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pose * and nays that ho Is wcrclarv of Thn
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Tun enactment of a ballot reform law
will lift .Now Jersey from tuo list of 'Ot-
ten boroughs.
Tins influx of Chinese Into Mexico de
mands increased vigilance on our bouth-
weskTii border.
CHICAGO Is determined to maintain a
leading1 position as a summer resort.
Several sunstrokes have already oc
curred.
TUB hoard of education must cast
aside speeuhillve ventures and individual
fjohotnes , and conform to the wishes of
the taxpayers and friends of the public
schools.
"Pooii old'Missourl" is not as poor as
it looks on the surface. There is a sur-
jiltiH of nearly a million and a half in the
Btalo treasury , notwithstanding' Nolan's
haul.
haul.AN
AN occasional catch of a bunch of im
ported contract laborers indicates what
might bo accomplished If the law was
vigorously enforced all along the bound
ary lino. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB only claim Birklmusor has to the
chairmanship of the board of public
works is the fact that ho helped to or-
gani/o the combine , and kept his part
ner , lilumer , in line with the gang.
DuuiNU the past month the hank
clearings show an average increase of
forty-thrco pur centovor the same month
last year. The figures are olTectivo evi
dence of the commercial and financial
prosperity of Omnhu.
A LOCAL political cipher dolaros in
painful double leads , "For a time the
politicians are on top. " Late reliable
advices show that the people are on top
of the politicians.
Tun endorsement of the school bond
proposition by Tammany contributed to
its defeat. When mercenaries rally to
the support of any fiimncml scheme , the
taxpayers are justified in voting it
down.
Tins Blue Valley association of Con
gregational ministers pronounce prohi
bition n success. The members are evi
dently unacquainted with the geography
of the country. How about Iowa and
Kansas V
TUB manager of the St. Paul annex of
the American school book trust pro
nounces the combine u puh'.ie blessing ,
organized for the bonolit of the pooplo.
It is aimixing how generous combines
are in the minds of the managers.
RBQAKHLKSS of the wishes of self-
esteemed wiseacres and mosshaoks , busi
ness is moving irresistibly up Fiirnam
street. Hntorpriso and modern accom
modations will draw patronage in spite
of tfio prophets nnd sons of prophets.
of the mouthers of each
branch of the Louisiana legislature are
now pledged against renewing the lot
tery charter. If they stick together the
pa.ssago of the bill over the governor's
veto Is impossible. LJut the almighty
dollar is a potent factor with tlio average
legislator. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GOVKKKOU HILL objects to signing a
hill authorizing erection of a memo
rial arch In Central park. David's ro-
Bpeel for the lOmpiro state is such that
ho would spare It the pain of placing on
the statute book proof of Gotham's
pledges and poor performances. The
governor's head Is horizontal on some
questions. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.Tun Farmors' nlllnncg of South Da
kota will survey tl } political flold to
morrow and decide the question of plac
ing an independent slate tlekot in the
Hold , The organization is uncommonly
strong in the state , and should it blos
som out as a third party , considerable
political crockery will bo rudely shaken
up before snow flies.
BOSTON- cult is rudely shocked by the
wild argil's of Harvard students. Not
satisfied with painting the town a
deep vormlllion , the students smeared
the college buildings and works of art
with the genuine stuff. This Is the most
conspicuous proof Harvard has yet fur
nished of tlio Inestimable value of phy
sical nulturo. A chair on decency and
discipline would bo a much needed , If
not a profitable , addition to the college.
might Stanley exclaim , "Savo
mo from my friends. " The report of
Surgeon Parko that the explorer called
out , whllo dangerously 111 In the jungles :
"Doctor , run up the stars and stripes ;
let mo at least die beneath the shadow
of the American Hag , " has chilled the
enthusiasm of the Britishers. They In
sist on liis swearing alleglano to Albion's
union jack , hut It Is not like that the
hero of tlio dark continent can bo co
erced by tlio snobacraey of the British
capital.
U
POSTAL VACWlTlESVOttTllK U'UST.
It is gratifying to learn that the post-
olllco department la about to giro serious
attention to tlio mutter of Improved
poatnl facilities for the west , nnd tlmt nti
Investigation of the needs of that sac-
ttonlstobo mndd by the first aHsiatnnt
postmaster general hlmsolf , rnthor thtin
entrusting the duty to subordinates. So
far ns this portion of the west is con
cerned there 1ms boon compara
tively little cause of complaint
slnco the present administration
of the poslofflco department got fairly to
work. Previous to that a very unsatis
factory state of affairs existed. Tlio
railway branch of tlio postal service ,
under the operation of the policy of re
placing capable and experienced clerks
for political reasons , had bccomo very
badly demoralized , and the two essential
conditions of an clHclont mall service ,
promptness and accuracy , were destroyed.
In no respect was the failure of the
democratic administration moro con
spicuous than in the management
of the postal service , and the west suf
fered from this moro severely than any
other station.
The task of reform that had to ho un
dertaken by the present administration
was a very largo one , but It was entered
upon energetically and with a practical
understanding of what was necessary ,
and no ono who has anything to do with
the malls needs to bo told that there has
been a very decided improvement.
