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8 OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY , MAY.31 , 1884. I
THE DAILY BEE.
Saturday Morning ) May 31.
I'lllNTEItS WANTED.
A number of good printers can find steady
employment At this otfico.
LOOAL BREVITIES ,
Yftstonlsymorn. Anna Meyer filed n com.
plaint ngatnst Gust , llonoka , clutgln * him
with dlspjsing of property on which there was
mortcAgo.
lion. V. 0. Hnmor , district judge of the
lonth judicial district , cimo up yesterday
from Lincoln. Mr llamor says his trip hero
has nothing to do with politics , but partakes
of n business nature ,
Mr. William Umphoraon colobrntoil his
fifty-eighth birthday Thursday ovo. nthis resi
dence , In South Omaha. A largo number of
hit neighbors nnd friends were present , nnd
passed n very plea-ant evening. Muslo was
furnished by Gus Doyle's string band , nssis-
ted by Miss Crtgloy on the piano. Dancing
w s kept up until n late hour , nnd nn elegant
euppor was served ,
The old man , Lccil , of Mnsonvlllo , Iowa
wh was found In a coal shod on Capital
Avenue two days klnco , died yesterday. It was
decided to move him to ths hospital but while
the wagon was waiting to convoy htm there
ho died. A number of physicians are
holding an autopsy to ascertain the native of
his Injuries.
Shorfff Pierce , of Saunders county , re
turned from n mysterious trip to Iowa Thurs
day , leaving on the I ) . & M. train last night
for his homo ft Ashland. Mr. 1'ierco has n
warrant for the arrest of Koll , the missing pu
gilist ; and while ho is not saving much about
the nature of his visit there are certain indica
tions which tend to show that the tlmo for
sonring the paper is not far distant. Jailor
Tioket , who accompanied the sheriff , remains
bohlnd him In Iowa , with instructions to keep
his oars and eyes opan.
Mr. James Stockdalo , of the U. P. shop
office * , and ox-prosldont of the St. George's
club , will leave with his family in n day or
two for Amtrnlla , whore they intend to inako
their homo. They go first to tholr old homo
in Knglaud for a brief visit. Mr. Stockdalo
lias boon in Omaha for plxtoon years and all
of that tlmo In Superintendent Congdon's
office , and with his family , has earned the oa-
team of a laro circle of friends. The removal
ii made in the hope of bonofittlng Mrs.
Stockdalo'd henltli.
About thirty mombara of the Omaha Glee
club accepted an invitation extended by Mr.
and Mrs Loavitt liurnham Thursday ovo. and
passed n few hours pleasantly at tholr now
homo on COBS and Twenty-first street. Mr.
and Mrs. Uurnliam were nsslstod by their
niece , Miss Molllo Abbott , of Boston , who is
upending the summer with thorn , and also by
Mrs. Judge Savage , Mrs. M. M. Putnam , Dr.
Vrydgos , Mr. Tillson nnd John II. McCall.
Singing , instrumental music and refreshments
were tha order of the evening , nnd tha time
fled so speedily that there were many rogrota
whan the hour for dlspamlng arrived.
LOST On cemetery grounds , a gold
locket and chain. Fmdor will ploaao re
turn to BF.K oflico and bo rewarded.
I > JEUSON < VU
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C. II. Kycrmann , St. Louts , Is at the Mot'
ropolltau.
W. W. Warner , Oscoola , Nob. , is rogistorot
at the Metropolitan.
Thos. J. Fbrsheo , of Indianapolis , Ind. , la
at the Metropolitan.
William II. Cwey , of St. [ Paul , Nebraska ,
is At the Metropolitan , *
A. 0. Joslyn and wife , of Kenosha , Wis. ,
nro at the Metropolitan.
Miss Ella Flulong , of Now Brunswick , is a
guest of the Metropolitan.
0. E. Giles , of Kansas City , is in the ally
stopping at the Metropolitan.
Thos. E. Mommtngor , Burnett , 1'obrnska
ij registered at the Metropolitan.
Dr. O , 0 , Reynolds and wife and Miss Lui
Burkloy , of Boward , are stopping at the Mot
ropolltun.
NEIIHASICA STATE OAZI-.TTKEH & But )
INKS. * DiKKOToiiY to bo issued in July
18b4 , price $4.50. J. M. WOLFK , pub
her 120 S. 14th Sh. Omaha.
SOCIAL METHODISTS ,
A Delightful Evening Spent by tin
Congregation.
Thursday evening the First Mothodis
church , Bouthwosth corner Sovontcontl
and Davenport , was thronged with a joy
' ous crowd , the occasion being the aunua
social nnd eong service.
Ono of the most pleasing features o
the entertainment was the recitation am
readings of Miss Gonovora Ingorsoll c
this city. Miss Ingorsoll shows dramati
force and elocutionary powers of th
hiohest order. Her rendition of "II'v
wo Hunted a Mouse" was the finest eve
hoard in Omoha. TUB BEE predicts fc
this talented young lady a brillant fi
turo.
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An Inquest , will Do HoUV
0. H. Lood , the unfortunate old ma
who has boon lying unconscious f <
aoveral days at the city jail , died yosto
day afternoon. Ilia case will bo invest
gated by Coroner Maul. It is not know
what the cause of his death was , buc fi
the good of the public the matter will 1
investigated. Sumo utrango and icystoi
ous circumstances surround the aflai
which certain county officials think ,
least ought to be looked into.
Mr. I. N. Pierce , superintendent
Uiu poor farm. Bays that Leod lived wil
him all last winter , and on account
physical disabilities was wholly unable
do manual labor. The deceased , it is i
furred from papers now in the hands
Mr. Pierce , has a brother at Groelo
Iowa.
