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DomoAUr.T dead will not soon bo
fcrgullon ; liia will is to bo contested.
Till ! national legislature , us lit pros-
cut constituted , is n , ( jroat place for poor
congressmen , notwithstanding the sissci1-
tion of Congressman Wiley that coti-
Is no place for a poor man.
IT IS sovernl months since the nnti-
trimt law went. Into oponitlou , but there
Is no visible ovlilonco of its power. It is
not too early to try It on the coal trust ,
which has laid its plans to levy tribute
on the people.
As Tim campaign progresses , tlio ad
mirable nerve of MclCoiglmn in running
on a platform of prindplo , instead of his
personal record , is conspluuous. Tlio
latter course would htivo loft him with
out u leg to stand on.
Tun clergymen of Now York have in
augurated a church movement looking
toward the purification of Gotham's
municipal politics. The outbreak is
not contagious , however , as Brooklyn
has not reported a single case of minis
terial reformation among the local poli
ticians.
IT IS boldly charged that six United
States senators and fifteen representa
tives divided one million dollars us the
result of a sHyer pool. The nmount is
f slightly inflated , otherwise the divvy is
' quite true and lifolllco. The average
statesman is not boosting1 prices by legis
lation for his health. .
Ax IXCKEASB of fittotni nor cent in the
cloariitfj house business of the country
compared with the same period lastyear ,
coupled with an increase of the reserves
from two to fourteen million dollars ,
shows a comfortable condition of busi
ness in the financial marts mul signifi
cantly endorses the wisdom of the treas
ury in squelching a speculative panic.
UXION- PACIFIC onicinls have organ
ized a company with twenty millions
capital , in Wyoming , for the purpose of
operating the coal mines now controlled
by the railroad company and absorbing
ns many other mineral industries-ill the
west as will benefit the company and its
olllcerrt. The success of the railroad people
ple in monopolizing the coal uiinos of
Wyoming encourages nn extension of
their methods to other ilolddof profit.
Meanwhile prices for western coal main
tain nn inlloxiblo spinal column.
Tin : republicans of South Carolina
have determined to put a full state
ticket In t.'io ' field , but not a candidate
on the ticket will bo a republican. At
tlio democratic state convention there
was n bitter fight for the nominations ,
nnd the candidates of the South Carolina
lina republicans will be the most promi
nent democrats who wore defeated in
convention for nomination. Such a
movement would BOOIU to bo poor poli
tics from a republican standpoint , but ns
the now departure Is chlully intended as
a wedge to split the democracy and force
a frco ballot and fair count it may pave
the way to future victory.
TIIK congressional Investigation of
Pension Commissioner lltium ought to
Btiggost to the average mind of those In
terested that few , if any , pension lawyers
riro needed at Washington to look after
the claims of the old soldiers , And yet
there are swarms of thorn at the national
capital growing rich upon the fees paid
thorn by veterans in order that their
claims may bo advanced on the calendar
or rushed through the bureau. It hns
been demonstrated tlmo and again that
the pension ngoncloa nt "Washington
have no moro influence with the pension
commissioner than have the attorneys of
Nebraska or Illinois , Very many of the
Bcnndnlous reports about the pension
bureau which nro Boat out to the news
pct-Hof thu country nro directly traceable
to the iKMialon ngoucjoa nt Washington.
The now ponwkm Inws nnd the now rules
to govern the notion of the applicant for
| H'tinkm favors , which the bureau sent out
nnd whU'h wore published a few months
ito | , nro explicit enough nnd plain enough
tu uuldo the applicant or his attorney ,
mul llirouh | ; tlm fluum Investigation it
tmit | ilroij thnt tlio winio opportunity Is
every ntlornoy who has a case In
t ) , nvoti though promlHes of "rail"
" claim * thmtiifh the bureau ara
nmdy.
VUSIl TJtK
The total vote of Nebraska In 1838 was
In round numbers two hundred nnd two
thousand , of which the republican party
cast ono hundred nnd eight thousand
and the democratic party eighty thous
and. In 1880 the vote of tlio state wns
ono hundred mul thirty-eight thousand ,
the republicans castinir within a few
votes of seventy-six thousand nnd
the democrats fifty-two thousand.
Thus in the two years from 1880 to 18S8
there was an Increase of sixty-four thou
sand In the total vote ol the state , of
which the republicans gained in round
numbers thirty-two thousand and the
democrats twenty-eight thousand , As
suming that during the last two years
the Increase In the vote has boon about
equal to thnt of tlio two preccdlngyears ,
it ( should show a total in November next
of two hundred and sixty-six thousand ,
and If the ratio of increase of tlio two
parties Is maintained the republican
vote should ho about ono hundred and
thirty-live thousand and the democratic
vote ono hundred mul fllteun thousand.
This would give the republicans a plu
rality less by seven thousand than they
had two yeans ago. Hub 1838 was a
national election year , and the iiggrogato
vote this year will not exceed two
hundred and twenty thousand. The
conditions are , however , materially
changed , The defection to the inde
pendent ticket must bo taken Into ac
count , and although wo do not believe
that this will prove to bo anything near
so extensive us the leaders ol that move
ment profess to expect , it is a very im
portant factor In the situation which the
republican managers can not alTord to
Ignore. It is also to bo expected that
the prohibition party will secure the
votes of some republicans , though doubt
less the number will bo small. Then
there are the disssitlsded mid the Indifferent -
different republicans who will not vote ,
and the number of such may prove to bo
considerable unless extraordinary effort
is made to remove their dissatisfaction
and arouse their interest. Meanwhile
the democracy appears to bo united and
harmonious. There is no indication of
any disaffection or discord In its ranks ,
nnd if it is not making its campaign as
demonstrative as usual , that fust must
not be regarded as denoting a lack of
x.enl or vigilance on the part
of the managers. At any
rate it is not safe to assume
that they are neglecting to muko the
most of every opportunity which is of
fered tjiom by the exceptional situation
in the political experience of this state.
