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flwom to tirfort * mo and puh crihrd In my pres
ence thlfl 3d day of Nnvvmlnr , 1S94.
( Seal. ) N. I' . FIJII. . Notary Public.
Kvun Illlh * Delaware was not over
looked iu the avalanche.
Snow shovels luivo found a sudden
find unexpected duinaml.
Nebraska will bo perfectly safe In tlio
ImndH of an honest
There is one man who feels sad and
disconsolate. Ills inuno Is Church
Howe.
Krank Lawlor will now resume the
business of nimiliiK for appointive ofllcc
by petition.
Republican candidates for high places
must represent republicanism and not
rallroiidlsm.
The Railroad Business Men's associa
tion Is i crlm ; s now aware that it missed
its avocation.
No more tattooed men no more yellow
dog tickets for Nebraska republicans.
Stick u pin there.
Iowa will stand with the best of them
with her solid republican delegation In
both houses of congress.
"You are beaten , " wired Ilrail to Tom
Wednesday evening , with what degree
of satisfaction no man can measure.
It will not do for the friends of hpncst
government to relax their vigilance until
every ballot Is counted and certified to.
One-third of the members of the lost
congress fulled of rcnom I nation and an
other third were reiiomlnatcd but failed
of re-election.
Kx-I'resldent Harrison's little excur
sions through Indiana were not under
taken in vain. No wonder he says that
he Is proud of Indiana.
Democratic members will be about as
lonesome in the next city council as will
democratic congressmen In the next
house of representatives.
There are over 10,000 voters in
Douglas county who commend The Bee
for Its fight against corrupt candidates
foe otllce. and they voted with The Bee
last Tuesday.
lias It occurred to you yet that there
are nearly 100,000 voters In Nebraska
who endorse the stand taken by The
Boo In support of good government and
In opposition to corporation rule.
Mr. Baldridge , as county attorney ,
may be confidently counted upon to
come up to the high standard of bu.sl-
ness-IIke ollleicncy which his friends
have led the people to expect from him.
Senator Hill , when asked for a state
ment of ids views upon the election
lapsed Into Immovable silence. Senator
Hill Is learning a lesson from President
Cleveland , but he Is learning It a little ,
late.
For Sale Cheap Several well cquippei :
factories for the manufacture of fake
political news. Apply at the former
headquarters of the defunct railroad re
publican state committee , Millard hotel
Omaha.
General Weaver , It Is said , will retire
from politics and devote himself ex
cluslvcly to private business. The
trouble with General Weaver is that lie
does not know how to retire earlj
enough.
Colonel BiccklnrldKo of Ke tiuky niaj
not have been able to work his own waj
back to congress , but he appears tf
have effectually blocked the way t <
every other democratic candidate In th
Ashland district
It may bo said without consclcntlou
scruples of any kind , that the newl ;
elected ward councllmen , taken alto
Bother , give- promise of a marked Im
provcmcnt over the ward counclhuei
whom they are to succeed.
Compare The Bee's election return
with those presented by would-be com
pctltora. For complete , reliable am
prompt reports of the elections In cvorj
part of the United States , The Be
stands unexcelled In its territory.
It Is the fault of no one but the wo me :
of Omaha that them will be no womai
member of the next Board of Kducn
tlon. The men apparently proceede *
upou the theory that it was for th
women to elect n woman candidate 1
they really wanted to nwouipllsh Urn
object The women , however , came on
to the polls In only comparatively mea
icr ; numbers , and were unablu to hav
their favorite overtake the lowest can
dldato on Uia winning ticket
KEttttAKKA'S YMIMCT.
Nebraska , has rebuked thp attempt of
lie confederated colorations to foist
pen her a governor who was soul and
wly mortgaged to them , a man whose
ccord was Indefensible. The Irreslut-
ile wave of republicanism which swept
he entire countrj , from Maine to Ore-
on , and from Lake Superior to the
) hlo river , would have assured the clue-
Ion of any clean and upright candidate
y a plurality of at least 2.,000. But with
II the desperate and dlreputable means
scd , and the magnificent campaign
vork on behalf of straight party ae-
ion , Mnjors is defeated by about 11,000.
'his Is not due to fusion , as the returns
oted for Majors or Sturdevant. The
nly rational conclusion must be that
he ranis and tile of the republican
arty In this state has risen above all
artisan bias to administer a rebuke to
orporato domination , and declared by
heir voles that the party must purge
tself.
A'O I'OMTICM NH07WI/.V PO/i/Cl" / .
41f t \ I H * A tII M * 'IJ\.SJ * > UtI I\ ' ( ( V
It Is the boast of the republican party
lint it stands for honest elections , a
reo ballot and a fair count under all
end tlo'is. Whc'i CJnMcr I'le claud car-
led New York by only 1.100 majority
i 1KSI. and that trilling majority trans-
the control of national affairs In-
olvlng the tenure of ofllee of l.'O.OOO ret -
tibliean olllclals , tin- decision of the ma-
oi'lty wns respected , even though It was
iHiwit to be fraudulent through Tiim-
lany methods. Would Nebraska repub-
leans coiintennnce the conspiracy teen
on nt out a candidle for governor who
ins been elected by legitimate means
gainst wholesale corruption and
lip colonization of nonresidents im-
'orted ' from Wyoming. Colorado and
Kansas ? Can the republicans of Ne-
> rnMtn afford to repudiate the national
.nil state platforms that pledge the
arty to fair elections and denounce as
t high crime the counting out of eandl-
.ntes legally chosen and counting in of
andidatcs that have not been elected ?
sonc but political desperadoes would
or countenance the conspiracy
o steal the governorship , and their In-
plrntlon comes from a railroad despot
vho Is a democrat excepting when cor-
lorate Interests are promoted by a ro-
lUbllcan.
The suppression of the negro vote in
lie south by shotgun , terrorism and
ismte ballots has been denounced by re-
ublicans from every stump and in
very platform. The suppression of ma-
oritles in Nebraska would , if anything ,
> e more criminal. Mississippi and South
Carolina methods will never be toler-
ited by the people of our state , and
Mich a conspiracy will receive no conn-
enancc at the hands of any law-abiding
citizen.
' TIIK
It Is generally recognized that the
jucMloa which will now take pre
cedence Is that of the currency , and
his fact gives additional Importance to
lie election of a republican house of
epresontatives. The democratic party
s not united upon any policy regarding
: he currency. A majority would like to
lo away with the national bank system ,
but cannot agree upon anything to take
Its place. A large element of the party ,
chiully in the south , demands this repeal
of the tax on state bank Issues and unconditional -
conditional permission to state banks to
issue currency. Another element , which
Is In the mlnorty , favors a state bank
currency under restrictions and subject
to the supervision of the general gov
ernment. Various plans have been sub-
nit ted to tie banking and currency com-
mlttee of the present house , but it was
round to be Impossible to obtain the en-
loi-hemeut of any of the plans from a
majority of the committee , and ho none
of them has boon reported to the house.
Whether at the coming session thu
party In control of oonresH ; will lie more
successfnl than at the last session In fet-
iK together on this question Is prob
lematleal. It is possible that It will ,
In view of the election of a republican
house , since there will bu a stronger de
sire to go on record In connection with
tills question. It Is the last chance tilt
democracy Is likely to have for many
yerirs to originate legislation on any hub
Ject. and It is to be presumed the part }
will endeavor to make the most of it
If the southern representatives can
induced to abandon their demand for
the unconditional repeal oC the tax 01
state bank issues agreement on some 01
the numerous compromise- plans tha
have been and will be proposed may be
effected , but this cannot be regarded at
probable. They are so fully committed
to the idea that this tax is unconstltu
tional and that It contravenes the rightf
of the states that they arc not likely to
yield , and tliey have the power to prevent
vent legislation. There Is In any event
however , not much probability of any
tiling being done- regarding the currency
by this congress , for the reason that 1
is most unlikely that any plan upoi
which the democrats might agree wouh
be acceptable to the republicans. Ii
that case the republicans of the semite
could prevent legislation.
The great importance of the currency
problem Is conceded by men of all par
ties. In a few years there will be iir
government bonds available as socnrlt ,
for thn circulation of tin- national banks
and It would manifestly be unwise t
wait until that time Is reached before
making other provisions for a bank cur
rency. Moreover , it is admitted by al
who are qualified to take an intelligen
view of the subject that the countrj
needs a. more elastic currency that 1
now has a currency that will rcadllj
adjust Itself to the varying condition
of business , expanding when then * Is ai
actlvo legitimate demand for ino
and contracting when the demam
abates. It need hardly be said that t (
provide such a currency on an absolute ! )
sound and wife basts is by no means i
slmplo matter , though , of course , It I
practicable. As to silver , there Is llttl
reason to apprehend that there will h
any new legislation for enlarging It
se In the currency. Doubtless nn effort
vlll be made to do this , but U Is hardly
t > osslblo that any silver mcnmiro and
erhilnly Ho free silver lilll could pass
lie ' senate , and If one should It would
nquestlonably die under the prcsldon *
Inl veto. It Is pretty safe to predict ,
lien , that there will bo no currency leg-
slatlon by the present congress , nnd
mportant as the subject confessedly Is
t can safely wait for a republican con-
ress and president.
TIIK PKMWbUM Of lllhlTICS.
