Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 6, 1893, Page 4

THE DAILY TERMS Aty oo (witiiont S il and Snnay. One Six Moniths Three Moi #nday e Year Baturday T ear Weekls Tee, Oue Year OFFICES, “Omaha, The e fiaidine Somith O aatin. commer N anil Tavanty-sixth Sroota, Counel! Binfla ] At Chteago Office. 417 Chamber of New York. roons 13, 140 15, Tribune butlding. Washington, 513 Foirteenth stroet. CORRESPONDENCE] Al communieations rlating to news and edi- tortal matter To the Editor ne SUBSCRIPTION. day) One Yoar ymmeree. ATl bustt Arenscd i (e 1nrs to be made havn 11 order e 1 PUBLISHING COMPANY The t3eo in Chieago. DALY and SUSDAY PR is o at Lo following placest Imer housc and Pacific hotol, Auditorinn hot Great Northern Gorelotol. | oland Lot ¥iles of Tir*Ree can o sean at the Ne- braska building and the Administration build- ing, Exposition gronnds THE D - at busiies e nddress by leaving ar " SWORN STATEMENT OF' CIRCULATION State of Nebraska, | County of Donglas, | porge uek, soorotary of Tie Bee Pub- Nshing company. doss soleninly awear that th Actual efreulation of Tik DALY BER for the woek ending Septeniber 30, 1803, was 0 follows Sunday, Seplemboer 24 0.095 Monday. Septenlor 2 182K Tuesdiy. Septonber 2 1700 Wedneaday, Sopiember 57 R0 Thursday. Scptoniber 287160 Fridag. Septonher ), 23,852 Saturday, Sepiember S0, i 24,430 onaR B TASCHUCK 1 suberibed in my iy of Saptomber. 1803 . FriL, Notary Pubife. Average Cirenlation for Aaw, J.STERLING MORTO yosterday. 1801, 24,075 had his innings Bryan will have his in 1804, MR. JOIN L. WEBSTER now hopes to gethis “third feller” on the supreme bench. 11A8 any one heard of any steps taken by the Nebraska state ofticials to secure the enforcoment of the transfer switch law? RAILROAD republicanism has tri- umphed at the convention. but its das- tardly work will be repudisted at the polls. BY TURNING down Maxwell the re- publican state convention has turned 10,000 republicans out of the fold and driven them into the populist camp. INSTRUCTIONS and pledges do not seem to mean anything in this state. They are no sooner made than broken. ‘That is precisely why populism is mak- ing such headway. IF MR. VAN ALEN paid $50,000 for the benefit of President Cleveland to insure his nomination ambassador to Italy, how much ought he to expend in behalf of the senate in return for its share in confirming the appointment? MR. Frick did not cut avery wide swath in tho convention. In fact, he was almost the tail end of the whole procession of straw men. It is to be hoped that he has discovered that he was hoodooed from the start by his political trainer, LEADING demoerats in various parts of the country are severely criticising Senator Voorhees' conduct of the con- test for the repeal of the passage of the repeal bill in the senate. The recent cenvert is too often subjected to a suspi- cious watchfulness that is bound to dis- _cover something to find fault with, THE campaign in Ohio is being pushed, according to all accounts, with more than ordinary vigor by both parties. The republican meetings are reported 1o be large and characterized by great en- thusiasm and confidence, while the dem- ocrats arc also manifesting o great deal of interest in tho canvass and are said to be well organized. McKinley and Neal, ¥espectively the republican and demo- oratic candidates for governor, are speik- ing almost every day, the tariff being the principal issue. Mr. Neal appears to be adhering pretty closely to the vosition he took at Chicago when he introduced and had incorporated in the national democratic platform the resolution declaring protection to be unconstitutional. With the prevailing conditions the republicans have much the best of the situation in Ohio, and it is generully concedod that thoy will win, but some predictions of the plural- ity McKinley will wot are undoubtedly exaggerated. Tv will bo entirely satis- factory to republicans everywhare if he is re-elected by such a plurality as will leave no doubt that the Buckeye state is stiil loyal to republican principles. WHAT is described as the greatest labor conflict of history, the strike of the coal miners of England, is having most deplorable consequences. Accord- ing to the lutest advices 1,600,000 wage earners ure now affected, half of whom are wholly out of work. There is not only great distress among the colliors, but also among the hundreds of thou- sands of operatives in other industries who have been thrown out of work by the closing of wmills, furnaces, factories and railway shops.. There is & general pavalysis of manufacturing due to the coal famine, and one correspondent says that nothing like such misery and disaster has ever been known before in England. Wholecommunities are in a state of destitution, It is esti- mated that no less than 250,000 men, women and children connected with the mines are in a state of semi-starvation, while every day cases are reported of deaths from hungor. The price of eoal in London has