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Not in y Public.
THK hoard of public works must force
tlio nshplmlt company to trivo the city
honest work in repairing nsnlmllatroots.
SOMK over-enthusiastic prohibitionist
aoufjlit to commit , the now party to that
hobby , but the convention was already
loaded nnd so declined to add tliia back-
breaker.
CHICAOO knows where to look for tal
ent. That in why so many of her rail
way magnates are old residents of
Omaha and why a call is made by i\ Chicago
cage church for one of Omaha's ablest
and most popular preachers.
NORFOLK'S enterprise in securing a
boot sugar factory has brought her wide
notice. Her citizens celebrated the
formal opening of the factory Tuesday
witfi proper enthusiasm. Norfolk is one
of the live cities of Nebraska.
THE Manipur princes who precipitated
the riots in India have waid the penalty
of death at the hands of the British gov
ernment. In British jurisprudence ) Brit
ish Indiana cannot murder citizens and
call it warfare. It is different in Amer
ica.
OFFICIAL returns are just in from
Kentucky and they show that the bour
bon Blue Grass commonwealth is riveted
to her idolH. The democratic majority
ever the republicans is aO,000. Ken
tucky will go republican when China
embraces Christianity.
MINISTERS who fail to comply with
the state law requiring thorn to file cer
tificates of all marriages solemnized are
subject to a line of $500. This is so
near the average year's salary of cler
gymen as to portend bankruptcy to
those who ftro liable under the law.
MARSIIALLTOWK , la. , now has a glu
cose plant and is promised a boot sugar
factory. Omaha ought to have a boot
sugar factory and refinery. She is the
natural commercial center of what will
bo the greatest sugar boot growing
country in the world. Why should she
overlook her advantages and neglect
the present opportunity of securing this
industry ?
THK Now York delegate who stood up.
in the international labor congress at
Brussels and said of America , "Amid
all the wealth , misery increases so fast
that 'tho land of the bravo and the
lioufo of the frco' is in reality a hell , "
will bo cheerfully permitted to remain
on the olhor side of the ocean. Liars o
Ills gifts are not appreciated in the best
land on the footstool.
IF GOVERNOR THAYKR waits for At
torney Darnell to prepare a now brief on
the Teat and Llvoringhouso investiga
tion , why not wait for Liveringhouso to
post up his books and correct the errors
discolored by the a.xport accountant ?
The governor is very easy on men who
have been tried and found guilty of
grave malfeasance in olllcos which they
Btill hold , and whose salaries are * paid
from the public treasury.
ElTHKlt Omaha or Supervising Archi
tect Edbrooke is unfortunate ( n that she
is the first city selected by him for an
exorcise of his architectural skill.
Being his llrst plan his ulllcial dignity
would bo olTonded if it should be ro-
| octod. Being unsatisfactory to Omaha
It should bo rejected. When the three
cabinet olllcorsget to it the light will bo
Eilbrooko'tf dignity against Omaha's
IntoroaW , In such a dilemma dignity
should bo given a rear apartment.
Tun now medical law promises to af
ford the rending public no end of amuse
ment at the expense of the warring fac
tions among the physicians. Ur. Mute-
rln does not like Dr. Mod lea and ho
"protests" him before the btiito board of
health. Dr. Modlca then protests Dr.
Matoria and the big and little pills are
put Into gnus and wadded down with
diplomas and olT to Lincoln the doctors
liio themselves to shoot at each other
( ell iu the Interests of the dear people
but1 } are kolug bo sadly imposed upon by
\boforiuiiclcs. It is a great law and the
* g Vortora of the newspapers are Its fust
THK n.tsTtxns C-OATKA
The Independents have opened the
stale campaign by placing in nomination
candidates for associate justice of the
supreme court nnd regents of the state
university. Their convention was largo ,
respectable and enthusiastic. II
was nn assemblage chiefly ol
inon who have not hitherto figured ex
tensively in the politics and legislation
of Nebraska. Tlio loaders hnvo become
known within two years and several old
party war horses pushed thomiolvuq
into prominence. Aside from these and
they could all bo numbered on the ling
ers of two hands , the convention was
nuulo up of now blood. They
were not all farmers but the
best part of them and the best average
of intelligence was among the actual ag
riculturists.
The convention was harmonious aa
well as enthusiastic. Its deliberations
were characterized by candor and no
fair-minded man can escape the impres
sion that the delegates are silicon ) and do ]
torinincd. Tlio numbers and aggressive
ness of these men are significant. They
proceeded with the work in hand not as
if they wore attempting to steer clear of
possible dangers , but iw if the soundings
had boon made and the pilot and crow
were confident of an easy voyage. There
was apparent all through the assemblage
the air of triumph and the confidence
that past successes are to bo followed by
greater achievements.
If the old parties in Nebraska
have allowed themselves to think that
good crops , local factional lights and
time have weakened the common foe ,
they are very much mistaken. The in
dependent party is a force which cannot
bo despised. Its platform of princi
ples is a combination of weakness and
strength , and some of its leaders are
vulnerable , but its numbers and organ
ization are strong in every particular.
It is a foe which cannot bo overcome
except by honest , olllclent work along
the entire lino. Only a sound platform ,
a good ticket and judicious organization
will save republicanism , and no mistakes
muht bo made In the enunciation of
principles , the ticket or leadership.
The nomination for associate justice of
the supreme court is the weakest point in
the movement. Mr. J.V. . Edgorton ,
the nominee for this important otllco ,
has not achieved the distinction at the
bar or established the reputation as a
lawyer which is expected ot a candidate
for a place on tlio highest judicial
tribunal in this state. It must bo remem
bered that his election as associate jus
tice involves within his term of
ofllco tlio title and duty of chief justice.
This ollico is too dignified and im
portant to throw as a crumb of comfort
to a defeated aspirant for another posi
tion , a man whose standing among the
members of his profession is such that
ho would never ba - selected
by them for * a judicial otlico.
As to the candidates for regents
of the university the best that can bo
said at , this time is that neither is known
to bo either specially worthy or special
ly unworthy of confidence , and they are
probably good average men entitled at
loatt to the respect of their limited ac
quaintance.
TIIK INDEPESDRKT I'LATFOIIM.
The platform adopted by the Hastings
convention of the independent party has
some commendable features. The de
mand fo- : laws prohibiting alien owner
ship of land is one that has found very
general support from the people of the
entire country , without regard to party ,
and haa taken form in the legislation of
a number of states and of congress with
respect to the territories. The principle ,
with proper limitations , is undoubtedly
sound. Whether congress can properly
and justly do anything to obtain lands
now owned by aliens and foreign syndi
cates is a question which itis ) not now im
portant to discuss , but there is perhaps
no question as to the power of congress
to reclaim lands hold by railroads in ex
cess of what is actually used and nojded
jy them. There can bo no objection to
the demand , common to all political
mrtios , that revenues shall bo limited to
, ho noctihsary expenses of the govorn-
nont , economically and honesty -
y administered. The trouble is
.hat . no party lias yet boon
'ound quite equal to a conscientious ml-
loronco to this principle , anJ it Is by no
ncans certain that the independent
mrty would bo. At any rate the finan
cial record of the last legislature does
lot warrant confidence that that party
can bo depended upon to administer the
government with the most judicious
economy. It is an entirely proper do-
nauil that corporations enjoying public
rancliisos shall assume public bur-
Ions , and bo compelled to
uiswor in the courts for all diun-
igos sustained by employes while
n the line of their duty , the last ropub-
icau platform having undo substan-
ially a similar demand. The
[ enunciation of the present system of
ontract labor will doubtluss bo up-
> roved by a majority of the people of
ho state , but in doing this the indepon-
lents would have strengthened their
Kisitlon by suggesting a bettor system ,
unless they intended to have it under-
teed that they are opposed to all labor
> y convicts and desire that they shall
> o kept in idleness and the people taxed
or their support. As to tho-o matters the
ndopondtmt platform does not invite es-
leeial criticism , but some of Its other
oat tires will not bo so generally ap-
irovod. For instance , TIIK BKK does
lot bollovo it to bo fair to demand that
he legislature shall enact a freight rate
aw for railroad service which shall fix
ates no higher than tliosa in force in
owa , for the reason , an this paper haa
opoatcdly contended , that the condl-
Ions In Nebraska do not warrant us in
iisking or expecting' Iowa rates and wo
injure our case by making such a do-
maud. A reduction in freight rates
ought to bo made , and it is a wrong to
the people of the state that the board of
transportation has disregarded Us duly
in this matter , but wo cannot reasonably
slniiit that rates in Nflhraska should bo
no higher than in Iowa. But the portions
tions of the platform which are most oh-
[ eotlotmblo are these which demand
the issue of a fiat currency and
the free and unlimited coinage of
diver. In endorsing the Cincinnati
platform the independents omitted the
ipool lie declaration In favor of the sub- j
treasury plan and substituted for It an
other hardly loss objectionable , namely ,
that the treasury notes proposed to bo
issued "when demanded by the people
shall bo loaned to thorn at cost of Issue
upon adequate security in amount to
each individual not to exceed $2,500. "
This is not qulto so broad a demand an
that involved in the sub-treasury
scheme. It would permit the
government to determine what
is adequate ) security nnd would
limit the amount which any ono person
could obtain. But the essential prin
ciple is the same in both plans , and one
is no more impracticable than the other
and they are equally hostile to the pur-
poio for which the government was
ordained. It is to bo regretted that the
intelligent farmers of Nebraska , among
whom there are tens of thousands of
mon wiio have attested their devotion to
the government and for years have
given their votes in. support of
sound financial principles and n
stable currency , should have given their
approval to a proposed policy whoso re
sults could not fail to bo disastrous to all
Interests , and more severely so to their
interests than to the o of any other class
ol people. AH the foundation of national
prosperity , agriculture would inevitably
biilTcr most from the financial demoral
ization certain to result from a vast
issue of irredeemable paper currency.
PUKSIDKST O
President Harrison , on his way to the
Vermont celebration , made another of
those happy and suggestive addresses
for which ho is famous , and perhaps it
should bo said qulto without a poor in
tliis country. In this talk the president
took occasion to enforce upon the atten
tion of his hearers the necessity to a
prosperous condition for all of having a
sound currency. Ho said 'ho believed
the general government U solemnly
charged with "the duty of seeing
that the money issued by it
was and is everywhere maintained at
par. Ho thought that every dollar ,
whether paper or coin , issued and
stamped by the general government ,
should always and everywhere bo as
good as any other dollar. "I am ono of
those , " said the president , "that believe
that these mon from your shops , these
farmers removed from money centers ,
have the largest interest of all in the
world in having a dollar that is
worth 100 cents every clay in tlio
year , and only such. If by any
chance wo should fall into a condition
that ono dollar is not as good as an
other , I venture the assertion that that
dollar will do its first errand in paying
some poor laborer for his work. I feel
pledged for ono that all the influences of
the government should bo on the side of
giving the people only good money , and
just as much of that kind as wo can got. ' '
At this time those utterances of
President Harrison are significant
and reassuring. It is not questionable
that the slow growth of confidence in
financial circles which is largely respon
sible for the scarcity of money is duo in
no small degree to the apprehension re
garding silver legislation by the next
congress. The democratic party is vir
tually committed to free coinage , and al
though a few of the loaders may en
deavor to induce the majority in the
house of representatives to put aside
this question for the present , as
Mr. Mills has advised the party
to do , nobody believes that such
'
efforts will bo effective. The probabil
ity is that ono of the earliest measures
to pass the next house will bo a bill pro
viding for free and unlimited coinage.
The republican margin in the bonato is
warned , and there is reason to fear that
on this question enough republicans
would unite with tlio democrats to carry
a free coinage bill through the sonato.
The hope for the defeat of such legisla
tion is therefore in the president and
his latest utterances regarding the duty
of maintaining a sound currency , which
is entirely in line with what ho has re
peatedly said before , gives renewed as- *
suraueo that ho would veto a f reo coinage
bill. The advocates of this policy in the
senate are not strong enough to override
the negative of the president , so that
his veto would bo decisive of the fate of
any now silver legislation. It is this
that gives especial value and significance
to what President Harrison has just
said , and it could not have boon uttered
at a more opportune timo.
'JCllK GJUM .MBA * .
Omaha has as her guests today some
thing like two hundred of the repre
sentative grain dealers and elevator
managers of Nebraska and Iowa. They
come to Omaha by invitation of the
Omaha board of trade and South Omaha
exchange to make the acquaintance of
our citizens in general and our grain
mon in particular. Tlio occasion of tlio
establishment of an open board for trad
ing in grain and produce is celebrated
by this visit and the banquet tonight is
the cheerful unnouncnment by our grain
and produce dealers and the board of
trade that hereafter Omaha is to bo a
market for grain as well as for stock.
Tlio beginning is no more auspicious
and no loss than that which signalized
the inception of the South Omaha stock
market. The outlook for the future
prominence of Omaha as a grain centre
is as encouraging us it was on the open
ing of the stock yards fur Omaha an a
stock and packing centre. There is no
reason why the beginning made today
shall not bring to Omaha in future
years , great elevators nnd warehouses ,
extensive ( louring mills and hun
dreds of grain and produce dealers.
It requires no great stretch of
the imagination to picture Omaha as
the fourth grain center of the west ,
Chicago , Duluth and St. Louis only ex
celling her in the extent of their opera
tions in cereals.
The grain men have a projperous sea
son hoforo them. There is grain enough
in the country to keep their elevators
filled ( or months and the price * which
prevail and are promised will stimulate
their olTorts as well as enrich their pat
rons. TIIK UUK , on hohalf of the citi
zens of Omaha , welcomes the visitor *
and assures them that this city is theirs
for today and tonight.
THK Sallon lake in southern Califor
nia does not dry up , thus continuing the
theory that It has come to sUy , The Im
portance of water on that parched desert
cannot bo overestimated. Already It
has inatorlally ajVeetod the climatic con
ditions and mills'fall at Intervals never
before known0''Tho ! evaporation is very
rapid , and tho.fj'qast range of mountains
to the wostitrith their cool summits
causes n production which quickly re
turns the vapors to the lake and gives to
an arid soctlonUho bonollt of the show
ers. " '
HON. W. MJ KOIIKRTSON of Madison
is the Nebraska "member of the republi
can natlomil tftfnitnlttco. Ho is a lead
ing citizen of''northern ' Nebraska , well
known throughout the state and pos
sesses tlio confidence of his associates on
the committee. Hois a loyal Nebraskan ,
and can and will do yeoman service for
Omaha in the olTort to secure the
national convent Ion ,
TUB city hall is to bo furnished at an
expense of about 310,000 , and every
member of the council insists upon
watching the comtnlttco on public prop
erty and buildings when it- opens bids.
The holy scriptures speak of the su
perior wisdom of a part of creation very
much as if the Omaha city council were
especially in mind.
TllK independent newspaper man was
at the convention and ho loudly announ
ced that his health required no sacri
fices on his part. What ho wants is
patronage , subscribers and moral sup
port , llo was probably disappointed
when nothing was olTored the country
press except a resolution of confidence
and esteem.
GKNKRAI.S VANDERVOORT , Burrows ,
Dech , Kom , Powers , Elder , Poyntor ,
Hoot and Edgorton are a galaxy of
daisies representing a variety of color-
ingluxuriancoand shape which ordinary
floral exhibitions seldom find under ono
roof. Where was Bill MoKoighan ?
Joe Edgorton becomes chief
justice of the supreme court of Nebraska
it will bo time to send for Judge McKay
of Kansas , the man who had never road
a law bocjk wiioji elected district judge ,
to take a place on the bench in this
state as associate justice.
UIRKIIAUSKR may not have brought
blood in his latest round with Squires ,
but ho has awakened a now interest in
the methods of managing city affairs by
bringing Squires' repair contract out
into the light of day.
IF the assistant boiler inspector was
not drunk when Mayor Gushing sus
pended him , wjiat in the world ailed
him , and what-causod the symptoms of
alcoholic poison ?
3
THK dictatorwill leave Nebraska after
the election on account of bad health.
This is his first admission that ho has
remained in the state ( or his health.
_ . . .f that Jay Burrows haa soon the
farmers , will ho permit tin Omaha news
paper to insist th'fit there never before
was such n magnificent crop year ?
THK city cbundil cannot take Dr.
Gnpon's scalp by a resolution , liut that
body is bent on making lifo a burden to
the commissioner of health.
.Ton LAMA.STKRSwas not allowed to
sacrifice himself as a candidate lor re
gent of the state university. Joe is still
on probation.
WHAT odd shapes a catastrophe like
that of November 1800 loaves standing
by the wayside as land marks and guide
boards.
OMAHA got everything she wont after
tit the Hastings convention.
MR. SQUIRKS and his little bill are
tlresotnoly numerous.
Fidelity ol * tlio Annex.
Governor C'inl in flcorotu- -
As to the alllanco , I have never doubted Us
fidelity to the democratic party.
Th's .Mil lie Sad.
II clicxtrr ftcmocr.it anil fVironfcIe.
The bald-headed republican eagle of Ohio
will snatch the democratic ) rooster into u sim
ilar state of capillary destitution.
Vociferously HnckiiiK Omaha.
Cheyenne JMitlcr.
Omaha is still making a lively talk for the
republican national convention. It I * a fact
equally noticeable and gratifying tliat this
section of the country is vociferously backing
Omaha's clalnu.
_
Prosperity and llopublicaniHiii.
( ifn/j'-nemncnif / ,
The crop reports from states in which elec
tions are to bo held this year grow bettor
from week to week , which i" only another
way of saying tliat the prospects of repub
lican success are constantly Improving.
Pisonturlnl Politics.
lluitmt Uernlil.
There are these who differ from Mr. Quav
on a great many questions , but we fancy that
thorn will bo qulto n general disposition to
oiulorso his latest utterance , that llshiiig is
the only proper ubjeot for n Interview with
a statesman Just tit this season ,
Citviind Oinalin.
/iiii ( < M.Vi > n ( . ) Miner.
The Minor yost6rday commented upon the
commendable effort ; , being nmilo by Miles
City to obtain railroad communication with
Omaha. Tin : OM < IU HKI : says upon the
same subject : _ „
Miles Ully InVltvKOnialiatoco-oiioratcwIth
hnr In iiilvnuntliij an uYtomUm or the I'ro-
inoiil. Klldiorn & MUsourl Vallur linn from
Dutulwood to that dlty. lii > r lioari ] of trailo
Huts out In sir ) ii'rnn , lliu itiviintuias | to
iici-rnu fioin Hiioh : -rsillwiy roimnctlon. anil
tlio a < lilri"s ih'.survo'a tlio altmillon of our
\Vu iiflo'lTfttTmtlot to MiliM City anil
tliucrn.t ioliii ( t'lAntury thorolo , ami tlio
KUUiorii line H tlio fitutlblo rail rim to to that
oltv.
oltv.Thla li oncouj alng. Tlio enterprising
citizens nf the clmruUtijj little city which is
the comer of MonUivi's \Mit r.mgo countn
have roaion to fuel jproiid of the result of
their niUlroiv hob us hops that they will
succeed in securing the now road and that
"All ahoard for Omalr.i mid all points smith
nml'oast , " will noon Im heard from the Miles
City platform of the Omaha , Jlutto City &
Northwoitora railwiw.
Hill mid ' levoland.
A'tfii1 I'm ; , Ittciiitlcr ( f { < - | > . ) .
Governor and Senitnr David Dennett Hill
does not seoin to relish the suggestion that
Mr. Cleveland shall uo made tlio standard
bearer ofthu domocratlu pirty In the st'ilo '
tuts full. Ills nowspapjr monthptocu , the
Albany Times , In referring to the subjevt.
savs that thn question whether tlio ox-pnul-
ilnnt can curry Ihu stnto "was nulUutonlly
lea toil and with dU.n'.roiH ' rcmilt iu ItBS. To
teat it again would t > o slmplv u practical Jolu > .
iind u great party cannot afford to trillc with
such a scrltvn matter RS the governorship. "
Tlio clear , cold moaning of this la thnt , In
the opinion of Mr. Hill anil IiU foremost oil-
Itor , Mr. Cleveland li a polUtc.il ImpoMlbll-
Ity this year , and will bo a still greater Im
possibility In IS03. Ho ha * boon boatoti mid
ho must stay boaton. Mr. Hill does not want
any oxpcrlmnntul politic * . If the nomination
of Mr. Cleveland would bo "trilling" with
the governorship , the logical inference Is
that In Mr. Hill's ' opinion his nomination
noxtycar would bo "trilling" with the presi
dency. Mr. Hill's knlfo has boon ro-ground
and has a keener cilgc than ever before.
HKI.IKV fen TIU :
Hilly Madden Tondcrn Ills .Service *
to riovelnud.
Prof. Billy Mnihlon , since his falling out
with Slavln and Clmrlov Mitchell , hai gene
into the business of reducing fat men to n
respectable weight Ho has sent the followIng -
Ing letter to Grover Cleveland at Kuzzard's
Hay , without , nowovor , receiving any
answr :
"I am an excellent reducer ol corpulency ,
anil I Invltn the o Buffering from oxcesMvo
iloposits of llesh to try my method whereby n
safo.oasyaml permanent cure may bo effected.
It is sltnnlo and effective and sliould not bo
confoumiod with the usual anti-fat romcillea
whcro thn aliinontarv cunal is converted Into
a conduit for corrosive or drastic drugs. I
\\ouldllkototroatyou for several reasons ,
and , if agreeable to you , would not as u fco.
First , I am a democrat , and want to sco you
in tlvtop | condition for the presidential racu
in IS'.i-J ' , and , secondly , It would bo a mighty
big advertisement for mo to reduce the
superfluous adipose tlssuo about the abdomi
nal region of a man so prominent as your
self. Kespcotfully , etc. ,
"Bu.t.Y
JM.S.S/.V , HSTX.
Now York Humid : In the iloloroni shades.
I'lNt Slindo Vou com to bo iiiilmpplor than
the avoratfo , though every ono hero in inUur-
aliln.
Hecond Shade Naturally. When I WHS on
uurth 1 Invented a lire-escape.
Now York Ail vcrtl rr ; Dnrlnga recent trial
In the court of suasions the dofimilunt's law
yer churned iix-.lndKO lludfoid with OVIT-
stooping the hounds or n prosecuting ollluor of
the people. The ex-judgo replied tntluiac-
cniatlon In a ilramatlr way : "My oath of of-
llco tosi'C that justice U Hone to the puouln as
well as to the dofimdants Is roxlstorod In hea
ven. "
"Rap , tat. tat. " wont Recorder Smyth's
gavul , supplemented ! > v this romitrK :
" .Mr. Ili'dford , If your oath of ollico Is not
roRltlerud In the county ok-rk's olTlco your
right to n-prcsunt the people here may bo
questioned. "
Chicago Trhlime. Promoter--Of course , my
dour air. wo want vnur vole on thli mcasuro
of ours but I .shall not alTrotit your IHIHP of
honor bv olVurinK to yon the Indignity of u
hrlbo. I only appeal to your judgment and
yonrsonio of duty.
Ald'inimii from the "Stoenth ward Certain
ly , ccrt.ilnlv. That's all rluht. lint If yon
were to nlTiont my "CIIMO of honor by the oll'or
of a bribe , what would ho tliu probable extent
of the hum Indignity )
IllXNV DOI.AX.
hoifcll Arena.
"What U that chap a-growllu' for ? " nld Cop-
onbe.it. .
"They've thrown him out. they've hrown him
out , " tlio loafer sulil discreet ,
"What makes him cuss and swear so ? " said
Cop-on-lmat.
"They've kicked him out. " the loafer said :
"ho didn't pay lily treat. "
For lie liuui up Danny Dolau In a playful
kind of way.
And ho swiped a dozen schooners with "I'll
pay some other iluv. "
IIu's tiiknn shingles oil the house , an" worked
the .slate they s y.
Ilo's boon linuglu' Dunny Dolan up since
moralng.
'What's that so black against till name ? "
said Cop-on-bpiit.
"Disorderly an' drunk , I think , " the loafer
said , discreet.
"What's Unit Unit wlilmuon underneath ? "
said Cop-on-hcat.
"Thoy'rn lock In' up , " the loafer said , "an"
ornery dead ho.it.
1'or lie's done up Danny Dolan Iu a playful
kind of way.
Tomorrow he'll look.solumn when a Quo ho haste
to pay :
As hu lias'nt got.tho cash In Jail for thirty
days hn'Ii stav.
Kor hu hung uu Danny Dolan In the nipriilnp.
Washington Ptar : "You sec. " said ono of
Jinks' friends to anoth r , "the doctor s.iys lie
has microbes In hN system. "
"I sco. "
"And he's pot to pxtormlnnto 'em. "
"Ah , yes ; do you think ho will succeed ? "
"I guess .so. I shouldn't ho surprised If ne
got away with Jinks , microbes and all. "
I'lttslmrg Chronicle : "f see they are coin- ;
to do away uitli the electric IK-lits In Phila
delphia , " observed Larimer.Not golnu back
to gas and coal oil. I hope. And what alls the
electricity ? " Rsked.Mrs. Larimer. "Thoy can't
got the current to run. "
Kail not In sp'tb of much complaint
To glvo Ah Sin his duos ;
His people llvo In mild restraint
And mind their p'n and queues.
Now York Journal : "I'npa. If Utah wore
admitted Into the union would It be called a
' "
sIstorHtatGl1'
"Well , my son. I think we'd cull It the
iiiothor-ln-law of the union. "
Old nowlogs Why do you advise mo not to
RO Into tlio water ?
Voiiir.- Candid Because If you got cramps
your logs would tie themselves Into u bow-
knot.
The man had been a wicked man ,
Which troubled much his rnlim.
llo-thouslit ho would repent , nnd said :
"Hu , Satan , got bnhincll"
And then , most foolish man , ho thought
He hud the tempter crushed ,
But Satan , when 1m stepped behind ,
Jubt Mulled and winked and pushed.
Boston Courier : It Is the man of sound
judgment that knows when to Ueeu .still.
An ofllco coat usually lusts loii because It
Is HUldom worn out.
Washington Star : "I .snpposo thorp nro some
bright spots In a streetcar conductor's Hfo , "
said Clara.
"Yes , " replied Mabel , "tako the buttons on
his uniform , for Instance. "
TH'O intlA'KLKS.
Kcw 1'uffr ileriuru ,
Two wrinkles in the face appear , if you will
note them well ,
That moasiiro up this little lifo and all its
meaning tell ;
And ho is wlso In human lore who can this
lesson learn
Bcforo ho'.s laid beneath the sod or treasured
in nn urn.
The ono gees un toward the noio , as sun
shine to the f-ky.
It curl.s above a baoy's lips and kUscs In the
oyo.
Around the nock it twines its arms , embrac
ing mottior dear ,
Or plays upon the dimpled cheeks when an
gels whisper near.
The other drops liolow the mouth , as silver
In the glass ,
And freezes up the very blood or lots a tear
ilrop pass ,
'Tis ' full of moans and bursting sighs that
break the stoutest heart.
Good byy is written on its llnoi when lovers
moot to part.
The ono is full of happy thoughts that ncstlo
in tliu brain ,
Of klsios sweet as mangoes ripe , In Afrlc's
sunny plain ,
Of health , of paaco. of soft content , It ever
loves to B peak ,
And paints the bloom of childhood's face ,
the rojcs on tlio checlc.
- The other walks with heavy stops , and
frowns upon the war.
While midnight shrouds the Inner soul , and
darkens all the day.
A dagger's point U In Its look , there's murder
iu Its ulr ;
Hevongo is hinting In IU curve , with black
and .sullen c.iro.
The ouo brings heaven unto this world ,
whoroyer it may bo ;
It glads the p.iluco or the hut , and shines
uxin | tlio sea ;
A wolcumo trno Is In its smllo , as mothers
over glvo ,
The p u run. nwcotost , dearest , best , that on
this earth can llvo.
The other fawns upon tlio face , but lying all
tl.o while ,
Deceit U stamped upon IU brow , lago In Its
smile.
IU tour.-iu Is downward a * the crave , with
ruin IE its truln ,
Auil bo's u fool who fuiU to sco the serpent
In its chum.
FINAL TRIBUTE AT LINCOLN ,
Homo of the Late Judge Mawn the Soono of
Tmprossivo Sorvico.
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE REPRESENTED.
Ucnutiriil Klornl onVrltiRfl In Pro-
fiinlon Attt'Ht tlirlleBpcct nnd
Feeling of tlio Moil morn Details -
tails of the
hts'cot.v , Nob. , Aug. 10. ( Special to TIIK
UF.K. ] Tins afternoon the boJy of the late
Hon. O. 1' . Mason was taken on a .special
train to N'ubrniKa Cllv for Interment. A
largo number of attorneys accompanied tno
remains to their lliul resting place in that
city.
city.At
At 10:110 a. m. the iloort of the Into homo of
the deceased nt Seventeenth and lj streets
were thrown open , and all pencils
wishing to review the remains were thereby
given nn opportunity to do so. The body reposed -
posed In n ImiuUomo cloth covered casxot ,
with oxidized silver trimmings. On the ltd
was a silver plato with a sheaf of whnnt en
graved upon It the words , "O. 1' . Mason ,
.May II , lSvii. ! Aug. 18 , IS01. "
The lloral tributes were handsome and
striking. The moil notable was the ono
contributed by the bar of Lancaster
county. It was u nummath sot of
balances beautifully wrought with llowors.
and on the pedestal in immortelles the word
"Jltstitla. " Opposite this design was n
lloral anchor , contributed uy the state house
onicluls , most of whom were unable to attend
the funeral on account of the important
transportation meeting at Kearney. Near
the anchor was n sheaf of wheat with n
sickle of llowors , contributed by Miss irene
Courtney. The other dcilgns wore also very
handsome.
The funeral services were conducted by
Kev. Isaac IlolpUo and the music was fur
nished by the choir of Holy Trinity church
under the direction of Professor Hoamnrk.
The remarks by Hov. Holgato were brlof but
lilting , and the e\crcis s were conducted ac
cording to the Hnlscopal horvices. At the
close the remains wore convoyed to the
depot , the following gentlemen noting
as pall bcarors : Governor Tlmyor ,
Dr. Allllor , .ludgo Uroady. Judge
Morris , Hon. N. S. Harwood and Hon. O. O ,
Whooilon. At Nebraska City Hon. .1. Ster
ling Morton and Hon. M. L. Hayward were
added to the list.
"
At the depot awaited n special train appro-
priatcly draped with black to Uiko the re
mains to Nebraska Citv. The train loft at 2
o'clocic with the bodv. the Inllowlng members
of the bar accompanying it thither :
Judge Fields , .Indgu Tiobolts , .ludgo Hull ,
Hon. Isaac \V. Lansing , Hon. C. O. Court-
nay , Hon. ,1. C. Johnson , Hon. Charles H.
( . ere. Hon. E. 1 * . Holmes. Major Charles
Mngoon , Hon. Charles O. Whcodon , Jmlgo
Parker , Hon. N. S. Harwood , Hon. John H.
Ames , City Attorney Scott. Hon. H. K.
Moore , L. G. Hnrr , Frank A. Waters , Hobort
Hynn , Congressman Uryun. H. C. Eddy , A.
G. Greonloe , ox-Governor Carnos , F. C. Col
lins , J. H. Mockctt , Hon. Albert Watklns , |
Judge J. U. Webster , Assistant Attorney
General Summers. Judge C. ri. Foxworthy , I
Judge S. T. Cochran , Judge J. H. Hrown ,
Hon. A. J Sawyer and Colonel J. J. ICollov. i i
Chief Justice Cobu , Judge Iteosa and Ho'n.
T. M. Marquett have been unpointed a com
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions to bo
presented nt the next session of the supreme
con rt.
Muny telegrams of condolence trom nil
parts of the statn hnvo boon received by the
relatives of the deceased.
nni'L-nucxs ci.un AT UXIVKUSITV PMCI : .
Hon. Isaac Lansing , president of the re
publican statu leasruo , realizes tnat organiza
tion Is everything in n political caintulgu and
Is blisy in that line of work just how. Ho
has Just organized a republican club at Uni-
vorsltv Place and was delighted with the en
thusiasm dlspluycil and the largo number of
persons who joined the club , many of thorn
bolng por.sons who horo'oforo have been of
somewhat unsettled political faith.
KKIIIT nouns DON'T < io.
At the city council hist night Burns offered
n resolution to mukp n day's work at tno
pumping .station eight hours , and employ
three crews , dividing the amount paid for
two crows among three crows. Miller wanted
to employ mon by the hour and pay the sumo
rule of wages. Hush declared the liw un
constitutional and that its enforcement meant
ruin to the state. When put to u vote the
motion was lost.
ODDS AND KNDS.
Steve Mollo of Omaha is In the citv todav.
A laruo excursion comprising Knights of
Pythias and their families from ICausas have
boon taking in the sights of Lincoln to.lay.
The local Knights of Pvtluus treated tliu visItors -
Itors to n banquet nt O'Dell's at noon. Tno
visitors expressed themselves ns surprised
with the remarkable progress that Lincoln is
making. The ovcurslonlsts are from lllno
Valley lodge No. 183 of Murysvillo , ICan.
They returned nt S p. tn ,
The Funko opera house will open again for
the season Friday evening wltti the popular
melodrama "Tho Waifs of Now York. "
The county treasurers of Nebraska mot In
Lincoln lust evening in secret soislon. The
object of the meeting was to dotarmlno on n
line of united action concerning the law
which rcqulro ) treasurers to pay interest on
deposits in batiks.
I SVXIHO.tTK.
Peculiar Combination \Vliioli Invented
ItN Money In ( i-ocn GntulN.
New You if , Aug. 10. A unlquo syndicate
wastirgnnlzod a few weeks ago in the little
mining town of Zineito , composed of an Iron
mining company. Its capital was S.'IM nnd its
objoot wns to purclmso green goods from
manufacturers in this city. The organiser of
the syndicate had received seductive circu
lars from John Allen ( alias everybody ) setting
ting forth the superior quality of the Allen
brand of jrooils and offering J.00 ! ( ) worth to
purchasers who would keep tlio traftlo In the
dark tor the Inconsiderable stun of f 'I'M.
The syndlcntu'electod George Williams , an
engineer , llnanriul secretary and empowered
Him to go to Now Yorlc and make arrange
ments with the manufacturer for the pur
chase of the goods. Williams got ho'O sev
eral days ago and by ngremnoiit mot Allen at
Point View hotel. Allen showed Williams
several packages of good monov and : i dozen
packages of greenish paper or.ciosod by rub
ber band on the front and back of which
were a ( ew genuine notes. Allen carefully
paeiteil thu greenish paper packages in a box
buloru William's eyes , and ultor getting the
syndicate's capital , accompanied Williams to
an express ofllco and saw tlio packages sent
olT to Xlnulto. It was doubtless n surprUo
package to the expectant syndicate.
Two newspaper men happened to see Will
iams with Allen , and suspecting that Will-
lams had been swindled they followed turn tea
a down town ferry , which ho intended to
cross and start for home to participate In the
delight of opening thu package , They told
him ho hud bean overreached and took him to
Inspector Jiyrncs. Detectives accompanied
Williams to the Point View hotel , where ho
pointed out Allen , who was arrested. Allen
H.ilil It was a ca.so of mistaken Identity ,
Williams Is n countryman. Ho looks as if
ho had moro rcul horse sense than his experi
ence with Allen Indicates. Alien was hold
by Commissioner Shields for examination.
Tito Death Koll.
LONDOV , Aug. 10. Lewis Paulson , the dis
tinguished chess player , Is dead.
' .VT5 O.V Xr.llll.tSK.t CHOI'S.
. . . . . .
J. J. Mill of Fill moro county has rod
clover ever llvo font tall.
York county will produce nnotigh npploi
npplos this year to supply the country.
Adams county npplos nro selling on tits
streets of Hastings nt W ) cents par bushel.
Sidney Telegraph : With wheat running
from twonty-Hvo to thlrty-llvu bushels to thu
ncro , Cheyenne county cnn make n showing
that any county might bo proud of.
llrokon How KopUbllo.Aii : As an oxamnlo
of Nebraska's big crops , wo nro enabled to
Inform our renders that four babies In this
Immediate vlclnltv have blo ud ns many
homes today.
Guide Kock Signal : The Ill-stoats of the
now crop sold in Guldii Kock was a lot of
1,8W ! bushels b" Mr. James McCormel to M.
Lovltt the fore part of this weok. Mr
McCormel still has IfeHJ bushels loft for hit
own feeding nnd the whole lot was the product -
] duct of forty-llvo norm of land.
Chnppell Special : Crop * nro looking splen
didly. Small grain Is turning out hand
somely. Hov. W. H. Gllllunl. near Hlg
Springs , sowed two nnd one-half bushels of
oats and harvested Mil therefrom. Corn will
nlso bo ii good crop , and wo think with everyone
ono else that the age of prosperity is ut > oii u * .
Crawford Hoomorang : Dnwes county Is n
rich county this year. That Is , rich ln gruln
nnd cattle. Hundreds of bnshols of oats and
wheat hnvo been harvested and will soon bo
nmrkntud. Acres upon ncros have yloldod
bountifully this your. Farmers have nil they
cnn do. If the prk-o of grain comes up to the
price It should n great deal of money will bo
distributed nmong thu people this full.
Franklin special : it Is not n good year for
the calamity oratorIn this county on nccount
of the largo crop raised. Uyo is nvuraglng
twenty to twenty-llvo bushels , and "I conU
is being paid for it. With farming land $ ii )
to J-JO per ncro It moro than p.iy.s for the
ground cultivated. Tliu corn crop promises
n largo yield , the best uvor It n own hero. A
splendid rain Friday night Insures corn ma
turing woll.
A piece of land containing four nnd one- ,
half ncres on Mr. Keck'.s ranch n few miles
west of Kearney was sown with nUnlf.i
April II. A good stand was sccuniif , and on
Jnno 20 thu plants nvurngo thirtv.two inches
nbovo the ground , nnd eighteen Inches of
root. Slnco the forogoyix ditto ono ton of
green feed a day has even cut from the patch
nnd ttio stAnd Is bnitnv todny than over bo-
fern. The crop is-tiijt nnd fed grcon to the
hogs , which Devour It eagerly and thrlvo
woll. Mr. ICuck estimates that twonty-tlvo
tons per aero will bo tniion off thu patch this
year.
Sclutylor , Nob. , special : Thu farmers of
Colfiix county hnvo cause to uo happy over
the bounteous yield of small grain and the al
most certain prospect ot the largest yield of
corn over known. Iloyoml this of pnVliculur
interest is the new crop of beets ami tobacco.
Tlio beet Holds of the United Stntes agricul
tural department sugar beet station near
Schtiyler are models of perfection ,
ns well ns tlioso of Messrs. Wells
& Nloman adjoining. The season , has
boon very favorable for sugar boots
nud tlio yield will bo immense. Tlicso beet
Holds have hud proper care nnd nttoutlon and
nro said to bo thu ( most in the stnto , The
ground is entirely free from wood" ; in fact ,
the ground is so thoroughly covered with
boots that woods have no opportunity to
grow. The beets have been luid by nud tv.oy
will need no moro attention till they are ripe
in September nnd October. Sovm-.il partial
in this vicinity nro oxiiorltnanllinr with to-
biicc-j on n lurco scale" . Messrs. Wells &
Nloman , C. J. Phelps and I ) . Donovan have
several ncrcs each nnd are having very good
success with it. It has attained a luxuriant
growth and is about ready to bo harvested.
Some has already been housed , and it Is cur-
ing nicolv , showing u good color and line
quality. Those gentlemen uro very sanqnino
of success and expect to engage in the bus
iness more extensively next year , and they
will , no doubt , bu followed by many others.
DKATI1 lllll'KAI.S A ltO.1l.lXCK.
A. Dyliis Girl Tells of Her Secret BInr-
NKW Yonif , Aug. 1 ! ) . There was an inter
esting romance In tlio life of Miss Matilda
Koomo , the twontr-yoar old daughter of
Henry II. Koomo of i > Sli Monroostroot.IJrook-
lyn , which wns not revealed until n day erse
so before tlio death of the young woman ,
which recently occurred nt tlio house of hur
parents. For over a year botoro her death
she hud boon the wlfo of William J. Phoenix ,
the twonty-oiia year-old son of David ( ! .
Phoenix , deputy city treasurer of Hrooklyn ,
nud the rclntlves nnd friends of the couplu ,
even their parents , it is said , bad boon kept
in ignorance of the marriage. The Phoenix
nud Koomo' families huvu long been close
neighbors in Monroe street , and a warm
friendship has existed between them.
Young Phoenix and Miss Koomo bocnnm
levers a few years ago , hut owing to their
youth their parents discouraged thu forming
of n matrimonial engagement. Fourteen
months ago I ho young peoplu decided to got
married , and one evening catno to this cijy
nnd hud the ceremony performed by the Kov.
Mr. Millet , pastor of tha Kplscopil church of
the Holy Martyrs. Tliu bridu returned to
her home thu sa'mo night , nnd the groom fol
lowed the same course , each agreeing to keep
their marriage isecret until the latter should
Irivo graduated from the mcdlc.il college In
Uurllngton , whcro ho had for some time hcim
n student. As fnr ns can bo lonniod , thu
secret wns well kept , although the yonug
people mnnagod to keep up a steady corres
pondence during their enforced absence from
each other ,
Mr. Phoenix was to have graduated this
summer , but fulling In ono special branch of
study , was put back for another year. This
nnd n most depressing offeot on nls young
wlfo , nnd lier dcnth occurred n few weeks
nfter she lioaru that the secret would hnvo to
bu kept another your. A couplu of days before -
fore her death she revealed the true state of
affairs , nnd the mmounccmont of her mar-
Hugo nnd dcnth In a newspaper In this city ,
followed in close succession. Her husband
returned in time to see her bo fore her death ,
and the other members of his family were
prosontnt the funeral. Young Mr. Phoenix
hns been greatly affected by the death of his
wife , nnd by the advice of his physician has
cone to the Adironduoks. IIn lather savs
that if ho had Known of thu marrlugu' ho
would have welcomed thu young woman to
Ms homo.
THK vni.oit.inn'H
llio Itlvri- May Klnxv Perm inontly
Into the Stilton Imke.
SAN DIIIIIO , Cul. , Aug. 10. - A prospector
named Frank McDonald has Just roinrnud to
this city from a trip to the desert in .so.ircf. of
minerals. Ho started from San Diego about
three weeks ugo and crossed the mountains
from this side , descending Into the desert on
the borders of thu Sulton son. While in camp
near the edge a man caino in who had trav
eled down tuo Colorado river for a long-TiTs- " "
tnuco nnd followed the stream of water from
the river which forms the lulto. Ho re
ported that two or three miles from the Junc
tion of thu now rlvnr and the Colorado n
sandbar lias formed clear ncttm thu latter
river below where it has cut through Its
banks , and as thu bar Is gradually growing
larger , unless It is cut through , allowing the
Colorado to rcsumo Us old course , nn uninter
rupted permanent How will bu maintained
Into thu doscrt. McDonald roporU that the
liiko is still rising , although slowly , owing to
the oxtonslvu urea it now covers.
A Now llullng.
SKVTTU : , Wash. , Aug. 11) ) . Herotoforn nil
Chinese who hnvo entered this country and
who have been caught have boon sent back
to Chlnu. United Ktatos Judge Han ford has
decided they shall bo seat to the country
from which they cumo.
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