Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1891, Page 4

THE _DAILY BEE. . ROSEWATER Eniron. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING TERME OF SURSCRIPTION, Dafly Ree (without Sunday)One Yent.... Dally and Sunday, One Year Weekly Bee, One Year OFFIC Omaha, Tho Ree Bullding Eouth Oyinha. Corner N and 20th Strests unofl BIufTs, 12 Pearl Str Cliloago CfMice, 17 Chamber of Commeroe. Now York. Room s 14,14 and 15, Tribune Buliding Washington, 61 Fourteonth street CORRESP Al communie ations o editorial matter should be addressed Editorial Departnient. BUSINESS LF sleftors and ronittances should e addr Pubiishing Company, Omaha. 3 ks and postofMice orders 10 he made payubie to the order of the com pany. The Bee Publishing Company. Proorietors THF BEE BUILDIN news and tc the A1l busin SWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULA Ftute of Nebraskn, 8 County of Douglas, | 8 George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Pullishing company, does solemnly swear that the netunl ciredlation of I e DAILY BEE for the week ending August 15, 1001, was us foilows: Sunday. Mo 1O Auz, 0 An. 10 Al Friday, Alg. 14 Eaturday, Aug. 15 Citeiaave s onsvoy 310U GEORGE I T/SCHUCK. fworn to betore me nnd subscribed in my presence this 15U diy of August, A, D 1901 NP Frr, otury Public. Average,. ... Etateof Nohras County of Donglas, ree 1 Trseli Joseanna <hys tiat | ‘ublishing conipiny daily elrculation of THE DATLY 14 month of August, 180, 20,0 for Septemter. 1 i October. 1w, * cop Ven er. 180, £ 18 for 180, ZLATH Copiess soples; for | 2307 ¢ March, 18 s for April copies: i { 840 1. 20,017 coplex. July, 1801, ¥ Grony: 1 ‘ to before me and subscribed in me, ¢ Uiy 3 dny of August, A I 150 Notury Publie. WIND is 0 cheap commodity in the board of education. being duly sworn, de- ot |r¥n1 Tue Ber for the for that the aet PERIADS if Dr, Gapen would resign he would bo happier and the ity healthier, BeAcH I HINMAN feels about as much at home in the alliance ranks as John M. Ragan and Paul Vandervoort. TEXAS is already in the field with an advertising train of three cars display- ing her products and distributing printed matter devoted to her resource A LONDON cable dispatch vefers to the metropolis of the unper Mississippi as *a town in Minnesota.” No wonder our neighbor’s bonds go begging for takers. RIOTING Chinamen are bent upon forcing their government into a foreign complication which will bring about anarchy and a collapse of the Chinese empire. THE Nebraskan who fails to attend the Grand Island reunion of veterans this year will miss the greatest assembly of ex-soldiers and their friends which Ne- braskashas over seen. MAYOR SLOAN of South Omaha is en- titled to the hearty commendation of every reputaole citizen of South Omaha and Omaha for the stand he has taken agaiust, prizo fights and Sunday dance halls, Jo LaMASTERS of Johnson county must have been 1onesome in the inde- pendent convention, with Jo McDowell of Jofferson still in the republican ranks. These two Joos have parted political company lato in life, SHOULD the coliseum be used for the national convention it would take a very short time to run spurs from the Twenty-fourth strect and Sherman av- enuo motors out to the building. With two motor lines and a cable road the immense crowd ought be handled with dispateh and comfort. BARDSLEY must have been as smooth a rascal as ever went unhung. He not only robbed the city of Philadelphia, the bankers and depositors in the Keystone bank, but he has besmirched the char- acter of almost every prominent man in tho City of Brotherly Love and the state of Pennsylvania to the extent at loast of compelling them to explain their trans- actions with him. Anorn “eonfer between the people and the board of transportation oceurs at Kearney today. Let us hope it will not be such a roaring farce as the meeting last week at Lincoln. The rail- road attorneys can doall the badgering of witnessos necessary and the hoard it- self will command more respect if it shall patiently hear all complaints and make its inquiries in a respectful man- ner, —_— WiLL Governor Thayer please main- Aain his mental equilibrium while THE Brr suggests that he is spending a great deal of valuable public time in ex- amining the testimony in the Huastings asylum matter? It is the governor’s privilego to bo as slow us u canal boat about his executive business, but the privilege should not be abused while men whom the board of public lands and buildings say are incompatent, inefli- cient and dishonest are drawing their salavies, Governor Thayer should not bo all summer coming to a conclusion. P AR ToMorROW will witness the formal opening of tha open board of trada of Omaha. It will ba colabrated by a ban quot 10 the grain and stockmen of Oma- ha's tributary tervitory. Alrveady about ono hundred and fifty invitations have Dboen acceptod and the event will be one of great eclat. The occasion is an im- portant one for Omaha. It may be a small beginning but the great enter- prise at South Omaha was o small be- ginning a fow vears ago. No man can foresee the future of Omaha