Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 1, 1892, Page 4

THE DATLY E ‘i(()f‘f)wATV,ll. ':'.hl’l n —_— = - PUBLIBHED EVERY MORNING, BEE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. — TFRMS OF SUBSCIIPTION, Tatly Bee (withont Sunday) One Year. Tl v Ohe Yeur Eunday Deo. Ono Enturday fieo, Ong Weekly Hee, One Year LOFFICE Omaha, The Ter Nullding. Bouth Omahn. corner N and 20th Stroots, Counell Blufts, 12 Ponrl Stroet. Chicago Ofice, 317 Chamber of Commores. Rew Vork. ltohma 14, 14 and 15, Tribune Butlding * Washington. 513 Fourtoenth Stroet. CORRESPONDENCE, All_communications relating to news and editorial mattor should be addressed o the k- ftorial Department. HUSINESS LETTERS All business lotters and remittances should bo addressed to Tho Ileo Publishing Company. Omah. Drafts. checks and postofiice orders to b made PAYAbIO o the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. HWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Etate of Nebraskn, ounty of 1 rice 1.1 compn ' nklns, { socretars of TiHE BER Pub. wlemnly swenr that the ot DAILY BEE for the week sctual @ reulatlo " , was as follows: ending July 5, 15 Sunday, July 24 2140 Monda o 21507 Iy Wednesdny. uly i Thuraday, July 2. Fridny, Tuly 2. . Eaturdny, July i Averago... Sworn enco this N, P FiE Notary Publie. irculation for 25,802, THERE is a great deal of contempt of court in Omuha just now. ——— e QUEEN VICTORIA does not like Mr. Gladstone and we understand that he returns her affection. THE excitement over the primaries must not conceal the fact that the pav- ing cont arein a worse box than ever. IT WAS cer an inscrutable act of Providence which compelled this coun- try to endure anothor day of this congress. 1F CANADA won’t reciprocate, we shall show her how to vetalinte. And there is lots of difference, as Canada is finding out by sad experience. VAST asphalt works are boing estab- lished by F'ronch manufacturers at Long Jsland City. This is another fourful robbory by the McKinley tarif. No ONE ever supposcd, before Con- gressman Watson told it, that any member of the house drank anything stronger than weak tea. Tisis anawful shock. THE Century dictionary, a protty fair authority, dofines freo trade as a tariff for rovenue. And yet we are now told that the democratic party is not a free trade party. THAT Wilmington, Del., editor who has been appointed minister to Persia is cortainly a brave man. Most of us would prefer to wait for the cholera in- stead of rushing forward to embrace it. EMPEROR WILLIAM has fallen out with Caprivi and may retire him with Bismarck., It is pretty hard to satisfy the voung monarch and wo fear he may be finally brought to finding fault with himself. -PRESIDE M5 of Cornell has nccepted the presidency of Wisconsin university. He is an able man and will ‘be much more at home and successful in the west where he made such great re- nown as president of Michigan univer- Bity. MR. WATSON of Georgia hzs told con- gress somo wonderful fucts, and congress is simply paralyzed with astonishment. This can be attributed to the fact that some of the members are not in the house long enough to know what is go- ing on, Tue New York Central will have on oxhibivion at the World's fair a fac simile of the first railroad trainever cun in America. To find fac simile of the passongers on that train that rdad need uso only the New York congressmen who voted ngainst the World's fair ap- propriation. TE World’s fair people scem to be on top in congress just now. The other side has filibustered away its day of grace and now that the appropriation day has expired tho W. F. folks can filibuster untii the malcontents are com- pelled to give in. For tho government must have money to run itself. Ir WILL not be possible for Chicago to rotain permanently all the people who have flocked there during the last two years of the World’s fair building. The fover will be allayed when the exposi- tion is at an end. And Omaha will of necessity receive many people who thus leave Chicago, many of whom have been hero before. So that it need not surprisa us to hear of a great increuse of populution for Owmaha and other western citios in 1894 and the groatest in- cronse will ba in that city which prom- ises most employment for the working- men, Omuha should prepare to be that city. IN OMAHA, a8 in every other city, in- crensed business nctivity and growth in population are infullibly indicated by increased demands upon the postal ser- vice. Postmastor Clarkson hus just been authorized by the Postotlice de- partment to appoint five more carriers to meet the growing requirements of the sorvico hero. While this is not a large addition to the force it is intoresting to note that at a comparatively dull season of the year the business of the postofiice is constantly increasing. The number of carriers und subcarriers is now seven- vy-four, whereas there were only forty- five carriers connected with