Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1891, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER, Epiton PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING | TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIO! Paily Bea (eithont Sunduy) Ono Your Datly and Sundny, One Yenr Elx months Three Months 8 Bunday Hee, One Yeir Saturdny Bee, One ¥ Weekly Hoe, Ono Year OFFICES: tee Ruitdin prner N and 21th Strosts L 12 Pearl Street. Chiamber of Commeres, s 19, 14 and 15, T'ribune Buliding Fourteenth Stroot 800 Omaha, The Fouth O Counell KN Chicago Offic New York, Hc Washington. CORRESPONDENCE. tions relating tc news and wld be addressed to the nt A1l corimunic editorial matter Fditorial Departn BUSINF Allbusiness letters a o e addressed to The Bee Publishing Conpany, Omahu. Drafte, checks und postofice orders to be made payable to the order of the com- pany. The Beg Publishing Company , Proprietors THE BEE BUILDING. CETTERS. romittances should CIRCULATION EWORN STATEMENT Etateof Nobriski County of Dougias. N, P Fell, business Pubiishing company, does that the nctual eirea for the ween ending No follows: Sunday Nov Mondny. Nov. Tuesday, Noy, Wednesday, Nov. 4 Mhursday, Nov “rldny. Noy. 6 Baturduy, Nov, oF mber 7, 1501, 20,051 N, b FEIL. Bworn to Letore me and subscribed in my presence this ith day of Novem! er. A. D..150L BEAL. E. P. ROGOEN, Notary Public. The growth of the avernzo dally elrculation of Tne BEE for six years Is shown in vhe fol- lowinz table: Average.. 165200 15,200 18,574 | 19,55 10| 10| 6 18 [ 188 | TRs 25,40 Jnnuary Febr 140, 10 1210114 THE old council is now trying to re- deem itsclf and may yet expire in a great halo of glory. THE fight between the State Board of Transportation and Chief Grain In- spector Blanchard has been declared off. The grain inspection department can now devote itself exclusively to business. THE anlary lists of the Board of Edu- 1 s of the city and county should be given prompt and intelligent attention by the recontly clected officers, Let us try a year of economy for luck. THE old council deserves credit for trying to turn over a new leaf and it may even re-establish popular confidence in its intentions if it continues from now on until its closing hour to protect the {nterests of the taxpayers. THE city charter, as amended by the last legislature, expressly provides that the city clerk shall complete tho nssess- ment roll for the city on or before the first Mond in October of each year. This has not heen done, and it is not eusy tosay why it has not. Tne Leeds, England, Millers associa- tion, at o meeting Tuesday, voted to ad- vance the price of flour. Some people in America, who greatly admire Eng- land, have beon trying to make us be- lieve the trust is strictiy an American institution. The Leeds incident is proof to the contrary. KLEPTOMANIA, whether it develops at a church sociable, through the kitchen window or behind a revolver, should be given heroic treatment. A mania to possess what belongs.to others which is strong enough to make the maniac stoal is best cured by solitary confinement behina stone walls and iron doors. It 18 remarked that the gloomiest forebodings for the future of the Brazil- ian republic emanate from London and the London newspaper correspondents of Valparaiso. The reciprocity treaty negotiated between Brazil and the Amorican government is largely ro- sponsible for the hopeless outlook of vhe formor country through English spec- taclos. WHEN the Western Commercial con- gress met in Kansas City Senator Cock- rell, Congressman Hatch and other democratic Missouri politicians directed its proceedings. In the Sedalin congress of farmers Governor Krancis and other politicians from his state have again pushed their way to the front and they have given the meeting the democratic shootagain. A nonpartisan assembly in Missouri is quite certain to have a dem- ocratic loanin Ir TURNS out that the reports sent to this country of extraordinary tumult and violence in connection with the late election in Cork, Ireland, woere unwar- rantably oxaggerated. There was un- questionably great excitement attend- ing the election, which was an incen- tive to some of the more reckloss of Dboth factions create dis- order, but it is said upon trust- worthy authority that no such ecenes of desperate fighting and brutal violence took place as tho correspond- onts reprosented. These were born of the imaginations of men who more than likely were not in or anywhere noar Cork when the canvass and election wore in progress. I the London Times, whicn would be very prompt to state the worst that could be said of any disorder in Treland, gave reports of what transpired at Cork, which did not at all justify the lurid accounts that were sont out to American newspapers. Not the least reprehensible feature of these reports has baen the misvepresentation of the attitude of the clergy regarding the election, the fact being that instead of their being factionists and thereby in- citing their partisans to violence, their efforts were directed to quiet the spirit of faction and to malntain poace and or- der, in which they were not wholly un- successful. [rish affairs ure sutliciently tnteresting to Americans when truth- fully presented, und corrvespondents abroad of American newspapers should be reminded that the public they are writing for wants only the truth, free from all exaggeration or prejudico, to OMAHA DAILY DUMPING MILLIONS INTO THE RIVER. The National Farmers congress which was held last year at Council Bluffs is now in session at Sedalin, Mo. The prime object of this organization is tho discussion of measures and projects that | note the interests of American farmers. The first subject under dis- cussion the improvement