as a grain market but the prospacts could not be brighter for entering upon the enter- pise of an open board of trade. The orop—unparalleled, and the warehouse act is the opportunity for definite action to make this & grain center of conse- quence. A COWARDLY SRHEET. Not satisflod with faking its news col- umns the hyphenated apology for a newspaper overshadowed by Farnam stroet hill, also fakes its editorial col- umns. In an article on its fourth page today that cowardly shoet has the brazen effrontery to say deliberately that the strike hns been sottled naturally and quickly just as it predicted and expected. It also makes a cowardly nssault upon the absent editor of THE BEE, using a toxt a garbled oxtract from a garbled and incorrect interview ina New York paper. If the extract wero a correct nent of Mr, Rosewater's views upon the labor question, which it is not, there isno sort of connection between the alleged interview and theloeal labor con- troversy. [ts repetition from time to time in the World-Herald is an illustration of the bushwhacking methods of that shoet v further proof of its innate cowardice if such were nccessary after the events of the present month. t has the World-Herald said in to the strike from the day when the men walked out and wero driven by violence out of the smeiting works until Inst Saturday? What have been its in rogard to the situ- ation? Which side of the controversy did it assume? What does it think of the eight-hour law and the conditions which have provailed three weeks? The only editorial utterance in that sheot from the boginning to the ond of the trouble was as follows: as state views hero for The smelter nomore fresh smelts for 8 ane time. pretty ke tie of fish, In the face of so disgraceful and awkward a situation the newspaper in question now eriticises the course of THE BeE and says: “The stri light misfortune to the business interests of Omaha,” “The World-Herald could have inflamed the passions of the men by dwelling on their grievances,” and “‘the settlement has come as the World- Hervald predicted. Three lines of a very stale joke, the sum total of the comment of an eight-page newspaper published in a city of 140,000 people rent by a strike or lock-out of 650 workingmen and the sation of work in its most important manufacturing concern! Dur- ing all these days Tui Bee was daily giving utterance to opinions as to the morits of the controversy, feariessly eriticising both sides wheve, in its judg- ment, they were pursuing a wrong cours cautioning both to refrain from any tion likely to widen the chasm between them: advising all concerned to be just and fair to cach other and pointing the way toa settlement. THE BEER has no apologies for its course. Looking back over the long days of suspense it sees nothing to retract in its editorial utter- nees. The adjustment of differences came about in the manuer outlined b this paper. It believes that its influence in this difficulty has directly benefited both parties to the controversy and con- tributed to the final amicable settle- ment. Why did the World-IHerald remain ab- solutely silent if THE BEE'S course was inimical to the cause of labor? Why did the cowardly aristocrat who owns the moribund concern keep his lips sealed when the mayor’s ill-timed and useless proclamation was promulgated? Why did it say nothing when blatherskites sought by incendiary speeches to procip- itate disaster to every business interes in Omaha? Whydid it offer no sym thy to the workingmen if Tne Bee “abused the strikers and condemnc their course?” If it belioved the strike was commendable and properly timed why did it allow THE BEE to pronounce it ‘‘ill-timed” without protest on behalf of the workingmen? Why aid it not defend them when, as it falsely alleges, THE Brg “‘misrepresented the men, blackguarded their leaders and condemned their efforts to better themselves?” Why did not the inheritance assert itself on behalf of the down-trodden workingmen against the “groat corporation which owns the smelter?” Why did it not dare to tell the truth in its news columns and com- ment thereon on its editorial page? Beeause the World-Herald is a fakoe newspaper and its editor had not tl moral cournge to express his sentiments or take any position upon the grave and delicate questions at issue. has shut down and we will have Here's o <o was cos ' o) e THE ARID REGION PROBLEM. The fact that the question of reclaim- ing the arid region is receiving atten- tion in quarters whore until now it has met only indifference is oncouraging to those who regard this as ono of the most important practical problems to which public interest can be directed. A writer in an eastern journal who recog- nizes the fact that very little desirable public land remains unappropriated out- sido of the boundavies of what may be termed the arid vegion, while the demand for homes on the public domain is greater than over hefore in the country's history, urges the necessity and duty of adopting such a policy as will make the arid lands available for settlement and culti- vation, This writer points out, what all who have