The coroner has been busy looking i
testimony but has found no ono who so
him after about nine o'clock iu ovonii
of Tuesday , at which time he was in fro ;
of the Paxton hotel very drunk and w
trying to hide from the officers who co
tinually trail that beat. An inquest w
probably bo hold to-day after which t
remains will bo buried at the expense
the county.
ARE YOU
In another column will ba found the u
nouncemeut of Mww.ru. THOS. COOK & BO
TourUt Agents , 2G1 Broadway , New Yut
relative to the very complete arrangcuior
they have wade for toun in Eurcpj t
coming Sprioff and Summer. "Cook's JJici
tlonUt , " containing insu * and full particular
will be mailed to Atiy dddroH on receipt of
oenb
THE FALLEN BRAVES ,
Doing Honor to the Last Memory oftbe
Dead Heroes ,
The Oity of the Dead Profusely
Decorated With Flowers ,
A. IJOIIB nml Imposing 1'rnooinlon A
Urilllnnt Oration l > y Hon. A. J ,
Popploton nt the Ccino-
lory.
Memorial day Is observed nil over this
country , aul wherever lloi the remains
of ono of the heroes of the late war there
may ba found hundreds of loving hearts
and willing hands , nil ( vnxious to do honor
to him whoso Ilfo was laid down in such
a glorious causo.
In this city it has nlways boon the cus
tom to observe Ddcoratitm Day in nn ap-
prupriato and becoming manner. Since
this custom was begun it was never more
fully observed in this city than it was
yesterday.
The oxcorcisos * of the day were under
the nuspicos of the Ooo. A. Ouster Punt ,
No. 7 , department of Nebraska , Grand
Army of the Republic. The executive
o > mmittco have boon busy for sometime
in completing the necessary arrangements
and how well they succeeded was scon by
the lengthy nnd imposing procession and
the smoothness with which the entire
programme was carried out.
About 10 o'clock the O. A. It. nssom-
bled , nnd headed by a drum corps ,
marched down nnd took their aland on
Fifteenth street , the right resting on
Douglas.
Bcforo 11 o'clock the streets wore
thronged with citizens , on foot and in
carriages , nnd the city had put on a holi
day anpearanco. Many of the stores
were docked with Iligs nnd bauds of
mu Jo were playing. At 11:30 battery
D. Oth artillery , headed by the 4th In
fantry band , and undur command of
Major DoRusoy , marched into the city
and took their position on Fifteenth
street , the right resting on Douglas.
A few minutes after 12 o'clock the
order was given to march. The prososs-
ion vrns formed in the following ordor.
First division was composed of the
marshal of the day , Mr. II. E. Largo'and
nids ; Fourth infantry band ; troops from
Fort Omaha , under command of Major
DoRusoy. including battery B , Fifth ar
tillery , commanded by Capt. J. B.
Rawlos ; officers of the department of the
Plntto.
Second division , under command of
first assistant marshal , Mr. A. M. Clark ;
drum corps.Gustor Post No. 7 , G. A. R. ;
wngon with thirty-eight young misses ,
dressed in white and representing the
thirty-eight states of the Union ; wagon
with ( lowers nnd committee oil flowers ;
civil societies.
Third division , under command of
Adolph Burmastor ; speakers of the day
in carriages , escorted by Hibernian Ri
fles ; Glee Club nnd citizens in carriages.
The procession mivod west on Doug
las to Sixteenth , north on Sixteenth to
Saundora , west on Saundora to Charles ,
north on Charles to King , west on King
to Franklin and thence to the cemetery.
Along the line of march tlags were fly
ing and many residences were beautiful
ly decorated with flowers.
When the cemetery was reached a
dirge was played by the Fourth Infantry
band , nftor which . Hon. A. J. Popploton
delivered the oration of the day , which
is published in full below. The
Omaha Glee club then sang
a song , Richard Burke and Edmund
Bartlett each made addresses , after
which the Grand Army of the Republic
preceded to strew with flowers the graves
of their fallen comrades. The ( lowers
were very Gno , many beautiful designs
were noticeable. While the G. A. R
was decorating the graves of the
dead soldiers a delegation from the
fire department visited the graves of the
firemen who died in the service nnd
placed beautiful floral tributes upon the
grave of each. The ceremony was a very
impressive ono and many an eye was
moist with tears as the little handful ol
( lowers was thrown upon the graves ol
comrades. The Glee club than sang ,
'My Country 'Tis of Thee , " after which
the benediction was pronounced and the
crowd dispersed.
Below is appended a verbatim roper
of the oration delivered by lion. A. J
Popploton.
Hon. A. J. PnppIotou'H AddrcHH.
Wo have mot to-iUy to commomornta the
valor and sacrifice of the heroes of tin
greatest civil coiilllct of ouy ueo or country
martyrs to national unity. Only two uVcatlot
ago , the graven wo tula day crown with llovvorn
Btrown with loving and grateful hand * , won.
rank with odor of fresh laid onrth nnd mols
tcnod by blttor tonra. Upon thorn to-day the
overgrowth of oblivion baa spread its tokens o
decay , and tlmo , the consoler , lias Bonthod the
RorrowH of the widowed and tha fathorliws
Hut In thi haarta of the people of the groa
North American ropuhlla whom their moot
rauBomml from national dissolution , the mnm
ory of tliolr liorolo deeds , their imtient fortl
tudo. their Buttering and agony that supreme
Bolf.sacrlnco which voluntarily oniichon u liuu
of llborty with its own life-blood tholr dead
of valor and davuttou are tweet and froth am
green as when their bodies were committed to
the "unhort to ashen dust to dust" of honoroi
gravou. And BO they will remain forever
For all tlmo to como nye will vouorato thali
inemiiry , youth will aspire to attain their sum
uilt of moral grundour their plane of patriot
Ism. from age to ego matrons and maids
will rehearse the story of tholr lives and pro )
tint husband , BOH und lover may catch thu
spirit of the patriotism and oaarlOco thorn-
nlvoa , if need bo , upon the altars of thoii
( ountry. rulntlng ami sculpture and lltura
turo will coinmoraoiato tliolr virtues am
achievement ) In marble and canva * , whlli
some American Thuuydldo * or Ribbon or Mu
cauUy will make the hlitorlo page luuilnoiu
with the glory of their liven. All , of every
'logroii , who have berne oven the lightest par
lu the gio.it conflict whether yielding tin
word , the inuskot , the rc&lpol , the epvlo
whether spanning tha brldgoltus utro.im , mov
ing the succoring tialn , or standing with pruo
tioed iiugera upon the key * of the llglituint
which broalicit Into a million of men a ulngl
soul shall bo tliarcm of this Immortality o
famo. thli apotaeoila of valor , this triumpha
march down th cycle of the uges-"The blooi
of tha martyr It the send uf t'io church " Th
memory of the noble dead , -slain iu defons
of nutlonal life will be the germ of that per
petual national union and power wlilth al n
can lusura tha permanent welfare and huppl
ness of the people ana purpetuate the prociuu
heritage of civil liberty bequeathed by th
revolutionary father * of the republic.
Hut no wordi that we hero can utter wil
reach the ' 'dull cold ear of death" or wake the
silent tenant * of the sepulchre ) from thai
dr * mleai Bleep. Thuy laid duwu tholr Hvei
not for tueuiBohea but for the living -that th
teeming millions , who from generation to generation
oration ahull dwell In thU Und of froedou
inayoujoy the hlosi.li.ga . of civil liberty am
social ordertlut | > eace , progress and th
good government may inter b
11 daiiltid tocrend , coW , race or nationality ,
1 Htuullci ? Were thh tlty of tno dead , towuidi
f , which tha foot of all urcswiftly txtidiiig , In tin
U very prepuce M it word of the truanlntet
10 tplrlu of our benefactor * , lot in o k whut , tlm
rfur , hat been the fruit , of thvir sacrifice am
i , > wliHt tin future nUUclea to that perfect gov
.01 oriiuiaut for w lilch they died.
I Maay of ua remember , at If It were but y wtoi
hy , the fierce political agitation of 18SCwhon
or the fir l time , the country win brought
ACO to fftco with the pM lblllty of A civil war
the deeper and profounder ablution f
800 , whan the Intensity of conflicting < ions i-
ons and thodnrk foreboding ooiifllctg.tvo to all
lahata and illactnilon an tmdorc irront of
olctnnlty and dread -how the election and
naugitrnllon of I'roiidant Lincoln WM fol-
nwa 1 by a painful period of anxiety and
aUnn , uut'l the spoil of uncertainty and np-
irohonalon WAX broken by cannon nbot crawli
ng Into the wallnof Kort Stitnptor hnw there
VHA Imrrylnc to And fro of citizen RoldlorH tin-
II two hoitllo nrtnloi were net In hostile Array
ngtiinU onch other in tha hitherto peaceful
voods of MAHAMA * ho * tholsnuoof that
) lo > dy fioldwa.i , fol lowed first by conitornatlon
md.dlsm'vy ' than by renewed and nolomn np >
> oiU to the Oed of battlo.1 the long period of
inpo deferred , which trmkoth the heart sick ,
jotwoon MAiiana.1 nnd 1'ort DonoUon the
noasurod tramp of hopofitl logloni In every
liinrtor of thU v.wt country , until the valor of
the armlos of the natt nnd west , illicli1ncd | !
and hardened and bronr.ad Into votor.inn and
[ iililod by genbrnls tnntod In the crucible of
mccoaaful battloi nnd cntnpu1gn , lend A poo-
ilo , four yoim before addicted to tha bland-
llshmontfl and rormomonts of peace , to victory
mRurpoRiod In the annals of righteous war.
The nun of the anniversary of tha natton'n
ndepondonco In 1820 Illuminated the closing
oyoa of two of tha fathers of the republic -
) elm Adami nnd Thomas .foirnMon typoi of
ho north ami south Bens of Mnisaclm sotti
and Vliglnln In Ufa wedded to a nohlo causa ,
In death anshrlnod in thohoarti of a grateful
people. The fourth of July 18C.U gave to tha
var IU moBtdoclAlvo victorlcsGettyaburg and
Vlcknburg , while the March to the Son , the
WildoruoM , I'otoraburg and Apjiotoin.ttox ,
cloned the thr oaof agony througn which the
latlon v/ni born Into a more porfuct union.
'or n inomont tha nky wan darkened with the
noit caiHoIodfi , cruel , wicked and nngrutoful
asnasninatluii the world hat wltiioBsed slnco the
crucifixion of Christ but with acompission-
ate forbearance and nolf-control , little short
if dlvlno , tha people addrooad themselves
nournftilly to the work BO ftlty outlinnd by
h't m irtyro 1 proihhnt on the eve of his tragic
oath.
" \Vithmtllco toward nono.vith charity
or all , with firmno'H In the riht ug ( lot !
is to BOO tha right , Int ua strive to linUh the
work wo are in , to bind up the nation's
omuU , to earn for him who shall have borna
lie bittlo nnd for his widow and his orphan ,
o do all which may nclilovo and cherish a
list and a lasting ponca among ourselves nnd
vith all nations. "
Twenty years have elaiwed BIIICO the curtain
oil upon this world-watched ilrama of civil
tilfo , nnd what , thiw far , have been its fruits.
