Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1890, Page 4

THE [t E. ROSEWATER, Editor. e —— = BLISHED EVERY MORNING JTERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dafly and funday, One ¥ car BIX months. . v W | months s ay Bee, One Year Ky Bee, Oue Year. FICES: Omaha, The Bee Building Corner N nnd 2Mth Strects Pearl Stree aber of Commerce. ow 113,14 and 15, Tribune Building Waskington, 51 1th Street CORRESPONDENCE A1l communieations relating to news and ditorinl matter should be addressed to the Drafts, checks and de payable to the orde pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors, The Bee B'ld'g, Farnam and Seventeenth Sts FWORN STATEMENT OF OIRCULATION Btateof Nebrasks bas County of, Dousias, Georde {I Tzsehuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing. compuny. Goes solemnly swear toat the actual circulation of Tk DALY I(lll for the weex ending Nov. & 180, was ) Tuesday. Noy. 4. Wednesday, N Thursdiy. Nov. Friday. Nov. 7., Euturday, Nov. 8. AVerage..ccoaiiiiiaiins GrONGE T Fworn to before me und subscribed In my presence tnis Sthday of Novemnver, A, )., 1500, 1ERAL. | N. P, FEiL, Notary Publis EBtuteof Nebraska, bos County of Douglas, { © George 1. Tzschu dnily circu the month of Novem ber. 150, w \bor, 1850, 20,048 copies; ¥ebruary, 761 "cop’ 1800, for April, 180, 20,564 coples: for M i e, 1860, ‘20,501 cop! coples; for Augzust, 1800, 20,70 eo; temter, 1800, M,70 coples: for October, copies, Gronae I bofore me, and 180, Eworn to ——————————— AccorpiNGg to the testimony of re- turning braves, European civilization is too rich for aboriginal blood. sKKA has stood grasshoppers and the drouth, and can doubtloss live through the term of one democratic gov- ernor. ‘WHAT the famous oil room fisherman does not know about the future of polit- ical affairs would stock a moderate library, QUAY s gonme fishing in Florida again, There is a chance for a patri- otie alligator to do aservice for his coun- try that will never be forgotten. Prorue who think the republican party is done don’t know the stern stuff of which it is made, It may have been roasted, but it is still far from done. THE outbreak of another war in South America holds out a hopeful -prospect that all the irrepressible fighters of that uncomfortable neck o’ woods may finally be killed off. EMIGRATION of peasants from Poland reached the enormous number of three hundred thousand during the past three months. Despile the efforts of the gov- ernment to stem the tide, the oppressed people are moving in droves toward the new beacons of freedom blazing in South America, THE attack on John Wanamaker’s credit is one of the meanest things that has happened for some time. Political opponents have sought to rob him of his reputation for honesty and piety, but no one has ever before charged that he could not pay his bills. John Wana- maker has introduced business princi- ples into the postal service and is en- deavoring to give the country an ap- proach to postal telegraph. He is & worthy public man and has the confi- denco of the country. THe Hon. Bill McKeighan, congress- man-elect from the Second district, wants it distinctly understood that he is not a democrat. The declaration is made without reservation or qualifica- tion. McKeighan is for the alliance of the Second district, and aslong as the alliance exists and controls the avenues to office McKeighan can be depended upon to stick, Butisn't 1t rather late in the day for William to declare him- self? He did not reject a democratic nomination, nor decline with enthusias- tie support of his former party associates. Even the feeble explosions of ths jackuss battery were cheerfully accepted. To repudiate the simon-pure and the mug- wump supporters after the battle is won is the essence of ingratitude. E— Tue decision of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Pgul company to cut loose {rom the Pullman combination and op- . erate its own sleepers is an event of con- siderable importance to the traveling public. The Pullman company now con- trols and operates sleeping cars on nearly all western roads and enjoys a practical monopely of the business throughout the country. Conceding the benefits con- ferred by the invention of the sleeping car, the controlling company has man- aged to exact from its patrons all the traflic will bear. Opposed to monopoly in any form, the public will watch with intenso interest the experimentof the Milwaukee road, the success of which will lead to eompetition and eventually result in benefitting the traveling pub- lic as well as the railroads. E—— IN NEBRASKA it is not a question whether the democrats will fuse with the alliance, but will the alliance fuse with the democrats? A glance at the election returns places the demoeratic party hopelessly in the rear of the alli- JAnce and the republican parties. With the exception of governor, the emtire state republican ticket was elected by pluralities ranging from three to five thousand over the alliance, and from seven to thirteen thousand over the democrats, On a straight party poll the alliance is from four to nine thou- sand ahead of the democratic vote. Under these cireumstances the anxiety of the democrats to swallow the alliance is not surprising, but it is not probable that the alliance will consent to pose as the lamb for the democratis lion THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1800. THE DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE. With the music of bands and the din | of tin horns, withspeeches, fireworksand | processions, the democrats of Nebraska | night celebrated their recent *‘great | ory" in the streets of the state’s me- | tropolis, : Whatis the ‘victory in Nebraska | which they have a right to celebrate? | The aecidental choice of a democratic governor in atriangular contest, in which he received some thirteen thousand less votes than did John A, McShane in 1888; the election of a democratic legislative | ticket in a county that hasa natural and | perennial democratic majority; the elec tion of ademoeratic congressman in ad trict where over thirt thousand far: ers, mostly republicans, threw away th votes ona hopeless third candidate. Only this and nothing more. There is not one cheering fact in the election returns from Nebraska for the cause of democracy. The party vote shows an actual falling off. History never yet gave credit to a general or an army who only won a *‘victory” when pestilence had decimated the ranks of an enemy that could never be overcome in the fulness of its strength. That, however, is the nature of the triumph which the Nebraska democracy cole- brated last night in the streets of Omaha. Outside of the state real demo- cratic victories have been won, though a fair statement of local causes would largely modify them. However, the republicans of this great state can afford to enjoy the spectacle of a democratio jubileo in Nebraska, It possesses n unique interestas a politi- cal curiosity, It is not probable that the youngest voter will ever see its like again. ARMY REFORMS. A great deal of valuable legislation relating to the army has been enacted by the present congress and several im- portant measurcs are pending. Con- gress will obtain suggestions for still further legislation from the anuual re- port of the commander of the army, General Schofield, who proposes reforms which will be found .well worthy of at- tention. General Schofield makes a strong ap- al for an incrense in the strength of army, not only in humbers, but in the character of the recruits. He would encourage the enlistment in the army of young Americans, and undoubtedly if this could be done the effect would be to improve the force, but the difliculty is that the young men of this country, while not lacking the militavy spirit, and as everybody knows making the very best of soldiers, are very generally in- disposed to subjecting themselves to the restraints and discipline of army life. A measure which passed congress at the last session very materially modified the old regulations and offers better induce- ments than ever before for enlistment, It will doubtless have the effect of se- curing a better class of rvecruits, but it is probable that the army will continue to be kept up chiefly by the enlistment of aliens, Asto the expediency of increasing the numerical strength of the army General Sehofield offers cogent argument, but the popular sentiment is not in favor of a larger standing army, and the com- manding general may expect his recom- mendation in this particular to receive very little consideration. The present congress will certainly not authorize any increase of the army, and the next congress will be so constituted that it will be more likely to reduce the mili- tary establishment than to enlarge it. What has already'been done in the way of reform will undoubtedly improve the army, and congress at the coming ses- sion may find it desirable to institute some further reforms suggested by Gen- eral Schofield. ENGLISH POLICY WILL NOT CHANGE. A short time ago Mr. Gladstone in a public address deprecated the sugges- tion that England should adopt a poliey of commercial retaliation toward the United States, declaring that such a course would be suicidal. Lord Salis- bury, in his speech at the inauguration banquet of the lord mayor of London, said that while the new tariff law of this country would certainly affect some por- tions of British commerce, England had no retaliatory scheme, as she had re duced her own tariff to the lowest point. Thus the leaders of the two great par- tiesin England concur in saying thatthe commereial policy of that country will not undergo any change by reason of the tariff legislation of the United States, and this of course is conclusive, Americans familiar with the estab- lished policy of England have never had the slightest apprehension that the pro- posal of her merchants and manufac- tuvers of a pelicy of retaliation would receive any countenance from her lead- ing statesmen.. It is entirely obvious thatsuch a scheme would be impracti- cable, and that a serious effort to enforce it would, as was said by Mr. Gladstone, be suicidal. The cotton, breadstuffs and provisions which England imports from the United States she must have. She could not dispense with them without very great hardship to her people; while imposing a duty on them would lessen the advantage her manufacturers now enjoy in the markets of the world, because the inevitable in- crease in wages would add to the cost of production. To embark upon a reace tionary course of this kind would invite disaster to many English interests whose prosperity is dependent upon maintain- ing the present policy. It would bring about a commercial revolution of the most f-reaching charaeter, that might very easily eventuate in a political revo- lution which would overturn’ existing fustitutions. The security of England, both commercially and politically, is in holding fast to the policy she has main- tained for more than half a century, Undoubtedly the distinguished En- glish statesmen who agree in believing that the new American taviff will unfar vorably affect some portions of the Brit- ish commerce ave right, but this may prove to be loss serious t han is now ap- prehended. The faet is that Lritish trade with this country has steadily grown, notwithstanding ~tarift legisla- tion, and it may stiil do so if this mar ket continues to grow, which of course it will. Butin any event England can- not attempt commercial retaliation, and there is now most ample assurance that she will not. THE BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION. The result of the election onthe state ticket bolow the governorship is known at last, and all the republican eandidatos | are chosen. The most important fea-s| ture of this result is the fact that the state board of transportation remains wholly in republican hands. The old board consisted of Cowdery, Benton, Leese, Hill and Steen. The new board will consist of Allén, denton, Hastings, Hill and Humphrey, A great | responsibility will rest upon the new members of the board. Itisin their power, more than that of any other set of men, to determine the future of the vepublican party in Nebraska if the legislature should fail to abolish the board and to annul its control of railroad rates. The subserviency of the old board to the railrond influence, and its persistent refusal to reduce the charges was the most potent cause of the revolt in the ranks of the republican party. It is for the new members of the board to say whether this folly shall eontinue until the policy of suicide is complete. Two members of the old board—Attor- ney General Leeso and Treasurer Hill— voted for the people and against the vail- roads on every oceasion, Mr. Hill’s vote can be counted for the people again, but twomore will be needed. Of the new members Secretary Allen and Commis- sioner Humphrey are new and untried men in state politics, but they were nom- inated because it was believed they rep- resented the opposite of Cowdery and Steen. They have conducted themselves well in the campnign and it is sincerely to be hoped that in office they will bear out the promises made in the canvass. If they do they will win a high place in public esteem and redeem the record of the party. If they do not they will share the disaster which their betrayal of the people’s interests will bring upon their party. ) THE BEE believes thatif, in the course of events, the rate question is again sub- mitted to the board of transportation, it will be discovered that the character of that body has been changed. e ANOTHER SILVER CONTEST PROMISED. It is said to be the prevailing opinion among politicians in Washington that the next congress will pass a law author- izing free and unlimited silver coinage. The democratic and alliance representa~ tives-clect are almost to a man in favor of free coinage, and it is stated on what appears to be excellent authority that the silver lobby at Washingtonare thor- oughly confident that their free coinage bill will become a law, either with or without the president’s sanction. They are reported tobe already engaged in the preparation of a measure for intro- duction at the coming session, and if it shall fail of becoming a law at that time, as undoubtedly it will, they will renew the contest for it in the next congress, where they feel confident they will suc- ceed. The contemplated measure will pro- vide for vhe coinage of every ounce®of silver presented at the mints of the United States and the payments there- for either in standard dolldars or the present legal tender notes. According to the Boston Advertiser, the amount to be paid for all silver presented will be at the rate of one dollar and twenty-nine cents an ounce, and no matter what the source of the silver, whether produced in the United States or imported from any country anxious to get rid of its sil- ver coin, the national treasury is to become the buyer of it all, It is proposed to _put no ob- stacle in the way of all the world dumping its silver upon us, and receiving therefor not the market value, but iws value at parity with gold. If such a measure as this became law it would in effect be an offer. to thé world to exchange our gold forits silver on even terms, and of course the result would speedily be to place this country on a silver basis. 5 There is no probability that a measure of this kind can be passed in the present congress, and if one should be it would certainly be killed by the executive veto. But there will be a different situa- tion in the next congress. There will be } ‘nough free coinage men in the house to pass such a hill over the president’s veto, and it is possible there will also be enough in the senate. Itis difficult to believe that an American congress could be induced to adopt legislation that would give to all the world a bonus of twenty per cent for its unused silver coin, but that such & danger confronts the country appears to be unquestiona- ble. Itis one of the most serious men- aces connected with the demacratic suc- cess at the late elections. LET THE PHESIDENT LEAD. President Harrison is now engaged upon his annual message to congrass. He has an opportunity to render a great service to the party of whieh he is the official head. His message should be no perfunctory statement of governmental business, It should sound a high and inspiring note of leadership for the party and the country. The president is the only man who has the right to outline the future policy of the republican party in an official utter- ance. He should do 1t with a ¢learness and conciseness that cannot be misun- | derstood, and if he avails himself of the | opportunity there will yet be time to make the ideas of the administration the poliey of the nation. . The Fifty-first congress has en- acted a great amount of important legis- lation. Most of it is a credit to the party whose complete control of all branches of the government enabled it to make its will the law of the land. But recent events have shown that large bodies of republicans in sections which have here- tofore