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IJ-oul.l N. I' . FKII. .
Tin : weekly bunk sUitomont shows
tlint the reserve lias'iiicrnnsod S212.000 ,
the banks notv lioldiii" ; $1,120,000 in ex
cess of logo ! requirements.
Tin : enterprising governors who are
booming territorial populations should
bcnr in mind that the national census
will bo UtUon next summer.
WHIM : all Europe is endeavoring to
form niliaiicos for protection in case ot
war , All America , is joining hands for
the propagation of the arts of ponce.
S.oroA is breeding another butch of ,
troubles. It tnivy yet bo necessary for
the United. Statosnnd Germany to make
clubs trumps unrt reduce the ambitious
lei tigs to a pence footing.
Kx-Tuu.VSUUKKUtniKK , of Loiiisiann.
has evidently forgotten ftis jiromiso ' 'to
start immediately for homo and face his
accusers.1 At last accounts ho was
hurrying to Belgium to escape extra'
ditioii.
W.\ unions , statesmen and diplomats ,
editors , orators and successful busincts
men combined to make the All Amer
ica visitors in every way the most dis-
tinguibhod and representative body
which has ever been welcomed by our
licople.
papers are missing in
the county attorney's olllce in Chicago
and the boodlers will probably bo able
to hold on to more than a quarter of a
million of plunder. Important docu
ments aro. always missing from county
buildings when they are wanted.
TJIK forthcoming marriage of the
Union Pacific and the Chicago &
Northwestern will precipitate the
groulo.st domestic row over witnessed in
Iho west. Tlio high contracting parlies
Hhould put their jealous rivals under
bondt. to keep the peace , at least while
the ceremony is going on.
* "JlKAVKN never burns down , " ox-
olnimcd Dr. Talmago , in an eloquent
appeal for liberal contributions to re
build his church. Tlio opposition unmp
of "the future slate" ofl'ors similar in
ducements and attracts the largest
crowd. Wo have iho authoritative
neauranco of Henri Waltersou that
"tho ( lonlluirration keeps right on , "
PKXMON Co.MMibsioNiiit RAUsr HAS
? made a good .beginning. Ho has done
away with the stump which was used
h by Corporal Tanner to save time in
algning pension certificates. Gonornl
llaum is willing to give every now pen
sioner and every re-rated pensioner the
benefit of his autograph. The Itaum is
a good substitute for the Tanner stamp.
TIIK intellectual atmosphere of Bos
ton is enveloped in a dark , stormy
cloud which threatens to shako Massa
chusetts to its foundation. In a recent
contest in Harvard , a colored student
wns elected class orator by a majority of
one out of a total of two hundred am'
fifty votes. There is no question as to
the student's illness for the honor. The
color of his skin is the objection. Ever
the midlo of abolition is rocked with
the mortifying fact that a whito. man
wns defeated by a "nigger , " nnd that
too with the aid of southern white
votes. Well may the cult of Boston
predict calamitous timea for Harvard.
Tin : secretary of the silver conven
tion , $ eon to bo hold in St. Loyis , pro
ben Is a lint of the various addresses to
bo delivered , and calls for a full ropro
sontution of delegates. Ho states thn
lit ) has rocplvod a letter from Governor
Tlmyor , who promises to designate an ;
men from Nebraska competent to
grapple with the silver problem and
willing to take part in the dolibora
tloiiB of the convention. Hen
is. a field for seine of our emlnen
flnmiciors. As a matter of fact , No
brnska nnd the whole west have grcato
concerns at stake in tlio restoration o
silver to its old standard than thoj
have in the Texas doop-wator hnrbo
convention , and projects for making tin
Missouri liver navigable from For
IJonton down to St. Louis.
11IEY JIA fK
The delegates to the three Americas
conference huvo traveled moro than
two thousand miles "between the At
lantic seaboard nnrt the Missouri river.
They have visited a number ol the
moHtcntorprlsing nnd progressive cities
in the country , and been most hospita
bly received nnd cnlortnincd in all of
them. They have Inspected a great
variety of industries , some of them the
most oxton&tvo in the world. They
have seen vast manufacturing cshltsh-
mcnta employing armies of workingmen -
men in which nearly or quito all the
machinery employed is of American in
vention' . They Imvd witnessed the evi
dences of nn energy nnd enterprise such
as no other people on earth can sho\\ >
and they have already learned that this
country 1ms at command the resources
and the ability to meet every demand
upon H , with limitless possibilities of
future development.
Yet these foreign visitors have
traversed only a sniull part of the
territorial domain ol this great
nation. Iloro in Omaha they
nro within ono hundred and
fifty miles ol the ccntor.of the republic-
and beyond this westward and north
and south there is an imperial region
which has contributed immensely to
the prosperity nnd material power of
the nation , and whoso enormous unde
veloped resources will In the course of
time swell the country's wealth to many
limes its present volume. They have
seen nothing of that great agricultural
territory which is now almost capable
of supplying food for the ' worl'd ,
or of the great areas of
mineral wealth yet untouched , which
within another generation will furnish
the means for the building of prosper
ous cities and subsisting millions of
people. The wonderful industrial
development they have witnessed ,
almost wholly achieved within half a
century , may bo. eclipsed before
another half century is passed in the
region that lies west o this central
valley of the nation. It has nil the re
sources necessary to the attain
ment of imncrinl grcatncs in
Industrial achievement , and room
for two hundred millions
of people. Its possibilities are beyond
computation , and its future progress in
development promises to bo almost with
out precedent in tlio country's history.