That there Is a largo and growing
element among the American people
who are guided mainly by external con
ditions and passing sentiment in their
political affiliation * Is ono of the lessons
of the elections of recent years. The
great changes In the votes polled by ( he
different great political parties nt Inter
vals comparatively short could be ef
fected only by the transfer from one to
the other of largo numbers of voters
whose adhesion Is at all times of a very
transient character. These elections
seem to show that the results are really
decided by this lloatlng vote and that
the lloatlng vote swings from one side
to the other with almost the regularity
of the motion of the pendulum of a clock.
The complexion of the house of repre
sentatives read In conjunction with the
arty faith of the president usually
onus an Index of the direction of the
olltic.il pi'iidulum. For a long time after
he departure of Speaker lihtlne from
liat body the house was democratic
nder the leadership of Knndall nnd
'arllsle , but it was at the same time
ubjeet | to republican presidents. Tlie
epublicans gained full control for a
rlef two years In 1SSI only to lose the
louse once more , and to lose the pres-
loncy 1 , too , in 18S5. From the ascend-
ncy of the democratic party under the
Irst term of President Cleveland re-
ulted a reaction In the "off" year ,
vliiclt culminated In 1838 by the election
f a republican president , together witli
i republican house. I5ut the pendulum
onld not remain stationary. The last
ialf of President Harrison's occuiMincy
f tlie white house saw a democratic
najority In the lower house and ended
vlth the recovery by the democrats for
ho first time In almost thirty years of
he entire machinery of government.co
Vow we see a repetition of tlie reaction
ommeiicing. Using the history of the
last few years as precedent we might
nterpret the present election as merely
he beginning oC the pendulum's mo-
ion , which should reach its height in
S ! ) ( ! and place the republicans In the
ainc position which the democrats oc-
' upled In ISiPJ. Such an expectation
vould be based on very unsubstantial
grounds , but It would bcjiothlng more
lian { a reversal of what occurred during
he term of President Harrison. It lias
icon a long time since we have had a
ompletc turn of the political pendulum
n less than four years. It scarcely
ooks as If we were to have it in a lessor
Ime now.
The German embassy at Washington
nslsts that the exclusion of American
'attle ' from the ports of Germany was
tot an act of retaliation , but a mere
sanitary measure. It is asserted that
. lie action would have been taken even
.IiC
C this country had not imposed a dla-
' rimlnatlng duty on German beet sugar
'I1U
ind that the embargo will be raised at
. he first practicable moment without
' 'eference ' ( to what congress may do with
the ; 1 sugar ( tuostion. In the meantinte ,
lowever , the German government hopes
hat the administration will make every
% ffort f to have tlie discriminating duty
ibolished. The repeated assurances that
the action of the German government
was not retaliatory must bo accepted
is made In good faith and it Is to be
hoped a verification of them will soon
In given by the revocation of the order
shutting out Importations of our cattle.
It is reported from Washington that
the secretary of agriculture has decided
to suggest to the president that the
United States retaliate against Germany
l > y laying an embargo on German wines
and malt liquors , and another sugges
lion has been made that we exclude
horses coming from Germany on the
ground that some of them are not
healthy. It Is said that under the au
thority given the president by the law
of 1SOO , providing for the Inspection of
meats Intended for export from the
United States , he can lay an Indefinite
embargo on Gorman wines on the
ground of their frequent adulteration
In the opinion of the secretary of agri
culture such a course would very
quickly bring the Gorman government
to terms , because the wines and liquors
Imported from that country are of mucl
greater value than the American cattle
oxpartcd to Gcrimny. Seer Mary Morton
Is quoted as saying : "It seems to nn ,
that the demands of Franco and Gcr
many In regard to meat inspection have
passed the bounds of reason. It costs
the United States .fnoO.OOO a year to
conduct the various Inspections and cori'
tltlcations of meat products , and it Is
practically done at the behest of these
countries. " He said lie was in favor o
requiring both those countries to in
sped and stamp , as inspected and fount
pure , every bottle of wine they send to
us , If wo are to submit to this constau
Interference with our meat and cattle
trade. ,
Most people will readily concede tha
the question of admitting diseased cattle
into a country is a very different OHL
from that of allowing adulterated wine
to come In. The Injury possible fron
the former is infinitely greater thai
'
from the hitter. Of our right to retaliate
iato In- the way proposed there Is , o
course , no question , but everybody who "
can take an unprejudiced view of this
matter must agree that it would not b
wise to adopt a course which might leat
to a commerlcal warfare between this
country and Germany. We want the
trade of that country , which amounts tea
a large sum annually that goes to the
Lo ofit of cur agrlcu tur.il Interests. W
also want the revenue that Is derive *
from the Importation of German wine-
and liquors. T'ndoibtcdly } Germany h
equally desirous to retain this markc
for her products. If wo have made i
mistake that operates unjustly and In
Jurlously toward Germany our obviou
duty and policy Is to correct It , am
there is reason to expect this will b
done. Wl lie 'nMstlng ui on fair and jus
treatment for ourselvca wo should
ready nml willing to accord llko treat
ment to o/icricauntrlc8. | / It Is not to be
doubted t { informally has good ground
for complallU'ns to the discriminating
sugar duty and we would not gain In
the respectof. Jhe world by meeting that
complaint ylt | a policy of retaliation.
