Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 8, 1888, Page 4

i 1 IT NADE we British Bloster. Tho Awerican people are not likely to be seriously distorbed by British bluster, and they will not be diverted from what they believe to be thelr duty to themselves by any reflections which members of the English ministry or the English press shall make upon the conduct or expressions of their official representativ A London paper rep- resenting the government has been ais- posed to indulge in menances to this country in commenting upon the pro- posed policy of retaliation, and a mem- ber of the British cabinet in a public speech treated with a mensure of deris- ion the idea of the United States adopt- ing any radical megsure for protecting the rights of its eitizens against the ubuses of the Canadian authorit _nk DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MOR G, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, sty Morning Edition) mcluaing SUsva Brr, One Year.... For v $10 00 x Months Mouths UNUAY Bir, malied to any 2 M T BUILDING FourTee n ST CORRESPONDENCT, All communications relating (o news and adi- torial matter should be addresscd to the kuiton e ek, OF THE " REN, ances should be 1ING COMPANY All business lotte addies ed to T OMANA. Drafts, ¢l be made payabie to The Bee Publishing annnany, Proprietors. E. ROSEWAT Fdito s K DA == | Thisisnotthe tone which English s newspapers and public wen should ob- Sworn Statement of Circulation, S0PV A faiv eriticism of the attitude Lyt Lot 85 of this country is admissable. It Kng- lishmen believe that the message of Mr. Cleveland was a mere political move it is their unquestionable pri lege to say so. If they believe our con- struction of treaty vights is incorrect it is their vight to sayso and give their reasons. But our sense of injustice is net Lo be removed by telling us that Canada, being a province of Great Brit- ecretary of Tho Nea Pub- solemily swear that the Ty DALy BreE for the | 158, was us follows. Friday, Saturday, Average GEO. 1. T78CH sworn 1o hefors me abd Gk TACHUCK. | ain, will be protected at every hazard Ppresence (Illnl«ullfivnr : temb .ln‘.”\' | by the imperial government against a FEIL, Notary Publie. defensive policy of the United Statesre- State of Nebraska, | J Connty of u,;"‘- B A i gavdless of the true merits of the con- George I Tzachuck, being first duly swornde: | troversy. This is tho real meaning of ublishiug company, that the actual averags | the utterances of the organ of the daily circulation of THE DALy BEE for the 5 month of August, 18 14,151 copies; | British government, and they are not LT L coples: for | ouleulated to increase the friendly re- Octpber, 1 for November, 1887, 15,420 ¢ lations of the two countrics, or coutrib- ute to the settlement of the controversy with Canada. There can be no question respecting iworn to before me and subser o i o o proscice (s 1t day of Atjush the real sentiment of the Amer EIL ican people as to what should k= be done by their government Tie ice bridge across the Missouri will be passable much sooner than the new wagon bridge, the way things look now. in the ovent of Canada resuming its former policy of hostility to American interests and rights. They believe in a policy of non-intercourse, to be ex- tended as the circumstances shall re- quire. The question that divides them now relates wholly to the expediency of clothing the president with extraordi- nary powers, which the exigency does not seem to demand. The indisposi- tion to do this must not be regarded as indicating a feeling in any direction favorable to the abandonment or the least relinquishment of any just claim set up by this government. The country is a unit in demanding that Canada shall be required to respect every right belonging to American citizens under treaty stipulations, and if she fails to do so there can be no doubt that all purties will agree upon a policy that will most amply attest the national dis- pleasure, regardless of what the conse- quences may be. There is reason to believe that the real sentiment of the British govern- ment is not reflected in the London press. 1f the communication of Lord Salisbury to the Canadian government has been correctly reported, in which he is said to have enjoined great caution in every move- ment, he evidently has in view a policy of pacification. On this line the gov- ernment of the United States will un- doubtedly be prepared to meet the Brit- ish government half way. But there is nothing to be gained on either side by bluster, and English statesmen and edi- tors will make a great mistake if they imagine this country is to be fright- ened from its just position by boasting and bravado. It 15 very evident that the demo- eratic party is suffering just now with an ‘“old-fashioned case of cholera morbus.” WE ARE now on the eve of the rainy seasen. The indications are that equinoxial storms will set in earlier than usual, Mgz. Cr. AND’s letter of accept- ance has at last been placed in the hands of the national democratic committee. The following is the full gext of the letter: 3 8§ SENATOR TABOR, Of Colorado, could not get the nomination for governor on the reputation of his frilled nightshirts, and so the nomination went to Banker Cooper. Ir 11 be true that Colonel Henry Wat- terson with his star-eyed goddess is managing the democratic headquarters in New York, he is making a pretty sorry mess of it. Wirrt a long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together, as they say at sea, Omaha can next year improvise an ex- position that will eclipse anything cver attempted west of Chicago. THE general managers of the western