Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1891, Page 4

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ALL reports from the interior of the stato agree that Judge Post is gaining ground every day. BISMAKCK in the reichstag and Glad- stono in parliament will divide uro- pean honors about equally next winter. A SHILLALAH in the hands of a lovel headed friend of Ireland to be used against all factions would restore much needed havmony. BACCARAT at country seats with the prince of Wales as donler is not so bad, but in tho east end London dives it is strictly prohibited. EDGERTON'S plausible manner and apparently frank style of oratory do not conceal the fact that he is an ignoramus or contradict the serious charges made against his professional integrity. THOMAS B. REED of Maine will make some specches in Ohio, merely to add a fow thousand for good mensuro to Me- Kinley’s majority. The cffort in Ohio i3 all devoted toincrensing the majovity. The election is conceded to the repub- licans, SECRETARY BLAINE has returned to his duties in the Department of State with a vigor and earnestness which pught to satisfy all persons interestod that ho is good for a great deal of useful wervico to the country in spito of reports that his health is broken, will greatly reduce the duty on American pork. The conquering American hog goes grunting on from one victory to another, entirely regard- loss of tho antipathies which the Me- Kinley bill aroused among the nations of the earth. Dead or alive the porker is popular in the old country, SENATOR JOE BLACKBURN of Keon- tucky is hedging. He was outspoken in his opposition to Cloveland a few months ago. Since Hill's visit to At- lanta and the failure to a Hill boom the genial but wily Kentuckian has had a slight change of heart. He now announces a willingness to support the “stuffed prophet of Williamsstreet.” o has a string tied on his endorsement, however, for he says if Campbell carvies Ohio that gentloman will be the fore- most in the white house procession. F'RANC stary CARTER HARRISON has not been slow In any occupation to which he has turned his talents. Perhaps he has the energy und ability to make a lively editor. At all ovents he has coneluded to enter tho profession of journalism and will shortly own and conduct the Chicago Zimes. Carter has plenty of money ana if it is excitement nnd fun he Is after he has struck the right gait if he is indifferent about expenses. A rich politician cun have a hat-full of amuse ment runuing a newspaper if ho is will- Ing to puy fov it. THE Durham, North Carolina, Globe bas just pussed its first anniversary under the management of Mr. Al. Fair- brother, and the host of friends of that able and fearless journalist will be plonsed to learn of his great success. The field of southern journalism was un- famitiar to Mr. Fairbrother when he en- tered it, nnd nowspaper mothods are somewhat different there from those in the west, but he speedily made his presence felt, as he would bo sure to do anywhere, and no editor in North Carolina is now better known than Fair- brother and no paper is more generally vead, at least by journalists, than the Globe. 'Tne BEE, in whose service Mr, {rbrother won much of his reputation as an oxceptionally bright and brainy journallst, heartily congratulates him wpon his matorial success as well us apon his achlevement of merited fame a & sectlon of the country where virile #nd fonrlons journalism has been *'a long ‘slt wank " THE DAMAGING FACTS, The mud batteries of the organ in this ity have been tur the republican candidato for judge of the supromo Lies of the most malignant and character been used ife and whose public ¢ mugwump 1 upon court. unwarran to defam as bean a model reor | a man whose of shown him bsolutely incorruptible. The lies rofuted the attempt to irch him has failed.. He stands out of the sought 10 break ve vate purity \s to be have been and him down, and towers above his independent opponent in all which honest peo- ple soek ina jurist. These contemptible have been employed by the op: to counteract the t Joseph W. Ed- the qualifications tactics position cusations mude agninst gerton, not hich has been met or disputed. they ated briefly in order that one more opportun ity may given Idgerton and his organ to explain or refute them: Joseph W. Edgerton is not fitted by education, experience or ability to fill any judicial position. Joseph W. Edgerto solt-secking politician been a membor of three political partics and a candidate for office in each of them within five years, Joseph W. Edgerton has no standing atthe baras o lawyer and never a livi of one of Suppos bo e muy be is n who has has been uble to muke out of his profession. Joseph W. Edgerton spent the ¢ session of the legislature in Lincoln asa lobbyist, during which time he was the bosom friend of Paal Vandervoort, the most ungerupulous railrond monopoly lobbyist this state has ever known. Joseph W. Edgerton although fairly beaten by over 4,000 votes for the office of attorney general, joinod hands with o corrupt gang of office seckers to over- throw the results of the eleetion and sccure by foul means an offico and salary to which the people refused to elect him. In this attempt he signed the contest papors which maliciously vilified the