any familiarity with the subject know, that persons contomplating settle- ment cannot cope with the situation It is true that in some localities the settlers have provided for irrigation, but ally this is not practicable, and to wait for tne reclama- tion of the great arid region through the efforts of individuals would be to postpone it until the necessities of o vast population, perhapstwo or three times that of the country at present, compellod the employment of the lands. On the other hand it is ro nized thut congress possibly can never be induced to approprinte money sfrom the public treasury to construct nec sary reservoirs and eanals, nor is it do sirable that it should do so. Neither is it probably that congress will pass any law likely to result in teansforring title to such large bodies of theso arid lands to corporations as would induce private capital to embark in the stu- pendous undertaking as an investment The genius of our institutions, remarks this writer, and the universal desire of our people to own homes, stand alike in stubborn opposition to the acquisition of title to extensive tracts of land by cor- porations. But it is the duty of the government THE OMAHA DAILY BHEI: ! to see that every honest man who is will- | Ing to make an industrious effort to secure a home of his own should have every en- gomont and as fow impediments as possible left in his way. tow shall the rnment porform this duty? There are two ways open. One of these is to adopt a policy that will encourage private ital to embark in irrigation enterprises, which would necossarily re- sult in passing the ownership of watoer, and consequent control of the land, to The other, und the bettor plan, would be the transfer of the land and water to the direct control of the states, subject to such limitations and restrictions as would insure the reclama- tion of the land by the states, and tho | transfer of title from the state in the first instance to actual settlers, The solution of the problem of re- claiming the arid lands undoubtedly will be found in the last-named plan, which has very generally como to be recognized by those intervested in this important subject as the only one that s 1 and practicable. The interstate ir ation convention to be held in Salt Lake City next month will doubtless give the force of its opinion and influence in favor of that plan. PO 0! best corporations once wise 10N PACIFC FINANCES. The arrangements of the syndicate formed to relieve the tinancial distress of the Union Pacific railroad of which there have been reports ve- cently of a somewhat ture, appear to have been completed, accord- ing to eastern dispatches, and now only await the ratification of the directors of the company, which theve will doubtless be no trouble in securing. The proposal, according to the dispatches, is that the syndicate shall supply the company with from $20,000,000 to $24,000,000 on securi- ties valued at $38,000,000, and the ported intention is to apply $19,000,000 to the floating debt, reserving the remain- der for possible contingencie The financial condition of the Union Pacific has for some time been a cause of anxious concern in monetary circles, and has had no inconsiderable influence in depressing railway securities, as the apprehension of the imminent bank- ruptcy of so great a corpora- tion would necessarily have. The conclusion of such an arrangement as is reported, even though it be merely a temporary expedient, will, therefore, be likely to have a reassuring effect. When the formation of the syndicate was an- nounced the stock of the company rose, and when later it was reported that the scheme had failed the stock fell. The reasonable inference from these circum- stances is, that the arrangement boing an assured fact Union Pacific stock will again raove upward, though how much and how long an advance could be main- tained are questions it would not hesafe to attempt to answer. The fact that the company is not in a solvent condition is not made any less conspicuous by the ex- pedient to which it has been compelled 10 resort, and this will not be lost sight of by investor The business of the company during the ensuing yeur ought to reulize a very great improvement over that of the past years, and doubt- less it will, but whether the results of such improvement will be used by tho management in putting the corporation on a sounder financial basis, or diverted to ends which may easily be covjectured by those familiar with the past history of this corporation, are matters which only time can demon- strate. The men in control of the Union Pacific are exceedingly able financiers, and if they weve known to be equally serupulous the means they have adopted to avert possible bankruptey would cre- ate much more confidence than will be felt in them. There is an unavoidable suspicion of the motives and designs of Mr. Jay Gould and Mr. Russell Sage. The evidence as to the financial condition of the Union Pacific is particularly interesting in respect to the relations of that corporation to tne government, and may have a very de- cisive influence in determining