Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 25, 1892, Page 4

OMAHA DAILY BE JULY 25, 1892 DAILY BEE. —_— B ROSEWATER, Eoimcr | == — s PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. ot - OFFICIAL PQPII OF THE CITY. One Y Daily Boe (withont Sunds; ar Datly and Sunday. One Bix a " §anasy Beo, one Yos inturday Lo, One Y Weekiy Beo, One Yen: OF 8338383 Omaha, The Dee Rull ounell Biufls, 12 Pearl longo Oftice, 817 ow York, ltoom Washington. 515 Fourteenth Stroet. CORRESPONDENCE. All_communications relating to newa and editorinl mattor should be addressed to the T Storial Departme: B All business lettors and romittances shonld be ddressed to The Bee Publishing Company. Omaha. $rarca. checks and postofice Orders o be mado NESS LUTTERS. o to the order of the company. BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. s THE — UWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Btato of Nebraskn, { County of Douglas, Georgo 1. Taschuck. secretary of Titk BER Pub- Nshing company, does solemnly swear that the culntion of THE DAILY BEE for the week 25, 182, was as follows: Thursday. Friday, July 2 Enturday, July Average ., Bworn to before me and tub ence this Zird day of July, 1502 June 25,802, —_— e " THIS wenthor does not seem to im- prove with age. FoRr editor of the International Sunday School Quarterly this nation has one unanimous choice, Hon. Matthew Sab- bath Quay A CHICAGO negro is gradually turn- fng white. He has probably been read- Ing the editorials in southern papers on the force bill. —_— IF THE country is not well informed on the anti-option bill it will certainly know about it by the time the senate tomes to a vote on it. . Tne Boston democrats are talking nmbout beating Tom Reed. But the Maine democrats are not thinking of foing it, no matter how they talk. Tne New York daily passed the double-leaded point since Dana has Cleveland’s nomination and is now in the throes of the exclamation point period. W sincerely hope that some work will be done on that federal oftice build- ing this summer, now that the architect will probably have $583,000 with which to start the superstructure. THE Wagner festival at Beyreuth has opened again, but as long as we have plenty of iron works and boiler ghops in this country we have no need of going across to hear Wagner this year. — AN OMAHA policeman’s aim was wunusually good yesterday. He shot at a thief and succeeded in wounding an fnnocent man only slightly. = To justify the pgliceman’s reputation the shot ought to have killed at once. STEVENSON is said to aspire to the fame of Hendricks in the campaign of 84 by carrying-Illinois. But there is a great deal more Cifference between Tom Hendricks and Ad Stevenson than eight yoars, Hendricks was a states- man. THE BEE is receiving about two tele- grams per day asking the address of Rainmaker Melbourne. This indicatea that there are spots in tnis country that don’t know when they have enough. To theso we will say that just now Melbourne’s address is Cheyenne. e THE nextrepublican county conven tion should pass a resolution’ most emphat- ically declaring against the exaction of 0 $2 fee from delegates whose namnes are voted for at primary elections. This practice is at variance with the spirit of republicanism which concedes the right of the poorest man tobe a representa- tive in conventions and in the counsels of the party. THE democratic papers are conduct- ing the same campaign on tariff that they have run for the last four cam- paigps. At the beginning they were loud for *‘free trade” with no qualifi- cation:= Now they assert that they are for tariff: reform, and by the time election day comes they will be scared into declaring that they are protec- tionists. But thewr platform is rank free trade this year, and it must be so regarded. —_— A ©0AsE in which workingmen are fully justified in assuming a threaten- ing attitude toward their employers is reported from Englewood, N. J. The men have received no pay for a long time and are said to be in a pitiable condition. They can no longer get credit at the local stores and are in want of the common necessaries of life, And yot they have not resorted to violence. They are living upon promises and upon the hope of receiving their dues. In this case the employers seem to be en- tirely to blame and the employes are en- titled to sympathy. The laborer is worthy of his hire and is entitled to prompt payment of wages, I 18 reported upon authority that is said to be good that in the event of the enforcement of the retalintion act recontly pusséd by the congress of the United States the Dominion govern- ment will impose & tax upon American vessels pavsing through the Wellund canal, Tho toll discrimination aguinst American vessels is bad enough, but a tax in addition would be simply prohibi- tory. Such a step would be a foolish one for Canada. It is strango that the Canadian people cannot see the lolly of trying to got the better of this country by tactics that are manifestly unfuir and dishonoruble. The United States gov- ernment cun neither be fooled nor frightened. It asks nothing but fair troatment, and that it will huve at any vost. AN EXAMPLE FOR NEBRA*KA REPUB- LICANS. The republicans of South Dakota have set an example which Nebraska republicans would do well to emulate. South.Dakota, like Nebraska, has be- come debatable within the pnst two years by reason of the discontent among the producers, who constitute the mass of the voting population. South Dakota, like Nebrasks, had be- come n ring-ridden and corporation- ridden state. The mining syndicates of the Black Hills, the raiironds nnd bank- ers, dominated the republican conven- tions, dictated hereandidates, manipu- lated hor legislatures and even sought to perve:t justics in her courts. Against these abusas the bono and sinew of the party rose in revolt, and many thou- sands of upright, conscientious repub- licans sought relief in the independent party, even though they were at vari- ance with its visionary money schemes and impractical reforms, The state convention at Mudison last week relegated to the rear the bosses, combines, rings and corporation pol ticians, and placed in nomination a ticket that appeals to the support of all honest republicans, and will reinfuse vitality into the party by a ravival of confidence. All siates were smashed, the combines were rent asunder, and the corporate influence was set at de- fian2o with the exception of the candi- date for attorney general, who neces- sarily must be n lawyer. The ticket in South Dakota, from top to bottom, is composed of farmers and business men of stunding and character. Lawyers and money lenders received no favor at the hands of the convention. Nearly all the candidates have served the country in the war for the preservation of the union. No man whose reputation or record had the slightest flaw was honored with a nomination. That fact alone makes the republicans of South Dakota invincible in the coming onset. Having no candidate to defend or white- wash, they are 1n position to open and carry on an aggressive campaign, The question is, will Nebraska repub- licans emulate the example sev by the republicans of South Duakota? Will they discard personal preferences and make a heroic effort to set the party right with the industrial classes by re- sisting pressure from corporations and combines thut have brought the party to the vergn of ruin? Will they sternly sot their fuces against any candidato whose record will not stund the most severe scrutiny? In other words, ave they patriotic enough to re-establish the republican party in the confidence of the people who believe in its principles but had lost faith in the integrity nnd fidelity of the men whom it has honored with posi- tions? If Nebraska republicans will do what South Dakota republicans have done the outcome of the campaign will not be uncertain. THE CURRENCY QUESTION, Of equal importance with the question of protectivi L5 the currency question, and with respect to none other is there more popular ignorance and misconsep- tion. This is due largely to the mass of misinformation given out by persons of some influence and responsibility re- garding our finances—party leaders who are actuated solely by a desire to make political capital rather thaa by an honest purpose to set the people right as to this most important and vital matter. There is not a fact relating to the finances of the country that is not accessible to any one who will take the trouble to nscertain it. The currency legislation of congress and the vecord of treasury transactions can be had by any citizen who will apply to the proper source. There can be no proper excuse, therefore, for any one misleading the public or being misled regarding the currency question. One of the commonest misstatements is to the effect that the present circula- tion is less than during and immediately after the war. Those who in this way seek to mislend the people attempt to sustain their misrepresentation by in- cluding in the circulation of the war pe- riod certain interest-bearing obligations of the government, a small partof which may for a brief time have served the purpose of currency, but ail of which were speedily hoarded as investments, Another way of augmenting the cireula- tion of that period is to count the re- issues of United States notes as addi- tions to the currency. It is easy to thus pile up figures 80 as to deceive the uninformed, but a little investigation will serve to show the false and mistead- ing character of such statements. The secretary of the treasury recently sent_to the senate, in answer to a reso- lution of that body, a statement of the various kinds of circulating medium issued from 1861 to and including 1870, and what amounts were redeemed each year up to 1870. Under acts of congress of July 17, 1861, and February 12, 1862, the government issued what were known as demand notes to the amount of $60,000,000. An act passed February 25, 1863, authorized an issue of United States notes (zreenbacks) to the amount of $450,000,000, of which $50,000,000 were 1o be issued only as the demand notes were relirved, and it was provided that the greenbacks coming into the treasury might be reissued. The totul amount of the latter currency issued was about $460,000,000, of which $326,000,000 was reissued. Up to 1870 all but $356,000,000 were redeemed. Then there was issued of postal und fractional curvency, under several aots of congress, $160,700,833, less than $40,000,000 of which remained un- redeemed in 1870, Of national bank cur: rency, authorized by the act of June 8 1864, there was issued in round figures 326,000,000, and thero was outstunding in 1870 $200,000,000, It will be interesting to note just here that whiie at no time was there in cir- culation more than about $46,000,000 of fractional und vostal notes, yet the figures of the amounts issued and reis- sued during the ton yemrs make it ap- pear thut the total exceoded $368,000,- 000. The stutement of the secretary showea that the largest actual cireula- tion from 1861 to and including 1870 wus in 1866, when it was $709,003,258. On July 1, 1891, the circulation was $1,497,- 440,707, and it was nearly $100,000,000 greater on July 1, 1802 It should be remembered, also, that the purchas- ing power of the currency at the latter date was at least one-third greater than in 1866, when it took $144.50 in green- backs to pay for $100 gold. . In view of such facts, the authenticity of which 18 unquestionable, and the force of which even Senator Peffer, whose resolution it was that called them out, was compelled to confess, tho lead- e of the people’s purty must abandon their misrepresentations regarding the relative proportions of the circulating medium twenty-six yoears ago and now or bo adjudged as deliberately designing to deceive and mislead the people. HOSPITALITY MAKES LENDS. The reception which Omaha is pre- paring for Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will be a notabio one in every way and will prove what has often been proven before, that our citizens are hospitable and that they do nothing by halves. At the last meeting of the local organi- zation of this groat order it was reported that not a single rofusal had been met with by the soliciting committee and that the $2,000 yet to be secured would be raised with ense. Omaha is gaining a reputation abroaa for her hospitality to visitors and it is this kind of a reputation that makes friends and advances the interests of the town. The 2,000 Shriners and the many thousands of visitors who will be at- teacted hither by their conclave will cortainly receive a favorable impression of Omahaand her people, and every man who' contributes to the fund for the en- tertainment ot our guests an that occa- sion will have reason to be glad that he did so. THE ANTI=TRUST LAW. A congressional committee recently expressed the opinion that the anti- trust law passed by the Fifty-first con- gress is “‘impracticable.” This is a change in the form of democratic criti- cism of republican legislation, ‘*uncon— stitutionul” being the term uniformly applied to laws of republican enactment. But this law has been declared consti- tutional by a circuit court of the United States, and this sottles thay point so long asa higher tribunal does not re- verse the decision. The view of the committee cannot be said to be wholly without warrant, how- ever, since the efforts made to give the law practical effect have not been suc- cessful. The question naturally sug- gests itseif whether this failuve is due to a defect of the law or toalack of abil- ity on the part of those charged with its enforcement. The most important ac- tion brought under the law was that aguinst the whisky trust, which it was understood was to be made a test case. “T'he prosecution was dismissed, not, as it appeared, because of any 1nadequucy in the law itself, but rather for the rea- son that the authoritigs did not properly and fully comprehend it. One failure of this kind has the effect to bring a law into disrepute and diminish interest in its enforcement—hence the not un- natural conelusion of the congressional committee that the anti-trust act is im- practicable, and also the fact that noth- ing further is being heard of the pur- pose of the department of justice to en- force the law against other trusts. The Sherman anti-trust law was the result of prolonged-discussion and care- ful consideration. Every point bearing upon its constitutionality and its prac- ticability was thoroughly considered by the best lawyers in both branches o congress. It was approved by President Harrison after due deliberation, thus ob- taining the sanction of eminent legal authority. A federal” court has pro- nounced it valid, In view of all this the general public must conclude that it is a Zood law, and that if not enforced the “fault is elsewhere than in the act itself. At any rate, the effort to enforce it must not be abandoned because ot a single feilure. The practicability of the law must be put to a further test, or as many tests as may be necessary, to determine fully whether or not it can be enforced. §t further experience shall show that it is defective or inadequate it can be changed, or something substituted for it which will meet the demands of the people for legislation to suppress mon- opolistic combinations. PROSECUTING THE COAL COMBINE, There is a ray of hope for coal con- sumers in the fact that the abtorney general of New Jersey has at last be- gun the prosecution of the Philadelphia & Reading, the Port Reading and the New Jersey Central railroad companies. The ground upon which this action is based is that the state of New Jersey is a sufferer at the hands of these com- panies, which are included in the coal trust that is forcing up the price of anthracite. A strong and bitter fight will be made by the trust, which is rep- resented by some . of the best lawyers in the country. The coal combine has now been in operavion