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Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
One state Convention.

The newspapers over the state generally
are now discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of the
republicans holding but one state conven-
ton this year, The sentiment seems to be
favorable for several reasons, principally,
however, that enc convention held the first
week In Tune will answer all purposes. There
ara nearly six months In which to prepare
for the same and candidates will find this
ample and afterwards they will have sufi-
c.ent time to become acquainted with the
people and the people with them.
An early convention must be called to Sc
lect representatives at large to the national
convention which meets June 16 at st. Louis.
As there are but four delegates to be chosen
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Mayor Broatch ayows an intention to
cut down all needless expense i'm the
city government. 1t might be well for
him to inspect all fire insurance policies
now In force, not only on the city hall,
but on fire engine houses and other
property of the city. The greater the
efficiency of the fire department the
less is the call for insurance on engine
houses. 1t would be interesting to
compute the total amount of money ex-
pended for fire insurance by the city
during ten years, as against the total
loss by fire sustained by the city. If
experience Is a teacher the result of
such computation would certainly lead
to the conclusion that money can be
saved in the item Of insurance pre-
miuma
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
AMERICANS IN THE TRANsVAAL.

1t is gratifying information that the
authorities of the South African repub-
lie have released on parole all the Amer
leans that were arrested in connection
with the recent raid, with the single
exception of Hammond, whose case mp,
pears to be regarded by the govern
ment MS of n more serious nature than
that of the other Americans. The great
anxiety manifested by Hammond and
his friends may, indeed, be not un-
fairly regarded as n confession that
his course was more in~defensible than
was the conduct of the other Ameri-
cans who We're identified with the or
ganized movement for reforms in the
interest Of the foreigners. At any rate
it is not difficult to understand that the
authorities of the South African re-
public should deem it to be expedient,
under the circumstances to keep Ham
mond In custody for n time. perhaps
those released on parole shall have
demonstrated that they are disposed to
r%elinquish all further attempts to bring
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
If sublime cheek and a~damantine au-

If sublime cheek and idamantine au-
dacity We're the only qualities that gave
a newspaper a commanding position
in the political arena, the omaha
World-Herald would lons ago have
been the most potential factor in Ne
braska state politics. A free silver
democratic paper with a populist
to set up candidates To-: the republican
party to nominate presents n spectacle
of conceit that would command adj
miration If it were not so slprencly
impertinent.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
CHEF COLDER AND HIS WHALE.

New York Sun.
Chef Colder told to every man
The strange, miraculous tale.
Was swallowed by a whale.
Our ship" said Chef, was In a gale,
An SIGH a wind wuz blown,
I, in the wide mouth of a whale,
But the terbacker which I chew
The whale give sich a pain
That on the deck from which I blew
He threw me up again.
Fo~ forty wears did Chef maintain
This story strange and grim,
Until Young LAWYER Simon Lane
"H Hoy long in that whales s power.
Chef answered "Half an hour" -
And did the whale then swim away"
Ghet answered II stood tn"
Chef answered, "Fit to kill"
And so your ship stood motionless
In that wild hurricane.
until the whale In his distress
"W ShEG'd no. .h yeT bic y9I foo Sp a Answered Che,
I'm slch a fearful blow
A ship would drift. as you can bet,
80 when the whale your form upthrew
On that eventful day.
He aimed and hit the ship With you.
Wall, how SO fur ! could be THROWN"
Cnet Sitiu, u naTuly gee
And can't explain, as I'll be blown,
How SIGH a thing could be-"
Now, Uncle Chet. Just look at me.
And answer plain and slow;
did you ever go to sea-
And Chef he answered. mol"
But how about this lifelong tale
You've told to every man
OF deglutition bv a whale
Down there off Yucatan?"
Then Chef he scratched and scratched his
head,
And slow he made reply,
And with a puzzled look he said:
at must have been n lie.
But 1t has been a comfort, 81,
I've told 1t from my youth,
Until thought, myself. this lie
Wuz nothin' but the truth.
unbelievin' age, you see,
So loves TO poke an pry,
let a poor oil man like mo
Believe in his own lie."
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

