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DKNVHII furnishes fresh proof of the
fuct th.it trifling1 with n live wire pro
duces a dead lineman.
Gr.KicuAt , Tunny is to have a statue
in the Connecticut capital , which will
bo a high honor well bestowed.
SENATOR BLAIR referred to himself
the other day as a presidential possl
bility. IIo is probably thinking' of the
prohibition party.
IT is worthy of note that the oldest
Inhabitant of Now Mexico died recently
at the ago of 115 , without claiming to
have boon ono of General Washington's
body guard.
PRESIDENT HAIIIHSON has not bragged
much about civil service reform , but in
promoting District Judges Brewer and
Brown to the supreme bench ho gave a
flno exemplification of it.
VKHMONT people , are complaining1
that the last night of the legislative sos-
Bion degenerated to a drunken row.
Well , Vermont is a prohibition state and
must take the consequences.
Mil P.VUNKLli should lese no tlmo in
talcing the judgment of * every irishman ,
especially those on the blighted west
coast , who are gradually moving toward
that bourne whore political jars are un-
known.
( THE Pullman company announces a
, reduction of the wages of its shop em-
ployos. A corrospondlnar reduction of
I rents to employes and reduced rntos for
, -Blooplng-car berths was deferred for future
turo consideration.
MK. LiANasTON" , the colored congress
man from Virginia , discourages the idea
of drawing the nationality or color lines
In. the world's fair. Mr. Lantrston'a
head is lovol. The fair is distinctively
American , representative of American
progress and ingenuity , and no racial
lines should bo permitted to mar the
collective handlword of American brain
and brawn.
I IF HILL runs for governor of Now York
1 for a third tlmo in 1891 , as his friends
advise him to do , it will bo an interest
ing spectacle to observe the antics of the
Clovolund men. It will ho their delicate -
cato duty to kill off the governor with
out losing their standing as democrats.
The upshot may ho the elimination of
both Hill and Cleveland from the presi
dential ruco.
LY ono more week intervenes before -
fore the session of the legislature at
Lincoln. There has been loss discussion
about the work to bo done than is desir
able , but the steady drift of public opin
ion since election has boon toward
conservative legislation. In this drift
the members of the Alliance have
doubtless shared. Present indications
are that there will bo beneficial results
to record to the credit of this session ,
but it is not yet too late for the voice of
the people to ho hoard and understood
by the lawmakers.
OHAHA claims the i-ight to share with
Deadwood the happiness of a rail union
with the metropolis of the Black Ilills.
The extension of the Elkhorn valley line
removes a great obstacle to the growth
of Deadwood and glvos the people for
the first time complete railroad commun
ication with the outside world. The
development of the mineral and agricul
tural resources of the Hills , which ade
quate moans of transportation will
quicken , are objects of general solicitude
in Omaha , and Tim BKK voices public
Bontimont in congratulating Deadwood
on its improved position and prospect.
THIS fourth annual mooting of the
American Economic association is in ses
sion at Washington. It includes some
of the brightest minds in America , as
well as the youngest nnd most vigorous
class of thlnkors. Among them are
Francis A. "Walker , Richard Ely , Her
bert Adams , Edmund J. James and F. II.
Glddlngs , This year's mooting of these
clean nnd ahlo political economists has
more than ordinary interest be'causo of
the unusual prominence ol social and
financial theories in politics , It would
bo interesting to have them dlssoot the
platform and speeches of the Ocala con
vention nnd put their honest thinking
against the mouthings of some of the
demagogues' who were present on that
XKoasioa.
TUB rilOHLEM REMAINS. '
Referring to the report that the In
dians are moving in from their camps to
the agency , General Miles Is quoted as
having Bald ; "If the hostlloa como In
the campaign Is over , but the problem
romnrns. " What General Miles moans
by the problem la convoyed in his recent
dispatch to .tho president , In which ho
says ho could readily subjugate the
Sioux if the government would maintain
absolute irood faith nnd fulfill all treaties
with them. Wo print elsewhere a dis
patch from Washington reviewing the
treaties and agreements entered into
between the government and the
Indians during the past sixty-
five years , from which It will bo scon
that the Indians have some just reasons
lor complaint if not for revolt. Prom
the first treaty of friendship and amity
made in 1825 down to the last treaty or
agreement with the Sioux in 1839 the
government has failed to carry out its
part of the compncts. Promised ap
propriations hnvo either wholly failed
or been long delayed , the people who
hud the right to expect thorn promptly
and to the full amount pledged them ,
suiTo'rlng meantime great hardship and
privation. Year by year encroachments
were made upon the territory of the In
dians , which steadily narrowed its
boundaries nnd reduced their privileges ,
despite the assurances of the govern
ment that they should have protection
in their possessions
The eourso pursued in recent years
has boon more careless as to what is
justly duo the Indians than over before.
The report of General Morgan , com
missioner of Indian affairs , states that
the government is indebted to certain
tribes in North and South Dakota in the
sum of $370,578 , which is withhold from
them in spile of their repeated aupoals
for payment. Those Indians have
hitherto been quint and peaceable , doing
orvico for the government against the
: iostilcs , and it is not doubted that they
ire willing to resume that position and
: ontimio in it if the government will
ceop faith them , The commissioner
ays that if they were paid the money
duo thorn it would bo more than suljl-
lent to relieve their distress , and there
s no longer any question that they have
suffered from hunger , disgraceful to the
nation as the acknowledgement of that
'act must bo. Still the house comrnit-
,00 on Indian affairs delays to make the
appropriation for paying what is un
questionably duo to thcso Indians in the
Dakotas , nnd because of this and jollier
omissions on the part of the government
military operations in that section of the
iountry have cost several times the
amount which the commissioner of In
dian affairs says the government is now
ndebtod to the Indians.
It is presumed that there will bo general -
oral concurrence in the opinion of Com
missioner Morgan that this is not a
question of benevolence , but of jujtico ,
and until the government does this jus
tice and observes every part of its agree
ments in good faith there will continue
to bo danger of such Indian disturb
ances as it is now engaged in suppress
ing. The commissioner of Indian affairs
says that with improved conditions ,
more comfortable houses , wider intelli
gence nnd brighter prospects , such a
state of things as now unhappily exists
in the Dakotas will bo out of the ques
tion , and the essential prerequisite to
all these is a faithful fulfillment of its
: igrcoraonts by the government. The
nation can afford to bo honest with the
Indians , oven if it bo not generous , nnd
unless it does this the ending of the
ptasont campaiern , as General Miles has
said , will not dispose o. the Indian prob
lem.
THE NEBRASKA
It is the common idea that the fron
tier is a thing of the past in Nebraska ,
existing only as n picturesque hack-
ground for our present splendid develop
ment. The impression la erroneous.
The frontier is as much a fact today , in
all its significance , as it was twenty
years ago when Omaha , Lincoln nnd our
other largo cities were struggling to
plant civilization in the wilderness. The
hardships and trials of the old times are
being endured by a now sot of pioneers
on the further edge of civilization.
"Tho early day" is yet in the flush of
dawn to thousands of bravo men nnd
women battling for success against heavy
odds , but sustained and inspired by the
promise of results worthy of the struggle.
In this fact , to which too little atten
tion is paid by the comfortable inhabi
tants of our older and hotter settled
localities , lies the host assurance of fu
ture growth and development.
Fully one-half of Nebraska yet remains -
mains to bo snttled and made productive
in the best sense of the term , Much of
this undeveloped portion of our domain
will bo , under favorable conditions , the
best part of the stato. In the least
promising and the wildest of our 88
counties , far away from railroads and
the comforts of modern life , the nionoor
has built his house of sod , or logs , or
stone , and waits with confidence for
tlmo and patlcnoa to do their perfect
wftl-k. This plonoor is a man of sturdy
qualities , or ho would not bo thoro. Ho
knows the country will justify his faith ,
or ho would not stay thoro. The total
population in some of the frontier coun
ties is small , ranging from 91 in Arthur
to 5,000 or G,000 in several along the
Kansas border. In all this largo area of
sparsely settled Nebraska , outside of a
few of the larger county seats , the people
ple load the rude , self-denying life of
frontiersmen. Their work , beyond a
bare subsistence , is nil for the future.
Knowing the possibilities of the soil and
the difficulties that must bo overcome
before they can ho realized , they have
gottlod down to the work of making the
barren wastes productive , of building
now towns and opening now avenues of
prosperity for the state. It Is important
that the | ifo of this later class of Nebraska /
braska pioncers hould bo moro fully un
derstood in the section which has passed
successfully through the hardships of
frontier days hnd filled eastern Nebraska
with prosperous cities , towns and farms.
The ] possibilities of the Nebraska
frontier can bo divided into four classes.
There Is a part of it which ,
when brought under cultivation ,
will add Immensely to the area of the
corn bolt , but promises little for other
lines of agriculture. Thin Is the sandy
region In the central part of the state ,
extending north from the vnlloy of the
Pintle to the South Dakota lino. There
Is similar soil in smaller areas else-
whore. Another distinct section is the
grazing country in the northwestern
counties , where the cattle industry is
capable of being extensively developed.
A small but wonderfully picturesque
and promising district ts th'at which lies
principally In parts of Cheyenne , Ban
ner , Scott's Bluff nnd Box Butte coun
ties , where there are largo deposits of
stone suitable for building , fine timber
nnd the Indications of coal and other
minerals. To see the settlers in this lo-
crllty living in nont stone houses and
burning logs in their fireplaces is a reve
lation of our resources that is now to
most Nohrasknns. But by far the largest
and most hopeful portion of our
frontier is that great tract ol country ,
composed of about fifteen counties , which
waits for irrigation to transform it into
the garden spot of the west. This sec
tion enjoys an altitude nvarnglng from
2,500 to 5,000 feet , n superb climate and
a soil of inexhaustible richness. It can
not prosper without supplementing its
natural advantages with the artificial
aid of irrigation. It is for this that its
people wait aud labor , and when it is
won they will have a prosperous farmer
on every 40 acres.
