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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1894)
mvrATTA nATTVY : N OT mnvrciT on THE OMAHA DAILY BEEr E. IlOSnWATKIl , lltor. 1't'UMflHKD BVKHY MOItNINO. THUMB 0V BL'USCiltlTlON : Dully U < ? ( without Sunday ) . One Year. . . . ! 8 00 Dally Ilee and Sunday , One Year , 10 00 Mix Month * ' 6 00 Three Montln 2 tO Hund y HOP , One Year 200 HiUiirdny Hoc , One Year. . . < 1 M Weekly Bee , Ono Year < 65 OW1UCS i Omnh.i , The H e Ilulldlnic. Hotitli Omnhn , Orncr N and Twenty-fourth Sts. Council Ilium , U IT.irl * trt t. Chicago OHIcp , J17 Chnmlwr of Commerce. New York. ItoomK 13 , 14 and 13 , Trlbuno Bide , Washington , 1(07 ( ! street , N. W. COUHKHI'ONUJINCn. All communications rclntlnic to nc and edi torial matter nhoultl bo addressed : To the Editor. usiNisa UTTKP.S. All Luilnnw l"tter and remittances should be addressed lo The life l > ul > llshln < c company , Omaha. Dritftx. checks nnd ixinlolllce orders to be made imvnble to the older of the company , TIH : itni : ri'ui.iHiiiNa COMPANY STATIMIKT : or CIUCULATION. Odorce 11. Twchuck. isrcrctnry ot Tha Hcc Pull- llililne company , helng iluly nworn , fO that the nctunl numticr of full nml complete copies of the Dull } ' Mornlntr. HrrnlnK ntiil Humlny Ufa printed during the inontU uf October , 1S5I. nns n follows : i 9\n * : jo , 51.121 2 21,274 17 Zl.iw 3 21.201 H 21,211 4 21,111 19 21.113 fi 21nil 20 2I.2HI Jl.WiZ 21. . . . , 22.710 7 2Jl7r ! , 22 21.032 8 51,071 2.1 21.007 9 21.131 2) ) 20S9) 30 > 21.SW 2" II ; 21.121 12 ; : 51.117 27 21.0.13 13 2I.M6 2S 22,000 14 , 22.11 W 23 20,718 IS 23.111 30 20,812 Total . ' OH.IW Itan deduction * for uimolcl anil rclutmtl copies 10,037 Total m > l 1 " 1,370 Dally n\ernge net circulation 21,146 CIKOIUIK H TSWCHUCIC. Sworn to before me and sulj crlbcd In my pies- tncn this 3d < lny of November , ISM ( Seal. ) N , P. KKIU Notnry 1'ubllo. Ono week more nnd tliu slaughter of the turkeys will Imvo beta begun In cnrnOnt. The .new nmll boxes nro a trifle lute , but ( hey will bo aiiproclntoil just the same. The im'.sitliMit has only a sprained an kle , while ( lie democratic parly Is an entire physical wreck. Those earthipiakes out in Washington are junt it little late. The tidal wave passed this way some two weeks The Commercial club I.s brnclnjt Itself for an active campaign this winter. It has done much good work and Is des tined to do far greater things. Complaints are made ( hat the Inspec tion of milk sold In this city Is about as good as no Inspection at all. It might be 11 good plan to inspect the Inspectors a bit. We see no reason why ( ho decision on the transfer switch law should bo longer held back. Tin ; maximum rate decision was released by the railroads some time ago. The experiment of having two gov ernors at ( lie same ( line has often been tried , but the results have never been such as to ojicourago Alabama to try It once more. ' For the first lime in years New York will be able ( o render ( hanks ( hat It is not to be distrusted by the Thanksgiv ing orgies of the Ytilu-l'rincotou foot ball enthusiasts. If we hud popular elections of United States senator , would Mr. Hryan have been able to secure the 80,000 votes which were given him with the knowl edge that they would avail nothing more than a compliment ? We have yet ( o find the republican who Is in favor of a contest who Is not personally Interested in such u proposed proceeding either tin an olilecholder eras as the possessor of a promise of some kind from the defeated candidate for governor. If the mine owners and smelting works operators can , as ( hey seem to think , secure a corner on silver that will send Its price up toward the old murk , what is the use of asking the gov ernment lo take a hand In raising the price of the white metal ? The trouble la that mi corner In silver can bo main tained for any time , either by a combi nation of Individuals or by the govern ment of this country Itself. Wo presume that there Is no way of preventing the brokerage In certlllcates of election olllclals , although the prac tice can be easily discouraged. One way would be to keep n list of the men who sell their cerllllcate.s and take tin. nuttier Into consideration whenever thej nmko applications for similar appoint- mens In the future. There Is no reason why Ihese certllleales should be scalpet' ' upon ( he market when ( he city stands ready to pay ( hem as soon as ( ho ac r \ counts can be audUed and passed upon The elusive liurllngton Hellef depart ment has Hnally been defined by one of the district courts as a separate Institu tion from the railroad company , foi whoes solo benefit It operates , and the family of one of the members has been given distinct judgments against boll organizndons. Should ( his decision bu recognized as the law on ( ho subject the activity of the so-called Hellef department partment will be materially curtailed It Is to be expected ( hat ( ho ease will I L taken on appeal ( o a higher court , when no effort will be spared ( o convince the judges that ( he company and the department partment are dual and distinct only at such ( lines when the road can escape liability for damagi-j by pleading tha they nre separate. The passenger agents of ( ho wesen railroads are already at loggerheads over ( ho correct Interpretation of ( ho agreement ( o restrict ( he Issue of passes to Influence ( rallle adopted n few weeks tigo. They are unable to read the scope ot thttt agreement In ( ho same way This has been ( ho dllllculty with overj similar good resolution ever promulgate ! by ( ho