IHE ? OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY , JANUABY 20 , 1891 , 5
MISTAKES OF THE ALLIANCE ,
loyd'a Conntol In the Contest Oaso Points
Oat Independent Errors.
BOUGHT THE CORPSE OF PROHIBITION ,
v XL
ttlio Lenders Thought It Could bo
f
Used to Act vnntnjrn Tlio Count-
ItiK Out Bohcino Lcslgla-
tlvo Blunders.
HOII. John D. Howe , attorney for Governor
Boyd , lins prepared the following memoran
dum ana points In the matter ot the contest
V of John II. Powers for the ofilco of chief ex
ecutive : "As I understand It , Iho alliance
jiarty , by the fundamental law of its organ
ization , Is non-partlzan , nnd stands for the
cnuso of the people against monopolies. It
Rtands for tlio constitution nnd the laws of
our Hap , as a nymool thereof ! If
It does not It Is o treasonable
organization , means anarchy , nna tlicroforo
treason ; and Is to bo hated by the people for
whom It pretends to | > cnlt. There Is moro
Jn this contest than appears upon the surface ,
for there Is In It tie supreme question of
loyalty or treason to our flag. All know thut ,
us a mutter of common honesty , the contest
over stnto ofllccrs li founded , nut upon truth ,
hut ltx | > n ftiUchood nnd fraud. Thin J will
prove , if Indeed , any proof Is needed to con *
Unco fearless men nnd patriots.
I shall proceed , llrst to point out the mis
takes of the alliance. They are greater thnn
tlioso of Moses , Jlccnuso my faith In the nl-
llanco and Its patriotic notions , und Its desire
nnd ability to do right remains unshaken. I
_ _ utn told In contempt that I have "tho faith of
Abraham. " I luwa To anarchists nnd
traitors I will not talk , for with them words
nro wasted. To radicals nt.d extremists I
will not talk for they hive parted with the
power to bo convinced of what Is truth ; they
uro to bo found In every party , nnd will
wreck any political organization however
lofty Its alms. If you follow your extreme-
Istn your party will lean out of Its cradle Into
n suicides grave. I will now proceed to point
out your mistakes and toll you -liow to re
trieve what you have lost.
I. 1OUKF1UST AND I'KI.NUr.U , MISTAKE.
At tlio lute election the great Issue was
prohibition. It overshadowed all others. All
good citizens agreed tlmt the evils of Intem
perance were Incalculably great ; many good
nnd sincere people said that prohibition was
the best remedy , and some of them said that
oil that differed with them belonged to the
"rum power. " On the ether hand , ns true
nnd lolly citizens ns wo have In the state ,
Halt ! prohibition Is not the best
remedy , bur the Slocumb law Is ;
that , they said ; gives prohibition to
communities wbcro the sentiment of the pcc-
plo ( which h Iho vitality of any law ) favors
j It , and a fnir measure of relief to all others ;
they said.vo need law that can bo enforced
in our cities ns well as In the country for In
tbo country the people behave themselves
md do not need much law , whllo In cities Is
presented the most dlflleult problems In our
government known to our times , for In nil
cities there is a certain per cent of the popu-
" latlon who nro not law abiding but wicked ,
whoso presence Is Inimical to good govern
ment and who must DO coerced with the
strong and vigorous hand of power.
In Omnlm. twenty out of twenty-one of the
citizens , including the best citizenship of our
city , said , "wo nro entitled to law nnd order
lu Omalm ns well 03 In the country and
smaller towns : prohibition means for us law
lessness nnd disorder , whllo the license prin
ciple will give law and order to all parts of
the state , us fur ns may bo reasonably ex
pected , In practical royernment. " Wo wan ted
then practical good' government and not
thcorJT * ; " Surely wo were better judges of
iWiTlhan tlioso who were strangers to our
city , who know us only through the false nnd
slanderous stories published about us in
divers campaign literature. Nine-tenths' ol
the citizens of Omaha stand for as pure and
lofty citizenship as can bo found on earth :
one-tenth stuna for lawlessness , rowdyisni
and anarchy , and demand the utmost vlgl-
lenco In the execution of the laws.
Recognizing the fact that Omaha wasprae-
tlcauly unanimous ngninst prohibition , the
prohibitionists Incubated a consplrary to dis
franchise its 23,000 votes , bccauso thoj
bollovcd that the issues on prohi
bition In the stnto would turn upon Omaha.
They did this weeks beforoany election what'
ever was hold. It is written ncrnss the his
tory of the times nnd cannot bo erased. Uov
Dr. Duryea , a dovlno of national reputation ,
who Is for prohibition upon principle , out not
as a practicable ) means of rcllof ( If I
understand him ) , a man of fearless
ness lu his conviction , testifies that ho dis
covered In the meetings of that party la the
cast and elsewhere , that there was to bo a
concerted attack upon the good name nnd
fame of Omaha. Tbo acts of prohibition
leaders nnd journals , whlth sneak louder
than words , prove that this was truo. Kov.
lr , Unrshn , who occunies the leading pulpit
of the Presbyterian cliurch In this state , a
prohibitionist , testllios that ho voted against
prohibition largely because of the foul
methods followed in the prohibition cam-
.patgn In reference to Omaha. A lead
ing prohibitionist , C. A. Uobblns , tcstitlos
that ho spent nn hour In Omaha election day ;
that the prohibitionists undoubtedly had the
intention , before the election , of throwing
out the city of Omaha , or uny proclnot or
ward In Omahaprovided the election therein
prevented the adoption of prohibition nnd
was "illegal. " Beluga short man bo stood
ou tip-too to sco if ho could see the ballot
box nt the window 1 Ho says ho know In advance -
there ' 'absoluto " in
vance was wrong" Omaha
nnd that prohibitionists were preparing to
throw out the products whore there was
"absolute wrong , "
That the election at Omaha was ppncoablo
nnd orderly In nn unprecedented degree , is
testified to by our most eminent citizens ,
among whom are Judge Dimdy , ( our highest
Judicial authority ) , by Judges Doano , Wake-
ley and Clnrkson of our district bench , by our
mayor nnd chief of police and many others.