furnished the necessary electoral votes for the success of republican presi- dents are not satisfied with some of it. The lessons of the election are..unmis- takable, They ave as plain to the presi- dent and his cabinet as to other citizens, Tt is for them to say how they shall be interpreted. The republican party can win on a record of wise and discriminating pro- teetion, of enlarged foreign trade on the basis of reciprocity, of unyielding en- mity to trusts, of government ownership of the telegraphs, of reasouable pensions 0 veterans, and of proper encournge- meni to the ‘amflng interests of the wost. But to nccomplish this it must make the most-of the remaining hours of the Fifty-firgt congress. Most of all, {t feeds a ringing voice from the whité house. Will Benjamin Harrison rise to the height of his duty and his opportunity? THE ANARCHY OF ANANIAS. The New York annex of the prohibi- tion campaigny the chief collector and dispenser of améndment boodle, makes some astoundiug disclosures concerning the election in Nebraska, particularly in Omaha. The people of this city who were in ths forefront of the peaceful contest of ballots and circulated from poll to poll in search of red-handed riot and failed to find it, will be surprised, if not pained, to learn, on the highest “Christian” authority, that— “‘Riot, bloodshed and anarchy wore used to efeat the prohibitory amendment.” While the corps of press reporters, the police and deputy sheriffs and the thousands of workers ut- terly failed to observe this frightful condition of affairs hourly dispatches to the New York headquurters furnish de- tails of the terrible carnage. Here are a few choice selections: “‘Omaha in the hands of & mob.” *'Rev. Shinn was kicked out of a crowd and chased by a mob of 200.” “Charles A, Coe led the mob.”” “‘Whisky flowed like water.” “Drunks and thugs ran wild.” “In the Second ward the devils in hell seemed to be let loose.” “At noon Chief Seavey declared himself helpless and the city in the hands of a mob.”” This latter ass@rtion knocks Chief Seavey's report that “it was one of the most peaceful general elections ever held,” into a cocked hat. Some time afternoon, just as Strickler was forking over fifty-seven dollars for dispatches describing the flow of blood— “Three ladies were assaulted, beaten and fled for their lives,” Amid the mass of thrilling informa- tion, Lawyer Wolfenbarger of Lincoln contributes these choice moral morsels: “Gallagher is a villainous scountrel.” “T. 8. Clarkson is another representative of the liquor anarchists.” Wolfenbarger wisely refrains from divulging the source of his information. It seems to have been a solace to General Funk, who restrained his harrowed soul and mildly declaved: ‘“Therascal Gallagher was out of office, but anew rascal had taken his place."” From the official report of the Rheem- Johnson fracas, it is clear that the manager of the district messonger service foully aftacked an inoffensive newsboy and wason the point of sealping the kid when, as Johnson declares dramatically: I sprang upon the man and knocked him down.” The subsequent proceedings, accord- ing to the savior of the boy shows that the police were in league with the ‘‘rummies.” Johnson declares he was dragged to the jail, his clothes almost torn from his body and was jeered and insulted. At the jail the indignities were piled on thick: “Smith and I were arbitrarily denied the privilege of telephaiing and were not allowed by tho officers to send out any message to our friends.” There are liars and linrs, but it must'] be conceded that for wholesale assaults on truth, as painters of riot andan- archy, and as concoetors of bloody yarns, the Reverend Funk of New York and his Omaha contingent are simply and supremely unapproachable. Ir is reasonably certain that the Chi- cago, St. Paul & Kansas City will ex- tend from Des Moines to Omaha during the coming year. The Wingna & South- western is moving slowly in this direc- tion. The Illinois Central cherishes a desire to share inthe traffic of the city. These projec emphasize the neces- sity of another bridge over the Missouri river at this point. Until ample accom- modation and competition is had for reaching the city, Omaha cahnot hope to become the railroad center which her location, industries and expanding busi- ness warrants. GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR SPAULDING of the Union Pacific is in favor of double tracking the road from Omaha to Ogden. The mere matter of expense does not bother Mr. Spaulding. A man whose lurid imagination led him to assert that the entire west was on the ragged edge of revolt because the government did not extend the Pacific railroad debt, need not stop to consider cost or where the money will come from. As a’ projector of air lines Director Spaulding wields a masterly pen. GeorGe H. HAasTiNGs, candidate for attorney general on the republican ticket, was an outspoken cpponent of prohibition. Mr. Hastings leady the state ticket with seventy-three thou- sand eight hundred and ninety-six votes, and is elected by a plurality of five thousand two hundred and fifty-six. The figures are significant. TrE annual exhibition of the Omaha Art association furpishes gratifying evi- dence of the s}rlqnd?‘l progress of home talent. The exhibition is the most ex- tensive yet held, Iistructive and charm- ing in variety, and deserves the support of all lovers of the ennobling art. THE {mpmvi‘hpgfllflm of the public Wealth signalizes the departure of the dark clouds of doubt and the reappear- ance of the bright sunshine of prosper- ity and content. -+ THE fact that My, Boyd is a great ad- mirer of Clevelapgd-gives color to the sus- picion that the governor-elect will dis- tinguish himself as a dispenser of vetoes: ———— SoMERED down the election of seven out of a possible eight state officers is something of a republican victory after all, —— JERRY RUSK should not fail to note the large crop of demoerutie roosters in his next batch of agricultural statisties, ——— PAss the fire limit ordinance and put a permanent veto on frame fire traps within the one mile limit. ——— Omaha the Safes >pot. Mrs. V. Quinby of Wichita, Kau., predicts that at midnight of the 15th inst. all the peo- vle of the carth, save 140,000, will be de- stroyed. A catastrophe on the heels of last week's convulsion would be an imposition on poor wortals, THE ALLLANCE I) POLITICS, New York Journal: The farmers’ alli- ance comes out strongly in Nebraska. The bucolic gentlemen Lave captured the legisla- ture, the two congressmen and most of the county officers, Nebraska has declared a further change of front by electing a demo- eratic governor. That tidal wave covered a wide territory. New York Star: Exactly how much of the clection result was due to the farmers’ alliance cannot yet be fully discerned. Itis certain, however, that the organized farmer vote in many of the western states was a considerable power, Whatever it amounted to, it was in direct opposition to corrupt re- publican rule. As the secretary of the or- ganization has said, “the farmers desired to rebuke the party in power for their reckless disregard for the people's demands.” In spirit and in purpose the alliance finds itself in sympathy with democracy 1n the fight against republican misrule and corruption. It is not to be doubted that it witl find satis- factory answer to all reasonable demands in the great party of the people. . Philadelphia Press: The only thing that can threaten democratic supremacy in the next congress is the farmers’ alliance, a con- siderable but uncertain number of whose can- didates have been elected in the southern and western states, Besides the avowed allianco candidates, many of the regular democratic caadidates promised to support the princi- ples of the alliance in order to gt its votes, and they will have to act with that organiza- tion if they keep their pledges, If these men should decide to form a new party they might be able 1w cause the democrats much embar- assment. Their power, however, would de- pend on their numbers, for if the deémocrats should have a clear majority of the house without counting them, which seems prob- able now, they would receive little cousider- ation, Philadelphia Press: The greatly reduced republican majority on governor on Minne- sota, and the probable republican defeats in Nebraska and Kausas are due solely to the farmers’ alliance. There is not an evidence that the democratic party had anything to do with the result. Anyone who has read the dispatches trom these states during the last few days must have been surprised at the ab- sence of all mention of the vote cast for the democratic candidates for governor, although thero were straight democratio tickets in every iustance, The contest was apparently between the republican and farmers’ alliance candidates, and the defeats of the republi- cans, or their reduced majorities, ave due wholly to the loss of the farmer vote. It did not go over to the democratic party, and it is probably as far as ever from the support of that party’s principl ks W STATE K. HION ECHOES, The alliance is very much elated over its large vote and confi- dently claim the presidential election in 1892, . Fremont Tribune: Bryan carried Con- nell's county, Connell carried Bryan's county, MoKeighan carried Rarlan’s county, Thomp- son carried Dorsey’s county and Boyd car- ried Richard’s county. ‘*‘Prophets are with- out honor,” ete. Chadron Advocate: The most magnificent victory of the whole campaign is that won by red-headed Kem in this district. A poor homesteader, running against the president of half a dozen banks and chaivman of the committee on banking and currency, with un- limited money at his command, in a strong republican district! There is no other event of Tuesday so significant. Hastings Nobraskan: The popular vote of Nebraska against prohibition in thelate clec- tion will be respected by the incoming legis- Iature. The two alliance members elected in Adams courty were personally in favor of the prohibition amendment, but they pledged their word that on the question of prohibi- tion their action in the legislature would be governed by the voice of the people through- out thestate. Seward Democrat: Women on the stump. James G. Blaine was asked what he thought of the sex. He smiled and then asked: W h at sort of a woman do you refer tol" “Well, take, for example, the woman who mounts the stump to make & poltical speech.” The smile vanished, and in its stead came that perpendicular line between the eyes ‘which Mr. Blaine’s friends will recognize. “I hate that sort of woman,” he said, and he said it as if he meant it, too. “Why do you hate her?” “Because she 15 out of her place. God never meant that woman should unsex her self in that way.” “Bug you haven’t said yet what you think of woman.” “I think that earth’s noblest thing is a per- fect woman, and she is nearést perfection when she is most womanly.” -~ A Storm in the Pampas, ‘When we got into the straight road across the pampas, says a writer in the Gentleman’s Magazine, vivid flashes of lightning illuminated the clouds on the horizon, and by the time night feil they had increased infrequency and intensity, accompanied by distant thunder. I nave never in my life seen grander or more incessant lightning than that which now lasted for four hours. Sometimes a flash would run in g serpentine line across the horizon; then another would approach the earth and turn back to the clouds; at other moments a whole bunch of forked tongues would davt out of a cloud to the ground; or a broad, straight flash would cause us to fear damage to some place or person. By and by a hot and stifling wind began to blow toward us; the thunder rolled above, and, except when the lightning flashed, it was so dark that we could not see the road beneath our feet. Now heavy dropsof rain began to fall, and wrapping our ponchos round us, we made up our minds for a good soaking. For swenty nfinutes hail and rain poured down upon us unmercifully; the vivid lightning and clashing thunder right overhead proving that we were in the thick of the storm; but our clever animals, undaunted by the fury of a tempest which they never ex- perience in this form in Chili, plodded patiently on, finding theig way with the reins lying loosely on their necks. Then the rain censed and we saw the stars shining once more, but during the rest of our journey we could trace the course of the retreating storm in the distance. The road seemed interminable, and our legs were 50 benumbed by the wet, though the rest of our bodies had been perfectly prf'mcmd by our pounchos, that we frequently dismounted and walked to restove the ciréulation. Finally we reached a long avenue of poplar trees; several small houses appewred; we heard the barking of dogs or the croak- ing of frogs, and now and then a lumber- ing wagon or w troop of asses on their way across the pampas, would come upon us in the dark like ghosts. Fi flies flitted along thg trees, but their flickering light only worried our eyes, alveady sensitive {rum the wind, dust and vivid lightning. Baltimore freestone cutters claim 4hat the stouemasons are doing their work. { stood the intentions of the voters, or the vot~ FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Kate Kolly is Anxionsly Awaiting for the Coming of the Grroom. BOTH LONGING FOR HISTRIONIC HONORS. Two Youhg Girls Who Are Anxious to Shine Behind the Footlights - Held up by Highwaymen—An Untor- tunate Mortgagor. Lixcory, Neb., Nov. 11.—[Special to Tie Ber.|—Kate Kelly is the name of & buxom young Irish girl whose home is in York, but ‘who has been working in T.incoln hotels for some time past. Kate is a handsome young woman, with considerable acquaintanceship with the world, Of late she has been work- ing at the depot hotel, and succeeded in en- snaring the heart of one of the boarders, a susceptible young brakeman by the mame of Fiddler, in the employ of the Burlington, on a run from Louisville to Aurora. Their at- tachment led to an engagoment, but it was not intended that the marriage should take place until next spring when their financial condition would warrant them in taking the step. Matters were hastened somewhat, however, by an unto vard eircumstance, Last Tuesday Fiddler was surprised to re- ceive a visitor at his boarding place in Louis- ville, in the face and form of his finance. She told him that her empldyer, Mr. Phifer, had discharged her peremptorily beeause he claimed that she was, too friendly with the boarders, Fiddler was of course happy to seo his girl, and arrangemenis were concluded by which the two were to meet in this city Saturday evening, and get married. According to “the story told, Fiddler was at the trysting place, the union depot. on time, but Katie did not show up, and he finally left. They met Sunday, how- ever. and Katie explained away her delin- quency, and agreed to meet. her betrothed at the depot yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock, and they would hio themselves away to a preacher’s and get, tied. At the appointed hour the fair to-be bride was present, but Fiddler came not, and after two hours waiting she repaired tothe Depot hotel, and told her story to sympathetic ears. She said that she had given Fiddler her watch and two rings, and that he had not since been to seo her, and failed to show up to marry her, The feminine population were engaged in the pieasant task of denouncing Fiddler, and termed his action “a very mean trick.”” Fiddler's friends claim that he will show up all right, and that prebably he missed a train, Meanwhile Katie is at the hotel, waiting with tear-stained face for her Fiddler, WILL GO AGATY. ‘Walter Melick of the police department re- turned last evening from Or whither he had accompanied Katie Willis and Faunie he two young girls whose aspirations for a career on " th e were cut short in 3 n the police. The girls cen educated in a convent for sev- s mbibed an irre- pressible longing for nistrion: fumphs, When they reached Ashland on their return trip, and were about to change cars they gaye Walter an urgent, invitation to accompany them to Kai City, but ho read them a fatherly lecture and told them they would have t accompany him to Omaha, They gave it out straight, how- ever, that they would run away again if they got the chance, and were determined to go on tho stage. When Omaha was reached the girls jumped off the side of the train opposite the dopot, and it required force to maka th walk the chalk line to where Mrs. Brega was in waiting with a ha Both mothers were overjoyed to see their gitls again, and were very warm in their ex- ressions of gratitude to the Lincoln police. Irs. Brega is proprietress of an intelligence office, while X\{r. Willis is _an official of the St. Paul & Omaha road. The girls will be sent immediately to the convent again There is nothing vicious in the girls, and it i safe to say they did not realize the importane: of the step they were taking, They gave several mempers of the police department, re- minders of their visit 1 the shape of photo- graphs. . CHANGING THE OFTICES. The board of public lands and buildings has finally decided to do something and that something is raising considerable of a kick in the state house. The board has decided that the rooms now occupiea by the govern- or’s office shall be turned over for occapancy by the supreme court. The gubernatorial headquarters will be moved down stairs into the rooms now occupied by the secretary of state on the east side of the south wing. This suite now comprises five rooms. The room farthest east, adjomning the rooms of the state superintendent of pub- lic instruction will become the office of the adjutant general. The records of the secretary of state are to be moved westward across the hall into rooms now oc- cupied by the banking department and that now occupied by the adjutant gemeral. The banking department will be moved over into the ronms on the east side of the north wing, now accupied by the state board of transpor- tation, and the two departments will be ten- ants in common. It is understood that, by the language of the resolution, these changes areto bo offected as soon as practicable, which is understood to mean abou¢ January 1, when the new state officers come in. ROBBERY AT THE HOTEL IDEAL. Mr. A. Hardy was robbed at the Hotel Ideal last night of a watch and $25 in green- backs. He is a farmer, and came to the city to make arrangements to move here for the pur] of educating his children. Mr, Hardy failed to lock his door when he retired for the night, and when he got up this morn- ing he found that he had been robbed and he di red his emnty pocketbook in the hall- tvay. ‘The police say that the thief could not have gotten into the house without awakening one of the proprietors, whose room opens into the office. The gentleman’s gold watch was hanging on a uail near the head/of the bedand there was over #00 in his pocketbook. It is believed that somebody in the house did the stealing. The proprietors of the hotel had sold out, and today they were to give up pos- session of the hostelry, They have sent their families away aud intended to leave the city themselves today, but when this robbery occurred the police told them that they had bétter wait dwhile until the mystory was proved. % HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN. Perry Thompson, who is lying in tho county jail awaiting trial on the charge of disposing of 81,700 worth of mortgaged prop- erty, claims that he is not & kuave, but a creature of ignorance and misfortune, declares that is was not his inténtion to de- fraud anybody. He supposed it was all rheht to dispose of the cattle as long as he aid the mortgage immediately afterwards, 1o sold the cattle at Palmyra and received a check for 1,000 and $700 in money. It was his intention on the following day fo come to Lincoln and pay off the mortgage, but while on. his way howe, the nlfihh after making the: le, he was stopped by highwaymen between agle and Palmyra and robbed of the 00, Thb $1,000 check was not taken as the high- waymen supposed it was @ worthless piece of paper. 'Two neighbors living nearThomp- son's farm wers with him on the trip and corroborate his story. One of them says he escll‘)ed by laying lash to his horses and driving off. {'Iw other neighbor who was in the same vehicle with Thompson was not 50 fortunate, as he was rab! of the few. dollars he happened to have on his porson at the time. The next day Thompson says he eame to Lincoln to inform the persons holding the mortgage of his mis- fortune and his ability to pay only $1,00), whereupon they cuused his arrest. THE JUDICIAL AMENDMENT. Jud.;xn,{ from the officiul returns already received by the secretary of state it appears that both the high license amendmentand the one providing for an increaso in the number of supreme judges are lost. The threatened failure of the latter amendment to pass | causes considerable astonishment. It was never dreamed that there were persons opposed to an increase i | the number of supreme judges and it is not known that any persons worked agaiust it or that any tickets were printed opposing such a necessary inerease, The ouly reasous that ave ascribed for the prosent negative returns received are that the various clerks of election have misunde; He |, | Bubscribed and Guaranteed Oapitul have misunderstood thelr probably both reasons. MORTUARY RECORD. Tho mortuary record for Lincoln during October was as follows ¢ Number of deaths, 88; all white persoas Males 18, females 20, Threo males and fomales wero marriod; 98 wore singlo, N tivity—A an 1%, Clorman 8, England 7, Treland Under one year ono to five, 4; 4; ten to twenty twenty to o forty, 4; ~forty to fift 2: sixty fo soventy, 2; seventy ots or entori or coloties, memban- , one; consumption, yphoid fever, two! endo carditis, one; ilroad, two; typhoid malarial,one; entra colitis, one; cong of the brain, two; Bright's disease. one; abortion sclf, one; in duced, one; whooping cough, two; pneumon ia, on ficide, one; phithisis pulmonalis, croup, one; paralysis s tis, one; umbelioal hom orrhage, one; cholera infantum, one: genera dropsy, one; summer complaint, one; inani- tion; not stated, two; total, thirty-cight, MITCRCOCK COUNTY SEAT CONTRST, The fight between Trenton and Culbertson over the county seat of Hitcheock county has been appealed to the supreme court. 