reached almost unprece- dented figures and on last Saturday it was estimated that there was not more than one full day's supply on band. The situation is most grave in all its aspects. A genoral strike of coal miners in France is being agitated and may take place at auy time, in which event a state of affairs quite as scrious as that of England may ensue. This is the season of the year for such outbreaks and those of the prescut year abroad threaten to be the most disastrous ever known. It seems, indeed, that so far as Kngland »eoncerned, this is already realized. JOLGE MAXWELL'S DEFBAT. The defeat of Judge Maxwell marks an epoch in the history of the republi- can party of Nobraska. Judge Max- well's ecandidacy involved vital issucs | npon which republicanism in Nebraska | was to be tested in the crucible of self- purgation. For nearly twenty years corporations have dominated tho part and rendered untrammeled action in the selection of its candida! almost fm- e The farmer's alliance and populisin in this state in roality only a forcible protest against corpor- ate interference and corrupt moth- ods in the selection of candidates | and the reckless disregard of platform | pledges. Tad the republicans of Ne- braska been able to th the rail road yoke and had the party been toitsell and its cardinal principles o nomination by a state convention wonld havo been equal o an clection this vear, as it was ten years ugo. 13ut a railroad- ridden party could not hope to command the confidence and support of the toilors and producers who eonstitutel its back- bone. Year by year its ranks have been depleted until it La Ltobs a ma- jority party. The eontest which enlmi d in the defeat of Judge Maxwell was the last effort on the part of the members of the party that have hoped to b ubl to throw off the virus of monopoly and purge the party of corrupt practices and misgovernment. They have been compelled t» combat tho combined foreos of the railroad corpora- tlons and the antly impeached state house officials. Judge Maxwell bodicd in his pe not only the upright and fearless judge, but the principles that have bean dear to every honest vepublican sinco the party un- fucled the bunner of free spench, fre soil and man, It and desperate strucgle. hand it the sible we w off re em- S01 tree was an uncqual On the 13 1 file with no other resources at their command than their earnest to the party freed from the blighting geip of monopoly and place at the head of its columns this fall wlidate that was a tower of strength within himself. On the other hand were massod the cohorts and mercenaries of the railway contin- gent and bands of spoilsmen supplied passes abundant means for packing conventions and de- bauching delegates. With ell these odds against them the friends of reform within the party clected a good majority of the eonven- tion, but before the balloting began tho insidious work of corporate boodle and stute houso patronage made such in- roads among the delogntes instructed or pledged for Maxwell that his defeat was accomplished after a fow ballots. The republican party of Nebraska has for the time being been absorbed by cor- porate camp follow Its machinery continues in the hands of political desperadces, with whom the party sub- serves the purpose of protecting the in- terests of monopoly. Tur BEE will henceforth, as heretofore, advocate re publican principles and support repub- lican candidates whom it can conscien- tiously commend, but it will not give aid or comfort to any attempt to subvert free government in Nebraska. It will continue to oppose and denounce the methods by which Jud Maxwell was turncd down at the behest of con- spicators who seek to control the highest judicial tribunal and the last refuge of a free people. one were and s, THIE TREASURY SUTUATION, The last treasury statement does not male an encouraging exhibit. It shows a further decline in the cash bal. which at the beginning of the current month was only a little more than $13,- 000,000 abuve the gold reserve, and con- sists really of the subsifiiary coin, the ter part of which isabraded and un- current, 50 that there is in fact practi- cally no cash balance in the treasury excepting the gold resorve, and that has been depleted to the extent of nearly $7,000,000. The net gold in the treas- ury is now less than at any timo since the gold reserve was started, and if it were not for the large increase in the gold receipts for customs the amount of gold in the treasury would be much lower than it is. During the last ten days of Septemt 58 por cent of the customs receipts wore in gold coin, where as for the same period a year ago not one cent in gold coin was received for customs and this marked change has been in e b sincs July. The first quarter of tho current fiscal year ended September 30 and the re- ceipts of the treasury for that period were more than $20,000,000 less than for the corvesponding period of last year. On the other hand, the expenditures