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Page 4. KdttoiiaK Political Points.
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PagoS. General City News. Local Ad
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PagoO. An Interesting Letter From Clar.i
liclle. Amid the llulns of Poland , liy Per
cupine. M. Sassan's Valet , a Story. Poe-
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tiy.Pago 10. OuaidlanbofOiir Homes. Among
the Wits and Wncs.-Aii
- Old Ocoigia Trag
edy. Adveitlsomnnta.
Page 11. Why Men Do Not Marry. The
Sc euco of Sleep. ( JHumbling About Grub.
Advertlseiuoiits.
Page 12. A Newsy Letter Kiom Now York ,
try Adam lladcau. Kiunch Hooks nnd
Drama , by Kdward King. Kdncatlniml.
Religious. Musical and Di.imatic. Honey
J'or ' the Ladlt-s. A Uemarkablo Separation.
Advertisements.
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IN tlio nmttcr of bank clearances ,
Oiunhn keeps steatlib * increasing. Her
clearances last week footed un ? 5HG187 : > ,
and her iiorcenttiKc of increase over tlio
corrospondiiiK week of hibt year was 80.1.
AxoTJiiit : Sunday lii : : brings to its
readers the choicest and fullest news and
the best assortment of general reading
: * ! furnished by any paper in this section of
the west. Compare it with others .inJ
note the diU'cronco.
IT cannot be too often urged Unit the
revenue reform needed by Onmha can bo
most easily secured by u change in the
n methods of assessment. Wo do not need
I increased taxation. Our levy is already
too high. A fair assessment will result
in decreased taxation of taxpayers with
t corresponding increase in the taxes
paid by the tax shirkers. Tins latter
class are the men who are opposing rev
enue reform.
TIIKRI : is considerable inconsistency in
the claim of 1'rnnce to a share in the gov
ernment of Egypt , especially after the
craven way in which the republic acted
in regard to the Arab ! P.ishu movement.
He who fights nnd runs juvay may live to
fight another day but if ho should do
worse than this , nnd runaway at the first
sight of danger without oven striking a
blow , it would hardly bo in accordance
with the rules of equity to award him af
terwards n slmro of the spoils.
KVEUV encouragement should bo given
to the movement for n charity ball.Vo
have had two successful experiments in
this line nnd the third cnn bo made to
brii.g in double returns of the last. Indi
rect taxation is always the easiest to col
lect. This is the secret of the handsome
returns for "sweet charity" secured from
such an entertainment where otherwise
subscription papers fail in opening the
clasps of heavy purses ami pocket books.
'There will bo much Buffering in Oniulm
this winter. If wo can collect from $5,000
to $10,000 , to alleviate it , lot us by nil
menus do it to the accompaniment of
music nnd fair dames nnd Hying feet ,
TIIK powers and duties of tlio proposed
park commission should bo hilly defined
by the olmrtur. These ollicials , as else-
wlioro , should servo without pay. They
ought to bo given power to secure ground
for park purposes by gift , condemnation
or issuance of Improvement bonds secured -
cured as our pa\ing bonds nro by the
Jion on the adjacent property , or by all
three of those methods combined. Omaha
needs n park bvstom and needs it badly.
She should bo wise enough to mnko her
preparations in accordance with methods
dictated by the succc aful experience of
Jnrger elites.
WOSIKN naturally aristocrats though
ardent mlmiivrs of homo rule are nn ap
preciable clement in the democrat to
agitations of the old world those days ,
In the Into labor demonstrations in Del-
gium COO women dressed in mourning
walked in line keeping .step to funeral
unirch. Thebanncis which they bore
demanded universal suffrage and pardon
for political otVcnders , It was a very
picturesque thing in processions nnd
striking by lennon of its novelty. The
women of Kuglumi , oven thciMiof gentle
blood , are not nbovo the busine. of poli
tics. 'Jho Primrose h-aguo , composed ol
the most unstooratlo women of the land ,
throw llowers in the pMk of l.'M'd ' Balls-
bury nn his return to power , : md within
the last few months the liberals linro boon
reinforced by an association to work for
Ur. Gladstone' * return to povior.
The "IA i 1ilcr of < hf ) OonrciTcraor. "
A dispatch from New York records
11 c fact tl.at the entire family of Mr. Jef
ferson Davis have found n great deal of
gratification from the visit to the north
of Miss \Vinnic Davis , the "Daughter of
the Confederacy. " Miss Winnie , it np-
penis , in reporting her experiences to the
"old folks at home , " has given pleasing
accounts of the attention and courtesy
Mie has everywhere received , the enjoy
ment she has had , and the wonders she
has seen. Transported from the dull ,
uneventful life of the modest family homo
at Heauvoir , where through her child
hood she had dwelt in feeble fancy upon
the marvelous things of the outside
world , Unit were told of to tier from tlio
columns of the newspaper. ' , by traveled
companions and at tlio llrcskle , it Is not
dllVieiilt to understand that she should bo
happy even to ccstncy when brought
into contact with this world of which she
had hut faintly dreamed. It was nil an
overwhelming revelation to her. She
wrote to her parents that she found Richmond
mend , which perhaps she hud buen
taught to regard with especial favor ,
much boiond her ideal , but her wonder
grew as she advanced northward , and the
great city of New York filled her with
ama'/enient. It could not fall to have
that oiled upon any young lady fresh
from the hum-drum life of a Mississippi
home , but with Miss Davis the sensation
was probably rendered moro acute than
I would bo to the nvcracc young woman
for the reason that her social and sight
seeing'opportunities were belter. She
liked the people , she was pleased with
her reception , s > he enjoyed the amuse
ments , and tn is natural to youth she
more than all liked tlio rush that so
greatly contrasted with the plodding ,
sleepy methods of Heauvoir. In short ,
Miss Davis scorns to have found the now
world to which slio has been introduced
moro than she expected and all that she
could wish it to be.
It is quite impossible not to feel a pleas
ure in the fact that Miss Winnie Davis
has found her trip .so rich in sources of
gladness and gratification. She is rep
resented to be a most amiable anil agree
able young woman , with siiflicicnt of
the accomplishments and graces to com
mend her to good society. She is un
doubtedly capable of appreciating cour
tesy and kindness , and there is not n
.single good reason why those
should not be everywhere shown
her , just as they would
be to any j'oung womap who deserved
them. Miss Davis has no faults of her
own to answer for to society that fahouhl
exclude her from such consideration. It
would bo manifestly unjust to vis't ' upon
her the sins of the father , and it will be
generous to excuse her for having per
mitted the silly exhibition at Richmond
when she was given the by no moans
distinguished title of "Daughter of tlio
Confederacy. " An inexperienced cirl of
twenty , reared under unfortunate political
surroundings , could not bo supposed to
understand the folly ot such a proceed
ing , or if she did could not bo expected
to very vigorously oppose it. MKs Davis
will probably in time , if she docs not al
ready , understand the ridiculous position
in which the Virginia zealots placed her ,
and will foci the contempt for their idle
ceremony and injudicious conduct which
they merit. Meanwhile Miss Davis may
rest assured that the people of the north
have the most kindly wish for her per
sonal welfare , and will bo always ready
to accord her every consideration which
she is entitled to as an American lady ,
regardless of her ancestry or their sins.
The Ons QucHttim Again.
Superintendent Collins , of the gas
works , has seen lit to have himself inter
viewed in a local paper regarding the is
sue of monopoly in gas fitting claimed by
the company. If coirectly reported ,
Superintendent Collins is evidently a
young man with a greater regard for the
interests of his corporation than for his
own reputation for truthfulness. There
is not a word of truth in his statement
that the associate editor of this paper
"demanded the right to tap the gas com
pany's mains. " There is as little truth in
the assertion that he threatened "to make
it hot" for somebody when his request
was refused. Neither Mr. Collins or the
clerk with whom the conversation was
held know who it was who asked for the
simple information where the gas main
had boon cut opposite the place where the
questioner resided in n rented house. Tlio
rude nnd ungentlemanly treatment ac
corded the person making the request for
information was undoubtedly the same
accorded every citizen unfortunate
enough to bo thrown in contact with the
employes of the Omaha lias company.
No demand to "tap" the main was
made because no gas was wanted. The
right of a citi/en to lay n service pipe in
his own lot which the gns company could
join at some future time by cutting its
own mains and putting in Ufa own meter
was i ho point and the solo
point at i&suo. It happened to bo
the assoclatu editor of the lr.i ! :
who accldontly , wliilu acting for another
party , brought out the facts of the un
warranted ami dangerous position which
the Omaha Gas company is occupying.
As the facts came under his own knowl
edge he is able to dKeuss them intelli
gently. As ho has no possible personal
interest in the matter ho can treat the
discussion impartially.
Keep the issue clear , lias the
gns company n monopoly of the
right to lay pipes inside the lot lines
us well as from the main to the curb ?
Are property owners who cannot secure
service from the company after months
of waiting dcbai red from the right to
use gas because the gas company will
not make service connections
in the winter lliuoV According to
Mr. Murphy his corporation
declines to lay service pipes
in winter because it oosts the com
pany too muoh. At the same time it re
fuses to permit citizens to employ work
men to make the connection and pay the
expense. In other words the public is
gtound between the upper and nether
millstones of an arbitrary rule and a
still mo.-o nibitrary refusal to permit
competition in a bu-iincss which H quite
outside of the province of the Omaha Gas
Manufacturing company , It will not do.
A test case must be made to determine
the rights of cilUens and the proioya-
tlvcs of the gas company.
Opening With Coercion.
Word comes from over the cables that
the next session of parliament will bo
opened with n renewal of the coercion act
in Ireland. The menaces of the lory gov
ernment which iinvo failed to silence the.
Irish leaders are to bo followed l y another
unbarcing of the strong arm of the law.
The bayonet is to take the place of the
basket In the famishing portions of West
ern Ireland , and red coats will change
the colors worn on the streets of Dublin
nnd Cork.
There is to be an open declaration of
war. The anti-rent movement is spread
ing and the cry of Ireland for the Irish is
raging with renewed gusto on platform
and hustings. Tlio spirit of nationality
will not down at Churchill's bidding. All
the foicos of the unholy alliance of whig
and lory unionists have been unable to
stem the tide which is rolling over the
United Kingdom in a mighty wave , demanding -
manding homo rule and a local parlia
ment on College Green
It is a dangerous experiment which
Lord Churchill is about to renew. It has
been tried many times before , and has
always reacted upon the authorsMr. .
Foster was the last to n o the boomerang
of coercion Kilniainham jail was filled
with prisoners and its cells crowded with
suspects and political oflendcis. Hut
Irish juries steadfastly refused lo convict
the supprcoscd land league blossomed
out into the national league with its vast
network of local organisations , with Par-
neil , "tho uncrowned king of Ireland' '
and nil his associates national heroes.
Coercion converted Mr. Gladstone to an
ardent advocate of home rule , sent 1'osier
to his death-bed and called up 2,000,000 ,
votes at the last election lor Iiish inde
pendence. It needs only another cam
paign of coercion to finish the work.
tlio Xow Navy.
It is noted that Secretary Whitney in
his report calls for no new appropriations
this year for naval construction , lie
urges appropriations for coast defense
and the establishment of foundries where
armored plates can bo made for future
men-of-war , and largo guns cast for
cruiser now under construction , but
leaves the question of additional warships
to bo considered when the navy depart
ment is in hotter condition to design
them and American manulacturers to
build nnd equip them. Meanwhile the
secretary is preparing to assure the coun
try of three first-class vessels for which
congress lias made appropriation , nnd
the keels for the first ships of the new
navy will soon be laid. The cruiser
Charleston will bo built in San Francisco ,
the cruiser Hnltimoro by the Philadel
phia firm of Cramp k Sons , and gunboat
No. 2 by u JSaltimore company. The con
tract for gunboat No. t has not been
made , * as Cramp t Sons proposed
to build it after their own
plans ; the next lowest bid is that
of Heedcr & Sons , of Italtiinoro. 1'or the
cruiser Newark no award can bo made ,
as the lowest bid exceeds the appropria
tion bv congress. It will be necessary
for congress to appropriate more money
or for the department to alter the plans
to bring the cost within the appropria
tion , lint the work has been begun and
the minor difficulties in regard to the
ships not yet contracted for will doubtless -
loss soon be overcome. These lettinjrfi
have rather surprised the partisans of
Mr. John Roach , who had persuaded
themselves that no one else in the coun
try would undertake the construction of
ships of war. ISut these ships will bo
built without a dollar of contribution to
the Washington lobby or to any political
campaign fund. Whatever profit maybe
bo in the work will go to the enterprising
contractors. When the ships shall have
been successfully finished , lo the entire
satisfaction of the government , contrrcss
will be encouraged to make still further
appropriations for the now navy.
Ill-Tciiiporccl
As a rule the men who go to congress
do not leave behind them all the frailties
and weaknesses which mark them as of
the "common clay" of which nil human
kind arc said to be made. The political and
social elevation which the preferment of
their fellow citizens gives them , the ac
knowledgment of personal merit and
superior fitness assumed not always
justly to be made m thcit selection , may
induce them to keep in check their moro
violent passions and repiess the most
objectionable tendencies of their nature ,
but generally these influences are ofloet-
ivo only to a limited degree , and at times
become wholly inoperative. Not only
is the popular branch of congress
almost uniformly a babel of hot
and eager contention , in which
passionate personal denunciation and
angry recrimination are conspicuous ,
but strong and bitter enmities are en
gendered which in some cases last a life
time , afiectirig relations far beyond those
of the individuals involved. Examples
of these will readily occur to the mind of
the well-informed render. Thev have
been numerous in our history , and their
consequences have been disastrous to in
dividuals and fatal to parties. Kilter
words uttered in the heat of
debate brought about the fatal
meeting between Graves and Cilley.
Randolph's ' scathing denunciation of
Clay sent them to the "field of honor. "
An oflcnsivo characterisation of Conk-
ling by IHaino on the Jloor of the house
made a wound that is not yet healed ,
and perlmpi never will bo ,
Threatening and hostile demonstra
tions by members of congios * are au'airs
of almost daily occurrence , nnd in de
butes that involve sectional diflerunccs it
frequently hnpnons that the intoicession
of friends is necessary to keep exasper
ated members from actual buttle on the
floor of the house. The hot-tompereil
disputants , disregarding the rules of the
body , and utterly IndllVerent to the char
acter of their positions or the considera
tion duo their colleagues , nro prevented
from overt nets of hostility only by the in
terposition of cooler heads orof the mag
isterial power. Thcro were two or throe
notable instances of tins kind nt the last
sositon , in one of which a challenge to an
encounter was given ami a blow struck ,
n rough-and-tumble tight having been
prevented witu much difiiculty and per-
Muniou by the friends of the parties to
the disgraceful scene. Thus far in tlui
present session no serious display of ijl-
tempcr has happened , but at
a mooting of the conference committee
on the inter-state commerce bill a few
days buforo the assembling of the session.
Mr. Reagan was guilty , in n moment of
anger , of a marked breach of propriety ,
in rotlccting upon the honesty and sin
cerity of the senate conferees , vihich
Sonntor Cullom felt called upon to re-
font. ThuTuxas congressman disavowed
any intention of relic-cling on the
motives of the senator or his associates
and withdrew his , remark , l > ut jthp fact
has gone , to the country and is. being
tised to the disadvantage of Mr. Rengnn
In his senatorial canvass.
It need hardly bo said that ex
hibitions of extreme ! Ill-temper , venting
itself in personal denunciation and hostile
threats , by members of congress , are dis
graceful , and deserve the most unsparing
reprobation. It Avill be conceded that
there may be occasions when a mem
ber's zeal and -lolicilude in behalf of a
measure , or in sulvocncy of a policy ,
which ho believes to be of vital impor
tance , may lead him lo an excusable
manifestation o ( | xccssivc at dor and
earnestness , but it U not to bo admitted
that there cnn be any circumstance or
exigency that would justify him in
violating the rules of the house of
which he is a member , degrading
the dignity of the body , and disregarding
the obligation of rc pcct duo to tils col
leagues , by giving wny to his temper in
a coarse tirade of personal villlficatlon , In
derogatory reflections upon the motives
ot others , and in hostile threats. A man
who will bo guilty of such conduct has no
claim to the title of gentleman , nnd
should not bo permitted to sit among
those who have. The difiiculty is thai
those who have not this stain upon thoh
record arc so much in the minority that
they are powerless to properly pnnKh
olVcndors
Forestry and ( lie Ijiimhct' Tn\ .
Commissioner of Agriculture Coleman
ia deeply impressed with the urgent need
of measures for preventing the ruthlc'-s
destruction of American forests. He
says that by the present system , which
allows railroad companies , mining opor-
atoisand settlers to fell the limber on
government lands without restraint , a
premium is put upon fraud , theft and
immorality. Because of the limited sup
ervision ot tlio extensive mountain
ranges the forests of llm public domain
are .shamefully devastated. The com
missioner recommends the establishment
by the government of schools of forestry
in the treeless states and territories , and
that a beginning be made In the military
reservations belonging to the govern
ment. Jn his opinion it is only by ex
tensive and systematic planting of trees
that the climate conditions of the west
erns plains can bo essentially modified.
Nebraska was the pioneer in leaching the
people of the treeless west a practical
lesson in forestry. Iicr arbor day is rap
idly becoming a national custom. Fol
lowing Nebraska's lead , hundreds of
thousands of trees are annually planted
in various stales in this bioad country of
ours on arbor days. School children
are taught the lesson that waste must be
replenished or that want is certain 10 fol
low.
low.But
But it seems absurd lo call the atten
tion of congress to llio urgent need of
forest protection when a useless and dis
astrous tariff tux stimulates the destruc
tion of American timber by locking the
doors upon Canadian lumber. The lum
ber barons reap rich returns from their
monopoly , while the treeless states pay
the piper. The tax on lumber is a pre
mium on forest destruction.
JVIoCloIlnn's Slory.
General McClellan's posthumous re
view of the wai in which ho was n dis
tinguished actor has nt last been pub
lished. Wo propose later to examine its
story at length. It is a book which com
mands attention , filled with controversial
points and which will not lack for read-
cis or critics. No general of the great
rebellion was subjected to such bitter
censure or loaded down with such evi
dences of affection from his troops as
George B. McClellan. His merits and
demerits were savagely canvassed. His
loyally itself was questioned. It was a
time when men judged by results and
refused to consider obstacles. Jeal
ousy and rivalry and disappointed expec
tation , anxious apprehension nnd parti
san feeling , all exercised their sway.
In a sense General McClellan was their
victim. His training and education , his
undoubted ability ns an organizer , the
enthusiastic devotion which ho inspired
in the nrmy under his command , raised
high hopes which were not fulfilled be
fore his voluntary letlremcnl trom the
service .of tlio country. For twenty years
the old commander of the great army of
the Potomac held his pcaco , refusing to
reply to criticism , ami grimly worked
away upon his memoir * which are now
given to the public several months after
their author joined the innumerable cara
van of the dead soldiers of the" rebellion.
General McClellan in his book
treats savagely of the contests be
tween himself on the one side
and Stnnton and llalleck on the other ,
with President Lincoln ns the linn ! arbi
ter , lie repeats his charge that ho was
u political sacrifice. He gathers facts
from which ho deduces the inference that
republican leaders feared that the war
would bo closed before slavery should be
abolished and demanded his removal to
prolong its existence. Unfortunately
many of the dead general's arguments
on this point nro onscd on assumptions
which history disproves. No one who
served In llio war olllce , as the editor of
the lir. ! : did at the time in question ,
doubts that McClellan's removal re
sulted from the honest judgment of Mr.
Lincoln that ho wo * too good
an engineer to make an ciUeiont
leader of an attacking army.
His loyalty was novi'ir ' questioned by the
president , nor hit Invaluable services as
an organl/or of the army wliioh Meade
and Grant afturwards i/ud / to victory , As
wo have said , success was measured In
those trying times by results , and the out
come was not satisfiutory : to the impa
tient north. General McClollanV ) re
moval \\as the consequence.
A City ol1 Cliiirutios.
Omaha is rapidly becoming a city of
churches. All donoihiilations and creeds
find in her their hoiu'o and there are few
which litivo not thrived Miiliciontly to
count several churclj edifices among the
'
ornaments of the qity' . Church exten
sion has gone hand in hand with the
growth of the city. As now additions
have bnon laid out ami now centers of
religious interest formed , additional
church accommodations near at hand
have naturally been demanded. Those
virile missionaries , the Catholics , have
ndded church after church to the number
of their edifices until every section of
Oninhn hears the sounds of matins nnd
vespers , The modest little church in
which thoKpiscopalians once worshipped
on Ninth street has long since pusssd out
of their hands and is now used tor moro
secular purposes , but live brunches have
sprung from its roots and uni blossoming
into practical uspfulnca * in different sec
tions of tho. city , Cougnigafionalists ,
Methodists , Presbyterians and Jcrrg all
cnn boast of several flourishing organisa
tions nnd hnndsomc edifices , while Luth
erans , Baptists , Unitarians and even Lai
ter Day Saints count up largo member
ships in their congregations and prcten
lions houses hi which to worship.
Omaha ha" ! already more than fiflj
churches and the number is steadily 01
the Increase. It is n larger number it
proportion to population than is found n
most western cities.
AKTIST JOHN Mn.v\xv , one of ih <
most original creative geniuses of Amcrl
can art , is soon to pay Omaha n vl it
Mr. Mulvany is said to be a specialist ot
"flesh color. " Ho will find opportunity
for Ihe further study of his art in !
glance nt the complexions which ihiilj
rally around the W abash corner.
POMTlCAIi POINTS.
Thecoloied vote In Tennessee BIOWSIIIOU
and moio Independent.
In the recent election South Carolina ens
less than one \ote to the sqmuc mile.
Jlx-Senntor t'ouklln's frlcmU say tha
'
political ambition is wholly dead v It'll him
Senator Plumb , of Kansas , has no douti
that Cleveland and Hl.itnelll \ head the
tickets In tm ?
Kx-Sonntor Dooilttle wants to ti\ee\crj ;
head of a l.unlly two votes , one leu hlmsel
and one for the household.
Cioveinoi Sherman of lown is mentioned
ns a candidate foi llio senate in opposition U
Senator Wilson's ie-electlon.
Kx-Scnator Spencer , of Alabama , now en
Baged in miniMc enteipiises. picillcts the ic
nomination ol Cleveland and Bl.ilne. .
John Sherman for pie-'ldent ami Sciiato
Ilawloy for vice piesideiit is the ticket MUR
nested foi Ibss bj the Cincinnati Commci
cinMinrctte.
Henry ( Jeoigo Is in eoiiespondeace will
Hlnnton Duncan , of Kentucky , cuuccinliu
the next picsuleiicy. Ah. Duncan know
moie about how not to make piestdcnb thai
any man In the Tnltcd States.
Senator Voorhees has moved his Washing
ton ( matters Into the house In which , lohn
Qulney Adams lived when he was nominate !
and elected to the presidency. The asplilim
senator should remember ( hat lightning sel
dom strikes t , vice In the same place.
Nevada Is about to elect a jcpublican sen
ator. and the ehlel anxiety seems to be tc
find the man who can satisfy the boys atii
take good caie of the silver interests. Kx-
Senator Stewail Is Imoiably mentioned.
Atlonioy-Oeneial Oailaud vviltcs to nil
Arkansas filend that he longs foi icst am'
quiet. Up to the hour of going to picss thcic
has been no gcncial public piotest against
the Immediate iptlreiwent ol the P.ui-Klectric
lawyer to the peacef ul quietude of llomlnv
Hill.
_
She Didn't Take Them With Her.
The late Mr . A. T. Stewail left jewels
woith over tluco-nuaik. of a million It
will be obseived that she Iclt them.
Gould in Ijltcrntiirc.
si. ; 'iiii atiiif.
it is saidJay Gould Is going into lllei.v
liuo. Tlioicpoit pioliably aiose through his
oulorhig a new invoice ( ( [ check-books.
Si'afionaldo S
One sinrgpstlnn for the coming fliilslmas
season is not to send the same ( "hiistma
cauls back to the people who gave them last
yeai. Send them to somebody else.
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Dentil of iv Great Man.
llfa Caltfmntu.
Mike JIcCool is dead. Mlcliacl was a pil c
fighter , but he will live in llteraluie , lei he
oiigiiiated the famous plnasc , "Put up 01
shut up. "
A Uncles * Kxpcmlituro.
Fi'tii Ui Icnn * I'lMifltnc ,
A duty of 81,750 has been collected on seven
Egyptian mummies iccemly landed in this
country. This Is absurd when n better
article oC mummy can be made light here.
The Glory ol'St. liouK
MinncuiHiUi TrJnint ,
St. Louis has not yet quit blagging about
that squabble in the American opera com
pany. It is the firsl advertisement the town
ha- > had since Mr. 2Ia\vtcll packed up his
11 lend Mr. Pieller.
A Place Cor St. John.
Chicago Tribune.
John P. St. John is suggested fiS the most
available American candidate for the Bul
garian throne. His capacity for throwing
cold water upon the schemes ot the crafty
czar Is inexhaustible.
The Record of Failure.
The most Impoitant fact In connection
with the piesident's message Is that It falls
to point out n slimle thine ; which the picsent
administration has done in nearly two years
ot power to justify the assertions and prom
ises upon which the democratic vietoiy of
was biouuht lo p.iss.
Tlio President Should ho Cautious.
JVYic I'm/ / . ' < n lit ,
The president's mother iii-law , who In so
journing at his countiy place near Washing
ton , is said to have recently been educated
in the use of n pistol with a view of piotect-
Ing herself in her countiy reiieiit , Possibly
this Is wise , but it would be well for Mr.
Cleveland to be caulious about visiting his
i unil home tinumiouiiccd in the oveniiiL' . Jlu
is not.is linid tohltasii smaller man would
be , Theicare other considerations which
those who have prejudices against mothur-In-
laws will be Inclined to dwell upon , until
would be utiKInd to allude to ilium.
No Ciiusn lor a I'niilc.
Aiir Vntli ll'inM.
All the talk now Is about coast doluino and
the co t thereof. Somuol the nmvap.ipou
are nultoahirmmg and thu dolciisclcm con
dition ot 0111 sea coast Is shown up so gi.iiih-
Jcally that some people are half inclined to
icinovc to the Intuiloi. The season is o lar
advanced that adequate foitlicatlons cannot
lie tluown up bolore spring , and In tlie mean
time wo shall have to put oui faith In Xalen-
ski's dynamite gun and the dhlng toipcdo
boat known as the "Peacemaker. " Meanwhile -
while , it may boiomatkcd that our foreign
foes ate quite Iflli.u lc nnd , under thu cir
cumstances , thoie Is no cause for a panic.
"Tln > y Say "
"Tlioj BIJ ! " Ah ! well , sujipfKis tlie > do ,
Io " > that confirm the story uiioV
( iosip , nlas ! Is sometime- ) bought
Itv wlmiinL'specchvj all untauviit.
Why count nmsuhci niiiomr the limy
Who whUper what they dare not aayV
"They say 1" Must wo the tale
Thus helping to umltti nmtlerb v.di > e'
To none can benelit ncciue
Iterating what may bo untrue ,
Anil , surely , 'tis n notilu pbn
To speak ut all the good we ciiu ,
"They say ! " Well , If it's really so ,
Why neo-l we tell a tale ol woV
Will It oiiu single wrnnz redicsi.
Or make tint ping of sorrow lcsV
Will it tlin erring one rcstoic ,
Henceforth to " 0 and sin no more ? "
I n fact , wo all should look within ,
Whmu we will tmd thugieate tsin ,
And watch , lest In temptation's hour
\\'e , too , should fall beneath Its iiowcr.
