Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1890, Page 4

THE [ < DAILY BEE. ROSEWATER kpiton. EVERY MORNING CRIPTION, TERMS OF &CF Datly and Sunday. One Year ..810 00 IX nionths, . 500 irce months 250 Bee One Y 200 Bee, One \.‘M 10 OFFICES: pvvmnu The Bee Bullding, onth Omahs r N and 9th Streets Ponrl Btrect. Conn ey Chamber of Commerce 5, Tribune Buliding ne " Buiahing ¢ Dratts, checks and postoft do puyable to the order of the }he Bcc Puhllsmng Compau) Proprletors, oom ok, being duly sworn, de- hat he I8 sceretary of The Bee ompany. that the nctual averace ulation of The DALY B ember, 1550, w lor December, 1R8O (48 coplest for Febru cop March, 1500, 50, lnr Alvrfl |>“\‘ L“ 54 coples; for May. 1800, Tvne, 1860, 1 EWORN Etateot STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION rie B, Tase ctary of The Bee Ishing compun aoes solemnnly swear toat the actual ciroulation of THE DALY BER !m the weex endi , 1800, was as fol- jows undav. Nov. Monday, Tuesiny. Wednesd d subscribed In me November, A, D., 1590 11, Notary Publio —_— M present indications railrond rowpetition will soon be numbere B ong the lost arts. orn to before me ence thisHih day Al | P 1 franchised corporations will pres- eutly discover that they have paid an pxorbitant price for the combine whistle, PuBLIc duty is higher than party ob- Jigations. Daty to Omaha demands the fiefent of every member of the boodling combine, EVERY good citizen of the Ninth ward, regardless of party, should take an ac fve interest in the retircment of Davis rnd the clection of Paul IN Des Moines the boodle councilmen are on trial with a fair chance of their poing to the penitentiary, In Omaha Lhey are up for re-election, TuE social season in Washington will pren at noon tomorrow and the country willenjoy the spectacle of a large party Bancing to the music of Tom Reed. THE distinguished erook who slipped putof the city jnil doubtless reached the Ninth ward in time to give a com- plimentary voto for the boss of the job. SHALL the public interests of Omaha pontinue the football of a rapacious gang of boodlers? This is the question which the voters must decide at the ballot box next Tuesday. PARTY lines cannot safely be drpwn in n purely local campaign. Good citizens should unite and break up the combine, Tt is of little consoquence to what party £ councilman belongs if he is a boodler, —_—— Ti§ lady managers of the world's fair pre exceedingly lavish in dispensing vompliments. Mrs, Rugsell Harrison has been elected ninth vice president of the board, an honor which will be appre- piated in Omaha and Helena, Mont, E—— M. WHEELER stated under oath while on the witness stand that he voted for Cushing last year. That absolves pll republicans from supporting him, even if he had not secured his renomi- nation by democratic votes and hired Yeelers and tax-caters, —— AS BETWEEN Mr, Thomas Tuttle and D. H. Wheeler in the Fourth ward, re- publicans who want honest government will give Mr. Tuttle the preference. Ho 45 a clean man of undoubted integrity and entively free from entangling al- liances with contractors and taxeaters) — THE wholesale debauchery of the primaries and the stifiing of public sontiment by the cohorts of the combine, absolves republicans from every obliga- tion to support the nominces. Without money or patronage Chaffee, Davis and Wheeler could not muster a corporals guard of republicans, —e Whe t, Chaflee and Davis should o defeated at all hazards, Thoy repre- sont the worst elements in our city gov- ernment and are responsible for the enormous waste of the people’s sub- stance during the pust two years, They have been the head and front of all the plotting and scheming in connection with public improvements and have given countenance and support to the various raids that have been made on our city treasury by the franchised cor- porations. To vote them into the coun- cil for another term would simply invite avepetition of dishonest and extrava- gant methods and encourage other pub- lic servants in carrying on venal schemes and promoting jobbery, E— Tre scandalous partiality of Chaffee's mrimary election judges can readily be accounted for. A few months ago Mr, Quealey had a claim against the city for grading damages. The appraisers awarded him eight hundred aollars. Mr., Quenley declined to accept and ap- pealed to the combine for a higher award. A more accommodating set of ‘appraisers was appointed and Quealey ,was allowed eighteen hundred dollars, This was like finding a clean thousand 'dollars. Mr. Quealey is a grateful man, and Chaftee knew he could count on him to count him in, Mr, Quealey has paid his debt, but the taxpayers of Omaha are not likely to applaud Mr. Chaffee’s generous methods of dealing out other ‘mople‘u money, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, TIME 10 CALL A HALT. The activity displayed by the hosses of the waterworks, the strect car lines, cloctric lighting contractors and repre- sontatives of other franchised corpora- tions in the primary elections for coun- cilmen compels us to sound the alarm and callthe attention of taxpaying citi- 2ens to the impending dange We have voted these corporations franchises that are worth millions of dollars, We have voted th the right- of-way through public thoroughfares; over viaduets and underground, Wo have cheorfully borne the enormous burden imposed upon s for our water supply and our gas and electric lights, We have permitted them almost with- out protest to tear up our streets and cart away and appropriate to their own use part of our pavements, to pay for which adjacent property has been at- tached, We have ailowed them almost without protest to draw thousands and thousands of dollars outof our city treas- ury, to which they were not legally en- titled, We have even allowed ourselves to be held up and robbed in broad day- light by boodlers in the city council who were in the pay of these corporations and voted to remit them money that had been legally collected, and voted them elaims that were fraudulent, It is a notorious fact that of these cor- ations, the water works company, the gas company, the street railway com- pany and the electric lighting company are stocked and bonded for over ten millions of dollars and pay taxes on un assessment of less than one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, For in- stance, the building and plant of the clectric lighting company are worth overone hundred thousand dallars and wero ssed It spring for one thousand three hundred dollars. Such glaring favoritism would satisty anybody except the franchised corpora- tions, They still reach out for more, and theyaro trying to get more by high- handed, reckless and corrupt interf ence with the machinery of elections. Suppose any citizen who desired to shivk his water bill or gas bill should corrupt- tamper with the subordinates of these rporations, Would they tumely sub- mit and allow themselves to be robbed* And yet the managers of these corpof tions are doing this very thing with the taxpayers of Omaha, They have tampered with councilmen and bought them up, if not with money, with patronage and lucrative jobs. And they are trying to fasten their grip more secirely upon the throats of our tax- payers than over before, What do these people want, anyhow? Ave they noi satisfied with the tribute they can exact under the contracts they hold? Ave they not satisfied with the fair t'eatment which any honest council- man would cheerfully give them? Is it not about time for them to call & halt and stop this outrageous interference with elections and our municipal goy- ernment? . TiE BEE entertains no unfriendly feeling toward any of these corporations or their managers, but it warns them now to desist from their infernal machi- nations unless they want to avouse our citizens to organized rvesistance and want to invite an appeal to the courts that will soon show them the boundary line between their rights and the rights of the taxpayers, ——— A NOTABLE CONFEREN A conference that will not fail to com- mand the interested attention of the religious world was held at Chicago the past week. This was ameeting of prom- inent ministers of the Christian faith and distinguished rabbis of the Mosaic faith, who came together to consider questions of vital concorn to believers in every religion, but with the primary object of promoting friendly communica- tion between Jews and Christians, The conference held two days and listened to addresses of a high order of ability from both rabbis und ministers, all of which were characterized by a spirit of liber- ality and a tendency to concession which must be regarded as important and re- markable. Without any surrender on either side of vital doctrine, there was manifested by each side a disposition to treat the opinions of the other with re- spoctful toleration and to inculcate the idea of more friendly intercourse be- tween Jew and Gentile. Of course no one who participated in the conference was effected in his faith, Unquestionable ministers and rabbis o were just as firm in their religious con- victions after the meeting as before. There wore no new reasons to be given on either side whythe other should abandon the vital doctrine that separ- ted them, Very likely each side was en- lightened by the discourses of the other, but doubtless no one was weakened in his established views. Conver- sion was not the design of the conference, but there is reason to believe that its real purpose, that of bringing about a.better foeling betwoen the representatives of the two faiths, was at least measurably attained. At any rate, it was a step in that direction, and therefore significant and important. The Chicago conference was probably the forerunner of others of a similar character, and if 50, its beneficial results may be far-reaching. THE ART EXHIBIT OPEN TODAY. The managers of the Omaha art ex- hibit have decided to keep it open on Sundays in order to enable those people. to visit the exhibition who eannot con- veniently do 50 on any other day of the weelk. There is a very large number of our people which has no leisure time to give to an attraction of this kind except on Sunday, and many of these appreciaie art and it is believed will welcomo an opportunity to enjoy this admirable exhibit. This the managers think should be given them, and doubtless all liberal-minded people will acyuiesce in this view. The art galieries of the east- ern cities are generally open on Sun- days and as a rule are largely attended, The effect In cultivating « popular taste for art has been found to be excellent. Large numbers of persons who would otherwise pass their Sunday leisure un- profitably spend a part of the time in as- sociation with works of art, to their in- tellectual and moral benefit, Nobody can thus bo employed at' & loss. True art is educational and elevating to all who are attracted by it, and it is most desirable that the plain people, who can have little true art in their homes, should be given every possible oppor- tunity to sec it elsewhore. There are