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r 0EL1J ? ) QVIAEA ] DAILY 33EE ? ff ATUEDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1890. frHE PUBLISHED EVERY MOUNING TT.llMH OP 8U1ISOUI I'TION , Dnlly mill Sunday , Ono Year . . .llfl 00 Fix months. , . , . . , , . . , 5 00 Thrco tnnnlhi . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PO Bundny llof.OiioYcnr . 200 Weekly Hoe , OnoYonr. . . . 100 OFFICES ! Otnnlin , Tito Tlfio lliilldlnK. Boutli uninlin , Corner NnmlSfHh Street * Council IlliiM 121'rnrl Htrrnt , ClilciiKoOfllco , UliGliatntH'rnr Commerce. Now Vork.Honmi 13,11 nnd i : > , Trllmno ullilln2 wathlngton , OKI Fourteenth BtiocU comtnsi'oN DHNCB All communications relnllnz to now * nnil editorial mutter should lo ) addressed to tlio Editorial Department. HUH1NES3 LETTEnS. All biii lin" < i loiters und remittances should lie mlilii'tHcd to The ! ! < PulillshltiR Oompany , Oinaliu. Drafts , clicckt iind nostofflco orders to lie nmdu payable to tuo order of tlio ooiu jinny. . ? hc Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tlie Hco Il'ld'B , 1'arnntn und S-ovonteonth Sts EWOItN STATEMENT Ol' Kioto of N'olirmld. 1 Comity of Dounlns. ( " Rrorgc It. T/Hchuck. secretory of Tlio Bee riilillslilnir comliiinv. ancs tmloinnly nweal that thcnctual ctrculntion ofTun lUtMrlir.i for tlio ivcorf cndluR Dec. 1J. 1KX ) , was as fol lows : Kundnv. Hoc. 7 . . . ai.OflO IMomlny , Dpf.B . SKin Tuesday , Hue. 0 . . . J2.71II Wwlncscln.v. Dec. 10 . K.ftV ! Tlitiradnv. Dec. 11 . ZMBSI Krldnv. li-c. ) 12 . ! S.nH5 Bnturrtar. Doc. 13 . W.8SO Average . sn.-l.'t CKOIIOT. II. T/.PCIIUCK. Fvorn to t-pforo mo imcl sub'seribrd In my Jjirsnnco tins lath tlar'of Doccmlior. A , 1).1SW ) ! lfKAi | N.I' . TEII .Notary I'uLilla Etatoof Nohrnskn , I County of DoiiRlns , | B3 > II. Tzscliuclf , belli ? duly sworn , tie- null sn ys Hint no Is nrerctnry of Tlio lleo 'ulillslifiiKCnnipanv ' , that tliuiictnnl nvcrice flnlly clrciilntlon of THE DAILY DEE for tlio in on 11 1 nt December. 1W , wns S0.048 copies ; for January , IfW , 11 > , GSS conies ; for roliruury , ISfiO , 30'CI rmi'ci ! for Mnrch. 1SOO , 10.815 copies ; forAjirll.ltPP , BOSMo Dies ; for liny , 18CO , 20.180 roplrsi fnrJuno , JMiC , VO.SUl copies ; for July , 3FIO , 20,02 copies ! for Aliens ! . If nc.20.7OT copious for fc'rnlpriil cr. 16fO.2D.h70 copies : for October , 3 00 , 2Q.7KJ copies ; for November. lfn , 2.M30 copies. GrornK II. Tzscnncic. frwornto before mo. nnd nulisurlbcd In my pretence. tliHGth day of December. A. I ) . , 189J. N P. Km , Notary Public. Tim proposed fire limits accord with tlio progressive spirit of Omaha , TIIK mil-plus cash of the Alllnnco is n Godsend to the prohibition inquisition. THK editors of the rural republican press continue to score scoops on the local postollices. SKNATOit CllANDLKiunifjht profitably emulate Quay in giving force to the phrase , "Silonco is golden. " Tins problem whether a corpse can bo successfully galvanized will bo solved by the senate's action on the force bill. TOM MAJOHB will wear the hickory shirt until the gubernatorial rnuddlo is Bottled. By that sign lie still hopes to conquer. AN apology is duo and hereby tendered to the legal profession for inadvertently classing the prohibition inquisitors as lawyers. TiiKitrc is no practical difference in the I'osult of investing in bopjus or genuine lottery tickets. It is merely a question of which pocket captures the cash. TIIE election contest is understood at last It is a contest for legal foes and an attempt to count obscure lawyers into public notice. It is harmless but ox- pensive. True modern method of Indian war- In ro is to send friendly redskins after the hostilos. This method has the great advantage of keeping the soldiers out of harm's way. IN CONNECTICUT it may bo necessary to place ii bayonet behind every ballot. In this section every ballot is a bayonet , puncturing the enemies of progress and development. Mil. CHAFFJSE naturally supports the suggestion of swelling the receipts of the waterworks company. The pipe line bosses did not work for his reelection tion lor glory. DICTATOR Bunuows is too busily engaged - gaged playing catspaw for his prohibi tion allies to give the slightest attention to the wants of unfortunate farmers in the drought-stricken counties. INGAT/TS' ' worst enemy does not claim that Kmmis can send any man to fill his place. But there are people in Kansas who think it is a virtue to rattle around 'H the rattle has the right twang. PAIINKLL wears tv bandage , over his loft eye , which is not only a. physical necessity , but emblematically appro priate. Itecont events have given him n , black eye that will last through his tory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THAT misguided young statesman , Henry Cabot Lodge , still insists that the lorco bill must pass. Mr. Lodge was successful us a writer of history , why then does ho not stick to writing it and lot men make it who know how ? A iiiTTfjK competition is a wholesome thing. The completion and operation of the Honk Island short line to Lincoln promises to develop a rivalry in speed that will astonish the residents of Omaha and the capital. Fifty-four inllos in 70 minutes is a humping western gait. SENATOR HOAR has boon a long time in public life , but has never before boon BO well advertised as during his advo cacy of the force bill. Ho Is one of the ablest and purest members of the senate , but his conspicuous identification with radical partisan measures has given him an unpopular name with the people. THE flrat slopa liavo boon taken toward an investigation of the Indjan troubles by n congressional committee. This wns inevitable. Congress never loses an opportunity to send a party ol visiting statesmen on a junkot. It is possible that the present trip may prove fruitful. Two subjects well worthy o its study are the questions of rations and of the permanent location of troops. Provisions should bo made to provonl the fattening of ngonts on supplies intended - tended for the Indians , and also for i moro economical way of insuring eafotj to settlors. The cost of hastily moving troops to the frontier in the past five weeks U estimated at $500,000 to $1,000,000. , iwson TO WHOM iioNon is nan. General Miles' management of the campaign ngatnst the hostile nnd scini- loatllo Sioux reflects his ability as an ndinn fighter. In the present instance 10 was not confronted with actively'hos tile bands , but