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for tliu wrelt rnillng August 13 , ItOI , was us
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Fworn to lieforo 1110 nnd sulisi'rllird In mo ,
presence ! this II day ot August , A. l > . ism.
N. P. l-'Kir ,
Notnry I'u'illc.
WIND in u uliuap coininodity in the
board of education ,
PKKHAPS if Dr. Gupon would resign
ho would bo happier and the city
healthier. (
BKACII I. niXMAX fools about as much
nt homo in the alliance ranks as John
M. Itnffttn and Paul Vandorvoort.
TKXAS is already in the field with an
advertising train of three cars display
ing her products and distributing printed
matter devoted to her resources.
A LONDON'cable dispatch refers to the
metropolis of the upper Mississippi aa
" i town in Minnesota. " No wonder our
noighbor'H bonds go begging for takers.
RIOTING Chinutnon are bent upon
forcing their government into a foreign
complication which will bring about
anarchy and a collapse of the Chinese
empire. _ _ _ _ _
TUB Nebraskan who fails to attend the
Grand Island reunion of veterans this
year will miss the greatest assembly of
ox-soldiers and their friends which Ne
braska-has over seen.
MA YOU Sux\X of South Omaha is en
titled to the hearty commendation of
every roputaolo clti/.on of South Omaha
and Omaha for the stand ho has taken
against ; prixo lights and Sunday dance
halls.
Jo LAJIASTKUS of Johnson county
must have boon lonesome in the inde
pendent convention , with Jo McDowell
of Jefferson still in the republican ranks.
Those two Joes have parted political
company late in life.
SHOULD the coliseum bo used for the
national convention it would take a very
short time to run Hpura from the
Twenty-fourth street and Shot-man avenue -
onuo motors out to the building. With
two motor lines and a cable road the
immense crowd ought bo handled with
dispatch and comfort.
BAKDSLUY must have been as smooth
a rascal as over wont unhung. Ho not
only robbed the city of Philadelphia , the
bankers and depositors in the Keystone
bank , but ho has besmirched the character -
actor of almost every prominent man in
the City of Brotherly Love and the state
of Pennsylvania to the nxtont at least of
compelling them to explain their trans
actions with him.
ANOTIIKII "conference" between the
people and the board of transportation
occurs at Kearney today. Lot us hope
it will not bo such a roaring farce as the
mooting last week at Lincoln. The railroad -
. road attorneys can do all the badgering
of witnesses necessary and the hoard it
self will command more respect if it
shall patiently hoar all complaints and
make its inquiries in a respectful man
ner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wu.i < Governor Thayer please main
tain hid mental equilibrium while THE
AKK suggests that ho is spending a
great deal of valuable public time in ex
amining the testimony in the Hastings
asylum matter ? It is the governor's
privilege to bo as slow as a catial boat
about his executive business , but the
privilege should not. bo abused while
men whom the board of public lands and
buildings say are incompetent , Inolll-
olont nnd dishonest are drawing their
salaries. Governor Thayer should not
bo all summer coming to a conclusion.
ToMOumnv will witness'i the formal
opening of the open boird of tr.ido of
Omaha. It will ho celebrated by a ban
quet to the grain and stookmou of Oma
ha's tributary territory. Already about
one hundred and llfty invitations have
boon accepted and the event will bo one
of great eclat. The occasion Is an 1m-
portant one for Omaha. It may bo a
small beginning but. the great enter
prise at South Omaha was a small be
ginning a few years ago. No man can
foresee the future of Omaha as a grain
market hut the prospects could not bo
brighter for entering upon the enter-
p -Iso of an open board of trade. The
crop unparalleled , and the warehouse
act is the opportunity for definite action
to make this a grain center of cense
quence.
A COirAHDhV SUKKT.
Not satisfied with faking its news col
utntia the hyphenated apology for i
newspaper overshadowed by Farnatr
street hill , also fakes its editorial col
umns. In an article on its fourth page
today that cowardly shoot him the brnzor
effrontery to say deliberately that llu
strike has been settled naturally ami
quickly Justus it predicted and expected
It also makes a cowardly ansault ttpot
the absent editor of TjIH HKK , using as
a text a garbled extract from a garbled
and incorrect Interview in a Now Yorli
paper. If the extract wore a correct
statement of Mr. Ilosowator's views upor
the labor question , which it is not , there
Is no port of connection between the
alleged interview and the local labor con
troversy. Its repetition from time to time
In \Vwld-lhrdld \ Is an Illustration ol
the bush whacking molhodsof that shoot
and a further proof of its innate
cowardice If such were necessary aftot
the events of the present month.
What has the World , llrmld said in
regard to the strike from the day when
the men walked out and wcro driven by
violence out of the smelting works until
last Saturday ? What have boon
its views in regard to the situ
ation ? Which sldo of the controversy
did It assume ? What does it think ot
the eight-hour law and the conditions
which have prevailed hero for throe
weeks ? The only editorial utterance in
that sheet from the beginning' ' to the
end of the trouble was as follows :
Thf tmelter lia ahut down awl we ii-lll have
no mnre jmlmmelU f ra IIM time , llcrt't u
jiretlil le tie of fish.
