Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 15, 1894, Page 4

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TZSCHUCK bafore me nnd subseribed in my of October, 1894, N, P. FEIL, Notary Pubiie. Sworn to presence this (Seal) STUBBORN FACTS. Who hired Seth T. ator Taylor out of th berry blll was pending Officials of the Burlington railroad. Who paid Seth T, Cole for staying with Tuylor to see that he fulfllled his contract with the oil room boodlers? The Buclington railroud. Who kept the senate In deadlock while Taylor wus belng spirited awny? Thomas J. Majors, Who certified to a fraudulent vouoher for Taylor's pay after he had been abducted? Thomas J. Majors. Who drew the 8756 which was pald out of the treasury on the fraudulent voucher? Mujors' private secretary, Walt M. Seely. These aro stubbora facts and no amount of cu Vellshing ean befog the people. Cole to conduct Sen- stute while the New- It should De biters’ Petition “Pie- The memorial to Robert Morris comes late, but it is well deserved. It Is only a question of the size of the majority for Mussachusetts repub- Tom Reed's invasion of New York is a stolen march on all of his rival presi- dential possibilities. The spectators at the Orlental war are becoming iwpatient for a more active part in the play S Governor McKiunley I8 invited to note the enthusiasm manifested for ex-Pres- ident Harvison during his tour through Indiann. A signature on a candidate petition 18 not conclusive evidence that the signer intends to vote forsthe petition candidate. Honest government is the issue of the coming eclection. The voters are not to be befogged by the ‘injection of any side issnes, Chatrman Wilson's eampaign in West Virginia is to be devoted for the most part in explaining his campaign in Lon- don. It needs explanatio; I'he republicans of Omaha have re- buked boodlerism in the eity hall They will rebuke boodlerism in the state house on the Gth day of No- vember, Beach ITighy, the republican nominee for city clerk, is in every way qualified for the plice, He is a man of good character and will, if elected, doubtless fill the position creditably. If the republicans of Omaha and Douglas county take an active interest | in the election of the republican legis- lative ticket they will have no occasion for apprehension of ealamity. With the Viking ship and the Colum- bus caravels, Chicago will be sufficiently well protected against foreign invaders without any increase in the number of federal troops stationed in its vicinity. Senator Hill is now trying to steal President Cleveland’s thunder by pos- ing as the great and only tariff re- former himself. How does the denizen of the white house like this exhibition of audacit The hanging up of a flaring sign across Farnam street by the calamity crusaders is not likely to create a stampede of voters in the direction of Majors. The average Omaha voter is | not to be taken in by a piece of canvas, even when it is paint and ruin ad bankers and their | beneficiaries have raised will prove a bBoomerang at the election. The people of Omaba and the people of Nebraska know a hawk from a hand saw. They ean read between the lines of the Bur- | lington railroad Journal and discern who Is now paying the freight. The Burlington Journal keeps right on fabricating pletures of wreek and finan- clal ruin from its Omaha fake mill, and we would imagine that Omaha business men had lost their wits in their fight over the prospect of Judge Holcomb's Inevitable election. The fact is there are not two dozen business men in ‘Omaha who are in the least concerned over the horrible nightmare from which the political managers of the rallroad contingent are suffering. On the con trary, there are ten business men in Omaha who disapprove of the ealamity crusade for every ome who is In its favor, WANIED, FIFTEEN THOUSAND DEMO- CRATS. The political Agurers at raliroad head- quarters have completed and submitted carefully prepared estimates of the rela- tive strength of Majors and Holeomb. They have reached the conclusion that there 18 no chance of electing Majors unless 15,000 democrats can be induced to cast thelr votes for him. This esti- mate has also been concurred in by the duplex executive committees that have taken charge of saving the credit of the state by the election of Majors. The problem now is, where are these 15,000 democrats to be found, even with the most lavish ladling out of boodle and promises of federal patronage. Last year the railroad faction of the democratic party, after the most desper- ate effort, was unable to turn 3500 votes in favor of Holcomb's competitor | for the supreme judgeship. This in- clnded democratic railroad employes who were worked through the railroad employes’ associations. This year It will be next to impossible to get these men to support Majors, either threats of discharge or promise of pro- motion. But, assume that Tobe Castor and his rustlers could round up 4,000 democrats into the Majors covral, where + the other 11,000 democrats to come How many democrats will volun- tarily stultify themselves and turn pigeons for the corporate hench- men who are trying to deliver the | state into the keeping of the railroad v through their votes? Manifestly the railroad Majorites must 0 into the open market for 11,000 vot- ing cattle. Now there may be 2,000 or 2,000 demoeratic reprobutes willidg to make merchandise of their franchises, but we doubt whether all the boodle that could be raked up by the corpo tions would secure half the number of democratic votes which they require to Majors into the governor's chair. It is also safe to vredict that by the time they do a wholesale traffic in dem- ocratic voters there will be a wholesale defection of decent and patriotic repub- tattooed candidate that offset the purchasable hoost licans from the will more than democratie vote, ADLA INGS. Ever since Adlai BE. Stevenson took his oath of office as viee president of the United States he has exhibited a <pirit of restlessness that shows how poorly adapted he is to a position that Wls for nothing but ceremonial inac- tivity. To transfer him from the Post- office department, where, as first assist- ant postmaster general duri dent Cleveland's ficst term. he was charged with the exciting and inspiving work of decapitating republican post- masters, to the chs of the presiding officer of the senate, with nothing to do pt to see that the ancient code of senatorial courtesy be maintained in- taet, was almost an act of positive ruelty. Through the extra session, wiven over to the question of repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver law, and the later months of tedious tatiff discussion, Adlaib with stoic heroisur has performed the uncon- wonial duty of supervising the debate in the senate without having the power to participate in it. On one on lie was, we believe. actually ealled upon to cast a vote to decide a tie, and for A while it looked as if his assistance might be needed at any moment. But the erisis passed and with it returned the demand for more masterly inac- tivity on the part of the viee president. Little wonder, then, that Mr. Steven- son is getting tired of his ornamental office and has taken advantage of every possible opportunity to slip away and do a little eampaigning for his party and incidentally on his own account. Intermittent political tours, however, are not enough to consume his irrepres- sible energy. He yearns for something that he can do, not as a private citi- zen, but in his capacity of vice presi- dent. This explains his remarks in a recent interview: “The present senate is very close, but since adjournment two republican’ senators have. declared themselves popullsts. From all T ean learn I think the next senate will be either democratic by a small majority or the populists will hold the balance of power. At any rate it will be close, And the closer it will be the It will suit Adlal. The oftener lie gets a chance to cast hLis deciding vote the better satisfied he will be. If lie can be the instrumentality of pass- iug or rejecting a few measures vital to the policy of the democratic arty his elalms to promotion will be vastly enhanced. The closeness of the party division in the next senate—this Adlal’s hope. — WILL NOT INTERFERE. A Washington dispatch reports that our government has been asked to join with Great Britain, Franc Germany and Russia in a friendly effort to bring about peace between Japan and China and that the invitation has been de- clined. This is the proper course, for however desirous the United States may be that the conflict between the castern powers I end and however willing it might be to accept an invitation from those powers to its infl for 0ces is use e | bringing about that vesult, it could not, without a most distinet violation of a policy as old as the government, join with Buropean powers in any form of intervention. Any such “entangling al- ance” as would be involved in a union of this kind would contravene a prin- ciple our government has always ob- served and the reasons for which are as lid now as it any other period of our listod This country has iothing to do with the quarrels and conflicts of foreign nations except so far as may be necessary to protect our rights in such nations, and the wise and safe way to preserve friendly relations with all conctries I8 to keep our-hands out of their affairs, while insisting that they do the same with respect to ourselyes. By the continued careful observance of this sound and secure policy we shall avold all chance of getting into difticul ties that a different course