Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA BELR
WH1 LICENSE IS NEBRASKA ,
die Number of Licenseil Liquor Boilers ,
Their Location nnil llevenue lerivcd.
OFFICIAL FACTS AND FIGURES ,
A KcTpmie AVa > Deri * , oil In 1H.SO of
fJ7r' < ) , tftH-J.eM'iit-r.iiht 'lo\Mi
Iti ( Iio Stutu lltiio No
The follow In 15 Is n carefully compiled ex
hibit of tlio lliontcd liquor trafllo In No-
4 ru-.lt a , ptocuicd from city and \lluio ! ;
Of the 232 incorporated towns all but nlno
responded It will bouotcd tint seventy-
of tlio M.I eitles ami towns nro tills ycir
without liny siloon Several of these tlnvt
lave voted Hi cnso tills jc.ir huvo no saloon ,
because tiio llccnso la so high that no dealer
Tons been nblc to paj It , or willing to take the
risk. The 115 cities and low us thut hnvo
fronted Utilise" ) this year huvu un a grc ate
Of 70 * Hoi used lltiuor deilors To this number -
bor should bo ndilud thirty eight
lliiuor dealers , licensed diioetly by
the county boirds , inunlng tlio
total number of licensed liquor duulcra for
tbi-i uarS3. ' > .
Tlionluo vlllnpcs from tvhlch no reports
htixobeen nrocurnblo e.innot inorcaso this
number In moro tbiin twelve * to 11 f teen , so
that It Is 9 ifo to assort that the total num
ber of licensed liquor iluilui in Nobraslu ,
including bro\i \ rs , distillers and wholcailo
and ictallde nlcrs , docs not cxicodiNiO.
" The revenue domed from liquor dealers
Widci the hl h license system lor thu yeiu
IbSlMuis } i" > l , M8. Of this itnount $ i , lW
was eollcitod hi vtnious tov.ns mid cities us
occupation tax , and : ? l1'u7Uvvasiollectol by
taiious counties foi saloons located outside of
Incorporated towns
r > , o. oill- Amount
I'll IIS I'll lo.lll'i el
Name of tovn ll < i no r fiem II-
dealers. o'ns's.Vl . )
Adnm * * . . . . . uunu
Alns oith 'J 11,100
Albion U a out )
AlOMllKltla IIQI1O
Alliiiuce j suoo
Ainu t 1,500 ,
Anselinii none , .
Aiisluy uoiiii
Ainpihou 1 KXO
Arllnxtoii 2 1,01X1 ,
Ahb'ortl nonn . . . .
Astilanel nuno . . . .
Atkln-on 1
Auburn uono
Auior.i U 3t )0 )
A.\uca , none 500
Axtol none
jlancre.fl 1 BOO
Hartley nonn
Hiisscil i ra
Buttli' Crick V l.CUO
Point r City 1
jtenlrle-o 9 15,000
Hulli'N ' tin none
Ilullnooil 1 000
HeHlilt ro uono ft'O
ftonkloin in J l.UOU
iliMini-lt uono
Blair a fll'OO '
Uoimiin.lui 1 8 D
tlui ! Mill a SOlKl
Une Springs 1 1,000
li.uliban none
truliuiril 3 IpuOO
IroiU none
Irolit'ii How , J 3bOO
ildUlllllO 1 Ml )
lunu'lt 1 7M )
(1 IU\\a- ) 3 7.H )
Oau bridge * none . .
Carillon 110110
Oedai Kni'icu 1 IVX )
Ceiituil City 'J . ' 100
Obmlieiii , 5 5,100
Cluster none . .
Piny t'cuter none . .
Oii'crin.u ' none l.r 00
Ooliimlms . . 13 DJ > 0
Cortliind . . . . , . . - , . , . | i.erfiO
CoUiiKtou t 5,40)
Oozud i 7o
Ural , ; . . . . , . . . j 1,000
/"CAHford & * "t IM)0
3 i ; > oo
7 7,000
_ _ _ _ 1 1 WO
'paUuta'Ulty '
paMJiiport uuuo . . .
Rnilel C'ity 5 50)0 )
PoWItt. . . . . . . ? 3WO
plller 1
JJonlliliiui none . . . .
poretiestcr uem ;
" ' ' " ' ' ' " " ' ' ' ' " ' '
kfk Creek" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . non 'bOO
Elmwoiid uono . .
Elivood "on' " "O
Sin ? " : : . " . . : . : " : . ' : : : : : : : : : : : : uoul
'nirlmry 5 ' . ' 'UO
iltllolit nous
'alls City
. -jrtii 1 feoo
) 'liirone'e . . . . V. 4 5 00
p'orl ( Jalhoiin j > S I.Ww
. . .vy. nom
-tV 15 15,000
3 ,1,01.0
ulle'i ton none . . . .
jiindy none . . . .
Ueno\a none . . .
Genoa. 1 1,000
UlbUm none
Golbc'tibui 3 1,00' )
Grtftou none MX )
Qriliel Islanil S3 2jUOO
Grint I . . .
Cirri nMood 1 750
Uniilu UovU 3
11 iinptuu l 1,000
11 , uitv * none . . .
H.irrfsbur uona . .
llurrisim 1 50)
tl initiate ) * ! 3 SUOO
Mill-Mini 1 wo
HHilius 11 nOoO
Hiii stc'iitcr J i.OiO
Mlij Spilii-3 none 1/.00
Htbion 3 . . . .
iloinlnp'urd ( none
lli.rin.iii 1 ij | j
{ li dri O I 4OjO
liitilier J 100
llubliell none f > CJ
lluiiihulilt tiotio 2000
| J iiiniiliioy < " , IHJ
Jiuli nieil.i uona
11 ii.it i 1 1400
K tuny 7 8,0.0
KiiR au' none
K lint.ill uono MO
Lovlnmon , t " , -10' ' )
! L-rt } ) , , " ° "e 1'-UJ
J.iulio I'olo uiiiii )
pimoln J" 37000
1 , , iu\outl 3 2jO
LOIII ; I'lno 1 l.OuO
UmiUVIllu i 1.V.M
l oiu * t. . . . . . none . .
Lomi city j 2,1.5i )
\ \ Liuik 5 6OiO
jiiiMmcity . . ' ! ! . , " ! ! ! ! . . . . ' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! t 'boo
Mi ill uona
Milford 3 2.POO
Mn.lt n - 3 3OvO
Muitrctle'ld none
Nibr iota illy il 17,500
tlt li none UOO
NeUon uono
Nun.ill i none . .
* 'tt port nuno 50)
Nleilumu 3 I.TKi )
Kiiilen uono . .
NoifolU 11 Crie)0 )
Noitli Hi-nil 5 ' . ' , OU )
North l.otip . - none . . .
North I'lattO 5 5.S.V )
Oa.elaiu 1 TOO
Oiki ma a
Odill noue . .
O id.itU 1 1,000
O'Ni'il 5 B.M.M
' " ' " '
on an vv."v..v.v."v.v..v.vv. j r..v
* O..coii noun 2,000
QUurd 1 550
Oiiiub.i . ' . 213 .TT.WJO
Puliujra nouo
Pu'illlii'li ' 4 3,000
1'UMnii City none . . . .
\ > ii uuii )
fa\tc - 1 l.SOO
era none
i'lerec uouu . . . ,
l'l.ilu\ic\\ 2
I'luiui I'l ntcr 2 l.IlOi )
ilf-ti ouih , 10 U'.IKHJ
uiiL-a 2 * . ' 400
IM U.OOO
{ id l Inild 2 J.OOO
iiiril'liciiiiCtty , uona
l'e > nnlils l 600
"lUm etty nona . . .
ihortou 1 SO )
tnlu 2 1.40J
tu-lnlllo J l.lAW
aloni none
eduoicr a s.ooj
Scot in none
f.rlbmr a 1.500
tiurJ 5 5,0e4
Bleby 1 5JU
EhfUOII 3 l.OcIO
Elilney 4 LM-d )
SeiuiU i-loux City t fi.ftfl
Fprln.-lold 1 1.4W
Sprln.'vlevv , uuua
Et 1'uiil , 4 40) )
SoutbOinulm CO.coo
Etiiiton J l.&OO
Etclla nona
Rturliii ; uuua
Etocklinni 1 SCO
Itoe-kvlllo 1
ilratton none
. 1 ftfl
8 tMi
hitton . 3 2.00
truiMHP . 1 l.OJO
'liihlo Itoc-k . non . . .
Ullnaiiit . 3 l.Ofl
iKtniiHt-h . II 0.WO
liUuiniili . 3 VYJ.1
dcn . 1 7W
I ) U.WJ
nyMsii . : t
Vtli-n . 3
vnii-niiiio . a ir > oa
lll ) l llso . , . . , . 2 ceo
Yuiniuo. . . . , . ncne
ArixlUrc . 1 MM
\irilon . none . . , .
