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ft. I'.l'T.II , Notmy Public.
"VVYOMIXO cnn't become excited ovoi
a prosidontiiil election , but &ho hns at
Indian scare tit present which serves the
purpose just us well.
AM. the fish of Lnko Erie are nttond
ing a public reception at Bass Island ,
General Harrison is there with a line 01
two which ho reals' off at his own
pleasure.
NTANUFACTtiHuns of wall paper whc
nro trying to form a-trust should be the
first to road the hand-writing on tin
wall of the people's protest' against
monopoly.
Tun sugar trust is storing reflhoi
sugar with a view of forcing the price a
few cents higher in September. lint
Claus Sprocklcs gone over to the onoinj
in this deal ?
TUB agitation of grand'hotcl project !
hud one good effect already. It hu
spurred Omaha hotel proprietors int <
enlarging and bettering their nccom
modations and beautifying their hotel !
inside and out.
IN vinw of the congressional inquiry
into the auusos of Italian pauper emi
gration , it was somewhat ombarassinp
for Senator Evnrts to accept the bust o
GarabaUli , presented by Italians , witli
an eulogy on the Italian people.
Tun many attractions for fair wool
promiselo bo novel and entertaining
Chief Galligan and his fire department
aro-tho'latest additions to tno list , anil
the display to bo made by the fire ladi
will undoubtedly bo ono. of the flnesi
over made in the city.
TiiKKKiis still fully one. hundred and
sovonty-livo feet , of wooden walks or
Farnam in the district tlmt 1ms beer
ordered-paved with stone ancLconcroto ,
Tlieso wooden , patches would be an eyesore
sere to visitors and' ' should' by-all' means
be covered before the-3d- September.
No-socrxEU da prices. on. meat an i
breadstuffs go up than the railroads
begin screwing on freight rates. I <
looks very much as if the prollts will be
divided between the middlemen ant
the railroads leaving the poor furmei
to pay for carrying his wheat to markol
"all that the traffic will bear. "
PARTISAN displays during oxpositior
week would be naturally out of place
but a night parade of the flambeau
clubs of both parties , reinforced by uni
formed clubs and a promiscuous torch
light and fireworks demonstration
would bo very attractive , and add ma
terially to the other features of the fes'
tival week.
TIIK BKK'S letter from Rosebud In
dlau agency will bo read with interest
as a concensuaof sentiment among thi
Indians there upon parting with their
possessions has not before boon giver
to the public. Our correspondent give ;
interviews with the leading chiefs
whoso influence with the various tribe-
is great , and who state at some length
the grounds upon which their opposition -
sition to thn objects of the Sioux com
mission is based. They seem to have
lost faith in the Great Father in par tic
ular and the white man in general.
POSTMASTUU JLTDD , of the Chioagc
poslollico , has boon caught in a peculiai
transaction out of which ho will extricate
cato himself with difficulty. Mr. Judi
is the senior member of the law lirm o
Judtl , Ritchie it Usher , and by indirect
methods ho has aided the campaign fum
of the democratic party by violation o
the spirit if not the letter of the civi
service law. It seems that the letter
carriers and other employes of the post
office have been "interviewed" by Mr
ISsher , the junior member of the lav
lirm , with the result that each omployi
was assessed from 10 to 15 per cent o
his salary for campaign purposes. Mr
Judd explains this rani ; partisan out
rnge by saying that ho has morolj
a nominal connection with tlv
junior member of his law firm
nnd nS Mr. Eahcr has no rein
tlon to the publlo service he is no
amenable under the law prohibiting as
Rcssmonta upon civil servants for pollt
leal purpose * . The explanation is s <
extremely gaur. } ' that Mr. Judd wil
hardly clear hlmsolf from the ofTengo o
having so nicely calculated this misdemeanor
meaner us not to o fiend tfio letter ol tin
law.
The Itrnl Motive.
_ The moro carefully and dfspaS9i.6n-
a-tely the mcwngo of the president re
lating to retaliation h considered nnd
discussed , the moro obvious does it np-
pear that the real motive which prompt
ed it was purely political. It wqs a
move to regain l6st ground , made by n
man desperately determined to leave
no expedient untried that ho thinks
will contribute 16 his re-election. This
is the view which is universally held
rcgaroing what Mr. Blainc has clmr-
ai'tcrizod as the most extraordinary
document that was over sent
from the white house to the
capttol. The republican senators hav
ing distinctly shown that the treaty
negotiated in disregard of tlio wcll-
underMlood wish of congress wus in
largo part a surrender on the part of
the United Stales , and , therefore , re
fused to ratify it. Mr. Cleveland felt
that the almost- certainly disastrous
effect of this action upon his chalice as
a presidential candidate mus't bo coun
teracted , if possible , by a bold move
that might restore the waning confi
dence in his administration of a largo
eleinciitof voters particularly hostile to
Hi-Utah interests , create a fooling of
alarm among another class of citi
zens who might bo disposed
to hold the republican senate
responsible for perpetuating and ag
gravating the difficulty between this
country and Canada , and thus draw to
his support those who would welcome
the most extreme measures toward. Can
ada , even though it should load to awar
with Great Britain , and those who from
iipprcheiibion of such a possibility
would vote so as to rebuke th'o senate.
