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AT/rnouaii Jay Gould was proatly
pleased with the west , ho returned to
Wall street without buying it.
CONTHACTOH SO.UIRKS baa spent about
as much time if nothing else as his
exasperating street sweeping bill was
worth in pushing it through tlio city
council.
IDIOTIC pessimists m.xy frighten a few
eastern loan companies out of this portion
tion of the west , hut will utterly fail in
stemming the tide of prosperity setting
this way with irresistible force.
THE lawyers' non-partisan state ju-
dical convention was to have occurred at
Lincoln today. It is hardly necessary
to add that the non-partisan idea of the
corporations and lawyers is a mummified
corpse which nothing can galvani/.o into
life.
"MATCH MW8 man from Maine" is an
alliteration which will sot a republican
convention wild with enthusiasm in a
second. Tlio domoorativo alliterative
complement is King Klovoland is Our
Kismet. Tlio throe Ms against the
throoKs would result disastrously to the
KB.
MINNEAPOLIS Hour is not by any
moans all ground by water power. Stoum
furnishes the motive power which makes
a very larjro proportion of it , and year
by year the Mississippi river is depended
upon loss and less and steam more and
moro. Steam mills make exactly as
good flour as those run by water power.
JQUUNALISM has lost another valuable
man in the death of Major ,1. M. Bundy ,
which is announced as having taken
place in Paris. For several years past
Major Untidy was the editor-in-chiof of
the Now York J/ni'J aw ? Mxprcxs , and
prior to that he had boon connected
with the Now York 'JWuunc. lie was a
clear , vigorous writer , and in addition
to hia newspaper work had performed
bthor literary labor of merit. Owing to
Impaired health ho wont toKuropo some
time ago , but derived no permanent
benefit from tnq uhiinge.
ITATA is the name of a boat which
pravo the cruiser Charleston a lively
ehaso from California to Chili. It was
lee smart a skipper for the cruiser but
surrendered nevertheless , much to the
Inconvenience of the Navy and Slate de
partments of this country. A great
term of diplomatic indignation swept
over the country and a largo sum of
United States money wont into the
buncombe pursuit and capture. It Is
over , the Itutn belongs to the winning
party in Chili and this country has con
ducted the farce long enough to bo
iroary of it and gladly to seize upon
evonta which permit it to lot go of the
Itatn. The llttlo ship will go homo and
the American ihisco will continue the
laughing slock of several countries.
BALLOT reform laws have boon passed
In twonty-nino states among which
Arkansas. Maryland , Missouri , Tonnoa-
jco and West Virginia nlono are in the
lolid south. Delaware and Now Jersey
ro the only northern democratic states
which have joined the procession for
honest elections. Now Jersey's law is u
very poor adaptation of the Australian
lyatoiu and that of Maryland la hardly
worthy of a place alongside of these of
nearly all the other states. The Cali
fornia , Now York and Pennsylvania
laws tire far from what they should bo
but in all the other states the host
Jcuturos of tl-o Australian idea are In
corporated into the ntwH and friends of
ballot reform may feel nneourngod to
look forward to the time when all the
states of the union will have thrown the
tafoguards around Ihu ballot which experience -
porionco tins shown to bo essential to
the protection of Us purity.
ton'A rx.i//vu(7iv / ( ,
The Iowa republicans have opened
tliolr campaign , and it Is to bo presumed
that they will from now until thu day of
election wage the fight vigorously mid
aggressively. Senator Allison was
wisely selected to lire the first gun , and
It npiwars to have boon loaded to the
imiz/lo with ammunition of a most deadly
kind for the democracy , When Senator
Alllnmi talks three hours hols Hiiro to
say a great deal of nn impressive character -
actor worthy of serious consider
ation by the people. Ho does
not make hasty or careless or loose
statements. Ha is a man of facts and
not of theories. Among the public mon
of the nation none is more trustworthy
in respect of both his statements of
fact and his opinions. What ho has
said ought to command , and undoubt
edly will command , the respectful and
earnest consideration of the consti
tuency which Senator Allison has BO
long served with distinguished ability
and unvarying fidelity.
The opinion of these who are in a
position to form an intelligent
judgment is that the republi
cans will bo succefsful. So far as
national questions are concerned they
have most decidedly the ad vantage. The
democracy of Iowa is committed to tlio
free and unlimited coinage of silver , and
although Governor Boles is seeking to
evade this Issue , deliberately made by
his party in the expectation of drawing
the votes of alliance and republican
farmers who may have been inllueuced
by the cry for moro money , the ro-
publ leans will hold the party to
the Issue and compel it to defend its po
sition or abandon it and thereby ac
knowledge its error and its attempt to
mislead the people into the support of a
perilous financial policy. There Is no
quotation before the country of greater
importance than that of the free coin
age of silver , and the voice of Iowa will
have great weight in determining it.
If the people of that state decide this
year in favor of the democratic
party it will have * n powerful
iillluenco on the side of free coinage -
ago , because Iowa lias heretofore
boon steadfast in supporting a sound
and stable currency. Her people huvo
not gone astray in manifesting a willing
ness to try reckless and hazardous ex
periments with the currency , and to dose
so now would bo very olVeotivo against
the maintenance of a sound monetary
system. On tlio other hand , repub
lican success in Iowa , while it might
have no influence upon the next
house of representatives , whoso enor
mous democratic majority is vir
tually pledged to free coinage legisla
tion , would undoubtedly exert an influ
ence upon wavering senators and would
strengthen the national administration
in its opposition to free coinage. These
nro the considerations which give un
usual significance , in n national sense ,
to the decision to bo rendered by the
people of Iowa at the polls next Novem
ber , and which subordinate local issues.
