Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 5, 1893, Page 12

THE OMAHA DAILY THE DAILY ROSEWATER, Editor. PUBLISIED E Y MORNING. M$ OF SUNSCRIPTION. 1t Sunday) One Year. One Year - Datly Tee (witl Daily and Stnday Six Months Three Months Bunday 1 &mmhu One cekly Bee, Ome Yen U2 333323 5 Omahia, The Tec Bouth Omatia. o Cotmell BlufT m,': N and Twenty-sixth streets orce. Cribune buildiog Prafts and % 10 be made Partion lenying t THE BEk sent o their atbusiness oMee, y Immer can have aving an order PURLISHING COMPANY. T OF CIRCULATION. ctary of Tre BEr Pub- [emiily awear that the 11k DATLY HER for the week wak as follows: 25860 Simday, Oct R Mondiy, Oe Tue Wednesday, Buturday, November . P01k R TEACHUCK. 11 10 before m subscribed in_my November, 1§03, e Lprescrce this 4t br i iy g Average Cirenlntion for October, 24,316, THE turkey has now been warned to prepare for the annual bath of cran- berry sauc DON'T forget to vote no on the propo- sition to bond this city for $1.500,000 tor the purchase of an electric lighting plant. TASTEN to the falling of the rents for South Chicago flats which commanded ‘World's fair rates during the past six months, . HENRY BOLLN has been a safe custo- dian of public funds for city and county. This is no time to swap horses while crossing the stream. TRANSATLANTIC steamer records coh- tinue to be broken with alarming regu- larity. Five days from America to Eu- rope is the promising probability of the coming fow year: HoNESTY and efficiency are essential for the protection of the taxpayers in the management of city and county finances. The republican candidates for treasurer haye these qualifications. EvERY wageworker should vote his honest couvictions oo matter what his bosses say or domand. A man is unfit to be an American citizen who will allow himself to bo used as a political Pinker- ton. THE county jail under Sheriff Ben- nott has been o cosspool of debauchery and iniquity. The half has not been told because it is unfit for publication. Mr. Bennott cannot truthfully gainsay this. JUDGE ELLER lays great stress on the fact that Baxter is as much of a repub- lican as he is. That may hurt Baxter with . democrats who think more of Eller, but we do not see how it can prejudice him with republicans. IN MAKING your choice of councilmen next Tuesday do not forget that George Munro has rendered faithfuland efficient service in the coun When a man is tried and proves true he deservesan endorsement from onstituents. FIFTEEN hundred thousand dollars is several times too much for an electric lighting plant and far too little for an adequate waterworks system. It is bad policy to vote money until it 18 known for what purpose it is to be expended. Vote down the bond propositi THE time-honored custom of observing the last Thursday in November as a day of general thanksgiv will be fol- lowed this-year as in preceding years. This is one feature of our national pro- gram which even President Cleveland hesitates to alter. GOOD citizens want a man of progress- ive ideas, liberal views, inflexible deter- mination, business sense, accurato knowl- edge of municipal affairs and unim- peachable intogrity for mayor. George P. Bemis exaetly fills the bill. He has been tried and not found wanting in any ©of these qualifications. ’ WOMEN who pay ta real or per- sonal, and women who have children in the schools may vote for membersof the Board of Education Tuesday, providing they are willing to admit that they are 21 years old. Women do not need to register. They will be sworn in as voters if they are qualified. IN REFUBING toact upon the nomina- tion of Mr. Hornblower to the bench of the United States supreme court the senato certainly displayed an act of cowardice. The nomination was pend- ing long enough to have been either courageously confirmed or rojooted. Defeating a nomination by means of ad- Jowrnmeunt smacks altogether too much of the despicablo premeditated pocket veto, THE eaudidacy of George W. Ambrose for the position of district judge is w be deplored for many reasons. Mr. Ambrose is & good dawyer and might have made a capital judge had he beun in every other respectsuitable for a place on the bench, But Mr. Ambrose has been hisown worst enemy, and should never have allowed himself to become a candidate for a posi- tion which should only be filled by men wio enjoy the highest respect of thoe eommunity. We regret very much to be compelled 0 call attention to the unfituess of Mr. Ambroso for the posi- tion he seeks. We are impelled to this step only from a high sense of duty, which we must discharge regardless of friond or foe. We certainly harbor no 111 feeling to Mr. Ambrose, but believiug that the reputation of the bench of this district would be compromised by his election we must warn the voters against glving hiw their support. RESCUE THE SUPREME COURT. In times of war the sentinel that goes to sleep while standing gnard snbjects himself to the penalty of death the same as if he were o deserter. The man who the rob stands sentinel as the tribune of people and aliows the enemy to them of their liberties without sounding the alarm is precisely in the position of the sleeping sentinel or the deserter on the ove of battle, The supreme court is the buiwark of a free people. It is the arbiter between debtor and creditor, hotween employer and employe, between railroads and their patrons, between insurance com- panies and their poiicy holders, between taxpayers and tax-shirkers, betweon the public servants, A supreme court composed of conscien- foarloss and upright like a pillar of fire and people and stheir tious, stands might judges betweon right, between usurpation and constitutional power, between arbi- trary reasonable muneration, between the sovercign state exaction and re- and its corporate creatures. Can we have such a supreme court solong as their credentials cmanate from C the ar Holdrege and mercenarios who turned down Judge Maxwell? Men of Nehraska, the hour has come 10 rescue the preme court, no matter at what fice and to what extent you must do violence to your politieal ereed. Let party that the republic and republican institutions may survive. The bu from Nel for s perish for a time sear of frightening capital ka if the railroad candidate preme judge is defeated should have no terrors for any patriotic citizen who foves his country and its free insti- tutions. But how can the state’s credit be crippled any worse than it has been? Could anything be more damaging than the fact that the state treasury has been looted by the officers and is now connivance of our state 0,000 short? Could anything Le more damaging than the scandalous conduct of the impeached state officials and the subjection of our supreme court to the dietates of the con- federated corporations? Could anything worse happen to Nebraska than the sur- render of the right of self-government to arrogant railroad maintain their power mercenari who by an army of , fed at the expense of the If there ever was a time when every man who loves freedom and hates despotism, under whatever name it may dominate, should strike a blow for liberty, it is next Tuesday when he casts his vote for supreme judge. autocrats, producers? EMANCIPATE THE WAGK WORKERS. If youare a railroad engineer, con- ductor, brakeman, fireman, switehman, shop mechanic or office clerk, e a free American citizen whose vote is his own, to be cast according to the dictates of Do not surrender your right to cast a free ballot. Do not by your vote surrender the supreme court into the keeping of cor- porations and thereby deprive yourself and your family of all chance of redress for injuries to your person or damage by fire to your little home. Do not perpetuate the Moshers and the Dorgans as contractors of conviet labor in the peniteatiary by casting your vote for the man who owes his nomina- tion to the cell house gang and the im- peached officials, Emancipate yourselves from the polit- ical shackles which have been ingen- iously wound around your bodies by the Railway Employes association, organized his own conscience. under false pretenses to guard your in- terests, when in reality its sole object is to make a political serf outof every man who is abject enough to vote by order, And what we say to railway employes wo say to every wage worker employed by corporations. Bo men and not slaves, When you do your work faithfully you have earoed your wages. Your rights asa citizen are not bartercd away for bread. You owe a sacred duty. to your- selves and your That duty you should perform fearlessly when you cast your ballov next Tuesday. The object of the Australian system of voting was to emancipate the servant from the master; to strike the shackles from the partisan and give him an opportunity to rebuke rascality in his own party without being subject to the discipline of the party lash. Strike for liberty and emancipate yourselves or you are not worthy to en- joy the franchise as a free American citizen. children, PRESERVING HISTORIC HOUSES. The first step on the program of the Memorial association of the Distriet of Columbia has been taken in opening to the public the house in which Lincoln died and which it is proposed to tran form into & museum for Lincoln relics, Americans, it is claimed, are too de- void of the historical perspective and t0o much bent upon improving the present to give any attention to pre- sorving the most important mementoes of the past. To cultivate this megard for the historic spots with whieh the progress of the United States has been intimately connected through its great men s the prime object of the organiza tion formed at Washington under the presidency of Chief Justice Fuller, The objects of this Memorial mssocia- tion are contined to the capital of the na- tion, because it is there that the associ- ations of our greatest statesmen have been lurgely contered. The purpasos are threefold in nature: First, to pre- sorve niteworthy houses; second, to in- scribe with suitable tablets places of historic interest to residents and vis- itors; third, to cultivate & historic spirit und reverence for the memories of the | toundors and teaders of the republic .: It nust be conceded that these are laud- able aims and ones which have thus far boen too much neglected by the Ameri- wn people. The preservation of historic homes | becomes & matter of national conesrn. | Patriotic motives aro strong enough to onlista fow individuals in the move- { ment, but to properly conduct it requ the assistance of ol The asso- ciation of shich we haye spoken has be- gun its work by loasing for one year the house in which Lincoln died, relying upon the govétnmont to como to its aid before the expiration of their agree- ment. Thata building of such historie importance should belong $o the people and bo preserved in its original condi- tion must be recognized by all as a praiseworthy proposition. The nation owes that much homage to the memory of the martyr prosident. ross, RAlLWVAY & The exhaustive review of the Burlington Voluntary Relisf association which we print on the first page afords striking proof of the jug-handlo systom which prevails on many of the American railvoads under coldr of mitual aid and insurance among cmployes. Railway employes relief assciations ave by no means of American origin. The first step in that direction was taken by the English government when the employes’ liability act was passed by Parviiament. Under this act British railways were required to institute departments for in- surance against accidents, death and old age. Membership was made compul- sory, but the companios were required to contribute to cach fund an wmount cach year equal to the amount eontrib- uted by the employes. These funds are managed by officers chosen in equal num- bers by the railway employes and the company, and the scale of payments is figured out on the basis of accidents in the past years. The English railway ve- lief fand now has an accumulated sur- plus of over & 000,000, “This tem includes not only insurance against disability or death, but pensions upon retirement by reason of old age. If a man leaves the compan good faith he receives back his contribu- i f he is discharged for fraud or dis- ty he forfeits the whole. The Burlington voluntarvy relief sys tem. and for that matter the hospital and relief systems on other roads, ave an imposition upon wage workers. While pretending to be voluntary they ave forced contributions in the case of the Burlington. The agents of the com- pany solicit the membership applica- tions and are porsistent in bringing all into the fold. Every pressure and influ- ence is bronght to bear to induce the employe to apparently sign away his rights as against his employers, and the names of the entire number of the train- men are practically duplicated on the books of the relief department. No man can refuse to accede to the urgent re- quosts to enroll himself asw member and remain confident that his continued employment depends solely upon the efficient performance of his dutios. The Burlington company, out of pure tenderness of heart, agrees to make up any deficiency that may avise in the treasury and to defray the expenses of managing the enterprise. But it re- tains in its own control the entire man- agement of the organization. Tts officers, selected and nominally paid by the rail- voad company, look to it for orders and in case of controversy feel that their in- terests lie with the railroad and against the employes, who in reality furnish the funds from which theiv salaries are taken. The railroad has the use of the association’s funds at a nominal rate of interest, while the dues of the contrib- utors are regularly deducted from their wages belore the latter reaches their hands. The voluntary reliel department mot only has no corporate capacity or stand- ing in the courts, but is also attempting to conduct an insurance business con- trary to the laws of this state. 1t reli upon the compulsory character of its wembership to force upon its contrib- utors rates that would be termed rob- bery were they exacted by any reputable insurance concera. State authorities agree that it'is an insurance company, yet it has never taken the first step to conform to the insurance laws. In spite of its professions of benevo- lence the Burlington railroad, of course, could not be expected to participate in the organization without deriving some rgturns from its expenditure. That the relief department is the best possible paying investment for the company is amply demonstrated by the figures of its own officers. The consideration forced upon the employes is the apparent sign- ing away of all rights to recover from the railroad in case of accident or death, Toescape such liability by means of the paltry sum which it pays into the treas- ury of the relief department is an achievement well worthy of tho ingenu- ity of the astute corporation lawyer. The whole department is simply a cun- ning device to evade the employers' liability laws of the state. Its regula- tions are relied upon by the railroad in defense of every damage suit that an employo or his heirs may breing. To have the fraudulent contract upheld in the courts and thus to escape the pay- | ment of damages for injuries or deaths due to the negligence of its officers is worth thousands upon thousands of dol- lavs to the railroad corporation. A su- preme court willing and ready to do its bohest is the present desire of the com- pany, and to secure this it appeals to the members of the relief department to march to the polls and voto for the railroad candidate for the supreme bench. Do not the interests of railroad employes demand a supreme court un- biased and free from every carporate influence? — THREE district judgesarve t2 be voted for in the district made up of Douglas, ! Sarpy, Washington and Burt ¢oun 25, | The bar nominees who are candidates on the nonpa and Curtis. Judgze Walton has also been endorsed by the republicuns and demo- | erats,and Dutlic and Cartisals> have tue | endo sement of the dex at Tae 1 SLIKF IMPOSTURRE, of the' work | 128 aze George W. Ambrose aalJseph BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEM isan tickat are Waltm,Dulf'e | | two republican candidates besides Wal- | £ Biair. Thedadopendent people’s party has nominated Simeon Bloom, H. G. Bell and A. Whitford. Those who desire to Kpep our courts divorced from politik will vote for the nonpar- tisan candidates, while on the contrary those who d8bive to have our judiciary elocted on Rditical lines will support their own pagty nominees. THE COMING SOCIAL SEASON. Despite many disconraging omens, the soason of social functions just eommenc- ing gives much promise of fulfilling the hopes that are always cherished by those who love the gayeties of the social world. Authoritics huve ventured the predic- tion that the coming season in the large cities is to be the dullest that has been known for many years, and they have no doubt based their statements on tho fact that social prosperity and industrial prosperity must go hand in hand. The recent business depression has not been such as to put those affected by it in the mood of giving expensive entertain- ments. Roducod incomes have in many casos counseled a reduction of family expenditures, and when any outlay 1s to be cut off, that which is devoted solely to pleasure is nesessavily the first to suffer. This reasoning is plausible enough,but does not apply equally to all of our larger cities. In Omaha in partioular the outlook is not so bad as many would have us boelieve. There have been no smail number of weddings of late, with a few already announced for the near future. This does not betoken hard timos very seriously, for young people as a rule are not ready to join their fortun. without a reasonable prospeet of main- taining their social positions. A further indication of social activity is seen in the unusual number of debutantes who expect to make their first appearance in public this winter. A large bevy of charming young ladies canuot be intro- duced into the old society circle without bringing with them the regular effects of an infusion of new blood. They will manage to koep things lively all by themselves, with but little assistance from the e need and time-honored fixtures in society. The entertaining in Omaha has seldom been of the extravagant sort so common in otiter citics. It has on the whole been of amodest and comparatively inexpon- sive nature, and boecauso of this very character will be moreoasily maintained even in the face of the depressing hard times. It must be remembored, too, that thoe most elahprate functions do not al- ways producagthe greatest amount of en- joyment. The great bulk of our social gayeties is comprised. in entertainmonts on a very modekute scale and these will scarcely bo affected by any extrancous influences. * Reports from. Washington, whore the first season under the reinstalled mis- tress of the white house has raised great expectations in the social world, say tha the whirl will begin early and maintain a rapid pace.=Fhis is owing to the fact that it must close so soon, Lent begin- ning this year, us early as Fobruary 7. The same cireumstances will condition the svason inothier “places. Tt will be & season of short dueation, of considerable activity, but at the same time without mnany extrasrdinary instances of enter: taining upon a lavish or magnificent scale. NEPOTISN AT WASHINGTON. An investization of the differont de- partments of the government by a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives for the purpose of ascer taining how tho public service might be reformed and the capacity of its personal force improved and elevated has dis- closed some interesting facts. them perhaps none is more interesting than the discovery of the extent to which nepotism prevails in the public service. It is known to comparatively few that in the departments at Wash- ington the relatives of senators and other prominent personages constitute a considerable proportion of the employes, but even those who are aware of this may be surprised at the large number of such, while to the great mass of the people the evidence of nepotism in the public service will be astounding. As fully as the committee has been able to ascertain, there are in the sev- eral departments at Washington 6,610 employes having rolatives who, at the same time, draw salavies from the gov- ernment. According to a published statement five officials have each eight relatives who are sustained with them- seives at the public evib; four have each seven relatives in government employ- ment; ten have six each; twenty-six have five each; ninety-six have four each; 229 have three each; 1,087 have two each, and 453 have each one relative who is also in the service of the United States. “The total number of employes is 17,599, and nearly one-third of these have rela- tives who are able to boast of deawing salaries from the public treasury. It is stated by the committee that in thirty-seven cases husband and wife draw official salaries. There is one case in which hudband, wife, brothor and son, as well a5 another, relative, ave on the pay volls, and in still another case husband, wife; sister and five other relatives are in public emploment. Not less than 887, male employes have brothors in tho public service, and 627 women employos have also secured good places for their sisters through the influence they huve with the dispensors of patronage. One woman clerk hasa husband, two brethers and a sister hold- ing less lucrative places in the goverm- ment. Fifteon'dfticials have both sons and daughterasin the public service, the united sulavighdf tho family making s very gonerous jjeame, T some extent civil service reform is esponsible for the nepotism that exists n the departments at Washington, but only toa very limited degres, the fact being that the system ante- dates that reform and has been in practice for many years. Indeed there nhas never been a time, at least within the last fifty years, when there was not mose or less nepotism in the governmsnt sciviee, and not only in the legislative aund exceutive departments, but in the judicial department alss, An investigation f the fedorat ¢ourts of the country wouid show that the prevalence of this practice is widespread. Nepo- i tism 1n oublic offices canuot be ap roved BER 5, 1893—TWENTY Among | I # -; Yo PAGES. under any oircumstances, and such a rank growth of the system as is shown by the investigations of the joimt commit- tee of congress ealls for vigorous efforts to put an end to the practice. Refer- ring to this matter, a contemporary saj there is doubtless much ground for the complaint that under the spoils policy appointments are made upon no other claim or merit than party service, but under the system of nepotism rovealed inthis committee’s report many official appointments have been due to claims and merits of a more doudtful character than the most unserupulous service of party, MAKING ’M LIF ATTRACTIVE, At this scason of the year, when farm life becomes less attractive than at any other period, some suggestions as to how its attractions may be increased will ba'timely. In one of the addresses delivered before the congress of agri- culture at the World's fair it was sug- gested that if farmers would realize that men and women were created social beings, each with a desire for social improvement and for gain, farm life, particularly in the winter months, could be made more attractive. The address said further that if the farmer would assist his children in arranging some pleasant recreation, some social entertainment whero the boys and girls are brought together on mutual grounds, where they could become ac- quainted with one another and learn to entertain each other in some mutual work. establish libravies for study, sing- ing schools, debating socioties, dancing schools, to give the young people case and confidence, there would be less de- sire among young men and women to leave the farm and seek the crowded city lvorybody who knows anything about the general character of farm life will agree that this is good advice. As a contomporary observes in referring to this counsel, it is its isolation, its lack of social features and entertainments that makes farm life appear so undesirable to young people. Several forms of inno- cent amusement that prevailed in nearly y agricultural community a quarter of a century ago ave ravely known now, and partly in consequence of the aban- donment of these methods of entertain- ment, which enabled the young people to pleasantly pass away the long winter ovenings, there has been a steadily grow- ing tendency among the sons and daugh- ters of farmers to get away from tho monotony and humdrum of farm hite and betake themselves to the cities in quest of social enjoyment and recreation. The last census showed, in tho relative growth of the cities and towns, how strong this tendency had been during the decade, and there is every reason to believe there has been no abatement of it since. In 1890 one-third of the popu- lation of the country was found in cities of 8,000 and over, and it is saie to pre- diet that the census of 1900 will show a still larger proportion of the population in the citie: There are bright and aspiring minds | on the farms of the country—young men and young womon to whom the *‘pent-up Utica" of farm life is almost intolerable. They know there is a world outside of their narrow sphers where they believe they could find happizess, contentment and advancement. Some go, and unfor- tunately not all such attain what they hoped to. Others remain at home from asense of duty or because they have not the courage to face the uncertain- ties and dangers of life in the city, bus they are restless and discontented. There may be no sovereign remedy for this condition of affairs, but it 1s possible tomake farm life more attractive than it generally is, and the farmer who has time for reflection on such matters can address himself to fow things so im- portant as that of providing methods-for making his boys and girls content with farm life and keeping them at home. ““Ir MUST not be disguised that the re- peal is 00 late to have any effect on fall trade.” ‘It is well to remember that the act will do less good than if it had been passed early in the spring or with-, out delsy aftor congress assembled.’ These are the remarks of the well known mercantile agencies upon the passage of the repeal bill, and they are based upon a sound interpretation of the facts. The recovery from the period of financial di tress may bo hastenod by the stoppage of silver purchases, but it will be ne sarily slow and gradual. The crisis has already spent itself. Repeal can now only assist in more quickly restoring business prosperity. THERE is a prevailing impression in this city that the nine councilmen which we ave to vote for next Tuesday must be solocted by wavds. This is mot true. The nine members of the council to be chosen next Tuesday are.elected at large. You may vote for halfa dozen candidates from the same ward if you consider them to bo the best men. Thene uve twenty-eight eandidates run- ning for the council and the nine men who get the highest vote will be elected, ao matter whero they reside so they live in A NEW YORK judge has just sentenced to imprisonment a man who bandaged his arm in cotton in order to prey upon the sympathies of a charitably-inclined publie. The man's success in securing victims of his imposture should impre ir upon people to be suve their cha ity reaches worthy objects in these days when there is no dearth of desarving needy. 55 Fores ght of & siiverite. Globz-Democrat, Whea Seoator Wolcott saysthat the silver men cannot be driven from the republican purty ho meaus that they are ot foolish enough to desert the only party that stands a botling chance of carryiog the country i 1890, . — The Motorless Motorman. Chcago Herald. Hero's Keely—not the dector, but the motorman —~bobbing up again, He has been in his hole so long that most peovle believed him to be on the other shore trying Lo attach his patent to the angels' wings. But that was @ mistake. He is still Illlvf"v&' luw;:; alive—and uires only a few Ousa, dollars mul;wlu order to make his motor mote. His latest circular is desoribed as Cable, lucid and > and it is believod thai he will develop suficient etheric force to pull more bank checks from the relu ers, who bave becu paying asses: meuts for the last twenly years, PEOPLE AND THINGS. Politically speaking, it is the masses against the bosses. Congressman Bryan is the Lobengula of the silver campaign. ‘'ho final passage of the ropeal bill was tearless and Bland, Pennoyer has been heard from in ominous tones, but wait for the thunders of Waite. Considerable quiet preying may be looked for in political camp meetings today. Some aspirants for officfal fame should mend their weighs bofore election duy The wonder of it is that Chris Leecsdale lived to a hale old age burdencd with o welirht of royal titles. Peanut parties and poanut politics aro neck and neck for supremacy in Kansas Goneral Martin MeMahon of New York ex plains in a magazine “Why I am_a Domo crat.” e doesn't mention a lucrative Tam- many offico. Boston has registered § clection this yoar, which is more than before—more even than intne presi dential election last year. ays three Chicagoans donated public museums. 1t is and diberality that insures cminencs among the cities of 54 voters for the Chicago’s pr the worl Colonel A. H. McTean last week 1n Caledon WiS ong: who died, singls, N. Y., aged 1 yoars, ged to President Fillmore's only daughter, who died bofere the day fixed for their marriage, Garaening was Gounod's pot hobby snd almost to the last day of his life he was able to busy himself among his roses au niums. But mentally the composer was & wreck long betore death came, A portion of the fund accumulated from the legacy of 5,000 left by Benjamin Frank- lina century ago for uses of the Boston public hias now become available. ‘I'he Tund has grown from £,000 to £425,000. James R. Randall, the author of “Mary- land, My Maryland,” is now connected with the oMice of the senate’s sergeant-atarms He is a welcome visitorto the pr lleries of the senateand ocea 1 writesa clever letter to his home new ‘The actual paid attendance at the World's faie was 21470661, 1t is estimated that euch visitor averaged four udmissions, §o that about 5,000,000 persons saw the White Ciry, leaving some 60,000,000 in position to converse without dragging in fair topies. Dot a lonesome number by any means. Mme. Fateno, wife of the new Jaj mimster to the United States, says: Any all cxeept the corsel find it extremely difficult to grow tomed to it In Japar i sit on the floor, but oue cannot do 8o grice fully or comfortably n Americon clothi Ch Belmont Davis, whe voint onsul at Plovence, is a son of the well known manazing editor_of the Phila- delphia Led Mr. L. Clark Davis, and the britliant_w Mrs. Rebecea Harding Davis. He well educated and accom- plished young man, and has done good wor in journalism and literatuve. He s a brother of Mr. Richard Harding Davi: Amid the crash of World's fair buildings and the wreck of mortar the pomp und civ- cumstance of the Columbian guard, though diminished, is undimmed. Amid that egation of wonders he was peerless in pose and prominence, & symphony in color, the glories of which will " linger and tickle momory like a pleasany dream. Here's hop- ing we shall neverseo his raiment again, el TRIED TO 81F.0L 1HE SILVER STATUE. Aper nese Itke has been ap- Highwaymen Board the Traln Convoying Montana's Pride to New York. New York, Nov.4.—The celebated Mon- tana silver statue arrived st nigit at ihe entral depot from Chicago. While sing through the Montaauma swamp nearRochester three highwaymen boarced thetrain. They jumped on the platform and atbempted to foree open the car where the statue luy. A me ron the train was about to oven thedoor of the express car when the engineer prevented him. The robbers, thus bafllod, sprang off the train. With the statue traveled Vice President Higgins, ex-Governor Hauser and W. A Clarke of the Montana Statue compuny. —— Wil Improve the Louisvills, New Your, Nov. 4.-—C. P. Huntiugton yesterday in rezard to the sale of the Che: peake, Ohio & Southwestorn railvoad Lo the Louisville & Nashville and Iliinois Central: “The parchase will improve the condition of the Louisville most appreciably. Not a cent has passed, nor will there be any money given over. 1accepted ten year bonds. “ got, say in vound numbers, $6,000.000. 1 get bonds for this amount. The only reason that 1 am selling is 1 wish to centralize my force on the Southern Pa- al will bring all the territory in Kentucky between the Teunesseo river and Lexington into the possession of the Louis- ville & Nushvilleroad. 1t also gives the latter terminaisin Memphis, which would have necessitated an outlay of over $500,000 to duplicate. The-change also provides the Tllinois Central with a route to St. Louis, via Momphis. The present line of the Iilinois Contral runs nearly 200 miles east of Mewm- phis. e e Count T Viexya, Nov. 4.—Tho newspape! city agree that Prince Windisch Graetz has undertaken the formation of a cubinet. COMICAL RIANTS, Galvnston Nows: Tno truth will not down Yot wo must swaliow it Glens Falls Ropublican: As & rulo thers Iy nothing more wearlig on & man than & law suit. . Binghn mton Republican: Caltbrain says that the reason why stolen kisses are sweet 18 bes cRuse they wre sy ruptitl Jagson says the butchor our friend, but he'll eive ible roust whonever he gets o Phitadelphin Lodger: T deato n seve e onfons indicato n mild the stronger tone, fck cornhusks fn- und thick skins on ni0 but, the onlon has ‘Ah'hlw\n“l«ihl' When a man's friends pralse himtahis wite sho looks ploased if & bride, but if she lius boen married somo time sho looks suspicious Indianapolis Journal o geLUng m Wabble— Why nott Wibble -1t looks 0 mo as 1t all his love- would bo something in the nnture of deaf amatory remnrks, She—1 want to live so de home happy” may be truth- y monument, 1 should be to be the one to buy you such & tonihstane! Wibhle -1 don't see And, dumb wan ever succoods in riod Somerville Journal: with your autographt” Publ n. i Will you oblige me asked o bore of k busy an. “Just uyable to my order. t Lwill indg nd in due timo, ADVICE TO CORIBSPONDENTS, % Atlanta Gonstitution. Vhen you've got i Sav It Dot inke i1y by When your tale's got little in it, WA the Wiole thing i o minate, Afo Is short—a fleeting vapo Don't you fill the wholo blamed papor W L tile Which it pineh Could be erowdod In an inch. Boll hor down uutil she sinmers; Polish her untii sho glimmors, When you've gota thing to say, Say it Don't take hall n day. - Liboratity and Loyaity. Minneayolis Témes., John Crerar gave Chicago a library, Phil Armour has given it a cellego, Marshall Field subscribes §1,000.000 for & museum. These are large gifis, but the same spirit is felt and manifestod by other Chicago men. It is this disposition which since 1871 has ted the greater Chicago and will verify the prophecy of the late Mayor Harrison that it 18 destined to become the third city of the world. ‘The same gentus of liberality and loyalty shown -in other citics. by their own representative citizens will ulso make them strong, great and prosperous. AT e Our B, St. Paul Dispateh, Buffalo Bill has just bought a §10,000 res- idence, it is said, in North Platte, Neb., very the spot where he killed the first an, and there le intends to spond the t of his life. It is to be supposed that William is pretty near being a millionaive at this time. Such being the case, his modesty in confining himsell to a $10,000 residence is really quite unusual and correspondingly commendable. Another great thing about the lute Indian hunter is that he has not toought a residence in New York the be-all and end-all of millionaire existence. T ACCOUNT 98 A WEDDING. (With Comments.) e bride was a vision of lovelin i and nonsense! they meun her dross, That was m of riro old lace; But, Julius Cwesar! her form and face! “She looked like a queen!” that, for it's true that most of o ‘Accomplished und gifted!” at tallc! n thruma shock! T'll concede her queens wre fat: whut twaddie! bars, but her singlng's a “The groom was a Lochinvar, gallant to seel' Poor dude, and to think he wasscared as could 113 o :p adoration shone forth from bis Tutfat! tt! tut! what a bundle of lies! Why, evory one kuows and the bride does hor- rplus of pelf, 1, We're awnre desperately on her sweot cousin, Ciare, But Clare had nocoupons to cut, and her health And her besuty and brilllancy were all of her woalth, So her And hur “The Indies gowns!" Well, some of them were, but the Burtons and Browns, The sold-fushioned cousins and bride, Looked 50 queer that I thought they would suroly be “guyed:” n impecunious beat a retreat, d Lu‘,’(ucul ut the golden calf's fest] were all In most ravishing aunts of the ho presents wore ondless. No bride of the season A very good rea- s thoro wore Just hirod To graco the occasion! Sueh Trauds make me tired! Hero's nlistof the guests, “the favored fonr hundred!"” That wretehed reporter! blundered! He's forgotten completely to wention o iz Just see how ho my ount of the wedding 1s awfully tume! BROWNING, KING Larg: st Manutaoturors val Rysallacs of Clothing in tas Worll We back up Every statement with the goods themselves, to come, do—every stitch of clothes we sell. knock out all ‘We make the tailors 1f tory return them, We want to do not satisfac- more than make one sale, Wewant to make you our customer for all or rather our tailors That's why we abouts, round They can’t make them any better and they don't sell them for less than twic > our prices We handle nobody else’s goods and we can therefore always rely upon holding our trade. Bargains other than the best fit, fabric, finish and fashion to be had are not handled by us. We will sell you a suit or an overcoat for g10 that you can't get in a big bargain store for less than i3 and we have always sold them for $10 and shall continue to sell them for $10, BROWNING, KING & CO., Store npen every evening thl 6.4} OF® PO b Fay il 14, |8, W, Cor. 15th and Douglas Sis. . | |