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i 1} 4 The Omaha Bee. Pablished every morning, except Sunday. The only Monday morning daily. TERMS BY MATL Mouths % | One v 100 FHE WEEKLY BEE, pul ey Wed TERMS POST PATD:— One Y 00 8ix Mon office Ol t be mude order of the Compan: OMAHA PUBLISHING C0., Prop're E. ROSEWATER, Editor, Edwin Dovis, Manager of City Oiroulation Toln 11, Dler Charee of the Mail Cireu it 11 DALLY 1 proge talk n y I y L ter amoun democra in Tue Tlincis & M ! 1 bo closed t and Tlin Michigan farm must now hold up their hand Orara Lovrss KELLO i lea 1 a lc 1 in ad n Abbott, E is publi th ingm I per than ¢ ored litho, hs or $100,000 libel suit In Presi John C. General Arthur x republizan candidate Johnseo o M Now wa yministor plenopotens | tiary to R Govervor Onrpway make plend- id showing of the material gro th :mdl political importance of Dakotad in his | y omits to urge the supreme importance hisown clection as one of the rep: ives of Dakcta in the United States senate. annual report but he very modes Mgz. Braine does not care a fig for the ni which are coming from a hundred bourbon journals throughout the land. His career as ono of the strongest, wrous pecks at his record ablest and most eflicient secretarys of state which tho country has ever had has added another feature to tho head-dress of honors worn by the plumed knight. DurixG the war it was the common saying at Washington that you couldn't throw a stone at a dog in Washington without running the risk of hitting a brigadier-general. is almost true of candidates for the speakership, Washington dispatches say candidates for speaker who are on the ground are very nearly as numer- ous as congressmen who are not can- didates. Just now the same AN ofticer connected with the educa- tional department of the census bureau paid & high compliment re- «cently to the intelligence and educa- tion of the people of this state, and the invaluable assistance given to the census bureau by our citizens in the collection of statistics relating to cducation and details of our local gov- ernments, ‘‘Outside of New Eng- land, said the gentleman referred to, “Ihave met no state which stands|nearly 50,000 votes in the late election higher in the composition of its citi- zennship. the education of its people, This is & high compliment to Ne- braska. Mr. Georor E. GoruAM is promi- 'm‘wt.ly mentioning himself for the position of assistant secro- tary of the treasury. We are con- vinced that President Arthur will not for » moment consider any such ap- pointment. Of all men in the coun- ~try,~~Gorham is the last man for a position of responsibility. From the very outset of the star route prosecutions, he has been a warin and constant defender of the star rouie publie plunderers, and the defanir of their prosecutors in his paper, the National Republican. So diszustod haye 8 pumber of the repub- lican sonators become with the man s thyt | §heyy have- declared that they would not vote for him™ for secretary of the senute, even if he were the cau- "Lfi("gfihllm‘ Mr. Gogbam had better tife to piivate life. ‘The public has 10 present use for his services, Me | - | MAHONE'S BEAR G | Senator NWiah gun, A | pre re a 1,00 | Three Months, 83,00 | that | [ ) tor than swindlers, an vn such unusual soli on of Virginia that particular attention is paid to | wid South Carolin, as Van particular’ly in Hampton and Vance will not come in as missionaries to Virginia s people. M Political parties arc rregation of citizens acting in c mon purpose, They have their origin in cortain broad difforences of opimon Their foundoers and their followers have at all times recognized the ne concerted action through disciplined organization, under individual leader- on questions of public policy. sity of ship. The necessity of politics is conceded by every practical man. The only question which 18 constantly ring is that of methods, Granted the necessity of parly, the necessity of methods of action in order to win re the day for politicl thoories must also that disaffoction in tho ranks bogius and the cries of “‘machine” and “boss- ism” havo their origin. Machinery is as necossary in the proper canduct of a political campaign as it is in the operations of a great commercial house. Leaders are as ossontial to they are to a conflict of arms. The ““machines’” and “bosses,” unless it can be proved that such ‘‘machines” and ‘“‘bosses” are not in accord with the political situation, or do not honestly and straightly move in its control, is senseless and without foundation, The *‘machine” does not, as stated by loud cry against the “‘oxigencies of party it is a necessity for party succoss, Whether present leaders and prevail- in the recent revolt against Don Cam- oron’s rule in Pennsylvania made by | these questions, arties bo conceded. Tt is upon this point the success of o warfara of ideas as|will | UHE OMAHA T T'ie two or | Antl-Monopoly League. The la presen 1 ter figh New York state, w isgned a memorinl to i wl for an cquitabl | ernment national law providing secu | that state will be forced reling monoj candidates, f | partics. Tvcloses it | follawing batthe long ring throughout all the state cireular with the , which will before “Comimon ca fors must bo super 1 fayont- tious cost the public; personal or loe |ism be proh . ed; the fic of worl the effi and amendments to existing laws of a