THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , OCTOBER 21 % 1889 ,
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uusiNKss i.ryrrnus.
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IMI mlrtrcsHt'd to'Jho lira J'nbllnldnK Company.
Onmhn. Drnfts. rhccks and postolllco orilers to
be minis pnynblo to 1ho order of the compnuy.
The Bee PnWisMiiKlipaiiy , Proprietors
Unn llulldlng Vinimin ami Seventeenth airon * .
Thu Ben on ( lie Trains.
TJieio Is no excuse for a fiilluro to get Tin : HER
on ihr trains. All iiouAiioalura lm\i- been not- !
llert to cnrry a full supuly. I'm voters who want
Tin : llii : : and can't gnt It on trains nhcro other
Uiunhaiinpcrs me carried nro ruqucstod to no
tify TUB IIEU.
TIMO DAILY nii ; : .
Kwoi-n Statement oT Clronlntlon.
State or Noliraska , _ .
County or Jouula ) . "s >
Ocoritn II. Tzschuck. secretary ot The Dee
I'ubllshlngCoiuimu ) ' . doossolniniily snnar tnnt
thoactuiilclmilntlimotTiiK I\uv lii ! : : fortha
WCCK ending October IP , HK , wns ns follon-s :
Butidnr. Oct. til . 21,000
Monday. Oct. II . IS.lidT
Tuesday. Oct. 13
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Jburstluy , Oct. 17 . lH.ni.1
I'rldny. Oct. 18. ,
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Stntoof Nolirnska ,
County of Douglas. f1"1
Sworn to b foru mo und Biibscrlbed to In my
proscnro this IBth day of October , A. II. If Ml.
IScal.l N. I > . FUIU
Notary I'ubtic.
GcorKO U , UVschuck. being duly sworn , de
poses nnd says that ho Is secretary of The Hoe
rulillshlni ; toinpany. ; tlmt the netual avcrngo
dally circulation nt Tin : IMU.V UKK for the
month of October ISW. was 1S.08I copies ; for
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ies ; for I'olmmry , I HM > , It" " , tins copies : forJInrcli.
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for .May. ISNI , lH.iRllcopIt' : for Juno. ISt' ' . It'.S.jS '
copk's ; fcr July. 18 y , IS.7.H copies ; tor August.
1SSJ' ' . T51 copies ; for September. ISMi. It.'Vl
copies. (1 ( ixiiuii : II. T/SCHITCK.
Suoin to bnforu mo and Hiibsrrlbed In my
presence this Ith day of O.tobar , A 1) . , 1N > 1 > .
lSo.il.l N. v. I'EH , .
Tin : illness of Governor Foralccr will
not lesson the severity of the drubbing1
in store for Ciimpboll anil the ilomo-
c ra Is.
Tin : sale of the Onmhn breweries to
the lirilish syndiuato will entiblo the
Aiifjloinaiiincs to beer the lion in his
den , without undergoing the dillleulties
of a t-csi voyage.
OMAHA continues to add to the at-
truulioiis wliich inaUo her the envy and
admiration of her sister cities. Now
ho is promised iinow belt line to cost
nearly two million dollars.
Tin : Mississippi republicans have
withdrawn their state ticket from the
Held. Tlioy realized that it was a waste
of energy to vote , knowing that the bal
lots would not bo counted.
BOTH cnmlidntea for governor in Now
Jersey have agreed to conduct the cam
paign on the high piano of education.
II Ahbctt &ticlcs to the bargain tlio elec
tion of General Grubb is assured.
Tin : time is ripe for the city authori
ties to vigorously enforce the law regu
lating the speed of trains within the
corporate limits. The recklessness of
engineers should bo curbed promptly
Tim Irish-democratic fHoods ot Adam
Snyder want it distinctly understood
that , Adam does not hail from Germany.
Jle was born in Baltimore , the city of
plug-uglies and oyster cans. Had ho
boon born in Germany they would have
no use for him.
Du. SrOMiX8lvi is not the only man
dealing in Poles in this city. There
are half a dozen polyglots who claim to
have a full and assorted supply of Poles
to deliver on election day. The trafllo
in 1'olos promises to be ono of the heavy
industries in this city.
MiiX who have frcntiic93 ; thrust upon
them are never properly measured until
dcatb calls In the undortiikor. The
demise of the kinff of Portugal did not
create a ripple in the world's affairs
ua great as a pebble cast Into the ocean ,
and his career was rifjhtly summed up
in u four line announcement.
.1. OUMMINGH has buoa nomi
nated for the vacancy in congress
created by the death of lion. S. S. Cox.
A worthier successor could not huvo
boon named. Mr. Ctimmings' recent
visit to this section was in the nature of
a revolution to him , and there is no
doubt that the west will have in him a
Bttutnch , intelligent frlond in congress.
Tin : anti-prohibitionists of North Da
kota have raised an important point ,
which the courts will bo called upon to
Bottlo. The prohibition amendment
dtd not receive a majority of all voids
cast on election day , but n majority of
nil voles cast on it as a separate propo
sition. In Nobnusua and other status a
majority of all votes cast is necessary ,
and it is not llkoly that the courts will
malco 21 distinction in the case of North
Dakota.
IT is roilnod cruelty to propound im
pertinent questions to the Nebraska
etato board of transportation. The
tangto produced by Senator Suther-
land'b protest against railroad discrimi
nation bho\v8 the board to bo utterly in
competent to grapple with the intri
cacies of freight tariffs. The members
do not show even speaking acquaint
ance with the law governing their
lowers and duties. If they were to ro-
Blgn to-morrow the vacancy could not
bo greater than nt present oxlata.
THK nialovolont spirit ol English to-
rylsm is vividly shown in Dal four'a
latest speech. That a man of Ids call-
bra U permitted to insult and decry the
record ot the liberals and pour abuse on
Gladstone , the latuhot ot whoso shoos
ho is unworthy to unloose , Is a credit to
the progressive British democracy.
The venom of Balfour displays ttio
fatal force of the recent homo rule vic
tories , and sounds the death struggles ol
bayonet and buttering rum rule.
SS AKD MIST.EADIXO.
For moro limn avook the credulous
mtrons of the World-Herald have boon
craning their nooks in expectancy ot n
: rcat treat. A standing notice in Blftr *
.tiff . typo was kept bcforo their vision
with 11 promise of a revelation. The
'tile of prohibition in Nebraska was to
bo exhibited through the Jlcruld'shoro
scope in figures that do not lie.
Hut the mountain labored and brought
forth n mouse. The greatest effort that
out1 contemporary has over made in the
loumtn ot political ooonomy and statis
tics is a I'oarlnp lU/lo. It is a most pro-
xjslorous compound ol gush and guess
work. The total vole of the state
for IbOO is estimated at ono hundred and
eighty-two thousand three hundred.
II is safe to predict that the total vote
of this state will aggrecnto not loss
than t'.vo hundred thousand , and more
Ikoly l\\o hundred und ton thousand.
It was over ono -hundred and eighty
thousand lu 1838 , and two years' growth
of the stale will show an lncroao of
nero than thirty thousand votes in a
tolly contested oloction. But oven if
the aggregate vote was only ono hnn-
Ircd and eighty-two thousand the ex-
tlbit of our contemporary is utterly
jnselcss , and fortho most part shows a
ack of common sense nnd u surplus ot
inexcusable recklessness.
An Omaha paper of any pretensions
should at least know enough about the
wpulalion ol this county to tnako a rea
sonable estimate of its vote in 1S90. Ac
cording to tl.o World-Herald Douglas
county will poll eighteen thousand voles
'or and against the prohibition amcnd-
nent next year. The vote of this
county on presidential doctors in 1SS8
was over twenty thousand , and two years
afterward it certainly will bo not less
Limn twenty-live thousand on the pro
hibition issue. That would only repre
sent a population of ono hundred and
fifty thousand , or ono voter to every six
inhabitants. In November , 1890 , Doug
las county will have over ono hundred
inil sixty thousand population. Omaha
and South Omaha together have ono
liundred and twenty-five thousand at
the very lowest estimate.
Asa specimen brick of the farcical
[ lorforinnnco of the Worltl-JFcrald on its
lirolubltion prophecy , wo need only
iioint to its estimate on Lancaster
county :
The total vote in Lancaster county will bens
ns follows : The county clerk says l'-J,000 , the
county judge pave no osti'uato. the county
treasurer says 12,000. The vote for prohibi
tion is estimated in this way : Uy the county
clerk bOO , by the county judge no estimate ,
l > y the county treasurer 4,000. 1'or biyh
license the vote is ostiuintcd : liy the county
clerk 1,000 , by the county judge no estimate ,
by the county treasurer 8,000.
Thereupon the lightning calculator
of the WorM-Jlcralil roaches the follow
ing conclusion : ' 'Total vote in Lancaster
ter- county , twelve thousand ; for prohi
bition , two thousand four hundred ;
against prohibition , four thousand five
hundred. "
Thib only foots up six thousand nine
hundred votes. "What is to become of
the five thousand ono hundred votes
that nro not accounted for on either
side of the question'/ Are they likely
to remain noutr.il V
Tlio same recklessness in estimates of
the probable vote on prohibition and
Ingh license pervades the en tire page
devoted to this subject. The informa
tion furnished is misleading and of no
value whatever to anybody who desires
to form oven the remotest estimate of
the probable outcome of tlio prohibition
issue in 1890.
THE LEAD One DECISION.
The load-mining interests will be dis
appointed with the decision of the sec
retary ot the treasury regarding the
classification of load and silver ores.
Other interests of no loss importance
will bo entirely satisfied with tlio posi
tion of the secretary. The matter is a
familiar one. Last May the treasury
department was asked to revoke the
long-standing ruling under which the
lead-fail vor ores of Mexico were admitted
free of duty , on the grond that thcso
ores are composed chiefly of
load which is dutiable. Pursuant to
this request , and pending an investiga
tion , the secretary of the treasury di
rected collectors ot customs U > exercise
greater care respecting the admission
of thobo ores and to require the payment
of duty on them when the amount of sil
ver in them was less than the amount of
lead. The iinmedinto olToct of this waste
to close up tv number of the load-silver
mines of Mexico , and to load that irov-
ornincut , as is 'believed , to adopt : C
policy of tarill retaliation applicable
to the live block and dressed meats in
terests of the United States.
This question has commanded a great
deal of altontion from the administra
tion. There has been a strong pressure
from the load mining interests for a re
vocation ot the old ruling. Other in-
torouls have been equally active in op
position to revoking it. The influence
of the American minister to Mexico
lias undoubtedly been thrown in
favor ot allowing the old rul
ing to stand , and it is be
lieved ho has been supported in
this by Secretary Blaino. The fact
that delegates are hero from other
American countries to discuss u moro
liberal policy for extending trndo rela
tions has exerted a measure of influ
ence. And besides all this was the
force of the uniform decisions and prac
tice of the department for a number of
years. Thcso decisions , together witti
the opinion expressed in a semite re
port submitted by the judiciary committee -
too of that body only last year , have
been in elTeut that if the
value ot silver or gold in
the ores imported from Mexico was
greater than that of the lead , though
the wolgnt might bo less , the ores are
not subject to duty. The reasonable
presumption of the secretary IB that it
was the intention of congress , that body
having knowledge of the rulings and
practice of the department , that the
classification should turn on the question
of value aud not of quantity , nnd ho
therefore decides tlmt the department
is without authority to change the
departmental nnd congressional
definition of those ores , nnd in
faith of which largo business interests
have boon established. The present
classification , in the opinion of the sec
retary , has attained the force of con
gressional enactment , nnd that n
change must be sought In congressional
ntervonllon.
Undoubtedly the matter will bo prc-
Eontctl to the attention ot congress , but
mdor the circumstances with little
irobablllty ot inducing that body
o nmko any change. As wo
uivo heretofore said in refer-
rlnp to this subject , the time
9 7tot opportune for ' setting
up new restrictions and eroding addl-
ional barriers to our commercial vola-
ions v.'lth other American countries.
The tendency is rather to finding prac
tical ways for reducing the existing re
strictions. The policy this country is
liming to reach , with respect to all the
countries in this hemisphere , if the
Pan-American congress has any slp-
ilflcanco , is that of freer trade between
all American countries. Senator Shor-
nnn , in addressing the foreign delegates
at Clovo'and , said ho was almost in
clined to bo a convert to free trade if
.hat tree trade was confined to Ameri
can states. Tlmt is the idea which
nupt prevail if the throe Americas
conference is to bo fruitful of any good
osults , nnd it wns distinctly contra
vened by the effort to revoke the long
standing ruling and practice regarding
mportcd Mexican lead-silver ores.
The decision of the secretary of the
.roasury will undoubtedly bo very gen
erally approved.
run AVEIK
The now commissioner of pensions ,
General Ratlin , will assume the duties
of the olllcc to-day. Ho is well equipped
for the position , having hnd n consid
erable experience in public life , and
being also a lawyer nnd nn old soldier.
Commissioner Raum will take charge
of the olllcc under circumstances dc-
man'ding the most careful , intelligent
and conservative conduct in its admin
istration. The dcvolopmontsof the last
few months have caused public atten
tion to bo directed to the affairs of the
pension office to an extent ns it had
never been bcforo. and the interest thus
aroused will follow every act of the new
commissioner. This fact , however , need
cause him no embarrassment , for the
course of his predecessor has not less
ened the desire of the country to do
justice to the old soldiers in the matter
of pensions , but simply created a public
demand that the laws shall bo
strictly observed and that the
national treasury shall not bo
subjected to the arbitrary policy of nn
individual. There is every reason to
suppose that General Ruum is in full
accord with the views of Secretary
Noble regarding the requirements of
the laws and the duty of the commis
sioner of pensions under them , aud
while every interest and just demand of
the pensioners will undoubtedly receive
at his hands the most careful considera
tion , the country may reasonably
oxpact that the pension olllco
will bo free under his nd-
ministration of its affairs from any
such practices as have caused the recent
scandals and rendered that branch ot
the government service a so.urco o so
jrcat solicitude to the administration.
The president considered a number of
men available for the position of pen
sion commissioner , and his selection of
General IJaum must bo regarded as evi
dence of his superior merit , particu
larly under the existing circumstances.
Tlio immense proportions attained by
the pension service makes the olfico
of commissioner ono of the highest im
portance under the government. Ac
cording to ttio annual report of the com
missioner for the last fiscal year , just
completed , the number of pensioners is
within a few thousand of half a million ,
nearly fifty-two thousand having been
added to the listduring the year. Those
bcneficiariosof the governinentrccoivod
over eighty-eight million dollars , and a
larger sura will bo disbursed during the
current fiscal year. It is apparent ,
therefore , that the ofllco of pension
commissioner is ono of very great and
grave responsibilities , requiring not
only exceptional ability but the highest
integrity. This service is likely to bo
thoroughly investigated by the next
congress , aud material changes in ex
isting laws are to bo expected.
A n'Esrnnx PixxsrirAxrA. m
The oil fields of Wyoming have
passed the prospecting stage. The
quality and quantity of the fluid is no
longer a question of experiment , but a
demonstrated reality. Those fields are
divided into three distinct divisions
the central or Lander district , the
Stockade district on the northern
boundary of the territory , extending
toward the Black Hills , and the 'Big
Horn district. The Hrst two districts
have been thoroughly explored , nnd
their extent and value as oil producers
settled beyond dispute , while the Bl ?
Horn district is in the development
stage.
Thcso oil basins are continuous and
well defined. Flowing wells are the
rule rather than the exception , and
scarcely a drill has been sunk that did
not penetrate a vast internal sea of oil
and gas. The importance of this vast
oil bearing region to the commerce of
this country can not bo readily esti
mated. For thirty years Pennsylvania
has enjoyed a practical monopoly of the
oil market of the world , and the pro
duct contributed as much as its coal and
iron fields to make it the foremost In
dustrial state in the union. What oil
has done for Pennsylvania it
will do for Wyoming and
the west. The output ot the
former is gradually decreasing ,
fallowing that the oceans of oil are
nearly Ura\ncd , r.ncl now fields must bo
secured to supply the demand. The oil
fluids of Russia do not promise great re
turns. Kvon if they supply the local
markets of the oust , it is notlikcly Unit ,
with government restrictions and ox-
orbltant taxation , they can over bo-
coma n dangerous competitor of the
American product in the markets of
Kuropo.
These conditions nro decidedly favorable -
able to tha active development of Wyo
ming. Already Pennsylvania capital
ists are turning their attention to the
new Holds , and capital is flowing in at a
rate tlmt Insures great progress within
the next five years.
To Omaha enterprise and foresight
belongs the credit of bringing the Wyo
ming oil fields to their present promi
nence. A few .capitalta ! clung to what
nt first appeared to bo a wildcat von-
tttro , fought nputnst the prejudice of
credulous j/oortlo / , and wont right on
"boring intd the earth until success
crowned tiipip indomitable staying
qualities. The number ot flowing wells
controlled by them Is a ptinrnntoo tlmt
Omaha and Nebraska will roach a largo
share of the benefit sure to follow.
The railroads reaching out for
the trnfllo ot this region , the erection
of refineries > nnd the widespread
interest manifested by capitalists will
place the prb l\iot \ ot tlicso fields in the
market much earlier than is generally
expected. Pipe lines will bo laid to
this city as well ns to tide water south
and west within a few years nnd the
marvelous progress which Pennsylvania
enjoyed in the sixties will bo repeated
in Wyoming.
Next to the mineral wealth ot the
west , no field ntlords greater opportun
ities for profitable investment , and cer
tainly none insures greater returns.
Oil nnd gas will solve the fuel problem
which now retards the industrial progress -
gross of Onmhaand Nebraska. That our
people will realize the full benefit ot
this development there is little reason
to doubt. Important schemes nro now
afloat , which , when consummated , will
contribute enormously to the commer
cial and industrial strength of the city
and state , and the entire west.
DISASTER follows disaster with mourn
ful regularity in China. Whole pro
vinces have again boon inundated by
the Yellow river , and fully ton million
people are objects of public charity. It
is impossible for n bankrupt govern
ment to provide sustenance for a tenth
of this number , and starvation with its
train ot evils will follow in the wake ot
the flood. The loss of human lifo and
property is simply appalling and ap
peals to the generosity of mankind.
ON Til 12 S1DU.
The Prince ofVules hns been obliged to
cut off cigarettes. The cigarettes would
nrobably have cut off his royal highness if
ho hailn't. '
Cholera is ravaging the hog pens of Church
Howe , yet the wily statesman of Nomnha
escaped the contagion , notwithstanding his
taking ways.
Mr. Suydor's effects to corral the German
vote are not a whooping success. The Ger
mans cannot ue driven to the slaughter like
so many cattle.
Anil now It is the ( jas combine that is cn-
llRhtonmfr the piib'lio with "Somo thoughts
on fuel cas drawn from the reservoir of nat
ural ens.1' It IB a significant fact that no
thought is Riven tq a reduction ot the drain
on the people's pocket.
VOICK OI.V TIH-TsTATR PUESS.
Wftlt' far the Answer.
dofficr County Citizen.
Glbort L. Laws is the successful candidate
who carried off tb.6 lionors in the eongrcs-
fcionnl convention. Republicans of Gosper
county , how do you like him ? The majority
given him in November shall answer.
Hoxv It Appear < to Casper.
ISMlcr Count/ ] ss.
The nomination of Laws for congressman
from this district does not appear to bo
favorable with that'class of republicans who
oppose chicanery and rank railroad dicta
tion.
The I'cnplo Ki-ijrot It.
Tdamah Uurtnnlan.
The majority In Nebraska were in favor of
returning Judge Uceso nnd had so suf
ficiently expressed themselves. But as had
been predicted , .Judge Kccso was defeated by
the railroads. For several years ho has been
ono of the harriers between the ucoplo nnd
the greed of railroad corporations. No state
oftlcial was honored and respected more than
ho nnd expressions of regret come- from the
people nt the manner of his defeat.
Itchnkf the Is. & M.
n iV Sun.
The struggle in the republican party for a
successor to Laird is over , and G. L. Laws ,
secretary of state , cuoturcd the nomination.
Of course the Second congrossionnl district
is republican nnd his election is assured , but
wo surmise tlmt some of the people will ad
minister n just robulco to the 13. & M. , who
dictated his nomination. Casper will have
n In'rRer following now than if the conven
tion had nominated Hnrlan.
Tlmyor's Opportunity.
AUinwfol CHll JVciw.
G. L. Laws has been nominated to succeed
Lalru in the Second congressional district.
Hero again the hauu of railroads and monopoly
ely in to bo dlsoornod. Thaycr is now in n
pretty good position to feather his nest for n
third term by appointing n successor to
Laws as secretary of state , making throe
Important appointments in hii hands that
of Judge Norval , of Seward , mul Judge
Groff , of Omaha.
In n CnmprnmlHlitt ! Situation.
Last week wo promised to give the plan
by which Judge Uceso was defeated. Wo
can not devote space enough to give the details -
tails of tbo work , but will say , however ,
before going further , that wo nro not mak
ing a fight on Judge Korval , but believe that
ho has been put into a very compromising
situation by his friends and the railroad
lobbyists of the state.
Kooky Itrimbllcmn Conventions ,
1'iirle Times.
This fall has witnessed some very rocky
republican conventions .Most glaring out
rages hnvo been. committcd in such n bold
way ns to chullengQ public censure. Such
things create a strong -disposition to bolt the
ticket. Honest men cannot easily submit to
such method * , nor appear to endorse them.
It is a very serious micstion with a eood
many whether to Submit nnd appear to no-
quicsco or bolt umi denounce the whole pro
ceeding. The ' imes will not stultify Itself
by endorsing the action of the managers nor
will it ncquicsco In them by keeping Hllonco.
Judge Kceao should have been nominated ,
Ho was entitled' t6 it by his record nnd the
people wanted biin. , . Ho was defeated by the
most unblushing bribery and thu grossest
fraud. Wo have' 'no sympathy with BUCI |
methods and nror , jiot nfrald to denounce
them , but Judso ipyval was only nn Incl-
dput. It is fortunate that ho con ( ton ted to
take the nomination. Thuy could have
named a far worse man , and would proba
bly have done so , had they Known their
strength.
No Show AcuinHt the
Crtte VltUttc.
Wo venture the assertion that no man in
the congresulonul contest takes his defeat so
good-naturedly an docs George H. Hastings.
Ho made n ( juaro , manly fight and has ua
occasion to regret the outcome. Ho entered
the list with great odds against him. The
11. & M. influence was the u'reat factor lu the
liKhU With Ales Campbell , Attorney Mor-
luu and Hoadinaitor Highland holding the
western part of the district solid for Lawi ,
and tlio eastern end rim by Marquette , Hall
and Io\V'i5060 , with Frank Hall making
headquarter * In Normal's camp , it was evl-
dent from the stnrt tlmt the field had but a
slight how for success. Our consolation Is
the fnct that Mr. Hastings' friend * were
true blue , and did nothing of which they
need fool asnnmod ; that while Mr. Hust
ings will not go to Washington , ho will still
remain our friend aud neighbor , ana cum
nlwnys have n united delegation from Snllno
county whenever he sounds the buelo blast
to "fall In. "
Jtnllromln Hhoiilil Do Content.
I'ali wont Sfytml ,
The action ot the convention la the nomi
nation of Mr. Lnwi will come before the
people lor ratification next month. That ho
la the corporation candidate Is troll known
and never denied. Tlmt the republican ma
jority in the Second district will bo very
argely reduced , is gonornlly conceded.
With Norvnl for supreme judge displacing
Ueoso , and Laws for congress , the railway
magnates ought surely to ho well content.
Weary of t ho IC.illronU YOKO.
Schuiiltr Qtill/ / .
The nomination of Secretary Laws for
congress In the Second district Is another
Imposition upon the pooplo. Ho is another
tool of the U. & M. railroad nnd should bo
defeated , This act , together with the dis
graceful defeat of Judge Uccso by the cor
poration influence , li too much nnd a throw
ing off la necessary. Thopeoplo nhould sco
that if the republican party will not keep
clonr of railroad dictation It should bo de
feated. The Quill urges all of Its readers
who live in the Second district to vote for
Casper for congress.
Corporate 1'owor AgAln. Triumphant.
I\'cbra \ 7 ( < i .lltfnucc.
At the Second district congressional con
vention Mr. Laws was , after a brief strug
gle , nominated for congress.
Wo record this fact with feelings of pro
found sorrow. No oxcltod or fovcrlsh de
clamation no moro denunciation of the ac-
grcssiousof railroad corporations can ade
quately express these footings. Nor docs
the question of Mr. Laws' personal character
Imvo much to do with the matter. Ho maybe
bo n courteous gentleman , fully mindful of
his obligations ns a man towards his fellowmen -
men , aud still that would make no difference.
The pregnant , prominent fact stands out in
all its nakedness , that a corporation , nu arti
ficial creation of the law , with nn undying
existence , with no soul nnd no patriotism ,
nnd with n greed for gold nnd power unlim
ited by no known law of human action , stops
into the political arena with the ucoplo who
created It , and within a week dictates to
thorn who shall wear the judicial crnnno in
their highest court , nnd who shall sit in the
highest place union i ; their makers of laws.
The people of the Second district have never
yet been represented In congress. And
under the proseut order ot things it does not
scorn that they over will be. Aud whatever
else Mr. L&ws may do whatever old ho
may extend to the old soldier clement , or to
this individual or that , in the wny of special
relief or special law it is undoubtedly true
that his best efforts will be given to main
taining the present order of things ns they
nre. This will bo true nil nlong the line.
This will embrace the present order In
finance as well ns the present order in rail
road domination , for these two powers are in
full sympathy with each other. Each of
them is keeping the masses in subordination
to the classes. Each of them is wringing
from the farmers and laboring tnen the last
dollar that can bo extorted without killing
production. Mr. Laws Is the creature of ono
of these powers , aud ho would bo less than
human if ho did not stay by and serve his
creator.
With the hungry wolf licklns Ins bloody
chops before almost every door with chnttel
mortgage sales of almost daily occurranco in
nil our principal towns with the best bushel
of potatoes , tlio best calf and the best colt
laid daily on the altar of the usurer's claims
these powers of money , these creatures of
the people , these Insatiable corporations ,
step into our conventions and seize the sacred
ermine and the law-sivor's power solely In
order to stifle future legislation , and hold
their giip upon the purses of the people.
People , "what nro you going to do about
ill" "Watchman , what of the morrow ? "
Cnnilicn Punishment.
Chicaun Tttbiine.
The oyster pirates of Chcsupoako bay
threaten thu ruiu of Baltimore's principal in
dustry , and n paper of the Monumental" city
calls loudly for "some Napoleon" to lead the
hosts of law and order in a warof extermina
tion against them. Inasmuch as thu fighting
will have to bo done chlelly on water , the
need of the hour would seem to bo a Lord
Nelson or nn Admiral Farragut , though some
Napoleon , it Is true , might win another great
victory of Oystorlitz will somebody show us
the scoundrel that threw that potato ?
The Delegates Were lixti-n Dry.
Detroit Vice l're .
The barrier erected by prohibition in Maine
is not so strong but tlmt several cases of
"extra dry" were brought through it for the
entertainment of the South American dele
gates ut Portland. And they did not have to
go to one of the clubs either.
' 1'xvnn Nohlo Gut I ho Drop.
St. lMii ( Hift-nisixttcli ,
Referring to his ro-rated pension , Senator
"I will the sub
Mnnderson says , now drop
ject. " it Is boliQved that Secretary Noble
had "got the drop" on him.
A-I'fL'sont Foi-tho I'nn-Aiiipricnns.
TjiHlntlle CVmrfer-Jinirnal.
If wo nro to bo truly hospitable , wo shall
place in the vest pocket of each of tbo dele
gates from the two other Americas a box of
liver pills. So mauy banquets , oven where
the pie is fashioned in the highest style of
the art , nro certain to affect the human sys
tem unpleasantly.
Doinir a C.ood 1'lvot IJiiNliiesa ,
Kew Ynik H'nrW.
Montana is ambitions to become n "pivotal
state , " She hns in ado fuir progress in that
direction ,
GKKA.T MEN' .
It is stated that the estate of the late S. S.
Cox will net only nbout $5,000.
Emperor William , of Germany , subscribed
10,000 francs to the fuud for the relief of the
sufferers by the explosion and llro at Ant
werp.
Henry Watterson is totally blind in ono
cyo und IH ublo to KOC only dimly with the
other. When ho writes ho bonds his head
BO low that his nose almost touches ttio
paper.
Massachusetts has probably a larger ns-
Bortmcnt of ox-governors than any other
commonwealth. They are , taken alphabet-
Icully , Hunks , BouUvell , Uullor , Clnllin ,
Gardner , GusUni , Long , Rico and Koblnson.
H. I ) . Urquhart , of Lynchburg , Va. , is ono
of the big men of thu country , Ho is 0 feet
0 inches In height and weighs over SOO
pounds , Unjuhurt was a trooper under
Flu-Hugh Leo and was only thirteen years
old when Babcrod In hi4 first cuttle. Ho had
been tioven duyx In thu saddle with Stuurt'u
cavalry when they plunged Into the fieht at
Gettysburg. Ho recently remarked with
much satisfaction : "I urn ono of tha fuw
men who were privates In the confederate
army. "
After destroying a very large number of
letters Mr. Gladstone bus selected 00,000 for
prcucrvutioii and has built for them a fire
proof room. When his biographer comes to
overhaul them ho will find his work half
done in udvauco.
KEEP IT BEFORE TRAVELERS
And Foot Thorn About Tricky Trnlu
Boys.
A NEFARIOUS COMBINE.
An Organized KfTort on the 1'nvt of
Wonlil-Uo Ulvnls to Keep The
JUco Uitt of ilio Iliuutii or
lU'lblni ; the Trnlit IJnys.
Since the revelations mndo BOIUO dnya ngo
concerning the reported combine of news
boys on the line of tlio Union Pacific to sup
press THE Hr.c nnd push other papers , re
ports have reached this paper from other
lines confirming the suspicion wo hnvo long
had of foul ulay on the part of tram boys nnd
news agents.
For the gonoial information of those who
have not rend the c.xposo inarto by us , nnd
who may bo ignorant of the ways nnd menus
which bavo been employed to keep Tun HII : :
from circulating on railroad trains , we re
produce the following ; from our l&suo of Fri
day :
Two day. * ngo n yontifr man came Into the
counting room of Tin : Ben and slated that ho
wanted to have a confidential talk with the
manager of circulation. Hu talked rleht to
the point and explained tlmt ho wanted to
ninku some nrruiiRomcnt with this paper
whereby Tnn Hun would bo pushed nhead
of other papers on the trains. Ho said It
would cost Tiir. BKI : about J'liw to fee the
uoxvsbo.va on the Nebraska lines so ns to
make It nu object for them to work the
paper. Ho admitted that Tin : BBR wns
over.vwb.ore in great demand and th it It wns
much easier to dispose of it than the other * ,
but owing to the fnct that other Onmh.v
papers wcro feeing the newsboys nnd mult-
ins it unprofitable ) for them to sell Tun HKI :
nt present it was placed ut n great dis
advantage.
The young man was requested to call
ngnin nnd when ho did so a stenographer wns
in n convenient , place to tnko down wlmt ho
said. The following1 is the exact conversa
tion between hlmttolf and thu manager of
circulation. As stated before , the young
man ( whosoname we deem bc.it to suppress ) ,
is cinuloycil on the Union I'acillo road by
Barkulow Bros. , railroad news agents :
In what territory do Itarkalow Hros.
operate i
In Nebraska , Wyoming , Utah , Oregon nnd
nil along thntsystcui , excepting the Southern
Pacific.
I understood you to say , when you were inhere
hero before , tlmt that pnpcr had seen you
and fixed .vou ?
Aus. Yes sir.
And you , in consideration of n certain
amount of money pivon you by them , sold
their papers in preference to Tin : lieu ?
Yes sir.
You say that you pave the man , who pocs
west from Kawlins , his papers nt Kawlmsi
"Yes sir. And then in coining back I ex
change papers with No. 0 , I also exchange
with trains t5 nnd 5. It is my duty to ex-
chauce with other news agents so many
papers.
Q. In all cases in exchanging papers you
gave only a few BEKS mid more of other
papers.
Yes sir. Every time I would coino in I
would kick to hnvo more of the other paper
than of Tin : Li KB. In com hip : in this morning
I had only n few calls for the other paper nnd
twcnty-llvo for Tin : Hru. In coming in
this morning 1 was pushing this other paper
nnd some ono called mo down on it ntd said
that if 1 did not stop it that Koscwnter would
bo after me.
Q. Tell mo which paper it Is that you nro
pushinc. Is it not the Ucpubllcan ?
A. 1 didn't say what paper it was. The
Republican is not the paper. The World-
Herald is the paper that hns been giving us
the money.
Q. Howlong hr.vo you been on this runl
A. I hnvo been back two months now.
Q. Where wcro you bcforo this ?
A. I was in California for n year.
Q. Were they doing this before and after
the consolidation of the World-Herald ?
A. The Herald did It under the manage
ment of Mcrritt , aud it was continued after
bo went uway , but the evening World did
not.
not.Q. . Who disburses this money !
A. I don't know.
Q. Don't you know who cnvo it to you ?
A. I don't know thu name of the mnu.
Q. How often was. the money paid }
A. There wns no set time for paying the
money. About f300 was paid in ono month. I
received SiJ myself. The other w : > s given to
the news agents west of North Plutto.
Q. Who saw you to fix this matter !
A. I didn't see anybody.
Q. How do you know that this money came
from the World-Herald ?
A. Because the man who gave mo tbo
money lustrueted mo what to do with it.
Q. How many men could you oo !
A. I could see them all west of North
Plattc. I would give papers to all men going
wust of linwlins.
Q. Have you been pushing the World-
Herald from the time of leaving Omalin !
A. Yc . I Kn through the train with a
larger number of the World-Herald under
my urin nnd the World-Herald In my hand.
Q. If a passenger refuses to take it , what
do.you do !
A , I don'ttglvo passengers Tnc Bcu unless
they insist upon it. Wo just give him n
World-Herald nnd pass on und say nothing
auoiit It. We hx It BO that ho gets the
World-Herald , but of course if ho
makes n kick wo give him Tin : Biu :
But wo tell him the World-Herald Is the
best paper in Omaha. In Koine through the
train wo always carry moro World-Heralds
than wo do Bius : , although Tin : BEE is
really in greater domand.
Q. How many men do you suppose you
could enlist in this scheme (
A. lean enlist everyone west of Rawlins.
It is not necessary to enlist them near
Omabn. I know there is n big grumble on
the west end nbotlt the World-Humid : thut
is , some of the boys were promised money ,
but didn't get it.
Q. Do.iou thmlc It would bo the proper
scheme to give each of the boys n stipend !
A. Yes , give them each so much and toll
thorn just wlmt to do , as I have done for the
Word-Herald in thu past.
Q. You say that this arrangement wns
kept up by the Herald for ono nnd n half
years , aud that it is the World-Herald that
has been doing it ever since the consolida
tion ?
A. Yes , sir ,
Q. Do .vou know the man who javo you
the money )
A I don't know his nnmo , hut I know him
by sight. When ho gave mo J20 ho gave ino
instructions what to do.
Q-How have you been able to keep this
matter from Uahnlov ,
A It don't mane any difference to them
so lonp ns they sell so many papers , whether
it was n World-Herald or not. It was u very
easy mutter , ns they did not care so long na
the run brought hi BO much monoy.
Q How many boys nro there west of
North Platte who would hava to bo fixed ?
A. There are thirteen boys west of North
i'lutio , and those boys hnvo boon working
for the WorJd-Hornld , They met nud ex
changed papers the snmu us wo meet und
exchange , u hen we pet n new boy on wii
load him down with World-Ilcraldo and in
struct him to push them. All of tlies.0 thir.
teen hoys would want $10 each , which would
last for clx months , nnd they would
then push Tin : BBK just tlio same
us they push the World-Herald ,
My advice to you Is to "got In" now , us the
World-Heruld Is figuring on doing the samu
thing usuln. 1 have kept luith with thu
World-Herald und would do the same with
THU Bin : , 1 Imvoulwuys pushed the Herald
und suppressed Tin : lint.
Q. How do you Hx it so the passengers
don't BOO Tin. lliiii
A. Wo put the papers on top of our box In
tbo smoking car , Tin : HIIS : nlwav * ut
the bottom of the file. When a man pots
on at u ctutlon ho boos the World-Herald und
no HiKB , HO ho lavs hi * money on the boxund
takes u World-Herald. Somctlmns I have
como in nnd found a dollar ftr a dollar and n
half on the box and the World-Heralds all
gone. Of course wo don't hulo IIIG Hrcs ,
but they might bo up in ths rack , wburothoy
couldn't bo soon. When n man comes up to
UB in u cur and auks for u BII : : wo would say :
'I huve none , they nre all nwa.v up ut the
other end of the train in tno box , " und
would Bell him u World-Hcrnld. Ot course ,
that was done to prevent the sulo of Tin :
UKI ; . Sometimes wo would hnvo a c.iltlo
uiun como in wltu ten or flftcan drovere with
him. They would ull want punora. und wo
would glvo them uuy other paper thau TUB
DEB.
nir-rnT r-r "i t MV-firrFf fi'rMf * # = * * ; , - * '
HJL'AIM ANO
Nnt > rn kn .lottlnc * .
A camp of Sons of Veterans 1m * bean mu .
tcrod In at Norfolk , with twcntj'-flvo chatter
members.
11. O. Cnrr , of West Union , Is to nurchnsa
an olectrlo motor to run the mnclilncry In his
roller mills.
The West Union Gnzotto hm been lonscil
from U. U. Carr , and Ilam Knutziuun has
assumed editorial control ,
Iftirmcr Church Howe is In Imrd luplt. Out
of his herd of 850 hogs GOO have died ot
cholera In the past six weeks.
The formers of CtiKtcr county are making
preparations for n farmers' institute to bo
held nt Broken Bow In December.
The romonstrnneo ngnlnst n saloon at Mo-
Cool junction was tut sunlnmcd , nnd the
"dryR" will appeal the case to the district
court ,
Ror. C. U. Phlnnoy , who hns boon n pas
tor nt Utlca for sixteen years , has accepted n
call to Holdtvgu nnd taken up his rosldoncti
there.
For not being on hand when the district
court convened nt Auburn , County Attorney
Cornell and ono of the Jurors were hrougli't
into court on n writ of nttachmont nnd lined.
Uho York entitling factory has closed for
the season nftorn successful run , nnd tlio
stockholders will rcalb.o ngoodurollt In siilto
of the unfavorable condition of the market.
. Miss Edna Kawnausor , of Herman , Is In
Jail nt Blair , wnltlng to bo Rent to the Nor
folk insane asylum. Too much religious
fervor at a camp meeting Is the cause of her
deranged mind.
Mrs. Alice Young , wlfo of the Into Uov.
J. ftl. i oung , u piotu-or of the state and n
resident of Lancaster county for twonty-flvo
years , died nt Lincoln Saturday , aged sev
enty-nine ycnrs.
Tim Springfield Monitor says the farmers
of tlmtpart of Snrpy county are experiencing
n great deal of trouble on account of wells
going dry , it bolnc necessary in some in
stances to suite old wells to the depth of
from UX ) to 150 feet to secure an udcuunto
supply of water.
Threo. years ncoC. E. Adams placed 200
carp In two small lakes of clear , fresh spring
water near Superior. Last weolc when tlio1
smaller luke was drained huudreds of thou
sands of iish of nil sizes , some weighing
eight nnd ton pounds , were exposed to view.
Several bushels wore sold In the market nnd
the company now owning the lakes proposes
going into the business on a larger scale.
A peculiar accident occurred on the farm
of Gust Full : In Pliolps county. While a
threshing machlnu was running nt full
speed nn explosion occurred in the mouth of
the machine , throwing the feeder to the
ground and setting fire to three stacks of
grain and the separator. All were con-
aumcd , entailing u loss of $800. It is sup
posed that a cartridge hnd been lost by
hunters nnd wns otacicud with the grain.
lown limit * .
Eldorn people have raised money to sscuro
n now depot.
Davenport's parks will bo ornamented
$4,000 worth.
Jackson county farmers nro again slocking
up heavily with sheep.
Thcro are 150 actlvo members of the Mus-
catino Horse Thief association.
Dr. AI. P. S. Murdy , who killed Silas Tip-
ton nt Ucntervillo , has boon held for trial
without bail
The Waterloo paper mill it running night
and day , nnd turns outa.UOO pounds of paper
every twenty-four hours.
James Harnoy will bo tried in Mnhaslca
county this week for the murder of his wife
at Muchikmock last spring.
The Grinnoll carriage factory turned out
lbOO vehicles the past year and will moro
than double the output the coming bcason.
Henry McCoy , a blind man seventy-eight
years of age , wns sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary at Anamosa from Dubuque.
Two employes of thu Maruhalltown glu
cose works foueht a duul with brlclcbits ,
and after being badly wounded worn pulled
in by the police and settled their dllUcultlcs
in the city jail.
A Waterloo justice filled n bottle with pure
water nnd nsked n pin tj ot prohibition ex
perts to pass an opinion as to what the bottle
contnmcd. After testing nnd smelling of the
liquid they finally acknowledged that they
didn't know what it w.is.
An Iowa man has a theory that sunshine
coji be bottled up or imprisoned in such n
way that it can ho utilized on gloomy dajs.
Ho has built n great tank for storing It , but
it looks n little queer to sco him groping
about with n lantern to ascertain how his
sunshine is getting on.
In the criminal court at Montezumn , Hnra
ilton was sentenced to ono year inthoncm
tentiary for perjury. Parker , the colored
man from Marshalitowu. to throe years for
burglary , und the Flora Lock charivari mur
der case was postponed until the December
term on account of the illness of ono of the
chief witnesses to the tragedy.
Two Dubuque society girls thought they
would investigate the begging business , nnd
dressed themselves up in rags nnd started on
the roondi. At the house of a rich man of
their acquaintance , who is noted for hi *
stronc religious fervor , they were gruffly ro
pulsed. At the house of n woman who no-
Unowledgod that ! J5 cents wns all the money
she jrassesscd they were offered 13 cents of
the quarter. The girls went homo disgusted
with charity.
Tlio Two Dnkntns.
There nro J11.-IOO Indians in the two Dako-
tos.
tos.Dradwood's
Dradwood's new city halt will be completed
this month.
The Methodist university nt Mitchell is
completed und is free from debt ,
Dean Caroenter. of the Uapld City school
of mines , 1ms bunded in his resignation.
Wolves nro so bold in the southern part of
Aurora county that they attack the farmers.
A large vein of suit has been discovered in
the Wesslngton hills six feet below thu t > ur-
facc.
facc.Tho
The Indians nro said to bo lillllnc c.T the
deer nnd autclopu for their pulu In thuBluel :
Hills.
Adolph Faust , of Sully county , has pat-
ruled n tulk cutter tiint will cut two rows
ut u time.
The commissioners of Fnulk county have
bought Sl.OOJ worth of coal to help the needy
through the winter.
The Norwegian Evimgulleal Lutheran nor
mal school at Sioux Falls wns dedicated lu
the presence of 1,000 , interested sj > cctators.
An extensive cavn-in occurred in the
Homcslnko nilan near Deadwood last week
nnd n large amount of work will bo neces
sary to clear away tbo debris.
C.r. . Snowdon , owner of a stock ranch
near Pleasant Volley , struck n match to
light Ills pipe while at work in his burn nnd
throw thu lighted stgb on thu lloor. Blghty
tons of hay , n crib of corn , two good horses ,
n lot of farm muchlnory and harncas und thu
burn and aliens adjoining , In nil amounting
to about 71,500 , were dcstioyed by that little
match stub.
Gatarrtito Consumption ,
CuUtrrh In Its drstrnutivo foice stand ni'xt to
and unboulitfdly lends ontocnntiuiiiptloii. Hli
therefore Muinikir tlmt thoja ullllc tcil nllli tills
tcuriul illsriihb slioulil innku It tlio object or
tliHrllvctt to rlrt thimiioitec of it , Jiec&pthu
remedies concocted tiy iyronant pretemlm to
medlcil knowledge hive e..ki > nert thu ronll-
uum'ooftim Brent majority or Millrivr.s In nil
udvortlsocl r < iine < lli4 * ' 1 lu-y tioromo ri'8i iiBd to
u llfnuf mweryra'uor thsil tortutv thuniMeUuj
V Itll dOUlltdll | > HlllHtl > VI.
Itut tiiutwilm-iur < lJ. Oiilurih limit IJB met
at uvorv Htuiti und rotnlmtteil with nil our
might. 'In jiinuy nis ! 3 tlin illt-oaaoliamHiumml
ilniiKt'ruiiH symptom * . ' 1 liQ liouo * iind i artlluuu
c.f tiiBiio e. ttio oisans n ( licnrliiK. of hculiiff ,
: inil ( lujtliiKto ili-cHMl auto l > o iihelvxs , tnu
in u'a n ttli'Uaato I. tlie throat MI IniUineil ami
irrlUI'-il us lu product ! a constant uuil < Ustre.-is-
,
rilNHIIIHK ItAlUC'At , C'dltn IllOetS 6VCIT ] > ) | IHO
nfO.it nrihtnuu u simple linuilublil tJlhumojt
IcMtiisotiit ! ami ilvblriivtlre Btuiei. ; It is lucil ;
and conHiltnUonal. InMant in rullmlni ; , per
manent In curing , bate. economical uuil net-ur-
flllllUU.
Kaon i > irknuu contains one liottla of tlo ; liinr-
CAI. C'i'itK. one box L/'ATAUIIIUI , Hot.vr.sT. mill
nn Umiovt-.n IMI.U.KK. with tri-Htlae ; jirke , l ,
I'OTTIlll IlH CM AMI ClIUlllt'Af , COIirilllATIO.V.
lloblon. _ _ I
UTERINE PAINS
il 1 Wottknojses Intuntly rullti'ed by
tllul'ITK UICA Avrl-I'MN I'LAtUUII , H
ivrle t Antliloin to 1'nln. JniUiiima-
. lion u nil Wfikne-8. A nun. mcwt
nureenble , luttantnneoiiB nn < l InfalJlblo puln-
killing pUster f po lully udapteil toremora tt > -
iiinl" I'Jliii und vwukciius-.es. Vautly fciipvrior
toull utlieriUsluro A I nil drnmtUttf. aicj live
fur < l.i-U ( or , pouUite free , of I'orrKii UIIUUAMJ
C'UUMltULCOItl'OUATION. UO tOU , lllUK.