Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE .
'EIGHTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. FHIDAY MOILING. FEBRUARY 8 , 18S9. NUMBER 238
THEY HAVE BEEN BOUNCED ,
Two Democratic Roprosontatlvoa
tram Douglas Unsoatod.
O'BRIEN AND SPECHT SWORN IN.
Jti.-Hiilt urtlic Contest Cftwp What Und
Jlccn ICvpcctcil A Pair of UH-
I'orinnntcH Will Ainlilo
Homo ,
Tlio Dnttutna County ContcHto.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tun
line. ] After disposing of BOIIIO roatinn miit-
tcr the homo took up the Douglas county
contest cases. 'I'lio question first recurred
on adopting Hall's resolution declaring that
neither the contestants nor thu sitting mem
bers wore elected , and requesting the gov
ernor to call a now election. Hull seemed
anxious to tnko a vote , uinl dctnnnileil tlio
yens and nays.
Hurnlmm nrosc nnd spoke In favor of
Hall's ' resolutions. Ho had rend the reports
carefully and was wholly unable to arrive at
any satisfactory conclusion. So many Irreg
ularities liiul taken place In conducting the
election In Douglas county thnt It Is utterly
impossible for this Ijody to dctormlno who
was actually elected. Ho thought that the
members should divest themselves of all
partisan prejudice and settle the question
upon its abstract merits. "If we can decide
Who was elected let us do so , " lie said. "If
wo can not , lot us teach Douglas county n
lesson and send this matter buck for a now
trial. "
Ciidy called attention to the fact that If the
election In Douglas county was such as to
taint the general result it would invalidate
the election of the whole delegation in the
legislature , nnd if none of the six sitting
incmbctH whoso scats were contested were
entitled to their Keats , neither were any of
those whoso scuts wore uncontcsted.
Hall tried to explain Cndy's objection by
saying that the people of Douglas county
were satisfied that these members were
actually elected , and the house had no right
to Inquire into the mutter. Ho referred to
the recent case in Indiana , where Senator
Carpenter was unseated and the case re-
tnnndcd to the people for a now election as a
precedent to govern tlio notion of the houso.
Maker said the remedy Hall proposed was
a heroic one , but would it settle the case on
any principle of Justice or honesty i "Ho
proposes , " continued the speaker , "to throw
out six members nnd deprive Douglas county
of moro than half of her representation on
this lloor , regardless of the question whether
they were elected or not. "
liallard was opposed to putting Douglas
county to the expense of n new election , and
believed the committee on privileges and
elections had performed their duty in a
proper manner and were entitled to fuli
credit.
Gilchrlst was astonished at the bold propo
sition advanced by Air. Sttdl , and could not
bollovo that it was seriously intended. Ho
waa emphatically opposed to any scheme to
deprive Douglas county of her fair nnd full
representation on the Jioor of tno houso.
Morrissey moved about uneasily in tils
ecnt , but kept silent dtlring this colloquy.
Haynor was moro than surprised at the
bold attempt of his friend from Lancaster to
disfranchise ) whole county , and could not
believe that the author was In dead earnest.
Ho explained the condition of the poll books ,
the want of proper allldavits , the loose con
dition ot the ballots , and other irregularities
nnd suspicious circumstances as disclosed by
the testimony. Ho further stated that
the Meeker supplementary report would
have been signed by other members
if they lind had time to look into the law of
the caso. Ho said the tactics of the demo
crats for a week bcforo the llnal action waste
to gain time.
'Cashing requested that the Douglas county
delegation bo excused from voting on Hall's
resolution , and also wanted to know why the
committee would not count the votes In the
First precinct of the Fourth ward , where it
was alleged that the democrats lost sixty
votes by a miscount.
flaynor answered that there wn's no ovl-
dcnco before the committee of any irregu
larities In this ward. He also asserted that
the democrats wanted the committee to can
vas the whole vote of Douglas county.
"
Caldwell thought that n" vote should now
bo taken , as time enough had been consumed
in debate.
Hall , to the surprise of every one , now
arose nnd withdraw his resolution.
Christy of Clay , sent up a motion to sub
stitute the minority report signed by the
democrats. In defending his motion , ho said
ho was reared by a republican mother nnd
corrected by a republican father , and had
boon rtiupublican all his life , but that the
party could afford to bo lenient. They should
proceed with care , argued the speaker A
free ballot nnd n fair count had always been
the battle cry of the republican party. lie
could not see why the returns should bo ex
cluded from these precincts and not from
others , or why the ballots in the disputed
precincts should not bo counted.
Dchuioy , a democratic member of the com
mittee , strongly favored the motion sub
mitted by Christy. Ho undertook the in
vestigation with fear nnd trembling , and did
not for a moment lose sight 3f the fact that
lie was actlnir as a juror to decide n case of
much importance. Ho disclaimed all par
tisan motlven , and said ho would not vote to
Beat any democrat whom he did not think
was honestly elected afterwards adding ,
"I don't bollcvo any other democrat on tlio
lloor would , cither , " a remark that caused a
broad smile to Illuminate the countenances
of oven several democrats.
Dempster defended the majority report ,
and thought that the committee should bo
sustained , and was ready to veto on the
Question.
Cady savagely attacked the motion of
Christy. He said that to adopt such a rcso
lution would bo to vote a want of conlldcnco
In the committee , nnd It would bo useless to
send tho. report back to it. It would bu im
possible for the committee to transform
tncmsolves Into a canvassing board for
Douglas county , as some members seemed to
dCairo.
Gilbert supported the motion of Mr.
Christy. Ho reviewed the facts established
by thu testimony at length , and could not see
why the actions of a drunken man in creating
a disturbance at the polls should causa the
returns to bo rejected. In closing , ho said ho
had not sulllcient knowledge of tlio case ;
that the evidence is not sulllcicnt to Justify
him to vote to unseat any of these members.
Morrissey obtained the lloor and proceeded
to say that ho was hero not as n matter of
choice. "I am n bettor newspaper man than
legislator , " ho added. "I am a poor man ,
and could not oven pay my campaign as.
gossmont without borrowing the money from
my republican friends. " lie claimed tlmt
personal friends had instigated the contest ,
nnd that Senator Mandorson had
written him that ho had no interest In nnd
no sympathy with the effort to deprive him
nnd Ids colleagues of their seats. Ho de
clared that tin ) committee had not given the
democrats a fair show , and that the committee
mittoo had refused to call County Clerk
Rocho to testify In regard to the manner iu
which the ballots had boon kept.
Cady retorted thnt they had the clerk bc
fore thorn , and that ho was no drunk that his
testimony could not bo takenand that ho had
Iccpt the keys and had In other matters done
what ho could to cmburuss the work of the
committee , nnd that If ho hud never come
near thorn their cause would have stood In a
bettor light.
Morrissey agreed with Cady ns to the ac
tions and conduct of Kocho. The colloquy
between Cady and Mnrrlsoy was becoming
exciting , wlion Fieldgrovo's voice rose
above tlio din nnd the member from Buffalo
was recognized by the speaker. Morrlssoy
Btlll claimed the floor , and began to read
Bomo newspaper comments bearing on the
caso.
caso.Fleldgrovfi finally obtained the floor anil
aid that "some members of the house are
ectlni ; as if they thought that instead cf put
ting in our time p&tlently examining the tea
timony , tbo committee uro all off on a uruuk
along with the clerk of Douglas county. Now
* < U6gest that wa send for all the returns
from that county nnd petition the governor
to cull an cxtrn session to canvass the full
vote nnd unearth nil the irregularities that
occurred In the election. "
Maker npnln look the lloor nnn made a very
itrong and convincing argument in favor of
the majority report. After reciting the sec
tions of the code governing elections , ho
spokons follows : "The ballots In the dis
puted precincts , ns shown by the testimony ,
ivcro not kept according to the law. The
ballots wore for days In charge of ono of the
election officers , and then for four days
tno ballots , without being scaled , were In the
charge of a drunken clerk. Now it is not
disputed that money llowed llko water in the
election in Douglas county , and every oppor
tunity was presented to tamper with the
ballots. Under those circumstances is it
possible tlmt these ballots , especially when
they do not ngrco by some hundreds with tlio
names on the tally sheets , are entitled to any
credit ) If they are not , they must bo thrown
out , and to that conclusion every honest
man must necessarily arrive on it fair and
full consideration of the wtiolo caso. There
was no scratch of a pen on the books to Indi
cate to the returnlag board to what precinct
thcso returns belonged. It Is not ono irregu
larity of whicii wo complain , but of a whole
scries of the grossest and most glaring viola
tions of the plain lo.ttor of the statute gov
erning elections , if this house sots the ex
ample that such returns 111 these wo arc dis
cussing shall be counted , it will put a pre
mium on dishonesty and have a tendency to
Impair the purity of the ballot at every elec
tion in the state. "
The remarks of Mr. Maker were listened
to with rapt attention , and sounded the death
knell of the Christy resolution.
The house then took a recess until 2
o'clock.
AFTi'.itNooN SIHSION.
The vote was tiilton upon the Meeker reso
lution , unseating McMillan , which was lost
by a vote of iSlolS. Mr. Merlin voted aye
on this motion.
Gushing moved to indefinitely postpone
the majority report , nnd made an earnest
speech in favor of his motion ,
Corbln said he had given the subject much
thought. IIo wanted to vote understund-
ingly on the question , and had llnally de
cided to ctand by the reuort of the commit
tee.
tee.Hall
Hall renewed his motion to declare the
seals vacant , and roll being called , the vote
stood ayes 4) ) , nays 51.
After some parliamontury movements to
secure further delay , 11 vote was reached on
the report of the committee. The Until vote
ns recorded w.\s ayes I5T , nays -U. Tlio fol
lowing republicans voted with nil the demo
crats in the negative :
Hccchmun , Mohacck , Mortis , Murnham ,
Christy of Clay , Farley , Fuller , QUbort ,
Helm , Hall , Hayes , Hooper , Homo , Majors ,
Robb , Severm , Truesdelland Weber. Seovlllo
and Olinstead were absent.
Messrs. Speeht and O'Mrien went before
tire secretary of state , look the oath of oftlco
and to-morrow will begin their duties as
legislators.
Suiuitc.
LINCOLN , Feb. 7. [ Special to Titn BEB. ]
Many senatorial countenances wore an ex
pression of surprise when the following was
read this morning :
Whereas , Certain accounts for transporta
tion of committees visiting tlio public insti
tutions of the state have been presented to
the committee on accounts and expenditures ,
nndWhereas
Whereas , These accounts actually include
transportation for others than these who are
members of these committees , therefore ,
bolt
Resolved , That It is the S3iiso of the sen
ate that the committee on accounts and ex
penditures allow transportation only for
those who are members of the committee on
public lands and buildings , and who have
actually paid out money for transportation
in the performance of their duty as members
of such committee.
Hcsolvcd , That no expense hereafter bo in
curred and no claims allowed for special
Pullman ears for the committee on public
lands nnd buildings , or for any other cdm-
mittco , to and from the state institutions.
Several inquerica were made as to the
scope of the resolution , and it was dually
laid over for a day to give a number of gen
tlemen time to think over it.
The bill for the relief of Adams county was
finally passed ; also Connor's bill directing
thnt a sheriff's duties shall bo ucrformcd by
the coroner when the sheriff is a party to the
case , except iu replevin suits.
The remainder of the morning was spent
in committee of the whole , which approved
Howe's bill investing the lire and police com
mission in metropolitan cities with the
power of granting liquor licenses ; also Nes-
bitt's bill erecting Hooker county from the
unorganized territory north of McPherson
county ; also Norval's bill for the punish
ment of persons who assault or interfere
with railway engines or cars , or employes
operating them , or passengers who are rid
ing in them. The bill to tax sleeping cars
was recommitted.
The governor's ' message , advising nn In-
crcaso of the supreme court to llvo members ,
was referred to the Judiciary committee.
AfTEIlNOON KKSS10N.
Senator Robinson Introduced several bills
for the creation of Thurston county from the
Omaha nnd Winnebugo reservations ana
parts of Hurt and Wayne counties.
Tlio committee of the whole took up Suth
erland's joint resolution asking the board of
transportation to mnlco a schedule of maxi
mum freight rates.
Senator Ncsbitt said it was n grave ques
tion , and ho wished to have n thorough grasp
of its details , Then ho enumerated cloven
statistical tablet that ho wanted bcforo ho
passed on the bill.
Wolbach did not need a vvholo Poor's
manual to attack the problem. IIo know of
discriminations , nnd ho only u < ikcd that the
railroad commission equalize these discrep
ancies.
Howe said ho would not deny that the rail
roads discriminate ; ho would not say that
they should not be regulated. He would not
throw obstacles in the way of the considorn-
tlon of the subject because ho trusted In the
good sense and fairness of the senate , but
ho had not had time to read the resolution
and he suggested , merely suggested , that
action bo delayed a few days.
Hansom thought the resolution n reflec
tion upon thu commission , and ho also
wanted moro light.