people of Douglas county, his neighbors and fellow-citizens, and sought to take out of the public tr an exhorbi- tant sum for contest Joseph W. Edgerton wa d for services as a lobbyist in Lincoln by a Douglas county corporation and his Torts were directed against the enact- ment of a law in which overy stock grower and shipper in Nebraska was interested. w. itire sury, foes. his Edgerton as attorney- at-law in Polk county made a vecord of incompetency and betrayal of clients which reflects most seriously upon his professional and personal in- togrity. Joseph W. Ldgerton’s career as an attorney in South Omaha is blackened by unprofessional conduct, wherein he has imposed upon clients, pocketed fees which should have been paid into court, and acted tho shyster instead of the honest lawyer. Joseph W. Edgerton, ina murdes case, when he should have rep- sented tho state as assistant county attorney, appeared for the accused and eventually, by working upon both sides of tho case, succeeded’ for a considera- tion in securing its dismissal against the assnilunts. { Joseph W. Edgerton as trustee of the Methodist Ipiscopal chdrch of South Omaha sought by collusion with a estate agent to make an exhor- bitant cash commission out of the church in a real estate transaction. Joseph W, Edgerton deliberately bled the graders upon a South Omaha street contract out of $250. Ostensibly this was for legal services, but really it was a species of blackmail for which he ought to have been debarred from prac- tice in the courts of the atate. Joseph W. Edgerton as solicitor for the city of South Omaha counseied, aided nnd abetted in plistering that voung city with mortgages. He w the legal adviser of a most disgrace- fully incompetent and corrupt city government and helped to hide some of the ugliost jobs ever perpetrated upon honest taxpayers in Nebraskn. He never raised his voice on behalf of the people or sought to expose the up- tion of the men who confirmed his ap- pointment and voted him his salary. On the contravy ho is alleged by South Omaha people to have been partice criminis with the disreputablo crowd. Theso are a fow of the charges which have been openly made against Josoph W. Iidgerton, the truth of which neither Edgerton nor his friends have attem ptod to deny. They are undisputed because true, and no mud-slinging at Judge Post will explain them away. They show that Edgorton is unfit for the high oftice to which le aspires, as ho lacks ability, education, experience, professional honor and personal integrity. Joseph ous assault roal ac s HE IS NOT CLEAN, The partisans of Henry Osthoff have apvealed to taxpaying citizens for sup- port on the ground that he is a clean Against this claim we take most decided Mr. Osthoff has been brought up politically in the dirtiest pool of Omaha slum politics. As coun- man from the Fifth ward he was zoly the creature of the hoodlums and ward bummers, but he muay offer as an excuso that he could nevar have pulled himself up by his boot-straps, ns one of his champlons suys, unless he had the tayor and support of the bummers and political bilks. On that score,there- fore, we will excuse him, We will mop the slate clean and regard him as un- tainted up to the time he received a certificate as councilman from the Pifth How did he enter that council? How did he enter upon his public ecareer in tho first and only office with which he had ever been honorea At the very outset he ussociated himself with a gang of unclean birds and became a member of the combine anized by paving con- tractors and the Omaha Tammany that sailed under the name of the Twenty- eight club. He joined with these ring- sters and boodlers to organize the coun- cil and voted with them from first to last, This is a matter of record. The spiracy by which this combine formed was known to him, or ought to have been, if he was not a chump, I'he combine that ovganized the coun- cil of Jnnuary, 1890, was preced- ed by a bargain between its leading spivits that the fist act of the man, issue. or, con- was thful ac- | ach of the slimy scoundrels who | council should be the order cting the city attorney to judgment for $45,000 to settle an old and chestnutty claim of the Th rontract was carried out Osthoff’s first votes in the for the payment of this cla s one of the of 1800 Osthofl should justly ba held responsible for the ere new dir confess gas company v nd one of ouncil was combino tion of salarfed supernumerarios and the appointment of incompetent and dis- honest tax-eaters at the dictation of the He should justly be held re- the reck gance and negligence of the city’s inte ests in connection with the construction of the city hall If he had been a clean man he would kept aloof from the and jobbers who organized the combine of 1800, and if he had an honest chump he would have pulled out of it just ps soon us its objects beeame known, But birds of a feather flock together and Osthoff in his natural element. He has 1 hand-and-glove with contractc ringsters. . Boodling contractors put the mayoralty bee in his bonnet and boodling contractors packed the prim- the convention contractors he future and has made combine, sponsible for ssness, extr have contractors been and aries and manipulatod for him. To boodling has mortgaged his political with