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COLUY has liitroilncutl a bill m.iking i
si penitentiary offense to conduct n
bucket shop in tills slate. Can It bo Ilia
the Gage county .statesman has been buy
ingshorl ?
A NCW book is announced , "Why He
Uolrayed Ilia Trust , " or "Tho Secrel
Told. " If thi ) narrative is founded or
"Whltmoro's recent actions , a largo sak
is fissured.
i THAYKII opens his term bj
recommending an unwise appoititmoni
In the case of Dr. Knapp. To completi
Iho job ho should now endorse jS'obes as
warden of the penitentiary.
Tin : legislature is now up to its cars n
work. The avalanche of bills is over
\vliclmingtiiocommittcesaiul compolliu < :
both houses to make up for lost time b >
a stricter attention to business.
"Tiiou fool and madman , " is a bunched
tip bomb thrown at Dr. Miller's youmj
man by the Hon. Charles I1' . Hrown. ll
is sad , in this hour of democratic despair ,
to see such { jobs of gore hanging on the
outer edges of the big , full moon.
TnxAS , Indiana and West Virginia arc
just now experiencing senatorial duat
locks. Whitmoro might give up the kp.1
to those exciting contests , by informin < ;
an anxious world how his vote was t > o
cured against his alleged preference.
DK KNAIT'S conlirniation as superin
tondcnt of the insane asylum pays oil' ?
dubt to Collector Post at tlio expense ol
the insane of Nebraska. Dr. Knapp has
no more qualifications for the positioi
than the average country pill peddler.
IT Is hard scratching among the stall
press to gnd traces of satisfaction ovei
the defeat of Van Wyok. A half a score
of papers under railroad control an
quotetl anil ivquot ; d by the monopoh
orpins , but the list makes a sorry showing
IT is a satisfaction to know that tin
charge against Mrs. J. Kllen Foster , tin
Iowa prohibitionist , to tlio cll'oct that slit
had received $1,000 to betray the party
has been proven false. Good name ii
women who are politicians is tlio immo
iliate jewel of their boom.
A comtKSi'OMJKNT asks the question
"Jf tlio Union Pacilio railroad was Jriendlj
lo Van Wyok and Van Wyck to it , as has
nil along boon claimed , why was the influence
fluenco of that corporation withheld at n
tlmo when it could havodonohim peed ? '
The correspondent's question answers
Itself ,
THE W. C. T. U. o f Virginh
la making great ado over "tho posi
lion Mrs. Clnvoland has taken in tin
chief social circle of the nation as a tola
abstainer from all intoxicating drinks. '
U is a beautiful custom to bestow lionoi
Where It is duo , but with Colonel Dai :
nnd ( Jrovor in the white house , Fraukii
lias no more clmnoo to drink than did tin
nmiablo , ngrconblo and charming mother
Ill-law of Daniel Qnilp when that red'
nose dwarf hold the decanter.
THE latest news from Lincoln is to the
effect that unless the Hun's reporter.-
show moro "civility" in their commonta
on railroguo momburs , those hldu-bouiul
figure heads will attempt to oust tin
newsgathcrs , It would bo a charming
spectacle , would it not , to see Agoo throw
iv UKB reporter through the window :
Indeed , it would bo so novel in its waj
that wo almost fool Ilka sacrificing r
man or two.
AM , the newspaper men must takt
warning from the sad iato of Kdltoi
Blmrpo , of Oconlo , Wis. Just as long it !
ho attended to his duties as editor of tin
Enquirer n little paper in his little
town his life was as pleasant as a fairj
tale. Leaving his humble sanctum tc
flirt with tlio seductive sirens of wart
caucuses nnd county conventions , hi :
history Is written among the "P's,1
politics , postou'ico , penitentiary.
IN Newark , N. J. , the other day , sovot ;
colcstials , led by Sam Fee , forsook tin
faith of the flowery kingdom and out oil
their "pig-tails. " The tradition of tin
Chinese is a pretty one , that on rcsurrec
tion morn old Shang-lo is to takt
thorn by their queues and pull t litin ) ovci
the dark river to everlasting Ijfo. Tin
eastern liuen-3.tarehcrs doubtless belicv <
as one of their misguided Wyoming brethren
ron , to tuo efluot that "Chinaman ho llvi
in Mi'lica but go to hello ullo samei
like Molican nmn. "
I'tish the Clint-tor.
The Dpuglas delegation should push
the charter to a prompt consideration.
Kverithing depends on united and hard
work. Several changes remain to bo
made , especially the change in the sec
tion giving the council tlio power to ex
tend the city limits. As at present
drafted the whole value of this section is
destroyed by the exclusion of incorpor
ated suburban villages from the opera
tion of the city ordinances. This should
certainly be eliminated from the charter in
fcpUn of all tlio threats and promises wltli
which interested individuals are assallinn
tlio delegation. Such exclusion woultl
put it in the power of any portion ol
our suburbs to block nil extension of cilj
jurisdiction. A handlul of. persons
could incorporate an addition to Oniahr
as a suburban village and reap the ben
clit of city taxes in adjoining improvements
monts without contributing n dollai
towanl tlioii cost. So far ns Soutl
Omaha is concerned , the city council has
pledged itself to exclude that community
from the operation of the law in response
to the wishes of the principal owners
The pledge will bo carried out. Hill
other sections are already moving to in
corporate as villages for the express pur
pose of evading the operation of the law ,
anil unless it is changed it will bo practi
cully worthless in carrying out the Intenl
for which it was drafted.
Omaha is vitally interested in the passage
sago of her new charter which has boot
agreed upon by our citizens and sub
stanttally is satisfactory in the form ir ,
which it goes before the legislature.
Van Wyck'H Speech.
The clarion notes of General Vat
Wyck'.s speech before the legislature art
ringing throughout the state. The brave
and manly renewal of his pledges to the
people , the bold exposure of the wrongs
from which the public are sulVering ai
the hands of corporate monopoly , and the
earnest appeal to the legislature to takt
prompt steps to carry out the wishes o
their constituents , have touched the pop
ular heart , cemented moro closely the
bonds which bind him to the producer ;
of this state , and won him friends it
quarters from which ho never looker
for support. In spite of defoa
and disappointment , nnd facing tlu
scoundrels who had sold him out for :
mess of railroad pottage , General Var
Wyck most ofl'ectually gave the ho ti
the charges that ho was a trimmer ami
hypocrite. He had nothing to gain ii
that hour when the cheers were stil
echoing which had greeted the choice 01
his successor. Ho had everything to lose
among his opponents by flinging oiict
moro thn gauntlet of the people's right :
full in the face of ( lie corporate hunch
men and monopoly tools who had com
passed his defeat. A trimmer woulil
havti glossed over the situation by mean
ingless platitudes about "the for
tunes of war" and the wiilies o ]
the majority , and applied the salvo ol
hypocrisy to the wounds of a bitter con
Ilict. Voicing , as he always does , the
sentiment of the people , General Van
Wyek was ouco moro the people's spokes
man. \ \ ithout rancor , without bitter
nc s , with no visible resentment in lii <
tones , he bravely set the ko3r-note for thu
future in unremitting warfare for popu
lar rights as against tlio wrongs and the
shameful political methods from whicli
the people of this state are suffering al
tlio hands of the monopolies. The man
Who has boon accused of secretly curry
ing favor among the railroads
met their representatives face tc
face anil rebuked the presumption
ot his accusers by planting himself anil
his following more firmly than ever on
the unyielding ground of immutable justice
tico and popular sovereignty.
General Van Wyck is a strong , an able ,
and an honest man ; a born leader witli
a remarkable following , a popular repre
sentative with a national reputation , a
champion of the most intelligent , tlu
mo.st industrious and the best elements ol
our citizenry. Such a man cannot hi
suppressed. Ho rises superior to torn
porary defeats. The people , whose cause
lie has faithfully championed , will set
that they do not le > so their advocate am
loyal friend.
Intci-Stnto Commerce Commission
The inter-state commerce bill creates :
commission of live persons , to bo ap
pointed by the president anil conlirmuU bj
the senate. The commissioners first ap
pointed are to continue in ollico for tin
term of two , three , four , live anil six years
respectively , from the first day of Jan
uary , 1887 , the term of each to bo ties
ignatcd by the president , but their sue
ccssors shall be appointed for terms o
six years , except that appointments tc
vacancies shall bo only for the unexpiret
term. The president may remove a com
missionur for incllicioney , neglect o
duty , or malfeasance in ollico. Not mort
than tlireo of the commissioners shall be
appointed from the same political party
No one otlicially connected with or interested
torosted in any common carrier subjccl
to the provisions of the act can bo a member
bor of the commission. The commission
ers are not permitted to engage in anj
other business , vocation , or employment
Kach commissioner shall receive an an
ntial salary of $7,500 , nnd all necossari
expenses for transportation incurred in
miiklng any investigation in any othoi
place than in the city of Washington
where the principal ollice of the commis
fiton shall bo located and its general scs
slons held.
A very wide latitude ) is given to the an
thority of the commission. It may in
quire into tlio management of the busi
ness of all common carrion
subject to the act , requir
ing of tlwim full information as to tluiii
manner anil method of doing business
the production of their books , papers
tariffs , contracts , arguments and doeii
monts relating to any matter under in
vestigation , and take testimony relativt
thereto. It may invoke the aitl of anj
United States court to carry out id
authority. It shall receive and invcsti
gate complaints against any commoi
carrier subject to the act , nnd when i
common carrier fails to satisfy a com
plaint the commission shall determine
what reparation , if any , should bo made ,
such finding to bu deemed prima facie
evidence in all judicial proceedings. Ii
is authorised to require annual report !
from all common carriers subject to tin
act , and specific answers to all question !
upon which thu commission may need in
formation. These reports must cOntaii
in detcil all facts showing the condition
business , and general financial opera
tious of the common carriers making
them. The commission is required te
keep a record , of every vote and olllcial
net , and its procccd'nc ? shall bo public
upon the request of cither party inter
ested. It will make annual reports te
tile secretary of the interior. Any partj
may appear bsfore the commission nnd
bo hoard in porjon or by an attorney.
The great importance of having llic
commission compoed of thoroughly
capable and trustworthy men , who will
carry out its provisions firmly and impar
tially , makes the question of who the
presielont may appoint one of great , am
oven anxious , interest. There appears te
be a most abundant supply of acceptable
material , anil Mr. Cleveland's dilllcultj
will bo in selecting Iho best out of sc
much that is worthy , Ho ought certainly
to bo able to form a commission that wll
entirely satisfy the obvious demands ol
this now experiment in legislation am
meet the expectations of the country
For the first year or two at least the law
will bo on trial , and there will bo greatci
solicitude regarding the ability and character
actor of the first commission than wil
perhaps ho felt concerning those of the !
future. Everybody understands the sorl
of men who are required for the impor
taut duties under this bill , and there i.s IK
reason to eloubt that the president wil
make his selections so carefully ant
wisely as to respond fully to the poptilai
conception.
n Civil Pens-Ion Tjlst.
The tendency to enlarge the paterna
functions of the government increase
from year to year. There is a class o
benevolently-disposed people , some o
whom get into emigres * , who believe it ti
be the duty of the nation lo assume al
sorts of obligations with respect to tin
care , comfort and welfare of its citi'/.cn
in addition to its legitimate duty of preserving
serving to them "life , liberty , and tin
pursuit of happiness. " At every sessioi
of congress some measure is introduce !
intended , at the expense of the publii
treasury , to help some portion of the pco
phi lo better their situation in life , fo
which the government is in nowise re
sponsiblc. These philanthropic scheme ;
have from time to time referred toalmos
every material relation , anil could thej
be collected would present a most inter
esting exhibit of the crude ideas am
singular caprices of some men who havi
sat as legislators regarding the function !
ami duties of government. A ricl
treasury and great ami growing resources
with a system of taxation which provide1
moro money for public u e than tin
necessities of tile governnu'iit , wisely ad
ministered , requiie , invite such method
of reprisal upon the public treasury.
A few days ago there was Introduce !
in the house of representatives a bill ti
provide for the creation of a civil ponsioi
list , and such logislat'on ' was not then foi
the first time proposed. It provides thai
persons in the civil service of the gov
eriiment who have served a period o
thirty years or more shall be entitled le
be retired with a pension. It i not at al
likely that any such measure could pas :
congress. As at present constituted , tin
house at least would not vote benefits U
men in public ollieo whose political allili
ations for the past twenty-five years liavi
not been insvmpatliy with the majority ol
that body , and there are lew others U
whom such legislation would bring ani
early advantage. The danger of such .1
bill becoming a law is not immediate ,
though legislation of this kind in the fu
ture , if the itisposition we have noted con
tinues to grow , is not improbable. Fur
thennoro , in copying most of the civil
service sy.stom in England wo may in
time accept the whole of it , ine'linling
pensions. Hut for the present itissulli-
ciont to say of such a proposition that if
would have an extremely limited populai
support. Independent of the fact that tin
pension demands upon the government
are now extremely heavv , the idea of
pensioning government clerks is out
which tlio people of this generation wil
not tolerate. There is not a valid reasoi
why the government should assume the
obligation of providing after a term o
years for those who entered the serviei
of their own option , eagerly seeking the
the opportunity , ami have remained in i
voluntarily. Sueli a policy is not consist
cut with our governmental system , am
it is not desirable to establish any sucl
additional inducement to ollice-seeking
Wo pension the soldier for his sull'ering !
and bacriliees. That is as far as the na
tion can wisely and justly extend it
benefactions.
TUB senate ag.un decided on Wednesday
day that the Albany colored man
Matthews , is not wanted as recorder o
deeds of the District of Columbia. Then
were throe republican votes in his favor
but double this number of democrat ! !
votes were cast against him. It is no
probable that the president will make
any further effort to have "tho colorei
man recognized in polities" in the porsoi
of Matthews. Thu fight against him ha
been made chiefly on the ground o
"home rule" by the democrats of thoDis
triet , who resented the importation of i
New Yorker to fill one of the most lucrn
live olllccs at the national capital , hold
ing that it unjustly ignored the claims o
reputable ami deserving democrats then
and was in violation of the national plat
form of the party regarding torritona
appointments. U appears that so far ai
the business of the ollice is concerned
Matthews has carricil it on satisfactorily
One thing is certain , ho has had a fat jol
for several months , having got thn benefit
fit of the real estate boom of the summer
and ho will return to Albany miles
something else is found for him consid
erably belter off in pocket than when h
went to Washington , besides haviii ]
gained a grea t deal of notoriety.
WR r.EAiis from reliable authority tha
our reporter was mistaken in asoribiiif
the action of Governor Thayer , with re
ginl : to Dr. Knapp , to thu influence o
Senator Majors , Thu governor had , afte
mature reflection , reached the eonulu
slon moro than a week ago that Dr
Knapp'is confirmation as superintonden
of the insane asylum would put an end ti
further controversy. The rcsponsibilit.
for the change was with the board o
public lands and buildings , and the governor
ornor has deemed it best in thu micros
of harmony among the state oillcors ti
let the senate confirm thu appolntmcn
made by his predecessor. This puts ;
different light upon the matter , and show
conclusively that Governor Thavur'
credulity was not imposed upon by any
body , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"TiiK Fisheries Dispute" is the title o
a half column telegram appearing al
most every day. It is strange ( hat i
country as strong and powerful as tin
United States claims to beshould tolernti
so much comment on a half barrel o
boarding house salt mackerel , when wall
eyed pike are so plentiful.-
WHAT Stl.YIjTj WR IJX
Do tlio Knllronels Control the
ttirc ?
LiNCOi.X , Neb , Jan.57. fKdilorial Cor
responelonco of the HKI : . ] 1 am not hen
now to renew the bitter strife of the scna
tonal campaign , t will only remark a
the outset that members who came hen
pledged to Van Wyck's competitors am
carried out fhcir pledges In good faitl
have no cause to foir : the resentment o
their constituents , and ccrtnlnly linvo n <
ground o ! just complaint against mo. ' .
do respect a man who honestly differ
with mo on any qttestion , and have m
fault to Hud with these who did not nai
under fal'0 colors.
1 have not been nnd could nebo
bo too fiovoro in flooring s ; > le
deserters and conspirators. In the Ian
punge of Hief at the first joint cession Inv
Wednesday , "It Is treason to the slate,1
ami there is no higher crime on th
criminal calendar than treason. 1 hnv
said It from the stump time and agaii
that a man who sells out and betrays hi
people should bo dealt with like a horse
thief.
Since my return to the capital I has-
been asked what may wo expect fron
< hU legislature. H there an ;
hope of relief for the poopl
from a legislature that is s
badly elt > moral/ed ! ? I must confes
I am as yet unable to roach * ny conelu
siem on that score. A round majority o
tiio members came hero with honest intentions
tontions and desirous to do the riirh
thing , but I have grave doubts about Ihei
ability to withstand the corporate pros
sure. Tlio railroguos are still here in fill
force. John M. Thurston , of the Unioi
Pacific , and Dowecso ana Charley Green
of the H & M. , have not given up the !
criminal practice. Thurston may go ui
to Columbus for a day or two , but he ha
loft enough aids in iniquity to giv
elleclive assistance lo the U. & M. gang
The notorious Paul Vandorvoort , wh
is on the Union Pacilio pay roll
is still hero playing rallroiii
stool-pigeon among the Gram
Army boys. I could find fiiull with thi
bloated blatherskite for making a vigor
oils tight against Van Wyck , whom h
considered as a personal enemy. IJu
what business has lie here now ? Thor
is no occasion for camp-fire stories Irena
a man who never came within a hundrei
miles of a b.itlli ! , nnd no honest man cat
allbrel to countenance his imposture.
Thurston's assistant adjutant , Gurle.v
is still prancing around the hotels am
b.ir-rooms , making himself useful as :
decoy for Hie sake of "tho grand oh
party , " and going through an apprentice
ship with Frank Walters , Doc Ulair am
John Sahler as tutors in political chican
cry. It is a pitiful spectacle to see :
well-raised , young man throw Inmsel
away in the company ol dead beats am
political lepers.
Cams , the Suwarel county reprobate
also lingers hero as an emissary of th
railroaiN. Tobo Castor and hi. righ
bower , Alloy , of Saline , arc elbowin ;
around among the democratic members
while the burly Uichanlson , of Hulle
county , another monopoly lobby
ist , is doing general utility work
Those are only a few amou ;
the force that is operating upon the legis
lature and decoying members into tin
gilded nnd baited trans. Any one
familiar with the peculiar Indies of th
railroiyl lobby must feel as I do 'in view
ing the situation. There is er-rUiuly :
very poor outlook for legislation in tin
interest of the people unless by a desper
ate resolve tlnS men now m the deaillj
coils of the monopoly anaconda all-ill bj
a elosporato effort cut loose and stand ii ]
to do their duty.
Tno effort of Ageo , who is simply a Hur
lington coupling pin , to stave oil actioi
on the part of Hie house in its cndonvo
to abolish the bogus railroad commission
shows plain as the nose on n nian'.s faei
that the railroad managers mean to per
pntuuto this costly fraud. The delay ovci
night , which Ageo secured , will give then
lime lo count noses and sel their pins t <
defeat Ihe bill. If the railro-ul commis
sion can't bo wiped out this legisla
lure might just as well pigeon-holi
all railroad bills and devote the
balance of their time to othe
important business. They had bette
appoint a committee lo wait on Mr
Holdrcgo ami beg him lo recall his cap
pers and shy.stor.s. so that the Icgislalun
can have ) time to attend to the slate in
slitutions. Holdrego is the creator of tin
railroad commission , llo was on tin
floor himself two years ago , with th
railroad lawyers , carrying on the tlis
reputable and lawless work , which n <
self-respecting body of law-maker
would havo'allowed. The effort to con
tinuu this bastard commission , conceivei
in fraud and begotten in iniquity , i
again evidently inspired anil sustainci
by this man Holdrcgo , who does not scon
to remli/.o that a long-sulTuring and pa
tient ucoplo may resent Ins Insolent am
outrageous interference with their law
makers. K. KOSBWATKII.
Tun chestnut boll has passed out. Mr
Ageo continues to talk. It would appon
that the theory of "tho survival of th
fittest" is a false one.
K1MJ.S AM ) QU13I-JNS.
Queen .Marguerite ' df Italy Is writing
book of fables.
The Kinpress of Russia Is an expert shn
with a rifle , and has laiiges for practice at nl
her residences.
Tim prince of Walts Imvlntr expressed ;
deslro to have the 'pair ' of spurs worn b
Krcd Arclier when ho rode Ormonde in hi
last race at Newiwuki-l , tlio executors h.iv
scut them to his royal highness , tosethti
with the .saddle used on the occasion.
About ilnrch 1 the prince of Naples wil
set out on a tlueo months' Journey In Syrl
ami Palestine ,
Queen Victoria's eonchmakers have jus
fuiblshed up onu of her six state coaches fo
the jubilee this year. '
Queen Victoria's Xinv Year's cifts to th
poor of Windsor incliuli-d 1,000 prime joint
of beef and 10 } tons of coal.
The czar of Uussla threatens to send an ;
one to Siberia who ventures to supgest thu
the czarewitch's health Is falling.
In calling the son of Princess Bcatrlc
"Ills Highness , " Queen Victoria has made i
decided Innovation In UrltUh court nomeii
ulature ; or perhaps revived a style that ha
for centuries sluiuberttel In Innocuous dosue
tude. 1'ractlc.illy It is the founding of n nev
order of princes , to rank Immediately afte
those of the blood loyal , and before th
dukes.
Kmperor William of Germany recent ! ;
tnado a Joke fpr thn first time In ids llfu. Oi
the eighteenth anniversary of His entry Inti
the army one of his doctors tried to proven
him from golng-to the open window to re
turn the salutations ot tlio assemblages out ,
slite. Ills majesty replied : " 1 irtustgo. II
is noon , and Hacdekor's Guide says that I am
visible , at the window nt-thls hour. "
Queen Victoria Intends to go to Alx-les-
Halns at Easier for tlireo weeks. Hoi
majesty , Mho will bo accompanied by
Prlnross Hoatrlco and Prince Ilonry of Hat-
tcnberjr , will prolmbly leave Windsor Mon
day , ( heIth of April , crossing In the roya !
yacht , the Victoria and Albeit , from Ports
mouth to Olicrbourg , and proceeding from
that point diicct to Alx-lcs-lJalns by special
train.
'Iho prince of Naples ciown prince ol
Italy , will , at the beginning ot March cm-
bark for a voyage In the Savora to Syria am' '
Palestine. The land route will comprise
Uoyrout , Damascus , Jerusalem nnd CalTn , 01
St. Giovanni d'Acre , find will , It Is thought ,
take three months. It Is salil the prince will
visit the Italian possessions In the lied Sea
but these possessions do not amount to much
Undo ilooVs Itoom.
/.oiihrlltf Conwifrclul.
Uncle .loo McDonald still nurses his proM
dptitl.il bexim. With the exception of a broken
b.irkshero the Indiana democratic caucus
stepped on It , It Is as good as now.
Somotlilntr to Make Merry Over.
( Vifrnf/o llrmM ,
It appeals that John Sullivan's arm was
btelteu on Canlilt's head. Xow If Jehu
could hieak his head on Oarilltt's fist then
\\oulil be something to make merry over.
AVn lilMKton Idfc.
KJiiiifn t'i i < fffnffim.
Three novels of Washington life are sili
to bi > In retiree of pieparation. This Is well
nt the same time there ate some phases o
Washington lite too novel to be dealt \\ltli It
a novel.
lfo l-j\perloncr.
Mnlnm
'Tis not the happiest nor the purest llfo
'lhat Is the rirliest In its coloring ,
'Tin not the highest spheie that holds
the win hi can brlmr.
The sun Is pale whoa In high heaven , bin
when
H falls , it Rafheis Holiness from the eaith
And gives ncuin Its beauty In the west.
From underneath a letl and gulden girth.
And who would live a life unmnircd b.t
pain
And lime but rainless days unglonmcd bj
cloud' . '
So miit-hol lull experience wo gain
Is purchased by those Ills that thleklj
eiowel.
S l 'lteltl TI113 I'EOPIjH.
Tlio Soimtonnl Ilomilt. ns Vlowcel I ) ]
the Public.
CIUxe-uorT , Neb. , Jan. 20. To the Kdi
tor of the 15ii : : : The senatorial cemtest if
over anil the people have beo'i defraudet
of their choice by traitors 5u their owi
camp. But mark it , there is a day of re
taliation , and those Benedict Arnold !
will yet reali/.e that their mi.sreprcsenta
tion of the Mishes and desires of their con
stituents will mot with sure and swif
punishment. Cuming county feels prom
of its noble representative , Hon. J. II
Barrett. All honor to him. Hounded 01
all sides by representatives of corpora
tious , cappers and boodle operatives , lie
nobly withstood their combined efforts ,
and remained by the "old man" froir
fiist to last. Mr. Barrett has eiishrinei
him plf in the hearts of the people o :
Cuming county by the manly stud he
took in the contest , and he will ever be
gratefully remembered here. So , too ,
will be remembered , but in a dillorenl
way , the scab em humanity , one l < "rank
Fuller , who misrepresenli'd this senator
ial district. Pledged to the support ol
Van Wyek , ho basely deserted him from
the very .start , and my advice to this
noneiity is not to show himself in this
end of the district. Judging from the
remarks made by several reservation set
tlers , he is apt to meet with a reception
that would not be conducive to his health
or personal appearance , "if we are to
be defrauded this w.iy year in and year
out , " said ono stalwart farmer , "the
sooner a stem example * is mail1) of one or
two of the traitors , the more likely we
are to have straight goods in the future. "
Mister Fuller will tul\i ) heed.
Our people are for Van Wyok and the
principles he represents forever more ,
and the olel man i.s nottlead yet by a
round majority. JrtvriCK.
THI ; wiu , ov Tin : rr.oir.i : W.I.T.A nn. :
Ilr.imo.v , Neb. , Jan. 2IJ. To Ihe Kdilot
of llio lici : : "Heiimoseal in pace. " Thu
reads Iho peroration of an article pub
lished in the Lincoln Journal on last
week anil written by a gentleman of stal
wart corporate proclivities Irom Hebron ,
Thayer county , Nebraska.
Nay , we .snail not let him rest. The
defeat of Charles H. Van Wyek for the
United States senate by the twentieth
Nebraska legislature is increased evi
dence of the strength of eorporaln
power in Nebraska winch power seeks , at
all times , to undo the sovt-reign will ol
the people at largo. To-day , the majority
of the people in this county espouse and
advocate the prmcMples which Ihe senior
senator so nobly defended both upon the
stump and m the hulls of leginlalion.
The alarmingly inereasing power of all
corporations gains day by day , gradually
swallowing the individuality of those
who depend entirely upon hard work as
a means of support for themselves and
families.
Tlio defeat of Charles II. Van Wyck is
the defeat of the will of the
pjqplo in this county , and wi :
I'oliovo in almost every county in this
commonwealth. But ho will ere long
rise again. Ho is to-day the ) foremost
leader of the anti-monopoly party , and if
ho selects upon Iho expiration of his
term in the senate to make Nebraska his
home , ho will infuse fresher and warmer
blood in thi ) movements and operations
ot that party which t > day is the only
party that endeavors by its humane ef
forts , though ignominumsly scowled at
by corporations anil their designing
tools , to rmnovo the shackles of bondage
from the masses of honest toilers.
His defeat , in our judgment , though
wo arrogate no superior wisdom to our
selves , is the rise and growth of the
anti-monopoly party independent of de
mocracy and republicanism.
Nay , ho , too , will not rest , not even
sleep ; he will rise higher and higher in
thu piano of manly independence ; ho will
eontlnuo in the organl/.ation of his fol
lower 4 moro untiringly than over hereto
fore , and they , in return for his /ealous
endeavors to free them from bonoed mo
nopoly of pnlf , will rally to his standard.
By no means do wo look upon Iho stilletto
lhat did pierce the heart's corn of thn
pooplu'H defender as being directed
towanl him solely but wo regard it , ami
so iloes every fair minded voter freofrom
bias nnd unhampered from corporate
monopoly , that it was a direct slab at
the liteV blood courbing in the body of
the people. S ,
TlirVlJj HKMKMIIEU WII1TMOHK.
VAM.IV , Nob. , Jan. iiO. To the Uditor
of the BKK : The almost unanimous voice
of the neighbors of Mr. Whitmore , both
republicans und democrats , coincides
with your editorial in Tuesday's BUB
Wo nominated and voted for Mr. Whit-
more as a straight Van Wyck man. Hoe
o expressed himself to us publicly and
privately. Wo sant him to the legis
lature to ' 'stay with" Van Wyekism to
the bitter oad , and wo undorstooJ him
pledgcil to do no , although we remember
now with an "understanding11 mine ! that
ho refined in the Republican Valley eau-
eus last fall to go to the county conven
tion "pledged" for Van Wyck , Wo are )
glad to learn so early in his career that
he U a railroad man. Wo hope to have
the opportunity of rcincmhuriiu ; It at the
polls in the future. MKMOKV.
tin ? Mo-N'OKQr.ir.8 itu.inu.-i : .
IitVl.SOTO.v , Nob. , Ja.n. 37 To the
Editor of the Brr. In the election o
United Stales . enalor in Nebraska ca.r
anyone think the will of the majority ol
the electors has bee n voiced t
A vast majority of the republican vor } vt
of this state evidently elesire.il the reelection
tion of Senator Van Wyck , ami many en
the democratic party preferred him te
anyone else outside of their ranks , am
not rcallv because he lielel any elistinc
lively democratic notions , but simply be
cause in congress ho championed overj
interest of our state and every interest ol
the great majority nt large , lie may mil
have been above criticism in regard te
his own personal ambition or persona
qualities ns a man , yet in Ihpso respect ;
1 presume he is more than a fair average
among his compeers. But I would a < 4
what has he done us a champion of am
cause * that ho has deserved defeat. He
has done everything that shemld entitle
him to success and the enconiums of r
great ppoplu. " 'Tis nut in mortal It
commaml success , Sempronhis , bu t wo'l
do belter , we'll elesorye it. " Such is tnn
of Van Wyek , anil everyone tlm
has manfully stood by him it
the strucrglo against Ids wanton opposeis
He is ridiculed for his pretenses of belli } :
a friend of the poor man while ho pos
sesscs a large fortune of his own.
The questiem is , eliel he got his fortune
by defrauding the poor man ? lle'securei
his fortune in the same way every pool
man woulil , if he could" His cour.-si
might , for aught I know , be an in pira
tion to the poor man.
No poor man with an ounce of braim
will think the loss of him for his wealth
and nouo the less is he the champion o
the poor man's interests. Van Wyck ha1
made a national reputation , and one tha
has rellected honor on our state , and ha :
been feared for his advocacy of measure1
adverse to grinding monopoly line
tyranny. In his absence seoundrelisii
will lift again moro boldly its delian
lieail in the halls of congress , anil soulles1
monopoly will "thank 'the doyil , ' am
take courage. "
In his elofeat I do not think our legish
ture has done anything to feel proud of
They have , through thn unseemly inllu
emi'o of others , defeated thu will of the
people.
Van Wyek was the people's choice , 1ml
a majority has not governed.
J. P. I'uusroK ,
STATU ANI ) THUUITOllY.
Nclirnolcn , Iol tin .i.
Fremont hail forty-live funerals las
year.
Fnirl > nry claims a population of 3,000
anil cries out for a new hotel.
The reported shooting of two horse
thieves near Hastings is denied ,
The Pawnee Republican nominate :
General Van Wyek tor congress Iron
the Big First in 18S8.
The waterworks company of Neligl
has the material on the ground to pipi
the city as soon as the frost vacates.
Kerosene oil scratched two victims ir
Hartley last week , and e > levcn sinner :
were rescued from ruination by the evan
gelistie halter.
Fred White , of Seribner. laid out 01
tlio prairie a month ago with a eargo ol
liquor ami a blU/ard for companions , lie
dietl la i week.
The Baptists of Bed Willow read
salvation by a bath in Bed Willow creek ,
surrounded by ice two feet thiek , while
gaunt consumption hovers on the brink
Half a hundred Lincolniles have pet !
tinned congress to abolish the lax on
bogus butter. This would enable them
to grease the wheels ot legislation ai a
trilling expense.
Herman Conrad , e > f Seribuer , mourns
tnc death of an unclein Germany , but
the brine of his fears is sweetened by a
legacy of ; ? 10,000. The clouds of 'his
gloom have a German silver lining.
Contractor Danchy , of the Nebraska
City extension of the Missouri Paeilic , ex
perimented with dynamite cartridges and
a hot ; stove at Weeping Wnter. The ex
plosion lorn oil'an arm and blow out -in
eye. He was badly elisligmed out still
lives.
The giddy girls of Arapahoe were
hauled into e'ourl last wcelc and taxed a
liberal sum for shampooing a masher
with beer bottles. The victim was bald-
heaileit , and the blind godeless , after feel
ing his bumps , asbessed the ama/.ous $1 a
hump.
Two hundred residents of Gothenburg
turned out , afoot and on horseback , to
clean out the wolves , last week An in
ventory of the expedition showed one
.scurvy wolf , four escapes , thirteen lamn
horses and a fraction less than a ton of
lead wasted.
Senator-Elect Paddock declined to name
a day lor a public repetition by the eiti-
/.ens ot Beatrice * , for the reason that he
did not wish to put them to furlher
trouble and expense. Ho thought thu
money would bn better spent as a dona
tion to the public library and enclosed a
check for $100 lor that purpose.
A horrible story comes from Franklin
county , concerning the death ol Patrick
and Charles MoDormotl. Several weeks
age ) Patrick got drunk , wenl to sleep out
ol doors , fro/.o both legs and both arms
and had them ampnlateil. On Monday
last Pal and jiis brother died , the latte'r
from the nllecls of drinking the liquor
with whieli his brother's legs and arms-
had been washed.
Whisper it not in Sehuyler , not oven
to thn marshal. That vigilant official
was the victim of a cruel joKu last week ,
and a half thousand ' 'tufera" have not
stilled the laughter of thu town. Thu
wjfo of Martin Ilebrie presentee ! him
with a baby boy. Inquisitive ) children
could not account for the addition to the
population , so the nursery story of drop
ping from thn clouds found adherents
and gained in strength as ll spread.
When the story reaeheii the marshal it
was lhat the y filings tor was found on ( he
railroad track in a gunny saek. To forrnt
nut the lind anil punish tlm lieml WAS his
lirst impulse , and giving his ollicial dig
nity an uxtra twist ho marched on thn
llnbrio mansion. The procession aug
mented rapidly , unit when it reached iis
destination the crowil was largo enough
to frr.ie'i ! a dog ( igt. The result of the in
vestigation will never be known , as llin
marshal is per istenlly mum.
Lmvu
Tiuna county issued 170 marriage li
cense in IKSO.
The Kooky Fork Coal company , of Fort
* ' . been incorporated
Dodge , capital fl,00'JOJO.hin
porated ,
Diibuqun has jusl listed her building
improvements of last year , and aelds up
ttlotalloao , ol.
Knoxville is working on an $18,000 sys
tem of water works ami it i.s nlfao to have
an eleetrio light plant
The running expenses of ( ho slate house
for tlm last eight and one-half months of
last ye < iir amounted to $1 1.U'0.17.
Isaac Kastman , of Grinnell , ajretd sov-
onty-.six , hied himself away to Chieago
Inst week , where he was married to Airs.
Dr. Bowers , aged sixty six , and I ho happy
pair have taken a bridal tour to Vermont ,
The financial agontsof DusMoincs who
went to Now York rei-ently to rmgotialo
a sale of 3250,000 city bonds haves returned
home wilh empty pockets. The eastern
capitalists positively refused te come
down.
Scott county has forty-six leglstored
physicians , thirty-fight of whom are of
the allopathiu or regular Rchool , seven of
the homcopalhiu , three ) eleetie , onu com
bination and two are not ehf-Eilioil. Tluur
average ago it > forty-four years anil ono
inontli.
An observing Iowa farmer risks the
reputation of his prophetic- soul on the
fact that the coming season will bo an
unusually gond one for the raising of
hinallgram Her ba.se > . his prophesy on
the drouth of tlm past year , arguing that
tlio ground wdl bo in botietvsliupu for re
ceiving seed iic\t spring bv reason of its
dryness nuel eonniqueut early warmth
About W bilu-s of Clarimla petitioned
President Perkins , of the Chicago , Bur
lington & ( Juincy road lo stop running
trains on Sunday. Mr Perkins replied
that "when public opinion is so largely
in favor of the e'i'ss.itioii of all Sunday
work that the majority of people will not
ship fre'lght except upon condition that
it snail not bo trniisporlrd on Sunday ,
nudhen the majority of passengers will
not travel on Sunday , I think that rail-
voatl otllelals will glaelly avail themselves
'
selves e > f the opportunity 'to discontinue
the running of trains em that day. "
Dakota.
The Odd Fellow.s of Uapiel City are
tliseu sing plans for a i20,00l ) hall.
A well digger nt Brielgownter struck an
abundance of mica at a depth of eighteen
fee't.
fee't.A
A fourteen -year resilient of Itlsmnrck
says the present winter is unquestionably
the eoldi's : in all thai time.
tA Sioux Tails younsr man nnniod
\ \ illiams was persuaded to lap Ids tongue
about a fro ly lamp post. Tlm greater
part of his tongue is still lapped.
Hapld City boasts wilh much vain prldo
on the finely furnished nnd elegantly
lilted saloons. "And musicians unex
celled anywhere are employed to enter
tain callers. "
During the past week r > 00 additional
patents were reevived in the United
Stales land ollieo at Fargo , making about
2,000 patents received in the olllen sineo
December 1 , 188(1. (
The Pm'itli ; Count.
The street ear elnvers1 strike in Sun-
Franei.seo eost the companies $70,000.
liipo raspberries are being ( lathered In
the gardens al Newcastle , Placer enmity.
The Nevada legislaimo will repeal tint
nnti-lreatint ; law passed at the last ses
sion
Judge Alfred Cowles , of Pownv " , Han
Diego county , will bn 100 years "old m
July.
He'n Ilogan , the "enlivened pugilist , "
is holding revival meetings in Wooellaml.
Large crowds are in atleudancu daily.
Tlm cost of maintaining thn stnto
prison , asylum and orphans' homo ol
Nevada for the Iwo lasl years was S180 ,
noo.wi.
A rich silver mine , supposed lo haya
been unrked in Ihei days ot the padres ,
has been discovered in the mountains
near Santa Ana.
A Santa Cruz constable arrested a man
recently , and not wishing to put him m n
cell for a trivial offense lie haneleulled
the prisoner and his wife together and
locked them in a hotel room , where ho
found them all safe next morning.
The train in which 1'aiti reached T.oa
Angeles Irom Mexico had a nariow escape -
capo iomewhero in Ari/ona. It got out
of tlio control of the hands while running
down a long grade , and for a consider
able distance a speetl of eighty miles an
hour was reached.
Onu evening recently a clerk in a . toro
in a .small mining town near Muriposa
was fondling the household cat on thn
store counter when n wild boar from an
adjoining thicket rushed into tlm hoiisn
and grabbed the clerk by the limbs , and
before ho was rescued I'o was badly
laseeratct ! about the legs and body.
A Prn-Piatnrnof our Korofntlu11. " * ' Ufu
1'ilnc ( I/id Kilufc.
It is sometin.es well to take a look back
and see what our forefathers used to do
in our own line of business. Before Iho
advent of thn nairow loom and lancy
cassimeres all goods were woven on
the old broad hand loom , whieli was an
immense institution , and usually owned
by the weaver and sot up in one of his
own chambers. It was uhviys accom
panied by the old ' -bobbin wheel" and a
large bowl or lub of water , in which to
wet the filling- , the wheel being used to
throw out tlm surplus water whieli left
each bobbin of tilling ciqmillychargod with
moisture. The bobbins were stacked up
in thn window until used , sometimes kept
covert'd with a cloth. From fifty to 100
bobbins were wet at a time. Only ono
shuttle was used , and that a very heavy
one. with Iwo largo double wheels
undernealh , ami two single wheels on the
side that ran against the reed. These
wheels used to destroy tlio reed in time.
ns the under wheels did thn race-board.
There- was no box motion then. A piecu
of strong twine was fastened to eaoh
nicker anil brought to the center of the
loom and fastened lo a handle which Iho
weaver held in his righl hand , and with
whieh Ihe slmlllo was thrown with great
precision while ho workeel the lay with
his left hand and the treadles with hit )
feet. The heat was a two-legged allair
fastened lo the wimlow-sill , the seat part
being at an angle of about forty-live de
grees. It eould hardly bo called a seat ,
as the weaver .stood up while slttintr
down , as it were. The yarn was let oil'
from tin ) beam by hand , and Ihe cloth
taken up in the same way , tlio arrange
ment being very crude indeed , but very
oflective ; made ho by tlm skill of thn
weaver. The cloth was usually woven
in the loom eleven or thirteen quarters
wide , and , as might be expected , it cama
from tlio loom very thin , but felt like a
woolen board when tilled , in which statu
it was generally sold by Inn small maun-
faclurer , thn purchaser sending il to tha
finishing mill.
Besides tlio single looms in Iho homos
of llio weavers there were what weirn
termed "shops , " where a largo number
of looms were run , usually owned by ono
man , single looms being rented at IIIIH-H.
As thorn was no power there ) was no bell ,
and no steam heat , the shops being
warmed by the crudest kind eif stoves.
When the short days of the year oamo ,
and it was time to light up , they usually
had what was called "a lighting-lip mip-
per , " and in Iho spring "a blowing-out
supper. " Lighting was done with oil in
the crudest kind of a lump , which was
made by any tinsmllh , Thn amount of
smoke made was fearful. The lamps
were open , no glass in any form being
used. Coal oil had not boon discovered ,
and lard oil was not then an article ) of
commerce. The weavers were ) generally
a very happy set of men , full of jest.
song and story , and tlm original wit of
SDinu of lliosn iniiii has made the fortune )
of lalnr imitators
Thn weavers were often experts at
raising window plants , and many of
them eould imihoagond showing at any
season of the year. Native song birds
worn oftiiii kupt , and there was always
some kind of pet. it may be a dog , cat or
iome kind of bird , lhat was allowed thn
freedom eif thn chamber. Money was
not very plenty hiMirins worn unknown ,
Ijnt it lair share of happiness was bccnroil
by tlm oM hand-loom weaver.
Tim Speaker ol' llio AxHornlily or the
Slain of Now York ,
STATU oi' Nr.w VOUK , )
AJ.'IANY. April 1(1 ( , IBbO )
My family for llio last twelve yemni
! iavo be-on using Allcoe-.U's Porous Plas
ters , and havn found them wonderfully
) llicaeious in cexighs , colds ana pains in
the side and back.
About len years ago I was thrown from
i wagon anil badly bruised. In thrno
lays tliOKo plasters entirnly removed Iho
mm anil sorenesj. Twice thny have
unreel mo of MIVCW e-olts | which threat-
jiied pulmonary ( rouble , Tlmy also e-ured
ny mm eif rheumatism in tlio shouldtr ,
; rein which ho had .sull't-red two years.
J.uii.b W.
At a meeting of Urn dirce-lors ol the Pa-
jilio express eumpany. thi ) following
Ilie-ers ue-rei e-li'rird K M Moi-Hinan ,
> risidi-iit and treisurcr , Charles Francis
jimu , ir eil il-i-'n'i vjeo president , Will-
am F Biflv I i .r . > und auditor ,