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(Seal,) Notary Publlo.
Tort Dodge nnd Omaha can well co
operate with one another to the atlvan
tago of each.
Tho Oninha Commercial-club should
reciprocate by making n visit to Fort
Dodgo at no distant date.
Oermany must be a poor place for
polf hlnco tho Helchstag Is &o short
sighted as to exclude American sausage
links.
Hrnhezalor Neely had a scheme to
buy out the Isle of Hues. .Devil's Is
lnnd would have made 11 more appro
lirlate object I vo point.
Turn about Is fair play. If the school
board Is determined to exclude married
women from the teachers' pay roll it
may also with propriety bo called upon
to bar unmarried men.
Omaha's bonded city and school ills
trlct debt Is but little over S.ViOO.OOO
Compared -with other cities of Its size
nnd Importance Omaha lias not drawn
very heavily on the future.
The New York delegates to the Kan
sas City convention will probably be
Instructed fur Hryan, but unless the
border keeps close watch on them they
may be expected to stampede on the
llrsl opportunity.
A uuestlou with which Amerlcnn oil
itors are now confronted In view of tho
recent action of the Nebraska supreme
court Is, Will It be safe for them to
inako any comment on the pending
trials of the Cuban postal thieves?
Tho South Dakota republicans have
put In nomination a list of candidates
for Ktato olllce who will have tho full
strength of the party behind them
South Dakota should be completely re
deemed In this year 1000.
I'opullsts are aware tho democrats do
not dare to kick over the traces no mat
tor how small a share is set aside for
them in the division of places and con
soquontly aro making few concessions.
Example, the First district fusion con
grcsslonal convention.
Tho school board is sure to recelv
morn revenue than its estimate both
from the license fund ami from the state
apportionment this year. Hut will It ap
ply tho excess to reducing the deficit or
will the dellclt bo greater than ever a
tho end of the year?
Congressman Koblnsou should tak
notice that democratle fences are no
strong enough or high enough to keep
populists out of tho congressional Held
Tho long silence of Secretary "Porter
would indicate he has found a hole 1
tho Third district enclosure.
Governor Poynter denies that he has
taken any part lu democratic politics In
Douglas county. Of course. What Is
the necessity of his taking a hand when
Colonel Molso and Charley Knnnlng
havo demonstrated their ability to tlx
things up to tho liking of the governor'
Tho governor cannot escape liability,
however, for the acts of his specially
commissioned agents.
Governor Poynter In January last
gave out a public statement In which
lie said he would not appoint a new set
of lire ami police commissioners for
Omaha becauso there was no authority
of law to do so and such appointment
would bo a clear violation of law on his
part, lu April ho announced the names
of his police commission nppoltitees.
Tho question Is, Where did the governor
get tho pointer that mado him change
his mludV
Tho republicans of western states are
giving evidence that they are alive and
aggressive by putting up their state tick
ets early and getting ready for the fray.
"With good organization and proper sup
port most of theso states should bo
found In tho Melvlnley column at elec
tion time. Tho west has had fully Its
shnro of tho advantages which havo
eomo with republican prosperity and It
peoplo nre too wise to want to return
U the policy of distress. .
77JC AXThTttUST MKA8URE&. stale ami which constitute the siil)-!oll.
It has been arranged that the pro- my:
posed constitutional amendment, glvlnn This deposit, although not particularly
conari'sii full power to deal with trusts, . rich Inorganic remains, Is In some respects
combinations and monopolies. shall be'0110 of the moot remarkable lu the world
voted on in the house of .m.
tlves .Mine 1 and that the bill ameiida- , ,casl threc-fourthi of tho surface of Nc- ,
tory of the anti-trust law of lMxj nlmll braska. It rangoa tn thlckncea from live to
be voted on the following day. The re- ' one hundred and fifty feet. j
publicans of the house Judiciary com- , Nebraska lands are Increasing lu price i
mlttee have thus shown that they ear-' and lu value and they will never be any !
nestly desire to Mjeure the proposed leg- lower. Come and see for yourselves, j
Islatlon at the present session and If j ' 1 1 1 - I
the democrats In the senate do not put j i.hT AO uctlrv .ii.i.v r.SLAVU. I
obstructions lu the way there Is every No party can maintain Itself In power i
reason to espect that these anti-trust i unless it has the moral courage to ills- .
measures will bo adopted within the , ..inline Its own mi mbers and purge i
next twenty ifciys. At nil events. It Is
certain Hint tho ropuhlleanx of the hoiixe
will do thblr duty and It In safe to us
mime that those of the senate will bo
found ready to do theirs.
Tho report of thu ilomoerutle minority
of the house Judiciary committee, crit
lelslns the action of the majority. Is an
utterly lame and Impotent attempt to
discredit that action by alleln that It
was taken for party ntitl political con-
K-rations. The country will soon have
oimmiunltv to see how much sin-
cerlty there Is in the democratle outcry
against trusts whether they really
want adequate legislation for dealing
with the monopolistic, combinations, or
are railing against them merely for po
litical capital. (Hie week from today
the democrats of the house will be
called upon to go on record in regard
to a coum itutlonal amendment -which
provides for the absolute coutrol of the
trusts by congress and wo shall then
learn how much their loud professions
of hostility to the combinations amount
to.
TI1K TL'ltKlsn IXDEMMri'.
The Turkish government has again
icon asked to pay the Indemnity claimed
the I'nlted States and the payment
f which was some time ago promised
y tlie sultan. 111c last note is said to
o more precise nnd Insistent In its
terms than those which preceded It and
to have produced a great Impression,
tho porte having concluded that the
tnntter was postponed, If not abandoned.
law this notion should have gotten
Into tho heads sof the Turkish oftlelals
it Is not easy to understand, sluco our
government had stated In plain and
positive terms that It expected the pay
ment of the iudeninlty without unneces
sary delay.
A Washington dispatch says that tho
omnmnlcatlon submitted a few days
ago Is not In the nature of an ultima'
turn, though It Is us strong as a dlplo
matle note could bo without becoming
an ultimatum, it Is also indicated to be
the Intention of the government to re-
pilre a prompt nnswer. There Is, of
course, no Intimation as to what It Is
proposed to do in the event of the
Turkish government seeking, as very
likely It will, to further postpone the
matter, but it is probably safe to as
sume that tho next communication, If
one Is found necessary, will be an ulti
matum. It Is manifestly the purposo of
the administration not to tolerate any
more trilling and the preposterous
proposition to Include the amount of tho
claim lu the purchase of a war ship here
by Turkey will of course receive no con
sideration.
Tho American claim is just. The
sultan has promised that It shall be
paid. The amount Involved Is of small
consequence, so far as this country Is
concerned, but there Is a principle at
stake as to tho right of tho United
States to protect the persons nnd prop
erty of Its citizens nnd to reclaim re
dress for Injuries which must bo main
tained. It is a favorable opportunity
to show that our government intends to
protect Its citizens everywhere.
A KIUIASKA at the froxt.
In tho coming months from now on to
the 1st of January next there will be
a large Influx of people from eastern
states Into Nebraska, If the many indi
cations which eomo to us on every hand
aro making no deceptive show. Some
will como lu quest of places which hold
out Inducements lu the various lines of
manufacture, somo looking for locations
In which to engage iu trade, and others
who probably will bo tho fur greater
number, to acquire lands upon which
to make their homes and surround
themselves with the comforts and lux
uries of agricultural lite.
Laying aside now the opportunities
to engage generally iu luanufacturlng
and other kinds of business aside from
agriculture, we call attention to some of
the superior ndvnntnges which Ne
braska furnishes to tho agriculturists.
Nebraska Is at thc front among the ag
ricultural states. No one surpasses It.
It is lu what Is kuown as the corn belt,
in which corn Is most easily and profita
bly raised. Its soil Is unsurpassed, and
probably Is not equaled, In fertility, by
that of any other state. Doubtless
Its great fertility is much owing to Its
superior sub-soil. No soil is known
which will staud more wot or a longer
drouth. The soil is easily tilled, there
aro no stones In the way. If you wanted
ouo to throw at a bird, which we hope
you don't, very likely you could not
llnd one in the Held. A farmer with
four horses abreast to a double plow
can plow from live to six acres a day,
while ho titles on the plow.
Down to 1SS0 winter wheat was not
raised lu tho state. About that time
experiments In raising It were made.
They wore successful, and now Ne
braska Is considered one of the best of
our winter wheat states. Some farmers
have raised as high as fifty bushels to
the acre. When you are In a country
which is among the best for raising both
corn and winter wheat you are rightly
located for farming at a profit.
Although thero are few small streams
in tho state, It Is well watered. Von can
put down a well In a day, reaching ex
rollout water lu luexhaustlhlo quantity
Kspocially Is this so In that part of the
stato lying south of tho Platte river,
Krect a windmill over tho woll and that
will draw tho water.
Tho c-llninto of Nebraska Is one of the
healthiest and pleasantc-st to be found
In tho Atlantic- states. Prof. Samuel
Aughey, lu his sclent Itlu work on No
braska, speaking of the loess deposits
which cover the greater purl o the
Itself of corruption and dishonesty in ,
high and low place. "Let no guilty ;
man escape" was the order Issued by ,
(leuoral Grant when he discovered some '
of his most trusted appointees had been
engaged In revenue framW and swln-
dllug conspiracies against tho govern-
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incut. "Let no guilty man escape
again the watchword of President Mc
Klnley lu dealing with the Cuban post
olllee embezzlers.
The same policy should be pursued lu
dealing -with recreant federal otllclals
who have perpetrated frauds upon uni
ons branches of the service in this sec
tion. In the recent Indictments by the
I'nited States grand Jury the mandate
of President Melvlnley has been carried
out. It Is to be hoped the Department
of .lust Ice will show no partiality In the
prosecution of offenders who have will
fully disregarded their oaths of olllce
and brought odium upon the service In
which they were employed. The only
way to relieve the party for the respon
sibility of the misdeeds of men who
have betrayed a public trust Is to let
them suffer the penalties of their law
less conduct.
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The passage of the much agitated
meat bill by the Kelchstag was expected.
though the majority of forty for the
measure Is larger than had been looked
for. lu view of the vigorous imposition,
which received some countenance from
the emperor himself. The original bill
was somewhat modified, imt In the opln-
Ion of the American nmbassador this did
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not ueuiT ii in ii" I'L-.iim u"iii mi
t lilted States, lie reierreo panicuianj
to tno virtual exclusion 01 .vim'nciiu
corned beef, which he thought unrea-
sonable after Its long use In Germany
and after Its wliolesonioness has been
proved by this country.
Tho passage of the bill Is a decisive
victory for t he agrarians, who may be
nviinnt At 1w. aHmiil.Horl tlioreliv to
further efforts for the protection of their
interests, with special reforenco to
checking the competition of the nitei
sttiitoH. We referred a few (lavs ago to
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xne rcpori 01 uiu aiuvmluu
oral nt Herlin upon traoe relations oe-
tween Germany and the I'nited States,
In which he stated that there Is a very
strong feeling In favor of higher import
duties, with more or less discrimination
.inn. n, 11, ,iu..
against. Aiucnuui I"'"-" "i'"'"''-
Tno consul sum tnai in mo proposed
rnvlslnn of the tariff not Otllv Sire fat
lilirlior ilotles demanded, which of course
,,.-.,.1,1 lm nnnmtlvn Ms tn nil eniiiitr es.
but there Is a strong appea for ad
valorem duties, to bo enforced against
Imports from all countries where ad
valorem duties prevail, especially the
lTiiltml Stntes. This nrouosltlon to
adopt nd valorem duties, the report
states, has raised a storm of protest, hut
tho chances are favorable to the success
of the proposition
Consul General Mason says that the
growing competition of tho United
States In
the markets of tho world,
which is being felt by Germany per
haps more than any other country, has
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and a demand for legislation tnat win
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check tins competition so rar us tun
German market Is concerned. Our ex-
norts to that country havo grown rapidly
in H,n l,.at fnnr venrs nnd the trmle hn .
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nnee Is largely In finer of tho f
amies, i ue cuosuiiu u'fu nij. "'"
value of German exports to tne Limed
Stntes during tho calendar year 189S
wns $--,700,000, while Imports to the
Fatherland from our country during the
same twelvemonth were $l(tt,S00,00O, a
difference of $8(1,100,000." Thero was
nn equally large balance In our favor
last year. This, Consul Mason says,
lies heavily on tho hearts of the agrari
ans, nlthough w largo part of tho Im
ports Into Germany from thc United
States are food products which that
country cannot produce in sutllcient
quantities, cotton and other raw nia-
tiu-hilK without which her industries
would be helpless and machinery which
nay ny nay increases iicrmauy s proline
tlvo capacity and equips nor more fully
for tho competition of the future.
The Herlin correspondent of the New
York Fvenlng Post says t hat what the
agrarian leaders are secretly aiming at
Is a tariff war with the Tnlted States
above all, and If possible with Russia
aild Knglatld as well, in the hopo that ,no ,nua aim.ueo n jumcmry uu rc
, ,,.i,. tcct to trusts was being prepared for sub-
then their own agricultural products ,.slon , lhn I;miS(,
will sell lilglt in tne nnsenee or tno
present keen competition. This policy
has been onoul.v advocated In the lead-
lug agrarian organs. Whllo the Pnlted
States could t.V properly object to any
uermau mini policy which iuu not mi
fairly discriminate against American This plan of action was deel led upon by the purchased i1" 131 ' ,
products. It will not. hesitate to adopt a Judiciary committee's eubcommltteo n;v standing In tho
retaliatory pulley If such discrimination ""vcral weeks- investigation of thc eubject, , at ho iot of $1,000,000 or n'.OOO.ooO.
. . , 1. 1 ... .i i and It has met tho approval of all ho ULllm' dl 1 V .. . .
as iuu uKniii.iuN on- Mini in ui-iuiiiiu , - , ,.,..,, nr.ii Washburn of Minnesota is owns
i it i a t i rr i rm.i viii.i..l",u iHiucBn; tit ihiui
hi.ouni oe pin i in 1 1.
lloes not desire a tariff war. It wishes
closer trade relations with (iermuny, as
President Melvlnley clearly pointed out
lu ids last annual mes-mge. Hut tho
I'nited States will not tamely submit to
unfair and unjust treatment In respect
to Its commercial Interests.
The organ of the spectacular attorney
general Intimates that the Ice trust Is
receiving encouragement from The Beo.
If tho Ice trust can get any encourage
mom. from wlmt 1 no isee lias said It
certainly entitled to It. The Beo has op
nosed trusts from start to llnlsh anil has
hnen ealllni' unon the attorney ireneral
il, n inn. d-nut
Tho trouble Is Unit tho politicians be.
hind tho present gallery play try
make out that the Ice trust Is a new In
sUtuUon, when us u uiuttci' of fact
has been operating In one torm and an
other for years. There was no more
competition In Ice In umaha last year
0r the year before than there U this
V0J1. ,,, (irfl.,.,., companies being
bound together for seu-ra. years by an
Ironclad agreement which was a clear
violation of the anti-trust law. But
neither the popocratlc attorney general
nor his organ were willing to tackle the
trust until they got to a iHilut where
they thought they could make political
capital out. of It.
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The Instructions given to Assistant
Postmaster tJoueral Htistow when he
went to Cuba are not encouraging to
the thieves who have disgraced the
country by their operations In Cuba,
'Hie inannerMn which he Is going about
1 work also Indicates General Hrlstow
lutein.. to carry out his Instructions to
tho letter. If the perpetrators of tlii'fo
crimes are promptly ami severely pun
lshed the example will be a good one
for all our new possessions.
Governor Stephens accuses democratle
politicians of being responsible for the
rioting and bloodshed which have char
acterized the St. Louis sireet railway
strike. As Governor Stephens Is a
democrat It cannot be said that this Is
a "republican lie." If true. It would
not be the tirst time democratic pol
iticians have been willing to sacrliice
good order and even human life for the
sake of u temporary political advantage.
The city authorities will have the ap
proval of the general public In their ef
forts to weed out the tinder boxes that
have been smuggled Into tin' lire dis
trict. There Is 110 reason why discrim
ination should be practiced in favor of
I any one violating the ordinance exclud
ing wooden buildings from the business
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"Let no guilty man en-ape- was Hie
Instruction given by President Grant
when scandals were exposed lmpli
eating subordinates lu Ids admlnlslra-
tlon. President .Melvlnley Is repeatin
General Grant's Injunction with refer-
once to the frauds In the Cuban postal
department.
All IrnoliK Kick VIIKe
, i',.ahint..ii iviui
The vewiJ of M, veeiyfi iawVcr on the
subject or extradition are by no means
novel. They have been entertained by other
lawyers with Nccly-llko client.
Sympathy for I'o 1 1 f I t-n I End.
Cleveland Leader.
It must not bo forgotten that the samo
nien who nie now urging Intervention a ,
"u" 01 luu "l!rB ",c 11,0 """"O lorccu
tho country Into a war with Spain. Their
nurnono now Is the esmn that It war. thfn.
Thoy want t0 put tbo ndmliilstratlon "la a
h0)c,-'
Sheddliiir Crocodile Tram.
IndtanaiTolls Journal.
Tno democratic editors may as well cork
their crocodllo tears. Thn republicans aro
quite as unxious as thoy to "let tho punhh-
ment na crime," nnd, what's more, "tho
0cicht11a11 '"b,lm"" wl" bo, H'hl0VP,I1 , !n K,?,!
republican time tho shortest possible with
Justlco lo all parties concerned.
IlUul 41rnln Itoulr.
rniladelphlu Ledger,
" mio me irunK line rauroaus are masing
I inmklnnllMnu nnil nMfA(t(lni nAiisnsna tn
draw WCBtcrn graln 'nnd other freight to tho
Ati,,nt0 pog othCr strong efforts aro being
mado to divert It to the ports on tho gulf
and It la predicted that no less than 150,000,
000 busueis 01 wheat win go to Europe by
mai rouio mis present yeur. ucrc is some
thing for tho eastern cities to think about.
Jllr.es In the Situation.
aiobc-Domocrat.
Admiral Dewey is getting no delegates to
tho Kansas City or any other national con
,.ullrn lint yn nlTrea nn Mm Kthlntlnn fnr
t,hat othcr democrat very accurately. "Tho
south was never Jn a mora prosperous con-
dltlon than It Is today." says tho admiral,
I who haa Just been through that section,
"and I know that tho people of tho south
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d0 tho peonlo ot thc, M8t or of the west.
i.nst i:nort of the i.nurrntr.
Nw York Sun
only two vcrecs or .nr. Aiirea Austin s
majestic poem on the relief of Mafeklng were
published tn tho Sun. By an unfortunate
accident theso two wore dolayod In trans
mission
Loud yelled tho bullet's blag,
Sharp Hushed the saber's sting,
As on to MafcKlnc,
Sped wo with force meet,
Whllo tho brave garrison.
Steady by trench nnd gun,
Faltered not, no, not one,
Living on horso meat I
Oh, when thoy saw us come,
Drubbed well was ev'ry drum,
And shrill tho life's tum-ttim
Poured till tho ear spill!
Grimly the foe retired;
Kathlcss ho frequent tired.
Till, beaten, moody, mired,
Ills van and rear split!
These stanzas are by no means as good as
"Klmberley, Ladysmlth, Mafeklng wedded
with Lucknow and Delhi" and tho rest of it
como they are hero reverently
c;ivu tiii:msi:lvi:s away.
Insincerity of liiiiocrnllo I'iofrlon
on thi Trust Inwura.
Cleveland Leader.
Thc lack of sincerity In tho anti-trust
professions of tbo democratic party was 11
'Unrated tho other day when inc. report or
Tno committco took up thn report of Its
subcommittee, proposing an, amendment to
tho constitution giving congress authority to
'Wo, regulate control, prohibit, or dluohe
jr-.u ZrT ,n
regulation of the trusts. Yet when He
propoltlon camu beforo tho full commlttcu
every democratic member of tho committee
voted ugainst It. It Is probnblo also that
t nuoiution proviuing tor a consti
tutional amenumem comes ueioru wiu iiuusu
tho democrats will be found lined up ngalnst
It. as well as against tho bill to strengthen
thc Sherman Inw and to provldo further
against tho trust ovil.
Tha truth Is. of course, that the democrats
are opposed to trusts only becauso tho re-
punucans arc, in power .n. ..... ,,....
uryan icon ins strong buhu dkuiu "'s
Industrial combinations becuute he thought
is ho MV an opportunity to moko n campalv.ii
- flSUe by charging the republican congress
and renubllcan administration with rcpon
slbllity for the creation of the trusts. True
to Its record n a blunderer, however, tho
democratic party will now proceed to mbs
I I ho nnnnrtllnltv tn tirnln I lift sincerity Of IIS
to nrofeiJgioni, hy onnniln the only practical
- anti-trust IcglsUt.on that hat been tuggett
Jt , la cocEret.
Bllnfl n tune n m in mnVn It mnpn nffiltlvTi
DIGNITY AND CONTEMPT.
N. brasku city Conservative
The supreme court of Nebraska
propo-tcs to maintain Its dignity by
proceeding against certain litigants
and others for contempt.
A w holcoine regard for courts
and their functions Is always
evolved from the Justice and learn
ing with which they determiue ques
tions and tender decisions.
The opinions of the supreme court,
which ate most quoted by lawyers
ami Judges lu other states, seldom
bring those who utter them Into
contempt at home or elsewhere.
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Tlli:i-T OF A 4iOVEItOlt.sllll,.
Chicago Hecord: In declaring Bcckhaai
entitled to tho scat a governor of Kcutucky
tho court was careful not to say that ae
had received a majority of tho votes.
St. Louis lllobe-Dcmocrat: Tho man who
was elected governor of Kentucky lias been
thrown out, ns was intended by the Ooebel
law. It remains for Kentucklutits to remove
the blot from their corrupted statute bookn,
Minneapolis Journal: The ruprcmc coutt
of tho Pnltrd Statra decided that It had no
Jurisdiction In the Kentucky case and the
imue will go to the people for dcclflon In
the next election. The next election in
Kentucky will bo hotter thun the southern
corner of hades In July.
Kansas City Star: For their partlean ac
tion in upholding n plain fraud the demo
crats of Kentucky will pay the penalty which
tho republican party of tho United States
j paid and will continue to pay for cheating
Samuel J. Tlldcn out of the presidency.
Such outrages aijalnst Justice are not for
gotten. They arise again and again to
plague the parties which practlco them.
Indianapolis News: Meanwhile Beckham
will be governor for tho rest of this year.
There will havo to be a new elecllon In
November. Tho people. If they will, can
elect a man governor by so great a majority
that 110 returning board or legislature would
dan- to reject him. For the rest, we, hope
the icpubllcans. smarting though they are
under tho great wrong that has been dono
them under tho law. will bear the Ills they
havo rather than lly to others In the way of
violence or reprisal, whose conscfiucnccs
might bo still woisc.
Baltimore American: It may seem hard;
that when n party Is absolutely In the right
It can bo completely overwhelmed by tho ap
plication of u partisan law, but Kentucky
is not alone In this denial of tight. A gov
ernor was elected In Maryland some years
ago. and counted out. His appeal fell on
deat.oir, though there was scarcely an
Inti.-lllg'-nt voter but knew that lm had been
honestly elected by an overwhelming
majority. - The only security for tho
maintenance of our form of government Is
obedlonco to tho law, no matter how In
iquitous It may be, because the opportunities
are constuutly occurring for ledrcss at the
poim.
Detroit Free Press: The tribunal of thc
pcoplo Is always In session, the chief
justice declared. To that tribunal tho caso
will go at the next election, In till proba
bility, and Kentucky's Judgment upon thc
proceedings of the year will bo registered.
But whatever the popular view may be ot
the mischievous Goebel law, there Is one
lesson In the recent experience that should
bo taken to heart by all who sit In high
places. The law as written upon tho statuto
books should bo honored, whatever of per
sonal defeat and lnjustlco thero may appear
to bo In tho honorjjig. Thero Is u saner
and surer way of seeking a test of tho matter
than through appeals to force and arbitrari
ness. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Now it Is to bo
hoped tho winning side will bo tolorant In
their victory and the defeated accept tho
decision against them without bitterness.
Kentucky has had a narrow escape -from n
great peril. Both sides would now do well
to co-onerato In measures that win maKo
a recurrenco of tho danger Improbable, If not
Impossible. As for tho action of the general
assembly, it will bo reviewed by tho peoplo
ot thc stato at tho polls In November, when
an election for governor must again bo hold,
tho Kentucky constitution requiring a new
election when tho governor's offlco Is filled
by tho succession of tho lieutenant gov
ernor. I'HHSOX.W, POIXTBI1S.
Tho natlvo Hawaiian party Is looming up.
It will not affect mainland politics.
San Francisco is hcultatlng between a
bubonic plaguo scare and n raid on the city
treasury.
Orceks met Greeks In a tug of war In New
York City a few days ago, but the pollco
usored and won out.
Doer traps aro still in working order.
"Don't get gay" would bo a good motto for
Dobs' advance scouts.
A twenty-story hotel is projected In Phila
delphia. The Quakers are catching on to
modern mothods ot high living.
Admiral Dovvoy can got ulmoet anything
ho wants from tho American people except
a nomination for tho presidency and coal at
navy prices.
Gentlemen, hats off to Tom hmlth of
Harlan. He is a gallant menvuer oi me
tribe and deserves the .best of everything on
thn reservation.
President Kllot of Harvard will make a
tour of the west during the Bummer and will
bo tho guest nt dinner of various uarvaru
alumni clubs In different cities.
As thcro seems to he w much doubt
whether Neely can bo tried in cither thc
United States or Cuba, how would It do to
just let him drop between thorn?
Secretary Hay's collection of literary
manuscripts, which Is one of the most valu
able in this country, has been added to by a
chapter of tho original manuscript of "Quo
Vadls."
Tho "Innocent bystander" seems to bo
qulto numerous in stopping stray bullets In
St. Louis. Jusc now Is the time for tho
innocent bystundcr thereabouts to scoot for
tho woods.
Whllo indifferent mules and frayed nags
command fancy figures In British guineas It
1 18 ' " J ' ,M
I that at h
Is Impossible to work up enthusiasm tor uio
Issouri. iiraior uavio mo
llis last spiel.
Kx-Sccretary Alger and some friondJ bavo
boomed for tho republican nomination for
vico president, on tho ground that Mlnnn-
hOta must bo savcu ironi iuwiiu. iwicj
couldn't carry ono side ot tho Gopher state
Hmubllcans of tho First Maryland dU-
trlct at their convention had a largo ban-
nor Inbcrlbed with tho namo or tho presi
dent nnd their congressional represents
tlvo. Tho banner read; "For McKlnley and
Mudd."
Whllo being cntcrtBlncd nt dinner in the
Waldorf-Astoria. New York, the other evening,
Governor John O. Drady of Alaska recalled
the days when bo was a homoless waif In
that city, and pointed to hla own carocr ns
'evidence of what a hustling
American
i youth can make of himself
- I iinv c.enrcn Fletcher Shepherd, a Meth
0,i.t clergyman of Deansboro, N. 'Y.. ha
: Bent iio to a bank at Illon to be kept
untll claimed by merchants from whom he
rMirlnlneil fruit when ho was a Small hoy
in that town. If there are no claimants
U In thirty days the money Is to be given to
the public library.
Et IIOHS tK 4t It V Alt.
The predicted outbreak cf the More ef
Mindanao promlsej to be -fulfilled. I
Ulrpalchen report a skirmish between tho
Moros and Amciicaa troops, in vvltuli uftoin ,
of tha former were transformed lino 'good"
Morw. Wheiher the rumpus win spread rr- 1
limine to be 9en. A war with this nice
Is not relished by army cfllcerf. They are
said to bo a brave people, ferocious when
arouse.!, but arc c dangerous with a gun
than tho Tagalofis. The sword, or bolo. I
their weapon nnd they handle It with won
derful skill. Frank Carpenter says In one
of his letters that they arc sole to cleave a
man from crown to waist with one stioke.
"Their favorite, cut." however. Is "through
tho shoulder, taking off the head, neck nnd
one-half the ihttit, Including the arm." The
cbsm.cn of them getting dose enough lo
American soldiers to work their cleavers are
very tllni. tlr.l:lcs the soldiers are not
disponed to parley with thoni. "American
cftlccrs," pays a late letter, "are convinced
that tho cheapest way to deal with tho Moroj.
who are at heart savages of tho most blood
thirsty character, will be to dhow them no
mercy when once they become hostile, even
If oomo Innocent lives have to be sacrificed
for the general good." Theso officers are
also quoted as paying that "tho treaty with
tho sultan of Sulu was a mistake, in that
it conforred upon that plcnitijique pirsun n
Mentions nppruls.it of his Importance, which
may bo productive of more trouble thnn a
display of the mailed fist would havo been.
They do not think thu Moros uch terrible
warriors ogalntt modern weapons as they
havo boom plotured."
A soldier serving In the Third cavalry In
the Philippines writes to his family In St.
Joe. Mo.: "I think we will stay nt Vlgan
during tho rainy season. The Insurgents
don't like tho rnlny season any more than
we do. Wo are living tine here now. Sweet
potatoes grow abundantly. Oranges,
bananas, limes, lemons, coroanuts and pine
apples aro plentiful tho year round. Thcro
nre several kinds of oranges and bananas.
Of oranges thcro Is one kind of which tho
outside iti green, even when rlpo. They grow
to bo three and four Inches In diameter.
There aro also tho green banana, the red
banana, the yellow and the seed banana.
Tho latter has seeds like a pawpaw In tho
states. Monkeys nre very numerous. Blno
Is tho principal Intoxicant. One drink makes
n man feci good, two 'loco' and threo will
Had him throwing rocks at his own funeral.
Tho war, so far us tho so-called Insurgent
nrmy Is concerned, Is at nn end. There; aro
and will bo for somo tlmo to come roving
bands of Insurgents, whoso aim Is to equal
or surpass the record mado by Jcste Joiuca
and his followers."
A letter to a San Francisco paper, dated
Manila, April 15, from a soldier whose namo
tho paper withholds, gives a description ot
thc severe treatment which he says is ac
corded to American soldiers lu the Philip
pines, lu part, he says:
"When thc Fourteenth regiment moved
Into Manila on December 23 last, the con
sideration previously shown the men was by
a majority ot the oftlcers discontinued. It
would taka a book to tell the story of tho
persecution of the men. A rocent case will
sufllco:
"John Karrell, K company, Fourteenth
Infantry, was tied to a post, where he was
kept under thc fierce glare of tho tropical
sua for over eight hours without food or
water, nlthough ho begged pltoously for
water. He fainted and hung there uncon
scions for somo time. At dusk Lieutenant
Bratnblla ordered him cut loose.
"Farrcll has ever lnco been a maniac
and confined In the First Resrrva hospital
and his life Is despaired of by his com'
rades. Farrcll has been considered half
wilted and his offense was quite trivial."
Colonel 1M ward 0. McCleroand, who has
Just been appointed military governor of
the island of Cuba, In the Philippines group,
Is a son of General John A, McClemand of
Illinois, whoso splendid record during the
civil war Is a part of history. Colonel Mc
Clernand Is a graduato of West Tolnt and
has been In actlvo servlco slnco the be
ginning of tho war with Spain.
FIGHT FOR 1MIF.8II)HN'CY.
Danger of llvereunllilence In the Ilc
Itnbllrnn Hniika.
Philadelphia Inquirer (ren.)
Republicans may as well understand, and
they cannot got to understand too soon, that
they must not expect to have everything
their own way next November and to retain
tbelp control upon the executive and legis
lative branches of tho national government
without making a trong and otrenuous and
sustained exertion to that end. The danger
Is that they will tako too much for granted
and presume too tar upon the ability of the
average Amorlcan citizen to form an en
lightened opinion as to when ho Is well off.
The presidential election of 1S9S! was hold
In an era of extraordinary good times. Tho
country had reached a lovol of general pros
perity by which every record up to that tlmo
wan ar surpassod. Under the administra
tion of President Harrison, supported us It
was by a republican congress, the. volume
of the national business had attained to un
precedented proportions. Evory one was
making money. Capital was profitably em
ployed and no competent man who wauled
work was under the necessity of remaining
Idle. Hut It was tbo old story of much
would have more. Democratic demagogues
nnd demagogla newspapers dinned the un
truth Into tho ears of working peoplo that
they wero not receiving their due sharo of
tho profits that wero being realized. It t
always easy to believe that wo aro not re
ceiving our deewrls nnd It was not long before
the wugc-carners had allowed themselves to
bo convinced that they had a grievance. A
ucccvslon of strikes neb In, culminating In a
grave disturbance at Homestead, nnd when
the ballots wero counted In November the
party of soup houwes and free trado had
won,
Thorn Is much In tho situation today that
Wonderful
The style and comfort tacked together
with straw. Men's, youth's, boys', all
thought of in the tacking, and straws that
are priced as straws. We might say that
a good straw hat can be bought for 50c,
and better ones at SI, $1.50 and $2.
Our window gives you an idea.
Better assortment on the inside.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha' Only Exclusive Clothiers for Mcu and lioy.
corresponds to tho tltuatlon which exitted
then. Now. an then, the country. Under re
publican guidance, I rnjojlng a measure f
r.t-rMirMtv which mnrk a new level of na
1 1 0 n I achievement, nnd now. as then, thu
attempt is being made to disseminate the
HM that labor Is not receiving Its enultatite
sharo In the good things going Strikes are
the order of tho day nnd tiho oMcrlonce of
1S!2 Is being very closely repeated.
The point Is, Will the merican worklut
men lepeat In 1000 the terrible mistake of
1S92, nnd, because they nre disappointed at
not gotUng more, deprive themselves of the
ability to eccure so much?
Wo do not think they will, but that they
may not thcro must be a vigorous campaign
to the end that public opinion may bo
properly Instructed and the wisdom of leav
ing well enough nlone and of nvoldlng the
disasters Inseparable from democratic con
trol may be convincingly Inculcated.
t iii'mtv" i'ittt:.Ms op thi: .ma.h.m:.
Ilrynnlle rntrlntn In mv York 1-roOI
by lee Trim! llolillnna.
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Tho "plain peoplo" will be painfully
grieved to rote tho connection of promlncut
"friends of thn masftw" with the Ico trust
of Now- York City. The following are the
names of well known Tatntnanyltes who
bavo shares In the Ice tnibt which has
arbitrarily trebled the prlco of keeping cool
in thc New York metropolis:
Name.
Pur Vol.
4iX),o..O
TiOil.OiM
W.OOn
fAOOi)
dO.IVKI
WAH
Bn.t
n. A. VimWyek...
rVuir. Vimvvvok ...
J. F. Carrol
J. S. Cram
C. F. Murphy
lames Fltzserald .
Martin M. Million..
J. Ii Newbcrgcr...
Tgtul
....IS.CnO Jl,t'A0J
passim; 1-1,1) as. writ mis.
Detroit Fiee Press: Mrs. Wlnterhlootn
Did you llnd thc mountain air Intoxicat
ing:
.lnp,viii'-.Vrv T illilii-t tlnitv it nnlter
breath whllo 1 wns there.
Indianapolis Journal: "Herbert Spencer
was told by his doctor forty years ago that
ho hurt to die."
"Well, what of H7"
"Oh, nil these scientists nre absent
minded men, so ho has lived to be SO."
Cleveland 1'lnln Denier: "The latest de
faulter seems to bo fool us well as knave."
"How so?"
"if ho had only stolen a rnuple of hun
dred inoro ho could afford to lilro a good
lawyer."
Chicago Tribune: "Ah!" softly hummed
tho mosquito, as tho sleeping- victim rest
lessly turned over In his hed. "Tho other
chock! Ho must bo u good man!"
And tho grateful Insect rottled rently
down again.
Detroit Journal: See tho manl
la tho man starving in tho midst of
plenty?
Tho man Is starving In the midst of
plenty.
Oh, no, ho is not tho man whom our In
iquitous social system is crushing.
Ho Is merely tho man who Is too
obstinate to tin the waiter.
Philadelphia Press; "Just taste that."
said the bon-vivant, pouring out a mere
thimbleful of hla priceless wine; "that's
fortr years old."
"Is It possible!" exclaimed his thirsty
friend.
"Yes, Indeed. Don't you believe It?"
"Oh, yes; but or It's very little for Its
ogc."
Itrooklyn Life: "Some scientists sny that
tho earth Is 10,000,000 years old."
"Then I suppose that Venus Is one of thn
ballet girls of tho solar system."
Philadelphia. Tress: "Hero's the clock
maker come to tlx our sitting room clook,"
said tho funny mnn's wife; "won't you go
up and get It for him?"
"Why. It Isn't upstairs, Is It?" replied
he, lazily.
"Of course It Is. Where did you think
tt wau7"
"O! I thought It hud run down."
I'hiladplphla. (Press: "I wonder whv
women are so anxious to get together and
sew for charity."
"As It were."
"Wlmt7"
"I mean 'sow to speak.' "
Judge: Vindictive. Vnrloy (savagely) Dat
new Idea uv yours about twin' n "hrokn
down chess-master" ain't nn good.
Foxy Farquhar Wot happened -w'en you
told de lady?
Vlnrilctlvo Vnrley (disgustedly) Sh
wihlstkil for do dorg an' suld It wuz "my
move."
Dill, I A IjHAVHS TIIK STOnK.
II. A. Crovvcll In Puck.
Delia's lift tho shtore, mo frl'nd, so shtop
and shake mo hand;
I'm thn gladdest mini, bedad, that's llvin'
in thc land!
Hetther news, It sceias to inc. wns never
told before.
Della'H lift tho shtore,
Delia won't bo worklu' anny more.
Doll. liked her place, you know, and
thought ot naught hut that;
So, whin I would shpakc to her of mar-
rliice and a flat
She would say, as If she'd nlver heard tha
like before,
"Whatl and lave the shtore?
tVhat! and not be workln' nnny
more!"
t
Many times I asked her, nnd got the same
leply ;
So I thought It over, and I told mesllf,
snys I:
"She lias quite decided, ns I should havo
seen before.
Not to lave the shtore,
Well, thin, I won't ask her nnny
more."
Weeks nnd months I nlver snw her; thin
one pllhfint day,
Oola home at six o'clock, she Joined m
by tho WUJ-,
Faith. w fell to talkln' Just ns alsy us
before.
Thinks 1: "Pom that shtore!
Doni It! but I hato It more and more!"
Then all of a suddlnt us wo rulched thn
place to part,
Delhi whispered softly, wld a shlnlle that
hit mo Imlrt:
"Thomas, 1 must tell you somethlii' I for
got before:
Tom, I'vo lift the shtore;
Tommy, I ain't workln' unity mote!"
Well, thin, jnu'll belave me, It was very
alsy llxed.
Sure tlio banns are puhlUlied. and the wed-
dtn's Sunday nlxt. .
There's mo hand, now shake It hm you
nlver shook before.
Delia's lift tho shtnrr '
Delia won't be workln' unt more'
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