It looks very much as if Mr. Cleveland -
land wore doomed to experience a
great disappointment , and to find his
efforts to impress the country with the
idea that ho is ardently devoted
to the protection of American
rights and interests a sorry fail
ure. The result of the discussion
thus far has been to convict the admin
istration of having trifled with this
matter in a way humiliating to * the na
tion , nnd of having failed to use an au
thority given it for redressing the violated
lated rights of American citizens when
there was justifiable reason for exorcis
ing that imthovity. The admissions of
the president regarding the wrongs that
have been suffered by American fisher
men compel the question why they wore
tolerated with no greater effort to se
cure justice for these citizens and pro
tection for their interests and rights
thaiv weak statements to the Brit
ish government which were either
ignored or received only the most per
functory and flippant attantion. The
hihtory of all this controversy , so far as
the present administration is concerned ,
shows that-if the president'has any gen
uine concern fob the American- rights
, involved it has boon developed since the
rejection of'the ' treaty. The thoughtful
voters of the country , of whatever class' ,
will have no faith in so sudden a con
version to patriotic duty , particularly
when they take into consideration the
political exigency that inspires it. They
must doubt the sincerity of the president
when ho seeks to intensifytho feeling and
increase the difficulties of the situation
without any present or urgent reason
for doing so. They must question the
honesty of a request for greater author
ity to retaliate upon a people who are
not now giving any cause for retaliation ,
and whoso conduct doea not promise to
bo any moro hostile to American inter
ests this year than it was last. Thus it
is that ? the blustering and menacing
message of Mr. Cleveland has already
ceased to Eo-a."sensation , and1 its author
stands in a far leBs favorablelight , and
on moro insecure ground as
to his political fortunes , than
he would had ho been content
to remain silent until a proper occasion
was presented and then have honestly
and firmly acted upon the authority
'congress gave him a year and a 'half
ago.
ago.Tho
The transparent motive of Mr. Cleve
land defeats its purpose of uniting in
his support the inveterate anti-EngliBlj
element among our citizens , while his
professed desire to put an cmbargo'upon
all commerce with Canada has ruined
whatever democratic chances existed in
the northwest. The Minneapolis Trib-
iiiie thus expresses the sentiment of
that section : "In ttiis part of the
country the president's message has
served a good purpose. It has
convinced the people that the railroad
and trust magnates ' comprising the dem
ocratic nUKiialcommittee ) , the demo
cratic party , the great railroad corpora
tions of the east , and the president as a
willing tool of' them all , have entered
into u conspiracy against the commer
cial independence and prosperity of the
great northwest. " But the interests of
that section are in no imminent danger
from such a policy as the president pro-
fosbcs to desire. Congress will not en
large his authority in this matter at
least until there shall appear bettor
reasons for it than the president has
given or than exist in the actual situ
ation.
European anil Amnrlcnii Crop * .
The review of the European crop situ
ation given in THE BISK'S cable dis
patches of Sunday was in the main con
firmatory of previous advices , all agree
ing that this it to bo ono of the worst
wheat and corn years Europe has known
in a long time. In every country ex
cept Rusia the crops have boon cut
down by continued rain and cold
weather. In England they will bo at
least twenty-five per cent loss than last
year on the most favorable estimates.
The yield in Germany and Prance will
fall far below the average of
the last few years , and the
same is true of Austria , Italy ,
Hungary and Spain. The India wheat
crop is not in a favorable conditionand
if not greatly improved in September
will be largely short. Russia has the
promise of a fair crop , probably equal to
that of the last two or three years.
It is expected that Great Britain alone
will bo dependent jipon an outside supply -
ply for ono hundred nnd fifty million
burfhcls of wheat , and very likely the
deficit in other European countries will
make an additional demand from
countries having a surplus amount
ing to several times that ol
Great Britain. The promise is
that this must nearly all
bo supplied by the tfiittfed States and
Russia , ' ; ' * " ' .
The crop outlook- tills country is
favorable to ou'r being able to meet our
share of the demand , in porno locali
ties the earlier promise has not been
kept , but very generally the estimates
Will b'c realized. The wheat crop of the
west and northwest will give a generous1
surplus for export , while the corn pro
duct is almost certain to be the largest
in the country's history. To this crop
Nebraska will make a splendid contri
bution. At no previous time in the last
ton years have the corn prospects in
this state boon bettor , nnd the esti
mates place the yield at from sixty to
bovonty-llvo per cent over last year and
above the average , while the quality
will bo first class. Of course corn is not
yet entirely beyond danger , but only
most exceptional climatic conditions
could now prevent a yield in this slate
equal at least to that of any year in the
past ten. Referring to this cheering
outlook an eastern paper says : "Ne
braska some day and that day is not
very far oil'will bo the great
corn state of the union. While
Kansas is suddenly buried
up with heat and scorching
winds , Illinois and Iowa drowned out
by floods , yet there scorns to be an equi
librium of conditions in the state of Ne
braska which is always pleasant to con
template. "
The crop situation in Europe , in which
the chilnco of improvement is now
slight , moans higher prices than have
prevailed for perhaps half a dozen years
for American grain , a promise which
the farmers of this country will regard
with entire satisfaction. And those of
Nebraska will share largely in the re
sultant prosperity.
Tun funds which wore raised by the
Northern Pacific from the German syn
dicate will in all probability bj used in
extending that railnxul into Manitoba.
Negotiations are about to bo closed be
tween North'crn Pacific officials and the
Manitoba government to that effect.
An important part of the contract is the
clause limiting the amount of bonds per
mile that the government allows the
company to issue. The bonding limit
is $10,000 per mile , the government re
taining bonds to the amount of $3,000
per mile , leaving the company
the other S8,000 to sell in- order to
complete the work. If the product
of the sale of those bonds is not suffi
cient , the government will supply such
an amount as isto bo clearly shown
necessary for tlio Northern Pacific to
finish the building of each mile of the
road. By such terms the Maaitobians
propose to protect themselves against
stock watering. The plan certainly
commends itself to those counties in this
country asked to vote bonds for the con
struction of now railroads. If the con
gress of the United States had taken
similar precaution in the building of
the Union and Central Pacific , there
would have been no Pacific watered
stock , no jobs , and no such enormous
debt duo from these railroads to the
government.
