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THE OMAHA DAILY JBElv , 1MMDAY , OCTOBER , 17 , 1890.
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TOJI Riiti : : continues to miilto the
iloinocmts misoriiblo. IIo hns had tlio
elTronlery to take the stump.
TIIK revival of tlio Dick Ttirpin in
dustry In thcso parts will not bo claimed
us a victory for the McKitiloy bill.
Tm : arrest nnil prosecution of bogus
citizens in Chicago , if persisted in , will
fcurioiibly impair the chanuos of the dem
ocratic spoils hunters.
WK vlolnto no confldcnco in remark
ing tlmt the given naino of the next
congressman from the First district , no
mutter what happens , will bo William J.
Tin : GMe-Democrat voices the senti
ment of the country in declaring that
Jlon. Waller Q. Greslmin is the ono man
eminently fitted to succeed Justice
Mllor on the supreme bench.
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Tin : craze for tiu factories is spread-
Ing. The boomers of the bulk of these
projeetH do not trouble themselves about
tlio raw inntcriiil. What they want is a
raw town with a liberal bonus.
Now that Congressman Dorsoy has
Binokud the plpo of peace with White
Horse and his braves , the dark hordea
in the congressional race might as well
retire to the political bonoyai'd.
Tin : republican party ot Douglas
county , said to bo dead and buried , has
nrrnnred for a rally in the Coliseum
next Monday night , with accommoda
tions for olfht thousand people.
Tin : Western Union cleaned up ten
million dollars in profits last year , or
nearly thirteen per cent on ita capital
stock , water nnd all. No immediate
advance will bo made in the scant sal
aries of its employers , however.
WHAT do tlio Now York World and
other decent democratic newspapers
think of the open throat of the South
Carolina democrats contained in their
own dispatches to make bloodshed if
their opponents attempt to defeat them
at the polls ?
TliP. Syracuse hotel horror is another
warning ot the necessity of providing
public houses with every moans of pro-
vontinff , detecting and extinguishing
fires , as well as every moans of escape
for guests. The law can not ho made too
btrhigcnt on this point , nor bo too
rigidly enforced.
The action of the Iowa supreme court
in annulling tlio conviction of Myron K
IHlliiii , ' : ) , brings to u close ono of the fa
mous cases in the criminal annals of the
etato. Hillings was tried and convicted
on the charge of murdering . S. Kings-
loy , a prominent young lawyer , at Wu-
verly , December Jl ! , 1887. Public feel
ing was strongngainst Billings. Circum
stances surrounding the tragedy pointed
to family complication ) ! . BilllngH stoutly
maintained his innocence , which the supreme
premo court now aflinns. In rovorslng
tlio verdict of conviction the court ilmls
from the evidence that Kingfiloy llrst
shot at Billings , and supposing ho was
mortally wounded , committed suicide ,
nnd recommends the ca.io bo dismissed.
TICK irritation of the tory party of
Canada over the now taritT law of this
country docs not appear to bo subsiding.
According to advices from the capital of
the Dominion It Is generally believed
that a inundate has
gene forth to pre
pare the people for such a remodeling of
the Canadian tariff as will exclude
American products from that country ,
and It Is fairly to bo inferred from the
utterances of the promlt-r and other
members of the government , and also of
the government organs , that such is the
Intention. The tory party Is unques
tionably very btrongly disposed at pres
ent to try the experiment of retaliation ,
but inihllo sentiment Is by no means
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unanimous in favor of thla'courso. On
the contrary , U is ropo-led that the an
nexation fooling Is i iv Idly gaining
ground and that there is a formidable
opposition to nny policy which would
liuvo the elloct to aggravate commercial
hostility between the United States and
Canada. The resa't of the exciting
controversy into which the people of the
Dominion have "boon thrown by our
larlll legislation will bo awattod with
merest on both sldc s of the Atlantic.
T/fB STATK ISSVKS.
The campaign in Nebraska 1ms thus
far boon conducted with too llttlo refer
ence to the numerous local issues which
are of vital Interest lo the people of the
slate. Prohibition , admittedly the supreme
premo question before our people , has
indeed received very thorough discus
sion , but there are other matters only
less worthy of consideration which have
boon almost wholly Ignored by the par-
tics , and have in no coso boon given the
prominence and thoughtful attention
they should receive. Thodeinocrats are
making their fight chlolly on the tariff ,
seemingly unmindful of the fact that the
now law cannot bo disturbed for several
years , oven should the democrats obtain
control of the house of representatives
and elect the next president. The sen
ate -will continue republican for four
years , and In all probability for at least
six , and BO long as that Is the case it Is
not likely there will bo any Important
changes in tlio now tariff ' law.
Waking this an isauo in the Btato
campaign to the exclusion of
living questions awaiting determina
tion , Is consequently very largely n
waste of time. The republicans have
given more attention to slate issues than
their opponents , but still far less than
these Issues should have received. As
to the independent people's party , so
called , its leaders have talked nbotit
llltlo else than their fiat financial
pulley , and they will doubtless keep this
xip to the end , since it Is the corner
stone of their political scheme.
It is Important that members of the
legislature bo elected with a well-do-
lined understanding of what they are
expected to do for the state , nnd not on
general principles. Our people are en
gaged in a campaign for the election of
odlcials who for two years will make and
administer laws for Nebraska , They
will have nothing to do with national
JHSUCS , and can exert upoa them only a
very remote influence , If any at all.
