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( Seal. ) N. P. KRlIi.Notnry Public.
The white ribbon Is not necessarily relate
to the yellowr label , as many people ma ,
suppose.
The mayor of Detroit 'and fifty othe
mayors marched up the hill and thei
marched down again.
Turkey Is being thoroughly shaken up
too. Dut It Is the earthquakes that arc do
Ing the work and thj national troops hav
not been specially called out.
The present strike Is liable to evolve semi
new legal precedents \\lthln the various labo
organizations as well as within the admluls
Istratlon of the federal government.
The testimony taken by the senate sugai
scandal Investigating committee may be o
great bulk , yet It can have but little wolghi
BO far as Influencing the action or the scnati
Is concerned.
As the pendulum swings back anc
forth the taxpayers of Omaha feel a sense
of relief from the assurance that Bellwether -
wether Hascall's term of office expires li ;
Iws than six months.
All the apologies which Attorney General
Olnoy and Judge Grossctip may offer for the
unwarranted and Illegal seizure of the pri
vate papers of President Debs cannot excuse
the officers who executed-.the seizure for
themselves violating the law.
A great many railroad officials have been
Interviewed upon the strike situation , but
not ono of them has yet ascribed his troubles
to "hostile legislation. " It Is not too late ,
"Hostile-legislation" must come in for the
bulk of the blame.
The renomlnatlon of Governor Nelson by
the republicans of Minnesota was expected
as a matter of course , and the convention
could have done nothing else without sub
jecting Itself to severe censure. Governor
Nelson has made a most excellent governor
and his ro-olectlon Is an assured fact.
Mayor llemls will bo promptly on hand
at the appointed hour to refute the Impeach
ment charges that have been filed against
him.If any one asks for a continuance or
attempts to pursue dilatory tactics It will
be the two soiled saints who are posing as
his accusers. The bold bluff of the Wiley
gang won't work.
The unusual conditions that have existed
at the leading hog and cattle markets for
the past two weeks ought to make South
Omaha show a marked advance In the
weekly table of animals slaughtered. The
South Omaha dealers ought also to make
every effort to retain the advantage that has
been thus thrust upon them.
Chtcauo thought she had discovered the
effectual remedy for the smoke nuisance In
an enforced closing of the furnaces owing to
the threatened general strike. Dut it seems
to have been all a mistake. A smoke con
sumer that consumes Is the only device for
permanently abating the smoke nuisance that
has yet made Us appearance.
An American bullet-proof coat Is now of
fered for public Inspection to demonstrate
that America still retains her lead In the
field of Invention. The new coat Is said to
weigh less than Herr Dowo's and to bo
equally resistant. Wo may expect America
to soon produce a bullet against which Herr
Dowo's garment will afford no protection.
If Major Balcombo has been designated
sewer Inspector for the ensuing year , what
position does ex-Sower Inspector Furay
claim to hold the present moment ?
It Is nn axiom of natural philosophy that
two bodies cannot occupy the same space at
the same time. As applied to political
science position Is only another name for
spaco.
According to the view
of the Wiley con-
tlncont In the city council , the electrical
Instruments In the office of the city electri
cian are entirely useless for the work of
electrical Inspection. This Is doubtlesa true
so long as HascaU'8 acting city electrician Is
permitted to hold the fort. Kvory Instru
ment must be useless In the hands of men
who do not know how to use It.
Mr , HowtfU admitted at the council meet
ing Tuesday that ho had made a mistake
in the composition of the special committee
to Investigate the office of the city electri
cian. He slipped a cog , to to speak. The
result waa that two of thu members of the
committee- brought In a report radically at
variance with the Cowulll blackwash which
Mr , Ilowcdl and the rest of the \Vlley com
bine wanted.
The Inquisitive correspondent who wrote
to the state superintendent of public Instruc
tion to loam whether a member of a district
school board could legally employ tliolr BB- |
tern , cousins or aunts as teachers must feel
relieved at receiving an affirmative answer.
Had ho requested Information as to the le
gality of the state superintendent employing
Ills wlfo as his assistant he would have been
eJined by ruwlviuc the same reply.
OltlK\\tXCR
The trouble with worklngmen I * that th
seldom rench out for the proper rcmedl
for their grievances. For Instance , we a
told thitt President Gompcrs of the Fedcr
tlon ot Labor will recommend a boycott
Pullman cars by all trades union workme
Now , what effect would such a boycott ha'
on Pullman and his company ? The bulk
Pullman's patronage docs not coma fro
worklngmcn. Few of them have the meal
to Indulge In the luxury of sleeping car
nnd these who arc obliged or able to use tl
sleeper for their families on account of slcl
ness could not well forego the UBO ot tl
steeper. At best the boycott would not 1
lived up lo for twelve months or even
shorter period.
The way to reach Pullman where he
most vulnerable Is to get congress and tl
legislatures to require all railroads to fu
nlsh patrons with sleeping car nccommodi
tlons of their own and prohibit all futui
contracts with sleeping car companies ,
the companies wore obliged to run sleepei
of their own at reasonable rates Pullma
would soon go out of business. Pullman
ntronghold has been the patent , but most <
his patents have already expired , and sue
as are still In force would not prevent th
building of sleepers that would accommodal
even the most fastidious tourist.
Another blunder which rcpresentatlv
labor leaders are making1 Is In their deman
for compulsory arbitration through feden
courts nnd boards of appointive commission
crs. Compulsory arbitration doubtless offer
the most rational solution for the settlcmcn
of labor troubles , but arbitration will nc
arbitrate If It Is one-sided. For Instance
there Is a law now authorizing- presl
dent to take the Initiative In arbitration b
the appointment of a commission. Whor
would Grovcr Cleveland appoint ? Would h
select an Impartial board that would decld
the controversy fairly between the railroad
nnd the railway union , or would ho appotn
men recommended by Olney nnd picked fo
this purpose by the corporation managers
How would It be with arbitration by fcdera
judges nine times out of ten ? Most o
these Judges owe their places to political In
lluenco , which nearly always means corporal
pressure. Their social Intercourse Is nearl ;
always with men of great wealth and corpo
ration lawyers and their sympathies ar
naturally and perhaps unconsciously moldei
by the same Influence.
The only way for the railway employes ti
assure redress of grievances and fair treat
ment Is through government supervision o
public carriers engaged In Interstate traffii
and compulsory arbitration by arbltratloi
juries composed of nn equal number of moi
on each side of the controversy , chosen foi
each case and locked up like a Jury engaget
In a murder trial to prevent outsldo tarn-
poring. All buch arbitration trials wouli
very properly bo under' supervision of
court , but free from all Judicial Interference
as to the determination of the merits of the
respective claims or the facts. Verdlctt
rendered by such Juries would bo respected
and cheerfully submitted to by the workingmen -
men as well as their employers. It stands
to reason that professional arbitrators would
never bo so respected because of their rela
tions to the appointing power and their sus
ceptibility to influences from the parties
that liavo most to give for their good will.
TIIK URAL SOrftf1OF TiwlII'/iESJSA'ESS.
The masses of American worklngmen arc
loyal to the government. There is no truei
or more steadfast patriotism than Is to be
found among those who labor for a living ,
No portion of our people can be more cer
tainly relied upon to sustain the authority
) f the federal government and to maintain
; ho national power under the constitution
ind the laws than the great body of Amerl-
: an wage earners. These men love the re
public , they know the value of free Insll-
; utlons , Ihey respect the constltullon and
.ho laws made pursuant thereto , they ven-
srate the memories of the great men who
lounded this free nation , and they honor
; ho ( lag which Is the emblem of liberty.
: n the great conflict for the preservation ot
.he union the reliance of the government
vas upon the men who labored for a llvoll-
lood. It was the loyalty and the patriot-
sin of the tellers of every kind that went
; o the rescue of the government in Us
lour of grealest peril. From the mills and
vorkshops , from the factories and farms ,
vero recruited the great armies of heroic
tnd self-sacrificing men who responded to
, ho calls of the government to protect It
[ gainst the assault of rebellion. In that
icrlod of supreme danger to the union and
> f supreme trial to republican Institutions
ho reliance of the government was upon
ho yeomanry of the nation , upon the strong
inns and willing hearts of the men of toll ,
vho surrendered everything to their love
if country.
That Ihere Is the same loyalty , the same
lovotlon , the same spirit ot patrlbllsm among
he worklngmen of today that actuated those
if thirty-three years ago there can be no
loubt. Put to the eamo test as were the
nen ot that trying period between 1SG1 and
8G5 , the men'of today would respond with
10 less alacrity to the support of the govern-
nont If It were In danger , whether from
lomeatlo or foreign enemies. Let but the
Announcement , go forth that a million men
vero needed to repel a foreign foe or put
lown an Insurrection and the call would
10 responded to as rapidly as men could bo
mrolled for the sorvlco. Herein Is the
afoty of the republic and the security of
reo Institutions. It seems necessary to ap-
dy this to existing conditions , with a view
0 understanding how far the real work-
ngmfcn of the country are to bo held re-
ponslblo for the lawlessness that has marked
he conflict which now appears to bo draw-
tig to a close. There has been violence
nil destruction of property , and the com-
non Idea Is to charge these violations of
tw to the worklngmen who have entered
ute whal they believe to bo a justifiable
ontest In the Interest ot labor. The lead-
rs deny the Justiceof this allegation. They
Ulm that the lawlessness bos been duo
iot to the men who are combatting for
. hat they ballevo to be their rights or the
Ights of their fellow-laborers , but to an
lament which has no legitimate connection
flth them , and which uniformly avails Itself
f such opportunities to manifest Its ma-
clous spirit and Its disregard ot law. These
Jaders assert that the mobs which have
estroyed property and committed acts of
amUIIsm consist for the most part ot the
in less criminal elements common to large
Itles , and. that these acts are abhorrent
3 the great body of worklngmen who are
ivolved In the controversy with the rail-
Dad companies.
Theie Is no reason to doubt that this claim
1 well founded. Unquestionably a careful
ivestlgatlon , If It shall over bo made
nd unfortunately It ls to be apprehended
liat no such Investigation will bo made
rill show ( hat very tow ot the legitimate
lorklngmen engaged In the railroad strike
ro guilty of the acts of violence and lawless-
ess that have characterized the contest ,
but that nearly all of It has been duo
men who were not employed by the rnllroa
and who have nothing In common with t
strikers. In nearly every largo city , n
especially In Chicago , there are hundre
of Idle and reckless men who seize su
opportunities as are now offered to gratl
their deatnictlvo lnstlncts nnd wreak tin
vengeance upon society , and this olemc
has been more than ordinarily aggressl
In the present conflict. Justice to wor
Ingtncn who honestly think that they a
engaged In a rightful cause , but who ha
no Intention to violate the law , deman
thai public opinion should discriminate b
twecn them and the element which Is I
stlnctlvely at war with law and order , at
avails Itself of every opportunity to matilfc
Us lawless and destructive purpose.
'S A iionf iri'K no.
Under the order of Judge Scott the she
Iff of Douglas county Is now acting as r
celvcr for the creditors ot M. F. Martin
Co , Hy virtue of this order the sheriff
o III co 1ms become a rent collecting agent
for houses rented In violation of law.
If there Is another place In this counti
where a sheriff has been empowered by o
der of a court to act as rent collector f <
the owners of dliorderly houses we hai
yet to hear from It , The Idea ot a cou
directing a law ofilcer to become the go-bi
twecn for violators ot the criminal code
something entirely novel In American Jurl :
prudence. What would be thought of
Judge who would direct the sheriff I
act as a receiver for a gambling house or
lottery shop , well knowing that the pn
coeds 'must como from the law breakei
and that the receivership constituted a poi
mlt to let the concerns run In full blast.
For once we believe that Martin Is rlgl
when he declare } the sheriff has no authoi
Ity to act as receiver for the castles an
dives which he and his associates hav
erected In the Third ward.
The antl-vlco crusaders and municipal re
form league seem lo have cnllrely ovei
looked this new departure In managing th
social evil. It Is certainly unique. Th
question they will have to debate now I
whether the sheriff shall refuse to obey th
mandate of the court at the risk of beln
Incarcerated for contempt In the Jail c
which ho Is custodian , or whether ho sha :
obey the order of the court and lay him
self liable to Impeachment for aiding an
abetting violators of the statutes.
IK'l KltSTATK COMMKltCE.
The only reference to Interstate commerc
In the federal constitution Is contained 1 :
that clause which empowers congress t
regulate commerce "among the severa
states. " This power congress has , of course
always had , although It has exercised It bu
sparingly , and scarcely at all before the en
actment of the Inlerslalo commerce lav
In 1887. To what extent the authority o
congress goes under this clause has there
fore been at Issue before the courts com
paratively llllle and Iho law upon this sub
Ject Is consequently Illy defined.
The whole theory upon which the federa
authorltle3 have been acting during the present
ont strike is thai Ihe power lo regulale In
eludes the power to protect , and thai In orde ;
10 enforce Iho law regulating Interstate commerce
morco It becomes the duty of the preslden
to protect the agencies engaged In Interslali
traffic. In a carefully written article It
the New York Times altentlon Is called te
Iho fact thai the law contains no speclfti
provisions for the protecllon of Iho corpora
lions against the Interference of any othei
power lo prevent them from fulfilling theli
legal obligations , or for penalties for sucl
Interference , and that It Is a quesllon how
far Iho power lo regulate which has beer
nut Into exercise by the Interstate commerce
law carries with It the powers to protecl
the railroads In performing Ihe duties re
quired of them. "If Ihe federal power , '
11 .conllnues , "can compel railroads engaged
[ n Inlerslale commerce lo afford reasonable
[ acllllles at all times for receiving , inter
changing , forwarding and delivering passen
gers and freight , does thai not of necessity
involve the power and the duty to prolect
them from obslructlon nnd hindrance tc
the performance of lhal obllgallon ? How
: an Ihe government compel them without
suppressing any force thai assumes to pre
sent them , Iheroby selling llself up against
the power of Ihe United Slates ? " This h
jvidently the logic by which Iho courls willie
io besought to affirm that the power to
regulate necessarily Implies Iho power lo
jrolecl.
This vlsla of Iho'possible application ol
; ho power of regulalion and protection here-
ifter wo may do moro than merely contem-
ilalo. We may look ahead and ask where
t will stop. The United States supreme
: ourt has decided lhal no state can Impose
i discriminating tax upon commercial trav-
ilers because It would be trenching on the
lower of congress to regulate commerce.
3an every drummer who finds himself at-
acked or In danger appeal lo Ihe federal
mthorltles for prolecllon ? The same courl
ias decided that Interstate commerce In-
sludes all kinds of Interstate communication ,
s not , then , the telegraph messenger , the
erry man , or Iho telephone girl entitled
o Ihe protecllon of Ihe nallonal governmenl
is well as Ihe locomotive engineer and the
irakeman ? The court has also decided that
ho Interstate commerce clause of the con-
itltutlon forbids a stale from levying a lax
ipon unbroken original packages Imported
rom without , since such a tax might In-
erfere with Interstate commerce. Are
irlglnal packages of goods destined for ship-
uonl lo some point In another stale or just
ecolved from a consignee In anoiher state
ubject to the protection of the federal ROV-
rnmont equally with these that are actually
n transit ? It so , when Is the federal gov-
rnmont at liberty to withdraw Its protec-
lon ? Does the federal protection extend
nly to the goods when addressed and ready
or shipment , or docs It atlach to them
luring the process ot manufacture , or ,
urther back yet , during the production of
ho raw materials.
An Inquiry of this kind has apparently
> o limits. Start Iho authorities at Wash-
nglon on the way toward the protection of
iitorstate commerce and they will find no
estlng place until they shall have covered
Imost the entire sphere of Induitrlal actlv-
ty. Yet this Is the logical outcome of the
heory upon which the federal government
.as conducted Itself during the pending
trlke. No grater step toward the central-
zatlon ot power In this country has been
alien since the close of the war of the re-
Dillon. .
Congressman Durborow ot Illinois was very
luch surprised on Tuesday to learn thai not
nly had he not been reiiomlnatod for con-
toss by his party convention , but that bis
amo had not even been presented for the
onslderatlon of Iho delegates , Mr. Durborow
ad been homo a week before and had re-
tirned to Washington satisfied that his
pncea were In good repair and confident of
U renomlnatlon with practically no opposl-
lon. His disappointment Is naturally quite
ecn , but not quite so keen as It uwuld
ave been had ho bccu nominated and
defeated at the colls. As It Is , 1
wilt be able to snl | election expenses ,
saving of some momfflt In these times , nn
may console hlmsjjfJjat.he will not bo tl
only democratic congressman who will pn
fer private llfo aflerJhelr present terms e :
Plro. VQ
When Chief Seavey sent -that bombast
offer of 1,000 policeman to quell the labe
troubles at Chicago h\j very naturally prt
voked the censure which ihas been oxpressc
by the Ccntraf Lab.j ( , union. Chief Soiwe
had no rlghl to make such an offer and \vn
In no poslllon lo fulfill It. It was
Falstaltlan freak to * , him lo tender 1,00
men In buckram Wen ho had no aulhorlt
lo dltpalch a single policeman froi
his own force , let- lone 909 others from th
different cllles. Tlie fact that ho holds th
empty title of president of the Natlonr
Policemen's association does not confer upo
him any power or authority over any membc
of the police forces outsldo of Omaha , an
In Omaha ho , as well as every patrolman , I
subjecl lo Ihe orders of Iho police com
mission nnd mayor for duly only wlthl :
the county ot Douglas , excepting whor
criminals fleeing from Justice are to bo np
prehended , nnd In such cases they canno
act beyond the boundaries of the state.
No other western city pays the principal
of Us schools as much for as llttlo work a
Omaha. For years the principals tool
charge of llielr respective schools In addl
lion to their work of teaching , nnd recelvei
salaries considerably less than these the ;
now draw. The principal who has nothlnj
but the supervision "of other teachers to at
tend to Is nn Innovation of the last fev
years. If we must have rclrcnchmenl , a re
turn to the former practice offers a wa :
that will entail the least possible hardship
Senate amendments to the tariff bill re
storing specific duties In the place of ac
valorem duties are said not to bo consldore <
worth wrangling about by the members o
the conference committee. If so , why al
this recent noise about the advantages of ai
valorem over specific duties ? What become
of the great democratic principle of tnxlni
commodities on their value and not on thel
quanllty or quality ?
A lln > rriic in .Methods.
Globe-Democrat.
Pcnnoyor ot Oregon says Charles I los
bis head for doing as Cleveland has done
Pennoyer's head went off recently with r
whirl nt the ballot box , nnd he couldn'
trade It at nn Idiot asylum without giving
a heavy bonus.
The Modern .TiigK
Chicago Tribune.
Grade crossing fatnlllleH In Chicago have
averaged about one a day. Soldiers sup
pressed Ihe slock ynjds riots with a amallei
average than thai. The grade crossing Is
more dangerous lo human HCe llian railway
rlota. Figures are figures.
It Would Ilrlji Mightily.
DetroU'T , > 'ree Press.
The speedy passage of the larlff bll
would help mlghllls' lo put the country on
a firm footlns afterj the present storm
blows over. It /hoped ' that the disturb
ance at Chicago timl other points Is no
keeping members of ' congress from busi
ness. I
Urllclts the Ittilo of Nations.
ChlciiK Times.
Misery loves company , and the people ol
the United States will not feel so badly
over the 70.00t,000 ! treasury deficit of the
list fUc 1 year whinfthey krow that 'France
has run behind J30.fOO.000 In the same length
of time , while little ? Italy has Incurred $15-
000,000 additional Indebtedness during the
last welvemonth. Considering comparative
resources , the Unlt * < l/State.s are much bet-
ler off llinn either of the other countries.
Utiih on Mm Thrnshold.
.
The bill for the rnlmisslon of Utah having
passed , both the house nnd the senate. It
will now go to tht | president , and In all
probability It will receive his slgnalure.
Thai will add another state to the union
and strengthen the west in both branches
of congress. It is hoped that the passage
of the Arizona and New Mexico bills will
follow soon. All the terrilorles excepl
Alaska should be admitted , but there Is
little hope of the admission of Oklahoma.
elurlng the present congress , for the demo
crats do not want to let In a republican
state. They may find , though , thai In ad
mitting Utah they reckoned without their
host. It Is by no means sure that Utah
will be democratic.
The Sec-rot of the Defeat.
Indianapolis News.
The American pride , the Vigilant , has
driven before her the Urlttsh yachl Urilan-
nia Ihree limes. Of course , we may still
take Ihe same kind of pride in her lhat the
Irishman took in his favorite race horse.
He bet nil lie had on him. When the field
swung Into the home slrelch with the Irish
man's horse- last , after a meful face for a
moment , he burst out with enthusiasm ,
"Look at him. See how he dhrlves thlm
all before him ! " With the yacht race It
was first one thing nnd then another. The
course was new the crew did not know
the ship : then the Britannia , had the best
start and the best breeze , and FO on and so
forth. The fact seems lo be lhal Ihe
Britannia. Is the best boat. After all , the
Englishmen are cntleled to this consolation ,
for It has been lo ! these many years that
they liavo had to suffer defeat after defeat
In this game. _
Arhltrittiiin .Must Como.
lioston Globe.
The American people cannot afford to
| ) crmlt the manifold Interests of this great
: ountry to be sacrificed again and again to
the Moloch spirit which sets employer
ugalnst employe nnd class against class ,
ind tolerates no other method of settling
luestlons at Issue between capital and labor
than the lockout , the strike and embitter
ing nnd protracted Industrial war.
So lojig us brute force ulone Is Invoiced In
ieeklng to setlle such conlroversles It Is
Impossible ) that the mob spirit should ever
lie out. II may be repressed by the strong
inn of military power , but It cannot be
shot out of existence. The one and only
ivay which lias been discovered to eliminate
this mob spirit from the body politic Is ar-
Nothlng better lllustrnlea Hie spirit of
irue Christianity than the golden rule. If
Iho maxim , "Do unto others as you would
mve others do unto you , " had been heeded
it the outset of these costly troubles , what
enormous loss , what costly destruction
night have been avoided and that , too ,
without the slightest Injury to any bonor-
iblo Interest at stake. . . .
There Is no such potent force In America
oday oa the force of public opinion. Let
i once be made- clear that the Judgment
) f the people strongly supports arbitration ,
mil few men , however highly they may
and "freedom of
ate- private Judgment
ictloiv' will venluro lo set thai judgmenl
1 1 defiance. _ _
Moral KiroctV * Arbitration.
New Yorli llecorder.
After the putting down Is done , however ,
ho question of giving , arbitration a chance
n future disputes or this kind will come
ip. The general public sentiment will ae
"There 'la nt present ntl national law pro-
Mdlnir for the creation of a permanent
irbitratlon court toxwhlch appeals can bo
undo by either partyx as a mailer of
itatutory right. . st.ji . . . , . ,
Can such a law bo , formulated with any
iope of muklnff It effective ?
Answering that nuestUnn , Is Is sa d that
10 decree made by 'arbitrators ' could pos-
ilbly be put Into execution forcibly against
: ho will of cither partM. That Is to say ,
, -ou could not drlvfi ItW.OOO men back to
vork at the bayonet a. nolnt on terms that
hey would not ucrept. Ami that Is so.
Neither could the Pullman nor any other
ipmpany he made topermanently carry on
Is works at a loss.ui
What possible ifOQdr then , could a na-
loiml board of arbitration do ?
Well , It could certainly be clothed with
'ull powers to hear grievances and Investl-
; ale them ; to summon witnesses nnd pa-
both Hides of the
> ersi to go right Into
llspute Impartially , and to make a public
IndlniT , Just as a Jury finds Its verdict ,
Neither side. It Is true , could be forced
o abide the Judgment of Ihe arbitrators ;
nit the judgment would stand , and Its
noral Influence would weigh heavily In tne
icalea of public opinion for the party It
avorcd , and heavily ugulnst the party re-
'uslnc ' to abide by It.
Arbltrallon cannot bo enforced by police
ir armies. But If It were once sel up by
ho national authority , qualified fully as a
ourt of conciliation , and Its bench tilled
vlth men In whost ) Integrity nnd fairness
he whole nation would have confidence ,
ts decisions would constantly tend to t-n-
orce themselves by the weight and pres-
uro of their own moral prestige ,
J'Or/.YCM.VO OX Ptir.K3t.tff.
New York Uccordcr Mr , Pullman pens
ns a phllnnthroplst. In the present crli
he. hits rnlsscd A magnificent opportunity I
the exercise of his benevolence on a ve
large scale. He should not have run nw
from It.
Chicago Times : Mr. Pullman has not i
pealed Mr. Vanderbllt's historical remit
about the public , but It practically mnouii
to the same thing. And the public iloest
hesitate to express Iho Fame tender seni
mcnt with regard to Pullman.
St. Paul Globe ! The refusal ot George 1
Pullman to discuss the pending labor dl
turbanccs , or to assist In any way In qucllli
them , Is characteristic of the man. Ills e
tire career has been marked by supren
selfishness and disregard ot the feelings
Interests of others.
Milwaukee Sentinel : Perhaps It won
have been expedient for Mr. Pullman to co
sent to arbitration , but ho had a right n
to consent , and this right cannel be tak <
from him or. from any other man In a fr
country. lie Is not morally bound lo grai
now to force what ho would not grant
IMirsuaslon ,
Chicago Herald : The responsibility Is <
Mr. Pullman of rctusnlg to end the strlk
Hut the smallest moro formal cunccssle
was required of him. No sacrifice was aski
of principle nor of personal or bimlncss li
dependence. He would Imvo served his ow
sense of self-importance better by a coi
dilatory attitude than by mere Intracltb
nnd splenetic obstinacy.
St. Paul Globe : Why do the mayors i
cities , the governors of stales and peep
generally "appeal" lo Pullman to consent i
a settlement of the existing troubles ? .
he a superior being , before whom every km
should bend and every head bow In su ;
plication ? The potentate Is amenable to th
law , Just as are ordinary mortals , and If ho hi
commuted any crimes let him be liullcte
tried , convicted and punished. IJut no man !
man should bend the knee In suppllance i
his throne.
Minneapolis Times : There Is universal coi
tempt for the cowardly autocrat , whoso ol
stlnata refusal to arbitrate the dlfferenci
between his company and his employes wi
the primary cause of the Iroubla , and wh <
from his safe , retreat at the seashore , coi
Unties to defy public sentiment nnd mock i
the distress of the country. At the firs
symptom of danger he sneaked out of tli
clly llko a Ihlcf In Ihe nlghl , leaving It
prey to violence , which ho might have pn
vented without pecuniary loss or sacrlflt
of personal dignity.
Chicago Dispatch : With millions of cai
Hal behind It , and the allied power of tli
trusts supporting It , the company now says I
Chicago , "the public be d d. " It remain
to bo seen whether the city of Chicago wl
submit to have her trade paralyzed , her bus
ness ruined , her property destroyed , the HVE
of her citizens sacrificed and her treasury In
poverlshed when the unreasoning obstlnac
of ono man alone stands between her an
the eslabllshmenl of peace and prospcrllj
The council committee has failed. The clt
of Chicago should now acl.
Chicago Posl : Iul though Iho end of thl
crisis has been deferred farther than ever b
the stroke of this one man's pen , an on
must come. And when It comes the peopl
of Illinois will address their attentions t
George M. Pullman. On that occasion I
will be the duty of the governor and legls
lalure of Illinois , Iho mayor and city comic :
of Chicago and the attorney general of th
stale lo slrlke Iho blow lhat has been stal
too long. The so-called town of Pullman , a
It stands today , Is a crime against this commonwealth
monwoalth and an Insult to humanity.
Milwaukee Wisconsin : Pullman's extor
tlonato management of his sleeping car sys
tern has produced such a revulsion of feelln ;
sigalnsl him lhal even Senator Sherman , th
most conservative of statesmen , Is about t
Inlroduce a measure In the senate to brlni
the Pullman cars all over the United State
within the provisions of the Interslalo commerce
merco law , with a proviso declaring tha
the charges shall be reduced BO per cent
Sherman has declared that after the Suga
trust the Pullman Palace Car company Is th <
nest exlorllonato trust In the United States
Chicago Tribune : Possibly It may not havi
iccurred to Mr. Pullman that In spite of hli
ilgh mightiness a rod may be In pickle fo :
ilm , the application ot which to his shoulder :
ivould ba enough to make him smart. Fo :
nstanco , there Is an abundance of constltu
: lonal authority for the passage of an ac
) f congress fixing the > maximum rale fo :
sleeping car accommodallons at say no
nore lhan two-thirds the present charges 01
ravelers. What Is to hinder the rapid pas
iage of such on amendment to the Interstale
lommorco law ? And whal llfen would hlndei
Ur. Pullman from suffering a far grealei
all In his own estimation than any thai
iould have occurred through a lltlle slnkiiif
if false pride by llslenlng lo Iho city's mlh :
iroposal for an Investlgalion of the difficulty'
n that case his reserve fund of $18,000.00 (
vould not be apt to swell as fast In the
ulure as In Ihe pasl , lo Iho general sails-
action of the traveling public , which has sc
eng been paying his exorbltanl charges ,
Vnd such an amendment would not bo unfair.
hero are plenty of men standing ready with
mple capital to build a sufficient number ol
: ars to be operated at the reduced rate In
aso Iho haughty pride of Mr. Pullman should
orbld him to accept the now schedule.
Philadelphia Record : The strike struck
lelow the belt when It hit the watermelon.
Judge : Pedestrian Would you take the
ast cent a man had ?
Highwayman Course I would. I used to
10 a lawyer , mister.
Arkansaw Traveler : "My eyes are fall-
IIR terribly , " said Miss Smith. "I must
onsult an optimist. "
Sprlngflled Union : Now Is the time for
.lary . to market her lltlle lamb. She will
lever get a belter price.
Philadelphia Record : Bicycle Teacher
Tow , nil you need Is confidence , don't you
ee ? The Sludent of the Wheel Oh , yes :
tumble.
New York World : "Are you going to the
eashore this season ? " "No ; it's nil we can
o lo keep our heads above water In the
Ity. "
Life : "Doctor , why Is It that some peo-
le who are perfeet wrecks live longer lhan
thers who are strong and well ? "
"Kr well you see the others die first. "
Boston Gazette : "When Is a fellow lying
nv ? " When ho Is whispering soft noth-
iffs Into the ear of the summer girl. "
Yale Record : "There Is one sign thai
hould be placed over every letter box In
lie city. " "What Is thai ? " "Posl no bills. "
Auslln Slatesman : The spouse Is unrea-
anahlc who accuses her husband of having
iken iu lark when he has only had twenty
r thlrly swallows.
PESSIMIST'S SONGS.
ClilcnRo Inter Ocfan ,
For Greenland's Icy mountains
We oft a longing feel ,
For there wo know we ne'er would step
Upon banana peel.
I dreamt I dwelt In marble halls ,
Hut the dream was far from nice ,
For It was produced by having1 to buy
An extra ten pounds of Ice.
TUKl'AJtIS A 11. 1)KA I ) .
at. Ixmls Republic.
'here ' was a man who never told a He-
Hut he's dead ;
'ever said It was wet when the weather
was dry-
Never said
[ o'd caught fish when he hadn't caught
one ,
'ever said he'd done something he hadn't
done ,
fever scolded his wife and never got mail ,
nd wouldn't bcllevu thai Iho world was so
bad.
respecter of men , a defender of woman ,
i'ho believed the divine , and that which
was human ,
leek us .Moses he never was understood ,
nd the poor man de | < l of being' too good ,
And he's ( lend.
here was a woman who never had gos
siped a lilt-
She H dead , too ;
, 'ho hated nil scandal , nor listened to It ;
he believed In mankind , took care of her
cat ,
Iwnys turned a deaf car to this story or
that ;
'ever scolded her husband she never had
one ;
'o sluggard was she , but rose with the sun ;
ever whispered In meeting , didn't care for
a bonnut ,
r all of the feathers that one could put
on It ;
'ever sat with the choir , nor sang the
wrong1 note ;
xpresscti no deslro to lecture or vote ;
or the poor soul was us deaf as n. post-
also dumb ;
ou might have called forever , and she
wouldn't have come.
Ana she's dead.
coirtni.i , IIRFMRX TO
OMAHA , July 12. To the Kdltor of Tli
Deo. I see In your la t evening Issue thr
at the council meeting some nt the councl
men saw ( It to give me what they call
"roasting. " To iclenr myself of thcs
charges I wish to explain some thlnw
that npptarod In the minority report , nn
which was adopted by Mint honorable bodj
First , they sny thai I showed gross Incom
potency. At td this modesty demands the
I only say thai I believe thai I did ns we :
as any one else could do tinder Iho ordtnnnc
they saw tit ( by Mr. Wiley's consent ) fume
mo lo work under. My hands were tied b
this means , and nil the work the elcctrl
compaulra had done was In strict nccordanc
with thu ordinance. Why should It not be
The ordinance was so changed before I
pas cd and became a law th.it all wlrln
compiled with It , but at last 1 got thel
consent to draft an ordinance , which I be
llcve looked after the Interest ot the tax
payer lutttcr than any they find adopted
but they rejected the same with ncorn whei
Councilman Wheeler saw nn opportunity t
send his name down through the ages t
como not only ns n councilman , but ns a
electrician , HO he submitted a copy of th
Chicago rules , and the city council ndoptci
the sjino , greatly to Mr. Wheeler's ronowi
nnd glory.
They al o state thai I did nol make cnoiigl
reports to their honorable body. I can cal
to mind some four or five during the yea
I was In office , but when this honornbl
body passed the ordinance I was worklni
under they saw fit lo state that I shouh
make an annual report. If they wnntei
more why did nol they change the ordl
nance , or Introduce a resolution to the effcc
that they wanted a monthly report. The ;
Imply ( hat the permits and other blunt
forms of the office were In poor form. Th.li
may be true , but I thoughl I was em
ployed by Iho city as an electrician , no
as an expert bookkeeper. I wl h to eaj
that I did the best I could , after going ti
Iho complroller's ofllco ferr help , but thej
claimed to be too busy. The council als <
found fiult with me thai I did nol collec
Inspection charges. They gave mo man
work than any one person could do , and 1
left undone what I considered ot the leasl
Importance. I felt If I could save one llr <
by keeping on with my inspection It wouli
be of more value to the clly that all collec
tions I could make , and In proof of this
statement that there was too much worl
for one person Is the fact thai Mr. Hhceir
has asked for help , as I did , but which the >
would nol grant.
They criticise my choice of Instruments
namely the Thompson composlt balance
D'Arsonvol galvanometer with Us necessarj
equipments , three cells of storage battery
and the photometer. If I could have looked
_ a year In the future and could have seen
who the city council would appoint to suc
ceed mo I probably would have made a
different choice , because the instruments
are difficult to handle nnd hard to under
stand but In behalf of my choice I would
say the Thompson composlt balance would
bo accepted the world over by clectrlc.aus
as Ihe most accurate ammeter , voltmeter
and wattmeter made , and If the arc light
question had ever gone Into court It would
have been necessary to have the best. At
the tlmo Iho D'Arsonval galvanomeler was
purchased II was supposed lhal Ihe fire
and police wires of Ihe city would be placed
In the telephone conduits underground , and
It such had been done this Instrumenl , and
all Us attachments , such ns Ihe telescope
nnd scales , microfarad condenser , etc. ,
would be of great value to the city. Why
they left the storage batteries out U moro
than I can tell , for I should think even they
could see the value of them In testing
capacity of fuses and calebratlon of Instru
ments. Last but not leasl. Iho photomeler.
This Is the instrument that has caused all
the trouble , for It told what the candle power
of Mr. Wiley's llghl ? were , and did It well.
If the representatives of the people had
staid by It as Ihey did by Mr. Wiley Ihey
would have been able lo save thousands of
dollars , and I would probably have been
city electrician today.
And , further , it seems strange to me thai
even my enemies In lhat august body could
not have shown manhood enough to give
me a hearing , but no , as one of the members
Informed me , they did not want lo hear my
side of the case. I wish to say lhat when
I speak of councllmen I do not mean them
all , as there are four or five who have
always demanded fair play for me and for
whom I have Iho highest regard , namely
Elsasser , Burkley , Calm and Lcmly.
M. J. COWGILL.
XKIIHASIfA A\J > XtitllASKAXH.
Cass county old settlers will hold their
annual reunion at Union August S and 9.
The annual camp meeting of the Norfolk
district will be held at Norfolk from August
9 to 19.
Indications are good for a largo gatherIng -
Ing of Grand Army men at the district re
union to bo held at Weeping Water August
21 to 24.
Mrs. C. M. Nobiu had two ribs and her
shoulder blade fractured , Mrs. Patton was
severely bruised and a baby was badly cut
is the result of a runaway accident at Mc-
Cook.
The Nebraska editors are now fitly repro-
jonled by the Nebraska Editor , the Inlllal
number of which made Us nppearanco this
week. Messrs. Mason and Merwln have
started well , for the llttlo magazine Is full
> f matter Interesling lo Iho craft , neatly
irranged and beautifully printed.
A sad double drowning took place at Wahoo.
Clarence , second son of ox-Treasurer S. II.
foncs , and George , son of Joshua Jones , wore
Irowned In Wahoo creek. They were last
icon alive about 11 o'colck and their bodies
ivoro found at 3 p. m. No ono knows how
ho sad accident occurred , as the boys were
ilone , and they were not missed until the
iccidental discovery of llielr bodies.
A traveling grocer of a Chicago firm called
in one of Stanton county's prosperous faim-
irs the other day , says the Stanton U-.I.HI-
irat , and after showing all his samples of
; rbceries and telling In laudable terms how
uch could bo saved by buying of the Chicago
nan , all of which our man took In with-
nit a word of dissension , the grocery vendor
ihuckled to himself nt having nailed his
'Ictlm and with nn air of confidence asked
nir man how much of each ho would want ,
'ho Stanton county farmer told him wlth-
tut hesitation "not a penny's worth , " This
ocmcd to take Iho breath out of Mr. Grocery-
nan and In tailoring terms he Inquired
vhat Ihe reason was , whfch was promptly
; lvcn thus : "I depend on Stanton unt !
Itanlon county for a living and It Is my
luty lo patronize our home trade first. If
should be out of money at any time our
iierchants carry my account for a yi.a :
. Ithout a murmur. What do wo have to
o with Chicago , and what does Chicago
are for us , except that they want our
nonoy ? Supposing we should buy our goods
t Chicago men , the consequence would bo
to should have no cities , no towns , no
choois , no railroads , no nothing ; and It wo
/anted a pound of coffee we could go to
Ihlcago after It. No ; you can go back to
Ihicago arid I shall stand by tlioso who Daul
y me. " The grocer look his grip and lefl
nd Is probably still rolling the thought In
Is mind thai lhat man gave him some good
ominon sense. It Is too bad that people
st themselves bo duped by these traveling
rocers , but It Is a fact nevertheless , and
housands of dollars are sent lo Chicago
very year In that way. Ilecolvo the travcl-
ig grocer kindly and bid film a friendly
irewell , but lei him keep his goods.
MORMONS MAKING BIG PLANS
Will Qlvo the New Suto a Big Boom at
Its Birth.
WILL BUILD A NEW ROAD TO THE COAST
IMnus AH CnmplHiMl for the ( ! ro tc t linll-
roml KuterprUo of tlm Yritrrrturoi )
tor a Sunlit I'o Coniicrlliin Alt
UOIIB liScorocy. .
NEW YOUK , July 12.-A dispatch to nm
morning pnpor from VVaihlngton says :
"Tho day Ihn president's slnnaturo li
alllxod to the Utah bill will see the launchIng -
Ing of the greatest railroad enterprise of tin
year , A transcontinental scheme has been
matured and la only held back until Utah can
bo dealt \\ltli a a stntu. Itohlnd the plan
of development l the wealth mid Itifluenc *
of the Mormon chiirch. With the quiet
ness ch.trncterUIng thu Mormon lenders , the
surveys Imvo been m.ulo , the estimate * com
piled , the resources of the country u.trefully
Investigated. The work la 1n such an ad
vanced stafie that the blue prints of tlio en-
ulncera' maps are now hero nml ready for
USD for construction purposes.
"The road surveyed nnd to bo built ex
tends from Salt bake City southerly ami then
westerly to n Pacific connection In the Los
Angeles country. If the connection cannot
bo niado with the Santa Vc In southern Cali
fornia , thun tills Utah road will bo built
Ihrough to the coast. Hut the probabilities
arc that n traffic arrangement will bo made
with the Santa Fo from the Noodles through
to the coast.
"Hy reference to the map a branch of the
Union I'aclllc will bo seen reaching south-
weatwardly from Salt Iako City toward the
coast country , but stopping short In the
midst of the Sierras. The Mormons huvo
done bettor than that. They have 1 aid out
a route which Is a marvel to the engineers
who have seen the profiles. They parallel
the ridges Instead of crossing them. They
have tangents sixty and seventy miles long ,
dcmonstrntlnz that wlmt appears to be the
longest way around Is really the shortest
way to the coast.
"In southern Utah are anthracite coal
beds which exceed I'ensylvaiila'a by one-
half , but which have until now escaped the
Gentile railroad Imlldcr. These coal fields
would bo pierced by the now road.
"Dlshop Clawson of the Mormon church
Is the active representative ofIon In this
project. Ho Is hero In uhargo of the lobby
which has put the statehood bill through to
the present hands so mnoothly. Associated
with the bishop Is .Mr. Trmnbull , ono of the
executors of the Stanford estate. "
>
Tltl'lXtl TO J < 'IM > rill' : CAIl IHIH'KU.
\Viiiuikii IlnjiiHlly C'imllnr < l for Insanity
U'lillts tu I'l-o-u'ciito Sunii ) Ono.
ST. LOUIS , July 12 , "Fifteen dollars re
ward for the carriage driver who drove Anna
Stell from 1213 Chambers street to St. Vin
cent's asylum April 21 , 1SS4. "
The woman who Inserted the foregoing ad
vertisement In a St. Louis paper says she
has been trying for the past .nine years to
solve the mystery of her Incarceration In St.
Vincent's Insane asylum. She Is broken
down In health and spirits , but says before
she dies she wants to bring to justice these
who she believes have cruelly wronged her.
She now believes that her son , Frank Stoll ,
who Is the proprietor of a shoe store on
Franklin avenue , caused her to be confined
in St. Vincent's asylum In. order that ho
might get her property. Frank Stell denies
his mother's assertions , nnd says that she la
jealous of his wife , and that is the reason
she has been trying to make trouble for him.
Ho admits that site was not Insane , but saya
she was taken to St. Vincent's to be cared
for until she was better.
No villain In a chamber of horrors over
saw worse sights than these Mrs. Stoll saya
she saw at St. Vincent's. She saya she waa
not crazy when taken there , but by means ol
contrivances and apparitions they tried to
make her doubt her own senses. She de
clares that she would have had to star there
until bhe died had she not established .com
munication with a friend , Mrs. Henry Cor-
lers , who has slnco removed from the city.
Since her liberation Mrs. Stell has called
ipon Mayor Walbrldge and also upon 1'rose-
jutlng Attorney Estcp. She applied to him
'or u warrant , but was told that It would
> o necessary to get the testimony of the cab
Irlver who took her there , and that is the
mrpose of her advertisement.
Mrs. Stell , acordlng to the asortlons of her
iclghbors , Is not Insane. Her story , told
> erfectly coherently , seemed to confirm her
itutemontB that she has never been In that
: ondltlon.
Mrs. Stell said that just as soon , as she
lould get the names of the necessary wit-
tessos she would begin suit against her
on , and would also endeavor to have some
if the attendants of St. Vincent's punished
or the way they had treated her.
OX A STltAXGU rr.KA ,
lomlmnnnil Alurilurur Claims Hint No Court
HUH Jurisdiction to S < mtrnu Him.
DALLAS , July 12. Judge Hector of the
oderal district court has refused to grant
writ applied for in the case of F. P. Miller
Mio is under death sentence for the murder
f Police Officer Itlddlo. Miller was tried
i the Forty-fourth district court , and , whlla
ho case was going through the higher
ourts , all criminal jurisdiction was taken
om the Forty-fourth district court and
ransfcrrod to the criminal district court of
lallas county so that Miller was sentenced
y the judge of the latter court. The con-
emncd man'H lawyer assorts that no court
as Jurisdiction to sentence Miller and ho
icrcforo applied to the federal court to
; lease him from custody. Miller's lawyer
' 111 now apply to the United States circuit
jurt of appeals ,
KKf.Tr XK.tltltiH K/I.S///AOTOW.
la Will C'onsolldiiti ) Ills IiiiliiHtrjul Atmf
with < ! 4'iiiiriil Frjo'H Koldlnm.
WASHINGTON , July 12. Kelly , the loader
! the so-called Industrial armies , Is near
ere and Is making arrangements with Fryo
> consolidate their bands at Iloslyn , Va. ,
ist across the river from this city. Kelly
iserts that ho has COO men between here
id Portsmouth , O. , and that the first de-
chment will reach Washington this week
a the Chesapeake Ohio canal. Ho saya
s man separated Into bands In order to no
ire more food than each could obtain If the
en were In one largo body.
Olllrrr Killed liy
ST. PAUL , July 12. Ofllcor Jacobson waa
lot and killed at Mailings , Minn. , last
Ight by two toughs whom ho was trying
i nrrosl. They -were finally captured and
ovcd to bo two Canadians with burglar
Its on their persons. They were lodged
. jail , and an unsuccessful attempt to lynch
torn waa made by a mob of 300 people.
Nominated for CmiKrrsft.
CLEVKLAND , July 12. Clifton n. Hooch
is today nominated by the Twentieth Ohio
strict republican convention to succeed
iiigressman W. J. White.
What to do with Milk Pails !
Clean them with Pearline. You can't get
them so thoroughly sweet and pure in any
other way. Besides , it's easier for you- * ,
quicker , more economical.
"The box and barrel churn are not hard
to keep clean. A little hot'watcr and a little
Pearline will clean any churn or do away
with any bad odor. " The Dairy WorM , Chicago ,
Perhaps you think that some of the imita <
tions of Pearline , that you'd be afraid to
play with the fire. " If your grocer sends you an imitation ,
be honeat send it back. * oo JAMES PYLK. New York