peoplo in Omaha who may never again have so favorable an opportunity to ac- quaint themselves with a high elass of art as is now offered by the exhibit at Harney and Thirteenth streots. Thus far the exhibit has been fairly well attended, but a move liberal expres: slon of popular interest, in it is to be de- sived. After all that has been said regard- ing its merits it must be presumed that our citizens ave fully aware of the fact that this collection of paintings is ono of the finest and most extensive to be vhere in this country. Item- tucos by European painters of the highest repute, and for the student of art offers a great varioty of examples, whilo to admirers simply it cannot fail to most amply reward their atiention, The exhibition will continue several weeks, and it isto be hoped popular in- terest in it will steadily incrense. UNION PACIFIC ECONOMY, Retrenchment is again the orderof the ; along the line of the Union Pacific, Reductions have been ordered in all de- partments, hundreds of men areto be summarily discharged from all the shops and the working hours of the remainder reduced, This periodic contraction and inflation has become a settled feature of Union Pacific policy, Every change of man- agement has been signalized by a new spasm of enforced economy. Wo concede that it is one of the in- alienablo rights of the company to hi and discharge at will. There are, how- ever, some features of economy and r trenchment that seriously affect the pub- It is a notorious fact that the Union fic rolling stock is insufficient for the business offered. The vast coal in- ‘ests of Wyoming and Colorado, de- pendant on the company for reaching contiguous markets, have for months been unable to fill orders owing to the scarcity of cars. Scores of Nebraska towns are insufficiently supplied and have escaped a conl famine by reason of uncommonly mild weather. The inability of the company to mect the demands of the coun- try at tho present time s due to a penny wise and pound foolish econ- omy. Last June President Adams sig- nalized a visit to the west by a sweeping reduction of the working force, stopping repairs and retrenching in all direc- tions, merely to make a favorable show- ing in net earnings. In less than two months the discharged men were ro- employed and the total force vastly in- creased. Despite these efforts the wreckage piled up, and there is seavcely a repair shop on the rond today that is not overstocked with mutilated cars and locomotives. For opposing this foolish policy Master Mechanic Hackney was retired and Cushing substituted and, the latter followed within a year for crowd- ing the yards with disabled volling stock. The present retrenchment policy is a striking example of Wabash methods which temporarily caused a rise in stocks, but ultimately proved disastrous. — AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION. A meeting of distinguished educators was recently held in Philadelphia to consider a plan designed to extend among the people the usefulness of the universities and higher institutions of learning. The movement is designed to benefit the large class of persons in the cities and towns of the country who have the leisure and inclination to study, but lack guidance, instruction and the sus- tained endeavor which comes of asso- ciated effort under proper regulations directed toward a certain end, The iden is thatas these persons are de- barred from going to the university, the university will undertake to go to them. It appears that the plan proposed here has had a successful history in England. There numerous societies exist, largely composed of the artisan class, to which the universities of Oxford and Cam- bridge furnish courses of study, lectures, and periodical and final examinations. A dozen or more persons organize them- solves anywhere into a class for study and notify either university of the fact. University men take direction of the class, lay out a graded course of read- ing, study and examinations, and the university provides reference books, special lecturers and examiners, and is- sues certificates of proficiency. The plan has been in operation in England for sixteen years, with the most beneficial results, The movement in this country origin- ated with the universityof Pennsylvania and found immediate favor with other institutions, and it is believed that the problem of extending to thousands of persons who cannot attend a university the educational help of those institutions has been practically solved, The move- ment has had marked success in Phila- delphia, where all the institutions of learning hiave united to proyide direc- tion and instruction for all who have leisure and wish to employ it for the acquisition of knowledge. It being demonstrated that the plan is practica- ble in one city it will certainly sproad to others, and it is doubtless only a ques- tion of time when it will become general. It is a very interesting innovation, which contains the promise of most beneficial results, —_— A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. Senator Edmunds proposes at the com- ing session of congress to press his bill for the establishment of a national uni- versity at Washington. The plan con- templates the creation by congress of an educational institution modeled on the Georman university idea—a school to which students may go to take a post- graduate course after having finished work at the other colleges. No one would be admitted to it who had not passed through a course of instruction equal to that given in the best colleges. The idea of establishing such a univer- sity has been urged for a number of years. Indeed it was suggested early in the history of the government. But it has uniformly ~ encoun- tered, a8 it still does, strong opposition from . the friends of the leading universities of the country, based upon their beliof that the estab- lishment of such av inastiwation at the | national capital Would injure those else- where, Especidffifdoes objection come from institutiops§ which have post- graduate coursod #ind theso will oasily enlist others inlc jections have bo position. Other ob- urged ngainst the proposed nationsl diniversity, but that proceeding from the established educa- tional institutions is perhaps the most formidable, f On the othor Manhd thero is a great deal to be said in hehalf of the plan, In the first place it will be conceded that a university at |hl-:~1'\l of government of the character uml?‘mphlln .l would have advantages for students not to by found anywhere eclse in the country. Washington is not only the political center of the nation, but there the whole machinery of gov- ernment is operated, so that while those attending a national university were completing their studies they would at the same time oblain from practical ob- servation valuable knowledge of gov- ernmental affaivs, Besides this there are storehouses of information in Wash- ington which, if not exclusive to that city, are unequalled elsewhere, and which the prospective lawyer, or doctor, or literateur would find invaluable. Whether anything would be gained for popular patriotism from the proposed university is not altogether certain, the tendency of the influences at Washing- ton not being very strongly in this direc- tion, nator Edmunds believes that hi plan will finally provail, and that this great school which he proposes will in the end embrace the best features of the highest technical schools, and that, wi the advantages given through its est: lishment at the natioual capital, in time such a university would rank with the best in the world. But there is very little probability that he will be able to do anything with his bill in the present congress, and it is pretty safe to predict that the time is yet remote when public sentiment will approve the proposal that congress shall establish a national uni- ver: THE manifesto Mr, issued by stone in reply to that of Mr. Parnell, malkes the breach between the leader of Glad- the English liberals and the leader of the Irish natio sts 8o wide that it will be utterly impossible to close it. There are no conceivable circumstances under which Gladstone and Parnell could be brought to a renewal of confidence in one another and united action, Tt is pos- sible, though by no means probable, that both may continue to labor in the same direction and with the same end in view, but there can be no further association between them. This unfortunate situa- tion of affairs is not the fault of Mr. Gladstone. His advico to Mr. Parnell ' th relinquish the leadership of the mnationalists was wise and gave no excuse to the Irish leader for the ill-tempered manifesto in which he arraigned Mr. Gladstone as having been an unfair ally, whose latest course was prompted by a desire for re- venge. The declarations of Mr. Glad- stone denying the statements of Mr. Parnell will inthe clrcumstances be very gencrally aceepted as conclusive, and thus Mr. Parnell will stand before the world doubly condemned. His whole course in this matter thus far has been disastrous to himself and cannot fail to prove greatly damaging to the cause ho ropresents, But it must not be sup- posed that the cause can be ruined by Parnell or any other man. It has sur- vived many misfortunes and set-backs and will outlive the present crisis, The con- summation may be postponed, but the just rights which the Irish people de- mand are certain of ultimate triumph, despite the follies and blunders and mad passions of leaders, m—— It 18 reported upon what appears to be good authority that the New York World has been sold by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer to Mr. George W. Childs, proprietor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and Mr. An- thony W. Drexel, the well known banker of Philadelphia. Statements differ as to the price supposed to be agreed upon, but it is in the neighborhood of four mil- lion dollars, the transaction including the new building into which the news- paper plant has recently moved. There is reason for giving eredence to the re- portof the sale in the fact that the health of Mr. Pulitzer has become greatly impaired, and since his return from Europe, where he was absent about two years under treatment, prin- cipally “for an affection of the eyes, the direction of the World has been largely entrusted to an executive board composed of the heads of the edi- torial departments, Mr. Pulitzer, how- ever, was still more or less burdened with the cares of the paper, and prob- ably decided, as stated, that his only hope of abtaining relief was in disposing of the property outrignt. It is under- stood that the transfer will take place the first of next year, vntil which time probably nothing definite will be known as to the policy the new proprietors will adopt. The World has been made a great financial suceess by Mr. Pulitzer, and the way for his: successors to main- tain what he has achieved is very plainly marked out. THE East Omaha land company adds another splendid project to many others under way for the development of the property. Plans have been accepted for a railroad and wagon bridge over the Missouri river, and ,work will begin on the structure as soon as a charter is ob- tained from congress, The company controls ample means to carry the pro- ject to successful « completion, and what is more the dominhting interests in the company will undoubtedly checkmate the selfish opposition which harassed and destroyed similar onterprises in Omaha in years past. The erection of the bridge will partially, at least, re- move the embargo on commerce at this point and open to competing roads a vast area of land suitable for trackage, shops, factories and warehouses and like in- dustries, the development of which will make North Omaha and the island an active competitor with South Omaha for industrial supremucy. —— THE citizens of the Ninth ward could not do better than to elect Mr. George J. Paul as the successor of the combine vingster, E. P. Davis. Mr. Paulisa self-made young man whose conduct has always boen unblemished and whoso business capacity Jds recognized. tics, Mr, Puul has all the qualifications necossary to make him an eficiont coun- cilman, THE treaty of Kilmainhan appears to be in a worse condition than the famous treaty of Limerick. Eep——— z K en for Goul Chicago Inter-Ocean, Jay Gould may corner all the western rail- roads but when ho undortakes to pocket the west he will find that there are some things too big for even a Wall street wizard to possess. What Too onstitutes Democracy. Indicanapolts Jowrnal. Two years ago democrats were inhappy about asurplus in the treasury, and now they arcunhappy about an imaginary deficit. o be unhappy is their normal condition. De- mocracy is chronic pessimism tempered with confirmed melancholia, i o Republican Opportunity. St. Paul Pioneer-Press (Rep). From the moment of its assembling con- gress should devote itself to the establish- ment of a wide system of trade reciprocity. This is in line with the demand for tariff re- form. This isin harmony with the views and the policy of the greatest living leador of the party. This is the means by which,with- out disturbing rates of duty as fixed in tho tariff schedules, wo may obtain wider mar- kets for our products and admission for those other products which we want. The whole country is in favor of trade reciprocity. Re- ciprocity with Canada and Mexico alone would more than counteract the unfortunate effects of the MeKinley tariff law, It would givo new impulses to trade; it would prevent the increase of pr it would give the re- publican party a policy and o rallying ery which are more pppular than any it has had since the close of the war. This is where lost ground may be gained. Itis the way in which to repair the tremendous blunder of the former session, and convince the peoplo that the republican party can maintain the principle of protection without prohibiting imvorts; can make it consistent with the en- largement of our foreign trade and the pros- perity of our people. What republicans should do in the limited time left to them be- fore they lose control of one branch of the governwent is to set moving a policy of trade reciprocity that shall include all thecountries of the American continent. If the democrats oppose this they ave lost, If they agree to it the republicans have regained their prestige. Itis the cne great and final opportunity of the party. Are 1its representatives sagacious enough to understand and bold enough to take advantage of the situation? - - The Contest in Nebraska. Philadelphia Press, The small plurality by which the farmers’ alliance sta ticket was defeated in Ne- braska has encouraged that organization to begin a contest for the governorship and other offices, which will be tried by the next legislature. The vote in tho state on gov- ernor stood, according to the latest returns, as follows: Democratic, 71,3313 farmers al- liance, 70,187; republican, 68,865 ; democratic plurality. 1,144, The legislature which will try the contest will have an alliance majority m both branches, The senate will stand: Alliance, 18; democrats, 9; republicans, 6. The house will stand: Alliance, 54; demo- crats, 25; republicans, 21. The charges on which the contest will be based are the bribery and intimidation of vot- ers, the failure of judges and clerks of elec- tions to make honest roturns, and the fact that a number of towns did not comply with the law requiring them to rogister voters. The contest will be an interesting one, and its progress and result wilt be watched with a good deal of interest throughout the coun- try. ‘lhe farmers' alliance will have entire control of it, and the decision, according as it is seen to be based on evidence ov prejudice, will have much to do with determining the standing of that organization before the people. If the proof of fraud atthe ballot box is clear, and enough false counting is shown to overcome the democratic plurality, then the title of the farmers’ alliance candi- date to the governorship will be plain and he ought to be scated. The failure to comply with the registration law, however, is only a technical error, pro- vided the intent of the voters is honestly shown in the return of the votes. A govern orship gained on such grounds would bea legal, but not an equitable prize, and it would not strengthen the farmers’ alliance 1 the contidence of the public. But the charge that ntimidation and threats of ostracism were used to influence voters against the alliance candidates will not have much force. Facts which have come to light since the election show that these very tactics were employed by the alliauce men themselves, United States Marshal Slaughter asserts that the al- liance voters met in lodge rooms on the night before election and took an oath-bound pledgethat they would vote the allianco ticket, and that committees stood at the polls to see that these pledges were carried out. There was probably far move intimidation practiced by the farmers’ alliance than by both republicans and democrats together, The democratic candidate for lieutenant gov- ernor relates thaton visiting a number of relatives on the Sunday before the election and asking them to vote for him he learned that they had all taken an oath on the bible to vote a straight alliance ticket without a seratch or a paster, and the returns showed that they had carried out their pledge. Many other facts prove that the determination of the alliance to win in the recent election was largely underestimated by the old par- ties. The question now is whether the same methods will be carried into the contest for the governorship before the legislature, If they are, and it becomes ovident that the alliance is swayed by prejullice and passion, instead of by facts and evidence, it will irretricvably injure its cause with the public, i — THE LAST EVE OF SUNMER, T Juhn Greenleag Whittier in the N, ¥, Independent Sumumer's last sun, nigh unto setting, shines Through columuar And, on the deepening si Its golden lines are drawn, Dreaming of long.gone gummerdays like this, ing the wind'a soft ki, Geetaap iud that faliing ear and sight Have still theirold delight, Isit alone and watel the warm swoet duy Laupse tenderly aw. And, wisttul, with a 1 ask, "lvlhlsfllu 1 g of forecast, 1 “Will never more for me the seasons run Thelr round, and will the sun Of ardent summors For me w rise un ot to come forget soLe™ Thou shouldst be here or T skould be with thee Wherever thou mayst be, Lips mute, hands clusped. in stlences of speech Each wnsweriug unto each, At this still hour which hiuts of wystery far Beyond the evening star, No words out suffice from 1ip or scroil; Tho soul would fain with soul Walt. whilo these few, swift-pussiug days Bite Wisc, dinposting Wil oot 8 devs fuldll And, In the evenin, The All-Mercifu. plemn n that wortal Lifo reveal auman love, 15 pi Tuterprets lovedivine. s at morning, trust and Just, 1-communion feels pheoy and sign, Come thew tu thought, I that alone way be, ) triend! and bring with thee ¥ Thy KAl MOUFNASR AP Crnassondout sphieros, And the cteral years, OAk KNoLL, 180, Al though ho hus never taken part in poli- | Ill)"l: OF THE STATE PRESS. vemont Tribuno: It {s saldthat Jay Due- ws, the boss of the aliane fastened an optic on Paddock's seat in the | sonato. How wo littlo erab apples swim! Do Witt Times: [f by somo actof provi- | dence Sitting Bull and Red Cloud wero to bo found dangling from the eud of aropothe people of South Dakota and northern Ne- braska would feel a sense of reliof. Grand Tsland Independent: Those papers Kicking about the defeat of Richards should remembor that it was his own politi ardice that did it. Had he possessed the courage to declare himself upon the most | vital issuo in the campalgn in this stato, he would today be the governorelect beyond question, Fremont Herald the contest ¢ suggestive, Kver is the paid attorney of the prohibitionists Javery chirge made is thesameallogod by the New York Voico aud Lincoln Call in their roports concerning the cloction in Omiha, It iscasy cnough to be scon what Is at the vottom of all this—they want a man who will not veto & prohibition statutory law —and James K. Boyd is on record on this question. Beatrico Democrat: As the smoke of battle clears away, it is easy tosee that prohibition roceived its blackest oye because of the im- has already There isone feature of ainst Boyd that is rather ported talent, the busted preachers, and wind-broken colonels, and short-haired women. These, with the Voice and TLever, turned the tide and whilo the local press and speakers had madoa good impression, up to the first of July, the colonels that came into thestateat that time projudiced the people against the cause and it fell 40,900 votes short of election, Grand Island Yndependent: I.et us not have a Burrows kingdom established in Ne- braska. Thisshould continue as arepublic. Dictator Barrows would soon prove cven more obuoxtons than dictator corporation, ‘We cannot afford anarchy, nor monarchy, nor one-man power, such as King Burtows would give tovs, were he once fairly in- stalled. Had it not been for the domineering course of Dictator Burrows no contest would have been called for in this election, but the alliance ticket would have swept . the state by majorities that would have put all talk of contest out of the question, Kearney Hub: The methods of Burrow who has set up an absolute political dictator- ship at Lincoln, and tha cra: pers of Dech, late independent candidate for lieutenant governor, constitute the most jackastical wiunessed inthe politics of Nebraska, What was a few woeks ago o campaign contest for certain professed prin- ciples has degenerated into a squabble or a handful of offices which are to be secured by hook and crook, the formality of election passed over, aud pretexts ereated for throw- ing out of such votes as will make the result favorable for all of the independent candi- dates. HERE AN LR E, Indian scaro the other day a gentlemnn said: “I don't believe there willbe any bloodshed. The Indians know too well that they would stand no chance in a contest with Uncle Sam.” And then he added: “Tt scemsa shame, too, after we've got our troops and our how itzers ana our war correspondents all ready fora scrap. The situation reminds me of au incidentat tho Boyd here duringa produc- tion of ‘Saints and Sinners.! At that point in the play where the lusty hero confronts the villain and demands personal satis faction theaudience was worked up to the highest piteh of interest. Everybody was aching to see the villain thrashed, but he threatened to provent such a consummation by an absolute backdown. Finally a man occupying aseat infrontof me leaned forward with tears streaming down his face and shaking his fist atthe stage exclaimed “Hit the scoundrel ! Commenting on the Make him fight!" Mrs. Jeannetts M. Thurber, president of the National Conservatory of Music of Amer- ica, in a letter to the editor of Tu Bk, do- sires that attention be called to the fact that the national conservatory has added to its faculty as professor of violin, Madamo Camilla Urso, who is particularly interested in conservatory work. It is well known that according to the rules of the Paris conserva- tory, boys only were admitted to its violin classes until the great talént of Camilla Urso ‘was recognized by Auber, the director, since which time the conservatory has opened its doors to all girls of promise. “Omne of the funniest sights at Pine Ridge,” said Mr. R. V. Goodrich, who re- turned from that agency Thursday, “was the way in which Buffalo Bill's Indians treated their old friends. The Wild West bucks were dressed up inthe heighth of Euglish fashion, wearing piccadilly collars and carrying silver-headed canes. As several of them were marching up the agency street in dude fashion, an old squaw inan army blanket espied among thom one of her friends and made a dash at him with both hads oxtended. The dude red min didn’t notice her appavently until she headed him off and with a gutteral exclu- mation attempted to embrace him, But ho wouldw's embrace. He drew himsell up, eyed tho squaw with coldness, and with an I don’t-know-you stare turned his back on his lady friond and rejoined his Wild West com. bination. The squaw shed no s, butthere was @ look of humiliation on lex countenance which showed how thoroughly snubbed she felt.” ST could tell you some very interesting stories about occurrences on the resorva. tion,” continued Mr. Goodrich, “but many of them would haraly appear well in print— not even in Vanity Fuir or the Police Ga. zette. It's alittlo the poorest country I was over in, excopt for traders, who manage to squeeze out of a visitor from two to five times the value of anything they have to soll.” A lady now traveling in Tretand tells tho following story of Dearagoil, the Holen of Tre- tand, us she got It from *“Tommie" the driver of an Irish jaunting car. A ridge of earth marks the @rae of Dear- agoil, the Irish Helen, Tommie xicked, the sod over her grave and told me the story: ‘Shure an’ sho's 1n poorgatory this blissed minute. There'snivera praste in Oirland would pray her out. Stehad a foihe man, who was king of Brefilng, in Connaught, an' she was forty year old an' ought to know bouther. But she saw n young king of Leln- ster an’ was kilt intoirly wid th' look av *im. S0 she sint’im wurrud an' he cooms gal- lopin’ over to see her and they run off, Her man got th' king of England, Henry IT., to come and cateh ‘om for'im, S0 Henry saw ould Oirlaud an' said he would like fo have it himself, Thin he fought some batties wid Roderick O'Counor an' gaued ivry wan o thim. Au' that's the raison tl Oirishmen are all Englishmen to this day, wid thoexcip- tion of thim as wint to America.' 4o S e Uncle Sam Is the Big Boss A fter All Toston Globe, Thereturn of JayGould to Wall stieet with the lutention of bundling up the rail- roads of the country into a hugo trust merely repeats the invitation to Uncle Sam to como along some day, put the whole bundle on his shoulder and walk off with it. S An Important Factor Chieaa Tribun It is true chaupagne has risen n price, but whether it remains dear or not next year will dopend toalarge extent ou ihe siw of the <ooseberry crop. v forthe contestant | FROM THE STATE (APITAI Jams Port on Trial for Bhooting Little Ghurley Davis. A GRASS WIDOW AND ONLY SIXTEEN. Honry Berry Sells the Same Mo Twico—An Kleotric Light Plane for Lincoln — Ot her News Notes, Tixconx, Neb., Nowv, 20. [ ial to Tun Bex | —This aftornoon James Pert is having his preliminary hewring before Justico Fox worthy for allegrod shooting with intent t) Kl Itwill bo romembored that on Noven ber 10 little Charloy Davis, a boy oy ton yews old, was shot by Pert, and as the boy had formerly worked for Pert, but lefto o i count of alleged cruel treatmont, somo of e neighbors wore incined to wlieve that Pert intended to mirder the boy, Mr. Pottor, tho guardian of theorphan boy, appared as fho miin prosecator. The onl wilnesses examined e arl B, Sloason who was with the boy when ho was sha, Clrley Dayis, the lad shot, and James P, the fellow who did the shootin . The testimony {presouted agreed swith e agountspreviously published, Slosson and the boy dedaring thit the dog wis on the op posite side of thé street from which the fw were standing andthat Pertapparently it at them instoid of the dog. Pert'sonly defense was that he aimed ot the dog which was barking at his hore. The trial listed all aftorioon and afta hearing the witiesses testify Judger Fox worthy decided that the cvidence was not suflicient - to convict and Le thoreforo dis- charged Pert, ONLY SIXTHEN \ND DIV Caroline Hall, acomely young woman uot over sixteen yearsof age, was granted a di vorce this morning from her hasband, Frot Hall, to whom she was mamied in Dos Moloes, July 19, 187, She told the court that E'red had eruelly abu: her, and beat her with has fists on several oceasions, Her husbandis now in the Towa stite peniten tiary servinga five year term for larceny fron the person, committed in September of last year. Fred appaled to the supreme court, but last month the judgment of the lower court was affirmed. SOLD THE HORSE TWICE Not long since Henry Bey sold a horse wigon and harness toC. K, Worthington for 060, One half of the money was paid down and the remainder was to bo paid Last S: day, Worthington was a little hard pir on'the day specified and asked for m. but Berry demandea the money imm Tnstead of suing for judgment fort u ing &0 e replevined the outfit, (I(wvar thes fact that Worthington had paid £ on it Kuowing that Worthington could sue out an chuent for the outfit, it is said that hid the property andsince has sold it toanother verson. Tolay Worthington got judgment agunst Berry for the full value of the horse, wagron und hamess, and Borry will have to pay it or his bondsmen will havo 0 put up the money LET THERE BE FLECTRIC LIGHT, The city couneil belda special meeting this morning to consider the matter of electric lighting. The conteact was amended so ns toreadas follows: “The are lights are tobo of 2,00 candle power, not tobe more th.n two blocks apart except ontside of the gas district, where they may be placed mot to excced fourblocks apart. The number of lights shall not beless than sixty and may bo more at the option of the mayor and lightiug committee. Al gas lamps within the torri- tory are to be discontinned ||u|||u: the time sail electriclights avein use™ The compiny agrees to furnish everything necessary and to keep lamps, ete., in good repuir and condition at - its own - expens The lamps my he ken urning all night orone-half the night as desired, the all night lights to be not. less than sixteen in number and on one circuit, For this the city agrees o pay $10 per month for each all night: lanp and £10 per month foreach half night light 'J\no ract is to continue for the period of five The contract for the electric fire and |v olice alarm was awarded tothe Gayi company of Louisville ing an lour. Thore wor The bid mad ('flux\uumm Anhlln\hl filod very vigorfus protest against. the award of the contract to the highest bidder, declaring it tobe afla- grant violation of the ordinances reguiring: the award of contracts to the lowest bidder. STATE HOUSE NOTES, The United States guarante New York has beenauthori to transact business in this state. M. C. Hamilton of Omaha has been appointed acent for that company . The members of the state banking bosrd aro preparing their annual veport for sub- nigsion to the legislaure. . J. Hall, an ex-member of the legisla- ture ‘and an old time resident of Saunders county, wasa caller at the state house this morning. company of ODDS AND ENDS, John Butler, charged with obtaining money under false protenses by mortgagin s other people's pro perty, was arraigned this morning in the district courtand entered a plea of not guilty, Tho case of the stateys. Katio Haran, charged with arson, was dismissed on motion of the county attorney, 1t being shown_that she was not now within the jurisdiction of the state, having been allowed to go to Knn 888 with_her mother, and by consent. of all purties interestol. It appeating also that she is partially” insane, it was deemed that the state in which her parents mld\ should take careof her, In the case of Sarver vs, Bouck, in an order wus issied Weduesday e i re straining the defendant from ejecting the plaintif from a house in University place, the district court this morming granted a tero- porary injunction. Henry W. Stout was badly injured in the Burlington yards about elghteen month and afterwards suep the company for damages. The csc was dismissed’tiis morn- fug, the plaintiff accoptivg un amount not mentioned o stipulation filed today, and tho case was dismissed. The disposition of Lillie M. Good was fiic for proponents i the May will case |m|u\ Mrs. Goodis a niece of tho dec swoars that she was at all time Mrs. Good is the woman wlx(\(luul which tiot {ition (o set aside a decreo of divor obtained from her husband, in which lor aunt had unduly influenced her toact She isnow hving at Loog Island, Kun., with lier husband. Theremuins of the late J. P. McMahon wero brought toLincoln this evening for in terment. Me. MeMahon died from injuries teceived ina wreek on the Northern Pacific near Elmsburg, Wash., & few days 0go. OMAHA LLOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, Subseribed and Guanntied Capl Patd in Capital " 000 Buys and sells stooks aud bonds; negotlstes commerelal paper; recoves and excotes trusts; notsas transter asent and truste of eorporations, tikes charge of property, 0ol- lects taxes, 000 Omahal.oan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK, S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. I'aidin Capital,. .. 40,00 Subscribed umluuunnll'u] (Y ultnl‘ + 100,000 Liabliiry of Stock holders,.. u'.rwm.lnuuut Pa I(l lII\ Depos! ts. FRANK J. LANG. o, Officers: A U, Wym w.,..:.n-m J.J. Brown, vice-president, W, T Wyman, tmnlul\'r Directorsi-A., U, Wymnan, J. U, Millard, J. J. Brown, Guy 0. Baron, E. W, Nasl, Thouas T ienall, Georys B. Lakes 000 8 0, 7