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——— \.aM~ e o * will take about fifty years to pull up 4 The Omaha Bee Tublished every morning, except Sun. ay. The only Monday morning daily. TERMS BY MATL— One Year....810 00 | Three Months. 3,00 Six Monthe.. 5.00 | One Month. ... 1.00 YB "HE WEE P » nesday. TERMS POST PAID— One Year......$2.00 | Three Months. 50 8ix Months 1.00 | One Month.... 20 AMER1CAN NEws Company, Sole Agents for Newsdealers in the United States. , published overy CORRESFOX CE~—All Communi- f-}‘::’::‘:- :a‘]v::l.yr%v‘w!xir:-‘:ll’[‘«"‘Y:Im' u‘.',’:f‘n"l inquiry. What General Grant's arti- or T clo does do, however, is to place those BUSINESS LETT I'Zlifl—’l\‘“dl’vfi:in':; facta in such a olear light that no im- Letters e eininit Coupat [ partlal roader can doubt for a mo- Ouana, Drafts, Checks and Postoffice | ment that the most oruel injustice Orders to be made payable to the order of the Company. The BEE PUBLISHING 0., Props, E. ROSEWATER Editor. ——————————— Persons and papers have been call- ad for by the grand jury. The Repub- lican has no oauee for its violent hys- terics. Tur Union Pacific has gone out lof politios, but John M. Thurston, Frank Walters and Colonel Hanlon still re- main on the pay roll. Tre yellow fever is already abating The article published in the last North American Keview from the pen | of General Grant, under the title of “‘An Undeserved Stigma,” a resume of which appests to-day in our ool- umns, will command the widest atten- tion, It does not relieve General Porter of thecharges brovght against him twenty years ago by John Pope. That was done, in the opinion of the best judges long since, by the publica- tion of the facts in the case and by the decision of the Schofield court of has been done to a brave and loyal soldier, The opinion galns additional weight from the fact that for yoars after the original court martial, Gen- eral Grant was a strong believer in the guilt of Fitz John Porter, and re- fased when he possessed the power to use 1t for his relief, For the past twenty years the editor of Tre Bee has stoutly maintained the innocence of General Porter, An eye witness of the battle in which he was said to have betrayed his country, personally sending many of the tele- graph messages which ordered the in Pensacola, but the democratic fuver for office holding shows symp- toms of an alarming increase. A ~Numper of Nebraska exchanges have suddenly discovered for the first time that Loran Olark was nominated by fraud and that Gere was defeated, because he was a monopoly candidate. Some people’s hindsight is better than their foresight. Tue gap between the rich and the poor is daily growing wider as the railroad kings with unrestricted greed pocket an undue proportion of the @arning: of the people. And this is one of the elements in the demand that avaricious monopolies shall be regula- ted by law. Bos INaERS toxt for this even- ingis *Whatlshall we do to be saved?” Whether this conundrum was ori ally propounded by Dorsey, as secre- tary of the national republican com- mittee, or chiet of the Star route con- stollation is a mystery more puzzling than some of vhe mistakes of Moses. ] Ar the rate which the river and harbor fund is being used for the im- provement of the Missouri river it sho snags between Sioux City and St. Liouis and barges may be expeoted to run between Omaha and Kansas City by the end of the year 2,000 A, D. public works many defects have been been found in the present city charter that should be remedied by the com- ing legislature, Would it not be well for the ity counoil and board of pub- lic works tojtalk over poposed charter amendments and present their con- olusions to the delegation from this county. Tae head of the national garden sass bureau, whom our Val wants to elevate to a cabinet position, is ready to ship 50,000 volumnes of his annual report on artificlal farming among the constituents of favorite congressmen. Most of these costly works of art will in due time find their way to the scoond hand book stores and paper mills, Tugk cheerful news comes from the national capital that the president propcses to devote a whole chapter to the urgent necessity of civil service reform in his forthcoming message to congress, As a champion of civil service reform Mr, Arthur will play a role that is, to say the least, in per- feot accord with the eternal fitness of thivges. Unusuarry low canal and railroad rates have cut down river shipments during the past year, but statistics printed in a late number of Brad- stroet's prove that the barges have at least hold their own against the rail- movement of troops and an attendant on the