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THE OMAIIA SUNDAY Bea
IX Il , EJilor.
1'UllI.lflllED EVEHY MOKNINO.
TEIUI& OP SUDfiCItUTION :
Ii , ( without Bundiy ) . Ona Tear * S 00
Dally Dee anj Sunday , Ona Year. . . 1000
Otc Month * . . 600
Three Months 1W
IJundar Her. Ono Vonr SO )
Putin-tiny llcf , One Year 1 H >
Weekly IJee , Ono Year. . . K-
OFFICUS :
Omahi , The Ben Ilulldlnp.
South Omaha , Corner N anil Twenty-fourth Bts.
Cuuncll muffs , 12 1'pnrl Htrccl.
ChlCBRo OIIICP , II ? Chamber of Commerce.
New Vork. Kooms II , II nn < 1 IS , Tribune Bid * .
Waililngton. KOI f Hlreel , K , W.
coititngroNDKNCB.
All rommunlc.illonn rclatlni ; to newi and edi
torial matter ihouia tx ; mMrexol : To tlie Editor.
ui'Ht.visa i.trrnns.
All tiunlne > n loiters nnd remittinccB should be
Hdilrensc'l to The liee I'uullshltiR company ,
Omaha. Draft * , chtcks nml postofTlce orders to
lie made ptuutilo In ( he order of the company ,
Till ) lirjll I'UIILIHUI.NCl COMl'ANV.
STATIMINT or CIKCULATION.
George II. Trschurk. secretary of The Ilee Tub-
I'tMnc ' com jinny , bplnjr duly nvrorn. nays tlmt
the actual number < if full anil complete copies
of Tli Dally Morning , i\i-ninK : nml Hun < lay Uce
prlnlwl Muring the mnntli of October , 1891 , vins
ni ( ollows :
1 , 2591 * , 19 1,121
z 2izi ! 1 ! Z1.KU
3 21.1)3 ) 13 11.131
4 21,111 13 S1.112
G 21Ml 20 IISS <
6 21.W' 21 22,710
7 23.973 21 21.T.2
8 21,071 23 21,0.17
9 21. US 21 20,890
10 21,014 K W.XIil
II , , . . . 21,123
It 21,147 , 2T 2io ; = J
13 21Mf , 21 22,00' ' )
14 22810 2 > ,71 ,
U 25,131 W 20,812
Total MI.OT
Less deductions for unsold nnd rcturmil
30,037
Total asld C3U7 > )
Dally avrrugu net clmilitlnn 21.145
onOHGi ; II. TJMCHUCK. .
Sworn to before rnf and nub crllxHl In my pres
ence this 3J < Iiy nf Nnxeinhcr. 1891 ,
( Seal. ) N. I1. I'KIU Notnry Public.
Tills ! .s mltl to 1)0 nil "oft" yctir. The
cniulldiito.s wliu are oft will bu Iduutlflcd
within a tiny or two nfti-r election.
Those Aiuei'lcnn holrcnA-s will do well
to hustuii tliulr catch nf British lords
before tlio upper liouse of I'arliaincut IB
abolished.
Are you a free American citizen ? And
tlo you own your vote ? Or nre you n
political KtMf , bound to cnst your vote
according to the dictation of your tiisk-
mnster ?
The ri'pnlHciin legislative ticket of
tbis county H In the main , satisfactory
to nil factious of the party. IlnrrliiR
Herman Tltuine , tlie ticket will be gen
erally supported.
Chicago hasn't felt so good over any
thing since she captured tbe World's
fair as nliu does now over tlie fact tlmt
she can point to a hljzjwr registration
list tlmn New York.
Oil , yes , Tom Is generous ! Any polit
ical capper who wants a railroad pass
never lias to ask lilin for It more than
once. Ills generosity with favors sup
plied by the railroads is unsurpassed.
ir
The wnrlliigim > n of Nebraska liavo a.
vital Interest In the selection of the
next governor. They cannot nffonl to
place tlit'iiiNelves at the tender mercy
of u corpoiatlon executive , acting under
the direction of ISeneral Malinger Uol-
drege.
SInJors' only regret Is that there are
not more candidates on the republican
ticket whom ho might trade off for the
head of the ticket. Like Arteimw Ward ,
be would willingly su-rlllce all his wife's
relations in this war If he were only
nble to win.
The people of this state have hi times
past shown n disposition to reward
faithful olllelals , and they will not for
get that State Auditor Kngenc Moore
.ins done Ills duty and proved himself
to be si faithful and eliicient olllcer. lit'
merits re-election by a largo majority.
Thp decision of Judge Kdgcrtou that
Indictments will not He against people
who soil liiiior | to Indians whose lands
have been allotted In severally threatens
to cut off a. lucrative source of fees fern
n number of United States olllclals who
have boon particularly active In working
up cases of this kind.
Late last evening U was rumored tlmt
J. W. Johnson , tbe fake writer of the
campaign committee , who draws u state
salary of ? 2,0l)0 ) for defeating railroad
laws , Is threatened with nervous chills
nnd sees double. It Is further stated
that he really believes the eulogy ho
penned of the lord protector.
When I am elected I propose to dis
charge my duty to the best of my abil
ity , I will do everything that can bu
done to bring about a safe , economical
nml conservative administration of the
affairs of our state government nnd sec
to It that the faith and credit of the
state are maintained. Judge Ilolcomb.
