Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 14, 1895, Page 4

e M. ROSEWATER, Editor, PUDLISHED EVERY MOM “TLIMS OF SUNSCRIPTION. Baliy Des (Without Sunday), One Year iy Ties and Bunday, One Y fix Monthe 6 — -—— o Tiee Dulldin h, Einger Di.: Corner N and 2ith 8ts. o, 18 Beart Breet 17 Chamber of Commercs ;ms 13, 14 and 15, Tribune Bullding, TR Street, N. W. conn NDENCE. ANl communlcations re 1o news and edi- toril matter shoold be mddresed: To the Ldltor, NUSINESS 1. + lotters and remitt The Tes . Publishing Drntis, ehe be made_prvable 10 th i PR PUBL CIRCULATION. sceretary of The F Iy ways that ANl busine addressed Company, € ning. e mewth of August, 1595, Was as . 10,070 0,125 7. 3 20,185 1. 10,107 > 1008 L1em 19143 073 9116 19,094 110206 RO TR TH © 19,120 L 19,088 ) 19,060 Total %,138 Loss ded coples ot sates Daily avera fions for unsc d5m TO STATE FAIR V Tne OMAHA DALY BEE DEE RECEPTION ROOM. the accommodation of out-of- wn patrons of The Bee and particu- spaper men and women who in attendance ypon the state ce has established T m writing room, of which all are invited to avail them- selves, The room is on the ground floor of The Bee building and is reached by the west entrance on Farnam sireet, 1t will be filled with chairs, writing ‘ables and other conveniences. —There will Be a visitors' register in which Tuests will he expected to inscribe their iames, Al newspaper people, thelr Tiends and patrons of The Bee who ;jome to the state fair will be cordially welcome and will he expected to drop n as often and as long as they find It Jonvenient, without waiting for a more lormal invitation. SPECIAL VISITORS' HOURS. Visitors to the fair will also be given \n_opportunity to Inspect the unex- led mewspaper factlities of The Bee. n order, however, that there may be 30 confuston, they will be asked to commodate themselves to the following hours: The press room on the ground floor of The Bee buiflding and openin; upon the west side of the court will b open to the public between the hour of 3:30 and 4:20 each afternoon. composing room, on the sixth entered throughaeroom 600, will be open to the pub ch afternoon from 4:00 to 5. No one who visits the fair ghould ko away without see the finest newspaper plant in the country. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TO STATE FAIR VISITORS. e e R Watterson wouldn’t go to the un army, so the army came to him. The quiescent condition of Nebraska state politics would not lead any one to suppose that four state tickets are ady in the field. Yet such is the The Chinamen who attempt to evade the prohibitions of the exclusion act are all actors. But they are, nc- cording to all accounts, acting very Dbadly. ‘We know that hot” weatler is good corn weather just at this time, but we should much prefer a happy medium which would give both corn and man a chanc 1t is fmmigrants that Nebraska wants, The enterprising immigrant with only & small capital can find no more promis ing field in which to settle in the whole United By all means have the trial of the case against Hill as early as possible and let the people know whether they are to stand the loss caused Dby Mosher's peculations of public money or not. Nebraska bas been certainly con- spicuous in the attention its representa- tives are attracting at the Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Louisville if not In the number of Nebraska dele- gates. If Governor Holcomb attends the dedication of the Chickamauga battle- field he will not be able to attend the state fair at Omaha. His absence from the fair will certainly be: generally re- gretted, 1t is really too bad that no great intes national sporting event can be brought off without crimination and recrimina- tion against the participants from all quarters. The I-told-you-so man is no- where so common as he is in the sport- ing fleld. The police department has run in nearly twenty crooks the past week and persuaded them to evacuate the town. The finger of suspicion points to several more who doubtless will have to go. It will soon be neised about among the light-fingered gentry that Omaha is an excellent place to avold. Up in Mihneapolis one of the attrae- tions of carnival week is a motor car literally covered with colored incan- descent bulbs. Every shade of the rain- bow is shown and the colors are me- chanically alternated. It is one of the features of the week. as pretty if shown in Omaha. How many weeks does it take for the Intelligent members of the council fAnance committes to check up the items of one appropriation ordinance? Did they ever spend as much time on any other claim against the city as they now say is necessary for the investig: tion of each policeman’s bill for ser ces? Tenry M. Stanley intimates that his present visit to the United States is tadertaken by him in order to obtain information valuable to him as member of the House of Commons. IHow many American congressmen take a long and burdensome trip to foreign lands to hn- prove their qualifications to aet as legislators? s shou'd he | It would be just THE PENNSTLVANIA DEMOCRATS. The democratie eampaign in Pennsyl- vania this year will not command much attention outside of the