It is upon this hopeful frontier that
the Nebraska pioneers of today are living
over the old hardships with the expec
tation of repeating the old triumphs ,
'hoy ' are breaking the prairlo to plant
reps in virgin soil , probing the earth
o test its possibilities natural dopos-
ts nnd digging ditches to make
beginning toward great systems
irrigation. They hunger and thirst
or the attention and encouragement of
ho people in the oldest and richest soc-
, lens of the state , and they deserve to
ccoivo it.
The cry of distress to which Nebraska
as listened and responded during the
ast few weeks was from those mon of
ho now counties. There need bo no
nero such appeals if the people will add
, o the moans of temporary relief the in-
, orest they ought to feel in the develop
ment of our own frontier. Capital is
iceded to push the settlement of the
vostorn half of the state and to encour
age its numerous enterprises , especially
, hose aiming at irrigation. The whole
itato , and especially the wholesale points ,
ivill enjoy largo and permanent benefits
rom the success of the hardy pioneers
, y.ho are struggling with thcso vital
problems.
This is a subject which should receive
.ho . earnest attention of the people and
.ho . press , and the next two or three
ears should see an energetic effort to
make the most of the stato's advantages
of soil and climate.
OlttDLIXO THE GtOB/3 1K/T/T STEEL
A railroad around the world is a pos-
ibillty of the future which eminent Eu-
opoan engineers are already talking of.
At the last mooting of the international
railroad congress in Brussolls , the en-
inoor to the Belgian ministry of rail
roads expressed the belief that before
many years it would bo possible to make
a trip around the world in twenty-throe
days. This distinguished engineer had
n mind the proposed railroad connect-
ng our transcontinental lines with !
Behring strait and joining the trans-
Iberian line now being constructed
by the Russian government , and ho
oxprosbcd the opinion that this
road will some day bo built. Russia is
building a railroad toconnoctSt. Peters-
burgh and Kamschatka , and when that
s completed there is little reason to
doubt'that in the course of time Amor-
can enterprise will project a roud to
connect with it. The Belgian engineer
tated that it would bo no more difficult
to run a railroad along our Pacific bor
der to Behring Strait than to work the
ino in Sweden , now operating north of
the Arctic circle , or the railroad which
Russia has built far in the north.
The proposed line would skirt the
Alaskan coast where the arctic
climate is modified by influ
ences from the Pacific ocean.
Bohring strait is shallow and
narrow , with a largo island midway in
the channel , and according to the Bel
gian engineer would offer no serious ob
stacle to bridge building. As a part of
the scheme for girding the glebe with
steel and reducing the time for making
the circuit of the world in twonty-thrco
days , is the proposed road from Quebec
to St. Charles bay , Labrador , whence
England may bo reached by steamer in
four days , and for this project the Cana
dian Altantio railway and steamship
company has obtained parliamentary
authority.
Thebo schemes may seem visionary ,
but it has been wisely remarked thnt in
these days it is hardly worth while to
laugh at railroad schemes , however
visionary they may soom. At any rnto
the subject of a railroad to Behring
strait has received considorat ion in this
country , and the proposed exploration of
Alaska is expected to determine , for ono
thing , the expediency of such a lino. It
maybe that there are much greater pos
sibilities in this project than are now
conceivable , and that in the future devel
opment of the northwest and of our com
merce with Asia it may become a neces
sity. Fifty years hence the possibility
which the Belgian engineer has pointed
out may bo realized.
DIVORCE LAW REFORM.
No public movement undertaken in
recent years appeals with greater force
to the conscience of the nation than that
which socks a radical reform of the divorce -
vorco laws of the country. The facility
with which the marital bonds are
severed is not only a national reproach ,
but if permitted to continue unchecked ,
will imperil the moral woll-boliifr of the
American people.
The organization started In Now York
a few years ngo has laid the foundation
for a uniform system of divorce laws. A
thorough investigation of the records of
the various states shows that 80 per cent
of the divorces were granted by the
courts to residents of the respective
states , so that only 20 per cent of the
number were granted to non-residents.
This surprising fact led to the abandon
ment of the original plan to work for a
national dlvorco law , nnd efforts are now
bolng made to eoouro the enactment , by
the various legislatures , of a uniform
law.
In furtherance- this plan the gover
nor of NowJ rk has boon authorized to
appoint n com nlsslon to confer with the
governors of : 11 slates nnd territories
nnd urge the i npolntniont of like com
missions by'oach ' , to moot as early as
practicable and draft a law for submis
sion to the vaulotis legislatures.
It is not uihtorlal whether this most
desirable reform Is secured through
state or national legislation. 'Tho evil
is so widespread thnt patriotic citizens ,
however tlloyj disagree as to methods ,
should ncHydfy encourage every effort
calculated to stem the deluge of dlvorco
scandals. The records of the courts are
stained with"tlocrees that are parodies
on justice. Flimsy pretexts are urged
by these chafing under the matrimonial
hultor , and the courts of many slates
permit husbands to put aside o their
wives and wives their husbands , with
the ease and promptitude of savage
tribes.
The responsibility docs not rest en
tirely on the courts which interpret the
laws. The promiscuous granting of
marrlngo licenses to erotic youngsters
is a fruitful source of the divorce evil ,
and tboso who for a trilling fee unite in
wedlock couples one or both under ago
are promoters of the scandal which in-
ovltnbly follows.
Reform in the divorce laws necessa
rily means reform in the marrlngo laws.
The movement to secure both is a grati
fying evidence of the awakened moral
-one - of the people nnd of a determination
o check nil evil of appalling magnitude.
37/fi Lira STOCK UXC1IANOE.
The Illinois farmers are waging an
aggressive warfare on the Chicago Live
Stock exchange , which in its main feat
ures is like tlio exchanges in Omaha ,
Kansas City and Sioux City , The farm-
rs demand the privilege of selling their
atock in the market without the assist
ance of commission houses nnd appeal to
the law to protect them in the right
As it is stated that the Alliance in seven
northwestern states has joined in this
effort to break down the rules of the ex
change , it is likely that definite settle
ment of the disputed question will re
sult.
sult.Stock
Stock raisers have long had griev
ances ngalnst the management of the
stockyards , hut in this instance they
aiso a very simple issue. It is the ques
tion of whether they shall appoint an
agent to roprobent them directly in donl-
ng with the beef nnd pork packers or
whether Ihoy shall bo compelled
to eell through members of the
stock exchange and pay the
commission it proscribes. They claim
that they have the right to sell directly
vnd save tho'commission and other ex
penses , and that the stock exchange , an
incorporated body , has organized a con
spiracy to prevent them from doing so.
The common-sense view of the case
would Eecm to bo that if the shipper can
do without tlir ) service of the middle
man ho shouldfbo allowed'tho ' privilege.
As a matter of fact , the commission
houses are very useful , and sometimes
indispensable to stock-raisers and ship
pers. They advance money on stock ,
watch the market in the interests of
their patrons , nnd transact their busi
ness nt the yards , oven to the payment
of freights A shipper who employs a
commission house to this extent ought
not to object to paying a reasonable sum
for its services. But why should a
shipper who does not employ the
commission man in these various
ways bo obliged to pay tribute to him at
all ? Why should ho not have the sumo
right to sell his stock to the highest bidder -
dor thnt the members of the slock exchange -
change have ? The point of injustice
begins where the rules of the stock ex
change attempt to govern the conduct
of a shipper who asks and receives noth
ing from it.
If the Illinois case establishes clearly
the existence of a combination to control
the market in the interest of the com
mission mon , regardless of the natural
rights of shippers who have no relations
with them , it is to bo hoped nnd ex
pected that the law will break it up.
The shipper is entitled- receive what
his catllo are worth in the market , and
any combination among members of the
stock exchange organized for the pur
pose of preventing it is an unjustifiable
intorforouco with his rights.
THE Lake Shore railroad company
has declared war against the tele
graphers' association. Its operators are
forbidden to join the order on pain of
dismissal , nnd these who are members
must withdraw or resign. Similar
measures , it is said , will bo adopted by
Other roads , the object being to crush
the organization. It is not surprising
that the operators are singled out for
oppressive supervision. No class of
skijlod railroad employes are BO poorly
paid. Their salaries rarely exceed that
of brakemen , while in fact they share
with engineers and conductors the re
sponsibility for the lives of passengers.
Though not personally sharing the dan
gers of active trainmen , the safety of
trains depend on the ability and
accuracy of the railroad telegrapher.
No progressive railroad relies on
schedules for the movement of trains.
They are handled by the chief train dis
patcher nnd lib assistants iijong the
road. The utjuost olllcionoy and relia
bility is demanded in this branch of the
service. Yet the reverse is the rule.
Instead of encouraging competency with
good wages , a pimny wise policy is pur
sued by many roads , nnd frequent dis
astrous wrecks nrb the inevitable result
ol the employment of college taught
plugs who aroNvllling to work fora
'
raoro pittance. "
IT is reported that farmers of Massa
chusetts are uhoa'sy ' because the national
government is giving aid lo irrigation in
the wost. They contend that there is
still much undeveloped land in the
thickly settled parts of the country , nnd
that it is not just to the eastern states
that agriculturists should ho attracted
to the far west by artificially adapting
the soil for cultivation. The Now York
Sun suggests to these people that their
fears are far fetched , and tells them that
the enormous work of reclaiming the
agricultural lands of the now states nnd
territories cannot bo so rapid as to inter
fere with the old farming regions. It
says also that the Irrigation work already
done has shown that there is no land
east of the Mississippi rlvorso productive
and so valuable as the reclaimed lands
prove to bo , and thnt no other farming
lands in any part of the country soil for
so much per aero , Prom the fact that
th 3 population Is increasing far more
rapidly In proportion than the area of
tillable lands , the Sun cannot BOO how
the Massachusetts farmers can logically
malnttin thnt agricultural depression in
the east is in any wny duo to the very
gradual roclaltnntions of the soml-arld
regions. As n matter of fact it is not ,
but none the less the selfish and unpa
triotic opposition of the eastern farmers
to irrigation In the west has exerted n
decided Inlluencodetrimental to a liberal
policy for "reclaiming the arid regions ,
and will very likely continue to do so.
