Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1889)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 29 , ISSO.-SIXTEEN PAGES. E5SJAILY JBEE. 'sTROSBWATER , Editor. PUDLISIIBD EVBR'Y' MORNING. TKitMS ov suns UUTION. Pnllv nnd Sunday , Ono Your JlO'Of ) HU Months r , no 'Ihreo Mouth * SM Btimlfiy lice. One Year 200 lice , One Ycnr with rrcmtum , , . . SOO Omnhn , RPO nilcngoomcp.iyiT Hookcry. Kcw York , ( looms H anil IS Tribune lluild * inb. inb.WnshlnRton. . No. Ijlll Kourteonth Street , I Council Illullx , No. 13 1'curl Street. Lincoln , } xi V iticflt , r COltllKSl'ONnKNCi : . Allrommunlcatioin rolatlnetotipw.s mid wlU torlnl matter nlioulil Ira ndclro-ncd tn the IMltor- Inl Drjmrtmutit , J1USINKB3 ir.Trnii9. I- [ < All Imslnos.s trtters nnd rcmlttnncos should IA linidlrc si > ilto'Jho Hen I'lllillahlng Company , Dmnlm. DruflH , checks nnd postolllco orunrs to A bo made payixblo tc. thn order of thocompany , The BGB PoWislilni Company , Proprietors llullillni ; Knrn.un nndHevoiitsontli I'll 13 \HjY LII2& Kwnrn Stntoiui-nt uf Ctroulatlon. Etnto of Ntlirankn , I ( oimtjof DoiiKlM. I Geortn > II. TzHcimcfc. secretary of The DOB rutiHBlilnproiiipnny , rtoen solemnly swear thtt thcactuixlclrctilatlpn of TUB DAILY EH for theweeH HKllnB Bcptpmber 28 , ISrfU , lows : Btimlny. 8 pt , Mmxlny.t-'ept. Zt > IH.WH Tl rrclny. Pept. K4 tH.il ! * \\Vdncsilny. eept.25 1H.OIH Thinsdny.Mopt. " ( ] t. IH.ICO 1 rlcluy. ! 5 pt. 2T 1B.MI batnrdny , Sept. " 8 , 18.017 Avcrngc tH.OUB OKOHOK I ) . TZ'CHUOK. n Evoin tnlioforp munndMUbucrti.ed tola my pmenco UilHX'Blh dny ot Feptumlicr , A. I ) . I 8J. It enl.l N. 1' . FKHA Notary 1'ubllc. County or DoiiKlna. f " Ofotuo H. 'IV.schm-k , bulnR duty sworn , do- rate * unil cnystlmt ho is pecrutnry of Tae ll u rxil/llshliiR c ( mpnny , that the actual nverago dally clrculntlon ct TUB DAII.V ttv.v for too ironth of September. WH , lf.151 copies : for Oc- tobcr JtW , n.fl ' 4 coplrH ! for November , 18SH , 1H.- rte copies : for Dccrmbor. 1SK < . IH.'Jil copies ; foi January , itro , lPr74 , copies : for February , ii-89 , 3C.OJII ccipifs-.for Mnrch , IHd , 1F.854 copies ! for jiril. 1 n. ip.rvu cnplcH ! for Way. isn , in.nifl copies : for June. JfsC. 18NW . copies : for July. IttU , IK.TUS copies ; for August. IM'f. IH.OM coplns. OKO. II. TcuticK. . Fworn to lielorn mo mid suhscrlbeil In my jreFfncw thlHlllat dny of Autru- t. A. I ) . . 18 < 9. N. 1' . I'EIU Notnrv I'ulilla. m fc > 7.V/J ViV YUUlt Frequent complaints roach Tim Bun from p issonjjor.s on trains and from res idents of towns in this section , that it is impossible to got a copy of Tins BUK from resident news ngonts nnd train MV newsboys. The clnim Hot up by the Int- Rl1 tor is : "All sold ; " and then ether Oipnlui papers nro ottered instead. In some instances , when the would-bo pur chaser insists on pettinjr n. copy of Tin : Bii5 , it is forthcoming , but train news boys deal them outsparlnplv , and when their supply is about exhausted it is tboir practice to force ether Omaha papers on passengers who would not buy nny other than Tin : BKK if it could bo bud. Tun BIB : urges upon everybody tlio importance of malting complaint to this olllco upon failure to got TUB Bur. of news dealers and newsboys. There is 110 reason why a full supply should not be Uopt for all demands. "EX-CONOKESSMAN SCOTT l-USllOS to his own defense as an employer. None I" IV of his employes are so poor as to do him iff * that honor. LET us hope that the county commis sioners will not desecrate the Sabbath searching for tbo lost retaining wall vouchers. PUANCJ : pays a splendid and deserved compliment to American genius by con ferring the cross of the Legion of Jlonor on Thomns A. Edison. No man in our day has done so much to control f nnd mil into practical use the potent power of olectric.ity. The compliment paid him by tbo French republic will bo applauded by every American. Goviiuxou TII.VYKH'S proclamation calling for uu election to fill tbo vacancy created by Judge Graft's resignation will upset the plans and pins of hovornl ambitions aspirants. The action of the governor relieves him ol the annoyance of badgering candidates , and places the responsibility on the voters of the dis trict , whore it pronorly belongs. TUB convention of the American Forestry congress ana the Pennsylvania Forestry association will bo hold in Philadelphia October 15. It is proposed to take Bomo action towards creating u publio sentiment against the wholesale wasting of our forests. J. Sterling Morton , of this state , bus given the sub ject grouter attention than most men , und him presented valuable assistance in the conception of hit Arbor dny idea , and ho would bo the proper person to represent Nebraska at the coming For estry congress. As only two per cent of our state's area is covered with tim ber , it will bo wise to gain whatever of value regarding timber culture is brought out by the proceeding of the snouting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If THH old style , hoavy-tragody typo of minister has not yet lived out bis day , it may at least bo ventured that ho is Rotting well along In the afternoon of it. The pulpit bus loss of the terrible spectacular puraphor'iiulin surrounding it than in former times , and the four that Satan himself , surrounded by a Glokoning and sulphurous odor , will etop from out the wings of the siinctu- nry and perform the terrible things at tributed to him , does not now occupy bo largo a place in the minds of the con gregation. On the contrary , the pulpit nt the present time Is largely being llllod by mou who