! y repeated amcndinrntH of the constitution
ml Hucccssivo udjudicntiona of the nupremo
nurU the paramount authority of the na-
lonnl Rovuroignity within itx nphoro hax boon
confirmed and the civil rights of the humblest
> or on under the nllegianco of the United
tatos , irro poctivo of race , lias boon vindl-
ate 1 : vnd rusnuroiL l ocal prejudice and pro-
iuclal ImtredH , the growth of n century of
ivurno civilizatiun , IiitciiHlfind by animosities
ugondorcd by the cruelties of war , arc
gradually yielding to a bettor actiuaintanca
tud friendly Intercourse , iuducodnmlHUitainad
> y Bolf-intoroHt the broken links of friendship ,
orged by foinmon dangers and trials and
chiovomanta , iVi the revolution , in the war of
Hl'J , in the Hwift descent upon the halls of the
Montczumrw in 18I ( ! . nnd gradually reuniting ,
and the onfrnnchisod blacks have not as yet
overthrown the hopes and urophocios of those
who believed them , possibly over many obata-
ills nnd through many failures , despite much
gnoranca and prejudice and race hatred , capa-
ilo of finally attaining a level of Intelligence ,
education and morality , fitting them for soli
government. An Invasion of northern capital
ind ontorprlso ( more potent than panoplied
egions ) has poured down upon the south In
railways , telegraphs , miuos , uamifacturoa
and invonttvo , executive and administrative
kill , until its streams and mountains nro
alive with Industrie * and Its Molds heavy with
tap ! oa out of which the fabrics of the world
are wrought. And ubovo nil , and batter than
all there is slowly stealing over the entire
outh , the land of Sumptor and Marlon and
Ucksou and liontou and Clay and Boone and
Canton of Camden and Cowpens and Kutaw
Springs nnd Yorktown the conviction that
ho now la bettor than the old , that freedom
B bettor than slavery ; that union Is bettor
than disunion ; that the blow which struck the
shackles from the bondmen , liberated mastci
nnd slave aliko. No lover of his country mu :
race can fall to BOO that the ship , so fraughl
with promise for the race , tbo world ever , hat
passed the shoals and rnplds and emerged InU
; ho safe deep anchorage of tha sea , Whatevoi
; > orils may beset Its voyage , hover in tha ro <
note horizon nnd ore not yet clearly defined
M the vision of the most skillful , vigilant and
'ar-sightod pilot. Yet the stormy Petrel
wheels athwart the tossed and troubled wave ;
xirtontous augury that the voyage cannot be
without the perils always incident to the
vasty doop.
Tha ilocllno of this republic will come. If at
ill , from national decay the deterioration ol
national character , the Insiuioua sappin ? ol
the vitality , the purity , the courage , tbo pat'
riotUm , the virtue of tno people , or the adop
tion of unwise domestic or foreign policies ol
government. Is it possible now to discover
ind designate any of the agencies at work In
that direction -tendencies which unchecked
will ultimately lead to national dissolution ,
Dear with mo a inomont while I briefly liull
cato some of tbo gathering clouds , which soon :
to bo hanging upon the verge of the horizon ,
Them can be little doubt that throughout
tha whole country there is a perceptible drill
in the direction of general social tlamoralUa
lion The prevalence of crime , the unchockei
reign of violence and lawlessness in the den
Boat nnd spirest population ! ) the almost uni
voraal outhronsmont nnd defense of > Tudgi
Lynch , who , whatever may bo said in pallia
tion of his ofronsos , la immeasurably , the great
Ortt criminal yet known to the history of Amor
tea , the decline of the nacrodneas of the mar
rlugo bind ami tha universality and facllitio
of causeless divorce , the carnival of spocnlu
tlon , peculation , defalcation and theft whicl
roars in the tii'moy m rta of our financial centers
tors , touching ami contaminating every nlan
und condition of Ilfo , are witnesses , trumpn
tongued , that the leprosy of idleness , lust nii <
greed U spreading its infection broadcaa
through the laud. Side by sldo with thU d r !
( irocMsIou of nvll , comas the manifold agon
cloa of the highest civilization yet attained b ;
man -schools , cliurcheH. the coimtlosa Induii
trios and occupations which absorb the oner
gles ami activities of men and are tha safe out
lets of that masculine vitality , which dovotei
to love und war , created nn ugo of chivalry
uphold alike feudal servitude and splendor
made nlnoty-nino per cunt of mankind vassal
nnd bouclunen , and of woman mistress o
slave and sometime * both , oHylums. hospitals
homos , and tha ton thoimnd instrument
whereby love nnd mercy ameliorate the lot o
modern life. Yet it KOOIUH an unequal race
Vice and Iniquity are vigilant , wakeful urn
.Instinct with superhuman energy because thel
rncoimieiiHo la immbdiute and fends an inipu
tlaut and insatiable appetite. Virtue stand
aghast at iU contjuestH. It U the old conlllct
waged from ( ronoratlun to generation , f ron
century to century , from ago to ago , but ovei
thank ( iod , with increasing hope on the on
side und despair on tha other fha sorrloi
rank ) of virtue can never be pierced or brokoi
in the CBiitor or face to face. Unions flunked
decoyed , misled or otherwise betrayed , the !
onward march will forever continue unchecked
until their banners are planted in triumph 01
the mlll nlal hulghta ,
The eommnn sentiment of all nationalities
ban tabooed poUou M a weapon of civillzoi
warfare.
Yet much of the so-called literature of th
pronont day U satur ited with poisonous lugro
iliants , Tha vast Improvement lu print in
machinery , ami consequent cheapening of put
lltutlou , has i-ivoii to tha public n supply u
reading hitherto entirely unknown. I'll
universal illlfuaion of olumoutary oducatloi
has stimulated amongst the maun of the poop !
un appetite for general reading formerly ulmu
dantlysatlsfiod by a few literary masterrlece <
which had become the classic * of the people
Tha process of cheapening price hai choaionei
quality , while the infusion of sinister element
to whttt and pUmo the public appetite , ha
brought the current reading and taste wf th
mats of the population to the lowest level ol
( iRCoucy over reached outside the decadence o
Koine , when the battlo-aio and I m per la
triumph had given way to the sybarite Lath
and tha ouarvatoil and ploitlo Ciusara wor
kneeling at the feet of captive queena , un
mindful of the honor and glory of the empire
Tills pastilont literature staroi at true
limp-windows , obstruct ! us in our atroeU.rldo
wltli us ou our railways , greats us in our he
* .uls , pollute * our malls and steals Into ou
homes. It unareu the foot of childhood un
louU our loin ami daughters ! from the ilmnl
delights of tha fireside to the nolsv glide
ploOiurmi of gos-Ilght and thedUcord and Jai
gou of publiq c rnlvoU , The public press I
l > solutely ( Ujtenttal to the oxlitoiico of clvi
liberty. No constitutional government ua
Ionoxbt without the utmost freedom t
speech and dlftcussion , but it Is a Miama nnd
oprOAch to ] oumallm that It cannot visit tha
inrnes of the people , without carrying Into
.hem tha Infection of nonimtionnl scandal and
criino and ministering to the porvernlon and
corruption * of the mlndiijand heart * of youth.
Hut notwithstanding the enormity of the ovll ,
t mint bo tnnlnly Bolf corrective , loit In at-
ompting to erect a consurship ever the prou
Iberty of speech nnd discussion may not bo
n iditomly overthrown. Tha hurtful Influence -
once of ( lebaIng printed matter circulated
troadcwt and road without restriction by
roung nnd old , it Is lirpossible to measure ,
mil It is ono of the agencies and Influences
rAUght with the greatest peril to the moril
and intellectual character ol ponpln. Dotcrlo-
vtlon of the fibre of character is to the spirit *
ml man what the degradation of tissue Is to
the DhyslcM body , the certain procurjor of
dnalh.
Closely akin to thin and porhap * accelerated
jy the Bitno causes , is the decline of all forms
if reverence and respect , tha seculariz vtlon of
Ifo , the frantic pursuit of gain , tha reckless
chasing of the oluslvo phantoms of human
irido and ambition. No one can look upon
.ho p inorama of the last thirty day' of Wnll
strcot without a fooling of sorrow ami humilia
tion , dlllhult to repress from < pen utterance ,
and the fixed conviction that wealth not won
by legitimate Industry , ontorprne and invest-
tnont Is n withering cursa , fatal ti every noble
aspiration of the soul , destructive to the
jo < t traltn of character- individual disaster
mil n national peril , The I'uritan is not al
ways n favored figure in history , hut In thesa
days of law principles nnd laxer practical , tha
ron rigidity of the character of the man of the
Mayflower looms in solitary grandnur before
mr vision and beacons us to the lofty summits
of Inner nnd virtue attained under his Spar
tan coda of othlca ,
Tha profoundeat thinkers and most sagacious
men are deeply concerned as to the final outcome -
como of the ttuppwod conflict between labor
nnd capital. It is to bo noted that this ques
tion , as presented , is of comparatively recent
origin. It has come upon ID with the growth
of corporate power nnd tha prevalence ) of
special nnd class legislation. In the previous
liistory of the world tha tolling multitudes
mtsida of tnvolunt iry slavery , have miffored
Tom the pressure of bad government nnd the
ixnctions of rulers uphold by the sword. But
lore In a country of constitutional llborty ,
whoso founders studiously and labor ! > usly
Bought to sot bounds to the accumulation of
capital in alnglo hands , the problem has reopened -
opened under now conditions , clamorous for
solution. In my judgment until some moans
are found to chock the immoderate accumuU-
Jon of wealth in single hinds and produce n
nero equitable distribution of the fruits of
abor und skill , no satisfactory solution will bo
reached. The tendency to concentration is a
natural law , counterbalanced and rcmo iiod to
some extent by the duration ot human life and
.ho redistribution incident thoroto. _ Prolong
n human lifo , make it perpetual , with its ac
tivities unimpaired , ami no reason can bo as
signed why it will not ultimately absorb the
entire wealth and power of the state. In the
grossing need of some single , central power
which should not bo subject to personal
change or the limitations of nature , while af
fording that Immunity from Individual loss ,
essential to the prosecution ot great works ,
the modern pecuniary corporation was created.
It would bo difficult to estimate the good it
lias wrought In the world , but like all other
agencies it is subject to abuse. It seems to
be a natural law that risk and danger nro in
direct ratio to utility and power. Steam has
revolutionized the Industry and commerce of
tbo world , but its pathway is strewn with hoc-
tatomba nnd victims. Electricity has girdled
the earth and brought diverse nations nnd
people into relations of confidence and amity ,
yet its unpovcrnod potency is the deadliest
weapon of nature Dynamite has leveled
mountains , excavated tunnels nnd opened
channels to tbo world's commerce , yet kings
tremble and thrones totter at the word. So
orporato powers , legitimately exorcised and
adequately curbed and controlled are indis
pensable instrumentalities of modern life.
Ths doctrine ot inviolability of corporate
charters and that the executed dealings of
corporations must be uphold without regard
to original authority to enter upon them , has
clothed those artificial parsons with tromon-
rluous powers. No foresight can with abto-
Into certainty indicate what adequate barriers
may be interposed against their exorcise in
bho achievement of that upromacy to which
it is natural to aspire. This only can bo said
with absolute certainty that all forms of
special and class legislatlonrBubsidloa , grants
and f uarantloa of every name and nature , nil
manner of taxation levied upon ono man for
the benefit of another , tend directly to tbo
unequal distribution of the fruits of labor and
skill , and the accumulation and concentra
tion of capital in single htnds. If the wealth
of a country and the power It confers is to be
concentrated In ono person. I BOO no reason
why it may not bi lodged in a throne , haloing
some allegiance to public opinion and charged
with the obligations of a internal ruler , as in
an artificial entity from which history and cus
tom and tradition bos required no duties , ex
acted no bonds , taken no hostages. The
supreme court of the United States has re
peatedly assorted the broadest powers of con
trol , regulation and repsM and so long as
that august tribunal shall remain worthy to
wear the robes of Johu Marshall , the toiling
millions of this republic , in the whole history
of the world unparalleled and unapproached
lu sobriety , industry , intelligence and patriot
ism , may safely rest beneath its shelter.
