THIS OMAHA DAILY IflSfl ; MONDAY , 1. 1897.
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Council lllurrn : 19 I'mrl Mtrect.
ClilcnKo Ollltc : 111 Chamlicr of Commerce.
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All buslnejs letters nnd rcnilttancci slmulJ bo
adilrpKrol to Thu lire PtiMlsliInK Comiiany ,
Omaha. Duff , cliwlcs , exprr n anil loslotnce
nioncjr nnlcia in ! : inaiio piinlilo to til * onler ot
Ihn cunuviny.
THU IIKU t'UllMHltlNG COMPANY.
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llthlni ; Coinpnny , Ijclnc duly nwurti , 5nyn tlmt Hie
nctu.Tl ntimlicr of full nml complete copies of The
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durlnir ilio month of Si-iitrnitcr. 1SJ7 , wns ns fell -
l I9.C.C 1C . 19.121
2 19.653 j ; . I9.8M
1 19.9lil ii ; . 1S.R32
19 . 19.75 *
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13 19.979 25 19,711
11 19.83.1
IS 19.CS6 BO . 19.041
Total Stff.W
returned nnd unsold coplci 9,415
Totnl not unle * , CSS.371
Net dully nvernBC 1S.GOJ
cinema r' 11. TSWCIUTCK.
nwnrn to before mo ami ruli crllieil In my prcs.
encc this let dny of October , 1S > 7.
( Heal ) N. I' . KRIU Notary Public.
THU HICK OX 'VUAI.NS.
All rnllrimil niMVMliny * lire
ntipiillt-il with i-noiiuli Hern
til IICLMIIIIIIIOlllltl' CVITJIIIK -
ruMiiri-r ivlio ivuiili to rrnil 11
niTvniiir. | . IiiilNt upon linv-
lupr The lice. If you eaiimit
Ret a lieu on n trnlti from the
nen-M iiKeiit , iileiiMO rt > | tort
( lie fuel , HlntliiK tin * trnlu uml
rnllr-ninl , to the OlrcMiliitlon
Deiiiirtnient of The llee. The
lieu IN for Niile on all traliin.
IXSIST OX HAVIVO TIII3 1IHI3.
Tom Iloptor slioulil bo Conti-nt with
one olllco at one time.
Omaha oxpucts every cltl/.i'ii to do his
duty by voting "yes" on lliu bond prop-
.o.sKioiis.
Tlie peojiU- cnn put up very well with
nil off your In politics when couplud with
an on year In prosperity.
Docs it not socm as If Queen A'ictoria
nutl ex-President Cluvelaml are rushing
the jubilee business a trltlo ?
Instead of politics interfering with
business this year It is business that has
been Interferln ; ; with polities.
The ( lonuiKOKUG who is afraid pros
perity Is here to stay must be iittumpt-
Ins to do political business on a very
I limited capital.
IP *
Gils Harlo docs not run a working-
man's saloon , but he lias worked a jack
piano and handled a handsaw , which
oiiRht to make him just as popular with
as his opponent.
Kins Ak-Rnr-IJon is planning for a
Jubilee celebration of his roisn during
jtliu exposition year with which all other
royal jubilees will compare only as a
rush candle with the glorious sun.
The German imperial chancellorship is
n. striking example of an ollice that haste
to hunt the man and Is reluctant to part
with him even when the Incumbent is
anxious to make way for another.
, Eternal vigilance is UK- price of lib-
crty. The chief danger to republicans
' Is the general satisfaction with fin-
'proved conditions and the consequent in-
din'erenei ! of people to politics.
The now captain general of Cuba has
arrived at his post , but 'the people of
I Cuba , will wait awhile before telling
whether they really think he Is an Im
provement over liis predecessor or not.
Over In Iowa the popocratlc candidate
for governor has become o accustomed
to expressing regrets that his andlonce
Is so small Unit lie will and It almost
second nature to express regrets that the
vote polled for him Is so small.
1 * . Swnnsou Is making a quiet
and dignified canvass for the ollice of
coroner. Not a word- can bis said
tigalnst him and every good citizen re
gardless of party should give him cor
dial support.
With the Hetllement of the labor con
troversy and the ivtlrement of 1'eralillnc
there Is no valid reason why everyone
In Douglas county interested In the suc
cess of the exposition should not vote
for the exposition bonds.
Uncle Sam may not hold himself re-
epoiislble in damages for the loss of
valuables In transit through the malls ,
registered or unregistered , but It Is a
rather dangerous practice to steal regis
tered packages while in the custody of
thu postal authorities.
Counterfeiters have now gotten to put
ting more silver In their silver dollar
limn thu mint puts In the genuine coin.
Hut even then no one need fear that the
over-weight counterfeiters are doing
business at a loss to any lint the public
upon whom they pass the < iueer.
At an auction It Is money that talks.
If you want to buy a railroad at twice
Its value Just step up to the foreclosure
sale of the Union Tactile mid outbid the
r representatives of the bondholders' re
I organization committee. The sale will
take place today. No further postpone
ment. ,
Why should Governor Holcomb take
his deputy labor commissioner with him
on his political Junketing of thu state ?
Is it to verify those llgiuvs gathered
by the labor bureau with a view to prov
ing that farming- Nebraska does not
pay ? If so , It niuy be put down that
the Junket did not pay.
Tim tluio lins long since gen by when
int'ii of linnor consider everything' to bo
fnlr lu war or politics. Tin- laws of
civilized wtirfnri' pmlillilt the use of ox-
ploslve bullets or poisoned missiles nnd
tilt * spread of contagious diseases by In
fected clothing. In politics there Is an
munition law tlmt bars out slanders *
libels anil wilful false accusations. The
political buccaneers who are conducting
tlie campaign through tin ? Omaha Fill1-
Mill , however , Inivo no compunctions
about fabricating the. most outrageous
and Infamous libels and scattering tliein
broadea.Ht to bolster up the dlMinal for
tunes of the political mongrels who are
trying to ride Into olllee upon the stalk-
Ill ) ; horse of bogus reform.
Within tlio past forty-eight hours
these fakirs have been pilloried as self-
convicted liars. Hut that seems only to
stimulate them to greater activity In
grinding out fakes. Tlie story that
$ : ' < M M ) lias been sent to Jsebraska by
thu republican national committee to
buy the election Is n barefaced false
hood concocted to lay the foundation
for the cry of foul piny when the popo-
cratle. combination finds itself knocked
out.
out.Tlie
Tlie story tlmt Mayor Moores and ( lie
editor of The Hee have been canvas
sing the city hall and other places to
raise a fund for defeating Mel Hedlleld
is a braze. ! ! lie made of the whole elolh.
Mayor Moores and the editor of Thu
Hee had not met or communicated with
one another for four days before tlie
fake appeared In print. So far as we
know nobody has been approached or
solicited to contribute funds for any
such purpose , and there Is not a shadow
of truth In the Uedlleld.roor-back. If
voles can be Rotten for Hedlleld only
by concocting stories of Imaginary con-
spiracles his condition must Indeed be
desperate. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
iniAAK ninitAnil's cKit'tmcATK.
There is a pointed adage that It Is not
safe to praNo a man until after he is
dead. Tlie good reputation of a life
time may be all destroyed In a day.
The certllicate of character for Frank
Ilibbard which the World-Herald lias
llshetl up out of tlm back files of Tlie
Hee forcibly confirms the adage.
Ten years ago when Frank Ilibbard
was a candidate for the legislature on
tlie republican ticket The Hee vouched
for him as a man whom the people
could trust. With that voucher was
linked the name of another candidate
for the legislature in whom The Hee at
that time also had Implicit coiiTftUmee.
Ilibbard was defeated but Ids running
mate pulled through by a good majority.
In less than thirls * days after the lugis-
turo had convened. The Hee was com
pelled to admit that the people had
been imposed upon. And after the legis
lature adjourned the name of the bogus
anti-monopolist appeared on Its legisla
tive blacklist along with that of .lolm
J. .Sullivan , now fusion candidate for
supreme judge. If the certllicatu for
milliard's running mate held good for
ono month only , It is not surprising
tlmt tlio certilleatu for Ilibbard in 188(5 (
bad to be cancelled before that chronic
oliiceseckor presented himself as candl-
date for county treasurer.
And this reminds us that some people
never know when they are well treated.
The fool friends of milliard take of
fense at The Hee's Intimation that lie
is a chronic ollicesceker , but do not
seem to resent the assertion that as oil
Inspector he has been as satisfactory to
the Standard Oil monopoly as Frank
Hilton , .llm Dsililman and all tlio other
oily oil-inspectors. What competency
Ilibbard lias to manage the county's
finances seems to lie entirely overlooked
by his supporters. Heeauso Ilibbard has
made money by the rise In the value of
his farm , due chiefly to the growth of
Omaha , he imagines he is a great
financier.
MAKK THE HOAHfi
The business of the public schools
should be conducted on a strictly nonpartisan -
partisan basis. Tlu > way to insure the
complete divorce of the schools from
politics Is to elect as members of the
Hoard of Education only the best men
presenting themselves as candidates. The
following non-partisan school board
ticket comprises the best men running
for that ollice , each pledged to bar poli
tics from the administration of the
schools. To vote for them place a cross
mark in the squares opposite each of
their names and nowhere else.
For the full term of three years :
A. A. lluclianan.
J. 1 < \ Hnrgess. .
.1. U. Moore.
II. .T. l-eufpld.
Samuel Hoes.
For the term of two years :
M. F. Fmihhouser.
For the term of one year :
Andrew Klewit.
Vote this non-partisan school board
ticket.
WIOltlSKII I.AItlJll COMMISSION.
A measure that ought to command
the earnest interest of the labor of the
country occupies llrst place on the cal
endar of the I'nitcd States senate and
Is likely to receive the attention of that
body very soon after the assembling of
congress lu December , This is the bill
of Senator 1'crkins of California pro
viding for an Industrial commission , to
be composed of live members of the sen
ate , five of" the house and nine other
persons who shall fairly represent the
different Industries and employments.
Thu bill makes It the duty of this com
mission to investigate questions per
taining to Immigration , labor , agricul
ture and manufacturing and report to
congress , with suggestions of such
changes In legislation on these subjects
as It shall deem desirable or necessary.
It Is authorized to make investigations
In any part of the I'nlled States ami to
furnish such information and suggest
such laws as may be made a basis for
uniform legislation by the various
states of thu union , lu order to harmon-
Izu conflicting Interests and to 1m
cqnttahlo to the laborer , the employer ,
tlie producer and the consumer. The
report on tills bill , when It came from
the senate committee on education and
labor , dealt elaborately with the rela
tions of capital ami labor , declaring that
the prosperity of the country depends
primarily on thu laborers and the agri
culturists uud aiujertlug that It la pos
'
siblo to nsccrlalu with some measure of
exactness the rights that labor and
capital have with respect to each other.
It holds Umt local boai-ds and local
legislation have not been adequate to
deal with the larger questions Involved
and says that the time has come for u
wider study of theseproblems. .
The proposed commission , with the
scope of Investigation given It , would
undoubtedly be able to collect a great
deal of valuable Information nntt sug
gest desirable and useful legislation ,
both national and state. There are
doubtless some who will question
whether there would be any practical
results come from the Inquiries
and suggestions of such n com
mission , but there Is reason to
believe there would be. The report of
such a commission , If It did Its work
thoroughly , would certainly afford a
great deal of enlightenment. In regard
to the subjects of Its Inquiry which
could hardly fall.to have an Inlluonco.
upon legislation. Undoubtedly the ihcas-
ttre will be heartily favored by the agri
cultural and labor Interests.
in/r / Tin : noxns SHOULDCAitnr.
The voters of Douglas county will be
called upon Tuesday to vote upon two
bond propositions. Thc.'c propositions
will appear upon a separate ballot with
spaces opposite the words "yes" and
'no" under each. Kvury voter should
put a cross mark opposite the word
"yes" on both bond propositions.
The exposition bonds appeal specially
to the taxpayers whose property Is be
ing benelltcd by the exposition and the
worklngnicn for whom that enterprise is
creating employment. The voting of ex
position bonds offers the only way by
which non-resident property owners who
have not responded to the call for stock
subscriptions can be made to bear a
small share of the financial burden of
tills great undertaking. The bond
proposition calls for only $100,000 , which
will entail but a small addition to the
tax rale. With the assurance that all
of this money will be spent right here
in Douglas county for materials and
labor at the union scale of wages re-
oi'iitly agreed to by the exposition board
and freed from the manipulation of the
distrusted Geraldlne. no one should
hesitate to come to the support of these
bonds. With the bonds ear.rltMl , the
work on the exposition may be expected
to go on steadily ami unhampered ,
bringing returns to the people In value
many times th. < amount of the money
voted and subscribed.
As to the funding bonds , but a word
of explanation Is uwded. They do not
contemplate or authorize the creation of
additional debt. They are to be used
solely for the purpose of funding at a
much lower rate of interest the floating
debt now represented by the judgments
and claims for reimbursement of money
paid for poor farm lots. The voting of
these- bonds means a considerable saving
In the annual interest charge upna the
taxpayers and is In strict accord with
the principles of business economy.
T1IK CAIflJIIJACr OF fllANK J. KAKPAH.
For nearly twenty years Frank .T.
Kaspar has been Identified with republi
cans. During that time he has held sev
eral important ollices. Kvery ollice and
political honor lie has enjoyed were given
him by republicans. Tn 1S'J. ) ( when P.ryan
aud silver were the paramount Issue
with democrats * and populists , Kaspar
was for McKlnley and the gold stand
ard. Last Mpriug he was a candidate
before the republican city convention for
the ollice of tax commissioner , but failIng -
Ing to secure the nomination lie turned
his back on the party through whose
favor he was then holding a .S .OOO of-
tlce.
tlce.While
While squandering several thousand
dollars on political street sweepers an'd
using the street commissioner's force for
political ends , Kaspar began to lay his
pipes for the county commlsslonershlp
which was to be filled this fall. In his
schemes he found a congenial associate
in Mel Hedlield. who at the same time
was organizing bolters' clubs and play
ing reformer in order to gain ( lie favor
of the popocrats. When the three fusion
conventions were about to gather Kaspar
claimed to have become a silver republi
can. Hut as soon as it became apparent
that two silver republicans from the
same ward would not lie acceptable
Kaspar turned a summersault and tum
bled into the populist cii'ciis ring as a
full fledged populist.
The man who wears three political
coats one over the other and throws off
any or all at a moment's notice at the
sight of a political job divests hlmslf
of all political decency and should be
repudiated by reputable men of all par
ties. If the democrats and populists of
the Second , Fourth and Seventh wards ,
constituting the First commissioner dis
trict , must vota for a republican , why
should they vote for a turncoat ? Why
should they put a premium upon politi
cal dishonesty ? Kaspar certainly is not
a populist nor Is he a democrat. If he
now honestly believes in free silver It is
strange he could not leave the gold
standard until he was out of a politi
cal Job. The way to treat such renegades - '
gades Is to snow them under ,
Kx-Governor Holes says he Is not. In
favor of any policy for the democratic
party that diives democrats away
simply to fill their places temporarily
with men not In accord with democratic
principles and who , when the silver
question Is dropped , will be the first to
desert and knife their former associates.
The ox-governor fnitlier asserts Unit If
this Is treason to his party he is guilty
of It. There Is one thing that can al
ways be said about ex-Governor HOH |
and that Is that he Is not afraid to speak
right out In mtu'tlng.
Thu Hoc never had to hire a brass
band to travel up and down the streets
with a placard to assure the people that
It Is for Omaha. The Hee has been of
Omaha and for Omaha ever since It was
born and the building on thu hill Is a
perpetual guaranty bond that It will al
ways stand for Omaha.
From every standpoint from which it
may bo viewed , the history of ( ho Union
Pacific railroad , which Is now at a new
turning point , forms one of thu most re-
malleable chapters In tliu narrative of
our country's growth and upbuilding.
, Only thirty p-jra or so ago thorn were
still people rwjio doubted whether Uio
Pacific const iVftd ertslcrn states would
ever bo jolm.Ml together by railroad com-
muulcaUoni,4inl ) the Idea of more tlmn
one transcontinental route was regarded
not only vWYo'nVy , but absurd.
t - V-Tf- ' '
When people jliavo to contribute money
to a local piti'ibr1 ' for n brass band to pa
rade the stiyotfl , ! ! ! a bandwagon labelled
"This paper stands np for Omaha , " they
either have' Yrfoney to burn or must be
seriously nlavmud over the loss of popu
lar conlldencc' in a concern that Is no
toriously on the market to the highest
bidder for Omaha or against Omaha
aud for Nebraska or against Nebraska.
After nil the populist denunciation of
the pass bribe , the populist olllclal organ
says it knows of only one popocratlo
olilcer in the state house who has posi
tively refused to ride free on the rail
roads. Has the railroad pass become
less a bribe since the popocrats got
control of the state government ?
.
Oloho-Democrnt.
The Pacific railroads have concluded to
talk business to a buslnc&s administration.
\Venther to Hum.
I'hllndolplila Times.
A hurricane oft tlie Atlantic coast ac
companied by high tides that have destroyed
board walks , Hooded railway tracks and
stopped all travel , and a 'blizzard In the far
west , accompanied by a fierce snow Ktorm
that blockaded railway trains at the same
time , show that in the matter ot climate
this country can furnish all kinds of weather
at the same hour.
Ill-Ill * U I'llllt Illlll fillllle.
ChlrnRO Tlrnfs-IlernlJ.
Much more latitude In deba-to Is cus.
tomary In Austria than In English-speaking
parliaments. Hut never has the legislature
of a wild western American state paralleled
the dally scenes at Vienna. "Liar" and
"thief" are the mildest of the epithets used
In debate. Many of the epithets cannot be
printed In a newspaper. And when the bat
teries of abuse have 'been exhausted a free-
for-all flght follows and the deputies roll
over and over on the lloor pummellng each
other. A football game Is a tame proceeding
when compared to a debate In the Austrian
Parliament.
ChecUiiintliiKT Si-ill Pirates.
Minneapolis Journal.
So far as Russia , Japan nnd the United
States are concerned , the seal question Is
practically settled , since an agreement
against pelagic sealing has been reached at
Washington. Great Britain declined to enter -
tor a conference of which Russia , and Japan
were members , but she will have to con
cede that the three powers named arc ns
vitally Interested In the preservation of
seals for commercial purposes as Canada ,
for whom Great Drltaln acts. It looks now
as If Salisbury 'Will ' sec the necessity of a
full agreement to stop pelagic scaling
whether Canada llltes It or not.
Our VltiK > > " There.
New York ilull nnd Express.
Of the CIS opcan steamships which en
tered the port of Jluenos Ayres during the
Hist eight months of the present year , not
ono sailed under .the Hag of the United
States. Yet those vessels carried thousands
of tons of our goods , the freights on wjilch
went Into the pockets of European ship own
ers. The growing commerce of Argentina ,
which might be largely controlled by Amer
ican enterprise , is passing Into the hands
of Germany and England and will continue
to do so until our shipping laws and com-
merclal policy are revised on terms that
will enable us to compete successfully for
the South American trade.
CoiitrtiHt I-'ull < ir J
New York Journal.
The New Yorlc anil Philadelphia Traction
company Invaded the township ot Bridge-
water. New Jersey , with an army of l.UOO
men , prepared for battle. Without a fran
chise , and in defiance of a Judicial injunc
tion , it tore up a read , built a trolley llae
and ran a cnr. It defied the sheriff of the
county and drove away his deputies by force
of arms. Its representative pocketed the
writ of the court witli a laugh and ordered
the work to proceed. Hc-ro was every fea
ture of lawlessness that was lacking at Hazle.
ton. There wns ; iot merely the fear that a
mob might commit some Illegal act ; there
was nu actual violation of law in flagrant
progress. There \\tut not merely the fear
that the sheriff's posse might be overpow
ered ; there was an actr.al attack ami an
actual rout oC the forces of order. But when
wo look for ? ci account of Iho volleys from
the Winchesters of the outraged guardians
of the law. with a list of tlio dead and
v.-oundcil railway magnates , wo do not find
It. Wo do not even find that the mllltlaat
called out. On the contrary , the sheriff
meekly surrendered , aud the law-breakers
finished their work with Impnnity.
TllUSTS .VXD .1
Wliilt the I'V-ileral ' ( 'onrlsre Dolnp
to Curl ) Their Cireeil.
Kansas City Star.
Judge Thayer's decision In the stock yards
case , agreeing on every point with the docl
slon nf Judge Foster that the Kansas law re
ducing charges for yarding and feeding stock
Is In all respects reasonable and binding ,
gives now strength to the tendency of the
courts to acknowledge the power of the
state to regulate the business of Individuals
and corporations , whenever such business is
in the nature of a monopoly , or Is nf a
public character. It Is through such regu
lations , rather than by efforts to prevent
combinations and trusts , tlwt tlic evils of
monopoly- and the aggressions of powerful
corporations are to bo remedied. It intro
duces a now element Into legislation and Into
the underlying principles upon which court
decisions rest , and'must ultimately work a
revolution In the character of government
In this country , and In the whole structure of
civil laws.
In the past few years there have hren
a good many decisions of this sort. JndgiH'
Thaycr and Foster did not lack precedent.
They made no new desarturo from the
usual practices of the courts. It has been
popular for political demagogues and poorly
Informed agitators of late tu denounce the
courts as toots n ! monopoly and as being
under the control of plutocrats , but there
IMS been no busts -.for such denunciation.
The decisions pf courts for several years
have been In the direction of breaking the
power of monopoly and curbing the disposi
tion of gra corporations to collect fro-n
the people moro than a fair profit for the
services they pcrf9rui. This tendency will
gain in strenghj'ji'3)ldly ) In the next fo\v
years , until there shall no longer ho any
doubt as to tho- civilians of courts In such
tabes , and n'o question as to the Roundness
of the principled'Underlying such rulings.
Thus far the courts have not been called
upon to put tlifcic principles Into effect , as
applied to mouajxallcs obtained through
{ treat combinations of aeparato concerns
which , If they continued tn oxlst Independ
ently , would prevent undue profits , through
competition. IIul inn the case of railroads ,
stock yards coi > ip nlus , , corporations supplyIng -
Ing cities with , llflit. | , water and transporta
tion , and all tiifiu. s enterprises which have
for their bask'franchises ! ' , or what are
termed natural moac ollrs , the right of leg
islative 'bodies to regulate charges and prevent -
vent extortion haa becoine thoroughly estab
lished.
There Is no reason why the same princi
ple vhould not govern In the case of trusts
and combinations. A dozen separate sugar
refineries , employing $10,000,000 of capital ,
should not be pi-nnltteJ to consolidate and
raise prlcra so as to pay big1 returns on
$50,000,000 of capital Htock. any moro than
the Kansas City Stock Yards company
should be. allowed to pay Interest on double
the amount of mor y Invested In Its plant ,
legislatures have not yet made any serious
attempt to rcgulato the charges and limit
the capitalization pf these combinations , but
they will do so before 16ng , not for the pur
pose of confiscating and redistributing the
property of the yery rich , but to protect
the people from extortion and to give to the
country at largo rather than to a few Indi
viduals dome of the benefits grUlug from
great combinations of capital.
ll.VUTI.UV 1IO.VD C'ASK FIASCO.
Pilot : Attorney Clencml Smyth's
backdown In the trial of Hartley's beadsmen ,
where ho moved to dismiss the enso nt the
cost of the state , Is a red hot one on the
populists of Nebraska.
JPoiiwi Journal : If Jiidgo Powoll'g decisions
In reference to Hartley's bond ro correct
Governor Holeoinb Is certainly not blameless
lu the matter. Anyone will sdmlt that. Ths
question now Is whether Judge Powell lias
ruled correctly or not.
Stanton Picket : The CASO ngalnst the
sureties on the Hartley bond was dismissed
last Thursday without prejudice at the mo
tion of Nebraska's brilliant attorney general ,
who saw that his faulty petition must be
amended or defeat would bo the result.
Sutton Advertiser : State's Attorney
Smyth In playing the part of the small
pettifogger by trying to draw public atten
tion away from his Inconipctcncy and blun
ders In the Hartley bond trial by laying all
blame on the court , when by his own act
In dismissing the case ho virtually admits
the court to bo right.
Albion News : The casn nsnlnst Hartley's
bondsmen to recover the amount of his steal
ings was. dismissed by Attorney General
Smyth nt Omaha last week. It Is now proba
ble that not n dollar will bo recovered , and
Governor Holcomb must bear the blimc , ns
It was proven that he failed to approve the
bond as provided by law ,
Hastings Tribune : The bungllnK manner
In which Attorney General Smyth has man
aged the Important legal cases that have
come under his charge Is anything tout a
credit to him and the party ho represents ,
Hy his Inability lip has wasted several thou
sand dollars of the state's good money nnd
will continue to do so just BO long as he
holds olflcc.
Auburn Post : Attorney General Smyth
dismissed the case against the. Hartley boiv's-
meu In the Douglas county court on Krlday
last. Two facts entered Into thh. One that
the governor neglected his duty and did not
approve 'Hartley's ' bond In the time pre
scribed by law and Iho other that the papers
drawn In the case by the attorney general
would not hold water.
Fremont Tribune : Attorney General
Smyth will have a difficult time swearing
hard enough and loud enough to niako the
people bcllcvo It was not Governor llol-
comb's fault that Hartley was not made to
account for his flrat term deficit and that
the governor was not also to blame in neg
lecting to approve thn bond for hla second
term In proper time to bind the suretlrn.
The governor , the high priest of Nebraska
populism. Is Ions on promises but short on
fulfillment.
Falrfleld News-Herald : The farcical cndlnt-
ot the suit brought by Attorney General
Smyth against the- bondsmen of Hartley Is
another link In the chain of evidence that
the man who handles the legal business of
the state Is only a novice. When Mr. Smyth
went to Washington to look after the maxi
mum rate case before the supreme court he
never once opened his mouth before that
tribunal. In the case Just closed , he has
wasted several thousand dollars of the pee
ple's money In finding out that he did not
know liow to bring a case before a court.
Rills City Journal : Holcomb , the populist
governor , was elected on Ills -iromlse made to
watch In particular the treasury , lie con
vinced the voters that ho would see to the
safety ot the public money. This the law
requires him to do and the voters hearing
him say so often what he would do , elected
him. Then In the fuce of such promises Ilol-
comb , knowing that Hartley was a defaulter
to the amount ot $350,000 , allowed him to
keep this and get more , by putting up a
worthless bond. Is this reform ? Do the
majority of the populists endorse this partic
ular brand of economy ? Think well before
you vote for a populist.
Seward Reporter : The case against the
IlarMcy bondsmen has been dismissed by At
torney General Smyth , who will commence
another suit cud try to got It commenced
right this time. The state will have to pay
a very largo bill of costs because of the In-
competency ot the attorney general. It would
seem as If a man big enough to bo elected
attorney general of the state ought to know
enough tocarry on a case without being
thrown out of court on account of blunderIng -
Ing , but this Is practically what has been
the result of this caso. Through the almost
criminal neglect of the governor nnd the
blundering of the attorney general the stale
is likely to lose the whole amount ot the
Dartlev shortage.
Superior Journal : Governor SI Holcomb in
proven 'by ' his own evidence to have been
a party -to Hartley's steal In utterly falling
to even count the $47,000 'that Hartley said
was In the vaults of the slate treasury. Hy
his own evidence he acknowledges that he
never even took the pains to KOC if a single
certificate of deposit which Hartley had In
a cigar Jjox was genuine or not , and did
not even lake a memoranda of them , and
further confesses that to. the best of his
memory ovcry bank certificate read off by
Hartley was on a bank that was not au
thorized to. receive deposl'o of school funds.
And yet he accepted Hartley's statement as
true. Such was the action of the reform
governor , -by which Hartley carried his
steal.
Bloomlngton Echo : Because of the bungle-
some manner in which Attorney General
Smyth conducted the rase of the state
against the Hartley bondsmen , the case was
abruptly dismissed without prejudice ons
day last week. Governor Holcomb has ad
mitted that In 'the ' rush on the 3d day of
January , 1895 , hodid not approve Hartley's
'bond ' and the statutes say plainly that It
must be appwed at that date or the offlco
become vacant. The case will ho tried
again , but It looks to a man up a tree as
if 'the neglect of the governor would make j
It difficult for the state to recover from the
bondsmen. The costs In the case , amounting
to over $1,000 , were paid by the state a the
cost to the state of the blunder of the at
torney general. The populists are offering
all manner of excuses for the negligence of
the governor but the fact will not down.
Fremont Tribune : All there la to the
sudden termination of thu suits against the
Hartley bor.damen IN the bungling work of
Attorney General Smyth. The attorney gen j
eral stepped on himself and fell dowin He j
I
alleged one thlnt ; In ills petition and undertook - \
took to prove another In court. Ho sets
forth that Governor Holcomb had approved
Hartley's bond on January 3 and ( lion under
took to show that U was done on January 9.
Ht did not set up the claim In his petition
that the bondsmen who had signed prior
to January 3 had waived the formality of
having the bond completed with other slgnem
on the 9th. Finding himself In a corner
1-e moved to dismiss the care and try It I I
again. Within the year he went to Washington - \
ton with W. J. Bryan to argue the maximum
ruto case before the supreme court. Bryan
did the talking. Smyth didn't open his head.
Ho recently wrote a letter to the governor ,
for publication. In which he made an argu
ment h Hliauld have madn to the court.
Ho didn't seem to know the difference be
tween the governor nnd the United States
supreme court.
IOWA. 1'iiii.ss
Missouri Valley Republican : We never
weary of commenting on the wonderful au
tumn weathen common to this garden valley
of the world , but the mild 'beauty of this i
unusual autumn , so bilmy. so radiant , so i
like a dream of rest and leisure , some Ideal I
land. 1s more than pen can picture. It'B ! .
nearly ok-ctlon time , yet no storms have
jarred the serenity of the hazy column , iMr
froat seared the garden flowers. It's won
derful. It's beautiful. It transcends the ,
{
ken. of man to enjoy. I
Iowa State Capital : One of the dangers of
next Tuesday lies In the poealblllty that In
the counties where the majorities are very
largo the republicans may not realize the
necessity of hard work for the stain ticket.
A vote In ono of these counties Is aa good
as a veto In a close county and every repub
lican should go to 1ho polls whether or not
It U needed for the county ballot. This
caution should also bo extended to the
strongy lepubllcan townships , where we no
often hear the remark , "Oh , wo are all
right. "
Burlington Ilawkeye : It always did make
a difference whose ox was gorod. It Is re
ported that a Polk county farmer , after re
ceiving one of the democratic state com-
mlttco's circulars telling how the state treas.
ury Is being "looted , " came to Des Molncs
and at once hunted up Chairman Walsh.
The farmer opened the circular , says the
Capital , and excitedly said , "Why. Mr.
Wabh , you have omitted to toll about Suel
Spauldlng getting away with J1G.OOO of tha
state money. " "Hut he U a democrat , "
said Walsh , "Gosh , " said the firmer , "that
< low make * difference. "
C.MllIMIT3 TOIL KM.AUKKD MKI * .
DloomlnRton 1'cho : The Omaha , lice Is
bound to keep in Uio front rinks us a grow-
luff dally newspaper. In the future on every
week day exrept Monday the dully will
appear enlarged to a twelve-paso paper In
order to maku room for the most excellent
news service It has.
St. IMul Phonograph : Editor Hosewator
has undertaken another great and permnnrnt
Improvement of The Omaha Ueu. Tin * dally
now appears In twelve-page form , making
It ono lialf larger than before. The Hee. barr
ing Its politics , of course , Is ccrtilnly the
greatest paper lu the west.
Holdreso Progress : As nn Indication of the
newspaper enterprise o { Kdltor Hosewator
the size of The Morning Bee has been In
creased from eight to twelve pages every
week diy except Monday. The Hee Is the
leading metropolitan paper of Nebraska. As
for Its political policy It Is considerably like
'the wenther.
Crepton ( ta. ) American : .Tho Onmlia Hen ,
one of the best newspapers in the west , has
been enlarged to a twelve-page paper except
for the Monday lasuo. This chatiRe places
The Ileo far ahead of any paper In the west
and on a par with any paper published In
New York or Chicago. Omaha Is getting to
bo n great city and The Hee Is ono ot the
main factor ? In making1 It so.
Hloomfield Journal : The Omaha Heo has
been enlarged to twelve pages for the
dally and twenty pages for the Sundiy ,
edition. This move Is commensurate wlih
the rapid advancement that has always dls- '
tlngtiUhcd Nebraska's great dally and made '
It a powerful factor In every polltlc.il and ,
Industrial move that has been Inaugurated-
In the state for a quarter of a century. I
Crawford Graphic : The Omaha Heo lias
again given evidence of Its superiority over
Its contemporaries In point of enterprise
The morning edition of that paper , which
Is acknowledged be the best metropolitan !
dally In the state , has been enlarged from
eight to twelve pages for each day of the
week excepting Monday. Tills change will
result In a large Incre.isn In the already
great demand for Nebraska's best dally.
West Point Advertiser : The Omaha Heo
not being content with occupying the finest
newspaper building west ot Chicago has
taken another step forward by enlarging >
and has added to Its excellency an addl-1
tlonal four pages for each day In the week I
except Monday , thereby placing It at the ]
'top of the newspaper ladder In the trans- i
Mississippi country. Its Sunday Issue ot
twenty pages Is 'brimful ' of Interesting
reading. The Ueo can truthfully shout
"excelsior ! "
Teciimsch Chieftain : We take pleasure In
noting the enterprise of that greatest of all
metropolitan dallies of the middle west , The
Omahii Hoc. Always u great paper , tile pub
lishers have lately enlarged the morning cdlI
tlon from eight to twelve pages for each
week day except Monday and this In addition
to the regular twenty-page Sunday Issue.
I'Mltor Hcsewatcr Intends that the patrons
of his paper shall have the best nnd most
complete news service that money nnd labor
can give and to that end the new order has
been adopted. The price remains the same
regardless of the Increase of service , a fact
quite remarkable considering the expense In-
volvod. The man who doesn't read The Hee
these days cannot know what It Is to have a
regutir newspaper about the house.
Edgemont OSD. . ) Express : The Omaha
Bee Is now without doubt the leading paper
In the west , having added four moro p.igcs
to Its already complete news service. Edi
tor Hosewater , the life of the paper , can
look back with pride to the change In his
paper from the small beginning. Every up
and down has been his. but he has alwayn
recovered nnd como out brighter and moro
aggressive than ever. His paper Is sought
for everywhere and Is a leading factor In
the building up of the west. The settling up
of Nebraska 'Is readily traced to the efforts
of Editor Rosewater and The Omaha Bee.
The change In the paper , the cost will be
tremendous , will cause the paper tel be still
moro Eought for and appreciated. A bright ,
noway paper , with aggressive editorials and
full of Information that la not excelled any
where , The Bee comes every morning and Is
welcome. ' t
I'KHSOX.VI , AXU OTIIUIIWISIS.
Senator Mills of Texas has struck more
oil on his property In that state , and It is
said that this latest strike is richer than
any of his previous ones.
The poor Pullman , boys who are required to
struggle along with a paltry $3,000 a year
roch will ho obliged to disregard family
precedent and refuse to tip the porter.
Ex-Grand Master James J. McCall of
Wichita , Kan. , has just received the apron
G ergo Washington used to wear at Masonic
lodge meetings. Lafayette also were it at
one time.
Stephen Horsey , r.t one time one of thf ] I
most prominent men in Indiana and a leader I
li > the Knights of the Golden Ragle Circle , ' ,
Is dying unattended In the poor house In
Shoals , Ind.
Colonel Isaac Morrow , recently appointed
Immigration 'inspector of Detroit , has fought ! ' .
through four wars , the one between Uruguay - I
guay and the Argentine Republic , the Seminole - I
nolo war , the Mexican war and the war of i
the rebellion. I
Dr. Nansen asserts that there Is a dncp I
sea around the north pole , but it la not j !
open for navigation by other means than'
sleighs. Indeed the doctor's opinion wasn't
necessary to convince the public-of the slay-1 |
lug characteristics of the region. i
According to Prince Krapotkln this Is the
way they takea census in Russia : The olll- I
clal ot the village take < i a nip of brandy and
tays : "How many children were born last
year ? " "Oh , twenty-live ! " Then he takes
another nip and says : "Oh , let's say fifty. "
Hon. Ednanl J. Phelps , ex-minister of tbe ,
United States to Kngland , delivered an ad- j
dress at the Hoston University Law school
recently , In which ho raid : "The first and. i
forc-mont duty of the lawyer must bo tho' 1
necessity of his roal'zlng ' that ho should nl-j i
ways bo a gctitlcman. " I
The king of Italy dors not bcllevo In i
v.'omcu riding thu bicycle , nnd when tlio '
duchess d'Areta , who is closely related to j i '
him , took to the wncel , he guvn the scntrlfu
orders not to caluto her ao she passed. The i
first ono she cnmo to , obedient to the royal l
command , did uot salute. The duchess
quietly dismounted , \\cat up to him aud bo.\ed
his Jaws.
The dreadful disaster on the Now York
Central railway last Sunday has brought to
light the fact tlut during thu whole of I-.BI ;
year no ! ono pasengcr was killed on that i
line , which In the time staled cirrlcil ovi-r
23,000,000 parsons. Fifteen wortInjtiird
during tbe year , but of these at least eight
suffered from their own fault and nonu were
Injured In collision tr derailment.
John Morrlsvlllo ot Whltneyvlllo , Mo. . !
while out liuntini ; with a now magazine rlllo' '
the other day , encountered seven feroi-loiis
wildcats at whom ho flrecl thirteen lnef-1
fectual shots. Then the wild animals attacked - |
tacked him and ho sprank Into a brook
where , with slcnes from the bottom , ho
drove thB beasts away. Them are men who
nro better hitntero with Ilolglan blocks than I
with 45-cnllbor rifles. |
Mtno. Nuviirro ( .Mary Anderson ) Is In Paris ,
for the purpose of cultivating her voice. She
Is aeeomj allied by her Imsuund and they in-
tend to remain In the French ' -coital for Iho
whiter. 'She has engaged cue of the lending
teachers In 1'arln and will coiitlnun to study ,
until Hho has effectually developed her organ.
"I have no Intention , " Hho s'ati'.i , "of rutiirn- !
Ing to the H'.ago as a public singer , although j
I am not averse to oucas.anally appearing mi-
professionally. "
DKATH or nnxnv ( ii < ; oitni ; .
Chicago No s : Mr. OoorRi1 was lu no sen < >
a politician. Hovwas n reformer. Ills vl ws
of government InM him to oppose tlu pro
tectlvo system ot the republicans , but he
was not a rurtlsan In his polities ! ait.i h-
ments ,
Chicago PostnriniflUc as his < U > i'h v as
his slncerest friend could "t hive \.i-duf
him n different end. He dlrd In the Tiit.1 .t
of a glorious battle for the i iRhi. iu > > is 1 < i
radical adherents alone midorstau.1 i > ' . it
as the Kt" < 'nt in.ins of the people sco at J
feel It , The last days of flip e-x'r.n. ' ! ' ni v
canvass nude by Henry U--or pPO brl > . nt
and. heroic beyond cxpre slun.
.Minneapolis Tribune : Personally , thn loss
of Mr. Gcorgo will bo felt thtoiiKliouho
world as that of an nhlo and hones' in in
who , whatever his mistakes , was nlwnvn
laboring , to the best of Ms light nnd I. < |
Ing. for the upllfiliiR of humanity H < n his
death at this particular time ena'es n.
keener Interest than < iny personal fei'lu-R
It removes from the eampalcn onn of the
strongest candidates , one who , his frli nils
believed , stood an excellent chance of prov
ing the winner.
St. Paul Dispatch : The druth of Hoorr
George at any time would have been n sid
blow and a public calamity , for It romovoa
from the arena of public activity one who ,
however mistaken ho may have been In
some ot his theories ot government , was
always aggressively hostile to the corrupt
Inllueiiccs which dominated polities. IIIn
death nt tlil lime. Just us the campaign Hi
New York la drawing to n close. Is doubly
a calamity , for It cuis rlT an eucrgctie and
Intelligent friend of good government in the
midst of a ( ireful career.
Kansas City Star : Henry Genr.-- . ' " 'amp
wilt be ripened and augmented by t'm man
ner of his Liking off. For many wivi.s. It1
had been constantly In the public eye H <
words had readied the ears of millions of
people. His splendid \nlor In I lie arral-n
ment of Tammany had caused him to bo
honored as a hero by ndmlrlr.g thfit'aumls
Ho wns looked upon as the ehiff factor In
the expcetPiI destruction of the evil oauMna
tlon which has exlftod for years to plunder
the llrst city In tin * union. N ithlus coi'id
have given him more signal promliimoo than
ho Ind attained.
Sioux City Tribune : There In ; onu"hi' ' < ;
Impresslvo In the sudden death of Pen i
George in the midst of n passionately wngc I
political campaign. That ho was u vli-um
of. the Intense Intellectual strain there can
bo no doubt. He became more rain at ovrrj
day nnd moro angry against Crokor Ho
worked himself into a condition whih tn
vlted apoplexy. It came swiftly and strn u
him down. There Is a lessnn In this. N >
polities' ' Is worth tin- sacrifice of human 'IK-
Henry George bacrlllced his life ; tj n
"eause , " and nfter nil he was only p > ii unt
I il Is judgment against tint of the world , mi I
i pressing forward a theory of reform lu ma
' terial things \\lilc-h all the world wns oq'i.illy
Interested In with himself , exci-pt In the
moro pride ot paternity. The warnlntill
stand out prominently In the linl\pr-9l i
Bret felt over his death.
j UltlKK HITS ( tlhTATi : 11)1 ) , 1'l'll S.
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Beatrice. Democrat : Governor Holcomb
] lias taken the stump. It Is to be hoped ihat
j ho will explain why he so fumbled tin
! Hartley bond as to purmlt the Londsmen to
defeat the state.
Fremont Tribune : C. Hollenbeck la under
stood to have his eye on the Judge Sullivan
vacancy , when he Is promoted to the s-u
premc bench. So has nearly every other
I j popocratli ; attorney In the judlc'iil ' dlstrlci
A Fremont man is handicapped for Iho rea
son that Judge Marshall liven here ; and fertile
tile better and stronger reason that there
will 'be ' no vacancy. Post will be elected to
the supreme hunch and Sulllvco can fill out
his term on the alstrlct bench.
Seward Reporter : Jim Uahlnian manages
the democratic campaign and the state pays
him $2.000 a year. Edmlsten manages the
populist campaign and his oil specter Job ,
worth $2r > 00 a year , keeps the wolf fr.nn . tlio
door. Jake Wolfe goco over the state mak
ing speeches for fusion and t.ic tax
payers pay his traveling expenses. The in
vestigating committee drew $5,000 ta satarli &
and all It did \uis to compile ami issue
a book called "Nebraska Redeemed" for the
use of the fusion party. The taxpayers are
being compelled to whack up a good pnco
for the fusion campaign.
CimiC.il , CI1AK1 * .
Washington Star : "It's er mistake , " saM
Uncle Kbrn , "Toll or man ter worry ao
much 'bout cconomlzln' dat be fohgks U-r
earn anyilngtor save up. "
i
Chicago Itepord : "Anything new In your
cooking' club ? " /
"Yes ; we don't waste * time on any
woman's recipes unless they are ut-com-
panlcd by an atlldjvll from her fa her or
husband. "
Brooklyn Life. ' Wlmt's the matter wil'i
thu do # , doctor ? " "Appendicitis"
to operate ? " "No. lie Is too valuable. "
Detroit Journal : It was his manner , por-
haps , rut her than his svonlsi whk-li servt-d
to open her eyes.
"Ot up ! " ho yelled from 'the ' bottom of
the .stairs.
In any event her > yoj were opened ; nrcs-
ontly slio was poundlnjj tlie beef.s-.t'alc for
breakfast.
Indianapolis Journal : "I suppo < ? , " sud
the cam-paten worker , "tlmt you anBOUIB
to vote the stralK.it ticket' . ' "
"No , " siid : tlie umv.\erving pnr ! - > iui. 'Tin
KolnK to keep on vothiR the sunn- old ticlu-t ,
I don't care iliow uroo'.ed It tfuts. "
Now York Journal : Rusty Say , pnrd ,
Jim Is : u dlsgrjuii lo thc > profc.s.sljn. I Ju.-.t
bet-red that lic-M took a job. Dusty -Not
by a long shot , old man. He jus : chaHt-HK' d. '
that "slue-pin' wonder" at thu must-inn tea
a contest.
Chle.-iRO Post : She looked trustingly into
his eyes and Mulled.
"I'.iiia H.-iy I shall never have our ci-p.t
or his inoni-y If I marry you. " sn h.iul ,
"bin 1 n m Rind of that. I prefer to mvw
ovurytnmff to my husband. "
Slt'r : "Kr man dat koep.
tn'kln ' * much about ' | H tronbltE , " mid I'nr o
Blifii , "is K'vlntr fin 'out pooty noon I'-it '
ni/ludy ufn * lroibl.'n' much al 3ut 'is talk. "
Indl-innpolls Jniirnnl : "Poor old Munny-
riuli ! With one leg In the grave- . "
"Yes ; but hli * yomiK wife in pulllns vali
antly ut the other one. "
GAVIO IinisiniF AWAY.
Oi-nvc-r I'rat.
The midnight hour hail long since struct : ,
yi't Htlll ho lingered there.
Till sloeplly hN hi-nd sank In lu-r hip ,
And tenderly she whom he thought the
fnlri'st of the fair
Wat-lied o'er him whllu tic ? took a llttio
naii.
Soon r.mK a Ki > roun : throughout the bouso
enoiiKh tu w.iko thu ili-adj
She Bnilibf-d his bat and fired him through
I ho door ,
Then wriins l' ' r hands In'aijony and pn-
eoiiMlv said
Shu loved lilm , but who couldn't stand
that Htioru !
SIIIFTKI ) I VI'KIIKhT.
Wnihltwlon Slnr.
Tim foot bull Kcasou's come a.nlu ;
E'o , mime , yo hr.ivrs , with llaiuitliig hair ,
Wbllo , echoing ovc-r hill and plain ,
Applause pi'orlalrnH your met Its rare ,
Who heeds the diplomatic * row ,
( 'oml noted In soft , i-Ivll tones ?
Tluu's fiir lee mild tn suit us now ;
ft blarls no t-yus and brt-uks no buncs.
Tb-'so Ilorlni ; illnpiilants must learn
That o'er tiu-ir words wo c-an't I'lithuso.
Tlusinlskln i'lvi ; us small concern ;
The ylKskln a what the world ursues.
TillON'LY ' Gl'iNUINI' 1IUNYAIH WATER
BEST AND SAFE'S T NATURAL APERIENT WATER
I'n > scrll > ol ( anil npprovwl for 111 jvui'H by all tlit ; ini-iUuiil nutliorltUm for CON-
STIl'ATION , nVHI'KI'.SIA , TOUI'IWTY OF TI1IO UVI-'U , I1IOMOIIKII01D4
a a well as for all kindred ullint'iits resulting from Indiscretion hi diet.
"It IN rciiiurKnlil j ninl i-xet-i > lloiiiilly iinlrorni In It * < ' < > MII > OHIIII | | | , "
Ilrltlsh Medical Journal.
"Tinji.o < uli > - of all Illllrr WII CTH.
. \lii > uluiI > - tiin liiiil In foiiijiiixllloii. " lancet.
ouni.VAitv iinsi- : , \vi.vnIAS.SFII. : ; . IIIM-OHI : IIIIIJAICKAHT.
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