court martial thattried and con- victed Fitz J ohn Porter, his opportuni- ties were good for forming an opinion upon the merits of the case. That opinion has never wavered. It has been fortified by every new de- velopment, Fitz John Porter was the scapegoat for the blon- ders of General Pope. is General Grant's opin- ion, gained from a thorough study of the case, that not only is General Porter entirely innooent of the charges on which he was convicted, but that his manoeuvres on the day under dis- cussion ‘‘did more for Pope’s relief 1 ! THE DAILY BEE-~OMAHA, MONDAY Nf)VFZL\lBliR 20 s 54 monopoly, aud in common with New York she proposes to sustain the right of the American people to govern themscives. Until these objects are achieved the anti-monopolists of Ne- braska will remain in the harnees, THREE ISSUES Reduced taxation, a practical re. form of the civil service and aweeping but sound laws for the regulation of inter-state commerce are the threo is- sues which have been forced into prominence by the late election. The people of the United States are annually paging into the national treasury $160,000,000 more than the government needs. Of the entire revenue returns, $135,000,000 comes from tho internal revenue and $200,. 000,000 from oustoms duties, making a total of $335,000,000 raised every yoar by the government for purposes of national revenue, But in point of fact the present tariff exacts from the peoplo an amount estimated at $500,- 000,000 every year, $300,000,000 of which goes to protected manufacturers ifi the shape of exorbitant prices for their goods, When these figures are examined the cry of the people for a reduction of taxation can be appreci- ated and the reason why it has become an issue in politics becomes evident, The demand for reform in the civil nervice is no less emphatic. The country is sick of the factional fights among the bosses for the division of public plander. It is disgusted that the offices of the government should be made the shuttlecock of contend- ing politicians. The people have voiced their ‘sentiments, and insist that measures shall at once be adopt- ed to conduct our civil service on business principles, These princi- ples, concisely stated, aro honesty and competency in officials, perma- nency of tenurein offi e during a fixed time, and removal for cause only. Joined to this they demand that poli- tics shall be taken out of the hands of than if he had gone directly to that general's assiseance,” ' He makes a pathetic appeal t6 congress and the Americsn people to take the only steps now possible to relieve a cruelly abused and gallant soldier from the undeserved stigma under which he has been so long suffering. General Grant’s argoments will be read with great interest by thousands of old soldiers in Nebraska who bave hon- estly believed in itz John Porter's guilt, It will open their oyes to the truth of history and to General Pope's malicious imbecility. NEBRASKA CONGRATULATED The following letter from Mr. Hen- ry J. Nichols, secretary of the Na- tional Anti-Monopoly league explains itaelf: ) HEADG'RS AXTI-MONOPOLY L¥AGUE, %W Yous, Novembor 15, 1 M. Roscwater, Esq,, Omaha: N Deae S1r--We have the news from Nebraska, It makes a man feel proud to be an anti-monopollst when one realizes what your state has done for the cause. It was a magnificent day’s work, gallantly performed in the face of tremendous odds, when the balance of power was won in the interest of the people on election day. We congratulate you on the great success, and rocognize that to your efforts and the active support that Tae Bee has given to the princi- ples of anti-monopoly, a large share of the credit is due, That balance of power in your atate legislature ha volume of meaning for us. It prom- ises that Nebraska is in the front rank on the anti-monopoly issue, and her example will invite her sister states to join her in the great struggle of the rights of the many against the privi. leged few, It promises that the light of anti-moncpoly principles are spread- ing and that the day is dawning when the people shall rule and corporate monopoly 1l obey. It promises that Nebraska is to send the first anti-monopoly senator to the United States senate. It promises for the present that in your state none but just measures which recognize the ) & rapidly crystalizing, office holding sristocracy, and that those who rec- ommend appointees shall be held to a strict accountability for their con- duct, The public at large are less concerned about the measures taken to secure competent officials than they are that the officials shall be competent. And while many of them disagroe with vhe Eaglish