state, overwhelming defeat of the party there last year it bas hardly been thought of (as a factor In politles, While the fac- tional fight in the republican party was on there did, indeed, appear to be a pos- sibllity that the democrats might again pull themscelves together and reduce the chances of republican success, but the latter having scttled thelr differences and harmouized there is now no doubt they will carry the state nest No- vember, Still the expressions of the | demoerats of the second state in the |union in wealth and population are worthy of at least passing considera- | tion and 1t fs worth while to note that they are all right on the currency ques- tion, assuming that they accept the na- tional administration’s interpretation of the finaneial plank of the national demo- cratie platform. Where the Pennsylvania democrats, |in common with those of all the rest of the country, try to mislead the people is in asserting that the republican party is responsible for the unfortunate finan- cial condition of the national treasury during the past year and a half, and in claiming that the business improve- ment that has taken place is proof of the wisdom of the democratic tartf policy. Their platform declares that the last republican administration left a bankrupt tre reas the truth is that when Mr. and went into office the gold e e was intact and every obligation due by the government up to that time bhad been paid. Throughout the entire four years of the last republican administra- tion the revenue receipts were in excess of expenditures, although in the months following the democratic victory of 1802 there was a falling off, the reason for which everybody under- Before Mr., Cleveland was in- ted symptoms of the coming nic and depression manifested them- selves, and as subsequent events fully demonstrated this was due almost wholly to the fear cansed by the demo- ic threat to destroy protection Everybody knows that the year 1892 was one of unprecedented prosperity for this country. Our exports in that r exceeded §1,000,000,000 and the bal- ance of t in favor of the United States amounted to over $200,000,000. In view of such facts showing the great v of the nation is it not man bsurd to talk about the repub- s having left & bankrupt treasury. The claim that the revival of indus- tries, prostrated Dby the demoeratic threat to destroy protection, is due in any degree to the present tariff act is preposterous. True, the law which President Cleveland denounced and re- fused- to sign is not so destructive as would have been the one passed by the house and to which the senate made hundreds of amendments, but under its operation neither are the industries of the country so active nor the wages of labor so high as under the last re- publiean tariff. On the other hand foreign manufacturers have found their business greatly stimulated slnce the democratic tariff went into effect and in some lines are running their plants to their fullest capacity for the Ameri can market. It was promised that this taviff would emcourage exports of our products, but it has as utterly failed in this respect as in the matter of supply- ing revenue. Iurope Is flooding our markets with manufactured goods and is buying less of us than in former years. The balance of trade against us is steadily Increasing and every day brings a demand upon the gold reserve which threatens to again deplete it to o point that will compel another sale of bonds. Tt is true that there is greater industrial activity than a year ago and there has been some advances in the wages of labor, but it is a question how long this can continue, at least in some branches, with the heavy importations that are coming into the country. But demoeratic claims no longer have any influenc Intelligent men of all classes who know the facts cannot be decelved by them. The record of two vears and a half of dem ic control has satisfied the people that the party is wholly Incompetent to wisely ad- minister the government, | i | | ye SENATOR MILLS ON SILVER. Perhaps no contribution thus far made by a democrat to the arguments against the free and unlimited coinage of silver wilt have greater influence than that of Senator Mills of Texas, recently ad- a d to the chairman of the demo- cratic committee of that state. The reasons why it will exert a strong in- fluence are that Senator Mills has al- ways till now favored the free coinage of silver and that he is a man who does his own thinking, following the lead of no one in forming his opinions on pub- lic questions. No man who knows any- thing of the c¢h cter of Roger Q. Mills will class him among the o nd he is the ve last man uld faivly be charged with yield- ing to “goldbug” influence. His present opposition to the free and unlimited coin- age of silver by the United States is the result of a careful and caudid study of existing iditions, As he says in lis letter, which as a wholo presents some of the most forceful arguments Ainst free coinage of silver ever made: he continued fall of silver and the progressive abandonment of it as a standard of value by other countries has separated the two metals so far that the conclusion has been forced upon my mind that the United States alone cannot bring them to par and keep them (at par throughout the world at that ratio” (16 to 1), Having advocated free colnage as long as he could see a prospect of keeping the two metals | in our circulation at the legal ratio, he |row abandons that position because | convinced that this 1s impossible of ac- | complishment, L or Mills clearly and conclusively exposes the fallacy of every proposition advanced In behalf of free silver and shows that that policy would be most damaging to the farmer and the wage carner. It we supplant gold with silver, which would be the Inevitable effect of free coinage of the latter, then we would have two standards of value for all the articles we export. Cotton and Since the | wheat will be bought in this country by the silver standard and wold in Europe by the gold standard. There must be between these standards con- stant fluctuations and -whatever losses may result from such fluctuations would be borne by the producers. “The farmer must lose It because the crop must be grown and must be sold for whatever it will bring in the market. I'he farmer must pay all cost of pro- ducing his crop and all cost in and about its transportation to market, and then sell at the market price, Insurance against loss caused by the fluctuations in silver will be part of the costs he must pay.” In regard to the effect which free silver would have upon the wage ear Senator Mills shows that it would be altogether harmful, because the wages of labor would not advance correspondingly with the rise in the prices of the things which the laborer must buy. “The wage worker is always cheated by any depreciated money. The wage worker always gets the most for his service when the dollar in which he is paid is the dollar of the commercial world. The whole people, except speculators and commercial gamblers, are injuriously affected by depreciated money of any kind, but the injury is felt with crush- ing effect by the man or woman whose life depends upon constant employment and daily earnings.” These ave such ob- vious truths that their mere statement is sufficient. The free silver agitation is steadily losing ground. Its advocates are n longer able to command: the popular attention as they did a while ago. Pre- vailing conditions have shown the fal- lacy of their arguments, which cannot stand against reviving Industri in- creasing wages and returning pros- perity. But none the less the contribu- tion of Senator Mills to the cause of sound money is valuable. It will do much to bhasten the disintegration of the free silver forces. CADET TAYLOR AND THE GANG. For adamantine cheek commend us to Cadet Taylor. This extraordinary finan- cier had the sublime impudence to as- sert in justification of his rcfusal to re- port the police salary appropriation or- dinance that he has not been able to make up his mind what members of the police force are entitled to pay for the month of August. He admits that the police pay roll furnished him was certified by D. Clem Deaver, secretary of the de facto Board of Iire and Io- lice Commissioners. But he quibbles and pretends to discredit this certitiente because the supreme court has not yet passed upon the claims of the contest- ing police commissioners. Why should Mr. Deaver's offic certificate e dis- credited? Is he not entitled to much eredenc s Cadet ' lor, not mor Mr. Deaver has filed a bond signed by William A, Paxton (o make zood any loss the city may susiain by reason of his official malfeasance. Not even Mr. Taylor will dare question the ufficiency of Mr. Deaver's bond, nor will he contend that Mr. Deaver's bonids men are releas from théir obligation (during the pendency of legal proceedin In any event, as between the integrity of Cadet Taylor and the tntegrity of D. Clem Deaver, the taxpayers would greatly prefer to rely on Deave Why did Taylor and the gang thaf are trying to starve the police pass the firemen’s salary appropriation for Au- gust which was not certified to by any officer of either or the <contending boards? What right had Taylor and his committee to diseriminate betwe n the two pay rolls? The firemen's pay roll had no authoritative certificate. It was merely O. K'ed by the chief, but Lad not been submitted to or approved by any police board. But Mr. Taylor says that the council has refused to recognize the vight of the de facto board to transact pubic business. Is the council mightier than the courts? Did not Judge Hopewell declare In so many words in his opinion on the injunction case that the present board has the right to continue in the undisturbed discharge of the functions vested In the police commission until otherwise ordered by the proper judicial tribunal? Were not Taylor and his a sociates in anarchy severely repr manded by Judge Hopewell for dis- regarding the mandate of the court? This seems to have had no more effect on the gang than throwing water on a duck’s back. They arrogate to them- selves the judicial power and they pro- pose to destroy the efficiency of the po- lice force in order to carry out their own political schemes and spitework. One thing is certain, Cadet Taylor is surprising no one who knew his record before he came to Omaha and has watched his serpentine career since his advent in this city. As chairman of a council finance committee he is a mar- velous success and as conductor of the dervish wrecking train he is unexcelles Colonel L. Spalding and his Hawaiian cable project have actually gotten as far as Washington without being held up by train robbers or in- terrupted by footpads. Colonel Spald- ing is in quest of merely a little legisla- tion that will assure him a fixed in- come on his paper capital and imaginary investment. ress, we feel sure, s just aching to give the audacious colonel anything he may ask for. The colonel need not stay in Washington to lobby his Dbill through. All he wants is to have his little bill introduced by some member by request and the congres- sional committee to whieh it will be referred will cheerfully do the rest. Another Indian trader has secured special permission from the authorities at Washington to take out a delegation of red men for show purposes. The Indians are loaned just as if they were the property of the government and the disposal of them rested solely with the officers of the Interior department. Isu't it pretty near time to discover the dangers of these excursions and to treat the Indians as men and wowmen, not as chattels? Another amateur job of attempted train robbery is reported, this time from Colorado. If the experiment s followed by the same speedy capture and the same severe senteuce of the traln rob- bers as befell the recent would-be Ne- SEPTEMBER 14, 1895. braska desperadoes, one job of thls kind will bo aft'eur Colarado nelghbors will want to try, There are qum In these parts which seem to defight in announcing the decigion of the-supreme court in the police board Thelr readers are expected to beligde that the justices of the court are fnfthe habit of telling in advance what fhe declsions of the court will be or that#bbody respects the con- fidences of the Jmiges when reposed in their intimate friends. Such newspaper claptrap is open, insult to members of the court whith they must feel keenly. Its logieal effect will be to delay the decision if for no other reason than to show the people that nobody is compe- tent to foretell a decision of the su- preme court of Nebraska The collapse of one of the spectators” stands at Louisville during one of the fireworks displays, resulting in the in- Jury of a considerable number of people who were on it, should caution the au- thorities of Omaha to make sure that there is no possibility of a similar acel- dent in Omaha during the fair w parades. We have no doubt that the parties who are erecting reviewing stands will be willing and glad to do everything they can to make them per- fectly It is the duty of the build- ing inspector to protect the public in this matter. IHe must not and cannot neglect this important duty. There is no longer any question that the state fair races will be a distinctive rawing eard. The new mile track is by all odds the best in the state and lorsemen are anxious to test the speed of their fleetest horses upon it. Big as the amphitheater is, it will not hold a fifth of the people who want to see the races. Notable Conversion. Philadelphia Record, Senator Quay has at least made one nota- ble convert to his eivil service platform as crammed down the throats of his opponents at Harrisburg. General John 8. Clarkson has declared himself as a follower in the path of reform and a contemner of the use of money in politics. Afier this, we do not look for any grea‘er surpris e L Dangerous uthority. Chicago Chronicle. Au'tonty conferred upon postmasters to exclude from the malls ‘‘publications which they consider obscene and obnoxious' is cer- tainly a very dangerous extension of the power of petty offic A publication might be classed as ohno: ter and be ruined by his so regarding it, though wholly proper and decent in character. Press 1t is rumored that Senator Hill and some of his associates in thd New York democracy intend at the next democratic state conven- tion to secure the adoption of a_resolution condemning the third term idea. Probably if they set to work to: pass such a resolution they would succeeds ,Of course it would be a slap at Cleveland. But it may be that he will forestall such action by writing a letter say ing that he does not intend to let his name &0 before the national convention. * It may be depended upon, howgver, that he will not do this if he thinks he has any chance of getting the nomination and of being elected. pnigus Popular. Indianapolis News. Suggestions that the presidential campaign shall be shortersthan usnal are having re- speciful hearing.8hort campalgns are in the line of - iereasive- int=Higence:—In the days when newspapers were few and te phic communication by no means gen long campaigns were worth all they cost in their educational features. The most that is done in a campaign now, beyond giving employ- ment to professional politicians, is to excite the prejudices of men. We should take a ) in advance if we should compel the two great political parties (o shorten their cam- paigns and to hoid their conventions in August instead of in June. Dl [y S ting Democrats, New York Sun There are some very accommodating demo- erats in Nebrazka. They have held a con- vention and maunfactured what they call a platform. Here is a plece of it: We endorse the national democratic pl: form of I and the interpretation pl thereon by the president. Which is to say: “We are in favor of a tarift for revenue only and a tariff for pro- tection principally, and we endorse the in- come tax.” Perhiaps it would have been bet- ter to put the declaration in this form: “Many of us are office hoiders and more of us hope to be. Therefore we regard Hon. Grover Cleveland with unusual veneration. He can do no wrong until after March 4, 1897, and then he can go to thunder.” 1t Is due to these accommodating Nebraska demo- crats (o say that they are only a faction, the administration faction, necessarily a minority. Yet they have great men, Hon. Tobias Castor, for cxawple, and Hon, Sterling Mor- ton. Some more as Acco accommodating _democrats are situated in Pennsylvania. “We reaffirm the platform of the last national and state conventions,” said these accommodating Pennsylvania democrats, ‘“ard we further especially declare the perfect unanimity of the democracy of Pennsylvania in favor of tariff reform and sound money as recom- mended and enforced by our democratic ad- ministration.” In plainer word: e are In favor of everything we are against. It becomes wore and more evident that platforms are growing more and more worth- less, The example fet by Mr. Cleveland in 1892 is too generally followed. sl il POLITICAL SMALL TALK. Detroit Tribune: ~We trust the hungry horde w'll not strip Mr. Brice of his clothes and compel him to walk home in a barrel. New York Advertiser: Whitney Is for Cleveland and Flwer is for Whitney. There it ends. Nobody is for Flower, not even Flower himself, as he avers. Chiczgo Record: Young Mr. Russell of Massachusetts has his spinnaker set and 1s carrying every inch of canvas, but as yet has failed to get anything to blow on the sails. Kansas City Journal: *“The ties ing!" exclalms Senafor Peffer. Well, there is no use in getting excited. Nobody will ever know, senator, whether you even So much as have a tie or not. Chicago News: ' After reading Chauncey M. Depew's descriptfon of the kind of man the republican party needs for its candidate one fs somehow forcibly reminded of the handsome figure ‘and 'features of Mr. Depew himselt. Philadelphia Recorfl: A telegram from Indiana announces thit Henry Watterson has quit politics. Next e may hear that Goy- ernor McKinley has, turned free trader or that the Georgia darky has abjured roast pig and watermelon. Denver News: Utah demoerats and repub- licans have put exceptionally good tickets in the fleld, and the oampaign promises to be a red hot one from the start. Each party is especially desirous of having the honor of in- augurating the state government. Globe-Democrat: The fact that Senator Hill_thint tisthird term crusade in the democracy is called for Is very significant. It means that, in Hill's opinion, Cleveland is still strong with his party and Hill is weak. 1If the New York election of 1895 had resulted the other way the third term would not be heard of. Kansas City Star: Secretary Carlisle says he is not a candidate for the presidency, but his wife has written a letter, it is sald, in which she states that he will 'be a candidate and that he is the choice of the president. To avoid any question of veracity or e barrassing explanations in the future, th secretary should follow the example of oti discreet fellow Americans and let bis wife do the talking. re loosen- e e et et o At it o e 5 o o OTHER LANDS TIAN OURS, The two greatest mlilitary powers In the world are now playlng at war. Peace, guarded by bayonets and commanded by cannon, #till endures. between France and Germany, but the vast masses of trained soldiors kept In leash on both sldes of the Rhine are being busily exerclsed in the fleld in preparation for the grim wrestle which will mark a new era In Europ when It comes. Only the other day, at the beginning of the regular fall maneuvers, the German emperor reviewed an army of 86,000 men with 300 fieid guns. On Sun- day President Faure of the French re- public witnessed the evolutions of 120,000 French soldlers, comprising the Sixth, Se enth and Eighth army corps. Except for the loss of life and the destruction of property these Immense annual displays are as costly as real war. The armies which France and Germany march to and fro in practice for the supreme moment of actual struggle are fully equipped in every particular, and are subject to precisely the same treatment from their officers, In the matter of forced marches and the transportation of baggage as they would recelve In an actual cam- paign. The cost of keeping these vast swarms of men in the fleld is enormous, yet each country pays it cheerfully as the price of national Independence and dignity, Close behind the militant German empire and the armed French republic are Russia, Austria and Italy. Bach of these nations Is poor, and each is frightfully embarrassed by the tremendous burden of perpetual armaments. There Is no disposition to retrench, however. The demand is constantly made upon the taxpayers for more guns, more horses and mora men, until it seems as though the ut- most limit of endurance would soon be reached. As for Great Britain, which is richer than any of the rest, sho is in the midst of a program of naval construction which calls for the expenditure of $500,000,- 000, and her statesmen will not rest until the British navy is equal in fighting power to that of France and Russia combined, Inasmuch as the young czar has fulfilled none of the hopes that were entertained at the time of his acconsion, with regard to the inauguration of an era of greater 1 beral ty and progress in so far as the internal ad- ministration of his vast empire is concarned, it is not surprising that there should be a revival of the Nihilist movement. Its leaders announced last winter that they would walt to see what the young emperor would do in the way of reform. In fact, they put him on trial, and now, at the close of nearly a year's reign, they find that, if anything, his rule is more autocratic, more wedded to that bineful bureaucratic system, which is the curse of Russia, than was that of his father. Accordingly, they have recommenced thelr warfare against the government with re- newed vigor, and have signalized the re- opening of the campaign by a terr.b'e outrage at Tula, where the artillery barracks have just been blown up by dynamite, causing the death of no less than 300 men and officers. Morcover, the young czar has recidved o many threatening missives of one kind and another that he now walks In the sime dread of as:assination as did his father, and is reported to be surrounding himself ‘with oven still more elaborate safeguards and means of protection. A new anl serious subject of conflict has arisen between France and Italy. Twenty-six years ago the laiter concluded with the bey of Tunis an advantageous commercial treaty, renswable at the expiration of tweniy-seven years, unlegs denounced twelve mouths in advance by one or the other of the contract- ing partics. Sinca then Tunis his become a feudatory state of France, in £o far that she is subject to a French proteciorate, and that the Freach are in control of the foreign relations of the bey. IL s by virtue of this contract that France has now intimated to Italy her intention of denouncing the treaty her object being to bring the Beylik within the tphere of the Gallic customs system. Italy, which not only possesses vast Interests in Tunis, but bas also several hundreds of thousands of its subjecis settled there, has all aloiig protested against France's occupa tion of the country, much in the samo way that France protests against the presence of the Bnglish in Egypt. The dispute in con- nectlon with the denunciation of the treaty may possibly bring matters to a crisis. Tho serious illness of the crown prince of Japan, concerning whose recovery doubts are entertained, cannot fail to give rice to grave anxietles with regard to the succe:sion of the throne. The mikado has no near relative, but a vast number of distant kins- men, several of whom would be Iikely to pat forward their pretensions to succ:ed him. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the empress is childless, and that in deference to civilized notions a law was reeent’y passel at the emperor’s own instigation declaring the offspring of his concubines incapable of reigning, an act which would have excluded the now moribund crown prince from the tad not an exception been specifi- made in his favor. The mikado is still y a young man, and in the event of Crown Prince Horu's death he may pos- sibly deem it prudent to solve the difficulty with regard to the succession by taking to himself a new empress, disposing of his present consort much in the same way as Josephine was got rid of by the man whom he admires above all others, namely, the first Napoleon. The recent imprisonment of a German cditor for daring to differ with the em- paror on political questions and for criticis- ing temporately a speech which the em- yeror had made to his troops, has put the social democrals in Germany just now in the role of martyrs before the people. Shrewd politicians generally recognize the danger of pushing too vigorously a cam- paign of force against a weak and defence- less party or group. There Is no surer way of gaining popularity for any man, or any set of men, than through a species of martyrdom which excites public indigna- tion against the stronger power and public sympathy for the weaker. In the case of the German social democrats and socialists the emperor has certainly made a mistake in allowing personal pique to influence polit- fcal action. By imprisoning a German editor whose only offense was to offer some perti- nent and courteous critielsm upon silly speech of the kalser's, the emperor has hurt himself, and has benefited the socialist party. The new outbreaks of barbarity against the Armenians will inevitably hasten the interference of the powers to compel reforms in the administration of affairs in that coun- try. The delay of the sultan to accede to the demands of the powers has been ag- gravating enough, for it has been practically a refusal to perform what had long ago been promised, but to couple more and equally bad outrages with this procrastina- tion s giving it the character of & deflance which nelther Great Britain, France nor Russia is in the mood to tolerate. If It bo trus that there exists among the Turkish officials in Armenia an organization against the Christians, whose purpose is to destroy as many of the latter as possible before the reforms demanded by the powers can be insugurated, it is full time that Russlan troops, or some others, crossed the frontier and took these Christians under their protec- tion. Sooner or later it has long been evi- dent this must be done, and it looks as though the time had come now. ““New England Men to the Fore. Boston Globe, Let certaln promoters of western booms seek, if they will, to depreciate and belittle New England. It may suit their purposes. But what could bs more pusillanimous or absurd than for any resident of th of the country to tamely acquiesce injurious declarations. New England is fortunate today fn the possession of two leaders who are eminently worthy of being chosen the standard bearers of their respective parties. Can any true New Eoglander fall to feel a just pride in this fact? Of course the candidacy of Thomas Brack- ett Reed of Maine commends itself to many republicans west, northwest and south. But that, surely, is no reason why New England republicans should grow lukewarm in his support. Rather is it an incentive to re doubled zeal in his behalf. As for William Eustis Russell, thrice elected governor of Massachusetts, the de- motracy of all New England may well rally unitedly around his winning uame. It i» nons:nse to assume that no man who live east of the Hudson river can head the pi dential ticket of 1896, when such s leader can be chosen to lead the Jeffersonian host. Loutayille Courler-Journal: Help your- selves, boys. There I8 nothing nailed down. Sloux Clty Journalt The Grand Army and the American poople everywhere are rubbing out Mason and Dixon's line. Ka City Journalt The veterans at Louisville are experiencing the warmth of Kentucky hospitality, with now and then a little water on the side, Nashville American: It 1s impossible to enumerate the great and lasting good re- sulting from these gatherings of citizens from many states and the widespread effects for the betterment of good citizenship caused by these assemblios. Philadelphia Record: Loulsville's warmly demonstrative welcome to the Grand Army of the Republic affords one more proof that the war is over, and that the ghost of sec- tionalism has been sent fiying to join the ghost of hard times. Chicago News: Louisville fs_witnessing the making of peaceful history. The meeting of the blue and the gray in Kentucky will make one of the most gratifying as well as one of the most fmportant pages in the modern military chronicles of the country. Kansas City Star: “Your confederate button will entitle you to recognition and a place around our campfires” runs the invita- tion from the union to the confederate veterans at Louisville. So times, manne and men change, while the great truths and | principles remain forever the same. Chicago Record: The joyous hurrahs of the “Jobnnies” as the “Yankees" march by at Louisvilie are more potent in producing per- mapent friendship between the northern and southern veterans than all the conciliatory ature written, The cheers of the tucky women are a gratifying obligate. Cincinnati Tribune: The reunion at Louis- ville marks a new day in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic. For the fi time the veterans of the war have met south of Mason and Dixon's line. It is a peaceful invasion of Dixie, with the invaders wel- comed with outstretched hands to open doors. But a few years more and it is falr to believe that the brave veterans who are left will be found in line in the streets of Richmond, ap- plauded to the ccho by enthusiastic residents who have forgotten or forgiven the past. RHYME, Philadelphia Record, Upon the unjust and the Just Alike the rain doth fall, But the unjust frequently purloin the good umbrellas of the just, And don't get wet at all. Washington Star. The wind which through his whiskers blew Wil soon find sport elsewhere, And gaily toss itself across Fhe oot ball player's hair, Chi “Just see me set that car the j He humped upon his wheel to race— And now a sculptor works to trace Another “Requiescat in pace. Cincinnati Enquirer. Th g When a feller gets a gl It spoils his beautiful thirst. St. Louls Republic. 3 o girl who once for ice cream sighe T on leaveg such thoughts afar; She gently spells S nber,” with The accent on the Detroit Tribune, She has gone through his trousers, His wife, his helpmeet— ¢ with’ her hands, Now with her fee Pittsburg - Of Napolcon young and Napoleon old, Napoleon hot and Napoleon cold, Of Nap the corporal and Nap the tough, Thanks to the ma ad enoligh. Chica That surly sign I'rom sight of Soon we sh Keep off the grass!” will shortly pa as oft before, Shut the door!” Pross. an in the straw, Ot “the And she sottly Bivhere did you get that hat? Westchester Critle. she'd call him up at moru, 1 he'd wed; ¢ was left forlorn He fanc| If a t gir So_he rung . but When she cut him off in Indianapolis the street, his whirling feet :d him Jike the wind; vas on his handle bar— He struck a fc lley car, And to his funeial, from afar, The people came—and grinned. - SENCHANTED. Chicago Post Upon the s A belng beaut! Descrving great applause the street the sun's fic 1s a very different sight That ever gives me pause. Upon the s a In tights d And looks demure ‘and sweet; Upon the et this footlight saint Looks shabby, dowdy, with a taint Of something like deceit. Tpon the stage you seldom see Penythe Briént and quick as she Whom 1 applaud at night; Upon the street she seems to be So diff’rent_that she startles ~ia. And so I take to flight. Jpon the stage, so sweet a lass on e ot E Seize my opra lass, ‘And deem it my best friend; Upon the street it doth harass, Uhless, perchance, when she may pass, 1 use the other end. TIOWA PRESS COMMENT, Cedar Rapids Gazette: A Waterloo minister condemns bloomers bocause Moses fald a woman should not wea which pertained to man, Smart minister. In those days men wore mothor hubbards and only Aaron and his assoclates were authorized to woar underclothing. Sloux Clty Journal: ry Morton s open to severo criticism for the partisan use to which he has put his office. The De- partment of Agriculture was not created for the purpose of furnishing free printing and publication for the partisan screeds of its seoretary, whosver he might chance to be, Dubuque Telegraph: The postmaster of Davenport recently refused to deliver & prope erly addressed bundle of a sensational journal published at Kansas City, Mo., on the ground that the paper was obscend, and in a decision just renderod Acting Postma ral Jones sustains him. While it is certain that the mails should not be made a vehic'e for the distribution of corrupting 1itarature, It s extremely doubtful if confermont upon post- ers of the authority to refuse to deliver publications which they consider obscene and obnoxious is a safe remedy. It s ea:y to seo how this authority may be abuged, and how the abuse may result in a censorehip re- pugnant to the guaranteed rights of the press, Not postmasters, but the courts should be | the judges of the imm ality of a publication; and until the courts proncunced it unfit for circulation no paper should be denied the treedom of the mals. Seor LEADING SPECIAL FPEATURE THE OMAHA SUNDAY BE IN A HOLLOW Continuation of Rret Harte lat and unequaled romance of western handsomely illustrated by first rank. OF THE HILI life artists of the CHICAGO'S GREAT CANAL: Second and concluding Installment of Mr. Udo Brachvogel's carefully prepared 1 interesting description of the stu- pendous engineering undertaking that s to revolutionize the drain; system of America’s second largest city-Huge con- trivances and strange monster devices by which the wonderful ults have been accomplished, PREHISTORIC MAN Occupatlon of Nebr of human beings in ages far re- proved beyond a doubt by the ous relics found in the Lowp val- y—Evidences of barbaric customs and some approach to civilization among the men who ante-dated th men “n this state by centu upon centuries, MAN'S MANIA IN NEDRASKA: ka by extinct mote ni who h A most o v advanced pability of the & life—Historical il this theor; areful study o the 1 who takes his strations that bear out SCENIC SPLENDORS OF IDAHO Mineral riches and agricultural sources of the mountain wildnes: o graphically described by Mr. 1. nyder, Who has spent six weeks in tigating the bright prospects of that victures of some eminent rail- n their summer haunts, IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN: Fashlons In furs for the coming winter —Subjects to be discussed by the women's councils at the Atlanta exp tion—Insu as a fleld for w d by Mrs, women of renow ip_on all matters in which our lers delight, road me women ROUND ABOUT ON WHERELS All the important toplcs talked of by eelmen intelligently discussed he question of railroad transpartation Bicycle stylos for noxt year ri- ments in the production of puncturciess tires—What the local wheel clubs are Newa {tems from all parts of the xpanding wheeling world, COMING GENI| il Asher's A story that the will eniji nd A girl lighthouse Ki youngste and other youthful readers. COMPRE n for boys and girls appreciate— Prattle of the bright bits for 3 It STREET CARS Promising outlook for m new motor hat will impair the comparative usoful- s of our trolley lines-Compressed uip fl oyed n the pro- pulsion of cars tramways both in and out of mi xperiments 1ooking to Its application upon the Street rafl ways of modern citics, SOCTAL HADPPENI v one in s xpectiney ball, and w account tions OF THE WEE ig in oming A sted in T nted prep. for that the uppe people of the now bein ev tertainm —Movements of from abroad Omaha hosts, unp made its In wcie who THE WORLD OF SPORT rent events m of amateur and prof ‘«lull!” aching close of the b d its resul What the 0w promises -Loeal or faithfully chronicled, ARpEtios CIAL NEWS § The Bee's sp excelled in th RVICE Ial news service is un- 50 parts—All the news, THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE UNRIVALED! 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