thodanger of a serious outbreak wns apparent nnd his task was .0 confine it to the smallest practicable area of territory. * " To thin end General Miles directed ils energies and forces. Io did not at- .empt to nrovoko an outbreak. Ho soucht to diminish the dangers by such a show of force as would impress the Ravages with the fatal folly of going on -ho - warpath. The plans were well laid nnd effectively executed. On all sides , ho Indians have been hemmed in , and should the remnant of the hoslllcs now attempt as in former times to devas tate the country their operations will necessarily bo confined to n limited scc- lou of the Diikotns. They are hedged n by troops on the north , south and west , while on the cast they are also con fronted with well armed Indian police , and a strong force of regulars. In such a predicament the hostiles must cither surrender or perish. There is no escape. They cannot raid other elates and leave a trail of blood , nor ter rorize a third of the nation as did the Noz I'orccs nnd Sioux within the mem ory of the present generation. The plan adootcd and carried into effect by General Miles not only relieved public fears , hut made a serious out break impossible. Whatever bo the causes leading up to the warlike demon strations , and regardless of the censure duo tlio government for the treatment of its wards , duo credit must bo given to General Miles for the vigorous measures lie has taken to protect the people nnd prevent a dangerous Indian outbreak. TUB SEAMTOHS FUO31 IDAHO. The young state of Idaho has settled her senatorial dilllcultlos by placing the toga on the shoulders of three of her citizens. Fortunately she had at her disposal one long and two short terms , which enabled her to adjust matters with a trillo less than the usual amount of heartache. There have been two troublesome ele ments in the Idaho situation. The first was the fact that the republican state platform declared that one senator should bo chosen from the northern and the other from the southern part of the state. Delegate Dubols and Governor Shoup were undoubtedly the choice of the people , but both came from the south and the north sot up a loud howl for its rights. The struggle between duty and desire wore heavily on the republican members of the legislature. Besides this complication there was the railroad influence which demanded that the pop ular Dubols bo sacrificed because of his independent manner toward corpora tions. The result of the prolonged contest is as satisfactory as any that could bo reached. Governor Shoup and W. J. McCounoll , the latter from north Idaho , are elected for the short terms and' will draw lots when they roach Washington to determine who slrall sit for three months and who for four years. Mr. Dubols is elected for the six-yew term. By this adjustment the republican legis lature has redeemed its platform pledges , repudiated the railroad influence and done justice to the man who won state hood for Idaho. Of the senators-elect McConnell is anew now man , but Shoup and Duboisaro well and favorably known for ability and suc cessful public service. Shoup is an old pioneer nnd was formerly conspicuous in Colorado politics. Ho is a mini of sturdy qualities. Dubols has enjoyed much popularity and great influence at Wash ington nnd can doubtless do moro for his state in the senate than any other man who could have been chosen. It is gratifying to note that both Idaho and Wyoming have sent their ablest men to represent them in the senate and not repeated the blunders of Nevada in selling their great honors to the high est bidders. OIlAltTElt The initial mooting of the committee appointed to revise the city charter was fruitful of important suggestions , They comprehend such radical changes in the existing law that they should bo care fully weighed in all their bearings before - fore being recommended to the legisla ture. Bettor far to boar the ills we have than plunge into those wo know not of. The experience of the city in the past should bo the guide of the future , and all innovations avoided that do not guarantee the betterment of the city without increasing public burdens. The problem of taxation vitally concerns not only property owners , but directly involves the future welfare of the city. It would bo folly to plunge Into schemes which involves an increase of the present levy. Admitting all the evils of the system of assessment , its injustice and outrageous discrimination , the city cannot afford to create now departments and necessarily more oMlclals to fatten on the substance of the taxpayers. The burdens are now unequally distributed. The poor pay a greater per cent than the rich. Prop erty valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars is illegally exempt , and acres of valuable trackage , occupied by warehouses , coal and lumber yards , is lumped In as railroad right of way and the city deprived of revenue thorofrom. It is certainly not practicable to pro vide an independent assessment for the city. Suppose the assessment valuation of Omaha was raised to $100,000,000 and the Douglas county assessment returned to the state olllcors at the present fig ures 525,000,000. , Is it reasonable to suppose the state equalization board would ignore the city assessment and ac cept the county return as an honest one ? The county now pays one-eighth of the entire Btato revenue. Its quota for 1800 aggregates $177,005. Tak ing the enlarged Omaha assessment as a basis for the whole county , the state's share would amount to three- quarters of a million dollars. A radical increase In the assessment must bo followed by a 'reduction in the levy. The proposed change would there' fore benefit the Htato tronbury nnd dimin ish the revenue of the city and county , Either the whole system of assessment must bo changed on the plan urged by .ho MadtBon county commiBelonora Inst sprlntr , or the authorities of the city must exorcise greater vigilance In compelling pelling- classes of property , Including city franchises , to pay a just sliaro of the public burdens. A A'73ir FOIICBA' THE ALbtAXOE. There is a now force at work In the Farmers' ' Alliance. It is the spirit of wise conservatism , and it lnolvcs now lenders , now ideas nnd a now and licnlthior impulse to the organization. This fact is apparent to every one who studios the course of the recent conven tion at Lincoln. Although the session was largely occupied with private matters - tors