of waterways and cheapening of transpor- tation, sovernor Francis of Missouri, onded by several very prominent mem- bers of the congress, urged the adoption of resolutions in favor of an appro- priation of $20,000,000 for tho improvoment of the navigation of the Missouri river. It is an open question, however, whether the Missouri river ean be made and kept navigable from the headwaters Fort Benton down to St. Louis for five times twenty million dotlars. In fact, it is doubtful whether a permanent channel deep enough to float an ordi- nary river steamer could be established between Omaha and St. Louis for $20,- 000,000, Bven if it could be done with $20,000,000 it is a serious question whether the investment would puy. Canal and river competition with rail- roads is a thing of the past. The traflic on the Mississippi south of St. Louis has dwindled down from year to year and cannot bear comparison now with what it was a quarter of a century ago when the country had less than half its popu- lation and not one-tenth of its traffic. At best the Missouri river could only be kept open from April to November. The bulk of our grain and cattle cannot be moved before the river closes. Instend of spending $20,000,000 for pulling out snags and deepen- ing the channol of the Missouri river it would be more sensible and ef- fective for congress to spend $20,000,000, or even $30,000,000 for a double track froight vaiload down the Missouri valley, suy from Bismarck to St. Louis. Such a road can be built and equipped for from $25,000 to $30,000 a mile. Twenty millions would build a double track railroad from Sioux City to St. Louis, and $30,000,000 would build it from Bismarck down. Such a road would be navigable all ths year round nd if the freight charges were simply bhased on the cost of oporating and maintaining the road the farmors of the Dakotas, Towa. Nebraska, K and Missouri could move their products to the gulf by way of St. Louis cheaper than they could by any line of barges or river boats. It would not cost one-tenth as much to keep up the road as it would to keep the river navigable even in the summer season. [t is foolishness to talk of making the Missouri river an artery of commerce above Kansas City or even below. The treacherous channel, and fro- quent low water in summer and freezing in winter make it impracticable to utilize this stream. The only money which can bo profitably used in the Missouri river is in constructing levees and riprapping the banks to prevent disastrous over- flows and cutting away of the bottoms fronting the cities. will pr was our sec nenr nsas THE CONTR ICT. President Wiley of the clectric light works in a communication to the council virtually admits that the twenty candle power incandescent lights he contracted to have in pluce by November 1 would be unsatisfactory. He therefors pro- poses o substitute 1,200 candle power arc lights in the proportion of ono are light for every tive and and one- half lamps provided for under the con- tract which his company has already violated. These are lights he proposss to have in place by January 1, 1592, Meanwhile the little gasoline glimmers would go on at the rate of $19 each per ananum, The proposition of shrewd and plausibie. The council has s0 far declined to give him a contract for are lights in the heart of the city for five yoars, although the subject has. fre quently been discussed. Wo are paying him now on a contract which will expire somo time next year $175 for each a lamp of 2,000 candlo power in the central part of the city. The new proposition would bind the city for live years to pay $110 per lamp of 1,200 candle power, which is at the vate of $183.33 for 2,000 candle power lights, and Me. Wiley would accomplish by indirection what he has failed to accomplish ai- rectly. Ho will tie up the city to his electric light plant for five years and maintain his present monopoly. We pay too much for electric street lamps now. The rate in Lincoln is but $150 per lamp. [n other western cities it is as low as $100 and there is no reason why wo should puy more than our neigh- bors for a service no hetter, if as good. The truth is that the city should own its electric light plant and do its own lighting. The council should refuse to bind the city to any monopoly of light. The electric lightipg expevience of Omaha has not been wholly satisfuc tory. We are pretty well conviacod that our 2,000 candle power lights, ““Phomson-Houston standurd,” arve con- siderubly below that strength. M. Wiley has torfeited his contract for in- candescent lamps by failing to comply with its terms. He should ba notitiod that the agreement is canceled. We an bettor afford to continue as we are until the city can contract for motor power and manage its lighting plant. Mr. Wiley is own PREMATURE BOASTING, One of the shrewdest politicians in the democratic party is Sanator Gorman of Maryland. In an interview since tho olection he said: “As far as the sults in Massachusetts, Towa, ete., I do not cave to hazard aay speculations. Pounsylvania went democratic & year ago, Ohio went domocratic two years ago Both went repubiican on Tuos- day, and unmistakably vepublican. It would be premature, I think, and unwise, to base any speculations for the vote of 1802 on this year’s vote in cortain republican states.” This view of the most practical of democratic poli- ticians is commended to the dispassionate consideration of his party. Damocrats, from Mr. Cleveland to tho least renowned local leader, are already boasting that the victory of th party in the presidential contest of noxt year assured. Phe orgaus have prepared a list of the which, they claim, are ra- is to give their electoral votes democracy In 1892, and among them are Massachusetts and lowa. They have not a valid reason for sxpecting to carry either of these states. TIn the first of them the of the democrats electing their governor does not war- rant thom in vegarding Massachusotts as a democratic or even a doubtful 8 for the r state officors succoss and made gains in both b of the legislature. The simple fact is that the lican candidate for governor was a weak man who was unable to command the strength of his party, and bosides this he and his friends had given offense to many republicans by the way in which his_ nomination was brought about. Moreover, the fight was made wholly upon stato issues and the meritorious administeation of Governor Russell was satisfactory to a majority of the people. In JTowa there was renlly but one issue to which the people gave any serious consideration, that of prohibition. vernor Boies endeav- ored in his after-election address to give a pury of the eredit for the democratic success to the position of that party on the taritf, but the trifling in his plurality shows that this question had no influence. He got the full democratic vote and that of thousands of anti-prohi- bition vepublicans, and nobody wili bo foolish enough to claim that all of these republicans, or a major- ity of them, are opposed to the policy of protection. The repub- lican plurality in Towa at the presi- dential election of 1884 was 20,773 and in 1888 it was 81,631, a gain in four ) of nearly 11,000. The republican with prohibition as the issue gives no indication of the sentiment of the state on national questions, Senator Gorman is right. Democratic caleulation on the vote of Massachusetts and Towa for 1802 is both premature and unwise. nches repub- gain THE LIBRARY BUILDING. The library board has requested the city engineer to prepare a plat of the Byron Roeed and adjacent lot upon which the proposad library building fs to be erected. The city engineor has good naturedly consented to fur- nish plats showing the contour and surroundings of the act. He does this as a matter of courtesy, al- though the board has no right to com- mand his services. Whether ho will show the Tom Murray buildings, the power house, tho city jail, the veterinary stable and other attractive establish- ments of the neighborhood or not re- mains to be scon. If ho would properly present the situation these cannot be omitted. Instead of preparing a contour of the surface of the proposed site, the city engineer should be directed to ascer- tain how deep the foundation walls must go to strike solid earth and whether or not any foundation is possible without piling. The very fivst question to be settled is the prob- able expense of the foundation, for it may be found that this will cost move than the Byron Reed lot is worth, to say nothing of the superstructure. After the engineer has investicated asto tho deptn of excavations needel the council can ascertain from competent builders what the foundations will cost. The library board has no authority to arrange for construction of a building, to pay for designs or to expend any money whatever for plans of the build- ing. Its solo business is to man- age the public library. No money should be squandered on plans for the present. It is true that the people have voted the library bonds but 1t is also true that most of them voted for the proposition without knowing anything about the lay of the land or its surroundings. The council should make haste slowly on this library project. I'here ure a good many things to be considered in connection with it and no money whatever should be ex pended until we know where. we stand asto the character of the sito and the terms to bo fulfilled betore the title to the Reed lot is finally obtained. THE INCOMING CONGRESS. After the election of a speaker of the Fifty-second congress, which from indi- cations will be accomplished without much of a struggle, the next most im- portant matter to receive the consider- ation of the house will be a revision of the After the persistent fight made by the democrats in the last con- gress against the rules adopted by . the republican muajority a pretty gen- eral change is to be expected. The mujority in the present house could not, without completely stultifying itself, retain the rules which the democratic party has so vigorously denounced ever since they were put into effect, and besides the majority is so large that it will not need to make such provision against the obstruction of the minority as, for instance, allowing the spenker to counta quorum. It is under- stood that there is unanimity among the demoerats that this rule shull be done away with, This was the republican in the last congress which wised the minority the greatest ircita- tion. but it was most effective in pre- vanting the obstruction of legislation, Were the majority in the present house as narrow as that of the republicans in the lust it is highly prob- able the rule would retained, not- withstanding the warfare that'hus been made upon it and regardless of stultifi- cation. Washington dispatehes say that the rule likely to product- ive of something approaching a strug- gle, This is likely to result from an ef- fort to return to the old practice, aban- doned in the Forty-ninth congress in ovder to weaken the influence of Samuel J. Randall in the house, of having the committee on appropriations piass on all appropriation bills, The theory is that dividing up the appropriations among a number of committeos, as has been done in the last threa congresses, conduces to extravagance, and it is reasonable to suppose thut such is the case, but thoe members of the several committecs who have bad the privilege of dispensing the public funds are expocted to regard a return to the former practice with disfavor, und if they should generally do they could probably defeat the proposition. 1t is unquestionably siradle that there should be as little rules. practice democratic be are be 50 de in | publicans elected all other | to tho | BEE: THURSDAY division ter of of responsibility in this mat- appropriations as possible, but while there are valid reasons for devolving the whola duty upon a single committee it is con- ivable that that plan might have unsatisfactory rosults, Under the former practice tromendous power was lodged in the chairman of the appropri- ations committes, and this was principal roases” for the chango to the present practigg made by the democrats of the Forty-ninth congress. Oune thing the country would come as a valuable reform, and is the abandonment of secrot sions of the senate, so far at least as the confirmation of public offieials is con- cerned. A change of rule in this par- tieular would go a groat way in giving the senate a stronger hold upon popular confidence and relieving it of that char- actor of exclusiveness and affected su- periority which isexeoedingly objection- able to a very large number of the 2 merican people. wel- that 808+ AT LAST tho council has taken the initintive to have the property owned by railrond companies outside of their right-of-way placed upon the tax list, tho same as the property of other cor- porations and individuals, When the city engineer completes the work of platting the untaxed railroad property the council should also direct the city cierk to place upon the tax list all other property not ex- empted by the plain letter of the law, Nobody will object to the exemption of hospitals, churches and buildings used exclusively for religious or benevolent societies, but there is no excuse what- ever for exempting lots and lands held for speculation by any society, religious or benevolent; much less is thevo any ground for allowing any building or property that ytelds a revenue from rents or leases to go untaxed. AS 1AS been remarked upon other oc- casions there are members of Omaha's detective force who are either callow, careless or callous, and it matters com- paratively little which. A force of de- tectives who will arrest three visiting rainmen us train robbers upon suspi- cion based apon a protext which would shame n country constable is a good or- ganization to investigate. People of respectubility visiting in Omaha ure en- titled to decent treatment and honest men should not be humiliated by ofti- cious police officers. Competent detec- tives covid very readily have followed the three Union Pacific engineers until they had sutisfied;them of their identity and innocence without compelling them to submit to the ignominy of arvest. Mr. WiLEY must have known when he maae his bid for incandescent lights that they would not answer the purpose. A Montana Clue. But'e Miner., The express robbery near Omaha, coming as it does near after clection, reminas us that the political orators who went east to “help" their party in the canvass are hoofing it howme, iascorag o A Good'Investment, Minneapotis i rivune, Omaha voted in the afirmative on the ques- tion of bonding the city for parks, boulevards and alibrary. Minneapolis extends her con- geatulations, with the assurance that Omaha will never regret tho investment. A Wiso Dec Minneapolis hune, Spam has resolved to remain neutral in case of war in Europe. Great head! In the fiereo heat of a continental war Spain wonld last about as long as a snowball in the place Colonel Ingersoll doesn’t believe in. A Notabl : Change. Alchison Globe, People who dtive in the conntry a good deal, sy that sinco tho late election a farmer gives half the ro During the alliance success of lasu vear, a farmer insisted on kecping in thy middle of tke road wheo he met a town man, e Vindication. - Liemocrat. Major MeKinley has a vight to claim, as ho does, that the result of the Olio election is a direct and positive vindication of his tarift law. That was the controlling issue of the campaign, and the victory is the most nota- bl event of the year. e State Exhibits, St. Paul Globe, Nebraska’s advertising train has returned from its tour of the castorn states. It was devised and equipped by the State Business Men's association, and fifty counties were interested 1n it, Oregon has but one car on the road to do its exhibitng, but Nebraska had a considorablo train, with the fluent agents of the ussociation to do the explana- tory and oratorical work. Tho train started the middle of October ®od sWung around @ largo circle, Its directors ro- port that the display made of tho productions and resources of the state wus an eye opener to the people who viewed tho caravan and bad sometimes heard thut cries for relief wore uttered in the state. No doubt, with the missionary and colporteur attactments, it will yield lucrative returns for the investment in divecting homeseckers to the state. This is by no meausa now mode of advertising for a state, out it scems to be an eflicient one so far as it reaches the eligivie parties, Other states in tho west aro alort 1o securb) frmigrants and capital, but nono of them can offer greater induce- weuts than Minnesota und the Dakotas, A P sit THE £1KS James Russell Lowe The snow had beguaiin the g And busily ull tha it Had been honpinz foids wnd I ith a silonce dagp,and whi Evory pine and firand bemlook Wore ermine too yaar for in earl, Aud the poorest Lwggon the el Lree Was rldged - f6b) with poarl From sheds new roof 'd with Carra From chanti sullied crow The st ralis werasoftened 1o swan's down And stiil fluttereg-down the suow. 1 stood und watehed the window Tae noisoless work of tho sky, Aud the ) HuTefls of suowbirds, Like brown loaves whiriing by, L Gf am nd ln sweet A s