eoom to have boon cast by nature to play cotn- ody parts. The pun , the joke , the humorous anecdote tire now among the approved literary implements employed * oy ministers of the goapol to point a moral and adorn a tale , That the newer typo is the better , when not overdone , no ono with the lionoat sunshlno ol good-fellowship in his heart will dpny. The religion thut cannot bond to u plo.usdnt picture in words and occasion- - nlly invigorate the blood with the cor i- dial of pure und hearty laughter , U n cloudy-dny creed that is in opposition to the bubble of brooks , the mnslo of birds and the prattle of innocent chil dren. If tlto happy medium of good- puturod seriousness bo maintained the ohureh will attract nnd retain the atten tion of these who"delight in tbinkltigo a Deity xvhoso loving graoiousnoss is its n golden summer day rather than llko the frown of the impending tempest. AMERICAS INVEXTtONS. Americans who hnvo rend with ro- rrot , it tint with a fooling of hdmilla- , ionf tho'Comparative inadequacy of the go n oral exhibit of this country at the Paris exposition , will learn with plcnnuro that American exhibitors will ccoivo creator recognition from the udgos , in proportion to tboir display , , lian will bo given to these of any other country. This is nn acknowledg ment of the superiority of Amor- cnn inventions ever those of Eu rope * displayed nt the exposi tion , and inasmuch ns the exhibit from this country cm- iracos but a small part of what might mvo bdon shown of our inventions , while the European countries hnvo nest elaborate displays of tlielr inven tions , the significance and value of the rrealor recognition to bo accorded our exhibitors can not very well bo over estimated , It has cotno to bo universally ad mitted that the American people are ire-eminent in inventive genius , ind it would bo a very onsy .ask to show how much moro than any other pcoplo they hnvo con tributed by their Ingenuity to lighten the world's labor and Increase the pro ductions and comforts of mankind. In conferring upon Rdlson the grand cross of the Legion of Honor , a few days ngo , the French minister of foreign affairs " 'eforrod to the great superiority of Americans in inventive genius and the vnst service to mankind of their re markable ingenuity. All the * ondi- tioiis of our growth have contributed to the development of the inventive tal ent , and in whatever ether respects the American people may bo Inferior , and borne they confessedly lire , in their jonius forinvontion their pro-mninonco is undisputed and indisputable. The Paris exposition has served to mukj this fact clear and acknowledged. LOA N COMPANIES. OMAHA , Sept. 28To the Editor of Tun BIK : In .vour paper I notice a special from Boston regarding the failure ot the Farmer's ' Loan and -Trust company , of Knnsas. A falluro of this kind is much to be rcgrottod on several accounts , ono of which is because of the bad utlect It will have upon tbo snlo of western farm mortKURi-'s in cust om markets It gives the organs of ether lines of investment companies u chnnco to cry down all farm mortgage companies , nnd will divert cousidoiablo money from farm mortgage securities to railroad niul ether securities. However , there should not bo too much sympathy bestowed upon the holders of the bonds of the defunct company. No ono has Invested any money with the concern for ever a year without having opportunity to find out the condition of its Jinunccs. Their ftlutumcnt published under data of October 1 , 1SSS , shows that the loans made were vorj budly in default for interest , ana gives other , evidences of bad management. Nor was this tbo only warn ing that investors bad before thorn , as iho American Wool Uopnrtu published facts ro- gardmg the company last winter which should have bicn cnouch to make investors loolt clsowhoro for a snfi ; place to put their money. As loan companies doing any business in the Now England states are compelled to show their hands nt least twice a year , thcro is no excuse for people who Invest with a rotten company. It is u hungering for a higher rate of interest that maucs them ac cept the securities of a company that can not malio a statement showing solvency , and if this uvarlciousncss brings trouble and loss ii is their own fault. AD investor in farm mortgages neoi never lese his tnonoy. There are too many strong conserva tive companies ia the business with whom ho can invest , and his Interests n'ro too jealously guarded oy the legislatures of Now Hampshire , Now York , Mussa- chusolts und Connecticut for him to unwit tingly buy a bond or mortgage of a company llko the Farmers' Lonn and Trust comnany of Kansas. JAMBS ADKI.SO.S- . Wo fully coincide .vlth the writer that the collapse of the Kansas loan com pany is liable to create alarm among eastern capitalists ever western farm securitins. The freedom with which capital has boon flowing from Boston and Now York into the hands of west ern loan agents has emboldened many insolvent concerns to do a largo busi ness on very small capital. It is to bo feared that the Kansas trust company is not the only bottomless money-lending institution west of the Mississippi. Capitalists everywhere know that , high interest nearly always moans poor security. Wlion these capitalists deliberately plaeo their money into thohundsof reckless sharks who make it their business to extort usurer's commissions on the top of high interest they certainly should not com plain if they discover that their securities are over-rated. Western farm mortgage loans as a class nro the safest ot investments , providing the loans are handled by reputable firms. n A IN KELT. Mr. Dodge , statistician of the agricul tural department , has made nn exten sive tour of the west , particularly of the arid regions , and lias embodied his ob servations in a report to the secretary of the agricultural department. The report contains no now facts , but merely - ly alllrms what is well known , that the rain bolt has extended beyond the ono hundredth meridian , and thut the great American desorl has disappeared from the face of the earth. This truth 1ms boon thoroughly demonstrated during the past ton yearn by heavy crops of corn , oats and voco- tablcd , unsurpassed in quantity and quality , harvested in that section. Evidently Mr. Dodge was not pre pared for the surprise which greeted him in the roginn selected for investi gation. It is dilllcult to eradicate the toaoliiiiRHof the olu geographers who placed the stamp of sterility on what now ranks among the richest of agri cultural sections. Ho was astonished to find transitions in progrobs which mark the advance of rurul solonco in the wcbt. Two hundred miles of al leged dcsort ho found carved into pro ductive farms , und cultivated without tbo aid of irrigation. Mr. Dodge does not ascribe thid fertility to an increase of rainfall , but to a change of climate. It mutters not what name Is given it , thu fact remains that there has been a marked iucronso of moisture , whether ruin or dow , whioli enabled the pioneer farmers of western Nebraska to refute u geographical falsehood with abundant crops. Tliltf cluuigo is undoubtedly due to the general cultivation of tbo soil. The destruction of the hard mat ot buffalo grnss which covered the rich soil of this section caused the natural moisture-to sink Into the earth , producing the in creased humidity noted by Mr. Dodgo. The most important Item inMr. . Dodf o's report Is that which urges the farmers of the west to plow dcopor nnd bring to the surface these elements of growth which lie beneath the nvcrngo furrow. Deep plowing , Mibsoillng nnd frequent cultivation and changes of crops 111630 nro the pro- cossoa which Insure success. They are commended lo the careful attention ot our farmer , especially these of the east ern , counties where the crop avorngo has * materially docro.isod. Imperfect tillnge has placed them fur behind their western competitors , and radical nnd frequent changes in crops as well as in methods is necessary to gnrnor the abundance which the soil , intelligently cultivated , guarantees. TEMPI.All The triennial conclave of tpo grand encampment of the Knights Templar of thu United Slates will be hold in Washington city during the bccond week of October. This Masonic order has a membership of about one hundred thousand , nnd the attendance of knights at their conclaves numbers from twenty to thirty thousand. Those triennial events also jittrnot many ether members of the Masonic fratern ity for whom they possess a peculiar interest , as well us thousands who find pleasure In the brllllnnt.pngcnntry which the parades and drills of the knights jillord. Moro khan one hundred thousand strangers visited Ohic.igo dur ing the conclave in that oity nine years ngo. and it is expected that n very nearly equal numhor will go to Wash ington during the conilng , conclave. Composed largely of men who are wealthy and liberal , the Knights Tem plar nro among the most desirable class of visitors , and thorois always n sharp competition betwoou cities to sectTro the next conclave. One of the duties at Washington will bo the selection of a place for holding the next conclave in the full of 18)2. ! ) It is already apparent that there will bo the usual oagcr competition among the cities of the country to secure the selec tion. Why should not Omaha enter tbo lists:1 The state of Nebraska stands high , particularly among the younger states , in the numbers of its Masonic fraternity and in the interest and zeal that have been shown towadvanco the order. There are now twenty commandories of Knights Templar in the state , and doubtle&s before - fore the conclave of 1892 the number will not bo less than thirty. In few cities of the country having a popula tion no larger than Omaha is the Ma sonic fraternity moro largely repre sented than hero. For all the purposes of parades nnd drills Omaha , with its nearly forty miles ot as finely paved streets as any in the country , could now accommodate a procession of twenty thousand knights , and three years hence the city will bo able to make in this respect a still hotter show ing. In the meantime , also , wo shall have very materially increased our ability to accommodate visitors , nnd otherwise added to the faoilitios and at tractions of the city. In a word , Omaha , by the fall of 1892 , will bo in a position to entertain all the knights who might come hero in the event of this city being selected for tbo conclave of that year , and to take care of all the visitors whom their coming would at tract. In the matters of location and ac- cessibilitytho claims of Omaha are cer tainly equal to these of any other city. It is to bo remarked , however , that considerations of this kind are not nlono sufficient to secure the selection ot a city for the conclave. There must bo a financial inducement and a liberal ono. Probably no citv olloriiig to guarantee loss than from forty to fifty thousand dollars for the conclave of thrco yours hence will receive nny serious consider ation , whatever may bo the favorable dontlitions otherwise which it may present. The money expanded to secure - cure thcso conclaves