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thut th < > rusorvo luis docrctiHcd $1,8o , -
000. Tlio kinks now liold $2 , . < 3it,000 :
more lluiti tlio requirement of the - > per
cent rule.
WITH half u million rtnlUiro worth of
building1 permits In sitfht , the fall build-
inp season promises to bo ono of iivoru < jo
Activity.
Now that the l Yonch government is
wro-itllnjr with a tarllT , Amorlcun sym
pathy will go out to the sister republic
in largo doses.
IT was peculiarly npnropriulo to greet
the returnin" council with n brass band.
Tiio amalgamation of kindred inotuis
accords with the natural Illness of
Tun advance in lumber rates from the
northern and southern pineries to
Oinnlia and other Missouri river points
comes too late to materially n float build
ing operations , but why hhould lumber
rules bo advanced'1 ;
, IN rcforrlnp the matter of unpaid fees
in the hnnds of the register of deeds to
the county attorno.y for action , the
county cominlssioaors took the only
courao opuu to thorn. The unanimity of
their action Is a warning to delinquents
to hasten to the treasurer's wicket.
K right of corporations to combine
for olTeniivo or defensive ] > urpo3oa is
rarely questioned , but when the work-
ingriucn unite for mutual in-otoution the
coriiorato organs denounce them as con
spirators. It makoa a vast dill'eronco
whoso ox is pored.
Tan Arkansas election for state offi
cers will bo held September 1. The dom-
ocratsiiiro running a Baptist preacher
for governor , while the republicans and
labor unionists have put a Methodist
preacher in opposition. Both sidesclaim
that they are running a ticket for the
Lord.
OlllCAno's pre-eminence as an art center -
tor has received the finishing1 touch.
Side by sldo with the Cronlii , the liny-
market and the Snell tragedlos , in oil
and wax , is a lifo-sizo reproduction of
the Kommlcr oleotrocutlon. In painting
us in sculpture , the Windy city is con-
bluntly on the lookout for masterpieces.
cost of the Pur null commission
assessed against tlio London Times
amounts to threo-quartors of a million
dollars. To this must bv added the price
paid Plgott , the tremendous loss of pat
ronage , and the wreck of several indi
vidual fortunes , not to speak of shat
tered inllucuea and reputations. The
price , however , was not too great for the
crime.
Tun Massachusetts inspector eronoriil
of fish has seized about one thousand
barrels of mackerel , which wore , not
properly branded. Accordingly eastern
papers are calling for u national inspec
tion law. The Gorman carp and wall
eyed pike which gruzo on western
prairies should bo branded the same us
mustangs and Texas cattle. This would
avoid confusion in many instances.
pooploofTomiossoohavo unveiled
ono and laid the foundation of a second
monument to the memory of Davy Crock
ett. In these days of selllsh politics , it
is refreshing to revert to the public
career of the hero of the Alamo. As
hunter , congressman and soldier , his life
breathes that rugged hotwsty , self rell-
unco and fearlessness which found Its
grandest development on the frontier.
Conscience was the inontor of his acts ,
and party ruled him only so far as Its
plans ami policies agreed with his ideas
of right. In honoring the memory of
Crockett , Tennessee honors herself.
Tin- : American Forestry association
moots in Quebec September 2 , The con
vention will bo an Important ono , and
the fact that it is held in the Dominion
will attract attention to the contrast between -
tween that country and the United
States In the mutter of forest preserva
tion.Vhilo the forests of the Domin
ion are objects of national interest ,
those of the United Stules are being
n iped out us rapidly as steam can do It.
Alivudy the effect ofdonudlng the coun
try of timber is making Itself felt , and
\ \ ithln another generation timber sec
tions whU-h now enjoy marked climatic
bonollts , will .undergo disastrous
Durlnc the post twenty years No-
bnwka has boon canvassed by ft great
many political mountebanks , but never
in till her history has there boon such
systematic and stupendous Imposture re
sorted to ns has been carried on by the
advocates of prohibition in the present
campaign. The men and women engaged
in the prohibition cruwiuo seem to bo
utterly indifferent about facts and figures
and the wildest fabrications are scat
tered broadcast among the people 413
gospel truth. Their organs tire just ns
reckless as their campaigners.
In last week's issue of their Omaha
organ the boa4 was made that Naneo
county was smro to give three thousand
majority for the prohibitory amendment.
This was doubtless accepted as a fact by
the credulous. But Inasmuch as the
highest number of votes ever
polled in Ntinco county , namely at the
lust presidential election , only reached a
total of olovoiihundredand twcnty-sovon ,
the promised three thousand majority is
not likely to mutoriullzo. In fact wo
are safe in predicting that the majority
for prohibition in Nauru county will bo
less than three hundred , and there may
not bo any majority for prohibition in
that county by the ' 1th of November.
A female stumper recently declared in
a speech at Ashland that there are
thirty-seven hundred saloons in Ne
braska. Whore- she got her figures wo
are at a lo to divine. The actual num
ber of licensed saloons in this state Is
loss than eight hundred and fifty , and the
total number of revenue tax stamps
taken out by Nebraska liquor dealers and
druggists for this year is eighteen hun
dred and sixty. But wo have no doubt
that the woman with the iron jaw will
keep right on repeating her preposter
ous assertions about the number of Ne
braska saloons , and hundreds of dupes
will believe her story.
