Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1891, Page 4

DAILY BEE. E ROSEWATER, Epiton. THE PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION, (withont Bunday) One Year. 1 Sunduy, On Dafly e Dally OFFICES: Tailding r N and 2th Streeta arl Streot. amber of Commerce. nd 15 Teibune Hullding CORRESPONDENCE, A1l conimunion Inz to news and editorinl mutter should be addressed to the Editoria] Deprrtiient. NESS LETTERS. remittances should BUS A1l husiness letters and be addressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omahn. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders o be mude payable to the order of the com- pany. The Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING. EWORN STATEMENT OF Btate of Nehraska Vel County of Dougins. | o b, secretary of Tne Bem company. dees solemnly swear fon of THE DAILY BER 1501, was a8 CIRCULATION. George B, Pubilshin that the actunl eircn for the ween ending October 17, follows Bunday Oct. 11 .covriee Monday, Oct, 12 v Tuesday, Oct, Lh.oriens Wednesday, Oct, 1.7 Thursday, Oct. 15 Friday. (ct. 15, Baturday, Oct 21140 L 206 24,880 FORGE /. TZ3CRUC Eworn 1o Lefore mio and cribed in my | diy of Octol er, A. D..180L NP, F¥iL, vy Publle growth of the averase daily cireulation :y: for six yenrs Is shown in vho fo Average, .. TR [ TN | TR | T80 | TR 16,208 18,200 15574 14 Te108] 15 1 1A 1980 | T4AI{ 18744 18.5 1 18, 1147 19245 14,5 §008 180531 18,7 1015 18,15 18,6 1080, L4340 1.1 120014553 1810441 T8, 16 18,0 19410 1227 15,001 118,223 20,048 26005 it | 28728 0,180 | 26,840 501 | 2,917 November Decen FOR THE CAMPAL Inorder 1o give every reader fn this state and Town an opportunity to keep posted on the progress of the cumpalen In Loth these states we have declded to offer Tne W BEE for tho balunce of this year for TWE CENTS, fend In your orders early. dollars will be acceptel for a club of ten names Tine B PUBLISHING CO. ( aha THE province of Canada will cease to be a paradise for American boodlers if tLe presont nrosecution of the Canadian va iety is effective. Tk R i< an independent state senator on tle State Board of Transportation, Mr. Edgerton. Why has ho been quiet du ing all these months in which he hus been drawing his salary? GEORGE P. BEMIS has sold 300 lots to workingmen in Omaha and aided them materially in getting little homos of their own. He has never yet foreclosed a mortgage upon one of these, no matter how delinquent he may have become. Dr. LOPEz, minister of finance at Buenos Ayres, has resigned. He could no longe 1d the pressure of a finan- cial system which the calamity orators of this country seek to impose upon America, When gold touched $3.60 Lopez gave up the political ghost. New York will never forgive Chi- cago for winning the World’s fair and her grain gpeeulators are taking out a Bweot revenge upon the Chicago Board of Trade. lvery few days the New Yorkers got a vindictive twist upon tho market and thoy make the Chicago speoulators wince Tis is an off year for democrats, and that is why Brogan and Henninger have faken their aames off the democratic state ticket as candidates for regents of the State university. This makes easy sailing for Charles H. Marple and H. P, Shamway, the two competent, popular and cultured republican nominees, AKEN a5 a whole the republican city ticket is suporior to that nominated by the democrats, There are a few men who should not have been nominated, however, and the people will not hesi- tate to substitute democrats or independ- onts in their places. Party politics will not be allowed to interfere with good municipal government. IN THE face of the positive statement of Colonel Dailey, not only to the repre- sentatives of this paper but to other men whose veracity cannot be impeached. that the World-Herald* had purposely misquoted him, and that the story of Judge Post’s indictment was a down- right falsehood, the W.-I. persists in repeating the libel and keeps on with its smut-swivel, WrEs the MeKiniey bill went into effect last year potatoos were worth $1.50 a bushel, now, afiei 0 03e rof MeKinley's bill, they aro a drug in the market at 25 cents a bushel, Farmers can seo how much tho MoKinley bill has holped them. —Heatr( ¢ Demoora, When the McKinley bill went into ef- foct corn was fifteen cents a bushel, now it 18 85 to 45 cents & bushel, but the Me- Kinley bill had a8 much to do with it as the man in the moon, THE committee on statistics at the Methodist ecumenical council in Wash- ington reports a membership of six and one-half millions with 25,000,000 ndher- ents, These figures will recall to Omaba peoplo the value of the general conference of the largest branch of ‘Weslyans, which is to be held here next May. During the session we shall have 25,000,000 Methodist eyes turned with interest toward Omaha. A DEMOCRATIC editor calls the atten- tion of farmers to the fact that potatoes a year ago woro worth $1.50 per bushel, whereas today they can be bought for 25 cents, and he takes the furmer to be gudgeon enough to believe the MeKin ley bill did it. One year ago there was a dead failure of all crops on hundreds of farms in Nebraska, today the gran- aries will not hold the harvested pro- duet. Tho McKinloy bill is just as re- sponsible for the good crop as for the poor price, no wmore and no less. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNIES LOWERING THE STANDARD. There was a timo in the history of this country when no man dared to nspire to a position of honor and res- ponsibility until he had proven his wpabilities in the conduct of his own business affairs or in the public service Andrew Johnson always pointed with pride to the fact that he had risen step by step from the tailor’s bench to a seat in the United States senate and finally to the chief magistracy of the nation. He'had gained popular esteem and first as as & member of the town council of Greenville, then as mayor, member of the Tennesseo leg- fslature, governor, congressman and Unitod States senator. But Andrew Johnson simply exemplified the fact that in this country a man of brains and unbending intogrity may work his way up from the lowest rung of the political ladder to the foremost place within the gift of the American people. In our day, when brassand monu- mental self-conceit has taken the placo of brains and honesty, every jac in the political menagerie imagines him- solf to be a lion, and every Dogberry thinks himself fit to wear the ermine, The decadence of the standard of public officials has filled some of our highest offices with medios nobodies and stimulated an amnbition for places of honor and trust among the Cheap Johns who could not command 350 & month as clerks in o country storo. Nebraska, it is to be confessed with regrot, has for some years shown a stendy decadence in this respect which y thoughtful citizen must re with o sense of humiliation. While our people have most substantial reason to be proud of the material progress of the state and of the honor- plo place it occupies in char- actor and eredit among the states of the union, they can do nothing less than ac- knowledge that as to some of the men who have been chosen to public po- sition and others who are seeking eloc- braska is discredited before the y. Consider her representation in the next congress. Twoof her rep- rosontatives are men who ave ineapable under any circumstances of exerting an influence upon national legisl tion. They not only are ignorant of public affairs, but are wholly deficient in the knowledge necessary to intel ligent legislators. The ‘“‘independent” congressmen from Nebraska will eithor be entirely ignored or become the laugh- ing stock of their colleagues, and in oither case they will be utterly valueless asrepresentatives. The party that etected these men now seeks to place on the su- preme beneh of the state a man of even infevior character and capacity. It would doubtless be an injustice to Kem and McKeighan to rank Edgerton with them in point of ability and personal worth, and less than this could not be said of any man having the slightest claim to fitness for public office. The nomination of Edgerton for associate jus- tice of the supreme court evidenced the most deplorable lack of judgment and greatest indifference to the interests and welfare of the state ever shown by a political party in Nebraska, and per- haps elsewhere. A conspicuous example of this eheap- ening of public offico is seen here in The position of mayor of a city of 140,000 population, with such large interests as this metropolis has, is one of character and importance. It should command the services of an in- tolligent, energetic, progressive c zon, capable of appreciating the possibilities of the city and of exerting an influence in promoting its prosperity. The democratic party nom- inated for mayor a mun who has none of these qualifications, or at any rate has given no cvidence of having thom. sen who has any regard for the character of Omaha must feel that the election of Osthoff would be a dis- credit to the city, yet the democratic party, or the element that controls it, made lim its leader and hopes to ele- vato him to the chief executive office of the city. It would be easy to cite other exam- ples, but those referred to are sufli- cient to establish the fact that there has taken place a dangerous loss of nopular concern for good government, which moans n decadence of public patrotism —the most serious menuce to free insti- tutions. The remedy is with the people, and the opportunity to apply it is close at hand. confidence, WESTERN PATRIOTISM. The spirit of western patriotism was very well indicated in the remarks of ex-Governor Adams of Colorado in re- sponse to Governor Thayer's address of welcome to the members of the trans- mississippi congress. The people of the west believe profoundly in the great destiny of their section, and feeling a just pride in its develop- ment and in tho splendid con- tributions it has made to the wealth and material power of the na- tion, they are earnestly determined that the march of progress shall not halt. Tt may not be that all of them hope with tho eloquent gentleman from Colorado that God will speed the day that our northern houndary will be the Arctic and our southern boundary th Isthmus of Papama, but none will de- cline towequiesce in his sentiment that we must press onward and work side by side and shoulder to shoulder in upholding and adding to this great new empire. The west feels no jealousy of any other section. It glories in the prosperity of the ast and in the in- dustrial progress of the south., It is proud of the rapid advance of the nation to commercial supremacy in the world, It soeks nothing except that which will its abilivy to contr ute mose largely to the growing wealth and power of the country. But it demands that it shall have such fair consideration as is war- ranted by its vast possibilities, and that no prejudice, or jealousy, or selfishne shall be permitted to obstruct its pr It asks only that it shall be given an oqual chance in national legislation and in the favor of the general govern- ment, and for this it is able to assure a return of urable value. With boundless resources yot to de- veloped, the magnificent tions the west made ocean increase ress, imme: be coutribu- hos to the national wealth are small in comparison | with what it may wae within another | goneration if the conditions to its pro- gress ave provided. The movements instituted within the past year or two having for their object the creation of a general public senti- ment favorable to pushing western de- velopment, of which the congress now in in this city % roprosentative, have been fruitful of good results, One oxample of this is found in the larger and more favorable interest that is being manifested in tho east regard- ing the reclamation of arid lands. If wisely presented, from the broad point of view of national welfare, other prob- lems connected with western develop- ment can he made to grow in general popular interest and favor. But there are dangers to be avoided which ought 10 be obvious to the intelligent men who are leaders in these movements. It is well to have it under- stood that the delegates to " the transmississippl congress are in the wnterest of no political party, but it qually important that they should be in the interest of no policy whose éffect would be to create or perpetuate distrust of western investments, Capital is neces- ry to the development of the west, and it must be sought elsewhere. In order to obtain it there must he an assurance that the people of the west are will- ing to return an honest dollar for an honest dollar received, that they are to maintain a sound and stable “every dol- lar of which, whether paper or coin, shall be as good as every other dollar.” Without this the patriotism and zeal of the people of the west will not count for all they should be worth in behalf of western development. THE SCHOOL BOARD, Every citizen of Omaha is interested in the maintenance of our public schools in the high standard which they nave attained. It is the boast and pride of Omaha. that no city in Amer ica has better publ schools. It would be a fatal mistake to allow these schools to deteriorate. The mamfest duty of the patrons and friends of our schools is therefore to see that the best men only shall be elected to the school board. And this selection should be made regardless of sectarian- ism. The board will during the coming year be called upon to expend half a million dollars for school sites, school houses and other improvements. For this reason it becomes not merely a question whether its. members ave known to be capable, but whether they are honest. There is no salary attached to the position and the only legitimate incentive should be a desire to promote the educational in- terests of our city and administer the estate of the school district in a business like manner. Unfortunately men have often sought the position for mercenary ends and selfish purposes. This class of aspirants should be kept out of the board no matter to what party they belong or in what church they worship. Tie BEE desives to see the school board of Omaha elevated above the ward bum- mer and boodle standard that prevailsin city councils, and it hopes that our citi- zens will make their selections with care and use their best judgment in their choice of candidate: session is e disposed BDGERTO) IRE In his stumping tour through the state Candidute Edgerton is aelivering him- self of n set speecch, composed and com- piled for the eurs of gullible farmers and credulous ing people. We need only to reproduce some of the prepared food with which Edgerton delights in regaling his indepondent followers to show what arrant demagogy men will resort to in place of argument in dealing with the economic issues of the day. In his speech at Albion Edgerton is quoted as saying: “We find that [now] we have 31,000 millionaires and 2,000,000 tramps, while in 1860 we had two millionaires and no trampe.” If there are actually 31,000 million- aires in Amorica and each of them pos- 8e but a single million dollar’s worth of property the aggregate wealth of our millionaires would be $310,000,000,000., Now the estimated true value of all kinds of property in the United States on January 1, 1890, including property owned and money invested in foreign countries, and all the public property of the nation, lands, forts, navies, build- ings, ete., is but $66,000,000,000 accord- ing to the census of 1890. There are 64,000,000 people in the United States. If there are actually in round numbers, 2,000,000 tramps in this country then ono out of every thirty-two of our population is a tramp. Tn Ne- braska where we have 1,056,000 people, there would be an army of 30,000 tramps. Allowing five members to each family there would be one tramp in ench sixth family in Nebraska and the union. But Kdgerton never troubles himself ahout the correction of his figures. In 1860 says Edgerton, there were but two millionaires in this countey. As a matter of fact fortunes were made in California equalling several millions as early a: 1849 and 1850. The Astors, Vanderbilts and a score of other Awmeri- cans hud alrendy amassed their mil- lions. Before 1860 there were southern planters