Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1892, Page 4

- HE DAILY BEE e B ROSEWATER, Eniron, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING ke OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. TFIME OF SUBSCRIPTION, Daily Bee (without Sunday Ono Year. 18 Daily and Suuday. On ‘ SN T iz Months ‘ b o Three Monthe. ... Eunany Bee, one Vear Eaturdny Gee, Ono Year Weekly fec, Une Year OFFICES, Omahn, The e Puilding Bouth Omahs, corner N Counell Blufrs. 12 Pearl Str Chicago Ofice, 817 Chiamber of Commores w York, ltootn 15, 14 5 Trinune Bollding Waabington, 613 Fourt treot CORRESPONDENCE, AN communieats editorini matter b Storial Depaitment USINESS LETTRRY, Any and Tk relatine to 1a be addressed onia b iy, Omaha o be made ympan THE BEE PUBLISIHING COMPA SWORN STATEMENT OF Btate of Nobraska, | County of Donela Fell, husinnes manager of Mahing company. does aolomnly metunl efrcuintion of e DALY ending November 5 189, excapting the o'clock edition was ne f0110ws toher ). etaber 31 nesday. Novem ber | w mber 2 Ly November pher 4 mber 3 CIRCULATION Tite BER Pub awear that the for the week extra i oo 1 20001 20104 Average. Sworn to hefore pros ence this ot dny of (Senl) W And subseribod in or, 1502 . TIALL, Notary Publie my for October, — e i has avight to be roud retion. Now we must expect to be compelled to read a lot of rot about Baby Ruth. FAKING election returns to sell a fow extra copies is n very small business. DIp Wyoming go demoeratic in spite of woman suffrage, or because of woman suffrago? POLITICIANS who imagine that Gov- ernor McKinley is presidentinlly de- funct do not know what they are talk- ing about. Cuint and Hawaii are having minis- ter crises, but the attention of this country r ps to he diverted to those foreign shove Tue Rock Island and the Milwaukee have a right to demand joint occupancy of the union depot at reasonable rates and the people will see that they get it Ir Ti1AT democratic landsiide results in the per: t retivement of Mrs. J. Ellen Foster from republican cam- paigns, Cleveland was not elected in vain, Tne duke of Marlboroughais dead and the duchess probably realizes by this time what a bluner it is for an Amori- can woman to trade hor wealth for a title. Wiy doesn't Mayor Bemis enforce the ordiaance that requires the street rail- way company to replace its unsightly wooden poles with iron poles on the principal thorou Tue old Fake Factory and the popu- list organs still eling to the hope that Weaver has carried Nebraska in the face of the figures that show Harrison’s plurality over Weuver as more than 5,000. WiiaT joke is this we hear about Gov- ernor Boies being appointed Scerotary of Agriculture? Boies could havdly accept that position and give up his place as governor, and his ambitious designs are Wilson’s seat in the United States senate. OMAHA took part in the Iate elections —s0e the handsome pluralities given the republican nominees—but at the same time kept right right on doing business. And as a result her total busine vepresentad hy tho bank clearing shows un increase of 20.4 per cent over election weel of last year. THE city of South Omaha has for the present abandoned the effort to get bids on the sloping of banks bocause thore is such a demand for men and horses that the bids prosented are unreasonably high, This shows that the labor supply is not in excess of the demand, and it is 1o be hoped that this state of things will continuc, — Now wo have planted some more telegraph poles on arnam streot and the network of dungerous wires is got- ting thicker and thicker. A great fire islinblo tosweep the city any windy day,and the killing and maiming of five- men which is bound to result from the dendly wires will be directly chargeable to the rockless negligence of the council in vermitting these overhead wires to obstruct our business streets and en- danger hfe and property when they can and should bo under ground. Tre deteetion and arrest of a large party of contract labovers from Belgium ot Bllis island oo Thursday was u good stroke of business. The enforcement of the alion labor law is demanded by the interests of the American workingman and approved by all good citizens, Theso men had been imported by a Pittsvurg glass concern and woro 1o take the plices of striking employes at low wages. The return of the men and the prosecution of the firm that had en- goged them may teach a wholesome lesson, THE monthly crop report just issued from the Agricultural department shows that Nebraska’s average yield of corn per acre this year is 28.7 bushels, Ohio, with 20 bushels per acre, is the unly state that equals this yield, The Kansas crop is reported us 23.8 bushels per acre. [or tho seven states known a8 the corn balt, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Towa, Missouri, Kunsas and Ncbraska, the aggregato production is paced by this repost at 600,000,000 bu shels, This falls far below the yield of ths samo states last year, which, according to the best estimates, was about 1,8)6,000,000 bushels, Undoubtledly the truth as to this year’s crop lies somewhore between these widely differiug figures, for it is largely guess work efter all, THE MERCHANT MARINE The present congross took