Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 17, 1888, Page 4

TR e THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED RVERY MORNING. $ —— TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dafly (Morning RAttion) including Sunday g, One Y ‘ o o o e 1] The Omaha Sunday Ber, mailed to any ad- ress, Ono Year PR L] OMARA OFFICE, NOSTLAND 018 FARN AN STRERT, =W Y ORK O on, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIRUS! UILDING. Asnixaron Ovriow, No. 0 POURTEENTH BTREET. CORRESPONDENCE. Ali communications relating to news and edl: torial matter shonld be addreased to the Epiron OF THE BEE. . TNRES LETTERS AN bustness lotters and remjttances shonld be alldressed to THE BEE PURLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to e made payable to the order of the company. The Beo Pablishing Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Oirculation. Bty ot ongihe, fu8 on Goo. B, Taschiick, secrotary of The Bey Pub- Mehing company, Aoes solemnly swear that the u't\\::fr‘lrru tion of the Dally for the week fi*n‘(‘ldurh 9, 1858, was as follo sy, M fanday, March 4. Mondsay, March 5. Tuesday, March 6. Weane: erag . 857 7 w‘ a “m‘)&FJ 1. TZSCH I"Jlt\h-l! Bworn to and sul In resence 1000 Gay OF MArch, A, Dy 1885, N: P. FE1 Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, }“ Qounty of Douglass, $ Geo. 13, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de- P e e fat the. actul Sveragy apany, o e chony of T Dily Bee for the month o Maithe 1N oe™ B AR 1 X oples: 3 eh:for June, 187, 04T coples: 1867, 14008 coples: for August coples; for September, 1887, 18,340 es: for October, 1881, 14.38; for November, S, 15,220 copless " for. December, 1447, 16,041 €0 H 'm‘r‘w&fl‘:‘“‘ 16,200 coples; for e o8, b -3 GEO, B. TZSCHUCK. MB;wm {mydb-nbum:en Dtollsga my, Pos'nrv‘z'clel this uy of February, A, D, 188, 'N.P. FEIL, Y t Notary Public. for I is the irony of fate that Dakola sends telegrams of consolation to the blizzard sufferers of the east. Tre Chicago, Burlington & Quincy threw up both hands when the western roads ‘‘held up” that systom to restore freight rates. St——— ‘WHY did not the railroad club mana- gers import the Mendpta carpenter for their banquet? He can double discount Hepburn, the Burlington railroad ora- tor, without half trying. ROsCOE CONKLING could look the president of the United Statesin the face. But he couldn’t look into the eyes of a full grown blizzard five min- utes the other night in Union Square. ———— SENATOR WILSON’S astounding reve- lation of the way railroads and ship- pers violate the provisions of the inter- state law shows that this law is as full of holes as one of Harvey Deuel’s skim- mers. DENMARK, following the example of Germany and France, prohibits the im- portation of American pork and lard. ‘We can stand the embargo against porlk, ‘but when it comes to keeping out cot- tonseed oil on the grouds of trichinae, we've got to protest against the dis- erimnation. It was eminently in accord with the eternal fitness of . things that Jim-Jams Newcomer, the best patron of the- Lin- coln bar-rooms and railroad oil roon during the last session, should call Youdly for the submission of a prohibi- ¢ion amendment—through the republi- can state central commmittee. — THERE will be an effort made this geason to reduce the time of crossing the Atlantic. The best time ever made *was six days and three hours. Itis an- pounced that some of the ocea: grey- hounds will make the journey this sea- ®on in less than six days. This discounts the “overland fly: Tue Mann Boudoir Car company has been swallowed up by the Wagner Bleeping Car compuny. The next step anost likely will be a sleeping car trust between tho Pullmans and the Wag- neors, The average man will then have 10 double himself up like a juck-knife and allow the porter to go through his pockets in order to enjoy the comforts of a berth Tne Union Pacific isout of politics but its general political attorney, John M. Thurston, has placed himself at the head of the league of republican clubs, John M. Thurston is out of politics but he has enlisted for the campaign and wants to head the Nebraska delegation to the nationul republicam convention. The Burlington & Missouri railroad is out of politics but its hand was visible in tne club convention which was man- ipulated by its oil room attorney; Char- ley Greone and his aid de camp, Breck- enridge. Charley Greone has given up polities. smnce ‘his time. has been monopolizéd by injunctions against . the Union Pacific loco- motive engineers and firemen, but he very modestly asks his friends to pool their issues and send him to Chicago to represent the republicans of this district in the national convention. S— Ty is decimating the ranks of the great chieftains in *the Franco-German struggle of 1870-71, Chauzy, the most conspicuous of the commanders of the armies of the republic, is dead, as is also Ulrich, the gallant defender of Btrasbourg. Bazaine is disgraced and dn exile, while MacMahan, aged and in- firm, is waiting patiently for the grim messenger whose coming caunot long be delayed. Dead, too, are the “Red Prince” Frederick Charles, the great- est of the field commanders of the German army,and