boodling contractors he his bed. This is the unvarnished truth. A GOOD SHOWIN The statement of the foreign com- merce of the country for the month of September is a showing of the most en- ging charact The exports of merchandise were to the value of $82,- 500,000, exceeding the corresponding month of last year to the amount of $14,000,000, and being the largest for any month within the last years. The vaiue of the imports for September was for the month last year but the two movements compared show an excoss of exports for the month of $21,000,000, and the net result of both moverents for the month was over $25,000,000 in favor of the United States, compured with the corresponding month of last year. The change in the foreign trade balance has been most noticeable during the three months ending with September, though it dates from last spring, and for the year to September 30 the exports exceeded imports to the value of over $08,000,000. In view of the certain de- mands of Europo and our ability to sup- ply them 1t is clear that the United States will be a creditor nation for at least two years to come, with steadily increasing balances in its favor for at least half of that time. One of the shrowdest observers of the course of financial and business af) marks that if the prevailing conditions fail to give an impetus to every industry und every branch of trade in this country, it will be because theré is something rad- ically wrong in our financial and econ- omic autonomy. There 1s nothing in the present financial situation to interfere with the industrial and commercial im- provement ronsonably to be expected from the assured foreign demand for our products, unless it be the offect upon equfidence of throut- ened silver legislation in the direction of freo inage. Whether reasonable or not, thore is a pessimistic foeling ro- garding this matter at the mone, ceuters, and until the question is disposed of the existence of this feeling may prove to be a drawback to the business improvement, that ought to bo realized. The ample assurances given by the administration of uncom- promising to unlim- ited free ought to be sufficient allay apprehension, and the fact that it does not do s0 strikingly illustrates the timidity of capital. Undoubtedly republican tories in Ohio and Towa next Tuesday, where iree and unlimited silver coinage is one of the issues between the parties, would have a reassuring effect, but it is apparent that as long as this question is in controversy it will be a menace to industrial prosperity. Mani- festly the thing needed to insure to every industry and to ever, branch of teade an unprecedented im- petus is a decisive exprossion of the country in favor of a sound and stablo currency, which it could not have with free and unlimited silver coinage. ARMY REORGANIZATION. The repoct of Major General Schofield, commanding the army, will be regarded with great interest in militavy cireles by renson of its strong plea for army reor- anization, Referring to the Sioux out- break, General Schofield says it taught the lesson that the entire military force of the United States would be wholly in- adequate to prevent great loss of life and damage to property if.a gen- eral Indian outbreak should occur. He suggests that by the addition of a few thousand men to the enlisted strength of the army, whereby a suflicient force might at all times be stationed in th vicinity of the great reservations, the danger of an uprising and resulting des truetion of frontier settlements would be entirely removed, and the great expense of trunsportation of troops from distant parts of the country avoided. This is a view that will be pretty sure to strongly commend itsolf to the approval of the people who live in proximity to the Indian reservations, and surely every reasonable precaution for their protection ought to receive the support of the vest of the country. If this can be provided by the addition of a few thousand men to the army, and thereby the danger of an uprisirg be en- tirely removed, no argument would seem to be necessary to show that the govern- ment can afford to make this provision. The last Indian outbreak was an expe sive oxporlence costing the government directly enough to maintain half a dozen regiments for many y nothing of what iv will have to pay for losses from Indian depredations. Apart from this consideration the wunt of adequate protection undoubtedly returds the seltiement of the countr near the sorvations. Itisaltogether a practical question and the weight of argument is with the commander of the army, With regard to the reorginization of the army, only military men will be interested in the estion that the condition of modern tactics require tho cou six not so great as same as airs re- opposition coinago to vie- one - yoars to s; sug throa-battalion grganizntion for the infantry, ns well@s for the cavalry and artillery. This clango is not now urged for the first timgyiand doubtiess it ought to have been nide by the I Of more general 1nterest is st congross, what hofield says of the policy of im- provement of the const defences. He states that g, will only require moderate annual appropriations for the next few yoard'¥o place the extended seacoast of this gguntry in such condi- tion that no foggign enemy could