Nebraska Newspapers

    5HE OMAHA DAILY BEE : YvrEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 , l&SO.
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Itr all means lot Gcronimo be tried by
court-martial. Court-martials are organ
ized to couvicjl.
THE American hog is looming. Ho has
risen in ralne one dollar in two days.
This makes the Nebraska fivrmer smile.
AMID all the confusion of European
polities the ono fncl that stands out
clearly is ths Impotence of English influence -
once in the counoilf of continental states.
Evriar county eonrontion should de
clare itself cither for or against the sub
mission of tlto senatorial issue to the pop
ular vo < o. Tbore should bo no lmlf-\yay
THE fnmte eftbrta of the democratic
boodle organ to euro discord in the ranks
of republicans by charging treachery
where there Je no eyidonoo of treachery
will not pan ooi worth a cent.
THE wort of the Douglas county pri
maries on nest Friday will consolidivto
the business o the canvass into u few
hours. Every republican voter should
sco to it Unit his veto h recorded.
THE sonatoriftl Issno is whether No-
brask.i is to be represented at Wnahing-
toii by an honest , nblo and fearless sena
tor of national reputation , or whether the
confederated monopolies are to fill his
place by a bu wood statesman.
eonntr must see to it that her
Icgisintivo d kgatlon Is of the proper
calibre. The largest county in tlio state
containing tba largest city should demand
only the beat xuca to guard her interosti
.anct secure leglalatlon required by her
growth Mid d Y lopmoiK.
CITIZENS of Omaha , whose interests
have bccn-oarefully guarded at Wiishing-
ton by Genaral Vim \Vyck , ovro it to
Uicmsclvcs to PCS that his plnoo is not
HHcd by a sooutor ignorant of Uioir wants
and without intlunneo enough to secure
uttcntiou for their interests.
Ciioitcii Ilown skipped down to Lin
coln on Monday for a few hours to diito
his bombnstie manifesto fiom the state
capital so as to crcnto the imi Dc. ion that
ho was not in Omtim Monday organizing
primaries , lla will bv buck presently
with some more boodle to distribute
among purchaxabta'Voters.
Jonn FITZGUKALD , who
protests that boia no orator , proposw to
lot a bettor or cr epoak for him. llo has
.puroliascd 10,000 eopios of Mr. Glad-
istono'a pniaphlcl oa Lome rule for free
> diaribuUoa ( * xooi\z Americnn hind
iloaguea. MK. Vtecwald is modwst , but
Uio promised to ikuke most raluublo and
lefllcicnt Kticoaanur to 1'ntriok : ICgnn as
( president of t& aatlounl Inaguo.
no idle in commons.
Jilln lanfl bill.which has been promised a
dmnce for dJaetrwlon by Lord Uandolph.
Churchill , jicxs l eady split tip thn organ
ization of Uiu entmles of home rule , nnd
' .promises . to croute coivstormttion ninong
the liberal unionist * wlkcn it comes up
for dobato. Th clause wltlcli propose ;
' .to stop evictions u likely to ho defeated
'by ' a very small majority , If it is defeated
, nt all.
'TiiR ' attention of the people of Ne-
.v 'braska City is called to the ttllidavit con-
oerning CluiroL Howo's rubato bonnuzn
'OlNortli ' Auburn. He secured a rebate
for North Auburn stock shippers who
scut tholr stock to Kuusas City , and then
robbed them of half of the rubnto. The
South Auburn utock shippers , who were
working In the mternst of Nebraska CJity ,
did not li ! Yo any rabatos , Mr. Ilowu foi
the sake of lire dollars u car , which wont
into till own pwkct. worked ngainst
"Nnbronka City v.nd In favor of Kansas
tAt \VvcKilecJincd to talk
in Ul * Iccturu before the Calhollo
Knight * of Amwlcii at West Point , and
.our C'uminf ; county dispatches notu that
tlicro was sonvo dijuppoinlmcnt m conso-
fluonoj. 'I'lio txjtittor will doubtless find
xecaKioii to raont with the peoplu olCuin-
Ing county later in tUe campaign to dts-
ciisi the issues of tlie hour. His visit to
'Weil Point on Monduyvis QUO of com-
pliuicnt to u gttKit benevolent orgnniza-
ttion 4i d the souaktr very properly de-
iclinod to introduce politics in & non-poll-
Clinrcli Howe ns n "Jtlildlcmnn. "
Inanollier column TTO present an affi-
ilnvit showing up tlio ra. ! lity of Cliurcli
llowe in hin relations \vithtlioRtock Clip
pers and farmers ot Nomalia county.
HU connections wlllt the Missouri I'.tcllic
rnilroad enabled liim to uut up avery
neat schpinc to fcatlicr his own nest by
robbing the stock shippers nl his home.
Securing a $10 rcbalo on every car of live
slock shipped Irom North Auburn to
Kansas Oily , ho went to the. stock ship
pers and made them boliuvc that lie had
obtained for them a rebate of only $3.
In order to get tliU rebate ho k-d
them to believe thai all the stock
must bo shipped in tlio name of Ohurcli
Howe. Thi * was acrordlngly done , and
In this way the wily Howe got credit for
all the sto'ok shipments. The drafts cov
ering thn rebates were accordingly sent
to him , and cashing llioin hu gave to tlio
actual shipper live dollars on every car
while he put the other live dollar * in liis
own pocket. Ho was detected by acci
dent in his robbing game , but his victims
being poor men and entirely in his power
diU not ilnro to say anything. It [ $ oc-
hnved that Howe in this manner robbed
the farmers ol Noniahu county out of a
great deal of money.
