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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Turing to many minds. Such system would
bring about results which would shock party
workers who have so long looked upon the
crossroads postoflice as legitimate political
spoil. As matters stand the dominant party
secures the great majority OF the postotliccs
IN every congressional district Au elective
system would turn over many OF the offices
to the active politicians of the minority II
would depend upon the political complexion
OF the particular constituency If postotice
patrons were allowed to vote without regard
TO their political status The loose elective
method Of choosing postmastcrs adopted oc-
casiunally by congressman TO avoid unploas-
ant complications with politicians. seems TO
be growing In favor. 1t has an element OF
popularity which ploascs the public, II gives
the voters a hand in filling the only federal
office with which the most Of them ever come
in direct contact save that OF congressmani
but ii Is not likely that elective postmaster
ships will be sanctioned by federal statute.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The newly elected councilmcn and
school board members have only Il
month remaining before they enter upon
the duties of their respective offices.
They should not lose any time in
familiarizing themselves with the work
before them. The councilman or mpm-
Der of the Board of Education who
wants to perform his official duties
conscientiously can keep himself busy
in the interest of the taxpayers for
weeks and months to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Hascalrs contest against STUNT pre-
sents some very unique features Al
most everybody who had anything to
do with the election in the First ward
including election officers, is cited in
the petition as a bIibc-takCr. How
Hascall will get all these people or any
Of them to plead guilty to committing
a penitentiary offcnse is not quite clear
but if he should succeed in proving all
his charges, how will that establish his
own election? If there has been any
political crookednesS or slullduggcry in
the ward into which lIascall did not
get his finger the statesman from the
First must have turned over new
leaf
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Judge Oldham insists that he has the
inside track for the succpsSOrShip of
trict bench and bases his claims to first
consideration on the assertion that he Is
backed by Il large number of rcpub.
lican lawyers in the district. only Il
few weeks ago Judge Oldham was
s,umping the state telling the people
that it made no difference what the
republicans wanted and that their cX-
pressed wishes should be diSrcgardpd.
1t makes Il great difference who the can
didate for Office is.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
Money Cheap and Abundant.
World

Three millions and hall we're loaned at
per cent in New YORK Friday. What
completer refutaton Of the statements about
the scarcity of money could be asked than
this? The truth is that given confidence
there is never a scarcity of money. Money
is only scarce where dishonest political
theories frikhten away those who have some
thing to lose, or where no one has any
thing to sell that any one wishes to buy
In that part Of Kansas where they raise
nothing but corn there is a scarcity of money
when nobody wants corn and the farmers
have to burn it or let it rot In the fields.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The authorities of the Treasury de-
partment ut Washington. to whom the
matter has been referred, seem to be
laboring under the impression that 1t
makes no difference when the official
proclamation of the Transmississlppi
Exposition is made ana are apparently
disposed TO take their time in arriving
at their decision Early action on the
certificate showing that the act of con
gress has been fully compiled with is
of the utmost importance TO give the
different states and foreign nations
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Globe-Democrat.

Bryans total vote is estimated at 6,22l 500.
In 1892 Cleveland received 5.55l,226 and
weaver 1,Oi2,G3l, a total OF 659G, ,S57. Leay-
ing out of the question the growth of the
number of votes during four years, free sill
YER cost the parties that fused loss of
375, ,257 votes. But the total vote this year
is 10 $50 coo, against II or ,G51 in 1892. These
figures show the hopelessness of any fur
ther effort to break down the sound money
sentiment OF the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

THE DECLINING WOOL INDUSTRY.
The secretary of the National Wool.
growers association furnishes statistics
showing the injury that has been done
the wool-growing industry of the coun-
try under the operation of the demo
cratic tariff. Under the act of 1890,
tlocks of the United States had reached
Il total of IT.OOO,OUO and were incrcas-
ing at the rate of million Il year. In
1892 sheep We're valued at $3.50 Il head,
the hocks at that time being worth
SllSOOO.Oc0. They have been decrcas-
ing in numbers at the rate of 100000
annually under free wool In April.
1896, we had 3GUOUOOO. valued at $1TO
Per head, Il loss of more than 10000
600 in sheep and over SGOOOO,OOO in
value in three years.
This does not measure all the loss
that was suffered by the blow to this
interest from the democratic tariff. \
great deal of the capital invested i'm
sheep huSbandry was sacrificed. the
transportation lines suffered and a large
number of people were thrown ont OF
employment. But the above figures are
sufficient to show that free wool-thc
corner stone of tariff reform as defined
by Mr. Clcvcand-has been disastrous
to one of our most important industries
ana there has been no compensation
for this loss in the chcappnng of the
manufactures of wool to the consumer.
The republican party is pledged
to restore wool to the dutiable
list and to give it such pro-
t2ction rs will revive the i'm
portant industry. 1t should do this as
soon as possible and the demand for
his Legislative relief makes it incum-
bent upon the republicans in the pres
ent congress to exert their best efforts
for the passage of Il measure embracing
Il duty on wool. There will be an w-
gent call from the west for such lcgis- |
Iation and the republicans in congress
cannot afford to disregard it.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The present cold snap. unprecedented
in severity and duration for this sea
son OF the year, brings to light many
cases of deStitution among the dcServ-
ing poor and opens the way for the
exercise, on the part of authorities and
individuals of Il discriminating charity
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Plans are said to be in preparation
for a tiftynine story building sur
erected in New York City. The architect
need not have been so precise in his
description. He might just as we'll have
called the whole thing Il tower
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
A siYnincnnt Nnmhcr.


The number Is is identified with Major
McKinley's progress. He will succeed the
twenty-third man who has held the Office of
president of the United States. Major Nc
Hinley viii come to the Office with the cleo
toral vote of twenty-three states, In the war
Major Mckinley served in the Twenty-third
Ohio regiment, a regiment which has the
unique honor Of having given to the country
two Of the chief magistrates, Hayes and Nc
Z LII
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

If General Weyler could only get near
enough to the enemy he feels sure he
would quickly accomplish his mission
TO suppress rebellion in Cuba.
Weyler has been spending over year
hunting for his opponents, but he seems
to find them only when they want to
meet him
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Tom Watson has just ms much right
10 keep on talking as has Mr.. Bryan.
If the head of the ticket is justified in
beginning his campaign of 1900 so is the
tail of the ticket, If Watson allows
himself TO be shaken off by the silver
ocrats without protest he will belle his
reputation
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Major Mckinley has only to ask for
the assistance of volunteer cabinet max
ers and they will answer by the thou
sands from every point of the compass
There are few men who voted for Ne.
knley who do not think they could
select satisfactory cabinet family for
the president-elect.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Managing government with sur
plus may be difficult, but it cannot ap-
proach managing ii government on Il
deficit. President Cltvelands first and
second administrations have given him
experience with both systems and it is
safe TO say that deficit tnancicring Is
not his preference.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The selection of site for the expo
sitlon is very important matter, but
there are questions more nearly affect
ing the successful Inauguration of the
enterprise which ought to postpone that
consideration until after competent
and broad-minded pew board of direc-
tors is duly elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

And now the report is that the lock-
makers have joined in a combine to
manipulate the prices of their wares
The public ought to break up the new
trust by declaring Il lockout against the
lOckmakers locks.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

When the gate receipts at two foot
ball contests aggregate $4,000. the pop
ularlty of the game must be admitted
even by those who can see nothing in
1t but an exhibition of brutality.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The attempts of the free silver press
to foment an envious strife between
Presdent-elcct Mckinley and Thomas
B. Reed will utterly fail Both are men
of too great moral stature to harbor little
Cnitng
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
EcndlN Mcnnnns.

1t is reported that consignment of Amer
lean mules has be1n sent to Cuba for the
use of the Spanish army. They will supply
a new means of death "Kckcd by a mule"
may be expected as the text of the next
Cuban dispatches.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

the people of the city and with a view
to insuring for them the most efficient
and economical municipal government
II should be framed to protect the
citizens and taxpayers against jobbery,
extravaganza and ring rule. 1t should
safeguard the rights Of all without dis.
elimination. IL these ends cannot bc
subSerycd we can better afford to live
under the present charter In any
event, however no time should be lost
in bringing all the charter committees
into some plan of cooperation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

After the Henry Bolln affair It is
strange that anyone should propose to
do away with the main check on the
treasurer's expenditure of public moneys
by abolishing the office of city comp
trOllpr
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The cold wave very shrcwdly delayed
It's entry until after all the ThanEsgi'
ing day proclamations were out and
beyond recall.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The big percentage of payments of
the 3 per cent assessment on Trans
mississippi stock shows that sharchold-
crs, large and small. are awake to the
necessity of prompt action.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

ample ndBdoof the forthcoming cxposi-
ton. rs Mflras to strengthen the man
agcment,ut home. There is no reason
why there should be any unnecessary
delay in 'i$issing on the papers now on
file in tie Treasury department.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
A Tnrdy Confession.

On the heels of the election, when one
would naturally look for depression in the
silver camps of this state, the direct con
trary is true. The note sent out is as cheer
ful as If the expected advance agent had
already arrived and had opened a bank with
unlimited credits for all who might apply.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

1t is safe to say that no one will
grudge our distinguished fellow towns
man, Major Thaddeus Stevens Clark
son, his recent promotion to the rank
of general
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Wonder if the promoters Of the pro
posed sandstone trust imagine the pco-
pie of the United States cannot see
through the hole in milestone.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
4 Finnncinl rnintcr.

NeN loIK Herald.
Hartford City bonds bearing only 3l5 per
cent are subscribed for eighteen times over
at handsome premium Bryanite commu-
mites that find difficulty in borrowing money
should make note of this and the cause
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

A great deal Of surmislng is going on as
to what the next session Of the state leg
slature will 90, The people of the state.
regardless of party, will expect them to
meet and transact only important business
and then adjourn and go home. A short.
business session is what we want and will
have.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

General Weyler's action in stopping
the export of tobacco from Cuba will
have no effect upon the manufacture
and sale of the American cigarette.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

The testing of the big rifles at Pcnsa-
cola has no more warlike significance
than the same thing would have on the
New England coast
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Cincinnati Enquirer: YOU goldarn YOU"
said in bitter tones the man who held the
three aces, you are hog
81 take notice, said the man who held
the queen fun, II take notice that IL aint
mo that's doing the squcaiing."
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

puck: Magistratc-Do YOU mean to say
such q physical wreck as he Is gave YOU
that black eye?
Complaining Wife Shurc, your honor, he
wasn't a physical wreck till after he give
me tn black eve.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Rockand Tribune: 81 am a frcc-born
American citizen" cried a loud impassioned
voice. and | would not bend my Knee to
the mighticst potcntatC."
Drawing nearer YOU saw that the speaker
was Stifllets, the celebrated ossiticd man.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

we do? Baby is crying FOR my new fur
bOu."
CHATS all right. Give him the cat"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01

Cleveland Leader; Mrs. Tudgcrs-T am nj.
ways in favor of giving the under dog a
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
LOWELL OBSERVATORY.
The New nty-Four-Inch Tele.
 scope Now in Operation.

The New Twenty-Four-Inch Tele- scope Now in Operation.
 Percival Lowell. Alvan G. Clark,
 Miss Clark and Miss Leonard, all of
 Boston. Mass. arrived last night and
 are stopping at the Bank hotel.
 Mir. Lowell two years ago erected
 the Lowell observatory here and was highly pleased with the result of the observations taken. Something over year ago he ordered a 24-inch tel. escope from the firm of Alvan G. Clark Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass.
 This firm has world wide reputation for the making of telescopes and especially the successful finishing of the object glasses.
 The rough glass for the Lowell in- strument was made at the establish ment of Eoudard Mantois in Paris, France, and came into the hands of the Clarks about one year ago, and they have been constantly at work on 1t since bringing it to the high state of finish necessary. The greatest care is taken of the glass from the timo 1t enters their establishment until it is placed in the telescope. Mir. Alvan 6. Clark attends to the latter part of the business himself. In shipping the glass it is not trusted 10 the express com pany but is taken in the Pullman palace car and placed in the stateroon, and has as much care as an invalid.
 The firm of Alvan G. Clark & Son haze made the object glasses for the largest telescopes in the world. The largest telescope in Europe is the Russian observatory and is 30 inches. The Lick observatory has one 6 inches larger. and the Chicago has 40-inch glass, and Lowell, which is 24 inches, were all made by this firm.
 The cost of the Lowell telescope with it's powerful glass has not been made public, but it no doubt cost Mir. Lowell a good round sum of money.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
Dialogue

We: "Why don't you use SeAilling's Best tea ,"
 You: "l don't believe ad- vertisements nowadays"
 We: "When tea tastes good. do you believe that 1t is good ?"
 You: "Yes; but I haven't your tea"
 We: "Your grocer has. He has money-back to give you if you don't like it"
 You: That is ridiculous. No one ever does that"
 We: Do you believe any. bodyl Ask your grocer whether it is so or not"
 Also pure and money-backed: .srAH Ang's Res! coffee, baking powder soda. spices, and flavoring extracts. ASeAi1sg& Campaw Sun Fynxei,ee
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re. ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Props, Toledo. 0.
 We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 West x Truax. Wholesale Druggists.
 Toledo. 0.
 Walding, Kinnau X Marvin, Wholesale
 Druggists, Toledo, o.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter. nally, acting directly upon the blood anu mucous surfaces of the system. Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
BINKLEY OONFESSES,
He Saysit was His Intention to Blow
 Himself Up.

He saysit was His Intention to Blow
 Himself Up.
 Will Bihkley has confess ed that he is the man who placed the dynamite under the Cabinet saloon in Prescott on June 18th.
 He says that the woman Bertha and himself were married in Flagstaff about a year ago, but later she told him that the marriage was illegal. as her former husband was alive and living in Colo rado. This fact led to strained rela- lions on the part of Binkley and his blevet wife. and afterwards indiffer. ence toward him on her part, finally culminating on both sides in anger and jealousy. This feeling continued to grow until, as Binkley says, he could stand it no longer. and burning up with that frenzy that finally led him to the verge of insanity. he haunted her place of abode again aud again, only to be tortured and laughed at. On "Wednesday preceding the deed determined he went to the Last Chance, and it was while there he chose dynamite as the weapon and any op- poriunity time might favor him with to avenge his feelings. He secured six sticks of giant powder from Joe Gar barino's cabin, three feet of fuse and one cap at that place, and returned to town in the evening.
 Secreting the powder alongside of the fence back of the double.decker, he waited until Sunday evening for an opportunity to carry out his deadly work successfully. circumstances pre- venting him from carrying out his plans sooner.
 Noticing Bertha and two other women in the rear room of the Cabi- net, he ran to where the powder was cached and returning to the rear of tho building he crawled in and placed the six sticks on the sill loose, and light ing the fuse retraced his steps. Ac- cording to his confession he also was to De blown up, and after lighting the fuse went up the porch. and seeing two women conversing evidently weak. ened and went down the alley to the Royal saloon. Barely half a minute elapsed after his arrival there until the explosion followed. He says that after the explosion he ran back to the Cabinet to fully see the result of his work, and if successful he would then and there end his life and follow his mistress to the unknown, and for that purpose had vial of laudanum to | carry out his aim. Binkley. in his re- ] morse goes into every detail of the | crime. duplicating no one, though, but himself and denying flatly that any l assisted him. | Miner,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
FIRES AT WINsLOW.
Two Fires in as Many Days-several IA Buildings Burned


 Sunday morning about 4:30 o'clock the building occupied by F. w. Nelson as his Winslow office was discovered iu flames, and together with the adjoin- ing building, occupied by w. R. Camp bell as a drugstore. was burned.
 The buildings were frame, and the fire was confined to them. Mir. Nelson lost all his books. clothing and furni. ture. Mir. Campbell saved a portion of his stock, on which he held In. surance.
 The building occupied by Campbell was ownod by the heirs of Mrs. J. w. Cart and was insured for $600.
 The origin of the fire is a mystery. MT. Nelson. who is recorder of Navajo county. was at the county seat, and no one had been in his office for three days preceding the fire.
 Monday morning at about 4:30 o'clock flames were seen bursting from the windows of the lower story of the brick building of Martin Sheehy. The flames made such headway that the dodgers in the second story had barely time to escape before the flames reached their sleeping quarters. and most of them grabbed their clothing and ran through the smoke down the stairs.
 From the Sheehy building the flames spread to the Downs hotel, a frame building, owned and occupied by John Downs. A portion of the contents of the hotel were saved.
 The store of Fraser, Dagg & Co.,, opposite the Downs hotel, was badly scorched and all the glass broken in the front windows. At one time dur ing the fire it was thought the build ing cOulu nOt De saved.
 The goods saved from the stock of W. K. Campbell were put in the sheehy building for safe keeping, and were destroyed by the second fire.
 w. A. Parr, justice of the peace of Wiuslow precinct. had his office in the Sheehy building, and he lost his docket and all his papers.
 The Sheehy building was insured for S2,500 and the Downs hotel for @, ,OOO.
 The lodging house in the upper story of the Sheehy building was run by Mrs. w. D. Curtis and the furniture was insured.
 The origin of the second fire is as mysterious as that of the previous night. The fire started in an unoccu- pied back room of the brick building. It is the opinion of a number of the citizens of Winslow that the fires were started by some evil.minded person, and swift but certain justice will be given to the individual, should he be found out, that set fire to the build- Ings. No one seems to be able at present to account for the fires.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
NO BONUS.

Atany time after six monthly payments have been made. f member is unable to pay dues through sickness or loss of work. he can receive Suspension Certificate for a req sonable period .ellowing him to resume pay ments after his circumstances improve, without sustaining loss of dlpidends.
 The only Association in the United States Tn which no loss is sustained by intending borrowers on rejected applications for loans compound intei est. Issues stock to suit all cepted. precluding possibility of incurrinp nnes. Stock bec0nes interest bearing after nxed number ofspayments thereon has been made; per cent per snnum payable half yearly is allowed thereon until maturity. 1tS plsn is uniQue and its destined succe,e is sautsgk
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
Cough

znd nothing seemed to ao her any good. I happened to read about Hoods Sarsapa. rilla and had her give 1t trial. From the very first dose she began to get better. After taking few bottles shs was com. pletely cured and her health hes besn the best ever since." Mas. ADDIy PEX, F Railroad Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
 "I will say that my mother has mol stated my case in as strong words e would have done. Hoods SarsaparillA has truly cured me and am now well" |" CORA PECK, Amsterdam, N. Y.
 Be sure to get Hoods, because
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23

A VERY brief and strong document entitled "Manufacture." a comparison of the development under the Amer. ican policy of protection with the op- posite in other countries, by his Excel lency, Chas. Warren Lippitt of Rhode Island, has been issued by the Amer ican Protective Tariff League. It is known as Defender Document No. 60.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23
Mothers

Anxiously watch declining health of their daughters. So many are cut of by consumption in carly years that there is real cause for anxiety. In the early stages, when not beyond the reach of medicine, Hoods Sarss- parilla will restore the quality and quantity of the blood and thus give good health. Read the following letter:
 "It is but just to write about my. daughter Cora, aged le. She was com. pletely run down, declining, had that tired feeling, and friends said che would not live over three months. She had bed
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23

TIE Populist convention is still in session at St. Louis. Here is a prob- ability of bolt as the delegations from the Southern states strongly ob. ject to the endorsement of Bryan while the delegations from the north and west desire his endorsement.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-07-23

THE editorials in many of our Demo- cratic exchanges are evidently taken from the "Arizona Populist." That is to say, they abound in phrases that belong exclusively to the .'Populist.