While , therefore , the republican out
look Is by no means discouraging , the
necessity of pushing the canvass with
greater zeal and vigor than have yet
been inanlfealod is obvious. With only
about thirty days remaining of the cam
paign , the republican managers have no
time to give to anything but active and
earnest work. Aggressive political
warfare , when the dilHculties to be over
come are unusual and serious , and the
enemy is well organized anil adroit ,
cannot safely bo delayed. Every day
that it is delayed may bring losses to
the party which it will bo impossible to
recover. It is loss dillicult to hold men
o party aUojjhinco than to draw thetn
Ixielc to it when once they have strayed
away. It isnecessary to say plainly
that the republican party of Nebraska
his year cannot hope to win unless the
canvass is pushed more vigorously and
earnestly than it has bean thus far. The
exigency calls for an honest view of the
situation and frank counsel , and Tim
BilE dooms it its duty to spur campaign
managers and candidates on to greater
activity , -
VEXXSl'L VAXIA POLITICS.
Pennsylvania will this year elect state
olllccrs , a legislature and twenty-eight
lougrcssmon , and not often in the history
of that state , remarkable as it has been
for spirited and bitter campaigns , has a
canvass exhibited these characteristics
moro strongly than the present ono.
The salient feature of the campaign is
the revolt of republicans against the can
didate of the party for governor , Mr.
Dolamatcr. There is little room for
doubt that a mistake was made in select
ing him , and it will notibo surprising if
the penalty is the loss of the governor
ship , at least , to the republican * . Ills
nomination was dictated by Senator
Quay , a fact in itself sufficient to drive
from his support many republicans , but
a far more serious matter is the charge ,
denied but not refuted , that Delamator
purchased his seat In the state souato and
while in that position was guilty oC of
fenses of a most serious character. This
charge did not originate with the
democrats , but was publicly made Im
mediately alter the nomination by a
republican ox-senator whoso
, responsibil
ity is such that the Philadelphia IJivs
wns induced by his statement to call upon
Delamator to fully moot the charges.
This ho essayed to do weeks after they
hnd been made , but the clTort was far
from satisfactory , and since then a
number of prominent republicans have
declared their intention to vote against
Delamator , nnd only a few days ago a
largely-signed address was issued calling
upon republicans , for the sake of the
integrity and good ntuno of the party , to
vote against .Dolnmalor and for the
democratic candidate , ox-Governor
Pattlson. The revolt is evidently spread
ing , ana It will require all the political
skill and energy of Senator Quay to
counteract it , with the chances , ns the
situation now appears , decidedly against
ills being able to do so.
While republicans everywhere will
regret this condition of affairs in the
Keystone state , which under proper
political management ought always to
bo safely republican , the party can bettor
ntTord to loose the state than to elect a
candidate who hns so serious a charge
ns bribery resting against him , made
nnd maintained by republicans , and thus
far not refuted by him or by any ono In
his behalf , There may bo com
paratively little importance in the
alleged fact that Doluiuator is the
creature of Senator Quay , That sort of
charge against politicians is always to
bo taken with allowance , because these
ambitious of political elevation must
ordinarily seek the assistance of men
more powerful than themselves. This
does not necessarily make a man the
creature of another. Hut the candidate
of a great party for the executive ofllco
of a state ought ( o have a character frco
from any stain of corruption , and the re
publican party can nowhere afford to
elect a man who lias not , The defeat of
Dalnmntar would not necessarily carry
with It the defeat of the entire repub
lican ticket , though the revolt ngaiust
him lu the party involves this danger.
The probabilities nre , however , that the
democrats will elect only tholrgovernor ,
that the legislature will bo republican ,
and that the delegation In congress will
contain no moro democrats than nt pres
ent. Such an outcome would bring no
political disadvantage to the republican
party of Penifsylvaula , and would bo n
valuable lesson as to the necessity of
nominating for public ofllco only men of
clean and lionorabjo records.
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TMB KSItAHUKO I'lllK LIMITS.
Mr. John T. Boll's objections to the
proposed extension of the fire limits
nro not well founded. lie holds that the
ordinance , if passed , will result In preventing -
venting tlio thoroughfares Included. In
the limits from being improved for
years , and that their semi-business
character will bo oflectualiy destroyed.
Mr. IJoll's ' apprehensions are not well
grounded. The great drawback to the
substantial building up of Omaha here
tofore hns boon the promis
cuous erection of frame flrotraps.
Enterprising property owners in scores
of instances have erected solid blocks
only to have their mossbaclc neighbors
surround them with frame shells , en
dangering tlio safety of the property ,
increasing their lire insurance premiums
ami checking the erection of other sub
stantial store buildings.
The solidity antl normunoney of btitld-
Ings proclaims the character of the
street. Cheap buildings are costly In
the end , whereas a substantial brick
block will in ton yearn prove n far moro
profitable investment than a frame build
ing of the same dimensions. The dilTct-
encein first cost between fraino and brick
building Is so Insignificant Hint it is sur
prising a man of JU' * . Bull's observation
and experience should take up the cudgel
for the builders of tinder-boxes.
It Is absurd to any that the erection of
frame stores will enhance the business
character of a street , and that they
would bo moved away when develop
ment warranted the erection of bolter
buildings. The cheap Johns and the
cent-por-conts are not build that way.
Look at the rookeries on Farnain , Doug-
Ins , and other loading business streets.