What do the farmers of Xemaha
county think of such an
arrant hypocrite , who has professed
sucli great friendship for tlio grangers
merely for the purpose of robbing them
by means of all sorts of cmininir devices ?
la ho the man whom they waiit > to repre
sent them in congress ? DCthe people of
this district wish to be represented by n
"middleman. " who never missus an oi > -
nortunity to fatten his pooketbook by
acting as a go-between and betraying lu.-i
own constituency ?
Itctiirn of tlic Administration.
The president's vacation will Icjrjhinato
to-day , and it is expected thai 'lie will
resume his executive functioJis. to-mor
row. With him will return \Vashing- -
ton his second sulf , Colonel Daniel
Lament , who has been resting from his
arduous duties as the chief factotum of
the president , a position , it might in
justice be said , for which he has shown
himself possessed of peculiar and supe
rior qualifications. Nothing is more cer
tain than that whatever fame Mr. Cleve
land shall achieve as the first olliccr of
the republic will be shared by his genial
and useful private Bccretarv. Tho-Tsoeial
loader of the administration , Secretary
Whitney , wiio during his vacation , has
matte Lenox , Mass. , a society centre , that
pleasant town never having experienced
beforc'So gay a season aa the Whitnoys
hav-c given it this summer , is expected to
return to thu scat of aovcrimiont perhaps
simultaneously witli the president. The
head of the war department , Secretary
Endioott , is looked for by not a very
numerous but aclcot circle at Washing
ton within a day or two following the re
turn of the chief , and Postmaster General
Vilas will probably put in an
appearance at. his post of duly
before the week ends. Attorney
General Garland , it is understood , will
prolong his stay at Hominy Hill , Arkan
sas , until the first week In October , while
the date of the return of Secretary Plan
ning is uncertain , though his "side leave"
expires on the first proximo. As to Soc-
rctiry Lamar , who has on hand the
preparation of an oration to be delivered
at the unveiling of the Calhoun statute at
Charleston in November , no calculation
is made respecting his going and coming.
According to a Washington paper , when
Lamar wants to go away , ho goes , and
not even the members of his family know
where ho has gone until bo communi
cates with them after lie arrives at his
destination ; and when he wwnts to re
turn , ho returns , without letting any ono
know beforehand what his intentions
arc. Seorctary Bayard , who has been
holding the fort in his absence , will Icavn
the capital for a season of repose , and
undoubtedly the relief will bo most wel
come to Irim.
Except the calamity wrought by tlio
earthquake. Mr. Cleveland will return
from his fishing nnd hunting in the
streams and womb of the AdirondacKS
to find matters very much as he left
them. The "government at Washington
still lives , " and Is working smoothly
and regularly in the constitutional
grooves. So far as can be determined
from external appearances , afl'airs have
gone along just as well without the pres
ence in Washington of the president ami
a majority of his cabinet as would have
been the caee if they had all remained
there instead of scattering to every part
of the country. It is not , therefore , to bo
concluded that these functionaries nro
unnecessary , but it is a very gratifying
illustration of the almost perfect cliarao-
ter of our governmental system and of
the boundless faith of the people which
sustains It. Presidents and secretaries
mny go and oome at will. The people
are troubled with no anxiety respecting
the welfare and security of theif govern
ment so long as its constitution and Inws
are not disuegarded. or violated. Beyond
addressing themselves to tlio labor of
preparing their annual messages , the
president and the heads of departments
will therefore find no new demands of
great importance upon their attention.
If they have properly employed their
vacation they ought to be able to re
sume tholr duties with abundant energy
to continue them ollicioritly until the OK-
piration of a twelve months bhall bring
another reason of respite.
ltd Trim
The Nenmha trickster may possibly
secure the nomination for congressman
in the First district from the republican
machine. Admit it. What then ? Is
thcro n single republican politician of
any experience who believed for ono mo
ment that Church How oin : sccurn r.n
election ? Are Nemaha republican * so
hldebound in their allegiance to conven
tion dlcUtcs that tlioy will throw over
board all tholr scruples to support a can
didate whose best friends admit that his
record is honeycombed with corruption ?
What docs Hie urgent call of the demo
cratic organ to democrats to assist m
capturing thn primaries menu if it does
not mean that the dcnioor.tti consider
Howe thu weakest condidutu that repub
licans can nomiuato ?
Th sc are facts for reptibllcans to con
sider. The struggle is now in progress
to recapture congress from Bourbon
control. Can Nebraska nllord to offset
republican gains elsewhere by the loss
of one of her republican delegation ?
The light of the Diii ; against Howe is u
contest for republican success. It is n
struggle for honesty in politics anil for
tue overthrow of trickery and treachery
in the party ranks. Wo ore ready to
support nny lionest republican who maybe
bo nominated. Hut > vo hnre not sunk so
low.ss to aid a swindler , dead boat Mid
fraud in his ambition to attain national
honors as the reward ot Ills trcsvchery to
the party , no matter by whom ho mav be
backed In his effort to hoodwink the
Li on us I voters of the First district.
Tlic issue is ono of victory or defeat
for the republicans of the First district.
Church Howe's success means doniO'
oratic success. His defeat means repub
lican victory.
Chinch JInwo nml
Church Howe , tlio political jumping-
jack of the Missouri Pacific , comes out in
cards through those two great labor or
gans , the Herald and liepublictin , and is-
Mires the Knlchls of Labor that ho hnf
always had thn greatest regard for tliwn ,
, Jay ( Jould and Iloxio , who own Churcli
Howe , have also had the highest regard
for the knights con-iistciil with the lowest
waites.
Not many years bacl : Church Howe
had the lighc | t regard for the grangers
nnd sold them ouJL to the highest bidder ,
Tlio esteem ho hml for the knights will
not prevent him from selling them mil
every lime lie gets a chance.
