Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE : , FHIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1886.
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to Uio primaries on Friday.
TIIEKD scorns to bo only one sure thing
about the race for thu governorship uml
that is that thu man who guts tlio most
votes will win.
Kr.t't'nucANH in Douglas county must
nominate a good ticket. The only way
in which this can be done is by a largo
attendance at the primaries.
Tun Uur. pied its first page two days
ago. As u consequence one of the Omaha
paper's "fresh" telegraphic news was
from three to four days old.
KE'IIIIASKA'S state fair is a grout success.
Largo crowds , magnificent exhibits , a
aatialied public and a still better satisfied
management are the marks by which the
facts arc known.
A i.AitnE bell has been placed on a pub
lic building at Vnssar , Mich. It is rung
at 7:80 : o'clock each evening , whereupon
the door of every store in town is closed
for the night , drug stores oxcopted. The
saloon business of the Vassar drug stores
amounts to two-thirds of their entire
trade.
Tin : president , contrary to expecta
tion , will not return to Washington this
week , and it is intimated that ho may
extend his vacation until October , llo
hasn't succeeded yet in killing a deer ,
but his salary ia going'right along just
Uio same By all means let Grover enjoy
Inmsolf to the "top of his bent , " whether
the method be Jolfersonian or not.
THE Rothschild affairs continue to bo
settled by family council ; there are no
disputed wills among thorn. The family
have in memory of the late Baroness
James sent $34,000 to the Paris bureau of
public relief , to be distributed to the poor
by the mayors of the several arromlisse-
nionto , and hare decided to devote the
interest of $ 120,000 to a fund created by
llnron James to enable decent persons to
pay their rent when they fall behind , as
sometimes happens.
PROHIBITION in Maine continues to pro
fuso'to prohibit. A Boston whisky dealer
bought a cheap coflln , put a four and
Boven-eighths-gallon keg of rye whisky
inside , screwed a plate on the Hd of the
collin , on which were engraved the name ,
ago , and.birthplace of the alleged corpse ,
boxen the coflln , ns is usual , and shipped
It to a town in Maine. There an undertaker -
taker took charge of the box , and drove
ton milua into the country before the
coflin was opened and the liquor re
moved.
Tun factories for the manufacture ol
firearms in Franco liav o boon running1
ight and clay for some time , and have
fiocumuUtod a stock of rilles sufliciont to
arm 1BOO,000 on , the number that will
be included In the next mobilization , nnd
tiiero is a surplus besides. This Indicates
warlike designs on somebody. Prince
JJimnurck is said to bo displeased with
the attitude of Franco , and the North
German Gazette and other olllcial papers
comment unceasingly on the existing
state of affairs as being a menace at
Germany.
To i-UT an end forever to the charge
that Van Wyck dodged voting on the
oleomargarine bill , wo quote from the
Congressional Hccord of July 31 , p. 7000 ,
the oleomargarine bill being under dis
cussion. "Mr. Van Wyck ( when his
name woe called ) : I am paired with tlio
senator from Nevada ( Sir. Fair ) on the
passngo of the bill. He IB opposed to the
pill and 1 favor it. " On the day previous
Senator Van Wyok made an extended
speech in favor of the measure , which is
reported in full on pages 7557 , 7558 and
7550 of the JiecortJ , nudor date of July
20lh.
Tii | : trniiHtiry luis o.xtcmlcd indollnUely
* t' < Invitation to holdurs of ( hroo per cent
bonds to Fond thorn in for redemption ,
which dy the terms of the original circu-
Uteoxpirul on the 15th , and no limit is
proscribed r. j to the amount of bonds
that nui.v bo yujscttted. Thus far volun-
tacy surrenders have not tiggi'cnttod
xuaich beyond ten per cent of the amount
named in the call , The ohlof or only
aiunt of this plan Is that U does not cm-
barnxss the banks by compelling them to
give tin their bonds deposited to secnro
Bireulatiou. The treasury lias ulso Issued
another compulsory cull
for three per
e ut bouita to tbo amouut of $16,0o
; ) QQQ
g yablo October ICUu
Unynnl's Position ncllncil.
The cenlrnl orRau of the loiuocrrttlc
| ) nrty , and sis well of the administration
so far as it countenance1) ) any organ , the
Washington , cant.tinod an nrtlele
on Wednesday morning professing to
lellno thu position of Secretary Ilaynrd
OHL'ctiii | ) ; ; the important diplomatic
jstics with wliich ho has been called
ipon to deal. The fact of the artiolo
Juing conspicuously printed in double-
eaded typo warrants the infercnco that
t was inspired by Mr. Ilaynrd , or re-
colvcd his sanction. U would not bo
surorisinp : if this wore so , nor would
there bo anything unusual or improper
ibout it. In view of tlio great amount of
criticism that has been directed against
.lie secretary of state in connection with
: hcso matters of controversy , tlio wonder
is that ho has been able to keep quiet so
long , particularly if ho rolleuted that
silence would come to bo regarded as a
confession that ho had no ground of ex
planation or defense. True , a Baltimore
paper has sought to make itself the per
sonal organ ol the secretary , and has
right valiantly essayed Ills defense , but
for the most part Us efforts have not been
Kreatly to bis advantage. The secretary
is soon to take Ins vacation , nnd ho prob
ably deemed the present a convenient
opportunity fordollning his position.
The outline of the fast's ' article tele
graphed to the BIX sheds little now lighten
on the .situation except as to tlio view of
the secretary of state regarding the
Sedgwick episode , in which view wo
ai > preltcnd ho will lind very litllo con
currence. With respect to the Cutting
case , the article avers that the position
taken by the state department is one
which every American citizen ought to
maintain. This will bo very generally
cnmtcd so far as relates to the demand
for a modification of the obnoxious Mexi
can laws , but the complaint against Mr.
Daynrd was that at tlio outset , before ho
had any knowledge of the existence of
those laws , and without having fully informed -
formed himself of the character and facts
of the case , ho authorized a demand for
the release of Cutting , thereby putting
the government in a false position. Hav
ing boon betrayed by the ignorance or
reckless zeal of his minister and consul
into this unfortunate attitude , a most
humiliating one for the chief cabinet
odiccr of a great nation , lie proceeded to
ignore and virtually condemn the diplo
matic representative of the govern
ment in Mexico bv designating a pri
vate citizen as special envoy to proceed
to that country and investigate the case.
That individual took the very Ilrst oppor
tunity that offered to disgrace his country
and destroy his inlluencc , uotvithstand-
ing which ho is permitted to remain thcro
and prosecute the inquiry an example
of the devotedness of Mr. Bayard's
friendship.
Meantime the Mexican authorities
kept Cutting in prison , and when in
due time his case came on 'for hearing ,
the court released him on the ground
that ho had been sufficiently punished.
There was no appearance in this action
of any concession to the American de
mand , tlio judicial authorities on the
contrary being careful to have it under
stood that they maintained the right of
the proceeding under their laws. 1 lie
action since taken by the Mexican gov
ernment , in counseling the authorities of
the several states to proceed cautiously
in the arrest of foreigners and to
promptly report such proceedings to the
general government , is what would be
expected of any government having
enough common sense in Us administra
tion to exercise ordinary prudence in
dealing with the citizens of other
countries , and particularly those of
a powerful neighbor. It is not
a surrender of anything it can
hardly be termed a concession on the
part of Mexico , for that government has
given no indication or intimation of a
purpose to modify the laws complained
of , to say nothiifc of abandoning them.
What this action amounted to is simply
an assurance from the Mexican govern
mcnt that it will recognize an obligationJ
with respect to foreigners who are held
toboamonablo to its laws that is com
mon to nil enlightened nations , namely ,
that of protecting them from unjust or
ill-founded charges and securing them a
speedy trial. It is obviously absurd for
Mr. Bayard , or his friends for him , to
claim any credit for this result. With
regard to the conduct of Sedgwick , the
effort made to mitigate his offense on the
ground that ho "possesses no diplomatic
character" only aggravates the humilia
tion which this whole proceeding has
brought upon the nation. The proposi
tion that because a man la not clothed
with diplomatic functions , although the
representative of the chief cabinet of
ficial , he may bo guilty of the
most disgraceful conduct without
its being made a matter of
nationalimportance , is in every point of
view degrading , and will bo repudiated
by all right-thinking men.
With regard to the latest affair , the
seizure of the British schooners in Bohr-
Ing sea , the 1'ost's article , while conceding -
coding it to bo a matter likely to load tea
a lively diplomatic correspondence , con *
tains admissions which suggest that Mr.
Bayard anticipates the failure of the gov
ernment to maintain the right to control
the seal fisheries of those waters beyond
the throe mile limit from shore. Doubt
less those who regard the policy of the
state department with reference to the
Canadian fisheries controversy as timid
and truckling will not be surprised at
the premature surrender to Kngland in
the Behrlng sea matter wliich is clearly
implied in the professed statement of
Mr. Bayard's position , and in view of
which tlioio directly Interested will not
bo llkolv to attach much value to the
promise t hat the matter will receive "com
prehensive investigation , " and that the
government "will persist or rccodo with
equal alacrity according to the facts of
the case. " Mr. Bayard may feel confi
dent of n cordial popular support of
every effort ho shall make to defend tlio
dignity and preserve the self respect of
the government , which have recently
sulfurcd a considerable deterioration ,
But there is a very general doubt as to
Ms qualifications for this Important duty ,
and it vyill not bo lemoned by the appar
ently authoritative explanation of his po
sition , .
Now that the mud batteries have
opened a general fire on Senator Van
Wyck the positions of the enemy are dis
tinctly outlined. Who arc the enemy -
emy ? Every monopoly organ , either
democratic or republican , whoso liv
ing has depended on railroad patron
age ; every broken down political hack
\yho has valued the party for what the
party paid for his sqrvlccs ; ovcry corpo
ration lobbyist whoso business it has been
to defeat Uio popular will for the benefit
of the monopolies. Against such opposi
tion General Van Wvek Is making a
sturdy fight whlcli U showing good re
sults , as republican convention after re
publican convention endorses his record
nnd pledges its members to lit * election.
The 1-jiiropcnn Plot.
Active hands are busily engaged in
pulling tin-wires in Kastcrn Ktiropo. Tlio
elfect of I'rineo Alexander's abdication
has been disastrous on the people of Bul
garia , in him they saw their only safe
guard against foreign machinations , and
now that he appears to liavo yielded to
the suggestions and recommendations of
Bisumrck internal dissensions are likely
to become fiercer than ever. Nor Iris
Bismarck gained anything by ins inter
ference thn czar's reply to Prince Alcv-
ander meaning simply that IIP considers
himself competent to conduct his own
affairs without the assistance of either
arbiters or mediators , At the present
juncture It HCCIUS as if it would bo impos
sible to prevent war between Russia anil
Austria , for Bulgaria may , to all intents
and purposes , bo looked upon now as n
Russian province , nnd Austria cannot
afford to sit Idly by and see her Interests
thus jeopardized. What course Kngland
may pursue is problematical. Her de
sertion of I'rincii Alexander at a most
critical moment , and without a word of
protest , was a most reprehensible act ,
which could bo only justified by her fear
It ) stir up any foreign complications in
the preseni'0 of troubles and perplexities
at home. But her very silence has pro
duced an effect which she certainly never
expected. A few words from her
might have altered the complexion of
aflalrs , or at least have civcu
a check to the autocratic C/.ar's
schomn. It Is useless for England to
lay the flattering unction to her soul that
anything which Increases Russia's inter
est and absorbs her attention in Europe
will divert it in some measure from Asia ,
and that on account of this England will
have more time in which to make her
own arrangements to counteract Russian
machinations there. The near comple
tion of the Transcaspian railroad , which
has boon built by Russia , uniting the
oases of Ti rkistan , oug'it ' to teach Eng
land that Russia lias not abandoned her
advance on Central Asia , and that the
present move in Bulgaria is undoubtedly
only the forging of another link in a
vast chain of prospective conquest.
A Word to Wnrklncincn.
The workingmcn of Omaha , whom
Church Howe has insulted and vilified in
the lecislaturo , owe it to themselves to
resent the attempt to make this mounte
bank and fraud their representative in
the next congress.
The republican primary elections af
ford them an opportunity to make them
selves heard and felt. The boodle gang ,
which Church Howe has employed to
carry Douglas county , should bo made to
understand that Omaha workiugmen are
voting cattle to bo marketed and con
tracted out.
On the other hand the workingmcn are
interested in sending to the next legisla
ture men who are in sympathy witli them
and who will east their vote for Charles
II. Van Wyck , the recognized cham
pion of the producers on the lloor of the
senate.
In tins county whore the laboring men
have fully 0,000 votes , they arc in a posi
tion to contribute to the success of Van
Wyck , not only by a direct vote of confi
dence , but by nominating men who are
in harmony with this sentiment of the
voters.
Under our system of governicnt ,
through parties , the only sure way to se
cure good , government is to nominate
good men , and they can only bo placed
in nomination through the primaries of
the two parties.
THE rumor that lias boon current con
necting Colonel Bclo , editor of the Gal-
vcston News , and one of the president's
companions in the Adirondack , with the
mission to Austria , is said to have re
ceived a denial both from the president
and the colonel. There Is a story in relation -
lation to this mission , at least one feature
of which is interesting. The public has
not forgotten the Koiloy episode , which
terminated in a diplomatic estrangement
between the two governmonts. The story
goes that in the course of the correspon
dence relating to Koiley , the Austrian
government communicated to its then
minister at Washington , Baron Schaefler ,
certain instructions intended for his
personal guidance. In a moment of
undiplomatic confidence tlio Austrian
minister .showed a copy of these in
structions to Secretary Bayard , who secured -
cured a transcript of them which ho in
corporated in a dispatch to the American
charge d'affairs at Vienna. The indis
cretion of the minister , when it cruno to
the knowledge of the Austrian premier ,
caused him to bo promptly recalled , and
at the same time the premier is said to
have Indulged in some not alto
gether complimentary remarks re.
garding the conduct in the matter of the
American secretary of state. Thus n dif
ference of opinion between the foreign
departments of the two governments re
lating merely td the social status of an
individual , as affecting his diplomatic
character , grew into one of ill-feeling between -
twoon the heads of those departments ,
resulting in the missions of both govern
ments becoming vacant , with the proba
bility of continuing so during the incum
bency of Secretary Bayard.
No MATTER whether Mr. Howe Is sure
to bo nominated or not the republicans of
Douglas county should emphatically re
buke the fraud. They must protest
against him through the primary elec
tion. They should send delegates to the
congressional convention that will never
east n vote for him , nnd will refuse to
make his nomination unanimous under
nny circumstanced.
TUB distinguished labor organ which
not many months ago , called loudly for
grape shot for striking workingmcn and
was edited , surrounded by a guard of
spcc'al policemen , during labor troubles
in Omaha , charges the BEE "to stop'mis-
representing the Knights of Labor. " The
olfcnso which calls out this rebuke is the
comments of the BKB on the report of
the legislative committee the of knights
recently published , in which Sena
tor Van Wyck was vrarmly praised
for his efforts on behalf of the
order and his re-election urged upon its
members. The BEE makes no preten
sions to being tbo olllcial organ of the
Knights of Labor or of any other latjor
organization. It publishes the news and
comments upon it'ns ' it sees lit. U may
be ns the Herald states that many of the
Kninhts of Labor in Omaha "are opposed
to Mr. Van Wyck.1' The "stool pigeon"
of thajlcrahl boasU ojJbnly that lie is n
member of the organization. Ho is prob
ably not tlio only .representative of In
terests opposed to labor , who lias found
his way into the npiks of worklngnvon
for purposes which ho knows best.
UNI.K.S.S a compromise is effected be
tween now and the filst of October be
tween the employing Uud working tan
ners in several of the largest tanning
districts of Massachusetts , n lockout of
vast proportions will probably occur nt
that date. AH of the working tanners In
these districts , to the number of eight
thousand , are Knights of Labor. Tin-
scale of wntrcs was established a year
ago and will expire September SO. The
manufacturers claim they are losing
money at the rates they are paying for
labor , and a few days ago they resolved
on a general lockout if the employes in
sist on tlio present scale. It Ls probable ,
however , that an equally stronc motive
is tlio desire to strike a blow at the
Knights , among whom the determina
tion of the manufacturers Is said to bo
causing a ffood deal of excitement. As
the men are generally very poor the
movement looks like n concerted plan to
take advantage of their extremity jiiht at
the time when their necessities will bo
greatest.
MR. L'lUTcmn'T throws up his hat eve
Calhouns nomination for the collector-
ship. Coming from the South Plattc
country , Collector Calhonn's appoint
ment will not interfere with Mr.
Pruchett's ambition to stop into
Mr. Lambortson's shoes. I'ritchett
has had his measure already taken
for the brogans of tlio federal attorney-
ship and pronounces thorn exactly his lit.
CIVIL service reform goes bravely
marching on. Only a single republican
internal revenue collector remains out of
eighty-five who held pllico at the begin
ning of Mr. Cleveland's administration.
HOI.T county swings in line for Van
Wyck. It is an unusually cold day when
the old man fails to capture several re
publican counties.
Tim republican primaries take place
morrow from five to seven o'clock. The
list of the voting places in the various
wards is published elsewhere.
EVERY republican should see to it that
his vote is cast at t6-morrow's primary
elections. f , j
J 'EKSONS.
.Ted Davis threatons'to ' j rlte another book.
The warning of the e.irtliQiiakc seems to have
boon wasted on this wiutehcilman.
Miss Harriet llosm'er , the American sculp
tress , now living in Italy , is reported to have
lost much of her fortune in Keely motor
Block.
.Nathan Bobbins , the' veteran Boston
banker , is eighty-throb yCais old , has occu
pied an olllco lor sixty years , and lias been
absent because of lllriess > ojily eight days.
Henry \ Vntter.on will start homeward Oct.
32. He will bo accompanied "by the "Star-
Kycd Goddess of Reform. " wliojfee tender foot
has had no pciinancnt abiding-place since
Henry sailed away.
Postmaster General Vllns 1 $ contemplating
n visit to St. Paul , nnd the Globe appeals to
the soldiers at Fort Snelling to protect him
from the army of hungry aud thirsty fellows
who want postolllccs. *
Charles Afonckcy , Inventor of the Monekey
wrench ( ignornntly called the monkey-
wrench ) , Is living In poverty In Brooklyn.
lie sold Urn patent for 52,000 , and now mill-
lions me made annually out ot the inven
tion.
Mason Pell Ilelmbold , npoot of some prom
ise , nnd a .son of the once famous Ilifchu
Ilelmbold , Is In jail nt Albany upon the
clmrso of attempting to pass fonrcrt paper.
Ho had also contracted for the publication oC
an original drama , and tiiero Is hope that the
arrest may effectually suppress both the pout
nnd the dramatist.
A National JMirriufo Iuvv.
New Yoilc J/nl/ / .
Bv all means , the United States should
have one law for sustaining marriages.
A 15ml IJpcixlc.
AVui Yurk Hun.
"Yes " said the chairman "
, sadly , "our tem
perance meeting lust niche would have been
more successful if the lecturer hadn't been go
absent iiilmled. "
"What" did ho do ? "
"He tried to blow the foam from a glass of
water. "
At IjonstOno Grateful Itopubllc ,
CJcirlniiil Ieailcr.
There are 501,800 pensioners now on the
rolls , and the government has paid on tlmt
account near 51,000,000,000 since the close ot
thu war I That Is more tlmn nil the govern- '
incuts of.Eiirouc.havo paid for military pen
sions in the last 200 years. Republics are
not as ungrateful ns some people have sup
posed.
In J'oor Health.
CMcaao Trllnme.
The health of the inalo citizens of Colorado
rado Springs , Colo. , continues alarmingly
feeble. At one ( Irnc ; store In that city last
month.thero were ! iOO applications for whisky
for "medical purposes. " Of these , all except
ten weronnnde by men. Colorado Springs ,
we believe , Is a prohibition town ; but tlmt ,
of course , lias nothing to'drj with the case.
Tlio point In discussion tlio wonderful
preponderance of iimsc'iiUnA ' ) Invalids there ,
The great wnut of the pjacejis a. physician or
two who know how to teanilb < jascs of men.
Mill tan n. Allen fit < 4 Cottage Hearth ,
Far above the feni.aiul moss ,
Fluttering blich and w.eolir cross ,
And thu pine's low inurmuiliiL' ,
Where the frightuneit lichen cling
To the overhanging cd''fl
Of the precipice nnu It'ilge. ;
Fearless In tliolr < Uinty glee ,
Wave the harebells merrily ,
From their dusky ipfli/rs / hung ,
Ne'er In Belgian bol/ry swim *
Dells moio exquisitely wrought I
By the mountain brctzes caught
Tossing , s way Ins to aim fro
While beside them , benulng low ,
Breathlessly I wait to hear
Echo of their chiming clear ,
Hut the airy harmony
Is too wonderful for me ,
And I cannot catch a strain
Of that rare and swcut refrain.
Yet the tiny belli still rlmr ,
And they shall my greeting bring
Till , though near BO softly mined.
Every trembling note Is heard.
BIr. Mount's .Injuries.
The Injuries of Mr. W. J. Mount who
was burned about ton days ago in a gas
explosion are more severe than at first
contemplated , llo IB still confined to his
bed and will not be able to bo. about for
ten days yet. Mrs. Duncan has recovered -
ered-
Kcnp It Uaforo Republicans.
Before the republicans of tlio lir t dis
trict commit tlio party to the support of
Church HOWP , thcvshould ask themselves
whether a man of his record has any
rightful claim upon the .support of nny
decent republican. Leavinc out ol ( ines-
lion his corrupt methods and notorious
venality wo appeal to republicans to
pause and reflect before they put a prem
ium upon .party treason and conspiracy
against its very existence.
Ten years ago , when the republican
party was on the verge ot disaster ,
and ovcry electoral vote east for
Hayes nnd Wheeler was needed to
retain the parly in power , Church
Howe entered into a conspiracy
to deliver republican Nebraska into the
hands of the enemy. This infamous plot
is not n more conjecture. The
proof of it dors not rest on surmise or
suspicion. It us not to be poo-poohed or
brushed aay by pronouncing it one of
Kosowatcr's malicious campaign slaiul *
tiers.
The records of the legislature of
which Church Howe was a member in
' contain indelible of the
7(1-77 ( , the proofs
treasonable conspiracy , nnd no denial
can stand against evidence furnished by
his own pen. Briefly told , the history of
tliis plan lo hand over the country to
Tilden and democracy is ns follows :
In 1870 Nebraska elected Silas
A. Strickland , Amasa Cobb and
A. II. Connor presidential electors
by a vote of ! ) 1,1)10 ) as against a vote of
10,051 cast for the Tildon nnd llondricks
electors. After the election it was dis
covered that the canvass of this vote
could not take place itniinr the then ex
1st ing law before the legislature con *
voncd. The electoral vote had to be can
vassed in December at the latest , and the
regular session of the legislature did not
begin until January. In order to make
n legal canvass of the electoral returns
Governor Garbor called a special session
of the legislature to convene on the flth
of December , ' 70 , at Lincoln , for the pur
pose of canvassing the electoral vote of
the state. The democratic effort to capture -
turo republican electoral votes is historic.
Tildon's friends , notably Dr. Miller , had
been plotting for the capture of
ono of the electors from Nebraska
braska , and it is also historic that
a largo bribe was offered to ono of the
electors , General Strickland. The call of
the legislature broke into the plan of the
plotters , and they found a willing and
reckless tool in Church Howe , When the
legislature convened nt the capital ,
Church Howe filed a protest which may
be found on pages 0 , 7 and 8 of the Ne
braska House Journal for 1877. The fol
lowing extract makes interesting reading :
" 1 , Church Howe , n member of the legisla
ture of Nebraska , now convened by procla
mation of his excellency , Governor Sllns
Garber , for the purpose of canvassing and
declaring tlio result of the vote cast in
brnska for clcctois for president anil vice
president of the United States , hereby enter
my solemn protest against such act , denying
that the governor 1ms power to call this body
In special session for nny such purpose , or
that this body has any authority to canvasser
or declare tlio icsultof such vote upon the
following grounds :
First , Tliis legislature now convened hav
ing boon elected under what Is known as the
old constitution , has no power to net in the
premises , the new constitution of the state
having been in force since November , 1B7.V
The second and third clauses deal with
technical objections and are somewhat
lengthy. The concluding sentences of
this precious document are as follows :
"For the foregoing reasons I urotcst
against any canvass of the electoral vote
of the state by tins body , and demand
that this , my protest , bo entered upon
the journal. " ( Signed ) Church Howe ,
member of the legislature of Nobnukn.
Tlio democrats did not respond to the
call of the governor and there was barely
u quorum in the senate , while there wcro
several to spare in the house of which
Howe was n member. The protest en
tered by Howe was doubtless prepared
by the Tilden lawyers In Omaha and
Howe had tlio dory of being I ho sole
champion of Sam Tilden. The legisla
ture ignored Church Howe , spread his
protest on its record and canvassed the
electoral vote in spite of it.
When the legislature convened in Jan
uary , 1877 , the presidential contest was
at its height in Washington. Church
Howe had changed places from the house
to the senate. Early in the session , a
resolution was introduced expressing the
conviction on the part of the senate that
llayes und Wheeler having received a
majority of the electoral votes wore en
titled to their scats. This resolution
cave rise to .1 very lively debate wliich
lasted two days. Church Howe asked to
bo excused from voting when it first
came up aud was so excused. On the
final passage of tiio resolution the record
fpago 370 , Sonnto Journal 1877 , ] shows
the following result : Yeas Ambrose ,
Baird , Blanohiml , Bryant , Calkins ,
( 'urns , Chapman , Colby , Dawes , Gar.
field , Gllham , Hayes , Kennard , Knapp ,
Popoon , Powers , Thummel , Van Wyoif ,
Walton and Wilcox 20.
Those voting in the negative wore :
Aten , Brown , Covoll , Ferguson , Hlmnan ,
Holt , Church Howe and North 8.
During the same session of the legisla
ture , Church Howe's vote on United
States senator for the first three ballots is
recorded as having boon cast for E. W.
Thomas , a South Carolina democrat ,
[ pages 108 and 208 Senate Journal. ] All
this time Church Howe professed to bo a
republican independent , republican on
national issues nnd a temperance granger
on local issues. Ills temperance and
grange record wo leave for another chap
ter. Wo simply ask what right a man
with such a record has to the .Btippoit of
anv republican. The democrats may bo
still in his debt although they claim to
have paid him in full on a cash basis for
crvices rendered.
In tlio Hliopnof Ola I/ondon.
London Queen ; An admixture of tints
is to bo decidedly fashionable this coming
season. Wo are giving up by slow de
grees the universal adoption of black and
dark tones , which has made our social
gatherings of Into years so gloomy of as
pcct. Some chevron cloths display
rough , diagonal stripes in rod , yellow ,
blue nnd red on neutral tones. The oho-
voit poile made in bright wool , with hairs
on the surface , is not quite so soft as
such cloths have been made , but more
pliable. Drap gazelle has a positive
check , There are some really admirable
tweeds , with smooth surfaces , und the
hair stripes for tailor-mado dresses ,
which nro half the usual price , being
double wi'ltli.
There are some new styles of weaving ,
which find favor In plain colors , such as
toile Kndsos and foulo croUe they have
n plaited surface. Chuddah cloth has
boon brought out with indistinct hairs ap
pearing on thu surface ; a variety also in
Indian cashmere , which is always In
favor.
The winter petticoats will bo remarka
ble for their brillanl coloring , The per
pendicular stripes are two inches wide
m red , yellow , black , white , nnd grav.
Some of them have a Hue of licrring-iuiuo
weaving beside in each slripo in yellow.
The Trouvilln cloth has spots between
the stiipcs ; tliis has also the same In
plain material to match , and is intended
to bo made up with it.
I'nri < lnn fashions have always n certain
following , so some tweeds nave been
bronchi out with large plaids of blue ,
brown , ami rod.
Xebrn cloth is sold plain nnd striped in
such mixtures as gray and blue , blue
brawn nnd green.
The ICarthitnlco | unit tlio Te
Operators.
Chicago Mail : There was n thrilling
lime up in the onerntmg room of the
\\eslern \ I'nlnn when the earthquake was
felt. Nearly a hundred operators sal
there , each connected as it bv a nerve
with the different places in the country
1 Imre were men on the Baltimore wir ,
on the Louisville , on thoSavannnh.ontlie
Charleston. There was not a man in the
room who did not have an experience of
some sort or another. An acqunintnnee
of mine bad Baltimore , where the shock
was felt decisively. The fellow nt the
other end was spinning along when
"break" came. There was a sort of dull
rattle at the key mm then silence. In n
minute the Baltimore follow said tlmt
there had been a panic in his operating
room , nnd that nil the men wore on their
feet. The Savannah wire was lost in
stantly ami without the preliminary of
"break. " Tnero were three minutes of
amazement in the Chicago ollice. Then
the bu//.inir interchange of experiences.
A thousand telegraphers from New Or-
lennsjo Chicago and from New York to
Sail I'rnnclseo in dazed
wore a wav try
ing to find out what was the trouble with
their fellows in the south. Louisville
liually struggled back to their tables and
told id a frightened way how they had
been shaken up and had fled from the
building. The chief operator nt Savan
nah , the only man who had stuck to his
post , tried to give the hundred dilferent
wires who wore calling Charleston that
Charleston had been suddenly cut off ,
hud apparently been swallowed up.
"It seemed to mo. " said my friend.who
had been working the Italtitnorowirc tlmt
night , "as if somebody had jostled against
my table. It was not until everybody
was asking , 'What's that ? ' that I know
anything bad happened. "
Jnlco Kclnmu's Fight With a Snake
Carson Appeal : Jake Dolman , an em
ployee on Cohn's ' ranch , went up into the
hills to gut some cattle when he encount.
ered a Minko. The reptile was close to a
largo rock when he found him , and the
rock was flanked by a log. Beiniini no
ticed a largo hole at an angle of the rock
and log , for which the snake made on be
ing surprised. Seizing a largo rouk ho
cast it at the snake , crazing its body.
On receiving the blow in turned like
lichtning and sprang at its antagonist.
Bciman stumbled over some bushes , and
the snake coiled about him in an instant.
A piece of wood was close to the man's
hand , aud reaching for it ho struck the
snake several sharp blows on the head.
I ho latter turned and ran his head into
the hole , dragging Deimnn close to it.
The man braced his feet against the
snake , but could not extricate himself , na
the snake had twisted half his body
around his left leg , and , ns ho nfterward
said , "Was just squeezing the life out of
it. " Beimaii was nearly an hour in this
predicament , until he finally thought of
his knife , nnd getting it out of Ins poeket
jabbed it into the snake's body. After a
low cuts the snake became enraged and
began to wngcle its head out of the hole.
Bcinian saw that his time was short , nnd
made a lively attack on the snake's neck.
severing it. The .instant it was severed
the neck rose convulsive1 ! * in the air and
a spout of blood come full in the fright
ened man's face. At this point ho fainted
away , and he thinks he must have re
mained in that condition over an hour.
When ho camn to the Knake was still
coiled around his log , but dead , lie
brought it home and It is now on ex
hibition at the ranch. It .measured ten
feet eight inches without the head.
A Temple or Snrpoiits.
St. James Gazette : The small town of
Werda , in the kingdom of Dahomey , is
celebrated for its temple of serpents , a
long building in wliich the priests keen
upward of a thousand serpents of all
sizes which they feed with the birds and
frogs brought to them as offerings by the
natives. These serpents , many of them
ot enormous size , may bo seen hanging
from the beams across the ceiling , with
their heads hanging downward and in all
.sorts of strange contortions. Tlio priests
make thu small serpents go through , vari
ous evolutions by lightly toucning them
with n rod , but they do not venture to
touch the largest ones , some of which are
big enough to enfold a bullock in their
coils. It often happens that some of
these serpents make their way out of the
temple into thu town , aud "tho priests
have the greatest dilliculty in coaxing
them back. To kilj a serpent intention
ally is a crime punished with death ; and
jf a European were to kill one tlio author
ity of the king himself would scarcely
sulliee to save his life , Any one killing
a serjmnt unintentionally must inform
the priest of what has occurred , nnd go
througli the course of purification which
takes place once a year.
Urlght Jewels.
Rhinestone nnd cut-steel buckles are
used for fastening velvet bolts.
A number of pins with precious stones
and diamonds are fastened in waists for
evening wear.
A now collfnre consists of n small
round pieceof white or colored tulle
twisted m n tiny turban are fastened by
an ormimnnt.
A kind of aigrette of flowers or plumes
conies from the center of the turban.
Young girls wear this small tnllo pulling
with a llower or fanny ornament.
Another graceful style is to have jew
els in the form of flowers and insects fas
tened to a piece of ribbon , and either
taken across the waist or arranged among
the draperies.
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pill up hy inrn wlin hn-n n rrnrtlml MioMlrJct-
j * tlin iMin.lrv IHtifrMlnn. It rfquliri no cnokliic ,
Iccpitholron Irwii Mlckliix oml llnrnfrom Ml tc-ln <
wlifl Ironlnij , find BITM hltt , cun inl counts t'ut '
ttjirneu * nd ueautiful pollih tlify lie hrnnsw ,
wblcli , rrrrrboilr known , kctri Uifm clean twlcn r
lonz , llcwiiro of ImlldUoiin , Sen th t the iume J U.
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UTJ- l cl IC. SoM by Ml Ortwri.
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toil. ,1lnlh irftiillrr lm ntof C M , NiitroDi. 8il
and utnan limit * ! * thin any elh rrht lclaalo8i.LoulL
M ellj ptt ri ihow nA nil old r * M nli\noir.
Nervous Prostration , Debility , Menial and
Phjilcal Weakness ; Mercurial and othtr Affcc.
llontol Throat. Skin or Bonoj , Blood Pollening.
old Sorei snd Ulcers. r ir itfi with nr.r.iutri
, .
Atlilng ( rom In tion , Etcctf.
Exposure or Indulgence , whlrh , .m r Hi.
toU ln cOrctil n t > ouiL i , dttllllr , dlmDMt of lthl !
oddertcllt mtmor , plmion | tb. rite , rbj l ldM r ,
tcr.lontoth. inlet ; or rrniUl , confuiloi of IJ.ti , cto. ,
randorlnn M rrli > RB Imprnpir or unhappy , ata
Mrrainrnllj cured. r mphlfiV(9 ( i > iieOon ikobore , al
lolralMenTtlepe , fr to any addren. C0i > iklUtloaator
Bceor lij t . II frrttullri .n.l HMclly c oQJttll l.
A PoiltlvB Written Gunrantco ilrtn in trirjca.
rable < u . llidleliit tent otr ; kin bj null oKiprtii.
CARRIAGE GUIDE ,
900 FAOXa. FINE TLATBS , eleruit Ulb ai4 .lit
tlndlcK , calelfor3Co. la | < oitM | or urre&er. Ofer Qftf
vondrrriil ptnpletnrvi , lt e I o lire ! KftlBlei on the following
tut.jetui wl , n r m m , whoiiol. hj [ remlo.d , voman.
uo J. fhyalcat deetr , eR.dtt offltllthenDdnioeii , th * | > hTi.
lolocrofrtrrodutllen , ft&d tntof morn. Thnie tourl l or
fnutvuplftUnc utrtlsf * ibpiild rnd It. P * rUr e < lltl a
" * ! * * fc * * * ! Ho. rtrl t. > Mbt 0 1'SMtU"
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KMlAIIHTlUlurPoviarlMUfuA-iUIIKI.V WAur.
( tl > inay flnit . perfect un 1 rrlUlile cum In the
FRENCH HOP6TAL REMEDIES1
Drlcliiatod by ( rot.lM'H OaVIAl.l..uf [ arit , Kranixv
Adopts ! nrr.tl irentb 1'iiyilctausnail t > elnnii ltHyanii
nit-rciiriilly Introaiiowl l rf. All wrAknUnelauciaivl
rmJn > protni > tly oncokml. THlA'J'lHK : tl'inK IWIT > .
r rnnclmrdiralon anrmFnU.Ac .fltlTK. dmiultA *
21,829,350
Tansill's ' Punch Cigars
were shipped ilurlnR tUn pint
two yuar , without n ilrimi-
tiuir in otir employ. Noolbor
lioiiso In tlio world can truth *
fully make such n nliowlup.
Ouo iisont ( denier only )
wanted In onch town.
_ J SOLD BY LEADING DRUCCISTS.
R.W.TANSILL&CO.,55SlaloSLChlcajo. (
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Absolutely Pure nnd Unadulterated ,
IM US ( IH
HOSPITALS ,
CURATIVE INSTITUTIONS ,
INFIRMARIES.
AND PAISORIDCO BY PHVMQANS EVERYWHCRC.
CURES
CONSUMPTION ,
HEMORRHAGES
And all ttttlntj \ JHnrittn t
DYSPEPSIA , INDIGESTION ,
MALARIA.
Fen THE SICK , INVALIDS ,
CONVALESCING PATIENTS ,
AGED PEOPLE ,
WEAK AND DEBILITATED. WOMEN ,
I'or Bale by DrugiUls , QroccrB and Dcilcrf .
l"rlcc , One Dollar per Iloltlr.
Mtlwl bnttlet , and nnneieiiulr ; * t.
cer-l .uclt UMr tmr ln'U k UUl nlllivi'l'l rli.mUt ,
. abovoatidtltoiiirno rrorapmir LloMii ) u l > otll < * .
Uorbf Hloiiuuliiii ( ein-pt tlt
T.n iturle. ) , unMil. to proovr. U from their dwal.r. ,
r.n li va lUlnioi.n . .lit , lit pUln caia , uniit > rk JlU.
| > re * cliirse. prepaid , If renillllnK tjls loll rl to
The Duffjr Malt Whlskoy Co. , Baltimore , Md.
Atail l-tenl tittup ftr tr VnfiM'l Count * film Terr * .
l , fo rf.i ; frutdfmlll el rtif tiifatakti'ltir ttMf
In ,
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P. BOYER & CO.
Hal'sSafesVauitsTimelock !
, , $
and JaiJ Work.
3020 Larnam Street , O.tiaha. Neb.
c"rB wtnout mo'ii- '
AnAOTmnrri r10 10-
Ono IKJX will euro
the most obtlna ciwo /ourOnrs or leu.
No nniifcoun rtosaiof cuboln , nopalUn of
etinilalwixid tlmt are nortnlti to proJuoo < lyspui-
niii by < li-Tn > viiiir thn on'itlines of tlio utoumuu ,
' J'rJro Sl.fiO. Sold by all druif lsH or nmllml on
rccolptor prlco. Vnr fnrlhur partlonliiri Bunt
fnrolroulnr. I' . O. Jlox f.11.
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WOODBRIDGE BRO'S. ' ,
State Agents *
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Omaha , Neb.-
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EYE , MR , NOSE AND THIIOAT
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