The bureau of fabricators at Lincoln
headquarters are Hooding the state with
hair-raising tales about imaginary con
spiracies hatched by Peter Her , C. C.
Turner and the whisky ring when they
know as well as wo do that 1'otor Her
1ms boon in California all tlio season
laying out stock yards near Sin Fran-
olbco and has been in Omaha but two or
three days since last spring. Turner is
in Louisville , Chicago , Peoria , or some
other place , and has no moro to do with
the campaign against prohibition than
Her , but his name was very useful to the
forgers and impostors who are making a
living out of prohibition ugit'itlou from
ono year's cud to another.
Tlio Lincoln Call , which of
fered itself to Roggen and Rum
for fifteen hundred dollars , with
no Inkers , boastfully prints a list of so-
called bankers and business men who , to
the number of two thousand , are said to
have enlisted for prohibition. A nuro
glance at the list shows it to bo a trav
esty on bankers and business men , so
palpable that It wouldcausoabroad grin
on the face of the most verdant bill-col-
lcitor. ' .riie bulking firm at the head of
this reniarkablo aggregation is a Peter
Funk shaving shop at the state capital ,
which gives itself away by sending out
circular letters to other bankers ottering
to furnish onvclopos with a prohibition
heading at Bavonty-Hve cunts a hundred
or throe dollars a thousand ! Whoovci
heard of a reputable banking house so
liciting job printing ! Among the otheiv ,
influential business men whoso names
are paraded wo notice briefless village ,
lawyers , livery stable hostlers , ton-cent-
n-shavo barbars , messenger boys and
roustabouts in stores and work shops
and jacks of all trades who could not
muster credit cnousrh to buy a ten-dollar
suit of clothes ,
A frantic appeal to the working men
to fall in with prohibition has recently
boon inserted in many of the county
weeklies over the name of Sophia F.
Grubb , national superintendent , of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
Tliis appeal caps the climax of down
right ignorance or barefaced imposture ,
'j'ho assertion is boldly nvido by Mrs.
Grirtib that there are five hundred
thousand saloons in the United - States
and fourteen hundred million dollars
worth of liquor is annually consumed in
this country. This certainly bouts the
famous pyramid Which prohibition agi
tators have been exhibiting in country
school houses. The base of this pyra
mid represents the annual consumption
of liquor at nine hundred million dollars
imd ono of the smaller blocks above rep
resents the meat consumed in this
country utlhroo hundred ami five millions
a year , or one-third us inmsn as the cost
of the liquor consume ; ! . As a matter of
curiosity TIIK BKB did a little figuring
on its own account , and * it found that in
1880 the population of the United States
was a fraction over fifty millions. Of
this number a fraction over thirteen
millions wore under ten years of ago.
Assume that all those children were
fed on milk and vegetables and food the
other thirty-six and ahalf millions on
ton cents worth of moat a day , which is
a low estimate , and you have u total
meat consumption of three million six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars per
day , or ono billion four hundred and
forty-six million dollars in round figures
per your. And yet long-faced ministers
will keep 0:1 assorting that wo only consume -
sumo three hundred and flvo million
dollars worth of meat a year.
There is no way of finding out how
much is realized from sales of liquor by
all the liquor dculora in this country.
The value of liquor manufactured in-
eluding the revenue tax Is computed atone
ono hundred and forty millions , and the
value of all imported liquors Is less than
ton millions u year , making u total of
ono hundred and fifty millions. But
Mrs , Grubb will have It that \vo consume
fourteen hundred million dollars worth
of liquor.
This Is about on a pur with her half
million saloons , n Just think ot' it half u
million saloons in forty-two states , or an
average of 11,000 saloons in each state
Including the six prohibition states of
Mulno , Vermont , Iowa , Kansas and the
( wo Dakotas , What reckless lying ! AVe
doubt very much whether there are
Bovonty-livo thousand saloons in this
country. Hut that will not mnko any
ditYeroneo to the prohibition crusaders
who justify their lies by claiming that
they uj-o laboring for the promotion of
v
morality ,
TIIK sixth annual session of the So
ciety of Aiuurlcau Florists L iti session
In Boston. The great American sun
flower , which grows profusely in the
the west , is receiving serious attention
nnd may bo adopted as the national
flower. This would bo a triumph over
eastern culture that Oscar Wlldo , who
saw the beauty of the yellow bud , would
applaud most heartily.
TIIK 1UXK OF
The house committee on military nf-
fnlrs has reported a bill to revive the
grade of lieutenant general in the army ,
which became extinct when the bill was
passed making Sheridan a goncrul. It
Is probable the bill will pass the present
congress , though it may not bo reached
at this session. If it becomes a law
Major-Cenorul Sehollold will of course
bo advanced to the now grudo , having n
clear claim to the promotion by sonlorty
of rank as well us by long1 , faithful and
able service.
The promotion of Sehofleld would
leave the third major generalship
vacant , and under the existing arrange
ment of army commands , which It is
presumed would not be changed , there
must be three oillcors of the rank of
major general and six of the grade of
brigadier general. The country Is di
vided into three great military divisions ,
the Atlantic , the Pacific and the
Missouri , under the command of
major generals , and thesis divisions
are subdivided into six departments
under tfto command of brigadier gen
erals. Under present circumstances ,
with a miijor general at the head of the
army , one of the divisions is commanded
by a brigadier general and a regimental
commander is at tlio head of ono of the
departments.