Wrrn brick at six dollars and a half
a thousand there should bo an increase
of brick cottages. Frame buildings
after all are frail and unsubstantial.
They have to be repainted every year
and repaired from time to time at con
siderable expense. They cost moro to
keep insured nnd will not bring as good
rental nor sell to as great ad
vantage as a brick house of
the same dimensions. Kansas City
is all built up in brick
and for that reason creates a bettor im
pression than Omaha- point of sta-
bilUy-nud solidity. Those impressions
havojnuch to do- ' with property values
and investments of foreign capital.
Tire incorporationo now railroads in
Nebraska is taking place right along
despite the throats of eastern magnates
thatthoy would not lay a foot of iron in
the state so long as the state board of
transportation fixes rates. The latest
road incorporated' ' is a branch of the
Burlington & Missouri from Wahoo to
Beatrice and its construction will prob
ably begiii'next spring.
STATE AND TKKKlTORJf ,
Nebraska Jolt In us.
AVost Point musicians are going to organize
an orchestra.
A man loafed around Blair last week cat-
ing onions , chewing bolo nit and drinking
alcoliol until ho becumo insane and was sent
to tlio poor houso.
The Buffalo comity fanners will hold a
plcnin at Itavonnn Thursday nnd will there
form a farmers' club for the county , to meet
every year after harvest.
A Biilnoy cowboy was discovered In the net
of forming a nucleus for a herd of his own
by changing brands last week , nnd now
Ctioyouuo county isn't big enough to hold
him.
him.Tho
The South Sioux City Sun Is ono year old
and Is In good hoaltli. It will still continue
to sliino as of yoro. but at the reduced price
of $1.50 a yeur , nml hopes &oon to drop to a
dollar.
While running a threshing machine near
Ashland the alcove of Gus Weidmnn's shirt
was caught in the machinery , and before Gus
could oxiricato himself his wrist was broken
in two places.
The delinquent tax list of Dawson county
for the past ten years has been nmdo up nnd
shows n dollntiuuncy of $4lOS.8 : ! : < , which
after adding the interest will run the figures
up to a cool $50,000.
A couple of quacks are cnti'lilng sirk
slickers in Platte county. They claim to bo
ublo la euro incurable diseases , and nil of the
incuniWos arc taking their nostrums and
blowing In their money.
The giddy young chambermaid of tlio In-
man nousu at Uroken How who a few weolta
ago robbed the proprietor ana Ills gnoata of
till thuir valuables and then went to the
mountains for her suunnor vacation , has
been arrested in Oregon nnd will return to
Uroken How for trial.
All of the business houses in Lindsay nro
being moved ono block oast. This Is done
because tlio old location Is on n hillside , mid
by moving , the business street of the town
will bo located on level ground-whuro It
sliouM have boon located whu the town was
first laid out and stnrted.
The Lousa creek coal pronpect hole , near
O'Neill , has been temporarily abandoned ,
When the liolo was down 300 foot and the
outlook for coal was most encouraging , tliu
drill became fastened and cannot bo removed
from tue well. The proprietor is now trying
to find some way to overcome tba difllcultv.
David Tyler , was tlm victim of a painful
accident near Plum Crock last week. Ho
slid from a stack of wheat , landed on the
handle of a pitchfork , which entered hli
body about live inches , nnd was thrown violently
lently forward. The wound and shock torn.
IMJi-nrily paralysed hia lower limbs , but ho is
now recovering.
Etl Drew , n traveling man , and John
\Veeru , an undertaker of Dillor , havo-mado u
peculiar election wuser. Drew is to go bare-
footed- during tlio month of Dccombor If
Cleveland is defeated , and Weors will do the
saimi in case ( 'tavoliind Is elected. A forfeit
of $ . ' 01 lias been' placed ui. tlio hands of n
Dlllcr prohibitionist. . . . .
'T'ho case of .1. J3. Miller , of'Fullol-ton. who
was ti'rrcsted for' criminal assault ami tlioii
released , Causes tlio Sentinel to mad thi
lesson to Its gentlt'men readers with nrdenl
temperaments : "To learn self-control ; to
observe the dccorivut In the presence of ladies
that becomes n gentleman ; to say to all evil
desires , 'gut theolmhlnd mo , Satan nnd bo
( Illicit about It. " In short , It teaches that 'tin
way of the transgressor Is hard , ' nnd thai
Virtue Is its own glorious reward , and should
bo fostered and cultivated even as you would
cultivate a Nebraska corn field. "
limn.
Hnrdln county's shnrlfC last week de
stroyed 1'jOl bottles of beer and several Jugf
of whisky seized at Klilorii.
The law and order league of D imi'iuo will
prosecute fifty-one cases against saloonkcep
ers at the ituxt term of district court.
Algonais worried about getting hay ii
tlmo to build its hay pnliu-i * . The wet
weather has interfered sunuiHly with it
haymaking ,
JoffoMon rlalms the ynutnrcftt soldier now
n residimt of Jowa in John \ \Vauner , whc
enlisted at the a o of thirteen nnd served
throughout the war.
The Iowa state horticultural society will
hold nn adjourned meeting at the capitol at
DCS Molties at 10 o'clock on Thui-ttduy. Sup
tember 1. AH persons interested In horti
culture , whether members of the society or
not , nro cordially invited to bo at the meeting ,
.T. 1) . Dcnison , Clarion. Wright county ,
asks Tun Mm : to mention hliiyns " candidate
for the vice presidency , on tlio platfoni :
framed by MiM. . W. Donnkoy , of Omaha ,
as printed in Tin : Hui : recently. Mr * Don i-
son endorses the ideas of our townsman and
says ho hopes the platform will win.
Oskaloosa streets nro fast becomliiR
Jungles , HO tall nro the weeds therein. A
pedestrian , making his way through one ol
the principal thorough fares , was bitten by a
snake lurking in a t.ingle of burdocks. The
reptile was poisonous and a .serious resull
was narrowly averted. Circumstances jus
tify carrying pocket flasks in Oskaloosa , mul
we presume there arc few men there t > o bold
as to go without them.
Dakota.
The total grain storage capacity now In St.
Lawrence is about 'J50.000 bushels.
Tlio poumlmaster at Deadwood has now so
much business "n hand that ho uatrols the
streets on horseback ,
A silver eel , throe and ono-lialf feet long
was caught In the Sioux near the polishing
works nt Hioux Falls last Tuesday.
A young man in Hnpid City recently
wanted a bible for some pnrnoso. Ho was
unable to buy ono at the stores , and hia
search at the houses of several of his Irionds
proved fruitless.
The report of the board of pharmacy ic
session at Huron showed 435 roglstorod
pharmacists in south Dakota , with fifty-
three assistants , on June 'JO ; cash receipts
for the year ending Juno 'JO were $1,005 ; ex
penditures , ? 741.
The Aberdeen Nowa sayB ! "It is reported
tlfat the prairie chicken Is becoming so boli !
that ho does not hcsitato to attack the un
wary traveler -who ventures out ulone. Tin
rusult is that no ono dares to go into the
country uulcss they have a gun with thorn. "
AV11AT Timv THINK OP IT.
Comment liv Pi-y-ss anil People on the
The New York World says : Presi
dent Clovoland'onbold retaliation mes
sage has filled tlto democratic hotswitli
delight. The New England fishermen
are all happy and the republican poli
ticians are grousyi Our Canadian neigh-
bora fancy that ifntho president's poliCj
is adopted they will bo able to inllict as
much damage upon us as wo possibly
can inllict upont them. The Englisli
press is disposed to regard the situation
as fecrious , and -altogether wo have
bomothing to talk about at the very time
'
when the publiiywas getting just a'shade
tired of the tarifTi discussion.
The Now York 'Tribune says : A di
rect answer may bo made to the presi
dent's messagO'Oii ' the rejected treaty.
Ho asks for enlarged retaliatory power's ,
on the ground that those with which he
has boon already armed are inadequate.
If ho had enforced either of the retalia
tion acts ho would have been in a posi
tion to decide whether they were or
wfe not adequate for the protection of
American interests. If ho had availed
himself of the legislation already en
acted and found it insufficient , ho would
have been justified in recommending
more stringent measures. As it is ho
simply bogs the question.
The Now York Times says : His
message confronts the republican sen
ators , ami they c.tn not got-a-.vay from
it any moro than they have been able to
got ? away from the issue which ho
launched upon the country in his an
nual message last December. If they
comply with his request in regard to
retaliation they will have to accept his
position as right. If they refuse to com
ply with his request they will stand be
fore the country as not only- blocking
the settlement of the fisheries trouble
by treaty but as preventing the adop
tion of an effective and clearly-defined
policy of retaliation , which is the only
alternative loft. Lot them add this to
their position of obstruction to tariff
reform and there can bo no question of
the judgment of the people at the com
ing election between this administra
tion and its opponents.
An Indianapolis special totho Chicago
Times say& : Irish democrats think that
Mr. Cleveland's Canadian retaliation
message will greatly strengthen his
candidacy among Irish voters. Several
messages commending his pluck and
patriotism wore sent to the president.
The democratic club in General Har
rison's ward wired congratulations , add
ing : "Tho senate must now shoot or
give up the gun. "
AV. . Endicott , president of the
Ilendricks club , telegraphed : "Your
able message is heartily indorsed by
the Ilendrioks club. The people of this
country are to bo congratulated on hav
ing an executive who has the courage
to do the right thing. "
C. J. Annum , president of the MIW-
makors' union , also bent congratu
lations.
Ex-Senator MePonald said that the
message was presented to the semite an
hour after ho left the capital , but that it
was expected by the democratic mem
bers of congi-oss , who were prepared to
receive it with ontliu&iasm. The cabi
net tlm day ( if proientutlon to the
senate had given exclusive attention to
the document , which had been previ
ously prepared by Mr. Cleveland. When
asked what ho thought of the assertions
by Senators ICdmumls and Hoar that the
president is at fault for having delayed
action for eighteen months Senator
McDonald said : "That can not hurt Mr.
Cleveland , He has now shown just
whore the responsibility lies. It is
within the m-ovinco of the bonato to
amend as well aA reject treaties that are
bubmltted to itl yet it merely rejected
the treaty without indicating in any
way where the defect was or suggesting
anything hotter. The president has
only nskoil for power to protect the in
terests of the country. "
Now York Sun : Wo have made
Grover Cleveland a democrat , and we
will yet make him a home ruler. Call
home 10. J. 1'helps and send Patrick A.
Collins to London in his place. That
would ho homo rule indeed ; likewise
politics.
Minneapolis Journal : The ponate
having dared to reject the humiliating
and inadequate document which the
btato department had submitted , the
president , in a lit of ill-temper and with
the intention of making the alternative
of liU policy as injurious and unpopular
as po-iMblo , for the Hake of having U
react upon thoco who proposed retalia
tion la the lirfct place , Uadgouo squarely
back on his. previous position and now
asks for enlarged power to do thai
which a your ago , when , ho was. coin-
monclng treaty negotiations , ho de
clared there was no occasion for doing ,
Philadelphia Press ! 1 'robldenl Cleveland -
land has gone back in the messugo he
aunt lo congress yesterday ataboundwo
might Bay a soiuetvet , to the stand on
the fisheries question lukoli by Secretary
Manning , which both parties in congress -
gross and a part of the administration
hold until Mr. Manning retired , and
which is and was the only sound na
tional position ,
New York special to the Chicago
Times : Among the first to come to
democratic ; headquarters yesterday was
Henry \VattorM > n. lie bounded up the
stairs two at a tinio , and when he
reached the chairman's ' private ollk-o
ho claihed nIT the following telegram to
President Cleveland , which was at once
sent :
Ni.w YOURAugust ! ! ! . PnnsiDns'TCi.nvu
1AM ) . Washington , D. O. : As John Kern-
bio mild when he gave the beggar u sovereign
eign , may you .say at this moment : "It Is
not ( "fton 1 do those things , but when 1 do
them , I do them handsomely. "
Thou Mr. Wntlui-AOti umlGcncral Lol-V
vro an d ( 'olonel Itriuo told each ether how
pleased they were with the message
and what a capital stroke it was for the
parly.
The national committee is making
preparations lo Hood the country with
the message. It will bo distributed
trough Now York and wherever else it
can do the most good. It is thought
that it will l-o more widely circulated
than the Mills bill.
"You bee that ? That's what I think
about it , " bald Secretary Mt > C'lellanand
he pointed up to the wall. Hanging tea
a nail was a eard which had been issued
by the republicans. It had a British
flag in the center and above it were
those words : "A Free Trader. "
"Cleveland Applauded in England. "
"Low Tariff Moans Low Wages. " The
card was very carefully turned upside
down , so that the English flag appeared
to be hanging union down. "I think it
is a settler to that British flag busi
ness , " ho continued. "By the way , I
never saw the people abo'ut the head
quarters more enthusiastic and gener
ally happy. Everybody is working with
renewed interest. "
Ex-Senator 11. C. Boll , of Indianapo
lis , talking earnestly to a group of dem
ocrats , said : "It is a great strategic
movement. I think it will have a
greater influence than the tariff mes-
bago , important- that was. The re
publican members of the United Ssatos
senate , influenced by partisan consider
ations , were disposed.to shirk a plain
constitutional duty , that of either ap
proving the treaty submitted to them ,
or , as part of the treaty-making power ,
of amending it to suit their views
under iho existing conditions of
affairs. This they declined to do
and endeavored to put tlio entire res
ponsibility of action on the president.
He accepted in his usual honest and
fearless manner. Ho is for the execu
tion of the law in this instance as ho
always has been , and ho only asks the
country to uphold him. His action will
strike a responsive chord in the hearts
of the people and will largely influence
the result of the campaign. In my
opinion it will turn the wavering Irish
vote inclined to follow Blaine to the
democratic side , and they will enthusi
astically support Mr. Cleveland. This
movement is Jackson inn in its charac
ter. Cleveland is all right. "
James Itico of Indianapolis , a prominent -
nont figure in Indiana polities , said : "It
is a wonderful document. I think it is
the most powerful Mr. Cleveland ever
issued. It puts the republicans at a
complete disadvautago. They forced
the messugo by rejecting the treaty and
leaving us no other defense but retalia
tion. I deut think the republicans will
bo so anxious about that letter of ac
ceptance now. When it does come I
fancy they won't like it any better than
they do the message. "
A do/.en reporters attempted to get
an expression of opinion from Mayor
Hewitt , butrhtt would not bo intorviow'ed.
"I have long since made up my mind
not to express any opinion upon any
thing which docs not relate to the busi
ness of the mayor's office , " ho said. "I
have all I can attend to without- paying
any attention to outside matters. "
VIEWS OF A TAX-PAVER.
fie ApptmJs- Common Sense In the
Mniiiigcmont of School * .
OMAHA. August 21 To the Editor of
TIIKBKE : Your recent articles have
induced mo to attend a. few meetings of
the school board , in order that I might
form an opinion of the make-up of its
members. There are some features of
the work expected of the board of edu
cation in which every citizen who either
pays taxes or has children to educate is ,
or should bo interested.
I am thoroughly persuaded that the
intelligent residents have taken very
little part in the choice of men. No
such results could possibly obtain as a
preference of well-informed citizens
who have in view the public welfare.
If the patrons of the schools might oc
casionally look in on the board of educa
tion , when in session , they will readily
decide for themselves whether the best
educational interests of the city can bo
subserved by some of the men'compos
ing the board. Such characters are no-
capable of originating anything pertaint
ing to the business , and attempt making
the impression they are doing some
thing by vociferously opposing motions
made by the members who project the
business.
Tlio average citizens of Omaha are
possibly not aware of the magnitude of
the work to bo done by the board of ed
ucation ; and may have the impression
that men of executive ability , personal
integrity and good sense are not neces
sary as representatives of difforentparts
of the city in arranging for now school
buildingsthe procuringof ) the best heat
ing and ventilating apparatus , purchas
ing and applying the best or approved
toilet fixtures and furnishing schools
with the best text books , etc. , etc.
The item of plumbing and heating
the school rooms is very ovnonsivo , and
is the occasion of the outlay of money
that is squandered , except good judg
ment is used in the choice of the right
devices and mechanics. Any attempt
at patriotism in obtaining such things
is usually the same as a failure to got
what is needed.
