THE OMAHA DAILY TiEE : SATITRDAY , APKTL 17 , 1807.
VOTERS RALLY TO JIOORES
Till Bojd's ' Theater and Cheer Every
Mention of His Name.
OLD SOLDIERS TRUE TO TH-IR COMRADE
Noniinrdnnn MeclliiK l tin * Intercut
of lluItriitilillonii t'nmlliliito
' J'nii CM to lie n Vcrltnlilo
i Io\c I'cnHl.
The mass meeting of the old soldiers at
Boyd's optrn house lest night brought out a
crowded boi-uo and all the enthusiasm for
which such gatherings arc remarkable. The
meeting was under the auspices ot the Union
Veterans' league , and the veterans sounded
the battle cry of good government with the
Inspiration of 'Cl , H was n campfire with
a political pot , but no partisan significance ,
and with Inspiring reminiscence ot their
fighting dart , the speakers mingled ringing
appeals for a decent administration ot mu
nicipal affairs under the standard ot their
old comrade , Frank E. Moores. It was one
of the most Interesting meetings ot a political
natuto ever held In Omaha. Several of the
Bpcaknswere unusually eloquent under the
inspiration of the patriotic sentiment that
deemed to dominate from the minute the
baud ctruck up the first national melody un
til the last ringing cheer for Moorcs and
good government.
The thcttcr was elaborately decorated. A
hiigp portrait ot McICInley hung under the
prcflct'lililin arch between the draperies ot
American flags. Largo flags were draped
around the wings and from the boxes.
Among them were displayed pictures ot
( Lincoln , Grant , Qarficld , Logan and other
heroes ot the rebellion , and In the mlddlf
of the front of the stage a huge American
caglo perched on a red , white and blue shield
emphasized the patriotic effect.
THOSE ON THE STAGE.
Thu Seventh Ward band played several so.
lection ? In front of the opera house , jind
by the tlmo the hand occupied the orchestra
space the body ot the house was compactly
filled. The galleries were also occupiedind
fully a hundred prominent republicans iml
some who wcro not republicans but refused
to support the gamblers' candidate , occupied
Ecata on the stage. Among them were : Judge
J. N. Cornish , Frank A. Sears , Judge S. I.
Gordon , Jonathan Edwards , W. I ) . Whlto-
horn. Major J. S. Miller , Dorsey B. Ilouck ,
W J. Council , Judge Jacob Fawcctt , Harry
C. Bromc , G. F. Franklin , C. E. Bclndorff ,
James Allan. T. K. Sudborough , George
Small , Charles Unltt , Charles Tuttle , Fred
J. Sackott , A. C. Troup , John L. Webster.
Judge W. W. Kejeor. A. J. Lunt , P. W. Dirk-
hauscr , George H. Hess , Dr. S. K. Spaldlng ,
J. W. Crow , John G. Kuhn , II. C. Jordan ,
Frank Hurman. John Uoslcky , Peter
telle. Leroy Furnas. Louis Llttleficld , Dr.
AV. O. Rogers , Beecher Hlgby , .1. M. Woorl-
nrd , Captain H. E. Palmer , J. H. Evans
Ernest Stuht , C. E. Winters , T. S. Crocker' '
Myron D. Karr , U. T. .Mount , D. II. Christie
AV. W. Elngham and C. L. Chaffce. '
Major Miller culled the meeting to order
nnd Introduced Lee Estcllo ns chairman Mr
Estello spoke briefly , directing his remarks
loward the faults and Inconsistencies of the
new city charter. Ho said that In the first
place ho was ready to condemn this charter
because It was a product of the- populist
party. Ho did not believe that grapes could
be gathered from thorns or Jigs from thistles.
It was enough to condemn It in the eyes of
ony reasonable man that It had been found
necessary to rob the ballot box In order to
effect Its passage.
MOORES' ROYAL RECEPTION.
At this point Colonel Frank E. Moores ar
rived and was escorted on the stage. Mr.
Estcllo was compelled to stop until the tre
mendous applause that signalized the up-
pcnrnnco of Colonel Moorcs subsided nnd
thcn''he concluded with the statement that
an old' soldier was to be the next mayor of
Omaha. ,
Ho then Introduced John t. . AVebstcr , who
received a flattering greeting. He began by
satirizing the democratic party that hail
once been an honored organization and an
honorable foe , but had now become a tall to
the populist kite. Ho declared that when
the next election came the people would put
Nebraska back In tbo republican column and
the ( Statement was received with prolonged
applause.
Mr. AVebster then proceeded to briefly dis
cuss the life of Abraham Lincoln , the subject
that had been assigned to him by the com-
nilttce. Ho eloquently pictured the hard
ships of Lincoln's early life and declared
that for all that he had not cried out against
the greatness and goodness of his country
and become a populist , but had bravely lived
on to become the liberator of four million
souls. Populism and Abraham Lincoln had
nothing In common. Tlio populist party
seemed to believe that It was created for the
solo purpose of displacing existing Institu
tions.
SHOWS TWO PICTURES.
Coming back to the present Issue , Mr ,
AVebster reminded his hearers of the scene
when Hamlet showed two pictures to hie
mother nnd said , "Look on this and then looli
on that. " "I want to show you two pic
tures tonight , " continued Mr. AVcbster ; "one
r of Ed Howell , the other of Colonel Frank E. .
Moorcs , nnd ask. you to choose which you
will serve. "
It was enough , continued the speaker , thai
thcro was n populist state government In
Nebraska and a legislature that hail
voted to legislate men out of ofllco whom the
people hail elected. Now they clutched al
the government of Omaha , nnd the only wa >
to rebuke them was to vote the republican
ticket next Tuesday.
'Ho ' closed with an effective appeal to all
republicans who had left the party to come
S back and assist to redeem their state foi
republicanism nnd good government.
The band played the "Star Spangled Daii'
ncr , " and the chairman. Introduced Dr. 'M ' , 0.
Illckctts. Ills subject was "Tho Negro at
a Patriot nnd al Voter. " IIo said the hand
of avnrlco had snatched the negro from hit
native land and held him for 240 years bcfovc
a political party had the courage and back'
bono to rise up nnd declare that the tiegrc
also had n right to sing , "My Country 'Tit
of Thee. " It retjulrcd force to cxccuto , this
sentiment , and In the conflict none had sliei
their blood more loyally than the blacks ,
.Their patriotism had been proved , not onlj
on the fields of the rebellion , but at the bal >
lot box when the hand ot proscription was
raised against them , Thu negroes bellovei
in the sacrcdness of the ballot box , and the )
were against 1M Howell. because ho had
gone to iMlrolsslppl and Louisiana and bor
rowed their lite-thuds nml transplanted there
to the frco soil of Nebraska.
NEGROES FOR MOORES.
The negroes wcro accused of being fanatical
In their allegiance ) to the republican party ,
but that party had planted every milestone
In the progress of this country , nnd It was
the only party < that had ever held out a ray
of hope to the negro. The negroes wcro for
Frank E. Moores If for no other reason
because ho wan the nominee of the repub
lican party nml because Jie had put a muuket
on his shoulder and marched from Bull Run
to Appouiattox with the boys.
John H. Webster wai the next speaker.
Die- declared his satisfaction at being In
vited to address a nonpartlsan audience. Ho
iwna a nonpartlsan man. Hut when ho came
face to face with bis duty ho was always
compelled to vote tlio republican ticket ,
That was not becnuto ho was a partisan , but
because tha republican party always had the
right ticket. Ho related his recollection of
war times when at the big mass meetings
democrats and republicans stood eldo by side
J on the platform and urged all to unite to
preserve the union. Sldo by aide they had
endured , the tedium of the camp and sldo by
slJu they had charged througU the smoke of
battle. Sldo by sldo their blood hail trickled
to redden the water ot the brook , and sldo
by sldo tlielr bodies were laid to rest. Again
a blow had been alined at the nation's honor ,
ml not as partisans but as American cltl-
tens democrats and republicans had rallied
under the banner ot McKlnley and had saved
the financial Integrity of the nation. He
declared that the same democrats that had
marched under the banners of Lincoln and
SlcICInley were now under the banner of
Frank K. Moorei ,
Mr , Webster denounced the action of How-
fit anil hi * associate * at Lincoln In a uiauucr
that roused the audience to continual en
thusiasm. He said that boodle was powerful ,
combinations for spoils were powerful , but
the aroused moral sentiment of Omaha was
mightier still and when Ihe sun went down
next Tuesday evening It would merge In a
pean of victory.
J. E. Kyner made a typical campfire
speech. Ho related a number of humorous
army experiences In a manner that kept the
audience In a happy mood and concluded
with a more erlous view of the hardships
endured by the veterans. Onlj' the "boys"
ot ' 61 were left. The older men who had
fought In the ranks had gone to their green
tents on the hillside. Now another bugle *
call had sounded and the bo > s who were fol
lowing Frank K. Moorcs In this fight would
raise the same glad shout of victory.
Judge Jacob Fawcctt was Introduced to
discuss "Tho Matter In Hand. " In this In
stance ho considered the meaning of hl.s sub
ject to bo what was for the best Interests of
Omaha. That was the election ot Frank E.
Stoores am\ the entire republican ticket. He
paid a high tribute to the personal character
of Mr. Moorcs and said that what had mainly
Induced him to take an active part In this
campaign was the fact that he deemed It his
duly to give the He to the vile slanders
which ho knew were wholly and absolutely
false. He plainly showed the. falsity of
thc.ie charges and declared that It wan the
duty of every good citizen to cast his vote
for 'Mr. Mooros. '
VICTORY FOR PURE GOVERNMENT.
Rev. I * F. Brltt , chaplain of the Veteran's
league. mad a very effective speech on The
Christian In the Ranks. " Ho nlsn indulged
In several Interesting reminiscences of the
great conlllct and ended with the declaration
that thcro was a fight on now. and they
would follow Colonel Moores and the whole
republican ticket to n victory for pure- gov
ernment and the Integrity and patriotism
of the people. ' .
Judge ICeysor was asked to add a brief ad
dress to the regular program. He asserted that
this compalgn was a crisis In the Interests
of Omaha. The welfare of the city and
state was at stake as well as the Integrity ot
the ballot box , nnd It was th duty of every
citizen , whatever his political belief might
be , to go to the polls next Tuesday and say
by his ballot that the practice of turning
men out of office who had been honestly
elected should bo eternally eradicated In Ne
braska.
C. E. Winters eloquently discussed , "The
Volunteers. " He spoke of the volunteers'
who had saved the nation In Its hour of
peril , and declared that It was the same spirit
that would carry thu coming election for good
government and the whole republican ticket.
Colonel Moorcs was then Introduced nnd
was given a veritable ovation. He spoke
\ury briefly on account of the lateness of the
hour , but expressed his appreciation of the
enthusiastic greeting ho hod received , and of
the loyalty of his old comrades. Ho said
that If ho was elected mayor ot Omaha he
would promise to give the city good govern
ment during the next three years.
CLAIMS A IHFFUUKNCU EXISTS.
1'ojioornt an n Term CniitrniltHtlii-
KiilHlicil from I'nimllNt.
OMAHA , April 16. To the Editor of The
Bee : You are having a good deal to say
about popocrats ; I do not object to that , but
I think It Is hardly fair that populists and
"popocrats" should be placed In the same
class. Thcro Is as wide a difference between
them as there is between the poles.
A "popocrat" Is a demagogue alert for
fusion and boodle. Ho Is without honor ,
ready for anything that promises a dollar
without earning It from whatever source It
may be offered. Ho would sell one party , or
ono man , for an office or an appointment , as
soon as another. He would vote at all the
primaries , pack all the cpnventlons , bo In
harmony with all factions , get down In the
dirt and crawl like a snake , lick tbo hand of
the most corrupt demagogue on earth , for a
promise of something ho will never get ; ho
will bo the poor man's friend , and no matter
how poor he may be himself will betray him
as soon ns another.
If that > Is the animal you refer to as a
" " all please and
"popocrat" you may say you
I am sure populists will not be offended.
Popultstb have had this animal to meet and
contend with In all their conventions-
have had to bear the disgrace of this "crat"
as long as they feel willing to without a
prote-st. I thlnlc the next "popocrat" con
vention held In Omaha will bo a credit to
that animal , " and will make a fine 'pictures , '
for a rogues' gallery. If I were an artist 1
would be on hand to take It.
A populist Isa man who left ono of the old
parties to escape the methods and the com
pany of the "boss" and "heeler" and gen
eral cussedness of the demagogue ; ho Is ono
who wants honesty In politics and can suffer
defeat until the people wont the reforms ho
believes In ; ho can bo and has been sold , but
not delivered. As ho has left one , or possi
bly both , of the old parties , ho can leave the
third without regret , not even asking credit
for having built up "what they are tearing
down. INDEPENDENT.
Flrot of 11 Dny.
BERKELEY , Cal. , April 16. Fire at tha
University of California this afternoon en
tirely destroyed the building occupied as the
college of agriculture. The fire is believed
to have started either from an explosion In
the chemical laboratory or from the heat
generated by 'the use of an Incubator. The
building contained expensive chemicals and
laboratory appliances. The loss Is estimated
at $40,000.
LINCOLN , April 16. ( Special Telegram. )
At 0:1C : a fire broke out In a small house , near
the court house , but It amounted to
nothing. A few minutes after this alarm
was sent In , another ono came from 1G45
South Nineteenth street , where the barn of
Alex. Altsclmler was In flames. The barn ,
with Its contents , was destroyed.
llrltlNli UVur Slilim Ini Nntnl.
DURBAN , Natal , April 16. The British
cruiser Raccoon , which left Capo Town on
February 12 under sealed orders , arrived
hero unexpectedly during the night with six
other British var ships. Two more war.
vessels of the British .fleet arc expected hero
tonight. The object of this naval demonstra
tion Is not known here.
LABOR TURNS HOWELL DOWN
Central Labor Union Refuses to Endorse
tha Gamblers' ' Candidate.
HIS PIU3GERS FIGHT. BUT ARE BEATEN
AVIlllnm nrnlincli MnUcN a Hi > oeeli I"
Pnviir or tlio IllHOroillilnlP niul
In InU-rruntetl lth Joern
niul
The regular session of the Central Labor
union last night was reKeved from Us usual
tedium by numerous Interesting features ,
chief among which was an abortive attempt
by William Grabach to have the body endorse -
dorso Howcll.
As soon as order was produced from taps
of President Bell's gavel , the body went Into
the discussion ot regular business. The cre
dentials ot M. J. Currca , Mark T. Caster
and J. S. Tobias , delegates from local lodge
No. 22 , National Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers , were accepted , and they wcro In
stalled as members ot the central body.
James nasmusscn , delceato from lodge No.
10 , Cooper's International union , was elected
n member ot the body , as also was William
Mullen , delegate from the Journeymen Horse-
shoer's union , No. 10.
O. M. Zander of a local firm of architects
was admitted to the hall and addressed the
members for ten minutes upon the subject or
Omaha laboring men and thcTransmlsslsslppI
Exposition. Ho suggested that a committee
bo appointed to confer with the executive
board of the exposition at Its next meeting.
A committee- seven , consisting of O. P.
Sehrum , William Boycr , Harry Eastou.
George Clark , J. W. Brcon , J. C. Russell and
Mark Caster was appointed to meet In unison
with delegates from the architects' and build
ers' associations and to confer 'With tbo execu
tive board of the exposition. A meeting to
discuss plans will be held by the committee
at Labor Temple Sunday afternoon.
TRIES TO BOOM HOWELL.
During a short interim , of the transaction
ot business William Grabach , who had been
trying In vain to get the floor , arose and
said that ho would llko to discuss a sub
ject \\hlch was close to his heart , but which
ho knew -was In direct violation to the con
stitution of the Central Labor union. He
was accorded the privilege to talk. Mr.
Grabach said that he had been approached
by cappers for the Howell combine and that
they had told him that the Central Labor
union should be Induced to endorse the
gambler's candidate. He eald personally he
was In favor of Howcll , and ho would like
to lay before the body certain reasons why
they should support him.
At this Juncture F. M. Youngs declared the
speaker out of order. A war of words fol
lowed , but Grabach was allowed to continue.
GrabTch then delivered a speech which had
been placed In his mouth by Howell's fol
lowers amidst the objections raised by O. P.
Sehrum and others -who did not care to have
politics discussed. He said that Howell had
promised to bo the worklngman's friend ; that
ho had Just concluded a brilliant career in
the state si-cate , and that all worklngmcn
should como out strong for him. Grabach
pictured the merits of the popocratlc candi
date In rainbow colors amid the derisive
laughter of the majority of the members
who were unquestionably In favor of the re
publican candidate.
Ho at length subsided and Charles Ask-
wlth secured the floor and asked the chair
if ho might say a few words for Frank E.
Mooros. The chair called him down as be
ing out ot order. Mr. Grabach's attempt
to get an endorsement for Howell In the
Central Later union was pronounced a dis
mal failure.
A communication from Samuel . .Gompers ,
president of the American Federation of
Labor , relative to the fight now on between
the Knights of Labor and the brewers'
unions was read , asking that tbo local unions
give the brewers their support , and placed
on flic. Another communication In regard
to the trouble existing between the Anchor
Milling company of West Superior , Wls. ,
and Us employes was placed on flic.
The subject of the strike existing between
the Drovers' Journal of South Omaha and
Typographical union No. 190 was discussed ,
but no action taken.
A committee consisting of J. J. Kerrigan ,
William Grabach and C. C. Vaughan , was
elected to revise the constitution and by
laws of the Central Labor union and to report
at the next meeting.
.I2U . HOWELL'S IiATEST TIE-UP.
Charley Fa lining to lie Sulccluil for
Chief of Police.
The fire and police commission , of which
tha mayor Is the ex-olficlo member and chair
man , Is being used as a club In the present
campaign by Howcll and his political train
ers to the furthest extent , not merely on the
police and lire departments , but also on
brewers , saloon men and keepers ot dis
orderly resorts.
The decision of the commissioners not to
make any changes whatever In the personnel
of the fire and police departments until after
the election Is now recognized as a shrewd
political move In the Interests of the fusion
city ticket. By this means not only Is pres
sure brought upon the present members and
officers of these departments to work for
Howcll through fear of dismissal , but also
Is a whole army of place hunters kept on
the string with promises ot appointments
as soon as the expected changes shall b ?
made.
A number of the policemen have been approached
preached by men professing to represent
Howell and his friends on the police com
mission with threats that unless they use
tlielr Influence for the fusion ticket their re
tention on the force will bo doubtful. The
men who are Bald to be engaged In this work
are Harry Adams , who was formerly em-
These new draperies the kind wo
mnko to order make , them to lit any
place are simply elegant largest as
sortment of patterns wo ever had to se
lect from all now spring designs Just
the proper thing why buy them ready
made and bo dissatisfied when it
doesn't cost you much lo liavo Just what
yon want wo make tlio prlco as low as
wo can for the quality nnd workman
ship wo give you tlio quality is tlio
same always hero nml the designs uro
exclusive. i
Omaha Carpet Co
1515 Dodge St ,
Vf To bo sought for carefully that's the
Vf way our expert optician looks after the
trouble with your eyes by means of the
ophthalmoscope the only one In Omaha
VI and by other methods distinctively our
own a most careful search for defects ,
is made testing eyes means something
hero It's n lost that usually eost > $5.00
I hero It's free and It's the only abso
lutely correct test to bo had many an
eye has beeu ruined by n pretended
4t t The test. Aloe & Penfold Co
4 Bcluutltlc , therefore Reliable Opticians.
? 1408 Farnara Opp. Paxton Hotel t
> < ( < * <
ployed In HoweH'a com yard ? anil lat r se
cured by Howcll ft position es city sanitary
Inspector , and Hob Montgoraqty , who l How-
ell's brother In-law and bjiilQps * manaeor.
OAMBLEUS pnorOSE FANNING.
The fact la , however , tWiit tfle slate for the
police reorganization hasyllrfjdy been made
up and agreed upon by the Howcll Members
of the police commission. While In outsUlc
circles there Is much speculation as to the
name of the new chief 6fpolice , the Ram
blers with whom Howcll ( wins have been
given assurances that hef * H1 be appointed
upon their recommendation In case Howcll
In elected. The man who has been picked out
Is none other than rharlcy-jj nnlng , and all
that la lacking to make the deal a reality Is
the Induction of Howcll Into the police com
mission. Fanning himself has given several
of 1,1s Intimate friends to'unfWrstand ' that he
has a dead cinch on the chlottnlncy when the
time comes , although l.e rp\\i lcnlc9 It.
The tie-up manipulated by , the gamblers
through the Howcll-UanSnin combine Is said
to Include Police Commissioner Hcrdman and
Billiard. The other two members of the
police commission Dr. Pfabody and Judge
Orcgory seem to have been entirely Ignored ,
probably because the gamblers know It would
ho useless to approach them. Hesldes mak
ing Fanning chief , the deal extends BO far as
to guarantee Chief Slgwart one of the
captaincies , retain Haze as captain and
dismiss Captain King. Other members of the
force arc slated to go also , but which ones
Is to depend upon the work they do for
Howcll In the campaign. If the promises of
places to outsiders are to bo kept every
man on the present police force will have
to bo discharged twlco tb make room for the
promised appointees.
The Hclectlon of Charley Fanning for the
place of chief of police Is ti.o direct work
of the gamblers who wcro behind the llowcll
gambling bill.
Fanning has for years been associated with
the bcss gamblers of the town Illbblns ,
White , Kennedy , Morrison and all other
professional sports. Fanning Is to bo found
almost any tlmo of the day or night at
Oertcr's , the place where IJIbblns and
llowcll's committee clerk , Plattl , fixed up
the arrangements for putting the Howcll
gambling bill through the senate.
PIIBSBHVES HOWELL'S HEADQtUnTEtlS
It Is stated upon presumably good au
thority that Fanning hns upon several oc
casions advanced part of Uio license money
of the Oerter place , which Is the recognized
headquarters of the gambling fraternity , and
which Is today decorated with llowcll's
picture above the bar. The proposed reten
tion of Slgwart as captain of policeIs said
to bo duo to a personal friendship of Howcll.
Chief of Detectives Cox Is talking anil
working for Howcll In the expectation that
ho may thereby hang onto his Job and the
same motives animate a number of lesser
police lights.
The same tactics are being pursued In
reference to saloon keepers , brewers and
keepers of questionable resorts. They are
being told that the fusltmlsts control the
police board and will control It whether
Howell Is elected or not and unless they
como out actively In aid of Howcll things
will bo made very uncomfortable for them ,
Lee Spratlln , who Is talking for Howell ,
notwithstanding the Insults and Ignominy
which were heaped upon him by the Howell-
Ite-s when they kicked him out of the Jack-
sonlan club a few months ago , asserted openly
a day or two ago that unless the saloon
keepers wheeled Into line the members of
the police commission would see to It that
they closed up at C o'clock every night In the
year. How far these bulldozing tactics will
succeed with reputable llyuor dealers who
want no special favors so long as all are
treated alike Is problematical.
In the meantime people who have been
led to believe that thecnijvTi police commis
sion Is out of politics should watch some of
the commissioners who ( are. campaigning for
the gamblers' candidate. , , . ,
SOUTH DAKOTA SUl'RKMB COURT.
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Ma 11 tin in u n Prucci-illliKM liiNtldilcil oil
Ilcliiilf of tli'e ' 'lfKfiiH. .
PIEUHE , S. D. , Aprjl ! C.-Spcclal ' ( Tele
gram. ) Chairman Blair ot tqo new board of
regents of Education Hodny presented a
voucher to Audltori Mayne-w' for pay for the
members of the board A ill first meeting ,
and the auditor rcfused/too'draw a warrant
lor the same. MandamuB.iproceedlngs wcro
at once begun In "tho aiiprdrrfe court , asking
for an alternative' writ"ofj niamJanius de
manding that the auditor draw warrants for
the new board. The court took the matter
under advisement until tomorrow , when It
will pass upon the writ and It granted set a
day for hearing. As all funds for state In
stitutions have been held up for two months
and will bo until the caso-ls ; decided , It will
bo hurried as rapidly aa possible In the
court. ' 1
In the supreme court this morning opinions
were handed down In the following cases :
By Corseon Melvln Grlgsby against Fred-
crick T. Day , Mlnnehaha county. Affirmed.
Gives Attorney General Grlgsby a Judgment
for $21.000.
By Hnnoy Noycs Bros. & Cutler against
George Brace et al , Mlnnehaha county. Af
firmed. In this1 the ; court reverses Itself on
a former decision. Commercial Bank , Union
City , Inil. . against Lydla E. Jackson , Mlnne
haha county. Modified ana affirmed. Eliza
beth A. Trotter et al against Mutual Reserve -
servo Fund association , Yankton county.
Affirmed. Fuller dissenting.
By Fuller James Garvlo against Judson
L. Greene , Hyde county. Reversed. Asha-
bel Duller against Ben Cash , sheriff of
Hughes county. Affirmed.
Nov so-called remedies spring up every day
like- mushrooms ; but the people still cling to
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
Wont Point lloiiril of VlNitnrft.
WASHINGTON , April 1C. The president
today appointed the board of visitors to tlio
United States Military academy as follows :
George F. Evans of Portland , Mo. ; Colonel
James 13. Fleming , Newark , N. J. ; L. W.
Hall of Harrlsburg , Pa. ; W. H. Upflon of
Akron , O. ; Colonel A. F. Walker , New York ;
W. M. Pluakltt of Adams , Mass. ; W. It ,
Smcdburgh , San Francisco.
ANIMUS OF MEL REDPIEID
His UncrlGco of Justice to Protect the
Interest of His Chief ,
STANDS AS THE TOOL OF JIM WINSPEAR
Attack nil Mniircv Iitwplrril 1 > V flic
Who for Yuarx Diiiuliinteil
OMT UiMlllolil lit Coun
cil * or A. r. A.
A great many people have been surprised
nt the anln.us displayed by Mel llcdflold
against Kmnl : E. Stoorcs , and hla un
warranted use of his position as county clerk
In n political campaign.Vhllo everybody
concedes that ItcdlleM has a light to his
own political opinions and may write and
print \\hato\cr he pleases i-oncernlng ony-
boly , his right to use otllctal stationery of
the county and sign his name officially to
political pcrccds Is cowildercd uncalled for
and unauthorized under the law.
The ( ruu luwaidncss ot Ucdfleld's ' hostility
to Frank 12. Moorcs Is hU attachment to Jim
Wlnspcar , who has dominated him ever since
they became great lights In A. P. A. councils.
It will be remembered charges were preferred
In 1S91 against Wluspear for political
crooked work , and ho In turn exercised his
power as acting high muck-a-muck to tws-
pind" his accusers. In the Interesting trial
which followed , and of which The Uco has
the official stenographic report. Iledllcld
acted as Wlnspcar's left bower wb.Ho In the
capacity of Judge , and by throwing his
weight Into the scale ot justice , vindicated
Wlnspcar and sustained his order ot sus
pension.
A side light on the relations of Mel Hed-
flcld to Wlnspcar Is thrown In the following
extract from the proceedings of the trial :
nEbFHSLD AND HIS PULL.
Mr. Winter I , for one , will not consent
to have the testimony In my case reduced
to writing by this Kmmons ; It Is asking
too much of me to submit my case on his
version of the evidence written out after
ward In long hand , he not being a sten
ographer to your board or to anybody be
fore which It may come on appeal. You
say his version of the testimony Is the
official version and the only veislon wo will
allow to go up on appeal. I , and we all ,
arc to bo tried In the first instance by a
committee consisting of this Mr. Emmons ,
Mr. Miller and Mr. Uedflcld , and then be
forced to abldo by Mr. Kmmons' version ot
the testimony. Mr. Kmmons Is the state
secretary under J. II. Wlnspcar , the acting
state president. His perquisites In office
are as Mr. Wluspear fixes them. Mr. Em
mons Is also the man who In the supicme
council at St. Louis bitterly and unscrupu
lously opposed the appeal of Council No. 5
from ever being heard. Mr. Miller did the
same , and on the floor of the supreme coun
cil chamber at St. Louis said to me , "I
did not know and don't know yet what
there Is In this matter against Wlnspcar ,
but you did not see ( It to consult me , and
I am going to tight you fellows tooth and
tocnall. " Mr. Hedfleld Is the printer who
gets through Mr. Wlnspear all the A. P.
A. printing to do , without other A. P. A.
printers having an opportunity to bid on It
as provided by our state constitution , and
Mr. Itedfleld Is the man who promised on
behalf of the state executive board nt Its
last meeting that Council No. 5 should bo
duly notified through the secretary of the
time , place and opportunity to make proof
of Us grievance against J. H. Wlnspear ,
which promise has been shamelessly
broken. Now , slnco Mr. Wlnspear has
finally concluded not to sit as Judge and
Jury and prosecutor In these cases , these
three men , Emmons , Miller and Hcdfield ,
will bo our Judges , all other members of the
board being absent. Now , you say , I must
abldo by the evidence as Mr. Emmous sees
fit to put It down , and If you deem best you
will send It to the absent members of the
board , and any appeal I may wish to make
must bo made on MrEmmons' version of
the testimony.
' STANDS BY JIM WINSPEAR.
Now , I say to you that under these
circumstances Mr. Emmons cannot be the
ono to take down the testimony In my case.
It Is unfair of you to seek It , and I will not
submit to It. I propose that when your
absent members or any higher body In ap
peal sits In Judgment on my case and re
views the evidence and your findings thereon
they shall have before them Just what I
give- before you tonight , and Just what you
had before you when you passed on my case.
Mr. Gathers Those are my scntlmenta.
Mr. Ilouck So say I.
Sir. Currier So say wo all.
Mr. Covell We offer you without expense
to the executive board or to anyone but the
accused a stenographer officially recognized
as ono ot the best In Douglas county , Ne
braska , a man capable and honorable. holdIng -
Ing the position of official stenographer to
Judge Davis , a man of strict Integrity , a
faithful and loyal member of the A. P. A. .
and In good standing , whose ability to cor
rectly report and transcribe proceedings has
never been questioned. Wo offer you such
a stenographer to take this evidence Verbatim
and reduce It to typewriting for the purpose
of submitting It to the absent members of
the board , as we understand wo are to be
judged by the testimony reduced to writing.
Mr. Ueddeld We shall have to stand by
tbo rules adopted.
Strike fur IIlKlier
PATERSON. N. J. , April 10. Having been
denied an Increase ot wages , 500 employes
ot the Kearney & Foote File works struck
today. The men had demanded an advance
of 10 per cent In their pay.
For Bronchial , Asthmatic and Pulmonary
Complaints , "Brown's Bronchial Troches"
liavo remarkable curatlvo properties. Sold
only In boxes.
"Will H. Stylish" and Easter will cut
quite a swath .Sunday He's got so many
Kiistor neckties doesn't know how to
dress up thinks ho'll wear n bow for
breakfast and four-in-hand to church
uiid change every Jiotir after that Von
needn't , be qnltq so stylish You will not
bo ut fault Jf you-pick one or two real
line ones fromi our "elaborate stock Our
23ts fiOc anil higher-priced neckwear
for EiiHter is the most beautifully as
sorted ever brought ! to tills city Wo
have also just jvcclved a new lot of
colored bosom shirts and some very line
dress shirts that'll do you good to look
lit. n 11 .1 i
j >
AlbefACahu ,
I' ' ' ! 0
Men's Fnrnlslcr. ' 1322 Far no m
IP.
Wo are sheet music headquarters one
whole side of our store is devoted to It-
Thousands nnd thousands of titles all
that's new the latest tlio best you'll
always find here All sheet music copy
righted In America wo sell nt Just half
the printed ptjce Where can you do bet
ter than that Then wo nlwuys liavo an
unlimited supply of sheet music nt ono
cent per copy some nt fie and some nt
more It's nil good Kvery new piece
comes to us Jlrst so when you want
the latest nnd want It first it pays to go
lo headquarters. >
A. HOSPE. Jr.
. . . ,
Send for Illustrated catalogue. i
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas. ;
* * *
OTlir.lt IAMIS TilN 01 IIS.
The decision to make St. I'otcisburs a
terminus of the Siberian rallioiil us well as
Moscow , wlilch has Just been nrrlvoil nt.
makes new calculations necessary In rcsaril
to the great rnllioiul. To make Hie Journey
from London lo Shanghai requires thirty-nine
days by the Itrlmllsl ami Suez canal routes ,
ftilrty-spven Oays by way of Marseilles , anJ
from tlilrty-four to thirty-nine 'lays u > the
American route , tly the Siberian railroad
through St. PctorsburR the tlmo will bo not
over twenty-two days , and the fare will be
but one-halt that charnnil by the other
routes. U Is hnuoislblc to Imagine- any re
sult from tills commercial revolution other
than that business will go by the shorter
route. It was the dlscoxcry of the Cape of
flood Ilcpo route that diverted trtulo from
tha cities on the northern littoral ot the
Mediterranean , and the opening of the
Isthmus ot Suez diverted It again from the
path discovered by Vaseo da QamaVu may
look to see Its course turned again. And
what will bo the value of Oonst.intlnople
\\hcn the Siberian road Is completed and Its
feeders reach down through Asia , tapping
the trade that now ( lows toward HIP tiolden
Horn ? llcicft ot Its Importance ns n dis
tributing center , as the market between In
terior Asia ( iml the west , what commercial
Impcriatito will It possess ? It will always
liavo mio nearby trade , and It will nhvtijG
bo the key of the Dlnck son , but Itu glory
will shluo with a diminished luster. The
supremacy of the porto will then hardly bo
worth the training ot guns upon ChHbtl.iu
untlvoH by the Christian nations ot western
Kurcpa.
*
At nerlln ns well as at nrussfl It IB as
serted In court circles that KmpcrorVllll.im
nnd President Fattro are to meet under the
hospitable roof of King Leopold , toward the
close of next month. The chief magistrate
of the French republic hns already accepted
an Invitation to visit the International ex
hibition which opens In Brussels n few
weeks hence , as the guest of the Idnc. StayIng -
Ing nt the royal palace , while Leo
pold's brother , the count ot Flanders , pro
ceeded til Merlin the other day for the pur-
peso of taking part In the centennial cele
bration there , he was commissioned to In-
vita young Emperor William to visit llrus-
sels nt the same tlmo. Kmperor AVIllln.ni. who
la extremely anxious to meet President Kaurc ,
and to do everything that ho can to pro-
ptttato Franco with the object of obstructing
any understanding between Jier nnd Gieat
Ilrltnlu , has accepted the Invitation with
alacrity , and thun unless something occura
to Interfere with the > realization of the proj
ect , emperor and president will meet one
another next month on neutral grounds ,
King Leopold acting the part of Intermedi
ary and broker In the mntter , n role for
which he la peculiarly fitted by taste nnd
Instinct.
* * '
In the debate In Calcutta , on the Indian
budget , Mr. Sayanl , late president of the In
dian national congress , asserted that the con
dition of the agricultural classes was much
worse now than long ago In the golden age ,
when every one was prosperous and con
tented. Thin must be the case , he added ,
while India was under alien rule. Taking
the famlno commission's report as a text he
argued that the cultivators , nnd even a large
proportion of the so-called landlords , were
poor. They were "In a state of collapse from
"chronic destitution and Indebtedness , a ready
prey to famlno and pestilence.1 In fact , the
Indian ryot was as "ruined , despairing 'and
embittered"'a humnn being as could possibly
he Imagined. _ Poverty now overshadowed a
land which was once deemed to bo a field ot
gold. The correctness of this statement , ho
said , could bo proved up to the hilt by facts
and figures , nnd though often theoretically
denied , bad as often been admitted tin prac
tice , and the point seemed now to bo con
ceded by the highest authorities. Indeed ,
the poverty of India was staring the govern
ment In ths face. It was poverty which at
the first pinch of the present famine sent up
tremendously the prices of food grains ,
threw millions of people on the hands of the
government , and compelled them to appeal
nil over the world for help. Ot course this
view of nffalrs encountered vigorous criti
cism nnd denlnl from European members.
*
Emperor Blenelck of Abysslna has de
cided , In further assertion of his claim to be
nccounted nmong the established powers , to
Issiio a coinage with his own Imago and
superscription. The Paris mint has ac
cepted his commission , to coin the now Ethe-
oplnn money. The design was Intrusted to
the engravers Lagrangc and Alphce Dubols.
The unit of the new currency will continue ,
as hitherto , to bo the "talari , " named after
the Maria Theresa thaler. Its conventional
value Is about $1. The hcnd of iMcnclek will
appear In the place of the head ot the Em-
DON'T STOP
STOPTOBACCO
TOBACCO
SUDDENLY. To do so Is Injurious
to the Nervous System. "HACO-
CUKO" Is recognized by the modi-
cat profession ns the Scientific Cure
for the Tobacco Habit. It Is Vege
table nml Harmless. "HACO-
CUKO" cures while you use tobac
co ; It will notify you when to stop.
"BAiiO.CUUO" Is guaranteed to
euro where all others f 11 , and Is
sold with n WUITTKN ttUAKAN.
TKK to cure in any ettse , no matter
how bad , or money refunded with
ten per cent Interest.
Ona IMIJC tl.OOj three boxc ( cnnrnntcdl cure ,
12.50 , nt nil ( IriiRKltt * or font illrrct upon re
ceipt of price. Write for free IxioklM. te tt-
monlnlii mul proof * . KUUI'.KA ClIHMICAL A
MIXJ CO. . l.A. C'HOSSn , WIS.
prers Maria Theresa. The negus Is to bo
represented ns crowned with a tiara sur
mounted by-a Greek crow , and the Inscrip
tion will run , "Johannes Mcnclck II , King of
the Kings of Ethoopla. " On the reverse sldo
of the coins will be tlu > figure of the Lion ot
Judnh , with a cnm , and with the text "Kthc-
opla stretches out her hand to God alone. "
The uprising of natives In Gazaland , In
Portuguese East Africa , and which Is m-
morcd to have extended to the tribes on both
sides of the Limpopo river , In Rhodesia , as
well as In the Transvaal , bids fair to tax
the. resources ot Mrltons niul lloers as well
aa of the Portuguese In the disturbed re
gions. The white conquest of South Africa
Is by no moans an accomplished fact ; the
Caucasian settlements there arc mere Islands
In a sea of black cavagcry. The revolt may
prove not an unmixed evil If It shall con-
vlnco the various South African colonies
and states of the unwisdom of mutual bick
erings In the face of their common danger.
If the region between this Zambesi and tha
capo U to bo conserved to Kuropoan civiliza
tion Its white population , British and Dutch ,
will , bo obliged to unite 'their forces In the
content against the black aborigines and the
Invading hosts of the yellow and brown racci
from China and India ns well.
*
Twenty years ago Hobart Pasha , speaking
for the Turkish government , snld : "Wo
have never had n fair chance of doing right.
Now wo are determined , under the auspices
of our 'omitf , Intelligent and progressive
sovereign , to start on a right course. Olvo
us a year to KIOW what wo can do , and It
at the end of the year we have not Improved ,
wipe us out of the man of nations. " Slnco
that tlmo thousands upon thousands of men ,
women and children have been massacred In
the Turkish dominions ; today the grea1 now-
ers of Europe are 'threatening ' Greece be
cause she ban dared to take up the cause of
the oppressed people of Crete , and the "In
telligent and progressive sovereign" " has sent
an autograph letter to the czar ot Hussla
thanking him for his firm grasp on "tho
principle of the Integrity of Turkey. " Anil
all this has been done In the name of civ
ilization.
* *
After Grccco became a nation the exper
iment of two legislative chambers was tried
for a time ; but the present constitution ,
which was promulgated In 18G4 , provided
for only one legislative body and fixed the
legislative power In the king and house ot
representatives. If a law or project bo reJected -
Jected by one or the other It cannot bo In
troduced again In the same legislative ses
sion. The single chamber Is often actuated
by prejudice or impulse , the only restrain
ing Influence ! being the Icing and his min
isters. In a case llko the present , when
the war fever Is so strong , the king may bo
said to bo powerless and must follow the
legislature. _
Dcecham's Pills will dispel the "blues. "
May 'ItiMluoo ' the
A question nl law was raised before Judge
Muiigcr ycHterday which may hnvo consid
erable effpct upon the emoluments of the
clerk of the United Stntns district court.
The law provides that this clerk shall not
be appointed to act nB a master-ln-chun-
cery unless there uro special rensons mak
ing the appointment advisable. These spe
cial rensons were set out In the original
appointment of E. S. Dundy , Jr. nut In
tlie cnea at Issue the point IB ralsod that
the special reasons for the appointment
must appear In each Individual CIIHC , and
cannot l > o carried over from ono appoint
ment. Judge Hunger took the matter un
der advisement.
Drox li. Slioomnn would make an Iilonl
politician He loves the children and If
elected he would Kimrantuo to kiss every
baby girl under -0 who would airec to
It And that reminds us of our boys' and
jjlrls shoes that we are selling just now f
at J51.no n pair One usually doesn't ex-
poet style and quality In a ! ? l..r 0 shoe
! ? : ! . .r > 0 is where ) you expect that Hut Its
tyl < > and quality you get Ini these $ l..r > 0
shot's the long wearing durable styles
the pretty shapes We have the larg 4
est lot of boys and girls slides in the 4A
west We nvike a special feature of this A
end of the business.
Drexel Shoe Co. , 4
11 ! ) FARNAM. i
Send for our Illustrated Catalogue. Frco
I-O-43
It makes our messenger boy fiinile the
way orders are coming to us for our
choice family liquors nml no wonder ,
when tlie best ofl wines and liquors are
sold at tlio prlce'you have usually paid
for the cheap and adulterated stock
We do not adulterate All our stock Is
guaranteed to be pure fresh and the
best the market produces the price only
Is not up to standard. ,
and Cigar House ,
1:10:1 : :
Yes , I am do popularest kid In town-
If I was runnln1 for orils I'd be a corquer
Dey couldn't ] beat mo at nothln' Dey
can't beat my dad cider IIo's do purtl-
est feller to sell segars yo never wiw In
nil your natural born life Ho sells do
"Stoecker 5-cent Cigar , " ' nnd ho sells
most as many of dem ns de odder fcllum
t > ell all odder kinds put together and nil
odder kinds of ton-ccntors ain't in It
wld dad's "Btoecker fi-cent Cigar 'cnuso
its JiiHt ns good ns ten cents wort and Is
nu nll-llred lot cheaper. , (
1404 DOUGLAS.