public nature provented; mey of our canals presorved; must b had which willl prevent Dribery and legislation. and corruption in our elections Tue usual rough and tumble fight has opened in Omaha over the propo- sition to pave the buginess streets so a8 to make traflic possible in the mud that washes down from the bluffs in web weather, and the history of the years of war over the water works ropeated in the present prob- lem. The Herald proposed a wooden block pavement, and Tue Bre, ac cording to its wont, devotes its entire energios to long articl s to show that nobody but a blockhead would over think of employing auything but stone. If The Herald had proposed stone, of course Tur Bre would have fougut with as much tenacity for something else. —Lincoln Journal. If our Lincoln contemporary could the Philadelphin American, arise from | ever divest itself of its small souled unity” | spite against Tue Ber it would not indulge in such silly comments about newspaper controversies in Omaha. ing political methods are accepted or | Tue Brk has never favored any pro- not to the mass of the party, so long jected a4 o party exists as such, a change can | opposed by any other newspaper nor only result in another “‘machine” and | has it different leaders, This is plainly seen | ject improvement because it was ever opposed any pro- because it was favored by any other paper. In discussing we Lave always fa- Wolfe, who as an independent polled | vorod what we believed to be for the best inteccats of Omaha, The rough on the 1ssue of opposition to the Penn- | and tumble tight over the waterworks, sylyania ‘“‘machine.” “‘machine” of his own, in order to more thoroughly vitalize public senti- ment at next year's election, Revolt against ‘‘machine rule” means uothing, Rovolt against the abuses of the “‘party bosses” is not only the privi- lege but also the duty of every voter. An honest and aggressive organization is cssontial to every party; a selfish fought out of existence within the ranks of the party itself if possible, if not by any other honorable availuble means, Of course every voter must be the judge of the wisdowm of party policy and the honesty of party m ethods, The opposition to the unit rule at Ch ranks in Pennsylvania and New York, and the break in the Bourbon party in Virginia were strong and effective protests against what were considered abuses of perty organization, They were notices sorved on leaders by o | greenbacks below § machine and the corrupt practices of and time-serving machine should be cago, the revolt in the republican | dors below 85.00. At pro The election | in which Tux Brx d or in the public desire for the mental |over, Mr. Wolfe is now directing L A M fax improvement of the rising generation.” | his energios to the formation of a £100,000 ,000, ten mooths, saved Omaha and has given her a system of water works thst will meot our wants for many years to come even if Omaha continues to in- crease at the rate of 5,000 inhabitants each year, The paving question is just as im- portant to the future of Omaha as the water question and while Tue Bes doos not claim to be infuliible, its po- sition on this queation is just assound as it was on the water works issue. AMONG the recommendutions made congress by Postmaster Gonoeral James inhis first annual report, none will commend themselves more Lighly to public favor than the proposcd intro- duction of cheap postal orders and the reduction of the price of money or- it postal orders costs b to 16 cents, no matter what the amount of the ordor is, the limit being $50 for any singlo order. The withdrawal of fractional cur- rency and the comparativo scarcity of compels vised and coutrolled in the interest of | tain her comforta | in m | nt i T ] T i th | lor | conts eap Ls | ). At b wl / 1 rht Wik vl ice ha 1 done th bl teps and Tope that t sh air might r ) ity testific m dec comment { sons of sineoln is s 1pay f | medieal attendanee, increase the pension. ; Tux Bre from correspondents in Harlan county in which the recent contest between Alma and Or] eat is the chief, or in fact, the only topic. s receivedseveral letters for the county We prefer not to print these letters, hecause we know nothing of the mer- its of the controversy, and do not wish to become a party to it, even in- directly. The letters in question, on both sides bristle with abuse ani vi- tuperation and we do not deem it ad- visable, even for the contestants, to give them publicity. Suerny Kinuiax of Hall county who captured and delivered the late Ed Maxwell t» the Wisconsin authori- ties is coming back to Nebraska with apocket full of rocks. He has al- ready reccived §750 reward from the Wisonsin authorities and expects to secure §1,260 more from Illinois mak- ing a total of §2,000. RAILROAD NOTES, increase of 850,008, over. the earnings of the correspondis g week of last ye r. The general land agent of the Northern PR ) up an immense land sale of 45,000 acres to Mr. Richard One-half ies morthwest and the other half southwest of Jamestown, D. T, A Kansas City inventor has patented a anow plough which prom ses to tate the place of the cumbersome s 0ops which are attached to locomotives running on nor h- ein railroads during the winter, It is an arrangement of steam pi e+ which can be at wi'l of the engis melting the snow as the engine slowiy Ances, A new railroad is to he built from a point on