Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1891, Page 4

DAILY BEE. ATER, Eptton EVERY MORNING “OF SUBSCRIPTION duy) One Your Year PUBLISHED TERMS O }n"y Ree (withont Su 8800 ity nnd Sanday, On 10 00 1X 1 onths Three Months Einday Bee. One Year.. aturdny Boe, One Year Weekly Tee, One Year..... OFFICES: Cmaha, The Bee Bulid Fouth Oaha, corner N nnd 21th Streets Counell Blufs, 12 Pearl Surook, Chicago Office mher of Commercs ow Vork. lio nd 15.Tribune Bullding Bmiinston. 514 Fhurtaenth Straot CORR SPONDENC! All communlcations relating tc news and ditorinl mutter should be addressed to the ditorinl Departnent RUSINF TITERS. Allbusiness letters and_ remittances should Be nddressed to The Hee Publishing Company, Oaha, Lrafts, checks and postoflice orders 10 e made puyable to the orderof the com- pany. e Bee Publishing Company, Proprieters THE BEE BUILDING. EWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION Ftafoof Nelrusku Vi County of Dougias. | Geo, 1 Tzschuck, secretary of TE Ber Pubifshing company. docs solemnly swear hat the nctunl clrenlition of 7 Ber for the week ending November follows: Eunday Nov.15....coooue Mondny, Nov. 10 Tuesday, Noy. 8 Wednesday, Nov. 18 Chursday. Nov. 10 eidny. Noy. 20 Futurday, Nov Average....... L ZSCHUC Fworn to lefore me cribed tenence his H150 day ot NP T, Notary Publie The growth of the averace dally clrculat!on of Tuk I for six yeurs is shown in vhe fol- Jowinz ta o 168 s | TR0 | T80T January 1057 ¥ebruary . 0. Narc 1 April May.. June . July. . Avgnai. Feptembor Letoner vembor ¥ ecomber THRT | 18 16,214 15, 1410815 14400/ 10,550 18/561 11 {14416 18,744 18,5 181 18,000 19243 19,565 1503 1 18,153 16,62 15154 1 15041 5.0 144 2080 14553 18| 15,20 71 15,041 118,223 20 IF THERE were some way of extract- {ng the politics feom Nebraska oil peo- ple would have more confidence in the quality offored for sale. It 18 no longer the fashion to go to Chicago to shop or to give castern goods the preference. Omaha people are pat- ronizing home industry NATIONAL conventions and senatorial Peflors will never make sensible people believe that the government should go into the warchouse and grain commission business on the subtreasury plan. WHEN the national committeemen asked Thomas L. Kimball, president of the Union Depot company, about the passenger accommodations of the city, Mr. Kimball deliberately but deftly changed the subject. UNLF there be somo very great change in the situation, the 1802 re- publican national convention will do its work within forty-eight hours. The glory of entertaining it, therefore, will be brief as well as expensive. Tue man who draws on the punctu- ation marks in spelling his name was not elected regent of the university. His running mate, Hadley, beat Sen- ator Shumway by a trifling mujority much to the rogret of Mr, Shumway's friends and the people generally. EDISON’S phonograph will be a source of groat comfort and instruction to the blind, when adapted especially for that work. Tollowing the suggestion of n Chicago lady Edison is at work upon some modifications in the machine which shall make it available for the purpose. Tar Irish land purchase act which the government supposed would put an end to the agitation in Ireland has not only failed in that purpose but has poriously stivred up the English tenant farmers. In the next political contest in Great Britain the English as well as the Irish will be considered. GIVE da Fonseea credit for self deny- ing patriotism. He might have held his power by shedding a little Brazilian blood. He could at least have taken the chances like Balmaceda and perhaps have made good his escape in the event of defeat with monoy enough to live ebroad in princely ologance. MINNEAPOLIS made a still hunt and succeeded, She did not depend upon hor newspapers to educate public senti- ment or wait until the date of the com- mittee meeting to do her effective fight- ing, but sont representatives in advance to the homes of the committeemen to post them and secure their influence, JupnGe Post’s majority over Edger- ton us shown by the official cunvass at Lincoln is 4,186. But 156,080 votes woro cast for supreme judge as against up- wards of 214,000 for governor one year ngo. Mrs. Bittenbender’s party holds its own, however, with votes or about 70,000 less than enough to have elected her judge of the supreme court, THE Civil Service commission is an or- ganization with u stiff backbone. There are no cartilaginous tissues and no joints. This explains why the clerks and carricrs in tho Omaha office ap- pointed in violation of the letter of the law, but in the interest of good service, will be avbitrarily discharged notwith- standing tho vigorous and able personal protest of Postmaster Clarkson, — GENTLEMEN of Omaha, do not forget that THE BEE has repeatedly urged ac- tion looking to improved railway facili- ties opening to our trade Duluth, South Dakota, Montana and New Mexico; that Tue BEE has been very eager to see somoe action taken to make Omaha the commercial center of the growing beet sugar industry; that Tue Bee hopes the Wyoming tank line proposition will not be allowed to die of inanition, and that Tue BEE thinks this present win tor should stimulate all the energios of every business organizatioa in the city to prepare for a year of unexampled prosperity. Tue B doos not wish to tire its readers on these topics, but it cannot permit Indifference to any of them without solemn and frequent pro- test, 7,822 THE OMAHA DAILY JANKSGIVING The recurrence of Thanksgiving day brings the usual octions and suggos- tions, but this year the roturn of tho distinctively Amarican holiday finds the people of this countey with better rea- sons than for a number of years for thunkfulness and gratitude. This was conspicuously recognized in the procla- mation of the president, and there are few households in this most favored land where the exceptional bounty of 1801 has not given cause for a heartier thanksgiving than usual. As a nation we have every reason to be thankful for the wealth of material blessings that has been showered upon us, as well as for the progress made in other respects. Wo have been favored beyond every other land. Splendid crops have warded the industry of our farmers, giv- ing o large surplus from which to supply the wants of other countries whose crops failed or fell short of the usual yield. Our manufacturing industries have been on the whole activo and prosperous, pay ing a fuir return to capital and labor. In every department of human activity there has been progress, so that the United States is a wealthier and stronyg nation today than it was a Nor has the country failed to advance in moral and ial conditions. The work of the church and the school has been effectively carried on, to the benefit of the spiritual and in- tellectual life of the people. The reign of peace has been undisturbed, and both in its domestic and foreign relations the government has been wisely and faith- fully administered for the general wel- fare. There is everything, therefore, in what has been vouchsafed to induce tho American poople to heart- ily celebrate this annual festival, while the outlook is so bright as to in- spire thankfulnes The indications are that this section is entering upon a prolonged era of almost unprecedented prosperity. Not only is it probable that the European nations will always want whatever surplus of grain we may grow, thus maintaining profitable prices for the farmers, but the rapid ex- tension of our markets for other proaucts, both of the farm and the factory, assures returns to labor that will keep the working classes of the United States in the enviable posi- tion of superiority over such classes in all other countries. While Eu- rope s a vast camp, the nutions watching each other in constant fear that at any moment the peace may be broken and a bloody und destruc- tive conflict precipitated, the United States is peacefully pushing for- ward in the struggle for com- mercial conquest, sccuring advantages that will be of permanent benefit to all her industries and all her people. Thanksgiving day ought to be as free as possible from all reflcetions of a som- ber or pessimistic nature. Such thoughts are hostile to the spirit and purpose of the day. Itistrue that on this, us on every, day of the year shadows wili fall upon many households, and everywhere there are hearts heavy with woe, to whom it may seem a mockery to bid them be thankful. Yet there are few lives quite so barren or so utterly ne: glected that they have absolutely no cause for gratitude. At any rate the very great majority may find abundant reasons for thanksgiving, and to all such this day makes its serious, though not cheerless, appeal, and it should leave overybody better for its observance, STEALING A LEGISLATURE. The New York democratic managers, with Governor Hill at their head, are determined to steal the logislature if it is possible for them to do so. They have been successful in stealing the assembly, s0 that they will organize that body, but this did not satisfy them and they are now making a desperate effort to secure the seuate, one ground of contest being a technical question as to the eligibility of arepublican senator-elect, and an- other the pretenso that in several Cis- tricts the republican ballots were not according to law. The democratic bourds of supervisors in several countios threw out the republican ballots, and in one instance issuod a certificate of oles tion to a democratic candi- date for the assembly who was clearly shown by the returns to have been beaten. A judge of the supreme court issued a mandamus in this case ordeving the supervisors Lo give the certificate of election to the candidate who received the most votes, but no at- tention was paid to this judicial ovder. At the late election the veturns showed that oighteen republicans and fourteen democrats were elected as senators. The schemes of Tam- many would have been thwarted by a ropublican senate, and there fore that organization set about finding a way to put the senate in demo- cratic control, and of course it found a most willing assistant in Governor Hill, That politician, although a senator of the United States and an aspivant for the presidency, is not above purticipat- ting in such a scheme of theft as the democratic managers in New York are now endeavoring to consummate. Per- haps it is necessary to further his political ambition and to retain the confidence of Tammany, but Governor Hill will hardly strengthen himself in the regard of fair-minded democrats outside of New York by the exhibition of zeal he is muking in this attempt to steal a legislature. If suc- cessful Governor Hill will perhaps have secured u stronger hold upon and a bet- ter command of the democratic machine in New York, but the way to the presidency will not be made any clearer for him through snch means. There are democrats not educated in Tamminy methods who would not support a man for tha pr idenoy with a record of having deliber- ately stolen & legislature, and Governor Hill cannot now escape from this, The republican leaders will of course spare no effort to dofeat this Tammany scheme, and they ought to ba able to do it if the courts honest, It would be & lasting shame to the state of New York if the pro- posed steal should be successful, and it would be besides o very serious mutter for the welfare of that state, because Tammany would dominate the adminis- tration of affairs. The democratic party re- 800 are of Now York appears to have grown rocklossly desperato, and under its pres- ent lendership it threatens to hecome more dangerous to the interests and welfare of the country than the democ- racy of any other state in the union. The attempt to steal the legislature is as infamous s any thing ever done in polities by Boss Tweed. LORD BULWER-LYTTON, The cable brings the intelligence of the death of Lord Edward Robert Bul- wer-Lytton, ambassador of England to Lord Lytton is the son of the eminent novelist, author of “‘Last ) of Pompeii” and other great works of romance, and ‘“‘Richelieu,” *“Lady of Lyons” and other dramas. Had his father not been great the younger lord would have ranked among the most eminent writers of the world. Under the nom de plume of “Owen Meredith® he wrote many popular poems, the most famous of which is *“‘Lucile,” and this story in verse of itself will make his fame perpetual. “Clytemnestra and Other Poems” was his first pub- lished work and this appeared in 18 Since that year he has written at inter- vals generally in verse. His best known he Ring of Amasi 8“0 prose romance is Lord Lytton’s literary labors been zonducted when in the midst of im- portant diplomatic duties, He hus never been a creative genius in the literatur of the world, but his work has been of a character which is elevating to the taste and pleasing to cultuved people. He entered the diplomatic service of In- gland in 1849 at Washington, D. C., as private sccretary to his uncle, Sir Henry Bulwer, the British ministes He was transferved to Florence in 1852, and to Paris in 1854 His entive life has been spent in the courts of Kurope, having heen am- bassador to Lisbon, viceroy of India, and finally ambassador to [France. His diplomatic services, like those rendered to the world of literature, have never been brilliant cnough to give him great fame, but have always been creditable. Now that Lord Lytton is dead, his pub- lic caveer and his literary fame will probabiy escape the shafts of the envious criticism of jealous rivals, We shall probubly have a more just estimate placed upon his services to his native country and 6 the world. THE MANUFACIUKERS ASSUCIATION. The Manufacturers and Consumers o, sociation of Nebraska is the organiza- tion which has grown out of the agi tion in behalf of home putronage during tho past few months. It has now reached an Omaha active member- ship of 108 and is still row- ing. The honorary member- ships of consume are rolling in with gratifying vapidity. The asso- ciacion is a success. Its members rep- resent a capital of $7,000,000 invested in plants for manufactured Nebraska goods, and they employ 5,000 people to whom an average of $270,000 per month is paid in wages. The association is not only strong in numbe but it has immense wealth at iis back. Better still its purposes ave patriotic as wel business-like, and it has now the support of an educated public sentiment which believes in patronizing home in- dustry. The success of the organization has been all that its most sanguine friends have expected. It has paved the way for a state association with local branches wherever there are factories of any character, he members are therefore planning now a campaign which shall inspire every por- tion of Nebraska with the enthusiasm for home people and home patronage which has been developed so grandly and profitably in Omaha. The senti- ment®of the state is ripe for such a movement and THE BEE believes it caa, on hehalf of all the interior cities of the state, assure the Omaha association that its plans for a union of effort for the de- velopment of home industries will be heartily approved. MILLING 1IN TRANSIT BATES, Milling in transit rates ave as impor- tant to Omaha’s grain market now us the privilege of stopover allowed cuttlo shippers was at the beginning of the ha stock market. The efforts of the grain men and the secretary of the Board of Trade to induce the railways to grant miiling in transit rates promise 10 be suceessful. The effect of securing the concession will be electrical in Omaha, and turn through this city a very large proportion of the grain ship- ments of the state and of Colorado and the Black Hills, The milling in transit rate is a rate which will enable the shippor to forward his grain to Omaha elevators to be cleaned and sold, or reshipped if not sold, with no discrimination on account of the delay and veshipment at Omaha, That is to say, the grain may be shipped to Omaha with the understanding that if it is sold and consumed here the Omaha rate is to be charged, but if re- shipped the through rate from point of shipment to Chicago, St. Louis or Buf- falo, as the case may be, shall prevail, The result of this upon our market would be to build up a warehouse busi- ness at once which would crowd our present elevators and compel the erec- tion ot muny more, and stimulate our trade. Omaha is very much interested in the success of Secretary Nason's nego- tiations with the rate makers and will wait eagerly for the information that the important concession has been ob- tained, GRAIN inspection is just now the very life-blood of the Nebraska grain market. The bickerings of the inspection depart- ment are not only coutemptible but dan- gerous to the grain business. We must huve sufficient inspection at the hands of competent inspectors and the walice or want of senso of one man temporavily 10 authority should not be permitted to embroil others to such an extent as to hinder the development of the grain business under the warehouse system de- vised by the last legislature, WASHINGTON dispatches announce that the nutional convention delegation of Omaha called in a body upon the presi- dent and presented the name of Hon. John L. Webster of this city for the po- sition of secretary of war to Hon. Redlield S, Proctor, who succeed BEE | signed 1o necept the { States senatdk, & Innsmuch as Mr. Web- | ster was not in the party ond did not | know this actiol was to be taken he feels | very much gitffied at the evidence of esteom thus accorded him. Mr. Web- stor’s ability 4 ¥ocognized wherever he is known. At the bar, on the stump and on the lecture platform he has been con- spicuously allél President Harrison would do a gracéful act if he should se- lect a cabinet officor from the contral west and he woild make no mistake in eievating Mr. Webster to an executive office where abllity, loyalty and bard work are espectally desirable. ANY member of the Board of Ilduca- ‘tion who can give a isfactory ox- planation of his anxiety to place a $1,200 heating plant in a cheap four-room frame building, when but two of those rooms are required at present, and he expects the four-reom building to be too small and the heating plant to be use less inside of three years, will be chee fully accorded space for such explana- tion in the columns of Tie BEE, CHIEF INSPECTOR BLANCHARD s making a great mistakein antagonizing everybody connocted with the operation of the new geain law. Mr. Blanchard should be modest and retiring in his ad- ministration. In case of rain he should have a considerate friend close at hand to urge him to seek propar shelter, ALREADY the home patronage agi- tation has added 100 new workmen to the foree of fictory hands in this city. Thisds only the beginning but it is worth something at the commencement of the winter to have 100 families sure living during the expensive cold season, of ¢ A MANUFACTURER looked in vain through the columns of the morning World-Herald for a veport of the largest and most enthusiastic of the series of meetings held by the association since the beginning of the home patronage s little bill for extras to only $138.27 was disal- The professional and clevical s of tho commissioner of health ited by the city council. DR. GaE amountin lowed. servi are notapprec “APPROVED Flash Test business-like on a barrel of oil, but it would be far more satisfactory if one could somehow be assured that the oil in the barrel had actually boen tested. 105" looks Titiz Omaha conpvention delegation did its level best for Omaha, but will not he offended at All if allowed to slip b into the city without special attention or o brass band reception. Tur oil inspectors of Nebraska arve almost if not quite as lax in its enforce- ment as the law is lax inits prohibitions and penaltics, Crr v JLEC be wise if ho niects every techni the law so fur as it vofers to his bond. Prospecdive Cheer. Chicayo Tribune, « Bo still, sad heart, and cease repining. The dear old Congressional Record will soon be coming regularly again, - An Object Lesson, Globe Demo rat. Fouseca's fate ought to be a striking object lesson to would-be dictators in South Amer- ica. May 1t ever be so with tyrants. Chicago Maii, A South Dakota man stopped ovar at Sioux City, In., for a fow duys, wonton a spree, and died of delirium tremens, Great s prohibi- tion aud Towa is its exponent! sheiies galiite Odious ¢ ompariso Globe-Lemaocrat. It is an unpleasant, but indisputable fact that the Jefferson Davis monument fund in the south is increasing much faster than the Grant monument fund in New York. —— Soothing Rufll »1 “Honah. Piitadelphia Call, Instead of shootir. caci other full of holes 1 the good old southern way two Birming- bam, Ala, editors have met and fought it out with their fists. Fist fighting is neither s0 sensational nor so ornamental as pistol fighting, but it is sater. and good editors in tbe south are scarce this year, s Sensationalism and Saivation, Chicago Times. ‘The Salvation army announces its purpose of giving a dinner to 600 notorious Loudon thioves, and Bramuwell Booth, who is general in his father’s absence, has potitioned the queen to permit the use of her name in con- nection with the affair. [fsalvation and sen- sationalism go hand in hand General Booth's organization may bo regarded as accomplish- ing a great work. NS, The Sn Detroit Free Tho conviction of an Awmerican citizen in the United States cireutt court bofore Judge Swan on Saturday for smugeling Chinamen iuto this country, is tho first instance of its kind in this aistrict. iv is in tho linc of a movement in which the government is active and which uims at the bronking up of an or- gauization formed and operated in defiance of the Chinese deportation uct. McKeighap, Come to Time York* Times, People who reside in the old Second con- grossional district should apply for 2 per cent farm loans to Hon, W. A. MeKelghan, Applicatious should - be forwarded at ouce to Washington, D. C. In making the applica- tion you should send descraption of the land upon which the loangmre to be made and the .fi’k red. Mr. MeKeighan buc amount of mone; will sea that the n is remitted to you at tho earliest possible moment. It has been a year already since these loans were promised, aud the people have hecome very weary, but the time is fullv ripe now and there can be no further excuse for delay. -n;.l:ll.wuu Error. . But'e (Mont.) Miner, The observance of o day of thanksgiving was not unusual in Europe over three cen- turies awo, and such a duy was observed in Leydon, Hollaud, Octobor 3, the first anviversary of the deliverance of that city from siege. Fistory also informs us that in June, 1032, Governor Winthrop of the Massa- chusetts Bay colony recommended a day of thanksgiviog for the action of the British privy council fayorabla to tho colony, Days of thauksgiving wore, accordiag to uuais puted authorities, appoiated in Massachu setts Bay in 1633, 1031, 1637, 1633 ana 1639 Occasional thanksgiviog days were ap pointed by the Dutoh governors of Now Netherlands botween 164 aod 1664, But the comploie rofutation of the claim that Abraham Lincoln was the first president to issue & Thuuksgiving proclamation is to of United | be found tn the recorded fact that in 1750 George Washington, then president of the United States, recommondod a day of thanks- giving for the adoption of the constitution, and issuod u socond thanksgiving proclama- tion in 1705 on account of the suppression of insurrection. Prosident Madison issuod a proclamation in 1815 caliing npon the people to give thanks and praise for peaco and prosperity. Presidont Lincoln fssued proclamations recommerding special thanksgiving for victory in 1862 and 1563 and a natonal proc- lamation of the annual Thanksgiving day in 1863 and 1864, il SYMPATHY AND ADVIC Sioux City Joarnal: Omaha should take Council Blufts along with it next time. Kearney Hub: Even though Omaha did not win, every loyal republican in the stato can approve the selection that has boou made, because it is a victory for every republican stato in tho west, Wo are all for Minneapo- 1is now, Platsmouth Journal: The conviction was that Omaha's hotel accommoJations were in- sufticient to entortain tho crowd of 15,000 people expected. 1f her boomers had made a canvass of surrounaing towns they might have got the necessary hotel room. They can blame themselves for ignoring Council Bluffs, any way. Lincoln fournal: Omana failed in secur- ing the convention, but will nov waste any timo in sulkiug by veason of it, nor will Ne- brasiu either. The voters in this stato do not have to be hired to vote the republican ticket, and the men whom tho Minneapolis couvention nominate will go out of this state with 25,000 majority. Fremont Tribuno: Omaha got left in the contest for the national republican conven- tion, but sho wado a protty fight for the prize. This will be a gisappointment to thousands and thousands of persons who toped the cenvention might be held at Omaha s0 that white attending it they might run up to Fremont and sco Fremont, “the city of resources,” and ‘‘the prettiest city in Ne- oraska.” Fromont Flail: And so Omaha has lost the couvention. Well, Omaha must wait and grow. At prosent sho has the pluck, but she could not inspire confidence that she had .tho room. Yes, let her wait and wax, and by the time the next great republican con- vention comes around she may be on deck and have the room beyoud controversy. In tho meantime Minneapolis takes the cake, and Minneapolis can take cave of it. Lincoln Call: A1l Nebraska is sorry to learn that Omaha v defeated in the effort to secure the next national republican con vention. This state would have taken ospe- cial pride in having its silver anniversary colebrated by vominating within its bounds the next prosident of the United States. ‘There was not a citizon of Lincoln but that hoped to see Omaha win in the con- test. With the same spirit that Omaha took hold of Liucolu’s fight for the national en- campment of the Grand Army of the Repub lie, Lincoln people took hold of Omahw's present fight and av overy opportunity said what it could in the interests of the metropo- lis of the stato. Now that the conventiou is lost this city, and the Call believes the en- tire state, decply rogrets the loss. There is one satisfaction, however, mn the outcome and that is in the fact tnat the convention comoes to the groat northwest. It comes out to the land that from the very boginning of the republican party has stood solidly and unitedly for the party of progress. B e THANKSGIVING S1UCE. t. Louls Bepublic: The administration fs I agreat gume of blufl azainst Chill Zgan for a “Pat” hand. DOSE. wton Star., He took the dose, this doctor's ad, And found the taste exceeding b He raile wte becus: A pill-grim futher fo Life: Miss | iumleizh —Mr, don't 1 my part. It coesn't ticient scope to display my best points. Mr. Heuvyplay (testily)—Miss Plumleigh. L aware of thint, but you should remember that it would be highly Tnproner to introdu u ballet ut w chureh” entertuwinment of this Kind. ew York Weekly: Hushand (siek at home) —Did you mail thut letter 1 vave u?’ Wife (huck from hurried shopping, tour)— -0, 1 for ot it until the st minute. “It'was very Importan, SOh s all'right; [ gave it to a little boy who promised to give it to another little boy whose uncle |ives next doorto n letter arrior.” New York Herald: Georze—Either you MuUst marry me or put me out of my misery. Tust | choose? Georze—You must, Ethel (with a sighy—Well, where is the ax? Epoch: Russian Judee—What think the priso anihilist? Russian Detectiv lis w printing press your high nobility. Russian Judge—Siberia for life! THE CONDUCTOIU'S FAVORITE She's noither rich nor pretuy And T speech sho isn't witty; She fsmt cuiturod in'tho things that boautity wlife But Thave loarne ! to love he Pill thero's nuugzht I prize above her, sho s promised by wnd by to be my churming wife, makes you And I see her going gayly To and from her duiies daily, And, while I'know she's not 5o fair s other Women are. 1o doesn't elimb off backward Vith a tumble rudo and swicward, So Pl marry her beciuse she knows Just how o loave a ear, Washinatc “Where did you get all these zold p o the juds “udze, y 1 the man who irrested as @ susplelous character, or see gold minod? 've heard of gittin’ it in ‘pockets,’ ain't Lumkin—This Is the found the milk pitcher he matter with sn't leave me tho fall only half fil the milkman that he auirt? Mr. Lumlin—You famine, my dear. forget there IS a water Brandon Bucksaw t. 'at. you never hit wman wheu ho is down “Rezorra. what did I work so him down for? should hard to get Somervillo Journal: Mrs Trump-Will you Jorn us In a gume of whist? Miss Fiyrto doubtfuily)~Woll-I—1 don't know. Do you pluy whistas u poaance or us an amusement? ¥ zotto: No noose Is good news, said the condemned crlminal when he learned of his repriove. Masquo de Fe house. euting madam, Seeno Sunday chicken, thanks; [never wi Yonkers St If a man Judzed by the compiny he keeps, some th rleal managers will huve ot time' the next world. A tamily boardin vening, “You ure not Lemachin rk on Su Is to be at- rod in Chieazo Trioun: mndam? What the < jured Wito—1 wopt, sir. T wept conlous!y. sporter (busily Jotting it down—Yus About how coplously, midim, did you ween? Reporter—He struck you, A A Thaddeus Steve state. Laxeasten, Pa., Nov. 25, —Hon, Thaddeus Stovens' estate, which remaived unsettled twenty-three years after bis death, has given rise to sensational feutures, A woman, who claims to bo the widow of Captain Alun- Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens' nephew, nas filed a large claim against the estate and the auditors heard testimony today. Hon, Baward McIherson, surviviog —executor, presented testim showing that the woman, whoso maiden name was Mary J. Prim, was never married to Captain Steveus and bas no clam. Tue testimony s not concluded. son ON THE VERGE OF REBELLION. Democrats May Be Permanently Divided Over the Speakership, MILLS QUESTIONS CRISP'S PRINCIPLES. Situation Growing Warm at Washing- ton—iumors of Combinations Bes tween Leading Candidates— Capital City Gossip. 513 Founrsexti Stueer, Wasnixaroy, D. C., Nov, % Allof the speakership caudidatos havo s- tablished their neadquarters excopt Mr. Hatch of Missourl. Thus far, howover, thero is little activity at the hesdquarters, as the bulk of tho congrossmen have re- mained at their homes to enjoy Thanksgiv- ing. Large placards lino the corridors of the National hotel, pointing to the hendquarters of M. Springer, where hoand Mossrs, Du- burrow, Wike aud Scott are the main hosts, ‘Phere aro throo large rooms in the headquar- tors which have uot as yet had their ca ties all taxed. Messrs, Mills, Crisp and MeMillan - have their headquarters half a block away at tho Metropolitan hotel. ‘The friends of Mr. Mills | make the biggest claims, placing his as high as 14 This is known to be much inflated, howover, Mr. Springer insists that not more than one-fifth of the democratic mom- bors are pled and that tho other four- fifths are yeu 1o express their prefercncos on their arrival here, ‘Tho story that MeMillan would follow Bynum's course and_withdraw i deutod by Mr. McMillun bimself, Another story is to the effect that Crisp and Springer have formed an o anco offensive and defen- sive. Inquiry of both of tneso gentiemen toduy brought omphatic denials that there was any understanding botween them. My, Crisp is a good deal nettled at an in- terviow in which Mills 1s quoted as sayiug “If the democrats in the Iifty-second ~ con- eress nominate Charles K. Crisp for speaker they will thoreby declare themselves in favor of & taniii for protection.” Mr. Crisp does not intend to lethimself bo read out of the tariff reform ranks, evea in tho hoat of the speakership contest. L will not reply to the statement just yet, said Mr. Crisp tonight, “as [ first wish to' ascertain difinitely wilethor Mr. Mills is correctly quoted. If hois, I may have somothing to say on the subject pretiy soon.” Mr. Clarkson Mcnt Right. The Civil Servico commission and the Post. | oftica department have both, on the records, exonerated Postmaster Clarkson from any intentional violation of the civil servico law in his appointments. The order will stand, nowever, for tho dismissal of the fivo clorks and threo carriers. There having been no point ontered against, tho payment of sularios 10 these mon, 1t is not at all likely tuat Post- master Clarkson will ever be catled upon to reimburse tho government for the tech- nically illegal payment of the salaries. One = of the leading oficials at the Postofice departn said on tho subject this afternoon : **Unless some ono raisos the point, the books of the department will show that the payment of salarics to the fivo clerks and three 5 whoso appoiut- ments have been found to be technically illegal were regular. ‘The Civil Servico com- mission has fully exoncrated Postmaster Clarkson from all blame in the appointments and put itself on record here as saving that Mr. Clavksou acted in_the best interests of the public service and had no wilful inten- tion to get outside of the law. Technically, ho violatod tho letter of tho law and the post: master general’s order for the dismissal of the omployes in question will sta eligibleness of the Tocal board of civil examiners at Omaha will bo consulted in the appointments of successors to the dismissed employes. I presumo the eight positions will be vacated immediately on the arvival of Postmaster Clarkson at Omaha.” Not Inclined to Talk. Strenuous offorts have been made during tie past forty-eight bours to induce Pre: dent Harrison and Secrotary Blaine to com- mit thomselves with referonce to tho presi- dential nomination nexc year. It roquires groat deal of sclf-control to resist such pressure s has been brought upon Lhese two men, for long and tried and truo friedds havo fairly begged them to say something as to what their intentions are, but both have refused to say anytbing on tho subjoct, The president is engrossed with his message to congress and outside of his routino dutics does not caro to tako his mind from this work. It is ot expected either, and it 1s Dot the custom for an exceutivo to go about his duties with outside afairs on his mind. Secretary Blaine 1s placed in equally as delicate a situation. 10 his health and in- clinations wore such as to load him to_desire the nomination, it is questionable whother at a timo like this he would want to say any- thing on the suvject of the nomination next year, Wasnixatox Bureiv or Tne Bes, } Mrs. Hirrison's Charity, Tonizht Mrs. Harrison is repeating a prac- tice shio has long observed on' Thanksgiving ove, of distrib rkevs, oysters and dainties to the poor. She began this practice in Indiananolis ma agzo and has fol- lowed it with religious rogu:arity, even dis- tributing her gifts i person until'she became the first lady in tho land. Tomorrow thero will bo an old fashioned ‘Thanksgiving dinner at the whito house. In the morning the president and fawily wiil attend church There will be an old time noon ainner instead of the usual 6 o'clock spread, and it will have a prize turkey seat from lndinapolis aud pumpkin pies. In tho evening thero will bo afamily rounion in the snug parlors. National League Preparations. The question of the city where the next annual mooting of the national leaguo of re- publican clubs will be beld has been turaed over by the executive committee of the loague to a Speelap sub-committee, consisting of President Clarkson, 1. 1. Allen of Michigan, W. W. Tracy of Illinois, 13, C. Little of I{an - sas and W. W. Riloy of Kentucky. These gentlomen will consider tho claims of a large number of cities, all of which are very carn ©st to have the next league meeting, but it can ba said on excellent authority that the city of New York is the preforence of the majority of the sub-committee and in all likelihood will bo s Miscel Mr. E. Rosewator loft tonight for Omaha, Miss Lulu_Wine, with her friend and school mate, Miss Nina Marshall of Omaha, is spending her Thanksgiving vacation with hior fother at Ravenswood, Hyattsville. Postmasters appointed tou Nebraska Hope, Hays county, N. 5. Womple, vico W. Gruver, resigned ; Spannuth, Lincoln county, 5. G, V. Nelsou, vice J. Anaorson, resigued. lowa—Fonla, Chickusaw county, C. B Moody, vico . . Cunningham,” vesigned: Muddy, Calhoun county, 1. ', Noore, vice W. C. Park esigned. South Dakota—Good - win, D Steoro, vice H. B, Houghton, Brown co 1. B, Olsen, ro- county, C. M. Spurr, P. 8. 'H. signed. nsions, Wasmie [Spacial Tole- gram to ‘T Tho following list of pensious grautod is reported by Tue Bes and Examiner Bureau of Claims : Nebraska: Original—Lorenzo Thoraton, Joseph T, Roller, Kobert Wheeler, John Bowes, John Wenciker, Marshall Joues, Dauiel Honeyeutt, Lawrence Meracle, Joseph R. Fuster, Alfred Bullook, Edwin Groshon, David Artlip, Joseph Jacobus, Cado Ifl.u;u‘rl. Spencer Colvy, Charles T. Robinson, William . McCartnoy, Phylander Wyman, Aifrel Dyer. Additional—Francis Walsh, ealt Sohroyer. Inoroase — [saiah Holderness Samuol J, Fair, Robert T. Boles. Original widows -Jonnuie E. Mason, Ellen Bartios Towa: Original —Jonn Alexander, Julius Sauer, William H. Smith, John M. Watson, Thomits Weaham, Mahlon A. Sheets, Houry Christuan, Patrick F. Mureay, Coarlos W, Dorby, Horace H. Fulton, Henry Dayton, Aaron Angole, Aaron Coates, Christian Moyertoff, Dont B, Smith, Josoph S, Coffman, William Berkeley, William Shuck, William A, ove, Frank Conecue, Rickard W. Kerr, Lafayette Coverston, David Emrick, Aaron B, Coombs, Charles Hoffman, William M. Collier, Christopher Reinbart. _ Additioual - Frank Hildebrand, Georgo W. Taylor, Giibort Shannon, Maxon G, Ha Daniel Kitbourn, Increase - Robert Wlison, Johu M. Box, Thomas_Eldor, Jackson ©. Huppe, Henry o Eagan, Brazil B, Adkins, Wiliam' Nelson, Jobu Fry, Bli Mofford, William Kirkpatrick, Nicklos Binder, William H, James, Zerah T, Baker, William L. Ray, Jesse Messer, Alfred F. Young. Original widows—Lonza M. Kent, Catharine A, Davis, outh Dakotn: Oriel Slotum, Willtlam C. Rhoados, Lonzou Deely, Robert H, Shufelt. ~William R, Increase— RE T ARMY ORDERS. of Interest in the Service Yester | Wastixaroy, D). C., Nov. & ogram to Tie Bre.] —Tho orders were issuod today : Loave of absence for two months, to take effoct on being relieved from duty at Colum- bus Barracks, O, Docember 1, 1801, is granted Captain Charles A. Williams, Twen- ty-first infantry. First Lioutenant Modorem Crawford, jr., Second artillery, will roport in person to Colonel John Mendenhall, Sco- ond artillery, president of the examining vonrd, convened at Fort Adams, K. 1., for oxanination by tho board as to his fitness for promotion. Tho following transfors of company officers of infantry aro ordered. In the Soventh infantry—First Lieutenant Daniel A, [redorick, from company I to company Gy Rirst ut Datel 1, flowell, from company o company K First Licutonant George W. Melver, from company C to company K; First Lieutenant James a. Goodin, from company K to com- pany C; Lieutoniut Frederick will join the compauy to which ho is transferred. In the Tonth infantry: Captain Grogor. from comy 1 to company D; Captain W tor . Duggai, from company D to company K; Cantain Clayton S. Burbank, from com- pany K to company L Captains Bavrett and Burbank will, on the exviration.of their present leavos of absenca, proceed to join tho companies to which _they are respectively tiansforred. In the Twenty-third infantey: Captain G f A Goodale, rom company K to compi Captain Edwin J. Bolton, from company A 'to eoun pany K. == FATAL DUEL OVER A GIRL. Changes Regular ~[Spocial * following army Georgia Farmers' Rivalry for a Lady's Hand Results in Sturder. Graxtviie, Ga., Nov. 25.—Wilkes James, son of & prominent farmer, was last night shot and killed by ISdward Jenkins, the son of a neighibor, Both young men were rivals for the hand of a young lady here, Tho girl kept the two in suspense, fivst favoring oneand then the other. Ten days ago both called upon the girl at the same time. Thero was a game of *freezo out,” and when they parted Jenkins told James that the uext time they met would be the last. Yesterday they other four miles from town and both an fiving. James foll dead with a builet through nis bead. Jen- kins gave himself up, e Qe g Burglars at Wilsonville. WirsoxviLLe, Neb., Nov. 2, —|Special Tel- egram to Tuk Bk, Two stores hero wero burglarized last night. Warrants have beon issued for tho arrest of the thioves. THANKSGIVING POETRY, The Firft i hintaiving. Theron Brown in Harper's Bazar, “Our haryeft beinz gotten in, our governor fent four men on fowling that fo we might aftera fpecinl manner rejoice tozether after we had githered the fraitof our Lbor."—-[ Lot- ter to in Englund from Edward Winflow in ¥ Dec. 11 1621.] Quoth Bradford, “God will give uf meat; Yeo four tomorrow morn. Go forth and hunt for flefh to eat, While otherf grind the coru, Our fieldf ave gloaned, the woodf are not, Be furoe no tirelock fuilt; Our manna featt thif year at leaft Shall fmoke with ftore of quailf, And Ho who [fracl filled and clad Will hear our heartf defive, And bid bif defort church make glad By every houfehold fire,” Thoy went to finito the flying duck, And lay the pigeon low— With pouch and gun (waf Standifh onel And Plymouth faw them go. Did Howlana’( roarizg mateh lock pick The fquirrel from hif tree! Did fluttoring partridgo fool tho priclk Of Winflow's light fufoo? Did Alden’s doadly blunderbuff Tmpule the rabbit brown ! Or the bold “Captan’f” mufket snap And bring the turkoy down { b bullad of that ancient chafo Hath named tho fowlerf four, But il in thought the fpoit they broughy We count at Brad fordf door, And feo old Plymouth gathered round That firft Thankfeiving £ far To blefl the meat whofo favor fw Went up with Browfter's pi Some of the Joys, Tom Marson in ILa e, watermelon days have gono, Green apples ure 1o more, And poiches ripo no longer gripo The small boy, as of yoro, The ginger bottle's put awa; Aud mother now can rest} Her httlo son no longer ha That pain beneath his ve Thanksgiving day is almost gone, And peace reigns overhoad And motner's joy ~her own swoet boy, Is traudlod off to bed, Yot what aro these unearthly sounds ‘Ihat pierce the midnight air And what's that throbbing noise we hoat Come rumbling down the stair{ It is our hittlo household pet, Who tosses upon high, And wages an unequal tight With turkey and minco pie. A Thinksgiving, Witliam Dean Howe ls. Lord, for the erring thought Net into evil wrought; Lord, for tnis wicked 'will Botrayed and baflled still; 1or tho beart from itsolf kept, Our Thanksgiving accept. For ignorant hopes that were Broken to our blind praye 1o puin, death, sorrow, scnt Unto our chastisement; 1or all loss of seeming good, Quickons our gratitude. The M .rvest cite, Julin G, W hittier, The issuo of the life to be Wo weavo with colors of cur o wn, Aud iu the fleld of destiny We reap &s Wo bave sown, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S. Gov't Report, Rl Baking - Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE