Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 28, 1892, Page 4

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The Bee Pub)rirsmngrc ompany, )’rwrmm{x BWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. tary of The Beo Pub. ¥, o0k solomnly swear that the net- Hehing comp i BEk for the weck unl eireulation of THE DAILY ending May 21, 1 . 28,055 y 23,408 240 iny, Thursdny, May 19 Friday, May 0. fay 21 Baturday, 1,038 24,480 K Avorage Sworn to before me and subscrito thin2ist day of May, A. 1., 1502 SEAL me———————ee T reaction against the schemes of the vlotters against Harrison has al- ¢ set in. I'r 18 quite plain that if the dewocrats want a mun like Cleveland, Cleveland is the kind of man they want. MCKEIGHAN is said to be the ugliest man in congress, and Bryan is the windiest and most concsited. Ir Tne Bek had any adviee to give to the stone and asphalt ractors of this city it would say **Don’t be a hog.” THE ns aro conducting an able and manly fight at Portland. Viewed from afar their success seems assured. TiE Chicago, Trivune is altogether mistaken. Weo have no lakes nor wells under this city, not even amoat. The mote is in the Zribunc’s eye, that’s all. THE silly tale that Blaine has decided to run because of Mr, Harrison’s re- fusal to promote Colonel Coppinger at Mr. Blaine’s request would spoil all Blaine’s chances if it were true. Mg. BLAINE is quoted ‘as saying: “I don’t care to spend the four years be- tween my sixty-third and sixty-seventh birthdays without sleep. This ought 10 touch the flinty hearts of the anti- Harrison cabal. A CHICAGO school teacher has given as her choice for president “General J. B. Foraker, the best man in the repub- lican party.” We are now almost will- ing to believe the worst we have heard of the public schools of Chicago. Tip house of representatives has voted to close the World’s fair on Sun- day. This attack of piety forcibly re- cails the arrant hypocrisy of the lowa logislature, which attended wine sup- pers in the evening and voted for prohi- bition the next morning. iggs heresy trial is now mon- opolizing the attention of the Presby- terian general assembly at Portland and seems likely to occupy considerable time. Dr. Briggs and his supportors are prepared for a hard fight and the ques- tion as to what constitutes horesy will bo pretty thovoughly discussed. THE colored people who wish to break down the bar of race distinction are not more numerous than those who wish to preserve it. Ior instance, the move- ment to make Oklahoma a negro state finds support in the fact that there are now 20,000 negroes there and some 200,000 in the south who are organized for the samo destination, THE removal to this country of a firm that has been manufacturing carpe tsin England for two centuries and the an- wouncement that a great Irish firm is to establish alinen factory in New York, using American-made machinery cost- fng #90,000, will be taken by thoughtful people as substantial proof of the wis- dom of the McKinley bill. —— GOVERNOR R LL of Massachusetts signs all legislative hills with a new quill, which is used once for this pur- po e and then cast aside. Governor Flower of New York uses an ordinary pen for this work, and judging by the chavacter of some of the bills he hus signed it would be a mighty good plan for him to try a quill for a change. —— TRAVEL and traffe naturally find their way by streets that are most accessible. Bofore Leavenworth street was gradod and paved St. Mary’s avenue was a busy thoroughfare. If the grade of St. Mary’s avenue had been materially improved, as was proposed a year ago, thot street would have recovered all its lost trafic, and Leavenworth street with its ruts and rents would today be deader than the avenue has been for the last three years. ——— I1 18 ubsurd and an insult to refor to My. Chauncey M. Depew only us “‘an after dinner speakor.” He is probably the greatest orator in America and a man distinguished for his sound, clear opinions us woll as for his versatile tal- TBnts. While his connection with co porations would preclude any political candidacy, his views on the present re- publican situation are worth wove thun that of any other ono wan in the party girce ho is an honest friend to both Mr, Blaine and the esident. And it is siguificant that he has just annouunced that he believed Harrison will be re- nominated and that ho will support his caudidacy at Minncapolis. STRONGER THAN FOUR YEARS AGO. Benjamin FHarrison is very much stronger in the confidence of the coun- try today than he was four years ago. His remarkably able aud clean ndmin- istration has made him so. [is nomina- tion in 1848 was due largely to the fact that among the debatable candidates at that time he was felt to bo the most available in the doubtful states. There was no question thut he was tho repub- lican most likely tocarry Indiana, there appeared to be no reason why he would not be ns strong as any other in New York, and there wes no doubt that he could carry the states naturally repub- lican. These considerations were the vital point in the question of his avail- ability, and they secured him the nom- ination. o was known to the country as o lawyer of good standing, he had made a creditable record in the United States senate, and his career as a sol- dier was honorable. Tt is but simple truth to say that nobody ex pected, in the event of his election, thet he would give the country more than a safe and respectable administration, The same considerations of availabil- ity which were potential in the selection of Benjamin Hariison four yenrsago are equally strong today, and now they are supplemented with the knowledge that he is an executive of great ability and judgment. No man at all familiar with the political situation can doubt that Harrison is more likely than any other republican to carry Indiana this year and there is no reason why he should not be as strong as any other in New York. Is there any one of the pormally republi- can states likely to rejoct him? The threat is made that two or three of the silver producing states might do so, but this comes only from the men who are trying to compass his defeat at Minne- apolis. There is trustworthy opinion from the silver states that they will give their electoral votes to Harrison if he is the candidate. Being, therefore, equally strong now in respect of those considerations which cnused him to be regarded as the wmost available candidate four years ago, he now has the added strength derived from more than three years of oneof the most useful and su ssful administrs tions in the bistory of the country. While the confidence reposed in him four yenrs ago wus necessarily based upon a limited knowledge of his capa- bilities, the people now know him as an executive possessing the highest qualifi- cations. No intelhgent and fair-minded man will today question the ability of President Harrison or doubt that the affairs of the country can be safely en- trusted to his management. It is not r in detail to the record 1on. It has added a glorious chuptor to the nation’s history, and all just men will give the president the largest share of credit for what has been achieved. The country knows Benjumin Harri- son very much better than it did in 1888, and he 15 stronger therefor. He is not scekingarenomination. He has madeno effort to secure it and will make none. If correctly reported he declines even to announce that he is a candidate. He is fully aware of what is going on to defeat his nomination, but he does not think that the Minneapolis convention should be made an arena for the contests of presidential aspivants. As the repre- sentative body of the republican party he proposes to leave to its deliberate wisdom, so far as he is himself con- cerned, the selection of a eandidate. In the midst of the contentions of friends and cnemies, the president has contin- ued on in the faithful discharge of his public duties, mointaining a dignity and manliness in harmony with the high character of his office, and which merits the respect and admiration of every good citizen. The distinguished leader who won the battle for the re- publican party in 1888is better equipped to achieve victory in 1892, and there is every reason to beiieve that this will be the judgment of the Minneapolis con- vention. ——— THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS. The result of the democratic state con- vention in Kentucky is a painful sur- prise to the followers of Cleveland. When the smoke of battlelifted and dis- closed Henry Watterson triumphantly holding aloft the scalp of the Stuffed Prophet there were lamentations in the camp of the man of destiny. This re- markable defeat of & mnjori nority in Kentacky is signif structive. It proves that the Cleveland men in that state, though largely out- numbering their opponents, were not strong in their faith that their favorite would be able to win if nominated. The fear that Mr. Cleveland could not unite the party took the fight all out of them and they suffered Mr. Watterson to sweep everything before him. If the latter had wished to send a delegation to Chicago instructed for some other candidate the result might have been different, but he has no candidate, and his attitude of opposition to Cleveland upon the alleged ground of expediency wus therefore apparently, sincere and honest and gave him the influence which enubled him to defeat the purposes of those who wished to place Kentucky unequivocally upon the side of the ex- president. The victory of Watterson is a Cleveland deteat, and it is the more significant because Kentueky had been coufidently counted upon to take her pluee among the already large number of states that have chosen Cleveland delegates. Mr. Watterson himself goes to Chicago as u delogate-at-large, and it is unnecessary to say that he will set in- Nuences at work there which will com- plicate the dewocratic situation, The Kentucky editor who has thus vindicated his vight to be regarded as a maun of influence in his state is not in a, very eheerful or hopeful frame of mind, He speuks like one who anticipates a funeral and proposes to commence mourning in good season. Such an ut- torance as this, for instunce, which oc- ours in bis speech at the couvention, is caleulated to ake democrats feel gloomy: W, torally and sctually betwoen the devil and tho deep blue soa, botween Scylla and Charybdis, and whichever way woturs w what ever point of the compass we stoer our barl, the weather thickens and the prospect becomes more and more uncer- tain.” His whole speech was in the sawe vein. A party that is between the THE OMAHA devil and the deap blue sea at 20 critical a time a8 this is certainly in very poor shapo to go into a national campaign. The significance of these melancholy and despairing words lies in the fact that they were uttered by a man who had shown by his control of the convention that he representod the views of a majority of those who con- stituted”it. While the majority yearned for Cleveland, it also realized that his nomination would be extremely danger- ous to the party. The devil and the deep sen are not very enticing alterna- tives. The democratic situation is compli- cated, and the triumph of Henry Wat- terson in Kentucky is the most signifi- cant incident of the preliminary cam- paign. It shows that the party is afraid of Cleveland, and affords ground for the belief that he will be rojected as un- available by the Chicago convention even if he has four-fifths of the dele- gates, —_— REPAIR THE BLOCK PAVEMENTS, When wooden block pavement was introduced in this city, assurances were given by the contractors and their can- vassers that the pavement would remain in fairly passable condition for from seven to ten years. Now at the end of from three to four years many of the strects paved with wooden blocks are in a wretched condition. It is apparent now, that if the wooden pavements had been guaranteed for five years, even the contractors would have been more careful inthe selection of material, and would have boen com- pelled to replace the decayed blocks with sound blocks and patch the worn- out spots of pavement from year to yoar Guring the continuance of the guaranty, just as the asphalt company is now do- ing. Inasmuch as the amount of paving bonds that can logally be issued is lim- ited, only a fow of the streets paved with wooden blocks can be repaved this year or next. We must therefore go from bad: to worse on many strects that are paved with wood,unless the city tokes the repair of those streets in work of repairing wooden block pavements cannot, however, ba put of another season. It should be done with- in the next three months. There are two w of doing this work. Wemust either buy a quantity of paving blocks and direct the street commissioner to do the work, or we must let the work be done by contract under the supervision of the engincer and Board of Public ‘Works. A few thousand dollars economically used will make the greater part of the block pavement last three or four. years longer and that would relieve property owners on wooden block streets from SHOULD AVOID A DEADLOCK. Mayor Bemis positively declines to join the council in its effort to undo all that has been done during the winter and spring toward paving streets which the council had decided to improve. Unless the council gives in, at least in part, acd accepts the compromise offered by the mayor to allow property owners to designate with their choice of paving material whether they prefer a five or ten-year guaranty, there will be a dead- lock on paving for this season. The council may override the mayor’s veto, but if it does it assumes the re- sponsibility of the legal complications that are bound to grow out of its ac- tion. Property owners on streets to be repaved or newly paved naturally ask why tke council should without petition or remonstrance from them attempt to rescind the specifications of the Boara of Public Works and the conditions under which the contracts were to be let. The only pretext so far given is that it will reduce the cost of paving and save money to the property owners. 1f this is really the objeot the majority of the council is aiming at, why don’t they give property owners the chance to say whether they prefer s lower-priced pavement guaranteed for five years or a higher-priced pavement which the con- tractor obligates himself under bond to keep in repair for ten yoars? By declining to make this concession the council gives color to the suspicion that the charge of collusion with paving contractors, which 18 openly made, has some foundation in fact. This is not all, There is a general desire that all public improvements be pushed and the dead- lock will cause widespread resentment against the men who are responsible for it. SENATOR CHANDLER of New Hamp- shire very properly characterizes the opposition to President Harrison as the ‘‘rule or ruin faction.” The men who are plotting to defeat the renomination of the president are not moved by con- sideration for the interests of tho re- publican party or the welfare of the country. The incentive to their action is wholly personal und selfish, and being denied the privileges they desire they are prepared to see the party defeated, if necessary, to avenge themselves upon the administration which has refused to permit them to do as they please with the public patronage. The men who are leading the movement against the re- nowination of the president are con- firmed spoilsmen, whose ascendancy in the party would wreck it. It1s hardly possible that this faction will be given any consideration at Minneapolis. REFERRING to the enthusiasm of the Blaine boomers the Chicago Inter Oceun remarks: “It ig difficult for men to realize that their enthusiasm is not shared by the whole country. Garfield once reminded a shouting convention almost frenzied with enthusiasm, that it ‘was not in the heat of June conventions, but at the ballor boxes of the republie, in the quiet of Noyember, after the silence of deliberate judgment, that the quostion of who should be pres- ident was settled.”” There is food for rveflection in this view of the case for those who are inclined to emotional en- thusiasm. The deliberate judgment of the people at large, and not the hurrahs of a few heated partisans, will decide who is to be president. — WHEN Senator Stewart’s motion to take up his bill providing for free coin- age of gold and silver came up in the senate on Thursday Senator ‘Hill was DAILY BEE shrewd enough to temporarily absent himself from the'thamber. Ho is an artful dodger, and \lp to the present time nobody knowajhow he stands on the silver question. Some of his supporters claim that he 1s for frde coinage, while others assort that he is opposed to it. This shows the slippety charactor of the man and also proves how dangerous the silver quostion is to the democratic party at this time. ! THE movement in ‘congress for tho re- peal of the tax on state bank circulation is not likely to result in anything. No- body who has any | rpcollection of the condition of the paper currency of the country before the, war will advocate a return to that systom, and few of those who do not and who will take the trouble to famiiiarize themselves with the character of the old state bank cur- rency will desire to have it restored. ‘We have had an experienceof a genera- tion with paper money which is equally good in every part of the country, and it would be supreme folly to supplant it by a system which would give the coun- try as many different kinds of currency as there aro states, and which would be subject to constant fluctuation. It is as- sumed by vhe advocates of a removal of a tax, which is the only obstaclo to a re- sumption of tho old system, thatthe state banks would be a great benefit to the poople, No authority for this view can be found in the experience of anto- bellum days with state bank notes, the truth being thut the system was a very decided detriment to the people, and especially 50 to workingmen, who were largely paid in uncurrent fundsand com- pelled to lose the discount. No sensi- ble man will advocate a currency system which would flood the country with bills which would be a source of general con- fusion and systematic loss, against which it would be practicaily impossibie to provide adequate safeguards. The ex- isting system has worked admirably and in this matter, so important to the peo- ple, we should heed the injunction to ““let well enough alone.” THE prospect that the Nevada cattle raisers will send more of their cattle than heretofore to the South Omaha market is an encouraging one for the packing interests of that city. It ap- pears that the San IFrancisco market is not entirely satisfactory to the Nevada cattle men, and th re eagerly ssek- ing another outlet. There are some difliculties to be overcome in order to establieh a regular business with South Omaha, but these are believed not to be insurmountable. If they can be ad- vantageously overcome, the benefit to South Omaha will be véry material, and the added source of supply would greatly help in advancing that city toward the second place as a packidg center. THE only way to ettle the bad roads nuisance is to repair them at this time of the year or earlier. It does no good, and sometimes doesharm, to patch thom up after harvest as is the custom in this and adjoining states. The farmers, of courge, think they haven’t time to take from their fields at this season, but all such loss is more than compensated by the great superiority of the country roads in the fall when they are rushing their grain and stock to market. 1If the law were passed compelling the farmers to repair the roads in April or May, in five years this bad road bugbear would entirely disappear. IT APPEARS from statistics prepared by the Agricultural department that the wages of farm hands are about twice what they were in 1840. This is another proof of the steadily improving von- dition of the agricultural class. Farmers are paying good wages and still pros- pering, while the laborer is given a chance to save something to invest in a farm of his own. THE action of the Omaha public schools in observing Memeorial day is praiseworthy and patriotic. There is as much sense as wit in Dr. Holmes’ “To educate a child begin with his grandmother.” There is benefit and hope in teaching a child that this coun- try is free and its principles are just and right. OMAHA'S bank clearings for the week show an increase of 19.5 per cent. HIll’s Four In Hand, Rocky Mountain News. New York, Iowa, Colorado, South Caro- lina; rather scattered, buta good hand to draw to. ey Political Caloric. Chicago Herald. The Biaine idea seems to be embodied In a yell. If presidents were elected by hooting and ‘“‘hollering” Blaine would be more of a terror than be is —_—— A Cotd Give-Aw. New ¥ork Commercial (dem). This is not a democratic year. The party 18 in worse shape than it has been since 1572, It flung away its chances when it violated 1ts pledge to reform the tarif. s The Coming Collapse. New York Sun, The nomination of Mr, Cloveland by the democracy would be the signal for party dis- bandment. That would be its first effect on politics ; and it would be inevitable. The Duty at Minneapolis. Fhiladelphia Press, What the ropublicsn .party wants Is not merely to nominate a candidate for president st Minneapolis, but tootiiinate him in suoh a way as to make his glectfon possible, —try— Phenomensl Develop! Kansas Oity Star. The solld wealth of'Nebrasks, its phen- omenal davelopment, the great excellence of its civil insututions might well stand as proud testimonials of eyen a century of state- hood. But when it is:vemembered tbat all 3008 nt, ATURDAY. MAY 28 1892-TWELVE PAGES. of effort put forth by a singlo generation, the grandeur of the result cannot fail to in- spire genuine and universal admiration. Cold Comfort. Cineinnati Commereinl, Froo trado is tottering in Eagland, and its strength is not heiped by the exhibit show- g a decline in exports during April of more than §! 00,000 in value. A failure of free trade in England would make American “tanft roformors” neart sick. Kansas City Jowrnal, The present administration has been in existence a littlo more than throo yoars and has paid off one-third of the national debt, 1f the country doosn’t want its debts paid it must quit putting the republican party in nower. orare 1 i hcunion N OURS. In the coming British election the peovle will have a divided interest, but the para- inount one will bo on the question of bome rule for Ireland. Mr. Gladstono and his im- modiate followers stand pledged to grant, at least, a measure of home rule. The conserv- ativo party, ropreseuted by Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour, rejeet the scheme utterly. In addition. however, two other groat ques- tions will be discussed—one of “‘fair trade' versus free trade; the other of the foreign policy of the government. On tho first of these the liberal party, including the union- ists, are practicilly a unit. Rightly or wrongly, as we may regard it, they believe heartily in the doctrine of free trade for Eng- land,and in this they have the sympathy of not a small proportion of the conservative party. On tho other question the liverals aro badly divided. The vigorous policy of tho late Lord Beacousfield attracted maay liberals who did not agree with Mr, Glad- stone in his policy of non-interference. The Gladstonians will, therofore, naturally seek to keep tho foreign policy of the party in tho background, and, asthe admiaistration of Lord Salisbury hasnot been particularly vigorous, 1tis notlikely that the consery- atives will be able to make a greav deal of political capital on that point. In many ways the prospects of the Gladstonians scemn promising, but it is utterly impossible to figure up tho result. In the general olec- tion of 1802 there will be 670 momvers olected, and the total number of registered electors is 6,173,008, This fs nearly double the number of electors who wero eligiblo before the enlargement of the franchise act of 1884, and over a million and a half more than the total votes poiled in the last general elcction of 1SS6. As the voting is noi simultaneous in all the distriets in Eneland, itis not probable that the result will be definitely known until August. On that result will depead tho future of Ireland for many years to come. B Tho royal decroe issued by King Leopola dissolving tho national legislature at Brus- sels signalizes the inauguration of a new era in Bolgium. Tho dissolution was not unex- pected. It was the natural consequence of he resolutious that have boen adopted by both houses of Darliament during the last three weeks, providing for a rovision of cer- tain articles of the constitution dealing with the franchire. The terms and the extent of the revision will be determined by the new Legislature, the elections for which are fixed to Lake place on June 14. This body, which will have the powers of a constituent a3 embly, will at once proceed to deal with the articles of the constitution submitted for modification. Two-thirds of the mem- bers of each chamber must be present to form a quorum, and no chango can bo adopted oxcept by a two-thirdsfvote. As soon as the debates on the subject of the re- vision have been brought to a close the con- stituent assembly will m its turn be dis- solved, and the elections will thercupon take place in accordance with the reforms of suf- frage that may have been determined. The mere fact, however, that the now defunct national legislature should have at length acknowledged by an overwhelming vote the necessity of revising the constitution in a mére liberal and progressive sense may be regarded as an indication of the course that is likely to be adoped by its successor, the constituent assembly, pow abour to be elected. The national charter, as it stands at present, first saw the light of day in 1831 and provides for a very restricted franchise, the tax-paylug qualification being extremely high—so high, 1nded, that with a_total popu- 1ation of 6,147,000 the electorate of Belgium does not exceed 134,000 citizens. The re- maining 6,000,000 are debarred from all exer- cise of political rights and from all volce in the conduct of the national goverament, al- though called upon to pay heavy taxes for the support of the latter. Such a condition of affairs could not last indefinitely, and at length the manifestations of popular discon- tent became so ominous that the electoral oligarchy who have since 1830 enjoyed tho monopoly of political power in Belgium have been forced to recognize that the demands of the people could no longer be withstood. There is a curicus phenomenon connected with the transoceanic emigration from the British islands which has often been ob- served. T'his is the tendeucy of tho outflow to expand and decrease in oycles. For a sc- ries of years the volume of departures will steadily increase and then during a certain number of years it will as steadily diminish. Thus, in 1871 the total transoceanic emigri tion from the United Kingdom was 252,43 The next year there was agaln of some 43,000, and in 1873 a maximum of 310,612 was reached. Thenceforward the outpour de- olined year by year, until in 1877 it had fallen 10 119,971, Thea bevan & new progres- sion, until ia 1882 the total had risen to 413,- 288, but only to drop agaiu in the three fol- lowing years, and then again to rise for three years more, but not to quite the point reached in 1882, In 1530 another decline began and bacome more marked in 1800; with 1891 on the other hand, there camo @ renowed upward tendency, for in that year the total outward transoceanic movement was 334,543, showiug an increase of 18,503 over the previous year. As a mat- ter of empirical observation, this oyclical character of emigration is found to have somo connection with the periodical waves of general trado prosperity and depression, It is cortain that emigration 1s greater when trade is brisk than when trade is slack. ‘What renders the problem perplexing 1s the fact that at first Bight one would suppose the effect of trade prosperity in the United Kingaom would be to keep its citizens av home. The opposite is in truth the case. " e The summary dismissal of Arif Pasha, holding the importaat post of commander of the Constantinople garrison, has attractod considerable attention, and 1s quoted as a Highest of all in Leavening Power.-~Latest U. S, Gov't Report. ol ABSOLUTELY Baking P?,!vmgler | thiat she has, and all that she is, is the fruit | very characteristic Tarkish fncident. The roason alleged for the dismissal is that tho Pasha distributed to tho troops under his command during the Bairam holidays some water from the holy Zemzem well In Mecon. Mo discoverod, it 18 said, that there was a fecling of discontent among the troops because soldiers during their term of service were not allowed to mako the pilgrimage to the holy Moslem shrines, and concelved the idea of giving them Zeuzem water to appease their roligious scruples. When the fact was re- ported 1o the sultan, it was suggosted that the real motive was a desire to tamper with the loyalty of the troops, and Arif was at once dismissed, but at the same time, for fear of offending the troops, the obuoxious order was rescinded, and soldiers may now make the pilgrimage to Mecea if they can afford thetvip. As tho military pay is very small, and wenerally a good many months in arrecars, tho new privilege is not particularly valuable, but Avit and other commanders have been taught not to be too openly solic- itous about the spiritual content of the army, HENKL HAD HIS INNING. Washington Star: Honry Watorson s having almost as much trouble in finding the right kind of volitical principles as Diogenos bad in nis search for moral St. Louis Ropublic: Yestorday was tho day when Colonel Watterson had his innine, No matter what the Kentucky convontion did or did not do, Colonel Watterson spoko his piece, Kansas City Star: Colonel Wattorson's attitude, plaiuly and briefly stated, seems to be that of a man who is in” favor of tariff re- form, but who is stubboraly opposed to the only feasible means for its practical enforce- ment. Chicago Post: Henry Wattorson 1 a vain man, indeed, 1f he require botfer proof of tho esteem fn which «bis fellowcitizens hold him than was afforded fo tho Iontucky demo- cratic convention yesterday. Inn body that was vociferously and all but unanimously for Grover Cieveland, firat and last, for bet- ter or worse, Mr. Wattorson's unaidod voico sufficed to prevent an_instruction for vhat candidate. Kentucky, which vesterday was for Cleveland and no other, comes to Chicago for any man who can win. —_——— VAGARIES OF YHE WITS. New York Herald: Eastern thugs seldom 5o west to grow up with the country, but when they do they are promptly “planted.” Minneapolis Journal: Mrs. Younczhusband —I believe you told me you belouged to the Modern Woodmen, aid you not? o 5 1y deat. Mrs. Y.—Well, wiil you please split - e You please split mo a i t Chicazo New oly attond your What hi Why ¢ no 5. ty to do with 1t?" reo silver community and misconstrue my mo- SOME OF THE SIC Washington Star, When you feel the microbes chasing ! i)ulul down your spinal colur:n, And your mind knows no O |IllU‘,.i|” Ilv:xll‘\‘\unr 1 your legs will hardly carry you, Whiei alt your bratn 18 thraminin When you're “knocked ot b You know that sun s coming. Detroit Froo Press: “Loan't for the lifo of mo seo whut you find in Miss Flypp to nd- mire,” sald Mrs. Bloobumper to her son. “She neither sings nor plays the piar *What moro could I des sald young Bloobuuper. Thore are no doubt ex- ceptions, but as a general rule whon o stump speaker talks of marshalling his facts he means that ho is gotting them iuto lyln's Boston Transcript: Washington Post: The latest thing in Ohio 1s & babe born without hands. If he eventu- ally drifts into politics he will have to depend on the hands of his friends. Washington Sta what yoh trem'lin' *bout? “Goodness, gracious, man alive, I Isn’ trem'- 1. I'so wot do mullariyer, 1s all dat's de ateer with me.’ h Isn’ afraid of mo Glve me," sald|Mr. Harri- Chicazo Nows: ShIoic “a little son, tucking away his napkin idi more of that nomination pudding. Then everybody lovked at Mr. Bluine and asked him what De'd take. Detroit Freo P “that old fello: hasn't an honest hi “But. my doar.” was his wite, “wiy do you sy have known him so long an ways?"’ b ecuuse I know him so well that 1 say it," persisted the man. “He wears a wig.! nir protested the woman, who that when you dealt with him A MARRIED LIFE. W. E. H. Lecky in London Sp: Two flowers blossom on one ste Two streamlets mingling ruu; And love and habit blending make Two lives as truly one. ctator, One {n ench Interest, hope and foar, Whatever chance betide: One in affection's bond, though two, To comfort, strengthen, gulde. When passion's torrld zone is past, Hearts only draw more noar; And silent sympathles of love Strike deeper yoar by year. When every little fuult is scen, And cvery fleeting mood, And all tha nobler fmpulsés ‘Are suared und undorstood. Yet still our secrot. separate droad Will sometimes cloud each mind; Ah! which must face this cruel world When left alone behina! GREAT DAY IN DENMARK, King Chrlstian and His Quoon Celobrats Thelr Golden Wedding, CoreNmaaes, May 27.—The fifieth annl versary of tho marriage of the™king and queen yosterday was obsorved in a manner that shows how doep tho love is that is en: tertained by the Danes for their sovoreign and his queon. At an oarly hour in the morning all the shurcn bells in the ity rang out joyous poals in honor of the day. Bauds were playing in every diroction, the oity wore a gala appoaranve and was bright with flags, buating and othor decorations. All tha cborus socletios proccoded to the nalaca King Christian was seen standing by a wia- dow with his guests. He stooped and lifting in his arms his groat-grandchil George, infant son of tho crov Greece, stopped out on the baleony. majesty thanked the singers for the grea( pleasure tho had given him, and bis remarks wwere grooted with thunderous cheers from the singers and tho vast throng that had con- grogated about tho palace. At 10 o'clock thoro was a grand procession of imperial and royal personages from the palace to Clicistiansburg church, where divine servicos woro held. The procession included the king and queen of Donmark, the czar and czarina, the King and _queen of Greoce, the prince and princess of Wales and their two daughters,and the auko and duchess of Cum- berland. The route to tne church was pucked with humanity. Tho sceno in tho church was a most bril: liant one, The service, which was entirely musical, lasted an hour. Upon its conolusion the procession was reformed and the kings and queens, omperor and empress, princos and princosses drove back to the palacoe, On the way back from tho church the pro- cession was halted to receive addresses that were presonted by various doputations, King Christian, who was deeply moved by tho warm welcome, words of love and appre. ciation contaived in the aidresses, mado a short speech of thanks in reply. At high noon the king and_queen received the membors of tho Rigsdag entire, Ha shock hands with each deputy present, tha wholo affair being of the happiest character, In the ovening tho crown prince entertained at dinnor 100 guests, After tho ainnor the narty attended a gala porformance at the thoater, whore iuteuse onthusiasm was ais. played. B FROM 'ROUND ABOCT US, A park has boen aonated to Elsio by the townsite company. Norfolk will soon have a tribe of the Im- proved Order of Ited Men. Wallace will probably vote bonds to put water works costing $3,000. The Syracuse town board has ordered all telophone poles into the alloys. Little Miss Richardson of Stella swallowed a tin whistle and nearly choked to death, Hawkins hos sold the Fairbury En tise to BB, 1. Buflngton, late of Osceola. Imwood man_captured a nest of elgnt young wolves aud cloared houuty from the county. man’s Relief corps with twenty-throa charter members has been mustered in av Cambridge. Oakdalo is making great plans for enter- taining the district Grand Army rounion July 1,2, 5 and 4 C. V. Cole, city editor of the Beatrice Democrat, has goue to Kurope on a vacation which ho las.earned. Bloomfiold has a new paper. the Journal, with U. Hull Holoomb as oditor and proprie tor. It is republican in potics. Villa Sampson, o domestic residing with s family near Haskins, Wayno county mitted suicide recontly by taking stry The Surprise Herald has suspendod publi- cation and J. B. Doy has removed the pluny to Ulysses, where he will start tho Monitor, The Alvblon Argus says the number of wolves in tho county is not decreasing under the bounty aystom as fast as the county geu- eral fund. A 13-year-old girl visited I’lerco tho other day with adress which was too large for her and citizens who saw her chipped in and bought her a new dress. Charles Dabnke of Hitchcock county made enough last year from twenty-four acres of wheat and” ten acres of ryo io pay for his 160-acro farm and had $2 ieft. Once again the town of Hubbell, Thayer county, has a newspaper, the ‘l'imes, pub- lished by James A. Harris. Several papers have starved to death in that field, but Mr. Harris expects to fare better. Bloomfield business men have organized a board of trade with twenty-eight nctive members and the following permanent ofticers bave been elected: President, Colin Valou- tine; vice president, J. P, Towler; socretary, J. G. Sutton; treasurer, W. H. Hammond, Hore are a couple of woather crop 1tems from old settlor editors, The first, from the Hardy Herald, says: ‘“I'wenty-four years ago this spring it was so wot that the first farming was delayed until the %2d of this month in Bastern Nobraska, but a good crop of corn was grown all the same." 'Ipnu other, irom the Long Pine Journal, recalls the fact that “nine yoars ago tho spring was wet and ckward, followed by tke heaviest ¢rop for any years, Corn averaged sixty and whoat forty bushels to the acre on sod land.” The North Nebraska; Pross association held a well represented aud harmonious meeting at Norfolk. The following officers were elected: President, A. P. Childs, Wayne Democrat; vice presidsnt, [, B. Wilbur, South Sioux City Sun; secretary, C. S. Packard, Emerson Kra; treasurer, Bd- itor Langer, West Point Kepublican; his- torian, M. M, Warner, Lyous Mirror. A number of interesting paners wero read in addition to the large amount of rogular busi- ness. The next moeting will be held at Nor- Zolk on the third Monday in Novewber, @@Bnowuflgxmg P ¥ Largest Manufacturers and Rotallors of Clothing in the World, Its the Gospel Truth--- Tl@at we sold all but nine of those $18 Suits for $7.50 long before night, Satur- day, and so many were disappointed that we're going to give them another show. We've taken all the broken lots, style, and made5 lots 405 suits in all, about 30 different kinds, and from 1 to 15 suits of a kind, compris- ing every popular fabric, size, color and on the frontcounter at $7.50, $8.50,%10, $12.50 and $15. These suits are worth and have always hereto- | fore been sold by us for a great deal / more; some for twice as much. Browning, King &Co To give our eraployes thelr evenings, we ol WLUB0 p. 0., except Saturdays, at1d p.m. |5.W. Cor. 15th & Douglas Sts. @ T TR T B G LK