1 THT1 DAILY BEE
. HOSIWATER. Editor/
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Conticll Ilium , M IVnrl.street.
Olilcii onmccni7 Clititnlicr nf Conitnorce.
Now VorUCoom.i III , 11 and ir > 'rrll > uno Ilulld ln ; (
- rourtrcntlutrcct.
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AM rommunlrivtlons rclnllnK to news nnd
rflllnrfnliimtter should bo addi-mod to the
IMiloHul Department.
HtlSfMtfS I.nTTF.IiS.
All 1)11(10011 lettcfs and rr-tnll - tnncojshouul
lin nil Un ( > < ] InTliu Itcul'iilillslilnj Company.
Oinalin. Drnttclicekl mill | > ottonicoorders
ttibi'tnuilo payable to the onlur of tlio Coin-
juiny. .
ThcBcoPufillshlog Company , I'ropiietors. '
Tlicllcoll'lillnif. FnrnamnndSavfiitffntli Sts
H OIiNVTATE EN7 : Ol ? CiltOUMTION
Counly of Doiijtln . I88'
Otorcc ) l. T/suhnck , soerMnrjr of Tlio Hco
, rtilillMiln > f Coinpiiny , does ( solemnly swc.ir
lhal lliuM-tu.il . ulrcutntlon of Tint UAlt.r HIJK
Torllio cck-cndlng July 3,1M > J , wus as tal-
lows'
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ijiv. July a. , . . . ' . . nvim
I'rWnv.Jnlvl. . . 10.JS
Eutiirdav. July & . . . .10310
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Oronnr. ILTCIIUCK ,
Sworn l 'i/oro / mo nnil HiiliHcrlbiid In my
riiFriii-ctiiifcStii day f July. A. I ) . , iwo.
[ Seal. ! N. IM'Kii. Notary rublla
fitnlp of KoljraiK-n , I _
Count v of Douslns. l
GrotRcli. 'tei-hnck. belli ? duly sworn. na-
TKisMiiiiilMijUlinlhG It secretary of Tlio Iloo
3'itbllKliliiK Company. tlmt tlio nciiuil arurazo
dnllv circulation of Tun iMUWllKiifor tlio
jncr.tli of July , 1BM , I8.BS copies ; for Auumt.
Jbiyi , Jf-.WI c-uplcH ) for pppli-mbcr. IN-'I ' , IH.7IO
cojilcs ; for OtKil- , J8M , WJ7 fople.sfor No-
vnnilu-r.lfMi. 1IU110 cojilis ; for Dii-uuiter , 1880.
EW.OiS cri'fs | | for ,7niiiiiijyIclxlDr.15coiilps ) ;
forlVbriinriMMM ) . lO.TiltcoplPi ; for Mmch.lM ) .
UC.H5ivlt-H | ) ; fur April , IMni , .ll.MI coiilcs ; for
JMJiy. lt ! , 20.150 conies ! for .In IIP. 1MO , 20,1101
coiilri. CJHiitOB U . T/sniucK ,
c 0iiitn ltforn mo nnd jnlist'rlljoil In my
1 > men re th is Sad day of.Tnly. A.I ) . 1H' ' .
tfqal. ] N. I' . run. Notary I'libllo.
Now the city proposes to icfjulntc the
"productionof mtllc. " Does this apply
U > the milk in the combine cocoiumt ?
A inw husky policemen tinned with
stout hickories would bo a profltablo
ndditioii to the industries of Cut-oiT
island.
Il * the soalsldn provokes an interna
tional in in pus on IJchrlng1 son , the m-
brolled governments should g-lvo the
women 11 cLance to fight it out.
Tuc Contractors arc rallying nobly to
the csiuso of Broatch , Blrkhnusorifc Co. ,
not from cliolco , but bocnuso It Is neces
sary for their success in business.
Now Tir.\T the trouble concerning the
Boal llshorlos in the Vphring sea is
settled , tlio country should BCO to it that
\vull-oycil plko are prohibited from run-
n'hig ut largo.
TUB fnct that W. J. Uronlch Inis cs-
tnWishcd a branch ot hli Twonty-oight
club bl coiMplratoro in South Omaha
will In no way aid him in his double
dealing campaipn.
ST. PAUL ice dealers now rcgrot that
they did not store thoirlco palaces , as a
fa.inno ( Is .feared Congealed dow drops
are commanding fabulous prices In some
cities this month.
F.VEN DCS Woinc8 vnnts a recount.
It is claimed that sovcrnl liolefi-ln-tho-
wull escaped the enumerators. If so , the
census Inkers must have been blind and
lost to sill scnso of smell.
Dii-\\iri \ TEii ARCIIKH of Maryland got
five j-OHfrf in the penitentiary. Ho also
got a trifle less than u quarter of a
million dollars out of the public treas
ury with which to cancel his campaign
debts.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS' vote of the ILou-
isiuna lottery bill did credit to Ills man
hood. Of till the olllelnls of the state ,
ho stands almost alone in upholding Its
honor mid Integrity against a carnival
of political corruption.
' "PuitiTYln elections" and Pete Birk-
hiumor nre marching1 hnnd In hand to
ward ( be republican primaries. For
tlio time bblng Peter drops his inug-
wuiap mask and parades us a Twonty-
Oighter , regardleris of o.\ponso.
THE annual epsisin of forfeiting un
earned land grim la has bvJkon out In
congress. Willie the discussions are
. going on tlio corporatioiH uro galhorlng
inoiniilresnf land that would , if justice
were done , bo added to the public
domain.
T AssuiiAXCiss arc given that Blrk-
hauserV hntch of Inspectors tire corapo-
tent to hatidlo nnd distribute those blocks
of fifties which tlmt eminent stalwart
John T. Clarke , is scattering promiscu
ously to "discourage the usouf money in
-elections. "
TKH oceans of tears shed over the
poverty of John Roach nt tbo tinio of bis
death were a waste of brino. There
cent sale ot tlio obtntu for four million
.dollar ahows that the great shipbuilder
.oitber worked public sympathy for a
purpose or the property enjoyed a west
ern boom in three years.
Tun republicans of Iowa are to bo con
. { jrntulatcd on the determination of the
prohibitionists to place an Independent
ticket In tlio field. Once rid of thoolo
vlnont which dragged the party to defea
and undo a democratic governor possi
bio , it will command the support of the
lionest conservative classes who vrara
'driven out of tlio fold by fanaticism
From a monil mid political standpoint
Jllio room of the prohibitionists is fai
more desirable than tholr company.
Mu. W. K. "VAUGUX'S bill to pension
nil persona who were hold In slavery Is
nccorilln ? to Wr. Vaughn's own state
meat ; 11 decided success. To carry out
his plan will cost but a trlllo over six
hundred million dollars. While being
iitar'vfo\vou ) upon the subject Mr
Vaiiylm naked the reporter to excuse
htnv.untll ho built a million dollar hotel
If tho'govornnioat refuses to pension the
QX-alnvos Jfr7 Yiuifjhn will pension thorn
himself. Hois not the man to allow u
trilling Bum llko six hundred millloi
dollars to stand between him aud any o
Ills charitable
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Tlio depositions taken Tuesday In
thoi'flso of Whcolcrvs. THIS UKK Pub
lishing company fiillyconflrni the charge
lha.tWc.t. Hroatch , whllo mayor of the
city of Omaha , ciuiscd tlio strootcom
missioner to hlra over ooo hundred men
for the purpo'o of vptlng them nt tlio
republican prhnntied ( or a Broatch dele
gation.
It was 8\vorn JW bjl Messrs. Orlilloy nnil
Drexel , the two deputies of City Treas
urer Hush , that one hundred and
ten men voro paid off right after
Iho pt-lmui-lca on certificates Issued
by II. , L. So ward , u pliant tool of
Broatch , who ; hud 1 on put upon tlio
city payroll Illegally1ns clerk of tlio
street commissioner and was willing mid
capable of doing any dirty or orlmlnitl
work tlmt inlg-lil bo necessary to help
Broatch 16 n rcriominatlon. Grldley and
Drcxcl" both lostillod that many of thcso
inon openly stated In the treasurer's
olllco that they had done no
work for the city ; had boon hired under
false pretenses with promise of steady
work , und after being hauled from ward
lo vmrd and voted in nil of them nt the
primary election , they \vcio discharged
and given certificate : * by this man
Se wardono of the Tffonly-eight scoun-
drcli ) that betrayed zxnd knifed Linlngcr.
This Is not a street rumor or : i cam
paign canard. When IBroatch himself
was on the vllnoss stand tv.-o wcclu ago
In tho-samo case , nud the question was
nskccf-wliol her or not ho had directed
the street commissioner or his foreman
to put llieso repeaters on the street
gang , ho declined to aiiFwer , which was
tantamount lo a confession that lie was
guilty , and Mr. Gridley testified Tues
day that this infamous attempt to bur-
ghul/.o the city treasury was by the
( lircotioti of Uroaluh whileintlioofllco
of iniiyor.
Now wo submit to the reputable and
liouornlilo citlxcnd of Omaha whether
\V. J. Hroateh is "a fit person to bo
endorsed fora nomination as chief oxce-
utivo of Ncljrnslia. Is it not a disgrace
and blot upon the fair fame of this city
that this man has not been prosecuted to
the fullest o.xteiit of the law for corruptIng -
Ing bis fubordinates , ln cilice , for aiding
nnd countenancing tbo most criminal as
sault upon the ballot box , and
for approving an appropriation
of nearly Uvonty-fivo hundred
dollars for alleged work for tlio city that
in reality ho know to bo for a criminal
onslaught on the republican primaries
at the expense of the taxpayers ?
In behalf of an outraged community ,
and in behalf of the republican party
which W. J. Broatch has dishonored ,
debauched und hetraycd , wo de
mand his retirement from the
field. as a candidate for gov
ernor. It Is a position for which hollas
proven himself utterly unfit by bis dls-
reputa/blo / methods and conscienceless
maladministration of our city affairs. It
Is a position that should bo filled only by
a mnn whoso record Is spotless and
whole politic.il conduct ishoiioruLlo and
loyal.
MK. n
The very pronounced opposition of
Secretary Ulnino to certain features of
Lho proposed tariff bill , which ho bo-
lie\cs-wguld prevent this country mak
ing any better trade relations with other
American countries , is being a good deal
criticised as inconsistent with the posi
tion o Mr. Blulno in the past regardIng -
Ing the tariff. Some ono who assumes
to spenk for the secretary says that
these who make this criticism
fail to appreciate the distinc
tion between a principle nnd
a policy , and states that Mr. Ulalno lias
no patience' with people who prate of
the "principle" of protection. A prin
ciple , lie explains , is something fixed
und permanent , having1 Its scat in un
alterable logic , while on the other hand
a policy is a makeshift. The most con
sistent aud logical statesman , ho re
marks , may establish a policy .today and
revoke it tomorrow without doing vlo-
lenco to any principle ho has espoused.
Jdost Intelligent men will doubtless
readily admit the propriety of this dis
tinction , although it' lias not boon ob-
borvcd by the high tariff protection , ad
vocates of this country. Tholr conten
tion always Inn bion that the policy
they advocated had its foundation in a
vital principle , as all know who uro
familiar with the protection speeches
of Clay and the works of Horace ( Jrooloy
and ITenry C. Ciroy , and tharo can bo
no doubt that the Into Judge Kelley so
regarded it , as probably 3Ir. McKln-
ley and some otlier.4 now do. If
Mr , JBlaino makes the distinction
which ho is said to make it is a departure -
parturo from the teachings of the lead
ing protection advocates of tbis country.
lut ! the real matter of concern is
not the line drawn by Mr. Blalno be
tween principle and policy in relsitton to
the tariff , but tlio merit and possible
value of what he-proposes , Ilia aim is
to nmko the ttirilT a weapon to enforce
trndo reciprocity with other countries.
This obviously Is the application of a
"policy1' ' in Its fullest sense , in which
no principle cuts any figure. Can
it bo made ollectivo , is the question.
Will tlio southern countries from which
wo buy sugar and wool deal with us more
largely upon condition that our tariff
is made more liberal as to those com
modities ? WillCulu , for example , In-
crcoso her purchases from us If we place
her sugar on the free list ? The value of
the dutiable imports from that island
for the llscal year ending Juno
30 , 1SS9 , was fifty-two million
dQlltirs , of which BUjainnd
molasses constituted nearly Hcvonty-throo
par cant. During the saino year Cuba
boughtof us gools to thovaluo of a little
over cloven million dollars , or not much
above one-fifth of the value of her prod
ucts sold to us , anil one-half the value of
our exports to the island represented
lumber , only a little over one million
dollars being for "broadstulTs.Vo still
need tlio sujtir of Cilba , but wlmt assur
ance Is thorp that if it worp placed oa
the frco list wo should sell her a greater
quantity of our products , and pir-
ticularly of hroadstulTsV The
authorities of tlio island huvo just In
creased the duty on flour imported from
the United Status , BO that now it is more
than the value of Hour delivered on ship
board In this country. It is possible
that wo might secure the removal or
material modification of this enormous
duty by admitting- Cuban sugar f rou , anil
consumption of flouc in the
island might bo increased , but should
vro gain orlosobysuolinn arrangement ?
Similar considerations apply to olbor
southern countries.
In view of these it is ques
tionable whether the proposed policy of
Mr. Hltilno would accomplish wlmt ho
undoubtedly boliovoa It would , There
are cogent reasons for doubting the wis
dom of iuliscrlmlmi ivo nnil- distinctly
nvovetl coorelvo policy on our part wltli
respect toother American countriesand ,
this In oflect Is what the policy urged by
Mr. Ulalno moans. There are iiullca-
lions that It has not n , Very strong sup-
"port In cither branch of congress.
TlIK JJKllATK AT CKKTK.
The largo auilicnco that listened with
Intense interest to the debate at Crete
on railroad rates between ox-Sotialor
'VanVyck \ and Mr. Marquctlc , Iho chief
attorney of the Burlington & Missouri ,
Indicated the deep concern felt by the
people of Nebraska in this subject. It is
a question certain lo command the earn
est attention ot our people wherever dis
cussed and under whatever circum-
btances , BO that the fact of this
altogether practical subject being
quito foreign to the peculiar exor
cises and deliberations of a Chautiuiqua
assemblage did not interfere with the
dc-bato receiving- closest and most In
terested attention ,
Perhaps 110 two men could have boon
selected to discuss this question bettor
qualified ( or the task. The railroad in
terests in Nebraska cannot reasonably
find fault with the presentation of their
case made by Mr. Marqtiotto. His logic ,
it Is true , was sometimes faulty , and his
facts were not always trustworthy , but
ho showed a good deal of bklll in de
fending a cause heavily burdened
with a lo'ng-record of wrong and injus
tice to the people. Mr. Van Wyck pre
sented the people's cause with his ac
customed earnestness nnd vigor , and
easily disposed of most of the arguments
and assumptions of his opponent. The
weakest part of the argument of Mr ,
Marquetlo was his reference to the rela
tive rates In Iowa and Nebraska. Un
able to deny the wide difference to the
advantage of the former state , h ? attempted -
tempted to defend the higher charges in
Nebraska hy asserting that the
Iowa rates are wrong and the.
.Nebraska rates are right ; that
the former uro based on no business
principle. Yet the railroads in Iowa
express no dissatisfaction with the rates
in that state and the returns show they
are making money at them. The corpo
ration advocate was also unfortunate in
some of his figures , of which his op
poiient took the fullest advantage.
The debate will of course have no
practical result , Imt It. has a value in
more fully enlightening the people with
regard to tlio position and sentiment
of the railroads In this state
in relation to rates. ' , They "do
not intend to inako "any further
concessions to the demands of the people
for just rates unless compelled to do HO.
The interstate commerce commission has
declared that the existing charges are
excessive anil should bo reduced , and
every fact bearing on this question sup
ports that opinion-yot ; the railroads not
only refuse to pay any attention to it ,
but deny und are contesting tbo right
of the commissioners toorder a reduction
of rates. Mr. Marquette has with
sufficient clearness defined the position
and policy of the Nebraska railroads ,
and there can bo no doubWas to what
to expect if they are allqwod to have
their own way. It is for the people of
Nebraska to doterinlno whether the rail
roads shall continue indefinitely the
policy which is extorting from the
people annually millions of dollars and
retarding the progress and prosperity
of the stato.
THE CLOIt'iV AtfD TTIE SALOOX.
In a , speech at Beatrice for prohibi
tion , Mr. Sam Small said : "On the
streets of Beatrice I noticed tlio signs of
foreign brewers. There is whore the
money from Ncnraska is going. " But
Mr. Small did not call attention to the
fact that the prohibition speakers wore
all imported , and that they received
from twenty-live dollars to one hundred
dollars buforothoy would malcoa speech ,
If Dlcklo aud Small nnd St. John lived
in Nebraska and were making a fight
ajjsiinst saloons from principle ,
rather than for pay , they
might succeed in proving that they are
siiicoro In their wild assertions ,
Drinking the boor of foreign breweries
Is optional. They sol up their places ol
business nnd lake their own risks. But
when Mr. Small comes to Nebraska to
talk nnd take his money out of the state
ho demands a guarantee. It is worse
than any other confidence game. IIo
pajs no license for the privilege of in
dulging In his wild and clownish capers ,
whllo the foreign brewer is obliged to
give bonds to keep an orderly house ,
This is the dilleronco between the
foreign clown preacher and the ordorlj
public lioiiboof the foreign brewer.
on , SIKKCER i on aorKnxon.
Among the citizens ot Omaha ant
Douglas county no man has a hotter
right to expect an endorsement for a
high and honorable position than Dr. S
D. Mercer. No man in Omaha has done
moro in a practical way to stimulate
confidence In the Stability and growtl
of the metropolis of Nebraska
than Dr. Ivlorcer , and no man lias la
bored moro Incessantly in season and ou
of reason to put his faith in Omaha's '
great future into practical execution
Ills monumental energy nnd enterprise
nro visible in every suction of the eitj
fromWaluuthillto South Eleventh stroc
andfrom the Council Bluffs bridge to tlio
heart of South Omaha. Ono hundrci
nnd twenty dwellings , costing all the
way from ono thousand to sixty thoti
sand dollars each , have boon erected b ;
Him within our city limits , and-a do'/ei
imposing , substantial Btor6rooihs am
warehouses In the business center nffon
tangible evidence , of his disposition to
invest nil ho has and all ho can
borrow to build up Omaha. To Dr
Mercer our citizens are ehlofly Indohtci
for the most perfect electric motor sys
teni possessed by any city on the con
tinent. It vrns a venture tha
involved great risks , nnd" bu
"
for his indomitable energy "woult
huvo wrecked him financially
In nil thesq enterprises nonius * has been
benefited us much as the worklnjtmon.
In tlio prlmti of life , and with his invaluable -
valuable cj ( < tletico , Dr. M > rcor hits a
ju. tlfinblo nmblllon to serve , not only
this city , but the whole state In
the ndiiiitifc'tvntlon of its alTairs.
Shall Oinaiilr dishonor his draft
ipon her K < * U' will nnd gfrntltiiilo ? Will
Oinali.irofv j him an endorsement that
10 has so richly meritedV Will the re
publicans of l3ouglas county decllno to
icnor a man , who lias nlwaya been n con
sistent republican and has never sulked
u the traces ? '
.UOHB I'
The request for nil. additional neil ing
place In the Second ward reminds tlio
council of the necessity of rodlstrlcting
tlio entire city. It Is apparent to everyone
ono that the number of polling plnccsis
totally Insufllcicnt to enable all citizens
to exercise their rights. Tills fact -was
clearly shown nttho last election , when
lundrcds of voters were unable to cast
their ballots. Of the seventeen thou
sand voters registered , but sovonly-fh'o
per cent voted , and this falling oil
was largely duo to the Inabll-
.ty of judges nnd clerks to comply with
the registration law anil to receive tlio
jnllotsas promptly ns offered.
The dllliculties oncounterouat the city
election will bo trebled at the coining
stale cloctlon. Aside from the inevita
ble delays of searching for names In
registration books , four amendments to
tlio state constitution will bo voted on ,
each requiring a separate box The
state , congressional nnd county tlcltot
will require another , making in all five
boxes , which will Increase the
.nbors of the election boards.
liven with the most competent
and active corps of judges and clerks ,
voting will not average ono per inlnuto.
At that rate fho to six hundred votes
would be the limit , while in many of the
present polling- districts there are from
ono thousand to fourteen hundred voters
registered.
The overshadowing importance of the
questions to bo settled at the next election
tion will undoubtedly bring out every
voto. It is vitally necessary that ample
facilities lw provided to moot this In-
cretiao. Carving out ti few now districts
will not meet tlio emergency.
The council should secure an
accurate report on the voting
Btrcnyth of each -ward , whether regis
tered or not , and establish a sulllolent
number of polling places to insure the
catling of every voto. St. Paul , with a"
registered vote of thirty-two thousand ,
has eighty polling places , whereas the
number in Onviha is only * twenty-two.
Double that number should bo estab
lished nnd the number of voters to each
poll limited to say four hundred.
This is n matter which Iho council
should promptly consider on si broad
basis. As officials and individuals , the
members are vitally interested In em
ploying every moans to secure a full vote
next L'ovcmbQr , .
lira LO/JHI- .
Investigating committees and white
wash go hand In hand. Tlio result of
the investigation of the lobby and its ef
forts to defeat honest legislation in the
! Massnehusctts legislature only proved
that to the committee's mind a lobby is
necessary to bring about certain ktnd&of
legislation. The committee held that
wholesome and necessary laws would
often bo defeated if it wore not for the
efforts of a lobby.
This same kind of reasoning- would
give any and every corporation the
privilege of i uintalning a lobby , the
duties of which -Mould bo the whole
sale purchase of venal members
of a legislative body. This
strikes a blow at the very f ounctatioii of
government and is In direct contradic
tion of the law of almost all states. A
lobby which was authorized to purchase ,
by bribes , the votes of men was main
tained in Massachusetts. Tlio fact that
itcorruptcd and dobiuched members of
both houses was esUhlishod beyond a
doubt. Yet the committee which iilduccd
these facts and placed the corrupter In
"a fair way to go to the penitentiary dis-
nilssod the cose , because it was found
'that the corporation employing the
lobby could not afford to risk the pissago
of their bill by a refusal to employ any
lobbyists at all , "
Whllo Nebraska may not boast the
culture of the old Bay state , wo certainly
can glvo that commonwealth points on
political honesty and legislative conduct
that she would docll \ to consider.
When Councilman Wheeler was extolled -
tolled by the Into mayor as "tho watchdog
dogof our city treasury , " it provoked an
audible Hinllo from all who know Dan
"Wheeler and Ills peculiar thrift In pub
lic olllco. Nearly all the old Bottlers
know what sort of a watch-dog "Whecjor
was in the state board of agriculture and
as becrotary of the state sonato.
Some of them remember the in
cident in the legislature when
the appropriation for the state board of
agriculture was forged and raised frori.
three thousand to six th6usind dollars
nnd the legislature ! had to repeal the
forgery the same session ,
But Mr. Wheeler will say , "That Is a
chestnut. " Kpw lot the witch-dog of
the Omaha clly'i treasury arise and explain -
plain away thcjirrogular and illegal ap
propriation of nearly twenty-five hun
dred dollar ? for1 tho" gang of repeaters
that were - inploycd for the
benefit of Hroatch In Novomboi
IB testified to In , the suit of AVhecloi
against Tillluc ) | Publishing companj
by City Treasurer Hush and his depu
ties Grldloy qifcl Drexol. Whore was
the watcli-dog,9f/Lhe / city treasury when
this audacious ra'jdpn tlio treasury was
made ? "Was it not his duty us clialrman
of the finance committee to btrlko out
the appropriation which ho must have
known was nothing hotter than stealing
twonty-flvo hundred dollars from the
taxpayers ? If ho did not know when the
bills were in his hands thane
no service had boon rendered to the city
ho certainly could not plead the baD }
act and dlbclnlm all knowledge of the
conspiracy to rob the taxpayers by hlr
Ing men to do political work in view o
the publication made of this scandalous
plocoof work teen after the city olectloi
last year.
Why has the watch-dog of the trcas
ury Ignored tula transaction instead o
( iking slops lo have Iho chlcl perpo-
rater of the fraud and Ills associates
irosccuted criminally nnd civilly ?
TUB erection of Wyoinlng iind Idaho
nto sUvtcs has provoked u shower of
riifo and nbuso from the provincial
n-ess of the oast. The notion of
on gross Is denounced ns a pteco of
opubllenn partisanship , nil outrngo on
topulous stales and n political crime.
[ "heso pnluful expressions furnish proof
f Iho. widespread fear In the cast that
Is political grip on the nation Is a thing
of tlio past. Too long has the west been
ho football of the eastern states , but
nivlng reached man's estate , \sllh force
md ability to do and dare , the west
iroposes to assert Us power in the
government nnd to grant homo rule to
every territory possessing the enterprise
and pluck which ' nro the foundations of
states.
IrthoBou thorn republics must fight ,
thotUnited States can only look on and
supply all the Implements and munitions
of war they can pay for. In this con
nection It would bo interesting to know
ho whereabouts of that arbitration
treaty drafted and signed by the 1'an-
American congres ? .
Wir.YT looks llko a mountain of gold
ins been discovered in Colorado. Re
torts of the find declare that it over
shadows the famous Comstoclc lode. Its
, rue value cannot bo determined , how
ever , until a few million blocks of stock
nro unloaded on the gullible public.
A AVer l for Governor Tliaycr.
7'YniiMfn Comity Ctuirtl.
We do not bcliuvo our party can do as well
jy nominating any other osvinint. lie bus
served his country nml Kct'riisltu loyally , ably
and Industriously nnd made fewer mistakes
.linn others who huvo been In public llfo ns
ons as ho has. Ho Is n younger man than
nanyof the Icadingstateamen of Europe ami
ils men Inland physical vigor nro unimpaired.
The Ouuid sincerely hopes that Jolm M.
I'haycr will agala lo nominated and elected.
Kotnaslca K < : | iul > llun5is.
Stoux Cltji Journal.
Tlio time is approaching for the republican
primaries In Nebraska. That time never
brought with it moro uruent duty for every
member of the party.
It is within the opportunity of the party to
plnco Itself in the leadership of the state. It
can do tills by taking a bold , aggressive nnd
notably decisive stand for the subjection of
tlio railro.ul corporations to the public
authority , For tlio republican party of
Nebraska to full to do this is not only to fall
sbort of Its opportunity , but also to tempt
fate ,
There is no misunderstanding tlio temper
of the pcople-oC the gient majority of Uio
people of nil parties in that state. They are
profoundly dissatisfied with the manner in
which corporation influence has manipulated
political conventions , party organizations and
legislatures. They know that they are suf-
foritiR from abuses of extortion and discrimi
nation in transportation , and tlioy know that
the. laws iintl administration thereof have uot
been in harmony with the genuine demand
of the people for a remedy.
What the people want now Is a decisive
change in the situation regards the regu
lation of the railroads. They feel that the
railroad companies have been on top , nnd
they demand that the law shall bo on top.
And they will require that thcJ5rcpubllcn.n
party shall authentically and indubitably rep
resent thh demand. The overwhelming ma-
lorityof the voters of Nebraska nro republi
cans , and they u'uut their party to bo the in
strument of their will in this Important con
test.
test.Asa
Asa matter of fnct the friends of the policy
of public control of the corporations have it
in their power to control the party If they are
vigilant and faithful. Thcro Is no doubt that
tbeyjmvo been in the great majority in the
party for years , but they have lacked organ
ization and good mani'jcmcilt. The situation
has now changed. The farmers aio well or
ganized. Tlio old proxy abuse bos been abolished
ished , and that takes from the corporations
ono of their favorite weapons.
The only condition for the complete control
of tlio party orgimiration'ln Is'ebrnska in the
line of popular sentiment Is that the friends
of such a policy shall exert themselves with
energy in the preliminaries to tbo convention.
VO1CK OF TllK STATE TRESS.
Tjoglo il A run in out.
rMtainouth Journal.
The high license talkers , Monday , as on
Saturday , had tlio best of it at Beatrice In the
great debate. Prof. Snniuol Dickie anil Sam
5inallmivlospcocb.es full of wild and Inae-
curate assertions nnd sentimental general
ities. Editor Hosewater and the Hou , John
L. "Webster gave the vast audience facts , fig
ures and logical argument.
Tlio A'otns ( .omit.
Sibratla CituX'eui.
Connoll's ' "by request" bill , granting a
pension to all negroes emancipated by thcgov-
eminent , Is well calculated to capture the
colored voto. But how about the tax payers )
Keokl 'M Ijilmrnllty.
S | > rnoW ( < l llipuMltan.
Ono of the Nebraska congressmen p3
broucht in n bill to pension ex-slaves. IIo
mnltes no estimate of the cost , but would
probably say ivltli Senator Ingalls that it did
not matter wlicth or a blilfon or n trillion of
dollars 1)0 tbo llguro. These fellows have
largo views when It conies tospeiidingothor
people's money.
Should Ij'arn
IforMlt Xc
The men who "hissed and Jeered the high
liccnsa sneaker. ) at lioatrlco did not help the
cause of prohibition any. Intolerance never
yet won a victory. If prohibition is right , its
advocates could afford to listen patiently and
willingly to tlio arguments of the opposition.
The mcti who hissed at Beatrice should learn
some manners before they attend another
Christian assembly ,
EYJilS.
Kll'itmii.
What tbo color of her eyes 7
.Ah , the fact is lurd to toll ,
Thcro Is over frosli surprise
"When upon these orbs I dwell.
First , as darkest nisht they seem ,
Thun , a flash of colder gray ,
Next , a sweet and tender glcata
.As of heaven's screiicit ray ,
What tbo color of her eyes , I
Changeable as April skies.
When she puts her hand In mine
With a greeting warm ami true ,
Then her oycs , uplifted , slilno
With the ncavi-n's rolloottil hiTO.
When at parting lior whlto arms
Hold inii close in love's oinbrucc ,
Not the least IUIIOUR her ctinrmi ,
lives of brown , uhorojustn trace
Of teurs beclouds UioirrliunKuliigliuo ,
Brown to black or gray to blue.
When Hook within their deeps ,
lllacUor brown or blue or gray ,
Vorltvst truth within them strop J ,
Lights nniUhailo forever play.
DlMsed eyes ! their gaze Is pure ,
Or In sorrow or In Hotiff ,
A int. wboiiu'er tholr pltW'lhiKs ' lure ,
1 is from evil and from wrong.
1 1 wo 11 shall knap her in iUi ward ,
Anj hfr oyui shall bo my guard.
Nobrwka City , Neb.
ITCH ItHAURllH NO"SVON KAUt'lI.
Throe things ought to ihid n place In ovtry
Amorlcim homo ! The sucrod Scriptures , n
good dally ncwspipcr rtnd A thoroughly rcll-
iblo enojvlopuMlln. The first wo nro quito
sure every family In which Tit it linn Is taken
alrondy enjoys ; the second It has boon the
business of our llvoi to furnish ; the third wo
plaeo nt the disposal of our readers from this
ncmicnt. Klght cents n day , with an addi
tional fraction of a cent too small to be easily
stntcnblo , will hereafter cntio lo nny cltlron to
secure the dully nad Sutulay cdltlonof this
paper folan entire year delivered at his resi
dence , mid In addition n complete set of the
Amoriamlzud Unoycloprodlu Drltaniilca ,
which , after n careful examination , \veconll-
lently bclloio to be the most complete , relia
ble nud altogether best work of Its kind ox-
tnnt today. This Is another Illustration of
tbo motto that lies nt tha b.iso of American
Institutions i In union there Is stronsth.
Wo have simply org\ul/.cil the read
ers of Tin : IJi-.n into n club of
cnryclopiiulU buyers and obtained from
tlio publishers the concessions which so vast
nu organization Ins the legitimate right to
demand , Our reward will como in an In
creased circulation , which , again , wilt prob
ably enables us to secure , similar advantages
for our subscribers In sonio oilier direction.
This is as it should bo ; the publishers nnd
readers of a great no\vsp iper should worlc
together for mutual advantage ) .
The work which \vo have thus secured for
our readers Is neither a mere reprint of a for
eign publication nor a hasty compilation
Issued under a "catchy" title. It is really a
spcfinVcditlon of that world famous \vorlc ,
tbo Kiicyclopadti BrilaiuilMi.prcpnred by n
staff of American scholar.- * with n special view
to the needs of American homos. Not a sub
ject trait od In the original "Hrltminlca" has
been omitted ; not a word has been , left out
tlmt by any possibility could Interest nn
American re.ulur . , und a vast amount ot now
matter the want of v.-hlcli deprived the ISng-
Hsh work of half lla uscfulnecs lias been
tiddod. The title nc.'iir.T.tcly expressed tlio
scope anil plan of the book. Tt is the Eucy-
clopunlla UiitimnlcA Amoricnni/cd.
Wlmt the publishers hiivo done Is to talco
the Kiioyclopicdln Uritunnlca to pieces and
rebuilt it with amendments nnd Improve
ments. The latest or ninth edition of the or
iginal work was compiled some llftcca years
ago ; the American editors have rovnod it to
the present year. The orlgiml work was
crowded with minute and exhaustive , de
scriptions of English towns , citlc.- ) , counties ,
boroughs , minor Institutions and other nut
ters of peculiar interest to lliiglishmon and to
Englishmen alone , whllo American subjects
were treated \vitu the same brevity as
French or Gcrnjan. The American editors
have reversed this method , condensed tbo
uitlcles on distinctively IJrlthli subjects
within reasonable limits , and utill/ted / the
space thus gained for exhaustive ills
cussion of purely American topics.
The original work exclmlod from
its plan all mention of Individuals ,
however fumrus , who wore all Vo at the tlmo
ofits compilation ; it says not a word of more
than half the men whoso names nro written
on the pages of nw.lorn history no word of
Grant or Sheridan , or Sherman , of Harriet
UeechcrStowo , Julia Ward IIowo , orKllni-
buth Stuart I'helps , of Cleveland , Harrison
or Ululiic , or Parncll , Salisbury or BIsmaivk.
This wofu 1 lapsus , too , has been supplied in
the Americanized edition. A series of 3,000
biographies , each brought down to the pres
ent year , enables the reader to Ic.irn at a
glance , the llfo story of every noted
individual of the present generation.
To all this ndd a coinpluto scries
of maps and a number ofwell executed
engravings , Illustrative of the text , and the
Americanized ISucyclopaulluHrltniinlcais be-
foroyou aork in whoso introduction to
our readers wo feel a awt unwarrantable
ptiiio.
XKWS Of TIIK
Ivcarnoy will soon start glucose works.
The Dawcs county lair comes oft Septem
ber 17-W.
Gcorgo Fall-brother , jr. , has purchased the
Talmugc Tribune.
A now original package house lias been
opened at Hi-publlcan City.
The teachers' institute of Otoo county Is
in session at Nebraska City ,
Lincoln reports over $1.000,000 worth of
buildings In course of erection.
The alliance people of Ncmaha county hold
nn independent convention at Auburn
Norfolk's new street cars hnvo arrived and
will bo running as soon as the turn-tables nro
placed.
The Lincoln land company sold $4,000 ,
worth of lots In the month of Juno in South
Auburn ,
The Short Line track will bo completed to
O'Neill ' by Saturday , July 12 , if nothing hap
pens to prevent.
A system of electric lights and a strcot rail
way are among the possibilities in O'Neill
within tlio present year.
Citizens of lied Willow county have Issued
a call for a peoples' convention to place in
nomination a county ticket.
Judge Eaton of Nebraska City Issued seven
marriage licenses In ono day. and the popula
tion of Nebraska City is already over ten
thousand.
In Box Butte county the farmers nro circu
lating a petition to the government asking
for an appropriation toslnkartcslun wells In
that region lor the purpose of irrigation.
Bancroft Is the banner town for old people.
The following named with their respective
ages lire reported : Mr. nnd Mrs , Peter
Fitcho , 0 ! ( uach ; Mary LaflcsliP , ( M ) ; Mem-
incU'e-o , Indian , IWl ; John Morse , bl ; IMrs.
John Alorrto , 77 ; Jolm Pnuplos , tJ t ; Mary
Pauglea. ( H ; ( } . 1' . Itmisoin , 78 ; Mntchte-bnw-
co , Indian , Id ; Francis Schwodhclin , CM ;
Mrs. ScUwedhclm , (15 ( ; Mrs. Lucy Wutsonj. ,
IllWll.
Two mad dogs have been shot nt Bcllo
Plaluuln the past week.
The First brigade , L K. G. , will go Into
camp Augustus , probably at Ottumnu.
Frank Pecciinkii , a young man living at
Hello I'lalno , lost both legs by being run over
by the cars nt Chelsea ,
Thieves swooped down on a Dos Molncs
lire house and stulo two possums which tlio
company kept as pots.
A Davenport bank the ether ilav took In a
&W dollar gold plwo which had boon split
and about § 5 woith of gold taken out of tbo
middle.
Wiillaco Warner and Frank Hondershott ,
charged with burglary and attempted rupo ,
brake Jail nt "West Union and escaped Iho
ether night ,
According to the DCS Molnes Kcgistor
$ ) I,50U 1ms been expended in enforcing tbo
prohibitory law In Dos MohiM tlio lust six
months , which represents one-third of all Uio
county expenses. . Including couits , during the
same tlino.
Ilov. J. P. Conliov died at Ids homo in Du-
Imquo of Brlfdit's ' disease , nt tlio age of nlxty-
soven. Ho was ninny years pastor of the
Firet I'roabvtoilan church , retiring a few
ye.n-H ngo. IIo Icavos consldeiiiWo propcitr ,
Including largo landed Interests In the vicinity
of WwslnRton Springs , S. D.
Harry nraliuinl , u census enumerator In
1'lnlntlcld , finished his work July ! J and com
mitted suit-Mo by shooting himsulf through
the Iwad with un old Colts revolver. Mr.
llr.dndrd , vas a respected citizen. lib served
during the war as lieutenant of company A ,
Klovcnth Wisconsin volitntours.
Miss Lillian Shiicli. a beautiful and ac
complished voinitr lady of Derby , I ucas
comity , committed sulcldooiio dav last week
by taking a largo dose of motphlno. Clrlof
over the death of her nflUuiral , Alvin K.
Dell , who WUH burled the day she took tlio
fatal drug , Is tbo iisslgnej cause of the lash
mt.
mt.A few weeks ago the homo of August Eng-
strom nt Ounroath was totally de.ittoyed l > y
ilru. When Mr , Kngstt-om urilvcd upon lliu
sccno ho HiipiKMCil Ills wlfo was In thu burn
ing building and boldly rushed into tlio
smuknnnd llamosto ruicuolior. In the nican-
tlmo .shu hud uiTcctod hur cscujio through a
rc-nr window. Her husband sought for her
throuKh the burning housoand uhiloao doing
was { .o Bovi'ruly burned thai ho IIIIH licim very
low ever slnco und is not expected to recover.
1'OMTIOATOOBHtP
The news from Lancaster shows that rail
road men Mill pull llio strings of the politics
of that county. McHrldo has bivn knocked
out In his aspiration. * for rc-clcctlon to the
legislature ; It K. Moorc.s , who was snowed
under for the senate In l&ss , is to wear the
plumes this fall ; I ? , II. Oakley will go to the
lower house anil John It. Clark will hnvo thu
delegation to tlio state convention. Thl *
shows that politics uot only mnko strange
bed-fellows , but that'politicians who nro
knocked down Jmid 'dragged o\it nre lllvr
truth in that they will Vina again ,
Major 1'lorco of Waverly will bo another
Lancaster county statosiiiini that will rocci'-u
bis reward thin fall , so far us IcgMntlvii
honors go. The major has ulwnys boon a
railroad man nnd they think they need him
this time.
Mr. J. W. Darnhardt of the N'eiunhn County
llei-nld , who 1ms boon In Omaha attending
tbo incctltii' of the democratic utato central
coninvlttee , reports the breach between Turn
Majors nnd Church JIowo as widening , nt. < l
doubts -whether cither ono of them will ut
tempt to scouio nn ofllco this lull.
The Hastings Ncbraskan says that the can
dldnry of P. P. Olmstcd for congress Is
fraud , and if genuine would bo u dlgrniu In
tbo meantlino the two hundred nnd forty odd
pounds of Boss Uostwlo nro convulsed in
laughter.
N. V. llarlau of York bus nnuoimcod him
self ns a candidate for congress in thu Second
dlstrli-t , nud Is now out on a i-ainpalgn tour
When Laws nnd Ilarlaa nm hist fall , Mi-
Laws announced that llarhin was his second
choice.
The candidacy of Peter Youngers , ] r , for
state treasurer Is , according to Ids Fltlm.m <
county filends , paining strength each dav
The Fairmont Signal .says of him that - ho is
strongest where ho is best known , " whii-li.by
the way , Is a strong recommendation.
G.V. . Hester of IIunison was running for
treasurer of the school district and the intilu
voters would have been about a tin. Hester
went out nnd lobbied among tlio women and
rocvlvod a majority vote ilvo ladles being
solid for him. From this time on Mr. Hester
will favor woman suffrage In extreme- cases ,
SIneo Congressman Council has re
ceived so much free advertising from
Ids gigantic pension bill ho is now
thinking of Introducing n supplementary
bill , tbo provisions of which will
give to piich male citlrun raising n hook
necked llubbard suuash a compasslonato
pension.
Ills said that MayorShorwln of Fremont ,
who wants to lie the demoi-ratlo nominee for
governor , docs not look with favor npou the
Into date of holding the convention , lie
thinks it counts him out.
Mr. Henry St. Itn > ner says that the stm-y
that Mi-Call comes fioin the wt-M , nnd
would consequently bo la his way as n candi
date for attorney general , is without founda
tion. IIo says the map of the state shows
that McCall lives twenty-six miles cast of
the state's center.
No Hostility Townrd ihoHnst.
A'anmu Citu Journal.
The west is not ngKi'essIvo In the scnno of
being hostile to the east. It. has use for the
cost. But the west Is beginning to realize its
strength and is modestly sclf-.ippiwintlvc.JH
Hoiinblldtxii Staio Couvontlon.
The republican doctors of the stnto of Nebraska
braska nro requested to semi dull-gulps from
tholr several counties to meet In convention in
the city of Lincoln , Wednesday. July S , uH
o'clock p. in. , fur tlio ] mr | > o > < ) of iilaulnic in
nomination candidates for thu following stuU
ofllecs :
Corurnor. i
fc
nioutonnnt Oovornor.
Secretary of Stiitv.
Aiiillturof Publics Accounts.
Htiito Trt'iisuiur.
Attorney General.
Commibslom-rot I'ubllo Lands and Build-
in : ; . * .
.Mipcrlntondpiit of Public Instruction ,
And tlio traii aetlon of such other
as may coino before tlio convention.
Till ! Al-rOUTIONMKNT.
The several counties ro entitled to . . .
Mmtatlon as tollonii , bc-lnjj lmno'1. mum tlm
vittecust for lion. Oi-orao 11. llnsllims. nrnsl-
diMilltil ca-ctorlH IS'1' * . Klvlnjjoiiu iluli-Kato-iit-
inrso to pacli county , and one for each l.V
votes anil tin : inujorf ruction thereof :
Itliri'comrm'iidt'd that no proxies bo a < l-
mltlud to lliocoiiMintlon. nnil tliuttlioilulo-
Kiiti't ' present ho niilhorUud tu cast tlio full
vote of tlio dclcgntlmi.
\j. U. IticiiAitiH , Clialrnmn.
WALT M. SKKI.KY Soorctiiry.
Miss Tvovelorn Mr. Huwhlns said inyrotn-
lilcxlunits Just lovuly. Wlss , Ciiimtliiu ( |
Diilu't vou know that man \vaa color blind (
Wlien Dl > r won l < * . w gave her Costorls ,
When 5he wiu o Child , she cried for Con to rl ,
When ho brrmno Hiss , lie duns to CftKtorla.
-\Vhen tlio had Children , she uavu them Castorla ,
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST1
COMPANY.
RulncrltCl ) ( and Ouaranteed Cuiiltal tfno.001
1'aldln Capital : iviii.1
KnyH anil fat-lls stocks and bondx ; iiOKotlutm
coiiiiimn.-liil ] > .iiur | ; roculvori und oxcmiK'S
triHts ; iictH iistruniforiiKent und trusloo nf
coriioratlons , takes cliargu ut ( iroporty , col-
luutu Hull's.
OmahaLoan & TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S.E. Corner 10th nnd Douglns Stq
Paid In ( 'nnltal t 51,001
Kiilmurlbtil and Ouuranteud Uiuiltiil. . . 100 , < )
Liability nf HtookholiU'in VSW.WJ *
5l'cr Cent Intcrcwt 1'ulil on lli'iioslts.
THANK J. IiANOI ! . Caslilur
Onk'orsiA , U , Wyiuiin , iiriisldunt , J. J. Iliown ,
vlcu-jiru-sldunt , W. T. Wyiiian. tri'iihiiti-r.
Dlrcotun-A , U. Wymnn. J. II. Mlllnnl , J. J
Ilrown.UiiyO. llnrton. K.V. . Nuili , 'I'liomM
J. Klinb-a ! 1 , Oeure U. huku.