Have the owners shown a disposition to
move them away or pull them down1 If
tenants wore to suggest the erection of
bettor build ings , it is probable they
would hnrvestan udvanco of rent for their
pains. What is true of the down town
streets is equally true of the steadily de
veloping business tnroughfares , 15y
keeping out the frame rookeries at the
outset , those streets will improve and
develop with greater rapidity , and pre
sent n solid , progressive appearance
which will count in the permanent value
of the property.
The agitation ngainst farming out
public funds for the benefit of treasurers
lias produced good results in Colorado.
Ono of the candidates for the office of
tate treasurer responds to the popular
lotnnnd by publishing- cnrtl declaring
.hat . If olccted "all Interest paid by any
icrson , corporation or banking nssoclit-
ion whatsoever , for the use or deposit
of public money , Bhall imiucdiutoly bo
covered by mo Into the state treasury
or the Bole use and benefit ot the pco-
ilo. " This action will doubtless force
ils competitor to give a like pledge.
The feeling- Colorado on this question
, H so great that party ties will not hold
, ho taxpayers. It la estimated that the
treasurer of the state makes forty thou
sand dollars a year out of the public
unds. To deprive -the state of this
nonoy is little short of robbery. Yet
, ho law makes no provision against the
'arming of public funds , and putting the
iroceeds deep into the poekot of the
,1'oasuror. The practice is universal in
, ho west , nnd prompt measures should
jo taken in every state to put an end to
i species of fortune-getting at the ex
pense of the public ,
EIOHT men wore killed outright nnd
two others maimed for life in a Balti
more & Ohio railroad wreck near Zauos-
villo Sunday morning. The wreck nnd
loss of hfo is duo directly tothe careless
ness or to the negligence of the telo-
raph operator tit Black Hand. The
operator Is reported to bo a moro boy ,
and ho is charged with receiving im
portant train orders that he says ho for
got to deliver. In the event that the re
port of his extreme youth proves to bo
true , is the k'mero boy" or the company
which placed him in charge of so re
sponsible a position guilty of the crime
of manslaughter ? Trainmen on all rail
roads would bo justifiable in striking
against the employment of incompetent
or extremely youthful telegraphers , es
pecially when so much reliance is placed
upon tologYapli orders to move trains ns
there is nowadays. The Baltimore &
Ohio is one of the wealthiest corpora
tions in the country , and it can well
afford to employ reliable men to fill re
sponsible stations.
TIIK first state republican rally of the
campaign In Omaha will bo held atj the
Grand opera house next Friday evening.
It is to be hoped that business men and
workingmen nliko will avail themselves
of the opportunity to acquaint them
selves with the issues of tlio campaign
and hoar the refutation of the wild as
sertions that have been made from the
stump by democratic and allinnco can
didates regarding the tariff , national
finances nnd the Industrial condition of
the country.
THEIIU is no truth whatever In the
statement that lion. John C. Watson has
resigned the chairmanship of the repub
lican Btalo central committee , nnd the
roiwrt that ho has been superseded by
United States Marshal Slaughter IH the
veriest rot. Mr , Slaughter doubtless
takes an active Interest in the campaign ,
hut ho is not likely to make the attempt
to usurp the position to which Mr.
Watson was elected by the state con
vention.
TIIK union of the republican party nnd
the farmers' allinnco people for offensive
and defensive operations in the Fourth
congress district of Indiana is of great
concern to thu Hon. William S. Holinou.
The combination threatens todefeat him
of ro-eloctlon. Jljfs district Is not over
whelmingly democratic , and if ho Is suc
cessful in the prosint rnco for congress
It will not bo by ; a1 ? old-tlmo endorsement
of the great objector. Judge Ilolman Is
serving his thirtv-socond year ns an In
diana congrosaiunij , having entered the
house in 1851 and boon a tnombor con
tinually since ; with the exception of
four years , and np'w another break In his
congressional dardor is Imminent.
democracy of Now York
Is giving its membership kindergarten
as well as primer lessons as to how tenet
net nnd to vote under the now ballot re
form law of the state. Voting booths
nro established about the city and the
night schools nro conducted upon scien
tific principles. It must come hard for
the average Tauunanylto to breakaway
from all the old and dear associations of
his lime-honored customs of ronoatlng
and ballot box stuffing to the now and
more approved order of conducting elec
tions.
Tin : authorities of Grand Rapids ,
Mich. , ordered the overhead wires from
certain loading streets , and pn the re
fusal of the companies to comply ,
chopped down a few acres of poles. The
vigor and energy of the Grand Kuplds
olllclnls suggests to the council of
Omaha an effective way of uprooting
the pole evil.
democrats delude them
selves with the notion that Commis
sioner Anderson will peacefully retire
from the nice. The fact is that the
famous parliamentarian of the county
board is actively In the saddle for re-
nomltmtlon , being convinced that there
exists a wild clamor for his re-election.
CKUTAIN political solf-seekers in the
section who imagine that a nomination
Is equivalent to an election in Douglas
county are doomed to disappointment.
The voters of the county will insist on
being represented by honest , capable
aiul reputable men in the legislature.
Mil. CliHVJH.ANi ) has added to his col
lection of rabbits' feet and horse shoos ,
a pair of gloves knitted from dog's hair
during a full moon. No wonder Dave
IHH's presidential boom is lying low
with nulnria.
Xo Special HcB.slon IVniitPtl.
XI. Lniiln ( lliilie-Demntral.
There will bo no special session of congress
for several good and sufllcient reasons , the
principal one of which Is that it is both un
necessary nnd inexpedient.
A Teri-ililc Affliction.
7fii0iimtjtt / ! / ; > ii/iHniM. /
Allndroadcr .lolinslono Is alleged to have
succeeded In reading n Chicago man's mind
clear across the largo m.isle ball of that city.
If ho hns to know all'all that Chicago is think
ing about while .he . is there ho will need to
"soak his head" to cleanse it wh en ho gets
out. _
Blainlct-H Which Hurt.
llctitrlcc Kjpnw.i.