feele | ] How tho tlak As did rob bura s the babos in the wood. U spoko our own little Mabel, Sy ing, “Father, who makes 1t snow?" Aud 1 told of the sood All-futher Who ciares for us ot below Again T looked at the snow-fail And thon ziit of the ivaden sky Thit wreh'd 0 or 04r first €reut Sorro w Whe 50 high. I rem Tl ke by flu 1o S0AF Ul And ngaln to the chiid | whisper'd, The snow that bushuch all. Darling. the mercitul Futher Alone can make it fall.” that mound wis hoay ubered the gradunl pationc fuil trom that v.oud 1 ke snow, zand b ding 1 zod WO I kissod Ler; coulid not snoW o har sister, spenlng snow Thon with eyes that saw not And she. ki That my Kiss Foiaed eloss the | | counted the record made by his department | for | NOVEMBER 12, WASHINGTON GOSSIP. B3 FouRTRRNTI STRERT, Wasmisatoy, D, C., Nov. il. This Is dovoloping Into the most wonderful record broaking administration in the nistory of the country, Notonly have the Pension Ofico and PostoMee departments beaten all previous records fn the disposition of pond ing cases, but Awtorney Gieneral Millor has bofora the supromoe court more than dls- Wasnixarox Bureav or Tur Bea, } under any predecassor. During the last term of the supreme court 100 government cases wero disposed of against eighty-six cases in the year 18¢1, which was tho best provious record. Atthe last term ninety-threo gov- erument casos were decided while eighty-one was tho largest number decided at any pro- vious term. At the last term the govern- ment won sixty-two cases or two out of overy threo decided, which was nearly twice S many as wero ever won at any other term, When an attorney genoral can make such progress as his with so delibera tive a body as the supreme court of the United States, which is soveral years behind with its wors, ho de- serves the thunks of the country. Last woek the general land ofico issued 13 cash patents, 220 homestead patents, 5 timber culture patents, two seript pat- ents and soventy-nine surveyor general patents, a total of 5,273 patents during a sigle week, & record never reached before. A dispatch from Guthrie announces that ex-Congressman Strublo of Towa will likely be appointed governor of Oklahoma, An- other newspaper telogram says that ex-Co n- gressman Gear of the Hawlkoeyo stato is to be one of the Intorstate commerce commis- sionors, Credenco is not hero given to cither of these statoments if for no_other reason than becauso federal reconition of late members of congress has taken as wido arangens is deemed twise. Already two Towa members of the late cougress havo been given prominent appoiutments under the presont administration and this is re garded as sufficiont for this class, One readily rocalls the namo of twenty- six ox-representatives and ex-senators who are holding government positions under favor of President Harrison, and it 15 said that upwards of forty have been recognized in one way or another. Following is a representatives and ex-senators who have been appomted during the past two years: Ex-Iteprosentative Conger of Towa, ministor to Brazil; Hepburn of lowa, solicitor general of the Treasury department; Owen of Indiann, superintendent of immigra: tion; Wober of Now York, chiof of immigra tion of New York City: Stockbridge of Mary- land, immigration commissioner at Balti- more; Steelo of [ndiana, governor of Okla- homa’; William Walter Phelps of New Jersey, mimster to Germany; Ryan of Kan sas, minister to ~ Mexico; Anderson of 'Kansns, consul general to Egvpt: Guenther ‘of Wiscousin, consul general ete., to Mexico; Carter of Montana, commis- sionler of the geueral land oftice; Simonds of Conuecticut, commissioner of the patent oftice; Nichols of North Carolina, chief of division Treasury Dopurtment; Lacey of Michizan, comptroller of the cur- rency: Cutcheon of Michigan, ordinance board: Lynch of Mississippi, fourth auditor of tko ‘Freasury department; Parker of New York, assistant _attorney goneral; Tyner ot Indiana, assistant attorney general; Buttor- worth of Obio, World’s fair; Raum of lilinois, commissioner’ of pensions; Crounse of Ne- braska, assistant secretary of tho treasury: ex-Senators Blair of New Hampshire, minis- ter to China; Palmer of Michigan, minister to Spain; Saunders of Nebrasia, Utah mission; Bruce of Mississippi, recorder of deeds, District of Columbia. The commissionersuip of pensions was ten- dored to ex-Congressman Warner of Mis- souri_ before the appointment of General Raum, and it is said that a_place has boen unoflicially tendered to Mr. McComas of Maryland, & member of the last house, but ho declined. The men who battling for a roturn to congress fell without the oroast- work, have no causo for complaint as to post-mortem recognition on the part of this administration. partiul list of ex- Hon. E. R. Hutchins of Towa is_at the Willard, among tho delegates to the National Iraternal congress. Mir. Hutchins is well &nown in the west and northwest as one of the popular republican stump speakers in that section. Hon. C. H. Gatch of Des Moines, Ta. ex-state senator and prominent lawver of that place, is 1n the city on busincss before the supreme court. He is accompapied by Mus. Gateh and tney aro the guests of their old Towa friend ana near relative, Mrs. Colonel Stewart of Camtol Hill. Judge I, Martindale, 8 well known lawyer of Des Moines, 15 in tho city ou_business in tho supremo court, aad says: “Tbero is uo causo for alarm as to lowa on tho part of republicans, In tho national contest next year sho wiil be found as usual casting an overwhelmiug vote for the republican nomi- nees. The election of Boies is due_purely to causes of a local character that have been oxplamed time and again. It is o blessing though that the democrats didw't carry the legislature, elso they would have proceeded to follow the Michigan plan of providing for the olection of presidential electors by con- gressional districts wish the usual gerry- mandering.” The pre-cmption cash entry contest of Eli W. Miner against Mary Dowlivg, from tho Chaaron district, has véen, by Assistant Sec- retary Chandler, ordered dismissed. e af- firmad tho decisiou of the general land oftico in the application to_perfect the homestead entry by John MacCormack from Mitehell, S. 1., thus rejecting the applicati Wiiilo Commissioner of Fat monds is undoubtedly correct in stating that 1o new patent has recontly been issued to the Bell “Telophone company which secures them the coatinued contract of tho telepuone business, it is learned from an authoritive source that titere is now pending in the patent oftice an application for one or more patents, the granting of which it is expected will enablo the Bell Telephone company to defy all com- petitors and crush any projéctod u‘ppum)wu, .S, H, How Ihoy Did 1. Wasmixarox, D. C., Nov. Manderson is one of the wha receiy clection went in his state, this afternoon “I think the worst stage of the alliance fover is over with us in Nebraska, The farm- ers have found that when it comes to politics thero was the samo old sot of leaders who have been starting new partics for years, We did uot try to answer all their absurdities, but left it to the common sense aud reflection of our people, and we found that was all that was necessary. The Australian ballot with us was a grand sticcoss, On tho question of free coinage I believe there is o plain revulsion of feoling in the west. 1t is now possivle to get the poople who were wildest for it to liston ument, and when they will do that you 1 make them see that there aro two sides to the question. 1 don’t know what the house will do about passing u freo coinage bill, but I thiok n numbee of democratic senators woun't be as anxious for it as they were last sessTon.” Senator Paddock is also here. He, too, is gratified at the outcomo in Nebraska, and thinks the farmers may bo trusted to find out that their Interosts do not lio with o third partyded by disappointed politiciaus, Tne senator will renew his efforts for pure food legislation und for encouraging beet sugar cultivation. 11.—Senator mmissiono fons for the way his Said the senator SPOOPJU'S STAVING QUALITIES, Peminiscence of a Politic dlock in St. Paul Glob oction of Post to the suprome court in Nebraska re calls an incident in his early or thut soems to point to him as a favored child of fortune. Judge Post is & strong advocate of temperar o), personal and otherwise, But it is & triflo singular that he owes his first political boost to a Nebruska youth far too prone to look long, lovingly and yearn- fully upon the rosy. It is some twelve or thirtcen years since Judgo Post was & young, struzgling attorney in the little town of York, Neb. Iu this capacity he was chosen delegate to the republican judicial ontion @t Columbus. There Wore two candidates for district judge, ono in Columbus and o rand Island. Mer. rick county, with its thres elegates, held the balunce of power, as by voting steadily the Columbus wun, who was warmly Judge supported by young 'ost, a tie was kept | up for several hundrea ballots. On the second day one of the Merrick county dologates ~gave out, left his proxy with the ~young man \hose strong penchant was Spoopju, and went home. On the third day another 'Mertick county dele- gate throw up the sponge, drow out of the excitement, and Spoopjuremained solitary and alone, casting his three ballots dead ugainst the Grand Island candidate. Tho hoarse ory of the president of the convention, “No election; tollers will pass the hats,'" boeamo monotonous. VIgorous assaults wore made upon Spoopju by the Grand Islanders, but ho remained inflexible. “Gentiemen,” ho said, “I'll stay right hero till the bugs carry mo out the keyhole before ‘Il go for Grand fsland. 1d Rosewater of Vitk Ovaniy B advises me to stick, an' I propose tostick. By the way, speaking of bugs, can't some of you fellers' smuggld in a littlo bug juice! I'm dry." The Grand Islandors readily agreed to this, but, the liquid concession to his littlo foible failed to molhify him to the degree necossary 1o securo his three votos for tho Grand Island lawyor. Spoopju was elated; and Island depressed. On the fourth day all the delegates favorable to Columbus held acaucus. Spoopju was with 'em, “You'll stay with us if wo spring a new name, wou't you!" inquirea u Columbus man. “Gentlemen, I'll stay with you till the buys carry mo out the key-hole,” responded Spoopju. ~ “id Rosewater advises me to stick, and DIl stick.” Ou reassombling some one rominated Law- yer Post. Three Gran Islanders camo over 1o him, the loz jum was broken, and he whom the democrats called “'that tall, greon Post from York" was given a nomination for dis- trict judge, cquivalent to un election. Puro grit, Rosewater's advico and bug juice haa given Lawyer Post a big lift in this world, and if ho ever forgets the political services of the faithful Spoopju he will prove that su- preme Judges, ns well as republics, can bo terribly ungrateful. [The political archives of Tur Brk contain noreferenco to this historical event, but if tho stary be true Mr. Spoobju's other name was Ed Parker, atone time an anti-monop county clerk of Merrick, and now living on a Louisiana plantation. POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS, Chorus of Republican Papors: the Japanese for good morning. Minueapolis Tribuno: Major McKinley's efforts in Ohio wers very much n the di tion of an 1-tinner-ary campaign. St. Paul Ploneer Pross: Nover part your wame in the middle if you would be governor of a great state. Stick o pin in J. Sloat Fas- sett