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Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

At nearly every session of the council
Il resolution is passed at the solicitation
Of taxpayers authorizing an are light
TO be put in place to supplant gasoline
lamps In given locality. There can
be no serious objection TO this so long
as the expense is shown to be no
greater, but there is very serious ground
for complaint at the lack of adequate
candlc-power in the arc lights all over
the city. There seems to be insufficient
capacity NJ the power house. Arc
lights sputter and sizzle all night long
They are not as powerful as those Of
any country town in the state where
the cost Is from $50 to $50 year per
lamp. Omaha still pays an excessive
price and also pays for an inspector to
protect the interests OF the taxpayers.
If the Municipal league could be in
duced 10 take hold Of this matter in
earnest and pursue II 10 finish, great
benefits would follow. What Is the
league doing these hot summer days!
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
Will FIGHT no THE END.

The sound money democrats have
been encouraged by Mr.. Clcveland's
appeal to go on with the fight against
free silver, which had been practically
abandoned, and to keep it up to the
end, as advised by the president when
he said that "what is worth lighting
for at all is worth fighting for to the
end" A notable fact is the decision of
cX-Sccretary William c. Whitney to
take an aggressive part in the contest.
Mr.. Whitney had made all arrange
mentS to leave last week for Il pro
longcd European trip. He had declined
to go to the Chicago convention and it
was understood that he believed the
sound money cause was hopeless so far
rs the democracy is concerned. He
yielded to an appeal to remain at home
and give his aid and influence to the
contest against free silver and there
can be no doubt he will do some eff
fectivc work and will inspire others
to greater zeal and effort. Mr.. Whit
ney is strong with his party. He is
man of ability, is conservative and
patriotic, and no one not even Mr..
Cleveland, who owed his last nomina
ton to Whitney, is better qualified to
do battle among democrats in the sound
money cause.
The trouble is, however, that Mr..
Whitney has entered into the fight too
late to turn the free silver tide or res
cue his party from the element that
has secured control of it, He and the
other advocates of honest money may
be able to halt the free silver move
ment and prevent its becoming stronger
in the party, but this will not amount
to much, since it is already strong
enough to control the convention and
make both the platform and the can
didate. The honest money democrats
feel that if they lose this fight the de
mocracy cannot survive, that it will
go to pieces and its fragments be alb
sorbed by the other parties, the cheap
money element going to the populistS
and the sound money element to the
republicans. They are fighting, there
fore, for the preservation of the party
one in their appeal against free silver.
But it will not have much influence.
The democrats who have espoused free
silver, like most of the republican ad-
herents of that delusion, are equally in
different to party and to patriotism.
Their zeal for the white metal disQuali-
fies them for seeing or reasoning beyond
that. They are blind and deaf to
everything else in their ardent devotion
to this fanaticism.
Thus while the determination of the
sound money democrats to keep up the
fight to the end is wholly commenda-
bic, no very important results are to
be expected from it. 1t will do good
in general way in strengthening the
honest money sentiment, but it will
not rescue the democratic party from
the domination of the free silver ele
mpnt
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

7
If the mahd is defeated and Dongola is
taken, no one is likely to raise any question
in regard to the expense of the war in the
Soudan, but if defeat and delay come the
decision of the Egyptian international court
that the surplus of the debt sinking fund
cannot be used for the expense of war
will be the basis of very energetic remon
STRANGE by France and Russia The inter-
national court of commission in Egypt
are almost the last remnants of the European
concert on the Nile. Bit by bit, now at
one point and now at another. joint control
has given way to pure British authority.
England is pledged to the hilt to leave
Egypt All promises have been broken in
the interests of conquest. 1t is the English
way and one that can never be forgotten in
meeting English aggression.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

The council has ordered an investiga-
tion into the use of gasoline within the
city, the purpose of which is, we pre-
sume to ascertain to what extent the
operated to increase the cost of fire in
surance as well as to depopulate the
city. The subject is one which should
long ago have received serious
consideration at the hands of the city,
for there is no more powerful destruc-
tive agent in common use. The report
of the committee will be awaited with
keen interest by those whose property
and lives are every day put in jeopardy
by the careless use of gasoline.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

The electoral college this year will
have moro members than ever before
and the votes will consequently be dis
tributed differently than in previous
colleges, 1t is to the votes of the newly
admitted states that the free slverites
pin their hopes. If the recruits of the
last two presidential terms were sub
tracted the free coinage people would
no more think of capturing n majority
of the votes than they would of flying
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

All accounts from Cuba agree in one
thing-the vile and forbidding character
of the prisons where luckless victims OF
Spanish suspicion or hatred are incarcerated.
1t is this copsideration that makes long
detention without trial practically equivalent
to a death sentence. For this reason the
refusal of the Sapnish authorities to permit
the visit of our consular officers to the
prisons where suspected Americans are CON
fined should not be submitted to without
immediate and peremptory protest. Even
condemned prisoners of whose guilt there
can be no doubt are entitled to such decent
treatment while they life as humanity die
tateS. ,...,.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Now for the grand exposition jubilee
next Friday night. Let the word go out
all over the state and to the region
round about that Omaha will be painted
n carmine hue that night and wants
all the people to be here to participate
The interests of every man in Nebraska
will, one way or another, be subserved
by the great exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

We have been pleased heretofore to
comment favorably upon the action of
the Municipal league of South Omaha
in its efforts to safeguard the interests
of taxpayers. But the most creditable
work of the league was done n day or
two ago in calling an assessor upon
the carpet to explain why he had in
creased the total appraisement upon
property of home owners by $4,000, or
20 per cent, while he had lowered the
totals upon corporate property by $4OO,
or per cent, as compared with the
returns of 1895. Other examples of
rank favoritism, neglect or something
worse We're clearly and forcibly set up
by the league, and we hope it will be
able to prove to the taxpayers and citi-
zens of South Omaha that it is capable
of forcing its demands for just and
equitable tax assessments.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

The numerous Mckinley ratification
meetings being held in all parts of the
country are only an anticipation of the
one vast ratification meeting that will
be held throughout every state in the
union on election day.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
Refuted by Facts.
Indianapolis News.

And so Teller thinks that 1.-The gold
standard means low wages" Well, he had
better think again, and think hard. The
best wages paid anywhere in the world are
paid in countries where the gold standard
prevails. We haven't noticed any extensive
emigration of our laboring population to
Mexico or China.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

lation and TO reduce by one-half the purchas-
ing power Of At the paper currency now re
deemable In AeAl 1t would keep the mints
Of the United States running day and night
for twenty years to I'LL this enormous
vacuum in thd oprrcncy In the meantime
the credit of The government would be de-
stroyed industry and commerce would stag
nate and misery and want would stalk
through thcSfahn The Crime OF 1873,
would be pettiest Of misdemeanors, II all
that is said Of 1t be true. compared with the
colossal iniquity of free silver coinage.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

The delegates from the silver states
went to st. Louis for the purpose of
boiling the convention. They knew just
exactly what they were to expect. Now
that they got what they wanted they
are hardly the ones to complain be-
tause they We're not disappointed
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22


General Weylers famous trocha is even
fauItier than we had supposed, 1t has
failed to keep out fever and other similar
allies of the insurgents.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Isn't it pretty near time for the popu-
lists and democrats to inform the pub
lie when 1t may expect to have their
nominations for state offices this year
to be submitted for inspection?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Nebraska delegations to the demo-
cratic and populist national conventions
will have to capture everything in sight
IF they want to make as good a show
ing rs did the Nebraska delegation to
the republican national convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
Obvious Truths.

The advocates of cheap and bad currency
say that there is not gold enough In the
country for the wants OF trade and that their
object Is to supply an abundance of money.
But II is obvious that the first and certain
effect OF free silver coinage would be to
drive at once $500, 900 900 Of gold from circu-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
omaha's OId-Fashioned Fourth.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press.

Omaha is preparing in advance for an
"old-fashioned" Fourth of July celebration.
If the term is used in its real significance,
the plan will be a vast improvement over
the celebrations of recent years The "old-
fashioned" Fourth was noisy, but there was
a meaning in its uproar and 1t was not given
over to the dominion of toughs and hOodluns
as 1t has been Of late.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
This Year, VIII settle 1t.

