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THE AMERICAN HE AMERICAN ')MN O. TMOMfiON. aoitoa W 1. KKI 1KV. H.ihm Mn-r I I'lKLIMIH WKKhl.V 8V THK llERICAX FOELISHDiG COMPANY, -1A IlllWAHU MHltt. HMtHA. Ni TIIK AXKKK AN O lt 1J Itiiaar.) Wwl, Ihiiati Nfl hmii V l:t ivt kuiiJoU'h Klew-t. Oil ! ID Wtilttiry HutltitiiK. h 1l . Mt ' - . a Vi'iir, UtrlfllY In .Minnw L NOVKMHF.lt 21, 1 .'.. IiWk are ll receipt of a 'r'dliot'' Ktrtiy I Ins name of ( '.'hiist' EaijU. B 0C"i'HAN lndoendcnee I to le desired I it docs not result In apal domination. The govercmenl has not taken any ''lion toward recognizing Cuba as an dependent government. When It , wo are with the government. ITur. value of the proHrty held by te Itoinan church in Omaha m e uateil at f2,.r(K),UKi four years ago, Mng almost as much as the combined lidding of all the oilier churches. 'the U. 1', Hallway directors have tcceotod the reels nation of United State Senator Thurston as general solicitor of that line, and appointed hit slstant, Mr. Kelley, to the position, jr. K el ley Is reported to us to ho a lorough American. t mmmmmmmmmmm m 'ON Sunday, November 24, a union Meeting of the Jr. O. U. A. M. will bo 'eld at Carney, Mo. The lecture will V delivered by Iter. Mr. Hurr, of that .acu. The boy look forward to an Voellent educational discourse, and it expected that u largo audlenen will h present. I ; (A FitiF.Nu says he ha heard that HK A ll ERICA N wm going to lo turned ?toa Ikmocratlo paper. It will re tain just what It In o long an we are (liter of ll, and we have no Idea of (tiling out our Interest, or of vacating ,ie editorial trijiod. When you see It THK Amkkican It Is DO. ' Last Monday night Council 67 of the , P. A. had a splendid meeting. At o recent time has there been such an hthuslastle assembly. Over four hun Yod monitors were present, and ten jindldates were Initiated. There were ;rcsent many colored member, all of horn listened attentively to a talk by udge Jolni 11. Stone. It seems that II the councils In the county are tan ng on new life and new vigor. whimm K'ity Anteiicun. i TUB new gas cumpany seems to be "milt on the Roman plan. We have or a groat time refrained from saying tnythlrg on 111 l matter, thinking per haps it was only a freak In thoordi laiy run of securing help. We are 'low convinced that It In the delllierate ourpose of the company to weoj out all Vrocrlcats, We have bud complaint ifter complaint from honest, sol or, in lustrloim, trustworthy Americans who vera Bred for no caue whatever save .hat they wire Protestant and re placed by Irish Roman Catholics. We - nave Investigated so many cues that we havo come to believe almost any re port which may reach our ears. We have asked and In time will demand an equal representation on the works, or lend no patronago to the new company. There are many true Americans who have had tho new company place pipes for gas In their residence, presuming that simple justice would be done Americans who need labor, it Is to be hoped that the company will allow an 'equal representation on its works, in stead of Importing men or using men ' who are lmportod from Chicago. The : people do net feel disposed to give their patronHge to any concern which will not employ citizens when they are perfectly competent. At or.e time a foreman and a great part of his gang f were Immigrants from Chicago, and - this Irish foreman took especial pains to fire every American who happened to become employed under him. Why are not citizens good enough to do the work where citizens alone tire to be the patrons of the company? Jumna City Ameiimn. WHERE CREDIT lb DUE. We have not taken lime to give proper credit for the work done during the net ut campaign, but now that the smoke of batl e has cleared away we will say a lew words commendatory of the services rendered the people by the gentlemen who helped win that contest by their untiring work and their eloquence. It is hardly neces sary to say much about the gentlemen com paging the central committee. They all, from Chairmen Davis and Lewis down to the most humble com mitteeman, did yeoman service. But the class of men who probably (deserve the mo?t unstinted praise for Aghtlng the battles of their party, even a the face of the fact that the contest had resolved itself into an auti-Protes-t-iat fight, are the politicians of promi nence, Lka Hon. John L. Wtbster, Judge Lee F-i telle, Assistant City At- tori - y E. J. Cornish, Hon. L R. An dre s, Hon. W. J. Connei!, U. S. Sen ator John M. Thur.!on, Hon. It W. Hrei'krnridge, Judge J. H. MaK'onilwr and lion. John I.. Ki-nnody. Their toice wfie rU'd in favor of the uo tvwful cnt)Jlilt In a m.mi l-lling mnti r. Th lee Oluh, compiled ef Me-r. Slftvon. I'ouk, 1'tlH-r and I ivy, deserve i.vlal prU fur what they did. Their song were timely and were reeelved enthuolai-lically. Hut thene gentlemen did not do ail the work, nor did they alone win the battle. The A. P. A. furnished hun dreds of workers, without price and without cost, to distribute literature, 1 1. ddle tickets, watch the count, or to HTform any other honorable or lawful piece of work. Kmiir's Y. M. I. The Young Men's Institute Is styled by lecturer T. C. Ryan, "the youngest order of lay Jmu1U." It was founded In San Francisco to combat the Ameri can Protective Association, and already has enrolled a mombernhip of .100,000. See how nicely it principles conform to the well-known practices of the Ho rn Uh church. First, To support the poie and the church In preference to the stale and its laws. Second, Not to trade with Protes tants. Third, Not to employ Protestants. Fourth, Where a Catholic and Prot estant are running for the same oflloe, to vote for the Catholic, no matter what he represents. Fifth, To lake part in all primaries and elections. But even Protestants weak-kneed ones condemn Americans from or ganizing to protect themselves and the institutions of their country, while Hu manists engage in an organization with such a platform as that above given. , The Y. M. I. is merely a mild offshoot from the Clun-na Gael, the A. O. II. and the Company of Jesus. It U de signed to afford an organization to which can be admitted these Roman ists who are not to bo trusted with dan gerous secrets such as uri einnmittod to the older societies of tho church, and lis platform Is exceedingly mild as compared with the oaths and aims of the others herein named. Denwr American. Another Victory. The Hoston Daily Standard recently published the following special dis patch: Sl'IUNUt'lKLlt, 111., Nov. 15. With the exception of one aldoriuanic candi date, the A. P. A. made a clean sweep at the Republican municipal conven tion to-night. Mayor Long, City Clerk Newell and City Treasurer TllTt were quickly renominated. Kx-S late Treas urer Phillips aeoepted the chairman ship of the convention, much to the disappointment of the old-guard con tingent, who were beaten at every point. These aldermen were nomi nated: Ward 1, L. I). Robinson; ward 2, A. E. Foth; ward 3, R.A.Grant; ward 4, II. L. Gaylord; ward 5, W. C. King; ward tt, W. P. Goodenough; ward 7, Horace Goodwin; ward 8, M. E. StrceU r. The old guard made strenu oui efforts to nominate Dickinson in ward 4 and La Riviere In ward 8. Goodwin's nomination in ward 7 was due to an apparent deadlock between Ware and Downing. Rachel Jacobs was defeated for school-jommlttee re nomination by Archibald Ladner by a close vote. Alderman Remkus was re nominated over Grant in ward 3, but declined. Mayor Long was received with a wild hurrah. In closing his speech, Mr. Long sild: "God made this city for us. Stand steady." The gallery wgs crowded with Democrats and sore Republicans, who frequently Interrupted by their demonstrations. For Protestants. The Vumulitt licvictc, a monthly, published at Falls View, Ontario, the Rev. A. J. Kreidt, editor, is devoted to the "Honor of Our Blessed Lady of Mt. Carmel," and lu the interest of the "Brown Scapular." Among the edi torial notej in the September Usue we find the following item: "A pious mother one of our subscribers writes to us to offer a mass of thanksgiving for the death of a promising child. It may seem an unusual way of proceed ing; neverthelew it shows a mother's true love. There is an immediate dan ger of the child being placed by an ir religious father into a Protestant atmosphere, and the child's future re ligious education won 11 undoubtedly bo ruined. The mother called upon Our Lady of Carrael, and not in vain. The child died quite unexpectedly, but peacefully, on the Scapular Feast Would that all mothers had so strong a love for the welfare of their children's souls as they usually have for that of their bodies. " An unbelieving heretic might ask why "Our Lady of Carmel" did not kill the "irreligious father" and spare the child of such a devoted mother The people who wear the "Brown Scapular" take everything the Rev. Father Kreidt tells them in unquestion ing belief. Orange Truth. Notice. Meeting Sunday at 3:00 p. m. and also in the evening at the Omaha Mis sion, Fourteenth and Capitol avenue. Services every evening at 8:00 o'clock. All are invited. Rev. J. A. Finch. A !