to the exclusion of public questions , the changed conditions can bo plainly read In tlio results of the work. The wild talk of the stump was greatly mod ified in the deliberations of the conven tion , and will probably become still moro conservative in the solemn acts of the legislature. Thcso facts have a double significance. They show that the apprehensions of the business com munity are likely to prove groundless , and they also Indicate the doom of bossism - ism in the Alllanco and the triumph of Ideas that will oul'iinco ' its strength and usefulness. Jay Burrows has boon the .loaucr of the radical policy which has given anxiety to the state and threatened the Alliance with destruction. Heretofore ho has boon supreme , but in the recent convention Congressman Kom , General Van Wyck and others have led a numer ous following in another direction. They have voiced the conservative sentiment of the great body of the people , in and out of the organization , and prevented the committal of the Alliance to suicidal policies. When the usury question was up Bur rows moved to instruct tlio legislature to put down the legal rate of Interest to 3 per cent per iinimm , with forfeiture of principal and interest in case a higher rate was charged. Kom , Van " \Vyclc and others stood for the present legal rate and induced the convention to put itself on record to that ofloct. This was a representative instance. Against the fanaticism of Burrows the Alliance has put the reform sentiment , tempered with conservatism , of Its wiser leaders. There can ho no question but what Burrows has lost ground with the inde pendent party by the results of the con vention and that Powers has suffered by his abject subserviency to his dictation. The Alliance Is swinging rapidly over to the leadership of more reasonable men. This a piocoof good fortune which the people of the state share with the members of that organization. THE young emperor of Germany has _ delivered another speech on the school question , in which ho made a romurk- hblo explanation of his progressive re form policy.Vo are now"ho < * aid , "in a period of transition , hastening toward another century. I believe I have divined the spirit of the time in this matter , as in matters of social re form , and am resolved to venture into paths that if not trodden now wo would bo forced to tread twenty years hence. " This is doubtless the key of that series of movements with which ho has at tracted the attention of the civilized world since ho succeeded to the throne. A patriotic purpose must bo conceded to him and social reformers everywhere will feel that they have a mighty ally in this young ruler. THE New York Timctlaments the sud den movement of troops from distant points to Dakota , and predicts seriojis results following a radical change of climate. In the light of the reports of devastating blizzards , mountains of snow and suspended business in the east ern states , the troops are to bo congratu lated on being moved to God's country , to enjoy bright skies , bracing air and life-giving ozone. THKODOIJE ROOSBVIJL.T has made a sensible speech on the subject of Ameri can citizens of foreign birth. Ho says they should not use any un-Amorican prefixes or seek to agitate foreign poli tics. They should bo Americans and nothing but Americans. Teddy Roosevelt velt appeared to have a brilliant future until civil service reform claimed him for her own. A l-.rrT.LTi : civil service i-oform with re gard to appointive city ollieials would bo a wholesome addition to the charter. This applies particularly to inspectors. The law should make Imperative the se lection of competent men for those posi tions. Under present methods they arc chosen solely for their ability to further the political fortunes of their backers. An Anulunt Adage JMsplnoeil. C/tfcni/o Tribune. In the hands of men entirely devoted to United Ireland the crowbar appears to bo mlgnticr than the pen. Survival Fittest. 4 < > r tlio ft , Lmui ( itobc-Dctnocrat. Either Sitting Hull or civilization la South Daltotahnd logo , nnd the onn which could the better bo spared wont. A Minneapolis Sontnuoo. Ulnncapiilla Trtbwie. The lunatic who hurled a chair through thnt noble painting , "Tlio Awakening of Spring , " at Omaha Monday should bo sen tenced to ! } n asylum for the insane for a num ber of days equal to the number of dollars at which the picture was valucdj that la to say 18,000. Such fools should not bo permitted to run at lur a and ruin the reputation of an aspiring Missouri river town as an art center. TIIK SO\G OF r. MtEUUJIIIEXS , Trtltunf Then they killed the Injun chieftain , Sitting Hull tlio toush old iujuu , Shot him when ho tried to mizzle , Shot him with their deadly muskets , l'"illcJ him full of loadou bullets , Emptied their revolvers nt him , Plug&odhlin with their trusty carbines. And old Sitting Bull , the Injun , Heap big Inlun , quit his nKhttug , Quit his trylnR to skedaddle , Quit his lylnK and his cheutlnpr , And his stealing , and bis whisky , Laid aside his evil habits , And took straightway his departure For the Kingdom of Ponemalj , For the laud of tuo hereafter. Mourn not for the tough old Injua , Shod no hitter drops of anguish O'er the ( iravo of this old Injun , lie has missed ono piorcinp sorrow- Ono soul-hurrowiiiK amictlon. Onohenrt-bronkiujj , frightful horror Ho will never see the pictures Printed of him In the papers. OTHKtl IAXDH THAU OVttS. The death ot'iVlUtara ' III. of Holland brlnirs to an end the injlli Jlnoof the younger branch ) f the house of Nassau , whoso historical dis trict km began fltyH William of Orange. The dngilom of thfi'ricthorlands anil its largo colonial po.iscssPgqp. dasrond to the Into king's ' lautrhtcr , Wllhuitntnn , a girt 1" her eleventh year. What will , bo the political conso- lucncoa of this iu'ecesslon ! It Is undeniable font fctnnlo sovcfofgns have brought no good uok to the low countries. Jacoba or Jacquc- Ino of Holland j was dispossessed by Duke i'hilllp ot Bcrguudv , though not without a struggle which racTtcd the disputed territory 'or some twcntj ? Jycars. Again , whoa the Netherlands , together with all the non-Sallo dominions of Charles tuo Hold , fell to his daughter , the Duchess Mary , Franco nnd Sorinany fought for the heiress , and years of warfare followed her rnarrlngo to Mnxlmll- an. The present queen , Wllholmlua , is the jrandnlcco of Czar Nicholas , yet wo may bo certain that the project