were over $2,000,000 in oxcess of those for the first quarter of the last fiscal year. In other words, tho treasury account at the end of the first three months of the fiscal year 1893 is more than #22,000,000 worse off than at the corvesponding time in 18)2. The e ponditures would have bsen larger by $3,600,000 but for the arbitrary method of suspending pension payments, and as most of the money thus withheld will undoubtedly have to ba paid sooner or later, not much of a mistake will be made in regzarding it as an obligation of the treasury. » According to the presont showing it seems sufe to assume that at the end of the fiscal year the deficit will not fall short of $30,000,- 000, and it is more likely to exceod that amount. If the pension payments w made the deficit would be really greater than appears on the face of the treasury statement, and in addition to this the appropriations for | rivers and havrbors, public buildings and other improvements have been held up. An analysis of the fi sh that the treasury isa good deal off than appears on the surface and the sit- uation cortainly suggests that this is not a fuvorable time for proposing changos in the fiscal policy of the governmont that would probably have the effect to further reduce the income. What is manifestly demanded is legislation that will put more money into the treasury, and this will not be aceomplished by tar- | ift revision in the direction of free trade or any economic plans which tend to curtail the industrial operations of the country. Since July 1 the receipts from customs have been more thun $13,000,000 gro: dues, on w8 worse true e AT A AR WA £ . e AL S NN TS 0 Y T 1 N THE OMAH ] tews than during the _corresponding period last yoar, whilo the internal rov- enuo receipts show a falling off of about $6,000,000. Bvery practical man will understand the meaning of these figures, The revenae from oustoms will perhaps make a better wing for the second quarter of the fiscal year, but there is no probability, judging from the pres- ent coudition of business in the country, integnal revenuo receipts will show mprovement. Bat for the gold re- the national treasury would be very close to insolvenc sh any serv WILL ANOT COMPROMISE, President Cleveland's personal organ, the Philadelphia Ledyer, authoritatively states thut he will consent to no compro- mise regarding silver pending action on | tha bill now nate. The Wast n of that per, in a dispateh published last Mon- day and frr in the al eolumn as of unjusstionable authority said that “‘any intimation that the pres- ident would favor any eompromise has not substantial fonndaton.” Tt was also 1 by this ¢)rerospondent upon the authority, presumably Me. i himself, t the prosident had diseussod compromise with any vor had any person pr sented that guestion th him. The Ledger correspondent further said, doubtless with the authority of Mr Cloveland: “There is also the highest wuthe for the statoment that the prosident has not his views upon sity of uneonditional 1y at hets now more irmly convineed of the correctness of the utterances contained in his message to urging speedy and wne nditional repeal than at the time that document was issued. So far from favoring o compro- mise, there is reason to bolieve the presi- dent would withhold his approval from a bill in which the evils of the present law we continued for & limited period. Those who ave proceeding upon the theory that the president favors anything short of unconditional vepeal are deceiving themselves and others.” Speaking editoriaily, the Ledger of last ¥ says *‘the president stands now precisely where ho has always stood, unchangeably opposed to any and every pian of cowardly, vicious compromise and in support of the unconditional ve- peal of the purchasing clause of the ruinous Sherman act.” Ii these statements had come as a manifesto directly from Mr. Cleveland they would be entitied to no greater weight than atta to them as emu- nating from the Ledger, becanse ther can be no doubt that they were mac upon the authority of the president and perhaps were even submitted to his in- spection before baing published. Thoy dispose completely of the assumption of Senator Butler and som e other advocates of free silver that the president may bo persuaded to acce pt a compromise and they ought to put an end to all efforts in that direction. 1f, as Mr. Cleveland’s personal organ says, and undoubtedly by his authority, he is unchangeably op- posed to any and every plan of compro- mise, iv is obviously a foolish waste of time to go on proposing and di cussing plans. Those who know Mr. Cleveland's character must understand that having firm| made up his mind to have nothing short of uneonditional repeal, and belic ing that he is supported in this position by alarge majority of the people, he will neither be coaxed nor eoerced into a change of attitude, so that even should the repeal and unti-repeal senators come to an agreement on some plan of compro- mise it wonld be futile. The president has made known, in the plainest and strongest possible terms, the hopeless- ness of any and all efforts to induce him to abandon or even modify the position taken in his message to congross, and the supporters of the president in the senate cannot, as consistent and sincere adheronts, consider any plan or proposition requiring the president to change position. Their duty lies in the one divection of using every means and resource their command to secure a vote on the pending bill providing for uneonditional repeal of the silver pur- chase elause of the act of 1890, bafore the ngt correspondeit vouchol aditor not person, the ue repe; congress oven hes 40 INVEST1GATE 11 L& R T, It is to be presumed that the resolu- tion of Representative Henderson of Towa, providing for an investigation of the Sugar trust, will be promptly passed. Doubtless there are members of the house who are not unfriendly to this most_exacting of monopolies, but they will hardly venture to make objection toso proper and legitimate a proposal as that of examining tho circumstances attending the creation of the sugar com- puny, the metheds of its management, and its effcct upon agriculture, com- merce and the enbanced price of sugar, Perhaps the managers of the trust will themselves be indifferent in the matte knowing how little congressional inves- tigations usually discover and how in- significant the results genorally are. T'he consumers of sugar, who are real- izing every day the extortionate grasp of the trust, will heartily approve the proposal to investigate it and ascortain if anything can be done to relieve them of the rapacious exaction of the monop- oly. The profits of the trustare greatly boyond what is legitimate, if the most intelli timates are not very much at fault, for the sugar combine allows the public to get no ofticial information o its gain An eastern com- recently estimated the amount of sugar annually re- fined by the trust at 1,700,000 tons, and the profit of vofining at .648 cents a pound, or a total gross profit of 22,032,000 yearly. The trust's estigate of the cost of refining is considerably higher, but even at their figures the profits amount annvally to over $13,000,- 000. When it is understood that the actual valuo of the trust's property i #20,000,000, though it is capitalized at $85,000,000, even the latter profit ought satisfy its ravacity. Asa matter of fact, however, the monopoly 1s not satis- s it 1s allowed to | unchecked it will continue as wer to fied, and so long its way its exactions. It is imy how much goo may accomplished, if any, from a congressional investigation of the sugar | monopoly, but since there appears to be o prospect of an effort - sue ssible to say be to eaforce the DAILY B anti-trust law, which was enacted to suppress such combinations as this, the people who aFe paying tribute to the grasping Sugit trust will hope that the resolution of Mr. Henderson will result in giving theM some relief. Mean- while the Droposition to strike the monopoly by semmoving the duty from re- fined sugar iy receiving consideration as perhaps the most effective plan for de- stroying the trist, THE GREAT GULF SIORM. The great gulf storm, following, does, the awfnl work of wind and water along the Atlantic coast buta fow wooks ago, spreads desolation and destruction in another portion of the already heav- ily burdened south. Estimates of the loss of life and property have now con- siderable basis for theie foundation, but, as in so,many other similar instances, the whole truth in that respect can never be ascertained. The reports that have reached us, however, make the calamity a suficiently appalling one. Nearly 1,800 dead, thousands injured or rondered homeloss and withont employ- ment, pecuniary damages to property running up into the millions, mark the storm of Sunday as the most destructive that has visited any section of the United States in recont years. Every such disaster as that that has just befallen the people along the gulf must bring out the sympathy of the en- tire country. The helplessness of the Ils for assistance in every ble way. Their misfortune can bo buted to no fault of theirs nor can their suffering be termed deserved in any sense. Coming, as it doos, at a time when the trying season of the year is fast approaching, the great storm leaves its vietims without resource totide them over until a new supply of necessavies can be obtained in the customary chan- nel. Subseriptions were started in several of the eastern cities immediately after the recent Atlantic coast storm and the sufferers were accorded no little aid from charitably disposed citizens of the novrth. While as yet no regular apveal for help has rvisen from the [gulf states, it will no doubt not long be de- layed. In such case the peoplo of the north should not be ontdono in charita- ble generosity by those of the south, when the demand for assistance comes from a people known to be too poor to withstand unuaided a loss of so great a magnitude. 