The injury which. Nebraska has suffered
from the wilful misrepresentations by impor
ted prohibition spoutors will do moro harm
than a total failure oM crops. And there arc
citizens of Uontrico-whot-upplnud and gloat
over the slanders of these paid adventurers.
What nro they made ol J
Viewed from Afar.
There Is very little likelihood that the pro-
libitionists will be successful in Nebraska
: his year. The issue is ono between prohibi
tion and high license , nnd Nebraska has seen
n practical demonstration of the bcnollt and
advantage of the high license system. On the
other hand it hnj seen in Iowa and to sqmc
extent In Kansas and South Da'.cota ' , the
.vealmcss and inadequacy of prohibition.
Ono of Mr. Ootlklns Jokes.
The way they have carted poor Mr. Cabot
otlKQ about in Maine nnd inndo him at every
meeting "say a few words about his force
bill , " reminds us of the story about tbo Eng
lish showman who exhibited among his prop
erties a brother in apparently the last stages
of consumption nnd wonderfully emaciated
nnd always eudcd his account of the malady
with : "Cough for the gentlemen , Bill. "
Proli ibltlon Inconsistencies.
Clxulnm JiMrnnJ ,
Whenever anybody says that prohibition
don't pi'ojiibit in Maine , the national third
party organ , the Voice , will pronounce tbo
statement n vllo lie , and prove that it is n
striking and unanimous success. But now
thnt Sneaker Heed has boon rc-clcctod by
double hi ) former majorities , that paper ox-
nlnlns it by charging thnt scores of open sa
loons nro running , and that republican suc
cess Is accomplished by wholesale violation of
the liquor law , and the support of hordesof
liquor men. There seems to ho something
lacking souiowhoro to K\VO \ these opposing
arguments a little consistency.
The Cnmpiigii I lnr.
Onl } icm < icrat.
The biggest lie wo have seen in print for
many n day is tlio special In Tuesday's Omaha
World-Herald from Ord hi regard to ICem's
meeting Saturday. The special is a fake from
beginning to end , and is manulacturcd out of
whole cloth. As a matter of fact there wns
plenty of standing room to bo had In tbo
court room during Kom's nbortivo attempt to
make a speech. It wns not tbo largest crowd
ever assembled in alloy , county. The prohi
bition nigger Hoetoriiad a third more listen
ers than did ICemVtind ho spoke from the
sumo platform. JoTili P. St. John had n much
lurgor crowd than Kefri. It is true the alli
nnco following video all hero , but throe-
fourths of thn attendance was made up of
women ami cliUdrc | jTho , slush contained in
this "special" is unworthy a place in any
newspaper , nnd if .tlio World-Hornlil manage
ment desires to nnilutaln a list In Ord it will
refuse space to every ntncompop who plays
upon thocredulity'Wlho ' people.
1 -f
Clean
The fall ticket ififtow In the field. It Is
headed by an emlnaiUy sclf-mado man a la
borer from his yomUup. Not n breath of
scandal attaches itself to L. D. Kichnrds.
His life has been ono of struggle nnd thnt
strugelo crowned with success. The hey sol
dier at foil rt eea years of age was simply In
dicative of the man. The coin-ago that en
abled tho.boy to take up the musket in dc-
fenso of the nag and fight the battles of his
country Is the same that sustained the young
man In thu bnttlo of life after arms wcra laid
aside. The same characteristic will make
him n success in administering the affairs of
state. The time has gone by when n failure
at one's own business qualities a man to do
business for the public. Success in private
life moans success In public. Purity in pri
vate Ufa means purity In public. Standby
U. D. lllclmnls , the boy soldier , tbo cner-
gctlo laborer , the successful buslneis man , If
you would have u successful governor and a
pure administration la Nebraska.
OF rut : xoiiTinnsT ,
Ncbrnnkn.
A $20.000 school house is In course of erec
tion at Crawford.
Frank Ii. I.omon has disposed of tbo Sliver
Crock Orlolo to L. S , McCoy.
An effort Is being m.idotoorpnnlze a daugh
ters of veterans camp nt .lunlnta ,
A Inrso portion of the burnt district at
iVrnpahoo will bo rebuilt before snow flics.
The bite of a snake killed ono of the best
horses belonging to J , A. Dunlavy of 11 old-
rogo ,
During-n runaway at ' 1'oblas , Mrs. flcorgo
ICruso was thrown from a buggy and her leg
broken.
A camp of Sons of Veterans hns been tem
porarily organized at Cambridge andofllccrs
elected.
meteor which dropped oft bright lights
of various colors was seen nt Junlatn the
other night.
iVn Irnto baker of Nellgh vented his ra&o
on n theatrical advance agent by showering
him with ancient eggs ,
Frank McCartney received what are sup
posed to bo fiitnl Injuries by falling from n
utepladder while gathering apples , nnd rup
turing a blood vessel.
Viva brothers named Deil were arrested
the other day near Superior charged with
stealing stock and corn. Quo of the innn has
confessed the crime and revealed the fact that
tbo brothers had been cxtenslvo In their
thieving. They are all In Jail at Mankato ,
lum ,
Two sturgeons about six indies long , are
on exhibition nt North Platto. They were
cnupht in the North 1'latto river by Wild
Cat Sam , and nro the first over taken from
the river at that point. Years ago sturgeon
were plentiful In the Pintle river near Us
confluence with the Missouri.
Throe ten-year-old lads from Beatrice
Dcrt Fisko , Kay Arncll nnd Hert Fulton ,
concluded to leave homo nnd enjoy Hfo thu
other day , They carried their school hooks
with them and tramped to Crab Orchard and
Filley. At the latter place they wcro too
tired to prccccd and gave up their secret.
