Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 02, 1892, Part One, Page 4, Image 4

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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE * SUNDAY , Of n WISH 2 , 1802-T\YENTY PAGES.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OP THE CITY.
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Council llltnTj , 121'ontl street.
Clilcnuo Ofllce. 317 ChnmlieT nf ( ommereB.
New lork , Ilonm 11,11 nml l.'i. Tribune Unlldln * .
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COllllH31ONI > KNCK.
All communication * rotating to ncw and
KinorlMmntUT lioul < l t > o addressed to the I l *
Uorlal Department.
iiL'rtiNKsa I.KTTKIW.
All hnnlnpM Irttcm and remittances nhonld bo
dilrofscrt to 'I lin Ilco t'liltlMilnitCompiuiT. Omaha.
lram check * ntiil po.tnlllco ordern to bo made
pnjiblolo thn onlur of the compnnr.
THE BKK PUBLISHING COMPANY
flWOlM STATK.MIINT Ol' CIUCUI.ATION.
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County of Donclas , f
OcorRoM T * > cliuck. nccrctnrr of TICK HK I'ub-
lloliliiK comiiaiif. ilocn solcmnlr ancar that thn
nctnnl circulation of inn DAtl.v IIRR for the week
ending Uctubur 1 , 18U2. wns as lellons :
Pundar. Poiitcinhcr 23
Mondar. Hoiitouihcr V.
Tiicudnr , Scili-mlpr | 57 . WJO
V < 'llnpldar. ! SfptcnilHT 23 . 23.787
Tliuradnr , HcpicinbcrrJ . 24(119 (
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batlinlny , October 1 . 21,69 ]
cno. : n. T7.SCIIUCK.
Bworn to he-ford mn nnd aiili'crlboil In my pros'
rncu this 1st ilny of October , I " . ' 2.
N. P. t KIU Notary rublle.
Avrnign Clrculiitton for 81,4.10
Tun trtvlllc of Onitxhtv will support two
or thrco bridges , tuul Uio trnlllu wlllkoop
pace with the growth of the city nnd the
region tributary to it.
THK Union ThcoloKieitl aominnry hns
begun its year's work with the an
nouncement thnt the Ilriggshytorlnna
nro still doing business nt the old stand.
IF Tin : interstate ponplo moan what
they say they will uonlornn incalculable
benefit upon Omaha. If they are ahnm-
inlngthpy will boovcrlnstinirly blanitod.
Tun death of Mrs. John M. Thayer at
Dollinghatn , Mass. , will cause much sorrow
row in this stnto and eity where slio has
boon so well known and highly es
teemed.
IT Vi'AS a very appropriate act of the
bands which mot the Gllmoro funeral
train at Now York when they played
"Tho Lost Chord , " ono of the noble
musician's grcatost favorites.
Mil. A. W. CijAiiit's report of the
work done by thocity mission reveals an
enormous amount of genuine and practi
cal benefit rondotcd by that agency.
Xot Its arms bo strengthened by all.
GuAND juries in Chicago nro becom
ing wonderfully bravo. Ono of them
hns actually indicted the notoriousMiUo
McDonald. Of course , the case won't
amount to anything , but the indictment
was n huge surprise.
THE quarrel between the mayor and
the city council is not confined to'Otnnhn
but exists in nearly every city. It is an
Irresistible conflict which arises from
confused ideas ns to supreme authority
and munioipul possession.
memorial services in honor o.
the late Joseph R. Clarkson wore most
appropriate and worthy of that distinguished
tinguishod and hono'-ablo citizen o.
Omaha , whoso career at the bar and on
the bench was in every way highly
creditable.
PATRICK EG AN in duo in Now Yorl
today. And ho will find n warm welcome
como In this country among all men who
ndmlro his record in Chill , and honor
the president for refusing to recall him
when auch a torrent of abuse was raised
Bjjainst him.
THE Anon singers have returned from
a most successful and oven triumphant
tour of Kuropo , nnd a grand reception
wns given to thorn last night in Nov
York. Tlioro are abundant signs thn.
musical America , so ofion and so long
contemned , has ntlast secured deserved
recognition abroad.
TaniiB is a lively war in Spurgoon'
church over the question of his sue
ccssor. The olllcial bo.ird or committo
has called Rev. Arthur T. Piorson of
Philadelphia , but most of the congrega
tion wish to call Spurgeon's son. Such
Btrlfo Is unseemly. The decision of the
committee will of coutso prevail.
OCTOIIHH is in many respects the most
glorious month In the year , nnd the
many thousands who will visit Hanscom
park/ tills fypnth will missvory much the
Sundlx vcdnqorts which , wo are told ,
oloBo4-guh September. This month is
not likely to bo too cold and a Sunday's
outing with the music would bo vorv de
lightful.
JI'oiM-J/mild uastuUen very little part
In tbo state campaign for any tlolcot. ll'orW-
JlrrJlil.
It would not innko very much dlflor-
once when the votes are counted
whether the Fuko Factory did or did
not take part for or ngatnat any state
tiokot. Its vnporlngs carry no weight
ono way or the other.
Tun procrastlnution of the street rail
way company In the matter of giving
the residents of the southwestern portion
tion of the olty adoqtiata aorvico hns led
to a vigorous protest to the council.
The company should bo forced to do Us
duty and iho city council has the power
to bring It to torm& The cause of the
popple IK just and they are entitled to
relic/ .