(& It I IKTI UC Hi llua. J. II. JarkxHi at Armory Hall, .trml-r 1 1 , AftiUsTA, lit., Nov. II. The ad vlxory hoard of the A. P. A. of Augus'.a and Richmond county Lave been ar ranging for a h-eture by Hon. J. II. JackMin, the supreme vict -president of th order, and well have they suc- ceded. The efficient committee and tbelr aixlstanls certainly merit honor for tbe way In which the whole affair was originated and consummated. The platform la the hall was beautifully decorated with flowers. In front of the speaker's table was a leautiful frame of flowers, inside of which was represented the wales of justice and the initials of our motto, the work of Mr. Wru. A. Smith, of Summervllle. AlH.2.1 Rev. A. It. Cargile, the editor of the patriotic paptr, the Souths in EmjU). and A. P. A. organizer, ad vanced to the front and called the at tention of the audience to the bcuk, "The American Protective Associa tion: What is it? It Platform and Roman Intolerance Compared." Rev. Win. Dunbar, the chairman, then introduced Rev. N. G. Jacks, who opened the meeting with a short but eloquent prayer. The chairman then introduced Judge W. W. Montgomery, who said: "Ladies and Gentlemen Though not a member of the American Protective Association, I have been asked to in troduce a distinguished gentleman who is to address you to-night." The speaker referred to this organization as only a few years ago being "no larger than a man's hand," unknown, now a storm that threatens to sweep the land. Tho speaker then referred briefly to the alms and objects of the order, purity of the ballot-box, etc., and asked If there was any citizen who did not wish them Godspeed. "How these principles are to bo applied you are to learn to-night from the distin guished speaker who has come among us. You will give him a respectful hearing." Ho referred to tho honor of Introducing one who was a Tennenseean, a friend of the Immortal Jackson, a life-long Democrat. He then formally Introduced Judge J. H. Jackson, of Fort Worth, Texas. The lecluro was most enthusiastic, and was received by the vast audience with round after round of applause. Verily the southern states are shoul dering the cause with the greatest strides. I'll ESS COMMENT. The result of the election in Omaha Is in many respocts gratifying, and es pecially In the fact that a campaign of vituperation and falsehood did not win. The so-called "Reform" movement, though it had some honest supporters, was in many respects a movement for reform backward. The true inward ness of the situation is that the idea of reform was seized upon by the editor of the Omaha lkc and the Catholic element to obtain control of the city government, by aid of a few firsVclass Protestant. Following Its usual bent, the Omaha Ike represented Its oppo nents as thieves, thugs and political cut-throats. But Instead of following up a defeat with the accustomed cry, "Fraud at the polls," its sudden silence on that score is proof that no trace of fraud can be found. We look for a clean city government under Mayor Broatch. Omalia Christian Advocate. The Republicans who made and won their fight in Omaha have got Dave Mercer on their list, and they'll see him later. Then he'll wish he had stood pat, shown his colors. JJi'r Leader. The city election In Omaha proved a very black eye for Rosewater and his "pride of two continents." It will probably take the lkc man some little time to discover "where he Is at." Forth Platte Tribwu. Those who opposed the political rulo of Rosawaler in this state hive been reading with considerable satisfaction the returns from Douglas county. His overthrow this trip seems to be about com plete. Holdredye Citizen. So many Democrats and Pops got away from the Roseyroggen combine last Tuesday that the Omaha ISee sus ptets fraud, and there will doubtless be a recount demanded. The basis of the charge is that Maxwell and Ma honey got more votes than the Citizen reformers '-Demccratic ticket, which is considered unfair. S'a(e Journal. The Bee made a desperate fight for its mongrel ticket. It even invented several new pet names to apply to the Republican candidates, but