railroads have ratified anew agreement 88 to passenger rates to take effect September 15, In the words of the soug of the day, **Oh, I wonder how long it will last.” Contributions Flowing In, It is understood that the example of Mr. Cleveland’s ten-thousand-dollar contribution to the campaign fund has had a most beneficial effect. Before it was made very little had been or could be accomplished in inducing the office- holders to “*chip in.” The urgent ap- peals that had been made in various localities were not freely responded to. Whether from an apprehension that there might be trouble from contribut- ing to the campaign, or because the THE past three days have demon- strated the advantage of cable roads over the horse railway system. More than sixty thousand people were carried over the cable line, within forty-eight hours. THE hest advertisement Omaha job- bers have ever had was the demonstra- tion on Drummers’ Day. Next year the parade should be supplemented by a grand banquet to country merchants and denlers who purchase supplies in Omaha. average democratic officeholder is 2 ST T TN loth to part with his hard- Now 171 is charged that General Har- | gupned dollurs, the fact was rison has contributed $25,000 to the re- publican national committee. The truth of it is that Mr. Harrison has not paid a dollar into the campaign fund for many reasons. the most obvious being that he has no such sum at his disposal and would not borrow it if he could. that subseriptions went to the campaign committee very slowly and in most nig- gardly amounts previous to the stimu- lant administered by the president. It was this state of affairs that made Chairman Brice and Mr. Henry Watter- son tired, and caused these gentlemen to make certain public avowals which threw the whole democratie line into momentary confusion. Mr. Cleveland was given to understand that something more wans necessary in a hot political fight than wordy messages to congress, and that it was especially important to give those enjoying the spoils an idea of their obligation and what was ex- pected of them. The head of the ticket was equal to the occasion, and with a few strokes of his pen not only conveyed to all office holders the assur- ance that contributing to the campaign is regarded as au entirely proper and desivable proceeding, but also that the correct thing is to forward twenty per cent of salary. It is reported that these suggestions of Mr. Cloveland have had their expected effect, and that the campaign committee is no longer harrassed with a fear that it may be unable to meet the demands upon it. With a hundred thousand officeholders to draw upon, all of them understanding what is reguired, there would seem to be no reason why the democratic campaign from now on should not exhibit some vitality, and it is certainly in need of it. Meanwhile there continuesto be some comment not favorable to the remarka- ble liberality of Mr. Cleveland in this matter. There are persons who insist upon regarding the exceptional course of the president as an exhibition of per- sonal solicitude not altogether cred- WueN Chicago can show up a sensa- tion equal to the recent hurly-burly enacted in Justice Fields’ court at San Francisco, by the famous Sarah Althea Hill and her husband, Judge Terry, it will be in order for the Queen Ci the Luke to lay claim as the Amer| divorce centre. OMAHA is now overrun by shyster Justices who make it their business to promote litigation for the sake of costs. It is a revival of the old cost-mills that have been the bane of merchants and emplovers generally. The responsi- bility for this state of facts is with the parties who encouraged and hired leg- islttive boodlers to tamper with our metropolitan charter, One of the most needed of reforms which Omaha will exact from her delegation next winter, will be the abolition of cost-mills, by a reduction of the number of justices of the peace. Five justices can do all the business of this city very conveniently. Now we have eighteen justices in Omaha and six in South Omaha. m— Tre condition in the yellow fever district of Florida is by no means im- proving. Inspite of the prompt and vigorous measures taken by the state and national authorities the epidemic is spreading, and fears are entertained that the dreadful scourge will sweep over other sections of the south. 1t s only by the strictest atteution to | itable to the occupant of the quarantine regulations that any hope | highest office in the republic. is entertained for confining the dis- | The opinion is somewhat freely expressed that the action of Mrv, Cleve- land in this mattor is an abasement of the presidency. It certainly was not in line with the Jeffersonian principle, but the democraoy of to-day is not nar- rowed by any sueh limitation. At all ovents a most urgent exigency wns re- lieved, and at present the treasury of the campaign committee is reported to be prosperous. There will be use, how- ease in its present boundaries. This appenrs to be the only way of stamping out the epidemic. Unfortu- nately the people of Jacksonville are chafing under the quarantine rules and cause the authorities no end of trouble as the germs of the fever are carried into other parts of the country chiefly through refugees who evade the quar- ' natine regulations, ever, for all the committee can get, and no democratic officehotder shoutd with- hold a contribution with the idea that his mite may not be needed. Every man is expected to do his duty, the mensure of which is twenty per cent of his salary. Time to Orler a Halt, A new forest of tall telegraph poles is just now being planted on our principal thoroughfar