Beyond the labor question nnd infinitely
moro critical and dangerous , lies tbo race
question. It will not become a burning proa-
lorn in this generation , but in my judgment
the seeds of ita solution cannot bo too quick-
lyHown. Tha immigration of kindred races
can nev or bo attended with danger. A nation
of fifty millions of people will assimilate and
absorb , vaat accessions of population of cognate -
nato blood. A the Mississippi in its course
to the gulf receives the contributions of tribu
tary regions whkh lese their distinctive clur-
actor in the swelling flood of the Father ol
Waters , BO the varied lines of immigration
crossing the sea are speedily merged into c
homngeiilous Riiloty. But to tbo mioHion
whether the Ethiopian and the Anglo HUXOI
can over bo fused by any process or by an )
length ot time into complete homogomoty , a :
yet history interposes a negative answer. In
1800 tha colored population of the Uni tec
States was 4,441,830. In 1870 , notwithstand
Ing the dismay and confusion and disturbanci
of the war it had lucreisoil to 4,880,000 , vvhlli
in IBS' ) , in ten years of peace and tranquillty
it had risen to 0,580,793an Increase In tha' '
tlmo of nearly 2 ,01)0,000. ) The rntli
of increase largely exceeds tha' '
of any other class of population
When it is remembered that nino-touths o
this population and incroasa is in the Bouthon
states that the white population of thesi
states lacompared with corresponding northon
aUtoa , Hinall and so circumstanced as not t <
Increase its relative virility and fecundity , the
Mgtilficancaof those facts becomes obvious
when such states ns A'lrgiula , Georgia , Louis
I ana nnd Mississippi , North and South Care
Una , present the following figures and It is re
membered that the ratio of Increase Is hoavll ;
in favor of the blacks , wo may wall pause ii
breathless suspense :
WHITE. COLOIIM )
Virginia 880 858 cai.fill
( ieoiKla 810,91)0 ) 725 , K *
Mississippi 470,398. GpiO . > " .
Louisiana 15VJ51 483GV , !
North Carolina 8G7M2 ! 531,27
South Carolina 31)1,105 ) 001,33
3,890,403 3,640,30
TlnuitvvIU be seen that in throe leadluj
Southern States the blacks largely exceed tin
whites nud in six states cantalulnc. on nggro
gate imputation of 7,530,707 , the oxcoes o
whites Is only 241,159. All history louche
ami it may bo assumed , there can bo no roa
fusion of the two races. The problem foi
statesmanship Is not how they may ba madi
to coalesce , but how they may , ua dlnlncl
and separate races , dwell together lu harmon ;
ami Joach in tholr own way and according
to their light and strength become and re
main pillars and supports of the Barbaric o
government and joint conservators of civ illza
tlon ,
I have no confidence in the oUlcaoy of diroc
repressive or police legislation to avert th
calamity these facts foreshadow. No poopl
ou the globe have so much confidence In ai
act of Congress or'state legislation or mun
Iclpal laws to right every wrong and snppres
every abuse , as Americans. The result I
that the statute books are loaded with edicts
which tha moment they are promulgated be
come dead past redirection. Whether wi
like It or not public opinion as evolved througl
the press , the pulpit , tha pi it form and over ;
form of free discussion , Is the supreme law o
the laud. Tha antidote to thU throatfuei
national calamity therefore Ho * lu religion am
education , and not in direct governmental lu
. torforouoi beyoud tha preservation of prlviU
I righU and the enforcement of public ordoi
J i If these agencies prove Impotent fro mau
11 generation ! have passe i the face of tha Suut
11 will be covered with clouds and darkness , it
f I fields drenched with the blood of contandin
aces and the pillars of the termplo of Llborty
erected by our fathers , upon this virgin conti
nent shaken to their foundations. Let us do
outly pray that tha God who led our rovolu-
lonary nrmlns , footsore and starving from
/oncord and Lexington to Yorktown , who
nclinod the ear of Franco to the appeal * of
'rnnklin. who gave us Washington and Mar-
liall , and Hamilton and Jefferson , to launch
be now government upon Its cwoor of useful
nnd glory who sincerely bollovo has
clliled upon the first century of the Republic ,
nay avert this threatened woo nnd preserve
mi perpetuate to remotest ages In po.vo ,
ironperfty and unity , nil the dwellers In this
and. irrespective ol nativity , creed or com-
iloxion ,
If I bavo seemed to you to draw a sombre
itcturo , lot ma now before I close lift it to the
ght and nhow hnw little after all Its expanse
is obscured anil darkened.
There is no absolute safety for any ppoplo
iropt in national power and prostlgo. Tuo
Iroam of Utopian happiu BS and Innocence
mn charmo 1 the imagination of poets nnd be-
ruilod statesman In every ago , but comtnor-
: lal , financial nnd military supremacy alone
iis lifted nations on 1 their citizens beyond
he roach of conquest or subjection. The
nngnltudoof power seems to begot moderation
n Its exorcise. Held tithe rigid rosr-onsiblli-
y which enlightened public opinion the
iroduct of advanced intelligence in all modern
it'itcs ' , tolerating oven a limited freedom of
llncussslon , exacts ovm autocratic and mon-
archlal forms have been driven slowly , but
lovortheless surely to wise and liberal internal
administration nnd the recognition nnd pres
ervation of Individual rlgnts. The i-ood of
equal personal right nnd the essential equality
it nil men before the law , nown by Franklin
TolTersnn and 1'alno upon Kuropoan soli has
ripened into a harvest of republican nonti-
ncnt , which IB fust transmuting absolute
governments Into actual democracies.