The selection of building sites , occa
sioning largo expenditure of money , re
quires not only "tho exercise of good
judgment as to prices , but , also , as re
gards location. The man who cannot
anticipate within a gun-shot of what
may be the growth of a certain part of
the'city , and , hence , for that
reason shall bo unable to
any extent to foretell either the
mmcdiato or future demands of that
portion of the town , or bestows no study
in that line of duty , has very little , if
any , fitness for the office ho holds. Still
larger sums of money are required to
meet the cost of new buildings that
must bo erected annually. The si/.o ,
co-it , external design , and internal ar-
rangomunt and appearance of these
houses demand the exercise of discre
tion , calculation , taste and good judg
ment , if succe is reached and public
expectation satisfied.
A resolution should bo offered to take
the motion from the table and discuss it.
OCTAVO.
. , . ,
* Vfc l- i * * > ! > -o >
THE LANCASTER DEMOCRATS
Not a Sinfclo Balldt Tnkon In Tliol
Convontioii.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
A \Vn\nnlo Over tlio I'lolilliltloi
( JiicMlnn Knuukcil Out by tlio
ting Ijiiw Other Lincoln
Gossip.
LINCOLN lrmvu ! : or TIIUO.MVIU HER. 1
102'J P STUKBT , V
LINCOLN , August 20. )
The democrats of Lancaster coiinti
mot in convention in this cllyycstcrclni
'
afternoon. The meeting was' held it
Bohanon's hall. It was a cheerful , i
not an enthusiastic convention , and was
( [ Hito largely attended. There was vorj
little wrangling during the delibora
lions of the most respectable body o
democrats ( in point of numbers ) ovoi
assembled in the county.
The convention was called to ordoi
by Lincoln's chief of police. The tn.sl ;
of selecting a ticket was a most iHIHoiilt
ono , and , what is moro significant ,
not a single ballot was taken dur
ing the convention session. Every
nomination was made by accla
mation. The trouble was to got candi
dates who wanted to bo b.icrilli-ed. The
ticket is as follows :
For county attorney , N. D. Baker ;
county commissioner , Fred Schwetzer
of Oak ; state senators , J. .1. Bullor and
W. L. Cundiff ; representatives , 12. T.
Huff , Henry Kompor and W. II. Dunn.
Delegates to the sttito convention wore
selected as follows : P. II. Cooper , A. J.
Sawyer , 1O. . Cassady , W.'j. Bryan , Iv
Oponhcimor , Charles Ilolfiov , Pat Mc-
Gup , R. II. Mollit , J. V. Wolfe and Tom
Price.
To congressional convention at Ne
braska City 11. . ) . Whitmoro , ' O. F.
Woyanl , George II. Rogers , John Mc-
Manigal , II. A. llubbard , W. P.
Lush , A. , T. Sawyer , W. II. Palmer ,
James Kelly-Moses Oppenhcimor , Dr.
Uragff , W. L. CundlilT , E. U. Wiggcn-
horn. Pat McGuo. J. II. O'Bri6n , Patsey
Mears and C. Bally.
The following platform was adopted :
HoBolved , That we the democrats of Lan
caster county in convention assembled do
heartily endorse the platform atlbpted by the
last national democratic convention , nnd
pledge our support to the candidates nomi
nated.
Hesolved , That wo nro opposed to prfchi-
bitiou nnd believe that the interest of the
state will bo best subserved by the continu
ance and enforcement of the present license
law.
law.Hesolved
Hesolved , That we nro opposed to the im
portntion of armed police , and in favor of ex
tending oui-prosent mechanics' Hen law to
public buildings , so marking all convict
made goods that they may bo known by the
purchaser when placed on sale.
Kesolvcd , That we heartily endorse the
acts of the Hon. J. A. McShano as our mem-
? noftnffres9' ' especially in voting for the
Mills bill
The convention wrangled some over
the prohibition question , but Editor
Klutsch applied the gag law and
knocked all opposition to the-foregoing
resolution to the winds. Ho was on the
war path.
11ETHAXY HEIGHTS.
The landed site of Bethany Heights
is ono of the mobt beautiful in all tlio
surrounding country. It merits a pass
ing notice Irom the press of the state.
It is situated three and ore-half miles
east of the city on Vine street and over
looks the entire city , and is the seat ol
the nowChristian university under con
struction , and to bo finished early in
September , 1SS9. What will bo' the
university lawn a year or two
hence is between ono and two hundred
feet above the level of the country
around , and will comprise twenty acres ,
furnishing a magnificent view of Lin
coln on the west and a country at all
other points as beautiful as a panorama ,
The Wesleyan university lies to the
north and west , which is now almost
ready for occupancy , ainl duelling
houses are going up and under contract ,
and before the year closes Bethany
Heights will bo swarming , with busy
builders , and what will bo ono ot the
most/notable and attractive additions to
the Capital city will bo under way. The
corner stone of the university will bo
laid with imposing ceremonies on the
30th , and on that day there will bo a
public sale of' lots for the purpose of
adding to the building fund. The
tract of land , constituting over
three hundred acres , has been
subdivided into lots and blocks.
Central avenue , or Saunders street , is
100 feet wide and extends to the south
far beyond the college grounds to O
street and to Leighton avenue on the
north , which bounds the Wesleyan uni
versity addition. The rest of the streets
nro named after the different institu
tions of learning of the denomination
nnd for prominent men of the church in
Nebraska. The plat is an admirable
ono.
ono.The foundation of the university will
bo finished by the 1st of January'next. .
Tno building will bo 87x103 foot , and
four stories high. The foundation will
bo built of blue stone and the walls of
the building of Milwaukee brick and the
trimmings of red sandstone. It will bo
the most sightly building of the city or
vicinity. The main building will bo
followed by a largo dormitory and ether
buildings as the needs may ' require.
The citizens of Lincoln' are not
without pride in these now in
stitutions of learning. They prom
ise much for the city's future , and the
drive to their seat is already attractive
and popular. The situs of both institu
tions have been selected with nn eye to
the future. They are near the Missouri
Pacific railroad , and a station will bo
established for their convenience in a
bhort time.
TjINC'Ol/V'S SUN-DAY OUliSTS.
At the Capital C. C. Jackson , Hast
ings , J. F. C. Callalian and wife , Friend ;
\V. J ) . Bover , Scwarti ; J. C. Mtisgnivo ,
3t. Joseph ; . ! . B.TreedW. T. Gillispio ,
A. . Chapman , St. Louis ; Elder Cloycs ,
Chicago ; C. J. Thomas , Omaha ; Bon C.
[ Crux , St. .To-ioph ; II. G. Cro s , Peters
burg ; J. O. Tufts , Bedford , la. ; W. F.
Tones , John A.Canard , Kansas City ; M.
L. Pierce , Utica ; C. W. Russell , Now
i'ork ; S. Speakman , Kansas City ; W. C.
I'otter , Chicago ; J. L. Epperson , Fair-
leld ; C. Wallet , St. Louis.
At the Windsor R. K. Cooper , St.
losoph ; W. II. Bowers , Hartford , Conn. ;
? . I. Mark-ham , Syracuse , N. Y. ; T. G.
'iarton , St. Joseph ; W. S. Crovoling ,
Jrovoling , N. Y. ; II. C. Wild , Bnlti-
nero ; Dwight Terry , Now York City ;
W. N. IMckos , Omaha ; B. Aurbach ;
Chicago ; T. G. Cusack , St. Louis ; ( J. M.
Hands , Omaha ; E. Eziokol , Chicago ,
P. Collins , Dos Motncs ; T. F. Harrow ,
Chicago ; Phil Jacobs , Kansas City ;
j. Mason , St. Joseph ; W. W. Bolvin ,
San Francisco ; J. K. Wois , St.
ouis ; C'harlos W. Xai-'inbor and wife ,
'hicago ; L. E. Weil , Buffalo. N. Y. ; I.
Harkowitz , St. Louis ; G. W. Weir , St.
.outs ; If. A. Aplin , Chicago ; T.S. Pat-
oi-hon , Quincy ; Fred L. Kullv. Chicago ;
\ . Eminorsoii , St. Francis , Kan. ; Jolt
A'yinan , Wymoro ; A. C. Rotintru , Dos
koines.
At Opolt's F. J. Smith , Warren ,
) . ; M. W. Bradyv Chicago ; I ) .
' . Marsh , Omaha ; L. A. Itovubrook ,
Jttumwa , la. ; O. Thomas. Beatrice ;
vliss Etta Lay ton , Mount Pleasant , la. ;
. .
Ax / f/rtcVAXtf-toHkAMVAfti..dft VJi-jMtftjit v W * J" * * *
\
lion. D. V. Stovonpon , Shuborf , ; A. n ,
Stevens , Omaha ; Iko N. llalin , St.
Louis ; E. L. Olds , llaclnd ; P. Hunt , St.
Louis ; Ed S. > Lyon , Omaha ; II. J.
Wright , Omaha ; S. T. .Hfown > Detroit ;
A. C. Kiiiher , Hrldgoport , Conn. ; S. W. '
Struck. Atchison ; T , L , Richard
son , SI. .loseph : J. N. Gilbert , St.
Louis ; W. E. Miles. St. Joseph ; K. A.
W. Swc-ot , Omaha ; Thomas . ) . Stewart ,
Harry Joseph , St. Joseph ; George II ,
Hleelo , Wyoming ; K. 15. Strung , Omaha ;
K. W. M\-Culloiigh , Chicago ; M. S.
Granbol Janosvlllo , Wis. ; 1) . J. llollco ,
Quincy ; John U. Juxtor , J. A ! . Cameron.
Ha.vmoncl ; R J. Smith , Marion , O. ; F.
W.Volls , Fond du Lao ; T. J. Alexan
der , Johnson ; N. I ) . llubbard , Hcatrico ;
W. 1' . Hrigirs , Itaotno ; .1. S. Dawson ,
Chicago , A. If. Wilson. Walton ; J. T.
Kiniioy , Ti-onton ; N. E. NoonwnCliarl-
tonIa. : C. L. White , Mm-lingUm ; IMI.
Clarke , ( ininlia ; (5. ( L. liratton , Salem ;
.1. 1' . Doisj-1 is. Loavcnworlh ; George K.
Corcoran , l' K. Hamilton , E. E. Shack-
olforil , Vtitk ; George L. Alexander ,
Chicago ; \V. W. 1'orres , C. 1'arrio ,
I'rineetdii. 111.
DKIU1 WATI5U DUI.KnATIJS.
The following is a supplemental list
of delegates nppointcd by Governor
Thayer to the Deep Water 'convention ,
to bo hold in Denver , Colo. , August 1M ,
18SS : M. H. Ilopowoll , Tekamaii ; Irv
ing J. Maiuitt , Lincoln ; ,1. D. Moore ,
Grand Island ; A. G. Scott , Koarnev ;
W. G. Canner , Kearney ; Henry ft.
Matthews , Atkinson.
TIIK linitO OK SIMltlT IiAKK.
.Tack K. Garrett , the hero of Spirit
Lake , la. , is with Opelt , to-day. Jack
is Pan-otto & Co.'s genial hat mini , of
Omaha , and it will probably bo remem
bered that about two months ago ho lost
his gold watch and diamond ring in a
successful ollort to rescue a drowning
girl at that placo. llo says there is a
'
gold Hnd on the pebbled bo'ttom of that
beautiful sheet of water.
