Nebraska Newspapers

    TILE OMAHA DAnjTM3E _ : _ WEDNESDAY , OCTCXBEll 17 , 189J.
TIIE OMAIIA. DAILY BEE
B , nOSEWATER , Editor.
BVCnT MORNINO.
TEiuia OP BuncmrrioNi
pally KM ( without BumUy ) , One Teir . I I
JUIIy Jlf nnil Eundajr , One Yur. . . . . . . . . 10 04
pit Mnntln . , . . . . . M
Tlirr * Months . . . I B
flurvUy n e. on Ysar . > 00
Hntunl.iy lice , One Tear. . . 1 M
Weekly lire , Oni Year . , . , .
OFFicr.3 :
Omali * . TliiDulMIn < * .
Bouih Omntrn , Corner N nl ( Twenty-fourth 8U.
council Hlorr . 12 ivarl Htteet.
Clilram Ofllr * . 311 Chamber of Commerce.
7 > w rork. nnonu 11 , II nd 1J. Ttltmn * DI < Jf.
Washington. 1ID7 K Street , N. W.
COnnESI'ONDKNCB.
All minnwtilrnlloin rotating to new * and ed | .
tonal nutter should be addremiedi To th K < lltor.
iit'RiNKsa Ltnrnus.
All IrailiifM loiters nnd remittance * houM b <
flilreMi-d t Th Uee I'uMI hlne company ,
Omaha I > rnflt. rliecks nnJ ponlofllM Older ! tel
l > e innito tnvntita tr > the nrrter of th company.
TIIK I1KK rt'HMBIIINO COMPANY.
BTATKMKNT Of CI11CUL.ATION.
Goorse U. Tuchuck. secretary of The n rub.
llnhlnB cninjiany , being iluly sworn , nay ) that
tli nclunl numlitr of full and complete copies
of Tli * Daily MornlnR , Hienlni ; and Hunday life
printed ilurlni ; Iho month of September , 1831 ,
Va * ai follows :
1 JI.J11
t ' 23.IM 17 ! l,231
2 , , , n.rai IS 21,057
4 , . , , . 21.3U ] 9 ! IM5
s 21m 20 80.957
n : i..rtt zi w.ose
7 n.tn 22 21.in
R 21H27 23 23,010
23.n5 21 ,1T (
3D 21,20 , K 20.BW
Jt 21.301 sit ios ;
1J 21,2 27 tl.Ofl
93 21.234 2 < t 20.841
14 21,199 20 21,7.11
21,271 so 'ZLtn ;
Total , 017,043
i ilcilm lions for unnold nnd returned
cc > p'en . . , . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . CDS3
Total nid eio.ir
Pally average net circulation tl,3li
Sunday. '
ononon n. TZSCHUCK.
Rnorn to lipfore m * nnd subscribed In tny
prenHipe tills 1st of October. 184.
( Senl. ) N. P. mil. .
Notary rubllr.
\Vlin lilrol Hetli T. Cnlo tn conduct Sen
ator Titylnr ont nf tlio ntittofhllo the Now-
berry bill win pending ?
Olllrlitln of tlio Iliirlliictnn rnllronil.
\\lio piilil Seth T. Coin for atnylne vrltli
Tiiylur to HCO tlmt 1 > fulfilled liis contmct
ultli tli" i > U room IXMidlrrn ?
Tim Uurlliicton ritllroiKl.
M'lio kept the nnmto III deadlock tvlille
Tixjlur wns hrlug uplrllrd away ?
Thiimun F. Mnjors *
Mho crrtlllrd tn fraudulent voucher fnr
Tiiyliir'n | > ny nftcr 1m had been ubdiicteil ?
Tlioniua il. MnJorH ,
\Vlio drew the 87i ( which wns pnlil out of
thu trf.tmiry bit th fr.nuUilcnt voucher ?
Aliijiirn' jirlvnto HecmtiiryVolt 31. Sroly.
111 into nru nlulihnrii fuciH nuit no amount
Of cilttlBlUhliii : run bnfoi ; tlio pnopli- .
Sonulor Hill Is iiinkln ; i prcsldcutlnl
n .st'nlcrl.ssuoH.
Waiilctl The uiinii's of tlio lal > or loud-
era who Inivc rcducd to ride on Pullman
passes.
Isn't It i > rettjueitr time for the em
peror of China to Htrlp somu of Ills sub
jects of si few more orninncntnl tleconi-
lions ?
MfKlnk-y to opi'iik In Loulsiunn , tlu-
Jit'jtrL of the riolld south ! Will the wonders -
dors of the iiri'Hi'iit cninpnlKU uevt'r
C'l'IISL'V
Tin * m-dlt of Nebnisku ilcpcnds on
eoni , IIOK nnd hominy. It can be ruined
by JIoslii'i'lMtn , but It cnlinot bo revived
by Mnjorslsm. * '
The iUflll.sls ) will linve to do some
thing dcsperatt1 soon or the train rob
bers will supplant them Its the favorite
topic In the top set.
t'lvsldcnt Olt'vohind would no doiilit
Jikc to have a subslltutt' to perform tlio
unpleasant duty of deciding what he
ohoiild < lu In the New York campaign.
If thN oxpomiru of the potato : IH nn
ovor-ruted article of food had only coino
oiirllor , Mayor I'liiKroe of Detroit inlj'ht
have eiiltlvated some other voRetabli1 In
Ills now HUMOUS potato patch ,
Uvery Titmniany congressman . who
voted for the Wilson 1)111 ) was turned
down when he uSkiul for renomlnatlon.
Thin IB tin ; \vny Tammany maintains
discipline among the men whom It ele
vates to olllee.
If this keeps on much longer that
$ riX)0 ( ) ( ) haul which the train robbers so-
oiired tit Atinln Creek will degenerate
Into iv paltry ! ? "M > , with small penjul-
t'.tos from the [ oi > cm of the express mo > -
thrown In. '
Uvery man who wants to vote nt the
election this year , and every one Is In
duty bound to vote , must have his
name duly entered on the registration
books. There arc only four moro reg
istration days. Don't neglect this
necessary formality.
The Chicago Herald is still harping on
"the ( iiirman-Iirlcu traitors , " but nary a
word about Senator Hill's co-operation
with the "traitorous" combine. What a.
tUlTcrcnco a little thing like the demo
cratic nomination for governor of Now
York will sometimes ninko.
Judge Folker ninde a very eloquent
tipeech nt Wmdilrigton hall , full of hope
nnd promise , but Mr. Kelker's record In
thti legislature and In the lobby does
not tally with his promises. Tha ques
tion Is , Avhat would Mr. 1'Ylkcr ' do If
elected to the stsito senate ?
Why open more kindergarten schools
when wo have no money for higher
grades nnd are obliged to shorten the
school term for nil children ? The con-
Htltutlon of the state expressly fixes
the school age nt t > , and children under
that age tire not entitled to be taught
nt the public expense.
Governor Pattlson of Pennsylvania
freely expresses himself as of the opin
ion tlmt 1'resldcnt Cleveland should
come to the active support of Senator
Illll In Ills light for the governorship of
New York , lie forgets that the pol cy "f
reciprocity has been repudiated by the
present administration.
Knclid Martin says that there Is no
question In his mind that Secretary of
State Allen jntido a grave mistake when
lie- declined to acrent the certlllcnto of
nomination of the democratic rump
nominees. Mr. Martin 1ms a mind that
Is wonderfully elastic whenever To-
Lurllugtou pulls the strings.
MAJOH3 AND THE CKXSVS FttAUD.
COUNTV TKEAStmEIVS OPK1CH. CLAT
CENTER , Net > . , Oct. IB. To the Editor of
Th Bee : In your Fremont speech you
quoted from ConjrreMloo.nl Record , volume
K , part lr. ( pact * 3,217 to 3,232. forties
hers havi claimed that th * Ungu g you
quoU I * not tn said Record. Will yon
klndlr Ed us this Record , that we mar hare
the proof.
OEOnOE A. BII1KE , Treasurer.
The parties who challenge tlio cor
rectness of Iho quotation from the vol
ume of the Congressional llecord cited
in ( he Fremont speech nro Jmposters.
The bound volume of the Congressional
Korord , containing the quotation made
from the report of the judiciary com
mittee of the house of representatives
concerning the conduct of Thomas J.
Majors and his accomplices In palming
: i forged census return upon congress
was exhibited at Lincoln to an audience
of 2,500 people. The supporters of Mr.
Majors were not only Invited to Inspect
the volume , but requested to read the
report of the judiciary committee to
the audience. The same was done at
Yin-k and Brndshuw last week , nnd nt
both theie places this public 'document
H'umlnod on the platform for inspec
tion after the speaking had ceased.
Itolh at York and Hradshaw a number
of Majors republicans availed them-
Delves of the Invitation to inspect the
records and verify the contents as read
nnd published. While It would be Im
practicable for The Bee to procure a
bound volume of the Congressional
11'ecord of'tho Forty-seventh or any other
congress for each town and village In
( hi1 state , the volume quoted from can
doubt loss bo found In the state library
nnil several other public and private
libraries. Mnjois himself has never
dared to call In question the correctness
tif the quotations cited from tlip * Con-
gies lei nl lEctotd , but simply has sought
to nmko light of the offense for which
the committee asked the attorney gen
eral of the United States and the prose
cuting attorney of the District of Col
umbia" to Institute criminal proceedings.
See Congressional Record , page 3lr ! > 2 ,
February SI , ISS-'I.
rnh nc.iiT o.\
If the rule of Tammany In Xow York
City is not broken this year It will
luivo to be confessed that that political
organization Is invincible. Never be
fore in Its history has there been ar
rayed against It a more formidable op
position than Is now being marshaled.
N'eatly all the leading papers of the
city are actively or passively against
Ilio Tammany candid itu for-mayor ; there
Is a strong organisation of democrat * )
that will Join with the republican * * in
supporting the null-Tammany candi
date , and oven Iho women are taking
patt In opposition to the further corrupt
and unscrupulous rule of Tammany.
All this shows how profoundly popu
lar feeling has been Htlrred by the dis
closures of the lust few months regard
ing the policy and methods of this or
ganisation , nnd how keenly alive the
bettor chiss of the people of Ne\v York
arc to the necessity of overthrowing
this demoralizing and dangerous power.
I The inlluencc of Tammany was dealt a
damaging blow when Croker withdrew
from the leadership , unquestionably im
pelled thereto by the fear of develop
ments , some of which have since come
to light. Tim disclosures of the I iwo\v
committee lowing ho\v Tammany
heelers prnlltcd by blackmailing has
given the people an Insight Into the
iiporaUiiiis of Tammany which they
never had before , and led thousands to
abandon itvho have hitherto given It
loyal support. If all the elements now
iin combination against It remain so the
prospect is most favorable for the de-
foal of Tammany.
Hut this powerful political organiza
tion Is most prolific In resources and
his : .shown Us great-fighting capacity
in many haul battles. Four years ago
there was arrayed against It a com
bination of rcpuhljcans and Independ
ent democrats which soemt-d very for
midable , but the combination was de
feated by a large majority. There Is
reason to believe , however , 'Hint public
sentiment ngnlnsl the organization Is
stronger now than It was then , and it
certainly ought to be in view of recent
developments , although there has not
been a lime during the last twenty
years or longer when there was not
abundant reason why the friends of
irood and honest government In Now
York CHy should have united to strike
down the rule of this corrupj political
cabal. It Is responsible for moro de
moralization in politics , for more rotten
ness in city riiivtTimiPiit , for more cor
ruption In the halls o" legislation nnd
In the tribunals of justice than any
other polftieal body that ever existed
In this or any other country , and its
control of the commercial metropolis of
the nation has long been a reproach and
a stigma , not alone upon the people of
that city , but upon the country. It 1ms
been the bulwark of everything tlmt is
evil and demoralising In politics nnd
tlu > uncompromising foe of everything
looking to th < > reform and purification
of political methods. It follows that un
der Its rule , or misrule , New York Is the
most extravagantly and corruptly gov
erned city In the world. If the power of
Tammany Is broken In the coining elec
tion the result will everywhere bo re
garded as a political event of very great
Importance , general , as wull ns local.
VUI3L1G omi-lAf.it IN J'OMTICS.
Attorney General Olncy has notified a
United States district attorney in Iowa
that It Is contrary to the rule of the De
partment of Justice for such otllccrs to
actively participate in political cam
paign work , and It Is said tlmt other dis
trict attorneys who had contemplated
engaging In political work had received
a similar notice. It appears this Is an
old rul < > of thu department , which , It Is
stated , has boon uniformly observed
since It was made , though doubtless In
stances of its violation could be found.
However , It Is a good and proper rule
and ought to be strictly enforced.
A recent report from Washington
stated that rresldeut Cleveland wholly
disapproved of any participation by gov
ernment olllccrs in the pending cam
paign , and Unit lui was displeased with
the activity of Secretary Smith In the
Georgia campaign , although the secro-
n tcry earnest defender of the
policy oC the administration , where , nn
the result of the Rtnlo election 1ms
shown , tlio atltntnlstrntlon needed a
champion , It Is said that In consequence ;
of the president's ills approval a number
of olllclnls nt Washington who had in
tended to lake an ncltvo partlu the c.iifl-
pnlgns In pome of the states abandoned
this purpose and ulll confine thcsupi > ort
of thelc party to votingns It Is iinder-
slbocl Mr. Cleveland himself proposes to
do , the aiinouncoineitt having just been
made that he will register on his way to
Washington from his summer resort , nnd
return to New York on election day and
vote for Mr. lltll. Of course this an
nouncement , If It prove to bo authentic ,
will be just ns serviceable to Hill ns If
Mr. Cleveland were to make a speech
for him , but It Is not strictly In the line
of "pernicious activity. "
In Ids first administration Mr. Cleve
land Issued an older disapproving active
participation by government oflleers In
politics , but II was not strictly observed.
It was pretty well respected for a year
or so after It was pro.iiu'galed , but \then
the campaign of 18SS cnm on the order
did not receive much .attention from any
class of olllcolmlders. Ifroin cabinet oiH-
ccrs to fourth-fliiHX postmasters all wore
more or less perniciously active In the
cause of Mr. Cleveland's rcnomtnattoii ,
and , although the attention of the ad
ministration was repeatedly called to
this violation of the president's order , it
is not remembered that anybody was
called to at'cnuul nr inn tie to suffer for
It. There Is a dlfCorent state of affairs
now , and therefore the wish of the pres
ident In the matter will probably be re
spected.
In any event , however , It Is sound
principle that men In the government
service , nnd therefore the sorvnilts oC
the whole people , without regard to
political divisions , ought not to take any
active part In n political campaign. They
are appointed ami paid to perform pub
lic duties : md not to promote partisan
Interests , and they should be required to
adhere strictly to the former. There
should be no distinction or discrimina
tion made in the implication of this prin
ciple. Hvery chiss of public officials
should bo subject ( o it , since all arc
alike servants of the whole people.
There Is no better reason for permitting
a member of Hie cabinet to go about
making partisan stump speeches than
there Is in Hie CIIM > of a district nltor-
noy nr a postmaster. Xo one who Is
paid for thf performance of public du
ties should 1n allowed to use any of the
lime necosMiiy to the performance of
such duties in active political work.
AK IMI'OH'f.i T
The decision of the supreme court yes
terday grunting tlu > AvrJt of mandamus
prayed for In the test case brought to
determine the power of the county treas-
uior to sell property for delinquent spi > -
Vlal assessments levied by the city Is Im
portant not only ns clearing up the law
upon this disputed point , but also an res
cuing the city treasury from a position
tlmt was fast becoming embarrassing.
The system oC special assessments under
which the greater number of our public
Improvements : have been made him be
come so wHl established and the proce
dure under which the impositions of this
chi s have Veen collcctod by declaring
them delinquent and oulering the prop
erty In default to sale had been followed
so long that any judicial order calcu
lated to throw suspicion an the legality
ofvltiit had boon iluno could not but
place the whole/ system in a chaotic con
dition.
In this case the question to be decided
was puiely one of statutory construction.
The opinion of Judge Ambrose of the
district court , now reversed , went Into
the history of thc > imwer to soli property
for ta > es delegated to the municipal go--
ernint > iit with the greatest care and mi
nuteness , and analyzed critically the
charter provisions relating to the collec
tion of delinquent taxes. Construing the
statulo mast strictly. Judge Ambrose
came tn the conclusion that the only au
thority conferred was an authority to
sell for delinquent general taxes , that If
there wore delinquent general tuxes the
delinquent special ussessmcnts might be
Included In the sale , but that If there
wore no delinquent general taxes the
property could not lie sold for delin
quent special assessments alone. The
Judges of the supreme court have , it
scorns , preferred to construe the statute
more liberally , and , reading section 01
of the charter In the light of prior and
subsequent sections , find in it the au
thority which the county treasurer has
boon exercising In selling property for
delinquent special assessments , so far ns
they have been legally levied.
Property owners who have been neg
lecting to pay their delinquent special
assessments , relying upon the security
of their property from sale under the
original decision , will no longer have ex
cuse for withholding payment. Had the
decision of the district court been af
firmed , nothing but a validating act of
the legislature would have enabled the
city to collect this outstanding money ,
while the. city would also doubtless have
been Involved In almost ceasless litiga
tion with tux title purchasers who had
bought In property at such sales In pre
vious years , Ui'sldes all this , the city
will bis freed from the necessity of In
curring still further temporary Indebted
ness In order to redeem the short-time
bonds just coming duo. In a word , the
supreme court has simplified matters for
all parties concerned.
The Hoard "of Education has finally
voted to shorten the school year by
four weeks and to cut the salaries of
the teachers and. Janitors In a corresponding
spending ratio , This Is the first real
measure of economy , nnd it will doubt
less occasion no little discontent among
the employes who are affected by the
change. There Is one thing , however ,
that must not be forgotten , and that Id
that the proposed reduction in salaries
Is not commensurate with the reduction
In the amount of work required. The
school year wan formerly supposed to
consist of fort ) * weeks , and the salaries
were supposed lo call for forty weeks'
work. It WIIH reduced at the com
mencement of the year to thirty-eight
weeks without nny cut In salaries what
ever. Now it Is still further reduced
El I
to thirty-four "Weeks white the
appropriation. Is to l > c curtailed by only
one nionUiVrwiyniciit , There lias really
been nn luc asp In the rate of
paid to the public school employes.
wo.ro snfotIfKii STUM ACTIVK.
The agitation : .gainst the bond In vest
ment swindle wldcl ) were at the height
of tlielr prosperity nearly a year ago ,
had considerable effect at that tlmo In
Kiippresshig 'thesje fraudulent concerns ,
but reports qrc once more becoming
common tlmt they arc again trying to
renew their operations , not tlmt the old
companies which wore driven Into In
solvency are regaining their feet , for
whenever one of them declares bank
ruptcy , there Is no possible * hope for
resurrection , but the same schemes nro
being worked on a smaller scale In vari
ous parts of the country.
So far as the malls are Involved , the
swindlers have been pretty effectually
barred from their use. The I'ostolllce
department has passed upon the princi
ple Involved and has repeatedly decided
that It Is Identical with that of the lot
tery , and that the business comet within
the same class as tlio promotion of lot
teries. The latest bond company ox-
eluded fiom tlii > malls Is one tlmt was
operating from Atlanta , ( in. 11 claimed ,
of coxtr.se , that It was bawd upon a per
fectly legitimate plan and that It was
not to be compared for n moment with
the frauds that had already boon ox-
posetl. Investigation by the authorities
showed that this scheme , like all thi >
others that had been recently brought to
their attention , agreed substantially
with those originally condemned , and
though differing perhaps in minor de
tails wore essentially and primarily of
the lottery order. There are sovornl
points upon which ( hero is dispute as
to whether particular companies are not
technically beyond the law prohibiting
the malls to matter hi advertisement of
lotteries , but most of them are already
in the process of adjudication. When
tile cases pending In the courts shall
have been decided , ns expected , within
the next two or thro month < : , the law
In relation to bond InvestmciH. com
panies may be viewed as fairly settled ,
and most probably in accordance with
the opinion handed down in the first
IM * against the Guarantee company.
Hut while the bond swindles are still
active their doom has long been scaled
and is approaching nearer : ind nearer.
Tlio war made iy the I'ostoltice depart
ment to exclude 'their literature from
the mails Is'btit'ono ' factor In the de
struction of tfiolr .business. The longer
they continue In. existence , the more
frequently niV they called upon to re
deem their bonds' ' and their fraudulent
character Is touui.dlsclosod by the fact
tlmt they are unable tn keep their
pledges. Tho.yrpaeh the end of their
rope before mo o than thellrst few
bonds are paid and then when no more
money can be i-ollectod from credulous
dupes" they ar > foi-ced to suspend. The
people are no' ' longer lu'doubt us to the
' '
dishonesty of 1'he , business and do not
care toMbc ijwimjlcd twice by the same
scheme. f-t ,
We see that an appeal for aid for the
drouth sufferers of southwestern Ne
braska has finally made Its appearance
in so mi * of the eastern newspapers , and
assistance of all kinds Is solicited by Mr.
L. A. McNeil , editor of the Southwest
Nebraska Courier , at Oilcans. Nob. , as
manager of the relief buroau. We as
sume that this Is a perfectly sincere ef
fort to Inaugurate a plan of relief , but
think the appeal would have been much
more effective If made with some show
of official or .semi-official authority. The
absence of nny one recognized organiza
tion for this purpose loaves thu field
open to any one who may volunteer his
services , and encourages much duplica
tion of machinery and consequent waste
of effort. It is not too late yet for some
systematic plan of coming to the rescue
of the drouth sufferers ,
Thomas J. Majors has been tent to either
the senate or lower hou&e of- the state legis
lature almost e ery session for over twenty
years from Ills county ol N'cinaliu. If lie had
been a betrayer of the- trust and confidence
of the people who sent 'him , lie would never
tmva been returned. Plattsmotitli Organette.
Tills Is abont as truthful ai any other
of th assertions made by the. B. & M.
organettck AVtthfn the last twenty-five
years Mr. Majors has been elected twice
to the : legislature in 1SST and 1SS ! . Hut
If he had been elected ten times the fact
would prove nothing. Tlo ; most dimepu-
table things Majors is charged with
have been committed by him In the posi
tion of nontenant governor.
We have accurate statistics showing
the cost to the city of educating each
pupil In the public ticliools. The figures
run , on the average , to several times
the fee that Is being exacted from non
resident pupils. Why shouldn't ' noil-
resident pupils pay something approxi
mate to the cost of the education which
they are uffordefl' the expense of
Omnbu taxpayers * ?
General WeA 'erJs { so busy promoting
his own candidacy for congress In the
Ninth Iowa district that lii * is unable to
spare time to reciprocate the boost
which Congrrtesrhhu llryan gave him
early In the canVass.
Uneasy lies tlH licatl of the govern
ment cmployelvho ( } refused to sign Mr.
Martin's dcmoumtlc rump petition.
Judge Jtiukhitt ljtvs Oaken , the North
ern Pacific rewlus * accused of fraudu
lent practices , k < 31eur certificate of char-
ctcr. OnkcB will now cheerfully certify
to the legal ability of. Jenkins anil bis
satisfactory service on the bench.
Ulton- Holes on tlio IHtck Truck.
New 'Sork Jlecorflcr.
Wnshlncton | | threatened with n tvnvo
of relative' taciturnity. Ilourkc Cockran re *
fuses to 'be returned , anil Jerrj- Simpson ,
W. Jrnnltipa llrynn nnd Tom Johnson arc
nil likely to bo lien ten. There arc times
when "silence , like a poultice , comes to
heal the blows of round , ' '
Sirenilliiff | Out ttin Agonr *
riillailrlflila Lctlgrr.
Under the leKtrcly system of conducting
elections In Norway It require. ! several
week. ) to elect the members of tin SlorthtiiK
or Parliament. These elections beKiin
noarl- two months IIRO. Delegated tire lira I
selected by the voter * , anil the- former
then chooses the member * ot the Stortlilntr.
The latter contest bejrnn ye.itcnluv. The
surrrngo Is not universal In Nornuy. The
voter must have n property. Income mitt
class quallllciitlon , nnil he must be 25 years
of nee. TIio IIKI limit for MHer * varies
crently In Kuronenri countrk's. In Hungary
It Is 20 years. In Ucnmailc , 30.
3Crrilii | ( ; Out of Trimble ,
Minneapolis Tribune.
TIio Unlte < l States Bovcrniuptit docs well
In refusing1 tii Join the Huropenn powers In ,
an Intervention to stop the Oileiitnl war.
The time-honored polluy of this country Is
to keep clear of forclsn cntiuielements ,
ami e | ieclully not to Involve llself with
Huropean or Asiatic i > owetK. Ncverlheles ,
It woultl lie well for uncle Sam to huvo a
powerful llect of the Chine * ? nnd JiitM'iese '
waters to look ufter our Interests In case of
a lircakup. Our t ratio with Chirm IH valu
able , nml irmy be mnile mnro > * o , whllp ns
for Japan this country could capture the
lion's share of It If we hail u HUlllclent navy
nnil merchant marine.
7 | | < I | ; M'tmlmin'H Drtlnlitn.
What the ouneitt of u Kind may do n
ilBo Inrthoso custody It IH temporsirlly
nn In rally mnv fcl disinclined In do. They
can taUa rlrki which liu 1 utiwIlllnR to. If
the JiulRo hncl Knintcil the wuije reduction
aaUeil fur the tcMilt might hu\e bed ! the
lilrlnt , ' of cliri [ > er cmplojes , followed by
costly accidents , or tlicru .inlglit have been
u strike , ivhtcli , thoimh not u vlolrnt one ,
would have liecn mom expensive for the
road than the malntenanec of the old waie
Hcale ii rid which would lmv < > Injured the
public. Therefore Judge \\Violson IH to be
commended for hN ronserviitlvu iwlU-y , If
the mortgage holders after the road passes
Into their hands' , do not feel inclined to
follow It they need not do HO. The prob
abilities are tliut they will not reverse * his
decision. _
Out for Iho Tlcor'x r lt.
New York Times ,
When the alarm bell I-IIIKS n d men Rally
out for the common defense nobody asks if
his neighbor be a demociut or n republi
can , but all belabor the enemy and Ihey
don't Inquire about hl.t politics * , either. The
entire voting population of the city of. New
York , outside or Tammany , Is out for the
Users pelt. The cloak of tletnucrsic ) * will
not conceal Ills stripes , nor will any appeal
to party feeling- soften the wruth of his
pursuers.
The decent people of the city , the people
who fear God and keep tils commandments ,
arc slclt to death of Tammany. They nre
tired of Its everlasting1 fllth nnil vulgarity ,
of Its coarseness nnd Ignorance , Its b1tf and
little stealings , Its habltmil corrupt dealing ,
Its stupid , brutish , sullen dcllatu-u when
Its nasty prnctlcei are uncovered , and Its
boycott of brains and reputation Iti Us nomi
nations and appointments. There It n feelIng -
Ing abroad that to have u few more men
In the city government who were not born
In a stable and brought up In a El" mill
would be n help.
Hot Mini ; rii-'rxRnlviil > < > tl ( > iii.
' IVnPlilngton Htnr.
Somewhat Pharawiical In UH attitude to
ward the wild and eely west , the- east lias
frequently railed attention to tlio superi
ority of eastern virtue nnd the' absence
throughout this region of species of crime
only too common In the country beyond
the Mississippi Conspicuous among the
Western methods of acquiring wealth has
been the extremely Improper habit of train
robbing , and upon , that topic many a homily
has been preached by eastern people , whenever
never appeared to be able to understand
how It was possible for three or four or
half a dozen men to "hold up" o train
load of passengers and get safely away
with large booty. Hut opinions will have
to be revised In hurry , for last week
within forty miles oC the national capital ,
seven men easily secured control of the
northbound express on the Itlchmond ,
KrederleJ'sourr ; & j > otomnc railroad and got
safely away , taking with them more than
enough money to repay them for the time
and muscle expended In a train stopping
and car wrecking effort.
Mr , CloMilund'H I.list Chance.
New York Sun
The only obstacles to the election of Sen
ator Hill as governor of New Vork have
come from the administration. The- aban
donment of the Chicago platform , the cre
ation of the Income tax , the policy of In
famy , are the chief of thet-e.
On his own record as a. democrat Mr. Hill
could be elected without trouble. Hut the
administration has estranged business men
by the Income tax. Insulted American sen
timent by the policy of Infamy In Hawaii
and Samoa , disgusted thousands of loyal
democrats by Its desertion of the princi
ples upon which It was elected.
We need not speak of the services that
Mr. Hill has rendered to Mr. Cleveland and
the democratic party In this state and the
nation. In kcplng the New York democracy
solid lu spite of faction and mutiny on the
part of some professed admirers of 3Ir.
Cleveland , Governor Hill illil a great work
for lilm and the national democracy. Now ,
when Senator Illll , undismayed by the
rout of the democratic forces In half a
dozen states , prepares to make a rally nnd
reorganization and check the retreat be
fore II becomes nn absolute skedaddle , he
has a right to look to the administration
for all the hcli > It can give.
J V.O.I T/.VJ .F//.V.
Detroit Free I'ress : Customer Have you
any mackerel ? Clerk yessuiu. Customer
What kind nre they ? Clerk Dead ones ,
mum.
Atlnntn Constitution : "I understand that
your new book. Is out ? " "yes. fiO. "
Chicago Tribune : "Don't talk to me about
compulsory vaccination ! " exelnlmed the
man who had his arm In a sling. "I'm sore
on that subject , "
Lawrence CJnzotte : A > oung man In South
I.iwrunce who Is learning lo play on a
cornet is otherwise so popular that his
neighbors let him live.
Washington Stn > - ; "There's no help for
It , " said the pugl'lst ' , wearily. "I've gotler
go an' git shaveri. " "There ain't anything
terrible In that , Is there ? " "I should say
there Is. Just thlr.l ; of that feller standing
over me with a , razor an' doln' all the
talkln' . "
Puck : Charley So illss Stone lold you
she would only be u. Bister to you. What
did you say ?
Tom Well , as 1 hnve two sisters as It Is ,
I told her that It could never be. I hadn't
Hlilrls , neckties , and scnrCiiins encusli to go
round.
Somervlllc Journal : "And what kind ot n
chin ban she ? " she asked , as he paused In
the middle of an attempt at desciipllon of
her features .
"A moveable one. " said he. after n mo
ment's sober thought. And then he heaved
a deep nnd pensive sigh.
Indianapolis Journal : He You women have
no right to the ballot for the simple leason
that In case of war you would not bo able
to light.
She Then why do you allow n man who
Is crippled to vote ?
\Vhy-or-If that Isn't Just like a
woman to ask some such fool iiuestion as
that.
INTIIK AUTI'MN.
Kinra ; City Joum.il.
These lovely , happy autumn days ,
So charming and so rare !
The earth so rich In changing hues ,
The skleH so blue nnd fair ;
So clear the pebbly , gurgling brooks ,
So cool and crisp the uir
] wonder If I'll Imvu to buy
New llannel underwear ?
r I
I The World's Fair Tests f
*
showed no baking powder |
I so pure or so great in Ieav = - 1
ening power as the Royal. 1
is
nOYAU BAKING POWDER CO , , 105 WAIL BT , , NEW-YORK. * *
Tinyns.
The emperor of China la the sick man ot
Asln.
It must bo admitted tlmt the Japanese nre
urtlsU when It comes to painting Olilnt red.
The Ornnil Old Man of England hni Iflld
out sufficient literary work to keep him bus ) '
lor two years.
A few sections of toothsome pie , cnrnfully
distributed , would leiul symptoms ot vitality
to the C&sloroll ticket.
One Important detail In nrranRlnir Joint de
bates In the future will bo dispensed with.
Dy right of precedent the lady candidate will
have the lant word.
The profound silence ot Cleveland In the
present fnrty emergency I * believed to bo
due to the somnolent effect of IllohardVat -
son Glider's poetry.
In the mailer of campaign Armament In
the cast , democratic guns liear as close a
relation to republican artillery ns n cast
iron Hodman , docs to a modern Krupp.
"Beauty for nslies , the oil ot Joy for
mourning , " Nothing Is Bald about oil. but
a Now York widow la raid to vear a pinch
ot her husband's cremated remains In a
locket.
Returning steamers are bringing ( o San
Francisco the ndvancn guard ot the gold
seekers who Invaded Alaska last spring
and summer. They went away cheery and
hopeful nnd return Ill-clad and destitute.
That concerns grounded on greed nro short
lived Is proven by Iho collapse ot the Cali
fornia rnlsln combine. Ono hundred and
fifty stockholders have withdrawn , alleging
publicly that the comblne-'s methods are dis
honest nnd fraudulent.
There nro only four or flvo members of the
Vermont homo of representatives \ ap
pear on thn door of tlio lionsa this session
without neckttoa , and only one who discarded
a collar also. As n general thing lit all fctato
legislatures there are too many members who
near the collar.
Slnoo the death of Holmes there are only
four surviving members of the class ot 1829
of Harvard , namely , Dr. Edward L. Cunning
ham of Newport. It , I. ; the Itcv , Samuel May
( the class secretary ) , of Leicester ; the llov ,
Samuel V. Smith of Newton , the author of
"America , " and Chur'es S. Storrov of Bcston.
"It Is not qulle to clear , " says a Manches
ter , Kng. , paper , "why the barrel has super
seded the log cabin and the like In American
elections as a typical object with which to
arouse the Industrial voters. " etc. , etc. That
editor Is evidently unaware that , politically ,
the barrel has come lo be a buy-word on. this
side.
side.Ur.
Ur. Holmes was an Invcterato wag In pri
vate life. An apt illustration of this was
furnished when , In writing a reply to a note
dated from the then newly Invented "Man-
chester-by-tho-Sea , " ho dated his answer
from "Devcrly-by-lhe-Ucpot. " Ills death Is
likely to loosen flood of such Jokes , many
of which have been kept among his friends.
No matter how great n majority Is piled up
agalivst the democracy of Pennsylvania , the
campaign will be remembered for apt and
picturesque description * of the party. One
batch of patriots nro denounced as "rlng-
stere , roosters and rufllans. " A rioted
rustler says the parly Is confronted \\lth
"discord , demoralization , disgust and defeat. "
And still another spellbinder Is working "a
helpless harvester In n hopeless field. "
The political situation In New Vork fur
nishes an Infinite- variety of perplexing
changes. Preliminary betting Is two to ono
Morton , while large sums are offered on the
success of Strauss , the Tammany candidate
for mayor. An unprecedented feature of the
local contest Is the New York Sun bolting a
Tammany nomination. The Sun l fernlnst
Qtrauss. The newsdealers dcnounco Cat
Strong , tha anti-Tammany candidate for
mayor , because- his firm Bella periodicals be
low tlio established price. Thts defection
Is offset by the Trade Union conference ,
which denounces Strauss because ho allowed
the misappropriation of tlio city fund for
the relief of the unemployed , The imported
coachman Incident l likely to figure In labor
declaration directed at Morton , while Hill Is
being pelted with denunciations on all sides.
The fight grows In heat and Interest hourly.
XKTJr LKAUXKlt U\K / .
Ills Next Army Will ll Kept tn Cnllfaritlii
to Influence the I.i-clnliUurr.
OAKLSVND.- . , Oct. 1C , General Charles
T. Kelly , who led the- San Francisco regi
ment of the -Co.xcy army to Washington , has
completed arrangements for a new industrial
inarch , but Instead ot going across the con
tinent he will this tlmo direct his Invading
forces toward San Jose , and the productive
regions that He along theroute. . The object
of this march Is to secure signatures to a
congressional petition for relief of the unem
ployed , and incidentally obtain contributions
of supplies for the army that Is rapidly
Increasing In numbers at its big tent.
Branches of the army will be established
in various parts of the state with the Inten
tion of massing forces at Sacramento during
the next session of the legislature In the
manner that Coxey and his followers went to
Washington.
Death of Dr. Clmrlcs Woodliiiuse.
RUTLAND , Vt. , Oct. 1C. Ilev. Charles
Woodhouse , M. n. , has died here , aged 83
years. He entered the Unlvcrsallst minis
try In 1831 and occupied pulpits In New
York , Vermont , New Hampsairo. Massachu
setts , Kentucky , Iowa and Illinois. Jn 18C5
he was graduated from the Hannanian .Medi
cal college In Chlcujjo and was later pro
fessor of medical Jurisprudence and Insanity
In that Institution. He then came to nut-
land. He was twice grand matter of Ver
mont Odd Fellows. A widow and three
sons survive htm.
COSTKMFT CASH.
Offrniteil ilostlrn nf the Pence
Tnltri II Clio from Hcolt.
The Cedar Ilnplds Qnsctto publishes tht >
following Interesting note and com men t
editor OaJtetl slnco reading Hoscwaters
contempt case In the Omnha boo I have Rot
onto A now Idea ot law and I though It
would only bo fair to warn ran not to cull
mo crank any moro before I put the new law
In force on you ,
you sco I am Judge ot the Justice court of
llurlrani and It you call mo crank any more
I will lijitia nu order nnd nrost you for con
tempt of court you may think this a threat-
nlng letter nnd have ) mo arcsteil tor sending
It through the mall but when you reflect
that I am the court and you cannot arrest
the court you will change your mind and
quit calling the court a crank.KLTAS
KLTAS DOTY.
It Is only fair to say that Judgo' Doty did
not send the above through the mall , but
Fiienliod Into tlio office and handed It lo the
editor and then hurried nwny before wn
louml out what It contained , If he don't
look out the Judge of the Itcrtram court will
get his pants worn out with a shoe. Perhaps
the court cannot bo arrested , but It can be
kicked. The "governor , " now' Judge , has not
been around our oTlco ( for two weeks , but
as soon as the editor returns ho Immediately
looms up with a communication , Wo cannot
understand how Doty can attend to Ida pho
tograph business In Cedar Rapids and tha
court business- Ilortram and Btlll hava
time- lorlto letters to the press.
ft an is rujt TIIK .I/MM * .
llctlrrmuit of ( Imcral O. O. llowuru Will
Id-null In n Octicriil Advnnrn In Itnnk.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-Specl ( l Tele
gram ) President Cleveland will have lo
make several promotloni In the nuiiy dur
ing the next two weeks. Under the nrmy
organization there urc permitted but thrco
major generals , there having been no lieu
tenant general since the death of Sheridan.
On November 8 General llowiml retires
from active service by npcintlon of law ,
having reached the nic limitation , Gl
years. His retirement will create n vo *
cancy among the major generals , and will
necessitate a. change Irv the commands ot
the great military departments. General
Miles has been notified by the ofllclals to
hold himself In readiness to relieve General
Howard , but his own relief depends en
tirely upon whom the president nelects fop
promotion from the brigadiers. Practically
even' OIIP ot the six are candidates , but the
chances have narrowed down to two , with
every prospect of General linger , the senior ,
carrying It off. General McCook will two
his beat efforts to secure It , on the ground
that he will retire next upring ; when Gen
eral Itugcr or some- other otllcer may be
advanced , and thus pel in 11 him to rctlro
with the Increased rank. General Ilugcr
will not retire fnr three years and Is re
garded as the most formidable candidate.
Just ten months after CScneral Howard's
retirement comes that of tlencral Schollcld ,
and then further changes In the big com
mands will follow. General Allies will be
transferred from New York to this city ,
where ho will bo at the head of the tirmy
for seven years. Th rough every grade of
the service will follow promotions created
by the retirement of General Howard.
First lieutenant Charles McQulston.
Fourth Infantry , and Second lieutenants
Hiram Mel. , Powell , Second Infantry , and
William P. Jackson , Twenty-fourth Infan
try , arc detailed to repoit at Wlllett's Point ,
N. Y , , for Instruction In toipedo service.
Captain David A. l.yle. Ordnance depart
ment , will Inspect ordnance material at
the works of the Kurcku Steel Casting
company , Chester , I'a.
First Lieutenant George IT. Sands in
transferred from troop G to troop L , and
First Lieutenant Hugh J. Gallagher , troop
L to troop G , Sixth cavalry ,
MnJora.A. F. Rockwell and John Simpson ,
quartermasters , and Captain C. H. Potter.
Eighteenth Infantry , will assemble at the
general depot of the Quartermaster's de
partment , Philadelphia , to ascertain and fix
the responsibility for any deficiencies in or
damages to property received nt the depot.
First Lieutenant Henry K. Waterman and
Second Lieutenant Kdgar Jadwln will bo
examined for promotion by the board In
session nt the Army building , New York
City.
Past Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas
Casey Is trnnsferred from Fait McKlnncy to
Fort Nlobram : L. Alexander Hester. Fort
Nlobrora to Camp Kagle Pass , Tex. , orwl
Charles Vengcr. Fort Howie to Fort Omaha ,
and future duty at Fort Crook.
TltK
James WhllciJiiib nilcy.
Down. In the night I hear them :
The voices unknown unguessed
That whisper , and lisp , and murmur ,
And will not let me rest.
Voices that seem lo question ,
In unknown words tn me.
Of fabulous ventuies und hope * and dreamt
Of this und the world to be.
Voices of mirth nnd muclc ,
An In sumptuous homes ; nnd Rounds
Of mourning , an of gathering friends
In country burial grounds ,
Cndance ot maiden voices
Their lovers blent with there ;
And of little children singing ,
AH under 01 chard trees.
And often , up from the chnos
Of my deepest ilre-inis , I hear
Sounds of their phantom laughter
Filling the atmosphere.
Hut ever nnd ever Ihe meaning'
Fullers und falls and dies.
And only the nllence nuavciB
With the sorrow of my sighs.
And I answer : O voices , ye may not
Make me understand
Till my own voice , mingled with you ,
Laughs In Shadowland.
I ' ' ' , .
1'ovjt MifiKi''s on niait.
.Facts.
Wo propose to furnish in our advertisement a
few Tacts ol'interest to
Governor. all men. The figures
and facts can always
The vote for Governm- Nebraska
be relied upon as
braska two years ago was as
follows : they will bo pro
CHOUNSI : ( nop. ) " 8,12C , cured from official
VAN WYCK ( L'op. ) r.s.on sources , The state-
MORTON ( Dem. ) 41,105 ments we make ara al
ways Lo be relied upon ,
whether on subjects political , scientific , histor"
ioal , or simply pertaining to our fine tailor made
garments. Right now is the very best time to se
lect a suit or an overcoat. $10 , $12.50 or $15 buys as
fine well made business suit as you can get of a
tailor for $20 , $25 or $30. The only difference between
t-ween a tailors' and ours is the price.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and