the office two years ago. Such a rapid increase as this can only mean thut there has been a correspondingly rapid growth in the business of the office, resulting from increased population and a general ex- pausion of trade and other interests em- ploying the muils. NO BOODLE CAMPATGN. More than two weeksago Dr. Mercer requested THE BEE in a letter over his own. name to announce his withdrawal from the gubsrnatorial canvass, coupled with o grateful expression for the sup- port he hud received. The friends of Dr. Mercer in- this county and all over the state treated this announcement as a positive declina- tion und governed themselves accord- ingly. Dr. Mercor was considered out of the race and delegates chosen to con- | ventions have been either directly or | indirectly pledged to other eandidatos. This was the condition in Omaha and | Douglus county up to within the past forty-eight hours venal follewers, corporation manugers and fool fiiends of Dr. Mercer aro trying to get him endorsed by tho Douglas county convention. This is nothing more nor less than an attempt to oped a boodle campaign in which Dr. Mercer isto be bled out of thousands of dollars, and the party is to | Against such | be led to the slaughter. a piece of stupendous folly TH enters un earnest remonstrance, Dr. Mercer had a righv to be a candi- date for governor, and if he had sub- mitted his name to the voters county and earried the primaries ina fair and opoen contest THe BEE would have exerted all its influence to secure his nomination at the hands of the state convention. But Dr. Mercer did notsee fit to ask for an erdorsement. His candidacy was not considered at the party caveuses or primarics. There ins been no revulsion of public sentiment that could be construed as a demand for his becoming the repubhcan standacd A lurge majority of the dele- clected are committed to Judge Crounse in rasponse to the prevailing sentiment. Any attempt to change front the part of these delegates will be ascribod to mercenary motives or prossure from corporate influences, This is not a year for hoodle cam- paigning. The republican party cannot hope to suceeed by a wholesale purchase of delegates or of voters. Dr. Morcer has a reputation at stake which would be tarnished by permitting himself to be dragged into a boodle campaign that is sure to end in disaster to the party and disgrace to himsolf. Bre on ALN G The decision of the senate to postpone action on the anti-option bill until the next session is a distinet victory for the gumbiers in food products. They are assured, perhaps, at least another year of unrestricted operations, and at any vate they will be permitted to manipulate the present year’s crop without let or hin- drance. They have reason to congratu- late thomselves upon having brought the senate to u compliance with their wishes. It 15 believed that a members of the senato are in favor of legislation to put a stop 1o speculation in the food products of the country, and if such is the case they ought to have in- sisted upon action on the mensure at this session, but the evident determination of the opponents of the bill to keep up an endless talk against it appears to have led to the conclusion that it would be hardly possible to reach a vote at this session. What seems to be true is th the friends of the bill w less courage ous and tenacious than its encmies. One thing has been accomplished as the result of the proposed legislation, and that is the very thorough discussion of the system of speculation by *‘options” and “futures.” The contributions to this method of gambling are very ex- tensive and complete, and the advocates of the suppression of this speculation, so far us it is illegitimate, have no venson to regret the controversy. A candid comparison of the arguments must convince unprejudiced people that there 15 no adequate defense for the pre- vailing system of gambling in food pro- ducts, and that inevitubly either the producers or the consumers suffer from the effects of it. Itis a practice that takes no account whatever of suj ply and demand, and uny system of dealing which disregards this law cannot be beneficial. All the in- genuity of lawyers, assisted by the shrewd speculators themselves, in find ing specious rensons in defense of spocu- lation by options and futures did not succeed in showing that it is anything else thun an unmixed cvil. As to the plen that to do away with this specula- tion would revolutionize the business of the country, it is manifestly absurd, Wily should gambling be essential to business in this country and not in others? If it were proposed to puta stop to all dealing for future delivery there would be ground for this plea, but that is not the intention. It is not do- signed to interfore with genuine trans- actions for future delivery, but only such as are unmistakably illegitimate, and there can be nodifficulty in determining what these are. The position of