Governor Lowelllng of Kansas con
fesses tlmtg-woman sufTrage really hurt
the populist picket , Those who remem
ber reading the description of the dra
matic incident when the leaders of the
woman suffrage cohorts pinned populist
badges oiiAlIclr bosoms and were wel
comed Into the populist fold amidst a
Ilourlsh of trumpets will be surprised at
tlie sudden change of sentiment This
change is doubtless due to tlie fact Unit
the woman suffragists are n load to any
party that takes them up. The question
of extending the franchise to women
cannot under existing circumstances be
made n party question ,
Congressman Mercer has reason to be
proud of the vote given him In his home
count ) * . It shows that his record in the
Fifty-third congress has not only met
the approval of those of his constitu
ents who voted for him on the occasion
of his first election , but also won for
him tlie support of many who wore
found two years ago among tlie adher
ents of his opponent. Mr. Mercer will ,
therefore , have an opportunity to con
tinue the good work , begun under adverse -
verso circumstances in the present con
gress , under more favorable coudltlone
in tlie congress that is to succeed If.
The change that was wrought In the
< 'lrst Nebraska district by the camll-
lacy of .ludge Strode on the republican
ongresslonal ticket Is ono of the pile-
lonienal features of the campaign ,
tryan carried- the district two years
igo by 141 plurality. This year , with a
Ingle fusion candidate upon which the
opposition was centered , Judge Strode
vlns by1,8 ! ) 1 nearly f > ,000 majority.
The Bee stands alone In Nebraska as
i purveyor ot election returns. It lias
no rival. Other papers are compelled to
,
rely ' upon The Bee for reliable figures.
The events of the past forty-eight hours
have shown this to be true. Would-be
competitors simply guessed at results
until today they are forced to admit the
Incontestable quality of The Bee's re-
The republican campaign fake-mill
which Invaded Omaha with a free gift
distribution oflB. & M. Journals did
more injury"to Majors' candidacy than
did any other one agency. The people
of Douglas county know a hawk from
a hand saw , ahd they can distinguish
between rual Iniltor and butterlne.
Tlie most liberal estimates on congress
made ! as late as Monday last gave tlie
republicans less than 100 ! members of
reh
the house. Intimation then that they
would ( have tljal ; and over fifty more to
spare 1 wourd Imvo been hailed as evidence
1le
dence of the wildest Insanity.
Speaker Crlstf is doubtless sorry now
hat ho didn't take that United States
sonntorsnlpsvchen it was offered to him
ast winter , aml stlll more sorry that ho
lidn't contest , for , the seimtorship that
was just filled by the Georgia legisla
ture a day or two ago.
The republicans of Utah are going to
lave control of the body which frames
the constitution for the forty-fifth state
n the union. This is as it should be.
It Insures tlio people of the state of
Utah a liberal and progressive funda
mental law.
IloiilU Moving Soiitli.
Globe-Democrat.
There will be 'no doubtful states In the
north In 1SPG. They will be all republican
states. The only , doubtful states will be In
the south.
-
Tull < : < > with the Hide.
Knnina City Stnr.
There Ii talk thnt Sir. Holmnn may be
saved In Indiana. Considering the alarming
nature ot the avalanche , the democracy
may be content to let Holman slide along
with the rest. ,
A Volrn friim the < nnr.
Chicago Herald.
The fabled visitor from another planet
whom fiction occasionally has brought to
earth , would have been of opinion any time
during the last mouth that all the Inhab
itants of this sphere had gone starlc mm ) ,
Including1 a considerable number of women.
It ought to be possible , to effectuate a few
changes In public ofllce without so universal
an upheaval , lint the universal upheaval N
the embodiment of what the fathers called
"eternal vigilance , " which Is generally sup
posed to mean keeping the other follows out.
It Cnrrlnl tlio liny.
Clilcnso Trlbuno.
The editor of The Omaha complicated
the NebtasUa situation by publishing the
following In tils paper last Monday morning
and signing his name to It :
Krajane. nedujte se mylitl podvody podob-
nymt n. dokatze , odevzdanlm hlasu sveho
pro cekance strany lldu , Holcomba , ze
update se chytnoutl do lecky. tak chytrc
Vam nnstrojene.
This violent language wn preatly deplore 1
by Ills friends , but when Editor Hosewater
becomes exctted nobody can hold , him ,
KxtcriiiUmtlng tun Snore.
Philadelphia. Inquirer.