Heforring to the tariff , Senator Alli
son said that while the Mclvinloy bill
was not perfectin all respects it was
the host tarllT law ever enacted by con
gress , and was proving to bo most bene
ficial to the people. A perfect tariff meas
ure , ono that would satisfy everybody and
all interests , is simply an impossibility.
Human wisdom Is incapable of devising
such a law. The results under the Me-
Kinloy bill justify the assertion of Sen
ator Allison that it is the host tarilT law
the country lias over had. Our foreign
trade , both of imports and exports , has
increased since it went into effect , as
shown by the recent statement of tlio
Bureau of Statistics. Tlio prices of
many articles of common use , affected
by the tarilT , are lower now than they
were a year ago , as can be seen by a
reference to wholesale price lists. By
means of the reciprocity clause of the
law wo have increased our foreign
markets , and finally wo are dem
onstrating to the world that the
United States can have a fiscal
policy of its own which other com
mercial nations are compelled to re
gard. The intelligent farmers of Iowa
know that none of the evils prophesied of
the tariff law have boon experienced ,
and they are not likely to bo misled in
this mater by the free trade doctrines of
Mr. Uogor Q. Mills or the well-worn
platitudes of Mr. Horace Boies.
The republicans of Iowa have nothing
to fear from a full and free discussion of
these national issues , and if they will
but iorco the fighting on these issues
they can achieve a splendid victory.
TUB Avrno.v.iCONVKXTIOA :
The republican national convention
is worth all it can possibly cost to tlio
city that entertains it. The week of the
convention the oycs of the whole civil-
i'/cd world are turned upon the city in
which it is hold. For months before
and after its date people are thinking
and talking of It , and unconsciously but
constantly linking the convention and
the convention city together.
Omaha is fortunately situated the
present year for tljo furtherance of her
laudable ambition to entertain the con
vention. Four years ago but ono vote
was needed on the Informal ballot to
have given bora majority of the com
mittee passing upon the question of loca
tion. . Since that date wo have added
f > 0l)00 , ) to our numbers anil increased our
hotel accommodations very apprecia
bly. Council Bluffs and South Omaha
have also grown rapidly in that period
and are ready and anxious to render us
all the assistance possible , botii in secur
ing and entertaining the convention.
Our railway facilities are all that can bo
desired. Our situation in the center of
the union is greatly to our advantage ,
and the political situation is uncertain
enough in these formerly republican
prairlo states to make the national com
mittee seriously consider measures for
holding thorn in line in 1H'L' ) .
In short wo go into the fight this year
with more points in OUF favor than any
other city which is hoping to bo BO-
locted , and all that is necessary to our
success is persistent , patriotic , intelli
gent effort. The money question
is of i-ourso to bo settled first.
This can bo put out of the way
In a week by Judicious work along tlio
lines suggested by an enterprising firm
which guarantees $5,000 of the 3100,000
needed as a convention fund , which shall
include the money for constructing tin
auditorium. Nineteen olhor business
concerns in Omaha ought to step right
up to the captain's ollloo and ninko up
this guarantee.
The citizens' commltlco is too delib
erative a body for an undertaking re
quiring prompt nnd cfllclonl personal
labor. Lot the business linns of Omaha
take hold of this nmttot , glvo the neces
sary guarantees and work out the details
of the fund later. Wo have only about
n month or six weolt In which to ac
complish our purpose.
While regretting that the Iowa repub
lican presi seem determined to force the
tompuranco question to the front in the
Iowa campaign in which so many other
more important issues are at stake Tin :
BKK cannot allow itself to bo misquoted
to bolster up the cause of prohibition
which unhappily the republicans of Iowa
have "allowed to bo loaded upon them in
their platform. The democrats are very
shrewdly shifting the light to the torn-
ponmco issue when really they
are making a contest for a United
Status senator , a gerrymander of the
congressional districts , and the control
of the logislatuto so as to onurt the
Michigan electoral district law , and so
steal a portion of the Iowa electoral vote
in 1892. They cannot defend Governor
Boles' Now York calamity speech and
hence they , by the assistance of such intemperate -
temperate prohibition organs as tlio
Dos Moincs IfrgMcr , are silly forcing
prohibition to the front , and are fight
ing under its cover.
The Ile < ii.\tcr , in its ill-tempered way ,
attempts to convince Tun HUE of incon
sistency upon the question of high
license. Answering the assertions of
an Ottumwa journal , TIIK UKU of last
Sunday distinctly denied certain state
ments put into Mr. Hosowater's mouth ,
claiming high license to bo a fail
ure , and distinctly avowed its success in
Omaha , and stated that Mr. "Rosawater
could not possibly have made the utter
ances to the contrary accredited to him
without stultifying himself. The Hcijis-
tcr quoting this paragraph from TIIK
SUNDAY BKIO attempts to show its in
consistency by printing the entire article
in the issue of the Friday preceding re
lative to saloons within the two-inilo
limit in which article the county athori-
ties are severely criticized for their
no.'Mcct in not collo'etiiig the licenses ac
cording to law.
Now , everybody in Omaha knows that
the Slocumb law has been rigidly enforced -
forced for years in this city and that the
license paid by each saloon into the
school fund is $1,000 per annum in ad
vance. There is no question- whatever
on this point and it is absolutely true
that nowhere in this country is thn
license law moro successful or bettor enforced -
forced , and "nowhere are the
evils incident to tlio liquor traflic
loss numerous than in this city. "
The Slocumb law as originally
passed and as it remained for moro than
ton years absolutely forbid the issuing
of licenses within two miles of any in
corporated city or village , but it omitted
any penalty for selling within such a
belt without license. As a consequence
road-houses and saloons sprang up
within the prohibited bolt and they ran
alongjyear after year without molestation
although attempts were made each ses
sion to have the law amended to include
th 0111.
At the last session of the legislature
the law was amended so as to uuthori/.o
county licenses within two miles of any
city within a county having a popula
tion exceeding 150,000. This amend
ment was passed to moot the situation on
tlio outskirts of Omaha. It did not take
effect until August 1 , of this present
year , less than six weeks ago.
The county authorties ! have been
slow in its enforcement and have
received and deserved the censure
administered at the hands of THE BEE.
There is no connection between tlio two
articles quoted by the lleyistcr. There
is no vaceilation in the coin-so of Tin :
BKE upon the question , of prohibi
tion and high license. There is
nothing misleading to intelligent people
ple in the two editorials and the Jlcijister
will bo moro truthful than usual if it
will have the honesty to acknowledge
its error in pretending that TIIK UKE
has boon pursuing'a "vaccilating course"
to the injury of "both prohibition and
high license. "
TIIK IXIKIlHrATR COMMISSION ,
Tlio announcement that .1 udgo Thomas
M. Cooley , chairman of tlio Interstate
Commerce Commission , lias tendered his
resignation , will bo received with great
regret by all who are interested in the
wise administration of the interstate
commerce law. Judge Cooley has boon
a member of the commission since its
organization , in 1887 , and his appoint
ment was a distinct recognition
of his pro-eminent judicial ability.
Tlio law provides that not moro
than thrco of the five com
missioners Khali bo appointed from the
same political party , and the action of a
democratic president in appointing
Judge Cooley , a republican , for the
longest term prescribed by the law , and
his selection as chairman of the com
mission , was the highest possible com
pliment to ills ability. IIo lias long
been regarded as ono of the greatest
jurists of the country , eminent as an
authority on constitutional l.iw nnd dis
tinguished for a wide range of legal
learning' . For a year or moro Judge
Cooloy's health has boon much impaired ,
duo largely to the arduous and oxaoting
character of his duties , and for a time
ho was so ill as to cause grave appro-
honslon. Ho lias not boon well since ,
and the necessity of having absolute rest
and freedom from all euros doubtless explains -
plains his resignation. It will bo diIll-
cult to 1111 his place , though an equally
able man is perhaps loss necessary now
than when the work of the commission
had to be organized and the machinery
of the law put in operation.
President Harrison will now have two
vacancies to till on the commission , the
other having boon caused by the death
of General Walter Bragg of Alabama.
The commission now consists of the fol
lowing members : Thomas M. Cooley of
Michigan ; William R. Morrison of Illi
nois , Whuelock G. Yoiuoy of Ver
mont , Augustus Sehoonmakor , Now
York. It Is expected that the
south will bo given a re pro *
scntation on thh'iKimmlsslon ' , nnd doubtless -
loss a democrat J1JI bo appointed from
that section. TJjiu will enable the presi
dent to select n.T'Mjstorn republican to
'succeed Judge ! { J"iJoloy , and there nro
valid reasons wiiyJio should make the
selection west df" tlio Mississippi. The
grout territory Ro'ijweon that river nnd
the Pacific count , with tin vast and
steadily increasing transportation inter
ests , is manlfe ty entitled to repre
sentation on the Interstate Com
mission , and tilt ) 'president , would have
llttlo trouble InTithlinir Hi that section a
capable and in till * respects fit man for
that body. The high ehnractol1 of
Judge Cooley , both for legal ability nnd
integrity , has hud much to do with
creating and maintaining public confi
dence in the commission , and his suc
cessor must bo a man rtbovo reproach
and especially free from any corpora
tion taint.
K.KIT \ \ H'AS A UK.
Out hero In Nebraska , whore the
fake sheet is known , it is not necessary
to say that a telegram under a Nebraska
City date , published in last Saturday's
World' Ifirnhl , containing an alleged
interview with General Uussell A. Alger
relative to tlio purposes of Mr. Rose-
water's trip to Kuropowas recognized on
sight as a miserable fake , without the
semblance of a shadow of foundation.
General Algor himself , however , cannot
bo supposed to know anything about the
newspaper or its methods , and therefore
takes the trouble to write TIIK Bun , de
nying the foolish story attributed .to
him. For this reason , and becniiho the
general desires to pl.ico his prompt di-
nial before his numerous friends in this
state , Wo make' room for the following
brief letter :
DKTKOIT , Mich. , Sept. 7. To the Editor of
TIIK URI : : 1 have lust read with astonish
ment the n'urlil-lleralil special ( luted Ne
braska , September 4. So far as relates tome
mo , it U utterly false. I saw no represent
ative of tho't } \ > rld-ltcnM ; mailo no state
ment to uny ono of mattars contained In ll.e
"dispatch , " for 1 never hoard of them dir-
rcctly or indlicctly until I read the article
named. I cannot understand what can induce -
duce a man to manufacture falsehoods of this
kind , nor what a paper can pain bv publish
ing them. U. A. At.unii.
iVBH'OllR \ HKl'UHLilVA * 'flCKKT.
The ticket nominated by the Now
York republican convention is something
of a surprise. There is hardly a candi
date on it who had been prominently
mentioned as likely to receive the nomi
nation. But if not the strongest ticket
that could bavo boon named it is a very
respectable one. '
The candidate for governor , J. Sloat
Fassott , has been active in republican
politics for 'a dozen years or
more , being fpi n considerable part
of that time _ .prominent . in the
state senate. Recently lie was appointed
by President Harrison collector of the
port of Now York. . ' . Ho is a lawyer , lias
boon identified with journalism , and is a
shrewd and aggressive politician. J.
W. Vroomun , tlio candidate for lieu
tenant irovornor , is well known in the
politics of the Empire state and is a pop
ular leader in his section of the stale.
The other candidate : } , have all done
good service In the republican party
and are men of character and ability.
Tlio convention was harmonious , and
if the good fooling manifested shall bo
maintained throughout the campaign
there is good reason to expect a clean
republican victory in November.
THIS transraisBissippi congress will
convene in the Grand opera house Octo
ber 10. The occasion will be important
to Omaha and the various local business
organizations must see to it that the
delegates are royally entertained. The
Board of Trade and Real Estate Owners'
association will bo wise if they act early
and together in preparing an appropri
ate programme for the entertainment of
the visitors.
THE Board of Education has passed a
resolution prohibiting the marriage of
school tonoliors during the school year.
This is a work of supererogation on the
part of the board. Thus far no teacher
has doomed it necessary to take the
board into her confidence in matters so
strictly personal.
VIloro Mnnuy is Miulo to Orilcr.
Ulilcdjo Trllmne.
Gold is quoted at ! I02 or thereabout In Bue
nos Ayres , but there is plenty of papar
money In the city. From an iilliiuico stand
point Uuonos Ay res seems to bo a highly
prosperous center of lluanco.
ol' I'ro.spiM'ity.
San /'VuiifM'o / Climnlcle ,
There Is a car famine at the oaat. This is
a kind of fmulno that Indicates prosperity , as
it means that there uro not onouph cars to
haul the enormous crops of the farmers to
market as promptly as iloslreil.
Joe
Xeliraikn Citu
These who heated so long for reform anil
d n the supreme court last fall must Uo
particularly pleased with the nomination of
Joe Hdgortoil for supreme JuilKO. Wo doubt
If there is a-so-ualled liuvyoi- the state more
Iticompotont for the position thau Kdgortou.
I''nUSi ; ) Hard.
St. hntliultibe-Democmt ,
Colonel \VobstolFIanaKnn } 1ms uecn ap
pointed collector of disjoins at El Paso , Tox.
Ttio colonel ran for governor of Texas last
year , and , Hlto U'arnor Mlllor of Now York
In 1S33 , ho "fell on la Wo of the breastworks/ '
Not only that , but wo nro sorry to say , the
breastworks fell on top of him , to tno Beastly
extent of about " < X > $ $ majority.
j.u.i.v it.iy/ > .
Minneapolis Triliuno : How often dooi
Chicago propose to Draw on the govurnmnnt
for f : > ,000.0 ; > < ) for Wprjd's fair expenses I This
is not nn Impartlnnuttfiuostlon , for It Is qulto
a spoil till U' ! . i j , |
Koi-hoitor Po.ituDlfcpatch ; Wo can say ,
without the slightest hcwitntioii , that no atun :
lonn slioiihl bu miido and wo may uda that
the cheek of the Chicago poopio In atklng a
loan , nftor the pledges tboy mailo la congress ,
Is monumental.
( ilouo Democrat : It U Htnted that Chicago
will ask u loan of > ,000,000 from the United
States for the World's fair project , but thuro
is no probability that congresi will authorize
the mo of the national credit In that way to
the extent of a sl.iglu dollar.
SnrliiKtlald Republican : Chicago hiu not
fuitlllixJ its promises to subscribe sulllclont
capital for the World's fair , and as a conso-
q no n co the managers are now tu financial
strait * ami propose to ask congress for a loan
of $3,000,000to | help thorn out.
Philadelphia Ledger : Chicago will have
to modify the plans mndo for tbo World's
fair buildings and grounds or face a serious
financial Ulfllculty. The estimated con of
getting the show ready to open Is f 13,1X10,000. ,
This Is too much , oven tbough the govern-
incut should bo luuucod to contribute 15,000- , ,
IHX ) outright it will bo mi o.n ? matter to
cut down thoco t nnd still maUo the Colum
bian exhibition "tho preatost show on earth , "
Chicago Inter Ocean ; Looking at the matter
from n strictly bitslnos * . point or vlow , It must
bo conceded that thU would bo n safe loan ,
There U every rjuicm to believe that the se
curity Is lunplo. The chaticus are that the
final round up will show a xvtilo margin of
net receipts In excess of the amount named.
Philadelphia Record : The nation it rich-
has not the Con.mis Hnrcmi said in ami n
beggarly fr > , UOOlOt ) ) for n world's fair of snuh
tremendous lithographic proportion ! ) M that
which U now Imminent at Chicago should
strike thn hono.it citizen with a sense of sur-
prlsn at the moderation of the managers. Lot
them go on , nml fear not.
Now VorlrTribuuo ; The world's fair managers -
agors nro considering the advisability of ask
ing congress for a loan of $ . 1,000,000. ThU ls
the mild and unobtrusive wav In which the
proposition is reported , but tno trntli would
not bo severely wrenched , wo suppose , If
the dispatches should announce that the man
agers were convinced of the absolute heccs-
ally of appealing to the national treasury for
the sum named.
I'.IKHIXHWr. .
A voraoloiisnpnotlto for tolmcco In ovnry
form Imperil * thn life of a riHlilcnt of llulllnz-
hain , Minn. Ilu hns-smoliud and munchud the
deadly weed for nearly too years.
Omaha ( otincilmon are "talking under thu
hut" for campaign t'lToct.
"Is marrhiKO a failure ? " \Voll , nut-is not.
O.I7.0 on thu crowded conditions of thu schools.
OiillasN'ows : A ynnnit nmii cannot brldln
th lUhtnln ? , but a married man can catch
thunder.
"llld you over known colonel to bo hon-
ueeUoil ?
"No : did you ? "
"Yes. "
"He must have been a colonel In a homo
" "Uh.'no ! A kernel of i-orn. Henpecked !
You're out on a fowl. S o ? "
Detroit I'ruo Press : "My dear madam , " said
Detroit's chief of notion to a Jull visitor "don't
you know that It Is an lmposslillll > reform
a professional crook ? "
"Hut ho'.s only nn nnntteiir. said the snod
woman feelingly. "Do glvo thu poor fellow u
dinner. "
Anil tin ) hewltdermt olllelal hadu't unothitr
word to say.
.Iiidgo : The Conductor Th' fare-strap Rot
crossed on th' signal strap , an' I'vo rung up a
fnro nvory time 1'vu .stopped th' our. \\liy
illrln't v r toll mo ?
Mulvoy ( the driver , huuphtlly ) I uln't no
hlunkiul bookkeeper.
'TIs s-.vect , Indeed , to busk In fragrant similes.
Or Illrt with Idirlsitnlly In the sun ;
Hut , oh ! how loiiuh to turn to worl < attain
On that lilno day when thu vacation's done ; !
"Is this trim loaded for hour ? "
"No. for fool * . I.iit It alono. "
" Oh ! You want It for yourself ? "
The chap who trli.-il to win a mUs
Hy appunllnsc to her reuson
Is much liss : IIko toiln : his bliss
Than ho who ventures on a kiss
Combined with guntlu siiiuuzln' | .
Kleh'iioml Recorder : A turtle Is a lazy fol
low , but no other fellow thinks hu has a soft
siKip.
To.xas Sift Inns : The man who keeps his
moiiMi shut never h.is to : it any orow.
Puck : Itrldal parties probably so to Niagara
hucuuia a Itttlu u.xtrauush would not bu no
ticed there.
Columbus I'ost : The hunting season will
soon bo here , when thn country stout will need
a hldu about u foot thick.
MOHK UKA.IHV 77/.I.V DYX.IHITR.
Test of tlio New ICxplosivo Known ns
Torrorltc.
New Youiv , Sept. 9. General Abbott and
Colonel Mordecay arrived at Fort liuinilton
shortly after 10 a. m. yesterday and made a
linal test of the new chemical high explosive
compound known as terrorite. Holes were
dus in the ground six fout deep ai the north
western corner of the fort. A hollow shell of
copper was then lilled with twelve pounds of
the explosive and packed with cotton. The
shell was then placed in the improvised pit
and covered solidly with earth to the surface.
It was exploded oy moans of an ordinary
prime. The detonation was a long , muflied
ono , without any smoke , but a volume of
aartb , weighing fully a ton , was hurled
through the air in almost every direction ,
rising to a hight of twenty-live to fifty foot.
The enormous force of torrorito was evidenced -
donced by tbo crater which it made around
the pit , and which measured nearly twelve
foot in diameter. The same quantity of
dynamite or nitro-glyccrmo would not have
done half as much dumago. Four shells wcro
tired in all with practically the sumo results ,
while the wclgbt of the chtirgo was cbaugou
la each instance.
In addition to its greater destructive force
the now explosive offers advantages hereto
fore soucht in vain. It can bo handled moro
safely than gunpowder , wt Ich adds to Its
value in warfare. Its force can also bo
regulated , arid It is claimed to bo at least
four times as powerful as dynamite. Ter
rorite is not affected by jarring or jolting ,
and sn its transportation iu cars or ships does
not endanger lifo.
Dynamite cannot bo relied upon after It
has boon stored for a number of years. Tbo
inventor of terrorito claims that its quality
.vlU not deteriorate under any conditions.
This of course is a matter of conjecture , as
the United States engineering corps bus not
yet been ublo to test tnis claim. Frequent
changes of temperature , oven below the
freezing point , do not affect torrorito to the
snma exton * . ns dynamite , nor does it disinte
grate in contact with iron , copper , brass ,
zinc or any other metal.
Tlio cliief value of the now explosive is
that it can .ho used for artillery purposes. U
can bo safely fired with gunpowder from any
rlflo or mortar. At the moment of explosion
the shell bursts with greater force than if it
were filled with ordinary powdor. Torrorito
can also bo used in charging torpedoes or.
submarine mines. A shell ot solid steel
weighing 1,000 pounds thrown from a twolve-
inch steel rillu and lilled with this explosive
would not only pierce sixteon-inch armor ,
but woulct provo very destructive when its
contents were distributed.
Torronto is an American Invention. Thn
Mnxloan government has purchased the
right to use it both on land and water. Mexi
can artillery olllcurs say they nro highly
satisfied with the result.
Tendered Diirliiiin'H OliI Placo.
CAMDCV , N. J. , Sept. 9. The post of con
sul of Sail Domingo , to uuccccd John S. Dur
ham , the now minister to Haytl , has been
tendered to William K. Powell , principal of
the sixth school district of this city. Mr.