AH to
Pioneer Press : The city council , in
postponing for future consideration an
ordinance granting exclusive rights tea
a company proposing to furnish St.
Paul with natural gas for Illuminating
purposes , emphasized its record as a
caretaker of the public interests in the
matter of franchises. The city is now
entering upon the period when it will
bo besieged , in season and out1 of it , by
numberless corporations and combina
tions of individuals for the grant of pub
lic riftlils and privileges. There is n
time , in the earlier history of a city ,
when , concessions having been grunted
to water , gas and street' railway com
panies , the public wants are supplied
for the time being , There ia no money
to bo made out of 'othor franchises , and
therefore none are asked. But there
comes another time when , the city hav
ing given earnest of its future , and
showing by its growth and
by the opportunities lying boforu
it that it is destined to bo a mighty
centre , the demand for other privileges
quickens and grows insistent. Tho.
metropolis has other wants to be satis
fied in addition to the primitive neces
sities of the thriving town. Possibili
ties of monopoly and ot inordinate
profits stretch out before the happy man
who shall bo first in the Hold. There
will ha room for competition in trans
portation , and charters are asked for
elevated steam roads , and electric ele
vated or surface roads ; for cable lines ,
and for systems of communication con
structed beneath the streets. There
will bo room for competition in illumi
nating , and gas companies and electric
light companion hasten to occupy the
field. There will bo room for conipi ti-
tion in heating , and the companies
which supply steam from great central
plants to stores and ollices apply for
permission to carry their pipes
along the public highxvays.
There are conduits to 'be
laid for electric wires ; there are a score
of methods by which a corporation may
supply a public want , and make itself
, wealthy , if it can obtain a right and an
exclusive right/to the.occupation of the
streets for its particular purpose. There
is , then , no way in which , the city
authorities can servo the people more
faithfully llian by subjecting every ap
plication special privileges , in.volv-
ing some surrender of public tftrato
the severest scrutiny , and by holding
the possessions which the people still
retain , in careful guardianship. A great
and growing city does not need to bo
prodigal of its favors in order to.soouro
every appliance ot the most highly de
veloped municipal life. Exclusive
franchises are or'ought to bo a thing of
the past. And franchises not exclu
sive must bo so limited that the public
shall receive a full equivalent for all
that it grants.
Tlio Harrison Traiii'n A-Comlnc.
Ambrose Keith , of New Lisbon , O , , an old
soldier , always democratic , has como out for
Harrison and Morton , because of Cleveland's
attitude on Hie pension question.
At Liberty , Sullivan county , N. Y. , n Harrison
risen and .Morton club has buon formed with
eighty snven members , every ono of whom
voted for Cleveland four years ago.
Mr. O , II. Nowhall , of Fairflold , M. ) . , ono
of the loading lumbermen on the Konnubeo
river , who has always boon a stalwai t demo
crat , has Joined the republican ranks.
The bestrsnooeh at n republican meeting In
Corning , N. Y. , last weak was made by VV.
F. McNninarn , reformed democrat. Many
of his old companion ) ) in error listened and
applauded.
Uonnott Lanry anil .Tnme.s Hird , two old
men of Counellsvillo. Pa. , who have voted
lha democratic ticket heretofore , huvo coinn
out for Harrison , Morton and protection , and
ilon't care who knows it.
James ,1. Rogers , a prominent Urooklyn
lawyer , and a democrat , has had his Hlomnch
: urnctl by Cleveland's record , and Im him
oft the party. Ho will find comfort m thu
llnrnson mid Morton ramp.
Daniel V. Tllden , an old Cleveland demo-
: rat , who did his best , to defeat Cjcncrul Mar-
ison in l.s-10 , is goimr to do the sumo to elect
icnernl Harrison in 188. . It is nofidlrss to
my that success will attend his efforts , this
line.
Gcorgo W. Hall , the largest , s-lieop owner
n Urafton , N. II. , nnd a prominent ilumo-
irat , writes : "You may proclaim from tha
lousatop that I shall not vole for ( Iiovor
Jim-eland. I would an soon vote for Jell
Jiwis. "
Jacob HOOSP , a leading democrat and
milder of Skaneatolcs , N. Y. , IIIIH raised iv
larrison and Morton polo in that town , with
ho aid of scventoon ether democrats , nil of
vhom suy they intend to veto the rupublu-aii
ickot ,
Jacob S , Giilontino , of Lima , N. Y. , an old
.oiaour.illo war horsy and ofilco holder ,
mown in his vicimtv iw the "Haiti Kagloof
Jinu , " says ho won't vote for Cleveland on
tieount of his tariff policy/and pension ice
rd.
rd.J.
J. C. Clark , of Alden , N. Y , , a united labor
arty man who voted for Henry Gt'oruu last
car , Bays : "In my neighborhood Mr. Gt-orgo
ot bonio thirty vote * for Roorut.iry of Htato
ust your , and I do not know of any of these
otos that will not go for Hairisou this
ear. "
Tlio Koclicstcr Volksblatt , a Gorman-
imurican puptir whica su | > i > orU-d Cleveland
our years ago , has changed front boesauso of
Ir. Clovclanii'a failure to fulfill lu ploilgcs
f rofnrm anil because * "wo cannot possibly
dvocato protection for the houth mid free
rado for the north. "
Kx-Congrcssmau H. M. Murray of Plrjua.
) . , u iH'otcellonUt duumurul who voled
gainst the Morrison bill , is now liurd at
, 'drk for Hurrlson and Mvrton. Ho says the
iuclinyo Htato can Im depended upon to glva
phenomenal majority lor thci republican
andidutuit In November ,