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THIS OM-AT1A DAILY MONDAY , DISOIMtttBU 8 , 181)3. ) U. hbsiJWATBM , IWIIw. I'UiM.tsHnuTrvrFnv llv Jltilllimtl ( Bun.lny ) . Olio . I J 0. . Dally rv > unit fiundny , On * T ar 1 W Blx Mi Nth * Tlirc Mi ntln Bunilii. l > c. OniVcor Balm 'ny Hoc , One Year . . 1 Weekly Hoc , One Year . . . c OFKTCTIH. Om.ih.i Tlio ! ) < IlulMlnR. . Boulli Omitn. Singer Illl : . , rnrrtr N nnA ! < tn a. CiMimll Illinfd , 12 I 'fat I Sltret. Chit itro Oinrc , 117 rhnmlirr nf 0"lrni > t KenYoik. . I-nm ( J3. H nnd 15. Trlbur.a .Wanlilndon. ll'/7 ' F Htrfct. N. W. coniiiwroN. All r.ftmniiinlr.itlrni relating to " * * " ! ' ' ? . lorlsl mailer HiouM l > ndrtrw * ! : To the LJUor IIUSINKSS i.m-TKns. All lu lnc IMIcrii nntl remlttnncMi ' ' oaar.fn.cil . lo The lice ruhUnlilnj : Otnnhfl. DrnfU , chcrku nn.l p' l llc le nimlo pnynble lo lit" onUr of llio Tim HKH PUnUi'UlNO . . OCOIR * II. 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Sehlnttor has n brilliant opportunity to deinonstnite his hon ling power by curing the intiltltiide of Americans af flicted with the war fever. Lot this thing continue a little while nnd the work of M.xlng si time nnd place for the meeting of the democratic na tional convention will become a useless formality. _ _ _ Iowa Is about as well provided with committee chairmanships as any state In the union. Does this mean that the Maine statesman is coquetting with the supporters of the favorite son of the llawkeye state ? The only stocks that have not been affected by the .war .fever are the Crip ple Creek mining shares. They still represent the confidence of the holders that the war will not diminish the num ber of tenderfoot suckers. Kconomy must be the watchword In nil branches of local - dur ing the coming ycim It doesn't matter Whether it Is the council or the school lionrd or the county commissioners that spend the money. It is the same set of taxpayers that bears the burden for all of them. A war Involving the United States Would have at Itast one good effect. It would again afford emphatic proof of the fact that naturalized American citi zens are not behind native American citizens in loyalty and patriotism. Should It come to an armed conflict , British born American citizens would bo , found drawn up In line side by side With the American born soldiers and race and nationality would bis sunk In 'devotion to the national liberty. Leading brewers of Milwaukee , Chicago cage and St. Louis arc expected to meet In Chicago today for purposes of mutual Interest , and it Is needless to say that trouble will be brewed for the Iwer drinkers of the west. The rumor is nbroad that the brewers lire contem plating raising the price of beer , as Well as closing all unprolltahlo beer Baleens supported by them. A beer combine of the scope outlined cannot but evoke war measures on the part of the beer consumers. 'Attorneys for Morgan ask for n new trial on the ground , as alleged , that the assistant prosecuting attorney In ad dressing the jury which tried Morgan "got red lu the face and veins In his Ueek swelled. " This may be the only reason that can be offered for a new trial. It Is certainly unique. The point sought to bo made Is that the dramatic contortions of the state's at torney horrified the Jury to an extent that vitiated the verdict. Morgan's lawyers are entitled to a leather medal. The bill Introduced by Congressman Melklejohn to prevent discrimination In the shipment and transportation of live stock on vessels to foreign coun tries Is a measure which should com mend itself to congrcsrf as a step In the right direction. If enacted Into Jaw It would prevent abuses to which the small shipper of live stock Is sub jected for the benefit of the large ship per , The bill simply extends the prin ciple embodied In the Interstate commerce - merce act to transportation by water. The same reasons which Impelled con- irri's * to enact the Interstate commerc1 law apply with equal force to this bill. The llee today reprints from the Fortnightly Ilevlew an article purportIng - Ing to give an American view of the English claims In Nicaragua and Vene zuela. This article describes the steps that have led up to the assertion by Great Ilrltaln of territorial claims In South America and refers to thu conces sions which the South American repub lics have mtulo to American syndicates for the purpose of enlisting American support In their territorial dlspnteu. The author shows that there Is a vast domain reputed to be rich In mahogany , usphalt and valuable ores at the bottom tom of the contention. People who L want to bo Informed upon the history of the pending Venezuelan complication Brill not full to read thU urtklu. A proposition has been received bj our government looking to an alllanc of American slates for mutual protec lion and there Is every reason lo bpllev that wllhln a brief period , possibly ft less llifiii a year , there wll ho an airangement consummate ! which will bring the Unltei States and the Independent conn trios of Ani'-rtca Into a r.olcal ! ! ! alliance lianco that will make them solid agains any Interference on tin' part of I-'nropeai governments with the affairs of the In dependent states In this hemisphere. The Idea of a political alliance be tween the Independent states of till hemisphere is not n new one. It wa urged many years ago.by ( Jeneral l.oll var , a South American statesman o great ability , and snb.iequently by the late .lames (5. IMalne , whose sc'iem ' was developed at the time of the meet b'g of tlie I'au-Amerlran congress. A that time It met with a