owning more than 1,000 slaves and these represented a million to say nothing of their lands, Soveral estates in Virginian were worth over a million, and scarcely o city of 50,000 people in 1860 could be found in which there was not u man whose possessions were rock- oned by seven figures, The assertion that there were no tramps in 1860 is equally basoless. Kvery man old enough to know any- thing about it can recall the distress of 1857 when thousands of paupers wallked the streets begging for food aud other thousands tramped through the country in quest of employment. In those good old times laborers worked twelve hours a day for 75 cents, Tho reckless talk of ignorant gogues of the stamp of on should be discountenanced by all men wno desire the prosperity and contentment of the There are doubtless abuses thut need to be correcte wrongs that should be righted who make it their business to content and stimulata distrust in the in dustrial clusses and have no remedy to wor comm Hn dema- produce and socigl but men sow dis- | years and has had but two cases in | preme court. many | propose excepf tHit they be clected fo high offico for 'whfich they are totally unfit, ought to be given an emphatic re- buke through the ballot box. pr—— JusT now Conteactor Hugh Murphy is cutting a pretty wide swath in the dem- With Owen Slaven for county commissiéher, Osthoff for mayor and Tom Lowry. as president of tho council and Bjrkhauser pulling with him in the traces, he would come pretty near bagging the \entire county and city patronage, ocratic eamp. —_— SOUTH OMAHA'S cattle receipts on Monday were the largest of record. The stock men of the west have learned that Omaha is a top-notch market. In the very near future Omaha will rank next 1o Chicago as a live stock centre. Louts BERKA was police judge for two years. He made an excellent rec- ord.” He is again bofore the peoplo as a candidate for theoffice, He deserves to be elected, for he is clean-handed, able, honest and experiencec A ONG committeo n( fifteen lead- ing citizens, bucked by the enterprise and public spivit of the citizens of Omaha, can do good work in Washin ton toward securing the republican con- vention for this ci Munrpny is a shrewd politi- cian and a successful one. Mr. O'Sthoff is & good friena of the elever contractor and the clever paving contractor never forgets his friends. Hu A HomsewmP does not cut deep enough to get to the bottom of the boodle business in Omaha. A grand jury for the next term of court will be far more effective. THE discussions before the transmiss- issippi congress are very interesting and the committee extends a_ special in- vitation to the ladies to attend the ses- sions. CIT1ZENS who fail $0 attend the trans. mississippi congress will miss hearing the speeches of some of the most dis- tinguished public men in the west. M. OSTHOFF'S silk hat has mado him top heavy. Themanager of the Ketcham Furniture company ought to have given that silk hat to Moreart, Mn. OWEN N was once upon a time in the city council, but only once. Iven the bioedy IMirst didn’t want toin- vite a land siide. A Great Truth Briefly Told. New York World, Poor Ireland! Her friends are fighting each other while the common enemy laughs. A Consummation to Be Desired. Grand Idandt Ind=pende b If Paul Vandorvoort should ever lose nis 1outh his capital would all be gone, and he would ve poor indead., The Bulwirk of Fact. Glohe-Democrat, One of the strongest arguments in favor of republican rule is the fact that overy wan in the country who is‘wiling to work can find employment at reasonable wages ol il McKinley F 3 Globe-Democerat, Tho formers are now gétting 383 per head for exported cattle, whereas a year ago they received only 874 per head. This 1s an addi- tional pointer in the matter of McKinley prices. — - Keepinz Up its Reputation. Grand Istand Independent, The Omaha World-Herald gets out more fakes than all the other Nebraska papers combined. Dollars to doughnuts the World- Herald Post sensation is purely a fao and a slander, ——— Cause of His Downfall, Governor Campb-ll of Ohio, “Years ago [ was engaged to a democratic girl. Twasa republican theo. After four years I married her, and by that time I was a mugwump. What has happened to me since as to political faith you are well aware.” A O TR Sup lious Virt Kan as City Times A spusmodic attack of supercilious virtus has come upon Pitisburg. Bluo laws for- gotten for a hundred years have been brought out of retiremont and made to do service in closing all public places on Sun- day. ool friends thus do what they can to bring a good cuuse into dispute. ne. The Government Responsible. Philadelphia Re The annual report of Major General Mitos reviews the Sioux war of last year ana at- tributes the breaking out of hostilities largety to the failuro of the government to fulfill the stipulations of treaties made with the Indiuns. General Miles seems to bo as plain spoken as a critic as he is fearless as a soldier, T ok Facts About the Crop. New York Times. Some weeks ugo It was estimated by con- servative authorities that the wheat crop amounted to about 535,000,000 bushels, Cal- culations based upon tho latest reports of tho Agricultural department show that this esti- mate must be enlarged. It now seems to be a fair estimate that the crop is 550,000,000 bushels, with @ probability that even this enormous quantty falls below the actual viela. The harvesting of