Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY Blflg , FRIDAY , MAY 10 , 1890.
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PitoimitTiON ollluiiils tire now aotivoly
wrestling with original imohitges.
TUB politiciil rogues of New York con
tinue squealing on cucli other. But the
dillloultj-of justice securing a grip on
tlio short-haired rascals robs the revo
lutions of their chief value.
Tun multiplication of sinecure ofllces
KOOS on right merrily , regardless ol
where the money is to come from. But
so long as the Tammany gang is pro
vided for , who in the council cares for
the protest of the taxpayers ?
K railroads cry out against the pro
posed law compelling them to use auto
matic brakes and couplers. They can
not afford the expense , but they can
afford to squander money in ruinous rate
wars.
r : transition of Senator Ingnlls from
an agnostic in 1883 to a believer in im
mortality in 1889 shows that Mussilon
did not preach in vain. The noted
French bishop made at least one dis
tinguished convert in two hundred
years. _ _ _ _ _
Mu. CHUUCH UOWB has discovered
that the banks are sapping the life blood
of the state. This is only an iidriot Hop
by which the railroader tries to load
upon the money lender the responsibility
for hard times ami low prices by crying
"you're another. "
TiiisToxiiH prohibitionists follow the
example of the third party men in Cali
fornia , Indiana , Delaware and other
states by placing a state ticket in the
Hold. Meanwhile the brethren in Ne
braska have thrown party principles to
tlio winds and are wasting valuable time
in wildly chasing the non-partisan phan
tom.
TUB famous Colonel Leybourn has or
ganized the Universal trust , with un
limited capital. It is worthy of note
that tlio colonel is not troubled about a
sanvity of the circulating medium. In
fact , if the half has been told , the Col
onel Sellers of Gotham outshines Solo
mon in all his glory. By the time the
suckers are all taken in , however , ti uni
versal howl will bo substituted for the
Universal trust.
IP the members of the present Louis
iana legislature do not retire from ofllco
in allluonco , it will not no the fault of
the lottery crowd. A twenty-five year
extension of the charter is the main
IHHUO , and us the bill will require n two-
thirds majority to overcome the gov
ernor's veto , it is safe to predict the
Hood of boodle will surpass the North
Dakota deluge , or the How of railroad
lubricator in the Nebraska oil rooms.
TUB army canteen has recently re
ceived a great deal of attention in con-
Rress ; and its fate may bo said to hang
in the balance. In order to give the
canteen legal status , the house placed it
in the army appropriation bill and au
thorised the sale of mult and vinous liq
uors. In the senate this provision , after
a protracted debate , was stricken out
nnd a clause inserted forbidding the sale
of liquors at any army post or in any
building within the boundaries of any
military post. The discussion of this
in the soiiato developed n largo
mass ot opinions from officers of the
army regarding the merits and demer
its of the canteen , the weight of which
was favorable to the system. The re
ports generally from the posts at which
it has boon established show that the
canteen has boon not only a great con
venience to the enlisted men , but that it
lias boon instrumental in improving the
morals of the service. Some of the olll-
cora whoso testimony was presented wore
most pronounced in their commendation
of the system. But the argument that
the government should not thus counte
nance the traflio in liquor was potential
with a majority of the senators , and they
rejected the provision to allow the sale
of malt and vinous liquors. The bill is
now in the hands of n conference com-
Inltteo , with the chances favorable totho
action of the senate being approved. In
that event the gin mills outsldo the posts
will again flourish and absorb the pay of
regulars as of yore.
Tin : iMvonrnn uwnn QVKSTIOS.
Tlio bill of Senator Wilson of Iowa ,
snbjx-tlng imported liquor to the pro
visions of the laws of the several states ,
has reached the calendar of the United
States senate , nnd Its author gave notice
that ho would ask the senate to take
it tip for consideration at an early day.
Senator Hoar , in explaining that the
bill was rendered necessary by the late
decision of the supreme court , said that
ho fully concurred In the purport of the
measure , but "supposed the principle of
the court's opinion was extended to other
things than distilled spirits lo opium
for Instance and ho should have pre
ferred that the bill should have applied
to nil articles which states might desire
to prohibit the sale of. " There is n sug
gestion In this of the wldb range which
congress may ultimately bo called upon
to take , in the exorcise of its power to
remove the ro.strictlon upon the state
in dealing with Imported articles should
the bill proposed by Senator Wilson be
come law.
There is , of course , no question regardIng -
Ing the authority of congress to enact
such it , law. The supreme court decision
distinctly says that congress may by act
give permission to a stale to prohibit llio
importation of liquor from another state ,
and such importation cannot bo inter
fered with in the absence of congres
sional permission. The authority of con
gress in this respect is unlimited , ex
tending to any and all articles of com
merce. It may empower a slate to pro
hibit the importation of meats , as some
of them have sought to do , or any other
article of produce or manufacture
which a legislature may declare it to
bo necessary to exclude in the in
terest of tlio public health or morals.
Suppose congress started upon the exer
cise of this authority in allowing the
states lo prohibit the importation of
liquor , whore would the demand for
such congressional interference bo likely
to end and what would bo the limit of
possible obstruction to interstate com
merce ? States producing liquor would
endeavor to retaliate upon the produc
tions of states which excluded liquor.
There might arise continual conllicts
growing out. 01 legislation among tno
stales discriminating against the pro
ducts of each other , and congress would
bo besieged tit every session to recognize
such legislation. There would bo in-
spcelion laws and license regulations in
numerable , all professedly in the public
interest and a rightful oxcrciso of the
police powers of the states , but in intent
and purpose rotalialory. Is it wise to
invite such a possible state of affairs ?
The legislation proposed by Senator
Wilson would obviously not only do this ,
but it would bo a most arbitrary and in
tolerable interference with the liberty of
the citizen. It would prevent persons
from importing liquors for their own
use , except under conditions which
would be troublesome and annoying , and
which might subject them lo hardship
and abuse at the hands of ignorant or
malicious otllcialo.
It seems to us there are very strong
and serious objections to tlio proposed
legislation , and that the matter is one
which congress may wisely and
safely allow to regulate itself.
Tlio decision of tlio supreme court
does not diminish the power of Iho
states to regulate the liquor traffic , and
congress would exorcise a dangerous au-
Ihorily in giving permission to one state
to exclude the product of another and at
Iho same time deny to the citizen Iho
right to purchase and possess for his
own use a common article of commerce.
LOOKING TO THU SKX.ITK.
The indications are that the AIcKinley
tariff bill will pass the house with few
changes from the form in which it was
reported. Tlio rejection of all amend
ments proposed thus far , some of which
wore offered by republicans , shows that
the supporters of the bill in the house
are strong enough lo carry it through
just as it came from the committee. It is
probable , however , they will not ar
bitrarily refuse to allow any modi
fications of the measure , but
will make some concessions to
those republicans who are opposed to
certain features of the bill , where this
can bo done without materially affecting
its general character. The attitude of
Mr. Bullerworth and the few other re
publicans who do not regard the measure
ns a whole with favor will hardly fail to
have some effect upon the majority. It
seems , indeed , to have already exerted
an influence , since there in talk of a cau
cus of republicans to consider what maybe
bo done in recognition of the growing
feeling in favor of a modification
of the McKinley bill. It must
1)0 obvious to the more conservative
unong the republicans of the house that
after what has been said by Mr. Butter-
worth in criticism of Iho general charac
ter of Iho tariff measure the party's
chances of retaining control of the house
will bo lessened unless the bill is re-
iloved of some of its more objectionable
'eatnrcs. The Ohio representative not
only objected to certain conspicuous
'oaturos of the bill , as the reduction
of the duty on sugar and the
proposal to supplant the duty by
a bounty , the increased duty
on tin plate , and the additional pro tee-
Lion to copper , but ho in effect arraigned
Lho whole measure as having boon
framed in disregard of existing condi
tions and as not representing a wise and
hound and just system of protection
under prevailing circumstances , This
position of a republican who has always
Iwen a consistent supporter of the pro
tective policy nnd claims to still bo can
not fail to have a very considerable in-
lluonco with the people , and wo may bo
sure it will bo iniido to do all "the
service possible in the coming con
gressional campaign If its warning and
suggestions are unheeded.
But while It may bo assumed that they
will not be wholly disregarded , It Is no't
probable the republicans of the house
will make any such modifications of the
MoKlnloy bill as would bo necessary to
bring it Into accord with Iho protection
principle dollnod by Mr. Butter-
worth. That ground has undoubtedly
been moat thoroughly gone over
by the majority of the ways and
means committee , and having de
liberately abandoned It there will be no
return to it. To do so would necessitate
formulating an almost entirely now
munsuro. The countcy must , therefore ,
look to the senate for a tariff bill that
will have fomn regard for existing con
ditions and will preserve the policy of
protection without perpetuating and in
creasing the inequalities of our tariff
system. There is reason to expect that
the senate will provide such a measure.
Senators arc reticent on the subject , but
it Is not to be doubted that while
some are favorable to the house
bill as it is , the larger number do not ap
prove It as a whole. A member of the
finance committee recently said that
there had been no decision as to what
would bo done with the MoKlnloy bill
when ll reached the committee , beyond
the dctermlnalion lo amend ll very ma-
lorhilly. The hope of a wise and just
reform of the tariff , which will give relief -
lief to the people without impairing Iho
industries of Iho country , is in Iho sen
ate. The house scorns irrevocably coin-
milled lo the policy of "favoring Paul
and turning down Peter. "
T DKCISIOX.
Tlio decision ot the state supreme
court on the Elmwood elevator case sus
tains Iho position taken by the state
board of transportation. The principles
involved tire of the greatest importance
to the producers of Iho slalo. Members
of the alliance at Elmwood petitioned
the Missouri Paciiie for the privilege of
building an elevator on the company's
right-of-way. The request was denied
and an appeal was taken to Iho sluto
board. It was shown at the hearing that
the elevator at Elmwood was insulllciont
for the demand ; that it discriminated
against the producer and was a danger
ous monopoly sustained by the rail
road company. The board decided that
the railroad must grant equal privileges
to all patrons , and that the alliance must
bo given room for an elevator and facili
ties for handling grain on equal terms
with the elevator then in existence.
Tlio supreme court sustains the board
on every point. It reasserts the power
of the board in the promises and declares
that "if facilities tire granted to one or
more for that purpose on the right-of-
way , the same privilege upon like terms
and conditions must bo granted
to others who are engaged , or desire -
sire in good faith to engage
at that point in the business of receiv
ing , storing and shipping produce over
such railway. "
The principles laid down by the court
were never seriously disputed by the
railroad attorneys. Their solo object in
appealing from the order of the "stale
board was lo delay action on an issue
which was certain to impair the grip of
Iho clevatorcombino. The railroads are
directly interested in perpetuating the
monopoly , and will prolong the contest
by taking it to the court of last resort.
The docis'on will enable farmers In
any community to exact fair treatment
at the hands of elevator owners or become -
como their own shippers if necessary.
It will have the effect of curbing tlio
greed of combinations and stimulate
competition among grain buyers.
AT THIS outset of his oflicial career ,
Mayor dishing proclaimed that business
principles would bo applied to city af
fairs , and that in selecting men for the
various positions character and compe
tency , not political service should
govern. The pledges and promises had
scarcely become cold before ho abdicated
his privilege as chief executive of the
city and became merely a dummy in the
hand of a combine of politi
cal hacks , contractors and jobbers.
With two notable exceptions , the city
attorney and engineer , his appointees
have been political tools , dictated by
mercenary counclhnen , and the republi
can Tammany club , organized by his
predecessor. Tlio same shuflling policy
is shown in solecling a chairman of Iho
board of public works. The mayor
makes Iho shameless confession that
a majority of the council in
sists on the appointment of a.
man who will bo nothing more
than putty in the hands of contractors ,
and whoso chief qualification for the po
sition consists in the fact Unit he is a
chronic olllco seeker and has trained
with the gang which controls the spoils.
If Mayor Culling possesses the nerve
"nis admirers claim , why does he not be-
lect a citizen of Character and com
petency , one who-o name will bo a guar
antee that taxpayers will receive an
honest equivalent for the money paid
out , and challenge the combine to reject
tlio nomination ?
SKVKHAI. new electric lights worn or
dered located by the council. How many
more electric light poles does the coun
cil propose to plant this season at one
hundred nnd seventy-five dollars a year ?
If wo are to have much more electric
lighting , the council will have to in
crease the levy or run an overlap. It
was all very plausible to up-
plant the gas lamps with electric
lights in the business centre , but electric
lighting is a luxury which oven such
cities as New York and Philadelphia in
dulge in only very sparingly. It Is easy
to increase the number of electric lights ,
but nobody ever proposes to decrease
the number.
Tin : reivipts at the Omaha stockyards
reached high water mark. With vigil
ant management , and the prevention ot
railroad discrimination , there is no rea
son why Omaha should not soon advance
from third to second plnoo among live
stock markets of the country. It Is In
the heart of Iho great corn bolt and the
center of the American cattle raising
region. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TllK Maryland embezzlement law , ns
interpreted by the courts , affords pro
tection rather than punishment for of
ficial rascals. The first case against the
defaulting treasurer has been quashed ,
and It Is probable that the robbery of
thu Htato of one hundred and thirty-two
thousand dollars will go unpunished.
Oh Maryland , my Maryland.
Method In Tliolr .Mourning.
All tlio prominent colonels In Kentucky
shu'oroly mount tlio ilcnth of Senator Back ,
utnl Itatf of them want his seat.
The DomoorntM MI M N'icd It.
I 'h ' ( Iii'c//i ( / | ) Id liuii Irer.
The larger tlio congress the .longer It tiiltes
to do Its work. If thing * go on for another
conlury as they have for the last ono , thu
nlmuimo makers of the twentieth century
will have to put u few more mouths lu every
year for tlio sjljlnl accommodation of con-
grcss.
The TommranL'n Pi-obli'in.
Tfiiniln AVifK.
The flat has gone forth 1 The anxiously
Ioo1edfor decision by the supreme court of
the United Stutpsjs ndverso to the district
mid supreme tw&Uof the state of lown ns to
the constitutionality of ttio taws In prohibit
ing the Importation of liquor Into status
where prohibition [ * established. The high
est tribunal in .American Jurlsprudonco has
decided that It W nrt Infringement upon the
rights of the people as guaranteed by the con
stitution , To thts decision wo must bow ,
however much wo may wish It otherwise.
The conclusion.bf the honorable court will
bo much critleliwl , but It Is of no avail. It is
tlio law of the land. It Is trtto that thcro
were three dissenting voices , but the majority
rules and the law is defined.
In reviewing tlm previous rulings of the
convt reference Is mndo to these of Judge
Tanoy , who nt ono tlmo , In what Is known as
the Dred Scott case , ruled that "n colored man
had no rights that a white man was bound to
respect " Thls'seemcd so at variance with
humanity and justice that It was universally
condemned by tlio opponents of slavery. Yet
It wits law. The law of slavery times , when
property In man was recognized.
Spirituous liquors unquestionably Is prop
erty and , unfortunately for the welfare of
mankind , a very Important article of com
merce over the whole world whcrover Jclvll-
izatlon has sot her foot.
Gunpowder and whisky were great factors
In civilizing and christianizing the heathen ,
and no Christian country is without Its stimu
lant , hence a law regulating the sale thereof.
This decision of the United States court is
the suggestion of many thoughts. It should
awaken In our minds the necessity of u proper
education of our people personal responsi
bility the political and social duties devolv
ing upon every man. Morality Is not the
creation of law , but law Is the creation of
morality. Law docs not mould public opin
ion , but public opinion moulds law ; hence n
law In advance of public opinion Is a dead
totter , a nullity. It should also teach us to
have "a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind. " It is Just as Impossible for all to
think alike ns to look alike. It is n trlto say
ing , "many men of manyminds , " nnd each
ono Is entitled to tlio possession of his own.
It Is unbecoming , yes , worse , it is degrading
for ono man to abuse , rovllo and denounce
another for the opinions ho entertains. Yet
look at the conduct of the teachers engaged
in the great prohibition party.