In the face of so disgraceful and
awkward a situation the newspaper in
question now criticises the course of THK
BKI- : and says : "Tho strike was a slight
misfortune to the business interests of
Omaha , " "Tho World-llmtld could
have inllamod the passions of the men
by dwelling on their grievances , " and
"tho settlement has come as the World-
Jlcndd predicted. " Three lines of a
very stale joke , the sum total of the
commentof an eight-page newspaper
published in a city of 1-10,000 people
rent by a strike or lock-out
of G30 workingmen and the ces
sation of work in its most
important manufacturing concern ! Dur
ing all these days THK Bun was daily
giving utterance to opinions as to the
merits of the controversy , fearlessly
criticising both sides whore , in its judg
ment , they wore pursuing a wrong course ;
cautioning both to refrain from any ac
tion likely to widen the chasm between
them ; advising all concerned to bo just
and fair to each other and pointing the
way to a settlement. Tun 13isn has no
apologies for its course. Looking back
over the long days of suspense it sees
nothing to retract in its editorial utter
ances. The adjustment of differences
came about in the manner outlined by
this paper. It believes that its inlluonco
In this dilliculty has directly benefited
both parties to the controversy and con
tributed to the final amicable settle
ment.
ment.Why
Why did the World-ireruld remain ab
solutely silent if THK BKK'S course was
inimical to the cause of labor ? Why
did the cowardly aristocrat who owns the
moribund concern keep his lips sealed
when the mayor's Ill-timed and useless
proclamation was promulgated ? Why
did it say nothing when blatherskites
sought by incendiary speeches to precip
itate disaster to every business interest
in Omaha ? Why did it olTor no sympa
thy to the workingmen if THK BKK
"abused the strikers and condemned
their course ? " If it believed the strike
was commendable and properly timed
why did it allow THK BKK to pronounce
it "Ill-timed' ' without
- protest on
behalf of the workingmen ? Why
did it not defend them
when , as it falsely alleges , THK BKK
"misrepresented the men , blackguarded
their leaders and condemned their efforts
to bettor themselves ? " -Why did not the
inheritance assort itself on behalf of the
down-trodden workingmen against the
"groat corporation which owns the
smelter ? " Why did it not dare to toll
the truth in its news columns and com
ment thereon on its editorial page ?
Because the World-Jlendd is a fake
newspaper and its editor had not the
moral courage to express his sentiments
or take any position upon the grave and
delicate questions at issue.
THK .lino KKOKKV
The fact that the question of reclaim
ing the arid region is receiving atten
tion in quarters where until now it has
mot only indifference is encouraging to
those who regard this as one of the most
important practical problems to which
public Interest can bo directed. A
writer In an eastern journal who rocog-
nlxos the fact that very little douirablu
puhlicland remains unappropriated out-
Bide of the boundaries of what may bo
termed the arid region , while
the demand for homes on the
publiu domain is greater than
over before in the country's history ,
urges the necessity and duty of adopting
such a policy as will make the arid
lands available for settlement and culti
vation.
This writer points out , what all who
liavo any familiarity with the subject
; now , that persons contemplating settle
ment cannot cope with the situation.
[ t Is true that In some localities the
lottlors have provided for irrigation ,
jut generally this is not practicable ,
ind to wait for tno roclama-
, ion of the great arid region
.hrough . the olTorts of individuals would
> o to postpone It until 'ho ' necessities of
i vast population , perhaM ) two or throe
.lines that of the country at present ,
-ompelled the employment of those
anils. On the other hand It is recog-
ily.od that congress possibly can never
jo induced to appropriate money Jfrom
-ho - public treasury to construct noccs-
iary reservoirs and canals , nor Is it do-
ilrablo that it should do so , Neither is
t probably that congress will pass any
aw likely to result in transferring
title to such largo bodies of those arid
anils to corporations as would induce
irlvate capital to omb : rk In the stu-
> oiulous undertaking as an Investment.
I'ho genius of our institutions , remarks
his writer , and the universal desire of
ur people to own homos , stand alike fn
tubborn opposition to the acquisition of
Itto to extensive tracts of land by cor-
Kmitlons.
But It is the duty of the government
to see that every honest man who Is will
Ing to make an Industrious ofTorttosccnr
a homo of his own should have ovcrv on
courngomont and ns few impediments a
possible loft in his way. How shall tin
government host perform this duty
There are two ways open. Ono of thcs
is to adopt a policy that will oncouragi
prlvato capital to embark In irrlgatloi
enterprises , which would necessarily ro
suit In passing the ownership of water
nnd consequent control of the land , ti
corporations. The other , and the bottoi
plan , would bo tlio transfer of the lnn <
and water to the direct control of th' '
states , subject to such limitations am
restrictions as would Insure thoreclamn
tlon of the land by the states , and tin
transfer of title ft'otn the state in tin
first Instances to actual settlers.
The solution of the problem of reclaiming
claiming the arid lands undoubted ) ;
will be found In the last-named plan
which has very generally como to b <
recognized by tlio.so Interested in this
Important subject ns the only ono thai
Is nt once wise and practicable. Tin
interstate irrigation convention to b <
held in Salt Lalco City next month wll
doubtless glvo the force of Its opinloi
and inlluenco in favor of that plan.
VX10X I'ACIl-'C I'lXAXCKS.
The arrangements of the syndicate
formed to relieve the llnahcial distress
of the Union Pacific railroad company ,
of which there have boon reports ro
eently of a somewhat serious nature ,
appear to have boon completed , accord
ing to eastern dispatches , and now only
await the ratification of the directors ol
the company , which there will doubtless
bo no trouble in securing. The proposal ,
according to the dispatches , is that the
syndicate shall supply the company with
from $ ! ! 0,000,000 to $24,000,000 on securi
ties valued at $ ; iS,000,000 , and the ro.
ported intention is to apply 319,000,000 tc
the floating debt , reserving the remain
der for possible contingencies.
The financial condition of the Union
Pacific has for some time boon a cause
of anxious concern in monetary circles ,
and has had no inconsiderable Influence
In depressing railway securities , ns the
apr.rehonsion of the imminent bank
ruptcy of so great a corpora
tion would necessarily havo. The
conclusion of such tin arrangement ati is
reported , oven though it bo merely a
temporary expedient , will , therefore , bo
likely to have a reassuring olTcct. When
the formation of the syndicate was an
nounced the stock of the "company rose ,
and when later it was reported that the
scheme had failed the stock fell. The
reasonable inference from these circum
stances is , that the arrangement being
an assured fact Union Pacific stock- will
again move upward , though how much
and how long an advance could bo main
tained are questions it would not bo safe
to attempt to answer. The fact that the
company is not in a solvent condition is
not made any loss conspicuous by the ex
pedient to which it has boon compelled
to resort , and this will not bo lost sight
of by investors. The business of the
company during the ensuing your ought
to reali/o a very great improvement
over that of the past years , and doubt
less it will , but whether the results of
such improvement will bo used by the
management in putting the corporation
on a sounder financial basis ,
or diverted to ends which may easily bo
conjectured by these familiar with the
past history of this corporation , are
matters which only time can demon
strate. The mon in control of the Union
Pacific are exceedingly able financiers ,
and if they were known to bo equally
scrupulous the moans they have adopted
to avert possible bankruptcy would co < -
ate much more confidence than will bo
felt in them. There is an unavoidable
suspicion of the motives and designs of
Mr. Jay Gould and Mr. Ilussoll
Sago. The evidence as to the
financial condition of the Union Pacific
is particularly interesting in respect to
the relations of that corporation to the
government , ana may have n , very do- ,
cislve inlluenco in determining legisla
tion by congress with reference to the
debt of the Union Paclic to the govern
ment. The situation suggests that slim-
mary measures may bo necessary to en
able the government to secure any part
of the obligations soon to become duo.
A STKIICK , business paralysis , uncer
tainty and trouble have hold sway for
nearly three wuolcs. About six hundred
nnd fifty mon were out of employment
ind a great industry was silenced. A
fake newspaper discussed hoop-skirts ,
Chilian politics , and everything else
jndor the sun , but Ignored the most Im
portant local event of years until the
itrlko had ended , and then the three or
'our scintillating intellects of the World-
Iferuld struck against oaoh other and
produced the following able editorial
ipon the great topics of the eight hour
aw and the smelting works trouble :
"T/ smelter strike in over ttnd swells
vill be ( is popubir us ever on Friday , "
The thing has an uncanny odor about
t , and swoops up against the face of
mblio sentiment like the perfume of a
ortllizor factory on account of its ago
ind lack of the embalming lluid , but as
t Is the strongest thing which has ap-
wared In the Fnklr upon the subject , it
lesorves passing attention.
THK Coliseum building will accommo-
late 10,000 to 12,000 people , but if this
s not lurtro enough Omaha will erect a
low auditorium big enough to satisfy all
tondltlons possible. Wo want that con-
'ontion and are determined to have it
f enterprise and good work can so-
: uro it.
PUOHANITV in the council , In the
loard of education , In the board of
icalth , in the board of publiu works , In
ho board of county commissioners ,
iverywhore , and yet these publiu
illlcials are expected to bo gentlemen.
Vro wo expecting too much ?
MA YOU CUSIUNO will not bo a candi-
late for re-election. The mayor is a
visor man now than ho was two years
'go. '
Axi > still no rules to govern the ami-
tary commissioner , the commissioner of
leulth and thu board of health.
A CAM. has been issued for n convon-
Ion of members of the farmers' alliance
itid industrial union , to meet in St.
I Louis the mlddlo of next month , t
take action In ! Lppostllon to the sul :
treasury scheme. IMils Is in pursuanc
of a resolution passed by the convontlo
of the Texas alliance about two month
ago , In which" 'flm ' scheme of turn
Ing the Ironstiry Into a vast pawn
shop was roundly denounced am
n committee . appointed to cnl
a national convention of farmers am
workingmen opposed to the domogogli
proposal. It outfit to bo a safe prodlc
lion that the pro osou convention wll
bo raprosontaUVu of the Intelligent am
honest fnrnu > r.i.'Of the country , rathoi
than of the political agriculturist whc
largely composed and controlled tin
Cincinnati convention , and if so it wll
exert a decided Inlluonco. It is un
questionable that the sub-It easur ;
folly is losing ground , oven litho
the section whore it originated , am
Its condemnation by a national convon
of genuine farmers and workingmoi
would very likely put an end to It. It i
to bo hoped the reckless political dcma
gopuos who have misled a portion o
the farmers of the country into support o
this wild and Impracticable scheme , wit
bo carefully excluded from the St. Louli
convention.
JunoE O. P. MASON is dead. Tin
event was not unexpected , but is none
the less shocking to a wide circle o
acquaintances and friends in Nebraska ,
The deceased j.irist was u man of mucl
force ; an able attorney at law ; an up
right judge and a citizen of Inlluonco.
Ho was ono of the earliest settlers and
prior to his retirement from the supreme
bench was a recognized factor in Ne
braska politics. Ho was an entertain-
inc public speaker , a relentless lightot
in court and on the stump and a staunch
friend of these to whom ho became
attached personally. Ho has loft his
impress upon Nebraska in her first and
second constitutions , in her supreme
court reports and before the bar in all
her courts. Judge Mason had faults , as
every forceful man has , and ho made
bitter enemies in his aggressive con
tests personal ana political. His death
will soften these , however , and human
ity's charity will throw its cloak ever
what was distasteful and leave In endur
ing memory only the honorable features
of a very active career. There will bo
much to remember of Judge Mason and
his life for more than thirty-live years
in Nebraska.
WHAT connection has the November
election with the two-mile limit saloons ?
To call a councilman a liar is a worse
offense than to brand him as a thief.
Du. GAI-KN'S'facility ' at throwing
fire brands has beun vindicated.
A Promising TliankHjjivlnjj.
Cincinnati Commercial
Reports from -tbo cranberry rocrions are
promising , uiid evorytlilng looks favor.iblo
for a big Thinlcs h'jlngturkoy uay lu Novem
ber , n llttlo while afier the republicans have
carried Ohio. Iowa , Now York and Massa
chusetts. ' '
Another Vlll Contest.
Ke\uYnrk \ , Teleuram.
Mr. Timothy ' ( Hagan ' ) Hopkins of San
Francisco will contest' the will of tlio Into
Mrs. Hopltlns-Soarlo. This wns to have
boon expected , and the contest will proDably
bo phenomenal for the bitterness displayed
aud the tilth thrown.
Tlio U-.illroiid Clam.
Xcw TO/-/C / Tribune.
What's the use of telegraphing after n
railway accident that the railway oflicials arc
reticent ] Of course they nra reticent. As
the Boston Transcript remarks : "A ro-
tlcenter man than a railroad ofllcial after an
accident would bo hard to find. Compared
with him a clam is loquacious. "
CMcaqn Herald.
There Is much excitement in cartaln quar
ters because a Chlnago baby smoicos a pipe
with evident relish. If its parents had trans
mitted to It a disease of some other sort , n
consuming appetite for whisky to bo de
veloped later on , or au unconquerable ton-
doncyto crimrt or pauperism , nobody would
have concerned himself about the case m the
least.
'ilio KnilsiiH l > < ; iinv Ante.
I'hilailcltihlti llecoitt.
The people's party state central cornmlttoo
of Kansas proposes to expend $1,000 : a the
pending political campaign , the monqy to bo
raised by 1 cent nssoistnonts. The campaign
Is to bo conducted on the principle that the
voter who contributes 1 mil t may bo depended
upon to ilo bettor work than the voter who is
taught for 5100. As the committee expended
only $1,100 lust year nnd elected nvo con
gressmen , eighty-four members of the legis
lature and a UnltcJ States senator , the Kan
sas farmers have some reason for the faith
that Is In them.
The Ohio > \ Imt-iH-It.
Snrlnu/tcdl ( .ViM * , ) ntpubllcan.
Tbo people's party has put forth a full
state tlokot in Ohio with some show of
strength and enthusiasm. Its platform is
mainly the ono adopted at Cincinnati with
subsidiary parts relating to state affairs , In
cluding woman suffrage nnd Bellamy's re
cently promulgated plan of meeting the
drink question by ettabllshlng state In place
of private dispensation of liquor * on the
theory that tbo element of protlt In soiling Is
largely responsible for the existing ovlls.
While the movomonf. gains the larger part of
its support appnrQuiy | | from the farmer * , a
Cincinnati prlntorMsiglvon the second place
on the ticiot and jlil various socialistic ana
labor organizations nt the cities have been
uctlvo in promoting the work of the conven
tion. ! [ . ' ,
'JlmO'.tl Itcllnhlc.
r/il/mlrJitJifa / / / - < vftr. (
The main virtim'or building ana loan asso
ciations of the I'htlodolphlu pattern U that
llioy nro oconoihtdMly managed by men
known to all the ijennliors , who are for the
most part nolghbnl-4jor friends. The conditions
"
tions u ro untlroly "cliaiisoil when a national
< oclcty is formodjnvjth costly oflleoi , largo
salaries and agun'L'iu ' scattered all ever tlio
: ountry. They jjluii ) may ho economically
managed by good'niSn ' , but how It a stranger
to assure himself of Iho fact ! They may bo
pure swindling concerns li'.to ' that exposed
in Chicago. If people want toJoin building
toulotins , they should stick to the old fash
ioned kind managed by pooplt > of whom they
Know something , ana oven then they should
{ ecp an uyu on Ilia bujlncsj , which Is puraly
: o-oporatlvp , and depend * for IU safety and
mccois on tlio gonor.tl Interest taken in Its
iffalrs by nil the
.i///o.v.s i.v IT.
Philadelphia Press : Coo ! n onm tlio
; rai In Hurlin : Kimliv'n shut down on the
-xpurt of ryo.
Philadelphia ItccordVhllst : Russia UHIICH
I decree against rp'jculatlun In r.ve , the prime
nluUlor of Germany obuluatoly r of us en to
nako any reduction of the duties on bro.id for
the relief of tlio starving population of thn
cminiro. It U not strange that socialism I
making such rapid strides la Germany.