reprcsentadves of ( hose roads They ilnti no dWlculty in uniting upoi the resolution , but each has mental res ervutlons permitting him to Interpret 1 ns ho pleases. The result Is llm ( passe are just ns common ( Wo months afte the new rule Is put Into effect ns ( lu j were ueforo. Any railroad can refus to Issue passes If it wants to. Hut nun of ( hem want to refuse. TUB FlQl'llKS ANALYZKt ) . The vote of Nebraska at ( ho recent lection as tabulated from the returns undo by ( he various county clerks ( o lie secretary of stao ( Is a source of sev- ral surprises. The flrst extraordinary eature ( hat cannot but bo noted nt a lance is the anomalous size of the total ote cas ( on ( ho whole ticket , nnd more specially on ( he olllce of governor. Two fenrs ago , after n most exciting cam- algu between three active candidates or ( he governorship , nnd n campaign hat Involved ( he Issues of a prcsldeii- lal election , ( ho total vote on governor vns 10717-l. No one has even Intimated hat the full vote of the stne ( was not lolled In 180'- . That vote was taken as he basis of all the calculations made by he different committees during the nmpalgn just closed. It Is universally idmlttcd ( hut Nebraska has , In the last ilx months , suffered nn actual decrease if population by ( ho exodus of some 0,000 people , driven away on account if ( he crop-destroying drouth. To an- Iclpato this loss nil ( he forecasts were msod on a deduction of from 12,000 lo " > ,000 from the vote of ISOnnd ( ho ilghest estimate of ( ho expected vote mule public even by the republican state committee did not go above 183- K)0. ) Yet ( he returns show n total of J0.'isr > 2 , nn actual increase over ( he vote if two yeais ago and an Increase of 5,1178 nt ( hat. How can this abnormal . ondltlou be explained ? In no other ray than by ballot box frauds and col- nlzntlon. Not only were enough men irought Into the state at ( ho expense of he confederated corporations to conn- erbaliiuce the number of voters who md left the stale , but also 0,378 In iddltlon thereto. Coiild any more con- inclng proof of fraudulent practices be leslred ? Another feature that deserves ntten- Ion Is ( ho composition of the Majors ote. Mr. Majors quite naturally ran behind his ticket by over -1,000 , Eugene Moore , who led his associates , receiving 18,723 , while Majors received only ) J.t5ii. : JJut what ought Majors to have got had he polled the whole republican oto nnd that vote only ? The best way o ascertain ( his Is to add up the votes of the six republican candidates for congress. The- addition gives S,122. Omitting the question of colonization 'or the moment , this represents approxl- nately the republican vote of the state. S'ow Majors' vote of IM.OKJ Includes sev- ral elements that nro not republican. The average vote on the state ticket lominated by the so-called straight lemocrats , for example , was 14 , : ! . " > 9. Sturdevant , however , polled only ( i,083 votes , and the difference , 7,374 , shows lie number of straight democrats who scratched Sturdevant for Majors. Kor every democrat who scratched Sturde vant for Majors there was another dem ocrat who voted the whole republican tate ticket. Making the deduction for democratic support , Majors' vote alls to 7 ! > , Sa > . This still Includes hut portion of ( ho colonists nnd repeaters who voted for governor only. The ( otnl of all parties for gov ernor Is 203,852 ; the total of all parties n all six congressional districts for con gress Is 100,213. That leaves 4,039 ns the excess of Imported nnd Illegal voters who. voted for Majors but not for ( he republican caiidldates 'for congress Subtract and we have 75,220 , npproxl mately the number of republicans who voted for Majors. Hut as ho should inve had 08,122 , tfio difference , or 22,800 , represents the republican defection , not to mention other disgusted thousands who refused to vote on governor nt all. The figure 75,220 , ns the number of re publicans who voted for Majors , Is still too large , because It includes the colonists nists and repeaters who voted for all the republican candidates. As these appear In both the totals , they nro eliminated ly the subtraction and do not affect the result namely , that not less than 23,000 republicans refused to swallow the tat' tooed candidate and preferred to purge the party by voting foran honest man for governor. There is no way of getting nwny from the conclusion that the election of Judge Holeomb was effected by a wholesale defection of republican voters that over came not only the democrats who did the corporation bidding , but also the thousands of colonized voters and ( ho tens of thousands of dollars which were supplied by the railroads and ( heir de pendents to debauch the citizens and to pervert ( ho ballot. THK "I'Ul'GUN" TAHIFFUILLS. It Is stated to be the intention of Sen ator Harris of Tennessee , who hncl charge of the tariff bill In the senate nnd also the supplemondil measures that wore passed by the house providing for free Iron nnd coal , free bnrbeil wire ami free sugar , lo make an effort to have ( he latter bills considered at the coming session. These bills are on ( ho senate calendar , three of ( hem having been amended by the llnanco committee. The sugar bill , as amended , provides for a duty of 40 per cent on all sugars , elim inating the differential of one-cIghUi cent on reilned nnd ( ho discriminating duty against sugars Imported from countries which pay a bounty or export duty. The coal bill was amended by adding a proviso ( hat free admission shall be given ( o coal from countries ( hat