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Do NOT fail to register tomorrow.
Novr.MiiKH In this vicinity scorns to
linvo golloii her Identity mixed up with
.Tutus _ _ _ _ _ _ _
G. W. Wir.UAMH lias tnntlo a. good
county roinniiasionur and ought to bo ro-
oloctcd.
SKNATOH GORMAN'S ussurnncos of an
early adjournment of congress until the
time for the regular session in December
ought to bo n welcome relief t3 an ex
pectant people.
SYMPATHY for Governor Boles in his
ill health should impel his friends in
Iowa to trivo him a merited rest from
public labors , of which the republican
nominee Is quite able and willing to ro-
llovo him.
THE old lady who wont Senator Allen
a pair of lamb's wool socks must have
made a mistake in addressing a package
intended for the populist statesman from
acrofcs the Kansas border , formerly known
as Sockless Jerry Simpson.
TiiOSK who would bo free themselves
must strike the blow. It you want to
rescue the Hiinroino court from the grasp
of corporate power do not give your
vote to the candidate who owes his nom
ination to the corporations.
JOHN JENKINS is straightforward ,
outspoken and honest. lie is thoroughly
conversant with the affairs of the county
and would make nn\ \ excellent commis
sioner. Every taxpayer regardless of
party should give him his support.
A VIKING ship Balling down the
Mississippi river -will < bfy enough ' to
astonish the natives in spite of their
being accustomed to the sight of much
queer craft , ranging from a floating
woodshed to a palatial river steamer.
MR. BriAND now assorts that he will
accept no compromise on the silver
question. lie once more demands free
silver or nothing The people will ap
preciate his great sacrifice in renounc
ing something which ho knows ho can
not got. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tnc average annual running expenses
of the corporation of the city of Omaha
are considerably over 81,000,000. To ad
minister a business of such largo pro
portions requires men with bath ability
and honesty. See to it that none others
are elected to city otllccs.
Do NOT forget to vote for Isaac Noyes
for state senator to fill the place vacated
by the death of Senator Clarko. There
is a possibility that an extra session of
the legislature will bo called by spring ,
and in that case Mr. Noyes will make a
very creditable law maker.
WHEN you make up your slate for the
city council don't forgot to put your
cross murk opposite the natno of George
Munro. Ho has boon one of the best
councilman who has over served the
city and should bo re-elected by all
means. Honest councilman are awfully
scarce.
LlJlERTY bell returns to Philadelphia ,
haying proclaimed liberty to more
people within the enclosure of the White
City tlrna it did unto all the inhabitants
of the United States on that memorable
day In 1770. The old bronze Liberty
bell need feel no jealousy of a silver
rival in the Columbian boll.
TUB republicans must learn to put up
clean , respectable and competent candi
dates for the council if they want to
elect them. Such men as Bachelor ,
Sohwonk and Mallory are not fit to
manage the affairs of a corporation that
lias over $100,000,000 , worth of property
and spends 81,500,000 a your for salaries
and improvements.
Will ( iwj telf-respectinij American citi
zen place hit vote at the cJtyjo < wJ of tiny
tailroad , express , teleyruph or ttrcct rail
way company or any other corporation that
carries him on its pay roll ? Does a man
barter way h\t \ xoul when he hires out to
one oftlu e corporations/ Are they not yet-
tiny all then urcentltlid to n-hcn employes cjjl-
ciently un < l faithfully perform the task in\-
poicd upon th"in in the .s/w/j / * , on the trainer
or at
JUST because everyone ha-s acquiesced
in the action of congrcbs giving financial
uld to the World's fair as Chicago
in no reas n wny every industrial ex
position hold in different parts of the
United States should apply to congress
for awNtanco. The latest pica U from
Now York , which wants to hold a
World1 * fair prize winners' exposition as
a sjlace for its failure to secure the
original World's fair. If a bill aiding
this undertaking pa304 o nigfoj } the
next thing on the list will bo an act to
grunt flinnclul ujslstunco to the Podunk
county fair. There must bo an end to
thin jtoiuutlui * .
ro naunva Titr.
The men who ore trying to railroad
the million and a half bond schema
through next Tuesday are fertile In ex
pedients. The head and front of this
schema , W. L. Wiley , keeps very dis
cretely in the background , and leaves
the task of bamboo/ling the people Into
voting these bonds to Dr. Miller. When
the Rcheino was brought for discussion
before the Commercial club Mr. Wiley
failed to got nn endorsement for it be
cause City Attorney Connell , when the
question was squarely put to him , had
to publicly admit that the proceeds of
the bonds under the proposition as it is
wet tied could not bo used for a canal ,
and , furthermore , that the charter
would have to bo amended before the
city could legally vote money for a
canal.
To counteract this back.sot Dr. Miller
submitted a series of questions to the
city attorney which are so ingeniously
twisted and wound around as to mystify
and confubo people instead of enlighten
ing them. These questions and answers
arc now published with a grand llourish
of trumpets under the heading , "Con-
neil Says it is Legal The City Attorney
Declares the Platte Canal Can Bo
Built. "
Now this declaration is fabricated out
of whole cloth. What does Mr. Council
say Is legal ? Ho says it is legal for the
city to buy out the waterworks or the
electric light plant if you have the
money to do it with. Mr. Connell does
not wiy I hat It is legal to use any part
of the proposed bond issue tor the build
ing of a canal , oven If by so doing wo may
expect to secure water. The precise
language Mr. Council uses reads as
follows :
Thoi iiloim not penult tlint to bo done
Indirectly which cannot bo dniiu ilirrctly.
Iho olty at the prexonc than tin * no nil-
tliorlty to vote l > omt Tor the ptirpo < in of
rotistructliiK it ciumlvhnrotlth to creuto
power for opprittlog fncrorlux , tnnchlncry ,
etc. , nviMi if voted under the pretext ol
conntructMirratorwork4 iinil 1111 olcutrln
light pliint.
Yes , the city attorney declares the
Platte canal can bo built. So duos
THE Bin : . But Mr. Connell does not
say that the canal can bo built by the
city or by anybody contracting with the
city until the charter Is amcn'ded and
the authority is granted by law for
building a canal.
In this connection lot us quote from
Judge Dillon on "Municipal Corpora
tions , " the recognizedstandard : authority
on this subject. Judge Dillon says on
page COO :
Municipal corporations boins created
chiefly as government agencies and for the
attainment of local objects merely , the gen
eral rule la that they cannot niu-chuso and
hold real estate beyond their territorial
limUs unless ttio power is conferred by the
Icfilslature.
But there is another little obstacle in
the way of the Wiley-Miller scheme.
These gentlemen pretend that -wo will
got a now sot of waterworks either by
canal or by" digging cisterns and thereby
save the city $80,000 , a year. How will
they manage to relieve the city from the
contract with the present water com
pany , which runs until 1903 ? Would not
the city have to buy out these works or
keep on paying the hydrant rental for
tit least ten years ? Inasmuch as wo can
not buy out the works for $1,500,000 , the
whole scheme to save $80,000 a year is a
delusion and a snare. The fact is every
nrogresslvo citizen of Omaha would
vote bonds for a canal , but wo do not
want to vote away a million and a half
to bo squandered by the city council
cither for buying out the Thomson-
Houstop works or s.omo v.-ild-cat boodle
scheme.
IT IS
Tho'bill repealing1 the silver purchase
clause of the act of 1890 is now law and
goes into effect at once. In a little more
than two hours after the bill was laid be
fore the house yesterday a vote was
reached on its final passage , and it re
ceived a majority- ninety-seven the
voto'being 191 for and ninety-four
against the measure. The bill was im
mediately sent to the president , who
promptly attached his signature , so that
in the brief time of about four
hours the house of representa
tives and the executive disposed
of the measure which occupied
the senate in debate duringunoro than
eight weeks The majority for the bill
in the house was larger than had gener
ally boon expected , but the repeal
leaders had been very active In marshal
ing their forces , while the certainty that
the measure would bo passed drew to its
support some members who hod not
boon in sympathy with it , but wanted to
bo on the winning side. The Wilson
bill passed the house In August by a
majority of 130 , but at that time 350
molubors voted within six of the total
membership of the , house while yester
day the total vote was only 28T . In vlow
of the fact that nearly all of the ab
sentees yesterday wore from the repeal
side It is evident that that cause had
been gaining adherents.
The ruost important financial contest
since the passage of the resumption aot
in 187f > is onilod and the country will
feel a 8ono of relief that it Is over with.
There will bo a hopeful fooling , also ,
that the result of this legislation may
bo what has been promised and that its
realization mav not bo far off. It is
probable that to some extent the olTpat
expected to .bo produced by the
discontinuance of government pur
chases of silver has booh discounted ,
there being observed In some directions ,
since repeal passed the senate , indica
tions of returning confidence. The
country will bo disappointed , however ,
if there Is not something hotter shown
within a reasonable time than mure
Bymptoms of improving confidence , the
people wanting substantial evidence
df a return to healthier business
conditions. So far as financial affairs
are concerned they can bo regarded
as very satisfactory. That is to
say , there is an ample supply of
money at the financial centers for all
the requirements : of legitimate busi
ness. The banks very generally
throughput pountry are well sup
plied , but money is not abundant in the
hands of the pooplo. The explanation is
to bo found In the fact that the Indus
trial enterprises of the country are still
soinowlmt doprosbod. TIio "excess of
currency In the bunks may fairly bo re
garded as the measure of the business
utuguutlim , uud it ia recovery from this
condition that is now needed. The dis
continuance of silver purchases remove
nil doubt as to the continued stablltUy j
and soundness of the currency. There
is no longer any reason for apprehen
sion on this score , and it Is
entirely safe to say that it will bo
many years before the United States re
turns to the silver policy just abandoned ,
it they over do so. A sound and stable
currency being thus absolutely assured ,
why may not the country count on a
complete restoration of confidence and a
resumption of inudstrlal and commercial
activity ?
There is apparently only ono reas'on
for a fooling of distrust continuing and
that is the uncertainly regarding what
the party In control of the government
may do in revising the tariff. The in
dustrial interests of the country ought
to have some deljnlto Information us to
this matter within a short time , and
until they get it there will probably not
bo much change from prevailing con
ditions.
IS URUFOllIl TIIK K.O//T MAXt
The mayor of Omaha should bo in po
sition to enforce the rights and claims
of the city as against any corporation
that holds a franchise from the city for
any purpose. Ho should bo In position
to deal fairly with the water company ,
the street car company , the electric
lighting company , the gas company and
the telephone company without surren
dering any right or privilege which the
city has reserved.
Is Mr. Bedford such a man ? Will Mr.
Bedford , whoso patronage as a heavy
dealer in coal comes largely from such
corporations , dare to do anything as
mayor that would offend the managers of
thcbo corporations ? Does any rational
man expect that ho would sacrifice his
private interests for the public good ?
The mayor of Omaha should bo in
position to Htuud up for the taxpaylng
citizens when it comes to such questions
as the depot controversy , the construc
tion of viaducts , the granting of right-
of-way to railroads that want to come
into this city.
Could Omaha depend upon Mr ; Bedford -
ford in Such an emergency ? Mr. Bed
ford is ono of the heaviest shippers in
'Omaha and ho pwes his success in busi
ness largely to favors from railroad com
panies. Would Mr. Bedford dare to
risk u conflict with the railroad com
panies that might ruin his business in
case the Interests of Omaha should clash
with those of the railroads , with whom
he enjoys intimate relations ? Wo do
not believe ho would.
The mayor of Omaha should at all
times bo In position to stand between
the taxpayers and contractors , and to
protect consumers of necessaries of life ,
including fuel and ice , from imposition
by dealers. Mr. Bedford is the head of
the Omaha coal 'combine and his
record in the past shows him to
have been very active in imposing
oppressive burdens upon consumers of
coal. Would ho bo the right man to
suppress or restrain the coal combine in
its merciless exactions ? Does any
rational man believe Mr. Bedford will
glvo up the coal business for the sake of
being mayor ?
For our part we do not believe ho will
change his ways or his weighing. Tnoso
facts should bo pondered over by every
voter , and especially by men who own
little homes and depend upon their
scanty wages for a living.
The first duty of the Chicago city au
thorities after the burial of the late Carter -
tor Harrison will bo to provide a tempo
rary head for the great municipality
which has been so suddenly deprived of
its chief executive olllco. . No sooner hud
the people of Chicago recovered from
the Hrst shock given by the news of the
terrible assassination than they began
to look about them to see who should
succeed to the vacant office. Strange to
say , they discovered that the statute
by which the organization of their
city government is regulated offers no
specific directions for action in a case
such as is now presented. The Chicago
city charter provides for temporarily
filling the ofllco of mayor during the in
cumbent's illness qr absence from the
city. It also provides for filling the
mayor's office by a special election
should It become permanently vacant.
But'for the period between the time of
its vacation and the time for .tho special
election that statue is absolutely silent.
By analogy to the provision in respect
to temporary vacancies the place is to
bo supplied by the city council selecting
one of its members to act as mayor for
the time being. This is probably the
way in which the difficulty will bo
solved , although there is no precedent
for the proposed action of the Chicago
city council.
This omission in the statute govern
ing the city of Chicago is but ono of the
examples upon which wo are constantly
stumbling of the slipshod methods pur
sued by many of our legislatures. Much
of the legislation Is directed against
some particular evil or Is enacted to sat
isfy some particular demand , without
considering what might happen
under the law upon n certain con
tingency. The Illinois legislature , of
course , did not have its attention
called to the possibility of an Inter
regnum in the mayoralty iinon the death
of Its Inovimbont or It would have pro
vided against such an emergency , Con
gress had not the remotest Idea that the
Chinese residents of the United States
would refuse to register under the
provisions of the Geary Jaw or it would
have made ample appropriation for the
deportation of those in default , So
with the railroad legislation of the last
Nebraska statoleglslature , that body neg
lected to provide against the resistance
which the railroads were sure to offer to
the enforcement of those laws , and a ? a
consequence the lawa are now prac
tically suspended and the efTopts at ex
ecuting them lagging and almost Im
potent.
Chicago will bocuro a mayor ad in
terim until u spculul election is called ,
according to ( ho spirit if not accord ing
t > the letter of its charter , and the leg
islature will , no doubt , now that the
omission has been discovered , remedy Its
nciglcct by making an express statutory
provision for u similar emergency ,
should it again occur. It is possible for
any governmental organization to bo de
prived of itgjixecutlvo or other officers ,
and no city charter should fall to ex
pressly ord&lfT a continuous municipal
govornmon j Snch nogllgont legisla
tion may tuuwout to belittle bettor than
no loglslatto'llr1
citAxau
The United > 8tates senate on Tuesday
agreed to a 'resolution , offered by Sona-
ator Blackbtjrjt ot Kentucky , Instructing
tlio commlttqp on nil03 to Inquire nml
report to the ijonato what revision ot or
atnondmonts rjglhd I'ulus , if any , should
bo adopted tp,8couro a moro oflk'lent and
satisfactory deposition of the business of
the senate. In agreeing to this result4
lion the senate acknowledged that under
the rules as they now are business is
not olllclontly and satisfactorily dis
posed of , ami in this view the whole coun
try will unqualifiedly concur. In In
structing the rules committee to inquire -
quire as to what changes should bo made
in the rules that will put an end to such
obstruction to IcgUlatlon as has boon
witnessed iu the senate during the last
two months that body responds to a general -
oral popular demand , If the people
could vote upon this matter there cnn bo
no doubt that they would bo found to bo
practically unanimous in favor ot such
amendments to the senate rules as
would render it Impossible for a
minority to delay action upon any ques
tion as was done in the case of the silver
purchase repeal bill , and whllo there
would- doubtless bo a general
willingness to allow the minority
a fair and reasonable opportunity
for debate there would bo found no dis
position among the people to counte
nance the llllbtts orlng and the dilatory
tactics which characterized the conduct
of the minority during the last two
months , and which many members of
thn majority seemed only too willing to
tolerate.
The term-"senatorial courtesy , " with
all that it implies-1ms long been in dis
favor with the intelligent people of the
country and recent1 experience has
greatly 'intensified the popular dislike
of it. It stands in the public mind as a
synonym for the abuse ot prerogative
and the disregard of constitutional
duty , and this , in fact , is what
it amounts to. Shielded by this
so-called courtesy senators may not
only block legislation indefinitely , but
they may with impunity do irreparable
injury to individuals for the gratifica
tion of personal malice , and this has
been done in thousands of eases. The
number is loglfin'of these whoso reputa
tion has been jjqromedinbly damaged in
'
the oxcuutivo'sessions of the senate , in
most cases tydcjuiso of the personal en
mity of a single nsenator , and in such
cases there is Utf redress for the victim ,
the absossin 'q'ff character being fully
protected by then'"courtesy" of the sen
ate. But the Jgreat and serious objec
tion to this pryjciplo is the permission
it v. gives to > J a few senators to
carry on art ? int rminablo contest
against legislation which is un
mistakably demanded by the majority.
Ex-Senator Edmunds , in hisrecent letter
'
tor o ox-Gove'r , Qr Stewart of'Vermont ,
says that "it lso.contradiction in terms
to say that cou tes require's a majority
to allow the minority' to determine
whether1 public business shall bo carried
on or not , " and unquestionably , this view
is correct ; but the fact is that the coun
try has witnessed a majority of the sen
ate submitting to the dcliant attitude of
a minority for more than two months , in
uttoi' disregard of a most vigorous and
persistent popular demand for action ,
and this was done in the name of "sen
atorial courtesy. " The truth is that as
long as this principle is adhered to by
the senate there will bo danger of such
an experience as that body has just
passed through and the way is open for
a stubborn and reckless minority to block
legislation , with possible infinite injury
to the interests and welfare of the coun
try. Nobody will ask that the minority
shall bo deprived of a fair and full op
portunity for debate. That would not
be wise , nor just , nor desirable. But
what is wanted in the sonata isadefinito
rule under which the majority may pro
ceed to have its will put into effect when
a measure has received full and fair
discussion.
THEKK is some slight encouragement
in the statement that the gold reserve
of the treasury is _ Increasing , because It
is upon this that the country must de
pend to maintain the parity between
gold and silver , but on the other hand
it is rwthor difacouraging to find that the
receipts continue to full behind the ex
penditures , the difference thus far for
the month of October amounting to over
83,000,000. The fact is that the gold reserve -
servo at this tlmo Is almost $18,000,000 ,
behind the maximum , and there is no
assurance that 'it will not bo fur
ther depleted before congress pro
vides some legislation for ad
ditional revenue in advance of putting
into effect a revised tariff schedule.
Under ordinary circumstances there
would bo a steady growth of the gold
reserve during. Ah" next two or three
months , but as prybody understands
who kno\vs anything about the business
situation the conditions are abnormal
and therefore t\\t\ \ \ fluctuations in the
gold reserve aroomoro likely to bo In
the direction of liifbss than a gain. It is
to bo expected , Ijo wovor , that as boon as
the bllvor quostlunris out of the wny In
congress bomotfjhty ? will bo done to
remedy this situation.
A3IONO the camjjdatos for the council
on the domocratlq , and populist tickets
there are four QCoiUvo very good men ,
and there shouliV , be no dliliculty in
selecting reputable and trustworthy can
didates iu place of iAbo black sheep that
have wArmed Iheir wny into the repub
lican" ticket. Among thoao wo con safely
recommend are Charles Anderson and
K. R. Overall , populists ; Albert Cahn ,
William Neve , Ed llowoll , John Lcml.w
Frank J. Burkloy and Walter Moles ,
democrats. Wo do not pretend , of
course , to say that all other candidates
on the democrat and populist council
tickets are Incompetent or dishonest ,
hut wo have named those most favorably
known to us. The names above men
tioned will afford abundant material to
pick from.
Tin ; canal dohctnors confess that
81fiOO,000 , is Insufficient to build the
proposed canal oven if It could bo ap
plied to any such purpose. They claim ,
however , that It will sulllcu to construct
a complete system of waterworks. A
llttlo investigation into the cost of
waterworks plants In other cities of
metropolitan pretentious 'will open
their eyes If they are at all disposed to
see. There Is not n city in the United
States with a population of 100,000 or
over ( hat has expended less than $2,000-
000 upon its water works plant. Nor
can Omaha bo supplied for anything like
$1,500,000. , Vote down the bond propo
sition.
EvuiiY man of Intelligence in Ne
braska knows that the most outrageous
frauds have been perpetrated against
the state in the matter of furnishing
supplies to the Htnto institutions. The
supreme court has decided that the
Board of Public Lands , and Buildings
was not responsible. The Lancaster
county courts are rapidly acquitting the
contractors. Perhaps , after all , the
frauds simply perpetrated thombolvcs.
TilU more District Attorney Baker in
vestigates into the flagrant disregard of
law on the part of Sheriff Bonuott and
his deputies in connection with Masher's
imprisonment the more scandal and rot
tenness he will discover. The detail
would not bo fit for publication in a po
lice gazette or the Chain Ganij's Own ,
which is boiutj circulated out of the
sheriff's ofllco. '
good people of the city had better
lot well enough ulono. Flying from the
ills wo have to those wo know not of is
very foolish. That was shown by the
desertion of Liningcr four years ago ,
when some church people wore made to
believe that good government was safer
in the hands of Dick Gushing.
, Tlio Crunk t'pldnmlo.
/Tnngflg CUti Star.
LOOK out for the crank. Ho is abroad in
the land and ho does not appear to be very
particular at whom ho levels his pistol. The
crank crime travels in waves lilto other
crimes. Society cannot afford to take chances.
At the first outbreak , however sllsht. the
crank should bo locked up till ho cools off.
Mow You Sen It , Now Ton Don't.
n'atMnoton Cajil/of. /
"You may tell your people for me1 said
Voorhces , "that the unconditional repeal of
the silver-purchasing clause of the Sncrmau
act is as sure to bo accomplished as the
world will revolve tonight and return to the
dawn and sunrise tomorrow. "
"If you aslc whether closure can bo estab
lished In this chamber during this debate on
th.0 silver question , " said .Harris , ' ! say it
would.bo easier to pluck the sun from the
firmament. "
Both statesmen , as you sec , used heavenly
metaphors.
Corn on the Move ,
. St. I.masfejiuMi ? .
Corn exports arc keeping up well. The
amount shipped amv last week was 1,123,000
bushels , the largest weekly shipment with
butonooxceptlon since the middle of August.
The weekly avoraco for the last six months
has been aout 1,100,000 , bushels , and for the
entire year so far over 1,000,000 bushels.
Up to thu miadlc of May our corn exports
wcro very light , compared with last year's
shipments for liio corresponding period , but
wo have been gradually making up the loss
since that and will close the year only a little
behind the good rccorJ made-last year.
Docs I'.iluciitiLii KUucato ? . .
Chicago I'mt.
The male students of the VVesloyan unl-
yorslty , Connecticut , buvo organized with a
view to putting an end toco-education of the
ecxcs in that Institution.
T hey have thrown gallantry to the winds.
They call the ladies "quails" and the ladies1
dormitory n "quail's roost. " They have set
on foot a systematic boycott ; and their "ex
ecutive committee" threatens with ' - punishment
ment worse than hazing" any male student
found seeking the society of u female stu
dent. The boycott extends even to the pro
hibition of the ordinary courtesies of polite
society. _
A31OXO JUEKItr MUXAUUni.
Lowell Courier : Even a lean porbou ma ;
fall plump Into the water ,
Elmlra Uiizotto : JIIKIOII snvs many a man's
reputation wouldn't know his diameter by
Yonlters.Statesman ; Seine men own up and
"noktiowIedKO the corn , " but they do It rutlior
huskily ,
Diinvlllo Ilroo7o : The undertaker hoxcs
inoru moil than anybody else , unil yet ho
doesn't ppso us u punlllit.
Sifting : "Points" In tha Hind ; nniikot nro
probably so called bccuusu spuculutors goner-
ully K t stuck on them.
llulTiilo Coiirlor : Whllo tlia school slrl has ,
otcourne , nKrout many thlngn to iniiko her
lumpy , t hero Is no doubt that cliuwlng KUIII
contribute ! ! as much us mucli IIB unytlilni ; ulsu
tO liur JUWOUHIII.'HS.
Judge : \Vllllo ( who has onton Ills upplo )
Mubcinwt'Hphiy Adiini und K\o , Von bu lvo
and I'll bo Adam.
Mabul-AII rlabt. Well ?
Wllllti Now. you tempt mo lo oat your apple
and I'll buccumli. _
Detroit I'reo 1'russ : Htlnsy 'llUHlmnil ( after
nunliiKi Do you Uilnk.wlfu , you will III. u your
now quartorw . . .
Wlto Any quarters will bu arcoptablct ; I
haven't beun ovun a dlmo fora month ,
lloston Transcript : WundurhiK Wlillo
TlKJTJ la hoiuuthln' ' In that doutilno 'bunt
castm' yur hi mid on thu wntors ,
ToltorliiK Tom 1'rocoed !
\VnndorliiK Wlillo Wliy , a rove asked mo to
hold his co.it whllo lie llxcd hU IIOIMI'M . hoofs ,
uud I hold the cout. Now tliu coat holds mo.
Sou ?
_
TO A SOMI num. ,
Lietruit Ficc I'ltot ,
Oh , SOUK bird , madly caroling
Your earclussliro away.
How need It U to bear yuu sing
Your so nb' fioui day to < luy ,
Yet , thounh they brlns us happlnuks ,
TliOhU melodies .osweot ,
Wo'd Ilko you bottur , wo confess ,
If you woru good to eut.
Highest of all in Leavening Power , Latest U. S. Gov't Report
SLAUCIITER'S ' STILL HUNT
The Oil Room Pipa Line Through the Polit
ical Sand Bank.
A GROUND HOG CASE OF CALAMITY
Tolin Cnntor Oil * thn Dnmorr.itio Miinlilna
to rnrllltntnotp lor llnrrlion-KnlU
roml Itottrs Itlvrthii ; n Clncli on
KinploynnH1 Million.
UNCOI.X , Nov. 1. [ Special to Tnr. Ilnr. . ]
oun In the cesspools of corruption , iu and
ibout the state house , and In and abou" this
beautiful city , any number of political slates
are being made during these brlalit
autumnal days , with the members of the old
; nng nominating such inon as llrad Slaugh
ter or Tom Cooke for the position of
governor of the stato. Already , by a cut anil
ilrlod plan , these political parasites have
brought out Smith Caldwull for secretary of
state nntl have Issued a flat that Auditor
ISugcno Moore Is to bo dofoatcd for rcnoml-
nation , providing ho should conclude to enter -
tor the race next fall. Even now the notori
ous C. C. MuNlsh and .1. U Mul'hcoly are out
for places , and all of these men will fotvo
themselves to the front If the corporations
can succeed this fall and elect their hench
men next Tuesday.
Although they have worked with the
greatest secrecy , covering up their tracks so
far ns possible , It now transpires that Hnul
Slaughter and Tom Uooko are b.inking on
pulling Thomas O. C. Harrison of Or.xnd
Island through for a place on the supreme
bench of the stato. These two satolltes and
their coworhers expect to clcot thd Grand
Island man by the aid of railroad democratic
votes , the old soldier vote and the commer
cial vote. Circular letters are being sent
out by the thousand , nUdrosaad to the old
soldiers , and frantically appealing to them
to stand by HarrUon In order to rebuke the
democrats.
Tneso circulars are carefully worded and
showed thn handiwork of an artful dodger ,
as they leave the impression that Harrison
is asoldior , when In fact ho never sawn
bnttlo , and never smcllca gun powder , except -
copt in a store , or when ho was out duck
hunting upon the marshes of his native
Heath.
During the pist twn weeks Iho malls
leaving this city have been burdened with
circular letters , addressed to merchants
ana business men of surrounding towns and
to the traveling salesmen upon the road , ex
horting thorn to vota against Holcomb and
for Harrison in order to save the credit of
the state , which fs represented to bo hang
ing hy a thread that is Uablo to ho snapped
if the railroad candidate is dofoatcd for the
place upon the supreme bench.
Not satisfied with this statement , these
letter writers go farther and in the most
plaintive language which they can command ,
ascribe the present llnancial doprosslon and
the prevailing hard times to the fear of cap
italists that the west will repudiate Its
debts , already contracted. Great stress is
laid upon the fact , as they put it , that the
election of Holcomb would frighten away
eastern capital and that the state would be
loft a financial wreck.
By using these bugbear theories Brad
Slaughter and Tom Cooke hope and expect
to mislead and decoy all of the timid mer
chants , business men and drummers into
supporting the railroad candidate for this
important position upon the bench.
The thing that this Junta which is running
tlic Harrison campaign banks upon the
heaviest is the promise of the turning over
of the democr.itio railro.id vote , which is
under the leadership of Tobo Castor , the
right-of-way man of the Burlington and the
most unscrupulous emissary of Czar Hol-
drogc.tho most cunning of the artful satraps.
While Tobo and all of his stalwarts are
out shoutim ; for Irvine , It is known that
word has been quietly passed down the line
that the railroad vote must be cast for Har
rison. The counting ot the vote will look
like a defection and a desertion of the demo
cratic candidate , and it will bn charged to
Bryan's followers , who are supposed to DO
lukewarm , anyway. This will sound plausi
ble enough to the uninitiated , but to these
who know the facts the fairy tale will not
hold water , as it is known that Irvlno ewes
his nomination to the Tobo Castor crowd of
heelers , who now stand ready to desert their
colors and thoirstandard bearer and jump
Into the railroad camp by making a whole
sale bolt.
It is confidentially given out that the rail
road czar has issued his instructions to the
ofllcials of the railway employes' associations
to order the members of all such associations
to cast a solid vote for Harrison next Tues
day , plunging the icnifo into both Holcomb
ind Irvlno. Tliln onler , of course , will b >
hold back until forty-eight hours before the
opening of tha polls on election day , but the
! > cmcs express thomsclvcsns being confident
that It will l > o obeyed to the letter , ns Ita
ll oboynnco moans the stoppngo of salaries
of all men who dare to vole their honest
convictions. They olalm that the recent
editorial In Tnr. Unn , referring to the 20,000
railroad serfs will have m > moro effect upon
the vote than the pouring of water Upon the
back of nnuuk.
The arch conspirators In this city nro
Klcofully pointing to the fact tluit lasta jear
Tom Majors had a much larger majority
than Governor Urounso and elalm that this
Is conclusive proof that the railroad bosses
have their men \\cll In hand andean vote
them lllto a drove of cattle If they feel so
disposed ,
11KM lltKfi O.V llnl'li II , ,
St. I/otils Republic : Yesterday saw the
end of makeshifts and the Inception of a
policy.
St. Paul Olobo : The presidential mountain
would not go to the senatorial Mo'iatnmod ,
and so the aforesaid senatorial Mohammed
was compelled to go to the before mentioned
presidential mountain.
Uocky Mountain News : The passage of
the hill Is a signal ttlumph for the grc.it
money lenders of this country and ISurppu.
It will inaugurate tha real battle for silver
and for thb gentilnn bimetallism which Was
given this republic by UH founders.
Kansas City Times : Out or this struggle
Grover Cleveland tises a very giant among
statesman , anil a faithful. Incorruptible
leader. His conscientious ildolltv lias won
the confidence of the people , regardless of
p.irty , to nn ox tout that few men In history
ever equaled.
Mlniioipolls Times : -Tho passage of the
repeal bill is the ttlumph of Iho wishes ,
hopes , Interest nml will of the American
people over makeshift legislation and cow-
urdly compromise. It is the vindication of
thecjnstltutlonilrviht ; ! of the majority to
legislate and govetti.
Denver Hepubllc.it ! : Wo must try to boar
the calamity whluh has been visited upon us
by President Cluvulund , tinder the direction
of the money turner , with all the fortitude
wo can summon , but fortitude will not buy
bro.id or clothing or pav debts , and the out
look for the mining seotlon is very sad and
black indeed.
Kansas City Star : lulls admiration for
the courage and loy.ilty of the president the
nation will not forget the patriotic and valu
able scrvicos which nearly all tlio repub
licans In congress have tendered In the light
made by thn admlnlsttation for honest
money. Seldom has the country witnessed
a moro noble abnegation of partisan spirit
and a more admirable fe.ilty to duty.
Chicago Inter Ocean : It Is unnecessary
to attempt any 'nuasureiuent of Its effect ,
only it would be unfortunate for the public
to build extravagant expectations upon It.
Its passage was desirable for the purposes of
cleat-rig away the fog which obscured Iho
vision. So long as the purchasing of silver
continued it was held responsible for a great
deal with which it really had llttlo if any
thing to do.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : Had the , senate
acted two months ago It would have saved
the country hundreds of millions. Wo are
too happy , however , In our escape from what
a litllo while ago seemed a desperate situa
tion to qu.irrol with the past. Iiot now
strength ana courage and determination lill
every heart from this tlnio forth and n few
mouths hence wo will looic hack to this fate
ful summer as to an evil dream.
Minneapolis Journal : The effect of repeal
upon general trade will bo , not an Immediate
jump into a full tide of activity , but monov
will be easier to got oy merchants who have
bills pa.vaulo to meet , and people who are
carrying big warehouse stocks will bo tided
over dlfllcult places , while the surely in
creasing contldenco will swell the volume ot
business gradually as relaxation from long
continued stringency will stimulate buying
by people who have beun running under
doiiblo reefed topsails for some months.
This is a thno Inyhich to cheer up. The
national credit Is maintained. The silver
menace Is removed. Kecovcry will bo mani
fest from this tlmo forth.
: Jl.tl'l'l' .V.JA' .
llazar.
It makes no matter that I burn to buy a lot of
coal.
It doesn't Interfere at all with my ecstatic
soul
That with Iho dawn of autumn inydearwlfo
doth shopping KO ,
And bpemls for in cry penny tlmt I earn u ill mo
or so.
I do not care a lap oeeause my daughter's
rather rash ,
And seeks the mart to squander ( hero a lot of
fancied tiusli
Upon her niilnmti garments anil her bonncU
mid herhboes ;
My stolid equanimity I HOVIT , never lose.
It doesn't bother mo lo have a bill Iciinnot
pay
Como dunning nl my ofllce door on each suc-
ceoillng iluy.
The times M > hard that seem to ( III all other
men with tMll ,
Whllo Just an haul on mo I do not grumble nt
at all.
And this N why I mil consoled fur all these
llttlo Ills- .
Tha co U , the hats , the bonnets and the unre
ceipted bills
When 1 was made , I think there Is no reason
able doubt ,
The manufacturers forgot and left my con-
bclonco out.
Tlio season , too , has come around that chills
the fevered air.
And drives tlio Hies rind 'hkooters off , and
leaves mo free from cure.
BROWNING ,
Lurgout MumitaoturoH Mil Ilitilliri
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of Ololhliuln tiu WorU.
To draw the eye
our advertisements is one of our
objects and to draw you to our
store is another. To accomplish
the latter we have arranged
for a special sale of
Little Boys' Suits.
The prices have been so marke'd
that you will save many a dollar
lar , the quality and assortment
being- the best.tho prices will bo
all the more appreciated by those who know us.
Little Zuave suits , ages 3 to 8 , at $3.50 , $4 , $4.50
and up. Little double breaated reefer suits , ages 4
to 15 , at $3,50 , $4 , $4.50 , $5 and up. Little kilt
suits , ' lots of styles , at $3,50 , $4 , $4.50 , $5 and up ,
besides an endless variety of cloth and leather
leggings , reefer overcoats and winter caps at pop
ular prices. A boys' line cape overcoat at $3.50
and up. As to boys' ulsters you will flnd our line
the largest and the prices as low as they can bo for
first class goods ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btorvpen : every ovenliu till OM. . | g ( ftfa