AVhalover they may do will not have
the least effect upon the tariff or the
financial policy of the nation. The
questions which thcso ollleiala will
have to consider are those of revenue
and taxation , the usury laws , the
assessment of properly , railroad
regulation , taxation of franchises , in
surance regulation , the prohibition of
combines and trusts , and others which
directly affect the interests and welfare
of the people of Nebraska. The
paramount importance of local taxation
will bo appreciated when it is said that
it takes from the pcoplo .ten dollars for
every ton cents on account of the tar i IT ,
and probably more. Reform in this direc
tion is of vastly more concern to the tax
payers of Nebraska than the increase in
the price of a few commodities by reason
of higher tariff duties. And the same
is true of all the other state issues which
will press for consideration upon the
next logiblaturo. The Importance of
giving thcso questions attention now , to
the end that the men chosen to make
and administer the laws shall have a
clear knowledge of the popular wish ,
is obvious. National issues are not
properly or necessarily involved in the
Nebraska campaign , hut If they cannot
bo ignored" they at least should not bo
allowed to exclude from the considera
tion they merit the state issues , which
directly concern the interests and wel
fare of our people.
POPUL.ITIUX AXD
The enumeration of the population of
Kansas last Juno had scarcely been com
pleted when the announcement was
mndo with a great flourish that the
schedules showed a total of ono million
six hundred and seventy-four thousand
pcoplo. The figures were paraded
through the country as evidence of the
beneficial effects of prohibition. The
hired brigade of both sexes fondled thorn
with paternal joy , dressed them In bright
colors and hailed the bloody common
wealth as a grand example of
and drought In equal proportions.
But their joy was of short duration.
The official announcement of the census
of Kansas shows the total to bo ono
million four hundred nnd thirty-two
thousand four hundred and eighty-five ,
or in round numbers two hundred nnd
forty thousand less than the prohibition
figures.
From 1870 to 1880 , the population of
Kansas increased from three hundred
and sixty-four thousand to nine hundred
and ninety-six thousand , an increase of
ono hundred and seventy-three percent.
The people wore prosperous , immigra
tion poured in , and contentment
reigned. A fraction of the population
was not satisfied to lot well enough
alone. They Bought to regulate the
morals and habits of the pcoplo by law ,
to compel others to think and drink as
they did. What is the rosuHV In the
llrst live years of the agitation , from
1SSO to 1885 , the per cent of gain in pop
ulation fell from ono hundred and
seventy-three to twenty-six nnd n half ,
and in the lust flvo years , under the full
force of the modern inquisition , the pol
ecat dropped to sixteen and a half. In
ton years the per cent of increase in
population was only fortv-threo.
One will search in vain the reports
and statistics of the state for a single
compensating benollt for the decline of
Kansas in the ratio of growth. Morally
and materially , prohibition proved a dis
aster. While Its supporters assort the
"open saloon" was banished , the fact Is
notorious that open saloons flourish in
the state , while the saloou drug stores ,
joints , spoak-easios , bootleggers and
liquor clubs ply their trndo by the hun
dreds. The oxlont of the trnllio maybe
bo measured by the fact that
United Slates licenses to the nuin-
of eighteen hundred and thirty-seven
wore Issued In the state the present
year. The law has been a fruitful
Koureo rather of crime than a provcnta-
ttve. Ono out of every eight hundred
nnd soventy-threo of the population is In
the penitentiary , whtlo the proportion
in' high llconsa Nebraska Is one to
thlrty-threo hundred and thirty-three.
The reform schools are overcrowded , in
sane asylums packed , while spies , hi pee
rlsy , persecution nnd strlfo stalk
throughout thostate.
Contrast these conditions with No-
hraska. During the ton years preceding
18SO , the population of Kansas increased
fclx hundred anil th'rty-oao thousand ,
Nebraska's gain was three hundred and
twonty-nlno tli.uaand. In the past
census decade the proportion was re
versed. Nebraska gained six hundred
nnd four thousand , an increases of ono
hundred nnd thirty-throe per cent ,
while the growth jof Kansas was. only
four hundred and thlrty-ono thousand ,
or forty-throe per cont. Order and
respect for law prevail through
out Nebraska. The trnlllc in intoxi
cants is placed In responsible
hands , and surrounded vrlth reasonable
safeguards. It Is compelled to bear its
aharo of the public burdens and every
community hns the right under the law
to refuse llconso and adopt prohibition ,
If a majority so wills. The question before -
fore the voters of Nebraska is whether
they will uproot unity , contentment and
prosperity in the state and substitute
the depression , outlawry , Intolerance ,
strife nnd free whisky which prevail in
Kansas. *
COXA'KLh'S CLAIM TO SUl'l'OllT.
lion. "William J. Council is now In the
midst of his canvass for a second term.
IIo hns many claims to support In the
work ho has done for Omaha and the
First district both before and since ho
became a member of congress.
Ills work as city attorney demonstrated
his ability and fidelity to the Interests
of the publlo and marked him out for
higher preferment. Ills services as the
guiding spirit in formulating the present
city charter wore ot great and lasting
value to the people of Omaha. In fram
ing that fundamental law for the irovorn-
mont of the municipality , as in his
contest with the gas company for the
reduction of rates , ho exhibited a
sincere devotion to the real interests of
the public. Ills course in regard to
the water works was of the same
aggressive and public-spirited character.
IIo applied all his energy and
the whole power of his olllco lo defeat
the granting of valuublo franchises to
an interior system by a corrupt city
council. These are Instances of a rec
ord which , both as a citizen and an olll-
clnl , reflects great credit upon him and
illustrates his ability and fidelity.
In congress Mr. Council has won ex
ceptional prominence for a first term.
