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before mo this 31st day of August, A. D.
1)0. M. II. JirNOATH,
Notary Public.
Hcpubllenn county primaries will bo
lioltl Friday of tills week. Do not for
get the day.
The state fn it at Lincoln Ih said to be
breaking records. It was not breaking
records before Mclvinley and prosperity
came Into ascendancy.
John L. Webster must be In hard lines
aIipii he has to light behind Hess of
odorous school board fame and other
Hessians of like stripe.
As far as Omaha Is concerned, the
Reason of professional base ball is
closed, but the retrospect Is less enjoya
bio than was the prospect before it
opened.
The democratic state committee will
meet today to ascertain, If possible, what
has become of the ginger bottle. A
large dose is needed for the present
ciunpnlgn.
Hepubllenns have been denouncing the
democrats of North Carolina for dis
franchising voters. They cannot afford
to start in on the process of disfrnn
clilsing in Omaha.
August failures nre the smallest In
number of any month this year and the
aggregate liabilities are also the small
est. The calamity campaign lias indeed
fallen upon hard lines.
Hrynn said In bis Maryland speech
that the workiugmen wanted much In
addition to a full dinner pall. This is
doubtless true, but he will not expect It
from a party which gave him an empty
stomach.
An arbitration commission lias taken
another slice of territory claimed by
Venezuela and given it to Colombia
Venezuelan territorial claims must be as
exaggerated as democratic pre-election
boasts.
The report that Captain Meyers of the
marine corps, now In I'eklu. Is to serve
on the staff of Count von Waldersce Is
probably erroneous. Captain Meyers Is
the author of the celebrated poem,
"Hocli der Kaiser."
Hryan's campaign managers made a
mistake In not sending the same man
along with him who followed the Ne
braska tours. No off el p easterner can
compare with him in manufacturing
crowds In his Imagination.
The columns of the popocratle organ
ore always open for the purpose of
creating dissension In the republican
rnnks, but republicans who have to go
to the Hryanlte organ for aid and com
fort have little claim for assistance with
loyal partisans.
Lawyers who have gone to Cape
Nome are reported to be dtssatlstled
with the opportunities. Since the re
vised statutes have been discarded the
shotgun and revolver are the standard
text books there anil every man Is his
own lawyer.
The ratlllcatlons of The Hague peace
treaty have been Hied In the foreign
olllce of Holland. The various powers
concerned are too busy over tu China,
South Africa and elsewhere, however, to
put the universal peace program In ef
fective operation.
The system of rural free delivery Is
(spreading. For the farmer this is a
boon. That they appreciate It Is shown
by the petitions which are being signed
for Its extension. This Is but one of
the many successful Innovations of the
postal department under republican ad
ministration,
Secretary tinge put a pertinent ques
lion to Carl Scliurz when he asked him
nnd others' opposed to the free coinage
of silver If It were not the safer plan
to vote for republicans who are op
posed to the llnanclal heresy than to
champion the democratic cause and
then depend upon a republican congress
to save tho country from harm from a
jllverito president ami cabinet.
the rkpvhlkaS rmttAiUES
The republican primary election
which will be held In tills city ami
county Friday should be attended by
every republican who has the Interests
of tlie party and the city and state at
heart.
The overshadowing Issue. In fact the
paramount Issue In this campaign so far
as Nebraska Is concerned, is the election
of two Tnlted States senators who will
faithfully represent the Interests of the
people at the national enpltal. Com
pared with this, all other Issues nnd
candidacies are Inslgnlllcant.
It Is not so much a question either
what particular Individual aspires to a
place In the legislature, but whom he
would support for I'lilted States sena
tor, livery ward delegation represents
not merely one man who wants to be
nominated for the legislature, tint the
other eleven men who make up the
whole delegation. To allow the ambi
tion of any person for local oilice to
override the wish of the party as to
I'nlted States senator would be like
swapping a horse for a Jackknlfe. It Is
almost incredible that any Intelligent
republican should be so short-sighted
as to ask anyone to sacrlllce the party's
and state's highest Interest.
While It Is to bo deplored that Un
contest for senatorial preference in this
county must be fought out. at the pri
mary election through delegates to a
convention when It should have been
decided by direct vote of the rank and
Hie, It Is the more Important that every
republican who appreciates the Interests
at stake will take time to go to the polls
Friday and register his will through
the ballot box for the delegation which
represents Ids choice.
IIAIJH IM'l.lKS TO sciwif..
Mr. Carl Scliurz, In his eagerness to
help Mr. Hryan attain the presidency,
can see no danger to the financial In
terests of the country from the election
of the popocratle candidate. Four years
ago no man In the country denounced
the free silver heresy more vigorously
than Mr. Scliurz. He then declared that
the triumph of the free silver party
would result In enormous disaster to the
country and he assailed Mr. Hryan as
an enemy to the national credit and to
public and private Integrity whom it
was the duty of every citizen to oppose.
Mr. Hryan and his party have not
changed In regard to the currency. They
still advocate the free and unlimited
coinage of silver nt Hi to 1. They are
as bitterly opposed to the gold standard
today as they were four years ago. Yet
Mr. Scliurz is supporting Hryan and
laboring for his election.