Whether these poles are to supplant the unsightly old poles now on the streots is a matter of con- jecture, In all probability both the old and the new poles will be allowedto remain, un- less the city authorities take steps to abate this obstruction. It seems to us that the time s at hand for our mayor and council to compel the laying of the telegraph ground at lenst inall the principal busi- ness stroets. Horetofore the telegraph companies have set up the plea that they could not successfully operate un- derground lines. This pleais no longer tenable. Subterranean telegraph lines are no longer an experi- ment. They are in successful operation in all of the larger eastern cities from New York to Chicago. it will, of course, involve considerable outlay to plant the wires beneath the pavement, but the companies that op- perate telegraph and telophone lines en- joy privileges which would amply re- pay them for the cost of underground construction. The overhead lines are not merely unsightly and obstructive of travel and traffic, but they en- dunger publio safoty. In cases of cyclones and storms, the telegraph poles and broken wires endanger the lives of people, and in case of fire they seriously imperillife and property. It will be almost impossible to put out afire in the large business blocks of this city by reason of the network of wires and proximity of high poles sur- rounding each block. There is also se- rious danger of fire being orig- nated by the contact of tele- graph and telephone lines with elec- tric light wires which necessarily must be carried on poles because the intense current needed for electric lighting would be deflected into the ground, no matter how perfect the insulation of a subterranean line. It is manifestly high time for deci- sive action on the part of our city au- thorities to forestall and prevent disas- trous loss of life and property by the promiscuous planting of telegraph poles and stringing of wires in the heart of the city. A LITTLE too much horse-jockey and much too little exhibit of products was the only draw-back of the Omaha fair. E—— Other Lands Than Ours. Queen Victoria is at Balmoral, where she is to remain until the third week i Novem- ber. She will have a host of royal visitors during her sojourn, but there will be no political significance connected with the courtesies thus paid to the British sovere: Meantime no country in Europe is offering less in the way of political interest than Great Britain, The government is steadily and vigorously carrying out its poii in Ireland, and certain political leaders are im- proving the parliamentary recess in_endeayv- oring to strengthen their position with constituents or advance the cause they represent in popular regard, but generally there is a vory quiet condition in politics, which may be expected to coutinue until the reassembling of parliament. It would seem that for the presont most Eng- lishmen are more interested in American than in home affairs, e Advices from Germany mdicate that the health of the great chancellor is in a stato which is far from reassuring to his friends. It is claimed that he nimself is the imme- diate cause of his own 1llness, by having dis- obeyed the instructions of his physician, but it may be more than suspected that mental trouble is at the bottom of his sickness. It is evident that the young emperor chafes at the control of Bismarck, and that heis ambitious to be out of leading strings and to pursue his own course unham- pered. 1f he does induce the retire- ment of the chancelior he will take a stop which will put a stop to German progress for many a year, and which will do much to de- stroy the unification of the empire so pa- tiently and carefully built up by the old em- peror and his faithful counselor. However much we may differ about the means adopted by Bismarck for the creation of a united Germany, we cannot deny his wonderful suc- cess any more than we can challenge his statesmanship. Having accomplished the tasl which he had set before him, it would seem the part of wisdom on the part of the young emperor to permit the aged statesman 1o retain the control of aMfairs, especially as his ability is unquestioned. Latterly there has been a disposition evinced by Bismarck to bo content with keeping the peace of Eu- rope, and permitting Germany to develop/her resources under the protective system adopted in 1882, and her success in that line has been most encouraging. Now If the young emperor comes in and pulls down the carefully bult fabric its fall may involve the whole empire in ruin, It appears that the most extraordinary efforts were made to defeat Boulanger in the late elections in which he was success- ful. All sorts of tyrannical persecutions are said to have been practiced, including the sending of large bodies of troops into the towns where Boulanger was to speak, and the dispersion, at bayonet point, of crowds assembled to hear his harangues. M. Tin- quet, member of the chamber from Aisue, and formerly a cabinet minister, is authority for the statement that at Doullens agents of the government prevented by force Bou- langer's friends from calling upon him at the hotel, caused the bauners of his par- tisans to be destroyed, and, in effect, de- clared the town in & state of siege, even for- bidding all trafiic in the streets. Of course, the excuse for all this was that vigorous measures were necessary to preserve order. Color was given +to the claim by the uproar which prevailed at all points along the line of the general's progress. No well-wisher of our sister re- public can study the European accounts of these most recent political events in