Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 23, 1894, Page 4

MORNING. IM8 OF BUBSCRIPTION: One o | Daily Bee (without Sunday), | Daily Bee and Sunday, One Year. Hix Montha sty Thres Months. Bunday [ Baturday Weekly B I Omaha Houth O Couneil Chioago Office New York, Rooms 13, 14 and 1 Washington, 1407 I street, N. W CORRESPONDENCE, All communications relating t torial matier should be addressed BUSINESS LETTEF s letters and remittances Bee Publishing e checks and postoffice orders 16 to the order of the company. PUBLISHING COMPANY 1 Twenty-fourth Sts. eet. of (¢ 317 Cham! mmerce ibune Bldg. nd_ed 3ditof All busin a TATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. B. Taschuck, secrotary of The Hee Pub- Tishing company, being duly sworn, s that the actual number of full and complete copies of the Dally M Evening and Sunday Hee printed during the monta of October, 189, was s follows 2,02 21 |of Leas deduct ins for unsold and returned 10,037 634,370 21,146 3 TASCHUCK ubiscribed In my p ber, 1804 1, Notary Total Daily sold erage net cir G Sworn 10 befors me this 3d da 18 al.) N Tublic, the been aughter of One week more and 3 begun in the turke will lave earnest. The new mail boxes are a trifle late, but they will be appreciated Just the same. The president bias only a sprained an Kle, while the democratic party entire physical wreck. t in Washington | The tidal wave ome two weeks ago. Those carthquakes « are just u little late. passed this w The Commercial elub is bracing itself for an active eamp: It has done much good work and is des- | tined to do far greater things. Complaints are made that the inspec- tion of milk sold in this city s about as good s no inspection at all. It might be a good plan to inspect the bit. ason why the decision on witeh Iaw should be longer The maximum rate decision o by the railronds some time We see no the transfer held bacl was releas ago. The experiment of having two gov- ernors at the same time has often been tried, but the results have never been such as to encourage Alabama to try it once mor For the first time in years New York will be able to render thanks that it is not to be distrusted by the Thanksgiv- ing orgies of the Yale-T ceton foot ball enthusiast 1t we had popular elections of United States senator, would Mr. Bryan have been able to secure the 80,000 votes ~which were given him with the knowl edge that they would avail nothing more than a compliment? We have yet to find the republican who I8 in favor of a contest who is not personally interested in such a proposed proceeding either as an officeholder or as the possessor of a promise of some kind from the defeated candidate for governor, If the mine owners and smelting works operators can, as they seem to think, secure a corner on silver that will send its price up toward the old mark, what is the use of asking the gov- ernment to take a hand in raising the price of the white metal? The trouble Is that no corner in silver can be main- tained for any time, either by a combi- nation of individuals or by the gov ment of this country itself. We presume that there is no way of preventing the brokerage in certificates of election officials, although the prac- tice can be easily discouraged. One way would be to keep a list of the men who sell their certificates and take the | matter into consideration whenever they make applications for similar appoint- ments in the future. There is no reason why these certificates shoutd be scalped upon the market when the city stands ready to pay them as soon as the ne- counts can be audited and passed upon. The elusive Burlington Relief depart- ment has finally been defined by one of | the district courts as a separate Institu tion from the railrond company, for| whoes sole benefit it operates, and the family of one of the members has heen glven distinet judgments against both organizations. Should this decision be recognized as the law on {he subject, the activity of the so-called Relief de- partment will be materially curtailed. | It is to be expected that the case will be | taken on appeal to a higher court, where no effort wil be spared to convince the | Judges that the company and the de- partment are dual and distinct only at such times when the road ean escape lability for damages by pleading that they are separate. The passenger agents of the western rallroads are already at loggerheads over the correct interpretation of the agreement to restrict the Issue of passes to Influence traffic adopted a few weeks ago. They are unable to read the scope of that agreement in the same way. This has been the difficulty with every slmilar good resolution ever promulgated by the representatives of these roads. They find no dificulty in uniting upon the resolution, but each has mental res. ervations permitting him to interpret it as he pleases. he result is t are just as contmon two months after the new rulé is put into effect as they were before. Any railroad can refuse to Issue passes If it wants to. But none | tion s the composition of the Majors 08, i [of the six [ sugar bill, as amended, provides for a | auty passes | THE FIGURES ANALYZED. The vote of Nebraska at the recent election ns tabulated from the returns | made by the various county clerks to the secretary of state Is a source of sev- erval surprises, The first extraordinary feature that cannot but be noted at a glance is the anomalous size of the total | vote east on the whole ticket, and more especially on the office of governor. Two | years ngo, after a most exciting cam- palgn between three active candidates for the governorship, and a that involved the issues of a presiden- tial election, the total vote on governor was 197,474, No one has even intimated | that the full vote of the state was nv)t‘ polled in 1802, That vote was taken as the basis of all the calculations made by | the different committees during the mpaign just closed. It s universally admitted that Nebraska has, in the last six months, suffered an actual decrease of population by the exodus of some 50,000 people, driven away on account | of the erop-destroying drouth. To an ticipate this loss all the forecasts were | based on a deduction of from 12,000 '0‘ 15,000 from the vote of 1802, and the | highest estimate of the expected vote made public even by the republican state committee did not go above 185,- 000. Yet the returns show a total of 203,852, an actnal increase over the vote | two y 8 ago and an inef G478 at that. How ean this abnormal | condition be explained? In no other way than by ballot box fraunds and col onization. Not only were enough men brought into the state at the expense of | the confederated corporations to coun- terbalan the number of voters who Lad left the state, but also 6378 in addition thereto, Could any more con- | vineing proof of fraudulent practices be | desired? Another se of feature that deserves atten- vote. Mr. Majors quite naturally ran behind his ticket by over 4,000, Eugene Moore, who led his associates, receiving while Maj received onl 04.613. But what ought Majors to hav zot liad Lie polled the whole republican vote and that vote onl The best way to ascertain this is to add up the votes republican candidates for congr The addition gives 98,1 Omitting the question of colonization | for the moment, this répresents approxi mately the vepublican vote of the state Now Majors' vote of 94,613 includes sev- al elements that are not republican. Phe average vote on the state ticket nominated by the so-called straight democr for example, was 14 Sturdevant, however, polled only 6,985 votes, and the difference, 7,374, shows the number of straight democrats who ratched Sturdevant for Majors. For every democrat who scratched Sturde- vant for Majors there was another dem- ocrat who voted the whole republican state ticket. Making the deduction for democratic support, Majors' vote Is to TO,865. This still includes that portion of the colonists and repeaters who voted for governor only. The total of all parties for gov- ernor is 203,852; the total of all parties in all six congressional districts for con- gress is 100,213, That leaves 4,639 as the excess of imported and illegal voters wha voted for Majors but not for the republican candidates ‘for congress. Subtract and we have , approxi- mately the number of republicans who voted for Majors. But as he should ha had 98,122, the difference, or 22,806, represents the republican defection, not to mention other disgusted thousands who refused to vote on governor at all. The figure 75,226, as the number of re- publicans who voted for Majors, is still too large, because it includes the colo- nists and repeaters who voted for all the republican candidates. As these appear in both the totals, they are ellminated by the subtraction and do not affect the result—namely, that not less than 23,000 republicans refused to swallow the tat- tooed candidate and preferred to purge the party by voting for an Lonest man for governor. There is no way of getting away from the conclusion that the election of Judge Holcomb was effected by a wholesale defection of republican voters that over- came not only the democrats who did the corporation bidding, but also the thousands of colonized voters and the tens of thousands of dollars which were supplied by the railronds and their de- pendents to debauch the citizens and to pervert the ballot. s ts, THE “POPGU] TARIFF BILLS. It is stated to be the intention of Sen- ator Harris of Tennessee, who had charge of the tariff bill in the senate and also the supplemental measures that were passed by the house providing for free iron and coal, free barbed wire and free sugar, to make an effort to have the latter bills considered at the coming session. These bills are on the senate alendar, three of them having been amended by the finance committee, The duty of 40 per cent on all sugars, elim inating the differential of one-eighth cent on refined and the diseriminating duty against sugars imported from countries which pay a bounty or export The coal bill was amended by adding a proviso that free admission be given to coal from countries admit United States conl free, this belng aimed at Canada, which imposes a duty of 60 cents a ton on bituminous coal. The iron ore bill was reported without amendment and a substitute was reported for the wire bIll, which provides that all barbed fence wire and all other wire of iron or steel, when im- ported for the manufacture of fence | make an against action that would precipitate another proteacted debate in congre with the certainfy that such action would renew popular alarm and dis trust and check the tion of in- dustrial and business activity and pros perity. It. s thought, therefore, that when the advocates of the free raw material bills have had an opportunity to consult with senators they will prob- ably recognize the futility of attempt- ing to eall up measures that have no | chance of enactment. It is doubtless perfectly safe to say that as to all these bills, except the one relating to sugar, the republicans of the senate will not allow them to become laws, Iron ore, conl and barbed wire will nd as they are in the tariff, but it is n¢ Joln with some of the democrats in in- sisting upon a modification of the sugar schedule of the taviff that will render it 1le favorable to the trust. This is not only due to the people, but is nec sary to remove from the senate the stigma which rests upon it in connec- tion with the adoption of the sugar duties. Anotl consideration, also, de- manding a modification is the protest of Germany against the diseriminating duty, which congress will hardly be dis posed to ignore. It is not to be expected that the radical tariff reformers will consent to forego all agitation. Especi- ally those in the house who were de- feated for re-election will e disposed to make the best use possible of thel remaining time in congress in the effort to advance their policy. But there will be no sion for alarm. They are powerless to accomplish anything against the opposition of the senate re- publicans. CLEVELAND AND CONGRESS There are indications that a vigorous war on President Cleveland will be made by a number of democrats at the coming session of congress. A great many members of the president’s par it is perhaps unnccessarvy to are very much dissatisfied with the policy he has pursued and hold him very largely responsible for the overwhelm- ing defeat of the party in the late clec- tions. His refusal to say a word or to sign favorable to the regular democratic ticket in New York has in- censed against him all the supporters of Hill in that te, and some of these will make their displeasure known on the floors of congres: It is announced that the veteran Daniel E. Sickles, who is among the democratic representatives from the Empire state who were rele- gated to private life by the republican landslide, will take the opportunity of probably his last appearance in, con- gress to record his opinion of Mr. Cleveland as a democrat and a party leader, and doubtless there are other democrats in congress from that state who will contribute something in the ue line. Possibly even Mr. Hill may find occasion to express his opinion as to the loyalty of the president to the party. A dozen or more silver demoerats, it is said, intend to attack the president’s financial policy, especially with refer- ence to the new issue of bonds. These gentlemen regard the action of the pres- ident in ordering a loan in advance of the meeting of congress a defiance of the legislative department of the gov- ernment, and attribute to fear on the part of Mr. Cleveland that his policy would be disapproved if submitted to ongress. As to the latter assumption it s very likely they are right, for the ad- ministration made unavailing efforts to cure at the last session amthority to issue bonds at a lower rate of interest than I8 prescribed in the law of 1875 under which the recent call was ma and there is no reason to believe that it would have fared any better if it had waited and renewed the effort for ad- ditional legislation at the coming ses- sion. The silver democrats, who con- stitute a majority of the party in con- gress, refused to give the legislation de- sired by the administration at the last session, and they would undoubtedly do so again. Instead of this they passed a bill for coining the silver seigniorage, which Mr. Cleveland vetoed, so that the president was fully warranted in decld ing to avoid a repetition of this expe- rience and to meet the exigency under the authority of existing law, which is ample for at least restoring and main- talning the treasury gold reserve. That Mr. Cleveland’s administration is not invilnerable nobody except his most ardent admirers will pretend, but it is in no danger of being discredited by those who blame the president for not having gone to the assistance of the demoeratic machine in New York or by others who denounce him for his efforts to maintain the soundness and stability of the currency and the credit of the government. Intelligent and unpreju- diced contemporary opinion commends his course in both cases and history will approve it. But the proposed war on the president, if it shall be declared, will not be without interest as illus- trating the character of democratic pol- ities. o the total vote of Omaha reached 000 mark there has grown up a al demand for the adeption of means to expedite the count of votes at every election. In fact, in cities and towns throughout the state the count has always been exasperatingly sloyw. For years the result of a general elec- tlon In New York City has been posi- tively announced in Omaba twelye to twenty-four hours before the result in Nebraska could be announced. The de- | lay has been due solely 1o a faulty sys- tem of counting. In New York and other Sin the univer: wire, shall be admitted free, It is the opinion of the generally well informed Washington correspond- ent of the Philadelpl Ledger that | little time will be spent over these bill; | He says that so far as congressmen have themselves since the election opinion seems to be against reopening the tariff question at the approaching session, and the indications arve that should Mr. Harrls move to take up the “popgun” bills his motion will fail of an affirmative vote. When the last session of congress adjourned there was a strong feeling in the against the discriminating and differ- ential duties on sugar, but now it is I nized that the country wants a rest from tarlff agitation in order that busi- ness may have a chance to revive, It senate of them want to refuse, 1s believed that this feeling will operate states the law provides for an hourly count of the ballots on election day, the official count progressing with the eles tion, so that an hour after the polls clos | the general result is known and the offt | clal footings of each voting place ave | required to be taken to a common cen- ter and therve posted for the information | of the public. The advantages of such a system must be apparent to all. There is no reasou why it cannot be adopted | In Nebraska. We suggest to legislative | members-clect from every considerable | city in the state that they get together and formulate an amendment to the election Inw providing for an expedi | tlous count of the ballots in all cities having a population of 10,000 or more. In the adoption of the Austvalian sys- | tem a great stride was made In the con- | duet of elections, but Nebrhskans are unlikely that the republicans will | now using the same method of counting that prevailed a century ago. Why can't | up-to-date igdpgy be nfused into the Tnw | respecting a rapid count of the vo.:? Everybody Is intensely nterested In the ult of every election, and the public generally demands such information at the first possible moment. We commend the subject to the consideration of the Douglas delegation. —— Under a law passed at the last session of the legislature all grading, paving, gurbing or guttering fn this city may be done by day's work If property owners | representing & wmnajority of the property in front feet petition for the work to be done in that way. The city has hereto fore found it expedient to farm out all such work to the lowest bidder, and may continue to do so In respect to the class of work that calls for costly plants | to be purchased and maintained by the |eity. But the workingmen of Omaha | have it in their own hands now to in- duce the city to do street sweeping and grading t 's work. All they have |to do is to get up petitions and secure [the requisite number of signatures 5 thereto. revision committee will ve to cxpect the corporations and | other Interested parties to do thelr ut- | most to spoil the work which it will have done. Kuowing that such efforts will be made, it must be on the lookout to frusteate them the moment they be- | come visible, If China had her way the offer of mediation by the United States would be snapped up at once. But as Japan thinks herself quite able to look after her own end of the iron, the eagern of China will have to be repressed for [n little while at least. That Is Coming, Too. Chicago Record. oformed the executive depart- ebraska, Editos Rosewater shoutd crusade against the Omaha judi- Having, ment in begin a clary. P ago Tribune. It becomes more apparent every the specialty of the Cleveland tion is not” foreign diplomacy, playing. alty. day that administri- but poker g pudly and Truly. Loulsville Courler-Journal Young Mr. Hailey of Texas, who thinks he knows the law better than Secretary Carlisle, ought o pool issues with young M. W. Howard of Alabama, who proposes | a congres: investigation to find out how Mr. Cleveland accumulated an alleged | fortune of $1,000,000. “What fools these mor- tals be. ——— ing a Cold Bluff, Kansas City Times. Next year will be known as the year of the contestants in Nebraska, Every caus didate who did not get an office fairly 1 the recent elegtion will try to capture one unfairly, or iy apy other manner. In this way the veryt small part of the population that is not “seeking office will find itself hopelessly out of fashion. b Jury In 1896, Philadelphia Times. No intelilgent gr dispassionate of political currents can today form any judgment as to the verdict of the nation in 186, Our people have become cyclonic in politics, and” the- sooner the leaders of all parties'learn that defeat must ever follow forfeiture of pubMc confidence the sooner will parties b equipped’ to protect them- selves against disaster, Wo observer A Largeé Fact In Figure Globe-Democrat. The republicans lost the governorship in | California_and Nebraska, though they car- ried the other candidates by large majori- ties. In both cases the charge against the heads of the ticket was that they repre- sented railways instead of the people. Of course Chauncey Depew could represent either with ability, but he will not fail to notice the existence of a prejudice, ——— The Patlent, Snubbed Carlisle. New York Sun It s enough to say that the New York Times was the first journal to annoince the resident’s intention to override and ignore is secretary of the treasury, and that these plain hints to the patient Carlisle o Dbe patient no longer are woven into the fabric of dispatches apparently —inspirea from the white house. We observe that th long-enduring statesman continues to re- turn good for evil. Still smiling, he went down to the Cramps' shipyard Monday with the presidential party, and at the banquet that followed the launching of the St. Louis he pronounced a most beautiful oratorical tribute to the charming wife of the man from whom he has suffered and Is suffering so much. Mr. Carlisle's public eulogy of Mrs. Cleveland did not go beyond the gen. eral sentiment respecting that lady; but under all the circumstances this magnan- 1mous act on the part of the secretary must have made even Grover Cleveland ~wince. Well may Hon. John Grifin Carlisle ex- claim, in the words of Antonio: “I do oppose My patience to his fury; and am armed To suffer, with a quietness of spirit, The very tyranny and rage of his." A’ truly herolc soul! il P CALCULATED TO TICKLE. Washington Star: “My mustache,” sald Willie Wibbles, “is cominz up in spite of the fact that so many people call it ‘down.’ ** Indianapolis Journal: It was a young Arabian who met the most common fates; ihat Is, he died, Though not full of years, he was surely full of dates. Jimmie the Newsboy (in Wot looks Harper's Bazar: a hoarse whisper to the waiter)—Sh! have yer got dat tastes good, and tony, fer 19 cents? Life: Wife—Tommy doesn't seem to be afraid of policemen. Husband—Why should he? His nurse was a very pretty girl. Puck: “Algy, I hear Newton told you you lied. I suppose one of your friends has tendered his servie o ; Jackson has gone to call on New- d sald he would find what evidence he Syracuse Post: Staylait—I'm a man with a good deal of go. She (wearily)—I shouldn't have believed it it you had not told m Yonkers Statesman: has A Westchester man s just made a banjo in which there are pleces of wood. e ought to have no difficulty in striking a few cords out of it, Washington Star:” “John," she said gel tly, “If I was you I'd let elections alone an' stve euchre club." he exclalmed, “Because, In progressive euchre they 1s sech a thing as| @ booby prize New York Pfkis! “Didn't the Chinese in- vent gunpowde) L Yes and ngw they're mighty sorry they aia. X Chicago Redl will agree wit vessity for Our. ¢ Defeat, dead right it is, d:. Citizen—I suppose you ‘mé that education is a ne- ple? Ward candidate—vouro If the blokes wot was my party's Judges it the polis had a known the east t'ing abduttarit'metic 1'd 'a’ been elected by a-#afel majority, Truth: She—] am golng to give the baby # milk-shake, dedg, He—What in the world dou you mean?, Do you want to make it drunk? She—Ng, L meéan that I am going to wean it. Ay ‘4 ‘MYSTERY, Detroit Free Press. We watt*sdme’ information “effll’ll' “\) make a start: u For foot ball or Thanksgiving That the day Is st apart? | 26.000 votes against them | were preferred and acted upol | suit’ was witnessed VOIOR OF THE STATE PRESS. Callaway Courler: 1t is perhaps a trifle carly, but we rise to place in nomination for governor In 1896 Jack MeColl Wisner Chronfcle: The republican state entlons must hereafter meet upon a broader platform than the idea of anything to spite Rosewater and to vindicate somebody or other Hebron Reglster: Nebraska republicans have one man on whom they dare not fore- close. Rosey sticks closer than a brother and the cternal sticking qualities are what worrles the other fellows Elwood Citizen: Republicans who wers in- clined to turn up their noses when twitted about Rosewater’s defection and sa Rosewater has no influence, and we prefer to have him against us than for us,' find to their sorrow that he controlled about in the campalgn, Judging by the vote given to other populist candidates, Atkinson Graphic: Judge cided that the maximum fre'ght rate bill must not be enforced, and has declared that a reduction of 29% per cent was too much. The Graphic hopes that the coming legisla- ture will agree upon a moderate reduction and give the people the needed relief, and at the same time be just and equitable with the Iroads. We believe in “living and let Brewer has de- live Chadron Signal: To Editor Rosewater and his vigorous and unflinching fight against corporation rule in Nebraska is due a large share of the honor for the great victory won by the people in the election of Judge Hol- comb on November 6. The republican poli- tielans who have been shouting for a month that Rosewater would elect Tom Majors have gone out to cool their fevered brows under | the town pump. Madison Star: Much has been said con cerning the political influence of Editor Rose- water. It was claimed that the position he took In the late campaign would have an effect opposite that which he desired, but sub- sequent events have proved beyond doubt that had not The Bee taken the position it did* Holcomb would not have been elected Roscwater has proved himself a power, not- withstanding the assertions to the contrary. Sidney Poniard. Rosewater and his sting- ing inscct amounted in the late campaign to the difference between defeat and success. Those men on the republican ticket whom he did not fight were elected. The tattooed man fought by The Bee failed. The hisses and jeers ahich greeted Rosey in the republican convention are sounding in the ears of the over-confident railroad gang today as it goes about seeking some way to devour Holcomb's major Silver Creck Times: Brewer in the maximum was not unexpected. Of course! Is anything more necessary to prove that the courts usually belong to the railroads? The judge says the rates are un- reasonable, But, If 50, why should he not have found it out a long time ago, so that an issue could have been made in this cam- paign? The reason is obvious. The railroads didn’t want it that way. Now our members to the legislature are unpledged; a majority of them will doubtless find it convenient to do as the railroads want them to do, and the people who elected them will be power- loss. Members of the legisiature should be happy. This combination of circumstances leaves them very conveniently situated. Hastings Ncbraskan: Just now there Is much speculation as to the intention of the republican state central committee regarding a contest In the election of governor. Should the committee decide to contest the election it will be treading upon dangerous ground. There is a matter for serious consideration besides the election of the republican nom- inee. The Nebraskan would have been pleased had Thomas J. Majors been declared elected. It used its influence to that end, but it does not desire to see Colonel Majors seated in the governor's chair unless he was clearly elected. It would not now like to see him seated unless it can be shown beyond the peradventure of a doubt that he was fairly elected. In case a recount of votes should show that Thomas J. Majors had re- cefved more votes than Silas A. Holcomb it would still be dangerous to the republican party to declare Colonel Majors elected unless the proofs of irregularity or fraud were so plainly proven that there could be no suspi- cion of wrong. The republican party has achloved a great victory in Nebraska, with- out regard to who shall be declared the legal governot of the state. It cannot afford to Jeopardize the fruits of that victory by the commission of any act which will leave clinging to it a suspicion of fraud. NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKAN J. H. Butler has resigned as supcrintend- ent of the Union Stock yards at Nebraska City. The next annual meeting of the Nemaha Valley Poultry assoclation will be held at Auburn December 18 to 21. The boot and shoe store of I. Baumgart at Columbus has been closed on chattel mort- gages amounting to $2,600. The Grand Island Democrat is no more. The plant has been shipped to Fort Smith, Ark., where a new daily is to be started. A ten days' revival is in progress at Ne- braska City. The services are being held in the Cumberland Presbyterian church. A convention in the interest of Christian citizenship will be held at Superior Decem- ber 10 and 11. An interesting program has becen prepared for the meeting. Anton Rimovsky, a Norfolk tallor, was a tacked by a mad dog and severely bitten In the hand and arm before he could make his escape from the brute. The dog is still at large. Perry Lushbaugh of Columbus was thrown from a load of coal by a runaway team and and the wagon ran over him. His chest was _crushed, several ribs were broken and his head was badly bruised. In spite of all these injuries he is recovering slowly. A fakir has been working Crete, Dorches- ter, DeWitt and other towns, selling a box containing a dozen bars of soap, and agree- ing to send a set of dishes consisting of sixty-two pieces, a fine lamp, or a can seated rocking chair. Numerous ladies have parted with thelr dollar, and are now anx- iously awaiting the arrival of the promised present. freight rate case Moderation in Protection. Chicago Tribune, Ona hears a good deal from trust-ridden, prohibitory papers about the beauties of the Mcic-iley law, which cost the repub- licans three successive, sweeping, bitter de- feats, and also about “low tariff repub- licans.” But these sheets have nothing to say about the fair and moderate repub- \icans, among whom Czar Reed and John Sherman have enrolled themselves. And yet the moderates are the backbone and main- stay of the party. They are protectionists on principle and not for greedy profit want to protect the wages of Americans, not to swell the millions of syndicates. To drive them off is to invite perpetual defeat They were scoffed and sneered at in 1890, when they counseled prudence and modera- tion in framing the tariff of that year. The recommendations of the trust moncpolists and the re- in the disastrous elec thons of 1890-91-92. The opinions of the mod erates will be more respectfully listened to in the next revision of the tariffl, Some orguns under the stockholder control of trust may still howl for a prohibitory tariff, but they wiil not be gratified. The supre acy of the party in the nation is of more importance to the public welfare than the greed of gluttonous millionaires. ————— AN UNSEEMLY DOURT. Washington Star. When an eminent reformer gets elected to a place Which the public s assured that his abil- \ties whl grace, And he tackles the position, There arises a suspiclon— For suspicion In these days is never easy to displace. It Is just a simple question that gets up to take the floor; A weird interrogation that men of yore: When he tackles the position Will he be a politiclan, Or remain the good reformer that he was in the days of yore? has bothered al Re VETHS ABSOLUTELY PURE Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S, Gov't Report Baking Powder: The decision of Judge | The bill 1s knocked out. | THE DEATH OF DR. NCOSH. Washington Post: The Princeton of to- day Is his noblest monument. No man who leaves behlnd him such a memorial can be lost to the world, The venerable president wrought woll for his day and generation He rests from his labors amidst a wealth of grateful remembrance. Chicago Inter Ocean: Dr. McCosh belonged to a type of intellectual development which sustains to the present prevailing typs much the same relation that Duns Scotus did BEras- mus. He was a great metaphysician. He loved to dwell upon the methods of divine government and other high themes of religious speculation Mioneapolls Times: Fis death will cause no surprise, as he had long passed the al lotted four score years and ten, but his peace ful passing away, with his work done and as full of honors as of years, will touch the heart strings in thousands of homes, not | entire magnifice AMUSEMENTS. To an audience that erowded Boyd's thea. ter to its capacity and was enthusiastic at all times, “Aladdin, Jr." was given ts first presentation in Omaha last night. “Aladin, Jr.,” Is by all odds thy on- tertainment yet offered by Mr. David Hen« derson and his American Extravaganza com- pany In its elght years of brilllant spectas cles. The scenic effects are handsome and the costumings marvelously varied and uni- formly and unfailingly rich. The third cene of the second act, the Bubble Cascade in the golden glen, introducing the ainber ballet, Is the finest ever presented by Mr. Henderson's compar The color tone of the t spectacle, scenery, costumes and entire paraphernalia was yellow, presented in various tones and accented here and there by a blending or divergence Into other tints. It was harmony and sumptuousness unblems ished by a symptom of gaudiness. harshly, but with that gentle touch which soothes while it pains Denver Republican: By the death of Dr. McCosh the Presbyterian church has lost one of its foremost thinkers and theologians He was a great man in his day, and he ex erted a strong influence upon the course of religious thought. He took a conspicuous part in bullding up Princeton college and making it one of the leading educational in stitutions of this country Brooklyn Eagle: He was loved by the stu- dents of the college as few men have been loved. The fact that the students called him g 01d Jimmie™ indicated their affection for him rather than any disrespect. Youth has a way of drawing great men near by giv- ing them famillar names, and great men should ‘not resent it, but thould rather feel proud that they have won the esteem of the generation which will rule the world when they are gone, Philadelphia Ledger: Dr. McCosh was a deep thinker, a man of broad views and pow- erful intellect. He possessed an unblased mind, and his published works were so tem porately written and so free from sectarian- ism, and yet bore the impress of such deep study, that they were recelved with comm:n dation from the followers of all creeds alike Ho was a Christian in all the word implics His life was beautiful in its purity, sim- plicity and faith. He won his way into the hearts of those with whom he came into con- | tact by the force of his personality, his kindly disposition and his love for ali that was good and noble. Chicago Record look back on a At the age of he could lite whereof almoat all was richly useful and very little expended in wasteful effort. Already widely known in Europe as a scholar and philosopher, Dr. Cosh came to this country In 1868 with a wholly new field before him. 1In the interven- ing years and until 1887 he was best known in connection with the history of Princeton college, which he virtually recreated. In the work of those nineteen years he brought an institution of sccondary standing and im- portance to a position where it now vies with the leading universitites of Americ The re- gard and estcem which the Princeton stu- dents have always manifested for him is itself the best sign as to t personal cha ter and nobility of the man. | - | PEOPLE AND THING, The proximity of Salt Creek expl frenzy of discarded politicians in Lin A plate glass trust is being organized in Pittsburg. The object is clear enough to see | through. Neil Dow admits that forty years of prohi- | bition has not turned the Pine Tree state into | a liquorless desert. The amount of democratic disgust in Penn- sylvania Is measured by 48,000 stay-at-home | votes. Singerly unfortunat A goldolitor refutes himself when he jin- gles a handful of silver and at the same time asserts it Is not “sound” money. An Towa editor scooped his contempora- ries with an account of his own suicide. The ruling passion is strong in death. Mowbray, the returned English anarchist, has not topped off the first syllable of his name. despite the suspicions aroused by the activity of his mouth. Uncle Rube Kolb proposes to contest the governorship of Alabama, peaceable 1t possi- ble, but—. Meanwhile the coroners are preparing for a harvest. Congressman Apsley, the elect Fourth Massachusetts district, is trotted out as a political prophet. Yet, it is said, proph- ets are not honored in their own country. Miss Kate Field, the bright and breezy editor, lecturer and critic, has received a decoration from the French government as “‘an officer of public instruction,” for service rendered for literature and art. Ex-Secretary Elkins' race for the senator- ship will not be a high lonesome. Several | live statesmen, rescued from obscurity by the | typhoon, propose to show their hand, If the court please, in the senatorial game. The threatened eruption of Mount Tacoma provoked a genuine eruption between the towns of Seattle and Tacoma. These com- mercial rivals hate each other so cordially | that icebergs form when the natives pass by and speak not. Seattle iosists on calling the mountain “‘Ranier,” in honor of the first | white man who explored a portion of it. Tacoma insists on its own name, and cinches its argument with proofs of priority. The | distinguished chief of the Indian tribes in- habiting the foothills long before the coming of white men bore the name of Ta-com-ah Tho town was named after him. Tacoma {g, therefore, regarded as the proper title, the of the | blue | States ship Trenton and it was affirmed by the national govern- ment during President Harrison's term. The curtain rises on the grand square in Peking, showing the exterior of the roya baths. The scene fs unchanged in this act, but the second shows Echo Dell, beautiful in tints, followed by Bubble Cascade, al- ready referred to. The third act shows the garden of the fmperial palace and the fourth the palace of ebony and gold, a scene on the Nile. The scenic splendors close with the transformation, “The Origin of the Harp,” a veritable triumph of scenic art and a radical departure from the stereotyped transforma- tion effects. The fun of “Aladdin, Jr.," s for the most part commonplace, but none of the efforts of the company failed of the heartiest appre= ciation here are some familiar faces in the cast, Ada Deaves and Henry Norman being still substantial members of the ccm- pany. Anna Boyd, remembered and appre- clated as the widow in “A Trip to China- town,” as “‘Aladdin, Jr.” hasa part in which her good voice, handsome face and abandon and dash find ample scope. The other “principal boy'" is Miss Irene Verona, another well known favorite, who has lost none of her former charm, even If she has gained enou in welght to place her in the class with the big ones She 1 the part ¢f Oolong, son of the vizier, in love with Ohee Kee, Alad- din's sister and daughter of the Widow Bohea, a grotesque character admirably por- trayed by Ada Deaves. John J. Burke is Mr. Henderson's new low comedian. A year ago he was doing a turn in a variety show and was doing it cleverly, Bddi Foy was then the Crambo in “*Aladdin, Jr.” and it was considered a hopeless task to find a suitable successor for him when he and Mr. Henderson found they could do busl- ness fogether no longer. Mr. Burke was given a trial, and is now considered in the light of a find by Mr. Henderson. He has a nimble pair of legs, dances well, sings well and fills the part most acceptably. He is a hard worker and met with a most cordial re- ception last night “Aladdin, Jr.,” is only fairly strong m cally. The work in this lino is mostly in the hands of Mr. Norman, Miss Deaves, Miss Boyd, Miss Alle Crater and Miss Josie Chalders. The latter carried the role of Chee Kee, assigned to Miss Frankie Raymond, who ¢ assigned to the character, but who has been very ill and is now in Denver. Tha laundr (rio by Miss Deaves, Mr, Murphy and Mr. Turner, “The Message of the Rose” by Miss Boyd and Miss Crater, “Alabama Coon’ by Miss Chalders and chorus, and the drink- ing song by Mr. Norman and chorus, belng the musical gems of the evening. Lucifer, a cat with a funny tail and a habit of coming back, was the unique role of David Abrahams that furnished no little part of the amusement of the evening. Thero is a stageful of other people, and they all have a part in the gorgeous show. Catherine Bartho and Martha Irmler are the two premiere dancers of the company. The performanee began exactly at 8 o'clock and was not finished until after 11 Stage Whispers It is related that Mr. Mantell carries in his company a woman whose duty it fs to sit In the audience and faint when in “Mon- bars" he applies a red-hot poker to his arm. The public has heard of managers hiring peaple to applaud and, in some Instances, to hiss, but this s the first Instance on record that a person has been known to ace cept a salary for a given number of fits, The famous Hagenbeck band, which accom- panies the Hagenbeck trained animal show on its tour, has met with signal success as an or- ganization. This band is organized and fs under the leadership of Prof. Cesare Torsf- ello, who was bandmaster on board the United when that vessel was wrecked in the Samoan islands four years ago, he belng one of eight men who passed some days lashed to the rigging of the ship and then were finally rescued by the native Although D'Altert was horn at Glasgow and spent his earliest youth in England, he hates the English—declaring that the years he spent among them were ‘“years of fog In a foggy country”—and insists that he is a German, “My father,”” he says, “in spite of his French name, was a born German; 80 wore my grancparents. I am a German, and am proud to call myself German, to be able to live and work for German art.’” Ho admits, however, that Germany is not exactly a paradise for composers. Fifteen years ago, when Thomas Koene was the leading actor at Wood's (now Daly's) theater in New York, he wrote a local melodrama and produced It at his an- nual benefit. At the end of the third act he was called before the curtain. The audience demanded a speech, and this is what Mr. Keene said: “Ladles and gentle men, in thanking you for your kind and enthusiastic reception, T wish to add that it you will allow us to finish this performance I will promise you never again to write another play.’ YOU WILL HAVE TO SAIL 1IN EARLY “To get to our sale Sat- urday. It's the biggest thing we've done See fifth particulars. this year. page for