Secretary (!age has pointed out how
an administration opposed to the gold
standard could defeat the purpose of
the law establishing that standard. Mr.
Scliurz has endeavored to show that the
danger Indicated by the secretary of
the treasury is not real. The reply of
Mr. Huge seems to us to be conclusive.
It shows clearly the weakness of the
position of Mr. Scliurz. Certainly as be
tween the opinions of these two on a
llnanclal question -the one a man of
long, practical experience, the other a
mere doctrinaire- most people will have
no dltllciilty In deciding whose authority
to accept.
in(i a nr. m:cKi'h:t
Some of the hound money democrats
who opposed Mr. Hryan four years ago
and are supporting hltn now endeavor to
Justify themselves by saying that 11 tin
party of free silver should be successful
it could do nothing. They assert tliat
Mr. Hryan as president could not In any
way contravene the gold standard law
and thev profess coiitldeiice that In
would respect the letter and the spirit
of that law. There Is nothing in tin
attitude of Mr. Hryan nor In the Kansas
City platform to warrant this lew, but
those who hold It seem to rest their faith
upon the "honesty" and the "sincerity"'
of the popocratle candidate.
One of these Infatuated believers in
the Integrity of Mr. Hryan says: "If
Mr. Hryan be sincere, as you and I be
lieve him to be, he must be incapable of
evading any duty and the enforcement
of every law according to Its true mean
ing would bo a duty Imposed upon him
bv his oath of otlice." Now w hat does
this amount to in view of the dcclara
lions of Mr. Hryan for the last four
years and of his recent refusal to say
whether or not he would, as president
order the payment of coin obligations of
the government in silver? liver since
the last national campaign Mr. Hryan
has been talking for the free and uti
limited coinage of silver at 1(1 to 1
"without the aid or consent of any other
nation." lie has repeatedly declared
that the gold standard Is a conspiracy
against the human race. So recently as
last .lune he said In a magazine article
that "the contest between moiioiiiet
alllstn and bimetallism Is a worhl-wldi
contest -a contest that will and must
go on until sliver is once more a money
metal equal with gold, or until the gold
standard becomes universal." The Kan
sas City platform denounces the gold
standard 'law and demands Its repeal
and there Is no question that, the tlnaii
clal plank of that platform was framed
by W. .1. Hryan.
What, then, Is the Inevitable conelti
slonV It Is that Mr. Hryan Is as ear
uestly and tirmly In favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at 1(1
to 1 as he has ever been, that he Is lit
terly and uncompromisingly opposed to
tho gold standard and that as president
he would do all that Is possible to de
teat the purpose of the gold standard
law anil to secure Its overthrow, as de
manded by the platform which he
framed anil to which he has declared
unqualllled fealty. This Is unquestion
ably the belief of liliiety-ulue hun
dredths of his adherents. Mr. Hryan
has declared within a. few days that
he never had a doubt about the cor
rectness of the position of the Kansas
City platform in regard to the money
question and asked to state whether,
as president, he would pay "coin" ob
ligations of the government In silver he
at Hist declined to answer and then re
sorted to evasion.
Who are deceived? Manifestly those
who think that Mr. Hryan would stul
tify his declarations of the past four
years nnd carry out In letter and In spirit
the gold standard law. The free sliver
supporters of the popocratle candidate
have no such Idea. They would desert
Mr. Hryan If they had. On the con
trary they conlldently believe that all
he has said during the past four years
was sincere and that If elected he will
make every effort to carry out his views
and pledges. The sound money demo
crats who are now supporting llryan
would make liim out n cheat, n hypo
crite and a man of false pretenses.
r.ui'tin: statu hki'Miacazs.
The republicans of New York have
nominated a state ticket that will be
successful In November. The conven
tion was harmonious, enthusiastic and
conlldetit. The nomination of .Mr. Odell
as governor had been foreseen for
weeks, because the rank and Hie of the
party wanted him. It Is not a "machine"
nomination, but one that represents the
best Judgment and the general desire of
the party. The same Is to be said of
the reiioinlnatlon of Timothy 1.. Wood
ruff for lieutenant governor. He has
made an excellent oillclal and there Is
no more popular mail In the Umpire
state.
The republicans of New York are in
full and hearty sympathy with the pol
icy of the national administration and
the campaign In that state will be made
on national questions. The republicans
will make their light for sound money,
for the maintenance of the principles
of protection to home Industries and In
support of the proposition that the pos
sessions obtained trotu Spain under the
treaty of I'arls are the property of the
Fulled States and therefore subject to
the sovereignty of the I tilted States,
with all that Implies.
The democratic party of New York
Is not harmonious and there Is little
prospect that It can be made so. The
war between Hill and Croker Is so bitter
that it seems hardly possible the fac
tions can be brought together. There Is
In this most substantial assurance of
republican success, but even without
this democratic, factional warfare it
seems impossible that a state with the
vast llnanclal, industrial and commer
cial interests of New York can be car
ried by ti party whose principles an
tagonize everything that Is essential to
the progress and prosperity of the peo
ple of that commonwealth.
