Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1893, Page 4

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Tur DAty and SuxpAy ek Is on sale In Chieago at o following plac Paluier house, Grand Pacific hotol, Auditorium hotel. t Northern hotel. hotel. Leland hotel. Fiics of THE BEE can bo seon at the No- braska building and tho Administration build position grounds. NT OF CIRCULATION. SWORN STAT Georgo It Yshing comp actual efreunlation of ending A \nek, sooretary of Tire BER Pub- '8 soleninly swear that the e DALY BEE for the week Thursda; Friday, Batu 3 FOWGE B, TZRCHUCK, + and _mubseribed in of August, 1893 otary Public i EWONN 10 boror {oma oy P or July, 1803, 24,208 AL TRAT Tur Ber is pleased o announce thata special newspaper train has been chartered via the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacifie rail- way, to run from Omaha to Lincoln daily, which will enable Tz Bee to serve its patrons throughout the South Platte country with fhe v At Lincoln close wre made with trains south and which makes it pr: blo for Tire BEr to cover a vast territory witha complete newspaper. Heretofore we have been compelled % go to pressat n much earlier hour than is now done under the new arrangement The superiority of Tnr news isconc Y latest news. counectio westhound, Bee's telegraphic d throughout the west. Its special cable nows, unrivalod b dis- patches and its special telegraphic servico from every imjortant point have gained for this paper an enviable reputation not alono confined to this state. With improvea facilities for reaching the people at a seasonable hour by Tur Big spe- cial newspaper train, there can be no doubt that our patrocs will continue to show their appreciation of nowspaper enterprise. HOLMANISM is to bo turned down in the Fifty-third congress. EVERY successive election in France seems to give evidenco of a greater sta- bility of republican government in Europe. THE Sunday park concerts go far toward making life in a city bearable to the workingman and his family during the heated summer season THE European war speck has now shifted tou position botween Italy and France. The rapidity and ease with which it changes its location cannot fail to be admired I THERE are any local celebrities who are aspiring to still greater fame they should hasten to have themselves en- rolled as vice presidents of the forth- coming freo silver coinage jubilee. S0 BRYAN of Nebraska retains the place on the ways and means committee which fell to him as spoils for support- ing Springer for speaker, while Springer himself is relegated to the rear. Verily, politics bringcth strango reverses. THERE were only 2,060 candidates for places in the F'rench Chamber of Dep- utics at the election yestorday. But that is not u circumstance to the number of men who aspire to become candidates for the lecal offices that are to be filled this fall. No oNE ests of Ne partisan jud xpects the corporation inter- caska to render the non- iary movement any very material assistance. The corporations are intensely partisan, no matter whether thoy happen to favor republi- canism or democracy Tue Washington Post says that Sena- tor Allen is “likely to make a stir” be- fore the six years of his sorvico are ended, Sonator Allen has just “stivred” from Nebraska to Washington and is likely to “stir” back and forth several times before his six yoars expire. IT MUST afford those of our merchants who are trading with China a consider- able measuro of relief to have official notice that no retaliation will ba prac- ticed because of the Geary law. China, 1t must bo admitted, is dispiaying a for- bearance that was scarcely to have been expected, SENATOR INGALLS is now mak ing the rounds of the Grand Army encamp- ments making speeches in which he roundly excoriates the veterans for their aesertion of the republican party. And it is to be noticed that the veteran jubmits vory tamely to the scolding rocess. They feel in the mood for a ittle verbal chastisement and the Kan- sas brand seems wone too strong for them. I 18 now stated, upon Rocky mountain authority, that France is seriously con- tewplating the purchase of America’s entire stock of silver bullion. Inthe mbsence of better information the news may be looked upon as a very gauzy sttempt to bear the silver market. Still, | & letter from Sevretary Carlisle showing if France wants to exchange gold bars for a few tons of silver bullion she can find & ready bargainer in Uncle Sam. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: NO NECKSSITY FOR RECHNAGE It is announced from Washington that the sensation of the woek will be | the assertion by Senator Voorhees that present conditions free coin- age of silver at, an enhanced ratio, say 20101, {4 a practical impossibility and that this statoment will be backed up by under how great a loss would be sustained by the government should it attempt to re- ¢ in the outstanding eijvor dollars. It is further said that Senator Voorhees intends to explain nis changed at- titude upon the silver qurstion by this argument and in order that the shock too suddenly upon the conntry the letter from S¢ tary Carlisle has already been mado pub- lic. Why it shouid be necessary for the government to attempt to recoin the outstanding silver at all is in no way in- dicated by the sevretary. Senator Voor- 1y ondeavor to tell us in his fortheoming speech, but the effort ap- pears to be quite gratuitous. | #or the facts concerning the numbe of coined silver dollars and the probabl loss attendant upon recoinage, wo may accopt Seerotary Carlisle's figures with- out question. There are 419,332,450 coined silver dollars, and some $77,000,- 000 in subsidiary silver in which the mint ratio of 16 to 1 or less has been employed. 1f the ratio should be changed to 20 to 1 and this money called in for reissue at the new ratio, the estimated cost of rvecoinage, including the addi- tional bullion, the loss by abrasion, the cost of coinage, the copper for alloy, and the oxpenses of transportation amounts to $112,866,321. From these figures we are left to infer that the pro- posed change of ratio would involve the government in debt to over one hundred millions of dollars. Let us examine this que moro care. Why should the govern- ment attempt to recoin the existing stock of silver money? It will no doubt be replied that no one would accept a 60-cent dollar when a dollar of 100 cents is to be obtained, and that, the light- weight dol 11 all accumulate in accordance with Gresham’s law in the treasury in payment of customs dues. But this is a misapprehension arising from an imperfect conception of what Gresham’s law really is. The fact that where two kinds of money are in circu- lation side by side the inferior will always drive out the superior was rec- ognized by economists long before it was formulated into a s led law by Sir Thomas Gresham. While the principle at its foundation is not to be denied it must nevertheless be accepted only with distinet - limitations. An overvalued money will not drive out an undervalued money so long as its quantity is abso- lutely limited. The only reason why our present silver dollar has not dis- placed the use of gold is that it is issued in limited quantities by the government and by the government, alone. Now let us suppose that freo coinage of silver at an enhanced ratio, say 20 to 1, were inaugurated. What would become of the outstanding silver coins? They would still be legal tender, receivable for all debts, public and privato. No one could obtain a 412 grain silver dollar except in ex- change for a dollar’s worth of commodi- t Noone could take bullion to the mint and secure for it 412 grain silver s. The only silver dollar coined would be a 464 grain dollar and the exchange value of the old dollar and the now dollar would be precisely alike. In other words so long as the number of 412 grain dollars remains fixed at 419,- 000,000 they cannot drive out of circula- tion a single dollar, gold, silver or paper. An overvalued money can dis- place an undervalued money only when the quantity is increasing. If any dis- placing would result at all it would re- sult from the increase of the num- bor of new 464 grain dollars and 1t would be the gold which would con- tinue to be displaced until twenty ounces of silver became equal in value to one ounce of gold. If silver bullion did not riso in price to correspond with the price of gold at 20 to 1, all our gold would be driven out of circulation, while the existing stock of 412 grain dollars would pass current as before, 1t is evident then that there is abso- lutely no necessity whatever for recoin- ing our outstanding silver, even though fres coinage should be adopted at a ratio of 20to 1. To estimate the loss which would acerue from recoinage is a beautiful mathematical calculation, but its pertinency to the question at issue in congress is as remote as the price of wheat in London. hees n on with IVHAT LOSS OF CREDIT MEANS, In his annual report for 1892 tho comp- troller of the currency showed that over 90 per cent of the business transactions of the country were done by means of credit. He said: “When the public loses confidence, and credit is impaired and refused, over 90 per cent of all busi- ness tr ctions are directly affected. It is easy to realize how impossible it is for the remaining 10 per cont of money to carry on the business of the coumtry without monetary stringency and finan- cial distress, The refusal to extend or continue eredit, the demand for payment in money, leaves the actual money or currency of the country, bo it $24 per capita or #0 per capita, ut- derly powerless to supply business neoeds.” In tho same report it is shown that in 1802 the fifty-seven clearing house associations in the United States transacted a business aggregating $61,- 017,830,067, and of that great volume ot business ouly 8 per cent was done with actual currency or money. A good explanation of what is meant by the credit system—and it muy bo re- marked that few | -ople understand it— is given by Prof. Laughlin of the University of Chicago in a recent letter to the secretary of agriculture. He ob- served that the amount of actual money, metallic or paper, is very small atall times compared with the country’s com- modities which are being exchanged. It all goods were to be at the same moment offered for money, the money would not be enough to go around. In asale of goods, a computa- tion in terms of money may be made, i ) | money unnecessary, and enabling goods and a check or draft drawn for that amouat. Through the agency of banks these drafts are exchanged against each other. rendering the actual transfer of | to be moved rapidly and ceonomieally. The grain, the provisions, the manufac- tured goods of the country are thus do- pendent on the banking system for their exchange, and this service is of really greater importance to trade than the more quantity of motallic money. More- over, these services are so constantly and easily done day by day that the public is often unaware how intimately the bank- ing system is interwoven with the inter- ests of trade and eommerce. Only in such a timo as the present, when the paralysis of credit provents the bunks from serving the public as usual, is our dependence upon a good banking system clearly perceived. The most important constituent in our system of exchange is, therefore, the $2,500,000,000 of credit deposits in our banks which arise from the check and deposit function. This is what enables the more than #60,000,000, 000 of goods to be exchanged, and shows clearly that we are not dependent for a medium of exchange merely on the quan- tity of gold and silver on hand, A contraction of but 2} per cent in credits is equivalent in® the offect on exchanges of wip- ing out the entire currecy sup- ply of the country, and there can be no doubt that such a contr: on has taken place within the last six months. When to this is added the large withdrawal of money from the banks which has not been returned, estimated to amount to between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000, nobody can have any difficulty in under- standing why there is depression. It may bo pertinently observed, also, that people who ask that the supply of cur- rency bo made sufficient to do the busi- ness of the country on a cash basis evi- dently do not know what that would re- quire, or understand what would be the consoquence of attempting to float such a mass of money. SOME IMPROVEMENT. In recent issues THE BEE has taken advantage of every indication of better trade conditions upon which to base the assumption that business throughout the state shows a decided improvement. Such a conclusion predicated upon false premises would avail nothin It is, however, gratifying to be able to note unquestionabls evidences of returning confidence among the jobbars of Omaha and the merchants of leading country towns. whose books are ever a true barometer of trade. That bed-rock has been touched is the consensus of opinion among the bankers and merchants of this city, who may bo said to have about conciuded to resume business on a large scale without waiting for action at Washington. This of course would be difficult to do if the conditions of sixty days ago had not undergone some change. It is the natu- ral sequence of a better feeling now prevalent. Tho crop outlook in this stato is having a potential influence upon trade. Our business men have always felt the good cffects of a prospective heavy corn crop. This year is no excep- tion to the rule. The general distrust of eastern bank- ersand jobbers has developed an en- tirely new feature in the trade of this staté, The eastern men are not in posi- tion to veadily perceive the improved conditions in this territory, and have not relaxed their stringent rules and restricted credits. The resultis that the western jobbers are stepping in and selling goods where heretofore the down-cast jobber maintained a firm foot- ing. If the jobbers of the west see fit to follow up this new advantage they arecertain to profit by it immeasurably in the long run. Tt serves to exemplify the fact that as time goes on the dis- tributing centers of the wost are becom- ing more and more independent of those of the east. THE BEE bolieves that business will continue to improve in Nebraska. i B COMMIITEE CHAIRMANSHIPS, The announcement of chairmen of the committees of the house of representa- tives verifies, as to the more important committees, what had been foreshadowed by the best informed Washington corre- spondents, Wilson of West Virginia suc- ceeds Springer of Illionis as the chair- man of the ways and means committoe, the latter being placed at the head of the committee on banking and currency. Thus the Illinois stutesmen is distinetly discredited by the administration in connection with the work of tariff reform, for it must be understood that in this matter Speaker Crisp is ng out the arrangement vrith the president under which he was enabled to secura re-clection withont opposition in his own party. Unless he had agreed thus to be a party to the discrediting of Springer he undoubtedly would have had Wilson as a competitor for the speakership, and backed by the influ- ence of the administration the West Virginian would at least have been a very formidable rival, The significance of the change to the country is in the promise it implies that there will not be any such radical changes in the tariff as might have been expected had Springer remained ut the head of the ways and means committee. Wilson is a taviff reformer, but without the strong leaning toward free trade of his predecessor, and consequently he is more in accord with the president, whom it is now clearly understood does not approve the deetrine of the national piatform regarding vrotection. The country can now feel assured that what- ever tarifl revision is accomplished will be very largely directed by the admin- istration, and there is reason to expect, also, that it will not be long delayed. The turning down of Springer will not be pleasing toa considerable number of dem- oerats, who believe he had a fair claim to be continued as the leader of the party in the house, and they will hardly be placated by his appointment to the chairmanship of the banking and cur- rency committee, although it is an important one. The treatment of Springer is an illustration of the ingratitude of politics. Few men on the democratic side did more faithful service in the last presidential cam- paign. Sayers of Texas is chairman of the appropriations committee, succeeding Holman of Indians, who is relegated to the comparatively obscure position of JUESDAY, AUC JST 22, 18! 1 chairman of the committee on Indian ! nance of the present tariff law with its affairs. Withont" ¥nowing much of the qualifications of the \Texan for the very important duties devolving upon the head of the apprpiations committoo, no rogroet will bafsexpressed that the cheese-paring Intfifha politician has at last been discred{fe by his party, and will probably never again by known in any position’ & great responsi- bility. He has begyia conspicuous fail- ure as chairman of ,the appropriations committee and the. conntry may feel confident that his successor cannot do worse, while it is veasonably to bo ex- pected that he will @o better. Mr. Bland, the foremost champion of froe silver in the house, remains at the of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, but this is not to be regardad as nocossarily a concession to the silver element, since it is under- stood the Missouri statesman will not have a majority of the com- mittee with him so far as his silvoer views are concerned. More- over, il the silver purchasing clausa of the Sherman act is repealed Mr. Bland's committee will not be par- ticulurly burdened with business. With that consummation attained there will be little more heard of silver in the present congross. A number of other changes are made in the chairmanships, perhaps the most important after those mentioned veing that of pensions, of which Moses of Georgia is chairman, Doubtless Secre- tary Hoke Smith will bo able to get all the aid he may ask from the house com- mittee on ponsions in his work of purg- ing the pension rolls, It is perhaps quite unnecessary to say that the south receives most liberal treatment in the distribution of the committee chairman- ships, and it will certainly not be che fault of Speaker Crisp if that section does not dominate the legislation of tho present con NO MAN with a heart capable of being touched by the privations of nis fellow men can fail to have his sympathies moved by the appeal of the great army of unemployed for something to do that will give them bread. Understunding the suffering of these people, who are willing to labor, but can get nothing to do, and of those dependent upon them, it is not diflicult to pardon them for intem- perate utterances. Hungry men, who cannot appease the hunger of helpless wives and children, cannot be expected to always speak with deliberate judg- ment and measure their words with the care of men who have nothing to worry or exasperate them. They are not to be judged too harshly, but rather with every allowanee for the influencs upon their minds of their unfortunate condition. It is a vory different matter, however, with the political demagogues —such as J. B. Weayer and the other signers of the appeal to the farmers of the west—who take 'advantage of tho misfortune of the unemployed to in- flame their passions and to incite them against other classes of the community. The so-called appeal sent out by Weaver and his associates has more of the characteristics © of a ' com- munist manifesto than. of an appeal for the relief of the unfortunate, and it is to be feared that it will fall far short of accomplishing what might be done by a request for relief made in sober, earnest and judicious language, instead of in terms caleulated, if not intended, to engender and intensify class hostility. At a time when it is most necessary that the passions be kept in check and calm reason be allowed to rule the people who could subscribe to the ‘“‘appeal” of Weaver and his colleagues are not friends of the public peace or the gen- eral welfare. THE action of the labor organizations in St. Louis in urging the great grmy of unemployed workingmen in the country to move on Washington in order to im- press ess with the urgent necessity 5000 unemployed men at snington would simply embarrass the local authorities without moving con- gress. It is a mistake to assume that congress or the administration is in- nt to the demands of the unem- d. Idle men can only secure em- ont through the regular channels of industry and congress can only lo late to remove obstacles that obstruct the return of prosperity. That is pre- cisely the work congress has been re- quested to perform. THE delegates and speakers to the Now York farmers alliance and people's party state convention call upon the farmers of the west to send food of all kinds w allay the hunger of the stary- ing unemployed in New York City. 1f the condition of the western farmer is 80 black as it has Dbeen constantly painted by the populist ealamity how- levs, how can he, we ask, share whut he has not with others who are said to be equally poverty stricken? All this goes to prove that the calamity howlers themselves do not hglieve the terrible stories of pauperized farmers which they have been spréading with such assiduous labor. —— THE dificulty which the United States expericnces in recruiting the small standing army which it maintains is fast being overcome now that hard times have forced sb’ many men from employment, But the man who enlists because he is compolled to do soor starve cannot be expected to make the most efliciont soldier... With the return of prospority we mugt pot be surpised to find a considerable inerease in the num- ber of deserters until'the unwilling re- cruit has once more disappeared from the service. Now THAY the silver question has been taken up for discussion by the house without passing through the com- mittee stage, the committee on coinage, woights and measures becomes an insig- nificant congressional adjunct. That may account for McKeighun keeping his place on the coinage committee. I¥ THE nonpartisan scheme of legis- lation on the silver question works suc- cessfully congress might devote the regular session to a little nonpartisan legislation on the tariff guestion. A joint resolution pledging the mainte- reciprocity annex, sdopted by the votes of all parties and signed by the presi- dent, would have a remarkably stimulat- ing offect upon all brane'ves «f ind. stry. Tie New York Herald is now issued from its new building, which is no doubt the finest structure dovoted exclusively to the production of a newspaper that oxists anywhere in the world. It is needless to add that, the Herald’s new facilities will be utilized to improve the high standard of journalism which it has always maintained. Tir BEE is one of the few newspapers which gives its readers the benefit of the Herald's unsurpassed cable news servic rajudics Cropping Oat. ilobe- Demoorat. The democratic prejudice against the na- tional banks dates back to the time when those institutions served a good purpose in behalf of the union cause.” piiebior- A Groaning Ewil, Phitadelphia Times. Stop croaking. 1t doesn't pay; it is all 1oss and 1o profit to all, and_whonever tho cronker shall cease to ply his vocation money will bo plenty and business prosperous. Stop croaking. Ancient A PN Away with Traditions. Loutsvilte Cowrder Journal, If tho senate wishes to preserve its pre- clous “traditions,” to which it scems moro devoted than to tho interests of the country, it should avoid trying the patience of the peoplo too far just at this time. il Dawning Era of Sense. New York Advertiser, There is comfort in the conviction that the madness of the people is passing away. The calm judgment and stoadfast patriotism of the peoplo must sooner or iter assert itself. The 63,000,000 of peovlein the United States are not *‘mostly and we have faith to believe that the beginning of n new and better era is at hand. Speed the day! pui 2 - itibally ©o ng Hair, ¥o: k Sun. he Hon. William Alfred Peffer, the Esau- chinned glory of Topeka, hopped up 1n the senate yesterday with a bill for aluminium money. Why aluminium? Why not hair? reat populist com- Peffer should coin his vost-shading beard into drachmas. We beseech him to give another shake to his mighty think- thunk, S Natare's Golden Depositories. St. Paul Pioncer-Press. The grain fields of tae northwost are vast ks of deposi’, in whose stacks ot golden grain are storeds more potential cash ready to bo pourcd mto all the channels of circula- tion than even the immense sums that have been withdrawn to be sccretod in privato hoards. Al that is needed is a fow mil- lions of cash or of credit substitutes for cash to set the golden tide in motion. ie e g ouble in the Camp, Philadelphia Inquirer. What does this news from Washington portend? Achilles Cockran sulking i his c leaders at war; threats of nation ; charges of the basest X ainst those who have fod hi ily at Cleveland's official table; frantic ap- peals to republicans to save tho nation— what mean theso? It means that the peovle made a mistake last fall when they piaced the democratic party in power. And it fur- ther means that they have found it out. Ingalls' Latest. Ransas City Journal. The speech of Mr. Ingalls beforo the Grand Army encampment at Hutchinson recalls the days when the ex-senator was uan active politician and a leader of public sentiment in his state. 1t had much of the old time ring, and appealed to the seutiments and patriot- ism of his hearers with much of tho old time moving power. Whenever Mr. Ingalls talks straight republicanism of the stalwart type heis listened to with absorbing in- terest and enthusiasm. 1t is when he at- tempts to soften his language in deference to what he .considers changing conditions of sentiment that he disappoiats others and weakens himsel 10WA REF New York Commercial: Towa may be trusted to go right this fall. The 20,000 re- publi ajority on the national ticket lasty ©es the will to do away with a democratic governor as soon us possiblo. Boies naturally declines w be the sheep led 1o the slaughter. New York Sun: The making of a liquor plank which will soothe the moral Drys without rufiling the Wets in the river towns was the chief perplexity of the lowa repub- licans this year. They aro weary of being ficed to prohibition. The candidate for Bov ruor i» not likely to set Sugar creek afire. Chicago Herald: The Towa republican platform is for the most t an arraign- ment of the American people. It presents o long and harrowing catelogue of woes and calamities and attributes them all to the election of a democratic president and con- gress last fall. But since the people did the electing they are necessarily the pro- ducers of all the woes and calamities. Chicago Inter Ocean: The lowa republi- can conveution adopted a strong platform on national issucs, and met the most troublo- some local issue by declaring that prohibi- tion is no test of ‘republicanism. This is a clear statement of a_self-evidens truth, and as there was full and free discussion of the temperance resolution, the inference is that there will be no division on this subject Philadelphia Press: No such intelligont and well directed effort has been seen in this country to enforce prohibition as has been witnessed i lowa. The legisluture aided by passing the most stringent and nquisi- torial IPor five years the governors, logislatures and a majority of the county ofticinls were in sympathy with the law, and public opinion gave its sauction to their energetic efforts. But it was all in vain and today free rum prevails in Towa, New York Times: The action of the re- publican convention in Iowa makes it prob- able that the decisive issue in the state cam- puign will be the repeal of the prohibitory law. The fact that by a close vote in the convention the republicans have taken sub- stantially the same ground that has been occupied by the democrats for years will not take the question out of politics, for very many of the republicans are still probibition- ists who in a state election will put that issue above all others. A party cannot change its ground so suddenly on & question that uppeals strongly to sentiment and hope to carry its followiag bodily over to the new position, Springficld (Mass.) Republican: sire of the re NS, This de- publicans to relegate to the graveyard of wornout 1ssues the prohibition question is not reciprocated by the lowa democrats, who have won two state elec- tions under the leadership of Governor Boies because of their opposition to the prohib- itory law. ‘The statute is evidently doomed, whichever party may win this fall, but dis- cussion of the question must perforca euter promiuently into the campaign, and from it the democrats are the more likely to profit, inasmuch as their present position is not in- nsistent with their past, while the repub- cans bave withdrawn from their old stand stress of continued defeat. Philadelphia Recora: In their efforts to carry & jug of whisky on one shoulder and o bucket of cold water on the other the re- licans of lIowa will be apt to spill the contents of both, The temporal hairman ate convention was Jarvis Harlan, cretary of the interior in Lincoln's admin- istration, who is best remembored by the fact that he removed Walt Whitmau from a clerksnip because of the immorality of the poet's verses. In his speech Mr. Hurlan gave the keynow to the purposs of the cou- vention by declaring that “Prohibition is not one of the principles of the republican party.” The platform, which repeais this repudiation of prohibition, endeavors to straddle the quesiion by proposing that the logislature shall maintain “the present liguor law in those portions of the state w{mruil is now, or can be made eficient, and giving the localities such methods of coutrolling aud regulating the liquor trafiic as will best serve the cause of temperance and wmorality.” This nwaus that the re- publicans of lowa are in favor of free whisky in certain sectious of the state, and of water in certain other sections of the state. NEBRASKA AND NERRASKANS. bottom have suffered much loss by cont ovorflow. Bieyeling is bocoming popular in Nebraska, Neariy all tho fairs in the state are offering vurses for eyeling events. The market prico of corn has boen 2 cents in McCook up to last weok, when the price slumped away to 18 cents & bushel Deshier, Thayer county, is to have a news: paver, the material of the Carleton Reporter having been removed to that place Out of thirty-se populists that recently rathered together in Saline county thirty-six of them wanted & nomination for ofice. Mr. Babeock of Bethany will go beforo the people's party convention and ask for the nomination as register of doeds of Lancaster county. The editor of the Nebraska City P’ress authority for the statement that ‘‘the ave ago Nobraska girl still clings to the electrie band” for garters. Editor Beal of the independent organ at Broken Bow was horsewhipped in ear- nest last woek by a lady who took excep: tions to the colonol’s broezy wostern way of referring to her domestic and other relations with mankind, Mrs. L. P. Dillon of Crote made complaint against her neighbor, D, E. Burket, for koen- ing a howling dog, to her discomfort and annoyance. The police judge imposed upon defendant a fine of §1 and costs, and the case will be appealed. Only four of the daughters of D. H. Frost of Crawtord are attending the teachers' - stitute. The rest aro attending to homo duties. Mr. I is to be congratulated on his success in supplying the schools of Antelope county with teachers. The independents of Rod Willow county will be the first this year to shy thoir caster in the politicalarena. At the county contral committee meeting held in Indiauola it decided to hold their county convention in Indianola Saturday, Soptember 3, F. A. Connor, cashier of the Crete National bank, while umpiring a game of base ball be- tween the Young Men's Christian Associn- tion team and a picked nine the other even- ing was struck in the face by a very hot foul, and his nose was badly crushed. Friday last T. H. Miller, an_ex-mayor of Crete, was charged before Police Judge Schilling with assault. The defenso set up was “temporary insanity.” After tho testi- mony of a largs array of witnesses and med- ical experts had been given Mr. Miller was discharged. Johnson county’s superintendent of schools, Mr. J. L. McBrien, has been elocted by the board of trustees of tho Nebraska Wesloyan university to the position of dean of Orleans seminary, which ibstitution is supplemental to the Wesleyan and is located at Orleans, lan county. The farmers of Nebraska nave grounds for complaints on prices obtained for the products of the farm during the y says the Fairbury Enterprise. ) 20 sold on the streets of Fairbury last Saturday for fully one half, 1f not more, of what the land would sell fo At a meoting of the county supervisors of Dixon county the petition asking for tion to m the county seat was agai brought forward. After duly considering the petition for un clection and the remon: strance presented by Ponca the board de- cided that no clection would be ealled. Harlan coun: prohibition convention placed the following county ticket in tho field: For clerk, vacant; for _treasurer, Stephen Morgan ; for sheriff, G. M. Rowle, for supermntendent, Mrs. P. B. J. Adams] for judge. Rev. J. W. Edwards; for surveyor, vacant, and for coroner, Dr. H. S. Zumro, A spectator describes an enthusiastic and withal pathetic old soldiers reunion ho wit- nessed in Hastings otho other day. Thoro were only ten old vets in the reunion, but they made up in vehement remarks not com- plimentary to the present administration what they lacked 1m numbers. Iivery man was doubtless in the neighbortiood of or over 60 vears of age, and the loss of their pen- 51018 at this time of unusual depression and lack of confidence was a crushing blow to thoso who came to the front in the hour of tho country’s poril and think they are now proverly entitled to the nation’s gratitude. e —— PEOPLK AND THINGS. the ro no good The pressure is easing up 1n all dircctions, except in congress. Attorney General Olnoy might attack gon- eral distrust and immortalize himself. The expuggated edition of the Cairo dance seems to striko Chicago cult in_the right spot, and the country is reasonably safe. “Thomas Settle of North Carolina is the youngest member of the present_house. Ho sottled m North Carolina (Rockingham county) March 10, 1855 Fusion in Kunsas is in a state of hopoless confusion. Jerry Simpson of Medicine Lodge refuses to coalesco with what ho dubs “pio-bellied hypocrites.” Goveraor Flower of New York taung with Cleveland mto the repunl camp, He to his party, “Let tho alone,” Flower is a statesman. Also a daisy. Governor Waito missed the opportunity of a lifetime. he had been in Chicago during the Indian torture dance he could have waded in blood to the bridle without striking a blow. Miss Mabel Besant, sister of Walter Besant, is said to bo ond of the most on- thusiastic lady ‘cyclists in England She mounts her iron steed and thinks nothing of a “spin’’ of thirty miles at a time. Mr. George W. Childs of the dgger has bought a plot in Gre cemetery for the burial o1 the lato Richa A. Proctor, whoso bodyj now lics in an un- is e need it try. rapidly taken up. BROWNING, ore open every evenln: Miarape Baturday ull marked grave, and the erection of a suitable monument to perpotunte the memory of tho Many farmers living along the Nemaha | astronomer. A scoro of anxious readors are- assu that the prediction of a oyclone harvest timo is an invention of the ene: Mary Loase and John J. Tngalis will not como together in joint debate in Nebraska. Deacon K. D, Allen, of the OIld South so- clety in Boston, has been in_continuous busic ness in that city for sixty vears, and is bo- lioved to be the oldest dry goods merchant at the Hub. He is still vigorous and active, although much beyond 80 years of age. Penry Villard of the Northern Pacific has pone abroad. Mr. Villard struggled so hand to accumulate a fow millions that his physi- cal health is not as robust as_his pile. He was uncqual to the taskof climbing the Manitoba_Hill_and retired in favor of ro- ceivers. Just how many Northern Pacifio stockholders bid him a cordial adieu will nevor be known, Congressman Wilson of West Virginia, who tried to beat Bill Springer for the way and means chairmanship was a colloge pr dent bofore he entered congress. Ho is a povular man among his colleagues and no ono quostions his ability, though ho has not had the experience which Mr. Springer has enjoyed. Mr. Wilson is about 50 years]old and is said to have grown very gray within tho last year, A goneration ago a wealthy St Louisan founded a fund to holp immigrants. The de- sign of the founder worked well for a tim and thousands of now settlers wore mates inily helped by the generosity of Bryn Mul- lanphy. But times have changed.” A late report of the thustecs of the fund shows t it requirea #1,599 in expeuses to disburse £005 in charity. Tho trustees evidently b lieve that charity shouid begin at home. Viklandaifnints PASSING PL NTRIES, times we read about. did sell lots of suits. taken off ffom $2.50 to $7.50 on each suit, making such an extra low‘price that even if you do not wien. |8 Philadelphia Ledgor: Oheye enny Witd 1t a tribo, chief bufore, Hog s The Chey= Washington Star: You eannot toll anything by sizo or apponrances foloneollo p move as many neighbors as a plain pun; fiddle. L B Indinanolls Journal: ~Little Rastus—Daddy, who was dis yor Juc Unclo Mose—11o wuz do first Ohristian dav madoany money out ob it Harpor's Bazar: “What a superd face!” sald one Boston girl to anothor s thuy stood be- fore a warble head of Minerva. “Yos," said the othor. “What a nose for spoctaclos!™ o Instdo way to the way- the fnn popular among roy Press: Tt is t stdo Inn which mak outsiders. Boston Coy man gets into a ek of trouble ho Is quite content to hide his ght undet a bushel. Philadelphia Ledy: bello of the ahomey village Francls Train 2 the and march of an o’ Midway pluisanea or costime was searoly fon bathing suit, but his ho ual to n was on Train. Chicago Tuter Oc T accident out on th “Wha 7 an: at was an awful Ko last night.” adies asked was fond of the water, and they've not able to restore him to consclousness sin ndar: Long—1 know an unaway horse. It al that the beholders Jumped out of the 1d MeGilp s bill, Tumph! aport ol he hiud to sue her fo MARD LUCK. Washinaton Star, A man went out to fish ono Ho fished with mbzht and main, Andenipty handed wont his way, Whichi filled his heart with vafu. “Where aro my fish Her husband siniply And suid, “No fish havo L “11ingercd till tho sun went down And 1t w And ere I'g They shu SUME SUMMER PROBLEMS. Harpn's Bazar. I'd ke to khow u lot of things U'll never understand No eyclopedi Sciimed. ot now for problems that have vexed the world for All mino in their ésséntial points are purcly of today. n explain; a hundred Ihave w why flannel es turned, nor turn srehance, the way vely malds, who never ai hoy do ball, v forgnettc o superfing And, looking through them, seem transformed to snobs of anclont ling? ppen to attend a tourney or a spito the fact their eyes Agan, P know why tn July, and all through August 100, Young men and maldens can do things that no one else may do. Why Is it that they are engaged from July until fall, Yetin the winter scom to know each other not at ally And why do folks In search of rest go from restiul hone, And like a band of gypsies round about the puntry rowm? 1 want to know theso things so much that it il tell me 1'lL rd you when we meet with my sinating smile, most BROWNING, K I Lurgost Manufucturers 101 Ratallors ol Clothing in the World. Touching it off That is to say, letting it go, and if you had been in our store Saturday you would have thought Uncle Sam had brought back the good old Oh, but we We have now, it will pay you bet- ter than savings bank interest to pick out a suit now and put it e away till spring, broken size or broken lot sale, but a nice clean stock of the finest suits ever brought to this western coun- If you hesitate you are lost for they will be This is not a KING & CO., W, Cor. 16t1 and Douglas Sts.