The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902, March 25, 1897, Image 4
I Itbracka 3nbqjcnbcut n WEALTH MAKMKS mmd LINCOLN I LVDMMNBMNT. ZUZllZD EVERY THURSDAY I:p::qdxzjt Public hiijg Go. At UN M afreet, ::COLN, - NEBRASKA. TELEPHONE 638. ;i.00 per Year in Advance. tMnm all OBBilctlou to, snd sli .afts, boht srtor. U.. pjblt to I t-4 UlfiXPENUKMT ?0B, CO, - Lmools, Bss. Now will dome upstart) of a district adge enjoin the legislature? M y subscribers are delinquent and bould make a remittance at onc. J Tbe paper it a little short ou editorial matter thin week. Cause: Editor bad he grippe. lit man who U rlsrbt can afford to Joittht, verdict of time. Abuse and 'representation will nut hurt him. Remember, It wae the wide open pol I that wae to bring prosperity to Lin ja. It bae boon two years on tbe )rney and hae not arrived yet. If. W. Hardy, candidate for city treas er, if elected will let tbe people know v exact condition of tbe cities finances. ia honesty is unquestioned, his courage yiualed. f people hare a right to know the yiitkmof tbe city treasury. Tbey V)Idelecta different set of officers. ' is tbe only way to find out tbe ex ondition. John G. Carlisle's first case after leav- the position of sterol ary of thetreaa :j h as special attorney for J. Pier ont Morgan, Tbe price , for treachery evidently being paid. ) - - ' ' Hon. W. L, Greene made bis first jetchin cangress last week on the tariff JuestioW It was highly complimented. ? Ajtfeene's time was extended from . -vrty minutes to one hour. I The legislature has done He duty to I "je citizens of Lincoln and given them a m and business-like charter. Will the V- iiceus of Lincoln do their duty to them 1 Jves and eloct an honest set of officiate, I likfcbangs in tbe administration in tbe W . - m i . f . . i . a . 1 1 . i a . t ' ty of i,incoin migui Dring 10 ngnisome II 2tM of tbecity treasurer a-reatly resemb- I ?2 those of the state treasurers If lere Is no change bow will the people I Geofge Hagensick will make an excle- nt clerk. He is an honest, straight- irward man. His nomination was a jmpliment to our ninerleun citizens rhich will be appreciated by them; it 'as fortunate for the fusion forces that jt was chosen. i ' 1 m K Ex-Senator W, A. l'effer has taken 'jiarge of tbe editorial department of ie Topeka Advocate, and will devote j entire time to that paper. The copy iiat comes to our desk shows marked improvement. The Independent wishes jjie senator success in his new field. .j In a private letter from lion. W. L 1 reene, he says that the populists in Jongress are all united that the fight Tsif'ree coinage of silver must be kept ithoat abatement. They ure none , ( ttiem in favor of any "chungo in the -hting issue." The press dispatches . .ate the same facts. lit transpires that the populists have ) members of the lower house instead : 1 22. Several of those classed us free Ver republicans and one or two classed free silver democrats have gone into s pcip ilist caucus. The populists of bouse have joined in nn apwal to : "jeaker Reed demanding separute party ; lognltlon, a thing which they have J -Ver received from that autocrat. V. O. HeJIuinl was Auditor Moure's fiuty, Moore Is now on trial for em- vWient and his case will dually be rjy the supreme court. If Neville .rrirkpatritk are seati'd and tbe tela elect a uii-)or to l'o. as 'seems probable, Jibe court which Moore's case will not Ue under of tb republiean party. lu have asytbiug to do with lin? A it 1 X ... Afr llV 'UTV 'r fortunate in l aaJ im I ididl fur iutor, f ' aefj.t "Vilb the city's wellan i , '"Vwitt rtiiinvlitin nil fai'w. r b 1,lai4ii"U',",l Itks whtvti have l? . b,Vi't aagin.t 1 vo l ivra MtMdl'AL fXECTIONS. A city or villege in many wpects spectsjresembles an ordinary corpora tion. It mnst compete with other cities and villages in its busines transactions. It must look to the procuring of new industries; to the protection and care of those located within its limits. It must prot-ct the weaker industries from the ndierand more powerful, for the success of tbecity or village depends upon tbe multiplicity and diversity of its indus tries.;,. To allow railway companies to charge unfair rates, or water and light ing companies to charge ezorbitant prices, is to cripple the business interests of.tbecity. For under such conditions it is impossible for its citizens to