when the shuffle was over Tuesday evening, tbe liee and its conglomeration of dimt museum "has beens" could not be found among the ruins with a fine tooth comb. The Ve has lost its bear ings and is rapidly descending the to boggan. lairoury Jmtuerprisc. Mayor Wants no Interference. Mayor Davis seems to be annoyed by the interference in his affairs by mem bers of the A. P. A. He told Policeman Craig, who was let out, that if the A. P. As. didn't let him aloce he would have removed the sixty-one policemen placed on the force at his suggestion. As the officers have their commissions. it is hard to tell bow the mayor expects to do this. ounaav aun. T; ran bj ut l'uprdwra. Tbe tyranny of priedbood is illus trated in the South American provinces of Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. In those Roman-governed countries, Protestants are not given the privileges allowed to other subject. These governments al low oniy Roman prienU the privilege of uniting people lu marriage, anJ lhi-e Roman priests use their tyranni cal power by refusing to marry Prtt.'s tants exeept they renounce their faith and become Roman Catholics. These acts of tyranny only prove what this church would do in our country if they bad the power. Even he-re we see the streaks of desolation their tyrannical rule has left. They leave their foul blot everywhere they tread. It is about time that our people were root ing out this hydra-headed monster of tyranny, at least in our political gov ernment. If they ever rule, religious liberty, freedom of speech and action will be at an end. Chrut'$ Eaqtt. Human Itigutry. The report comes from the Juniors in Kansas City, Kan., that the foreman of the killing beds of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Company, packers, whose name Is "Dick" Carson, was approached for a position by a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M., who wore a pin of the or der on the lapel of his eoat. The applicant was asked if he were a member of the Juniors, to which he replied in the affirmative. "You stand ad d poor show, belong ing to that order, to get anything to do on these beds," was the answer. The applicant was then asked if he knew thut another person In tbe com pany's employ was a Junior, but re fused to answer. He thought that it was not necessary to make a statement for any one but himself under the cir cumstances. We wonder If the man agers advocate this policy? If they do, we would be pleated to hear from them. Declines to Accept Him Election. Louisville, Ky., November 1.1. A. J. Carroll, ex-speaker of the House of Representatives, who was the only Democrat elected to the legislature from this city last week, has declined to accept the certificate of re-election. His Republican opponent, C. Shrevo, withdrew without notifying his party managers, and as there has been some strong hints of bribery Mr. Carroll de cided to refuse the office and offer him self as a candidate at a special election. If he Is defeated the Republicans can elect a United States senator without going to the trouble of unseating Demo Cash Shoes at 50c to 75c on the Dollar. We take several lines of our Men's Finest and Best Shoes, which we are going to close out, and for ten days we will sell them at Cost or Less Than Cost! SOLD FOR $8.50- Men's Freneh Calf custom made. leather lined, double sole Slice, will go at $400 FORMER PRICE, $7. Men's French Calf and Ccrdovan Congress, globe tee, plain and tip, now $4.00. MEN'S $5 00 Cork sole shoes, Lace and Congress, $4.00. MEN'S Lace, Razor Tee, Cork Soles, $3.00. Wm. N. WHITNEY. SOUTH m SIXTEENTH STREET crats. Mr. Carroll's withdrawal leaves the house di ri led as follows: Demo crats, til; IU-pubiicans, one Democrat- Populiit and one Republle-an-Pop-ulisl. Tbe A. P. A.'s will make astrocg Ctbt against Mr. Carroll, owing to hi Catholic anteet-deals. lather O'(irad) Said U be Insane. Cincinnati, O., November 15. This wai tho day set for the trial of Father O Grady for the murder of Mary Gli martio. His attorney stated that to morrow he would file a certificate from a reputable physician tha O'Crady is now insane. The court will then call a i'ury to try the question cf his insanity, 'urlher setion la the case will depend on the verdict of the jury. Starved to Death In the midst of plenty. Unfortunate, yet we hear of it. The Gail Borden Ks.tr le Brand Condensed Milk is un doubtedly the safest and best