THE Annual Review of TIIK Bnn , to
bo published Thursday morning , will
contain a reliable compendium of all
statistical facts relating toOmaha'scom-
mcrcial , industrial and financial insti
tutions. Especially will It bo n carefully
compiled review of the business of the
past year n complete record of public
improvements , real estate transactions ,
now enterprises , banking statistics , beef
and pork packing industry , and every
thing pertaining to the steady march of
progress. There will bo no illustrations
and no sensational exhibit. The edition
, vill bo like an egg , full of meat con-
nlnlng cold matters of fact , which in-
. 'ostors , capitalists and people who do-
ire lo embark in commercial and indus
trial enterprises in Omaha will want to
know. The regular edition will bo 2o.-
300 copies and orders for additional
copies must bo sent In between now and
Thursday. "Tho edition will bo ono of 10
pages ; price five cents per copy , mailed
to all parts of the world , two cents.
Orders for papers from 10 copies up-
, vards will bo filled and mailed out
directly from this olHco without extra
charge.
CARDINAL Gnmcws of Baltimore is
said to have a largo following in Europe
as a candidate for successor of Pope Leo.
It would bo a remarkable departure from
the traditions of the Catholic church if
an American wov'o chosen lo that august
place , but it is doubtful if the college of
cardinals could make any choice that
would do so much to Increase the power
of the church and put fresh lifo into nil
its channels. Cardinal Gibbons is n
broad-minded man , of modern ideas , and
with physical and mental powers equal
to any man who has Bat in the Vatican
in recent times. The election of a pope
from- the western hemisphere would in
augurate a now era in the history of the
utholic church and load to vast changes
in its methods nnd ideas.
SEVERAL prominent Michigan physi-
ians announce that they can cure con-
surapjtion by a method surer and hotter
than Koch's. They reject the latlor's
theory that bacilli is the cause of the
disease , claiming it to bo only ono of the
ymptoms of advanced cases. Ilonco ,
they direct their remedies exclusively
to healing the inflamed lungs , chlorine ,
salt and iodine being the agents. It is
evident that , after years of delay , the
world is to sco a determined effort of
science to control the most hopeless
scourge to which flesh has boon liable ,
and that there is some prospect that it
may succeed.
TIIK cast has already enjoyed a month's
sleighing nnd is now up to its knees in a
fresh snow storm. The old-fashioned
winter will have a tendency to raako
business lively and thereby hasten the
return of confidence. For thcso favors
old Boreas is to bo thanked.
Wouldn't Work Hero.
C/ilmoo Tribune.
Qucon Victoria ( lines at 9 o'clock in the
evening. Sue couldn't keep a hired girl two
days if she did that in this country.
The Ocui Thnt Jay Covets.
7Josfon Jlerald.
Jny Gould thinks this country Is the gem
of the earth. Some people suspect that ho
would like to wear it in his shirt bosom.
* This is n Great Trutli.
IJ' < T8/ifrtf / ; ( < m 1'ost.
Trusts and monopolies nro not responsible
for all the millionaires. Judicious advertis
ing has contributed a share in tUnt dhcctlon.
Ail Kveu
St. Louts Ofo'io-Dcmocraf.
The returns of tlio Kilkenny election Indi
cate that the Parnollitcs will carry Ireland nt
about the saino time that the republicans
will carry Texas.
Parnnll nml Cnritoglc.
Kaunas CUu Journal.
Mr. Parncll will perhaps recall the ndvlco
given to him oy Andrew Carnegie jiist after
the termination of the O'Rhen caso. "Ho-
sign , marry , return , " said Mr. Curnogio.
' .There is no reason to believe thnt this pro
gramme could not have been followed suc
cessfully , but Mr. Parnell committed tlio
error of believing that tha man was para
mount to the cause.
Give Practical Men ft Cliniicc.
SMladcliihla Teltarajtii.
The great statesmen of llio oxocutlvo de
partments and the house and senate- always
resent the idea thnt anv oilier than practical
politicians know anything about publlo n'-
fairs. They ropucliato.suTgestIons } ) which
seem to Imply lacK of confidence In their ex
pert knowledge or experience , Yet this
question of the finances bolng a business
question why should not expert business men
bo asked to suggest a plan to satisfactorily
answer 1U If It Is a good thing for tbo shoe
maker to stlclc to Ws last why should not a
politician , honest , party man or broker In
poll lies , as lie often Is , insist tbat ho shall
stick to his political machine and let finan
ciers do tbo work of flnanbol The plan
might fall , but It promises at least better
prospects of success than partisan scheming
in congress. _
Tlio Tnuuli Mnoinnu.