of uniting her with a Russian grand duke would provoke armed re sistance on tho' part of Germany. It Is equally probabld that her marriage with a German -would bo opposed by Russia and by Franco , forty-four years ago the marrliigo ot Isabella II. of Spain under uialogous clrcumstauces came within a hair's ' jrcadth of kindling a European conflagra tion. In the present situation of Europe Hol- atidls 110 less likely ' to provo a firebrand than Spain wns then. It Is doubly true of a jlrl sovereign whoso kingdom has boon for jcnturlcs the cockpit of Europe , that uneasy lies the bead that wears n crown. The change of dynasty In the grand duchy of Luxemburg can hardly fall to bo regarded with Irritation at Hcrlln. Tlio ox-duke of Nassau took an active part iu supporting the domoustration against 1'russla organized by the Frankfort diet In 1800 , and , unilko some other victims of Sadowa , ho has never kUsed the hand that smote him , It must gall William II. to know Llmt In the event of a new wur between Franco and Germany the sympathies ol the now grand duku of Luxemburg would bo un- dlsgulsably against him. The strategic Im portance of Luxemburg is ns indisputable today as It was In 1SUT , when tbo wrangle over it nearly caused a contest between Prussia and Is'upoloou III. # * The property qualifications for the exer cise of the parliamentary franchise is still ro- taineJ by Belgium , Holy , Spain , Austria and England. It Is small hi all of them , but larger in Belgium than in any other , and ex cludes a largur proportion of tlio male popu lation.tils ha- of halong boon ono tlio griev ances of the Belgian worklngmcn , who of late years liavo been the most turbulent iu Eu rope , nnd the most reckless in striking. The chamber of deputies has now at last con sented to take Into consideration the propri ety of modifying or repealing the forty- seventh article of the constitution , which confines the election of representatives to voters paying M ) francs annually In taxes. Last year this gave the franchise to only ono in thirteen of tlio adult mate population. The abolition of/ this qualillcatloii has formed part oil tbo programme of the advanced radicals almost ever since the monarchy was founded and the con stitution adopted , sixty years ago ; but It bas been stoa'dily and successfully resisted both by conservatives and liberals , owing to the dread of t'lio 'clericals ' on the 0110 hand and of tbo socialists on the other. In the country districts 'tho influence of the clergy ou the working class is very great , while the cities and the mining districts swarm with communists and anarchists. In that interval both Franco and Germany have gone over to universal sutTragiV but the Belgians liavo re mained linn , In spite of great discontent and numerous disorders. Tlio bulk of the cham ber seems to bo nt last convinced that uni versal suffrage is the best sort of safety valve , and that anyhow it is the fate of all modern , nations , which His useless to try to resist. When tUu conservatives gave in to railways nnd pubic ) schools the day was lost for the old order. So tbo chamber has unan imously voted the consideration of a change , but the two-thirds vote would bo necessary to decide what the change should be , if any. * * * The archaeological discoveries recently made in Arabia hayo thrown an unexpected light ou a continent which has hitherto been darker even than Central Africa. Prof. Sayco , the distinguished Orientalist , in writ ing on the subject , says that "tho members of the last Oriental congress heard with as tonishment thnt a country which had boon supposed to belittle more than a waste of saud aod rock , inhabited by wandering nomads , and first appearing on tbo page of history In tlio time of JMohnmmed , had really been a centre of light and culture in remote ages a laud of autivo trade nnd commerce , which once exercised an important influence on the civilized world of the ancient east , and possessed an alpliahotical system of writing earlier , it would seem- , than that which wo know as the Phoenician alphabet. " ThisdiB- covcry of the antiquity of writing naturally loads to the conclusion that the ancient Oriental world was far more highly cultured , tlinn wo have been accustomed to Imagine , and that as for Canaan , education was carried In it to a surprisingly high point. * * * The statement that Italy has received a sot-bac-.k from England , und even from Ger many , in her contemplated occupation of Tripoli recalls the receiit designs upon the same country which were attributed to Franco. Tlioso earlier reports caused an in quiry to bo made by M. Dcruulcdo in tlio chamber of deputies and a repudiation of any such motives by the minister of foreign af fairs , M. Hibot. Indeed , Tripoli Is a province of Turkey and there Is no just rcasou why either Franco or Italy should invade it. Italy , however , bus evidently thought that in the recent arrangements of Germany , Great Britain and Franco for now spheres of influence In Africa , which resulted in giving to the two former largo possessions between the Zanzibar coast .anil the great Jakes , and to Franco important * gains on the Upper Niger and Lake O.'ejid | and in the Western Sahara , she ought not to liavo , been forgot ten , Since Fran c Jias for about nine years had a protectoratctln'-Tunls , Italy may have believed that En iartu would view not un favorably her o-wV Interposition between Tunis uud Kgypt. . .Count Crisp ! may have rolled on Gormauy'S support , In view of the triple alliance ; and ho may oven have sup posed that Prance would receive adequate indemnity for Italy's move In a complete annexation of TupU However , the report of a coiitomplatecfTjOccupation of Tripoli maybe bo an overstatomtvntAiTid perhaps u sounding of the views of Eug dud and Germany wns quite as much as wn i attempted. * * * The signs of the tl nos Indicate that several European powers have their eyes upon tbo states of the Central Soudan , which have es- cnpod appropriation thus for because their isolated position bos saved them from Euro pean Invasion. They are far more desirable for the purposes of Europeans than most of the African lands that hove boon eagerly seized. Such states as Bornu , Bagriml , Ilaussa and others are half civilized coun tries , with well developed manufactures , In dustrious people and largo resources. It will bo greatly to the advantage of the European power which gains ascendancy In this