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THE DAILY BE1 E. B08EWATER. Editor. _ ( _ _ _ _ PUBLISHED"LVKUY MORNINC TI'.ltMH 0V 8tJI < Cmi'TlON. Hilly nnd Sunday , Ono Ycnr . : . . .I10 Hix month * . , . r ThrreiniwllH. . . . . 2 Hilndny lice , Ono Vrnr . 2 < \Vooldy Ilcc , One Your . . . 1 OKI-Tons. Otnnlm. Tlin Ilco lliilldlnir. H. Umnlin. fornor N nnd SOtli Street ? . Council JlliifTrf , 12 1'carl .Htn-ot. Dilcnito Olllco , 317 ClmmlKT of Comniorco. Now york.Uo in il3Hnnd lATrllmnoIlulldlni Washington , 5ii : fourteenth street. COIUinsi'ONDKNCK. All communications n-latliiff to news an rrtltorlnl matter should bo addressed to tli Kdltorlnl Department. 11USINKSS IinTTEtlS , All luminous letters and remittances slioul Imnddrc'M'd toTho lleo Publishing C'omniin : Uimiliii. Drufls. clicokfl nnd postolllcooidei to bo nindo payable to tlio order of the Coir puny. The Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors Tlio Ilro H'ldlng. rnrimmiiiid PovotitocntliSr BWUH.Y Btnto of Nebraska. IH County nfDoiiBlirs. I _ . Grorcn II. 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" 2 cents " 4 cent : Tins weekly bunk statement shows tl reserve 1ms decreased $1,012,000. The banks now hold $1,487,000 in excess o legal requirements. Tin : park commissioners could worrj along fairly well "if tlio binall boy ant crawfibh would respect .their authority , THE senatorial assault on the armj canteen was doubtless inspired by r scarcity of Mononguheliv in the cloak room. ' WHKX the Twonty-oit'litors start out jj to boost a haul on the public treasury it 4 is tlmo to look the safe and lese the com bination. MA.TOH GiJNKUAt , COWIY'S standing order to the sttito militia is , "If any man dares to talk anti-monopoly shoot him on the spot. " GKNRUAL VAN WYOK will presently pay his respects to Nobtaska's poet lariat and composer of melodious church hymns Honorable N. K. Griggs of the state of Beatrice. IMPORTING foreign labor to take the place of Htrilcors should bo promptly and vigorously suppressed by the federal authorities. Tlio contract labor law was designed to banish this evil , and should be enforced to the letter and spirit. CONOKUSSMAN DOKSKY'S secret conference - foronco with the federal ofllco holders of the Third district was represented as a meotlng-of capitalists to organize an oil company that will extract lubricator from tlio Wyoming oil fields. This was in accord with the eternal fitness of things. These follows are always on hand when there is any lubricating to bo dono. TIIK extension of the fire limits is de manded not only as 'a measure of secur ity , but to glvo the city a more substan tial appearance. The erection of tinder boxes should bo prohibited and builders compelled to erect substantial brick and stone structures. If the lire limit area , was enlarged in keeping with the growth of the city , the encouragement given to the manufacture of brick would reduce prices and soon wipe out the present wldo margin between the cost of brick nnd frame houses. MiNNUAi'OMS is following the example - ample of loading eastern cities in gradu ally abolishing overhead wires. The first stop in the direction of underground wii'os has boon taken by the olootrlc street railway lines , which are laying consults for food wires. Thorn is no longer any douba that the underground system is a success. Althought the Hrst cost is great the security from storms , safety for the public and comparatively trilling cost of repairs , compensates for the Increased outlay. ' ' ' ' l M TIIK special French commission which recently Investigated the Panama canal values the work already done at ninety million dollars , although it represents an a'otual outlay of two hundred million dollars and as much more will bo re quired to finish the work. The Niea- raugim canal , controlled by an American company , is estimated to cost sixty-five millions. The vast dilToronco in the cost insures the financial success of the latter , while the completion of the Do Lessopd ditch depends upon the gulli bility of the French. THE spot whore the first nugget of gold was found in California is now marked by a monument to the memory of the dlscovordr , James W. Marshall. It is a , Jiandsomo , expensive shaft of bronze rep resenting the minor in working clothes , with trousers stuck In his boots and arras bare. In the open palm of the right hand is the nugget that thrilled the world , whllo the loft points to the spot whore it was found. The erection of the inonumont servos to illustrate the popular indillororico to benefactors in llfo and the doslro to honor thorn after death. Marshall failed to profit by the discovery which brought fortunes to thousands , and his lost years wore a con tinuous struggle against destitution. Ho died us ho lived in poverty , without a pittance from the public , who now spend thousands of dollars in honoring his ti Aim WE ontFiixa t A secret conclave of federal office holders and certain state officers ha just boon hold In this city at the bcol and call of Congressman Dorsoy. Th aim nnd purpose of this gathering 1 obvious. These officeholders nro to b banded together and their pornlclou influence is to bo exerted to pacl Ilia party primaries and conventions am foist upon the republicans of this slat candidates who nro not the choice of th rank nnd file of the party. In other words , Mr. Dorsoy and hti cohorts In combination with his allies ii the state house propose to dominate tin party in the Third congressional dlstrlc and the state at largo by the Individual nntUcolloctlvo inlluonco which this com binntlon can exert by reason of the patronage ronago at its disposal. Against such offensive partisanship wi earnestly remonstrate on behalf of tlu republican party. It is a renown ! of tin methods and tactics that caused a revel In the republican party of Nebraska ii the 70's and culminated in a general up risftig against all Interference of fedora 'officeholders nnd their natural confcder ales , the railroad mercenaries. For the benefit of Mr. Dprsoy and his co-workers wo can do no bettor than re produce the following note of warning which Tun Biu : sounded in its issue o September 29,1875 : mNar.iia ov Tim iiKrunuciN PAHTY- . During its eventful career covering n pcrloi of nearly twenty years the republican partj lias passed through many trying ordeals Founded upon immutable principles , in do fcnso ot human freedom anil human rights the republican partycan justly point back to n nohlo record anil great achievements thai must forever challenge the admiration of mar hind. The preservation of the union , th < emancipation and enfranchisement ol four millions of skives , and the other great reforms accomplished by the republican party In the past are , how ever , np longer to bo rolled upon as an In fallible guaranty of republican victories In the future. The American people will always cherish In grateful memory the party that lias wrought wholesome reforms in our po litical system. No political party can , how ever , sustain Itself upon the glory of the past. It must oltlior continue- deserve popular confidence and support by adherence to fixed principles , or It must yield to the inevitable falo that sooner or later overtakes all parties that merely live for.i > olitical plunder. The danger that now menaces the republi can party is much greater from within than from without. The most formidable enemies of the republican party today nro the men who corruptly seek to convert positions of honor and trust to their psrsonal uses. If the republican party is over to succumb to Its ancient bourbon enemy , It will bo through the dcmoruli/ation produced within its ranks by unscrupulous scoundrels , who trade nnd traftlc federal ofllccs and federal patronage. When United States senators who buy their seats in the senate with money can cm- ploy the power and influence conferred upon them by their positions to overawe and manipulate republican conventions there Is imminent danger tlmt the party will lese Its ascendency. Tin : BEU deems it its sacfcd duty to raise .its voice in solemn warning to all good and true republicans against the monstrous nnd wicked combination that seeks to convert federal ofllccrs into masters of the people nnd dictators of the party. We sound the alarm now , whllo It Is yet time , nnd wo shall continue to do so until the honest republican masses are aroused to a comprehension of the peril that threatens to demoralize , dlsorgaui/o and destroy our party. TJ7B AMERICAN BOOK MAKKKT. All intelligent people understand that the American public is the greatest reading public in the world'but , very few have any definite idea of how exten sive a market the United States affords to the authors of nearly all lands. Wo are apt to suppose that it is only the very small minority of our people who are not content with the daily or weekly newspaper , which presents a greutsr variety of instructive and entertaining literature than the newspapers of any other country , and that relatively to pop ulation there are more readers of books in Great Britain and , perhaps , also in Germany , than in the United States. But the testimony of figures regarding the number of books published in the United States appears to amply justify the claim that the book-reading1 public of this country is very much greaterthe difference in population being duly con sidered , than that of any other , while there Is a steady Increase of this class of readers largely in excess of the percentage contago of growth in population. In the debate on the Inter national copyright bill In the house of representatives lost week , which resulted .in the defeat of that measure , a statement was presented showing the number of books published in the United States from 1880 to 1888 , from which it appears that the Increase In the number of publications during that period was 0110 hundred and twelve [ ) or cent , and the total number of vol umes printed was four million , four hun- ; lrod and thirty-seven thousand. In 18SO tha number of different books published was two thousand and sovonty-slx and in 1887 the number was four thousand , four lumdrod and thirty-seven , the lat ter year following a llttlo below 1880. Estimating a thousand copies to an sdltlon of each work published , and this Is a very small average , the increase in Iho number of volumes In eight years was two million , three hundred and sixty-one thousand. As to the character of the ' books pub lished , fiction , of course , loads'the list in the number published , but not in the per -outage of increase , being exceeded In this both by works on law and Dn the fine arts. A marked incrqaso is ilso shown in the number of books on literary history and miscellany and on [ > ootry and the drama. Historical > vorks and books on the useful arts show in Increase of one lumdrod per cent in the eight years , while works on educa tion and language increased one hun- Irod nnd twenty per cent , These facts ndtcato a gratifying growth In the do- nand for the more Instructive and prao- , lcal forms of literature , and although , ho call for fiction steadily increases , as t Is always likely to do , It is apparent , hat there is a very largo element > f American readers who do- nand > heartier and more substantial ntollcotual diet. A considerable proportion of the books mbllshod In the period Indicated wofo oprints , but the number copyrighted mdor existing laws showed that works iy American authors Increased nearly Ifty per cent during the eight yoara. It was contented by the opponents of an ir ternntlonal copyright law that thl demonstrated the fact that our author are at no disadvantage tundor oxlstlni conditions , whllo figures were f glvo showing that American readers are go ting all foreign roprlntfl vastly choapc than they could bo had under any copj right legislation. It Is easy to undoi stand , from the facts brought out In th house debate In evidence of the prcsor nnd growing importance of the America book market , why foreign authors ar extremely anxious to olTeot nn Interim tlonal copyright arrangement , but It i plain there muatbo a very radical chang in public opinion on this subject bofor such an arrangement can bo consuir mated. The advocates of Internationa copyright have not , however , given u hope of attaining it , and may bo oxpoctc to renew their efforts at'tho next sossioi of congress , If not at the present one. The celebrated temperance lecturer Francis Murphy , has devoted a week ii Omaha to tljo task of inducing men t abandon the use of Intoxicating liquor as a beverage , and the result of his worl is one that ho has reason to bo gratifiot with. Mr. Murphy has been greotcc nightly by largo audiences upon which In made a most favorable impression , and i considerable number of men wear tlu blue ribbon insignia of reform who bu for his influence would undoubtedly doubtodly still bo in the thraldom o ) the drink hnblt. It is to bo hoped al such will remain faithful to the plodgi they have taken. Air. Murphy's plan of temperance re form is founded upon moral suasion. II * docs not bellovo it possible to make prohibitory legislation generally of ficaclous in suppressing intemperance , His idea is that the only true and sure way of accomplishing this is to induce every man that drinks to become a pro hibitionist for himself by ap pealing to his moral x nature anil his personal interest. This posi tion Mr. Murphy has maintained throughout his long career as a temperance anco reformer , and experience has con firmed him in the conviction that it is the right and safe position. By reasor of it ho encountered when ho came tc Omaha the disregard or pronounced "op position of most of the ministers of the gospel. If any of thorn sympathized with his work they wore careful not to lot the fact be known. It is not the least of Mr. Murphy's successes hero that ho effected a very general change of sentiment toward him among the preachers. Ho drew them to his meet ings and induced them to become active participants in his work. It was a signal triumph for a tojnporance reformer who disagreed with a majority of these min isters regarding prohibition , and it may reasonably bo presumed tlmt its effect will bo shown in the future labors of the ministers in behalf of temperance. It is fairly to bo assumed that their conversion to Mr. Murphy's plan , and tho.ovidonco they have seen of its ofllcacy , will carry with It an abandonment of their support of the impracticable and universally futile policv of prohibition. Unquestionably Francis Murphy has done a good service in Omaha : This would bo true if but one in ton of the men who have professed reformation re main faithful to their pledge. Ho has demonstrated that there is a great force in moral suasion , and that when em ployed judiciously by a sincere and car- nest man it is capable of accomplishing more for temperance reform in a week than can bo achieved by prohibitory leg islation in a year. COMPETITIVE WIWGES. Ton days ago St. Louis celebrated the completion of the merchants' bridge constructed by her public spirited busi ness men ut a cost of nearly three mil lions. The completion of this bridge has raised the cmoargo to which the commerce of St. Louis has been sub jected by the Eads bridge monopoly ever since Jay Gould obtained control. The experience of St. Louis is only a reflex Df the experience of Omaha. For more than fifteen years this city's growth lias boon retarded and crippled by-a lack of adequate facilities for crossing the Missouri. The Union Pacific bridge has not only monopolized all our traHIc but literally forced other railroads that sought entrance into Nebraska to build bridges nbovo and oelow this city and uuild rainbow Jines around Omaha Lo the interior. The same inter- 3St byunderhanded methods "de- 'oated the erection of a railroad bridge ; wo yoara ago , and substituted a wagon l > ridge with very limited capacity. These facts are familiar to all. The situation is not materially changed. The necessity for a competitive bridge . ' $ as great now as It was two years ago. If Omaha is to become a commercial emporium of the steadily enlarging tributary territory , the shackles must bo . omovcd from her limbs. A competitive jridge Is essential to Omaha's coinmor- ) ial freedom. Two bridges span the Dhio at Louisville and a third bvldgo : ms been chartered. Throe bridges are loedod for the traffic of Kansas City and i fourth is being built. Surely there is lufllciont traffic to make two bridges profitable at Omaha. In any event the : onstantly increasing trafllo between Omaha and Council Bluffs will in in'the ; ory near future justify a demand for a 'reo ' wagon bridge and a five cent street railway faro. Tin : death of O. H. Rothakor removed ram the ranks of American newspaper vrltors an exceptionally bright intellect vhlch had become widely recognized for ovoral superior qualities. There has , icrhaps never boon on the western press L more brilliant writer In some respects ban Mr. Rothuckor , and there . have > eon few newspaper Writers anywhere die had so marked a talent for torso .nd inolslvo prose. His editorial work fas for the most part dis- ingulshod for this class of writing , but the contributions rhich glvo him the best claim to favor- bio remembrance , at least in this BOO- Ion , were his splendid ouloglos upon ox- 'resldont Arthur and General Logan , rhiuh from u literary standpoint were f the very highest merit. Mr. Roth- .ckor did some literary work outside of nurnullsm , both in prose and poetry , nuoh of it meritorious , though not of a haractor to attract widespread atton- tlon. Ho wTmv man of scholarly attain incuts , nnd > lia ho applied his pooulia talents to rtfoTjrcatcst advantage mlgh have glvcnTo""American literature prc Mus. JEANNETTK M. Tnunnen whoso Indefatigable efforts for the advancement vancoment of musical culture In th United States have given her nationa fame , has proposed the establishment c a national conservatory of music ii Washington city , in commemoration c the four hundredth anniversary of th discovery of morlca. Her idea is th erection of a building , to cost nt least i million jdollars , which should com Tlno a conservatory and largi musto hall. The proposal to os tabllsh a national conservator ; of music is a good one if to carry it ink effect would not destroy the instllutloi established in Now York through the efforts forts of Mrs. Thurber , nnd it would scon inevitable that such a conservatory ii Washington as she contemplates wouh provo to bo very damaging to the ono ii Now York. At any rate they woulc compote , and possibly with the resul that neither of them could bo made self supporting. Washington is unquestlon ably the site for a national conservatory of music if ono is required , but if it ; establishment depends upon obtaining i million dollars from the people of thai city the matter had perhaps as well bt dismissed from consideration. f TIIKUE is a refreshing fragrance sur rounding legislative llfo in Massachu setts. Indeed , it Is doubtful if the famoiu third house of Nebraska , in its mellow est moments , could approach in quainf humor the serious child-like verdancy ol the law givers. Not long since a pro hibition member introduced a bill pro hibiting the manufacture and sale of corkscrews in the stato. The bill was favorably reported , but some hearties : tool of the rum power insinuated that there was a largo screw loose in the mental structure of the author of the bill. The prohibitionist resented the in sult by resigning. The legislature has since settled down to a grave and dig nified discussiouof the proposition : "Re solved , That fourteen eggs shall here after weigh a pound. " Wo shall not bo surprised to hear this distinguished ag gregation of law makers limiting the in dustry and capacity of hens as well as regulating the weight of their products. In fact there is a growing suspicion that the vociferous beau of Boston will receive - ceivo the attoiition it deserves. This is an ago of reform and restriction and the old Bay state is in the van. MK. CiiArrub' ' joy over the defeat of annexation is not of the mercenary sort. It is broad-ches'tcd ' and dccp-luugcd. He does not rejoice because as a heavy tax payer on invisible property Ids surplus will not boi.tQuched ) to rescue South Omaha from 'financial chaos , neither does ho pierce the air with plaudits be cause the grip 0f the council combine will not bodibtarbod by the Tenth ward altlel-nien. , HI4 hilarity is'ridl ; nme.d by such sordid motives. It is the throb- bings of a joyous soul over the victory for the western. Taimnuiiy which dis couraged the use of money in the election - tion at an oxpcn&o of six hundred dol- And Still the Scamlnl Grows. New Yoik n'oita. The Wootlhull - Clullin - BiddulnuMartin - Cook-O'IIaUoran-Byrncs contest will be ex- tenslvo enough to look like a city directory If it keeps on growing1 , It Isn't , Likely to Happen Aguin. J/flicaii/ffs St tttcl. Owing to n mistake by a careless southern strawberry packer one consignment of berries In this market gave satisfaction. The boves happened to bo upside down and thu berries wcra put into the bigger compartment. The German Imnur Situation. St. Lout * HepulMe. The German speech from the throne opens with solicitude for labor ana closes with a do- mnnd for givdtcr military expenses the means by which labor Is most oppressed. It was answered ami answered lightly In the bills for lower taxes and a reform of the tariff. The Position n Good One. Fileinl Ttlcqmph. The position of Tin : OMUIV Bnc upon Van Wyckism in this state is commendable Indeed. Hosowater has always been the true friend the farmer nnd fur which he lias received the undivided curves nnd kicks of tho' brass-col lared otlroom politicians. Uosowater's posi tion on the Farmers' alliance is a good one nnd the Nebraska farmer may profit by the " excellence of the past. "ThoVornt Since Tweed's Time. " JV ir I'mIKrentHO FMt * The news from Albany contains the In formation , which Is duo annually at this period , that this Is the "worst legislature itnco Tweed's ' time. " As usual , the Informa tion Is generally recognized as truthful. Wo tiavfl had a great many bad legislatures since tweed's time , but wo can recollect none of them in which tlio jobbers luivo gene about their business more openly than they have [ luring the present sesblon. Pen Photograph of Now York. 1'litUultlplita IniKlm : Now York Is ujolty gf ignorance , with much of its population drawn from the ignorant masses of Eurojj. | These people , most of ivhom are iinal\o \ to read ami write , nnd many of whom , can scarcely Jabber an Eng lish sentence , are seUcd upon by the politl- : iuns , whipped into line nnd inudu tp support by tholr votestjio / whole unsavory craw. Tammany Ilull lm dominant democratic lower , Is controlled by men who are mur- lercrs , thieves fanblcrs nnd the keepers of , ow dives , Fromjijucu a combination of vice ind Ignoranca w/iat / hope is there for Now Vork i And to i-pnko it worse , this same crlm- nnl combination-lids even been able to con- ; rol the presIdeiiU-'of the United States , nnd 101KM to bo ublol9.do ; It again in ' 03. The YcllowHtono Park Soamlnl , Forttt and Stream. With a unanimity which U rathdr remark- ible , tlio press of the larger cities , and es- ) eclttlly of Now Yb'rk , has spoken out ngalust .ho . amendment added by the imbllo lands wmmltteo to the Yellowstone park bill. . The 3oston Herald , the Chicago Times , The Now ifork Times , Evening Post , Tribune , Herald , 3uu , nnd many other papers have all ox- tressed , la strong terms , on tha editorial wgo , the view hold by nil disinterested per- ons , that to permit a railway to enter the > ark will bo to destroy the usefulness of that loblo reservation. It remains to bo BOOH vhethcr the bouse of representatives wllldis- ugard so unanimous an expiv slon of opinion rom the leading papers of t' country with out regard to party. * * * It is tlmo tbi the public- lands committee nnd the bouse < representatives go on record In this matte : The report ought to bo presented wlthou further delay , nnd action taken on It nt tli earliest moment practicable. It will bo Ii tcrostiug to see whether in this matter , us 1 BO many others , the woll-bcing of the farnu U to bo sacrificed to that of people who ca nfford to employ n lobby in Washington. Tlio Great Ijnlior Issue. lloston (1lob ( . The labor question Is the great portcntou Issue of modern times , ovcrshtulowlng n 'others nnd making the petty bickerings o kings nnd pirttes seem small. About tli only political questions that now cotnman respectful hearing nro tlioto tlmt are cssei tlally fragments of the great labor question How shall the workers get n fair share of th fruits of their work , and how ahull over , man's natural right to supply bis own want of his own labor bo secured to ulml Senator In nll * Sot Hlght. Ifmtfonl Catmint. Senator Ingalts Is quoted an saying that th decalogue has "no place In politics. " Thn was not the opinion of the Illustrious found crs nnd early leaders of the republican part } ' In their resistance to the spread of hlunai slavery they made constant and effective us of the document which the Kansas senator s cavalierly sets aside. Ono of the stock dom ocratto accusations against them was tha they put obedience to the "higher law" nbov obedience to the constitution nnd the fug ! live slave law. Wltb all proper deference t -jhe senator wo venture to think that "Thoi shall not steal" and "Thou slmlt not bca false witness" are still un repealed nnd opor ntlvo in polltlc"s and ethics. Supervision orCoiiKi'CSsiurinl Hlcctloni Chicago Inter-Octan. There Is good reason to believe that this congress will enact a law separating congres sional from state elections , and that the next ono will bo elected under that law. The democratic threat to ttllbustcr In the senate nnd defeat enactment by obstructive tactics is not at all ominous. Speaker Uccd does uol have a monopoly oC the backbone nnd In gcnuity of Washington. The scnnto will fine someway to reach a vote on the measure , anil u vote meaus passage of the bill. It is nol often that cither party has a good working majority In both house j , and when the wnj is thus open to legislation it should bo Im proved. The party which lacks the courage to cany out Its own policy deserves the popu lar execration , and is sure to get it , too. The Kixht to KlKlil Hours. Detroit Fttc 1'rtti. The workingnian has more to lese than any other class by thq failure of eight-hour experiment ; and if , hi the mass , ho wants to try It there wduld * eem to bo practical wis dom in permitting him to do so. It is not ab solutely certain that In the mass ho Is quite committed to the experiment ; but the demon strations of the past few days indicate that he is. If there is any rooted objection to the experiment in the ranks of labor , or miy marked indiflX'i-eneo even , It will speedily show itself. In the absence of such a show ing it is reasonably safe to take It for granted that the workingmen nro practically unani mous nnd permit them to Jtry their experi ment , taking care only to secure such consid eration a-s is possible- for the rights of others which arc involved iu the change. VOICE OF TIIK STATE PHESS. Krai ncHub. | . Tlio state board of transportation ought tote to bo relegated to a deaf and dumb asylum , nt least those three members who are both deaf and dumb to the appeal for relief from rates four times as'preat as In Iowa. Time Wanted 1'or Investigation. JYoioIfetes ! , The Xc ws' favors holding the republican convention early. If the republican party cunuot place a ticket in the Held this year that will stand the test of a long cam paign , it cannot Hope to win. This is an off year for political bucks , and the people want plenty of tlmo to investigate tlio record of every man that wants to be elected to a state ofllce. _ A Boom 1'or Berlin. The Xebraskau has been watching with an unusual degree of interest the fine growth of a boom , which is rapidly assuming tangible shape , for Hon. Hicliard Berlin of Omaha , as the republican candidate for lieutenant gov ernor. The frank and open hearted Richard Is deservedly popular at home and through out the state , especially in this locality. Looking for Another M n. Orfunl Stamlaid , Congressman Dorsoy returned homo from Washington this week nnd Is quietly survey ing the political situation up in thu Third dis trict. His fears that his fences were In n badly tlenioralizcd condition are likely to ho painfully realized. The "dear people" are looking for-another man. An Knrly Convention. Cie/u/iloll / / Cowfrr. ' Indications point to an early republican itato convention. This should bo for the rea son that this , of all yoaiij , Is the ono in which : hc party must use euro in Its state dolibcra- ; ions , and It should bo held before the heat ind anxiety of an approachiug election shall inve had time to disturb the equanimity bvhlck should characterize Its proceedings. With care used in the selection of candidates ind the enunciation of o platform of princi ples , Nebraska , for all of domocratio blatcnt jlubtcr , will roll up her old time republican uujorlty. to Succeed Imno. Kcanwu EnteriirUe. Superintendent M , II. C. True ofEilgar is billing favor with the press as a candidate 'or the ofllco of state superintendent of hi- itruction. A practical and progressive cdu- : ator has long been needed for the position ind Mr. True fills the bill. Ho is ono of the nosl capable nud.oOIclout teachers in the itate , thoroughly awake to the demands of , ho times. In state associations ho Is a leader , md ho has the respect and confidence of ils fellow-workers throughout the west. No UHO I'm' Sell-HoekcfH. llastlnui Xclirashan. It will be a great boon to the public if the runners' alliance will teach men to go along ibout their own business until they nro asked o como out for olllco. The man who Is itcrnally planning und laying wires for It la lot the best ono to trust with the duties and espOMblbUltloa that devolve upon a publlo lorvunt. He may bo Inspired with u. very uudublo ambition to win honor and dlstlnc- lon , but ho can better earn It by creditably luportlng himself In hln business or profcs- ilon , and by evidencing an Intelligent Interest ind concern in publlo affairs In such a man- icr that ho will bo called for when the right nan is wanted for public service. Uoraey'wVolooinu Homo. Hon. George W. B. Dorsoy , who has en- eyed the honor of being chairman of the louse committee on banking and currency ; vhohas been ono of the most successful tutesiaeu In providing for his owu relatives nd who Is the high political patronage dls- icnser for the sovereign state of Nebraska , Is t homo.Mr. . Dorsoy's presence Is quite .ocossary nt this tlmo. The Fremont Tribune mentions Messrs , Osbonif Norrls , Klneald , 'aloutlno , Uanies and Harrison us pros- oetivo candidates for his shoos. If the urlous republican plomcats represented by by these gentlemen unite , the Fremont pol tlclan will linvo no walkover. Ho has grci IntctvsU nt stake In the fall campaign , small army of kinsmen nnd ono or two ml way corporations must not bo allowed 1 suffer If ho can prevent. As for his vast coi stltucncy , which is growing "small by d greos mid beautifully loss , " Mr. IJonsoy hi llttlo tlmo to consider them. Ills faithfi bcnehmen nro supposed to bo nblo lo heal tli wounds caused by affronts nnd slights. Tlio ItK Thltd Situation. Fremont Tribune There appears to bo a concerted tuovcmer nniong the candidates for congress In this dL trlet In the matter of miming up lightnln rods. Mclkcljohn Is now making nn nctlv nnd open hunt for support , nnd he's a valtan young hunter , too. The republicans nnd th newspapers of Washington county nro.lmv ing a good many commendatory words fo Osborn of Blair. The Pilot nnd tlio Courlc aver that if Osboni Is a candidate ( as sue comment In bis homo papers would hullcat him to bo ) they will both dives themselves of their garments nnd von their shirts'in his behalf , a fact whic is certainly encouraging to n man wit political aspirations. The friends of Her W. P. Norris of Poncn , judge of the Sovcnt judicial district , nro gradually arriving n the point of openly declaring themselves fo him. They proclaim him the Idol of the ol soldiers nnd say that bis county would bnc' ' . him tip like n wall of adamant for the plocc ICincnld Is working , too though sly , "devil Ishsly. " Valentino is about half persuade to put in bis oar , Barnes Is doing som button-holdup , and Harrison of Grand Islam lias out his field glass surveying the politico landscape afforded by the forty odd countle of the big Third. With nil these sleokli groomed nnd tat racers after Mr. Dorsoy'i place wo run no risk in the prediction tha there will bo n pretty contest. HERE AND THERE. W. Q. Copelaml , who is full of racy rivoi stories about Incidents that occurred when he was stcamboatiug on the Missouri , tells OIK in which ho figured as a momentary hero "While making a trip from Omaha to bt Joe , " said Mr. Copclond , "our old side wheeler met with an accident. She struck r snng that toro away the larboard paddles nni almost precipitated my daughter , who was with mo , into the water , nnd gave mo quite i scare. A llttlo further and the other slili struck another snng and smashed that wheel , Then both wheels were gone nnd wo. Iloatcc ] at the mercy of the raging stream. At time of the accident a lady passenger happened tc bo silting in the wheel house , consequently when the timbers were carried away sue was left suspended to a beam away out over the current. I had to crawl out about ten feet nnd rescue her. Maybe you think that didn't require nerve. It was the most dangerous piece of business I ever undertook. " * * The peculiarities of detection-nnd identifi cation were being discussed by several gen tlemen yesterday , when ono of them said : "I know of a remarkable case that occurred not long ago. My wife was down town shop ping.Vhilo in ; t Faruam street dry goods store something occurred that caused her to laugh heartily , whereupon two or three ladles Issued from an adjoining room nnd ono of them exclaimed , much to the surprise of my wife : 'That's Mary Khluockcrl I know that laugh. ' She was right. My wife's name before wo were married nineteen years ago was Uhineckcr. This lady had not seen her since she was a girl , but remembered her laugh well enough to know its familiar tones Instantly. Don't you call that a remarkable incidentl" * M C. B. Rustin thinks that the country west of Cheyenne ought to bo written about more than it Is. . Ho returned lost week from a trip to Salt Lake , Butte and Helena , and says that the change out that way iu four years is mar velous. People are locating everywhere and making the finest kind of improvements. "Four years ago n man could go into any hotel nnd get all the accommodations ho wanted. Now it Is almost impossible to se cure a decent room and bed , " said Mr. Rus- tin. "They are crowded all tlio time. Then the traveler able to afford n sleeping car often occupied ono alone over most of the journey , but now ho Is in luck to get a berth at all. These things I tell you simply to glvo an idea of the rush of people into that coun try. " # * Some years ago n very characteristic old uotolkeeper wont toTopokn from Syracuse , Nr. Y. , secured control ef the Kansas Paclllc Bating houses and run them until the com pany bought him out last June. Ho took charge nnd personally conducted the ono at North Topokn , and through a peculiar , bluff , but good-nalured sort of way , soon made an jxtcusivo reputation. In fact , Colonel Stan- Lon was the best known landlord iu all that Bouutry and scttho finest table. He's now In Omaha , or was yesterday , nnd when an acquaintance of his youth asked him why lie quit railroading , ho said : "When It bo- Simo difficult for mo to find the pay-day I made up my mind that there was more money Tor me in some other kind of business. "These Union Pnclflo conductors , who get J120 a month , uro kicking for niforo pay. Why , ot me toll you that I ran passenger trains on : ho New York Central roail for thirteen years 'or ' $00 u mouth and was glad to get it. But .hat was before the war , und &H ) was as nuch then us $120 Is now. " . * * # "The arrest of n motor line conductor for kuouking down * by means of thu double bcll- lunch racket reminds mo of a great scheme .hat . u conductor on ono of tha street car lines n Toronto worked a few years ago , " said a Dnnadlmi now living in Omaha. "Ho In- rented an attachment for the pell-punch Vhlch afterwards became known as the brother-in-law. ' It was simply the ad- lltion of another Dell , concealed in the con- luctor's vest , which was so attached to the icll punch that It rang when the punch was lulled half way out , thus making the ro- [ uirod noise without registering the number if the faro collected. In this way the con- luctor succeeded in appropriating every ithorfnro , dlvldlngovenly with the company , .ml ho was not discovered until ho owned n landsomo row of brick Hats In Parkdulo , a uburbof Toronto. The company had him iTCstod but could not BCCUI-O n conviction iiid ho Is now living In retirement. The dls- every led to the adoption of n now faro col- uctor of n kliul that I've never seen any ilaco except la Toronto , The conductor caries leather-covered steel box ies a Iwttlo-sliupeil , - t'lth u slot and trap arrangement In the top n which the passenger Is required to deposit ho five-cunt fare , " * Tlio McCalla Investigation Instituted by omo seamen who had sutTonxl Inhuman out ages , Induced Dr. Stone to rolnto n few ox- torjcncus the other day that hu hud whllo In ' iio'nuvy. It was during war times. For omo very trivial broach of discipline the cap- ilii had the doctor thumb traced ono day so ovcruly that ho almost died , "It was then cry hot weather , wo were down In Arkun- as and the sun nearly rested mo. " This mdo of puuivncnt is ono of the most trying pen a man's physical strength that win bu naglned. First his hands are bound to other tightly behind him. Then the guard ikes n small rope , ties It urounil his thumbs , ad pulls him up to a mast or overhead , beam ist high enough to leave his toes touching 10 floor. In that i > ojltloiitliu doctor Was luft vo hours. "I was the captain's steward , Onoo hohap- to discover me wit hit' a spoonful of nil- x sins out of my own supplies mid bccnmo furl- \ > ii8 , " said the doctor. "A more tyrannical man thmt George W. Lord never lived. For this net ho had tno mnnnclcil , thrown Into the hold below the wilier line whom there was my ventilation nud nothing to sleep on but n pllii of railroad Iron nnd nothing to cat. There I remained four days. These nro only sam ples of the many cruelties suffered by tlio sailors In the navy. All captains nro not so brutal nnd tyrannical as Lord was , but none of them over treat their men as though they consider them human beings. While laying In tlmt foul prison I resolved to punlflh Lou * It over I grow to manhood nnd met him on land. Hut ho uover happened to cross my path. I heard n short tlmo ngo that ho was dead. " * INTilK ICTUN A. There was a great crowd of politicians at the Mllhml hotel last night. It was "great" not so much in point of mini , bers ns otherwise. They were a very busy nnd excessively whlsporatlvo lot , nnd If both cars of every man who has been argued or even gossiped about for n stnto ofllco this fall , whoever hu may bo , did not burn with n very ilcry tlnglss , then ono of the most popular superstition entitled to n very black oyo. Ucpubllcnnst Well ! Ifytm doubt It for a moment Just notice these names : Congressman Dorsoy , State Auditor Hen. ton , Secretavy ot State Cowdory , Hon. John Stccn , state commissioner of public lands ; lion. William Dllworth of Hustings , James Whttchead , register of the land olllco at Broken Bow ; M. M. Neovos , receiver of the laud olllco nt Sidney ; Hon. Charles Meeker , representative from Chase county ; W. V. Baukus , superintendent of the Indian school , Clcnon ; A. L. Towlo , receiver of the land ofllcoat O'Neill ; "Webb" Entou ot Lincoln , Hon. "SI" Alexander , ex-secretary of state ; Fred M. Dnrrlngton of Children , and several others particularly from the Third district. United States Marshal Slaughter earn down from his 0 o'clock dinner and ran right Into the whole crowd. "Well I Great heavens I" exclaimed the Hon. Brad , "What docs this moon ! " "Nothing nt all , " exclaimed , three or _ (01 ( In the crowd , except that wo Just hnpnciu to meet hero by clmnco. " A\ "Oh , yes , you did just meet by chnnrc , " continued Mr. Slaughter , shaking hands with six or seven of them nt ono timo. " 1'tit : no oh , quick I" ho ndded with a whisper. "Yes , nnd give mo the pass-word , " said Hon. Dick Berlin who had just como up and was staring at the crowd iu n frenzy of aston ishment. All the Third district men kept their little secret for it was evident from the llrst that they had ono for a long timebut the rotunda talker llnally got it out of ono of them. They had como to attend u strictly pecrct conference with Uepiv- scntatlvo Dorscy. And nbotit 8 o'clock they nil withdrew Into the back ofllco , locked the door , closed the blinds of the alloy windows dews , and consulted for about two hours , all the time in a whisper. Just before tlio chosen few disappeared for this secret fence fashioning , Tur : BIK nun called Mr. Dorsoy aside for a little talk. "You nro with Titu Biuuro you ? " aslcod the congressman , "lam , " was the reply. "Well , sir , " continued Mr. Dorsoy , iu i ? very short , curt manner , "I've no tlmo to spend for TUB Bun , and if I had I haven't ' anything to give THE BEJS nt all. Ono ofyour men jumped onto mo at Fremont yesterday No , sir , nothing for TmBin : : , " nnd then tlio perfect gentleman from the Third instantan eously favored the reporter with a line view of his back. Mr. Steen , the commissioner of public hinds nud buildings , informed the reporter thut the presence of Mr. Cowdory uud himself lii t io political throng was duo solely to tha fV that they ho.d coniYUp Omaha to inspect tlio i float and dumb Aistlluto. Ho declined to talk politics at all. Mr. Cowdory happened. _ , to Itocp out of the reporter's reach. Mr. Neevcs of the Sidney land olllco didn't object to saying a word or two. Ho was form erly editor of the Ilcflcctor at Ogullulu , tlio ploneor paper of Keith county uud loft It for the government alt which ho now seems to unjoy highly. In reply to a volley of questions , Mr. . Neoves said : -ft "Tho feeling in the western part of the state is that the wishes of the Farmers' alli ance should nnd shall bo doferied to in tlio matter ot candidate for governor. Tliuyor lins made many friends among the fanners. The feeling Is also general throughout the 2iitifo western portion of Nebraska that Leeso bus had enough nil "rouudU J Itopresentiitlvo Ilnynor , the brilliant youn ; man from Sidney , will have n good follpv For attorney generalship , especially aloiHftlio Ino of the Union Pacific. Mlckeljohn Is not " ' ntho-flchl for congress."What'ho wants 11 Reese's place. As for Judge Kincnid , I don t liink ho stands any show for going to con- ; ross. Doraoy will bo returned there all rlgli' , houifh I don't say that ho hasn't hard woiic wforo him. " Mr. Necves attended the secret conference George A. Brooks of Bazllo" Mills occupied \ front row at the strictly George W 1 ilurlbus uimm business. George A. Is s ml 0 have declared thut neither heaven , oaitli nun nor beast can beat George \V. U this { all. ' Now , you know who Brooks Is , don't you1 He's that merry old bachelor who inns a ; cnoiiil merclui'idlso store in tlio souther ! Kirt of Knox county nnd takes so much nonl- ul pleasure In talking about the dashing rldow and three blonde babies that he hopes omako ' 'hi//en" in the sweet after a lilt Ho is also the enthusiast that bought a k-hlto plug hat , painted It a very dl//.y red , nd were it over to Chicago when Blulno win omluutcd. Uuargo A , has inoro money than a country oad has mud after a big rain , and It is said lint this Is another reason why ho Is so dead uro about Ceorgo W. E. getting unoth r ; rm In congress. You should have soon th" itter fold his arms about the ICnox county mn of money. Speaking of George AV. E's encircling net 1 u reminder that ho practiced It upon _ no of his Third dltttrlct guests upon looting them prior to the private pow > w .nd then when his holp-mo-to-got ti junco was over ho drew each and every " > > ' t thorn to his breast ngain , nnd as ho did o presented them with un oh BO charm - ttlo boutonuloro , the most prominent HowfJE t which was what do you think I A mvuot ) rget-mo-not. M OMAHA . .OAN AND TRUST COMPANY. iibscrlliod nnil Guaranteed Capital 'old ' In Cupltul lluys anil soils stocks mid bonds ; n uiimivrolid papers rocalviM and ninl i acUu trunsfnr itKont und tru > > too 01 oriioruMonst tuttoa uliargu of propurtyi col- 30l taxwi. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : > mahaLoan& Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. ! . E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sis. ulcl lii Capita ! | MiU utmorlbuduml UuuriiiiU-cd Capital . . 1M.O-H - liability of HlouklmMoni aJJ.ljn ' 1'alil * . v 6 i'or Oent Intcrust on Deposit KKANK J. l/ANUi : . Oimliler , Meant A. U. 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