It is not" too much to say that the
postal service as n whole was
never moro elllcient and thorough
than it is at this time. Mistakes and
delays will always liuppon , but it is un
doubtedly true thn' , those are fewer now
thivli over before in the history of the
sorvico. In all brunches of the service
there has been an improvement in the
discipline and a reform of methods
which have produced the most satisfac
tory results , and of these the west has
secured its share.
The postal service , however , is
of continual growth and expan
sion , and as the development
of the west Is moro rapid
than that of any other section the in
crease of mail fncititios has not for a
number of years kept pace with its
growth. There arc portions of the far
west not us _ well provided for in this
very important matter as it is desirable
they should bo , and tlio vigorously
growing communities of Washington ,
Montana and Wyoming are justly en
titled to moro liberal consideration in
respect to mail facilities than
they are now receiving , Tlio de
partment is doubtless doing all it
can , and it will depend upon
congress to provide for the
enlarging demands of these western
communities , but an olllcial investiga
tion is necessary to enable the depart
ment to intelligently advise congress of
what is required. The thoroughly prac
tical ideas which control in tlio aaminis-
tralion of the postollico department
promise , if liberally sustained by con
gress , to givo.tho country the most com
plete , thorough and ollioiont postal sys
tem , in all its branches , in the world.
Al'l'OIlTIOXlNd ri'llLW UVILDIXGS.
The house of representatives devoted
most of last Thursday to the considera
tion of public building bills in commit'teo
of the whole , and from the character of
the proceedings it would seem to bo
pretty safe to say that of the moro than
two hundred measures for public build
ings in the house the larger number
will fail. Many members found
the result of the proceedings
decidedly discouraging to their
hopes , and there were expres
sions of opinion that not another public
building bill will bo passed at this ses
sion , owing to the bad blood that was
stirred up by the discussion and action ,
the bono of contention -being the bill to
erect u public building at Dir : Harbor ,
Mo.
Mo.But
But the most Interesting fact in the
proceedings was the disclosure of the
method adopted by the committee on
public buildings for apportioning thoin.
The republicans , quite in the natural
order of things , have ' as the
majority in the house introduced moro
bills than the democrats , and in order to
give both parties a fair representation in
this legislature it was decided that the
chairman of tlio committee should re
port two republican bills and then ono
democratic bill , continuing this process
to the end of the calendar. This ap
pears from the debate to bo a wholly
novel plan , it never before having oc
curred to any statesman in con-
gres to consider publie building
bills according to the politics of
the members interested and apportion
them according to tlio political proclivi
ties of the members Introducing them
in the ratio of two to ono. Tills novel ar
rangement may bo defensible on the
ground of being fair to both parties , but
n much bettor plan , as was suggested by
a Michigan representative , would bo to
consider these measures on their merit ,
regardless of the politics of the member
who introduced thoin. Public buildings
should bo constructed when needed ,
without reference to the politics of the
vicinity or its representative in con
gress , and any other policy must result
in Injustice , not nlono to localities , but to
the whole people. What congress
ought to do is to pass a general law for
the erection of postofllces tlmt will dis
tribute thorn Impartially as the popu
lation , postal receipts , ami needs of the
government in a given locality may show
to bo necessary. Some of the reforms In
the methods of procedure effected by the
present congress are wise , but the plan
of apportioning public buildings accord
ing to the politics o ( . the members Inter
ested is not ono of them.
M.lYOlt CVSillNO AND TllK COJllllNK
Twelve members of the city council
have for nearly six months boon banded
together for the control of municipal
patronage. They were brought to
gether under a compact , dictated by an
oath-bound political club , that has for
Us solo object the division of political
spoils among Its members , and the ele
vation of Us Infamous founder , W. J.
Uroateh , to tho. commanding position of
governor of Nebraska. It lias been
publicly charged that n. largo sum of
money was paid by boodling contractors
to certain members of the council as a
bouus to jolu the combine that elected
Clnronco L. Chnffco president of the
council and has dominated our city gov
ernment over slnco tlio present council
Was organized. This combine has dic
tated appointments to the mayorcroatctl
now offices and foisted upon the city a
gang of tax-eating roustabouts , hold In
olllco supernumeraries and hangers-on nt
unormouH salaries , nud raised salaries of
Its favorites contrary to tlio provisions
of the charter.
Instead of carrying on the business of
the city in broad daylight , the members
of the combine have discussed and deter
mined all Important measures pending In
the council liulark-lantorn star-clmmbor
meetings in which the contractors and
the Twenty-eight club have boon all-
potential.
In utter defiance of the charter , which
forbids city olllccrs and members of the
council to have any Interest , directly or
indirectly , in contracts with the city or
with parties who have contract with tlio
city , members of the combine have done
work for the city , voted themselves
monuy out of the treasury , and have per
formed lucrative jobs directly and indi
rectly for franch iso corporations who
have contracts with this city.
In other words the combine has become -
como a dangerous conspiracy and Us
leading members are guilty of high mis
demeanors and should bo impeached ami
removed from oflico.
The question is , will Mayor dishing
do his duty and break up the combine ?
Will ho continue to do tlio bidding of
conspirators and play Into the hands of
political desperadoes who have banded
together to plunder the taxpayers ?
In the face of the exposure TUB BEK
has already nmdo , will Mayor Gushing
obey the mandates of the combine in the
appointment of a chairman of the board
of public works ?
Under the charter it is the duty of
the mayor to prefer charges in the dis
trict court against all oflicoro and coun-
cilmeii guilty of malfeasance. Will
Mayor Cushing prefer such charges
when proofs as conclusive as .those wo
have published against Councilman
Davis are placed within his reach ?
Will Mayor Gushing continue to con
sult the combine in the face of the dam
aging testimony which wo shall pres
ently bo in position to make public ?
THAT CANADIAN COMI'KTITION' .
It may bo some time before congress
readies the question of what shall bo
done , if anything , for restraining or
regulating the competition of Canadian
with American railroads , but there are
indications that the influences which
favor restrictive legislation are active
and are not laboring ineffectively. Last
week Senator Cullom introduced a reso
lution designed to bring out informa
tion concerning the trans-shipment of
freight from Vancouver , which is con
strued to bo the beginning of the grand
raid of * the American lines on the Cana
dian roads. The plan projKwod is said
to bo to unite the Pennsylvania , the
Vimdorbilt , the Union Pacific , the
Southern Pacific , and all other purely
American lines in an attack on the
Canadian roads , the battle to begin at
about the same tnno jn the two houses of
congress. . Operating in conjunction with
tlio railroads are the elevator men on
the northern border , who have submitted
to the secretary of the treasury and
the interstate commerce committee
of thu" * * senate a plan which they
think will bo effectual in restoring to
American elevators and railroads the
largo proportion of tlio transportation
and elevator trade which has been cap
tured by their Canadian rivals.
These facts clearly indicate that there
is to bo a very sharp and interesting
struggle in congress over this question
whenever it shall bo readied , the con
testants being the representatives of the
people of the northwest and Now Eng
land on the ono hand and these
who regard with favor the de
mands of the American roads
on the other. It is not possible
to predict with any degree of certainty
which side will bo successful. Senator
Wnshbtirn of Minnesota said in a late
interview that it is of the utmost impor
tance to the northwest that the present
relations with the Canadian roads bo
kept up. Tie stated that the northwest
and Now England would bo found to
gether in Holid opposition to any change
and would fight against it to the hint.
Tills was amply shown by the testimony
taken in these sections by the interslato
commerce committee of tlio senate ,
and the sonlimont in quite as strong
now as then. The very general feeling
among the merchants and manufactur
ers of New England is that if any are
cut off from the privilege of using Can
adian lines and compelled to pay higher
rates of transportation to American
roads the consequences would bo disas
trous to them , and a like fouling is gen
eral among the producers of the north
west.
Political as well as practical consider
ations are likely to have a bearing upon
the determination of this question. It
will bo very hir/.a rdous for thoj party in
power to ignore the demand of the vast
majority of the people of Now England
and the northwest for a continuance of
the advantages which Canadian railroad
competition affords them , and for this
reason the chnnccs would seem to bo
against the combination of railroads , if
0110 exists , In the interest of restrictive
legislation. On the other hand it must
be granted that there are some
strong reasons why American rail
roads that are subjected to tlio
regulation and restraints of law should
not bo compelled to fight a competition
that knows no law. It Is not an unrea
sonable demand of these corporations
that they bo given an equal chance In
the contest for American trade. ITow to
accomplish this without injustice or In
jury to any Interest of our own people is
n problem which congress is very sure to
find great difficulty in solving.
OCCASIONALLY a minister of the gospel -
pol , disgusted with the hypocrisies of
prohibition , presents n peculiarly fra
grant picture of the internal workings
of the party of one idea. In a recent
lecture Rev , W. M. Sattorleo of Minne
apolis uttered several warm truths on
"political prohibition , or , rather , pro
hibition for rovr.nuo onty. " "Look at
the party leaders , " ho exclaimed , "from
St. John down to the privates. They nro
mounted on a hobby on which they hope
to ride into national , stuto , county and
town offices' . " The reverend orator
pointed out that these paid agitators
Ignored the w.orjit feature of the drink
ing vice liquor drinking at homo.
They wore after the saloons to drive
them into scdVot places , where they
could bo effectively bled by the constty
blcs nnd spies .fattening on the fees of
prohibition. "J3ut , " said tlio speaker ,
confidentially , , "lt was the republican
party they proposed doing up. "
Tin : destruction of the rookeries on
the now postolUeo site would materially
Improve the appearance of the broad way
of Omaha. Away with the tinder
boxes.
IN TUB matter of bank clearings ,
Omaha congratulates St. Paul , Minne
apolis and Denver on their success in
keeping up with tlio pace sot by the
metropolis pf Nebraska.
MEN are known by the company tlioy
keep. If decent councllmen are smirched
by the exposure of the operations of the
combine , they will have only themselves
to blame.
POLITICAL combines are the natural
resort of repudiated desperadoes. The
Tummnnyiti's are diligently digging
their own graves.
EVENTS strengthen tlio general belief
that the hospital claims will outH * . . nio
building.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin ; Imported Mcjlior Dill.
In its effort to eater to prohibition fanati
cism the senate of the United States has only
added to the ct/Sipllcations / of the liquor laws.
The bill' relating to Interstate commerce in
liquors , which finally passed the senate on
Thursday last , was ottered by- Senator Wil
son of Iowa as a substitute for n bill drawn
by Senator Gr.iy which had already been ap
proved as an amendment and which was
itself a substitute for an amendment to
the original bill reported by tlio judiciary
committee. What bothered the senators
was the difficulty of permitting the
respective states to regulate the liquor
trallle without at the same time assum
ing to delegate to the states a
power the regulation of interstate commerce
which by the constitution is vested solely in
congress. To avoid this they propose to turn
the liquors imported or transported for "use ,
consumption , sale or storage" absolutely
over to the notice power of the state. An en
actment of this sort would open up anew the
question of constitutional rights recently de
cided by the supreme court. In Iowa , for in
stance , a citi/en might import liquors for his
own "use , " while n constable , armed with
the authority of the state , might enter his
house , soi/.e the liquors , and dump them into
the gutter. It U scarcely cancel vi'.blo tint
the United States supreme court would sanc
tion such an invasion of the constitutional
right of property. -
STATE .
Nebraska.
Cedar Rapids dogs are now assessed $3 a
head.
Adams county ranks third in the United
States in Sunday richool work.
Cut worms have been bothering Butler
county farmers sin'co the cold rains ,
The real estate transfers in Antelope coun
ty last week amounted to ? : ) 1,000.
The editor of the Ord Blizzard will culti
vate 100 pounds of 'sugar beet .seed.
A jockey club lias been organized at Long
Pine and races will bo held in June.
L. P. Bcoman of Stoekham was lined § 25
and costs for treating a man to liquor.
The Central Nebraska Veteran association
will hold its annual reunion at Ansley next
tall.
tall.A
A Falrbury mtm sheared ono of his sheep
the other day , the llceco of which weighed
twenty-six pounds.
Kov. John Thomas lias resigned as pastor
of the Methodist church at Blooinington and
will remove to Salem , Mo.
Long Pine has voted ? I,000 ! In bonds to
grade a wagon road to the Niobrara river nnd
build a bridge across the stream.
Charley Sutli. while driving a hot-so power
for a corn shi'ilor , near Looaiis , caught his
right hand in the cogs of the power , crush
ing it so badly that amputation w.is neces
sary.
sary.An
An Indian named Made Above , while
camped at Valentino , bought a revolver and
gave it to Ills papoose to play with. The
little ono imitated her white sisters and is
now laid up with a bad knco.
Arthur Kavanaugh , living near Tccumseh ,
has passed examination for the United Slates
navy at Annapolis and will at once go on board
a vessel for a cruisu. Out of sixty-four ni-
plicants ho passed the tv.st examination.
A. G. Ilagadorn of Curtis is the possscssor
of three pigs with perfectly solid f'eot , ro-
bombling the hoofs of hinges. The pigs are
of common stock , and tlio singular shape of
their feet has been transmitted to them by
tlieir sire , hu also having solid feet.
N. I. Hainies. who li'is boon baling hay at
Honton , went to Grand Island Saturday night
and put up at tlio Pacllh1 hotel. Ilo forgot to
turn oft the gas , anil when found .Sunday
morning was on the ycrgo of the great Iw-
yond. Two doctor1. , however , succeeded in
snatching him back Into the pivsont.
Says the Imperial Republican : One.of Polo
Hank's children picked up a fine gold watch
on the prairie near town. The case was
homowhat battered and it had apparently
lain where it was found several years , yet on
Jeweler Malcolm cleaning up the works and
making some trifling repairs it ran as well as
it did the day it was lost , ,
A young lady llv.ng near Loralno , In Ban
ner county , wrote to a half do/.on prominent
ministers in Now York and Brooklyn stilting
she was a'.Christhm and was greatly in lu'eil of
dresses , and was too poor to buy and they
would confer a favor and prevent want if
they would supply the much needed wearing
apparel. She gave the measurements and
directions for making and it is reported that
ono dress has been received.
The black stallion which has been giving
the ranchmen of northwest Nebraska so much
trouble for a nninbor of years was last week
shot and killed forty miles southeast of
Alliance. The 'tmimal was by no mcajis a
phantom and was 'tho ' handsomest , piece of
horse flesh on tho' ' plains. His tail was very
heavy and dragged on the ground and -his
miino fell below his knees. The old fellow
had never been ' branded and was probably
twenty years old ; ' , ,
1'nvfn Moms.
The Fonda creantery receives 0,000 [ wunds
of millfdaily. ' '
The Iowa ox-Hrtsincrs of war association
has n membership. 000.
The building of , a .now $ . .0,000 court house is
being agitated ius ljclby county.
For tlio first twoo weeks Ip May the North-
wood creamery turned out 10,000 pounds of
butter. f * * !
Colonel Joseph Kibacck. the well-known
Gorman editor , luu-rocolvod his commission
as ono of the nltornatq , eommlhsloners from
the State to the World's fair.
The People's opera house nt Uurllngton ,
which has been occupied successively ns a
church , skating rink and theater , is now bo-
lug remodeled Into a livery stable.
A now Democratic weekly styled the Ar
gus and to bo Illustrated will bo started at
Dos Molues this week by Henry C. Shaw ,
ox-editor of the Leader and u well-known
newspaper correspondent.
A calf WHS bom in Guthrie county last
week with a proboscis closely resembling
that of an elephant. The eyes are in close
proximity to the nostrils , which are at the
end of the long , flexible trunk.
Private Secretary Hassfeld , who served
through Governor uarnibco's two terms and
so far under Governor Boles , retired Satur-
dav night in favor at Clifford D. Ham , son of
Editor Ham of the Dubuque Hurald.
The state Board of agriculture has recom
mended J. It. Sage , the well-known news-
paur | man , to bo director of the Iowa
weather crop bureau estubushed by the last
legislature. Ho was thn author of the bill
and will bo appointed by the governor.
" Siunuol Zwomor , of Orange City , was or
dained u minister ot the Reformed church
Inst week mid assigned to missionary work In
Arabia. Ho Is the llrst missionary to be sent
bv the church In America to that far-off land.
Ho loaves for hU now Held o { Ijiljor Juno 28.
The Advcnusts of the state have boon
gathering nt DCS Moincs for a week for the
annual campmectlnff Yl i'Jl bcgllig tP'Jny.
About ono hundred ami fifty tents are pitched
In a beuiitlCul grove in the north part of the
city , and It Is oxwctcoHljut fully twelve hun
dred members of the church will bo In at
tendance. Preparatory meetings hnvo been
held the past week and the meetings proper
will close on the 10th lust.
The Two Dakota ? ) .
There are 100 prisoners in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary ,
The next encampment of the South Dakota
Sons of Veterans will bo held nt Pierre.
About live thousand raon are employed In
the gold and silver mines of South Dakota.
Ralph Beaumont , the well known labor
leader , will address the Knights of Labor at
Aberdeen Juno ! iI.
The date of th'c fourth annual meeting of
the Lake Madison Veteran association has
been changed to July S , 4 ami fi.
An English syndicate is negotiating for tfeg
purchase of all the property of the North D.i-
Kota Millers' association and expects to tuko
possession July 1.
The Farmers' Anti-monopoly nt jclation
of North Dakota has decided to Incorporate
anil to build warehouses lit every railroad
station , when enough farmers nut bo Induced ,
to Join the association. The obleet is to con
trol the local marlL-rtS mid ship direct to Uug-
llsh buyers in London and Liverpool.
At the mouth of Cherry creek , on the ngrth
side of the Cheyenne river in Sterling county ,
is the camp of the hostile Sioux , the l,2i" , > 0 that
came from British Cohtmula with Sitting
Bull , now undorllump , their head chief. The
valleys there are all on the north sldo of the
river , on the land not thrown open to settle
ment. The Indians will not permit settlers to
even cross the river and visit their camp.
Scouts patrol the river bank day and night to
prevent bad men and whisky from going over.
An enormous deposit of red hematite , or
specular iron ore , has been discovered in
Jackson county , about ono hundred miles
east of Rapid City , by a party of prospectors
from that city. It is estimated that there is
between 'J,000,000 and H.OOO.OOO tons of ore in
sight. Specimens of hematite have been seen
in the possession of Indians at various times
since the settlement of the Hills , but this is
the first authentic information as to thq.cxis-
tence of the mineral in such largo quantities.
The ore , it is claimed , will assay iromTO to SO
per cent.
IKOII133IT 1ON FAUtiAOY :
Cotrxcit. Bi.vrrs , May ; )0. ) To the Editor of
TinBIK : : : Prohibition is probably the most
unfortunate and demoralizing dogma of the
century. It has been evolved as It were
from conditions favorable. It has been sus
tained by force of circumstances ; its alliance
to truth nnd the peculiar fascinations about
it has made it in a sense popular. In an evil
hour the advocates of temperance became as
it were frenzied , and being dissatisfied with
the slow work of reform in true lines , thought
to inspire strength by resorting to law , or
force. But meeting the question of sumptu
ary laws , it was found that the dictation
could not bo applied to the drunkard with
any effect , therefore iierco ugitniita thought
to apply it to the seller and adopted that fal
lacy and hoped by preventing its sale to ac
complish in a short way the desired end.
The theory that whisky could bo banished by
law led thousands of people , good and bad , at
once to espouse it , regardless of consequences
quences , disregarding both reason Jind ex
perience.
It is seldom or never argued upon its own
merits. Its friends mostly place it upon re
ligious grounds , forgetful that it lias no more
relation to religion than any other purely
legal and political question. Few good law
yers accept it ; belligerent , quarrelsome and
unhappy people readilj- take to it. Politicians
like it because the espousal of it secures n
corps of earnest strikers. Its highly moral ,
.scmirellgious and political character renders
it very attractive. When the religionist runs
dry on the gospel lie finds it a charming rel
ish ; when the politician linds himself shorten
on piety ho can readily adopt prohibition as
nn agreeable compromise.
As a matter of fact , it is foreign to all really
Christian truth , and as a political question it
is an open fraud. The assumption that it is a
religious matter is wholly untenable. It does
not follow as n logical conclusion that be
cause drunkenness is.an . evil and its consequences
quences awful , that prohibition is good as
claimed.
The question of how to reduce drunkenness
is a moral question , 'tis true , but docs it fol
low that the tide of the liquor business can bo
stopped by the fiat of law , and if so is prohi
bition the only or oven n proper remedy !
Why is it that the temperance people or pco-
plo who pretend to , and many of whom really
believe in and desire the suppression of the
business , insist and persist against nil ovi-
dencs in pursuing prohibition as the solo rem
edy to the exclusion of other methods ? Why
Is that the churches and politicians of all
kinds iniito upon and unrelentingly push the
law end of tlio light and practically refuse
every other means , and in doing so carry the
matter to such extremes as to alienate overy-
uudy who refuses to adopt iron bound prohi
bition , and compel them to act with the op
position if iimihlo to swallow the whole dosoi
Mr. Curtis who did a magnificent temper
ance work in this state some years ago was
literally driven out of the state , and silenced ,
because ho would not preach prohibition.
Mr. Murphy has boon harrassod and picked
at by Mrs. Gougar , St. John.-Miss Wiflard
and the whole pack of howling cranks , but
ho is so mighty in his power with Gud and
men that ho could not bosilcnced. What has
prohibition accomplished ! Its advocates
have bitterly denounced every court in the
land from the lowest to thu highest , and so
far as they could , have unsettled anil brought
into public contempt the sources of judicial
power by striking a blow at the very fo.unda-
tion of our liberties. In this they are guilty
of disobeying a clear scripture command , and
think of a lot -blatherskites , notably Mr.
St. John , going -about the country with an
air of piety and godliness , seeking thu applause -
plauso of great crowds of women and child
ren by painting in vivid pictures fam
ilies wrecked , jails lillo'd , poor
houses and penitentiaries crammed by
drink , nnd working a climax by
the statement that thu courts are corrupt and
the highest court in the land is a contempt
ible , pestiferous thing. The Chicago anarch
ists were no more guilty than the men of
today who are going up and down the coun
try harninguing the people and inflaming
their minds against the judiciary of the coun
try. On tlio oil or hand the other half of the
people have boon demoralized and taught , to
despise law and induced to regard perjury ,
to avoid it as justifiable.
Can any sauo man look with hope upon the
result when both the friends and enemies are
at war with our institutions ! Can wo hope
In such a conflict to retain our liberties which
depend wholly on submission and confidence
in law I
Millions of property has been destroyed
which was accumulated under the protection
of law and the wealth of the state has gene to
enrich tlio people of other states by reason
of It.
Omaha , Kansas City , St. Louis , Chicago ,
Milwaukee and Kentucky have been inado
rich and our own cities have Mruggled
against adversity by reason of retaining all
the ovlls and loosing all the advantages of the
trufllc.
AH real tvitato in Iowa has diminished In
value or failed to advanco. Tlio Inland cities
are dying or sorely wounded. Ono half tlio
pcoplo have been set against the other half ,
ami bitter strife , lightings and murders have
rcVultud. Ono preacher has been shot down
in tlio public street ; and another in our own
county is worse than dead , going about thn
county trying to preach , "Peuco on earth and
good will to men , " with the blood of his fel
low man upon his hands.
The criminal expenses of the state have
been Increased many thousands of dollars-
ill four items nlono the penitentiary , attor
ney general , , reform school and arrest of
criminals thoblennUlinoreasoslnco lbS5 has
been * 70,000 , while In the same four
items for tivo years immediately proceeding
prohibition was n decrease of tlO.OOO , as
shown by the auditor's report , n
It has caused governors , district Judges
and other public men to bo guilty of the
greatest nilsroproficntutions in reference to
the condition of things in the state in order
to sustain the party which was responsible
for it.
It has greatly injured the church nnd IU
Intluenco by Inducing the ministers to assume
the working of politics. It has virtually
changed the article * of the church so that
uuw , ud Vina said thu other day , In a Mutho-
dlst conference , "Tho church U a prohibition
church. " Thin doctrine phitsa more than
half the people of Iowa w unchristian and
Inmlmissnblo to membership on political and
n6i scriptural ground * , The oliureh may live
and even se m to prosper while the steam is
up. but sooner r later th6 reaction must
como , for It Is not possible In the changing ,
drifting , unstable , Over restless nnd unsettled
condition of the pcoplo upon political action
lo round ypno it any solid , religious faith.
The cburch ot Rome has prospered , it is
true , but > & ) by making practical Issues n
doctrine of the clmrch. hjUiy l i.miig pu'uiio
oplnica mid coninomin ? submission to Itself
by Ita own cower. That church trios Its
members by the doctrines of the church ,
whU-j the Protestant church today Is on-
doavonnff to establish a mtroly political cato-
chlsm for admission. There Is not u line in
the teachings of Christ for this course , mid
the men who nro blindly leading have set the
l > cfit straight for the rocks , and destruction
Is inevitable.
GCOIIOE F. DOULTO.V.
SAYS 1IJ3 WAS MISQUOTISD.
O.U.UIA , May 20. To the Editor of Tun
BISK : In year paper of May U > you pub-
Ksfead an nrtlclo on the "Fatluro of Prohibi
tion In Kansas , " as you are pleased to declare
it. Your authority , for that special 'article
attacking prohibition was Rov. A. S. Embreo ,
pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
cliurch of Lcavcnworth , Kan. , whom you
Justly credit as ono of "the brainiest young
ministers" in that state. Believing tlmt you
had misrepresented him In his position upon
the status of prohibition In Knnsnx ,
I sent him the nrtlclo In question
Inquiring If Ihoso were his sentiments. His
reply is before mo , dated May ! i7 , and ad
dressed to the undersigned. It Is as follows :
"Yours of yesterday enclosing slip from
Tin : OMAHA Bui : is before mo. It is the well
known policy of the whisky interest to mis
quote and generally misrepresent the friends
of prohibition. Leavcnworth is not Kansas
any moro than Omaha is Kansas so far as
right sentiment mid the enforcement of law
are concerned. It is a bad town. Tlo major
ity feeling is at war with the law of the
state ; the good pcoplo are not only in the
minority , but in too many cases have suf
fered themselves to bo overawed by tbo op
position. I began six weeks ago to
preach a scries of sermons which
would awaken interest and create courage.
My llrst effort was teleeraphod to Tuij Bun
ns an attack upon prohibition. For that mis
representation I have an ample apology in inv
desk. Others have spoken falsely of what 'I
said. At llrst I was gencrallv advertised as
a Methodist preacher who had scon the follv
of prohibition and taken up the cudgel against
it ; now they call mo liar , fanatic , crank , etc. ,
and declare that my members are leaving me.
The ono thing they hnvo notsaid nt any time
is the truth , both with reference to my utter
ances and their effect upon my people. My
position is simply that prohibition
is right. Prohibitory laws uro en
forced elsewhere mid can bo hero.
They are not enforced here largely because
of tiio apathy of Christian people , " etc.
Such language does not indicate that the
Rev. Mr. Lmbree , a representative Methodist
preacher of Kansas , Is weakening in his posi
tion toward the righteousness of the princi
ple of prohibition or the ability to enforce it
in n city like Lcavonworth.
To a thoughtful reader it must seem strange
that you attribute every failure to enforce pro
hibition as evidence against the correctness
of the law , and then turn about and make
these who seek to secure its enforcement wit
nesses against Us cfllcacy.
Mr. Embreo says prohibition is
right , and can bo enforced even
in Lcavenworth. Why should you
summon him to onpqso the adoption of the
prohibitory amendment in Nebraska !
Inclosing Mr. Embreo says : "Let every
ono understand that the situation In Leaven-
worth Is very different from the situation
throughout the state ; this and ono or two
other points are but dirty spots on an other
wise very clean face , and happy in its clean
ness. God bless you over In Nebraska. Wo
are praying for you and have faith for tlio
victory. " Very trulyyours , A. S. EMiime : ,
Trusting that you may bo willing to publish
this nud correct a false impression ns readily
in this matter ar you are on any other , I re-
reuiain. yours truly , H. A. CIIANE.
Tickets at lowest rates nnd superior
accommodations vin the great Rock Is
land route. Tiekot olllco , 1002 Six
teenth and Fttrnam streets , Omaha.
A Double Christening.
At 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon , at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swift , West
B street , in the presence of a lorgo number of
Invited friends , Rov. Father D , . W. Moriarty ,
assisted by Rev. Father Mugan , christened
Jane , the infant daughter of Mi
ami Mrs. Swift , and Rosa Mariaj
the infant daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Patrick
McMahan. A dozen carriage loads met at
St. Agnes church and drove thence to Mr.
fawlft's residence , wnero a lavish spread had
been made on tables under the trees Ad
dresses were made and recitations were de
livered by Messrs. Richard Swift , John G
Irwin , Maurice J. Barren and Robert R
Russoll.
PEACE REICBS .AT LINCOLN.
Ohnrcb IIowo Got Up In the Moruitig and /
Silently Slid , r
TUB REVOCATION IB POPULAR ,
Tlmycr CoiiHlilorcil to Hnvo
cuctl Jlliiiflctl' ProHpootlvo Gluooso
1'nctory A. Now llnllroiul >
Stabbed n Mule.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Juno 3 , [ Special to Tun
Den , ] The calm that has settled down over
the city slnco the governor revoked the call
for the special session of the legislature Is
universally remarked , Excited politicians
no longer crowd the corridors of the hotels
discussing the situation , the state house of-
Jlclals and their employes have settled back
to their routlno duties without any further
annoytinco or distractions , and everything Is
ns peaceful us the calm after a stonn. The /
air seems purer after its purging by tnow
lightnings of discussion. Everybody seems to
have expected the revocation of the call , and
now that It has como they arc satisfied. The
politicians nro gone , the llrst to leave this
morning being Uhurcli Howe.
Tlio Btato house onldals have nothing
much to say except that they expected the
recall. There nro no expressions of disap
proval and the tendency is moro to the dis
cussion of whether Thayer Is not a stronger
limn than ho was before the original call.
The majority believe that ho is ,
One friend of the chief executive says : "Tim
governor lias shown his honesty mm ttlncority
in the declaration that ho wished to follow
the wishes of the majority of the people. Ho
also has shown bis wisdom in being willing
to rectify a mistake. It is the fool that ob
stinately refuses to change his mind,1"
A NEW JIAIMIOAJ ) .
Certificates of incorporation of the Pueblo
& Dtiluth railroad of Nebraska were
filed with the secretary of state this morning
Tlio trunk line of said railroad is to commence -
menco at u point on the southern boundary
line of the state of Nebraska near the center
of the township 1 , Hitchcock county , thcnctw
extending in n northeasterly direction by the * *
most practical route through the counties of ; ,
Hitchcock. Hcd Willow , frontier , CJospojtf
IJawson , Huft'iilo , Guster , Sherman , HowiiyeJ ,
Valley , Orcelov , Wheeler , Uoono , Auto-
lope , Madison , Pierce , Wayne , Cedar , IJixon
and Dakota to a point near Covington.
The stock is $ ' . The
capital 'J,000,000. Incorporators -
ators uro James Hunter , William A. Wlnant ,
William II. Copcatt , Uulph A. Weill and U
W. Carman , all of New York city ; , T. M.
Colemun , O. A. Williams , Thomas Murwooil ,
G. 13. Miller and IX Hitchcock of Antcloiio
county , Nebraska.
C.U'ITOI. INTCI.LianXCE.
The following notarial appointments were
made this morning : M. M. Mahoney of
Druno , It. D. A. Wade of Omaha , O. D.
Cramer of Indlanola and II. A. Lambert of
Nemaha county.
E. 1) . Davis , sheriff of Clay county , brought
up for confinement in the penitentiary today
Henry Hussoy , six years for burglary ; Ansel
Mussholder , seven years for safe blowing ,
Charles Kilter , two years for grand larceny ,
John McDcnnott , two years for grand lar
ceny.
The appropriation for the payment of
bounties for wolf scalps has been exhausted ,
there being tit present sufficient corllllrate-i
on hand to consume the fund. There is
therefore no further encouragement for Wio
wolf-sculping industry.
1'HOSI'KCTIVn fiUICOSK F.ICTOHT.
Sir James Domvillo of Canada is in the city
making arrangements for the establishment
of a largo glucose manufactory in Lincoln.
Sir James is well pleased with this city us a
place for such an industry on account of tlio
magnificent corn region surrounding it and
tlio ease of access from all quarters of Urn
state by rail. Ho declares that there is no
city of its size in the west that ho knows than
has so many railroads running through it
Today he. lias been conferring with tli <
moneyed men of the city , and if ho rcciivos
the necessary encouragement and help ho
will build a large factory. A stock compan ' ?
will probably bo formed , but Mr. Uomvillu .
will contribute the major portion of : ho >
capital.
sins. TitAYKii's CONDITION.
Mrs. Thaycr's condition has been very
dangerous for a number .of days and this
afternoon it is reported that she is worse ,
ST.UIIlii : > A MUUI.
While Charles Putnam was attempting to
drive a span of mules out of mi excavation ; v
mail named T. J. Doyle happened along and
offered to help him. Ho asked for Putnam's
Icnifo , and opening it plunged it to the hilt
into the belly of one of the nudes , injuring
the animal so badly that it is unfit for service
nd may die. Putnam was very indignant j
over the matter and caused the arrest of
Doyle on the charge of malicious destruction
of property.
CITY JTOTKS.
Mrs. Parmaloo will contest the will of her
late husband , Oliver Parumleo.
/ '
Jntta cNew Ji
" OMAHA
"THIS is AN AGE OF APOLLINARIS WATER. "
finnl. LOAN AND TRUST
Apollinaris COMPANY.
Rntiscrllioil and Guaranteed Capital. . f.vonvi
Pnldln Capital , W
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.1 ! Huys anil noils Rtookn anil homli ; norfutluun
coinnicrolal puporj ruculYos and i ) ( > < ' 'i' ' ' < 'j
truHtsi BOM ai transfer agent anil truttuu j
The
filling at the Apollinaris Spring corporation * ; takoa churgo of propurty. uul-
( Rhcttish Prussia ) amounted to Icota taxui. ,
Omaha Loan& Trust Co
11,894,000 bottles in 1887 , ,
SAVINGS BANK.
12,720,000 bottles in 1888 S. E. Cor , 10th and Douglas &t.4.
and I'uld In Capital $ W.i ) > '
Siibjorlljiid nnd Uimrnntccd Capital . . . I00m'i
of ' Wwf .
15,822,000 &wi889. . Liability t > I'm Cunt HlouUholdBfn Intiirt'st ) 'uli | on pnpoiltH. v.
, , I'ltANK J. LANUE. Ca lilf.r.
1TOTIOE. The well-tnorun Ytlloiu Melt of OBlcori : A. I ) . Wjrman , i > ru IJcnt ; J. J. Ilroxu , , | C4-
- pr ililonl ; w. T. Winiia , trvuur r ,
the Appliinarii Company , Limited , are Director : A. U. Wjrinan , J. II. Mlllaril , J J , Brown ,
frotitttd by J'erfetuatiijunctitrnt of the Utorv Uuj O. * U. Uartoo Lake. , K. W. Nab , Thomaa J. Klinbutl ,
Supreme Court , Loans In any amount roadaon Otty anil 1'urm
Property , and on ColliUurul tiuuurlty , _ l Low-
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