Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1890, Page 4

R R THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SU} DAY, JULY 13, 1806.~-SIXTEEN PAGES THE DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER, Editor. MORNING, JSHED EVERY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. and Sunday, One Year mon tis y Bee, One Your ekly Bee, Ono Year OFFICE Sulld ing, ONDENCE, atine 10 nows and addressed to the Al editoriu 1y Editorial Dep BUSINESS LETTE ATl Dustness le and_ remittanee Yo addressed to The Bee Publis) Ominha. Drfts, checks und 0 he made payable tothe or filw bee Publishing Company, Proprictors, The Bee B'1ding., should ystofic er of the Com- rram and Seventecnth Ste BWORN STATEMEND OF CIKCULATION Etate of Nohraska, Ve County of Donglas, (5% George B, Tzschuek, socrotary of The Ree Tublishing Company, does eoltmnly swear hat the n for the we Jows y Fanday. Ju Monday, July tunl eiretilation of TiE DAILY BER kending July 1% 150, was a8 fol- Thursday. . Friday, Juiy 1 Baturdav, July 1., Average,,. Grona tore me and A, D, 1500, tary Publle Coun Geor Pub1ishin daily nonth April, 18K, 0180 coples; fi GEONGE B, ] Sworn to hefe me and subseribed in my nee this 2nd diy of July. A, D, 185, ul.] ', FeiL, Notary Publle, THE weekly bank statement shows the reserve has increased 136,000, The ks now hold #6,208,000 in excess of al requirements, THe intel not last loi locked hor scan dislike ghty Paul should send to ngs some of the statistics ida, gathered | For a retired practitioner, Dr, Mercer displays marked ability in reducing po- litical swell-heads, THE monetary republic sery of fiat financ crisis in the southern to illuminate the folly ring, SwoBg, Lininger and Strang head the delegation from this county to the state convention. This is a signilicant pointer o renegade: THE demolition of the the postoflice site will e light by all classes, eyesore for rookeries on iled with de- They have been an Tie council granted M weeks’ leave of absenc will soon send the entire permanent retivement, Chaffee two The people combine into linage is a shin- ing example of ministerial thrift and in- dust Aside from lecturo feos, his in- come amounts to thirty-five thousand a year, Porr1ics are the same in church and state. The illness of the pope has al- ready called forth the nomination of Cardinal Tascheronux of Montreal as his successc THE race for governor has now settled down between four or five candidates in the field and as many black horses lying in the dark. Ten days und the agony will all be over. Now that n steamboat has successfully ated the Missouri river from Alton s Clity, & navigation convention 1s wanted toboom appropriations. Nay- igation and appropriations must go hand in hand, — Ir has now been decided th titlo to the postoffice grounds If everything goes as e sometiie in the spring of - may be ready for the ex basement. ———— PRESIDENT POWERS of the Farmers’ alliance has semi-officially announced through his chief bugler that he is will- ing to mako the sacrifice and run for governor. Was this the the prime ob- ject of all his zeal for the paople’s move- ment? the clear, pected now, }0 the site avation of the THE physicians of the city are taking vigorous steps to drive out the quack doctors in Omaha. The people have Just taken vigorous steps to drive the quack paliticians of Douglas county into earth, and from returns so far in thoy have succecded admirably. THE democratic platform in Maine calls for the submission of the question of prohibition or license to a popular vote. This causes the New York Sun to remark that if there were really such a thing as prohibition in Maine there would have been a popular vote against it years bofore this. A DEs MOINES paper objects to one Callendon, a clerk in his brother’s office, receiving three hundred and sixty dol- lars of the tax payers’ money for smell- ing sixteen bottles of beer and after- wards appearing as a witness, Profos- sional witnesses and knaves arve bleeding the tax payers of Towa in the name of prohibition, Tue mugwump ofgan of the routed renegades said: “The real issue is whether the Rosewater or anti-Rose- water factlon of the vepublican party | shall be represented in the state conven- tion by the votes of Douglas county.” It this is trug, the real issue was easily disposed of. Mercer’s majority was something like 2500 in the city of Omaha, The real issue was whether the oath-bound conspirators and political renegudes could dominate the polities of Omaha. The issue was well defined, and the people answered the question em- phatically, A DECISIVE REBUKFE The republicans of Douglas county are to be congratulated over the outcome of the contest that has just culminated The de » has gone forth that h- bound political eclubs nare non-re- { publican, and at variance with the spi of American institutions, | The overwhelming majority which the par istored at the primaries | ngainst the leading conspirators is o ve buke that will not be forgotten for m ny whom he has helped to retain and the zealous support of the mugwump demo- cratic organ with all its hal infly But s-on and and file of the once more 1 ing unprinc masqueradin of elections, The harmony that prevailed county convention affc surance that Douglas county republicans are practically a unit against star chamber methods, smed itsell by repudiat- A leaders who have been s reformers and purifiers the par | were determine to throttie treachery and crush out conspiraey. The cohorts | of the combine were buried under an [ avalaneho of votes and the party has | pl at the rds gratifying as- PUBLIC BUILDI) The remarkable growth of woestern cities asshown by the census furnishes congress the most reliable data on which to base caleulations for public buildings. The folly of building for present needs, without regard to the has been demonstrated time and i85, in the w In ton years a score fes have expanded to such an extont the accommodations which we ample in 1880 ¢ inadequate and public business is seriously impeded, Omahu isa striking example of this now wonderful growth. When the pre: public building was erected it wus ¢ sido le for the needs the city for twenty-fivo y In less than a deeade public business grow tosuch proportions that every de- partment was overerowded, and th patch of business obstructed for want of room. Itis true nohody could for murvelous growth of the city, But the vecord for ten years furnishes incontes- tible proof of shortsightedness. The past is a cri on of the future, It is the essence of cconomy o construct the new public building on plans brond euough to meet the wants of a city of half a million people. It will require five yoars to complete the building. e the At the rate of increase during the past ten years the city would in 1895 have apopulation of one hundred and eighty-six thousand, and over a quarter of u million people at the opening of the twentioth century. This conserva- tive estimate, when the past growth and future pr *ts are considered. What is true of Omaha is equally true of Kangas City, St. Paul, Denver and L other progressive western cities. Their rop ntatives in cor hould unite to secure for them appropriations sufticient to construct publie buildings of such size us to meet all requirements for at least twenty-five yea I8 ] seve AN EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH. So far as estimates have appeared of the populations of a number of states none of them have eeded Nebraska in the rate of growth during the past ten years. As we showed some days ago, the increase in the population of this state in the decade from 1880 to 1890 was one hundred and sixty-six per cent, the larger part of this having been goined during the last five years. In presenting the figures of this growth wo made comparisons only with the states of Towa and Kansas, whose es- timated populations indicated a rate of growth during the decade of only one- cighth that of Nebraska in the former state and but little over one-third in the lutter. Extending the comparison to other states, it appears that such pros- perous and progressive commonwenlths as Ohio, Illinois and Michigan have not lized the rate of advance that Ne- ska has, Neitherof these states prom- toshow an increase much exceed- ing thirty per cent, and Michigan will probably fall considerably below that rate. Wisconsin has not iner it the estimate of her population is veri fied, over twenty per cent, while Minne- sota not more than equaled the rate of Nebraska’s growth, New York and Pennsylvania will be for behind in the per centage of increase, while no New England or southern state will come any- where near Nebraska, Of the new states South Dakota and Wyoming will probubly show a rate of progress somewhat exceeding that of this state. Of course several of the states named have realized a g er ac- tual increase of population than Ne- braska. This remarkable progress has boen achieved in spite of hostile influences more oppressive and determined thanal- most any other state in the union has experienced. Had the railroads been just to Nebraska, and instead of plunder ing her people sought to their interests and there can be no doubt that the state would now have a much larger population and a much moro extended development. This drawback to progress there is ever reason to belicve cannot much longe continue, The period of railroad domi- nation and oppression will not b greatly extended. Whenever that is ! removed the advance of Nebraska must receive a fresh and vigorous impulse if in the meanwhile there is no new condi- tion created to depress enterpriso and | destroy confidence, The ounly danger that now threatens is from the effort to impose upon the state the ruin- ous policy that is responsible for the | snail-pace growth of lowa and the uni versal complaint of depression and poy erty that comes from Kansas. The men- nce of prohibition has already done ser! ous injury to Nebraska in keeping out promote prosperity, M Broatch was backed e entire city government and most of the contractors, He had behind him the council combine and their allies and dependents, He had at his disposal Birkhauser’s subordinate employed upon public works. Ho had | the active co-operation of the demo- cratic mayor whom he helped to the demooratic postmastor sought investment here and turning away from us entorprises that would have boen permanent sources of pros- perity, but this is small in parison with what would cert y follow the of prohibition. Then w not only ignored by out- sital, but a great doalof that now invested here would be driven out, all sof property would deprociate in value, and population would decline, or at pest remain standstill. There is no possibility that wo should eseape the experioncos that have been common to all hibition The splendid prosperity of Nebraska will bo con- tinued if her poople do not allow them- selves to be betrayed into the folly t has been so disastrous to her neighbor: con sue be clnss states, CONCERNING LOCAL RATES, In the joint debate at Crete, discuss- ing the rate question in Nebraska, Me, Marquette said: The distributing 1 braska are satisfactor: generlly ; those who ¢ themare doing the most freightin business man is presumed to know rte s based upon business principles, ¢ general are accoptable to him, It is a pretty strong proof that those who are most interested in having them low in this stato are satisfiod. This reads rather smoothly, but the factsin the case alter the proposition, Is the business man most interested in lower Have not the produce and consumers fully as much interes! And they are the ones whoare complain- ing. The business man pays his froight and adds all he pays to the refail price of the goods which he sells, The busi- ness man only wants to know that he is not discriminated against—that if he pays 1 freight on a barrel of salt his nd Jocal rates in N to tho business men most interested in The rates. competitor the same, Rebates and drawbacks have about consed in Ne- braska beeause of stringent laws pr hibiting either, and of course the busi- ness man is not earing, only in a gen- eral way, how high the freight rates are. But wk the producer justly ecomplaing n the railrond charges as much for hauling a carload of lumber one hun- the dred miles from Omaha wholesaler pays from Chi to Omaha, a distance of five hund miles. The people of Net the most part agriculturali know enough to know that when ratesin Nebraskaave three hundred and Omaha, as for aska ar four hundred por cont higher than they arein the neighboring state of Iowa there is something radi rong. Before the reduction of rates toa just and equitable basis in Towa it was not the business men who complained most, but the g mass of consumers who arose in their wrath and at the ballot- box stopped the bave-faced pillage. The rate question is before the people of Nebraska, and the people will settle it by adopting a reasonable maximum rate. CURRENT TOPICS The inte alway: s ab this time perhaps more than usually alert. The vacation period of the schools and colleges cnables cducators to present the results of their experience and the conclusions derived from them, and to N t which in this countr; active in the cause of education SCHOOL STUDY. discuss methods and theories, all looking toward improvement and progress. Among rccent contributions to the general subject not the leust in- relates to the study of topies as a feature *hool, ncademic and college educa- tion. Some time ago Public Opinion of- fered cash prizes for the best three essays upon this tople, and tho offer brought to the publishers upwards of three hundred responses, . The essays which received the prizes present strong and convineing reasons in favor of the study of current topics in the schools and colleges. One of theso declares that there can bs no question that the ideal citizen will make himself familiar with the current topics of thought. Political, social, educational and religious questions are not now solved by a few philosophers, statesmen, or ecclesinstics, but they are thrown into the arena of public discussion, and are eventually settled inaccordance with the popular verdict. Public opinion is the now king which this age has enthroned in place of an hereditary sovereign, and the development of the timo isin the divection of giving public opinion a more imperative voice, and of submitting a wider range of topics to its decision. There 1s o very ill-informed public regarding mang questions of the gravest importance, and the sole remedy is in teaching the people to think about these questions, There is only one place where this work of in- struction can begin, and that is where all higher education begins—in the schools. This writer suggests that it must be admitted that it is possible to add ‘another branch to publie instruction giving to those who are fitted to use it the opportunity of studying current top- ics of thought, as presented in & judiciously chosen sevies of quotations from the best dis- cussines of the secular, religious and poriodic pr Such a course of study uable means of educa- tion and culture. It would be welcomed by & numerous class of young persons naturally interested in current questions, and it would make it certain that young men s0 taught would have a wide rangeo of vision, breadth of culture, acquaint- ance with the best thought and most important events of their time, and throughout life be anxious students of affairs, Moreover,the proposed courge of ¢ would tend to destroy the partisan tin which most public questions, religious as well as political, are now idered, and which is fatal to an in- gent decision. Its influences upon public discussion of current questions would be elevating, would prove a v Another writer urges that eurrent events, the history wiiich individuals, nations and races are making; discoverfes in material scienco; the rapid developments of the arts, utili- tarian and esthetic; advances in polit- ical and soclal scien new phases of religious thought, and correspondent to all theso, the broadening and deopen- ing of literature I should give tono and diroction to the whole course of study. Inthe view of this writer all sorvient to thiw' in exhaustible study of our own times, and 1t s suggestod that throughout the entire course the news- siue qua non. e of these views must Doubtless the more conservat class of educators, those who re wedded to the methods und which they received their instructions, would see in such an innovation tho dangor of unduly dive ing the minds of pupils from the studies which now constitute the system of edu- cation in our schools, but the consensus of intelligont o} that the high in prepar ticiy n unquestionably i t function of the school is ng men and women for active tion in the practical business of life. Thatsystem of education which leaves out of account preparation for the right discharge of the duties of citi- zouship, and does not even remind us of the existence of the most serious public questions of our time, is plainly, as one of the writers from whom we have quoted justly observes, defective at a most essential point. ATE IN THE RACE, Dr. 8. D. Mercer may justly feel proud of the compliment which he hasrocel at the hands of the republicans of Do las county. No other man has ever been tendered such a popularovation, No candidate ever received the endorsement of the republicans of this county with such harmonious unanimity. The con- vention not merely ratified the decrco which the party had issued through the ballot box, but also expressed its indi- vidual and collective confidonce in him by permitting him to name his delega- tion to the state convention. With such an endorsement from the metropolis of the state and a solid dele- gation of nine membe in- structed to give him their undivided and loyal support, Dr. Morcer now enters the gubernatorial as the peerof any candidate in the field. With his wide rango of acquaintance aud his unimpeachable record he will attract to himself a large following, and isin a fair way of becoming the next governor of Nebrask race THE m ctivity of the Ne- | braska state bonrdof transportation finds | o parallel in Kansas, Twenty thousand farmers of the state petition for tion of local g rin rates to the M uri | river and their request was supported 1 an array of figures showing the diserim nation practiced against the producers of the state. The farmers insisted that they be given the benefit of Missour river markets and *“that the sum of the two locals should be identical with the through rate to the Mississippi viver or to Chicago.” The board refused to take action, on the ground that if the reduction asked for was grantedand put into effect by the railroads, “it would resultin an advance of the cost of transporting corn from the Missouri to the lakes six and a f cents a hundred.” A more astound- ing proposition could not be put for- ward by a body of intelligent men. In their opinion, a reduction of rates in Kansas would foree an adyance in Low and Hlinois. While the Nebraska hoard s ropeatedly declined to revise and reduce local rates, the members have had sufficient horso sense to refrain from placing themselves in a ridiculous light. The Kansas board eats about the bush instead of coming out squavely for the corporations THE last anniversary of independence sbrated in Portland, Maine, with more than usual enthusiasm. A correspondent of the New York Kvening Post, whom that paper vouches for as careful and trustworthy, states that the number of intoxicated persons in the streets day and evening was astonishing, the country people particularly making ‘‘the colebration of the day the excuse for a drunken debauch.” A great deal can be pardoned to patriotism, but if any high license city in the country—Omaha, forinstance—had made such a record as this on the Fourth the prohibitionists would make no allowance for the inspiration of the occasion. It may be worth while tonote in connection with this interesting example of how prohibition does not prohibit even in the state where it has been longest on trial, that tho ‘‘original package” scems to have played no part. The