A great many occurrences of a startling
character come now la "waves. " and we
may look for numerous cases like that Just
recorded. Of course. It Is not Intended to
Intimate that the shooting of snorurs can
be justified , but It Is to be hoped that the
example which' has been made of one of
fender will have the effect of convincing
others of Ills kind that they had better
mend their wayn , elsen similar fate may
overtake them. 'They havr been treated
with too mugh.leniency , and It IH time that
repressive monsilres were brought to bear
upon them and that they were taught that
the punishment to be Inflicted upon them
will fit the crhne. ,
rculiili"l'nUtlci I'arulj zrd.
Chicago Tost.
The miserable Tirame of peanut politics
over Mr. Morton's coachman came to nn
end Saturday when Secretary Carlisle , too
late to savoi Ills reputation for common
sense , ordered.Iqward's discharge.
The only appearance of the administration
In the New Vork'canvass ' hru been disgust-
Ing. None of Wtv Cleveland's cabinet oltl-
rers dared to , come out openly In behalf of
'Mr. Hill , but 'Mr. ' Carlisle , whose cheap
valuation of iils > .aIHce has been utlested'by
countless performances , undertook to do a
service to the democratic candidate by
"springing" Morton In the position of u
bloated plutocr-4 ! who had to go to England
for his servants. Tha people of New Vork
would have been sillier than we take them
to be If they had been affected by the senti
ment Carlisle .tried to arouse. Their answer
was nn Indignant protest against the un
warranted harassment of a poor devil of a
foreigner. The incident made votes for
Morton.
sr .vrfvc.i\CB OP TIIK
St. Paul Globe ( dorn. ) : U U a triumph
ot calamity.
Denver Hcpubllcan ; Kvcry northern ( Into
rolled up n big republican majority yesterday.
Ilrlllsh gold monometallism and free trade
hare ' had their day In this country.
St. Louis Republic ( dem. ) : The lesson
that democrats must unite , subordinate minor
differences repress Individual jealousies
ngrco upon a policy nnd stand a compact
and organised force against the vnemtei
of free Institutions.
Chicago Herald ( tloni. ) : Democratic defeat
results Immediately from deplorable and In
excusable divisions In the party ranks and
more remotely from a scries of blunders
at Washington In which Grovcr Cleveland
was the master spirit of evil.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Democ
racy , tried by Iti brief period of sway after
a generation ot exclusion from power , has re
peated Its old blunders and Iniquities and has
been struck down. Once more the republi
cans forge to the front. The spirit of 18GO
has returned to the- republican party and
again It Is enthusiastic and Invincible.
St. I'aul I'loneer Press ( rep. ) : Never was
such a crushing rebuke as this administered
to a political party. Hut there Is no senti
ment , be It understood. In this great popu
lar revolt against democratic inUrulo. There
Is far less politics In It than business. There
Is no exaggerating Its effects In the restora
tion of the- conditions of public prosperity.
Chicago Trlbuno ( rep. ) : The democrats
have had their day. They have had their
swing for two years. They have been given
a chance to show how thoroughly they know
the arts of government. The experiment
has satisfied the country that wine ruling
Is not the forte of the democracy and that
the party should resume Its old post of critic
and censor of tlio republicans.
Chicago Inter Ocean ( rep. ) : It Is a great
victory and as significant as It Is great.
It means that the people , having tried the
democratic party with full power , repudiate
national nnd state administrations , and give
the republican party a new vote of confidence.
H means prohibition of free trade and free
trade methods , and a ringing endorsement
of protection nml other fundamental princi
ples of republicanism.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. dem. ) : Twice has
tills lesson of signal defeat been administered
to the Infatuated party which has thrown
away the opportunity good fortune has pro
vided. U was Tllden and principle on the
ono slde > and greed of office on the other ; on
the one hand Cleveland and principle , on the
other the mad rush for spulls. The spoils
men won , safe leadership was despised and
the result Is manifest. For the second time
democracy has found that the man who was
better than his party was also far stronger
than his party.
.i : .t.v/ >
The country Is safe.
Blow the loud kazoo.
Three cheers and a dead tiger.
Who will weep for Tommy now ?
Mr. Cleveland's silence was vindicated.
There's many a slip 'twlxt the nomination
and the election.
Tobe Castor labored faithfully , but failed
to deliver all the goods.
Chorus of republican candidates : There
are mighty few of us "left. "
The race la not always with the fellow
backed by the most dollars.
A great many courageous Holcomb men
will presently sport new tiles.
The nation strangled perfidy and dishonor
and Nebraska repudiated dishonesty.
Kvldently the majorities In Pennsylvania
are too much of a strain for the wires.
The women of Colorado took the bridles
and did his whiskers with Ingrosscd paper.
Coachman Howard will prove an attractive
attache otthe executive mansion at Albany.
U Is reported on excellent authority that
Bill Taxton's corncob pipe was rescued from
the cataclysm.
There Is some consolation for Dave Hill
In the fact that he had a strong string to
his senatorial resignation.
A refreshing feature of the returns Is the
enthusiasm shown by Church Howe's town
for hla d bearded neighbor. .
And Silver Dick Bland too ! The child
like foghorn of Missouri follows his lieuten
ant into the capacious tureen.
A few more tons of tattooed literature
from Lincoln would have wiped out the
Majors plurality In Douglas county.
.
The railroad India rubber fund Is badly
disfigured , but IL' ' Is believed there Is enough
left to inuko a soothing poultice for mutilated
feelings.
_ _
/.KT'.S JIK .
Syracuse Newsr Cupid Is always depicted
ns n baby because love so frequently ales In
Its Infancy.
Lowell Courier : Women would be of little
use on board a leaking ship ; they couldn't
man the pumps ,
Somervllle Journal : It Is comparatively
hard for a man who continually keeps his
mouth shut to put his foot In It.
Chicago Ilecord : Young Mr. Fresh What's
your buslnc-83 ? Jason '
( slKnlllcantly ) It's
mini * .
Harper's Razar : Hotel Clerk We can give
you ell the home comforts here.
Uncle Aruer ( from Squeehawket ) Mister ,
f want inore'n that when I come to a city
hotel. I kin git home comforts to hum.
AVnxhlngton Stnr : "Dah's one respeck , "
said Uncle Eben , "In which er man Is boun'
letbe glnerous. HP kuln't mek trouble foh
hisae'f wlfout glbbln' somebody else a share
in it. "
Detroit Free Press : "Every tree can be
distinguished bv Its bark. " paid Twynn.
"I deny that , " replied Trlplett.
"Name one that cannot. "
"I maintain that u .singletree- cannot be
distinguished by Its bark. "
A ItAli'E OriDKrt.
New Vork I'rezs.
Into the restaurant he went
And seated himself In a chair
And said to the waiter who o'er him bent ,
" 1 want a beefsteak rare. "
A steak was speedily served for one
And he said with a smiling Up
To the waiter who brought U , "Ah , that's
well done ! "
And handed him over a tip.
AFXBU KLECT1OX.
Will S. Lord In Chicago ItecnrJ.
'Lection's over country's saved
Time fer fellers ter get shaved.
Said they'd let their whiskers grow
Till us fellers , had er show.
How we beat 'em ! gad ! what funj
Never democrats dkl run
Like the ticket we Just beat
Kun ez ef they -\vuz all feet !
Patent kickers wuzn't In It
Cuesa they run a mile a minute !
Laud ! to herd 'em day before
You'll a tho't they had us shore.
Wuzn't anythln' In sight
Wuzn't theirs. The other night
Dig I'M Hawkins wuz around
Most bent buck'urds to the ground-
mowed he never missed It yet
When he made a 'lection bet.
Couldn't fool him , he'd Jest hertl
All about It-he's a bird !
Then there's Sanders guest he knowed
All about his wugtn load !
Wuzn't brlngln' "truck" to town
Jest because the price wuz down-
Guest he'd put up live or ten
Where 'In ould double up ngen
HI ley , too , put up the rccku
He'ii been worinln' In his socks-
Hut the noon they get today
llubH their fur the other way !
Well , theyV mighty little use
'Spectoratln' 'backer juice ,
Anryfyln * . gettln' hot.
Some one clse'H supper l > ot !
Walt till next election , then !
Ilccknn I'll get net agon.
Only hope I wpn't gtt burned
Flrulln' ' 9J returned.
Now I guevt I'll rub It In
On some other tender skin !
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
O
GENERAL HOWARD RETIRED
. Dpomtiou of Law Opous a Lane to a Long
List of Promotions ,
Is
, OFFICIAL ORDER OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
: t
Lone DUtliiRiilAlicd t'nrnrr of n 1'nmoun
Soldlnr Who Lout 111 * IllRht Arm
nt I'll I r Oiilm mill I'ouRlit
nt Uottyabiirir ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. S.-Spcclal ( Tele
gram. ) Tlio retirement today of General 0.
0. Howard will causa Important and numer
ous changes In the nrmy. First and foremost
comes the appointment of a major general.
Although not confined to the army for this
appointment. It Is extremely Improbable that
ho president will go outside of It In this case.
In usually well Informed nrmy circles the
mprcsjlon Is general that the appointment
les between General Thomas H , Huger ,
senior brigadier general , commanding the Do-
> artmcnt of California , and General Alex
McCoolt , commanding tlio Department of
Colorado , who stands fourth on the list. The
alter will retire In a few months , and this
vlll bo probably his last chance of promotion.