It is urged , in advocacy of creating the
grudo of lieutenant general that it is
necesary to the proper arrange
ment of tlio division and depart
ment cummnnds and to the at
tainment of the fullest efllei-
eloney. With this rank permanently es
tablished each division and department
would have at its head an olllcer of the
.grade entitled to command it , and
under an uriangemont of this kind only
u small and necessary share of matters
arising in the departments would bo re
ferred for consideration and action to
the division commander , and a still
smaller share would roach thp lieuten
ant general commanding tlio army.
Such opposition as has b cn made to
the proposed croiillon of the rank of lieutenant -
tenant general has taken little account
of tlio practical considerations in favor
of it. The chief objection urged is that
with our small army no such rank is nee-
os-ary , and that it lias been conferred
only in recognition of special claims.
The force of this is not so great as may
appear at first glance. The duties of
llie commander of the army are not con
fined , or at any rate should nat be , to
the mure matter of seeing that
the military regulations are prop
erly carried out. lie is under
stood to concern himself with everything
having relation to the military interests
and protection of the country. Besides ,
it is quite unnecessary to assume that
our army will always continue as
small ns at present. But manifestly the
most cogent argument in favor of estab
lishing tlio proposed rank is that the
ofllco'r at the head of the'army should
have a distinct grade , nnd it should bo
made permanent mid not conferred in
recognition Of individual merit or ser
vices.
A ItKLKHOUS OKXSUS.
According to statistics obtained by
one of the leading religious journals of
the country , the membership of the
Christian churches of the United States
now aggregates nearly twenty-two mill
ions , and the gain since last your has
been over one million. About three-
fifths of the increase was among the
Protestants , and two-fifths among the
Roman Catholics. Moro than two-thirds
of the Protestant gain was mudo by the
Baptists and Methodists alone. The fig
ures therefore show that the great religi
ous communions of this country are the
Catholic , the Methodist and the Baptist ,
standing numerically in the order in
which they are named. They together
include more than four-fifths of the
Christian believers of this nation , the
remaining number , lo.is than one-fifth ,
being divided among fifteen sects or de
nominations , with their various
branches. The Roman Catholics are
nearly equal in numbers to the Baptists
and Mothodihts combined , the difference
being less than ono million members.
For the last year the ratio of
increase among the three was ,
about the same , or something over
fivo.In the hundred. It should bo ob
served , however , that the Roman Catho
lic census includes the whole Catholic
population , while the Protestant enumer
ation gives only the actual coinnuml-
c ints. If the same method wore udjpted
in counting the Baptists and Methodists
the numerical strength ot ouch of the
three great communions would doubtless
bo about the same. Doubling the number -
bor of the other Protestant membership
on tlio sumo principle , it appears
that these in the Presbyterian
denomination and under its Influence
are less than one-fourteenth of
the religious population. Protest
ant and Catholic , and the Episcopalians
are reduced to a very small fraction , or
less than three per cent , though hi
reality their church attendance is pro
portionately probably much greater.
The figures certainly show n degree of
vitality and a power of growth in the
Christian churches of the United States
far greater than many intelligent people
have supposed them lo possess. As a
mutter of fuel the statistics do not fairly
represent all of our people who
acknowledge Christianity , many thous
ands of such not being ac
counted for because they are not com
municants of any church. Furthermore ,
no record is made of Iho young children
of church members , which if done would
very materially swell the statistics. Still
it must bo confessed that the fuel that
there uro at least fifteen million people
In this country , after making a liberal
allowance for these not enumerated
among Protestant communicants , and
Including the Jews , who profess
no religion , shows that there still re
mains here a great missionary field for
the propagation of Christianity. The
churches certainly have not been idle ,
nor have their efforts been unavailing ,
but it ia a question whether they have
done . all Umfc > was possible to extend
their inlluencu , At any rule It Is plain
they have stilt a vast work before- them
in conquering the great army of un
believers , agnostics and others who are
hostile to all forms of religion.
LOOSHMKTHODS OF
The privilege of becoming an Ameri
can citizen isa , most valuable ono , nnd it
should bo surrounded by every safeguard
necessary Icuprotect it against misuse
and fraud. The existing laws , which
have undergone llttlo change since they
were first enacted , have boon supposed
to furnish ample security to the govern
ment nnd the person socking citizenship ,
but Investigation shows that such is not
the cuso. It is asserted that there uro
tens of thousands of men In the
country today who have obtained
their naturalization papers without
conforming to the requirements of the
law.
law.A
A part of the house judiciary commit
tee has recently entered upon an inves
tigation of the procedure in nuturuli/u-
lion cases In the federal courts , and some
interesting facts huvo already boon dis
closed. In Boston it was found that all
the naturalization is done by the clerks
of the courts , although the law says that
the act of naturalization shall bo pur-
formed by the court , and it is very
quc&tioimblo whether it is a power that
can bo delegated by Iho court. Ono
of the members of the committee , a
lawyer of high standing , hold that
every certificate issued by the clerk of a
court Is void , and the man who obtains
his final citl/cn's papers is no more nat
uralized thnn h would bo if ho should
take un oatli before ono of the deputy
marshals. It was found that the very
great majority of the naturalized per
sons went to thc federal courts , because
it is far more dlflicult to got naturaliza
tion in the state courts.