popu lous and fortllo regiou. Franco Is doing her best to got into the country * She has re cently sent the Mizon expedition to ascend tlio Niger nnd maVo its way to Lake Tchad. The Crampol expedition Is also destined for the Central Soudan. AIMED TO AVERT PROHIBITION The Admitted Objoot of the Bankers and Busiuoss Men's Association. ' HOW IT ACCOMPLISHED ITS WORK , UtiAvcIuomo Information to Onmlin's Detainers Tlio Homllor liMltors \VUo8ouglit 1'ny for Support * * I tig Their Own 1'rlnulploB. In the Powers-Boyd gubernatorial contest , on "Wednesday last , Mr. E. Hosownter testi fied as follows regarding the Bankers' nnd Business Men's association , the object for which it was organized and how It carried on Its -work during the prohibition campaign. Q. You may state whether or not you now hold any .official connection with the Hankers' and Dullness Men's association ? A. The organization waa a campaign affair : I pre sume the high onieo I bold lias expired by limitation. Q. You woronn officer In that organiza tion before the election \ A. I was chairman of the executive committee. Q. When was the Bankers' and Justness Men's association organized ? A. Some time the latter part of April , I think , 1SOO. Q. Do you remember the place nt which the meeting was bold ) A. Tlio first meetIng - Ing of the organization occurred In Judge Wukclcy's ofiico tn Tin : Bnn building , In the equity court room of Douglas county , Neb. Q You may state who was present at thnt meeting if you remember ! A. I can name some of the parties. There wns something , like fifty or sixty business men present at that meeting. I think , If I remember cor rectly , there was Mr. Brnuy of McCord , Brady &Co. , C. K. Yost of the Nebraska tclcmiono company , Postmaster Gallagher , T. S. Clarkson , the present postmaster ; Air. Bruce , of Blake , Uruco t Co. , Mr. Johnson , of Slunmn , Johuson & Co. , Mr. Smith , of M. E. Smltu & Co. , and I think Mr. B. 13. Wood of the Merchants' National bank. I cnn't ' recollect all of these who were present. There were from fifty to sixty persons , mer chants nnd bankers and ono or two profes sional men , but principally the wholesale dealers and bankers. Q. Who called that mooting ? A , The mooting was called by a circular gotten up by Mr. Moflatt , the then reporter for Dun & Co.'s commercial agency ; MolTatt was circulating n great deal among the businessmen mon and tlio dcsiro was expressed that some organization ho effected to carry on the cam paign against prohibition ; this circular sim ply called the merchants together , and when thi-y mot they made a temporary organiza tion ; If I remember right Postmaster Claik- son presided ; I wns not in tbo room through tlio entire meeting , but after the meeting , lusting soinothinir like an hour or more , when I returned they Had selected a committee , of which 1 wns made chairman , called the exec utive committee , that was to make moro thorough arrangements for the organization ; they eloctcd a president llimlly and a secre tary. tary.Q.At that mooting ? A. Yes , I tuinlc at that meeting. If I am not mistaken at the first meeting they elected J. J. Hrown presi dent and Mr. Coo as treasurer , but subse quently Mr. Brown rescued and thcro seemed to liave been another committee , or another organization started before this of whlcli Brown was president and Yost treas urer ; these people seemed to take umbadgo at the organization of another society mid finally Mr. Yost and Mr. Urown withdrew. Q.-Do you remember when that other committee \vas organized ? A. I know noth ing about that. I was not advised of the cir cumstances of such on organization until this one was organized ; 1 board tbat they were having some private meetings at the Union club , but they dragged tbo thing .along nnd had that under consideration sdnib three or four months , and the prohibition people had , In the meantime , made organizations in dif ferent parts of the state , the non-partisan league , the Women's Christian association , and four or live organizations , and imported a great number of outside acitators , women and men , to perfect their organization and to neitate-nndairfiu the adoption of the prohibi tory amendment ; so wo found , hi order to malto any headway against this organized movement all over the state , that wo were compelled to organize a society of these who believed tnat it would bo detrimental to the Interests of the stato. This so ciety was organiycd , and after some little time It wns decided wnat its name should bo ; nt the first mooting that wns not decided , but after something like two weeks of quiet agitation and talltintr and meetings it was named The Bankers' and Business Men's association , and a contract was made with Mr. E. P. Hoggcn of Lincoln to net as our general organizer. I hitVe already Hied the contract which was made with Mr. Rog- gcn with the other committee. Q. Have you a copy of that contract with you ? A. I will procure it nnd liloitwith you ; tliero arc two copies ono Mr. Hoggcn held and ono I held. Mr. Hoggcn has his. Q. I will bo obliged If you will furnish tlio reporter with a copy of it and Introduce it Into evidence. A. 1 will furnish a copy of it. Q. Do you know whether or not Mr. Motratt , In that former organization , met with youlnJudco Wnkeloy's court room at that time ! A. I think ho did ; I taluk that Dr. Miller , who belonged to the other organiza tion , Henry W. Yatcs and several others were invited ; in fact. Mr. Yatcs cnmu thcro and Dr. Miller did uot attend the first meet ing , because ho said ho was bound to go homo every afternoon , and tnis was hold at some thing like 4 o'clock and ho had already stavtort out. Q. Is not it a fact thnt you were one of the first movers la tbo organization of the Business Men and Bankers' association ? A. 1 was with the organization when It started ; I was not the first mover of It There were other people behind it. I was se lected as chairman of their committee nnd put on there without my knowledge. I was not in the room at the tlnib when the chairman ap pointed the committee. Q. Who was elected president of the asso ciation after Mr. Brown resigned ! A. Mr. Guy C. Barton was , elected president mid con tinued until it petered out. Q. VV hat were the duties of your commit tee with reference to the plan of work I A. They were very broad , principally to defeat prohibition. Q. What were some of the other duties ? A. Tlio manner of defeating It was left