certain annum of endorsement , but there were fuum to be obstacles which seemed to b" In supcrahlc nnd the matter fell out o consideration. Kecent events siem tc have convinced the people of the Sontl American republics Unit the time Ims come when It Is nbtolulcly ni'cess.nj for their protection that they shonl' form u political alliance among them selves and with the t'nlled Stales fn mutual protection agalsst the possible aggressions of Kuropom powers , whlcl every year grow more menacing. Fron what has already been developed In tills direction there Is every re-ison to bellevi that within the next yonr - > r two , if t'u ' Pulled Slates manifests a favorable in terest In the matter , a political alllanci will be formed between the Ind'ponilcn states of America which will have tl'u greatest significance In its bearing upoi their fulure relations to each ot'ier nm to the world. Such an alliance ns Is contemplate ! would unite more than T.Ti,000.)00 ( ) o people , bound logeihcr by a solemn ob Illation of mutual protection pgalns the rest of the world In case nf any a grcsslve movement antagonistic lo tin Interest of any member of the alliance It would mean that every independent country In this hoiv.Ui.there would be : u rayed In opposition to any attcnqa 01 tlie part of a foreign power to increasi Its possessions or Influemv in this qnar tor of the world , and such a unlte.l front could not fall to have a decisive effect in restraining Kurop-'an power.- ! which may have designs hi this hemisphere. That such an alliance Is among the possi bilities of the near t'utur1. if ilie Unltcil States shall favor It , tlwre can be no doubt , nnd there Is obviously every rea son why this country should be favora ble to It , for It would lead to the com mercial as well as tlie political supiuni- acy of the United tUulfS In the western hemisphere. The list > rcst shown in ihls matfer by some of the South American countries ought to bo promptly met by an equally hearty interest on tlie nsut of our government. T11K JIOVSK C031.WITTKKS. The makeup of the house committees by Speaker Heed will cause some dis cussion and no little disappointment. The selection of Mr. Dingley as chair man of the ways and means com mittee , when Mr. I'ayne of New York and Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania were entitled to foremost consideration for that honor , can hardly fail to create bad feeling and militate against har mony among the majority in the house. Legitimately the chairmanship of the ways and means committee should have gone to Mr. Payne of Now York , who was the ranking member of the com mittee among the republicans In the last house , and In any event DIugley had no claim to the position , so far as right of precedence is concerned. The appointment of Mr. Cannon as chairman of the committee on appro priations , Instead of Mr. Henderson , Is another evidence of the disregard of Speaker Heed for precedent. There can be no question that In the matter of ability Henderhon Is the peer of Can non. The only reasonable ground on which this preference for Mr. Cannon can be explained Is Unit the selection of Henderson for this chairmanship , In view of tlie fact that Senator Allison Is chairman of the committee on ap propriations of the senate , would give Iowa control of .the appropriation bills u both houses. In regard to some of the other committees a similar objec tion can fairly be nrja-d , the fact being ipparcnt that the speaker has been controlled largely by considerations af- fK'tlng Ids personal political interests. However natural , under the circum stances , Mr. Heed's course may be , we ire compelled to think that he lias made i mistake which his recognition of tlie west on comparatively unimportant committees does not altogether atone for. T1IK The promoters of the Transmlsslsslppl exposition should endeavor to mature n well-digested plan of campaign. Their Irst step will necessarily be the forma- Ion of n temporary organization coin- losed of representative Omaha business nen. This body will form the nucleus > f the permanent organization In which ill the states that are to participate In ho exposition should have represent- ! Ion. It may also be found advisable o Incorporate an exposition company it an early day on the general plan of lie New Orleans and Atlanta Rxposl- lon companies , with such capital and Inanclal resources as would be required o put through nn undertaking of the nagnltudo of the proposed Transmls slsslppl exposition. The task of the temporary organl/.a- liin will demand business capacity of a dgh order. The success of the project vlll depend upon the tact and perslst- > nce displayed In the preliminary work. 'Irst nnd foremost , recognition from con gress must be secured at the earliest lOdslblo day. Second hi Importance to ongresslonal recognition ami aid Is the ordlal co-operation of the transmlssls- Ippl states. In several of these states eglslatures will be In session during he present winter. Among them Iowa ind Utah will come first. As the next door neighbor to Nebraska , ahuuld by all uicuuu be Induced lo pronounce In favor of the exposition. The Iowa legislature can aid the enter prise very materially by requesting Its representatives In both houses of con gress to Join In the efforts of the Ne braska delegation to secure congres sional recognition. It can also take the Initiative In providing for olllclal repre sentation for the llawkeye state and for an exhibit of Its products. There can be no doubt whatever as to Ihe dlsposlllon of I'tah to participate In a Transmlssisslppl exposition that will enable It lo advertise Its varied re sources and productive Industiies. In slates where no legislatures will be In session In 1SJMJ the campaign will have to be confined to enlisting the support of commercial bodies and state and local olllcers , through whose co-operation the enterprise can be largely promoted , Above all things , an effort must be made to stimulate Interest In the expo sition through the most Influential news papers In the transmlsslsslppl country. When tlie people of this great region are made to understand fully the scope and purpose of the project Its success should be practically assured. rni : i Now that ex-Treaiurer III11 has been ac- ( ] tilUc > .l of responsibility for money lort In tlio Cnpltnl National bank , and tlu state la called upon to stand ths loss , It will begin to ilawn upon a ijrcat many people that ths Hw which compels the state and counties lo go Into the money loanhiR business la per- hjpo bid. Tlio pop legli'lature passed the law In Ignorance and the republican legls- alure fallsd to repeal It through cowardice. Kcarr.ey Sun. Here Is logic for you. The state de pository law was enacted by a populls legislature. Krgo , the law must be bin and should be repealed. Inasmuch a this law was approved by the taxpaylnj , citizens of all parties and only became i law on receiving the signature of a re publican governor , there must have beei some merit In it. The principle incor porated Into the depository law Is sound The Interest on public moneys belong ! rightfully to the public. Treasurers an mere custodians of public funds , nnd I the funds In their keeping are deposto ! ( at Interest In banks the proceeds shouh bo covered Into the treasury. The state depository law as such Is not responsl ble for the loss entailed by the Moshei bank swindle. A law does not executt Itself. The depository law did not con template the acceptance of worthies : bonds nor did it contemplate the deposi of a quarter of a million In a singk bank on security of a bond signed 1 > > the olllcers of that bank , who at tin. same time were sureties on the stati treasurer's bond. Had the executive otllcers charged with the approval of depository bonds exercised the same dll laeuce that every prudent banker and bi'siness man would have exercised In similar transactions there would have been no fault found with the depository law. law.There There doubtless are some minor de fects in the depository law. These de fects could have been readily cured by the last legislature. Hut the pressure of speculators in public funds was ex erted for the repeal of the law and theb plot would have been successful but foi thu timely veto interposed" by the gov ernor. From present indications tin plot is to be revived again at the next eglslatnre. We doubt , however , whethei such a scheme will receive the sanction of any republican convention. Nor Is it probable that any republican candidate Tor the legislature will dare to publicly announce himself In favor of a return to the old system of farming out public funds for private gain. What the people will demand at the hands of the next egislature will be a revision of the law that will strengthen Its provisions ami 'xtend Its operation to all the public funds , state , county , municipal nnd school district. The Hoard of Count. ? Commissioners ire engaged i'i n most commendable mdertaklng. They aie endeavoring to compel justices of ( he peace to make luarlorly reports of fees collected and cases docketed , as the law specially pro vides , failure to make such reports vill subject Justices to prosecution. The law was enacted MO that justices' illlces could be constantly chocked up i ml some protection aiTorded litigants mil the county as well. 11 Is iioped tba toard will continue the effort until de- Inquent justices shall be brought to line. The men who s-'ll farm machinery mvo come to fie conclusion .iJiat the sale of bicycles Is strictly within il.elr irovlneo. The popularly of thu wheel , hey contend , is : i menace to the wagon ind carriage dealer , and he must gell he wheel by way of compensation. So 10 rises to say that there Is no good eason why hard vare dealers should nonopollze the mile of blcych s , tlx * nanufacturers of which not caring who sells them. Wo have no dutibl the vheelmakers will readily COUCHla this lew of the matter. It Is announced that Isaac S. Hascall s definitely slated for a place In the Ity"council. This means that he Is tote to voted in by the corporation bench- nen to n position to which the people of his city can never again be Induced to elect him. Hascall In the council will nusi ! nioro strife and turmoil than ban et been witnessed In that body. lie s always organized for trouble. Ills > raln Is prolific of schemes of discord ind ho will embroil the members In lllllcnltles which they would do well o avoid. Let credit be given to whom credit s due. The Hoard of Kdncatlon , act- ng upon the suggestion of The Hee , has Inally decided to lop off the .f.rK ( ) at- orney and led the city law department ( tend to Us legal business. This Is measure of economy that should have iee Inaugurated years ago , Now Jet ho board proceed a little further nnd op off a few of the expensive fads vlth which the school system is over- 'irdened. England has time and time again > oen accused of being a nation of shop- teepers. The question now presenting Itself Is , Will the shopkeeplng Instinct omluute the attitude of the Knt'llsh i government VU'l11 " " ' declaration of 1 1 resident ( 'Itivcliind that the .Monroe doctrine mtt.l"bi' enforc-d In Vene- zuel" ? ' ' , , " ' A Nr liirnl Uriiioncci City Hlar. H coils iiiorj ) fp bury n senator limn n ccnftr.'isman. rTbls follows probably as a natural sequence , qf the fact that It requires n good deal nwix money to tblaln n sent In the wnite - nap In the house , Tlip Xl UN I ; an IJrnli. OJilcnRp Inter Oernn. HnijUnd'g claims In Alaska nnd Venezuela are nothing navy. Slio tried to grab all ol OresonVashlnRlon and Idaho , and would have succeeded hftd II not been for the pa triotic work of Or. Whitman and the Amer- Icin ptoneen. ' In that then far dlrt.int terri tory ; but Uncle Sam Is a good deal betlcr man than h : was then. llnj-nril'M Inx ( lllulilior. Donxer Republican , Ambassador Dayard's blubbering speech at the actors' dinner In London on Wednesday evening only added another to the Ions list cf blunders committed by that political ds- Bererate. Mr. Uayard seems to have fiot ths foot and the mouth disease since ho went to KiiKland , for every time he opens Ills mouth ho puts his foot In It , to rcvnmp an old Joke. An Incll.innpollR Ni-u. . H was entirely unnecessary for a Yale profsassr to assure the country that the president's nssertlons on the Venezuelan ( incuMon arc not justified by Intcrnitlonal law. Nobody claims that the Monroe doc trine Is a recognized principle of International law. The president himself admits It nnd puts the doctrine on Ihe broader and stronger ground cf a natlcnal policy of solf-dcfense. , - f Tlio ABC of llfllff. New York Sun. The saying that this Is an age ot unbelief must bo regarded as disproved when we sec so many believers In humbug. Lots of people - plo arc as crcduloiu < at this time as they were In the days of the Roman augurs , Plenty of men anil women are as ready as are the Hindoos to pin their faith to fakirs. It la time for the scientific men to start cut on a campaign against advancing supcr- ctitlon. _ _ Ohio's fin-lit frl | ) . ImllnnnpollB Journal. Ohio still maintains her old reputation ot getting to tha front. Fifteen members of the p-cy.Mit congress from other states are natives of thxt statf. Including seven senators and eight representatives. Among these are Sen ators Elklns of West Virginia , Allison of Iowa , and our own "tall sycamore of the Wa- bash. " Representatives Illtt , though elected from Illinois , Is a Buckeye by birth and a Hoorler by marriage. Ue-prejentatlve Hull of Iowa , formerly lieutenant governor of that Btate , though barn In Ohio , waa brought up and educated on thlu state. Itccnll AmhiiMKiiilor Itnyaril. WnFlilnRtcn I > o t , Mr. Bayard has played his part and played It well. Ho has told England to look upon us with contemptuous Indulgence as "a violent and rude people , ! ' , and assured Englishmen that they neeil notJtrouble themselves about our vulgar , semi-barbaric demonstration so long as the strong hand ot the ruler was there to keepl us within bounds. That was well enough under.- the conditions of a year ago. It encouraged England to go on In her career of truculent effrontery and furnished a sufficient explanation of our submission to continued Insult. JOut wo have entered upon i new dispensation now. We no longer want In London a wltnqss to our futility and our ungovernable qoarsencss. We want neither a detractor nor. an. ppologlst. The time has come In whlcjmwej require and should have an envoy proud o | hls country. In full sym pathy with his people and their Institutions An American who sees nothing In America to excuse or bci ashamed of. . Mr. BayardB [ usefulness It ho ever had any Is gone , t , At no time did he represent the feeling orjnaintnin the dignity of his na tive land. Npjy h , does .not , oven' represent the attitude ortho plans ot the administra tion. . , EUITOHIAI , HOT SHOT. Kansas City Times : This Is no time for peace societies to attempt to Intervene. Such Interference would b ° unpatriotic. It's Eng land's back down or fight. Washlngtcn Star : "America Is for Amer icans'- ' the president In effect declares , and to this proposition the millions not only of the United States , but of the three Amer icas , will say "Amen ! " New York Tribune : President Cleveland's latest message' ' Is as welcome as a breath of frt-sh air after long Inhillng a fetid atmos phere. But what consternation It will cause In the cuckoo camp ! Has their Idol , too , become a "Jingo ? " Chicago Chronicle : Jurt as soon as Great Britain really understands that the United States will not permit territorial aggressions In this hemlsphers by that great land pirate and water pirate. Great Britain , Just that soon thoi'a aggressions will cease. Chicago Inter Oce-an : Modern England has not known defeat except In the two wars it had with the United States. Thoss black eyes are the only marks of punishment found on John Bull's burly person. From head to Toot the bully of the earth Is scar-less , sav ing and excepting 177C nnd 1812. Chicago Times-Herald : It will take two years to build ships , say some- who think the United States .must maintain herself on this continent If at all by fighting England on the seas. There are ways of getting ships without waiting to build them. We do not need to learn that from China and Japan. Buffalo Express : The Express , for one , has no doubt that this Is either President Cleva- and's bid for a third term for himself or a flrt't term for Secretary Olnoy. But It Is good politics , Just the same. The best kind of politics. The kind that all Americans , mrpectlve of p-rty , applaud. Slcux City Journal : Americans are no Hlcuclies on sea. As Admiral Meade a few days ago pointed out , they won tw nty-S3Vcn out of the thirty-three fights on the water n the war of 1812 with Great Britain. And n naval power they are relatively vastly > etter prepared for war now than , they were then. Minneapolis Times : We want "peace with loner , " and Wp muat have U that way If we tave It at all. And we are going to have It ipn the basis of the ultimatum laid down by the president. England Is the aggressor and the good cense of her people will assert tself by a demand tint th : > cause of the quarrel bo settled by arbitration. There vlll not be any war. Detroit Frco I'rsss : We have had two wars with Great Britain , when wo were far less able to deferid'bui'lveii ' than we are now , and the result' 'in bath U a matter of hit. tory. The paoijU-o * . Great Britain are plucky and persistent , fiuTtney are far too prudent : o engage In amjflier war with the United States , unless tlrtre Is something moro at itake than a * trlp-of South American terri tory of spculatlve value , St. Louis tCSSJJIIc : We Interfere with nobody and evwyb&djr must beware cf Inter- 'erlng ' with lu yriiat Is the Monroe doc- rlne. U la fl.mble , Just and sufficient. Thc-ro la no mjr.urrjouu subtlety about It. It Iocs not say juua .thing and mean another. Crslniul understands It. And she will admit ler understanding before thU controversy , diplomatic or 'wfflisliol and shell , as I'rov- denca may cr3O73s concluded. Louisville ComlP&Journal : The people ot liu United Stales , If they are to have a var , would rWekjnsht Great Britain than any other power ; M3bo Is our h'atorlc and i reconcilable Runny , She lias never for given us for a.snTtlnK our Independence of itr greedy domination. She la still sore rom the llcklnga ive have given her. She Is , more than all other nations , envious of our growth and resentful of our rivalry. She s the meat arrogant In her patronage , tha no3t offensive In her criticism. Moreover , ho Is the most cdlous to Americans every- \lie-ro as the one great "civilized" govern- nuit that has built up Its power and heaped p Its riches .by trampling under foot those irlnclploj of hununlty and liberty dearest o the American heart. Bully , braggart , resbooter. Bha feeds upon the weak , at the avenous brutu ibe has chosen as her urn- ) lem , and her vast dominion today Is the nest shameful monument to the supremacy f Might over Itlght , The rank and file of ao people o.f this cduntry would rather brash Ihe devil out of Great Britain than uy other nation , because they believe there a more of the devil lu Great Britain than n any other natlou * HAM. rov.vrv r Oraml IMind nnl : Mill rounlv liavn fur- nlshcM during n number of ycir ? their full contribution lo the history ot imm'rliul corruption , n moral end crlmlnil diffuse fit- vored hire nil well no In other places , by IncompeUncy und mismanagement nf mu nicipal authorities and strange Judicial pro ceedings. The bfglnnlng of this corruption reaches far back Into the early times of our city's end county's existence- . About twenty-five years ago , when our county administration In Its first youth , the 6vll commenced. One of those popular young men , v\io \ concealed his dishonesty under obliging habits and friendliness to everybody , by the nimu ot Huchlbc-rg , was mad < ? county treasurer. Within a short time ho succeeded In emptying the county treasury by expensive and riotous living , and perhaps by loans to assisting friends When ho got to the bottom of the county's strong box , In the consciousness of his crlmo and fearing the penitentiary he de served , he ran off. With felgnc-d Indigna tion a considerable reward waa promise ! for his capture. Mr. Henry Grebe , then sheriff of Douglas county , went after him , caught him In Denver and brought him back , but as ha hlmojlf told me , never _ received the promlpei reward , a neglect which did not tend to discourage embezzlers and cncourjg ; their .prosecution. Hut the following legal performances crowned the shame-less nffalr. A miserable prosecution , peculiar JudlcUl rul- Inga and the Inlhunco cf friends , who prob ably had had n hand In the stealings , on a poor Jury , led to an acquittal of the young man , who by his attempted escape and In every other way had admitted hie guilt. The "Innocent" shortage man left Grand Island , nnd , as wo Imva been Informed , repeated his Grand Island exploits In another state. The county commissioners were bulldozed by so-called "legal" ndvlco not to prosecute the bondnmcn , and the county lost the thous ands of do'lirsi which the ex-treasurer's "Innc- cenco" had made disappear. This was right In the beginning of our county history a .great leyson , teaching our authorities that carelessness In sup2rlntend- 1ns tha county oalcors was all right , and In structing our offlcerti handling public money In the art ot committing embezzlements with Impunity. In spite of these Instructions fcr a considerable time the administration of our county affalro went on without any em bezzlements iand shortages , or at hast with out discovering any. The Inefficiency of our city and county authorities In watching , or rather not watching the different cflicers to whoso honeoly public money Is entrusted , may have ben the cause of this apparent Innocence- this period. At least when , a few years ago , a thorough Investigation by expertu was started , It was discovered that thsro was a great amc-unt of rottenness under the healthy looking surface of the last tc.n years. Three ex-county treasurers , two county cl.rks and ono secretary of the City Board of Education were found short In their ac counts , and the city treasurer voluntarily confessed that he wag an embezzler to the amount of about $15,000. The latter , John W. West , was , on his confession , sentenced to two y-ears In the penitentiary , has served out the largest portion of his term and Is now out on parole. The reported shortages of the above county ofllcars ran from some hundreds of dollars I lit 3 thousands , and distinguished among theao was the shortage of about $12,000 against the last ex-county treasurer , Ed Hockenborger , who was also secretary of the City Board of Education and as such found to be short $2,000. Against most of those who owed on these smaller shortages civil suits only were started , no criminal prosecutions , and these suits have been wi lled by compromise for about 50 cents on the dollar. Against Hockenborger , besides civil sultu for the large * amounts of his $12.- 000 and $2,000shortages , criminal prosecutions wre commenced by the county board and the City Board of Education. But nil these legal proceedings for a long time were character ized by the same efforts to cheat Justice out of her rights which a quarto.of a century 3go had made a farce of the Ruehlberg trial and led to his acquttal. In the county board a motion was made and adopted by thirteen out cf sixteen super visors that an offer made by Hockenberger'y friends for the compromising of all the law suits on payment of half of the amount of his shortages should be accepted. All the "law suits , " Included , of course be compromising of tha criminal suit , and this was really the main object Hockenberger and his friends and ; he majority of the county board were after. But the strong opposition of pubic opinion and the Grand Island Independent , then under my control , prevented the carrying out o such an agreement , which would have been lothlng but the committing of a new of- 'ensa. ' known to our criminal code as "com- loundlng cf crime. " Since that Urns It seems that nothing has icon done with the civil lawsuits against Hcckenberger , and a criminal prosecution followed , which , In so many points , had similarity with that oU Ruchlberg trial that t can bs considered almost a counterpart of It. The criminal prosecution against Hocken- : ergcr wau In the hands of the same county attorney who , as the county board's ad viser , had not prevented the board from passing that "compounding crime" res olutlon , and It was weak and Inefficient The Judge who presided over the trial was not a resident of Grand Island , and , sup- > osedly unacquainted with the tricks and underhand effortu of Hcckenberger's friends , who had formed a largo lobby. Some of them , prominent lawyers , though not re tained In the case , continually volunteered advlco to the defense , and a largo crowd of Hockenberger agents continued , during the trial , a crusade nil over the city , talking , not Hookenberger's "Innocence , " In which no body would have believed , but trying to upraad the doctrine "that there was no evidence against him. " And to these efforts all the jurymen were exposed during the trial , they returning every day not or.ly to tha bosom of their families , buj also to the influences of all this hard and presistent work to manufacture an acquittal , which otherwise could hardly be expected. The Jury In this > case , which waa ono of those so called "Intelligent" Institutions , the frequent result of skillful manipulations of * the 'de fense and the carelessness of the prosecution , succumbed to the eloquence nf the defens : and the evil results of III ? lobby. An acquittal was th ? natural consequence of this combination of working causes produc. Ing great dissatisfaction of public opinion , not only with this decision , but with all Jury trials , nn.il strengthening the belief In the old adage small thieves are hung , but big ones go szot free. After this "glorious' ' acquittal Hockcn- berger'B party friends were greatly elated and prepared themselves for similar ex ploits In rescuing him from the prosecution for tlio embezzlement of $2,000 fr ni the treasury of the city Board of Education , The beginning waa exactly the tame au It had bton In the Board of County Supervisors , A prominent lawyer , Governor Abbott , a mom. ber of the Board of Education , who. In 1891 , as such member had openly prwnlsed that the criminal suit against Hockniberger would bo honestly and earnestly prosecuted , made a shcrt time ago In aild board the motion tbat an offer of the Hockenberger attorneys to pay GO cento on the dollar of his shortage for the dU-tnlusjl c-f the lawsuits against him , Including , of course , the criminal suit , should b ? accepted. But only four membirs out of nine had the courage to vote for such a proposition. It fell through , and the criminal case went to trial last week , with the re fill t , last Saturday , that Hockenberger was declared guilty cf embezzlement. ThU time there was a more careful and rklllful prosecution , and a Judge who. as a reildent of Grand Island , was acquainted with the underhand work of the Hocken berger lobby , and sensibly kept the Jury con fined In tha Jury room , superintended by balllffx , m as to protect ( hem from the baneful Influence of the lobby. And there was also a superior Jury , provided with a larger de- gres of Intelligence and Independence , which could not bo fooled by the eloquent sophlatry ot the defense. This trial was not a farce , and It took this jury only forty minutes to agrea on the verdict thit Hockenberger had embezzled the $2,000 of our school money. This Is the first conviction In the long row ot our embezzlement * and shortages , which to n corl.iln extent li s ro brrd mint ponflitonco In our courts , but It by no nifan * the end of this cn < i5. The defend ? hns made the usual motion for n new trial , and \\ill tnld the case In fomo uny cr the other to the supreme court , nnd there will bo any amount of oxpenpo and delay , Tha history of this corrupt handling ot our public moneys nnd the attempts to Miltlil the guilty persons arc full ot lesions which ought to Induce our people to make honest efforts to limit , If not entirely stop , municipal corruption for the future. KURD IIKHDE. Grand Island , Dec. 21 , 1S95. voicr. OK TIIK STATIJ IMIUSS. McCook Tribune. This congress should plvt- the people postal savings banks before adjourning. Kearney Smi ! Th ? Commercial club of Omaha Is putting In some effective licks for Nebraska , as usual , Ord Journal : It In pretty safe to pay that Instead of Cleveland and CnrlU'lo being able to retire the greenbacks the people will retire - tire them , nnd will bo only too glad of the opportunity. Crawford Beacon : Omaha "ias bosn selected as the place to hold the Transmlnslsslppi exposition In 1S9S. The world will come to Nebraska , and the northwest should make a spwlat nnd combined effort to attract at tention. Ashland Gazette : Wonder If the papers that are making such Idiotic warfare- the Nebraska sugar factories arcr not getting their rewird frcm the Sugir trust. So much waste ot brain tissue ought not to go without some sort oj ! compensation , Blair Courier : The Omaha papers con- Una to hammer nwny about a now union depot. Omaha certainly needs noniethliiK Instead of the present cow sheds that arc U92d for depots , and It Is to b ? hoped that the agitation will continue until she get U. Uhappcll Register : Something llko $5,000 still remains of the amount appropriated to prorecuto cx-Trcasurer Hill. The lawyers of coufs'o want to spent ] this balance nnd start again , but the people are tired of this farce nnd prefer that It bo returned to the trcisurer , where Is can ba used to some pur- Crto Democrat : Now that Dick Outcalt , cashier of the defunct Capital National , has been declared Innocent of any of the charges made against him by the grand jury , It will be In order for the United States court to jerk up all thoss who have lost mcney In that rotten Institution and flno them for at tempting to convict the officials -of perjury and theft. Why are they not In contempt of court ? York Times : Congressman Melklojohn has announced himself a candidate for governor. Tlioso who think ho will not run llko a wolf will learn their mistake later on. What ever may be slid for other candidates , and there are lots of good men In the field , Mr. Melklojohn has earned. In a very large de gree , the respect and confidence of the people of Nebraska. Ho Is known to b ? co',1 , steady and statesmanlike In his tmclal deportment , and can be safely trusted In any cincrsency. Blair Courier : Politics makes strange bed fellows. Blair has a living example of the fact In a newspaper that Is constantly bringing Majors to the front as a leader for tlie republican party , much to the dis gust of the rank and file of th ? party , how ever. But as surely as water seeks Us level , that sure do the political buzzards smell out the carrion and then swear by all that I'j good and holy that any republican slate mad ? up without Torn Majors' consent will bo "busted. " Well. It Isn't our scrap , but wasn't It this same political carcass that was defeated for governor In 1891 ? PERSONAL AM ) OTHERWISE. Proud Albion shrieked when Freedom tapped Its saber. Trolley trains In Chicago and Philadelphia have made fair records as killers , but the Brooklyn trolley easily maintains Its load is a cemetery promoter. The -Butts City council Is for war real , raw war on ground floor gambling houses. Butte is located on the southwest slope of the Anaconda mine , In Montana. "We are net locking for trouble , " exclaimed Major Mclfleld , glaring fiercely at the homo guards diawn up In battle array , "but , by > hc eternal , If any Impious fee sets foot on Freedom's sacred soil we'll hold down the offices or perish In the attempt ! " Mrs. Llvermore's objections to reporters ara as unique as some of her other theories. "Reporters are a pestiferous set , " she said in Boston the other day. "They often ruin a lecturer by reporting his address in full , thereby rendering it unfit for future use. " Brooklyn has a society , of which Rev. Phcebo A. Hanaford Is president , called "Phllltscipoma. " It Is devoted to philoso phy , literature , science , poetry , music and art and nobody who Is not bright enough to see where It gets Its name' is admitted to membership. Who shall decide whe-n professors disa gree ? A Yale man thinks Cleveland Is wrong ; a Harvard man declares the presi dent Is right. The question cannot lie sub mitted to the arbitrament of the respective foot ball teams , because that would bo a cinch for Yale. Better follow the peaceful pugilistic method to a finish. Washington counts brilliant additions to Its official , and , Incidentally , to Its social forces , this winter In the new senator from Rhode Island , who Is likely to dispute with Senator Halo his claim to be considered the Bc.au Brummell of the senate , and Senator ofVc t Vlrr.lnM , whoie wife , t dotiRhttr of n SenMor I.ivls of MuryUn.l , Is practically a WAthlngtontan , having i-iwnt n Urge pcrtion of her llf * In the capital , The claim Is m do that \\ie- \ \ Job otild be t nn easy one for Knghnd with her superior , naval strength. The assumption Is misleads Ing. It doc * not tile ; Into Account thcmlchtr * possibilities of ilio iMttlwhlp Illinois It cut Icoso from her moorings In Chicago harbor. Who's nfrald ? The man who made HIP first r nxlcs la the United Slates died last Sunday , aged 87. His name was Enoch Robinson , -and he was superintendent of the Old Colony Iron Works nt Knst Taiinton , MRS ? . , for two Fioncrrttlons. He- made the axles for the oar. * nn the ( ) ulncy qitnry road , the first railroad In America , when he was foreman of the forging depart ment of the Ilrldgewatcr Iron Works. Away with wars and rumors of wnr. Who 7 < lies whether school lcps or not while the bard of the surging Kaw nit lines his lyre to sweet poesy ? Begone dull care. List to the rippling music of Billy Leeds wafted by Rpfclal wlr ? from K. C. : "The Influenza microbe Can claim our fellowship ; He's one * of our loJgo brothers At least he gives Uis grlpl" TIUKI.KS OP TIII-5 TIMUS. , ? ! nclnn , , H Tribune ! They arc making whisky from lieetx , lint tbnt sounds ns If the cart was bcfoio the horao. AtchNon Globe : Thrro never was a slicco f > o old thai some lustanrnnt or hotel llur would not mfcr to U na _ u Ininb. Washington Star : Old Santa riaiii has gifts for all , ns i-veryboilv knows , but none \onczueln that will lit Utwu Britain's hose , Indlnnnpolls Journal : "There'll be n blif ( icinnnil Tor the stuff n ? soon nn the imb'.lo hears of II , " puM Ihp liupnful Inventor. " \\hnt you got now ? " "Kiu-iiroof whiskers for Sunday school Santn Clauses. " Chicago Record : "This talk of war Is nb- Elird , Isn't It ? " " 1 don't know nbout tlmt. " "Do yon think there s anything In It ? " "Well. 1 notice that 1'onsonbv lm milt yi'lng bis beard und tlmt lies walking with u cane. " Judge : The tracher hlilc < < the rod nwny , nnd Johnny cuts up without fear , regret ting , us ho Is to gay , that Chilstmas come * but once a year. Chicago Tribune : "Tlmei nro Inrder than they wVro last year , " ? l he > l young Arclup , looking through the PWH of hl dlnry. "A year ntjo today tncravcro only four men cnmo to sco me with bills. I've been dunned by eleven today. " Washington Star : "I wonder what that man meant , " said the oonl dn-ilor , with a puzzled expression. "I ain't any pugilist , nnd ho knows It. " "What did ho sny ( o you" He told me I ought to po Into training1 for the lightweight championship. " Cincinnati Enquirer : "How did you rome lo lofe yonr Job on the road ? " asked tbu sympathizing friend. "Oh , jlst by accident , " answered the cx- brnkcmnn , a far-away look coming Into his eyes as the vision of the freight wieclc rose before hli mental vision. Detroit Tribune : See the woman. See the man. Does tlio man grow sick nt heart nnd tremble at the approach of the woman ? Tlio mnn does not do n thing but prow sick nt hpuit and tremble at the approach of the womnn. I Bhc n woman with n past ? All , no. She Is a woman with a present , nnd the man Is not sure whether It Is a box ot cigars or n i > alr of carpet slippers. MAKE WAY KOn KRIS K. i \VnshlnKton Slur. Drop these questions murky An' diplomatic frills ; Pass the pie nn1 turkey , 'Stead o' passln * bllla. Don't yp git dojectcd , Kur pace Is bound to score i When Christmas le elec-ted And Kris Krlngle has the floor. VII.M : TO THE P. Ij. Btnnton In Atlanta Constitution. Blllvlllo'R got her war paint on Heji ! hep ! to the rlsbt ! Clear the track for Bully John I Hop ! hep I to the rlfihtl Sixty captains all In line ; Fifteen hundred cofonelH fine : You Jest watch us rise an' shlnc . , Hfp ! hep ! to the right ! Sixteen cannons from the wnr Hcp , ! hep ! to tlio right ! Never heard 'em shoot before Hep ! hep ! to thp right ! Soldiers ! mount your stubborn nag * Wave your exposition flaunt Show the world how Blllvlllo brags Hep ! hep ! to the right ! Who will prove his prestige braveT Hep ! hep ! to the right ! Who will be n British slave ? Hep ! hep ! to tlio right ! Leave the Spanish maliulorcs ! Plant your Hags on Urltli-li glioresl Prick the lion 'till lie rours Hep ! hep ! to the right ! See the regiments BO gay ! Hep ! hep ! to the right ! Hear the mules of HIMvlMo brny Hep ! hep ! to tlio rlghtl Colonels by the thousand cry : "Pass your Jugs of corn and ryof On ! ye heroes drink or die ! " Hep ! hep ! to the right ! nillvllle ! nt thy country's call Hep ! hep ! to the right ! Mules and mortgages and all- Hep ! hep ! to the right ! On ! ye freemen , lo the sen ! Set the HtralnliiK cables frpu ! llcrry ChrUtinucI Liberty ! Hep ! hep ! to the right ! It's a Great Pleasure To do holiday shopping whora the question of quality doosen't have to be considered you can al ways get your money back if thora should happen to be any defects at ANY TIME. Those elegant ties at 50 cents , are the sort that would ordinarily sell for 75o to $1.00 The whole east window Is filled with them , and we have thousands inside. Remember this is a special sale of high grade neckwear Choice for 50o Tecks , imperil flowing ends , bows , imperial leeks , olub ends , de joinvilles , and every late fashionable tie. Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes , lounging robes , smoking jackets , studying gowns and house coats of every description. Handsome handkerchiefs - kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders mufflers gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas and many other holiday gift articles. In children's department thera ara bigraduo- tjons to close out certain lines ahildran's reefers leggings ties hats caps and children's furnish ings of every sort all on 2d floor. Browning , King & Co. Southwest Coruor Fifteenth uutl Doiiulu.s , OMAHA. CiTOPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS.