the supporters of anti-option legislation is stronger now than it was when the discussion began. The arguments they have presented have not been successfully answered by the opposition, and the latter has un- doubtedly done the very best it could. The postponement of action on the anti-option bill will not weaken the position of its supporters, but should rather strengthen it, and it isa safo prediction that the mensure will pass at the next session of the scnate, A TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. The grain producers as well as tho grain shippers of the west have some in- terost in the long waterway that con- nects the great laices with the sea. or many yeara the Erio canal has been powerful factor in the regulution of rates of transportation from Lake Erio to the oustern markets, and upon its maintenance has depended to a great degree the competition which has con- trolled froight rates Trom the west to the eust. It 15 not good news to the grain growers and shippers of the west that traflic on the Erie canal is in a serious state of decline, The business on that important waterwuay bus fallen off greatly of late, and this yoar, according to ereditable reports from Buffalo, it is ina worse condition than ever before. It does uot uppenr to be due entirely to the ruilroad competition that the boat- A VICTORY FOK ority of the And now some of the | of this | THE _OMAHA DAILY il men have become discouraged. Tt would be cheaper to carry freight by water than by land under favorable circuin- stances; but it appoirs that it is now impossiblo for the canal boats to carry full loads of grain on account of a lack of water in the canal. Ono of the boat- | men_says that 1f the depth of water | eould be increased to about seven fect | there would be a profit in the cinal | business, because that would enablo tho boats to carry larger loads, and thus their profits would be incroased. But there sooms to bo little likelihood that tho canal will be improved, There is o strong fecling in the state of Now York | ngainst such an expenditure of money as this would require. Some idea of the straits to which the canal men are reduced may be had from the fact that one of the oldest boatmen reports that his expenses for two boats on his last round trip exceedod his earn- “ings by $10.50. A faw of the more shrowd and successfui boatmen have managed to make both ends meet, but the goneral testimony of tho boat-ownors is that the business is ruinous, At this distance little interest would be felt in the matter if iv were not for { the fact that the canal is the most im- portant outlet for western grain, Grain shippers in Buffalo suy that the @ roads handle grain almost as cheaply as the canal and give a more specdy s vice; but the fact remains that the canal is chiefly responsiblo for low rates of transportation, and uponits mainten- ance depends the continuance of the rates which now prevail. Railronds have generally succeeded in meeting euach other upon some scheme of com- bination, but the canal has alwnys been the lowest bidder for freight across the stute of New York., Ifit should ceunse to be a competitor of the railroads thero wonld be n speedy rise in tho rate of transportation from the lakes to the Atlantic ocenn. T'he western grain grower or shipper can do nothing to remedy the matter unless he should have a chance to favor the building of the proposed ship canal <from Buffalo to the Hudson riv This project contemplates the enlargement of the Eric canal to sufficient propor- tions to admit ships, and in caso it should be carried out the vessels which now carry grain from the great lake ports of the west to Buffalo would pro- ceed through to New York without los- ing time or money by transshipment of thewr cargoes. There are som i obstacles-in the way of this projec it is one of the possibilities of the fu- ture. The westorn states are deeply interested in the problem of cheap transportation to the Atlantic ocean, and the time may not be far distant when something will be done in the di- rection of opening the way for the grent grain-carrying ships of the lakes to pass through to New York by a shorter and move practicable route than is now offered them. | I WHY THE PEOPLE ARE BUYING, Tt may safely be stated as an abstract proposition that in a period free from abnormal speculation and over-horrow- ing the people do not consume more of the products of the country than they can pay for. During the first six months of 1892 the volume of speculation was not unusual; there wera remarkably fow wildeat schemes afloat; borrowing and ng were conducted upon a con- servative basis; collections were re- ported good everywhere; and yet the people consumed move of the country’s products by far than they had over done before in the same length of time. The natural deduction from these facts is that the poverty of the people, of which so much is now heara from some sources, is a myth, and that the cry about hard times is unsupported by the present condition of the country. In the nature of things there will al- ways be many in poverty and distress, but the people as a whole must alone be considered in trying to detormine whether the present is a period of pop- ular prosperity or not. When the masses are especially poor the contrac- tion of their purchases immediately makes itself felt in the channels of trade. They do not buy because thoy cannot, and so the general volume of consumption falls off. But the increased consumption duving the first six months of this ybar affords unguostionablo proof that the masses are buying goods, \d the easy money market and free collections show that they are able to pay for what they purchase. The quantity of iron used in manufac- ture during the first half of this year was greatly in excess of the record of any previous six months, notwithstand- ing vhe great falling off in railroad building. The,increase of iron pur- chased and used is estimated at half a million tons, The consumption of wool for use in manufacture is about 10 per cent greater than during any previous six months. The quantity of cotton used by spinners in the same period is shown to be greatly in excess of the record of any previous six months, and in both woolens and cottons it appeurs thut the stocks of unsold goods on hand are smaller than usual. Clothiers report large demands for both heavy and light weight woolen goods, and mills ave mo-e fully employed than foralong time past. In cotton goods the stocks on hund un- sold are not only small, but the print cloth market is reported practically bare. Inthe boot and shoe trade the manufacturers ave supplied with orders for months ahead and are crowded with urgent demands for the delivery of goods uhead of the time expected, becauso tradors have boen left short in their stocks by a more rapid distribution than they had anticipated. In the articles commonly classed as luxuries the con- sumption also ehows a large increase over that of previous years, which means, of course, that the psople are buying these urticles more frecly than ever before. If it is true, as these facts seem to plainly indicute, that the power of the people to purchase and pay for the pro- duets of the various industries is now greater than ever before in the history of the country, upon what ground can it be alleged that the prosperity of the present is not secure, or that the hope of the future lies in a radical overturn« ing of the settled and orderly system upon which the business of the country nOW rests? The consciousness that the ' MONDAY. — present is ln'lh‘l'”lvh in the pist, agd that ! the financi 1, inglal and socinl interests | of the country wre moving steadily to- ward o higher 4iine, ought to bring contentmont ta; the mind of ev ional man e A GROWISE INDUSTRY, The spocial agont of ths Treasury do- pactment who '‘hifs bson investigating the tin industry, in the United States has submitted weaport «hich shows that the induglry is breoming firmly established. In.tho th months end- ing with June lusy the profuction of vin and terne plates was over 8,000.0%0 pounds, as against 3,004,087 pounds the preceding quirts:, and 2,285,000 pounds in tho six months before that. [t isthus shown that in a yeur theso has boen pro- duced in the United States 13 pounds of tin and terne plate, two-thirds of which was made in the Inst three months I'he history of no other industry in this country shows a move rapid pro gress than this. Prior to the passage of the tariff law of 1890 there was no tin plato industry in the United States, not- withstanding the fact that we are the lurgest consumers in the world of tin plates. In tho twenty yeirs from 1871 10 1801 wo d for these necossary arti- cles to foroigners tho immense sum of 000,000, exclusive of fraights and importers’ profits, upon a total importa- tion of 8,622,750 gross tons. Up to this time there hus been inyested in this in- dustry at lenst $3,000,000, and the capac- ity of tho works alfeady established and projected is estimated to be 243,000,000 new pounds & yoar, more than one-third of the imports into the United States and nearly 81,000,000 pounds in excess of the total consumption of Great Britain, The progress of the tin industry here is causing unoasiness to the Welsh tin plate trust. Reprosentatives of the combination who have investiguted the situition in the United States report that there is reason to fear the Amor- ican output will seon fall but little short of one-fifth of the entire consumption. There is obviously ground for this fear, and as evidence of the impression the report has made it is stated that the trust is using not only its regular pro- duct but its warehouse stores to crush out the American producers. Large quantities of plate have been shipped to this country ‘at prices which are the lowest ever known. Tt has been pre- sumed, says an oastern paper, that this plate is being sold at less than the actual cost of vroduction, but if that presumption is anfounded it can only be inferred that for many years the Welsh trust hus been wringing from American consumers a stupendous profit every year. If this profit be taken at only a few dollars per ton'it seems safe to say that within the bast two decades it has amounted to many millions of dollars. * The Welsh tin manufacturers do not concur in the demecratic opinion that the tin industry cannot be carried to success in this country. On the contrary, they admit that :there is no-reason why it may not be built up here to very large proportions, and fhey show by their conduct that they ave fearful it will be. In order to accomplish this, however, the industry must hiave moderate protec- tion, and this the democratic parvy pro- poses it shall not have. That party nsists upon applying free trade to tin, a policy with which the Welsh manu- facturers are in hearty sympathy, but which there is reason to believe does not have the approval of a majority of the Amevican people. Mr. Clevelund has said that the demoeracy is not a de- structive party. Thore can be no ques- tion as to its desire to destroy the Amer- ican tin plate industry. ONCE in a while, so seldom that it constitutes an epoch, a democratic editor unconsciously tells the truth, The Chicago Zimes very clearly and unmistakably states the position of the democratic platform on the tariff in a way which republican organs should envy. And yet the Timesis not a free wade paper and is opposed the tariff plank as adopted; but it has swallowed its crow and here is its remarkable declaration, which must settle forever the hourbon claim that the democracy is not pledged to free trade: ‘**The democratic platform has declared that the tariff bill is unconstitutional. It has pronounced protection a robbery and a fraud, and it has declared for a t not qualified, as Mr on qualified it in 1888, but simply and positively a revonue that shall absolutely iguore the claims of protectionists, big or little. The object of the constitution being the general welfare, it is claimed that a taviff pro- tecting special interests cannot be con- stitutional, and it having been pro- nounced that protection is grand larceny it is not for the democratic party to compromise by approval of petit larceny. There is to be no protoction in the event of democratic success.”. — Tue weekly trade review of R. G. Dun & Co. shows u highly gratifying state of business throughont the country, not- with nding vhat it coversa period that was marked by the provalenco of exces- sive heat everywhere, a condition that always has a deprossing effect upon trade. The repart credits Omaha with an active trade und nearly every city of importance in the country kept up the prosperous pace veported the previous week in spite of fhie hot wave. In every branch of manufacturing there is great activity, and it ‘isa gratifying sigu of the times that ip bar, sheet, plute and structural iron, with the exception of rails, the domandl is unusually heavy. This means that tHere is a groat deal of buildiug in progress and in contempla- tion, which must necessurily affora em- ployment to many mechanics and lubor- ers. The demand for rails is ligh* be- cause there has been comparatively lit- tle railroad construction this year. — Tue BEE priats in this issue, from its correspondents inevery nartof Lhe state, acomprehensive review of the crop situ- ation. [t is as a whole n very gratifying statoment. The late goneral rains have been highly beneficial to corn and there is now every reason to expect that the | total crop will be as large us that of last your and of equally good quality. There are sections of the state, it is true, in | which the yiold will not bo up to un uv- | AUGUST 1 orago, but wa speak of the gonoral out- | and Stevenson, but his tarde 100! The crop of winter wheat will, it is estimated, excond that of last yoear and oits, barley and rye will bo up to the highest standard. The outlook could nov b more favorabla for all ains, and it appenrs safe to prodict that the crop yoar of 1892 will be one of the greatest in the history of Nebraska and iv will not be surprising if it shall take the first rank. AMERICAN wire nails cost hero 1% cents per pound. Bnglisn wire nails cost there 1% cents per pound and with the tariff added should cost here 3% cents per pound. The American work- man is paid $250 por day and the Bn- glish workman is paid $1 per day. What a horrible tax this is on Ameri- can laborers and me Tom Majors has announced through his organ, the Poru Gazette, that he has no more uso for Omaha and Omaha republicans than he has for Aluska and the Alent Indians. He says the issue is “the state against Omaha.” Somo peoplo out in the stato, however, soem to bo willing to admit that Douglas county 1s in Nebraskn. Sevoral counties which Majors had booked as his own went back on the Nemaha county statesman and selected delegates antagonistic to the hickory shirt. The Washington county delegation will go down to Lincoln Wednesday night solid for Crounse, aud onthusiastic as well. The judge was given the unanimous supvort of the county convention, Antelope county, too, selected delegates Saturday favorablo to Crounse. With Douglas couuty a unit for the judge, he will be nominated by an over- whelming mujority. The Boatrico Fixpross endorses Crounse's record, und says: “Certainly a innu pos- sessea of all these qualifications would not only prove a strong candidate, but a good governor.” the Lincoln papers admit the formidablon ss of Crounse's candidacy. Another eleventh hour candidato has been sprung for the state suditorship. Merrick county has ondorsed J. G. Holden for the nomination This makes an even dozen can- didates for the job. Lew May for congress! Yes. Why noti Lew is # dweller in the Big Sccond and a vattling good democrat, who has mado fow mistakes in training with the Slaughterers or Packers of democracy. He is able, and from a republican standpoint would ruu ns well as unybody 1 that defunct party. The other day Lew was the center of several en- thusiastic democrats, and in his quict dulcet tones remarked that ho would pledgo him- self to give the people of his districy fish one day in the weok—Friday—without money and without price, but waoted it understood that this was o sop to get demo- cratic voters. o also, with fierco dotermi- nation in his eye, said he would remove the tariff on codfish balls it elected, which was wreeted with rousing cheers. Hurrah for the Nebrasica fish commissioner! The Fifth alstrict democratio congres- sional convention has beon called to meot at Red Cloud Septemver 1. While McKeighan claims Red Cloud as his residence, thero is no significance in the convention being held there. The straizht democrats of tho dis- trict are tired of McKeighan and proposo to relegate him to the rear. Jerome Schamp will o a mighty anxious man until after August 1S, the date of the First district iudependent congrossional convention at Nebraska City. After that he muy be a disappointed politician, but should he secure the nomination he will bea broken- hearted old man the day succeediug the clection. Holt county republicans were in tho en- dorsing business Saturday quite largely. The convention placed the seal of approval on tho candiaacies of Senator Paddock, Joe Bartley, Doc Mattiews and Judge Kin said. A. E. Cady for governor has received the approval of his howe county. That inakes six votes sure for hiw on the informal ballot. Calhoun, the old-line democratio war- horse, is becoming quite lngallescent. He cries out with & mighty voice: “Democrats should rally on the old lines. Everywhero. The independent party is committing suicide. The hope that it might prove of value wos but an irdescent dream.” The first response to Major Calhoun’s appeal comes from the democratic Arcadia Couricr, which bolts the ticket and says: “We may be classed as a bolter, in2smuch as we can’t nor won't support the ticket headed by Grover Cleveland. Ho is a politician of the Boyd stripe as exemplified in Nebraska politics, and 1s & man like our prosent gov- ornor—all for self and d—n the party, As botween Grover Cleveland, the pension vetoer, and Benjamin Harrison, tho union general, democratio soldiers have no choice,” D, B. Carey of Dodge county is tho last man mentioned for the attornoy generalship on the independent ticket. 1t looks as though there would be a harder fight for that ofice than there will be for the head of tho ticket. The candidates are legion. e The Baronil Cinch, New York Herald. Ancient Rome, with all its power, could not ‘have kept up the price of coal such weather as this, but the Reading can, Washington Star. The democratic ticket 1s a double-onder. The civit service advocates can voe the Clevolana end whilo the boys whoop it up for Adlui, — How It Works, Minneapolis Tribune, With outiug flanucls selling today in Min- neapolis at 4'; cents per yard and shirting prints av 24, conts, the McKinley bill and tho robber barons are getting in their deadly tux muleting with a vengoance, New York Commere Over seven millions of dollars paidsinco the MeKinloy tariff provided for bouuties on sugur, tho greater part of the sum goiug to Louisiana planters, is an iuconvenient fact for democratie discssion when the big talks against everything republican shall begin in Lhe southern states. B fouching Billet Doux, Chicago Tribune. G.C.toD. B, H.— 1t _you love mo As 1 love you, Throw down that knife— Dear David, do! D.B. £ 0 G. C.— If you love mo As 1 lovo you, You'llgotyouck nife Aud hatehet, too, Al What's t New York Advertiser. But 1t 1s plain that Mr. Hill's delay is due t0 a desire L0 convey to bis adherents m this stato tho fact that bo is mad and disgustea, Ho bas uot opened hiy mouth ince the Cui- cago cobveution save for purposes of ulimentation. This 1s in the nature of a proclamation to Lis frionds. 1o will eventually declure for Cleveland miue declaration will convey its own message. o has prac- ticaily corved notice upon his personal fol- lowing *nat he is indifferent as to the rosult. | It will be somewhat equivaiont to tho | l-rn-pru.ul nod to the blind auctioncer. The | 111l tribes will not suppory Cloveland, Tt is understood that Mr. Cloveland, in his letter of acceptance, will mako the greatost offort of s life trsing to hedge on the tariff. How excoedingly mortifylog it would be to tho dolegates who -composed the ioago convention if, in his auxiety o ac- complish a first cluss hodge, be stould tum- blo off the platform! i A Rest from Crow. St Paul Pionser Press, Editor Dana, bless his good heart, will be on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Sep- tomber, thus avoiding tho hoat and burdon of the campaign. Nono would think, how- over, that he would have thus become a palmer had a cortain good western man by that namo been in the place ocoupied by Cleveland. EARLY AUGUST RIPPLE, N. Y. 8un: Cop—I understand that the now conductor hns beon dischargod? Driver—Yos. You see o usel to bo an au and he couldn't resist the temptation to knock down, Indfanapolis Jour This Ice does not seem though it had dirt in it loeman—On, it's clear It's just a little sunburnt. newiys days like this, ang Mrs, Fltts— ory cloar. 1t 100ks as pugh. mums It atlers gits that- num. ddressing an Siftings: Crled an anarchist, v in asseribly of his fo| Wo'are engge a battio for- I elled & boy standing in tho door, who seonied to grasp the situn- on, Jud Mrs. Withorby I wish all husbands wore as solfsuorificing us mino. | Why, What has Lie dono now? Mrs. Witherby =T gave him a boxof elgars last weok, and. know, tho unselfisi fel low inaistod on giving thom all away to his frionds. Lowell Courier: 1t s now timo for our an- rom Josh Billings, to wit: It's stranzo how 0 looks to the mun that's ehasing his straw hat down the stre Ah, there!" said the Co- A to the Dolawure as she slid from the “L'tn onto you; your placo 1s bencuth Brooklyn Life: Wife (after returning from church=Y ou snould have beon in church this morninz We had o boautiful sermon, Husband—I'll bot vou can’t repeat the text. Wife—Yeos, Leun. Tt was the tenth verse of ixteenth chapter of Ezokiol: *l girded Jout with fine lineu, and I covered theo I—Huh! it Is no wonder you remem- Aro you married? No. 1 hiave no wifo. y—That's & pity. 1 was just goldg to tender hér my regards. Truth: Ethel—Geor glass. George—Tn what respect? thol—The more tine given you, tho less sund you seem to ha . you are like an hour- New York Sun: Querleus— refused the seat you ofter. Cynicus—It was 0o doubt on protty arm. advantage when she is b wonder why sh 7 aceount of her s to bettor on the strap. Kate Fleld's Wasninzton: In the Matri- monial Sea: Effo—Thero are a3 fine fish in the seu as over were caught, Blanche—Yes, but they don'v do anything but watch the little ones nibble. Somerville Journal: It may boan i1l wind that b.ows nobody good, but it would tuke u howling tornido to bluw some people good- -or make them ood in any othor way. New Orleans Ploayunc: Tho mun who sits downonupiont a picaie Is Lis own worst enomy. _After the plekpocket has succeeded In get- ting nis hand in he takes things eusily. Dailus Nows: Brightost idea of the contury —uio sloctrie light. i S e FOR AND ALOU' WOMEN, _Dark, emeraid groon toilet sots, or those tinted with yellow, aresought for by msthetic youug wowon, Miss Lillian Richoffor, 8 Brookiyn belle, swam_turee miles straight on the sound, off Greenpoint, L. 1. Dressing case and mirrors are draped in summer fabrics with small clusters of sweot clover or other wild flowe “Che newest idea in brigal preseats is the loving cup of silver bearing tue vride's mon- ogram with au appropriate motto. Ivis the thing now to have dances upon the lawn, 1n which the ladies are attired 1n light summer toilottes and tho men wear their riding breeches and flannels. Queen Victoria 1s fond of making omelots, and it seoms sho has sevoral receipts, Hop daughter-in-law, tho princoss of Walos, ex- cels in prepuring tea and vuttered toast, The set of ribbons used to ornament the simple summer gown, and which includes tho ~ fashionablo Watteau bow, shoulder knots and girdies, requivos ton yatds of rib- on, According to & worthy authority, the wouen of today are no better educated than they were 400 ‘years ago, for in those days it was tho women, not the men, who had all tho education, Mrs. Carter, wife of Hon. Thomns H. Carter, chairman of the national republican committee, was oncea young lady of The Dalles. Sho accompanied her parents to Montana, where siie becamo Mrs. Cartor, Bonbounieres in faience imitate toxtiles, The handies are liko knotted sonrfs; the cor. ners are gathered in and make n_protense of being tisd. Thoy are crumplod, are one- siasd, and are everything but stiaight fu lino. ‘Tho crown princess of Swelen has pro. sonted a boautiful miniature of horself, setin diamonds, to tho knodive, in acknowledg: mont of the hospitality and courtesy ex. tended to the crown princess during hov visit to Baypt, A girl who attracted much attention in Boston recently, wore a red hat, rod suspen- dors over flamini vellow waist, ved skirt and rod shoos, She was a sight for gods and mon, but not for men who aro troubled with weak oyos, Thoro has been started In a farm house in Eneland a school of housowifery, where girls of gentlo breeding, not sorvants, are system- atically. taught cooking, housework, plain sowing, tho mauagoment of the dairy, the laundry and tho kitchion and flower gardens, Parisian women havo a dainty tashion of eatching up tho centor seam of their long skirts half a yard from the hom and securing it n few inches below the waist with & faney pin, thus reducing 1t to & very sensiblo walk. ing skirt, and showing o bit of lace-frilied petticoat besides. Queen Liliuokalani of the Sandwich Is. lands is an earnost patron of tho temperance reform. Sho pays the licouse feo for a colloa houso opened in her capitalcity hy the Women's Christian Temperance union, and bas banisbed winos and spivituous liquors from her table and recep ions, The Empress Elizaboth of Austria, that accomplished horsowoman, that soveroign of o court whera aristocratic’ prejucices are of tho strongest kind, glorios in her talent os a pastry cook. Her'daughtor, tho Archduc Valoria, boasts of having penotrated ail th secrats of tho anclont and “modern cuis- ne. The wnglish eloctions have brougit Lady Dilks to the front-of notoriety again, A fow days ago sho was crging on tho platform of a political mootine, and 15 saia to hope for the oiupleto rehabilitation of her husband. An Saglish paper says Lady Dilko has tho qual- fuies of ‘a heroino, including tours, and her lifo has been woll utilizod. A BALLADE OF JESTS, New Yor The morry wits of by :one § Aro deadl and buriod for To dust have turnod the courtly oars They zladdencd with their lively flow OFf quip and xibe on beito and heru; for them thore wero no desthioss bays— Thelr fame or names we eannot know: Where are the josts of other diys? he damgo 28 Who uso | to come nnd go, s mocked them with the Ath tho surly hlows 1s now had woo And were not overfod with praise: At Uimes thelr quios foll flat and lows Where aro the jests of other duys? Tho suarling critic sadly snoers At jokelets bundiod to And bvery whipper © At fancy's o And relegutes to realms b Our quaint, ilfusive. morry luys. And will ot zive us half a show: Where are tho Josts of other days. D t, bright( ENVOL Prince, to some old newsdealor go; Of comic papers make ralso; In them r Lles, for lo! The stsof othor days. onr ro the Tho republic >tors of tho state of Ne- Lraska are requested to send dele os from theirsow 1 counties to meet in convention atthe city of Lincoln, August 4, 13)2 at 1) o'clock n.m.. for the purpose of placing in nowination candidates for the following stuw offices: Govornor: Licutenant governor; Secretary of state; Auditor of public accounts; Treasurer; Superintendent of public tnstruction; Attornoy general; Gommissioncr of public lands Eight president And to transuet such other business as may come before the con ntion. THE APPORTIONMENT. The several countles are entitied to repro- sentation as follows, being basel upon the ast for Georgo H. Hastings for attorney 1in 180), givinz one deleg: toeach county and one for each 100 votes and nd buildings: Sl 10{Kolch: onion 17 Kimbaii akota....::: 8l Kno Dawe: | Daweoi Doel Dixon Do Dougia Diindy: Pilibro Krankiin Yo Washingt Wayn i Webster. 1|York Total (il It is recommended that no proxies be ad- mitted to the convention and that vhe dele- gates prosent be authorized to cast the full vote of the delegation. 8. D, MERCER, Chalrman. WALT M U. 1. BALcoMH }Frcrutunu‘. J it SUTHERLAND, BROWNING, KINp-=22 & COo. Largest Manufacturors ani r. NIEY of Olothing in the Worl tise us a little bit. Our storo closes at [ diys, when we 1036 at 10 p. m. These are the Sizes 2_1& wthis is the Price; 1 R 48 suits 28 suits 18 suits 6 suits 1 suit O suit 7 suits 6 suits 17 suits : , 4 suits of size... We've asked you to wait, and that it will pay you to have waited we'll emphatically demonstrate to you now, There are 124 suits, mostly cutaways, in this lot that we've sold all the way from $10 to $30 a suit, Your choice now for a five dollar bill. size you're a lucky man, for any suit is worth twice five and lots of them are woirh 3, 4, 5and 6 times the price. They're broken sizes and we take this as th most effect- ive way to dispose of them and at the same time adver- , except Sutur- ujBrowning, King&Co of size of size. of size. of size. of size, of size. of size. of size. of size 84 38 86 87 88 .. 40 44 If you can find your | S.W. Cor 15th & Douglas St