people who got drunk doubtless found no dificulty in gotting all the liquor they wanted at regular saloons, which, as everybody linows, are numerous and unobstructed in Maine’s chief city. A RECENT issue of the Irish World quotes the report that “Patrick Ford and family have arrived at Queens- town,” and declares, “We could wish this announcement were true, but under the circumstances we are obliged to dis- credit it.” Has it come to this that Patrick Ford of New York' is jealous of Patrick Ford of Omaha, and tal an unmanly means of discrediting his ex- istence? The fame and glory of Omaha's Third ward statesman is not limited to the city’s borders. * It is international. W. M. GILBERT, the millionaive phil- antropist of Conndcticut, after a long life of well doing, left his entire estate for the benefit of publ institutions, Over one million dollars going to the public schools and public works of his native town, thus permanently benefit- ing the community where the bulk of his fortune was made. SENATOR MoRGAN talked three straight hours agalnst the conference re- port on the silver bill. The force of his argument may be judged by the strong majority recorded in favor of the meas- ure. The regularity with which the upper house sits down on windbags is highly commendable. THE American institute of instruction in session at Saratoga, N. Y., has p resolutions favoring an educational bitian at the world’s fair, Our public school :m forms one point upon which this country prides itself, and it ought therefore to ocoupy @ prominent place at the Columbian exposition. | THE mania for exhibition palaces promises to run the business into the ground. With corn, coal and sugar | miltions "of capital that would br-> Lrauches may and should be made sub- | palaces assured, Councll Bluils threat: ens to springa fruit palace. But the west has o pecullar weakness for doing things in palatial style. SEr—ev—— THE large number of absentoes from congress indicates that considarable political fence repairing is going on in thelr res ary to ser eetive distrl It is nocos- apo an acquaintance with the voters once in two years, ts. KAL WOLSE s head is hori- He is opposed 1o a row hotweon and the United States, de ut no cause, however great, should » permitted to mar the harmony be- zontal, nd sof that Wyoming ko were heard in Washington the statehood bill was promptly p as 0 peace offering WHEN the rumbling earthqus ssed, Hard on Original Package Dealers, t. Louls Globe-Democrat, ment which has begun for the repeal of prohibition thy blow against the origi that quarter, he moy in Maine tens a deadly industry in The Force of I Cleveland Leade Tne democrats eall the fode “tho fovee bill," I it f them 1o pormit afreo vote and an hoy int thay ara wel- come to eall it what they will. 1l election bill i o An Advantage in Census Yeors, Chicago Inter-Gecan, v advantages over north- ar. Southern cities b ern cities during census yo the work 18 done in the h melon season, when the population is so “fre- quently doubled up”” Atlanta, especially, should stop he in the fact that it of the water- Ominous Clouds in Hurope. New York Tribune, While 1t is possible that these clouds which now threaten the skies of eastern Europo ay be dispersed without war, been the case on several previous occasions, yet it must be confessed that the present outlook is unusually ominous. lime Coming, A Morry Minn The south will hay cotting northern products and driving the negroout. Thero ave enough honest people in the south tosmash a boycott like that be- fore it is a week old, The negro will romain d oue of these days he will vote. £ome Hot W New ¥ Dow't hurry, don worr V't frot, don't heat your blood with “fire " batho frequently, dress sensibly to the shady 2 of the street or carry a sunumbrella, give the thermometer a wid shall rob the 1term of il comtorts and da be h, and you avoidablo dis- ISR The War on Trusts, Chteago Tribune, Tho warfare against trusts has not been very effective thus far. Those which have como to grief have done so through spocula- tion rather than by the enforcsment of tho laws against their extortioners. Is it not about time to act bfore everything bocomes the subject of a “trust” and immense plun- der intercsts are created to bleed the peoplo which every day will make it harder to up root! e atisfy the Silver Men. New York Tribwne This compromise has been accepted by all the republican members of the confere Messrs, Sherman, Jones, Con, ‘When it has passed both houses there will be time to discuss certain of its practical results, The silver senators who have contended for free coinage have this definite reason for ac- cepting the conference moasuve without delay; probably none more nearly approach- ing theic views could by any possibility re- ceive the president's approval, and with no action at this session vheir position would not be enviable, Should L i The Silver Compromise. New York World, This bill is unwise, but it will not work dis- aster, for the present at any rate, It will in- crease the volume