The mouthpieces no term , seems vllo
enough to express their contempt for ono
who differs with them in opinion , nnd yet
one opinion may bo as honestly entertained as
the other. Ministers ot thu gospel who would
not blindly Join the howling party of prohibi
tion have been denounced iw "emniisaries of
hell , " "agents of the dovll , " etc. All this Is
calculated to retard the progress of true tom-
pcrunco and oven good morals. Fanaticism
Is the bane of true progression. The inquisi
tion never made a convert to religion although
it covered the country with death , desolation
and human bones ; It never mndo a convert ,
neither will vituperation and denunciation
convince the mind. '
There Is no doubt but the violent course of
the fanatical misguided so-called "philanthro
pists , " who were determined to establish an
espionage upon every household who disa
greed with them in opinion has led to the
promulgation of this Judicial decision , nnd it
is rational to suppose that had it been given
prior to the adjournment of the lown legisla
ture pruhibiUoiH-law.s in that state would
have been wiped out and a license law placed
upon the statutebooks. , The effect upon the
vote on prohibition in this state will bo very
great , notwithstanding you may hear tlio
voices from hired1 speakers , who are em
ployed ns tittornevs , and. who work for what
money is in If ; ' denounce and vilify the
Judges who have rendered the decision. A
little more judgment , discretion and respect
for our fellowmen might bo used very advan
tageously by the leaders of the prohibition
l > avty.
A Coming .State-Milan.
I'laltuminitH Herald ,
The Ncbraslcnn has been watching with an
unusual degree of interest the flno growth of
a boom , which is rapidly assuming tangible
shape , for Hon. Kiehnrd Berlin of Omaha as
the republican candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. The frank and open hearted litchard
is deservedly popular at homo and through
out the state , especially In this locality.
Hastings Nobr.iskun.
The herald enters a hearty nmen to the
above and adds parenthetically , that if Mr.
Berlin nllows a small calibrcd man by the
name of Broatch , through ward machine
work to do him up for u delegation at home ,
he might still bo nblo to como in n winner , ns
the great state of Nebraska is much larger
than Douglas county , and wo think appro-
elates the good unalities of the Hon. Hichard
Berlin.
Two C/.arri.
riillnileliilild Itffiml.
The czar of Russia's latest edict is that all
the ladies of his court shall appear in cos
tumes of nattw ! manufacture. C ar MoICin-
ley's edict to thu women of America is dif
ferently worded , but it is precisely similar in
intent.
Not fin- TholiHealth. .
New Yaile ll'mlil.
There was a grand rally of Albany states
men in n private room of the famous Astor
honso yesterday. What were they there for !
\ View Obtaining AVitlo Acceptance
SI. lnnl flliilie'DeinHCittt.
Mast of the cool-headed , conservative re
publicans who have looked carefully over the
Held are impressed with the necessity of
going slow Jnst now in the matter of public
expenditures.
. .
HOI-O'H a Scheme.
DncATUii , Nob. , May tJ. ! To the Editor of
TIIK BKI : : I propose to bo ono of ton , or any
number greater than ten , each of whom shall
give $10 to create a sum of money to bo given
to the writer of ( tio. ) best essay in answer to
the following auction : What can the gov
ernment do to prompt/a the greatest good of
the greatest number of ' people without Injus
tice to any } .
The award shall IKMIKHO by a committee of
live men "who fear Oed , love truth , nnd hate
covetoiiKiicss. " Gnu shall bo a republican ,
ono a democrat , ono a gitnuibacker , one ,1 pro
hibitionist , and onb a nationalist.
The essay shall nut exceed In length 1'uul's
letter to the Hobrewn.
Or , I will bo ono'Of1 ton each of whom shall
glvo iC > 0 for thi5 l est essay in answer to the
nliovo question , the nwani to bo made by a
coinmitU'o of thix'O' cpod and nblo men ono it
republican , ono u'n mocrat and ono u grecn-
b.tckor ; ono of whonAhall bo a farmer , ouo
u mechunio and otam merchant.
Now lot thosutm&o know , or think they
know , what ought itn bo done to make times
butter for the laboring masses .step forth and
put their moasuroH on paper. I would most
especially call the attention of our congress
men and aspirants for congressional and leg
islative honors to the above propositions. It
Is u letfitimaU ) question for every voter to oak
candidates for congress what measures they
will urge or what measures they will oppose
If elected.
The undersigned makes the above offer lu
good faith and is a Hurt county farmer , and
proposes to wrlto an essay anil coinpoto for
the prize if tea or moro shall outer the ring.
J.UOM UKCK.
U Han Not.
. OMUU , May 15. To the ICdltor of TUB
BKI : : Has the Davis pension bill , introduced
in the senate February 11 , IS'JO , and providing
for an Ineroaso to $ il pur month of the pen
sions of all willows iv'vivhib' ' less than tlmt
amount , become u law I Suuuuuui.
VOICE Ol-1 THK.HTATlj . PUHSS.
A 1'rcaUso OH Trutli-Tollliiff.
frtmont Trthunc.
That Wyoming oil company organized In
the tollot room of the Mlllnrd hotel , Omaha ,
Friday , will go down Into history ns n pleco
piece of political astuteness nlongstda of Ikoy
Jensen's SVashtngUm League of Nebraska
republicans. An oil company composed ex
clusively of Third district office-holders Is too
thin. Why not tell the truth I You can't
fool the people with that kind of chaff. If a
political conference Is wanted , hold It. If
you are found out admit It , 1'coplo have no
patlcnco with liars , especially bungling liars.
A smooth liar Is nt least Interesting , but a
liar without smoothness , is Insipid , Hat , stale
and utiprolltublo.
Keep Out llallroiul Henchmen.
H'/jiicr dtnmlele ,
On the 20th of this month the antimonopoly
ely republicans of the state will meet In Lin
coln to dlscim matters touching the most
vital interests of the party. It will ho an Im
portant conference , and It Is hoped that all
republicans In favor of purging the party of
the influence of corporations and In hearty
sympathy with the best Interests of the
masses who are the brain nnd sinew of our
state will attend. Lot railroad henchmen
find no place or voice In Its deliberations.
The party that Is the palladium of the pros
perity of the great masses of our country
must clear itself of the baneful inlluonco of
the corporations In Nebraska ,
Oct Kid of tlio Iiond.
Ktarntu Hub.
It will not do for these republican news
papers nnd gentlemen who are deluded with
the idea that they nro running the political
machine in this stnto to attempt to cry down
nnd threaten to road out of the party those
other republican newspapers and gentlemen
who have undertaken to free Nebraska poli
tics from the control of corporations nnd the
greedy grasp of a gang of political pot-boll-
crs. Some of them n few of thorn In fact-
may bo able to control state and county con
ventions ; but if that plan succeeds , nnd n lot
of cheap wood-sawcrs nro put up to do the
bidding of nn Insldo ring , It will bo a sorry
day for the republican party of Nebraska
when the votes are counted uoxt fall. There
is u comparative small number of prominent
and active republicans in this stnto who
are anxious to sot the party right and
keep It right as the great representative or
ganization and agency of the people. There
is a very large number whoso end nnd aim is
to BUU the party in the interests , first , of the
railroads ; nnd second , for the purpose of po
litical plunder. Thara is very little honest or
earnest effort on the part of these selected by
the party nnd chosen by the people to servo
faithfully their constituencies. The move
ment within the republican party in this
state , which Is viewed with so much alarm by
a lot of party bucks , so intended for the cor-
rcotiou of some of these abuses by placing
rann ia pub ic positions who will represent
the people I They will bo republicans Just
the samo. Republicanism means liberty for
the individual and freedom for all classes.
The anti-monopoly republican conference to
bo held at Lincoln , May I'D , is intended to glvo
expression to the best thought and Impulse of
the republican party in Nebraska , and to
sound the kcy-noto for the rallying cry at the
primaries , where honest votes cast by earnest
partisans will rescue the conventions from the
ruthless mob that has bid defiance to public
sen U incut for years post. If , when It is all
over , the party has succeeded in ridding itself
of the load that is weighing it down , and re
placing a lot of cheap tools with man who will
bo men for honor's sake , there wilt bo rojolc-
ing in this state such as has never been
known. No , the party is not threatened.
The Bon tons andCowdorys and their railroad
bosses are not the party.
STATE JOTTIXGS.
Nebraska.
A baseball club has been organized at
Chadron.
The Baptists of Fremont arc raising funds
to build a parsonage.
The Ilubboll prospectors expect to roach
the coal stratum by Juno 10.
The now camp of Sons of Veterans nt
Ulysses has organized with about thirty mem
bers.
Charles C. Carrig and Miss KIttio A. Park
inson , leaders of Platte Center society , have
been married.
It only took a few hours to settle all the
i-usos on the docket of the district court for
Deuel county.
Hev. AV. II. Brodt of Bird Island , Minn. ,
has accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Juninta Baptist church.
The Fifth district Women's Christian Temperance -
poranco union will hold Its convention at
Superior Juno 11 tuut 12.
During tlio two days' mad dog scare at
Grand Island about ono hundred and fifty
canines gave up their lives.
Fire destroyed the bum of Joe MoFaddoti , n
fanner near Fairmont , and four horses and
farm implements wore consumed.
Wells , the Logan county murderer , was
convicted in the district court ntUnndy of
murder in the second degree and sentenced to
eleven years In the penitentiary.
While Mr. Cone of Guide Uoek was trying
to release a cow that had become entangled In
some wire , the animal kicked and Cone's
linger was caught between the wire and a
board and was smoothly amputated ,
The Republican Valley Immigration asso
ciation held n very successful meeting at Or
leans and appointed n committee to thoroughly
advurtiso that fertile section. The next meet
ing will bo hold at McCook May 27.
'I'wo i'cru lads , aged cloven and twelve ,
ran away and started west to grow up with
the country , but nftcr twenty-four hours of
trying to exist on wind they sent won ! to
their parents to como and bring thorn honio.
Poitcn citizens nro Incensed at a recent at-
Uick in a naw.spapor on the management of
the postofllco by the now jiostmnstor , .1. H.
Logan. The article in question is eharactnr-
i/.cd as a misrepresentation of facts , and the
assertion is made that never in tlio history ot
Ponca has the mail boon handled so satisfac
torily as now.
A sod court house with walls about thrca
foot thick Is being built on the now county
seat site in MePherson county. There has
been some talk going the rounds that an
olTort would bo made to have the commission
ers abandon the sod building being built nnd
orcct a frame ono. "This is all bosh , " says
the McPhcrdon News. "Tho members of tno
board are too level headed to pay any atten
tion to anything so absurd as such u proposi
tion at the present time , and are heartily In
accord with the resolution of the mass con
vention to the effort that so long as the people
of the county live In sod quarters the ofllceiii
should bo content with like quarters. When
an officer feels above the people they should
take u drop on him.
Iowa ItciiiH.
Potcr Nolan has pleaded guilty to flva
charges of forgery at Marengo and will bo
sentenced later.
According to the report of the secretary of
Urn state board of agriculture there lire 170-
511 dogs In Iowa.
The farmers In the vicinity of Kldrldgo
will build an elevator of ! 2r > , UOO bushels ca
pacity at a cost of fi.OOO.
Benton county has united for bids for the
construction of an iron bridge across the
Cedar river north of Shellsburg.
Mrs. Koty Kcnogo and her daughter , Anna
Clara Ivenogo , believed to bo residents of
Iowa , have bcc'n left a fortune by the death
of A. P. Kossoukor , u rich banker of Greenville -
villo , Miss.
The ciuo of Myron 1C. Billings , charged
with the murder of County Attorney Klngs-
loy at Waverly over two years and n half
ago , will como up at an i-arlv day at the
present term of the suprumo court. Tlio de
fendant , who la In the penitentiary , ims
asked permission to bo present and upeak In
his own behalf , but this has not yet been
passed upon by the court.
Garden Grove puts forth n strong claim to
the "jirUo family In Iowa. " The family is I
named Mantz , and consists of twenty-one I
jx.'i'Mons. The father In seventy years of ago |
and thu mother fifty-eight Of the nineteen
children ten are boys anil nine girls , tliu
oldest child bolncr twcnty-nluo mid the
youngest eight , Thrco of the children were
born In ono year. Twin girls and a boy.
P. H. Wolfcnborger , the Glenwood school
teacher who wits treated to a coat of tar and
feathers .some tlmo ago for writing "gushing
letters" to a Mrs. Chambers , has , brought
suit for & 3,000 damages agalimt the lady's
husband for Injury to his feeling * and com
plexion , The case Is being tried at Sidney ,
Fremont county , and Is attracting consider
able Interest In the southwestern p.irt of the
state ,
A man giving the name of J. B. Battcgot
was found wandering around the streets ot
Burlington In an insnno condition anil ar
rested by the pollen. Ho Insisted that his
wife was In the city and asked the polleo to
find liar for him. lie had all the appearances
of a man of moans , and was evidently on his
way to Paris. Franco. Upon his person was
found $1 li.ii In money , a gold watch , n rail
way ticket from San Francisco to Now York
and n passage ticket on an Inmati liner from
New York to Paris , The commissioners of
insanity decided to send him to Mt. Pleasant
until his relative. * could bo heard from.
The Two Dukotns.
A Knights of Pythias lodge has been Insti
tuted at Elk Point.
The tusk of a mastodon was uncarted re
cently near Whltewood.
There were 10,420 pieces of mall handled In
the Dcadwood postolllco last week.
A llmo kiln , the only ono within a radius ol
230 miles , Is bslng put In nt Forest City.
Sully county farmers are planting a larger
tiL-ri'ago of corn this season than ever before.
Sacrilegious thieves broke Into the Wes-
Icyan chapel at Aberdeen and robbed the con
tribution box of between 1 nnd SI ,
A few days ago three families of Philanders
settled on farms in the northern part of
Beadle county , near Broudland. In one of the
families there are nineteen children , In another
seventeen nnd In the third nine , the parents
of the last family having been married but
ten years. These families will soon bo Joined
by four others , all relatives , numbering forty-
six persons , making a total of ninety-seven
persons in nlno families.
The Frederick Free Press says Koswcll
Miller , manager of the Milwaukee railroad ,
has .shipped 200 barrels of salt into the "outh-
ern part of the county to bo distributed to
the farms nnd sown by them on growing
grain. It is believed that salt is u good
fertilizer and will also hold moisture in the
ground. This shipment is made for the pur
pose of experimenting. The result will bo
ooked for with interest.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Fort
Abraham Lincoln are alarmed at the propo
sition to abandon the fort at the present
time. They say they settled in the county
with the understanding that they wore to bo
protected against the raids of hostile Indians ,
thousands of whom are camped within n ( lav's
journey of the fort , nnd that If the protection
is withdrawn they will bo compelled to aban
don their farms. A petition will bo for
warded to the war department.
JlTd JflXAXVXAli XXTEIfl'ttlSE.
Plans for tlio Un I vernal Trust Company
About Completed.
Nuw YOIIK , May 15. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK BEK. ] The Universal association bank
and trust company will begin its operations
in this city before the summer ends. Nearly
every preliminary detail has been completed
for the establishment of a great financial en
terprise on a wholly now system and little re
mains to bo done excepting to carry out the
plans. Officers huvo boon elected , capital
subscribed and applications for endorsement
of not less than $100,000,000 in Iwnds have al
ready como up for 'consideration. It is or
ganized by Colonel G. W. C. Leybourn , who
came into great notoriety some time ago as
father of a scheme to establish n papal bank
in this country with branches in Europe.
The now institution has many features like
the one originally proposed. It is organized
under a very flexible Kentucky char
ter nnd is to open a comparatively now
field of financial operations which can bo
developed to enormous proportions. It in
tends to guarantee interest on railway bonds.
The idea is that when a road is in course of
construction it usually has to sell its bonds at
about 70 per cent of their full value in order
to obtain money for construction , nnd then
has to pay high interest on the full amount.
The Universal company will guarantee this
interest and take from 1(1 ( to 15 per cent of the
aggregate amount of guaranties for its com
pensation. The bank can then dispose of the
guaranteed bonds at a largo advance. The
directors of the bank iucli do Buron Charles
do Bernard of Paris , who has bceii appointed
administrator of the French brunch : G. Curti
of Homo , who will have charge of tno Italian
brunch ; Don Paolo Borghcso. prince do
Gulmoni , Mcnotti Carlo , Villa Tomasso , Into
minister of justice in Italy ; Tiinsuslo Battiste ,
formerly postmaster general of Italy ;
Counsellor Waldorf H. PhlUlps of this city.
The directors have subscribed § 170,000 , and
have signed n contract to deliver to an Amer
ican syndicate $10,000,000 of stock , upon
which $2,500,000 , will bo paid in cash.
Political Hti-iCo in Kansas.
ATCIIIJONKan. , . , May M. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Bun. ] There Is. a storm brew
ing in the Sixth congressional district , which
comprises the northwestern portion of Kan
sas , on account of the methods adopted to de
feat the renominntion of E. J. Turner , nnd it
is very probable that n granger republican
will bo nominated against Webb MuNull , the
regular nominee. A democrat will also rim ,
no doubt , but ho will have no hope of elec
tion , as the district has 22,001) , ) republican
majority.
The Globe has the following special about u
republican indignation meeting held atStoek-
ton last night : ' 'Tho meeting of republicans
hero lust night to take action relative to the
methods of the Colby convention and the re
sult thereof , was very largo and full of Inter
est and excitement. Numerous orators were
present , loaded with speeches , and every
body was given a chance to express himself ,
The speakers denounced the means adopted
by the anti-Turner forces at Colby , ami Mc-
Null , the nominee of the convention , was
vigorously roasted. Hinging resolutions , ex
pressive or tno .sentiment or tlio meeting ,
were adopted , and the republicans of Hooks
comity were pledged to support the nominee
of the Farmers' alliance for congress. "
Dcnclwooil'H Murder Trial.
S. D. 15.-- Telegram
DUADWOOU , , May 15.Special [
gram to Tin : Bui : . ] The jury in the famous
Woods innnler case , after being out twenty-
four hours , sent for Judge Thomas for fur
ther instructions In regard to how to dispose
of technical questions and again retired. It
is reported that the vote stands for eight con
viction and four for acquittal. It is thought
that the result will be a disagreement.
This Is the second time that John A. Woods
has been tried , tlio former Jury disagreeing.
The crlmo alleged Is murder. John McLi'od
of Whltowood was the victim. The murder
was committed on August , 18W. MoLeod's
wife was ono of Woods' best witnesses
and stuck to htm throughout the
trial , which has been on for the last ten days.
Stato's Attorney HIco has prosecuted the
case vlgronsly. Ills version is that Woods
enticed McLeod Into the shanty on the ranch ,
stabbed him in the heart with nbutchcrknlft * ,
nnd then , after j > oiirliig coal oil over the vic
tim's clothing , sut fire to It nnd burned the
body to a crisp. Woods was the only person
present when the building burned , mm suvs
that tho'llre started by the explosion of uki'-r-
osone can which he was using to kindle the
llro with. McLeod loft considerable estate.
Temperance Union
The organization of the Gospel temperance
union , on outgrowth of the Francis Murphy
meetings , was completed last night. A largo
number of the prominent workers mid converts -
verts to the cause wore present in the lecture
rooms of the Y. M. C. A. building.
President Starr , Kov. Savldge , Messrs. Dlek ,
I1 filter and Townsend occupied the platform ,
with Prof. Frank Smith at the organ. The
meeting was n regular love feast , Me.s.srs.
Starr , Cook , Felker , Dlok , MoKlroy , HJU ,
Lcard , havlilge , Hood , Smith , Kexford and
Mrs. Clark giving In their testimony and
pledging themselves to work for the advance
ment of toinpumnco.
The organization , which was only purtlully
completed at the Murphy meetings , was made
IH-rmaiient by the olmitinn of the following
ollleors : President. C. A. Starr ; first vice
prouidcnt , W. S. 1'Vlkor ; second vlco presi
dent. Mrs. Amelia Burroughs ; third vlco
liivrihlitiil , ti. W. Townsund ; fourth vice
priMidunt. H. A. L. Dick ; hfcrtitnry , B. M.
Bonniill ; treasurer , Hov. Wllhutl Scott ; ox-
ec'iitive committee , Hev. Asa Lourd [ and
Frank Hmllli |
The matter of 03tublibtiing coffee unit read- <
lug rooms was discussed , but action was post
poned until the next meeting of the union ,
which will 1)0 held In the same room next
Friday evening ,
now TO HXJOY
Treat With HOoru All Proffers
and Donkey Hoys.
The way to enjoy Gib is cortnlnlv to
leave the tilthfulbut lee prosaic Murray
in your oabln , HII.VH thu I'all Mull Oa-
/.olio. When you land , treat with scorn
all proffer : ) from tfuldo and driver and
donkey boy. Cross the drawbridge as If
to tlio manner born ; pass Iho Bomi-lro'plo
garden that Illls the corner HIIUCO to'the
onlranco lo the town , noting1 as you
pass on the right the disused nook llllod
with graves whore noino of the heroes of
Trafalgar sleep , brought there to die of
their woiindn. Next IIHC ! the Ural poldlcr
the way to Iho D. A. G.'H olllce , whore a
nnss la courteously given admitting to
the famous gullorlcM. The mitniiut is
now tabu lo all not employed on the
now work's in progress there , but the
lower of the three Hern of galleries will
limply willieo us. This dates from the
last century , and most of it was tunneled
out during the great four years'slogo
from 17811 to 17lKt.
A leisurely stroll upward to the Moor
ish castle takes us in a rlghl direction
for the entrance.Vo note the ascending
alloys are named ramps , for wo are in a
fortress. Ono is lettered "Right-
Shoulders-Forward , " quaint word of
command of Iho dnys of powder nnd pig-
tall and the maneuvers of Uundiis. Wo
reach an old-world guard-room , with a
largo llg tree , Icallcas now , for the time
of lig.s is not yet. .lust within the Moor
ish arch of the gateway wo are arrested
bv the trim artillery sentry , with his
Marllnl carbine on his arm , A while-
gailered grenadier of Ligonicr's wwo
more in keeping with the HCOIIO. '
The corporal of the guard inspects out-
pass and wo wrlto our names in a book
and are then handed over lo a warrant
oilieor , a master gunner , who has HID
keys of the gallery doors. Wo asruiut
by u covered way a deep trench sunk in
the eolld rock , so thai our heads aiv well
below Iho surface u surface liable lo bo-
swcpt in lime of niogo with fragments of J
shell and whistling mitraille , now cnrv *
peted with verdure among the jutlino-
rocks. Hero spring is already at work
with her flower nhow. Already tall
plants of stmio kind of allium nro beaulj-
ful with spikes of reddish-white bl.ioin ,
innocent of the scent of garlic , the badyi ;
of most of Iho tribe.
A purple saffron with orango-eoloiMii
ccntor , nosllos in clusters in the tumk.H ,
and a shrub of genista is bursting ou ! \ \ \
golden bloom. Wo soon reach the mouth
of the gloomy gallery , closed by a btrontr
palisaded door. The tunnel is ten fen1
wide by twelve feet high , and ascends
gonlly.Vo pass hero under a wutei-
drip , which increabcs to a shower bath
after a rain , and wo notice the grim ,
black guns have wooden waterproofs to
protect them. Glorious are the views
that are given by successive embrasures.
Far beneath , us a card-board model , lie
fort and casemate and the houses of thu
lown , but beyond them Iho a/.uro sea.
No model is suggested by thai.
Anon wo reach abatteVy where cannon
point to Spain. Below we see the raw-
course , already green , though worn bare _ _ >
with the tramp of marching men ; for it ,
is he drill ground of the garrison , ilor-1 ,
with their backs to the Mediterranean
sea , are rows of targets painted with
black figures , reduced by the disttinon
down to the sine of dots. These mo
being llred at by squads of other blm-li
dots. Heal live ones Ihoso , for the
King's Royal rillos are at musket r >
practice. Faint comes tlio crack of tliu
Martinis , and tiny are the puffs of bluu
smoke. Beyond them strolt'he.s ncros.- .
Iho isthmus the narrow gray mound of v
sand , pierced at the center by the broad V
white road that leads to Spain.
"Wayfarers ijnist keep to'riiis , for f i
thai bunk ' at intervals are nlno sonu-j
boxes. Between them by night ami
day , year In , year out , pace the British
BotitinelB that watch the neutral ground.
Neutral in tint also , a level plain nnd
bare ; for huro neither grows grass , nor
tree , nor flower. Wo guo.ss it lo 1m
about a mile across to Iho Spanish lines
and Iho white-walled houses of the lilllo
town which arises on the further verge
of this litllo doser.1.
I10VI ) A HAVNKS , MnnnRcrs.
. MAY 19
ICIMlERT&SUUlYAX'Sl '
Gondoliers
Their La test and Best Comic Opera ,
Sparkling Music , Inspiring Dances , Imperial
Cast , Five Comedians , Orchestra oi 0 ,
Chorus of 40.
| The Great Cachucha
The ontlro production direct from the Chi-
eao Opera Houso.
f p.nln of I'rlcos I'nruiiot iinct l'nrqiii > t Clrdnfl SOi
link-on ? f I ; ( iuncrnl Ailmlnilnn 7'ioj duller ? 2So.
THK OI-IlNIiSbi UWAUF
Ago ai years , weightitt ! pounds , hulslil
87 Inches ,
fANTOMIMR 00.
In "Tho Brigands. "
Quo dime nilmlti lu nil. - Two itrcnt tmiu nlituM
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Butuorlbed unil auarnnteod Capital..WQW
1'aldln Oapltal : iv > ,000
llnyu and Hulls Hloulis ami bomU ; noKntUtiM
comiiitirulal papur ; roctilvni * and oxccutu *
triihtH ; notnas transfur atfont and trustuo uf
corporation- ! ; takes utmrxu of property ; col-
lucts tuxes , ,
Omaha Loan , Sc Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E , Cor. 10th and Douqlris bta.
I'ald In Capital $ M.ajj
Milisurlbeil mill Uiiariiutued O'apltul. . . . 100.00J
Liability of ritoulfholilurx 'JUO.CWJ
0 I'urCunl IntmuHl I'ald on Dupe lts.
FKANK .1 , I < ANUi.CiiHhl : r.
} 01cor > - A.I'Vjriii n , | irulilunt ; J J. llronu , ylco-
prunldiint ; W. ' ! ' Wjl/ian. tr u9Uror.
Illroctort : A. U. Wrman , J. II. Mlllnnl , J. J. Urono.
( luj I' lluilnn , KY. . Nnati , Tliuuuii J , KlmOall ,
tiuurua II. date
1,011111. In any uiniiiint muilu on City and Farm
I'niperty. and on Collutcrul tioourlty , at Lav
ml rutu * uurrvuU