and remember this for a straight tip. Pioneer Press : If it wero a physical poss bility Mr. Cleveland might be oxvected to swell up with pride over the fact that tho ouly two states where he made speeches went democratic. New York Evening Post: ry promis- ing presidential boom went t s in tho stato of lowa last Tuesday. This was Sena- tor Allison’s boom, of which J. S. Clarkson was chiet boomster. Chicago Herald larm Fo aker's charces of being elected United States sena- tor to succeed John Sherman seem to bo based largely on that fluctuating commodity known as east wind. Globe-Democrat: Prohibition has nover helped, but always harmed, the republican party. and common sense suggests that such a doctrine should be repudiated in a distinet and complete manner. Utica Herald: The collapse of the alliance party n Kausas is complete. There will bo no fucther evolution of such political freaks as Senator Whiskers, Representative Sock- less and Judge Makehay. St. Louis Republic: Among the corpses left outside the breastworks after Tuesday’s battle one of the most conspicuous was that of Mr. Jobn Sullivan Clarkson of lowa,chair- man of the republican national committee. Chicago Tribun Jerry Simpson is aver- aging 350 income per wedk, or about what ho used to get per annum. Of this sum ho gets 3 as his congrossional salary, 7 for his rvest ond $200 for his campaign speeches. Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald: The first man in the United States to declare for Flower for president was Genoral Charles M. Shetley. It was eight years ago, and both Genera! Shelley and Mr. 1lower were mom- bers of congress, New York Commercial Advertiser: Two things aro pretty clearly anc omphaticaily settled by the eiections, and they uro that Pattison wow't be president for'a while nor Harrity Brice's successor in the democratic national committee. New York Herald: The only way to cause a tide of sufficient greatness is, in the minc of nine-tenths of the disgustea ropublicaus of the state, to nomiuate Blaine aud McKinley in 1592, ‘Tt may be that such a tide would sweep them all out to ses, but nevertheless they are hoping and praying for “Oho" is New York Telegram forces right of way 10 ¢ tors to thefr patients. hurry (o reduce its popu New York Herald: Mrs. Hicks (reading)— Tt is not permissible to pass tho plate a sec- oad time. Hicks—I should sy no: especially in church. © t ity must be on. ina Boston News: Skuller—How did you get to a0 If you were strapped? Deadhoad— 1 traveled ace. - Did you ever try X Did 1t work?" “Well, T face for about six yards when onductor fired nie off." At the baths m tked up to th ts, and kn \Whi import foor of o iz at the same you thoe compa testily ing ing to g aint glglo, “Whon | get mar atonce, e had 1 1 silvery re 2 I'suppose.” e fainted staken the door. But, fau b up the Puck: Younz Hyso tospend enough Lo ke our fumily for “style,” you know. Ol Hyson—Don't "try to fool me, When this ‘ere member o' your fauily our age thir wuz no expense for style. Jod' TeVe the Style business 0 mo un' I've got putation of ou the Eirls! Chicago Tribune Novembor! Ugl Mr. Topllat (employ month? Great Scott. talking about? Iv's got f Mrs. Topflat (shivering) What a horrible month. 1 down town)—Horrible lnra, what are you pay days. “Your en 1not lust very lon; \zeten t Indianapolis Jou did to Chollie Sophielih 1" “Only wbout ten minutes.' SWhi-nte “You see. aftor Lhad accepted him, ho said he supposed he ouzhit to kiss me, hut ho did so hate to diarrange his mustucho.” *The idea!” Harper's Byzar: 1 hear you fought a duel with Purker.” vt you atiald to stand up before a stol?! Wit Parker holding 1. I'm insured in lis compuny. STHAINING A POINT, Philadelonia Press. ty blonde, ha maiden was i pro Sixon biue, With eves of An And golden hafr, just touched with red— O, 1t was such i zlorious hue. SWhAL LT suid a Jewish madd [ were?! sho lsuzhing sald to me. “pfow can that be?” [sud, Sho sighed, And suid, “Bocsuse ' Sad-u-cee.” Alds, 1 sald Of their sox, I mizht slightly vox, The very Bethinking me that th Her sweot good na “That you's With you, on s “Why 507" *H But I repeat, lise y ou'rd h Somerviile Journal: “What would you do it you were in my shoes, Jephson?” asked Hobbs, “Hluck 'em, eplied Jephson. Fimira Gazetto: The mun who runs behind s tieket miy hiave some push, but ho can't D ve much of & puil MURDERED AN AGED AGENT, Linooln Byok-Peddler Olubbed to Death by R. L. Burrett, WANTED TO DELIVER AN ADVENTIST WORK. Barrott Refused to Accept It, Blows Followed and the Old Man Died While the Murderer Went to Jail. Liscor¥, Nob., Nov. 11.—[Special to Tun B, | — 1. L. Barrett, a farmer aged 25 years, who lives about five miles southeast of this city was arrested this morning on tho charge of murdor. His allogod victim was a book+ agent named Hayes, an old man of 50 years, whose skull was crushea by a heavy cano in the hanas of Barrett. Tho assault ocourred at 11 a.m, yesterday aud the old man died about 3 o'clock this morning. The only wit- nusses of the murderous assault were Barrett and s wife. They say that shortly vefora noon yesterday Hayes called to de- liver & book on the Adventist faith subscribed for by Mrs. Bar. rett's brotnor. That gentleman was ab- sent at tho time und the agont nsisted on Barrott taking the book for his brother-in- law. Barrett rofused and in hot words which followed Hayes lifted his cano to strike Bar- rett. The farmer jerked the cano out of tho agent's hand and struck bim a terrific blow on the left tempio which kuocked bim sens loss, Hayes failed to rogain consciousness and Barrett in alarm sent for o physician Ho told the doctor that Hayes bad fallen out of & wagon and had so received his injuries. Tho old man did not recover cousciousness