The very bad condition of n flairs found
to exist in Boston will undoubtedly find
its purall jl in other largo cities to which
the investigations of the committee will
extend , but whether that shall bo the
case or not it ih reasonably certain that
the disclosures generally will bo of a na
ture to demand of congress such changes
in the naturali/.ation laws as will secure
a radical reform in this very important
mailer. It should bo made lo bo impos
sible to acqulro American cltl/.enship by
any questionable , methods.
.1 GOllOKOVS KKA.
Ours is a great and progressive coun
try. Everything around and about us
proclaims innate , vanity and intense am
bition. Time was when ordinary cities
like Omaha wore content with a theatre.
Opera houses were only to bo found in
London , Paris , Vienna , Milan , St.
Petersburg , Uorliu and New York.
Thirty yeara'ago oven Philadelphia only
had a Chestnut street theatre in which
such common actors as Forest , Booth
and Charlotte Cushman performed. But
times have changed. Every one-horse
town and village has an opera house and
every city pretending to the name has
several opera houses. Theatres are as
much out of date now as are skating
rinks.
And now wo have struck the era of pal
aces ; not such monumental structures
of marble and granite as the doges of
Venice wvro wont to dwell in , and
princes , cardinals and kings constructed
in the great capitals of Europe , but pal
aces of industry which some years ago
were known on our fair groundsas pavil-
lions. "Wo have corn palaces , coal pal
aces , ice palaces , sugar _ palaces , grass
palaces , cotton palaces. The puvillion
floral halls and agricultural hulls are
things of tlio past.Vo have outgrown
all such commonplace affairs and pres
ently every butcher shop will bo a moat
castle , every bakery will be a dough
nut chateau and every harness
shop will bo a leather villa.
Ours is u progressive country , not as
gloomy and despondent as General Van
"Wyck paints it. but grand , gorgeous and
imposing. Wo are some pumpkins , not
only at our county fairs , but in tlio moro
pompous and pretentious paraphernalia
that goes to stimulate the conglomerate
individual known as an American to do
something that people will talk about , if
not for a century , at least for three days.
II'OR/C OF TIIK CHAUTAVQV.1S.
Now that the various Chuutauqua as
semblies have closed for Iho season , an
investigation of the results attained by
these organizations will not appear out
of placo. When in 1878 tlio Clmutauqun
literary and scientific circle obtained a
charter from Iho slalo of Now York , it
was with the express intention of car
rying a more advanced education to the
people's homes. This was to bo obtained
by prescribed courses in reading , fol
lowed by frequent examinalions upon the
ground covered. Decrees were
then to bo conferred upon stu
dents who had successfully passed
a given number of course ? . A few years
later it was found that a moro rounded
instruction could bo obtained by assem
bling the students at one place where
lectures and class recitations could bo
attended , if only for a very limited
period of time. This was the origin of
the summer Chautauquu meeting , and
Us only purpose was to supplement the
work of the reading and scientific circle ,
The question arises whether recent
Clmutuuiniu assemblies In this and other
states have contributed materially to
the work originally proposed. Huvo
their promoters kept in view tlio
higher educutiiin of the masses ? or huvo
they simply , 'sought to draw im-
mon&o crowds .with un eye solely
to the gate money ? Ifavo our
Chuulauquas dggonorated into merce
nary and speculative enterprises instead
of aiming to elevate mankind morally
and mentally ? To bo sure all Chutuuquus
open with prayer , sermons have been
read without number , and soiro enter-
talnlng lectures have been delivered.
But the true educator .and scientist finds
llttlo to commend in those summer
schools of philosophy. Very little
positive instruction has been given in
the literary nnd scientific brunches. In
most Instances Iho long and important
history of the universe , since the con
version of the hcnthon , has boon nog-
locled lo make way for a few lectures
upon biblical times , which , though very
good In their place , ought not to monop
olize the whole field of history , Instead
of an elucidation of the elements of po
litical economy which the ordinary mor
tal might comprehend , politicians seek
ing popular favor have been invited tote
to launch enticing fallacies upon an un
protected audlenco. The student , if any
were in attendance , was loft in the dark
about oven the elementary principles of
economic science nnd the more complica
ted problems wore grappled with to the
confusion of minds Incapable of grasping
them.
them.What
What is needed Is a moro intimate
connection between the different Chiui-
tuuqua organizations and the elimina
tion of partiznnslilp , nnd one-Idea
cranks and fanatics. Single lectures
even by eminent men when delivered
without connection with the general sys
tem of education are of very llttlo value
to anybody. Kducators who have hud
experience In presenting their subjects'
to popular audiences should bo engaged
to give series of lectures sup
plemented by class recitation upon
crises in history , periods of literary com
position , problems In economy and slm-
plo phases of science. The same lect
ures could bo repeated before each
Chnutnuqua assembly in rotation and a
lectureship circuit established. Tlio
aim should bo to impart learning to
those capable of appreciating it , and not
to build up the finances of any one asso
ciation by drawing attendance from the
territory tributary to another organiza
tion.
tion.Last
Last , but not least , there should bo a
broad policy of tolerance nnd philan
thropy , which would frown down any at
tempt to seotnrlunlzo those assemblies
and drive from them all who do not sub
scribe to a particular creed , or who dis
agree as to the modes of salvation and
reclamation of the vicious nnd intem
perate. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK family of General Grant bus
given a qualified consent to the removal
of the general's remains from Now York
to the national cemetery ut "Washing
ton. In a letter to Congressman Qulnn ,
U. S. Grant , jr. , says : "If the people ,
by act of congress , choose to remove
General Grant's remains to or near
"Washington , Mrs. Grant will refuse her
consent only in case no provision 1 > 3
made for her family resting by his side. "
It Is lo be hoped tho. necessary action
will bo taken by congress , as indicated
by Senator Plumb's resolution. Time
has served to emphasize the mistake
made in committing the honored dust to
the keeping of Now York. The scan
dalous neglect of the city to fulfill its
obligations leaves congress free to act.
Even if the agitation should spur Now
York to a sense of its duty , the people
at largo will never be content with Riv
erside as the permanent resting place of
the gun oral's remains. The site lacks
the hallowed associations which cluster
around Arlington cemetery , and above
all the keeping of tlio remains should
be entrusted , to the national government.
AN" JM POUT ANT decision was rendered
by a Chicago court recently , Two men
sued a street railway company for dam
ages for failing to protect them from
violence wlulo riding on the company's
cars. They had been assaulted by a fol
low passenger and the conductor made
no cfl'ort to shield them. In deciding a
motion to quash the suits , the court de
clared that the company was liable ; that
it was a common carrier and was bound
to exhaust every means in its power to
protect its patrons from injury. The
principle is an old ono , but its applica
tion to street railways forms un Interest
ing precedent.
IT APPKAUS that the next greatest
task , experienced at the census bureau ,
after counting the returns , is the paying
of the supervisors. The army of enumer
ators is making quite a lively demand
for its pay , The average pay is but
about forty dollars to the enumoratorand
it is thought if the census wore to bo taken
again it would bo rather difficult to se
cure men todo the work. What was
supposed to bo a "soft job" turned out to
bo a rather "unenviable situation. "
An Kyc-Opinicr for nci > u ) > llcuus.
Geoiiita Alliance Former.
Brethren , continue to stand by your order
and bo true to its principles. Two years
hence you will see nlliauco principles matlo
the basis of your national democratic plat
form.
The Pinkerton Mercenaries.
riilluilclplita licconl.
The very existence of this force of mer
cenary troops half Janissaries and half spies
In the service of a private chieftain having
no connection with tlio state , is abhorrent to
nil ideas of liberal mid orderly government.
Tlioro conlil bo no worse sign of the times
than tlio fact that such a body of hireling
soldiers stands ready at tlio beck and call of
any corporation that may tlosii-o to brlnj ; it
Into the field. The employment of this force
on every imaginary occasion of need , without
asking or mv.iiting tlio intorvonliou of stuto
authority , betrays the tyrannic Instinct of
tlio great corporations , unit the real extent of
their regard for tlio rignts of worUiiiKinca or
for publlo opinion. Tlioso corporations have
n far moro tender concern for their locomo
tive engine ? than for the living , breathing
machinery that guides their material forces.
SUnlws this evil , the employment of private
bodies of nnneil troops , independent of the
state shall bo speedily suppressed , It threat
ens to grow to dangerous proportions. ThU
dofo-iso of public safety nnd the maintenance
of public order cannot bo surrendered to
these bands of corporation soldiers without
slinking the authority of the state to its very
foundations. Should this ubuso bo encour
aged , before long rival chiefs to IMnkertoa
would spring up , with frosti bodies of private
troors under their command ; nnd it would po
Imrd if abundant occasion should not bo found
for their employment. la such a condition
club Inw , or thopowcrofthostrongu.it , would
supersede the regularly constituted author
ities. Instead of depending on the state , the
citizen would bo obliged lo pay I'lnkcrton's '
soldiers for protecting his life and property.
In ono of tlio now states the employment of
these I'lukcrton soldiers Is sternly forbidden
by its constitution ; ami this Is right. Tlio
authority of the stuto and the presence ot
those private troops In private pay cannot co
exist. Instead of being nlds to tlio stnto In
suppressing public disorders , they will be
come , with their corporation employers , ri
vals and enemies of tlio stnto. In the middle
ngoa the power of tlio great barons who kept
largo bodlo * of troops In pay Incronsed as the
authority of the government decreased. U
the people of this country doslro to produce
an aiialogous condition of altulr * , with Iho
eorpoiMtiuH bavoiiw ne substitutes for the fou-
iliil chief talus of a past opoc-h , they have only
to encourage the ( 'itiiulhliiiicnt of bodies of
private troops Illco Plnltortou's witniii tlio
h' ' art of the atato.
A LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT ,
A Man Can't bo Arrested for Kissing His
Neighbor's Wife.
TWO PERSONS REFUSE TO BE DIVORCED ,
Tlio Town of I'crkltifl Up In Arms
Tlio Mai'tincrolior Anniversary
Street Hallway War Other
Capital City News.
LIXCOI.X , Neb , , AugustM. [ Special loTnn
Bnn.1 An excited man upwards of thirty
rushed Inlo police headquarter * last evening
niul told the onicers if they wished to see him
kill a man to follow him. The astonished
olllcors asked him what ho meant.
"Well , " said hp , "I caught S.ilvutlou Army
I Jill , or William Johnson , as ho cnlli himself ,
kissing my wife. I propose to shoot the d
duller , mid If you wish to > see Iho fun come
along. "
"What's your narno nutl wboro do you
llvcl" asked ono ofllctT.
"My naino Is Kd and I live on Fourth and
IIwas the reply.
"Ed what ! " aslted the olllcer.
Hut no attention was paid to the question
nnd the cxcitoil husband simply shouted ,
"Uomo on and see mo kill tlio skunk. "
The oflleeM , fearing some trouble was up ,
shoved their pockets full of revolvers and
billets ami followed the fellow. Ho kept up
his excited talk all the way , saying that his
wife had made some excuse to go over tu his
slopdaughlor's , and when ho went over there
after her about 10 o'clock he looked in the
window and saw the wife of his bosom in the
cmbraeoof Salvation Army Bill anil rei-eiv-
Ing kisses tlmt none but ho was entitled to
give. IIo then rushed oft to police head
quarters mid dramatically delivered the sen
tences given above.
On nrrlvinir in front of the stopilaughtor's
home Kd's cour.ise fulled him ami Ida do-ttro
for gore melted into a request to have Hill
arrested for unlawful osi-ulation.
The olllcers iiiforni il lv.1 that the legis
lators in making tlieir luws had fallen to pro
vide for the punishment or this srrious offense -
fonso , and the onlj- thing lo do would bo to
forclvc Salvation Army Dill nnd take his
uflVctiimuto wife homo nii'l ' give her u severe
lecture. Bill was then culled out , am ! after
ho aiiJ Iho husband had called each other nil
thonuinus they could think of , Ed said ho
would not , kill him inmiciliatuly , as tlioofllrera
weri present , bat ho would nttuiid to him
later when no witnesses were present. Hill
then wont his wav and the husband took UN
wife homo. As Ed is u very lietornilnod nnd
revengeful follow , ttie nft'ntr nr.iy yet have
home other thiiti this farcial ending.
DON'T ' WANT nivoiii'ca.
The heavy catmonudiiig between persons
fighting for iinct opposing illvoivoi asked for
still continue } in the ill strict r urt. Today
two applicants tired tlieir second shot tit
their consorts , hoping thereby to defeat the
end sought.
The first was n voply to Mrs. Anna B.
Ooldsborry , who created s.uch a sensation by
not only briiiiiinjf charpps of Inlldchty ng'ilus't
her husband , but also caused ills nhvst for
the same , but failed to prove her cliiir es.
This failure encouraged her husband , Adamson -
son Ken : incj Goldsberry , to iinswur tlio ter
rible eiinrgus inndo by his wife , and todiiv ho
tiled a reply la which he denied every allega
tion of impurity or other scandalous conduct
alleged by the lady in her petition.
The second reply was made hv Mrs. Mnr-
ridn B. Hubbell to her husband , RPV. Marian
S. Hubbell. Mrs. Hvbbell says in her answer
that her husband Is anEvangolUl.und that ho
lias been unnblo to support bur " or her son
from tlio profits of bis profession.
That for this reason she has brai compelled
to cngago In diverse kinds of business to
make si decent living for hernclf and child.
It was for this reason that she came to Lin-
cola with the consent of her husband in IS1 } "
for the purpose of appointing agents for a
library association In whoso employ she wns
at tlie time. That later she leisc ; < l the Led-
wlth block for S ! ,00 , ! ) of her own mnnuy with
the consent of her husband. She denies that ,
she wilfully deserted her husband or treated
him with extreme ) cruelty or conspired with
V. H0ibson toil rive him from his noine.
She also deniea Hint Gibson is in partnership
with her , or that she has boon guilty of any
conduct suflleicntl.- improper to cause , a di
vorce. She oppiwon tlio legal separation , and ,
aoovo all. most positively lights the idea of
surrendering her son , whom she claims she
has supported for years. Ono thing
is noticeable in Mrs. Ilubboll's answer by its
absence mid that is the rumor of Hubbell
being insane ,
TIII : MAHN'.viincnon.
The German Maciiiicrclior of this city will
celebrate its tenth anniversary tomorrow nnd
'
all the scions of the fnthorhm'd in this part of
Nebraska will celebrate the event in an ap
propriate innmior. The singing societies of
Omaha and Council Ulutts nnd Sow.ird will
como in on excursion trains nnd n great time
is expected. Dalby's military band will ao-
company the mutt's society. Tlio local
Maonnerchor will meet the excursionists at
the depot nnil escort them to Ciormauia hall
on Ninth street , where a reception and ban
quet will bo held. After this all will repair
to the depot and bo transported to Sawyer's
grove.
A TOW.V THAT C1OT Till ! SIIAKII.
A complaint was Illod today with the stale
board of transportation by Lovl Rasplnunu
nnd others against , tlie Chicago , Durllugton
& Quincy railway company. Tlio complain
ants say that tlio company in iss con
structed and opened for business n depot at
Lisbon in 1'crkins county. That the Lisbon
town site company laid off Into town lots the
surrounding country mid sold such lots at
enormous ilguros. That settlers wore in
duced by the improvements made nt Lisbon
to improve tlieir farms and to open up , nnd
enter into mercantile pursuits at IjUbon , nnd
now that their wealth it M > invested the rail
road company has withdrawn its asjciit from
Lisbon , taken awuy Its stockyards , mid do-
nicd itself to all liuslnohs wttli the residents
of Lisbon and vicinity. Where fore , the pe
titioners pr.iy that the honorable state board
of transportation do issue an order compell
ing the ro-ostablishmeiit of tlio station at
Lisbon , The .secretary of the board hut
served n copy of the complaiiiton the defend
ant , requiring it to answer on or before the
fifth day of September.
STIIEKT 1UII.WVV WMt.
The Rapid Transit street railway company
inks the district court for nu Injunction
ngninst tlio North Lincoln , the Hloutrlo mid
the Standard street railway companies to re
strain them from nutting nnil crossing its
tracks at U and Thirteenth streets and from
seizing or occupying its right ot way. The
company avers that it allowed these coin-
panioi n crossing at Vnnco htroct to Its sorrow
row nnd is opposed to any further conces
sions. The company fears that the extension
of the other lines to' the north will materially
affect its prolits.
TIIK jnmi : oi'posr.s
tfe. Foxwortliy who , although a young
man , has attracted considerable attention of
late by his administration of heavy penalties
to criminals , listened today to tlm disgusting
story of llttlo Flora Fodawn's relations with
the colored man , J. J. Stepney. Flora Is a
very atti-aetlvo girl scnn-i.'ly fifteen , but
owing to lack of proper training bus devel
oped depraved tendencies uml w.is found with
the negro at Belle AleCJulfwn's report , ono or
the lowest haunts In the city. After hearing
tin ) evidence the jndno cluppod n line of % - . " >
nnd costs on Stopnoy nnil soiit Flora up to
County Judge Htovvart us a. candidate for the
reform school.
cai. rou A in VISION or TIII : rnonniTr.
Itudgo .t N'orns , hurdwuro duulurs , have n
note from Motullus StoughUm for flit , nnd to
sccnro the same they took n mnrtgiiro ) on
Stoughton's homo in 1'le.asiiut Hill addition to
Lincoln. The note h now duo unit the hardware -
ware men ask Hint Stoughton's house nnd lot
lie soul to satisfy the suinu. The Clark it
Leonard investment company has a prior
lien on the property iiumimtliig to fcl.MW ,
wlillo Caroline K. Williams also has a claim
of $ . "i < ) ) nnto-dntliiK that of Kudgu , t Korrls.
Tlio hardware men rocagnlzo these claims ,
hut ilenuuid that tlio property bo sold , UIOBO
having pruvloiiH claims bu pnld off and tint
out of tin ) way so that they can get their $ ii ; ,
HUNT * ins wANunniNo nor.
Albert Kob rt , I1SI West Eighteenth street ,
writes to Mnrslitil Mclick , inquiring after his
runaway boy , who , when last heard of , was
in Lincoln , The lud Is fourteen years old , Is
si jut for his uo , U a-j blue eyes , u round face ,
nnil were n new suit of dothm. Mr. ICe
asks the police to urn-st him nnd scmiu.m
back to his homo. The boy bonw tln > . . - . no
naino ni his father unit Is cither in Lim-ivi > v
Ucutrlco.
ouns ANt > r.sti.1.
.T. S. IIonRhiml of North t'lalto , Un ,
county , and formerly sheriff of Lanw
wiw In the city today.the guest of bis broi
Deputy Sheriff Hongmnd.
Lincoln was visited with n soaking 9hmvr.r .
todny that lasted from midday until ovenm
Governor niul MM. Tlmy'cr will ivni-
from Iloston the first of next week , I'nf
tunntoly tlio change of ellmato 1ms done Mi
Tlmyer moro barm tlinii good and she is i t
in ns good stale of health ns she wna \ \ ) .
she loft.
I. Lu Woods and F. Davii are having a . '
puto over the ownership of a horo. I'.n ' > s
lias paid $10 of the . * ) lo lu < agreed top.iv t r
the steed nnd took posaos.slnn of him , wln-i- , -
upon Woods caused Ills arrest on the char , o
of horse stealing.
A colored gentleman named ted O.irtc-r
caused the arrest , this morning , of n whit
man named Curtain. Curler wiiseunuii < r i
of n white phi imtmvl Lilllo Fediiwnnnd i.m\
the ring to hor. Lilllo In turn gave. It ti
Ciirtnln , when thy Jealous Othello caused Inn
arrest.
Among the Indies chosen today as ne\\-
to.u-hers in the public sehooh the eoirimg
year are Mrs. ICmery , Mrs. Stiles nml the
Ml sea Lottie Kokhert , Marie Hurgoss , Mil/a1
Houitlimil. Lydla Hoaglnnd , LU/.le Ilurr and
Mary L. ,1 01103.
While .John Wall was repairing n loakv trivi
Jot in the basement of the H. , t M. dep.il U-t
evening , bh lamp became upset and ex
ploded , burning his arm.
It Is reported Hint ono of the slllc tne\ )
recently held to the district court hroUe .
today mid ( ui'npcd. The officers are retu em
concerning the matter.
