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Evening nml Sunday Bee, printed during
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1 iiT.HIir. 17 27,070
: ;i7,r.io is ii7,r,ao
S U7,:iaO ID 27,780
4 20,010 20 27.BI0
6 27,:no :i 27,mo
6 27,R00 2: 27,1 Or.
7 27.IHO 2.1 27..H70
R 20.70O 21 27,700
9 27,:tOO 25 27,rr.o
10 27,520 20 27..-.70
11 27.U0O 27 27,r.t0
12 27.MO 23 27.0M1
13 27,r,r,0 29 27.010
1( 27.R20 3) 27,:10
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16 27,1120
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PAItTIHS I.UAVIXO TDK SUMMUIt.
rnrtles Ienvlnw (bo city for
lb! summer mny linvc Tim Ilco
cnl to (lie in ri'Kiilnrly lijr
nutlfyltiK 'I' be lire Ilualiicaa
ofllee, In person or liy mail.
The nildrpM tIII bo chanced
n often nn dealrcd.
Pekln Is n Rood plnco for Amcrlenn
tourists to strike off tholr vlsltlnp; list
Just now.
Adlnl nilRht havo had tho thoughtful-
noss to send on word to tho picnic miin
nsora that ho had lost his way.
Pin your faith nnd your Investments
to Nebraska lands and Omaha real es
tate. They arc tho cream of the earth.
Whenever a tolling nrKuinent Is made
against tho Bryan cause the popocrntlc
organ begins to talk about "ridiculous
assertions."
Omaha is being made the butt of tho
newspaper paragraphors over lis cen
sus figures. It will turn tho tables,
however, In 11)10.
Omaha's weekly clearings continue to
show an Increase Just tho same, while
cities boastlug larger census figures are
In the decrease column.
Magnifying that Des Moines Globule
Into a huge orb may furnish amusement,
but it will not fool anyone who does
not want to be fooled.
Over In South Omaha, too, the report
of the city treasurer shows that taxes
nro coming In In excess of tho average
Teople do not pay taxes freely In hard
times.
The champion pugilists have gotten to
tho point again where each Is sayln
tnat the other must light or stand
branded ns a coward. That means that
the light Is still In the dim distance.
Tust to keep up appearances demo
crats will open a branch of their 11a
tlonnl headauarteiK In New York. 11 1
though no expectations are harbored
that any of the eastern states will turn
In for Hryan.
Land Commissioner Wolfe has made
arrangements to dispose of the lease
holds of another batch of school lands
before tho election. The popnernls do
nor propose lo lose any advantage from
their control of the school lands as a
political campaign fund.
The railroad attorneys pretend to have
discovered new (laws in the legislative
record of the mnxlmum freight rate bill.
As long as the do-nothing State Hoard of
Transportation Is 'n the saddle theso In
vestigations can have little more Inter
est than tho antiiiuaries' researches.
British railroads are said to be ap
prehensive about their coal supply owing
to the strikes in the Welsh coal ileitis.
America stands ready to honor British
requisitions even to the point of send
ing coals to Newcastle if necessary. The
American market Is open to the entire
world.
Several papers that supported Hryan
four years ago have turned to McKlnley
for every paper that supported Mc
Klnley that has turned to Bryan. No
wonder the Bryanltes shout so loudly
when they tlnd a lone former repub
lican organ that succumbs to their
blandishments.
Knnsas City's census has been of
ficially announced at lOIt,".''-'. While
this Is a creditable Increase It Is con
siderably below the '-'OO.OOO mark, of
which Kansas City has been boasting
for somo time. Kansas City can keep
some of tho commiseration extended to
Omaha for Its own consumption.
It must be hard on the fusion otllcials
In charge of public Institutions to be
compelled to herald the prosperity and
expansion of Nebraska's state unlvors
Ity. Tho university could not prosper
unless tho state and Its peoplo were
prosperous and Its constant growth Is
a living contradiction to the popocratlc
plcus for popular support.
t lil.ATAXT FOIATK L xKI sr K.W'f ft.
It was In ai.oril with the it 'innl lit
ncss of things for the Omaha .Inekson
lans to entertain ns their honored guest
the blatant political skyscraper. Web
ster Davis, whose chief notoriety was
gained some years ago as a lender of
an antl-Irlsh crusade at Kansas ( ity.
Kndowed with a mastery of language
that enables him to captivate and hyp
notize the multitude, this mnn has
projected himself Into the forefront of
the present campaign as the champion
of suffering humanity and self-site-rlilclng
patriot whoso nnseltlsli devotion
to liberty has prompted hlin to give up
high honor and lucrative position.
These high sounding professions may
impose upon the unthinking nnd credu
lous, but It does not take a tnlnd-reader
to see through the despicable game
which Webster Davis Is playing. Apos
tates, whether In religion or In politics,
nearly always overshoot their mark In
their zeal to prove their sincerity.
The conversion of Webster Davis from
the republican to the democratic creed
Is said to have been brought about by
his Intense sympathy for tho Hoots.
With this sentiment nobody can llnd
fault. The people of the 1'nltod States.
regardless of party, deplore the destruc
tion of the South African republics, but
neither that fact nor the difference of
opInVm regarding arbitration or Inter
vention by the United States In the con
flict can Justify Webster Davis In ab
juring his entire political creed.
man may honestly differ with his
party on some Important measure, but
no holiest man will pretend that he has
suddenly discovered that his party is
wrong In everything, t'p to the Kan
sas City convention Webster Davis pro
fessed belief In sound money and the
gold standard; he professed belief in
the protective tariff and other doctrlues
of republicanism. , In one single hour.
however, he discovered that the gold
standard Is all wrong, that the tariff
Is legalized robbery.
Webster Davis was in favor of the,
policy of McKlnley In Culm, l'orto Uleo
nnd tho Philippines lip to the time he
started on his .".OOO Junket to Pre
toria, but he was paralyzed by the cry
of Imperialism as soon as Hrynn In
serted his pro-Itoer plunk In tho demo
cratic platform, and If wo are to believe
this monumental fraud, he would have
remained true to McKlnley, the gold
standard, the protective tariff and all
the other republican doctrines had the
Philadelphia convention only responded
to his demand for nn uiuiualitled ex
pression in favor of active Intervention
by the United States In behalf of the
Hoers.
In the light of all these facts the
word-painting of Webster Davis is not
likely to change many votes.
;.v the fifth distuict.
Nebraska populists will hardly con
template with satisfaction the situation
In tho Fifth district, in which the pros
ent populist congressman has been
turned down for renomlnatlon In order
to make place for a democrat.
Tho policy of the democratic branch
of the fusion alliance to monopolize so
far as possible tho places on the con
gressional delegation. In order to crowd
the populist party out of the Held as a
national organization, has been evl
deuced for some time. The tlrst sto
In accomplishing; tlds result was taken
when Congressman Maxwell was
squeezed out by a deal that substituted
a democrat on the ticket In his stead.
When the time arrives for the absorp
tlon of the populists by tho democrats
the Bryanltes Insist upon having men
in positions that can be depended upon
to go the full length, rather than to
stand by the guns of populist principle
or go back to tho ranks of tho repub
Hcan party.
A year ago a declaration was made
in writing by tho democratic nominee
for congress in the Sixth district, Just
after he had been persuaded by Mr.
Brj;an to retire In favor of a competitor
with populist name, nut uemocraiic an
tecedonts, that after the year 1000 thero
would bo no more fusion and that the
leaders of the democratic party would
bo In control when fusion was ended
That the program mapped out by the
democratic managers is being executed
Is plainly visible In the result in the
Fifth district, where Congressman Suth
erland hns been humiliated In spite of
his faithful adherence to the Hryan
cause.
When the program Is completely car
ried' nut the populist representatives In
the national legislature will be a thing
of the past, and that nt no distant day
STII.l. TUYISII TO DECEIVE.
Mr. Patterson of Colorado, In his
speech notifying Mr. Bryan of the pop
nllst nomination, said: " I here was
boasted prosperity, but It was prosperity
that ran in narrow channels. It sought
the mansions of the rich and shunned
the homes of the common people.
Kvery Intelligent person kuows that
there Is not an Interest in the country
but lias shared lu the prosperity of the
last three years and tho best evidence
that it has not shunned the homes of tin
common people Is found In the statistic
of the savings banks showing heavy
gains In deposits during the hist three
years. We noted a short time ago the
extraordinary Increase lu the number of
depositors and the amount of deposits
lu the savings banks of the state ol .New
York In the past twelve months. Ke
cently the bank commissioners of New
Hampshire made public a statement of
tho condition of the savings institutions
It showed an Increase of deposits, com
lug from the wage earners of the stnt
amounting to an average accumulation
of S7.."0 for every man, woman -md
child In New Hampshire. The sav'jgs
banks statistics of theso states are not
exceptional and they conclusively refute
the assertion of Patterson.
In his Topeka speech Mr. Hryan said
that "the much-vaunted prosperity" Is
In the wane and that "each month of
11KXI shows a larger number of fall
ures than the corresponding mouth of
18U9." Where is tho evidence of wan
lug prosperity? Certainly not lu tin
exports, the July statement of which
showed an lucruiiso of nearly Jtl.OOt),
(100 over the corresponding month of
last year. Nor la there any cvldcuce
to sustain Mr Hryan s assertion in the
movements of domestic trade, the vol
ume of which, as shown In the bank
learings and tin; reports of railroad
business. Is not materially If any less
than last year. Production In some lines
of manufacture has been slightly re
duced, in order to work off accumulated
tocks, but the demand keeps well up to
what it was a year ago. As to failures.
there Is the authority of the New York
Journal of Commerce for the statement
that the number of failures for the half
ear of 10W Is lower than before for
many years and a single speculative
failure accounts In great part for the
large aggregate of the liabilities. Hrad-
street's last weekly review says: "Busi
ness failures In the United States aggre
gate iiio for the week, as against ltW
last week, l.'l In this week a year ago,
in lbOS, '-10 In 1S07 and were about
half what they were In this week .four
years ago." This disposes of another
Bryan assertion.
Tho Bryanltes are still trying to de
ceive tho people, many of whom do not
take the trouble to look up the facts,
but Mr. Bryan ought to leave such ef
forts to his subordinates. They do not
well become as the candidate for
the highest olllce in the gift of the
Vinerlcau people. The Hryanlte party,
however, will not Inllticnce Intelligent
voters by Its attempt to cry down pros
perity or to make it appear that It has
not readied all classes of the people.
nd the conditions are most favorable
for a continuance of prosperity If Bryan-
ism Is defeated.
Till! FLAG L THE SOL'TII.
Whatever be the propriety or Impro
priety of keeping the Stars and Stripes
In the Philippines," remarks the Brook
lyn Uagle, "Mr. Bryan will admit that
the Hag Is perfectly at home in the
south. It Is as likely to stay there In
definitely as It Is to continue In other
parts of the United States. But there
are southern commonwealths lu which
political equality Is conspicuous if at all
by Its absence. And In the very states
lu which there Is, as far as colored vot
ers are concerned, no such thing, Bryan
is especially strong he will carry them
beyond tho perad venture of a doubt.
lust where this equality has not only
been challenged but thrown overboard,
his Influence Is paramount, but has he
exerted it In behalf of the-negro voter?
Not at all. He can take up the cause
of tho Filipino with perfect safety, but
the vindication of political rights nearer
homo might offend the southerners and
that would never do."
Mr. Hryan is In close alllliatlon with
the men who have been instrumental
lu depriving colored citizens lu the
south of the suffrage. Senator Tillman,
who read the platform to the Kansas
City convention, Is one of Bryan's most
ardent supporters and If Bryan should
be elected Tillman would very likely be
lu the cabinet. Yet the South Carollnn
senator lias been one of the most con
splcuous opponents of negro suffrage.
Ho said on the lloor of the United
States sennte: "1 acknowledge openly
and boldly In the light of God that we
did our level best to keep every negro In
the state from voting. We have
scratched our heads to tlnd out how we
could eliminate the last one of them and
we would have done it If we could. We
took the government. We stuffed ballot
boxes. We shot them. We are not
ashamed of It." It Is understood that
this man who boasts of the killing of
negroes and glories in ballot box stulllng
who repudiates tho principle of con
sent of the goviued when applied to
colored citizens In the south will take
an active part In the campaign and If
he desires to do so It can safely be said
that then! will be no objectlou from
Mr. Bryan.
The Hag In the south does not rep
resent political equality. It does not
protect the colored citizens of that sec
Hon in their constitutional rights. But
Mr. Bryan will not say it word about
this violation of the Declaration of In
dependence and nullification of the con
stitution.
I'he campaign liar Is abroad again
The other day he Informed the readers
of the local Bryan organ that Gage
county republicans hail abandoned all
hope of electing their legislative ticket
and were centering nil their efforts
to elect Dietrich. Inasmuch as Gage
county is good for anywhere from S00
to 1,500 republican majority this asser
tion has about as much foundation as
the storv that Hannu has sent S'JOO.OOO
of campnlgn boodle to Nebraska or the
stupid falsehood of the Des Moines
Globule that McKlnley contemplates
having himself crowned king of Amer
ica.
Legislative nominations are now com
ing thick and fast all over Nebraska
but still many districts nro yet to name
their candidates. The Bee cannot em
phaslze too strongly the imperative
necessity for republicans throughout N
brnska to make sure that only their
strongest men are endorsed for theso
positions. The opposition Is just as alert
as tho republicans to the Important
stakes depending on the political com
plexlon of the coming legislature and It
Is the part of wisdom to leave no weal
spots In the republican armor.
Apprehensions are being expressed at
the length of the olllclal ballot, as re
quired by the provisions of the new
ballot law, for the coining election may
prevent voters from expressing their
choice on nil the olllccs to bo tilled
The number of olllccs, however, are no
greater than at the preceding preslden
tlal elections. In order to retain pros
perlty every voter should be willing to
take all the time necessary to put a
cross mark after every republican can
dldate. no matter how ninny ynrds of
paper he must cover.
When commenting on the demand for
a monarchy promulgated by the Des
Moines Globe pretending to speak as
republican organ, Tho Bee said that no
one outside of an insane asylum could
stand for such idiotic gabble, It hit
closer to the mark than It was aware
It turns out that tho proprietor of tho
newspaper nondescript responsible for
its raviugs was once uu Inmate of an
in.-.ine nsjluin nnd the paper therefore 1 1
omes naturally by its moiian hlul 1 1
lunacy.
InvldloiH reflections on South Omaha
republicans from popocratlc sources to
the effect Hint there are not enough of
them to form a good, strong political
club are simply an example of sour
rapes. South Omaha republicans,
banded together lu solid phalanx, car
ried the ramparts at the last municipal
election and they will keep the demo
crats In that burg In hot quarters the
coming election, whether they have one
club, two clubs or a dozen clubs.
mob of pickpockets Is said to be
following in the wake of the Bryan
party and to be driving n good business
among the audiences attracted to hear
the calamity candidate. This, too. will
have to be charged up to President
McKlnley, because, were It not for re
publican prosperity, shared lu alike by
citizens of all political complexions.
pickpockets would have small pickings
from any crowd.
Senator Clark of Montana, who Is
recreating In Ktirnpc, has struck up an
alliance with Prince Henry of Orleans,
lo whom he has extended an Invitation
to visit hlin lu this country as his guest.
Senator Clark Is one of Mr. Bryan's
most ardent supporters and largest cam
paign fund contributors. Now who dares
say that Bryan has not a leaning toward
monarchy?
I. el It (in nt Tlwit.
Detroit 1-ree Press.
Wnhoo!!! That Is where Bryan opened
the campaign.
Colon I 11 Aunlii't It.
Washington Star.
It will be a sorry Joke on both ends of
tlio Knnsas City ticket If both Illinois and
Nebraska show up In the republican
coluinu.
Cliiirloy Tm lie's Wide Klunv.
San Francisco Call.
Charles Townc. tho populist, Intends, It Is
said, to camp oratorically on tho trail of
tlooscvrtt. Mr. Towne has been associated
so frequently with political circuses that
ho probably thinks that In tho present cam
paign even a side show will receive some
patronage.
Ciui't Afford to l.nup III111.
Chicago Chronicle.
In this time of general excitement what
has become of the victorious Mr. Shcng.
director of Chinese telegraphs, whose
breezy nnd rcadablu romances kept the
world Interested three or four weeks ago?
It would be a mistake to loso sight of Mr.
Shcng. Ills ecrvlces to civilization havo
been bo distinguished that civilization
should reclprocnto by furnishing him with
qunrters sultnblo to his rank. Also a suit
able garb.
Korea! I'rrsrrvntloii.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The destruction of timber by forest fires
goes on apace, in the nocky mountain
region during the past week more has been
swept away than Is likely to bo replaced In
tho next generation. Tho generation after
that, however, both In the west nnd tho
east, will begin to sco tho necessity of re
placing timber lands and will take steps to
rcnow tho forests of tho country. Either
that or It will go very short of lumber for
building nnd all other purposes.
lip, Krreiurn, nnd nl 'Em.
New York Tribune.
Every Intelligent patriot should become
a teacher and go about prepared to com
bat Ignoranco and charlatanism. It requires
thought nnd study to stand ready with an
answer for all tho catchwords nnd claptrap
of demagogues, but every true American
should feel It his duty to carry enough
mental ammunition to put tho enemy to
rout. Do not bo content lo know that you
aro right, but bo ablo lo show that tho
other man Is wrong, not so much hoping to
convince him ns to help thoso who aro
usually listening for facts to settle their
doubts.
At (hi- l'urefronl.
Hoston Transcript.
Tho Pnlted States to the foremost In the
life Insurance business. Tho homo com
panies havo In force Insurance nmountlng
to $7,7G0,78,521. whllo tho Hrltlsh compa
nies, which come next, have only $3,671,-
4Sf.70G. Gormnny stnnds third with $1.70!),-
115.566. The French companies have In
forco risks aggregating tfi93.140.000. tho
Austrnlnslan companies $560,381,000, tho Aus
trian $119,854,322. tho Canadian $254.10!),
870, Norway and Sweden $148,115,713. Russia
$134,532,611. Holland $12S,04O,255, Switzer
land $86,780,860, Denmark, $.1S,69D,1U. Italy
$37.794.0S5, Halkan Stntes, $10,100,248, Hel
glura $3,769,581. Tho" nggregato Is $15,692,
320,079 a pretty tidy sum. This Is In ud
dltion to the large amounts carried by the
assessment order In this nnd other coun
tries.
IIEMAIIK VIll.i: THAIli: I'Kil'ltllS.
ViiM-rlciin KxpnrlN Continue nt the
Wnler MnrU. .
Springfield Hcpubllcnn.
Tho reaction in domestic trade has not
as yot had nny notlceablo effect upon tho
exterior commerce of tho country. Imports
contlnuo large, whllo exports, under tho
rule of falling domestic prlcts, naturally
maintain tholr large volume. Tho July re
port of the treasury bureau of statistics,
just publlshod. makes a new record for this
particular month, both tho export and tne
favornblo balance of trndo being tho lnrc
est ever known for the period In question.
Comparison of totals with July of lait year
follows:
M..rehandlse. 110. 1S99.
Exports $l(Kl.U3.r.ni $91,9X170
Imports tiS.wij.joj ii.iiii.m!
Excess of exports.... $36,877,218 $3l,S2l,12ii
And tho net gold imports for tho month
Just nbout balance tho not silver exports,
showing nn apparent unsettien irauo nai
anco to the amount by which merchandise
exports oxceod Imports.
Although Great Hritnln bus been llont
Ing n constdernblo government loan In New
York, this country Is evidently still in tho
position of n debtor nation, or wo could
not go month after month nnd for sovernt
years heaping up so great a favorable trade
balanco without heavy gold Imports to
show for It all. Instead, gold goes out In
larKO amounts this month. It goes to pny
for Hrltlsh government bonds certainly,
but if our actual foreign trado situation
woro equal to official appearances Hrltlsh
bonds should como hero to pay for exported
morchandlso nnd not for exported gold
For tho soven months ending with July
the merchandise exported by the t'nlt.id
States exceedB by about $309,500,000 In rv
corded valuo tho Imports of merchandise
novorthlcBS-, In the same time, morn gold
by $12,000,000 was exported than was Im
ported, and the net exports of Oliver rose
to abovo $13,000,00u making an excess of
merchandise, gold nnd sllvor exports above
Imports of over $331,000,000. And In the
face of this rcmarkablo exhibit Europo
sends bonds hero to command moro of our
property. Instead of In partial settlement
of our enormous apparent debt nlreudy
contracted. Tho truth of tho matter scums
to bo that this debt Is moro apparent than
real. It evidently represents to a greater
extent than Is commonly supposed cur
rent payments on account of our debt to
Europe,
A Message
Clevdand t.cnJcr
tirviiM mil 11 .ton. m .li.niitr that
prosperity has returned under the gold
standard In view of the information given I
out by the wholesalers and Jobbers of;
Omaha, the chief city of his state.
According to Information collected In that
city, there has been a wonderful Improve
ment In business since tSOtl, the lowest rato
of increnso being 20 per cent and ranging
from that up to P50 per cent. Tho Increase
In the number of employes ranges from 15
per cent to 200 per cent and salaries paid
have Increased from 10 to 35 per cent. Fur
thermore, forty-tlvo houses report nn ln
creafe In tho number of traveling men aver
aging nbout to per cent.
Tho conditions found In Omaha nro not
different from thoo existing lu other cities
and In tnct throughout tho country. During
tho past four years there has been n return
of prosperity which Is simply unparalleled
Germans and Militarism
(Translated from Mlhvnukce Oerinnnia.)
Most of our democratic politicians seem
to havo n queer Idea nbout tho position
of our Oermnn-born citizens upon tho ques
tion of militarism. No one is better able,
so say tho democratic papers, to seo the
importance of this question than these
very snme Hermans, who left their father
land in order tp escape tho galling yoko
of militarism. Only tho other day a demo
emtio paper declared that the Clcrmuus
certainly did not leavo their country and
the burden of militarism In order to como
over here nnd support that party which
had placed It on Its banner. W. J. Hryan
makes uso of this platltudo In nearly
every Bpccch. We nro ablo to understand
that tho democrats havo great hopes of
latching votes ua nccount of tho aversion
of tho nvernge American against imperial
ism and militarism, but with this ques
tion, ns thoy understand It, they will not
bo nblo to catch many German votes. For
asldo from the fact that an nnny of 100,000
men In n country of 80,000,000 peoplo ran
hardly bo called militarism, thoy tnls
coneelvo entirely tho sentiment of tho
Ocrmnn-Amerlcnn In regard to tho mili
tary situation in their old fatherland.
When wo read democratic papers or
hear Hryan and his adherents we might
imagine Hint tho whole Oerman-Amerlcan
population wns composed of deserters
from mllltnry duties, or ol peoplo opposed
to the mllltnry system of their father
land. That this Is not true Is proven
by tho great number of flcrmnn veteran
associations, whoso members enthusiast Ic
nlly keep In memory the time when they
served tho fatherland,
Tho number of those Germans who left
their country In order to escapo military
duty Is exceedingly small and tho per
centage of those who on principle are op
posed to tho military system dwindles
down to almost nothing. It is truo tho
Immense German army Is a great burden
to tho people, hut every German of com
mon senso ndmlts that on nccount of the
location nnd tho surroundings Germany
is compelled to remain a people under
arms and that for tho safety of the em
pire It Is simply a case of necessity. Ger
man military lifo may bo a hard school,
but whoevor has absolved this duty knows
that it has steeled him physically and
mentally for his wholo future lifo nnd sel
dom is a man found of German birth In
this or tho old country who docs not look
sn.vAToii Doixivnu.
St. IjuIs Globo Democrat: Tho appoint
ment by tho governor of Iowa of Repre
sentative J. P. Dolllver to tho senate to fill
tho vacancy causnd by tho death of John
II. Gear will please tho country. Mr. Dol
llver Is ono of tho most brilliant nnd capa
ble men In cither branch of congress. Al
though ho Is only 12 oars of ago he Is
sorvlng his Blxth term In tho house. No
mnn in that body is moro Industrious or
popular.
Kansas City Star: Tho progressive state of
Iowa will bo becomingly represented tn the
United States senate, by Mr. Dolllver, who
succeeds Senator Gear, by an appointment
from tho governor. In tho house of repre
sentatives nt Washington Mr. Dolllver has
been nn nctlvo and Interesting figure. Ho
Is n ready debater nnd has never been
known tn commit tho offense of being dull.
Theso nttractlvo qualities will bo highly
valuable to his state in tho senate, which is
tho greatest forensic nrcna In the world.
Minneapolis Times: When Mr. Dolllver
begun his congressional career n dozen years
ngo his ability as a debater was quickly
recognized and In lato yearn he has been In
tho first run It of republican orators. His
services on tho stump nro nlwnys In great
demnnd in campaign times. Mr. Dolllver
will distinguish himself In the scnato ns he
has tn tho house. Hl3 dash nnd vim will
bo In somewhat startling contrast to the
conservatism of tho cautious Alllton, but
with tho ono as a complement to the other
tho Iowa senatorial team will be a credit
to tbo state.
Chicago Tribune: It Ib not safe to be
too positive as to what tho Iowa general
assembly will do nearly n year and a half
honco, but the natural presumption Is that
It will ratify tho cholco of tho governor,
although tho present indications aro there
will be n lively contest. That choice cer
tainly Is satisfactory to tho people of lown.
Although It was not ofllciully announced
until day beforo yesterday, it has been well
understood for 6ome tlmo that Mr. Dolllver
wa to bo Senator Gear's successor. Thero
aro other men who would have liked to fill
tho vacant senatorial chair whoso friends
cannot bo expected to rejoice over Governor
Shaw'a action, but Iowans generally aro well
pleasod with what ho has dono. They are
of tho opinion that Representative Dolllver
deserves promotion.
IM'.lt.MIXAl, PHI Vl'KHS.
Renntor Stewart says that Houtwell does
not look blggor than n house fly to him nnd
Houtwell retorts that he Is unnblo to see
Stewart at all.
Kontucky produced 21,000,000 gallons of
whisky last year, but It Is to bo Inferred
from tbo ndvcrtlsoments that sho docs not
proposo to drink it nil.
Farmer Leonard of Iowa Is tlio presiden
tial candidate of tho United Christian party.
If tho ChrlatlnnB wero really united they
could elect uny man they set out to.
Tho city of Nowport News, Vn., will
shortly havo tho name of ono of its prin
cipal streets changed to Huntington ave
nue, in honor of tho Into Collls P. Hunt
ington. A portrait of tho lato Walter Q. GrcBham,
socrotary of state under President Clove
land, will havo a place of honor In tho
galleries of tho emperor of Japan. This Is
to bo dono ns n trlbuto to Mr. Gresham's
services in negotiating tho treaty between
tho United States and Japan, which was
adopted during Cleveland's second term
Frank M. Peebles painted tho portrait.
An astounding piece of nows now comes
from Hollv'ia, where tho newspapers are
talking of annotation to this country as a
means tn avoid submission to tho aggres
sion of Chill. Moreover, In the provinces
of Tacra and Arlca. which nro held by
Chill, there havo been meetings of the pop
ulace where It was formally resolved to
raise the Stars and Stripes If tho provinces
were not restored to Peru.
from Omaha
tin the history of the countrv Business
1 nt nil lilmls h.is biinnii d as It never boomed
before nnd nearly nil tho people have shared
In this return of prosperity.
How will Hryan meet sucn tacis. r
years ago he declared that If the gold
standard were endorsed times would grow
harder nnd harder, tbo opportunities for
employment would bo destroyed, the farmer
would tlnd It more dlfllcult to live, Industry
would bo paralyzed and the country gen
erally would go to ruin. Of course the peo
ple of Nebraska hnve remembered theso
prophecies of evil nnd when Ilryun goes on
the stump this year to tell them that the
Institutions of the republic are In peril
they will recall what he tald four years
ngo.
Is thero nny good reason why Nebraska
should not give a majority for McKlnley
slid Hoosevclt this year
back with pride nnd satisfaction to tho
two or three years when he was a soldier
In tho German nrmy nnd wore tho em
peror's cloth, and who does not admit thnt
his success in nfter life Is in n great mcas
uro duo to this very military service. Hryan
should get himself Invited once to n ro
tinlon of German veterans and he would
soon come to the conclusion that he could
accomplish Jnft little with this issue of
militarism among tho German-American
voters.
Far from being opposed to military ser
vice on principle, most Germans nre proud
of tho fact that they wcro In the German
nrmy. And especially Is this the case
with thoso who served In 180I-C6 nnd 1S70.
The German papers thnt aro tor Hryan
nro careful In speaking nbout this issue,
for they understand tho question better
thnn Mr. Hrynn or the average American,
nnd they know thoy wiU find llttlo sym
pathy nmong their renders In dealing with
this subject. We will not dispute n single
moment thnt largo standing nrmles, under
certnln conditions, may be fraught with
great danger to n republican form of gov
ernment. History tenches us that degenerated re
publics have been overthrown by , large
urmles. Hut wo have not got to that point
yet. Nobodywlshcs it. Neither tho Amer
ican people, McKlnley nor Hryan wants
It. No sano man sees any danger In nn
nrmy of 100,000 soldiers, scattered about
among 80.000,000 people, nnd If our free
Institutions wcro so weak nnd rotten that
nn nrmy of that size, distributed over this
lmmenso territory, could endanger them. It
would not bo worth while to try and up
hold them, for It would go to pieces nny
how beforo long.
Hrynn nt present Is riding tho German
vote with such persistence and prcse
vcranco that his truo hobbyhorse, tho sil
ver question, Is stnndlng In the stable,
unsaddled and unbridled, not knowing how
to kill time.
A few days ngo, speaking to nn Irish
nudlcnce, Mr. nryan said, nmong other
things: "If you wnnt to know what mili
tarism means, ask ono of theso Germans,
who cams over hero to escapo tho mili
tary duty of their country." Wo would
not bo nfrnid to wager that not n slnglo
Germnn of this class -was nmong his audi
ence and wo doubt very much If ono Ger
man among a thousand came to this coun
try In order to escape mllltnry duty.
FHACMIJXTS OF I'll .MUX POLITICS.
York Republican: When this cruel cam
paign Is over Mr. nryan will discover that
he did not amount to a Cleveland badgo on
tho lean-to of nn American worklngman's
pantaloons.
Aurora Republican: It sounds mean to
say It, but did you ever wonder If fusion
campaign funds wero not largely contributed
by tho peoplo without their knowledge. Tho
statistics from stato Institutions under "re
form" management show some mysterious
things.
Hastings Tribune: Under tho Poynter
regime the Hastings asylum Is the only
Institution in tho Mate thnt has not had
some sort of n scandal attached to It. This
Is probably becauso Mr. Poynter retained
tho superintendent whom Governor Holcomb
had previously appointed assistant superin
tendent. McCook Tribune: Hanker A. C Shsllen
borger of Alma, democrat, was nominated
as tho fusion candidate for congressman at
Holdrego yesterday morning nt 5 o'clock
on tho forty-sixth ballot. Congressman
Sutherland retired from his lmpregnahlo
kopjo nfter the forty-first ballot and the
democrnts caBlly took tho undefended
stronghold. My countrymen, what a sur-'
render!
Beatrice Express: It Is said there aro five
ablo and distinguished men In tho Omaha
World-Herald office who expect to have
generous portions nt tho plo counter In
case the ftiElonlsts win. This stntcment Is
mere rumor, ns no person has been officially
appointed to tako a census of tho World
Herald office nnd consequently tho Janitor
has not been heard from. In our belief, tho
cstlmato Is entirely too low.
Hnrdy Herald: Tho fusion congressional
convention for this district Wednesday at
Holdrego nominated A. C. ShnllenberRPr
of Alma for congress to succeed R. I). Suth
erland of this county, who hns been our
congressman for tho past four years. Mr.
Sutherland should havo been renominated.
Wo don't know Shallenbergcr, but ho Is
given tho reputation of a shrowd politician
and U lookB ns though ho was, as his party
polls only about 20 per cent nf tho voto he
must havo to Insuro his election.
Fiicnd Telegraph: Tho Milford Soldiers'
homo is coming in for Its sharo of public
criticism. It Is alleged that the homo lb a
boarding bouse for those who have no busi
ness thero and that groceries hnvo been
trnded off In payment of private bills, that
Inmates who complain aro hustled out with
dishonorable discharges. Under these con
ditions U it any wonder that consistent
doinocrnts over tho state nro wearing
Deltrlch buttons and aro declaring their de
termination to redeem tho stale and Kb
Institutions from tho conditions they hnve
been placed in?
Kearney Huh: The democrats won out
In tho fusion scrap In the Fifth district
for tho congressional nomination. A. C.
Shnllcnborger, a democrat of Alma, was
nominated nfter a long and bitter fight nnd
Congressman Sutherland, populist, was
turned down. Shallenberger's nomination
puts n pretty severo strain on tho situation
In the Fifth district. Sutherland- should
hnvo been fairly entitled to n renomlnntlnu
nnd would doubtless have been renominated
had It not been for the fact thnt It Is use
less longer for tho democrntlo party to
cover up its real design of corralling tho
votes or tho populist party In tho straight
democratic Interest.
Norfolk News: Manager Spear states that
when tho republican congressional conven
tion whs held hero last May tho use of the
opera houso wuh paid for the day bofore,
but when tho fusion convention whs held
hero a month later ho had rnmldernble dif
ficulty to get somo one to guarantee tho rent
before ho would open the building After
ho was assured by one of the strong demo
crats of the county that the rent would be
forthcoming ho allowed the convention to
occupy the opera house, but at yet lie hub
net seen the color of that l,-tv,
mou) He thteatens to apph fm the p
polniment of n rcelver for the fusion
tit unless he sees the color of Hut free sil
ver pretty soon now.
Stanton Ticket! . Secretary Porter t pr
Itifs himself something of a dictator wi';
strong leaning to Imperialistic tendem t -The
only true populists of NebraskA nSv-!
for a namo nnd ho gao them Instead ,i
hyphenated concern calculated to humiliate
them. Ho added a prefix that will br a.
bunion herenftcr. And why? Slmph
cause n band of political shysters objivu 1
to the plain nnd slgnltlcnnt term "pop,
lists." What right had they to obje. t '
There never has been n party called by th.
name, nnd If there was tho class of meu to
which Mr. Porter belongs have repeatedly
shown that to bo classed among them
would be n dlsgraco which they could never
endure.
Ord Quiz: It Is plain to see that Hrjnn H
figuring moro on carrying the Nebraska
legislature than In carrying tho ttnto as a
presidential candidate. He knows that ho
will not bo tho next president and that ho
will be n hns-becn politically after the next
election. If the legislature goes populist ho
hopes to be elected to the senate, but you
may be sure that the fusion leaders will
not quietly lie down and nllow this plan to
work. Having been given tho nomination
twice for president tbo bosses who havn
worked for him faithfully will all along
think thnt he has had enough nnd should
step out of tho way and let the little dog
have n chnnc! to lick the platter.
Kearney Hub: The secrotnry of state ha
decided that the new political wing of thtt
peoplo's Independent party, ronimonlv
known ns populists, shall not have n place
on tho official ballot under the designation
of "populists." but that they may wear th
brand "tnld-road populist." Literally
speaking tho voters of tho now party will
be populists If they choose to call them
selves by thnt name, becauso there Is no
other party in the country otnclnlly deslg
nnted ns the populist party. The boi re
tary has, how over, made an Important con
cession which enables tho mld-roaders to
get on to the ballot with nn official dcslg
nation that quite accurately represents
their political nlllgnment nnd the decision
will be more satisfactory to them than to
the fiislnnlsts.
'I'll ITIJ AMI TICKLISH.
Detiolt Journal: "ilo claims to be n
patriot'"
"What! with such n thin little voice m
his? Absurd!"
Philadelphia Pr: S,c (entering thn
Hitrri-Ornelntih! thn water's cold. I'm
shivering nlreudy.
He Oh, as soon ns you get tinder tlio
water you'll get over It.
Washington Star: "I suppose he ton.
slilcrs himself tho star of tho organiza
tion. ...!,'.Hlar:'.' erhneil thn mannger, wemilv
Hint dnesn t begin tn express II. I to
thinks he's the sun."
Cleveland Plain Deafer? "Vou'd imturallv
think, wouldn t you. that sn much singing
would tire my daughter's voice?"
"Oh. I don't know. It f.ecnis to me (hat
n llttlo singing would be a restful change
Hoston Transcript:, Fanner-Come nnw.
honor, bright, do joii b-llove in the fulth
cure?
(Jr.uiger-Hellevo lu It? 1 chonld rn- t
do. 1 hnve an aunt who gets $.1 it vMt
nnd Is making loads of money.
Indianapolis Journal: "When John f?n
to sfeen In camp meeting I never wike
him until after the alms plate his nn
"Why not?"
"Hceause, inn. he's so iisli.niinil nf .a--Ing
been usleep that h" puis In twice ai
much money as he ought tn."
Philadelphia Prvn: "When t told b. r
I had something laid bv fnr a rainy .la t
thought I would win her."
"And you dlrt.i't '"
"No: what I d I. ild by for rain was no
protection from frost."
Chicago Tribune: "Your husband trl'd to
commit suicide, did ho?" asked the doctor
who hail been hastily summoned.
"Yes. sir." replied tbo weeping woman
"Made the attempt with a razor?"
"Yes."
''Well, mmlam. he has failed. Me will null
through nil right."
"Oh. 1 suppose he will," sobbed the wife.
"Poor John Is so so awkward!"
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Hush, not si
loud! We're 'having- h conference of ih
powers."
"Eh! Who Is conferring?"
"Mv wife, my mother-fn-law and thn
cook!"
Philadelphia Press: "I must InsUt." de
clared Dlnnn, who wns the acknnnicdtM
lender of the Olympian woman's silffr.ig"
narty. "that ihe purity of the ballot wou'd
be conserved by allowing us to voto "
"Nonsense." protested Merrurv, leader
of the opposition, "you wouldn't be nbl
to control tho muse of History; slip's a
natural-born repr ater."
Chicago Tribune: "In union." quoted tho
doctor, "there H strength."
"Yes." assented the nrofessnr HS.itn.
times too much, f onco knew a toh iccnnlst
of -tho name of Hiram Sting. lie went
Into partnership with nnothcr tobacconist
whose nninn was Solomon Kerr. They nnd
plentv of money, and made honest poods,
but when they undertook to put the Sting
Kerr cigar on tho mnrket thev scored tho
worst failure you ever heard of."
OYTCIIASAX.
A nunl oflleer sends tbo following verses
in flwt TttnMrW,., T.-.Ia a.. (.ill., . . .
... ..... ... ...... A,..,,,.-, niiKiH. IJIII vuil
ever como across a copy nf thn enclosed?
i kiiimu ii uu- inner nny wuen i was over
hauling somo of my ship-life papers, nnd
thought you would, perhaps, like to havo
It As well as I can remember. It was
i.nmniuitil l, m,n tl.n .n .. - ...
,,, vu.j juiiiiit iiim-ein ill
the Asiatic fleet, some twelve or llfleen
,.-ur nun mi- rneiuspii cony nH was
. ...... ...... ,,iiii,'ii i,ii mi, ,i,-nn
of the flagship. It was very popular anion?
i.nntiirnp ,Y1 .... ,. f . 1 .....
..... jwi.tiM, , .'iii.vt.-, .1, in u ni-f:i mm wni'll
off duty In the evening It was one of tho
most populnr songs for the youngsters."
I call her the be'le or Japan, of Japan,
Her name It la Oyiichasnn. Yuelmsan,
Such tenderness lies
In her soft almond eves,
I tell you Hlin Is Just kill ban.
CIIOIU'8:
I caro not what others may say,
I'm In love with Oyuchasan.
Ichl ban
In Japan,
I'm In love with Oyuchasan.
Artistic, Indeed. Is her pose, her pos,
Anil quaint Is tho stylo of her clothes, h"r
clothes,
From thn ornaments rare
In her glossy bluck hair
To thn clogs on her dear pigeon toes.
Perhnpn shn's too thick nt tho wnlst. thn
- waist.
You see sho has never been laced, been
laced.
Hut her flg:ire divine
Would a Venus outshine,
And shn dresses In cxqulsltn taste,
Sho looks so remarkably sweet, so swcm.
As sho waddles along through tho street,
tho street,
With fan nod umhre!la,
Alas fur the ftllnh
By chiiiuo she may h.ippon to meet.
I call on this dear little miss, llttlo m.
Sho welcomes mo sometimes like, this, Ilk
this.
Hows down to the floor
As 1 enter tho door,
And draws in her bieath with a hiss.
f try to make love, but In vain, In vain.
My language I fear's not plain, not plain,
Whenever 1 try
Sho says "Onmmi nasal,
Walakushl wukntimuscn."
Hho plajs on the soft samlsen, sarnlsen.
She sings me n song now and thn, now
and then,
And when I go 'way
She swretlv does say,
"Sayonara" and "Please come again."
Perhaps I may prejudiced be, may bo,
Indeed sho suits inn to a T, a T,
There's a "Jolnn sals quol"
(To speak French kntoba)
That makes her takusnn yoroshl.
You tuny enll this n Japanese eraze, a eraze,
You mav say u weak mind It (llsls,
dlsjiluys,
Hut go to Japan,
And see Oyuchasan.
You'll havo It tho lust of J our days
Kind all the dear girls In Japan. Japan,
1n seek them whenever you can, you c.
Ys, search thn world over,
You II never discover
The peer of swiot Oyuchaua.