His regard for tlio workingmen ol
OmnUn was shown down HI the legisl.r
UtsoWnou ho spurned and spit tipon thuii
remonstrance.
His fidelity to "the interests of labor'
covers many pages of the legislative
record , but it is tlio interests of convict
labor , and particularly the interests ol
the penitentiary contractor , Bill Stout
He ootfld always bo counted upon
at every session of the legislature
to battle for llin boss contractor
of convict labor , and assist in
pulling his chestnuts out of thc'legislalive
lire. As the friend and champion of con.
victJabor , Church Howe has the gall of ti
buzzard to assert at this late day that he
lias always been a friend of the laborinc
classes. The friendship of the wolf foi
the lamb and of the eat for the mouse Ls
intense in comparison with the friendshiii
of Church llowe for the interests of hon
est labor ,
Tlio Kcsult lu Maine.
The incomplete returns from the 'Maine
election ure sufiicicnt to determine the
result in favor of the republicans , and
under the circumstances the victory is
signal and satisf.-ictory. The wcathci
was propitious , the political machinery
had been put in pretty thorough condi
tion , tlio activity and zehl of the leaders
had touched a responsive chord in the
pcoplo , and tha vote polled is regarded by
the chairman of tlio state re
publican committee as cxtvoardi-
narily large for an off year. His
lisurcs , however , of the probable
total vote do not roach those of 183'i ,
which was also an oil'year , while accord
ing to the press computation there will be
a large reduction as compared with the
vote of 1881 , the loss coining chiefly from
th republicans. It is pretty certain ,
however , that the complete returns will
show no great change in the relative
stpingtn of the leading parties , so that
Maine retains a secdfe place in the a'cpub.
lican column. The prohibition caitsc will
not derive very great cncouragejuenl
from the result , unless its advocates arc
disposed lobe thankful for small favors.
The prohibitionists of Maine made then
light for general as well as local cfl'cnt ,
and while they made some gain , it is en
tirely out of proportion to the vigor ol
their efforts and thn extent of their ex
pectations. Out of an estimated total
vote ot about 188,000 the prohibitionists
may have 3,500 , which , nithongh about
three liiuco their vote two years ago ,
must bo regarded , under the circum
stances prevailing the present year , as a
rather discouraging outcome.
The niosj. . considerable republican los.
in any single locality was in the first con
gressional district , where there had been
some fear of the defeat of Representative
Heed. lie was , however , successful bv
an ample plurality. Regarding f.ic legis
lature , the indications are that thu solid
republican senate of 1831 will be broken
by the introduction of three democrats ,
and the republican majority in the house
will be reduced by a few votes ; but the
legislature will remain republican by : i
very largo majority , so that the
return of a republican United State *
senator , undoubtedly Mr. Hale , is as.
stircd. The figures so far reported dc
not indicate , with tiny delinitcncss , tlic
drift of the labor vote , but apparently il
adhered to old party divisions except in
a few localities. In ono legislative dis
trict a Knight of Labor candidate , who
was also supported by democrats and
prohibitionists , was defeated , tlio rapub
licans electing their candidate by an in
creased majority. Congressman Ding
leywho has been a vorycfriciontmotnbor ,
received the deserved commendation ol
Ills constituents in being re-elected by an
increased majority.
From every point of view the. victory is
gratifying , and the republicans of Maine
are to bo congratulated on the interest
and fealty to which tlio result boars testi
mony. Their example and success will
have u good inlinenpo generally.
Olvll Service.
Americans wha are wont to believe
that the civil service of their own cotm
try is the only ono accessible to corrup
lion , nnd persistently eite that of England
as an example of that high integrity
which they desire to sec attained here ,
may have their minds somewhat dl.srv
bused of this notion by recent develop
ments in England. It has been ,1 lon
time siiwo anything was disclosed in this
country , involving prominent officials ,
more infamous than the ordnance scan
dal which is now exciting EnglUh society
So far as the facts developed in cornice
lion with thij scandal have gone , the )
show that among thu shareholder * of tin
lirm of Armstrong & Co. , which supplies
the British government with most of il ;
arms nnd munitions of war , are many o !
the high military and court ofiicora whc
h ve to pass in the ordnunco suppliei
the army and imvy , ami it appears thai
tlinsc persons linvo been acting in collu
sion with the firm in swindling the. gov
eminent by furnishing inferior arms
Several fatal 'explosions of late , result
ing from the inferiority of the guns
led to mi investigation , which ( Us
closed the fact that a great deal of worl
furnished by the linu mid acoopted Imi
been criminally bad. Everyday add :
new features to aggravate the scandal
and the putAlo feeling is ono of growing
Indignation which the government wil
be forced to regard.
Tlio appointment of a commission o
inquiry with a vitnv to effecting a sweep
reform in the civil service , a move
ment initl.-rtcd by l nl Uandolph
Churchill , is a mosl direct imputation
ngamsl the honesty njxl conomyof Eng-
litntVs civil sorvic\ : j Churchill is said tc
entertain the boriefthTJt I hero are tor
many head ofllcor * in all the depart
incuts , and that fttithcruioni the services
arc recking with jobbery . He will there
fore insist thatovcry gi-6kt < llsbur.sftig department
partmont shnll bo tliorojighly Inves ga
ted , and il is said thaj ha expects a * a re
suit of such investigation to save million'
of pounds annually lit tliJ ! public treasury. .
Certainly the aggressive energy ot Lori
Churchill could assert itself in no more
worthy direction than this , and ho un
tlouUcdly has a much better chance
of obtaining honorable distinction ant ]
lasting fame in this way limn hy expend
ing his effort * for the defeat of the libcra1
policy in behalf of Ireland.
Mean wiiile , those people who are prone
to laud England's civil service as I no" bluli
ct product of human wisdom in this di
rcction , und to depreciate tlml of tin
Unitid States as a nursery of corruption ,
will do well to rolled on what has boor
and is likely to be developed in England
The lUiKluosi SlUintlou.
Tlio close of another week brings ad
ditionul evidence of brightening tradi
prospects , The crop reports from the
great agricultural stales of the wusTgive
assurance of an abuudant harvest
Money is easing up in the cast , nnd the
demands of western bankers havodimin
lulled , The slowness of bondholders te
rolootn the ! t per cent , is cvidciuvo of the
abundance of loanable capital. The ilia
tribution of merchandise of all kinds
continues fairly active , and the move
menu of traders rolled a general feeling
of confidence in the improved conditions
nnd prospects of business. The week' . '
reports from leading trade centres show
sustained activity in all branches of the
jobbing trade amlii general improvement
in business at retail. The frequent dupli
cation of orders 1o manufacturers anil
their agents indicates that lucre has boon
no overtrading by interior merchants in
the preparation of stocks for the fall sea
son , although purchascrtt in loading lines
have been on a larger scale than for KOV-
vcral year.s past. Distributors' stocks.how-
over , had been previously much reduced ,
nnd in most lines there was room for n
largo addition to supplier at the onUct ol
the present season. The character of the
general jobbing trade of the pa.it fort
night has conlirmcxl the hopeful forecast
of local and interior dealers , and if the
fall business cofftinues as it has begun
there will bo little for complaint in any
quarter. The failure list is elecrctsiig in
the United States , but keeps fully up tu
the average in Can tula.
Omaha reports increased business , aj
shown by its clearings ! wliidi average
more than 78 per cent qrcr those of the
corresponding week of Hist year.
The iron trade co'iitiiiuotf fairly nctivc
and firm. CoUon is reported from tide
water as in fair demand but without spe
cial activity. The wool .market is mucli
stronger owing to thoadynnce ntcoloninl
auctions m London. Tljp grain markets
have been comparatively sluggish , and
the price changes M "compared with this
time List week uro'oFmnlor importance.
The full movonicnt'cifVne.at \ supplies <
interior points' and the accumulation ol
slocks have tended to cheek any decided
advance in pricas , but have been insuf
ficient to depress them in view ot .the
favorable prospects for legitimate trade
and the popular feeling that values
are to rule higher than during the
previous crop year. The rise in the
price of silver in London adds sev
eral cents per bushel to the cos !
of India wheat hud down in Liverpool
and will operate to the advantage of CK-
porters in this country. Last week's
afloat stock of wheat sliov/ed a decrease
of 1.080,000 bushels , notwithstanding tlic
recent large shipments from American
Atlantic ports. This is a favorable fea
ture , a.s its indicate a falling elfin othei
countries than the United States. There
is said to bo a pro.s ] > cct of a reduction in
tlio Frenoh tariff on grain imports on ac'
count of the increased requirements ol
that country during tlio coining year ,
bur the rumor is not confirmed in the
cable advices of the trade. Exporters
have not bean active buyers this week ,
but the sales for shipment have been
fair. The September report of the Na
tional Department of Agriculture shows
a better yield of both sprjng and winter
wheat than was expected a month ago ,
and indicates a total product of 80,000OOC
to 90C03COO bushels in excess of that ol
1885. Corn prices arc a shade lower than
last week , owing to the free movement
of supplies from the interior and the dull
general trade. The condition of the corn
croj ) has declined from 81 in August te
17 , and indicated' yield approximating
1,000,000,000 bushels. Tho. fwitjiro oi
the provision trade is the continued
strength of meats , which are advancing
under a good consumptive demand.
OUIIUKN * ' 1OP1C3.
The federal Rovernmont has expended
5,515.515111 Washlnston territory since It *
orgnnlrntlon ,
( iovcrncir ( ray , oCImllana , offers a reward
of 51,000 for the apprehension ami sentence
of any out ) engaged In past or tuturo lynch-
The undcrtakws' ae-'joelajlon at Louisville
has recently decided . to boycott tlio wlilo\\
li.ix , because Mie buriw poor people for less
than the usual rate . ,1 ' 1
Harry Wright , the vccrti base ball player ,
is said to Imvn Invented Hid chestnut KOIIK ,
and his Jinn in Philadelphia him made S'M.OOC
out of the little nuHahco > lu less than two
* -I '
months , -
Of the 1ST counties hi ( ! cnrIa , 103 have ab
solute prohibition ami- twelve others have
partial prohibition. Thcro are only seven
teen counties In Georgia whore whisky has
full swluu.
Jfary Anderson wil prpUMiIy llvo In Kne-
land hereafter nltlioov'li er property Is In
th Is country. Dr. ( Iriniu.vljiliiis that shu can
clear 675,003 a year.-whonever she takes a
notion to play. Other ladlc.s , ju.st as linnil-
soumas.Mhu Anderson ml with u temperature -
ture ranging many degree * higher to say
nothing about other points of superiority ,
nro making shifts at 0 cents aplucu. hncli
contrasts would soum to indicate that 1'rovl-
denro has a singular method of conducting
the lottery of life.
Khymcs for tlio Perlort.-
I'Mtbura Ckimmerclnl Owtttt.
When the frluiuls of prohibition shall have
L-ratKiuil ambition and sunk to Inunl
lion in the cool November days ,
llaylnir nothing lor their picking , except n
wholesome llcklmr , and ilteir con
sciences vprlcMuir , H'ej * win wonder II
As a straight and plump transaction , to assist
tlte whisky t action In 1U system of detraction
traction of n party htroiiB and pure
In the carb of reformation to have stabbed
Uiulr blood relation at'd ilnfcatctl regu
lation of the ills they caunot cure.
Keep JtKpn > ro Ttrpnbllcnnn.
Ucforu the republicans of the Ftr.t olU
trtcl commit tint party to the support ol
Church Howe , they should twk Uienwlvw
whether a man of his record has MIJ
rightful claim upon the support of anj
decent republican. Leaving out of qucs
tion his corrupt methods and notorious
venality wo appeal to rcipubllcMis te
pausn and rolled before tlwyputa prom
nfm upon parly treason and eon > plraoj
ngalnsl its very existence.
Ton yean ago , when the republican
party was on the verge ol disaster ,
and every electoral vote cast foi
Hayes and Wheeler was ncetlcd u
retain the parly in power , Chnrcl :
liowe entered into a conspiracy
to deliver republican Nebraska Into UK
hands of the enemy. This infamous plol
Is not a mere conjecture. Tin
proof of it does not re t on surmise 01
suspicion. It is not to IHJ poo-poohod ot
brushed away by pronouncing it cfno ol
Hosowater's malicious campaign sland-
The records of the legislature ol
which Cliurcli Howe was a member in
' 70-77 , contain the Indelible proofs of the
treasonable conspiracy , and no denial
can stand agaiusl evidence furnished by
his own pen. Kriully told , the history ol
this plan to hand over the country to
Tildcn and democracy is as follow-a :
In 1370 Nebraska elected Silo. '
A. Strickland , Amasa Cobb and
A. II. Connor presidential electors
by avotu of 1)1,01(1 ) , ( as against .1 vote ell
l ( > , ! l.'j-l east for the Tildcn and Hendricks
eleetors. After the election it was dis
covered that the canvass of this vote
could not take place mulor the them ex
isting law before the legislature coiv
voned. The electoral vole had to be can
vassed in December at the latest , and the
regular session of the legislature did not
hoyin until January. In order to make
n legal canvass of the electoral returns
fi'overnor ( Jarber called a special session
of lliti legislature to convene on the. 5tli
of December , ' 70 , at Lincoln , for the pur
pose of canvassing tlio electoral vote oi
the state. The democratic effort tp. cap
ture republican electoral votes is liistoric.
Tiltleifs frit-nils , notably Dr. Miller , hail
been plotting for the capture ol
ono of the electors from Ne
braska , and it is also hittgric thai
a large bribe w.-w offered to nne of the
electors , ( icncral Strickland. The call ol
the legislature broke into the plan of the
plotters , and they found a. willing anil
reckless tool in Church Howe. When the
legislature convened at the capital ,
Church Howe filed a protest which may
be found on pages ( i , 7 and 8 of the No-
braslca Hnusc Journal for 1S77. The fol
lowing extract makes interesting rending :
" 1. Ohurch llowe , a member of the legisla
ture of Nnbraskn , now enlivened b jirocln-
iiiatlon of bU excellency , Governor Silas
( Sarber , for Uio purpose of 'canvnaalnc anil
declaring the result of the vftto cost In y e <
brnhka for electors for prcrtiilcnt and viiw
president of the United St.ites , hereby cntoi
my sole.mn proUwt asainst such act , denjiiiR
that the sovernor has power tx > c.111 this body
In special seusion for nny such purpose. 01
that this body has any authority to canvasser
or ( k'ckire Iho result of such vote upon the
following grounds :
First , This legislature now convened hav
ing bfien elected under what Is known as tlic
old constitution , lias no po\Ycr to act in the
premises , the new constitution of ttio state
having been in force sUieo Nove.mbcr1875. . "
The .second and third clauses deal willi
technical objections and arc somewhat
lengthy. The concluding scntenceH ol
this precious doeume.nl are as follows
"For the forcjroinjr reasons I protest
against any cunvasj of the electoral vote
of tlio state by this body , and dcmanil
that this , my protest , be entered upon
the journal. " ( Signed ) Church Howe ,
member of the legislature of Nebraska ,
The democrats < Iid not respond to Ihe
call of tlio governor and there was barely
a quorum in the senate , while there were
several to spore in the house of which
Howe was a member. Tlio protest en
tered by ilowc was doubtless prepared
by tlio Tilden lawyers in Omaha anil
Howe had the trlory of being the solo
champion of S.im Tildcn. The legisla.
ture ignored Cliurcli Howe , spread his
protest on its record and canvassed the
electoral vote 5ft spite of il.
When Iho legislature convened in Jan
uary , 1877 , the presidential contest was
at its height in Washington. Church
llowe had changed places from the house
to the senale. Early in the session , a
resolution was introduced expressing I hu
conviction on Iho part of Iho sonalo thai
llayos and \Vhoeler having received a
majority of the electoral votes were en
titled to their scats. This resolution
cave rise to A very lively debate which
lasted two days. Church Howe asked to
bo excused from voting when it first
came up and was so excused. On the
final passage of the resolution the record
[ page 870 , Senate Journal 1877 , ] shows
the following routilt : Yeas Ambrose ,
liaird , lilanchard , liryant , Onlkins ,
Cams , Chapman , Colby , Dnwes , Har
riott ! , ( rtlham , llayivi , ICennard , ICnapp ,
1'opoon , Powers , Thiimincl , Van Wyclc ,
Wnlton nnd Wilcoic 20.
Thee vollng In Uio negrttivo wore :
Atoii , Drown , Covoll , Korguson , Hinman ,
Holt , Church Howe and North 8.
During the same siwmon of the legisla
ture , Church Howe's vote on United
Suites senator for the first thrco ballots is
recorded as having been cost for K. W.
ThoimiH , a South Carolina democrat ,
[ pages 103 and 208 Senate Journal. ] All
this tinio Church Howe professed to be u
republican independent , republican on
national Issues and a lumperanco granger
on local issues. His temperance and
grange record wo leave for another chap-
tor. Wo simply ask what right a man
with such a record has to the support of
anv republican. The demooruts may ho
still in his debt although they claim tp
have paid him in full on ft cash basis for
crvlces rendered.
Too Hurt Ho llnn't lie Authority.
If Ccncral Miles had Hie authority to
with Geroiilmo them would ben settlement
whluli would last for sumo time.
Spiritual Times.
St. lMV.it l\nt-Iln > itch.
The people who are going to tnko the sa
loon out of polltiM should not forget to taku
the drug btore along with It while thuy iiro In
tlui good work of purification.
C're.llt Duo to Crook ami Jliles.
Tlit Amtrlcan.
The capture of ( jeronhno by ( lenural
Miles Is good news , us it puts an end to live
years of nlujost uninterrupted war with the
Apaches on tlio .southwestern frontier. Great
credit is due , first to Uuiieral Crook and then
to General Miles , for tlia vigilance vitU
which tliejr have followed up tlirstf l.ibt
and wbr > t of our ml enemies , vrho have had
the advantage of the proximity of the Mexi
can frontier in ttielr unholy warfare.
Ttc Congressional fJandiuato from Ncmaba
Shown Up in His True Light.
STOCK SHIPPERS SWINDLED.
Aetlfic nn ft "Mlilillemnn , " lloue
Ilotis Them of ll-.ilfol' Tlielr
HcbntcN.
Churrlt 1 town's love for the granger is
Khown up in the allldavlt below. Acting
ni n "middleman" he obtained a rebate
for the North Auburn stook shippers , nnd
so arranged the trutmotlon that ho was
enabled to pocket one-half of the rebates
without the knowledge of tlio shipper. " . ti >
whom the whole of the rebates rightfully
belonged. In this way it irf believed that
he has swindled the stock shippers anil
fawners of Nen\aha \ county out of several
thousand.- dollars. Tlio irtat ter Is not
generally known in Nomaha county , iw
his principal victims were afraul to sipteal
when they found it out , because they
feared ho had the power to ruin Ihom.
The citi/.ens of Xiiuaha county in jwrtio-
ulnr and the people of this congressional
tlistriol generally will no doubt road the
following nllidavit with a goad deal of
interest , although it will not surprise anyone
ono very iiiueli , eiccepl perhaps Church
Howe himself , who thought the matter
would never 1m mndo public :
COUNTV DOIMJI.AS , [
ST.VTHOK 1
NniitASKA. j
George I , , bhives , now living in
Omaha , being duly sworn , deposes and
says : In February , 18&J , 1 went to North
Auburn , Nebraska" , as agent and operate4
al that place for the Missouri Pacific rail
road company.V bile 1 was located at
North Auburn , there was sharp com peti
tion between thn slock dealers at thai
place and Soulh Auburn , the latter buy
ing In the interest ot Kin Nebraska City
Packing company , while the former were
buyinc for the Kansas City market.
Church llowe wits a resident of North
Auburn , and in order , ru ho said , lo help
IMS follow townsmen along , he secured a
drawback or rebate on the shipments
from North Auburn , to bo paid over , as
be > assured tlrem. to the shippers. Thai
rebate amounted to ? 10 a car , and lUr.
Howe , in order to secure any concessions
from the Missouri r.tcilic , snitt
that it would be nepessary
to have the shipments shipped as
coining from himself , and that the re
bates would be drawn in his favor in the
shape of n draft payable atone of the
Auburn banks. Mr. Howe although hav
ing arrange.il fr r a $10 rebate , told tlio
shipper. * that > 5 was all that ho could
gel , from the company. The shippers-all
jigr.ecil to Mr. Howo's arrangement.
Shipments were sent forward at the. rate
of fifteen to thirty-live cars per month ,
upon which Howe turned over to tlio
shippers y inn- car , while the actual re
bate was ? 1 ( ) per car. Shippers continued
to ship at a loss on cighl cars , out ot Ion ,
ami they frequently came to me nnd com
plained and wanted lo know if they
cotild not get some further concession ,
claiming Unit they were losing money , a
fact which they substantiated by their
books. They also complained to
Howe , lie tolling them that sffl
was all tlic concession that the
raiiioivd company would make , llowe.
at the expiration of each month , would
come to my olliee and secure a state
ment of the number of cars shipped , anil
put it in his pookot and walk oil , null fix
ii ) ) the matter privately and send it in to
the general western freight agent at
Atcliison , Ivan. K would be checked up
and sent to Si Louis for the rebate of tun
dollars' per car , so that a draft might bo
bo drawn in Howo's favor for Urn amount
of rebate due on the month's shipment , . * ,
and mailed to him through the United
Slatesmail. . In the month of July , 188 ; ! ,
through seine error in the local treas
urer's olllce , 1 received from tlio local
treasuer. D. S. Ill Smith , a draft in invar
Howe , also instructions to pay Ihe same.