His speech on the silver bill furnished
n striking Instance of his independence
of party when u matter which ho deemed
important to his constituents was at
slako. Ills success In getting the eight-
hour law passed won him the gratitude
of wage workers throughout the coun
try by establishing a principle vitally
important to their interests. IIo has
been alert and indefatigable in looking
after Iho local affairs of his uistrlct , and ,
in dealing with the troublesome matter
of appointments , has generally acted for
tlio good of the public.
Viewed as a whole , Mr. Connoll's rec
ord ag a citizen and public servant gives
him the right to expect an endorsement
at the hands of the people of the First
district.
But there are good reasons other than
personal why ho should bo returned.
A mnu who has served ono term , in
congress has just begun to bo useful. No
district has over gained inlluenco by
changing its representatives at every
election. Nor can the cities of the First
district expect to obtain what they want
in the way of public improvements from
the present administration if they send
ono of its enemies to ask for them.
Justice to a good and faithful public
servant od justice to tlio interests of
the district both demand the return of
Congressman Conncll. And as ho is
going to bo re-elected , lot it bo by a ma
jority BO omphntlc that ho will feel that
his faithfulness is appreciated and his
record endorsed.
SBAMTOK ALMSUX Off THE STUMP.
Senator Allison is taking an active part
intholowacampalgu. In view of the ard
uous duties performed by the senator
during the first ecssion of the Fifty-first
congress , his appearance on the stump
is the highest possible testimony to his
strong devotion to the republican party
At no time slnco Mr , Allison has been
in congress did the work devolving upon
him require closer applicationor greater
labor than wore demanded of him during
the late session. As a member of the
finance committee of the senate ho had
more than any other member to do with
the preparation of the senate tariff bill ,
which proposed nearly five hundred
amendments to the house bill , and dur
ing the week occupied in this labor ho
was constantly of his post of duty.
Then followed the no less arduous work
in the conference commlUoo. of whioh
ho was a member. After such continu
ous and trying labor Senator Allison
would have been fully justified in taking
a period of rest , but at the call of his
party ho is found again In the front of
the fight , battling as ably and valiantly
as over for republican success.
Senator Allison is being greeted by
the republicans of Iowa with the same
hearty enthusiasm as in the past , and it
need hardly bo said that he has nn un
questionable claim lo this esteem and
confidence. IIo has given Towa a promi
nence and distinction in congress and
bcforo the country of which every cltl-
KCII of that stale may juslly feel proud ,
while his devotion to republican princi
ples has not been exceeded by that of
any man in the nation. His speeches
thus far in the campilgn have been char-
iictoristlcally strong , clear and earnest ,
and cannot fail lo exert a great Influence.
There has boon no reason lo suppose that
the republican cause In Iowa was in seri
ous danger , but it will ba the more se
cure for the work of Senator Allison in
the campaign.
o'nnitsx.
The Irish loaders , Dillon and O'llrlon ,
who mysteriously disappeared from
Dublin a few days ago , have arrived in
Franco on a sailing vessel and will
shortly start for America.
How strangely out of tune with the
music of the nineteenth century Is the
Bcono presented by this incident of con
temporaneous history. Hero are two
mon ot world-wide renown , statesmen ,
orators and loaders of their people , flee
ing as fugitives in the night from the
shores of their native land tocscapo the
clutches of a government which is de
termined they shall not have opportun
ity to tell the wrongs of their country
men to the people of another continent ,
England's treatment of Ireland and
the Irish is unlike anything else
in her present character , it docs
not nccord iTlth the spirit of
an ago of f reil spoouh and free mon which
she has horsplf assisted In moulding.
Her humanlll- x-jd B IISO of justice would
flash into flame it such n story of op
pression told of ( mother nation as prac
ticed upon another land.
Dillon nnd O'llrlon will come to
America and bo hoard and applauded
with an interest and enthusiasm wjilch
the policy of Balfour has Increased ten
fold. They will go back to Ireland to bo
punished for contempt as well as "con
spiracy , " and the old problems will fos
ter in England's flesh until finally nor
people's sense of justice overcomes the
cupidity of the proprietors of Irish soil.
Meanwhile , the unsettled question
which has "no pity for the repose of na
tions , " must continue to vex England
and to keep Ireland miserable and poor
THE domorn.ll/.nllon created by the
democratic "what-is-lt" is linblo to lead
to a wholesale reorganization of the
county ticket. Either the roustabouts
must resign or the silk stocking element
will retire. The hitler see the folly of
attempting to carry duud weight in a
close race , nnd do not propose to sacri
fice themselves for Iho' bummers. It is
reasonably certain that several candi
dates will soon find their "business" too
pressing to continue in the field. The
great problem is whether the silk stock
ing element Is powerful enough to fire
the ward heelers and glvo the ticket a
certificate of character. Meanwhile the
slaughter-house faction Insist on keep
ing the ticket intact , while the packers
rave and roar for a now deal.
If a democratic candidate can afford
to put out twQiity-llvo hundred dollars to
secure Iho nomination for commissioner ,
nnd an equal amount to secure elecllon ,
the question suggests itself will ho work
for three years for a , margin of four hun
dred dollars Iho diTerence ( between his
total salary and campaign expenses.
Not much. lie is not built that way.
The taxpayers will not only pay the sal
ary but some means will bo found to
strike the county treasury for the boodle
spent in the election.
Tniurv-six years ago the first settler
built tils house in Omaha , and the
Indians reluctantly fell back a few miles
to the weal , The day before yesterday
Jslr. Dorsoy addressed an Indian politi
cal rally and began his remarks with
the words : "Gentlemen of the Omaha
tribe. " How the seed of civilization has
grown and llowcrpd In this sunny clime !
IT would bo nu cosy thing to improve two
things lu Douclas county. One is the local
democratic ticket , the other is the local re
publican ticket. n'prliMtcraM.
The only way to improve the demo
cratic ticket will bo to mop the slate
clean. But what do the democratic can
didates think of their organ by this timeV
ANOTIIEU author has been kicked to
fame and fortune' ' . Tlio Boston city dads
have declared tlio "Clemenccau Case"
immoral , rovokbd the license of the
theatre where it is presented and sent
it whirling over the country with an ad
vertisement that money could not. buy.
TIJK packing industry of Omaha keeps
fully abreast of the growth in other de
partments of business. The summer
pack aggregates eight hundred and
eighty-four thousand , an increase of
forty-five per cent over the correspond
ing period last year.
IT was a grand audience , that which
greeted Messrs. Council and Bryant.
Intelligent , alert , generous with ap
plause , it was a gathering to inspire the
best forensic efforts of the opposing
candidates for congress.
HAD Allan Root been within hearing
distance of the great debate ho would
have imbibed sufficient rou&ou for
massacroing the man who uttered that
challenge iu his name.
THK election of Wolcott and Sanders
to the county board insures decency and
decorum as well as honesty and economy
in the transaction of county business.
THE democratic senatorial ticket is a
lawful combination , but that will not
prevent the voters from enjoining its po-
lilical operations at the ballot box.
Mil. VAN SCAMP is in the race for
commissioner solely /or / revenue. And
Slippery Charley is decidedly liberal
with other people's money.
As A mnttor of current interest the
assurance Is given that ground has
again boon broken on the Omalui-Yank-
ton extension.
MKAStnuci ) by any standard , the re
publican county and legislative ticket is
infinitely superior to tlio democratic.
OMAHA , would enjoy a few more Buch
gladiatorial contents on the forum be
tween now and election day.
OX 'Ji'
Young Mr. Bryim 'evidently meant well.
"Will you vote'of ( reduce the expense of
afato Rovernmciitj" should lie asked of every
camUilnto for the legislature. If ho won't ,
bn should bu laid jv j y tenderly.
The colored pojAllition of the Third wnnl
appears to ba somowlmt agitated. Some ol
them luivo the idea that registration is a trick
to catch them unawares and they look upon it
pretty much aa tlfcy'did tlio census enumer
ator. TUolr leailchJ/'howovcr / ' , uro fust briiiK-
ing them to Um < i'NVith the assurance ttmt
election day can iwv r bo a glittering success
with them if thov fall to register , It is tlio
opinion of those intuo ring tlmt when Novom
Ixir 4 overtakes tliom the colored voters wll
till bo in line waiting for their best friend ,
J. Pblpps Uoo , hereditary prohibition
1st , was closeted ajfew hours the other daj
with the Doyd-Ogilcn combination of special
ties. It Is suiil that they discussed the situn
tlou nt preat length , ami when the question
Is tlio Third ward vote a commodity ! cnmo
up , not ono of them huil u word to say bear-
hip upon it. The cUurite that Mr. Koo wll
scatter the New York nice corruption fund
in the bloody Third on ejection day Is a base
libel upon him and a gruvo Injustice to the
men who vote hi that snored nrcclnct.
U doesn't fall lo the lot of every congress
limn to address a meeting of naturallzei
American Indians as Congressman Dors-ay
Uld on tlio Omaha reservation the other day.
And it is ( juoatlonallo whether campaign
oratory la the most effective means of win
ulng the ox-aborigine vote. To bo sure , Mr
Dorsoy chose n most seductive subject , that
of imyitiff the Indians more money , but Ibcro
are men base enough on election day to cap
ture the suiTrngcs of this pcoplo by generous
distribution of tangle-foot and old rye. If J.
Plilpps Koo would distinguish himself ho
will lese no tlmo In arranging ; to send some of
Sneak Johnson's \inlo \ nlo up to the Omaha
reservation to bo tapped on or about Novem
ber 4.
4.When
When Mr. Hitchcock KOOS out Into the
west to stump the state , ho must remember
tlmt tlio democrats are declaring that the
real issue In this state In that of the tariff ,
whllo Candidate Powers has declared on the
stump tlmt tariff talk is chcstnutty and that
the pcoplo nro vitally concerned In state
Issues railroad transportation , revenue ,
usury , elevator warehouse and retrenchment
legislation.
The next legislature will bo composed
chiefly of farmers. Their watchword is re
form. AlreaJy some very refreshing Innova
tions nro [ iroposed and Invo mot with general
endorsement among the candidates. One of
thcso Is the movement to call the dally ses
sions of both houses at T a , m. , audio require
the scrgcant-nt-armi to see that every mom-
beriiigoodhciiltlil.iinhlsse.it promptly at
that hour. Another reform Is to stamp out
the practice of adjourning Saturday
inornhiK until Monday afternoon.
The fanners nro going to Lincoln
for business , and propose to show the stuck-
up city members what real work Is. But the
reform that will attract the most favorable
comment Is tlmt which will place a high wall
around the committee rooms where lady
clerks are employed. Hero is found the solu
tion of a vexntlqtis problem. The Indies will
be required by joint resolution to wear veils
utiil be prohibited from accepting candy from
railroad lobbyists ami other married men.
No moinbor or ofllcer will bo permitted to
force a relative upon the piy roll of the legis
lature nnd none but farmers' boys will bo
given noslllons as pages. It is given out fur
ther that the supcrintondency of cuspidors
will bo given to n darkey as a bait for the
colored vote. Candidates from Douglas
county will shape their campaign accord
ingly.
Strong AixumenlH for Dorsey.
Tlio best argument wo have seen In favor
ofUorscyis lComtho ; next best Is Thomp-
Worst
A'ew } 'orli H'aiM.
Tlio potato blight is not the only ono from
which Ireland suffers. Landlordism is a do-
stractive fungus.
A Paradox in Politics.
Clitftni" 'ftinc * .
Love atul Eden addressed a political meet
ing at Itnmscy , la. , Saturday night. Now
liai returned the golden age of American
politics. _
Otic Onn Shot Wrong.
Vrcmnnt Tritium.
"Tho Powers of Hell Have Dotio Their
AVorst , " shrieks tlie blasphemous World-
Herald , and yet that double-yoked organ is
currying favor with the independents with
ono barrel. How do they like such a refer
ence as this to their candidate for gov
ernor 1
Mr. Ijawlcr's Kloqncncc.
AVio r r/c / Trflmiif.
The democrats of Cook county , Illinois ,
have nominated Congressman Frank Lawler
for sheriff. Mr. Lawler never attained such
fame in Washington M ho did in his own
gorgeous saloon in Chicago , when his famous
speech , "Wull , gents , wot'll yo have ? " was
always received with uproarous delight.
A Skeptical Crowd.
1'orft Tfmra.
The democrats in this district deny every
thing this year. They deny today what they
said yesterday ; they deny thd records of the
courts , the seals of the public onicors nnd
their own eyesight , and McKcighan even de
nies the truth of the biblo. They are a very
skeptical crowd , but they will tlnd something
out for sure November 4 ,
Partisans OutnnrtlHaiicd.
Ilcd Child / ( < | ) iiMfin. (
The alliance undertakes to control its mem
bers so far as to say what papers they shall
read , and to prevent them from even hearing
the other side of the question , while their cry
of "party lash" is by far the loudest in the
land. They do not believe in party lash ex
cept their own party lash , which Is more ex
acting than all oilier party lashes.
A Very Noticeable Ulinngc.
St.oufj niobc-Dcmncrat.
Tlio fact that 13,000,000 acres of publc ;
lands have been patented to settlers during
the past year demonstrates nt a glance how
much better the business of Iho land office is
transacted umler the present administration
than it was In Cleveland's time , whea Sparlts
treated every man as a criminal who sought
to take advantage of the homestead law.
Morleyand the Irish "Riots. "
Mint rat f < l American.
It is a fortu'uato thing for Ireland that John
Morley was present at Tlppcrary during the
disturbance ttiero , IIo has given his coun
trymen a truthful account of it. IIo will
probably repeat this account In the house of
commons , Kotthnt truthful accounts coula
not have been obtained from Irish sources ,
but Mr. Morley will bo believed by his coun
trymen ; the Irishmen , even men of the
veracity of Mr , Ilealy and Mr. Dillon , would
not. And Mr. Morley has command of an
energetic and vivid vocabulary.
Don't Throw Awny Votes.
Xcliraika Citu 1'itts.
Tlio political fight iu Nebraska is narrowed
down to the republicans and democrats. Tlio
prohibitionists have never expected to elect
their ticket ami tlio fanners' alliance is losing
ground every day. Prominent members o !
the party say that it has weakened a great
deal in the past few weeks and that there is
no hope for electing any member of ttio state
ticket , Kvery republican who votes the alli
ance or prohibition ticket throws his vote
away , or iu other words is voting for tlio
democratic party and Ihe democrats have
been using tlio alliance as u tool throughoul
the state.
High MCIMIHU In Temperance.
tleutrlce Democrat ,
Tlio Democrat has no strings upon It and
will support whatever men and measures
that it boliovcs to bo right. It has at all
times opposed the saloon interests , because
of its interference In politics. It has never
at any time supported the amendment , because -
cause it knows from practical observation
gained in Iowa and Kansas that prohiuitlon
does not lesson the consumption of whisky ,
whllo It docs encourage the keeping of dives
oiul holes-in-llie-wnll that , nro far more dls-
reputable and enticing than the open saloon.
The question Is , how can thotrafltobo mnut
easily controlled I If by engrafting a prohibi
tion amendment on to tlio constitution of the
state , the drinking of whisky coula bo sup
pressed the Democrat would most assuredly
bo on that side of the question , But tlio ox
porimonthas proven a failure wherever tried.
Statistics show that there is little if any less
whisky consumed per capita In states where
prohibition has been tried than ia states
where license prevails.
Wo have this institution on hand , and inus
dispose of it In the most rational and mos
practicable inamujr. IJemg umiblo to sup
press Its solo entirely we must rrguluto It
until pjbllu sentiment becomes sufficiently
strengthened by moral suasion and education
to prevent its manufacture. Tlion , and no
till then , will wo bave jiroblbltlou.
XK 'N OK TitK XOMlTHWKtiT ,
Nrbrnnkn.
Two bad AVymoro boys immod Stafford
invo been started for the reform school.
Tlio grocery store of C , It , Drullingcr at
Superior was entirely destroyed by lire.
J , V. Wcclibiich , n prominent merchant of
: 'lnttstnouUi , Is dcuil. Ho was once mayor of
the city.
William Sclmchl , a wealthy Oleo county
'armer , died of apoplexy Wednesday , ngeit
tl fly-eight years.
Two horse * stolen from the farm of John
: ilddlo near Mllfonl have been recovered and
the thieves arrested ,
S. I ! . Campbell hat been nominated for the
oglslatura bv the republicans of the Six
teenth representative district ,
Miss KnitrmJ. Leach has sold her Interest
n the Ashtord Advocate to Miss Clam
Shumwny , postmistress nt Ashford.
