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fWOHN STATEMENT OV ClUOUI.ATlON
Etntnof NnliruMdt. I
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prt-sont indlcutlons milroad
ronipotitloii will soon bo numbered
fi. ioiif { tlio lost urts.
'J'ni : ffjiuulilscd corpufatloiis will pros-
pntlj dlscovor Unit they have paid an
DxorbitnnL prlco for tliocombino whistle.
Puiu.iC duty Is higher than party ob-
ih'ations. Duty to Omaha dotnumla tbo
flofoat of every member of the boodllng-
combine.
EVHUY prooil'cltlzonof the Ninth ward ,
ffgtirdloss of party , should take an act
ive interest in the retirement of Davis
luid the election of Paul.
IN Dos Molnes the boodle councllmen
tire on trial with a fair chance of their
poing to tlio penitentiary. In Omaha
Ihoy are up for ro-oloctUin.
THIS social season in Washington will
open at noon tomorrow and the country
ft ill enjoy the spectacle of tv Inrpo part-
Dancing to the music of Tom Heed.
THK dlHtingulshed creel : who slipped
Mit of the city jail doubtless reached
Lho Ninth ward in time to ylvo a coin-
pllmontary vote for tlio boss of the job.
SHAM * the public interests of Omaha
pontinuo the football of a rapacious
feanp ofboodlers ? This is the question
which the voters must decide at the
ballot box next Tuesday.
PAHTV lines cannot safely bo drawn in
n purely local campaign. Good clti/.ens
Bhould unite nnd break up the combine.
Jt is of little consequence to what party
n councilman belongs if ho is a boodlcr.
Till lady manapors of the world's fait'
nro exceedingly lavish in dispensing
Compliments. Mrs. Russell Harrison has
toon.elected ninth vice president of the
board , an honor which will bo appre
ciated In Omaha and Helena , Mont.
Mu. WHEET.KU stated under oath
tvhlle on the witness stand that ho voted
fcor Gushing last year. That absolves
pll republicans from supporting him ,
oven if ho had not secured his ronoinl-
nation by democratic votes and hired
Icolers and tax-eaters.
As iiKTWKisx Mr. Thomas Tuttle and
D. II. Wheeler in the Fourth ward , re
publicans who want honest government
will give Mr..Tuttlo the preforonco. Ho
is n clean man of undoubted integrity
nnd entirely free from entangling al
liances with contractors and taxoalorsj
Tun wholesale debauchery of the
primaries and the stilling of public
eontlmont by the cohorts of the combine ,
absolves republicans from every obliga
tion to support the nominees. Without
money or patronage ChalTco , Davis and
" \Vlmolor could not muster n corporals
guard of republicans.
WHKKI.KK , ClmiTco and Davis should
lie defeated at all hazards. They repre
sent the worst elements in our city gov
ernment and are responsible for the
enormous Wnsto of the people's sub
stance during the past two years. They
Imvo boon the houd and front of all the
plotting and scheming In connection
vlth public Improvements nnd have
given countenance and support to the
various raids that have boon madeon
our city treasury by tho-franc'lilsod cor
porations. To vote them Into the coun
cil for another term would almply Invlto
n repetition of dishonest ana extrava
gant methods nnd encourage other pub
lic servants In carrying on venal schemes
find promoting jobbery.
TlIK scandalous partiality of ChalToo's
.Trimury election judges can readily bo
Accounted for. A few months ago Mr.
Qucitloy had a claim against the city for
grading dauuiL'es. The appraisers
Awarded him eight hundred collars.
3 > Ir. Quouloy declined to accept and ap
pealed to the combine for a higher
juvurd. A more accommodating sot of
nppralbors was appointed and Quonloy
tivns allowed olghteon hundred dollars.
yiila was HIco finding a clean thousand
dollars. Mr. Quealoy is a grateful man ,
nnd ChaiTco knew ho could count on him
to count him In. Mr. Quonloy has paid
Ills debt , but the taxpayers of Omaha
nro not likely to applaud Mr. ChalToo's
generous methods of dealing out other
people's money.
/M/B TO CMiti A HALT.
The activity dtHpfnycd by the bosses
of the waterworks , the street car lines ,
electric lighting contractors and repre
sentatives of other frnnchlscd corpora
tions in the primary elections for coun
cilman compels us to sound the nlnrtn
and call'tlio attention of tnxpaylnu cltl-
zons to the Impending danger.
Wo have voted these corporations
franchises that are worth millions of
dollars. Wo have voted Uffuntho right-
of-way through public thoroughfares ;
over viaducts and underground. "Wo
have cheerfully borne the enormous
burden imposed upon us forourwator
supply nnd our gas and electrlo lights.
We have permitted them almost with
out protest to tear up our streets
nnd cart away nnd appropriate to their
own use part of our pavements , to pay
for whleh adjacent property has been at-
Inched. Wo have allowed them almost
without protest to draw thousands and
thousands of dollura outof our city treas
ury , to which they wore not legally en
titled. Wo have oven allowed ourselves
to bo hold up and robbed in broad day
light by boodlcrs in the city council who
wore In the pay of those corporations
and voted to rotnlt them money that had
boon legally collected , and voted them
claims that wcro fraudulent.
It Is u notorious fact that of those cor
porations , the water works company , the
gas company , the street railway com
pany and the electric lighting company
are stocked and bonded for over ten
millions of dollars and pay taxes on an
assessment of less than ono hundred nnd
twenty-live thousand dollars. For In
stance , the building and plant of the
electric lighting company are worth
over ono hundred thousand dallars and
wore assessed ln\it \ spring for ono
thousand three hundred dollars.
Such glaring favoritism would satisfy
anybody except the franchlsed corpora
tions. They still reach out for more ,
and they nro trying to get more by high
handed , rcckloss and corrupt interfer
ence with the machinery of elections.
Suppose any citizen who desired to shirk
his water bill or gas bill should corrupt
ly tamper with the subordinates of those
corporations Would they tamely sub
mit and allow themselves to bo robbed ?
And yet the manriora { of these corpora
tions ) are doing this very thing with
the taxpayers of Omaha. They have
tami/orcd with councilmen and bought
them up , if not with money , with
patronage and lucrative jobs. And they
are trying to fasten their' grip more
securely upon the throats of our tax
payers than over boforo.
What do those people want , anyhow ?
Are they not satibllod with the tribute
they can exact under the contracts they
hold ? Are they not satiatlcd with the
fair ti'eatiiiunt which any honcstcouncll-
man would cheerfully give them ? Is it
not about time for thum to call u halt
and stop this outrageous interference
with elections and our municipal gov
ernment ?
TlIK Bui : entertains no unfriendly
feeling toward uny of tliOHo corporations
or their manager but it warns them
now to desist from their infernal machi
nations unless they want to arouse our
citizens to organized resistance and
want to Invite an appeal to the courts
that will soon show them tlio boundary
line between their rights and the rights
of the taxpayers.
A iVOTU ItLK COXFKltRXaE.
A conference that will not full to com
mand the interested attention of the
religious world was held at Chicago the
past week. This was u mooting of prom
inent ministers of the Christian faith
and distinguished rabbis of the Mosaic
faith , who came together to consider
questions of vital concern to believers in
every religion , but with the primary
object of promoting friendly communica
tion between Jews and Christians. The
conference hold two days nnd listened to
nudressos of a high order of ability from
both rabbis and ministers , nil of which
were characterized by n. spirit of liber
ality and a tendency to concession which
must bo regarded as Important and re
markable. Without any surrender on
either sldo of vital doctrine , there was
manifested by each aide a disposition to
treat the opinions of the other with respectful -
spoctful toleration and to Inculcate the
idea of more friendly Intercourse bo-
twcou Jew and Gontilo.
Of course no ono who participated in
the conference was effected In hla faith.
Unquestionable ministers and rabbis
were just as firm In their rollgious con
victions after the mooting ns boforo.
There were no now reasons to bo given
on either side why the other should
abandon the vital doctrine that sonar-
led them. Very llfioly each side was enlightened -
lightened by the discourses of the other ,
but doubtless no ono was weakened
in his established views. Conver
sion was not the design of the
conference , but there is reason
to bollovo that its real purpose , that of
bringing about n-bottor fooling between
the representatives of the two faiths ,
was at least measurably attained. At
any rate , It was a stop in that direction ,
and therefore significant and important.
The Chicago conference was probably
the forerunner of others of a similar
character , and If so , its beneficial results
may bo far-reaching.
THE xnr KxmniT OI'BA TODAY.
The manngors of the Omaha art ex
hibit have decided to kcop it open on
Sundays in order to enable these people-
to visit the exhibition who cannot con
veniently do BO on another day of the
week. There is a very Inrgo number of
our people which has no leisure time to
give to an attraction of this kind except
on Sunday , nnd many of these appreciate
art nnd it la believed will welcome an
opportunity to enjoy this admirable
exhibit. This the managers think
should bo given them , and doubtless all
liberal-minded people will acquiesce in
this view. The art galleries of the east
ern oltles are generally open on Sun-
daya nnd as a rule nro largely attended.
The effect in cultivating a popular taste
for art has boon found to bo excellent.
Largo numbers of poisons who would
otherwise pass their Sunday leisure unprofitably -
profitably spend a part of the tlmo in as-
boclntlon with works of art , to tholr In
tellectual and moral benefit , Nobody
can thus bo employed at'a loss. True
art is educational and elevating to all
who are attracted by it , and it is most
desirable tlmt the plain people , who can
Imvo Httlo true art in tholr homos ,
should bo given every possible oppor
tunity to sue it olsowhoro. There are
people in Omaha who mny never again
have do favorable an opportunity to ac
quaint themselves with a high class of
art ns Is now offered by the exhibit at
Harnoy and Thirteenth streets.
Thus far the exhibit has been fairly
well attended , but a more llbornl expres
sion of popular Interest In It Is to bo de
sired. After all that has been said regard
ing Its merits It must bo presumed that
our citizens are fully aware of the fact
that this collection of paintings Is ono
of the finest and most extensive to bo
soon anywhere In this country. Jt em
braces plctui'os by Kuropoan painters of
the highest repute , and for the student
of art olTors a great variety of examples ,
while to admirers simply it cannot fall
to most amply reward their attention.
The exhibition will continue several
weeks , and it is to bo hoped popular in
terest in It will steadily increase.
UXIOff I'ACIl'tO KCOKOS1Y.
Retrenchment is again the orderof the
day nlong the line of the Union Pacific ,
Reductions have been ordered in all de
partments , hundreds of men are to bo
summarily discharged from all the shops
and the working hours of the remainder
reduced.
This periodic contraction and inflation
has become a settled feature of Union
Pacific policy , Every change of man
agement linH been ulgntill'/.ed by a now
spasm of enforced economy.
Wo concede that it Is ono of the inalienable -
alienable rights of the company to hire
and discharge at will. There are , however -
over , some features of economy and re
trenchment that seriously alToct the pub
lic. It is a notorious fact that the Union
Pacific rolling stock is insutllcicnt for
the business offered. The vast coal in
terests of Wyoming and Colorado , dependant -
pendant on the company for reaching
contiguous markets , Imvo for months
been unable to 1111 orders owing to the
scarcity of cars. Scores of Nebraska
towns nro insufllclontly supplied and
have escaped a coal famine by reason of
uncommonly mild weather.
The Inability of the company
to meet the dcnlnnds of the coun
try at the present tlmo is duo
to a penny wise and pound foolish econ
omy. Last Juno President Adams sig
nalized a visit to tlio west by a sweeping
reduction of the working force , stopping
repairs and retrenching in all direc
tions , merely to make a favorable show
ing in net earnings. In less than two
months the discharged men wore ro-
employcd and the total force vastly in
creased. Despite these efforts the
wreckage piled up , and there ia scarcely
a repair shop on the road today that Is
not overstocked with mutilated cars and
locomotives. For opposing this foolish
policy Master Mechanic Ilacknoy was
retired and Gushing substituted nnd , the
latter followed within a year for crowd
ing the yards with disabled rolling
stock.
The present retrenchment policy is a
striking example o"f Wnbash methods
which temporarily caused a rise in
stocks , but ultimately proved disastrous.
, liV EDUCATIONAL J.VAW..4T W.
A meeting of distinguished educators
was recently hold in Philadelphia to
consider a plan designed to extend
among the people the usefulness of the
universities and higher institutions of
learning. The movement Is designed to
benefit the large class of persons In the
cities and towns of the country who have
the leisure and inclination to study , but
lack guidance , ' instruction nnd the sus
tained endeavor which comes of asso
ciated effort under proper regulations
directed toward a certain end. The
idea is that as these persons are debarred -
barred from going to the university , the
university will undertake to go to them.
It appears that the plan proposed here
has had a successful history In England.
There numerous societies exist , largely
composed of the artisan clajs , to which
the universities of Oxford and Cnm-
bridRO furnish courses of study , lectures ,
and periodical and final examinations.
A dozen or more persons organize them
selves anywhere into n class for study
and notify either university of the fact.
University men take direction of the
class , lay out a graded course of read
ing , study and examinations , nnd the
university provides reference books ,
special lecturers nnd examine rs , nnd Is
sues certificates of proficiency. The plan
has boon in operation in England for
sixteen years , with the most beneficial
results.
The movement in thio country origin
ated with the university of Pennsylvania
and found immediate favor with other
institutions , and it is believed that the
problem of extending to thousands of
persons who cannot attend a university
the educational help of these institutions
bus boon practically solved. The move
ment has had marked success in Phila
delphia , where all the inatitutlons of
learning have united to provide direc
tion and instruction for all who have
leisure and wish to employ it for the
acquisition of knowledge. It being
demonstrated that the plan is practica
ble in ono city it will certainly spread to
others , and It is doubtless only a ques
tion of time when It will become general.
It IH a very interesting innovation , which
contains the promise of most beneficial
rotmlts.
A NATION A Li VNtVUllSITl' .
Senator Edmunds proposes at the coin
ing session of congress to press his bill
for the establishment of a national uni
versity at Washington. The plan con-
tomplntns the creation by congress of an
educational Institution modeled on the
Gorman university idea a school to
which students may go to take n post
graduate course after having finished
work at the other colleges. No ono
would bo admitted to it who had not
passed through a course of Instruction
equal to that given In the host colleges.
Tlio idea of establishing such n univer
sity has been urged for a number of
years. Indeed it was sugcrosted early
In the history of the government.
But it has uniformly ohcoun-
tcrod , as it still does , strong
opposition from the friends of
the loadlntr universities of the country ,
based upon their bollof tlmt tlio estab
lishment of such an 'istltutlou at the
national capital would Injure these else
where. UspcolnjIIJt does objection come
from Institutions which hnvo post-
graduate course * , nd these will easily
enlist others Info 'position. ' Other obi -
jeutlons have hoi i urged -against the
proposed national i Hill-orally , but that
proceeding from the established educa
tional institutions. Is perhaps the most
formidable. / I
Onthoollnr Imud there is a great
deal to bo said in behalf of the plan. In
the first place it will bo coni-oded that n
university at thofsfat of government of
the character contemplated would Iiavo
advantages for students not to
bj found anywhere else in
the country. Washington is not
only the political cantor of the nation ,
but there the/ whole machinery of gov
ernment is operated , so that while those
attending a national university were
completing tholr studios they would nt
the same tlmo obtain from practical ob
servation valuable knowledge of gov
ernmental nlTalrs. Besides this there
are storehouses of Information In Wash
ington which , If not exclusive to that
city , are unequalled elsewhere , and
which the prospective lawyer , or doctor ,
or lltoratour would find invaluable.
Whether anythlmr would bo gained for
popular patriotism from the proposed
university Is not altogether certain , the
tendency of the Influences at Washing
ton not being very strongly in this direc
tion.
Senator Edmunds believes thnt his
plan will finally prevail , and that this
great school which ho proposes will in
the end embrace the best features of the
highest technical schools , and that , with
the advantages given through its estab
lishment at the national capital , In tlmo
such n university would rank with the
best In the world. But there is very
little probability that ho will bo able to
do anything with his bill In the present
congress , and it Is pretty safe to predict
that the time is yet remote when public
sentiment will approve the proposal thnt
congress shall establish a national uni
versity.
Tin : manifesto issued by Mr. Glad
stone in reply to that of Mr. Pnrnoll ,
makes the breach between the lender of
the English liberals and the leader of
the Irish nationalists BO wide that it will
bo utterly impossible to close It. There
are no conceivable circumstances under
which Gladstone and Purnell could bo
brought to a renewal of confidence In
ono another and united action. It is pos
sible , though by no means probable , that
both may continue to hibor in the same
direction and with tlio same end in view ,
but there can bo no- further association
between thorn. Ths } unfortunate situa
tion of affairs is not the fault
of Mr. Gladstone. His advice to
Mr. Parnoll tb relinquish the
leadership of ( the -nationalists
was wise and gap io excuse to the Irish
leader for the ill-tclnporcd manifesto in
which ho arraigned Mr. Gladstone ns
having been an unfair ally , whoso latest
course was prompted by a desire for re-
vongo. The declarations of Mr. Glad
stone denying the- statements of Mr.
Par neil ; wlll in the cjrcumstancps bo very
generally accepted ns conclusive , and
thus Mr. Parnoll will stand before the
world doubly condemned. His whole
course in this matter thus far hns Deon
disastrous to himself and cannot fail to
prove greatly damaging to the cause ho
represents. But it must not be sup
posed that the cause can bo ruined by
Parnoll or any other man. It has sur
vived many misfortunes and sot-backs and
will outlive the present crisis. The con
summation may bo postponed , but the
just rights which the Irish people de
mand are certain of ultimate triumph ,
despite the follies and blunders and mnd
passions of leaders.
IT is reported upon what appears to bo
good authority that the Now York World
has boon sold by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer to
Mr. George W. Childs , proprietor of the
Philadelphia Public Lfdijer , nnd Mr. An
thony W. Drexel , the well known banker
of Philadelphia. Statements differ ns
to the price supposed to bo agreed upon ,
but it is in the neighborhood of four mil
lion dollars , the transaction including
the now building Into which the news
paper plant has recently moved. There
is reason for giving credence to the re
port of the sale in the fnct that the
health of Mr. Pulitzer has become
greatly impaired , and since his return
from Europe , where ho was absent about
two years under treatment , prin
cipally for an affection of the
eyes , the direction of the H'orM has
boon largely entrusted to an executive
board composed of the heads of the edi
torial departments. Mr. Pulitzer , how
ever , was still moro or loss burdened
with the cares of the paper , and prob
ably decided , as stated , that his only
hope of obtaining relief was in disposing
of the property outright. It is under
stood that the transfer will take place
the first of next year , until which tlmo
probably nothing definite will bo known
as to the policy the now proprietors will
adopt. The Wbrhl has been made a
great financial success by Mr. Pulitzer ,
and the way for hisn successors to main
tain what ho has n'cliiovod is very plainly
marked out.
Tun East OmahaVland company adds
another splendid 'jii'ojcct to many others
under way for thej ovolopmonl of the
property. Plansihftvo boon accepted for
a railroad and wn'gg'n bridge over the
Missouri river , andjwork will begin on
the structure as soon ns a charter is ob
tained from congress. The company
controls ample mews to carry the pro
ject to successful i completion , and what
is moro the dominating interests in the
company will undoubtedly checkmate
the selfish opposition which harassed
and destroyed similar ontorpribos In
Omaha In years past. The erection ol
the bridge will partially , at least , re
move the embargo on commerce nt tide
point am ) open to competing roads , a vast
area of land suitable for truckage , shops ,
factories and warehouses nnd Hlco in
dustries , the development of which will
make North Omaha and the island an
active competitor with South Omaha for
industrial supremacy.
THK citizens of the Ninth ward could
not do bettor than to elect Mr. George
J. Paul ns the successor of the combine
ringbtor , E. P. Davis. Mr. Paul is D
Rolf-mndo young man whoso conduct IIIIH
always boon unblemished and whoso
business capacity .is recognized. Al
though lie has never taken purl In poli
tics , Air. Paul has nil the qualifications
necessary to make him an efficient coun
cilman.
Tim treaty of Kllnmlnhan appears to
bo In n worse condition than the famous
treaty of Limerick.
Too Itlu Kvon for Gould.
"Chleaifi Inttt'Oeeatii
Joy Gould may corner nil the western rail
roads but when bo undertakes to pocket tlio
west ho will find that tbcro are some things
too big for even a Wall street wizard to
possess.
What CniiHtlttitcft Democracy.
Two years ajo democrats were unhappy
about u surplus in tbo treasury , and nowthuy
are unhnppy about nn Imaginary deficit. To
bo unhappy is tlictr normal condition. De
mocracy Is chronic pessimism tempered with
confirmed melancholia.
The HRUlllean | Opportunity.
St. Mml I'liinccr-l'i&H ( Kcj ) . ) .
From tlio moment of its assembling con
gress should devote itself to tbo establish
ment of n wide system of trade reciprocity.
Tills Is In line with the demand for tariff re
form , 'i'hls Is in harmony with the views
and the policy of tbo greatest living leader of
the party. This is the means by ivhlchwith
out disturbing rates of duty as fixed in the
tariff schedules , wo may obtain wider mar
kets for our products and admission for tboso
other products which wo want. The whole
country is in favor of trade reciprocity. Re
ciprocity wilb Canada and Mexico alone
would more than counteract tbo unfortunate
effects of tbo McKluloy tariff law , It would
give new impulses to trade ; it would prevent
the increase of prices ; It would glvo the re
publican party n policy and a rallying iry
which arc moro pppulur than any it has had
sluco the close of tbo war. This is where
lost groutfd may bo gained. His the way in
which to repair the tremendous blunder of
the former session , nnd convince tbo people
that the republican party can maintain tbo
principle of protection without prohibiting
imoorts ; can inako It consistent with the en
largement of our foreign trade and the pros
perity of our people. What republicans
should do in the limited tlmo left to tuom before -
fore they lese control of ono branch of tbo
government fa to set moving a policy of trade
reciprocity that shall include all the countries
of the American continent. If the democrats
oppose this they are lost. If they ngrco to it
the republicans have regained their prestige.
It is tbo cue great and llnal opportunity of
the party. Are its representatives sagacious
enough to understand and bold enough to
take advantage of the situation ]
The Content in Nebraska.
l > liUn < lel tita'm .
The small plurality by which the farmers'
alliance state ticket was defeated In Ne
braska lm < encouraged that organization to
begin a contest for tbo governorship and
other ofllces , which will bo tried by the next
legislature. The vote in tbo state on gov
ernor stood , according to the latest returns ,
as follows : Democratic , 71,331 ; farmers nl-
Hanco70,197 ; republican , 63,863 ; democratic
plurality. 1,144. The legislature which will ,
try tbo contest will hnvo an alliance majority
in both branches. The senate will stand :
Alliance , 18 ; democrats , 0 ; republicans , 0.
The house will stand : Alliance , 51 ; demo
crats , 25 ; republicans , 21.
The charges on which the contest will bo
based are the bribery and Intimidation of voters
ers , the failure of Judges and clerlw of elec
tions to mnko honest returns , and the fact
that a number of towns did not comply with
tbo law requiring them to register voters.
The contest will be on interesting one , and
its progress and result will bo watched with
a good deal of Interest throughout the coun
try. Iho farmers' alliance will have entire
control of it , and the decision , accord Ing as It
Is seen to bo based on evidence or prejudice ,
will have much to do with determining the
standing of ttiat organization before the
people. If the proof of fraud at the ballot
box is clear , and enough false counting is
shown to overcome tlio democratic plurality ,
then tbo title of tbo farmers' alliance candi
date to the governorship will bo plain and ho
ought to bo seated.
The failure to comply with the registration
law , however , is only a technical error , pro
vided the Intent of the voters is honestly
shown In the return of the votes. A govern
orship gained on such grounds would bo a
legal , but not an equitable prize , and it would
not strengthen the farmers' alliance in the
confidence of the public. But the charge that
ntimidation and throats of ostracism wcro
used to influence voters against tbo alllauco
candidates will not have much force. Facts
which have coma to light sluco the election
show that these very tactics were employed
by the alliance men themselves. United
States Marshal Slaucutor asserts that tbo al
liance voters met In lodge rooms on the night
before election and took an oath-bound
pledge thnt they would vote tin alliance
ticket , and that committees stood at the polls
to sco that tlieso pledges weio carried out.
Tboro was probably far more intimidation
practiced by the farmers' alliance than by
both republicans and democrat * together.
The democratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor relates that on visiting a number of
relatives on the Sunday before the election
and asking them to vote for him ho learned
that they had all takoa an oath on the Ulblo
to vote n straight alliance ticket without a
scratch or a paster , nnd the returns showed
that tboy had carried out their pledge. Many
other facts prove that the determination of
tbo alliance to win la tbo recent election
was largely underestimated by tbo old par
ties. TUo question now is whether tbo same
methods will bo carried into tbo contest for
the governorship before the legislature.
If tboy nro , and It becomes evident that
the alliance is swayed by prejudice nnd
passion , instead of by facts and evidence. . It
will Irretrievably injure its cause with the
public.
THE L.lti'f WE Of SVJlMKlt.
Julin ttrecttitaf HVidt/crnU/ie / / A' 1" , Inacpe mJnit
Summer's last sun. nigh unto setting , shines
Through ynn columnar pines.
And , on tbudtiopciiliii ; shadows of the liuvn ,
Its golden Hues are drawn.
llrniiiiiliig of loiiR-cono summer clays like tills ,
t'eulmc the wind's soft Iclsi ,
Clnitiifiil and Klud that fulling car and sight
llaio still tiielrolU delight ,
I Hit nlonn nnd watch tbo warm sweet day
I < ui > 4u tPiulerly uw.ivj
And. wistful , with a feeling of forecast ,
1 auk , "Is Hi U the last ? "
"Will norcr moro for mo the seasons run
Tholr round , und will tlio sun
Of ardent siiiiiinurs yet to como forgot
For mo to rl u unu sulV"
TliniisliouUlHlbi ) hcroor I should ho with thee
Whcrovcrtlioti niuyst be.
Lips mute , hand ! ) elu pud , In silciicosuf speech
Kucli answering unto each ,
At this still hour which hints of mystery far
Iloyoiid tlio ( nonliix ttur ,
N < > words out worn sullleofrom Up or scrotli
The soui would fain with soul
t > wl110 , IMPSO f.OW | fwl't-puMliiR days f ulQll
The wise , disposing Will ,
And , In the p veiling 114 ut morning , trust
' 1 h o All-MorclfuLand Just.
The solemn Ipy that miul-coiiiniunlon fcols
Immortal IlfarovcnU ;
And human love , Its jiropliooy and sign ,
Interprets lovuillvlnu.
t'oiiio tlieii. In thought , If that alone may be ,
O frloiidl and lirlng with thee
Thy calm asHWaneosuf transcendent suUores ,
And the eteral years ,
K KNOLL , 189) ,
I OWE < > jF Tilt ! STATE 1'MfXHti.
Fremont Tribunal It Issaldthnt Jay llur-
rows , the bos * of the alliance , hns already
fiuttcncd nn optic on Paddock's scat in tbo
so i into. How wo llttlo crab apples fiivlinl
Do Will Times : If by somoactof jiwvl-
ilonce Sitting Bull ami Tied Cloud wcro to bo
found dangling from the cud of a rope tlio
people of South n. kota nnd northern N'o-
biiuka would feel n sense of rcllof.
Grand Island Independent : Tlioso papers
kicking about tbo defeat of Itichnrdi should
remember Unit It wi * his own political cow-
ardlco that did it. Had ho possessed the
fourago to declare himself upon the moat
vlUil issue in tbo campaign In this state , ho
would today bo the govemorclcct beyond
iiuestlon.
Fremont Herald : Thcro is ono feature of
the contest case against lloyd that Is r.ithor
s ug.festlvo. ( Kvory lawyer for the contcstati t
Is tbo paid attorney of tlio prohibitionists.
Kvory charge made U thosanioallogod bytlio
Xew Vork Voice nud Lincoln Call in their
reports concerning tbo election InOimlhn.
It Is cosy enough to bo scon what Is at the
bottom of all this they want u man who will
not vote a prohibition statutdry law and
.lames K. Dojd Is on record on this question ,
Beatrice Democrat : As tlio smoke of battle
clours away , it Is easy to BOO that prohibition
received Its blackest eye bccmuso of Iho Im
ported talent , the busted preachers , nnd
wind-broken colonels , and ahort-bnlrcd
women. These , with tbo Volco and Leror ,
turned the tide and while tlio local press nnd
speakers bait mido a good Impression , up to
tlio Ilrst of July , the colonels that came Into
the state at that tlmo prejudiced the people
against the cause und it fell 40,90'J , votes short
of election.
Grand Island Independent : Let us not
Unvo a Uurrows kingdom established In Ne
braska. This should continue as a republic.
Dictator Burrows would soon provo even
moro obnoxious than dictator corporation.
\Vo cannot afford anarchy , nor monarchy ,
nor onc-niaii power , such as King Burrows
would give to us , were bo once fairly in
stalled. Had It not been for the domineering
course of Dictator Burrows no contest would
have boon called for In this election , but the
alliance ticket would hnvo swept , tbo state
by majorities that would Imvo put all tall : of
contest out of the question ,
Kearney Hub : The methods of Burrows ,
who has sot up nn absolute political dictator
ship at Lincoln , and the crazy capers of Doch ,
Into independent candidate for lieutenant
governor , constitute the most Jackastlcal
spectacle ever witnessed in the politics of
Nebraska. What was a few weeks no a
campaign contest for certain professed prin
ciples 1ms degenerated Into n squabble lor a
handful of ofllces which nro to bo secured by
hook nnd crook , tbo formality of an election
passed over , and pretexts created for throw-
lug out of such votes as will inako the result
favorable for all of the Independent candi
dates.
If Kit E .l\Jt
Commenting on the Indian scare the other
day a gentleman said : "I don't ' believe tbcro
will bo any bloodshed. The Indians know
too well that they would stand no chance In a
contest with Uncle Sam. "
And then bo nddil : "It scorns a shame ,
too , after we've got our troops nnd our how
itzers ana our war correspondents all ready
for a scrap. The situation reminds mo of au
incident at the Boyd hero during a produc-
tloa of 'Saints and Sinners. ' At that point
in the play whore the lusty hero confronts
the villain and demands personal satisfaction
thonudlenco was worked up to the highest
pitch of Interest. Everybody was aching to
sco the villain thrashed , but ho threatened to
prevent such a consummation by nn absolute
backdown. Finally a man occupying1 a seat
In front of mo loaned forward with tears
streaming down bis face and sbaUiug his list
at the stage exclaimed :
"Hit the scoundrel $ Make him flghtl"
Mrs. Jcannetts M. Tburber , president of
the National Conservatory of Music of Amer
ica , in a letter to the editor of Tlic BEE , de
sires that attention bo called to the fact that
tbo national conservatory has adtlod to its
faculty na professor of violin , MnJauio
Camilla Urso , who is particularly Interested
in conservatory work. It is well known that
according to the rules of tbo Paris conserva
tory , boys only were admitted to its violin
classes until tbo great talcTht of Camilla Ursa
was recognized by Aubor , the director , since
which tlmo the conservatory has opened Its
doors to all girls of promise.
"Ono of tlio funniest sights at Pine
Ridge , " said Mr. R. V. Uooilrich , who re
turned from that agency Thursday , "was
the way In which Buffalo Bill's Indians
treated their old friends. The Wild \vost
buclcs were dressed up in the lioighth of
English fashion , wearing plccadllly collars
and carrying silver-bonded canes , As several
of them wcro marching up the agency street
In dude fashion , au old squaw In an army
blanket espied among thorn ono of her friends
and made a dash at him with both
hands extended. Tlio dude redman
man didn't notloo her apparently until
she headed him off and with n Rulteral excla
mation attempted to embrace him , But ho
wouldn't ' embrace. Ho drew lilinself up ,
eyed tbo squaw with coldness , and with au !
dou't-know-you stnro turned his back on his
lady friend and rejoined bis Wild West com
bination. The squaw shed no tears , butthoro
was a look of humiliation on her countenance
which showed how thoroughly snubbed she
felt. "
"I could toll you some very interesting
stories about occurrences on the rcsorva-
tlon , " continued Mr. Goodrich , "but many
of them would hnruly appear well In print-
not oven in Vanity Fair or the Pollco Ga
zette. It's a llttlo the poorest country I was
over In , except for traders , \vbo manage to
squeeze out of a visitor from two to live
times the value of anything they Imvo to
sell. "
A lady now traveling In Ireland tells the
following story of Dearagoll , the Holonof Ire
land , ns she got It from "Tommio'1 the driver
of an Irish jaunting car ,
"A rldgoof caith marks the grave of Dcar-
ogoil , the Irish Helen. Tommio Kicked , the
sod over her grave and told mo the story :
'Stiuro an' sho's in poorgatory tills hlisscd
minute. There's niver a praato In Olrland
would pray her out. She had a folho man ,
who was Icing of Brenlng , In ( Jonnaught , an1
she was forty year old an' ought to know
botther. But she saw a young king of Ioln-
ster an' was kilt Intolrly wld th' look nv Mm.
So she slut "im wurrud an1 bo cooms gal-
lopin' over to see her and they run off. Her
man got th' king of Knglaud , Hoiiry II. , to
como nnd catch'cm for'lin. So Henry saw
ould Oirlnud nn1 said ho would like to hnvo
It himself. Thin ho fought some battles wld
Roderick O'Connor ' un' gamed Ivry WIMI o'
thtm. Au' that's the rnlson UY Olrlshmca
nro all Englishmen to this day , wld thooxclp-
tlon of thlm as wlut to America. ' "
Uxolo Sam la tlio HI Uosa After All.
ItiiKtuH ( llolx ,
The return of JuyQould to Wall street
with the Intention of bundling up the rail
roads of tbo country Into a huge trust merely
repcnh the invitation to Undo Sam to como
along some day , put the whole bundle on his
shoulder and walk oil with It.
An Important Pun tor
I'htctwoTrllnine.
It U true cin ) > tip.\Riio has risen In price , but
whether It roranlns dear or not next year will
depend to a lurgu extent ou tha &lzo of the
gooseberry crop-
FROM THE STATE
Jninoa Port on Trial for Shooting Llltli
Ohnrloy Davis. .
A GRASS WIDOW AND ONLY SIXTEEN ,
Henry Berry Solid tlio Snnin llor i ) '
Twloo An Klertrlo Mf-hl Plant
for Uncolii Other
Solci
LIXCOI.X , Neb. , Nov. -Special ( to U'im
TlKi : . ! This nftornoon James 1'i'it is having
his preliminary hearing before .hmtlco b'ot-
worthy for nlleyoJ shooting with Intent to
kill , It will bo remembered that on Is'ovciu-
bur 10 llttlo Charley Davis , n b6y only ten
yearn old , was shot by I'ert , and an the boj
had formerly worked for Pei't , but left o n ac
count of nllogcd cruel treatment , sonioof tlo ,
neighbor * wcro inclined to believe that 1'cit
Intended to inur < lort ho boy ,
Mr. 1'ottor , tliogunullaiiof thoorpbaii Jw.v ,
appeared as tbo imiln prosecutor. 'I'lio only
witnesses examined wcro I'nrl IJ. Sloasoti.
who wnswith the boy when bovni shot ,
Churl i-yDttvls. the Ind shot , andJninci Peil ,
the fellow who did the shooting.
The testimony { presented ngrced with tlin
nqcoimtsprevlously published , Slosnoiintultliu
boy declaring that the tlog wa < on the op
posite side of th.6 street from which the t\u- \
were standing and thnt I'ortnppnrcntly aimed
nt them Instead of the iloR.
I'ort's only defense was that ho aimed nt
the dog which was barking nt his horse.
'i'he trial lasted all afternoon nnd nftei
hearing the witnesses testify .Tudgo * 1'o.x-
worthy decided that the evidence was not
suniulcnt to convict and ho tliorofom ells-
charged Pert ,
OXM SIXTF.BX * s-n iiivouci'.n.
Caroline Hall , a comely young woman not
over sixteen years oC ngc , was granted a dl-
vorco this morn Ing from her husband , Fruit
Hall , to whom she was married la Ie )
Molnes , July 10 , liST. She'tohl the court
thnt Fred had cruelly abusedher , nnil beat
her with his fists on several occasions. Her
husband Is now In the Iowa state peniten
tiary serving a flvo y car term for larceny
froia the person , committed in September of
hist year. Fred appealed to the supreme
court , but last month the Judgment of the
lower court was nfllrmcd.
f-oi.i ) TIIC noitsi : Twjcn.
Not long-since Henry Berry sold ft hone ,
wagon anil harness toC. 15 , WorthIngton for
$1(0. ( Ono hnlf of the money wni piilil down
nnd the remainder was to bo palil lust Satur
day. WorthhiKton was 11 llttlo hnrd pinched
on the diy specified mul asked for mow time ,
but Berry demanded the man ay Immediately.
Instead of suing for Judgment for the romulii-
ing&JOlio replut luod the outfit , despite the
fact that Worthlngton lind paid W on It.
Knowing \Vorthlngton could cue out an
attachment for the outfit , it Is said Hint ,
Berry hid tbo property und since hns sold it
to another person. Today Worth ington got
judgment against Bern' for the full value of
the horse , wngon nnd harness , and I3cir >
will have to p.iy it or his bondsmen will have
to put up the money.
I.KT Tinitn 111 : n.r critic I.ICJIIT.
The city council held a special meeting this
morn ing to consider tlio matter of electric
lighting. The contract was amended so as
to read ns follows ; "Tho nrc lights nro to beef
of 2,000 cnndlo power , nottoboniorotli.il
two blocks apart except outsldo of the ( as
district , -where they may bo placed not to
exceed four blocks apart. The number of
lights shall not to loss thnn sixty and may ba
moro at the option o f the may or and lighting
committee. All gas lamps within tbo torri-
toiy are to bo discontinued during the time
said electric Hunts are in usal * The company
agrees to furnish everything necessary and to
Iteep lamps , etc. , In pond roimirmid condition
at its own cucnonso. The lamps
way bo kent burningnil night
orone-half the night ns desired , tlio nil night
lights to bo not less than sixteen in nuinlwi.
nnd on ono circuit , Tor this the city tierces
to pay flO per montb for each all night lump
ami $10 per month for each half aifjht light.
'J'ho contract is to continue for the period of
flvo years. "
The contract for the electric flra nnd pohco
alarm was awarded to the ( Jaynoro electric'
company of Louisville , after a wrangle Jost-j 1
ing un hour. There were four bidden , f
The hid made by tlio tiaynorocoinpany was
tbo highest , being$11,01)0. The bid of the
Gamcncll company \vw $ { liOO. !
Councilman Archibald filed n very vigorous
protest against the award of the contract to
the highest bidder , declaring It to bo alia-
Krant violation of tbo ordinances requiring
the award of contracts to the lowest bidder.
STATE HOIMK XOTU9 ,
The United States guarantee company of
Now * Yorit has hocn nuthori/eil to transact
business in this state. M , C. Hamilton of
Omaba hns boon appointed ncout for that
company.
Tbo members of the state banking1 board
nro preparing their annual report for sub
mission to the legislature.
P. J. Hall , an ex-member of the leglsln- .
turo and an old time resident of Snundors
countv , was a caller at the state bouse this
morning' .
ODDS AND r.xus.
John Butler , charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses by mortgaging
other people's property , was arraigned this
morning in the district court and entered a
plea of not guilty.
The case of the state vs. Katie Hnrlan ,
charged with arson , was dismissed on motion
of tbo county attorney , it being ttlimvn that
she was not now within the Jurisdiction of
the state , having been allowed to KQ to Kan
sas -with her mother , and by consent of all
parties interested. It appealing also that
she is partially insane. It was deemed host-
that the state inwhich hei- parents reside
should take care of her.
In the case of Sarver vs. Bouck , Inwhich
nn order was issiiod Wednesday evening re
straining the defendant from ejecting the
plaintiff from a house in University place ,
the district court tnis morning granted n tem
porary in Junction.
Henry AV , Stout was badly Injured lu the
liurllngton yanlj about eighteen months muff
nnd afterwards suep tbo company for $ i 00 ! )
damages. The case was dlsmlsiodlhis morn.
Inpr , the plaintiff accepting un amount not
ineiitlonod In Atlpuuitlou fllod today , and the
case was dismissed.
The disposition of Ullio M. Oood was flic , !
for proponents In the May will cnse toilny.
Mrs. Good U n niece of tlio decc.isod , and
swears that she was at nil times rational.
Mrs. ( ! oed Is the woman who created a sensa
tion about eighteen months agoby Jllliif ? a pe
tition to set aside n decree of divorce she bad
obtained from her husband , in which sbosald
her aunt had unduly inlluunrcil her to net.
&ho is now living at Long Island , Kim. , with
her husband.
Tlio remains of the late J , P. McMahon
were brought to Lincoln this evening for In
terment. Mr. Mediation died from injuries
received in a wrcctc on the Northern I'acillo
nonr Klmshurg , Wash. , a tow days ago.
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SAVINTGS BA.NK.
S. E. Cop. 16th and Douglas Sts.
I'll Id In Cujiltal . $ 5) , col
Hubscrlbotl and Guaranteed Capital , , . . 190,00 1
Liability of Stockholders . SOO.OOO
51'orCeutlntorost Vald on Deposits.
KllAMC J , L.ANUiUnahlor. :
Officers : A , U. Wynian. prenl < lcnt. J , J. llrown ,
vlco-jmsldunt. 'W.T. Wyninn. treasurer.
Dlrectorns-A. \Vjrmun , J. 11 , Mlllard , J. J.
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