Mituo . . . . . , . in'nn
Miiluo . 4 4.00
'Witlu'llolil . none 70
Uallm.0 . 1
ttnliiloo . t 6 <
\\uvorly \ . 1
\\ilj \ \ lie . . 2 3.000
\Vu \ jliiKVntor ) . none
' \\OHtlTM \ . 111110 1-MO
I'olnt . 1 > . W
\\lnslilo \ \ . . * . . , . I
\Vymuro \ . . < W
Vurk. . none
CSuintodlironHolist jc.ir , bat rofuscd to
Usuollccuso thU > ( ar.
a
wo TinikK ifiuuiiKs sr/T rovi
SwAiifitntt , Neb , . Tulj 2t\-To the Keillor
of Tin UFI : In your spcci-lion hluh liconsu
jou ilitl not Rlto the nttnliur of failures In
NcbiiHUn-onh thocatilt.il. Von also said
that theiiihiiil boon sonitthitu ever < - > , OJO nr-
n-stslu Oiniilnlti I W. I hiw ) uli-ttor Irani
Lliiof of I'olUo Se.tvoy stating thoio lud
b < on ni-ailv 1 ldiO , urroMi If > our stitlstlc <
mid conclusions arocn i p.nvitlithl9 j our
talk H not worth unthlii .
\\nntto \ ask you ouiMiticitlou- which M3
Inpn npil fustir in Nulii inlta siiuo ISM ) , tlio
\otin0' iKipuliillon or thu uloonsl Youis
tail ) , iuu : MOIIUI.I.I.
The comparative iiiitnbor olftiilurcsln
Io\\i , Kiuibiti and Is'obr.i'-kji tiuotud Iti
the Iju.itrico dcbuto w.td lavUliiitally
dropped out of tlio tjpo of tlio morning
edition , Uut tippe.irod corrutlly l tlio
tiuxt cdllion .is follows :
Number of f.iilurci Iti Katisu In
iss'l ' ! M . rJ.CSO.COO . 00
Niiiidierdf ftilum inloua in
lsvii- ( > . 2,57V,70U DO
Xumliorof fniluics in Kubitska
in ksa'l'TI ' . lm ,71SOO ,
Tlio munlior olf.iihuos in Kviiot3 : imu
Noln.isK.1 for the liist sit months of the
provotit jear was publihhed editorially
by TiinHniioiiJulyS the dij attur the
doLito tia follows :
It has Ix cii as crtol tint the number of
business fuilmcs In ICimsits \ is IPSO th in In
Ni'luitslu in prapoitloii to ponuhtlon Ulio
trutli is that the reiord of ubr.ukii Is in
cvorv rospootsupoilor l iiriiifTtlio nist six
months the niimbei ot fuilurcs in jNcbnuku
.iKmoKiitetl l"s , with lllblUtles amounting to
fT-l'KKK ) . In ICtiusas In tbo simo tlmo the
number ot f.illuros was l.'J , with liabilities
KMihuiK the LMiounous sum of i-W ! , ) ! , WO.
WIillo McbraV.tn's list of fjlhues incrcaicil
four , comparoilvlth tliamimbei for tlio Urst
Imlfof bs'l. ' the liabilities dc. ic.i'ed. On the
other h.md Kniisiis rctonls an liu'tx.tsc of
UM'iitjono in failures , audSl'JOiOOU in the
up'Kiogato of liabilities
The printed siniiu.il report of W. S.
Soa\oy , chiuf of police , to the Omaha
boatd of Ik'O and police eournUsloncrs
for lhoo ending' Doeombei 01 , 1SS9 ,
reports the tot.il number of trrcstb
duiin f lust junr 113 8,119. Of
that number 1,000oro \ m rested
as suspicious chaiaulcrs and
voiy ptopoily should bo deducted fiom
the tot.il of crimiiiitl arrests , because
they wore guilty of no other offense than
that ol bolnjj unl < no\\n to the police
Tint would reduce tlio nctxial number of
legitimate : nrrcsts to 7 , ft")1) ) ) , but no bueh
i eduction was o\en attempted or hinted
at In the Be.itrlco dubato. As a matter
of fact the number of in rests in Om.ihii
is much lower than that in other cities
of equal uopuUtiou. jMiiiar lud over
* * j Jr'i lust 3caiJPkA her social
evil popu4udoii is computefd by her chief
of polite at over 1,500 osajciltiit less than
250 known to the police us subsisting in
Oiniihn.
The voting jwpulation of Nebi iska in
ISSOwns 87,152 , in IS S , 202,032. The
present voting population of Nohuislv i is
not less than 210,000 , or two and a kilf
timeb 1 irifor tli.in it was in ISbO.
The number of saloons in Xubtaskii in
1SSO was o\or 700 , and of that nuinboi-
Om.vbii , with a population ol 80,615 , htid
ISO. Oillcial lopoits fiom 2J out of2.2 !
incorporated to\tibof tills atito p'licotho '
tot.il uunibor of licensed liquor dealers in
thobe to\v us and cities Jit 707. The nine
towns not vat h..ird from uro Ayr ,
Cl.irkunxtterrairmontGoidonGrecloy ,
Ccntci , Gioshnm , Strung1 and Untidillu.
Thobe towiib cannot po siblj htuo more
than 20 saloons , if they have that many.
It Is therefore maiiifjdt that Nebruslca
tod.iy h.us loss than SOO Hi'on-ud saloons.
So\untj-eisht to , ll and cities in
Ncbratilca lia vo no licensed saloons.
In oilier \vordd , if the saloons in Ne-
bi.iskvhai : ] increased In piopoition to
the inireifo of voting populntlon
fchould now luvo ono thousand sc\on
huudicd and fifty fdoons , whc.cas
tlnoujjli Iho reatiietivo opuiation of
local oition [ and high llccnso wo have
batelj eight hundred lieon d saloons in
tlio st.ite. In ISbOwo li.td ono bcdoon foi
OMiry ono liundied and tvcntllvo
voters , or one to about so\en hundred
and llfty ottho population. In IbOO wo
ha\o one biloon to ovcij two hunJrod
and sitjtv.ooteis , uhieh is equal to
about one for overj ono thousind live
hundied and soventj of the population
Om.ilia furnishes a striKlii r example
of the otTivt of higli liconso.Vilh more
tli.in four times tlio pojulation ) of 1SSO
fahf has tod.iy only OS more saloons than
bho had Un ye.irs ago , and that ineludci
\ \ UolcNilu deak-i'rf and bren ors who for-
uiorlj did not p ly n oitj license ,
Within tbo pa t jeai theio was an ac
tual decrease of licensed liquor dealers
in Omaha from 277 to 213 or 39 loh& than
the pioceJinjrjear ,
How ib that for high llccnso ? Does
this tuibwor &ull you ?
P. S. In order tint all juggling
with the revenue returns to fore
stalled , wo will add that the internal
roventio district of obraslca- includes
Korth and South Dakota , and the re-
poit&of Blimps sold roprusent the three
bt Ues together. The number of stamps
sold for N'ohi.i&Ua alone for 1SS9 was
1SGO , and that includes every diuf ? stoi-o
in the btato. Thoonlyreli iblo statistics
as to the saloons can bo had horn city
and \lllago ollloials , and tlioso tre have
in our po LSblon from all but the nine
towns quoted.
A c-urr.Ut7.tf or MRXDcitr .IXD
The prohibition ( 'arapaisn in Nebraska
become memoiabla In political his
tory u ? u campaign of rocndticlty and
slander. Prom the very outset the pro
hibition advocates and prohibition press
Imvo roaoitod to the most reckless and
shameless misrepresentation of facts and
\\\G \ \ slander of their opponents.
While proclaiming- themselves devout
Christians they are reviling avorjbody
that dares to differ with tlioin and 1m-
posing upon credulous followers the
most bmzen fal eioodi Ivory isaao of
tlio ptohibltion prosshtin boon tcpinlnjr
with llbolotH ibmnillts on inrn and
ft4iti lica fubrlcatuil by unirinoi- |
pleil impostors who htuo nho\m
tliotij'-olvert ndoptrt In forfjlny iianios
and falsity I iu ; otlloltl ie < % onlJ. : Tlio
moytaudiciiius of thotnoreoniry cham
pions of prohibition Is IhoN'ov Yoilt
Touv. Its principal stock In tiuloln
the prownt ciimpiign his boon forced
lotlei ! ) and fi.uululetit statistics.
lu ono of ltd latest nimibcrqlt at-
toinil | to contradh't the iHsettlon tntulo
l > i the editor ol Tin : Ui'.H at tlio 13wi-
trice ChiuUuiqin that the proportion
of ciltainils In Kiinsas and lo\uv \ la much
( fruttter than in Noluuslu. To bolylcir
up its eontraJiction tlio Jbi'ccm.ilios the
( olltwlng comparison between the ] u-
\onilo or 1 initials of ICaiisas and Ko-
Kimsv3 nnd Nclimstii bavoreformse'hools
for liii > s. IJoth wue stntcJ nbout the BIUIIO
tliiiuiuiel lire nm upon rssontiaUv the sunu
| il.iu Nebtan'tiv's ' rcfoiin sehool him ! il. > In-
in itcialilles In K.rasas vvo liavcotily 171. If
ICnuiiis Ind niinanv naN'obraslcii In pi-opor-
Uotito bcr population thuro uotild bo IUJ
bo.11nstead . ot 171 'I'lililng Nebrasbi mini
c\aiiido ) , wo heir J IS be > ys of lm\lntf our
tbaic
NVIii'ro are tbcie inl'slns bo\s \ ! On the
f.ii'in , In the stoi'o antl ihoi > nnl In tuosebool ,
KroMiiifr up to nnnViood without ( HJi-aoual
kiiuuloel'o ( of what u saloon U. "
Now yhiitnrolUo lict.s ? fJho lioanl of
ti-Ubteos ol Iho Btato charitable
liiHtllutlons of Kansas for 1S88
{ jives tlio told nuinbor of boys
iL-iiultiiii hi the school on Juno
30 , 1SSS , us two liuiiilrod anil nlnotcon ,
uncl thu buiinl culls iittcutlon to the fact ,
Uiivt owing to the want of room all In
corrigible boys are oxcluJed.
The iiosoiit ) condition of the ICans.ia
reform school IB briefly loportodln the
followiii' Icttor :
NoitTnTorpicICnn , July 1(1 ( , 1SW. Dear
Sir Wo have UK ) boys In tlio rtforin uoliool.
Tlitixi isasoiiratosc | > liool for Kills , imd tlioro
tat ) probably about tuirty-six or tuhtj-eight
gull in It.
Our lust legislature gave us n small ap
propriation for maintenance nnil tlioso who
liadbectHOiniiiittcd for incorrl ibilltycio
dlsLhargcd. llosjioctfiilly joui-s ,
DII J. P. BILK , Supoiintcndcnt.
The following letter exhibits tlio con
dition ol the Nebraska lofonn school :
KmiM.v. N'ob. , July 1C ISO ) IX.ir Sir
Number of boya roioltil dining past
ihnjous 320
Niuuburof Klrla „ 107
Totsil 4 Ml
Niiiiilivi of bins dlscharsodnntl piriliinod IMG
Numburuf gills clNoliiirguclauU paiduuud 42
Total UT4
N umliorof bojs liuitttniliinco at present 170
of lrls InaLtcntlaiiLU utptustut . SO
Total 'J50
llUlu'ril iitiinber In tltei'ihituo nt any
tliuu 270
N\u \ liiivo leu'oiiiiiHHl.ilioin for nbout forty-
llvuinoio be > ) < \uiy resii etfully ,
JOHN I' . aUM.lllUUtaUliel , 111 Undent.
.Murk the Ingenious imposture of the
Toice. Wlillo the glvls in the Kansas
reform ttory aio entirely omitted fiora
uho count , the eighty girU in the No-
LuMslciiiofoun school aio represented aa
> * , n. Kansas htib dlsclm-j ed all hci in-
coiriyiblo : toys , who constitute a very
g-rc.it ] wrccnta jo of the claaa usn illy ad
mitted into rcfoi in schools , and allows
them to run at laryo. Nebraska
takes in all the iiHjoriigiblog ,
both miilo and female , while
Kansas onlj admits these convicted of
crime. And yet Kansas has ouo hundred
and ninety boys in her lofoini hdiool as
against ono hunilred and seventy In Ne
braska The largo cities usuallj furnish
most of thewajward and criminal classes
of juveniles The largest city in Kansas
has not as much population as Lincoln ,
and hut a little moio than one-third of
the population of Omaha , Jfobiaska
takes care of nnd odueatos all her bad
bojs and girls , vrhilo Kansas lewcs
them to roam about and drift into
the cesspools ofico until they have
committed some felony that would place
them Ijohind pilsonbarsif tlioyvoio of
age. Whoio are thoao Kmsas boys ?
Not on the farm or In the workshop , but
aiouiid the dives anil joints -Atehibon ,
Le-vvenwoUh and Topeka.
Another striking example ol falrimo-
lo s meiidacityis pioducocl In the sune
iiinnbcr of the ] roice , undorthe head of
"Oinaids About Oca Moines , " "Figures
Showing That Prohibition Has Not In-
uieabcd Countj Expenses. "
Stories arc being Inilustrioualy drcuhted
tbiouyh tbelltiuor pres about tbo ( jreat in
cicase of couit expenses In Polk county this
you o\vlng to prohibition. I liivo 'Inter
viewed tbo eonnty anlltoi uudiim able to laj
befoie the leaders of tbo To lie seine lUinc's
\vliieb glvo the Iio to this litestcaiutd of tbo
null piolnbitionljt-s. The following aio thu
ilputes ot cxpeiisca covering the llrst live
months of tlio ycais ISbO and IS 0 :
Jail EM ernes. Ifebi. 1SW ) .
.Iniiiiiuy S 5Iflas ( S16 JO
ITebruaiy 4' . ) , " > 0
JSUieli tW50 (100 ( fiO
Aplil SHJ II 15 7r >
Ally 5iU50 70:30 :
f 2,45320 $ l.Ni-t bl
Oiand Jury expenses . . . $ 1,509 GO i > , lD4 10
Court oxpfiises bie'lud-
Ing shciiflb fees , etc. . 17,340 10 10,150 17
Total $ H,007 00 $20,209 It
Other expenses run in about tbosarnt pro
portion , bbotv IIIR that they do not vary much
irom last jear , and that there bus been no
fjieat iiicieaso inexiieiibea.
Novv what are tlio facts ? The offleisil
report of Hon. Prank 1) ) . Jackson , soero-
t.uy of bt.ito , for 1SSS , makes the follow-
iii exhibit iu > regards the costo of erira-
ind probeiutlonb jn Pollt county for the
year IbSS : Total ovpense of the county
on account of criminal piosocutlon , in
cluding1 aUornuys' fees , forty-three thou-
' -and , six hundred and fifty dollars and
foity-flve cent * .
Coinp.ue thc o fljtircs with the follow
ing e\hiWt furnished by the shorlir of
Polk oounty for 1SS9 and the present
year :
Ot-rier. orSntiurFor Pout COINTT , DES
Moixu , I v , July 'Jr. , lt.90 TimOiiiH \ BI.E :
lucntjou atelegrai'i July 5 ( In answer to
your request ) of which tbo enclosed is a
cony :
In answer to your letter of July 13 would
say : Ibo con it costs nro taken from report
of county nudltoi nml authentic Since
vritli i ; the telcf-ram de\clopmoutj \ indieata
a probiblo cost of criminal procetlures for
Ib'KJ from $ r > UWO to $ lWOOOor ( auoutfi per
capita Total oourt costs of 1'olk county.
Iowa , lor Ite'J. fiiJ.iWi , of vvhleh Wr,7r , 5 li jus-
tlto anil polie-o courtwsti bovo docs net
ineluelesubiryof thieoJuOges of dlbtrlctrouit
Criminal cobtfl alone about JKJ.OOO. Popu
lation of county about S0.003 dumber of
commitments for June , 1SOO , ! . > , Inrreny \
rape * . ' , burflurya , false pretenses 1 , rcjb'ery
irom person l , violutloa of liquor Uw ' ) .
viprnncy 0 , nbsjtilt and lattery 0 , malicious
mischief 1 , setting on ami olt train In motion
2 , resisting ortlccr 1 , earning coneouled
veapons , ganiblhiRa , seduction 1 , intoxica
tions ! ) About half of those arreslcd for in-
toxieatlon pay fines and aio not committed.
G C. LOOMIS.
Sheriff 1'ollt County.
These facts have been within the
re.ichof the prohibition pre&sand are
doubtless known to the Imported col
onels tmd hhod swashbucklois who are
info&tln-j Nebrjibka , but hereafter , as
Lorotoforo , they will pcralstontly keep up
their systematic and habitual lyinjf and
misrepresentation.
S TA J\\'t ION IN KANSAS.
Itiiluod ntid VJnc
People Motlna A war.
Knn , July US. TJ the ntltor of
TurHi'iIwasJustuhoMii tv copy of your
valu-d piper of tlia tPth In t.i'oufalaiiif a
letter tiMtn lr ) Tobcy of our city I ln\o
It ever raixfulij ami oancnln-so nil
undo. In nrs < tWtnj f ittior , John
, vidtivliVobiiskJ , amllti company vlth
anoihor fiioml , botli fix > m Jolh to\\u \ , I'u. ,
inadrt purohnsos ot lanil.
\\hlloltil.lncolii ho motiui Mstera innn
who hud Just boon to Ivan1mul > Mho \\iv
eiuhantul with tint -MUO. Ho gi e futlur a
lonijdesiiiptlon of ICnnsas and 1 1tsoil Mtu
torn ami sco It , rithorilUl in and utter
tniMlltii ! the atato o\cr , o ncltiit il to nnko
land puitbascs InthisanO tuljo \\i\g \ \ \ conn-
ties , antlto sell Us 7s'obri < l < a In fronts. In
addition to his ova liullvilual | clmciho
also ro | rrweiileil a nuinliu of fir 111013 and
business ino'i la IVntinlvaiila.
-Alarj-oiolon.v of lih I'omi yli uiln friends
I'.uuo on hoio utiil Id iteil on L O InnJi ,
annul1 tlu'iu tho\ory \ b 'st uul i mt uicctat *
fulirrniers in otinouaty ' ' 'O' ' I'bovutor
wif at theunictiinoiitul rnc i-dla bual-
nchs in Snlina Ilelud liU U | anldouin
from 18l ? to IBM ) such a * ponlo suully base
in n no country
In IbSO J wns comfortably IK oil , owning
se\eral farms and fouii'l'-i ' tllo | irojrrty , un-
entmnbircd During tlu * lilt tin j cats ( our
L'loiious prohibition PIM hov vi t , things
hu\o yriiluully KOIIO dnvu lilll , n 'tuith twid-
ItiKn number of uxcilli'iit oioj veaia nnJ a
bit'intiflclul boom , until it was iiecissim to
mortRiigo moil ah of mv I'inpoiiyincluulnt * ;
inj llnohoiiw Isow | in > lnlltio istsill \ nslc ,
wint h ul piohlliltion to 'I \\ltli tli ill \Miy ,
just thisVliilo : \ jjiolul'ill ' n dee not [ uo-
nlblt the Importation and ilo of wlilsky and
beir , far wamivo had lioritmiil p.iclngo
hoihos md somotlilrtj ( Uiorftntj stationnry
and norUibloioinU lu S.iln i , it does prohibit
Inimlgrition of people \ \ tie won il bu > soiao
of our tnopcrtj ill some prl o 01 other , Khinf * ;
ourombiriMssoil people rfi un.'i 1 iclluf. Hut
no , no inoniid nun , i ruiiia , 11 ivlaata , or
aiij ono else now coim to luveat. Some
bankrupt stock of goals in ij' bi dumped in
onus and sold out pijniu'iio lacs like the
acwKO house ot ] ) lnt.
Hut instead of linnilKi.it luticamo tlioYnnlteo
noitpapo , loan ntiel tiust nun -\\lio \ \ wus
mxiousto loin bis pr toiled inmey nt 7'tf ' to
0 percent on now n-soseeuiit ) than ho
woulet irliiilly loin tlu > s.uno money in the
east at 4 to ft per cent Uvon Johnstown ,
vvhle'h v.is ne.irlj w.wli < 'd out of existence ,
" .s to-buileling UJMII I ami 5 per eent money.
Sk-weeks HBO I visit d my unthc homo ,
lolinstown , I'll. , and ululotlion 1 mot ono
Satutdav on Mala stnot he\i.rul \ farmers
\vhom Ikneiv Ircm bo 'nod up Ono nshod
nohow times ueio in Kansis. I imsv-tercd
wo bad hail rather biul tinus for sc\u.il
. cus , hut tlint last yi ir our i-nps were ex-
olle'nt , and thii yeir our vlieat couldn't
bo excelled. Corn anil other yiovv hitf ciops ,
asuullas fiult , iiioniisul u g < > 1 jiild Thu
mm replied ! "Itelljmi Nrw llrasky is tbo
[ > lice toiro to-tliPio U wlicre I in foinj-if I
. an gel my price for my fiuuihcio. Jake
a-nii ler went out tolvovi Hr.bk * , in FMiru-
nj tinel .Torrv Mlshlcr and one of tlio Ivlpor
t > o\s \ ucut cut list fall and tlioyuitottiat
they an ) umominotilj well pic ibc'd with the
countr ) I wouldn't move to Kansis or no
ether pionililtioii state nohow ' 'Iho Ihrco
men above roferreel tflh.woiottlod some\\horo
ucuYest i'oiiil Now lcnliii ; my friends
an Main street I continued ray \vallt Aniv-
inj , ' nt tbo comer if IjK'Ubt nnd Clinton
stiectsl saw a Inndsomo thio < story prosed
hliek , Georgia inartilo ti'iiinneil business
bloe'k in course of nection. riioarohltc'ct
and contractor is Gibrgo Knu'gor , fornieily
ofSalina , Iviinwhj , after i resideneo of
twenty years , bas lei ourstatofor good , with
his wile nnd siv iliildun. Next I met
\VllliainKeelerand John Lill bricl-masons ,
Henry Lill , ( J. .A Aiilorson , S.\tusHobsanel
son aiiel Louis Seesei ciirpenteis irael DV. .
PHCO and J. MullGtlplubtcreis , anil sevor.il
other laborers , all ol whom have gone to
.lohnstovvii fiomSalli i this piinj ; for \vant
of employment In orjiv to earn a living A
iiumbci of thosenaiD'd are men of families.
Some hive Ukouthon aloiiK.others Imd tow ait
until tlioy camed euro tfh money to send for
tbotn.
I notice thit a Bruit many cities in the
countiy aronotsatibflod the census Just
taken , but no one hears much complaint from
cities In Kansiia O rtowus\vjyat no recount
foroaeh rocoual-.iH Q'tflE'si1"instead < ft an
Incieaso in population : T Irnow wheicof I
speak so far us my oyn town is concerned ami
wo have ono of the 1) st nnd busiest towns in
Kansas I am cngau J In a business wjieio I
find outwit ) Is leavl iir nnd v.ho conies In
buy Ini ; anil selling al kinds of new nnd old
furniture anel every k uel of bouseliold goods ,
1 am about the last mm people trade witli
when they are uboutt i lov.-o , and I esiin saj
truthfully , tnat in tlu Uvcntj jovs I hive
livcel hero tlioro have not been so many leav
ing and wantlnpto loivo as tin ro has been
all Ibis spring and hiinnnor. H is true that
there are somofovv co nlnfr in , but who nro
they nnd where fi oin i J hey iru principally
fiom counties In thovu-otcin put of thostato
coining hero broke and looldngfor jobs.
Nowlwhh to say to the people of Ne
braska lu all sincerity thit it pains mo fiom
the bottom of my heait to have'to make these
fat itenients , but they aio Aiits , cold facts
and only too true. Ihiivo alv tys fought and
spoken for the gooel name of Kansas , a state
I dearly love and bnva altvuyi been uino'ip-st
her foiemost tlefonelorshe'ro mi ODportanit )
olToroel itself , but a sot of hytncritleiil vohti-
cal , pulplt-pouiidiii ! ? prolilbltl a cnnkshiivo
thu r > tuto bj thotliroit an 1 are fust squeezing
the- life out of hei. Th < 'i have had their waj
fortenyenrs Now Is oartini to speak and
net , too. U'o nmst strike fiom thcshonliloi
I ti ust and pi aj the good Intel Ipcent , liberty-
lovlnjpeople of Ne biabkavv illi jt permit a lot
of political prohibition pi eat lu is to saddle a
curbed law on their fair stafMiiat will surol )
luin it as ilia fast ruining Kuisas Ifwha't
1 have said does notsuit the prohibition IsU
I will , with jour permission , give them
another "Ht-u lino. " Wn.msi K. GDIS.
Cold Knots
SALIVA , Kan. , July 10 To the Editor of
Tnu 3kis ; : Your able dofe'ust of hljh llecnso
should do much to prevent yiur state from
having tbo Incubus of piobibition fastcnoj
upon her. The arguments are unanswerable ,
but prohibitionists will not listen to argu
ment. They have not libteiipJ to arguments
in Kansas , but the stern topic of facts is now
stai liif them in the face. With a city hero
thut jnight to bo graving , wo ire losing pop-
ill itiou every day. Men are Belling oil nt
Inlf price their Gift * Is aril leiviiiB this local-
it ) and thostato dully. If atlted why thej
nro leaving , their uniform reply is that the )
cannot btand prohibition. Th y say that thev
see 110 immediate hopes that the penple of
the state will or can thiow oft the
joke of intolerance ail fanatlcibiii
_ uud that business n so dull
' mid 1 iboreis soscaice that tl iy see no pros
pect for business or sui-eess in uuthliif ) that
thov inljjrht unilortako.
Thotaxes in citiosnndtowrs nrotncrea-sliiff
daily In this eity they reach the neat littla
lluuroof about 0 iwr cent. Kino-tenths of
our Industiious and enter-rlsinif Gel-nun
pjpuhtlon would leave this city if tlioi could
gut T.'ieonts on the dollar for their pi'qwrly ,
A lealestuto sule h unliiiovn at this tiino.
'ihoiois not n building golncap in this city.
Mechanics are Icnvla us fast ay the ) unani
those that ramiln have iiothi g toelo. Thcia
tconisno prospoet for buslneMn this section
of thostato. Ihovvbeat crop this yeai Is 0110
of the host over hnrvc-.ste J in luis p nt of the
state. The trouble is that prohibition bus
been f istcned upon thortato Iv political party
inllueiieo , and ono of the most corruft
pohtleal rinu's that ov w existc I la ilnlnf ; nil It
cin do to prevent thp people fiom havhig u
vote upon the question of ivsubinhslon
Am atato is to bo pitied tbat has
tion foisted upon it through putisin t _ . .
inllucnco. The people of Nebraska , If they
t aul appreciate the sltuutlon In Kansas ,
vould never allow ptohlbltion to cii ry at the
polls. It should bo roniembeied that these
Nlio leavelCansas tnueUoe-oioprohibition In
Nfbioska are not tlio houorotl men of this
state nor their representatives. They am
tlioso who wake It abasint.s of a jltitiiu ;
what the7 behove to ho moral reforms.
