Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 15, 1892, Page 4

i N THE — E ROSRWATER, Eprron = - PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. = ;JFFICIAI. PAPER OF THE CITY. TFIMS OF 8URSCRIPTION. Daily Hoe (witnout Sunday) One Year 18 m Daily and Sanday. One Vear... 10 1 Eix Months, vevee 2 Thiren M 780 Eunaay Be T Enturdny [ ce, One Venr 5] Weckly 1 1w OFFICKES, Omuhn, The es Ntoiidine. Bouth mnhn. corner N and 20th Stroots, Counell Blufts, 12 Penrl Stroet Chicago Office. 817 Chamber of Commorea. New Vork. Rooms 15, 14 and 15, Trivune Butlding Wanhington. 5l Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE ANl _eommunications n editorini matter should b Morial Department BUSINESS LETTERY ctters and remittances should be sddressed to The Boe Pabiishing any. Omaha. Drafts ehecks ind postofiice ordors 1o be made PAsable 10 tie order of the company THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY o news o the and T ANl buei ary ot Te BEE Pab Iy awenr that the metual ol ATLY BER f0r the w ending October 5, 152, was as follows Bunany. Octol day. Cetohor 4 Weanesday. « Thursday. ot Friday, Octol Baturday, Octobor 8.t Avernge Bworn to hof and subscrived in my pres iis BN dny 0f Octaber, 150 NP FEIL Seal) Notary Public. Average Circulation for September, 24,622, WY not goto Fremont tomorrow and hear Crounse and Van 'Wyck in their closing debut A COUNTY phy under the tofluonce of liquor half tho time should not bo permitted to preseribe for county paticnts IF FREE silver is wise, why not free nickel and free copper? Let us have *no unjust discrimination™ ugainst thes money me Is. THERE ave a greal mauy democeats in Nebraska who eclaim that Governor Boyd wreekoed his party last yoar and they belicve that his advice on fusion would put on the finishing touches. MoRrTON is spoiling his record of hon- esty on the silver question by his dema- gogical specches on the subject of beet gugar. 1t secems 1o be quite hard for a member of the Cobden elub to speak the truth when Jjoreign interests are con- cerned. Wiy is it that the populists of this stato are now howling somuch about usury and unjust interest extortion when everybody knows that the last legislature, in which the populists con- trolled both houses, failed to pass a usury bili? IT REQUIRED amount of Mr. Bryan’s large stock of impertinence to aeme into this district, in which he lied Boextravagantly two years ago about the tervibly high prices to follow the Me- Kinloy law. and tell onr people whom they should clect to congress and why. Ir 18 & dull day when some new im- provement is not planned in South Omaha It is now veported that the Cudahy Pucking company contemplates establishing an extensive glue factory. This is an important enterprise and wlill give employment to an additional force of men. IT 18 reported that the new Crespo fovernment in Venezuela is anxious to eatablish friendly relations with the United States. This would be a good hing for that distracted republic if it resulted in modernizing her civilization and teaching her that peace is essential o prosperity. GOVERNOR RUSSELL of Massachusetts 18 coming to the Chicago dedication at- teuded by soventy-oight glorious!y uni- formed members of his staff, who will oceupy forty rooms at ono of the great hotels. 'This will be at onco recognized ns domoeratic simplicity and of the Jeflerson bran, economy THE financial slorms of the nopu- fista wre modeled after thoso brilliant and duzzling monoy schemes which made Franco bankruptin the eighteenth contury and have more recently ruined the people of Avgentine. Money must be convertiblo wealtn, and woealth cin- not bo created by law because it is the product of labor, OMAHA 18 keeping right along with Yho procession, standing up for Ne- Braska, and showing other jobbing genters the way to commercial pros- perity. Last week was not vhe most favorable for fall trade, yet Omaha did more than a million dollars a day, her totsl bank clearings showing an increase of 38.8 per cent over tho sec- ond week of October, 1891, And the head of the list, us usual, MAJOR PADDOCK is grubbing in a hard row of stumps. He aspires to again roprosent tho taxpayers of the Fourth commissionor distriet in the county board, Herctofore his immediate con stituenus have utterly failed to get any attention at his hands. The people of South Omaha ure determined thut their interests shall have some advoeate in the board. Consequently, they wiil elect Mpr, Stanley, the republican opponent of Paddock. Mr. Stanley is a vesident of South Omaha. Those who know him speak in flattering terms of bis stability and good sense. HON. Isaac Noves, who heads the republican legislative ticket for the office of stite senator, is a man of un- impeachable integrity aud superior ca- pacity. Ho was twice elected to the legislature in one of the most densely settled districts in the stateof Now York and wado an excellent record. Ho is level-hoaded, well informed and relia ble. He is, moreover, a well-to-do farmer and familiar with the wants of the proaucers. Boing independent in his means of livelihood he will be free from improper corporate influences. THE Beg can cheerfully commend Mr. Noyes, not only to republicans, but to every citizen who