There is nb depreciation ot what our
distinguished visitors have scon in sug
gesting that ; there are vast resources of
national wealth and power which they
have not soon. What has been shown
them , and what they are yet to see before -
fore they will return to their
own countries , will bo sufficient
to convince them that the
UnitcU Stales is now amply able
to compote with any other country in
the world for their valuable trade , but it
is well that they bo impressed with the
fact that there are still resources to bo
brought into service of almost bound
less extent that the t great west they
will not visit will in the progress of time
bo the beat of a population , wealth and
power equal to , if not greater , than
that of the whole nation nt proseut.
THE onowTn OF irro
Omaha and Nebraska are vitally in
terested in Iho progress of Wyoming.
Our pcoplo have shown their faith in
her future by investing their means in
her mines nnd fields , and they take n
fatherly pride in noting her marvelous
progress from a cattle range to a rich
and powerful territory , rapidly approaching
preaching statehood.
The annual report of Governor War
ren prc&ents a gratifying exhibit of tbo
substantial growth of the toriitory.
Governor Warren vigorously refutes
the slanders of his predecessor from
Kentucky and asserts that the popula
tion of iho territory is fully one hun
dred thousand , against a fraction over
twenty thousand in 1880. The assessed
valuation of all property in
1888 was thirty-ouo and n-half
millions , against eight and a-half
millions in 1880 and seven mil
lions in 1870. These figures repre
sent one-third to one-fourth Iho actual
value of all property , bo that it is safe
to say that the actual value of lands and
personal properly now exceeds ono hun
dred millions. The great difference in
the growth of taxable wealth in the ion
years preceding 1880 and the past eight
years is easily accounted for. In that
decade the wealth of the territory was
in the vast herds which made the Lar-
nmio plains famous und enriched thou
sands ot stockmen. It was dillicult to
accurately determine the number of
cattle in the territory for tax purposes ,
as the herds diminished pr en
tirely disappeared when the assessor
made his rounds. Since 1880' ,
and especially during the past
five years settlers have crowded in'.o
the domain of the cattle kings , broken
up the vast ranches covering hundreds
of miles nnd placed the business on a
safe systematic basis. Tlio cattle busi
ness has not materially decreased. It
is divided among alnrger number of people
ple , a majority of whom combine larm-
ing and stock raising , and provide win
ter feeding , thus escaping tlio disasters
whldh severe winters entail on roaming
herds. This combination of farming
nnd stock ralbing , hays the governor ,
"will greatly incroiiso the number of
cattle and also the grand weight , qual
ity and profits in'tho territory until
there shall bo moro cattle raised in Wy
oming than nt any time in the past. ' '
The progress shown by these statistics
is primarily duo to the development ol
the agricultural and mineral resources
of the territory , Both are in their in
fancy. A largo section of the territory
is susceptible of cultivation without
artificial atda , but irrigation hna
already added thousands of acres to
the farming area , and it is certain to
become a robust factor in the progress
of the future. The mineral wealth ol
the territory can not bo estimated ,
What llttlo ot the country has boon
prospected or partially developed shows
vast mountains nnd beds of coal , iron
ore , fields of oil equaling Pennsyl
vania , lakes of soda , quarries of the
finest marble and grnnito , and mines ol
gold and silver. All this will in duo
time contribute enormously to the
growth in wealth nnd population of the
territory , which to-day is ono of the
most inviting fields for capital nnd on-
orpriso.
Governor Warren urges upon con
gress the adoption of n moro liberal
lolicy in the matter of surveying pub-
io lands. There are immense fields ot
oil nnd coal , nnd vast forests ot valuable
Imbor yctunsurvcyotl , and this natur
ally retards investment nnd develop
ment.
A NRW NEHRASKA DWOE3E.
An indication of the rapid growth ot
the west is shown in the increased
church facilities demanded by the
, -arinus religious denominations west of
the Mississippi river. During the past
three years the Itomnu Catholic , Epis
copal and Methodist churches have all
jcon obliged to create now episcopal
liocoBcs in order to relieve the oishops
of tlio over-accumulating weight of
supervision devolving upon them
the growth nnd upbuild
ing of our western common
wealths. Tlio Roman Cntholto church
wns the first to divide Nebraska , and to
divide Bishop O'Connor's ' duties by the
setting oif of a portion .off the slate
' *
into anew diocese , with 'Bl&lrop Bonn-
cum ns its head , nnd Lincbln as Its sco
city. This was followed later by the
selection of Omaha as the residence of
Bishop John P. Newman , in order that
this portion of the west , and especially
Nebraska , might rocuivo moro thor
ough supervision.
And now tlio great tridnnlal Episco
pal convention , upon the initiative of
the lion. James M , .Wophvorth and
Bishop Wotthlngtou , nnd with the
hearty co-operation , of 'nil Western dele
gates , both clerical ami layvihas hon
ored Nebraska by giving It another
bishopric , and mukitig Kearney , ono of
its most enterprising and thriving
cities , the scat ot th& episcopal chain
The arguments made in favor of this
important change are fuU'pf in.VoVcst to
all who'lmvo at heart the > 'dovalopment '
of church interests Tn the west.