legisla- tion by congress with referenco to the debt of the Union Pacfic to the govern- ment. The situation suggests that sum- mary measures may bo necossury to en- ble the government to securo any part of the obligations soon to become due. company, sorious n re. A STRIKE, business puralysis, uncer- tainty and trouble have held sway for nearly three weeks. About six hundred and fifty men were out of employment and a great industry was silenced. A fake newspaper discussed hoop-skirts, Chilian politics, and everything else under the sun, but ignored the most im- portant local event of years until the strike had ended, and then the threo or four scintillating intellects of the World- Herald struck against each other and produced the following able editorial upon the great topics of the eight hour law and the smelting works trouble: “The smelter strike is over and smelts will be as popular as cver on Friday,” The thing has an uneanny odor about it, and sweeps up against the face of public sentiment like the perfume of a fertil factory on account of its age and lack of the embalming fluid, buv as it is the strongest thing which has ap- poared in the Fukir upon the subject, it deserves passing attention, THE Coliseum building will accommo- date 10,000 to 12,000 people, but if this is not large enough Omaha will evect a new auditorium big enough to satisfy alt couditions vossible. Wo want that con vention and are determined to have it if eoterprise and good work can se- curo it. PROFANITY in the council, in the board of edueation, in the board of health, in the board of public works, in the board of county commissionors, overywhere, and yet thess public officials nre expected to be gentiemen, Are wo expecting too much? MAYOR CUSHING will not be a candi- date for ro-election. The mayor is a wiser man now than he was two years ngo. AND still no rules to govern the san- itary commissioner, the commissioner of health and the board of health. A CALL has been issued for a con tion of members of the farmors’ allis union, to meet in on- nce St i and industrial | | | than of the political agricultur Louis the middle of next month, to take action in: Ppposition to the sub- trensury schome, * This is in pursuance of a resolution passed by the convention of the Texas allinyc months ago, in which 'the ‘scheme of turn- ing the treaswti into a vast pawn- shop was roundly denounced and a committee ,mppointed to call a nationai convention of farmers and workingmen opposed to the demogogic proposal. Tt dhight to bo a safe predic- tion that the profosea convention will be representative of the intelligent and honest farmers. of the country, rather t who controlled tho \tion, and if so it will influence. It is un- that tho sub-treasury folly is losing ground, even in the section whore it originated, and its condemnation by a national conven- of genuine farmers and workingmen would very likely put an end to it. It is to be hoped the reckless political dema- gogues who have misled a portion of the farmers of the country into support of this wild and impracticable scheme, will be carefully exciuded from the St. Louis convention, about two largely Cincinnati conve exert a decided questionable composed and MASON dead. The event was not unexpected, but is none the shocking to a wide circle of acquaintances and friends in Nebraska. The deceased jarist was a man of much for n able attorney at law: an up- vight judge and a citizen of influence. He was one of the earliest settlers and prior to his retivement from the supremo beneh was a recognized factor in braska politics.. He w an entert ing public speaker, a relentless fighter in court and on the stump and a staunch friend of those to whom he became attached personally. He has left his impress upon Nebraska in hor first and second constitutions, in her supreme court reports and before the bar in all her courts, Judge Mason had faults, as every forceful man has, and he made bitter enemics in his aggressive con- tests personal and political. His death will soften these, however, and human- ity’s charity will throw its cloak over what was distasteful and leave in endur- ing memory only the honorable features of avery active career. There will be much to remember of Judge Mason and his life for more than thirty-five years in Nebraska, JUDGE O. P, is less WHAT connection has the November election with the two-iile limit saloons? To call a councilman a liar is a worse offense than to brand him as a thief. DR, Gapk facility at throwing fire brands has been vindicated. A Promising Thanksgiving. Concinnati Commereial. Reports from -the cranberry regions are promising, and everything looks favorable for a big Thanksgiving turkoey day in Novem- ber, a little while after the republicans have carried Ohio, lowa, New York and Massa- chusetts. — Another Will Contest. New York Telegram. Mr. Timothy (Hagan) Hopkins of San Francisco will contest the will of the Jate Mrs. Hopkins-Searle. This was to have been expected, and tho contest will provably be phenomenal for the bitterness displayed and the filth thrown. — - The Railroad Clam. New York