compete with others more fortunately located. Its bonds and obligations roust be met when due. Its credit must be maintained, Tbe directors of a city, its offlcers.should be men versed in all branches of business competent and capable of dealing with its many probloms. Tbe property-own ers and electors of a city should be as careful in tbe selectlan of tbe officers as tbey would be in tbe selection of a presi dent or secretary of any other corpora tion or business association in which they might be interested. The IKDBI'BNDENT believes the business men of Lincoln will protect their own interests by selecting a competent and ca pable business man as tbe cbief director of tbe'affairs of this city. Mr, K. K. Drown, tbe candidate of tbe silver republicans, populists, and demo crat, is an old resident of the state, a man of property, competent in every way. THE LINCOLN CITY TICKET. The city ticket nominated by tbe re form forces of Lincoln, is in most re spects, a strong one. Mr. Brown for mayor, will inspire confidence. He is one of tbe best known business men in the city and his well known character for honesto and careful business raetb ods will insure an upright, economical administration. Tbe'witbdrawal ef Mr. Law ton for city treasurer was regretted by all, but by i he selection of Mr. N. W. Hardy an equally good man is put in his place. The candidate for city clerk, George A Hagensick, is one of tbe oldest resideuts of Lancaster Tcounty. He is a man wbo a universally liked and wijl be a strong candidate. la tbe docislon that was agreed upon the silver republicans get mayor, tbe populists, city treasurer and county trustee BBd tbe democrats city clerk Tbe populists get two councilmen, the silver republicans two ad tbe democrats tbree. The prospects for electing the ticket are the best that have ever been for electing any opposition ticket in the his tory of the city. Taxpayers are gener ally dissatisfied with the extravagance of the present city government; and tbe moral element is disgusted with tbe present tax methods of enforcing the laws against gambling, prostitution and the saloons. There seems to be practical barmony between all the elements of reform and we believe, with proper effort, tbe result will be victory. THE KKCOUNT MUDDLE. The Independent this week gives all all the correepoudence concerning tbe recount case. This is self-explanatory. It can leave little doubt as to this one fact: That there is a very large legiti mate increase shown. This fuct is ad mitted by Mr. Hedluud and reiterated by the other commissioners and by Secre tary of State Porter. Mr. Hedluud, by the way, leaves him self in a very unenviable position. If the charges that be makes are true, then be was a party to the crime as be never raised a voice of protest during the en tire sittings of the board. He kept tally sheet and, if we believe his own admis sions, he was guilty of putting down a wrong couut, knowing it was wrong without a word of objection. Hut if his charges are not true, and that they ure not we have tbe word ol five othercommissioners and the sttcre- taryof state besides considerable circum stantial evidence, then Mr. Hedlund is loft in the attitude of a deliberate falsi fier, with evidently no other motive than to defeat the reeouut itself. What Is the object of the republicans In trying to prevent the recount? !o they teur the result? Is there something tbey do not wish exposed? Here at the enpitot, it is a well under- stood fuct Unit the man who is pushing the light to prevent the recount is (I, V, I'ost, chairman of th republican stats ceutral committee, also a brother of A. ,w. i urn, enw-i pisiice oi me supreme Court. I it p4it.l that there is something in coiiuei'lUm w ith the original count on ihwkinruditient ittereaniug the tiumUr i.l supreme jiiliNi tli, it Mr. lok does not want known? And U it putt.l that Judys tkruuKh )i brutluir kinow trying to prevent watiug the twonddi Imaal Judges, wbeu U wtts uuetilths ihk'f prulu.!.'M ol tb titeaoljn, p.M wo)ir ugo, under whlta they were elevtol ' All Ihst lbs potUiiat of tlif sttts Ivinaudte that tbis muit U fsirly, ldily and hianlr ii, It tbe amsuduisat was rarrM and ( son reaaow tkt tow&t ua lbs UaliwU suppress.!, (sty want tbe pol tt iujw it. On tbe thr head, if the amendments were not carried, they want tbe fact settied beyond cavil and have done with it. All that they dsire is to arrive at the peoples' will. After they have done so they w ill see that that will is carried out whatever it may be. The matter has now passed into the hands of the legislature. A new board, eomposed of , senators and representa tives, will at once be appointed. Tbe recount will go on and no further delay will be brooked. Tbe election of a city council and a mayor favorable to tbe municipal own ership of a lighting plant roeansasav ing of thonsands of dollars to the people of Lincoln. The fnslon candidates, be sides being men of standing and charac ter are in ffivor of breaking ibe monop oly which has cost the city thousands of dollars each year. Experience has shown that tbe price of light can be re duced substantially one-half when the liirht is furnished by tbecity. Can it be that the people of Lincoln are willing to pay so much a year for the sake of hav ing officials who call themselves republi cans? Tbe republican machine bad an opportunity to take tbe side of the people, but it refused to do so. If the machine disregards its duty to the rank and Olo of tbe party, why should they feel under obligations to sacrifice them selves for tbe benefit of the machine? This is a question which appeals to tbe pocket books of the people. If the man agers of the lighting plant are justified in making all they can out of the people of the city, why should not the people feel justified in looking out for their own Interests? Fusion success means cheap er light. Lincoln must now have cheaper gas and our own electric lights. Tbe follow ing is some inside figures regarding Lin coln's Light and gas problem: Take first place, the present plant is stocked for 11,000,000 and bonded for f 3.34,000 at 0 per cent. Tbe city has been helc: up for street lighting for a trifle more thoa the interest on the bonds and be sides that they have been paying 4 per centf dividend on the capital stock of $1,000,000 which in round numbers the city has had to pay. together with tbe private citizens using it $00,000 per ysar net, which covers tbe interest on bouds and 4 per cent dividend. Tbe bonded indebtedness is more by at least $100,000 than a new plant complete with all modern improvements, so that the city and citizens should not have to pay more than the interest oa their present bonds. The wear and tear and cost of operating the stock is of little or no value and should not be considered. as a new plant can be put in for much less than the bonds. That being tbe case the city should have all of ber lights all nignt ngnts and at a cost oi not more tbau $5.00 per light and our gas for at least 60 per cent of what we now have to pay. By all the information I can get gas does not cost to exceed 30 cents 1000 ft delivered at tbe burners. Sixty cents would make 100 per cent profit, Take tbe city of Ilelfast, Ireland, which owns its o wn plant sells gas at 60 cents per 1000 with from 5 to 20 per cent off according to amount used with coal at $3.00 per ton and last year made $335, 000 net profit to the city. ' The Ohio penitentiary produced their own gas nt the expense of 20 cents per 1000 ft and if they had to hire the labor for tbeirismall plant it would only have cost SO cents per 1000 including interest on the money invested. This is the report to the governor, J. U. II Greea superintendent of gas. The people of Lincoln have demanded reform in their city government. They have made spasmodic efforts to obtain t by selecting one or two city officeis and concentrating their efforts upon them, to find that, when elected, these olllcers were powerless in their ffforts to give relief because tlieir enorts were thwarted at every turn by their uso ciates, selected by the minority of the majority party. No one political party has been sulll- ciently urong to nominate ami elect a full set ol city udlcers pledged to reform, except the republican party, and Unit party has becu dominated in city nffairs, its best representatives turned down and then silenced by the party whip in the bauds of the unscrupulous minority composed of ward heelers and the t-iu- ployes of men and industries seeking to absorb the taxes without giving t J the ieople unv adequate return for their money, A respectable majority of the republican party condemns th looting of the city treasury by th Infamous light ing cuutriu-t and other forms of plun der, but the minority, which profits by dUhouest governiiu'Ut directly and Indi rectly, bas beva able to in tike iu If n. t'aury to tbe nomination of itsraoli dt"s for svery city nftKw Uwausn it is always ir.ou'-d, always active, and works under tbe unit rule, Ths ip.Htion lobs answered iu this elsction is, Can th burum Us ou th n publican ship thwart tbe wi'-l otth Wbuls po l.? The eftot to do so is being row link J and witi eoalinu to U nutd by stirriug up jettlousu and disaffsitioa lull' In stall rwsks and applying th uirty lh la their o ranks. Th Ikkst whku has bww onlttw4 by the tin cou veaiiow, tulwowsllMtf la strong vlit- ins tiiovHat it tivpiuualy stroa, bwawss of tbe fast that it rprwate lb combined efforts of three distinct party organizations and carries the support of good citizens independent of party lines, ..v.. - n.ufc.o Uv..u.Urc has at any time been supported by or connected in any manner with theele menta which have brought disgrace up on the republican party through corrupt methods and measures. There may be candidates wbo for personal or other reasons you would not select or who would not have been selected by a ma jority of one or tbe other of tbe parties entering into the movement but no man can truthfully say that any convention of bib own party, bas ever selected ticket on which he would not make some changes, if be consulted bis own judg ment. How then can the joint action of tbree distinct parties assisted by citizens of all porties select a candidate wbo would be tbe choice of all of one political party? Every candidate selected is pledged to enforce tbe law and guard the interests of the city by using bis utmost endeavor to give the people a clean, honest and effi cient city government, and tbey will keep tbo pledge, if for no better reason because tbe people who demand that kind of a government are going to elect them and they will owe no obligation moral or political to the forces that have made republican city government distasteful to all law abiding citizens without regard to tbeir religion or political fuitb. This is no time to indulge personal preferences or humor distinct political beliefs. Help to let in upon the munici pal affairs of this city the broad, open light of day, by placing them in charge of municipal officers, most of whom have spent tbe greater part of their active lives here without becoming politicians and have proven themselves safe, con servative, active and clean business men and women representing almost every legitimate business interest of tbecity, excepLoolitical intrigue. If you wish to 1 i -it- i-30,ro,u l,1B rulB oi pron 1, pCffHcmns and restore it to the rule of the people, elact the entire fusion ticket. Tbe United States Supreme court has decided that tbe anti-trust law is bind ing on railroads. Tbe effect of tbe decision will be far reaching. It will probably break up every freight and passenger association in tbe United States. Already railroad attorneys presidents and other officials are advis ing tbeir respective lines to draw out of tbe combines. A rate war seem possible. TWO CITT CIIAHTKU8. Lincoln and Omaha are now each under new charters. Both Instruments were framed by the majority element in the legislature and passed over tbe United republican opposition. Both charters provide for a fire and police commission appointed by tbe governor which commission shall have full con trol over the fire and police depart meats of tbeir respective cities. Both charters provido for a considerable saving in official salaries, ilotb make it possible for the cities to take charge of their own lighting and street car facilities, if it is desirable to do so. The fire and police commissions are nan-partisan. The governor bas made appointments for both cities. Tbey are as follows: Omaha Dr. J, H. Peabody (pop); Judge D. D. Gregory, (rep); Lee Herd- mnn and W. C. Bullard (dem.) Lin colnFred A. Miller (pop); Judge A. S, Tibbetts (dem,); J. H. McCiay (rep.) These are all gentlemen of the very highest standing and tbeir appoint ment is giving nearly universal satis faction. SCISSORS DEPARTMENT. We sre Puzzled. With corn selling out west at nine cents a bushel and potatoes at ten cents a bushel, and lots of other things at pro portionate prices, we are puzzled to know why everything is so high in 116s ton. Seems ns thonuh the farmers and consumers might find some better way of doing business. And with big AhIi eating up the little ones in almost every brunch of trudo wo are puzzled to know where our ship of state is drifting and what Is to be the outcome. Is it not high time for the patriotic and christian coplof this country, both rich and poor to cotisider this ques tion throw upon It all the light jMitwible ami then by proisr education in all our schools and proper laws in all our halls of legislation, avert what seems to us a great and grow ing danger, -George T. Angel), iu Ptimi) Animals (ltowtou.) Mark Hannn has cut the wage of his miners employed near 1'itUburg totiO cents i r ton. I hey formerly gt 7,e, lis made bis employes sigu a i'nitre at that tlure for a year, evidently h l.m'l eiisH't prosiHTitv during that time or il so don't Intend bis employes to get any of It. Tree Itepublio (Louis Vllle, Kjr. iw tll ! Mnlrtsl Onr.l.l. Tbe city ol IMfat. Ireland, bus ! making laruw prollt on tbe gi works euHtroU V l.t yswr's profit was VU7, it??. llbHstw-ea il'fi-W (o tow lbs ew to (siuountsrs, although lbs prvwul prtvs is rtdh'itlously low, aeeord ng to Vim r nun standards, lrrsltr was will t ik Id al till tvsis prr I. taut tt lut. of (1-t eeiils, and thrw wtiiWsa limber diwVMftl d lrMU 5 p WttttO yu pr cent dcpritdoul upcH the amount eonUMieL I nlit twla t'imut tansy, at I ! I, tins uiiptietl Ibe dertrot id Mists with a lull statvmeat of lbs aot of producing pifr gas il Jaiuta has not adopt! thsgtdd stand ard. IU! tigt huadred basks have been started over there, and they want jto control the currency of the empire, ,'aud d raw i"1 on every yen that tbe Vt)l 11 into the lower b ouse of tbe Jananes diet to cut down basic money and sub stitute bank eredit inflations of scarce gold. Tbia "mint bill" it is thought has no prospect of success; but, if it goes through, Japan will soon have susoen- sions of specie payments, frequent panics and all the blessings of that kind now enjoyed by the United States. Bat eh? will ruin her export trade, and this will De good lor England, and for American carpets, silks and bicycles. The destruc tion ol Japan now depends on how many btiermans and CI velands she bas for politicians. Silver Knight. Lncle Sam owns thejwstnJUw,- frirtgeWity of tone that I was not insisted rmpiopes worxf nours a day and reeivaHl;'-lrom six hnddred doi- lars to severs thousands. The tele graph is oWm4by corporations. The messages ar dtiintred at any time of day or night,yijhifn certain limits. The work is done (by half grown boys wr-o receive frori f to Ml per week of ten hours ft day. This is one of the small differeitce4between public and prj vaie owuersip,-.on-Conrormlst Bob Ingerspll lectured in this city on the 14tb Inst, oi "How to Iteform man kind." He Iflcti red on a similar subject last fall which evidently means Bob re- lorms by thef nlark, and now tbe fool people want to Hee the man who pros- rnucea ins principles during tne presi- oeuuai campaign. iMon-couforniist. HARDM'8 COLUMN. aslsrles soil Reformers Congress sod 1'rotecMon How to Sucked oa a Farm To talk reform before election and to vote for it in th) legislature are quite different things, Corporations, trusts and special privilege men flatten out many a loud tallfer so tbey resemble a piece of putty after being stepped on We expected a fair adjustment of sal aries, on the constitutional scale as lim ited for state others, but that reform looks doubtful. But with tbe disan- poiutment we iarMgoinar to iret several grand reform )ats. Thieves and Sby- iocks win not ratten in tne future as In tbe past. Congress is ponuding away on the tariff. Every body! wants a big price for what they sell and a low price for wbat they buy and thftt is the grand doctrine of protection, fl boss wno are forced to sell tne product of their labor abroad are made to pay Ian increased price to those who sell it at home. It Is real I v all owl for the farmed and turkey for tbe manufacturer, i s How to SwfyiED o a Farm. CBAtTEH IV. There was little (to do tht rest of the summer and full omy to nut ud hav and tner ore wooa. Almost every dava cow ioa1 or one or ine otner was bauled, It was JanWplns to lay in two or three years' supply of wdpd tor be anticipated tnat an increase, ol settlers would de crease the supply, Eatein HepteiDMr he learned that a large train of PiUs peak freight oxen were haul ted a