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Isotnry I'ubtlc.
U promises to prove a moro
effective cleinolishor of trusts than all
tlio anti-trust Inwfl in the statute books.
Tun lot of the speculative * county
treasurer will not Do ti hnppy ono after
Senator Helper's inquisitorial bill bo-
Cotnos a law.
IT IB painfully evident the big th roe of
Illinois declined to oinbrnco the Dakota
reciprocity ecboino. P.Umor is too much
for their digestive economy.
THK advance in the price of cham
pagne will not roach Lincoln In time to
diminish the How of reciprocity which
the Gulvostoti oyster feast promises to
ovolco.
TUK rush to the ceded government
lands in Indian territory has begun.
Ton month ? hence the country will wit
ness n diurnal walkout. Remember
Oklahoma.
THK vital statistics compiled by the
city physician , establish the superiority
of Oniulm as a health resort , and forci
bly contradict the doleful assertions of
the board of "noalth.
Tni5HE is altogether too much atten
tion paid to the ornamental features of
education , nnd too llttlo to the practical.
Power special sinecures und more workIng -
Ing teachers would improve the useful
ness of the schools.
Tin : advance in Granger railroad
shares , coupled with improved specula
tive activity , dissipates tlio gloomy predictions -
dictions of railroad managers. Tlio pre
dictions , however , wore not made for the
edification of Wall street.
"No work no pay" is a good principle
to apply to all departments of the city
government. It is hardly fair , however ,
to single out policemen and fireman for
economical experiments , -while sine
tfeuro inspectors are permitted to draw
full salaries.
MAYOR GUSHING delights Jn surprises.
is choice of the now' member of the
board of public works can only bo ex
plained on .that ground. But wo are
fissured that Mr. Egbert is a democrat
nnd that ought to silence all disappoint
ed objectors in the democratic council.
SINOK the Cleveland street scandals
nothing has so agitated the moral
- veneer of the English royalty as the dis
covery of the heir apparent in the role
of gambler. The shock of the disclosure
is rendered the
moro damaging on ac
count of an unpardonable broach of con
fidence.
SECIIKTAIIY BDAINK'B friends are
pushing him for the vacant United
States judgeshlp in Now Hampshire.
AB ho threatens
to locturoon woman
BuiTrngo if ho does not got tlio offlco ,
considerations ot patriotism nnd human
ity would seem to require the president
to appoint him.
FOLLOWING the timely example of the
Nebraska sonnto , the Kansas upper
house proclaims its opposition to revo
lutionary or visionary laws. The con
dition of both states demand laws that
will encourage and protect Investors ,
nnd afford suoh security as will promote
tlio influx of canltnl and develop their
fitagnatod resources.
IT ought not to bo necessary for the
Jiouso to discuss at any great length the
bill forbidding railroads to bribe legis
lators with passes. Nevertheless , there
nro those who oppose the bill. They
should bo comforted by the thought that
they will not bo deprived of tholr paste
boards in any ovont. The laborer is
worthy of his hire , nnd the railroads
pay promptly in such eases.
BY A majority of 76 tho'torlos defeated
the motion to con.suro the Irish execu
tive for the brutal oonduut of &ubmll-
nates at the opening of the Tipporary
trlala The vote does not represent the
strength of the liberal party nnd their
nllio.1 , while the torlos succeeded in
drumming up a full party voto. The
facility with which Hal four employs the
jail to cool the ardor of his Irish op
ponents equalizes the liberal gains in
England.
QVKEll IDKAS OV TAXA.T10S.
The lower liouso of the legislature on-
gngod In an animated ilchato two suc
cessive days on the hill which purposes
that "unimproved land laying adjacent
to and adjoining improved lands shall
bo assessed at the same vnluo as Im
proved land. " Mr. Schappol of Pawnco
Is the father of this proposition and the
Independent leaders generally stand
sponsors to It.
As the bill now stands It pre
sents a curious theory of taxation.
It makes no distinction between
city and farm property , and would
assess the ground on which tliu finest
buildIng'ln Omaha stands at the saino
value as the vacant lot adjoining It , or
the unimproved addition in the suburbs.
This would ho a great advantage to the
owners of expensive business blocks and.
pnlatinl homos , but It would bo a singular
measure of Injustice to the nnn who
owns"a llttlo homo in the suburbs , and
to Individuals or companies ! who have
platted outside property. Amendments
designed to remedy this plain error have
boon introduced and will probably bo
embodied in I ho bill , if It passes at all.
The hill is drawn , however , with ref
erence to farm rather than city property.
Its design is to compel the largo tracts
of wild land hold by railroads and spec
ulators to pay tlio saino rnto of taxation
as that assessed upon Improved farms.
The theory is that the man who takes
up a homestead and enriches it by his
labor should not on that account bo
called upon to piy : R , penalty for his en
terprise by bolng taxed higher th xn the
man who allows his land to stand us nature -
turo left it.
Hut even In tlmt view of the case the
bill would appear to proceed on the
wrong principle. If it is not right to
tax a citizen for his improvements , is it
any nearer right to tax a land owner for
improvements which ho haa not niado ?
In other words , if It is proposed to fix a
uniform standard of taxation for all
farm lands , should not that standard bo
the vnluo ot the wild land rather than
the improved ? If the latter principle
is adopted the man who has improved
his homestead pays no tax
on the enhanced value repre
sented by his labor. It is a very
grave question , however , whether
Nebraska should depart at this tlino
from the sound principle that a citizen
should pay taxes on the true value of
his real- and personal property. It is
very generally conceded that our tax
laws need revision in the direction of
higher valuation and lower rates. In
quiry has boon wrought by the present
system of ridiculous undervaluation of
property and correspondingly high rates
of taxes.
liouso roll 07 , however , represents n.
remedy that , in its present shape , would
bo worse than the disease.
A CITY'S RAILROAD EXPUHIMEXT.
The city of Toronto has undertaken an
unique railroad experiment. It haa
released its street railways and will
shortly begin to run them on Its own
account.
This has been done as the result of an
agitation against a palpable injustice.
Tlio employes of the road woro-bolng
worked sixteen hours a day for
small pay. The company claimed
that they could afford to done
no better by them. Then the
people began to agitate the subject of
municipal control. The result was an
amicable arrangement between the city
authorities and tha railway company ,
by which the city leases' the plant for u
term of years. It will endeavor to 'glvo
the public lower faros and hotter service ,
and the workmen shorter hours and
highorpny , It will bog-in by reducing
their hours of labor to ton. If the ex
periment accomplishes half the good it
alms at it will bo a brilliant success.
Unfortunately the Toronto Incident ,
even If it should realize all thnt is
hoped for , will throw no light on the
railroad problems in this country. It
might contain a practicable suggestion
if railroads were capitalized and bonded
only for the amount actually Invested.
In that case stockholders would gladly
lease their proportion and obtain the
great credit of a city or state to guaran
tee tholr dividends. The public , on
the other hand , might expect to enjoy
the advantages of bettor sorvleo and
lower fares. Hut the conditions are
wholly different. Our railroads have
given evidences of debt far in excess of
the real investment and they are largely
in the hands of innocent holders. For
tlio state or city to lease the lines and
attempt to pay dividends on watered
stocks would give the people no relief ,
and very likely would increase their
burdens.
The difllculties that surround our
railroad problem are of a peculiar and
dubious sort
Postmaster General Wnnamnkor has
introduced a plan for promoting oll- (
cioncy in the railway mall service which
promises to have excellent results.
This consists in the annual presentation
of a gold modal to the clerk in each ol
the 11 divisions of the service who makes
the best record In mull distribution , and
ono modal to the dark , without rcspocl
to locality , who handles the largest num
ber of curds in the shortest time with
the highest percentage of accuracy.
The announcement of this plan was
made n year ago , nnd the first presenta
tion of the medals took place last week.
These rewards-of oflleloncy are of pure
gold nnd of beautiful design. The gooc
effect of instituting this method o :
promoting olllclency was made ap
parent not only in the exceptional roe
ords made by the successful clerks , but
iu the general improvement An eager
competition was stipulated , and the re
suit was very marked upon the sorvlca
The postmaster general in announcing
the awards said that the continuous improvement
provomont made in the work and character -
actor cf the railway mall service during
Iho past two years -vas very gratifying
and was largely duo to the diligent efforts
forts of the clerks to excel to which the
promised reward was an incentive. Hi
reminded the employes Iu the sorvici
that it was ab.Holutoly essential to oil !
clonoy that all onanootodwith , the service
shall continue to Improve in knowledge
of the work committed to them and
( lomonstratu by tholr work and eouduc
hat they are dc lrablo employes to ro-
uln In tlio service.
There la every reason to oxpoot that
ho good effects of this pi mi of rowftrd-
ng olllcloncy will contlnuo to bo shown ,
> ut jiorhaps n batter way to promote ef
ficiency would bo to increase the pay of
lorks In the railway mall service , as
onjiress Is twkod to dg. . The general
mbllc has very little Idoti o ( the exudi
ng nature of the work parforinod by
hose employes of the government.
Their labor demands quick eyes , quick
Kinds and quick judgment , tholr hours
of duty nio long , their tasks are roapon-
thlo , and tholr personal risks to Ufa
i.nd to health , travelingiw they do night
ind day upon the swiftest trains und
n every sort of wo.ithor , are
ory groat. These .intelligent , faithful
ind hard working men are , considering
ho character and demands ot their
abor , the poorest paid employes of the
government , and the moderate Increase
n their salaries asked for ought to bo
f r.inted ns mutter of simple justice to
i tnoat deserving class of public sor-
rants. Postmaster General Wanamnkor
ins shown most commondahlo Interest
n this service , and congress should glvo
inn all reasonable support.
WHO IS THK I'KltJUllHltt
The brace of boodlorsKlio run n black
mailing sheet nt the state capital are
rying1 to throw dust into the eyes of the
oilers to whom they profess to bo at-
ached just now with an unselfish dovo-
, ion by loud and nbuslvo doc amations.
When THK HUB unmasked the scoun-
Irols and placed them in tholr true light
.hoy . audaciously retort with the chartre
, hat Rosewater perjured himself when
: io testified before the prohibition nota-
'ios in the PoworS-Boyd contest that the
support of the loading prohibition organ
wns olTored by its editor to the Bankers'
and Business Men's association for the
paltry sum of $1,500.
