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N P. 1'r.in.
Nolnry I'ubllc. '
ic newspaper call for Orcaliam on
the supreme bench is woll-nigh. unani
mous.
POMTICS may boa little mixed In No-
briuku , but they are hopelessly tangled
in Kansas.
out nt tlio Coli&oum tonight anil
licnr the issues ol the campaign thor
oughly anil eloquently discussed.
BOSTON will raise a monument to tlio
memory of .ToilN 3oYC.KO'IlKiiiYwitli !
11 Qctfrooof hnsto creditable both to her
heart niul hrnlu.
K gives shelter to Dillon and
O'Drion , bub England is the asylum for ft
good many Frenchmen. There la no
CUUS6 for complaint on that score ) .
T.V the matter of denouncing tlio now
tnril ! the American democrats and the
London newspapers nro runninga very
pretty race. Hut why should they have
tmy Interests In common ?
Tun political Wbattlo in Colorado Is
raglny flurcoly , hut it is a straight party
fight. Thoranro no decoy ducks on the
eurfaco to misloatl cither repubUcans or
democrjits into the cuinpj o ( their
enemies.
" \Viux the people of Sorvia Uilk ubout
" with tlio American "
"computing hog : ,
they do not reckon the imtiilxjr or qual
ity of that intoro6tlncr animal. Ho Is
notoponto clio competition of any little
Euiopoun prineipjillty.
THE Florida alliance men have got
the call In the present political situation.
That is , they have got Senator Call. It
in unhealthy in tliat country for demo
cratic statesmen to remain outsldo the
lines of the alliance.
DON DICKINSON has como to the surf-
nee again for the purpose o ( predicting
that the democrats will carry Michig-an.
It was liardly worth , his while to como
out of the cabinet of political spirits to
nirthis ptccoof unreliable information.
TIIK London 2Vjiios mournfully says of
the effects of the ItfeKinloy Mil : "Can-
ftdn loses at a stroke her best mar
ket for agricultural products. " True ,
flfc is a loss of about twonty-flro million
dollars a year , tut the fanners of the
vest gain it.
HUSTED Ima been iioraln-
utcdfortho assembly in Kow York for
the twenty-first timo. What makes tills
still mom remarkable is the fact that ho
lias always boon idontittod with , the .Al-
"bany rings , political nnd commercial ,
nod that ho has survived many a storm
thnt has carried his associates to defeat
and oblivion.
K provincial press of the cast ro
JUBOS to bo comforted , Thu fulluro of
the census to show a population equal to
the estimates In Wyoming aufl Idaho
provoked u. conniption lit In Boston.
The Indignation of narrow gungo or-
Rivns IH truly pitiful. Meanwhile the
now states will calmly and peacefully
inovo forward to the greater destiny lw-
foru them.
TIIK ( rue inwardness of tlio independ
ent movonioiit In now so plain that a
blind man can BOO it. The loaders no
longer attempt to conceal tlioir purpose ,
and by concerted notion have turned
their bnttorioa on the republican party.
Prom the Nlobrarn. . to the Republican
river , nnd from the Missouri to the
western boundary the assault is boiiij *
mndo with ull the force at the command
of the managers. The democracy ro-
colvos nn occasional blank shot merely
to keep up the pretense that tlio inde
pendents are not chcolc by jowl with
the bourbons.
of the most interesting congress
ional lights la the country is that In
the district of Cannon in Illinois. A
dozen of the party editors linvo deserted
him , nnd his opponent Is having an ex
traordinary amount otnowspapor help
from outside of the district. The cause
of it all is the unfortunate outburst of
vulgarity with which Cannon fitaincd
Ills otliorwuo creditable record in a
recent exasperatingdoliato. . \Vliilo
his conduct on that occasion
finds no defenders , the country would
regret to soon man of Cannon's ability
and faithful service defeated ut u time
ho la llkoly to bo most useful.
oinaiSAt. I'ACKAOE DKCISIOKS
The decisions of the United States cir
cuit court nt Topeka and o ( the superior
court ot Cedar Rapids , regarding the
snlo of liquor In original packages , declare -
clare the existing prohiWlory lavs of
Knnww and lovra tnopcratlvo as to
liquors Imported Into the state and sold
in the original packages. It is hold that
the Wilson law Is necessarily prospect
ive in its operation , nnd that In order
that n. state may protect itself under this
law a re-enactment ol prohibitory leg
islation is necessary. The contention of
the stnto of Kansas vras tliat the act of
congress enlarged the scope and opera
tion of the act ot the legislature , mak
ing that wlilch was n logltnnto business
ono dny , made so by the decision of the
supreme court of the United States , n
crime- the next , not under any law of
congress , but against the law of the
state. The court found nothing in the
wording of the Wilson law Implying
that congress assumed the power or
intention to give such oiToct to
the enactment. When the law
-was passed tlio supreme court hud de
cided that a state law prohibiting- the
gale of Imported liquors in the original
packngowas void. In other words ,
there was no huv , and could bo no law ,
in oxlstenco milting such business a
crime.
The effect of the supreme court de
cision was to absolutely wlpo out prohl-
"bltlon laws where they touched upon
interstate commerce , for , observed the
court "it must bo kept in mind
that a legislative act in conflict
with the constitution Is not only
illegal or voidable , but it is
absolutely void. It is as if never enacted ,
and no subsequent changoof the consti
tution removing the restriction could
validate it or breathe Into it tlio breathe
o ( life. " This being the cnso it was
hold that until the state passes a law
thereafter forbidding such trufllc it has
never exorcised the power or the dis
cretion lodged in it by congress. The
view of tlio Iowa courb was substan
tially on the samo' lino. It hold that
the act of congress known as the Wilson
1)111vas not operative in reviving the
Iowa prohibitory law which < the
supreme court of the United States had
hold to be unconstitutional. The net of
congress was not intended to ho retro
active In its oiToct and does not roliabili-
tnto nny statute that had boon previous
ly declared unconstitutional and void by
the United States supreme court. 'It is
simply permission to the several states
in the future to legislate. In the exercise
of state police powers , on a subject matter -
tor which , prior to the act of congress ,
the states had been debarred by the
constitution of the United States from
dealing with.