ward, thought a short one, revival of the sten for- the marine, by ng riain stoam construction to tako out The Nifty A an net intended to stimu- toward ne passing un act allow ships of forclo an A eongr late Ame ment of mail subsidies. will ur valy After tarit and the questions, that of restoring the merchant murin perhaps of the im- portan i our foreign ke democrat cader tempintes, iti fivst ican shipbuilding b, This le repented the pay- sislation tou be the the corr \test extend avhat the we 10 and are this suy their manifestly of y of greatim- portance that we shall be able to carrey our prod ships. A serious disadvantage that must ¢ wholly transportation country annually pays to lluroy owners more an 10,000,000 110 f charges, un oxc which is s to such markets in our own mmercial country is at o pena tho I'his upon foreign vessels of its product w ship ight vart of country. cdingly small cxpended in this This money is paid to the foreign em- ployes of stenmship to Buropean ship builders, and to the moer chants abrond who furn for the shins, It is the poc of sh the sapplios transferred from the p tho United to the s of the wealthy stenmship companics ot e land, Prance and Germany aad helps to enrich those countries. 1t may be true that if we had an Amevican merchant marine cqual to the demands of our forcign commerco the producer would have to nuy just as much as he now does i& products to market, but the money would be kept in this country and expended among our own “peoplo, to tho all it The growth of shipbuilding he g a demand at den only in industey b which it il draw materially incronse the products of the and thus the money to Amorican | going o those of Burope. When one S up amount of money that 1 oty State yducerss of bene for a g that Wi of lubor. not others would the constmption of farm and factory, would be redistrib- tead of wpon, uted oducers re the enormous abroad ter of o that eflort e the merchant A\merican o in this way during the past qu century, more ¢ it see amazing rnest and practical has not been mude to reste marine and ple indc 0w naer the nt of the e paid Lo the capitalists for freight et duets witnin the peo- Iaropean ship foreign fwrges on o pro- last twenty-five years a greater sum than the debt amounted to at the close of the war, As our foreiga trade grows this outilow of money will increass, while theve is the 1ditional disndvantige of a cud- ence thit puts our merchants and man- ufacturers entirely at the merey of for- eign transportation lines. This is cer- ainly neither a ereditable nor a protit- ble state of aftairs for a great and steadily growing commercial nation. The democrat arty will now have - opportunity to deal with this im- portant question 1 its own way, and wo shall se hether it has the wisdom to the country a merchuant marine can in the broadest sense —one s owned iu this country. national When President Harrizon retires from oftice on the 4th of March next he will carry with him to private life the re spoct and esteem of the people of the United States, whom ha has sevved so faithfully and so well. Political oppo- nents no less than those of his own rty will honor him for his sterling manhood and his steadfast devotion to duty. Says the New York Swuu: 1t1s a pleasant thing to remember that in the canvass just ended fow words havo been sald or writien concerning General Havrison which represent bim as anything but what Le is, namely, a man of superior intellect and elovated charactor, and a chief magistrate whom tho country can always regard with admiration, These and similar words from demo- eratic sources afford groat sntisfaction to those who have supported tho de- feated ate for lent. Such commendation of its chosen standard bearer is not without signiflicance to the republican party, as a tribute to the honesty and sincerity of its purposes. So long as it follows the leadership of men who command universal respect and admiration—and it has many men of thut kind—there can be no sapping of vitality, no loss of popalue con fidenco and manent reticement from power for tho great organization of which President Harrison is an ex- emplar, ean pres no e ——— TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS, Thero is no difference of opinion in the political parties regarding the duty of suppressing trusts and combinutions to control production and prices. Both agreo that this should be done and tho party which will succeed to power in the government next March is pledged b its platform to enforce the existing law against trusts ana to provide whateyer other legislation may be found neros- sary for their suppression, A The law that was passed by the last republican congress has not plished what was expected of it one romembe effective in breaking upa combination of the charactor deseribed in the act, In that case the United States civeuit court cecided that the law is constitu- tional and subsequently the Departmont of Justice instructed the federal district attorneys throughout the couutry to take steps for enforcing the law. Special wsgonts of the department were also di- rected to coliect evidence for institut- ing procecdings against several of tho larger combinations. Suit was brought against the whisky trust, but it fell through on a technicality and no effore, 80 far as the public knows, has since been made to renew it The proposed prosecution of the cordage trust did not materialize, and indeed the numerous combinations denounced in the plat- forms of both the parties are allowed to £0 on s if thoir existence was entirvely lawful and there had been no legisla- tion for their suppression. As there re- mains less than four months of the pres- ent administration it is not hikely that the Department of Justice will be dis- po:ed to commence proceedings ngainst any of the trusts, and there are obvious aceom- In but wo , has it been cuse, a8 s FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SKITURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1892 reneons why the matter should bo left to be caved for by the party that will ndminister the government for four yours from noxt March, That party will be expected to ¢ out its pledge in relation to trusts « monopolistic combinations ation of the law and de to to the public interests, It will be expected to lose no time in proceeding tinst the sugar trust and the anthra- cite coal monopoly, which are plundor- ing the people to the amount of millions of dollurs annually, Thess combinations the tariff and will » seriously affected by any change T polt \s some of tho They must be reached by the of the law., Oae of duties that will devolve party whon to keep faith people, will be to rigidly en- anti-trast law, and il that found inadequate to the suppression of trusts and combinations, to supnlement it with legislation that will bo suflicient. existing ned inimica are independent of not of tar may be dircet others pplication the impe unon the democratic it ree tuens to power, in with the force th COAPER AND ARBITRATION, The collupse of the great strike 1n Now Orleans, which began on October 22 and has nearly paralyzed business of all Kinds in that city, appears to be duc to the impossibility of keeping up the conry of the thousands of employes who had not a suflicient personal stike in the vesult of the fight to endure the sacritice longer, 1t was a sympathetic strilke so far as most of the unions were concerned and embraced employes in scores of industries, feature of the surrender of the strikers is gratifying to ol who like to seo the workingman have fair and even generous treatment when heis forced to L. Through the efforts of com- mittees representing the unions and the employers, together with the governor of the state, an agreement was reached by which all of the strikers will birek, oxeept whore contracts le with the few who now and the question of wires is to be submitted to arbitration. AL this distanee this seoms to be an rangement that must prove mutually satisfucto v and if the employers e xe good judgment in dealing Ono) he taken lave been m fill their plases Ccise with the de- foated unions may cnsue an era of that will be profitable ws well as vieasant to all concerned. I the outcome of this great struggle proves unythin g 1t proves that a sympa theti ged in industries not airectly dependent upon nother has little chanco of success: for we bolieve theve has, never beforo boen witnessed in this country a strike in which so large a number of unions took part out of sympathy. But without attempting to discuss the morits of the ense it is pleasant to note that in the adjustment of the quarrel wise coun- sels seem to have prevailed on both sides. Friendly and reasonable confer- ence 15 a good romedy for such differ- ences, and if the arbiteation concerning *s is conducted in the right spi vesults cannot fail to be mutually tisfactory. there rood fecling strilee embracing unions engs one ack reform in the method of eanvassing election veturns. The rvefusal by many of the judges and clerks of election 1o carry out the dirvections given by the county commissioners and mayor for a uniform count, beginning with the elec- tickot aud ending with precincet s, caused a great deal of nand delay. The oaly vemedy for this is a law that will reguire election oflicers to count the ballots in a given order. Toexpedite the count, provision should also be made by law for counting the vote in metro- politan citios from hour to hour, us is done in New York. Another needed reform is that the canvass of the vote shall begin the morning after election and continue as rapidly as possible until all the roturns have beon reccived. To wait until the last preciuet has made its return delay canvass two or three days, Such rling is tolerated in no other city in :ountry, "T'he county oflicers should all their blanks ready before elec- nd tho who are to constitute tho canvassing boavd should be notitied to hold themselves in roadiness to begin worle the morning nfter election. 