France without grave apprehensions. Our contempt for a charlatan must not be allowed to blind our eyes to facts which explain, though they do not excuse, bis career. There is a seeming lack among ull parties in Franceof that faith in the strength of free institutions which makes a self-governing people at once moder- ate and firm. France is full of diecontent. There is an ominous want of mutual con- fidence petween rulers and citizens. There are many signs that a vast number, probably a vast majority, of the people want some- thing which they have not got, and that they do not know what it is. For such a condition of unrest and unreason Boulanger is exactly fitted. He bas just one proclamation to muke, and that is that thiugs ave in & bad e phrase, and that is tion. I faction to put its own meaning on the King Milan of Serviais pushing indu ously ahead in Lis efforts to obtain a divoree, and the royal scandal is being discussed everywhere. Queen Natalie has gone to Bucharest 80 as to be as near as possible to Belgrade when the suit for divorce is heard. She is not allowed by her royal husband to entor Servian territory. The prince has written his pétition for divorce entirely inhis own hand. He says he asks for divorce, not for his own advantage, but for that of the country whose ivterests are compromised by the queen’s conduct. The grounds on which he asks for a divorce, and which are suffi- clent necording to the Servian church, is that of insurmountable aversion for cach other between himself and the qu It is not be- lieved the King will obtain his divorce, but in any case either will have the vight of ap- peal to the superior ecclesiastical court, com- poscd of urchbishops and archiman- drites. The kmg's chief ground of complamnt appears to be his wife's desire to spite him in all possiblo He declares that if he wished to ride out the queen always preferred to walk, 1f he chanced to admire a dress she had on she would change it at once, and that when his army and himself were beaten by toe Bul- garians his wife addressed him @ most in- sulting telegram, mquiring practically why he did not learn to fight before he set up as king. She would also countermand royal dinner parties to which he had invited am- bassadors and other friends. It was hoped a fecling of national sympathy so strong as to lucnce the king would be aroused in Queen Natalie's favor, but this has been disuppoiuted. In the first place the King is a Russian, and, in the second place, Servian ideas of wives und wifely obedicnce are quite worthy of the Tyurks. The Servian peasun try, who form the bulk of the population, oblige their wives to work in the fields ana tuke their meals apart. To them the idea of a wife, even though she be a aucen, defying her husband in any way is a thing which should not be encouraged. ) " It is smd that a marriage, or at least a betrothal, has been arranged between the eldest son of Don Carlos, and therefore, of course, the heir to the Carlist pretensions, and the youug Infanta, the sister of the in- fant king of Spain. It is said that this at- tempt to settle a dynastic quarrel which has repeatedly plunged the peninsula in war, has the hearty approval of the queen regent and of the present ministry. Obviously, such a unfon would only scttle the dispute about succession, now some half a century old, in case the infant king should die and his rights should pass by inheritance to his sister, as they would if we accepbthe theory, always rejegted by the Carlists, that the Salic law does not obtain in Spain. In any event, we should then scc a state of things analogous to that which existed in England at the ciose of the fifteenth century, after the marriage of Henry VIL, representative of the Lancostrians, to Eliz- abeth, the daughter of Edward IV., and and consequently heiress of the Yorkist claims. In their son, Henry VIIL, the con- flicting titles to the crown, which had racked England for a century, were merged. The same thing would be true of the son of the Carlist prince and the infanta, should the present king of Spain die without heirs. But if, on the other hand, the young king should live, this marriage on which the queen re gent counts for peace and harmony would aggravate the situation, For then the Carl- ist pretensions-wauld remain just what they were before, anéitheir represcntative, being allowed to live iniSpain and build up a party there, would acquire opportunities for in- trigue and conspiracy such as neither his tather nor his grandfather enjoyed. So that, from this point of view, the queen regent and her advisers may with the best inten- tions, be doing after all, the worst thing pos- sible for the infant sovereign. " e The latest exchange of titles and honors is that by which Emperor William I1. has made King Oscar IL an admiral in the German navy and King Oscar 11 has made Emperor William II. an admiral in the Swedish navy. They are probubly equally worthy of this nautical distinction, and neither will take away the laurels of Nelson and Farragut. There is something rather amusing in the profuse swapping of titular dignities and decorations that has been going on among the monarchs of Europe who have hobnobbed together this year. Luckily these gifts are less expensive 10 the donors than the most costly kinds of diamond snuff boxes, and the amusement is 8o comparatively harmless that their subjects can hardly grumble. Be- sides, these exchanges of colonelcies and ad- miralships and what uot-give great opportu- nitics for masquerading in new uniforms, and a large part of the enjoyment which the young German emperor has thus far found in reigning scems to have been that of rig- ging himself out in the military and naval clothes of different natious. Prince Bismarck once remarked, when he was in trouble with the vatican, that “we will not go to Canossa.” The complete col- lapse of the Kulturkampf sent Germany very far on the way to Canossa, and more recent occurences hiave given what may be taken as nearly complete ussurance that Bismarck fears, as much a8 he dislikes, the influence of Rome in German politics, In view of the coming visit of the Emperor Willian to King Humbert—a proposed visit which is said greatly to have annoyed and irritated Pope Leo—the prince has written a private letter to his holiness, cxplaining the situation and saying that Willism will go to Rome solely for the purpose of examining the military situation, and because he intends to see all hus “‘cousins’ and allies in saccession. Bis- murck and the papal nuncio at Vienna are arranging the terms on which the pove and emperor shall meet. . B Italy needs disarmament, freedom from entangling alliances, and repose. Her people are poor and cannot much longer bear the constantly increasing burdens imposed on them. Some parts of the country have be- come almost depopulated by emigration, which has increased from 20,000 annually in 1878 to nearly 175,000 in 1887. If the war taxes continue their yearly augmentation, the inability to pay will become general as in Spain, and as in the latter country, the prop- erty of the greatar part of the small taxpay- ers will have to b seized by the state. e—— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. Superior's urgent need just now is more houses. The town of Beemer is booming, with two saloons. Hastings' police judge only collected §42 in fines the past month. The Wymore roller mills have been greatly \mproved 8o will be ready for oparation next week. Beatrice furnishes a contingent of seventy- five old soldiers to the G, A, R. reunion at Columbus, O. The war in the Hastings city council has been ended by the resignation of Street Com- missioner Breed. Every residence in 8t. Paul is supplied with a heavily loaded revolver and kept in a handy place to shoot burglars. A farmer at Paxton has an acricultural curiosity in the shape of six stocks of corn containing nine well developed ears, all grown from one grain of corn. Churles Shultz, who robbed his employer, jon of ‘the constitu- | He offérs fust ono vemedy, leaving | F Rohn, of La Platte, of 8100 and a_watch, was arrested at Plattsmouth Thursday. and most of the property recovered. The Norfolk board of pension examiners claim to be doing more work than any similar board in the state. There are now ' thirty- seven orders for examination on hand. he farmers in the nity of Aravahoe are agitating the subject of building an_ele- vitor and shipping their own grain, Over one hundred farmers have agreed to take one share each at 10, Wayne county’s f held at Wayne, S to be nnual fair will be to 928, and The tickets and tembe 2 and success. pioces of pusteboard, s one. Ine fiends made avother attempt to fire the town of Aurora Tuesday night, but the flames were discovered in time and ex- tinguished. The citizens will organize a vig ilance committee, Poisonous ice cream doubled up & number of tho guests of C. H. Fuller, o Burt county farmor, one night last week. A doctor was called and quelled the inward disturbances after a short siege. The United States fish commission car de posited a large number of bass, wall-eyed carp und perch in the North Norfolk, and other fish were distributed along the main line of the Elkhorn us fir wost as Stuart. A team of mules belonging to Owen Wins- , of Beaver City, ran away the othior day, wing Mr. Winslow from the wagon, breaking his leg. Mrs. Winslow attempted 1o stop the animals and was knocked down, receiving injuries which may prove futal. A *poor sick steer” was being trampled on in acar when it stopped at Schuyler the other day and the humane men in attendance unloaded the cattie in order to relieve the fallen brute. In ropay for their kindness the steer charged the men, jumped out of the car, broke for the country and terrorized ¢ in the meighborhood. It was nd necessary to shoot the animal. The straw vote fiend worked one of the trains returning from the Norfolk reunion and this was the 1 ‘The whole number of votes cast Of these Harr 26, Clevelaud 40, Fisk b, and Strecter Of the 132 votes, 111 of them were the s of old soldiers, divided as follows: Harrison 101, Cleveland 7, Fisk 3. One pe- culiarity about the vote was that 23 of the 40 votes for Cloveland were in the smoking car. The Lyons Mirror refers to a contempor- ary as follows: 1t has often boen said that Sthere is nothing in a name.” Perhaps this is true, and for the good of our ri the Tekamah Herald, we hope it is. a long time it was under shackel (Sheckle.) Later it was under the guidance of one who ought (Ott) to have made it a good paper. Still later it was conducted by the most Sav- age man in the county, and now it is owned and edited by corns,’ (Korns) that which hes ziven the' human family more intense pain than anythiog else of " similar dimen- slons. We implore the editorial fraternity to tread lightly. Tow. Farmers' alliances are being formed by the wholesale throughout the state, “The Centrai Christian church in Des Moines has made & choir out of twenty-five children, The brick paving in Burlington, the Hawlk- eye suys, is unanimously voted to be a fine thing. Des Moines papers say that 60,000 is a con- servative estimate of Weduesday's crowd at the state fair. Webster county electors will vote on the question of spending $35,000 in bridging the Des Moines river in Dayton and Badger townships. Muscatine democrats will open the cam- paign at that city with a_grand parade and torchlight procession Saturday evening, Sep- tember 15, Miss Von Black, daughter of John Von ack. of Poyner township, Black Hawk committed suicide Tuesday morning by taking poison. Miss Von Black was a cripple from infancy, and before dying she told her folks that she had taken the deadly drug—that she was tired of life. Sue was about twenty-cight years old. The Belle Plaine artesian well, which caused such havoe when the water was first struck, is now being put to practical use. Some ‘near business blocks have throughout thie buildings, and the for suflicient to reach the second story. Allof the wells are clos in the center of the street and iron boxes are stationed at di nt points, and to these from the different wells runs @ supply of cold drinking water abso ¢ pure and healthy. here is a firm in Marshalltown styled the Chicazo Importing company, They imported u car load of whisky in botties— about five to the gallon—each bottle jn a_separate box. They packed these bottlés in boxes in the with straw just as they pack bottles in boxes until the car is full. They went to Milwau- kee and packed a car full of beer the same way—each bottle was an_original package. The day Barnum was in Marshalltown this tirm sold a carload of beer and 1,000 bottles of whisky. Dakota. The total amount of Rapid warrants now outstanding is &7, The Dakota editors have entrusted their papers with the “devil” and are ou their an- nual junket. Brown county 171 ex-union soldiers who are drawing pensions. Last year thoy were paid $,811. The Hoit farms, south of Aberdeen, pro- duced this year 9,075 bushels ‘of wheat—450 acres—being a little more than twenty-two bushels to the acre. The Methodist conference will meet in Yankton October 11. Entertainment is wanted for 120 ministers, twenty lady dele- gates and ten official visitors., A Bowdle man_whipped.his wife, When the neighbors heard of it about a dozen of them formed a pool, The Bowdle man_ was taken out, tied ton telegraph pole and beau- tifully lafruped. The city council of Aberdeen has deferred for thirty days the further consideration of an ordinance for the suppression of hous: of prostitution, much to the disgust of ce tain citizens whose homes are in the infected locations. Twenty-flve years ago last Monday oc- curred the battle of Whitestone Hills, In this engagement the Sixth lowa cavalr Colonel Pollock’s regiment, was surround by 5,000 Indians, but cut their way out, kill- ing about two hundred braves. The Bismarck Tribune observes that the crop with whick the Missouri valley has been blessed this year, the fact that o railroad is 10 be comy to the city next year and th advantages which are offered by cheap fu should give the Bismarck’s chamber of com: merce an abundance of material for good work during the winter months. - Why the Sioux Do not Sign. Washington Critic. Dr. T. A. Bland, the correspond- ing~ secretary of the National mndian Defense association, r turned to Washington aftera ten wee! trip through the east. He was seen by areporter, and questioned concerning the prospect of an early settlement of the dispute with the Sioux, concerning the proposed treaty. Dr. Bland is em- phatically opposed to the treaty, which he says, is & fraud upon the Indians. The Dawes act proposes that the Sioux tribes shall cede one-half of their reser- vations, amounting to 11,000,000 acres, and receive in return 25,000 cows, 1,- 000bulls,ugricultural implements, sceds, school houses and the means of educat- ing their children. “In other words,” said Dr. Bland “it simply provides fcr the extensions of tho treaty made by the government in 1868, The exchange is unf the government agreed to give the Sioux in the 1868 treaty, just what it proposes to give now in exchange for theirland, The same attempt was made in 1882, A commission sent to the Sioux returned with the report that they had obtained the requisite signa- turesof three-fourthsof the male adults. It was proven to the senate that the re- port was false, and a committee posed of Senators Dawes, Log: Cameron, of Wisconsin, who visited the Sioux, found that the commission had perpetrated stupendous frauds. Senator Jawes then introduced a bill in all es- sentials like the other. It passed the senate in the Forty-ninth congress, but failed in the house. Last' December it was ngain introduced and advocated by Mr. Herbert: Welsh, of the Indian Right associntion. It was passed, but the prospeets of inducing the Indians 1o yield their best land for something that is theirs by right uow is not promising.” ““Who are at the bottom of this move- menty” ‘*Tho § railrond. hat about the chances for war here will be no war, unless it is forced upon the Indians, War to them means the loss of their reservation. if the soldiers arrest those who have gone from the Pine Ridge to the Cheyenne ageney, a fight would probably rosult. The Indians would not be to blame, for they would be acting on the defen- sive,” What Sioux?" “He is the hest represontative of tho genuine American Indian now on this continent, In bravery, intelligenee and moral power he stands pre-cminent. Red Cloud, their leader, is @ man of Paul, Milwaukee & Chicago sort of an Indian is the avo that the Sioux should nd indefinitely, shut it off from the whites?” “I advised them in 1884, shonld the government present an agreement to them, that they should selext the land they were willing to part with and sell 1t 10 the government. They agreed to do so. This they will do when the gov- ernment has paid them for land previ- ously sold. An honest and fair agree- ment the Indians will sign. But should it be stated that a suilicient number of signatures had been obtained to the agreement in dispute, I would know that they had been sccured by false rep- resentation, or not obtained at all.” it The “Old Roman." New York World. Some discussion has been aroused as to how ex-Senator Thurman, of Ohio, came by his sobriquet of the “Old Ro- man.” * The explanation is very plain. Mr. Thurman inheritod this title from his uncle, William Allen. The sage of Fruit Hill, William Allen, was distin- guished in politics and statesmanship in the days of Andrew Jackson. He was a United States senator contempo- rancous with Clay and Webster, Ben- ton and Calhoun. When ho retired from politics he took up his abode at Fruit Hill farm, near Chillicothe, O., and de- voted himself to ancient history. He was familiar with every feature of the +Roman republic, its rize and fall, and he could draw a paraliel on short notice between all things modern and all things ancient. He could quote Macau- loy and Gibbon by the yard. It was be- cause of this, coupled with his great height, his splendid physique and his powerful voice, that he was given the title of the *Old Roman.” When brought out for governorin 1873 in Ohio he was regarded as a curiosity—the connecting link as it were, between the farmer republic and the commercial re- public of to-day. After his death Mr. Thurman, his nephew, who developed some of his characteristics, succeeded to the title of the “*Old Roman™ in the most natural way. But Judge Thur- man has never been able to talk of (¢ . Brutus, Calus, Sixtus Dentatus, Circus Maximus, Lucullus and Enobar- bus like his Uncle Bill. A Militiaman's W. HEADQUARTERS CAMP SHERIDAN, Finst Recimext, Wanoo, Neb, Sept. 7.—To the Editor of Tne Bre: Perhaps a few words from “‘one of the boys" wolld be interesting to the people as well as give vent to the feel- ings of every private and non-commissioned ofticer iu the camp, The legislature appropriated 30 cents per day per man for rations; heretofore when we received the mouey we lived well and were bappy. This year the officers saw fit to change the program and furnish_rations and they receive the money. What is the result! About half of “the time our bill of fare is bread, fat pork and coffee (without sugar or milk). Once in a while we getbeef for breakfast instead of pork, and occasionally a little rice and sugar; but when we get either of those luxuries for dinner we get nothing but eoffee and bread for supper. Now what we want to know is, who eets that nts per day. Ten cents would furnish everything that is furnished us. Some of the ofticers are making money. Great dissatisfaction exists throughout the entire brigade. At one time an open rebellion was greatly feared, and it may come yet be- fore camp breaks. ' The probubilities are now that many of the companies will disband when they reach home because of their mis- treatment. We think we should not starve even it we are 50 unfortunate as to belong to the state militia. OMMISSIONED OFFICER. - Twice Proved a Traitor, Burw ELL, Neb., Sept. 4.—To the Editor of Tur Bik.J—Although the news will be somewhat stale, i should be stated that the reputable voters of this community are thor- oughly disgusted at the way things have turned out, and worse ma, yme of it Crane got to Lincoln on a proxy given by Judge Moulton, who was elected delegate, and who was said to be a strong Leese man, and would go if elected, And for Crane to attend that convention and to be on the com- mittee on resolutions was very humilinting to those who have known him intimately. Since his success at the state convention he has take ,and he is hard at work for a renomination. = After what bas hap. pened I shall not be surprised if he gets the nomination, but that will not be equivalent to un election, T, T, MeCord, the other delegate, came back from Lincoln an out and out Crane man. He says he fourd that all the bad re- ports about Crane were lics; that Crane voted for Van Wyck fivst, lust und all the time. What can be done with such men? Our convention is on the Twenty-four of the thirty-six delegates to the county convention signed an urgent re- quest for the delegates to the state conven- tion to vote and use their influence for the repomination of Attorney General Leese, Both McCord and Crane ignored it entirely. An Arkansas Election. Maryville Republican: Robert Worth- ens, who has been sheriff of this county for u long time, has been very suc ful in keeping the democrati power,has a rabbit foot that exerts more power over some of the negro votc than all the newspapers in Arkans It is said that once he marks that foot across a darky's gate it1s impossi- ble for him to vote the republican ticket. One old fellow who went to the polls with a_rcpublican ticket in his hands, who had been hoodoed, began to tremble; his hand shook, and, in fact, his whole body, as with ague; the ticket fell from his grasp and the negro fell in aswoon. A greut many are similarly affocted, aspecially those who, us county prisoners, worked on Mr. Worthens' farm. He he has not had the rab- bit foot out yet, and if helets ivalone there is a fair chance to elect a portion of therepublican county ticket. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, When Baby was sick, we gave her Castor ‘When she was a Child, she eried for Ca ‘When shie became Miss, she clung Lo © When shehad Children, she gave theis DIAMONDS Watches and I;lamund;s' Found in Tea and Coffee---A Novel Way of In- troducing Coods. The names of all persons finding dine monds, watches, ete., are added to this list daily. The Overland Tea company w FPranciscohave rofitted the store, St., near Farnam, Omaha. dor to antroduce their goods, npany put for 60 days, souvenirs m ool tea and coffee sold such silver aud nickel watenes, wine dinmonds, in solid gol 0 money, and many other articles of less value, Kvory can coun= tains a souveniv. The coffce, can ard contents weigh about three pounds; tho ten, can and contents about one and a wids, This expensive and novel srtising will be discontinued after 60 days, and these really choice goods will be sold strictly on their mer- its but without the souvenir. Of course e st not expect to got a dinmond . This company claim th ave just as good & i watches, diamonds jewolry and money astheir coms petitors have to give away glassware, chromos, ete. Get up a club. Those who get up a club order most always got a handsome present. Ovders by mail promptly forwarded to all parts of the United States on receipt of cash or post- office order. Terms: Single can $1; six for #5; thirteen for #10, and twenty-sev- en for 320, Address Overland Tea Co., Omaha, Nebraska. George A, Nebelle, Missouri Valloy Junction.hunting case gold watehy Chas. Diedreck, Chicago street, $40 in gold coin in tea; Mrs wnk Snyder, 26th st., silver butter dish; David Menden, mail order, Sioux City, Ia., cluster dia= mond ring and $5 in gold coin in te May Lynch, Califormua street, silver five astor; Minnie Pittinger, mail rder, North Pla Neb., ladies’ coin silver ch ine watch in tea; George Ldlofr, St. N venue, silver pickle stand; Ben timann, Douglas si money 1n ten; Hinde Perking, Ohi $10 in gold coin in tea; John A. Rylen, Farnam st., merchant tailor, hunting« case gold watch in tea; Mrs. Conover Petwick, silver pickle and; Carrie Graden, Howard st., silver cake stand; Dennis Murphy, Dodge st., lnborer, $20 in gold coin in teay Dora Wilson, mail order, Independence, Neb., silver fruit stand; Arthur DuOray, Locust, silver butter dish; Simon Powell, Jackson st., diamond cluster ring in tea; Charles Golling, Parke ave., can money; Louis Simpson, Capitol ave., silver fruit stand; Susan Hopworth, Council Bluffs, Ia., hunting case gold watch in tea; Birdie Manning, 20th st., solid gold 1 pin, diamond, ruby, and stting in tea; Joseph Haas, Sew! 8 solitaire diamond stud in tea; Ophelia Cogsell, Farnam st., silver five bottle castor; Alex Gumbert, Blondo st., silver pickle stand; Sarah Jacobson, Lake st., %10 in gold coin in tea; Sol Gondorf, Webster st., can money in 3 Ida Gray, Saunders st., silver cake stand; Dollie Wentworth, Vinton st., sil berry stand; Oscar Clayton, 20th st., hunting case gold watch in t Andr hunting ¢ L. Brook Alex J. Ir R. Wilson, S. 80th st, gent’s s gold watch in tea; Rob't Omaha, silver fruit stand: ington, Fremont, Neb., mail order, 27 cans #20,00, found $50.00in gold™ coin and gents’ hun David Greening, California st, silver b-bottle eastor: Ida Grayson, S. 14th st, ladies’ gold lace pin,diimond, ruby and sapphire sciting, in tea; Grace Arduc- ton, mail ord Blair, Neb., $20.00 in gold coin in ten; S. R. Douglas st, silv pickle stand; Miss Ruby Louening, St. Mary’s Harry Balaer, mail .. $10.00 in gold tea; Bertha Wilkins, Far- silver butter dish; Edward Ohio st., cluster dinmond ring Sam’l Benson, Seward st., can money; Carrie Lewis, 9th st., cluster diamond pin in tea; Bat- ler Johnson, Davenport st., $10.00 in gold coin in tea; Ada Jones, Capital a r cake stand; Chas. Anruson, Park av: an money: Eva E. Johnson, mail order, Lincoln, Neb., gents’ hunt- g ease gold watch an? cluster diamond shir »5 ud; Ada Rivers, 8. 16th s, Bertha Miller, Leavenw igar bowl; Henry Dresser, N , solid gold ring, dianmond ruby sotting; John Winslow, City, mai order, chatalain watch in tea; Meles, Dodge st., silver pickle Daisy Bushle) rnam st $10 in gold coin in teay Iward Jacobs, of Missour: ley, visiting the state fair, gents’ hunting case gold watch, Blgin movement, in te David Pope, Fort Omaha, ladies’ hunting case gold watch in tea; Thomas Costin, Millard Station Neb., diamond ring: Miss Annie Gar- So. Omaha, Neb., diamond ring in ng case gold watch; Henr . Blondo st., silver butter ' H. Hansen, 17th st., silver Mrs. Edward A. Roland, ing in can of tea; 4 Capitol ave., silver five bottle castor; Mr. Jim Metcalf, Soward st., silver pickle stand; Mi ttie Calhoun, 27th st., ladies’ hunting case gold watch in can of tea; M Howell, 40th st., silver sugar bow. W. A. Reynolds, t., $20in gold coin in can of tea; N Lottie Moon, 15th ilver pickle stand; Mrs. Chus, I, 0. Omaha, silv nit stand Jenson, 15th st., sil= L. Bigelow, { pin, dia- stting, in ¢ Johnsor 15th st. mond, ruby ten: M butter Capital ave., s Samuel Bowman, gold watch, in can 3 Mrs. Adun Burger, Davenport st., silver sugar bowl; Miss Lou Thatcher, Council Blufls, Ia., silyer five-hottled castor tea: Mrs. [red Thorn, 19th st., #10.00 in gold coin in can tea; 5. M. Martinwiclk, _ i «d of trade, dinmond ring in ). H. Hatton, Leavens pickle stand; Mrs, #d- Mayfield, 16th s n mogoy. H. Howard, 27th st., $il- ver pickle stand; Mrs. John B. Cnester,, Dodge st., silver sugar bowl; Miss Della Scott, Capital avenue, $5.00 in gold coin in can tea; Mrs. B. Brown, 11th st silver butter dish; Mr. V. I3, Cutler, Parke ave., gent’s solitaire diamond stud in can tea; M : I st., silver pickle stand; Mrs. T\ Z. S ard, 420 st., silver butte Mrs. A, R. itmore, 14th st., money in tea; I. Wilson st., silvor fruit stand; Mes, H. 12 tler, Cuming st., 815 in gold coi @ Will €. Baldwin, 21st st., sil- bhowly May . silver A s hunting cnse cun money in wveny, Howard st., M. Edward Phil? t., diamoud collar button anauer, So, 10th_ st., i can ten; Mrs. John ver sugar bowl Mps, S. 16th st., dinmond