few tulles below and tbo owners were selling: toff the neck sore and lame ones cheap! ije called a counsel of Sue and himself tc decide whether he better go and biff a, yoke of them. The entire contents oi tatb purses wae less than eighty-five fdoplars. Would it an swer to pay fifty dollars for a yoke of oxenr iney conn.u not expect to sell much for at least three years. The calves and piguf tnhist be raised. The corn mast be knpt'lto feed. Bnt they would not need to ty much. They bad three yours clothing I on hand, at least they could get alond. Tbey bad garden truck and plenty find would have fifty or a hundred bushels Of corn. Tbeir flour could be corn meah tbeir meat could be venison. Jim wa oily waiting for Joe to go with him atd it hey could down a fat deer any day, at kny rate they could do it if their winctiesuWs were not spoiled shooting rebs, Thelhen's eggs would pay for their salt faon sugar and as for their tea and coffefc, tjobaeco and whisky they wanted none cithern. But should they be sick, there wps the stick. "Go and buy the oxen." tlaid Sue "and if we are sick we will sell tne of the cows or tne oxen again, tuey will brincr more after you have fed aid trained them a month." Hut now much will it answer to pay? "Bay all ytou have in your purse," said Hue, a us through." r purse will carry Before noon the lext day. Jim re turned witn the(04en. Hue laughed when she saw them. You don't call them oxen, do youf should call them a yoke of scabs and mps. I hey were irood illustrations of': ix whacking and bull punching for thtriuwaa not much natural skin on their Bodies. But when she found out that thlhy dollars bought them she thought iBwtajid answer. Now, says J nn, i can plow and tend my twenty acres ol corn add breuk twenty or thirty more, lis had the money to buy a plow, drag and qorn cultivator. The second yeur the, was a biir crop. Jim put a thousand bushels oi corn into a pole and brush crib. 1 Joe bad tbe sat isfaction of sending I' ik word that he had twenty-five buudr li bushels of corn and twelve hundred Of wheat. But Joe got into debt. He Isoight plows, plant ers, riding cultivators mowers, reaimrs and finally a thrisb Ig mac Inns and after he had sold hiij c6rn and wheat be was still In debt. f t Tbe third year Jim plintrd forty acres of corn while Joe plutb'4 Olty and sowed seventy-five ol wheo,t, Tbe hot winds ami tbe hoppers rums. ,( oro sas a lull ure but Jim's tliuuaa I bushels in the rrib ketit hi htg B"0ing and they in-t.-tii,.-l beyond the Jlliy mark, tbree or four fat ones re ! 1 iu the full, the boiiMi sbinglxd and J lr laid. Joe's wlie.it wssgooil but titer Ibreahiiig.mdl lusraiid paying his fciNd wan, b wlj still dees-r ih d bl. f 1 I'tvw years mora r!- arourlfoib iiivii were strugttlmg ftn'Mtlully, i king bard a id eeuiioinuiim, 'Jbs hi I winds and bopirrs raiueagiiia in 1 si was ds tditlMHt, Kmybidy wwiVf, losvtlaud get nut of tits country, .Inn bad vtr tbouoautl btibis it I rorn la lbs rrtb sit-l bad Iitont V rnutirfh to biiy nn- Mtlter b.itn id b,v Ihssxlsof bs, Jim's dvl tbsd 1st fvrt-d so that bh.i to iworlf tM nUiii'g h bd. lour ytr a "t 'Its iicrs was for iIinhxI an I JtNt's fsria nn -t,f. I ns its 1 1 day alter tk sale, Jim wu dl bis wst ap ti Joe's, aparently la ftwdoat whalbsWM goikgtodi. its found Sim p'snstM to "i'l ui and movt to b llnptitdMN fwlleV. "NoW dn I aat iit to go' said Jim, "we bate l ways been together and I want you to tay. I own your farm and I want you more than I want your farm. It shall be yours as long a you stay on it, only you shall promise me not to run in debt a dollar for anything. When you can buy for me another quarter I'll give you a clear deed." Jnet then Sue came across the (rarden. "Does she kuow it?" said Joe. Yes and we agreed she should tell May and I tell you. (To be Continued.) Opinions of an Old Maid. The bank president came into my office, "Well," be saidj ;Cajbet was knocfcfL.asr I replied wits tome in prize fights. However be ga'rl me some of tbe details ami went away, Slav ing done, I suppose, the whole &n of man. When I read the papers thatl ve ning, I studiously avoided anytbjii on the subject, and went to supper5 vh, I trust, a moderately decent colleotiffli of thoughts in my mind. But the bnnftess mail laid bare further particulars, w.iih I attempted to forget. A teacher wbolu I met in-tbe evening told, me again i ho