TlIB temporary disability of Judge
Crounso from an ulceratlon ttint affects
DUO of his oyoa has compelled him to
cancel his engagement ! ) for at least ono
woolc. Judge Crounso hns already dem
onstrated thnt ho is n debater of no
moan order and capable of coping with
uts competitors in the gubjnutorlal
rnco on any ground they m ty choose.
His inability to moot his engagements
during the coming weak will bo a sere
dlsappolntmunt to thousands of people
% vho are anxious to BOO and hour him.
\Vo hope to bo able to announce his full
f ccovory within u tow days.
111K inTRllSTATF. nMtt iR t'lWJKl T.
Tlio announcement that the East
Omnhn Land syndicate hns completed
all arrangements for bulldlnp1 a double-
track stcol railway nnd wit on bridge
across the Missouri , with ample Irnck-
ngo , depot -mid trnnsfor facilities for
hnlf a clo/.on railroads , will bo rocolvotl
with satisfaction by everybody Inter
ested In the growth nnd prosperity of
Omnhn. The assurance thnt the com
pany hnq closed contracts for the bridge
nnd hits already begun to haul stone and
other materials for the substructure
hooms to indicate that the company
moans business. Omaha has bcon soften
fton disappointed , however , thnt It will
10 very difficult to convinA our cltlxcns
lint relief from the Union Pacific bridge
nonopoly is In sight until the compel-
bridge shall bo fairly under way.
The dumping of a few car loads of slono
ind the sinking of a colTor dam will
carcely afford satisfactory proof that
ho brldtro embargo Is about lobe raised.
The fact tlmt the loading tnon in the
ntoretalo bridge nnd terminal project
tro connected with railroads that will
como squarely Into competition witli the
now bridge will reuse n suspicion In the
minds of our citizens that their sudden
itotlvity Is designed to block the Nebras
ka Contrnl. If this is ronlly the aim and
object of the now departure , our cltly.ons
"lave little to rejoice over.
Omnlia has for more than twenty
, 'oars bcon bottled up by Iho Union Pa-
; lllc transfer monopoly. S boh us vainly
i > aiu , pleaded and blustered in turn.
From shoot * exasperation her citizens
invo voted a subsidy of tliroo-quartors
of n million to make Omaha a free port
of railway entry and oxlt. The company
that has undertaken to give us per
petual relief hns linishod the surveys ,
innppod out ltd right of way anil completed -
plotod its plans for depots JIM ! terminals
nnd its projectors are in ti position now
to negotiate with foreign capital
ists nnd railroads that nro anxious to
2orao to Otuahn. If the interstate
bridge i built and competing terminal
facilities are established nt East Omaha ,
it will matter little to most of the , )00plo
whether the Nebraska Central Is built
or abandoned. But If the roads inter
ested In keeping up the embargo on
Omaha's commerce succeed in blocking
the Nebraska Central by bunding an
other Douglas btrect bridge , or a cheap
railroad bridge for more local use for the
bt Omaha factories , then Omtihii will
hnvo little cause for jubilation.
For our part wo liopo thnt the inter
state people are not playing the part of
nn obstructionist.
'illK I'UliLIC VUUESJ.S.
The commissioner of the general land
ofllco recommends in his annual report
n general law on Iho subject of public
forests which shall make adequate pro
vision in respect to both forest rosorviv
lion and the cutting and removal of tim
ber to supply the public necessities. Ho
suggests that such a law should provide
for the immediate reservation of nil
public lands bearing forests or timber ,
except for entry under the homestead
nnd mining laws. Individual settlers ,
farmers , locators of mines , etc. , should
bo authorized to procure from the pub
lic timber lands such timber as may bo
imperatively needed to supply their
autiuil personal necessities for fuel ,
buildings , fences and the improvements
of their claims. The cutting or remov
ing1 of public timber for all other pur
poses than the above should bo prohib
ited , and n penalty should bo provided
for wasting or destroying1 timber on
public lands.
The commissioner snys that the pres
ent and pressing necessities of those
engaged in developing the resources of
tlio country make it a matter of un
questioned necessity to place an imme
diate and adequate supply of public
timber within proper roach , but , on the
other hand , a provisional care for the
wants of future generations renders
equally obligatory ofToctivo measures
toward the reservation of great portions
of the public forests in the interest of
proper conservation of the water suoply
and for other climatic nnd economic
reasons. Neither of those leading'
interests , the commissioner says , is fully
mot by existing legislation , many of
the statutes which have boon for years
in forca being objectionable , if not
practically inoperative , while the bene
fits of more recent legislation are not
fuifllclonlly general and farronching in
their operation.
These suggestions nnd recommenda
tions are not altogether now , but they
gnin in force every year from the steady
reduction of the public forests through
the unlawful cutting and reckless waste
of timber. Last year 329 timber tres
pass cases were reported by special
agents of the department , involving
public timber and the products thoro-
frora amounting to $171,000 , nnd while
thin has been exceeded In other years
it is a very serious loss thnt calls for
vigorous preventive measures. The
west is vnry deeply interested in the
question of proper protection for the
public forests , and western representa
tives in congress should carefully con
sider the recommendations of iho com
missioner of the go no nil land olllco re-
gnrding the legislation necessary for
such protection.
THK KUUO.lTIOff.lb UXIlllHT.
There is gront consternation and cha
grin among the educational loaders of
the country in consequence of the dis
covery thnt the World's fair managers
have curtailed the sp.ico utlotod to the
11 bo nil arts or educational exhibit to an
extent whloh renders it entirely Inade
quate , not to say insignificant A largo
number of prominent educators have
united In u call for a mooting of super
intendents of public Instruction , presi
dents of higher Institutions of learning
nnd others , to bo hold In Chicago on
October 4 , for the purpose of taking
measures to enforce u proper recogni
tion of the liberal arts In the exposition.
It is Rurprlslng that it should become
necessary to take such a stop us this. In
the early part of the preparatory work
for the oxpajltlori the authorities invit
ed every state in the union to prepare
for an elaborate- educational exhibit
and promised ample space for the
purpose. It was estimated thnt at
least 15,000,000 school children would
share In the exhibit , but it now
appears that the space sot apart
i'or It would not accommodate the work
of four slitos. At the outset -100,000
square foot in the building dovotol to
manufactures and thn liberal arts were
assigned to the educational exhibit , but
it now appears that this hns boon out
down to n , very small spnco lll-sultod to
the ustf for which it was intended
Tlirco Catholic institutions nlono hnvo
applied for 00,000 foot , but they are now
told thnt only 10,00) ) foot can bo nllottod
fo'r the whole o.lueUlomil exhibit of
tlmt denominationnml the result Is that
the Catholics tilk of withdrawing en
tirely. They had inton.lod to mtko n
great showing of the educational work
of thnl church in the United States.
The remedy proposed Is the erection
of n spoclnl bttllulng for the educational
exhibit , and the meeting of educators
that has bcon called will ontlonvor to
impress upon the directory the import
ance of taking such action at onco. It
needs no nrgumont to show that an ex
position designed to present to the world
the best evidences of American progress
woflld Inll far short of its purpose if it
failed in thn dqparttnotit of education ,
whloh is the chief cornerstone of our
civilization. In no line of advancement
hns this country achieved prouder
triumphs than in the diffusion of
knowledge among Its people , and Us
contributions to the world's wealth of
learning in every department of re
search nnd investigation hnvo been such
that every onllghtonod visitor from
abroad will oxpnct to eoo nn impressive
display in the libornl arls exhibit , at the
World's ' fnlr. Tlioro should bo no back
ward stop ; lot tho.scopo of this import
ant department bo enlarged rather than
contracted. All of the states are lire-
paring for their educational exhibits ,
the enthusiasm of teachers and ptipils
everywhere id Doing enlisted , and if
their ardor is not quonohod by a ro-
fus > al on the part of the directory to
provide adequate sp.ico the oducutlonal
dopattmont of Iho World's fair will boone
ono of its proudest triumphs.
I'ttOTKCT T11K 1JOMK 1'HODUCT.
The protest tiled by tlio property
owners on Loavonworth street against
tlio brick tlmt tire being used in paving
that thoroughfare has been considered
by the Hoard of Public Works ,
tlio city engineer and the as
sistant engineer , who nfM-eo in pro
nouncing the Lincoln brick lirbt class.
While wo do not profess to know any-
thine about the merits of the case , it
may bo worth while to say tlmt the citi-
/.ons of Omaha should not condemn pav
ing brick made in Nebraska without
making sure that they have good cause
to do ! > o. A largo proportion of the pav
ing brick that have been laid ir. this
city have been imported from neighbor
ing states. It is said by many who have
given attention to the subject tnat the
Lincoln brick are equal to the best made
in other states. If this is true it is clear
that the imported article should not bo
allowed to take precedence in this city
over the homo product. Even if there
is doubt on Iho subject the principle of
homo patronage should turn the ncnlo In
fjvior of the Nebraska producer.
It is acknowledged that the Lincoln
paving brick are smoother and quite as
hard as those that have bcon imported
from Mibbouri. Has it been s'ltisfactor-
lly proven that they will not last as
lonp ? Until it is conclusively shown
that the homo made article is inferior it
should meet with no objection.
POLITICS %
In campaigns past the effect of poli
tics on business has afforded hotnilcctic
writers a fruitful theme nnd many a pen
has pointed the inevitable moral , "Busi
ness must buffer when people attend to
politics. " So serious has this sentiment
been at times that the feasibility of
changing in some way the manner of
holding elections has boon discussed at
length , and the proposition thnt the
length of time which the president
shall hold ofiico should bo increased in
order to obviate the quadrennial recur
rence of a national campaign and there
by avoid the serious disturbance of busi
ness has boon solemnly considered more
than onco.
Mnny columns of figures hnvo boon
massed in a formidable array of statis
tics to support this theory that the
American people indulged In their
political dlvortisomonts so frequently
thnt their business nITairs sulTorod
greatly therefrom. It has not sufficed
to show that there were lines of trade
that are directly benefited by the existence -
once of an exciting campaign. The
argument hns always baun that the In
jury to the great ptaplo lines through
the depression resulting from a close
and exciting canvass was greater than
could bo compensated for by the tem
porary enhancement of trade in a few
specials.
This is only half truo. In some in
stances the oxcltouiont of the canvass
has interrupted for tlio time the steady
pulse of business , but the statement that
any general or porminont damage has
been done is hardly borne out by the
facts. It Is not u , dillluult matter to
array a collection of figures to shortr the
number of hours spent by the American
people in giving hood to stump speakers
during : the progress of the political
battle , or to show the round totals sup
posed to represent the cash expended for
ammunition of various kinds ; but it
docs not follow thnt extensive danrigo
to general business is entailed.
