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THE OMAlfA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1002. Tiie omaha Daily Bee. 1 ROSE WATER, EDITOR, PUBLISHED EVERY MOKN1NU. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: pally Be (without bunuay), On fear. 14. 00 Mali b inn Bunuay, una Year illustrated tier, one tear -w fcmnoay to, una tear J-w featuraay to, Una iear 'Aweullvth Century tanner. On Year, l.w ULUVtllfcU BY CARRIER. Pally to (without Sunday), per copy.. 2o fftiiy ie (wiinuul Sundays, prr weea..uc Jjauy toe (inciuuing uuuuayj, per weea.lic eunuay toe, per copy venmg Mi (wlibuuc Sunuay). per wn.lu evening toe (including bunuay;, per wees. loc Compialnta of Irregularities In delivery snouid b aduraaaeu to City Circulation department OFFICES. Omaha The Be Building. too u tn onmna city Hall toulldlng, Twen-ly-hiih auu M atreeta. Council tolurta lu Pearl Street. Chicago ittu Unity Building. iew inrk Tempi Court. Washington 001 fourteenth Street. CORRESPOND tCNCE. Communications relating to news and editorial matter snoula be addressed: Oman. 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Tzechuck, secretary of 'lb Be Puclisuing Company, .being auly sworn, My thai tb actual number 01 full ana complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening ana bunday Be printed uuring U munta 01 Jdny, iWi, was ae touows 1 2V,MM 17 au.Boo 1 I H,bJ .... iw.ueo 1 80.XMO SO.SUO 7 SO,7UO Xtt.BMO .....M,T(M 10 2t,iM U IW.SUS 12 XU,ttSO U 2U,S30 14 IfO.UOU Ji 20,070 16 XV, QUO U, 2,DOO it xo.uao 30 !W,UOO 21 aw,04o 22 au,6io a 20,470 24 ItU.BMO 25 2M,tMO M XU.S40 27 s,ao 21 SU,RUO 29 211,430 20 XO.UUU 31 t,510 Total 811MM0 Less unsold and returned copies.... 1U.T0U Net total sale doh.bho lJt dally averag ttu,3ll . OEO. B. TZSCHUCK. . Subscribed In my presence and sworn to befor m UiU list day of May, A. D. 1S01. toesJ.) hi. H. H UNGATE, Notary Public Only a year agx the mercury was do ing stunts around the 100 mark. . ( Omaha people have achieved a reputa tion as music lovers which they must jot let get away If they want to con tinue on the map of the great musical organization. , After the record made In Its fight to have the city assessment roll revised, the Real Estate exchange cannot afford to flunk before the county Board of Equalization. A handbook of biography will be nec essary to let the people of this county know who the gentlemen are who have been presented as the democratic legls latlve nominees. """ In view of the rush with which the lummer excursion season has started in, the bewildered tourist will be dodging premiums to travel over this Hue or that before It Is ended. The present cold snap brings some consolation. Disciples of Lombroso can not point to the heat wave as the gene sis of the numerous homicides and sul tides now being reported. The fuslonl8ts are expected to be ram pant against the corporations when they make up their platform at Grand Island, but they w ill be discreetly silent on their complete surrender to- the cor porations when they had control of the itate government. . President Mitchell's address to the public on behalf of the striking miners .will serve to more forcibly tlx in the minds of what he calls the "innocent parties" the fact that they will have to foot the bill, no matter what the out come or what the cost Mayor Koutsky of South Omaha Is getting after the tumble-down shacks and firetraps that menace life and prop erty. If the authorities 'of the two Cities wold weed out these conflagration-breeding buildings the work "of the fire department would be considerably lightened. Kansas populists will today try to solve the problem their Nebraska breth ren are busy wlth-wbetber to accept the offices the democrats are willing they should in event of the combination being able to defeat the republican nomi nees. No question of principle la at take, only emoluments being consid ered. The railroad tax bureau claims that the railroads have paid 10 per cent of their net earning for taxes In 1001 Most of the owners of store buildings and office buildings In Omaha would be glad if they could get off with W per cent of their net earnings In taxes. Many of them have for years not had any net earnings and still had to pay taxes all the same. Another bulletin of the railroad tax bureau undertakes to tell how the as essment of railroad property is arrived at by the State Board of Equalisation, by describing the, steps prescribed by law. Comparison with the record of the board will show that this is the best description yet of bow the assess tnent of railroad property is not arrived at by the state board. De Ariuoud' speech in congress may have relieved his mind, but it doesn convey any (information to the public. The democratic attitude of opposition to republican policy, no matter what that policy may be, is too well known to require restatement. If the democrats should ever decide to aid In the advance ment of public interest by endorsing republican idea, the act might occasion surprise, j keefiro vp the BUNCO OA ME. The railroad tat bureau baa recently been Invited by The Omaha Be to explain why the et half of tb Union Pacific bridge Is assessed at $44,000 in Iowa, while the west alf of the bridge Is listed for only 11.630 in Nebraska. To begin with, the proposi tion ss stated Is erroneous and misleading. s are nearly all of the criticisms emanat ing from tb same source. Under the lows law, railroad bridges across navigable streams are expressly ex cepted from tb unit assessment of rail road property aa fixed by the state board, or executive council, and are made subject to separate assessments by the local assessors. Under the Nebraska law, as construed by the supreme court, these bridges are In cluded In the valuation and assessment xtd by the state board and are In that way distributed over and taxed In every county, city, village and school district along thu respective railroad lines la the state. Th $1,630 referred to In tb Interroga tory and editorial does not represent the assessed valuation of the bridge at all. It merely represents the mileage pro rata accruing to Douglas county upon the small fraction of a mile of trackage equal to tbe length of the west half of the bridge. Neither does tbe $66,081, referred to la a later criticism, represent the assessed valu- tton of the Union Tactile depot and depot grounds, right-of-way, trackage and ter minal facilities In the city of Omaha. It merely represents the distributive share ccrulng to the city of Omaha, on tbe law ful mileage basis of the entire property of the Union Piclflo line In tb state, and leaves out of account tbe share of the Omaha terminals and bridge which Is dis tributed to and taxed in every county, town and school district along the whole line from Douglas county to the Wyoming boundary. Railroad Bulletin No. 14. Will the railroad tax bureau mathema ticians be a little more explicit? Will they name a single county, town, school district or precinct whose taxes have been Increased one penny by the so- called distribution of the Nebraska half of the Union Taclflc bridge? Before and up to the close of the re ceivership the Union Pacific bridge was separately assessed in Douglas county for $125,000, and that went into the grand assessment roll of the state as part of the taxable valuation of Doug las county subject to state taxes. Dur ing the greater part of this period the main line of the Union raclflc was as sessed for $11,440 jer mile. In the ear 1000 the Union raclflc was assessed for only $0,800 per mile and the bridge had been beaten down to fiM.000. This ear the bridge is returned as part of the main line mileage of the Union raclflc for 16-100ths of a mile, or $1,668, and this amount is added to the mileage In Douglas county. In other words, the bridge has been coirlpletely swal lowed up In the mileage, but the as sessment of the Union Pacific still re mains at $0,800 a mile. Where, then. Is the pretended distribution? Who haa gained anything by the change except the railroad which saves taxes at the expense of the other taxpayers on over $123,000 of assessed valuation? Five' years ago the title to the Union raclflc depot, depot grounds and ter minals wa in the Union Depot com pany. Since tnen tne property nas passed back into tbe hands of the Union raclflc corporation, which haa ex pended more than $500,000 on Its new depot and terminal Improvements. We are told that all this property has been distributed for taxation for tbe benefit of the counties, towns and school dis tricts along the line. Will the tax bureau name a single county, town or school district whose tax revenue has been increased one penny by the dis tribution? On the contrary, has not the distribution been simply an absorp tion, and, more than that, an absolute shrinkage, as is shown by the following comparative exhibit? Union Paclfle Assessment In Nebraska, Befor 1S1. aMi.ifio a 140,7TB After Distri bution. 1901. 8K0,B36 128,734 Lost by Distii Counties. button. Dona's ..S Sarpy Dodge ... Colfax Piatt ... 84,644 21,041 41,311 888,178 30T.178 223.SI79 B14.343 X04.B80 486,803 B1S.800 670,013 477,626 808.BO3 440,820 436,486 246,862 177,478 100,414 440,608 2B2.3SO 874,262 441,086 874,476 406,806 202348 404,848 884,808 20,700 81,868 Merrick Hall , . m 78,734 42,230 Buffalo... 62,631 Dawson.. 78,014 Lincoln.. 00,130 Keith .. Denal Cbeyn . 70,724 41.2BB 48,472 Kimball. 81,878 TotalM.fS,844,00 84,BT8,7B6 8766,238 AS lHSVe WITH IT ALT. The issue with Italy growing out of the arrest of American naval officer at Venice will undoubtedly be settled without any disagreeable controversy between the two governments. As matter of fact it 1 a very trivial affair, which ought not to cause even the slightest misunderstanding, yet the Ital lan government seems to be super sensitive about the matter and dis posed to require some sort of acknowl edgment or aimlogy on tbe part of the United State which tbe circumstances do not seem to Justify. There is no doubt that American naval officers committed a breach of the peace at Venice, but the fact appear to show that their conduct on that occasion was by no means so bad a the. Venetian authorities sought to make it out and that tbe treatment of these officer wa unnecessarily harsh and severe. It doe not necessarily follow that their treat went was due to the fact that they were Americana, though this Is assumed because of a natural disposition to be lleve that our naval officer are not regarded with favor in that quarter of the world. Doubtless there is warrant for this, but yet it does not appear that the Venetian court did any more in the matter than was plainly within the law and therefore simply performed its duty, The fact of tbe matter Is that the American officers behaved badly in the trouble at Veuice, but their conduct was not so reprehensible as to call for or to Justify the treatment to which they were subjected by the municipal au thorities. There 1 no doubt that the Utter were unnecessarily severe, yet there is nothing in what they did that eem to Justify auy International con troversy. The attitude of the Italian government In the matter, a Indicated In the protest of the ambassador of that government In regard to the finding . . . of Rear Admiral Crownlnshleld, seems to be quite unnecessary and unwar ranted. The publicity given to the mat ter was undoubtedly a mistake, but it would seem to bo the greatest possible folly for the two governments to get Into any controversy on this account It is an issue that ought to be settled without the slightest difficulty. BtTtHMlSQ TO THE TABIFF. Having practically ignored the tariff in the last two national campaigns, the democratic leader are now proposing to return to that Issue for the next fight for the control of the government. Mr. Cleveland, as the leading exponent of so-called tariff reform, urges that the democracy must again take up this question and make it the leading Issue in their fight of 1004. In the opinion of Mr. Cleveland, who is unquestionably the foremost champion of what is called tariff reform, the greatest of all In juries to which the American people are now subjected Is tariff taxation, which he thinks makes exactions far beyond the needs of economical and legitimate government expenditure. Consequently Mr. Cleveland would have the demo cratic party take a very decided stand against the tariff, Just as he demanded It should do in 1887 and which seven years later It did do, with what conse quence to the business Interests of the country almost everybody remembers. It appears to be Dretty evident that the democratic party Is prepared to ac cept the counsel of Mr. Cleveland In this particular. All the state conven tions of the party thus far held this year show this. Their platforms have made prominent the demand for tariff revision, ail of them plainly showing that the leading Idea among democrats at this time is to subordinate every thing to the question of so-called tariff reform. In all the democratic state platforms of this year this question Is given the most conspicuous place. In the democratic mind at present this seems to be the "burning issue." Even 'imperialism" ha taken a secondary place and the trust issue occupies a place as an outgrowth of the tariff, not withstanding the fact that the demo cratic leader In the last two presiden tial campaign declared that the tariff was not responsible for the trusts. It seems to be now plainly indicated, therefore, that the next national cam paign is to be fought, so far as the democratic party Is concerned, upon the tariff. The old issue between the two parties is to be revived and the country 1 once more to be asked to pass Judg ment upon the question of ' protection to American industries. The republican party will heartily welcome the issue. There is nothing In It great record of which it 1 more proud or In defense of which it can invoke more splendid and conclusive facts. The great Indus trial growth of the country, our won derful commercial progress, the great Increase In national wealth, the unprece dented prosperity of the American peo ple these are argument In support of the tariff policy of the republican party which appeal to the Intelligence and the interests of the people with a force that is irresistible. The republican party Is fully prepared to meet its opponent in a discussion of the tariff policy before the people, confident that the history of 'the last four years, to go no farther back, will amply vindicate and Justify republican policy, which 1 a necessary today to American labor and industry as at any time in the past And now comes a member of tho Real Estate exchange with the old, thread bare defense of tax evasion by the South Omaha meat packing corporations that they should not be compelled to pay taxe like other people, because they give employment to large numbers of laborer and pay out for raw materials large sum that go to the farmer and stock-raisers of the state. A if thl same plea could not be made for every business man and Industrial concern that 1 taxed. They all employ labor and pay out money a rental and other expenses that feeds the arterie of com merce probably in a great ratio to tne volume of their business as do the meat packer. If one clas escape Ita share of taxation, the other taxpayer must pay not only for themselves but also for those who do not pay. The fear that the packing houses will be removed m , ,. v. I Kaw am lavul the anmn iTOm VUlttUB 14. k"' J . i a other property will not go down. They can go nownere eise ne iue will not be taxed. New packing house have been opened here and old ones have been closed, but the payment of taxes waa not the determining factor. It 1 simply amailng that a Real Estate exchange man. after the fight that body has been making for equal taxation, should come out In advocacy of tax ex emption for meat packing corporations, or, for that matter, of favoritism in taxation of any kind. -" The Douglas county commissioner should read again the opinion of the supreme court lix the Omaha tax case. That opinion points out clearly the duty of a board of equalization, and shows how action can be had without formal complaint being made by a taxpayer. Responsibility for taxable valuation rests with the Board of Equalisation a much aa with the assessor. Nebraska populists, in the county con ventions they have Just been holding, seem to have- been In a quandary whether to affirm the Sloux Fall plat form or the Kansa City platform, and In one case seem to have endorsed both, if the border line between populism and democracy la so faint a all that why not fuse platform aa well a candi date? If it 1 tru that the railroad of Ne braska pay $108.86 per mile in taxes, for which we would want a good deal better proof than the aswertlou of tb railroad tax bureau, they still are not overtaxed. The railroad of Minne sota are Uxed $238 per mile this year and next year they will be Uxed 25 per cent more, or $207 per mile, which is $100 a mile more than the railroads of Nebraska are paying, and nobody contends that tbe railroads of Nebraska earn less or are worth less per mile than tbe railroads of Minnesota. Democrats in Nebraska have been in the habit of yielding to their populist allies tbe principal place on the state ticket, while they have gathered unto themselves more than their share of the congressional nominations. The ob ject ha been, of course, to extinguish the populists as a national political party. This time it will not make much difference which born cither of the fusion parties seises, as the chances of defeat are good for both. Treason, B'Ooatt. Philadelphia Record. Tbe silence of the democratic state con vention of Illinois on silver was gojden. Rot Badly Frighten. Indianapolis New. The meat packers are to form a $1,000,- 000 trust according to report. And the peo ple of tbe country were laboring under the Impression tbat tbs government bad scored them I Chanee and Sympathy, Chicago Becord-Herald. Senator Dolllver say poor people are tbe only ones who have a chance In tbe world. Still, as Senator William M. Stewart says. "If a man has money he doesn't need 7m- pathy." Mora Than Likely, Cleveland Leader. The. anti-trust law of Illinois has been declared to be Invalid. Maybe the trust lawyers have something to do with putting loopholes Into these statutes when they are enacted. Comfort (or Dull Boys. Boston Transcript, Reminiscences of West 'Point crowd all the service papers. They must carry com fort to the boy near tbe foot of tbe class everywhere, for It Is noted tbat Oeneral Upton, who lived to be superintendent of the military academy, was not distinguished as a student, and that Custer barely craped through. Heartbnrnlna of tbe Elect. Minneapolis Times. Some of the ladlea who expect to attend the coronation complain tbat the dress pre scribed will make them look pudgy. As tbe quality of pudgttude is by no means rare among the elect, even with the clinging drapery now prescribed by fashion, It Is easy to believe that there will be a few "perfect frights" on view when the great exhibition comes. Still, one can afford to look pudgy for a few hours if there is glory to be gained and social prestige to be maintained. Plea tor Kindness to Brntea. Baltimore American. That the merciful man to merciful to hU beast should not be forgotten these bot days, Working animals are bound to suffer, and It Is not only humane, but also tbe beet policy on the part of their owners and drivers to spare them as much as possible, take car not to overwork or drive tbem, and, particularly, to be sparing of tbe whip. Care of animals will not only tend to the comfort of tbe poor brutes, but will, like wise, pay substantially In prolonged Ufa and improved service.' Costly r Frills to Edncmtloa. . Portland Oregonlan. A garish folly, tbat has attached Itself to tbe public school system Is In full an nual flow Just now. Parents, In some In stances, at least, Illy able to bear tbe ex pense, art straining every nerve to outfit their daughters In filmy graduating gar ments for which they will never again have the slightest use, and the effect of which is to gratify vanity and stimulate envy. What with chiffon dresses, laces, whit slippers, class pins and Bowers, graduation from the high school, and indeed from tbe grammar grades, In some schools, has be come a tax that is In many cases a griev ous burden, and which hard-working patrons of the public schools should not be or feel called upon to bear. A Wonderful Story. New York Sun. In Secretary Root's communication to the senate upon expenditures In the Phil ippines there Is this nugget of Informa tion: "In the middle of tbe fiscal year ending June 20, 1901, there were about 70,000 American soldiers la the Islands. Tbat number is now reduced to about 23,000. Orders have now been ktsued for tbe re turn of the Eighth, Fifteenth, Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry and a squadron of tbe Tenth cavalry, and when these orders -have, been executed tb num ber of American troops In tbe Philippines will have bean reduced to 18,000. " Civilisation Is not a failure. Nor Is th Caucaalan, as represented by Americans in tbe Philippines, played out RECLAIMING THE ARID WEST. Eastern Commendation for th Raw tlonal Irrigation Law. New Tork Times. The country la to be congratulated that the senate Irrigation bill goes to tbe pres ident substantially unchanged. It is to b credited largely to th vigorous support given by the president, who has been mor closely Interested In this measure than In almost any relating to Internal policy. The objections to the bill wer not very serious. Som of them were amusing. Some of the opponents thought that th money should be taken directly from tb treasury tnatead of from tbe salea of lands which In part are devoted to the agricultural col leges. As any deficit la tha payment to th colleges Is to be msde up from th treasury tbls objection bad little weight and It good faith waa questioned. Tber is no doubt however, of the entire good faith of th gentleman from Indiana who protested that the farmers of tb middle west, after gat ting their lands In condition to cultivate at their own expense, were now asked to pay tor Irrigating lands tbe product of which would com Into competition with tbeir own. That It the old cry of th timid and shortsighted and Its genuineness con not be questioned. It was first raised long years be for th federal constitution had been adopted, against a "mor perfect union," which would bring the prod ucts of New York Into closer competition with thos of Connecticut, and prevent that stat from protecting Its interests by proper legislation. It Is the cry of Mr. Nixon against free trad In ships. It la th cry of all who are afraid of a fair field and of progress. But It Is belated In tbls matter of Irriga tloa. When the United States government paid tb first Installment toward opening up the territory, then a wilderness, from which th Indiana representative Is now elected, It mad free competition through. out the entire continent inrrltabl. And It la precisely that frdom that baa mads th country th most powerful and wealthy of the world. Tb irrigation, plaa is but adding to th general resources of the aa tton la furtherance of th Impulse which has carried our vigorous rac from tb llttl fring along taa AUaatle to th shore of th Pala aaa tar lata Asian water. CLEVELAND, HILL ASD HARMONY. New York Herald (Ind.): Mr. Cleve land's positive statement that bis days of political activity are past and tbst he will not hereafter participate In party councils lends additional Interest to tbe temperate and thoughtful words he spoke last night. Minneapolis Journal (rep.): The Impos ing gathering of the democracy last night only served to show the leaky condition of the democratic craft and reveal, with some what greater distinctness than usual, the mutiny which la In progress upon Its deck, while some of the crew are engaged scut tling tbe old ship down below. Chicago Tribune (rep.): Mr. Cleveland clothes his advice to tbe party, which la beginning again to listen to him, In pon derous sentences and long words, but it Is good advice. It Is In substanee that the democrats sball be for revenue reform and against trusts, for equal taxation and against governmental extravagance. On these Issues the democrats may or may not win, but they are tbe only Issues on which they can harmonise. Baltimore Sun (dem.): Mr. Cleveland Is tbe only democrat who baa been elected president since the civil war. No other man In the nation has bad so large an ex ecutive experience as be. While he may not be popular with the politicians, the democratic masses have full faith In the honesty of his motives. They respect his devotion to democratic principles. They will find In his addrese sound and practical advice on a subject In which all democrats must be Interested. Louisville Courier-Journal dem.)t We rather think the party will agree without much division tbat It has bad Its fill of Mr. Cleveland. Tbe Idea of his nomination In 1904 Is little short of ridiculous. He would be hailed by republicans as the Diaz of democracy; that Is, as Its only, onllest captain general. It Is safe to say that as a candidate for a third term In the White House and for the fourth time a presi dential nominee he could not carry a con tested district in the United States. Washington Post (Ind ): It must be en couraging to all democrats of the ancient creed and Its bonorable observance to know tbat the great party which has made such a noble record In our national affairs Is at last awake to tbe deeper meaning of the situation. Tbe call for harmony: for a brave and loyal repudiation of false gods and demoralizing beresles; for the manly and proud attitude of immovable convic tion tbls constitutes the distinguishing feature of the event. Tbat It will make a profound Impression upon the democracy In all quarters of tbe country Is a foregone conclusion. Detroit Free Press (dem.): Mr. Bryan cannot stop this movement toward a re vitalized democracy. He and some of his friends can refuse to play, if they will. In a spirit of revenge they may even organize a third party, but they cannot prevent the democratic party's returning to Its ancient principles. Mr. Bryan may Join Mr. Cleve land and Mr. Hill If be like or he may sulk In his tent and remain behind. But the party Is on Its way back from the desert Into which it was led six years ago and no man's flat will retard Its footsteps. There re no traitors to be punished and no rebel to be "reconstructed," and the man that recklessly thrusts himself between the two approaching blades of the shears Is certain to sustain painful Injuries. Atlanta Constitution (dem.): Unfor tunately, Mr. Cleveland never appears as a party adviser without bis broad phylactery and bis "holier-than-thou" speeches. He does not appear to feel that In the casting up of Its accounts the democracy has quite a score of "proven errors" charged to his account. It is what he lost to tbe party tbat It has been seeking ' ever since to regain. The national democracy baa neither room nor time for recriminations. In the restoration of the government to tbe true lines of democratic equality, Justice and prosperity for poor and rich alike, the party has place and work for both Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan. But the work they are needed to aid is tbe work of the future and not an arbitration of the past. Baltimore American (rep.): Bryan has several million friends and supporters throughout the country. They admire, re spect and will follow htm. He Is a leader who can take them out of the democratic party if he chooses, and if his own elimina tion Is aimed at by such methods as were practiced by th Tllden club we have little doubt tbat, in a spirit of deep resentful ness, th Nebraakan would not hesitate to lead his followers away from tbe democratic fold. To reorganization by malcontents Bryan Is" bitterly opposed and, while the Tllden club has harmonized Cleveland and Hill, It baa deeply offended Bryan. If, therefore, exploitation of Cleveland and Hill Is 'Its idea of bringing about a harmonious democratic rehabilitation it will find before It la done that It has succeeded only In sowing new seeds of discord and disunion. PERSONAL NOTES, When Mr. Carnegie gets hU syndicate of perfected newspapers started then the real fun will begin. Mr. Cleveland will be compelled to buy a new trunk to bold all th degrees universi ties and colleges are forcing upon htm. People have more respect for former President Sam of Haytl sine thay learned that he took some $10,000,000 to Paris with him. He Is a financier; not a thief. Tb Pretoria correspondent of the London Times succinctly summed up tb Boer war in saying tbat England has "practically cap tured, killed or wounded a whole nation." John D. Long Is a triple exx-congress- man, ex-governor as2 cs secretary of th navy. Tufts college has Just conferred upon him a title which will stick, that of doctor of laws. Tbe freakish shapes Into which the Pan ama bat, real or Imitation, Is being punched and crushed and flopped and folded should estop the wearers from any further un complimentary criticism of feminine head gear. Colonel Peter Donan, tb wail known wastern newspaper writer and editor, who has Just died at Portland, Or., was the originator of th slogan of th Greeley campaign, "Greeley, tb devil or anybody to beat Orant!" Colonel Donan was a na tive of Mississippi, but did most of his newspaper work in Missouri. Ha went to Oregon a few years ago to act as adver tising agent of a railway company. Truth, th Woman's Forum, a monthly launched to boom th federation, perished th other 4,7 under very distressing clrcum stances. A post mortem examination showed tbat th managers of the publica tion secured a large number of photographs of club leaders to adorn Its pages. Most of th photographs were in decollete dress. When these appeared la print they wer adorntd with high neckwear. Th re sulting wrath produced periodical heart failure. A melancholy instance of Truth crushed to earth. The Toledo Blade affirms tbat nowhar In all Ohio does zeal for offlcsholdlng grow as luxuriantly as la Tolsdo. "Here," aays the Blad, "th Ohio man's lov for office ks seen la all Us glory. Th salary attach mnt doatt not cut much ngur. Of court a few hundred dollars pr Is an added at traction, but tb office Itself Is, after all. tb grat prlss. Th acme of bliss is racbd when It U scurd and ther la darks and sorrow when th ax falls and tb offlc must pass to another. If som ma would put forth tb sam effort la tb accumulation of mooey that thy do la getting aad holding oa to office tber woull be mor nUUloaalr.' WINNERS NAMED FOR CONGRESS. Calloway Courier: Klnkald was noml- rated on Friday, th thirteenth day of th month. On th day after election It will be found that Moses has knocked the pint from under a popular superstition. David City Record: M. P. Klnkald has been nominated by the republicans for con gress la the Sixth district. It Is a safe prediction tbat the Sixth will be repre sented by a republican In the next con gress. Wood River Interests: Moses Klnkald was nominated In th big Sixth for con gress at tbe republican convention on the 177th ballot. This modern Moses Is pretty uro to lead tb children of the big Sixth out of the populist wilderness. Nellgh Leader: Moses P. Klnkald of Holt county has been nominated for representa tive in congress by the republicans of the Sixth district. A fair Judgment of the conditions would Indicate tbat be has mor than an even chance of election. Battle Creek Republican: M. P. Kln kald of O'Neill waa nominated for congress man In the big Sixth district on the 177th ballot. Tbat many ballota ought to have brought out the right man, and no one questions but what Klnkald la th right man. Sutton Advertiser-News: E. H. Hlnshaw of Fair bury waa nominated last week on the 243d ballot for congress. This wss one of the hardest and longest political fights for supremacy ever held In Nebraska and re sulted In the naming of a winner and a grand good man. Taylor Clarion: Mr. Klnkald Is too well known to all the citizens In this part of the district to need any Introduction. As a man eminently qualified to fill that po sition with bouor to bis constituents, and credit to himself there Is no denying. Tbat he will be elected goes without saying. Valentine Republican: The ability of Judge Klnkald to represent his constitu ency wltb credit In congress Is conceded by all. He is closely Identified with the various Interests of his section of tb state, whose advancement will certainly be substantially promoted by his election. Alnsworth Star-Journal: Judge Klnkald as a private citizen, as a public man, as a lawyer, as a Jurist In fact In every known attribute. Is a man of tbe people and for the people and will prove one of the ablest as well as on of the most honest and conscientious lawmakers ever In the lower house of congress. Sidney Republican: Judge Klnkald Is made of the stuff necessary to represent such a large district as this in congress. his staying qualities are unquestioned. If anyone doubts tbls refer him to the Craw ford convention. His supporters at tbe convention come In for second honors In staying qualities. ' North Platte Tribune: While Judge Kln kald was not the Tribune's choice for con gressman. It can support him most heartily. The Judge Is a clean, able man and there is every reason to believe that, though twice defeated, he will this year be elected. In tbe Elkborn country, where the Judge Is best known, he Is extremely popular with tbe masses. Central City Nonpareil: Tbe Fourth district congressional convention balloted 243 times before making a choice, but when a choice was finally mad it was a good one. E. H. Hlnshaw will win honors tor himself and credit -for bis district in tbe next session of congress. By th way. republicans have put up exceptionally good timber In all districts where nominations have been held so far. Exeter News: At Beatrice last week Hon. E. H. Hlnshaw was nominated for con gress from this district on the 843d ballot. The Urge number of friends of Charles H. Sloan regret of his falling to receive the nomination. Mr. Hlnshaw, the nominee. is too well and favorably known tn Exeter to need any Introductory remarks, and It Is only through Justice to htm that we say bis election tbls fall is sure and certain by a handsome majority. Osceola Record: Hon. E. H. Hlnshaw of Fatrbury was nominated at Beatrice for congressman from tha Fourth district. Th fight was long drawn out, 343 ballots being cast before a choice was made. Tb nomi nation pleasing to republicans generally, as Mr. Hlnshaw is conceded to be a clean upright man and on who will represent the mass of his constituents. Here's to Hlnshaw for congressman. Long may he wave. Grand Island Independent: Th contest among the republicans of the Fourth dis trict which took place at Beatrice last week will go down In Nebraska history as one of the closest ever occurring. Over three hundred ballots were taken and Hon. Hlnshaw of Falrbury, won out. The nomination. Is an excellent one. Mr. Hln shaw was a candidate for United State senator two years ago and stood high ' In the estimation of many of th legislators. Hastings Tribune: Tbe Fourth district bad a warm time at the republican con vention, but all's well that ends well. Tbe outcome is th naming of an excellent candidate for congress E. H. Hlnshaw. He Is a winner. Out in the Sixth district th republicans nominated M. P. Klnkald of O'Neill on tb 177th ballot. Klnkald bas twice made an effort to win out In tb rac for congraas from that district and both tlmea he met defeat, but he will win In a walk next fall. ' Sheridan Post: Moses P. Klnkald of the vlgllanter Sixth Nebraska congressional district Is tbe republican nomine for con gressman. Judge Klnkald is well seasoned, and wltb the help of bis many friends ought to bring tb "Big Sixth" into th republican column. A few years ago a roan had to be promised something to allow his nam to go on that republican congres sional ticket. It Is not so In th dsys of prosperity. Judge Klnkald was nominated on th 177th ballot. Th chances of re publican success ars good. Custer County Republican: While w did not help to nomlnat Judge Klnkald, but urged th nomination of Senator Currl in stead, we have no hesitancy In giving htm our loyal support for th high position to which b aspires. For twelve years be was district Judge and was elected twice to that position when th district bad a ma jority of populist. He bears a high repu tation for honesty, sobriety and manliness In all bis walks. H bas that diplomacy' and persistency la bis makeup tbat will make him a successful worker In national legislation. York Times: Tber Is barmcny, courage and buoyancy In the republican party of the Fourth district. Tbe nomination of Hon. E. H. Hlnshaw Insures th cordial aupport of the sntlr party for th ticket. He bad no enemies In th convention. Other candidate had strong, actlv friends but they wer not enemies to thos from whom tbey withheld their support. Mr. Hlnshaw will b elected, no matter who may b nominated by th opposition. Tber Is not a fuslonlst la th district who can defeat him, and h will b a congressman of whom th district will be proud. Tecumaah Chieftain: Th Fourth dis trict congressional convention was held In Beatrlc last Monday and Tuesday. Tb nomlnatloa for congreaamaa was vigorously contested and th convention proved to b a long-drawn out affair. Thar war Bvn candidates in th Held and th friends of all war persistant on their claims. Tb final break cam lat Tuesday night on th 343rd ballot, Hon. K. H. Hlnshaw of Falrbury being tb winner. H was th republican nomine la mi but the dis trict was controlled by th fusion forces than aad he wa defeated after a gallaat fight. Mr. Hlnshaw Is a strong csm patgner, a man of exdrllent ability ant tber Is but little doubt of his election this fall. Wayne Herald: Judge Mosps r. Klnkald of O'Neill, was nominated for onngrcM In the big Sixth district Convention hold at Crawford last Friday on tb 177th ballot. There were six candidates. Judge Klnkald Is an able campaigner and a man of ability and Integrity, and It Is believed that this republican year will result In the election of a solid delegation In congress from Ne braska. ' York Times: Mosen P. Klnkald will lead tbe republicans of the Sixth congressional district for the third time. Tbe third time la tb charm, Moses. . You will do It to tbem proper this fall. Judge Klnkald Is a strong man and will make a good run, plenty good enough to win the heat and race. Republicans are making good nomi nations everywhere this year, for they feel the mighty responsibility. They are not merely nominating candidates, but congress men and tbey will have good ones or none at all. So far only sure winners have been placed In tbe field. Rushvllle Recorder: Mosee P. Klnkald, the next congressman from the Sixth dis trict, was nominated In the republican con vention at Crawford last Friday, on the 175th ballot. It is plain that Judge Kln kald Is Increasing In strength and popular Ity and without a doubt be will be tha choice of tbe voters of the Sixth district at the coming election, because the peo ple have confidence in him as a man and his ability to serve th people In this capacity. It 1 also evident that a major ity of the voters want a republican in congress from this district, taking a busi ness view of the question, there bss been nothing In keeping a populist in a congress. O'Neill Frontier: Never was a candi date for office blessed with a more loyal following nor a greater tribute paid to any man than was given Judge Klnkald at the republican congressional convention at Crawford last week when the ten counties comprising bis old Judicial district lined up for htm for 177 ballots and would have been there yet or until victory perched upon their banner or some other candi date won out. United they stood like a steel wall and no coaxing or persuading could Induce them to desert their candi date and to their unswerving loyalty Is due the nomination of Judge Klnkald and be has reaaon to be proud of the republicans of the Elkborn valley. Long may tbey prosper. SAID IN Fl.. Washington Star: "When a. man elta good an' mad," said Unci Eben, "he's ll'bla to maglne he a a vtHrnno when he aln nuffln' but a firecracker." Chicago Post: "What's the matter with tbe tralna on this road?" asked the im patient traveler on a small line. "Nothing, ' answered the conductor. "But you aren't anywhere near on time." "No, I s'pose not. But we didn't make the time table." Philadelphia Press: Tes What a oueer remark that man made about the bride. Jess What was It? Tens He, said: "How natural ahe looks. Don't you think so?" Jess Mwe Torre or hanit, lie s an un dertaker, you know. Detroit Free Press: "Sir!" said the grocer, bridling up, "do you mean to accuse, me of putting soma chicory Into my cof fee?" "Not at all," replied the customer, coolly, "I always give you credit for putting sum coffee Into the chicory." Baltimore American: She I can't Imagine anything mora vulgar than th use of a t&OO diamond atud to adorn a fl neglige shirt. w He Oh! I don't know; It sems to m th average woman who goes In for 1500 ear rings uses them to ornament a 30-cent face. Washington Btir: You object' to that man because be used money to secure your lection?" ' . , "No," answered Senator Sorghum; "that not the point. He didn't use it. He wasted It." Chicago Tribune: "Can't I pay you Just as well after you have cured me, doctor?" asked the caller with the ailment. "By no means madam. You might fall o forget to do It then. My terms are cash for every visit." "I see you are not a real faith doctor, sir. Good morning." THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE. James Barton Adams in Denver Post. She rose in her graduation gown Aa white and fleecy and soft as down. With a dashing of ribbon here and there. And a rosebud gemming her auburn hair. On her face waa a flush of modest pride, For she soon would pose aa a sweet juna bride. And the fellow who'd led her to think that wiy Sat back In the crowd on that glorious day. She read an essay In accents clear. And passaniy Clever, on -woman Sphere." She said they were standing on feet untried At tha gateway of 11 f that waa open wide. Th beacon that flashed from the Kill of Fame Inspired their souls to a lofty aim. Th golden grain of the harvest played In the sunlight awaiting th gleaming liiad. Aa out from the schoolroom door they farmed The thorns from their pathway by learning swept. Tb world looked bright as a new-coined cent A yet in the whirl of trad unspent. Each on should endeavor to writ her name 'Way up on the glittering scroll of Fame. Th yoke had been torn from th swan Ilk necks Of her erstwhile slaving and suff'rlng sex. Tbe hand of Progress bad rent the chain From their weanea umos, ana witn quick ened brain And? new ambitions they'd tsken stand Aa peers Qf the man in thl alavcles land. 'Twas a year ago when sb fad thesa words With her ready tortgu to th dicky birds. But never a track ha the fair on mad On the path of fam which her pen por trayed. Th beacon yet gleam on th glortou height. But not for her does It shed Its light Bh would yet make an effort to reach it, maybe, If her tlma wasn't all taken up with the baby. And with cooking grub from morning till night For a man with a beastly big appetite. Dandruff What is It? The begin ning of gray hair, falling hair, baldness. Extremely un tidy, and annoying, too. The remedy? Ayer's Hair Vigor. It keeps the scalp healthy, stops falling of the hair, and always restores color to gray hair. An elegant dressing. "I am satisfied With Ayer's Hair Vigor. It restore the natural color to my bsir, prevent it from falling out, and make it moist." Better A. Elder, E. Machi, Me. P.M. AUsnaitU. J. C AYFJt C&, LewtO, Mass, t