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Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
THE FINANCIAL SITU1 TON.

According to the latest reports from
Washington there is no apprehension,
SO far as the treasury is concerned
regarding the financial situation, but
nevertheless the stringency in New
York and the pressing demand for loans
are calculated TO create fear that the
condition OF tho market may become
more serious before there is an improve.
ment.
The difficulties of the situation are not
wholly due to speculation, While this
is largely responsible for the existin o
stringency, another potent cause is the
apprehension of bankers of an extraor.
dinary demand from importers 50 nav
duties ON goods entered since the begi.
ning OF August and which must be
taken out Of bond, according
to the terms of the tariff bill as adopted
by the senate, before the lst of Novem.
Der. The estimates of the amount of
money that will be required to do this
vary from twenty to forty million dol.
lars, but allowing it to be midway be-
tween these sums it will be great drain
upon the money market. Anticipating
the higher duties of the new tariff bill.
lnere has been an enormously increased
importation of merchandise, and if the
edlct OF the senate that the duties upon
all this entered since August must be
PAID before November l, is carried out,
the drain upon the money mar
ket viii be very severe. 1t
has already been sufficient to
make rather serious squeeze,
but what has been experienced will
amount to little compared with what is
threatened.
The treasury is doing all that it can
under the laws to give the market re-
llet, and the disposition both Of the
ldent and the secretary OF the treasury is
10 do all that is possible to ease the mar
Ket and TO avert any tendency in the dl-
fectlon OF a financial crisis.
This fact alone is sufficient to reassure
the monetary interests Of the country
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
The High Pressure System.

Philadelphia Record
1t may readily be admitted that we must
have system and method in our sch but
we must have something besides. We use
examinations as gauging lines, but our Der
cottages do not show true values We got
bits of information and progressive series of
bits, but the child's mind, instead of being
developed, has too often been flooded We
bind all the schools together in n series of
grades, apportlon the hours for all work, set
thousand machinc-moved teachers in the
schools, and then pour in an Overcrowdel
throng of children, and begin to examine
them, without one thought as to instruction
character-building and true mental growth
We cannot ''ft' boys and girls for special
professions or vocatons; all that we can
undertake to do in our public schools
Is to tram the intellect and develop
the character of the pupils so that
they shall be intelligent, industrious con-
tented and virtuous citizens. 10 awaken the
minds OF the chthpn, to stimulate their
thirst for knowledselto train them IN habits
of inquiry-this ,isihc great end to be at
tanned and the successful teacher Is the one
who makes his orr her pupils think patiently
and independently and stirs them up TO orig
inal investigation. 3
But it is doubtful if this can be accom-
plished so long ashte shall persist in follow
ing the high-pressure system which ignores
individuality in children and guages them all
by an iniexiblc castyiroh rule. To determine
the relative standinypf pupils in class on
scale of one hundrefhot only undermines the
teachers value, but it treats the children as
if they were all endowed with the same
aptitude, The youthful mind is not a
mere knowledge-box, arranged in care
fully labed compartments, the contents
OF which are to be brought and displayed on
u monthly examination. The same criticism
may be applied to the too great reliance of
teachers and pupils on textbooks. We hear
children talk about co-relative conjunctious,
numeral adiectves, su bordinate propositions
and the like before they can give an inteli-
gent account of any event or utter simple
thought without doing violence to their
mother tongue. They have simply swal-
lowed their mental food, not dgested it, and
such mechanical methods are utterly opposed
TO all natural and rational laws. Our edu-
Gators should realize that they must teach ac-
cording to natural laws and stimulate all the
powers Of the human being and that the
chlld-nOt examinations, promotions nor
courses Of study-should be the objective
point OF all teaching.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

THE great moral regulators of Kan
sas have unearthed another ev-l req uir-
ing legal remedies. The vigilant con-
stables and Justices, in casting about for
fresh sources of revenue, spied Il gi-
gantic social vampire debiitating vic
tins by the score, aud the cdict went
forth that euchre, hig hive and kindred
demoralizing agencies mist be erali-
Gated from the household. The vii
lainy of these social games isthoroughly
understood by the officers of the law
and they propose to arrest all partici-
pants, no matter where found, and deal
with them aswith petty gamblers The
moral tone of Kansas has reached such
point that heroic remedies are nec3s-
sary to stamp out the social rascalities
of the Joker and the infamies of the
''fve-spot' -
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

The window glass trust is now in
position to put into effect its ayowed
purpose of ''beneiting the public" :"
Like all similar combines to control pro
ducts, its object, according to the m an
ayers, is to unite the intcro 5ts of m anu
facturers, systematic the business, limit
the output to the demand, and give pur-
chasers the benefit of Il business ccoaomi-
cally managed. 1t is one of the greatest
evidences of increasing honesty that
manufacturcrsare uniting for the pub
lie good, but unfortunately the profos-
sions of these sclfco1stitutcl benefac-
tors go laundering down the aisles of
time unrealizel
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

PREMIER MCDoNALD of Canada de-
clares that the Dominion cannot restrict
tue importation of Chinese. He admits
that the country is made the dumping
ground for large numbers OF Mongolians
bound the United States, but the Do
minion government is powerless to act
Legislation can only be had through the
British parliament, but relief from that
source cannot be hoped for, owing to the
close commercial relations existing be.
tween England and China. Under these
conditions the United States must police
the boundary to successful y check the
Asiatic horde.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
iFtISE JyFERENCE.

"A correspondent says that In portions
| of the state the argument is being made
that under high license the towns got
the license money in their schools whilst
the country supports the saloons and
| pays all expenses Of prosecuting fights
and riots caused by whisky.
All prosecutions that arise out OF riots
and fights in the municipal courts are
! paid for out of municipal funds. II the
complaint is that the license money goes
| to the support Of the schools in the cities
| and towns, instead of the counties at
| large then the remedy is to change the
| law BY the Legislature so as to make
different distribution of the license fund,
To adopt prohibition simply wipes out
| the license fund and leaves no such fund
for the support OF the schools in either
| the cities or the counties. Now theresult
| must be that both the cities and the
counties must have increased taxation
for school purposes under prohibition
Under prohibition the people add to
their burdens of taxation instead Of
diminishing them. The country does
not support the saloons unless the
farmers do all the drinking. The con
tcntion of the prohbitiOnists is that all
the drinking people are in the cities.
IT that is true il is the cities and towns
that support the saloons, and not the
country. There is no more reason for
saying that the country should have
share of the license fund derived from
nonG tbnr fnp n,i,, tl,.,t tl.n
should be compelled to pay the expenses
of city council, a city police force. and
that of all other city officers made nee
essary to run city government.
1t being evident that the city bears the
burden Of all the expenses made nece
sary IN regulating the liquor traffic, it is
entitled to the revenue derived there
from. 1t has been demons tratod by the
official records in the states of Maine,
Massachusetts, Iowa and Kansas, during
prohibition times, that the expenses of
criminal prosecutions have been much
larger than they ever were under the
license system of Nebraska.
Under prohibition, according to the
official reports of Portland, Bangor and
Augusta, in Maine, and of Des Moines,
Davenport, Dubuque and Council Bluffs,
in Iowa, it is shown that the per cent of
arrests for drunk enness and othercrimcs
is greater than it is for the state of
Nebraska, and that the expenses of
criminal prosecution have increased ina
like ratio.
These facts would seem to be a suf-
ficicnt answer to the assumptions of pro-
hibitionists as Indicated in the opening
of this article.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

The passage of the ordinance increas-
ing the number of poll ing districts in the
city, removes the danger of disfranchise-
ment through lack of voting facilities.
This is but one means to an end. The
duty devolvcs on every organization and
every citizen interested in the welfare Of
the city and state to assist in securing a
complete registration of voters. The
old lists are useless. New lists must be
made, and arrangements should be com
pleted in advance which will insure a
thorough enrolment OF qualified elect
orS. 1t is well to rem ember that there
are but five days Of registration and
d1ligent work is necessary to place all
names on tho lists.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

THE clearing house record for the
second week in September shows tn @
legitimate business of the country Is not
affected by the speculative furry and is
steadily increasing. Compared with the
same period of last year, there is an ag-
gregate increase of eight and live-tenths
percent or fourteen and six-tcnths out
side of New York. OF the ffty-four
cities reporting, thirteen show adecline.
With the exception OF st. Paul, Des
Mones, San Francisco and Los Angeles,
all western cities in the clearingassocia-
tion report an increase, varying from
thirty-fOur per cent at Omaha to four
per cent at Minneapolis. 1t is signfi-
cent fact that Buffalo, Galveston and
Seattle, cities located at the extreme
geographical ends of the country show Il
marvellous gain in financial trnnsact
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

A siX-year-old son of Peter Gaffney of
jamestown was following II moving machin q
while cutting hay Last week, and by some
means became caught by tn O scIll bar The
child's leg was badly cut, several of the ten
d0nS being severed,
W. &. B artlett, the contractor for tho ncyy,
hotel at ii uron. met withan accident whereby
he VIII loo Sc the thum band one or two fingers
OF his left hand. While alWstinga orriclx,
in operation, his left hand was caught an 4
drawn Through the gearing.
Red6eld college has received 81, ,Ooo from
the estate of Duncan Mackay of Mo rrson
Ill. Previous to his death Mr NlaclSay had
gwen the college another $1,000 and now
the chapel has been named Her rietta chanel
IN memory of deceased daughter of Mr.
Mackay
A party of Lisbon scicntists receptI y
opened an Indian mound in that vicinity an d
lound ninc skeletons, apipe, II bone need @
ana aw u bowl made o! clay, q pair of cop
per earrings an q several other articles. IN
skeletons, which were found ina sittin q
posture, Were in pretty good state of pres.
cryatiOn.
Seven years ago Julius Sautcr settled on n
raw prairie farm three miles east of Beres-
ford, with family of five small children an d
ade bt OF Sg5 hanging over him. He was
without a team and had TO depend on his
hands for support 1o built IN mself dug
out and went TO work, d determined to make
himself "a home, and today his noghbors can
eStlly now we'll he has Su CCocdcl Duriu q
the past seven years he has pat abou t S!,OOj
worth of improvements on the place, has u
hne grove of ii ftcen acres, five good horses,
eighteen head OF cattle and forty.four hogs.
His graneries are full and he don't owe a dol
lar that he cannot pay on demand.
There is small family row in tho COngrc.
gational church at Lead City. Brother Eas I
man resigned The congregation owed him
some back salary, n committee undertook to
raise the money. A number Of people pledged
certain amounts upon condition that NJ T.
EaS tmau would leave tOwn. The committee
claimed the money could not be turn cd over
to their eS-pas tor upon any other condition.
Pending Mr.. Eastmans agreement TO said
condition he is charged with accusing tho
committee with embe1lemont and withhold
ing money belonging to him, The committee
claimed readiness 70 turn over the money
whenever the eX-pastO would sign an agree
ment TO light out
n. Hutaf runs a sheep ranch west OF
Pierre, The other day ho moved camp to- n
point on a prominent butte overlooking Bad
river witha perpendicular embankinent of
about fifty to sevcnty.dye feet, After sup.
per and in the darkness OF the night he drew
out his pipe for peaceful smoke and lot the
pipe iall TO the ground, lie stopped down
and began crawling and feeling around for
the missing companion and crawled to the
edge OF the preClpce, the bank caved and
he fol- TO the ground below, When found
all he could say was, Are you taking me
away to bury mei' His skull is crushed
and unless the physicians eau raise IL and re.
ieYe the pressure on the brain the old man
WILL die.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
Gratifying Stability i'm France.
Baltim oyc Am eric1n.


France has cruelty bolicd the predictions OF
political prophets. Two years ago the i'm
preston was general that revolution was
eyiable. Franc, has a great des.
tiny before her as tha pioneer Of civil liberty
on tho continent OF Europe. Even ROYALTY
itself has lost its fear OF the grim spectre by
growing accustomed to it, and the tendency
now is TO cultivate the friends hip of this re.
public which has displayed such extraordi-
nary recuperativc energy and such capacity
for defense in spite of it's isolation.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

THE results at Far Rockaway show
that politicians have already found a
way to beat the Australian ballot sys.
TEN. Opposition voters are bribed not
to cast their votes and politicians out
side are bought to cast their votes in a
certain wayin advance The Australian
system as demanded in Nebraska, and
which will doubtless be adopted by the
next legislature, simply prevents fraud
AT the ballot box, Any agreement
reached in advance as to the sale of a
vote Will doubtless stand, but few such
purchases will be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
FARMER EDGERTON and his horn

FARMER EDGERToN and his horny
tongue reached Webster county by
forced marches. The object of his sud
den call is fraught with momentous con-
sequences to the Independent ticket. In
addition to his varied accomplish mcnts
rs tillcr of political soil, Farmer
Edgerton possesses n peculiarly per-
suasive way of consoling widows and
orphans, OF weeping when they weep,
and spreading labial salve on materna
rents. Approaching these qualities,
the Independent managers doubtless
hurried the noted South Omaha farmer
TO the southwest where deep crevices
have been torn in the prospects of Nc
Keighan. That painfully explicit docu-
ment filed in the probate court must be
suppressed, and Edgerton's mission is to
patch up peace with the injured and
afflicted. They must be made to see the
error Of their way ut any cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

1t is evident that a determined effort
Will be made in the house by eastern
members to reject the senate amend
ment to the tariff bill placing binding
twine on the free list. The eastern men
assert that it is an injustice to the rest
OF the country to put binding twlne ON
the free list and thus, as they claim,
destroy an industry which employs
thousands of men in the east, while re-
tanning a duty of twenty-five dollars
ton on raw hemp. 1t is
not surprising the east should antag-
onize what would prove benefit
to the west, but the claim
that placing binding twine on the free
list would destroy the industry is alb
surd. The combine which obtained con-
troll OF this product has proven itself un-
worthy OF sympathy or protection. 1t
has deliberately inflated prices and CON-
pelled the producers OF the country to
enrich its members 1t tdestroyed com.
petition and arrogantly echoed Bill
Tweed's defy, "What are you going to do
about it?" The senate amendment was
the response Theopposition of the east
should unite the members from the
western states, regardless Of political
affiliations, in a determined effort to up
hold the senate amendment and re-
iieve the producers from the grip OF a
percenary trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

EVERY business suffers more or less
from the dullncss incident to the transit
tion from summer to fall and winter
trade. This commercial lassitude is par
ticularly noticeable in August, and yet,
despite this fact, the railroads have ma
terially increased their receipts over
the corresponding period of 1889. Sta
tlstics compiled from Bradsteets show
an increase of four per cent for the
month. Out of one hundred and forty
five roads reporting, only thirty-one
show decreases, most of which are small.
For eight months of the year one hum
dred and thirty-nine roads, with an ag-
gregate mileage of eighty-three thou
sand, show gross increase Of ten per
cent in earnings over the same period OF
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

lSSo' with an fnfease OF only two per
cent In mileage. This is largely in ox-
cess OF the gain in 1889 over 1855, and in
ditates fairly prosperous condition OF
the transportation business. In this
connection tits Worthy of note that the
corporations are confident Of a large in
crease in traffic during the closing
months OF the year. Despite the marked
reduction in crops, the volume of busi-
ness shows no diminution, the increase
In prices stimulating business in other
lines ...
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
Iowa.

Cattle are dying of blacklegn in the neigh
bOrhood of Gilman
humane society has been formed in Keo-
kuk with mcmbership u of sevcnt y-two
The courts have decided that the meteor
which fell on the land of John Goddard in
Nlnncbago county last fall is his PROPERTY
Sandberg, the old man who killed his wife
at Ottumwa few weeks ago while in n
drum ken frenzy, was Saturday convicted of
manSlaughter
The Rock Islam d carried 14s555 passengers
10 and from the tate fair grounds this wear,
as against 10000 last year. At 10 cents a
passenger the receipts would amount to Sl4.
S55.5O.
William f.. Chambers, promin ent LAWYER
OF tral Iowa and the republican nominee
for Judge in the Second judicial district.
dled IN his home at Ottumwu last week at the
age of forty flour.
Mrs. George II Clold of Carroll, who lost
Doth husband and hOm @ on accOun of LIQUOR,
mas brought suit for damages against the sa-
ioonkeeperS OF that city, with excellent
chances of winning her case.
The old Rains barger vendetta has broken
out agaln, IT Is Suppos ed, Detective Burkes,
who arrested Max and Rice for the mirlat.
of Henry Johns, was fired on at Marshall
town by un known parties, supp osed to be
members of the gang.
Billy Mcclure, a farmer OF Yell township
Webster county, is now lying in critical
colditio from the effects of a stroke of
lightning. One side is com pletel Y paraivzej
and his recovery il doubtful. He was sittiu 2
on his doorstep when the stroke came.
At Dewitt, September 20 to %, inclusive,
will be held the district convention of the
Young Mems Christian association of the
CEDAR Rapids district, embracing all the as
socations in the cOunties of Dubuoue. Jack
son, Jones, Linn Clinton, Scott, Cedar,
johnson, Iowa and Nj u scatinc.
Miss Emma Freed, of Pennington, died in
great agony poisoned by her own hand. She
was pregnant and un married. and had been
told by some lady friends that If she wouId d
put some matches in boiling water and lct them
steep and then drink the water she would be
all right She did so and died from the effects,
OF the poison, No knew how much of the
poisonous stuff she did take. She was under
seventeen years age and OF more than pre-
possessing appearance.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
Disgusting in the Ex xtremc @.
Garfield County Quarsr.

VVTVTVU tVUFTtU VttTTHT,
Whorld-Hitchcocll loves the deah farmahn
for the good of the ''dcnoquatic pahty" The
taify which the Worll-Hcrald has been dish.
ing up to the farmers is disgusting in the ex-
tremc If it loved the farmers SO why did it
not stay with them iu the independent move.
ment' Oh! no, there was no chance of sue
cess there, but il enough ropu blican farmers
could be induced tovotc the independent
ticket the democrats could slide into the of.
fees and the World Herald would become the
official organ of the democratic admins ira
ton to feed at the public crib.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

SOME OF the southern papers are print
ing the picture ofTillman, the candidate
for governor on the alliance ticket of
South Carolina. The picture in itself
carries so much woe that there is no
chance for the gentleman' S election.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
Discouraging t O Political Cran nks.

Australian ballot reform appears to be a
snag III the narrow political channel down
which the prohibition party moves and has
its feeble being. The provision in the law
requiring that any party desiring place
upon the Official state ballot for its nominees
shall have cast at least per cent of the
total vote at the last preceding election
seeias to be making it very unpleasant for
the handfuls of crInks who flock around the
various isms. {0.I
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

THE bald-knobbers of Missouri still
pursue the evil tenor of their wavs.
Prosecuting attorneys and others who
anterfere with their pleasant vocation
receive reminders that hangman S
moose awaits them. Missouri is yet dem
ocratic in her politics, but the crafty
ing part of it is that majorities are be-
ing gradually reduced
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
n Sesv PRAYER.

HWW1W JOWIU VWINcF.
'Our father who art in Lincoln, Burrows
be thy ramc thy KIN gdOm come in the Thir.
tccnth senatorial district as it is in your of
flee. Giveus this day our daily Office and
help us to punish thosew 0 refuse to lSnuclxlc
down to us. We know it is wrong, dear
father, to bleed the, farmers for subscriptions
to an marchistic paper and sell them pewter
badges, but thou lInowest, dear father, that
we must ''worh' tho granger for all there is
in it while we can.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
The ScnseOf Taste.

OF taste, medical jou rnal says that it
isnOt equally dstri buted over the whole
surface of the tongue. There are three
distinct regions of tracts, each of which
has toperform its own special office or
function. The tip OF tho tongue is con-
ccrned mainly with pungent and acid
tastes; the middle portion is sensitive
chieilyto sweets or bitters, while the
back or lower portion confines itself en-
tirely TO the havOS of rich, tattysub-
stances. This subdivision of facul ties in
the tongue makes each piece of food un-
dergo. three separate eXamin atons
whichmust be successivelypasscd before
it is admitted into full parti cipation in
the human economy.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
He Saws the Air.

VIN NIIUS,
he Ken he sawed the air. he talked and
made signs. And yet nobody can tell what
MI KEN will do if he gets into congress.
The people want man who will do some.
thing else beside talk and make signs. A
dcat and dumb man will answer every pur-
pose, II he will only do something
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16

THE grand opening OF the republican
cam paign is not "a marker to the wide.
spread, eager interest that prevails In
certain circles for the grand opening of
the democratic "barl.'
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-16
SOnn0 Advice.

rms Is the year when every republican
should vote tho ticket. Remember the rec
ORD ofyour party on all questions Of concern
to the masses you have been IA part Of and
can Justly be proud of its record. 1t is check
ing monopoly and legisating for the people
as rapidly as the work can be done, and this
has always been its record