In order to avoid prosecution for crlm-
nul libel , the miscreants who nviko this
ihartfO assert that they "do not akulic
johind nny ambiguous or indefinite
term , " but , -"If Mr. Rosow.itor was cor-
roetly reported by his own paper as to
what ho said under oath , ho , Edward
[ iosowntor , is a liar and a parjuror. His
statement on the stand was utterly with
out foundation , nnd neither ot thooditors
of the Cull over hold any conversation
with Rosawator on any subject during
Iho campaign. "
This Is very Ingenious. .Rosowator
was correctly reported by his paper , but
lie did not testify that ho had any deal-
inys personally with the 'blackmailing
crow that mans tlio piratical craft. Ho
had no use for such cattle , and made no
effort to get Into any conversation with
them.
But the charge was nevertheless true ,
as will bo seen by the following affidavit
which was oworn to within a week after
election , and moro than a month before
Rosewater had testified in. the Powers-
Boyd case :
State of Nebraska , I . . .
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Douglas County. |
Edwaru P. Hoggon , of lawful ago , bolng
first duly sworn , on oath says : That ho was
secretary of the BusinoH Men's and Bank
ers' association , an association formed for
the purpose of defeating prohibition iu the
statoof Nobrujka ; that soon attor said as-
soclatlon was organized ho was waited upjn
by Mr. II. M. Bushnell , ono of the proprietors -
tors of the Lincoln Dally Evonin ? Gall , who
said tlmt in order to obtain the influence and
support of the Lincoln Dally Evening Call
In the campaign then Impending it would bo
necessary for the aforesaid assoclatioa to put
up the sum of $ I,50J , and If this was not done
forthwith the said paper would antagonize
the anti-prohibition cause from that time
henceforth.
Deponent further says that the said Lin-
coin Dally Evening Call from the time the
aforesaid proposition , was made and by de
ponent declined , did without Interruption
support the prohibitory" amendment down to
its defeat , and has taken every opportunity
to vilify , slander and libel the inombor.s and
oulcora of the said association.
JE. P. KOUOES.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo , this
12th day of November , A. D. , K'.rj.
N , P. FEU , ,
Notary public in and for Douglas county.
Now lot tlio venal vampires explain
why they made this demand for boodle
and how much they did got for joining :
the colonels and the other mercenaries
who were imported to defame Nebraska
and blackwash everybody who happened
to believe that prohibition is not the
proper remedy for eradicating intem
perance.
QlUl-S DEFENSE.
Senator Quay is a patient man. For a
year or moro past ho has stood before
the country charged with olllcial mal
feasance and corruption of the most dam
aging character , and until now ho has
bore It all without the slightest public
manifestation of concern. The record
of his alleged misdoings has bean sent
broadcast over the country In pamphlets
and in the column : } of the newspapers ,
has boon discussed at the national capi
tal and elsewhere , nnd has boon used to
disparage his political friends , yet
through all ho kept the oven toner of
his way , apparently deaf to every chal
lenge of onomiesand to every appeal of
frlo'nds to defend himself. It would be
dilllcult to find u parallel case of suoh
patient endurance by a public
man of persistent assaults upon Ills char
acter nnd reputation , monanclng not
only his own political future but that of
every man whom ho favored or mtyht
bo assumed to have a friendly Interest
in. "Wo recall no parallel In American
hlstor y.
But Senator Quay undoubtedly had
reasons in his judjjmont valid for hta
long silence. There was a purpose lo bo
served for which tlma was necessary.
That having gone by the senator has
found opportunity to reply to the charges
against him. Ills unqualified denial of
every ono ot thorn , with circumstantial
explanatory statements , will doubtless
bo accepted by his frlontls as nn ample
refutation , but it will not silence
enemies. This could not bo ex
pected If it vero very much stronger
than it is , nnd it must bo confessed thnt
there nro weak plucesin it that render it
vulnerable. The sharp flighted enemies
of the Pennsylvania senator may bo
trusted to llnd those out , and although
ho proposed that iiis statement should
bo Until , ho Is not unlikely to find it noc-
easiry , or his friends for him , to say
something further in his defense.
But whatever opinions may bo enter
tained regarding the sufficiency or the
nsufllclonoy of Senator Quay's denial ,
republicans $ Ji\orr.lly \ must fool that the
controversy Ju disqualified him for ro-
, alnlng the position of authority in the
> arty whlch'Mhold in the last national
campaign. The people of I'onnsylvnln.
n the state election of last year indi
cated thulr dlHrust of him by defeating
the mnti wlWui ho caused to bo nomi
nated for governor and electing n demo
crat. Subsddubnt developments have
lot boon of jvnaturo to remove that dls-
rust. It would not only bo dangerous
, o the republican party in Pennsylvania
o continue Miv Quay in practical lead
ership of the party In the nation , but
every whore the olloct ot doing BO would
jo dnmngingly felt. The party cannot
afford in the next national contest to bo
compelled to defend any man Identified
with the conduct of its campaign. It
nusthavoin that capacity men wlioso
character for Integrity , as well as. . for
sound republicanism , Is unlmpoachod
and Irreproachable. This Is far moro
.tnportunl than political shrewdness and
sagacity , but It will bo possible to have
both.
If Mr. Quay sincerely desires republi
can success next year ho will decline to
again ivsnutno the task ot managing the
campaign , but if ho will not understand
that his usefulness for that work la
seriously impaired , if not destroyed ,
, hen It will.be the imperative duty of
the party to replace him. It is to bo np-
irohondod that this will have to bo
done. Mr. Qiny enjoys political power ,
and ho fully appreciates the prestige ho
won in the lust campaign. It Is to bo
oxpcetod that ho will iinko a determined
effort to ronnln at the head of thn mi-
; lonal committee. But it ought to bo
sofo to predict that the next national
convention will not make the mistake of
continuing him in that position.
TUB movw.K WITH uan SCHOOLS.
There has been altogether too much
favoritism both nsto teachers and pupils
In our public schools. The tap root of
the evil is the division of authority and
the undue Intorfcronco on the part of
the members of the board of education
In the choice of teachers.
The superintendent of our school I
should bo vested with full authority to I
select his subordinates and teachers. Ho
should make it his business and study to I
ascertain their qualifications and deter
mine what branches they nro best fitted
to teach , and who among them is best
qualified to aet us principals. It requires
executive ability , and physical as well
ns moral force to supervise tv public
school ciTiuiently. If the school board
docs not have confidence in the ability of
the guporlntond'gnt it should endeavor to
secure a man for that position who has
the ability and backbone to discharge
the responsible /unctions ot the position
fearlessly and 'conscientiously , regard
less of nil pro u O.
So long as the present ragthod of per
nicious Interference and unjust discrim
ination continue * our schools cannot bo
raised to the high standard which the
exceptionally high salaries paid in
Omaha would'warrant.
THE senate1- bill , .p'rovidirig 'for state
examination ot the accounts of county
treasurers commends Itself to the tax
payers of the stata. It is not only a
measure of economy but an important
safeguard against dishonesty. The bill
provides for annual examinations of the
books nnd accounts of every county
treasurer under suparvlsion of the state
auditor. Examinations may bo made at
any time , without previous notice to the
interested offlcor , and the treasurer is
obliged . lo answer all questions put to
tiim concerning the business of the
otlico. At present there is no lUoquato
system of annual chocking of account's
even nt the close of an oflluor's
term , the accounts are not as
carefully scrutlnizoil as the public Inter
ests require. In scores of instances coun
ties have boon obliged to employ experts -
ports at a , cost of from $300 to 31,000 , to
Bocuro a thorough overhauling of the
record. State examinations will * do away
with this expense , and secure the much
needed annual checking of accounts , bo-
Bides providing for a uniform system of
bookkeeping.
THE urgent need of an addition to the
county building becomes moro npoaront
every day. ' At the present time ono
branch ot the court nnd the county at
torney are obliged to seek quarters else
where. If the number of judges is In
creased to eight , ns now seems probable ,
the county will bo forced to secure addi
tional room , entailing additional rental
of from 83,000 to S5uOO a year. What
ever may bo the cost the county should
provide ample room in ono building for
the courts and countv ofllcors.
THE council should either pass or re
ject the ordinance granting a charter tea
a competing electric light and power
company. There is no excuse for further
delay. The fact that the charter has
every right and interest of the city fully
protected , leaves no room for quibbling.
The council should act promptly and de
cisively. If thtf inombors are determined
to prevent compdliUon In nn important
local industry , nyd uphold the present
monopoly the people want to know it.
The issue cannot'bo ' dodged.
WiTUN the ncwblty hail tower Is com
pleted and tHB clock in the Btooplo
strikes 12 , tho"'illy fathers will bo re
minded that It'lsumo to go homo. But
fortunately the great tower Is not yet
finished and ndfelling when it will bo.
The clock has n'olpvon boon thought of.
So the council vftn , for the present , con
tinue its regular sssions until the small
hours of the jwgrnlng. The members
have FO many i oasant things to say to
tholr faces that'they would not like to
Bay to their backs.
FKOM all accounts the now Insurance
commissioner of Now York Is the cham
pion political manipulator In the aggre
gation of champions surrounding Gov
ernor Hill. There is no political risk
too desperate for him , and his elevation
to ono ot the most important offices in
the empire state showd that tlio peanut
statesman proposes to hold the reins ol
power and patronage from the senate.
THE judiciary committee of the house
of representatives haa reported a resolu
tion for the impeachment of Judge IJaor-
mnn of the district court for the western
Ustrlct of Louisiana , for high crimes
mil misdemeanors. This cniumlltoo has
) oou investigating charges ot illegal
iractlcos in federal courts in various
Dart * of the country , and Us report sub-
ulttcd a few days npo shows that a nuin-
> or of these courts nro very much in
need of reforming , ' 'specially is this
true of courts Iu several of ( ho southern
states , whore the practice has become
common of suspending sentence in the
cases of persons convicted of violating
.ho Intornnl revenue anil timber-cutting
laws , thtls encouraging methods of fco
making by district attorneys , mar
shals nnd others. The fact was
disclosed tlmt In eomo warts of
.ho . country men are Induccu by deputy
nurshnls and United Stntcs'couirnisslon-
ors to make complaints ngalnst each
other for violations ot the laws , and
nro arrested and bound over to court ,
after becoming ball for each other and
appearing before the court as tlofond-
ints , witnesses and ball. It Is said that
United States commissioners by that
noaas secure annual Incomes ranging
'com ' $2,000 to § 8,000. The committee
'ouiid but ono instance of practices of
.his nature in the north , and that was
in Boston , where the federal commis
sioner is charged with obtaining foes by
methods no loss reprehensible. It would
seem from tficso disclosures that the
federal courts generally In the south
are In a more or loss demoralized condl-
tlon , and have little claim to the publiu
respect and confidence. Doubtless the
judge in Louisiana is not the only ono
who deserves impeachment. There is
no duty of congress more important than
that of freeing these tribunals from
abuses and restoring thorn to the high
standard the federal judiciary should
everywhere maintain.
\VK are informed that there has boon
something more substantial than vapor
gas used to lubricate the wheels of city
legislation , in order to get a renewal of
the contract for Illuminating the sub
urbs of Omaha. A pretty substantial
rumor roaches us thnt the * um of $2,200 ,
lias boon evaporated by ono of the mana
gers to make sure of the necessary num.-
bor of votes.
liiibltn.
Irlymli ( S. 7) . ) Chief ,
While the balance of the state is simply
talking irrigation the clans at Pierre are
practicing it in the superlative degree , If re
ports are correct.
Is IiHCy
ituffalo Etprcsi.
Lucy Parsons Informed her anarchist
friends the other day that "wo must have
laws. " Lucy seems to bo backsliding from
the principles of true anarchy.
Slanf.ird'R IJce.
Ktw York lltraU.
Senator Stanford wants the farmors' alll-
anco to nominate him for the presidency.
Well , there Is a quarter section loft on the
flowery banks of Salt river to which ho might
retire after election day.
I > eolliics.
JAnciiln Journal.
'fjlvo mo woman suffrage In Chicago , "
shouts Helen M. Cougar , "and I'll rid your
city of the slum rule and then com1 ? up from
Indiana mid run for mayor. " After duo de
liberation Chicago decides not to accept the
proposition.
Still nt Cleveland.
Sfcw Ynrh Sun.
A hangman is rccardcd with horror In all
parts of the world , ami In almost all ages ho
has boon Infamous. In this country there
Itns not been so decided an expression of this
sentiment as In Europe , for the reason that
our sheriffs huvo generally avoided hanging
men ' ' with their own bauds , anil have cm-
ployed ouscuro persons to do the deed for
pay. It was not until tlio individual who
describes himself na "thOnuffalo ( Hangman"
appeared upon tno oiilcia'l stna that much
public attention was paid to the subject. It
Is understood that ho executed two men with
his own hands for reasons of economy , rnthor
than pay out of Ills own pocket $ I npioco , the
ordinary price , to a substitute.
Had Ctiincsn.
Siin Franclico Eiximln'r.
Chlot Crowley has at last struck a vigor-
ous blow at the most glaring evil of the
Chinese occupation of San Francisco. The
highbinder societies with which ho has
grappled have served more than anything
else to distinguish the lawless and desper
ate garrlsou of Chinatown from the peaceful -
ful population thnt surrounds It. That
tweitv organizations could exist in n city
like this , all based upon blackmail , pillage
nnd murder , is a sinister commentary ,
either upon the administration of our laws
or upon the characteristics of the alien col
ony , The chief liai determined that if the
thing Is to bo kept up any longer it shall not
bo through olllcial connivance.
JUSTS.
This Is the \ vaa Georgia editor puts it ;
In summing It up m baste ,
\Vlmt would you think or RUCSI
Is an editor's nrm 'round umaiden's waist
"Tho liberty of the press ! "
Texas Slftings : Young wife John , mother
says she wants to bo cremated.
Young husband Toll her if she'll put On her
things I'll take her down this morning.
Epoch : Kickshaw I can't understand
G Urn's chronic bachelorhood }
Mrs. Kickshaw Neither do I. Ho surely
can't ' huvo inherited It.
Plttsburg Dispatch : Blood-shot eyes Indi
cate that their owner is loaded.
Washington Stnr : Visitor Does it cost
much to stop In Washington 1
Hesldont No , but It duos to go ahead.
Harper's Young PeopleVdIl : , Jimml-
hov " , do you want papa to tell you n story I"
' 'Nopo. Pnpa ' 11 get thpanucd like Jiniml-
hey If ho tell thories. "
Picayune : The pilgrim fathers struck a
very hnrdplnco when they landed on Ply
mouth rock , but their descendants have over
since been looking for soft places.
Atchlson Oloho : Wo should like to know
a girl of sixteen who did not spell love with
a big L or u woman of twenty-six who did
not spell dollar with a big D.
How York Journal : Uurglar's accomplice
( to fellow prisoner in jail ) What yur In fur i
P. P. Btcalln' a watch. And youl
B. A. Wntchln' r , utoal.
Indianapolis Journal : Vnbiloy Very cute
llttlo dodge of that druggist selling mo u
porus plaster with the privilege of returning
it if it did no good. It lias done no good.
Wloltwlro Well , why don't you return It !
Yausloy I can't.
Kate Field's Washington : First Traveler
Are you n married man , air I
Second Traveler No , I'm im instancy pf
thusurvlval of the fittest.
Itepnrtiitl I'rrua Omaha ,
mithinaton rnt ,
"I won't go homo till morning11 was the
Durdca of bis song :
Though sornowhat thickly come hli words ,
his notes wcro loud nncl long.
Ho didn't. His devotion to the truth deserves
seine prnlso ,
Hut when he oneo got tV.oro , 'tis sad , bo
stayort for several days.
Now York Iterate ! : Doatti hai bestowed
upon him a double Immortality. Ho will llvo
Torovor In the "mauslons nnt made with
inmls , " ami llvo forever In the hearts of n
( rateful pooplo. His namols written on thin
ewer firmament together with these of
3rant nnd Hlicrldnn , Ills comrades on the
lohl In "tracings of eternal light'nml his
| ) lnco Iu the horo.iftiT li imurod by the fact
t.hat . the jewel , honor , which lie has worn on
ills breast forthr space of two generations
has never lost Its lustre.
Chicago News : Thotonrs and acclaim of
a reunited pconlo follow General Sherman ns
obediently and fearlessly ho hm marched on t
unattended Into the unknown country. It
win no carthlv commander thU time , who
, ; ave the order that summoned hint to cut
loose from his haso of supplies nnd sally forth
unon UW last campaign.Ve who rojoleod la
tils glorious achievement- a soldier , In bis
sterling character as a man and citizen , have
every faith that the final order found him
prepared and randy to obay. As n soldier ho
bad the soldier's Instlct of prompt obedience.
Detroit Prco Prois : The tlonth of ( leneral
Sherman removes from our midst a figure
which was more prominent m the service of
the north during the civil war than was any
other except that of Grant. Probably no two
men moro thoroughly unlikoovor fought side
by sidoin nny cause than wcro these very
two , and surely none who iruuicd cclchrlty by
arms over lived Hvus so different when their
fighting days wcro over. Sherman was a
soldier in the strictest sonso. Ho was scien
tific ; m his vlow of war , nnd foucht n cam
paign at bo would have played n pnmo of
chess. * * After the war Shurnmn kept
aloof from politics thus showing hotter judg
ment than did some of his associates ; and
after his retirement from the survloo lived In
nu ntiuoMilicra of military rcinlnUconco until
the hour of his death.
Washington Post : In the estimation of
not a few mithorlativo crltlci , General Sher
man was the greatest of nil the great cap
tains whom the war produced , in tlio charac
teristics that must combine to constitute the
Ideal soldier ; In hli fertility of resources ; in
his far-reaching grasp of emergencies ; In his
inti'iislvo capacity to grapple with the ap
preaches to remote results on well doflncd
und predetermined linos. That ho did a work
second In Its scope and consequences to thnt
SIa none of his contemporaries will at least DO
admitted. And with nil his greatness as n
soldier ho united the virtues of a true patriot
ntul good cltUon , who found his highest re
ward in the consciousness of a well spent
Hfo , and sought no political preferment ns the
crown of his successes.
St. Louis Hopulillc : Ills old soldiers , who
always irnow moro or less of the strong
points ot his character , were always Ills de
voted adherents nnd defenders in war nnd
peace. At the tlmo of his death the country
had already learned to sot a high vnluo on
him oven when It was moat besetting him
with quip and sarcasm. .Had ho lived ton
years longer , talking nt every opportunity
and always saving exactly whatever bo hap
pened to think at the time , the very fart that
his candor was sometimes exasperating and
oftcuor ludicrous might have made him the
most popular man in tlio country. Of his
military record it is not necessary to speak.
ud Is well known. Ho did his best , and ho
did it RO well that no ono on the other side
wished It done any better.
St.'Paul Pioneer-Press : Grant and Sher
man nro to ho ranked , perhaps , rather ns
equal nnd different than ns competitive tal
ents , inferior nnd superior. Of the two.
force , determination , dogged persistency and
the power to deal resistless blows where they
would tell belonged to the iron here who had
already loft us. Foresight , quick Intelli
gence , comprehension of a situation down to
its smallest detail and n wonderful mastery of
strateglo policy were the cspor-Ial endow
ments of General Sherman. These dis
tinguished him from the beginning of the
struggle and marked him out as high
above the mass of confused intelligences that
were striving to deal with what they could
not comprehend. * * * HIS was'a noble
soul. Valor was no dearer to him than honor.
Straightforward in all his declines , clear as
the dajf , honest with nil men , a fee to shams
nnd subterfuges and the Instncorotlos that
prey and fatten in tlmo of peace upon a na
tion's noblest , ho lived to the lust tlio bluff
old veteran whoso word was equal to a na
tion's bond. Ho might have parnored civic
honors. Wiser than the friends who loved
and the flatterers who sought to use him , ho
chose to wear only the laurels ho had won ,
Philadelphia Kccord : But nhovo all the
qualities that distinguished General Sher
man was his thorough adherence to duty.
Napoleon was over talking of glory. Ho in-
vnkod glory as the inspiration of his soldiers.
"Forty centuries are looking down upon
you , " liOMiidto thorn in Egypt , pointing to
thopvrnmids ; but in Trafalgar bay Nelson
signaled his Ileot : "Knghmd expects that
ervery man will do his duty. " Wellington nl-
wuys ( talked of duty ; and so did Grant
and Snorman ; and with them "tlio
path of duty was the way to
glory. " To duty Sherman owed nlle-
glance long after the war drum was silent ;
and he never ceased to inspire others with
the sumo feeling. Assurance of a man was
given in everything that ho did or said a
pn
man rugged nnd independent ; sometimes
hot-tempered , but unselfish and loyal , with a
deep scorn for all that Is base and cowardly ;
modest and unassuming ; u man of the pooj.
ple. As wo "fold him In his country's stars , ,
roll the drum and lire the volley , " wo can
| J
look back on the great names which illumine
the history of the republic nnd feel that to
the list has been lidded that of one wlioso
memory will over bo Uont green by a nation
of frcomon.
Throwing n Ainu Into lion von.
, Some of the charges to prand juries In the
, Block Hills district have become. In n way
historic. That of Judge Thomas of the dis
trict ' to the grand jury now in session nt
Dead wood is likely to bo remembered. The
,
judge ] ramo from Bowling Green , Ky. , and
was u lieutenant iu Morgan's raider's. Ho
was appointed by Cleveland judge in Dakota
whoa it was n territory. After South Dakota
wns numittod to statehood , Judge Thomas ,
was elected to the district court by a blpr
majority , running on the democratic ticket
in u ronuolican district. Hero is a portion of
his charge to the grand jury nt Dcadwood as
reported In the Lead City Tribune : "Hinco
our admission to statehood wo are confronted
with n now law prohibiting the sale of
liquors of all kinds , and under oath ns judge ,
it becomes i myduty to Instruct you to Invusti-
gate any lid all violations of tliu law. You
and I may have voted for it and tno majority
must rule in this country. General Grant
said the boat way to get rid of an obnoxious
law is strictly to enforce it. I do not know
that the law is violated , neither do you , for
wo don't Indultro , hue it is generally under
stood that liuuor Is sold.hero in Deadwoon
openly , and It Is your duty to consider those
matters , nnd if the testimony warrants it , I
want you to indict these parties. I will sa ;
hero that I do not helievo In the policy of ills
law of prohibition , I do not bolleva Jii taking
a man by the nupo qf the nock and the seat
of his trousers nnd throwing him
over the ramparts of hoaven. 1 do not bo- A
llevo that the leglslaturo can pass u resolu
tion to save any man , also wo would ask A
them to pass a general resolution and 're
solve' us all to heaven. And while per
sonally I might feel like sthnding in with
those | > eople , yet 1 propose to Oo my duty
towards enforcing this law , and so should
you. It will require Homo nerve , some back
bone , some courage to do this , but under
vour oath it ls your duty , oud If any of you
will got up and say that you are not able to
do this , I will excuse you. "
Dudo'.i l/iuiiunc.
When gcutlo spring Is in the air
The dudu heaves doleful
He has to purchase clothing light ,
Whose cost Is nut likewise.
Common Homo
I'r.oniA , Nob. , Fob. 15. To the Kdltor of
Tun HKKI The present great Itnnnclal HUM ,
tlonU : How can our government largely In.
crease our money volume and not lay any
heavier tax burden on the nation or uusottlo
values !
"There h a simple and perfect way ; nlthoui'
the variety of methods proposed , some \
them contrncdlctory. would seem to Indicate' \
that the matter is dlftlculu The question Is
simpleIt Is briefly this : Let our govern 11
incut buy silver on tlmo mul pay for it
money coined from It and In slUor certifi
cates based dollar for dollar on the bullion In
reserve. There would bo noo.xpcnso attached
to this nsldu fraiu the cost of coinage , which
would bo small j nml no treasury surplus
would bo necessary. When the money wni
coined there would bo no need of starting
gro.it public works In order to pay employes. '
and get It into circulation , Tlio
men from whom the silver -"SS3.
bought would got the money , nnd
they would put It In the banks or
invest It so it would swell the general clrcti
lattoti. Our government can thus buy nnd
coin any amount of silver , a urcat deal Iu a
comparatively short time , If It makes coin
anil paper both , and the latter Is said to bo
mors deslrablo than the former. Out gov
eminent Is virtually doing this now In the
case of gold buying bullion and paying In
coin and certificates. It is called ftvo coin *
ago of polil Ity soino. I am not advocating
free coinage nf silver hero , that Is a different
matter. If our government should maUoa
smalt charge for coining silvcr.or what is the
saino , take the cost out of tlio purchase
prlcutho govern meat won Id bo out nothing by
It , nnd it could buy just about ns freely , be
cause the mine owners want to turn tliolr
product into monoy.
Hut these dollars nnd cortllloatos should bo
"honest" niuncy , worth a dollar in gold bul
lion for silver bullion , metal for metal. Wo
need the "dollar of our daddies" again hi-
inetallsin. " ' ' " * *
"A'o don't want any "free ?
which proposes to give the silver owners IS
cents on every dollar moro or loss. That plan is
nothing but a "bold sneak" on the part of
these men. Free colnngo of the rcmonotlzod
doll.ir or "Uolla jof our daddies" is a horse
of naothcr color. But f roe colnago Is not
necessary in order to glvo the country plenty
of money. Lot the Bovcrnmont liny nnd
coin liberally just now , and then when the
financial stringency has been relieved make
only enough money from year to year to keep
our circulation up to the snmo per capita or
to a larger ono If that bo thoiiRht bolter. 11
in future there bo money stringencies let
them bo relieved In the snmuway bv thu
authority of our president nnd his cabinet
voting together upon It , In this saino way a
fractional currency may bo provided , silver
bough nnd paid for inlllty , twonty-llvo and
ten-cent pieces. This plan , if agreed upon
by our government and generally under
stood , will do much to restore coulldcneo in
money circles and bring out Into circulation
the gold now belliK stored away by these
afraid of our financial future. International
agreement can llx nml maintain the relative
value of gold and silver : and the matter
is already being considered , if there should
bo , as is posslblo.any great change In the rel
ative amounts of cold nnd silver , no nation
through it could tnko nilvnntngo of another ,
but the nations would slmnly establish n new
ratio of exchange. This plan will not suit
those who say that "
money properly "repre
sents" valuoand. there Is not cnoufjn of thu
ureclous metals to represent the value of all
the property. If they mean to say that there
must bo a dollar in money for ove'ry dollar In
property such a fool theory needs no.nnswors-
If tiioy will think , instead of Imagining they ' 3 I
will see the impossibility of it monov itself rfl
Is proncrty. Money would have to bo coined
to represent the which represented other
property , and money to represent that
inouoy an endless chain. It is only a frac
tion of the property of the world that is in
market at thu saino time. Everything is not
for sale by a good deal.
The plan I have presented la comparatively
costless and comparatively free from risk. It
is the common to.iso plan. Let us try It. * "
N. H. BLACKMEH ,
Sec. of Allmnro No. 1137
Note by the Kditor : The United States
treasury Is obliged to purchase 1,600,000 ,
ounces of silver each inontu payublo In silver
certificates that may ho converted by the
holder on demand Into coined silver dollars.
In other ivords Unelo Sam is now adding llvo
millions every month to the people's supply
of money thus practically carrying into ol-
fact Mr. Blnclcuior's sehouioof common sense
monoy.
IlLiEW OUT THU CAS.
Klliort Milllknn AHpliyxiuteil nt tie !
Fan-In Hotel.
The deadly RIS has got In Its work
again and called another victim totlioshiniiig
slioro.
Monday evening n younp man , twenty-four
years of ape , went to the Fan-Is hotel , ut
Nintli and Fnruain streets , and registered as
Klhert Millikan. Ho said ho wns fooling
badly and was assigned to room 35 , on tliu
third floor. Yesterday morning the chamber
maid found tliu door of the room locked , but
thinking the young man was ulcupln , paid
no moro attention to the matter. At r > o'clock
yesterday . afternoon the girl reported to the jf
landlord thnt the uoor of the room was stiH '
locked , and that the occupant could not W
aroused. An Investigation was nindo and It
was discovered that the gas was turned on
and the younir man had been dead several
hours.
The coroner was no tilled and the remains i
taken to Ileafy's inorguo.
In the clothing of the deceased was a silver
watch , $14.75 In cash , nndupors \ indicating
that ho Is tlio son. of Judge MllliUan , a
wealthy stockman of Tnrldo , Mo. It is sup
posed that ha arrived in the city with stock ,
went to the hotel , and , after retiring , uu-
ihiukiugly blow out the gas.
DiHtrlct Court.
Everything wns on the hum drum order in
the district court yesterday. The case of
Hynn& Welch promises to occupy some ten
days moro time , and bo productive of only a
rehearsing of llio dryc.it of details.
The Jury In the case of F II. ( Joldborough ,
charged with obtaining ST * ) under false tiro-
tenses , retired for deliberation nt 4 o'clock.
JWV
Kew Y rli
She Is coming , shu Is coming , unhappy Is my
fate ;
Time , tide nnd my wife's mother wcro never
known to wait.
She is coining like a martinet , domestic peace
must fly ,
With all the tender graces that are absent
when sho's nigh.
She will wash and scold the children and boss
the servant girl ,
Hln-snw my lainhllko temper and sot my
nerves n-whlrl :
Talk volumes on economy , but all the time
declare
My wlfe'H allowance IE not half as much as I
should spare.
perfect lionil ut bargaining , she'll sally out
to buy
host of things I can't afford , ull purchased
on the sly ;
I'll have to civo up smoking to got the chil
dren frocks.
And my corns will soon bo aching from the
patches on my socks.
Sho'lliiuud a peck of buttons to BOW on hero
and there ,
And spools of twist ana cotton far oyory rip
and tear ;
And , to cap the awful climax , she so well
knows how to bake ,
And as n COOK Is unsurpassed , from oyster
stow to &toak ,
That , white I hate to have her come , my
hatred's tinged with woe ,
When aha departs , I must confess , I hate to
SCJQ her po t
Highest of all in Leivcning Power. TJ , S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
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