of the currency, but the change will be gradual and _its effect slow in appearing, If the value of silver bullion re- mains permanently and considerably below the colnage value, the effcct of this moasure will in time bo to compol gold and silver to part company, gold golng to a promium, the trensury notes becoming in effect redecmablo only in silver and the silver dollar, whatever it may bo worth, becoming the standard of values and the measurc of contract obliga- tions, SR Reed £ a Leader, Washington Post. Whatever objection may bo made to the legistation of the present house the most ex- trome opponents of Speaker Reed aro com- pelled to acknowledge his capacity to lead his party. But fow presiding officers have been called on to face critical positions in such numbers as has Reed since his elevation to the speakership, and in every instance ho bas proved himself equal to the occasion, and has carried his party over the threatening breake ers, On the organization of the house, on the tarift bill, on the silver legislation, and in the foderal election contest he has gone to the front when the chuncesof defeat seemed moro than equal, and each instance he has wit- nessed republican success on the floor of the house. T The Fourth in Portland, Maine. Cor, New York Evening Post, The Portland papers announce that with the excoption of the ceremonies in conncetion with the Army of the Potomac reunion, the Fourth was celehrated as usual. If such bo the the sooner the state of Maine does with its farcical pretense of a prohibi- tory liquor law the better, for the number of intoxicated persons met about the streets dur- ing the day and evening, in a city where the e of liquor is illegal, was to a stranger stonishing. Many of the peple from the surrounding country, prohibited possibly from obtaining liguor while at home, seemed to make the celebration of the day the exouse for a drunken debauch, attesting by the act their deflance of the law and their contempt for the law-en forcers A By The Fever Must Run Its Course. a0 Tribune. From time to time the Tribune has ms mention of v o wild propositions which © been mado by reckless demagogues who pretended to be the people's Among these are schemoes like Senator Stanford’s to print unlimited shinplasters and lend them to farmers at nominal rates of intercst, and the suggestion th.t the government build thousands of big warehouses and store their 'm products for them freeof warchouse till they can be sold forasatisfactory There is no doubt that many farmers are pinched. The inability of the markets al- ready open to them to tako their surpluses at d prices and the failure of cong take Mr. Blaiuc's advice kets in the Latin-American states leave them in a position where they lend a ready ear to quack and pestiferous knave who comes along with new nostrumn which promises immedia id permanent veliof, This readiness to listen to the crazy uotious of cranks or kuaves will Last till they 58 to und open new mar- every economic L ot thoir ayes open, 1t acts likea fevor, or like the anti-Masonic furore of sixty yoars ago, or like the greeuback fiab craze of adozen years since. But it must run its course. - No More Monkey Business, Washington (Kan.) Post, o All Whom It May Concern, Grooting: If about twenty-five good male members of of the editor of this paper he will feel it t5 bo his duty, long negle the public that they ave not only frequenters of places where intoxicating liquors are sold, but are the patrons of bootlegge and that scarcely a week passes over their heads that money which ought to be spent for their wives and children is not given to the women of the town. We mean business, and w. Theve is remarks ave more monkey notafraid of hell or high water onegentleman to whom these No particu ed, business Not Even a Chicago Trivune, South Dakota has lad little more than a month's experienco with prohibition and al |' as was predicted, in the villagos the dry tores are d the work of the saloon while in the clties thera is not oven any pro- tense of enfor tho dry law. In Doad- wood the saloons aro licensed openly and take revenue from the traffie unblushingly, T Osuia Ber says: “Compared with the ovderly enforcement of high license in Ne- braska, the obedience to law and the absence of strife and malicious porsocutions, prohibi- tion in South Dakota is the es of out- lawry, a premi y and menace to pub Aud yet the fatuous fanatics probably will have the temerity to claim that prohibition prohibits even in South Dakota, niense, “Working th» Racket.” Omaha Topi ing tho prohibition racket! in this state! Well, there is Sam Small, whose only claim to public ard is his assumption of a vulgar familiarity with the deity—the sacred slangist of the south—the ator of that sort of thing which found a leto ty pieal expression in the song of the Salvation army, beginning, “There ain’t no on Jesus," nd there is He Gougar, a John I, Sullivan of de fighter in erinoline—conspicuous for Who is “w antagonism to cverything that we are dis- posed to prefer in woman—an object lesson guinst woman suffrag And there areseveral others 1 similar disposition. They are all profossion- als, all orators of tho itinorant varicty—the patent pill venders of reform. In heaven's name cunnot the prohibitionists of Nebraska sticeable, butof a speak for themselves! Dust they depend upon this imported trash? i R Leadir e Race. Blair Pilot, As convention day approaches speculation is rife as to who will bo the republican nomi- nee for governor of Nebraska, The old line politician . and legion is the namo of those who aspire to the position— “‘prominent candidates,” who are girding theix loins for the coming fray, or grooming their friends for a doubtful support. Among the names mentioned in this connection none oceupies so frequent a place in discussionand in the public prints as that of the present in- cumbent, General John M. Thayer, and the undisguised fact that his name leads all the rest isa strong pointer in the line of his re- nomination and reclection. No one will deny that Governor Thayer has made some mistakes, but it is conceded by his enemies cven, that duving many years of public life in high political station, his integrity has nover been succoss- fully assailed. The third term bugaboo ha: lost its force. No valid or logical renson et be presented why a man should not hold a thivd tevm in any office that will not apply with equal effect to a first or second term. The farming iuterest can hardly bo un- friendly, while the general seramblo by new men, together with the unprecedented num- ber of aspirants, arc elements of strength in the governor’s favor., A combination of the fleld against him is quite improbable because there is no community of iuterost among as- pirants, and it is not improbable from the present outlook that his strength will lead the field. If a deadlock occurs his nomina- tion is the most probable solution of the fight, and if nominated his election will be a fore- gone conclusion. While from somo poiuts of observation o change may be desirable, yot the republicans of Nebraska may go farthor and fare much worse than to re-elect Gov- ernor Thayer for a third term. n A HOME SITY. 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In its original as not enough for this country since reat deal of its information consisted of about obscure British places and its treatment of American topics was ver superfici Nonew compilation of a full encyclopmadic nature has been made recently except thay which Tue Bue has secured for its sub- scribers. The publishers of this American- ized Encyclopedia Britannica have pr served all the valuable features of the ori inal, which was unquestionably the great- est work of the kind ever made, and have ro- modeled it tosuit the latest rescarches and particularly to satis an buyers who wish but one el . 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To bring an instance bowmy it may be stated that they re- quested, when the revision was in progress, that Tre Ber designate the best authority in Omaha to writo a bistory of the city, Other citles wore looked aftor with the same care and liberality Soon after the announcement of the under- taking Tux Bee investigated it thoroughly, and decided thatthe work could be made a reat. boon to subscribers. Papers ke the 0 Herald, St. Paul Ploneer Pross, San Franciseo Examiner and Denver Republican were glad aftor the amo examination to enter into au wrrangement for exclusive coutrol of the work, ‘Tho publishers admitted only the lcadiug and best paper in each city, Tui churchos in this town don't quit their abuse | tod, to exposo the fact to | | Tk B Dk, tho leading paper of Omaha, controls tho work in Nebraska and western lowa, It can be obtained in that terri. tory only through “Tuk Brr. After the onor mous value of the Americanized Facyclopms dia Britannica became known there was o rush of papors for the privile But only the best were admitted and it is natural that the fnferior papers show their ¢ finding fault with the use of the material, The copy for this addition was all made up | originally Five volumes of the American ized are fssued and the ottier five will bo out insido of four months. ors to the oplulons of leading professional and lite workers in Omala who have examined the work. Tuw Brr also invites everybody to compare it, topie by topie, with the English edition. The Americanized Encyclopwdia Britane nica is a magnificent and valuablo possession for eve houschold, It p for the fivst time a completo roference library at & price and on terms within roach of every family that owns a Lome. il POLITICAL GOSSIP, Al words aro 11, sontment by many “Tt1s done, Words from me are valuer stil,* mused Mr. Paul Vandervoort as he looked buckward at the political debris loft in tho cyclone of Friday muany is gone in Omaha—and 1, tho hthand man of the chief conspirator, am The Twenty-Eight club and its secret meetings, whe oaths wo took and the vows we vowed are gone—gone in an hour, a d For months we planned aud sehemed and plotted. We made Broateh believe that he was popular—we really grew to be ourselves. Lo make him governor and repu- diate Rosewater scemed an easy task when in our star-chamber meetings we talked over our plans of kniting him. But tho figures the votes against us runningup in the thou- sands—what does it all signify? Simply that Tammany methods will not thrive in Omaha, Dan Wheeler scemed confident, He had plans which ho carried out, but the votes all went tho othier w John Clarke had it all rig in the soup. ve it figured out on paper—and John is o good financier-but somehow our money went and the votes did not return, 1 wish now that [ would turn tostone—to Dodiin granite, Wo must disband the elub of conspirators, We must hustle along as bhost wo may. Broateh and I ol Lininger our crowd 1 to be for him, and we lknifed him. Well, wall, Broateh may be sad man. assured that he has no lican party, and ho has comes toa campaign that cossary as a record for pol And thus a letter similar to OFFICE OF CONSPIRATORS, 1 Mighty Chief: I have heard wards in Omaha and find that your nume is Pantz. Pleaso consider that T am throush with this tedious and_ unprofitable attempt. to run polities in Omaha. Tho people seem to be onto me. P. V. Inan offce whore crowds had od 1o come, where all was silent and still, sat tho fallen chief of the star chamber conspicators. In front of him were certain nuuerals read- ing liko thi B. M. but he is also a wi 1 forcibly and ¢ v ergetically uding in the repub- found that when it boodle is not as ne- 1l by his was written 12, ~High from all tho 10 has be inte My majority (in & horn).............2,470 1f the repeaters had only ropeated ! 1f I had not betrayed Lininger! If T had served the party with half the zeal T did the democrats! But spilled milk leaves nothing but a greaso spot, and that's about. all there is left of me. Tammany is doomed—the people propose to rvulo. Farewell, s long farewell toall my greatn The ¥ of theso rue mors concerniug pauting statosmen in Gag county: “Itis publicly announced that onel Alex Graham would like to warm tho senatorial chair from Gage county; also that the present meumbent, Senator Funck, is notaverse toa reclection. It las farther been given out t . B. Davis would cept a place on the ticket as reprosentativ There are a number of other gentlemen that have not as yot declared themselves, though from present indications there wii! beuo lack of material.” Evan Hubbard of Nemaha county fs 8 can- didate for the legislature, and ho is in earn- est. When Alex Bear, the great democratio mogul of tho Third district, announces him- sclf for governor, it is time to take to the woods. And yel Dr. Bear thinks somo of doing this. It was a shrowd bit of enterprise on thg” part of the boys who yesterday sold pictures of the Bralshaw cycloneand palmed thom off as scencs of Tammany hall after the wreck, It is stated by his friends that Sam Smith, the Beatvice bauker, is not in the race for governor. However, this does not. improve the chances of General Colby. bit of philosophy “Itis really a littlo e n, under the burning sun on the situatior toopen a campi of dog days, but the thing crowds itself for- Liablo ward and in the midst of heat we aro to be in the midst of politics.” Mr. George D. Perkins, the edi Siou xCity Journal, has been nom congress,” While Mr. Perkins owns tho Journal and edits the journal he is not yet certain whether he will endorse himself. "In speaking of his candidacy ho says: “Tio Journal will only promiso to treat Mr. Ter- kins fairly—just as it tries to treat ever: body—and to leave him just a little 1 alone to paddle his political canoe than it is in the habitof doing as to other friends, Ho must sustain himself or get out. Whethor ho will make a good congressman or not re. mains to be seen, He has never been a con- gressman. Perhaps he will get on with it fairly well, and perhaps it may be the opin- fon of the Journal that the people can do Lot- ter. All that remains to be seen. Whether or mo, the Journal I8 going to » right on taking care of itself and its peo- ple, and declines at the outset to make any sacrifice in his behalf. This is certainly a fairand honest statement of the facts. The council combine is wearing the usial run dewise of their There in respect. 1o the mangled wved ehief. battle intho torday. In jus- er it may be stated Fifth w 4 big politi ®ourtl ward at Lincoln to Mr., he 1i Louis M in th tice her ) ool Jand its to represent Red Willow gislaturo, office, now w county in the OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subsertbed and Guaranteod Capital 0,00 Puid in Capital.... . . 3 000 Buys and sells stocks and Donds; nogotistos commerclul paper; o8 and exvoutoy nsfer agent and trustee of churgo of property, cols trusts; acts as corporations, tu lects tuxes, Omahal.oan & TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S.E. Corner 16th and Douglas Paid In Capltal Subsoribed anteed Capital... Linbility of Stockhoiders bler O wW0,UN Deposita, IIRANK J. 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