Prohibition leaders sock to nmko our city re
sponsible for the comparatively few disor
derly nets of bummers , guttersnipes nnd
thugs. Omalm feels keenly the disgraceful
acts in question mid repudiates tliom. They
were casual nnd sporadic. It Is dishonest
( no other word expresses It ) to collect all
these foul xvords nnd acts together to char-
-tictorUo the election In a city of 140,000
people.
Tlio conspiracy to throw out the vote ot
Omaha , I recent , existed weeks before the
election. This conspiracy became moribund
when the returns showed that prohibition
.defeated by mnny thousands without count
ing Omaha. It uccamo a corpse. It was ,
howovcr , put In cold storage. And now wo
como to the monumental mistake of the alli
ance party leaders. They bought it for n
price. They bought it because they thought
the conspiracy could bo used to count out
Omnlm. From tills great mistake has fol
lowed all the ills that the alliance party lias
suffered , which have nearly wrecked It , de
feated Its lofty nlms and made the monopo-
i lists drunk with delight. I will now rapidly
point out ether great mistakes , all of which
have resulted In sitting up with the corpse lu
question.
MI8TAKK NUMI1EH TWO.
The nlllnnco leaders said , "Wo have the
power to count out all stale oftlcers that wrtro
elected. Wo will do it. The conplracy wo
bought of the prohlbltioalsta will bo the pre
text. That Is what wo bought it for. " Says
Justice Maxwell , whoso learning , integrity
nnd patriotism tiono hut radicals will deny
whoso Judgments , covering over a quarter of
a century , will stand upon the records of our
highest court for all tlmo to fearlessly declare
the great charier principles of protec
tion to the people of Nebraska ngainst
'
'tho aggressions of corporate power ;
Justice Maxwell says from the bench : "Tha
people elect the governor , the legislature has
no power to do that. " Your uow party ,
under false leadership , resolved to undertake
ono of the most stupendous frauds known to
American history. It was to count out every
ouo of the stnto otllccrs elected by
the people , simply bccauso It has the power.
Do not misunderstand 1110 ; 1 Insist upon
having faith In your alma nnd motives , i
charge the responsibility for these mistakes
upon your extremists in the hope that I may
do you a servlcoby recalling you to the mnl
patriotic purposes of your party. Every
mis take you nmko weakens you and strength
ens your enoiiiles. You cannot make toe
many mistakes to please mo In my capacity
as attorney for ( Joveruor Hoyd In the con
test. To plcasa me iu my diameter as a cltl-
xou , you cannot inalco too fow.
. MISTAKE NUM1IKU T1IHEE.
As with mistake No. 3 , so mistake No. I
( lowed directly from mistake No , I , the pa
rent of alt. You refused to follow the per
foctly plain nnd mandatory provisions ot the
constitution In that you refused to canvnM
the votes "boforo proceeding to nny other
business. " When the great peremptory pre
rogative writ of the soverclghty of tbo people
ple Issued out of the hlKhost judicial tribunal
of the atato , and under its seal , commanding
the speaker to do his fcnitftutlonnl duty
in the presence of txvo hou ts , the aubllmcst
spectacle ever presented in the history of
Nebraska was witnessed , anil the heart of
every patriot in the state was thrilled. It
meant "tho constitution anil the laws shall
bo obeyed. " I do not think It Is true of most
of-you that you did not want to bo sot right
if you had been misled. Said Justice Max
well from the bench to ono of your lawyers ,
'speaking of the wrong that was In progress ,
"Jt is revolution. " The candid among you
will aumlro the Intrepid spirit of the supreme
court In the hour of peril , nsvolcod by Chief
Justice Cobb. Not n member wavered.
MISTAKE ML'MIIKIl FOUII.
Its source wu the same ns that of the
others. Ucutcnnnt Governor Mclklojohn
presided nt that Joint 'assembly , In accord
ance with the orecedent of the whole history
of the state , and In strict propriety as the
ranking ofllcor. Ilccauso ho win right , bo
wai able to discharge thu duties of his post.
I do not believe ho could have hcla
that place had ho been wrong. Tbo su
preme court has vindicated him. It has shown
you were wrong. That vou were honest In
your mistake , I grant. Having- the faith , of
Abraham in the Integrity of your purposes
nnd character , I look to see you rise to the
greatness of the occasion nnd acknowledge
your error. You have made up the record as
you have I will not say you persist In
wrong because I sincerely desire to see you
turn about and bring yourselves within the
lines of the law , that , being right you may bo
strong and successful In all right measures.
MISTAKE SO. F1VK.
Notwithstanding James E. Boyd has been
declared by you to bo governor ; notwith
standing the highest court has lorovcr set
tled tbo fact that ho Is now governor of Ne
braska for all purposes ; notwithstanding' all
of the departments including the legislative
department Itself , when it declared the result
of the canvass have recognized him ; you
persist In following the erroucous view that
you cannot Join with him in doing the busi
ness of the people. Mcanwkilo the whole
butlncss of the session walls. All you como
hero to do Is postponed ; thousands of dollars
of the public treasure nro spent in legislative
expense which were bolter given to iho poor.
