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1 THE AMERICAN. "AMf.HK'A K('K AMI li'AN."W, bold thai alt him AhumUm. who wr Alhgiatiit !.. 0. 1't.tl.d Mate without k.h.uI ir-uvntixii OMAHA, NKHUAHKA, I ItWAY, NOVKMIU'.U !IA, IMM. t 1 k . f ' A WKf KI.Y Nr.WM'AI'KH, Vol.lfM VIII, I'hU'i; HYK ' I Nl'MMMt u1 THE SECRET LET OUT. Rosewater's Opposition to Webster Fully Explained. "Col." Livingstone Tells What the Deal Was Between Hay ward, Murphy and Rosewater. A NARROW ESCAPE OP THE PEO f PLE FROM ROSEWATER RULE. Other Inieretiinq ' olitfeaf Gossip for the Busy ReadeMVas Poyntcr "Sugar Coated." llowatf'a unamly fight on John J Wbatr In a wyfry f a grt any panpla, 1tj t to tin American It kt fxin an "opn bmk" for aoma tfwa, Jtoawatr nvr fight ft candidal far offlca unbtaa thera I aomathlng In Igbt for hlmlf, and political patron ga l commodity which tin manlp I fl, In on way or dm otbr, to b if moualarr valu to hlmaelf or th aompanl In which ha In lnlrld It will b conceded that h I' Hli amount of low tine ll(g Willed lnd III Ml Well 1(1 hald wbn h ba a political Jolt to do- ii talent wlil I) mink tl imllouall y to whbh h U liiim and whoa frj HHonal algn U lhra ball, And ther I nvr a wi Mt or Itougbi county nvHon wbr tlila political Joblar d MflWlllfltor d'l pot 0M'fH, it la a rnMak whb It aoma lU'iHibllcan taak to aaanrna llmt li vr d- a thing from a pur and unaelflnh mo tlva, or (hat ha ha any parly prim), ala whatever, ll bellevea In th law ut fore. According to hla pblloaopby do nothing from an bonl tno-tiva-iby ara controlled by neeeaaoy and by llra for gain, lth"f mn ia, uaii' lal or polHI'l, lla haa f lalm"l to m a fu-puhll'-an, Inxfancoa ar -lon whfa ha haa foiiiflit th party anit Ha IMata, iM-for anil afl-r aomlnailori, Dnrhig Jh rir'l'-lrarit aawialgn, ha offrl to m-II out to UrmfWy to t th ncwiapfr ron aa away from (ha Omaha UfjinlilliiMi, Whn Tom Majora waa fiomlnH"1 foi i)ivrvnr, ha ut'l"'"1 llolromh, alalmlioe that MJor wa a "rallroal M"r" whi llohomh rfrf'tw'l to ')o hla 1l'MIiH! ha ftopi"'! hwh ai In lha ramjMlcn Jt low'l h (ko lof't'l Xr, Maywarrf, whom h h tiitutily lyma'lf'l aa a "rallrofcf t-p"lll'H" from away ha'fc, T fla aala Cowir Jo, Jlohomh haa Hm a iir lo him yln thai If tt,iih,n will r!fl ha will HWoHit ttimHtr in fill lha aay, lha itirhnif MmM ha waa io t,i,tM iwifliU or 4hli'itirt lharj h l li hla f)fht ' h fy, WUhr, t (rof of Ihla 'I ha AirUna all f'ol, Myliigttthii, tha Aimnhiy alalia an from I'Wnto pr1ni-l, to tal ih aa4 ard tll wha' ha fcoowa of Ifeo 4)H,('iMa hnflfl that W' ir tiuSf4 toi'i lo Ai'lwt tha l' lii In oioelaa o'y for hi own a!fMj pwpw. UwHUr puhltrty AkuUA hilt a ihii1I4h for U,n l'i,Hd4 Unit-- p.'nuttt, IM M Ut"-muu-r famM amonn'a lo h'HhfHK H 4u4 UM Vruk pfifir wa a ! ftnillur, b)( lha 0iioi f'ool haiaaM that h I; h 4l'l lhl I K)'rvl4 fo4 a ha'f offl'lJ i'fl; -tha UpHlilUnii trnt uhfcw Ih II lo lhal aa'mol lf vfoniun a mo" In K Jflo l'a (jhoa, Tlicra fa no Iroiihla to niulifiily liiMlunKii whara thla f'lMI'al Johlr for a'lflli pur pofa tina (lnl'f facla'Tn orJr to di' cya (ha (aopla; ami HlcwlNa hla nh II! Jnlal that ha waa a farillf1la foi lha 1,'nlM Hlrtf Hcnala waa rrifalini liK, for wlilla ha Ihoiuht thara waa no uaa of allowing hla nama lo kh lfor tha lKlNfnlura to ha voil upon, h waa a aiii1lli Jnl tha nnm, And It waa Ihla way,, aa Col, f.lvliiKHioiin ha iald, 4tt hifora lha llnpnlill. ifm litnl ('iHiiloi met ItowwHii wnt lha Colonel out Ihronuh Ida alat.i on a "mlaalon," lla woit lo ll.irh" and lold Mr, Murthy that "th old j man" wnd him lo run for Mmun ant'Oovarnor, and Mirphy ai orr h iam a candldHla, Then ,lndj(fl Hity J ward waa a"n and Induced to rnn for i Oownorz-ao lha t'olonid aayx, Th HoMwafr fditn, a aialKd hy th t'ol i one), waa ihl llayward waa lo h alw'd twtftmr, aiid waa lhn lo l a randldalt for l'nltd tl Hi-nattr, and waa of conraa lo le lK ld, Thla would niaka Mr, Mnrphy lha Kovarnor, and whn Hnaior Thnraion handd H hla ralitnailon tlovrrtor Mnrpliy waa lo appoint Rotffwaifr lo All lha va tuiuy, 'two candidal from Doiigtita 'onniy onld not t lha appoliiimni, of 'onrr, and Iimkb Wheir innat h kllld olf, ao ha would l powrlaa lo l'f'a(. Hoy word lfor Ih l"islnl(ilur, To woniplhli Ihla d, II waa n"' orary lo ft up a fliehf, and Koiilaky and Walle r w hoili lndM' "d lo n"tU K'Mjhl(n nomlnaflona ao ltofwl-r wonld hac a prii for AiUmiu; t o whola Wfehnlur ft;!llv lhki-1, Km Ih 0I, lima loaded, inlawed fitf loinor l'oyfr ttol loo many o'"; Mr, ffwywaid fIM lo m In poalllon lo lv np th unhT'iaiorlal fhalr lo Mwphy, and Murphy la ow h la lo mafea limttinr I 'nil 'd la ftt'tmtnr, tint now (hat fto-wal-r haa had Ih ambition of hla Hf" Ml'd, h t'HUilwm, with 4im'I puftUtuniii, to aH John tl WtU otf nd trnnk Ut Mint him la'for Ih U Klulatnr. 'td( Hay ward Ihla wm-M ap(W(d dlrappo(nlmn and antprla that fooaa fouitly trava him only ma f'iVy, fmt In ih'i light of lha foro In" fttulniH l0Mld n't ha ur prlrd IUmi tuny f'fil loma pm pit O'll In (h utfi, hut th fpnWI' wim of Im'iylt, lot'iuy wUt h M hl known Mva ttim to imt him Thy kn that hla fiht on ohn l Wihitr waa a "lflb and ylndijya atflr, aa tha aijiod abowa, and whda many tfap'tlllana o'dd not on!arnt ly pttppon Ih f'alon ll fe i, lhy thotr -d lhlr ilhwiM hy Ktuyiiw awn? IrtHH ib polla, h offldaf i'ona thowlng thai whlla In Mi h htcloal a on M'Klnly nmUm waa l?,?i, (ha yola on llayward waa otily l,4l, a falling off of l,H M', I'oynlfr'a niajitrlty titer liayward la J,7'i, wlili h aa ahown rotild aaally bava tin omcoma In loiiKUa fin uly aloti, ronaldi-rlng tha Inrrraaa lu Nipulailnn, If II had not hai'ii for ltiMiwatr and hla dunlila dealing gang of dlaorganlnera, AnHlmr gentleman who will ha In ftotattd In tha foregoing alalcment of furl a la linn, llmijiiiiiln Maker, at ona lima thmght to m a airong tandliUta for governor, When Judg Maker, HIierlfT Mi'Donald and CommlaMloiier lliirla adecled tha Mouglaa di'lrgiiilon to tha alula t'onventliin Itoaewiler'i nama waa turned dnwu hy ilia two lut ler gentlemen, hut tha Judga, whlla ra. grettlng 11 aald ha hud Ihioi pir anaded by John (', Wharloti (Moorea' allorney) to plaia Hoaewalwr'a nama on lha llat, Tha jndga admitted that ha enpeHel to regret tha promlai, hut Knawtnr had agreed to aupport him for governor and tha nnma waa allowed lo aland, fn tha light of lha forego Ing revelittlona, tha Judge, Ilka all who hava (mated Itoanwater before, ran aea (hat ha took a cold and dummy adder to hla hreaat whl li helped lo allng lha pollilial Ufa from hla body In tha atala eonveniloti, a a Thera la mu' li Inlereailng poat'elec tlon goaalp going tha rourida of tha piihlfa tongua whl h may maka good reading for thoaa pollllenlly fnrllned, It la aald that whlla (lovernor-ebrt I 'oy ii ler waa a member of tha leglala tura thera waa befora that laely'g law bwklng toward correcting mitny of tha abiiaea coiiimliied by lha vnrloita at oik yarda companlea of tha atala which tha I'nlon Hiock Yarda company of Month fmiahn wera mm h intereaied In d featliig, To do thla It la an Id that 11 waa neceaifiry to "augur coat" a num ber of lha timm hra, amoig whom It la alao an Id llml Mr, I'oynlcr wiia nn of Ihoan who waa Irenlnd lo (ha "coming," and III tnenaiira failed lo become n , After th kmiI lninii waa iiomiiiatfd by (h fualon forcea for governor llm agent ,f ili I'nlon Hlok Vaida company waa ona of the Aral lo be vlalied by him, when It a aald an agreement waa aniered Into by whbh lha Iniet-eata of lha alo'k yarda company waa to h carefully guarded In enchanga for lha Influenc whbh they might exert to aeeuta Mr, roynira eiecnon ior governor, A a leault tha packing and atock yarda companlea - with poaalldy on eep tlon-av their r'ordlal aupport lo lha nomine, Thla action la In atrb i keep Ing with ,hal of M'-uutor Allen In pi venting iha adoption of that clauae In th fualon platform pleading that party to a'ur nonlfabl aiok yurl 'gfalalloi, a Thera la a bit of Inlereailng political hlatory lu connection with local poll Ilea whbh might alao b well lo e- call: In lb political campaign of t!!2 lb tpublbana logether with their (ben llca Ith A I', A ) wr eaatlng ahoil for a aulialle candidal for iigrea It. II, Mercf waa mining th Mplrani for t'ongralonal hoti'ta, at tha hatida of b republbana, On on part u!r evening thera wt two committee maeilnga In prgMaa, on of whbh waa lo agtea upon a candidal and Ih otlmr lf uttMmtory waa to recom mnd hla eid' en 7h rpubll an long Morn Ihla tlm had earnd o dlatruat Moaewater and that gen, tU'imn waa not Invited lo partlclpat In lha 4eherailon of Mtlinr commit. urn nor waa ha aonght for advb, Noth ing daunted, Mr, lloeewafer, however, and h liada aiverl att'-mpta lo gain ad ml )( lo on of t(ia commffle Oocllnga, hlit f,tlled, ll et Iruated reporira to tha cn whlla h waited to ih vicinity, but iji no purpoae, pad b k and foMh lu front of the building In whbh th nieciig waa be. Ing h II and feve uh far aouth aa far- nam atrc t nd' vottig U mti h aoma Inforn ailoii from within, but mt ve a whimper leached hl mr, To hon who hsnc.,d to paaa that way It waa plain that hla agitation knew no ( hound t. Ilia gyratlotia runliiiiird fur ' nearly Imi hour. ta anliiiially ha rould ba heard (inillerlng to hlmaelf and hla geatliiilallona beiamn mora and no. r Miipaaalmiod, Mually a roil- pla of gentleitien whom ha hapiwiiad to know emerged from tha Iniltdlng and ba approached them for tha de al red Information, but they gava hrtn 'lio aneoiirBgemeiit, Oilier followed ahortly and wera alao acrnaied by him, I only to fall hi hla dcalr. Mecomlng j anaapnaled