7. 08 it st THE reply of Seerotary Carlisle to the house resolution asking for information as'to why the treasury did not purchase, during the months of July and August, the full amount of silver authorized to be purchased monthly by the act of 1890, will doubtless bo satisfactory to every- body but the exiremo silver men. The law gives the seeretary of the treasury some diserotion in the watter. e may purchase 4,500,000 ounces monthly or only so much of ‘that amount as may be offered at the market price, and this gives him the right to dete mine for the government what is the market price. This was done by taking the quotations for silver in London, the world’s silver market, and all offerings at higher figures than the metal sold for in London were re- jeeted. Before this plan was instituted the practice had boen to pay dealers’ prices for the silver purchased under the law, and in this way the government paid monthly many thousands of dollars more than it would have done had it been guided always by London prices, beeause the dealers would combine to put up the price whenever the govern- ment was a purchaser. It is at least to be said of the hew plan that it is based on business principles STORMS in these days scem to involve greater alities and o heavier loss of property than battles. o Reform Neoded. Springfield (Mass,) Republican, That former radical proposition of election of United States senators by the people does not scem very radical now. It is altogether too mild to ‘gev much of a hearing just at present. A Commendable Tof Globe-Demoerat, The strong point in Cleveland's recent letter on the currency question is the fact that it reads a good deal more like the Min- neapolis platform than like the Chicago platform. e Tho 1IBufl Catied In, Minneapolis Tritnne, ‘Phe Colorado bonanza kings have grown weary of their bluff and are setting their miners at work again. 1t was a_costly piece of business, und even the silver barons could not stund it very long. Lhalisel, Before and Alter .akiug, Chicago lIuter Ucean, A yearago there was prosperity every- where. The workshops were all open and the furnace fires roaring, and e work- man found emplovment at good wages. How is it now? Multitudes of people are asking the question. Let them keep on thinking. tic orators will have u time of it holaing hungry, ragged men in the procession who remember wives and children at home und in want, e 18 1t Stock Jobbary? Philadelphia Record ‘Tho most disquicting talk about the fail- ure of the scuate Lo vote for the repeal of the Shorman act s the whisjlered assertion ard in the streets that the delay has been aused by senatoria! stock jobbery. Are the senators speculating upon the miseries of their countrgmen? Does the movement at Washingson~ hang apon the movement in Wall street? ‘The inexcusable delay gives preguacy and point to insinuations, which, if they have any foundation in fict, must 11l men's minds with shameand indignation. | Compromise M 1nfamy, St Paul Phoncer Press, The whole country knows that any com promise_at sthis time would cover the ma- jority with infamys Tt has, a8 we have secn, the power in its owr hands to foree a vote at any time. 1f it willnot use it, it should at least bo the cqual in_endurance of the ob- structionists, I’atriotism ought to be us good & sustaining force as plunder. The is no conceivable’ reason why those who have assured victory. ahead of them shuuld hear or offer other terms; and if they do, it will beonly to cover themselves with - | fany as deep as that of an outright surren- der Lo the eucmy. e — Undermining Confidence, Chicago Herald. Tho failure of the sevate to act, or to evidence of its ability or disposition to act wisely, is ravidly underm ufidence and bringing back a state of 3 which miy easily b rse than that which existed LWo mou With a full understanding and appreciation of the dangers of the pres ive | author of **After the Ball" is als ent situation the president wrote to Gov crnor Northen nfess 1 am astonished by the opposition the senate to such yupt action as would relieve the present | infortunate situation. My daily prayer is hat tho delay occasioned by such oppusition | ause of plunging the coun may not be the | ey iuto de depression thin it has ye FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1893 known, and that the democratic party may not be justly held responsible for such a catastrophe.’t ‘ Tt will not he comfortable for those sena- y bo justiy hold responsiblo. w York Commercial, White takes the ground that n contributes to a eampaign fund for an office and fails 1o got that office the monoy should be returned to him. Mugwump ethics are being amplified all the time. 1t was not long ago that from the samo exalted sours emenated the proposition that a man's soul and life could be as vile s a sower without impairing the efMiciency of his public service By and by some one will gather those hints t0 a higher life into book form and run up Society for the Prevention of against the S Crime when he attempts to circulate it. e PEOPLE AND THIN Tommy Kdison's compressed coiin project has the merit of being well-bread. Millet is no longes regarded with favor by the emerald agriculturists of Chicago. There is every likeiihood that the pureha clause in Monocle Van Alen's contract will be earried out, Prof. Pastenr is past 70, but dimunition of the encrgy with tackles the pesky microba. The Michigan State Board of Health has nlaced consumption on tho list of aangerous and communicable aiscases. A Muine man offers to prove t T'he debilitating effect wind pudding is becoming conspicuous Things have come to such a desperate pass in Kunsas City that u teal tombstones and hypothecate the cortificates thereor. Senatcr Irby, the jag statesman of the Pal- meto state, declines to tako the gold cure. Ho prefors froe silver with u - corkscrew at- tachment O, fame, where is thy reward ! “The Chicago Herald refers to the founder of the Farnam Street theater as “ex-Gov- ernor Bi R In Leave I8, there is no which he at the earth of senatorial 1worth, Kan., the populists have nominated a young woman for coroner. Her election would mitigate somewhat the dis- tress of having the coroner sit on a fellow. Effie L. Canniug. who wrote “Rock-a-Bye Buby," is suill living in Rockland, Mo, The o' alive, but heis prudent enoush keep his where- abouts a profound secre A New York grand jury brought ina_pre- sentment to the cffect that s have ceased to bo useful or o ul. Many veople have entertained a similar prescnti ment for some tim The Russell family having blanket mortzage on the democ sachusctts produces a confusion'of names and pictures, It is needless to rectify the mistakes, They are all in the family. Jumes Maguar, who is said to have a well authenticated record of his bicth 111 years ago, is living m IFairfax, Va., though he is swking gradually from old aze. Mr. Magnar is a native of Ireland and came’ to America in 1848, A disciplo of Horr ccently Kriy teen half-pound exlosive, coils of ingredients. Jobn D. Rockefeller is to build a $1,000,000 mansion at Tarrytown on an estate of 500 acres, for which he is to pay £750.000. This land adjoins his brother William's country place, which consists of Sid4 acres and a 2,000,000 house, John K. Russell, the democratic cand for governor of Massachusetts, is 60 years of age and resides at Leicester. He has been out of business for the last twenty-tive years, but has taken an_active intercst in politics. He was a member of the Fiftieth congress, Mr. Russell is not related to the present goyernor of Massachusetts. Ex-Senafor Philetus Sawyer was one of the bondsmon of three of the ex-stute treas- urers of Wisconsin who were prosocuted for withholding interest on state funas, and wa obliged to make good nearly $200,000. ITe says, however, that his estate will not_lose anything, for he intended to bequeath $200,- 000 to the State universit; but now the state may look after the interests of its university its Miss Ella Darling, a student in the State Norinal school at Westchestor, Pa., has got the authorities all stirred up. ' She is an ad- vocate of the bifurcated skirt theory, and Iast Wednesday horrified the old maids of the staid Pennsglvania town by douning a vair of trousers aud walloping through the streets astride a horse, a performance which she repeats daily. ‘I'ne spinsters want Miss Darling arvested, and Miss Darling wants them to try it. he is anxious to test the right of woman to wear trousers. The local bulary, however, refuses to interfere, and there the matter rests. Sy NEBRASKA AND NEBRASIKAN: o sceured a acy of Mas: Most I with an “ele Aninvoice rovealed thi ticks of dynaumite, a can of fuse aud other vociferous nded in San ting tend- ato Funds have been raised for building a Methodist church at Battle Creek. A number of fine residences have been built at Wilber during the year, Cowles Mothodists will build a parsonage. Burglars went through the residence of J. B. Lyon at Lyons while the family was absent at the World’s fair and carried off some valuaple furs and silverware, The people of York tendered a recoption at the Methodist church to Lev. A. C. Crosthwaite as presiding elder of the York district and Rov. J. W Wart as pastor of the Methodist church of that city. Short add of welcome were delivered by the pastors of the several churches. and by President George on behalf of York collego, to which Rev, Crosthwaite and Rev. Stey art responded. H. i, Hease was arrested by the city mar- shal of Holdreze as & suspect because he tried to sell postage stamps at 75 cents on the dollar, There was found on’ his person £35,50 worth of postage stamps, an cmploye's passon the Fremont, Blikhorn & Missouri Valley railroad from Fremont to Omaha, dated June 8, 1808, on account of being a brakeman, and a large-sized vevolver, He is about five feet ten inches tall, smooth face, sandy complexion, and-has