Chicago Times ! The czar's ukase prc
hitiltlni ? the exportation of rye from Html
Is creating croat apprehension tn the easteri
parts of Austria nnd portions of Germany
many , nnd not a llttlo distress nmoii
the poor Is already reported. Thor
Is a great opportunity for America ii
tills situation. Wheat has always been to
oxi.onslvo a grain for consumption among th
European peasantry , but corn could bo soli
in Kuropo nt a prlco which would make It ai
article of universal use. It Is more imtrltlv
than rye anil can bo served In many mor
forms. As yet the peasantry nro but llttl
acquainted with Its character , slnco th <
cheapness of Husslu rye has led thorn to us
It almost exclusively. With this food suppl ;
shut off It ought to bo easy for American con
to bo introduced and to win n llrm foothold
The great benefit which our farmers wouli
enjoy If this could bo accomplished need nebo
bo pointed out ,
Chicago Now-i : A few ilnys ago the Now ;
discussed the cheerful outlook for the west
crn fanner nnd gave a few of the many reasons
sons which aeomod to Justify the hope of i
prosperous year for the tiller of the soil
The events of the last day or two have fur
nlsheu additional evidence that the posltior
was well taken , Europe seems to bo mon
fully realizing tbo gravity of the situation li
regard to broaustuiTs , and while tn no linmo
diato need Is deeply anxious to provide foi
future necessities. The failure In Russia In
both wheat and rye , the great bread staple :
of most of the Importing countrms , can nt
longer bo doubted , and the shortage must be
supplied from America. Wo have an enor
inous product , exceeding by many million ;
of bushels any previous crop , but It looks
now as though It would bo no n.oro than sum-
clont to supply the shortage abroad , and it Is
fast finding a foreign market.
j.o\n-i.i.'s \ i.Asr roiar.
It was Written n Vonr i\K" and Ho
\Vnn AVoll Paid Tor It.
The poem entitled "My Brook , " which la
printed in part below , Is in all probability the
last verse created by James Kussell Lowell.
It appeared In the Now York Lodger's '
Christmas Issue on December HI , ISS'.l. '
Mr. Lowell wrote the poem while In Eng
land In tbo summer of IS'.K ) , and subsequently
revised it on soelnir the proofs. Tlio amount
paid for It was $1,000. The poem excited
varying opinions among critics , but all
praised It for its music , Its polish nnd grace
ful diction. Oliver Dyer of Mount Vornou
read it before the Lotus club last December.
MY 11IIOOK ,
It was far up tbo valley wo ilrst plighted
troth ,
Wlum the hours were so many , the duties
so few ;
Earth's burthen weighs wearily now on us
both
But I've not forgotten these dear days ;
have you !
Each was first-born of Eden , a morn without
mate ,
And the bees and the birds and the butter-
files thought
'Twai the ono perfect day over fashioned by
fate ,
Nor dreamed the sweet wonder for us two
was wrought.
I loitered bosldo vou the wholn summer lonp ,
I gave you a Hfo from the wusto-llow of
mine ;
And whether you babbled or crooned mo a
song ,
I listened and looked till my pulses ran
wino.
'Twos but shutting my eyes ; I could see , I
could boar ,
How you danced there , my nautch clrl ,
mid llae root nnd fern ,
Whllo the flashing tomauns tinkled joyous
and clear
On the slim wrists and nukles that Unshod
in their turn.
t
Ah , that was so long ago ! Ages , It scorns ,
And now I return sad with Hfo and Its lore ,
Will they flee my gray presence , the lignt-
footed dreams.
And will-o'-wlsp light mo his lantern no
more ?
* * * * * *
The Ufa that I dreamed of was never to be ,
For I with HIV tribe into boudueo was sold ,
And the sunglpams and moongloams , your
elf-gifts to mo ,
The miller transmutes Into work-a-doy
gold.
What you rnlnt for the miller will soon molt
away ;
It Is earthy , and earthy good only it buys ;
But the shekels you test mo are safe from
decoy ;
They were coined of the iun and the mo
ment that Hies.
Break loose from your thralldom I 'Tls only
n leap ;
Your oyo'tis but shutting , Just holding
your breath ;
Escape to the old days , the days that will
keep ;
If there's pcaco In the mlllpond , so is there
In death.
You nro mine and no other's ; with llfo of my
life
I made you a Naiad , that were but a
stream ;
In the moon are bravo dreams yet , nnd
chances are rlfo
For the passion that ventures Its all on a
dream.
Leapt bravely 1 Now down through the
meadows we'll go
To tho.Land of Lost Days , whlthnr all the
birds wing ,
Wbero the dials move backward and aspho
dels blow ;
Como Hash your tomauns again , dance
again , sing !
Yes , Hash them and clash them on ankle and
wrist ,
For wo'ro pilgrims to Dreamland , O
Daughter of Dream !
There wo find again all that wo wasted or
mist ,
And Fancy poor fool 1-with her baublo's
supremo.
As tlio Moors in their oxllc the keys treas
ured still
Of their castles in Spain , so have I ; and no
fear
But the doors will lly open , whenever we
will ,
To the prime of tbo past and the sweet of
the year ,
WHtci-ii Pensions.
WASIIINOTOX , Aug. 18. [ Special Telegram
to Till' liKC.l The following list of pen
sions granted Is reported by Tin ; HKI : and
Examiner Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Original Edgar V. Harris ,
Lyman tl. Simmons , Franklin D. Morton ,
Solomon Shownltor , Jumos P. MoIClnoy ,
Martin Kelley , llonry llohr , William Wmt ,
Henry II. Moore , Louis Hurden , William
Piukott , David Myort , William O. John.
Tolm H. ftllllor , Charles Plsdon , William
Nixon , Thomas M. Wright , Clarkson F.
Orvls , Lewis Sprairiio , .lames M. Truax ,
Martin V. Wriiht , William Koonig , Juntos
E. Leonard , William S. Drown , Benjamin F.
West , .loan Potter , Willet Shottcnklrlt ,
Minor Taylor , Samuel K. MoWllllams , John
L. Macoo , .lump * Mossplay , Enoch It.
Meacham , Moroni Owon. Original widows
Margaret A. Porter.
QIowa : Original William Itnhlnson , Sam-
nel Knutsoii , Joseph ,1. Jordan , Moiut ,1.
lleod , Anderson Wood , Sowoll Van Alllno ,
Deorgo MuDonough , Samuel Sislc , Uustav
llohmhrauur , William Thur.-tton , Darius W.
Trout , W. E. K. WeoitsVllllum Squires ,
Augustus H. Malcmn , John Saminon , Tru-
u i u n Troworlduo , Joseph II. Swan , John
SteiTon , James M. Phillips , John M. Anson ,
MiiU-om S. Andrews , Demetrlut E. Morris ,
ISoorira Stuun , EDhrmm E. Hlaito , Francis C.
McAllstor , Fr.muls Honoory , D.mlel Hoover ,
lames F Ingrahum , Aylotlo Williams ,
Lhnrlos ! Keel , Alex W. Wood , William E.
MuCoy. D.ivld U'llfong. William Lewis
Kuter , Daniel Pearson , Jamus N. Ilrowor ,
Mnndo JOIIOH , Simon Snyder , Putor N.
UroniM , William II. Luopor , Ooorgo W.
Moiildln , Sampson M. Tennoy. John T.
Drtinumor , Jacob Houseman , Jnt-nu Hlilndlo.
nyor , Alandrou Strlngham , Huuh Mason ,
Solson ( ' . Storrs. Philip IIuoo , Newton F.
Liuwnmco. San.uol Addy. Additional Jo-
lopb A. WohsVllliam II. Huurstoy. In-
rruaso liuorgo Uoukoy ,
DEATH OF JUDGE 0 , P , MASON
Distinguished Nebraska Jurist Passes Qui
otlv Away at Lincoln ,
STORY OF HIS LIFE IN THE STATE
Wonderful Will I'cm-or Kxlilhltcil 1) ;
the DeociiHcd Wlillo on the
vo'H Drink No l-'ear
ol' Doatli There.
Lixcot.x Nob. , Aug. 18. [ Special Tolcgrati
to Tin : HKK.J Hon. O. P. Mason , doputj
labor commissioner and ox-udgo } of tbo au
promo court , died nt 7W : ! this morning aftoi
a lingering Illness of several wooKs.
Ho wns sixty-six years old. His complain !
was a complication of Bright's disease am' '
( jangrono. During the last week of his ill
uoss ho was In constnnt pain and had to bo re
Moved by opiates. Ho was conscious up tc
an hour before his demise. His death wan
poacofui.
The remain ) will bo taken to Nebraska Cit.v
for Interment.
Judge Mason's ailment bogau two years
ago , when tin became ailllctod with dlabotos ,
and Mnro thnt time ho has gradually declined.
About four weeks ago ho wont to Hot
Springs , S. D. , with the hope that the min
eral waters would prove beneficial to him.
Instuad of improving he rapidly grow woiso.
Ilo suffered an acute attack of BrU'ht's dl-
suaso about three weeks ago , and UN lllo
was further endangered bv gangrene
In both feot. When the latter made Its ap-
pi'iu-anco his physicians advised the amputa
tion of the too which wni attacked llr-a anil
later of the foot , but the patient strenuously
opposed the Idea of losing n portion of his
anatomy. Ho declared that when his foot
wont that ho would go with it.
Ho returned from Hot Springs about two
weeks ago and called on ( Jovcrnor Tluiyor ,
who bad Just appointed htm deputy labor
commissioner of the state. Ho then retired
to his homo at llKlll L street , which ho was
not destined to leave ngnln nllve. Ho suf
fered great physical pain , but bore it with
great fortitude. Ilo was his untrue , bravo
and original soif up to tils last breath. Ho
did not change In the least In any way.
At U p. m. the bar of Lancaster' county
hold a meotinir In Judge Mason's late ofllco
and resolutions were passed in respect of the
doail lawyer. Arnrngnmonts. nro also being
made for the attorneys ol the county to co on
a special carlo Nebraska City to attend the
funeral. The death of the Judge was ex
pected and it was bis wonderful will power
that kept him alive. Evan au hour before
his death he declared ho would not die and it
was only when he saw lor himself that his
limbs were mortified to the knees that ho
gave up.
The state house will bo closed tomorrow
nnd such ofllcints as will not bo called to
ICoarnuy will attend. Governor Thayer will
bo ono of the pall bearers. Crape has boon
placed on the door of the deputy labor
commissioner's ofllco nnd the place lias been
closed for the day.
The funeral exercises will occur at noon to
morrow at the late residence of the deceased ,
Seventeenth and L streets.
[ Oliver Perry Mason was a native of
Brookllold , Madison county. Now York , nnd
was ooru May 1. ! , 1S2D. His parents were
natives of Hhodo Island ana of English-Irish
descant. Ho resided at tjomu during his
minority , working on his father's farm. Ho
attended the district schools of his
neighborhood , also the academy at
Hamilton and the Clintou lib
eral instltuto , then under tlio
presidency of Dr. Perkins. In ISoO ho grad
uated at the state normal school at Albany.
'
After about two years' teaching ho wont o'n
a two years' tour south , reading law all this
timo.
In 18.14 ho returned from the south to
Ohio , whore ho was admitted to the
bar in the circuit court at Nor-
walk. In 18.V > ho removed to Nuhrasku ,
and was Identified with its Interests up to tbo
time of his death. In 1853 ho was elected to
the house In tbo territorial council. Turco
times slnco ho has boon elected to the council ,
once to fill a vacancv , and twlco for a full
torm. Ho nmod In the fram
ing of the present constitution.
In 1S ( > 7 ho run against William A. Llttlo for
supreme Judge and was beaten. On the
death of Mr. Little , shortlv after bis elec
tion , Mr. Mason was appointed to fill tno
vac.incv , and two years later was elected to
fill the snmo place by a tnajoritv of between
wo and three thousand. At the first session
of the territorial council , thcro was a "Claim
club" law passed , granting certain rights to
club organizations , allowing those belonging
to the clubs to hold & ! 0 acres of land , double
the amount allowed by congress. Mr.
Mason opposed the organization of clubs in
his county , under this law , single handed
and almost ulono. and defeated that iniquity
after a very severe personal contest.
As a lawyer tbo late Mr. Mason has boon a
very successful advocate.
In 18U ( ho was appoln'oil provost marshal
under General S. K. Curtis , for Nebraska ,
and he-Id that ofllco until the close of the
war. Whllo colonel of the militia
ho organized several companies und sent
thorn out to. the Blue at the time of the In
dian troubles in 1SKI. A number of families
were murdered , but the prompt assistance
afforded timely aid to these frontier settlers.
Ilo was opposed to all special legislation and
special privileges to corporations.
In ono of his speeches in opposing the passage -
sago of a special law on corporations , ho de
scribed thorn as Doing "with no eyes to sue ,
no hearts to feel , no souls to save , no heaven
to gain , and no bell to shun tboy can fool ,
but only for the pockets of men. "
Ho has probably framed inoro of the stat
utes of Nebraska than any ether ono man.
Slnco his retirement from the bench Judge
Mason has practiced his profession , and was
for ono term secretary of the state board of
transportation. Two weeks ago ho was tip-
pointed deputy state labor commissioner , but
was novur able to assume the duties of the
afllco.J
DKIAV IX TUB ASYLUM CASK.
Thomas Darnell , the attorney for Dr. Test
Mid Steward Llverlnghouso of Hustings asy
lum scandal fame , is making every endeavor
; o save ton two men from public dlsgraco
ind has appealed from the action of the
Doard of puhlln lands and buildings , and
nkod permission to lllo n now brief. ( Jov-
jrnor Thayer has granted this request.
Srothing will bo done by the chief executive
until Dnrnoll Is honrd from , nnd the dnto for
that Is liuloilnltcly lu the futuro.
MIXMTKIW M.UII.B TO A riNK.
A letter to County Judge Stewart concern
ing ncortnln mnrrtago shows that the minis
ter performing tbo snmo nnd failed to fur
nish the desired data to the county judge as
required by law. Hit honor nlso discovered
that several other ministers nnd oven some
justice * of the peace have made the same
oversight or boon irulltv of gro noglcd ,
I'ho ponnltv for falling to lllo siictt Informa
tion Is a line of f.Vd. )
Wlt.l. tXVKMKUTE MKMCK.
The action of the Independent convention
In dmimnding that Mollck'A record as shorliT
bo looked up lm < resulted In the county com
missioners deciding to omplov nn oxix-rt to
InvoMIunto his hmiiM and see whv ho did not
turn In any moony fm- fees while hit suc
cessor turned iufj.ooo.
1-HKIllllT IIVTi : ( JIT.STIOV.
Tomorrow at Kearney the mouibor * of the
state board of transportation will hold the
second mootttm of the series for the purpose
of lutonlnp to what siifw'ftllons nnw l(0
oiTorod ori-oniplalnts nmde eoiu-crnlnit the
present railroad rates. This evonlnir Land
Commissioner Iluinpbroy. Treasurer 11,11
and Attorney Ciunerul llnstltiRS left for
Kearney. Scorotiirv of StutO Allen , who Is
nt.MeCooK , loaves that town this ovenlnir to
it.cot the other members of tbo board at i
Koarnoy. Auditor Ilonton , who is In Omaha ,
leaves ever tbo Union 1'uoillc tonight for the
sumo plneo.
win. in : VT TIM : urt-Nioy.
Governor Thayer has Issued the following
oflleial order to tlu various colonels of the
state militia :
I.INI-OI.N , Nob. . Ann. K tS'.ll.-Cotonol John
I' , llrutt , CDiiiinnmlliiit 1'lrst luttlmoiit. Hen-
net. .Neb.
Colonel ( ' . , T , Hills.eonitiininllns Second re-el-
inent. I'alrhurv , Neb.
Captain U M , Murdoeh , ciiniiiiniidlnv Hat-
tury \\ymoi-o. . Nob.
Cnptiiln.T. , II. Culvur. cniniiiandliiK Troon A ,
Mtlfurd , Neb.
( ientlemen : As HrliMillor ( lenoral Colby U
not In thu state and has Issued unorders fur
your respective i-nmtiuimls , I therefore t'lUo
this mothoil of ciiMiiiiiinloiitinjt wlh | you inn ) ,
to d I reel that you have your eomiuunds In
readiness to no Into ramp at drain ! Island
August III. Truii porlutlon will bit furnished.
Adjutant Uenernl Cole will urriinue thodo-
tiills us to your transportation ana thu llnieof
leaving your rusmvllvo jilaees on his return
from WashhiKton. JOHN M. TilVKII. .
Oovorruir und Commander-ln-Chluf.
DiiVIIVT TIIIV : i-ori.i ) .
"Ono of the Hastings papers , " says Land
Commissioner Humphrey , ' 'takes occasion to
oensm-o the board of public lands nnd build-
Inis I'or not making recommendations to the
governor In our report ot the InvosliKntlon of
the llastinns nsvlum scandal. The fact is ,
that wo could not do any moro limit we did
do in that matter. The statute savs that the
board shall report Its eoiicltialnii.s to tlio gov
ernor within six dny.s nftnr the coiiL-luslons
are rout-hud. The statute does not make any
provision eoncerninj , ' any recommendations.
It is the prorojiitivo of the Kovornor to pass
on thooviilonco and not for tbo board to make
any recommendations.
onns VNI > r.xns.
Mr. .1. H. Jones , treasurer of Sheridan
county , was in the city today.
The lAirtnors' Mutual tire and ilghtuini ;
Insurance company of Hurt county bus been
authorized by Deputy Auditor \Vhcolor to
transact business in this stato.
JM.S.S.V&S7W. .
Philadelphia Record : Jinks T lui.ir Jones
was hurnrd out r < 'c < uitl > . .Tanks Yes his
whole .stock was Irrotrlovably damaged ,
Jinks What business was he In ? JoiiUs I'at-
unt II ro extinguishers.
Cincinnati Cnimnorclut : Hungry Illiitliis
If you kin do a llttlo liiwnr.ls ho pin' a pool
mini lookln * for work
Ultlzon Hero's 11 illinn for you , but I don't
bollovoymi would know what work was If you
should Impp'.m to ini-ut It.
Hungry Illgglns Wouldn't I ? My frlmul. K
you'd thu pructk-n In work that 1'vu
hud you'd know It a in Ilo aw y.
Itoli lUmlctto : "I havn bison huiiirlng a de
lusion for nearly six wookn. " slRhod Turnover ,
wearily.I HOD , " said Tlmmovar , Hympa-
thutlunlly , "sho Is only uflUlur to you after
all. "
TIIKOI.II STOIIV.
" 'Twus ever thus from ohlldhood'.s hour.
1'vu soon my fondest hnpo-t ducay , "
I nuvur huld an ai'c or howur.
Hut , some one would the "joker" play.
I tuivor filled u houtiill Hush ,
Tlireo of a kind , or kind's full lilxh :
Ilutsonm onu hurriedly ivuiilil "null"
I'our IICUM. with a K < ' tli.slgh.
I never ulayod thn munu of bluff ,
With sixty iinlos In the pllo ,
Hut soniu ono ahvn.VH saw UiostulT ,
And took It with a modest smllo.
Washington Slur : Ilo was a trlllo bow log
ged , u nil was nrotisstln with his tailor. "I
have no doubt. ' said In1 , "thnt you under
stand your business thoroughly : but you
don't scum to got onto my curves. "
SoniRrvllln Journal : Ulluks Have you
heard of Htoiius' gruat loss ?
HJInlcs No. what was It ?
HjiMiks Why , hu lost a giimo of croquet yos-
turdny und then hu lost , his lenipor.
Ho Are you ( julto sure lliitynu love
him ?
Mho Yos. indeed I Why , I thoiiKht of hlfu
rluht In thu midst of my Browning , today. /
KKUOSINK : ( iiui. noNR.
iriiniiiii / ( ( Star.
One inornlir. Itrld-'et thought sho'd start
Thu Ilio with kenneim :
Shu poured It on with nil her huart ,
Ilucauno thn wood wa.s Kroen.
J'lui blux.o sprung up. the emhurs full
With ruddy , trloanilir , ' tlnl.s ,
And HrldneL liked the sehumu so wu'.l ,
Hhu's ilonu It ever sineo.
Dnlr.ilt I'rno 1'riiKs : I'list Trump Old Skin
[ lint Is wedded to Ills money.
Second Trump . ' ( V Now I know what ho
nuaiit when he sulJ ho didn't huvo a sln lo
: iiit U ) Klvo me.
Piiotf ! Au'-ilnst the rules Klrst Hod Car
rier Whutdlil the walliln' dllluiitu llueyu for ,
MlkeV .
Keeond Ditto-I'ur cumin' down the laddur
Lwo rounds at a time.
Lowell Courier : Why not take milk us
ivir.biil of courage iiithur than of mljdnuss ?
I here Is uhundaiit roisoil In bulluvu that
iiiR'h of It hut never huen cowed.
Ilitltlnioro Amnrlcnii : ( juy circles naturally
iiduluu In rounds of iile.isure.
1'ltUliurK ( llironlulu : Ills funny thnt the
load miikus thu car o heforu thu train Hlarts.
New Orluuns 1'luayiiiie : South Huston has
t kindling wood trust. Wo plnu knot for uny-
.hint ; of that sort , ,
lloiton Trunsurlpt : I'eople who have no
nouey of tlielrown on wbleh to tukn luterost
iiako It up by tiikltiR u Kreat dual of Inlureht
n oilier people's money.
.The Best Things
In Cookery
Arc always made with the ROYAL BAK
ING POWDER. It imparts that peculiar
lightness , sweetness and flavor noticed
in the finest rolls , biscuit , cake , etc. , '
and which the most expert pastry cooks
declare is unobtainable by the use of
any other raising agent.
The ROYAL BAKING POWDER , besides
rendering the food more palatable and
wholesome , is , because of its higher
leavening power , the most economical. '
The ROYAL makes more and better
food than any other baking powdei
because it is the ourest.