several months, and has raised the price of coal no less than four times; and it is understood that another increase is to be enforced on August 1. It is reported from Philadelphia that the price will be advanced a dollar aton beyond tho present figure within six months. The organization is a power- ful one, and is playing a desperate game. Its object is to squeeze as much money out of the pcopleas possible be- fore it is compelled by law to desist from its unscrupulous and cruel robbery, which falls with crushing weight upon the poor. The trust now controls by far the greater part of the coal production of Pennsylvania, but as there are ex- tensive coal fields which it does not con- trol, and which will svoner or later be in competition with i, the object of the combine is to coin money s fust as possi- bie while it has the market in its power. Congress has been appealed to, but the house of representatives, which has proven itself no enemy of trusts, has prevented any action tending to the checking of the robbery. The remedy soems to lie In the courts, and it is to be hoped that the work which the attorney general of New Jorsey has taken up will not he dropped until the coal barons hiuve been forced to the wall. Their extortion has become insufferable. ——— I'royM Colorado, Kuansas, South and North Dakota, Nebraska and lowa come such cheering reports of bountiful erops, secured by timely rains and the hot weather, that sweltering dwellers in town can find & solece in the thought that the weathef!‘Phey deplore so is the making of the h{g’#\r. One Tlowa cor- respondent telegraphs that corn in his seotion grow a fewtn height lnst week. It will not requit¥ fjany weeks of this weather to insures yaaturity to such en- thusiastic maize, ‘¢hd then the cooler weather may be kughed on again —— IN THE now elavators baing put up to accommodate theGtop which is being caressed by the*#ickle the calamity cranks may read the answer to their querulous demands: Jor information con- cerning the farmer’s condition at pres- ent. S——— Speaking from Experienve. Louisvils.C wrier-Jowrnal. A New York congressman speaks of ‘‘the comparatively unknown town of Chleago.” “This1s ignorance, Cbioago has, proportion- ately, As many ous as New York, perhaps more than th ————— A Mila Mannered Scuttler. Chicagn Tribune. Mr. Harrity of Pennsylvanla may be a mau of large caliber and terrible ns an army with bauners, but his portraits look asif some good-natured sewing machine agent had sat for them. e g A The Final Notifleation. Aew York Advertissr, 1f tho democracy s through notifying, we beg leave to sond along a notification our- selves to the effect that this 13 a republican year. And will Gulliverian Cleve ana Lilli- putian Steve accept assurances of our 1 distingvished consideration; at the o time from the table of their memories wipe away all trivial fond records and chalk this down whers they will not forget it? P w1y Getting in Line. Kansas City Journal Alroady news begins to come b from Kanvsas of old republicans in the alliance going back to the republican party, as the résult of the democratic and third party combine. The roason given is if they are to be connected with one of the old parties they prefer the ono they formerly belouged to. This is only the advance guard of a large army that will take the samo cou SRR 7o, The Suspense Is Over. Chicago Tribune. We learn from the dispatohes that when Adlai Stevenson in bis speech at Madison Square Garden Wednesday evening an- nounced his acceptance of ‘the democratic nomination for vice president the vast audi- ence broks into enthusiastic cheers! The long suspense was over. /The agonizing fear thataftor all Adlai might not accept that nomination had proved to be groundless, and in the revulsion of feeling that followed women probably fuinted and stroag men doubtless went into hysterics. It was a great event. ok o e e for Thelr Excellence, ashington Star. The president’s judicial appointments, al- ready noteworthy Zor their excellence, are to bo strengthened by that of Mr. George Shiras, jr., of Pennsylvania, just nominated 10 be supreme court justice, While great partisans have, in every generation, made great members of that exaited bencn, it has always Leen desirable. and hus always been the case that the staple of membership has veen tho eminent lawyer promoted from private life or the lower judiciary. The state of Pennsylvania has been singularly rich from colonial times in the number aud qual- ity of her lawyers, ————— GROFVER'S- BIG TALK. Kansas City Jofiral (fep.): Mr. Cleve- land’s speech 1n resppise to the notification of his nomination brands him more plainly as & demagogue than anything he has ever uttered before. k Chicago News (ind.): 1t has been suffi- ciently demonstrated that Mr. Cleveland 1s ®olg to try to ba ‘a,damxprst with all his might during the present cauvass, . No mug- wumps need #pply, . i St, Paul Pioneer Press (ran?