so large a crop per- mits the sale of at least 000,000 bushels to foreign consumers, {Our exports of this sta- plo baye not herotofore exceeded 186,500,000 bushels in any year, but the demand in ku- rope this year is extraordinary. POINIS ON STATE POLITIC Grand Islana Indéfondent: As a rulo political meetings are-mot largely attended this year, and especiajly, is this true of inde- pendent meotings, Thd people are calmly cousidering the quajifications of caudidates at their own homos, | Hastings Nebraskén: Several prominent dewocrats in Hasvmgw have stated oponly aud above board that thoy propose to vote and work for the sthifght republican stato ticket. These men aro food democrats, but are acting on principle. Pierce County Call: Judge A, M. Post, for nine years has been an upright and able judge. KEdgerton has practiced law thirteen the su- Which is bettor fitted for pro motion to the supreme bench? Sloux City Journal: Judg publican candidate for supr braska, is proving to bs a popula ndidate. His long oxpericne district beneh, his ability as a lawyer und the lotegrity of his character are thoroughly understood in Nebraska, rney Hub soldier Post, the re- mo judge in on the Nebraska Is the great *old of the tnerefore the statement that un average of thirty pensions all with Ke state union daily is waiotained in the state is not at prising. But bow does it eoincid DAY, OCTOBER 21, 1801. [ the mouthings of Pavl Vanderbum and his l ndependent” fellow patriots that the re- blican party has been criminally negligent in caring for the old soldier. How is it! Koarnoy Journal-Enterprise: Had Judge Reeso rocelved the nomination at the hands | of the state convention ho would recelve con demnation and misrepresentation. It matters not how good, upright and fres from unduo influences & man may be, yet if he accopts a nomination on the republican ticket, that faot is enough. He then becomes a railroad tool and receives tho vituperation of alilance leadors, Jumata Herald: The Hastings Demoocrat is manfully trylog to down its “crow” in endorsing the independent ticket, but it bas to wrigglo hara, Itsays it was against its notion, but it beiloves it for tho best. Itdon’t like tho ticket, but thinks it a good one. It would be amusing to outsidors if it wore not 80 pitiful. Like the Massachusetts logisla- ture it is in favor of the law [ticket], but agin its onforcement.” Fremont Flall: Tur Ber denounces the story of tho World-Herald sffecting tho charactor of Judge Post an outrageous libol, and cites two of the World-Herald's pre- tended authorities its witnesses, The World-Herald is nono too good to concoct such a story out of whole cloth. Indeed the World-Herald could not be believed in any thing, untess perchance it should say that it would like a cireulation equal to Tie OManA Bee. Howelis Journal (dom.): In leaving & va- ancy upon the state ticket, the democratic stato central committee gave every democrat a chance to vote for whoever he may think proper. We are sorry that Mr. Broady has declined to run, but such being the caso we have no hesitancy in declaring ourselves in favor of the election of A. M. Post. Wo know Mr. Post to bo an able lawyer and an experionced judge. His' opponent, Edgerton, has no stand ing as a lawyer, and is a chronic ofiice S0 r, for as regular as the leaves fall in autumn he bobs up for some oflice. It has simply come to this—tha peovle of Ne braska have to choose between a competent and experienced judge and a fourth rate Inwyer who puts in his time chasing after oftice instead of attending to the duties of his profession. ———— PASSING JESTS. s are no files on me." D your juw wagging so much it ) The *No, you ke seares them aw. Detrolt Free Press: “Can you give mo the time sir?" asked a man in a Stroet cur. ou mizhtas weil ask me for a dollar.” the roply. *Lbeg your pardoy watel “Lhave; but time 1s money. T thought you had a King's Jester: Newspaper man.—"T have offended you I know, Toulse, but pardon me 10 you, and let us make up and be “Well then 1 editors are quite 6xper Do forgive you. You onced in making up.” ruyster hurt his sister while 50 [ heard, but T thought they always fenced with foi s:" “So they do, but De Puyster's weapon must have been a cut-lass!” YOUR WIFE. Juidge. Though she no doubt would be perplexed 1t you should love another Yol it you'd make her really vexed You've but to praise your mother. New York Herald: Mrs. Hicks--Henry, I wish you would curry the buby a little whilo Hicks sleepily)--1 éngaged in this concern as equal partner, not as fifor walke: The Wasp: pner Jo the physician who examined the wounded man)—Whare was the man shot, doctor? In the lumber region. In the lumbar cegion? Why, the 0 has just sworn viat he wus shot in :vayurl,mnly." said Clara ities are always embr: “Oh, opportu said Clara, with a lon’t you know? suiite: And Hora in ade gentle city front zeoh of w sweet lullaby ovel vhile the strains his inanimate forum, HATD TIMES COMING. Oil City Blizzard. Tho ehilly duy e drawing nigh When autuimn shall be deid-— When butter will be hard to buy And likewise hard to spread. Mrs. Lurkin displayin the cheapest Slip) Epoch: —These " ure bought. Larkin--I saw somo cheapor ones toduy. ndee banana pee a new pair) ors I over 0 Tribune: *T write merely to fill up Suld the newspiper seribe ias he drew I Stipond and hurried Lo spend & portion of it1n the purchase of a square meal. Puox: British Iandlord, ‘ave