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TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE . : JFllIDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 180J. -t .HI Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE tt. ItOBRWATKIl , Kdltor ivnnt nuttNtNO TKHMfl Ol * S Dee Inlilmut Kumlfly ) , On Year . I Unlly- lice nnd HunOnf , Onn Year . 1 ffj Hl Mnmlia . . . 522 Throe Mnnllii . * * J Kumlay Hcf , Onn Y" r . * > KnriiM/iy / Hw. Ono Year . . . < IVcrtcIv llee. One Ymr . . . Of PI CBS : Omahn. Tinltv Ilullillns. South Oimtin , I'ornor N' nnd Tflrenty-rourin si . Council Illurfn. 11 IVnrr Hlrcvt. riilrnKo OnVi317 Cinml ) r nf CoTnm m < . N > w Vnilt , It.iwnn 1.1. 11 mJ li. Tribune Ut \\nnlilncton , H07 IHtrwt. . N. W. Alt " > mmtinl itlm rHatlnic to nrmi ntvl " 'I- ' tjInk , m.Tt r 1i ulil li mldrwol : To the El lor. llfril.STBH UtTTKllH. All liu ln < < * it IMtcra ntvl rfmlHnnwa should 1 nrtdnxiied to Tlio Ilco PiOillnhlti * rompmiy , Onmlin IlmflB. chcrkH nnd | - > slnin > e. oruem to Iw inaile inMiMc lt > tillorilor of th rompnny. Tin : nni : I'fiJi.tsur.vo COMI VNY. 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W rrjolrn in thn iiulrki'nc < l riuiHcloncn nf the pnopln riilUTrnlnu piilltlcnl nff.llr * , nnd will linlil nil ( Mibllu tilllror * to n rlcld ic- B ] > ( > imll > llUy niut niRnRo ( tlmt means 'plcilge' ) Hint the proii'riitlou nml punishment of nil who betrnjr iilllrlil trtMtn , linll bo ivlfc , tboroURh nml uiiiiiirlug. .National ltuiinl > - llcan I'latforin , 1H70. Larry Neal waa altogether lost In the Ohio democratic convention shuffle. Trotting In 2,03 % will bo put at the head ot this year's record breaking achievements. You cannot always tell to which faction a democrat belongs by the label which he hears. Czar Hold'ege Is a democrat. Why shouldn't he take a hand in the democratic inclco ? Having awarded EO many prizes to others during the World's fair , John Doyd Thatcher thinks he Is entitled to a little political prlza all lor himself. A1U , the queen of the trotting turf , began her career In Nebraska. She Is a glorious example of what Nebraska raising can make of choice horse flesh , Railroad democrats and railroad republi cans have a very close bond of union. That it why they seldom have any difficulty In flaying Into ono another's hands. The state central committee Is doing all It can to fctand up under the weight ol tlio Tattooed Incubus. K It falls on Novem ber C no blame can be attached to It. Nobody can account for It , but the fact re mains that freight and passenger traffic Is rapidly an the Increase both east nnd west. Waybo It Is the harbinger of better times. The building Inspector has notified many owners ot large buildings that they must provide smoke consumers. The property owners decline. And the building Inspector Is content to let It go at that. The federal brigade fought bravely In the Douglas county democratic primaries , and BO did the railroad cohorts. Dut most ol them shared the fate of the heathen Chlnw vhen ths Japa fell upon them. The new army orders do not reduce th < number of men stationed at Fort Omaha , tut It deprives the Department ot the Platte of seven companies that were prevlouslj tinder Its jurisdiction. This reduction may , however , only be temporary. Some people In this vicinity are quite curl ous to know who Is putting up the mono tor push the Impeachment proceeding : ugalnsl Slayer Demls and how much tlio little affali la costing them. Some one who la Interested in the result Is surely paying the piper. New York democrats are looking for or available candidate for governor who will pay a good round sum for the empty honor of defeat. There U no fear that they will not be able to find him. As a last Tesorl Governor Flower la still on the eligible list The Board of Health gets a new lease oi Ufa by the decision ot the council to accedi to Us request for an additional npproprla tlon for the health fund. As a condition t < this appropriation the board ought to N required to lop off a few of Us supernumer Aries , both man and beast. Remarkable , Is It not. how many candl dates for political honors have found occa sion to put their names opposite generou ; sums on tha guarantea fund to secure tin Immediate payment the money due the members cf the Illinois National Guard foi their services during the recent strike ! Proxies for seats In the democratic utati convention at prices to suit the holder. 01 all tha way from ? 25 to ? SOO , with an an nual pass thrown. In , arc now In demand Hryan delegates may apply to Tobias Castor Durllngton right of way man. and membei ot the democratic national committee. There were about as many brain-Inverted Idiots la the republican state convention a : were ever exhibited In one aggregation , bul they did not make the noise that U predicted for the democratic stale convention on tin Sfith. Tha year 1891 Is distinguished foi extraordinary and unspeakable things , aiu Omaha Is always In the procession of years William II. Allison ot Iowa Is being agati very prominently mentioned as a prestdontla pSBslblllly. This Is , of cours , nothing new tJ the people of this part ot the country , b causa Sen&tor Allison was a presidential pea ilblllty In 1SS3 and then failed to lecuro sup port outside of his own ttite , chiefly for Ihi reason thu he was considered young cncugl to wait. Senator Allison's trlonds now thlnl that be has waited sufficiently long and the ; ere losing no opportunity to male w y to : bis candidacy , TtlK WKSTItM OPHOKRar 310XKI- . Comptroller nickels Is doing no better icrv- co to the country than that of .iilvuca'lnn ion PS t money , and he does this with such ntelllgenc * and earnestness that It can not fall to make an Imprcjflon. The comp troller of ths currency has dellvcr d oeveral nildrofses recently before associations of link ers , anil nil of them are valuable conlrlbu- lens to the currency question which jUtt ) ! to have the vrlilesf ( lubllcity. In Ills latest addread he tleprrcattd the much too com- non lilcu that It U i-ssentlal to the people's prosperity that there always be a larse volume of money , regardless of lt rspreio'it- atlvo or Intrinsic value. lie polnt-Hl out that this Idea prevailed In colonial times , wh n currency wai Issued In larse volume thnt waa without representative or Intrinsic worth , and U continued to bo acted upon down to the adoption of the constitution. History records the serious results of this mistaken notion. Mr. nckels offers no encouragement to those persons In his ptrty who want to unconditionally repeal the tax on state bank Issues and allow state banks to put out currency as freely a& they please. Referring tu the currancy before the1 war ol rebslllon , the comptroller said It It was so prolific -of ruin to the j > eople then why would nol a return to the attempt to enrich the people through such a cuirency be accompanied by equal ruin nou ? The laws of political econ omy have nol changed and the results that followed the Issuance of vast amounts of currency luvlns no representative or Intrin sic value In the past would certainly ho re peated If the country should again have such a currency. There Is no sentiment em- Sodleil In the laws of money. s. ld Jlr. Eckels , and no matter how great may be the volume of the currency If each and every dollar of that currency Is not of value lo pass current In the world of business It cannot add to the blessings of the jiocple. "To be productive cf the people's seed It must , whether ot gold , silver or paper , In the very order of things , be of unquestioned and unvarying value , and when called Into requisition discharge , without the aid of legal tender acts at home or abroad , the obligations of the holders. " This Is sound doctrine , and no less so Is the statement that no matter how abundant the currency may bo it will not find Its way to those who are wanting In credit. I'eople whu are with out the means to pay obligations or have failed to maintain their financial Integrity can get no relief from currency Inflation , to whatever extent It may be carrlsd. Thnse who demand that the supply of currency be Increased until it reaches $50 per capita will do well to reflect upon this suggestion of the comptroller of the currency. It touches the very core of the question. Too much cannot be said as to the supreme Importance of having the money of the coun try sound and honest money. To cheapen the value of money U In governments a sin which In the nature ot its operation Inflicts the ieverest penalty upon the people , the greatest hardship of such a policy falling upon the producer and the wage earner. The monetary standard which this country should maintain ought to bo the very high est the world knows , so that wherever an American may be the dollar which his gov ernment has Issued or authorized shall be given full faith and credit the world , over , It Is not such a standard whlcli the advocates ot free silver and currency Inflation pro- poie. ' ' O.1WIUW FUIURE The best Indication that Omaha Is not ou the decline la the fact that nearly every dwelling house In the city Is occupied and that nn Increase of over 1,000 school children Is reported In attendance at the public schools over last year. There Is no doubt that employment for working1 men and workIng - Ing women Is slack , but In that respect the Industrial depression In Omaha Is no greater than It IB In other cities of like population. In tact capitalists who have Investments In what Is known as the Big Four St. .Paul , Minneapolis , Kansas City "and Omaha un reservedly say that Omaha Is the most sub stantial of the four towns In point of busi ness and has better prospects ot growth than either of the others. Whatever drawback there is from the shortage of crops In Ne braska this vear will bo more than qffscl by Improved conditions In the Dlack III1U and In the mining states west of the Rockies which are largely tributary to Omaha job bers. bers.What What Is now wanted In Omaha Is con certed action In promoting enterprises thai promise employment to workingmcn. We want small factories that will grow and ex pand with the city rather than great es tablishments that are liable to close dowr periodically. We must keep up public Im provement ! : , build at leaat one market house and replace the ramshackle viaducts with substantial structures. Whatever Is done ir the way of public Improvements should be permanent and whenever It Is pos&lblo tlu work should be done by day labor rathei than by contract. The contract system 1 : pernicious and costly. It fosters corruptlor In the city council and among our Inspector : ot public works. It results In cheat' Ing In the quality of materials and In the quantity ot work done , and , more over , doubles taxation by compelling recon structlon and repairs ot streets , sewers and other public work. - ' In a nutshell we want a. large number ol small factories , liberally patronized by home consumers ; we must give the wage workei the opportunity ( o reduce the cost ol living by dealing directly with the producer , ant wo must endeavor to conduct our municipal affairs on business principles. Iy pursuing sufh a policy Omaha will forge right ahead and overtake every one of her commercial rivals west of the Mississippi. K/.1 * EXOKKItATUn. The complets exoneration of Prof. Ely ol the University ot Wisconsin from charge : preferred against him ot encouraging strikes and boycotts and Inculcating the doctrine : of socialism from a chair In a public educa tional Institution was forishadowed by the dismal failure that attended the self-ap. pointed prosecutor during the hearing of the ease. The state superintendent ot schools who gratuitously took It upon himself to in. stltute the Inqulsltloi Into Prof. E.y'a teach. Ings , acknowledged his Inability to make oul his case by withdrawing front It entirely be < fore the preliminaries were finished , and h < was slnco then , although entitled by custom tc n renomlnatlon at the hands ot tils party , re. fused a place upon this year's state ticket The committee of the board ot untverslt ) regmU then had no other course to pursue than to report In favor ot the defense urn' to recommend the retention of Prof. Ely Ir his present position without prejudice ot an } kind. This result Is a distinct gain for the caun of freedom ol teaching. By employing In tructors In the university the regents di not commit themselves * except In the mosi general way to all that may be taught U tudenti la attendance upon the dlffjren course ! They do not ondorto the views and opinions which member ! of the faculty may express or stamp wilt , nfflrlnl approval the books , pamphlets , articles and reviews which may be publlslrd as emanating from per form connected In some capacity with tha university. As n matter of fact , the regents ot the fnlvcrMty of Wisconsin found upan nqtilry that within the past eighteen months nrnrly 200 publications ot various klmln had been made by their pioIcEsors , locfirors nnd students upon very wldIy divergent subjects , going all the way from "Cheese-making" lo "IlacterloIoKy" and "Roman Mythology , " 'Without doubt , " they cuiitlnuo , "some things may have been written , not on.y oil f.lal economics , but also on history , hypnotism , gejlogy , psychology , education and law , with , which many good people could not"agree. . We cannot , however , be immln.ltul of the fact that many of the universally accepted principles ot today were but n short time ago denounced as visionary , Impracticable and pernicious , " The regents therefore came to tlu conclusion that they could not for a. mo ment think of recommending the dismissal or cvrn the criticism of n teacher oven It some ot his opinions should In tome quarters be regarded as visionary. Those In charg ; of the management of educational institutions , particularly those publicly endowed or supported In part by contributions raised by public taxation , have u two-fold duty to perform In the selec tion of members of the teaching staff. They hnv to preserve the freedom of teaching so that Individual thought nnd original research may be cumulated , and they have to prevent the abuse of this freedom. Freedom of teach- Ins ; may betyjtiie a llcens ? of teaching should It aim to destroy the power which has created It and whlcli protects It. No university would be Justified In harboring a teacher who. foments lawlessness or who advocates an archy , In this eas there was no question of this kind. Prof. Ely always denied the superiority of any socialistic scheme over present conditions , ills exoneration means that the freedom of teaching is not being abused In American universities. A OKiVt'liYK JfKl'OM' There can be no doubt ns to the genuine ness ot the revolt of the Louisiana sugar planters , a very large majority of whom have hitherto acted with the democracy. The con vention held in New Orleans a tow days ago gave the most unqualified expression to the determination of the planters who partici pated In It to ally themselves with the re publican party , not merely with a view to sending republicans to congress , but for the purpote , also , of supporting the policy of pro tection , In order to support that cause It " 111 be necessary for the'sugar planters of Louisiana to vote with the republican party In national elections , and this , It is bate to assume. Is what they Intend to do. They have utterly renounced their democracy and propose In future to act with the republican party. The Influence of these planters , who repre sent an immense investment of capital In the principal Industry ot Louisiana , upon the politics of that state cannot fall to be great , but the fact must be recognized that they have undertaken a far from easy task In pro- poslns to elect republicans to congress. There are large democratic majorities In all the districts , varying from two to one In some to five to one or six to one In others , to be overcome , and while , this may be done In some Instances It Is not to be expected that this year a 'majority of the congressional delegation from Louisiana will be republicans. Two years ago the democratic candidate In the First district received 10,878 votes , while the republican secured but -1,789. In the Second district the democrats had 12,253 , votes and the republicans a little aver D.OOO. In the Third district the vote was 14,033 demo cratic and only 3,123 for the opposition. The Fourth district gave the democratic candidate 16,442 votes and for the fuslonlst 5,167. In the Fifth district there were 10,571 democratic votes as against 7,301 for the opposition , while In the Baton Rouge district the democrats had 12,258 vi.tts to 2,013 for the republicans. These figures show that It will require extraordinary efforts to take any of these districts from the demo crats , and In some of them Iti is seemingly a hopeless undertaking. Of course the party leaders and the party press are lighting this movement -with all their energy , and they will not hesitate to use any device ( hat may be contrived for Its defeat. The federal and state ofllce holders vigorously denounce the action ot the planters , and It was shown In the convention that the promoters of the movement appre hend unfair treatment , on the part of the state authorities , one of the resolutions adoatcd demanding a fair election and an honest count and return of the votes as cast The popular prejudice Is already being ap pealed to by the cry of "negro domination , " and It will not be without effect , for nowhere - where In the south Is race antagonism stronger than In Louisiana. Still jf this re volt shall not at once accomplish that Is hooed for It there Is reason to believe that It will not bo utterly fruitless. It demon strates that there are men In the south whc are not Irrevocably bound to the democratic party and who will not follow It la Us cru sade against protection , and such men art not all In Louisiana. They are to bo found In other southern states where there arc Industries affected by the tariff and the num ber Is Increasing from year to year as these Industries develop. In the Virginias , In Ten nessee , Alabama and some other states there Is a very considerable protection sentlmen ! and It will continue' to grow and to more and more make Itself felt. The action of the Louisiana sugar planters has Its value as an example. The republicans of Connecticut make a good point In their plat term when they call attention to the declaration of the democratic leaders that the fight tor free trade Is to be renewed as a fair warning to the country "that Its unprecedented commercial distress of the past two years will be indefinitely pro. longed unless the contrcl of the affairs ol the government Is put back Into the handset ot 'the republican party , which alone nae proved Itself equal to the great trust. " Every utterance that bus come from any responsi ble democratic source since the passage ol the tariff bill Is an assurance to the country that agitation for s'-called , tariff reform , which Is but another name for free trade , Is to be continued. Mr , Cleveland has tald that the war must go on. Mr. Wilson hae promised that the crusade against protection shall not halt. Other democratic leaders have talked In the same way , and every demo cratic platform proclaims that the fight foi free trada la nrt ended. The democracy it not satisfied with the Incalculable damage Its icactlonary policy has already wrought and proposes to .keep . up the contest for the abolition of protective duties , regardless ol consequences to tin material Interests of the country. The cnly effective che-ck to theii purpose will be fcund In the election ol a republican house of representatives , If the peopl ) send to the next congress a majority of republican representatives the danger oj further democratic tinkering with the tarlfl , will bo averted. The democrats may still agitate , but their power for further mlschl f will b destroyed Tlio trunipjCpJi trial of Mayor Betnls re minds one $1 the Korsythe court martial which followed the Wounded Knee battle. Both men were surrounded by a pack of treacherous Indians and had to fight for their personal honor and to protect the government. 'jEMBh tried to do his duty to the best of IUt ability , l-'orsythe had to lu disciplined leat he'might secure too rapid promotion for pllnntry on the field. Uemls had to be be/ilrche < l lest he , too , might be called up lilghtr by his constituents. The logic ot the situation suggests the query ; Does It pay a civil -or military officer to do his duty ? If : vl the end , ot every battle court martial Waits the oincer In the thickest of the fight , and If a mayor who has tried to do his duty nnd fought a successful fight with boodlera and public plunderers , Is to bo pulled up before a court ot justice an trumped-up anil bogus articles of Impeach ment .what reward Is there for fidelity to a public trust ? Slnyor" llcnils nfcda no de fense. But the monumental farce which- his enemies are enacting simply to gratify personal spleen wll have an ulterior effect upon good men who hereafter may be sought out for the office ot mayor. The large sums of mcney which were wagered on the result of the pre-elec tion campaign In the Ashlanil district go a great way In explaining the animosities that have been engendered and the persistence with whlcli theadherents of the opposing candidates clingto their cUlms cf ultimate victory. The man who 1-ns a small fortune ilskecl on the returns Is very easily per suaded to raise the cry of fraud. It Is un fortunate that pclltlcal contests have ben mailo the objects upon which the gambling propensities of the people attach themselves , because the fact lends Us Influences to the tendencies that make for corruption. Elec tion betting Is one of the meat fruitful sources of the perversion ot free government. Tha Chicago Times Insists that Secretary Morton was personally directing the adminis tration forces In the Otoe county fight by wire from Washington. The secretary must then have left Instructions to cover any pos sible emergency when ho started on his va cation trip to Europe. How he could be abroad and , in Washington directing a polit ical fight at the same time can be explained on no other theory. Senator Brlce can't be frightened Into re signing his eeat In the senate by any such thins as a resolution favcrlng ! the election of United States senators by direct popular vote. An Innovation of thaf kind would make him clingtOrhls place all the tighter. Senator Brlco Is 'sure of the seat he now has , whllo he Is equally sure that he would l.c e it if he hadi to run the gauntlet of a popular election. Impertinent Drlvi-n sit tlio Fisherman. New York World. If Mr. Cleveland could Induce the secre tary of the navy to slve Carnegie's case to the grand jury It would undoubtedly do something- prevent half a million demo crats from going on a November fishing ex cursion In seaiffll of Cleveland luck. Moro \Vluil than lltooil. Kniwa * City Sjlarr In the faceof all the clouds of fear that blood would flowr Fhoe-mouth deep In Kentucky Saturday , the only troubles which came , cnmo when the mists had cleared awrty Sunday morning1 , When Deacon liul- ler ( punched leacaliJIIHer with un um brella , before chufcn at Paris , Ky. This is a Brent come-iloi\'fl after nil the bloviating- ; after till the manifestos nnd the proclama tions ; after frettlmr the reading public to hold Its breath foily.eight hours. Can. It be that Kentucky Is setting1 old ? That her teeth arc out and Unit she cau'.t light any more and Is only garrulous ? Are her fights all to be deacon lights ? Has the shotgun of youth been replaced , by the umbrella of senility ? Keniarkublo Output of Gold. Washington Star. The flgvues of the output ot gold for the flrst six months In 1S9I show a surprising Increase over former years. In the United States the product for the period mentioned amounted to $18,020,350 , or M.GlO.Clti more than for the first half year In 1833. There are reports of similar Increases given for the gold producing countries in Australia nnd South Africa. Estimating the produc tion of the year , therefore , upon the output of the flrst six months , conservative sta tisticians expect the entire output this year will reach the enormous total of $175,000,000. This has never been equaled In the history of the world , and It will need but a very small further Increase to put the production at gold alone abreast of the combined pro duction of both cold niul silver during the years from 1SCG to 1873. when the -western silver mines weie at the height of their productiveness. It will be Interesting to see what effect the gold Increase will have upon the International deliberations over the money question. Thn Oriinit Army. Philadelphia Ledger. Statistics of the Grand Army of the Re public show that It Is on the downward path , though It Is still a veritable army , so far as numbers are concerned. On June 30 , 1893 , there were 307.213 members in good standing. On June 30. 1891 , the number had fallen to 3G9.0S8. The losses by deaths amounted to 7i83 ! , and this loss might easily be offset by new recruits , as there ure prob ably 200,000 men eligible to membership whu have not yet joined the order. But the order also suffers largely from suspensions. Many of the members , particularly during hard times , arc unuble to keep up their pay ments of dues , and nearly 35,000 weie sus pended last year for that reason. Fourteen thousand were reinstated , but the net Inns from suspensions was more than 20,000. Un less some extraordinary event should stim ulate the growth of the order. It may be expected to gradually decline. Few or lh members ure ur.d r 43 y arj of asethe ; maj p. Ity , probably , ore between 60 and f > 5 , wnlle some are In the 70's. The mortality ol such a body of men , many of whom have been weakened by disease or wounds , will naturally increase rapidly as the years roll by , nnd ten years hence the ranks will be greatly depleted unless recruits can be mustered In. _ Kxplorlng Idnho. New TorK Sun. An Interesting field of exploration Is the young state of Idaho-and a picked-body ol military explorers ant now under orders to traverse the leant , ( known portions of It. They ure to lijavc. Fort Sherman this month , well provided with arms and other equipments , and& with rations carried by p.ick mules , proecediltn a southeasterly di rection along the Mullein trail , cross the divide , advance to the head waters of th north fork of the .Qearwnter river , follow the Lolo trail. dnn return to the fort" by way of Hangman's creek. They will make a general recomvolsJnce of those parts o ( the lilg state v.-hl'ill lie between the twa trails , for the purpose of obtaining Informa tion concerning thclp-.topoeraphlcal features , the sources and courses of the streams anil the practicable riiutes for travel. They are to remain out tlU'Avlnter sets In. ThQUBh Idaho has been u state of the union for four yvjvpt. It has never been properly explored .hrid the state has failed to make prcvlslotilf tor Us exploration. It Is one of tha UirRMt of the states , liavlnw an area of 84.000 tkmale miles , with a length of nearly DOO inlfes Ifrom north to south ulong the westerm boundary. It la rich In cold and silver a d In minerals , but , though over thirty ye-ursjinve passed since gold was there dlseovertM.ltH population , at thle time Is only about 100,000. When the slate shall become better known through en- ploratlon , and when railroads shall make It more accessible to settlers. Its numbers may Increase In thtt measure of Its deserts. ructrrtviK The Cedar Rapids , In. , UaottBU.VS thnt should Mr Hojowater sunup the state against Tom Majors , he would have A "grrat fl Id for telling- the truth. " It was the acnto of refined cruel/ for the railroads to Uh > all their passenger twins off tha smalt branch ro.vli just us the | iit < finder * were about to tal'e short rlden for their health. Miles JSentniycrJ who once ran for lieuten ant governor on the democratic ticket and cwalllowcd Ms dose of detent llko n man , baa been nominated for the state senate by the democrats of the district represented In the last legislature by Collector North. And n&w some Lincoln republican has had the audacity 'o complain because the repub lican state central committee keeps "C.ip" Lid Mttrfln In Us employ Walt for th * ie- niovnl of Sccly and Ager before asking for more decApltatlona In the railroad cohorts. "R. T. llofcombe" was n name plui l upon the Mlltanl hotel regbUr yeMerilnJ. The snaps ot the "K" made It look a great deal llko nn "S , " nnd for a time then' was un- stcmatlon In the little room \ herein "C'np- taln" Murfln atllxcs ths name of .VUJuia to autograph letter * . - - Grand Island Independent : In therChicrgo Tribune Mr. E < 1 llosewater has made a scathing answer to General Thaycr's nnjust attack on him and his motives. Our old friend Thayer Is now under the thumb of the railroads , nnd the statements In bis published Interview are mostly false. He supports .Majors with distortion of truth , be- cauce both of them are In the railroad serv ice. ice.S. S. S. Alley , th ? nominee of the "straight" democrats In the Fourth coiiKresslon.il tils- trlct , Is candid enough to say that he docs not expect victory to perch on his banner , but he Intends to "return It iinaulllod to the democracy after the November election. " Thcro may ba a few railroad stains on the banner before the canvass Is completed , but Mr. Alley and the "straights" will not mind that. that.Fremont Fremont Herald : The present outlook would Indicate that Castor and Majors \\ould be unable to agree upon a democratic can didate for governor , and , therefore- , they may conclude to leave the head of the ticket blank. That would be a shabby way to treat llolcomb In the matter , for he has counted on having some Incentive for mak ing a hard campaign , and with no one against him but the "spotted" hero from Nemahii , Holcomh would have no excuse for political work , as his election would be assured. Xr.llll.lSK.1 . .l.VXKllllASKAXb. . The fall meeting ot the Cass County Farmers' Institute will be held at Ultmsood October 3 and 4. Kev. J. II. Henderson has resigned the pastorate of the Congregational church at Grand Island and will leave for a new field on October 1. John Schaat of Long Pine fell under the wheels of a train at Gordon and had his right arm and band so badly crushed that amputation was necessary. He had tried to board a train while It was In motion. C. Q , Cleuse has sold the Gandy Pioneer to D. P. Wllcox , formerly of the Aurora He- publlcan. Mr. Cleuse will devote his ener gies to securing an election as a member of the next Nebraska legislature. He has been nominated by the republicans of his district. While Hon. n. V. Miles was assisting some well diggers at his farm near Dawson , the windlass ha was turning escaped from his grasp and the crank struck htm on the head , probably fatally fracturing his skull. Mr. Miles Is one of the pioneers of Richardson county and an ex-member of the legislature. A correspondent of The Dee writes some advice to farmers who have been cut short of feed by the drouth. He urges them to sow rye where the corn has been cut , which will make early and late springpasture. . Then , when the grass comes. lf the rye Is nol wanted , It can be turned under for latcf corn. corn.Mrs. . Gushing of Columbus was reading a weekly paper that had been sent her when she saw on Item statlne her husband , who I was In Oklahoma , had been murdered by ! unknown men , his body having been found lying In the road , horribly mltllated. Mrs. Cushlng. Jvlid waa just recovering from an at- taelT'ot llliiess , was * prostrated by the news , but as soon as possible she will start for the place where her husband died. Illg hi Ml Thing * . Italtlmore American. Thomas n. Heed's presidential boom Is cutting- big figure since the llgures of the Maine contest were announced. He Is a good , man , weighing upwards of 200 pounds , mostly brains. FLASHES OF fU.Y. Boston Courier : Young- Chip What causes so much sickness , father ? Old Block Too much talking about It. my son. Boston Gazette : "What did you do with the cheoji your father-in-law gave you for a wedding present ? " "Had It framed ; no one would cash It. " Washington Star : The schoolboy asks no cout that's bullet proof In trials coming soon , but he wishes some one would Invent a birch proof pantaloon. Tammany Times : Mrs. Smith ( who Is reading u humorous paper ) I don't see any fun in those jokes about big bills for ladles' hats. Mr. Smith I don't either. Judge ; Wagstnff Where's that famous dog of yours that was such a good Judge of tramps ? Hopscotch I was obliged to give him away. To be frank , when I came home from the races the Tether night he bit me. Chicago Tribune : Doting Parent Mil dred. I don't like to see you moping about the house as if you had lost nil ambition , House yourself , Now I know that all you want Is will power , and Indignant Daughter Will Power ? Mam ma , I don't care two straws for him ! I Washington Star : "I hab noticed , " said i Uncle Eben , "dat de man who gits de mos' i riled at de 'jaccnt clm'ch choir , when he 1 wnnts ter sleep late Sunday morning , am de , one dat'll whlBtle de lates' populah song I 'tween 'Is teef on week days tell cbrybody i else hez ter go outem dc room. " Roston Transcript : Pasienger Do you have nny funny experiences on the front platform ? Motorman Well , I guess so. Only the other day I hit a man who was Irving to cross the track and threw him clear through . a plate glass window. There was a police man riding on the platform , aml I thought he'd die a-laughlng. IIATJAI : > OF VIIK jiivmsi.oii. New York Truth. I will slnir a jolly Jingle ' ' On the Jovs of living single And the happy times that mingle With a solitary life. How the fun Is fast nnd faster Ere you've met the grand disaster That bestowed on you a master In a domineering wife. You may travel 'round with Freddie , IJIlile , Charley , Jack and Teddle , And go home when you are ready , Or perhaps not go at nil , You may tip the festive flagon. Get n Coney Island Jag on , And there'll be no female dragon To confront you In the hall. If n little game ot euchre Should Increase your stock of lucre There Is no one to rebuke , or Set you shaking In your shoes. You may follow un the races. I'lay them ntralent or for the places , Crop a half a hundred cases On a horse that couldn't lose. Hut when you once have blundered , With a mate you are encumbered , Why , your sporting dayB ure numbered When you've fastened to a wife. Bo I slug a jolly Jingle On the Joys of living single And the nappy times that mingle With a solitary life. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , $5. $ Gov't Report Baking Powder PURE ARE ALMOST READY TO REST Testimony for Frosccut'tn in Impeachment Caio is About All In. EVIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE INDIFFERENT ( itiiitblliiK IVuluro U Ilropiirtl unit I ho lleml * I'll lie .Mutter TitUru Up-blmnliiB Mudo lluforn tli iIiKlgr * VcaCCf * on UioMumli Neither Daniel II. Wheeler nor Isaac S. Itascall , managers of the Impeachment ttlnl In aiul out of tliu loom a couple of times end of Mayor George I1. Hernia nltcmlcd the hearlnRjosterday morn'iig , thciigli thay flltUd took tii positions In ( lie rcur of their ut- torneys. The attendance nt the * morning session of the court , where the three judges were sit ting to hear and determine the charges , was small , not more than a couple of dozen being present , and tlio persons \vhu were there were nearly alt lawyers. The nrst witness called to the stand yester day was Howard I ) . Smith , a member of tlio flro and police commission. He had been a member , he testified , since 1SS7 , the date of the creation of the board. Witness had attended meetings of the board when resolutions , looking to tlio clos ing of gambling houses , were Introduced. Thess resolutions were Introduced during the years IS93 and 1891. The 1SD3 resolutions were prevented from passing , owing to the votes of Mayor llemls. Commissioners Hartman - man and Gilbert. "At any of these meetings did Mayor Demls ever express himself In favor of clos ing the gambling houses ? " asked Mr. Jtc- Cullocli. "That Is a difficult question to answer , " said the witness. " \Ve are willing to go Into- the whole mat ter. " Interposed City Attorney Connell. "The mayor , " continued the witness , "read reports from other cities showing the ex perience In other cities where tlio suppres sion of gambling had been tried. The mayor expressed the opinion that the- gamblers should he arrested monthly and fined. " At that time witness labored under the opinion that there was a city ordinance providing for the arrest and fining of proprietors of gambling houses. HOARD DID NOT AGREE. On cross examination the witness declared that the question fcr discussion before the board was how to best regulste and control gambling. It not being claimed by any one that the evil could be killed and stamped out. Witness had no personal knowledge , but his judgment and understanding was that gambling had prevailed In this city ever since he had been a member cf the Board of l-'lroand Police Commlsslcners. There were different opinions amcng the members of the board with reference to the control of the gambling evil. Witness and Commis sioner Gilbert took cno view of' the else , wMlo the other members looked at the mat ter oC suppression In another light. Com missioners Hartman and Coburn were of the. opinion that the responsibility did not rest with the beard , but rested with the mayor of the city. Some of the members contended that the mayor should shoulder tha whelo of the responsibility , while the mayor urged that he members of the bard should face the music and not throw the whole burden upon his shoulders. The anti-vice crusaders petition came be fore the board , being sent up by the city council. Witness remembered that when the Strlck- ler resolution was before the board the mayor voted against he adoption of the same , but ttfore doing so ho said he wanted time , to maka an examination of the Import of the resolution , but tliat.Jf the time was nol granted hff-ivould have to voU- against the adoption. Heading from a paper of the date on which the resolution was defeated , Mr. Con- neil asked If It was not true that the mayor said that there was being an attempt made to shirt all of the responsibility upn him , making him shoulder the burden. Witness thought that was the case , aa the mayor always claimed that the board should share some of the responsibility and not make him take up end carry the whole burden. Witness thought It probable , but he could not remember , that a communication from the chief of police was before the board nt the time when the anti-vice crusade resolu tions were being considered , Letters weru read by the mayor to the commission sup porting his theory as the best way of regu lating the gambling evil. One cf these cams from HOY. T. J. Macltay cf this city , while others were from officials of other cities. Upon redirect examination the witness testified that there were old members on the board and that the mayor had said that they ought to know best how to deal with the gambling question without making him bear the greater burden. "Mr , Strlckler , the Introducer of the anil- vice resolution , was the youngest member of the board , was ho not ? " asked Mr. Coi nell on recross-examlnaUon. Attorneys for the managers new off on a tangent , declaring that the question was wholly Improper The court thought other wise and witness answered ihnt such was the case. Next In order came the testimony In the wise In which the proprietor of thf Dc'iivcr wns flshtlns the proprietor of the Diamond gnmbllng room. This wag heard u.'foro 0 i S.co ° ' the criminal court on December 22. ISM. At that time. It will be remem bered. Scolt took occasion to locluro the mayor upon the mnmior In which the fire nml police commission had handled the gairbllng. IIEMIS PARK MATTER. City Clerk Evnns was called by the * al- torncys for the managers mid testified ns a witness , The records of the city , Mr. Exnns nverred , showed that the city hail purchased block 11 In Iinnls park for publla purls purposes. The resolution of Mr. I.il\\nrds , under d.ito of April 19 , 1S92 , Intro duced in the city council on that date shows I the purchase of block 11 , llemls park , at $30,000. the same having been selected by ths jwrls commission during 1R91. ono year before Mayor llemls was elected to his first term of office. Attorneys for the managers Inld Rreal stress upon the fact that Mr. Ucmls had sold the tract of Inml to the city nml that ns a city official ho wns Interested In the sale. They fulled and refused , however , to put In , or attempt to put In , nny testimony showing thttt all agreements for the purchase of the land were nol made prior tu the time when Mr. Demls was first mentioned as a candidate for the position of mayor ot the city. city.Council Council Journal entries wore read to show : the prices jwld for park tracts and the rnla on the same. City Comptroller Olscn was the first wit ness on the stand In the afternoon. lie produced the papers relative to the sale of llemls park to the city by thp mayor , at the request of Judge ClnrUson for the prosecu tion. This was objected to by the defense and It wns contended that this property was purchased In a legal manner and At torney Conn- : ! ! admitted the sale. The ou- J'ctlon wns overruled and the documents admitted In evidence. ' W. M. Webber , deputy register of deeds , testified as to the recording of the deed of llomls park to the city ot Omaha , The rec ords were admitted In evidence , after some objection. A certified copy of the record , showing the action of Mayor Bomls In appointing a city electrician to fill vacancy caused by Cow- gill's removal , wns Introduced Inevidence. City Clerk I2v.\na wns recalled to produce part of the city council record showing thf report of the council on gambling In the city , made last winter. As this consisted of the report of Huscall , and his resolution to suppress gambling , which was laid on the table by n majority vote of the council , the defense objected to the admission of this record. The court sustained the defense. ATT1TUDK OF COUNCILMUN. Ex-Councilman Prince testified that he was a member of the council In ISO" , and re membered the purchasing of Demls park from Mayor Ucmls. Ho voted against this proposition , and later on had a conversation with the mayor about the matter. The mayor wanted to know of him why ho voted against the purchase of the park. Prince said that he thought the price was entirely too high , and , further , that he underrtood that the Dcmls Land company had offered to donate a portlbn of this property to the city for park purposes. An attempt was made to show ihnt the mayor had attempted to Influcnco Prince to favor Ucmls' scheme. The witness wns also asked if the mayor didn't approach Councllmeu Tiack nud Lowry relative to the purchase of this property , but this wad de nied. nied.The The proposition submitted to the people for voting park bonds to the amount ( it $400,000 was presented as prellmlniry evi dence leading up to the purchase of park land. The park commission , thro'i h Its chairman , Dr. George L. Miller , Induced tlio council to submit the proposition to the electors of Omaha , and the election procla mation was signed and published by Richard dishing , then mayor. The , prosecution announced that It had subpoenaed two more witnesses , and when they were examined they would rest their case. The witnesses could not bo procured in the afternoon , and court adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning , when It Is exacted that'the- prosecution will rest. Yetcmnft ot tlio tat to Wnr Ki-mcnilicrod l > y Ilia Oonrrnl floviTiunent. WASHINGTON , Sept. 20.-Speclul.- ( ) Penslons grunted , Issue oC September 8 , were : Nebraska : Original Jehu Marls , Albion , Hoone ; Alfied lj. Howsrr , llosklns , Wnyno. Additional John Wilson , Tecumseh , John son. son.lown : Original Kills R. Humbert , Mil ton , Vun Huren. Ileatoratlon and supple mental John A. Conklln , deceased , L > C9 Molnes , I'olk. Increase Horace I' . Stone , Dickens , Clny. Itclssue Simeon Field , de ceased. Council Ululta , Pottawatlamle. Original widows , etc. Sylvnnua II. Cos ( father ) , Waterloo , Ulaclc Hawk ; Kmma J. Hays. Wuteiloo , Black Hawk. llelssue Anna Conklln , Dos Molnes , Polk. Mex ican war survivors , Increase Madison J , Smith , I > Claire , Scolt. South Dakota ; Original Joseph Smith. Aberdeen , Brown ; John H. Howard , Nemo , Ijjwrence ; Henry Trcbllcoc-k , Victor , Duvl- son ; James Newell , Langford , Marshall. Won't Ilml xvltli j'oiioii. DENVER , ' Sept. 20. John P. Shafroth , republican congressional candidate , has re fusal to meet Congressman Lafo Pence In a series of joint debates , TUUU JUOXar'S trOKTIl Oil YUVIt MOXltV IS.IVIC. I look at the .Facts. " Bun your finger down the wool schedule , and if the situation isn't perfectly plain to you just look up at the top of the next page of this papor. Should there be any doubts re maining in your mind the suit tables are before you in our store Watch this Low Tariff Sale for rzew clothing prices. \VIIAT JMSIIIO.V J\UVO/H.H 1V.H Browning , King & Co. , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Doiiglus.