At Arlington , Washington county , lives
Miss Mabel Cook , who lacks but a , few dnys
of being fourteen years of ago. She measures
thirty-four inches in height and weighs
thirty-eight pounds. She has no deformity
and lc In perfect health. The young lady is
us large , In nil probability , ns slio over vill
bo. Lot us bear no moro about Tom ' .Thumb.
W. Halo nnd wifoof Battle Crook , Neb. ,
celebrated their golden wedding the other
day. They have thirteen children living , all
of whom were present at the wedding anil re
union. A perfect shower of gold was heaped
upon tliem gold watches , rings , pins , chains ,
butter Olshes , eye-glasses , cufl-buttons ,
money , and In fact everything that could ho
inndo of gold. The high esteem in which
they wcro held wns also gold , pure nnd un
alloyed ,
A domestic jar in the family of J. S. Whit
ney near Anslcy , Custer county , caused the
husband to leave home. A week after his
departure John Cui-others and Atwood Sloan
appeared at , the tiomo and represented to Mrs.
Whitney that it would bo to her ad
vantage to place the stock on the farm
In their hands to keep for her , their supposed
Intention being to run off "tho stock. The
woman consented , but Whitney's ' unexpected
return put a stop to the proceedings , ho get
ting out warrants for the arrest of the two
men. C'arothcrs has been arrested , but Sloan
lied.
luwn.
O' ' Bricn county doctors have decided to
raise their scale of prices 'i" percent.
The little daughter of James Ferry of
Washington is lying at death's door as the
result of eating a quantity of bedbug poison.
I. N. Harris , independent candidate for
congress in the Eighth district , opened his
campaign Friday night nt Kivertoii and was
given an cntuslostlc welcome.
In a runaway accident , caused by tlio bark
ing of a cur , Conrad ( iiibrlcl , aged eighty , an
old resident of Muscatine county , was thrown
from bis buggy and fatally injured.
Frank Ellgen , the wealthy Osceola county
farmer who clopod nhout two weeks ago with
pretty Mabel Frock , who lived In the same
neighborhood , is thought to bo in Seattle ,
Wash. Kllgcn Is worth § 50,000 auu leaves a
wife and threa children.
For a pure case of youthful depravity
fourteen-year-old JMlnnio HoITsmlth of Clhi-
toavlllo is probably without n parallel ju the
Btuti She has been arrested , charged with
arson , robbery , attempted murder , overturn
ing a bee-hive , stealing watermelons nnd cut
ting up the vines and several other crimes of
minor note.
The interstate deep wnt r harbor commit
tee will meet at UesMolncs , October ( J , ana
remain in session several days. It Is com
posed of from sixty to one hundred men from
different parts of the west appointed by gov-
ornorj of states to consider the question of
it deep water harbor oa the gulf coast ,
and especially at Golvcston , Tox. , and to in
terest the central state. * of the country in a
harbor and outlet to tlio seaboard.
A most remarkable Incident occurred in
Albert Duffus' family at Malcolm , which has
set the neighbors to j > rmderlng and the physi
cians to studying , says the Brooklyn Chron
icle. On Wednesday , the 17th , Dr. WHcox.
was called nnd soon presented the happy
parents with their first born , u small but
healthy Jive-pound girl. All were happy.
Saturday , the 20th thrco days later the
doctor was sent for in a hurry. Nothing
serious , however. Only another girl which
weighed nine pounds. All are doing well.
Oao of the most iXYulinr cases of burglary
on record occurred at Eldora the other day.
Ed Christy was put in Jail for drunkenness.
In the jail was a lot of whisky that had been
seized by tbo sheriff and awaited destruction.
Christy broke Into the cell where the whisky
was and took some of the bottles , carrying
them to his cell. The sheriff discovered the
loss , searched and found tno stolen whisky.
Hero comes the funny part. Christy was
iminuliutely arrested on ncharga of commit
ting burglary in the day time nnd was bound
over in 5500 bonds , thus being held for n
crime committed in Jail while confined oa an
other charge. Christy , In company with an
other prisoner , has since made his escape and
is still ut largd. _
Tlio Two
Sioux Falls' new waterworks nro now In
operation ,
Ynnkton county's exhibit at the state fair
took ( list prize.
At the recent school election in Huron the
woman suffrujjUts cost 1MU of the 714 votes
polled.
A term of the supreme court of North Da
kota will bo held at Grand Forks , commenc
ing October 7.
The new stone Presbyterian church In
Uupld Citv , costing $3,000 , , will bo dedicated
early In November.
Stove Xcrega , n grocery merchant at Lead
City , who mis been in the habit of storing tno
profits of his business for the last seven or
eight years in a nail keg down the cellar , has
discovered thnt mice have made a nest in the
ho uml almost wholly destroyed its contents ,
supposed to bo nearly SIO.IMO. .
Sheriff Ilotlmnn of Beadle county , has
token throe boarders to the penitentiary at
Sioux Fulls , all having a sentence of one year
for burglary. Their nanicj nro Charles Miller ,
John Kclloy and .John Moore. The two former
are old offenders nnd have not spent a Christ
mas out of prison In the last eleven years.
The officers of the stntoV. . C. T. U. for the
coming year are : President , Mrs. II. M.
IJarkcr of Huron ; vice president , Mrs. Eimna
Crnnmar , Aberdeen : corresponding secretary ,
Mrs. lM. . Swift , Yuukton : recording secre
tary , Mrs. D.V. . Myers , Vermillion ; tre.is-
tirer , Mrs. Steer , 1'ecr ; state organUor , lr.
Nettie Hall of Wesslngton Springs.
Uallroad graders oa the IJ. & M. recently
cut through n ledge of carbonate ore near
Lead City. They didn't pay any partlruUr
attention to it , however , not having been ed
ucated ns geologists or mineralogists , ami
not knowing what It wns. Harry Damon ol
Dcadwood cutuo along , saw the ore , tumbled
there wns a good thing In sight and nmdo u
location.
In reply to the statement made by thu press
that Hov. Anna Shaw Is not an ordained min
ister , Miss Shaw says she was ordained In
the Methodist Protestant church ; thnt slm
studied theology In n class of thirty-two
young men In u Methodist Episcopal semi
nary , nnd though her standing in examina
tion was ni high as any of them she was not
ordained by that denomination becouso she
wus n wnniim ,
As the Northern Paclflcexpross approached
O radon the other day little Violet MeLcut
sat on the truck playing , tibo was seated In
n low place on the trade and the engineer dlil
not notice her until ho was almost on her.
While ho reversed his engine and put ou the
air brake the fireman ran out on the pilot anil
grasped the little ono just as the nn > t truck
md run over her leg , severing It , but in time
o save her life , it Is hoped ,
W. K. Kothcrmalof Now York , represent
ng the American fiber company , with n cap-
tal of (15,000,000 , Isn \ Sioux Falls for the
mrposoor making the preliminary nrrango-
nentsfor distributing M.OOO bushels of Bol-
: lan llnxsecd. Ho will erect a plant In Sioux
. 'alls which will employ forty men , who will
reduce the flax liber raised from the Uelglnn
need. If the fiber U nil that U claimed for It
n thnt climate the company will erect ono of
the largest tow mills In the United States ,
employing ' . ' ,000 , men.
I'KOHIUmo.N IN KANSAS.
How It Killed Moral , Social nml iMu-
ciulomil Temperance \Voric.
Mr. S. II. Snophord , ex-secretary of state
of Ivnnsns und formnny years editor of the
old Topuha Tribune , sends the following
communication tol'iii : liu ) : :
UuAVUNUoiiTir , Kan , , Sept. 2 * . To the
Kdltorof TIIK Bins : Having a hundred or
more relatives in Nebraska , qtilto a number
of them have written to mo for such facts nnd
conclusions as I might bo nblo nnd willing to
; lvo them concerning prohibition In Kansas.
With your permission I will reply through
, ho columns of Tun Biu' :
For twenty years prior to prohibition in
Kansas I xvas an active Good Templar and
worker In the temperance cause In Topeka ,
vniicy fans , nnu Troy in this stnto. wnen
the prohibition cruzo struck Kansas ten
rears ago thero. were about four hundred
oilgos and organizations of various kinds In
ho state devoted to tcmporanco worn. In
six months they wcro all dead. 1'rohlhltlon
tilled them. Moral , social and educational
cmpcranco work wns wholly abandoned , nnd
compulsion , litigation , and,1 general hell-
raising Inaugurated In its stead. The Infa.
moU8 spy , spotter and informer system was
adopted , and secret , star-chamber , inn.usi- !
torial "law and order leagues" hatched con-
spiracles , waged hitter and vindictive prose.
cutioiis , piled costs mountain-high upon the
axpaycrs , and converted society Into a aeeth-
ng culdron of warring elements.
The golden era. of sobriety was just begin -
dug to dawn In Kansas when the pernicious
contagion of prohibition broke out Hko a rag.
ng pestilence and s prcad over the land do.
stroylng temperance woric and leaving moral
desolation tails path. The consumption of
hiuor has been increased rather than dimin
ished , and men have been made worse in
stead of better. Prohibition bus debauched
our stato. The attempted enforcement has
drawn out the worst elements of iimnun char
acter on both sides , of the question. Men
who once had respect for the law have prown
to halo and despise it , and their sons are fol
lowing In their footsteps. In place of hon
est , old-fashioned saloons wo have drug
stores , joints , club-rooms , and secret-hell
holes , where vicious stuff is sold to all who
want it , old or young.
Since the withering blight of prohibition
cast Its dark shadow upon Kansas and Iowa ,
and converted these states Into moral plague
bpot-s , tbo former has lost 7i,000 of Its popu
lation and : the latter 1115,000 , while alt sur
rounding states have gained from 200,000 to
( iOUjODU each. And ns many more people
would lloo from the church rule and blue-
lawisuiof thobo two state j if thev could sell
out and get nwny , or if they did liot hope for
a change in affairs ,
For one , I am not a law-worshiper. I never
did believe In padlock virtue , legal righteous
ness , sheriff honor , execution honesty , Com-
stoclc purity , or constable temperance. 1 do
not believe that state guardianship of men's
appetites and morals and the removal of all
temptation from them Is conducive to the
host results In developing human character.
I do not believe in putting a bib on
a man and shutting him up In the nursery
with old grannies , church and state , for his
wet and dry nurses. I do not believe In trail
ing him up to the legislative porch like a
morning glory , cultivating no power within
himself to stand alone , nnd sura to bo cut
down by the first chill wind or autumn
frost.
Temptation is as necessary a factor in the
hiillfllnrr 1111 nf nlmmotpr na'nvnrMcrt ia tlio
growth of a stroll ? , healthy body. Without
temptation It is impossible to develop a vigor
ous manhood , capable of resisting evil ns the
sturdy oak withstands the fury of storm nnd
tempest. Without temptation mnn would bo
a frail hot-house exotic , n thing of Jellywith
out bone , sinew , muscle , or vertebra. The
moment temptation Is removed , moral de
generation begins. I-'rco moral agency is es
sential to manhood. No good can possibly
come from the destruction of human libcrtv.