Jcneral Wesley Merrltt , commanding the
) cpartment of Dakota , who la second In this
grade. Is also thought to have a chance for
appointment. The selection of either one of
tlio officers named will result In promotion
. all along tlio line. Theoincers most frequently
mentioned as most llkoly to receive the ap
pointment of brigadier general are Colonel
William n. Shatter. First Infantry ; Colonel
. James W. Forsyth , Seventh cavalry , and
Colonel Z. H. llllss , Twenty-fourth Infantry.
The retirement of General Howard alio In
volves changes In command of mllltaty de
partments. Ho will bo succeeded In com
mand of the Department of the East , with
headquarters In New York , by General
Nelson A. Mllw , now commanding the De
partment of the Missouri , with headquarters
at Chicago , and the brigadier general wlio
receives promotion to major general will
succeed General Miles In that command.
There will be more shifting of commands ,
but It will depend altogether on who gets
that position.
SCHOFIELD'S ORDHIl.
r AVASHINGTON , Nov. 8. The following
formal order was Issued from the War de-
lartmcnt today retiring Major General 0. 0.
[ toward , commanding the Department of the
East :
"War Department , Washington , November
"Hy direction ot the president the retire
ment from active service this day by opera
tion of law of Major General Oliver O. How
ard , under the provisions of the act of June ,
1882 , Is announced.
"Major Howard's long , varied and dis
tinguished career lias been characterized by
mnrUcd ability In the command of troops
and great gallantry In action ; by unselfish
patriotism and broad philanthropy. He has
deserved the gratltmlo of his countrymen
and the rest provided by law utter the close
of a long and faithful military serv.ee.
"General Howard waa born In Leeds , Me. ,
November 8 , 18,10. Ho graduated from
Uowdoln college In 1850 , and from West
I'olnt In 1854. After leaving West I'olnt ho
jecamo brevet second lieutenant of ordnance.
After serving In various capacities In the
regular army he resigned In 1801 and was ap-
> olnted colonel of the Third Maine volunteers.
: Io commanded a brigade at null Hun ,
ind In September , 1SG1 , was appointed
irlgadler general of volunteers. He
served In the Peninsular campaign and
at the battle of Fair Oaks , Juno 1.
1SC2 , was twice wounded , losing his right
arm. He rejoined the army In the latter part
of August , 1862 , and participated In the
Battles of Frederlcksburg and Antlctam.
General Howard was appointed major general
of volunteers In November , 1862 , and at the
battle of Ohancellorsvllle , May , 18C3 , he com
manded the Eleventh Army corps , as also
at the battle of Gettysburg. In October.
1863 , he waa transferred with his command
Lo Tennessee , and was engaged In the battles
of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Hldge.
In April , I8G4 , the Eleventh and Twelfth
corps \\ero united to form the Twentieth
corps , and General Howard was assigned
to the command "t the Fourth corps , Army
of the Cumberland , and In the July follow , ng
lo the Army of the Tennessee , participating
ill the battles araur.d Ualton , Resaca , Kon-
! saw Mountain , siege and capture ot At
lanta , and In the famous march to the sea
with General Sherman , terminating with the
surrender of General Joseph E. Johnston at
Durham Station , N. C. , April 26 , 1865 , He
was commissioner of the Bureau of Fred-
meu , Refugees and Abandoned Lands from
1865 to 1872 , special commissioner of Indian
affa'rs ' in 1865 , and president of Howard
university from 1809 to 1873. Ho was ap
pointed a brigadier general In the United
States army in 1865. and was superintendent
of West Point Military academy from 18SO
to 1882. He commanded the Department
of.the I'latte from 1882 to 1886 , when he be-
cams commander of the Department of the
Pacific. Later ho became commander of the
Department of the East. "
The. retirement of General Howard leaves
only two major generals In the United States
army. It Is expected that the president
will add another star to one of the six br ga-
dlor generals now In command of depart-
mcnt . Urlgndkr General Huger , lit com
mand of the Department of California , Ii
the senior brljradlcr Reneral , nnd on account
of seniority nalurntljr expect * tliat another
slnr will bo added to his cpnuletto.
The other brigadier * | n the race arc Mer
rill , Department of the Dahotasr Drooho ,
Department of the IMalto ; McCook of the
Department of Colorado , \Vheaton of tho.
Texm department nnd Otis of the Columbia ,
Klrst Lieutenant Colvlllo 1' , Terrell , ad
jutant of tlio Eighth United States Infantry ,
has been appointed recruiting officer nt Fort
I ) . A , Hussell , vlco Lieutenant G rum Icy. rc
Moved.
PKOHIIK&S Or HUN' .MA 1C I NO. . ,
All tlio Moiloril Omi * Ordered Unto ilcon
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Captain W. T.