Mr.Votlworth's speech , which was
largely instrumental in carrying the
day , bristled with.fuels nnd lipurcs
showing the romackablo development
of the Episcopal chur.ch throughout our
entire state and the rapid strides which
it was making , particularly" in the west
ern scolion. . -
Q'ho now diocese will be. don'ominatcd
the diocese of ' 'Western Nebraska and
Kearney , " and will have jurisdiction
over faix hundred thousand''pooplo. Its
bishop , who wns chosen oiu'Wednesdny
evening , is Iho Right Reverend Aaron
R. Graves , of Minneapolis"a'clcrgyman '
who is universally tcloVod by all with
whom ho has come in contact.Ho is
known alike for his piety and learning ,
his admirable address , andhis , power of
making friends.
OUR SISTJ-XtS OF TIIK SOUTH.
Omaha has never onterlainod a body
of mon better entitled to distinguished
consideration than are the delegates'
to the congress ol the three Americas
who are with us to-Jay. .Tlipy are all
men of eminence in their own coun
tries scholarsstatesmen , jurists , econ
omists who have had experience in
public alTaiivj , and who.in the extent of
their attaintnunls are tho'poprs oT
the ablest mon of this or any other
country. Not only , therefore , does
their greatly important mission com
mend them to the generous attention
and hospitality of the American people ,
but they are personally worthy of it.
With a single exception , theho gentle
men roprosontrepublies , gen orally mod
eled largely after the United Slates.
It will bo timely to refer'briefly ' to the
governments represented in this nota
ble gathering , more particularly with
respect to their political characteristics.
Mexico was under Spanish .rulo until
1821 , when , after u struggle of cloven
years , the people secured independence
of Spain , and three yours after adopted
a constitution. But the gQVorrimont at
that lime was republican in form only ,
and there were many political vicissi
tudes until the adoption1of'the constitu
tion of 1857 , which , although twice
overthrown , was in each case'restored ,
audits modified in 1878-7-1 now stands.
Th& constitution and form of < govern
ment are very similar td our 6wn. The
president is chosen as our chief execu
tive is , but tlio members of both houses
of congress nnd tlio judiciary are
chosen by direct popular voto.
The states have their own con
stitution and local autonomy , with
oleutivo governors and legislatures and
provide for elementary education , the
general government making provision
for advanced education. There is free
dom of worship , and under the admin
istration of the present president ,
Porllrio Diavc , there has boon innarkcd
development of the spirit of progress
along all lines.
For moro than three centuries after
Columbus landed on the main shore of
Central America the country was under
Spanish rulo. In 1823 it became a
federal republic , and ten years
later the federation was dis
solved and five independent , re
publics formed , namely1 , Costa Rica ,
Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua and
Salvador. The combined population of
these republics is about three millions ,
and all of tliom are making progress ,
the most prosperous among them being
Salvador. Ttioir political systems tire
thoroughly republican in principle ,
though differing somewhat in methods
from each other and from us.
The loss of Spanish power in South
America was very rapid , and
took place during the first
quarter of the present cen
tury. The republic of Columbia ,
formerly the United States of Columbia ,
and still earlier Now Granada has a
constitution and form of government
much like our own. The republic , of
Chill consists of twenty provinces nnd
thrao territories , with a population of
nearly three millions. Its system of
government is closely copied from that
of the United States. The Argentine
Republic , with its fourteen provinces
and nine territories , is ono of the most
advanced and progressive of the South
American countries. Tha form of gov
ernment is thoroughly republican ,
there being perfect freedom
of worship and of the press ,
und there is a liberal and enter
prising spirit among the people , which
has carried thin republic tojvposition
ot commanding prominence among
South American slntcs. Bolivia , Poruv
Uruguay , Vcteozuotn and Paraguay all
tmvo republican systems ot government ,
though in some of them republican
principles are not observed to the
lullcst ext the press , for example ,
not being i wed complete freedom of
expression most of these countries ,
while roll n is not free from ro
straints in til of them. It can bo said ,
liowovcr , that the republics of South
America which have not yet realized a
complete wvpublican system , are ad
vancing townTd that consummation.
Even Brazil , which became an inde
pendent kingdom in 182-3 , nnd is now a
constitutional monarchy , is milking
such progress toward republicanism
that it is predicted tlio imperial system
will go out with the death of the
present emperor , Dom Pedro , a most
liberal and popular ruler.
Thus it will bo soon that these South
American countries have a claim upon
our interest and friendship , not alone
by ronson of their commercial
importance , but because they are closely
allied to us In political character and
aspirations.
THE ITA'KW PACIFIC ALLTAKCE.
The joint trafficarrncgcmont between
the Union Pacific and the Northwestern
systems has boon the great railroad sen
sation of the past week. The news
published nnd confirmed in the news
columns of TIIK BEE has shaken every
transcontinental system and connections
to its foundations. The voi-y mystery
ns to the details of the arrangement and.
the possibilities which it foreshadows
has added to the dread of rival linos.
Whether the alliance is to ultimately
mean u great transcontinental route
under practically one board of control
witfi its ramifications extending *
from [ Boston , 'on the oust , to
Portland and San Francisco on the
west , whothetx.it simply signifies a cloao
tralllc arrangement for the interchange
of unconsigiiod freight and passengers ,
whether it is''inoroly for a limited term
of years or has in view an ultimate con
solidation of "interests , is not yet clear.
Ono thing , however , is certain. It is
the most significant move of the times
on the railroad chess board. It points
to a future struggle between giant ays-
terns alone and the rapid clearing
elf of the pawns in the shape *
of rainbow roads and specu
lative broken-winded concerns which
have acted as disturbing elements in
disastrous competition. This is the ,
portent from a general standpoint which
the alliance exhibits. The old boun
daries of lake , river , mountain and
coast as rate points have received a violent
lent and dcadjy blow.
The recent purchase of the Wisconsin
Central by trTo" * Northern Pacific was
undoubtedly Iho spur to the alliance
between the Union Pacific and the
North western. By the former consoli
dation of interests a through line was
given from QJiicngo to the coast by way
of St. Paul and the Northwestern road ,
which had carried much of the over
land trnfllc on that route'was virtually
cut ofT from ifl-ucralivo business. At
tbo feamo , liui the Union Pacific was
menaced wilhi'a" 'through billing for
goods which by their route passed out
of their control at the river. The
junction of the two interests in a
joint traffic agreement wns there
fore a natural s-cqucnco of the North
ern Pacific-Wisconsin Central move
which called "check , " nnd forced
a counter move for protection.
In the local aspects of the subject it is
difficult to sco how Omaha's interests
can bo adversely affected. A now route
is opened to St. Paul via Norfolk nnd
Sioux City , but the freight which will
sock that line east or west bound will
bo taken from the Northern Pacific ,
and would not otherwise have come
through Omaha. On the other hand
tlio through traffic on the main line is
likely to bo materially increased. No
avenues for our wholesale trade are
closed by the arrangement , and no
dangerous competition is afforded by it
to now and easier channels to the mark
ets now controlled by our merchants.
BEE FLATS.
Too Into to classify ! Wanted A 5 cent
faro on the motor bridge lino.
A railroad is now in operation between
Joppa and Jerusalem , In Palestine. Jordan
Is not BO nnrcl a rend to travel when it can bo
tlono in a sleeping cur.
Indiana has n luw which sayavincffnr must
bo made of pure npplo juice. Well , well ;
after a wlillo they'll msiston Havnnnti clears
being nnulo of tobacco.
America has 200,000 telephones moro than
the rest of the world combined. Alas , the
nccusiitlon that wa are a nation of talkers is
proven by these figures.
The Missouri river is still running on its
sinliltiK fuud. It will soon bo com pel lad to
draw on Its bunk for enough watered stock
to tide it over the dry porlod.
Now is the tlino to substitute
The woolen blanket for the sticot ,
As husbands call to mind the fact
Their wives nro troubled with cold feet.
If the democratic party wants'to know ex
actly how it will appear in the autumn of
ISO'J it should Bouil i.representative ) with tlio
government expedition which is pnlng to the
west coast of Africa1 this fall to observe the
total solar ccllpsd'1" *
It is rumored > that the national game will
ncxt.ycar bo controlled by u huga syndicate ,
and that league biiso bull will bo in n pool.
This will glvo tjiOj fowls a chance to swim
out where they cpi | patch flies and deposit
their t'oosoegt'8 insafety.
Just about now'.thb olJ overcoat which was
discarded last surjuR never to bo worn
ngaln Is pladly n/yssed / Into service , wnllo
the humbled but BKUoful wearer congratu
lates hlmsnlf tluititlio garment wns not lost
in the summer Bhuftte ,
The summer cr'ivjijot sots nro nil harvested
fortho year , nnd persons who uollf'Ht in
strolling nbout the grassy plats in the gloaming
ing cau now do so without taking tbo wildly
gymnastic role in that old-tlmo favorite ,
"Tripping Over the Lawn. "
Whore Are Vour "olillera ?
Sji/fii'ilrlii 'llepnlillcan ,
"Where nro your soldiers ! " nskod a South
American delegate of Mr. Curtis , ut Holyoke -
eke , while the party wns waiting'for the pro
cession to start. "On nil our Now Kugland
tour I have not seen a soldier In ono of the
city streets. " Mr. Curtis him assured that wo
did not need many soldiers ia time of peace ,
and our small army was on tbo frontier
watching the Indians , "But who preserves
order ! " the delegate persisted. "Well ,
there is policeman Ueoplng back the crowd , "
said Mr , Curtis , pointing to n blun coat who
was motioning with hla club , "liut ho isn't
armed" , " continued" the inquirer. "In our
country nbout ono-tonth ot the ublo-bodlod
mon nro soldiers , nml in n largo plnoo llko
this n mnnstnmU with a gun on every street
corner. Ah I this government by the people
is wonderful I"
Southern Snub Tor Governor HIM.
Memphis Avtfanclit , .
Wo bog to suggest to Governor Hill the
propriety of confining Uls campaign to the
eastern stains. Ho has n grcitt deal to learn
before ho can profitably mlilrcss nu audience
of southern democrats.
Woodbines In October.
Cfaii tot/a F.Itatn.
As dyed In blood tl'o streaming vines appear ,
While long and low the wind nbout. thorn
Krlovcs ;
Tbo heart of nutumn musthnvo broiton hero ,
And poured its treasure out upon the
leaves.
i
A Fnmmnto Mnn.
I'ltdailcloMa. Leaner.
If Komtnlorlmdn't boon safely locked up
while the experts have boon wrangling over
the sultuablllty of electricity ns a moans of
oxocution.he might hnvo been killed long ago
by running up against n "llvo wlro. " Seven
Mow Yorkers , not convicted of murder , have
not been ao fortunate.
lloclprooltv * With Ciiundn.
Ono may not concern hiuisolf over the
pecuniary outcome of Canadian railways Tor
their owners , but ho cannot shut his eyes to
the rapid change of opinion In regard to
reciprocity with Canada which these rall-
\vnj-a nro accomplishing ia Now England.
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Tlio SIoonRlilncra Byiunnttilzc.
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* * CtttMgn TH'illlif.
A largo number ot the able democratic
editors object to the Hon. Grcon 11. Raum as
commissioner on pensions. They seem to
dislike him on general principles , and In this
they have the cordial sympathy and concur
rence > of every moonshiner In the United
SfntcsJ
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Tlio Deadly Wires.
Kcw 1'nrk 11 | M.
Belter thehukboy and his torch than two
killings n week from overhead electric wires
Improperly insulato'd nnd improperly cared
for. A human llto is worth more than nil
the advantages offered by applied electricity.
Sclonco should bo the friend of man , not his
foe.
31llllonalrc , Cook or Joolcey.
Hoston Glnttt.
It you can't bo a millionaire , the next best
thing is to bo n mtllianalre's cook or jockey.
Both scorn to bo taking big slices of the
terrestrial calto Just at presentVnndorhilt
pays his cook $ IO.OJO , nnd August Bolmont's
Jocitoy pulls through on the sniuo sum per
annum.
i John Bull'H Oc
4 , - Detroit . /otiniflf.
London pcoplo , ivho less than ne hundred
years ago , tried bv force to prevent the in
troduction of power printing presses , nro
now directing their onorqios to keeping out
cieclric lights , and low quality gas , tallow
dlps-nnd kerosene have combined to make
determined resistance to electricity.
. -
Tull of lioopholcs.
St. Lout * lit.DlK > { > ateti ,
The Niv York finance committee has fin
ally opened subscription books for the
world's fuir. So many conditions , restric
tions nnd legal definitions surround the sub
scriptions , however , that it wouldn't take a
very shrewd lawyer to relieve a subscriber
of the necessity of putting up his aionoy if
ho cared . to keep it.
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1'opulaiSentlrnont For Hicl > Iwlecnsc.
I'litlad'.lplitu Inquirer.
Connecticut has merely given- emphasis to
the fact that popular sentiment in this sec
tion of the country , nt least , is in favor of
dealing with the liquor question through
rcstrlctivo license laws. The drift is almost
wholly that way , and experience , such as wo
are getting In Pennsylvania , will lead lo the
improvement nnd strengthening of such
laws until they will bo accepted as answer
ing every practical purpose.
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The IJritiHli Investors.
Halttmnre American.
The dividends will not material Izo on
those bubbles , and the time must surely como
for a reckoning. Then follows collapse , dis-
'aslor , wide-spread depression and misery ,
after which the financial sfcies wlll clear up
for a season ; in fact , until the atmosphere
'again bocomcs poisoned and the opportune
gorins appear. The American property own
ers are not fleeced apparently , but , the subse
quent catastrophe must inevitably react on
the American markets and American busi
ness.
_
Value of the West Indies.
The finger of manliest destiny keeps
steadily fixed towards the rich islands of the
West Indian region , and if the tune is not
yet ripe for thcnilo drop into our possession ,
the day is always at hand \vhon wo should
reap increasing advantages from our com
mercial relations with tlicui. Minister
Douglass has long been ambitious of rendering -
ing sumo service in the Hold of statesman
ship. I < ct us sco how ho will make out In his
present mission.
Knll
Jimn James 1'ialt.
I loft this sumach bough with crimson llaro
And , touched with subtle pangs of dreamy
pain ,
Through the dark wood a torch I scum to
bear
In autumn A funeral tram ,
* * * * * *
A flushed cathedral , grand with loneliness ,
Gloomy with light and bright with shadow ,
see ms
Thy catholic nir , October. Holiest gleams
A light llko nngols In each dim recess
Through the stained oriels of the east and
west.
Scramble For Tlio itoo.
ValtjltlA HfraM.
The Omaha SUNJUY BIB : arrived Sunday
morning for the first time under the latest
management. TIIK Bui : flyer , which passes
everything on the road , runs from Omaha
to Grand inland , Just in tiuio to catch the
morning train which arrives horn at 0 a. m. ,
and its arrival Sunday was greeted by a
crowd that eagerly bought every paper sent
to this pluco , and certainly twenty br thirty
moro would have been taken at once could
they have been had. This gives -TUB BEE
the field and the Judges , too. Friend und
fuo alllto uro compelled to applaud Its ap
pearance , and the common scramble Is for a
SUNDAY DEE ,
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UNKNOWN HEROES.
Ina D , CoiiWrltlt in the OcertanJ.
Not to the bravo upon the battlo-flold
Alone , the palms of victory belong ;
Kor only to the grout of earth the song
Of pralso and piuiin should the singer yield.
Greater the souls that. 8lnglo-u.an.dui ] , wield
The baUlu-axa against the hosts of wrong ,
Unknown , un-notcd , In life's rouklcss
throng ,
And only In God's day to stand revealed ,
flow many such , in patient , humble guUe ,
Bnsldo us wallc their prlef-uppointod way !
Nobly enduring ; worthiest to uhlno
As fixed stars In Fume's eternal skies.
For these , for this , I reverently lay
On their dear uust this little loaf of mioo.
AS OTHERS SEEJJS.
Ihoy Nofcr I < cnrn.
Z ) iwr Tfnit * .
The democrats of Nebraska mot In state
convention nml , Anally , after diligent scnrcli ,
succeeded In finding some men who would
take their nominations. Tho.v declared
against the appropriation ot money to Irri
gate dcsort land , tworting tlmt there was
already nrabla Innil enough to glut tlio hume
market and mil nil iiRrlcultur.il products below -
low tlio cost of production. This la another
tllustrotton of ttio Inability of tlio democracy
to comprehend tlio possibilities of this
country.
The IHjfitr .Man For tlto Plane.
Slnitx CHtr Journal.
Judge Groff , the now commissioner of tlio
general land oftlco , is takjug bold of his
onico in n way tlmt shows ttint the right man
has boon put in tbo right ulnoc.
Ills Name llontt 'ISm .Tin ill.
Aeio I'mSIM. .
If tbcro Is ntiy subtle attraction In a dis
tinctive name , Mllso O. Mnul ought to bo
oleotcd coroner of Omaha. Doubtless BOUIO
such suggestion as tlmt prompted the Now
Jersey republicans to nominate 13. Burd
Grubb for governor. Hut any lever of
ccccntrlo euphony would yo two blocks to
vote for Mllto O. Maul whore ho would go
one to vote for E. Burd Grubb.
Ti-lnli ofn Nebraska Editor.
"Our paper la two days late this weolc , "
writes a Nebraska editor , ' 'owing ' to nu acci
dent to oilr press. When wo started to run
the edition on Wednesday night. ns usual ,
one of the guy ropes gave way , allowing the
forward * Rlldcrlluko to fall tind break ns It
struclc the ilunkcrfloppcr. This , of course ,
ns any one who knows anything about n
press will readily understand , left the gang
plank with only the ( lipllnp to support It ,
which also dropped and broke off the wnp-
perchoko. This loosened thu fluking , between
the ramrod and the nbbcrsnntchcr , whluh
also caused trouble. Tlio report that the
trouble was caused by ovor-liiduigenco m In
toxicating stimulants by oursolf is a tissue of
falsehoods , the pooled _ nppcarnnco ot our
right eye being ctuiso by'our going1 into the
hatchway of tlio press in our anxiety to start
it , and pulling the coupling pin after thoslap-
bung was broken , which caused the dingus
to rise up and welt us in the optlq. Wo ex
pect a brand-new gildcrlluko on this after
noon's train. "
Dnuglnn County' * Coroner.
lira icii r/llo / JVtiiM.
Douglas county and Omaha luxvo an un-
biokcn record in tlio election of nti uiulor-
taker to fllUh'o ofllce of coroner. There is n
good deal of , humanity In this. The poor nnd
friendless will bo certain to receive a decent
burial.
COUNTRY BREEZES.
An Important Discovery.
jMsli HemM.
The splndle-lcrgod .ind brainless ndvocato
of mob law who daubs nxlo grcnso over shoe
pegs and prints therefrom the hand-bill
yclopod tlie Glunrock Graphic , has nt last
tumbled to the fact that he has made nn uss
of himself.
A. Camp-Hun Tribute.
IM\U \ Vint Journal.
Bulge-eyes is not to blame for that double-
shufllo dog trot walk of his. It was acquired
in his younger days wlicti dancing to the
music of his irate father's voice. The old
man drova slaves booro the war , and after
the war Itoeso mid the ro3t of the Hook had
to stop to the saino music.
Tlio Accident ori'unn Wattles.
fierce Coiintit Cull ,
Last Tuesday night while Mr. Wattles was
warming homo clothes around the atovo pipe ,
it fell down , covering his wife and baby with
soot and illling the room with gas , fortun-
nately the pipe did not strike them , although
they were lying directly under the pipe. Ho
succeeded in petting Mr. Mour out and they
put it up again.
Tim Neighbors arc Kiiul.
Kemalm Time' .
Among the neighbors v.'ho have boon good
to us this week wo are pleased to tlmal :
Frank Hunt for a bis ; load of wood. Hob
Frost for a fifty-pound squash , Undo Henry
Brand for a nicu lot of honey , nnd Mrs.
John Maxwell for n couple of nice spring
chickens. With such neighbors the fellow
who can't live well Is truly unfortunate.
A. Stein -WinIor nl'n Sermon" .
Viatic County Scntinrl.
Rov. Morton preached to n full house Sun
day night on the subject of "Hell , or How is
It1" About titty wore unable to gain adinis.
slon , but those on the inside declared that
the sermon was n stem-winder.
An AHUoi'iulvo Aviilnuclie.
C > air/m ( I Cltiipcr.
Dark , dreary and dismal nro the declining
days of the dying , double-dealing dough
faces. Defeated , defunct , doomed , the demented -
mented , dubious outllt lost every case con-
Jldcd to its care by too confiding clients.
Wo're Olntl of It.
Clitctiti/i ITcntlil.
The ndventlstB , who have fnilod again in
fixing the dnto of the end of thu world ,
will rccolvo very little sympathy In their
disappointment.
VENI , VIDI , VICI.
Having been in control uf the Omaha Dally
Rotary for something over tea days , 1 feel
impelled to mention briefly some of my moro
important achievements as protector and de
fender of the people's .rights and champion
of things in general.
I Irnvo brought about the appointment of
Green 13. Itaum to .tho posit Ion made vacant
by the involuntary resignation of the loqua
cious Tanner , thus averting what , nt one time
threatened to produce an open rupture be
tween President Harrison and the Grand
Army ot the Republic.
I have coranelled 'tho toy editor of the
Evening lioomocrat to discount the income
from his pancr for the next nix mouths by
contributing the sum of thirty dollurs to the
fund for the entertainment of the Pun-
Americans.
I have consolidated the street railway
lines of the city , and struck terror to the
heart of the gab company , by blurting rival
factory at the corner of Tenth mid Douglas ,
1 compelled Do Tor Sholcs to resign from
the board of education and forced William
Oliver Twist Coburn into an agreement not
to run for sheriff oftencr than once In two
years.
I caujcd tlio ct&r to embrace Kinporor
William and broalc away without producing
a panic on the lirrlln bourse und supplied anew
now silver lining for the Kuropuan war
cloud.
I induced Pat Ford to reset his repeaters
in the Third ward and dcclaro for decent
politics und the purity of the ballot.
I knocked out the English grammar twloo
every day and loft the dismembered frag
ments tor the amusement of the country
press.
Morounou.
JlMU.i G.Emi Wll.t'Oi' .
The llnr nml .Imllolnry A lllatoty.
OMXHA , Oct,20.-To the Editor tit T
llnu : 1 desire to giro n short and couolso hid-
tory of the action of tlio bar ot this district
in relation to the selection of the Judges.
In IBS ) the state legislature passed nn net
increasing the ntimbor of Judges , giving two
instead of ono. A petition was circulated
among the attorneys of tha cut ire dlstrlcl.ro-
questing Governor Dowos to appoint Judge
Wakclcy , a lifo-loug democrat , to the place.
.Tuilgo Jatnot Novlllo , n republican , having
been elected nomotlma bcforo. ThUwnstho
InuoiUion of tholdoaot dividing the Judiciary
between the two parlies.
In the fnll of 1S 3 , upon the eve of tlio elec
tion , the republican nuil democratic Judicial
convent Ions mot on the same day and by
mutual ngroemont each nominated one can
didate , the republicans .ludga Neville and
the democrats Judga Wnkcloy , leaving thn
second place vacant , which was virtually nu
endorsement by both parties ot tha two gen
tlemen. Up to tills time no bnr meeting has
over boon held , the cntlro matter being loft
to the party conventions.
In the winter of 18S&-7 the tcglslaturn
again amended , the law. Increasing
the number of judges In the district to four.
Thereupon Governor Thnycr appointed
Judges Uroff nnd Hopowcll. So the b uph
co'inlstcd in the fall of 18ST of Judges Wake-
loy ( u democrat ) , GrnlT , Novlllo nnd Hope-
well. Jitdgo Novlllo decided to bo n candi
date for ro-olcotlon , soil bccamo necessary
to chdso some one In his place along with
the other throo. Jtwas the deslro of our
best citizens to harmnulza nil political differ
ences in so fnr ns the Judiciary wa con-
corned.
A meeting ot the on tire bnr of the district
was called , to select four names to bo sug
gested to the party conventions as stutnblo
persons to occupy the bench. At that mccl-
Ine a resolution passed unanimously rccom-
mending Juilpcs Wakoloy , Groft nnd Hope-
well , nnd , as will bo shown hcrc.iftor ,
adjourned without providing for the fourth
placet. The republican convention unfortu
nately rolusod to ratify the action of the
bur , only nominating Judge Hopowell aad
with him Messrs. Estcllo , Uallou and Hnn-
cock , while the democratic convention nc-
qulescd In the request of tno bar , nnd placed
Judges Wakoloy , Groff nnd Hopawall on
their ticket , and also nominated William
Stow , n strong democrat , as the
fourth judgo. Mr. Stow died a few days
nftcr his nomination , nnd the democrats
illlod his place with Judga Donna A citi
zen's meeting was called , which was par
ticipated in by n largo munbor of our loading
nnd most inlluontlul citizens , who , by u
hearty unanimity , endorsed the democratic
nominees. In the personnel of the two
tickets there was no comparison , It being
universally admitted that the ability and
legal attainments represented by the citi
zen's democratic ticket were far superior to
those of the republican. And upon that
issue the campaign was foucht , the result of
which is HO well known.
It will bo sccu that no bar meeting had
ever presumed to over suggest for the
Judgcshlp any person who was not nt the
dnto ot its action upon the bench. On tlio
contrary , iiftor a heated discussion the bar
"voted down" the proposition to make their
recommendation to the conventions "non-
partisan , " by not only refusing to suggest
tno nntno of n democrat for thu fourth pmco ,
but also refusing to do moro than endorse
the candidacy of tbo judges who had ex
pressed themselves willing to continue their
services. In effect the b.ir recommended the
existing Judiciary , and left the balance to the
party conventions and tlio people ut thu polK
This brings us down to the mooting of the
bnr on Septcmoer S3 , 18S9. That meeting
was called to suggest n person to fill the
vacancy occasioned by JudpoGroff's resigna
tion. It was conceded to that none other
than n republican should bn n candldato.
Tnorowas no understanding that Its action
should ba llnnl. Oa the contrary , mcra mig-
ccslion , ralhor than nomination , precluded
any such idea. And primarily the sugges
tion wat > Intended for the republican conven
tion , because n republican was -entitled to
the place. Mr. Clnrkson was chosen by 111) )
votes on tha fourth Dallot to 81 votes fur Mr.
Esteilo Davis hnvinc boon withdrawn after
the third ballot , with a void of 4U. Clurlc-
son , as a republican , was compelled to sub
mit himself to thu republican convention ,
where ho hntl but 1(5 ( votes out of ' .Hi. Davis
secured the balance. Mr. Davis lud not by
word or dct'd sought the Domination , not
hud any of his friends who pirtlclp.itcd In
the bar mcctintr advocated his ciiiuliilaoyj
nevertheless it cnmo to him freely ,
Bpoalunoously and enthusiastically This
net of the convention absolved Mr. Davis
and his friends from supporting Mr. Clarksou ,
who thereafter became mi independent c.m-
diuatc. not by any regular nomination , but
upon the miKgcstlon of n poition of thn bur.
Hut it , will bo contended that the cndorsa-
tnent of Mr. Clarkson by the democratic
convention makes him a non-partisan nom
inee. That fallacy is exploded when the in
side history of how it was brought about
becomes known. A committed was appointed
by the democratic county convention to
name the delegates to the judicial conven
tion. That committee was controlled by
democratic lawyers , Clnrkson men in the bar
meeting , and it very munrally named n ma
jority of the convention , who wore not only
Air. Clurkeon's friends , but who were also
the attorneys who bad supported him nt the
bar meeting. The convention met and thirty-
three voted on the lust ballot to endorse Mr.
Clarkson , against nigh teen for Mr. Davis ,
the delegates from the outside counties re
fusing tojjoto at all.
So thea wo have the sumo men who con
stituted a minority of both tno bar meeting
and the democratic convention voting for the
same man , who now claims to bo a nonpartisan -
partisan candidate ana assumes the prestige
nnd tlio precedent of two years ago as the
foundation or his claim. Tlio o.xso IB not In
the least applicable for tuo all sulllciont
reasons ;
First Tlio republicans two years ago
nominated , as compared with what was then
called the non-partisan candidates incompe
tent men. Second It is conceded that Mr.
Davis is in every respect as worthy and ublo
to perform the duties of tho.ofllco us is Clark-
sou.
E. W.
Itoom nt thn Top.
Clilcaun Ihmlil.
No car&ful observer can Jail to note the in-
crcaHiiig repugnance among American youths
to thu trades and to mercantile pursuit ) ) , nnd
thtiir constant tendency to the professions.
Thu cause is doubtless due to two causes
the Increase of education and the desire for
high social standing. Uut whatever tno
cause , the fact remains. The result Is that ,
with perhaps the exception of the clerical ,
the so-called liberal professions nro overcrowded - , ii
crowded to nn extent never before scon. The
country awurms with half starved profes
sional men , many of whom too often oka out
the sere conditions of their lives by resorting
to practices llttlo short of felony , and often
to felony Itself. Within a yuar there havu
been moro broaches of confidence nnd crim
inal betrayals of trust among lawyers than
among any other trusted business men in the
community ,
Thuro never was a moro dcccptivo or uu-
wise maxim uttered than that attributed to
Daniel wobptcr , who , when the crowded
stnto of the legal profusion was , mentioned
to him , replied : ' J'horo Is room at the top. "
Hoom at the top tor whom ] ono may wall
auk. Certainly not for the fommonnlty of
asplrnntR. Doubtless there Is room nt thu
top fur the Wobstors , Curtiscs , Pluknuys and M
Wirts , but ono might us well oxnect a coun
try roadster to out foot Axtoll ns to liojio that
tlio ordinary candidates for legal fnmo can
mnrch In this class , So in the medical pro-
f < 'i > nlon. CrowdH rush In yearly , only to
in out with disappointment and disaster
In after yours. These puopla
for the most part live In u
dream , wanting to bo professional
when there is no professional work lorthom.
And there is certainly In thn range of busi
ness Hfo no persons moro pltlubln , oven to
the borders of contempt , than these who
have sought professional suceoss ana met
only with fuiliiro.
U'lillo this evil is generally rccognl/od it is
to bo admitted that , us human nature Is con *
stitulod , there U no remedy for it , Young
mon and women , too now who want to bu
lawyers will press into the profession , or , if
ttioy want to bo doctors , will press Into that ,
or , if they wish to bo preachers or electricians
or cngincoi or Journalists , or what not , still
the rush will continue. Tlicra U no lct-un
or holding back , All they BOO la tlio grand
maxim of the fool' * nunuliso , "Thuro in room
at the top , " und they gwarm into tint auto-
chambers , novcr Dotting a Ktop further , only
to bo BufYucaUtd In the crowd. Tlicrp U ,
Indgcd. room ut tha top , but the ascent is so
dl/.zy that luw can muftu It , und fewer till
can brcatho thorarlliod air of that region
and II vi ) .
This universal ambition for distinction Is
thu cm BO of our time , but It must run lt
courtto. No proaclilug can euro it. no dally
1st of failures cau UUmuy It.