1t ap- pears that a petition signed with over nino undred names had been presented to the county commissioners asking for an election to decide the matter. Another petition signed with the names of S, K. Solomon and 400 oth- ers was presented remonstrating againstsuch an clection. Despite this an election was called. The result is that the matter has beea taken into the conrts, SUPREME COURT, Edgar A. Wedgwood, esq., of Hall was admitted to practice. South Omaha vs Cunningham, Reargument ordered at next term South Omaba national bank vs Chase. Ap. pellants allowed to file a motion for rehearing by December 1, 1500, kius vs Anderson. Judgzment entered defendants in error on maundate from United Siates supreme court. N ita lean and trust compa Dismis: me; diphther congestion of the lungs, one €O croup, one; calis connty y vs An- county. e Diminution of record suggested. allowed to file corrected transcript, S v Burrington. Dismissed. Morris vs Willits, Referred to George W, Tibbetts, esq., to take and report testimony The fellowiug cases were continued : railroad vs Koonce, Rodgers vs Grah her vs Cooley, Flack vs Osborne, stute rel, Franklin company vs Cole, I Cuinmings, Barker vs Everson The following cases w wned and sub- ittee rel. Downing vs Gaslinm, Renfrew vs Willis, Hill va Palmer, Hill vs Iouse, Campbell vs Yager, Exchauge Na- tional bank vs Capps, Commiercial state banlk vs Rowland, German Insurauce company vs Fairbanks, ODDS AND ENDS, S. Smith failed to s Justice Brown's answor the chiarge of getting £20 under falsc protenses, and consequently his bond for §100 was forfeited C. 0. St county of Lan on wiose bond | and will have to pay tho ster $1,000, as Peter Jenses afiixed bis name, neglecte to show up today and answer to the chargo of grand lavceny. A curious fact in connec th the affair is that Strickland is the secuting witness. ‘There are said to be facts behind the matter which would make up a good story. A nolle pros: attorney today in the case against Ward and Clark, the silk thieves, who are now serving terms in the pen forbur 3 Judge Field and a jury are engaged in the trial of cause of State 'vs Lou Prather and D. Roderick, the couple who assaulted Con- stable Brad Ringer. while the latter was en- deavoring to serve a replevin writ. The case has several times been told, and need not bo repeated, . W. Billingsley was this morning ap- mted to defend J. L. Lamberison, alias afer, charged with mortgaging property which never existed, and the case set for trial Thursday, The case promises to be the lead- ing criminal one this term, us it involves a nice question of identity. Judge Field has ordered that cause be shown in ten days why the divorce cases of Frank Abbott vs Nellie Abbott, Ceorse W. Hubble vs Fannie Hubole, Mary E. Hagen vs Isanc Hagen, Ralph F. Custin vs Emm B. Custin and about_two hozen other equi causes be not stricken from tho docket fe want of prosecution. William und Mary Schonamann_have concluded to kiss and make up their matrimonial differences, and the plaintiff, the_husband, bad his divorce petition dismissed at his costs today. Judge Stewart was engaged tod ing the of B. F. Pyle Mitchell painting comipany, an_ action to re- cover for $100 worth of paint furnished. The defense is that the paint was no good, and tifb defendants had to do their jobs over again, B Oanada Looking for Reciprocity, Hon. George E. Foster, finance minister of the Dominion of Cavada, was at the Bruns- ywick hotel in New Yorlk the other day. Toa reporter Mr. Foster said: *“Iam on my way to the West Indies as a special agent of the Canadian government, my mission being the opening of better markets for our oxports, and to facilitato trade between the various islands and Canada. Our government has already granted subsidies to three steamship lines vunning from Jamaica, Cuba, and De- merarato Quebee, Halifax, St. John, and other Canadian ports, and if a profitable trade can be developed, will subsidize other lines. The line from Demarara now calls at the Windward and Leeward islands, “Lghall, after visiting Barbadoes, go to maica, Trinidad, Demerara, avd ofher prin- cipal islands, returning in two months. ~Tho question of reciprocity between the colonial governments of the British West India pos- sessions and Canada will be discussed, and we will endeavor to make such arrangements as will secure us closer trade relations with thoso countries,Our exports at present amount to some $2,000,000 per year, lumber, fish, coal, and agricultural products being tho chief articles we send. We import sugar, coffee, fruit and other tropicul products of about the samo value. I thiuk that our trado can be largely inereased. do not care to give an opinion as to whether the West Indies will find a market for the agricultural Eroduuu formerly sent to the United States, ut now shut out by the MeKinley bill. county —_————— Luck in Odd Numbers, The Siamese have great regard fov odd numbers and insist on having an odd number of doors, windows and rooms in— their houses and temples. There must bo an 0dd number of steps in the stairs and an odd number of feet in the height of all steeplesand minarets, — In Short Meter. Buffalo Courier.” In nook Near brook A treo Trunk he _Espied " And cried— A pole Cat stole Quite near; O dear! Sue flew, Jim-too. Jim Bent He went With Sue “Sit here My dear.” They sat, Whereat Off s00n They spoon. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subsoribed and Guaranseod Capita Paid fn Capital... Buys and sells stocks and bow commercial paper; recelves wnd exocules trusts; aots as transfer agent and trustee of corporations, takes charge of property, eol locts taxes, Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. 8. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. Pald In Capital... 50,000 100,008 Liabiilty of Stockholders. ............... 200,00 6 Por Cent Interest Pald on Deposits. FRANK J. LANGE, Cushier Ofiosrs: A. U. Wyman, president. J. J. Browa, vice-president, W, T. Wyman, treasurer. Directors: ~A. U, Wywman, J. H. Millard, J. J, Brown, Guy Q. Barton, B. W. Nusk, Thomw L Kisaoull, Georgo B. Luke.