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C 27,000 21 27,020
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M. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
The Omaha school board will soon es
tablish a class In hypnotism at the High
Hchool with Architect Lntcnscr In
charge. '
Nebraska farmers with small grain In
tho ground nro not worrying half so
much about the rains as the women with
new spring bonnets.
Nebraska republicans cannot afford to
liavo tho word "trust" branded upon
them this year by endorsing In their
Rtate convention tho "sugar and oil
llrm."
When Omaha people palronb.e tho
theaters so liberally no wonder tho
)olltlcliius who deny the presence of
jirorrity nro regarded with a skeptical
look.
There Is reason to fear that If the po
II co succeed in breaking up tho opium
Joints thu popocratlc organ will be short
on tho class of political dreams usually
found In Its columns.
Lost, strayed or stolen one-half of
tho guaranteed circulation of the World
Herald. Information leading to Its
whereabouts will bo thankfully re
ceived by tho distressed owner.
Now would be a good time for Ijibor
Commissioner Kent to bring out sonic
moro figures to prove that farming does
not pay. Tho farmers arc too busy put
ting In their crops to contradict him.
Senator I'ettlgrew has been so busy
figuring out how It all happened In the
recent municipal election In his home,
town that he has not had time to Intro
duco a resolution of Inquiry In the
Benatc.
Ueports from Washington nro to the
offect that Senator Clark may resign and
co before the peoplo of his state for a
vindication. No ono will question the
fact that he is in need of a vindication,
but will ho got It?
Kvery man who went on the Douglas
county delegation to tho republican
stato convention went on with the dis
tinct understanding of Its object nnd
all tho ghost-dancing of tho popocratlc
organ will not disturb its unanimity of
purpose.
Congressmen Stark nnd Sutherland
both say they enjoy congressional life
nnd would like more of It. What Is
troubling them Is that several men In
their districts have- an Idea that they,
too, would enjoy living lu Washington
nnd responding to rollcall with salary
ns nu Incidental,
Tho populist press of tho state admits
there are a few spavins nnd other blem
ishes on tho popidist nags entered lu
lrovlous races In Nebraska, but Insist
that plenty of others are In tho stable
that are not allllcled. Tho trouble with
this class Is that they are poor starters
In a popocratlc convention and always
get left nt the post.
Getting advertising on ralso rep
reseutatlous of circulation is tho same
ns getting money under false protenses
When tho merchant Is buncoed on a
fraudulent check ho usually refuses to
nccept worthless paper rrom the same
party again. Why should ho continue
to advertise n n paper after he find
out that it has been cheating him?
Tho now city council will glvo the new
city otllclnls a new allotment of the
funds for their respective departments
under tho current levy. Tho taxpayer
want each otllco run on a scale of elll
cleucy, but they do not. want any over
laps nt tho end of tho year. If the cloth
Is big enough to glvo a bigger slice to
each nnd thus Improve tho garment n
objection will bo entered.
According to tho Omaha Hryau organ
tho turning down of Congressman Suth
orlund In tho Fifth district Is already
assured nnd the light will bo betwee
Judgo Shellenberger as tho fusion candl
dato and W. S. Mori an ns tho repul
llcnn nominee. If this Is correct Con
pressman Sutherland will soon bo ablo
to add n sting of lugratltudo to his col
kctlou of political idles.
utiMuuitATiv issutis.
Mr. Adlal Is. Stevenson,- former vice
president of the 1'nlted States, Is not
now n connnaiidlnR IlKurc In democratic
politics, yet his views arc not altogether
without Interest. In a contribution to .
the Philadelphia Times Mr. Stovoiison
states the democratic Issues In the com-
mB c.uniai... no says the party win
stand for "tariff for revenue only," ax
the antagonist of trusts, In favor of bi
metallism the restoration of sliver "to
Its proper place In our monetary system"
and In opposition to a lt(rgo standing
army In time of peace. It will, ho de-1
clarcs, "observe In letter and In spirit
the civil service law and oppose Its vio
lation to the end that ploces be provided
ns rewards for partisan service." It
will oppose lmperallsm and denounce
tho republican policy In regard to I'orto
Klco.
Not a word has Mr. Stevenson to say
about the Chicago platform. Does he
think that precious declaration of popo
cratlc principles Is to be Ignored? If so
ho Is certainly not In touch with the
leaders of the Hryanlte party. It I the
present Intention of that party to reaf
firm the Chicago platform' In Its entirety
nnd thero Is no reason to believe this
puriKiso will be changed. It will supple
ment that declaration with new Issues,
but It is upon the utterances of the
party four years ago that the people
will render their verdict next November.
In regard to tho later questions the
democracy can present no valid claim
to popular support. For tho so-called
Imperialism the leader of that party has
a largo share of responsibility, while as
to the trusts he has yet to offer an Intel
ligent uud practicable plan for dealing
with tho evil.
As to a "tariff for revenue only," a
very large majority of tho American
people have not forgotten tho conse
quences of democratic legislation In this
direction four years ago. Some of them
huvo not yet fully recovered from Its
disastrous effects. We nro Inclined to
think that Mr. Stevenson Is mistaken In
thinking that the Kansas City conven
tion will pronounce In favor of observ
ing tho civil service law In letter and in
spirit. The Itryanlto party Is too eager
for tho spoils to commit itself to civil
service reform, a policy which Its loader,
so far as wo know, has never endorsed
and which many of Its prominent mem
berg have antagonized. Mr. Stevensoti
talks about democratic belief In the in
allennblo rights of all peoplo and sym
pathy with tho oppressed, apparently
unmindful of tho fact that millions of
colored citizens In the south nro being
deprived of their rights. Wo have Just
had an example, In the Louisiana elec
tion, of how democrats In that section
treat tho .Teffersonlnn principle that
"governments derive their Just powers
from the consent of tho governed." Not
alono In Louisiana, but In nearly every
southern state, the democrats refuse to
apply this principle to tho colored citi
zens. Tho country knows already what dec
laration of principles will come from
tho convention of tho Hryanlte party at
Kansas City, for they have been pro
claimed In tho Nebraska platform of
that party with the "approval of Rryan
himself and the reception they have re-
elved very strongly Indicates their rc-
udlatlon next November.
QUAY JjUSKS HIS SEAT.
Tho long-pending case of former
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was de
elded yesterday against him, tho senate
voting 5.'l to 112 that ho was not en
titled to the seat to which he had been
ppointed by the governor. The case
was ono of the most notable or tne
Ind that has occurred In tho history
of tho senate. Mr. Quay's senatorial
term expired March l of last year. The
ennsylvanla legislature was lu session
at tho time and failed to elect his sue
ccssor. After tho adjournment of the
legislature tho governor of the state
appointed nnd commissioned Mr. Quay
to hold tho ollieo of senator until the
next meeting of tho legislature.
The question Involved was as to the
right of tho governor, under tho terms
of tho federal constitution, to make
tho appointment nnd this was ably and
exhaustively discussed, the best law
ers of tho senate participating In the
debate. Tho result makes another prec
edent ngalnst the right of a governor
of a stato to appoint a United States
senator to a vacancy happening durln
tho session of a legislature and which
that body falls to 1111. It Is probable
that this decision will llnally dispose
of tho question Involved, for It Is un
likely that any governor will hereafter
assumo a right which tho senate has
for tho third or fourth time dcclnrcd
does not exist.
CUSVKXTWX OF MAXUFACTUItBRS,
The convention of tho National Asso
elation of Manufacturers, In session a
Boston, is tho fifth nnuuul meeting o
this organization, which Is ono of the
most useful and lnHuentlnl of tho com
merclnl bodies of the United States,
Tho annual report of tho. president of
tho association, presented "yesterday. I
a most Interesting statement of" the
condition of our manufacturing Indus
tries. Ho states that tho fifteen months
slnco tho Inst convention has been n
period of Industrial activity for which
thero Is no parallel In American his
tory. There hns been an unprecedented
demand for manufactured products of
every description, taxing the productive
capacity of manufacturing plants to tho
utmost. So great Is the pressure of
business, says tho report, -that manu
facturing operations arc hampered by
Inability to obtain material and by u
scarcity of labor, whllo the railroads
are unnble to handle pronlritly tho fuel
and materials which the manufacturers
consume nud tho goods which they
make, ilt is further snld that there Is
no evldenco that tho cud of this ex
traordinary activity Is approaching.
"Whllo us yet thero Is no Indication,"
says tho report, "that tho output of
our factories Is approaching tho limits
of what our people can consume, thero
is still less evidence that our foreign
markets nro likely to lessen their tak
ings of our products."
Wo commend this to the thoughtful
consideration of those peoplo who say
tho couutry, U uot really prosperous
ill nwilnst reimbllcan policy, f
Ills extraordinary Industrial ,
and who ral
to which this
activity Is larsely due. What n con-
trust the report of the president of the
Xutlonal Association of Manufacturer j
presents to the statements of our Indus' ,
trial condition a few years ago, when i
we had the Wilson tariff, which it was
promised -would stimulate tho Indus
tries, Increase the exports of manu
facturers and provide abundant reve
nue, but which failed to do either. Yet
the democratic party Is still demand
Ing a "tariff for revenue only" and will
undoubtedly Incorporate this In Its, next
national platform. It Is Inconceivable
that a majority of tho American people,
with such facts before them and re
membering tho disastrous consequences
f democratic tariff legislation, deslro
the restoration of that party, with Its
added llnanclnl herosles, to power.
IAJ$T,.STltAi.'EV UU MULE.
Tho Advertisers' Guaranty company
Chicago has vouched for the abso
lute correctness of the claim of tho
Omaha World-Herald to a paid clrcnla-
Ion during the past month of over
18,000 copies dally.
Tho returns of the newspaper census
n Omaha, South Omnha and Council
IUuffs disclose only 7,SM)0 copies of the
World-Herald distributed dally to car-
lor delivery subscribers as against
1,881 copies of The Heo distributed
by carrier. The circulation of these
papers In the llftcen principal towns
f Nebraska and twenty towns In west
rn Iowa aggregate respectively U.liil
for tho World-II,erald and 4,2:10 for
'ho Hec. In other words, In tho terri
tory lu which The Ueo distributes
l(!,i;il copies to regular subscribers, the
World-IIcrald circulates only 0,155 cop
ies.
Will some one please explain where
tho World-Herald distributes the other
10,000 copies of Its pretended paid cir
culation? Is tho Guaranty company
willing to check up the census figures,
published by The Heo and help us to
llud tho excess of circulation the World-
Herald Jios been claiming over The
Ueo In the city of Omaha and adjacent
towns?
Tho mysterious disappearance of one-
third of tho pretended paid circulation
f the World-Herald Is surely a serious
matter and the risk of losing Its $50,000
guaranty should stlmulnto the Guar
anty company to offer a reward for the
eturn of the lost, strayed or stolen
subscribers.
Senator Allen Is not only sending tele
grams asking his friends to do what
they can for Thurston, but he Is also
writing letters urging support of his re
publican colleague for a delegate to help
nomlnnto McKlnley. Hut why should
not the popocratlc senator from Ne
braska be anxious to have tho repub
licans of Nebraska bespattered with
Standard oil? Senator Allen wants to
prevent the republicans from electing n
legislature that will retire him to prl-
ato life and sees a chnnco to promote
this object by saddling the republicans
with the "sugar nnd oil llrm."
Tho dissension democrats have been
oporting lu republican ranks In various
states does not materialize ns the con
ventions assemble. In nil the states
which tho republicans expect to carry
tho party Is presenting a united front
and endorsing the administration with
out reserve. Tho only Instances in
which disagreements have arisen nre In
states In which republicans have small
show of success, and even there the
trouble Is over purely loenl matters.
Norfolk shippers have made a good
showing before the Interstate Commerce
commission nhd they could have made
Just ns good a showing before the sham
reformers who constitute tho Stato
Hoard of Transportation. They mny
get some relief from the Interstate Com
merce commission, but they could have
appealed until doomsdny to the reform
ers on tho stato board without having
any serious nttentlon paid to their
grievances.
European nations are intently watch
lug the effort of tho United States to
collect money duo from the Turkish gov
ernment. Thero Is not a government In
Durope which hns not one or more slml
lar claims which have gone to protest
uud they nro hoping this country will
show them a way to collect. It would
not be the first time tho United States
has given tho old world diplomats les
sons in tho art of getting what they are
after.
-Voriln of Great Men.
Pittsburg Chronicle.
O. Cleveland uses longer words than W
J. Rryan uses, but tho latter moro than
make3 up In number for what ho lacks la
length.
Hunk DlNi-oiii'tcxy,
Buffalo Express.
Wharton Barker says Bryan will not bo
tho democratic nomlneo for president. Is It
courteous for one presidential candidate
thus to discuss the chances of another?
AkuIiiiiIiIii lit I Ik- Tall,
San Francisco Call.
If tho nntl-lmperlalUts get out a ticket,
what Is tho matter with Atkinson at the
head of It and Agulnaldo at tho tall? Tho
latter Is certainly accomplished In tho art
of running.
Children In ShiK to DiMVoy.
San Francisco Call.
Ten thousand St. Louis school children
aro going to sing to Admiral Dewey. It
might not bo unwlso to Improvise for tho
occ.iBlon a song about that man who would
rather bo right than president.
A Ileniiierntlo .Need,
Clnclnnntl Commercial Tribune.
Tho democrats seem to bo much concerned
about what Jefferson would hnve done, or
would not havo done, under present condi
tions. But that Ib uot important. Ju&t now
the democrats need a living man with tho
brains of Jefferson to untangle tho enarl In
which tho party finds Itself.
Sound Like Victor)'.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
In tho scramble, said to bo In progress In
both parties for the nomination for second
placo on tho presidential ticket, there nro
some points of resemblance. Thero is like
wlso ono vital point of difference. It Is
scarcely necessary to add that tho point of
dlfferenco Is tho only thing worth consider
ing. In brief, on tho republican side thero
is a scramble to get the nomination, and
on the democratic there Is a scramble to get
away from It. All of which eound3 like
victory to us, m
rite iuuthucasx of ammaska
Since It has become known that I
aspire to represent Nebraska on the
national committee, the overzealous
friends of my competitor, Mr. It. H.
Schneider, have been seeking to create
the Impression that I committed a
most heinous offense In resigning from
the nntlonal committee to which I had
been elected in ISO-'. That my action ,
nnd motives may not be misunderstood
I deem It proper to call nttentlon to ,
tho historic facts. '
When 1 tendered my resignation In .
1S01 the laborious and difficult task
devolving' upon me ns national com
mitteeman had been performed. In i
tho face of more than 110,000 adverse
mnjorlty Nebraska had boon carried
for Harrison, Crounso nnd tho balance
of the republican ticket, without the
contribution of a dollar from the na
tional committee. I had advanced more
than ?2,000 to carry on that campaign,
borrowing the money at 8 to 10 per
cent, the principal of which was not
reimbursed until 1800, while the In
terest, amounting to over $S00, was
never repaid.
In addition to this, I had Incurred
nn expense of over ?:t00 In the Douglas
county canvass preceding tho nomina
tion of Lorenzo Crounso for governor,
whom I had prevailed upon to take tho
nomination because I regarded him ns
tho only man who stood any chance to
lefeat Van Wyck and retain Nebraska
In tho republican column.
When I resigned my commission there
was nothing further to be done by me
ns national committeeman than to at
tend one committee meeting to tlx tho
location of tho national convention nnd
to wear tho badges nnd ribbons nt
that gathering. In resigning I risked
tho loss of the money advanced In the
campaign nnd voluntarily gave up what
ever honor or glory attaches to tho
position.
I resigned ns a matter of honor, be
cause 'I could not conscientiously sup
port one of the candidates on tho state
ticket. I could huvo remained on tho
committee, ns did National Committee
man Hennett, proprietor of the Tacoma
Ledger, who lu tho same year opposed
tho republican candidate for governor
of tho stuto of Washington, for no
other nnd better reason than that he
resided at Seattle and hnd rendered
himself offensive to the people of Ta
comn. It Is not necessary hero to re
view the campaign of 1891 or reiterate
tho reasons that Impelled me to tho
course I pursued. Whether right or
wrong In my nttltudo toward the nom
inee for governor no right-minded per
son will call In question the honorable
motives that prompted tho resigna
tion. Another objection urged against me
nnd In favor of my competitor Is that
In seeking to be delegate-at-lnrge and
nntlonal committeeman nt the same
time I am asking too much nt the
hands of tho party. This objection has
no precedent to sustain It. In nenrly
every state tho national committeeman
Is chosen from among the delegates to
the national convention. I need not
go beyond Nebraska to cite examples.
In 18S0, James W. Dawns, a delegate
to tho national convention, was made
natlonnl committeeman. In 1SSI, the
choice fell to Church Howe, who was
also a delegate. In 1SSS, William Hob-
ertson wns elected delegate and com
mitteeman. The present committeeman,
Senator John M. Thurston, wns a
delegate In the nntlonal convention of
1800.
Having been once honored with the
position I nm not now Inspired by any
other desire than to be In position
whero my experience and acquaintance
with national leaders can bo utilized
most to accomplish the redemption of
Nebraska. It is now practically set
tled that General Terry S. Heath will
succeed Senator Hanua ns chairman
of the national committee. My long
nnd Intlmnto relations with General
Heath, coupled with tho fact that I was
a member In 1802, would, I believe,
insure my selection on tho national
executive committee and inns assure
Nebraska republicans greater attention
In tho coming campaign. No new mem
ber who hnd not seen previous service
on tho committee could hope to be In
cluded In tho executive committee.
I fully renllzo that In accepting the
position I would assume u very grave
responsibility which, except for my deep
Interest In republican success, I should
not consent to assume. While I have
made mnny isncrillem for tho party
In tho past, I do not ask endorsement
of tho convention as a reward, but
offer my services because I feel that
I am equipped for the work and can
accomplish ns much If not more than
any other man available for the place.
L KOSUWATUK.
. Hack Sent for Mi-liley.
Snn Francisco Cull.
Rccauso Schloy is a rear admiral Is no
guuiauty that ho will accept a rear seat on
tho democratic donkey.
Tlie American Woman.
Baltimore American.
Tho Chlneso minister says ho Is moro
afraid of tho American woman than of tho
n ? ,i I
,ery lorcignoiB!
ice and tolf-rc- ,
American man. Yet, tho v
llanco of American women nro tho first to
VAilcaa n uiiuci lut; uuillliuiiuil Mb luu tutu,
and resolution of thu men of tho country.
They nro unablo to understand that n nn
tlon Is gauged by tho standard of Its moth
ers, and never dreameJ of nny connection be
tween their own national inferiority and tho
repression of their women.
Untruthful Tcmpcriwicc .IniiriinlN.
Pltsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
At tho Vermont conference of tho Metho
dist Episcopal church Bishop Merrill ad
ministered a rebuko to tho meddlcsomo In
dividuals who Insist upon choosing tho pres
mUlHB UCH'WlhtO IU1 HIH. uumu H,ltlilHin.u
Journals had reported that Mr. McKlnley is
a wtno drinker, nnd nisnop warren nas
asked Mr. McKlnley concerning tho report.
Now It la no one's business whether Mr.
McKlnley drinks wlno or not, and ho would
have been Justified In so replying, but Mr.
McKlnley was courteous enough to Bay that
whlln li Aid not turn down his classes at
banquets, but suffered them to bo filled by
tho waiters, the wine always remained un
touched. In making this announcement
Bishop Merrill added that tho ultra-temper-anro
Journals had falsified about him, and ho
presumed that they had falsified ubout tho
president.
T 1 ' . . . .Un.. I.I n.nliiaunti, tamno.nn.A Imtr-
nals be so abstemious with tho truth' Thero
Is nothing Intoxicating about veracity,
ItUT RUUDIU III U, COOVU , J IUII'UIHM.U lHf ,
WHAT REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE TO FACE.
Wahoo Now Era .(pop.).
In Wednesday's Washington telegrams from Washington nppenrs the
following Item of Interest, especially to republican voters:
Senator Thurston left today for Lincoln to appear for the Standard Oil com
pany In Its suit against tho state of Nebraska, which has been set for srgu
mcnt on Thursday In tho Nebraska supremo court. Tho senator endeavored to
socuro an extension of time before tho final date for the argument wfti set, but
he waa unsuccessful. This will be Thurston's first nppcaratrco la tho supromo
court of Nebraska In a number of years and Is taken as proof that ho purposes
to get back Into tho practice of law as rapidly ns possible.
ltepubllcnn voter! He frank nnd honest with yourself nud nnswer
the question: What do you think of tho above? Is that for what you
elected Thurston to the United States sennte to represent the great com
monwealth of Nebraska? To leave his seat In the senate at this mo
ment, leaving Senator Allen alone to misrepresent the state (according to
your Ideas) and for Thuislon to come to Nebraska to appear before tho
supreme court nt Lincoln as tho representative of one of the most gl
gnntlc nnd oppressive monopolies of the laud. Do you approve of your
senntor's net? Are you proud of the position he has taken? Now, do not
wnlt to see what sort of an npology the State Journal and Ucc will hush
up. wo want to know what you think about It. You well know what a
howl tho republican press would have sent up hnd It been Senator Allen
that would have so degraded the senatorial toga.
I'Ml.Ul.MIJNTS !' I'TSIOV POLITICS.
Wahoo New Era (pop.): Auditor Cornell
Is paying his debts llko a little man to tho
paper that nan Btcod by him, right or wrong.
Howclts Journal (dcm.): If, In tho dlvi
lon of stato oillccs, that of attorney general
should fall to tho populists, M. F. Harring
ton of O'Nalll Is the man for tho place.
Pupllllon Times (dem.): Tho three fusion
committed showed their good sonee In re
fusing to even attempt a division of tho
stato ofllces between the parties. They
recognlzo ns binding that good democratic
aw which says tho creature shall not die-
tato to his creator.
Wahoo Now Era (pop.): Tho next populist
stato convention should mako a heroic ex
ample In tho Intercut of good government
by nominating at least ono man on tho stato
ticket who had not been pushing bin namo
for the nomination. Show Uiat It Is possi-
blo for tho ofllco to seek the right man.
Springfield Monitor (dem.): Judgo Hoi-
comb Is trying to get even with Bro. How
ard of tho Times, for giving him tho namo
Slippery SI" last fall, by using his In-
llucnco to cut Edgar out of tho nomination
for auditor. Thero aro ot.hor offlclals of
high rank of tho populist pcrauaslon nt
Lincoln who nro working for tho same cad.
Papllllon Times (dom.): When at Lincoln
last week wo learned that a deteitnlncd ef
fort will bo mado by tho silver republicans
to havo tho nomination for governor awarded
to them by tho fusion conventions. Tho
Times favors tho renomlnation of Governor
I'oyntor, and yet we could throw our hat Just
as high In case tho silver boys should win out
and namo Charley Woostor ns the leader.
Fremont Tribune (rep.): Last fall when
tho nuctstlon of an appointment to till tho
Hayward vacancy was up Judge WlntcrstoJu,
who Is always a domocrat, played all hla
cards for Editor Hitchcock m against Allen.
So when Editor Hitchcock's paper a fow
days ago put somo scare headlines on a
nowa Item from Fremont concerning the
Judge, scarcely warranted by tho article fol
lowing, It looked ns though Editor Hitch
cock was passing along his Justly celebrated
sting of Ingratitude.
Fremont Herald (dcm.): It Is understood
that Judgo Wcstovcr has consented to bo-
como a candldato for tho nomination for gov
ernor before tho fusion state convention.
Treasurer Mesorve, and probably others of
tho stnto officials whoso four years' terms
nro expiring, nre nleo understood to bo can
didates for governor. Which means that they
want to shelve Poynter with ono term. Even
Cornell wns awnrded a re-nomlnation. Wo !
should Uko to soo tho specifications against
Poynter. It Is simply to let In a candldato
for treasurer In his neighborhood?
Blair Courier (dom.); When such a promi
nent poppllst na J. II. Edmlsten will on
nounco himself ready to Jump out of ono
ofllce Into tho office of stato nudltor after a
man llko Edgar Howard has announced him
self a candldato for that ofllce, then wo can
expect most any ono to nnnounco themselve3 (
candidates for Governor Poynter s shoes
Tho attempts will bo much alike In that both ',
Howard and Poynter will ho nominated
when tho pocplo get a chanco to speak. Tho
bark of politicians is about equal to that of
n fisto puppy by tho sldo of tho voice of tho
peoplo.
Hushvllle Standard (pop.): Judgo West-
over's namo Is being qulto generally used by
tho reform press of tho state ns a probable
candldato boforo the next stnto convention
for governor of Nebraska. Tho Standard Is
not authorized to stato whether the Judge
will or will not consent to bo n candidate,
But tho Standard wishes to print on its own
account nnd authority that It would be very
ngrceablo to tho people of northwest Ne-
braska to seo Judgo W estover occupying mo
chair of tho chief cxecutlvo of the groat
stato of Nobraska. Ho has always bosn a
mnn of tho people, and has never yet oo- gulnary about him oxcept his stylo of fight
cupled a position that was too lnrgo for him. i ing when In action. Last summer I Bpent
Grand Island Independent (rep.): Tho ap-
polntment of officers by tho stato house ring
nt Lincoln slnms tho uoor againBi mo can-
dldncy of our townsman, Henry Schlotfeldt : ue is a Arm believer In moderation. Ho has
for auditor and does not oven permit his great hopes that the proper kind of govern
friends of tho Democrat to look In through J mcnt wm eventually make loyal and In-
tho keyhole. Silas said "thumbs up anil
thumbs went up. The populists nro to get
tho nomination for auditor which means In
cs many words Mr. Edmlsten. The crack
of tho whip wns not only heard by Mr.
Schlotfeldt, Edgar Howard of Papllllon was
also compelled to step outsldo whllo the plo
vns bslng distributed. But tho funniest act
In tho whole comedy Is to como when tha
populists from over tho stnto march to Lin
coln and with grave and serious mien ratify
and push through tho slato Just ns Silas, the
sago of Broken Bow and tho freo pass record
breaker, has prepared It.
t wii.vn i vru cKvrt itY el iioha nos.
ProiiilKfd Cold Striken In AlnNliit nnd
Oilier Far- Vwny CoriiorN.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Alaska haa long Hnce be?n regarded no a
region of rich deposits. Tho gold finds were
,,r00( 0f tho theory, but that was only part
' . Now comCB Consu, A()amg o
, mw50n and llopC8C that In copper na well
ns gold Alaska Is wondrouely wealthy. He
testifies that northeast of Prlnco William
wound hugo masses of nearly pure copper
weighing each from a hundred to a thou
sand pounds nre found scattered over a
wldo area. Timber and water aro conven
ient. (90 that a largo development of tho
copper Industry Is expected. Dawson's out
put of gold this season Is eatlmated at from
$20,000,000 to $25,000,000, or double that of
a year ngo. This lncrca3o la duo to Im
proved methods of working.
In tho oplulon of tho Baltimore Sun tho
rich deposits of. gold, copper and other
- .Wl. J I- nrt,B .III.
mineral wealth found In tho small part of ho
Arctic area so far prospected suggest tho
Idea that tho world has striking develop
ments In storo for It when tho unexplored
parte of tho earth shall havo been de
veloped by competent prospectors. Twenty
years ago tho rich mines of the Transvaal,
Westorn Australia, tho Klondike and Cape
i Nome wero unknown
Tho country con
taining them wos a worthlc-ss waste, Now
they are among tho chief sources of supply.
Llko surprises aro probably In storo for us
when tho vast aroas of Siberia, northern
China, Thibet, northern America and central
Africa nro carcifully prospected. Minors
have so far sampled tho minerals of a very
email part of the globe. The coming century
jmay give us a dozen new El Dorados,
li:itSOAI, AM) POLITICAL.
As soon ns George Dewey becomes nblo
to sit up and notice things after election
tho very saddest object upon which his eyes
will rest will bo hlo tarnished naval crown.
Tho czar of Russia has gono to Moscow
to spend a week In prayer that his next
born may bo n boy. A man who la eo
eager for a masculine kid as nil that should
bo favored by heaven with n pair of 'cm.
Theodore A. Havcmeyer, Jr., Is the heir
of tho Havcmeyer millions and will be worth
closo upon $30,000,000. In spite of this ho
works every day nt his ollieo on Wall street,
nnd for recreation plays golf and polo. Ho Is
married.
Senator Daniel of Virginia, when asked
thu other day If tho Kansas City convention
would rdterato thci platform of 1896, said.
"I hope tho democratic party will havo tho
courago to make a platform at Kansas City
for tho year PjOO."
Ono of tho smartest turnouts seen In
Washington theso days Is that of Miss Mabel
Hanna. It is a high tan cart, with two eoatt
and ono in tba back for the driver, but -Miss
Hauna can handle tho ribbons herself when
sho desires to. Miss Hanna Is a pretty and.
nttrnctlvo blonde, with a quiet and retiring
manner.
In expressing his determination to seek
vindication through a re-election to the
United States scnato Mr. Clark Is reported
to hava said: "I will not do much talking,
but will keep tho woodsaw going." And your
legislative vindicators will bo right thero
with open liandts to catch tho falling dust,
good sir.
Tho son of William Waldorf Astor, who
lives In England, Is 19 and will get tbt
bulk of his father's fortune. At tho present
time It is estimated that fortune Is $200,
000.000. John Jacob Astor of New York,
whllo not m rich as his brother, has ovor
$75,000,000, most of which will go to his J
year-old son, a bright youngster.
Ernesto Baldanza Is dead. The tenor
who twelve years ago charmed all who
heard him In support of the great Pattl
passed away Wednesday. Alone, uncarcd for,
in a llttlo room at 333 Qcary street, Chicago,
tho end came. Sunday evening Baldanza
rang for tho last time. Ho was taken with
a chill alter hie performance: at tho music
hall and took to his bed, never to rise again.
Tho causo of his death was acuto bronchitis,
Mrs. Ellen Henrotln expressed ber surprise
that Mrs. May Wright Sewali of Indianapolis
li appointing American delegates to tho
congresses of women to bo held at Tarls
during tho exposition. Mrs. Sewall In her
capacity as International president of the
Council of Women has appointed a num
her of women to represent the United
Statcu at theso conferences. Mrs. lienrorn
baa dono likewise, and neither professes to
know upon what basis tho other Is uctlng.
Mrs. Anna Murphy, a widow living at 43
Pearson street, Chicago, claims to
bo tho daughter of naron Hll
debrand Augutit von GInlin and
heir to an estate worth $1,000,000, now in tho
pousfsston of August von Glahn, son of tip
baron and u lawyer residing nt 719 Fuller
ton nvonue, Chicago. Mrs. Murphy an
nounces that sho Is tho only child of tho
baron's first marriage, and that sho can
prove tho marriage was legal by tho records
of St. Andrew's Catholic church In New
York. She has been receiving $50 a month
' from tho executor of tho estate ivho lo a
oromer oi ino onron.
A correspondent of tho Boston Tranecrlpt,
who was In tho Philippines with tho nrmy
I last year, writes thus apropos of tho report
that General Funston recontly hanged two
Insurgents without trial: "If ho did such
a thing thero waa a roason for It, you may
I 0e sure. General FunBton Is a patlemt,
amlablo, lovable man. Tbore's nothing san-
somo tlmo In his company, a part of tho
' tlmo aa his guest at his headquarters. I
; talked with him often ana learned his vlows.
i telllgent peoplo of tho Flllplnoa He assured
mo of his belief that patience and tact worb
tho needful American qualities. Ho Is not
tho kind of a man to chango bis opinions
without grave necessity."
LABOR AXD IXmJSTIlY.
The Carnegie company has shipped 4,000
tons of structural steel to Toklo to be used
In bulldlnz a new palace for tho crown
prince of Japan.
South Carolina's cotton mills have a
capacity of 600,000 bales a year. Tho In
crease of cotton mills In tho south nnd the
ndvanoo In thu price of cotton are a striking
coincidence.
Chlengo shoo workers pulled off a big
contract for supplying Uncle Sam's army In
the Philippines. Some 50,000 pairs nro re
quired to fill this order and It will foot up
u total of $100,000.
Milwaukee la making cxtcnslvo nrenarn-
tlons to provide for tho reception nnd en-
j tertnlnment of tho International Printing
i Pressmen's union, which begins Its session
. thero next month.
Amoni? tho nctlvo Industries of the coun
try tho manufacture of pressed Bteel freight
cars is among tho busiest, as orders for
them aro beyond tho capacity of tho In
creased plants at Pittsburg and Jollet.
The Iron moldcrs have expressed a strong
preference for tho abolition of tho piece
work system and tho adoption of tho eight
hour day. A recent conferenco of represent
atives of tho organization nnd members of
the Founders' association failed to reach
on agreement.
A half million dollar' worth of Amnrlcnn
locomotives were shipped from tho Putcr
son works to Vludlvostock, Kussln, lost
week, for tho transslberlan railway, tho
rolling stock of which has nenrly all been
supplied from American workshops.
Tho largest stamp mill In tho world Is
that of tho Trcadwcll company on Douglas
Isluud, Alaska. It has G10 stamps, crushing
enough quartz during tho twenty-four
hours to produco $S,6I0 In gold, which other
stumps In tho plant Increase to moro than
$11,000 dally, yielding a profit of nearly 50
per cent.
The cigar makers of tho country report
rapid lncrensu In their membership, tho nc
eretlon coming from all sections of tho
eountrv. east. west, north and south, Tho
calculation of a 10,000 Increase mado at tho
beginning of tho year will, It Is believed, be
verified, ns tho worx oi organization nas
been highly successful.
Murtln's Ferry, O., Is claiming the record
ns a tinnlatr, nroducer. Heeent enlarge
ments of tho mills, with other Improve
ments In contemplation, will. It la assorted,
enable tho plants to turn out 10,000 boxes
wecKiy, The tinworsers nave neon griinieu
u 4 per crnt advance recently, dating back
from March 1, , . ,
OI T OF Till: OltDI.VAIIV.
Nome City's only paper coMs M ocntx
II. J. Sugar Is a Loulfluim suunr planter.
Papers lu Missouri chronicle tho mnrrtuKe
of MIks Ijtfvle Uoose. There nro othfrs.
Mrs. John V. L. Pruyn of Albany. N. Y ,
owm novrral specimens of the handiwork
of Paul Hevcre ns a silversmith.
Mayor Jones of Toledo, popularly known
ns "Golden Utile" Jones, recently man led
a couple who rump all the way from Port,
land, Mo., to havo him perform Hie nervlee.
.Stepping Into dead man's shoes Im gen
erally considered something of a gruesomt!
thing, but It Is outdone n.v tne act or a man
In New York town who has been advertis
ing for n second spouse to wear, offering
ns an Inducement tils dead wife's clothes.
Burt Cnblo and Mary (lyropo wore mur
rlo.i nt Mnlierle. Mo., the other ilnv. too
olliclatlng clergyman being n llev. Mr. Sav
ior. It xvll nave io no uunimeu mm "
Cublo nnd Miss (lyropo displayed a thor
ough appreciation of the Illness of things
when tlioy culled Mr. Baylor In to llu tho
knot.
Clrecnough's statue of Washington oppo
site tho front wing of tho cupltol surfers
such deterioration from tho climate nnd
from rcllo hunters Hint It Is proponed, In a
bill Introduced by Congressman Penrre. to
protect It by putting a glass case around It
This mny not add to tho general beauty of
tho landscape, although It may be a slight
Improvement over the shed which Is now
used to shield tho Btutuo In winter.
Scnorltns Duran and Luna, two belles
who fought a duel with swords In the C ity
of Mexico last week, set an example which
the Parisian duelists would do well to fol
low. Bonorltn Duran, ulthough wounded
first severely In tho breast ami then light y
In the cheek, fought on until dlsaMed In
her sword arm. Then bIio was taken o a
hospital lu a serious condition, after re
nouncing all claim to the affections of the
gentleman whoso tlcklcncss had caused tho
encounter. t
.NEWSPAPER WIT.
North American: "There's no suit on the
tnble," said tho bareback rider In tho din
ner tent of tho big show.
"Well," replied the clown, who was al
ways nt IiIr tricks, "here's the aerial won
der. Maybo ho'll throw us a llttlo somer
sault." 'Puck: Chicago Thug-Say. Bill, we want
tor hlro ver hack fer threo hours tonight.
Wo'ro coin' ter nbduct an actress, drive
her down to a Clark street dlvo nnd rob
her of her diamonds!
Driver Well, all right I But you tell her
she'll havo to pay fer do hack In advance!
Philadelphia Times: Judge You nro
charged with vagrancy. What havo you to
say for yoursclf7
Tramp Your honor, I work at my trade
dnlly from morning till night.
Judge Indeed! What Is your trade?
Tramp I am a builder, your honor.
Judge What do you build?
Tramp Air castles.
Harlem Life: "You aro n pharmacist, are
you?"
"I am." .
"Been In tho business a number of
yenrs?"
"I have."
"Registered?"
"Yes. Blr."
"That Is your diploma hanging over
thero?"
"It Is." .
"Well, you may glvo me a pound of
borax."
rinnver Tnst: A Kansas City man who
married nn Oklahoma girl ly teiegraiui in
sisted unon havlntr the preacher nt Ills end
of tho line. Ho seemed to bo determined
thnt the llrst brldc-klss should bo reserved
for himself.
iPhllndelphlR Times: Judge There Isn't
any evldenco ngalnst this man, olllcer. Why
did you arrest him?
Policeman Well, there wasn't any evi
dence against nnyono else nnd I had ta ar
rest somebody.
iPlaln Dealer: "A cigar named after a
congressman ought to have considerable
pull to It."
"Yes, and It might be In bad odor, too."
Plain Dealer: "Mammn. Is Mr. Thomp
son's husband cross-eyed 7"
"Why, no, my dear. Why do you nsk?"
'"Causo when I was out walking with
nurse this morning Mr. Thompson stopped
us to shake hands with me. And he snld,
'What lovely eyes.' "
"Yes, you Imvo lovely eyes, my dear."
"Yes, but It seemed funny that every
time ho Bald It to mo ho looked at nurse."
Exchange: A deerlplt old negress with a
deformed back and a fow discolored fangs
In the placo' of teeth called ono dny upon
a gcntlcninn who hnd been her employer
nnd announced, "Mlstnh, J'so gwlno ter git
merrled!" "Clot married, auntie!" ex
claimed the gentleman. "Why. I'm sur
prised; isn't the fhnnge a little sudden?"
"Yes, tol'nblo sudden, but bettnh late than
nebber." "Oh, well," answered tho friend
folltely, "a lady Is never too old to marry,
suppose if slio fnlls In love." "But 1'se
not fallen In lub!" "(Jolng to marry for
money?" sarcastically. "Yls, sab, dat nm
do solemn troof. It's money. 1'so 'gnged
ter Billy Jones!" "Why. Billy's only 25
and you must bo 4.1!" "Yls, sah, (bit's so,
but Pso now pnyln' Billy $50 a yeah for rout
an" 1'se cwlno ter marry him ter save dat
amount!'f
Philadelphia Times:
Husbnnd What
kind of people aro our new neighbors?
Ind of people
Wife I don'
vt neighbors?
They hang their
wiic i oon i snow.
-wash up In tho attic.
EnVi'ln of Spring.
Atlanta Constitution.
"Ho enmo to me In tlm springtime,
And I thought I heard him say, -'I've
decided I cannot lovo vou
I am going far away!'
"I said to my soul, 'He Is Joking
My darling Is only In fun;'
But I saw him packing his new vails,
And he loft nt a quarter to one!"
It would appear from thn above that the
spring season Is extremely productive of
uniaiimui lovers.
A IIOY'H MOTHEll.
James Whltcomb Riley.
My mother she's so good to mo,
Ef I wns good n.i I could bo
1 couldn't bo as good. No, sir,
Can't any boy bo good as her!
Sho lovos mo when I'm glad or mad;
Bho loves mo when I'm good er bad;
An" what's the funnlet thing, sho says
Bha loves me when sho punishes.
T don't llko her to punish mo:
That don't hurt, but It hurts to see
Her cryln' nen I cry; an' nen
Wo both cry nn' bo good again.
Sho loves mo when sho cuts ami sews
My llttlo cont und Sunday clothes;
An' when my pn comes home to ten
Bho loves him 'most as much as mo.
Bho laughs and tells htm all I said.
An' grabs me up nn' pats my head;
An' I hug her an' hug my pa,
An' lovo him purt' nigh much ns ma,
TUB VOLUNTEER'S LAMKNT.
Philadelphia North Amerlcnn.
Tho shudes of night wero closing In,
When o'er tho veldt, both pale nnd thin,
A figure clad In red stalked pust;
Atiu as no weiu, in pain, no saBpea:
"Oh, Lunnon town!
"I enmo out hero to grab a rlnch,
But, blast 'em, they won't budgo an Inch;
They've mndo us look llko thirty pence.
Oh, Lud; I'm longln' to go hence
To Lunnon town I
'T thought tho Boers an easy thing;
My eyes! How they make ballots sing!
They've glv'n It to us In tho neck;
That's why I'd gladly, madly trek
To Lunnon town!
"T ween our good Victoria
Will wnlt to tnko Pretoria.
Before I started 'cross tho sea
I wish tho do'll had taken me,
Oh, Lunnon town I
"Now would I woro upon the Strand,
Whero proudly brays tho home guards'
band,
Instead of Joining In tho wall
When Krucer twists tho lion's tall
Oh, Lunnon town!"
Daisy Queen"
Jl fragrant ptrfume, rich In tb
swtttntjs ef fltld and forest.
Delicate yet lasting.
Sherman it WcConnell Drug Co.,
n Wyers. Dillon Drug Co.,
Kubn St Cc.