To sum up the case , prohibition is only an
other mime for puritanic hydrophobia. In
principle it Is false , irrational and unjust ; in
spirit It is aggressive , ferocious and vlnuie-
tive. It is tbo assassin of liberty , the
fee of frco moral agency , and the destroyer
of temperance. It is social plague , moral
pestilence , political contagion , commercial
famine , aud financial ruin. It is degrad
ing , enslaving , nnd demoralizing to n frco
and intelligent people. It hogots disrespect
for all law ; it oilers apromimuupon vice and
crime , and turns men Into sneaks , spies , spot
ters nnd perjurers. Its enactment and at
tempted enforcement la the states of Kansas
and lowu have been an infamous outrage
upon the natural and civil rights of thopeo-
plo opposed to It. It is the progenitor of dis
cord , hatred and bitterness , the instigator of
contention , enmity and rancor , and the prop
agator of strife , dissensions aud violence. It
is u base conspiracy of raving cranks , froth
ing fanatics , gibbering lunatics , frenzied
bigots , designing knaves , rotten demagogues ,
and unprincipled politicians who would apply
the torch of conflagration to the glorious tem
ple of liberty bequeathed us ! by our fathers ,
and dance In lleudlsh revelry nrouiid the
smoking ruin. S. U. Siici'iintm.
DICTATOR , HUH HOWS KKI1UKED.
Caustic Ilcvicw of His Course by the
Nebraska State laborer.
Too late for comment In our last issue mine
the news of the nomination by the congros-
sloual committee of lion. Allan Hoot of Doug
las county for member of congress from the
First district. The vacancy on the ticket In
the First district was as iiiifortnmito as it
was unnecessary. The course of the man who
caused It is beneath contempt. Wo wisn it
wns ulso beneath criticism. Any delay in an
nouncing his decision as to accepting the
nomination was unnecessary and without
excuse. The delay has had tlio effect of de
liberate treachery , has played right into the
iiiiuub ui im. uxmuuii , mm mmvorueu inxj-
parable harm to the people's cnuso in the
Klrstdistrict. Farinas Alliance.
This editorial evokes the following caustic
rebuke from the Nebraska State Laborer ,
olllcial organ of lha Central Trades Union ;
The above from the last Issue of tlio Farm
ers Alllunce , Is u very significant article , as
it plainly indicates the future policy of the
man who aspires to. the solo leadership of the
alliance , nnd who has also undertaken to ab
solutely control tlm independent movement ,
by dictating its nominations and crushing all
opposition to his dictatorship l y killing oil
each and every innn who stands in the way
of tlio realization of this cherished ninbitloh
of Mr. Hurrows , This attack upon Mr. Van
Wyck , Is wholly uncalled for nnd run only
Hnd nn explanation in the evident Intention
of Jvlr. Uurrows to destroy the iulluuncu of
the man who has done inoro to c.ill Into ex
istence this independent movement than nuv
half dozen men in the state. In order that ho
( Uurrowsmay build himself up on the ruins of
the mast sincere and influential mini In the
nllianoo movement. With Van U'yi-li dis
graced and driven from tlio order , Harrows'
dalinus tlio absolute dictator of the alllanco
would bo unquestioned , as it Is well known
that ho dictated '
Powers' nomination , prevented -
vented Colemiui from being named us Uouion-
aut governor , and succeeded In controlling tea
a Inrgo ox tent the action of the inclepuiuli > nt
convention. Van Wyck was defeated fur the
nomination for governor by the machine pol
itics so severely denounced by tlio nlllancu in
the other parties , The trade was made In the
When Hnby wnn nick. m > RIXTO her C.vtorla ,
When iho won a Clulil , slio rrlotl for Cailorln ,
When Iio trrmnn Mlxa , ilif clung to CtaUirln ,
VfUea thu tiA J CliUJnin , tlio cave UMUII CiutorU ,
nlllanco nt the tlmo thnt McKclRlmn
nominated , nnd It was livery Inslnictlveiimv.
tnclo to sec Dnvo nutlcr. Chnniborluln , Hull , , *
Burrows nnd avcry polltlcnstor In the coiirtL-
vcntlon workln ? to defeat Vim wyck nml fc ,
nominate Powers. The labor inon wanted
Van \Vyck , ns ho hnd snvcd tbo eight
hour bill from an Iffiiomlnous do/eat , mul
they also favored Colcmnn , but Ihirrows' refusal -
fusal to explain Uolcnmn's alleged connection
with the Duller bribery charge defeated him
nnd again Uurrows triumphed. As to Van
Wyck's refusal to accept tno sop thrown to
him In the congressional nomination , lie
simply reiterated his determination
pressed by him before the nomination
tendered not to accept the same. Hurrows
believes that ho has by his assault on Ilutlcr
got him out of bis way , nnd ho has now
turned his attention to General Van Wyck ,
whom ho Is determined shall sliaro
the snnio fate , ntirrows may succeed in
reading Van Wyck out of the Independent
movement , but when ho hns accomplished
this there won't ' bo enough left to make a cor
porals' guard. This charge of treachery pre
ferred by Burrows cornea with bad grncu
from a man who deliberately cut Van U'vok's
throat in the convention mul hnutlly refused
to do Mr. Colcman
justice by making the ex-
plnnatlon to the convention o.xorcratlng him
( Colcman ) from any connoctlcii with the
Butler bribery charge , which Uurrows after
ward iniulo to Colcnian in private when the
demand wns mndo for It by Colenmii-no ho
waited until Colcinnu was defeated for nom
ination for lieutenant governor , and n candi
date nominated whom Burrows could use.
.1 x'jine.isifA
Story of tlio Man Who Hroko Jnll at
Jaulcson , Neb. i
Cmcuoo , Sept. D'J. [ Spaolal Telegram to
TiiBUcii. ] James Johnson was arrested Inst
nlj-lit as n fugitive from Justice , ho having
broke Jail at Jackson , Neb. , t\vo weeks ago.