bofore his death, Barrett camo to the city last night to give himself up but dian’t do so. This morning he was found by Deputy Sherift Hoagland in Dr. Rhodes’ oftice and was placed under arrest. Barrott dido’t know until he was & vris- oner that Lis vietim was deaa. He becama greatly agitated on learning this terrible fact. Tho officors doubt some parts of Bar- rett's stor The version of the affair given by Drs. Rhodes and Loper, who will bo tbe main prosecuting witnosses, puts Barrott in a more favorable light. ''he story as told jointly by theso two gentiomen 15 as follow: About noon yesterday Dr. Loper rece a telephone message from . Mumford, a brother-in-law of Barrett, that a mun had beon seriously hurt near the Mumford farm by falling off & wagon. When Loper wentto the place he met Barrett, who told him wi he clatmed were the full facts in the case. Borrott said that the book agent, whoso full name1s A. S. Hayos, grow vory insolent be- causo ho would not accept tho book and pay for it, and the languago was such that it mado Barrett very angry. Tho young farmer replied in kind, and Hayes, wio carried a stout hickory cane, lifted it aud struck at Barrett, The latter dodged, aud then springing forward jerked the cane from the book agents hands. Grasping it with both hands he doalt tho agont a blow on the right side of the head. ‘Tt old man dropped in his tracks. Barrett became alarmed, as the blow was intended meroly to hurt and not to kill. A moment_or two after falling Hayes recovered cousciousness, and aided by Mr. and Mrs. Barrett, ho walked into tho house. They led him to a bed, where ho commenced vomiting almost as soon as ho was prostrate. In four or five mmutes ho becams unconscious. Barrett went into the other part of the house, in which his brother- in-law lived, and sent_him for a physician, When Lr. Loper arrived Barrott assured him that he did not intend to murder the man. The physician saw that Hayes' condition was serious and in the ovening he returned with Dr. Rhodos. Tho two physicians made a careful_examination but couid fiud 1o evi- dences of a fracturo of the skuil. Four men were left to look after the injured man and Mr. and Mrs. Barrott came to the eity. At noon today the coroner went out to the Mumford farm aud viewed tho remains. Later the body was turned over to Under- taker Roborts and the corpse now roposes in the morgue. 1t shows a man who iu life was stoutly built, abont five feet ten in height, and had a full beard sprinkled with gray. An inquest will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow. REWAKD FOIL MURDERER NEAL This afternoon Hon, Winfield S, Strawn of Omaha_presonted to Governor Thayer the claim of Oficer M. J. Carey of I Chty for the rewards offered for the capture of the murderer or murderers of Allen and Dorothy Jones of South Omaha. Tho gov- ernor had offered §200 for the arrost of tho murderer of each vietim and consequontly Mr. Strawn claimed that $00 was due Ofi- cor Carey. The governor was convine that Strawn was right and issued o warrant for the full amount. Mr. Strawn’s happiness over the matter was of short duration, as & few minutes later he camo out of tho auditor’s office looking vory angry. He said that Mr. Benton nud all his deputies and cven Clork Towney had acserted the oftice to £o off on a hunt. A Brx reporter went into the auditor’s of- fice and found that Mr. Strawn’s statements wero true. BIG DAMAGES FOI A SPOILED FACE. Judge Hall and a jury are engaged today in trymg the case of Stephen Muss against Liosveldt & Trompen, an action to recover £10,000 for damages ulleged to have bocn sustained in an aecidont at Hickman, Mass is a farmer, and about two years ago_drc into an elevatorof the deforannts’ with a la of corn. Just as he had tinished unloadin his team becawe frightened by tho breaking of the dump, which was poorly constructed and in a dangerous condition, and ran awiy, threw him 0.t aud injured bim for life, Tho defenso is tnat tho horses were out of tho clevator before they became frightened and ran away, and that it was a_collision with a curbstond that broke the plaintif’s jaw sud cheok bone, BLAZE AT HYATT'S BARN, Some incendiary set fire to Hyatt's livery ablo last night but the flames were sunduci bofore the building was materially damuged. Three stalls wero badly burnéd and the horses 1o them scorcted so badly that the an- imals were shot today to put them out of their misery. While Fireman Irank Chaf feo, n stepson of Colonel Roggon, was at- tempting to keep the flames from tho uppor story of the livery burn he fell and broke ono of tiie bones of his arm. He will bo unable to resume his dutics until tho boue knits. ODDS AND ENDS, Tho Hizh School and State University football teams contested for tho champi ship of the state. The Hixn school lads won by a score of 16 to 10. 0. 1. McUnhey sues G, county court for 51125 due on o guaranty that the orange business in Citrus county, Fla, would be a satisfactory and paying ono. ‘Tho’ plaintiff claims that” thoe defendaut's represeutations were illusive aud unsatis factory. Lasi_evening M. Barnes in the Turner society of this city colebrated. with appropriate exercises the second auniversary of that organization. The South Omuha grading bonds of Dis- tricts 1, %, 4 and 4 have boen filed for regis- tration, ‘They amount to $19,000. Railroad bonds for Kunnebee preciuet, Dawson county, amounting to 3,800, have also boen filed for registration, John Knitte is unde horse worth 60 to J.J. Mitchell and re- celving money for the same when the steed belonged Lo anotper man, arrest for selling o Highest of all in Leavening Power.-—Latest U, S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking - Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE