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Advertisements.
Pflgeia. The Realm of Electricity Co
nublalitles Kducational Stn rularitlcs
renpermlnt Drops The Season in Muntai
Advertisements.
I IN ono of C. P. lluntmgton's lotto
rend in court the other day was this soi
tence : "I believe that with $200,000
could pass our bill. " But in the brigl
1 lexicon of boodlors this has no menninj
Au , is well that oiitls well. Now tin
I the oo-ops aud conspirs have recede
j and dropped the schutno to pocket tl
, state delegation , the revolt against th
unrepublican method will naturally su
Bide. Its purpose b accomplished.
THE treasury of Wyoming came nei
being bankrupted by paying bounties fi
the killing of pralrio dofcs and grout
' squirrels. This tax has now been abt
I ' ishcd , and tboso who were engaged
i raising the aforenamed pests for tl
I bounty on them will now have to cmplt
their talents In other directions.
IT is quito evident that the soutimo
In favor of tariff reduction is rapidly o :
tending among the people of the wo
j and northwest. A tax upon productic
. taken away from the producers of tl
J west and locked in tlto treasury , is cc
j lainly not conducive to prospoilty nt
the index of good statesmanship.
THE Dakotnus wilt at the Novomb
) election vote on the proposition to divii
the territory. The result cannot ,
> . course , bo foretold with certainty , b
Iho indications are that the people wi
decide for division. If so , the democra
will have to fight the admission
two states instead of ono. Had tlit
been foreslghtcd they would have holpt
tp admit the territory while it was und
tided.
A FKW ullru f uctionists in the committ
mooting yesterday said a great noise .he
been mudo over the notion a week befor
but it was con lined to u very few wl
had some sinister design on the part ,
Many other member of the committe
however , reported that the people wo
Ipudly demanding a revocation of tl
action of the committee u week ago. i
a matter of fact there was not more thr
a corporal's guard in favor of the rovi
lutionary scheme.
TIIEKB is nothing like boating a r
treat with good grace. That wus domoi
stratcd yesterday at the ropubllca
county committ eo by Bochol , 11 use nil ar
Mike Leo. Mike had hoard u good do :
f rumbling in the Suvunth ward , bi
Hascnll had boon so busy within the pa
law daya with grading und other matte
of state , that ho hadn't oven heard i
such n thing as a call revoking the a
thorlty to appoint the delegation to tl
atftto convention. But ho fall in with hi
fiomradcs in arms and turned righ
about-face like a veteran of ' 01 , an
dropped the * entire basket of appl
which' "Judge" Estclle and Peyton
bogus proxy man had put up.
THERE will bo universal regret "th
General N. P. Hanks may have to retii
from his ofllco of United States marsh
( or Massachusetts by reason of irregula
itioa having been discovered in his a
counts. No one will hesitate to accoi
his statement that the responsibility is c
the former chief clerk , a man of ablll
and standing , who "was implicitly trustoi
but who proved faithless. When the o
jf fenscs of the clerk wcro detected ho r
igncd und paid in f.,150 , while Goner
Hunks has left undrawn $8.000 of his ow
alary as security for any deficient
Which anybody might cause. The gci
ral has attended to tbo duties of his o *
flee with marked faithfulness , nnd it is
bo hoped an investigation will relieve hi
V" el all fault in connection with the irrcgi
Itnty and unalilo hini to retain the nos
Very SatUfaotory.
The republicans of Douglas count
may congratulate themselves upon tb
narrow escape from disaster which wa
threatening the party by reason of th
revolutionary notion of the central con
mlttco. The resentment over this n
tempt to deprive the rank and Illo of tl :
party of a volco in the choice of tholr ropn
sentativcs In the state convention was un
vprsal and emphatic. The feeling atnon
a'il classes of republicans was that such
precedent , once established , would oven
uato m a political revolution whlc
would transfer to the hands of n fo
leaders and ward politicians the centre
of its conventions nnd the party machii
cry by which they could perpetuate thei
power.
The protest which the DEE made o
behalf of republican methods ar
usage has had Its salutary clTcc
A majority of the members of tl
county committee , responding 1
the popular sentiment , issued
call for primary elections nnd u convct
tion , coupled with an express doclnr :
lion annulling the action taken by tt
schemers who had taken advantage <
tholr brief authority. To this doclsh
step and the resolutions adopted by r
publican ward clubs is duo the abundot
mont of the entire plot.
Now that the party has boon accordc
the privilege of selecting Its represent !
tivesin the usual way the call la natural )
dropped , since its prime object has boc
conceded. This is a victory for the n
spectablc clement of the party in con 111
with the spoilsmen nnd tricksters wt
make a living out of politics. It ia n n
notion in the right direction and will t
hailed with satisfaction by the men wl
value principles more than ofllco <
party patronage.
A Half Century of Crime.
To those who wonld contend that thoi
is a growth of crime co-extensive wil
the increase of population in the worl
and the spread of civilization , and it ism
doubted there are somostich , the crimin
record of England for the past lifty yea
presents instructive figures which rnu
cause them to modify their view. Tl
surveyor general of the prisons of Em
land has furnished this record , and it
of very considerable interest both for i
information and its suggestions. In tl
first place there has been a nolcwortl
ndvanco in the care of prisons and pri
oners. There is a vast contrast bctwe (
the hulks nnd jails of the period of Vii
toria's accession and the prisons of t
day , as well ns in the character
their management and the treatmc
given prisoners. The law-breaker
lifty years ago was thrown into a Hit !
pen or a noisome dungeon and wi
treated without the least mercy or co
sideration. Now the prisons are clean
nnd comparatively comfortable , an
while occasional acts of brutality to ii
mates are noted , the rule Is that prisonci
of to-day suflbr none of the hardshii
nnd abuse intlicled upon these of half
century ago.
When thu reign of Victoria began thai
wore GO.-OOO convicts under sontenc
about nine-tenths of these being in tl
Australian colonies , three or four thou
and were in the hulks in chains awaitin
transportation , while others were in
prisoned at various points. In Jul
of the present year there were bi
7,414 convicts under sentoni
of penal servitude , while 2,000 moi
had been released conditionally at
were under police supervision. Furthe
more , in 1837 the children now in rcfom
alories would have gene with the
older contemporics in crime to Austral !
Thus in round numbers there wcro on !
about 10,000 inmates of convict prisoi
in England last July , as against the 0 (
000 of half a century ngo. The incroa :
of population , at the same rate of crini
nal acts as in 1837 , would probably gh
100,000 as the present number of convio
to be expected. The showing , therefor
is certainly extremely encouraging.
The United States cannot boast of
similar progress in eliminating crini
For obvious reasons it has ir
creased m this country , not tl
least important of which
thn fact that here has bee
the most inviting Hold for Europen
criminals. In 1880 there were in th
country 59,353 criminals , and doubtle
the number is somewhat greater at th
time. At all events , there is in tt
United States at this time a proportion <
criminals to population quito three titui
as largo as iu England. Among othi
reasons it is very likely this is to son
extent duo to the less rigid cnforcomoi
of law in this country. It is prott
generally understood that somebody
punished for every crime committed I
England. It is the certainty of punisl
mont rather than its severity that is bi
liovcd to diminish crime. In this conntr
detection , arrest and conviction are n
very uncertain , and therefore crinx
are very numerous , the crim
nal classns taking largo chunci
on the generally loose administration i
justice. Another disadvantage m th
country Is the fact of every state and to
ritory having a itinerant criminal codi
which may bo 'changed at ovary sessio
of the legislature. So far as the rocor
of crime is concerned , England has cei
tainlymado most commendable progro :
in lifty years , nnd doubtless makes n be
tcr showing than can any other countri
It is to bo hoped that in the next ha
century the United States will have mad
an equally gratifying ndvanco m tL
same direction.
The Need orMoro Thoroughness.
Ono of the conditions of individual su
cess in life , ior the future , will bo moi
thoroughness. The young men an
women who have begun another year <
study , or preparation for the varloi
callings which they propose to ptirsti
should boar this in mind. The long pe
iod of suporliciality which has hold swa
in this country is rapidly passing awa ;
Hitherto the resources of the coin
try have boon so ureat , and tl
number of people so comparative !
small , that making a living has not bee
difficult for the average superficial !
equipped individual. Suporliciality h :
been the characteristic of our arehite
turo , agriculture , learning , tradcs.almo
everything , in short , until within a fo
years. The reason is wo have had i
much ground to go oycr that wo hai
hurried from ono thing to another.
lUit the tlmo ha's already come who
half-way methods will not answer. Th
cities are full of young men and wonio
looking for employment of a clunci
nature and they cannot tind it , princ
pally because they are not corapcton
hot fully prepared 'for the work tnc
wish to do , A man doing a large nraoni
of business in Omaha said the other da
that notwithstanding the stream of pci
plo looking for clerkships , positions i
bookkeepers , secretaries , etc. , a real !
competent nnd satisfactory person
diflictilt to find. It Is the same way wil
school teaching. There Is no end of n ;
pltcnnts , but really competent Instructo :
are scarce.
Superficiality runs through the tradi
also. A good mechanic has no dtfilcull
iu finding remunerative work I
snito of the army of half-taught toe
handlers that go from place to plac
Superficiality ha ; held sway in tb
country from the highest positions to tl
lowest. Our statesmen have como fro
their various occupations without trai :
Ing. "Professors" have been turned 01
by the hundreds of thousands at vci
small expense of tlmo nnd money. ]
Europe a person must toll through lot
years of hard study to obtain that till
Our architects have put up buildings th
fit times have tumbled about the cars <
the workmen , nnd so on through the \\s \ \
Competition has now begun to wci
out the incapables , nnd these who tal
pains to prepare themselves well for the
work have as good opportunities as eve
Hut these who think they can enter son
"instttuto"for a few months and then st (
Into a position where there Is little to C
nnd much to get will bo badly loft.
Women In Government Service.
The employment of women in the so
vice of the government does not data vci
far back. So far as any record show
their first employment was during tl
ndmlnistratlon of President Pierce , whc
the copying of land warrants was give
out to women to take to their homo
This , however , was not done openly. Tl
work was nominally given to some ma
relation of the family. In Buchanan
time this wus stopped , but toward tl
latter part of his administration the fir
woman clerk wus appointed in the trca
ury , as a temporary expedient and i
disguise. Without any law or roguhttic
the system of the employment of fema
clerks gradually grow up in the treasnr ,
and thence extended to other dcpai
mnnts. The number of women no
in the employment of the govon
ment at Washington is largo , und for tl
most part they make faithful and elllcici
clerks , though there have been times i
the past when a good deal of coinplaii
was made regarding thorn * .
Among those who advocated the on
ploymcnt of women none was moro can
est than General Grant when presidon
Ho believed they should have a fair an
equal start with men , and his inlluom
was many limes used in their bohal
Mr. lioutwcll , when secretary of tl
treasury , was a friend of women und 01
couragcd their employment and promt
tion. They had another warm friend !
General Spinner , who regarded the
services in the treasury in certain capac
tlos as especially desirable at
valuable. On the whole , ho
over , women have had to encounter moi
opposition than favor to their employment
mont In the government service , an
they are not especially favored by any i
the heads of departments under tl
present administration. It is said that i
making selections from the eligible civ
service lists men are almost invariabl
chosen.
This experience will probably indui
the advocates of the employment >
women in the public service to make o
effort to secure an amendment to tl
civil service uct which will give wbmc
an equal chance with men. There
nothing in the act to prevent the en
ploymcnt of women , but there is all
nothing in it to provide that they sha
bo employed. Their employment d
ponds entirely upon the appointic
power. If the appointing officers have
prejudice against the employment <
women they simply will not ask to ha\
them certified , and scores of women wh
have passed excellent competitive oxau
inations will remain uncalled for , an
will bo on the eligible list for an it
definite period without any probabilil
of appointment. The civil service con
mission reports that the excess of fcmal
applicants is much greater than , that <
males , und that six times as many mah
as females are requested by the dopar
raenta for appointment. The comrni ;
siou can do no moro then send persons <
the sox asked for , und thus the way
clear for these appointing officers wl :
are unfavorable to womou clerks to di
criminate against them. There wi
probably bo no UilVerenee of opinion upo
the proposition that while the law dot
not oxcluilo women from competitive o :
animation for clerkships , but virtual !
invites thorn to enter , it ought to gi\
them an equal chance with men for af
pointment. Undoubtedly this view wi
be urged upon congress by the advocati
of woman's employment , with the probi
bio result of having the law amended :
they dcsiro.
Taxing Arc and learning.
A committee appointed by the Amor
can Association for the Advancement i
Science at its last meeting will usk coi
gross to reduce the tarilV on soiontili
books and apparatus. A request s
proper to bo made , for a couccssio
which would result in no serious sacrific
to the government , may reasonably t
expected to meet with respectful an <
perhaps , favorable attention. The trea :
nry does not derive a very great rovonu
from this source , und under present cot
dltions to continue these duties would b
to very greatly Increase the discred
which attaches to their having bee
levied. It must bo solf-evidont to ever ;
body , including the most prejudiced pri
toctioulsts , that only under the most o :
traordinary circumstances could there I
any justification for a tariff on the moan
of instructing and cultivating the mind
of the people , nnd surely no such clrcun
stances exist now. It is most strong
that a nation which makes u boast of it
great interest in and devotion to education
tion , and In which thu need of a gcnen
dittusion of knowledge and of all tl :
innuenccs that reline and clcvnto tl :
people Is so fully recognized , should pi
n tax upon the means of enlightonmonl
nnd it will bo still moro strange if whei
that nation is getting a largo excess c
revenue over the requirements of th
government it shall continue such a tai
The scientific men who nro moving fo
u reduction of the tariff on the book
and apparatus which they omplo
are undoubtedly inducca to do s
in the interest of science And eoiontiti
advancement iu this country , and nc
from any personal advantage to be 'd (
rived. There are thousands of youn
men -in the United States
courses in iclonca to w om the saving tc
bo made in the tarilf on the books and
apparatus they require would beef
of quite material { Importance , am
there nro institutions which couli
add largely to > their appliance ,
and libraries wcro the duties out o
the way. The tariff has tiot fostered uu
tlvo production tor any appreciable ex
tent , if nt all , nor Islitvcry likely to. Oi
the other hand the Removal of the dutio :
would bo very llkoly tb stimulate natlvi
production to higher activity and thorobi
elovafe Its standard. \
All that can be said in favor of the removal
moval of the tariff on scientific books am
apparatus applies 'with equal force t <
ovory'class of literature and to art. Tin
tax upon nrt is an especial reproach t
the country , which should not bo per
milled to continue a day longer than i
necessary to enable congress to wipe on
the cause of it. It is a barrier to th
progress of nrt culture and dovojopmcn
in this country of which every intolligon
American should bo heartily ashamed
In short the whola policy of imposing
duties upon works ot science , literr
turo and art is essentially unwis
and pernicious. Its inevitable effec
Is to repress our own Intellectual devol
opmenl , and only a people satisliec
with half-education would adhere t
such a policy. If It could bo admittei
that there was over any justification fo
it there certainly is none now , and th
sooner it is abandoned the bettor it wil
bo tor the credit and the good of th
country.
A KKEE ballot nnd n fair count of th
republican voters of this county cast at i
primary election and voiced in n count ;
convention is all that true and roputabl
republicans have asked for from th
county committee. Now that this ha
boon conceded the party only has to tun
out , select good men as delegates , am
nominate u tlckot made up of men competent
potent for the positions to which the :
aspire and known to bo worthy of popu
lar confidence. Such a ticket will ro
cclvo the undivided support of the party
POLITICAL POINTS.
Qovernoi Taylor , ol Tennessee , favors the
the prohibitory amendment.
Senator Charles B. Farwoll , the Chlcag
merchant prince , Is the latest mentioned a
a presidential candidate.
Wlnslqw Warren , a leading Massachusett
mugwump , says the Independents In thn
state will not take much Interest in till
year's elections.
Ex-Congressman Washburn of Mlnnesoti
says that the republicans are as strong n
ever In that state and still bllnvo in Blalu
and protection. . t .
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette insist
that Ohio has no presidential dark horses ot
hand. The republican delegation will b
solid for Sherman.1 , :
Senator Sherman will iriako a speech nt th
annual fair of thoCnldred Industrial assocla
tion , to be held In Ualoigh' , North Carolina
beginning October 24.i * 'j '
Governor Luce , of Michigan , expressed !
as his opinion that the. republican party Is ii
the best condition In that ; state that it ha
been in for ten or fifteen years.
The fight for the republican delegation tc
the next national convention has begun It
Kentucky , and according vto the Loulsvllli
Commercial Sherman Vjll { get it.
Thd Indiana democrats'being hopelessl ;
demoralized themselves are trying to koo ;
their courage up by proving that dlssentlon
have broken out among the republicans.
John B. Drake , ot Chicago , a close frlcni
of Robert T. Lincoln , says that If the wisho
of the people of Illinois were respected , h
would be the state's lirst choice for the presidency
idency ,
John B. Dralcr , of Chicago , says the pee
pie of Illinois would like to see Robert T
Lincoln presented for president , but that th
politicians are doing all they can to keep bin
down.
The Itev. Dr. Burchard , like the oystei
comes to the front In this lirst month with ai
"r" in It , and announces himself In favor o
there-election of Cleveland , whereat the
democracy are much alarmed.
One of the campaign methods proposed tt
the New York republicans by the Alban ;
Journal Is to have ten or twenty brlgti
young men make a speaking canvass of tbi
school districts of every county.
Sunset Cox says there is no truth In th
rumor that Speaker Carlisle will remain ot
the floor of the house next season. "I sav
him yesterday , " the witty New Yorker says
"and I know ho will be elected again. "
Senator Ingalls says the republicans of thi
west have abandoned all sentlmontalltie
and are going' In to make a nomination ti
win. Ho considers that they have a big fish
nhcad and must have a candidate to hnrmon
ize the party If they can Und him.
Of course there are two questions whlcl
the sponsors of any tariff programme eman
ating from the democratic side of the housi
must answerV The first and crucial Is , Wil
it prevent the surplus ? And the second Is
Will It help or harm the supremacy of tin
democratic party'/
No matter how much Mr. Cleveland llket
leisure In 18SJ. it Is evident that ho liked t <
be governor a great deal more ; and no mat
ter how much be longs for freedom from re
sponsibility now , It Is plain that he prefer
the presidency to private llfo. There is t
good deal ot humbug In the talk of semi
men.
Watterson'H Great Scoop.
I'liUaitclphlti Prct $ .
The publication of the ten commandment !
In one of Colonel Henry Watterson's Ne\\
York letters to the Louisville Courier-Jour
nal has made a great hit down there. It
every part of the state It is regarded as onool
the blzgest news "scoops' " ever achieved It
Kentucky. ' ; S
The Tlmo i Far Ahead.
J\Vir Yorl'tHlitld.
People are getting tired of lighting for of
lice. From all spctlons'of the country come
reports ot candidates'declining ' proffered
nominations. This Is'encWagln * news.
After a while members 'of ti dominant party
will refuse to par for positions , and then the
office will seek the man.
RallroadR Have the Next Inning.
Ituffalo .Etprcst.
"How Is your summer rec6rd ? " asked tht
air brake of the wooden.bridge. "Well , I hni
n pretty good showing , " ! , replied the latter ,
"until the theater panic < canm along am
knocked me out. " "Nevermind , " said th
other , consolingly , "when my ally , the cai
Ftove , gets to work we'll keep up the reputa
tion for the railroads. "
Nature vs. Crank.
Atlanta Constitution ,
Wo have too many now fangled healtl
notions. The men who nro a law unto thorn
Reives In their habits generally llyo to nt
tend the funerals of the cranks , who nt
tempted to advance them. Nature guide ;
nine men out of ten in the right direction
If the tenth misses It he deserves to miss It ,
Girls to He Cheaper and rlwcoinr.
LfiultrtUc Courier-Journal ,
If the new process of sorghum extraction
Is all thatMr. . Coleman says it Is , everj
' young m n will be able to supply bis be&l
jlrl witli unlimited moUsse * c udy at a tri-
fling expense. .And should molassm cand
be substituted for Ice cream all the girls wl
bo sweeter and so much less costly that tt
matrimonial statistics will double.
Sonne from the Sunny South.
What the country needs is Improved llv
stock , prolific crops of grain and fruits , bi
pumpkins , fine babies , fat cattle , good road
t > tors , strong draught animals ; the dovcloj
ment , In short , of the thousand and on
thlnics In agriculture , horticulture , stock rat
Ing.tho mechanical and Industrial arts.whlc
go to make ut > the wealth and add to the cou
tort of the country.
The Bees out on a Strike.
jfaiillrftf ( IM. ) 3Vnf .
Honey will be high this year. The thrc
loading honey producing States Illlnoi
Wisconsin and Michigan have absolute )
no honey at all and In many parts ot the !
states the bees are being fed on sugar I
keep them from starving. Last year Cal
fornla sent to the east by the carload ; Ui
year they have scarcely enough for hon :
consumption. That old and pretty poetlct
production. "How doth the little busybt
Improve each shining hour , " etc. , doesn
seem to fit this year.
Colonel Ochiltroo Commits Itlmiel
fi'cw York Graphic.
"I met Mrs. Cleveland at the garden part
given by Mrs. Ueorgo W. Childs ( n her splet
did country home of Bryn Mawr , and If
was half-way carried over to the ailmlnlstn
tion by the president , I was captured 'horsi
foot and dragoons' by his charming wlfi
There w ere a good many beautiful ladii
there , but It was no moro than justice to sa
that the president's wlfo shone rcsplenden
among them. Yes , 1 will commit myse
now against the old Salic law nnd am wil
Ing to vote for Mrs. Francis Folsom ( Jlovi
land for president of the United States. "
'Tho Shako Must Not Go ,
Jacksonville ( tla , ) Kcws. ,
The proposition to abolish president ! )
hand-shaking and place all free America
citizens on a level with "the paup <
labor ot Europe , " who must meet the
haughty kings and queens with a stou ;
British stare , would breed a revolution In tli
United states that would exceed In violent
the old-time bread riots. Not shako the nan
of a democratic president ? They woul
shake or die In the attempt.
Shako I no matter whom It tires 1
Shako 1 till the president expires I
Shako ! for your children and your sires I
Uod and your native landl
Where The Theory Won't Work.
Ka livlUc American.
Now let up on the red headed angel an
white horse business. Spirit lake , out I
Iowa , rejoices In the possession of moro re
headed girls than any other place on the cot
tlnent Four or five ot the must popular an
charming younc ladles there have red hal :
every nurse girl nnd chambermaid rejoices I
these warm locks , and the babies have th
reddest beads of all. Besides all this whet
over you see a yo.ung lady nt SpirltLako wit
Titian locks if you look at her face you wl
find that she is pretty. And besides all thli
there Is not a white horse , or oven a gra
one , in the entire village.
Prairie Mcniorlei.
Itamlln norland in The American Magaxine.
A wide o'er-archlng summer sky :
Men-drifting ufnsses , rustling reeds ,
Where young grouse to their mothers cry ,
And locusts pipe from whistling weeds ;
Broad meadows Ijinzllko lagoons
Of sunniest water , on whose swells
Float nodding blooms.cto tinkling bells
Of bob-o'-llnituuis' wildest tunes :
Far west-winds bringing odors fresb
From mountains 'rayed ns monarchs are
In royal robes of Ice nnd snow ,
Whete storms are bred In thnnder-jar ;
Land of corn and wheat and kinc.
Where plenty tills the hand of him
Who tilts the soil or prunes the vine ,
Or digs In thy far canyons dim
My western land ! I love thee yet.
In dreams I ride my horse again ,
And breast the breezes blowing lleet
From out the ideadons cold and wet.
From fields of flowers blowing sweet ,
And Hinging perfume to the breeze.
The wild oats swirl along the plain ;
I feel tholr dash against my knees ,
Like rapid plash of running seas.
I pass by islandsdark and tall
With painted populars thick with leaves ;
The grass In rustling ripple cleaves
To left nnd right In emerald flow ;
And ns 1 listen , rldlntr slow ,
Out breatcs the wild bird's jocund call.
Oh , shining suns of boyhood's tlmo I
Oh , winds that from the mythic west
Sang calls to Kldorado's ( iuo.nl
Oh , swaying wild bird's thrilling chime I
When loud the city's clanging roar
Wraps in my soul , as docs a shroud ,
1 hear those songs and sounds once more ,
And dream of boyhood's wlnd-swun ;
cloud.
STATE PRESS JOTTINGS.
The South Sioux City Sun clings to th
opinion that "as an air round fraud Joh.n M
Thurston Is entitled to all the honors. "
Aurora Itopubllcan : "The prohibitionist
stock in trade for the fall campaign this yea
as in the past , is made up larcely of dome
cratlc fly paper It is sure death to the ropub
Mean party whenever they bite. "
The Cedar Uaplds Kepubllcan figures tha
83,000,000 nro stolen from the people of th
state every year by exorbitant rates on coal
Hard coal Is 313 a ton at that point , and 31
a ton represents the railroad lonir haul.
The Cortland Journal says : "Genera
Colby's creed is , never scratch a party noml
nation. Olllce seekers always subscribe ti
this doctrine , but the men who seeks th
welfare of their state nnd country do not. "
The Nebraska City Times calls for the xbo
lltlon ot the olllco of county attorney , claim
ing tnat It Involves a largely Increased expense
ponse on taxpayers and docs not comtnam
the trained legal ability necessary to mot
out justice to criminals.
The Wymora Reporter Intimates that th
Paddock machine In Gaeo county slipped ;
cog at the republican convention , and in
quires : "Where was Senator A. S. Paddocl
when Watson Pickrell's light went out as i
candidate tor clerk of the district court' " '
The Liberty Journal hears that Captain G
M. Humphrey , the notorious Pawnee bull
dozer , "will make a fight for the rcpubllcai
nomination for district Judge in the judicla
convention next month. Ills friends seen
to think Ills chances for the nomlnatloi
good.1
"There is certainly no state In the union , '
says Uio Hastings Democrat , "that Is so widi
awake to her great future as Nebraska. It
the great variety of resources for rapid
growth and development , Nebraska stand :
at the head. "
"Tho attempt to read Mr. Uosewater out o
the republican party of Douirlas county re
minds the Lincoln Democrat of the amputa
tion of a man from n tumor weighing lift ]
pounds. The amputation of Hosowntor fron
the republican party of Douglas county wouli
leave but an incouslderablo tumor. "
The Springtield Monitor says that "no
matter what Chief Seavoy's past chnractei
may have been , It Is quite evident to every
one that there Is n decided Improvement in
the police force at Omaha , and It would be
well for his oppnnenti to let matters Urof
until they can find some well grounded
charge against him in his present position. "
"It has been unkindly asserted , " says the
Crete Vldotte , "that Ada lilttenbender's aim
In Jlfo lias ever been to attain that species ol
popularity bordering upon notoriety whtpli
prompts the wood-cut artist to do his dirty
w ork. Now that a horrid picture , which , pos
sibly is as good as the subject will warrant ,
has appeared m some of the leading , dallies ,
wo cherish a sweetly hopeful Idea that tl
lady will pull out of the race for judge ot tl
supreme court of Nebraska. "
The Gothenburg Independent says the a
tion of the republican committee of Donglt
county In selecting delegates to the state coi
ventlon "Uiows n lack of faith In the peep
and Is an arrogatlon of authority that wl
lead , If permitted to stand , to greater abuse
When politicians distrust the people and ai
afraid of their rule , there Is something rottc
in the camp , "
The principal feature of the reception <
President Cleveland In Omaha , In tl
opinion of the Fremont Tribune , Is the n
sembling of Nebraska democrats to "call h
attention to the fact that Bolerbower , n n
oubltcan , still holds the -onico of Unite
marshal In this utate , The president shoul
give ear to this complaint. "
The Lincoln Democrat notes with a hug
gulp of sorrow that "ono Dave McCord ht
mopped the floor with the palpitating frnui
of an editor of Valley county , whoso nam
we suppress out of respect for the fraternlt
to which ho belonics. The editors of tli
state wilt mourn the polishcd-ofl brother r
dead and wear crape for the usual thfrt
days. "
The Dakota City Eagle "hopes that In tli
nominations to bo made this fall , thoropubl
can party will select from Its ranks for tli
respective ofllces the best and tbo strongs :
men they have. Already many names hav
been mentioned , some ot whom are locapabl
and Inefficient , and who are ton Ignorant t
occupy any office within the gift of the pci
pie. Have a care , use good judgment an
victory Is sure. "
The South Sioux City Sun observes thi
"C.H.Vnn Wyck Is stirring up the animals (
numerous and various county fairs in N <
braska. Lightning ralght'strlko him and a
omnibus run over him and contagion la
waste the country , but the old man woul
bo there with the vigor of his youth and th
wisdom of manhood , battling for the i > e <
pie's rights , azalnst the strong and lawlo
hand of corporate power. And the poop !
will endorse him by and by. "
The Fremont Herald hesitatingly approve
the suggestion that Marshal lllorbowor hea
the Cleveland reception committee In Omnhi
and says : "Somebody should call him u
and Introduce him nnd tell (1 rover that hei
is still a republican olllclal holding over thrc
years after the people said they wanted
chance I Ho was about the last man Arthi
appointed , just on the eve of his retlremon
in place of leaving the vacancy tor Clevelan
to till , and evidently ho Is going to hang o
till the last dog Is hung ! "
The Fremont Herald has succeeded In It
ducing Chairman North , of the domocratl
state central committee to change the date c
the state convention from the Cth to the lit
of October. The Herald declares this wi
give an opportunity for the rcpresnntatlv
democracy of Nebraska to see and to raec
the president if they fool so Inclined , and w
hope as many of them as possible ( and o
other people as well ) will avail themselve
of the opportunity of belnjr In Omaha on th
date mentioned. Honor the chief magistrate
The Sutton Register was one of the rank
est opponents of Senator Van Wyck durln
the last campaign , but It now swings roim
and ttles to mount the ( senator's platform o
a 2 cent passenger rate and a freight tarli
equal to that prevailing east of the Mlssoui
river. As usual with repentants , the Roglstc
attempts to secure a front seat by declarln
thn the platform "Is ono upon which wo cai
all stand as well as Mr. Van Wyck. and wi
hope to see the next republican conventloi
adopt It as ono of the principal planks In U
platform. The question will be an Iraportan
Issue In the campaign of 1888. nnd the ma :
or party that oppose the reduction of the pas
senger and freight rates will stand a pee
show to warm a scat In the next Nobrask
legislature. "
The Seward Reporter does not enthuslas
tlcally fiipport tne Lincoln hotel keepers
proposition to call a special session ot tb
leelslature , and pays the following dubious
compliment to that body : "Wo would no
say that the legislature ot lbS7 was composei
entirely of fools , but It certainly was th
most Inefficient body of men ever assemble !