A few dnys ago HurtJIcClonlcknlIas McCoy ,
WM arrested on the clutrgoof hnvnipnsscti ] (
n forged or ilctitlous check lust January.
After his arrest It was loiirned that lie win
wanted for jnll breaking at Jackson , Neh. ,
aloup with Johnson anil It was presumed that
lie know where the latter was. Jt wns Icarncil
that an actress named Annie McMillan , Hv ,
ins at 1SU9 South Clark street , was to have
eloped -with McClcntck tlio day ho was nr-
rested. After much pcHimslon slio told
where .Tohiison was anil lie was easily appro-
hciulod.
Johnson was In Jail for assault ntid robbery
at Jacltson , Neb. Ho wns there put hi n ceil
with McCloalck and liuld for forgery , John-
sou Is nti Ingenious fellow and hi ) inuilo Uey
out of a piece of broomliandle and
released himself , McCleidck and another -
other man named Franlc"eir. . Is'otldnpr h
known of the whereabouts of the latter.
Johnson Is locked up awnltlnsj requisition
papers from Nebraska. Should tlio slu-nil
also have papers for ftlcUlcnlck ho will
also have to bo releiisod ut
the prand Jury lias already indict < < < l
him there. Johnson tells a weird
story of lils tour from Nebraska to Chicago.
lie traveled by foot nnd mostly at night , llo
was pursued most of the time and was
watched so closely that tlio only way lie
could cross the Mississippi river was by
swimming.
Guyot Scores
PAIIIS , Sept. 29. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun Bnn. ] M. Guyot , minister of publU'
works , in a speech at the opening of the now
bridge over the Solus at Conlhms Sain to
Iloporino expressed regret that notwith
standing the recent Bouhuijjlst revelations ,
tncro still existed In Franco persons who
were ready to support a Ilnj ; other than Unit
of the republic. Hearing some murmurs of
disapproval in the crowd , M. Gnyot nddoil
"accomplices of the aspirant to the throne of
the Caesar have no business hero. The beit
course bis rtupcr can take is to allow them
selves to be buried in oblivion. " When tlm
ceremony wns over and tiuyot wai about to
depart a Uoiilanpist rushed toward the iiiln-
isterusinj'lnsultniB words nnd tlircatcaiiii ; M
to Htriko him. The man was promptly ar
rested.
More I'roscuutlons Tlircnteiicil.
Dcnnix , Sept. 29. [ Speclnl Cablegram to
THE Bnn. ] It is likely that the last has not
been heard of the collision between tlio poliru
tint ! the people in front of the court house at
TIpperary last Thursday. It is reported this
morning that the government intends
to prosecute many of the persons
who were present In the crowd
for inciting u riot. Mr. Harrison , a member
of parliament for the mlddlo division of Tip-
pcrary who received a severe blow over tho"
head from n policeman's club , is mentioned
as amonp those likely to bo prosecuted.
Colonel Oadcll , the presiding magistrate at
the TIpperary bearing asserts thnt John/
Morley appealed to him to exclude the crowd
from the court house.
An Interview with Crispl ,
P.unsSopt.29 , [ Special Cablegram to Tun
Bin. ] The Figaro publishes on interview
with Signer Crispi , the Italian prime minis
ter , in which ho denounces tbo 'attitude of
France toward Italy mul instances the annex
ation of Tunis In spite of her promise to the
contrary , as a breach of good faith on the part
of Franco. This action , ho declared , \vns a
stab at tlio heart of Italy , Ho defended the
alliance between Germany , Austria and Italy ,
negotiations for tlio renewal of which , ho
said , nro still pending. There is no danger of
war unless it is soupnt by Franco. Ho do-
plorcd the continued Increase of their arma
ments by the nations of 13uropo nnd believed
that this course would end In ruining Europe
to the advantage of .America.
Sullivan Will Not I'l lit Kluyln.
NEW Yonic , Sopt. 29. ISpoclal Telegram
to Tun DIK.-Hichard ] 1C. Fox's offer to
back John L. Sullivan against Frank P.
Slavln for SCtf.OOO , providing the big fellow
would consent to have tlm Billy Mad don
train him , Is being discussed extensively la
sportinp circles. Sullivan himself , after read
ing the Fox intorvjow , laughed Immoderately
and seemed to look upon the mutter as a Joke.
Ho said Fox's solo object was to try to Jliul a
man who could whip him ( Sullivan ) , John
declared ho was out of pugilism forever.
Tlio Dentil It coord ,
ATCIIISO.V , Kan. , Sept. 29. [ Sjioclnl to Tun
K. ] Dr. F. 0. Nichols , a prominent phy
sician of this place , died at Knmlall , Jowoll
county , ycsteniay morning of heart disease , '
Ho was thirty-live yours old ,
\mcrlcun Ollleur.s Itiinnuctcd.
Br.iu.ix , Sept. 251. [ Special' Cablegram to
Tim BHE.J The Naval Onlccra' club at
Kiel gave a bnnqunt hist nigtit to the ofllccrs
attached to the United Suites steamer Haiti-
more.
"Yankee Blade : Parson Huft Kcmombcr ,
you must givu an account of ah your no
tions and deeds when you go to the other
world. Jimmy Fastboy I'm ' glad you men
tioned It. 1 am studying n now system of im
proved memory. 1 guuss I'll drop It now.
Life : Mr. Hrumford Chappy A fellow
told mo todny thnt I didn't know enough to
go In when It rained. Misa Kduerly Wtmtii
want of tact I
OMAHA
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lluys ami soils stock * and bonds ; negotiates
eonimtTohil jiaper ; receives anil p\eonles
trusts ; aels nH transfer neent nnd truitoool
oorimriilions , takes chnrga of property , col-
U'cls taxri ,
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