Nebraska Newspapers

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HEPUIUilCAN COUNTV TICKET.
For Senators :
GKO. W. LINIW5KK ,
BRUNO T55SCI1UCK.
For Representatives :
w. o. wiirmoiiE ,
F. B HIHBAltO ,
GKO. 11KIMROD ,
It. 8. UAL1. ,
JOHN MATTU1KSO.N.
JAMES U. YOUNC1 ,
T.V. . BLAUKBURJf ,
II. O. R1CK12TTS.
For Coiinly Attorney :
KDWARD W. SIMUltAL.
For County Coiiiinlssloner :
1SA.AC N. P1KROE.
AxoriiKU collision is reported on the
Union Pacific. Although winter is not
hero , it is an unusually cold week when
a wreck on the Union Pacific does not
does not find its way into the newspaper
columns.
Wmi Air. Sedgwiok painting Mexico
red iind the decorators at the wluto
lionso daubing the presidential fence gilt
nnd black , the decorative art craze seems
to have struck tliu present administra
tion pretty hard.
ANXOIJNCIMKNT : is made that Mrs. Folsom -
som will hereafter live at the white honso.
The earnest sympathy of thousands of
married men will go out to the president
in ihosu new and untried relations upon
which ho outers.
HcNitr GKOIIUU will run for mayor of
! Nuw York as the candidate of the labor
organizations. If assessments strike Mr.
George as hard as they do some candi
dates ho will bo able after the campaign
to write a second thrilling political work
on "Progress m Poverty. "
FALL trade is beginning to boom. Ne
braska is not dependent upon uncertain
mining camps anit nmo day wonders of
"magio cities" for its stability. Willi
her heavy crops and increasing settle
ment , th ( ) state is rapidly becoming the
peer of any of her western sisters.
Tin : Omaha & Northwestern should bo
thoroughly discussed among our people.
Its necessity , the feasibility of its con-
fitructton , and the certainty of the line
being able to bo retained under Omaha
influences should nil bo carefully can
vassed. Thc.su admitted , there can bo
no question of Omaha's duty in the
premises.r
GEKRRAI. TKST inclines to disagree
with Wiggins about that tremendous ca
tastrophe on the 20th. General Test lu
cidly explains that Jupiter being lit peri *
gee and Mars in npogce the sum of the
squares of the pnriodie distances of the
planets will naturally not size up with
requisite enthusiasm on the 2'JtIi to cause
seismic disturbances like those predicted.
When it comes to a dispute between Wig.
gins and Test , wu will but on our Omtilia
prophet every lime. To the best of our
knowledge and belief the predictions of
neither have over been fulfilled , but Gun-
oral Test's are less blood-curdling and
huvo a more genuinely scientific flavor.
TIIK expectation of the treasury ofli-
olals that the now silver cortifluatos of
small denominations will bo promptly
absorbed by the public , will doubtless bo
roalwd , but the notion that they will
huvo the efleet of forcing silver dollars
out of circulation doesn't appear to bo
BO well founded. For the purpose of
hoarding , the silver certificates will be
the more desirable , and people who put
away money will undoubtedly souk this
form of currency , so that not only will
the authorised issue bo promptly tnkciu ,
but it may bo expected to speedily disap
pear , finding concealment in. nil sorts ol
hoarding places , nnd Cthus to a liberal
extent releasing silver dollars now held
out of circulation. Hut for current use
the silver piece Jwlll continue to bo
freely employed , at least until the issue
o ! silver certificates ia very much en
larged , It is a mistake , perhaps quite
natural among treasury olllcials , to sup.
poio there is any general objection
among the pooplu to the silver dollar aa
eurrcnoy. There i * no doubt that anionj
Wftgfl workers it ia preferred , nnd will
eonUnue to bo so long us Us purchasing
) Mtver Is not impaired , nud that Is
thnwUoncd less now tluui it un * some
Mttlo time BJJO.
TliftAVny toilolt.
The people of Nebraska have learned
n the last few weeks that the railroads
liave not yet cone out of politics. The
swny of the liurllngtun road in the
south Plntto country is if anything more
imperious than any which has disgraced
this stale. It readies into every county
and village and insinuates its polluting
inlltionce in primary and convention. It
is becoming more clear every day that it
l > reposes this fall to rule or ruin the re
publican party of Nebraska bj-foisting
its pliant tools and henchmen upon our
people to lurther its own schemes of cor
porate advancement.
"Tin ; attempt of railroad corporations
to dictate the political action of their cm-
pioyes is the moil odious form of oppres
sion , " tritely remarks tlio Missouri lie-
publican , which goes on to note that evi
dence continues to accumulate that It is
systematically practiced by the Gould
ruad.1 autl their Southwestern allies.
Lieutenant Governor Gihbs of Texas pro
tested against the tyranny and arbitrary
"contempt" decisions of thn federal
courts. Hailroad employes who worked
for him in Ms canvass against Wellborn
have been discharged in Texas , Just as
employes who worked for Heard and re
fused to vote under railroad instruc
tions were discharged in the
Sixth congressional district of
Missouri. The cfTcct of the
southwestern strike has been to make
the railroads more determined than over
to control politics in the congressional
and legislative districts. There is good
reason to believe tiiat they are cooperating
ing to that end on u definite and prear
ranged ilan. No law can be passed to
check the evil of railroad dictation in
polities , and none is needed. The
remedy is always at hand. Neither the
railroad nor railroad candidate is bound
by parly allegiance or party principle
and they should not be allowed to use
party as an instrument of furthering
their own designs. It is not hard to Iind
who the railroad candidate is , and it is
not hard to defeat him. The way to do
it is to vote against him.
A Representative Scandinavian ,
The Scandinavian voters of Nebraska
are strongly urging upon republicans the
name of Mr. Nils Anderson , of Fillmore
county , as a candidate- for secretary of
state , presenting his claims as the claims
of the Scandinavian element of the party
for political recognition. Mr. Anderson
is a farmer of experience , a man of excel
lent education , and a successful business
man. lie is the chosen representative of
a nationality whoso unflinching lidclity
to republicanism lias been unequalled in
the political history of the country. In
Nebraska alone the Scandinavians cast
20.0JO . votes at the last election , of which
it is safe to say not more than
2 per cent were thrown for democratic
nominees , In every county in the state
where they are a largo clement in the
voting population the heavy republican
majorities attest their fealty to the party.
When it is considered that up to the
present lime the Scandinavian voters
have never been represented upon the
state ticket tiic justice of their claim for
a recognition wliieti means something
more than empty honors becomes appar
ent. Mr. Anderson ia being strongly
urged by his friends against his wishes
to become a representative of his people
in his candidacy , and his nomination by
the state convention would be so re
garded throughout the state.
An Interesting Situation.
The independent political action of ( ho
labor organizations of Now York city
has thrown the democratic factions into
a state of anxiety bordering on dismay ,
and the managers arc said to bo sedu
lously seeking some plan to avert threat
ened defeat. The Tammany faction is
particularly exercised over the situation.
That is the element which embraces the
rank and file of the party , in contradis
tinction to the more aristocratic county
democracy. While it has always been
the policy of the former to cater for the
yoto of the working class , and under the
rule of 'Iweed and Kelly to use all the
influence ami patronage of the organiza
tion to hold the support of labor by deal
ing generously with it , the county democ
racy have shown far loss concern for the
workmgmcu in practice , although of
course professing an interest in their
welfare. All the traditions of Tammany
have given that political society a claim
upon the favor of the common people ,
and its shrewd leaders down to John
Kelly have kept it in the line of thosa tra
ditions and carefully fostered its hold on
the friendship of the laboring
masses. Consequently the independ
ent political action of the labor
orgainzations , in nominating Henry
George as their candidate for mayor is a
much more serious menace to the politi
cal power of Tammany democracy than
it la to the county wing of the party , al
though in the danger to the whole party
involved in ibis movement all factions are
interested to a greater or less degree.
The alarm of the Tammany managers
is illustrated in the reported fact that
they are seeking coalition with the
county democracy in which they do not
appear to bo receiving very great encour
agement. The union of these factions
would be about as incongruous as any
political combination conceivable. They
have been for years actively , ami at many
times bitterly , hostile to eacli other , not
only us to all loeal and state , but to some
extent also m national contcbts. To bo
the friend of. ono faction was inevitably
to bo the enemy of the other , and neither
has been disposed to tolerate n divided
allegiance , it in possible that In the
present exigency In order to avert If
possible a complete party defeat , those
organizations may bo able to put aside
their antagonisms and agree upon a basis
of temporary union , but obviously
the promise for such an arrange-
mnnt cannot bo regarded as under the
circumstances flattering , There would
bo very great ditllculty in making a sat
isfactory division of the spoils. If Tam
many , as stated , ha ? niado the lirst ad
vance for a coalition , , thereby ackuowl
edging Its greater alarm , the. county de
mocracy will naturally demand liio
larger share in the division. To make
such a concession might bo fatal to Tam
many in the future , ami it will therefore
bo firmly resisted. There are clearly here
the conditions for an issue that might
render efforts at union futile.
Meanwhile the managers of the luLor
movement have entered upon their campaign -
paign with notable earnestness and vigor.
It will bo remembered that Henry George
mtulo ( us acceptance of the nomination
conditional upou a pledge that he would
receive 'not lots tbau thirty thousand
votes , nnd It is presumed that the com
mittee appointed to canvass among the
workingmen was enabled to pledge him
that support at least. Two-thirds of
whatever vote ho shall got will bo sub
tracted from the democratic column , and
if more than thirty thotmml democratic
defeat would seem to bo certain
oven if the proposed coalition
is effected , In this view of the
situation the prospect of republican suc
cess assumes a deeidcdodly hopeful as
pect , and the leaders are said to regard
the outlook witii great confidence. The
talk of a deal between Tammany and the
republicans Is of course absurd. It would
bo an unpardonable blunder ou the part
of the republicans to make any combina
tion with cither of the democratic fac
tions. They should , nnd undoubtedly
will , put a full ticket in the field. The
fooling in the party was expressed afow
days ago by a member of the republican
county committee , who said : "Wo have a
bettor prospect than wo over had bcloro.
U here will certainly bo two democratic
tickets in the Held , possibly an indepen
dent citl/.ons' ticket , ami ono or two
labor tickets. If wo can not win in such
a contest wo iiad better retire ncrma-
nently and shut up the shop. " A repub
lican victory in Now York city this year
\\ouldbo an event of no email signill-
cancc , and it is extremely probable if the
managers are wise in the selection of
candidates and the harmony which now
prevails in the party is maintained.
11 o Aluy Ho lo fen ted.
The defeat of Samuel J. llandall for
congress is a consummation devoutly to
bo wished. There seems to be something
more than a possibility of its being ac
complished. There is a very considera
ble democratic opposition to him in his
district , both ou account of his tariff
yiows , and his dogmatic and arbitrary
course in and out of congress. The
whole responsibility for the failure of
revenue reform legislation in the house
rests upon him , while his obstructive tac
tics in congress and ins bossism in state
politics h.ivo rendered him more than
ever obnoxious to a very largo element
of the democracy that is strongly repre
sented , in his congressional district. It
is said to bo the policy of the republicans
of the district to await the materializa
tion of the democratic opposition 'to
llandall before naming .1 candidate , and
if it becomes as formidable ) as is now
promised the republicans will have more
than a fighting chance of electing their
man. There are many democrats in all
parts of the country who would welcome
such a result. These are the men , some
of them prominent in the councils of the
party , who have no faith in Randall's
democracy , or at least believe that his
influence in the party is inimical to its
welfare. How general this feeling is was
shown by the deliberate cfl'ort made to
curtail his power by the present house in
radically changing : the rules. Randall ,
whose superior parliamentary skill and
shrewdness must bo conceded , found an
easy way to circumvent the plan of his
opponents , and was entirely successful
in shaping the course of legislation ac
cording to his wish. There was reported
to have been a conference among prom
inent democrats of the house immedi
ately after adjournment with a view to
effecting further changes in the rules
having reference to an abridgement "of
the power ot Mr. llandall as the chair
man of the appropriation committee ,
and it is not improbable that another
cfl'ort will be made to do tin's. The case
of Air. llandall , however' , needs heroic
treatment ana the persons to most eu'ec-
lively administer this are the democratic
voters of his district who are dissatisfied
with hia rule or ruin policy.
A Stran o Alliance.
There arc renewed reports of the ru
mored alliance of i ranee and Germany.
To the public at large such a report must
seem incredible. Since Sedan , the most
bitter hatred 1ms existed between the
two governments. Time and again the
strained relations between the two coun
tries have been on the verge ot breaking.
The policy of revenge so violently urged
by Gambctta against everything Gorman
has become ingrained as a sentiment in
the breast of hundreds of thousands of
Frenchmen longing to retrieve the dis
asters of 1871. But both Franco and
Germany have recently been seized with
the colonizing fever and there is reason
to believe that the late negotia
tions .reported have been made with
n view towards assisting each oilier m
lliese schemes. Franco wants to secure
its former prestige and influence in
Egypt , which aspirations England natur
ally docs not look on with favor. Franco
has interests on the Mediterranean
which , with Germany's aid , would bo
made secure against all demonstrations.
Germany is steadily adding to its con
quests on the African coast" , in a region
whicii England nitiierlo lias looked upon
as belonging lo the British crown by a
sort of patent received from on high. The
Iron Chancellor and the Kaiser are not
usually impressed very strongly by such
claims , unless backed by bayonets , and in
thn past two years have seized several
such unconsidered trifles as islands ,
peninsulas and strips of coast on which
no power slroug , enough to hold it ap
peared in sight. Franco could aid Ger
many in these enterprises , and both
would , in a certain souse , bo the gamers.
UAVIll Not Stick.
The disgruntled clique which have all
along sought to prevent the building of
the city hall on upper Farnam street are
still at work. Tltoy have hired a cheap
lawyer to get up papers to support an
application for an injunction upon the
board of education prohibiting the board
from paying over the $20,000 winch was
voted last spring towards the erection of
the city hall. It is not at all likely that
such an injunction will stick. In the
first place , the law grants the board of
education full authority to erect school
houses and buildings for its own use.
The contract made between the board of
education ami the city for the joint usu
of the city hall is in conformity to the
Jaw. . That contract has been
made n matter of record in
the county clerk's office , and the
contract becomes in the nature of n deed.
The first $5,000 of the purchase money
toward the juint ownership was voted by
the board in the winter and u part of it
has been paid out of the treasury for
grading the lot. The voters of this school
district , comprising tlm city of Omaha ,
have directed and. authorized the board ,
at an election last fall , lo expend $25,000
for the permanent use of a portion of ( ho
city hall b'y the-board of education. The
city cuuueil has made a levy of u .school
\ '
tax to cover this dnift npon thn board and
a resolution is on th records of the board
directing the treasurerrto pay over from
time to time , the sunouht set apart.
If the contract between the board and
the city was legal , the courts will t.ot sot
it aside. A part of the contract having
been fulfilled it is rathoT late in the day
lo assail its validity A's to the contract
Itself it was only entered Into after being
submitted to and approved by the highest
legal talent in Omnhn. In any event , the
contract between the city of Omaha and
Mr. Ilcgan will stand and the building
will goon whether tlm board of education
is enjoined or not. Mr. lU-gau will take
his chances ot getting his money.
Tun people of Tennessee nro finding
perennial pleasure In the political cam
paign , which presents the novel feature
of brothers op posing each other as guber
natorial candidates. These gentlemen ,
Alfred nud Robert Taylor , are respect
ively republican and democrat , and tlioy
are carrying on a joint discussion of the
principles and policies of the two parties.
'I ho marked peculiarity of tills debate is
that it Is wholly free from objectionable
personalities , The brothers profess , and
doubtless entertain , Ihu mosl affectionate
regard for each other , and while there
are exchanges of wit and badinage atone
ono anolher's expense , il is all done in
u good-natured way , so that neither is
offended and their audiences are kept in
a high state of enjoyment without ever
hr.ving their pleasure marred by the fear
of a physical encounter. In crillci/.lng
the principles and policies of the parties
they respectively represent , however ,
they nro unsparinir and manifest all the
earnestness and xeal that are expected to
characterize- ambitious partisan leaders.
In this regard there is nothing tame or
commonnlaco about these discussions ,
and as both are said to bo orators of real
eloquence and ability , this fact heightens
the interest in their joint meetings. The
republican brother is described as the
moro thoughtful of the two , and while
his speeches make an excellent impres
sion for their judicious treatment of the
questions discussed , they are less popular
than those of the democratic brother ,
which are spiced with wit and anecdote.
But as a combination the brother candi
dates are proving an immense attraction ,
and wherever they appear Iho people
turn the occasion into a holiday which
both republicans and democrats equally
enjoy. It is an altogether unique and
jolly campaign.
As AN executioner the now public
printer lias easily Broken all previous
records. On Saturtjay ,125 , employes of
Iho government printing office at Wash
ington were decapitated at a blow , it is
said , without regard 'to ' personal or
political consideratjous1 , and solely as a
measure of economy. djMiis would seem
to convey a reflection upon the nreced-
ing management1' of J the ofiice , but
whether justly or not will only appear
when the effect of the reduction of force
upon the eflieiency jbftho , ofiice shall bo
shown. At present the work can doubt
less bo accomplished with the reduced
number of employes ) , but when congress
begins its grind MrBencdiot ) will doubt
less find it noopssai y , tqj again , 'increase
the force. Then , it ( is fair to presume ,
dcmoc ratio employes will bo preferred ,
and may not the present slaughter bo
simply preparatory to this ? We shall
know later.
ACCORDING to our Washington dis
patches "President Cleveland and the
secretary of war are being impor
tuned by the people of the southwest for
firm dealing with the surrendered baves ,
and many of them demand Goronimo's
blood without regard to any alleged con
ditions under which he may have sur
rendered. " "Alleged conditions under
which ho may have surrendered" II
What docs this mean ? The public wcro
at first imformed that Gcronimo was
"captured , " and afterward that he bad
"surrendered unconditionally. " Who is
tryinc to deface General Miles laurelH by
talk of "surrender" and "conditions ? "
Tin : substantial and costly sidewalk
which surrounds tiic i'axton should be an
example to olhor property owners on
Farnam slrcet. There is an imperative
demand that the rotting planks shall bo
removed from that street as quickly as
possible and that stouo or concrete shall
tike their place. The street is dotted
like a checker board with walks which
would disgrace a country village. They
are not only unsightly , but in many in
stances dangerous. Chairman House
owes it to the city to make a list at once
of trio lots opposite , which the sidewalks
should bo replaced and to notify the
owners that work must bo promptly
begun , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tim personal organ of James E. Boyd
denies that the great dictator of dem
ocracy proposes to have himself nomin
ated for United States senator by the
democratic state convention. But the
threat is made that circumstances may
arise which will make Mr , Boyd a for
midable candidate for the Van Wyck suc
cession. There is no moro danger that
Mr. Boyd will bccomo formidable than
there is that Jim Paul will become for
midable In the ropubljc.an state conven
tion. ,
PETER B. SWKENBX 1 > JM returned to
New York. There Is a fair chance now
that the gap left by' Squire and Flynn
will shortly bo filled ,
T
Almost Equal toiJolm
Chlcagot HciuU.
In a speccli in honor.ot iltss Davit * , daugh
ter of him whose Klven inaine U JelTorson , at
Jtlchmond , a few evenings ago , Governor
Leo siild ot the confederate forces that they
hod laid down their 'fpiii > at Appoinnttox
"not conquered , but yeahed ot victory. "
This Is almost equal to'nPh
Tlio Grim monarch.
Jitwca Cunntr lloach ,
There Is a guest that detest ,
I'oievcr at my side ;
Ho clings to me more fondly
Than a. bridegroom to his tnldo.
1 hate him nnd berate him.
Hut when I ( TOnsliis will
He dares at me sardonically
Ami cJiisps me closer still.
HH'S n beggar pnd n ranker ,
llo ww present not a stranger
AttheblitU of the Messiah
In the old Judenn nmuger.
Ho strolls almii ; the inth
Of tlm tempest in IU wrath ;
Hu'fl found amoua the ruins
Of the moulder's aftermath.
prince of eir.pt
Out mil utbuw and at knee ;
Jlo's Urn klnu of couiiUe&s.mUIloui ,
Aud Jiis name U '
Kcr-p It tioforc ltcpubllcnni. !
The republicans of the First district
should ask themselves whether n man
having such a record as that of Church
llowo has any rightful claim npon the
support of any decent republican. Leav
ing out of question his corrupt methods
nnd notorious venality wo appeal to re
publicans to pause and reIIact before
they put a pwimnn upon party trea
son mill conspiracy .igaltiM its very exist
ence.
Ten years Rgo , when the republican
"arty was on the verge of disaster , nud
every electoral yoto cast for Hayes and
Wheeler was needed to retain the party
in power , Church Howe entered into
a conspiracy to deliver republican
Nebraska into the hands of the cnomy.
This infamous plot Is not n mere conjec
ture. The proof of it does not rest on
surniiso or suspicion. It is not to be
pooh-poohed or brushed away by pro
nouncing it one of Uosowatcr's malicious
campaign slanders.
The records of tlio legislature of which
Church Howe was a member In ' 70-77 ,
contain the indelible proofs of the treasonable
enable conspiracy , and no denial can
stand against evidence furnished by his
own pen. Briefly told , the history of this
plan to hand over the country to Tilden
and democracy is as follows :
In 1870 Nebraska elected Silas A.
Strickland , Amasa Cobb nnd A. 11.
Connor presidential electors by a vote of
31,010 as against a vole of 10K , ! > 1 cast for
the Tildon and Hcndricks electors. After
the election it was discovered that the
canvass of this vote could not take place
under the then existing law before the
legislature convened. The electoral vote
had to bo canvassed in December
at the latest , and tlio regular ses
sion of the legislature did not begin
until January. In order lo make
a legal canvass of the electoral returns ,
Governor Garbcr called a special session
of the legislature to convene on Ihoothof
December , ' 70 , at Lincoln , for the pur
pose of canvassing Ihe electoral vote of
the state. The democratic effort to cap
ture republican electoral voles is historic.
Tilden's friends , notably Dr. Miller , had
been plotting for the capture of ono of
the electors from Nebraska , 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 , nnd they found a will
ing and reckless tool m Church llowo.
When tlio legislature convened at the capi
tal , Church Howe filed a protest which may
bu found on pages 0 , 7 and 8 of the Ne
braska IIou e Journal of 1877. The fol
lowing extract makes interesting reading :
" 1 , Church llowc , a member of the legisla-
tineof Nebraska , now convened by procla
mation of his excellency. Governor Silas
Uarbor , for the purpose of canvassing and
declaring the result of the vote cast in Ne
braska for electors for president and vice
president of the United States , hereby enter
my solemn protest against such act , denying
mat the governor has power to call this body
in special session for any such purpose , or
that this body has any authority to canvasser
or declare the result of such vote upon the
following grounds :
First This legislature now convened hav
ing been elected under what Is known as the
old constitution , has no power to act In the
premises , the new constitution of the state
having been in foico since November , 1873. "
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 protest
against any canvass of the electoral vote
of the state by this body , and demand
that this , my protest , be entered upon
the journal. " ( Signed ) Church Howe ,
member of the legislature of Nebraska.
The democrats did not respond to the
call of the governor and there was barely
a quorum in the senate , while there were
several to spare in the house of which
Howe was a member. The protest en
tered by llowo was doubtless prepared
by the Tilden lawyers in Omaha and
llowe had the glory of being the solo
champion of Sam Tildeu. The legisla
ture ignored Church Howe , spread his
protest on its record and canvassed the
electoral vote in spite of it.
When tlio legislature convened in Jan
uary , 1877 , the presidential contest was
at its height in Washington. Church
Howe had changed places from the liouss
to the senate. Early in the session , a
resolution was introduced expressing the
conviction on the part of the senate that
Hayes and Wheeler having received a
majority of the electoral votes wore en
titled to their seats. This resolution
gave rise to a very lively debate which
lasted two davs. Church Howe askeu to
bo excused from voting when it first
came up and was so excused. On the
final passage of the resolution the record
[ page 370 , Senate Journal 1877 , ] shows
the following result : Yeas Ambrose ,
Baird , Blanehard , Bryant , Calkins ,
Cams , Chapman , Colby , Dawcs , Car-
Hum , Gillian ) , Hayes , Kennard , Knnpp ,
Popoon , Powers , Thummot , Van Wyck ,
Walton and Wilcox 20.
Those voting In the negative' were :
Atcn , Brown , Covell , Ferguson , Ilinmau ,
Holt , Church Howe and North 8.
During Iho same session of Ihu legisla
ture , Church Howe's vote on United
States senator for the first three ballots iq
recorded an having Been cast for E. W.
Thomas , a South Carolina democrat ,
[ pages 108 and 208 Senate Journal. ] All
this time Church Howe professed Iq , bo a
republican independent , republican on
national issues nnd a tnmperanco granger
on local Issues. Wi simply ask what
right a man with such a record has to
the support of any republican.
KINGS AND QUEKiSB.
( Jut-en Margaret of Italy Is said to dance
lllcea svlph and. to play theapiano likenn
angel.
"The queen of Naples , " says the London
Truth , "ran a horse in the Uaden-Baden
steepld-cha&c. "
The czar of Kiiusla b afraid of hydropho
bia , and that ia why he dcHlres to gut the
British bulldoi ; out of the way.
Ex-Empress Kugenle after having passed a
month at Osborno as the guest of Queen
Victoiln , has returned to Farnborough.
King Ceoi'tfo of Crecro has bought a house
In Oopeuhagun , and KOHIO say ho is golni ; to
give up his ciown for a sottcr-Jlttlng cap.
"Thn prince of Wales , " says the London
Trntli , "Is very far fiom hlmrlnir the queen's
enthusiasm fur th liatUmberi ; intciest ,
while the duke of Edinlmrit Is furious on the
othur side. The i only loynltles who nro
i ally with iier majesty are Princess Beatrice
a d her husband. "
Tlm tfhah of Persia , U U reported , tins
Joined the prohlbltlunbte nni ( clcbml nil the
oafes In the kingdom. Come over and Join
tit John In his crusade agufr.si the repub
lican party , O bhah.
Prince'I'hercva , dauuriferor tlio Prlnco lt >
gent , of 'JJiiwii. Las publblicda Alumin
oits work about lliusln nnd Its i > cople , nnd U
Is rumored that the princely authoress Is
about to write a similar wink about ling-
land.
Queen Victoria was presented a few days
acoulth a specially made umbrella from
Glasgow. The handle was a lound globe ot
line gold tepre.icntlng the woi Id , studded
over with pieclotis stones to rcprescht her
majesty's dominions.
Queen Victoria bought al thoF.dlnbuinh
exhibition an "nrtlstle baby robe , " which she
pave to the Princess Beatrice , nnd which the
com ! gos lps s.iy was a timely present , an
other royal Inciiinliraneu of the Kimllsh people
ple being expected eaily In December.
ThoChlne < ! e emjieror sleeps with eUht hand
maids ( ch'niig-lsah sitting upon Ids bed and
sixteen otheis ( ta\-lng ) undcineath the bed ,
nil of them girls fiuni the nc-wu-fit. Their
fiuietloii Is to keep watch ovei his majesty ,
and they me not allowe-l to sneeze , cough ,
spit or utter any sound.
Ux-Kmprest Kitsenle , Isabella nnd Don
Cnilno.ul Spain , Plou-Plou nnd the Count
do 1'arls of France , the duke of Cumberland
( King of Hanover ) nnd Alexander of Bul a-
ila tuonmnint the detluoned or iiiiciowned
royal peisouiuies of Kurope , and It Is SUE-
ucstcti tlivita iciinlou would bo an luteiest-
lug event. It would piobably discount n
choir meeting In nndndultcraled liannony.
Pilnco Alexander , late of Dulcaiia , was
the favoilie nephew of the Kmpie.ss Mailn ,
mother of tin * present czar. In her will the
empiess left the pilnco 'J.OOO.OOO lubles , but
the latter letnsed to iecel\e the pilnclnal ,
preferring to draw the ycarlv Intciest liom
It , which was icgularly paid him out of the
Itusslnn tiensniiy. It Is said the prince now
demands tlm two millions , and that the czar
declares ho will never see a ruble of It.
To ono of his traveling companions I'rlnco
Alexander of Bnlg/uia observed that the
Get man chancellor had waived all other con
siderations nnd all political scruples so ns to
spaio the need emperor any warlike coi'llii'l. '
The ninety years of the emperor William
hud decided Pilncu Bismarck's attitude.
With icnard to the prince's telecinm of sub
mission to the e/.ar , he mentioned Inciden
tally that It had been dispatched outlieielt-
ciated nnd urgent advice of Pilnco Alexan
der of Hesse.
London Society : Wo have been asked
more than once whether the queen pays post
age like ordinary mortals. Slut docs. Her
majesty cave up her pilvilo o of free post-
nge , wo believe , when Itowland 11 Ill's system
was Introduced. So it is riuht that her nu
merous coric.spondciiUjishould remember that
when their communications nienot piepald
the royal pur.se has to pnv donme postage ,
Justus the lest of us do. The queen aban
doned her privilege , it Is said , ns n graceful
acknowledgement of the Importance of PO
gieat n social impiovement ,
Boston and Chicago.
Chlcaan Tinmt.
Boston has r.iiso S.'jO.OOO for the Cliailesion
sufferers. In some wa > s Boston Is a good
deal bigger town than Chlcao.
STATE AXI ) TKtlKlTOUY.
Nebraska Jotthsgs.
Cedar Rapids will build n large school
this fall.
New corn is coming into the market in
the central counties.
Pickpockets relieved L. J. Ilnlsload of
500 at the Hastings races.
Mead is moving for fire protection
and the erection of a $2,000 school
house.
The Law and Order league of Wymorc
is having a lively tussle with town
loughs.
A sleek and sugar coated bunko man
conlidcnced a number of Nebraska City
people last week.
Dawes county voters will decide between -
tweon the fence and herd laws at the
November election.
The public schools of Ashland nnU
Wahoo have been temporarily closed to
prevent the spread of diphtheria *
P. A. Carlson , a Saunders county
farmer , was thrown from a hay rake by a
runaway team and dangerously injured ,
laalThur.sdiiy ,
llulo is somewhat excited over an elope
ment , the most interested parties being a
younsr society lady of that place and a
commercial traveler.
A Thayer county Mormon is credited
with five wives in different parts of the
country. He is wise enough to cultivate
Uiem al a distance from each other.
The citi/.ens of West Point have peti
tioned Hie city council to pass an ordinance
anco prohibiting boys under 18 years of
age from appearing on the streets after 0
o'clock ' al night.
Peter Northruss. a ranchman near
Fort Robinson , was knocked blind while
forcing a cartridge into a Winchester
rille. This is the third accident of the
kind in the neighborhood.
Benny Lane , a Syracnsn youngster.
crossed Iho pain ot a horned heifer ami
is now laid up with a sere back and several
strips of plaster. Tlio animal tossed the
kid about the pasture and tore oil'a small
section of tlio ileshy portion of tlio back.
The editor of tlio Nance county Jour
nal has captured a snake i)70 ) } feet Jong ,
with 475 rallies and weighing fifty-two
pounds. Considering the prevalence ot
prohibition in the neighborhood , the cap
ture is significant , andfurnishe.san ample
supply of chestnut "buttons" for llio
staff to ring ,
The. test of Iho Fremont watcrwork last
Friday proved the incapacity of the en
gines to furnish the amount of prohibi
tion provided in the contract. Thu pump
was worked for ono hour at the best
speed which could bo made without
pounding , and throw into the tank I.,7d7 }
gallons , which would amount to aOO.tJBS
gallons in twenty-four hours , less than
three per cent of the amount required in
the contract. _
Iowa Items.
Iowa has quarantined against Illinois
cattle.
The big well at Belle Plnine has emp
tied nearly all the wells in town.
Tiie Rock Island company has refused
to carry the doubtful beverage , "Now
Era beer , " through Iowa.
A three-year-old bov baby was picked
up in the streets of Burlington recently
whoso parents can not bo discovoicd.
A Black Hawk county farmer with
200 cows sends all his butter loNotv York ,
and gets CO cents a pound for it the year
round.
Among several articles advertised to bo
sold by a Tama City con&tablo under
chattel mortgage are ono do/eu poker
chips and two packs of cards.
The twelvo-vitar-old daughter of Tom
Fleming , of Hiou\- City , was severely ,
probably fatally , burned whlhi playing
with matches and shavings Saturday ,
Brewer Jugcnhelmer presented u hill
of $11,000 to the board of supervisors of
Washington county for the spilling of
his beer under the state law , The claim
was promptly rejected.
Dakota.
A county jail with steel cribs is under
way at Rapid City ,
The secretary of the interior disallowed
the claim of J. Kills , of Vaukton , for
$2,000 for depredations committed in 181W
by Sioux Indians.
The artesian well at Aberdeen , nearly
1,000 feet deep , throws up largo quanti
ties of small fish that look much like the
common brook minnows.
A big prairie tire threatened Wcslngs-
ton Springs ono day recently , nnd but for
the desperate work of citi/.nns much dam
age would have been dona.
In Grlggs county William ICIngaloy
sowed Manitoba wheat and claims si
yield of forty bushels un aero , llo hns
tried it two years and regards it a jjrutit
success.
1,000 Wililn > : Moolilno * i < Yon.
To IrUrodneo ( hum In Omaha wu will
Kjviniwuy l.oco . ulf Operating Washing
aluolilium. If you \vnnl oiiusuudyour
ntumnind glroet add CUM m OIUMI AiU
it ok * JMoimruh Uumtry Work * , lot Itau-
dolnh ulreut , Chleuito. ill ,
A THREE-MONTHS' ' BANTLING
The Wonderful Growth of Donglns7j , >
oming's ' Future Grcati
Mi-fcU nnd Krnmo nululliigfl Ootng l >
Ul > on Hvcry Side Tlio 1UU-
toad 1'roMicct A
Put iii-a.
Dorm.Ai , Wyo. , Sept 22. [ Correspond-
iMu-o of the HKI : . ] Among the onwaid
steps of civilization in the now northwest
none is Creator during tlio year of 18-'K
limn the establishment of the town of
Douglas. Over two hundrcU frame
.structures many commodious and onm-
mental in architecture have been erected ,
or are approaching completion. Tlireo
substantial two-story brick business build
ings are also going tin. Over $80,000 is
invested in Iho real estate , which this
buildii.g covers. To the readers of the
Br.K who learn almost daily of real o.stalu
transfers in the populous ( iuto city of tin'
west , the consideration of which approach
preach this amount , the statement may
not look big ; but when they consider Unit
twenty days ago the area thus purchased
and utilized for building was but an exf
pause of sage brush and cactus , nnd that \ * \
within a month a railroad has reached * " * *
this point , they will the better understand / . \ " \
what an extraordinary thing this Invest-/ I ,
meiit in laud and building , nggrogatlnge.- '
over ' 00,000 , , is , nnd what tin extraordinary -
ordinary future it predicts for thocommg
metropolis of central Wyoming.
Vet. despite thi.s palpable expiossloiv of
confidence iu thu future-of the place by
the business men and other residents ,
who now number over 1,100 , Douglas is
not experiencing the "Hush times" nor is
it the loud and ' 'wild nnd woolly" town
which might bo expected. The spirit of
speculation ! H not rife , nor does the per
vading sentiment appear to be that of
many new towns where rose-colored on-
lliiiMnsm carries oloso calculation or
good judgment away on the wave of ex
citement. The bidding on lots wus some
what spirited , and it is true the $1,800
was paid for n single corner tMxMO feet ;
but no onu is .sorry for the investment
thus made , as tiny single purchaser can
dispose of his bargain to-day nnd make
money b.y so doing. The conservatism
of the business men was forcibly demon
strated last evening , wiieu a meeting was
held to determine the feasibility of In
corporating. Over 100 men wore present
and they tmanimoiibly voted to not In
corporate sensibly concluding that while
good order prevailed and no especial
emergency arose the expense of a
municipal government was not desirable.
As the trains bring in gentlemen from
all points In the east who arc looklng'for
n chance to invest , and they prospect the
country immediately tributary to Doug
las , some quite valuable discoveries nro
being constantly made. At a mile from
the town , and easily accessible , lias been
opened a quarry of line white .sandstone.
Il is pronounced superior , for building
purposes , to any other material obtain
able , and can bo taken enl nnd delivered
very cheaply. Two kilns of briek Imvo
been burned , aggregating -100,000 , and
Hie result is a supenot specimen of this
popular building material. Five hun
dred thousand more will be burned this
fall and nearly all nro already contracted
for. Five miles away a huge limestone
mountain is yielding a small tortnno to
its discoverer who lias moro calls for -7
lime than ho can supply. Four miles
down the Platte river Messrs. Cnmplln&
Wilde and two or three other enterprising
gentlemen have commenced opening a
marble quarry. The marble , when taken
out , is easily cut , and it then h.'irdcns
rapidly until it acquires n remarkable
solidity. It polishes beautifully and dis
plays vnry handsome color , rivalling
Italian marble.
For this winter the supply of fuel is
still in doubt. Next year the question
will be solved wilhonl any trouble , be
cause al Deer Crook , twenty-live miles
west , and ou the direct line of the North
western extension , the company has ob
tained the Nuttnll coal mined which are
believed to bo fully as good in quality of
product as the Union Pacific mines at
Rock Springs. The coal found m this
immediate vicinity is suitable for burn
ing in locomotive engines , possibly , but
has no other mercantile value and be
sides , can bo obtained in only limited
quantities.
The Northwestern company ( hero
known as the Fremont , Klkhorn' & Mis
souri Valley company ) is making prepar
ations for an onward march next season
of about ono hundred miles , and may
also commence tlm construction of the
branch line toward Fort McKinney or
Buffalo , in Johnson county. The ( Jhuy-
enno & Northern is contracted to withfti
forty mile..s of Douglas by July 1 , 1887 ,
and will , it in now definitely statedreach
hero before snow falls. With the promise
of tlio Burlington & Missouri also next
year , or very early in 1888. and prospec
tive lines from Iho Si. Jo & ( irand Island
and tlie Rock Island , the prospect is fa
vorable for a continuation of the mime
quiet , onrnosl , substantial , and , withal ,
rapid growth of this town thai has been
so confidently predicted. Douglas , ns a
fltrolagotlo point , lias no superior in the
west. It bids fair to got tlio best that
fortune affords any now place by the
accession of railroads. It is wull for the
HUB , ns it is for Douglass , that no other 1
newspaper has so largo a circulation or -1
so firm a hold upon the people. The
BEF cannot do too much to help us along
by advertising us , aim Ihe residents of
this young city will rnpay the favor.
SUJINKU JOHNSON.
Now It Is Hometiiing KlKo.
CMctmn llcruhl ,
A few months ago , when there seemed
lo bo a prospect of an improvement In
business the labor troubles came on and
checked the rising tide. At that time
UIH representatives of that element m o-
cioty which is known as "capital. " were
disposed to reproach the workingmen
for precipitating trouble about waives at
n moment when , if not disturbed , busi
ness promised KOOII to gain a healthy vol
nine. It is not to no doubted that the
labor complications of early spring re
tarded the return of good times , but now
that the effects of that struggle have
worn oir another difficulty has rison. Tlio
capitalistic class Is the present ofl'ondor.
WiUi several defalcations al the cast ,
running from $100,000 to $2,000,000 , It
would not bo surprising if tlio ollcot upon
business in general should be almost ns
disastrous ns were the strikes of April
and May. In New Knglaml , In particu
lar , the oloaningout of several banks and
other corporations has had a mosl de
pressing effect upon moneyed men , and
the feeling of insecurity which is reported
is not to bu wondered at. When capital
vanishes , as it is powdoing in New Kng-
land , nnd when men who have been
looked up to as models of business Integ
rity and success , suddenly take up tlmir
residence in Montreal uneasiness may bo
expected and panic prepared for. So
largely do thn financial operations of the
day ( hipimd upon the Integrity of men
that the downfall of several great opera
tors in rapid Mieeosion cannot fall to
have a iimul disquieting ell col on public
confidence.
Unless thii epidemic o ( tlutvlnu can bo
stopped niRMillmro il * it v * piolublu
that the wnjn enniw * will Havana uood
rtinoon to complain of the ofliHlnhM * as
the Inner liiul t. IIml Imili wllh tlm work-
miniien lnM ) rl t ? 'l > " 'y dark
cloud now miWo il'i ' * ouMnonliorlwMi /
U that wit i'U kmuu > llumi Hy KMWUH of * *
of oaitoiu wu 'tftt < ' * Bui tttf llu'jo t'ol-
lnp * v fivli > t \ * ffmott ll H with i