Pity the frail , wcop o'er tholi fall ,
And speak of good , or not at all.
Mrs. L. Mfucobs and son have gone
to 1'Hsodenu , Cul. , to spcud the winter.
SUNDAY GOSSll * .
"Uni-viTYlssnld to bo the soul ot wit ,
observed a piomlnent Omaha businessman
"and , to my mind , It Is no less the soul o
coiicsiiondcnce. Uhome a man who cai
write a loiter In six 01 eight lines In prefer
dice to the rot son who spins ou ! his Idc.i
over four or live page * . 1 tcmcmucr when
was a student nt Knslman'a business collcg (
nt roughkccpslc , New Yoik , that Mr. Kast
man was paitlculatlyaiixtoustoImpressupoi
Ihe students the great advantage ol conden *
Ing their thoughts In all business coireipond
cncc. He staled that nt one time he tele
graphed to a prominent lecturer In Xev
York nnd asked him to deliver n lecture t <
the students. The whole eorrespnndeiici
consisted ot eight words : 'Can .von Icctuie
Answer. WhonV The reply was : 'Ve . Thur
day night. ' "
S *
"Thai reminds me , " said Mi. E. M. Moia
iiian , geiieial supetintendeiit ot the P.u-itu
express"ef an ngout on one of our Hues w IK
was more economical In the use of words In hi :
letters than any other man In the company' :
MM vice. WefuiuLsh to nil asciils blank en
velopes having PI luted on them tlio addict
'Agent , Omaha , Neb. ' One day 1 iccchci
fiom this agent n letter addicted to M' . M
Morsman , gcncinl supoilutendent. ' The
economical iigciit had snatched out 'ag' fiou
the word 'agent' ' and had pielKed'supctlu
torn ! ' to the ' ' In
'out , thus succeeding nuik
Incuse of the last tlnce pilutcil lelteis , to
gcthcr w lth the wonK , 'Omaha. Xeb. ' "
4. %
"lie was not quite so economical ns ou
esteemed townsman nud old settler , Mr
Aaion Iloel. " chimed in n b.slander. . . "Mr
lloel fiequently slriis his name by slmplj
wilting an A nnd punching n hole In tin
paper. Tact. "
"Lvwniis frequently take contiacte (
views of questions , " icmaikod n leading
Omaha meichaiit , "and ui m eveiy Issui
vvhciea business ( imposition Is involved 1
always like to obtain in addition to a law
yei'.s adv Ice the opinion of some long-headci
business man. Vciy often n lawyer wll
look simply nt the legal points Involved , and
will consider only the consttuctlon ol the
statutes , cntliely Ignoilng the comnuMclal
issues and equities which , when biought to
the attention ol the comts would suiely be
Incoiporated In the decisions. In some ot
the eastern states , notably New Jersey , they
have what are called lav judges , w ho sit with
the law judges in the couils of hlehest rcsoit.
These lay judges aio selected Horn clearheaded -
headed and lutclligontbuslncss incntliioueh-
out the state. Their function Is to consult
w lth and adv Ke the equity of the jinlgcsiipon
questions coming bcfoio the couit. Very
often the lay judces are of very
gloat assistance to n scholarly judge of the
supicmc court In considdlng points which
fie arguing attorneys have fulled to ming out.
Again , a business man Is fromtcntly able lo
greatly assist in formingan opinion based on
grounds of equity , whoie otherwise the
jiidces have only the printed biicfs or the
wearisome nigumcnts ot the counsellor to
full back on , and perhaps in their hi lets and
arguments the attorneys have failed to touch
the vital and common sense points In tlio
cise. "
Tnr.itr were Iwo keen-eyed men nt the
tilnlot Sliellenbergcr at Xolwaskn City who
saw things just as they wcio when the jmv
came in with a vcidlct of murdci in the first
( legice , to-wit , viz : two new.spaper it-porters ,
one of whom thus describes the scone : "Din
ing all of the pioscciitorstoiiclilngnigiinicnt
the Inhuman prisoner showed not the lean
sign of emotion , not a muscle of Ids rigid
couiitenancoquhcrcd , and whciiltlic vcidlct ,
'cuilty ol murderin the lirstdcgiuo , ' was read ,
he was still composed and passionless. " The
other lomaiks : "When Judge Pound icad
tl'o verdict there was a very oliscivnble
change in the defendant , miiikcd by those
quiet outlined rings which the stiongeit
mindiaicly pie\entsmoital face fioiu show
ing. His lacosopmed to glow sunken on the
Instant. His body collapsed Into the small-
e-'t space , no cry , no sob , but the line of pain
deepened into neony. "
' it's the best business that overcome to
Omaha , " icmaikcd a longldy dicssed man to
acompanlon as they came from tliollumano
society meeting last Tuesday night , "and
I'magoln' ' to put a stop to the beatln' and
poundin' on the giade. That's the worst
place in the world. They'll wear a team out
and then hammer them nnd kick them be
cause they don't pull. It's like pilin' 150
pounds onto the back of n man that can car-
ly only 100 pounds. "
TUB Xow York Warlil has this to say of a
gentleman well known in Omaha and the
trans-AIissouilcountiy : "Among the 'tran
sients' at the Itrovort house n few days ago
was a tall young Englishman whoso example
our dudes and auglo-nianlar.s would do well
to contemplate. Coming fresh from his
'vaisitynfcw years ago with small means
and no prospects worth speaking of , ho do-
lei mined to eschew club life and fox-hunting
and go to America and seek a fortune on the
ranches. At first he had omciough experi
ences as a 'tenderfoot. ' but bclmt ngood
horseman with plenty of 'sand' and staying
power , and a shiowdhoad. he overcame all
obstacles and Is to-day n man of wealth and
a power among the ranch owners. Ills
name Is Moreton Prewcii , nnd ho Is a snn-ln-
avvotMr. Leonard Jerome. Ills wife , H
sister of Lady liaudolph Cliuichlll , spends
much of her tlmo with her husband on
ils ranch In Wyoming. It Is n
singular fact that two of the most
cnteipilalni : and successful of western much-
mm should bo this Kuglisli university uradu-
nle nnd a voung French nobleman , the Mai-
( ills do Moics , n son of the Ducho se de Val-
ambro-a. These young gentlemen have con-
rlbuti-d moii ) clllclcntly pel Imps than any
two Individuals , loielgn or native , lowaids
the plai'lnir of western beef on the Kastcm
uaikcts , the Mniqiilsdi ) Moies bolng tlio
lead of the rnmpany whoso icd sloios are
conspicuous about Xow Yoik as llio places
where ti.ms-MlsslsslnpInn ilbs ami tender-
olnsoaii bo bnucht nt ictail ptlccs without
the Intervention of the obnoxious 'nilililli'-
iiau. Like Mi. 1'iowon , tlio marquis had n
lough experience In the licglnnlii ! ; . On one
occision he was obliged In si'H-dnfenso ' lo
> ill his man , a rvludletlvo cowboy who had
stailod In ficaicli ol him with n batteij ot re-
volveis nud oilier small artillery for the
\vnwcilpuipoioof shooting him nt sight.
I'hft maiquls was expected by his enemy to
show the white feather and leave the coun
ty , Instead of thl-9 , liowovci , he pioceeded
straight to bis camp , waited for the blood-
Iduty cowboy , got in Ids shot hrst , stood
rial and was dulv acquitted by n juiy ot
ilalnsmnn. The marquis Is a frequent visl-
ortoXmv VoiUand might bo mistaken for
uncut the gilded youth wliopiomunuilo Killh
arcnuo , iiiil patronUu IH-liiioiiico's c.ile. "
liuri'Ai.o Hn.i.'s Wild Wuit .sliow ton-
tlnuvA to fill Madison squatu nightly with n
cioud ( d interested spcctatoib , sa > s the New
Voile Woilit , nnd has uccome so piipulai
among small hoys that they aie alieady
nuny of them expert In l.issoolng lijdinnts
nml fence posts with jJi-tt-s of llio family
clothes lines. The uudiencn iwi'ivcd n
care trom an accldotit to liucl : Ta > ! oi
ast Tuesday evening which would
lave brnkim an ordinary nun's buck.
I'ho burkliii ; l > uy Mugwump , after xlcsag-
ng around the tracU with 1dm In a sciles ot
xtraordlnai v jumps , came dnw n solid on her
orefcct and landed Taylor on Ills luck
miter her nose. The thud of the tall uus
uullblo nil over the garden , nnd for an in
Unt everyone held MB bicath Taylor
tils tcot immediately , however , buvi
as ho trolled behind the scenes ho was fol
lowed by n storm of cheers. Tall llorso ,
chief of the Pawnee Indians , was very much
dhconceited when he came out to show him-
elf by a small boy In tlio crowd who cried !
"Come oil there , Hojcr. "
"It would not surprise mo In the least , "
said n lallioad man .vcstcrdny , "to st-o S. II
II. Claik call a certain Viilon IVlllo mil-
way oflldnl here lo bt. Louis as a member ot
his official cabinet , and It Is not unlikely that
ho may call nt least two oC our prominent
i.illway men to him. My opinion Is based on
the fact that Mi. Chile ciitcitains n high ap
preciation of the abilities of these men , and
knows that It they contributed to Ids success
In the past they will d < > so again It Is
natural for n gcucial manager lobilng nlwuit
hlmstiongmeii , especially those foi whom
he holds a waim pcisonnl teg.ud. "
AN old lady , weighed down by the c.ites
nnd misfortunes of many je.ua , tound her
w.iv to the residence of n clnlstinn woman
of this city noted foi her cliailty.n few weeks
ago , nnd asked for shelter. " 1 have sous and
daughters , " she slid , "but they have tut nod
mo nwaj ; . Hut toi them t could gain en
trance to the poor hou o. Tlio authoiltles
will not admit me because my chltdien mu
ablotosuppoit me. " And with this the
tecble old soul broke down. She
was admitted , nnd has been ghen iX
homeovoi since. The Home of the Kileud-
less has been asked to take hei nud wll ! prob
ably do so. She told n stoiy ol long sutTerlng
torhcrchlldion nnd heat Hess tieatmeul by
them In leturn , until she vvasdtlvcn liom tlio
homo when1 she had a light lo live and had
eained n lastlnir welcome most mothers do.
In her .vouuger day.s she welcomed to her
home the son-in-law nud daughter , who had
not yet gained n foot-hold In the woild , and
w ho would have stan ed but tor hei timely
aid. These am the ones who
have dil ven her away In the da > s
of their piospisiity. They' have just
built an ciglit-ioom hoifeo in Xoith Omaha ,
and every Indication mound them points to
nn abundance of woildly goods. They ate
nNo ( imminent In n reoivanl/cd chinch.
Piobably It needs Kjorganl/ing. Ceitalnly
this devout son ami daughter do.
The old lady's cintuliUiughters , who mo
joiing ladies , have avowed that "crnndm.i
cannot live here If we do. " Xo ciuso Is as
signed , except that she Isold and in the wny ,
She Isn't "stylish" enough for thu girls ,
who me just beginning to wear dressesthat
button hi fiont. How n daughter can ticat a
mother so hcarlles ly is beyond thooompni-
{ tension of niivono with n seiiiulnnee of u
henit.
TifAV iiics im7\KT.
lion. P. O. Jlawo.s Stands I'nt-Hls
Kcspcets to Ilavves nnd Iieese.
LonsviM.i : , Ky , ] ) cc. 8. To the
Kdltor of the HII : : : I see by the Republi
can of the oth inst that a'couple of ama
teur statesmen , one Dawcs and ono
Lce = o have suddenly become agitated ,
and have taken a spasmodic ellort , ns
Governor Dawcs says mills communi
cation lo Attorney Central Lccse , "to
protect the state of Nebraska" His
pntiiolisin N certainly a subject of admi
ration. As to his duty , lot us see I received -
ceived the draft for $ is , ( 1.8 : on llioiJlst
day of last August in Washington , re
turning to Omaha on the 'Sth day of Au
gust I notified the governor thiit I had
the draft. Ho demanded it , 1 refused to
give it ill ) until I was paid. At the limn
1 received this draft I published the
fact in the Hi.i : , what it was for , etc.
I have had a number of interviews
with the jrovcrnpr and ntlorney-geneial
on ibis subject , in which I refused togivu
up this drntt until 1 was paid. Governor
Dawcs' ' demand on mo was on the 211th of
August. Ho must have been asleep
nearly four months , but evidently lie fins
been aroused So nin I. Suppose we
venture an opinion as to the cause of such
sudden xeal to do duly as a public func
tionary in the few remaining hours of
our teniiie of ollico. 1 had the indn-
liendencc and the manhood to exorcise
ihe right nnd privilege of nn American
citi/en to vote as 1 pleased at the Into
congressional election. 1 am informed
Unit the threat was repeatedly made that ,
" 1 would have n red hot time in getting
my pay this winter.1' This xvjis said .sev
eral times in the corridors of the 1'avion
liotei , and nt other places in Oniulm. t
was further informed that certain South
I'latle politicians were grinding their
Ijroad axes for my decapitation. After
[ lie election was over , the
the governor commences on me. 1 only
isle the question , whether a plumed
Icnight hns been in the kitchen cabinet of
liis oxcellencW
I desire to inform the public that 1 nm
right about this matter , and will publish
my icport in the HI.I : when I return , us
soon after as I can write it , and that I
mvo no fours of any two men whoso
icads are not larger than Snllivun'.s lists
jut twice as hard. 1 have been nlnning
iroiind in the timber 'and had chunks
hrovyn at mo Jong enough. Now I pro-
mse in the future to conio out and fight ,
lot with mtisclc but with u'lint I hnvo
mder the hair of my lioad. Jf ( J jvornor
Jawos fiends his attorney giiicnil nftur
no. the nrohnhililiii.s itro there will bo
lothing left of him but his ginger colored
chin whiskers and his West Virginia boot
icels.
If tlio commonwealth of Nebraska
VOID to make a thousand draws for nt-
orney general nnd governor , they could
mly find two cards to match those two
vorlhiesjundjthosocards would bo deuces.
f they iiroposo to play draw with mo ,
hey hail better ntand pal. I will be
lomein about a week ,
Yours suvngoly
P.VTH1CK O'llA.NNON H.VtVKS ,
Contempt or Court ,
Chicago News : Perhaps the most
istouuding cnso of contoii.pt on record in'
he one in which Chief .Justice Miller , ol
owu , was nonplussed years ago. Tlio
ivo member.- the Kiipnuim bench wcru
edifying tin ; orrorx and approving the
lecrce.s ol the lower courts with the usiuil
irccision and dignity. Among tint law-
ens sat n mini distinguished in the wcst-
srn pint of the stale Idr his grout lulents
ind ri'L-Klcss coiiviviulily Ho blinked
ind nodded in-eiisibly at the court ' 1 tin
c.iM ) in which he appeared ns plalntill 't ,
ittoiiicv lie had .von btoi | ly istop tinnngh
nonthsof litigation , U hen it was called
ie at use tincci liunl.y to enter iipneaninci' .
mil added " M.iit please thu court
inn convinced of having coin
mttcd n gicnl niistaKo m this
iiMt. .Justice niid truth aiu
on the side of the ( Mcndnnt All n..v
ympathies uro with tint defendant , nml
f your honor- , will decide In tuvoi of llin
httendiiiit , I'll glut you 48. " The silunci'
if .several minutes following wns ulinuM
tilling At length Justice Alillui found
peeuli "hir.said fin , pulling np with
ipoplcetic hjmptoins , "jour condition
annul e\rii-e nor vonr icpiitution save
on. hiifh an indignity " "May it
> leu- tlio court1 interrupted the law
el' , stinhnig lum.-elf with the buck ol
iin chair , "I Hunk you nnsappiclicnd
ne What I intended to say was th.it if
Incouit decides the cast ! in favor of Urn
efcndiinl 1 will give ouch of jour Illinois
5. ' ' At this the chief justice collapsed ,
ud the ollendor wns led fioni the couil-
oum. ' 1 he bench ihcidod that conuncii-
uratc punishment was h < * jntid llio
nn lutii'ii of the couit.
_ . . . . New ( 'Impel ,
Kail ) in tliospung n new chapel is to bo
urected itnmciliuloh noith of ItiotMicll hull ,
which is in be Known as tlio chapel ot tl.ut (
Instliiitloii. It is to be tliu gift ot K. D.lSlid l
iton , ol ( 'liiciijo , wild has ruar.iulci'd tou\-
ix-nd not iua than il.,0iu ( in its erection. It
will lie one dl llif inn-t beaiitilul Hliiutunn
ut Its kind in the c < > iintiy and will borciuly
for occupant1 } licloo tl > o du'e ( it ncxtbuiu-
iner.