Sampson , chief of the naval ordnance bnrcaii ,
lias Issued ills annual report. In U he any3
that although the moacrn guns authorized
by law nro practically completed , It would bo
unwlso to cut short
the work of Run con
struction until a rciervo supply Is in hand
for an emergency. of 431 Hotcliklss and t- '
tf.5 DrlgKS guns ordered
, 236 nnd llfty re
spectively nro afloat. Good smokeless powder
has been made nt tlio torpedo station , but
the foreign powders nro not Rntlsfactory.
Thorn Is nn Increased temptation to evade
specifications nnd deceive
Inspectors in
passIng -
Ing upon material. Castings supplied by two
firms were found to contain defects wlilch
had been concealed from the Inspectors and
the matter hn been placed In the hands of
the United Statoi district '
attorney for prose- -
cullou. No further contracts \\ero let during
tlio year for projectiles , a sulllclcnt , number -
having already been ordered to equip the
ships , excepting common steel for thlrtoen-
Inch guns. of the 9.7 2 armor piercing
shells ordered but 1GO have been delivered.
Since October 1 last 4,165 tons of armor have
been accepted , all but 782 tons being Hnrvey-
Ized. The manufacturing facilities nt Uoth-
lehem nnd Homestead Imvo been greatly
Improved , making these firms the best
equipped In the world. A brief reference Is
made to the armor pinto frauds which at
tracted co much nttcntlon during the last
congress nnd nttcntlon Is called to reports
on the sujcct already made to the depart
ment. Estimates for next year aggregate
$ GG8tG52. us agnlnst $1,362,304 for the current
year.
G IN f > O IANOiit : ,
It Simply u rrlminnr of Wnr and Will Not
lln Shot ni i > Hpy.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Officers of the
Chinese legation say that Mr. Moore , who
was formerly un Interpreter of the legation ,
nnd was recently arrested with others In
Japan on the charge of conspiracy to blow
up the Japanese navy by torpedoes , has not
been acting under authority of the Chinese
government on of the Chinese minister here.
The legation Is alive to the trouble Moaro
Is In a prisoner of war , subject to treatment
accorded military suspects.
It Is expected the United States consul nt
Yokohama will report to the State department -
ment on the nrrests. after which the Chinese
minister may take some action In behalf of
his former attache.
At the Japanese legation It Is said that
Moore Is In no danger of being shot , beheaded
or other summary punishment. They nro not
accused of being spies and are therefore
not subject to death sentence. It Is believed
at the legation that the prisoners will bo
released after their purpose of "destroying
the Japanese navy within eight weeks" has
been effectually disposed of.
Memorial . * > orilcrt \\iixliliiglnu
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Dlshop Nicholas
of Alaska , the only bishop ot the Russian
church In tbo United States , was n visitor
at the State and Navy departments today
with Prince Cantacuzcnc , 1)10 ) Russian min
ister , who presented him to the secretary ot
state and the secretary of the navy.
Dluhop Nicholas will conduct the memorial
services to the czar at the Russian legation
tomorrow morning. President Cleveland ,
members of the cabinet , with their wives ,
and foreign ambassadors and ministers In
their regalia will attend.
A chnpcl has been arranged and consecrated
crated In the parlor of the legation. The
service will , ot course , be In the native Rus
sian tongue , and In the absence of a choir
will bo without music.
I'unlons Criintril mid Unfilled.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. The president
has pardoned A. S. Anderson , convicted In
Idaho of unlawful cohabitation ; n pardon
has been granted to restore citizenship to
Joshua Reynolds , sentenced In Texas to ono
year's Imprisonment and fine for counter
feiting. Pardons have been denied In the
cases of J. M. Greenwood , sentenced In Mis
souri to two years' Imprisonment for passing
counterfeit money , and Jacob 1'ecora , sen
tenced In Kansas to eighteen years' Impris
onment for manslaughter.
crate < : < > IH ( irr imr. :
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. The civil servlco
commission has received un opinion from
Attorney General Olney regarding the com
plaint against Lee D. Craigof soliciting
campaign funds from the employes of the
San Francisco customs ofllce. It Is the con
tention of Attorney General Olnoy that the
offense alleged does not come within the
civil service law and that Craig was In no
sense an employe of the government.
Two Cmli'tH Appointed.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Cadets have boon
appointed us follows : II. II. Farrer , St. Jo
seph , Mo. ; Claude Shuford. alternate , Tyler ,
Tex.
\ovii HHiirn on YHUK . .MO.VKIU.IOK ,
"Greater New York. "
The new * city will have a
population of about , 3,000,000.
London has a population of a
little ever 4,000,000. Taris ,
the next largest city of the
world , had 2,341f , > 50 according
to a census taken in 1880.
No Use
Making a meal off these animals if the
thing didn't go your way Let's get
down to business now Watch for our
usual big Saturday sale announced in
this space tomorrow.
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