inflict upon it any serious loss or dumage, and *‘when this is ageemplished, the digni- fied and just policy which this country has adopted toward all foreign nations may be steadily adhered to without ap- prebension of results unfavorable either to the welfare to the honor of this country.” This was part of the valuable work of the last republican comeress, but whether it will bo fully carried out depends upon the political character of future con- gresses, men of all parties are agreed that the improvement of our const defences is a nocessity that ought to bo accomplished as prac- ticable, Gen- eraal § or However, as soon ON 18, 1891 the city council w The principal question before that body was the award of the ity hall furniture con- tract. After along discussion Council- man Donnelly moved that the contract be awarded to the Ketcham Furniture company of Toledo, Ohio. On eall of the roll the vote stood as follows: Ay Messrs Blume Bruner, Burdish, CoorER, Conway, DONNELLY, Elsasser, Morearty, OLsEN and OSTHORI. Noes: Messrs, BECHEL, Davis, Specht, Tuttle and Lowry. Messr Chaffee, Madsen and MCLEARIE absent. The gentlemen appear above in capital letters are can- didates before the people nt the present time and this 1s the record they have made on the of patronizing home industry. Friday evening Soptember as in session, President wora whose names FRANK McGraTH, late president of the Kansas farmors alliance, known to fame as the man whom ex-Congressman Turner picked out as a safe fellow with whom to trust a little $5,000 boom for the Ingalls successorship, has recently had his feelings soriously damaged by a refusal on the part of the alliance to re- clect him to the presidency of the or- ganization. When an alliance man gots mad or has his foolings hurt he is al- most certain to talk and give up fac Mr. McGrath is no exception; and he announces thut the political farmers are killing the organization. He dis- tinctly asserts that the membership in Kansas has fallen from 140,000 to 60,000 and the membots are very lukewarm. I SHOULD not be forgotten that there is one candidatefor the supreme bench who, whatever sher chances may be, is infinitely superior to the candidate of the independent. party, both as to ability and character. Reference is had to Mrs. Ada Bittenbender, unquestionabl the ablest advogae of woman suffrage in Nebraska. Thoro is some question as to whethds! 4, woman could vightfully occupyia place on the su- preme bench, but this will not be tested in the coming eloction. It is a fact, however, that in all the qualifications for the position Mrs. Bittenbender is very much superior to Mr. Edgerton. SoME of the newspaper correspondents in Washington who are afraid Se Blaine will be given too much credit for the reciprocity principla in the MeKin- loy bill aro wasting valuablo timo. Mr. Blaine’s personal influence was thrown in favor of the reciprocity amendment in tho senate and his personal strength carried the idea through that body. Whether its details were thought out by him or somebody else is a matter of no consequence. Reciprocity and Blaine are so much alike that the one will al- ways suggest the other. etary SoL PRINCE, one of the republican nominees for eity councilman, hus sided in Omaha fov fifteen years. He is now one of the proprietors of the Windsor hotel and is a reliable business man, He resides in the Third ward. His democratic opponent from that ward is 1d. Rothery, the owner of a saloon which is recognized as sporting headquarters, ERAL city officials who are candidates for office at this clection are devoting their entire time to olec- tioneering to the neglect of public busi- ness. This city does not expect to pay ofticials salarvies from the public troas- ury to act us ward rustiors. WHEN but two out of thirty registra- tion officers appointed in a vepublican ward arve republicans it is worth while for republicans to keep a close watch upon the registration lists. not MoORE school houses are absolutely necessary. To buiid them the school bonds must be voted. Whatever may be snid of the other bond propositions, the school bonds should carry OWEN SLAVIN should pay his honest debts before usking honest men to olect him to so vesponsible an oftico us county commissioner. Do not forget tore Friday and Saturday ure tho Jiist registration days. Worging Ahe Yankton Press, Omaha is said to ba several points abead in 1ts contest for the next national republican convention. - —tite———— Would Gause a Blush, Liépun Call. Tho election gf Henry Osthoff as mayor of Omaba would put a municipal head upon that city that the whole state would ve ashamed of for the next two years, i, Cheap and Patr otic, Kanaas City Star Washington's camping ground at Valley ‘orge was sold recently at $10 an acra. The poor fellows who camped there that snowy winter thought it was & mighty hard pieco of ground, hy of the Office, Blair Pilat R. Scou of the brainiest men nominatea for judge by any of the threo parties, A stalwart republican, a first class lawyer, 8 man of mature years with a good judical wind ana most lent standing at howe are somo of the qualifications he pos Wor 0 is one exc sesses, and should insure himan earnest, active support in this county - - Man tor the Pla Hebron Jow nal. J. W. Eller, formerly of