If the experience of the present cam
paign , no far as U has progressed , U to
bo accepted ns a criterion , it is hardly
probable thnt the count of the votes
will bo foliotvod by the usual demand for
an amendment to the constitution ex
tending the presidential term to six or
eight yours In order that the country
will not bo upset so frequently by elec
tions. Without discussing the progress
of the campaign otherwise , it may bo
stated that the business of the United
States as u whole shows for the lust
week In September nn Increase of 3.16
per cent over the corresponding week
of 1831. This IB outside of Now York ,
whioh city hns sulTorod severely ns the
direct result of the cholera scare. In
Omaha the Increase was 50.1 per cent ,
and in Lincoln , the only other Nebraska
city reporting , the increase was 14.8 per
cont. All the true jobbing centers show
goodly advancement in the total value
of trade , and outside of Now York and
I Boston the fulling off ls noticeable only
In the roportffnf these plncos which last
year were doin Jjuslnujs on a fictitious
or "boom1 b.i'is. The careful study of
the tabulated clearing house statement
ns furnished by Hradslrcol's will give
ussurnnco to people who nro Inclined tote
to think the Amorloans cannot elect a
president , without neglecting tholr busi
ness.
IlltJ ItMl.lllUn SITUATION.
Omaha Is particularly Intnrcstcd in
4ha existing railroad situation nnd what
may result front it. As was stated Hi
the news columns of Tin : Knuafow
days ngo , If tlio Union Pacific submits
to the decision of the commissioners of
the Western Trnlllc association , requir
ing that the short ralu made by that
load to Montana points Hhnll bo aban
doned , It will work it hardship to Mis
souri river gateways , among which
Omaha will be the chlof sulTo.or , since
it would doprlvo the Union Pacific of
Montana business. The moti.o of Iho
commissioners In taking the action they
did is not entirely clour , but tholr decision -
cision would seem to have bcon prompted
by the Hio Orando Western , which wns
doubtless inlluonccd by the rivals of the
Union Pnclfic. This appears to bo n
fair inference from iho fact that the
former road does no business from Mon
tana points to the cast , so that the rate
made by tlio Union Pacilic in nowise
worked n hardship to the Western.
The decision is to take ofi'cct October
10 , and as yet nothing hns transpired to
indicate what i-ourse the Union Pacific
will lake , though there Is understood to
bo a feeling In the olllcinl circles of thnt
road favorable to getting out of the
association rather than submit.
This is but ono of a number of circum
stances thnt threaten n general break
ing up of tralllc associations. The con
flict of interests hns now ooon waging
fiercely for weeks , and the number of
roads tlmt have given notice of with
drawn ! from the agreement , entered into
a yonr or moroupro leaves little prospect
of main tain ing any association unless
BOino now plan can bo devised which
will bo nccoptnblo to nil lines inter
ested. With a view to this the committee
of vice presidents and general managers
of the western roads will moot next
Tuesday , when it is hoped thnt some
thing may.bo accomplished to prevent
a return to the old order of things , but
it is probable that very few railroad
olllcinls seriously expect any practical
result. The experience that has been
had in this matter is not at all encour
aging to further effort to bring the
roads into harmonious relations , and it
cannot bo said that the lessons of the
past are particularly valuable in point
ing tlio way to n bettor state of affairs
in tlio future. When the Western
Tralllc association was formed it wns
supposed to bo nn ideal arrangement ,
but it has u ttorly failed to accomplish
its purpose. This is mainly duo to the
fact tint t all the roads did not enter the
association , but of these thnt did all aid
not comply with the agreement. An
other weakness1 was in the fnct thnt
there wns no power or authority to com
pel ob diouco. Can any plnn bp devised
thnt wilt bo accepted by all the roads
and which will include provision for en
forcing the conditions of the agreement ?
is the auestion that is perplexing rail
road olHcinls , or such of them as really
desire to work in harmony.
Tjio situation renews the suggestion
of a money pool as the simplest and
surest solution of the problem , nnd it
must bo admitted that there is much to
bo bind in its favor. But a money pool
to bo fair and effective would have to ho
subject to government supervision and
regulation , and it is not certain thnt
this is what the railroads generally de
sire. The people , however , would not
approve of a return to the old pooling
system , independent of government con
trol.
KKVIVAL OF AMKItlCAN
The admission of the Intnan line
steamers , City o"f Now York and City of
Paris , to American registry places this
country in n position with respect to
transatlantic commerce which it has not
occupied before in many years. Wo are
now provided with two record breakers
of foreign build that nro famous all over
the world , but this is only ono stop to
ward the establish'rent of a transatlan
tic steamship service under the Ameri
can Hag. Contracts have already boon
lot for the construction of two raoro ships
to nn American linn , the Cramps of
Philadelphia , and it is confidently pro
dieted thnt they will be the best nnd
fastest steamships nllont In addition to
these two , more ocean llyora will soon bo
built by the same firm to represent our
commerce on the Atlantic.
Meanwhile the foreign steamship
companies are not Idle. The Cunard
company has just launched n now vessel
tlio Campania , which is expected to bo
the fastest , ns it is concededly the
largest , of tlio ships built to ply botwcor
England nnd the United States. In a
bhort limo a sister ship to the Campania
named the Lucanin , owned also by tlio
Cunnrd company , will bo launched. I
is expected that the speed of these now
ships will bo phenomenal , and their
carrying capacity will also bo groat.
The Campania is forty foot longer than
the City of Paris and eighteen foot
longer than the Teutonic and Majestic ,
her length over all bulng 020 foot , while
her gross tonnage is about 12,500 tons.
She is provided Avjlli the most powerful
triple-expansion engines over placed in
any vessel , and it Is said that she will
easily average twenty-one knots un
hour , with n possible average speed of
twenty-two knots.
As an tncontiVcPto produce vessels of
the greatest po sjblo speed nnd ( rawer ,
the builders of "ineso two newCunurdors
have hud In view the proposed construc
tion of two record-breakers by the Whlto
Star company and two American ships
in addition to these already mentioned.
It is evident that the Campania and the
Lucaiiin will bo noble vessels , and as
they will cost millions of dollars it is
needless to say that they will represent
the highest mark of English skill in
every respect.
Dut the United States has always
ranked above Europe in shipbuilding.
It is well known that before the decline
of our merchant marl no begun , some
forty years ago , the fastest nnd host
ships on the sons were these which car
ried the American ling. Our packet
ships were the wonder of tlio world and
outsailed these of England with the ut
most caso. A few years before the beginning -
ginning of our civil war th merchant
mnrlnn of this country began to decline ,
nml from Hint tlmo to the present day
England hns ruled the setts It scorns
probable now thnt n now era of pros-
polity for American shipping is about
to bo ushered in. There hns been no
loss of skill or Ingenuity on the pirt : of
American builders or seamen , but vast
Interests nt homo have diverted atten
tion from foreign commerce for many
years past. In the matter of speed ,
American doslgnots of vessels Imvo
never been cqunlod. Ever slnco the
famous schooner yacht America sailed
away from Ifor English competitors at
Co woe In 1852 , out ; yacht designers have
bcon acknowledged to bo superior to
these of England , The Atnorlcn's cup
still roinnlns on this side of the oconn In
spite of ninny olTorls to regain It. In
tlio constitution of steam vessels of the
smaller types this country has also taken
the load , nnd the work of the mtuino
architects of the United Stales has bcon
copied all over the world It is there
fore perfectly reasonable to expect that
tlio ocean greyhounds now building in
this country , and those yet to bo built ,
will defy all competition , There is no
apparent reason why they should not
bo the bust ships nllont.
MAYOU GttANTof Now York snys ho
will not bo n candidate again , that his
salary is only $10,000 and it costs him
$ : > U,000 annually. The pure and virtu-
us administration of a Tammany mayor
iwnjs results In rendering him a pnu-
ior ; wo have frequently noticed that
net.
lAUXAiiDtho astronomer who claimed ,
o hnvo originally discovered the fifth
ntulllto of Jupiter , has about a dozen
lompotitors for that honor. If the dls-
ovorors keep on turning up wo shall
ogin to hnvo grave doubts about that
ntollllo's existence.
OMAHA is a city of big things , llonco
I is not at all wonderful that the biggest
xnd heaviest locomotive engine in this
country has just boon built hero to pull
ho fast mail in the mountainous dis-
ricts of the west.
Cr.inil Army llmmMilcncc.
( Ilnlte-Demacrat.
The Grand Armv of the Ropulilin has
pent over $3,000,000 tti the rollof of sick and
loecly veterans. This Is probably ono of the
uasoas why tlio democrats call it a political
A I'rcuprotUu Itiiin-ractrir.
Kew Yurie llcialtl ,
Now it's a pla-io trust , and a trust-rid Jon
looplo are liomnp and pruvlng that tills par-
icular trust will maUo pianos so expensive
hat only persons xvttti decided musical
ulont will care to buy them.
1'rntty mill J'atrlntlp.
Ctnctiinn'i Comma clal.
Some very pretty coromonlo ? are taking
plnco aoout the country among the school
houses. Hniulsomo United States Hags are
btaiucd , by gift or purchase , and given to
.he brcozo with uppronrhito exorcises. A
chool house , with boys nnd girls playing
around it , nnd the stars and stripes Heating
"vo. it , is itself n pretty plcturo.
Soiimt Dcictrlnc.
Portland Orcgnninn.
Juago Gresham is reported to bavo said ro-
cuntly from tbo bench : "Th" power of the
trovernmont to collect revenue to defray its
expenses is sovereign and absolute It can
ako any uart of a man's property without
process , but it ought to take no moro tli.m
enough to defray the expenses of govern
ment. " This Is u sound doctrine , nnd
jobody over denied it. Many democratic
organs are declaring , however , that Judge
Gresham has by this utterance declared him
self a democrat. The brethren are hard up
"or campaign material.
m
Sentiment In Trench rolltlcft.
Thro. Slanttin in Xorlh Aintncan llevtev. ' .
The sentimental side ot French character
comes out strongly during election time.
Universal suffrage is always porsonilled In
France : witness several examples of this in
the foregoing article of my friend Nuquot.
Ttio polling booth. Is tbo town hall , n school
room , a church porch or the mayor's private
house ; novnr a tavern , a bar room or n cor
ner liquor store. Tbo Judges sit with un
covered beads , without cigars in their
mouths , and every voter ro moves dls hat as
bo approaches tbo ballot box. Thus at least
ono of tbo stock arguments aeulnst woman
suffrage iloes not exist in Franco. There Is
solomnUy and stillness about iho act of vot-
nf , especially In tbo smaller cltiw , which Is
almost oppressive.
AVusliliit | ii nnd I ho iiiciinin : | < int.
Watlitnoton fitai.
The opponents of the selection of WosUmg-
ton as the mooting place of the Grand Army
encampment denounced it as a southern city.
Of course It Is n southern city , founded by
eucli southerners as Washington nnd Jeffer
son , located in a southern latitude , pro-
tented lu Its Infancy by boutlicrnurs against
northern assaults , fostered by nuch south
erners as Jackson and ( /lay , and counting n
largo number of Mar.vlandors mid Yirclmans
in u population which includes ri'iu'cstmta
lives of all sections of the republic. Hut
aftur tbo experiences of tbo encampment the
bltterc&t enemy of the capital cannot fail to
admit that It is not merely u southern , hut a
national , city , the capital of the wait , east ,
north and south , which all true Americans
will regard with affection and pride , and
where all good Americans are at home.
.IS 10 I HIS JtUll.lTXX.
CrouiiHii-Viiii AVyok ,
Lincoln News : Tim comparison between
tbo two candidates for governor , Lorenzo
Urounso and U. 11. Van Wyck. Is so obvi
ously and overwhelmingly la favor of tbo
republican candidate that It is stringo that
Van Wvctt should have any atioueth at all.
Emerson Kntorpriso : The logic of Judge
Crounso in his donate with U. II. Van Wyck
was too much for the latter and bo loet tils
temper. Tno Judge kept him busy defend
ing his past record and the general got
"riled" up because the Judge got tbo best of
him.
Fremont Tribune : Van Wyok entered
Into tlie promised Joint discussion with
Crounso with manifest . -loo , thinning ho had
a pudding , but ho discovered in tbo very
IIrat round that Crounso was loaded and
that when bo wont Into action bo spread
destruction on every hand along Van Wycu's
Blnuous political track and punctured the
baubles of Uio people's party platform in
great shape , Van Wyok wns woefully dis
appointed at the result and be got mad and
made a spectacle of himself.
B.alrX'ilot ; First blood for Hon. Lorenzo
Crounso , In tbo first Joint mooting held by
Crounso and Van Wyck at Beatrice Tuesday
night tbo latter was unhon.na so completely
that bo got mad and raved incoherently.
The manly attitude and logical deductions of
Judge Crounso are no surprise to bUlntimato
friends , lu comparison iho facial nnd physi
cal contortion * , of Van Wyck will not pass
for argument before Intelligent auoiei.coi.
Van was fairly worsted at the llrst encoun
ter , and by tbo time those debates end bo
will be knocked clear ouu
Nebraska City Prois : Judge Crounnodid
a ereat a&rvlce for tbo ttato In the Joint dis
cussion at Beatrice Tuesday night by allow
ing to tbo pcoplo aotnetblDR of General Van
Wyck'a record. Mhat the general com
pletely lost control of bli temper and allowed
himself to give the direct he. Is of itself
evidence that be was cornered and could
only got out of tbo dlfllculty by Jumping tbo
fence. This conduct will lose the old war
horeo and political triclmer a great many
voles among the most Intelligent cUss
of people. Thov surely will not vo'.o
for a man who has boon connected with
every corrupt scheme for the oppression
of I Do people , and who U today secretly In
leairuo with the Union Pacific railroad , and
yet who can net the liypocrlto enough to
poUo before tbo pcoplo ns an ndvocnto of
their claims nnd a gunrdlan of tholr right * .
Judeo Crounso. on tbo other band , bns nl-
wavs been a friend of the pcoi'lo nnd has In
troduced bills In the legislature nnd Into
congress for their bo no 111. On the olhor
band , General Van Wyck has novcr done
nny such thing. Ho bixi boon deeply Inter-
oslotl In the Union Pacific railroad for years
and has even Intioducod inoMiiros Into con-
grots for Us bcnolltntul for the oppression of
the pcoplo.
Hontrlco E\nros : Hurrah for Judge
Crotitiie. Ho demonstrated tlmt ho Is the
oqunl of Vim Wyck , UCUAUSO while his
tongno Is not quite ns sharp bli sledge ham
mer blows In argument mo much moro log
ical nnd forcible and bo has tbo fnctiltv of
throwing his opponent Into n passion which
mils blin nt n decided disadvantage before
nn nudlcnco. This was forcibly ilomottstratcd
by iho passionate anil Instilling language to
which Van Wyck resorted in Iho III teen mln-
utci accorded hint In which to elosa bis debate -
bate , The spectacle wns a disgusting otio
and turned tunny thinking republicans who
had wandered nway from party lines back
Into the old fold.
rii-iii-iinMii ,
Storting Sun. Juilgo Field , tbo republican
candidate for congress in thU district Is
m alt ing votes ns fast ns nny man on oarlh
could IIIRKO tliotn. A lull of Iho Joint debates
the republicans uro Jovful over tba results.
Flold is In it.
Falls City Journal : Jtulco Flold has not
only shown himself to bo tbo montnl superior
ot his opponent , but has made it nnparent to
the dullest Intellect that tbo principles ( if
thov nro entitled to such n designation ) ad.
vocatcd bv Mr , IJryan. rest on 110 bolter
foundation than the claim of his friends ,
that bo Is a great man ,
Nebraska City Press : Sinro tbo debate re
publicans are quiet but sattslled. Democrats
nro boastllll nnu trrltnblo. Hrvnti U loft in
the embarrassing altltuilo of ono who bns
tried to serve two mnstora. Uotb have repu
diated him. On the other hand Fluid started
out in the chnvass as n stninger In politics ,
comparatively. Few bad confidence in bis
ability tocopo with the effervescent young
man who had bcon misrepresenting tbo First
district. Ho lw grappled wilh his opponent
ami conquered him ; and by proving himself
a bettor man , has merited the support of tbo
pooplo.
.M < 'lldi\iiliii-ri\ | .
Cedar Haplds Commorclal : Molklojnlui
inakus friends and votes whcrovor ho goos.
Poyntcr's points are as pointless as n stone
Is bloodless.
Albion News : The Joint debate nt the fair
grounds last Thursday between Messrs.
MoiKleJohn and Poyntor was very largely at
tended tind was most satisfactory to re
publicans. It showed up the ability
and capacity of the two men In such
n manner that a companion could easily
bo made. Of course men who nro Inde
pendents because they are cranks ; inon
ivho nro independents for ofllco ; mon who
uro bound to bo independents nnywny ,
would still insist Unit Mr. Poyntor sus
tained bis position. But mon who have no
prejudices to overcome and llstpnrd to the
two niou with u view of giving onch credit
'or all ho was entitled to , will sny that In
no respect was Mr Povnter equal to his op-
ponont. The result was that quito a num
ber who bad Intended to vote for Mr.
Poytncrnml his ticket will cast tholr < .oto
In iNovembor for Moiklojohn and republican
principles.
Hastings Nebraskan : Tuogoncral verdict
among Mr. Andrews' lrlomls is that ho re
quires no assistarco , but is perfectly compe
tent to handle .McKcigban upon nny ground
that tbo'latter may chooso.
Nelson Gazette : The discussion between
W. E. Andrews and W. A. Mc'Celgtian at
Hastings last Thursday evening was lis
tened to by thousands or people , anxious to
see tbo champion. Ono-lifth of the pcoplo
could not be accommodated , howovor. Wbilo
many think that there was a little too much
sarcasm indulged in , nevertheless , nsldo
from this , the prevailing opinion among all
classes is that McICeiebnn is no ni'itch for
Andrews , either as a scholar , debater , orator
or a lltting representative of the advanced
thoughts and progress of Ibis day and ago.
Give us W. E. Andrews.
Wliltoliuail-lvcin.
Gothenburg Star : As to the merits of tbo
debate there Is but ono opinion. Kom is u
coed talker , but is 110 match for Whitobcad ,
whoso practical , offhand oratory stamped
him ns u debater of much more than average
ability.
Custor County Loader : "Llttlo ICem"
and his managers will have a calamity to
bowl about before thov have been in
the "joint dobito" business very long
with Jim Whitobead. Too "Littlo Plow
Bov Ulant of Custor , " with the llory auburn
locks , has "run up ngln" a calamity now
that Is a calamity , and ha begins to realize It
and Is wondering bow ho can rot out of tbis
" discussion" business without
"Joint Injury.
KKLIlillKU ItV rilK ISKtiT OF 31I1X.
Philadelphia Times : A Georgia Judjre co-
eldos that nnuilo Is a deadly weapon. Didn't
his honor know U wus loaded ?
Truth : Hicks Thuro ! For once I'll know
whore that collar button Is when I want It.
Mrs. HlcUs-WlicrulsIt ?
Hloks. Tlio baby has swallowed It.
Ilostnii Courier : A Mend of ours hns ininied
his horse "Nail , " because his wlfo oan't drive
him.
Washington Star : "A llttlo of this will go a
Croat weigh. " suld Uio niun who wus picturing
a load of coal.
Now York Sun : "Pop , " said tbo professional
humorist's llttlo son , -what regiment did the
mlmito men of l.oxln lini tioloiiA tu'r"
To the Mxty-seeond. of course. Axk mo
luKusy , my buy. "
MR. CLEVELAND IS OSEA f
Ho Disagrees with His friends Concerning
Western States.
HOW HE REGARDS TIIESTATE OF NEBRASKA
Anxiety of Uio Kt-l'rpOclrnt Not nt All
OotirruUul O\rr Ilio Sltiuitloii- John II.
OrnUo's I'urclKii Appointment
Washington .Nows Not < j .
WistttxoTOX nuiirvc orTitR Hen , )
S13 lOotniTRKNTii SritrhT , V
WASHINGTON' , 1) . C. , ( Jot. 1. )
From Now Yonc nnd through iloaiocrntlo
sources comes ttio tnformntlon ttmt Mr.
Clorolmiil does not attempt to concent hit
nnxloty about the election. Ho takes noBtook
In tht ) pretended ballot of some of ttio mom-
bcri ofiho national commlttco tbat Nebraska
or Kansas or Colorado mnv bo delivered over
to tlio domocrnov. Ho Is very anxious about
Connecticut and ho hns good ronson. to bo ,
and Iboso who bavo bcon trying to flit him
up with glowing hopes respecting Now York
slnto Imvo found thnt Uio ox-prosldont hns
kept pretty well informed concoinlng Iho
position there and does not regard It ns nt all
hopoful.
Ha hns hoard from some of his banking
triomls tlmt the onrronoy plunk In iho platform -
form Is playing the mlschlof with Ihoso who
Imvo banking cnpitnl m all the eastern
states , and ha tuts tanrncd thnt the only
possible bonolll of the elections bill Issue
may ho to save Virginia to tbo democracy.
I'li'iuiMl llh lral < 'n Aipulntiiu < iit.
Not n llttlo crntillcatlou Is u\prcssod by
Ilia Washington friends over Iho appoint
ment of JudgoJohn 11. JJrako of Alordcun ,
S. IX , to bo consul to Kohl , ( pronounced
"ICol" ) Germany. The position pays a
salary of $1,600 a yoar. There nro now also
private foes amounting to $500 , wnlch go
with the olllco , boslilos the allowHiieo
for rent , olllco expenses , otu. , and up to
yosturilay coininori'lnl agency was
attached' the consulate , which pnld
$1,000 a yonr. That position Is here
after to bo lllled bv a separate ngont ,
anil the salary paid to u distinctive
con mortal iijont. Under such a good btisl-
HI-SB man as Judge Uralio the olllco us It now
stands Is worth from $ Jf > 00 to 1,000 a yoar.
Kohl is located on the frontier of Alsaco-
Lorraine , a bit of country between Germany
proper ami Fiance , over whloh a dispute
nioso between Germany and Franco whloh
threatened to niaUo n war.
Alsace-Lorraine was llnallv hold by Ger
many. Kohl Is a beautiful little commercial
cltv. in a delightful climate and has a largo
military post. The United States consulnto
there was very recently made vacant by the
removal of Edmund Johnson of Now York.
\Vhy . .TolinsoiiVi niHinlsHril ,
Johnson naglcclod his ofllclal duties In con
nection with the cholera opluatntc and
caused the Department of State to muko In
quiry Into Iho circumstances under which , In
ISbli , hu was appointed. It wus found that
ho represented himself to Uo a badly
wounded federal soldier in the late war , and
It was discovered that ho wns not u union
vnloran nt nil and wns removed for having
obtained his onlco under false pretenses.
Judge LJrahu Is capable of lining n better
position and doscrvos it. Ho established the
Dakota Ploucor. the first newspaper estab
lished at Aberdeen , and has for a dozen
years been one of the active republicans ol
South Dakota. Ho may ho transferred to a
consular position of more importance.
Orouimo'H KoslRimtloii Accepted.
The resignation of Assistant Secretary
Crounso having bon accented , It was statoa
to a ay that bis successor will soon bo namod.
A Now Yorker may bo named for the posi
tion , hut It rightfully belongs to Nebraska.
The naino of ox-Congressman Dorsoy of Fro-
uiont has boon mentioned for the vacancy
and there in little noubt If ho would ask for
U and his request xvns endorsed by the lead
ing republicans of the state the plnco would
po to him. An appointment may bo ex
pected almost any day , as the work of the
offlco Is piling up on the unoccupied desk ,
hi'imtor Alililcti on 1'olltlvs.
Senator Aldnch of Uhodo Island Is at the
Arlington. In conversation today ho said
thnt the situation in Now York was very sat-
isfnctory and ttiat ho felt confidentthat Pres
ident Harrison would carry the state. Sena
tor Aldrich , as the active head of thoscuato
commlttooon fltmnno , had very much to do
wit.h framing the jirosont tariff law. Ho says
the law is popular throughout the east , and
ho loams It Is oporatlug with great satisfac
tion in the west. The senator Is conlldont of
republican presidential victory lu November
and believes the republicans may regain full
control of congress.
MUuollanooiM.
Today the following fourth-class postmast
ers wore elevated to the presidential class ,
whloh pays nt least $1,000 o year , and It it
understood that their present postmasters
will bo appointed : Genoa , Nanco countv ;
Cozad , Oawsoa comity , Nob. Eureka , Me-
Phorson county , S. D. P. S. II.
Custom lloumi llrcclpti.
Following are the receipts of the Omaha
cy.stoms office for the week ondlnp October
I : One case of cigars for Max Meyer , ono
car of tea for 1'axton & Gallagher , two cases
of pinions for Davis . : Cnwaill. 210,000
pounds of tin for Iho Cudahy Packing com
pany , ono box of machinery for Sioux Falls
linen mills , ono car of cbcoso for McCord &
Brady and two cases of books for Sboafold.
& CO.
rRcst Manufacturers nnd Doalorir
of Ololblug In tliu World.
The Boys
We are particular to suit the boys. Boys grow up
to be men. Men buy suits. We suit
the boy , we suit the man. We suit
the man. We put into our suits
brains , capital , experience , economy ,
style and. many other desirable
things besides linings , all of which
benefit the boy and the man. Boys'
single-breasted knee pant suits in
dark colors , $2.50 and $3.50. Single
and double-breasted cassimeres and
fancy cheviots $ ' 1 , $5 , $6 and up.
Men's suits $10 , $12.50 , $15 , $18 , $20 ,
and fall overcoats from $8.50 up to
$30. Boys' long pant suits $6 and up.
No one quotes as low prices for
goods the equal of these. We know they are all right
and we mean to keep them so. ,
BrowningKing&Co
I S.W. Cor , 15lli & Douglas St.
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