Said draft called for $10 on eaoh car
shipped during the previous month. I
saw at once that tlio actur.1 shipper of MID
stock for the previous month , .John
HaStie , was being robbed byHowe. . I
con.serniontly called Hastio into my
olliee ami had an interview with
him as ho was one of the interested , par
ties , and advised him that Howe was re
ceiving ? 10 per car instead of if.1 } , liastic
exclaimed , ' 'My God , ho has been rob
bing me for months while I have been
shipping hogs at a lo s on oighl carc out
ot ton.1
I held the draft and wrote to the gen
eral western freight agent explaining the
matter in detail. 1 received a reply from
the general western-freight agent not to
pay the draft lo Howe bill to relurn it to
him and he would have il made payable
to the proper party. Hastio would have
instituted suit against Howe al this time ,
but for fear that Howe would crush him
in his business. When Howe learned
the facts in Ihe ease in regard to the
above .nciitioned draft ho informed me
that my position would be forfeited as
soon as he could arrange to have
another 'man swit there. However. 1 re
ceived u letter from the general wcHtorn
freight ngcnl , Mr. Emerson , saying that
my work had civon.satisfaction anu thit :
1 had done perfectly right in regard to
the thieving practices ol Howe. With
the change of suporiiilcudents I wax
finally Iransforrofl to Dull City , Ifan ; iK ,
its agent and operator , and I believe that
Ilowo from that lime had a bonrtn/.tx in
the rebate business at North Auburn.
I have reason to believe thai John
( ii ntor. another shipper , was served m
the sidno wuy by llowe , and It is my
belief that every shipper of entile , hogs ,
etc. , from North Auliurn was treated In
a like manner. 1 believe thai thu farmort )
and shippers of Nomaha county and
vicinity , who shipped ftom North
Auburn , have lost thousands of dollars
fnmi the stealing * of Church Howe ,
If anybody wants confirmation of my
statements given above h can write lo
John Hastio or John Ointor , at North
or L , A , Kiuerson. now generAl
freight agent of the Missouri I'ucilio at
St. Louis. liKO. L. .SiiivtM.
STATK OK ,
UOUOI.AS COUNTV. f "
Before me , a notary In and for Douglas
coiinlv , state ot Nebraska , cameeorga ( !
L. Sluvos , who is the identical person
whose .signature is nllixod to tlio above
statement , and f.olomnl y swears that the
facts stat'iil in Ithis Internon * . are true to
Iho host ot' his knowledge and belief.
N. P. KKIL ,
Notary Public.
Mull.
History don * repent Itself , Knsjund got
left by tlio Miftu\YJK once s > ofoif , and > : o-
verbly left , too.
Not
St. f.f > u (
A republican majority of ls > , : > 5'l In Ver
mont iu an oir-yoar certainly does not Indi
cate 'llu\t the -grand old party" Jiasuny
tlimiglitof ictlrlnj ; from tuques * , ortliat Ihu
pt : < iin | aiti ilsnk ! | > ei | tu b > > jiii'.li'ist iiiulor Urn
burden ul livuiuuutle rule.
An ArltliincUcnt Clicstmtt.
Chicago Journal : Standing on the. Bidu-
walk Iho other dny with a coterie of gen
tlemen frie.ndd. tint convnrcUion : turned
on mental arithmetic , and one of tlieiu
sprung thu arithmelieni chestnut about
thu [ Hirci.'JUf of a pair of boots. Uongii
were rung lo no purport , nnd il was
elated in full , llo Aolectod a 95 P"tr unit
oUbrud a $10 bill. Tlio storekeeper hud
had no change , but gel Iwo f 5 bills next
door. Ho gave ono o ( them
and Iho boots lo tlio custo-
me.r. who went off with tin-in
and was never heard of ngaln. As soon
as ho was g 5r.o , however , tlio innn m-\t
tloor brought the $10 bill back , and prov
ing thai 11 was a counterfeit , compelled
the bootmaker to redeem It. Tlio ques
tion i.s , how much did the bootmaker losn
by the whole transaction * * Al the outset.
nvery one remarked Uml it was a very
simple problem. The second stage wa
one of pen lie m nly but some win t p\tr.ui :
i/.ingduwent. There came/ posi'ive ltf-
ferenec of opinion , and expressions of
astonishment. Next followed looks of
pUv , disgust and sickness , Onosuld tlio
htnrekcopcr lost the hoc/Is only ; another
thai ho lost Iho $ . " > bill onlv ; another that
ho lost botll ; another tlml hu lo.s'l $10 and
tin ) boots , and annthorlhal ho lost$15nn 1
the boots , Finally they separated wii < i
mutual expressions of commiseration ,
pointing contemptuously to the region of
thu brain , and eitcJi ono receiving the as-
Hiiraneo from Iho others that he would
some day break into a lunatic asylum
The soctio was nothing now to mo. I
have soon this little problem , in a do/on
cases , lead to hours of angry contention ,
and produce hopeless cstrangcmcnl be-
Iween devoted friends.
This case of Iho bootmaker nnd ihn
counterfeit $10 bill i.s not Iho only absurd
problem in mental arithmetic , hawnvor ,
thai 1 have soon produce convulsions
in the sijcinl ircle. Another one
about a doer hunt. A man named
Jones , who lived in a city , and who
hnd a passion for hunting , went off into
into flic country to the residence of a
friend of his named Drown , and the two
went hunting togelher. They had Iho
good luck to kill a line buck , which they
wished to sell , sharing the expenses and
the proceeds oijiinllv between them. It
was agreed that Jones should bring lho
onrcns.s to lho oily for lhal purpose , and
that ho should buy thn hide himself , tiio
value pill uifim il being ? 1.00. Whim ho
received tUo carcass ho paid $1,50
freight on it , and sold it tea
a restaurant for $10. The
question is , in a sol.llomonl with
Hriwn , how much did ho owe liimT This
w simple enouirh in all conscience , but it
provinces an astonishing display of stu
pidity when it is sprung on a circle of \
people who have loU of conceit but no 5.-
experience in business matlers. Indued ,
1 have seen il argued and disousseil by
people wJio had been merchants nil Iheir
lived , a.nd prodnco an immense amount
of laughter at the outtcl , anil an immense )
amount of bud feeling al lho close of lho
dispute. _ _
LITERARY ASPIRANTS.
