THE OMAHA DAD Y BJEli : HW1JTEMBMR 22 , 1891.
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In order to pivo every rcador in this
Btato and Iowa an opportunity to Iccop
posted on the progress of the campaign
In both those states wo littvo decided to
offer Tin : WKKKIABrn : for the balance
of this your for twcntlivo cents. Send
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TJIK UKK PUIIMSHINO Co. ,
Omitlitt , Nob.
Do NOT forgot the coining transmis-
slssippi congress.
AS A platform maker the young con
gressman from Nebraska is not n bloom
ing1 success.
GKNKUAI , VAN WYCK speaks at Hum
phrey Tuesday at the county fair. A"
largo attendance is assured.
TilK State Board of Transportation
might at least have expressed itself
moro briefly. In preparing humorous
articles it is well to remember that
brevity is the soul of wit.
NKXT Tuesday the republican state
convention of Colorado will convene at
Glonwood Springs. Omaha must not
r- overlook this. Wo want a strong reso
lution favoring Omaha for the national
convention passed by the convention.
Oi'iNioxs among republicans may dif
fer as to who is the strongest of several
candidates for associate justice of the
supreme court , but they all agree that
the only man who can bo elected is ono
whom the people know is not owned or
.hl . controlled by the railroad companies.
CONQRKSSMAN BRYAN lot his tongue
out with too much slack when ho suid at
Syracuse the other day that the demo
cratic and independent parties are twin
sisters , but ho uttered a volume of truth.
In some of tlio counties the conventions
have regarded them as Siamese twins.
ROSWKM , P. FI.OWKR ns a congress
man voted for fren coinage. Roswell P.
Flower as a democratic candidate for
governor of Now York stands on an nnti-
free coinage platform. The genial mil
lionaire believes jn the sorhptural in
junction relative to being all things to
all men. Uo could not bo a democrat
and bo consistent , hence ho is Incon
sistent.
PRESIDKNT HARRISON will shortly
make twelve lawyers happy bv appoint
ing nine of them circuit judges , ono
judge of the court of claims anil two on
the Interstate Commerce commission.
The lawyers who have not already filed
their papers and put in their best politi
cal licks for the places , however , may
just as well stay out of tha raco. There
is already talent enough ollorod to fill
twice as many positions.
WILKINSON CALI/B chances for de
taining the sonalo hour after hour hereafter -
after while ho recites ancient history
are by no moans bright. The governor
of Florida nas not only refused Mr. Call
ftcortificato of election , but has appointed
a man to 111 ! tlio vacancy. The tiresome
statesman from the alligator swamps
will not bo admitted by his old comrades
unless he will enter into an agreement
to make short speeches and very low of
them if any good excuse is offered for
not leaving him among the dead outside
the broastworlcs.
THK brethren of the cloth should bo
fair to the Sunday newspaper. Their
conscientious scruples about reading it
nro respected anil it is recognized that
the Individual who sees ovll or violation
of the Sabbath in its perusal should
ignore It. Such a person , however , cannot - ,
not bo regarded as competent to criti
cise nnd denounce the news , miscellany
nnd comment of the Sunday paper for
the yory good reason that ho is not
privileged to read It. When a clergy
man deliberately states that the Sunday
newspaper Is reeking with immorality
ho oversteps tlio bounds of fair criticism
and makes himself too ridiculous oven
to bo thought of as a possible candidate
, for the eminent olllco of bishop. Ho
cannot find fault with a newspaper clean
enough for any family if It shall remon
strate against such swooping assaults
upon its character.
Tltn OMAHA.anAIN MAUKKT.
Wo have tin open Hoard of Trfldo nnd
R six-slory building largely occupied by
grain buyers , and wo have two grain
elevator companies and several mills in
Otnahik Wo also have n warehouse
Inw , a ( fruin Inspector nnd a deputy In
spector. This is all there is at present
to our grain market. Wo have had con
siderable talk , n good deal of enthusias
tic hope , nnd wo have quite a nucleus
around nnd over whfch to develop a
market.
Those things nro merely n beginning
nnd wo must not lie down on our arms
and wait for something else. If It bo
true that the railroads nro discriminat
ing against us or giving especial monop
olies the advantage in facilities to the
disadvantage of the project for building
up a market , let us got after the rail
roads and correct the evil. Omaha has
generally been ab'lo to bring the trans
portation companies to tlmo when she
has undertaken it with vigor and intel
ligence. The laws of the state nnd na-
tlcn enforced will remove all cause of
complaint in this direction.
Hut Omaha cannot fall back upon the
railroads or the favored linns ns an
o.xcuso for neglecting her opportunities.
The railways are In sharp competition.
If wo have anything for them to ship
they will make the rates to carry it.
The fact is that without storage elevators -
ors and a system of warehouse receipts
as contemplated in the warehouse law ,
an inspector and an open Board of Trade
will not sot the world of grain producers
nnd dealers iillre with enthusiasm.
Wo must have elevators for holding
and handling what operators and dealers
want nnd wo must build up ( louring ,
cereal and other mills , distilleries , starch
factories , malt houses , glucose works ,
nn'd similar institutions to consume n
largo quantity of grain before wo are in
a position to lay claims upon the great
and growing grain business 'of this
greatest of grain growing regions. Some
of our idle capital and latent enterprise
must bo turned into those establish
ments to make hero ivgrain market. -
M'KlXliKY MAKKS 77A * .
There was an interesting incident at
Piqua , O. , the other duy , in which
Major AIcKinloy played the principal
part. That town claims the distinction
of having the first establishment in
the state to turn out roofing tin made
entirely of American material. There
is an extensive rolling mill there which
manufactures the pinto ; pig tin is
obtained from the Tomoscal mines of
California. Missouri supplies the load ,
and thus tin plate is made there for
roofing which is composed entirely of
materials mined and manufactured in
this country. It is stated that the tin
plate for cans , cups and household uten-
sihs will soon bo made there.
A few days ago Major McKinley stop
ped at Piqua on his way to ( ill an ap
pointment fora meeting and visited the
tin pinto mill. After witnessing the
process of dipping a number of sheets ,
the correspondent of the Cincinnati
Cmnmemul Gazrltc says the managers of
tbo mill asked Major AIcKinloy
to try his hand. "McKinloy , " says the
correspondent , "dipped half a dozen
plates into the tin bath. For the lirst
sheet the tongs were guided by" work
men regularly employed. When McKinley
Kinloy neatly drew it out bright and
clean , the spectators , among whom were
a number of the workmen , clapped their
Hands. McKinley then operated the
tongs himself. " Thus the author of the
increased tariff on tin plate was enabled
to personally witness and partici
pate in the early production of the
fruit of his policy for creating anew
now nnd profitable industry in the
United States which promises in time to
give employment to thousands of work
men and millions of capital. The inci
dent will furnish him with an argument
which his democratic opponent will
find it hard to answer , since only a
couple of months ago ho made the dec
laration that tin plato could not be made
in this country , and that there was no
tin ore in America , And the erood effect
of this interesting episode in the re
markable campaign Major McKinley is
making will possibly not bo confined to
Ohio.
7J/K KAILHO.IDS SUl'l'OHT HOIKS.
The evidence is induoltablo that tho"
railroad interests in Iowa are exerting
their influence for Boies. Tlio charge
that the governor has boon friendly to
the corporations bus boon persistently
denied by his supporters , but tlio atti
tude of the railroads toward him shows
that thoyroposo in him entire confi
dence. Tlio corporations evidently fool
that now is their opportunity to oITect n
chnngo in the political control
of the state that will enable
thorn to secwo such modifications
as they wish in the legislation regulat
ing railroad rates , and they nro in-
siduously doing all they can to bring
about democratic success. They are not
doing thlfc without an' accurate knowl
edge of whom they can rely upon. It is
not necessary that there should bo any
formal 'indorstnnding between the dom-
ocratlc candidate and the corporations.
They have suflloiont reason to trust him
to warrant thorn in giving him their
support , and It Is not to bo doubted that
ho will cheerfully accept it and
pay the reward if ho is given an op
portunity to do oo. There can bo no
doubt .that if the democrats should suc
ceed in obtaining control of the executive
nnd legislative branches of the govern
ment In Iowa it would bo to the advan
tage of the corporations. The parly
would modify existing legislation relat
ing to the railroads pretty nearly as the
railroads should dictate. If the party
should bo successful only so far
as to ro-oleot Governor Boles that
would bonellt the corporations in giving
them an influence in affairs for ob
structing the execution of existing leg
islation , as well us for preventing fur
ther legislation. WlUi a friend in tlio
Olllco of ohiof executive , such as there Is
good reason to believe Governor Boies
Is , the corporations would bo enabled to
do pretty nearly as they pleased during
the term of his administration.
This U not the least Important matter
for the consideration of the people of
lown in the pending contest Itail-
road regulation in that state was
effected after u prolonged struggle , nnd
without the assistance or sympathy of
the democratic party , The policy
should bo maintained , nnd the only
security for Its malntonnnoo Is ropub-
can control of the stale administration.
The democracy every where makes vig
orous profession of hostility to monopoly
ely and corporate power , but nowhere
has It given practical evidence of sin
cerity. The party in Iowa Is no moro
to bo trusted than the party in Ohio
or Now York , where It has never
originated n slnglo law for the regulation
and restraint of corporations , although
having abundant opportunities to do so.
With the democracy of Iowa committed
to free sliver and In practical nl-
lianco with the railroads , there ought to
bo no doubt regarding republican vic
tory In that stato.
Tin : VO&TAU SKHVICE.
Postmaster General Wannmakor has
already made a record for great practi
cal ability in the administration of the
postal service , which will compare favor
ably with that ot the ablest of his predo-
cossors. Ho found the service in a worse
condition than it had boon In for yonrs ,
duo in part to the Inefficiency of the first
incumbent of the postmaster general
ship in the Cleveland administration ,
Mr. Vilns , but more largely to
the fact that during the last
year of that administration the pos
tal borvlco was turned to po
litical uses , nnd he has brought it to a
higher stnto of olllcloncy than over
before. He has not accomplished all
that ho desired , owing to the failure of
congress to give him the necessary
authority , but to the extent of the
powers granted him ho has put the
service in bettor condition than at any
tlmo bolero in its history , and made It
equal , if not superior , to any in the
world.
Tbo postmaster general intends , as
stated in an eastern journal , to urge
upon the Fifty-second congress the views
ho submitted to the last congress
regarding the establishment of a modi
fied system of postal telegraph nnd in
favor of. postal savings bunks. With
respect to the former , Mr. Wnnamnkor
will bo in possession of much important
additional information as to the working
of tbo postal telegraph systems of Eu
rope that will servo to give greater
weight to his arguments. There is no
question of the complete success of pos
tal telegraphy in England , or of the
great benefit it has boon to the
public , and tharo is no sound rea
son why it cannot bo made as successful
hero. The plan has for its object a
cheaper and moro olllciont service to
the public , and nobody who understands
the mutter doubts that this is attainable
without nny cost to the government ,
that is. that the system would bo self-
supporting. As to the professed fear
that it would become a political
machine , tbo objection is of so
little consequence ns hardly to
deserve serious consideration. In
England and Franco the idea
of connecting politics with the system in
any way has never boon thought of , and
there is no moro reason why postal tele
graph employes in this country should
bo subjected to political influence or
partisan control than there is in the case.
of letter carriers , who vote as they please
and are simply required not to actively
engage in politics. Another absurd
objection that has boon made is , that
dispatches would bo less secure and
sacred than now , as if the olllcinls of
the government are less trustworthy
than the employes of a corporation.
There is , in fact- not a single valid argu
ment against a postal telegraph 'sys
tem.
tem.With
With regard to postal savings banks
there is much to bo said in favor of es
tablishing thorn. It is understood that
the postmaster general will recommend
that the system bo tried at first in those
states where there nro no savings banks ,
ono effect of which would bo to put in
circulation savings which are now hid
den in stockings or locked up in money
chests. A difficulty is how to use the
money that would be entrusted to the
government , since it could not go into
the business of loaning such funds pro
miscuously. This dilllculty , however ,
may not bo found insurmountable.
MINISTKR PiiKLl'S appears to bnvo
pleased the German people quito as
much us his own countrymen by the suc
cess of his efforts for the removal of the
prohibition ngaicst American pork. It
was a very high compliment that Count
Von Wnldorseo paid Mr. Phelps in say
ing that the action of the Gorman gov
ernment was wholly duo to him , and it
is not to be doubted that the count spoke
from an accurate knowledge of the fact.
It has been supposed that the
chief influence with the Gorman govern
ment was tho.fenr thnt President Harrison
risen would exorcise his authority to
restore the duty on boot sugar coining
to this country fiom Germany , and thnt
such action had been threatened , but
Minister Phelps said there was nothing
of the sort , that ho no ver either formally
or Informally referred to such a possi
bility. Ho thought it hotter to appeal
to raasan and the sense of justice and
fair play towards a friendly nation , and
the result vindicated his judgment. It
is certainly much moro satisfactory to
have obtained the valuable concession
in this way , since the effect is to make
stronger the friendly feeling between
the two nations. Mr. Pholns fully
merits the congratulations ho has
received.
IK JUDO * : BUOADV nnd Messrs.
Ilonnlngor nnd Brogan could draw
their votes from Colorado thoywould
bo triumphantly oloctau1. . Colorado
wants silver men on thu Nebraska
supreme bench , and in' tlio Board ot
Regents of the Nebraska university.
Colorado democrats are unlike Ne
braska democrats in that the former
nro solid for free coinage , and the latter
are iHviUud.t < pen the question.
RKV. KAUI * CHANSTOX , D.D. , address
ing the Methodist conference yesterday
while soliciting subscriptions for the
church paper ho represents , vigorously
nnd unjustly assailed the * secular Sun
day paper. Thb reverend gentlemen
should at least have been truthful In hU
criticism of an institution which has
como to stay. "Tho language of the
rumshop and the brothel" Is not carried
to the doorstep of Methodists nor any
body else in the average Sunday newspa
per. There is no filth and sin contained
In such papers On thocontrnryngreat
many Sunday jm xspaporfl contain moro
religious Intelligence nnd religious dis
cussion each Simony than the no wo pa per
which the goojj Jfi-othor Urged his co-
laborers to tako. it Is fresh too and not
a week old. TnuJJitK agrees with the
gentleman thilO > ftho church papers
should bo patra$7pd ( when they deserve
it and frankly admits that the Advocate
which ho oxpoci 'V'osto''ii ' Methodists to
road is an ox o.p'lonnliy ' good weekly
religious newspaper. It does regard
his grnttiitlous insults to the secular
newspapers , how'ovor , as in exceedingly
had taste and would venture to assure
the gentleman that zo.tl should bo
tempered with truthfulness nn'd"wlsdom.
BAi,3fACBDA's suicidoshouldsignalize
the end of the bloody struggle for con
trol of Chill and a general amnesty
proclaimed.
Ono Tiling Not to llo :
llloomtnutim Kcliu.
If tbo republicans of this state wish to
elect the next supreme Judge they must not
nominate .Tuago Cobb. Ho does not stand
close to the people , and the chances nro that
ho would bo defeated.
It Usually UclH Caught.
fJrnnt rotinliTrlliunc. .
This is the sort of rx high moral and purely
reliable newspaper the Oinalm World-Herald
is. It says that ' 'among other things It pub
lishes political gossip. Some is true and
some Is fnlso. The paper merely puhllshos it
for what It is worth and lonvoi the public to
Judge. " Translated Into common EuglUh
this moans : "U'e llo whenever It suits our
purpose and lot the public catch us at it If
they can. " Democrats must feel proud of
their "organ" In this stnto.
! few Yark T
One-quarter of the business done by the
Wottorn Union Telegraph company In Wash
ington , according to thostntomcntofonaof the
oldest operators there , consists of the franked
messages of members of congress. Here is
not the seed , but the matured crop of a huge
abtne. Primarily , such nn extension of the
tree message system is an appreciable im
position upon every stockholder in that curi
ously managed corporation. Much , although
by no means all , of the business transacted
by telegraph by ihoso deadheaded congress
men would be done for cash if the dead
head privilege were abolished.
thu Wrong.
Slieltim Oijjjvr.
Two years ao Judge M. B. Reese was a
candidate bofor.i the republican state conven
tion for the nomination for suprotno Judge ,
ami would probably have been nomi
nated hati not the railroads made a
bitter light against him and in favor
of Judge Norval. Tno people gen
erally favored the nomination of Judge
Heese , but ho was iiot the man whom the
railroads wanted , and so ho was defeated.
The republican state convention this year has
nn opportunity to redeem itself by nominat
ing M. B. Hocso fqr .Judge of the supreme
court , and by so ( doing they will show the
people that the parly , is not controlled by the
railroads. Judgo. Kecso has always shown
himself to bo the friend of the people , which
is mainly the reasoutwny the railroads do not
want him on the supreme r * _ bench.
It's a lofftfu.il Crisis.
irjmer Chronicle.
The success of the party this year will
solely depend upon ° tlio wisdom of the work
done at tha stata "convantion. " nnd unnn tlits
will in a great degree depend the success of
next year. The republican party can no
longer expect to carry this state on the
prestige of past achievements ; U must place
iu the field as Its tiobineos men in closest
touch with the people. Unless this Is done
tbo battle will bo already lost before the ad
journment of the * convention. Thou
sands of republicans are loth to
leave the old party and nro anxiously
awaiting the action of the coming conven
tion. It is a critical condition that confronts
the party at this time , and no experimenting
with the temper of the voters can bo haz
arded.
Judge Reese has decided to allow his
friends to present bis numo to the republican
state convention for Domination for associate
Judgo. Ho will not use any underhanded
moans to secure the Domination , but says it
mast como as the spontaneous wish of the
masses of the party. Tbo snmo amount of
wisdom on the part of tha convention as Is
possessed by Mr. Hooso is all that is de
manded.
Don't Uopent tlio Mistake.
Grantl Inland Iiiilcvcnilent.
The nomination for Justice of the supreme
court , made by tbo late democratic state con
vention , must be acknowledged as a peed
ono , far superior to the inconsiderate nom
ination of the poor lawyer , Edgerton , by the
independents. There is hardly a doubt that
Mr. Brondy Is a good sound lawyer nnd an
honest man , Independent of the corporations ,
whom it will bo hard to boat , unless the re
publicans nominate their very best man , a
man of great state reputation for high in
tegrity , extensive legal learning , firm character -
actor and perfect Independence from corpor
ation influence. This man probably would
bo Judge Rocs and by no moans the present
Incumbent , Mr. Cobo.
Mr. Cobb In a great many respects may bo
a good man. but ho enjoys not the confidence
of the people to such a degree that be would
bo a sate candidate. His nomination un
doubtedly would result in republican de
feat , ns the republicans at least hove only a
small plurality , which by a blunder in tbo
nomination con easily bo concerted into a
minority , as the defeats ot Richards and
Dorsoy last year hove shown. Moro wisdom
or smartness , whatever you may call It , U
necessary than lasty year's republican con
vention developed.a now defeat will hurt
tbo republican party , /or years to come , and
especially for tbo presidential election.
The Man'Jbithe Itcnuli.
u-
There Is n very syrqjjg sentiment in this
county , wo believe , , ] favor oi nominating u
man for the supreme ibonch who has preserved -
served such an uveiKand honorable course as
never to have bcoii WUy accused of preju
dice or partiality oitytjjp railroad question or
'
any other ( lUoatlo'u To sit on the bench a
man should bu ublq' o rho above all preju
dice of whatever nature. Ho should bo above
and Doyond the ronbh'Af the largest and most
powerful corporatt6A. jind should bo indiffer
ent to popular prejudices , unafToctod by
popular cnprlco nnd , MB moved by the bribes
of tbo rich , the blandishments of the grout or
the clamor and threats of the demagogue
and the anarchists. Our courts should
bo swayed only by considerations
of law and oijuity. The wont plane in the
world for a professional seeker or an In voter-
atu agitator Is on the bench. Wo can possi
bly stand thorn elsewhere' but when consid
erations of self , of popular clamor , of money
or power are allowed to ( nlluenca our courts
not only are our property Intcro-its prejudiced
but our liberty and Ufa nro also rendered
insecure. Thcro ore men In Nebraska who
approach this standard very closely and who
sit upon the bench without any shadow of
prejudice. They nro not numerous but there
ire some ot thorn , and it ttiu republican party
can llnd ono out and nominate him the good
sense of the people of Nebraska will load
them to elect him.
EFFICIENT IOWA OFFICIALS ,
Poitofflocs Much TmproToi In Many Local
ities Throughout the State ,
SIOUX CITY'S ' ENCOURAGING REPORT ,
KfTcot of Hnliiinuciins Dentil on Mill-
Inter IfcuiiVi AITrtlr-Kollof Cur
rent that llo Is to IJo Kully
K.voncratctl.
WASIUNOTOX BtmiuuoTiiR BEE , )
FounTKEN-m STIIKET , >
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 31. J
All classes of buMiiosi men are Interested
in the prompt and ofllclcnt administration of
postal affairs. The interesting results which
have boon received nt the Postofllco Depart
ment In Washington from searching Inquiries
show what improvements have been made in
the service of prominent Iowa oOIcos. Accu
racy and rapidity seem to characterize the
work of Postmaster Isaac LJrandt nnd his coworkers -
workers at Dos Molnos. A moro satisfactory
arrangement in the location of the various
divisions of the olllco facilitates buslncw.
Mr. Brandt has oarlv anticipated some of the
postmaster general's later suggestions n to
frequent conferences between pojt.il ofllcoi ,
and the entire service at Dos Mollies ha
boon greatly bonofittod thereby.
An entire rearrangement of the Fort Dodge
postofllco under the business like manage
ment of Postmaster Cyrus C. Carpenter has
added greatly to the ofllcioncy of the service
nt l his ofllco. Postmaster H. Hoot of Kooltuk
reports marked Improvement In the carrier
service , involving u reduction of 50 per cent
in the dead letters. Mere satisfactory collec
tion1) mid quicker service on all the routes
have been secured by the olllco giving a grcut
deal of personal attention to the details of
the work.
The postmaster general has been able to
furnish a service that Is much appreciated by
the pooplo.
An excellent manual of tmstnl information
has been furnished to the principal patrons
of the Muscatino olllco nnd In other ways the
orlelnalitv and enterprise of Postmastnr
John Muhin show that ho is the right man in
the right place.
The postofllco at Oskaloosa is showing en
couraging results ns might bo expected from
thu buslno methods of Postmaster Albert
W. Swalm. An extension of thu free deliv
ery , the ro-ostablisnment of street letter
boxes , the immediate distribution of an im
portant late mail from the north , the in
creased sale of stamped envelopes , anil the
adoption of better forms , are some of the
improvements enjoyed by the patrons of this
oftlcc.
The Sioux City postoflico and its able
.postmaster , K. 11. Kirk , have reason to bo
proud of the largest per cent of increase in
business of any postoFtlco in tbo country.
Twenty-nine per cent is indeed something
worth talking about. Mr. Klrk'a
success as a postmaster under two
previous administrations and his creditable
record under the present administration are
duo to his sunorior businesslike principles ,
and it 1 * onlv u lamentable lack of appropria
tions , for which congress alone is responsi
ble , that prevents many needed facilities to
enable this important ofllco to keep pace with
the wonderful development of the city.
CAUSKll MfCII COMMKNT.
The abrupt turn around of Uoprosontatlvo
Mills of Texas from free silver coinage to
the Cleveland idea has created some surprise
hero and is the occasion of comment by the
enure democratic press of Now York to
day. Mills nas been a bowling
free coinage advocate in the house.
His sudden change of heart as shown on
the stump in Ohio is interpreted by every
.one hero to moan that ho bus reached an un
derstanding with Mr. Cltvelaiid whereby
the latter is to use his influence in the east to
elect Mills'speakor of the house and in turn
the latter will help Cleveland all lie can on
bis anti-silver record. It is believed that
Mills' speech on the stump in Ohio will
henceforth injure tbo democratic ticket ,
since ho repudiates ono of its principal plat
form planks and immediately precipitates a
serious division in the party.
LANU-ailAIUIKllS OK OKLAHOMA.
The excitement among tlio land-grabbers of
Oklahoma and the nos&ibllities of riot and
bloodshed incline tlio general land ufllco to
find some less barbarous way of opening
public lands to settlers. The present system
invites Just such disorder as that now occur
ring. It is probable ttiat when congress
moots a plan will bo proposed which will put
an end to Oklahoma shotgun titles. The plan
contemplates a sale of public lands at auction.
This , it is urged by the ofllcinls at the land
ofilce , would not only bring about u peaceful
settlement of public lands and retire the shot
gun settlers to the roar , but would yield an
enormous revenue to the government. Now
that the public domain is nearly exhausted
there are many who believe it ought to yield
something to tuo government instead of being
given away to a mob. Senator Dolnh will
probably be the author of the now plan.
UISSULTS Or IIALMACKUt' : ) IH'ATIF.
The dramatic ending of tbo life of ox-Pres
ident Balmaceda by suicide at Santiago ,
Chili , has hod the effect of bringing out the
connection of the late president with United
States Minister Egan in such a manner
as to relieve the latter in a largo
measure of the censure which has boon
heaped upon him hero nnd elsewhere. It is
believed that the letter of Bnlmaceda , writ
ten Just before his death , was penned at the
suggestion of Minister Egan to sot him right
before this country. Mr. Kgan's friends hero
regard it as a fortunate thing for him.
nnc'E.vr AIIMV OUIH-KS.
The following army orders were issued
today : The leave of absence on surgeons
certificate of disability , granted Major James
F. Gregory , corps of engineers , Juno 11 , "
1SU ! , is extended two months on
certificate of disability. Leave of ab
sence for three months on. certificate
of disability is granted Second Lieutenant
Moses U. Zalinski , Second artillery. Cap
tain Moroy C. Footo , Ninth infantry , now
awaiting Instructions , will , upon the arrival
of the headquarters of his regiment at Mad
ison Barracks , N. Y. , proceed to-tholr post
and report to the commanding oftlcer for duty
pending the designation of the future station
of his company. The following transfers in
the Eighteenth cavalry are ordered : Captains -
tains Charles L. Cooper , from troop M to
troop A ; William H. Beck , from A to troop
M ; First Llouionats George H , Evans ,
from troop I to troop L ; John
Bigolow , Jr. , from troop L to troop F ;
Charles G. Ayres , from troop M to troop B ;
Samuel D. Freeman , from troop B to troop
M ; Second Lieutenant Herbert S. Whlpplo ,
from troop L to troop it ; Samuel I ) . Hockon-
bach , from troop H to troop L ; Uobort G.
Paxton , from troop M w troop F ; Alexander
L. Dado , from troop F to troop M.
MlStUEI.LANKOUsl.
The commissioner of the general land of
fice today approved tbo contract of Fred Pot-
ilgruw and Fred II. Myur of Fort Pierre , S.
D. , for surveys in Choctaw and Delano coun
ties , S. I ) . , liabilities and bond tf.OOO.
uno loiiowing lowa postmasters wore ap
pointed today : Albany , Davis county , J , A.
Jollliis , vice P. Kimbio ; Lester , Lyon
county , H. A. Wick , vice J , A. Hasting ;
Monterey , Davis county , J. A. iCdwards ,
vice J. F. Jordan.
F. C. Srullo of Omaha u nt the Arlington.
Assistant Secretary Crounso has returned
from a visit to his homo at Omaha.
Uesorro agents for national Imnkn have
been approved by the comptroller of the
currency , as follows : Nebraska-Hanover
of New York for the Nebraska National of
York , National hank of Kansas City for the
First National of Fnlrllold.
lotva Metropolitan of Chicago for the
b'int National bank of LoMa ; National
Hank of the Republic of New York for tno
CItUcns of Knoxvilie.
South Dakota National Park bank of
S'ow York and thu First of Chicago for the
First of Yormillion.
Assistant Secretary Chandler today re
versed the deciilon of the general land office
n the cam of the United States v David A.
McDanlol Involving homestead entry for tuo
southeast qtmrtor of section 1 ! > , town M
west , raago 'M west , Vnllito district , in fuvor
of the ontrymun.
lie decided that further proceedings were
unnecessary In the cose of William A. Ver-
brlok , ( Nebraska Loan and Trust company ,
ransforeo ) as the tract bat been transform !
a tbo company in whose behalf thu appeal
was taueu. , P. S. H.
Denver Bun ( rop. ) : The democratrof No-
brnsktt noorn to bo in fixvor of curbing anil
controlling tbo corporations without pain-
iully Interfering with thorn.
Kansas City Jounml ( rop.i ) That was a
most unkind snub that the Nebraska demo
crat * gave the alliance. But It urgucs well
for the democrat * that they want no allies
who do not light opanly.
Denver Sun f > op. ) : The delegates to the
Nebraska democratic state convention 1 hurs-
day , shouted nt the mention of Cleveland's
name till they wore forced to stop from sheer
exhaustion. But next year they will not. bo
nblo to glvo the distinguished gentleman. In
the event of his nomination , a single elec
toral voto.
Chicago Tribune ( rop. ) : The Nebraska
democrats say they are opposed to the pay
ment of bounties by the Roneml goi ornmont.
Therefore they are against that Icglilatiott
which gives their follow democrat * ) oi No-
brAflka , Louisiana nnd Texas 'J cents on every
pound of beet or cone sugar they turn out.
If they ro sincere in their declarations they
will see to it that the democratic congroiv
men from Nebraska Introduce and put
through tbo botiso this winter n bill which
shall at least reduce the bounty one-half nnd
make It equal to tbo retaliatory duty of 1 cent
n pound to ho imposed on the raw sugars of
countries which refuse to reciprocate.
Chicago News ( Ind.l : It Is pleasant to sco
n political organization enjoy Itself. Ap
parently tbo democrats of Nebraska when
they mot at Grand Island on Thursday were
determined to mnko skittles and beer of
everything. So they adopted a rousing reso
lution In favor of the free coinage of silver ,
nnd they shouted uproariously with leathern
lungs nt every mention of the name of Grovcr
Cleveland. Evidently tlio Nebraska demo
crats are quite as well satisfied when they
are going to mill ns when they are coming
homo. With free silver and Grover Cleveland -
land ns tbo ObtocLs of their fondest desires it
Is too bad that the Nobrasknns have no chance
of reconciling either to the presence of t'other
dear charmer.
Chicago Tribune ( rep , ) : In the last resolu
tion tho'Nobraskit democrats denounce the
McKInioy bill as "a bold and shameless at
tempt to repay out of the pockets of the people
ple to tbo protective industries the amount
contributed by thorn for the purpose of
wholesale corruption1 etc. They ought to
bo a little moro specific on the subject , and
give at least some Idea of the "amount" so
contributed. Will they condemn tbo taking
of the duty off suirnr ns a contribution to nny
corruption fund ! Dare they say the reduction
of duties on binding-twine , copper and steel ,
and the cheap kinu of cotton goods goes to
swell the fund to "repay" the protective
industries i And will the people of Nebraska
who have recently undertaken beet culture
on a largo scale admit that the sugar bounty
is to them a corruption fund } Probably not.
Colorado and Nobraakn.
ncnvrr .Sun.
Omaha Is working hard to secure the re
publican national convention of next year.
She , with Council Bluffs , Just across the Mis
souri , guarantees ample accommodations to
the delegates and all others who may attend.
A Republican presidential convention has
never been held In u city further west than
Chicigo. The transmississippi country is
certainly entitled to some consideration from
the republican party. It has always given a
goo d ninny electoral votes to its presidential
candidates.
The holding of a national convention nt
Omaha would bo a material benefit to the
far west. It would bring to that section
a great many leading and representative
men to sen for themselves how
great and how rich it really is. The country
west of the Mississippi , in very truth suffers
a good deal , falls in largo part to got its desserts
sorts because the east does not know what
ills.
ills.Colorado
Colorado , so far as expression has been
given to bor popular sentiment , seconds the
efforts of Nebraska to secure forhorinetropo
lls the national convention of next year. But
official force should bo given to this sontl
ment. Tbo republican convention soon to
meet would do well to ndopt a resolution uix
ins the selection of Omaha a.-i the place for
holding the great convention. Cciorado anc
Nebraska have many common interests.
They should support each other in nil things
that work for tbo good'of their common sec
tion.
PASSING .JESTS.
Two hundred "sponlc-oasles" were raided In
I'hllndulptila. The consequent roar outragoc
the pence of the Quaker uitv.
Philadelphia Press : "Where did you spend
the summer ? "
„
"Down nt Ocean Grove1 , " said the photogra
pher.
pher.Got
Got .some Interesting pictures , I suppose ? "
"Why not ? "
"I could get no exposure , my dear boy. "
flnak ! Review : Wife' Wo will have to get a
new servant alrl.
Husband What's the matter with the ono
wo have now ?
Wife-She has u duplicate of evorv ono of
my gowns.
OhlcuBO Tribune "Vour "
: husband. said
the caller .symimthlr.lnsly , "wits a man of
many excellent qualities. "
"Yes , " sighed the widow. "Ho was a coed
man. Everybody Hays so. I wasn't much ac
quainted with him mvsolf. Ho belonged to
six lodges. "
sun SUCCUMHED.
liuitananolla Journal.
Hho assisted the fire with n kerosene can ;
She always pomlslod In following that plan
In spltn ot her missus' raiu.
And now she has flown from this dull vnlu of
tears ,
At the soft , tender IIRO of nlnety-flvojuars
She had to succumb to old .IRC.
Epoch : Mr. Dolloy 'tenderly ) Miss Saudds ,
I Indulge the hope of some day winning your
lovo.
Miss Pcadds shaking lior head ) My friends
toll me that you Indulge too much. Air. Dolloy.
I'lltslinrs C'lminlelo : Mrs. O'tswoll ( nuws-
impor In hundTlils ) Is horrible.
Unswoll What ?
"A man IKIB sold nls wife forl.V
"Tho woman hus ono satisfaction , at all
events. "
" ' "
"WhutlH tlmt'c"
' .She Isn't n loan female. "
Washington Htar : He I have n friend , Miss
Smartle. wlmm I wish to present.
She Who Is ho ?
He Mr , Stocking , the western poet and
dualist.
She That qneor-looUInK young man with
thnllowlnz IncKs and the voluminous necktie ?
llo The siuiio.
She Excuse mo , please. I don't want any
body to turn u huso like that. on mu.
Lowell Courier : ' 1'lni I'ocoanut Is ono of the
I ill-Rest nuts , but wo have seen u nutmeg
grater.
_ _
AT IllH NU'rilKlf'ti JCXKK.
Krw Ymlf .If
Back to his boyhood's homo ugnm
Ho crept like some guilty thing ,
Sick nt heart and despised" men ;
As n bird with n broken wing
Longs for Its nest the loaves among ,
For tno pence of that homo longed ho ,
And to I'ston ' once moro to the simple song
That he hoard at his mother's ' knee.
There in her lap in the dear old way
He laid his fuycrod head ,
As when some childish grief hold sway ,
Ho ran to be comforted ;
She did not believe that bis heart was bad ,
Forsho could not forget , you sco ,
I'ho days when ho knelt , n happy lad ,
In prayer at his mother's knee.
Can a mother's forgiveness one's .sins absolve !
At touch of that ugoU hand
There sprang within htm n new resolve ,
Like a glimpse of u promised land.
Throuch repentant tears tlmt fell Hue rain ,
He beheld now years to bo ;
And so ho began life over again
Klght there at his mother's knee.
FIRST MOVE AGAINST COULD ,
Interveners Danled In tbo Fitzgerald Mil
lion Dollar Suit ,
NO LONGER PERMITTED ,
Affair * of ho Coimlruotlon Company
Will Now llo Alrntt Kully-
Kn'nl Accident nt Ijlncoln
NCXVH Notes.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Sopt. St. [ Special to TUB
UKK. | The September term of thotlhtn. t
court opened tliU morning with Jim em
Fields , Hull nntl Tlbbots on the bench. .Itt.lt.- . >
Hnll gave the Missouri Pncillo a blnck eye nt
the start by refusing to allow thotn to ln i-i- '
MlkoCassldy anil the Denver , Momptiu \
Atlantlo Knlhvny company us Ititorveitors .n
tlio flr > OtlXX ) ) suit broURht by Joint l'lt/pi i
nld. Motions to nllow thotn to IntcruMio
wcro ovurrulod nnd exceptions taken.
County Attorney Hnoll I'.loa the following
ntformnllons today : A. O. ijiwlinian
asshult ; John J. and Allco HurhhoMui.
Brand larceny ; .lames Sparks , soiloun ,
J. T. Summers , grand lnrc < 'n\ ,
Ocorpo Pnrkur , burtirlnry ; l-'rnnk Mntn.r ,
Krntiit larceny ; James VVIIklns , John HMU , .
John Morris and William Lane , running a
shell Rattio. The trial of 1C. W. Ilutcliii.s.i ,
the fanner who shot his paramour , , ) eiio ,
Groan. In April last , is sot for uoxt Mumiiiv
Ho will bn defended by Judge Kooo and 1
\V. Gllberson. and the plea will bo insai'itv '
l-'loreneo E. IJOle , who wants J.'O.IKX ) fr.vu .
Thomas Stratton lor breach of promise ana
seduction lllcd hur amended petition tins
niornltiK at required by the court ,
Ann Kittto ivslis $10,000 from the liurlin tnu
railroad for lnurlc.s
company } sustained un
Tuesday of last week on North Tenth street
by n train which frightened her horse , nndn
the consequent Hurry she was thrown out
utul badly Injured.
ItAtHKI ) A JOIVT.
Deputy Sheriff Dillon went down to
Wuvorly Suturdny night armed with n war
rant for the arrest of ono .1 .lines Keller , < m
the churgo of soiling liquor willtoiit n
license. Koisor could not bo found , but thu
deputy' broke In the shop ami confiscated tlio
beer , forty-five uottlcs being the supply on
hand.
KII.t.RI > IS A IH'XAWIV.
Whllo Mr. nnd M'rs. James .lohincw
of Weeping Water wcro driving
south on Kiftconth street , no.ir N ,
last ovonlng , their horses took fright and
commenced to run. Mrs. Johnson bocaino
alarmed and Jumped from the carriage. Her
head struck the brick pavement and tier
skull was fractured. She lived only thiity
minutes.
11USI.NH3S IMII.fKE.
Frederick , Bailey it Co. , the wholesale
bakers , failed and have boon closed up on
account of a chattel mortgage. The Into de
pression in business is given as the cause of
the failure , and the member * of the tlnn de
cluro that u few wooits' grace would liavo sot
i them on their feet so that all obligations
I would have boon met.
' HOCTOIIS'
The secretaries of the State Hoard of
Health have considered about three-fourths
of the credentials of the physicians of the
"
Btiito relative to the Issuance" certificates
to allow thotn to practice in this state. About
twenty-five of the 700 already considered will
bo rejected , and in cose the physicians thus
barred attempt to practice they will bo llivble
to prosecution according to tlio xtato stat
utes. The secretaries still refuse to dlsdoso
the names of the physicians rejected , 'Ibe
board adjourned yesterday.
LINCOLN I'ACKI.Nd IXTCRUSTO.
A Boston syndicate , headed by Charles II.
North , has purchased n controlling Interest
in Packing house No. 1 , the largest now lo
cated at West Lincoln and recently ownoJ
by the Nebraska Stock Yards company. Mr.
North Is a practical packer and formerly was
president of the North PacUlng and 1'royis-
inn company which , with a paid up capital
stock of $3,000.000 , , built upan iutcrnu'.ional
reputation. January last ho sold his inter
est in the company. and will trans
fer bis capital to Lincoln. The
Nebraska Stock : Yards company
had a copitaf stocTt of $1,000,000.
The syndicate which Mr. North represents
purchased stock to the amount of fT&VMX ) .
The syndicate will commence immediately
the workjjf fitting up packing house No. 1 ,
and expects to open the same by the 1st of
November. Improvements will bo added at
once , increasing the capacity to 1,000 , hot's
per day. Mr. North will arrive in October
to remain permanently nnd superintend the
establishment in person , iio has leased tlio
house for a period of ten years.
conn's SKI.HOTIOX.
Chief Jujtlco Co lib , in accordance with
tbo privilege granted him at the convention
yesterday , has selected the following gentle
men to represent Lancaster county in thu
atoto Judicial convention , which will bo held
in Lincoln next Thursday : C. H. Ore ,
Thomas Uenton , F. M. Hall , Thomas Cooke ,
" . . . . . . . . .
/"I 117 Hf l. .u C < T A ln. .1.iH O / ' lliift *
C. O.Vhodon , C. E. Mugoon , U. K. Alex
ander , Thomas Carr. J. L. Caldwell , A. 0.
Hastings , Hcnrv Wttmnn , L. U. Burr , J. D.
McFarlund , H. II. Dean , J. R. Webster , 1)
G. Courtnov , W. J. Cooper , R. K Moore , II.
M. Bushnell , John H. McUIay , Joseph
Teeters. J. H. Westcott , J. C. F. McKesson ,
Alva Smith , William Warner , Alba Brown ,
.lobn Roltfors. Dan Kills , M. M. Aaron , H.
Burclmm , C. W. Plorco , Dennis Ryan and
Daniel Hopkins.
1IOI.T roUVTl'8 ( XJ1MIII1I.B.
An application for a writ of mandamus on
the relation of the Board of Supervisors ot
Holt countv against O. C. Hazolet was filed
Saturday In the supreme court. The re
spondent , Mr. Hazolot , is county oloik and
the supervisors charge that ho is compelled
to issue certificates to the sheriff stating tlio
amount of lions existing against land loviuil
upon nnd sold by the sheriff. They allege
that tbo clone hhnll receive n fee of $ ' for
each certificate , but that , he 1ms been In the
habit of reporting to the board at a foe of
only U.1 cents for each certificate. They ask
for n mannamus requiring him to report f J by
him collected for making ench certificate.
The petition charges that the clerk collects a
fee of $3 from the sheriff for such work , but
ho reports only tlio sum of 20 cents. A second
end application made by the same Board of
Supervisors asks I'or n mandamus compelling
Barrett Soott , county treasurer , to report the
full amount ot fees collected In similar cases.
ODDS AND 1IN1IS.
Today Mr. James I ) . McKelvoy filed his
bond ns superintendent of the Oirls' Indus
trial school for Juvenile delinquents at
Geneva. His sureties are W. A. Downing ,
K J. Swltz and Low R Robertson. Mr. Me-
IColvoy snys that the now homo will bo ready
forocoiipiinoy by December 1.
The Ord Stnto bank has Hied article * of In
corporation with a capital stock of $ .VX,0M ) ( ) .
The Incorporntors nro Fred L . Harris , J. ( i-
Slmrpo , John W , Perry , J. M. Conrad and
John R Barren-Jr.
Tomorrow Governor Thayer loavoi for
Pawnee City to deliver an address nt the
I'awnoo County fair on Wednesday. The
iddross will bo delivered nt 11 a , in. The
rovornor will return to Lincoln on the even
ing of the sama day.
Abou ( , 11 o'clock today n woUbound motor
car on I near Eleventh struct , ran ngnlnst a
cart In which Mr. Gohagon and wlfo were
seated. Mrs. Uohngon was thrown violently
.0 the ground.Vlth the exception of a few
iru Iscs she escaped injury.
At iho meeting of the Hoard of I'ublla Lands
and Bulldlngi this afternoon It was decided
to send Warden Hopkins nnd Chaplain Howa
of the stnto penitentiary to the National Prison
uoiiKreai which moots In i'lttsburg , Octo
ber 8.
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