would ren- possible and at the same time enjoy greater respect from all nations. Hay ing gotten along exceedingly well by by | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, minding our own business for more than a hundred years it Is maniestly wise to continue on that line. The ad- vice of Washington in this particular is as good teday as when he gave it to the people of the young republic Moreover, Japan is not asking inter- | vention and does not want it, so that it a fair or a friendly act for the nations to interfere. She is not fighting for con- quest, but to enforce the recognition and establishment of principles essen- the enst. Her invasion of China, If it produce the results hoped for, ought to receive the moral encouragement of en- lightened western nations, Why should there be any great concern about China, except as the Invasion of that country may jeopardize the life and property of forelgners, and as to this nothing very serlous has yet happened. So far as the Japanese are concerned they can un- doubtedly be relied on to deal fairly and [ Justly with Iuropeans and Americans, whose rights and Interests they have thus far shown every desive and dis- position to respect. It is doubtul whether European nations will seriously attempt to interfere in the eastern struggle, but in any event the plain duty and policy of the United States is to keep wholly free from any connection with it MOU'S FABRICA 1 by Request.) When the republican state central committee was in session at Lincoln in 1892, to fill the vacancy caused by ineligibility of J. G. Tate as lieutenant governor, 1 called attention to the dis- reputable part that Thomas J. Majors had played in the deadlock that followed the abduction of Senator Taylor and pointed out the indefensible record Mr. Majors had made in sigming a frandu- lent voucher for Taylor's pay after he had been spirited aw My statement was made in the presence of M. Majors, but he attempted no refutation of, the chs After T had left the chamber he ventured a lame defense by intimating that the abidu of Taylor bad been bronght about by Seth . Cole, a detective presumed to be in my employ. This contemptible connter rge was ignored by me because I pw that it must be patent to ey son endowed with a thimblefull of brains that I had no terest in the pending railrond legislation that was sought to be defeated by the parties engaged in this conspivac Since the opening of the cumpaign Colonel Majors has repentedly sought to Dbefog the public regarding his own enl- pability by malicious inuendoes con- cerning my relations to Seth T. Cole and the alleged mystery surrounding my conduet in connection with this busi- ness. Three days ago Colonel Majors went one step further in his infamous campalgn of falsifieation. An apostate populist ex-senator named Warner, who served with Taylor in the legislature of 1801, was dug up at Geneva and called out as a witness by Majors to befog the andience by a speeial plea of con fession and avoidance. Warner was made to declare that he had met Taylor at Portland, Ore., since his flight and that Taylor frankly confessed that he decamped from Nebraska during the session of 1801 with Seth Cole, while the said Seth Cole was in my employ. The dispatches from Geneva to the Burlington railrond organ at Lincoin heralded this malicious 1ibel as a com- plete vindication of Mr. Majors, On the very beels of this baseless assertion comes an editorial in the Lincoln Journal with the following declaration, fabricated for the occasion: This has been a matter of common report during the years since the dramatic disap- pearance of Taylor, but this positive confirm- atlon of the story by ex-Senator Warner settles the matter for the people of Nebraska. Now let E. Rosewater come out of his hole and explain why his man Cole took Taylor to Oregon, whether it was by his orders, or whether Cole was betraying his employer at the time, and why, if Cole was betraying Rosewater, he has been retained in the em- ployment of his injured master all these years since he got away with Taylor. It is characteristic of Rosewater that he should endeavor to cover up his tracks In the “‘spiriting away' of Taylor by laying it to “Tom Majors"” or the ‘‘rallroad corpora- tlons.”” If the rallroad corporations were privy to the Rosewater-Cole abduction of Taylor, how much did Rosewater get for his agency in the matter? He has always declared that the railroads paid the cost of the abduction, and it is very INPA 10N (Republish AN s evident that he is In a pretty good position to know all the circumstances of the trams- action. He might as well unbosom himself of the particulars. Now I brand these charges, inuendoes and intimations as infamous libels pur- posely designed to deceive the voters of this state and cirenlated broadeast to shield and cover the parties who were concerned in that high ecrime. ‘There is no truth whatever In the charge that Seth T. Cole was in my employ in any eapacity during the session of the legislatore of 1801, neither was Cole employed in any capgeity whatso- ever by The Bee Publishing company anybody connected with The Bee. The truth is, and I am ready to prove in y court of justice, that Seth Cole was in the employ of the Bur- lington railroad during the session of the legislature of 1891 and was paid by the Burlington railroad for taking Tay- lor out of the state, This fact must be known to General Manager Holdreg and Mr. Majors could not have been ignorant of it. Whea Majors charged that Cole was employed by me in the abduction of Taylor he must bhave known he was coining a monstrous falsehood, and when he enlisted Colonel Warner to represent that I had some agency in spiriting Taylor away he re- enacted the part he played in palming off the forged census. returns upon the congressional committee in 1883, A man who would resort to such despicable tactics proves himself to be totally devoid of the moral stamina and sense of Integrity which are pre- requisites for the man who aspires to be chief executive of the commonwealth, E. ROSEWATER. Proposals are invited for contractors and dealers in American and imported voters to deliver to the right-of-way | | would mot be, under existing conditions, tial to the advance of elvilization in | man of the, Burlington raflroad 15000 democratic wotes on the 6ch day of No- | vember, 180%, 16 be cast for Thomas J. i.\ln]uru. The highest market price will be paid in spot cash and no questions }n.ku-l as to hew, creed, color oF previons condition. Annual passes over the en tire Burlington system will be given to vote brokers and political scavengers | who drum up flie voting cattle in blocks | |and droves, | e | | Tt is very kind In Mr. Butterworth to om Ohio to tell us | that our credit has already begun to | | disappear, and that the confider of | the eastern vestor can only be restored | "n,r handing our state government over |to a gang of railroad tools and bood- le Mr. Butterworth was evidently carefully conched by the railrond con- tingent as to what he should say with reference to state issues. Some of the calamity crusaders - wanted Governor McKinley similarly coached to join | them in the wreck and ruin ery, and | even suggested that one of the recep tion committee undertake to instruct | the governor on this point, but the gestion was not over enthusiast recelved. They seem to have sne better with Mr. Butterworth, accounts for lis action piece of the €. ('s. [ L — | | come all the way | s Hy | rded | 1l that mouth- | as a The hired fakir who is sounding the tomtom and pounding the hewgig of mity through the Lincoln Boodlers to save the credit of the state makes the announcement with a great flourish of trumpets that the names of the business men who have heen duped by the false alarm in the interest of the tattooed man from Nemaha will have their names published and cireu- lited to show how they stand on the con- test for the governorship. By all mean: print the names. But when they are | published, an explanation how each sig- nature was proenved. These tions would enable the people t stand the whys and wherefores, under- The Bee is opposed to partisan school boards and partisanship in the man ment of schools. For that reason we shall re 0 discussion of the merits of the eandidates for the Board of Eduea- tion nominated by the republican eity convention. It will be eminently proper for the Municipal Reform league to take steps for placing nonpart 1l eduentional ticket in the field, selected either f nong the candidates the thre ties, or, if a satis selv annot be made, the should name a ticket composed of the best cliss citizens, rdless of party. regi ——— No man ou the republican state ticket dexerves a more cordial support than Eugene Moore. His conduet and record s auditor of, public agcounts commends him not only to all republicans, but to all citizens Who desire to see the state's affairs adminigtered with fidelity and integrity.. When a man does his dufy feirlewsly ‘and honestly in an office of such great résponsibility he merits the gratitude of all good citizens, Mr. Moore has earned his renomination for | a second term and he should be re-| elected by an increased majority, The New York Sun ealls attention to the fact that the duty on imported beer has been reduced 10 cents a gallon by the new tariff law, or from $3.20 to| 240 a keg, but the retail price per | glass remains unaltered. The benefit of | the reduction is all for the importe and dealers, who now take what fo merly was paid to the government as a part of the tax. Another instance of | democratic consideration for