admit t'nlted States coal free , ( his being aimed nt Cnnndn , which Imposes a duty of ( M ) cents a ton on bituminous coal. The Iron ore bill was reported without amendment nnd n substitute was reported for the wire bill , whlcl provides ( hat all bnrbod fence wire am all other wire of Iron or steel , when 1m ported for ( ho manufacture of fenci. wire , shall bo admitted free. It Is the opinion of ( he genorull > well Informed AVushlngton correspond out of the Philadelphia Ledger that little ( line will be spent over these bills He says that so far us congressmei have expressed themselves since ( hi election ( ho opinion seems ( o bo ngulns reopening ( ho tariff question nt tht approaching session , and ( he Indications nre that should Mr. Harris move ( o ( ako up ( he "popgun" bills his modon wll fall of an alllrmadvo vole. When ( ht last session of congress adjourned ( here was a strong feeling In the senate against ( he discriminating and differ entlnl dudes on hiigar , but now It Is recognlr.ed ( hat ( he country wants a res from ( arlff agltadon In order that bust ness may have n chance to revive. I Is believed ( hat ( his feeling will opemd against action ( Imt would precipitate another protracted ilibato In congress , vllli the certainty ( Imt such action votild renew popular alarm and dls- rust and check ( he restoration of In- liiMtrial and business activity and pros- > erly. ( ItIs ( bought , therefore , that vhen the advocates of the free raw imterlul bills have had an opportunity o consult with senators they will prob ably recognize the futility of attempt- ng to call tip measures ( hat Imvo no hance of enactment. It Is doubtless perfectly safe ( o say Imt as to all Ihese bills , except the ono elating to sugar , the republicans of the enate will not allow them to become aws. Iron ore , coal nnd barbed wire will stand ns they are In the tariff , but It s not unlikely that the republicans will oln with some of the democrats In in sisting upon a modification of ( ho sugar schedule of ( he ( ariff ( lint will render t less favorable ( o ( he ( rust. This Islet lot only due to the people , but is neces sary to remove from the senate the stigma which rests upon It ill conncc- Ion with ( ho adaption of the sugar lutles. Another consideration , nlio , do- imndtng a modification Is the protest of Germany against the discriminating luty , which congress will hardly be dis posed to Ignore. It Is not to be expected hat the radical tariff reformats will consent ( o forego nil agitation. Kspecl- illy ( hose In ( ho house who were de feated for re-election will be disposed o make ( ho best use possible of ( heir remaining time In congress In ( he effort o advance ( heir policy. Hut ( hero will ) o no occasion for alarm. They arc ) owerless ( o accomplish anything igninst the opposition of the senate re- lubllcnns. ASD fOA(7SS. . There nro Indications that n vigorous War ou President Cleveland will bo undo by n number of democrats nt the coming session of congress. A great nany members of the president's party , t Is perhaps unneces.sary ( o sny , nre very much dissatisfied with the policy 10 has pursued and hold him very argoly responsible for the overwhelm- ng defeat of the party In the lute clcc- ; ions. His refusal to say n. word or to nnko any sign favorable to the regular lemocratlc ticket In New York lias in censed against him all the supporters of Hill In that state , and some of these will make their displeasure known on he floors of congress. It is announced that the veteran Daniel K. Sickles , who s among the democratic representatives from the Empire state who were rele gated to private life by the republican nndslldo , will take ( he opportunity of .irobnbly his last appearance In. con- jress ( o record his opinion of Mr. lovelnud ns n democrat nnd a party leader , and doubtless there nro other lomocrats In congress from dint state who will contribute something in the same lino. Possibly oven Mr. Hill may find occasion to express his opinion ns to the loyalty of ( he president to ( ho party. A dozen or more silver democrats , It Is said , Intend to attack the president's financial policy , especially with refer ence to the new Issue of bonds. These gentlemen regard the action of the pres ident In ordering a loan In advance Jf ? the meeting of congress ns n defiance of the legislative department of the gov ernment , and attribute to fear on the part of Mr. Cleveland that his policy would be disapproved If submitted to congress. As to the latter assumption It Is very likely they are right , for the ad ministration made uiinvnlliug efforts to secure nt the last session authority to Issue bonds nt n lower rate of interest than Is prescribed in the law of 1875 , under which die recent call was made , nnd there Is no reason to believe that It would have fared any bettor If It had waited and renewed the effort for ad ditional legislation at the coining ses sion. The silver democrats , who con stitute a majority of the party In congress gross , refused to give the legislation desired sired by the administration at the last session , and they would undoubtedly dose so again. Instead of this they passed n bill for coining the silver seigniorage , which Mr. Cleveland vetoed , so that the president was fully warranted In dccld Ing to avoid n repetition of this expe rience nnd ( o meet the exigency under the authority of existing law , which Is ample for nt least restoring and main taining the treasury gold reserve. That Mr. Cleveland's administration is not invulnerable nobody except his most ardent admirers will pretend , but It Is in no danger of being discredited by those who blame the president for not having gone to the assistance of the democratic machine In New York or by others who denounce him for his efforts' to maintain die soundness and stability of the currency and the credit of the government. Intelligent nnd unpreju diced contemporary opinion commends his course In both cases and history will approve It Hut the proposed war on the president , if It shall bo declared , will not bo without interest as Illus trating the character of democratic pol itics. Since the total vote of Omaha'reached the 20,000 mark there has grown up n universal demand for the adoption of me.ins to expedite the count of votes at every election. In fact , In cities nnd towns throughout the utate the count has always boon exnsperndngly slow. Kor years ( ho result of a general elec tion In New York City has been posi tively announced In Omalm twelve lo twenty-four hours before ( he result In Nebraska could be announced. The de lay has been duo solely to a faulty sys tem of counting. In New York and other states the law provides for nn hourly count of the ballots on election day , the olllclal count progressing with the elec tion , so that an hour after the polls close the general result Is .known and the oflt- clal footings of each voting place are required to be taken to n common cen ter nnd there ported for the Information of the public. The advantages of such a system must be apparent to nil. Thcro Is no reason why It cannot be adopted In Nebraska. Wo suggest to legislative members-elect from every considerable city In the state that they get together nnd formulate an amendment ( o ( ho election law providing for an expedi tious count of ( ho ballots In nil cities having a population of 10,000 or more. In ( ho adoption of the Australian sys tem a great stride was made In ( ho con duct of elections , but Nebrasknus nre now using ( he same method of counting that prernllcd n century ago. Why cnn't up-to-date jtjpgji be Infused Into the law respecting a rapid count of the voi ? Everybody Is Intensely Interested In the result of every election , and ( he public generally demnnds such Information nt the first possible moment. We commend the subject to the consideration of the Douglas delegation. Under n law passed nt the last session of the leglshvtm-e .all grading , paving , curbing or guTterlng in this city may bo done by day' f-ork If property owners representing n..liinjorlty of the property In front feefj ltlon for the work ( o be done In ( lint way. The city 1ms hereto fore found It expedient ( o farm out all such work ( o the lowest bidder , and may continue to do so In respect to the clam of work that calls for costly plants to be purchased nnd maintained by the city. Hut the worklngmen of Omaha have It In their own hands now to In duce the city to do street sweeping and grading by day's work. All they have to do Is ( o got up petitions nnd secure the requisite number of signatures thereto. The charter revision committee will have to expect the corporations nnd other Interested parties to do their ut most to spoil the work which It will have done. Knowing that such efforts will be made , It must be on the lookout to frustrate them the moment they be come visible. If China hnd her wny the offer of mediation by the United Slates would bo snapped up at once. Hut as Japan thinks herself quite able to look after her own end of the Iron , the eagerness of China will have to be repressed fern n little while at least. Jlml Is Coining , Too. Chicago Ilecord. Havlnp reformed the executive depart ment In Nebraska , Kdltoc Iloscwater should besln a crusade against the Omaha Judi ciary. Tliu AiliiiinUtrtnlcm Specl.ilty. Chicago Tribune. It becomes more apparent every day that the specialty of the Cleveland administra tion Is not foreign diplomacy , but poker- playing. Loudly n ml Truly. Louisville Courier-Journal. Young Jlr. Ualley of Texas , who thinks ho knows the law better than Secretary Carlisle , ouirht to pool Issues with young M. "W. Howard of Alabama , who proposes a congressional Investigation to nnd out how Mr. Cleveland accumulated an alleged fortune of Jl.000,000. "What fools these mor tals be. " \Vorklnc : n Cold IllufT. Kansas City Times. Next year will be known as the year of the contestants In Nebraska. Every cau. dldate who did not get an olllce fairly ir > the recent election will try to capture ono unfairly , or Itt Hiriy other manner. In this way the very1- small part of the population that Is not seeking olllce will Hnd Itself hopelessly out of fashion. Thii ; .iiirr in isoo. rhlladclphla Times. No Intelligent qr dispassionate observer of political currents can today form any judgment as to the verdict -of the nation In J8C ! ) , Our p opje hava. become cyclonlo In politics , and the- sooner the- leaders of all parties learn that defeat must ever follow forfeiture of inibVIc confidence the sooner will parties Jib equipped' to protect them selves against * disaster. . A LhriJ-lriict lit 1'lguroB. Q lobe-Democrat. The republicans lost the governorship In California and Nebraska , though they car ried the other candidates by large majorl- tlos , .In both cases the charge against the heads ofthe ticket was that they repre sented railways instead of the people. Of course Chauncpy Depew could represent either with ability , but he will not fall to notice the existence of a prejudice. Ilio I'ntlcnt , Miuliboil Curllsle. New York Sun. It IB enough to say that the New York Times was the flrst Journal to announce the president's Intention to override