With n reduced expense bill for light
Ing the city hall, the agitation in favor
of the city putting in an electric plant
In the basement of the city hall may be
expected to cease. 1t would be Il CAPT
tai idea for Mayor BrOatch to induce
the electric light company to donate
light needed in the city hall in consid-
Grafton of the lucrative contract held
for street arc lights.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

1t Is asserted by some members of the
school board who ought to know what
they are talking about that the Omaha
standard of excellence for $350,OOO a
year. Some members even put the
figures at 100000. To do this, how
ever, the pruning knife must be applied
without fear or favor.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

EX-Warden Beemer is at all events
entitled to credit for turning back SSH
out of the $1,000 advance on his illegal
prison labor contract. He might have
spent the whole $1,000 and turned in a
deficiency bill besides.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
OF
Fails 60 Stir His Doom.

Senator Davis scheme to get in the Monroe
wagon by letting out the coupling pole an
indefinite number Of holes doesn't seem 10
meet with the unanimous appreciation desira-
BILE for a presidential candidacy. The senator
is In the condition 20, those literary gentle
men whose best IDEAS having been antici-
pated seek to tnsks up by application for
their slow-fre match of thought.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

the national convention of manufac-
turers at Chicago last week was so
strong and earnest that It should COM
mand the attention Of congress. There
Is presented IN 1t a new phase of the
policy of protection that merits very
serious consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Detroit Free Press.
Governor Drake has widened his popularity
in Iowa by his positive declaration in favor
OF good roads and such Legislation as will
provide for making them. 1t Is strange how
slowly people accept the fact that invest
ments made in this direction yield larger re-
turns than almost any other expenditure of
public moneys.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

The name of Judge Caldwell Is now
added to the list of populistic presi-
dental possibilities. The trouble arises,
however. that the Arkansas judge does
not profess to be n populist. His candi-
dacy would be like ice IN the backs of
the lOudest of the middle-of-the-roads.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

No being able to have its president
elected to II seat in congress, the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad has elected n con-
gresham to its presidency. There are
always more ways thar one to whip the
devil round the stump.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

We have been wrangling with Great Brit
ain for half a century or more over the con-
troll Of an sthmian canal, and the senate res
clTtion puts new life into the wrangle. The
canal which the fuss is all about is yet to
be constructed. We are apparently nearer to
a war over the coptrol of it when built than
we are to the b~uifling of it. What children
these nations bai,f
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Senator Vest served notice on the
democratic national committee that the
democrats must carry Missouri next
fall il they want to retain any vestjge
of their hold upon the south. But the
chances of democratic success in Mis-
souri, are growing j%oyously less, ana as
for Il solid souths why, not even the
most hopeful democrat expects that.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

E~X-Councilman Daniel HOtchkiss
Wheeler is still confident of securing the
necessary ten votes to install him as
councilman-at-large, in spite of the
warm sessions and primary elections Of
the First warders. But
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

The Iowa legislature anticipates a
long session. 1t is greatly to be feared
that the Hawkeye solons will wear
their welcome out by persisting in stay
ing too long.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

AS the time for fixing the city tax
levy approaches. the taxpayers organ
ization should make itself more in evil
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Clan Gordon has celebrated the
Robert Burns anniversary. Blu Police
Judge Gordon did not ofliciate as master
of ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Cincinnati Enquirer: 'Your uncle died Of
a complication of diseases, did he not?"
EITHER that, or a complication of doctors.
j am not sure which"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Chicago Tribune: II will thank you not to
use that quotation again, Miss Philler." coldly
observed the editor Of the New Woman.
pointing out a sentence In an editorial
article that had been submitted to her APP
prevail.
Miss Philler understood. She took tho
manuscript back to her own room and
changed mo man Is a hero to his valet
TO No woman Is a heroine to her maid"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

indianapolis Journal: He looked at his
watch. which had stopped, reproachfully.
Here he said, where I expected to see
the glad hands. ticking off the seconds, I
find you give me the dead face"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Washington Star: JOSIAH said Mrs.
Corntossel, as her husband came in from
feeding the pigs, what is the Monroe
doctrine?'
THE Monroe doctrine, Mandy he replied
after a moments thought. "is a principle
which lays down thet jes' because we don't
put both feet in the trough ourselves Is
no sign tibet we're goin' to Encourage others
to do it."
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
DOCTRINE OF THE JOKERs.

Chicago Record: '"They say the earth loses
time every day"
II don't care; the lazy old thing isn't on
my pay roll"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Boston Herald: The man who says he
loves his fellCw man and then neglects to
sprinkle ashes on his slippery sidewalk Is
either very inconsistent or very forgetful.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Detroit Tribune. Back, + say" commanded
the heroine.
The villain paused with cleaning knife
aloft.
Back" she repeated. Dare not to kill
me. l have still thirteen other dresses"
Under the memorable laws of the new
drama he was of necessity bafIled for the time
being.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Life: Helm afraid 1 couldn't make you
oh, it's plenty! With economy 1 can dress
on $1,500 a year. and just think. dear, we
can have all the rest for household ex-
penses!
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

New Orleans Times: a wild-eyed man,
with his mouth out Of joint, was found lean
ing against a lamp post on Fulton street.
What's the matter with him % yelled the
crowd as 1t ran up.
Give him air" replied the policeman; hes
a stranger. and he tried to say Tchoupitoulas
street"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

George II. Tzscliuck. secretary OF The Dee Fub-
fishing company, being duly sworn, says that the
actual number of fuil and complete copies of the
DAILY Morning. Evening and Sunday Zee printed
curing the month Of December. 1895. was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Yonkers Statesman: Yeast-Whn Is that
richly dressed lady coming out of that fash
ionable restaurant? Crimsonbeak-She's an
artists model. And this seedy looking fell
low coming. out of the free lunch saloon?"
'Oh, he's the artist"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27
New York Herald,

When asked why she rejected me, :
Her reasons We're most frank;
She weighed me in the balance-and
/ had none at the bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Washington Star: Let dogs delight to
bark and bite; to do SO is their fate. They
can't be turned; they never learned, you
see, to arbitrate.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Boston Transcript: Street. Urchin-Mister,
give me a match? Citizen-Sorry. bub. but
l haven't a match about me, Street Ur-
chin (eXhibiting the package he has held
behind you want to buy a box.
Only 1 cent. Thank you sir.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Somerville Journal: He-Well, darling, I
hate to 20, but. it is time for me to begin
to say farewell.
She-Why Algernon, it Is only 10 o'clock.
He-Yes. l know, but / have TO be at the
store at Z in the morning. you know, and I
must be away from here sure by half past
12.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-27

Puck: Hushand-Do you think It saves you
anything to have a running account at that
dry goods store?
Wife, know 1t does. You can't imagine
the amount of time 1t saves me. Why, I
never have to stop to ask the price of any
thing I wish to purchase!
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22
another Popocratic Forgery.

Another bald, unblushinS forgery, as
It IL called by John @. Nicolay, Lin
coins private secretary. llses been put
IN Circulation BY the Bryanites.
This forgery Is 20 qiOfatiOn from an
alluni.d speech by ~ i lincoln. il hich
he Is ! made to say that as result ~
The war corporation have been 60
thfoI5ed and5ythe er1 iOf corr ptiOnS I'm.
hieh places will follow. and the money
nower 5of the country will endeasor to
4pI,rdi0ng It's reign by wor king upon the
pprejudices Of the people, until all wealth
republic is destroyed
The war was hardly over when Lin.
coin was assassinated. The speech is
forgery on the face of it, notwithstand-
ING the fact that Bryan has made use
Of it. But Mr.. Nicolay, who, in writing
the life of Lincoln, had access to all
his papers, and who. rs private secre
fairy. personally knew of Lincoln's pub
lie addresses. is the best possible au-
thority on the subject. When he says
that Lincoln never said or wrote any
thing that. by the utmost license could
liz distorted to resemble it, there can n
be no doubt Of the forgery. No cam
yass in this country has ever been
marked BY such unblushing forgery AZ
Bryan's Philadelphia FEess. Ss3s. .s;s5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22
r Is
WH / / / !
WHY
Great Natural Demand for the Cereal. but the
White Metal Is a Drug on the Market.

While silver for weeks has been drop
ping practically without interruption
from about 20 cents an ounce to less than
20 cents, wheat has been shooting up as
if it had wings. =S
II ls peculiarly interesting at this time.
when Mr.. Bryan and the other soon to-
be'snuffed out lights Of the free-silver
heresy have been examining variety of
pleasing hctions down the throats of
farmers to call attention to the practical
" simultaneous rise in wheat and drop
in silver.
81 Probably the free-silyer folk will say in
regard to the remarkable rise in wheat
ABOUT IL cents a bushel in a month:
what did we tell you? It's as clear as
dayIght; everybody knows that free sill
yer VIII succeed. hence they are buying
wheat now, as it will go to dollar at
, ,eh aIler Mr. Bryan's election. That's
wheat" - - = = 800 - -
Won't Work Both ways.
!, II this is the free silver argument for
the advance in wheat, why is It that Eu-
rope Is not buying silver at 64A cents an
it's price to $1.29? 1''''s
Mt: bryans contention has been that it
was impossible for wheat to rise as long
rs the gold standard prevailed. Mr..
p ryan knew as well as any of us that
ne was lying when he said that. What
does ne say about it now. His silence.
on the subject is most expansive. Posi-
e by ne is racking his brains to account
s sor ~, ana Il is probable he may get off
something equally illuminating as his ex-
PLANTATION snl of the gold import movement.
Inc TACT is, this advance in wheat.
y; Wholly due as It is to natural ca uses
Is stunning blow to the free silver
tallacy. 1t is useless to tell the farmer
mat mat ne cannot get more for his wheat
WI, while y, we remain on gold standard.
wn n ne Is receiving 10 cents a bushei
more more Tor 1t than he was a month ago.
Considering that this has been one Of
Inc STOCK arguments of the free silver
,tes It It's, is well to point out again and
as s = JUST a'S why wheat has advanced.
Z IS an summed up in this: The crops
mere and abroad have been short, the
totai decrease for the world, according to
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22
WHILE
SILVER
FALLS

foreign trade estimates. from last years
crop being more than 10000, 600 bush
els. Last year the total crop was more
than 535,OOO.OO0 This year Thoman
estimates it at 435, 100000. The main
loss has been outside this country, SO
that the demand for our wheat abroad
mas been exceptionally heavy. Brad
streets reports total exports of wheat
and flour for last week at 4,215, 1914 bush
els (the largest since September, 1899,
against 1880. 466 the week before and
2,6l3,S66 in the corresponding week last
Of 1,6O1,928 bushels. In the month of
September we exported 1.511.727 bush
els; III September. 1895, 1O,113.897, an
increase of 5,397 $50 bushels This will
explain to everyone except chuckle-head-
cd idiots why wheat has risen.
No Manipulation.
;. Ihere has been no manipulat ton about
1t. In fact, the spectators have been
positively dazed at the advance An
other thing which has indirectly made
wheat rise is the fact that the export
demand has been SO heavy that
it has been found impossible to
send all that was required. All the
freight room on European steamers has
been engaged up to January
Ihe explanation of the decline in silver
is as easily accounted for as the rise in
wheat. Soon after Bryan's nominate
the free-silver shouters kicked up such
a rumpus that spectators both here and
abroad thought there was some chance
of his success, and silver advanced on
speculative buying to about 20 cents an
ounce. 1t was not long, however, before
the holders became convinced that Rry-
ans chances of success were hopeless.
and they at once began to get rid Of
their loads. Consequently, as more and
more holders of silver saw that they
had paid good price for a white ele-
plant, and sickened of their bargain.
the price of silver gradually sank until
today it is quoted at 64s4 cents an ounce.
This is considerably lower than it was
early last summer, when it was thought
improbable that the Democratic party
would come out aat-footed for the free
coinage of silver.
The day will come when Mr.. Bryan
and his ilk will learn that natural causes
alone govern the prices of all products.-
New York Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22
Appreciation on Other Products.

10 these must be added an aggregated
appreciation of many millions on other
commodities. Pork. for instance. has adj
vanced from it's low point by $1.S5 sar-
cent pound: Lard has gone Mp llore
than "a fierce. Rye has been ad-
Is n cents Ha and barley cents Cloverseed
has scored an increase of 1926 per hun
dred weight.
{ The yearly sales of butter and eggs ex-
coed in cash value all the other products
OF the farm. Butter has advanced 25
per cent. and eggs IS per cent. The
price OF cheese has risen 25 to so per
cent. White beans are IS 10 SO Der
cent higher. Most of these products are
in active demand in Europe. They are
pouring across the sea in such streams
that there is not shipping enough to
move them promptly. Even Australia
of the American farm. The seas are
covered with regular liners and With
tramp steamers focking to American
shores for the rich freightage.
Orchards Fall in Line.
But this list does not exhaust the
names of the staples that have scored
sensational gains. The American or
chard is coming in for share of the
good times. TO the list may be added
California dried fruits, such as raisins.
prunes, aprlcOts and peaches, which have
gained from Is to 50 per cent. and are
still going up. Canned goods, such as
tomatoes, corn and peas, now an impor-
tant part of the worlds food supply,
have shown material improvement in
prices. The average man may be blind
to the import of higher prices, because
of limited information. A slight adj
vance in the value of one or two articles
in which he may have personal inter-
est may have little significance, and
when there is such general rise as is
now going on it requires a compre-
hensive survey of the situation to grasp
the vastness of the addition to the value
of the products of the farmer.-Chioago
5Times-Herald
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22

ounce. AS this silver is worth in the
market 66 to 81 cents an ounce the mar
gin of profit is easily seen to be very
heavy one-1O to 20 per cent
Moreover. some of the mines represent
no actual investment whatever Count
ing water" and all. the Elkhorn mine
has nominal capital of only $1.0OO,OOO.
1t has paid dividends amounting to ST.
$4,000. The Granite Mountain is nomi-
nally capitalized at $1O,OOO,OOO. It has
already returned in dividends to it's
stockholders $121sO.OOO. Other mines
show enormous profits on investments
that are largely fictitious.
Yet the multi-millionaires who own
these properties coolly ask the people of
the country to pay them incalculable mil
lions OF additional profit by coming each
CO cents worth of their product into
$1.29 worth of legal tender money.
They ask the country thus almost ex-
actly to double to them the market price
of q product already SO profitable that it
pays them millions every year TO produce
& So fur as they are concerned free coin
are would do precisely this. II would
enable them to pay q dollar of wages
or debt with 81 cents worth Of silver.
How far the process would enhance the
eneral y4lue Of the silver dollar no man
Can know But this much Il clear:
sl1fery penny Of the ailxance, II. Il much
or little. must be paid ont Of the peo-
pies earnings. " lille every penny of the
difference between the new price of sill
yer and its mint price will represent so
much of robbery from creditors and toll
ers.
In brief. this great silver trust he
conspiracy among hundred or so multi
millionaire mine-owners to rob the pub
lie and to levy tribute upon the wages
of everyone who works.
| Is there any conceivable reason why
any workingman. any savings bank de-
positor, any holder ST 8 NE Insurance s
Vote for this rings Programmed
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22
ALADDIN'S. LAMP OUTCOME,
Increase in Value Of Wheat, Oats Alone Estimated
$I75.cooooo.

Oct. Ii. Sept. u.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-22

Americans are in the midst Of il mar
velous era. Several hundred million dol
lars have been added to the value of
American products in the last linety
days. The magic Of Aladdin is tame by
the side of the sober truth of modern
trade. The widest dreams Of the apos-
ties of fiatism pale into insignifcaace in
comparison with the simple fact Of to-
day. Nature is making money for
Americans faster than any printing
press could do it. The rise in the prices
of the products of American farms
means the beginning of prosperity that
needs only the success of the honest dol
lar at the November election to .uaran-
tee it's permanence.
Most of the chief farm products share
in the advanced prices. Most of these
commodities are being exported in .nor-
nous quantities, and in exchange Amer
lea will get European gold. No one can
say truly how much has been added to
the wealth Of Americans BY the rise, but
a few figures will give the reader an ink
ling of the mighty force at work for
American veal. Corn has risen 5 cents
a bushel. wheat Ii cents and pats 4
cents. Competent grain men estimate
that those advances have added to the
value of the holdings in this country on
the three cereals alone the following
enormous sums:
Corn 1850. ...................$ lUD.SDO,UVO
Wheat. .........-.. ........ W'yy syO.OoO