the poor, overburdened taxpayer. The public school janitors are again | bringing themselyes in conspicuous evi- | dence at the primaries and conventions that have the selection of members of the Board of Education. The janitors have enough to do while leaving politics one. Whenever they ave needed to run the schools they will be promoted by the people to' places on the sehool board themselyes, It is reasonably certain that the | America's cup cannot be retained in | this country another r without de- fending it against another challenger from abroad. Yachting circles ave al- ready anticipating the preliminary stej for another contest and will be consider- ably disappointed if a challenge does not soon materialize. It must take a high order of Intellect in the treasury to reach the decision that wool, under the new tariff law, con- sists in the bair of the sheep. Were it not for this official interpretation some people might possibly be misled into the sheep raising industry under the im- pression that they were to gather cot- | ton from thefr bl | | It the United® States observes the | precedents sef, by the founders of the | republic it will ‘avoid all possibility of | foreign entanglements by persisting in its refusal to parficipate in any scheme for the friendly dntervention of Buro- pean powers''in 'the controy now | pending between China and Japan over | the status of Corea. Judge Holepmb Is wisely confining his speeches to the discussion of matters of ¢ governmedt. e will be elected | to administer the state government and he is not afrai® to tell exactly what he intends to do.. His campaign Is inspir- Iug coufidence in his honesty of pur- | pose. An hLonest governor s the de- mand of the hour, | experience has been confined to the ‘‘with™ | committee. L | the commitiee | the state capitol, and it should be righted at | sion | of loanable furds.” | Ing the fair name of the state and | governor would or could | occupies the governor's chair? | that OCTOBER 13, 1894, POLITICAL POTPOURRI. Majors still continues to call down on him- self the curses of heaven if he ever tonched & dishonest dollar. It's the same old song he has been forced to sing for years Blast me If 1 ever stole; Curse me, and hell-sear my -soul, 1€ a cent 1 ever made Was not earned by honest trade. An Interested gentleman has requested The Bee to ask Mr. Majors (o state the relative o8t of making a campaign with and without rallroad passes. As, however, Mr. Majors' style of campalgn, he is not eonsidered an authority and the inquisitive gentleman must | g0 further in search of the information de- sired. Not to be outdone by the other calamity | howlers, the Norfolk News has dlscovered | & lot of traveling men who, it asserts, Lave | been notified by their houses in the east| that in ease of Holcomb's election they will be discharged, as the houses will not do | business in a state with a populist governor This story is just a trifle more insane than | any other that has been manufactured by the | calamityites. The republican state ticket is recelving no support from tie organs or from the state rybody and everything is belng thrown overboard to save Majors. The most amusing as well as striking feature of this campaign is that there are 100 columns writt about Roesewater in the railroad re- publican papers where there are ten lines about the candidates. Gad Slaughter him- self remarked the other dgy to a member of that in more than 100 re- publican papers he was unable to find a quar- ter of a column of mment in favor of the state ticket, and the same papers had given from one to three columns each to Rosewater and The Bee. Even the delinquent tax lists do not begin to cover as much space. Blair Pilot: L. F. Hilton is a patriot and statesman of the boodle brand. He is also at this time a republican and doing yeoman's service for his friend, the republican nominee for governor. Not very long since he was a popullst, as the Pilot has evidence to show, but he repented when the oil inspectorship hove In sight, and Is now a republican for revenue. As such he manages political af- fairs for the republicans of this county, and as loyal par s they are expected to regis- ter his will at the polls. In his capacity as the patriotic party manager he not only personally dictates the runnlng of conven- tions, but he places the votes of republican embers elected to the legislaturs from this county where they will do the most good (to himself) for United States senator. It fs @ fine thing for the republicans of a county who mainly are not politicians to have such 4 handy man around. And as this is a “republican year,” of course they will all vote right. The man who would not follow the lead, and with his vote record the will of such a renowned party manager, must be an ingrate indeed Our position convention we an- could not support Majors, and have no occasion to change our mind. While we deplore the position we are placed in, we believe we are right. We may be branded as a traitor to republicanism, but until we are convinced of our wrong it must be so. In our belief there is something radically wrong with the machine politics at Gretna Reporter changed. Before the nounced that we has not @ can better afford to turn the ring out thau we can afford to pay $236,000 annu- ally to keep them there. Our duty is plain. To redeem the state ahd nation we must elect a republican legislature and congress. The state will not suffer by turning down the head of the ticket. Valley Enterprise: Vote against Tom Majors, not because he is a republican,- but because he is a corrupt man. Vote down robbery and railroad rule. McCook Tribune: In the name of decency let us have an end of this guff about the peril of Nebraska's credit. Such rot as now burdens the columns of a certain brand of republican newspapers touching the subject 18 extremely tiresome. and disgusting, and doubtless has a more damaging effect than imaginary evils anticipated. Nebraska's credit 1s all right, and no amount of political moonshine can injure It. Let up. Stanton Picket: Tom Majors says he is treating Rosewater with silent contempt. 1f he had not treated the laws of this fair land with contempt, trampled under foot whatever bit of conscience nature may have given him, ignored constantly the wishes of the people of this state and his party, and treated all their protests against boodle and rallroad rule and requests for reform in politics with this same contempt he would have no ocea- to treat Mr. Rosewater or any other honest republitan and their statements of facts regarding his treachery to the people and abuse of public trusts with contempt He has but himself to blame that he is od by every honest republican and that official record Is a reproach to republi- canism, Silver Creek Times: The Omaha spondent of the B. & M. Journal reports Senator Manderson as saying: “I have reason to know from my personal exper- fence that Judge Holcomb's election will be instantly followed by a heavy withdrawal If that is the game, the issue might as well be met ac once. Every man who is in debt, instead of voting for Majors on such grounds, should vote di- rectly for his oppanent. These capitalists, loan agents, bankers, business men and politiclans who talk that way should be given most empbatically to understand that their bulldozing scheme will not work. In substance, these men say to the man who is in debt, living poorly, working hard and honestly trying to pay his debts and sup- port his family: “Vote as we tell you to do or we will do you up.” Such insolence should bo resented in the only effective man- ner in which it can be done—at the polls. corre- Island Independent: Shortly after they had manipulated the nomination of Thomas J. Majors in the republican state convention mo other argument was used in behalf of the tattooed statesman other than that Rosewater must be sat down upon. It was a dangerous thing to dive into Majors' own record, and the managers were brazen enough to believe for a moment that the honest republicans of the state would not resent such a position. But they soon as- certained that it would not do to retain this uncertain ground, and recourse is now had to assaulting the reputation of the fair name of Nebraska. The B. & M. Journal at Lincoln Is furnishing column upon column of such slander from day to day upon the command of the rallroad managers, traduc- doing populist Grand her more injury than an upright do in a hundred years. “The credit of the state must be proserved,” {8 their hue and ory. Since when is the credit of Nebraska dependent upon the political bellefs of the man who Since when does the governor make laws and carry them into effect? It was always our opinion nis greatest power in relation to laws lay in either bis approval or his veto, and that there it practically ends. The legisla- ture has always in the past made the laws has it not? And It it has, why does the B. & M. Journal mot turn its efforts to “preserve the credit of the state” to the election of a republican legislative body? That's not what It is after. It is after a man who will veto a maximum rate Dbill With a republican legislature, which we are likely to have, we would like to see the governor who could ruin the ‘‘credit of the state The fact Is that in the desperate search for argument in behalf of the candidate-afraid-of-his-record, his man- agers do not stop 1o assault the good mame of Nebraska and attempt to belittle her in the oyes of every one, Every loyal Ne- Highest of all in Leavening Pow: Royal ABSOLUT Baking Powder ELY PURE | mo | the braskan will properly resent this Insult te the s 8 well as to his intelligence, and vote for a man who will not veto a maximum freight bill, —_——— KEEN-EDGED BRI Syracuse Post: Shé-George, all s lost. George—Why? She—Papa hae olled those squeaky shoes you sold him yesterday, DES. Washington Star. “Rerry often,” said Uncle Eben, “yoh'll see er frightened man flourishin' er raszer an' talkin' loud in de faint hope dat somebody’s gwinter git wuss skyah't dan hels.” idge: She—And so you are wedded to our art. He—Yes: body and soul. She And don't you consider marriage a failure? P Neighbor that ¥ Father Kindly e college Proud time, They tell ar son' 18 a Yes; gits rushing cand at fellow every Kkin—Your Why g0 Tribune bag at the k om creased, as 1 Fyle—Hecause (t wouldn't do a My~ shinbone won't fit Into a cr yours will, trous don't. you Rithmond Dispa What gives you the to have squalls? Second Passenger—I just overheard the captain giving orders to set the spanker, ‘Washington Star: fow do here talk about givin® more b py 7 sald Plodding Pete. replied Meandering means a bigger loa like this L fur the Miks hits me. Any- thin' th Indlanapolis Journal: “Poor old Ardluck was buried this af n."" Yes, and I guess that ls about the only pecessful speculation he ever made.'” Bpeculation?” re. He got aidn’t he?” in on the ground floor, New York Weekly: First Clubwoman (a few vears hence)—Men are enough to drive women ¢ Second Clubwoman—Indeed irst Clubwomun—only think or five nights last week 1 remained at the club terribly late, and vet, when I went home, I didn't once find ‘my husband walt- ing at the top of the stairs to upbraid me for neglect. The heart brute was in bed, sleeping like a top, and actually smiling in his dreams. Cincinnati Tribune: “No, T cannot marry him. He Is not straightforward.”” And in view of the fact that his measurement around the shoulders was twenty while walst measure was forty-eight, th forced to admit that she was right. —_——— vds Againat Dea'th. Courler-Journal The czar of all the Russias has walled himself behind granite and steel; he has spent millions In protecting his life from nihilists; he has lived In constant dread of assassination. ~ Meanwhile a foe more treacherous ‘than secret assassins, more powerful than earthly pote done what all the efforts of nihil e failed to do, has insidiously pene to his vitals ‘and sealed his doom. SELEE gt Ohlo Kecoverlng Her Grip. Indlanapolis Journal, In the landslide of 1892 the democrats car- ried five congressional districts in- Ohio _that are normally republican. The republicans are confident of recovering four of thes: this year, and expect to carry three other districts 'now represented by democrats, making a gain of seven congressmen in Ohlo, and making the delegation stand sey- enteen republicans to four democrats, Signs in the Empire State. Philadelphia Ledger. The registration of voters is reported as being unusually heavy throughout New York state. If the returns confirm this an- nouncement the result will doubtless favor the republicans, since their strength lies h and west of New York and Long Island. ——— Timely Relle! Globe-Democrat, Cleveland's order forbidding the Washing- ton officials from making political speeches is probably intended to relieve them of the humiliating necessity of defending a tarift bill which he has declared to be inde- fensible, —_—— HER PHOTOG No m ki ated P HL Boston Transcript. You are posing for a lassie, But I vow you are an On the morn that you were taken How the sun enjoyed himself! Lucky Sol! I feel quite certain That he turned an azure hue When he couldn’t cateh the color Of your winsome eyes of blue, I gaze upon your features; Fairer none will ever find, I'm glad that I'm not Cupid, For you know that Cupi Do you like my jest? You're smiling Pretty picture, let us lnugh. Iam tempted much to kiss you, Oh, you witching photograph ! All the world proclaims you chas 3 I can well belleve It so." Syl Yet there is a look about. you Wakes my pity for the beaux. You mock them when their hearts ache, And thelr wounds you seorn to heal; And you're lucking in compassion' For the pangs you never feel, Alas, I'm growing solemn, nd you're much too sweet to sco Who could blame a pretty oo That it 13 not sad and ol Like the roses and the lilies, You were born the earth (o grace; And the men, like silly mothlings, Should be taught thelr humble place, It is theirs to kneel before you, It Is yours to be adored; But the beaux are st i And I'm sure you're often bored 8o for fear I, 00 may bore you, Just a wish, and then adieu May the skies that beam above you Match your winsome eyes of biue! | that august body PROPLE AND THINGS. Mr. Martin's yellow coat has lost its silver buttons. On land as on sea the Kennarders pace and smash records. Verdi, the . 0. M. of the musieal world, has entered upon his §lst year. is a significant fact that the local ea- have several blow holes in their calico Notwithstanding the furlous gales raging in the neighborhood, a profound calm en- velops Buzzards bay. The activity of women in the crusade for reform in New York furnishes a living ples ture of the lady and the tiger. r rampant In a railroad pasture and couchant is suggested as au appropriate heraldic design for the hickory calams It the many political bar'ls called Into ao- tion in New York are thrown wide open, it follows that the boys will have a stave-in time before the polls close. Breckinridge succeed United States senate ¥ill be obliged to substi- tute chloride of lime for sugar, The perpetuity of republican institutions is assured In Hawall. A company has been chartered to bulld and operate an overhead trolley road through the streets of Honolulw. Mr. McKinley diplomatically refrains from esting to “Czar” Reed the advisabilit ing_on the prospective vacancy | and thus enlarge his sphere of use- Should Congressman in breaking into the Russia fulness. A New York court declines to maintain socrecy n divorce cases, believing that pub- lication is an excellent ventilator, The court’s head is horizontal, and its spine pers pendicular. General Kellly threaten mountains with another a assortment of tears on ta expedition is needed to the free lunch routes ha ness. California is plucking the peacock feathers which Missouri earned as the prize traln robbing state. Sontag and Evans and James and Younger are no more, but their spirits animate their followers under the shadows of the Sterras. In giving the family of Washington a cer- tficate of respectable ancestry, the London Times adds that the family coat of arms con= talns not only more than a suggestion of the stars and stripes, but one of its crests is the bird of freedom. Long may he screech! A recent bulletin of the Agricultural de- partment announces that Pennsylvania is es- pecially well adapted to the ecultivation of the chestnut. The information would have been accepted without question a few years back, when misguided men sought to place the state in the democratic column, The farm lately bought by Semator M. 8. Quay of Pennsylvania is one of the finest in Lancaster county, and the price, $149 per acre, illustrates the drop in first-class farms in the county, where, in 1871, $298 per acre was offered for this property by John S. Rolirer of Lancaster. Here s a chance for the calams to add a shining truth to their wierd and wild_imaginiogs. But it would not do, because Pennsylvania is not a popu- list state, dontcherknow. Among the latc verses of Dr. Oliver Wen- dell Holmes is the following touching fare- well: But oh! my gentle sisters, oh! my brothers, These thick-sown snowtlakes tell of toil's to cross the my and a coplous Perhaps another wvinee him that suspended busi- er pulses bid me leave to others sks once welcome—evening asks for peace. Time elali old Let me not vex the too long-suffering lyre; Though to your love untiring still heholden, The curfew tells mé—cover up the fire. ————— Glittering Generalitios. Washington Tost. It is not true that “the great masses are doomed to Incessant toil, penury and want." The accumulation of “vast cstates’ by “the few" has been golng on in all cous trles in all ages, but our system of govern- ment has provided against the chief danger of Buch accumulation by rendering it fm possible for a man to tie up or keep tos gether an estate, with its accumulations, for successtyn generations, s its tribute; sllence now Is Trumbul YOU WANT ACGIDENT INSURANCE An accident company that can pay. claims et s thawiia That does pay claims fie iteyecord That gives the best accident policy ever written { Sz rith at houis ofice); A $10,000 policy—a clean, liberal contract— for $24 a year., WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT ? THE UNITED STATES MUTUAL ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION, 820, 422 & 824 DROADWAY, NEW YORK. Cuanes B, Prxr, Wa. Buo. Prenidant, hecroiar T. C. BROWNLEE, State Agent. 320 1st National Bank Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska. -_———n————————— oo Dollar a Hat. YOUR MONEY’S WORTH OR YOUR MONEY BACK. we're orazy to sell them may say what you please S et R | That's the plain- est statement we ever made. We might add, how- ever, that you ean have either a soft hat or a stiff hat for a dollar. They say at a dollar—but that's our business—it’s your business to own a hat like this for a dollar every chance you get—this is an exception that won't be regular at a dollar. You about it, but you ecan't say but you are getting the greatest bargain in a hat for a dollar that you ever struck. Browning, King & Co., Reliable Clothiers, 8, W, Cor. 15th and Douglas. s s ~ ‘ l l i i { l