Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 23, 1894, Page 4

THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. - E. ROSEWATER, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dally Ios (without Sunday) One Year.. Duily Dee and Sunday, One Year i Monihs ot Wrea Monihis Bunday Hee, On. Baturday Bee, Onn Weekly Do, One Y. OFFICES, Your e Omaha, The Bawth Omahn Comnell T Chieago Office New York, i Washington, 14 and Twenty-fourth St s Tribune Bidg NCE relating to news and edl- wddressed: To theBditor LETTERS, remittances Tubishing 5 and postoffics or in_payable 0 the order of the company THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY STATE Goorge 1. T Hshing. company the_nctunl Humber of The Dally Mornin printed during the month o All communications toral matter should be URINESS business 1etters and to The T Drafts, che ahould be Al ndressed CULATION, foe Pub- ek, wecretary of T belne duly sworn £ full nnd complete Evening and S Jun. 22,008 10 22,124 17, 31 000 1¢ 1871 1 L 21,05 22150 Total 394 o Loss deductions for unsold and retarned capies . s ¥ 11,676 Total sold : Dally average net circulation. *Sunday. GEORGE . T7 8worn to hefore and subscribed in my ence_this 34 day of July, 151 (Seal.) N P. FEIL, Notary Public. pros. At this season of the year the wily poli- ticlan dons his hickory shirt and home:pun trousnloons and goes fishing for suckers. With Secretary Morton once more at his post in Washington all fears as to the bounti- fulness of the crops must be at pelled. once dis- Most of the disappointed applicants for the place on the Board of Public Works will be heard from again hefore the last party con- vention shall have adjourned this fall. Judge Scott's knowiedge of gambling does not comport well with his professed ance of other forms of law-breaking. The Judge can be conveniently ignorant at times. The railway employes who went out on a sympathetic strike had to make a graat many sacrifiices, but how will they compare with the sacrifices which the German socialists compelled to undergo in order to maintain their boycott on beer? are The House of Lords will never vote to abolish itself; neither is it to be expected that two-thirds of the members of the United States senate will vote to substitute popular elections of senators to clection by the legis- Iature or appointment by some governor, New York, on the basis of its new clty Mrectory, only claims a population of 1,987,066 Chicago, with her 2,000,000 banner, we.» may now arrogate to herself the proud dis- tinction of being the most populous city in the land—until the next authoritative sus. cen- The senate sugar scandal investigating committee has discovered yet more testimony to be had and has resumed its inquiries. Sen- ator Allen may be given occasion to fils an- other supplemental report in which his a soclates in the senate may not fare so len- Omaha has no right to complain of exces- sively hot weather. Up to this time the highest temperature registered within the nionth was 93 degrees, while the average has not been above 80 degrees. The cities on the Atlantic seaboard and even the sum- mer recorts have had scorchers, with the mercury up close to 100 degrees in the shade. Although the house quite surprised itself by passing a resolution calling for the sub- mission of a constitutional amendment vest- Ing the election of senators in a direct vote of the people, we may rest assured that the senate will consider the matter much more deliberately. The danger is not sufliciently imminent to ruffle the plans of existing sena- torfal candidates. — Ex-Senator Is perfectly candid about his retirement from public life. He @id not give up his position in the senate voluntarily, but only after a hard struggle to retain it. He retired not by his own con- sent, but in spite of his dissent. Not merely that, but he has remained in retirement fn- voluntarily and would be the last to let an opportunity to return to public life slip by unaceepted. According to ex-Senator Ingalls the Kan- sas prohibitory law must elther be enforced or repealed. Obviously it must If there is to be any change. It is now unenforced and unrepealed, practically a dead letter in the constitution. Were it possible to enfaree ft the demand for its repeal wonld soon become. universal and Ingalls’ two ternatives, then, themselves solely into the necessity for repeal irresistible. al- resolve We trust the State Board of Transportation will not exhaust itself in its efforts to enfore its orders in th upon which it mistaken there awaiting the some of which fstimony nothing is lacking but a dec board must be sadly ovirwor from the time el on these cases. two transfer switch cases has passed. If we not are eighty odd more cases of the board, has been talken and The state ed, Judging between decisions are wttention upon sion. In the press account of the proclaiming of the new Hawaifan constitution it is stated that thers was no military display whatever and that the men on the United States war- ship Philadelphia were not landed for the reason that the Hawallan government th-usht It best not to give its enemies to say that the change was made while United States troops were present to in timidate the royalists, This Is a very protty explanation, but it gives the impression that the men on the American warship are at the beck and call of the Hawalian offictals After the renunciation by the United 8§ of the interference of the American ter fn the original change from royalism to republicanism it would be folly to repeat the offensive performance. The American men-of-war were sent to Huwail American interests and not to support government or the other. Had landed to intimidate royalists during proclamation of the new constitution tho United States government would bave bad something more to disavow. # the chance ates minis- to to protect one men been the | 1onger be confined in t | authorities, PROTECTING INTERSTATE COMMERCE. | 1n the senate, and Considerable discussion fs being had In different parts of the country as to the neces: sity of readjusting the status of the regular army in order that It may be better pre- pared to facilitate the work of federal pro teetion to intersta It is ad- mitted on all skles that the recent action of President Cleveland in calling out United States troops in the first instance to prevent the interruption of railway trafic between he constitutes an extension of the functions of the Whether or not the president was right in so doing the fact stares us in the face that If the precedent is to hold good federal will no r duties to guard- ing frontier forts and overawing the Indians. In order to meet these new conditions sev- eral proposals have becn advaaced that have received the approval of different government both civil and military. One existing troops be redistributed throughout the country, protecting the view. It is ar commerce. states army. the troops is that the p3 with held specially in argued that the danger spots erally in near the the railway facilities are cen- railways most or great cities, wher tered, and that if they are taken care of the The minor be aban- n possibly ighbor- can be strategic points will be covered, outlying posts should, therefore, doned, and all the soldiers that c be spared should be massed in the & hood of the larg that they guickly Another and allied to double or treble the regular to enable it to occupy all the nt, and man a large exposed points of our intersiate The increase in the army would be for the express purpose of affording federal to interstate commerce without of the civil authorities, With it might come a redistribution of the forces should that appear to be desir All these plans, it will be pro- ceed upon the hypothesis that out- breaks of lawlessness which recently re- quired the federal authority for suppression are to be constantly recurring, and that the United St troops are to be repeatedly summoned o put down Insurrectionary mobs who may b obstructing railway traffic. They assume that the government will prefer to deal with labor troubles among railway em- ployes by the use of the military rather than by supervision and regulation. This assumption is manifestly unwarranted. It would transform our government into a military despotism instead of a government of law. It would invite further outbreaks instead of repressing them. It would mean that congress has confessed its inability to deal with the problem, and had handed it over in despair to the army. If the federal government Is to protect interstate copmmerce it must do so by peaceful. means. Resort to the army must be had only in cases of direct emergency. Interruption of trafic must be prevented by regulating the relations of railway cmployers and em- ployes. Provide a method by which dif- ferences can be amicably settled with jus- tice to all parties concerned and the services of the regular army will be altogether super- fluous. The experience with military rule which we have just had should teach us the necessity of legislation that will forever and finally prevent its recurrence. drawn into service. proposition 1s o0 as ground covered at p force at the railway system. protection the intervention state or national. ble. noticed, the o8 to THE HEAD TAX The Bee has no disposition to criticise Congressman Meiklejohn on the score of his bill to check immigration, but it strikes us that its provisions are crude and impractic- able. The levy of $100 head tax upon every man, and child that wants to mi- grate to America would exclude the most thrifty and desirable class of immigrants, such as farmers and domestics. Very few farmers who have even small families could fford to pay a bonus of $100 for the privilege of coming to America, and it is safe to say that not one out of a hundred respectable house servants could command any such sum. On the other hand, the most undesirable immi- grants, the anarchists, would readily find somebody to advance them the necessary head tax. The clause in the bill that re- mits the proposed head tax for all fmmi- grants that have relatives in this country or are vouched for by native or naturalized American citizens would make the head tax inoperative. Steamship companies and im- migrant agents would experience no diffi- culty in procuring the necessary vouchers and invitations to come at from 50 cents to $1 per immigrant, possibly even for less than half a dollar. The wholesale trafiic in im- migrant certificates would be very profitable, As a matter of fact there is no occasion for the proposed head tax and will not be for years to come. The stream of immigration is almost as dry as the Republican river in of the years. There are more aliens leaving this country than are now coming and the current of migration is not likely to change until there is a general bet- terment in the condition of American pro- ducers in the field and workshop. woman one drouth ANTLI-OPTION IN THE S The friends of the anti-option bill in the senate secm disposed to force the fighting for the measure. When the bill went to the senate it was laid on the table, Stnator Hoar havinz expressed a desire to speak on jt. This was more than two weeks ago and the supporters of the bill, becoming restless, it was taken from the table and referred to the committee on agriculture, There was not a dissenting vote on the motion to do thi which is regarded indication favo able to the measure, since In the last gress it was referred to the Judiclary. It is said that it bill had boen the latter committee at this time the adverse report would probably have by a majority of at six five, whereas In the last congtess different reports were made and a majo the committee united definite A favorable report on the bill at an early day is foreshadowed by the easy triumph of its advocates In referring It to the committee on lture. All the members of the committee except two are known to favor the measurs and all of them who were mem. bers of the last congress voted for the anti- option bill which passed the senate In Jan- ary, 1593, The two members of the commit- tee who do not favor the bill will not ba able to throw any serious obstacles in the way of an early report and doubt is expressed whether either of them will care to take a in opposition. A fayorahl renort ed thls which will put the bill in position for consideration at the beginning of the short session in Decem ber, should Its opponents be able to prevent its coming to a vote. This they may do by protracted debate, but Senator Washburn of Minnesota, who is championing the measure, is of the opinion that the opposition will not show anything like the bitteruess and reso- lution they manifested in the last congress. Then the Louislana senators most determined fight against anti-option legisla tlon, but other men now repres:nt that stat is as an con- committee on the sent to been least againsf three of any was not upon propasition. agric conspicuous part Is expe week, made a the object of | THE one of them, Mr. Blanch- ard, voted In the house for the anti-option il This is a source of weakness to the op- position. The well informed Washington correspond- ent of the New York Commercial Bulletin, which is not friendly to the proposed legis- lation. says that the present situation and the unanimity with which the senate allowed the bill to go to the committee on agricul- ture are much more favorable to Its pass- age next winter than has heretofore ap- peared to be the case. He says its oppo- nents can probably rely upon the veto of the president, but even this would not be decisive if (& senate should cast a two-thirds vote for the bill The house did not give quite two-thirds on its passage in that body and would probably show a heavier negative vote in support of a but this correspondent suggests that the situation is that the opponents of the bill can hardly afford to refrain alto- ether from a “campaign of education” against it. Evidently the passage of the bill in the senate may be regarded as assured, and it is very likely to be done at the pres- ent session. veto, sue THE COUNTY FINANCES. Tho semi-annual statement of County Treasurer Irey, which has just bien made public, is of more than ordinary interest to the taxpayers of Douglas county. In many respects the exhibit made by the treas- urer is more than satisfactory. In spite of the general business depression and lack of activity in the real estate market the collec- tion of county taxes has been as prompt during last year as it had been during the preceding year. The only drawback ex- perienced in the collection of taxes has been by reason of the recent judicial dec ting to the assessment of special improve- ment taxes. This decision has not only caused a stoppage of special tax payments on the part of property owners, but also a with- drawal of capital usually invested at tax sales. It is perfectly natural that any at- tack on the validity of a tax levy tends to weaken confidence in tax titles. That there must be additional legislation relating to pub- lic improvement taxes before we can hope to make any headway in their collection is as self-evident as is the fact that no more pub- lia improvements can be undertaken in Omaha until we can feel sure that the taxes levied for making these improvements will be collectable. The disbursements of the county treasurer for the six months ending July 1 aggresate over $300,000. This includes the school dis- trict funds and amounts disbursed through village treasurers as well as the redemption money paid for city taxes of Omaha. Of the §350,000 disbursed directly $111,485.23 were contributed into the state treasury. The state tax for the entire year aggregates $168,000. Deducting therefrom $70,000 ap- portioned to Douglas county from the state school fund this county pays $95,000 toward the maintenance of state Institutions and ex- penses of state goverMment. It should be borne in mind, however, that the state pays the salaries of our district judges and the official stenographers. ~ Computing six of the seven Judges as properly chargeable to Doug- las county and we have an aggregate of §24,- 000 a year that might properly be deducted from the state tax, leaving $74,000 as the net state tax for the year. The balances on hand on July 1 aggregated 370,463.87. Of this amount $55,053.44 is in the general fund and only $608.30 outstand- ing in warrants against this fund. There were $30,547.45 In the bridge fund and only $24 outstanding against that fund. The largest fund in the county treasury on hand at this time Is of course the fund set apart for paving county roads, which represents the procecds of $150,000 of paving bonds. Inasmuch as the county is drawing 3 per cent interest on the surplus in its treasury the accumulation of over $370,000 in ready funds is no disadvantage. As a whole our county finances are in very fair shape, sion re- GERMANY MAY RETALIATE. Tho information that great- interest fs felt in Germany regarding the proposal to levy a discriminating duty of one-tenth of a cent a pound on sugar from countries that pay an export bounty is quite credible and it is easy to believe the statement that there is talk of retaliation in the event that this proposal prevails. Germany ex- ports a large amount of sugar annually to the United States. It is an important item of her commerce with this country and one which her sugar producers would feel the loss of. The proposed discriminating duty would probably destroy this trade, or at any rate greatly reduce it, a result which the German peopls would naturally feel disposed to show their displeasure with in some form of commerclal retaliation. Tt Is said that a duty on American petroleum has been snggested, but there are other ways in which Germany could retaliate, as by re- storing the embargo against American hog products. It is well understood that the chief reason why the German government revoked the rezulations which kept our hog products out of the German markets was the appre- hension that a continuance of that discrim- ination’ would lead this country to discrim- inate against the sugar of Germany by sub- jecting it to a duty.’ This government had vainly appealed to the German government for years to remove the discrimination against American pork, but as soon as the present tarlff went into effect, with its reciprocity clause, the protest of our govern- against what 1t regarded as unjust treatment received attention and Germany removed the objectionable restrictions. It did this in spite of a strong opposition on the part of the farmers of that country, who feared the competiticn of American pork and who undoubtedly would now wel- come a return to the former condition. There can be no question that If the German government were to re-establish the policy of excluding American hog products it would bo an extremely popular move with the farmers of that country. It Is stated that the German government desires that nothing shall occur to prejudice the good relations between the two countries, and it is not likely anything but very grave necossity could mar this good feeling. Doubtless this is true. It appears to be the disposition of Emperor Willlam to cul- tivate friendly relations with all countries and there are obvions reasons why he should espescially desire to maintain such relations with this great commerclal power. But neither the German government nor the Ger- man people can reasonably be expected to complacently accept a policy on our part that would be very damaging If not disastrous a valuable commercial interest of Gor- many and continue to accord to us the same consideration given under different condi- tions. The fact cught to be recognized that it is possible for Germany to inflict damage upon our trade with that without injury to herself, and if we adopt a policy ment to country | | OMAHA DAILY BEF: MONDAY Inimical to hor interests we must expect that she will retatte . The committee on ;Jmu» of the New York constitutionai conwemtion rejected by a de- clsiva vote all f¥fositions for woman sufirage except thdt' gir allowing women to vote for school officers, which is still to be acted upon. The jmstraordinary campaign carried on by the'lsiVocates of woman sut- frage last winter, 'tn" which a of women of social Wistinotion were enlisted, has, therefore, beep fruitiess, and the failure 1s in no small degee ddue to women. The opposing movemént,! the organization of women who did not want the suffrage for thomselves, quite matghed the organization of the suffragists, and- besides the fact was made plain that the greater number of wives and mothers and sisters throughout the state were either absolutely indifferent or else opposed to the proposed amendment to” the state constitution. Of course the convention s yet to act upon the reports of the committee, but the result at all doubtful. The action of the committeo will be approved This defeat of the woman suffragists may not be decisive. They will undoubtedly continue to agitate. But the blow will be very damaging to their cause, it it is not fatal. number is not Nothing is left now for Mr. Debs but to formally declare the whole strike off. Per- sistence 18 a good thing, but there are limits beyond which it ccases to be a virtue. It Is difficult to see the possibility of even the slightest gain‘to accrue from continuing the struggle longer at present. It is natural to suppose that the private business which is demanding the presence of Vice President Stevenson at his home in Tili- nois Is very much akin to the recreation which Secretary Morton was seeking on his recent trip to Nebraska. Politics has many aliases. Back to First Principles, Chicago Mal. Now that the strike is over Mr. Attorney 1 Olney will have time once more to affairs of the v trus g0, Burlington & Quincy road. In times like these public officials are often called upon to make heroic sacrifices of their private Interests. ———- Remedy Must e Applied. Boston Globe. No doubt arguments can be brought for- ward against compulsory arbitration. But compulsory arbitration is better for the em- ployer than compulsory ruin, and better for” the workman than compulsory starva- tion. In considering this question we should remember that a condition and not a theory confronts us The Cedarquist Mutiny. Washington Star. ‘To the civillan, who has not the testimony in the case of Cedarquist before him, it is difficult to conceive of conditions that make target practice on Sunday necessary. This, however, is a matter for which the officers are responsible. It would undoubtedly be ruinous to discipline if every soldier had the privilege of deciding such questions for himself and acting, Cold Water Indianapolis Journal. The prohibitionists, of Nebraska have nominated three women to place state ticket. The prohiibitionists profess a belief in equal pofitical rights for men and women, but if there Were one chance in ninety ‘for the election of their ticket the way ‘men would erowd up and grab the places would be a lesson in practical poli- ties that would edity, Indianapolis ladies who want to know about these things. As the situation is, it is*entirely safe to offer the Nebraska women the compliment. A Delight and a Terror. Philadelphla Ledger. Women played a conspicuous part in the mobs of the French revolution and in many other old world upridings. During the re- cent miners' strike fm Pennsylvania they were in the van ofuriotous marching bodies and fought the authgrities side by side with the men. This week, at Paterson, N. J., bands of women turned out to harry and worry the men and women workers who took ‘the place of strikers at the silk mills. These scenes justify the philosopher's re- mark that “woman is at once the delight and terror of man.” e Get Together and Go Home. Loutsville Courler-Journal. The democratic conferees should come to some sort of an agreement at once. It does not matter much what sort, at this stage of a game which has been played out. and which was surrendered at the outset. There has already been too much quarreling and quibbling ‘over immaterial details—weeks and months too much. The weather Is too warm to fuss over trifles; the people are 100 tired; the day of judgment too near. Get together; send in a report; vote it through or vote it out, and go home. And, blessed be the Lord, many of you will stay there. ——————— Forty-Seven Stars the Limit. Chicago Herald. Utah's admission to the union, making the number of states forty-five, leaves only Arizona) New Mexico, Indian Territory and Alaska under the territorial form of gov- ernment. The two former may achieve the honors of statehood soon, but the treat- ies with various tribes will keep Indian Territory out of the sisterhood for years to come, and it is doubtful whether~ Alaska will ever be more than a federal depen- dency. 1t is likely, therefore, that, bar- ring the possible division of some of the larger states, the present generation will not see more than forty-seven stors in the flag. The limit has béen reached. - Degradation of Democracy. Chicago Herald. ‘Gentlemen,” says Traitor Gorman to the house conferees on the tariff bill, “there are two tariff measures—the McKinley law and the senate bill. You can take your choice.”” Could the national democratic party sustain any deeper humiliation than this? With an almost unprecedented ma- joritv in the nation, with the house over- whelmingly in favor of tariff reform, with the senate democratic, gxcept for traitors— the party is defied. the people are flouted the country 1s “held up'’ by a cheap_ja Baltimore politician with the mental® ca- pacity of a Berkshire hog and the moral in- stincis of a crow. Degradation could not be more complete. B Starved Tnto Submiss'on. S. Paul Globe. The general strike, instead of mitigating the hardships of the late Pullman employ seems to be adding to them. A large ber of me fly In the employ of the sleeping ¢ ate held a meeting on Sunday, at which it was resolved to appeal for reinstatement in their former positions, Nearly all the strikers have been reduced to absolute want. They can obtain no em- ployment where they are, and have no means with which to go elséwhere for worlk. They have concluded to make the best of the situation, and Teturn to work upon as favorable terms as possible, Three months' wages have been sacrificed to no purpose. Rut after they have returned to work wili the “sympathetic’ strike continue? S e Rake-Off of the Cramps. Minneapolis Times, The Cramps have Toceved over $1,000,000 in premiums in the six years that the have been building cruisers and things for Uncle Sam. Quite a tidy little sum_after the manufacturer's profit, which is not to be sneezed at itself, and so easily secured that It makes one wonder if the premium business is strictly aceording to true busi- ness principles, and (£ the time Keeping has always been absolutely honest and impar- tial on the tests. It 1§ not to be supposed for a minute that there Is anything crooked ahout the tests, but the test is made In such an apparent hurry, and Uncle Sam is so0 easily satisfied s’ to the exact time made, and then theimoney for the premium is turned over so weadily, that it gives a susplcious person ground for thought. 1s Good. n Glob who dlspenses law out Los holds peculiar ideas as to impartiality on the part Judge Ross, Angeles way, What constitutes of a jur He ‘ruied the other day, according to re- port, that a certaln grand juryman who made the statement that the stri should be filled with lead was unguarded in his remarks, but was not prejudiced accord ing to law from serving in ihe trial of cer- tain indicted rallroad emplc “Unguarded” s good, very good. It would be Interesting to & curfous public to know just what declaration on n juryman's art in a case like this would be strong and lurid enough to warrant, in Judg Ross' opinion, the judicial assumption that he was “prejudiced” according to law, JULY 23, 1801 ; T m——— POLITICAL POTPOURRL The nomination North Bend Republican: MacColl for governor Is as good as made. of Lexington. Kem still leads the fight for the Sixth district populist congressional nomination, and Neville and Green follow. Elmwood Leader: Judge 8. M. Chapman Is the proper man to %end to congress. A better man cannot be found for the position, D. B. Cary of Fremont and Judge Bullock of Rushville still have hopes of capturing the populist nomination for attorney general As a democrat of the old school, it is said Hon. B, 8. Ramsey of Cass would good candidate for his party in the congressional district. It is reported that Captain Ashby Judge Stark will draw straws to see who se- cures the populist nomination for congress in the Fourth district. The Chase county candidate for secretary of state has been making a flying trip through the state. His name f{s Cas| D. Fuller and he hails from Imperial. “Im- perial Cash™ is all right. Mat: Daugherty has temporarily disap- peared from public view, but he will be on earth again by August 2, when the repub- lican congressicnal convention will assem- ble at Broken Bow, Norfolk Journal: The Omaha Bee nails another camplagn lle by remarking that it has no intention of supporting Tom Majors for governor if he is nomina This will insure. a Majors delegation from the Fre- mont Tribune. Nebraska City Press: It Governor Crounse does not desist from the way he has of showing the faithful master's hand in all the affairs of his administrative of- fice he may be compelled to be governor for two years more, even against his will Many a man who started in this summer with bright hopes of curing nomination for office has already had his aspirations blasted. Many a name that appeared prom- inently in the press a month ago has com- pletely disappeared from view There are still enough candidates left, however, to fill all the offices. There is no real “short- age” In the crop. Nebraska City Press: Judge over-enthusiastic friends in Lancaster county must realize by this time that the Cass county delegation cannot be depended upon to serve as Lancaster's catspaw in the congressional convention just becau Judge Chapman and his Cass county sup- porters were generous enough to yield to Field two years ago. Lincoln News: There are men in Lincoln who can a tale unfold about how hangers-on about Licutenant Governor Majors' office at the last session demanded money for the forwarding or pigeon-holing of legislation. 1f Mr. Majors wants to be governor of Ne- braska e will have to do a deal of explaining why he keeps disreputables about him at nearly every session. Bill Dech is said to be fighting the candi- dacy of Speaker Gaflin for the pop guber- natorial nomination just because he thinks the speaker did not give him a fair show at the flesh pots when the legiclature was in session. William wanted the fattest office in the gift of the speaker, and because he only received a_crumb from the ofiicial table his feelings toward Gaffin are grumpy, to use a mild term. West Point Republican: Many of the leading newspapers of the state are suggest- ing, as a means of avoiding any friction that may result from the MacColl-Majors gubernatortal fight, that Governor Crounse be renominated. He ‘does not want the place, and it is thought that he has the United States senatorship in view, but he would be certain of being re-elected goyernor, while his chances for the senatorship are problem- atical. Red Cloud Chief: Naturally we cater to the interests of the people of this great commonywealth in western Nebraska, and profoundly hope the brilliant Jack MacColl will succeed in winning the gubernatorial nomination next August. Mr. MacColl is big hearted and as big brained business man as ever came to the state. He Is a man of deep erudition and stability of char- acter, and withal, one who will make a pure and ideal governor. Stromsburg News: Jack MacColl for gov- ernor sccms to be the watchword of many of the republican state papers. The News has no particular choice for this or any other office, but wants to see a straight, up. right republican nominated, and does not care what his name will be. While this is a republican year it will be well to mention that no dissensions should be tolerated at the coming state convention, and that the choice for candidates should be unanimous, as the republicans cannot afford to split up on any of the candidates. Let there be harmony among the republicans this fall ana victory ‘will perch on our banner. Judge Kinkald still continues to be one of the leaders in the race for the republican congressional nomination in the Sixth dis- trict. Like all other men the judge has his little peculiarities and a_number of stories are told at his expense. The judge is a great handshaker, just like Grant. Before he was clected to the bench the judge was practic- ing law at O'Neill, and officing with him was another man, who chanced to step out one day and on his return found the judge en- gaged in earnest conversation with cne of his clients. Hearing some one enter and without turning to see who it was, the judge mechanically extended his hand and sald: “Good morning; how are you? Just take a chair and I will be at leisure in a mo- ment.” While at Chadron the other evening the judge shook hands with one man fi times and still retained the gentleman’s friendship. Tekamab Burtonian: the party has but one and the various candidates for the other places have carried out their rivalry with such good fellowship that the results of the balloting _will leave no soreness behind. Auditor Moore and Treasurer Bartley a booked for re-election, a fact the knowing ones readily concede. The party is as well assured of a strong ticket and a united and enthusiastic suport for it as it will be when the convention has adjourned. There should be little bitterness or controversy over the declaration of principles to be adopted. It ever there was a time when the whole logic of events taught the policy of standing by accepted republican principles 1t is now. The men who have gone after strange gods are in darkness and confusion. The country is looking for those of fixed purpose and steadfast courage to lead her out of this mischance, srand Island Times: Tt may be a previous to address the gentleman Dawson county by the title of governor, but the press of (he state may as well aceept the inevitable and accustom itself to the use of a title which will be most worthily be- stowed ere the ides of November draw to a close. Those who are watching the current of political winds whisking every straw in the direction of Jack MacColl realize full well that a cyclone of popular approval will land that gentleman high and dry in the guber- natorial chair. So far as the republicans of Nebraska are concerned the fight for the nomination at the coming convention has narrowed down to a_choice between MacColl and Majors. MacColl has the almost solid and unsolicited support of the republican press, and the level-headed men who mould public opinion are coaching their favorite in a manner which speaks volumes for his success, In fact MacColl is extremely lable to be nominated by acclamation on the first ballot. Silver Creek Times: Occasionally clent and honorable “‘Honest” John Powers is heard of roaming about the country as lecturer for the discredited, played-out and woll-nigh defunct state alliance, piously en- deavoring to make votes for the independent rty on a strictly nonpartisan basis he immaculate Burrows and he were the honored leaders of the farmers alliance, a once great and beneficent organization, which, in the hope of getting glory and offices for them- selves, they basely betrayed, and now alliance fs busted, and they are busted, but “Honest” John don't know it He* wanted to be governor and then senator, and now, It is said, he wants the pops to put him on thelr state ticket for treasurer. will not be likely to do it, and next we may hear of him for a candi- date for county judge or road supervisor. When at last Father Time calls for “Honest' John he will say: *‘Wait a little, please, until T can get elected to some office.’ Rachel weeping for her children is nothing compared with the disappointed pop how for an office. First Strode's Tor the governorship hoice, Jack MacColl, little from the an- California Plonee SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 Low, governor of Dend. Frederick T, Californla from 1863 to 1867, and a well known ploneer, died at midnight Saturday. He had large corpor- ate and banking interests, make a | and | the | CLEVELAND'S TARIFF LETTER, Kansas City Star (dem.): The position of Mr. Cleveland is that he has a right to Interfefe In all matters which concern the welfare of the people who have honored him with their confidence. And so he has, Chicago Herald (dem.): Let the fight short and decisive. The house should pr sent its ultimatum, and if the senate will not pt it let the reneghde democrats of that hody take the responsibility for pro longing the life of McKinleyism Detroit Free Press (dem.): That the result may be, as Mr. Burrows anticipates, the de- feat of the Wilson bill is quite within the Bounds of possibilit But far better that result than a base betrayal of the people and | of the cause of tariff reform in deference | to senatorial greed. Globe-Democrat blinduess and cowardice of the element of the democracy which is dominant in the senate deserve a stinging and emphatic re- buke, and the man of all men who conld deal | out this rebuke with the greatest conslstenc and effectiveness is the man who has ad ministered it Chicago Tribune (rep): From the presi dent’s free trade point of view he is clearly In the right. Party discipline must be ob- served and party principles must be lived up to or there is no use for that party. The mule bill which these mongrel and mangy senators are trying to force on their party is not a democratic measure. Shicago Post (dem.): Mr. Cleveland's o ter to Mr. Wilson on the tarift bill is like a blast on a trumpet. It recalls the Cleve- land of earlier years and the time when the same devout expressions gathered to his side ultant supporters thousands of men in whom the fire of emthusiasm seem- ingly had long been exhausted. Chicago Tnter Ocoan (rep.): No doubt his letter was written for the purpose of stiffen ing Mr. Wilson's backbone, but_evidently the object in making it public at this time is to influence the senate, e fally the so-called conservativ led by Gorma It is in Keep- ing with the threat to bring criminal pro- ceedings against some sugar-coated senator. Minneapolis Tribune (rep.): This fiance of the senate which may b Either some of the democratic senators wiil have to play the cur and yield to the implied censure and threats of the president and Mr. Wilson, or there will never be any ngreement. It is now a senate back down or a fight a la outrance with th senate backers of the Sugar trust. St. Paul Pioneer Press (rep.) At any rate the €ffect of the president’s interference seems to have been to confirm the senate in the obstinacy of its adherence to its own more conservative line of policy, while in tensifying the zeal of the house in insisting upon the Wilson hotelipotch. The indica tions are that the senate and house consequence, further apart than ever. Denver News (pop): How the democ in the senate will take the presiden ference remains to be seen. There are s eral offices yet in stock, and this combined with the cuckoo spirit evolved by the sen- ate's action on the Sherman bill, will prob- ably keep them in line and may result in some slight concessions to the demands of the house. ‘“Tis a very pretty quarrel as it stands.” St. Paul Globe (dem.): letter. It was writt has been. It is a mess the country. It is a declaration that the exccutive stands with the house. It is a a od_rebuke to the senators who have permitted themsclves to be bullduzed by a few traitors. It is a defance to the Gor- manites to defent the house bill if they dare. There is no mistaking its meaning or its significance. Chicago Times (dem.): What influence the president’s letter may excrt is matter for speculation. Why he did not send some such communication to the senate, where there is sore need of some democratic doctrine, is a question naturally suggested by the cor- respondence. But the last clause of the epistle certainly suggests that Mr. Cleveland would rather see no tariff legislation during this session than the wrong kind, in which many democrats will agree with him. D e s LABOR NOTE: be (rep): The _trickery, is It is a courageous to be used just as it ze to the house and The London Times has cms out for the eight-hour day. America has nearly 30 per cent of all the telegraph lines of the world. Sailors' wages have been reduced almost every port cn the Pacific coast. Amalgamated iron and steel workers of Pittsburg threaten to strike on August 1. Co-operative mining on a large scale is about to be commenced in Braxton county, West Virginia. The French cabinet was defeated upon a bill conceding the right to the employes of the rallronds of France to organize into trade unions. Lee Johnson h of the Brotherhood of Secretary Treasurer W. also re-elected. The federation of all the labor organiza- tions of Australia is now an accomplished fact, and independent labor politics will re- ceivo attention. The Smith anthracite mine, at Crested Butte, Colo., which has been closed down for some two months, will start up soon with a force of 250 men. The girls employed in foma of the New York theaters to pose as “living pictures” are making ® demand upon the managers for living wages. The newly elected officers of the Pattern Malkers National league are: L. R. Thomas, president; K. McCuenken, vice president; 1. H. Diehl, secretary-treasurer. The English Lahor Blectoral association intends to add thirty members to the p ent number of labor representatives in Par- liament at the next election, The Central Labor union of East St. Lou 1N, pa sed a resolution requesting the unity and amalgamation of the American Federa- and the Knights of Labor. About 250 delegates have so far been clected by the Flint Glass Workers unions to represent them at the iternational con- vention, which will be held at Montreal this month, The Carnegie in s been re-elected pPesident Boilermakers, and J. Gilthorpe was dgar Thompson Steel works of the company at Braddock, Pa., re- sumed in full, gving employment to 1,500 men. The plant has been closed several weeks on account of the fuel famine. The street railway employes organized in the Amalgamated Association of Street Rail- way Employes of America have been suc- cessful in every effort during the past win- ter in resisting attempted reductions in wages. Fivo hundred men, women and girls have been on strike in the sill mills of William Ryle & Co., at ton Upper Falls, Ma:s They were receiving from §5 to $§8 per week, and a reduction of 20 per cent was offered and refused. Just What Colorado Wants. Denver Republican, It would be a good thing for this state it the branches that constitute the Union Pacifle system In Colorado should be lopped | off. Tt would open the way for the opera tion of certain lines as tndependent ronds whigh some of the Union Pacific people wish to keep under thelr own control. Rail- wiy combinations often are productive of cvil to the country in which they exist, and this has been particularly noticeable in the far west. - SETTLED WITH WINCHESTERS, About a Minlster Lead Bloody FIght in Arkansis. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 22.—A spi to the Gazette from El Dorado, Ark., s In the neighborhood of Ivers Ferry, near the Arkansas and Loulslana line, some one started a report that Rev. Mr. Platt, the leading divine of the nelghborhood, has made indecent remarks about a young lady of his church. Platt clalmed that Perdu was the author of the seandal. To settle the question the men, with their friends, all armed o the tecth, met near the ferry, Platt, his father-in-law, Mr. Stuart, and Mr. Goulett side, and Dan Perdu, Bill T Bill Tisdale, jr, and two men by name of Defee on the other, 1 After a little while it became apparent that matters could not be settled peaceably Winchesters, shotguns and pistols were brought into requisition and used freely Platt was killed in his tracks, Stuart was shot down and beat with a revolver, and s now in a critical condition. Goulett had three fingers shot off. Only one of the Pordu crowd wis wounded, Bill Tisdale &r., being shot through the hips. He wili | likely die. After killing Platt, Perdu and his seconds riddled his body With bullets Intense excitement prevails over the | fair, and turther trouble 13 expected. Remarks to | i ——— - PREOPLE AND TRINGS. foExouse haste and a bad pen."—Governes oRE The ‘airy son of Kansas' Is the melo- dious way a Britisher refers to Peffer, Swinburne’s favorite eoxercise {8 swime ming. He understands the poetry of motion. Deapite reports to the contrary, potatoes and fee are within range of the ordinary vision The least that can be said Is that Cleves land lends considerable weight to the oone troversy. The consumption of 10,000 tons of matches a year throws cousiderable light on striking statistics., It 18 not stretching truth to say that ree publicans appreciate and applaud the demo- cratic two-ring circus, Bourke Cockran, the stormy petrel of the wigwam, 1s camping in the Adirondacks, fae fram tarlff strife and turmoil. WNo cares for Bill Wilson when the bait is fetching? Marshal Canrobert, probably the sldest living holder of a baton, recently celebrated his K6th birthday. He is the pet of his aunt, Mme. Wilkinson, who is hale and hearty in her 1024 year The womnn suffragists of New York have persuaded a subcommittee to submit to the constitutional convention a remommendation In favor of a separate proposition for ape proval or rejection by the voters. There Is now a government agrostologiet In the Agricultural department. Prof. J. ammon Scribner 1s the new official, and his province will be the study of every description of grass, except ihe varioty known as grass widow. The transportation of Congressman Clifton R. Breckinridge from Arkansas to St. Petersburg will reduce the temporature produced by his rejection at home. Arkansas democrats wonld rejoice exceedingly it all anti-silver cuckoos were similarly treated. An ancient bell dug out of the ruins of ap Indian church at Alberquerque was proe nounced by local experts to contain gold worth $11,000. After the Denver mint worked on it for forty-eight hours the dis- coverers were handed a neat brass brick worth $4. “Not much! 1 don’t trust banks da exclaimed a New York rural jay Who Tad just sold his farm for $300. He placed the morey in a teapot and put the teapot on a shelf over his bod. Next morn- & he was found neatly bound, gagged and zed and the money gone. He was a British journalist seeking light at the national capital. A stranger in a strange land, newspapsr row took him in. Weird, yellow-back tales poured into his ears, and a feast and presentation concluded the stufling ceremonies. The presentation was a touching bit of ernal affection, The toastmaster arose with a face as solemn as a funeral, and hailed the guest in T coated phrases: “You are going to leave us," said the orator, punctuating his remarks with tear-compelling sobs, *and 1 have been by the club to speak these words to you, and also to offer you a more substantial token of the sincerity and truth of our affectionate regard for you, I therefore take great pleasure in presenting o you this ring.” Thereupon he hit the punch bell a thunderous whack. A painful - silence ensuad. At last the nritisher awoke and spoke: “Hi say, old fellow, hit wasn't a ring ‘e gave me Lit all, hit was a bell, you know.” these S w His Ly, OUT OF WHACK. Chicago Mail: A bad pen is the Hogg's only excuse for breaking out in this fashion. Courier-JTournal: Come, now, governor, it is not as bad as that. It is not a case of be- spattered Chicago hearts, but only of Texas lungs and liver. Minneapolis Times: Governor Hogg is sure the s trouble ahead and is bound to have a war of some kind soon. Hogg is well named: he advances backward casier than any other way. Globe-Democrat: Govornor Hogg of Texas predicts many blood-curdling things In con- sequence of the strike, but it is a comfort to know that he doesn’t threaten any increase of the democratic majority in his state, Indianapolis Journal: Governor Hogg of Texas is the latest entry for the distinction of being a gubernatorial crank, but his fears and his language indicate the condition of one who has tarried an extended period with red liquor. Chicago Times: The Times predicts that there will be more men shot, stabbed, lynched and otherwise illegally killed in Texas within the next six weeks than there will be murdered in Chicago by anarchists within the next six years. Minneapolis Journal: Governor Hogg of Texas predicts insurretions in four states pretty soon. If that is true Governor Hogg, who ‘favors insurrection, will be astonished to see how quickly the United States govern- ment will suppress those insurrections. Chicago Dispatch: If there Is anything fn this incident worthy of comment it is the evident fact that the human system, however great, which for years has been saturated With the staple liquids of Texas cannot stand an innovation of champagne in Washington, gin fizzes in Boston, Manhattan cocktails in New York and mint juleps in Philadelphia. THE BREATH OF MIRTH., New Orleans Pleayune: Sunday is a good day for writing letters, and Monday is a good day to forget to' mail them. Chicago Record: Swizzles—Do you prae- tice with the healthlift? Smythe—No, but I regulate an awning just outside my win- dow. r (in express)—You are the m ng porter ever en- countered, The Porter—Yass, sah; I knows dat. Dis ain't no 'commodation train, sah, Judge: Harper's Baza I 'ain’t had nothin’ to eat for a week, sir,” said the tramp. ““Can’t yer do suthin’ for me?" “Certainly,” said the pedestrian, “Fast for two months and I'll get you a place In a dime muscum.” Of all the things you learned in college, what particular piece of knowledge do you value most? Distinguished Graduate—How the other men know. Philadelphia Record: muam, 1 can't ay. any. longer You daughter has so many dudes calling on her I'm af the neighbors will think they come to sve ni Puck: Quidnunc little New Cook—No, Detroit Tribune: First Cannibal—A French merchantman has come in sight. ccond Cannibal—1 trust there are some Parisians on board. They pride themselves on thelr good taste, don’t you know. Indianapolis Jour The great physiclan leaned his chin on his hand and gazed at his patient. It must be done,” sald b “\What must be done?”’ querled the weep- ing wife. T must present my bill. Tt will either kill him or rouse him to recovery.” Judge: The Father—You're not exactly the kind of man I would like for a son-in- Ly he a father unless you uitor—Well, you're not my ideal ot n-law, but we needn’t be chsmmy wish, 11d: Hiroke! Broke! Broke! stones, O sca, and the | clerk drew in 'will never New York He By thy cold ¥ cash that the h come back to m APPROPRIAT Washington St The strike is over, And the mill Puts In @ soug Where all was still, The loom and engine Join the band In “Hail Colu Happy Land - THE SUMMER bia, MAIDEN, Judie. Dear summer mald, 1I'm half afrald, Despite my store of reason, Again you'll take my heart to break Just a8 you did last season. For be you fair or dark of hair, T find ‘myself enraptured; Your sidelong glance cuts like a And I stralghtway am captured. lance At other times, wed to my rhymes, I well may laugh at Cupid Content that girls should shalke nd_pass me as stupid But when the haze of summer days Announces summer burning, T'm out of sorts and feel my' the Loveward go Ughtly turning thelr curls ghts And while T know you'll bring me woe, With heart light as a feathe At your dear call I glve up all, Ho we may be together, How time will fly! You say goodbye With some word lightly “spoker For well you may be blithe and IUs not your heart thut's broken,