plan of competitive examinations for en- trance into the civil service as un- fitted for our American political system, they are propared to endorse any scheme which will rid the country of the barnacles and shysters who are paid by the people only to devote their time to thwarting the expression of the popular will. The issue of anti-monopoly is daily acquiring greater national prominence, because the inability of the states to deal with questions regarding the regulation of interstate commeroe has become evident. Inequalities of rates, creating unjust discriminations be- tween individuals of different states, gives to the ocorporations a «function analagous to taxing arbitrarily and without control. It has created a power within the nation so great that it threatens sooner or later to dispute the fact with the United Statss authorities as to whether the railway or the governmental power is the greater, Added to this, the fact that the reckless system upon wbich rallways are erganized and construct- od is draining the productiye capacity of our peeple, and diverting oapital from the pockets of the many to the purses of the few, raises the problem into a question of the highest econom- ical importance, These are the issues which the party which succeeds at ths next pres- identisl election must be prepareddo meet. They cannot be sneered down. Politicians may attempt to evade them, righta of all the people can be incor- porated {nto law. Again congratulating you, and through you the good men and trup who so faithfully stood by the prinoi- ples of anti-monopoly in your state, I romain yours truly, Henry Niouows, Sec'y, Nebraska feels proud of her posi- tion in the front ranks of the anti-mo- nopoly movement, The compliments road competition, Daring the first|of thoe national anti-monopoly league ten months of the present year there | tendered through its secrotary are ap- were shipped by the river route from |preciated by Tue Bk and will no St. Touls, what was equivalent to|doubt be equally grateful to the over 11,000,000 bushels of grain, aturdy anti-mor.opolists of this state white the rail shipments during the| who have bravely fought the good same period were only 14,000,000, fight, Nebraska has done well in the As soon as canal navigation closes |late campaign and she will keep on and the from the country begins, the river shipments will naturally in- orease. The great drawback to Europesn shipments from New Or- leans is the lack of return cargoes- Bailing a vessel four thousand miles in ballast is never a profitable under- taking, There is a report that the Anchor Line company, of New York and (Hlasgow, propose to establish a loe of steamers between New Orleans sud Clasgow with the assurance of re- turn cargoes for the Mississippi val. ley. This will at once stimulate the export movement. With the improve- ment of our rivers, which 1s likely to be posiponed for some time by reason of the .. viion against the extrava- gsuce of tha last congrees, ghu river route wili . /in increased importance a8 & competitor of the railroad, which cannot be used to oppress the people, and a8 & national highway open alike to the grest capitalist and the poorest barge owner. outflow of graln until the great problem of our day is forever sottled. The ‘‘good men and true” praise of whom Mr, Nichols spoaks so warmly will not relax their efforts until the relations between chartered transportation monopolies and their patrons are clearly defined by just national and state laws, The ‘‘good men and true” of Ne- braska insist upon an equal distriba- tion of the burdens of taxation upon all classes of property, they demand the abolition of arbitrary impositions that have been practiced upon ship- pere and localities by the railroads and they propose to reaist every at. tempt of corporate monopoly to dominate in political affairs. This was the key mote of the late campaign in Nebrasks, and this will bs the key note of the Nebraska anti-monopolists in. the comiug legislature, Ia other words Nebraska feels in duty bound to protect herself sgainst the aggression of corporate but evasion will react as seriously as it did on November 7th, when the re- publican party was so sharply rebuked, a8 much for their sins of omissions as for those of commission. Whatever party shows the most sincere desire to solve these problems in accordance with the desire of the people will re- ceive popular confidence and popular support. Taere has been sonsiderable solici- tude munifested here as to the fate of Valentine in the Third distaict, as the repozts have been conflicting, From the profound silence maintained by the Omaha BEk, and by information obtained from other sources, it cer- tainly looks as though Valentine was safo,.—Otoe Optic, On the face of the returns Valen- tine has something less than eleven hundred majority in the Third district, The actual numbsr of votes honestly cast will not proba: bly be known until an investigation is made of the aceful means adopted to force E. K Valentiue up- on the people of his district against their will, In the eyes of the optic Valentine may be safo, but we very much mistake if the late candidate of the Nebraska monopolies is as cer- tain of succeeding himself as some of his editoriai echoes would have the people believe. ———— Wi have coften been asked what had become of Mr. Webster Suyder’s magnificent market house on Jefferson tquare, and we have as often relerred the conundrum to Genera! Estabrook That this city needs a market house very badly every intelligent person in this community must admit, but we could get along very comfortably with- ont a grand olock towerand withont a city hall overhead. A solid and com- modious market house can be built for from 825,000 to $30,000, and such a building located on Jefferson Square or some central locality should be built by the city early next spring 1f the city cannot raise the money let the property owners who expect to realize on the advance of their lots raise & bonus, and there will be no trouble in organizing a company to build the market house under a limited lease and proper restriotions, A SERMON FOR THE YOUNG. At the Baptist ohurch, yesterday morning, the servicss held wore prin- cipally for the children. After the voluntary by the choir, Rev. J. W. Harris led the congregation in prayer. The Nabbath school collection of hymns was used instead of the regular church collection, the school and con- gregation singing ‘‘Always Cheerful” in an earnest manner. The superintendent vead for the morning lesson one of the last scenes in Christ’s life, and lead the congre- gation in prayer, after which the hymn, “Happy Songs,” was sung by the congregation, and a solo was very prettily sung by the soprano of the choir, As the pastor arose to address the congregrtion, and more especially the children and youths of the congroga- tion, he said he felt as the man did who, when he came in the presence of the young at one time, bowed with profound respect to those before him, When he was afterwards asked why he did it, he sai “I do not know what positions these youths may hold in the future ” ON THEIR SHOULDERS must rest,in due time, the burdens of our moral and political institutions, Among the mountains of Germany, attending the school in ccmpany with children of not so great attainments as a boy who in a few years stood at the head of the Reformation—Martin Luther., On our shores we see one who may not have had the respect he otherwise would have had if his com- panions had known that in the future he would be the famous Joseph Clark, As the seed which happily dropjed in the crevice of an old oak and be- cameo a tree of beautiful foliage, thus we desire to plant in the hearts of these youth here to-day some seed which will in future years be an orna- ment to themselves and a blessing to others, A MEMURABLE SCENE I have taken as a subject to-day, one of the last scenes in Christ's life, and iv is a scene of punishment though not deserved. ~ We see here that Christ was scourged. With what? With pieces of leather having attached on the end small balls of metal. And sometimes when the executioner would whip the victim he would cut pieces of flesh out of the body with these round balls of metal. They hated Christ because he was aJew. They put a purple robe upon him and a crown of those large long thorns which grew in Palestine to mock him because of his assertion that he was THE KING OF THE JEWS, As boys are anxious to see everything that is exciting, there must have been many with the crowd and assisting the victorious party. The widow of Nain was filled with ladness, the two sisters, Martha and ary, knew not how to express their joy because oy Christ’s power to raise from the dead, and the wmultitudes who had been healed by Him could not have been in sympathy with this cruel treatment, yet they had not the power to defend him. As this was the usual way of punishment, two thieves were also oracified, at the same time, and they truly suffored much physical pain, but it was not the physical pain that wore out the frame of Jesus so soon that it was not necessary to break His legs, as the soldlers did to the other two who were crucified; it was the infinite weight of the sin of hu. manity —your sins and my sins, All, to-day, have their crosses—every boy and