Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1892, Page 4

| % PUBLISHED sy - OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. = = THHMS OF SUBSCRIPTION nout Sunday) One Year 1] pdny. One Vear ny 0% 250 200 1580 1w 2. Sonth Omaha, corner N and 2th Streets, Counell Blufts, 12 Penrl Streot. 317 Chamber of Commoree. Tribune Bullding ot CORRESPONDENCE, and All_communieations relating ‘to news editorial m suld be nddrossed to the T Atorial De NESS LETTERS, All business Jettors mittances should b edaressed 1o The Bee ing Company, Omaha Draftv. checks and postofico orders to bo mad PayAbIc to the order 0f the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY EWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Ftete of Nebraskn, v Co of Douglas, George B T7schiick. secrotary of Tie BER Pub 1ehitng ec lemnly swear that the netunl eire WE DALY BEE for the week ending August 11, 1892, radny. Avgust 11 Friduy, August 12 Eaturday, August | Avorago. £worn to bofore me and subscribed in my pres enco this 19th day of Auguat, 18 P, FEIL 7 Publlo 25,80 W is the time to buy thermometers. They are not nearly us high as they were a few days ago, Tie regular army soldiers are having targot practice just now, and some of them shoot with the unerring aim of a militiaman CoNsUL RyDER of Copenhagen will bo investigated and when the investiga- tion is completed he will probably be a Haggard Ryder. Dit. CARVER has challenged the edi- tor of the Denver Itepublican to a duel. To a man up a tree thislooks like mnother ingenious free advertising scheme, WE HAVE no hesitancy in getting a 8coop on Mayor Bemis by assuring our visiting Shriners that they are welcoma nnd can Lave the freedom of the in all reasonable abundance. DENVER makes agreater splurge than Omaha, but if the Templars and Shriners wish to know the facts of actual business lev them look at tha clearing house statements of the two civies, I¥, AS reported, the Santa Fe made 875,000 by its 812 cut to Denver, we are inclined to believe that the knife will soon become as popular with the Santa Teo officials as it is in a mining camp. CLEVELAND’S interfoerence in the Clay King matter will cost him plenty of votes in Tennessee and will subject him to contempt all over the union. Letter writing is more fatal than public speak- ing. Arrer General Wenver tells the peaple all about our financial system he will probably inform us of the exact condition of politics in Mars. On eivher 10pic he has the same amount of valu- nble information. THE Indianapolis church which in- crensed its pastor’s salary from 85,000 to 86,000 when he was married did a very kind act, but if they intended to make his net income as large as before they should raise it again. Tie chancellor of the Nebraska State university is of the opinion that the voople ought to take a deeper interest than they do in an institution for the eupport of which they pay $100,000 a wyear. There is a good deal of force in that way of putting it. ‘Wirh gool crops, a sensible platform and a splendid tcket it was generally supposed that Towa would give about 185,000 republican majorivy, but now that it is announced that Bryan will speak in that state 1t is evident that all esti- mates have been ridiculously low. ANYONE who followed the official count of the Alabama election did not fail to notice the cheerful yet monoto- nous regularity with which Kolb pre- cinets wore thrown out and their major- ities reduced and Jones precinets invar- fubly increased. This is only a way Alabama counters have. Tue cheerful and persistent way in which South American countries con- tinue daily and hourly to fight is, of course, to be deprecated, but it is in favorable contrast to the manner in which European countries swear at each other yoar after year without hay- ing nerve enough to fire a musket. IN 18 aflliction of total blindness, Hon. A.J. Poppleton is justly entitled to the sympathy of this community, which has pleased to honor and pay tributes very often to this selfmade man whose name has been known abroad s woll as ut home @8 one of the truly eminentcitizens of Omuha and Nebraska. — NOBLE acts rightly follow one another. It will be remembered that one of the vietims of the Sioux City floods wus An. drow G. Anderson, who resoued many lives by superhuman efforts in that flood, but ut last gave up his own. Now the Kuights of Pythins of lowa have raised $500 to pay off the mortgage on his home and $300 wore to provide for his family. This is charity, divinely in- spired and well directed. Emrm———— Miss CLARY, who is arranging for a week of standard opera in Omahaduring November, has received a letter from Max Maretzek, who will orgunize the compuny, in which he says tha if a sat- isfactory money consideration is offered he will come here aud direct the enter- tuloments. Miss Clary is makiog good progress with her rather arduous enter- prise and there is favorsble promise of Its successful consumwation, OMAHA DAILY OMANA'S GU Omaha will entertain this week ernl thousand visitors from every part of the eountry, the representatives one of the most ancient of the secret orders. The Mystic Shriners claim centuries of age for their order, with Arabin as its original home. It should be remurked, by way of correcting a common imprassion, that thoy have no | direct relationship though only Masons ef hi become Shrinors. The ndidate for admission to the Mystic Shrine must have been a Knight Templar or attained the thirty-second degree of Scottish rite in Musonry. This order, therefore, embraces only those who have approved themselves worthy of the highest dis- tinctions which the Masonic order can confer. Sothat while not directly iden- tified with Musonry it is essentially in harmony with that order. 1t is therefore a distinguished body of guosts—men of standing in professional and business life—who will be enter- tained by Omaha this week, and the hospitality and consideration shiown them should be commensurate with their high character. They are capable of appreciating good trentment and thoy are not apt to forget it. The oppor- tunity is presented to Omaha to make an impression upon these intelligent and discriminating visitors which will redound to the credit of the city throughout the land. Let us as a com- munity show in every practicuble way that we heurtily welcome Shriners and Knights to this Gate City of the west, So far as the resident members of these orders are concerned they will do their whole duty in the matter of hospitable entertainment. The preparations give ample assurance that the guests will be well ci for. What is required is that citizens generally shall supplement these efforts of the local Masonic fraternity by such manifestation of in- terest as will show our guests that their presence is appreciated by all our peo- ple. Business hous and residences should be generously and gaily decor- ated and every consideration be shown the visitors personally. There is no city in the country that does not court the favor of these orders. Omaha is fortunate in having one of the most im- portant of them meet here. Let us show that we know how to appreciate the consideration, THE PRESIDENT'S APPOINTE Only three of President Harrison’s nominations failed of confirmation be- fore the adjournment of the senate. This is regarded by both friends and foes of President Harrison as a record unprecedented in the history of execu- tive appointments. Coloncl Morrow of Warrensburg, Mo., chief of the ex- ecutive division in the office of the sec- retary of the senate, is quoted as saying: *‘Never since [ have been here have so few as three men failed of confirmation, and never was there n session during which some name was not rejected, all of which goes toshow that the president has been very careful in making ap- pointments and that the seaate is fully sutisfied of it.” One of the conspicuous features of FPresident Harrison’s administration has been his conscientious and painstaking investigation of the qualifications and merits of persons wiom he has been asked to appoint to office. No duty volving upon the chief executive more severely tries his judgment, his discre- tion and his solieitude for the highest interests of the public than this. In the performance of this important function President Harrison has been fearless, independent and impartial. The per- foct poise of his judicial mind has not been unsettled by vhe considerations of personal or partisan advantage which so often influence executive action, and neither favoritism on his own part nor on the part of his personal or political friends has decided the fate of any can didate. Theré could be no higher vroofsof the president’s sincere and earnest devotion to the best interests of the people than are shown in the record of his appoint- ments, He has selectofl for positions of trust and responsibility the bast men he couid find. In this asin all other acts of bis administration he has been faith- with Masonry, % degree can de- AMERI AND ENGLAND, publishes this morning a comparative stutement of the wages re- ceived .by mechanics and laborers in Omaha and in London, which we com- mend to the careful perusal of working- men. Thefacts regarding wages in the English capital were obtained from the most authentic sources and we ave pre- pared to vouch unqualifiedly for their aczuracy. The figures given for Omuha can be verified by any one who will take the trouble to make an investigation. The showing is largely in favor of the American workingmen, The brick- layor in Omaha is able to eavn twice and one-third as much weekly us the brick- layer in. London; the Omaha stonemason and plumber receive more than twice the pay of the men in these trades in Loudon; the English plastorer, in ex- coptional ciroumstances, can earn $1.75 a day, while heve plasterers are puid $4 a duy; In London musons and carpen ters are paid 18 cents un hour, and in Omaba this class of skilled workmen get from 25 1o 80 cents per hour, In all other mechanical pursuits an equa wide difference exists in favor of Ameri- can workingmen, In other employ ments, as clerks, streot car men and common laborers, the wages in Omaha are at least double that puid in London for like service. Itis ucommon impression that the earnings of lubor sbroad buy more than here, but thisis very largely a fallucy. We give figures which show that most of the necessaries cost us wuch in Lon- don as in Omaha, and some are higher in the English city, particularly meats, of which, by the way, the average work- ingman in England gets very little, House rentsin London are somewhat lower than here, but prosperous Amori- can workingmen would not be content with the homes of the great majority of their Muglish brother workingmen. he American mechanic demands nc- commodations which the Englishman would not think of asking, The cowparison of wuges between sev- | of | Omaha and London will hold good as to most of the cities of the country, or at any rate of the west. [n fact the wages of mechanics in several western cities are highert But our purpose is simply to show, by indisputable facts, | the great ndvantags which the working people of this immodiate section enjoy n here. | over similar classes of labor in the | metropolis of gland, where inbor is ) better pala than in any other part of | Europe. As to the reasons for this, they cannot fail to suggest themselves to every intelligent workingman, and ob- viously the principal one will be found in that American policy which in pro- moting the industrial development of the country and advancing the general prosperity creates a steadily expanding market for all forms of labor. The facts we present merit the attention of all classes of people and are of special interest to the working classes, ASSOCIATED CHARITY vatem of associnted chavities in- augurated in Omaha last fall established its cluim to public confidence and sup- port. [t accomplished a most valuable work in the interest of a judicious and discriminating charvity, so that much good was done where there wasa proper demand for charitable rvelief und the evils incident to indiscriminate alms- giving reduced. An incorporation has since been effected, under the title of “Associated Charities of Omaha,” the primal object of which is to systematize and organ and bring into harmonious co-operation the charities and alms- giving of the city, inorder, among othor things, to furnish such immediate and temporary reliefl to those in distross as each case seems to demand. This undertaking is in the highest degreo commendable and should receive the hearty and generous encouragement of all persons wkLo are disposed to help the work of systemstic charity in this community. Everybody who has gi the matter uny attention knows that there are numerous evils connected with the dispensation of charity through various channels and by indiscriminato giving. Impostors thrive, strect beg- ging is encouraged, and unworthy per- sons obtain alms at the expense of those who need and deserve them, Itis pro- posed by the plan of associated charities, which has worked admirabiy wherever adopted, to do away as far as possible with these annoyances and by the co-operation ot all existing . societies of the city, churches, county and city officiais and charitable individuals act- ing under a system that will insure prompt und satisfactory results over the whole fiald of charitable work. There can be no question as to the wisdom and expediency of this plan ana there ought to be none regarding the success of the association, financial or otherwise, An annual payment of §5 or a contribution ot not less than $100 will secure a membership in the association and this ought to insure an ample fund for meeting every proper demand. The time for the charitably disposed to give attention to this matter is now. so that when the urgent call comes from the indigent and holpless the association shall be in condition to respond to it. en DOOMED TG DISAFPOLN IMENT. A prominent British iron trade jou nal, the Birmingham Hardware, Metals and Machinery, in commenting upon the difficultivs at Homestead, oxpresses itself thus: *‘If the strike continues nobody but those divectly concerned can be seriously inconvenienced, ns con- sumers of iron can draw all their require- ments from this side. It is already reported that the import duty has been suspended by the United States.’ This shows how eagerly and covetously the British manufacturers are watching the industries of this country and how ready they are to take advantage of any opportunity that may be offered them to swoop down upon the American mar- ket and crush the opposition which now prevents them from regaining their former supremacy here. But the journal quoted is tvo sanguine by far, The import duty on foreign iron and steel products hus not been suspended by the United States, nor hus such a thing been thought of. That its sus- pension would immediately produse the vesult so earncstly hoped for by our English competitors cannot be doubted, and thatis why the American people will refuse to open the gate to the powerful commereial rival on the other side of the Atlantic. Consumers of iron in this country do not wish to “draw all their requirements” from that.side. Every American citizen can see at a glance what that would mean. It would simply mean the prostration of one of our greatest industries, an in- Qustry upon which many thousands of people are directly and indirectly do- pendent and one - that is sure to become vet greater, employing thousands of men in addition to those to which it now gives work, if its murket is protected from the powerlul British rivals who are lying in wait for a chance to break it down. The American workingman will take care that political changes which would realize the hope of the English manufacturer shall not take place at present. THE Germans of Omaha, who com- prise a large and very important part of the population of the city,are making arrangements for tho observance of “German day,” October 6, the anniver- sary of the landing of the first Germans in America. There will be a concert and ball at Exposition hall and ad- dresses by prominent German orators. This element of our population, though thoroughly identified with the institu- tions, the manners and the customs of this country, is yet mindful of the fatherlund, and all Germuns cherish patriotic memories of the country which they left behind when they sought more promising nelds of uetivity for their hands and brains in the new world. The celebration of this anniversary will be an event of general intorest to the com- munity, —_— TuE forthcoming annual report of Omuha’s superintendent of schools will present some intevesting facts relative 1o the growth of the schools of this city, which now take rank among the best in the lund. An increase of 523 in the total BEE AUGUST UNDAY showing for a @hilo yoar, and an aver- ape dally attendance of 10,370 out of a total enrollmemeoof 14,525 affords ovi- dence that the §ifbils are not wasting the opportunivips offered them. The increase of 13141 the attendance at the High school, maiking u total of 747, is gratifving ns showing that the desire for higher educhtion is rapidly extend- inky from yeat, 1o yoar. It isalso ve gratifying to nose that sixty of the 205 teachers emplbydd in our schools ere graduates of the High school. The pro- portion of High fahool graduates in the nks of our teachers will naturally in- croase onch year, and this will be con- ducive to the welfare of the schools, for it will place them in charge of instrue- tors thoroughly familiar with our educa- tional system. It should be a matter of pride to every citizon of Omaha that her schools are prosperous and rapidly extending .the wholesome influences of education in this community. THE question whether the World'’s fair is to remain closed on Sunday is still being agitated. The demand for opening the fuiv now comes from the in- dustrinl clusses. The international con- vention of carpenters and joiners re- coently bold at St. Louis took the initia- tive by resolving to arouse all labor unions to petition congross in December against closing the World’s fair Sun- duy. Other labor organizat'ons, notably tho Knights of Labor and the Federa- tion of Labor, are in full accord with this proposition. Commenting on this movement the Chicago Herald says that it has been the object of the friends of the fair to makeit in the highest deg: restful, educative and delightful to the entire people. Tt should never again be represented by fanatics that there is in- tent or desire to run muchinery Sun- days or to permit production or manual Iubor of any kind that day. All that is dosired, all that has been designed from the beginning, is that the departments of art and others of pictorial character not involving power or labor shall be open, so that during the heated term of thoe fair year hundreds of thousands of people shall have not only protection from the sun their one day of rest, buu have also the opportunity for solf- improvement that a great international exposition involvi 28, [T WILL be a very serious disappoint- ment to certain politicians, and espe- cially politicians who have banked upon the prevailing anti-monopoly sentiment as a moans for fofsting themselves into oflice, that the mission of Chauncey De- pew to Europe hns no connection .what- over with the presidential campaign of 1 [t now transpires that the object of Depew’s suddem departure for Europe wus to head off sorhe of the rivals of the Vanderbilt system in their effort to se- cure the bulk of the World’s fair travel that will traverse the ocean by way of Liverpool and qther British ports. CAPTAIN BOURKE hus made himself famous through his book on campaign- ing with General Crook, which he wrote while sojourning in Omaha, The Lon- don Post,.one of the great dailies.of the British metropolis, devotes nearly one- third of a column to review Captain Bourke’s book and.-comptiments the autkor very highly. [2 IGN CLATTER, Political rumors are so thick theso days that a man can’t venturo into & hotel with- out running up against a cozen of them. Somo of them might be classea as “possible,” but michty few of them could be put on the “‘probable” list. Still, thoy furnish amuse- ment for the gossipers and fakirs, and they will do no karm. Wait for the meeting of the state central committee. It1s only eight days off, Church Howe is once more in tho city, He is full of horse talk, baving come direct from the State Breeders meeting at Beatrice, but although ho discourses fiuently on records, sulkies, tracks and judges, he hasn’t forgot- ten that there is such a thing as politics, Wheu that was mentioned the Nemaha far- mer hud a thing or two to say about the ticket notvinated at Lincoln a few days ago. He said that it was really surprising to note the enthusinasm manifested by business men and othors who do not usually betray much interest in politics, and he was firmly con- vinced that the entire ticket would be elected by at least 10,000 plurality. He was told there was some talk to the effect that he would be a candidate for United States sen- ator, and when the question was fired at him point blank as to the truth of it he acknowl- cdged that iv was so. He said that he had not intended to bo a candidate for any office this year, but that after his rofusal to enter the congressional race in the First district e had beex solicited by many prominent re- publicans in various parts of the state to be- come a candidate for senatorial honors, and after carefully considering the matter had concluded to do 8o, There is also talk that Tom Majors will run for senator, not in opposition to his friend Chyreb, but on the ticket named by the re- publicans of Nemaha and Johnson counties, 'ho Tecumseh Chieftain is already booming tue colouel for the place. The Hon. Willigm Dech, better known as Rip Suorter Bill, has captured the peoble's party congressionak nomination in the Fourth distriot. Bil is mwaboriginal greenbacker who has never bedn‘able to wet on in the worla because he péglected his farm and has given most of bis Lme to spouting flat finance and roaring aboutthe terrible things that happened 'way bael'in the '60s. Like other great men, Dech is dot appreciuted by his own neighbors, andoes nov stand a ghost of a chance of cur‘r#hgg Saunders county, Another man off 'the independent ticket who seems to be pliying in bard luck so far as arousing enthusiasm 1s concerned, is our own V. O, Stricklor,- Two or three of the form papers have mit V. O, botween the eyos, figuratively speaking, and now the Scnuyler Quill, one of the loudest rauters of the people’s party organs, gives him this blow in the jugular: *The nominee for at- torney geueral, V. O, Strickler of Omaha, is poor timber and 1s the only objectionablie one on the ticket, He entered the independent movement on that memorable contest of two years ago, going in with the vision of a big, fat feo in view, and ever since he has con- sidered himself eatitled to some office Lo boot. He s the bosom companion of Paul Vander- voort and the two blossomed on oue inde- poudent stalk.” ‘The threat i1s made from demooratic sources that if the people’s party nominates a cundl- didate for congress agalust Bryan, it will cost Van Wyck 10,000 votes in the state, ‘T'he call for the inaependent congressionul couvention for the First district has not vet enrollment of pupils is certainly a good | becn revoked, though. It will meet in Ne- 14 | | | | | | uon SIXTEEN PAGES braska City next Thursday and nominate a eandidate. The dire threat has failed tocause great fear and trembliug on the part of the people. According to the Sioux County Journal, thoe *‘result of the recent republican conven- moans the retirement of Walt Seely from the secretaryship of the state central committee, That is an act of purification. The removal of a few more barnacles who have beon sapping tho life of the party would greatly improve the chances of repub- lican success,” Another result of the state convention is the starting of an azitation to reduce the ropresentation in that body. There is no doubt but that the gathering was altogether too large. In case of J. (. Tate’s rotiroment from the ticket, the Beatrice Expross favors the sub- stitution of Mr. Bassotv of Buffalo county, who is & clean man, with no scars unon his personal or volitical record. Some people are talking about political affairs in the dim and distant future. W. E. Peebles of Pender is spoken of as a zood wan to reprosent the Third district in congross after Meiklejohn has completed his socond term. In spite of Governor Boyd's gloomy pre- diction, Cnarley Sherman of the Plattsmouth Journal says that **Nobraska democrats ure to be congratulated on this situation and the bright outlook before them." Jefterson county’s democracy, With tho simplicity ywhich charactorized its namesake, will prosent tho nwme of County Clork J. H. Converse for the nomination for state auditor. James A. Chine of Minden denles that he claims to hold over as member of the repub- lican state central committee from the Twon- ty-eighth distric If Mr. Cline does not hold over there is a vacancy which will have to be filled. Caioige oo A Lost Opportunity, New York Telegram, 1tis lucky that codzross has adjourned. Otherwise there might have beea proposed a serious addition to tho river and harbor ap- propriations for the improvement of tne canals in Mars, g oo A Practieal Edu Philadclphia There is a report current that amone the persons takiug the piaces of tho strikers at tho Homestead mills aro many colloge brod mon, who sioze this opportunity to obtain, In addition to book knewledgo, & mochanisal training offering thom & hetter means of live- lihood. et e That Billlon-Dollar Congress. (From the Natlonal The appropriations Deumoeratic Platform|of the fiest session of 1812 the Fifty-second con- thedemo- gress, wherein the Pavty, 1€ 1t bo demoe D0y We pled cratic intrasted with power, m a j o or 151, to relentless opposi- amount to $507,71 tion to the republican 131,64, ns ng policy of proflizate 463,308,510 70 in expenditure which, in/the liext session of the the short space of two Fitty-firat congress yours his squandered (republican). un enormous surplus and emptied un over- flowing treasury after| piling new burdens of taxation upon the al- ready overtuxed labor of tlie country. —_— “An Honest Man," Philadelphia Ledger, A paragraph was started on its rounds some time ugo that has done injustice to a patriot’s memory. It was to tho effect that Matthew ‘Thornion, a signer of the Declara- tion of Incepeadence, vecame av English sympathizer after the war with Great Brit- i, and that bis bones are now lying in o dishonored grave 1in a Canadian border vil- lage. Thornton never wavered in his loyalty 1o the canse of the colonists, and died tull of honors at Newburyport in 1803, Above his grave &t Thornton’s Ferry, N. H., stands a marble slab fnscribed with his name and age, and the epitaph *An Honest Man.” Further- more, the New Hampshire legislature in 1857 voted 81,000 for a monument to be placed over his grave. i e T Sunday Closlng and t New York Advertise Sunday is the one day of the week that the reav mass of the people can attend the World’s fair. It is the unly aay of tho seven that hundreds of thousands of peopie can at- tend at all. The receipts on Sunday, basing the calculation upon other exhibitions, would be about double the receipts on any other duy. his being true, can the World's fair afford to accept $2,500,000 10 souvenir half dollars? Lake the ludian’s gun, will it not cost more than it will come to! Chicago can far bet- tor afford to decline tbis gift and raise the money from its own resources than to accept it under a condition which will close the ex- hibition to many thousands of its citizens and the citizens of other towns, who, if they cannot attend on Sunday, will be unable to nnnu themselves of the benefits of the fair at all. o Fair, — ptism for Re The Opmn Court, Pauriotism, in the form of symbols, is more practical in Chicago than elsewnere, because the people are more enterprising there. Such a loyal and profuse display of Star Spangled Banner s not seen in any other town. Most of our morchants are so devoted to the flug and so rexolved to honor it that they use it as a window biind, Ona summer day, when the blinds are drawn down to shade the goods in the windows, the sunny side of the streets has a vory beautiful appéarance, as if the town had actually been painted red, white and blue. Some of our business men decorate those flags with heroic legends, such as “*Fine imported cigars,” “Pilsener boor," “ree lunch,” *“I'ne Buckingham Palace res- taurant: try our 25-cent dinner,” ‘“Watches and jewelry,” ‘‘Bargains in hats,” “An egg with overy drink,” and muny other usoful mottoes of similar kind, We are the only people in the worla who have [mercavtilo spirit enough to advertise our wares on the national flag. There aro somo pooples, over the ses, who have a seutimental devotion to a nailonal flag as an emblem of national glory, suffering and hope. They are not practical, and they are 50 weak and tender of conscience that they will not allow their flag to beused as a win- dow bliad, nor as an advertising placar and I know several Americans who are sensitive in the same way. They religiously rofuse to enter any shop or storé whore the American fiag is used as an advertising medium or for revenue only. SAMUEL BONES, Patr nue, REV. Harourd Lampoon. The Rov. Samucl Bones was o good mission- Ty 1o rofor 1l L0 pre: mple How suintly i suvago Fejoe might bo; He sald it was sioful Lo sorve uo acquaint- o A b SLoW OF FAZOUL 4t An afternoon tens Ho taught thom that oven & ploasunt oxpros- slon Was not enough dress for u modest Fojee, the honighted I'cjoe, und to show by ex- alack and heathen Somenow didn't reform or convert worth u oeut, And they'vulgarly yowed In thelr course Fe- Jee 1 WAge 'l'lmll they'd eat Rev. Bones even If 1t was Lont But, when thoy had cooked him one morning for broak fust, Then thoy mourned him and oalled him the teaderest of men, And they wept bitter tears uftor he had been outen, And wishiod hini allve—to eat over again. But, alas! these degenerate And the tum-tum quartet, with fntuitive feel- ing And a fine sense of what would have pleased the remslns, Sang & requiem which ho I person hud taught theni To oxpressively sing with considerable palns Thoy chauted with joy and that sonso of ola- tlon Which comes from done duty and freedom from sin, The words of ‘that touchiug, approvriate au- thens “On, he was a straonger, and we took hiw il HOPES OF KANSAS ALLIANCE Oannot Win Without the Assistanca of the Democrats. WORKING FOR SIMPSON'S RENOMINATION enaents of the State Think the Medi. ©olne Lodge Statesman Can Easily Carey His Distriot Agaln It Given an Opportumity, Inde 513 FounTERNTH STREET, Wasiisaros, D. C., Aug. 18, At the National hotel are John A. Black- burn and Harry W. Scott, Mr. Blackburu is from (suthrie, Okl., and is presenting some large land claims before the departments. Mr. Scott hails from the Seventh congres- sional district of Kansas, The third party convention 1n Mr. Simpson’s district will be held on the 16th of this month, and Mr. Scott has beon working from thisend of the line for Simvson’s renomiuation before the con- vention, in the eveut of which, ho savs, the success of the third party 1s well assured. The gonoral plan of campaign marked out for the coming elections in the state, Mr. otL suys, is the coalition of the democcrats with the third party, One of the things which is troubling the people in the southern section the most, he says, is the presence of myriads of cattle in the Chorokee strip in open disregara of the laws on the subjeot. Mr. Scott says there are uow cattlo enough in the strip to touch hides all 'round if all wero gathored on the grounds leased for their range. Not ‘Tho warning circular sont out by the civil service commissioners on tho subjoct of political assessmonts was gonorally dis- cussed in the government deparbmonts yos- terday and today. The advice of the com- missioners is not distasteful to the average public official at this time, for many of thom are averse to giving up 2 or 3 per cent of their anuual salary whon so much goubt enters ifito tho coming oloction. One of Jay Hubbell's most efficient and ablo lieuten- ants, discussing this subject today, said that the practice of collecting for the campaign is now a lost art among government oraployes. When Hubbell was in charge of & cam- pafen fu1d vears ago more than $36,000 was coliected from the employes of the Treasury Wasnixarox Buneav or Tue Ben, } uired to Contribute, depaiim -t alone. The other de- partucnts were equally liberal. The contrilutons were called donations, but ccrtin omploves were designated w0 do the collecting, and many of the con- tributors were under the impressign that it was a case of “‘give up” or be dismissed. Under the existing la ana in view of the proclamution of Messrs. Roosevolt & Co., campnign confributions cannot be col- lected in the departments. Neither can gov- ernment employos give or receive such con- tributions from their associates. There is, however, nothing 1n tne law to prevent those who are' fired with partisan zeal sending their contributions to Mr. Harrity or Mr. Carter, 4 President Harrison's Work, Tho president does not escape all work by woing to Loon Lake. Tho exccutive war- rants and commissions must still be signed, and the mail which comes to the presiaent’s desk in Wasninetou is still forwarded to him. Butall of this business will come to the president at Loon Lake by mail or an oc- ousional messenger and all of it can be dis- posed of at one time. The president has taken with him his con- fdential stenographor, B. F. Tibbott, ana Mr. Tibbowt will open his mail and prepare it for his consideration each morning, and tho presigent and he will dispose of it all probably in an hour or two. Then the presi- dent can devote the greater part of tho duy to recreation or to his letter accepting tho republican nomination for the presidency. This lotter of acceptance will occupy much of the president's time and thought whilo he is at Loon Lake. \Whon it is completed he will send it to Washington and it will be given out to the country. Private Secretary Halford remains in Washington and looks after the routine work at the white house. Some mail will be aa- dressed to the presidevt direct. Mr, Tibbott will sort this out and will return to the white house all lotters which are not of personal interest to the president. Where to Adidress the President, The greater part of tho mail—in fact ol most all of it—will come to Washington. The average correspondent will save time oy ad- dresing the presideat at the executive man- sion, Washington. His letter will not get to the president any sooner for being addressed to Loon Lake and, what is more important, iv will get to Mr. Halford much later. So long us the telegraph connccts Loon Lake and Washicgton the president might almost as well be in his oftice as in the moun- tains, so far as anxioty is concerned. Hoe is in constant touch with official business and ho is likely to be summoned ut any moment to consider some grave question requiring quick decision. When ho was at Saratoga recontly, he had to take up the Idaho labor troubles and issue orders by telograph cal- ling out the troops. One thing he will be spared, though, The Loon Lake telegraph oftice is not open at mght and the president therefore will not bo aroused at outlandish hours to read telegrams, as has happened more than once in Washington, During the Indian outbreaks and other un- expected troubles the president has been called out of bed at.2 and 3 o'clock and on moro than one occasion he has had to send for wembers of his cabinet to hola an impor- tant consultation at 3 o'clock 1n the morning. As for Secrotary Halford, hardiy a night phsses that he 13 not dragged out of bed at lonst once to read a tolegram or answor a call on the tolephone. Miscellanoous. Sarah S. Campbell flled a tunber culture entry on a quarter of section 10, township 21, rango 52, Alifance district, Nebraska, after the timber culturo act was repealod. The land commissioner oancelod the entry, and on appeal tho Seorotary today sustained the commissioner. Charles S. Naylor filed on four lots 1nsection 6, township 14 nortn, range 23 west, North Platte distriot, under similar circumstances, His entry 1s also cancelea, e Anna M. Flint moved for a review of the decision of the secrotary of the iatarior in which he sustained the “genoral lana offive in requiring her to make new broof on her homestead in township 116 north, range 61 west, Huron district of South Dakota. Aot ing Secrotary Chandler today modifiod the rudug 8o as to permit her to submit suppl mentary proof. Christion Carlson filed umbor culture entry May 4, quarter of seotion 11, township 19 Abordeen district, Samuel H. Elliott made a similar filing July 15, 1801, on a portion of section 14, township 126, range 63, in the same district, ‘I'he commissioner held both entries for collection on the grouud that the timber culturo law was reponied March 4, 1801. Both entrymen appealed and Secre- tary Chandler toduy sustained the rulings of the commissioner, Acting Secretary Chandler has confirmed the decision of the commissioner in refusing the application of Frank 8. Lusk for a re- fund of purchase money pald on preemption claim in the Chevenne, Wyo., district. Tha ground of refusal was fraud. P, H. -~ A NEW HINT FROM PARLY, ropean Edition New York Heralt TOILET FOR THE RACES, A racing costume-—the corsage of Swedisn cloth, with a pink embroidery on a brown foundation. Tho belt of velvet, pink and beige, the sleeves the same, very high aund very tight at the bottom. The dress 1s made of two skirts, the one over the other, and alike trimmed with embroidery. The uppar part of the corsage is turned back with lapels of pink silk, and falls 1n folds over a plastron of beige silk. —_— e RESTFUL REMARKS, Galveston News: handy with her foof The ballet girl is very New Orleuns Picayune: Tho tramp is fren from the worry and vexation of lnbor troubles. Siftings: Tsa gun thought to be doing great execution when 1t hangs fire? Binghampton Leader: The most graceful girl canuot try on a shoe without putting her foot in it, Lowell Courler: This Is the season when the chiropodist grows enthusiastlo over the corn crop. Philadeiphia Record: The flounder is n fish that requires plenty of seasoning, and even then is flat. Truth: “1have decided to sacrifice party to vrincipie,” said Fuddieton, in declining the invitation to a plenic where there wus to be no beer. Now doth the young man his vacatic ke, And straight for the seashol akes n breik. To sit on the boach 'midst girls nnd fakirs, And watch the foaminz and angry breakets. And then (o return to town. No joke, Kk and the breakers s made him Atchison Globo: Whon a girl says that a young mun is just perfectiy horrible, she ieans that he is just too sweet to live. Washington Star: +This,” sald the mun who came down with tho parachute. *is one of the most advantugeous forms of urcificlul 1ght." Pittsburg Press: Who doesn't see Mnrs misses 1t, but misses are not to be droaded these nights, oven though thel: mars be in- visible. reat valuo in morally speaking, it tends L0 make peop.o look My wife lsn't halt as cow- 1 to Ue 0ok unaer the bed, then, as 0, no; we use & folding bed." =BROWNING, KING & Cco. iLargest Manufacturors anlraclises of Olothing lu tho World Gentlemen You like to be well dressed. made suit; but you don't like the tailor-made price. the tailor-made suit at less than the tailor-made price you would consider that so Suppose you step into our store and we put a tailor-made suit on you that fits you perfectly, won't you be just as well satisfied as if you had had a little fat tailor wad- dling around you with a tape You like the tailor- If you can get much gained. erge yo?( wic Our store closes at 0:50 p. n Ay8, when we close as much and look making special prices just now on broken sizes and styles of men’s and boy's clothing, Browning,King& Co measure, who had made it expressly for yoi, Our suits are tailor-made, made expressly for men of your size, and if it don't fit you to a dot, we'll make it fit just the same as other failors do who pleasant. 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