Fairmont, and at one time district attorney of this judicial dis- trie a citizen of Omaha, and 1s the nominee tho republicans of Douglas county for the important office of count judge. Mr. Eller is an attorney of acknowl edged ability, and as county judge will ad- ministor the duties of the office wisely snd well, is now of TALKS WITH POLITICIANS, 1t is the heighth of folly and all political buncombe to talk aout tho Post enthusiasm being on the wane,” sald Lieutenant Gov- ernor Majors, who was in the city. Mr. Ma- Jors d Just returned from a two wooks' campaigning teip through the northwestern portion of the state and inspeaking of the meotings suid: “*Attornoy General Hastines went as r as Allianco and then left me. After lenving home tho first meot ing was hold at Kimball. Wo reachoed tho town unexpectedly, but notwithstanding that the hall was full of people. At loast men listened to our tatk and ail wer sinstic for not only Post, but the er ticket, We then drove forty miles to ing, where we held a meeting and spok an audience ot from 300 to 400, many of them allinnce men. This was a great meeting, as i nlliance men, They w astic for Post, as 1t is regardod up th he is the only candidate in the fleld. applies to domocrats and_ allian well as to republicans, and I can say that n large portion of the opposition admit that Post is the man. “After leaving Goring wo drovesixty v to Alliance, reaching there at 7:30 at nignt The meeting was for § o'clock and long bo foro that bour the hall, which was capable of holding 500 persons, whs packed. The Hom ingford band and 100 men’ came up from that town and we had a regulur republicun jubils ery time Post's ne wus was “cheered to the echo. meeting and the next night spoko ron, where the rink had been securs meeting was held at8:30 and at that only standing room was available, At Chadron thoy told us that Rushville was the great stronghold, but if it is, we captured the town Ly orm. A caboose was attached to the rogular train, and with a band we pulled 10to the town. The crowd formed in' two lines at the depot and marched to the hall. Such a time you never saw. Roman dlc wero shot into tho o and while tho band played a air, everybody cheored for’ Post. In short, tho meciing was one of the most enthusiastic I over saw At Rushville and Valentine it was the same thing, a porfect ovation. What surprised me the most was to wituess the change sinco last yevr. 1 knew that one year ago the whole country was strongly ‘allance, but there is a change now. ISdgerton and Son- ator Van Wyck were just ahead of us during the whole trip, and from what i could learn their meetings were tame affairs, and in point of numbers and enthusiasm did not compare with ours. he people have read stories printed in the World-Herald, but appurently they do nor take much stock in them. They seem to think that a residence of twenty years, during which a man has borne an unim peachavlo reputation, pretty fully estab- lishes hid character.” G. Simmous, editor of the Seward Ro- vorter, was in_the city yestorday, and in speaking of politics in Seward county, said : The republicans in_our county are enthus iastic, steadfast and confident of electing Post. Tho population of the county is com- posed largely ot Germ and as a rulo they will support him. Senator Van Wyck and Idgerton have stumped the county, but their meetings have failed to elicit much onthu- siasm, They are nothing as compared with last yoar, when the farmers drove twenty and thirty miles. Judge Post's chances are excellent, as tho indepencents cannot warm up over their candidate, and the democrats will not support him."* James Reeder of Columbus was o visitor in Omaha yesterday. Speaking of the cam- aign Mr. Reader suid: he World- Torald’s boomerang will give Judgo Post a groat many votes i his own juaicial district that would have gone to Edgerton had that infamous fabrication never been sprung upon the people. The people who know Judge Post best are bitterly indinant over the matter, and in order to rebuke tho parties who concocted the dastardly attack thoy aro all_working together for the eloction of Judgo Post.” POINTS ON SUALE POLITICS, We closed that Chad This hour ry lively vemont Tribune: The Omaha Skunk is Auiving everybody to Post. Girand Island Independent: The isnorance of Bdgerton is simply monumental Kearney Huv: The World-Horald s playing the ostrich act now. It has stuck its head in the sand, but the other end is all the more prominent. irand Island Times: Judgo Post is tho peer of any man who over occupied a place on the supreme bench in Nebraska, ana should b elected. Randoiph Times: The ‘“trumped up" charges of & fake newspaper on the eve of clection are not_likely to effect a radical chango in Judge Post's majority. Blair Courier (dem.): The charges pro- forred by the World-Herald againstJudge Post is proving a boomerang, and democrat all over the stato openly declare their inton- tions to support him. Sensationul lies woven from full cloth do not go down in this day 1d ago of the world. Stromsburg News: The attempt of the opposition press o convince the voters of tho state that Judgo A. M. Post1s a railroad can- didate is not making the desiced headway An ievestigation of the records of his court shows that ho has entered up more judgments against vailroads than any district judge in Nobraska. Hastings Nebraskan: All tho tales that the World-Herald can manufacture against Mr. Post can have no weight with the think- and intelligent voters of Nebraska, Thinking democrats, and vhero aro pleuty of them, now that their own state ticket is out of tho field will support Judge Post for the supremne bench. Awmsworth Star-Journal: The writor had the satisfaction of listening to J. W. Edeor. ton, candidate for judge of tho supreme court on the independent tickot, at O'Neill last weok. Joseph is an oducated cuss. His srammar is good. “If you saw what I seen,” said be, Again noreforred to having “drawed a fellow out, ete. Plattsmouth Herald: Judgo Post not only onjoys the utmost respect and confidvnce of his acquaintances at Leon, Ta., butin his own district a more honest, sincord, vopular man can not be found The public will not allow its fidelity to Judge Post to waver in favor of & man with such un unsavory record und who is o utterly incompetent us is this opponent. Hebron Journal: Judge Post 1s_stronger with the poople today than atany timo since his nomination. His record on the bench commends him to every citizen of the state. Tho tactics indelged” in by his oppouents have disgusted the public and won for bim hosts of friends. Tho entiro ticket is in splendid condition. 450 are the county tick- ots all over Nevraska, Howells Journal (dem.) : Thealliance papers have started a scandal regarding Judge A M. Post. They propose to eloct thoir incom- petont, chronic office sceker to tho supremo beuch, no matter what foul moans they om- ploy. Judge Post, during is residenco in this state, has proven himself to be an honest citizen and an upright judgo. The oditor of nis paper will vote for him, and we think that every democrat can consistently do so, Columbus Telegram (dem. Although a democratic paper, the Telegram canuot re- frain from reforring again 1o tha vilainous attack made by cortain independent papers upon tha life and character of one of Colum bus’ most honorable and rospected citizens, A. M. Post, republican candidate for supreme judge. Not aman in umbus who has koown Judge Post during the vears ho has lived here, believes the charges mado against him, and we can safoly say that be is the last wan in the world about whom such stories would be believed. e bas not posed as a Sunday school superintendent or ‘& leading Jight in church affaivs, but his daily conduct during the fifteen years of his 1ifc has bosn most exemplary. He is o devoted hus band aud father and has a family of whom any man in the world could feel proud. The scandalous charges h ounly intensified the feeling of raspect which the people of Flatte county fo bim, and bis completo Axoner- atlon will come in the shape of a practically unanimously vote for nim in Columbus and erwhelming majority over his opponent b couuty. int | outright. WASHINGTON QUSSIP, WasHINGTON Burriv or Tie Br, 513 FOURTEENTH STRERT, } Wasiixaroy, D, C President Harrison, Seorotar, Secretary Tracy had a long confe in regard to the streot fight in Valpar Chily, a fow days ago in which some sailors from the United States man-of-war Balti- more wero cut or shot and at least one kilied Late last week instructions wero sent to Minister Egan who will ask the Chilian authorities to promptly apologize to the United States government, punish the offenders and indomnify the victims. Further stops were discussed at today’s con- feronce and an ultimatum was probably agroed upon. President Hurrison won in his stand domanding the right of asylum for refugees within our legation at Santingo and ho will win in the stand just taken regarding the assault upon our satlors. Tho president holds that the assault upon the marines at Valparaiso was an the American llag, as the bluo uniform our marines and sailors mean the samo the flag, that is the national ensignia, emblem’ of unfon. Some of tho cabinet officers have attempted to draw a par betweon the Killing of the Itaians at'Now Orleans and the assaultat Vaiparaiso, but tho president holds that thore wis no resem blanco botweon the two instances, Th Italians wero domiciled in this country they woere hore engaged in business, and if not. American citizens, claimed protoction Oot B ‘Blaine and o today 180, of 08 | saulting his attack upon | tho | ilol | | Kansas HE MAY GET TWENTY YEARS Desperato Situation in Wi Hammond is Placed, STORY OF A FATHER'S AWFUL C3Im Child's Health Entirely Destroyed i a Result the Affair Efforts to Compromise the Case. of Futile LiNcors, ) Ber. |—Char agent, who ob., Oct. 26.—[Spocial to T s 1. Hammond, the tombstona is charged with criminally as 13-year-old daughter, has boen finally arraigned beforo Judgo Fiold of the district court. When his trial was set about a year ago it was discovered that child had been spirited away. Detectives were employad to look the matter up and the girl was found fn Meanwhile the inhuman fathor was under police surveillance, as the authorities waro satisflod of his guilt. After tho child was found Hammond was again arrested, Since the ond arrest Hammond has U the on undor atate laws, and nothing more could be extended over them. Our marines as sailors Valparaiso wera clothed iu the uniform of and were entitled to proteetion | stars and_ stripes gives our | At parta of tho world: further | they were attacked by mon wear- | Chilian_uniform, and because they | the sido of the Unitod States in | contentions affecting the comity of the two | nations, The attack upon ono of our marines or sailors was tho same, under the circumstances, as an_attack upon our flag, or von aportion of our country, or one of its | institutions, Justas well could the Chilians have shot down one of our naval or Minister Egan as one of thoso privates on the man-of war Baltimore, ‘T'he rank of the man or the place of t ha attack was of o consequenco. | I'his Is the position taken by the president in his instructions to Minister Iigan. It was firmly American, tersely put: but there was uothing sensational in iwhat he said and no threats made. Ho is satisfied that Chili will make proper reparation if that is possible where life is taken. The tendency of news- paper writers tas been to magnify tho difi culty with Chili and place this country in the constant attitude of being on the vorge of war. There 15 nothing alarming in tho situation but it 18 the purpose of the presi- dont that the rights of Americans abroad | shall be pushed up avother peg before this aflair is finally determined. our country [ citizens in than this ing the tood for officors The comtroller of ‘the currency today ap- proved the Chatham National Bank of Now York as reserve ngent for the Kirst National of Howardin, Ia, andtho Chaso National | of Now York as reserve agent for the N tional Bank of Canton, 5. D. George L. Thompson of Liucoln is here and recoiving attentions at the hands of the | committee in charge of tho Grand Army of tho Republic national encampmeat here noxt year. Mr. Thompson made a strong fight to kot tho encampment \at Lincoln, but says Washington is doing so much in 1he way of preparation that she deserved the lll(.mr\_r.“ Utterly Inexcusable. Por lavd Orcgonian There was no excuse for the application of mob law in Omaha. It was simply an exhi- bition of passion and a contempt. for the law and the authorities who admimster it. Some- whero the line must be drawn in this matter, and the farther away it is drawn from the courts, and the nearer to self-appointed oxo- cutioners, the bottor it will be for society. Omaha will_bs honored in sotting a good example before the country i tho punish- ment of these rioters. PASSING JESTS. o Press: “Vou should not hug so Detroit Sho—Temple Ho always Kato Ficld's Washin:ton Court is a smart lawyer, isn't he? quotes Lati He--Yos, that's when he gets stuck and don't want you to understand what he siys. ald: White—What did Joblots ew York He sald she would be a sister to say when Jessie Nim? Greene—IHe said thut was satisfactory to him provided they were to share alike under the old man's will, Gus Snobberly was quite sofreo glven recently by lady. Wher ho” ar- Texas Sifting to In arriving ata rominent Now Yori thousund pardons for coming so ed the lady, “von can never como too late. 15 thinks this 18 a hint to stay gother. way alto- THE INE Sho begeod a sealskin mufl from pa, With all hor woman's wit, And then she said she'd got to have A clonk 1o g0 with it. TABLE, Washington Stur: I tell you,” said the en- thusinstie younz athle i t young Bifkins cove is_sald that trout of clear, running from tho fisher W Phitadelphia Tinie mainly He - the shadoyw stroams. In this they dif mien, who, 1t 15 suspected, He New York Clipper: Edwin—Miss Packinbox sweot Angoline 3 ne—Well, I must sy you have sand AW Let mo mix it with your sugar, and we will g0 it busiuess tozother. Angelina--Ask papa, Eddy! AN APPROVIIATE GIFT, Cleak Tho milkman took some ducats from The profits of his milk, And with great joy he bought his wife Aulce now witered spik. New York Horald: Pipkin—There is ono thine T want explained about theso dynamito bombs, Potcs—What is that? Pipkin—Wheu thoy fire o expret a rain 1o set Tng w Ltussia they oxpect a relg sl Amerien oy 1 thoy ire one i to ondt New York Telogram: Aspiring Bard pose you pay necording to merlt Cullous Editor—Lenimo se thgie of your poem. Aspiring Bard Callous Editor about that. What s the Tust an O1d Rustic Mill." Well, T guess we can afford ak Review: Hackoot (savagely)—I want Somo ribbon for my wife's dog. Yos, sir. How will this do? Do you think this will Ole to Clerk Huekott wolghut A NEW VERSION Arlanta Constitutuon The man who piys the printer's dobt— Hislfo s 0 way s merry, Andd (ying ho 13 suro to kot A freo obitunry ! Denver Sun ifth Warder—I hoar that Grover Clevoland has undergone o ceange in N tarir views. Tamanyite tride Fift Ing i 1 guess not: he's still for froo Wardor—No, sir; ho b w0t industrivs, ves In foster .:m.m cruel to sue a gal it 1t louks Hke discour- campalgn Hur foribel wglug entorpri Burghamton Kepublionn: It s astonishing how dobes will expand after belng contructed Plllsbury Dispateh: The moro cuffs you | girl | Myers, C. I, Aa glve it laundryman the bottor he likes it, endeavoring to compromiso with the attornoy, as n case of conviction ho for lif county will bo sentenced o tno penitentiary Yeos erday ho told the prosncuting attorney that he was willing to plead guilty to tho churgo of attempting to commit the crime it tue prosecution was withdrawn, County At torney Snell iudignantly refused to agreo to @ proposition. Mr. Suell says that ho belming evidonce of the guilt 1 say that the child is physically 4 will suffer constaut pain the re mainder of her life, Such an influence has been brought to bear upon the child to keep her from testifying against Hammond that the sueriff has found it nocessary to keep her in constant custody Last mght'the wifo of Hammond called nnd asked to talk with the child. Tho request was granted. Jailer Langdon hoard tho woman making threats to tho what ho would do in case sho tostified awainst Hammond. The jailer promptiy orderad the woman out and whon sho gave him an insolent answor he informed ber that no could have her placed under arrest for attompting to intimi dato a witness. Sho thon mado herself searce. Tho trial of the caso promises as much time as a murder is cquivalent te The entiro di tion of a jury FOOD FOR CALAMITY, HOWLERS, The reports roceived by Labor Commis- sioner Luddon show that there have been $3,000,000 worth of mortgages paid in Ne- braska from Juno 1 to October 1. 1t is pre dicted that considering the present magnifi- cent corn crop the next threo months will greatly exceed the record of the past three, PORGER HAMMOND BOUND OVER Fred S. Hammond, the confidential of John D. Parrish,who forged his ¢ name to over £200 worth of _checks thom cashed, was arraigned befora Brown this morning on ono of the several different complaints against bim, This specific one is for forging Parrish’s namo to a check for §18.50. He waived oxamination and was bound over to tho district court in the sum of £300. 1n dafault ho wont to jail. Hammond cama to Lincoln last Octobe and haviog the reputation of n rood insur: ance man, secured a position with Mr. Par- rish. He'had charge of his collections, and one day Mr. Parrish was surprised to find that Hammond had disappeared. An in- vestigation proved that he had forged Mr. Parrisl’s name 1o a number of checks and induced a nuwber of business men to cash them. Then be skipped. Dotective Pound was put on tho feliow’s trail aud he captured him in Denv SHALL OAK CREEK BE DAMMED] Nelson C. Brock and soveral other persons owning property near the vroposed dam on Onl ereak have filed a petition fn tho district court entreating thut tribunal to luterfero in the proposed damming of that stroam, “'hese property owners doclare that in caso of the coustruct on of the dam their property will bo irreparably ruined. That if it fs bullt it will cause the water to rise and to stand upon their lands to the depth of threo and one half foet nnd_thereby reudor thoir proporty valuoless. Thoy therefore bescoch tho court to see that justico is dono them und that a perpetual injunction be issued to pro- vent the creek from being dammed, AND ENDS, MeGrew has filod_his bond as bank examiner. It amounts to 00,000 His sureties are J. ‘G, Meek, J. 8. Kestoison, G, W. Felt, M. 1. Gorrick, J. A, Milier, W, A. ms and 1. Bosserman, “The Nobraska Coal and Lime company of Omaha, with 5. A. Blum, W. C. Sundoriand and H. B. Morrill as tho leaders of the enter- prise, havae filed articles of incorporation. Notarial commissions were issucd to the following by Governor Thayer today: John O. McClung, Sehuyler; A, G. Hoffman, Are nold: William H. Platt, Grand Islands 15, 1. Oborg, Wausa: Williwm M. Clark, Lincoln Frank Henry Bailey, Nebraska City: Albort J. Peterson, Ponder Owing to'the fae to consume ase as the penaity murder in tho second degrec, has been devoted to the solee- clork iployer, and got Justico obns Mr. C. 1. that tho Funko opora houso had b oviously engaged by an- other company the Gilmore bund concort will occur at Bohanan’s hall tomorrow evo- ning. Tho KKnights of Maccabeus have beon thorized to carey on their stylo of fas in this state, Mr. Campbell, clerk of tho suprome court, is of the opinion that the articlo published in this morning's Bre on tho subject of tho Australian ballot system should appear in overy woekly paper in tho stato for tho in- terosts of votors. According to roports, Polico Judgo Hous- ton has permanontly locatod in Colorado. Justice Stowart 15 acting police magisurato in Houston's absenco, au- ranco Kansas Wheat Arcnsoy, Kan., Oct - - iadly Da 2, G. Armsby, coshier of tho Kunsas Trust and Packing company, who roturned from tho western part of the state last evening, th throshod wheat i that section is aur from 25 Lo B0 per cont ou account of wet weather and poor shock he grain has alroady commonced Lo Krow and many stacks aro groon, A good deat of wheat still r ins in the shock. This is ruines. Tho farmers are busily cngaged in threshing crops, but will not get through bofore the first of the year. Tho acreago of wheat put in this fall will not bo us large ns last fall, - o M Transenipt aged. said un agod N Roston Two men tolled side by sido from And Both Were poors Both sat with children, when done, sun to sun, the duy was Avout thelr door ful 1n crimson cloud 1in of n0on. the boaut nd sh with Il Made nig The other 1038 bowed, Onoloved euch troe nging bird No musle In the soul of one wis stirred By loaf or rain. Ono saw the good In every fellow mun, And hoped the best Phe other niurvelod ut his Mastor's plan, ‘And doubt confessed. One, Laving leaven above and heaven bolow, Wis stisfied; {ived in woo, diod The other, discontonted And hopoles