the appearance of a tough, He claims his home is in S Louis, Suys the North Platte Telegraph: When a gontleman residing in the southwest part of the city wont home last Saturday night he discovered two men prowling about his rrived at the corclusion that they were voring 10 steal it. Grabbing hold of one of the supposed men he started with his prisoner to look up the sher something famliar about the person's he made further investigation and was s prised to find that the suspected horse thief wus his own wife dressed up in a suit of his own clothing. and tuut her companion was o well known lady friend. It was simply o tarinless joke, bul one of the Kiud that wight have had a serious ending. —— Two Indians Banks Closed, Wanasin, Ind,, Oct. 5. —Byorder of the comptrolicr of the currency the doors of the First National bunk av Novth Mancheste this county, and of the F at Columbla City have Arnold of N stockholde tion 1o mee can be realized upon, 1t is thought that both banlks ina few days. —— THE EXCEPTION, been closed, Jesse rth Manchester is the principal in both banks and 1s in a posi- | demands s fust as sccurilies will resume Chieago Records As she strollod through the wonders of foroign lunds, Falras the dawn was she, The Frenchmun clasped his Parisian bands, And murmured est liy. The Ttaliun marked tha smiling eyes Wore Ilue as hisown Ve u skies, The Russian forgot to bo somber and gruff, One glauce at the wald wis guite enough The ( sth loud and long, Aund hunimed an amorous Khing land song. The Englishm Was forced 1o n, witl dimit t a stolid sta at she was falr, The Turk displayed his w With un interest nover a res galore, uied before, And unto thesad and sorrowful Pevsian, This vision tulr was a true di version, Ihe Yankee thought, as sho met his “The Awerican ghel {s quite the cruze Rut one equilibriuw In nowise Jurred Was thut of the grout Columblan guard, FEATR PLAY FOR THE VETERAN Members of Congress Preparing to Danonnce Hoke Smith's Pension Policy. WILL INVESTIGATE THE SPY SYSTEM Congress to e Tnstractions Under Army of is Wa Farmished n Copy of the Which the Deteotives « King. B3 FounteeNti STRERTY WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, The storm tas for some time been gatheritg fu congross against the pension principles and practices of this mdministra- tion is about to break. A large number of sonators and representatives have prepared speechies roasting the pension policy of Sec rotary Hoke Smith and upon the first oppor tunity thoy intend to express their views in language more foreible than polite, Among those who th's admiuistration Wasnisaros Bureav or Tun Bee, } which Secratar most roundly is Sen donounce S ator Voorhees, who says it is a crime against the voteran and a flagrant violation of the Other democrats as well as republicans, intend to take a hand in scoring Secretary Swmith's hostility to anion soldiers. When the foderal elections il gets off the house and the silver ropeal bill is disposed of senate, the field will be clear for action and the general enunciation wiy be expocted at any moment, Thore w AW a little foretaste or intimation of what may bo expected in_ tie house lat yesterday afternoon when Represen tative Mercer of Nebraska introduced a resoluty Represeutative Mercer said to Tur Br corresnondent today that ho hid no doubt of the ultimate adoption of the resolution p posed by him yesterday directing the ho committee on”invalid pensions o ascertain by investigation whether any cmployes of the ponsion burcau are acting in the capae ity of detectives and to sceure copies of the instyuctions under which examiners ing. neral Complaint Mr. Mercer doc on the Subject, not beliove that the ma- Jority in the house can afford to smother his vequest for information vpon this sube ject, as every one who tikes any interest in vension matters must kaow that for some mMouLLs many nension examiners have been traveling about the capacity of spies and si teeti 1t is the custom of the misrepresent their calling, and by acting as avesdroppers and under the guise of fricnd- ship and traders, to worm information out of pensioners and their friends, and then, by distorting little truth,’ 1 seturo charges, under which pensioners are sus- pend A gy (ks and deo- 1s to lof complaiut is coming from ion as to the work of pension ofiice spics, and Mr. Mercer wants to know whether these special examiners, yho under the law are paid to secure legitimate evi- dence in pension cases, are act under specific instiuctions in the performance of irst Nutional banl ! their present duty work, aud if so, he would like to see the instructions, He belicves that no party or administration or superior can afford to keep from the public ral instructions which govern federal s in the discharge of their public duties. - 3 To Relmburse Nebraskn, From the senate committee on military af- fairs Scnator Manderson today made a favorable report upon his bill appropriating 42,000 to reimburse the state of Nebraska for the expenses incurred by it in repellin a threatened invasion and d by the jou: in 1801 and for the isrue of ordnance stores and supplies to the state of Nebraska to re- place similar stores destro, by fire at Mil- ford Junuary 16, 1891, The latter includes forty-two cavalry blouses, forty-two cavalry trouscrs, forty foraze caps apd two trun peis, fifty sabers, fifty saber belts, fifty cav- alry bridles comblete andfifty Springiicid arbines complote. The bill appropriates o enable the secretary of war to pur- » the ordnance and rdnance stores cailed for and the further sum of #68 to pur- chase qua asters’ stores of clothing, camp and garrison equipage mentioned and called for in the bill. Hainer Appeals for Fairness. Ropresentative Hainer delivered a_spe in the house late this afternoon against the bill to repeal the federal elections luw. Ho spoke for one hour, when the time arvived for the house to adjourn. He will complete his remarks at another time. Nr. Haiser upheld the constitutionality of the law by showing from the federal coustitution that necessarily the federal govermment must assumeo control of elections wher congressmen are choscu. He met the three arguments of the south againsy the laws at ever The south con- tends that the clections iaw is unconstitu- tional, that its presence or enforcement is baleful and that to wipe it away would be to remove all restraint and encourage purity in the ballot. Mr. Hainer brought forth a great many secrets about the control of elections in the south. He read the election codes, rules and regalations governing the polls in state elections and pointed out the fact that the kuklux would run all elections and the negro and all independent men would bo dis- franchised if the federal government re- h by thoe ! the country and acting in | | mioved fta presont chargo ove the poile | whore foderal oftic are chowen, ‘The speech was a strong on 1 Nebraska 0 of Septembar 21, 1863, Original -Myron { Lodi, Custer. . Increase ~Holaway ney, Kearndy, Buffalo. Reissue—Perry Strickland, Omaba, — Douglas. Original widows, ete. —Phobe Hallock, mother, South Omaha, Douglas Towa: Original—John Hartford, Butler; Bon Duraut, Polk. Increase -Shadrach J Woodson, New Lonaon, Honry, Relssue— Charies C. Sawyer, Hull, Sioux. Original widows, eto. ~Olive J. Pickett, Shenandoah Page; Mary C. Mchiride, La Porte Uity, Black Hawk; Isabel Aldrich, mother, Webt r City, Hamilton, South ' Dakota: Inere H. Me- Laughlin, Fort Randall, Miscellnneo Johnson, W, Kin A. Morton, New Frederick Plores, so pdd John more protests | Chadron land oftice, proposed call upon Se fora couple of days. Ho hus now a large volume of protests and still they come, Senator Aliison has introduced a bill di- ting the secretary of war to turn over four of the obsolete” gun carringes at tho Rock Islund arsenal to the city of Marshall town, la, for usein mounting four twenty- pounder Parvot guns, donated w0 that city by congress July 10, 188: Fourth-class postmasters were appointed va today as follows: Burrell, Docstur WM. Cavrotl, vico H. M. Smitb, re siened ; Doon, Lyon county, J. W. Umstadt, vica' W. S, Kaofnan, removed; Giard, Clay ton county, C. 8. Nichols, vice' Jd. D, Bickel, resigned; Keat, Unton county, Fred Hoke, vice No B, Munch, removed; Mount Etna, Adams county, L B Abbev, vico W, K Harlow, removed; Swan, Mavion county, Eva M. Roller, vico A W. Kousoe, romoved § Whiting, Monona county, D. M. Steele, A. Thomas, remoyved o committee on judiciary hus reported favorably ou Mr. Meiklefonn's bill oxtending the franing privilego 0 memoors and dele- EALCS in congress on correspondence with tho departuients of the government celating exclusively to official business, Lhe codmittee on public lands has recom. mended for passago the bill providing that | the sume conditions which apply to that | bortion of the Sioux rescrvation situated in South Dakows shall bo extended to that { portion of the reservation located i Ne- braska. x-Congressman Jorry H. Murphy of Davenport, In., who, during the past threo months, has been seriously and at times dangerously i1l in Washington, has ex hibited marked signs of fmprovement recontly. Today he wasable 10 be up and about his room.” Mr. Murphy is occupying the residence on Capitol hill which he chased some tmo ago, 214 A streot south- vewny S, Hearn, agninst val of the and he deferred the retary Hoke Smith east, - - Dr. Mar w New York, Oct, 5 an evoning paper says: arrived liere from Boston today and caused the arrest of Arthur ). Snoad of this city who she says is the murderer of Christio Warden at Haverhill. N. H., in July, 1891, She aileves that the wrong man v hanged for that crime. She further alloges that Snoad is also Henry L. Nov s, who it was thought threw the bomb it Russell Sage, 1v was a companion of Snoud ov Noreross, who was killed at that time, and Swoad is held to await investigation i POINTED PLEASANTRIE et Sensntion. 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