Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-19

Nebraska takes kindly to coplous tank
show.
Referring to democratic presidential tim
ber there Is Drer Russell OF Massachusetts,.
He lay low"
There is nothing new under the sun. The
modern girl displays In spinning her wheel
those traits conspicuous In grandmothers
days.
Since the decision OF the court Of appeals
overrulins the South Carolina decision Of
Judge Goff, Governor Evans has concluded
not to sccele.
When MIR. Addcks of Delaware compared
his senatorial bills with the results, he con-
cludci to retire from politics. The distance
travelled was a trile.
The log cabin has been substituted for the
eagle as the emblem of Kentucky republi-
cans 1t suggests to warning democrats how
to get In out OF the wet.
David Brown 10 healthy member of the
Philadelphia health board He has record
Of flfty-eight consecutive years in the service
and his grip shows no sign OF WEAKNESS.
The caravan attached TO Jerry simpsons
campaign is necessary as means of trans
poTtation. In other respects, MIR. Simpson Is
lavishly equipped for the sound money bat
tle lie has the voice.
The patriotic counclmen of Philadelphia
ignored an unbroken line of precedents by
refusing to appropriate money for a cele-
bratiOn on the Fourth of July. 1t Is prob
dDle independence nail ana lne sacred LID
erty bell will be wrapped in Grape for thirty
days
The governor Of Rhode Island is "his ex-
cellency so-and-so, governor OF the state Of
Rhode Island an1 the Providence plantations,
commander-in-chief Of the militia and cap
tain general Of the fleet"-though no more Of
this rigmarole than the first two words is
often used.
The Illinois legislature has passed a libel
law which requires that plaintiff must show
that his business or reputation was injured
| by publications made in good faith That
is to say the practice of harassing news
papers in vogue in Chicago is no longer sane
| toned by law.
| Mr.. Edward Astrup, Mr.. Peary's associate
on the famous journey over the icecap to In
| dependence bay, North Greenland in 1892,
| and who made the wonderful journey along
| the icecap above Melville bay in 1894 has re-
! ceived the Murchson grant Of the Royal
| Geographical society on account Of his bril-
| liant achievements.
The United States supreme court declares
that a man is not obliged to avoid danger by
| running away The assailed need not turn
| the other cheek, nor walt until one is
punched. On the contrary. he is, In the
| opinion Of the court justified in sailing right
in at the first scent of trouble and doing his
enemy with all possible celerty.
Pennsylvania Legislature has gone the
| way of its kind, followed with jubilatons
| anu eNeCTdllOHS III equal Inc tnlla-
| delphia Inquirer says: at has been the
| prey of hog contractors, trolley and electric
| light sharpers and the Standard Oil company.
| 1t was the worst Legislature with which we
! have been afflicted for years" The most
| conspicuous feature of its work is the mul-
! tiplication of offices.
The Ohio campaign promises to be a whoop
from start to finish. Several large bars are
already in sight, and enthusiasm grows in
proportion to the financial issue. Paul Sorg,
| the prospective democratic candidate rivals
| Bushnell as a millionaire manufacturer, while
| Foraker and Brice, competitors for senatorial
| honors, have few kegs of nails on hand.
| Should the sinews of war come up to the
| prospects, the era Of hard times will come to
a sudden close in Ohio.
The Fair corner on the wheat OF California
| which caused a loss of $1,000 900, was engl-
| neered secretly that 1t was not known
| to anyone but the bankers who loaned the
| ex-senator the money. The four firms which
| recently bought the wheat had previously
engaged all the vessels in the port Of San
Francisco. and to arrive for ninety days
Then, to prevent farmers from rushing wheat
| into this port they advanced charters tc
| 35 shillings. This prohibitive rate will com.
pei farmers to store their grain unless they
can induce vessels to come to this port AS
it takes two months to get ships here from
Australia and four months to bring them
from Liverpool or New York, it looks az
though the wheat syndicate would get the
lions share Of the profits this year.