1lad this method been pursued the canvass of Douglas county returns would have been completed Thursday. This is no roflection upon County Clerk Sackott, who introduced several important improvements for compiling and vassing tho vote. Mc. Sackett has sim- ply followed the precedent heretofore establizhed, not to begin the ecanvass until the t box is in. Itisto be hoped that he will break away from this precedent next year and begin the canvuss the morning after the election. — Trr. Board of Health at its last meet- ing considered one subject that will no doubt Cevelop into a problem of some importance next summor if thero is a renewal of the cholera scare, The use of well water in the outlying districts of the city, and particularly in the re- ion lying near the Prospect Hill como- tery, is sald by the health officer to be the probable of much of the sickness from contagious diseases, While the mortality has not boen great there have been many cases of more or lessseverity duving the past few monthe, Duriog October, according to tho report, the number of cases of contugious dises was seventy-nine, but few of these weeo fatal. The substitution of city water for that now taken from wells may become an imperative necessity before long, The chunge will be expensive and may meet with opposition, but public health must be guarded. — TORNEY GENEBAL MILLER re- marked in commenting on the election that it is up-hill work re-olecting any man to any office, and a Washington dispatch says that it is theopinion there that a plank will be inserted in future platforms which will itself determine the question of a second presidential term. ‘Tois subject was somewhat dis- cussed in advance of the meeting of the republican national convention, but the prevailing opinion wmong republicans was that there was no genoral popular sentiment unfavorable to a second term. con- tion It is quite possitl, howaever, that the prejudice agninst a president sacoeed- ing himse!f may ho far mora comtmon than has been sanfygsed. Thoe fact that since Lincoln and Grant, carried over by peculiar circumstances, or by im mense popularity, go president has sue- Jed himselfd i not without signifi- cance as miivn‘u a strong sentiment 1o such succession, It is hardly to bo doubtod t it the question of limiting the presidency to one term wore subdritted to the people alarge mujority would bo found to favor it, with the provision, porhaps, that the torm be made longor than four Wo do not think that the one-term idea had any appreciable offoct anywhere it the late ¢ m, but it presents a ques tion that is worthy of the consideration of the political parties, and the one that first declares for a single presidential torm will doubtless gain in populur strength popular opposed voars now ecight months since the established tho office of city cinn, but the ordinance defining his dutics and powers and regulating the inspection of electric Mght, motor and telegraph wires is still slumbering inapigeon hole. Whatother inferenco can be drawn than that the franchised corporations have a deadly grip on cor- tain councilimen s council olect OTRER LANDS THAN OURS. Theantagonism of the Houso of Lords to any homo rule bill that the Commons are likely to adopt being assured, it becomos in- terasting to consider how that antagouism will be met, and by what moans it can bo overcome. It hus been currently reported Gladstone intends to secure 4 ma- Jority of the Lords by craating as many now peers as it may bo necessary to produce, and Lord Salisbury gives weight to that rumor by explaiuing bow he and his colleagues pro pose to meot such a move if it is mado. o says that the uewly croated poers wou'd Lo refused admission 1o the house, and ghe tites somo cather doubtful procedents to SuppPoOrs tuo constitutionality of such re- fusal. It s dificult to seo how this coutd be done. The letters patent under which peers of the realm aro created carry with them the right w a seat in the bhereditary chamber and todispute that right would be et an act of revellion against tho sovercign granting it. It would bea kind of ireason and when it came to tho point, the Lords would havdly vontureon it. Butif the Lords prescut a solid front against home rute, public opinion mizht tot supnort such a wholesale creation of peerages as would be necessary to overcoms it, and another con- tingency which has not yet been suwwestea misht possibly avise. I'hequeen might refuso to sanction tho issne of tho reauisit Istters vatent. In creating peerages the queen usually does no more than carry out the suggostions of tho pramier, but she tas the powerto do more. ‘The croation of peerages is in a special sease her personst act and she might refuse to be a party to Mr. Gladstone’s purvoses, Considerlag that her own sympa- thies are ail with Lord Salisbury in this struggle, she would almost certainly do so 1f assured of public suvport and according to the election returas ngland would be with lier. Altogether itis improbable that Mr, Gladstone witl resort to any such coup do theater as the creation of from 300 to 500 new peers. What hio 16 mueh more likely to do when tha Lords reject vhd homoirule bill is temporarily to accapt tho situation and vroceed to a further reform of the ballot on the princinle of manbood suftrage and ono man one vole—for at present ths Briton can vote in ms many election districts as he hap- Pens 10 possess real estate in—and having thus dicully popularized the electorate, dissolve arlizment and appeal to the country, It may be said that his now ballot reform bill mig 0 be thrown out by the Lords, but in that caso he would have a popular issuo wherewith to go to