Tritune. What's the use of telegraphing after a railway accident that the railway officials are reticent? Of course they ara reticent. As the Boston Transcript remarks: “A re- ticenter man than a railroad oficial after an accident would be bard to find. Compared with him a clam is loquacious.’” g Chicago's Prodigy. Chicago Herald. There is much excitement, in cartain quar- ters because a Chicago baby smokes a pipe with evident relish, 1f its parents had traus- mitted to it a disease of some other sort, a consuming appetite for whisky to be de- veloped later on, or au unconguerablo ten- dencyto crimd or pauperism, nobody would have conceraed himself about the case 1 the least. B The Kansas Penny Ante. Philadelphia Record. The people’s party state central cosnmitton of Kansas proposes to expend $1,060 :a the pendin mpzign, the monoy to be raised by 1 cout assessments. The campaign is to be conducted on the principle that tho voter who contributes | cent may be depended upon to do better work than the voter who is Lought for $100. As the committee expended only 1,100 last year and clected five con- gressmen, eighty-four mombers of the legi lature and & United States senator, the Kan- sas farmers kave some reason for the faith that is in them. LU Sl The Ohio w hat-is-It. Sprinafield (Mass) Republican. The people’s party has put forth & fall state ticket w Oblo with some show of strength and enthusiasm. Its platform is mainly the one adopted at Cincinnati with subsidiary parts relating to stato affairs, in- cluding woman suffrago and Bellamy’s re- cently promulgated plan of meeting the drink question by establishing state in place of private dispensation of liquors on the theory that the element of profit in selting is largely rosponsible for the existing evils. While the movement gains tho larger part of | its support appareutly from the farmers, a Cincinnati printor'1sigiven tho second place on the ticset aud the various socialistic ana labor ovgaaizations of tho cities have been active n promoting the work of the conven- tion. ‘The Old Reliable, Philadelphin Ledger. The main virtue of building and loan asso- ciations of the Philadulphis pattern is tha thoy are econoilddlly managed by mon known to all tho wwumbers, who aro for the most part neighbotyor friends. The condi- tions are onticely changed whon a national soctety 18 formed; with costly oftices, large salaries and agendlod scattered all over the country. Thoy alss) may be ecouomically managed by goolman, but how is a stranger to assuve bimself of the fact! Thoy may bo pure swindling concerns liko that exposed 1n Chicago, 1f people want to -join building societies, they should stick to the old fash joned kind managed by people of whom the know something, and even then they should keep an eye on the business, which is purely co-operative, ana depends for its safety and success on the general interest taken in its affairs by ull the members, MILLIONS IN T, Pross the Itussin's shut down on the Philadelphia (ioes azatust grain in Berhn export of rye Philadelphia Record: Whilst Russia issues a decree agninst » paculntion in rye, the prims minister of Gormany obstinately rofuses to muke any reduction of the duties on bread for WEDNESDA Y AUGUST 19 891 the relief of the starving population of that ompiro. It is not strango that socialism Is making such rapid strides in Germany. Chicago Times: Tho czar's ukase pro- hibiting the exportation of rye from Russia is creating groat approhonsion n the eastern parts of Austriaand portions of Ger. many, and not a littla distress among tho poor s already reported. There is & great opportunity for Ameriea in this sitnation. \Wheat has always been too exvonsive a grain for consumption among the European peasantry, but corn could be sold 10 Kurope at a price whieh would make {t an articlo of universal use. It is more nutritive than ryo and can be served in many moro forms. As yet the peasantry are but little acquainted with its character, since the cheapness of Russia rye has led them to use it almost exclusively. With this food supply shut off it ought to be easy for American corn to be introduced and to win a tirm foothold. Tho great benefit which our farmers would onjoy if this could ve accomplished need not be pointed out. Chicago News: A fow days ago the Nows discussed the cheerful outlook for the wost- ern farmer and gavo a few of the many rea- sons which seemed to justify the hopo of a prosperous year for the tiller of the soil The events of the last day or two_have fur- nished additional evidence that the position was well taken. Europe scems to be more fully realizing the gravity of the situation in regard to breaastuffs, and while in no _imme diato need is deoply anxious to provide for future necessitios. The failuro in Russia in both wheat and rye, the great bread staples of most of the importing countries, can no longer be doubted, and the shortage must be supplied from America, We have an enor- mous product, exceeding by many millions of bushels any previous crop, but it looks now as thongh it would be no more than sufi- cient to supply tho shortage