Tourist (in Oklahoma)—Aw. ou n shodting coat you can lend me this rol Landlord ally)—Like to oblige ye. but I h: . You don't need it. nohow. If you've got # grudge fellor. jest 20 Fight out the wiy you settle it. Doesn't make the least difference how you're drossed. Baltlmore American: Perhaps on the ad- mission of the American hog into Italy may fallow” tho uprooting of fnternatiouat proju- dice: Yonkers Statesman: Notwlthstanding the general jmpression that “moncy talks,” did you ever notice how quiet it is in a bank? Chfcago Time upon as pecul always lling ap. Dentists aro not looked ly dissipated, yet they ure Pittsburg Despatch: Musical conductors beat their way throuzh the world by scores. IN MAT 13 avoused are, ¥ sphicre Where nien are very rare, THE B0, The Boston 1 Emancipation from the man Ls whit they wunt, 'tis suid; They'll brook no longer his ¢ Thuy do nob wish to wed. trois The galling ehaln of t Thiut man has forge And 1o enfranchise w No husbands will they ta Ny ‘Il break; ind To make these charzes is not hi ‘o prove them, thial's the rub: For no true Boston girl would have A home without the Hub, K ferald that th ok Hicks—Doesn't 1t Lieathen have u VOry Soft ks—What do you mean? k [eks—They don’t have to attend thi urch sorvices, und they get the box re ceipts. THE ALLIANCE PROPHET Kansas City Journal, 'S SPR and desolation in the land be- K £ and desy Thero is we ratlon far across the Come the nlutoc 'l'hujl the oin: A Wus erstwhile gay and merry, While the “hoor oppressed™ wero very Much futigued to say the least, A your ugo the welkin rung with Jerry's tale of wo, And the erooning Kansas oyclone was not in Tewith s blow, As hie waded Into Wall street or rulirond gran s But today his stir has dropped Jerry's namo s trousers, And thereforo Thoy aro sore Are the yomen, and whit's more, Jerry muy come buek as marshal in the good 0ld duys of yore Now perchan attacked the atar, sud What will thon he ot Shylosk? Who will crush the money power Who wiil “educite the o tons of the lour? Wio will fix the weaith “o: Wil throw the lunce Thit wiil *stab the robber turly reguluto inance? Wi i wses’ on the ques- caplter,” and who Who will the way th alamity, 1w this nightmare WASHINGTO. Wasnisorox Bureav or Tir Brn, } aossIr, I STHERT, Wasnisaroy, D, C., Oct. 20, Hon. John Nicolay, who was Presidont Lincoln’s privato secretary and coufidential friond, snid today that the widoly published statoment that Mr. Lincoln was a spiritualist is untrue. Ho says the martyred president took 1an interest in the subject of spirit- ualism but did not believe in it. 3 FounTe This morning a farge bundio’of wooden faucets each about three foet lung and of tle circum(ference and shape of a common walk- ing cane, arrived from New York and are being earried about over the city by well known republicaus as canes, It is tho ro- publican campaign emblem of New York, and makes a very respectable walking stick. It is hollow, has the spigot holes throughout and could be used for tho purposo faucets are made, There is on every hand a demand for the *iassett stick.” W. K. Kurtz of Omufia is at the Arlington ‘'io secrotary of tho navy signed a contract with the Towa Tron works of Dubuque, Ia., for the construction of torpodo boat No. 3, similar to the Cushing, for tho sum of £113,500. She is to bo of 120 tons displace- meat aud must bo comploted within one year. 1t develops that Govornor Steelo resizned and loft Oklahoma the other day for tho pur- pose of returniny to his home in Indinna and become the republican candidate for gov- ernor of that state. Pensioner Commissionor Raum resigned, but intenas doing so when tacks upon him cense but not before. has the president and Secretary Noble him n his administration. Tho motion for the review ad entry decision of tho geuoral land of- n the contest of William C. Ashwell vs bert Hovey, from McCook, was today overruled by Assistant Secretary Chandler. P.S. H has not the at- 1n be- of the home- RECENT ARMY ORDERS. MUST PAY THE DETECTIVE. But the Oonrt Considorably Baduoed Sheody's Expontes. PECULIARITIES OF THE OFFICER'S BILL, He Evidently Made Free Uso of Biquors and Cigars During the Murder Trial-Other Lincoln News. Lixcory, Nob., Oct. 20,—[Spoeial to T Drr.] —The suit of Detoctive Pinnoo agains: Mrs, Shoedy for §031 for services rendorvd in spiriting away an fmportant witness for tho state and dolng other work in ber intor ests, has endod, ‘That is, as far &8 the county court Is concerned. Judgo Stewart gavo | as his opinton that §350 wassufficiont. Among the itoms were 0 for cigars ana whiskoy, which wero used in pamping pooplo, and §17 for street car fare. Mr. Pinneo is not satisflod with tho ver dict of the judge aud declaros emphatically that ho is eutitlod to every cent of his bill for $031, and gives notice that ho will appeal tho 50 to tho suprome court TURBE INSANITY CASES Threo more domontod porsons wi before tho fnsanity board today. Tho first was thatof a Mr. Davenport. Ho had be come 5o violent at his homo that his relatives wero afraid to wait untii the insanity com mission could hear his case and avpliad for admission tor him at tho insane asyl Ho was rofused adwission without an order, and t0 savo time and money ho was brought bo fore the Lancaster commission, which or. derod him seut to the asylum Another man by the name of Hollings worth was before the voard. The session was held with closed doors. His relativos r brought Changes ot a Day in the Regular Ser- vice. WasniNaroy, D. C., Oet. 20.—[Special Telo- gram to Tne Bee.|—Tne following army or- ders w issuod today Captain Jesso M. Lee, Ninth infantry, is relieved from the further operation of par- agrapu fourteen of special orders April 20, 1501, and from his present tempurary duties in the Department of the Columbia and will join his rogiment at Madison barracks on or about November 5, 1501. Second Lieutenant Frank W. Ellis, Second infantry, having been found incapacitated for active service by an army retiring board is, by direction of the acting secretary of war, granted leave of absence until further oriers on account of disabilities. Leave of absonce for two months ana ifteen_days is granted Second Licutenant Frank H. Albright, Ninth infan- try. Anavmy retiring board is appointed to at tho call of the presideut thereof at New- port barracks, Kv., for the examination of such ofticors as may be ordered before it. Detail for the board: Colonel Melvilie A. Cochran, Sixth infantry, Major Henry R. Tilton, surgeon: Major Daniel G. Caldwell, surgeon; Major William M. Wher Twenty-first infantry: Captain Thomas Townsend, Sixth infantry; First Licutenant Charles Byrne, adjutant, Sixth infantry, r.Major Passmoro Miadleton, sur- geon, will report in_person to Colonel’ Mel- ville' A, Cochran of the army retiring board | at Newport barracks for oxaminatiou by the board. Western Pensions. WasmiNeToy, D. €%, Oct. 20.—[Special Tel- ogramto Tur Ber.|—The following list of pensions granted is roported by Tiue Bes and Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nobraska: Original—Diores Moore, Wi liam Mouk, George W. Ray, Louis Pike, William Hart, Samuel Moorchead, Burgett R. Sloat, Leland A. Jewell, Harrison Grant, James A. Foster, Garrett Smith, Thomus Hoe, Tra Vanorden, Joseph Hodgson, Ber- nard Parsons, Thomas Lakes, James Hogen camp, Lewis Pattorson, Witliam R. slarsh, Jumes Warner, James McMaken. Addi- tional—John W. Ruby. ~Increase—Samuel H. Davis, William Foster, Joseph V. Davis. Reissue — Elijah Bellor., ~ Widow — Mary Michlan. Jowa: Original—Byron Mandeville, Alex Lockie, William Smith, Chavles Gocke, Heury H. Streeter, John' W. Scnanig, Jobu R. Jov, Hdward C. Holland, Matthias Hager- son, William W. Hodges. Adaitionai--John C. Frederick, Alhu R Anderson, Frederick William H. Mitt. Increase—Peter ree Ramsey, jr., Stephen Perkins, MeLennan, ~ ChristianSonarzo, Samuel *O. Thomas., — Reissue—Georze M. Rowley. Widows, ote. Helen C. Taylor, Eliza_ Foresman, mother; Elizavoth Reed, mother; Hannah'Rickey, mother, South Dakota: Original--Stepheh W. Harris, John W. Strater. Additional—Jobn Artman, Finley C. Western Patents. Wasmixaroy, D, C.,Oct. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bek.|—I'he following list of patents grauted is reported by Tue Bee and Examiner Bureau of Claims : George L. Barvey, Seward, Neo., lottor box; Henry Church, Parkston, S. D., wash- ing machine; Frank H. Dobeck, assignor of two-thirds to J. R. Robioson and G.T. Stokes, Omaha, shield for sewing machino gon us B. Barnost, Fort Madison, Ia., nut lock; Robert Eiliott, Paulbina, Ta., 'oat goud collecting devico; Frank Pelton, Des Moiues, In., railway rail chair; Adam Saxer, Sioux Falls, 8. D., horse collur fas: tener; Willis D. Shorman, assignor to Union Hydraulic Drain Tile company, Omaba, core for drain tile moulds and truck. fdentity of the Girl Who Walked Off a Rock Istand Train. DeTrorT, Mich., Oct. 20.—October 2 last, while on a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitic train, a youne woman while delirious, walked off the stops of a coach near Blue Island and was instantly killea and her body was buried in the Catholic cometery as unknown. In her pocket Was found @ momorandum con- taining an address 1 Detroit. The Chicago polico made inguiries of thoe department here. It was found that she was a woman who for- ked for Mrs. Vandyke fforson 1e, mother of the Rev. Father Vandyko. paine was Leoni Cokelaire, and her fa ther and mother reside in Beflen, Holland. Sho had 0o relatives in this country sna her personal effects, consisting of considerablo jewelry, were sent to them, Mrs. Vandyke Says that Miss Cokelaire was in her service for three years until last August, when sho went to u friend’s in Denver, hoping to ben fit her health., She suffered severely from catarrh and not getting relief in Colorado, wWas roturaing to this city when sho lost he life. A servantat Mrs. Vandyke's hud been notified by letter to meet ber at the pot in this ity on the evening of October 2, but the failure of the young woman to arrive caused inquiry of b frionds in Colorado snd it was learned that she had left Doenver to return, Dissolved the Injunc Cixeryyati, O, Oct. 20,—Today Judge Hunt dissolved the temporary injunction ob- taned by the minority at the meeting of stockholders of the Ohio & Mississippi rail rond to restrain the voting of Shipley, Brown & Co., proxies, for the election of diréctors, > e & Gotd Receipts | urop New Youk, Oct. 20.