THE OMAHA DAILY , TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 11 , 1890.
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E. B03EWATER , Editor.
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TilK democrats continuo to mnko heavy
pains in Europe.
EVKN Tom Moonlight , was totally
eclipsed in the Kansas gale.
Mil. BURROWS' ton , store is once inoro
In operation and pouco reigns on Salt
crcelt ,
DKMOCRATIO majorities and railroad
robberies tire the loading products of
Missouri at the present lime.
arc not as bad as they might
bo. Governor Tlrnyor 1ms boon elected
president of tlio charity bull association.
KANSAS cast forty-eight thousand
less votes than in 1888 and Nebraska
.eighteen thousand more. Prohibition is
A great success as adiininishor of popula
tion ?
TUB biennial distribution of railroad
annuals to legislators will soon begin.
, Of course the railroads do not expect fa-
Jvors from the coining legislature. Passes
lira given as proof of corporate courtesy.
Chicago gets her "modern
tower of Babel , " perhaps she would like
to buy the Nebraska legislature of 1891
to people It. It would bo difficult to
obtain u inoro peculiar conglomeration
of heterogeneous elements for the pur
pose.-
TUB lesson of the Pennsylvania result
lias not boon lost on the republican news
papers of Philadelphia. They have in
formed Mr. Quay that ho cannot con
tinue to run things in the Keystone state
without regard to decency or public in
terest. His candidate was defeated not
by democrats , but by republicans.
GENERAL BRAOO of Wisconsin appears
to have boon kicked out of obscurity by
the recent eruption. At least ho Irn-
nfflnos that a suffering country demands
his sorvlcos ns asenator. . Bragg
nchlovcd notoriety for two things con
gratulating Cleveland on "tho enemies
lie had made , " and opposing the nomi
nation of Peck because it was "carrying
n.joke too far. "
L. L. POLK , president of the National
Farmers' ' alliance , announces that his
party is in the business to stay , and that
iu a few years the producers who are
members of the order will enjoy the
earth and the fulness thereof. It should
bo remarked in this connection that.
President Polk finds political campaign
ing fur more profitable than farming ,
nnd enjoys u , fat salary at the expense of
the tillers.
Cor.ONKD ST. JOHN , who precipitately
fled from Nebraska to escape the deluge ,
turns up in Kansas City with his mouth
in good repair. The defeat of prohibi
tion in this state did not affect him in
tlio least In fact , ho was joyful , and
conlldod his enthusiasm in a reporter.
JIa chuckled over his engagement in
Nebraska , nnd doubtless laughed itn-
hiodorutoly as ho thought of tha
gudgeons whom lie buncoed out of ono
hundred dollars per night. "Well may
this mercenary reformer exclaim , ns ho
Jingles his coin , "What fools those
mortals bo I"
Tins harmonious blending of the dis
cordant elements , in the alliance and
democratic camps will require some ro-
nmrknbly flno work. Assuming that
Burrows , Powers ft Co. will coutout the
election of James E. Boyd , the battle-
Txjgins at the threshold of the organiza
tion of the legislature. On the face of
the returns the alliance has a working-
majority in both houses , but in this cal
culation the nllianco is credited with
legislators elected on combination tick
ets. In several districts the democrat *
endorsed alliance candidates , and vice
versa. The republicans and the alli-
nnco also united in a number ct districts.
"Will those men repudiate tbtlr party
obligations ? A serious tittaok on Boyd
moans an Immediate rupture of the
flomo-ulHimco engagement and a decla
ration of war. It Is apparent , therefore ,
that Burrows , Powers & Co. must call
off their dogs if they desire to lie down
with tlio democratic lamb. Viewed In
nay light , the prospect of harmony- decidedly -
cidedly remote. Meanwhile , republicans
will calmly enjoy the spectacle of the
victors slaughtering each' other.
1'llK GOVERNORSHIP ,
LINCOLN , Nov. 10. To the Editor of Tn
BEES Are yod not mistaken as regards the
mode of conducting contest for state ofll-
ccrs. Hxnmlno the Hcvlscd Statutes for 18S9 ,
chapter Elections , paga 401 ,
TUB BRK concedes that its conclu
sions as regards , the method of conduct-
, ng h contest for an executive ofllco
icforo the legislature were erroneous.
The mistake springs from the fact that
iliero has novar bcon such a contest in
.his state and the canvas ? of the returns
'or state officers nhvays had bcon hero-
.oforo conducted by the legislature in
.ho same manner ns is the canvass of
.ho electoral vote by the congress of the
United Slates.
Our revised statutes do , however ,
make a broad distinction between the
method of contesting tlio election of ex
ecutive officers and that of legislative ,
judicial and county oflicors. Under our
itatutos the contest for executive ollicors
Is heard and determined by the legisla
ture in joint conventionwith the speaker
of the house acting as presiding ofllcor.
The preliminary steps to such contests
are the same-as these taken in contests
for the election of members of the
legislature or of judicial and
county ollleors. The testimony In the
contest over executive officers is trans
mitted to the secretary of state nnd
through him to the speaker of the house ,
and by the speaker to the legislature ,
which by concurrent resolution resolves
itself into a court to hear and determine
the issue.
But wo may as well call attention to
tlio fact that this 'statute relating to the
mode of canvassing the vote for execu
tive officers is somewhat at variance
with the constitution. Section four ,
article five , of the constitution , hoaded-
"Exccutivo Department , " reads as fol
lows :
The returns of every election for the ofll-
ccr-3 of tno executive department shall bo
sealed up nnd transmitted by the roturnlinr
olllcers to the secretary of state , directed to
the speaker of the house of representatives ,
who shall Immediately after the organization
of the housu , and before proceeding to other
business , open and publish the same in the
presence of a majority of each house
of the legislature , who shall for
that purpose assemble in the hall
of the house of representatives.
Tlio person having the highest number of
votes for cither of said offices shall bo de
clared duly elected ; but if two or more
have an equal nr.d the highest num-
her of votes , the legislature shall by
joint vote choose ono of such persons
for said ofllco. Contested elections for
all of said olllccs shall bo determined
by both houses of the legislature by Joint
vote In such manner as may bu prescribed by
law.
Now the manifest and clear intent of
the constitution is that the function of
the legislature is ministerial first and
judicial later on in case of a contest.
The first joint convention is simply to
hear the returns road , publish the same ,
( which means make them public ) and
declare ' .ho persons that receive the
highest number of votes duly elected.
If these returns nro attacked on the
ground of fraud or miscount in any
county or precinct , the legislature in
joint convontionacting as n judicial body ,
is to investigate the charges nnd deter
mine whether they offset the majority
by which the candidate who has received
the highest number of votes on the face
of the returns hndbeen declared elected.
It seems to us , however , that the can
vass and publication of the returns and
declaration of the result on each execu
tive officer must precede any action the
legislature may have to take in deter
mining the claims of contestants. In
other words every candidate who hna
received a majority or plurality of the
votes cast for his office , on the face of
the returns , certified to by the respect
ive county clerks , must bo declared
elected and bo given the opportunity to
qualify for the discharge of the duties of
his office. If , following such canvass , the
legislature after duo investigation
reaches the conclusion that any con
tested executive officer was not right
fully entitled to his position , they have
the privilege of so decreeing and unseating -
seating him.
DETERMINE THE PARTY POLICY.
The republican party has sullored n ,
national defeat. It has throe months
moro of absolute power in which to work
out its plans. _ Party interest nnd patri
otic duty alike demand that its press and
its leaders give immediate attention to
the matter of determining its present
nnd future policy.
The prevailing democratic opinion ap
pears to bo that the republican party
lias been crushed beyond resurrection.
It is oven possible that some enthusiastic
partisans think Grover Cleveland has
bcon elected president and that Benja
min Harrison Is about to resume the
practice of the law in Indianapolis. On
the other hand , every worthy republi
can opinion that has found expression is
steadfast in the faitli tha t the great pol
icies of the party that has
ruled In this country for the
larger part of the time since 1861
will still bo the choice of the people
when they render a verdict on Issues
purely national. Many strange ele
ments entered into the election of No
vember 4. It is not fair to say that tlio
result is duo to universal distrust of re
publican measures. But it is fair to say
that republican leaders must find and
study the lessons of the returns , and
that they must immediately doterraino
the policies on which they will appeal
to the country in 1892.
First of all , there Is the tariff. The
republican- party Is the historic sup
porter nnd defender of protection.Its
rank nnd file lire firm in the belief that
the results of the protective policy have
bcon beneficent and that the prosperity
of the country Is to bo found In the con
tinuance of that policy. So far ns the
'MoKinloy bill increases duttoa on goods
which can bo manufactured hero and are
net , so far as it retains the duty on goods
already made hero to the end that the
difference between the cost of cheap
labor in Europe and well-paid labor in
America may bo niiulo up , and so far aa
it reduces or entirely removosTtho duties
on gooda that no longer need protection ,
the McKinley bill has * the approval of
the republican masses nnd " a majority o
the people of this country.
Englishmen believe the democratic
Victory Is n verdict in favor of f reo trado.
Grover Cleveland believed it id uvldonco
.hat the country regards the tariff as
'Iniquitous" and that the people want
a tariff only high enough to provide "a
revenue for the expenses of the govern
ment economically administered. " He-
publicans sco no such lesson in the re-
, urns. They bollovo In protection for
Is own sake , wisely adjusted to the
needs of our manifold industries and in-
.Croats when consldorod in detail ,
But these who nro not tnrift-mnd see
Ihnt there are mistakes in the McKinley
law. They see that suc-h necessities of
llfo as lumber , coal nnd salt the raw
products of the earth ought to bo ad
mitted free. There Is no reason why wo
should protect the trees of the forest or
; ho bowels of the earth ngninst the com
petition of pauper nature in Europe.
There is no reason why duties should bo
raised on cotton and woolen goods ,
which nro already manufactured hero
extensively nnd very profitably. Such
mistakes as these should bo remedied by
iho present congress , for their un
reasonableness is so palpable that they
[ irojudico the people against the whole
protective system.
There are other questions beside the
LarilT , but perhaps none on which tbu
party Is seriously divided.
The republican duty of the hour is to
[ ace the situation , rectify its recent
blunders and firmly uphold the cardinal
principles that have inspired its found
ers nnd placed it in control of national
affairs for more than a quarter of u cen
tury.
A UOPKFUL VIEW OF L'AItMINO.
Secretary Rusk reports that the
farmers of the United States arc in the
enjoyment of % a growing prosperity , a
fact , it is to bo feared , of which they
wore not all previously aware.
In his annual review of our agricul
tural interests ho shows that the prices
of all staples are now higher than a year
ago. Ho admits that this is due In part
to the difference in the size of the crops
for thetwo years , but expresses the opin
ion that it is also duo to rncont tariff
legislation. Ho calls attention to tlio
increased duties on farm products and
demonstrates by actual figures that the
total amount of imports of this class have
been quite largo. The secretary un
doubtedly has good reason to congratu
late the farmers on the effects of the
now tariff law. It is plain that its work
ings must bo to their advantage so far as
it affects them at all. It will increase
the homo market , help them to sus
tain prices and keep * out whatever
Canadian competition they have hereto
fore encountered. The increase of the
duties on linen will also encourage the
culture of Jinx by securing a bettor mar
ket and bettor prices.
Secretary Husk does not forget to men
tion the sugar beet experiments in Ne
braska. Ho speaks enthusiastically of
the outlook for this industry. One in
teresting point in his report is the state
ment that the government has sent an
agent abroad to consider the possibility
of extending the market for Indian corn
in" the interest of tlio western corn
growers. The report expresses satisfac
tion with the present and future aspects
of farming conditions.
Jerry Rusk is an honeat man and
doubtless basop his hopeful view of the
situation on reliable statistics. The fact
remains , however , that seventy thou
sand farmers in Nebraska , ono hundred
and six thousand in Kansas and fifty-five
thousand in Minnesota have just drawn
out of Jerry Husk's party nnd voted that
they are not prosperous. It is to bo
hoped that the secretary's vision is
clearer than theirs.
BALLOT ItEFOIlM.
The application of the now ballot
reform laws in Now York and Now Jer
sey at the late cjLection appears * from the
testimony of all sides to have worked
very satisfactorily. Both laws are a
modified form of the Australian system
and are essentially similar. The adop
tion of the law in Now York was accom
plished after a struggle of'several years ,
and the llnal enactment was a com
promise , adopted by the republican legis
lature to overcome tlio objections oC
Governor Hill and the democrats gen
erally. Ono of these objections was that
its operation would be so slow ns to de
prive some people of an opportunity to-
vote , but the objection most insisted
upon was that the taw would in effect
discriminate against the illiterate vet
ers. Neither of these-objections was
sustained by experience , there having
been no serious trouble with the work
ing of the law in. New York City , where
the mass of voters is greater and tlio
number of illiterate citizens larger than
anywhere in the country. A largo vote
was polled there without any friction
or difficulty that Interfered with anyone
ono exorcising the franchise , andstrango
as it may appear , what little trouble
there was with the practical operation
of balloting occurred not in the ranks of
the Ignorant , b'ut among the educated
class. This is explained by the fact that
for some time before the election the
politicians instructed the uneducated
voters In evening classes all over the
moro thickly settled portions of the
city.There
There has thus boon given another
very dibtinct verdict favorable to the
Australian system of ballot reform , mod
ified so as to moot tha peculiar require
ments of our political system. Tlio Now
York and New Jersey laws do not com
prehend as much of the Australian plan
as the Massachusetts law , and a careful
comparison of the operation of the dif
ferent laws may bo In'favor of the latter ,
but at any rate it is certain that the
former laws are a great improvement
upon the system of voting they super
seded , and the general opinion is that
they will stand , undergoing from time to
tlmo such changes as experience shall
suggest to bo necessary to render thorn
moro effective In securing a free and fair
ballot.
This added evidence in favor of ballot
reform will give a frebh impulse to tlio
movement for Its general adoption ,
which is only a matto.r of time. One by
ono the arguments against it have been
overthrown by practical tests , until
there no longer remains anything oi
force to bo said In opposition. Wher
ever tried the reform lias given satisfac
tion and received the approval of the
friends of honest elections of all parties.
It Is lima that Nebraska had a ballot re
form law , and the subject will undoubt
edly receive oanBidorntlon from the next
cgialaturo. film platform of the ropub-
lenn party deilHfcd in favor of such a
a\v , and the mpii bors of that party In
, ho legislature ) may be expected to give it
.heir support , ' 'JJho alliance roprcsonta-
, ivcs are . bound1 ! , by a like pledge , nnd
, here Is no reason to doubt that if such a
law passed the legislature it would bo
approved by Governor-elect Boyd. Such
n measure will , require careful considera
tion , and the subject ought to bo among
iho first to recelTO the attention of the
legislature. '
ORQAX1ZB FOR. BUSINESS.
Tlio moro progressive members of the
Real Estate exchange realize that the
time has como for a moro active busi
ness organization. They hold that rad
ical changes in the principles of the or
ganization are essential to permanent
od. The conservative element , however -
over , nro content to plod along in the
old rut and Mienwbor-llko wait for
things to "turn up. "
The value of a vigorous organization
Is conceded by all. But just what sys
tem lo ndopt puzzles the management.
Past experience demonstrates tlio
uselessness of the original plan.
To moot for an hour each
day , list property and announce
sales is a formality without practical
benefit or lasting results. An exchange
must bo ono in fact as well as in name.
To continuo in former paths Is a waste
of time and energy.
Stops should therefore bo taken to
place the organization on a business
basis. This will require persistent work
and unfaltering confidence. Rome was
not built In a day. Nor nn a real live
exchange bo put in operation In a day ,
a week or a month , It takes tirno nnd
effort , coupled with zeal and devotion.
In the lexicon of energy , intelligently
directed , there is no such word ns fall ,
and if the active members of the Real
Estate exchange take a firm hold of ad
vanced projects and put their shoulders
to the wheel , they will not only achieve
"
success in a "short time , but sot an ex
ample of enterprise and boundless confi
dence that will reanimate other com
mercial associations nnd put the Micaw-
bors to shame.
DKSPITU the excitement of the elec
tion , the suspension of business fora day
nnd the post-bellum rejoicing , the vol
ume of business , ns reflected in the
transactions of the Omaha clearing
house , show an increase of nearly
twenty-two per cent over the correspond
ing week last year. The record is a
flattering ono.
IT is not too late to remark that the
teachers of the public schools of Omaha
would cheerfullypaint a section of the
local horizon , if the proprieties would
sanction the departure. Steady employ
ment and high salaries are to them the
beneficent fruilsiof the "triumph of rea
son. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE tin-horn brigade is again ten
dered the freedom of the city.Vo
might as well bo generous in srich mat
ters. The brigade would take tho-town
in any event.
TUB Hon. J. Sterling Morton grac
iously tenders his advice and counsel to
the governor-elect. But where was the
sage of Arbor Lodge while the battle
was raging ?
IT is amazing what vitality and energy
the Samosots display when political an
nuities come in siglit.
TnB weather cleric is' painfully
ignorant of the mighty "blow" approaching
preaching Omaha.
Tim permanent welfare of the city de
mands a radical extension of the fire
limits. ,
Another "Late UnplenHnntnoss. "
i'f. Lout * Qluljc-Dimncrat.
It was another "lato unpleasantness. " ,
*
Hcutlcd Toward the Bottom.
IViilaiMphta Times.
The ocean racers are gradually lowering
the recent. Possibly they will got to the
bottom of it after awhile.
I'attisou an a Probability.
Kansas Citu Gldlte ,
In naming Pattlsoa as the next democratic
candidate for president Murat Hnlstead lilt
pretty near the marl : . His victory In Penn
sylvania makes him a conspicuous figure
among the probabilities rather than tno possi
bilities. _
Sights Better Ijel't Unseen.
/ndfuminolfs AVJlt'J.
The heir to tlio Uusslan throne l about to
make a touirto acquire such knowledge ns
the czar of all the Ilusslas should possess.
Ho Is coming west to America. If ho went
towards the cast ho might strike Siberia and
learn some things ho would rather not know.
HIHIllLKH.
Lowell Citizen : "Ready for the fray" a
bundle of clothes booked for the laundry.
Chicago Inter-Ocean : Trlwet Miss
Ophelia has a wonderful flow of language.
Dlcor Yes , she speaks In liquid tones.
Pittsburg Chronicle : The deslga of the
silver dollar la to b 'lmproved , but it is ex
pected to bo- just as hard as ever to get the
coin.
Binghamton Rijjlibllcan ) | : A "youthful
reader" wastes a 'lucent stamp to inform us
that the best ldnd > > f .paper to make kites of
Is fly paper. > > ) >
Philadelphia Press : Consistently obitu
ary poets should share the emoluments with
the undertaker , f of' they play u conspicuous
part in the last sad Writes.
' '
America : Mrs''Meddle Well , Maud , how
did you and MubcLcuJoy the performance of
"Hnmloll" I
Maua Not vorxiVoU , mamma.
Mrs. Meddle Wiw the acting poor )
Maud O , I supioso the acting , was well
enough , but wo forgot to take any caramels.
Boston Transcript : "Only think , " said
Maud , "they used to say that the drama was
going to the dops. Now the puppies seem to
be going to the drama , " and she swept with
her eyes the rows of scats filled with turbu
lent immaturity.
Norrlstown Herald : A medical Journal
says that a well , healthy man will suffer
mcro from the prick of a pin than ho will
from the palu of dtssolutlan in case ho dies a
natural death. Perhaps so ; but ho Is moro
apt to recover from the prick of a pin.
Enoch : Independent Voter Well , how Is
the campaign progressing ! Practical Politi
cian Favorably , I think. Wo intend to
bring this rolgn of fraud unil corruption to aa
end. Our committee baa obtained a fund of
$25,000 to ho circulated among tha doubtful
voters election day. This clrtaluly must bo
a government of the people.
A It31ZX18TKA TIOX
Congressional Elections Ilctwocn
I'rcftldcntlnl Ones for Tiny years.
rtnctnnatt Commtrclal-Cfiitctte.
The political reversal which has Just oc
curred In the election of congressmen must
Imvo been In ttio prophetic mind of Mr.Ulnlno
when ho spoke In Philadelphia last Saturday
nnd reminded his hearers that n ceo rill UK to
hit belief from the ttmo of John Qulnoy
Adams to Abraham Lincoln , with ono excep
tion , ovcrv administration lost Its second con *
press. The following nummary of congres
sional elections between presidential years
for the past llfty years Is interesting In this
connection nnd at this time.
1310 William 11. Harrison , whip , elected
crusidcnt. Congress elected stood : Whigs ,
liT ; locofocos. 10.3. The congress elected la
18113 stood : Whigs , CO : locofocoi , 140.
18-H Jnmos 1C. Polk , democrat , elected
president. Congress elected stood : Whigs ,
70 : locofocos. 13. ) . Tlio "congress elected 111
18 0 stood : Whips , 1IB ; locofocos , 103.
1S18 Xachary Taylor , whig , elected presi
dent. Congress elected stood : Whigs , 111 :
locofocos. 110 , Congress elected in 1850
stood : Whigs. 83 ; opposing 140.
18.13 Franklin Picrco , doniocrat , elected
president. Congress rlectcd stood : Whigs ,
71 ; democrats. 159. The congress elected In
1S5J stood He-publicans , 103 ; democrats , 83' ,
Filmoros ( Americans ) , 43.
ISiili James Buchanan , democrat , elected
president. Congress elcctcil stood : Demo
crats , Ill ! ; republicans. Oi. Congnm elected
In 1853stood : Uepubllcans , 114 ; democrats ,
87.
87.1SOO
1SOO Abraham Lincoln , republican , elected
president. Congress elected stood : Hepub-
[ leans , 100 : democrats , 42 ; unionists . The
congress elected la 1863 stood : Republicans ,
10J ; democrats , 75.
loGl Abraham Lincoln , republican , reelected -
elected president. Congress elected stood :
Kepubllcans , M.V , democrats , 40. The con
gress elected la 1SGO stood : Kcpuoilcans ,
143 ; dcmocraU , 40.
1803 Ulysses S. Grant , republican , elected
president. Congress elected stood : Kopub-
Ilcnns , 150 ; democrats , 01. The congress
elected in 1870 stood : Hepubllcaus , lal ;
democrats , 00.
1872-Ulysscs S. Grant , republican , re-
clouted president. Congress elected stood :
Republicans , 103 : democrats , 83. The con
gress elected In 1S74 stood : Republicans ,
103 ; democrats. 103.
1870 Hulherford B. Hayes , republican ,
elected president. Congresi elected stood :
Republicans , 140 ; democrats , 153. The con
gress clouted in 1878 stood : Republicans ,
130 ; democrats , 119.
18SO James A. Garflcld , republican ,
clouted president. Congress elected stood :
Republicans , 152 ; democrats , 130. The con
gress elected in 183U stood ; Republicans ,
110 ; democrats , SCO.
1881 Grover Cleveland , democrat , elected
president. Congress elected stood : Repub
licans , 183 ; democrats , 183. Tlio congress
elected In 1880 stood : Republicans , 15'J ;
democrats , 1C9.
PE'XS ON A JIA.N-lV-WA.il.
The Affectionate Monkey and the Ma-
tcrnnl r/ovo of the Chameleon.
It is Impossible for a landsman to imagine
the amount of pleasure derived from pets on
board of CHIO of Uncle Sam's cruisers In for
eign seas during the dog watches , when
Jacltoy Is In want of new diversions. The
monotony of shipboard life would bo oppress
ive in tlio extreme weroit not for the pa-
ticnco of Jacl in fondling , caring for and
training animals found in foreign climes
where permission to visit the shore is granted
the sailor.
While the writer was serving on the
Brooklyn a few years ngo a number of pets
were gathered from their wild homes In
Africa nnd Madagascar prior to nnd after the
transit of Venus expedition of 18St. ;
Captain Weaver had a line collection of
gray parrots from Cape Town , of which ho
thought n great deal. Ono of the most prom
ising met with- watery grove while Impris
oned in his capo , due to the carelessness of a
steward who attempted to clean the homo of
the beauty on the gangway , where ho lost his
hold on the cage , which fell and sank beneath
the quiet waters of tlio HIo do la Plata.
Another of the number excited attention
and comment by calling "Como in I" to the
knock of the orderly on the door of tbo cap
tain.
tain.As
As tlmo wore on the bird began to arrest
the attention of oflicors and men by its com
mand to strike "Eight bulls and call the
watch , " given with all the expressive em
phasis of tno tired watch officer anxious for
his relief , when 8 o'clock had been announced
to the captain. The commanding ofllcer con
sequently became very much attached to his
bird , which learned to repeat whole sentences
calculated to be especially gratifying to the
captain's children in after days.
On the transit of the Venus expedition a
great variety of pots was secured , among
which a young guanaco was the most con
spicuous. This was a beautiful animal : its
lustrous eyes wore so expressive of gentle
ness that It seemrd a pity to heap It in cap
tivity. Tlio tried every means to tame It , but
It died before it became accustomed to Its
now surroundings. A young ostrich lived
on the forecastle for some weeks , and as
tonished all by a voracious appetite. It
finally died , however , from undigested copper
taeks. . ,
On the Madagascar crulso the greatest
variety of pots were collected. Among : the
most amusing and entertaining was a monkey
named Mayjunga , after Mojanga in Madagas
car , where it was given to the marine ofllcer.
This monkey stood about 3 feet 0 inches high ;
It was very good natured and was secured by
n heavy chain , notwithstanding which she
frequently broke adrift , nnd the efforts to
capture hef in the rigging nnd In dif
ferent parts of the ship created a
good deal of fun. Her frequent ex
cursions to the quarters of the ofilcers
provoked many execrations from the confines
of the ward room , when an Inkstand was
found to ba upset , the teeth of combs
wrecked , photographs of loved ones at homo
scattered and a vatloty of other trying misde-
mornors committed. Frequent appeals to the
owner of the monkey for relief resulted lu a
sale to an American circus company , and
Mayjunga was on < 3 of the attractions of the
showy posters.
At Montevideo , .Tackoy , with a view of
having n Thanksgiving dinner , secured a
young pitc , which was duly named "Dennis. "
It did not take long for his porkshlp to become -
como drilled into the wishes of his trainers.
Ho was always on hand at the hatchway
when the boll struck 8 for meals. In. the
rear guard of the diners Dennis would waddle
along with his ubarastic grunt. During moat
haul's Dennis would trot the deck with
"Tom , " n noble , knowing cat , and a terror
to mousohood , astride his back , spectacled ,
and with a cigarette in bis mouth.
At CapetownSouth Africa , a chameleon
was ono of the steerage pets This strange
creature , called Dick , was fed with flies , and
after getting remarkably fat ono day gave
birth to twenty-one little chameleons. The
youngsters thrived for awhile nnd ilnnlly
died Dick grieved so much over her loss
that she pined away until one morning early
her lifeless body was found on tbo table by
Jimmy Legs ou his rounds.
Uolcrring to Mayjunga , the Incorrigible
monkey , the writer cannot refrain from tell
ing ol a combat with his hlgbness. On the
occasion of his transfer to the circus pre
cincts tie showed signs of insubordination
toward his trainer. Ills sense of superiority
over his dwarfed companions when In the
arena for drill caused the monkey 'temper to
raise , much to the anuoyanco of his kindred
add the master of ceremonies. For his
stubbornness coutinemont with dry bread nnd
verylittlo water was the punishment In
flicted to bring him to terms of pupllngo.
Being In the vicinity of the circus grounds
ono wurrn afternoon a desire came over mo to
vfsit "Mayjunga , " Whllo inspecting the
various performing animals 1 inquired how
our monkey was making- out In his now de
parture. The answer was anything but
encouraging , nnd on my expressing sym
pathy for the trainer In his vain ef
forts to curb the obstinate spirit , I was in
vited to have u look ut the animal. As soon
as the door of his kennel was opened and bis
monkeyship espied me , a squeal , rush nnd
embrace around my whlto-apparellcd body
ensued ere I could catch a breath. Funoy ! ) > {
feet of monkey llesh clinging to mo with up
turned face and eyes full of entreaty to restore -
store him to his former homo and save him
the humiliation of consorting with a minor
family.
Of course my persuasions had to como la
play , so I nskod for a piece of cuba sugar and
throw it on the ground , \vbcn his group was
loosened and I was beyond the reach of his
chain with an imprint of his muddy paws
and body oa coat , vast and trousers. A change
of clothes was soon made , and I vowed ven
geance on that monkey while retiring frotn
his piteous cries.
Volume * could bo written concerning tlio
pots trained oa our cruisers.
THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES ,
The Question as to When tha Number Shall
Bo Increased ,
TWO STAGE STRUCK OMAHA GIRLS ,
A TravelliiKinnu Hunt Off With Ills
Employer's Property frs.
Jones' Story Other Capital
City OOHSI. |
Neb , , Nov. 10.-Spcclnl [ Telegram -
gram toTiiEQKn.j Now that the amendment
to ttio constitution Increasing the number of
supreme Judges from three to flvo has carried ,
the question Is being asked when does tholnw
go Into effect. The legal fraternity say thnt
when the legislature moots nnd Is organized
the speaker will sub mil the returns to n com
mittee. Tula coinmlttoo will of course report
that the amcudmcnt has carried. After the
report Is adopted the governor will be notified
of the fact , nnd ho by proclamation , Issued In
side of ten days , will declare that the amend
ment has become a law.
Then the question' arises does the law go
Into effect nt once , creating a vacancy of tw < )
Judges In the supreme court , and if It docs not ,
what shall bo done concerning these vacancies
before the next gonor.il election' )
Chief Justice Cobb of the supreme court
was seen in regard to the matter' nnd asked
for his opinion. Ho declared that ho was
somowlmt puzzled himself ever the matter
and did not show a deposition to commit him
self. Ho finally expressed or rather Intimated
the opinion that the law wont Into effect at
once and consequently created u vacancy of
two Judges.
When ashed whether the governor had the
power of appointing two judges to 111 ! the
vacancies the chief justice said :
' There is no statute governing that point
that I know of except the ono to the elTect
thnt the governor shall have power to ap
point persons ut his discretion to fill nny
vacancies that niny occur In the atato olllccs.
Still I bcllevo that the legislature at ono
tune voted dowli a bill that provided for the
appointment of supreme judges by the gov
ernor In Just such an emergency ns this. But
this action would have no effect on nny
statute existing today that gives the gov
ernor the power of appointment in such
cases. The governor , I presume , will , In
conjunction with the senate , choose some
suitable persons to 1111 the vacancies thnt evi
dently will exist. If no appointments are
nindo tie-ups are liable to bo made by ono
Judge disagreeing with the other two. The
three Judges will barely constitute n majority
of the flvo that nro by law declared at that
time to constitute the supreme court. So
even on the mcro matter of choosing a bailiff
the ref usal of one Judge to concur will prevent -
vent such choico.
"This same question arose In Kentucky
about sixty years ago nnd caused one of the
most bitter and exciting lights over known
In the political history of the country. "
WANTED TO nn ACTIUSSES.
A telephone message was received at police
headquarters this mottling stating that two
girls who had run uway from their homos in
Omaha were at a lending hotel , and the police
were requested to arrest nnd hold them until
their parents could como after thorn. Cap
tain Carder \vnnt over to the hotel and found
that two young girls named Funnio Broga
and Katie WillU were occupying a room
thero. They acknowledged that they had
como away from homo without their parents
knowledge , and intended going to Denver to
Join TI theatrical company. They cauio to the
city yesterday from Omaha with several
Lincoln young men nml were aftho hotel the
greater part of the day , and entertained a
number of callers at their room. They nro
both cood-looking girls and well dressed.
The police kept them under surveillance t'uo
rest of the night , mid this morning sent them
on the early train to Omaha , in response to
word from Mrs. llrega , the mother of ono of
the demoiselles.
The girls , who nro only fifteen years old ,
said that when the "You nnd I" theatrical
company was lu Omaha they wont to the
manager and nsked permission to Join tlio
troupe. The manager told them it would not
bo safe for him to allow them to Join nt
Omaha , hut If they would run oft to Denver
and meet the company there ho would add
them to the troupe.
The Brepn girl seemed to bo familiar with
the wicked ways of the world , but her com
panion was very ladylike in her actions and
favorably impressed the police.
) ioiuini > nis EMPIOYCUS.
Messrs. Barber & Fowler , the North Tenth
street implement dealers , are anxious to re
new a casual acquaintance with one Leo
Wiley , who acted at traveling agent for
them in this nnd adjoining counties. Willcy
was a good salesman nnd had been in the em
ploy of the firm for about four months , com
ing hero from Tecumseh. Ho is about twenty-
four years old , live feet nine Inches in height
and not a bad looiting fellow , with dark hair
nnd blue byes. On October 27 , Just two weeks
npo today , ho loft the city on a tour , taking
with him a dappled gray nuro aad a new
open buggy. The next heard of him was
after the patience of his employers had been
exhausted nnd they procceaed to make In
quiries was at Wnlton , where ho had at
tempted to dispose of the horso' , buggy , har
ness , robes , etc. , at a ridiculous figure.
From Wnlton ho went to Kaglonear which
place lives Ed Williams , who had recently
purchased a windmill from Barber & Few
ler. Tuo account was unsettled , and Willoy
weut out , got Williams' uoto for $85 , which
ho disposed of nt Eagle for 874. From there
all trace of him was lost , nnd ho has evi
dently skipped the country. Postal cards
were Issued yesterday by Sheriff McClny
offering u reward of 850 for the arrest nnd
conviction of the thief , and $25 , offered by
Harbor & Fowler , for the return of the prop
erty stolen ,
Mr. Fowler Is firmly convinced of the
truth of the old adage that It never rains but
It pours. Within the post two weeks ho'lost
two horses , two sots of harness nnd u buggyi
representing In all about $500 , by lire , with
not a cent of insurance.
POUll SfONTHS OV StAIlITAI. AflONT.
Mr. John M. Jones has filed n reply to the
petition of his wife , Jane , for a divorce , and
ho emphatically denies that he U the cruel
monster that Mrs. Jones declares him to bo.
Ho further sas's that nothing on earth could
please him better than to bo divorced from
her , but he declares ho is the ono to whom
the decree should bo granted. Ho then un
ravels a list of faults on the part of Mrs.
Jones that ho claims have mndo homo a pan-
domonlum and existence under the satno roof
with her unbearable. Ho says that she con
tracted the habit of Imbibing intoxicating li
quors ; thai she Is Ill-tempered ; continually
finding fault auout trifles , and Is a perpetual
scold ; that after causing him Inllnlto misery
for four months after marriage , she finally
deserted him without cause and much to
his jov. Ho earnestly hopes that the coart
will give her a perpetual ticket ot leave.
BTAT/S / HOUSE KOTP.S.
The Stockman's National Building , Loan
and Savings uuloii of Chicago has applied to
the secretary of state for permission to trans
act business In thin state under the laws gov
erning such organizations. The capital stock
Is $50.000.
Today Governor Tliayer Issued notarial
commissions to the following : L. K. Wright
of Omaha , Elmer E. Ferris of Hastings , H.
E. Norton of Koncsaw , Cnnrlns A. Potter of
Omaha , T. M. Tlmblin of Hampton.
Onlynbont one-half of the official returns
have yet been received by the secretary of
stato.
iiniunNS FOR AUWTOU AW TIIEASUIIEII.
ThoofUclal returns from eighty counties
have been received for auditor and state
treasurer and show the following figure * :
For auditor , Heuton , 71,834 ; Bcattic , t8-l'J7. ;
For state troasorcr , Hill , 71,038Wollo ; , 07,05:1. :
The following counties are yet to bo heard
from : Arthur , Banner , Blalne , Box Butte ,
Furiiiw , Hooker , McPhoraon , Scotts' Bluffs ,
Sheridan.
onns AND ENDS.
The negro dlvo of K.E. Wolr nt Seventh
nnd N , Htrcots was raided by the police last
"night , aud William Jonca and John Grmit ,
two operators , nnd K. F. Wolr , Kiln Burns ,
Muy Moore , licutrico Smith brought to the
station. All were colored , with llio excep
tion of ttio two first named. The dlvo Is the
ono where John Taylor was shot it weolr ngo ,
and Is ono of the worst lu the bottoms. With
the exception of < ! rant , all wuro fined $10 and
costs this morning , Weir being the only one
to nav out.
K. E. Cuintnlnes , a student , was arrested :
at the opom homo Bntumny nlpht for dis
turbing the public cnco by forcibly express-
InR hh disapproval of the piny on tno boards.
Ho nut up money for his nppcnrnnco. but wan
discharged for want of prosecution this mora
ine.
! ' . Warner and S. A. Lewis were the solo
expositors of the plain drunken condition ,
nnd neither win nblo to poy the Sfl.80 nikod
by the court. F. A. Murnny was also druuk ,
but had the ndded Rlory of bolup disorderly
nlso. Ho caught S7.SU , and found n friend In
Sam Hudson , who wont security for Ills flno.
O. 0. Hawkins caino m from \Vollflcoi , this jr
morning. Ho reports that embr.vo city as Jr
booming , contracts having1 been lot for o/r
S10,000 hotel nnd n 2. > ,000 dam , the latter to
furnish power for. tha contemplated boot
sugar nnu Rtnrch factories. Ho says thnt in
nil the western counties where crop ? were
peed the republicans were winners nnd the
nlHnnco won lu every county whcro crops
wore poor ,
Hey Iteddlntr and Eil Wright , two younp
follows accused of touring Henry llolUe'.s
wngon to pieces Hallow-e'en night , were ar
rested todnv. THO pollco nro looking for the
other mischievous younp men Implicated ,
O. W. Blake of Lincoln nnd 1.1) . Chiunbcr-
lam of Stromsburg , Nebraska delegates to
Iho incctincof the general assembly of the
Kiilphts of Labor , loft today for Denver.
A telegram from Tormco , Uthn , received
yesterday by 8. M , Ashby , Rives the 'sad
news of the dentil from consuniptloii of J. M.
MlllspatiKli , formerly a dry Roods merchant
In this city. Mr. Mlllspaugh bus been In ill
health for n lonp time , and about a year nao
removed to Utah In hones of bettering his
health. Ho leaves n wife , but no children.
The Chicago , Iturllngton & Otilncyrnilrond
compnny nnd Detectivelames Muloiio filed a
reply this morning to the suit brought bv
WUllnin Schoiiommin for dmnngca because o'f
Improper imvst. They clnim thnt they had
good ronsQiis to believe thnt Sehoiioiminn was
guilty or they would not bavo cuu.scd his ar
rest ,
Perry Thompson , the young farmer who
wns foolish enough to dispose of his entile ,
although mortgaged for $1,700 , Is still In the
county Jail.
T1II3'AD1UONUAOK FOlinSTS.
Their Pcrinnno nt Maintenance Nco
ossnry to the City ol'Xow York.
The sliito of Now York has nearly u
million ncroa of mountain forest lands ,
not in ono compact body , but in scattered
tracts , separated by private holdings ,
says the Century. In this situation the
property of the stnto cannot bo udc-
quatoly protected from spoliation , nor
properly administered as a source
of rovonuo. Tlioso who have
given attention to the matter in this
state , therefore , favor disposing of out
lying tracts , by sale or exchange , and
the acquisition by the state of BUlllclont
additional territory to constitute a largo
utato park , or foreign rcsorvutlonarouml
the sources of the Hudson river and the
olhor crroat waterways of the stato.
This plan was presented in a message
from the governor to the sonata during
the last session of the legislature , and
by the concurrent action of both branches
of that body wns cqramiltocl to the pres
ent forest commission for thorough in
vestigation , the finding to bo reported
to the legislature at its nuxt mooting- .
This is ono of the most important
forestry enterprises ovoi1 undertaken in
this country. The business and com
mercial prosperity of the city of Now
York depends in very largo measure
upon the forest conditions around the
sources of the Hudson rlvor , and the in
terests of largo portions of the interior
of the state tire also closely connected
with the destiny of the north woods. No
part of the Adirondack mountain forest
region ia adapted to cultivation. It Is
naturally suited to the perpetual pro
duction of timber , and to this crop
ulono ,
The flvo or six millions of people who
will soon bo dwellers in the great city
which is so rapidly growing up on and
around Manhattan island will soon need
the whole Adirondack wilderness for nn
outlying parlc and forest play ground for
their summer rest and recreation. The
movements to preserve these mountain
forests , and to make the region a.public .
possession , should have the cordial b'up-
port of all civilized anglers and hunts
men , of lumbermen and owners of timber
lands , and of public spirited citizens in
general. At present largo portions of
the region are being1 rapidly and irre
trievably ruined.
- <
\Vlin Votes in London. , -
rf
London' now government rests upon
n franchise so popular that practically
nobody who would care to vote Is ex
cluded , says the Century. In the first
place , till householders are enfranchised ,
and this includes every man who rents a
place for his family , oven if it bo only a
.small room in the garret or collar of a
tenement houso. It also includes
these who llvo within llftoon miles
of the metropolis , but own or oc
cupy metropolitan quarters , for
any purpose , worth a certain
very limited rental. Owners of free
hold property in London , no matter
where they live , if British subjects , are
entitled to voto. "Widows and unmarried
women who tire householders , occupiers
or owners of property are also author
ized to vote for county councilors.
The principal basis of llio franchise is
the household ; and the chief disqualifi
cations are receipt of nubile alms arid
failure to pay rates that have fallnn duo.
Any resident of the metropolis or vicin
ity who Is entitled to vote is eligible to
election. Furthermore , , any British
subject who owns land in London , or
who is possessed of a limited amount of
prooorty. no matter where ho lived , inuy
be chosen a councilor of the county of
London. The fact of ro.sidonco in ono
district dooa not disqualify , either in
law or in the popular judgment , for can- \ _
clidacy in any other district.
COVKTHIIIP.
Clitcaan Etentng Pott.
A corrosDonUont wnnts to know "how long
girl * should bo courted. "
This puzzles < i , slnco wo liavo simply wor
shipped them fiom afar.
Wo'ro ' roully not experienced , but , If thoy'ro
us loportod ,
Wo think they should bo treated Just the
name ns short onus uro.
YOU CANNOT GO.
To Carlsbad , but you can liaro Carlsbad
brought to you. Procure ahottlo ofKonulno
imported Carhibad Hiirudtil Halts dissolve n
toaspoonfiilof it In utinnblerfitlof wntcrantl
the wonderful llfo-Blvinj ; ninilltlo ) ol th
O.irlslml Spring Itbolt will bo tikon Into yuui
system. Uo sure to obtain the Komilno Im
ported article.
OMAHA .
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Bubsorlued nnd Guaranteed Capital..S30C.OOO
P ld lu Capital 380.000
lluyi and tolls itooki and bond * ! negotiate *
commercial papers recolves iind excoutei
trusts ! art * n transfer oiteot nnd truiteeof
corporation * takei charge ol property , ool-
UoUt taxei. _
Omaha Loan&Trust Co \
SAVINGS BANK. S-
S. E. COP. 10th and Douglas St9.
1'nld In Capital I 00,003
Subscribed and Ounrnntecd Capital. . . . 100,003
Liability of Stockholders 200,000
0 1'er Ccut Inlorc'St fold on Dopoilts.
I-'UAMC J. JA.NOK , Omlilor.
OOcxrt : A. U. Wymnn , president. J , J , llrown ,
vlco-prc ldont , W. T , Wyinnn. treasurer ,
DroctOA. ! . U. Wyman , J , ll.Mlllurcl , J , J.
Brown , duy O. Barton. E. W. Nia * . "
L. ttluiDuU , Qeorge B. Luk * .