The couiplcto concurrence of the
opinions of these two courts , ono federal
and ono state , Avarrants the conclusion
that their enunciation is sound law and
would doubtless bo sustained by the
"United States supreme court. On this
liypothesis the existing prohibition laws
of Kansas and Iowa are worse than
worthless , binco while they operate to
prevent the citizens of thosu states from
engaging in the manufacture or
sale of llquovs they are inopera
tive ngalnst the manufacturers and
dealers of other stales who may import
liquors into Kansas aad Iowa to bo sold
in original packages.
Thobitxiation under high license is en
tirely different. The hnpositlon of a
license , levied uniformly and without
discrimination as between the citizens
of a state and of all other states , is not
an Interference with interstate com
merce , It docs not operate to abridge
the rights of the citizens of other states.
It puts no embargo upon trade
letweon t'lio states. It is a legitimate
nnd constitutional eserciso of the police
powers of the state for the regulation of
the liquor trafllc. Prohibition , being
essentially at war with our government
al system , involves interminable conflicts -
flicts and difficulties , nonoof which are
possible under a judicious license sys
tem.
EUROPE AffD TIIK \-IIR. .
Referring to the reports of the un
friendly feeling iu Europe regarding the
Columbian exposition , sind the proba
bility that the exhibits from European
countries will not amount to much nnd
that the number of foreign visitors will
IN small , President Palmer espressos the
opinion that Europe will bo liberally
represented both in. exhibits and in vis
itors. Yet it must bo confessed thnt the
crcsoiit indications are not such as to
quito warrant this ontiinltie view. Tlfe
fooling just now being- manifested
in the countries of T.uropo from which
our world's fair should receive most con
sideration England , France and Ger
many is of a nature to discourage con
fidence In the idea that any of them will
bo anxious to occupy much space in the
exposition , or that any considerable
number of their people will ho curious
to sec \vlmt wo shall have to show thorn ,
There is time for a changoot feeling and
It is to bo hoped itwill como , but at this
Jlmo the outlook is not encouraging ,
Tlio very general idea abroai
scorns to be that it istho imperative duty
of Europeans to boycott the Columbian
exposition , and this sentiment may prove
to bo more deep-seated and lasting than
some now profess to believe. A signifi
cant Indication of this is supplied In the
fact that tlio committed appointed to
arrange for a proper representation o
Italian art and Industry In Chicago in
189i ! had dissolved , for the reason tha' '
it found very few manufacturers will
ing to send exhibits to Chicago ,
In Iho more than two years that must
clai > so before the Columbian exposition
will ho opened It is qulto possible that
Kuroponns.will find that their prcseiv
cause of complaint , the tariff , will no
have done them any such injury as thoj
now prof CM to believe it will do , and ii
that case there will bo 110 lack either o
Kuropean exhibits or visitors. This Is
very likely to happen , but meanwhile I
is well enough for Americana not to
count too confidently upon it , but vathci
to assume that the fact may bo other
wiseittul therefore It is necessary fo
them to contribute Iho inoro largely o
the resources of the country. If the e.\
position must bo exclusively or malnlj
American It can still bo made grandl ;
Interesting nnd splendidly successful. I
Is desirable that the whole vorld sluil
participate , but the fair need not nni
trill uot boa falluro bocuuse European
ountrles may doctdo to show their hos-
UHy to a national policy by holding
aloof from it
EFFECT OF TIIK TA.MFF.
The JloIClnloy bill still continues to
engross the attention of all Ktirope. The
atcst cablegrams to newspapers in all
shades of political opinion , were loaded
vlth comments on the effect of the now
American tariff on foreign tnulc.
lletallntion is Btlll talked of In some
countries , but no stops In that direction
mvo yet been taken anywhere. Tlio
most gratifying reports como from
Prance , whore the authorities have about
decided to reopen the door to the Ameri
can hog ,
' cable dls-
No item among Sunday'a
mtchosls inoro peril notit to the present
political situation than the following :
JL significant result ot the McKlnloj- bill
unj Just been brought about nt Bradford.
Saturday's ' Cunardcr convoyed to Now Tforlc
Messrs. W. Kclxnchantl Watson , directors
of the silk plush flrm o Lister k Co , , Wan-
nliifunni mills , Bradford , whoso conversion
to alimltfd liability company wltn a capital
of over JW.000,000 took place recently.
Hcltach Is head of the velvet department ,
and Watson , chief of tlie spinning branch.
Tuojourrtey , which was underttikuu quietly ,
andls not known oJovcnla Bradford , has for , ,
ts object the examination of a site In tlio
United States for the construction of mills.
The Listers transact a larger American plush
juslness than any other concern in Europe ,
and the McICinloy bill hits them so hard thnt
.hoquotations for their sutrrcs , which vcro
.isucd ut a premium , have dropped sharply.
I"lio present action , therefore , in opening a
mill In the United States bus been forced
upon this great house , \vulcU gives employ
ment to over 5,000 , men nnd possesses works
the walls ofwhich measure , a mile in circum
ference , "
If this report Is fully confirmed , the
McICinloy bill will produce some benefic
ial results.
Evidently plush is still to bo made by
English capital nnd English labor , hut
on American soil. Now , If the duty
levied by the M"cKinlcy bill on plush is
; o ho paid by the American consume ! ' ,
why does the flrtn of Lister & Co. wmt
the expense of moving its factory , "tho
walls of which measure a mlloincircum-
'orcncc , " to America. ?
It looks as if the capital nnd labor of
EuropeTixi'co about to compote for the
American markets on American Boil ,
thereby swelling our population , our in
dustries and the homo market for the
products of the farm.
Jim. IILAINE'S FU1URE.
As long as James G. Blalno lives ho
will alwaj's bo accounted a possible can
didate for the presidency. Neither his
ardent friends nor ills bitter enemies
will allow his name to have a rest on
tliat subject. Faithful admirers will
continue to allude to him always as "tho
next president. " Relentless opponents
will continue to weigh his every act and
spceoh as a hid for the ofllco.
In splto of all thnt , the indications
are that Mr , Blalno does not desire or
intend to again bo a candidate for the
presidency.
Ho dcclin cd the nomination in 1888 , and
recently there have como from , two d iffer-
cnt sources evidences to show that he
is still of the same mind. A personal
friend has given the press a report of a
conversation in which the secretary of
state said ho had entirely recovered from
the presidential fovorand that ho had
not the physical strength to live through
a term if elected.
Ho also said to the spokesman of an
eastern club , who urged him to give
them an address on the ground that it
would help his chances : "I am past all
that. My only ambition is to do certain
work I have laid out and leave some foot
prints behind mo. "
There is no reason why Mr. Blaine
should not be taken at his word , having
once proved to a national convention
tliat ho meant it. Ho knows that the
presidency would add little to his fame.
Ho knows that ho will bo remembered
when most men who have filled the oftice
are forgotten. But ho appreciates the
importance of associating himself to the
last dajof his life with useful public
affairs , and ho liopos to make the foot
prints that remain to bo trodden the
most notable of his career.
Those are tlio fair Inferences to bo
drawn from what is known of Mr.
Bhuno's expressions. They are sensible
and honorable.
THE federal election bill is the chief
issue in the Sixth district of Massachu
setts. Henry Cabot Lodge , tlio author
of the measure , represents the district
in congress nnd his election or defeat
will indirectly rolled the judgment of
the Bay state on what is commonly
called the force bill. The democrats
went out of the district to secure an op
ponent capable of mooting Lodge and
selected Dr.William Everett , a son of Ed
ward .Everett. Both men represent the
best typos of Massachusetts manhoodancl ,
possess In a marked degree the ability
to champion their principles. The re
sult of the contest will bo watched with
keen interest throughout the country.
M million acres of public
land , nn empire In itself , were patented
to settlers during the past fiscal year ,
and the sturdy pioneers of the west ,
profiting by the liberality of the govern
ment , show their appreciation by act
ively supporting the only party which
has shown practical interest in their wel
fare and pi'ogro&s ,
IN accepting a five hundred dollni
bonus and unloading a grip-sack of false
hoods on the prohibitionists , Mclntosh
improved one of his sober moments to
prove that a largo juloy job awaits the
fool-killer at the amendment Lend-
quarters.
HISAVY investments are being made
in Iron properties in Wyoming , but Hko
the oil investments they are largely
speculative and promise no immediate
practical development.
IX Tl-IK 1'OL.ITICAL , SWIM.
It Is refreshing to know that there Is at
leiwt ono prohibitionist In Omaha with man
hood cnodguto resent the slanders upon the
fair fiuno o this city utturcil by iirohlWUoi
fanatics ,
Governor Tlinyor , thnt old whcd-horso of
republicanism , talics tuostmup Tuesday for
tlio republican btat.o ticket. Tbo next two
weeks will -witness the fiercest political bat-
tloovor fought upon Nebraska soil.
While Omaha merchants cro advertising
; oodsnt prices rlillqjilouslylowlndcmocratlc
mpcn the editorials In those sheets keep on
nslstlafT that ih'cjythtng Is dearer thnn
It Is thought 9\nS \ 1'alo Ale Johnson hat
corrupt designs upon tho'American vote of
his city.
Mr. Hitchcock has proclaimed his convcr-
Ion to democracy. It is snlil thnt he did this
MJcauso tlio now postal law put a prohibitory
arlff on prizo-box guessing in newspapers
nd thereby strangled a promising Infant in *
ustry. It is now feared by an anxious
ural constlnienor that this law will pro-
ilbitMr. Hitchcock from paying that vaunt
ed UTiOO prize for the largest ear of corn.
It'a nn ill wind that blows nobody good. If
Jncak Johnson don't ' let up on hia attack
ipan the census Mr. Hitchcock will have to
Icclnro all population prize-guesses oft , Thus
huwill emerge from the smoke of battle f 100
ahead.
Bryan will podown because ho has no re
cord while McKclBhan's full Is duo to too
much record.
The Slotterhouso democrats In DouRla ?
county are Insisting-thnt Ford , Folkcr and
Jrecn 1 kicked oft the legislative
lukct. This Is good as far as it pees ,
> ut If the central committee would put up on
entirely now ticket there might bo a possi
bility of defeating n few republican oppon
ents.
If Van Camp's backers can aftord to put up
10,000 to encompass his election to n county
commlsslonersbl ( > there la certainly a forf
artco Juicy contracts in sight. Look for
something to drop.
As Intimated before , there Is blood In the
Third ward moon.
"When the eggs nro all hatched It will bo
sceu that the republican hens proved true to
their trusts.
Ono by ono McKelghan's supporters nro
deserting him. Just before dolne so the
VtcCook Democrat gave him a grievous black
eye.
eye.Said
Said Candidate Bryan nt Wocplnpf Water
Saturday : "I am tired of hearing about
aws made for the bonollt of men who work
a shops. " On November 4 Mr. Bryan will
irobably receive n few rush messages from
; ho men who work In shops.