the line of the St. Paul, Minne apolis & Manitoba railroad }e'ween St. Cloud and Alexandris in Minuesots, 8 d running tho.ce, by way of Perham, to the northern boundsry of Minnesota, to & point some fifty unles e st of the Red River of the North, " The riad will be knowa as the Minneapolis, Perham & Manitoba air line, and the oftices will be located at Per- ham, A Misouri railroad manager recently ed from ow York capitalist & pro- L m o furnish a set of spring-locking urial cakets for conductors’ use, to which the uld retire whenever the train stops at a1 unexpected point. The rob- »ers would be so n.ortitied and annoyed by finding themselves apparertly forestalled that they would go els where. The con- ductors * wonld, «f course, take thiir diamonds with them into the caskets.” The wonderful *‘Fontaine” locomotive for which great results were promised, and which was to have been g ven s trial of ulmd shortly on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad, hus been sud- denly sent back to the shops at Paters n, where it was constructed. ‘The engii e was taken to Altoona for preliminary work, where its peculiar con-truetion of upper iving wheels was carefully ex- awived by the mast-r me hanics of the Pennsylvania railroad company, and after- ward given s trial, This trlal was not The kind hearted t ona tres in wed, and congress voted to ent to main- Hon I igress should ry to locomotive experts, They| ) CIDENTAL JOITINGS | GALIZORA i 1 h + - : P 1 [ 1 ; ] n for | : I \ i R | pou t f i £ i Nt } | ern br down twice, dan A o Ov £10,000 has nirea I v Lof | i A bt p Dolliver i v i 3 (4] \ n th or l the NEVADA Feaulk Johnson, the wurderer license 1 th n “drum” in” Virginia City n yi-llof Jun Ove in the azed in wood ve mil i for 850 was it will , while the heavy losses in sheep, I WVOMV;“G. lias beea Lroke on the N Ch- yenne peop’e have organized and in- corporated ths Wyoming academy of scien es, ar's and letters., The locomotive departments of the Union Pacific shops, both at Laramie and at Rawlins, are so crowded wi hours out of twenty-four. MISCELLANEOUS. The hoodlums of Salt: Lake the slumbers of the police, The celestials of Idako are dipping in the tie-cutting busin-ss, and the natives are greatly alarmed, The comm n council of Phanix, Ari- rona, has declaret all wash hon es within limits to be public nuisances and their ab .tement, During the month of October business in the land oftice in Wa'la Walla, W. T\, was transac ed as f llows: Cash entries, 6,176 acres; homestead entries, 4,117 & cre i ber culture entries, 2,888; pre-emption 5, 4,16 Al homestead entiies, 185; y disturb Over 320,000 head of cattle have been shipped east from Wyoming, Nebraska, Dakota, Montana, K nsas, Northern ‘Texas and Utah this seison, The home consumption has probably been 50,000. The sum realized for thess 000 head is about $13,000, 00, of which Wyoming has receivea a large share, To Persons About to Marry- *““T'o persons about to marry,” Douglass Jerr ld's advice was “don’t;” we supple- ment by raying, without laying in » sapbly of SpxiNa Brossox, which cures albumi- narl snd other kidney and bludder com- plaints, Price 50 cents; trial bot les, 10 oents. nov2l-eodlw DexterL. Thomas&Bro, WILL BUY AND SELL RNRBAX. BSTATE AND ALL TRANSACTION OONNBOTAD YHEREWITH, Pay Taxes, Rent Houses, Bto, P YOU WANT %0 BUY OR SNLL Cal) a8 Office, Boom K, Creighton Block, omw BOGCS & HILL, REAL ESTATE BROKERS Ne. 1508 Farnham Street, OMAF A, -~ ~ NEE. wron—Nor b «id ve, Grand Contral Hotel. As arule we do not recommen patent medicines, but when we know of one that really is a public benefac- tor, and does positively cure, then wo consider it our duty to impart that in- formation to all, Electric bitters are 2w oun truly a most valuable medicine, and| _ ;, will surely cure Billiousness, Fever|-— - — and Ague, Stomach, Liver and Lidney | 0. & cuakxx se. complaints, even where all others rem Clarkson & Hunt, edies fail. We know whereof we speak, and can freely recommend to Bucwwre to ilichards & Huat, l.—[Ex, Sold at 50 cents a bettle. | ATTOR v3-AT-LAW Ish & McMahon, ) 8 lat OO, W, DUANS, A, C. CAMPEELL DOANE & CAMPBELL, Attorneys-at-Law, & DOUGLAS BTS, T No head-ache or back-ache for Indies| “WBLAGK.© I who drink ‘' WINE OF CARDUI. . value of the wool product of Mon- | ve o3 ' ~ h r ¥ L ¥ MAY © MEDICT 1 of titlo do Bem Douglis ont A. MARTIN, 'MERGHANT TAILOR. 1220 Farnham St., | Desires to announce to his friends and the Go eral public that he has resolved to reduce h's prices to the lowest notch consistent with the principle of live and let live.” Gentlemen desiring a first-class Suit of ¢ lothes, in all respects equal toany and secord to none, will do well to give Mr. Martina call. Gcod Business Suits to orker, $26. Fine Pantaloons, $6 and upwards. uldlm B. D. McLAUGfiLIN, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW And Notary Public, ock, Os osite Pa=t N®n A Strange Story! Thrilling and Excitingl Founded on Factl READY THIS MORKING, In No. 4 of The New York Weekly. It is entitled A CURIOUS CRIME. By P. J. HIGGINS, M. D. The plob of this deeply affecting atory is im- enlfllrt.ml mysterious, and the incidents are e like and dramatic. From the opening ehap- ter to the startling denoument th: story Lm- cressos in power aud lnterest. It can be resd ouly in The New York Weekly. 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