Raymond remarked that the gentlemen
opposed to this resolution worn the same
gentlemen who n few days ago opposed the
effort to get information on the transporta
tion problem. Ho criticised the commission
for Us failura to provide the statistics
needed.
Sutherland explained that the resolution
was not intended to impose the
Iowa or the Illinois tariff upon
Nebraska railroads. What ho wanted waste
to smooth out the unjust discriminations
known to exist.
Connor said the problem was ono that must
bo mot , and ho thought the most zealous
friends of the railroads ought to realize that
fact and nccopt it gracefully.
Cornell objected to the resolution because
the constant agitation embarrassed the people
ple of western Nebraska , who are seeking
new railroads.
And thus the talk went merrily along.
Wolbach moved to make the bill a special
order , for next Wednesday afternoon.
Wolbach'H motion Anally prevailed and the
senate adjourned , _
Moro tlutltfeti Asked For.
LINCOLN , Neb , , Feb. 7. ( Special toTnn
MUE.J The following communication ana
message was presented to the house and son-
ute by the governor this afternoon :
ExcuuTirts DEi'AUTiiusr , ST.ITH op Nc-
iiUABKA To the Honorable , the Scnata and
House of Representatives : I bavo the honor
to transmit herewith u communication from
the Judges of the supreme court of the state
of Nebraska Mating forth the necessity for
the addition of two members to that tribu
nal. I fully concur with them in the views
presented. I have for some tluio been con
vinced tlmt , owing to the large increase of
business in thai court , the number should bo
increased to live. I therefore respectfully
recommend that a provision bo made for sub
mitting an amendment to the constitution
of the state authorizing the election of two
additional Judges for the supreme court
bench. Joux M. THATKU.
LINCOLN , Fob , 1,1SS9. To the Governor :
Wo have the honor to rc | < ort to your excel
lency thut iu couseirucnco of tbo great vol
umc of business before the siipromo court ,
caused by the rapid increase in the popula
tion , trade , business nnd wealth of the state ,
It will soon become Impossible for three
Judges to properly dispose of the business of
the court , as It is presented , with desirable
promptness ; that therefore the provisions of
section ' . ' , of article VI , of the constitution ,
are defective In limiting the number of
Judges to three , as no less than five judges
will bo able to properly and promptly dispose
of the business of the court. Wo therefore
recommend nn amendment or the constitu
tion in the manner therein provided , increas
ing the number of the Judires of the supreme
court to live , Instead of three , as now pro
vided.
Wo respectfully request your excellency to
present this representation and report to the
legislature , with such recommendation as
may bo deemed expedient. With great re
spect , etc. , M. M. REISI : : ,
AM.m Conn ,
tiAVlT.f , MlXWCLL ,
Judges of the Supreme Court.
The HoldlerV Homo.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tim
Uni ! . ] There is n growing dissiUlsfrtetlon
with the condition of iiff.iifj at the soldiers'
home. Commandiint Hammond says ho has
been working most earnestly , but has been
hampered by the lack ot means , nnd it Is
that lack which ho hope * to remedy by the
big appropriation ho asks for. In view of
current criticism and n disposition to give
the affairs of the homo n thorough airing , the
following statement will bo of timely inter
est. It shows in BOIIIO detail the objects for
which the big appropriation of $180,500 Is
asked :
Oniccrsnnd employes wages . $ 21,810
Maintenance . , ' ! i'OOD
Fuel and light . 10,000
Drugs , instruments , stationary . U.OJO
Stock , implements , loams . 1'JOO
Repairs and improvements . . . . . . 1,500
Furniture and bedding . 8,000
Library . 1,503
Ice house and collar . 1,500 ,
Holler , engine , laundry house , ma
chinery . 10,000
Two wings to main building . 30.COO .
Hospital . 15'K0 !
Twenly-livo cottages for families , . . . 17,1)00 )
Stand pipe , burn , sheds . 5,000
Homo for commandant . 5,000
Deficiency on hoard , clothing and
wages. . . . , . 11-T)2
Deficiency on buildings . , i . U,511
Outhouses . 5,400
Tlio Proposed Pullman Tax.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. " . [ Special to THE
Mr.n.J Tlio bill proposing to tax sleeping
cars running within Nebraska has provoked
much quiet discussion among the senators.
It is not believed thcso corporations can bo
reached by ordinary tax laws , because the
courts have declared such statutes invalid ,
inasmuch as their enforcement might bo a
restraint upon inter-state commerce. Two
years ago Lieutenant Governor Meiklcjohii
gave the matter careful Investigation. Ho
I'ound that the Pullman company always
took its cases to the federal courts if nccos-
sary , and that corporation Ihon had ton de
cisions on the books nullifying state laws
and exempting it from state taxation. In
only ono case , froii Wisconsin , did the com
monwealth llud a spark of favor. In thnt
action the court held that the state could
tax ears running between two points within
the state. The problem Is a difficult one ,
but several senatorial heads are at work
trying to devise n measure that will reach
the Pullman company ,
An Unsatisfactory Statement.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Feb. 7. [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The senate has n committee ready to
investigate the agricultural department of
the state university , and some ono has
hastened to supply the committee with
copies of the llrst annual report of the ex
periment station. Following is the only ac
count of expenditures that it contains :
The following is nn approximate statement
of moneys expended by the university for the
maintenance of the agricultural experiment
station to January 23 , 18S3 :
For salary of director of patho-bio-
logieal laboratory . $2,700 00
For apparatus for patho-biological
laboratory . t . 2,225 OD
For support of experimental farm. . . 1,813 00
For current expenses of patho-bio
logical laboratory . 2,015 00
For printing bulletins , etc . 310 00
Total . $9,003 00
This is not a luminous statement , and' its
ago dons not improve It.
The Balance Explained.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tun
'Hun.'l Nollco has1 been called to the fact
that the report of the live stock commission
shows nn unexpected balance. It should bo
remembered that the report was closed No
vember 30 , 1888 , while the appropriation is
supposed to last until March 31 , 18S9. leaving
four months in which to use up the unex
pended balance. The commissioners say
they have on file 100 calls for their services ,
and under such circumstances u cash bal
ance is a handy thing to have in the house.
Enandor'a Aspirations.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Spoclal to Tun
HUE.-- ] John A. Ennnder , of Chicago , editor
of the Danish paper Hcmlandet , is hero se
curing the signatures of the governor and
members of the legislature to a petition ask
ing President Harrison- appoint him min
ister to Donraark. He is meetinc with ex
cellent success. In like manner ho has vis
ited Illinois , Minnesota , Michigan , Iowa and
Kansas. Ho has the endorsement of six
governors , several ox-governors und many
politicians of less note.
To Increase tlio Liquor License.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram
toTiu : Mr.n.l The most Important bill In
troduced to-day was a.mcasuro to increase
the liquor licenses from 500 to $750 In vll-
lavcs and cities of less than 1,000 inhabi
tants nnd under , and from $1,000 to $1,500 in
cities of n larger size. Tlio peculiar feature
of thu bill is the disposition made of the
funds , ono-thlrd of which will go to the
county , nnd the balnnca to the local school
fund. McHrido is the author of the bill ,
In Ncsbltt'a Ilohnir.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tun
HUE. ] Senator Nosbitt Is In the Hold as a
candidate for appointment as United States
district attorney for Nebraska. A petition
is being circulated among republican mem
bers of the legislature nnd Is being generally
signed. It is headed by Governor Thayer.
Lotrltdntlvo
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 7. [ Special to Tin ;
HEB. ] The senate resolution directing the
labor bureau to gather mortgage statistics
for a term of five years was indefinitely post
poned.
Senator Chnrch Howe and Hon.f. . F.
Bechel , of Omaha , had an exchange of civili
ties in the lobby of the Windsor hotel last
night. Mr. Hcchol accused Ho wo of cowardice -
ice in making au uncomplimentary rofercnco
to the Omaha gentleman on the senate iloor ,
The senator turned upon the gentleman with
a charge of being a traitor , with having ac
cepted Howe's money two years ago. Friends
cooled the bolllgeranta with good counsel.
Chaplain Tatn , of the senate , made the hit
of the evening at the Loyal Legion banquet.
Ho took the assembly captive with a short
speech of fervid eloquence , and the state
ment is made advisedly ,
Senator Raymond bus been placed on the
cattle trust committee in the place of Sena
tor Lindsay , who asked to bo excused.
Senator Hansom has become known as
the "constitutional advisor" of the senate.
'Senators Funck and Rocho managed the
committee of the vyholo to-day.
County Commissioners Mount and Turner ,
of Omaha , were capital visitors to-day.
The Trials of O'Brlcn.
DUIILIN , Feb. 7 , Summonses have been
served on O'Drlcn ' in Clonmel Jail for illegal
speeches oa the ICenmaro estate ,
THINK THEY WERE TRICKED
The Opponents of'jtho Nlcarnguan
Canal Bill.
WHILE FEASTING AT WHITNEY'S
The C'otircrcnco Kcport on Thnt Pro
ject wnnTnkcii Up nnd Adopted
Prospects ofthc Omni-
Measure.
WASHINGTON HtmKXwTnBO.MUiA MSB , 1
013 FoUllTEEXTnSTHBET , >
WASHINOTON , D. C. , Fob. 7. I
Sonic of the democratic opponents of the
Nlcaragunn canal bill who left the house
yesterday afternoon to attend the reception
given by Secretary Whitney to Governor
Hilt , are censuring themselves for doing so.
A number of them , too , nro charging the
secretary with doing n smart piece of lobby
ing in favor of the measure by means of the
reception. It is generally understood that
Iho Standard Oil company is at the back of
the Nicaragua ! ! project. Oliver Payne , the
brother-in-law of Secretary Whitney , is near
the bead of the Standard OH company. Most
of the opposition to the Dill has come from
the democratic side of the house and senate.
About four-fifths of the democratic members
of the house left their scats yesterday and
went to Mr. Whitney's ' residence and
spent from two to thrco hours
paying their respects to Governor Hill and
enjoying the lunch that was spread , While
the reception was in progress the conference
report on the Nicaragua canal bill was taken
up nnd adopted. Inasmuch as Payne , Her
man , Qlurich and other prominent democrats
have large interests in tlio project , the bill
will undoubtedly be signed. The wrath of
some of the gentlemen who attended the
reception and who wanted lo go on record
against the bill cannot be appeased. They
contend that they have been tricked. An
examination of to-day's congressional record ,
show ing.thevoto ou the bill , docs not fully
boar out the Justice of Ihe indignation. Only
twenty-two votes iu the house are unac
counted for. All ot the others arc either
recorded 011 one side or the other , or are
paired , and had they all boon casl in Iho
nccativo they would not have defeated the
bill , but some of these twenty-two were
feasting at Whitney's while Iho voting was
in progress , and they are all out of gear now.
mi : OMNIIIUS HILL'S OUTLOOK.
The outlook for the" omnibus territorial
submission bill is rather discouraging , al
though Ihcre is ycl n chance for au agree-
menl. Chairman Springer insists thai un
der Iho instructions of ( ho democratic caucus
ho is bound to insist upon the admission of
Now Mexico , if any territory comes into the
union , and the members of the senate and of
the commilleo are quite .pqsili . ve in Iheir ob
jections lo New Mexico , because a largo proportion -
portion of the inhabitants of that territory
cannot read , write nor speak Ihe English
language. As one of the senators said to
day : "Whenever it is Bhown that one-half of
the people of Now Mexico can speak and
read and write the English language. 1 shall
vote for their admission as a stale. " I asked
Represenlnlivn Maker..who is a member of
tl.o conference committee , if there was any
chance of an agreement , ' "Oh ! yes , " ho re
plied , "a fair chance.J
"Havo you any lde > a bill will bo agreed
uponi" '
"Yes , I think so. "
"On what do you base an opinion ! "
"It is not an opinion ; -It is only faith. "
THE AOltlCULTUltAL IIUKEAU.
It was reported at the capitol this after
noon that the president had relcrred the bill
creating a department out of the bureau of
ugriculiuro , lo the attorney general , for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it was cou-
stitulional ; that Mr. Garland was committed
against it ; that ox-Representative J. Ran
dolph Tucker , of Virginia , who made a violent
lent speech against it in the Forty-eighth
congress , on constitutional grounds , had had
a conference with the president , and stated
that the bill would bo vetoed , and that the
president had privately indicated that he
would not approve of the measure.
Chairman Hatch , of the house
committee on agriculture , went to
the white house to see about the report , and
returned with the information , that although
the prcsldcdt has not.fully determined , the
bill will become a law , either by him giving
his signature , or permitting Iho constitu
tional ten days to expire without action.
Acting on the Impression that the bill would
bo vetoed , a number 'of senators and repre
sentatives wired some prominent ngricultur-
isis lo communicate their wishes to the presi
dent iu favor of the measure , nnd many called
ut the white house about it this afternoon.
Great pressure has been brought to boar to
have the bill vetoed , but the president has at
no time been Inclined to disapprove of the
bill unless ho found constitutional objections
to giving it his signature.
CIVIL SERVICE TtmMOIL.
Indian Commissioner Oglesby , of Illinois ,
has recently been making an effort , through
the president , to induce Civil Service Com
missioner Edgerton.of Indiana , to retire so
that a vacancy might bo created by which
Oglesby would return to tils old position.
Edgerlon , it is ascertained , promptly refused
to bo a party to u scheme which was in
tended to re-organizo the civil service com
mission with a view to securing ano'.v tenure
for the officers under Ihe incoming admin
istration. Civil Service Commissioner Edgor-
lon says that the board should be completely
rc-organlzod under the new administration ,
nnd that ho will not bo a party to any
project which will tuKo advanlagd
of the administration coining in next month.
If Edgerton had consented to retire , nnd had
Oglesby been nppolnlod , Iho nomination
would not have been confirmed. There is n
feeling among republican senators and the
republicans iu the house that u complete
sweep should bo made of the civil servlco
commission nnd the commissioners for the
District of Columbia. There is not n repub
lican on cither board. Civil Servlco Com
missioner Lymau is presumed to bo a repub
lican , but it is stated that it will bu shown
after the 4th of March that ho voted for Mr.
Cleveland , nnd if not a democrat , ho is one
of the original mugwumps.
FAVOUAII.F | ACTION.
The sonata committees on military affairs
and public buildingu and grounds have taken
favorable action on Senator Paddock's pro
posed amendments to Iho sundry civil ap
propriation bill , appropriating f.'iO,000 for
continuing the construction of necessary
buildings at Fort Robinson , und npprourlat-
ing f 10,000 for paving , curbing , grading and
selling stone steps about the postofllco site
and publio grounds , imd repairing the foun
tain und walks'in the government grounds at
Lincoln ,
ritOTIiSTS AOATNST CONSOLIDATION.
Telegraphic protests against the consolida
tion of the Mloomlngton land oftlco with the
Lincoln ofllco warp received by both Sena
tors Mandorson aud Pad dock to-day , bona-
lor Manderson will'join Senator Paddock ,
who has been doing ) what ho could during
the past week to prevent this consolidation ,
in a renewed demand that time shall bo
given for the parties interested to bo fully
hoard , aud to-day they sent u request to the
secretary of the interior to take no further
action until certain Information , which is
promised in respect to the situation in the
Mloomlngton district , shall have been re
ceived.
STEAM rKCSSES VS HANI ) rilCSSES.
The hearing.bofpro the sonata committee
of finance as to the comparative advantage
of steam or hand plate .printing presses was
concluded this afternoon , and It is expected
that the sub-committee will inako a report to
the full commit lee at tbo regular meeting on
next Tuesday , There Is no doubt in tbo
minds of those , who have attended the meet
ings that the committee will report in favor
of the steam presses that they are a long
stop in the nature of economy of labor and
money , aud that the work produced on them
is as good , if not superior to that printed in
the old fashioned way. The senate is not
likely to follow the lead of the house Iu
throwing out thcso prcAsos.
inn TiMimu ct'LTi'iin tcr.
The house to-day received from the senate
the bill to repeal the pre-emption nnd timber
culture acts. As the bill changes the homestead -
stead law In some details It will undoubtedly
bo agreed to. Public lauds will then bo sub
ject to entrance under the homestead law
only.
11IAINR AND Titn Sr.WAKII MANSION.
In nn Interview published in n local paper
Mr. Mtalno denies that ho has leased the old
Sowiird mansion , nnd .states thnt ho has not
yet decided what house ho Will tnkc.
William Walter Phelps told mo to-day that
ho had leased it , and that ho was now con
sulting with the architects as to what altera
tions should be made. The reason Mr. Mlalno
does not llvo in his own house in tnls city is
because ho has none. The house known ns
the "Mlalno mansion , " nnd which Is now oc
cupied by Mr , Loiter , does not belong to him ,
but has been the property of William Walter
Phelps for several years.
PiiuiY : b. HEATH.
THK CAUIM-U' SIjtVTK.
Wiuiiunaker'H rs'nmo Placed Amontr
the "Miuht Have Mccn's. "
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 7. Among the politi
cians who are making up the cabinet slnto
the name of Wanamaker is now to bo seen in
the background , among the "might have
bccns. " The cause for the change
is the utter inability of any one hereto
to give anything llko a semi-authentic
assurance that his name was ever actually
put forth for a cabinet place. Of the new
names being canvassed , those .ludgo William
A. Wood , of Indiana ; General James H.
Wilson , of Delaware , ami John M. Thurston ,
of Nebraska , arc the most prominent. Per
haps no name , however , unless It bo Win
dow's , is growing in public favor with preutcr
rapidity than that of ex-Governor Foster , of
Ohio.
Alabama had another delegation hero to
day in thu persons of General James .luck-
son and John A. Stsvons , of Tusjumbhi.
They claimed tlmt their visit was of a social
nature , but it leaked out that they mo oppos
ing Muhono , and brought with them some
strong testimonials and petitions in favor of
ex-Governor William II. Smith , of Alabama ,
for attorney general.
Chairman Huston , who unexpectedly ar
rived from Florida to-duy , hud nn hour's
conference with the president-elect this
afternoon , The arrival of Huston and the
departure of Now for New York tds | after
noon are both regarded as ocariug directly
upon cabinet making ,
Still Another Account.
VIENNA , Fob. 7. The following is another
account of the circumstances attending the
death of Crown Prince Rudolph : Rudolph
had courted Ibo baroness Marie Velsera for
four months. The linson , it is stated , was
encouraged by the Countess Wallorseo-
Luriseh , niece of the empress.
Marie , who was of a romantic
disposition and nervous tcmpeiv.mcnt ,
was devoted to Hudnlph. On January ! i3
the pair started for Moyerliug , where they
passed the next day together. On ttio morn
ing of January ! iO the two were found dead
in bed. Marie had been shot through the
forehead. Rudolph also hud been shot , ns
already described. It was evident thut the
two had resolved to < tie together. Tlio cov
erlet was strewn with flowers. The body of
Marie was secretly tukon to thn cottage and
thence removed for interment. Tlio Vet-
sosa family left Vienna on Saturday for
Venice.
A I
For Alleged Klcction Frnmln.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , Fob. 7. [ Special Tele
gram to THE 13 BB. ] A warrant was issued
to-day by United > --States. . . > Conimlss'tbncr
AVyne forT ho arrest of John C. Hope ,
recorder of voters , for .alleged violation of
the federal laws governing elections. The
instrument was not served , owing to the ab
sence of deputies and to Hope's sickness.
The complainant , Thomas Cooper , is a col
ored man , whoso registration was refused
fast full. Cooper was thereby prevented
from exercising the right of suffrage , anil
later on was arrested on the charge of at
tempted illegal registration. Ho was lately
tried and discharged ; hcnco the present
prosecution.
_ _
Bis : Muddy IinprovcincntH.
ST. Louis , Feb. 7. The Missouri river com
mission bold a secret session here yesterday
and laid out work for the coming year. Vig
orous operations will commence ns soon as
the weather becomes favorable for work.
Among the sums decided upon to bo expended
at places named are the following : Omaha.
$ l.-il,000 ) ; Sioux City , $100,000 : Pluttsmouth ,
350,000 ; Rule , Nob. , $50,000 ; Nebraska City ,
$75,000.
Swodlsli Imthci'un Conference.
Toi'EKA , Kan. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
to THU BIE. : ] The Swedish Lutheran con
ference of the southwest , including the
states of Kansas , Missouri , Colorado aud
Texas , opened to-day. Rev. E. N. Errlck-
son , of Dwight , Kan. , was clouted president ,
G. A. Brandell , of Denver , vice president.
The reports from the various states showed
that the church is in a hoalty condition , and
has increased its membership.
It Stood the Test.
ANNAPOLIS , Md. , Feb. 7. The Thurlow
gun , cast by the Stnndnrk steel casting com
pany , of Thurlow , Pa. , stood Ihe govern-
ernment test to-day at the naval proving
grounds. Twelve rounds wore llrod , two of
thirty-six pounds of powder , with a shell of
100 pounds , and ten of forty-eight nnd one-
half pounds of powder und 10U pounds of
shell.
The West Virginia KenntorHlilp.
CiiAiii.nsTON , W. Va. , Feb. 7. Tlio two
ballots taken to-day In Joint assembly for
United States senator resulted : Goff10 ;
Kcnna , 89 ; Goshern. .1 ; ox-Sountor Hereford ,
Governor Wilson and J. A. Preston , I each.
The republicans in the mutter of the recount
for stale onlcors to-day , became indignant
und left the Joint assembly , leaving the body
without a quorum.
Farmnr.s' Alliance.
TOI-KKA , Kas. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tun liii : . ] The Kansas State Farmers'
alliance held Its annual meeting to-day.
They passed resolullons demanding laws lo
prevent the grain und cattle combine , ami
the control of the food products of the
country by brokers. They also demanded
the repeal of the slate laws which permit
municipal corporations to vote aid to rail
roads. The alliance was the guest of the
legislature in the afternoon.
A
ST. Louis , Feb. 7. A special from Steel-
vlllc , Mo. , says that u largo part of ttio busi
ness section of that town burned this morn-
Ing. Eleven business houses. Including the
Stemplu bouse , opera house aud county
treasurer's ofllco were consumed. The loss ,
which has not .boon ascertained , is very
heavy and the insurance small.
Knlin Taken to Now York.
LONDON , Feb. 7. Kuhn , the Swiss who is
charged with murdering a man Iu Wiscon
sin , nnd who was arrested on a steamer
some wcoks ago , has been handed over to the
United States government , und in custody
of an officer he sailed for Now York to-day ,
Thn Guru All Hunlng.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 7 , Curs are running reg
ularly In Mrooklyn on all lines The now
men taken on during the strike were not
discharged. Many of tuo old men returned
to work to-day.
Governor Leo'n Secretary Suloldca.
RICHMOND , Va. , I'cb , 7 , Captain James E.
Waller , aged thirty-two , private secretary to
Governor Lee , was found dead in hla office at
the state capitol building thin morning with
a self-Indicted bullet hole in his head. No
cause Is given for the deed.
MY lilts.
Sompthlitf ; Ahont the Illinois Pugilist
Who In to FiKht Mo A ill IITe.
SriinvToii , 111. , Feb. 7. [ Spoclal to Tun
Mm : . ] Mllly Myers Is n natural born pugil
ist , Even In school ho was champion of his
class , and when afterward ho began work
with his father as nn apprentice to learn the
trade of n carpenter , on several occasions ho
showed that g.uno ho.irt and indomitable
spirit which now so strongly murks his char
acter ns a professional p'H'lllst. Ho is of
German birth. All iiloug up to the time of
the arrival of Tom Laos , the big Australian ,
Myers had been handled by Lincoln ( for short
Link ) Popes and tils own brother Ed , who
by the way nro boxers of no inferior nblllty.
When the McAullfre-Mndden party wore
hero a slight difference arosn In views lio-
Iwccn Hilly Myers and Mllly Madden. It was
settled , however , without anything further
than a mere wrangle of words. Hilly Myers
is within a pound of lighting weight every
day. Hisoyo is as clear ns that of a hawk ;
his skin , although dark us a gypsy , is as
pure in Its complexion as that of the ollvo-
skiiiucd sous of Hispaiiiolu nnd his arm
and hand is as steady us a bar of stool , Act
ive ns a wJld-c.it and as strong as a leopard ,
"Mllly" him never yet suffered defeat , mid
those who know him best think so long ns ho
stays tn the ring , ho never will. Old profes
sionals are fond of likening him tn Jack
Randall , who first acquired the sobriquet of
"tho Nonparitl , " a man who fought thirty
bailies and was never defeated , or if mem
ory to nol false , was never even fought lo u
draw.
Contrary to general belief Hilly Myers Is a
gentleman. There are these who think that
one who has uiado alhlotics n business must
necessarily be a tough , but men of original
thoughts and cosuupulltiin training know
better.
Streator is peculiarly the homo of iho
pugilisl. The majority of the population
hero is composed of minors , u'ld u largo per-
couture of them are of English birth or ox-
traction. They delight in lliu "manly arl. "
and it is not nn uncommon occurrence here
to sco the first knock-down for u g.illon of
beer. Everything is friendly , and all in good
uart , the only point in the contest being to
see which is the boat man. Some years ago
a battle tool ; place about two miles from
hero , Just across the line which divides Lu-
Snlle and Livingston couniieH , between two
miners named respectively Lewis aud
Rogers. Everybody , that is to say ubout all
of the ublo-bodled males in town , wore ut the
ring side. Tlio light was under Queensuury
rules , nnd at Iho end of the twenty-eighth
round Lewis , though as game a man as over
faced an opponent , could not respond when
time was called. Ho was carried unconscious
from the ring In the arms of his seconds aud
iu a twenty minutes afterwards was dead.
Such scenes as this nnd circumstances which
lead to them have fired the heart of Streator
youth , until it is within bounds to say thnt
four out of every five of the boys and young
men ot this place are boxers of greater or
less dexterity. Even in their friendly "sot-
los" there i.s an amount of hard hilling and
giving and taking punishment that is seldom
equalled and never excelled iu the roped
arena.
o
Au ISnrly ISooni for Whitnoy.
CHICAGO , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram to
Tuu HUBA special from Washington
regarding Secretary Whitney's dinner ,
mention of Which was made In tills morn-
Ing's Hue , quotes n democratic congressman
as saying : "Tlio champa7no was especially
line and I never saw n moro whole-souled
gathering. We will carry New York for
the domocrntls candidate in 1S'J2. "
For HUH"
, ' -'No. For William C. Whitney. The sec-
'rotarv put Iu two licks for- himself and ono
for Hii > . Whitney will bo nominated nnd
elected governor in 1SH1 and In the following
year will bo an irresistible candidate for the
presidential nomination. That's tlio way I
figure it. "
Three-fourths of the democratic members
of the house went to the lunch , made
a great deal of Hill and fluttered him , but
they came away talking about Whitney for
president.
AVnnt nn InH.uio Asylum.
SI-KINO VAI.I.BV , Dak. , Feb. 7. [ Special
Telegram to Tuu Men. ] A large and earnest
meeting composed exclusively of Iho fanner ?
of Spring Valley , was hold at the residence
of C. V. Gardner last night , for the purpose
of memorializing the legislature to make an
appropriation of fiO.OOO . for au Insane asylum
at that place. They oiler as an Inducement ,
eighty acres of land and fiOUU , which was
all subscribed on the spot. Spring Valley is
located cqui distant betwcon Fort Mead and
Rapid City , on the line of Ihe Fromonl. Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley railroad , und is the
most delightful valley m the Mlaclc Hills ,
Ihe Italy of Dakota. The people are wide
awake , cnlcrpriaing and mean business from
the word go. _ _
J. H. Ililund Step * Higher.
KANSAS Crrv , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram
to TIIC Uii.J J. II , Hlland departed for
Milwaukee last evening , and this morning
his appointment as general freight agent of
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
was ortleiully announced by telegraph. Who
his successor will bo ns general agent ut
Kansas City of the St. Paul road , has not yet
been decided , but it is staled thut the man
ager will look out of town for n man to fill
the vacancy. For the remainder of the
month Mr. Hilnnd will bo occupied with his
usual duties us general agent at Kansas
City.
_ _
Inter-Ocean Pcrmniumt Stakeholder.
STIICATOU , 111. , Feb. 7. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : Ucn-J A private dispatch to Alt
Kennedy states that J. N. Taylor , of the
Boston Glo o , temporary stakeholder of the
Mycr-McAuliffo match , will arrive in Chicago
cage Saturday , and turn over the $ . ' 1,000 in
his possession to the Inter-Ocean , which
paper has been chosen us permanent , stnka-
holder. The remain hit , ' ? ' . ' , ODO will bo no-
posilcd on iho day of Iho fight. The Intcr-
Occan was agreed upon for iho purpose of
guarding iigninsl taking KO largo nn amount
to Iho ring side. _ _
Opposed ( n Woman
LINCOLN , Neb. , Fob. 7. | Special Telegram
to Tun Men. ] Tlio senate Judicary commit-
tec will report adversely on Robinson's bill
conferring suffrage on women in municipal
elections. Mrs. Sara Wilson , of Lincoln ,
made an argument lo Iho committee for Iho
VV. C. T. U. J ud era Mu3on delivered uti opin
ion that the proposition is constitutional , but
the committee lliink il inexpedient to put it
forward ut this time.
Me .Skipped lo Cannda.
ST. LOUD , Feb. 7. A scnsallon was cre
ated hero by the announcement that Henry
Dlckmann , n prominent member of the Mer
chants' Exchange , has skipped lo Canada ,
leaving a shortage of $ . > 0OOJ. Hlu sudden
flight was brought about by the instituting of
a suit for jau.OOO against him by his mother-
in-law , Mrs. Willlmlno Myor , for whom ho
has been netlng as trustee , Mrs , Myur at
tached $11,000 stock In the Monlell Morgc.s
Milling company , of which Dlckmaun was
acting president.
A Holler KxpUmlon.
ST. Louis , Fob. 7 , A special from Stun-
berry , Mo , , says that the boiler in Redmond's
saw mill , ut Darlington , blew up last night ,
killing Men McCurry and Henderson Wcoks ,
Another man was seriously hurt.
The MoiiKollniiM Kontetl.
PAIIIS , Feb. 7. Advices from Hanoi , Ton-
quln , gay that French troops attacked the
villages of Dlnbelntong and Chochuo and
routed the rebels , Thrco Europeans wrro
wounded. The campaign nguinn the reuols
is regarded as about ended ,
Tint AVontder Indications
For Nebraska and Dakota : Fair , colder ,
northwesterly winds.
For lotva ; Fair except In the eastern per
tloi ) , light rain , colder , northwesterly winds ,
'
ANOTHER SHINING EXAMPLE ,
,
How Prohibition Oporntoa In the
Town of Olmrlton.
WHISKY AND BEER IN PLENTY ,
Yotttie Place Is Dond nnd This Prec
ious Lnw Helped Kill It I'ro-
hlhliinnlstH AokiinwIcdKo
the Corn.
A ( ilnnor at Chat-lion ,
Chariton Is on the main line of the "Q , "
Just fifty-four mill's from Dos Molnes. It Is
situated upon an elevated plain In the county
of Lucas , but the town Itself Is so low and
Hat aud thu buildings so sipialty , that to the
casual observer It looks us If it had been
smashed down into mother earth by u club
iu tno hands of some fabulous giant. Chari
ton has u population of il.OJJ souls , nnd il Is
ouo of the quii'test , most prosaic hamlets
upon thu terrestrial sphere. It Is surrounded
on Iho north , south , east nnd
west by broad fields of pasturugo and
Indian corn , nlthough the quail-
of the gr.tln raised hero is none of the best.
Clmritou Is distinguished for its blood red
iMtirt house , nestling mldsta grove of ragged
mnples in the center of n publio square , cm-
bracing several ueres for Its broom factory ,
employing hi thrifty .seasons ns high as six
bunds , und a cigar factory which is pro
ductive of the best brand of twofor.s" In all
this fair stale. Llko most low.i towns , it is
pulseless aud doul : , th'J IrrofuMblo olToet , so
say its loading ollucna , of Iho law of prohij
billon.
1 reached hero this morning In u
blinding Hurry of snow , and after
breakfast and nn hour's rest before
the depot hotel base burner , I started
out upon a tour of exploration. 1 made my
way with cxtroiuo circumspection along u
three-board siilinvalk through the clouds of
the Ik'.uitiful , that were whirling nnd drift
ing and gyrating around iu thu moat tanta-
ly/.mg shupe-s , un to the heart of the city. A
crowd of a couple of doion moil congregated
about the court house door caught my eye ,
and 1 crossed the main street , and up
through the park to the entraiu-o of the
temple of Justice. 1 was not dilatory in
learning that the Jury in the case of
the Stale v.s H. C. Jones , of Iho
vllluge of Lucas , seven miles west of
this place , had Just returned a verdict of ac
quittal , to the unfeigned astonishment of
Judge Traverse. Jones is u notorious boot
legger aud saloon keeper at Lucas * , aud hud
been indicted for violating the liquor law ,
and notwithstanding that the evidence was
overwhelmingly against him , the prosecu
tion having proved tlmt lie had fractured the
law time and time again iu the most open
and delimit manner , tlio honorable Jury said
ho was not guilty , and Jouos is literally , to
use a bit of slang , ' 'on top. " Thu Jury was
made up of good , honest , suhst.intial farm
ers , about hull of them Irom Whltobreast
township , In which Lucas Is situuted. and
yet in the face of all the muss of convincing
evidence adduced against the prisoner , they
said ho w.is not guilty and should go uciiult.
This led one of the prosecuting attorneys to
orate in a vigorous manner , and he did not
go behind the bush to assert that at , least
one-half of that Jury got their "cye-oponors1-
and their "night caps. " us well us their di
urnal potations over Jones' bar , and hereaf
ter he suspected that Jones' slate from these
worthies would drive a ripping good business ,
It might bo well to add that Jones has been
raided time aud again , and in addition to pay
ing numberless Hue. ) , served out one thirty-
day sentence iu jail , for unlawful dealing.in
the bcvor.igu that cheers and inebriates both.
IIo has .sold liquor ut his pluuo uninterrupt
edly ever Hinco the prohibitory law wont Into
elTect , and during his inc.ircer.ition his wlfo
tended bar and dealt out the rosy and the
amber to whosoever saw proper to call for it.
I am told here that Lucas is u hot
bed of 1:1 temperance ; tlmt there are
forty or fifty pluses where drink
can be had there , and that the tralllc. is cur
ried nn in defiance of the nuthuntles and Iho
law. Uesides a dozen on more "hoot-leg-
gcrs'1 men who carry Iho stuff with them
about the streets in Masks and bottles , and
supply both a regular and a transient trade
there are thrco times that many houses
where It IMII bo hnJ and thrco drug stores ,
all of which do n large business in retailing
whisky. Thy drug stores uro run by 13. E.
Storr , I ) . Q. Story niut J. W. Dasli. Lucas
has a population of I,5'JO.
Russell , another .small county town , with
perhaps ? ' . > 0 inhubitanls , Is another point
where resident or weary wayfarer experi
ences no undue dllllculty in gelling
Jusl what ho wants to drink and as much of
it , Hero there are iwo drug stores where a
brisk trade thrives , I nm told by persons
familiar with affairs there , and they uro
owned by J. H. Sprang and Ed. Wortzcr.
In Chariton there are no "open saloons , "
as they say In this stale , but there uro sev
eral closed ones , the open susamu lo which Is
HO cents a bottle for hog wush called beer , aud
in cents a drinlc for whisky UmUwill burn a
hole in a marble slab.
There are llirco drug slorcs here , a'l hav
ing permits for the sale of splritus frumonti
for medicinal purposes , and of course
this proviso covers u multitude 6t
maladies , ono of Iho worst common of
which inown , according to the soundest ox-
poncnts of materia meilica. is called "dry
throat. " Il is u horrible aliment from un
Iowa standpoint , und has been known to
kill. These permits , which 1 have minutely
described in a supplemental letter from DCS
Mnlues , are granted by tlio district court ,
and are nothing more or lc s than a license
to run u bar under the respectable guise of a
drug store. Hut , us 1 observed , there nro
three drugstores here , und whisky by iho
drink or quunllty is obtainable nt nil of
thorn , ami biiMiicss is good , In tills line , If
It is a little slow on roots , cork , spongcx
nnd herbs. These establishments are owned
by W. II. Gibson , D. L. Story and C. R. Kirk ,
and 1 gel u drink at ono of them myself this
morning and u four ounce vial of whUky at
Iho other Iwo.
While going Iho rounds of Iho lown I
dropped In and had n chat with Edilor King ,
of the Democrat. Ho nuid thai prohibition
had greatly impaired this pltieo , und instead
of Increasing in the volume of its business
il had fallen off materially. His circulation
Ihreo years ago was 1)0 , aud to-duy it will
not quite reach that figure. Real cstattt is
way down next to nothing and there is no
business , Ho thought , however , that there
were dawning signs of improvement , ns the
people had sullied themselves lo Iho fact
lhal while they had prohibition , they hadn't ,
ami the best they rould possibly do was to
go on and saw wood without lurthcr unavull ]
ing resistance.
C. E. Lynch , a leading attorney and 11 pro
hibitionist , and ono who bus prosecuted
many of the numerous cases in the courts
here , suld that the law was a failure. Ho
argued thai it would bo n grand good thing
If enforce ! , bill thrco years' experience- hud
demonstrated that this was Impossible , and
the town would bo much bettor off under the
old regime. Ho said there was it great deal
of drunkenness hero , but it had fallen away
In about the same ratio with thu decline of
commercial affairs , Yean ago when the
law was not In vogue here , Chariion was
n lively , bustling , prosperous , promising lit-
tie place , whllo now it was us flat ns a
lloumlor , People hud loft , and with the sub
sidence of activity In business circles , and
the consequent lightening up of thu mone
tary channels , Intemperance lee Imd dwin
dled , but not to the extent that the law of
prohibition should warrant. The reason
cases of intoxication won ) scarce was because -
cause thoru wasn't us many people hero as
there was formerly , and a good many ot
these that are hero only refrain bocuuso
they haven't the "price. " Mr. Lynch has
handled a good deal of real estate here , but ho
isn't doing It now , because the business la
utterly nnd absolutely lifeless. There U
plenty of property for sale , but nobody
wants to buy , nnd a new arrival Into the
town for permanent residence Is a rarity In
deed , an nvunI worthy of a public celebra
tion.
I'll run across now und tap Mullen , then
bio my on to
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