—Tho total recoipts of on. brought him to the court houso and took him away whon he was ordered taken to the asylum. Charles Wampler, the young man who sot firo to barn tho other night, was also or dered taken to the asylum. Fis parents live at Seventeenth and K streets, and his nsan- ity is said to have been caused by marital troubles. He was formerly a railway con- ductor. NEGROES WISH NATURALIZATION The unusual sight of two aeproes wishing to be naturalized wits witnessed 1n the dis- et clerk’s office this morning. The two are very intelligent fellows, but as wero born on British oil they are sub- jects of Queen Victoria. They therefora wish to take tho regular course to become American citizons, READY TO MARRY AGAIN Mrs. Susan Ellon Harris, who has beon twice married, asked Judge' Hall today to reloaso the bonds which tie her to Josoph 13 Harris, to whom she has boon wedded nearly nine She was given permission to marry a third time if she chooses. WANT PAY FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, A suit_involving interests 1n the neighbor hood of £00,000 was brought today from tha district court of Gage county to tho supremu court. It is the ono in which Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins, railroad contractors, ask for a contractors’ lien of §13,000 on the ' Kansas City & Beatrice Railroad compauy. The Kan- sas” City, Wyandotts & Northwestern and Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Rarroad companies and the New York Security and ‘Crust_companies are codefendants.” The last named company has $400,000 locked up in tho road, having loaned it before the ling was built, WINDSOR MOTEL CHANGES, Mr. E. K. Criloy, who for five years has managed the Windsor hotel as lesseo, has turned his interests over to Mr. I, G. Ricti- ardson of Marion, O. Mr. Criley will engago in the hotel business in Kansus. PAUPER IMMIGRATION, The United States authorities nere havae bad their attention called to a case which concerns the act designed to provent paupors from emigrating to this country and shows how the law may be cvaded. The story as told to United Statos Commissioner Biliings- ley is as follows: Mrs. Ractiel Madounik, n Jewess of con- siderablo wealth of this city, sent money enough to her pauper brother, Abraham 3, iu Poland, to bring him and nis amily to Lincoln. ' Since coming here Mrs, Madosnik and her brother have had a falling out and she has turned him and his family out of doors. Jilins has no trade and no money and has been unable to secure any kind of employment to make a hving. He and s family, therefore, becamo objects of public cbarity, although' they bave been in America only a few days. The mattor was brought to tention of the United States itis aud _ Commissioner Billingsley ays that Mrs, Madounik will bave to exther furnish bouds for the support of tho tamily or have action brought aguinst her for the violation of tho pauper emigra- tion law. GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF ODDFELLOWS. The grand encampment of the Independent Order of Ouadfellows of Nebraska occurroa in Lincoln today, the sessiou, which was secret, being ueld 'in Oddfetlows’ hall. Tho grand lodge will convene tomorrow at the same place. The Daughters of Itebekah will meet at tho same time in the Masonic tomple. An exemplication of the degree work will be one of the main features of tha week. An actual candidato will be experi- monted with. On Thursday, at 3 p. ., a parade will oceur. During the day thero b been a (arge influx of Oddfellows to the city. ANOTHER POLITICAL I'ROBLEM SOLVED, Another political provlem has boen_solved o supreme court, viz. the case of James . Easteriing against Robert M. Rankin. It is the somewhat noted caso from Buffalo county. Ira . Morston was appoiuted to fill the unoxpired term of the county attorney who died shortly after qualifying last wi ter. The independents claimed that Mars. ton’s term of oftice expired this full and con- sequently nomnated a candidate for the place. The county clerk refused to put his name on the v Honee the suit. Tha following is Norval's decision : First. Whero a law e fieally provides how vicar such office shall be filled, such provisio not the genoral | tho subject of cios. governs and the method of fill- Ing vacancles in s 0. Socond. WV y occurs In ta of county attorney, tho duty of y board to [ the by apirolntment tho appolntes will hold his” office untiy a ccossor s ol wnd qualified Third. A co attornoy can only bo elected genoral olection held 1n- even num bered yeurs. SUPKEME COURT DECISIONS, Court met_pursuant to adjournment. W. Adams of the Holt county bar was mitied to practice. Gordon vs Plattsmou Canning company, order of revivor: Schickle ,vs Kout, submitted on motion aud advanced; *Hilton vs Crooker, judement modified s0 a3 to allow plaintiff untii January 1 to pay the amount folind due by referée; Sprague va Fuller, motion to dismiss overruled; Stato v Stute Bauk of Grotna, order appoisting re- celver and fixing amount of bond, The following causes were argued and sub- mitted: Missourl Pacific Railway company vs Twiss, Dolan vs Armstrong, State ex rel McLernon vs Ickos on dewmurrer, Malloy vs Malioy, Stratton vs Reisdorph, Gray vs El- bling, Kirchbaum vs Scott, Wullenwaber vs Dunvigan; Wiikin vs Wilkins, Kingsley vs Botterfield, Bloomer vs Nolan, Loomer vs Thomas, Stato ex rel Eble vs Loavity The following causes wore continued: Stato ex rol Itovbins vs Omaha & Hastings Railway company, Van Dyke vs Citizens' State bank, continued; Prewitt vs York county, continued; Bohner vs Iohner, con- the at. author- gold from Europe to date are almost $18,- 100,000, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S. ol tinued; York Park Building association vs Barnes. Gov't Report., Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE