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straggled on the' stage of the Lansing
theatre.
F .The organization otthe Nebraska Mc
Kinley club at the Funke opera house
Tuesday evening was accompanied by a
demonstration in favor of the Ohio Na
poleon that must have produced an un
pleasant sensation in the minds of Mr.
Manderson and his backers, Messrs.
Quay and Piatt. The noise of it v as
heard clear to Washington. It was an
overwhelming success.
Senator Thurston did not mince
matters in his speech. He discussed the
"favorite son' scheme and gave the
plain' truth. Thurston is thoroughly in
earnest in his fight for McKinley, and
he has the sentiment of Nebraska re
publicans back of him. In the mean
time the B. & M. pass brigade is being
marshalled for Manderson, and the rail
road lobbyists are exhibiting great zeal
in behalf of a Manderson delegation.
Pressure will undoubtedly be brought
to bear on those who are interested in
advancing the cause of McKinley and a
few may temper their enthusiasm; but
McKinley sentiment has gone too far to
be stayed at this late day. The Mand
erson cry is far and forlorn. It is aston
ishing that the ex-senator should have
made the mistake of placing him
self under the Juggernaut car. He is
certain to be ground by the wheels, and
it is doubtful if he will ever recover. In
a sense the present contest is a trial of
strength between Thurston and Mand
erson, and leaving McKinley "e popular
ity out of the question, Thurston ha? a
decided advantage. Mr. Manderson has
not mingled with the people of Nebraska
and has no. direct personal hold on
them. On the other hand Thurston has
for years been in close touch with what
may be called the rank and tile. He
has visited nearly every school district
in the state. He is more than a match
for the ex-senator.
There is some talk of a concerted
movement on the part of republicans to
rescue the city council in the coming
campaign and place it in the hands of
citizens properly qualified for the dis
charge of the important duties that fall
to the council. There ib a strong senti
ment in favor of selecting for republican
candidates for the council men who are
large taxpayers and who have a vital, in
terest in the welfare of the city, men of
prominence and position and reputa
tion, who would be in duty bound to
serve at the request of their fellow-citizens.
There may be some developments
along thiB line in a few days.
T. C. Martin, of New York, who came
on to deliver the address at the Funke
opera house last week, at the instance of
Prof. R. B. Owenp, was impressed by
two things, among others. He said he
was struck by the appearance of life
and activity in Lincoln. When told
that Lincoln was unusually quiet and
that times were not good, he said: "Of
course, and right here is where I think
your people may be making a mistake.
Times are not good anywhere in this
country. In New York city business is
duller than it has been for years, tho'
there has been a noticeable improvement
in the last fe w weeks. From what I
can see Lincoln is enjoying its full
share of whatever prosperity there may
be in this country." Another thing that
impressed Mr. Martin was the state
university. He was unprepared to find
an institution so thoroughly developed
and advanced. He was particularly
struck by the showing made by the
electrical department, and he will short
ly have something to say of the work
that is being done there in his raper,
"The Electrical Engineer." In respond
ing to a toast at the collation following
the inaugural ceremonies he compli
mented this department on turning out
not mere mechanics, but electrical en
gineers of broad culture. Mr. Martin ie
a pleasing speaker and a man of wide
information, and his presence pdded to
the success of last week's exercises.
The introduction in the eity council
of a resolution protesting against
the judgment against the Lin
coln sanitary district in the Kendall .fc
Smith case, and pledging the assistance
of the city council in securing a new
trial or appealing the case, was eminent
ly proper, and Mr. Webster will find, if
he continues to agitate this question,
that the people of the city are back of
him. There is hardly a man in the
city, save thoce who have an interest in
the case, who does not regard the judg
ment of 961,000 as excessive. It cannot
be seriously contended that the property
ever was - worth anything like the
amount of damages awarded. It is a
well known fact that the business was
for years conducted at a loss or with
nominal profit. If Messrs. .Kendall &
Smith had been suing an individual for
like damages the jury, in all probability,
would have returned a verdict of 15,000
or 810,000. Because the defendant was
a community and a whole "city could be
levied oq to secure the money to pay
the judgment, the jury disregarded
facts and became reckless. The ver
dict is an injustice and co effort should
be spared to get it cut down to a reas
onable figure.
Mr. Richard Curious Outcalt, who
obtained a vindication in Judge Errati
cus Sockdolager Dundy's most honor
able court, is just now devoting his
leisure to an enterprise truly worthy of
his peculiar talents. It is Outcalt who
is the instigator of the movement to
protest against the continuance of J. E.
Hill as the receiver of the Lincoln Sav
ings bank. This discredited financier
whose own methods were in question,
and who, despite the judgment of Judge
Dundy's jury, is not regarded as a fit
and proper person to throw stones at a
brother banker, insinuates that Messrs. 5
Miller & Barkeley are guilty of what the
people of Lincoln, Judge Dundy and
his jury notwithstanding, are convinced
that he, Outcalt, is most properly
charged with, i e., wrecking a back,,
Outcalt has been inciting the public
through articles in certain newspapers,
and by other means, to a belief that
Time Reduced
(Jreat Rock Island Route
Rune their
gbillips' Pullman Excursion
Gars to
on their fast trains. Examine time
cards and see that we are nearly
TWO HOURS
quicker than any other route Chicago
to Los Angeles.
The Phillips excursions are popular.
He has carried over 125,000 patrons in
the past fifteen years, and a comforta
ble trip at cheap rate is guaranteed, and
he fast time now made puts the Philips-Rock
Island Excursions at the top
Post yourself for a California trip be.
fore deciding, and write me for explicit
n formation. Address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
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Pants worth from $4. to
$6. at
Suits, former price $ 1 5
and $12.50 now
Overcoats and ulsters
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