Dlaliuiicst anil Contemptible.
Lincoln Journal. .
The latest prohibition fake Is the anony
mous raid oa the cencus of Omaha which Is
alleged by the strikers of the Voice and the
Chicago Lever , was stuffed in the Interest of
nntl-prohlbition. The object of this charge
is to prejudice the people of Nebraska
against that city because It Is opposed to the
amendment by a good majority.
Tlio census report has nothing whatever to
do with the election la any ovent. It Is a
stuffed registry list that would mean fraud.
Now It istho easiest thing in the world to
detect the stuflliiR of n registry list. There
are the nainss and residences of the voters in
peed black and white1 , cud Ills the easiest
Lbing in the worl l jo verify or disprove the
registration by examination.
Every false registry can bo hunted down
nnd In case the bogus elector casts his vote
and there were enough of bogus votes cast
to affect the returns .on the prohibition or
any other issue , the vote could bo thrown
out and would bo by the proper authorities ,
There is no likelihood that the "political
leaders" of Omaha contemplate any such im
becile move as stufllng the registry
list nnd polling ' 'thousands" of
botrus votes as is charged by im
plication by the nnnoymous emissaries
of the voice , who liavo resorted to false imper
sonation and forgery from the opoulng of the
catnpaig-n to the present to cany their ends
and fake public oplnlon.t i A.cause that relics
on such dishonest and contemptible subter
fuge for its success Is either unfortunate In
Its character or la the character of its advo
cates.
A Prohibition Trick.
Pl'ittsmnuUi Journal.
The general public is , perhaps , not aware
that the high license amendment to bo voted
on this fall was the work of jrohibitlouists
In the legislature , but such was the case.
The democrats and antl-prohibition republi
cans voted against the proposition , and that
Is what everybody should do at the polls.
The prohibitionists thought it a smart trick ,
and have banked on It all summer. The
political preachers have deserted the pulpit ,
have forgotten the gospel of Christ and gene
about lifting up their hands in sanctimonious
and holy horror at the thougnt that high li
cense was to bo fastened on the state all be
cause of a trick of their friends. Vote It
down. ,
A Disciple or Pythagoras.
Scotfd Herald.
It can bo laid down as tbo common law of
the land that a subscaibcr to a newspaper
who , after being nskcd to do so , refuses to
pay for it , belongs to the scabby , mangy-part
of the Hock of Humanity. Ho Is the mildewed
ear in the crop of manhood , Ho is morally a
blotch on his generation. The Lord has
stumped him below par. base metal ; his man
hood Is counterfeit. If tbo soul of such a
man should transmigrate and enter into a
pis , the pig would shrink away in shame ,
feeling- that ho ranked among swine as sev
eral points below tha average level of swin
ish respectability. .
Famine Stricken Ireland ,
JSf. I'liiil I'loncer-l'reu ,
The famine-stricken cotters of Ireland nro
already dying- starvation , while the London
Times , with its usual effrontery and disre
gard of facts , advises Americans to keep
their money In their pockets , as the cry of
famine is only another Irish bull intended to
militate against the crown and further the
schemes of tbo homo rulers. Help should bo
offered and that promptly , ns the direst dis
tress is reported f rom'niany districts.
One of * Litre's Mysteries.
Kiw York VrVMne ,
Ono of the most venerable of tbo inhabi
tants of New KnglanjJJias written nn auto
biographical sketch , in which ha states that
ho taught hltnsilf * toj > lay upon a clarionet
whlloyetayoungVnau. It has generally boon
thought thnt lengttfiiduys was not the lot ol
self-taught performed ) on the clarionet. Bui
this person , who bcgim to practice on the In
strument considerably over a half couturj
ago , Is still hale and hearty. But then , Ufa
Is full of unfathomable mysteries.
Country U
neilfonl ( fo. ) Ittjiubltcan.
The editor of the Republican Is under obll
gallons to Mrs. William Qolo for n nlco loa
oC her premium salt rising bread. It was a
real feast for us , ana reminded us of the
loaves our mother used to make.
A Common Hoynl Ailment.
Ana 1'orfc IfwM.
An examination Into the condition of the
Icing of Holland discovers the fact that uo Is
unlit to reign. The examination should bo
extended to other Icings , u It is feared there
uro several in the same tlx ,
Kitttmr Contradictory.
atrefciiHlLetter ami 7/miM.
The advertising- columns of our frco trade
coiUomporaricj give tbo llo to the tariff cdl
torials In the same papers. The merchants
nro advertising nnd soiling most kinds ot
goods cheaper than over before , -\vhtlo the
editorials deplore the "high prices" caused by
the new tariff law.
Juo Is Diplomatic.
Aeio 1'orfc H'orM.
Reporters in Richmond nro nnnblo to get an
expression of opinion from General "Joe"
Johnston , the ox-Confederate , roRnnllnfj the
military services of the count of Paris. This
who illscrctloti on the part of General
Johnston leaves tlio diplomatic relations be
tween Franco and the southern Confederacy
wholly unstrained.
Our YounRcr Slaters Attend of Us ,
llaltlmorc Amtntan ,
Our youns sister republic , Brazil , has re
sponded to Franco's proposal of an Interna
tional copyright treaty. Already' she is u
stop ahead of our model government. Wo
can hardly afford to let ttio youngest of republics -
publics surpass us ;
Editorial Independence.
ll'ctt t/iifnu / GtlsctU.
Nobody has driven the flics out of this office -
fico yet , and darned Ifvo will.
If JEWS Of TIIK MtRTllirXST.
Nebraska.
O'Xclll wants a starch factory.
Wayne county claims to have the smallest
delinquent tax list of nny county In the state.