girl is included. Every father's or mother's command, whenever it is not consistent with the will of the boy or girl, is A CROSS to bear, Young men may talk on any popular topic of the day before those with whom they may assoclate, but they do not speak in praise of Jeans for fear of letting it be known that they are Christiane. How diffi- calt it is for older people sometimes to witness for Christ; it is difficult to to testify for Christ in the prayer meeting, but they can speak fluently and with earnest- ness on THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION; they have a power of imagination and a faculty for description when they gosmip. But how exceedingly light are our crosses compaired with the punishment of the most horrible nature the people were often com- pelled to pass through because of their unwillingness to forsake and be untrue to the love of Christ, A significant point in this scene was, Christ wanted to die A SOLER MAN, Sometimes men take something which causes the sidewalk to be too narrow for them, and it deadons their sensibilities, and it was customary to give to those who were crucified & mixtare which would deaden the sus- ceptibility to pain snd thereby cause Py g painful. But Christ preferred his full sense of reason to the last., | POCKET EDITION GAMBLING, Boys some times will gamble aftor a “‘pocket edition” fashion, with tops and pennies, and here we see the men casting lots for the garment of Christ, What did Ohrist die for? Ho died for you and for me. In the time of Socrates, one way of punishment was by givirg to the person poison which would kill them 1n a few moments, Thus to illustrate it T will euppose & family of five youngl wen, one of whoum is true to the laws of morality and his Maker, but the rest are in prison waiting for the day to receive them, CUPS OF POISON. The young man anxious to free Lis brothers, goes to Governor Nance and saye, “I will drink the poison if you will clear my brothers,” and Governor Nanco answers. “If you drink every cup they will bo freed.” And when the day comes the secrifictng brother sntaches each cup in its turn and drinks the contents and falls dead. This is what Christ has done for all. “Jesus, who by tho grace of God should taste death for every man,” HOW SHOULD WE TREAT CHRIST! Suppose we take a vessel at Now York and sail to tea, and st sea we notiea a ship comiog, on which there in & flag of quostionable character. It i & pirate ship and overtakes us and binda us In chains to bo their slaves Bat (pardon me for using the name) Mr, Seaman, our superintendent,sends word to this pirate vessel that he will give all the money he has if they will release me and let me come to Omaha, because Iam a minister and should preach. Bat the captain says ‘No!” Then Mr, Seaman offers himself if they will permit me to return, and that offer they accept. MR, BEAMAN IS THEN BOUND IN CHAINS and I am released, Returning home 1 say not a word of this act of my de- liver, and if any one speaks of it [ will anawer thom in a way that would show that I did not wish to speak of it. This is the way that many Christians troat Christ. “‘Ashamed of Jesus, And I say 1 have no sins to wash away.” The time to accept of Christ is when you know whether you love your father and mother, 1 was nine years of age when I gave my heart to him. THE PLACE TO WOKK, There are some who are will to do something for Christ, and in the Sab- bath school there is room for work, The superintendent then addressed the congregation and referred t> the Sabbath school as a place of work and OM.AFA COFFEE AND SPIGE MILLS. Roasters and Grinders of Coffecs and Spices, Manufacturers of IMPERIAL BAKING POWDERI Clark’s Double Extracts of BLUEING, INKS, ETC. H. G. CLARK & 1403 Doug! Proprietors, 30., Stroet. Omaha, Neb. 1108 and 1110 Harney £ t., - W ELO LES.AXE HARDWARE, OMAHA, NEB. f 'SFPE(j‘VlALr l\iOTICE TO Growers of Live Stock and Cthers. WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR the great responsibility resting on the | to three pounds of corn. IStock fed with Christian because of the immortality of the soul—its punishment or reward, ‘“YOUR POWER." At the Presbgterian church last evening Rev. W. J. Hersha delivered his lecture on the above sublect, Judges 16: 2-3. ‘I have chosen as| an illustration of the young man’s power the case of Samson, with whom, as the most powerful of men, we have from childhood been famil- iar. And as a particular scene from which we may lcarn much, I have taken his exploit of crrrying away the gates of Gaza, And the question for us is: How may we tear away the gates of darknessand superstition and advance to a true aud substantial suc- cess? What is our power? Is it nnowledge or ignorance? Is it money or fame! Is it the truth or the wrong! More intellectual knowl- edge is not power. A man way be highly cultured, and yet A GREAT VILLAIN, Lord Bacon himself, to whom the maxim ‘‘Knowledge is power,” has er- roneously been attributed, was ‘‘the wisest, brightest, meanest of man- kind.” A man may be able to tear away the gates of mystery in sclence and yet may be powerless to govern himself, Mere intellectual culture, then, is not power., It may lead toit, it may be a part of it, but it is not its essence, KNOWLEDGE OF SIN IS NOT POWER, Many a young man thinks it is. He saya: It will do me no harm to see the world. In fact, I mustshow the forces of sin in order to be able to come at them. But you will see enough on the streets without plung- able condition in the spring. Dairymen charge for aacks. Address Ground 0il Cake. It is the best and cheapest food for stock of any kind. One pound is equal Ground Vil Cake in the fall and win- ter, instead of running down, will inoreaso in weight and be in good market- a8 well as others who use it can tes- tify to its merits, Try it and judge for yourselves. Prico $25.00 per ton; no + WOOODMAN LINSEED OIL CO., Omaha, Neb. L. C. HUNTINGTON & SON, DEALERS IN HIDES, FURS, WOOL. PELTS & TALLOW 204 North Sixteenth St., - - OMAHA, NEB. METCALF &BRO. Metcaff/Bro! 1MPORTERS JOBBE i ¢ 1 OMA 1006 Farnam 8t., Omaha. R ing into the hidden and secret strong- holds of sin. You cannot touch pitch without being defiled. You cannot take fire into your bosom with- out being burned. To be truly inno- cent you must know as iittle as possi- ble of sin, Pray hourly tq your God. Lead me not into temptation. KNOWLEDGE OF SECRETS IS NOT POWER. I would advise you to make yourself useful and indispensable to your employer. But do not imagine you will gain trae power by prying into the the business or family secrets either of himself or others, There is an Italian proverb to the effect that a man may water the brambles, but in 80 doing he only invigorates the prick of the thorns, the meaning of which is that 8 man may nourish ignoble schemes only to find that he has been adding to his own punishment. KNOWLEDGE OF TRICKS AND EVIL DE- VICES is not power. There is mno short method to become rich that will pay in the end., You must be virtuous and industrious in order to succeed. WHAT, THEN, 18 POWER { It is a knowledge of the right; a firm persaasion of gospel truth, a love of Christ and a desire to do his will. Thus will give you power in this world and glory in the next. “*Add dueds to thy knowledge, and faith,” Add| virtue, patience, temperance; add ove By nawe to come called charity ; the soul Or llllktl:xe rest., Then will thou not be To ls:w this paradise, but shall possess A parediso within thee, happier far, e e— Telegraph Treubles. Special Dispateh to Tits Bus, OnicaGo, November 20,—At an early hour this moruiuy the night manager of the Western Union tele- graph office stated thut their wires were agatn seriously affected by the aurora borealis aud that the duplex and quadruplex system of working their wires had to be abandoned on many of their eastern circuits, The trouble seeras to be general, BOYD'S OPERA HOUSE. Tuesday and Wedne'day Even'g, NOVEMBER 21 AND 22, Engagement and pos'tive Appearaace of the Charming Commedienne Miss Julia A, Hunt, SUPPORTED BY MR. ARTHUR H. FORREST, Yy in AND HER OWN SUPERB Dramatic Company. completeness, lliant ¥ Rosen n Comedy Drama FLORINEL, M. Hellman & Co. WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS, 1301 and 1803 Farnam St. Cor. I13th OMAHA, NEB. Nills Supplied With Western Trade [Supplied with Oats and Corn at Lowest Quotations, with HIMEBAUGH, MERRIAM & CO,, LVIEM ‘TVTE ‘SIV0 AT 3 ‘SONINITHOS & s | = Choice Varieties of Milling Wheat, prompt shipments, Write for prices, G.ATE CITY PLAINING MILLS. all communications OR ANOTHER'S FAULT, Mrking the representation identical with the late - uccessful run at Abbey's Park theatre, New York & Reserved scats on sale Monday moruing. swt MANUFACTURERS OF Carpenter’'s Materials, ALSO SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, STAIRS, Stair Railings, Balusters, Window and Door Frames, Etc, . for the Manufacture of all kinds of Mouldings, Plaiving and Orders from the conntry will be promutly executed, A, MOYER, Propristor, ESTABLISHED IN 1868. D. H. McDANELD & CO, HIDES, TALLOW, GREASE, PELTS, WOOL AND FURS, 204 North 16th 8t., Masonic Block, born avenue, Chicago. Main House, 46, 48 and 62 Daar- Refer by permission to Hide and Leather National uu&. Chicago.

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