Many of thorn bolontr to that class who have
sucec'idod in having collegia built by the
people of cities in this state foi vvhleh Uo
people are In many Instinecs jet in
debted and are yet taxed to utippoit
'Ihisctassdo no labor , piodaco uothiii'nnd (
care less ho\v business men , furmew and
laboicw ( , 'ot along , so that the schools and
proeets of inoial inform are conhibalou to
These are cold truths and facts. Kansn
today should bhovv an Incrcaso of population
for the last ton years ot 150 per cent , while
Bho only shows , by the iccoiit census , an in-
croasii of W nor cent. ' 1'ho atato of Nebraska
ihows 100 per cent , an excess over Kansas of
100 per coat. Nebraska has had liberal liuvs ,
his boon riled by lutolera.ni * uaul
fftnatlolsm TUN Wi-tlon b n not rctdvcji ix
KovilOornmnor s i iioluiiii'iiint ' foi jouii
If thi'y I'oiun to I'ink ut the itmnliy tluw
luu\fl finvltiRi "I Ilko rour country , but I
rannot siiindiiii-lilbltioii " ThP < o niuobjict
If-ssoni , but tfm lutoltMimt won I sto tlum
Hull must tlino , if jou had nllHt of buvl-
tiosi uiou to vhoui von lould write you could
baxotboAostiiteuKiits by iilnnoutof
ton Anil ptMbibliliinlsts hero lupo uiul pi iy
iiitN'obinski initv bo unvul fivin protilbl-
i on and suinptuuv lu\\s Tlw pivuiio of
sVbnisUjiuvolt totliomii'he todofi'it pw-
dbltlon mil not only tothotiiHelMii but tolbo
ro it count r > Unit w o i ill tbo I'nltcd ' Statoa
f j\mcikn tisoll Youm , N. U. 'louui ,
QUIJMI ION'S ANb-U'lOltll
lit' MurHliit til * MaryM Illo ,
Tulles Plainly on 1'iolillilt Inn.
The follo\\lus corr spoinlcuiD cs-plnlii1 *
Nfh , . Titty IS , lM > 0-Dur sir :
* lonsi > nntwei tlu' o illicit loin :
1 Vour popiihitlini.Mu\s\iU < > ) in iSbOl
U Totnl numboiof niioHtn in | s lM
! ' A rivets for dranlicnness and dlsordeily
ondnctln lj-4'JI '
1. U tluiM lois ilrun'coniiijjs ' thiubofoie
nohibitloii I
5 lltis prohibition deprodatcdie.il estate
ulutsi
0 is sentiment In your town for ornsnlnst
ho law I
7 Is tlioro any notlociiblo difleremo your
line and tbo bordi r ofN'oln iska In lognrd to
runkeiinesa , Veins ttulv ,
UllH' MOHPt. ! .
J\Utiv vu ir , ICnn , July Id llric Morcll ,
S\\ abut * ) , ' , Neb Dearbir : YoilMofllie Utli
ectivod 1 will uubwcr tbo iiucstions as bust
can.
Our populntlon U 2,000.r tnnko inoro
rrests for diunkeuiiC'is and dlsonUily ton-
net than fet any otlior ofTcnso.
"Your question Inroj-aid to dninkcnnost at
hopivsiut day ngaiiibt tlio tiino bolero pro-
libltloul cannot nntor. \ . I hi\o bion liore
ul ) about bixcn ycnra , lut ! fiom whit I
innlcnin , icll.ibb men vilio lu\o been line
jofoio prohibition bconmo a law , chlm that
hey cannot sue any dilloivn t > .
\s toout \ qiuitlonvhothcrprohlblllon
optecialcd the value of real cst itc , I think it
as to a Kiii.it extent Our business men
; bilm tint they do less than ono-fouith oftho
Ublncsssituo prohl uitlon thatthoy did befoio
irohlbltlon bicamo n luv.
Initfgud to tliosontlmcnt \far.\s\illoon \ .
Iio prohibition law , the biatiiutntis bttoiig
gainst piolilblt ion.
1 think tbcio Is moro driinlicnnpss hero
, hnn in the burden of Nobi isk i , nnd I willie
? i\o j ou my loasons for tliinkinj , ' bo In the
Uat place the whisky bore Is sold by boot-
cpgcrs , who facll notliing but \ili > stuff nail
ell it b ) the pint , or tlio jieoplovill club to-
jetlior and sonil to mlir.isUa and got
t bv tlio keg The coiiscquciitu is tboy got
1 runic , \\hiihwotihl not be the ciio if wo had
liirh lictiibe with i jed polite regulation.
Our town li is not itnpro\od niinui.li slnco
) rolnbitlon as it did lofoiohloli Isory
nslly explained.Vcdorio noiocnuo fiom
icciisos , and our t i\ca arc iniuli higher now
.ban they \veio befoio piohlhitiou Our
county has uoro coats to p.iyto prosctuto
tbovtohtorsof the probilltiouluwtlinn all
other state eases combined. Piohibition
doesn't prohibit In the least , und people nro
jeltiiik'tlied of pioseuitltip ; tbo bootlofjora ( ;
indh.i\iiiK to l < oop thoinin the jail fiom
.brec to six months .mil pav their boinl and
ostof action Itioor .t of it is , the boot-
cper ; genciallj coires fiom Ibo southern
laitof NcbrisknVohacoiPiujiil \ fiom
\Vinoro ) , Nib , for sclHiifliiskj. ; . \Ve \ have
mil him for six mouths , and an > likol ) to
ccepbnnbix months moio.bop.ijsall \
tblt exiicusel No ono but the tixp nor.
I will K\\o \ you thn nuiiibci ol business
aousos in M ityMillo nii'I ' Use the sonlinicnts
of tbno-fouitbs of tbo business men
n our to\ui in re-rutl to piobibition
iiere was u p tltim in clicultitlun some
ime ago forreitibirnttinf ; tbo question tothe
oters of tbo st.ito of Kansas 1'ho fidlowliiK
is a list of members oftho Marjsville rosub-
mlssionUul ) I will fiho ) on nainosof busi-
: tcss men only. Tlio miiuhci of bnsincbs
aousos In Muiys-tillo is scMiit v live *
John Tracy .Si Co , Con Woitoii , r Brolton
ACe , Alvcn Ar.inb < V Co , Gottlobitvlor ,
L , . W. Llbby , i : J FUirnltinp. II. Sola ,
BieiltonAs Co , J P. Smith , II KVeid -
me\cr , Ucmil Dialiain , An ? Helm , Charles
Gorlitzcr , Ja.ob ( Jianer , 1'red White tfc Co. ,
\V. T. Hose , A. Cottrcll , Tlinin.w AIcCoj , I.
Kcfjnet. John Jony , Mr. Barlow , William
Cotlieli& Co , M flissliinin , Willhm Ilor-
roth , J.V. . Anderson , J. S Miwill , A M.
Vickor.J. . 1C. .Julian , Willhm Dccltci , 13 W.
nittel , H. 1 , Miller , II. G. Dai gut ? , M .T
JDuuniar , .loiOphGrunJ. A llioiif-liton , G.
T. Matin. John IJi'g.iii D. Wolf , J Lonciean ,
PhctTtrle , Scamon Bros. , M Shenicld ,
Srn Foster. A. M. Jwlboii , A I'lunr , Einst
iige.W. il. Couidl , C.ipt.iin .folm Blown ,
m. Dansheiti , J. L. Puruin , Clnilos
Fisher. Uobeituito Geoij-o Kcbbcr , Gcoiire
Von \Vald , O. rioneh , Aich Thomson. A
Toltson , Julm TlnuinVilliain , Btnks , bhcr
pait JMoullVilllion Chas
I hope- have . .iiisv.oteelourqucstlons sat-
isfaetouly. At least my answers to ) our
questions aio truennl you will ibid them en-
doibed by most all our business men.
IlcspocUully ) ours , I"1 , R Ai'in ,
Deputy Mau > hal.
A Kansas
To the Editor of Tm : BLK. "Docs prohibi
tion piohibitl" is a question frequently asked
iiow-mlij sand upon its eorrcct answer de
pends the nelionof the people of Nobias.k.1
next November. As the pioUlbitlciiiIstbinost
posithcly answer tbat queadon afllrmatl\ely
nnd the nntl-prohibiuoalsts as pusitlvol- )
nrswerin the iiegatie , 1 thouglitpirhr.ps tie )
csponenco and tcatinonyof ono \\ho lud a
laigc jersonil knowledgoof the question at
Issue might bo iiaOful ; nnd riht ; b'TO ' let me
say that prior to my losidenco In Kansas 1
\\asnnnrcicnt jirobibitionUt am still it tcm
perance man ; line no sympathy for tbo sa
loon kcepci anil none for the drinlers na i
chss , but leadj to nld nu ono to bicalc fiom
the tliralldom of bis uppotito whenever ho
Mill signify his tlosiiuto do so
Now. dots prohibition piuliitilt ? 1 say no-
First , borauso the Ian is not cnfoned. It is
the veriest nonsense fer aiuoncto .iilirinth.il
ills enforced as will as tlio law aL-iinsI
theft , murder , cto. Any tu.in that is not * , * . il-
fully blind kuo\vs for hiuiiL'f that it is not
trim.