This years fight on the silver issue will
settle It for all time. The republican party
is a gold party and the fortunes OF the
country for many years to come are in the
republicans keeping.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Chairman Hanna knows his job The
other presidential candidates will have
TO hunt to get managers for their cam
paiSns who can keep up to his pace
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Benjamin Harrison's congratulatory
letter to William Mckinley was a mes
sage from the only living eX-president
to the only living next president.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

It's all right to have a reception to
the Nebraska delegation But why
not also have II ratification rally for
Mckinley and Hobart?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22
One EXnrrssiOn OutInNcI.

Indianapolis Journal.
Yes, we shall hear good deal of the
scnseless epithet of "goldbug," but. thank
the Lord. no one can turn his back upon
the republican party and in contempt hiss
nrnWard -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

1t is worthy of note that none of Nc
kinley's disappointed competitors for
presidential honors are among the
boilers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Speaker Reed has nothing to say for
publication Speaker Reeds head is
level.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

Is William Il. Morrison's retirement
from the presidential race to be CON
strucd as call for Adlai E. Steven
Enu0
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-22

We hope for Mr. Bryan's sake that
the Chicago convention will not be
tnmp
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

have said that his face is las bad as
the man, and so / shall not attempt
to describe the face of Daniel l.. Rus
sell.
But during a short stay in this city,
Ihave had some opportunity of find
ing out in what esteem Daniel L. Rus
sell is held by those among whom he
has spent his life. These people are
good people, are kind, pursuing the
ways of peace and home and welcome,
and yet Daniel L. Russell stands hated
of them. Is it because he is a Repub-
lican Can't a man be a Republican
in North Carolina, and yet be loved of
men2 Let the man, Oliver III. Dockery
stand for an answer.
No, there is something else.
Can these brave, gentle people be
all wrong?
Daniel L. Russell had the hand of
all open to him when he stepped out
into life, but that hand was dropped
almost at the start, and since then, it
has been raised against his people.
make no reckless charge here: this
be but the unfolding of the story told
by his people.
HIS CAREER In WAR.
With birth and wealth and brains and
culture, in the sixties, he started forth
started forth TO battle. For the bell
of war had sounded. And he had a
company fitted out to order, and he
was the man who was to lead it to
victory or death"
But let his comrade tell of the hero.
Mr.. ID. McCallum writes June 10th,
1896, from Westville, Mississippi, as
follows: ID. L. Russell was First Lieu
tenant in Capt. Taylor's company dur
ing the late Confederate war, and when
the Both North Carolina regiment was
organized, Capt. Taylor being elected
major, Lieutenant Russell was pro-
NOTED to the captaincy of his company
Capt. Russell's company as well the
Scotch Greys' (of which was mem
ber) were stationed at Fort Caswell
during the greater part of the war.
At that time, Russell was known and
recognized as vicious, violent and vim
dictive. Can the leopard change his
spots or the Ethiopian his skin?' 1t
is said not. When he got into that
difficulty with an enrolling officer in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

Il do not hesitate to say said Nixon,
that Russell is a very bitter enemy
to negro citizenship In 1883 he was
nominated by the Republican party for
one of the Judges, which nomination
he declined, and in doing so, he wrote
a letter which was published to the
world from which / quote to you the
| following: The negroes of the South
are largely savages, and are no more
/ fit to rule than are their brethren in
African swamps, or so many Mongo-
lians dumped down in pagan Asia.
"He used the word rule in The SEN
tence," continued Nixon, 'but that is
not what he meant. What he meant
was that tire negroes of the South are
not fit to vote, and so ON. But if we
admit that he meant what the word
implies, we say in effect that he was
too ignorant to understand the matter
he had taken in hand, but he is not
he is am educated man, and, therefore,
knew the meaning of his words.
81 confess that I am at % loss to
find upon what principle of equity any
man living can believe that he should
be elected Governor of North Carolina,
because in every way you turn the
matter in your mind, he is not en-
titled to AN election. He was NOM
mated in 1888, and he did like the
children of Ephraim whose history is.
handed down to us in everlasting con-
tempt showing them to have been
towards. The bible says of them, that
they were harnessed and, carrying
bows, turned themselves back in the
day of battle So it was with this
candidate, he turned back in the day
of battle. He has declared against
every Republican State ticket for a
number of years, saying that the
State would go Democratic, without
efforts on his part to prevent it. He
is, therefore, a coward, and fees before
the enemy. / say in all candor that
he is not entitled to the Republican
nomination. last year, he went to
Washington and declared against Flu
sionists, telling a reporter that they
would lose the State by 10000 major
ity. He is not, therefore, entitled to.
a nomination at their hands.
Continued on 3rd page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

it, and for putting in it's place a Consti-
tuition according to Calhoun amid JEFF
Davis; solid for writing it in the future
and permanent history of this country
that in the civil war the South fought
for the Constitution and the North
against it; solid for multiplying the Con-
stitutiOn by holding representation in
Congress and the electoral college
against it's express mandates; solid for
destroying Northern industries and de-
yelopment but for which the South
would have obtained the victory in 1865
instead of in 1884; solid for maintaining
ignorance among the masses white and
black, so that the cultivated few may
govern the servile many"
That is Daniel t. Russells indict-
ment, drawn 10y his own hand and heart
against the people of whom he would
now lbe Governor.
But in a letter to a friend written by
Russell June is, 1896, he says as to the
language quoted above as to the ne
groes: "As TO bemeaning the negroes,
all of that is false and baseless. As
to the savage letter, 1T WAS AN EX-
PRESTON CONTAINING A TRUTH
WHICH NO INTELLIGENT PERSON
WILL DENY, and was accompanied
with expressions of friendship for
that race. They have simply taken a
part of it's context and used il for
purposes of deception"
In answer to this, the extracts given
above are given in full, and not parts
of sentences. As to the context. Russell
said later that he did not believe the
negroes of North Carolina would ever
rule the whites; he was applying his
his language to South Carolina, Missis-
sippi and other States. He may say all
this--let him have justice-but / as
one, do not believe that such a bubble
is the truth.
A O0DORED AIiDERNlAN'S OPINION.
In order to get at the Interpretation
put by the Wilmington negroes upon
his language in the above letter, I call
ed TO see j. o. Nixon, a prominent
negro, and, 10y the bye, one of Will
mingtonis aldermen. Nixon is
Intelligent and earnest, good talker
and educated. found him in his neat
little home and had quite talk with
him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
Wilmington, n. c., Oct. 20.

Wilmington, n. e., Oct. ~.
(From a special staff correspondent
And now what of Russell?
Daniel L. Russell is as bad as his
face
For one to speak of him more strong
ly would seem brutal.
But one has only to hear what those
who know him best say of him here
and to read the records of the man
to ascertain that his face is no mis-
fit.
Perhaps, then, for those who have
seen that face, this were enough.
What sculptor-touch lies in the fin
gers of the heart. How those fingers
toll night and day in life-stress and
in dream fashioning after their own
tendency the outward semblance of a
man. How the heart-hand deftly plays
along the cheek and chin of noble men
leaving the captivating curve of cour-
agei How that quality of calmness
softens the chamber of the eye in
which blends that unutterable ming
ling which go to make up decision
and self-contkoll How with almost
invisible threads of feeling that play
like spirit-lines about the lips
some strange tracery wires that story
which all the world may read Il
love my fellow-man."
And how upon face fashioned by
a heart at WAR the lines get hard, and
harder and twist themselves until the
personality of the man gets to have a
kind of barbed-wire fence around
it'll And how in some faces harmful
thought swells and bedevils the eye
until the cold and cruel white of an
OK side-glance supplants the tenderer
tints of kind regard. And with what
harmony is attuned the fat, cold frog,
croaking chuclxle, that chuckle of big
and short and thick and grinding teeth
which undertones spirit greedy for
giving pain. How nature angrily red
dens and puffs the jowls and ropily
creases the back-neck, and whips
bleak, winter flaws about the corners
of the long hard upper lip of men
who are hated and who hate
Does such face belong to the Re-
publican candidate for the next gov
ernorship of North Carolina? No, I
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30

But here, notwithstanding the above
Enough appeared in the examination
of these cases to show that in truth
there was a controversy between these
parties as to the right of the defend
ants, who are men of color, to accom-
modations and privileges in this thea
tire equal to those enjoyed by other
persons. Assuming that the house is
place Of entertainment for the gem
eral public, that it is licensed by the
laws of the State, and that there is
nothing in its objects or character
which relieves it from those legal rules
which apply to the government of
all institutions in which the public has
Evening journal., 1896-02-03
to day. He thinks that tho DUPONT
matter will come up In the SenSte one
day next week.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Tho Ahairs In Emperor Williams cour
In Critical Condition.

Tho Afiairs In Emperor Williams Court
In Critical Condition.
BERLIN, Feb. 3--It is said that DR.. Won
Boetticher, secretary Of state for tho IN
terror is determined to resign immedi-
ately.
As confirming the intrigue against
Chancellor Won Hohenlohe the following
semionicial statement has been given out:
1.-THE emperor's speech of Jan. Is has been
used by the Agrarians, bimetallists and
Bismarekians as the starting point for an
intrigue to compass Chancellor Won Ho-
henlohe's fall. The names of General Won
Waldersee and Won Wartensleben are ad-
vanced as possible successors because it Is
feared that the premature disclosures Of
the real candidates name would ieopar-
die the success Of the scheme. There is
not the slightest indication that Chanoel-
lor von Hohenlohe's position is shaken,
but these hopes are based on the emperor
desire for larger navy, which the chan
cellor disfavors. "
1t Is said that the name Of the secret
candidate above referred to is believed tc
be Count Herbert Won Bismarck, but II
may be that his name is advanced only as
"a means to defeat the intrigue by connect
ing with It the name Of person distaste-
full to the emperor.
Despite the assertion that Chancellor
Won Hohenlohe's position Is mistaken, the
admission that he opposes the emperor Oh
naval affairs looks threatening for his pO-
sition
Evening journal., 1896-02-03
DIED

ADAIR.- January 20 1890. Harry p,
daughter Of krneet and Harriet Il. Adair,
aged 10 months.
EVANS.-On January ~. 1895, Mrs Mary T..
Evans, wife of George W Evans and daughter
Of the late John Il. and Phoebe p. Holt. aged
80 years.
HAGAN.-On January 90. 1898. Elijah th
Hagan, in the SD year Of her age.
Nc 9RlDE. January 20, le9l, Patrick
Mcbride.
MCCULLOUGH - At her residence near
Glasgow. Del on January 30. lflj. Margaret
@. Mccullough, aged 65 years.
M'CONNELL.-On February .. 800 Mrs
4 Bannah Mcconnell in her e0ih year.
Papa. Suddenly, oniSaturday, February
!. John, son of Cliariss and Margaret
Pa pa, aged u years and months.
Relatives ard friends OF the fauiily are in
vi'Ad 20 attend the funeral from the residenc,
Of his parents, No $40 Seventh aYeEue, OF
Tuesday morning At 8 O'Clock.
OUlLL.-In this city on Tuesday january
2S, Jeremiah, infant son Of Dennis and hlar.
gafet Quill, aged months.
WELLS.-On February p 1896, William =
Wells.
Evening journal., 1896-02-03
HER HEART SHIFTS.
Miss Benedict Remains In Trance Foi
Five Weeks.

rive Ncckss
MARENGo, n. Y, Feb. 3.-Physicians
have been giving much attention to a
strange affection Of Miss Hattie Benedict
the 19-yoar-old daughter Of farmer. Miss
Benedict four months ago fell asleep, or
rather lapsed into a cataleptic trance, and
did not awake for five weeks except at
long intervals, when she was conscious
for only few minutes at q time. Once
when She awokc her mother hurried to get
her some food, but before she could pre-
pare it the girl sank back into trance.
At the end Of five weeks she awoke with
an acute pain at the base Of the brain, but
her faculties were in no way impaired,
and her general health appeared good.
Five weeks ago she fell into another
trance, which still continues. Her vital
functions appear to be reduced to the low
est point. digestion being at a standstilI.
Her muscles are rigid, but her heart beats,
and her breath is regular. During the
present trance her heart has shifted three
times by muscular contraction to the right
side but this does not appear TO have
affected its functions. 1t is thought that
she is hazily conscious of her surrounding:
during these frances because when she
awoke from the former sho had some
vague recolleotions Of what had happened
by her bedside 1t is believed by her ply
sician that these attacks are due to scar
latinal poisoning in infancy.