Manteuffel, the grim- mest and most formidable of its fighting gencrals, while the death angel is even now hovering around Frederick L., who, 88 the Prussian crown prince, was oue pf the most intrepid and successful of Yhe mulitary chieftains of the fathor- c‘nd. Fifteen yenrs ago Napoleon JII. eathed his last in exile in Chisel- hurst, while but yesterday the bells in Berlin were tolling a requiem for Wil- Jiam L., his illustrious antagonist. . Vic- tor and vanquished alike are goiug flowu before the great congueror, Factionism Rampant, 1t has been the misfortime of the re- publican party of Nebraska during the past ten years to be torn up by factional fouds, With an assnred majority of from twenty to thirty thousand for the national ticket Nebraska republicans have within that period witnessed sev- eral revulsions that have brought dis- aster upon their state, congressional and judicial tickets. For this periodic turmoil and disaster the republican leadors who are enlisted in the servico of the railronds are chiefly, if not wholly, responsible, . With the tre- mendous power and corporate influence at their command they have time and again forced disreputable and dis- honest candidates upon the party, and compelled self-respecting republicans to repudiate the action of packed con- ventions at the polls. This. is why this congressional dis- trict, with its six thousand republican majority, electod a democratto congress by over seven thousand major teen months ago. This is why the judicial disteict, with nearly three thousand republican majority, repudi- ated the republican judicial ticket of last fall and gave the opposition candi- dates from two to four thousand ma- jority. With guch forcible rebukes fresh in their minds we had reason to expect that the men who have led the party to the brink of wreck and ruin would have common sense enongh to heed the les- sons of the pastand give the party a breathing spell. - The opportunity for closing its ranks and reconciling the factions presented itself with the effort to reorganize the party and make it efficient in the com- ing campaign through local republican clubs. Had the promotors of the club movement labored for party unity and concord, they would have received our hearty support in the futureas they haye had it from the outset. The convention and banquet have de- monstrated that the monopolistic and bummer factions have again rallied under the" party flag with the undis- guised purpose to keep the state under the domination of the railroads and jobbers, Of all the republicans in Ne- braska the most offensively active rail- road politician is the silver-tongued general attorney of the TUnion Pacific railroad. When the republican club league placed John M. Thurston 4t its head it deliberately defied public sentiment among the rank and file of the party. When Brad Slaughter was elected secretary it simply added -insult to injury. The selection of orators for the banquet was in full keeping with the performance at the exposition build- ing. The Honorable Charley Greene, the Honorable Mr. Breckenridge, the Highly Honorable Dave Mercer, and the Right Reverend Burchard Tate were singled out as representative republi- cans, while Governor Thayer, General Van Wyck, General Cowan, W.J. Con- nell and other prominent republicans were snubbed and ignored. The only representative of loyal Iowa republi- canism, placed on Toast Master Thurs- ton’s list, was ex-Congressman Hepburn, a Burlington railroad attorney, whom the republicans of his district had repu~ diated at the election in 1886. ‘What shall republicans who earnestly hoped to see the party close its ranks by dropping all factionism, do in the face of such a performance? How can the party appeal for undivided sup- port as long as its ablest leaders are ig- nored and insulted, and brazen-throated mercenaries and brass-collared nobodys are dubbed as honorables and feted at banquets as the party’s most conspicu- ous reprosentatives? 1Is it not manifest that the league of clubs engimeered by Charley Green’s lieutenant, Breeken- ridge, and commanded by John M. Thurston, is mainly designed for corpo- rate political use and incidentally to be- come the lever for operating the party machinery in the interest of the railway faction in the impending state cam- paign ? Reciprocal Exclusion. The new Chinese treaty, having been signed by the secretary of state and the Chinese minister, now in the hands of the president. No doubt ‘is ent tained that it will receive the executiv: approval, and it is expected that it will be promptly ratified by the senate. Although in one or two respects not quite so vestrictive as the people of the pacific const would like, it is understood that the representatives are prepared to accept it as the best that can be accom- plished at present. The treaty provides for the complete exclusion of Chinese laborers from the United States for twenty years, and re- ciprocally prohibits laborers from the United . States from enter- ing China. There is at present in ‘this country an agent of. the Chinese government to employ locomo- tive engineers and firemen to work on the new railroads which have been or are being constructed in the