and Ignore his secretary of the treasury , and that these plain hints to the patient Carlisle- be patient no longer are woven Into the fabric of dispatches apparently Inspired from the white house , We observe that the long-enduring statesman continues to re turn good for evil , Still smiling , he went down to the Cramps' shipyard Monday with the presidential party , and at the banquet that followed the launching of the St. Louis he pronounced a most beautiful oratorical tribute to the charming wife of the man from whom he has suffered and Is suffering so much. Mr. Carlisle's public eulogy of Mrs. Cleveland did not go beyond the gei\ . eral sentiment respecting that lady ; but under all the circumstances this magnan imous act on the part of the secretary must have made even Grover Cleveland wince. Well may Hon. John Grlllln Carlisle ex claim , In the words of Antonio : "I do oppose My patience to his rury ; and am armed To surfer , with a quietness of spirit. The very tyranny and rage of his. " A truly heroic soul ! TO TtCJlLE. Washington Star : "My mustache , " said Willie Wlbbles , "is comlmr up In spite of the fact that BO many people call It 'down. ' " Indianapolis Journal : It was a young Arabian who met the most common fates ; that Is , he died. 'Though not full of years , ho was surely full of dates. Harper's Bazar : Jlmmlo the Newsboy ( In a hoarse whisper to the waiter ) Sh ! Wet have yer got dat tastes good , and looka tony , fer lit cents ? _ Ufe : Wife Tommy doesn't seem to be afraid of policemen. Husband Why should he7 His nurse was a very pretty girl. ' Tuck : "Algy. I hear Newton told you you lied. I suppose one of your friends has tendered his services ? " "Yes : Jackson IIBB gone to call on New ton and said he would II ml what evidence ho had. " _ Syracuse Post : Staylalt I'm a man with a good deal of go. She ( wearily ) I shouldn't have believed It If you had not told me. Yonke-rs Statesman : A Westchester man has just made a banjo In which there are CO ) pieces of wood , lie ought to have no dllllculty in striking a few cords out of It. Washington Star : "John. " nlio said gen tly , "If I was you I'd let elections alone an' Jlne a progressive euchre club. " "What for ? " ho exclaimed , "Hecause , In. progressive euchre they la sech a thing asj p. Uooby prize. " New York Pjfeii "Didn't the Chinese In vent gunpowderr'j Yes " , ana nojw ; tpey're mighty sorry they did. B Chicago Record ! . Citizen I suppose you will agree wltll TOO that education Is a ne cessity for Due-people ? The Defeated . ward Candidate You're dead right It la. . If the blokes wot. was my party's Judges ut the polls imd a known the least I'lng about " urit'metla I'd 'a' been elected by a-nfaJ majority , Truth : Sheam going to give the baby n milkshake.dear. . lie What In the. world dou you mean .TJo you want to make It drunk ? She 1 9 , I , mean that I am going to wean It. IMroltFr ) I re . Wo wailfsSme' Information Before M O' make a start : Is It For foot Jiall or Thanksgiving- That the day Is set apart ? I UIVK OF TltK STATK fllKSH. Call nwny Courier : It It perhaps a trill * early , but wo rise to place In nomination tor governor In 1S9G Jack McColl. Wlsner Chronicle : The republican state ronvenllons must hereafter meet upon n broader platform than the Idea o ! anything lo spite llotowater and to vindicate somebody or other. Hebron Ileglsteri Nebraska republicans have one man on whom they dare not fore close. Hoiey sticks closer than a brother , and tlie eternal sticking qualities are what worries the other fellows. Elwood Citizen : Republicans who were In clined to turn up their noses when tullted about Huacwater's defection and say , " 0 , Hoscwatcr has no Influence , anil we would prefer to have him against us than for us , " find to their sorrow that he controlled about 25.000 votes against them In the campaign , Judging by the vote given to other populist candidates. Atkinson Graphic : Judge llrowor has de cided that the maximum frc'ght rate bill must not be enforced , and has declared that a reduction of 29'4 per cent was too much. The aruphlc hopes that the coming legisla ture will agree upon a moderate reduction and give the people the needed relief , and at the tame time be Just nnd equitable with the railroads. We believe In "living and let live. " Cliadron Signal : To Editor Hoycwater and his vigorous and unflinching fight against corporation rule In Nebraska Is due a largo share of the honor for the great victory won by the people In the election of Judge Hoi- comb on November 6 , The republican poli ticians who have been shouting for a month that Hosewater would elect Tom Majors have gone out to cool their fevered brows under the town pump. Madison Star : Much has been Bald con cerning the political Influence of Editor Hose- water. U was claimed that the position he took In the late campaign would have an effect opposite that which he chaired , but sub sequent events have proved beyond doubt that had not The lleo taken the position It dd ! Holeomb would not have been elected. Ilosewater has proved himself n power , not withstanding the assertions to the contrary. S.dney Poniard. Ilosewater and his stingIng - Ing Insect amounted In the late campaign to the difference between defeat and success. Those men on the republican ticket whom he did not fight were elected. The tattooed man fought by The Heo failed. The hisses nnd jeers xlilch greeted Hosoy In the republican convention nre sounding In thei ears of the over-confident railroad gang today as It goes about seeking some way to devour Holcomb's majority. Silver