en tirely to the Judgment of our committee ; wo were supposed to bo able to have the state thoroughly -canvassed and ascertain the strength of tuo prohibition forces , convert such people as could bo gotten over to bur side and rally these that were already with us to a common center and carry ou the polit ical part of the campaign. Q. Was It understood that your commit tee had power to use whatever means in their Judgment might Do necessary to bring about these ends ? A. It vas'understood thnt the committee should use such logltl- mate means as would bo used in any other campaign to bring about the result. The means were somewhat limited in the begin ning. Q. Was It loft to the executive commlttoo of which you were uhulriuuii , to formulate' ' such plans as hi your Judgment would Lo wise mid prudent , nnd to employ such means as in your discretion might ho necessary to accomplish tlio purposes and objects ot your organization ? A.'o \ were virtually the stuto central commltte , so to speak , in the campaign against prohibition ; it was left to us entirely to dcviso twhatevor measures wo thought were best to curry on the campaign and to employ speakers if wo wanted to em ploy them nnd employ canvassers , if wo hail anything to pay them with to carry on the campaign iu a legitimate manner. Q. Now you may state what means you or your committee employed to bring about the object that you had in view ? A , They were various , of course. At first wo engaged the services of Mr. Hoggon , who had been la public life something like sixteen years ; ho had been deputy secretary of state und secretary - rotary of stuto both and was acquainted with all the public mon in the state and he was directed or required under his contract to tnnp out the campaign , engage organizers and canvassers and travelers to go about the state , und the next thine : on his own part waste to go out and organize auxiliary societies < lu other towns , Lincoln , Grand Island , Kearney nnd various towns of the state and crrgago the business men and bankois In the HUiuo movement. That took about sixty days ; then when that was done we began to suborganlzo ; wo had abuut ton organizers la the state , Q , Give the nnmo of these organizers. A. I cannot give all of thorn to you without reference , Q , Give what you can. A. Mr. Cook who was the former census enumerator. Mr. 15. N. S ton bo iv , was ono of the organizers for the Swedish society , John Mnttluuson for the Danes and a man by tho"iintno of Lopsit for the Bohemians ; wo had Mr. Plckott , the editor of a pnpor nt Ashland for one section , Mr. Wells , . editor of n pamir nt Crete , for another section j then there was Mr. Krlon , formerly of the South Omaha Stockman , J can't imiuo the rest. Those men were directed cape-dally to canvass each town nnd precinct for senti ment ; then iu addition to that I undertook to poll the state and to ascertain how the farm ers stood , nnd prohibition was defeated by the fanners In this state and not by the city. I wrote n letter or had ono written to every subscriber of Tun OMAHA "WKEKi.Y'Ur.B , ask ing him Just bow ho Intended to vote on the amendment , explaining the various modes of voting and asked him also how many If any voters were in his house nnd how they would vote on the amendment. These letters were sent out , and In each loiter thcro was n blank to ho answered nnd an envelope enclosed with the blank for return. In less than forty days I had an- ewers from over eleven thousand farmers , nnd when I had thorn counted up 1 found that seven thousand or over of that number were against prohibition nnd about four thousand for It. That made us feel pretty easy , because It was In the farmer districts that wo had the greatest trouble In disseminating in forma tion. Then wo also went Into a dissemina tion of the facts through debates , and while thnt wasn't gottcnup by us it wnsachullengo proposed by the Chautnuqua nt Beatrice. I accepted It rather against the protest of quite niiumbcrof our committee wfio thought wo could not meet these people professionals. I prepared myself for that discussion. In or der to ho prepared I hired a number of men and sent them to Kansas and Iowa. Ono spent two weeks In the Iowa peniten tiaries ana 1 sent letters to the superinten dents of the insane njylumiof the states for statistics , and when wo got all this mass of material and the men returned , of course there wns considerable money paid out for expenses ; well , then wo wont ou with the debate , nnd these debates were reported ver batim on both sides. Wo engaged Mirco stenographers thcro at Beatrice and published the ciitlrudebates nnd sent outsoinctlmlgllku seventy-live thousand copies in the state , principally among vho farmers of this state , and the snuio thine was done with the Grand Island debate and something llko fifty-seven thousand copies of these xvcro sent out. Tlio canvassers kept right on reporting from time to time what the sentiment in the different towns wns , and It was by that menus that wo fought down prohibition , Q. What means was Mr. Rogpen in structed to use In order to secure the organ ization of branch associations throughout the state ( A. No other means than by persua sion and by going to see the bankers and business men hi the different towns and get thorn worked up sufficiently to join these of Omaha hi distributing these papers and or ganizing auxiliaries. Q. Did you have nny constitution or by laws for the benefit of branch organizations ) A. No. Q. Was Mr. Hoggen Invested with pow ers to employ other parties to assist him In 'tho work in other towns hi the stntoi A. Not without the executive committee. Ho could rci ort what ho was going to do and wo took it under consideration and If It was deemed best ho was authorized to do it. As n general thing wo endorsed his choice. Q. You may state to what extent the ef forts made by Mr. Uoggeu were successful In organizing1 these branch associa tions i A. Ho succeeded In organiz ing twenty or thirty towns , I don't know how many. In some of these towns they suc ceeded In petting the most prominent busi ness men and influential bankers to take this thing actively In hand , in Beatrice particu larly , where thcro Is a very strong prohibi tory sentiment. A very prominent banker , there , Mr. Smith , of the First national , auu others took Unit matter in hand , and they raised their own money and fought their own battle. Q. What was the connection between the branch leagues and the main association ? A. Only this , that wo had reports from them Irom time to time by letter from the differ ent sections , giving us what the chance * would ho for carrying and bow largo a ma jority there would likely ho. Q. Was each one of the branch leagues entitled to one delegate to represent them in some general committee ? A. No , they had no volco hi the matter. The arrangement was this : Each auxiliary was Independent of the whole ; that is , independent to act and do what was tnought best in their own locality. They were left to choose their own local olll- ccrs. They were simply vico-prcsldonts In the main organization. Q. You had a general vice president ? A. Yes ; for each auxiliary. Q. Ho was their representative In the council ) A. Yes ; ho organized the local society and they could act as they pleased. Q. You may state whether the Bankers' and Business Men's association adopted 11113 * other plan than the one you have just detailed - tailed ) A. Not that I know of. I think all the plans that they had were placed in my hands and I think I would have known if they had had nny others. Q. The cxecutivo committee had the ex clusive charge of the direction of tuo cam paign ? A. Yes , sir ; exclusive charge. Q. Were thcro any other committees ap pointed by the association ) A. Yes , u llnnnce committee. Q. Who was the chairman ? A. William A. Paxton. Q. What wns the duty of that committee ? A. It was to raise funds and disburse them. Q. Did the executive coininitteo rcnulro nny report from the finance coininitteo from time to time ) A. No , only this : Wo some times had plans that would involve us In a great deal of expense , anil wo would Inquire whether wo could afford to go into them. Wo at ono time tiad an application for tuo sum of SiO.OOO by thirty editors. They had entered into n little combine and wanted SJOjOOO , but wo didn't give them twenty cents. Q. Did von know the political complexion of these editors ? A. That particular group was democratic , but thcro wns another group of republicans that were equally dchirous to help us and they also made trilling demands of from one tliousanu to two or three thous and dollars. Thcio was ono prominent editor who jimdo a demand of § 1,500 and ns I refused it ho has uhusud uio over since. Q. Have you any objection to giving his name I A. Mr. Bushnoll of tlie Lincoln Cull. Cull.Q. How many republican editors made application ? A. 1 could not lull you , I waa invited to n republican convention at Liu- coin , nnd they were delighted tojsoa mo down there. There was a large number of editors tiiuro from the country , and they took inu into their confidence sufficiently to know If there wns anything in it. Quito a number seemed to bo anxious to assist us ; the trouble wns wo had no money , but they would not belicvo mo , nnd they insisted that I had flOO.WO or e7X ( > ,000 nt my disposal , Q. How many republican editors were present ? A. I think some thirty or forty , but only ten or twelve were especially anxious. Q. What did they want this money ( or ) A. To assist in defeating prohibition. Q. They were all editors ot country pa pers ? A. Yes. . Q. At what time did that occur ? A. It must have occurred In September. Q. At what time did the democratic edi tors make this raid upon you ? A. That was before they had their state convention ; tlioy had tied up in the spring and decided they would say nothing on prohibition ; 1 was told by Mr. McShuno that wu would imcountor difficulties ; that there was a mooting of north Nebraska editors nnd they decided to keep absolutely muni on prohibition until some thing was done ; well , thov came down here in u largo ( lock , nnd they waited upon Mr. Hoggen uud myself und Dr. Miller , and told him that wo were a hau lot nud that wu were working for Richards und would not help Boyd. nud that they would work for prohibi tion , bccauso this business association wns a scheme only to elect Mr. Hlulnmls , and wo had lots of calls from democrats then pro testing against the scheme. ( J. Is It not tmo th.it these thirty demo- cratle editors , or some of them , stated Unit they were opposed to the editors of two city lupors getting all the boodlol A. Yes , thov understood that there was | iiO,0K : ) or ? | l,0l ) ( ) ) to be divided. I hnvo n list or slip that said I was paid tlOO.OOO , but ho has slncu admitted that ho didn't bcllcvo it was quite thnt much. ( J. But they did stoto that they ought to have a dlvy ) A , They thought so , and In sisted upon it , Q. What was the nttltudo of these papers niter they failed to get a dlvy of tills hoodie ) A. They were going for Itowwnlur as a had man ; ho must got out , and they Insisted upon mo retiring from the comtniUno. Q. Do you moan to bo understood as say ing that thcso thirty democratic and the twenty or thirty republican editors were nctunlod entirely by u deslro for gain ) A. Yes , I mean to say that every ono of the o fellows who caina clamoring for boodln were hoodlcrs , und they wanted to got pay for ad vocating i > riucii > lc which were their own convictions , iw thtf domocrntlo party hnil pro- olnlmed itself ngnlnat prohibition from time immemorial In this city , nnd thcso men clnlmcd they were against It , but wnntcd to bo pnld for nuylng so. Q , And Is it not true thnt you stntoil to these dcniocrntlo editors thnt , thu dcmocnUlo convention declared ngnlnst prohibition nnd they would not bo paid for advocating tlio principles of their imrtyl A. I don't think 1 hnd my Interview with thorn nftcr the con- vontlon ; I think It wns boloru ; but I said to Dr. Miller and some other democrats who were thinking , perhaps , wo were too hard on thcso country domocrutloodltoM thnt I could > not sco why anybody should pay ndollnr ton nmii who was bound by his own party prin ciples to ndvocnto its causu nnd wanted to bo paid for what It believed. Q. Then the Hankers' nnd business men's ' association did not use nny of the fiinds uf the association to imy country editors ! A Did not use nny to pay editors or buy papers , except In a very few Instances where wo wnntcd the papers circulated ; for Instance , wo imid $100 a week for 2,000 Swedish papers In this city ; they were to translate and pub lish nntl.prohibitlon speeches of the organ izers. For instance , we had Mr. Wells , nnd ho wns ono of the organizers. Q. Kditor of what papcrl A. The Crcto Gazette , nud thcro wns one nt Ashlnnd , who was postmaster there