abroad, and 1t is fast finding a foreign market. g LOWELL'S LAST Written a Year Ago and He Was Well Paid for It. The poem entitled “My Brook,” which is printed m part below, is in all probability the ast verse croatod by James Russell Lowell. It appeared in the New York Ledger's Christmas issuo on Decomber 13, 1880, Mr. Lowell wrote the poom while in Eng- land in the sumimer of 1890, and subsequently revised it on sceiny the proofs. The amount id for it was §1,000. Tho poem excited vying opinions wmong critics, but ail praised it for its music, its polish and_grace ful diction. Oliver Dyer of Mount Vernon read it beforo the Lotus club last December. MY BROOK. It was far up the valley we first plighted troth, When the hours were so man. 30 few; Zarth’s burthen weighs wearily now on us both — But I've not forgotten those dear days; have you! "0, the duties ach was first-born of Eden, a morn without mate, And the bees and the birds and the butter- flies thought was the ono perfect day ever fashioned by fate, Nor dreimod tho swoet wonder for us two was wrought. I loitered beside you the whols summer long, Igave you a life from tho waste-flow of mine: And whether you babbled or crooned me a song, Ilistoned aud looked till my pulses ran wine. "Twas but shutting my eyes; I could see, I could hear, How you danced there, my "mid flag root and fern, Whilo the flashing tomauns tinkled joyous and cloar On the slim wrists and ankles that flashed in their turn. nautch girl, Ab, that was so long ago! Ages, it seoms, And now I roturn sad with life and its lora, Will they flee my gray prosence, the lignt: footed dreams, And will-o™-wisp light me nis lantern no more? - . B * . “ Tho lite that I dreamed of was never to be, KFor I with my tribo‘into bondage was sold, And the sungleams and moongleams, your elf-gifts to me, The millor transmutes gold. What you rint for the millor will soon melt away; It is earthy, and_earthy good only it buys; But the shekels you tost mo are safe from decay ; They woro coined of the sun and the mo- neut that flies. into work-a-day Break loose from your thralldom ! aleap: Your eye’tis but shutting, just holding your breath; Escape to theold days, the days that will ke If there's peaco in the millpond, s0 15 there in doath. "Dis only * YR SR T You aro wine and no other's; with lifo of my life I made you a Naiad, that were but a streaing In the moon are brave dreams yot, and chances are rifo For tho passion that venturos its all on a aream. Leapt bravely! Now down through tho meadows we'll go To the Land of Lost Days, whithor all the birds wing, Whero the dials move backward and aspho- dels blow; me flash your tomauns again, dance uggain, Yes, flash them and clash them on ankle and wrist, For wo'te pilerims to Daughter of Dream ! There we find agam all mist, And Fancy—poor fool !~ with her bauble's supreme. As the Moors in their exile the Dreamland, O that we wasted or ys treas- ¢ castles in Spain, so havo I; aad no fear the doors But will fly open, whenever we Ponsions. Aug. 18.—[Special Telogram to Tite Bee.] ~The following list of sions granted is roported by Tue I Examiner Bureau of Claim: Nebraska: Original — E Lyman G. Simmons, Franklin D. Morton, Solomon Stowalter, James P. McKine, Martin Kelley, Heary Bebr, William West, ary H. Moore, Louis Burden, William kett, David Myors, William O. John, Miller, Charles Pisdon, William Phomas M. Wright, Clarkson K Orvis, Lewls Sprague, James M. Truax, Martin V. Wr eht, William Koeniz, Jamoes B, Leonard, William S, Brown, Benjami West, John Potter, Willet ' Shottenkiri, Minor Taylor, Sumuel R. MeWilliams, John L. Magee, James Messolay, Enoch Meacham, Moroni Owen. Oviginal widows —Margaret A. Porter. @lowa: Original—William uel Knutson, Joseph J. Jordan, Reed, Anderson Wood, Sewell Vah Alstine, Georgo MeDouough, Samuel Sisk, Gusta: Hohmbraker, William Thurston, Darius W Proat, W. K. R. Weeks, william Squires, Augustus H. Malcom, Jobn Sammou, Tru man Troworidge, Joseph H. Swan, John Steffen, James M. Phillips, Jobn M. Anson, Malcow 5. Androws, Demetrius Morris. Gieorge St hrmm B. Blako, Francis C McAlister, Eraucis Heneory, Duniel Hoover, James P Ingraham, Aylette Williams, Charles Roer, Alex W. Wood, Willinm £ MeCoy, David Ifong, William Lewis , Daniol Pearson, James N. Brower, Orlando Jones, Simon’ Suyder, Petor N Broues, William H L George W Mouldin, Sampson M ey, John ‘T Brunem Jacob Houseman, Jacob Shindle myer, Alandron Stringham, Hugh Muson, Nelson (. Storrs, Il » Haen awton I, Lawronce, Saw Addy. Adaitional —Jo seph A. Welss, Willian Bearsley. Io- crease—George Rockey, WASHINGTON, gar V. Hi Itobinson, Sam- Moses J, H. 'DEATH OF JUDGE 0, P. MASOY, | Distinguishod Nebraska Jurist Passos Qui- etly Away at Lincoln, STORY OF HIS LIFE IN THE STATE. Wonderful Will Power B the Deceased While Grave's Brink—No of Death There. hibited by on the Fear Lixcorx Neb., Aug. 18, [Special Telogram to Tue Bew.|—Hon. O. P. Mason, deputy labor commissioner and ox-judge of the su- preme court, died at 7:30 this morning after alingoring illness of several weoks, He was sixty-six years old, His compiaint was a complication of Bright's disease and gangrons. During the Jast week of his ill- ness he was in constant pain and had to bo re- lioved by opiates. He was conscious up to an hour vefors his demise, His death was peaceful. The romains will bo taken to Nebraska City for interment, Judgo Mason's ailment began two years ago, whea ho became afllicted with diabotos, And since that timo he has gradually declined. About four woeks ago went to Hot Springs, 8. D, with the hope that tho min- oral waters would prove beneficial to him, [nstead of improving he rapialy grew worse. He suffered an acuto sttack of Bright's di- sons0 about three weeks ugo, and bis it was furthor endangored by | grono in both feet. When the latter made its ap- pearance his physicians advised the amputa tion of the too which was attacked first and later of tho foot, but the patiout strenuously opposed the idea of losing a portion of his anatomy. He declared that when his foot went that he would go with it, He returned from Hot Springs about two weeks ago and called on Governor Thayor, who had just appoiuted him deputy labor commissioner of the state He then retired to his home at 1630 L streot, which he was ot destined to leave again alive, He suf fered great physical pain, but bore it with great fortitude. He was his unique, brave and original seif up to nis last breath. He did not change in the least in any way. At2p.m. the bar of Lancaster county hold a meeting in Judge Mason's late oftic and resolutions were passed in respect of the | dead lawyer, Ararngements, are also being made for the attorneys ot the county to o on aspeeial car to Nebraska City to attend the funeral. Tho death of the judge was ex pected and 1t was his wonderful will power that kept him alive. Evon an hour bufore his death he declared ho wonld not die and it was ouly when he saw tor himseli that his limbs wero mortitied to tho knees that te gave up. The state house will bo closed tomorrow and such officials as will not bo called to Kearney will attend. Governor Thayer will | bo one of the pall hearers. Crape his been | placed on the door of the deputy labor commissioner's oftice and the place has been closed for the day. “The funeral exercises will occur at noon to- morrow at the late residence of the decoased, Seventeenth and L streets. [Oliver Perry Mason was a native of Brookfield, Madison county, New York, and was born May 13, 1820, ilis parents were natives of Ithode Tsland ana of ‘English-Trish descont. He resided at home during his minority, working on his father's farm. He attended’ the district schools of his neighborhood, also the academy at Hamilton 'and tho Clinton = lib- eral institute, then under the presidency of Dr. Perkins, Tn 1530 he grad- uated at tho state normal school at Albany. After about two vears' teaching ho went on a two years' tour south, reading law all this time, In Ohio, 1854 he roturned from tho south to where he was admitted to _the bar 'in the circuit court at Nor- | walk. In 1855 he removed to Nobraska, and was identified with its interests up tothe | time of his death. 1In 1S53 ho was elected to the house in the territorial council. Threo times since he has been clectod to the council, once to fill a vacancy, and twice for a full term. He mwed in the fram- ing of the prosent constitution. In 1567 ho ran against William A. Littlo for supreme judge and was beaten. On the denth of Mr. Little, shortly after his elec- tion, Mr. Mason was appointed to fill the vaciney, and two yenrs lator was clected to fill tho same place’ by i majority of between wo and three thousand. At tho first session of the territorial council, there was a **Claim club” law pa: granting certain rights to club organizations, allowing thosc belonging 10 the ciubs to hold 320 ucres of iand, doublo the amount allowed by congress M Mason opposed the organization of elubs in his county, under this law, single handed and almost aloue, and dofeated that iniquity after a vory severe personal contest. As a lawyer the late Mr. Mason bas beon a very successful advocate, In 1864 he was appoiutea provost marshal under General 2. Curtis, for Nebraska, and held that office until the close of tho war. While colonel of the militia ho organized several companies und sent them out to the Blue at the time of tho In- dian troubles in 156+ A numver of familics were murdered, but the prompt assistauce afforded timely md to those frontier settlers. He was opposed to all special legislation und special privileges to corporation In one of his specches in onposing the pas- sago of & sneeial law on corporations, ho de- scribed them as veing “with no eyes ' to sue, no hearts to feel, no souls to save, no hoaven to gain, and no tell to shun—they can focl, but only for the pockets of men." | He has probably framed more of the stat- utes of Nebraska than any othor one man Since his retirement from” the beneh Judge Mason has practiced his profession and was for one term secretary of tho state board of transportation, T'wo weeks ago he was up- pointed deputy stato labor commissioner, but was never able to assume the duties of the ofti DELAY IN THE ASYLUM CASE. Thomas Darnell, the attorney for Dr. Test and Steward Liveringhouso of Hastings nsy- lum scandal fame, 13 making every endeavor to save the two men from public disgraco and has_appealed from the action of the board of publie lands aud ouildings, and asked permission to filo a new brief. Gov- ornor Thayer has granted this request. Notaing will be done by tho chief executive | trom W | the Hastings asy until Darnoll 1 heard from, and tho date for that is indefinitely in the future. MINISTRRS LIABLE TO A PIN. A lettor to County Judge Stewart concern« fng acortain marriago shows that the minfs. tor performing the same nad failed to fur- nish tho desired data to the county judgo as required by law. His honor also” discoverad that several othor ministers and oven soma justices of the peace have made the same oversight or been euilty of gross neglect. The penalty for failing to filo such informa tion i a tine of &0, WILL INVESTIGATE MELICK The action of the_indopondont convontion in demanding that Meliok's record shorift bo looked up hias resulted in the county com missioners deciding to employ an_expert 1o inv 1o lils books and seo why ho did not wrn in any monoy for foos while his suc- COSSOT LUrnea in §2,000. FIBIGHT JATE QUESTION Tomorrow at Kearney the mombors of the stato board of transportation will hold tho second meeting of the sorics for the purpose of listening to what stions may bo offerod or complaints made concerning tho prosent railroad rates, This evening Land Commussioner Humphroy, Treasu Hall nd - Attorney al - Hastings lefy for Kearnoy. Sccrotary of Stato Allen, who i at MoCoox, leaves that town this evening to meet the other mombera of the board at Kearney. Auditor Bonton, who 1s in Omaia, loaves over the Union Pacifie tonight for the samo place WILL g Governor Thayo AT THE REUNTON has issued tho following oficial order to tha various colonels of the state militia LINCOLN, Nob, P Bratt net, Neb, Colonel C. L IS, commanding ment, Fatrbury, Nob, Captaln o Mo M tory A, Wyniore, Neb, Captain' T, . ver, commanding Milford, Neb, Gontlanie 1ot in tho state FOUE rospective eon This mothod of conimu o diFeet that you have your readiness (0 20” into. camp at Grand Angust ol Transportation will b T Adjutunt General Cole wili arrang talls a8 to your transportatio Loy g your respective. plad Ington. JTous THAYEIL jovernor and Connmander-in=Chlef. DID WHAT THEY COULD, “One of the Hastings papers,” says Land ommissioner Humphrey, “takes ocension to nsuro the board of public lands and buitd- ings for not muking recommendations to the ZOVernor in our report of the investigation of am - scandal, Pho fact s, that we could not do_any more than we did do in that matter The atatute savs that the board shall report its conclusions to the gov ernor within six days after the conclusions are rouched. The statute does not make any provision concorning any recommendations. It is the prerozative of the govornor to pass on the evidence and not for the board to make any recommendations, ONDS AND ENDS, Mr. J. H. Jones, troasur county, was in the eity today The Farmers’ Matiat five and tightuing insurance company of Burt county has been authorized by Debuty Auditor Wheeler to transact business in this state. PASSING Aug. 18, 1801 communding First Colonol rogimont, Jolin Bon- ol commanding Bat- Troon A, General Colby 18 o ordors for thoretore taka With you anil commands i Tstnnd dior nis, I ing v of Sheridan R ot whole wis Jinks—What business ent fire extinguishers, recently, Jonks—Yes, hiy irretriovably damaged he in? Jenks—Put- ns— noot Munsry 1 ards he pin' o Olnetnnati Commereial If you kin do a Littl min lookin’ for work Citizon—Iere’s a dine for you, hut T don't believe you would know what work was If you should fippen to meot it Hunery Higeins—Wouldn't 12 My friend, it you'd the practice in work” that 1've Nad you'd know it a mil Bob Burdette: T Lusion for nearly six wooks." sighod Turnoy It 9 T hd hronover, sy only aslster to you aft ging a THEOLD STOIY. Muncey's Weekly. “*Twas evor thus from childhood's hour. 've scen my fondest hopos de Tnever held an ace or hower, Butsome one would the “joker” play. T never fitled i bobtwil flush : one hurel L with agentle sigh, T never played the zame of bluff, With SIXtY nntes in the piio, But some ono alwiys saw (ho stuff, And took it with i modest smile aid trifle bow leg- his tadlor. you under- but—you Washing zed, and was b have no doubt” said he, “that stand_ your business thorouzhlys don’t séenn to Kot onto my curves.” Ho was tosting with pmerville Journa Biinks—Havo heard of Bjones' gront loss? Bjinks —No. what wis it7 ks—Why, ho lost o o y und then he lost his you 0 0f Croquot yes- Cmpor. e you quite sure that you love s, indood! Why, T thought ot right in thé midstof o KEROSENE —(GIIL~GONE, Washington Star. One morning Bridzot thouzht she'd start The fire with kerose Sho poured 1Uon with all her hoart, Bocuuse the wood Was grocn Tho blizo sprung up. the embers foll With ruddy. cloaning tints, And Bridget lked the seheme so wi She's done 1L ever since. 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