Wo rcjocc ! In tlio quickened conscience
o the people'concernlng political nffairs
nnd will hold all public otllcers lo a rlgh.
i- resp&nslblllty and engage ( that means
"pledge" ) that the prosecution nnd pun
l ; ishment of all who betray otllclul trusts.
E I * Bhull be swift , thorough and unsparing
Xatlonal Hepnbllcan Platform , 1870.
The rhargii Industriously circulates :
In the KlfKt ward that Mr. Gordon Is
n prohibitionist Is untrue , and tlie report -
port tlmt he IB n member of the A. P ,
A. Is also positively tlenlud. Sir. Gor <
don Is n temperate man nnd ti mem
ber of the Haptist church , but ho is
not n tonipeiancc fanatic nor an antl
Catholic agitator.
II. C. Kussell
would not only bo tin
safe , but absolutely dangerous , If placet
In charge of tlie public lands of thlsstati
that nre held in trust for cducntlqna
purposes. Ills legislative career doe :
not commend him to public confidence
but on the contrary serves us a warn
Ing to tlio people of this state never to
trust htm again. The only way to tie
feat Uusscll Is to vote for Sidney J
Kent.
Of the thousands of business men li
Omaha The Heo has duvoloped the fac.
tlmt loss than one hundred were in sym
pa thy with tlio proclamation nmtle li
the save-the-stnte manifesto , Tliouron
body of inerrliantH In Omaha are fo
Judge Ilolcomb. When the vote 1
counted It will bo seen that our bust
ness men arc not willing to array them
selves politically against their patron
throughout the atatc.
ItKM ITJIhFOtif , TlfK VOTKlt * .
lit the closing hours of the cnmpnlgn
.he voters who will on next Tuesday do-
tdo between honest state government
ml venality and corruption wilt do well
o remember the fact that 110110 of the
erlous charges again si Thomas .1. Mn-
ore have been disproved or specifically
ciiled by him.
It has been charged nml not denied
hat in the last two scssloim of the legis-
attire the rooms of Lieutenant Gov-
rnor Mnjora were the lendezrous of the
railroad lobby nnd tlitit In his private
flice the plans to thwart the will of the
H-opIe were laid by the corporation
ni : lingers.
It has been charged but not denied
hut the room of Lieutenant Governor
Iitjors nt the state lioiiso was turned
ito n dram shop for the purpose of
jorruptliig members of the legislature ,
It has been charged nnd not denied
hat Majors took double mileage from
he state , receiving pay for i83 ! miles In
lie session : ind L'SO miles at the last
ne , whi'ii , In fart , under tbe statutes he
s entitled to no mileage at all.
It lias been charged but not denied
hat Tom Majors Is a gambler and the
'onipanlon ' of professional gamblers :
hat he has won us high us ? ! MD ) nt n
Ingle .sitting Trom a man deeply In-
crested In legislation nt the state cap-
tnl.
tnl.It
It has been charged but not denied
hni Tom Majors sold a tract of land
.o n ilrm In York on the claim that It
: oii1alned ! > 1K > acres and that when he
ave the deetl It called hut for IMS acres ,
lajors even declined to explain the
liurgo when made at n public meeting
, t York at which lie was the principal
ipenker.
It Is charged by Senator Thoinsen of
3odgo county that n few weeks prior to
he opening of the last session of the
egislnturo Tom Majors presided at a
neetlng of senators In the Pax ton hotel
.n this city and that the object of the
neetlng was to arrange a combination
ietween the republican uiiil democratic
; enutors by which tlie state senate could
) e organized In mich n way as to defeat
my and all legislation affecting therall-
oad and other corporations. This
liargo has never been denied.
It has been charged nnd neither de
licti nor explained that at the opening
iession of tlie hist legislature the rall-
oid : senators caucused in Tom Majors'
00111 at the Capital hotel every night
'or nearly two weeks In an effort to pre-
nt the anti-monopoly senators from
npturlng the organization of the senate.
It has been charged but never denied
hut'during nil the time that the maxi
mum rate bill was pending Lieutenant
iiivernor Majors by bis arbitrary and
unfair parliamentary rulings did evcry-
hlng In hta power to obstruct and
finally defeat that measure.
It lias been charged and never dls-
iroved tlmt Tom Majors was n party
: o the attempt lo defeat the Xewborry
> lll four years ago by the abduction of
Senator Taylor.
It lias been reiK'atedly charged and
never denied that Majors as lieutenant
governor and presiding olllcer of the
senate recognized the pair between Sen-
itor Taylor nnd Senator Brown of
Washington county , and then In the
tfternoon after Taylor bad been hur
ried away from the city deliberately
lenled that the absent senator had been
excused , thereby precipitating the
seventy-flve-hour deidh : > ek.
It Is charged and admitted that Majors
isslsted Walt Seely In defrauding the
state treasury out of $75 on the fraudu-
cnt Taylor voucher.
It Is charged , and no attempt is made
it denial , ttiat Mnjois Is the candidate
if the corporations and that If he is
elect pel he Is expected to anil will veto
.my . important legislation looking to the
regulation nnd restraint of these cor
porations.
'J1IK QKUHAN
The resignation of Chancellor von
Caprlvl nnd the elevation of Prince IIo-
lenlohe to the chancellorship- the
'Sernuui empire 1ms aroused a renewed
nten-.st in that homewhat anomalous and
too little understood olllce tinder the lui
lerinl constitution. In oidiniiry con-
versatlou the chancellor Is referred to
much the same ns Is the prime minister
; > f Knglaml , or Ihii premier of the
French cabinet , or this secretary of state
In the United States , and In the popular
estimation the character nnd duties of
these olllees are. substantially Identical.
A. closer examination of the. coustltu-
tlonal law of the German empire , how
ever , HOOH discloses , the tinkine position
whli'h the chancellor occupies and
umkes the chancellorship a inont suggest
live topic of study ,
The cliiinccllor Is the principal minis
lerlnl officer of the German emperor.
The constitution requires that every
olllchil act of tlie emperor , excepting
only those performetl in the capacity of
military commaiuler , be countersigned
by the chancellor. In fact ( "lie chancel
lor is tbe only Imperial minister , the
otbor advisers of the emperor acting not
as Imperial olllcei-B , but as members of
the Prussian ministry. There IK nothing
to prevent the chancellor from belli ; , ' nt
the same time the head of the Prussian
ministry. Bismarck hed ! the two place. )
from the founding of the empire until
his retirement , when tbe present em
peror assigned thoitl to two different
otllclals. Now I'rlnce Uphcnlohe has
been Invested with the honors formerly
enjjyed by Itlsmarek and plays the dual
role of both royal and Imperial adviser ,
The chancellor la by virtue of his poslI
tlon president of the federal council
and may furthermore net liy n duly ap
pointed representative whenever lie Is
unable to act In person.
Wlillo the chancellor thus assumes all
the legal responsibility for the various
orders which he countersigns for the
emperor , his political responsibility IK
not denned Iu the constitution. It has
however , been more or less defined lr
practice. llelng appoint nble anil re
movable by the emperor alone , neither
the federal council nor the Itclchsttig
have any power to force his rcslgnnttoii
In opposition lo tlte emperor's wishes.
The chancellorship , therefore , does not
change with every change In the polltl- 1
cal complexion of the llelehstiig. Tin
chancellor retains his position wliethe
his measures are nccepted or rejected so
long us his course continues to satisfy i
the emperor. On the other hand , no i
amount of bucking In tlio Itelchstagcai
force tlio emperor to appoint n chancel-1 ,
lor with whoso policy lie does not agree | ,
nor lo ( ll&mtss one who Is performing
Ma duties satisfactorily , , In this re
spect lie resembles nn American cabinet
fllct-r more tlmn nil Kngllsh or Prciu-h
ilulster. It would , of course , be possl-
lo to convert the chancellor Into u re-
ipouslblo ministerial olllcer with n full
ablitet behind him , responsible to the
nperinl legislature , but that would rob
he emperor of his present commanding
position In legislative nnd executive
lattcrs. No HUcli transformation Is to
> o expected , nt least during the life of
he reigning emperor ,
An ACT m'
The general opinion regarding the
xclu&ion of American cattle from Oer-
lany Is that It Is nn net of retaliation ,
lie charge that cattle exported from
his country tire nllllclod with fever
dug merely n pretext. This Is tin-
loiibtedly the view nt Washington ,
hough it would not be expressed in
lliclal circles In face of the statement
f the German ambassador tlmt there
i'as no political motive- behind the
ctloii , and It is tlio opinion , nl.so , of
lie exporters of cattle. In referring to
his matter n few days ago It was wig-
ested that piobably it was Intended as
i warning to this government of what
lay be expected unless the diserimina-
Ion against German ugar Is teiiiovcd
ml subsequent developments seem to
how that such Is the case. The sugar
rade of Germany with the Pulled
States has grown , to large proportion * ,
invlng about doubled In the last throe
'ears. In 180U we Imported sugar from
lint country to the amount of 17.'l,00d-
)00 ) pounds ; In ISO.X : ( 5K)0,0X ( ) ( ) pounds ,
ml in ISM , ZKU.000.000 the llgures for
lie latter year being subject to correc-
Ion which will doubtless Increase
hem. This gieat growth In the sugar
xports fiom Germany to this country
ms taken place since the agreement
inder the reciprocity clause of tlie Me-
Ivinley huv , which opened the German
market to our hog products. It was
i fair and equitable exchange and one
ivlitch Ilia German government as-
uinetl would bo permanent , or at any
ate would be maintained as long ns
t was found to be mutually advan-
yigeous.
Under the new tariff law the ngroe-
iiient becomes necessarily one-sided , for
vcn If there should be no diminution
: n our Importations of German sugar
he differential duty must operate to
he Injury of the producers of that
country , -whether the German govern-
nent abandon the export bounty or
lot , and thus nil reciprocity is de
stroyed , It Is not reasonable to sup-
mse that Germany will submit to any-
.lilng of this kind. That country can
get along without our cattle and with-
> ut our hog products. She did so for
unm twelve years or more and she can
; lo so again. There Is a large element
: > f her people who would lie very glade
o have her markets closed to nil our
inents and they nre not without in-
iluencc with the government. The
'armers of Germany nro a powerful
class and they nre making a most ur
gent demand for better protection from
tlte government , not without command-
ng Its serious attention. This clnsri
ivns very much dissatisfied with the
. ecent tariff settlement between Ger-
niiny and Russia , which allows the
grain of the latter to e"nter the mar
kets of the former under the most
favorable conditions , but this they will
iinvc to submit to , because strong in-
: emotional considerations demand it.
tt was tlie Influence of tlie farmers of
Germany that maintained for years
the embargo upon our hog products
nnd It will be nble to induce the govern
nent to lenow tlmt policy if we Insist
tpon the discrimination against the
producers of German sugar. We nre
lo be given n fair opportunity to modify
the tariff in tills respect. The German
government undoubtedly appreciates
tlie value of the reciprocal arrange
ment tlmt was entered into three yearn
ngo and would be pleased to have It
continue. But It is plainly the Inten
tion of that government , in the event
that we decide we do not want rec
iprocity , to turn to the former con
dition and exclude our hog products
as well as our cattle from the German
markets.
NAKCIAL 1 > [ , AKS. [
It Is to be expected that at the coming
session of congress a. great number and
variety of financial plans will bo Intro
duced. A score or more were pre
sented at the last session , none of
which was stiecossf ill In securing eiiotigl
supporters to get beyond the committees
to t which they wore referred , and II Is
entirely safe to say that the coming
session will be even more prolific la
measures relating to the currency and to
tltianclal reform , p-irtlrularly If the house
of representatives to be elected nest
Tuesday should be republican. In that
case the democrats will naturally he
most anxious to put themselves on rec
ord with financial legislation. One
plan , that adopted by the convention of
bankers nt Baltimore a short time ago ,
will be submitted early In the session
others are promised , and doubtless every
man In congress who thinks he under
Htands tlte money question nnd the
number is inrge will have a schema to
offer at tlie llrst opportunity.
A remarkable contribution to this sub
ject is an article in one of tlie nmgn
zlnes by ex-Secretary of the Treasury
George S. Boutvvell. Assuming It to be
u settled policy of the country to main
tain I the Intel-changeability of gold ant' '
silver nnd to redeem all the paper obi !
gntloiiH of the government in either
metal , at the option of the holder , Mr
Itoutwcll ] outlines a plan for providing
tlie 1 national treasury with an adequate
gold revenue and by which tlie produc
of American silver iu .excess of the de
mand for the arts and Industry of the
country may be used for currency , nl
without regard to the policy of other
nations. As to providing gold adequate
to the probable claims upon tlie tretis
ury , Mr. Itoutwcll propose legislation
once more requiring tlmt customs duties
shall be paid In gold or Its equivalent ,
Formerly Uuw duties were made paya
ble exclusively In gold , hut now they
can bo paid in nny currency except mi
tliinnl bank notes. This causes embar
rassment i to the irensury In the matte
of maintaining the gold reserve , but o
course the plan of Mr. Boutwcll woult
be vigorously opposed by tlie silver men
UK discriminating against sliver. He
gurdlng tlie coinage of stiver , Mr , Bout
ivell thinks tfM-p is room for nn In-
Tensed xtseloP that metal in domestic1
xclmnges , bjij ho would not Imve thc
roe coinage of sliver upon condition *
lint would gn-t'lill tlie advnntnge to the
liver protlu ohvi Ills mtg ostlou ' tint |
he -calledselgilorage ! on silver coin- '
go lie divided between the owner of the [
lulllou and the government , the former
o get one-fifthtind the governi lout four-
fths of the uvwilug profits. Ho would
rohlblt all imports of silver bullion.
It might bo objected to making pus-
ems duties exclusively payable In gold ,
s vnis dime during tlie will' nnd for : t
. onsliU'rnble period nfter , that It would
peratu to disci-Mil other forms of gov-
rnment currency , but tills * could not
tappeii so long ns there was nn adc-
unte gold reserve. As to the free coin-
ge of silver , oven to the restricted ex-
.cut of our own production , there nre no
ondltlons upon which tlmt can be done
ivlthont the inevitable danger of leading
he country to n silver bnsls. Mr. Bout-
ivell KPCIUK to have fallen In with the
xlen that the Tutted States can Imve a
llnaiicial policy without regard to the
policy of other nations , which is n de
ns Ion 1C we Intend to stand on an
'quality ' with our great commercial
Ivals , Instead of occupying n lower
lane with Mexico and other Inferior
countries.
VAClH SAM .1JVD WN .
I'ncle Sam has a marriageable datigh-
or. Her name is Nebraska. Two
suitors are courting her and suppliants
'or her hand. One of these springs
'ram an honorable family that prides
tself on its ancestral record , the other I
springs from a tamlly of pleblaim that
nre looked down upon nnd are generally
n ill-repute. The suitor who prides
ilmself upon his blue blood Is the black
sheep of the family. The other Is a
lean , upright young man , whose family
connections are a drawback to ills court
ship. The good family is the republi
can patty and tlie black sheep Tom
Majors. Which > f the two suitors would
you Imve Nebraska accept for better or
'or worse ? Would you advise her to
give preference to the black sheep just
tecnuso his family bears a good renulu-
lonV Would you not rather advise her
o many the honc.st young man and
ear whatever odium might attach to
its progenitors , who fused with the
nudsllls instead of tlie silk stockings
and have no federal patronage to their
lame.
Hepiibllcans of Nebraska , put your
selves In Uncle Sam's place next Tties-
ilay and see to It tlmt Nebraska gives
ier heart and hand to a man whom she
nn respect and trust Implicitly ,
1\OK1) \ I'HOPOSITIOX.
During the pawl two weeks The Bee
ins opened lip Its columns to the discusOf
slon of the eanaVbond proposUion and
ms glveu both its supporters ami Its
opponents nn opijortuulty to argue the
merits and tluT demerits. Oul of this illsp
ctisslou several'points stand out with
considerable ' pibulneiiee. The feaslo
blllty of ( he 'entin ] from an engineering
standpoint Is , firmly established by the
opinion , of experts.and the preliminary
surveys ami meafiliriuentrthrtt ( ! ( linve nl.11
reutly been made. " The testimony of the
best engineers 3s to the effect that there
Is ample water In the I'htttc and Elkfi
horn rivers to supply a power canal of
the dimensions proposed. The men who
have undertaken to manage the finances
of the enterprise also assure us that It
can IH > made a financial success , always
providing the million-dollar subsidy Is
voted , nnd they are men In n. position
to speak with authority on this feature ,
The most weighty objection that has
been urged against the pending proposi
tion seems to bo that it Is inadvisable
to lay a million-dollar debt upon all
property within the county to assist hi
the development of another stupendous
franchlsed corporation. This Is the real
question upon which Ihero may be
some difference of opinion. If tlie canal
is to be constructed and constructed by
a bond-aided private corporation it Is
dltllcult to see how the Interests of the
taxpayers could be much better pro
tected than they have been in the condl
tlonswith which tlie proposed bonds
have been surrounded. We think that
the canal campaign has strengthened
the position of the canal promoters and
that the voters will be In n position to
express themselves Intelligently on the
bond proposition at the. polls next Tue.s
day.
OA'/r AMK1UCANS 1A' THK KA.VI'
The , new law permitting alien sailors
In tlie American navy to be naturalized
appears from the report of the judge
advocate general to the secretary of the
navy to be working well , He says
the t good effect of this legislation cannot
bo overestimated and expresses the hope
that'lhe time is not far distant when
the records of the department will show
that the naval service is composed en
tirely of American citizens. It is mani
festly desirable that this should be tbe
case. When our navy wns compara
tively small Ityns , perhaps , not a mat
ter of very great-Importance whether nl
those In the servfl-e were citizens of the
country , but $ rtj ) tlic greatly Improvei
naval establishment it is certainly dc
slrable that flveryj ninn who does serv
Ice under the AngW our ships nnd way
be required to defend it ngnlust nny
foe shall lumii tlmt sense of allegiance
and loyalty tfj.t.hjs country which only
citizenship wi J jjjjsure.
In tlio report of the secretary of the
navy for 18SU .Secretary Tracy said that
to insure thotthorough efficiency of the
corps of enlisted1 ; nen in the navy one
of the things m-jj ggnry was that It Mionl < T
be composed $ ifjA ierlcnn citizens or of
those who ham declared tholr Inteatloi
to become clttodu * . It was said thai
the crews of oiir hnvnl vessels were li :
large part couipotteil of foreigners or o
men of uncertain nationality and wht
were reatly to serve any governmen
that would pay-.them. "It cannot be
expected , " said Secretary Tracy , "tlm
crews so composed will be a safe re
llnnce for the country 1C their Kervlces
should be needed invarv Such mei :
are held by nothing but their contract o ;
enlistment nnd subject nttlie Jlrst temp
tntlon to desert ! the ting of n country
in which they have never resided nml to
which they nre bound by no ties of blrtl
or allegiance. To them the ling lopre
Bents nothing. The American who de
serts must expatriatehlmnelf , but th
foreigner who Ueserts thn American
service goes to his own homo , Kor
man RO placed desertion has no penal
ties , " The secretary further said ;
"The service Is now entering upon n
uev era , In which the obsolete licet of
eight yeaist ngo Is to ho replaced by
modern constructions , which have been
'acquired nt considerable cost nnd nre
tlm product of the highest professional
Intelligence nnd skill. To risk this new
tleet In the hands of mongrel crows , and
to diminish , if not destroy , its elllcicncy
for. service by n bad system of inn nn Ing
the navy , Is u short-sighted and foolish'
policy that can only result In loss and
disaster. " The present sectetury of the
navy was In sympathy with those vlows
wlille In congress , and It was largely
through his InlliiciKv since he became
ho head of the Navy depart incut tlmt
lie law wns enacted permitting tlie
liiturallKnllou of alien sailors Iu the
navy.
lfuw native-born Americans enlist In
he navy. While those who do make
excellent sailors the American Is not
fond of n life of this kind , with Its
lunulrum duties and Its rigid discipline ,
is well as Its limited opportunities for
: idvaiicement Horn and reared under
oitdltlous which stimulate an ambition
o rlso In the world , the life of a sailor ,
veil on the best oipllpped war ships ,
ins no attractions for him. It 1s not
lllllcult , however , to Hud Europeans
Imve a fondness for this vocation
.
mid very likely for years to come the
TOWS of our naval vessels will have to
) e largely recruited from this source.
t Is , therefore , obviously desirable and
'xpedlont ' that such recruits be per-
nltted to naturalize as citizens of the
country they enlist to serve and be
iroporly impressed with the meaning of
loyalty to the ling.
Mayor Itemls 1ms made an urgent re-
iiuest of all election boards that every-
Hitly is Interested hi seeing strictly oh-
served. All will admit tlmt the chief
nterest centers in the result on gov
ernor and that Douglas county is the |
pivotal district In the contest soon to be
letermiiied. Not only every citizen of
Omaha , but of tlie state as well , will
mve an Intense interest in the result in
: liis city and county. Itecognlzlng tills
ftict , Mayor Itenils 1ms requested all
udges and clerks of election to count
the vote on governor first. It Is sin
cerely to be hoped tlmt judges and
clerks thtonghoiit the whole state will
adopt the suggestion , if they have not
il ready done so , in order that the result
may be declared at tlie earliest possible
moment. Chairmen of county central
jommittees of the three great parties
should join In n like request upon elce-
ion boards in every voting precinct
If this plan be adopted the newspapers
a C the state can lay the result upon gov
ernor before their renders the morning
Of the 7th a coiiAinnninttim devoutly to
be wished. Pass the word along.
Judge Ilolcomb 1ms pledged the people
ple ] of this city and state that ho will ,
when elected , see to It that every dollar
of taxes paid Into the state treasury shall
be accounted for and properly applied
for maintenance of government. Doug-
lts ; county pays one-tenth of the total '
amount of tuxes- ' covered Into the state
treasury and our people are vitally in
terested In knowing that the state
funds arc properly handled and tlmt not
a single dollar is misappropriated.
Majors , If elected , would simply be the
too ] of the state house ring that was
convicted in the Impeachment trial of
plundering the state and looting the
treasury through the Mosher bank' '
steals. The credit of the state's insti
tutions demands the election of Silas A.
Ilolcomb.
There are of course more than five
gooil candidates for tlie Board of Educa
tion * ' on the various tickets that have
been ' put In nomination. But only live
can be elected , nnd those five should be
the best that arc available. Without
Impugning the characters or qualifica
tions of the other candidates , The Bee
has Indicated which five most commend
themselves to nil who favor n strictly
nonpartlsan school board. They are
Messrs. Cramblet , Edwnrds , Glhnore ,
Kennedy nnd Mrs. Peattle. Their elec
tion will assure the schools the services |
of eliicient and disinterested men.
Every republican who desires the suc
cess of the party In the great prcslden
tlal contest of 1S1H5 should hear In mind
tlmt the election of Majors this year
means a defensive Campaign two years
hence , with the odds against them. In
other words , If Majors Is elected this
year he will Insist on re-election In 18)0 ! )
whether the party is dragged down to
defeat with him 'or not. The way to
prepare for victory in 18K ! ) Is to admin
ister tlie rcbuko to railroadism and
boodlerlsm next Tuesday.
When running for lieutenant governor
Majors refused to pay hU campaign as
sessment , kindly permitting his associ
ates on the ticket to put up the money
for the expenses of his election. This
year the other candidates on the republi
can ticket have also been required to
furnish the funds for Majors' campaign ,
while Majors' managers have allowed
them to shift for themselves. Majors
1ms been a dead weight on the republi
can ticket every tltnu hi ! has run for
state olllce.
The republican state central commit
tee has a frchli-nmde estimate of Majors1
plurality every day. They have been
conflicting and self.contradlctory high
ono day , low the next and out of sight
the next. Wo presume the faithful
laborers in the Majors vineyard Imvo
become somewhat rattled. Anybody
else In their predicament would be
Their tangled figures , at any rate , must
bt ; the result of cither con fusion , Igno
rnnce or too much red Ilkker.
The rump democrats are In a very
bad dilemma. While all of them pro
fess to he against fusion on Hoi
comb , some of them , notably Tobias
and his monkey , are for fusing on Ton
Majors. All that has made n great den
of confusion in their ranks and makes
tlie poor country Nasby feel awfully
tired.
.Tnpnn appears to be carrying the war
right along into tliu enemy's territory
The monotony of hearing nothing but
discouraging reports may finally Induce
the Chinese authorities to consent to an
amicable settlement of dlltetcuces.
T Tltli I'Vt.flT.
Washington Post : No statesman , diplo
matist , military hero , or any other man
whom tlio world honors ttxlny lina a record
more worthy of honor thnn Hint of General
f tlooth. llut ( nine ha * not turned his hend.
ana succrss In one line of effort h s not
caused him to tleprecato other workers on
different lines.
Globe-Democrat' A
Methodist church In
Now Vork City allows mothers to attend
nlth their infants , and If A baby cries during
service a committee of young ladles Is pro
vided to care for It In an adjoining room.
' Not a baby cried during tlio sermon last Sun
day , though quite a. number xvcro present.
The Idea may not BprcnJ , but It looks like
prr-tty good Christianity ,
New York Sun : It l& In the fnlth of
all the Protestant denomination ! ! which Ac
cept Calvinism , that nonclect Infants , as
well ns till other nonelect persons , nro fore
doomed lo perdition ; but In our time many
ministers of these denominations reject ttiat
tenet , Hev. Sir. llAReman of the Dutch
Kcformctl church his publicly expressed his
disbelief In It. It may be because this
clergyman Is a sentimentalist and a poet
that ho has fallen Into heresy.
New York Sun : A still more advanced
religious Idea tlmn that of tlioso ministers
and rabbis who hnvo proposed a union be
tween all the creeds which exist in this coun
try ( Is brought to our notlco by a religious
contemporary , "Tho ntvr theology , " wo
nrp told , "must show Itself hospitable to
whatever of Rood there may be In Hudd-
hlsm , Confucianism , Mohammedanism , and
Zoroastrlanlsm. " Very well so far. Uut
where Is Cannibalism to come In7 Our
broad-minded friends must not overlook the
fact that Cannibalism Is regarded as a
religious rite by many able-bodied Africans ,
some of them priests. "U'e learn from both
Homer and Herodotus that the Anthropo-
phnglc cult Is very ancient : and we must
suppose that llio new theologians stand
ready to take xvhatever at good may be In It.
Chicago Post : An attempt wns made at
Minneapolis lust nlKht to settle crent
theological question. One of tlio ushers
of tlu > llethlrhcm Presbyterian church held ,
as a matter of church doctrine , that the
doors should be open during service , wlille
another quoted authorities to prove that ( hey
should ho closed , To demonstrate the
righteousness of his contention the latter ,
led for the farmer's face with his strong I
right arm , while , merely to show him how
much In error ho was the former coun
tered with his right foot nnd landed. That
ended the controversy nnd the doors re
mained opon. It occasionally requires de
termination and force to settle little mat
ters of chruch etiquette , but once they nre
settled the worlil breathes easier. There
Is nothing like the old * adage : "He sure
you'ro right and then go hi with botli feet. "
Bum ni Don I h nml Tnxrv
WfiRhlnKton Star.
It Is feared that there will be a tremendous
deus fall crop of LI Huns Changs In this
country.
_ _
Anntlinr Vlrtory for Arbitration.
Another victory for compromise nnd arbi
tration ! A murderous cranlc who demanded
$10,000 of the mayor of New Hnvcn on p.iln
oC Instant dcnth was Induced by a bystander
to settle hjs claim for 10 cents.
J'mls In Pnbll < - bt'hooU.
Chicago HeinlJ.
The worst KngUsh spoken or written In
this part of the country may lie heard. It
Is asserted , In , the Chicago public -schooH.
VeW children corning- out of a primary grade
can write n legible or pleasing hand or spell
words of two syllables or tlo simple opera
tions In fractions , especially decimal. Still
the LJoartl of Education ROCS on thrusting
out the three ll'u and pushing In charlatan
ism.
Hour Crapes.
Denver Republican.
Mr. Morton , the secretary of agriculture ,
says tho.t the trade of Germany In Ameri
can cattle nnJ beef does not amount to
much anyhow , and that , therefore , the fact
that these products have been excluded
from thut country does not signify a great
loss to us. It looks very mucli as though
the grapen were sour , and there Is very
little consolation In It to tlie American
cattle men.
o
Control of n I'nrltlc Cabin.
Denver Republican.
The construction of a cable across the
Pacific ocean -Mould be a great commercial
benefit , and It would be especially advan
tageous In connection with naval operations
In that ocean. It ought , however , to be un
der Amerlo-an rather than under English
control , and , therefore , congress should take
steps to provide for the laying of such a
cable connecting San Francisco with botli
the Hawaiian Islands and Australia. The
proposition of certain Kngllsh and Canadian
capitalists to lay n cable to Hawaii and
thence to Australia would accomplish all of
these results except that the line would not
bo under American , control ,
Cultlitillon of Cnnlngre ,
Kansas City Star.
A number of Chicago tanners have organ
ized n. company for the cultivation of
cjinlagro , a weed which contains a large
percentage of tannin acid. The experiment
Is to be tried In. the San Joaquln valley.
Cal. The result will be Interesting to Kan
sas City , -Mhlch annually ships an enormous
quantity of hides to'Chicago and New York
to be cured. With the material for tanning
them close at hand , It would be possible to
build up here an extensive nnd remunera
tive Industry. If the plant called canlagre
can be profitably utilized for this purpose
it can be grown In the Missouri valley aa
well as In California. It Is not at all un
likely that the Chicago tanners who have
conp Into this-scheme are Indicating a val
uable source of wealth to Kansas City.
Krajiinfnn ncbnisskmy.
Jnk eo iloKvulrfin. pilloJcn l > yl k
poslcilnfnm Bialii nojon L'okrofcti Kupmlti ,
nlo 1 k poftlcilnftn { fslfim vSecli oMntntcli
insoplsd cskjcb ? , do Nolirnsky ilochilzc-
jfr.fcli , jiikof.to piflolm clrkuliU ynfnt nit-
sluilovnlho :
BUPLCMKNT.
tfeskjim nolitfini nn Mt1enou/
Difro , nuX luulctc lilnsovnt ! pro llolcom-
bn , zn gnvcrndrn , uvn/Uc / , io tent)5J. unklo-
nun jo prohlbtcl n pro JensU6 hlasovncf
pntvo. Jeho brntr just kfuuliilittcm nn
prolilbiCnfm Ifslku 7a okics. zitstupco V
Ouster Co , Bvjm vllvoin co Riivcrncr pfl-
spCje k tomu , nby otrtzky , JcA byly jl ? jcil-
non odhlnsovHiir a htcnS atitly volkych'vy"-
loli opCt byly vyvoliJny lotu | J.cnslty'iH
hlnsovacf piivo : n unite prohiblcl tin krku.
Toho niuinc tluknz , 2o popullstd v Lin
coln prnliMsili eo pro gcnskd lilnsorncl
prAvo.
Jfcrlfle Jfalcombovt , jcnl v ncjhorSMt do
bitch ptytotalirwchlm pcnfte ni na 3 ! )
jirotcnt.
Z rclkych iirokil tlohalnul a nyni * tatl
vdiu Ctfptltel , 1'femyflfjtc a potom totttJ
JclikoZ "piflolm" Into co fonny izn5n (
totoAiioti vo vXcch pHpmlcch Jest , jest
ztujmj'in , ? c tlo vsccli otiCch vytiskfi do-
stnln so nCjuky-m spfisobum poilvoilio'in ,
ku ktcrcmu7.o ( vyjiiilictif oprAvnthi jsuin
prOiihiScnfin I'nkroku Kripndn , ktorj' ? pro-
lililall to m hancbny n sprosty podtod , kto-
ry2 spricliitu byl jciiinC ? n tfm riColetu , nby
itcinirslvomatono a 7. nrnvu custy svotlo-
nobylo. Ti , ktuii poilvoiln loboto so do-
pnstili , plinucunl bntlou ku 7nilpovilun ( (
BU , nn tltipualili sc tfm picstupku trcstnfho
n vysuirovaiifniulst5 | ulti1.o sc. ? .o tlopu-
stili so tolio jcdinS v zitjmu rlngu mono
polist Ickuho , ktcry ? ? .a ku7.douccnur.vo-
leiif JIajorso xti gnviinu'rii docilill cbco.
Krajand , ncdcjto so mj'llti podvody po-
( lobnymi n iloliii/lo. oduvztltinim lilnsu
evuho proEtikiincostrany' ltdu , llolcomba ,
Jo ticdilte RC cliytmnitl do I < 26ky , tak chy-
tfo Vitm nnstrojune' ,
K ROSEWATUB.
S.ILVK rO IMXH SKltitOXN.
Washington Star : Mis , Workday Oh , I
do so llko to Heo a good , strong , determined
man. Sir. Workday ( straightening ) So do
1 , my dear. Mrs , \V. John , thu coat hod Is
empty.
Washington Star : "Bismarck could even
now bi > n great lender of thu Germans , "
said the hero worshiper. "Itcally ! " ex
claimed thu nbvent-mtmlud girl , " 1 didn't
know ho dunccd. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Sad Is my fate , "
cried the candidate , "and burrow fills my
cup ; the opposition runs me down and the
sheriff will wind me up. "
Chicago Hocord : "Mrs. nlowhnrdo Is
very vain of her husband's wealth , Isn't
she ? "
" 1 should say so. Why , she lias all his
Income tax receipts framed and hung up In
her reception room. "
Boston Gazette : Young Housekeeper Are
my pies us KooJ as your mother's used to
be ? Con&liler-iilc Younir Husband Well , mv
dear , > our.i would sell for mo c by lhap und
every day In the year.
Judge ! Judge ( abruptly ) One dollar.
Vagrant ( philosophically ) Ye'll never know ,
yer honor , de real value uv a dollar till yer
try ter get It out uv me.
Indianapolis Jomn.il : "Yes , " she Bald , "I'll
glva you your breakfast If you'll chop down
that tree for me. "
"Madam , " Meandering 'Mlto replied.
meekly , "I don't want tcr Bit , , cut p my
class. I'm no Gladstone. Kclther am I a
George Washington. "
Uuffalo Courier : "They Acquitted
on that charge of Jumping a board Mil , I
hear. Evidence of. hla Innocence tonclii-
MveT"
"Yep ; his attorney simply Introduced Ihe
bill. It wns from a summer hotel and the
most atuplil Jurymen could see that 1t woa
too blamed high for any one to jump. "
WHEN WOMEN VOTIS ,
KiuiMia City Journal.
When women vote \ve'll have reform :
For tyrant man they'll make It warm ;
He'll have to quit cigars and rum
And take to tea nnd chewing gum ;
And If at night he comes home late ,
He'll have to settle with the state ,
When women vote.
WHAT wovrn T
Aitlieron Hrrtiart.
We have finished our jo rrcy of many mfe
With hearts that were true , old friend ,
With days of tears and daya of smiles ,
And now wo arc close to the end.
There wns many a loll , and many a Blip ,
And many u day'fi wild weather ;
: < nt we cloned our hands in n linn or grip
And our hearts beut truer together.
Hue what would you say. If one should ask ,
As we stand here rlos.e nl the end :
Would you live It again , ns you lived It then ?
Oh ! what would you say , old friend ?
woitrit on Viwit . ii.ivtc.
THE VOTE.
By request \ve republlnti a few of tlio result !
of two yi-nra axa :
1--OII ROVIUtNOn-Cl-ounnc. , Van ,
- 78,120 ; Wyclc
CS , 1J : Mnrlnn , 4I,19 > . OONOIUW.HMAN. 21)
DIHTIHCT Mercer , 11.4S8J Doniip. 10,385 ;
Wheeler. 3.133 , COUNTY ATTOltNIJY Knli-y ,
9.905 : Shoemaker. 8.704 ; MttKiu-y , 2.3M. COIJN-
CII.MKN , 1ST WAUIJ llrnnilleii , &Mj llutlw. 69) ) ;
Hascall. 812. 21 > Klwuwer. 1.2JI ; ] lnrt < \ S3C ;
Hay. 178 JD liurdlih , 352 ; McAndrewi , Ell ;
White , -I7S. ITII Wlel -r , 1tV ; WliltlMlc. 1.C28.
BTH OsthofT , 810 ; Hrum.lere. 1,132 GTH Ilniwn ,
I.04I ; ypMlit. 3,2-jS ; .Slockmim. 311 , TTII llurr ,
19 ; Kvans. W6 ; Inakec-ii , 1 ; Thnmag. G7 . mi
llruner , 737 ; ilunsatv , 61Y , 9TII Johnson , K7 ;
1'arkcr , CS7.
You Can.
Your last red cent on the election , but it wouldn't
be wise. A man who
bets is a gambler ,
but a man who
doesn't bet is no bet
ter that's , a chest
nut , but we'll let it
_ go this time Bet a
hat , suit of clothes , pair of gloves or an overcoat.
Then you win something1. If you bet money you'll
have to set 'em up to the boys and the first thing
you know it's gone , blown in , flown , evaporated.
Then , again we come in on it if you bet wearables.
If you loose you can lot yourself down easy by buy
ing at our store. Hats at $2.50 and $3.00 that can't
be told from the $5 affairs you see all over town.
A good late style black hat like cut for $1.00 ; also
the new Alpine or Fedora soft hat for same price. All
prices from that up to our celebrated "Stetson
Special. "
Browning , King & Co. , ,
Uulliiblu Clotliters , S. W. Cor. IStli and Dotial.ia.
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