A bull belonging to a farmer near Sutton ,
which was billon liy a mad dog two mouths'
igo , was attacked with hydrophobia the
tlicr day and was shot.
The wlto of ox-Oovenmr Furtias. who has
jccn ullllctca with total blindness for nearly
n year , has had linr Bight restored by nn oper
ation recently performed ,
J , I * . 1'flco of Sterling struck Ktclianl Par-
( tor for some cause the other day and now
L'rlco bus to asl < the protection of the courts
to keep Parker from killing him.
The body of K. Abertz , whoso parents re
side nt Falls City , was fauna nt the U. ft , M.
tracks nt Grand Island horribly mutilated.
He had been struck tiy a freight train.
Ini-eiiillurles are still at work at Schuylor ,
Lwo llros having been started tlio other night
in stables. Ono of the buildings was
destroyed atul a team of horses was burned
lO ( It'll til.
" \\lllittin \ \ Thompson of Valley was holding n
stake for another mim to hit with a sledco to
start It In the iiround. The man mlsseil the
fitaKo ami lilt Thompson on the back , break
ing three ribs.
The printers on the Kearney Jotirnnl-Kn-
terprlso have struck because the managers
discharged nn employe who bore to them the
news that the men would not work unless
their buck pay was fortlieominir.
.T , E. Morrison of Gaudy sued J. P. Gaudy
Tor J3Jf ! > 0damages for strikinghimniid knock-
IngnlT anlccoof his hp , A Jury last wool :
uecUod that ho was entitled to no damages ,
us ho hud all the lip bo ever hud.
While working under n freight car at North
Platte , Htchiml Censor was kllleit by nn en
gine which unexpectedly backed down and
moved tno car. censor lind been In tlio
Union 1'aclllc's emplov for twnty years and
was sixty years old ,
"While- running ono of the planers in the
Union I'iUilfloshop'at Umml Island , Charles
Bull had all four lingers of his right hand
cutoff. An clpht-yciir-uUl boy was showing
ono of tlio men how it happened whoa ono of
Iii.s lingers was taken oil in tbo same way.
Iowa ,
A ladies'art club has been organized at
Clinton.
The sweet potato crop about Muscatlno Is
very largo.
Moro winter wheat is being sown in Iowa
this fall than for years.
The corner Mono of Franklin county's now
court house will lx > laid October si.
A Riant seven feet high Is In Jail at Ot-
tnmwa charged with pocket picking.
There Is talk of lidding n beet sugar plant
to tbe glucose establishment at Marshall-
town.
Tlio soldiers' homo at MnrshalUown con
tained ! M4 veterans lalt month and It re
quired $4,15-1(1 , ( to support them ,
The Scott county grand Jury adjourned
without returning Indictments against tlio
gamblers of Davenport and the city wilt now
take hold of tlio matter.
Mrs. A. O. Bradley of I ttnwviUo , Du-
biunio county , ( licit on the loth at tbo ago of
100 years. Only ono centenarian Is now
known to bo living In the county.
A peculiar disease is rapidly killing1 oft the
hogs in the vicinity of Pocahontas. Their
cars rot of bcforo they dlo and they apno.ir . to
decay while still nllvo. Ono farmer has lost
nearly ono hundred from the malady.
For some tlmo several parties liavo been
gathering the largo clarus found in the Coon
river near Perry , anil in thorn many fine
pearls hnvp been found. A lot of them were
sent to Chicago , where they were pronounced
good ones and brought good prices.
The September report of the warden of
the Auumosn penitentiary shows that seven
prisoners were discharged and nlno received
during tlio month. The number of inmates
is two hundred mnlen and eight females.
Twenty-six of the male prisoners nro in the
insane hospital. The report from Port Mnd-
Isou shows the number of inmates to bo ii'.M ) ,
twenty-eight oeiiig received for tlio month
nnd thirteen discharged.
Kmina Vnndervoort , the belle of Warren ,
111. , and the daughter of u wealthy business
man , was to have been married "Wednesday
next to a young man of that place. One day
last week the young lady met by prearraiiRo-
inent a young man fioin Eagle Grove , Iu. ,
and the two cloi > e < l to Chicago and wore mar
ried. Thu affair has created tremendous sen
sation at Warren , as cants were out and all
arrangements perfected for tbo coming wed
ding of Miss Vandervoort to the Warren
young man.
IIo was a fresh young clerk and bo called
upon a widow lady to collect a small bill ,
says the Dubuiiua Herald. Ho got his
money and then asked the lady If she had
nny inoro rooms to 'rent. She happened to
have an extra apartment and took tlio young
mini up btairs to Inspect It. On the way up
stairs uc took occasion to protest his undying
affection for the widow and seized lior by the
arm in the playful exuberance of Ms fresh
ness. The lady gave him a push which sent
him to the floor nud then a shove which has
tened his progress down the stairs very con
siderably. Ho went out of tbo front door
with a mental resolution never again to at
tempt familiarity with an able-bodied widow.
IJoyoml the
Unite , Mont. , is agitating for a mineral
palare next year.
The recent fall of snow in Montana effect
ually checked the forest Urea at Elk Park.
San .low's. Cal. , shipments in the way of
fruit , wine , leather , etc. , last .week , were 4-
( KiHO { ; , pounds.
Thomas Hecvos of Butte , Mont. , has fallen
helrto fi'i.tKW loft him by Ills father , who
died in Cau.id.i recently.
Seattle has increased the license to theaters
containing bars to $1KK ( ) annually and cir
cuses from * " -'WJ to $ l,0 < > 0 per day.
Jncob II. Meier , a sub-building contractor
at Seattle , has got away with but ween $ . " ( , OOU
and $10,000 which was put in his hands to
pay the wages of tlio employes.
While C. 12. Arnold , sentenced to tlio peni
tentiary for life , was being taken to Salem ,
Oro. , he escaped from thoolllwru by Jumping
from tbo train near Hflgiird , in the mouu
tains.
Judge Henderson of San Diego , Cal. , for
eight yoanu consul in Chliui , has organised
a sportsman's club , which proposus to Import
500 pairs of Chinese pheasants for propaga
tion in S.m . Dlcgo county.
In attempting to feast on pork tenderloin
in aho pen , In tbo outskirts of llo/eman ,
Mont. , the other day , a KKl-pnnnd cinnamon
buur mot his death at the hands of Fritz M-
bors , a butcher of that place.
Three yoniiK nien from r.ixteen tn eighteen
rcaiM of age , the ringleaders ot nn organized
band of youthful thieves , who have boon
oporotiiiK ou an extensive scale ut Spokanu
Fulls , Wash. , wore arrested and WOO worth
of poods recovered.
din Non , a Chinese , merchant of Hivorside ,
C.il. , is about to return to Clilnn to secure
himself n wife , and in order to be allowed to
Innu UIKMI his return , bo has drawn up a cer-
titicato suiting forth who ho Is'and hud bis
nliotngraph pasted on tlm sumo sheet nnd
hud the different county onlduls sign the
document.
The board of equalization of Lander county ,
Nevada , reduced the taxes on thuGVntnil 1'a-
elllo road-bed loSl'J.OOO per inllo and on un-
putciited lands assessed nirainst the company
to 111 cents per aero In place of S5 cents , In
the assessment of the Nevada. Central tbo
board reduced the assessment mi thnroaduiid
roail-lMid from $ ) , TOj to fcJ.OiK ) | > or mile.
A railroad folder has Just boon Issued lllus
trail ilkby diagrams and figures Montana's
wealth , 'it shows thevuliioof tlio product
of her mines , pastures , fluids nnd forests In
l > 8'Jto bo f " 5,500,000. The mining output in
divided as follows : Silver l11JiJ7 ! ! ! pounds ,
vuluwl at $111,800,000 ; copper lUI.'JW.COJ
pounds , valued nt tlil.OOO.UUO ; gold I.IIM
pounds , valued at t..T-sO.OOO. TliUls exclu
sive-of : wWKOU3 ) , pounds of lead valued at
$1,311,001) ) , besides many thousand tons of
coal.
coal.A rainarkubla Instunwsof the flcklonossof
fortune which occurred In Hullo , Mont. ,
fiovcral weeks ago IIBB just rome to ll ht.
Dave Evans , a young minor , hail be n tosi\ >
Ills best clrl Sunday night. Kclurnlng
Into , ho fell into nn abandoned nrospot
and wo * compelled to remain until the follow
ing morning , when , In ascending by mean *
of a rope , ho scaled off n portion of the \vnil
and discovered a rich lead of nllver. lln
leased the mine and In now taking out ere
thntyleliUfcWOa too In silver nnd aconMd
crabfo quantity of cornier. IIo hat boon
offered JoO.OOO to cancel m lease , but refuse *
to sell. Ho will bccomo a millionaire , whllu
the fellows who leased lo him will bccomo
hopeless lunatics.
TOO IIOVKV * * K JIOSTHX.
"UTIio < ; loiuciitonu Oano" ritipprr.qsi'd
Jlcontiftn ofltn Immorality.
UOSTOX , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram to >
Tin : Br.il : Tlio biggest sensation In theatri
cal circles Hoston lias experienced for along
day was the ofllclal verdict that "Tho ( . 'lo.
mcnceau Case'.1 was Immoral anil its supprcs >
sioil had been decreed. Tbo press so poorcd
the play Tuosdav morning that a violent pro
test went up HRinnst IU continuance. Mayor
Hurt thereupon requested the iiKlerinanio
committee on licenses , consisting of Aldor-
mcnUeoil , CnrruUi and dishing , lo persmi-
nlly witness the performance mid pass Judg
ment on Us merits , Tlio conmiltlm luul a
private box nt the Park tlic.ilro Tuonlny
night and sat tliu play through. They refused -
fused to express any opinion until ye.sterdiiy ,
when , without warning tbo tliontor poopl'c ,
they secretly mot nnd revoked the theater's
license so long as "Tho Clemenceau Caso' '
should l > fl on the boards.
The business manager of the theater ami
thougentof the company , hurried to the. city
hall and made frantic efforts to have the or
der rescinded , olTurlng to eliminate any oh-
Jectlonublo feature , Including tbo model
Bccne. but thecominlttoo was obdurate1 , stat
ing Hint It was not Miss Johmtono'ri hnivr-
sonatloti of the nude they objected to , but
particularly to her Impassioned love scone iu
the last act.
cuttrox on ijus if n is it v ,
lilt Wife I'tit it Tlioia Hus
band Hues Tor Divorce ,
OUITIIAUI : , 111. , Oct. 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Ilr.i : . ] Judge Uagloy and a Jury are
listening to a sensational divorce case in
which nn aged and wealthy farmer of this
county and his young wife are the principals.
A handsome young daughter of the wlfo la
alsonn object of Interest In the court room.
Jehu Peyton , n widower , wooed and won tlio
heart of Mrs. Elizabeth Deck , n thrifty young
milliner of Kcolculr , la. The twain were mar
ried in Alexandria. Mo. , In September , 18v. ,
and went to Peyton's rural homo Wllcox
townsiiip. Tlio specific charge upon whlrli
the plaintiff relies for a divorce is that Mts.
Peyton attempted to poison him with erolon
nil , IIo alleges that Mrs. Peyton ient lior
daughter , Annie Dock , to a drug store la
Warsaw to purchase a quantity of crotonoil ,
which was placed iu n Jug of whisky from
which 1'oyton drank and which made him
violently 111. Sevcr.il farm hands who drank
from the same Jug also became ill. Airs. Pey
ton admits that she put cruton oil in tbo jug
of whisky for tbo purpose of curing Peyton
of the drink habit. She tiled n cross-bill , al
leging extreiiionnd tepeatcd cruelty.
MltS. lUltXftys NTltAXfSKl'ASK.
No Trace Kouiicl oT tlio AVomnnhii
Jumped from a Train.
WIIKEUNO , W. Va. , Oct. 18. [ Spc--
clal Telegram to Tint HIB. : ] A dispatch
from St. Louis today in regard to the case of
Mrs. 13 ninnon of that city , who Jumped from
a train at Clarksburg , this state , ono day last
week nnd took to the woods , erroneously
states that the woman has been found. Sev
eral hundred men have been searching tlio
country about Clarksburg dully since tlio
strange occurrence , but nave been unnblo to
find tbo slightest trace of her , Tbo whole-
case Is shrouded in mystery.
A dispatch was received from St. Louis ,
signed by the woman's husband , Hnying ho
would como on nnd take charge of the seven
helpless children that she loft on the train
when she mndo tlioiund lean , and the Ht.
Louis dispatch referred to , saying that 13ran-
non is Insane , i1ec | > ciis tlio mystery , The
woman's brother from near Philadelphia has
taken charge of the children nnd taken them
to his homo.
Cliliin.
ST. Pr.TT.usmmn , Oct. 16. [ Special Cable
gram to Tin : IlnK. j Prince RIcstchcrsky in
the ( jraslulanln , reproaches the Novoo Vrcni-
yn. for attempting to crcuto a Chinese ill feel
ing which he says will boa terrible thing' for
Russia. Tlio prince urges his countrymen l.o.
bo guided by two principles , llrst , the udop- '
tionof a policy that will pacify China and
avoid provoking her national revenge , am )
second the cultivation of nn everlasting ha
tred of the Jews to prevent thorn from pene
trating1 Hussion life ami attaining their prin
cipal uojlga the destruction of the orthodox
democracy ot Hussia.
Tn Erect an African Hospital.
HiO.vnox , Oct. 10. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun Bni ! . ] The Berlin correspondent of the
News telegraphs that conferences will soon
'
bo hold nt'tho foretell olllco in regard to the
question of establishing a hospital la Africa.
ICmperor William favors the erection of a
building on tlm mainland , while others , in
cluding the heucl physician of the East
Africa company , prefer Zanzibar as orig
inally intended.
Germany 'H Ilnynl Deiul.
BKIU.IN , Oct , 1(5. ( [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BKr. ) Tlio coHlns containing the re
mains of Kmperor Frederick , I'rincu Waldo-
mnrund Prince Siglsmund wcro removed
from the frcideuskercko nt Potsduin todav
nnd deposited in the new mausoleum which
has been erected ut that place.
Tbo rjiivt'iiiliurjj lligntioy.
, Oct. lS.-Spedal ( [ Cablegram to
Tun BiilThe : government of Luxemburg
Is corresponding with tbo duke of Nassau
with a view to his resuming his regency.
a
Death ofdiltir II MiiiPHsy.
NKW OIILHAXI , Ln. , Oet. in.-Chlcf of Po
lice Hcnnessy who was shot last night , died
this morning t the Charity bcspitul.
A OliMUllo Irish lV r. _
The mont gigantic mom'tor of the
British poorugo is the imuqulHh of
Drnglicda , who is 65 yearn of njjo , and
who Htumlfl BX ! feet flvo inehcH in hin
atockingH , Bays Iho Baltimore Sun. The
inurquiH IB the lifo and soul of the nicr-
I'iobtof the merry parties at Punches-
town races. Though lie has given over
racing himself , ho Btill hreedn a thor
oughbred or two nt Moore abbey , county
Kildaro. lie IB an excellent and , there
fore , a resident landlord , anil owns some
120,000 acres , worth Homo $00,000 a year.
A btannoh conaorvative , ho rcBomblou
Mr. Gladstone in ono point , In bin love
for wielding the * axe. Ho IH , moreover ,
Hocond cousin to Mr. Pnrnoll , for the
marquis' grandfather and the national
ist loader's gramlfnthur wore brothers.
OMA.HA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed nnd tiunraiitoed Gui > ltalt30C.oCO
I'aldln Capital . 350.000
Ituya and soils Btocki and bonds ; iicgotlutei
commercial paper ; rocolvcn nncl oiuoutoi
trust * ! nets ns trannror ncent nml trustee of
oorpnrsitlons , takes charge of iiroporty , eel >
loots taxes , _ _ _ _ _ _
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E , Cop. 10th and
I'nldln Oapltnl . I M.OOJ'
Bubscrlboil nml Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,011 f.
Liability of HlooklioldurH . SOO.OOO
6 1'erCent Interest I'ald on Dnponlti.
rilANK J. I-ANUK. Uu hler.
Officers : A. II. Wymnn , prcildunt , J , J. llrnnn ,
vlce-pruildonl , W.T. Wymnn , treumiror.
DlrectorA. ; . . If , Wymuti. J , U. lllllurd , J. J ,
Ilruwu. Uuy 0. Itarton , K. W. Niuli , Tuoiuu
I * KluiDalC Qeoruo 11. Luko.