Sonic Important 1'olntH for Their In-
formntinn.
An inquirer asks me , says a writer fn
the Philadelphia Cnll , for some informa
tion about the prices paiit for contribtt-
lions. I cannot give any spoeilio answer
to that , as so nuicii dojiomls upon the en
terprise and purse of the publisher , the
fame or genius of the author , and tlio
length and character of lho con
tribution. 1 can merely answer in
a general way , and in Uio line of
what I infer was in the mind ot
iny inquirer. Serials bring from $ JOO
all the way up to ? ' , ' , OCO. the latter in ex
ceptional cftses , contracted for and in
cluding surrender of copyright. News-
pixpcrd pay from ? .T to $10 for short
sketches ; tlio magazines pay more ; some )
publishers pay by the comple/led acliclo ,
some by Ihe pnge , other * by Hie column ,
and a fcvf by the ntunbor of words.
Some publishers piy : when the article ia
accepted , others when it has been used ;
some fix the price , olher < > expect lho
author to fix it.
Sometimes a publisher's system for fix
ing valuations is a HUle puzzling. On
ono ocoiwion n friend of mine .soul a pooni
and a sketch to the same pnliiishcr , both
of which wore accepted and pud ; for.
The poem cost him hours to purred it
and a dull headaclin besides. The prose
article was short , skippy and hardly cost
him an ctlbrL lie received a cheek for
$10 and this statement : " $ 'J.50 for the
poeni and $7.r > 0 for the sketch. " The sum
total was satisfactory to him , but the sub
division wasn't. From the labor the poem
cost him ( and its finish ) , the letter should
have read : " 7.50 for Uio poem and
$2.50 for lho sketch. " Uut lho pub
lisher went by qnanlity and made no
allowance for ijiy friend's headache.
Talking about publishers , some funny
tilings sometimes happen , and some
rather inconsistent ones , toot It suggests
that cditore .should bo as truthful as they
can bo , all circumstances considered.
Two gentlemen ot my acquaintance sent
by the sttmo mail , bill in dill'oronl m-
closurcs , suvw-nl lillie jingles for children
to the same publisher. They each re
ceived a letter in reply , and afterward
compared them. I suojoin the replies ,
but suppress names , and leave you to
help the editors out of the scrape as best
you can :
Mr. Jonns-Wo relurn your jingle ? .
They are excellent , but wo have 11 surfeit
of them from all quarters. Yours re
spectfully , JONATHAN PKINTMUOII.
Mr. Urown Ktii'loswl find our clieclc
( $18) ) for jingles sont. us. We are -short in
contribution. * of that character and would
bi ; ploas'ed lo have more al your leisure.
Yours rctifiictfuly ,
JONATHAN
"Oil , well , " you may say , "Urmvn's
jingles had merit in tnein , while Joiui'a
hndn'l. "
Of course bill the cilllor prevaricated
nevorthole8.s.
Agoiillonian called wilh a poem at the
ollico of'A ' certain journal. The editor
rimil the poem in his presence nnd
handed him a slip in payment lo be pre
sented U > the bookkeeper. Though quite
a IJoIiemian tlio giiiitWman wa.s aston-
iijhed at thu promptness , and said so.
Other editor hal | iigoonli6lod Ins imuiu-
seripl , promising to lot him have tholr
opinion when ac liesiiro. Souietim < ; s they
let him know , Homotiino tl'.oy didn't
more often they didn't. ' The payment was
long delayed and stinted whe.nitcamcfltc.
\Vd1 \ , it turned out that the editor had
been entirely too clover so far. as Uml
poet was cooom'iied. Ho fired two or
llirco poems a week al him ; ho intruded
when ho was most busy ; ho read his pro-
dilutions aloud lo Mini ; ho almost gel into
Ills lap an.l would have crawled all over
him only lhal tlio editor wouldn't submit
Lo it. The publishers were separated from
liim hy only an iron railing and were as
uiuoh annoyed its the editor , "You must
jit down on that follow , " they said.
Well , ho sal down on him , and tiiero was
it midden shut-oil1 ,
Yonng writer , lho JOFS often you inter-
i-iow tlio editor the hotter. He'll think
nil tlio mora of you , You can reach him
ihronghtlio mails , and if you send lilrn u
; oed Uiing ho'll upprooiato il , if you in-
. lose a stump you'll hoar from him. Let
pur loiter lo him he crisp ; don't call his
fouriiiil u valualrfo ono , or quote Uio pa-
tiers for which you have written , or on-
.imeratu Uiu articles. That will nol help
your clninoc any. Then don'l be tin easy
it tlio delay and wito a letter every other
luy about It.
! CncvVlint JIiiVn * TalicliiK Aliout ,
Avkan aw Traveler : An Arlcansaw
iiistioe of the peace , who hud just mar-
: ieil a couple , turned to a man and said :
' ' 1 don't belie votlmt the woman will lore ,
iervo and obey him. " "I don'l know , "
ionic one replied ; " .she suemtt to bo a
" " 1 don'l Ihink
/ory iimiablo woman ,
ihu n , " replied the justice , "Wlty BO ? "
'llceaiiso silo used to bo my wife. "
A St. Paul physician , who thought
Jutt the greal majority of work1nincn ( ;
ivoro inclined to ho imarchisU oraocjiuU
sts , says ho was much surprised after hu
aid told u laboring man , sick with a
'over ' , lliat he could not recover , lo hoar
dm tiy ; "Just my luck. If I could only
ivi > lo ice tliosii Cliicago naarchlstd hang
Lceulddlo happy , "