‘: Mpr. Cleve- land’s acceptance speech is in his al style of ponderous diction, whose awelling periods are rolling waves of pompous but common- place gencralities, Upon these he safely rides on a raft of hi§ own construction, framed of the only two planks of the demo- cratic platform which he apparently recog- nizes. New York World (dem.): This address sets the campaign upon the uighest plane of conviction, reason aud patriotism. Itsweeps away the clamorous and consciously false charges of & destructive purpose, of a heed- less disregard of any honest, iuterest, and of ther partisanship than that which is 7nunuod upon principle and seeks the com- mon good. St. Louls Globe-Damocrat (rep.): land’s speech acoeptin the democratic unomination for the_ presidency reiterates the sentiments of his celobrated freo trade mes- sage, which caused his defeat four years ago. He stands now just where he stood then, contending that the present. tariff sys- tem is practically a process of robbery by which the wmuny are: despoiled to enrich the few. New York Recorder (rep.) : Therois a sup- pressed note of despair in all that Mr. Cleye- land said. He spoke ruther as the leader of a torlora hope thay as a_general marshaling his troops for victory. It was a funeral ora- tion instead of a ringing call to arms. The Madison Square mass meeting was & mis- tako. Toesk a caudidate to meet the leaders of his party who were only 8 month before predicting bis defeat in his own state was enough to chill the blood of any candidate. Mr. Cleveland was not only chilled—he was frozen. Denver News (ex-dem.): In New York ex-President Cleveland went through the form of being notitied of his nomination and making a response for the country. The re- spouse is more notable for what it omits than for what it states. He dwelt eloguently upon the necessities -for tariff reform; he gave a sly dig at Uarnegie and protection in alluaing to the late Pennsylvania labor troubles; he portraved in fitting terms the possible wrong and oppression of a threat- ened forca bill—but he saild never a word about silver. s St. Louis Republic (dem.): Tt is fortu- nate indeed at such a time as this that the democratic party has in Mr. Cleveland a leader calm, high-minded and so fillea with the courage of his conviction of duty that he is capable of 1acing without soy thought of shrinking the dangers and difficulties which have been interposed between the American people and the return to free, honest and peaceful government, The hour has come when this return must be made, and with the nour has come the man, Notewor Cleve- CAMPAIGN OLATTER. The young man by the name of Walker, who bails from the stata of Beatrice and parts his hair in the middle, is said to deny | the statement which was creaited to him in | the Clatter column rogarding the candidacy of Dr. Funk and A. G. Keim, and tries to insinuate that the quotation was a malicious fabrication, This may help the provious young man in pulling himself through a knot-hole, but wae reassort that overy word credited to him was exactly as it camo out of his mouth, The Ulatterer may have erred in quoting his utterances, and it | promises not to give this conceited in- dividual another opportunity to pose before the people of the state as a Sir Oracle. Tom Majors’ advance agent, Mr. Railroad Ager, takes upon himself to say that there are a few things Nebraska republicans would like to know, and the first of these is Why Van Wyok so frequently ascends the elevatorin TreOsAnA Ber bullding, and, in the second place, Why does Van invariably call at night? Ager ought to ask something harder. The olevator in Tir Brr building is for publio convenlence, Van Wyok has as much right to ascend or desoend in that elevator as Church Howe, Tom Majors, Ross Hammond, Paul Vandervoort and 10,000 others who have made use of itin preferonce to climbing up and down the staircase. Ho certalnly has as much right to ascend that elevator as Ager himself, who never asks permission when he wants to come spying around Tne Bes office. Van comes at night very much like hun- dreds of other people who have ooccasion to leave notes of speeches,§maetings, eto., to bo published in the morning edition of Tne Bee, 1t Is to be hoped this explanation will pacify such republicans of Nebraska as havo soriously boen perturbed over Van Wyok's free rides in The Bre olevator at hours when the owls hoot and bats flam thoir wings. ‘There is another thing republicans of Ne- bras would like to know: What chance would Van Wyclk, Powers and Calamity have to carry Nebraska if such corporation henchmen as Ager and Walt Seely wero repudiated and discountenanced by party leaders who desire to retain popu- lar respect and confidence? ‘Tho attempt to hoodwink the Bighth ward republicans into the beliet that thereis a ghost of & chance for Cadet Taylor for state treasurer 1s as transparent as Chariey Bruner's frantic effort to get his brother nomnated state school superintendent. The Sixteenth street banker would not stand a ghost of a chance for state treusurer and even it he wera nomiuated he would be more vulner- able than Tom Majors. Prof. Goudy will be nominated state superintendent vy accla- mation. He has only served one term and is entitled to renomination because there is no fault found with his work ‘and no reason why he should be retired. Besides this, the would not gain three votes in this v by throwing & crumb liko the school superintendency . A correspondent from Hastings writes Tne Bee: “1 saw a telegram in your paper from Sidney the other day saying that Auditor Benton had arrived thers and paid over to the county treasurer $10,800 taxes due from tho Pullman Palacé Car company. Can you explain why Mr. Benton was hand- ling the Pullman company’s funds? Is he the agent of the company ! Our correspoudent will have to ask easier questions, Says the O'Neul Frontier: “Judge Crounse should be nominated for gov- ernor. Then there would be no guestion about success. The republicans can not agord to nominate a man for the head of the ticket because he 1s a good fellow and stands well with the boys. A vote-getter is what is wanted this year, and Judge Crounse is the man," Tho Crete Vidette wants as a candidate for governor “a man who will mot bo called upon for personal explanations.” 41t has como to be & religious principle this year to put up only mon of spotiess political records for office,” says the Sutton Adver- tiser. “The republican party, if it wants to win _this fall, must have onits banner only the purest and cleanest mon that can be found in the state.” The Obceola R ocord doclares that the repuolican party, in 'nominating 8 guberns- torial candidate, *“‘can’t afford to shoulder some old political hack who will be a dead- weight. This campaign must be an of- fensivo and not a defensive one, and a strong man atthe head of the ticket will swell the vote several thousand.” wric Johnson wants to heal the breach in the inaependent ranks by nominating Wil- liam Leese for governor. 1t 1s asserted that in case William H. Munger is not nominated tonight by the demoorats of the Third congressional dis trict, the May brothers and twelve other leading democrats of Fremont have entered into an agreement to bolt Lhe party and vote for Meiklejohn, FLOATING BITS OF FUN. Elmira Guzotte: The policoman can got along botter with a tough If he knows how to take him. Yonkers Statesman: Of all the methods for capital punishinent the guillotine still takes the heaa, New York Bun: Dollic Breakheart—It can never be. But I will be a sister to you. Jack Wrounder—All right. my deur. That will zive me the privilege of iicKing every fel- low who comes around here muking love to you. B Obioago Tribune: “You know I wus enzaged to |/‘|, t statoly Miss Bliter?" 11, T had to break it off." ‘00 bnd. Why?" New York Adg@rtiser (ox-dem.): Upon was madly 1n love with her, but T saw one point the gre d ponderous statesman | her when she wus running for a cur the other was clear. He d d that defeat in the | duy. coming campaign d present ‘‘a most dis- future democratic couraging - outlook and the accomplish- ave at heart.” For (Cloveland) supra; _ment of the object ‘once the Sawe of ables Is correct. Do- foat of the free tradd® party this vear will most seriousty affecy the party of the left. It will end L}l«vullmll{\ and it will put o stop to the clamor of 'the calamity orowd for And thatlis precisely what 1s in store . Cleveland apd his calamity party. Chicago Herald ~(dem.): The emphatio and courageous Geelarations in the plavform adopted at Uhlul’q:.re powerfully supple- mented by the mj and vigorous utter- suces of Mr, Clevgland in his speech deliv- ered in New Yo &Veduulduy night, an- nouncing his will ess to lead the demo- cratic hosts in un v struggle o wrest the coutrol of the govelment from the enemies of the people. With all the fiela officers of the demooratic army ocoupying the aggres- sive position which its commander-in-chief bas foarlessly assumed, it is evident that the campaign of 1892, whether it results in vic- tory or defoat, will reflect honor aud glory upon the party of progress Chicago Tribune (rep.): Mr. Cleveland's speech of acceptance at the Madison Square Guarden, New York, is unmistably his own composition. 1t is well marked by his solemn ponderosity and nis vague platitudes. It is in the maio condensation of his long wmes- sage to congress on the tariff question, re- talniog bis Jenvnciations of the ‘‘bloated manufacturer,” who isalleged to be the sole benefielary of protection, and bis expressions of sympathy for the cousumer, who is said w be olppmulv-ly taxed for tue beunvfit of the miil bosses. = Mr. Cleveland ad- vanced since he wrote that message, aud s now o full accord with tho ‘‘tariff for revenue only platform of his party. Atchison Globe: When you prafse a womun by suying thut she makes hor own bon the other women Wwho uro present will sa. “Yes, they look like it. MER SECRET, New York Evening Sun. *Twas twilight. In the shadows of the orch Wesnt and watched the coming of the moon. And when at st we saw nlzht's silvery toren, We both regretted that it hud come 0 soon. Then suddenly sho jumped up from her seat, Ax th w ery into my wrms sho foil; I clupsed unto my breust the burden swoot, And gently urged her socret she would Lol She was s summer malden, and I knew Full'w o suffored not from love's attack ; ght, for when her breath she drew --'1;:‘351. borrid bug's crawied Washington Star: “Just think, girl from the buck row of the balle gazed ut some soaside bathers, “those folks don't geta cent of salary for woaring vhose clothes! sald the Binghamton Leader: The tween the Mississipp! river and a distiller is that the former still runs while the latter runs still. Philadelphin Ledger: A fushion note says thut alnmonds have had thelr day, but thls nee | not prevent thelr belug word at night, us usual Philadol phin Record ome cheap perfumo are not 1o be snitfed u Elmira Gazetto: Jusson says a_youth can tell how fust he Is growlng by the wiay Lis hats get too smull for b Yonkers Gazette: When s man *feels his It Is not always evidence of his belng o stable churucter. t. a8 sho | differsnce be- | CENTENNIAL OF THE C.»\NALSI History of the Inception and Development of Inland Watepways. BOOSTING THE COUNTRY'S COMMERCE Statistics Showing the Importance ¢ Als to Agricultural and Industrl Interests- Important Artifiornl Waterways Projectod. Last Monday was the contennial of the in- coption of canal construction in the United States. On July 18, 1702, two small canals were opened to uraflo in Massachusetts. They were ouly five miles in length, but they marked the boglnnine of a system of artifi- cinl waterways which proved mighty factors in the development of the commerce of the new world, “Deo Witt Clinton's Ditoh," It was not untill a quarter of a contury later that Governor De Witt Clinton suc- coeded 1n having a bill passed by the legisla- ture of the stato of New York authorizing the Erio canal, or the ‘De Witt Clinton diteh,” as the opposition chosoto oall it. The canal was begun in 1817, and was solemnly openod to navigation 1n 1825, Its original cost amounted to $8,000,000, but the Empire state has since speat nearly $00,000,000 for its improvement and maintenance, Notwith- standing this heavy expenditure the income of this “‘ditch” duriug its sixty-seven years of existence amounts to over £123,000,000, loaving a cloar profit of $25,000,000. ' Its en- tire longth is 360 miles, and it is practically the first great enterprise of its kind carried oat in the United States. What an important place canals occupy in an fodustrial and agricultural country may be judged by the simple fact that while in 1762 the Uuited Statés had only five miles, they now have 4,000 miles of artificial wate ways, This' is a showing which is not sur- passed by countries abroad with a civiliza- tion much older than ours. Tho freight movement on artificial and natural inland waterwavs in the United States last year excoeded 172,000,000 tons. There were em- ployea 100,000 persons, receiving §35,000,000 in wages, “Thero can hardly bo any doubt, says tho New York World, that if the schemes which are now under coosideration, and which partly are provided for in the now river and harbor bill just laid before congress receive legislative sanction, the history of the sec- ond century of canal building in” the United States will form a unique pago in the anvals of the industrial and commercial enterprises of tha world. The new bill provides for a sufficient sum to-begin the work of deepen- ing the counccting channels of the great lakes so that thero will be nowhere less than twenty feet of water between Chicago, Duluth ana Buffalo. Where Improv ents Are Needed. General O. M. Poe has made the official ostimates of the entire cost of the work, which call for an outlay of $3,304,000. This, of course, is exclusive of the work on tho great new lock in St. Mary’s Falls canal and in the Hay Lake channel, immadtately below in St. Mary’s viver. The provisions for this work woro/made n the river ana harber bill of 1500. The points which need improve- ments are the following: Round istand and Sailor's Encampment 1sland, both situated 1n the outlet of Lake Superior, or St. Mary’s river as it 1s styled; Corsica Shoals, at_the foot of Lnke Huron; the St Clair Flats canal, Gross Point flats and the Limekiln crossing, between the foot of Lako Huron and the head of Laka Erie. The magni- tude of the trafic of the great lakes can only be realizea when one is fami iar with the statistics of canal trans- portation and lake navigation, In 1891 1,100 moro vossels passed through the canal into Duluth, Minn., than had passed through the Suez canal during the same period. But through the outict of Lake Superior there were 1noro than three times as many vessels and 1,750,000 tons more freight in 1501 than passed through the Suez oanal. With re- gard to the amount of vessels and freights passing through the Detroit river statistics are at fault, but according to figures printed some time agoin the Review of Reviews George H. Ely of Cleveland, O., estimates the freight through the inst mentioned canal at 36,000,000 tous. Tho full value of this sum will be best un- derstood when itis known that it means 10,000,200 tons in excess of all arrivals and clearances, both coastwise and foreign, of Liverpool and London combined. Interesting Statistic In 1800 the arrivais and clearances of ves- sels at Chicago amounted to 21,541, while those of Naw York numbered only 15,258, The total entries and clearances of the entire seaboard of the Uniled States, according to the latest statistical records, were 37,756 vessels, while the arrivals and clearances of vessels at the ports of the great lakes numbered 88,280, The difference in the price of transportation by rail or canal will be best fllustrated by the statement that if, during one single vear, all the freight carried on canal boats in this country had te be car- ried by rail instead, the transportation cost by means of the latter would reauire an out- lay of 8150,000,000 in excess of what it cost to transport the same amount of freight on canal beats, Considering that up to date the couutry has spent only £30,000,000 under the river and harbor bills, the saving of one single year in trapsportation costs smounts to & to 1 expended for improvements of waterways. The sum of savings, however, would be much greater if the canals were k2 i When It's Hot The §is to pay. We've gy | and vests at great shape ca. Ages ;IHIS, ages 10 to 14, at $1.25. years. $4; were $5 and $0 Shirtwaist, everyone perfect, Browning, Our store closes at 0:50 p. w., except Satu days. when we close ut 10 p. m. OWNING, K| &= y & Co. Lurgost Manutaoturors and ravuilors of Olothing iy tho World. Our negligee shirts keep out the hot in other dealers hot and our customers cool and pleasant. We'v 50c knee pants warranted not to rip, but we have another lot a little better at 75¢ which we guarantee Our boys' summer Jersey knee pants at $1 have no equal under $1.75 in Ameri- 2-piece double breasted the $8.50, $9 and $10suits go at $0. regular 50c; 75¢ ones at 50c; $1 ones at 75¢c. ° not rejected remnants in waists, but the genuine Star deoper and could be navigated by Iarger vessels, This latter fact must certainly aceount for the strong support of the daring Fnjon o construot a ship canal twenty-one fest deep from the great lakes to the sea. Congress has boen asked to provide for surveys, ex- aminations and estimates of cost for such a canal. The reasons for its constraction are obvious, Anybody familiar with the lake rogion kuows the excollent canal system which Oanada possesses. Once the enlarge- ment of the St. Lawrenco oanals s ocarried through in that country, England’s seagoing mercautile and war marine will have free access to all our groat lakes. Under such circunstances the construction of & new canal on the United States soil connecting the lakes with the Atlantic becomes not only A commoreial but also & strategio nocessity. Anothor canal project of rooont yoars is the Hennepin cunal, which is to connect Chi- oago with the Mississippr. The construction of this canal is a foregone conclusion. Advantagoes of the Proposed System. In an able article on the proposed deep water routo to the seaboard, Senator Davis of Minnesota pointed out the'vast advantages of such a systom of transportation. Ho showed that it s of the highest and most pormanent importance ttat tho traffa, domestic and foroign, now tributary to the existing avstem of \vatorways, be held in present chanvels. Although by methods of transportation, even now inadequate and so expensive as to impose the greatost tax that tho producers pay, tho groater portion of these products reachoes the Atlantic ports of tho United States, this advantage may not always reinain entirely with us. Ons shorter and more northern route to Kuropo has aiready been openod by tho vigor aud daring of our Canadian nejghbors; the forelgn com- merco of Montrenl is growing and is subs traoung from that of OUF OWN DOFLS. Pt B ErS AT “BABY LAST."” The hours of night passed O, so slow For the baby tossing and moaning 1n conseless pain; with throbbing brow They passed slow for the mother trylag Tosoothe her darling to sicep, Whilo her fathor was erying In voice enrazed and deop. “Qut of the house this minute, otake vourself and child, T will not keop you a minute,” And he cursed and ra; For his brain was cra Sold by un honest A drugeist who p iid his Ilconse— To ruin the good In man. The morning at 1ast dawned in sulendor: The sun shone down with scorchinz heat, When sorrowing mother with dying bube Was turned ot in the dusty streot. But heaven's mercy is nover far! When grandfather's door closed on baby The heayenly gates stood ajar. In his Father's homo the baby Was placed in 4 casket white. With prayers, nud tears and flowers, Tt was & touchi ht And the humble gaest 1s now at rest In the home of the one who the children blessed. M. M. Omaha, July 23, S A Loose the Lyre, St. Paul Pioneer Press. Now that Hurrison and Cleveland are both suro they have boen nominated the baso string of the campaign lyre may as woell be tightened up alittle bafore the music bogins. EAEE T L REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Tarn The republican olectors of tho state of Ne- Dbraska are requested to send delezates from theirseveril counties to meet in convention attheoity of Lincoln, August 4, 1802 at 10 o'clock a.m.. for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following stato offices: ’ Governor: Licutenant governor; Secretary of state: Auditor of pubiio accounts; Treasurer; Superintendent of public tnstrdotiony Attorney general; Commissioner of publiclands and buildinzst Eight presidential electors: And to transact such other business as may come before the convention. THE APPORTIONMENT. The soveral counties are entitled to ropre- sentution as follows, being based upon the vote cast for George H. Hastings for attoraey generalin 180% givinz ono delegate-at-largo toeach county and one for each 100 votes and the major fraotion thereof: Dol |« itios, Dol T Boone 2(Phelps. Boyd . | 3| Platte 2| Polk. . " 84 Merriok 4|MePher m ._#|Nuckolls .’ It Is recommende mitted to the conve gntoes prosent b vote of tho delega that no proxies bo ad- tion and that the delo- uthorizod to oust tho tall on, 8. D. Mercer, Chalrman. WALT M. SEELY, U. B. BALCOMBE, J }Summm J. i BUTHERLAND, it got a hot lot of hot coats hot prices for hot weather. , while our prices make sold all those boys' not to rip. 4 to 14 $2.50 and $3 plaid cheviot Long pant suits, 14 to 18 $7,50 suits for $5. All ar shirtwaists 35c These are King&Co -