formerly. Ho was tlio owner of n paper , and of course ho was on thu pay-roll as ono of the organizers , nnd con sequently his services were Just the sumo as uny other. Q. And his services ns organizer did not entitle thoHankers1 nnd buslnesi men's ' nssoclnlion to nny copies of this uaper ! A , No , sir , nor did It get nny. ( J. How much were they pnld per month , except Mr. nogirenl A. All the way from $150 to $1)00 ) a month ; Mr. Koggen received ? ; iOUO for his services during the campaign. It Instcd from Mny 8 to November 8. ( J. Did you have the support of nny of the country papers that you didn't pay for throughout the otato ? A. Yc , there was for instnnco the Grand Island Independent , which wns out nnd out against prohibition. There wns quite a number of papers against prohibition , nt least suty or eighty ; wo had n list nt ono timo. ( J. Did your committee tnlto stops -with regard to the imturnUzntton of foreigners ! A. They took this stop. 1 made nrrnnge- inents personally with Mr. Mooros , the olork of the court , for him to keep an account of , . such papers as ho should Issue on my orders or orders for parties that I would designate , nnd wo would settle with him ; make a final settlement for Ilia whole thing. The object was tills : That by encouraging the taking of these naturalization papers out wo nt lcist : secured n greater number of their votes against prohibition , bccnuso most of the for eign people nro naturally from their educa tion , opposed to nny prohibition legislation. Two years ago thcro were several hundred papers taken out by the republicans nud dem ocrats. Q. Did you have n written contract ! A , Simply a verbal agreement. Q.Vhnt price was agreed upon ) A. Fifty cents for each person. Q. Do you know the regular price ? A. The regular price is $1. Ho charged the snmo to other paVtios. In consideration of the largo numbers ho made the price ono-hnlf. ( J. Do you know how ninny papers were Issued by Mr. Mooivs ! A. I think over twenty-seven hundred. Q.Vcro any stops taken by you or your committee to soeuro the naturalization of for eigners outside of Douglas county 1 A. Only through the organizers. I suppose they did the snmo ivs wo did. They did their work in tnoir counties , I think , nt Kearney. Grand Island and other towns. Everyone did every thing ho could to get naturalization papers. Q. You hnd no other committees ! A. No , sir. sir.Q Q , You mny state how these foreigners vcro procured to bo naturalized. A. There were n number of organizations In this town that made it their business especially to as certain where they were ; they would canvass - the town , and when they found out where nny foreigner who was qualified by his resi dence to take out his declaration papers , these associations would send him to mo with ono of their committee ) or members , and I would give him an order on Mr. Mooros , say ing , "Please Issue naturalization papers , ns the bearer may dcsiro , and charge to mo. " Now the arrangement wns this : The porsonnl rights lenguo had a committee , nnd the Bohe mians hud n committee , and also the Danish society nnd German society hnd committees ; there were members of thcso committees who made it a specialty to ascertain nnd find these who were qualified , nnd the person in ehnrgo would call and got this general order , nnd then Mr.Mooros would issue as ninny as were presented. AN UNHAPPY YOUTH. Ho Tampers with the Mall and HI ? Employer's Money Drawer , George Haller , a boy flitcen years of age , was turned over to the pollco yesterday afternoon - _ noon by Joseph Garucau , the cractter man Young Hnller has , for several months , been employed by Mr. Oarncau ns office boy. Ills employer had confidence in the lad's ' honesty. Among otherduties thoboy had each dav to go to the postofllco for mail. Ho cur ried the key to the mnil box. The last month , liowover , ho mnnagcd to got n key made for himself. This ho used nfter hours or at nny time ho chose to got possession of Mr. Garneau's mail , which ho did , appropriating some money nnd checks which It contained. Ho wns caugtit on the check racket by polng to ono of Gnrneau's friends and asking him to cash ono. Just how much money and chocks ho'has appropriated Is not known. When arrested ho had no cash iu his posesslon. Younif Haller's last break \va ? to pry open a money drawer at the factory nnd steal $ 'JO. Ho will ho pros ecuted for larceny and also for tampering with the mail. The temporary charge is car rying concealed weapons , ns ho had a small revolver in his pocket when arrested. Wnrblntoii'H I'lcn. Carey J , "Warbington , the young man who ' "Hoturnof Spring " destroyed Bougouroau's , was arraigned in the district court before Judge Clarkson yesterday afternoon and charged with the malicious destruction of the picture. "What do you plead to the charge ? " asked the court. "Guilty , " answered the culprit. "Uo you understand the penalty of the law in such ncnsol'1 "No , air , not exactly , " replied WurbUigton. "Havo vou anuttornoy ? " "Yes , .sir. " The court dircctod that tlio attorney scutfor ntonco. When tlm gentleman ar rived ho held ahrinf consultation with his client and then asked permission to change the plea to "Not guilty. " The change wa * tnuuo , and the cnso will bo taken up for trial ou Monday afternoon , niilltlini ; i'orimts. The following pormlts wore issuoil by the superintendent of buildings yesterda ? : Latlor Day Saint's ohapt ; ! , nii'i story frame addition to church , Tuimty-llmt und Olurk streets . * IOO Two minor permits . . . M > Total . I7WI T , J. Wnitchead of the Now Kentucky coal nnd dock company. Chicago , Is visiting Ils Omaha branch , U. K , Mottrurn , manager. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Bubioribed nnd Qunrautood Capital..MOO.OCO " ' 1'ald Iu Capital . - lluys nnd soils stocks nud bonds ; negotiates oommorolal papur , roculvfH and oxoculcs trusts ; nets ns transfer agent and trustooof corporations , takoa charge ol property , col lects taxci. Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sto. i'alil In Capital J 51,001 Buliscrllicd ami Guaranteed Cupltal , , , , 100,001 Liability of Stockholders 1XW.OOO 6 1'erCcnt Interest 1'ald on DoposltR. I'KAMC J , lA.NUi ; , Cuahlor , Ofllcersi AU , \Vytnan , pronldont. J. J , llroun , vlco-prosldent , AY.T. Wyiunn , troa uror , Ulructorii A. U , Wymnn , J. ll.Mlllurd , J. J. llrowu , Uuy U , lUKon , K. W. KuuU , L. UliuDall , George 11. Lako.