empire, but probahly this class of workers would not be included under the head of laborers, If itis contemplated simply to exclude from China unskilled labor from the United States it isobvious that the reciprocal exclusion is very largely one-sided. An important provision re- lates to the return of Chinese to this country, who, having resided here, may visit their native land. At present a simple certificate that they have re- sided in the United States is sufficient, and even without this a large number have been from time to time allowed to land by the aid of the 'federal court in Californin, thus virtually nul- lifying the present treaty. The new treaty requires that any Chinese resi- dent of the United States who returas to his native country and desires .to come back here can do so only by prov- ing that he has a family in this country or owns property here of the walue of one thousand dollars. Very few. of these people would get back under this condition, but ite existence would doubt- less operate to keep them here. 1f there were not strong political con- siderations forbidding opposition to this treaty the fact that it has been sought by the Chinese government, as & means of avoiding friction, would do so. This circumstance, also, will deprive thead- ministration of the rights to claim credit for haviag projedted. the. couven- tion. The truth is, the Chinese gov- ernment has been eminently fair, reas- onable, and éven generous in dealing with this whole question, and is letting this government off easily in accepting an hflhrn“y of #275,000 for violence - to which the Chinese here have beon sub- jected. If the treaty will remove the Chinese quostion from public discussion, and take it out of the eategory of issues affecting the political standing of public men with the people of the Pacific const, it will unquestionably receive the ap- proval of the whole country. ——————— How to Advertise Omaha. There is a great deal of buncombs about Omaha not being well advertised. Omaha is one of the best advertised cities in the world. She is more widely known on the other side of the Atlantic than either Kansas City, Minneapolis or St. Paul. In this country Omaha’s growth and resources have been con- stantly kept before the public by the press, the clearing-house returns, and the produets of our packing houses and smelting works. What Omaha needs to advertise her abroad is concert of action and stimulated enterprise at home. We want to do more and blow less, Stop railroad projects on paper. Stop blowing bubbles and building air castles, and let the city be advertised by what it actually does. Stop the everlasting and disgraceful squabbles in the council and board of education, and advevtise Omaha through substan- tial improvements honestly constructed. Stop advertising wild cat booms and set 10 work to establish confidence and permanent prosperity by making a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether 1o establish factories, mills and indus- trial concerns which give steady em- ployment to workingmen. = Advertise Omuha by making it a metropolis, and capital will naturally seek investment where it can be profitably and safely used. THE council has talked about revising the building ordinance for fnore than six months, but it is all talk. The pres- ent ordinance is very imperfect and neceds amending in many essential par- ticulars. The primary object of building inspection has been lost sight of in the effortto raise revenue. The fees exacted for building permits ‘are an embargo on building enterprise and an incentive to misrepresentation. 1nstead of affording a reliable exhibit of the value and extent of the cities’ building im- provements the official record is a mere sham. The building regulations are so strict in some particulars as to almost compel violations which malke the rules adead letter. Now, why can’t the council revise these regulations at the opening of the building season instead of dragging along from month to month. Other Lands Than Ours. The remains ot the late Emperor ‘William have been deposited in their last resting place. The German people have most fully attested their affection for the dead sovereign and their loyalty to his house. To-day the new emperor will take the imperial oaths, fully as- sured that he has with him the confi- dence, the sympathy, and the hopes of the nation. Thus far all that he has said has justified the opinion of the world that he would make a wise, con- servative ruler. His proclamation to his people, and his letter.to Prince Bis- marck, give evidence that he was not only in' full accord with the desire of his father to maintain by v honorable means ‘the peace of Furope, but that far more than the late emperor he is in sympathy with modern ideas respecting the duties and obliga- tions of government. The world has read with cordial commendation these productions of a mah coming to high estate amidst the heaviest individual and family afiliction, and has found in them no suggestion of reaction, but rathor every assurance of progress if the emperor should live to carry out a national policy. Especially notable is his letter to Bismarck, in which, after doing ample justice to that great states- man, he preceeds to inform him what are the standpoints which will be guiding prineiples of his government, He tells the man who made his debut as prime minister of Prussia by 1 itly vio- lating the constitution and who has re- peatedly defied the reichstag, that *‘the constitutional rights of all the fedcral governments must be as conscientiously respected as those’ of the reichstag.” He will maintain the strength of the army and also strengthen the navy, *for which important duties have arisen in the acquirement of trans-oceanic pos- sessions,” thus approving the policy of coloninl extension. He advocates re- ligious toleration, thus disapproving of the anti-Semitic agitation led by a Ber- lin court preacher. He pronounces in favor of economy in the government ex- penses - and a simplification of the ad- ministrative machinery. He believes that self-government should be granted or secured to the greater and lesser communities, but emphasizes that such home rule ought not to result in increasing the burdens of tax- ation borne by the people. He will warmly support all efforts caleulated to improve the economical prosperity of the different classes of society without, however, raising the false expectation that he thinks it possible ‘to cure all social ills by state interference—thus queéstioning the wisdom of - Bismarck’s labor legislation. The most important plank in the imperial platform is the reference made to the dangers created by partial education which awakes de- mands that the economical power of the nation cannot satisfy, A sounder and more moral education he considers nec- essary to overcome the dangers to which a time of rapid economic change subjects the entire cominunity, * " English affairs are just now conspieu- ously wanting in general interest. For the time being the attention of the. peo- ple of Great Britain is most largely taken up with the exposures- regarding the mal-administration of the military and naval services and the financial plans of the chancellor of the exchequer. The refunding measure of Mv. Goschen, which has been brought before the house of commons, is the largest scheimne of its class ever formally proposed. It deals with about $2,790,000,000, This is more than two and u half times grester than the entire interest-bearing debt of the United States. Of this sum $1,815,« 000,000 is in consols, $880,000,000 in new 8 per cents, and 8845 000,000 in reduced 8 per cents. The present intorest on the con- sols is also 8 per cent. The proposition is to convert the three classes of stocks into a single olass, to boar interest at the rate of 24 per dent for fifteon yenrs and 2¢ per cent ffferward. A guaran- tee i8 given that the converted debt shall run at loast twenty years at the 2 rate. This gives olders of the presont stocks, which are ¥1’Lblu to be called at any time, a securify which ean not be paid inside thirty-five (years, For this advantage the holder is expected to ex- change his 8-per-cent funds for those which will bring 2% per cent for a limit- od period and 23 per cont afterward, It is believed that most of the holders will make the exchange, If all should do this the government would save nearly 7,000,000 & year in interest for fifteon years and almost $14,000,000 a year af- terward, *" Interest in the future course of Russia has been intensified since the death of the German emperor, and every move- mentof the Russian governmentis given greatsignificance. Having induced the porte to protest against the electjon of Prince Ferdinand is regarded as fore- shadowing the full reopening of the eastern question, and the announcement that the steamers of the Black Sea steamship company are to be fitted out for war purposes is held to be most omi- nous of impending trouble. Unless the czar, it is argued, is preparing for '~ active hostilities, it is hard to find an explanation for this step. Odessa holds the first rank in commercial importance among the cities on the Black sea. It has a very large oxport trade, especially in grain and tallow, but it also ships wool, iron, hides, copper and many other staple products. The city hasa population of some 200,000, and is one of the most flourishing towns of Russia, its prosperity depending very largely on its trafic by sea routes. Surely the Russian government would not cut off an important part of this traffic unless grave reasons existed for so doing, and no reason is apparent except the probability of immediato war. But who can tell where the blow will fall? Were active hostilities to be commenced against Austria, it would seem hardly nécessary to pro- vide an armed fleet for the Black sea, for.the struggle would be confined to the armies of the two nations. If, however, the czar has de- signs on_ Turkey, a fleet in the Black sea would be abei::wly essential to his prospects of succdss.. At the same time this arming of the merchant steamers may be only a feifit to distract attention from the real point of intended attack. Really all chm‘gm be said is, that tho movement has a very warlike look, and if nations can lf'e judged like individ- uals, it would be safe to predict war, and that very soott: Strategy, though, cuts an importantfigure in the opera- tions of nations, which cannot be judged by the rules which are applied to the conduct of individ®al§; but in this case, if Russia does not mean war, every one who has watched. her course for some time will be greatly mistaken. * e Russia is well supplied with candi- dates for the throne of Bulgama, and every little while brings forward a new one. Her present choice for the place which poor Prince Ferdinand is so loth to quit is said to be Prince Nicholas, duke of Leuchtenberg. At onetimethe czar's candidate was understood to be the prince of Oldenberg. At another it was Prince Nikita, of Montenegro, or, if that were impossible, then Peter Karageorgevi The nomination of the prince of Mingrelia was a very pro nounced and formal one, and was in- stantly disposed of. One of the more recent candidates was said to be the Voivode Marka Mil- anofl of Kucsi, a prominent Montene- grin oficer, who would -also be out of the question. The one person that Rus- sia does not want is whoever Bulgaria may name, be it Prince Alexander of Battenberg, Prince Waldemar of Den- mark, or Prince Ferdinand of Saxe- Coburg-Gotna. It should be said, how- ever, that the Duke of Leuchtenberg has once before heen suggested as the Russian candidate, as also was his brother, Prince George. The family is of the Greek religion and resides at St. Petersburg., Prince Nicholas is of the czar’s stafl, and_ altogether is a'candi- date who would suit Russia extvemely well and Austria very little, if at all. W Remarkable changes are occurring in the great region in South Africa, nearly a third as large as Europe, which Sir Bartle Frere, late governor of Cape Colony, suid was.well adapted to support an immense white population, The an- nexation of Bechuanaland by Great Britain; the new and promising gold flelds, covering an_unexpectedly large area; the railroads from Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Last London, and Dar- ban, that, penetr: g far north, arve alreddy knocking B8 the doors of the the fraptic dismay of the Transvaal Dutch, who ave strugeling in vain against the wave of immigration that is revolutionizing their state; tlie open advocacy by that far-sceing states- man, SirJohn Brand, president of the Op- ange Free State, of a confederation of the South African states and coloniés,which *will lay the foundation of the rise and growth of our South African nation,” are among the signs that this vast do- main from end to end ‘is beginning to feel the thrill of a nei life and of great enterprises that will prepare it for a splendid future. The fact is, the slow, unprogressive . Boers, loving isolation, not yet full-ledged agriculturists; but still in the pastoral stage, are poorly adapted to live content or ‘to maintain theie supremacy. amid the bustle of a large and’ encrgelic populace. Every sign now indicates that in the rush to their gold-hearing hills,in the seramble of }Englund and Germany 10 seize upon aud make the most of the- natural ad- vaatages of South Afvica, and in the irvesistible pressure of population and improve ts, the Boors, who in’ both their ubtics numberonly 80,000 souls, are destineéd to lose their importance as a predominating political - induence. R S A This will be done, not necessarily by* subverting thoir governments, but by new principles at stake and new men at the helm, all legally called upon the stage ' of action by the voice of the ruling majority. The existing railrbads have already ‘brought the Transvaal gold fields within twenty-four days of London. There can he no doubt that before many years South Africa will possess the counter- part of our Pacific railroads in the ex- tension of the Capo Colony and Natal lines to the road now building from Del=~ egoa Bay. These lines, passing throngh the gold belt and connecting two seas, are not the only railroad projects that are likely to be carried out at no dis- tant day. A bright future is dawning for South Africa, and the impetus which is being imparted to all its enterpriscs by the recent discovery that it possesses the largest unworked gold-bearing aren in the world, is hastening the day when this great region of temperate climate and the rich, varied resources will be fitted to be the home of a mighty, enor- getic, and homogencous people. S——— Penmanship and Drawing. At all the eity schools yesterday thore were on oxhibition samples of the work of the pu- pils of the different grades and the day was the occasion of a visit frommany of the par- ents of the children. From the number of essays and other productions displayed in each school the teachers will select one or two from each class and the same will ba forwarded to the board of education, who will select the best, to be forwarded to the exhibition to be held soon at Fremont. At most of the schools the usual exercises and studies were observed in each room with the exception of that of the principal where the children were dismissed at the noon hour for the rest of the day. This exception was made for the reason that the work of the lit- tle ones was displayed in this room anda in order to give the visitors an opportunity to examine the work thoroughly. All day long the parents, the sisters and the cousins and the annts of the young idea thronged in and out of the school house and from the expression of the countenanco it was not difficult to realize the gratification each felt at the progress of the children in whom they were most interested. In nearly all of the schools every available space on the walls of the principal’s room was utilized for the display of the children’s ‘work. Here the visitor was confronted with a vast array of juvenile productions taste- fully and pleasingly arranged, and the tour of the place was one of continued interest. 1f coming events ever cast their shadows be- fore it would not be difficult for the liberal critio to discern in the handiwork of these little ones the plain prediction that some of them were destined for more than an ordin- ary place in the labor of life. n avery school of the city might be found the authors of the future. These told briefly and with well-chosen words of the lives and labors of George Washington, of Longfellow, of Whittier, and last, but by no means least, of the trials and the triumphs of Robinson Crusoe. The artist was well and honorably represented by many productions of more than ordinary mert, many of which told plainer than could any words that the little workers were in deep sympathy with their labors. Several descriptions of im- aginary journeys from Omaha to Burope, Asia and Afvica dem- onstrated the progress the authors had made in geography. The principlos of mathematics were fully dealt with, as were the rudiments of grammar. KEach and all of these were demonstrated on paper, and at once showed the acquaintance of the pupil on the especial subject dealt with, the power of composition and expression of thought, and the progress in penmanship. The entiro Qisplay was creditable to the little men and women, and to the teachers who have so zealously labored for their advancement. At the Georgia avenue school the display was particularly interesting. The teachers had prepared for the day with earnest zeal and there were many visitors during the day. These were received by Miss Lillian A. Lit- tlefield, the principal, who was kept busy entertaining the guests. At the Pleasant school there was one of the finest displays, and_all the afternoon the rooms were thronged with the parents of the children and others interested in the work. All were pleasantly received by the teachers, Wwho took great pains inexplaining the var- ious exhibits, which are to be sent to the meeting of the state teachers’ association at Fremont. One of the particular features of interest was the work of the little ones in the first grade under the instruction of Mis Emma Fitch. The children in this depart- ment are only from five to six years old, but their handiwork was marvelous for such wee ones. Apples, tomatoes, cherries and other fruits were modeled in clay by thom and col- ored with a wonderful fidelity to nature. There were also a number of other articles reproduced in clay by them, and the speci- mens of writing on their slates showed con- siderable advancement _in that art, both in form and slant, In the next grade, taught by Mary Fitch, new surprises awaited the visitors,” the work in rtment being mainly design writing The work was excellent, and >d the warmest praise. In the t by Miss Julia Newcomb, :n had abandoned the use of the nd adopted instead lead pencils, and work had a neat and finished look, - Th E imens cut d signs wi Vi a ate, pret and_original. The children in the fol taught by Miss Martha Parrott, i ide the pencil and taken up the mo dificult y—the n. ¢ had required kill in a short time, the shading t, Their cut designs The pupils in ade five, range from ten to thirteen and their wo will be one of the wonders of the teacher's convention at Fremont. Their work in original cut s were magnificent, The outlines wi ful, the plans artistic and W fillod in with a pleasing harmony in or that would delight an artist. Among them were some beautiful designs for wall paper and bor The work of all the grades refiect t credit upon the teachers and is a source of congratulation to the parents, SBOHARBEA TROUBLES, Acquitted of Perjury and Again Ar- rested For Bigamy. Joseph Scharbeano, who was arrested at the instigation of his father-in-law first for biggmy and then for perjury, had his trial yesterday afternoon on the latter charge. After a thorough investigation he was ex- oncrated and the case diswmissed, as he sup- posed when he swore Lis bride's age was eighteen that it was actually true, he having her word for it. She corroborated his state- ments, The father-in-law was very much disgnsted with his failure to sustain this charge against Scharbeano, and declares he will get even with him yet. He therefore filed information against him on the old charge of bigamy, and the son-inlaw was thrust back into his cell to await trial this morning, He takes the matter very good naturedly, however, claiming that his trial will result in another dismissal, — A NARROW KESCAPE, Two Countrymen Blow Out the Gas in hewr Room—Found and Rescued. Two young men who registe red at the Ho- tel Ksmond as Charles E. Hall, of Lyons, Neb.,and 5, Williams, of Kentucky,had a nar- row escape frow asphy xiation Thursday night The young men were ovidgntly greenhoras of the miost pronounced type, and when shown 10’ their rooms were asked by the bell boy.if they knew how tp turn off the gas. “You morning ‘they - were found porter, who ~happened to be pussiug their- door and who, smelllng the escaping gas, broke in their door. The gas vidently been blown out. They we r bed and were unco was summoned who labor eucceeded in rousing them. At this writing the young men are able to take some slight nourishment aud will probably pull trough. a5 SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORS ‘The Republoan Olub League Turned Into a Rallroad Trust. TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMPI! — The Boys Are Marching—John M, Thurston and Brad Slaughter Heading the Procession of Eighty-eight. Spectres Grim and Ghastly. The convention has come and gone. league has been formed, lead the boys to victory or doath has been found. It was a glorious assemblage, blazing with pent-up enthusiasm, Rank and file were fairly gnawing at the bit and aching to be led into the hottest of the fray-—most of thom had been there before undor the same commander. Many of them were voter- ans of the famous brass-collared brigade and tho oil room battallion. What a spectacie they presented to those who knew them best ! What memories they recalled of railroad pasteboards, free lodgings and free lunches at the Capitol hotel. What an array of pa- triotism and loyaluy—singing the songs that thrill the souls of men who wore the blue. The past rises before mo like a dream, T seo the stato convulsea from center to cir- cumference over the misrule of monopoly. I see these same hosts marshaled under the free-booter's flag fighting down respectable and decent republicans, and trampling undor foot every principle for which that grand old party has contended. I see these mercen- aries rallying from every section of the state, packing conventions, corrupting legislatures, fixing juries and making courts of justice machines for forging fotters upon the limbs of the producers. I sce the wrock- ing train manned Dby the polit- ical crew of boodlers and cappers running head-long over prostrate Nebraska which they have helped to pillage and outrage. Whilo this terrible spectre of the past rises before me like a dream, the shouts of the minons of monopoly, sailing under false colors, greot my cars in the gallery with cheers for the party of frocdom and cqual rights. Looking down upon this throng of political pirates I fairly tremble for the future of the state. And from this exposition gal- lery the stray beams of the sun shed their light upon this remarkable throng assembled in response to a call for a state league of re- publican clubs. EFrom my point of observa- tion I note some familiar faces. M. K. Walker, of Liberty, was an inter- ested member. Judge Barnes, of Dixon county, was an im- posing but bald'headed spectacie, T. J. Foss, of Crete, a law partner of the late J. W. Dawes, joined the party. John P. Cobb, a banker and politician from Culbertson, mingled with the throng. Jim Caldwell, of Lincoln, and Spy Russell, occupicd prominent seats facing the conven: tion. J.D. Courtnay, of Lincoln, helped to pull the wires that made Captain Billingsley chairman. Chas. McGoon, of Liucoln, who held the chiper to Church Howe's last election, was a prominent figure. d Senator Lindslay, from Beaver City, looked upon the assembly and wiped the corner of his mouth. The grandest aggregation ever seen on earth, was the Big Iour, Caldwell, Russell, Slater aud Bowman. Hon. N. V. Harlan,ex-speaker of the house, was the busiest man in the rotunda shaking hands with his numerous friends. Major Pearce, of Lincoln, who tried hard to warm Judge Mason’s seat on the state rail- way commission, was there in all his glor Auditor Babcock, accompanied by his uty, Tom Benton, who expects to stej his shoes, came up with the Lancaster county delegation. Charles Wilson, ex-postmaster of Sterling, removed for being an_offensive partisan, as: sisted Renshaw and Holmes in represeating Johnson county. Representative Ewine, of the Wood River Gazette, looking as hale and hearty as when doing legislative work, was shaking hands with his friends. Captain Lee, who was once a member of the legislature,and whajwill never getover it, was upon the scenc in all his “'B, & M. annual” grandeur. After 4 struggle that must have been fear- ful Walt M. Seeley came in from Benaett and F, S. Hassler left Boaver City to join in the wild enthusiasm. Senator Mikeljohn thinks the organization of a state republican club a good thing—but regards March too carly in the campaign to commence marching, Bill Brown, notorious as Jim Laird’s pet in the last legislature, was in the city on time and announces himself a candidate for re- election to legslative honors,* Agce, the one time Hamilton dodo, blew in on the train from Broken Bow. Up to the hour of 2 a. m. no chance presented itself to L The and the man to late in reaching the d until the eleventh much attention as rly, in the day.” Carnes, the night blooming ceren ward, who _luxuriates upon stat aid public gatherings genc Jong the many of the mighty, Pat O.Huwes, with that pure and unsclfish patriotism which distinguished him as scere- tary of Squatter Governor Pearman, cireu Latoa froely suroughout thio corridors, m Darnell, ex-prosecuting attorney of county, candidate for~ congressional im Paul’s boomer from away arly and remained late. The state senator from Johnson. and Paw- nee, who held down Dave Butler's seat in the legislature by sellng out his constituency, was, of course, on hand early in the morning. A. D, Newcomer, from Blue Hills, Webster county, who left the impression at’ Lincolu Jast winter thut he was a member of the Omaha city council, made himself very con- spicuous, A. M. Robbins, who blew hot. and cold in the legislature while holding his hands back of his cont pockets, in 56 and 'S7, appearcd visibly affocted by meeting 0 many of the old erow: Brad Slaughter, with the same old suit which he wore when his eyes were bandmzod during the contest over the anti-gambling bil), was again conspicuous in front of the speaker's stand. In accepting the oftiee of president for the ensuing yoar, Silver-tongued John was at best, and 'the lusty yells of his oil-room brigade showed that they still appreciute his valiant leadership. “Judge” Cooley got the floor and would not sit down, The chairman vainly beseeched him to give the audlence at rest, but like a n the heedless crowd, Judge heard 08 of ‘ruts.” A. B. Slater, the royal boodler and con- stituent betrayer, from . Dixon county, was perhaps the first in town. He was on’ hand early and stayed late. He did nov call on Goolly Booker this time. The honorable T. J. Alexander of Nemaha, a member of the late but not lamented logis- lature, who died with his boots on for Tom Majors, smole a sad and idiotic ‘swile as Le walked up and down the hotel rotunda. That was @ touchiug seene when Mr. TPhurston's unrestraiued loyalty caused him, against his own protest, o accept the presi dency. His eyes glistened with tears of patriotism, and his voice trembled with tragic cmotion when le said that ke was willing to serve his party. It was a picture that a Mike Lee Augelo” or Van Dyke would have loved to paiut. In the audience—wild with enthusiasm at ‘the mention of their be- loved chief-the roof of the exposition build. ing was lifted five feet in the air, an fully ten minutes elapsed. before it was gotten under control. The picture was want- ing in any historical ‘associations favorin, Julius Cicsar, - The first chanoce -offered Joln to wear a kingly «rown. broke his mighty heart and he took it m. = From the gallery it was impossiblo {0 see bis eyes, . yet there were a few Jim Crow Mare Anthony’s round abaut who fairly howled for joy AL FAIUROPUER, hour, “them that went e SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Billy Anderson Is back froni his visit ta his home, Dr. J. K, Emarctt Is 6n'a visit from the pro- hibition state. Chris Roslenson is in from Sannders county with two cars of onttle. Councilman Dave Loescher is back again, in time for the coming election. Noah Norton, a plasterer fell from a lad- dor yesterday aftornoon and broke his leg, The graders made a start on N stroot yos- terday, but had to quit on accoudt of the frost. John Ennis has sold out his saloon,and will devote his time to making an active canvass for the mayoralty. Paul Bullock is a sixteon year old plaintift against S, W. Dennis. He has sued in Jus- tice Levy's court for 831 wages due, _St. Patrick’s night, will bo celebrated by a literary and musical entortainment in Hunt's hall. Rev. Dr. MacDonald will speak on ““The present Crisis in Ireland." John Lendblum_is in from Holdroge with acar of cattle. He is one of the earliest settlers in that section and can tall interest- :"r‘ stories about the hardships of pionoer ife. 8. J. Vanderbeck writes the Ber that if John La Borde has sued him it is the first ho knew of it. He claims that La Borde is in his debt, and thinks he can prove it when the case is called. No citizen having the good of South Omaha at heart should refuse to sign_the following law and order platform: ‘‘We hereby de- clare ourselves in favor of law and order, and pledge ourselves to use our best endoav- ors to elect good men to offee i the coming city election. We are willinF and heroby agroe to lay aside all political, religious an: personal feeling to accomplish this purpose,’ And yet some of the candidates have refused. “They may say the road is running all right, but it isn't,” said a shipper to the reporter yesterday referring to the strike. “I'shipped a car of cattlo at Holdrege Wednes- day afternoon, and it only got here Thursday night. When it did got hereit was in bad shape, with two steers knocked out, Every timo they either started or stopped they went, at it with a jork that knocked one-half of tho stock off their feet, but it couldn't be won- dered at, as the engincer was formerly @ conductor, and had to act in both ocapacities, He knew how to open a throttle, but he tdidn’t either kmow tho grades, or how to got over them. Twice | went to the eab to toll him the grades, for if T hadn't we would have boen stuck. When [ bring in unother car of stock it will be when the strike is over."” Broke His Leg. 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