In the case of theft the losing part } ' has n
petbonal inelinallon todlsooMH and proecutc
thotbiof ; so , also all liming knoilcd.o | of
the theft , for j.hey nllha\o piopiitbiUi ) is
in kopnelj , so luiifas tbo thief Isatl.irgo
\\hcrcis , the man tint bins i drink of liquor
in Kansas has apoiaomil iatoiust In piotce-t-
ing tbo seller , for bo will want another , and
the bamo istiuoof all bn ctiinpaiunns , and
this intcro-it is so wreat us to li 1 1 lilm into all
imnnor of cv.usioiis , and cvuu Into pirjur ) , to
inoleit the solid Jtloieo\or. ho feels justi-
lied intloliu tint , foi ho feels In boior benne !
to pi otout the sulor And \\l.at LlbO than
paijuiy can you expect whia tbo aato b.is
( icon tialniiig men in perjury for ) ean foi
the state luiiuiies tint all poiseins buvini , '
liquonof allcensed diu eist shill bwo.ti llitit
ho desires to purcbnsu tbo biinio for a ccitain
Diidiiinul puipei.c , and luill bt iteilgtitlifio
th.it 1 novcr knew bat ono man to refuse to
iiuikethe nilldiiMt.
Au < ) the > r icason Is that "wlmtls cvor.\-
boilj ibublnesals noboeh s " Tlw piolnbl
tlon 1ms aio not enforced for Jubt tlicsaiiio
reasein tbat in seine ins > tuneus tbo llicnso
h\\s of Nebraska aio not ontoiccd rso law
is en fou od unless complaints of violation aio
made , and who % vill iniliu the coinpluntl
llusinesa Jiienttl not it ml/lit injure thc-ir
business. The saiuo svilh intLbanlcs and al
others "i\ho nU > > t depend on ttio publio foi
Bupjitnt. No decent , Eclf-iespcetliiK nun
wlbliLS to do sueh woik Thoiivei ijjo Amot
lean citizen fuls that such \\oilf is dii ty
voik So IOIIK as it does not pi'i onull )
COIIL-CIII btni-thiil bo lua eueiin'li to
do to attend to his own businoss. andufter
all not many people ie.ill ) Uilnk it is such a
tcrilblo e\il for a lima to buyn diink o
-i\hibli ) orbeor Ho tlio o\il lutls nmoiiB
those freed v for pain anil those prcody foi
think , till sorno tcrtiblo cahiint ) fulU nm
tbo people ai-o arousul to tcnipoiMiy aeliit \
anil siHsnioilic hut futile attempts aio ma-.li )
tocnforcotho law.
Onodruh't'lstlu Ib1roccicd nnd sold in
eountiv tortn in noitlmestcin Ivnnsiisa cm
loid of boor every t\\o % \uli t nnd othe
liquors in propoitlon IIU tianiouaslec.il
lied ; ho had a ilrurlstN | ( l null to sell in
toxic itliif , ' spirits for uiodicinil puiposei. li
nlittlutown of less thm tlnvu hundied i
diui xUt in thoi > ainoCiir soil Hvoliairols o
\sliisli \ ) ; ho bad no pel nut antl hasnovi
Dccn prosecuted. At the county scat Jus
east of tills the writer sa\\ last \\erk t\\o
matron loads of beer talten atonotlino fron
the train , on the vcr ) da\ that thou-uu
term of court was opened , Thu populutloi
of the town was nbout eight hundred , nm
drus stores wcro somehow llndlcg .support
neither of them had a permit uor wcro an ;
ti ti n'i e or prosecuted , JJoca not Uiit Ul
x own Morrt 1 have | n otinlly known
ore'ii1 * of btiilnosi men to UOM > ( nth hive
nil \ \ lilik.v lit tlii-ir plmi'i of buslnmslo
iMttbdr ttilt-Mtj iMiMtonu'M Itv.n fnlrl )
ic.ip iilvetll'liif , ' , for nolhiuR \ \ t'l ' draw
rado bettor tliuu fii'o lnvr en fnA wlil ky
1 fi-evlr mlnilt Unit hciiuuth ] n siiaiiKfr
Illlltiellt dlnh-ultto bin Inlovh itlni-lluiuii ( ]
n Kiinsai to\\ns \ , nndlll \ pi ii\uiv lumostly
i > IIIK' piobibition doci prohibit , but I h.MO
otiiod ii HOI t of rievniisoiiry tiiiii > ii | < it tbo o
bo drink that sotnohow nnt riliiKlt lends
ion ! to thn riulit pliec > , and nioivanlilo
luiu'r * tlu'vp ptrlprti tic mlssliMinilMa \ \
ii'cnito hlvonbtnliuHl the pns\ > oidbichls \
10 open sinmi' toall thn Knod things of this
\ oilililll ( ill > ou that ttii'iinii < fe-u
n bansns \ \ In re nmuiuannot
or the * "itiinub'iisukii '
Thi piMhibipiMiurs srrk to put w ilown
nClforniliii ; " "Nininrinvoiirsiloioti \ tbo
Idoofbi1n \ ; . .MIIIonhl like to see Halcons
u eu'r1. lornor , pltfnlli for Iho ton lift , " ill'
VMvnaio , on tlie' t.ldo n ( thusniootiVc \
HIM ) I-.ll'eel II bo111 ) Ncbllisktl , usoll \ us
ii Kims w , undui \ illi oii'.loinbli mid
uniil n dnit the siiloon In Xebr.iskii tlmti
\otnn the be > ot-ljn's ( ( ( , Jnltitti anil dubs of
Cant , m The siiloiin I i.iti Hud , the * other tbo
nest itnctonito ptohlblt ion ciuuc cannot
01Uo an ) inuie than the Iilsbni in could his
e.t
e.tKltialU aft r nil has btvnsuld prohibition
ocuiot prohibit docs nut eon prtMt'tiit to
i fu-t It simply ih. uiifi's the trifllo from Iho
nlitim totlioilriistnv | , ruins un bonorablo
nilbonoied biisuuss nad losestho llcen < o.
n Ni-bi isknbuo a rostiiott'd ti ifllo , In
Cnntiise \ lii\e < fieohisli \ ) , nnd 1lll till
ou , Mr IMilor , that a pint ot whisky sold
y ii Kins.n eliuistoiolll mikoa nun
list us di link , OJIIIHO lilm to idi k his vlfo
list as liiril.aml lill n ilruil.urd K i tivu just
is hoon as If sold by n NVbi iskn saloon.
I'lobilnlion tukishislnfiointhi ) snloon
md lints It intei tl o dull ? Btoio and ustablUh-
s nselnol for luijuiy. llunnn iiuturo is
.hi ) sumo thou 01 id oicr The average sa-
oonist ill Mil nllthowhlslcv be can , so nill
ho avei.i o Kansas ilruc ist , iiud I luuo
oiindtliit tlio avor.iico ililnkurill B\UMI *
but bl.uk isv\hito if ho cmnotijot A diluk
vilhoutlt. Slratif-u tliut so unity diseases
an be cured by iiitt\leiiits , itmlit
low sickly so miny nmiaiLiitly ublo-boelle-d
UCMI are In Knasus and I em i
Which will j ou take next No-ieinbci ? liljrb
Icuise siloois or no lieenso driii ; stcics. and
lieswarm of UootlOKt'cis and Joints whlcli
Cans.is e.iiJo-,3. , A KlssA Uuieiidf ,
thii > loc'iimo T/a\v.
TIM : Urn 11 produces the follow iig | sermon
prcichcd by He'v. A. I1 Bbeirill when hevv.is
pastor of the Pii-stCoiifrogilnm il ehiivh of
this cit ) , in which ho aelvocatcd In strong
teims the strict ciiforei'inciitof the pioviblons
of the bloc-limb law. The report Is icpro-
dueed from the columns of 1'ui : UUL. of Juuti-
111 y' ' , 1WJ :
'Ihe Oongre'jrxtionnl chimb 1ml a peed an
dieiicv libt nlKht , non the occasion of llev.
A P. bhe-nill'H nddn > M upon t'io ' Mibjt'et of
"Tho Kloe'iunb I. iw nnd tlio "Wisdom of Hn-
foiuiigimd Obcving it"
'Hie text v is liotu tlioGnhtlans , 09 : "Let
us not bowony lu well doiiif- : . "
It is the duty of every chimb to take nn
active Interest in all that is trocA. It Hhonlil
livous a fico agent , not as a fossil 111 the
temperance work , v.hieh is tlio greatest le-
fonn of theige , ovcry chinch ihould be ac-
tivclv mlisted.
'Ihefolocumb law is bring onfoiccd and by ,
.hisc'tifoie-eiucnt 100 baleens luo pncticillv
'Phis is the most note\vortli ) step of
) i-oc'ivss In the history of our st.ito. One
Hindi ed saloons arc legislated out of exist-
iiie. At the 1st of A pill net more than
uilf those iimal'iing will continue to tiiko
out a lieonso and the uuiiiber or
saloons'V ill bo rouieul to tvvontj Iho Tlie
a Is as.u red tlihnr , which it Is thcdutj of
ill to oK'y nnd not disi < vard ln ° ui.tMir is
.o bo commended for his am ounc-ciiiPiiL that
the law must bo cnfi-ncd I ! iu bi > st wnj to
jetuelofalnd luv , if this be one , is to en-
loico it The siloc'iiKeep is ante be enm-
ucndrd that they h ivo at last \iclilod uul
imo piove'iitheinsi'lses law abidni ( , ' < itl7ens
I'lierc are enl ) tbice out of that number who
thicatenoel to stand out The peoplu should
contriMtuliito the list hes foi this condition of
nil iirs , win n tba saloon men ha-vi ) been so
well oivuniAil
The iiionihcr went en to ivferto tin crime
it Tutschlie's ' siloon on Suimny listand
especially tlwolton tbo importance of closing
Lho saloon ut 1'J o'cloelt cneh night and dur
ing the whole of Sunday. Ho thought that
rood \vould coino out of tbo ovlls in our
jilldst , which we iu ultrnolliiK BO miiih nlton-
-ion. Ho blid that the ) oung men of this
citijwfto bci'oinlng aroused to ascnsoof
their cliiigcr. Ho warned parents to bo eaie-
fulin Iho education of their children towarel
a tempex-nte life Clnistians all shoulil re-
intmbcr th.it the tctncrnme ] movement
alfectcd c.nh person clnectly or tluough
f rie- ids , and all should uiiiU1 in fui thcrlni ; its
grovth. .
for n Ijin-jo ( AutlieMicc.
It must bo concoeled that the lopoits of the
great joint discussion on the * piohibitlon ques
tion weio faithfully repoitiel In Tun I5iis
Alossrs Sindl und Dickie nad their follouors
ha\e been shown a sphit of fairness nnd BCII-
erositj in this inittor woithy of emulation
E\cry point they made for their cause was
carefully record' 1 and the approving inani
fcstatlons of the parti il nudicnec-s noted be
t-iMj"n brackets. It isstrontr c\ideuco of tbo
fret tint ntk'a-st Mr llobcu.itci is slnccro on
this qto tion , nnd bo bas been e\cu moro
honoi-ablo towaid his opponents who insulted
him \lth hi-scs and jCLn Messrs Hose
uitcr and \\rcb ter ba\o ile irl ) demon
strateil that tbcio are Bubil.iutlil reisons for
tlio faith tbeie ii in thorn , and few men even
of then strong convietlons would hive been
\Mllingas tlioyiero to elebite a question be-
f io un autlieiico unfiicmlly to them. Hut
tley x\ere aw.ucof the f.iet tint they \\er
really tilkniB foi a liiKcraudkiico and one
that \\ould give them icspoe-tful attention
<
Ili li r < l ( r 11 si' In Kalllnirne.
, 'iui I'oili t'ldiunt
Ilii'hlieonso uiild icein to ( 'ivo satlsfnc
tlou inll.illiinoio Ills icpoi tul tint the In
cioaso from F'O to { J O for i liionse has
\wkcd so Ri-i-at nn improvement that tl o
next legistiluio v.'ill bo Tikod to i.iiso the
ilr-ures toi 00 Sin h a step oldr > ntly is Jus
tilled by the results aheiely accomplished
Ono tbiid of the silooni , ' ) eM in number ,
\-tlibliworoin fu.l bltst undei Iho lo license
sjstein have boon c loseditb \ a nim\c-d cum
for tbo cause of good mouls.
iianpor Ins HO rumsclle-rs , one for e\erj
1.1) ) liiliibiruits.
I'nrtlandtms 129 rumscllers , ono for ovcry
2ill iiiliibitmts
Lo\\iston has GO nnnscllors , ono for e\er )
'Jll inhibit mts
I'ociilaiul li.is I J ruuiscllors , ono for cvoiy
lu inlmliit.mut
Oldtown hns iiJ rumsellers , ono for every
101 inlmbiUnts
IJ.ith has -5 lumsel'orj ' , ono for cvciy IJ15
inhabit mts
Aiwibta has 21 iuinsellorsono , for ovorj
lidl inhiibit mts
liuldefuiM h u21 rjiii'se'llors , ono for every
0.7 tnh il.iUnU
ll.ir Il.ubor has IS lumsellors , ono for
werv'll ' iiiliibitmts
Uulfi'-t his tlmimellcH , onu forovo'y 3-jO
inhabiUmls
( i.iillnur lias 13 rumscUors , ono for every
Jill itihibitints
worth b is 17 lamsellesrs , ono for cor )
Iltiulion bus U rumscllera.onc for every Cs7
inhubitiints
\Vutei villo bas 11 rumsatlon , ono for every
4.V ) inhibit mts
n.istpurthaa 10 rumscllora.ono for ovcry 100
inh.ibitiints
Jlruiswhk lusO rumscllors , ono fortvory
.7 > t > inhibit mts
OlilUivhard has Omtnsollorj , ono forcvory
.Vilnhibitants
Orouo h it & lumscliois , ouoforovory 2S1
Inhubitiints.
SUo\\ho'in hai 7 rumscllers , ono for every
K : InhiibitaiitH
ruirlleldhus 0 rumsellors , ono for tvcry
: < 0r iiihabltniit.s
\Viimbi9 0 rumsillcij , one forcvciy 119
lubabltai ts
I'roMjuofslobis OiunnellcM , ono furoxuiy
y > l inhabitants
Viuullinun hia 0 runisellurs , onoforovcry
271 Ilihabltauts
LiiiLolnli.it. 'iruimellcrs , ono for every li'jj
Inlmbltuuts
KI\o towns lia\o t runueller * . oath , ono fcr
every ' ' ! ' Inhabitants.
Twelve towns lm\o \ 8 rumsellen ath , out
for o\ory 1,0 Jl Inbabltniits.
Total lu tou'M uuucdj OiQ.
THE PROPOSED AJBDHITO
Full Teat of Propositlom to Amend tW
Btato Uonititiit'ou ' ,
MCWORIALS AND JOINT RESOLUTIOfuX
Arli ilbtiilKliiK I'lolilliltlon , t
III iililt teui , l'i\\lilln ' for I lv
Hupii'iiio iliiil M ntul inei-ea-i-
luir saint icsi ihiMiur , Kti < i
rwntnl u full lott Of thO
lie ts inbuilt UiJt to the \oti inof r\e'eiaiUu the
propositms to am ml tlio slito
III > llllll IIMN Itllllt I HT.\SB.
An act to su MI 11 In I In i'l < lorn "f t lie nt itt
f i it 11 > In I Inn IT u | > ] > ioil. . nn u i m ii. 1 mm 6 to
till I I'llllltllllllll llf tlltMl till ( U | | | | tllf
in iiinfutmi sale an I liniphi- ) for iilno |
liiiuMi ul , ' ] us i In ve i tun. mill pro *
> lillnu f u i IIK in iiiiic i of \ utiiiicim Ui b pro *
pencil .nm tiiiitn nl , in I un iiiiuMiilini'iitto th *
. * < n-l IlillUuiiif t lili si Me In HIM iiM ) aiifl rtj |
u I iln ( In ) in HI uf u t UK s iln u ml km IIIIIK lot
H.il , ofiutlrutlii luii | im us a lit'ttiingt ,
ntul | no * lilln , ' for t lu'm iimcTof vulliiu e
Stllll llinpUMll Illlll'lultllOIlt
Uo It e'liiu-ted by the li'.lshturoof the wt.lt *
of Neb risk a
Siiliunl 'Hint at the iiiMioral rlex'tlnn tobp
hi'ld DII the I'lindny oiun'oilliin tlio tin *
Moiutii * . nf Isovoiiibor , A 1) ) IbUO. tlii'ii'stidll
'ubmiUcelto tlioc'leitorn of this state for
uppiovnloi * n'evtioii an uniundini'iit to the
coiHtltuilim of this stite Inorels as fol
lows. ' rile miinufiie'liiH' , ido and kioplu-r
for mile of InUiiliatliiiIliition 111 rt boA
01111,0 mo fou-vor proliililtol lu this stilt * ,
nnd tbo UIiitiin *
sbill provldo b/
law fur oiifoiceMiiint of this pie
vision " And thcro shill also at inkl tli e tioa
ho sep.uati'l ) RUbinlttod to the elei'tonof tkl *
stnto for tbilr nppioval or tejcei'lon na
unundiiiiiit to tlioinnslllutlon of thestntela
\\ouls m follows , " 'Iho jiiiiiufietiiii' , r.nle.
iiiulUei pliif- ; for nalo of iiituxie-iillng lliiioni |
as u beveuiKOaluill boheonse'd unit uguluted
by law. "
SL'I tiou 2. At sue-h election , on tlie bnllo )
of ciie'h eli-itor vetiun' for the propon-d
niiuniliiient to tbofoiislitntlan. ihiill bo written -
ton or pilntol the \\Dids : "l or jiuiposol
uineiidiiiint tothiuonumiitliin , pioliiblllu tlul
in.mil fuetiii o , sale1 , anil Itoe-ping for H.ile of In *
tONli.tt inj ; liimorsas n b < n > laiii" , " or "ni'iiinsl
sail pruMsi | > ilainndiiii'iil ( to the' conslitulloa
pi ohlluting the ) iiriiiiil'u tint > , sale and ke.ei > -
! n ' for s lie of intoxicating llinieuu aa * IIOVN
' "
I'riijo
'J lie-re ihall ilso bo % vrlt ton or'ptln to I on thf
ballot ofiMch olcilnr vntini * for Ibo iiopobca
iiiiidiitiiu nt to the i-niHlitution , the VNorilii
"b'or piopose'l atiipinluu nt to thecon , t tutlot
that the in.mil fin tin i\ sale and keeping lot
saloof Intoxli itlm-li < | iieirsas a boviiii o la
thisatate , stiill bo lic-onsod mil ii' iili' ' J br
la\\ , " 01 "iif-nnstsiiiel prnpnsod umiiidiiiiitii
to the eonstitution tint tbo iimnufiu turo
sale and kci-piui ; foi s ilo of latuxU atliiri
IJJquors nn bexnage stiull bo licensed aufl
ululated b.law" .
bie ! l If either of tlio snld propwod
anu'ndinent'jsliallbonpprove'il b ) n majority
oftho ilc < tors voting it - . . eleetion , then ft
shall constltiito "letlon twenty seven i ,7) ) , ol
urtlilo oiio (1) ) of the constitution of the stat .
Ibis Mil having UMiiihicdilh tlio gover-
noillvo ( . " ) ) dajB Sumlavi wee ptcel , the
it piil.it 1110 bcliifInsi'ssion tlie cov otuoi har-
lailnl toietum this bill lo the levisl.itum
g Us session , and having fuK < lto lllni *
in m > otle'iuilh hlsobjcc'thns within lli,3) )
dn\i nflei tne luljiiirninontof the le'lsiiitur ( %
it Ins tlicicb ) bcioiiioa law.
\\itinss \ in ) hand this lath dn ) of I'obiuary
A I ) IM'J. G \ , Luvs ,
Secretary of btutft ,
ron Fivr an in .Mr junor-j.
To.'inf nd sutlnns l\\o'J ( ) , four < | ) , mill llva (3V (
ol in in lo dli nf tlio constitution of thn nuli
ol > ibiasl , i , uilltlul 'lii.lloliil Dopirt-
iiiuit , anil prnvldlii for ll\o (5Juilte ( of
th ( siipMMio cum t , anil to ropiil idle
oilhl'ii' ' sci tleins
Holt ic-olved andenncteelby the loiflslatur *
of tht stuti of Nebiaslttv
bi'ction 1. Th.itsection two ( J ) of nrtlcl *
ix ( rt ) of tbccoiistitullon oftliobtato of N *
jriska , be nnonilcil so as to rciil as follows i
Sec. J ' 1 ho supreme court sh ill ( onsist ox
l\e (5) ( ) Judges , nmajodty of whom shull b
icces aiy to forma cjuorumor to pronouneo
Icelsion It shall hnvo orlglual ) uilsilictlo
n ca os i-chtitij ? to reve'iiuo , elvil cases ia
vbleh tbo uiuto eiiii.ll be 111 arty , mtu.nm ,
quo wnrranto. habeas coiims , and nucb aj > -
jellito Jurisdiction as HUJ bo pi-ovidod bjr
Sec. 2. "Thit section four (4) ( of
( ii ) , of llio eonstitution of the stut *
of Nebraska , bo amcndod so as to rend MI
"ollows. '
See4. . Tbo judges of the supreme
comtshill bo elected by the electors of tha
stile ut InifO and their terms of oIlU e ex
cept as hereinafter piovided , shall be for
peiiod of H\P ( Ti ) ) e.us "
Sec. , t. 'Ihat soctinn flvo (5) ( ) of article
six ( H ) of the eonstitution of tbo state of
bo aireuelcd so is to read aa td
lows :
Sec ' > "At UIB first penoral cloe * ion to
be he-Id in the jonr l JI , and aftr lUfi
udopliinof Uii ! > amendment totho eoi.stltu-
t ion , theio shall bo olcttodthrcu.i ( ) ) ud ej of
tlw .npii'iiic eouil , one of whom shall be
eke toil for Ihe term of ono ( I ) ) oar , on
for the tc-iin of three ( ; i ) jeira ,
d ono for tlio lei in of Ilv
i ) joais , nnd ntcach Kcncuil election thereafter -
after , there sbnll bo cl ( ctid uiioude ] ) of tba
uprorno co'iit ' fm tbotcr.nof llvo ( 'ij jonra ,
I ' 10 * . ideil , th it iliu JuiIiniH of the -iiprein *
eotitvhos terns ba\e mt c'xpiiod at tbo
tiiuo of b < illiiin' tbcironeial eloctiin of 1891
lull ontiiiuo to hold then otllio for tbo r -
nuinili-oftho tciin for \\ldeli lho.woio . r .
sjei ti\.ly elected under the pioseut coustk-
tulloii "
Seo. 1 Thit ouh jn'rsnn votlnp in f ivor of
this iini ntlnii nt shall b.ivnwiitU n 01 prlntad
up in lili ballot the fo'loxMiu ' :
"Pin tbopiopoic'd anio-iidincnt to the con
stltutini lolatiui ; to the uimibti of suproin *
jlldjjes"
AplJiovcdMaieb GO , 1SS9
TO i-Mii-i K "u1. it us or nnwirs.
Joint ri solution pro-iiMlti , ; un iiinen lim.'nt to
si-cllui lbliti.oiiil.JMif uillclo sl\ ill 'j | tb
ion-limn Inn of tlio it. tin of Nebri-ikii , uria
| | \liin' llios ilaiy o ( jiuU'e-t of thu UI ILU ;
and ilNtrlit courts In ihlsstutu
Beit itsolsc.l b ) tba lotrislutuio ofthosiat *
of Ni biMsita :
Section 1 'Hut cetlon thlrtcin (13) ) ol
nitlelcsix ( ii ) of the constitution ofthostat
of Xt-liuiski bu amended bo as to it. id ai fol
lows :
Seo. li. ! The judges of the supreme court
slall OK b reecho n silar > of thit 1 } llvohuo'
eliod doll. us ( ! , r UO ) per annum , ui < l tbtl
the district couit shall ie. . no
sahryof thue thoubin < ldollir < ( < MOO ) pot
nnnuin , and tbcsalury of each shall bo pay -
nhlo ijuirtoily.
Seo. . ' . ICii'h poison votlnc Infavoi of thli
Rim nilinent sb ill line \\rittta or i ilntod
upon Ills billet tbo fjllo\\iiirf.
' I-'or tlio proimseel amendment to 'lio ' con
stitution , iiluUiif , ' to tbo snlan ofJuJjw ot
the supionp and tlistilct lourt , "
ApinovodiMaieh 1- > J
I liulvu.ii'il ( liiu Out < ; ! ' IIjeL- .
\\'uiii/ne \ \ / L'ufon
' 1 be piuhlbiti in vs high llccnso
betnoin Messrs Uieltoy nnd Sum Small o
the side of prohibition anil Messrs John I *
\\eb-ileriind \ K Koscwatoi on tbo si l. jfUl li
llien.1' ' ha\o all boon publUlied la Tin : OSIAUA
Ilui , and ills sifo to saj ba\e been prutty
k'eiiordly rf.ul by the pioplo of N brask * .
\\hilollieUiiioibclie\os \ tbo ar um. nt yu\ \
foitb b ) thocliainpions of hljlillconso will not
hold valor , it isfrooto siy tint tbusr Oeutl .
men veromuchniorafnir and man \ in th
liiiidllni ; of their subjevt than weiv Messrs.
Dkkt ) andSnull. The ibn-.es bo ipc1 1 upoa
m my pi online-lit men ot thli stntt lij thcsi
liiipoiti-el prohibition 'igUitcrsiis not only
\\boll ) uncalled for but statcmonti made in
inmy lustiiicosimtiuej. Tbo stntna nts ro-
Bmlliiu Sm.itors I'lLlwlc and Manlersoi
Mi 10 Biich as would buo bwm IK-IU atli till
diKiiilv of the low osl w.nj p * liti..ims to imai
in.i publlaspLHili. Tbo publlc.itloiis of t i
< peoilis ( , wbiioit * , uli nut hurt prohibit' i
Alth fin * minded penplo. will ne.t IIU-I.MHO'
vnrth of Me-A < rs li ) , ki ) nnd Hm.tll lu
( jslinutionoftLo p o.lo | of NebrnKa
pruliililtion cainiiaifcii should l,0 , ceinduaeil Ifl
illinoof iiliu-atloii und eiillghtiiwut i.itbrt
tlum on tlio line \ltuvtratioa-i and bmtk.
guardlsm.
Tim old .Shoulder ,
I'bitntteu lla , ill.
It is said tbat l-Vani Is Murphy uas don
1 101 o for teiiipn.uuoth.in any other man I *
the tinted SUtes , ) ol sumo of tbo Nebruslt )
I'lOlilhllloii ' cranks il\o ; him the cold uliouldl
becjj.uso be r-afusex * U ) daueui U Uitlr