the country, a much more popular one than Irish homa rule Parliament does not assemblo until next Ievruary, but there are some lively scones aliead of it whea it does get down to work, and a struggle between Lords and Commons more momentous and interesting than any bistory records is already assured. Ttaly is holding a general election, the re- sult of whnich will determine the domestic policy of the kingdom and its foreign rola- tions, especially with the other members of the triple altiance, and will have & powerful bearinz upon the question of peace or war in urope. Tho present Italian trouble 1s & tinancial one. There is a chronic deficit in the budior, causea partly by vast extrava- ance in public works aud parily by the beavy military expenditures imnosed by the triple alliance. Tnis evil can boe remedied only in oue of two ways: reduction of ex- penses or increase of incomo, Tho latter means increase of taxation, that is out of tho question, ‘The government dares not to propose it, for the nation would not en- aureit. Iu IRussia, of course, the peoplo bave no voice in the matter. lo France woudrous thrift and patri- otic ardor make them able aud willing to endurs great burdeus. 1In Ger- many they are too well drilled to resist that imperial will, which, they aro told, is the supreme law. In Austria-Hungary there aro ploasant conditions of life, and alsoa cer- tain militavy enthusiasm, thav reconcile the peoplo to their burdens, But in Italy thero is moro indepondonve of popular spirit and more desive for ease and prosparity at home and less zeal for glory or revenge abroad, so that to their present taxes the peoplo give grudging mssent, and against any increase they would protest too vigorously for the ifort of the crown. There remains, then, sduction of exponditures, which may be effected on either civil or military itoms, Tho ministry already promises to reduce the military badget from §52,000,000 to $4,200,- 000, On that score #inancial equilibrium might bo attained and no goneral populur opposition would be ‘aroused. This last named course, however, would bo fraught with grave perils totue poace of [urope, Such w cutting down of armv oxpeases would mean a graat reduction of active mili- tary strengih, aud that would seriously af- fect the triplo allinuce. Italy holds her place iv that league of beace ou tue under- standing that sho keeps pace with uer two comrudes in instant readiness for war. The mowment, therefore, shp relaxes proparation and reduces her arioy 10 @ peace footing —as she would do by the ‘chauge proposed—the atliance 1s practically aissolved. and *n The German army bill, although the repre- sentatives of Bavara and of other south German states aro kuown to be opposed o it, is regarded 8s certain to obtaia the apuroval of the faderal senate. It will thea coms bo- fore the Itsichstag, which has 397 members, and 1o whbich, therefore, a majority is 199, Assuming that the chauncellor oan obtain the assistance of every member of each section of the consorvative party, ho will eater tuo contest with 127 votes. Ho willneed seventy- two more in order to oblain a bara mujority of one. He can expset uo belp from the na- tional liberals or trom tha treisinnige party or from thesoclalists. The auxillaries which aro 1aispensiole to bis succsss must bo sought among the clericals or ceutrists, and it 1» by no means certain that these Cathoiic wombsrs will uct togotber on _the 'mvlltur\' question, Tho cloricals of south Germany have already ovincod n roadiness 10 disTubt thelr party soonor than 10 co-onar- Ato with the Prussian Catholios in bohalf of measures which will grievousiy augment ox- Isting military and fiscal burdens, Chancel: lor Caprivi has attompte 1, through the Gor- man miuistor to the vatican, to persuade Leo NI, to interpose in favor and direot south German Catholios to support tho army bill. There ara as yet noindications that the pope 1s willing to assist 10 entarging the resources of tha triplo allinnes, which has hitherto skown as o the papacy as it is to Accord ing 1o Caprivi himself, the safetv of Germany is staked upon the passage of the army bill. The fate of this bill wiil depend upon the voto of Catholic members of tha Reichstag from south Gormany, and these votes, again, will be larzely probably determined s itsoif and from iafluenced by A sugg the aged inmate of the vatican tion Haif the nightmares with which Kurope 1s oppressea will disappear when (ermany ceasos to ba under the rale and control ot a military Cicsar whose ministers are practic: ally, though not theorotically, free from parliamontary responsibility. Relief from this rulo will somo day come, Whother the first stop in obtaining this veliof is to bo taken now will turn neither unon newspaper discussion nor on the debates of tho Reichs tag, but on the powers of the leaders of the contrist party to deiiver the votes they con trol aud on tho readiness of the imporial ministey 1o pay tho prico demanded for those votes, If the usual bargain can bo arranged of concessions to tho Roman Catholic ehureh in retuen for support in the Ioichstaw, tho military Lill is cortain of passage, and tho supromacy of constitutional institutions over mere militarism will bo again postponed by the allinco betweon tne conservatives of Prussia and the Catnolics of the empire. — Looking oy Glube<Die noere Lot us all take n big drink of “adversity's sweet wilk, philosophv.” It won't unoloct Clevelund, but it will enable us to look with courage and contidence 1o 1506, ard, o thi Prosudent, Kansis ity stay “The composure which Mr. Harrison dis- plays in the hour of defeat will appral to the admiration of the pudlic. 1t is not impossi- blo that the great domesue griof through which te is passing renders i less sensiblo to his political disuppointment tnan he wot td havo been in the absence of the sore bore; mant which 15 absorbing i 1t int excludes other eauses of disquiotude. Comporure volineat Cuiticiam T'ho Globe-Democrat retnctantly printed a fie picture of Grover Clovelund on its first page yesterday, A, but if you had seen the spleniid nortrait of General Harrison which Was read bat which, owing to cir- mstances which ‘we triea to control, but couldn was not used:a faco and heaa which Rembranat coutd not have bettered, surmounting the body of a Cochin rooster, the prido of the perch’and tho giory of the coop -making “a combination and a form, indeed, whers every god did secm to set his seal’ to wive tho world assuranca of a win- ner—the embodiment, as a whole, of tho highest ideal in picturosqua portrait pamnt- ing. Compared with the unroostered linea- ments of the stuffed but elected prophet ot William street, it was truly a case of kiv- perion to a v, and moro, 100, Yot it was rutilessly relégated to tho lumber room of the great defeated by a lot of vulgar election statistivs which were thrust upou us 1ato at ight. It 1s griavous, indeed, to seo the hizlest ideals of excelience in art thus rudely shattered oy tho vaudalism of ignoble suffrage. e Conld Not Win, Clieagy Tribune, It is of no uso for any republican to lay tho flatlering unction to” his soul that if Mr. Blaine bad boen tho republican candidato the result of the election would have been Clevolaud’s defeat. 1t would huve boen es- seutially the sume 8s it is now 2 outeomo would not have been as bad in New Yo und Illiuois and Indiava. The democratic majorities would have been smaller, but tha underlying causes whicn lod to Mr. Harrl- son’s dofeat would have drageed dowa Ar. Blaine iu the ssme disaster. Porsonal afl tion and admiration for Mr. Blaiue would huve gained thousands of votes for tho Licket, but it would never have changed the result Mr. Blaine would have been beaten. 1t e now bo seen that it was a good thiua that hie did not run, only to moet with defeat and his devoted friends with fresh disappoint- ments. ‘I'he fatos would have boon agaiust bim. He would have received many Irish , but notenough to have mage headway St the muny solid Germae, FPolish, Bo- Itahiao, French-Canddisn, Hun- garian, IRussian, Swiss, and other Buropeans’ votes which were piled up by tue iwillion against their employers and protection, Bia IN LABOR'. Union bricklayers in Ioston commenced working on the eight-hour scale last weok, Tho marment cuttors in Houston, Tex., have mude a demaad for a working week of fifty-eight hours Tho third annuai convention of tho United Garment Workers will be held in Puiladel- phia ou the 21st ivst. The fiftieth anniversary of the National Typographical inion, of Austrin, was recantly sorated in Vieana oy & banquet and bali. Farniture Workmen's Fire Insurance ns- sociation has a memborshin of 7,05 and ASSOLS 10 1S treasury to tho amount of &34, 415,26, A enera! strike of mombers of the trical Wiremen’s union commenced last we in New York city and Brooklyu, Ove quit worlk. There aro uinety-seven local branches, which bave a gross membership of abo t 8,600, aflilisted with tho Spanish National Ieaeration of Trades Unions. Outof 167 cases in which tho national government iustituted prosecutions for vio- tation of tho contract lavor law, 151 were successful, ton uusuccessful, and six wero either compromised ov ndoned. and Chief Missimer of the Brotherhood of Carmen says Lhat railroad labor organizi- tlons hiave a surprise in storo for employcrs in the shape of an international organization, which includos every railrond employs, frou treckmen up. ‘The orgamzation, he said, will bo ia shape beforo January, and meet~ ings are now being held throughout the country., income of the Brotheriood of Rail I'vainmon for last year smounted to 331,107.12 und the disbursements 1o &5 13160, Of these sums $441,204 was receivod on account of the beneficiary fund and § 5217 for the general fund.” On aceount of ho beacticiary fund $141,221 was aisbursed aud of the goueral fund $66,260.11. Tho Brotheriiood hus & memboersuip of nearly 000 and a cash balauco in its treasury of about §40,000. A T, Powdorly May Ketire. Lovis, Mo, Nov. 11.—J. R. Soverign of Des Moies, In, logal adviser of the Inignts of Lubor says tho constitution and bylawsc 1 the order will undergo a thorough rovision avthe convention here nexu week, vut what changes will be mado heis yet BT APIIVALIRTOT L b Prico | Worth a Guinea a Box."" | 26¢. EGHA"’ EI’ll.l.S s Dislodge Bile, Stir up the Liver, Cure Sick-Headache, Female Ailments, Remove Disease and Promote Good Health, Covered with a Tasteloss & Boluble Coating, Famous the world over, Ask for Beecham's und take mo others. Of all druggists. P BB cents a box. New ¥ ork Depot, 36« Canal St LV LLEVE SV IITIIGET SR unable to stata The convention will bo composed of about 100 delegates, It is ro- ported that Girand Master Workman Pow- doriy will retire from the position he now holds, and that he will recommend as his suceessor, A, W, Wright, genaral lecturer of BLOODY ELECTION ROW Fitty Men inn Norti € gAge inw D Jomxeoy City olina Precinet to Strugele Nov Nows ndiost Fo- Tonn reached hera of the b, on record at the has setion fignt polls at Big Rock creek, N.C, between ropublican Pritohard, republiean nomines for sheriff, was opposed by Isance McKinuey, indovendant vepublican, who was dofeated for the nomination by & smail majority. Tho canvass had boon very bitte I'be fight was precipitated by one of Mok i ney's ndharents knocking down an opvonent Immediately the wha orowd ot firty took sides A desporate battlo eusuod Ston Kknives and pistols wore used with terribla effect. Thore woro twenty wounded of whom four will die. The whole population is rms and wore bloodshea is e xpected vNnarr Haw Lalinokatant and heads—Govern host Bun SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, Nov. 1L-—A from Honolulu of October 21, vaceived last nlgnt, says: “Husinessis at a standst The government is almost bankrupt. Gov ernmert employes have not been paid for the last month. The appropriation bill is not throuzh the second readiog and the queen and legislature are at logeerheads. I'no Quoen insists unon apnointing her own cabl Cue last cabinot was removed by legis 1ative votes in just two hours and two min- utos after it was announced. Versonally tho memhers of the opposition ave distasteful to tho queen. Sho is roported to have said be- fore sho would acknowledgo this principle 810 would cedo the kingaom 1o the United States." wt. lotter — - Drawing the Line at the Squaw, It bas just boen decided that the Indian squaw aud the cowboy, who togethor pose as the design for tho seal of the city of Omaha, must move down and out, When Henry Lebhmanu secnred the con- tract for frescoing tho council chamber, the document botwoon himself and tho city nro vided that, in addition to his ottor work, ho should painta counterpart of the desien that oceupies tho contral portion of the floor of the court ont e wall of the couneil chamber nst benind th president's desk. Somo days azo ho completed tha main portion of 100 work and started on the figuves. outlines wore painted and then the cou called & halt, informing the artist squaws and cowboys should uever their faces painted on thoso walls, the mattor rests and now ths are cudgeling their brains, trying out some design that the balance of the amoer, that tuvo Toera incilmen ) atud v vill b2 in keoping witn erior of tho council - - Becovered n Muc Detectivo Vizzard y atypewriter from a second hand store, for which hie bas been searching for somo davs, It was stoien frow Megeath, the 1y powritor agont, rocovered e ISSORTLD SMILES Philadelphia Timos: A peculiarity of cer- tain cranks s that they ean’t ho turned Tndianavoils Journal: “What stumps me." rused the philosopher, s the fact that tho mun with a good, long Swallow is more liely to he aprohibitionist thin s his short-neckeil fellow citizon. Gou er job runnin’ a Washington Star: 5 the lervator, is yor'" satd Who b ks $hos. "V, 1 e “Well, s glad ob it. Ef dah's anybody dat nceds a'heap ob bringin' up 1t's you.” exas Siftin The cnenmbor does its hest fighting after it is down. ol funitor to the Loy Somerville Jonrnal: It's no use for a man to try and enjov looking at ths priceiess troasures of an art callery wien he has a bix hoio bt stoeking und can feel Tt while ho is walking around, Chicago Inter putdown in the Oconn ne may bo list of Do you sup- becadse you were uot 1, 8he Zvo mo to under T was a man Of no futerest and not much priveival.” Itrookiyn First Actor you bomer oor biz? Seeond Actor—~On Wits S0 zood that our manager fronm surprise and heart dise to disband in consequence, Philadolphin T suitahio place 1 roundhouse, What brought tho contrary, husiness dropped dead e, und wo had ord: Perhans prize fight the would most Le w Lowell Courier: (i meant when the shades of n of, not alwiys toare spoken Now Orleans Picayuno: votinvented are to holp down from hl:h place: sist in climbing up. hopeless. All the fire cseapes peoplo in getiing Nouo #re made Lo ns- Eternal punishment is Iudlanapolls Journal: “Do you ever shod Lears—real Wars-—-on the st “Ldid the irst two or threetimes my trunks were levied an,” replied Httio Eva, “but after that I sorter gov used to it, sce*'s THE RTIEET SWEEPER 1 ston Couricr. 1.do not mind thess monstrous traiuy That all the women wear, Nor that they raise such ¢ ouds of dust Do La copjier care. But T am very freo to say Twonld save thom Lots of rack If only they wouid run their traing Upon a privite track ZBROWN! Largest Manufa ofUlothin We won The confidence of the workmanship. ing all this into consideratic rily be low enough for any one. | eees | MODERN WOODMEN. Ning of the Mead Camp to Omaha Is Well Frovided For, The head camp meeting of the Moder Woodamen of America, which assembles in 5xposition hall in this city on Tuosday next, will probably mark an important epoch in the history of that order. Head oficars for tho ensuing two years are to ve clected, and tho indications are that several measures far roaching and important in their nrobable re sultswill come before the m ting for con slderatior » growth of the Modorn America during the past two Iittle short of marvelous, having nearly douvled in the growh of the t Lalance has beon still more flattering. Whoen tho prassnt head officers went into oMieo two voars Ao thoy found the troasury 1n debt and tb the verge of dissolution, but went to Work with & will avd tn | stauaing of the task which was bofore them, and so tires loss and well directed have been their laborsy S0 keen has been their insignt into the ree quirements of the order that the Modera Woodmen of America &tands today on & solid and suvstautial footing with the future bright before it ‘Tho head camp sessions will be held in Bx position hall, boginniag Tuesday morning, und continuing overy forenoon aud aftor uoon for three days, or longer il necessary. A special Woodmun train will be run from Peorin, 111, and an exeursion rato of one and onethird fare will prevail on all railron entering this city. Tt is oxpeoted that thou sunds of Modern Woodmen from all over the Jurisuiction will be in Omaha durivg the meeting and the camps of the city have made most elaborato arrangements for their entertainment, ‘Tuosday ovening a publio recoption will be neld st Kxposition hali, which will be freo to all, and to which ull are earnestly invited Addresses of welcome Lo tho visiting ofticers and delegates will ve made by Governor Boyd, on benalf of the state; by Mavor Bomis, on behaif of the city, and by Con gressman W0, Bryan, who is an enthusi astic devotee of Woodceraft, on bohalf of the Woodmen of Nebraska. Hesponses will be made by Head Consul Wilham A, North- cott of Greenvilie, 111, an sloquout and en- tertaining orator. Weanesday vight the oy zhbors of Amovica will exemnli their floor work for the beuefit of the head camp and visitors at tho hall of Camp 120 fn in Continental block. Thursday night a grand ball and oyster supper will bo given, for Woodmen and their ludies ouly, ntthe home of Maple camp, in odrich hall. No man can gam admission to the building who can ot give the paes word, and no lady can bo admitted un- less nc anied by gentleman hav- ing the same. aborate arrancemonts have been made for this series of cntertainments and it goes without saying that they will be long rememvored by those { Who sl bo in aztendance, Too five eamps { 0L Omahawith their total membership of { about 400 Justy Woodmen huve put their shoulders 1o the wheel and have sworn by the beards of their venerable consuls that the iead camp weeting st Omaha snall be for looked back to, and cited as @ cri- terion on all future similar occasions, Owaha camp 120 adopted five more candi- dates lust Wednesday night. The titlo of the “Hustlers,” which has been apphed to them, secms to be woll enrned st Swieide of w Kuivas Fostmastor, Hore, Kan,, Nov. 1l.—ostmaster 5, M Peats committed suictdo yesterday afternoon i the postofiice by shooting himself 1 tho head with a revolver. o was financlally embarrassed, and foar of losing his placo ander the democratio administration caused nim to become suicidally despondent. - BOSTON WOMEN AT Wosdmen of years bns been the membvership that time, while sury ordor on TUE POLLS. Prov'dence Journal. In their rubbors and goloshes, 1u their wind-wa Thelr wmbroilus arip hoads of Boston The female votors rallied, Nota mother's diughter dallis They came up wet but dauntloss, straight to the poiling pen. the waldens, aged lussos, ilariig chilly through thei rnod the tickets most passed the time of iy zhter drew their chiest vrotectors, Grimly glure d at the inspectors, Brandished their ambrolias proud.y, grandly, coldy statked away Not on ercly, never S them that wondoroa if muyhap she hadn't blunderod. Ifhor vore was transcendental and hoyond dispute or doubt, Yot as homo they wero returning With thaie nawest teiamph bure How uiny dozen of them knew wh fiziit about? ne. Lwas the Hanny matrons, wisest lasses, ! Better than the Browninz clusses, The clinie of the mind cu ¢ the esoterio S0l foois, Tt is 1o be a voter, A clvilization motor, A citoyennc of Boston over whom the codfish brood ALL THE SAME, THAVER, TowA, I suffered for a long ack, and was in bed four months, ST. JACOBS OIL 'n Bed cured me. J. C. Stout. Months, NG, KINf= co. turers and Retuilers & i the World, public long ago by dealing | squarely with allcus- [tomers, We are manu- [ facturers, the liaroest in [the world in fact, and importers of fine cloth- ing for men and hoys, thus making our styles ive and original, [ Eyery garment is made Lunler our own careful | exclu supervisoin makingpossibleour perf ection of it zrd Then sclling direct to the wi you at least one profit and many dollars hesides, arer saves Tak- o our prices must necessa- You will always be satisfiel with what you buy of us no matter how little you pay for it. Browning,King&Co Our store closes at 6.4) . 1 ii—\ days, when we elose at 10 p. . ex0e0t 8 turs |5.W.Cor. 15t & Douglas S e &