JVem York JlrraM.
The crowd appalled , in mute suspense ,
Gazed at the lineman who , suspended ,
Hung o'er the multi tudo so dense
All fancied that his racewavendcd
But when they took him down
These words the victim softly said :
'I 'sposo It's dark all over town ,
Dut I can't help It 1" "Aren't you doadt"
They cried , amazed "Praised bo the gods I"
"Ob , no , " ho said , "I'm pretty tough ;
They don't raako volts and ohms enough
To kill mo I've sold lightning rodsl"
C. H. Israel , wbo recently resigned the ed
itorship of the ncnkelman Republican , in-
dieted the following valedictory ! "My
father , Frank Israel , will sliovo the quill and
his twolvo-year-old son Roy will bo the fore
man. I liavo no apologies to mako. Thank
ing the many patrons of the Republican for
past favors shown iou , I remain , yours
truly. "
AM * THAT ,
The visit of SUnloyto Omalift has nwdo
many of tlio old-timers reminiscent. Moth
grave and gay nro some of the tales they toll
of the tlmo "whoa Stanley was in Omnba. "
The great explorer's Inquiry regarding ox-
Governor Dave llutler recalled the fnct that
the statesman from Pawnee , In the .days
when 0 in aim was the capital of Nebraska ,
was considered , n high roller , nnd his visits
to the metropolis wcro usually marked by
considerable hilarity. At thnt tlmo the old
Tlvoll garden , at Ninth nnd Fnrtmm streets ,
was on the top waveof popularity nnd pros
perity. Slebllst , the proprietor of tbo resort ,
hnd a reputation as a caU'ror , nnd nil the bobs
and nabobs of the tlmo paid homngo to his
ability. The governor , however , had fiillea
to pay Ills respects to the Tlvoll nnd Slobltst
felt slighted , IIo conlkled to some of the
friends of Hutlor bis feelings In tbo matter
and urged them lo have tbo governor honor
sunn with a visit Dave didn't feel llko calling
nt the garden , but the boys didn't propose to
disappoint Slublist , so they secured the gov
ernor's private secretary to Impersonate his
cblof , secure a * "stafl" nncl enjoy the hos
pitality of the far-famed Tivoll. The plan
worked successfully and the "distinguished
guests" fairly floated In a son of champagne.
Some of the boys grow so mcljow they were
unable to keep the jilto to themselves , and
Just as they bad started on the second hun
dred dollars' worth of wine , Sloblist discov
ered the Imposition nnd the banquet ended
abruptly. A number of staid , old vcsldontors
who participated In the bammct wouldn't
care to Indulge In suchn laik today.
\Vhllo Stanley was here a great many people
ple questioned him on a great many subjects ,
to all of which Interrogations ho had a ready
answer. Hut at Scranton , Pa. , n gentleman
"stumped" the explorer by an innocent , little
remark. As at Omaha , an Informal reception
was hold after the lecture nnd many people
availed themselves of the opportunity to
shako the explorer's hand. Among the num
ber was E , E. 1 lend rick , a wealthy manufac
turer of Carbon Jnlo , who stoppol and said :
"Mr. Stanley , ono of tbo things In youv book
that Interested mo most was your vivid ac
count of the sufferings of your party in
'Starvation Camp , ' but ono thing I never
could understand. When your : nou were
dying for want of food , why didn't they flsh ,
since they wcro so near thorlvcri" Mr.
Stanley's face was a study. Ho looked at
bis questioner nsif dazed by ablovv. "Why 1"
ho exclaimed , and then hesitated In evident
surprise nnd consternation for several mo
ments ; "why , I don't bellovo anyone over
thought of it I" The hero of the ( lark conti
nent , wbo has commanded admiration because -
cause ho know so often Just what to do at
critical times , confesses that with food with
in his reach ho did not see it when starving.
Mr. Hcndilck moved on with the parting in
junction : "Mr. Stanley , the next tlmo you
form nn exploring party , take a Yankee with
you. "
A thirteen-year-old Fort Omaha boy has
favored The Ben with the manuscript of a
song entitled "Tho Sioux's Last llnlly. " The
young gentleman pays a touching tribute to
the heroes of the Second Infantry , now at
Pine Kid go agency. The only fault wo have
to find with the work of the young composer
is that ho failed to write a stirring chorus.
This ono fault Is opt to ruin the popularity of
the pleco , but In spite of it wo give our read
ers the benefit of the two concluding stanzas :
Major Butler was In command
When they loft Fort Omaha.
'Tls blood you'll see at Wounded Knee ,
If it's nothing but a squaw.
The warriors they are plenty ,
Their guns are now and bright.
Were they issued by the government !
No ; they came from Ouster's fight.
Now , when the war Is over ,
And wo return again ,
We'll bo telling ot the redskins
How many wo Uavo slain.
Tbo music will sound sweetly ;
Our limbs will surely ncho ;
But of nil the fighting soldiers ,
The old Second takes the cako.
The sentiments of the song quoted from
above are n great deal moro elevating than
these of the latest Parisian ditt3' , based on the
crime of M. Eyraud ana iMllc. Bompard. In
order that the reader may for himself notieo
the difference in tone between the American
nnd French style wo produce a stanza of the
latter !
She luroa the man into ncr lair , tra la ,
And her lover ho strangled him there , tra la ,
With a kiss and n hug ,
And n rope nnd n tug ,
They did the Job neatly nnd well ,
Oh , labelloGabrlcllol
They know that ho carried a check , tra la ,
And to grab it they twisted his neck , tra la ,
For poor old Gouflo
Thcro was old Nick to pay ,
For I fear the old man went to lioll ,
Through la b Ho Gabricllol
Hero is a peculiar logand of the Indians as
told by Rev. Mr. Cook , the full-blooded
Sioux who is the ministerial representative
of the Episcopalian denomination at Pine
Illdgo ngcncy. The legend which was related -
lated to tbo Indian children nt the agency ,
was ot their forefathers' belief ns to the
cause of the disappearance of the moon. IIo
said the belief was that every tlmo a now
moon appeared It was n signal for all the
mice in the country to gather themselves
together in OHO spot. When they assembled
they separated in four great armies. Ono
army wont to the north , anothorto the south.
a third to the east and tlio fourth to the \vost.
Thcso armies of mice traveled until they
reached the point where , from tlio place of
starting , llio heavens seemed to touch tlio
earth. Then they climbed up the sky until
tluiy came to the moon which , by this time ,
was what wo call full. All of the four nrraiir
then commenced nibnllnc at Luna , and when
they hact oaten her all up the mice would
scamper baek down the heavens to the earth
nnd wait for her to show herself again , when
the Journey nnd nibbling wp ild bo repeated
by the mice , And this Is what the Indians
of early days bollovcd was the cause of the
moon growing old and finally disappearing.
TUB BEB'S war correspondent at Pine
Uidgo tolls of a very interesting billet doux
which foil into the bands of Lieutenant Tay
lor of tnu Ninth cavalry. It Is nothing moro
nor loss than an Indian letter written by ono
of tlio most prominent and vllllanou ? of tlio
hostile chiefs now standing defiant in the bad
lands. It Is the first that has been received
from that locality and attracts wide atten
tion. High Back Bear , one of Lloutennnt
Taylor's newly enlisted Indian scouts , Is the
person to whom It is addressed , nnd tlio Hint
tenant cannot speak too highly of High Back
Hour's loyalty la bringing the communica
tion , although not overly important , directly
to him. It rends thus :
Cenlia Iru vraka tinra ( to ws zu fin na niln-
RUhnBku. vrunjl na inlln wanjl wlclspa Ulyo-
linrko ca ca wneoyo lo ova wanjl glua n nlclca
nlslnlhocii unka npo cnnlll ko mini gtiluir
tu wcco la ko nltunkhl In pi kin lo ti ta kupto
culu to kel to cl tiucol iimtvnktu eye lo po
bonulu yu ma to waullll inlyuj'o lu.
The translation is as follows !
I want homo ciiitrldics and soina whlto
cloth and a Unlfo u long ub from the oiul of u
man's fliwr to Ills elbow. If you nro not a
soldier brine thorn to mo , and HOIHO tobacco
and some cloth of most niiy kind.
Your Krandfnthor Short Hull , whatever wny
ho dies 1 will din. IIBAH KAor.u.
In spite of thU touching appeal Hoar
Kagle's Christmas stocking lonminod empty ,
Lut High Hack Hear uopos to bo In at a llttlo
presentation scene when BoaV Eagle will bo
the recipient of seine cold load.
York Tiniest Short Bull Burrow * ho * , . \ >
been dehorned. Who "a " afraid of him now I " " i
Nebraska City News : The Burrows-Pow- '
ors crowd In tbo alllanco did not knock out
Van Wyck so easilyjis they expected , but
found that ho was n most excellent flghto * ,
Evidently Burrow * wants no miiu In tlio nlh
anco that bo cannot contest.
Grnnu Island Independent : Ilurrowi
actually the greatest cnoiiiy of tbo good cai
of the ulllanco movement , mid the nllintiro
mon ought not to follow blni Into the trap
sot for thorn by unscrupulous prohibitionists ,
Nebraska , City Press : General Vim Wyck
lives mid cats tbo same as other men. There
is nothing nbout him othorlat , Mr. Burrows
may remain In n state ufostuntlou , nnd Mr ,
Vnu Wyck will continue tbo friend nnd the
champion of the farmer.
