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Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
SUNDAY GOSSIP.

''THE death of Mrs. A. Il. Stewart" said
New York merchant, who is visiting in
Omaha, NATURALLY brings up the question of
the disposition of herfOrtune Her property
is variOusly estimated from twenty to sixty
millions. 1t will now, presume, finally
pass into the hands of Judge Henry NJ Hill
ton. 1t will be remembered that immed-
ately after MIR. Stewards death, Mrs. Stewart
transferred to Judge Hilton for the nominal
sum of $1,000, coo all her right, title and inter
est to the vast Stewart stores, mills, factories
and warehouses. This left to Mrs. Stewart
the personal property of stocks, bonds, bank
accounts, the elegant residence on Fifth
avenue, with its million dollar art
gallery, tine vast real estate pos
sessions in Garden City, the Home for
Women on Park avenue, and number of
houses in New York then variously estimated
to be worth from fifteen to seyente Ell
millions. Judge Hilton, who had ingratiated
himself into Mr.. Stewards confidence by his
shrewd ability as pettfogging lawyer and
his merciless severity in eXtorting rents and
collecting bills, now became the confidential
adviser of Mrs. Stewart. From time to time
he received large presents from the widow
of the late merchant prince. Transfers of
property TO HIM from Mrs. Stewart have been
more numerous than the public
has had any idea Of Judge Hilton
is to-day one of the wealthiest of New York's
retired merchants, and nearly every penny
of his immense fortune has been made out of
the Stewart estate. imagine that when the
estate OF Mis-. Stewart Is finally settled up, it
will be discovered that Hilton's leech-llke
processes have left very little for the heirs,
Mrs. Stewart had several nieces who are ex-
pected to profit somewhat by her death, but
Hilton's family will be the principal bene-
tciaIieS.
K*x
ut Is not generally known" continued
the New Yorker, THAT for many
years A. 4. Stewart and his wife
lived most unhappiy together. With
accommodating wealth and the name of the
Merchant Prince of America, Mr.. Stewart's
one idea was to found a family and transfer
to his descendants the immense fortune he
had won i'm the avenues of trade. Like Ma
pOleon with Josephine, Mr. Stewart, at least
twenty years ago, became convinced that in
his then marital relation he must die child.
less Judge Hilton was called in and
strenuous endeayOrs were made to get Mrs
Stewart to consent to divorce. The mer;
chant prince offered her One-half his wealth,
TO be. settled absolutely, upon her, if
she would either institute suit upon
grounds which he would furnish,
or would consent to defend his petition for a
separation of the marriage bonds. Mrs.
Stewart resolutely declined to yield TO the
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
A Society MatIer.

The time is nearly at hand when it will
be necessary to rearrange, to some ex-
tent at least, the social lines at Washing
ton, or to put the matter more accurately,
perhaps, to readjust the relations of in
dividuals within established lines. for
1t must be understood that there are rec
ognized rules and time-nonored princi-
pies regulating the social status at Wash
ington, and while these have sometimes
been rudely, or even ruthlessly, dis
turbed by some innovator who thought
them undemocratic and needing reform,
it has very rarely happened that an en-
tire social season has passed without
their having ultimately asserted them
selves. Some, perhaps most OF them,
have descended from way back, bring
ingwith them the high and almost sacred
endorsement of the superb and brilliant
women who. composed and fashioned
the social fabric of the national capital
at an early era of the republic. Time
has attested the far-reaching wisdom
and discriminating sagaeity o: the first
ladies of the land" in the days of Adams.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

EVERY candidate on the Douglas
county legislative ticket nominated by
republican convention has expressed him
self rs unaterably opposed to the sub
mission of prohibitory amendment.
The grounds for their opposition are
sound. They insist that the right of sub
mission means the right to attempt pro-
hibiton if prohibitory amendment car
res. They affirm that no collection of
separate communities has any right to
saddle police measure upon other COM
munities, ,where,t cannot be enforced and
where its non-enforcement means un-
bridled license in liquor selling and the
loss of a large revenue for the support
of the public schools. They point to the
results of prohibition in every state
where it has been attempted and contrast
them with the operation of high license
and local option rs carried on in Ne
braska. The republican nominees for
the legislature from Douglas county will
vote and work against the folly of prohi-
bition. AS members of the majority
party, their influence will be far greater
than that which could be exercised by
democrats in their places.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
POLITICAL POINTS.