Creek Times : The decision of Judge Hrewer In the maximum freight rate case was not unexpected. The bill Is knocked out. Of course ! Is anything more necessary to prove that the courts usually belong to the railroads ? The judge says the rates nro un reasonable. Dut , If BO , why should he not have found It out a long time ago , bo that an issue could have been made In this cam paign ? The reason Is obvious. The railroads didn't want It that way. Now our members to the legislature are unpledged ; a majority of them will doubtless find it convenient to do as the railroads want them to do , and the people who elected them will be power- loss. Members of the legislature should be happy. This combination of circumstances leaves them very conveniently bltuatcd. Hastings Nebraskan : Just now there Is much speculation as to the Intention of the republican state central committee regarding a contest In the electionof governor. Should the committee decide to contest the election It will be treading upon dangerous ground. There Is a matter for serious consideration besides the election ot the republican nom inee. The Nebraskan would have been pleased had Thomas J. Majors been declared elected. It used Its Influence to that end , but It does not desire to see Colonel Majors seated In the governor's chair unless he was clearly elected. It would not now liketo see him seated unless It can be shown beyond the peradventure ot a doubt that ho was fairly elected. In case a recount of votes should show that Thomas J. Majors had re ceived more votes than Silos A. Holeomb It would still be dangerous to the republican party to declare Colonel Majors elected unless the proofs of Irregularity or fraud were so plainly proven that there could bo no suspi cion of wrong. The republican party has achieved a great victory In Nebraska , - without out regard to who shall be declared the legal governor of the state. It cannot afford to Jeopardize the fruits of that victory by the commission of any act which will leave clinging to It a suspicion of fraud. KKltllASKA AfTI > XKltIt.t8KAXS. J. H. Butler lias resigned as superintend ent of the Union Stock yards at Nebraska City. The next annual meeting ot the Nemaha "Valley Poultry association will be held at Auburn December IS to 21. The boot and shoe store of I. Bauingart at Columbus has been closed on chattel mort gages amounting to $2,500. The Grand Island Democrat Is no more. The plant has been shipped to Fort Smith , Ark. , where a new dally is to bo started. A ten days' revival Is In progress at Ne braska City. The services are being hold In the Cumberland Presbyterian church. A convention In the Interest of Christian citizenship will be held at Superior Decem ber 10 and 11. An interesting program has beeen prepared for the meeting. Anton Rlmovsky , a Norfolk tailor , was at tacked by a mad dog and severely bitten In the hand and arm before ho could make his escape from the brute. The dog Is still nt large. Perry Lushbaugh of Columbus was thrown from a load ot coal by a runaway team and and the wagon ran over him. His chest was crushed , several ribs were broken and his head was badly bruised. In spite of nil these Injuries he is recovering' slowly. A fakir has been working Crete , Dorches ter , DeWItt and other towns , selling a box containing a dozen bars of soap , and agree ing to send a set ot dishes consisting of sixty-two pieces , a fine lamp , or a cane- seated rocking chair. Numerous ladles have parted with their dollar , and are now anx iously awaiting the arrival of the promised present. Moderation In Protection. Chlcaco Tribune. Ono. hears a good deal from trust-ridden , prohibitory papers about the beauties of the McTi-iley law , which cost the repub licans three successive , sweeping , bitter de feats , and also about "low tariff repub licans. " But these sheets have nothing to say about the fair nnd moderate repub licans , among whom Czar Heed and John Sherman have enrolled themselves. And yet the moderates ore the backbone and main stay of the party. They arc protectionists on principle and not for greedy prollt. They want to protect the wages of Americans , not to swell the millions of syndicates. To drive them off Is to Invite perpetual defeat. They were scoffed and sneered at In 1830 , when they counseled prudence and modera tion In framing the tariff of that year. The recommendations of the trust moncnollsts were preferred and acted upon , and the re sult was witnessed In the disastrous elec tions of 1690-91-92. The opinions of the mod erates will be more respectfully listened to In the next revision of the tariff. Some organs under the stockholder control of trust may still howl for a prohibitory tariff , but they will not be gratified. The suprcm- acy of the party In the nation Is of more Importance to the public welfare than the greed of gluttonous millionaires. Alf UNHJSKSILV DUVtIT. WanhlnRton Star. When an eminent reformer gets elected 10 Which the public Is assured that his abil ities will grace , And he tackles the position , There arises a suspicion Tor suspicion In these days la never easy to iliHi > ! uce , It Is just a simple question that gets up to take the tloor ; A weird interrogation that has bothered men of yore : When he tackles the position Will he be a politician. Or remain the good reformer that he was In the days of yore ? Highest of all in Leavening Pov/er. Latest U.S. Gov't Report Powde PURE TltK JlKATtt OF t > tt. X'COSII. Washington Pest The Princeton ot to day Is Ills noblest monument. No man who leaves behind htm such a memorial can bo lost to the world. The