KO MSh'IlAXCIllSKMKXT.
No candidate and no party can afford
to eountennnce any attempt to prevent
a free and full expression of the popular
will through the ballot box. This ap
plies as much to primary elections as it
docs to general elections.
The main object of primary elections
Is to give members of the political or
ganization the opportunity to select
candidates to represent them on the
ticket either by direct vote or through
delegates to nominating conventions.
The primary election law has been en
acted to safeguard this purpose. Us
provisions are not Intended to hinder
people from voting their choice, but to
assist them In the effort to give expres
sion to their will.
To deprive any considerable number
of electors entitled to vote at a primary
election under the law by technical ob
jection or by snap Judgment would be
destructive of the principle underlying
our system of party government.
candidate who gives aid or countenance
to such attempt confesses himself as
unwilling to trust the people, and If
nominated under such conditions would
provoke popular resentment when tin
people are free to register their will at
the ballot box in the general election.
When It comes to stirring up mares'
nests I here Is no one in the same class
with a popocrnt. No story Is too Im
probable tor him to spring on the public
Tho latest is to the effect that the Stand
ard Oil company is engaged In an effort
to secure control of the mllltla of the
various states. The mllltla of the va
rious states Is made up of young men
who come from all walks of life and
they are among the best ami truest of
American manhood, as was demon
strated when they were called on to
serve during the late war. liven If the
Standard company was disposed to en
gage In such an enterprise these men
are not to be bought and sold In such a
manner.
The public library Is as much an edu
cational institution as the public schools
and the work of the one should supple
ment the work of the other wherever
possible. The act Ion or the school board
in offering to co-operate with the library
authorities In the matter of distributing
stations In tho school buildings will
therefore have the approval of the peo
ple generally. Anything that will tend
to cultivate a reading' habit among the
people and direct their reading along
proper educational lines after they have
left the school behind tends to make for
better citizenship and should be encour
aged. I.I Hung Chung Is accused of prompt
lug Hussla to urge withdrawal of the
allies from I'eklu and then prompting
other nations to reject the proposals, in
order to stir up strife between the pow
ers. LI Is respectfully requested to keep
his hand up over the t,able If he wishes
to play In the game.
MiiWIiiK tirent Pnmrr,
Washington Post.
Count von Wnlderseo has eaten several
vnrv imnortant dinners In hutior of tho
achievement of his forces In China.
Ilunily for Pall IUUIiiiih.
Manila ll. I Preedom.
Nebraska has tho flnm.t wheat crop over
known in tho transmission country. Uoou
Sho will havo to feed a hungry politician
by and by.
Trouble AeiiilrtiiK Trouble.
Chlcau'o Post.
It Is reported that England nt labt hns
formally annexed the Transvaal. What
pains people will occasionally take to ac
quire trouble.
Cnrrylmr Vlnll to Niinie.
Philadelphia Record.
Next winter It will cost $1 per letter for
the transportation of mall to and from Capo
Nome, but Undo Sum, who pays the charges,
will collcit only 2 cent per letter as tho
postal fee. In effect the entire taxpaylng
population pays for this winter mail service
o Cape Nome. Yet to broad Is the area, of
tat distribution and so InflnlieslmaJ the
burden when divided that It Is imperceptible
"trniiKr lte ereiice for lilticnln.
Olobe-Democrat.
Uryan Is sttll quoting from Lincoln, but
can he Mnd an extract anywhere showing
that the democratic party over said a good
word for Lincoln while ho was alive?
Ureal. I im Into Print.
Baltimore American.
A few men who would havo been other
wise unknown, unhonored and unsung have
Induced the newspapers to publish their
names by announcing that they would vote
for Hryan. lly this means, also, they have
been advertised as "prominent citizens."
11 11 1 lie Left All uf It.
NVw York World.
Tho richest man In Cincinnati tins Just
died, leaving an cstnte worth J20.000.000.
He had very little education, began his
business career at a salary of $4 a month
and board and he lived to bo 93. He
never attended church nor entered politics.
.ll sorts of morals may be drawn from his
unique life.
H r j it I'm oreil Aliroml.
Buffalo Kxprtfcs.
Chauncey M. Depew, who has Juit re
turned from abroad, says European sym
pathy Is with llryan this year becatiso
Huropo Is becoming alarmed at tho Indus
trial competition of the United States. That
Is a point which American workmen should
take home and think over. They should
keep thinking of It every day from now till
election day.
('Iiiiiii'on for Yoiinpr M-n.
Philadelphia It?cord.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt docs not ngrec
with Mr. Richard Croker In his recent as
sertion that young men havo no opportuni
ties to get Into business these days because
of the tnllueuce of the trusts. Mr. Hewitt
thinks there never was a wider opening for
competent young men. Opportunity widens
with the growth of our Industries and our
commerce. Probably no better proof could
bo afforded of the correctness of Mr.
Hewitt's view than would result from a
tracing back to their business beginnings of
the lives of the men who now stand at tho
front In the United States ns the great
captains of Industry. Nine times out of ten
It would be shown that these successful men
began at the foot of the ladder and forced
their way to tho top. Mr. Hewitt Is right;
competent young men will make their way
despite tho trusts.
KIMi COHNVS IMIIM'I.AItri V.
I'nelr .Niim'fl lniierlnl (irnln ' Strmlll r
ICxpiiniliiiK Abrr.mU
St. Louis Olobe-Democrat.
It will bo gratifying to Americans to learn
that the use of corn abroad Is on the In
crease. In the fiscal year which ended with
Juno 30, 1900, a little over 209,000,000 bushels
of corn were exported from this country,
This was the largest shlpmsnt over made.
The exportation In the fiscal year 1899 was
171.000.000 bushels, and that of 189S was a
little less than 20P,000,000. or about 600.000
bushelB less than In the fiscal year Just
ended. In 1897 tho shipment amounted to
177.000,000 bushels. These years arc tho
only ones In which tho exportation of corn
has gone above the 100,000.000 bushel mark.
There Is a possibility that the exhibit of
tho corn made at the Paris exposition ha3
had something to do with the recent In
crease In sales abroad, but tho advertise
ment which It received at Paris could hardly
havo had much effect on tho figures for tho
fiscal year 1900, as tho fair opened only u
few weeks before the year closed. Such In
fluence as the fair will have on the sales
of corn in Kurope will be revealed later on,
In the present fiscal year. An effort has
been made by Mr. Murphy, in a small but
very Intelligent way, at, one or two points
In Kurope for several years past, to bring
the virtues of this cereal to tho knowlcdgo
of that quarter of the world, and this cru
sade can undoubtedly be credited with much
of tho Increase which has been made In re
cent years In the demand for this food In
tho old world.
Hut the exportation Is still very small
compared with tho yield. Only about 10 per
cent of the crop has gono abroad In tho
past three, years of heavy exportation. In
previous years of the past decade tho sales
abroad have several times gouo below 3 per
cent of the nnnual yield. A gain will un
doubtedly be made on even tho figures of
tho past three years, and this may be ex
pected soon. The pretent users of tho
cereal may bo relied on to advertise It, and
thus broaden the market for It In Kurope.
and Asia. Tho Importation Into Kuropo will
practically all be from the United States,
which produces three-fourths of the entire
world's product. Corn Is the United Stales'
Imperial crop, and anything which will In-
ciease the demand for It In the rest of tho
world will be a, benefit to this country.
I'OIM I.Alt USTIMATH OP IIIIYAN.
"A Mrnnec in Pence lis Well ns to
roiiiinerei"."
Chicago Tlme.s-llerald.
Conceding tho claim that llryan Is a sin
cere man, that ho has ability of the first
order, that ho Is a man of clean life and ex
emplary morals, that he has risen In public
estimation of his character nnd nttainmont,
it Is useless for his champions to deny the
force of tho Judgment passed upon his fitness
for tho presidency by Judge W. 10. Mcilugh
of Omnha.
Judgo Mellugh undoubtedly voices tho
popular estlmato of Hryan when ho de
clares that ho Is an extremist and that as
president ho would be "n mennco to peace
as well as to commerce." "A president of
Hryan's Impetuosity, radicalism nnd Inor
dlnnto ambition," says Judgo Mcilugh,
"would havo us Involved In International
dinicultles upon tho slightest pretext."
Thousands of Americans who admire tho
eloquenco of tho young Nebraskan, who
tnko somo measiiro of pride In his celeb
rity as showing how It Is possible for clenr
brnlned men to triumph over udverso condi
tions nud master opportunities In this coun
try, will not voto for him for president for
the reasons urged by Judgo Mcilugh.
It is u critical time In tho country's his
tory. Problems Involving our international
relations are pressing for Bolutlon, nnd they
call for level-headed diplomacy and cautious
stntcsmanbhip. It Is not a time for a radical
or nn extremist in the executive chair. Mr.
Ilryun has nlready given nn Indication of
what may be expected from him in the
public declaration that he would convene
congress In "extraordinary session" im
mediately after election to formulate a
Philippine policy lu nccordnnco with his
views. Ho declines to say ns yet whether
ho would nttempt to nullify the gold stand
ard law by ordering his secretary of the
treasury to pay tho coin bonda In silver.
Whether hlB silence upon this question arises
from Indecision ns to the most politic nnswer
to make at this tlmo or to a lack of positive
conviction on tho subject, It cannot fall to
exclto distrust among the business Interests
of tho country.
Hut Judge Mcilugh has nothing to Bay
nbout the Impetuous nnd erratic "extrem
Ists" that surround llryan nnd who would
necessarily become his chief counselors In
tho event of his election to tho presidency,
Chief among them would be the dreamy,
oscillating, eccentric Towne nnd the flcry,
uot-heuded, revolutionary Tillman. His
cabinet .would bo the greatest aggregation
of whcel-of-fortuno "statesmen" and In
cendiary conflscationlsts over assembled In
this country.
Tho comments of Judge Mcilugh upon
Hrynn'B unfitness for the presidency have
unusual slgnltlcanco becauso of tho fact that
ho was for muny ycara n leader of the
democmcy In Nebraska and was a supporter
of Mr. Uryan In his congressional campaigns.
Question of
OMAHA Sept B As an old-time resident
of Nebraska, with a break of nine years
spent In California. It Is gratifying to mo
to llnd that this splendid state Is about to
resume its old political status in the re-
publican column ond that this winter the
legislature will elect two senators who
will bt In harmony with the ndmlnlstra-
tlon for McKlnley's re-election Is a dead
certainty. Omaha Is entitled to ono of
these senators nnd the opportunity Is now that the company was compelled to sue them
presented for a proper recognition of the to obtain the money duo. Mr. Hoscwater,
services rendered not only this city, but with nearly all who took stock, lost their In-
the state and the entire west, by Kdward vestment on account of mortgage foreclosure,
Hosewater. but the town got the hotel.
Thirty years ngo I first met Mr. Hose- As one of the originators of tho Trans
water. I was then connected with the mUslsslppl Kxposltlon, Mr. Hoscwater was
Omaha Herald, to whose olllce ho paid Instrumental In making Omaha known to
frequent visits In connection with his duties the uttermost partB of the earth. The carry
as manager of the Pacific Tclegroph com- b'K on of that great undertaking, with Its
pany and agent of tho Ansoclated Press, extraordinary success hiianclally, and handl
Ho was elected as representative from capped as It was by the Spanish war and
this county In the legislature of 1871, whero other unforeseen dllllcultles. Involved an Ini
tio distinguished himself by his close nt- menso amount of hard work, and he has
tentlon to duty, his services in the Im- been n lmrd worker all his life; It Involved
peachmont of crooked state olllclals, and. a genius for ol g.inlzatlou. nud his success In
after a great contest, the passage of a law organizing victory of the most satisfactory
creating a board of education for Omaha sort, out of what, oxer and over again,
schools, which action of tho legislature looked llko absolute defeat, demonstrated
was ratified by the voters of Omaha the his special tltness for leadership In great
following summer at a special election, in enterprises.
tho face of opposition by the two lending A few yenrs ago a one-story cottage stood
dallies of the city. In fact, ono purpoao near the corner uf Parnam and Seventeenth
of establishing The Hee was to champion streets, tho homo of Mr. Hosewater. Toduy
this Important change In our school law. tho lot It occupied and one adjoining Is
In June, 1871, the first Issue of The Pee covered by n newspaper building which cost
appeared a small two-page affair but It nearly half a million dollars. In ground
soon attracted attention nnd excited nnl- area It Ir not equnlled bj any newspaper
mosltlcs by Its vigorous nnd aggressive building In the world, nnd Its completeness
character. In those days Omaha was in a of nrrangemcnt has excited tho admiration
sort of transition state; the policy of the of prominent newspaper men from nil parts
Union Pacific management Included n lofty of tho country. This musslvo nnd Imposing
nnd contemptuous disregard of the rights of structure Is a magnificent monument to the
pntrous, nnd ns a champion of these rights energy, tho zeal, the dogged determination,
nnd a corrector of abuses nnd Injustices tin Industry, the persistence of one man.
In other lines The Ilee aroused bitter an- Times nnd customs will change; men will
tngonlsms which found expression In vnrl- tome and go. but through generations of
ous ways, from arson to assaults upon Its tho future The Hee building, with Its
proprietor with deadly weapons. splendid outlook over the city and Its mi
Mr. Hosewater displayed, in putting Tho burbs, tho winding Missouri river and mllei
lice upon n sound basis, n rare ability ns nn upon miles of chnrmtng lown landscape,
nll-around newspaper man. Ho made a will rcmnln n notable structure In a city
study of tho various departments of his destined lo become one of the most Im
paper and soon mastered them. One ad- porttint business centers of the great west,
vantage heenjoyed was his knowledge of Throughout the entire country Tho
languages and a marvelous memory. On Omaha Deo and Its founder nre known nnd
one occasion tho former was utilized to the If tho ambition of Mr. Hosewater to repre
beneflt of Tho Deo and the dlscomllturo of sent Nebraska in the United States senate
an opponent. js gratified he will enter upon tho duties
When Hochefort, the famous Frenchman, of thnt high office equipped with nil the
mnde his escape from prison he came to ndvantnges to bo derived from thirty years'
Omahn on his wny east over tho Union nctlve political service, a keen dlscrlmlna
Pnclflc. Mr. Hosewater nnd ono of tho Hon nnd n wide acqtinlntniice with all the
editors of n rlvnl pnper went out on tho lending men of the nation nnd especially
road n considerable distance to meet the thoso who are nt the hend of national af
dlstlngulshed Prench editor, who then fairs. No man In tho west Is In closer
occupied so large a space In tho public mind touch with the administration nnd tho
thnt newspaper Interviews with him had a valiant service Mr. Itosewnter hns ren
hlgh commercial value. He received the dered the republican party for three
two representatives of the Omaha press very decades entitles him to the distinction ho
courteously and the rival newspaper matt now seeks nt the hands of republican
naturally expected to gain a wholo lot of voters.
valuablo Information for his pnper. Hut ho Mr. Hosewater has made, many political
didn't. Hosewater at onco engaged Roche- enemies, which is hut another way of sty
fort in conversation In the French language ing that he has been aggressive nnd out
(which the other newspaper man did not spoken In campaign work, but no mnn can
understand) nnd over every foot of the wny truthfully say thnt he hns not been honest
In nml ,ntll Vn V. n .1 - V. ... , i . ... . ... ...
... ...... ....... " i'.uk- nun Kuouuje on uie
Chicago train kept him tnlktng, nnd when
the two Omaha men returned to their nfllces
rtosewatcr had enough "live stuff" for
page or two, while tho other nnd nothing.
PROPHECIES
New York Sun.
Tho effort to confine Mr. llryan to his
porch in Lincoln hns fnlled. Overflowing
with irrepressible speech he nan left Lin
coln nnd begun to whip Imperlnllsm nnd
the money devil around the stump. Many
states nre crying for him and many will
get him, and he Is Burn to be happy for the
next two months. The effect of his vast
output of language In 1896 he has described.
Lecturing at Tetio Haute Mny 29, 1899, ho
snld:
When tho votes were counled I found I
hnd carried nearly every stale In which I
did not i-pcak nnd had lost nearly every
stnte in which I did Hpenk.
A frnnk admission which ho has probably
forgotten long ag Let the rest of us re
member It as he goes on his multlloquent
way, nmld cheering crowds and handshak
ings without end.
He is likely to be even less Riircessful
in 1900 than ho was In 1S9S. There nro still
plenty of persons curious to see and hear
him. Unfortunately there aro hundreds
of thousands of persons who havo heard
him. To them now ho is no Inspired niator
and grand young man. uttering truth nnd
wisdom, but nn exposed quack. All his
I'KKMl.VAI. I'oi.vrnu.s.
Senator Georgo P. Hoar of .Massachusetts
was 74 years old last week. In answer to a
letter to a friend congratulating him on
his excellent health, Mr. Hoar said; "I am
thoroughly over that dlscaso known aa
being 73 years old."
David Linton, who died at Cincinnati last
week, Is believed to havo been tho richest
man In the state of Ohio. Ills fortune
amounts to about $20,000,000. Nenrly all of
this will pnss to his daughter, who Is tho
wife of ex-Congressman Charles P. Taft.
Julian Ralph, who was lo have lectured
In England and this country on "Experi
ences in Modem War," has been obliged to
cancel both engagements, becauso of Ill
health resulting from his mishaps In tho
TrnusvHiil. He has not yet been able to
resume his duties on tho Dally Mall of
London.
Ogden II. Pothers of Janesvllle, Wis., tho
new supremo chancellor of tho Knights of
Pythias, becomes greatly irritated upon
receiving n letter addressed "O. II. Poth
ers." Ills peculiarity In this respect Is
explained among his friends by relating
the story of a wag who onco rcforred lo
him as "Old Hen" Pothurb.
Tho Island of Ceylon hns been selected by
tho HrltlHh government, In addition to St.
Helena, na a placo of exllo for tho Hours
who havo been taken or aro yet to be
taken prisoners of war. Sheds aro now
being built at Hlyatalawa, about In the
center of tho Island, capable of accommo
dating between 2,000 and 3,000 prisoners.
Dr. J. N. McCormlck, who attended Wil
liam Goebel after he was shot and kept him
nllvo until he was sworn In as governor
of Kentucky, will recolvo a $10,000 fee If
Arthur Goobel, the murdered man's brother,
can succeed In securing that amount from
tho estnte. Dr. McCormlck was Goobel's
lifelong friend and did not put In a bill
for his services, but tho surviving brother
thinks Im is entitled to It.
Melbourne Hall, tho home of the lato
Fanny Duveuport nt South Duxbury, Mass.,
and the lust of tho actress' possessions
still In tho hands of her husband, Is to bo
3ti Id . MIks Davenport Is said to havo spent
$70,000 In banutlfylng tho plneo, which sho
was very fond of. She willed It to Mel
bourne MacDowell, who never lived In It
and who Is now married again,
Mary AndorBon-Navarro attended n ba
zaar In England tho other day In aid of n
religious community nnd wui told by tho
father rector that bhe was n mother to
them. "Our Mary" Is, of course, no longer
In the full blujh of youthful beauty, but
this remark rathor startled her for a mo
ment. In the course of u short reply sho
good-huinorcdly said that tho reverend gen
tleman might at least havo called her a
sister.
U. S. Senator
In every enterprise calculated to benefit
the city nnd state Mr Kosewator has been
progressive, enterprising and even recklessly
generous. Whin the Oram! Central hotel
enterprise was on foot he borrowed Jl.ooo
at 12 pir cent and paid for stock to help
carry it through. Various and sundry
wealthy men of the town subscribed for
stock, afterwards refused to pay tor It. and
Hie court records of this tounty will show
in mo expression or nis convictions or
that he has not nt nil times been desirous
of ndvanclng the best interests of tho
city, the state nnd tho country,
JOHN T. ft ELL.
that FAILED
glib predictions havo turned out to bo false.
Tho facts aro all against, him. If he were
ns candid nbout all matters ns ho was about
tho results of his eloquenco in 1896 he would
say to hlB audiences:
Pour years ngo I mid you thnt under tli
gnld standard the times woulu bo hnrler
nnd harder, thnt the opportunity for work
would be decreased nnd the number of
Idlo men Increased; that debts would grow
mid the ability to p-iy tln.ni lessen; that
price and the purchasing powr of the,
dollar would fall; that It would be more
ditllcult for the farmer to live; thnt the
Kold standard would decrease the volume
of standard money, starve everybody but
the money changers nnd o on. fSentlemon.
I was mistaken In all these assertions and
sundry others too numerous t, mention.
You will not expect me, therefore, to enter
again In the field of ilmincM! and polltleu
economle prophecy mid nvermenl With
your permission I will lay beforo you a
lew elegant sentimentalities about lm
PQiinllsm. the consent of the governed, the
purchase of Plllplnn.s nt fJ.CO n head and
the sale of American boys upon the auction
block.
Hut upon what, subject can Mr. Hryan
tnlk nnd expect hla hearers to hnve con
fidence In his assertions? Ills words to
scorn aro scattered. Time, the greatest
humorist, has shown him to bo a man of
wild and foolish speech.
i:ciioi:s ok nrn waiu
Opportunities for KntcrnrlnlnK Youhk
Men In the I'lilllpplneK.
Lieutenant Colonel James Parker of the
Porty-llfth infantry, commanding the
Lagonoy district. In a letter to tho Now
York Sun cnlls attention to some of the
opportunities tho Philippines offer to In
lolligent, energetic young men. The hemp
industry no considers tho most inviting.
"To handle hemp properly," he says, "what
Is needed Is capital and a company whoso
agents hero aro none but high-class, honor
able men. Given tho latter, the capital
should be obtained cnfllly enough. Hut as
to the men, some will say: 'Can wo get our
best young men to Isolate themselves In a
amall town In tho Philippines at a moderate
salary?
This Is tho question I want to nnswer. It
Is true, Is It not, that u young man In bank
Ing or clerking business In New York City
on a salary of $l,fi00 or $2,000 per year has
some dltllciilty In laying nsldo nny consld
ernblo part of his stipend, particularly if
he belongs to n good fnmlly? Well, It 's
perfectly evident to one on the ground thut
that samo young man, engaged hero as an
ngent buying hemp nt a salnry of $2,000,
ought to bo ublo to retire, If he so pleases,
with $20,000 or $30,000 to his credit ut the
end of ten yenrs. If he obtains n commis
sion on protlts ho should do better. And
in the men ii tlmo he, could live here llko a
gentleman.
"Tho explanation of this Ib that living Ib
very cheap here. Pood, with good service,
should not cost more than $15 to $20 per
month; n body servant $.', per month; rent
of a houso $5 to $10 per month; a suit of
whlto clothing, such ns all foreigners wear,
$1, nnd so on. In all, $.100 per year should
bo a liberal allowance for ull expenses,
making It possible to Bavo all the rest of
tho salary. I am not speaking of Manila,
which Ib n moro expenslvn town; I speak of
the provincial capitals and tho larger towns
of the provinces, many of which for many
reasons nre far preferable to Manila as
places of residence.
"With a snlnry of $2,000 a year, even with
out commissions, our young man would soon
have a small capital of his own which he
could Invest to great advantage. Thus, on
a small salary, the young mnn of, say 21,
ought lo bo nble to go back home nt the
age of 31 with n competence,
"This Is true hero not only of the hemp
Industry, but of tho tobacco, sugar nnd
copra Industrie.
"There are over 200 towns of over 10.000
Inhabitants In Uicbo Islands, In neurly all of
which such openings exut. At them, or near
them, there are likely to bo garrisons of
American troops, tho olllrers of which will
nfford companionship Tho cllmato is very
trying for the first year, but tho healthy ap
pearance of the Eocllthmen and Germans
engaged for many years In trade here Is
proof thnt Americans will not, hs a rule,
suffer In health In tho long run.
"Thero nre numbers of Americans of a low
class here, hangers-on of the army, whose
presence Is rather undesirable than other
wlte. since they give the natives a falso
Idea of our manners, customs nnd morals.
What we want here Is Americans of a high
stamp Such men residing In the towns
will be of the greatest assistance to the
United States in the establishment of
proper system of government and In bring
ing nbout friendly relations with the people
And It Is suggested that It wuuld be easy, ns
well as beneficial, should the proper au
thorities offer to men of this character pass
age out on the military transports, at a
low rate of compensation. In eadP tho regular
transports afford such accommodation. This
would remove one of the principal obstacles
to the would-be visitor nnd encourage the
coming of the kind of men we want here
"If something Is not done we shall see In
trade here not AmerUsns, but Hugllshmen
nnd Germans, almost exclusively benefiting
from the establishment of American su
premacy in the Philippines."
Writing on the snme subject In Harpers
Weekly, IMwiti Wildtnan. into American
consul at Manila, says "At present the
great warehouses In the hemp ports of
Manila, In London, llostoli and New York
nro practically empty and hemp hns gone
up to n prohibitive price. A Jump from 1
cents to 10 nnd even 15 cents per pound
simply menns that the supply Is exhausted
No ono would buy nt such n price. Hemp
grows In India. Russia nnd Mexico and
other parts of the world, but the Manila
brand Is the best In the market nnd no
other will take Its plnce.
"Hemp made the Philippine Islands
worth something to Spain. England
stepped In and gobbled up tho trade nnd In
the future the American, If he bo wiso, will
put his money In hemp cultivation and let
the alleged gold nnd coal deposits wait.
The Inlands seem to lune been especially
mnde for the benefit of the nlmca plant.
The moist, though not swampy, country
to the south of Manila, the Camarlnes.
Samnr. Leyte nnd Cebu would produce a
solid overgrowth of tho abaca tree If left
to take Its own course.
"The natives, too, seem to have been
especially provided for the hemp country.
Tending to Improvidence nnd Indolency, th
hemp Industry furnishes them employment
whenever they run short of rlco and to
bncco. for hemp enn be harvested almoit
nt any time except during the short rnlny
season. Attempts have been made to trans
plnnt the hemp trees tnklng them only as
far nway aR Horneo, but the musa textllei
refused to cohabltate with any but Philip
pine soil. The Pacific slopes of tho vol
canic regions of the Islands produce thi
best plnntR. Although the nbacn tref
coddles to thin soil and rnther dry. quickly
drained localities, the trunk nnd leaves de
mand frequent nnd Abundant moisture,
(liven the proper conditions the vast plsn
tntlons will thrive like asparngus beds.
Very little cultivation Is required."
i,At(iiiin cas,
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Whv did Pag
nttnek the Newport aristocrats?'
"They say It whs because he was turnd
down.
Philadelphia Press: McJIgger- You hear
peoide talking nbout the "foul-killer." t
don t believe there Is such n person.
Thingumbob Naturally, for, of course,
you never met him.
Indianapolis Journal: "The Judge didn't
crmit Unit divorce."
"Why not7"
"Ho said people who were twenty-flvo
years Mailing out they were too uncongenial
to live together could lust woiry It through
the rest of tho time.
Chicago Post: "She's like an Iceberg,"
he remarked.
The youth who had been suffering from
the heat for some weeks looked up with
pleasurable anticipation.
"Say! wouldn't she mnke a great summer
girl, though?" he asked with enthusiasm.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "Did you hear
nbout fSreekroot? They claim be Is lead
ing a double life!"
"Sacred codfish! What proof hnvi thev?"
"He was overheard miking In bis sleep."
"Yes, ycH."
"And he mado two grnmmatlcal errors!"
Chicago Record: "It takes generations of
good blood and rellned rearing to produco
that lofty, highbred air. doesn't It?''
"Oh. no; nny girl who Is mnde head rlerl;
In a ribbon department enn acquire It In
three days."
Philadelphia Press: Miss Cutting 1 saw
you In the car on your way home to dinner
last ovnulng.
Mr. Comfort Strange. I didn't see vo'l.
Miss Cutting Not at all. I wns standing
Just In front of whero you worn sitting.
Detroit Journal: In the very vortex of
tho bargain rush a man was struggling.
"Mercy!" ho shrieked
Hut the women bore hltn down nnd tram
pled him under foot.
"The nerve of hltn," sneered them, onn to
nnother, "to wear a shirt waist and then
nsk special consideration by reason of his
sex!"
TIIK 1)KIH'TATK.
Who has an arch nnd mirthful nlr,
Yet when her rhnperone Is near
Seems llko nn angel unaware?
Tho debutant.
Who loves to be extolled and fanned,
Yet blushes when you hold her hand,
As If she didn't understand?
The debutante.
Who hns a partner in ndv.mce
Por every german, play and dance,
And slnys n heart with every glance?
The debutnnto.
Who leaves a ball nnd german Into
And loves an alcoved tete-n-tete,
And sees no serious side to Fate?
The dnbutanta.
Who nt the tnble takes her sent
In some grand banquet hnll eomplets.
Yet Is too delicate lo eat?
Tho debutante.
Who welcomes with n rippling lsugh
The mnny flattering tonsts you quaff.
And llnds In thin more wheat innn chaff?
The debutante.
Who listens with a coy content
To winds of love from warm hearts sent.
Yet tells you they were never meant?
The debutante.
Who Is It makes the veteran sage,
Lngglng "superfluous on the stage"
Of social life., forget his age?
The debutante
Who Is It has unbounded fun
And sleeps not till the rising sun.
With nil of Cupid's work well done?
The debutante
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nnd If they bother you In
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our ndvlce. It costs you
nothing. We mnko our
own glasses and they are
the best.
HUTESON
Optician.
1520 DourIus Street.