in the past has al ways boon found to be a profitable in vestment. It was largely BO in Cleveland - land , in Chicago , in San Francisco , and undoubtedly will bo in Washington. There is every reason to suppose thut in future suoh expenditure will bo even moro profitable to the communities that make it. Having regard solely for the business feature of the matter , there can bo no doubt that an investment - mont of fifty thousand dollars by Omaha to secure the conclave of 1802 would pay , and all other obvious advantages to bo derived would be clour profit. Omaha certainly ought not to permit this opportunity to pass without an ef fort , and the matter is commended to the earnest consideration of these who should tuko a hearty and actlvo inter est in it. THE IWVVAJ.O AKD CIVILIZATION. Twonty-flvo years ago the buffalo roamed ever Nebraska , but ho roams no moro. There nro but very few of the species loft , and thoso.huvu taken them selves as far north as the climate will allow them to wander. The western plonoor and bun tor is responsible for the practical extinction of the bison. For years during the earlier history of the west men hunted the buffalo for its hide alone , and when this was obtained the remains were allowed to rot upon the spot where tbo animal fell. The bullalo industry gave employment to a largo number of hardy plonoors , and its flesh contributed to thoirsustonanuo , while the hides went to roplonlfah not too plethoric pochotbooks. The pur suit of the buffalo for game purposes afforded sport for many scions of royalty , and the Grand Duke Alexis declared his visit tn the United States fully compensated for the pleasure derived in killing ono of the animals. Peralst- ont pursuit and the heavy slaughter rapidly depleted the herds , and the remnants took their way from Nebraska , Wyoming nnd Dakota to the northern part of Montana and the Canadian province of Manitoba , whore what few remains of the species now o.xlbt. Every now and then some auporaonsl- tlvo philosopher bowalls the extinction of the bulfalo , and freely assorts that one of the most OlmiblbMtmnls on the continent has /Jjs ponrodvllli his going. This declaration is only par- tlully truo. Wlhpn.Inutan9nlono peopled pled tno country , the buffalo was a necessity. Without It llioy woull : hnvo boon compelled to tU [ iho soil for their living , u5 stiinlloV fjnino found In the country wn-3 notsuRUIunt to moot their ' ' wants. While t'oat. herds wandered ever the pralrlq tjio Indian felt hlin- eolf to bo Imlopondont of the white mini and his clvllt/.nCluii. Warriors on innrauditiff cxcltksirjnB found no dllll- oully in obtaining , foo.l. When the bulTnlo vanishdrf 'Indian jynra came prnctically to un end. Tlion the gradual civilization of the Indian , or nt loust n piirthil tractnbilitv , first bcctuao possible , The Sioux war , which closed with the gallant Custor's death , was the Instdc p.iirtn ? oltort of the Indian to retain his savajjo stnto of living. Tlio ovporlnuiits nuulosomo tlnio ngo at Winnlpag with n domesticated herd of buffalo demonstrated clearly that , except as curiosities , they wore not worth what It cost to Itcop them. Their strength was far In ferior to that of ordinary oxen. While n bnfftilo cannot do the work of an ox , it tulcos twice as much to supply him. As a boast of burden , therefore , ho is a f.illuro. As u meat animal ho cannot , bo corn pure d with many domes'- * tic anlmah. Illn chief comtncrdal value consists of his hide , and even in this ro- spoel innny bottol1 substitutes nro now to bo found , In ronnhlorlnjr the loss of the buffalo O'om our plains it cannot bo well argued Unit any nmorUil damage has been done the country. The grass he used to oat now furniohcs substance for the cattle slaughtered at j3auth O.nalm. lie no longer tempts tho'rod men to resist the advance of olvillzation in the west. Governinont forts that used to be u ne cessity are now .abandoned and grass growd where once the tread of armed forces awoho the echoes of distant hills peopled with rod foes. The bulTnlo has gone from our plains forovqr and with him has gene tlioIiidinti frontier. i : Or JI1E UKAMA. Periodically some one interested in thu drama comes forward with tlio as sertion that it is oa the doL'lino. The chu go is very nearly na old as the drama itsulf. It was mane in Addibon's time and before. It has boon repeatedly - odly made bineo. . IIus it any better warrant now than in the past ? To those who would bay it has. an argument might bo found in the lojul stage. During , the ( week just past this Omaha theaters have presented attrac tions nearly every night. The character - actor of the productions was what is tunned fureo-comedy. It is a fair ques tion whether there is not too much ' of this class of entertainment. While raanugdrs ! find a good demand for it , and a larger number of traveling companies are devoted to its production , there will bo no attempt to remedy the evil , if such it bo. Mana gers cannot .juatlv b'o blamed for cater ing to what is domnndod. The chief fault Hob with the public. Mr. Ilenry James , writing in the A'cw lieu cio , declares that the drama is not , merely on a decline , but that it is dead. Mr. W. D. Ho wells does not tuUe BO oxtroma u view of the situation. Ho is a believer in what is known us realism. Moro human nature in less conventionally sensational situ ations is what he desires. Mr. William Archer , the English dramatic critic , suggests a euro for the modern drama. "If the drama is dying at all , " ho says , "it is dying of technique. " Ho asks that " ' .ho drama of the future" fahall cor respond with the recent development of Motion. Mr. Howollswill coincide with this opinion for he is the chief exponent of realistic fic tion in this country. The two gentlemen will doubtless agree on the proposition of Mr. Archer tliat what the country needs is n drama of greater freedom , pliancy and variety of form. A little of farce-comedy is very good , but too much of it is destructive of dramatic taste and of the true purpose of the stage. Charles Uoyt's earlier productions wore greatly enjoyed but they nro losing in tliofavor of in telligent playgoers. It will bo fortunate for tlio stage , doubtless , if this disfavor shall continue to grow , and yet the fact must bo admitted that u considerable proportion of playgoers would probably soon ceabo to patronize the theater if it presented only plays ttuit made some tax upon intelligence- , instead of con tributing solely to passing amusement. The subject is one that admits of no end of controversy , and since it has boon go ing on in ono form and another for goti- orations , the promise of prollt from its discussion can noi > bo regarded as en couraging. The drama always lias boon , and very likely always will bo , what the general taste of the time de mands. MHS. .iKANNKTTH M. TilUUHHii , pres ident of the National Conservatory of Music , Now York , writes from Paris that she lias secured one of the best singers and professors in Franco for the conservatory , the fourth season of which has just opened. ' This artist is Monsieur Thoophilo Man Uryj , and ho Is recom mended by such eminent musicians as Saint Saons , Atribro'iso Thomas , direc tor of the Paris 'conservatoire ' , Miuso- nut , LamourouK and Gounod. This addition to th'o already strong corps of instructors oJ the National conservatory will give It iv standing excelled by few In Europe , and unable that institution to qomo nearer to the elevated standard iof nci'.omplishmont intended by its' ' indefatigable founder and president. In a recent interview Mrs. Thurber expressed her preference for the French method in musical cult ure , its having foundation and grace , and this method will prevail in the institution of which she is the head. Mrs. Thurbor's cllort to establish in the United States a national school of music , as thoroughly equipped as the best o ! the European schools , is steadily gaining in popular appreciation. Thus far the re sults have justified the faith of Mrs , Thurbor 111 the existence of an American - can musical talent worthy of such an institutionand there cun bo no doubt regarding the great future uecfulness of the National Conservatory of Music , nt least BO long ns it 1ms Us present capably and conscientious management , A PAtn of fahh-curo honlora In Now York succeeded In kll ing their last pa- llont , a young womin. If the courts do not deal vigorously with this species of mercenaries , thov should bo forcibly attached to the collln trust. David's Uii'Stroiuii Course. Kcw Vitili lleraM. If Governor Hill trio * to swim un stream much loni rjic will have to bo tnUon ashore for . repairs. _ _ To Ontoh the Public 1'vo. . Tlio nntlooiil grocnbick : party Is striving hard tonttinct public attention to Itself. It should go over Niagara fulls in n bnrrcl. ' In IllH'orv. Jstilhvllle ( Vwrfrr-JiwrtinJ. XonopuonS urray looked on the sen. and tlio Kentucky milltln looked oil the Cumber land. Water plays- prominent unrt in war history. Tin C7ifoi/i ( > Mlmnt. A cotjplo of old imirrlc.l folks In Warren county , Kentucky , attur llvtni ; together tlfty yours , iuivo Just engaged In a sultfor divorce. OF nil the ways of colobrntiug a golden wed ding tlut have over been heard of this Is the * queerest. ' ; With Tnniiiuiny. Now York hut cnlnotl 1IVJ election districts , ami It now has 1.010. Thus does I'nmmnny Increase the work of thojiitlotiul republican committee for ISU'J , and now man * of tlio me tropolis will bo required to locate tlio pur chasable voters , so that they can bo pre vented from being bribed on election day. The Orderly limulou Striken * . | ' The recorder lu Ids charge tn the London graiiil Jury statuJ that not a single cnso of violence arising out of. the dock laborers' strike had been brought before Ins court. This is a remarkable thine : to Bay of lOJ.OJO poor rann cut off. for n month from their dally revenue. Jolm null's onicinl InicuHiy. I'littiHl'lpltlit I'm * . The .English postolllco had ! ) thieving letter-cirrieis coavlcted last yo.ir for steal ing letters , nnd , ou aa average , throe postal olllcors uro caught stealing every week. If our department , with all its polities , wore to show a like record there would bo a revolu tion. Cnniimny Hcr.self. The Post is iu receipt of a pressing invita tion from various esteemed contemporaries of the Chicago urcss to become ono of the honored nucstsol Chicago three years hence. The courtesy is gratefully appreciated , but under the circumstances , cannot bo tiucopled. Oarfollcsaro going to have company about that time. A Rcnstlv Uu tines ? Chocked. Jfem r.irfc . ll rJf. ( The beastly business of prize-lighting has received a much-needed check in St. Louis. Ono of the participants in u recent encoun ter died of his Injuries , und bis antagonist has been held without Diil to answer the charge of murder , while the referees , seconds ends and timekeepers llnd thotnsolvos in the 'very un comfortable situation of being hold ns acccssoncs. If they shall all bo punished as they dcsorvo to bo , and Governor Lowry shall persist in calling back tbo big brutes Sullivan ami Kilrmn to servo out their sen tence , this' degrading barbarism , miscalled "sport , " will cc.tso to llourish. Prohibit Inn Nut Good Business. 7)f s .1/0 ncs Lratlrr. Tlio present law sunus Iowa money into otbur htates to buy liquors. Wo seek to build up Iowa industries , yet in blind zeal uud bigotry drive thono industries to 1'corhi , mid then sund money tburo to buy thuir product. \Vo close ] owu browenos anil tlicn send money to Milwaukee to buy and ship in their beer. This is not good business. No compensation lias come to the people of tlio state its return for all they have sueri- lli'cd in a pecuniary way for prohibition. Whisky , wine , beer , every kind of liquors are shipped into lowu by tlio train load , and their shipment cannot bo prevented. In many pluuos liquor is sold over the bar as freuly as ever : In other places it is D'iddlcd by bootleggnrs , sold In dives or dojerios ( , or by drug stores. Liquor" all grades , from tno best to the vilest , demoralizes and poisons society hi Iowa moro thun ovorbofore in her history. The traOln is a hundred times moro dangerous and degraded than over before. An open saloon , with a publm business , maybe bo watched and regulated , but tlio stealthy , illegal , illicit plying of the trade through low anil secret dives and by reprobate bootleg gers cannot bo guarded. It is a tiitUnus , un bridled nionstor. stalking through the state , ravaging tlio land and corrupting the youth. VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. The Sownrd Ileportor bcliovou that tlio "friends of Senator H. S. Norval have every reason to feel good ever the prospucts of their candidate. Mr. Nor vat's canvass so far has demonstrated that do has many warm friends all over the district , and wli'lo different county conventions uro instructing for tboir own favorite sons , ho is well satis fied with the cufouruguiiicnt received. " "Colonel Webster , of Hitchcock county , is looming up as a formidable rival to Mr , L'iws , " says the York Times , "llo will almni the Republican valley vote with him , and greatly dimmish his following. Mr. Laws has scon lila best days as u congres sional candidate. While it is ulflluult to oven pucss who the coining man is , it really looks now as though Mr. Harlnn stood a bet tor chance than any ether candidate. " The Hitchcock county ropubliuiin conven tion has chosen delegates to tno congres sional , convention favorable to Uolonol U. D. Webster , for which action the delegates uro commended by tbo Straiten Herald , which say i "Tho colonel is a mau who has long boon iilcntltbd with tlio republican party of Nebraska and the entire union as woll. Dur ing the llrst four yours of 1'rosldont Lincoln's tor in ho was Secretary of State Howard's ' private secretary and duilng the luttor lorn , of administration was appointed consul to England , filling both ofllccs with orodit to his country and hunsolf , Since than ho has been u prominent participator lu all republi can campaigns , lending bis aid wuon and where it was nocidud. As a publio speaker ho lias few equals and no superiors. For tlioso cogent reasons the liorald en dorses Colonul B. I ) . Wobitor for congressman of the Second congressional district and trusts that when the congres sional convention of the Second district moots It will honor Itself and the second district by nomluating.hlin us the standard boaror. " Judge Uoeso , the member of the suprnino bench whoso term expires this full , dou not aeotn to suit the railroad wing of the repub lican party and they wilUtrlvoto provontlus renoailnatlon , says the Howolts Journal. Mr. Hesse's record Is beyond reproach. That ho has not bowed down to the corpora tions of the state Is greatly to his credit. Says the Culburtsou Sua ! "Tho transpor tation rates on wheat , corn and oats to Chicago cage ought to bo reduced. Prices quoted In Chicago nro for wheat' 7(5 ( > fo , corn 03o nnd ontn 19o. Prices DrovnllinR hero arc wheat 4io ! , corn and onls ISo to lOc , The prlco of outs hero it rog'ulntcd by tno homo demand ; for shipping pnrpoios 10i ) to 1 lo Is the most that could bo paid. Now that does not louvo the famor enough for hid seed , time and labor. Something must bo done to brlug re- hof. The only practical way out now Is a reduction In tlio cost of transportation , VVo behove the roads loading to Cnlcago can af ford to lower the rales. Unslncss Interests demand it , Tlio prosperity of this section of the state depends largoty upon it. The rail roads have come to the rescue In this re- Rpcct In limes past. What has the U. & M. to say now I People here are at the mercy of that corporation. A proper representa tion of the facts should bo inndo , and tlio roads respectfully asked to grant the neces sary relief. " AUTUMN VOICES. P. IP. II. in Spjctofnr. When 1 was In tlio woods to-Jay Tlio golden loaves were falling round mo , And 1 thought t hoard soft voices sAy Words that with sad onohantmont bound mo , "O , dying year I O , Hying year I O , days of dimness , m lils of sorrow ! O , lessening nit'litl O , lengthening night ! O , morn forlorn nnd hopeless morrow 1" No bodies visible hail these Whose voice I ho.lrd . so sa lly calling ; They were the spirts of the trees Lamenting for the bright leaves falling. Prisoners In naked trunks they llo , In loafloss'boughs have lodging Blonder ; Hutsoon as spring Is in the sky They deck again the woods with splendor. The light leaves rustled on the ground , Wind stirred , and when again 1 hearkened llunliod were tlioso voices. Wide nround Night fell , and all the ways were darkened. AS OTHERS SEE US. Wiiiilv Knwviilu's Kawtu CltuJimrnnl. Tin : O > un\ linn Is of the opinion that in 1090 that city will have 500,1)00 ) moro people than Kansas City. Why , bless you , long be fore that porlod Kansas City will have an nexed Omaha. Our .Modest Coppers. St. Joseph Ncivi. An Omaha policouiiin was discovered asleep In n Hllk-ilncd coach at the uxtiositloii the other night. The otilysurprlsing thing nbout this is Unit the policeman did not hustle around until ho found n couch lined with satin. It has been u long time now since tlio roscato blush of modesty has been discovered In the vicinity of nn Omaha policemen's cheek. _ Thf > Kat Is i .veiled , ir < /iiiioon / ! Vint , Nathan Shelton , of Omaha , has Just bought a farm in Anna Arundul county , Maryland , and n number of ether capitalists from Omaha and clsowhoro out west are negotiat ing for property in the same vicinity. The old rule seems to bn reversed. Is the west coming cast to grow uu with the country. TUrH. AViseloy's Want of Wisdom , Clttctifja Herald. A Nebraska woman unmed Mrs. Wisoloy hos eloped with n Topeka drummer. Like many ether woman she loved not Wisoloy. AVluit to lo With the Mashora R'ew I'orli Telegram. The "mashers" hnvo becorno such n pest In Omaha that oao citizen offers to contribute ? 2 > aud secure ether contributions to a fund for the founding of a physical culture club for young women. This is the right courjse. A human rcptilo that has had a knock-down blow from the woman ho insulted is apt to bo moro cautious thereafter. Iho Modest Burglar. JVcto roth Il'orW. 'I ho burglars who robbed the postofllco nt Stuplelon , S. I , on Saturday nigat took away everything of valua excepting n two-cent stamp. It was doubtless a stamp of the pre vailing green variety. Esthetlcism is not often u characteristic of criminals , but since two burglars entered n house in Omaha and toolc nothing but a hath nobody is supriscd at the peculiar frcalis or their brotherhood. COUNTRY BREEZES. No Ai > < > lo < rlfH to Mnkc. llcrtrand Herald. Last Saturday n girl whom wo had men- .tioned In an uncomplimentary light regard ing her actions at a aanco , etc. , called to In terview us about It. When wo told her something of the reputation she had gotten hoio by her scandalous conduct , she got mad and threatened to "pasto" us. Wo then showed her the door und told her to git. Wo bavo no apologies to nuiko. WluifUV "hoint flic Killr. ( lictnci .Democrat. The blind was there , the band organ , the wheel of tortuuo , and things too numerous to mention ; wo noticed several dudes with cigars in their mouth , and others making gum suiter ; also half baked attorneys with plug hats that a fly would broalc his neck on , and thinking ovcry ono had their oycs on thorn ulone , and so on ; wo oven ECO the editor of the Times there at the fair , wo moan. A MiKhtv Mo in Ainu , llaniett Jllailt. A man who tauos u newspaper for thrco years nnd never pays a cent and then discov ers that ho docs not want It because it Is u dirty shoot , contains no news , and the editor Is a rascal , is just the man that would cheat his grout-grandfather out of his oyo-tootli. A Itinlronil'H limriultiido , I'nlmiirn UCIM , Mr , Thomas McCoy , the most faithful and dovotcd servant the U. & M. ever had or will have , during whoso control of the section hero , twelve years , not un accident has hap pened , though tbo Iron on it I ; the worst worn on the road , iu fact has been patcned by the discarded rails of other sections , whom everybody respects , wai summarily dismissed on Mhursdny , This is queer reward for faithful service. Ungnllnnl. Mr. Squire , Seneca News. A. L. Squlro , of the Thcdford Herald , was in Seneca Thursday. Wo spent a fuw mo ments very pleasantly with him at the rcsl- dcnco of Miss Ong , and learned that there nro ton organized school districts In Thomns county , the schools of which are taught by "widows , old maids , old married men , nnd old married women , " and ho would greatly rojolco if some one would Import an Invoice of ioung ludy school ma'ams Into Thomas county. MUs Ong ruUed her cro quet mallet once or tvvlco during the story , but she controlled herself and ho escaped punishment. _ Decidedly 11 Itnat. Jhiillnutim KiiniKiicll-Ddnucrat. The Koiiubllcan muKOi mention that a cer tain lady In this town has put up a lot of piums this year. Tins ono Item of news ulono Is worth tlio subscription price to that Bheot. Strange that none of our reporters caught onto the item , Finally Dill iho Siiiaro JVur/ol/f Ntwi , The street cur driver l really accointno- dallnt' after ho llnda out that toincthlng is wanted of him. This morning u traveling inun balled the cur us It was jogging along Mala street , but the driver failed nlzo his grand hailing nlgn of dlsttws. A * tjio car pi-sod on the travollnc man kept "yolllng at tlio tnp of iK voice for the driver to Mop , but the latter liccdcd him HOT , Kin nlly everybody on the street betrnnveil ing , in sympathy with tlio traveling man. This finally woke up the driver , and ho Mopped the car , switched his mules to the ether end , pulled back , picked mihlspnsson- per , changed the mules to the ether end of the car. nnd wanton his way rejoicing. ON THE SIDE. Smokeless powder Isn't an entirely now Invention. Woninn of ihU country have been using It for , a long time now. Wnnnninkor is the niombor of the cnbmot who suits most people. Ho Is also suppoicd to stand clothes to the administration , It is unforf'nnto that tlio coming ccllpso of ttiOMin will cover west Africa. Things In that country nro dark enough already , Tlio cmporor of Jnpnn has Just moved into a four-iallllon-dollnr puluco. Thrlr ilosiro to Itnltato our Jcffcrsonlan simplicity is yet In n crude state. The woman's rights party Is doing nil it cnn to catch the publio oyo. Hotter go back to tlio old plnn , Rlrh , of carrylngim uuibrnlla alone ; a crowded street. If China refuses to have any further com mercial Intercourse with this country , our favorite cup of ton will become a thing of the past. So loop , Oolojigl ' President Hnrrtaon'n stampede to the mountains of Virginia linn been o.\plninod. Full liouso-olc.nlnh' ( has been Inaugurated at tlio presidential mansion. The "dcnn" olectrlo wires continue to put everyone who comes In contnct with thorn in a similar condition. A great many dliocldnp accidents are reported from this source. A bc-nutu'iil young lady of West Virginia has been stealing horses , She Is suld to bo uncommonly pretty , nnd has such n taking munnortrnt oven n hoi-so when wanted , could not say neigh. Some people thin k It would bo n sad commentary montary on our Institutions it Sullivan should go from the penitentiary to congress. U IB a much sudilor commentary , however , t hut moro men do not go from congress to the peni tentiary. A man in Maronn , Illinois , offers to bet any sum that ho can slcon longer at a llmo than any ether man In the world. Jloro'a a chance foi the members of the Chicago po lice force to inako souio extra money for Christmas. The Salvation 'nrmv , the Knpllsli spirrow and the Canada thistle nro throe things which Great Britain and her provinces have bequeatlu-d to this country. Isn't ' it about time to engage in another -war with the motherland 1 Someone has initiated the emperor of China into tlio mysteries of Unit popular game known as "tit for tat. " Ho is cnlug to play It on tlio Americans at once , uud will qulto likely demand their expulsion from his Kingdom ut an early date. A Denver bank cashier has stolen what money ho wanted , and departed to Moxlco. If the g oat Canndinii industry of receiving bank cashiers is to bo turned Into another channel , that province will no longer have nn object in refusing to annov. Just now when the head of the family scans the bill lor his winter's coal is wnon ho most heartily wishes ho had bought fowcr boxes of strawberries last sprinp. The sonsoo for firc-llics is past , but firebugs - bugs nro still in nctivo operation in various localities. The autumnal house cleaning clays nro nt hand , when the dust arising from the whip ping of carpets gives the uir n hazy appcar-- nnco , romantically spoken of as Indian sum mer. mer.Tho The Jilothodist cinforoneos are now bohig hold and for the next few wcoks the min isters of that church will bo kept busy m settling up with their old congregations and settling down with the nu < " . Now that the summer resorts nro nban doncd , the sen serpent is beginning to look for winter quarters. Another pretty young woman is charged with poisoning her uncongenial husband am' ' donning bis wealth with her widow's woods. The mawkish sentiment expended on Mrs. Mnybrlckis bearing fruit. Now that the Omaha and Council Bluffs Motor company is threatened with a rival line ever the Union Pacific bridge , It may see n fair prolit tn n llvo cent faro after nil. Jeff Davis is arranging soinn war articles for tno magazines. Jeff writes only on the south sldo of the naper. It is time for Tnscott to quit wandering and come homo and lecture. It begins to look very much as If Chicago has decided to let Now York huvo the league null ponnnnt and keep the world's ' fair for herself. The public will bo find wtien the noisy buzzing variety of electrio motor cars uro classed among the things that "whirr. " President Hnrnsou should put the pouslon commisbinnor.shlp on Ice and arrange a scheme to rulllo it off. The destruction by lire of the Temple of Heaven in Pckin will seriously blockade the Celestial route to salvation. Agents of rival roads should take advantugo of the calamity by offering excursion rates. The Temple of Jleaven , at Pokln , ' con taining the dragon throne , has been tlo- stroycd by Uro. Holy smolcol A soap trust 1ms been organl/ed ut Cleve land. This has no doubt been done to pro mote anarchy. A couple were united In marriage In the speed ring nt the Holt county fair. His to hoped that the span will trot together until life's race lu won , anil never entertain a do- slro to bulk or kick out of the iracos. The IIOWB columns of the press are con tinually recounting the fearful accidnnts which befall parachute jumpers. It Is tlmf to shoot thu parachute. THE DEATH OF THE MIST. 7'lla M'/i / tier High over the clouds u Sunbeam sliono , Whllo far down under him , With u subtle charm that was all her own , The Mist gloomed , fair and dim. Ho looked oa her with his burning eyes And longed to fall at nor foot ; Of all sweet things thura under the skies Ho thought her the thing most nivoot , Ho had wooed oft , as a Sunbeam muy , Wave andblosom and flower ; Hut never before had ho felt the sway Of a great love's sudden power. Tall cloud mountains and vast apace sea , Wind and tempest und 11 ro What are obstacles such us thcso To a heart that's llllcd with dostrot The Mist grow palo with a vague , tlrango fright , As fond yet florco ho came ; Ho was no strong and he was so bright , And tils breath was a breath of Ham * . Uoldly ho trod ever cloud anu star , ttoldly ho swam throughjmaco : She caught the glow of his oycs afar Aud veiled her delicate face. Close to bis heart she was claipod and kUsod { ijlio swooned with love's alarm * ; And dead lay the beautiful pala-fuced Mitt In the .Sunbeam's passionate arm *