Powell Is an Intelligent , cultured colored
man , about ) yours old , nnd ho bus lieon in
the scrvico of the Camdcn hoard of education
as principal nlno years. There is no toucher
in tbo city who is butter llkod or moro mil-
vorsally rospoctod. Mr. Powell sajs he has
not yet reached n decision as to whether ho
should .
accept.
_ _
srottrs TO COXQUKK. "
Across the Holds , one summer d y ,
Wandered a youth and n maiden gay.
The fields wuro In green , the inaid was la
liluo ,
Whllo the youth was in love , of sornbro huo.
For this daughter of Eve , ns cruel ns fair ,
Hud driven her lever quito to despair ,
Of glances , nnd smiles , and words , she gave
many.
Hut of love or caresses she gave -not any.
Soon to n stiln the pair draw nigh ,
And n glcum of hope lit tno young man's
oyo.
Dut no slcn did bo make , though glad ho
might fcol ;
Tbo maiden went first , and round turned the
wheel
Rut only half way , for this Riiltor hold
Had entered it too , and fast did ho hold ,
Whllo ho suld to the maid , "Mot a step do
you go
Till you have paid toll for all my woo. "
For a space , woman's wit and man's muscle
opposed ,
Thov stood by the stllo , but , far from com
posed.
In dismay she gazed on her stalwart foo.
Kotruatsho would not. Pay toll I Ah , not
So , quick as a Hash , she stooped nud was
gone ,
Away from the stlUi and the youth forlorn
As for her captor alone on tbo lull ,
For aught 1 know hu may bo there stllU
SITUATION IN LANCASTER ,
Forecast of tbo Domocr.uio nnd Republican
Conventions ,
MANY POLITICAL WIRE WORKERS.
( Jrovor Clcvolniul Will Kocalvo llio
KndnrMcmoiit of HU Purly In
Uiicoln Plans of tlio Vnr-
Ions Conililiintlon > ) .
LINTOI.X , Nob. , Sept. 0. [ Special to Tun
HP.E.J The feverish ofllco sonkor pays no at
tention to the fact that the state fair Is now
in progress , out Instead Is using every ofort
In his power to secure the privilege of servIng -
Ing the county or state , as the case may bo ,
to .say nothing ot making combinations for
future purposes.
Thij democrats of Lancaster county will
put n ticket In the field , although the same
old dissension exists , led respectively by
Calhoun nnd McManlgal.
The Calhoun element is in favor of endorsing
ing the nominations made by the Indepen
dent conventions , but the McManlgal-Uod-
froy-Watkliis-Cooper-nourbon , olomonf believe -
lievo in putting u full democratic ticket In
the Hold. They refuse to bow to the dtv
mnud of the Independents that they endorse
Tlbbotts for the position of district judge ,
hut declare that they will nominate Instead
of Indorsing him.
This hulr-.sptltting distinction of nomina
tion or endorsement is alleged to bo vital
witlCthc independents Just now.
After a careful survey ot the present
status of democratic wishes the following
conclusions are dr.uvn as to wh t will be the
outcome of the struggle at the bourbon con
vention.
Jim Hubbard will bo nominated for sheriff.
The position of county and district clerks
will go to the country.
Austin Humphrey will bo elected county
treasurer.
The oftlco of coroner will go to outsldo
VlllllgU.-i.
P. O. Casstday and S. .1. Tuttle will bo
nominated for district Judges after the
unanimous nomination of Tibbett * .
H. A. Wniliuoro will bo nominated for
county judgo.
.Messrs. WurtzDorg , Allen and Cunning
ham will bo nominated as justices of the
peace.
A resolution will bo passed endorsing ex-
Prcsii'ont ' Cleveland , notwithstanding his
position on the silver bill. Interviews with
several leading democrats of Lancaster
county reveals the fact that they have been
reading the article by Andrew Carnocio , in
thu Juno number of the North American
Uovlow on "Tho A , B , C , of Money , " and
consequently talto the stand that they now
do.
do.Thero
There has been in this county n move on
the part of some republicans to maKe a nonpartisan -
partisan district judiciary. U met with favor
by many at first. But when It was dis
covered that the democracy desired the.
solr.ction of a supreme Judge in the person of
cither Irandy ) or Wakoloy the old stal
wart republicans did not think well
of carrying the non-partisan move to that ex
tent. Hence so far as Lancaster is concerned ,
that intended arrangement can bo declared
off. The republicans will nominate a full
ticket. For judges undoubtedly , Fields , Hall
and Woodward will bo candidates , though
there is n move on the quiotto / bring out
Police Judga Houston for the district
bench. This is said to be a railroad
move. Judge Cobb undoubtedly will have
the naming of the stale delegation. Burn-
ham will bo nominated by acclamation for
his second term. Justice S. T. Cochran is in
the loaa for county judge with the "Singing
Pilgrim" Ike Lansing close on his heels.
For county clerk John Dothlofs lends the
van. For district clerk the fight is boUvoen
Charley Wnito and Dave Harris , both
staunch republicans from the city und A. M.
UVimblo from the country. For sheriff Samuel -
uol McClay will be nominated by acclama
tion , it being his second term , though his
tight is said to bo nt the noils , on account of
n largo discordant element. County commis
sioner mid coroner will go to
the country , there boiuc ' numerous
candidates. County Superintendent of
Public Instruction Frank n. McClusky ,
t o present incumbent will without doubt bo
ronominated , having given general satisfac
tion the lust three terms. For justices of the
peace , Justices J. H. Brown and C. H. Fox-
worthy will bo ronominated and M. M. Star
for tlio third. Resolutions endorsing the ad
ministration and the Mclvinloy bill will bo
passed with n hurrah. For constables ilrad
Hingor and Ernast Humphrey will bo nom
inated.
5l'nONAU ' > VS STECN.
Mr. McDonald , architect of the Geneva re
form school , was in the city today and
lauirhod heartily at the remarks of John
Stecn , superintendent of the bulletins , con
cerning the alleged orders of that man that
the defective { pundations ho removed.
"Why , " saia McDonald , "it was on my
written order that the defective foundations
were taken out. And yet this fol
low Steen Is trying to arrogate
the credit to himself. I really
don't ' care what ho says , but as his misrep
resentations are liable to make some people
of the state have a wrong impression ns to
the nature of the work done I feel as though
somebody ought to tell the truth about tbo
matter. The fact is that he is no longer .su
perintendent , although ho is drawing the
salary. Don't look surprised. I mean that
n superintendent would bo on hand at least
occasionally , and I am willing to leave it to
nny employe if , judging from the presence of
Steen that that distinguished gentleman
know anything about the building , much loss
was connected with it In any manner. Yet
I hurdlv know whether to feel indignant or
amused at the remarks of this supernumer
ary.
ary."Ho has boldly declared that the Board of
Public Lands ami Buildings had to appoint
him to the position of superintendent be
cause ho carried the Swedish vote of thu
state In his vest pocket. When ho first
made this declaration 1 supposed ho was
in jest , but now 1 see that he
really believes that the gentlemen of Swed
ish blood in this state are waiting breathless
ly to see what he commands and \vill then
rush to ohoy his biadlng. What an Insult to
the Intelligence of nny class of people.
"What the erection of this building has to
do with votes or Swedish people I do not
know , but ono thing I do know the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings accepted
the plans I prepared nud ns architect I
propose thnt n building bu put up according
to the plnn.s. I don't care whoso prejudices
uro hurt or Hchumos thwarted , I have u duty
to perform nnd will fulfill It. "
I'HTOI.H IV Cliritl'll.
The Blue Springs Methodist ISpiscopal
church fight has finally got Into the supreme
court. Presiding Kldor A. W. Schenborirer
of the Platte river conference in company
with J. J. Poundor , F. Uitchey and ( J. W.
Wliiund , trustees ofIon's church at Blue
Surings. biougnt suit niminst Uov. J. P. Ash
to oust him from the pulpit nnd to enjoin
lilni from preaching any moro In that church.
It appears from the story related in the or
iginal complaint , that there have been some
lively times In that church although no
blood was shed ornnyhoilykllled. The peti
tioners declare that on July l.r > , Ih'.K ) , Ifov. Dr.
Ash was suspended from thu Methodist
church and deprived of nil rights to officiate
or cynduct tiie religious exorcUas of that
church.
Notwithstanding this tlio petitioners iio-
clare that on July 'M , ten days nfu-r being
fired , Hov. II. Ash , accompanied by Mrs.
Sonroy unit Brother. * ninnehftrd , Crono.
Ornftoii , Hltor nnd liftfns "with vlolont
hatuls nml force limn nud there prevented
the presiding older , W. Soho.iuorgor , from
holding religious services or preaching nt
said church ami Interfered with thn elder
nnd the congregation gathered for the
purpose of religious worship , from hold *
ing such exercises , and threatened to
prevent the elder nud Iho majority of the
trustees from holding any rollirious exercises
whatever. " Thu presiding elder declares
thnt wlulo ho was rending out of the blhlo
the defendant , accompanied uv his disciples ,
made great dlsttirbnnco and attempted to
take possession of tha pulpit. There were
shouts of
"Carry the older out1 !
That some of Ash's friends lifted that ex-
preacher Into Iho pulpit ami demanded that
ho remain there. Tno elder continue * :
"I saw that tlitiro was going to ho n regular
incleo. I saw several pistols and the people
finally ilrovo mo out of the church. "
In the lower court the presiding elder lost
the case nnd he has appealed It tu the su
preme court.
nurKKii \ SU'K.
The Iron safoln the ofllco of H. Wnltcmmlo ,
117 North Ninth street , was bunvn open by
burglars last night. The discovery was
made Inr lilck Helwig when 1m opened up
the wholesale establishment this morning.
The lusldo lining of the big door was lying
half way across the olllco and pieces of what
wns once a safe were scattered all over the
lloor. The facing of thn door was nil thai
was left of that useful contrivance.
The fellows hai obtained entrance liy cut-
tlr.tr out u pane of glass In a rear window.
They horud a holu in the safe door close by
the combination knob. The hole reached to
tbo Interior of the lining , and a heavy charge
of powder did the rest. A big cht cl ( n thu
hiimis of an experienced mini speedily turned
Inside out the cash box nml other compart *
mont.s , but all the fellows got for their
trouble was $ . " > .Si ) . The notes were loft be
hind , but they took with them u Mivol Iron
compartment containing the Insurance
papers. This bo < c witli i'.s contents intnct
wan found this morning by Watchman Boyd
of the Burlinuton In a patch of wuods down
on the right of way.
The safe was worth about $100 , and Mr.
Woltcmudo Is thnt much out of pocket. Thu
safe was next to thu front window of thu
establishment , and considering thu location
and the numher of extra police now on , It Is
remarkable how such u bold case of sato <
1 hlowlug could have been perpetrated.
russim.Y A iiimsi : TIIIUF.
Ofllcer Boh Mnlono made u casual visit to
thu police station this morning accompanied
by a half breed Indian who gives the nuinu
of C. H. Boise , and is ugcd 111. Bolsu is sus
pected of being the fellow who run oft M E.
Smith's buggy nt Emerald Sunday titirht.
Mr. Smith is iu the habit of going tii church
twice a day , und by that means lest his hor.sn
on the night specitiud. A girl living near thu
ehurcti slated that she hud seen a fellow
whose description Boise answers tu a dot ,
driving past witli the team. Boise gives his
occupation as a tailor , but says he lias been
puuiui ; iu his odd moments baling hay at
West Lincoln. Ho is well known iu the city.
I.IMCOI.N'S uooi 1.1:001:11. :
United States Marshal Moltck arrested
John Eekor yesterday afternoon on thochiirgo
of bootlegging , Eckor was running a re
freshment stand at the fair grounds with
Mrs. C. H. Ulggs , but on Monduyhe got
drunk and chased her away. Shu Immedi
ately sent to headquarters und informed on
him. lacker could not glvo ball und was sent
to the county Jull.
MAILED onsrns'u MATTIIII.
J. W. Snowden of West Lincoln was bound
over to the United States court In $ . 'll)0 ) bonds
for sending nn obscene letter through thu
mails. The letter was written to n man by
the name of Nowhorry in Clnromont , Colo. ,
in revenge for an injustice hu had dune
Snowdon. The latter acknowledged his
guilt.
onus ASD Kxt > 3.
Henry Ell was up hoforo his honor , .Indira
Houston , this morning on the change of hav
ing snatched a pocketbook from Mrs , Martha ,
Turner , who resides at Seventh and It
streets. Henry was sent up to the county
Jull for thirty days and Mrs. Turner got her
money back.
A younirfollow coolly walked Into the house
at 103 S sprout , occupied by a family named
Brand , and stepping into thn room of iho
head of the'iiiully changed his rather worn
garments 1m ti ese he found therein , and
then stepped iiit and away. Thrco women
who were it. atMtl or part of the house snw
him come In , but s loosed it was Mr. Brand ,
but when ho w5 without bidding them
good-bye they mndo.11 investigation , nnd no-
tilled the police , fcovmil olllcors dashed
down iu tlio putrol ws.'on , and chased the
fellow for a short distniu j
S. Baker of SOU P . "root loft tils gold
watch hanging up in his store yesterday
afternoon. Some follow who was in need of
time came along nnd hereafter Bilker wilt
use a $2 clock to keep track of tlio Hying
moments.
Juinos I. Davis wants n divorce from his
wlfo Martha , James has evidently forgotten
in whnt year or month ho wns married , as
the dates nru loft blank in his petition. All
ho can romemher is that Judge Parker mar
ried them in Lincoln. Ho tolls the court iu
pink colored typewriting that Martha wil
fully deserted him two years ugo , und ho
wants to bo freed.
The will of E. O. Wnlto , Into of Prairie
Homo , was Hied for probnto this morning. It
wns executed in June , l&.K ) , and witnessed by
F. M. Hnll , L. M. Hooso nnd A. \ ) . Burr.
Ho boqtionthos $ , > 00 each to his daughter
Annie Laura nnd his son Edward B. The
balance of the estate goes to his wife ,
Lomira A. , who is given ton years in whiuli
to pay tlio children's legacies. If .she ro-
murries , however , tlio legacies hecomo duo
immediately.
Work of thn Mining Convention.
CIIKYINNK : , Wyo. . Sept. 9. [ Special Tele *
gram to Tun Bun. ] Night sessions only of
tlio mining convention are being held owiiii *
to the fair. The meeting last night was hold
at the capital. W. N. Nason , secretary ol
the Omaha Board of Trade , mndo tlio open
ing address. Ho spoke In n general way o (
the close relations which existed between
Wyoming and Omaha und tlio Importance to
Unit city of thn trade of this state. Ho was
followed by ox-Governor Hoyt , who gave n
L'oneral talk on tha mineral resources of thn
state. J. C. Bnird took up the subject of
manufacturing states and pointed the natural
advantages of various sites. Ex-Sc-erotnry
Morgan read a paper on tlio natural mid a
buds of the slate and the glass making in
dustry.
lliiiuIiira'H I'rcHlilonlliil election.
TKorumAi.i'A , Honduras , Sept. Jl. Thn
presidential election which was held on Sun
day was quietly conducted. No serious dis
turbance at any part of the republic has been
reported. Kuturns rucn'lvod from various
parts of tbft country show that Ponciano
Lolhu , the nominee of the progressive party ,
was the moro popular candidate and hl.i
election ia assured. Borrilln , the candidatu
of ttio opposition und socialists , was left fur
in tlio rear by his opponent.
tMimloror HangM HIiiiHnll'in Jnil.
HAIITKOIIII , Conn. , Sept. i ) . Louis Lnuer ,
who was accused of murdering Mr. und Mrs ,
Bushenhagen ut Bloomflold last week ,
hnuuod himself lit his cell last night. Ha
out up his sheet , made n roixi of it , fastened ,
It to the grating of the door and atranglod
himself. IIo W.IH to bavo been arraigned In
the superior court on the churuo of murdor.
Vnuht on'cuim.
Nitvv Voitif , Sept. II. A telegram from Nor
folk , Vu. , announces tlio wreck of the steam
yucht Jiilin , Captain Prntt , off the co.ist of
Ciihn. She Is owned by I ) . A. Courtier of
Chicago. All bunds were saved.
Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE