Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1892, Page 4

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MATTERS must be getting serious in Germany when a boycott is declared against a brewery. No ¥ TING in South America for a weck. Things must be gotting very tiresome 1n that section. T forthcoming Labor day celebra- tion promises to outdo anything hereto- fore avtempted 1n Omaha. TirE erop outlook in Nebraska is good and Omaha will this fall receive the full benefit of thut great crop. ALL 8ystems of conviet labor are de- foctive. but notso defective or serious as n convict idleness system would be. WELL, who is making a start in that freight bureau movement? Are Omaha shippers content to lie down and let the railroads run all over them? It looks that way. TWO YEARS ago we heard a good deal nbout plate glass and the enormous ad- vance caused by the McKinley tariff. ‘Wonder why we hear nothing about plate glass now? THE good roads convention of Iowa ought to have been held in Decomber 8o that the delegates would appreciate the advantages of good roads when strug- gling with bad ones. Wiy cannot the Douglas county fair bo made a great attraction? Other cities of less importance get up and muintain annual expositions that add greatly to their name and fame. ANY other oxplanation for this widely heralded fund to carry western states for Clevelund than the fact that New York has been practically conceded to Harrison will not obtain with thinking and sensiblo men, OMAHA beeu remarkably free from disastrous fires tho past year. This fact is due to good luck and an eflicient fire department. But how about insurance rates? Have they been reduced in due proportion to the lessened risks? m— EVERY old time republican who is thinking of voting the people’s party ticket in Nebraska this year should ex- amine the republican ticket and plat- form carefully and soberly ask himself for a good tangible reason for bolting it. Tue farmers of Towa are going to have a romarkably prosperous year, ac- cording to Governor Boies’ famous sys. tem of computation. In other words, they are going to raise only three- fourths as much corn as last year, and consequently will not lose so much money. CHOLERA is coming on in Russia at the rate of 7,000 new cases daily, and it may be that continental Kurope and America will have to face this scourge before many months pass by. The cholera in Paris is not the genuine Asiatic cholera, but a purely local dis- ease which is always toba found in Paris in the meaner portions of tho city, and is attributable to defective drainage and garbage systems. But it is well for us to continue and increase all health pre- cautions and keep our cities and towns clean. THERE appears to be good ground f the indignation that provails among the members of the Nutiona! Shooting asso- ciation in consequence of the action of the Chicago members, who, after pledg- Ing themselves to promote the success of the biennial tournament of the asso- clation in Omaha next year, are now ar- ranging a counter-attraction to take pluce in Chicago on the same dates. At the meeting in St. Louis last year it was agreed that the next tournament should be held in Omaba; but it would em that Chicago is determined to reach out and gather in everything in sight. So far us expressions from members of the association in other parts of the country have been received they show that this action on the purt of Chicago s indignantly repudiated as an exhibition of greed und bad Tho fact faith, that Chicago is to have the Columbiun exposition is no excuse—on the contrary, it 18 o good reason why the tournament should be held elsewherc, The mem- bers of the Nutional Shooting associa tion will undoubtedly go there, but it is reasonable 1o suppose that they will wish to get out of that congested city for the tournament. Owaha is a con- venient pince and was regularly solect ed. Let Chicago be content with some thing less than the entire universe She bas ber bands protty full alveady. | THE DUTY OF THE COMMITTEE, The republican state central commit: + will meet at Lincoln today to per- foct its organization and lay out work for the campnign. The keynote of this campaign was sounded by the convention that nominated for its stand- | ard bearers men whos a8 and character are unassailable. First and foremost it will be the duty the candidates for state und congres- sional offices, to select for its chairman a man of rare executive ability, wide range of ecquuintanze and high standing | among business men. He should bo a popular man, who above all things understands the various elements from | which the party must deaw strength and is offensive to none. Ile should by all means be familiar with factions and nationalities in Omaha, which is bound to be the battlegronnd. In thoe selection of secretary due ro- gurd should not only bo had for capa- city and industry, but also for common decency. The disgraceful and demoral- izing wmethods that have prevailed under Seeiy have cost the party - thou- sands of vote: Another very important, it not the most important duty, that devolves upon the committee is the selection of a candidate for the second place on the t made vacant by reason of the in- eligibility of Mr, Tate. A blunder in this selection would be fraught with sorious consequences. It would ho a very grave blunder for the committes to nominate any man who would become atargot by reason of a defective or spotted record. Such a man would at once change the attitude of the party from an oftensive to a defensive or One weak spot in the armor wouid en- danger our whole ticket. The attempt to bolster up or whitewash part of the ticket would subject other parts to as- sault. An unclean corporation candi- date for licutenant governor would not only neutralize the favorable impression produced by the nomination ot Judgo Crou but would bespatter the whole ticket with mud and disparage in the eyes of reputable republicans the effort whicli the convention made to turn down the place-hunters, jobbers and jugglers with public confidence. No man’s ambition should at this timo be allowed to jeapourdize party success. We have u clean ticker now, and it would be folly to put a tattooed man under its very head. In every great contest discretion is tho better part of valor. CAUSE AND E 0T IN THE SOUTH. Notwithstanding that the southern states seem to have recentlv witnessed the duwn of an era of unexampled com- mercial and industrial prospority within their borders they are still hampered in the march of progress by social condi- tions which have long worked td their disndvantage. In the state of South Carolina fifty-two murders have re- cently been recorded within a period of twenty-eight weeks. The record was published by the Charleston News and Courier, and that newspaper was criti- cised for thus making known to the world a condition of lawlessness which, it was said, would tend to frighten away immigrants. The samo paper enters into an extended argument to prove that homicide is adding largely to the poor and dependent class year by year, and that the cost to the state from tais cause is becoming appailing. This view of 50 ghustly a subject may scem rather too practical, but the figures are never- tholess interesting. At this rate the murders annually occurring in South Carolina would amount to at least 100 a year. Upon this busis of computation the number of men slain in private quarrels since the war would foot up 2,700, and the murderers and their vie- tims would aggregate 5,400 men. **The slaughter, therefore,” suys the News and Courier, **hus not been inconsider- able, and, taking the basis of estimato already made, weare lod to adopt the startling figures that the homicide mania has made between 6,000 and 7,000 widows and orphans in South Carolina since tho war, or more widows and orphans than the entire white popula- tion of some of tho counties.” The journal quoted concludes with uhe quer, “What are we going to do about it?” It would seem that the most simple way to avert the evils which must ensue from such a state of alfaivsisto culti- vate a public seatimant tnat will d's- courage murder. The people of South Caroling should be taught that the shotgun method of settling personai difforences is not suited to the age in which we live and thut murder1s not only wicked butinjudicious. | The idea that the publication of the murder record of a southorn state will tend to keep immigrants away is by no means new. Everybody knows that the prevalence of lawlessnoess in the soutin has had that effect for years No sec- von of the country is maiking more rapid strides in commorcial and in- dustrial progress than ths southern states in which the development of natural resources has bosn earnestly begun and it cannot be doubted that prosperity will dawn upon the whole south us s0on as its paople are prepared to obey the lawsand apply themselves 10 the arts of peace, HOW THEY MIiHT HAV it is diflicult for the gene form @ just opinion ing the merits of the present stuggle between the striking switchmen and the railroad companies affzcted. Both sidhs to the controversy claim to by in the right, and the testimony is conflicting and con- fusing. One thing, however, is cer- tain—the switchmen shoula have taken wore time for deliberation, and snould have eadeivorad to enlist public sym puthy intheir bahalt bafose daclaring the strike, . There can be no doubt that they have a serious grievance. They are requirod to work too many hours, and their pay for the exacting duties which they are requived to porform is inndequate. Fow men in the employ of the railroads have greater responsibil- ities than the switchmen, Upon the proper performanca of their work de pends the safety of the great traveiing publie, and thousinds of freight trains laden with valuable merchandise may be lost or saved, according to the degrec of cure and faithfuluess shown by the WON. public to concors the | | Tt is predicted that they will of the committee, after conference with | (HE OMAHA DAILY B'4: MONDAY, AUGUST 23, mombers of this important beaach of the | railrond service, No class of railroad | employes enjoys the confidence of the public to a greater degree, and nono ! | could more confiaently count upon pub- | lie sympathy in a fair fight against the railroad companies. But the switchmen have made a se- rious mistake in their plan of campaign. losa, and it is even snid that they themselves have little hope of eaforcing their claims. They are now willing to submit the caso to arbitration, but unfortunately it is too late for that. Arbitration might have been fruitful of good results ten days ago, but thoe riotous proceodings which characterized the beginning of the strike in Buffalo have left the offic- inls of the railroads in no temper to con- sider proposals for a troaty of peace. The violent demonstrations and the de- struction of property by the strikers and their sympathizers were very unfo tunate. If they had maintained a peace- ful attitude they would have won public support. The people have no friendly feoling toward the Lehigh Valtey rail- road, which beiongs to the hungry coal combine. and the other lines affected by the strike have no claim upon public sympathy. As matters stand it is highly probable that the strikers will fail. The railroad companies are employing new men and those who have thrown themselves into this struggle will be out of employment. They should not be too hastily blamed for their precipitate and ill-considered action, The many were influenced by the hot-headed fow. DEMOCRACY'S DISCOUI Tho dificulties which confront the democracy are not contined to any one section of the country., The disaffec- tion of the ignored ‘“‘anti-snappers” in New York, and of tho Grayites in In- diana, is not ull the trouble that is fret- ting the souls of the democratic leaders, Tho stronghold of democracy, the “solid south,” also presents soms dis- couraging conditions, The slump of over 100,000 votes in Alabama, the split in Tennessce, coupled with the labor troubles there, the disintegration in North Carolina, and the alliance move- moent in Virginia, are features of the political situation that are greatly troubling the democratic managers. It is said thau the republican national committee is constantly receiving ad- icos from the south of a very reassur— ature. ing It is reported thut the democratic man- agers ave receiving unusual demands from the southern states for money to keop the democrats in line. It has not been the policy heretofore to send a great deal of money to tho south, be- cause tho solid democratic vote of that section was depended upon to carry the party through in thoso states without the use of money. This has enabled the democratic manageers to use their gn fund chiefly in the doubtful states of the north. Connecticut, New Jersey, New *York and Indiana have hitherto received the largest share of this money. It is consequently a new oxperience for the democrats to provido money for the southern states in the quantity in which 1t is now demanded, and the prospect is that the subscribers to the democratic campuign fund will have to go down deepar into their pock- ets thun usual, e'se me important points in the political field where finan- cial fertilization is needed will have to be neglected. Possibiy the gentiemen who are sing a fund tobe expended in spreading the doctrine of free trade in the west can he induced to divert it to the south or to the states regarded as doubtful, and unquestionably it could be used thers to better advantage than for the purpose it is intended. Missionary work in the west, in the interest of free trade, is cortain not to repay the labor and outluy. It would seem evident that the demo- cratic managors ave going to have all they can do to hold the electoral vote of the solid south, and whila they will probably do so it will be at the expense of some effort 1n other directions where they have expected to put forth extra- ordinary exertions. Rapublicans are not counting upon any vantage from the situation insome of the southern states, but it is manifestly of a nature to cause the democratic managers no little trouble and perplexity. CORD a OF 1M JECILITY. It is amusing to observe the struggle of the democratic organs to find a plaus- ible defense of the record of the house of representatives of the FRifty-second congress. Romembering the grand promises of reform before the house as- sembled, not one of which was fulfilled, the demoeratic press is having a hard time in trying to make it appear that the democratic house is not the most in- competent and imbecile in the history of the governmen t. When the Fifty-second congress met the house contained 234 democrats, eighty-eight ropublicans und eight alli- ance men, who were read y on almost all questions to voto with the democrats. This great democratic majority came zother, pledged by all its professions on the stump, by all its promises in its platforms, to do certain things. It pro- posed o revise and reduce tariff duties W1 along the line, to institute economy in the expenditures of the governwment, und to do a number of other things which the republican party had neg- lected to do or had not properly done. The country had been told that the pre- ceding congress was guilty of many wrongs which called loudly for correc- tion, and it was the mission of the demo- tic party to correct them, The people, it was usserted, had given the party that mission, and it proposed to carry out the will of the people. There was to be inaugueated an era of wise and prudent statesmanship that would put to shame the republican congress and its *‘billion dollur” record. What a ridiculous exhibition followed these grandiose promis:s, Never did mountebank showmun fail more utterly Lo carry out the ussurances of his pro- gram, No effort was made to revise the wrifl law, the specious excuse being hat the senato stood in the way of any vovision, but the real reuson being that the democratic wmajority wus 100 cow- wraly to undertake the task., The ole effort to lessen the burdens of taxa- or; tion they told thp people they were un- { necessarily bearing was directed to a change in some “half a dozen items out of 8,500 embriddd in the tariff lawe In the matter of “HPpropriations, instoad of reducing them they increused tho ag- gregate, as compured with those of the first session ol the Fifty-first congress, over $40,000,000, frciuding the most ex- travagant river aund harbor bill ever passed by uny vongress. In almost every case where they ¢ut down an appropria- tion they left {he ceortainty of u defi- ciency to be proyided for at the second session or by the next congress. This democratic majority would have passed a bill for the free and unlimited coinago of silver had it not been for the nearly solid vote of the republican minority against such a meusure. Examine the entire record of tho first session of this democratic house, with its majority of over 150. and there will be found hardly one redeeming feature init. No promise made to the country wns kept, no pledge redeemed. Nothing from beginning to end but evidences of incompetency und imbecility. In no preceding congress did the vice of absenteeism prevail to such an extent. Never was there u house in which busi- ness was more neglected, a noteworthy fact being that during the first month of its existence it was in sossion alto- gether but soven hours and forty-eight minutes, with practically no work what- ever done. It is indeed a hard una profitless task which the democratic organs have in attompting to defend the record of the house of representatives of the Filty-second congress IT1s wonderful how a new party is imposed upon. At Ke rneythe populists very nearly nominated Seth H. Craig for licutenant governor. Now, this man Craig was once warden of lowa state prison at Fort Madison, and only the cavlessness of the state’s avtorneys, arising from a liking and pity for his bondsmen, kept him from the arms of the law. And now Craig is a prominent reform “agitator.” —_— UNDER the free trade, or tariff for revenue only, period of this country’s history, 1857, calico sold for 124 cents por yard. In 1889 it sold for 7 cents per yard and now, under the iniquitous tarff law which has raised the prices of all the laboring man’s articies, the price will average 5 cents pe Globe-Demoos t. ofdiers could be won over to tho democracy as easily as the negroos in the gulf states, Clevelana would have a chance to carry two or three states outside of the solid south region. Paul Vandervoort, who is devastating some portions of Colorado with his tedious speeches 1n favor of.the popgun party, was a red-hot republicau as lonk as he could securo office atthe haunds of that party. Scratch a popgun and you Will dnd a sorchead every ume. 7 o g A Mastérly Oration, Minneapoliy Lribune, Mr. Reid’s address abounded 1n the logic of statesmanship and the conclusions of sound common ¥8ns6 and will well repay thoughtful perusal; Its eentral thougnt— that the democracy should be held merci- iessly to 1ts platform utierances, is an ex- cellent rule of potion fgr republicans every whero to follow. A S New York Hopotws epublicau, Boston Jour al. The frantic cffors made oy the New York World, aided by several other democratic vupers, to collect money for prosecuting ‘' npaign of education”’ in the west, is prac- tically an announcement that the chances of ca iog New York for the democratic can- didates ure esteemed -0 desperate by these shrewda democratic journals that they see the necessity of trying for electoral votes in new regions. e A Source of Regrot. New ¥erk Advertiser, It 15 to be regretted that Mr. Dana cannot find time to write a stirring article on the force bill for the democratic campaign book. ‘I'ne venerable cditor is quite picturesque on the force bill. Indeed, he has not been more 50 siuce he heaved and surged in his great effort to olect Ben Butler president. Mr. Dana's articles on Butler, and his later articles on the force bill, should be printed in & book by themselves. As a funny cam- paign book, 1t would be a great hit. i Protection vs. ¥ New York Conme oo Trade Prices. ial Advartiser. In 1857, under freo trade laws, the work- ingman paid—avorage prico—$1.49 for an axe; in 1559, aftor twonty-eight years of prote tive tariff, ho paid for same axe %5 cents; iu Septombor, 1891, one year aftor the passage of the MeKinley' bill, hio paid 88 couts. 7 a pair of woolen blankets cost hi ), $4.93: lust fall ho paid & 0 §6. for thie pair. SO 3 The blue shirting that in 1857 he paid 175{ ceuts per yard for he buys now for 9 cents or less. The boots that cost him $4.76 in 7 he coutd have bought last Septomber for §2.7537, and they are probably a little cheaper uow. ‘Phe file that he nad to pay 42 cents forin 1857 he can buy now. after thirty years of protective tariff, for 20 conts. The fiannel that cost bim 70 cents a yard in free trade days he can now get for 30 to 85 cents. His overalls cost him in good old free trade times §1.20 per pair; under A protect- ive tariff ho can now buv a much better article in every respect for about 70 cents, The linen that ne was asked to pay B3 cents for in 1857 ho buys for about 42 cents now. The handsaw that it took $2.43 of his hard- earned monoy to pay for in the days of free trado, which tho Clevelaud party are so anxious to seo restored, he can now get for about $1.40. And on every one of these articles the prico has fallen patévially sinco the passage of tho MeKinley bill—wmaking the date of comparison 1880, otk year prior to the pas- sago of that act. Moantime his Wages have steadily in- creased, so that, wnile his money will go much farther than fp free trade times, he has a great deal mure money to buy with. Free trade has always operated in this country to inoreaae khe cost of living and de- crense wages, whilo protection bas iuvariably increased wages agd docreasod the workiug- wan's expenses, This 18 Distory.. e DANGERS QW BARE ARMS, Boston Globe: '"A'Now Jersey bathing suit inspector has detldted @ Manbattan New York clubman’s ‘bithing suit improper be- cause 1t had no yleGyes, Dear, doar! This sleeves us no slterdative but to wear our coats when into th Water we go. Now York Advertiser: Ildiocy is, ordinar- ily, 8 wisfortune which calls for sympathy, but such picturesque idiovy as that displayed by Founder Bradiey at Asbury Park has " its bumorous side. The latest shock to his sense of modesty was caused by the sight of @ gentleman bathing with bare arms. It is said that Mr, Bradley undresses himself in tho dark, New York Evening Sun: The ordering off from Ashbury Pack beach of & mewmber of the Manhattan club, ou the ground that the olub's sleaveless jersey 1 an “indecent” gar- meat, would seem to exhibit the managers of Lhat resort as persons who cherish pecul- 1ag)y nasty ideas, But probably this view of Lhe case is not more than a half truth, Per- baps there 1s as much fof the prig of the prude in their mental make ur‘ Your right prig 1s ever attitudinizing, His thought of himself is that he is an example. He s tho superior person. He must do something to bo observed. He is evor carrylug on, He is tho mugwump of soclal life. | committes tonight. | any common 1892. CAMPATGN C) TTER. Van Wyek, through the independent state central committoe, has challoaged Judge Crounse to a joint debate, The matter will come up bofore the republican swate contral It hadn’t ought to take many minutes 1o dispose of this—nov much | longor than it takes a man to say yes. Tho most characteristic spseches made by Judze Crounse when in congress were those dolivered on the spur of the moment during running debates. On one occasion the judge beeame involved in & controversy concerning | the appropriation for the mileage accounts of | the membors of congress and a momber from Pennsylvania intimated that all the western congrossmen rode to and from Washington upon passes, *“The gontloman may spoak for himself, [ shall spaak for myself,"” came the quick re- tort, “Ihold no passes and I ask for none; 1 pay my way as 1 ¢o."” According totho Seattle Post-Intelligoncer, Governor Boyd, while visiting that city, in an interview said: “The democrats in Ne- braska cannot hope to earry tho state this fall, but I think there will bs an understand- ing oy which enough of them will vote for the Weaver eloctors to give tho stato to Woaver, and thus porhaps throw the elootion into the house. Thedemocrats willof course put up a ticket of their own. ‘I'he democrats bave a falr chance of olecting the governor and part of the state ticket.” 4nd “Youug Democrat” of Omaha wants Boyd renominated, But listen to this from tho Grand Tsland Democrat: “We undorstand that Governor Boya will bo a candidate for renomiaation. Snhould he succoed in packing the convention he would bo compelled to got out a soarch wherant aftor election to find out in what part of the state ho ran." H another one from the democratic Schuyler Herald: “If the democrats of the Secon d congressional district think so much of Governor Boyd let them nomiuate him for congroess.’ Another hittle democratic plan is thus out- lined by the Nebraska City Press: “Ivis to nominato Governor Boyd for goveraor and Colonel F. P. lreland for lieutenant gover- nor, then to elect V an Wyck governor on a combine and Ireland for second place. Then to make the old man a senator and loave & de moerat in the gubernatorial chair. Talk of your schames "’ When he wes a republican Panl Vander- voort was alw: onsiderad un offico-sqok- ing political trickster, says the Silver Croek Times. Paul had always boen fod on govera- meat pap nod when ho was about to bo weaned ho suddenly becamo a roformer, de- nounced the mother that gave him suck and is now a “pure and honorable gentleman.’ Tt is a sight to make angols ween. Auother endorsement of . C. Bassott for lieutenant governor on the rapuolican tickey comes from the Sheiton Clippsr. Mr. Bas- sett provably has a larger acquaintancs among the farmers of the stale than any other mnan engaged exclusively in agriculture. He served one term in tho state legislature from his county, and has always shown him- self worthy of the confidence of the people. Matthew Gering of Cass county aspires to be tewporary chairman of the dsmocratic state convention, Mr. Gering wants the office evidently because he will tot have to g0 before the people of tho state o secure an endorsewment, The democrats of McKeighan's home county, Webster, have gouo back on him. The county convention has selected delegates t0 the congressional convention who do not propose to have the cow shed statesman en- dorsed. Honors are crowding thick upon Editor Marvin of the Beatrice Democrat. While still serving us a membver of the city council and superintendent of the speed ring, he has been nominated for the legislature by his ad- miring Gage county friends. Omana, Aug. 20.—To the Editor of Tune Bee: The date of the Republican State League meeting has been changed from Au- gust 24 to August 31, just one week later, the National league meeting being changed to September 15. Delegates to the state leaguo meeting at Grand Island can now avail them- selves of the reduced rates and can take in the Grand Army of the Republic encamp- went. Brap. D. SLavcuTeR, Secretary. el e BITS OF POiITICAL COMMENT, O'Neill Frontier: Judge Crounso will grow in povular favor every day. He will make the best executive the stato has ever bad. Western Wave: Crounse atthe head of the republican stato ticket is an assurance that the success of the party in tnis state 1s sure and steadfast, even unto the uttermost, Wayne Herald: Day by day the republican ranks aro closing up and day by day the majority for Judge Loreuzo Crounso for gov- eruor is growing. Tne peovle do not want a demagogue like Van Wye Tecumsoh Chieftain: the state comes the Judge Crounse is he: ction of the republ rom eve ng assurance that rtily endorsod by every an party. [ven demo- cratic papers are complimenting his ability aud integrity. His nomination for governor is cortuinly a_stroug one and it is not at all probable that ho will be defeated. Auburn Granger (ind): In making Van- Wyck the nominee for governor the indepen- Aents havo done just what tuey have loudly condemned republicans for doing, to wit: nominated s man simply because of his ability 10 secure votes by means either hovorable or dishonorable,and if they wake up on the morn- ing of Novemuer 2 to find that Mr. Crounse or someone else has beon elected they may lay to their souls the flattering unction that in'a blind effort for party success they for- got that they were bent on reform, Albion News: A year's history of the in- dopendent party in this stato furnishos at leust the proof that one of its most pro nounced charactoristics 1s vacillation. A year ago when it met in state convegdgon at Hastings, Burrows was its buss aud Yowors its idol, while Van Wyck was hooted down several times before boing allowed to speak A few days ago tho party again met in state convention in Kearney. It was tho sume party, composed of the samo mon who wore at Hastings, vet witnoss the chanze, At Kearnoy 10 ono was 0 poor 8% to do Burrows honor; Van Wyck was given absolute con- trol, while Powers was actually the recipient of a stule egg, thrown by the hand of one *'of the people, by the peonle und for the people.” Lincoln News: The voice of the state pross was never 5o hearty in endorsing the republican ticket as it 18 now in favor of the ticket nominated in this city a couple of woeks ago. The rc‘)ub}lunn press, as well as all individual republicans, have accepted the result with unqualified satisfaction, and this means & great deal, for there are factions among newspapers us well as among indi- viduals, and it has been a great many years since the various elements huye beon o com- vletely harmonized as now. ‘T'he republican state ticket, conceived in a lofty reward for the good of the parcy and the peopie, is-un- questionably the bost ticket that has buen presented for the suffrage of the peoplo of Nebraska, and it will be triumpbantly eiected. Fairmont Signal: We will vote this fall on the proposed amendment 10 the constitu- tion providing for s board of three railrond commissioners, to be elected by the people of the stato at laree, Should’ the amend- ment carry, of which there is little and should be 1o doubt, the first board will be elact i November, 1503, Meantime the governor shall anpolut three commissioners naving the required qualifications to hold until thelr successors are elected and guali- fied. No parson can hold the oftice of rail- road commissioner who 1s in the employ of carrier, or tho owner of any railrond bonds or atock, or 1n any way inter- ested in any railrond company. Let every vOter impress upon his mind tho importance of voting for this amondmant, It is de- manded whether & maximum feright bill stiall or shall not be passed, Custer County Leader: The nomination of Judge Crounse for governor has met with tho unauumous approval of all the people of our state who believe in good, honost gov- ernment. Crounse is known to bo a strone anti-monopolist, fres from demagoguory or triokery, man of tho peopis, who has never sought office of any kind. Sucha man will THEY REMEMBER TANGIERS Washington Shriners Warmly Praise the Hospitality Reosived in Omaha. WALLACE BROATCH CRITICIZING MR, command the support of all mon who have a ) WISt & Washiugton Lieutenant Sayt deep regard for the fair name of our statp About the Training Plebes Receive at and are desirous of securing_a clean, pure West Polnt—Shake-Up in ¢ adwministeation of our state affairs, tivd sed. Army Pro WasuiNoton, D, C,, Aug. 31.--[Speoinl te Tuk Bk ]That Shrine meoting was a good advertisoment for Omata. 1 have met s numbor of the roturned pilgrims and they speak in terms of high praise of Owmaha hos: pitality and of tho geulal, genorous epirity they mot while sojourning on the oasis ou the banks of the Missouri. The nobles ot Almas tomple of Washiugton are particu- larly enthusiastic. Thoy declare that Tan- glor temple is au bonor to the order and has improved upon the traditions of Arabio hos- pitality handed down from the ancients, I was glad to roceive this veport from this sourco becauso Almas tomple stands high on the rolls fn this matter of eutertainment, and “Approbation from Sir Hubert " Stanley is praiso indeed.” A gathering like the stirine Ten almond trees in full bearing will ‘be transplantod in tho exposition grounds at Chicago from San Joaquin ocounty, Califor- nia. ‘I'ne Miners associntion of Nevada county, California, is arranging to have a small stamp mill i fuil operation at the World's fair as a part of 1ts mineral display, A creole kitcheo, with nntive cooks and waiters, and dishes preparod in creolc stylo, will be asteiking adjunct to the oxhibit ;\'}\flnh Louisiana will make at the World's air. An interosting rivalry has sprune up for the ownership of tno first of the souvenir World's fair coins minted. The biading started by the Chicago Post has advanced steadily from $125 to $1000. The women of Texas are raising monev with which to place statues of Houston and Ausiin and busts of Bowie, Crockett, ‘Travis | Meeting is & better advertisemont for and Faunuin—all celobrated Texas historieal | & €ty than most —meetings of a ers—in the state building at the | different — class. The shriners are World’s Fair. nearly all business men, picked from tho highest grades of Masonry and a city gata attire doing the honors tosuch a class of guosts loses nothing 1 the end. Several mumbors of Do Molay commandery of Wash- wgton sp ke warmly to me of Omata. That commandory never forgot tho sorvices of M. Calvary of Omata, in the kuightly inter- ment of Major Thornbureh, a member of Do Molay, The handsomely engrossed resolu. tion of thanks which the Washington Temp. lurs trausmitted west aftor that sad coros It is now probable that the £2,500,000 voted by congross in the form of souvenir 50-cent pieces will reailze 5,000,000, ‘U'ho executive committee of the World’s fair announcoes that the coins will be sold at the uniform price of $1 each. Ovders havo alroady been booked for 50,000 of thom at that price. Work at Jackson park has progrossed con- siderably during the past woek, Excopt on the Manufacturers’ building all the struct- ural iron work is now in vlace. The Ma- 30 & 2 chanery hall and Bloctricity building are the | Motidlcceupies an honored place on the only structures incomplete. Work on land- . i scape gardaening is now far advanced. Tho article on hazing at West Point, oon- Twenty-three state buldings are in progress. The Washington building will at once ba commenced. Montana will probably be tho first state building finishod, for the interior work, s woll a8 the exterior stafl work, is alveady well advanced, Tho Turkish villige on the Midway plaisance will bo immedi- ately startod. ~Work has been commencod on the building for Germany. Tho govern- tributed by J. W. Broateh, who 1 unaer- stand is a son of ox-Mayor Broatch of Omaha, and which appeared in several east: eru papers last Sunday, was the subject of comment by & number of officers hore. The opinion was expressea that young Mr Broateh was perhaps supersonsitive owing """"‘ "';l'm'l!mvnulm'oblwm.. ctively pushed | to his age and the fact that he had just orward. Tne main buiding is about fin- | y.a sivilinn colloge, *T ished, excopt around the base of tho dome, | Eraduated at a_ civilian coilogo. +Tho so called bazing at West Point,” said a lieu tenant, “is mostly of the harmloss kind and 1o notice is taken of it by tho authorities be- while the battleship Tllinois is fiow com- cing to look something liko n man-of-war, with 1ts white coveringof cement and smoke- i) :}L‘fflrum-”\“f:’g]‘.‘q".‘{f?,.f'}:'\’“f,’f,’i" begun | causo proporly within limits it does good 9 g . rather than harm. Unlike the high grado civilan colioges, tha military [ academy sccures its students from ail classes of society. Puil Sheridan Ohicago Tnter Ocean: Stranger—Is that an | Was o railroad contractor’s soin. Gene officer on duty across there Graut was a farmer boy. There is no sta. Guriin—Nuw, he's & poidceman, tion of life which does not furnish its quota. The object of the academy is to bring all_up toa level of Lomest, foarless, strmghtfor. ward, good maunered men, subordinate to authority and able and willing to nccept re spousibility. ‘T'he plobe, 1n nine cases out of ten, neeas a thorough cressing down, and the corps of cadets is feft to perform a good part of this work. The man of 21 who comes from college with all the prido of alato senior is mado to feel that ho occupies ex- actly the same relation 10 the acadomy as the 17-year-old boy of an Indiana farmer who is " in his class, is subject to tho samo regulations of the academic and necessarily to the customs of the corps. The third ciass, oy custom, takes a cortain, or perhaps it might be better to say an un- certain, partin helpiog to teach the new Washinzton Star: 00 Sten 'y It must be, markably well. “Don’t you think that Is nsked the head walter. replied Biiven, “it wears re- Atchison an who spends his lifo building s VOr 0Wns S0 mu:h i cl1? has just left mo. When T asked him for vour hand 1 told him thut I was prevured to put my best foot foremost, She-And what dld ho say? Ha—Iosald that he was also prepared to do the sume. Kate Field's Wasnington: Van Arndt—Sh told me 1t was her first yeir out. Matd Marian—&hy—she' o | sensons % s been out four | cpjots tie vatuo of rank and the differenco Vin A well; she counts four seasons | Which a singlo year of grade makes in the to tho yi Suppo: army. Doubtless thoy sometimes exceed proper bounds: but, on the whole, the fourth class mon tako their medicine' like men; 8 | don't whine about it in the papors, and assist gaspod the | MEXt yearn offering the snoon to ' thelr shc- cessors. 1t is disavrceable, no doubt, but iv plays its part in making the young men un- derstand atouce the equality the and inequ ity at Wost Point. The young gentleman who has been so generonsly ‘attacking the acad- emy through the public press evidently did quite the broper thing in leaving West Point, He was plainly not cut out fora soldier, and flourishes a pen much more vig- orously than he is ever like to flash a saber." Atlanta asked the in arre All looks subscriber. “I thoucht 80, sald the editor. ten minutes you'll see it blaze!" Jonstitution: “How is it with you litor of the subscriber who w TS, bright before mo," *“[n about Troy Press: He (anxiously)~DIid T under- stand vou to suy Miss or Mrs.? She @domurely) - Miss. Mo (gullantly)~Pray, allow me to mako 1t rs. Philadeiphia Record: to et all T takes a lot of pluck nostrich, ie feathers off Speaking about army matters, there is likely to bo a shakeup soon in tne depurt- ments, If the military divisions are re- established there will be a reassignment of the brigadiers in all probability which will carry Genoral Brooke outof Omahs, Gens eral Carr wants the Departmont of Arizona and General McCook s spoken of in connec- tion with the Columbia, Locally o transfer of uroops in the Ninth cavalry is talked Tribune: “If you lost the nominn- vou refused to buy the dele- observed the sympathizing friend, ot have nothing to reproach yourself with You did right to refuse, and it is bettor to be right thin to be president.” “Yes, [ know.” said the disappointed aspir- ant, “but it hurts like thunder to be right and then got lefr.” Dailas News: If you want to ses a mouse scured todesth you'let it get after a woman. Binghimton Leader; The acronaut loves | @bout. Itis rumored that B and H_troops, nis balloon. In fuct, he's compiotely taken up | Captains Rucker and Dimmick, vill leave withilt Fort Duchosne and exchange with I and I, Cuptains Guilfoyle and Stedman, at Forl ANALINMEIOPURR Robinson. 1t is understood that the depart- Outiag. ment commandes had recommended the A little boat, abandosment of Duchesne, but the War de- Berengidiijsty partment considers it udvisable to continua Aqlienitheimannitinater; | The post, at loust for the present. Rumor Of modern plan; § has it that a battalion of the Niuth cavary An old gent’s pretty daughter. 1 is to bo stationed at Fort Logan near Den. I ver, Colo.,, under commana of Lieutenant . Il\whlhv he rows Colonel Bernard. This would possibly take Aid lambent glows, a troop from Fort Robinson in aadition to C Ho Bieais oha e agiater] troop, which will bo relieved from the school Awhil6—und moro of application at Fort Leavenworth in e huys the old gent's dnughter, | October. W. E. A, BROWNING, KNG =& & COo. Largest Munufactirsrs vil msaiinn of Clothing lu tha Worll Frigtful Cuts Are being made in every department in our store ~_|in order to close out the last of the [summer goods. ‘There is lots of hot weather ahead of you yet and if your suit or your boy begin- ning to look a little rusty you can well afford to invest the few dol- suits. We will have them all closel out fthis week sute, so don't put off till the last of the week what you can just as well do tomorrow. We'll entertain you with the finest list of bargains you ever saw. Our new |} fall goods will be open for inspection next week. The ]f line this year, as formerly, contains all that is desir- ble 1n style, fit and finish. In the meantime the sum- mer suit must go. Browning,King& Co |S.W. Cor. 15th & Douglas St lars we ask in one of these nobby Our store closos at 6:30 p. w., eXcopY Butur- diys, when we close at 10 p.