In the capltol of Nebraska. Chosen largel
to represent the Idea of railroad reeulatloii
there was hardly a baker's dozen of' men Ii
both houses who had the least Idea of hov
to accomplish the end ; and when they coul <
have made a good law by clothing the com
mlsslouers with authority to establish rates
they preferred to pass the long-winded ant
ambiguous law now on the statute books
There would bo very llttlo hope of gettlni
any more efficient legislation from that bed ;
If a special session was- convened at onci
and continued until next spring. "
TheNpbraska City Times makes a vigor
ous assault on the mercenaries ot Llncoli
who are attempting to use thn power of tm
state to extolt favors from the railroads a
the expense of other cities. The Times ha :
no objection to a reduction of rates , provldei
nil cities are treated alike , but "the threal
that they , the Lincoln jobbers , will call ar
extra session of the legislature to cause an ac
cession to their request by legislation showi
the vanity of those people. It Is simply In
tlmidailon.and the railroads will not know
ingly work an injustice to other localittai
within the boundaries of Nebraska for thi
purpose of pleasing a few wholesale mer
chants In Lincoln. The idea is absurd ant
preposterous that the Lincoln people shall
or can dictate to any railroad a tadIV fo
their exclusive benelit. Fremont , Grant
Island , Beatrice , Hastings , North Platte ant
other cities ore entitled to the same favors a :
are granted to Lincoln , and If given the lat
ter , then complaints for the same reasons
will be made by the former cities , and Mis
sourl river points will be entitled to a lessei
rate than charged from eastern points. "
The editor of the Sutton Register ha.i beer
investigating prohibition in its native heath
in Iowa , and found that ho could slake hli
thirst at both ends of the state , without dodg
ing after tiieibootleg proUvsslon : "Upot
crossing the Missouri river at Omaha nnt
your arrival at the transfer douot at Counci
BiulTs. ono of the first things you will see it
the sign , "Sample Room , " in largo gold let
ters. * * Take a seat In the 7 p. m
Rock Island train nnd after a nlglit's
travel you will find yourself In Davenport ,
Iowa , on the cast side of tlw state , auc
upon alighting from the train the lirst tlilnt
you will see is the sign "Sample Room"
where all Kinds of liquor are sold over the
bar to all who wish to drink and still you are
in prohibition Iowa. The sun as It appears
over the hills of Illinois nnd across the
father of waters , lights upon that saloon In
Iowa , ami as It disappears across the big
muddy and behind the hills of Nebraska , II
lights up the-saloon In Iowa. Mow these arc
facts of which the most skeptical can bo con
vinced by simply making the trip as we did
last week. Prohibition In Iowa Is a farce so
far ns our observation has extended. It
prove * to us ojin thins ; that the law cannot
bo enforced except where public sentiment is
against the saloon business. "
A Nova ) Combine.
I'OUOIIKKWSII : , N. V. , Sept. 21. [ Special
Telegram to the IKK. ! | Father James L. NU
Ian , pastor of St. Peter's Roman Catholic
church , nas stirred up considerable comment
because of an address made by him to n pro-
lilmnon nicotine In this county. Ho said :
"Let mo direct your thoughts to the natural
relations that ought to bo discovered between
tint prohibition party nnd the land and labor
party. The alllnity Is evident In the purpose
of Doth , Monopoly in land and in wiiieky
un twin brothers , which devour mankind.
\Vliv could not thefle two parties combine
ideas , unite torcus , Join alms , and march to
assured victory. " Father Nilanyas at the
McUlynn meeting la vulgbt , but did not go
on thu platform ,
AMUSEMENTS.
A llotroipoot of the P/ist nml Prof *
peota of the Coming Week.
The post wcok has been ono of tha
most active In the theatrical annals of
Omaha. Uoth the Hoyd nnd the ( Jrand
opera houses have bean open every oven-
Intr. I'l'ho "ling Baby" nt Boyds , with au
indiflbront company , opened the wcok
nnd played for three evenings to fair
audiences. The star , or nt least the
party essaying the star's character , was
Chr.rlcs Rood. Mr. Hood is yet now
upon the dramatic stage , nnd before ho
'can bo deemed worthy of commendation
ho must prove himself possessed of
greater ambition than that of an imita
tor. If there had not boon a Daniels in
Old Sport , there had never boon such an
old sport as Rued has given us ,
At the Urand opera house the "Two Old
Cronies opened the week nnd played thrca
nights. There was considerable tnlonl
nn the aggregation , but the stars soemcd
to prefer to let it rest rather than thaf
crony stars should bo compelled to tnako
nn extra eilbrt to discipline their per *
formers and apply a spur to themselves ,
There was no llfo , although some capa
ble people were in the cast.
The last half of the wcok at Royd's
brought back Milton Nobles and his
seemingly child-liko wife. Nobles has
now the poorest company ho has had
with him in many years , but his plnyi
"go , " notwithstanding Nobles and nil
wife , of course , in their own way , are al <
ways acceptable , next to them ranking
the beautiful Misn Davenport ,
who was the wife of D , U. Allen ,
Frederick Ward's stngo manager
at the tlmo ho ( Allen ) was killed In thi * 4i
south. Noble's now play , "From Slro to
Hon , " has made its friends. Aside fron
this fact , the setting of ono of its scenes ,
in Venice , is ono of thn prottlcst whlcb
has been soon on our boards , nnd part ol
the credit for it is duo to Stage Carpcntci
llooth. of this city.
At the Grand , Thomas YYKccno ap *
peared to gradually increasing audiences ,
that which witnessed "Richard 111" last
nicht filling almost every sent. Keeno'j
Richard is the same character work it
was two years ago. Moro than anything
ho docs , it savors of the melo-dramntic.
The actor docs not seem in it to sink his
individuality to the decree that ho docs
in Richelieu , Sliylock , Hamlet , nnd even
Macbeth. Ho Is apparently a soliloquizer
bidding for the popular applause ,
instead of the deep , secret , nnd medita
tive scoundrel which nature and circum
stances made of film. Ho reasons with
facility , but like Ingcrsoll , raises up a
moral barrier only to bombard nnd bat
ter it with his devilish railery and.his
slick toncucd hypocrisy.
Nuxt wcok only Uoyd's will bo open
for the appearance of Mr . and Mr. VV
J. Florence. They appoat on next Mon
day evening in "Our Governor. " On
Tuesday they play iu the "Flirt , " which
Is now here , anil on Wednesday night ,
for the first time hero also , they appear
in "Uncle Bob. " It may bo said that
Mr. Florence is ono of the few remain-
in ir survivals of the old school of aetors
with whom a condition precedent of suc
cess was the ability to difl'orontiato characters -
acters to give each assumption a dis
tinct individuality , whether of the na
ture of u creation or not an ability
scarcely attainable under the prevailing
conditions of the stage.
The Urand will bo closed for two wecki
while undergoing repairs.
MIVTX'S G'ARDKN.
The most successful summer engage
ment ever played by a German company
comes to a close to-night. Every Sunday
for nearly live months past Baunrs & Pills'
company have played in the above gar
den. They have not boon interfered with
by a single storm of rain. Their audi
ences have been uniformly largo and the
season has been a success. To all their
friends , therefore , to-night tins company
will bid : i summer udiou , and wel
come thorn to tho" opening of the
fall nnd winter season next Sun
day night nt Boyd's. There will be
two JHCCPS to-night , introducing all the
members of the company , and entitled
"Dor Weg iluroll's Funster" and "Eln
Toiletton-Gchcimniss. " On next Sun
day the company , strengthened by sev
eral now actors and actresses , will ap
pear nt Boyd's , opening a season of
thirty performances. Season tickets for
these arc now going rapidly , at the rate
of fifteen dollars. Parties 'desiring tiiese
may leave their names witli Henry
I'undt on Farnam , and they wUl bo
called upon by both the managers ,
liaurcis and Puls. The company will
consist of the following now members :
Conrad Rois , from Robinson's opera
house. Cincinnati ; Marie Stemmlor , from
the Thalia theatre. New York ; Otto
Kraft , from the opera house , Chicago ;
Louis Meusehko and Rortha Mouselike ,
from Pope's theatre , St. Louis. Thnso
will bo associated with thn old favorites ,
Eniilio Pnls-Ahl , Elise Banrcis , Solma-
Lindcroann , Otto Puls , and Jean Raiireis.
Prof. Franko's orchestra will render the
music.
COMINO ATTHAOTIONS.
Boyd's opera houeo will ollbr quito an
array of attractions for October. During
the month Mod.icskn , Mugcio Mitchell ,
Nat Goodwin , Sol Smith RuRsoll.Vurnona
Jarbcau , Rico's "Evnngclmo , " William
J. Scanlan , the Hanlons in "Lo Voyauo
on Suisse , " Charles Erin Vcrner anil W.
T. Bryant in "Keop Ii Dark" will appear.
The U. P. Thrlca Rued.
Benjamin J. Coy sued the Union Pa-
cilic railway company for $8,200 for
in juries .received some three months ngo
while alighting from the cars at South
Omaha , lie claims that nt that tlraa
thcro wns no suitable landing for re
ceiving passengers , and that the train
did not stop at all , but merely slackened
in speed , Ho was thrown violently to
the ground , nnd sustained injuries that
confined him to the honso for forty days ,
and will inniin him for life.
Swan E. Hultquist sues the Union Pa-
cilie railway company for f 10,000 on the
ground of malpractice of their surgeon
at Denver. Wliilo in the employ of the
company last February , Hultquist had
the misfortune to have his shoulder bo no
broken in n railroad accident. Ho was
taken to Denver nnd the bono was set by
Dr. George W. Perkins , the company
surgeon. Ho alleges that the work was
done so unRklllfnlly or carelessly that the
setting of the bono has deprived him of
the use of his loft arm.
Andrew B. Moro has ontornd Milt
r.gainst the same company to regain pos
session of lots 7 and 8 In block 180 , which
arc unlawfully held by the company.
Miltnn Noblrs In Mill.
Comptroller Goodrich has among his
many old relics of the pioneer days ot
Uniaha n poster advertising a play at the
old Academy of Musio in 1803. The pro-
iluetlon was presented by a fitoctc com
pany , and iiinontr the members of the
2ompany was Milton Nobles , the man
tvho has held the boards to crowded
houses nt Boyd'd opera house during the
l > nst three nights. In 18G3 ho held ono of
the lowest supporting parts , and to-day
10 is.onc of the leading lights of thu
stage In his department of the profession.
Dr. Mercer Is making excellent
urogress in the construction of his motor
hies in tha business portion of the city.
Ho was personally superintending the
joiiBiruction of the curves at Fourteenth
ind Douglas streets , and thn extension of
: ho line through l-'ourtoouth nnd across
Douglas street.
Bank Statement.
NKW YOIIK , Sept. 14. The weekly band
Jtntement showsthe reserve Increased S1W7 , < >
ttO. The banks now hold 95,810,725 iu exc M
f tu SO pur cent rule.