was tbs better brute, but by bed tin I bad forgotten, and except for my friei ds would not know now. This iswi-a it means to bave friends. Yon can t! :ip whole columns in the newspapers, fut you can't get away from yonr frieaiis. Now I bever went to a prize flghtj did dont even know what a "round" is 2id U I live to be seven hundred and fifirn I hope 1 shall knew Ions and-less alsjit such things eyery year. Bnt Iwanujo register my opinion that a man trio would go to watch a bloody affairjd that sort is no gentleman, and what's more be Isn't even a apology for. g. mm. Tennyson wae right wbe nei safgf tie tiger lay very close to tbe surface, in t average human b- ing. Onedoesn't bit! to read lengthy jtjliemes ou evolution ti be convinced that' the brute age is i ok many centuries buck of us. Give us thl Olympic games, tlie tilt with spear aai lance, or even foct-ball, but spare us tbJ knowledge that our fellow men have eve stooped so low as to wituess witboni shame tbe spectacle of two brutes pooi dj ing each other ivith tbeir fists until uiS of them lose mure blood than tbe othei and gives up. If I owned even an apoU ogy of a man, ud ha should presume A even bet on a prize fight the moBey tbutj ought to pay for my Euster bonne 0 mere wouia he a domestio crisis ati once, i , f But while wp enthuse over somethlnir that bappenefl out in Nevada, it may uon vo wnoii.v immoral to cast a irlanc arouna noma, wuoever it wae that in vented tbe piirable of tbe mote and th mam did the race an ever astinv servhv! I hope nobedy in Lincoln bas wasiii much eloquetice on tbe degeneracy1 of nevaaa, oecnuse t tninic they would 0o better to diAharge their amunltion 'fet home. When it comes to tbe point where a treacling man can't walki-i. safetv front th T.lnnnln l Missouri Batific depot at nine o'clock in f to warn their guests to be on the luktu side and ridV to tbe depots, then I think in mi uuiucmiiu an airs snouia engross t-i attention ei an decent Lincoln! Now I am duly an old maid. I cann vote and Oie legislature thinks it isn't, expedient I) give me a chance to. TIo reputatiod of Lincoln is just as dear m me as ff 1 lid voted the republican ticket, in Lincolnl-ver since I was twenty-one. It makes jist as much difference to tn whether al manner of human beasts ate given full lilerty to pray upon their ful- owmenaiil women, as if I bad beeh privileged ti go and come at Bud Lind seys beck all call for years. It Is just as vnai mif ler 10 me tnat tne town where dwel my alma mater should , have an exi'ptionally clear moral at-ji mospberewlh which to surround the! boys and erirs wbo thronir the old carn-i yua, an 11 t, im.u vuuuunu WIIU lllB tnirij llJ .. I ...'.L i l .1 r .! ward republbans for the last century. It doesn't natter how the ritvnf Lin coln stands a free silver cr tariff or any other national issue. They may con tinue the gdjd standard and give us high tariff onivool and sugar; and they may resolve luntil they are gray that we all eyniAttbise with Greece and Cuba; tbe sal-satisfied church iroers may agouize dver Armenia and all the i people may seij corn to India's famine , stricken distriuts, but the only thing left for the voters of Lincoln to do if there ! exist any where traces of the "spark of t celestial fire" is to stand up and be ' counted against the continuance of the municipal corruption that makes our city's name a byword throughout the ( srate. If I could vote I should know i which side to be on. I should not wait y for some caucus of men to tell me either, f On the wholo I dont think the men of ; Lincoln have anything to be proud of in the way they have used the sacred trust the ballot. ' A SHOOTING SCRAPE t D. D Rogsrt, Negro Waiter, Flree Four Shots at Chs. Moore. For some time there has been a staud iug quarrel between 1. llopers and ( has, Moore, two of th negro waiters at the Lincoln hotel, On Tuesday afternoon the two men met at tne comer of 10th and l 8trts, and an anury quarrel tft,ilr fftl.iih, f.. u ul...fr u I.... II,,,..,.. drew a revolver and fired four shots, omT of which hit Moore and nnotlnsr tryC"' into t be arm id Chris Uustafson stanmng nearby. It is uot thought r tbt either of the wounds are surioiv.' Both ma were srresled. n I a i ,","fri' lm ! h id. Ml Vl ins tloijiisuu rioH t. lmw ttut the x'til Im sii siitliitg t-.it. n. 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