infant food. Infant Health is a valuable pamphlet for mothers. Send your ad dress to tiie New York Condensed Milk Company, New York. FKOM MEXICO. (Continued from first page.) Archbishop Corngan, in his remarks, expressed the hope that ere long the Virgin of Guadalupe would be recog nized as the patroness of all North America. Archbishop Chapelle, of New Mexico, seconded the hope, and thought no true prosperity would come to the American people until such recognition of the Virgin Mary were made. Pity that these prelates do not know the true opinion of the high authorities in Mexico concerning this whole Guadalupe business, and how glad most of them would be to have the superstition wiped out of the nation's annals. If Mary of Guadalupe were to be adopted as the patroness of all North America, and were to do for the Amer icans what she has done for tho poor Indians of Mexico, whom, it is claimed, she has had under her special protec tion for three hundred years, the out look Is certainly dark, if not hopeless, for the Anglo-Saxon race in the wejtern world. But Mary of Guadalupe will not become partoness of North Amer ica, unless it be of that portion of it that worships dead men's bones and obeys the behests of an Italian priest. The Lord lives, at.d it Is his Son who is to reign over these western nations. We may not live to sea the full efful gence of that glorious day, but its dawn we already see on the eastern hilltops of Mexico. William II. Sloan. Journal and Mmsenqcr, Oct. SI, 1S95. WHITNEY'S Shoe WILL SELL ! THE CELEBRATED Packard .$t.(Kt Calf Lace Goodyear Welts, Globe Toe Tipped, a good winter Shoe, S2.75. j A GENT'S $3.50 Viei Kid Dress Shoe, Razor Toe, $2.50. NEVER SOLD LESS THAN $11. Burt & Wear's French Calf Cus tom Made Tongue Boots, si.eg 5, 5t and li, $4 to $6 A PAIR. AMerira for All AMeriraa. Tbe London ii!urj.ij ll-:citr, a po litical and Lu-rary publication of lh highest authority, says in a recent ar ticle: "Beh.nd Venezuela there looms in the distance the United StaU's with its metacing Monroe doctrine." The Monne doctrine is al rijrtit, and if difficulty shall bj jej it will coma from thoe who attempt t i overthrow it The Monroe doctrine does not cover all tbe vagaries and whims cf the professional jingolsts. It is a sound, safe, practicable doctrine to govern the affairs of the American continents. AH America is for all Americans. If Eu ropeans want rights under the various American republican governments let them select the country in which they want to live and be naturalized as American citizens under the laws. Chicago Ihtily Chronicle, l'oe . J. What It's Worth. For several days and nights this week, gambler Ed. Finley, who is to be tried this term for his part of the elec tion steal, has been in Independence circulating among a certain element. Finley was accompanied by two or three others of the gang in his rounds, and among sporting-men it was made no secret that their mission was to spy out just who would make good (?) jurors. A certain well known local tough seems to have been employed by the gang to attend to the jury, and one man is said to have admitted that this tough had told him there was "a hundred dollars in it," if he could get on the jury. Jackxon Co. Ti thane. Ob, So Dear! Pat Egan, the unterrified Hibe who misrepresented this country as minis ter to Chili, has been trying to have Joseph H. Choate take notice of him. Why, bless Pat's little heart. Joseph cares no more for him than he does for any other product of that little island which Jcseph says is so dear to Pat, and oh, so dear to us. Indtpenderd Leader. ELECTION' ECHOES. All classes of citizens are moving for a new depot at the foot of Farnam street. CapiUlists have faith in Omaha since she downed the dictator. The new time tables which have been put in effect on the Burlington, Rock Island, Northwestern and Union Pacific are a benefit to this city. The railroads are not against Omaha when she rules herself. The decision in the canal case means much for Omaha. Let us now push her to the point where she will have a million population. MEN'S $5 00 Cal'. Lace and Congress, Goodyear- Welt, in glase and French toes, we will close out at $3.50. MEN'S HUTTON SHOES That sold at $4.00 to $6.00, sizes 8 to 10, we close at $2.80. : j Men's Patent Leather, Lace, in Yale, plain toes and , opera tip, $2 to $3. Women's, Misses and ! Children's Shoes at j Same Low Prices. Sale