You oven go so fnr ns to attempt to pfcdgo
the credit of the state otherwise than by
straightforward nnd lawful stops ; any mer
chant who would part with goods on such
doubtful security would expect to make 150
pur cent prollt , and thus you attempt to take
from the sufferers n largo part of our bounty
and raid the treasury to give to. the wealthy
lealor.
Speaking as Governor Boyd's attorney ,
would say I could not wish anything
letter ; the moro mistakes that you pllo up
thobetler ; the greater the departure from
.bo simple , direct , just and obvious course of
procedure , the bolter. The railroads will
say , "tho dance goes merrily on ; our enemy
sin a rout ; is butting Its head against the
wall. If wo can keen the alliance men occu-
ilcd this way nil the session our fondest
lopes will bo realized ; for the people will
till the party as unfit to bo trusted with
jower. " Tbo railroads nro sagacious , but as
i citizen I Insist upon saying "Got right.
Got right. Got In line with law and order
nnd common honesty. " I will not tnko space
0 draw your attention to other mistakes.
L'ho record Is appalling. No party In so short
a tlmo over aid so much to prove that
t Is unfit to rule and that power Is unsafe In
ts hands. The Instinct of the pcolo is sure.
; 'or n day they iruy bo wrong. But in calm
noments they make sound Judgments ; their
igliteous indignation , though slow to kindle ,
vill move with irreslstablo force to destroy
.hoso who imperil the old time safeguards of
ifo , liberty and property for which the
fathers fought and died. Tbo old way Is the
safe way. True principles arc an infallible
guldo. Anarch } ' and treason lag but a step
) ehlud when these are departed from. Por-
mps your most un-Amoncnn institution Is
/our wicked caucus system. I do not sco
low you can observe your oaths nnd use it.
The Indictment which might ho laid cover-
ng all your failures nnd disasters comes
'fom the llrst great false step , namely , the
Hirch as o of a second hand prohibition con
spiracy and Inaugurating n contest which Is
destitute of a single meritorious feature , and
ivhtoh Is a fraud from top to bottom. There
.s absolutely nothing in it , or behind It , but
your power. That you hesitate a moment
ibout kicking out of court this obstruction to
your success and legislation this season , on
the ground that It Is a fraud , shows that tbo
mistakes of the past will bo repealed m the
fuluro. Kick the disgraceful thing
outt Honest men have no use
for it. These who Invented It nro now call
ing for a recount on the amendment. How
much moro folly will you bo asked to commit !
A recount would take years if all the ballots
were hero , and would be as tdlo ns any other
attempt to over-ride law and order. As nn at
torney I would say grant the request. As n
respecter of law nnd decency , I say , get rid
of these unquiet spirits , who , whatever good
thing may bo said of their Intentions , nro Im
practical , vlslonnry , theorclical and unsafe
as advisers or lenders.
The alliance parly has Just appeared upon
the stage. It sprang into existence in n day.
Its existence Is the expression of the people
who nave broken their shackles to demand
their rights. They have been goaded to des
peration by wrongs that have become unen
durable. The people , once aroused , are
mighty and , when right , are majestic ; but ,
when wrong , they become n sinister und dan
gerous foroo. Let not their armies lire upon
ench Other. Let them , ns tholr ilrst cure , see
to It that they are right , and err , If nt all , ti
demanding less than is their duo rather than
moro. IJocool and moderate ; for to bo hot
aud radical Is to lose the field. The weak
ness of your position at this session Is that
you have been wrong. Your whole success
depends upon your aoillty to meet this ques
tion in the ulllrm.Ulvo , ' 'Can you got right ) "
And Included in getting right Is this : Got
nnd keep within the lines of the constitution
and the laws. Can you do it ) If so lot it bo
done qulokly. i
In presenting the foregoing considerations
1 speak without the knowledge of Governor
Hoyd or of my associate counsel , General
Cowln. The responsibility for what I have
said rests with IPO solely. If I have erred
let mo bo the sufferer. As it is ono of my
principles never to accept favors , I fool in
dependent enough to speak my sentiments ,
whether it bo regular or irregular , so long as
my mo-lives nro gootl. Bccauso my sincerity
may bo questioned , I beg to call your atten
tion to my record hi the legislature in 1881-
18SU. Since then I have not changed In ray
vlows , although I have learned iho goodly
lesson of moJoratiou. Which 1 enjoin upon
you. Make haste slowly. V/hllo Iho head of
tbo legal department of n lailro.id , I was
loyal to my client , as was my duty , and when
that relation ceased to exist , I resumed my
rights as a citizen as joyously as the bird
welcomes liberty after the imprisonment of a
cage. 1 have tried to speak to you words of
wisdom , and , If I have struck hard , let mo
say it was necessary to bo cruel to ho kind.
Is the alliance to bo trusted wllh power )
That is the question. If it shall souk to jus
tify Its record of the past two weeks ; If It de
serve what ils enemies say of it ; then It Is
anarchistic nnd treasonable , onlllled to the
respect of no good citizen and should bo
swept oft the face of the earth. Those are
not things about which nny man who is a
true American should mince his words. If ,
however , it acknowledges the mistake It has
made and shall seek to retrieve what Is pos
sible , It may reasonably bo oxpoulod , It will
bo able lo successfully execute.
On the question of Mr. Iloyd's cltbonshlp
much has uecn said , wlso and foolish , In the
newspapers. That question Is forthc courts ,
Ho has kept within .the constitution und the
laws in his contest , and , till now , la his oftlco ,
( as ho will continue to do ) this has been till
strength. Ho secured his seat in a peaceable
and dignified manner , and , as fur ns able
saved the reputation ot the state through
out the union in the midst ot
the late unfortunate surroundings. Ho sent
the soldiers to their quartern almost as his
flrst act. Ho will insist that this contest bo
coutined within the limits of the law. aud
trusts you to secure him a fair and judicial
bearing upon the questions before you , Ho
Is no alien in law or In fact
When the Loyal Loglon paid him the com
pliment of inviting him to bo their guest at
their banquet on the 15th lust. , ho tnndo the
following speech , which no man can read and
doubt his loyalty to our flag ;
Gontloincu of the Loyal Lcfllon I take
pleasure in being with you this evening , and
joining In cordial fellowship with the mem
bers of your organization and Its Invited
guests. The military order ot the Loyal Lo
glen of Iho Unltod'Blalos by its very name
proclaims Itself a patriotic Institution nnd as
such commends Itself to every lover of
bis country. I take it that your order means
moro than the porixiluatlo'i of war
memories. I bellevo Its purpose Is to Inspire
a love for country , a loyally to food covoru-
mont and a fidelity to our free institutions.
In these irrnml lentitncnts wo can nil Join
hands and bo brothers. In the narrow walks
of politics tto may bo known as republicans ,
ns democrats or as independents , but In the
broad domain of patriotism , politi
cal distinctions vanish , and wo
are American citizens , ono nnd
united. The porpotuutlon of our cor *
cmmcnt depends upon the cultivation of pa
triotic sentiment , for the true lover of his
country is-cvor ready to lay down his Hfo for
its preservation ; but , gentlemen , pcacohath
her victories , no less renowned than war , "
and the dying words of the immortal Doug
las sounded forth as true a patriotism when
ho told the people to obey the laws of their
country ns did trio lips of the dying Mulligan
when they uttered in feeble tocos : "Lay mo
down and snvo the flag. " For several years
before , and during the war , 1 lived on what
was known as the frontier , but my sympa
thies were with these la front. Every pulsa
tion of my heart was latcaslr American , my
every thought for the preservation of the
union , and I yield to none , not oven these
whoso ancestors wore bore In revolutionary
times , In devotion , alleglanco nnd loyalty to
the United States of America. Whllo I can
not , in the words of Daniel Webster , say , "I
was bora nn American , " noHoman over took
greater pride in saying , " 1 am a Uotnnn , "
than I in saying In the language of Webster ,
"I llvo an American , I shall die nn Ameri
can "
If the newspaper accounts are reliable ,
what Is said to boa question about hit cltl-
7cnshlp is raised whoso technicality excites
the contempt of all honest men. Slnco n boy
of ten ( they say ) , that Is , for forty-flvo years ,
ho has lived in America , and over thirty
years In Nebraska. They sny "ho has been a
true nnd loyal citizen , In fact , wo know. " To
take away a man's land on so barren a tech- '
nlcallty as wo nro told exists in his tltlo to
cltlzcnbhlp would become u theft , but would
dlsgraco nn honest man , In Omaha the
homes of hundreds of people are In peril because -
cause ono Ilclfcnstcln claims that , thirty-
three years ago ho purchased an undivided
half of 100 acres of land for 05. Ho has
never been In Nebraska , or paid a dollar In
taxes Into the public treasury. During that
tlinowo have built the state nnd city , And
now ho claims the homes of these people.
This technical claim mounts Into respecta
bility compared with the ono alleged hero
against Governor Boyd's citizenship. My
ouly excuse for alluding to the question now ,
In view of the fact that the supreme court
lias takoa jurisdiction of It , arises
from this , that , although contrary to
law , Mr. Powers' attorneys have at
tempted to bring the issue into
the contest before you , and have put into the
case newspapers and ether boat-say and uttor-
nbly unreliable matter , which will bo ignored.
Sueh "evidence" would not bo received in
court on the trial of a horse thief.
Neither you nor I are willing to accept nn
alien for governor. I confidently say that
Governor Boyd's ' citizenship will bo estab
lished to the satisfaction of the court , and , I
feel sure , to your entire acceptance. There
the matter must rest.
Ono final word. Amonp the many astonish
ing nnd misleading statements In the printed
arguments of Mr. Powers' attorney Is the
ono that the county clerk refused to produce
our ballots and poll books. There nro forty-
ono boxes nnd n largo number of poll books ,
which bo thought should bo safely kept until
the legislature called for them. Ho acted
upon the advice of the county attorney. I
\vns Ignorant of this nt the time. Before -
fore then I told Mr. Powers'
attorneys that wo wore not only willing
but anxious to have the ballots and poll
books in the case , as I feel certain they would
Impeach careless or lying witnesses. I now
ask and Insist that they bo sent for. My be
lief is that because thosa attorneys saw that
wo wanted these proofs In the cuso they wore
greatly pleased not to havo. them , so they
could say that they had boon withheld nnd
that such conduct was the confession of
fraud. Lot them bo sent for. nojpectfully ,
Jens D. HOWE ,
Attorney for Governor Boyd.
JOHN C. Cowix , of Counsel.
A QUO WING CITY.
The Vast and Rapidly Increasing ; Be-
Hiiurcon of Houston , 'lux.
Houston , Tex. , nt the head of navigable
tldo. water , oa Buffalo bayou , Is fifty miles
from the Gulf of Mexico.
The $0,200,000 appropriation by the last con
gress to deepen n channel across the bar
where Galveston bay empties into the gulf
wfts really an appropriation of § 0,200,000 for
Houston , Tex.
It is not widely enough known that Hous
ton has a navigable waterway to the gulf ,
itciamshlps can now como Buffalo bayou or
river , which over you choose to call it , to the
center of the city of Houston. Any ship
that over comes over the bar at tlio mouth of
jalvcston bay after the government appro
priation has been expended nnd deep water
has been obtained , can como up to Houston.
This bomg true , how lone will ships unload
at Galvostoa with two railroads , both of
which pass through Houston , when they can
steam lifty miles further and unload to
twelve railroads !
In the twenty years from 1800 to 18SO there
was of cotton transported through Buffalo
bayou 3,7-18,233 bales , and besides this the
miscellaneous freight carried in that tlmo
amounted to 1,000,000 , tons.
Lost Friday ono of our cotton merchants
sold UOO bales of cotton which ho shipped from
Houston via Buflalo bayou to the shin out-
sldo Galvaston bar nt a saving of 57 cents ji
bnlo as against the cost of shipping- rail to
Gnlvestou.
Freltrht for Now YorK and ether United
States coast ports and foreign ports shipped
to Galveston must pay drayage from railroad
to wharf , wharfage and lighterage.
Houston is a United States port of delivery.
Freight shipped to Houstoa for same destina
tions passes from railroads on board boats
and barges without cost of wharfage or dray-
ago.
ago.A tug leaves Houstoa at 5 or 0. o'clock in
the afternoon towing three barges loaded
with thIrty-hVo hundred to four thousand
bales of cotton each and next morning ut day
light is alongside the ship outside the Galveston -
voston bar without paying lighterage.
Tlio Morgan line of steamships running
from Now York to Gnlvoston a few years
ago abandoned Gnlvestou , passed it by and
como un to Houston and * unloaded its 1m-
mcuao tonnngo to Houston's network of rail
roads.
A coal trnila from Alabama is clamoring
for admittance to the wharves and railroads
of Houston. In a pamphlet Issued by thn the
Houston cotton exchange It Is estimated that
this trafllo will equal at IXX ) cargoes of 500
tons each annually. Houston's waterway to
iho gulf now boars to the sea , and the world ,
millions of tons of the products of the stato.
In tlmo It will carry the surplus of all the
great southwest , which produces moro sur
plus at less cost than any other part of the
United States. Houston's waterway to the
gulf will flout the ships from every sea to
lioustoa's wharves. The steamer loads of
silks , woolens , drugs , the products and fruits
of every clime , will by Houston's 0,020 miles
of railroad bo carried to the millions of prosperous -
porous people who llvo between the Hocky
mountains and Mississippi river.
Taking nn air line distance to drop water
wo llnd from Kansas City to Now York Is
1,100 miles. From Kansas City to Houston
is 040 miles Tbo distance to Houston is 4GO
miles shorter. Everything clso being equal
it will cost Kansas City one-third moro to
got freight to nnd from New York than
It costs Houston , Tox. , from Now York city.
Houston , Tox. , will bo Now York to nil that
territory west of the Mississippi river aad
east of the Hocky mountains.
Today Houston. Tox. , is not onlv the most
prosiwous city In Texas , but for the same
number of Inhabitants , in the United States.
Times are good , money comparatively'plenty
and employment for every ono who desires to
work. Houston does the lumber business of
the state , the cotton business of the state , the
cotton seed oil business of the state and has
moro factories than uny two cities In the
stato. Mr. O. "W. Crawford , socrntnry of the
Houston commercial club , will answer all in
quiries and furnish reliable Information
about the city and comity. Houston city
property nas no mortgages ou li nor'nro there
nny mortgnges ou Hums county farms ,
Kansas City Star.
Vonl. Vldl , Vicll This Is true of Hall's
Hair Rcnowor , for it is the crcat conqueror
of t'ray or faded hair , making it look the
same oven color of youth.
Through coacnos Puiiman pnlnco
Bloopers , dliilnu cars , free reclining chair
cars to Cliicngo nnd intorvontnp points
vfiv the great Hock Island route. Ticket
olllco 1U02 , Sixteenth and Furnatn.
Continental Clothing Houi
SPECIAL DISCOUNT SALE ! OF
Overeats and Ulsters.
20 PER , CENT DISCOUNT.
A bona fide discount of twenty per cent means more to
the purchaser than some of the absurd offers of goods at half
price and regardless of cost sales. Such clothing as the pub
lic wants can't be sold for- half price. A discount of twenty per
cent will be allowed at the desk on every overcoat sold this
week in the Men's and Boys' Department. Every lot is inclu
ded in this sale. We have many more overcoats than we wish
to carry over , and have adopted this method , knowing that
the discount from our already low prices will make this the
most important sale of the season.
Men's Overcoats , 20 per cent discount. Men's Ulsters ,
20 per cent discount. Boys' Overcoats , 20 per cent discount.
Boys' Ulsters , 20 per cent discount. Boys' Cape Overcoats ,
20 per cent discount.
FURNISHINGSDEPABTMENTSpecial Sale
of Pine Wool Underwear.
This week we place on sale the balance of our winter
underwear. In fine grades we have carried a larger stock than
usual this season , and the mild weather has affected the sale
of heavy underwear. We are determined to close out the bal
ance of our high cost grades , and have named prices that ought
to interest every close buyer.
FREELAND
NAMING THEIH NEEDS.
Clltlon Hill Citizens Prepare a Bill of
Grievances for the Council.
The Clifton Hill citizens' club held a meetIng -
Ing Saturday evening which was attended
by about seven ty-flvo of-the residents of that
flourishing suburb.
Councilman Speeht of the Sixth ward was
present nnd a peneral conference Was hold on
the needs of the citizens of that portion of
the alderman's balliwluk.
It developed that tho' residents of Clifton
Hill hod , at tholr own expense , placed street
lamps along Military avcnuo and on the vari
ous streets In the addition which were being :
paid for by assessment upon the property
owners. At the request of the club Mr.
Spocht will ask the council to assume the
payment for these lamps , a petition to that
effect having bcca circulated and numerously
signed.
The question of city water and flro protec
tion was also'discussed nt , leivgth. The iicar-
cst flro hydrant is about six blocks from
Clifton Hill and is supplied by a six-Inch
main. In cose of flro this would prove on
tlrcly inadequate.
All these points wore discussed In all tholr
bearings nnd a long petition was turned over
to Mr. Speeht to bo presented to the council ,
asking for adequate Iho protection.
Mr. Spccbt then addressed the meeting nt
length , expressing a willingness to do every
thing in his power for. his constituents in
that part of the ward. Ho spoke of the
opening of Lake street , saying ho proposed to
advocate the grading of that street , which
would bo ouoof the most Important thoroughfares - I
fares In the Sixth ward. This was a move
which had been desired by a large majority
of the property owners In the vicinity of
LnUo street , said Mr. Speeht , but it had been
opposed by ono or two largo holders , who
hud succeeded In overriding the wishes of
tbo majority.
A number of grades had been proposed , ho
said , varying from a cut of .about thirty feet
at Thirty-first street to ono of about slxty-
flvo feet , but this was a detail which could
easily bo arranged hereafter.
At the suggestion pf Mr. Spocht a commit
tee was appointed by the Clifton Hill club to
confer with a like committee from the Sixth
ward republican club , on the grading of this
street. The chair appointed as such commlt-
tee Messrs. B. R. AVoods , G. B. Johnson , S.
S. Senno. John T. Yntos and M. A. Elliott. .
Following this the need of additional school
facilities was discussed. The only school avail
able is the Walnut Hillschool which is distant
about threo-quartcri of o milo from Clifton
Hill. There are n largo number of children
In this addition who nro compelled to attend
this school which is in an overcrowded con
dition. It was decided to urge upon the board
of education the necessity for a small school
building near Clifton Hill nnd a commtltco
consisting of Messrs. C.V. . Rush , M. C.
Tlmxton and J , T. Yates , was appolatod for
that purpose.
How to BronlcUp n Scrcro Cold.
From the Virginia City , Mont. , Mndlso-
nlan : When wo llnd. a medicine wo know to
possess genuine merit , wo consider it a duty ,
nnd wo tune pleasure in telling the jnubllo
what It is. Such n medicine we found Cham-
berlaln'a Cougn Ileiuedy. By the use of this
syrup wo have relieved , la a few hours , se
vere colds , und In the course of two or thrco
days , entirely broken them up as has several
of our friends w whom wo have recommended
It. It is all it is represented to bo by the
manufacturers , if you have n cough and
want to stop it , Chamberlain's Cough Hom-
ody will do tno work. For sale by all drug
gists.
The only railroad train out of Omaha
run expressly for the accommodation of
Omaha , Council Bluffs , Dos Moines nnd
Chicago business is thoRoolc Island vos-
tibulod limited , leaving Omaha at 4:30 :
p. m. daily. Ticket o'fllpo , 1002 Sixteenth
and Farnam sts. , Omaha.
FOIl WANT "OF FUNDS.
Ttio Board of Hoaltji Unable to Per
form Its t ihitlos.
The flrst meeting of the board of health
during the present yeas was held yesterday
with a bare quorum present at the opening
ing- . The ono change ; lu. . tbo board Is that
Councilman Lowry appears In place of Coun
cilman Chaffca. q'
In the absence of. iMnyor Gushing Mr.
Lowry occupied the gdinlr , and a desultory
talk regarding funds fttn.Uio disposal nf the
board was Indulged liiifl'v.a starter. Tholovy
arranged for the malnUilnanco of the board
under the old charter gave 3,000. This year
Mr. Morrlssoy thought it would bo best to
ask the council for f5,000. Mr. Lowry favored -
orod asking the council to send a committee
to cqnfor with the board on the subject. Hero
tbo discussion was dropped and the regular
order of business taken up with Mayor Gush
ing on hand.
A communication from the town council ol
State Center , la. , said that on the llth In it.
n quarantinenotlco was served on James 1C.
O'Neal , who entered nnd stayed some thrco
days on the premises of ono W. \Vardwho
had the timailpox. O'Neal left in the night
and came to Omaha. The matter was re
ferred to Chief Soavoy for investigation ,
Mr , Alexander , collector of customs , in
formed the board of the presence of n caa
of diphtheria in ono at the old dwellings on
the now poitofllco site.
A complaint regarding ; the smoke nuisance
so often spoken of iu connection with the
Moreo building , was referred to the city
council.
Mayor Gushing broke In upon the dreary
monotony of the programme by announcing
that in his opinion the board had better quit
business until it was given some sort of
power by the charter which simply called
for the organization of the board.
But the grind continued , however. Dr.
Gupcn took up some milk analyses which for
the hundredth time reiterated the fact that
n peed deal of the milk used in Omaha was
impure. Then the doctor displayed a bottled
sample of tuberculosis meat taken from the
cows recently killed. The doctor urged last
spring that tuberculosis existed in conncc-
ncction with dairy cows in the vicinity of
Omaha , but certain other wise men scoffed
at the assertion. Setting aside the bottle of
bad meat Dr. Capon announced that there
wore twenty-seven coses of diphtheria not
plarcadod owing to the lack nf funds.
On motion of Mr. Morrissey Dr. Gapen
was instructed to prepare an estimate of
funds needed and submit it to the council.
I have a cousin who Is a printer , says ox-
Mayor J. B. LouKhran of North DCS Molues ,
In. Some years ago ho was employed in this
city where they were print ing circulars for
Chamberlain. Ho had a deen seated cold and
terrible cough , nnd wbilo settlnR up copy ho
made up his mind to buy a bottle. It cured
him nnd that was the first I over know of
Chamberlain's ' Cough Komedy , I have boon
strongly In its favor over since. My own ox-
porlonce ami that of my family convinces mo
that this remedy Is the best in the world.
That may bo strong language but that is what
I think. For sale by all druggists.
Tickets nt lowest rates nndsu porlor
accommodations via the great Rock
sland route Ticket ofllco , 1602 Six
teenth and Farnam streets Omaha.
THE CITY PtiUMBIXG.
A Former Inspector Una a Few "Words
on tlio bnbjcet.
OMAIU , Nob. , Jan. 10. To the Editor of
TIMBER : I beg leave to state la reply to
.ho assertion made by one Ed Taylor at the
nvostlgatlon uow being had over the ofllcial
acts of my successor , to the effect that the
ofllco of superintendent of plumbing was
jolng conducted as U. D. Duncan hud con
ducted It.
In the flrst place Ed Taylor Is mistaken.
As to fees collected under said olllco they
wore deposited in McCaguo Brothers' bank
and turned over to the city treasurer not
later than the 4th day of the month following
collection.
I , nor any of my mennever gave a personal
receipt for any fees ; neither did i or any of
my men over collect a foe unless authorized
so to do by ordinance , ns has been done several -
oral tlmcKslnco : neither did I or any of my
men present a bill -second tlmo for a fee
that had beoa collected.
I wish further to state , ns a master
plumber , that the whole thing as to the present
running of the ofllco of superintendent of
plumbing Is a farce , and I can provo it , too.
In my last annual report I laid particular
stress on the fact that it had developed In the
application of the plumbing ordinance that
tliers were alterations needed , und respect
fully asked the city council to Invite a com
mitted of licensed plumbers to confer with a
committee from the council , with a view to
making needed improvements , but nothing
has been done. And the ouly tiling the head
of the plumbing department has succeeded In
doing is In getting himself In hot water.
The'oftlco of superintendent of plumbing Is
second to none In Importance within the gift
of the mayor , not even excepting the city
physician , ns It Is a well known saying that
' 'an ounce of preventive is worth a pound of
euro , " bo is it with a competent Inspector of
plumbing , who treats causes whllo tno physi
cian treats effects.
It seems to mo that any "charter commit
tee" could do nothing bettor than to abolish
the present ofllco of superintendent of
plumbing nnd have n thoroughly competent
plumber appointed by the pollco and flro
commission with full authority to en fore nil
regulation ns to plumbing approved * by the
board of health und the city council , said of-
Hcer should also bo a member of the boaru of
health.
This would take the matter out of local
politics and by abolishing the fee system the
ofllco would be a great good to the city.
In conclusion I will eay that if the investi
gating' committee wishes I will present them
with the "original" receipts from the city
treasurer , showing that foes collected during
my term of ofllco were turned over not later
than the 4th day of each month and some
times twice per month.
KOIIKIIT D. DUNCAN.
IMMENSE IMPORTATIONS.
Dr. Y. W. Lamb , tlio olilef tlrtiR Inspector nt
tlio port nf 1'lilludulphla under the lute I'rosl-
dent Arthur's tfllinlulBtrutlon , writes us fol-
lovrs :
"I have used Jolmnn IIofTH Malt Extract for
tlio punt llvo yours In my private pruotlco , und
Imvo fonntl It to bo thu bn.tt lit'iutlj-rtstorlni ?
bareniKu und tonic mitrltlvo known. I liuvu
found It ospvolully coed for pi-rbons CONVA-
i.KsciNd fioin fever , In cases of iiYM'Ki'giA , fnr
MOTIIKII'H NCIISINO , Ollll 111 CUKO.S Of WEAKLY
cim.imr.N , niul n I so In I.UNII TIIODIILKS. My nt-
t out Ion wus drawn liy tliollmmunse Importa
tion bond-monthly , nnd AIIOUT A MILLION HOT *
TI.KS Impmi'd liy you Imvo imssod my Inspec
tion lu thu Custom IIuuso sulUfuotorily for
thupastflvuyiari , "
Avoid Iniltittluus. There In nothing "Just ns
Koprt" when you eunobtulu the Ki'iiulno nrtl-
ulu , which mutt have thastfiiiaturt ! of "Jeliunn
Holt" on tlio uockof every bottle.
Hip Grade Clothing ;
o o
"LOT. NO. 1 ,
We call special attention to a lot of about 50 dozen Nnt-
ural Wool Underwear , in regular sizes , full finish goods , sold all
season for $1.25. We will offer at 750 each , and repeat that
they cannot be duplicated for less than $1.25. They are line
goods , suitable for any gentleman's wear.
LOT JKTO , 2 ,
Fine White Australian Wool , Price $1OO.
We place this lot of 75 dozen of the finest quality of Wool
Underwear , such as we have sold all season for § 1,75 , all new ,
fresh goods , in regular sizes , at this sale for $1.00 each , and if
not found as represented may be returned and money cheer
fully refunded.
MAIL ORDERS.
Mail orders will be promptly filled on cither of these lots
this week. Send for a suit of these goods with the understand
ing that if they ore not found to be just as represented they
may be returned at our expense. '
Odd Garments. Prices 5Oc , 75c and $1.OO
Special attention is called to a quantity of Odd Garments
in Fine Wool Underwear , broken sizes , some lots have shirts
only , and some only drawers. They are all high cost goods ,
sold all season for $1.50 to $3.00. They will be closed at this
sale for soc , 750 and $1.00. You must come early on this lot.
They won't last long.-
slovens geV Hdy they polish the
bottoms of the p&ns > When
never tired of cleaning up-
Two servants in two neighboring houses dwelt ,
But differently their daily labor felt ;
Jaded and weary of her life was one ,
Always at work , and yet 'twas never done.
The other walked out nightly with her lieau ,
But then she cleaned house with SAPOLIO.
THE STANDARD COCOA OF THE "WORLD.
KING OF COCOAS-- " ROYAL COCOA FACTORY. "
Kings are but men , but all men are not kings. Therefore ,
when the King of Holland says , as he did by deed of August
12 , 1889 , that he is greatly pleased with
"BEST & GOES FARTHEST , "
and , entirely unsolicited , grants tha manufacturers the sole
right of styling their works the Royal Cocoa Factory , a sig
nificance attaches to the act which would not were he
not "every inch a king. " M
Some
Children
Growing
'
gsg Too Fast
become listless , fretful , without ener
gy , thin and weak. But you can for
tify thorn and build them up , by the
usoof
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL AND
HYPOPHOSPHITES
Of B.imo and Soda.
They will take it readily , for it Is al
most as palatable as milk. And it
should bo remembered that AS A I'HE.
TF.MITK OH CUUK OP COUGHS OR COLDS ,
IN BOTH THE OLD AND YOUNQ , IT IS
UHEQUAtlED. Avaldtulntttutlontofferttl ,
TRADE MARK Tin On It AT TRADEMARK
JCNOljlSlI HKM-
Kinr. An unfail
ing cure for bom-
Inal Weaknesi ,
Spermatorrhoea ,
Impotencjr and
all diseases that
follow as n to-
ijucnce of Bulf-
nbuso ; in I.os of
BEFORE TAUX B. 5T i uuare AFTER TAKIRD.
I'aln In the Duck , DlDinoiiof Vision , I'romatur * Old
Age , nnd reanj other dlieMes that load to Ivianltr
or coniumiittonnndn premature nrnv .
r * Fult particular * In our pamphlet , which w rte-
flro to enil free by mall to every one. nrriio 8po-
cllla Me.Uclnels . noM nt II per pucknuo , gr ill pack
age * for IS , or will bo sent f rea by mall on receipt of
the money , by addrci sing
THE GOODMAN DRUG CO. ,
1110 PAKNAM STIIKKT , OMAHA , NKH.
On account of counterfeits wo have adopted th
yellow wrapper , the only genuine. _
Coli-ARJ'
HOME CURE FOR MEN
JlenwIioarel.icklnRln Tlinl fnrre nnd vigor ,
pr are weak anil nrrvou * f mm nny cause , tend at
oncofor lealcd Information , FHKK , of tlio Nv
Common flcnin Hnmn Cure. ! No elcctrlo lion *
( tnse. No ttumachdruirylnK. Certain euro for > ll
Weaknes e of men. Address
AlliUul'kitrsuucy Co. , Ho * tA , Alblou.&Ilck.
DR. J. E. McGBEW ,
THE SPECIALIST.
Mora Than Fifteen Years Experience in the
Treatment of
A ciiraM Riiaran-
PRIVATE DISEASES I tcail ! In f rum thro *
to llvo dny with
out Ilio Inn of nn hour's tlmo.
I'ornmncuitly cured without
STRICTURE imln ur ln < trunionti ; no cut-
tlnni no illlntlnu. Tlio mot
remarkable remedy known to modern sclcnco.
Cured In DA to ! fl days. Dr. Mo-
SYPHILIS ( Irow's truntmunt fur tliU terrible
blouil illaeiuu tins beau iironuuncud
the most powerful und cucroiiaf ul roiurdf evur i1ln-
ccivcriHl for tlin nlmoliilo euro ot tills < ll eu"O , llln
tniccois with tlilsillioniu linn uovcr boon oquallud.
A coraptt'tociirociirAUANTEiil ) .
' " 1 ° " "CnVnns < < > of
t o i" > l' > m ; > < nerv-
|
oii iiiun. unilnU un-
nnturnl dilettante * , nro ntmolutoljr cured. Ucllof la
Irarnoitlntenncl complcto.
01/IM niPCAOCO Uhouinntlnm and nil rils-
UIXIII mrAiitN . ov > o ! > onu. > i > i < < iiiror ,
nmnontly cured ,
FEMALE DISEASES Btoiiiticlt dlspunci Ilarronnoj ; or of blndtlar t nnd li o
ourcil. Tlio Doctor'a Homo Treatment for l.ndknt \
truly iv complete , convenient mill vrundurtiul ruiuody.
LADIES front a to i o.vi.v ,
ninrvolous 8I1CCOJ ! lm
iron fur him nropitlatlon
li IIIUUII1.1I U Wllcll | | s trllr nauoniil
In oliarnctcr. nnd his grout nrmy of imtlnnU rouchua
fromtliu Atliintlo to thu I'nclllo. The Doctor It a
Krndimtoor "UKOliL-Mi" mc.Mllclno nnd lint lind loiitt
niKlraroful experience. In liosplrnl prndlco , nnd U
t-laiieil nmoni ; the Icadlnu m > odnll t In modern
science. ' 1'rimtinont bf "orresponilunco. Wrlto fur
circulars about each of tlio uliovo Ulionaoi , mil.
Office , 14th and Farnam Sts. ,
Omaha , Neb , Kntranco on clthor itroot.
W. S. ROBINSON'
Chemist and Assajcr.
Formerly In Chemical Laboratory oftho Union
1'aelUo Hallway Com | > auy ,
Special Attention Given to Ores ,
Waters and Oils.
1112 Dodge St. , Omaha , Neb.
