THE OMATTA DAUAr BKEi TUESDAY , MOVEMMEIl G. 1804.
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE
E. KO9KWATBII. Editor.
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Omaha. Dratta , checks ami | stoUce ( ordfra to
bo made pn > nlil < > to the onlcr of the company.
Till * IIKIJ 1'UDMBIIINQ COlll'ANT.
BTATUMBNT OK CIIICUI.ATION.
V. TmchucU , nccrelary ot The Bee Tub-
cmnjiiiny. being duly aworn , nx that
the actual number ut full and complete copies
of The Dally Mnrnlnir. i\rnlliK : nnd Humlar lie *
prtnteit during the month of October , list , wa
aa follows !
1 . S4.9U 16 11,114
2 . 21.274 i ; ZI.ZSB
> . . . , . 21.203 is it.ni
4 . 21.111 19 21.112
E . 2I.CI1 20 , . . . . 21.884
. 21 R.710
7 . . . . . M.975 22 21.052
S . 21,071 23 2tMT (
9 . 21,138 2i . . , * 90
19 . . . 1,018 23 W.851
11 . . . 21,123 2S 20.BR6
12 . 21,117 27 CT.032
IS . 21. MO It 22.KOO
14 . . . 22.S44 a M.TIX
15 . 23,131 3D M.812
Total ll.407
deductions for unnoM and returned
copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 10,037
Total Md 54.30
Dally avcrnRs net circulation. . . . . 21,116
Gixmiii : ii. T'/sciiucK.
ffvmrn tn before me anil Kuljucribcd In my pres
ence this M day of November. 18S4.
( Seal. ) N. P. FI3IL , Notary Public.
Do not full to vote early.
Look out for bo us voters and roor
backs.
Eternal vigilance Is the price of honest
elections.
Beach will make a competent
city clerk.
Rol I'rlneo has the Inside track in the
Bloody Third.
Sixth ward republicans should not de
sert Mr. .Tuyties.
The early voter Is sure that hit * vote
Is to be counted.
Don't forget to vote for Page in place
of Ucrninu Tlniine.
A. ftce ballot and an Loncst count must
be secured at all hazards.
Smash the state house ring of boodlera
by voting for honest government *
Tom Lowry is not running for the
council for glory nor for his health.
This Is a republican year , but not a
year for rogues nnd corporation tools.
ffeorge Mercer will be the next coun
cilman from the Ninth , and don't you
forget it.
The size of the vote will be Indisputa
ble evidence of the popular interest In
politics this year.
Vote for it non-partisan school board
nnd Insure a business administration of
the public schools.
The candidate who expects nothing
but defeat In the only one who Is sure of
not being disappointed.
Mr , Thomas has niatlo a fair council
man for the Seventh mid will bo re
turned for a second term.
Tom Crane has made a quiet and dig-
nlflecl race for the senate. As a vote-
\ getter he takes the bakery.
Vote early ! Don't let your vote be
crowded out by waiting- until the last
minute before going to the polls.
Ilolcoml ) Is an honest man and every
conscientious voter should cast his rote
for Ilok-omli and honest government
The Railroad lUislness Men's nssocla
tlun may now disband. The railroads
have no further Immediate use for It.
Illchard Smith will have a handle to
his name after the 1st of January. Ills
card will hear the Inscription , "Senator
Smith. "
If political campaigns came a little
oftener the I'ostolllre department of the
'edoral cover , incut MOU fi soon be a pay.
Ing Institution.
The man who has not yet made up his
mind how to vote will nmko no mistake
by giving honesty and Judge Holcomb
the. benefit of the doubt.
How many of the men who signed the
Ilallroad Business Men's calamity nmnl
festo would do the same thing If they
had It to do over again ?
Tom dowry's tricky work In connec
tion with the "Woleshensky petition
should be rebuked by all the self-re
specting people of the First ward.
Every American citizen Is a soveivigr
when ho reaches the ballot bos nnd no
man lnis a ilfilit to loerco him by threats
to vote against his honest convictions.
Tom Lowry claims he Is being op
posed by tlu corporations. Walt unti
Tom Is again councilman and the cor
porutlous will pay clearly for their oppo
Bltlon.
Ilallroad activity Is not confined testate
state politics. The Hue Italian hands o
Ilia Burlington IM > SSCS nrv clearly vlhlbl
behind several of the candidates for UK
city council.
The next house of representatives
may on u contingency bo the body Ilia
selects the next president of the UnlU- <
States. This emphasizes in a word tli
Importance of having republican contro
of the house at least by states.
Omaha Is vitally concerned In inaiij
Important measures In which the rail
road corporations and their allies are 01
the opposite side. AVhat will Majors dt
If he becomes governor ? Will ho scm
Omaha or the corporations to whom
has mortgaged himself , soul and body ?
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Tin ; rovnrs ,
The power whlcli the governor of ;
rnska can exercise over the courts of
he state la n point which has been nl-
nest entirely overlooked in the present
Into campaign. According to I lie law
mder which our courts itre- organized
very vacancy on the bench ot the dls-
ilctmirtls ( Hied by appointment of the
governor milII the next regular election
iicccedlng. During the last two years
his duly has fallen upon Governor
Jromisc : no less limn three timesIn this
me district , nnd It goes without saying
lint Governor CrounFC's appointees have
iccn men of the highest legul ability
nd of milmpencilnble character.
Tht1 question arises , however , What
< lnd of judges are we to expect In case
fnjors should have the power of np-
o'nllng to rnciucfc' . This ! a a question
i whldi the people are vl.a.ly Inlereste 1.
t roines home to them In the dully ad-
nln 1st ration of Justice , upon which their
Iberty and their property constantly
lepends. What sort of appointments
ire we to expect from a man who. In
vorythlng. Is tlie tool of the railroads
mil the corK | > nitlons ? Will he give us
who are Independent and fear-
ess , who will preside over cases to
vlilch the railroads are parties with nb-
olutu Impartiality , who will sou that
Individual citizens have the Ucnclit
f the laws that have been enacted to
iroteet them from coriHirntc rapacity ?
H It not natural to expect Majors ,
ihould ho be given the opportunity , to
onsnlt with the Itiirllngtou czar , to
vhoin he will have owed his election ,
ind to make his judicial appointments
it the dictation of the 15. & M. bosses ?
Would he not be expected to make the
iiurls as subservient to his corporate
misters as he Is himself ?
.Judge1 Llolcomb hits been , and still Is ,
lniHolf a Judge of the district court.
Vgaiust him In this capacity no breath
> f scandal or unfairness has ever been
titled , tie knows the needs of the peo-
ile of real protectors on the bench. lie
onld not but endeavor to gauge Ids Ju-
1 Idnl appointees by the high standard
vhtch he himself has set. With Judge
lolconib In the governor's chnir nil
longer to the Integrity of onr courts
rum tlda source will be effectually
trerted In advance.
VAIIUSLK IX A'filf TURK.
Only a week ago It was , as was sup-
) oscd. definitely announced that Secre-
ary Carlisle would contribute at least
me speech to the campaign which Sen-
ttor IIlll Is making in New York , and
UT.mgoments were nil but completed
or a monster meeting which he should
iddrcss. The announcement was unule
by an ollictal high in the administra
tion , and It was made with the knowl
edge of the secretary and without his
scnt. Mr. Carlisle even permitted the
statement to go out uncontradlcted that
ic was then engaged in preparing his
imposed speech. That he really at that
.line intended and confidently expected
o speak in Now York is therefore sairce-
y open to question. But this definite
innounceincnt had not been made moro
: hnn n. day Avhen the secretary began
to realize that his promise of partici
pation In the New York campaign was
at the least n trllie premature. Within
a couple of days the announcement was
pnillfied by the Intimation that the sec
retary would like to await 'President
leveland's return , to Washington and
talk the matter over with him before
being the precise date. Since then Mr.
3iH'llHle has had ample opportunity for
consulting with the president , but when
nieslloned as to his Xew York .speech
lie has Invariably replied that he had
not yet come to a decision. It has also
joen olliclally suggested that the rush
of public business at the present mo-
nent in such that it might prevent the
secretary from appearing In New York
it all.
,
Simultaneously with this breach of
faith on the part of Mr. Carlisle there
lave appeared from various sources re
ports to the effect that his refusal to
speak In New York would be more ac
ceptable to the democratic managers
than Ids agreement to do so. It is
urged Unit while a year or so ago the
secretary of the treasury was one of the
most popular of the presidential house
liold , his administration of the nation's
finances has alienated from him his for
mer friends among the leaders of the
New York democracy. Ills treatment of
the luvnkers at the time the loan of ? 50-
000,000 was floated with their nssistance
was not exactly appreciated , and on
mnny minor mutters of tiseal policy he
has failed or refused to take their nd-
vice , lie is also reputed to be. If not
friendly tothe , obnoxious Income tax. nt
least not averse to giving It n fair trial.
So unpopular is the Income tux provi
sion of the new tariff law with people
of all classes in Xew York that It would
be dllllcult for any one who does not
Join in the opposition to It to remain
a favorite In the political Held. Add to
this his present refusal to deliver the
speech promised In Senator Hill's be
half and Secretary Carlisle finds him
self practically cut loose from the fac
tion of the New York democracy with
which he was accustomed to associate.
The estrangement between the demo
crats of New York and President Cleve
land npixmrH to extend almost equally
to Mr. Carlisle , the president's secretary
of the treasury.
TJIK tiATWVS IT'.IRDS.
The animal report of the couimis
Ktoncr of Indian affairs presents some
Interesting facts as to what is being
done for the nation's wards. It Is
stated that the current expenses for
thin service In 1801 amount to $7U : > n,2-ii :
nnd that thy will bo somewhat less
next year. This Is about 10 per capita
for all the Indians who receive the
care of tht government. The progress
of Indian education Is not rapid , but
thcrt was a small aggregate Increase :
lu 4j2jsFK < > ll ( ) ° l enrollment during the-
past year , while the average attendance
was considerably Increased. This is
an encouraging fnct , siuc-e it denotes n
growing Interest on the part of the In
dian * In the schools. Tin ? i-ommls-
slont-r sayn , however , that irregularity
of attendance , the bane of schools
everywhere , Is particularly deplorable
mixing Indian pupils , whoso ho me life
usually runs' counter to school disci-
l > ! lne ana habits. The enrollment for
the year was UM31 pupils and the aver-
HKO fttteiulai.co 17,000 , against 21,117
and 10aos ; In the preceding year. In
order lo appreciate what has been ac
complished In the work of Indian edu
cation , however , one must go back some
year * . In 1SS7 flip average attendance
at the Indian schools was. H.50S , or
about one-tlftti the number last year ,
nnd the attendance 1ms nearly doubled
since 1SSU. There Is certainly no rea
son why the friend * of Indian education
should be nt all discouraged , but on
the contrary strong reason why they
should continue their efforts with
greater energy nnd persistency. The
commissioner reports that the legisla
tion requiring the voluntary consent of
parents or near relatives to the sending
of pupils to nonreservntlon schools lm
had a salutary effect , as shown In the
Increased attendance nt such schools.
The plan of placing Indian children In
the public * schools of the states In
which their homes are located has not
been ns successful as hoped for nnd the
commissioner concludes that the need
if special schools for Indian youth In
which they shall have specially adapted
help for becoming assimilated in
thought and habits with their Inexora
ble civilized Kurronndlngs will continue
many years. Still it Is Intended to
push vigorously the plan of putting In
dian children Into public schools. Ob
viously It would not be wise to aban-
Ion the experiment , which there can be
no doubt will In time prove entirely
successful.
In allotment work fair progress has
lieen made during the past yeur , but at
the rate of advance made Itvlll be u
number of years before the hinds set
ipart for allotment to the Indians will
! > o all taken up. There appears still to
lie a widespread1 Indisposition among
these people to accept the privilege ! in
this respect accorded by the govern
ment , which carries with It citizenship ,
and to settle dowif to the .work ot cul
tivating land and pursuing the ways of
civilized life. There must be no abate
ment , however , of the efforts to Induce
them to do this , for only In this way can
they be brought to a proper realization
of their duties and obligations as mem
bers of the human family. Tlie race
Is not dying out , as Is commonly sup
posed. On the contrary , there appears
to be no doubt that as a whole it Is
increasing , though some tribes may be
approaching extinction. It is therefore
still as strongly incumbent upon the
white man as It has ever been to lift
the Indian out of his seml-savnge con
dition into the civilized stale and to
give him every fair opportunity to im
prove and elevate himself ud to ob
tain a knowledge of his responsibilities
as a man. Tlie progress made in this
direction , If not so great as was hoped
for , is sufltclent to warrant the belief
that with faithful perseverance along
the lines marked out the object sought
will ultimately be attained.
RAILKOAD OVKKCAl'l'fAL.JZA'riOy.
One of the most astounding proposi
tions that Ims ever been made with
reference to the reorganization of bank
rupt railroads is advanced by a , leading
New York attorney in n letter recently
printed in the Times of that city. It Is
nothing less than that the solvent rail
roads should combine with the Insolvent
roads to raise the charges on freight
transportation to a point that will In
sure Interest and dividends to all the
watered stock and fraudulent bonds ont-
standlng on the worst paying road in
llio country. The writer , Mr. Alfred DC
Cordova , Intimates to those in control
of bankrupt railroads and to those who
are trying to reorganize them that no
matter how much they assess them , no
matter how much money they may take
In from stock and bondholders , If the
roads cannot earn enough to pay Inter
est on tlie bonds and some compensation
to stockholders the ultimate result Is
bankruptcy again and another assess
ment. "Let the roads , " lie urges ,
"charge rates that will enable them to
pay the bondholders and stockholders
something for having put their money
in them. It may seem hard to patrons
to have to be taxed for overcapitaliza
tion , but the tax would be Infinitesimal
compared with a wiping out of the capi
tal stock and n portion of the bonds of
these roads. The loss would fall heavily
and be ruinous in one Instance , where
the tax would be hardly felt in tlie
other. It has been figured that by an
advance of t mill per ton per mile In
freight charges many of the railways
of the country might pass from insol
vency to prosperity. "
Could anything be more preposterous
than this ? The bonds and stock repre
sented In tlie overcapitalization are
largely or wholly water , pure and situ-
ple.Their legitimate claim upon the earn
ings of the road Is not moro than a very
small percentage of their face value.
Yet here we have a proposition to rob
the shippers and the people for the bene
fit of the security holders because the
sum abstracted would bo widely dis
tributed and therefore comparatively
light for each Individual person. Be
cause Justice would In many Instances
at once ruin the few security holders we
are to perpetrate Injustice upon the lu-
nnmbcrablo patrons of the road and
ruin these Innocent victims ) > } a slow
and gradual process of extortion. By
what code of ethics can such a course bo
justified ?
On the other hand , the roads which
are not unduly overcapitalised and
which are now under the present sched
ule of rates paying Interest and div
idends and storing up huge .surpluses
are to Increase their revenue by adding
to the present remunerative charges
Not only are the railroads nlrcnd )
wrecked by mismanagement to be given
returns upon their fictitious capital , but
for this purjio.se those which have no
fault to llud with their present reve
nues are to increase their rates and de
innnd more for their service than Is nee
ossary to maintain them ns paying prop
ertles. The bankrupt roads , we nro told
cannot with thelrovcrcnpltnllzntion com
pe. e with the 10 ds uhUh arc In a Koitm
financial condition. Why should they' '
'If they want to share the trafHc then
Is just one way In which they can dose
so with JiiBtlce to all. They must bo
brought down to a basis of actual cap !
tnUzatlon. The water must be wrunt ,
out of the stock and the fraudulently is
sued bonds must be weeded out. Hon
estly managed roads are making inoncj
with the prevailing freight rates. There
Is no reason why the others If properlj ,
lea gnnl cd lou d Lot do tu a uc.
npltnll atloinmust te : brought down , not
ho rates Immsht up.
The Standard Oil company Is supply-
ng Majors' lubricator. It Is vitally In-
erestert In the election of 1ln oil room
'niidldato ' because the next governor
vlll appoint a state oil Inspector whose
Inly It shall lie to sec that the Standard
) ll company observes the law prohibit-
ng the sale of Inferior and dangerous
oil. Judge Holcomb when elected will
appoint u..man to that responsible
( option who cannot be bribed
.ml who w ll compel the Standard Oil
inpauy fo obby the law. l'ut Majors
n tlie executive chair and a slate oil
nspeetor would bo selected by the
Htnnd'ml ' Oil company and all Majors
could do would be to sign the conunis-
Ion at the dictation of the oil monopoly.
Mirthormore , the oil inspection law Is
lefectlvo and must be amended by the
text legislature In order that better
irolectlon may bo afforded patrons of
ho oil company. 1'ut Majors In the ex
ecutive chair and mich a bill , necessary
o safeguard life and property , would
ic vetoed nt the dictation of bis cor-
lornte masters. In short , the only
Menus ot Insuring administration of
state government In the Interest of the
vhole people Is to elect Silas A. Hol
comb to bo the next governor of Ne
braska.
The Bee's frequent denunciations of
state house Impeachables and penlten-
.iary and asylum plunderers arc dial-
ongod by the 11. & M. Journal nnd mis
construed Into a slur upon Governor
3rounsu's administration , which Is
auded and heralded as a , full defense
jf the discredited gang whlcli The Bee
s seeking to overthrow. The Journal's
ogle is too lame and transparent to de
ceive the voters of this state. The fact
if the matter Is that Governor Crounse
threatened to resign his olllce a year ago
for the reason that he could not pusli to
i consummation his wise , plans for netter
otter and more economic state govern-
nent as long as the railroad gang con
trolled a majority of the state cilllclals.
ile found himself surrounded by cor
rupt and debased corporation cappers ,
determined to plunder the state treas-
iry. and It has been Governor Crounse's
constant endeavor to checkmate and
thwart their nefarious plans. He owes
them nothing and he dare not defend
them before the voters of Nebraska.
(
They cannot hide behind his cloak of
integrity and assume a virtue which
they do not possess.
Majors' generosity , about which his
admirers have been saying so much ,
seems to foot up something like this :
Majors generously had a resolution
passed by the legislature allowing the
employes to carry off the chairs and
other furniture which the taxpayers
had paid for. He voted to donate a
lot belonging to the state for use as a
Catholic clnlrch'slte In Lincoln. lie en
tertained liiTlshly In the lieutenant gov
ernor's room n the capital with tlm
liquors und > cigars supplied by the-cor
poration lobljy. He generously per
mitted his associates on the state- ticket
to put up ( lie funds necessary for hftj
election "wTfi-nT' he , refused to pay his
campaign assessment. Ho Is a liberal
distributor of railroad passes wherever
he thinks they can do his corporate mas
ters any good. For a record of gener
osity with other people's money Majors *
record cannot be beat.
'ihe policy of designating commis
sioned officers of the army to act as In
dian agents seems to have so coin-
mended Itself to the commissioner of In
dians affairs that few if any of the
civilians who are applying for appoint
ments are likely to secure places. Ite-
que.sts have been made to .supplant some
of the army officers now at different
agencies , with other agents , and In some
instance ! } the ofliccrs themselves have
become dissatisfied with the character
of the work assigned them , but on tlie
whole the change has been most satis
factory to all concerned. The president
proposes to go back to the old system
only In Individual cases where it Is
clearly proven that a material advantage
will result. At nil events , the Indian
agent army olllcer has come to stay
for some considerable time.
United States Marshal Bede , who re
signed his place as a federal ollicial In
order that he might engage actively In
the work of promoting the election of
his political friends , must appreciate the
promptness with which he has been re
lieved of Ids duties by the appointment
of his successor. He Is thus enabled to
put In nearly a week at campaigning
without Infringing upon the orders that
require federal olllcials to leave politics
severely alone. It is to be presumed
that his successor Is well enough satis
fied to get an olllce for himself nnd let
his friends exert themselves for t/Je /
oillces whlcli they are seeking.
A venerable ex-governor of Nebraska ,
who claims to still stand high In the
councils o the railroad republican man-
ngers , actually professes 'to believe and
makes the pro.4'cton ' } public that Majors
will today pollua plurality of more than
fO.OCO. Tfcerd'ls ' il6 .u gling of tile typ\s
in this. The u'iost ch irlt.ibe ! Interpreta
tion to bo glren is Unit the pretended
prophet Is nol/liwhre of the lapse of the
last ten years , . , , ( > 1j
There Is prupjiply not 2 per cent of the
voters of tlits jjy that arc not ready to
admit that \iaJ9rs Is bound hand anil
foot to the railroad and other corpora
tions. 1C oleetvd-liB will simply bu theli
paid agent , ph'rless to shake off : their
Influence. Hvery , corporation In the state
Is now actively engaged In the desper
ate effort to ol f ! tle | tattooed man. But
they are all doomed to defeat.
Tom Majors has always been u pro
nounced enemy of Omaha. Ho stumpei'
the state as the anti-Omaha candidate
two years ng < > and his home organ , thu
Peru Gazette , kept at the head of Its
columns this declaration : "For gov
ernor , Thomas J. Majors. Omaha inusl
not bo allowed to dominate this state
Choose yo this day whom ye will serve ! '
In all the large cities of the country
party managers have offered rewards
for tliu arrest nnd conviction of men
caught violating the election laws. Al
along the Hue tlie cry Is for honest elec
tions and purity of the ballot Special
( Torts arc to be made lo nmka ( tie re
mits of this year's election an nccnrnlo
nnd precise expression of the voters'
hps. It Is the duty of every election
ofllcltil , and of every citizen who hap-
lens to be nt the polls , lo keep his eyes
> pcn for fraud on the part of those
about him , nnd to cause the arrest of
very one who abuses Ids position. The
ecurlty of republican Institutions rests
ipon the strict enforcement of the clec-
ion laws.
It would have been dllllcult at the
line Alexander III became czar of Hus-
ila In 1881 to persuade many people
hat he would be permitted to die a
latnral death. No man has been the
Hiibject of so many threats nor the oil-
eel of so many conspiracies. Who can
my ( hat there was not nil unseen power
hat preserved his life from the very
lumcrous attempts made to destroy It ?
If Holcomb receives n majority of the
otes of Omaha he will feel under obli
gations to Omnhiiniul be in u position to
eclprocatc. If Omaha gives Majors a
itimillty of her votes lie will feel under
10 obligations to anybody except the
corporation combine , and even IC'he felt
mder any obligation ho would not ho In
losltlon to reciprocate unless the Bur-
Ingtou czar would kindly consent *
Chicago Is flattering ber.self that she
.ma New York where she will luive to
confess to the possession of a smaller
Hipulatlon than thu World's fair city.
Ml because Chicago points to a larger
registration list than New York. Next
vear New York will sec to it that she
mploys census enumerators as regis
trars.
We rejoice in the quickened conscience
of ( he people concerning political affairs ,
mil will holdall publicoillceni ton rigid
responsibility and engage ( that menus
'pledge" ) that the prosecution nnd pun
ishment of all who betray oillchil trusts
shall be swift , thorough and unsparing.
National Itepnbilcan Platform , 1S70.
Omnha should vote for a man who will
not have to go to railroad headquarters
for permission to sign bills in which this
city may be vitally concerned lo compel
railways to pay their proper share of
ttl taxes and stop damaging discrim
inations In favor of competing business
centers.
Any man who has not lived In this
sitite six months before the election ,
forty days In the county and ten days In
the precinct In which he Is registered
Ims no right to vote. II ho attempts to
vote or casts his vote contrary to the
statute he commits a penitentiary of
fense.
All the dark and devious ways , of per
petrating election frauds are to be ex-
liloited by the Majors gang. Constant
watching and prompt nctlon on the part
of those in attendance on the polls in
each precinct will be needed to block
these various games.
The railroads have not yet given the
word for the maximum rate bill deci
sion. Can It be that the outcome of the
election is to have an Influence upon the
direction of the court's ruling ?
Whether Chairman WHsou Is beaten
or not , the next house will find itself
plentifully supplied with democratic
statesmen left over from previous con-
.Tresses.
We do not believe that there Is n man
in the world who has so great opportu
nities before him as the new Ilussian
czarr Will lie embrace those opportuni
ties ?
Secretary Carlisle's contribution to
the campaign of Senator Hill Is to be
strictly confined to the Issue ot ex-Tlce
President Morton's coachman.
President Cleveland and ex-President
Harrison are both working for the same
object In New York the defeat of Sena
tor IIU1. .
OppnrtunltlcH for ! mirt.
Philadelphia neconl.
If I'rlncesa Allx of Hesse , the future
caarlna , be aa clever nntl strong-willed as
she la described by common report , she
will llnd plenty of opportunity to exert her
Inlltience for the Rood of her future realm.
as well as In the Interest of universal
peace. A powerful anil Influential empress
Would not 1 nn unprecedented figure in
Russian politics. Five women ruled over
the empire during the eighteenth century.
amoiiR them the energetic though Infamous
Hmnress-es Elizabeth und Catharine II. The
wife of Alexander II. Is salil lo l"ive In
fluenced the termination of the Crimean
war and to have promoted the. Russian In
vasion of Turkey in 1S77. If Iho coming
czarina shall Improve her oppDrtunlties she
may become quite ns Important a. figure In
Kui-opean politics as her cousin , Kaiser Writ-
helm. .
.m
Fraternal Spirit of Siililleri.
Globe-Democrat.
There Is no fraternity closer than that of
men who have stood together on the battle-
lleld. and the time has arrived when the
veterans ot the civil war have almost aa
warm a feelins for those who opposed them
ns for their own comrade * . They were bravo
men all. and the heroism shown by one
army implied an equal heroism on the other
side. The surviving poldlers of the union
and the confederate urmles are no longer
jfounc. anil they have learned to respect
cr ch other for < e ted roanhocd and ai Anvr-
Ican citizens devoted to the same fl K and
ready to uphold its honor. These remarks
are suRRested by the fact lhat the different
Grand Army posts in Itoane county. Tenn. ,
met last Wednesday and resolved unani
mously tn invite all ex-confederate ! ! of the
county to Join with them hereafter in their
special meelinjrs. floane county IH republi
can by two to one. which adds to the pleas
ant sfisnlflcance of the action Just taken.
rnptnUi Iloiirko'n ValimUlo Koirarcliea.
IMillailcliilila Ix-Jfrer.
Captain John O. notirlce. U. S , A. . Is n
I'hlkulelphlan , a High school boy , who haa
carried into all his lontr experience as an
army olllcer on the frontier his early lessons
OH to the value of ethnology the study of
our native races In their own homes. Hit
last contribution , following ; a lansr Berles of
other valuable studies. Is a paper on "Pop
ular Medicine , Customs and Superstitions
ot the 3Uo Grande , " gathered during his
bervlce In a military poft in tnat region ,
U la Interesting In Itself and , from the op
portunity for a comparison with the curious
survivals of similar superstitions in cither
countries , and It Is valuable as Hhowlns
that even In the hard life of a. rough fronr
tier post an Intelligent oulcer , well cqulppet
liy habits of study and research , can adc
to our stock of knowledge nnd enable us
lu r i < ue from obllylon the fust disappear
ing faiths of a primitive p to pie. Captain
IJmirfce wisely Koe lo the people of the
countryfor its tradition * and customs , anc
the same Intelligence and zeal that enabled
him to collect the wonderful relics of Co
lumbus and the early Spanish explorers , ex
hibited at Chicago in the reproduction of
the convent of La Itabldu at the exposition
help lilm lo unearth tlin Btriinno practices
that no doubt carae with the first Invaders
to this country , and are only slowly dying1
out on our southern Ixirders. He uhown
their likenewi to those recorded by early
Ttoman poets aa lr > vojrue In th llrst cen-
Uirti > H of our earo. and lie lias added a valu
able clmpler to our own folk lore by hl
lOKt conflbutlon. It la to be hoped that in
hla bhlftlnir duties from post to post ho may
Und other Hubjects of Interest , and help to
Inspire others In the army to gather similar
evidences of that curious combination o :
faith and superstition that seems to be
world wide , holding ; out against lh clvilli-
loff Influences of education.
THINGS.
Straws how the current from an IceJ
cocktail.
drover Cleveland Intimates ( hero ID notli-
ng to arbitrate with IIlll.
The Man-Ill of It It , "Don't contradict In
print what Is given to the gallery. "
( Jeorgo Oodbethero looks alter the postal
ntcrests of the venal sinners nt Purgatory.
Va.
Toburllngton'a low-browed demand for
"straight" democracy turns out to bo the
echo of a Peru-vlan bark.
Where Is the nx that Adlal swung ? The
Son ot Heaven hungers tor a. lew olllclnl
lends to appenso his wrath.
The straights may scornfully resent the
cliargo of a bargain and sale , but the ugly
[ act remains that they took the goods to
Martmette.
The bread reduction fever 1ms reached
Cincinnati nnd Is moving Irresistibly west
ward , despite the doughlefiil ( ) cries ot crusty
moasbaclo.
Corporation cappers nro doingan unusual
imount of whistling just now , merely to
keep their courage up while going through
thn graveyard.
Ilerr Most attempted to do tlio theatrical
act In a New Jersey town , but the pollco
got after him and he executed a most un
ceremonious exit.
As the liurl.il ot the Russian czar will
not take place for several Oars , the Inter
ment of the Nebraska variety will bo right
In line with the procession.
One of the reasons urged tn favor of the
election to congress of Harry Miner In New
York Is the fact that he Is the father of
eighteen children. It Is an open question
whether illncr Industry should bo encour
aged.
An unfeeling humorist sends In what pur
ports to bo a copy of a speech delivered by
T. J. Majors. A crmlo picture ot n casket
adorns the top , on whlcli arc Inscribed these
words : "Here Lies Tattooed Tom , as
Usual. "
According to the dictum of ( ho Minnesota
supreme court , a bicycle Is entitled to equal
rights on the public highways with the horse-
and wagon. The equine aristocracy are
thus given to understand that they cannot
block tlie ( mo whorls of progress.
Great Hcvlnpra , another Richmond in the
field 1 Philadelphia tryingto outdo Now
York and Chicago In bogus registration.
Hitherto the Quaker city was regarded as
the paragon of political purity , the Gettys
burg of honest ballots and fair counts. Sadly
the. plcturu la turned to the -.vail.
Henry Frederick Schatzel , Ilrooklyn , is
trying to ralso the wind In Texas by suing
for 270 square miles ot the state , worth
125,000,000. Mystery , romance and crime nro
Interwoven in the claim , and should ho per
sist in disturbing Uic claim Jumpers It Is
quite probiblo the coroner's Jury will sit on
his Inanimate frame and pronounce It heart
failure.
Walter Wellman's dash to the pole brought
him In contact with a few square miles ot
Icebergs nnd a coolness thick enough ID cut
with a chceso knife. A recent dash to
Washington to discover the true Inwardness
of things political convinced him that the
breezes of Spltzbergen are tropical In com
parison with the cool Indifference- the ad
ministration concerning the fale of the
democracy.
The Chicago Inter Ocean Is needlessly
alarmed about the "great destitution" pro
duced by drouth and flrea In Nebraska.
The ravages of both have been grossly ex
aggerated. Whatever distress develops will
bo taken care of In good time , but the total
would not equal one-third of the unfor
tunates In Chicago. Ex-Senator Farwcll
staled to a visitor recently lhat four out
of every five "men In that city mo out of
work.
The latest hygienic craze In Paris Is the
use of porus glass for windows. This Is
declared to possess all the advantages of the
ordinary window framing , and while light
Is as freely admitted as through the- medium
of common glass , the "porous" further ad
mits air. too , the mlnulo holes with which
It Is intersected being too flno to permit ot
any draught , while they provide a. healthy
continuous ventilation through the apart
ment.
It of or ni ut Commencement * .
Detroit FreeTress. .
The new style of graduating at Yale ,
which does away almost entirely \vlth pub
lic ppeakUur and completely annihilates the
amateur orator , is a step in the right direc
tion. The young man who "baned'1 through
his entire course to attain the honors of
the valedictorian , usually llnlshed with an
accumulation of dead knowledge acquired
nt the expense of physical strength arid
that more practical Information which helps
the. man of action through the world. Yale
has broken from tlie traditions , but she
has started the movement which will do
away with the brief prominence of the
self-conscious young man with broad cuffs ,
tortuous collar , unmanageable hands and
abnormally developed feet.
Trimhlo for the Votor.
Philadelphia Lcdg-cr.
It will give the New York voter as much
work to handle his ballots this year as It
requires to turn over the leaves of one of
the mammoth Sunday newspnperH of the
period. Not less that twenty-two ballots.
each six by ten Inches In dimensions , will
be placed in his hands , and In some dis
tricts seven more will require his attention.
Under the New York law he can remain In
his booth ten minutes to examine and fold
the sheets. This is none lee long for the
conscientious citizen who wishes to
scrutinize Ihe entire output of ballots. The
overgrown blanket ballot sheet Is formid
able enough , but Its manipulation IB mere
child's play compared with , tlie bother In
volved In. the New York system.
K/IW'5 7IO/I.V
men hare no faults.
A broken won ! can neter be mended.
A pig sty Is not a good pearl market.
Men care least for honor when , most In
want ot bread.
Try not only to bo good , but to be gooj
for something.
Don't Ia4k about yourself when you want
to bo interesting. "
U Is better to fall In trying1 to da good
than II Is not to try.
Fishing for compliments Is not much better
than fishing on Sunday.
In most casca the rrfarmcr goes away
from home to begin work. '
Find n man whom men lore , and you. will
find ono who has first loved men.
Nothing U to be gained by talking ol
heaven to a man who irorshlpa money ,
It Is doubtful It the devil tins ever been
driven back nn Inch by star preaching ,
The devil docs a big day's work on tha
day he makes a preacher afraid ot tlio poor
house.
If you have to shout to tell the people- thai
you are religious , there are many who will
never find It out.
CUHIIKST Of Tlltt
Plain Healer : The umpire hax at last laid
aside the functions of a police Judge.
Iloston Courier : There N nomethluR
crooked about a man who carries a cork-
Bcrew.
Syracuse Courier : "I did not know that
there was nnythlntr bad In him. " " 1 guess
you never tasted the whisky at till house. "
Philadelphia llecord : Mrs. Placid Where
were you last night ? Mr. 1' . At n Htnit
party , my dear. "I thought so when I
heard you staggeringupstairs. . "
Cincinnati Tribune : llrlggs I read- the
other day that some words lit the C'hlncse
language are capable of forly different
meaning * . Hrnjrgs What R. . brnutlfut lan
guage to make campaign promises Int
"Washington Star : "Dull am mimphln'
wuf while notlcln' , " salnl Undo Eben , "In
de fack ilut wliah pollllca am plentlfullcsl
coh'n bread nm U'ble tcr be Bkn'se. "
Indlanapnlln Journal : "Anything new In
> our line ? " asked the market reporter.
It wnH growing dark. The hardware man
looked about absently ami then remarked :
"Window blinds arc going down. "
Brooklyn ICngle : Stranger-Can you tell
mo where Mrs. IJrown lives ? Mrs. Halst-y
Putnam Well , I don't know tlio number ,
but It's Just n few doors below : It's the
only house on the block besides this that
has real lace curtains on the windows.
Kate Field's Washington : Mrs. IlencOIcl
Now. what would you do , Mr. De Hatch ,
if you had a baby that ereld lof the moon ?
De Batch ( grimly ) Pd do the next best
thing for him , madam ; I'd make him see
stars !
Detroit Free Press : The husband wns
complaining nnd the wife was busying
about , hunting for the sunshiny places.
"Life Is a burden , " be sighed.
"Yes , dear , " she answered , "but you know
we couldn't exist very well without It.
Then he smiled' ' and took a now hold.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Washington Star.
Whiskers wavln' "in the breeze , (1 (
Orators galore.
Never was so plentiful i
In these parts before.
Kinder bard tcr git the facts
Fur common folks like me ,
When such mighty knowln' men
Seems ter disagree.
Gnu They Do Without It ?
Philadelphia FteronJ.
In regard to the prohibition of American
cattle. It remains to be Been whether the
consumers of Germany will patiently sub
mit to n measure which Is designed to en ;
hance the cost of their meat for the Dene-
lit of the agrarian clement , linn Chancellor
Caprlvl remained In power there Is lltllo
reason lo bellevi- that lie would have coun
tenanced an net" so much at variance with ,
his liberal policy of trade But if Ihls meas
ure shall be persisted in by the new gov
ernment , under pretext pt the Texas fever
or anythingelse. . It will be sure td excite
the murmurs or German consumdrs nncl
give to the opposition a. formidable weapon
of attack.
-
I Im Oormiiu Kmlmrgu.
Denver fieiiubllcnn.
Notwithstanding Secretary Morton of the
Agricultural department professes to think
that the export of American beef to Ger
many does not amount to much , our ambas
sador nt the German court has seen proper
to protest In very vigorous terms against
the restrictions that have- been placed by
Hamburg and other German ports upon the
Importation of American cattle and beef
productfl. The vigor of the one Is not con
sistent with the indifference of the other.
JIY IllK CM'/fAOU'.V WAV.
Aubcron Herbert.
I have said good-bye to the friends of my
race.
The greetings are over and done ,
Anil I Journey forth to find me a place
To take a last leave of the sun.
For I never could die where tlio four walU
stand.
And hide the sun from , me ;
But the Bky must be bare on either hand ,
With the great air moving1 free.
And dimmer nnd dimmer will grow the
As the pulses cease their piny ;
Till the soul speeds forth on Ita homeward
lltght.
Far on" , by the unknown way.
i'oun .iro.v rvi iruitrn rnun H.IUK.
THE VOTE.
Ily request wo repuhllsh a few oj the results
of two yearn ago :
PCm UOVHIINOR CrounM > . 7IM58 ; Van Wyclc.
CS.617 : Morton. 41,193. CONUIUISSMAN , M >
DlSTltlCT Alerecr. 11.4M ; llmme. 10,181 ;
Wliwler. 3.IS2. COUNTY ATTOIINEV Knley ,
9,905 , : HhcKinaker. 8.7011 llanney , 2.3S3. COUN-
CII.MKN , 1ST WAIUI Ilranilleii. 633 ; Itutlcr , MO ;
lla.scnll. * IZ. 2I > Kluneser. 1,251 : ICnrtr , MB ;
liny. 178. 3I > Ilunllnh. 353 : McAmlretvn , 5U ;
U'lidp , 47S. 4TH Whcclcr , 1.233 ; Whlllock. ) , CC3.
KTH-Oithorr. 81C ; Snumlc-ru. 1,131. GTJI Itrimn.
1,004 ; Hpcchl. l.r > 5 ; Htockman. 311. "Til llurr ,
79 ; KVJIIK. 506 : InkPp. 141 ; Tinman. 676. (1TI1 (
Itruner. 7:7 ; Huneatr , 619. UTII Juhrmon , &CT ;
Parker , ( XI ,
You Can. J3et
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 lot it
go this time Bet a
hat , suit of clothes , pair of gloves or an overcoat.
Then you win something. 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 let yourself down easy by buy
ing at our store. Hats at $2.50 and $3.00 that can't
be told from the $5 aifalrs you see all over town.
A good late style black hat like out for $1.00 ; also
the now Alpine or Fedora soft hat for same price , All
prices from that up to our celebrated "Stetson
Special. "
Browning , King & Co , ,
Reliable Clothlcru , S. W. Cor. 15th mrJ Dougl.i * .