Nebraska Newspapers

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Oovcninr Ilokoiiib Is something of n
letter writer himself.
Knto Field wants one of the new
American Ktinbonts iiami'd after Queen
iBiihelln. Why not call It Kate ?
Ilorr ami llarvoy may be as fresh at
the end as at the boKlnnliiK of their Ions ;
distance contest , but the public Is per-
ceptilily fntwtl out by the performance.
If It comes lo a question of voracity
between the governor and one or.two
members of the State Board of Public
Lands and I'lilldliiKS , each citizen will
have to decide for himself which he will
prefer to believe.
The threatened attempt to precipitate
a conlllct between two sets of police
ollicers will receive no countenance or
jupport from law-abiding citizens. The
contest between rival police boards
must be settled In the courts and not
In the streets.
Governor Klchards of Montana threat
ens to call an extra session of the legis
lature in case an attempt Is made to
consolidate the Northern 1'aclllc and the
Great Northern. .Montana Is bound to
have some excitement to offset the In
dian war of which Idaho Is boasting.
If there are any stray murders lying
iirmmd loose In any corner of the United
States or Canada the authorities Svllr
be perfectly justified in laying them to
the credit of the man monster Holme- ! .
Holmes must have killed every one who
has been murdered In the last few
months.
The lioard of Public Works has de
clared" the position of sidewalk inspector
specter vacant and declined to ( ill the
vacancy. As a measure of economy this
Is all right. * As a matter of politics it
looks very much like a put-up job to
foist another howling dervish upon
the pay roll.
It Is to DC sincerely hoped that the
International Geographical congress ,
now In session In London , will not omit
to take notice of the Increased height of
I'Ike's 1'eak. When 1'Ike's Peak grows
a thousand feet at one measurement the
phenomena ought certainly to attract tlie
attention of the learned geographers.
If any-self-respecting republican still
doubts the Imperative necessity of the
purgation of city ami county govern
ment by a spontaneous uprising of all
decent and law-abiding citly.cns he
'jhould by all moans attend one of the
political orgies that are being held
nightly uirder the auspices of so-called
"republican clubs. "
In Its career of nearly a quarter of a
century The lleo has unmasked a great
many Impostors , adventurers And unmit
igated frauds. Among nil these Impu
dent rascals and conlldence sharps .few
have operated upon a smaller capital
and have exhibited greater adamantine
cheek than Virgil O. StrlcKler , formerly
Pullman car conductor and more re
cently bogus social evil reformer.
It begins to look as If the Nebraska
free silver democrats will have to forego
the company of Secretary Carlisle at
their state convention next month. Hut
then there will be nothing to stop them
from attending the administration wing
convention If the secretary consents to
appear as Its guest. If Mr. Carlisle will
only come to Nebraska. he may possibly
got the members of the two factions to
gether , If only during the time that he
Js delivering his address.
Governor Ilolcomb'a alleged satisfac
tion with the results of the penitentiary
appraisement turns out to be very pro
nounced dissatisfaction. The governor
very naturally objects to having words
put Into his mouth which he never ut
tered. If those1 who have been repre
senting him as approving the penitenti
ary steal In all Its details ex
pected hluj to let the matter pass
without a protest they have by this
tlmo learned that they were greatly mis
taken. *
According to Attorney General A. Sy-
him ( . 'Inn-chill , the Institution for the
blind at Nebraska City is an educational
Institution , but the Institution for the
deaf and dumb at Omaha Is not an edu
cational Institution. Itoth of these Insti
tutions are conducted on substantially
the same plan and both have been de
clared by the suproiuo court In one
breath to be educational Institutions.
No ono but A. Sylum Churchill has the
discriminating eye to distinguish be
tween them'lu this respect ,
run ritAiirmy AO INST
I-'ot * sublime Impudence , commend UN
to Virgil O. Slrlckler. When grave
charges affecting his olllclal conduct as
member of the Itoard of Klre and Police
Commissioners are preferred with Gov
ernor llolcomb , StrlckleV auda
ciously pronounces them to be
"of BO frivolous n character ns
tobo an Insult to the Intelligence of
the governor. " lie declares that the
charges against Haze , which he , Stride-
ler , had been directed to Investigate
and report upon by the police commis
sion , were dismissed by the board after
a fair trial , and that Haze was ac
quitted and fully exonerated , lie fur
thermore avers < hat he has never hesi
tated to vote for the dismissal of an olil-
cer when the evidence warranted dis
missal , and solemnly atllrms that he
had not the remotest Intention to Incite
Insubordination In the police force when
he rushed Into print to announce that
Chief of Police White had no legal right
to make arrests or exercise the author
ity of a police chief. What a bra/en
falslller !
So the charges against Slrlckler are
frivolous , are they ? Must a member of
the police commission be convicted of
murder or arson or house breaking be
fore lie lays himself liable to removal
for olllclal misconductV Is it necessary
that the charges of malfeasance Include
violations of every provision of tin
criminal code before they cease to be
frivolous ? What are the facts In this
case ?
More than a year ago The lleo pointed
out the necessity of police reorganiza
tion and urged the dismissal of olliccr *
who had shown themselves to be dis
honest , disreputable or Incompetent.
Spurred on by this demand , the police
commission Invited the editor of The
lleo to place at Its disposal such In
formation as he might have concerning
the misconduct of members of the force.
A full statement was made In execu
tive session In the presence of all the
members of the board. Papers and atll-
davlts supporting charges of misbe
havior against a number of police olil-
cers , among them Chief Detective Haze ,
were given into the hands of the com
missioners at their own request as the
basis of an investigation. This was
on .lune Ti , 18 ! ) 1. Within a few days
thereafter several of the accused ollicers
were either suspended or summarily
dismissed.
The investigation of the charges
against Chief Detective Haze , which
embodied some of the most flagrant
violations of the police code , was by
direction of the board given over lo
Strickler. Damaging testimony against
Ilaxo was given Strlckler by the police
matron , Mrs. Cummlngs. Her state
ment , supported by otllclal records ol
the police court , should have been snlli-
clout to cause Hnze to be dismissed In
disgrace. It was proved that llu/.i > had
on two occasions prevailed upon girls
under age who had been rescued from
houses of ill-fame and ordered sent to
the Home for Fallen Women at Milford -
ford to refuse to enter that Institution.
One of these girls was Induced by lla/.o
to go to his own home , and after a short
period drifted back to a disorderly re
sort. The other girl , Laura Day , was
subsequently shot and killed in an as.
dgnatlon house In this city. The life
nf this girl would no doubt have been
-laved had she not been persuaded by
Haze to refuse to abide by the advice
of her parents and accompany Matron
Cummlngs to the Milford home.
According to Strickler all this Is friv
olous. Hut law-respecting citizens will
agree with The I lee that this act alone
rendered Haze totally unlit for any
place on thw police force. Instead of
reporting to the commission these facts ,
uncontradlcted and indisputable , Strick
ler not only exerted every inlluence to
shield Haze , but went further
and actually urged members to
promote him to a * captaincy.
Strlckler now has the Insolence to de
clare that Haze was exonerated by thu
board when he knows that he himself
never made a formal report on the
matter , and there Is nothing on the
record to show that the board took any
action. The truth Is Strlckler know
ingly and wilfully seeks to mislead the
public by talking about a previous in
stancy , when a Scotch verdict was ren
dered by the board upon other charges
made against this same Haze.
StrlckJer's hypocritical demurrer to
the second charge against him Is too
transparent to deceive any one con
versant with the facts. It Is notorious
that Strlckler has been In constant
and close communion with discharged
policemen who are seeking in every
way to incite Insubordination within
the force. When a police commissioner
gives aid and comfort to malcontents
and conspirators he falls to appreciate
the responsibility of the position he oc
cupies. Strickler may think the de
mand for his summary retirement very
frivolous , but In ariny parlance It Is a
military necessity.
WILT , WOIIK SKlilUUS 1XJUHY.
If Comptroller Howler of the Treasury
department , who has arrogated to him
self the extraordinary prerogative of
passing upon the constltntlona.llty of a
law of congress , shall dually decide not
to pay the sugar bounty authorized to
be paid by the last congress and shall
hu upheld by the president In such de
cision , great Injury will bo done not
only to the claimants of the bounty , butte
to others. Senator Calfroy of Louisiana ,
In speaking of the matter , said that an
adverse decision by the comptroller will
mc'ifi the financial ruin of many persons.
The claims have been generally hypoth
ecated by the hanks and the action of
the comptroller In raising a question ante
to the validity of the law has already
produced confusion and distress. While ,
the planters , said Senator Caffrey , pro
duce only sugar , they are large purchas
ers of many commodities necessary to
the conduct of thu business and are In
debt to numerous manufacturers ami
merchants for machinery and supplies.
These outside people will bo the chief
sufferers If the claims are not paid , iw
they are thu creditors of the men U
whom the bounty is due. It is also salt
that bounty certificates 'have been usot
as collateral for loans and are In the
hands of Innocent parttrc , who will suf
fer an Injustice If they are not paid.
It appears thut Secretary Carlisle and
the nssltttant attorney general approve
the action of the comptroller , but there
lave been no other cndorsoments of his
course , so far as wo have observed.
Newspaper opinion on the matter ban
H'en uniformly ngaln.Mt the comptroller
m the ground that If he has the power
0 withhold payment In this case , for
constitutional reasons , there Is hardly
any limit to his authority to nullify acts
> f congress providing for n certain class
of payments. It Is urged that If this
) lllclal can withhold payment of the su
gar bounty by analogy of reasoning he
can withhold payment to the railroads
for fast mall service , subsidies to steamship -
ship companies , and other payments
hat have been authorized by congress ,
t was certainly never Intended that the
comptroller of the treasury should exer-
Ise any such power over this class of
ipproprlatlons as Howler has assumed
mil to allow It would be 10 clothe with
almost autocratic authority a subordl-
mte olllclal of the treasury. Undoubt
edly the bounty will ultimately be paid ,
egardless of the decision of Howler , but
ho matter suggests that the powers of
his olllco need to be more clearly do-
lued and so restricted Unit they cannot
> o used to overrule the authority of con
gress.
inauiin THAX run sui'itK3ii : CUCIIT.
There is one man in the state of No-
iraska who thinks lie ranks higher than
he supreme court. Ills name Is A. S.
Churchill. That eollossnl genius who
rattles around In the seat of tin1 attor
ney general has just delivered an elab-
> rnto opinion in which he declares that
the Nebraska State Deaf and Dumb In
stitute Is not an educational Institution
within the meaning of the constitutional
nwlslon under which all state Instltu-
: lens not educational are placed in the
control of the State Hoard of Public
Lands and Huildlngs. In rcndoringMhls
iplnlou the attorney general not onlj
garbles the Kugllsli language and nils-
inotes the statutes , but he shows him-
< elf totally unlit for any position in
which he may be called on for reliable
egal advice.
Mr. Churchill persists In calling the
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb "A
Deaf and Dumb Asylum , " and then de
livers himself of a Dogberry disserta
tion on asylums and their proper
sphere among public institutions.Vlth
the same propriety Mr. Churchill might
call It a Deaf and Dumb reformatory
or penitentiary and then dilate upon
the relation which penal Institutions
hold lo educational institutions because
Inmates of reformatories and peniten
tiaries receive involuntary instruction
n stone-breaking , shocmaking and other
useful trades.
The State Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb at Omaha never lias been called
in asylum or penal Institution In any
statute or appropriation act from Its
foundation up to the present day. It
was originally Incorporated as a pri
vate school for educating deaf mutes
ind was converted Into n state institu
tion as a school and not as an asylum
or reformatory. As the author of the
act which made it a stale Institution
anil gave it Its appropriation for its
first building , the * editor of The Hoe
can authoritatively contradict the base-
ess assumptions of the attorn.'y general.
The design , and only design , of the
founders of the Institute and the framers -
ers of the law under which It b.'canu-
1 state institution was to provide a
school for educating deaf and dumb
children. An asylum is a place in
which persons ntllieted witli physical
disabilities or mental derangement are
conllned under the care of public elli
cers. The State Deaf and Dumb Insti
tute never was an asylum In any sense
of the term. Parents and guard hum arc
at liberty to withdraw children from
thu institution and either assume charge
of them or place them elsewhere. There
is no process of law to compel attenii-
auce , nor does it require any legal process -
cess to withdraw.
It Is evident that Attorney G.onornl
Churchill is pettifogging because lie , as
member of the Hoard of Public Lands
and Huildings , Is anxious to control
the institution. It Is , moreover , a piece
of sublime arrogance for the attorney
general to reverse the supreme court ,
which in a decision rendered during
tlie present year declared In so many
words' that this Institute for tlie P.liml
at Nebraska City and the Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha are both
educational institutions within the
meaning of the constitution.
I'Ul.lTWA t ,
A democratic leader is occasionally
found who professes to be'leve that Ills
party will have some chance of electing
the president and congress next year.
Such optimists get their conlldence ,
which Is really of a rather feeble na
ture , from the Improving financial and
business conditions , which they hope
will cause the people to forget what
they have 'suffered In consequence of
tlie economic policy of the democratic
party. Senator Koger Q. Mills recently
remarked that ho believed the return
of prosperity will give to the demo
cratic party next year an even light
for tlie presidency , and Secretary Car
lisle has expressed practically the same
opinion.
These leaders undervalue the Intelli
gence of tlie American people. They do
not give the voters of the country credit
for the judgment and discrimination
they possess. The mistake they make Is
In assuming that the people easily and
quickly forget their injuries ami suf
ferings. The sweeping victory of the
republicans In the congressional elec
tions of last year attested the popular
convlctjon that It was democratic policy
whlcji brought about the disastrous In
dustrial depression and was an overWhelming -
Whelming protest against that policy.
In order to obtain the full benefits of
that protest the people understand that
it Is necessary to drive the democratic
party out of control of every branch of
the government. Great good was ac
complished by the result of last yoar's
elections. It operated to restore conll
dence and to revive the Industries of the
country. It Is Impossible to doubt that
had thu elections resulted In tlie choice
of a democratic house of representa
tives the depression would have been
prolonged , If not Intensified. With that
'
party fully committed'to a further ad-
vunct ) in thu direction of free trade , Its
retention of control of congress must
ncvltably lmvi Increased thu fears of
ho Industrial lUfeJ-ests of the country
mil caused a nutrti general contraction
if Industries tliilli hud taken place. The
low tariff was'nrtVso bad as had been
ippreheiidcd. ll , djd , not carry out the
lemocratlc throat ilo utterly destroy
irotcctlon. AnVrfcan mnnufaeturert ,
saw that under , k , they would still bu
ible to retain a Vlm'ro of the home nmr-
Jct. The plectllm of a republican congress -
gross gnvo assurance of safety to tills
nterest for atleast three years , and
he Industries tipgnti to revive. Can
here be a rcaso'hablo ' doubt that no
such Improvement as has been In pro-
jress during the hrst six months would
nive taken place If the democratic
mrty had been continued in control
> f congress ?
The democratic party has not changed
ts attitude regarding the economic pol-
cy that should prevail. Its most In-
Ineiitlal leaders still Insist upon going
further in the direction of free trade.
Nothing Is more certain than that if the
mrty should again be given control of
lie government next year the present
nrlff would be so revised as to leave
scarcely a vestige of protection In It.
With this clearly understood by the poo-
ile , and the effects of democratic policy
luring the last two years firmly liu-
n-essed upon their minds , to assume
hat they may so soon again try tlie
'xperiment of democratic rule Is to dis
credit their common sense and to be-
levo them Incapable of understanding
what is best for their interests and welfare
fare- .
It Is very dllllcult to get reliable
lows from the scene of tlie Indian up-
Islng. Hcports are conflicting. What
s needed now Is a manlike Captain
lack Crawford , the far-famed scout who
llstlnguished himself in the Hlnek Hills
country in tlie ' 70's as special corre
spondent of 'I'lie Jleo.
A first-class educator will not accept
the superintendeiicy of the Omaha
schools when he finds that Ids every act
mist lie reviewed by a coterie of sec
tarian zealots and political pot rustlers
who know nothing about educational
matters.
U < MrIliiK to lOi'ii Atvnkc.
Olube-Dvmodnl.
Missouri does not produce nn ounce o [
silver , and yet a majority ot her democrats
liowl for It as if ll graw on every cornstalk
In the state.
Competency < li < - Miilu ( liiaHllriitlun.
Mcl'nuk Triliunc.
The new t'.ilef of police of Omaha Is reor-
sanlzlns the force us nearly as may bo on
the lines of competency. And still thtre are
people In Omaha lisa happy than Uosewater.
( ilvlim h"I'nt ! In Cliliui.
Itepart of UnltriV Stin'os ' Consul at Il.inkow.
There Is some VinEj'slnesa ' felt In the Chi
nese city of Ilaiikow at present , nnd last
week an Incipient rebejllon was nipped In the
bu 1 by the arrest of eight malcontents , who
wcr'o prepared to stir up strife. After a
strict examination' by tlio authorities live of
tlum ware beheailoJ ahd tholr heads exposed
on the city gates as a warning to others.
i.i . *
lit' Sure In. . Help Youi-Melf.
TrlMiil Telesriipli.
Don't pray fcr'raln ' , but save the water
you have. God never does anything for us
that wo can do for curse.vcs. Iluliil ponds
and store the water for future us ? . Locate
tltvators nnd pump the water out upon the
land. Krcct Irtleotliis wind mllla and set
them tofwork. In this day and age of the
wci-ltl Oed helps him w'.io helps hlnue.f.
A Novelty III I.eatlu-r.
Ni-vf Voik Trlliunc.
The old saying , "There's nothing like
leather , " llnds its latest exemplification In
tlie tests made of a leather gun at Sandy
Hook on Tuesday. The leather gun had a
stetl core , and though It was looked on with
suspicion , It stood the severest test In a
manner that won the admiration and wonder
of all beholders. What use will leather be
put to next ?
KiiforrlnK IleNjieet fop Cltlzeiixlilp.
I'lillnilflphlH I'rres.
Germany has just collected , by the aid of
four warshljis , ? 50,000 from .Morocco as In-
dtmnity for the murder of a German trader.
Hut the United States hag neil'ner obtained an
Indemnity nor satisfaction for the cowardly
murder by a Nlcaraguan olllclal of Wlillam
Wilson , an American citizen , In March , 1891.
Mor has this country obtained any satisfac
tion for the unprovoked murder nnd partial
confiscation of the property of nn American
citizen in Honduras. Ilespect abroad for the
rights of an American citizen cannot bo ex
pected unless the government enforces ro-
cpect as do Eurcpean nations.
I.OXG I.IVH THK KI\R.
The l're-I inliieiice nf Corn nn n
Wealth I'l'oilneer.
St. LlUl9 KcptlUllC.
In 1875-the corn crop of the United States
was 321,009,000 bushels. The first largo
Increase afterward was In 1SSO , when the
flgu.-ea jumped to 1.717,434,513 bushels , The
largest crop over made was that of 1889 ,
estimated In the government reports of 1890.
It was 2,112,892,000 bushels.
Ths ! year's yield promises to be by * far
the greatest ever gathered. The estimate
Is for 2.400.000,000 bushels. In nearly all the
western corn states the prospects are un
usually good. The south Is raising more
flan at any previous period , the vast
capacities of Texas alone being able to add
to the total corn product at a rate equalling
that of the wonderful additions to the cotton
crop which have been contributed there year
after year.
In spite of the enormous yield now j. _
most assured , the price keeps up fairly. At
a Chicago price of 45 cents the general pro
duction will return a profit to the growers.
Corn is the most valuable agricultural
product of the United States ; not only bo-
cauao It Is the largest , but also because It
Is manufactured and consumed at homo. The
total crop Is transformed directly Into human
energy or adds to the country's employ
ment of Industry by being fed to live stock.
It Is corn which makes the American people
the best fed In the world ; which gives them
a variety and cjippness of meat foods ,
phenomenal whci > compared with the past
of any other nation.and . striking when com
pared with the pregent.
There has been * gome repining because
Europe will not Import our corn and cornmeal /
meal In large quantities. Some earnest efforts
have been made 19 Introduce the many prep
arations for the ( fiblej which we find pala
table and wholesome. ' Perhaps these efforts
are not thrown away , lint the most profitable
export of corn Isilftthe form of meat. If
the United States run hell abroad all the meat
their corn will make , .they could be pleased
rather than illsconlenleJ If not a bushel of
corn left our slioros. 4 When the south man
ufactures Its cotWn' fa closely as the west
manufactures Its corn , the wealth of that
cectlon will no U/iigen suffer In comparison
with the showing of New England. There IB
more to regret lit tlie large proportion of
raw cotton exports , than In the small proportion
tion of corn exports.
A corn crop of 2,400,000,000 bushels a
doubled yield within twenty years , at prices
not far different would create wealth , and
traJo"where both would do the most good.
It would bea debt payer to a vast amount ,
It would Improve the value of railway and
real estate Investments all over the west.
The consumption of manufactures would sot
new llmlU.
Corn Is the poor man's crop. Requiring
less fixed capital than any other staple
product , It more quickly than any other af
fords returns for labor. U can bo grown on
almost any toil and. In almost any county ol
tha union. It gives activity of production
everywhere and distributes comfort to. all
classes.
A great corn year Is a great year for the
United States. Wo teem to have one.
I.OCAI , OAMIMIdX CHATTKll.
Colonel Scott nnd Governor Hnscall are
running n rnco against each other In the
howling dervish mooting ? , U Is an open
question which of the pair ot foul-mouthed
blatherskites can beat the other In vulgarity
ami obiccnlty.
Stickler's godfather , young Mr. Hitch
cock , declares that Virgil a is not of the
resigning kind. That fact was well estab
lished when Virgil wns dismissed In disgrace
From his position as steeping car conductor.
Judge Scott ought to bo glad that the
Hoard of Flro and Police Commissioners dls-
missed that batch of Incompetents , rogues
nnd agitators from the ranks of the poirce
force. How could lie otherwise liavo anyone
ono to listen to his filthy harangues ?
They say It was absolutely touching to see
the pained expression that passed over Colonel
Akln's face when ho had his first meeting
with the touching committee. The colonel
Imd an Idea that fitness wns the only test
For olllce , but when he got past Mtinn nnd
Crawford nnd met cx-1'ollcelnan Walker nnd
ex-Detective I'j-burn ho had revised his opin
ion of the unsclllshncsj of the enthusiasm
that these patriots were professing for him.
The colonel has always trained with the silk
slocking set , nnd he's as awkward ns a coun
try lever at the dervish meetings ho has
been attending for some weeks.
There Is a new cause for a howl In tSie
camp of the dervishes. Frank Crawford ,
Lawyer JIunn , Pyburn , Clous Hubbard , Bam
Maclood , Cunningham Hauler Scott , George
Stryker and Israel Frank were standing on
the Patterson block corner holding the reg
ular pow wow when a new policeman came
along. Ho did net know any of the party ,
ljut ho had boon notified that the storekeepers
In that block-had complained to the chief
that loafers nnd roufi'.i looking characters
were constantly blockading that street cor
ner. Ono look nt the crowd convinced him
of his duty and ho ordered them to move on.
The matter was referred to the grievance
committee.
The 'Honorable James Allan Is rusticating In
the Sheridan country. Ills beat In the
Eighth Is being looked after during his ab-
scnco by Charley Ycungers and Ilalsey A\\
Reynolds.
Charley Unltt lias sent word down to South
Omaha that he is In the ring to meet all
conurs , but ho would prefer to run against
Tom 'Octor for county treasurer. "Tom 'Oc-
tor'd be dead h'eaay for me and I wouldn't
llko anythlnk better'n goln' against 'Im , "
nays Unl t.
Scnatcr Dick Smith has made up his mind
at last. lie's G ° ' 'iK ' to run for sheriff on the
deivlsh ticket. Ho thought for a tlmo that
ho'd como out for mayor , and then decided
t'.iat the city treasurer's shoes would nt him
better. There's a story In his reason for
not running for city treasurer. A woman of
Smith's acquaintance wanted to rc-nt a house
and the heartless landlord vanted some as
surance that the rent would bo paid. Smith
called on the landlord and assured him that
the woman would pay the rent. To make the
assurance doubly sure Smith said : "Why ,
Mr. Blank , I'll sign a bond guaranteeing the
payment of the rent. " Tnat ought to have
settled It , but It didn't. The landlord looked
Smith In the eye and calmly replied : "That's
all right , Mr. Smith. Dut who would you
get to sign your bond ? " The next morning
It was given out that Smith would not be a
candidate for city treasurer.
Prof. Maclcod Is the latest candidate for
superintendent of the city schools. Ills
friends say that there can bo no question of
Ills qualifications for the position. Ho had
t'liargo of the janitors of the schools for sev
eral jvars and has recently graduated from a
state educational Institution , having bCin
tjupcilntcndo.it . of the Nebraska School for
the Deaf for a day and part of a nljrht. He
Is an adept at the sign language , and this
qualification has proven a strong attraction
for votes In the Hoard of Education , whether
It is of any value In the- conduct of the
schoo's or not. Israel Frank and George
Stryker have both promised their support to
Prof. Macleod , and the rest of It oug'nt to
be easy.
Doc Savlllo has not decided whether he
wants anything In this campaign or not , but
If ho wants anything he won't be bashful
about asking for It. Several years ago , when-
the doctor was new In Omaha politics , there
was a city convention In progress. Doc had
hired a man to name him for one of the
candidates \Uien the time came for nomi
nating speeches Doc discovered to his dismay
that his spokesman had left the convention
hall to get a bracer for the duty before him.
There was no tlmo to select a substitute , and
the doctor rose and modestly said : "Mr. Chair
man , I nominate Dr. J. J. Savllle. " The
modesty of the man caught the convention
and he was named as ono ot the candidates.
rilllSO.VAI , AM ) OTIIKKAVISI1 .
The street sweeping reformers of New
York achieved a cleanliness never before ex
perienced In the city , but the work caused
the taxpayers twice the dust of former years.
The fact that a real deacon testifies to the
appearance of a sea serpent at an Atlantic
coast summer resort Is not considered con
clusive. Jersey applejack Is no respecter of
deacouu.
The American Pie company has formed a
trust In Drooklyn. Fortunately the residents
are not obliged to go dry on any day , hence
the danger Is not as great as It would bo
across the river.
Judge Goff of the United States circuit
court has pronounced unconstitutional the
West Virginia law Imposing a tax of J500 on
dealers In cigarettes. This Is a form of smoke
nuisance not easily suppressed.
A majority ot the democratic editors of
Missouri , In convention assembled , declared
for free coinage of silver , but the policy Is
not to be strictly enforced against subscribers
desiring to pay In gold , copper , nickel or
paper. Everything goes at the counting
room.
There Is a warm controversy In Utah over
the right of women to vote In that territory
next November , when the constitution will bo
presented for ratification. The republicans
deny that , the women can vote until ratifica
tion has taken place , while the democrats
contend to the contrary.-
A profuse syndicate writer perpetrates this
among ether quaint similes descriptive of the
new attorney general : "Elegant U the word
most applicable to Judson Harmon. Ho Is
elegant , with an elegance surpassing all ele
gance. He is as clean and sweet and well-
groomed as a load of hay. "
The battle for reduced water rates contin
ues In Denver. The contest has been trans
ferred from the city council to the courts ,
many consumers having refused to piy the
regular toll and sought prott'Otlon In Hie
courts. The struggle of the company to main
tain Its grip and pay dividends on excessive
capitalization Is said to have cost quite a
sum. A contribution of $2,000 was made to
the campaign fund last spring , Desldes this
BiuiK roll , the company , It Is said , blew In
an additional { 10,000 to elect fig candidates
for the council In various wards. Doodling
comes high , but political corporations must
have It ,
Mr. John II. Parnell , brother of the famous
home rule leader , has been elected to Parlia
ment from South Meath. After the death of
Charles Stewart , Mr. Parnell moved from
Georgia and took possession of the fam
ily estate at Avondale , whereon Is located
"The Meeting of the Waters , " celebrated by
Moore. With his Amcrlan experience as a
guide , the new owner has built up a novel
and profitable Industry , In which he has lit
tle or no competition. The estate now sup
plies a large per cent of the umbrella han
dles used In the Unltetd States , the furze
bushes which abound In that section being
utilized for that purpose/
A 7tlI.SCAHHIAJi : OP .11.STICK.
Ait Knritrftt Apprnl 1111 llclmlf of n
I'rrneuiilFil Kill tor.
I'npllllon Tliiios : Brethren of the Ne
braska press , the homo of ono country editor
In this state Is engulfed In the gloom of
dcnth. The wife ot that editor's bosom , the
mother of Ills Imbles , lies In her coffin , await
ing the Administration of the funeral rites.
She did not fall u victim to dlsoaso. She
loved her husband passionately. Ho was her
Idol. Seeing him forced behind prison bars
by the damnable prejudice ot a magistrate
who derfled him the right ot a fair and im
partial trial by a jury ot ills peers , the poor
worran , so strong in love , yet so weak In
body , was prostrated by the nervous shock.
All that loving attentions of husband nnd
friends could do was done , the beat medical
services were tvcr at command , but unavall-
Ingly. She died , and In her death every Ne
braska newspaper man has cause for sorrow ,
because , -while not asserting that death was
solely duo to the prejudice of Judse Scott
against her husband's cause , wo do positively
assert , upon authority of the attending physi
cians , that death wns hastened by that un
fair judicial blow , The brother editor here
referred to Is Mr. W. S. Uakcr , editor of the
Grctna Reporter. All are familiar with the
history of the outrage of which ho and hU
family directly , and every editor in the state
Indirectly , uro victims. AVe nil know that
Ills constitutional rights were denied him by
a prejudiced court when ho was de
fending himself before that court
against a charge of criminal libel.
Wo all know that If Judge Scott's
rullr.gs as to the law of libel are allowed to
stand freedom of speech will be n thing of
the past and the constitution's declaration
In favor of liberty of the press will bo a Ile.
The case must be appealed to the supreme
court , which tribunal will be nsked to over
ride and set aside the decision of the arro-
gent and prejudiced trial Judge. This appeal
will cost money not much , but more than
poor Hakcr can afford , lie Is not a pauper.
Ha owns his small office and n home , but wo
should not permit him to sell or mortgage
the roof above the heads of his motherless
babies In order to provide funds for prose
cuting to the highest courts a suit Involving
the rights of every writer In the state. Hather
let us say to the doubly afflicted brother :
"Keep your home for your children. We'll
care for your cause in the courts ! "
Acting upon the promptings of Its own
heart , and by advice of many newspaper
men In the state , the Times has undertaken
the task of raising a small defense fund by
popular subscription among newspaper men ,
and In accepting the sacred trust as custodian
of that fund pledges Its word of honor to
the brethren that not one penny shall be ex
pended for other than legitimate expenses In
curred In pressing the cause of Mr. Haker to
final detenrlnatlon In the supreme court.
Every contribution of 5 cents or more will
be duly acknowledged In these columns , nnd
vouchers for expenditures will also bo pub
lished. If moro money than necessary shah
be received It will bo turned Into the State
Press association treasury , or refunded to
contributors , as they may direct.
The following contributions have been re-
cefved for the "Uakcr defense fund : "
Papllllon Times J15.00
Great Western Type Foundry 15 00
Fremont Herald IO.QO
Omaha Ilee 25.00
Lincoln Journal : Hon. Edgar Howard of
the Papllllon Times has started n fund to
assist Editor Hakcr In carrying his suit to
the supreme court. Mr. Howard heads the
list with $15 , and other newspaper men are
Invited to chip In. It Is a worthy cause.
Kearney Hub : The case ot W. S. Itaker ,
editor of the Gretna Heporter , Is a sad one.
He was recently convicted of criminal libel
In an Omaha court. At the tlmo of his arrest
his wife was stricken with nervous prostra
tion and a complication of diseases and has
just died , leaving four motherless children.
It Is certainly tlmo now for friendly Inter
vention. The law was apparently strained to
convict him. In any event ho has been
punished sufficiently.
THAT I2XTIIA SKSSIO.V TAMC.
Alma Record : If wo must have an extra
session of the Twenty-fourth Nebraska legis
lative assembly , let us put It off until the
corn Is all husked.
Lincoln News : And now some fellow Is
Insisting that It would bo a very nice and
agreeable thing for the legislature to meet
In extra session. About the only object
possible to bo attained by that would be to
enable the members to compare the character
of the jobs they have succeeded In knocking
down slnco last they met.
Columbus Telegram : Some hungry poli
ticians are trying to Induce the governor
to call an extra session of the legislature
on the ground that not enough revenue was
provided for at the last session , and In consequence
quence the state government will run out of
"stuff" to meet expenses In the course of
a few months. An extra session would be a
most expensive way of getting around the
difficulty.
Blair Pilot : The members of the legisla
ture , who It Is said are urging the Importance
of an extra session to revise ! the revenue
laws of the state , should have thought of tills
when they were squandering1 their time and
the state money In the regular session
cathaullng over unimportant , frivolous poli
tical matters to the neglect of the
taw matters of Interest and Importance to
the state. If the legislature would first give
Its attention to the most Important state
business and leave Its factional strife and
petty nonsense for a special session Its regu
lar sessions would bo much more satisfactory
to the people.
Fairmont Signal : There Is considerable
talk of an extra session of the legislature to
devise means of raising necessary revenue to
run the state machinery next year. As the
matter now stands there must oo a very largo
deficit It something be not done to meet the
contingency. Tbo assessed valuation of the
state Is over $12,000,000 under that ot last
year , and as the state levy could not be
enlarged , It follows , of course , that state
funds must be short. An extra session Is a
very expensive expedient and should not bo
resorte-d to If It Is possible to avoid It. The
matter should be thoroughly ventilated , and
If possible a better solution of the duftlculty
should bo found. Extra sessions are good
things to let strictly alono.
Papllllon Times : Everybody concedes that
the revenue laws of Nebraska are farcical ,
and biennially the press and people of the
state declare they will elect a legislature whose
members will repeal the obnoxious laws and
enact better ones In their stead , but legisla
tures como and go and the faulty revenue
laws remain Intact. At each legislative ses
sion bills for the betterment of the revenue
system are Introduced , and for a tlmo there
Is promise of relief , but overt and always
these reform measures are permitted to die
In the closing legislative hours In order that
pet political bills may llvo. Ilellovlng It
Impossible to secure relief at a regular legis
lative session , a great many citizens are
now discussing the advisability of calling a
special session , at which none save revenue
bills can be considered. From a personal
standpoint the writer , who Is a member of
the legislative body , would not favor a spe
cial session , for Indeed It's an expensive
pastime playing lawmaker on the salary In
vogue In Nebraska , but we do agree with
many of our contemporaries who declare
Umt there if no other avenue to rcllif. Wo
nrr of opinion that Governor Holcomb would
bo fu'ly ' Justified In calling the legislators to-
gather far the express tmrnoio of revising
the n-voiiuo laws. When legislating along
party lines the present legislative body was
brutally partisan , but It called upun to cnnct
measures nonpolltlcnl wo really believe the
majority members would servo the alato ac
ceptably.
Gcnovn Journal : A ILttlo talk about in
extra session of the legislature for the c n-
slderatlon ot amendments to the rcvenuo laws
hns beoa started at Lincoln , but Governor
llolcomb Is quoted ax saying that oven If
ono \VCTO to bo called It could not bo called
before winter , and that whllu he had talked
to two or thrco persons about the necessity
for on extra session ho had not yet given
the matter much thought. The only reason
advanced why ono should be called Is that
with the constantly decreasing assessed valu
ation , owing to the flagrant violation of the
assessment laws by the assessors , and the
limited number of mills that can bo levied
for state purposes , the revenues of the state
are much less than the necessary expenses.
It Is probable that If an cKtra session la
called nothing clso will bo Included In tlio
call , or at the most not moro than ono or two
other subjects , State ofilclala compute the
present figures to mean that unless something
U done before that tlmo the stale will Imvo
a debt of a million and a quarter of dollars
la two years from now.
.Senator Alllnoii unit .Silver.
Bloux City Journnl.
No ono can follow Senator Allison on thu
silver question and avoid the conclusion that
ho Is an Intelligent friend of silver. Ilo has
had , and doubtless still h.n , great confUlenco
In what might bo done for It through In
ternational agreement. Ho Is In favor , mean
while , of employing1 silver In our circulation
to the extent that prudence for the stability
of the entire volume of our currency will
Justify.
Hut Senator Allison , whatever suggestions
ho may hold out looking to nn ciilargc.1
use of silver , has never yol been misunder
stood as favoring the sudden opening of our
mints to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 , Independently
of the action of other monetary powers.
In the speech to which allusion has been
made the senator said , In closing : "I know
of no Interest In the United States that can
possibly favor the suggestions that have been
made upon this floor which lead to a silver
standard and which will bring a silver
standard. "
o
Tlio It In hi I'mfor Crookn.
Minneapolis Tlnion.
Nebraska has the reputation of being slow
save when moving with the Impetus supplied
by a cyclone , but the exception to the rule
has appeared. A forger arrested In a llttlo
town there ono day was sent tlie next day
to the penitentiary for a term of four years.
There was nothing slow about that , ami the
pace set ought to excite a spirit of emula
tion.
Hooille Above Principle.
Chicago Tlmcs-lIcrnUl.
Your boodler Is not a democrat and ho Is
not a republican when boodllhg. To boodle
It Is first necessary to discard party adhe
sion. Doodling Is not the exclusive trait or
tendency of any parly. It Is n practice
adopted with more or less eagerness , and car
ried on with about equal pertinacity , accordIng -
Ing to opportunity , by venal men of all par
ties.
iMii'iM-mr roivrs.
New York Weekly : Hacholor I nm tnlil
that n married innn can llvo on half the
Income1 Unit n single man requires. Married
Man Yes. Ho IIUH to.
Indianapolis Journnl : "How did Gilbats
Kot so Important n government position ?
Ile doesn't know a thing about the duties
of the ollloe. "
"No ; but he knows a lot nbout his con
gressman. "
I'ltlsburfT Chronicle : MrSwIlllgcn Adam
was a gardener , wasn't hu ?
SqulldlK Yes.
McSwIIIlBon Did that make Eve the orig
inal queen of spadus ?
Washington Stnr : "Uonn put In yoh tlmo
perducln' ndvlcc , " said Undo Kben. "Do
trailket foh It nm mighty 110' . Kf er man
tries It foh nullln he nm ll'ble ter nek llko
ho done yoh a favor. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Say , " pnld the oily
editor , "It seems to me that this expression
of yours about showing- clean pair ot hoelH
Is not ji.st . the thing In thu report of a
hlpycle rnce. " "All right , " answered the
Inzy reporter. "Just stick In a 'w' and make
It a clean pair of wheels. "
NPW York Recorder : "Wonder why thov
cnll those new rncc tracks kite trucks' "
"From my own experience I should say It's
because your money goes up when you got
there. "
Philadelphia Record : She O , gracious ! My
Trilby l Svengalled. Hu What ? She-My
foot's asleep.
Detroit Tribune : The Pilgrim was rooted
to the spot.
"Aro you the coming woman ? " ho asked ,
fearfully.
"No , " rejoined the other , with a harsh
, K ] ' ; . "J was c ° mlng , but 1 changed my
Thus ngaln feminine purpose had defeated
Chicago Post : "Some people , " remarked
the cannibal chief , as ho passed his plato
for a second supply , "havu n mlnslon In
life , while others havu only a missionary. "
Washington Star : "No , " sold the man
who staid In town while his family went to
the seashore , "I haven't any direct news
from them. Dut they are enjoying them
selves Immensely. "
"How can you tell. If they don't write ? "
"J read about It In my check book. "
QUEER KIND OF FAME ,
Chicago Ileconl.
To have ono'B name
On every tongue Is fame.
And many men ( they claim )
Would Ulo to win that same.
Yet whoso name's moro In sight
Than that of Fahrenheit ?
MY
Harper1 ! ! Maznnr.
I met her at the seashore ; 'twna a lovely
July night ;
The band was playing gayly , nnd the moon
was shining bright.
I met her In the ballroom , nnd I danced the
two-step so
She said , "You dance the very best of all
the men I know. "
I walked upon the saffron , wave-beat sands
with that fair muld ,
And told her that I loved her , that my love
would never fade.
Ami she , she smiled so sweetly that I knew
that she wns mine.
It needed not her "yes" to prove my bless
ing so benign ,
I bought a ring n beauty 'twas a brilliant
solltHlre ;
It dazzled all beholders ; 'twas Indeed be
yond compare.
It cost two hundred dollars , and It cama
from Blffany ,
And when she put It on she seemed o'er-
como with ccstacy.
We drove together , walked together , braved
the sea and storm ;
Wo strolled at eve when It was cool , at
noon when It was warm.
I bought her books and roses , and I took
her to the dance ,
And told her that my best reward was' Just
one smilingglance. .
And all went well until one night another
fellow came.
I novcr knew , and do not wish to know ,
that fellow's name.
Hut when Him Introduced him , when wo met
that awful day.
Said she to me , "I want you , George , to
know my llauce.
"And In the fall , when wo are wed , I hope
that you will bu
Ono of thu UHliera ; you have been so very
good to me.
You've helped me whllo away the long dull
hours at the shore ,
Wlillo poor old Jack was tolling In the city
at the store ! "
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