desires good govern- wens | | jofa THE LINCOLY ASYLUM INVES T1GATION Tne BEE has nover hesitated to ex pose nnd denounce corruption, venality and abuses in the nstif tions of the state, publie Whenever any information of a trustworthy character has gome to its knowledge indieating that the affairs titution were not being lucted, - this paper state iy honestly has promptly placed the public in possession | of that information, rogardiess of whom it might hurt, A single instanco may bo cited whan last year we oxpused abuses nt the Hastings asylum, causing an investigation by the Board of Pul Lands and Buildings, whieh vesulted in tho dismissal and punishment of the culprits. Repeatedly for years THE B has called attention to facts in cen- nection with the public institutions wastefulu and dis- and it has many times urged the duty of frequent investig: tions of these institutions, knowing the constant danger there is that their man- agement may corrupt. The stato authorities have no more imperas tive duty than that of keeping o v ilant wateh upon the affaiis of the public institutions which suggested honest practice s become of the conauct Rogarding the charges of venality and aishonesty made against the ofli- cials of the asylum for the insane at Lincoln, the testimony thus far brought ont by the mvestigation is very damag- g to tho late steward and cortain other employes of that institution, but no proof has heen vresznted connecting any state oficer with the covrunt and dishonest practices. It has not been shown that any of these officers had the least knowledge or suspicion of the ras- cality that was going on, and no fair- minded man will claim that they are in tho remotest degres vesponsible for them. General Leese, himself formerly a member of the Board of Publie Lands and Buildings, and who will not by cused of partinlity to the vepublican officials who now constituto the board, hins said that they ave not responsible for what has taken place in the asylum. So far, then, as the of the ivestigntion was intended for political capital, and there can question that this was the motive, it has failed with cct to the republican state oftici They are in no wise implicated in the charges, nor can they faivly bo held in any measure responsible for the wr doing of the asylum employes. not possible for thoss into ali the details of of the public institutions. Their muiti farious duties would not pérmit them to do so, cven such o service coutd reasonably ho expected of them. In ad- dition to the duties of their several offices they constitute the State Board of Iiducation, tie State Board of Trans- portation and the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings, having as part of of its duties the care, leasing and sale of all school lands. Sarecly this gives these officinls a sufliciently wide range and variety of responsibilitics. The developments justify the investi- gation of the Lincoln asylum, which should be prosccuted thoroughly and the rogues unonrthed and punished, but there is no political capitalin it against the republican state ofticers, and the real purpose of its instigators is there- fore defeated. That it wiil have good results is 1o be hoped. It ought to have a wholesome influence on the man- agement of other public institutions, and it snggests that one of the most im- portint duties of the next legislature will be to provide better safeguards against slipshod methods and dishonest practices i the institutions of the state. ne- instigution be no res ils, It olliciuls ta look the management is THE EVIDENCE ACCUMULATES. An advanece bulletin issued by the suporintendent of the cansus gives some general statistics of the manufacturing industries of the city of New York, which deserve the attention of the dis- tinguished free traders who ave en- gaged in the business of casting dis- credit upou the reports of statisticians. Thoe facts given agree with those fur- nished by Commissioner Pecls, in show- ing a greatly increased number of man- ufncturing industrios, an inerease ber of men employed and nn ad wages. The information ref num- wnee in s only to w York city, but it is valuible be- wise the manufacturing enterprises of the metropolis are move diversified than clsewhere und embrace a vast numb. of industries. The large increase in the number of establishments reported isa steiking forture of the report, the percentage of increaso being 103,18 per sent, but the parcentagoe of increnss in wages paid s still greater, being 127,89 per cent. The wages arve not only greater actually, but they are also greater relatively, the average per hand increasing from $127 in 1880 to #0653 in 1590, or 52.93 per cent. After making all possible allowances for the fact that the present enumeration is more thorough than the last and for other minor circumstances that may have improved the showing, it is still upparent that a wonderful advance been made in the number and tude of the industries and in the paid to their employes, The inquisitors who have | so diligently to discredit hardly have the hardihood to similar attaek upon Por The census figures fully sup port those of the commissioner and are also in harmouy with the reports of statisticians in other states who have lately been dealing with the subjocts of manufacturing and wages, Does it not seem a strange thing that a great political party, aiming to obtain control of the governmont, should be en- tirely depandent upon the success of its efforts to deceive the voters of the coun- try concerning these matters of business and wages? The democracy has no hope that is not bas>d upon the belief that the people can bo fooled. It has leined upon broken reeds bofore in the course of its checkered history, but never has it relied upon u support so weik as its preseat position on the tariff question. Munufacturing industries must bo pros- trated and wage earners impoverished if the democratic free trade idea is to be justified; hence the prostration and im- poverishmenf required are furnished to order by the democratic newspaposs and orators und dilated upon in domocratic platforms. A more transparent exhi- bition of fulse pretense and downright magni- wages will make w Superintendent ¢ S I'HE OMAHA D fraud was never seen. In one respoct it | has sienally failod of its purpose. [t | was designed to set workingmen at nmity with their employers and to ato a widosproad feeling of dissatis- faction among the great wage earning classes by represonting tha propristors of tha muluiplying industries of the land as tho bloated beneficiaries of a robboer tarif and the wage earner himsell ns a down trodden slave. Thns result has | not boen achioved to any great extent, though the lames have haon vigorously fanned wherevor labor difficultios hava existed. The objsct rimei at is so plain to evon the most ordinary intolligencs that few have been deceived. i The facts presented by the statisticians | concorning the onormous growth of | American industries under protection and the improved condition of the wage eirning class are interosting, but after all they only confirm tha popular belief by corroborating what every person sees on all sides, The proofs of prosperity cannot bo concenled and sophistry ne not oxplain them away A FPEW DISC AN CIES CORRECTED. T.. T. Michener, the well known Inaiana potitician, friend of the president, member of the advisory board of the natiotal committee and partner of Blocks-of-Iive Dudley, ar- rived inthe city yesterday and sccured a room ut the Paxton hoter without registering Oune of the first tnings he did after break fast was to inguire for Tue Bgr oftice. tHe tande his way to that sacred edifice and was in consultation with Editor Rosewater, who, by tho way, is also a member of the national committee, although few porsons in tho state soein to know it. The presence here unheralded and un- 1egistered of so close a friend of Harrison and so influential an adviser of the national cominittee has considerable significance in Nebraska. It is well known thata migoty protest went from Nevraska to tho national committee demanding that the editor of Tur: Bre support the full republican tickets or resign from tho committee, Tho visit of Mr, Michener is to investigato this troubls and also, 1t is said, to placate Mr. Rosewater by allowing him a hand in the distribution of the funds, by which it is hopad to save Nebraska for the rapublican column this fail. An Omaha man who is in a position to know says that Mr, Rosewatoer roceived three days ago direct from the national com mittec a largo package of money, presuma biy a partof tho national funds for the dis- tribution of which 1T ;. editor is fght- ing.— World-1erald. This is a very interesting piece of news and does credit to tho fertile im- agination of the man al the helin of the Omaha Fuke- 1 deem it proper, however, to correct a fewslight discrep- ancies between fact and fiction. Mr. Michener passed through Omaha Thursday on his way to the coast. He passed by the World-Hevald rookery and called at Tue Bee building, Fo this picce of offensive partisanship Mr. Michener should be heid rigidly ac- countable. Inasmuch as I was absent wheu ho called at Tue Beg building the “significant consultation” did not mate- rialize nnd Mr. Michener left Omaha carrying his campuign secrets with him, L vealize that my membership in the national commitieo has, been a profound secret to most people in Nebraska and so far as [ can learn the national com- mittee has not yet received that “mighty protest” against my continu- ing on the committee. Tho only figment of truth conceraing that vro- test that my refusal to commend cundidates whose records are inde- fensible has afforded material for politi- cal mercenaries to indulge in their periodie ghost dances. My place on the nadonal committee is not a sinecure and 1 have verpally notified Chairman Cady that T am ready to retire at any time before election should the etate central committes call formy resigna- tion. Me. Michener may have come to Omauhaon a mission for all I know, but he certainly did not dveam of question- ing me in vegard to my own conduct or the policy which THE BEE is pursuing in the campaign, Inasmuch as [ had voluntarily re quested Mr, Carter, chairman of the nationa! committee, to place all contri butions for Nebraskn at the disposal of the stato committee, because 1 did not want to handle any of the campugn fund, the story that Michener eame to placate me by concoding my demand to handle the campaign fund, and tho alleged delivery to ma of o largs pack- age of money, is decidodly amusing. Why the committee would send mo a package of money instead of a passes my comprohension. As a matter of fuct not a dollar o na- tional committee funds has heen sent to or received in Nebraska uis to date. On the contrary,l have personally advanced several hundred dollacs for foreign cam- paign literature for which the commit- teo is yot to remit. With these trivial exceptions the story of the World-Herald substan- tially corre 1. ROSEWATER. —_——— SHOULD Bt RETIRED. There ought tobe no question about the defeat of Congressimen McKeighan and Kewm in the Fifth and Sixth dis- tricts. It must be that the constituonts of thess representatives ave fully con- vinced that it was a great mistako to send them to congress, and to re-elect them would be an inexcusanle blunder, They not only misreprosent the real sen- timents of the people of Nebraska, but they also discredit their intelligence. No other two men were of 50 little con- sequence in congress, and yet there was opportunity for them to have made them- selves folt if they possessed the ability todoso. They were ignored and disre- garded, not from any uawillingness on their part to be recognized, but for the reason that it was very promptly discov- ored they had no claim to recogaition. So far as any interest of Nebraska was concerned they were entirely useless and undoubtediy would be under any cir- cumstances. A constituency that sends such men to congress does a positive wrong to the whole stato The republicar candidates in the Fifth and Sixth districts are capable men, who would be serviceable to their con- stituents and 1o the state at large us representatives in congress. Prof. W, 1. Andrews, i the Fifth, is & man of five acquirements, while Hou. James Whitehgad, in the Sixth, has every qualification for a useful representative in the mnatiopul legisluture, Both of these gentlemen are familiar with the wants of Nebraska und in hearty actory. AILY BE aspirations of | its poople. I'hey thorough republiponns, who, in of the election ot "K| republican presiacnt and house of representatives, which now seems almost mestired, will ba able to do the stato good dbifvice, and in any event would represent it creditably MeKeighan 48 Kem - have glo valid claim th thoe support of an in- caso not a st telligent and progressive constituency. They are mots’ political charlatans, whose failure in private life is proof of their unworthiness for any publiic stas tion, and laast of all for that of repro: sentatives of n great and growing state like Nebraska, with an intelligaat, - dustrions, thrifty and honest peoplo. The voters of the Iifth and Sixth dis- tricts, wo confidently believe; will not discredit their intelligence by electing such montebanks as McKeighan and Kem over such capable men s Andrews and Whitehead LOYAL TO HOME INTERESTS. The spirit of loyalty to western inter- ests which animates the hreasts of all who have settled in the west almost proverbiai. Perhaps it hes never been more strikingly illustrated than it now is in Nebraska. is The b me patronage movement started u little moro than a year ago was based upon this well known spirit of local pride and feaity to local intevests. Tt was designed to apply to this state and to promote overy le gitimate interest in the state. Tho effect which it has already produced in Omaha is remarkable, and outsidel who have in past years counted with absolute confidenco upon a good market for their goods here are now in many cases reduced to the necessity of seck- ing other terrvitory. In certain lines of manufacture Omaha controis the field that enstern concerns considered ensily theiv own a year Travelers for ho ling in several diffcrent lines have lately expressed their surprise upon finding that Omaha and tho state of Nebraska have no further need of their commodities and that they cannot regain their lost ground. This is not altogether due to a general popular loy- alty to home interests, but is partly ac- counted for by the fact that the local producers canrot be undersold in the specialties, rs 120, ses dc Everything moves forward when the people have a common purpose and aro able 1o recognize common nterests. As the local manufacturing enterprises in- crease in strength and capacity they will bo yet botter able to cope with com- petition, and every forward step they take will be an advantage to the com- munity in which their interests are cen- tered. Bores for the democretic trustworthy reports say that his efforts GoveERNOR is working hard cause in Jown, but are not being rewarded. Tho speeches of the governovare largely taken up with arguments inteaded. to prove that the tariff is a tax, which is a very unprofit- able task in view of the fact that many ar- ticles ean be bought at about the amount of the duty on them, so that the gov- eruor has not been able to make many converts Lo this view, He also adheres to his statement of some two years ago that the farmers of Towa are producing in at aloss, which is wholly incoa- sistent with what he said in his annual message of a foew months ago, and which noavly every thrifty farmer in the state kuows is not true. What most seriou handicaps Governor Boies, however, is the studious omission of any referenco to tho wildeat currency plank of the domocratic platform. In this respect the governor follows the example of Mr. Cleveland, but still it is not satisfactory to the honest money democrats, who are quite nnmerous 1a lowa. The republi- caus of the Hawlkeye stute are very con- fident, and evidently they have good reason to he. AT LAST the authorship of that “state bank™ feature of the democratic platform has been revealed. Up to this week no one could be found who would confess to the origin or advocacy of thut egregious picee of lunacy. But the Atlanta Con- stitution. elated by its state victory, came out Monday in favor of the state bank and aflivmed that the south originated the clause, And if Cleveland is elected the south, which will be the grentest factor in electing him, will control his adwministration, and wild-cat banlks may bo confidently anticipated. The Conusli- tution wouid have been wiser to have ro mained silent until after clection. ANVTHING we might say concerning the action of the bar looking to the re- tirement of Judge Scott from the bench would be construed by himself and his friends as persecution. Ior that reason and for the reason that we do not want w0 forestall any step the mombors of the bar may see fit to take in the premises Tug Bew will vefrain from all comment, Dbut will simply publish the proceedings und a compendium of the arguments on both sides. £ THE New York Sun says that Omaha believes that Matthew Arnold wrote “The Light of Asla.” Well, thero is veally some grouud for such a belief sinco the appearance of Sir Elwin's iines on the death of Tennyson. Thero is somo poetry in “The Light of Asia’ and it is hardly gonceivable that the author of the lines on the late laureate can wrile poetry. Tue threats of yangeance against the citizens of Coffeyville by the friends of the exterminated Dalton gang indicate that there are:a fow more desperadoes who need exterminating. The Coffes- ville people are the onesto dothe job effectually. Some of the citizens of that town are handy with their Winchesters and will not stand any nonsense, A Tip for First Voters. Ciicinnati Commereial, The American _citizen who attains the age of 2l years on November S is entitled o vote, and Lo be qualified by registration be- forehaud. There is uothiug in the luw to disenfraschiso any mao jusily entitied to a vote. e Positively Van's Last Tour. Kearney Hub. Van Wyek will be the worst fooled man 1n tho stute of Nebraska wuen the votes are conuted. lndepecdents everywhere are de serting his cause, especially after hoaring toe twaadle that he presumes to call cam- paign speoshes, It is 1o old man's last ap- pearance, ympathy with the hast sontiment and | aro | B — OCTOBER 15, 1502, OTRER LANDS THIN OURS. know whother Bismarck's suocessor 1s able to retaln the postof ehan- cellor. (General von Caprivi clung to his high office in spite of the humiliation inflicted on him by the emperor's disapproval of the school bill, framed for tne purpose of cement- | ing a union between the Catholic party and the conservatives. Now, howaver, hs has announced his purpese of resigning if befails to carry through the new military bill ia tendod larwely to incraass the defensive forces of the empire by augmenting the num ber of conscripts annually drafted into the standing army. The approaching session of the Rewchstae, therefore, is to decide the fate of the emperor's chief minister, provided, of course. William (L., who has not vet deti nitely doc.ared himself, does not again slight his chanceilor by divecting him to withdtaw a il which provokes such violentopposition. Wo shall soon Itis not only German | stado who oppose the now also membars of the Prussian goverament who are alive to the financiat diMculties of the empire, Herr Miguel, for instance, the Prussian minister of finance, is charzod by JOiive with having subsidized vario newspapers to attack the military projoct The attack is basod upon the gravity of the fiscal problem presented by tho measure, and it would clearly bo an act of folly for the Reichstag to pass the army bill without understanding exactly how tho large ad- ditional expenditure is to be mot. It is not likely that tho chancellor overrates the cost crals of overy army bill, but of his own proposal, ver he admits that it will impose upon the German tax- pavers an extra annual vurden of £15,000,000, bosides a preliminary outlay of §20,000,000. He has not yet explainod where the money 1s to come from, and the moment that question is debated his troubles will begin. It secms impossiblo toraise the sums needed without imposinz fresh dutics on beer, spirits, und tobacco, and Bismarck kimselt shrank from confronting the storm of protosts avoked by the mere suggestion of such imposts, The present chancelior can- uot expect to convines even bis owa adner- ents that the army bill ought to bo passed uniess ho can Gesignate such corresponding fiscal measures as to them, at least, will soem acceptable. For tho moment they who believe in Caprivi take for granted that he can do this, but the instant ho tries to answer their expectations they are likely to be un- deceived. There anpears to be an intense feeling of sorencss in India over tho roport that tho British India offico is opposed to a gold standard and holds t silver sbould be allowed to find its natural level and that equilibrium should e maintained by a re vision of tho fiseal system. Ono leading newspaper describes the decision as showing a cyvical indifforence to the intorests of India, Another says that it will go near rendering the goveroment of India by Eng- tand impossible. Other journals use language scarcely less strong. Tho articles in some English financial papers are very adversely criticised, and it is pronouuced an extraordinary thing that anvbody should speak of iegislating in a panic when tha sil- ver problem has been engaging the attention of the authorities and of thinking men for the past ten or fiftcen years. The corre- spondent of the London Times at Calcutta writes: “The statement that the agitation is kept up only by a foy Kuropean residents is refuted by the fact that the petition of the Currency association has now obtained oyer 16,000 signatures, more than half of which are (hose of educated natives. There can bo no doubt that the Indian peovle, who are able to form an opinion on the subject, are uou satisfied with their curren On the contrary, they are rapidly becoming alive to the fact that what they have hitherto re- garded as money has already lost over 40 per cent of its valuo in the eyes of the world. there is every prospect of further iation. Tndia will no longer be satis- with vague recommondations to wait She de- fiea and sce how low silver will fall, mands that something should be done imme- diately to save her from the grave evils under which she is now suffering and from graverones threatening her in the near fu- ture, and the lunghsh peoplo may rest as- sured that any further delay will cause gon - cral and profound discontent in this coun - try.” . The correspondent of the London Times at Paris, speaking of the latest Bonapartist manifesto, says that it is a great pity that Prince Victor cannot get the plebiscite he pretends to be so anxious for, as it would demonstrate very offectually the political novelessness of his situation. Ho says: “Princo Victor Napoleon could not obtain a million of votes, and if I say a million it1s only that 1 may not seem to wish to exag- gerate things, for I am convincad, ana 1 have reasons to think as T do, that this fig- ure of a million is far too large. In Paris he woutd have the 100,000 votes which are at the disposal of any one wishing o overturn existing conditions, whatever they may ve, and he would have besides in certain special corners of France, 1n socialist and agitating cente some hundreds of thousands mor But this would beall. The militant Bona- portists, it is true, have taken social- 1sm under their patronage, and can vely on thosa wno profoss the so cialist ideal to rally to tneir side. But the ouly soctalism that they will nave will be the socialism ot disorder, ana not the real soctalism which always steers very clear of them, and rightly so. Iuvis to be regrotted that reasons of ovder, of economy, ana of morality cven, are opposed to such an at- tempt ; but tne day when the republic would consent to stand such a proofl would be a cause for congratulation, for tho chief result would be the assurance that Prince Victor could not bold up his hoad. Itisa reut mistake Lo imagine that the country would give to him a majority if the election of president of the republic were handed over to umversal suffrage, Perbaps Irines Vic tor knows this as well as everybody clse, and even better than anybody, and he porseveres apparently in this mistako, because but for that ho would have no longer any reason for existence,’ . The rapid 1acrease 1n the number of Prench torpedo boats is attracting much at- tention from naval men in Bogland, and thore has been o lung and animated discus- sion in the pross of the question whetber tho DBritish navy is not dangerously wealk 1n this respect. The official view of the admiralty is that torpedo boats are chietly useful as means of defense againet a more powerful navy, and that as the HBritish pavy s tho most powerful of all it would in case of bostilities naturally take the aggressive and would not be compelled to rely upon a large torpedo boat flotila. Some eminent naval oficers, however, hoid that this is an vtterly wistaken view aund that the British fleot ouglt to be provided with torpedo boats in proportion Lo its size. By the end of next year the French will uave 230 torpedo boats, aud 1he authoritius are boginniug to wonder where they are golng to find sentor lieuten- unts Lo command them. The prospect is that wany juoior licutenauts will bave to be pressed into service, Tho flotilla owes its existence chiefly to the late Admiral Aube, who was @ great believer in the torpedo boat and swift cruirers and a determined opponent of big ironclads. Siuce bis death his policy has been modified a little, but the Lorpedo branch of theservice has been main- tained 10 @ condaition of great eficiency so far s mere uumoers are concerned. It s worthy of note that these diminutive craft met with far moro than their share of disas- tor in the recent French and British manceuvres, but this fact, after all, proves nothing as to their value in actual warfare The Baring liquidation drags slow length along, and the chances of the guaran- Lors escaping withont having to mako good a final deficioncy «row less. With every par. sl roalization on tno securities held, the | water 0ozes out of what is laft. Thus, in the six montns from Febraary 1o August 31 the labilities were re from &£7,017,000 | 10 £3,113,613, but 1n the same pariod the val | ue of tho assots declined from 10,338,757 to £3,519,261, oF §200,000 niore than th liabiii ties. ‘Chis shows how evory fresh attemot to market the denreciatod bonds only sends them down iower in pri At the moeting of the Bank of England in tho middie of Sep tember the opinion was general that it would not bo possible to complete the liquidation within tho next twelve months, as originally planned, and that it would b nocessary to form some new kind of trast tonurse tho Bar- ingsecuritios along. The immonse losses Lo Engiish investors who were caught in tho South American crash are anough of them selves to account fora good part of the finan clal distress under which Eugland has been laboring, 1s ced il usion and Fabel Miineapolis Ti Tho foulest campaign ever conducted in Minnesots, a camprign most devoid of all principle, ‘a campaign which tradueos tho stato and nation, a campaien of compromises with Chicago wheat, camblers and ratlrond interosts, and finally_a_campaign of fusion end party dosertion—is that with which the state democratio machine goos to the poopla for their moral, intelloctual and vatviotic support. But Minnesota is not ready to be foul its uest this yoar. roul, i Nonpactisan Judieiary ., Kanais Citw Star Tho endorsement of Judge Androws, republican candidate for chief justice of tuo New York court of appeals, by the demo cratic stute committee was a step in the way ot independent politics, Tho Judge Androws by the republioans, although he was the democratic candidate for assoct- ate justice in ISS4, was another sten. By such examples the hope 1s inspived that wo tho Shall somo day have what weare always talking about, an absolutely nonpartisan ju- diciary, oo 1 Al W Phiiadelphi v Py atistics of Illinois, investigating the question, the wages of coal miners in iliicols sased during tho yvear 1801 over 15 per cent. Tuis was in the protected vituminous conl mines. 1t Commissioner Peck of New York needed any suppart ho would find it in the report of overy labor bureau i the country There was never such unanimity in tho oficial reports m sup- port of one point as there is this vear in sup port_of tho increase in wages uuder tho MeKinley act. The burean of labor has been that which reports ——— Contemptab] New York Tribun-, Democratic paners all over the country seem to regard this as a convenient and snit- able time for sneers on tue veteran soldiers and for renewals of Mr. Cieveland’s con- tompuible 1nsults about ponsions as & mode of ife insurance. Tho St. Pacl Globe ex. pends its wit in remarking upon the alleged fact that the velerans multiply month by month. This is a suggestion which ought to 20 hand in hand with Mr. Cleveland’s view, that saddles did more harin 1o nnion caval men than the builets of the enemy. This kind of wit is highly entertaming to unicu veterans, and cannot fail to bring them in line for the man who sent a substitute, —— nd the Penslons, i Adeeriiser A few democeatic members of the Grand Army of the Republic out in Minnesota have joined in a flaming address to the veterans in behalf of Cleveland, which is intended, we are told, to offset the recont declaration of General Dan Sickles. Tie man_who this address wrote a deliberate lic when declared that Mr, Cioveland, as preside *'vetoed only u lot of unworthy private poen sion bills.”” " Mr, Cleveland votoed tho de- pendent pension bill, which a republican con- sn wrote ho gress afterwards passed and Mr. Harrison signed. But beforo vetoing the bill which gave relief to the veterans of the union causo Mr. Cleveland signed a devendent pen sion bill for survivors of the war with Mexico because it was demanded by tho south, which furnishea (he majority o the troops for that cruel war in betialf of the ex- tension of slavery. I'holess the democrats have to say about Cleveland's record on pen- sions the better they will ne off. e Independents and Freight Rates. Broken Bow Republican. Voters of Nebraska are reminded that when they go to cast their vote for a mem bor of tho legistature, that a failure to have t rates reduced’ 1wo veurs ugo from 2) 025 per centin Nebrasia is chargeablo directly to the independent wembers of the legislature. Both the republican and demo- cratic mombers offored to support a_ bl reaucing freight vates from 20 to 25 per cont, and the independent logislators ve fuscd to give their assistance, Mo defeat all legislatton on the question, they inir duced “the Newberry bill, an extreme measire that could not have withstood the serutiny of the courts had it vecome a law, and as a consequence because of its ‘unreasonableness and uniarness was vetoed by Governor Boyd, I3lect conserva B ] Larzest Manufae nomination of | BROWNING, KING= of Clolhing in tho World. Out o Sight et 110, mon that do not profess to beliove that the state is a financial failure, mon who de not have to discourago prosporily and on itage discontont to get into oifice, mee edged to the oprineinles of republicanism | Imen who velleve in the future of the coun: ry {nn men who are opposod to olass laglela | - ) IDLE THOUGHTS, Kate Flold's Was) SUrnnee against fire which honesty s t ngton: Relizion . in the next world for © best polloy An Wishineton Star 1 anntry might be Stow on onoe of 1S cow versifiors the titie of poet luriat Pittsburg Pross: Tha saze turkey 18 con | templat perch on the unper limb of the 1001 fOF 0CCUPARCY X month, Gulveston Nows: Many a wiso man has nicked up u good sugg pstion wher | droppad it some fool Pranella—-Do you let your beavx It with other el Priscilia~ON, yes: unless they are { looking. Isuw you and Juck tozethe | niehit Dut, us T told him: this moratng, | ! notmind || Somervilie Journal: Ono of Somerville's business mon 18 so oxeessively polite that when the teiephono giel savs “Hullo!" to hin through the telephono he fnvariably 1fis his { Bt and olitely makes responso: “Gooo morning." Atclitson Globe: Peonle are arehitects of their lives and spend niost of - thoir time o wildi Lass additons to their houses, ABOUT THIS TINE Chic o News [ Justuow thore s con Tl Wiy "twINE two oxtromes, When the ehiily morning flanne's Warm up ‘o the noof y beams, Whon the deader fn the fee lump Has a spasm of the soul, Wishing somenow he coutil change his Irozen crvstals into conl OF YEAR cord the season BEN-ANN, EN Roselef Whoen Bennte Brown his Annfe wod, Concerning hin ftmight be said, As 1o the shrine of Hym 1o oIt that Lo was Bonr Aud, spoaking of his happy hriae, Who' thus to iim had besn aliled, Tt might, with equal truth be stated, Thut she thereby was Anuie mated, S g COMMISSIONS TO BECUT, Big Dey Goods dobhars ogether to Drecrenso the Drummer's Dol NEw Yo, Oct. M.—Iive of the great dry 2oods jobbing houses of this eity will ay the boginuing of next vear cut the cow- missions now pud their dey goods mon, The result will o diminution ot nearly one-half in the incomo of those men, Six months ago ropresentatives firms of H. B. Claflin & O, | Pembroke & refft, Weller & O Dunham, Buckley & Co., and 13 S, Jaffray & Co., got togethor nnd decided that in at tempts to got business thoy were cutling cncanother's throats and bene fiting voone; that the ma rket was becoming unstablo and that a bad condition of affairs was threatening. They had been compet ing to tho extent of giviag purchasers rutnous discounts, had duted bills way uhoad, ard had fairly eut the profits in smull peces. They entered into a compuet as 1o rates of discount, dating bills and other matters and of tho . Swoetser, ot along smoothly. Recontly represenia tives of these firms held another meeting at which the remuneration of salesmen was Qiscussed. A reduction was decided upon. [ On lines of domestic goods thut have yielded tho salosman 1 per cont commission he will l arter January 1 veceive half of that. On other lines the reduction 15 from one-half of Tocecent to 1 por cent, depending on tho awount ct commission proviously paid. The new schedule goes 1uto effect at tho end of the present year, el Considering Cotton Rates. S1. Lovis, Mo, Oct. 14.—The Southwest- orn Railway and Steamship association rate committce spent the aay in considering the matter of interstate rates of shipments of cotton destined to domestic and foreign points. A comunttee submiited n report wlich was adopted, the cffect of such report being to more propoerly adjust intersiato rates in view of existing conditions, ———— Enough and to Sy Chicago News-Iteeord. A netrified wan has been discovered in Ne- Lraska. As hio is ontirely dead, the chauees for the tormation of another politeal party in that stats are not increased by the dis- covery. THE STREET. - THE SHANTY IN Goingz through thecity A stranze thinz you will meet, pxeltes the stranger's wonder, 15 the shanty in the streot, m the center of tho ety o which way you will. 1 seo It in the valley, You'll soe it on the hill. It squats upon the pavement Where people throng the wiys TUSquats in distant subur And waits for clection ¢ Within are stalls for voters To koep thelr thoughts from wixinzg Tho Taw <tands ‘round about it, And frowns on ballot ixIng. It #ives a strong suzgestion Of conneilmanie jobs, And how 1t gives protection Lo tho voter whom 1t robs, Do you think that we're prozressing, Pat in stalls like horses o niake s 0 our duty Andl shiehd us from Uhg bosses? Oy Noth " BT Cocnnam, turers and Doiery A overcoats over that summer | ! ‘ Put one of our new fall { carth. Men's suits $10 up; 3 suits $2.50 up. Boys' overco departments is due to the fa est, and we keep the best, Browning Our store closes at 6:3 p. . diys, whea we close ut 10 p. ble and make a living, selimg the best clothing on enormous patronage in our furnishing goods and hat Savare (S, Cor. 15th & Doxflas St —cuit and the s, s. will be out o' sicht—so will you Our fall for men and boys are be. new snit also out o' sivht as to style and general make up. The price i quite out o'sight, for such suits as we are selling no can't be sold for nothing. W ask as little as pos overcoats $8.50 up. its in endless variety, Boys'- The ot that the best is the cheay ,King&Co