venerable president wrought well for his day and generation. He rests from his labors amidst a wealth of grateful remembrance , Chicago Inter Ocean ; lr. McCosh belonged to n typo of Intellectual development which sustains to the present prevailing typs much tha snnio relation that Uuns Scotus did Eras- nius. Up was n great metaphysician. He loved to dwell upon tlio methods of dlvlno government nnd other high themes of religions speculation. Minneapolis Times : Ills death will cauic no surprise , as he had long pasted the al lotted four score years and ten , Imt his peace ful p.mlng nway , with his work done and as full of honors as of years , will touch the heart strings In thousands of homes , not harshly , but with that gentle touch which soothes while It pains , Denver Ucpubllcnn : ly ) the death of Dr. McCosh the I'rcrbytcrlan church has lost ono of Its foremost thinkers and theologians , Ho was a great man In his day , and he ex erted n strong Influence upon the course of religious thought. Ho took a conspicuous part In building up I'rlnccton college and making It onn of the leading educational In- ctltutlons of this country. Urooklyn Kaglo1 He was loved by the stu dents of the college ns few men have been loved. The fact that the students called him "Good Old Jlminlc" Indicated their affection for him rather than any disrespect. Youth has a way of drawing great men near by giv ing them familiar names , and great men should not resent It , but thonld rather feel proud that they have won the esteem ot the generation which will rule the world when they are gone. Philadelphia Ledger : Dr. McCosh was n deep thinker , a man of broad views and pow erful Intellect. He possessed an unbiased mind , and his published works were so tem perately written nnd so free from sectarian ism , nnd yet bore the Impress of such deep study , that they were received with commen dation from the followers of all creeds alike. Ho was a Christian In all the word Implies. His life was beautiful In Its purity , aim- pllclty ami faith. He won his way Into the hearts of those with whom he came Into con tact by the force of his personality , his kindly disposition and his love for nil that was good nnd noble. Chicago Record' At the age of 83 he could look back on a life whereof almost all was richly useful and very little expended In wasteful effort. Already widely known In Europe as n scholar and philosopher , Dr. MeI Cosh came to this country In 18GS with a wholly new field before him. In the Interven ing years and until 18S7 he was best known In connection with the history of Princeton college , which ho virtually recreated. In the work of those nineteen years ho brought an Institution of secondary etandlng nnd Im portance to a position where It now vies with the leading unlversltltcs of America. The re gard and esteem which the Princeton stu dents have always manifested for him Is Itself the best sign us to the personal charac ter and nobility of the man. I'KOJL'J.K A All Tilt NUN. The proximity of Salt Creek explains the frenzy of discarded politicians In Lincoln. A plate glass trust Is being organized In PIttsburg. The object Is clear enough to see through. Nell Dow admits that forty years of prohi bition has not turned the Pine Tree state Into n llquorless desert. The amount of democratic disgust In Penn sylvania Is measured by 48,000 btay-at-home votes. Slngerly unfortunate ! A goldolltor refutes himself when he Jin gles a handful of silver and at the same time asserts It Is not "sound" money. An Iowa editor scooped his contempora ries with nn account of his own suicide. The ruling passion Is strong in death. Mowbray , the returned English anarchist , has not topped off the first syllabic of his name , despite the suspicions aroused by the activity of his mouth. Uncle Ilubc Kolb proposes to contest the governorship of Alabama , peaceable If possi ble , but . Meanwhile tlm coroners are preparing for a harvest. Congressman Apslcy , the elect'of ; tile i Fourth Massachusetts district , Is trotted out I as a political prophet. Vet , It Is said , proph j ets are not honored In their own country. Miss Kate Field , the bright and breezy editor , lecturer and critic , has received a decoration from the French government as "an officer of public Instruction , " for service rendered for literature and art. Ex-Secretary Elklns' race for the senator- ship will not bo a high lonesome. Several live statesmen , rescued from obscurity by the typhoon , propose to show their hand , It the court please , In the senatorial game. The threatened eruption of Mount Tacoma provoked a genuine eruption between the towns of Seattle and Tacoma. These com mercial rivals hate each other so cordially that Icebergs form when the natives pass by and speak not. Seattle Insists on calling the mountain "Hanlcr , " In honor of the flrst white man who explored a portion of It. Tacoma Insists on Its own name , and cinches Its argument with proofs of priority. The distinguished chief of the Indian tribes In habiting the foothills long before the coming of white men bore the name of Ta-com-ah. The town was named after him. Tacoma Is , therefore , regarded as the proper title , and It was alllrmed by the- national govern ment during President Harrison's term. To an nudlenco that crowded Uoyd'a thea ter to Its capacity and was enthusiastic nt alt times , "Alnddln , Jr. , " wan given "ts flrsl preJcntMloti In Omaha last night. "Aladln , Jr. , " Is by all odds tin Pnest en tertainment yet offered by Mr. David Hen * dcrson and his American extravaganza com pany In Its eight years of brilliant specta cles. The scenic effects are handtuma and the costuming * marvelously varied and uni formly and unfailingly rich. The third scene ot the second act , the Uubblo Cascade In the golden glen , Introducing the timber ballet , Is the finest over presented by Mr. Henderson's company , The color tone of the entire magnificent spectacle , scenery , costumes and entire paraphernalia was yellow , presented In various tones and accented hero and there by a blending or divergence Into other tints. It was harmony and mimptuousness unblem ished by n symptom ot gnudlncss. The curtain rises on the grand square la Peking , Miowlng the exterior of the royal baths. The scene Is unchanged In this act , but the second shows Echo Dell , beautiful In blue tints , followed by Hubble Cascade , al ready referred to. The third act shows the f\ \ garden of the Imperial palaceami the fourth the palacp of ebony nnd gold , a scene on the Nile. The ccciila splendors close with tha transformation , "The Origin ot the Harp , " a \erltabls triumph of scenic art and n radical departure from the stereotyped transforma tion effects. The fun of "Aladdin , Jr. , " Is for the most part commonplace , but none of the efforts of the company failed of the heartiest appre ciation. There arc some- familiar faces In the cast , Ada Deavcs nnd Henry Norman being still substantial members oi the cent- i piny. Anna Hoyd , remembered nnd appre ciated as the widow In "A Trip to China town , " as "Aladdin , Jr. , " has n part In which her good voice , handsome face and Abandon nnd dash find ample scope. The other "principal boy" Is Miss Irene Verona , another well known favorite , who has lost ii.ino of her former charm , even If she has gained enough In weight to place her In the class with the big ones. She had the part of Oolong , son of the vlzlcr , In love with Ohce Kcc , Alad- I din's Bister and daughter of the Widow ' Hohea , a grotesque character admirably portrayed trayed by Ada Heaves. John J. Hurkc Is Mr. Henderson's new low comedian. A year ago he was doing a turn In a variety show and was doing It cleverly. Hddl Fey was then the Crambo In "Aladdin , Jr. , " nnd It was considered a hopeless task to find a suitable successor for him when he and Mr. Henderson found they could do busi ness together no longer. Mr. Burke was I I given a trial , and Is now considered In the light of a find by Mr. Henderson. He has a nimble pair ot legs , dances well , slugs well and fills the part most acceptably. Ho Is a hard worker and met with n most cordial re ception last night. "Aladdin , Jr. , " Is only fairly strong musi cally. The work In tills line is mostly In the hands of Mr. Norman , Miss Deavcs , Miss Doyd , Miss Allcno Crater and Miss Joslo Chalders. The latter carried the role of Chco Kee , assigned to Miss Franklo Raymond , who was assigned to the character , but who has been very 111 and Is now In Denver. The laundr- trio by Miss Deavcs , Mr. Murphy and Mr. Turner , "The Message of the Hoso" by Miss Hoyd and Miss Crater , "Alabama Coon" by Miss Chalders and chorus , and the drinkIng - Ing song by Mr. Norman and chorus , being the musical gems of the evening. Lucifer , a cat with a funny tall and a habit of coming back , was the unique role of David Abrahams that furnished no little part of the amusement of the evening. There is a stageful ot other people , and they all have a part in the gorgeous show. Catherine Bartho and Martha Irmler are the two premiere dancers of the company. The performance began exactly at 8 o'clock and was not finished until after 11. Hlngo Whlnpcr * . It Is related that Mr. Mantell carries In his company a woman whoso duty It 13 to sit In the audience and faint when In "Mon- bnrs" he applies a red-hot poker to his arm. The public has heard of managers hiring people to applaud and. In some Instances , to hiss , but this Is the first Instance on record that a person , has been known to ac cept a salary for a given number ot fits. The famous Hagenbeck band , which accom panies the Hagenbeck trained animal show on Its tour , has mot with signal success ns an or- ganlzatlon. This hand Is organized and Is under the leadership of Prof. Cesare Torsi- ello , who was bandmaster on board the United States ship Trenton when that vessel was wrecked In the Samoan Islands four years ago , he being one of eight men who passed some days lashed to the rigging of the ship and then were finally rescued by the natives. Although D'Albert was born at Glasgow and spent his earliest youth In England , he hatcc the English declaring that the yearn ha spent among them were "years of fog In a foggy country" nnd Insists that ho Is a German. "My father , " ho says , "In splto ot his French name , was a born Gorman ; so wore my grandparents. I am a , German , nnd am proud to call myself German , to be able to live and work for German art. " Ho admits , however , that Germany Is not exactly n paradise for composers. Fifteen years ago , when Thomas Koena was the leading actor at Wood's ( now Daly's ) theater In New York , ho wrote a local melodrama and produced It at his an nual benefit. At the end of the third act ho was called before the curtain. The audience demanded a speech , and this la what Mr. Keene said : "Ladles nnd gentle men , in thanking you ( or your kind and enthusiastic reception , I wish to add that It you will allow us to finish this performance I will promise you never again to write another play. " YOU WILL HAVE- TO SAIL IN EARLY 'To get to our sale Sat urday. It's the biggest thing we've done this year. See fifth page for ' particulars.