II. A. Audrich of McndOn, Mass, has been
postmaster for sixty years.
Sam Randall runs on crutches, but he
hasn't any competitor in the race.
Some western republicans are industriously
grooming Robert Lincoln for the presidency.
Cato Sells is the name of the leading demo
cratic candidate in Iowa. After the election
it will be Cato Sold.
Henry Georges candidacy in New York
city is being supported by thorough organiza-
ton and work in all the wards.
Don NJ. Dickinson, who wants to 90 to the
United States senate from Michigan, says
the democrats will carry that state this fall.
John G. Sinclair, formerly prominent
democratic politician of New Hampshire, is
men toned as likely to succeed Senator Jones
of Florida.
The Iowa registration law applies to cities
hOvlng 1000 or more population at the last
census. There are fifty-fOur such cities in
the state.
Senator Warner Miller is working hard for
reelection. Complaint is made that the
weight of his hand is felt in every New York
assembly district.
IL is noticed that in close Kansas districts
there has scarcely been republican meeting
a railroad attorney.
Nearly G,OOO Germans have been natural
lied In New York by Henry Georges man.
ayers, and his campaign Is drawing largely
from the foreign element that comes from
Continental Europe
Ohio State journal: President Cleyeand's
popularity is exhibited in the fact that
nearly every one OF his staunch supporters
nd bon al, I'm ha la m has faiIpu IN
secure q denomination.
Secretary Bayard has made 14i changes IN
the diplomatic service I'm eighteen months.
the whole number of offices being 327. Mr..
Blaine. when secretary of state, made fifty
five changes in four months, the whole num-
ber being then about 300.
Theodore Roosevelt says running for
mayor OF New York is worse than being out
among the cowboys and bears. The strikers
come on me In current, and | haven't any
way of defending myself. Ont west You
can shoot man, but you can't here. iou
can only talk to him."
Kate Field recently remarked that prohibit
tion had made the Iowa people sneaks and
hypocrites; but this, it appears is not her
only ground of opposition to the law. She
has confessed TO Washington reporter:
"Whcn was in Iowa my brandy gave out
and had to purchase new supply. Great
goodness such terrible stuifw
Washington Post tDem.): The democratic
candidate for governor of Connecticut, Mr..
T.. ) Cleveland. apparently has a thrifty
soul. 1t being alleged that in 1866 he received
IRON rubber company Sil 600 and came to
congress to influence legislation, and being
interviewed about it, Mr.. Cleveland says:
"Why, OF course, you know when | was
down theIe in Washington. Well, the rub
Der people gave ME some money to bust
somebody's patent or something, and told me
to hunt around Washington ana find the
men who needed it most and give It to them.
the senate and hunted there and went down
To my hotel looked into the mirror ami /
said, There! There's the man that needs il
gOtit there YETI -.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

The Omaha HcrdlG, which has been
successfully "burying" and resurrecting
General Joe Holman for the past six
years, has lately been endeavoriug to
spread the impression that the general
was defeated MS candidate first for the
state senate and more lately as an aspir.
ant for the legislature from Dakota
county. The following letter will eX-
plain itself:
HUBBARD, Oct. IS, 1sS6.-Mr. Editor: As
chairman Of the democratic convention of
this county wish to correct false statement
made bv the Omaha Herald. General Iloll-
man was nominated OH the first and only
ballot for the legislature and declined ii after
it was made unanimous On the ballot that
was taken out Of lifty-one votes lie received
thrty-seven. Ii was a surprise to the con-
yenton when he declined. and we ask ii in
Justice to the people ot this county VINO have
always been glad to honor him that this
statement be published.
Respectfully yours,
JEsSEE WIG1E,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

CONGRESSMAN REAGAN thinks that
congress will certainly pass an interstate
commerce bill at the next session, and he
Is sanguine that his measure will pre-
vail. The recent decision of the supreme
court, which greatly circumscribes the
right of the states to regulate the charges
of the railroads for TRANSPORTATION, rem.
ders more imperative the demand upon
congress for legislation on this subject.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

OMAHA's future depends greatly upon
the result of the coming elections. The
needed changes in the charter are one
important feature to be considered. Pro-
hibition is another. Business men and
owners of real estate owe it to themselves
to take an active part in choosing the
proper kind of a legislative delegation.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

THE somewhat questionable statement
Is made that Mr. Cleveland gave while in
New York 1000 10 the Hewitt campaign
fund. Were the figures reduced by a
cipher they would be more credible, but
the probability is that no gave nothing
There is reason TO believe that the presi-
dent is pract'cins prudent economy,
due in part 10 his recognition OF the un-
certainties of the future and in part to the
demands of Red Top" improvements.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Chairman Democratic Committee.

The report that Il movement has been
inaugurated in Mexico to establish dicta.
torship, with Diaz ut its head, is not en-
tirely incredible when one reflects upon
the tickle character and iluctuating tenn
per of the Mexican people. 1t is indeed
rather remarkable that the republican
system has been maintained so long,
though in fact the government of Mexico
can hardly be called the popular or demo
cratic form. The will of the people is
but indirectly expressed in the creation
of public officials, and the masses are
very thoroughly dominated by the poll
ticans. Furthermore, nearly all power
is centralized in the general government
which exercises its authority, backed by
ample means for enforcing it, with an
arbitrary will that is decidedly unrepub-
licau in character. Indeed. the existing
government is practically dictatorship
in its operation, so that the change said
to be projected would be little more than
one of designation, and probably would
not materially lessen the popular inilu
ence in the government. Still it would
doubtless be Il serious mistake as affect
ing the political relations of Mexico on
this continent. That country will prob
ably continue to enjoy consideration and
immunity as n republic which would be
less likely to be given it un der another
form of government.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

o, culture, what nonsense is talked in thy
name. A Boston preacher recently stunned
his congregation by the following daring as
serton:
"The badness OF the bad shall never pre-
iudice my mind against the goodness of the
good, the purity of the pure, the honor of the
honorable"
1t is to be hoped that the mind of the good
man is not blind to the absurdity, of the alb
snrd, the emptiness of the empty, the bosh.
mess of the bosh, and the sushiness of the
SluSh.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

department of the interior. There are also
Lucius Quintus Cincihnatus Lamar, jr., .pri-
vate secretary; William Andrew Jackson
Sparks, land commissioner; Martin Van
Buren, Montgomery, patent commissioner;
John De Witt Clinton Atkins, Indian affairs
commissioner; Nathaniel Harrison Randolph
Dawson, education commissioner; and John
James jones Scipio Hassler, appointment
clerk
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

BARTIioLDI. the sculptor, was the re-
ciplent of great popular ovation in New
York on Thursday, and mono of the great
men present on that memorable occasion
was more worthy of such distinguished
consideration. But the crowning honor
was conferred on the following day, when
o postoilice IN Dakota was named after
the eminent Alsatian. Bartholdi may
now feel that the Immortality of his fame
Is asslral
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

Now that the Bartholdl statue is fin
ished the question of maintaining tho
electric lights comes to tho front New
Workers are beginning to see that the ex-
pense of enlightening the world through
the torch of Liberty will be considerable
and are figuring out where the funds are
to come from.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made
another contribution to the sufferers
from the Charleston earthquake. This
time he has extracted $40 from his Jack
sonian jeans. Mr.. Cleveland evidently be-
lieves in Jeflersonian economy-in dona.
tions to charity
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Human Bellows.

boston iGSt.
A Mr.. Wind is running for congress in q
Wisconsin district. The same candidate can
be found in many other districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

BUSINESS men of Omaha are vitally
Interested in securing live, wide awake
and aggressive legislative delegation.
Our charter clothes are too small. We
have outgrown them and need new
suit. A conservative, but enterprising
delegation should be chosen from Doug
las county to superintend the work of
amending the charter.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
A Grand Success.

-hhtHSuW ITUCCttV.
HAS prohibition proved failure in your
town." asked gentleman of Il man who had
just come down from the hills. "You bet it
hain't wy podner, we can ret more lcker
now than we ever could before. No failure
about that, is thar"'
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Liberty Enlightcning the World.

'"'asy WIG
Edmund g. Stcdman in Hdrper's Weekly
Warder Mt oceans gate,
Thy feet on sea and shore,
Like one the skies await
When time shall be no more?
What splcndOrS crown thy brow?
What bright dread angel Thou,
Dazzling the waves before
Thy station great:
"My name is Liberty!
From out a mighty land
l face the ancient sea,
lift TO God my hand;
BY day in deaven's light,
A pillar of fire by night,
At oceans gate | stand,
Nor bend the knee
"The dark Earth lay in sleep,
Her children crouched forlorn,
Ere on the western steep
sprang to height, reborn:
Then what joyous shout
The quickened lands gave out,
And all the choir of morn
Sang anthems deep.
"Beneath yon armament,
The New World to the Old
My sword and summons sent,
My skyey flag unroled:
The Old Worlds hands renew
Their strength; the form ye view
Came from living mould
In glory bent.
80 We, whose broken spars
Tell of the storms We met,
Enter! there are no bars
Across your pathway set;
r Z at freedoms porch.
f0ryOu lift my torch,
For you my cOronet
Is rayed with stars.
"Be We that hther drawn
TO desecrate my fee,
Nor yet have held In awe
The justice that makes free
Avaunt, We darkcning brood!
BY Right my house hath stood:
My name is Liberty.
My throne is Law"
Oh wonderful and bright
Immortal Freedom. hail!
Front, in thy fiery might,
The midnight and the gale;
Undaunted on this base
Guard well thy dweliing-place;
Till the last sun grows pale
Let there be light
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

THERE may be moneyin wheat, wealth
In corn, fortunes in mines and heavy
profits in stocks, but Omaha is stalking
her pile on the money in dirt in her
neighborhood. The steady advance in
the real estate market is still maintained,
while new people and new enterprises
arc doing their best to still further in.
crease the demand
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

The county hospital proposition
should be- borne in mind by every voter
on Tuesday. A vote for the proposition
means relief for the sick and destitute
and refuge for the helpless and de-
mented. The vote should be unanimous
N Ire favor
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

GENERAL VAN WYCK speaks at the Ex-
position on Monday evening. Let there
be a general turnout of citizens to hear
Nebraska's senior senator on the issues
OF the campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

Nix SIMERAL will command the full
party vote. In addition ne will poll n
heavy vote of democrats who know of his
ability as lawyer and his high reputa-
ton us citizen
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
where to Draw the Line.

lpNkCtS Statesman.
Women can stand tight shoes, tight gloves,
ana tight waists, hut they very properly draw
the line at tight husbands.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Dnnns His Ardnr.

Ncr Huren NtlCS.
Many man who thinks he Is going to set
the world alire finds to his sorrow that some
body has tuned the hose on him.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Sure Death for O,Donoynn.

Tid.BdS.
ODonovan Rosa says ho is brave man.
Let some one ask him to accept the position
of league umpire next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
FOO Big for Bood,c Roprcr

FNITudcIWid HcrdId.
The statue of Liberty enlightenng the
world had TO be made of colossal size to keep
the New York aldermen from stealing ii.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
-
Henry GEORGES Barrel.

Chicago Times.
1t is claimed for Mr. Henry George that he
has no barrel, but this is a mistake ;he has
barrel-a barrel of ink.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
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Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
Big Named Men.

Secretary Lucus Quintus CineiImatus
Lamar is not the only Disnamed man in the
Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31

merchant princes wishes. She shut herself
M in her beautiful marble palace on filit
avenue, and from that time until A. +. Stew
art was laid away in his costly mausolcum in
Garden City there was nothing OF love a.I
little of interest between thcm,r
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11

cause, a poison. which is most likely a
germ OF micro-organism. 1t is curious
fact that birds, even when moculated with
the poison of rabies, do not suffer from the
disease. We have frequently mentioned
the fact that some individuals appear to en-
JOY, with birds and other animals. the same
kind of immunity. Whether it is those per-
sons who are not given TO fear or nervous
apprehension who always escape hydroPho-
bia, even though bitten by rabid dog. we
are not in position to state. But nothing
can be more detrimental to bitten individ-
ual than TO brood over his misfortune, or
make himself miserable by learning all the
symptoms of hydrophobia." To the wis
dom of these words not SOLOMON and all
his dog-fanciers could add one lota. Where
one man has died of rabies a hundred have
persisted from fright.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11

The QUESTION: bic Work of Clerks i'm
His office.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The Sunday
Capitol devOtes two columns to the defense
of Land Commissioner Sparks, and all
points brought out have from time to time
been sent to the GLOBE. The article con-
cludes thus:
There are curious communications in the
business of Commissioner Sparks Office The
Duluth Evening Herald recently attacked
Commissioner Sparks bitterly, and among
other things alleged he was permitting lands
10 be patented in spite OF his order last
spring. IL gave the names of certain persons
whose claims were patented in November ana
sold. The question is naturally asked, why
IS this apparent favoritsm shown The
Evening Herald will endeavor TO enlighten its
readers on this score. Not long since certain
individuals in Washington, whose names can
be given II necessary, wrote 10 parties in
Duluth declaring that for the sum of $500
patent could be secured on any claim, no
matter whether proof was good, bad or indif-
ferent. This was a
VERY BOLD ASSERTION,
and savored so much of dishonesty and ras-
cality of the boldest type that the ability Of
the rascals 10 do as they claimed was not
credited, and besides this was "a sum larger
than settlers could afford TO pay. The figure
was finally reduced 10 $500, then to 500 aud
finally 10 S15. As an experiment the offer
was accepted in few instances, and sure
enough, in thirty days patents were received
from Washington. Many patents have been
issued for lands, proofs of which were of 8
decidedly doubtful nature. In fact patents
on the very best proofs have been withheld.
The article contained many other charges
against Commissioner Sparks. but this one,
that patents were being supplied in contra
VentiOn 10 his order, was a most serious
one. These charges were taken up by per-
sons In the department. who are inimical to
Sparks, and 1t was hoped to use them
against him, but when il was discovered
these patents were secured by attorneys
here who are hostile TO Sparks and who
control clerks in his Office, and that an ex-
posture of the facts would benefit him and
injure the attorneys, the matter was imme-
diately dropped.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11
Murdered HIS Father.

special TO the Globe
NAUPACA, Wis, Jan. 1O.-The case OF
Inc State against William Humber. charged
with numbering his father. Sept. 20 last.
was concluded yesterday, after threa
days tral. The defendants nineteen
Sear-old German. and resided with his ma
rents ON a farm in the northern part of this
county. The facts leading to the TRAGEDY.
are these; humbler Pcre and wife en-
gagged IN frequent quarrels at their home
ana IN the presence Of their children. The
husband was always the aggressor. ON
TINS occasion he beat and maltreated his
wife In cruel manner. The son. the de
PENDANT demonstrated. The father throt
ued nun, and the son i'm defense picked uD
small oak stick and struck his father ON
the head, causing his death. as is alleged
Inc only living witnesses of the deed are
defendant his mother and two sisters. The
ease was a distreSSingly interesting one. all
the evidence for or against, except that of
me PHYSICIANS, coming from the mother
ana sisters Of the accused, who were the
VIE and daughters of the victim. The de-
iendant expressed much sorrow during the
trial, and while ON the witness stand the
IremOr OF his voice and the tears ON his
cheek entitled him at least to the sympathy
oil the spectators. The jury will probably
not arrive at verdict before tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11
II Is LOOMING

The GLOBE is more than gratifed to OBJ
serve that its appeal TO the people of the
city to enter into the carnival project with
spirit of enthusiasm has been nobly re-
sponded to. The city is now not only aroused
TO the Importance of the event and of the
benefit to be derived from it, but our people
are enthused to the highest point Amuse-
ment clubs of every kind are being rapidly
organized and with full membership. The
ladies have caught the spirit of the carnival
and are vying with the gentlemen in an en-
thusiastic effort to make it grand success.
The ice palace and carnival is the topic Of
conversation in every circle. Arrangements
are being made for a splendid demonstra-
ton at the initial ceremonies on Thursday
evening, when the corner stone of the palace
will be laid. There will be a grand civic
and military parade in addition to the
speech-making and other ceremonies which
attend such occasions.