that principles were moro 1m- .
portant than personal preferences. Ad-1 j
1 dresses wcro also made by General Sher
wood , HIce and Seward and calls were made
for Haskell and Lentz , who were absent.
Another effort was made to nominate
Colonel Kllbourno for lieutenant governor ,
but ho was still in the hall and had the
chairman make on official announcement
that he could not accept. The names of
Curtis V. Harris of Athens , John L. Bcatty
of Steubonvlllo and A. W. Patrick of Now
Philadelphia were presented for lieutenant
governor. The first ballot resulted : Harris ,
182 ; Beatty , 109 ; Patrick. 489. Others scat-
terlnc Included nine for Lewis G. Bernard
of Cincinnati. The nomination of Patrick
was made unanimous. Judso Patrick was a
delegate to Chlcaco when Bryan was nomi
nated.
Skctrh of ( lie Candidate.
John U. McLean was born In Cincinnati ,
September 17 , 1848 , and Is 51 years of nge.
Ho wont from Harvard < o Germany , After
bo served In all the department * of the
Enquirer ho became half owner In 1872 and
solo owner in 1881. Mr. McLean has con
ducted the Cincinnati Enquirer over a quar
ter of a century and Its success Is due to
him. Ho has succeeded In many other enter
prises. Ho has been a stanch supporter of
organized labor and his charitable enter
prises are large. Whllo Mr. McLean has
never held public office , he has been a pow
erful factor in politics. Through the En-
qulror he started over a uuartor of n cen
tury ajro the cry , "Hlse up , William. " It
resulted in the late Senator William Allen
being nominated and elected covornor , tho.
first tlmo the democrats had elected a gov
ernor for Uenty years. Governor Allen was
afterward endorsed by the democracy for. .
president In 1S7 < 5.
Mr. McLean was also a leader In the
election of Governor Bishop In 1877 , of
Governor Hoadley In 1883 nnd of Governor
Campbell In 1889 , these four being the only
democratic governors elected In Ohio slnco
1854. Mr , McLean uot only brought out
the first winning democratic candidate for I
governor In hla generation In William Allen '
In 1873 , but ho also furnished the Iseue then
In his opposition to a contracted currency.
In 1895 McLean was the democratic nominee
for senator against Sherman. Six years ago
McLean WBB the generally recognized candi
date of the democrats for eonator against
Senator Hanna of the republicans. Mc-
Lenn Jus lx > en prominent In national n < i
well as nt local nnd state conventions.
When Hancock was nominated for presi
dent at Cincinnati In 1SSO McLean took n
conspicuous part. In 18S4 he was one of
the Ohio delegated t\t largo nnd chairman
of the Ohio delegation , He has been one
of the Ohio dclegatfs-at-largo nt succeed
ing national democratic conventions , At
the Inst democratic national convention he
wns n prominent candidate for the presi
dency and declined the nomination for vice
president.
Thr PlnUornt Ailoptnl.
J. We hcnrtlly reaffirm the entire Chicago
cage platform of 1SP6 , and wo cspeclnHy
emphasize the financial plnnk therein , and
wo continue ti demand the free nnd unlim
ited coinage of silver anil cold a * tqunl In
primary money nt the rnio of 1C to 1 , Inde
pendent ol all other nations In the world.
2. The Hon. Wllllnm J. Brynti still re- '
tnlns our tntlre confidence nnd wo demnnd ,
his rcnomlnntlon In 1900. i
3. Wo recognize the solemn fact that our
government cannot bo both republican nnd
Imperial. I
4. We stand In line with Washington , '
.lo.Terson , Jackson. Lincoln. ( Irnnt nn-l till ,
other American patriots , living nnd dead , '
In drslrlnR the perpetuity of our republic. ,
fi. Wo nro radically and unnllorably op
posed to Imperialism In the United States
pf America. When wo hnvo solved pome of i
the race problems thnt confront us nt homo '
then by example.o cnn procf.ilm the bles-
olngB that flow frnsn frro ItiRtltutlons nnd
thiiH procure "benevolent naalmllntlon" with-1
out "criminal aggression. " |
( ' . Wo to alliance
are opposed cntnngllng * i
\\ltli foreign kingdoms nnd empire ? . i
7. We commend the nctlnn of congress In j
'
doclnrhiR our wnr with Spain \\ns for hu-
inanity nnd not for conquest ,
5. Wo proudly recognize the vnlor nnd
glorious achievements of our gallant soldier * {
nnd sailors tram Hunker Hill to this very ,
hour as lining among thu most thrilling and i
glorious In the history of the world , but
wo profoundly regret that American soldiers
are being unlawfully ' " "od In the name of
liberty to crush and iloMrov dawning re-
ptibllcnnlsiu In the Orient . .milt * dnnminco
the secret nnd vicious nlllnnco now In evi
dence between England ani the republican
administration , whereby this nation mny become -
como Involved In war with fnrelgn nations.
9. We demand thnt the Cubans nnd Kll-
Iplnos not only be permitted , but en
couraged , to establish Independent repub
lics , deriving nil of their governmental pow
ers from the consent of the governed.
10. We denounce the republican party for
Its thirty-eight ycnrs ot nbjcct subserv
iency to the shipping Interests of Great
Itrltaln and wo denounce the so-caPed
Hannn-Pr.yne shipping bllf , which , If en
acted Into law , would further shackle our
Interests.
11. Wo are In favor of maintaining our
splendid nnd efficient navy.
12. A large standing army In our republic
Is a menace to liberty.
13. We favor the Inl'lntlvo ' nnd referen
dum , the passage of tbo eight-hour law , the
moro rigid inspection of mines nnd work
shops , the prohibition of sweatshops nnd
the abolition of the contract system of
prison labor.
14. Wo declare that all unlnwfur combina
tions of capital are the legitimate fruits of
a gold standard and other corrupt repub
lican leglslntlnn on questions of the tnrlff
nnd we demand tbnt all articles , the prices
of which are controlled by the trusts , be
pFnced on the free Hat. Wo denounce the
attorney genernl of the United Stntcs , np-
polnted from the state of New Jorsoy. the
hotbed of trusts , for his refusnl to enforce
the dtntutcs of the United States against
them.
21. We recommend n constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
president , vice president nnd United States
senator by a direct vote of the people.
AN INVASION OF COSTA RICA
ntK of Ilomliirnn nml ? ilenrn-
U In AllcKCil , Komi nil .Alli
ance Olfcimlrc ami Defensive.
NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 30. On the author
ity of an American Just returned hero from
Nicaragua , where ho has lived for the last
seven years , It Is stated thnt there recently
took place a secret conference between
President Zelaya of Nicaragua and President
Terencla Sierra of Honduras , the purpose of
which was to effect on offensive alliance
between those two countries for an Invasion
of Costa lllca.
The conference took place at Acnalpala ,
Honduras , the chief seaport on the Pacific
side , and It Is stated that war between the
allies and Costa nicn Is bound to eventuate.
The casus belli Is contained In the fact tbnt
Nicaragua Is Intent upon regaining from
Ccsta Rica the province of Guonacaste , the
boundary Hne between Costa Rica and Nica
ragua , and which Is adjacent to the proposed
route of the Nlcaraguan canal. This province
formerly belonged to Nicaragua , but was
wrested from the latter country in the last
struggle with Costa Rica.
It is likewise stated that $30,000 In gold
has been shipped to Hamburg and that the
fathcr-In-law of President Zelaya Is now In ,
Belgium for the purpose of buying up arms '
for the allied forces ; nlno thnt $25,000 In
gold has been sent to Zclnya's agents In Now
York for the same purpose.
ORDERED TO THE TRANSVAAL
Severn ! AVell Known IjiiKllxh "U'nr
Correxiiomli'iitfi to Ieuro Heiuiex
for Sontli Africa.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
RKNNES , Aug. 30. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Several
well known war correspondents hero rep
resenting English newspapers received yes
terday or today Instructions to hold them
selves In readiness for the start to Trans
vaal on twenty-four hours notice. Their
places will bo tnken by other mon sent
from London to Rcnncs , or Paris , In view
of troubles expect I It is considered In
Important news centers that the conclusion
of the trial Is ni-nr.
DrmouriitM Will "Get Tojfi-tlior. "
Chicago Chronicle ( gold dem. )
Indubitably there 1's a strong effort by the
republican party to Induce the democracy
to make the free coinage of silver nt a ratio
of 1C to 1 Its rallying cry next Bummer , but
the democracy will do nothing of the kind ,
It will endorse the free coinage of sliver In
Its platform , but It realizes that currency
legislation of the character It dcslrca IB 1m- |
possible just now and will bo for years to
come , and It Is unwilling to spoil the chance
of a great victory by rigid Insistence upon
the adoption of that policy to the exclusion
of other policies of equal , or more , Im
portance. Six millions of American voters
bellovo In the free coinage of sliver and
they will continue to believe In It , but they
believe also in other things nnd thone things
are capable ot Immediate nccompllfihment.
Democracy will listen to the advice of Its
foes and then go Its own way. It will re
fuse to put all of Its pggs Into ono basket.
H will , unless every Indication IB false , fol
low the example sot for It by the party In
Iowa. It will "get together. "
Xllt III 'A OilCIlINK ,
WnnhltiRton Post.
The fact that Admiral Dewey weara a
boiled ehlrt , patent leather shoes , nnd
creaswi his trousers will make It IrapoBslbls
for him to become the presidential nomlneo
of tbo crowd with which Colonel Watterson
Is now training.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
SMi AMI OTIIMltWlSIJ.
Henry Irving I * * nld to be as fond ot a
cup of tea an a woman , nnd If It Is not mnd *
Just to cult him he prefers to brew It him-
self.
California Is to have n new governor's
mansion ot granite nnd brick In Capitol
park , Sacramento , and the cost Is now cntl-
inntcd nt } 60,000. It I" to be two Morlfs
In height , with nttlc nnd basement , and will
cover n ground nrea of TlxflS feet.
The bodies of seven of the John Drown
raiders , which were Interred on the banks
of the Shcnnndonh , near Hnrper'g Kerry ,
wcro reburled recently on the John Hrown
fnrm nt North Klba , N. Y. The graven will
bo a little to the left of the old Dronn
hcndstone.
Miss Jnno Smith , who , on n wnger of
M.OOO , Is milking her way from Chicago to
New York with no other money thnu eho
cnn make by shining ahocd , cnrncd $ S In
one dny at Hlnghntntnn , N. Y. , by charging
2f > ccnti a shine. She tins twenty-four dn > a
remaining In which to complete her trip
nud at thnt rMo will easily mnko It.
Chlcngo's iiostmaster , Charfes M. Gordon ,
explains hln big bill for ofllco furniture , In
cluding $1SO for n desk nnd $40 for a chair ,
by saying hp wanted to pleapo the critical
ryes of President McKlnlpy nnd members
of the rnblntt when they happened to bo
visiting him , but the department still re
fuses to pny for uch finery nnd Mr. Gordon
will probably hnvo to buy It himself or
send It back.
H IB reported thnt Prince Henry of
Prussia , now the commander of Germany's
Aslntlc nqtmdron , Intends to visit fan Prnn-
claco on his llngshlp , the Uoutchlnnd , nnd If
ho docs It In believed In Washington that
ho will certainly accept nn Invitation nl-
rcndy extended by President McKlnlcy to go
to Washington nnd thus acquaint hlnu elf
with the cnpltnl ot the country Admiral
Uowoy halls from.
A correspondent of the New York Sun
avers thnt there Is both a ennn nnd \\omnn
In the moon. "in the lower left-hand
corner of the moon , " ho adds , "Is the
woman's position , while the man hnn thn
directly opposite corner. The position U
such that It appears ns though they were
kissing p.nch other with the grcntest affec
tion Imaginable. If
you fix your eyoi
stoadlry on the lower center of the moon the
picture mny bo plainly observed. "
T111T1S TUIFI.I2S.
Chicago News : Assistant How would jou
uMlKwite a paper devoted to pnlmlstry ?
i-dltor-Cnil it a hu-id orgnn.
Puck : "Now , gentle-lien. " Md | the BUIII-
mer hotel proprietor , "I wnnt tonsk every
mnn who saw the sea serpent to step up
nnd ( have a drink. " The reporter counted
fourteen.
Detroit Krce Press : "How nffecttonnto
your little boy must bo to write you a nlne-
papc letter. "
"Ye * ; It Is all about n white billy goat
he wants to bring home. "
Chicago Tribune : Reporter The name of
thnt man on the West Side who wns struck
by llghtnlnir IB Urzlnslatowsklwlcz.
Assistant City Editor What wns his name
before ho was struck by lightning ?
Indianapolis Journal : "Moat men , " nald
the platitudinous boarder , "are moro amen
able to ridicule than to reason. "
"Yes , they are more easily guyed than
guided , " said the Cheerful Idiot.
Washington Star : "There's a mnn who
Is always looking ahead , and yet he doesn't
ccem to bo getting rich any faster than
some of the rest of us. "
"Who is he ? "
"The local weather prophet. "
Somervlllo Journal : Friend Do you dic
tate your Jokes to a typewriter ?
Pnraijrap'her ' No ; I iiBcd to. but I o-t
discouraged nt hearing the bell ring nt the
end of every line.
Chicago Tribune : Guest You charge
more for a porterhouse utenk than you us d
to. Why Is It ?
Proprietor of Restaurant I have to pny
more for It. The price of bivef has gone up.
Guest The steak Is smaller than It us d
to be , too.
Proprietor of Restaurant Thnt , of course ,
Is on account of the scarcity of beef.
ISITlIOTlSN'OUGIIFOHVOUr
W. W. Anness In Beaver City Tribune.
The shades of night were swooping down
Upon a fair Nebraska town ,
As through the streets there wobbled slow
A Jasper with his tale of woe
iBlthotenoughforyou ?
parsing throng glared wildly at
This Jasper pale who wore no hut ,
And as along QIQ feebly bobbed
Most every otlier step he sobbed ,
iBltliotenoughforyou ?
"Pause , " ciied an aged sage of year * ,
"Is your face- decked with sweat or tean ? "
When , lo. there broke upon the nlr
That soft and balmy voice , I swear ,
IbllhotenouRhforyou ?
"Stny ! " gasped a maiden fair to sec ,
"Come lake one kisH or three from me ; "
Ho halted for n minute then
He answered with a sigh and grin ,
Islthot enough foryou ?
"flay , Mister , say , " nn old maid cried ,
"Come linger won't you by my side ; "
He answered her with n piteous moan ,
He snld to her with a Bad , sad groan ,
Idllhotenoughforyou ?
And then he vanished out of light
Into the dark and sable night ,
When , lo , another Jnsper cnme
Along with these words In a frame ,
Remember-the-Malne !
"None but the brave
Deserve the fair. "
And our boys are entitled to all
good things that comes
their way and plenty of
it and , speaking of "good
things" reminds us of our
own good clothing.
New fall styles are arriving
daily there are all kinds
of nice clothes for one to
choose from , at from $8,00
to $25,00 ,
What is left of our spring and
summer assortment , goes
at half price. In these lots
are suits at $3.75 , $5.00 ,
$6,25 , 97.50 , SJO , etc.