Broken Bow Leader ! Poverty and distress
among his follow men appeal to the sympathy
of ex-Senator Van Wyck , nnd loosou his
pnrso strings , that relief may follow. The
saino circumstances also appeal to thu ( jiv.it
alliance mogul , Burrows , but In this cnso it
only loosens Ins Jaw ,
*
Howells Journal,11'nfc O\iMu \ Hun had a
reporter In the alliance meeting hold at Lin
coln last week , and Tin : DAILV Bin : contained
full accounts of the proceedings of tbo moot
ing , Including a voiy interesting description
of the manner in whlcb ox-Senator Van
Wyck routed Dictator Burrows. How the
reporter managed to pet Into the meeting
still remains a mystery.
Kearney Hub : At llrst thought U was
dlfllcult to understand why Jay Burrows
should oppose Paddock's pure food bill nnd
commit the state alllanco against It , uftor the
national nllianco and bodies of farmers nil
over the country had endorsed It and peti
tioned for Its passage. But this has nil been
made clear. Kvcn though a small man , Mr.
Burrows has a very largo ambition , so largo ,
In fact , thnt ho Is already figuring on nu nlV
anco legislature in ISOil thnt will send him to
the scnnto to succeed Paddock. This also
explains his hostility to Van Wyck , who has
boon tbo object of Burrows * spleen and con
stant opposition. Van Wyck might stand In
the way of Burrows on the senatorial game
of draw.
IIowclls Journal : General Van Wyck
proved to bo too much for Dictator Burrows
at the alllanco meeting held nt Lincoln. Van
Wvcle has during his entire political career
boon a hard working and consistent frlond of
the people and It Is out natural that ho should
object to bolng dictated to by nu adventurer
of the Burrows stripe. When the self-ap
pointed dictator of the alllnnco nttomntod to
prevent him from speaking In the secret
alliance meeting ho made a grave mistake ,
nnd ho is probably well aware of the fact by
tins timo. The Journal glories In Van Wyck's '
spunk. Ho is altogether too much for the
cranks that are nt the present tlmo engaged
In wrecking the nllianco ship. The general
has mnny friends In nil parts of the state who
are with him lu bis fight for thu right.
TALKS OX VAM11OV8 TOl'fCS.
Grand Island independent : As n news
paper Tun OMAHA BKE continues to "got
there" with nil Its pages , nnd they range in
number from twelve to thirty-two.
Columbus Telegram : Why should the acts
of the Bankers and Business Men's associa
tion , In working against prohibition , bo called
Into question as having Interfered with the
fairness of the election , any moro than that
of the prohibitionists who spent inoro moneys ,
than the Bankers and Business Men's asso
ciation.
Seward Reporter : The contest for the
state ofllccs drags its weary length along ,
nnd develops nothing except thnt the prohi
bition amendment was highly unpopular In
Omaha. If the independents have any wit
nesses in reserve who will testify to suppres
sion of votes for Powers It is about time they
wcro bringing them forward.
Fremont Flail : That sturdy old patriot ,
who still occupies the governor's clinir In Ne
braska's capltol , is signalizing the close of his
auspicious and happy administration by acts
of clmrity nnd sympathy that must still far
ther endear him to the hearts of lils fti ; fta
Say what they may of Governor Tlfayor , the
state never was honored by an executive who
has manifested such a deep nnd abiding Inter
est lu the welfare nnd happiness of his
peopleus ho has exhibited during the
four years that ho has held thnt exalted po
sition. That ho may have made mistakes
but proves that ho Is human , but that they
have been unintentional ones all must admit.
IIo has stood in the forefront of every effort
for the amelioration of the condition of the
distressed , wherever their cries have arisen ,
and his stirring and sympathetic nature has
been deeply enlisted la thc-lr behalf. Other
governors may-arise who may excel lilin in
wisdom or diplomacy or sagacity or general
accomplishments , but the state will never
bavo a governor who will , to a greater ex
tent , endear himself to the henrts of the
people by nn administration so devoted to
their Interests and well being. The Flail has
often criticised him , but now , at the close of
his four years service , it cheerfully and en
thusiastically doffs its hat to oiler this deserved -
served eulogy.
Hastings Nobrnsknn : ThoNebraskan has
been unreserved In its expressions of sympa
thy for Mr. Powers in his contest ngalnst
Mr. Boyd for the governorship , beeauso it
behoves that an honest count of the ballots
actually cast would give Mr. Powers a plur
ality and elect him But , unfortunately , for
thasakoof justice , this fact has not been
brought out in tbo contest and so far as the
testimony gees it does not appear that Mr.
Powers' friends have made out n good case ,
The contest , so far as it hears upon the tltla
to the governorship , has been a good deal ot
a farce. The decision must bo based upon
the ovldcnco produced , nnd if the legislature )
scats Mr. Powers on the strength of that it
bo a dangerous act of usurpation to say the
least. But the Burrows-Dech faction of the
independent party have no doubt determined
to risk It , The question is , then , will the
alliance members of the legislature obey thu
dictation of thcso men and act unitedly in
the movement. It has already been said that
n number of the members will not , especially
those of democratic antecedents , A split
and division of the ulllanco forces on this
question and a fiilturo of Burrows to accom
plish his designs would bo disastrous to the
now party , for it Is doubtfulthut the elements
of discord could over bo harmonized again.
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