at hla aucnmalva fnllurra he gava vent In hla feelluga: lla would ' fight tha A. I", 'A, to tha bliler and; would dcairoy (hit political ambllkui of every man whom ha anapected of connection therewith, Hiild ha, "1 cnn'i g' them all together, hut I'll get lliein ona by one," llu hud learn ad that thera wera allll aoma iiieti In Omaha whom ha rould not control and ha would hava revenge, It will ha remain hered that aa a yeault of Iheaa two eommlltca dellberallona I tit v Id II, Mercer heiaina th cntidldata for itui great and waa Ruhatnnlly elected In uplla of tha iippoaltlon of lloaewalcr and hla paper, aa waa alao tha enllr republican ticket, Hlnea Ihett ha h rontlniied hla dlahonorabla warfara adopting varlotia achemea to accoin pllah hla piirpoaa, and im been partic ularly ahtialva of every man whom hn anapected of being connected Willi th A, I', A, Ma nought to array bitalncaa riian'agalnat bualiieaa miui, neighbor agnlnat neighbor and It la aald hired men to go Into tha privacy of tha lodga room and aleiil (ha tucord that hn might puhllali what purported lo h lha tinmea of niemhera, lla aoon found that Ihla ninntier of waifura would nol ba tolerated and hla bualtieaa hegntt to dwindle; ha Iherefora muat gdopt other no ana, and haa alm a puraued th (ofiT'M of lha political guerrlllit often pliiylng the part of a friend with nn bund while lining lha political knife with Hi other, It la not necca amy for ua (o detail lb many liiadinc ea of hla political treachery, but wa merely mil altetitloit to Iheaa mailer that our tepublban friend may be on their guard, 'Hie Intrigue of lb pollilcal guer tltla wh never morn iiollreahl Hi an In the In! haul campiilgit when he outwardly aupporled I'hll K, Winter for county allorney whlln aecretly knifing him and directing hla political lien liui' H iittd bUKiueaa aaao fale (o piirauN a comae llml would reault In th defeat of Winter, thua dlapoalng of another man whom h aupcM of b Ing 'in A, f, A Winter waa deceived Into believing that Itoaewatr'a and Moota' auppoil of blm waa aimera noiwiihulaiidliig the warning that Ihla paper gv blm, It la aiao common report that lloacwaier entered Into a deal with Judge Hhl'o'da hy whb h aom of hi political tool ar lo hav dep ulyjilpa, among wliffii la U llelaley 1 $ 0 If th republicait party b"'a not g l fid of Moaewater, after hla mill In defeating the at( tbkt, H ahould adopt a tbcie ball emblem, don In hrna, And hang It on I over th aide walk mi that people will know lhal ft haa becoma fboioughly ftbeetieylxed, Another Omaha official hn hff aol Judg'd guilty of embrlement, and haa been placed under 1,oid to appear al the nl iff in iif tU district court, Thl tlm l I W, C, I lei hl, a repub lican, a howon fi lend, ornjanlon and advlr of Koewalr, an alder and alienor In lb plot lo fore Prank Y Mrea talto convbled of etuterr,l. pientt on Ih peopl for mayor, and lha friend and aoelat of W, I Kejr aiend, who allowed the i utility of f (oug ht to l-e rothed of more lhan IH"uu while h waa ciinty coumlaafoner, and Wb'xie I election )i HttMOpled I'l foic o the peopi ,y the aid of Itoa water and Moie Th gang I cor rupt t'l III '! It mil) ti Weeded out Kvary f 1 It to anlldoia for aorn Mllati faucy, PAY TRIBUTE TO ROME. The Property Owners In the Nmlunui Capital Unearth a Gigantic Steal The Report. Mr, N, l King, Clmlrmiui of lli. ( oiiiinlllce on anaeaatneni and appu tlotimenl of aiproprlitlloiia, which waa eupcclitlly Inatructed lo liuiilr Into Ihn amount of nal eatnta In lha IHa-Irb-t KuaIiIo and anetupl, nuwla a purl lul report covering lha properly of four unlveralllea and a eked for further lima to Inveailgnla other prop cil lea, Tim report ahowa that (leorge (own t'nlveralty, Itoinun Calholie, hua 1'1,,'luy of real eniiilrt tiiialile a ml $nr,2,7H exempli Coliimhlnn I'nlveral ly, IUl'l tiunhln and 2I0,KIA e. finpt; Howard Ifnlveralty, I4 laiu bla and $IM,4(0 exempt; and I ho Cm hollc Mnlveralty, rt,tluii (axnbla and f,'.Hfi,!!iN exempt, making a total of taxabla tinlveralty proier1y In cluded In lha four collegea mention ed of Ixil.SUfl gtid l,tir.l,ktl ex empt, Tha report (ben goe on lo atntn (hut Iheaa flgurea reprcaent but amitll proportion of lha property In tha lila libt exempt from taxation, and ex preaaea lha belief Hint wlmti all tlm fig me ara collet li d, allowing lha ev I'liipilou of all other exlntlng and propoaed Kent of b-miilug and tha in any alemtwynary liialltullon from which th projector and owner d, rlvn large revenue, It will Im ahown I loil, Ullit a amall pi'iceuliigH or pni poitlon of all Ih iciil cmIiiIii within III lUnlllit la burdened Willi Hut lev ell Ilea fur lha aupport of llm govern mciit, An eailmitin, llm report ulnte, plmea tlm mnonnl of ten I ealitln ex empt fiom laxntlon at tMH"),""i, which, added lo lha mount of govern ment property Mempf, lenvea mil about 41 per cent, of really to pay lax, Additional report upon thl ijueallon Will b ptenenled Idler, Any on who reada llm abova may ace thai Ida eltltfena her nr nun pelled lo aupport Ih llotniin ralbolli, hleierhy whether h lullevia In It or not, I' lame Ha you will, Ihla fa a union of Church and Hint, Th mm ter will b brouehl lo Ih tentlou of Congreea at I'm next aeaelon. Hut It f hardly fair lo call the gov ernment property exempt; heeauac Hi government puya one half Hie (axe In li dlatrb l of Columbia which la probably lu fair aliare, Nol it a Ih van! dleptopoiilon h, Wealth between I he I wo lloloitn Cath olic I'ulveralHea and th I'rolciiiint unlveralib a; KxMiipt. floleton I 'ill v-i hit y, it, (', ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,, m,m Catholic f'nlveralty, It C, ,,, Total,,,,, , ,,,.11,2(7, U Columbian Cnlvemliy, I'rol, , .$2lfi,klit Howard rivrHy, I'rol , ,,,, WMU Tflal , ,,,,,,,,,,,, mv,u Not lhal lha two Human Cath olic unlverllca hava moi than lhra time ilia amount of un taxed preporty poaaeeaeif hy the two 'rolelwiil uiilvarallle. Anthr Immenaa dlfferenca to h ohaerved heiweoi tha Ibonan CmHioIM' and I'roicatant unlveraltle lhal whlfat die Itoniau CaihoMe aclmola ar atblly unitarian, th i'loleatanl ahool ain only" iiumlimlly o, iiiilem all ach'! Iiiiubatlng iidependciie of the thought and freedom of ton i leiiif, of aiiiecli and wuraMp, mum h ronaldered am (Wis n. Thera i atnither reaaon wy Unee Mulverallie ahould b taxed. They ara money. making tmtei pilm. Tin Ouorgown Ibmian Catholic Utllveraiiy own very large I mi l of vttlimlilH hind, ntucb of which In under cultivation, and pay th iinVveraliy a giwally ivnt; and all t'i aiuibnt at all tluau aihooU are required lo pay liberally for tholr pilvllegi'M; but why ahould thoaa clil xena who ara loo pour to avail them aelvea of Ihn benefit of Ninth Inatl tilllona, tin buriletied Willi extra nve In order to halp eilucato tha aotia of tha rich? Tb aon of tha wealthy, having graduated at Iheaa great unlveralllea, liecomn doc tor, btwyera, Itimibiglitiia, geiniral and government oltielnl, and anttla down Into eaay poaltlotia, whit larga aiitnrlea; lm( when ('' "f p'"r mun wlahe Ut b-nrn hi trad a-to ha ciiine m piimlar, a carpenter, a brick layer-ha muat work for aeveral yean n an appienllca to learn It, Nobody I taxed lo pity hla tuition, though hla fat.her'k llllli homa muat Im taxnd ex Ira o keep up tha tinlvralty whera tha rkh mini' aon la being fillet for n fitay and luxiirbiti living, Tint mitaaef nf tha people, who ban din Hint ulKhly wen (ion, lha Imllnt, ara beginning to aen how llm rich beromn richer at tlm expciiae, of lha working man, If the government will aid up tiul vrralllcx to liliicalft Hie aotia nnd duugbiei a of (hn pour wit limit chnrgn or al very low chiirgea, wn ahould mi III Ipnlit allglil ubjecllon from that clita which la optH't'cd lo Hie apieail of ttnl Vcraul education - lhal claan, which bn lievea, and I'-in ln, Hint a high d'-grea of Inti lb liial devi -lopnieni la only for llm few, wliil Ignorant and aervlluda fa heat for. the many, , , CIIAHI1 HOVH, Ally,, , , ( Waahltigloti, II, (!, f mi, m . IIIMTOItr, ITriiiialated from lb Crctuh by Hep, , , M, J, I', Thing j It wa nhiied lo me lnlelv that i( little Irlell ImiV when naked, "What do you know about ()orK Wualilng Ion?'' leapondeil wllliout healtatlnii "Wai'hliigtttn waa an lilnhmnu nn I 4 gaid (t hollc," Wn th elorv true' I tiinuot iay, fl hri-athea thti perfum of (ruth, Irlrlt anil HuiiiIhIi, itnd bud tu 'o lu ll ve In lla teallly, AIiih' II la not only llm llllie liy wtm vi'Uiui Into Urn field of hlatory Imi fmitiir men, ndvo. idea, phyl ilmm, jiiK' and exjudgea, which ahull we xeeilf If It, wera pl'leata It. could he piMned, but when tueit'bera of the billy, whtin li,l.in"ii who oiitslil lo have l nil led It inlla for a lint Ice, 'I here la no ex Judge, mi Irlehtuaii by the name of Iniium, who haa been miik In aome aH-eehea eonceriilug r llgloua liberty, and apenkliig of tb colony of Maryland, dwlare that. Miuybind by her character w lha Aral lo prN'bilm enllr liberty of con atleiia liiberly waa granted full and entire lo (juakera, Cnltarlun and all chad" t f rellgloiia belief, And then ha ilalma Hull l-iod ItMlilniota wa nn rlihmun nn, well na a ('alholli', It ahould Im aald f'ii' the ad'Hciulotl nlJlNiiiue tlnil lnd ft ilhiiiiiiii ut un HiiKltelim.mi and not mi lit'dimmi, H Wiia on of lb" nitiliinii'.iy jut' whom, h I lice the HUlieXiil loii of !, ,,ifi, 1,1 I'lllglillid, the imtjnt'li y of III" li iull, Cailiiilb a' itinl Itonim t tutvv La I i n lemb i aii'l fr:ilern, I .v, Mo.ir ,t-l In I'riiteni.itili-m, b I ten i a l -oiuiu-Iht Hiwarda tt, iIum' ,f lit. It, ICootlnucil on pti J j