Mipprt'ss tlie Ilnkortoii4.
l'illii ! < Mi > ntii liecmtl.
The I'lukcrton pinks want nipping ri tv
bud. They are n noxious exotic not snii.vl u
our soil.
'Money Won't , liny Happiness.
To read of the suicide , of n millionaire in
New York , almost shakes n man's conlUleiico
in the almighty dollar ,
Cotil'CHsloii of AVcakm'.ss ,
AVic Yuil ; U'nrM.
The m nu who rejeets nrbitrnlion of n dis
pute creates the presumption thntho Ls con-
hcious of the wo.iknc.ss of his case.
An Unfair Km urn.
t'ilniiTribune. / / .
It is tliuo to view with nlnrm the number
of preachers who are candidates for con gross
this year. The encroachment of tlm rbim-li
on pnlitics Is nn unfair tvturn of the puh-
tidnn's unsclllsh Indifference toclunvtu-.s.
Our Country Couslim Acromt Iho Sea.
/iiiiiwM / I'ltii .fiiiini'if ,
The Ignorance of American e v > graphy ' 'i '
often displayed by tlio l uglish pipers is
frequently equaled by their lirnoraiu'p of
American politics. A London nowsp.tin i-
which roimnl.3 Irish Influence ns particularly
pestiferous In the politics of the United Knit. -
ilinn U equally sure thut the unwelcome .slmnl
taken by this country In the Beliringsea unit *
tor is duo to the influence of the Irish-Ameri
cans.
OJIvo Us .
llitflirn Unit' I.rnilfi' .
The nnti-prnhibitionlsts don't no to lienr
prohibition speakers. This is ono of tlm
Rtronuost proofs that thov arc- wrong , and
know they nre. wrong. W. C. T. U. Ktlltor ,
They don't go to hear them because each
lecture is but a wpL'titlon of the same oKl
song and dance that hns been rendered lor
yo.ir.s nnd years. If the newspapers pub
lished , in this city were duplicated each
week it would not bo long until they would
have no subscribers. Guarantee that they
will boar someihinir now nnd many of vmir
"nnti-prohibltionist.s" will go out lo hear
these Icctuios.
IX MIOMOUIAM.
JOHN BOYLE
When history's Muse shall unfurl the Ions
scroll
Of the heroes that long in Its annuls shall
shine.
On the roster of patriots fame shall enroll
No naino in those annuls moro worthy than
thino.
Pool nnd patriot , soldier nnd chieftain ,
Two nations In mourning bend over thy
Rravoj
While she who had fettered thy limbs , not
thy mind ,
Gave thco nil that a hero or soldier could
cravo.
Cut thou art not dead. No , thy spirit still
lives ,
And the flash of thy genius still shine.1
through tlio gloom
May tlio land thou biUst lived for and loved
bo thy rest ,
And the spirit of freedom kcop gunrdo'ci
tlitomb. .
J , J. CI.ONKIT. *
Omaha , August 33,1S90.
Our Country.
J.i.'in . r . Whl'.tltr's r , > ttcsl'iicm. .
Our thought of thce is glad with hope ,
Dear country of our love and prayura I
Thv way is down no fatal slope ,
lint up to freer sun and airs.
Tried ns by fiirnas ( ires , and yet
By God's grneo only stronger made ,
In future tihks linforu thco wet ,
Thou shalt not lack the old time nld.
The fnthor.s sleep , but men remain
As true nnd wi > o and bravo ns they ;
Why count the loss without the gninl
The best is that , wo have today.
No lack was in thy prlninl stock ,
No weakling founders bullded hero ;
Thino were the men of Plymouth Uoclc
The Puritan and Cavalier.
And they whoso firm endurance gnlncd ,
The freedom of the souls of men ,
Whoso bunds unstained In poico : iimliitnlnoj
The swordless commonwealth of I'eiin.
And time shall bo the power of all ,
To Oo thu worthut duty bids ,
And make the people's council hall
As lasting as the pyramids.
Thv lesson nil Iho world shall learn , .
Tlio nations nt thy feet shall sit ;
Earth's furthest inountnln tops shall burn ,
With watch Urea Iroin thino ownupllt.
Great without spoking to bn great
Hy fr.iud or conquest ; rich In gold ,
Hut richer in the lurgo estuto
Qf virtue which thy children hold.
With peace that ronios of purity ,
And dtrengtti to simple Justice due ,
So owns our loyal dream of thi'ol
( Jodof our futliurs mnko It true !
Oh , land of Innds , to thco wo give
Our love , our trust , our service frco.
For tlifo thy MJIIS shall nobly live ,
And nt thy need shall dle-f or thtol
= = a'
OMAHA
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coimiu'rolal pnpur ; reculve.i nnd nxvi'iitiH
IruntHi nou us transfer nuont and tniBluu ol
corporations , UiUcH chur u of provurty , col-
lujts taxes ,
Omaha Loan& Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
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I'uld In Oapltnl
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Ofllcarn : A.I ) . VTymun , inosldi < nt ; J.JIlrjwn ,
vlco-prubldant , W , T. Wymun , troiisutor.
DlroctorHi-A.U. Wyman , J. II. Mlllurd , J. J
lirown , Uuy O iliirlon , li. W. Nusti. Tlioin
J. Uliubull , Uuoruo U. LuUu. " '