Vance after many trial ? , much bloodshed , bo-
rayed by friends and overpowered by foes ,
inally clothes ttsolf In the full robes of ropub-
lean government , Knglaud yields to nn ox-
ronsiim of the franchise , the power and pros-
Igo of toryism is Btoadlly waning the ro-
norsoloas grip maintained for centuries upon
Ireland , visibly relaxes , ami every first-class
lower of Kuropo swells and eoothoj and
iracks with the creative power of the leaven
f democracy. "Iteturnmg justice lifts aloft
tier Bcalo and living eyes may yet BOO the ra-
llant face of Ireland , in the language of ono
at her most alftud sons , "lledoomod , regener
ated. disenthralled , "ransomed from her long
captivity , restored to iritcgrlty nnd Indopon-
donee.
Looking forward then to the future of the
opublic , I can BOO a land teeming with plon-
y an I radiant with the joya and occupations
if unbroken peace. I BOO wise counsels nud
ust administration welding the hearts of the
> eoplo into indissoluble unity nnd affection ,
Inking them in unfailing loyalty to tha cen-
ral power. I POO the citizen absorbed in the
nirsulta und duties and sacraments of lifo un-
on'cious of tha presence of law ; I BOO our
ailroads hot with intercourse and traffic , our
lOlograms charged with obedient lightning ,
iringing all men and virtues fnco to face , oar
, o oar and heart to heart. I BOO our inland
eas white with the rounded sails of internal
ommerco and our rivers vexed by the prows
f laden steamers. I BOO tha peaceful and bo-
icficont invasion of neighboring states by
Vmorican cap ! al , enterprise and skill until
, hey shall bo won from their allegiance and
wedded to the stars and stripes Not by war ,
lot by force , not by guile or dissimulation ,
nit by the overmastering power of better in-
tltutlona , higher civilization and nobler lifo.
BOO the nations of the earth at peace and
hlef among them the great North American
lopublic , the arbitrator of difference , the urn-
) ire of dispute. I see the whole world and
ts inhabitants , in the lapse of centuries won
rom barb ir'sm ' and savagery nnd delivered In-
a the p iwor of the prince of peace. Seeing
ill the'O things and believing the germ of
his mighty regeneration first struck living
root in the United States of America , I thank
Jed that "Government of tbo people , by the
looplo , Tor the people , " has not and can not
rish from eartn
\Vnnt ol' Faith.
If Schroder & Bechtthodruggist8.donot8uc
oed it is not for the want of faith. They have
uch fuith in Dr. Bosanko'a Cough and Lung
yrup as a remedy for Colds , Consumption ,
ml Lung aU"ectonathat they will give n Dottle
roe to each and ovary one who is m need of a
nedicino of this kind
The Boss Cow-
Thursday afternoon a cow belonging
o Mr. R. P. Johnson , who resides at
.110 N. Twentieth street , gave birth to
hroo calvos. The calves are all large ,
lerfoctly formed and are all doing nicely.
list year the same cow gave birth to a
calf weighing ono hundred and twenty-
ivo pounds , while the year preceding
.hat . she gave birth to twins. Mr. John-
ion will keep her and guard her closely ,
anticipating a whole herd of calves
another year.
B. II. Douglas & Sons' Capsicum Cough
Drops are manufactured by themselves , nnd
nro the result of ever forty years' experience in
compounding cough medicines. mo-l < j-3t.
ItonI Kslnto Transfers.
The following transfers were filed for
record in the county clerks oflico Hay 20 ,
and reported for the BKK by Amos' real
estate agency.
Chas. n. Isaacs ol al. to John L. Me-
Cguo , qcd , lots 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 , block 27 ,
West Omaha and cl no ; J in BBC. 4 , town
13 , range 10.
City of Omaha to August Randow , qcd ,
o A of B & lot 14 , block G , Kountzo &
lluth's adU , $20.
August Ilandow to Frank Wassorman ,
qcd , o i B J of lot 14 , block 0 , Kount/.o
A ; Ruth's udd.
Aug 11 indow to F Wassorman , wd , B\
of o A " lot 14 , block U , Kountzo & Ruth's
add. , 81000.
Jacob y. Miller and wlfo to Albert
Harris , s A nw $ 30 10 10 , wd. , § 800.
Mads Tuft and wife to Carl Schmid , w
d , part no'BW 32,15 , 13 87500 ,
Aug. Kountzo and wife to Goo. E. Bar-
kqr and Frank Murphy , w d , lot 2 , block
12 , Kountze'8 3d add § 1500.
Philip Cnstudy and wifu to Ed. Cassa-
dy , q o d , o A so i B , 14 , 132. .
Oliver 0. C'ampbi 11 and wife to 0 F
aioLain , w d , lot L , block P , Siiinu's 2d
add-500.
NoRxporiniunt ,
With a majority of people it Is no experi
ment that Dr. Bosanko'a ( Jough and Lung
Sytup is a euro for Coughs , Colds , 1'uli.s in
the Lungs , Soreness in the Cheat , etc. , but foi
those who doubt , nak your neighbor * whu
have used It or get a free sample bottle o
Schrotor & Uccht , the druggists.
llogular size CO cent's nnd $1.00 , Sold to the
trade by 0. V. Goodman.
THE HEARING DENIED ,
Cain. Smith KilcH nil Application flu
n Habeas Corpus which IB
Thursday ovo. , between 5 and G o'clock
an application by Charles Green as attor
ney for Capt. Smith , was filed in the
county court for a writ of habeas cor
pus. The writ was granted and plaooc
in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Picrono
to bo served , and was made returnable
at 0 o'clock yesterday morning.
Contrary to expectations only a fen
had assembled iu the court room yet
tordaymorn. to bo present at the hearing
Itesidcs several members of the sporting
fraternity , and the attorneys in the casa
not moro tlmu a dosou were in attend
atico.
atico.When the case was called District At
torney Godwin arose for ibo state aw
.objected to any hearing of the appUca
, I timi on the ground that it vraa insutticien
( jbocauso U had not beou B worn to , am
Are prepared to do wor"
MERGELL & ROSEtf WEIG ,
OUTSIDJ : TUB
tactical Painters & Decorators In tiny brunch ,
, On Short Notice ! ; '
CAUny TUB LAntlEST ANII FINESTllKTAir , STOCK OF HOUSE , ; ;
SIGN ,
WALL PAPERS AND DECORATIONS. . AND FRESCO
PAINTING /
1515 EOufilaS SlfCCt , ( Ma , DECORATLN
Buffalo U. S. Standard
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WESTERN AGENTS , OMAHA , NEB
R. 11. Tlli
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HBPAIR SHOPS Scales of all kinds repaired and sealed by U. S
standard weights.
I37 Write for Estimates.
HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR ,
1405 Dnngljw Street , Omaha.
id not state the evidential facts. A fur-
her objection was interposed for the
eason that the prisoner had waived an
xamination and thus had forfeited nil
ight which ho might have iu the premi
es. Long arguments to the court on-
uod in ono of which Mr. Green , attor"
noy for Smith , referred to the prisoner
as a man who had boon an agent for'somo
'high contracting parties , " and in vrhom
certain officials found a man who would
act as a go-between for thorn to obtain
money for allowing di reputable houses
.0 bo open day and night.
Judge McOullogh allowed Smith's
on licit to amend the application which
was dono. The count finally
leld that Smith would not bo allownd a
tearing for the reason that ho had lost
all right which ho might have had to a
labeas corpus by waiving an examination
> oforo the magistrate. IE ho should hoar
hia caao men charged with crime
leroaftor could ivaivo an oxamina-
ion , and come immediately to him for
remedy. Ho thought this principal of
aw not a good ono.
The hearing being denied Smith was
emandod to the custody of the officer ,
ircen further naked the court to reduce
ho bond to § 500 , which the court ro
used to do. Smith was then again taken
o jail by Deputy Sheriff Tom Pioronet.
Horsfortl's Acid Phosphate ,
Invaluable as a Tonic
Dr. J. L. Pratt , Greenfield , 111. , says :
'It Is all that it claims to bo invaluable
j a tonic in any case where an acid tonic
s indicated. "
BLAINE AND VICTORY.
The Motto of the California Delegation
to the National Convention.
? l oSpeclulTraln ] with Delegates and
Visitors Passed Through this
City Yesterday Morning.
At 5:45 : yesterday morn , aspncial train
mving on board the delegates to the Na-
ional Republican Convention , at Onica-
; o , from California and Nevada , arrived
n this city. The train was composed of
eight Pullman sleeping cars and ono bag-
; agu car. The first two sleepers were oc
cupied by the delegates and their friends.
Upon the sides of both cars were largo
streamers on which were painted , "Cali
fornia Delegation , 187C , 1880 , 1881. "
Following this was a portrait of James G.
Blaine , after which , in largo letters was
"Elaine and Victory. "
The train remained in Omaha only a
few moments , after which it crossed the
river , whore the party took breakfast.
While crossing the bridge a BKB roportut
occupied a seat with Mr , Geo. W. Schell ,
district delegate from the second district.
Mr. Scholl said that the coast was solid
for Blaine , as the streamers on the side
of the cur would indicate , and that ho
considered him the only man who could
carry that suction of the country. A
second choice had not boon thought of , as
they were for Blaine lirat , lost and all the
timo.
The delegates upon the train were as
follows :
KllOM CALU'OHNIA.
Delegates at large Wm. II. 'Morrow ,
George A. Knight , T. R. Bard , and
Horace Davis.
From the congressional districts the
delegates are as follows :
First congressional district , 0. 0. Bush
and Byron O. Carr.
Second congressional district , William
H. Parks and George W. Schell.
Third congressional district , William
Johnston and E. S , DtmnUon.
Fourth congressional district , David
McClure and Charles F. Crocker.
Fifth congressional district , Adolph
Speckles and M , A. Blako.
NEVADA DELEGATION.
The Nevada delegation was comprised
of tno following gentleman :
M. D. Foley , J. A. Palmer , J. H.
Rand , C. 0. Stevenson , Dr. S. L. Luc
and A. J. Blair.
All the members of both the delega
tions and nearly all the alternate
were upon the train.
As the train passed off the east side o ;
the bridge and entered Iowa ono gen
tlomau remarked that they were now in i
state that would roll up 80,000 republi
can majority. "Oh , " aaid Mr , Schel
"It will do bettor than that ; this state la
unanimously republican. "
Judge M. G. Blake was aoan and in a
short conversation ho stated that ho had
boon upon the bench for fifteen years and
during that time ho had sentenced over
one thousand criminals. Mr. Blake said
that ho regards Blaine as the only man
who can carry the Pacific coast. A second
choice , had not boon thought of , but in
case ho was to name a second choice , he
considered Robert Lincoln as the next
best.
best.Aftor
After a stay at the transfer of an hour
and a half , the party boarded a special
train on the Chicago & Northwestern
road for Chicago.
The Northwestern train was composed
of seven Wagner sleeping cars , two day
coaches and a baggage car. The cars
were all decorated with flags and vraa ,
without doubt , the handsomest train
which aver crossed Iowa and Illinois and
entered Chicago from tVo west. The
streamers of "Blaine and Victory" wore
transferred to the Northwestern cars and
will be taken into Chicago.
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