A. Knights of Pythias lodge has been ornn-
nlzcd at Yutnn with sixteen charter mem
bers.
Captain C. E. lludlong of Campbell nnd
Miss Arietta J. Pry were married Octo
ber 10.
The Sunday schools of Ouster , Loup nnd
Cat-Held counties \\lll hold a convention ut
Taylor , Octobur 20.
The People's Banner has mndo Its np-
pcnrunco at David City with Frann T. Lemon
us editor and publisher.
MissJano Graydon of Indianapolis is the
now professor of Greek at Hastings college.
She Is twenty-four years old.
The Baptists will hold their state conven
tion at Fremont the 27th inst. There will bo
more than three hundred of them.
A dose of arsenic ended tlie life of Phillip
Burke , a farmer near Benkclman , who sui
cided because of trouble with his wlfo.
A kick from n stallion broke the right arm
oflleuton Freeman , who resides near jMns-
worth , and otherwise injured the old man.
Mil ford boys who backed a local sprinter
URalnst Edward Parker of Dorchester went
homo broke In pocket and downcast la spirit.
A fuel famine is on at Oxford , not , a pound
of coal bolut , ' obtainable. It was uocess.iry
to discontinue the holding of school for lack
of lire.
Owing to the unsafe condition of the build
ing the public schools at O'Neill have dis
missed until the structure can be made per
fectly safe.
A quarrel over children led Mesdamcs Mer-
rick and Hamcr nfOrd into a street light ,
nnd they wevo forced to pay a visit to the
police court.
George Malcom of Imperial , Chase county ,
was bitten on the back of lift head by a
centipede the other day and was seriously 111
for a few days.
The ladies' band of Clarks can now play
six tunes without aa error , and tbo village
board , to show its appreciation of the music ,
lias Riven the band tno use ol the town hall
frco to practice in.
The citizens of Crab Orchard notified John
Wilson to leave tbat town or talto a dose of
tar nnd feathers. John left. Ho is charged
with prowling around town of nights and In
sulting young ladles.
The little four-year-old daughter of J. P.
Geroko of Seward was kicked In the face by
n colt and severely Injured. She wai chasing
the colt around the yard , when It kicked her
full In tbo face , breaking her nose nnd other
wise cutting her face Ondly.
A three-year-old child of James Lemon of
Risings wandered Into a cornliela and was
lost. The whole town turned out to hunt for
the little ono. who was discovered asleep
after a IOIIRsearch. . The child's mother went
into spasms , and was la a critical condition
for some time.
Uncle Dine has been bavins some experi
ence in polecat trapping lately , says the
Friend Telegraph. lie caught ono of those
varmits , killed and buried it. The next
morning it had dug out and was still alive ;
and with a club hu gave it n good beating ,
and again buried bis polecatsmp ; on the fol
lowing mowing ho found that the cat was
gone.
Recently the Herman Breeze , published by
the Misses Harper , discontinued publication ,
tbo reasoa given for the suspension being
that tno patronage was not sufficient to war
rant the continuance of the paper. But a
little event wnich occurred shortly after
wards evidently had something to do with
the case , for C. J. Martin ol the Fnirbury
Enterprise came along and carried off Miss
Com J. Harper , nnd has taken her to his
heart and homo. _
lown.
Palo Alto county will this year market
SO.OOO tons of hay.
General George W. Jones of Dubuque Is
writing his memoirs.
Mor.ona county people will vote on the
herd law at the general election.
A boy living near AVesley died the other
day 1'rom the effects of an overdose of
whisky.
Frank Florencourt of Carroll has fallen
heir to $10,000 by the death of a brother la
Germany.
7 . AV. Burnhnm of Silver City Is nlnnty-
ono years of ago and has.been a member of
the Masonic fraternity for sixty-seven years.
John ICohlcr , a saloonkeeper at Grand
Mound , quarreled with his wife , and to splto
her slashed his throat with a razor. Ho may
die.
die.The
The district court is now in session at Jef
ferson , with eighteen criminal and seventy-
six civil cases on the calendar tlio largest
number the county has had for some years ,
There will bo an examination for stoto
teachers' certificates conducted by the state
board of examiners in-tho rooms of the Capi
tal ( Jity Commercial college in t > es Molnesoa
December 110 and 31.
Mrs. William Topper of Mason City , has
left her husband nnd two little children and
skipped for parts unknown. She made no
oxnlan&tiou , but her strange action Is attri
buted to over indulgence In "yellow back"
novels ,
The Esthervlllo RepublicanIn advlslngtho
young men of the town to "brace up , " says
there are more voung ladles In Ksthorvillo
without escorts than there ought to bo , and
still thu boys "alt on the fence and watch
them go by.
At Harlan n kcopar from the insane hos
pital at Clarinda took charge of an escaped
lunatic who had been committed to ] ail for
housebrciikiiiff on a largo scale. Ho broke
Into a dozen houses in the southern part of
the county last week and succeeded In mak
ing a small haul in each of tnnm.
As a result of the encouraging exhibit
made at the Webster county fair the hog
raisers of Webster county huvo formed them
selves into nn association to bo known as the
Webster County Swllio Breeders' associa
tion. Kcgulnr * moothiRS will DO held and
Ideas and experiences compared. There nro
already qulto a number of breeders of fnnoy
grades Iu Webster county and it is expected
that the organization of this association will
largely augment their number ,
Fish story from Kookuk Gate City : A
salmon weighing- about three pounus was
caught la the river Just outside the govern
ment boom Sunday , nnd when landed was
found to have an eel about ten Inches Ions
( Innly wrapped around his head in the vicin
ity of his gils , the head of the col being m
the fish's mouth. The salmon had evidently
Intended to swallow the wrlRglor , but was
frustrated by having his head entwined as
mentioned.
A good looking younR German of about
thirty years arrived in Marion two weeks agu
and put up at the Farmer's hotel , owned by a
widow named Frclslngcron the shady side of
sixty. Ho wooed mid won the landlady Iu an
laurcdlbly short space of time , Induced her to
draw $1.000 from the bunk In Marlon to do-
poiilt it In a Cedar Uaplds bank , tucked thu
money away Iu hU Insluo pocket and wended
his way to parts unknown , leaving bis young
bride to mourn over thu loss of both , husband
and lucre. _ _ _
The Two Dakota * .
The population of Gurrotson , only ono year
old , is Uli.
The fanners in the vicinity of Vallny
Springs uro building granaries and storing
their grain nt homo Instead of hauling It to
town ana storing In elevators.
Contracts Are bclnff made to deliver hay in
Dead wood this winter ftt $1'J jnsr ton.
Typhoid fever Is prevailing nmonif the
graders nt the D. & M. railroad camp In 1'ou-
nlnccton.
The trl-stale convention of the Young
Men's Christian association moots ut Sioux
Pulls next Friday.
ThoBloux Fnlli brewery can not sell beer
ns a bovoniRO , but it U manufacturing right
along for sale to outside parties.
The crack shots of Lead City nro nrranR.
Ing for a deer hunt of several weeks In the
southern part of the Dlnck ; HI1U ,
A Wyoming stock man swam 1M head ot
horses across tlio Missouri nt Chamberlain
the other day and did not losoono of them.
D. T. Scott , who has boon RfttheriiiR statis
tics of the number of sheep In Lake county ,
has secured a list which places the number at
8,000 , nnd the number Is uot yet complete.
Beaver-ln-Tho-Woods , the Koiobud bravo ,
who stood off 11 f teen Indian police , us long as
his ammunition lasted , to resist nrrost , was
sentenced to eighteen months Imprisonment
In the penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
The Russian tbistlo bos already * tnkon n
stronghold on the eastern part of Sully
county , and will next season cover the west
ern part. Some fear It will prove a lasting
pest , whllo other * think tlmtllho the mustard ,
which was such a post n few years ago , it
will dlo out nnd disappear of Itself.
Tno North Dakota Woman's ' Christian
Temperance Union , at its last convention at
Jamestown , created a department of charlta-
bio work nnd elected Mrs. Linda Slaughter
superintendent. The object of the depart
ment Is to prevent suffering among the poor
of the state during the coming v.-inter.
Owen Bosard of Grant county Is before the
United States grand Jury nt Sioux Falls ,
charged with forging n pension check. It
sccnvt that Bosard's undo receives n pension
from the government nnd thattholiLstqimrter
was sent to him In a Now York draft for
$ lfcO. Voung Bosard received the check first
and Indorsed his uncle's nanio upon it , draw
ing the money.
State Toterlunrlau Langdon recommends to
ttio governor that the sheep in Stutamnn ,
Mddcr and Lopan counties be quarantined ,
nnd tliat no sbccp bo allowed to bo shipped
out of the state unless they have a clour bill
of health Irom the state veterlnarv or from a
competent Inspector. It would bo well also
If all sheep coining into the state should bo
subjected to a rigid inspection , us In the cases
coming umlur his notice the disease came
from the state of Washington ,
Peter Burrows purchased $10 worth of
goods of Max Stern at Farpo and gave a
check of $127.70 In payment , signed bv .loan
Johnson on a Moorhoad bunk. Stern paid him
the difference , but mistrusting that all was
not right , sent over to Moorhond nnd discov
ered tliat it was a forgery. When Burrows
was arrested ho was wearing the now suit
nnd bad the money on bis person. Ho Is now
in jail in default of SoOO bonds.
Bob-Tailed Crow. Tool Hawk and Woman
Spook were all arraigned before the United
States court nt Sioux Falls for cutting tim
ber upon the Sioux reservation. They are
all Indians and wcro caught In the net of
cutting timber upon their own luuu. The
court announccd'that It was very probable
that It would rule the Indictments out of
court , as ho was of tlie opinion that there
was no Justice In convicting an Indian of
cutting timber off the reservation which ho
was part owner of.
Considerable damage was recently done by
a pralrio lira west of Arlington. A man sot
lire to the stubble where ho was plowing and
It hnd no trouble In netting away from him.
It burned the buildings OH the farm directly
cost , and the trees on Miss Ida Southwick's
tree claim also became victims of the lire. It
then got onto Christ 1'egley's ' farm and de
stroyed nil buildings but the house. John A.
Nelson lost about $ SOO worth oT. grain. The
latest rex > rls say that the man who started
the fire has not been seen since , whoa ho was
making trades for parts unknown.
PKPJPEHMINT DROPS.
Lowell Mall : A woman was responsible
for the llrst Evolctlon.
Blmlra Gazette : The artificial nose must
have all-factory nerves.
New Orleans Picayune : The flsh that has
felt n hook knows the danger of taking snap
Judgment.
St. Joseph News : The tariff lias put up
carpets but the housewife , will keep on put
ting them down.
Texas SlftluRs : When tbo shark money
louder closes a chattel mortgage ho won't
oven let a sick man keep his bed.
Binghamton Hepuhllcau : "This is the
worst snap I over struck , " remarked the
woodchuckas to got caught in the steel trap.
Spare Moments : "Don't you know , pris
oner , that it's very Wrong to steal a pis ? "
" 1 do now , your honor , they make such a
row. "
Washington Post : It has been hinted that
the touching ballad , "Here Lies an Actor , "
was dedicated to the man who is constantly
talking about his salary.
New Orleans Picayune : The professional
waiters ara by no moans lazy people , but
they want to wait for other folks and will
uot work between meals.
Drake's Magazine : McCorklo : They say
thut Snooper llnds it dlftlcult to keep his
hoadabovo water. McCrackic : That does
not surprise mo at all. Ho is a native of
Kentucky.
St Joseph News : Judge You confess to
having stolen the money , do you ? Well , have
you nny exonerating circumstances to offer ?
Culprit Yes , your honor , my grandfather
was nn alderman.
America : Teacher : Now , children ,
which state produces tlio most cornl Pupil :
Kentucky. Teacher : "Wrong : . Why do
you say Kentucky 1 Pupil : Kentucky
produces the most kernels.
IN TIIIO IIIACK IIIU-S.
llnpid l'ro i-css liuinc Alado In tlie
"Work of Development.
William T , Coad of Uapid City , S. D. , spent
Saturday nnd Sunday In Omaha. Ho Is one
of the enterprising citizens of Ilapid City and
has lived there nliio years. Ho was on bis
way homo from Chicago , where ho formed n
company for tbo purpose of putting in n
uas plant in Unpld City. The city has
signed n contract with the company to use
ninety-five street lamps and pay $1.25 per
thousand for iislit equal to twenty-caudle
power. The plant will bo put ill as rapidly
as men and money can do It.
Rapid Ultv h very much Interested
In the biilldlne of the I . & M.
railroad from Hill City over to Hanld
City , a distance of twenty-two miles.
It is cxpocto.1 now , Mr. Coad says , that trains
will bo running through thcga by the middle
of November. This will help materially in
the development of thu tin mines about 11111
City , and start emigration in that direction ,
"IJapld City has some springs , " snlil Mr.
Coad , "that I believe will becoiiio as famous
as the Hot Springs , They nro nbout six
miles west of thu city and are called the
CleHJioru springs. Tnoy are situated utthe
foot of the Black canon. Capitalists have
taken bold of this property und a motor line
will bo built to tbo springs , iwhcro n hotel
costing ? 150,0 , ( ) ( ) will bo erected next summer.
The canon will bo dammed and a lake cover
ing eighty acres will bo formed from the
waters of Rapid creak. "
"Aro tha owners of the tin mines pushing
forward the work in the tin region ! "
"Yes , sir. The Harnoy Peak company. I
think , lias about four hundred men at work
getting things in shape for Rrcat activity us
soon as thu railroad Is completed to tlio minus ,
There are thirteen difforx-nt mines already
opened un imd all of them will bo active when
the road is ready to ship out the ore. "
A Skillful C'oiilrnatnr .
Regularly every six months , It Is said ,
the treasury department roeolvod a $ -0
or $ .V ) bill wliioh , from all nnpoarnnoo ,
In t'jul ; of bolntf mndo from a plate , Is
executed entirely with a pou. Tlio
work Is of a vrry lilch order , nnd several
tinieri these huvo usciiped detection and
Keno Into clroulntlon. The counterfeiter
has not yet boon Discovered. Ho Booms
to worlc'for notoriety , as ho could nol
niakoa living Iu thiumminor.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
Polin , "Who Killed His Wife's ' Paramour ,
May Tot Bo Pardoned ,
HUMOROUS APPEAL FOR A MURDERER ,
With False lloglsirntlon-
I'rolilliltlon Not Ncnlcd In Lin
coln IniVheelpr Cnllml
llobber OdilH ami Had * .
Lixcour , Nob. , Oct. 10. [ Special to
Tun UEr..l There is a possibility that John
U. I'olln , who was sentenced to the | iciltun <
tlary for life for killing Ccph Mottccr , tha
paramour of his wife , may vet btvtxtho fivn
air. Previous to the tragedy Polln hnd berne
the host of reputations , Ho had known noth
ing but adversity In youth , but through ht <
own ambition succeeded In mailing hlmsolf
csteoinctt as a man of honor and ability. Ho
finally became herl t of Cass county and
later warden of the penitentiary. Unfortu
nately for htm ho liad n wlfo of striking
beauty and easy virtue , although the latter
falling was not known to him. Coph Mnttcor
was a worthless ditdo who devoted the
greater portion of hU thno to hU personal
appearance nnd to "mashing. " Among- his
victims hfl numbered Mrs. Polln. Under
the pretext of making u trip to Iowa
Mw. I'olln mot Mattcor liy iwpoint
incut nt Omaha. Pollu was called
to Onmlm oa business nbout this time , nnd
there uncovered his wlfn's perfidy. At
Plattitnouth ho learned that Muttcor anil hH
wife had been currying on a secret corro-
Btxwdenco. On October U' , 188' , ' , the dudlsh
rascal Mnttcor canio into the restaurant run
by Polln nnd the outraged husband had tha
satisfaction of killing him , Polln wai tried
for murder ami sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. After passing nearly seven venrs in
penal servitude the hearts of his fcllow-cltl-
/.ens have softened toward I'olln and yester
day , Mr. A. IJceson , County Commissioner
A. 1) ) . TodJ , Mr. A. B. Taylor , Hon. .1. K
Gllmoro and MJ. 13. it. Woolloy wont to tJov-
crnorThnyor nnd asked that I'olln bo par-
doneil. The father of the rascally dmlo who
debauched Mrs. Polin hoard of the luluiulod
petition of these men to tlio governor ami ho
wrote a letter full of invuctlvo to the chief
executive , almost daring him to pardon I'olln.
The governor has taken the mutter under ml-
vlscmcnt.
I'ltOIIIDITIOX XOT NKiniKI ) IN MSCOLN" .
"I cannot see1 said Mayor Or.ihum today ,
"what use the city of Lincoln bin for prohilil-
tton , Despite the fnct that wo have so many
saloons , there Is very little ilrunlicimcvts ,
much luss , in fnct , than tlims Is Iu .inuilliT
towns in alleged prohibition states. For i > \ -
ample : During the last nlno days there hnvo
been only twelve arrests In lllncolnon tlio
charge of drunkenness , making an average of
a fraction more than ono nrrost per day. Of
thcso twelve arrests only seven wore con
victed , and it is safe to presume thnt If tlm
other ttvo were slightly intoxicated they wcro
inoffensive. On Thursday there was no ar
rest of nny kind , and on other days there
have been no arrests for drunkenness. And
yet the charge that tlio police force ot Lin
coln is not eternally vigilant cannot liemmlo
The nfllcors here are thu mostconsck'iitlou- ,
set of men I over saw , nnd they are < iulclc to
arixst any man caught violating the laws
they are sworn to uphold. "
A ruNSV PirrmoN" .
Attorney General Loose Is at present care
fully studying the petition of tlio attorney for
Chnrlos Shepherd , thu murderer of Charles
True Pulslfcr. who lias bu n sentenced to ho
hung , in which the supreme court is asked to
set aside the verdict , of the lower court. The
petition of Frnuso is a legal curiosity ontl
would create some doubts us to whether the
composer of the document was really n law
yer or not. It abounds only on npixMils to the
passions and sympathies nnd is illstiiigulshLMl
for Its lack of legal points. The following U
a specimen sentence ;
"ft it wcro true that ho committed tbo
crime chargnd , tmo that noori-orlti the rec
ord were found , what would bo gained by a
Judicial murder , by placing u rope around llis
neck mid suspending Mm between earth and
sky until strangled to death , with lustk-o
standing by the sldo of the gibbet abashed
and ashamed tliat ut the dawn of the twentieth
century the brutality and darkness of tlio
middle ages have not been dispelled
by the progress nnd humanity of tbo blatant
ninotctccnth century. " The document
abounds In several hundred pngos of such
hifalutln. while the principles of law which .
it is the duty of a court toconsiilcr are almost'
ignored. The petition makes amusing road ,
ing for the lawyers dt-splto the solemnity
aimed at. It will bo remembered that the
murder of Puhlfur by Shepherd was a cold
blooded , mercenary and cowardly slaughter ,
and the brutal slayer confessed his guilt.
F10IITINO OVKK LAND.
The case of the Plattsmouth land nnd Im
provement company vs Edwin J. Slaughter
nnd others was appealed yesterday to tbo supreme
premo court. The dispute is over 120 acres
recently laid out as an addition to 1'lutts-
mouth by Dr. Mercer nnd O. H. Bnllou o (
Omaha. " The land was owned by William Al.
Slaughter in 1800 , but was sold by D. II.
Whcoicr nnd David Sampson by power of at
torney while Slaughter WHS In Denver
Slaughter afterwards repudiated the bar
gain nnd wrotu several insulting letters to
Wheeler end Sampson , calling them rodbcrs
and every other name no could think of. All
of thcso aw offered in testimony.
FAUIil.T hl'.GISTEUKII.
A man named C. O. Bullock appeared la
the county court late yesterday afternoon
and swore out warrants for the arrest of four
men who hud , under fnlso representations ,
registered as voters in the First ward. The
names of the men uro George Sellers , Will-
lam .lamison. Henry Harrison and .lumen
Terrell. AH four of the men are coloredand
they claimed that they resided lit Til Nurlh
Eighth street Bullock claims Uiatthu.su
men have no right wiintuvur tovote In that
ward. The deimty sheriffs have thus far
been unuUlo to Hnd the would-bo voters.
Ol > l > 8 AND KNIia.
Wlnlo ( icorjjo O' Donnoll mid ICd. Harris
were out on a lark last nixht they thought It
would bo very funny for them to turn out tlio
gas lights on the principal stroots. They
were cauttht in the act by Detectives Miilonn
and Oflluer AInlono and wcro promptly
nmrchod off to Jail.
Tomorrow uvenlngtlio colored republicans
of Lincoln will hold n political nnctliig at
Cnrr's hull , whore they will bo addressed by
It. K. Moore , J. J. Oilman , L ) . J. Courtney
and other republican orators.
II. 11. Nisaloy of this city wa- married
Thursday to Miss Jessie Sudduthof Wallace ,
Minn.
Air. Joseph Reynolds , recently of Philadel
phia , succeeds Mr. 11. . .Tv , Soumtirk in
night clerk nt the Capital hotel. Mr. Hoy-
nolds has been a newspaper reporter for jicv-
cral years nnd Is an accomplished gentleman ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. H. Mendclliall mid Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Wurner of Lincoln spent yoi-
tcrday in the city visiting friends and various
points of Interest.
AV. D. Craig of Logansport , Ind. , Is stop
ping at the Merchants.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
flutuorlbort and Guaranteed Capital. . . .V >
1'atd iu Capital
Ituys Htul soils Btooki and lioixlai iiDX tiatfl3
cammurolal paper ; rocolvea anil xociitci
transfer nKont mid trmtuo of
trusts ; acts ( is
corporations. InkoH charge nt ii'rouerty , col
lects t xt .
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. COP. 10th nnd Douglas Sta.
1'nia In Onpltal I 5J.COO
Huliurlboil and fluarnntced Uiipltul. . . . 100,00' ' )
Liability of Stockholders 209,0'W '
S 1'orCcnt Intortst 1'nld on DeponlU.
MVlKASK J.JANOK , UuBhlor.
OfflMrn : A , U. Wymnii , preiWtmt. J. .1 , Urown ,
vlco-prcaldunt , W.T. Wywnn.tniasuror.
Dlructoti ; A. U , Wyuian , J. II. MiUu.nl , J. J ,
Ilruwu.Uiiy 0. Harton. K. W. NwV , Tliotuu
L. KliuDill , Uoorgu U. Luke.
