Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : JCHUKHDAY , OCTOBER 22. 1891
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The growth of the avnrazn dally clrcnlatloi
of THE HKK for six years Is shown In vho fol
lowing table :
J-'Olt CAMI'AHIX.
In ordrr to plvo every reader In this gtnt <
nnd lown. an opportunity to kcop posted or
the progtnssof the campaign In iMjth those
itates we hnro ( Incldod to offer THE WKCKM
IlEE for the lirtliinco of this yonr for TWKNTY
CENTS. SPIII ! In your ordiirs early. Twt
dollars will bo accopto : ! for ii club of tor
names. Tim DEE I'um.isniNO Co.
Omuhn , Nob.
PAPKR inunoy ia debt. NTo sonhiatrj
of flatiats can make it anything1 olso.
EVEKY mail in Omahn owes it to himself -
self ns n cltixon of this city to see that
the rofriatrjition lists sliall not show any
murkod decrease in ngfjrcgtito numbors.
WHKN stump soivkors | refer to Franco
as the model of iv prosperous country
and pivo sis ti reason for this orospority
Iho volume of paper currencythoy evi
dently forgot that Franco pays the
heaviest lux per capita of any land on
earth.
J. W. KnoTSitTON , in his Albion
speech , Buys ho happened to bo inter
ested enough in the lust legislature to
stay there the whole term. This is
correct. ITo remained nt Lincoln us a
part of the most conscienceless , unscru
pulous lobby that over manipulated leg
islation in this stato.
* )
'J '
GKNKUAI , O. O. HOWAUD thinks the
"canteens" are nn improvement on the
traders' store , but ho vigorously pro
tests against making soldiers the bar
keepers in the canteens. The canteen
Is rapidly growing into an issue which
will probably bring on a good deal of
discussion in the next congress.
ALKKAI > Y upwards of $20,000,000 in
depredation claims have boon filed in
Iho court of claims. . If these are all to
bo adjudicated nnd L. W. Colby can re
main in ofllco uutil they are disposed of ,
ho may just "as well transfer his resi
dence to the District of Columbia , 'for
there is where ho will stay till the end
of life.
Tun independent platform denounces
the penitentiary contract and declares
that it is ti source of constant corrup
tion , but the late independent legisla
ture uassod an appropriation of $10,000
for a now cell house , although by tlio
terms of tlio contract the lessee of the
penitentiary should build 210 cells at
his own expense.
FHANCK issued $1,800,000 in nssignots
about 100 years ago. They bore the
Btiunp of tlio government and were re
puted upon their face to bo money , but
they depreciated so in value that a pair
of boots cost $1,500 and n pound of but
ter $1/50. Examples like thia are found
nil the way through the century from
Franco to Argentine Republic to warn
tbo pcoplo against Hint financial heresy
which would attempt to create wealth
by nn net of congress.
MoKiiimiAN believes a Ho wqll stuck
to is aa sot vicoablo as a truth and hence
ho goea on assorting that $100,000 in
bonds could bo purchased in war times
for $53,000. It Is faiso , but if It wore
true what has that to do with the Issues
of today. It has boon twenty years nt
least since a United States bond wns not
worth" proinlum. The argument falls
to the ground as a basis of discussion
today oven if its truth bo admitted for
the years of the rebellion.
WK do not bollovo that the ravings of
tbo KVibmia volco the sentiment of the
grojit body of Gorman-Americans of
Omaha. The effort to commit the Ger
mans to support only candidates of Gor
man birth , whether they are competent
or not , savors too much of clannlshnoss
nnd will only intensify the fooling among
Americans against foreigners. Know-
nothlnglsm bos sprung from just
Buoh stupid political tactics. The
Gorman-Americans of this county
have certainly no reason to complain of
unfair treatment by nny of the parties
during the present campaign. They
have been accorded nominations for
mayor , county treasurer nud city comp
troller , city treasurer nnd one member
of the school board by the two loading
parties. Hut every ono of these candi
dates must Htiuul or Tall upon hU own
merits , nnd Gorman-Americans will bo
very short-sighted If they undertake to
force the Issue on the line cf nationality.
DKKV ItAllltOPS OX TIIK OU/.F.
Tlio question of Oeop harbors on tl
Gulf of Mexico is ono of sufllclcnt in
portnnco to states of the central wo
nnd the southwest to bo entitled to i
telligont consideration. The lost co
gross appropriated $0,000,000 for n doi
harbor on tlio Texas coast , nnd th
will bo obtained nt Gulvcston , whlc
city Is already doing an cxto
BIVO export business , of which produc
of the trruismlsslsslppl stales form
part. The advocates of deep harbors c
tlio gulf believe , however , that the rili
glo port of Gnlveston will not bo sit
Hulent to accommodate the common
that will in courrfo of time , with the di
vulupiiiont of the great western oinpln
Book an outlet in that direction , nn
their agitation looks to the creation <
ether deep harbors at points whoi
It IB known to bo practicable. Th
movement does nol contemplate n vtu
expenditure by the government In pn
Viding what it seeks to accomplish , an
this fact relieves it of what might because
cause of serious opposition. The deslg
of tlio promoters is to arouse populf
Interest and enlist private capital In tli
proposed enterprise , which the
enthusiastically bollovo contains tli
promise of great rewards i
the not remote future. It must 1 ;
granted that the arguments of the dec
harbor advocates have much forco. ]
is only necessary to consider what ma
bo the development of the transmitis'is
sippi region n quarter of a contur
hence , in the light of the progress mad
during the quarter of a century ! > a
and to connect with thai the poasibl
development of our commerce with th
countries of Central and South Amoric
through the operation of thocommoroi :
policy that has boon inuueurntcd wit
respect to these countries , to conelud
that within a few years the whole Hock
mountain country would find grei
bonolit from having ample harbors o
tlio gulf from which , to ship the prodttcl
wanted by the countries south of us , re
cclving in return from the same harbor :
the products of those lands. It i
by no moans improbable , oithct
that in time there would bo pstablishoi
through those gulf harbors a consider
able export trade- with Europe , thoug ]
the possibilities of such a commerce nr
not so promising UH these with the coun
tries of the southern continent. Another
ether consideration in connection will
the establishment of deep harbors on th
gulf is the effect it would probably htiv
upon the transportation problem. I
is not to bo supposed that the nn
tural course of traflic from oast'to wes
will over bo seriously disturbed , but i
is quite conceivable that with com
mercinl outlets such ns the propose )
deep harbors on the gull would provid
the olTect would bo moro or loss docisiv
In regulating transportation rates eve
the natural route of commerce.
The question is a very practical ono
and the manifest relation it boars to the
commercial interests of the west gives i
ii strong claim to the careful considora
Lion of the people of this section.
AND NATUltALlZATlOK
Tt would perhaps have boon deslrnbli
Lo got an expressionof _ the views of tht
transinississippi congress on the ques
tions propounded by Senator Chtindlot
regarding changes in the immigration
laws , and since tho- congress has fol (
jailed upon to say something on thii
ftibjeet it isto bo regretted that it :
Jttoranco is not moro comprehensive
[ t was declared to bo the souse of tin
jongross that the immigration laws bi
so amended that only immigrants whc
joth desire and are fitted for American
: itizonship shall bo permitted to land
in our shores. Tills is vague becnuso ii
nukes no suggestion as to what qualill-
: ations should bo necessary tb flt an inv
nigrant for American citizenship. Ob
viously ns to this thor.o may bo consid-
jrablo diversity of opinions. Ono per
ion might bo satislled with r
irovision of law that the imml
jrunt should simply bo able to road and
vrito in his native language ; anothei
night require a higher educational
iunlificnt'ion , and still another miglil
lomnnd that no ono should bo admitted
vho could not rend the constitution ol
ho United States In English. When ai :
ntolligont and inlluoiitlul body like
he transinississippl congress declares
taolf on this subject if should
) o careful to bo explicit. The rosolu-
ion regarding naturiill/.ntlon is more
lollnito. It says that the naturalization
aws should bo moro stringent , and that
.ho . United Status courts only should ox-
irciso the power of naturalization.
AMth rognrd to tlio first proposition
.hero . Is doubtless no difference ol
pinion among Intelligent citizens ,
nvostlgntlon by a congressional
lommlttoo Into the practice ol
omo of the courts in granting natur-
iliwitlon has disclosed the fact that it
ins boon very loose , nnd it is not to bo
loubted that the requirements of the
aw have boon disregarded in thousands
if cases in every portion of the country.
V. great deal of this duty has boon loft
o bo performed by subordinate
ourt olllclals who were little
onccrnod about the law , and
hero has unquestionably been
. great deal of fraud and knavery. This
natter will receive the attention of con-
Toss , and doubtless something will be
.one . to make the law moro stringent
ml compel a bettor observance of it. As
0 tonllnlncr naturalization to the fod-
ral courts , it is a question that calls for
aroful consideration. There are argu-
uonts in its favor , the most Important
no being that as the judges of state
ourts are elective they are. 11-
blo In their own interest , In cases
fhuro they are candidates , to Issue
laturnUzatlou papers to persons who
mvo not compiled with the law. Un-
iUostlonnbly this him boon dono. On
ho ether hand to confine- the authority
o naluraiizo to the federal courts would
osult in Inconvenience to persons remote
rora s.uch courts , and many such on-
Itlod to cltlzoniiili ) might bo
irovomod from obtaining It at a tlmo
. hen It was especially desired. It
tight to bo possible to surround the
aturnllzAtton laws with such safeguards
lint there would bo llttlo dungor of
lielr being violated by either a state or
idornl court.
So far as the question of Immigration
concerned , the utterance of tbo trans-
Mississippi congress contributes roall
nothing to Its solution.
Tun secession of the New York Tt
lime and Sun from the Now York Asst
elated press and the conflict between th
.Western Union Telegraph company an
the remaining members of the No' '
Yo"k Associated press may In Iho vor
near future hnvo fnr-ronchlng result !
Tlio controversy between the N'ow Yor
Associated press nnd the Western Unlo
wns brought about by the fact thntn rlvn
press association had Hocurod a lower rat
for transmitting its dispatches tha
had boon accorded to it. The wltli
drawn I of the Tribune and Sun from th
association precipitated an open ruji
two nnd the telegraph company sue
cccded In forcing payment of its tils
puled claim by cutting out the Assoc !
atcd press wires. This , however , i
only the forerunner of the Irroprosslbl
conllict that must sooner or later rosul
in tha emancipation of the press froti
the arbitrary domlnltlon of lologrnpl
companies. The members of the Asso
elated press will either bo compelloi
lo build , equip and oporalo Iholr owi
wires between the great news contorfl.oi
unite In favor of the establish
mcnt of tlio postal telegraph
It goes without saying that i
concerted effort on the part of the asso
elated telegraph in favor of government
ownership of telegraph lines will givi
the demand for postal telegraph sitlll-
cicnt momentum to insure its passage
through congress at no distant day.
- EVEKY taxpayer in the comity li
vitally concerned In the board of com
missioners. Unfortunately only the
voters of the First. Second and Seventh
wards will have a voice in the selection
of the next commissioner. As between
Judge Stonborg and Owen Slnvon those
voters cannot hesitate. Mr. Slavon la
totally unfitted for the discharge of the
responsible duties of commissioner. Hit
career of a term in the city , council does
not commend him as a man who ha ;
either the ability or stamina to admin
ister the business of the property own
urs of this county.
Morenrty and Elsassor nn
th'o commitloo appointed by the citj
council lo confer with tlio county com
missonors and Board of Education rela
tive to the appointment of judges and
clerks of election. Why throe demo-
crate were appointed to this committee
is problematic. At least ono ropublicat
should have been accorded n voice ir
this committee. The fact that repub
licans were excluded would indicate thai
there is some scheme on hand to manip
ulate the ballot boxes.
AN advertisement in tlio San Fran
cisco Examiner runs ns follows :
UOODLti , HOODLK , NOODLE.
Some are born boodlers.
Some achieve- boodle through nefar
ious schemes.
Some have boodle thrust upon thorn
while serving.as members of the citj
council.
The advertisement might bo attrac
tive In Omaha newspapers also.
THE only objection BO far raised to
Mr. Bemis is that ho wears good clothes
and does not fraternize with ward heel
ers. This may bo a very serious defect
in the eyes of the riff-raff , but sensible
people will scarcely fall in with thia
idea. Sockless Simpson worked bis way
into congress because ho never used soap
and had n patch put on the seat of his
trousers. But that style of a man would
hardly bo n good model for a mayor of
a city like Omaha.
Mis. GEOHGK A. BENNETT , republi
can candidate for sheriff , is vouched for
by the best men in this city as ono of
our most intelligent mechanics. Ho is
plucky , steady and in every way well
fitted for the place. His character is
unassailable. If ho had boon sheriff
there is no question but what every
prisoner in our jail , no matter what his
crime , would have been protected from
mob violence.
WHKN a representativeGorman -
American presents himself as a candi
date fpr the office of mayor no rational
person will oppose him because ho was
born on German soil. But the proposi
tion to consolidate the Gorman vote
upon a man who is totally unfit for the
place , just because ho i = a native of Ger
many is utterly indefensible.
ASSISTANT COUONKH ALLISON will bo
well advertised in tlio eastern press on ac
count of his export testimony to the
effect that a man whoso nock was broken
in two places and who was choked ,
trampled upon and beaten by a mob of
several hundred , actually died of fright.
The Chicago newspapers are very sar
castic In their comments.
Mu. TlENUY BOLLN , the republican
candidate for city treasurer , Is thor
oughly qualified for the position. As
treasurer of this county ho proved hiin-
* elf capable nnd reliable. His standing
In this community is deservedly high
ixnd his candidacy Ins mot with favor
from men of all parties.
MK. GKOIKIK P. BEMIS has boon
sailed away from Omaha on business in
which the people of this city are largely
interested. Ills absence should' , how-
ivor , in no way diminish the interest In
'the mayoralty contest. Mr. Bmnls will
bo the next mayor of OmahiiAinless all
signs fall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE arrest of Christian Spooht upon
i charge of assault will not disprove- his
jhargos that boodle- was used in secur
ing the furniture contract. .
THE bonds for school buildings and
illes should bo and will bo voted wlth-
jut question.
IT in one thing to nominate n man for
in ollico but quite another thing to elect
ilm.
Kan n Ottu Tiini *
A tough problem is to como before the No-
irasku courts , and that U to ilolluo the cnnio
vhlch consists of scaring a man to death.
iVhllo this is boliijf IlKiircJ out the lyuchors
ire oxpcctpj to dlo of old litre.
How It IJDIIKH HI Now Yurie.
A" n > Yurk lltennttr ; ISth.
Tho'Uocordcr Is happy to bo able to an
nounce , a the result of careful Inquiry , tin
the pnMpocU o ( tfiojilccllon of Mr. Fasso' '
a < governor nnd foritho overwhelming dofon
of thoonllro tlgoi < < tlb&ot nro so excellent t
to Justify the statement that , If the votln
were to take pJnfeR' ' on hoxt Tuosilay , F'm
sott's majority wnjifil exceed that glvou c
nny gubernatorial oloctlon slnoo 1833.
The ' 'oiiquqrliiff I'orkcr.
AV Y , > rle Tlmtt ,
The luck of tborAmorlcan f armor continue
to attend him. Ib 1 * . now announced thn
Italy hat dcciiloil tho'ropcal tbo nrohlbttlo
upon the Importation of salted moats fret
this country. It IVjiosslblo tlmt this aotlo
Is a result of the "a'atlon ot Germany. Th
fatso pretenses upon which Atnorlcan moat
have boon excluded from European countilo
nro so transparent that as noon as they nr
abandoned uy cno country It scorns that ethers
ors must follow.
Did Henry riujjlnrlzo ?
Qtnbe-Dcmncmt.
' In his letter lo the pope Henry Gcorc
says : ' 'For It Is of the naturoof truth al
ways to prevail over error when dlscusslo
goes on. "
How much moro neatly the snmo Idea I
expressed by Thomas . .Tofforspn'i'EJrro
ccasos to bo dangerous when truth Is lol
free to combat It. ' < -
Mho Ij | ( > lit
/Vitfddcljihfd I'retn ,
There nro many representatives of moti
nrchlcal lands In the Methodist Ecutncnlco
conference , nnd 1'rosldont Harrison's addros
on Saturday Is said to have Impressed sonn
of them with the Idea that the republic Is th
only true form of government. That Is s
much good seed sown toward n whltonlni
harvest for the piui-Ucpublle congress.
Who Scurocl Him ?
ItaiiMn Cttu Journal.
They hnvo a now name for lynching up li
Omana. A physician has sworn tbat tin
negro victim of the mob "died of fright.1
Of course thu subsequent hanging was dente <
to display the ( load body for purposes o
identification. Clever modlcal mbn , thosi
Omaha fellows !
When IjynuhiiiR IN < Tustiflubc. !
Sacramento Ucf ,
Lynch law may not bo exactly proper
viewed through cither human or divine spec
taclcs , but the Bee Is free to confess that ii
would not object very mnch If It were em
ployed in the case of these dovlls Incarnati
who attempt to wreck trains.
roiXTS O.V STATE 1'OEITICS.
sGnind Island Independent : If Edgertot
could only sneak In every town in Nebraska ,
Post wouIU'bo ' assured 50,000 majority.
Cojumbus ToloRram ( dom. ) : , No bronth ol
scandal has over boon blown at A. M. I'osl
during bis lone risldoiico in Columbus.
Frumont Tribune : Judge Post declare :
that ho did not seduce the girl ; that ho was
not Indicted ; that thd civil suit brought
against him was dismissed nt plaintiff's cost ;
that ho was not expelled from the Masonic
ordeu All that is. loft of the WorlU-HoralU'j '
charges uro the p'orfods , commas and sorni
colons and even th'dy are terribly distorted.
Ouster County Loader : Joe Edjrorton has
twlco run for Justica of tno peace , onoo nt
Stromsburg , where ho used to tivo nnd again
at South Omaha. ' These who know did not
consider him qualified for even that little
Judicial position , and yet the "independents"
would place him on the supreme court bench ,
Shame upon such lack of principle In a so-
called reformed party.
Howells Journal /dem ) : The "Calamity
Jano" politicians HvUb nro supporting Edpor-
ton are mailing unreal talk to the effect that
JudstfPost Is n rair4nd'tool. ) Tlitf fchargo la
false In every respect. Judge Post has been
on the bench In this' district for the past ultic
years , and during all of that time bus done
notning that would give nny grounds on
which to huso such a statomont.Vhenthc
"Calamity Jano" crowd can lind nothing else
to charge a man with they call him n railroad
man nnd that is expected to nail down the lid
to his political coflln ; but thatdodgo won't
work in Mr. Post's caso. tt Is entirely too
thin.
Chicago TIrncs : The Adams Express people
[ cully lnul to ship 11 Hooy.
Epoch : She When she boslns to not , the
nuillcnco forcots that It Is In n tboator.
flu Yes , Itsoums to think Itis Inn parlor ,
ana begins lauKhIti and talking.
Now York Herald : Wool Have you hoird :
ixny thins of the demand ot Chicago for another
llblo revision ? Vim I'olt No ; what do they
tvnnt chunked ? Wool They Insist that tbo
itar was soon by the wlsu mun of the west.
Somervlllo Journal : lljlnks Has Djonks
uiy muslc-al ability ?
llJonkliis-IijonkH ? Not a bit. Why. m-in ,
10 doesn't know onou li about music to play
in a music box.
TUB 1'IIOCKSSlON KEEPS UP.
Chlcatio ( llnlic.
Wlioroaro you Rolng. my prutty maid ? "
'Im's RultiK to ilr.iw , kind sir , " she said.
Hut you iiuvo no pencil or part , " cried bo.
Yet Ull draw attention , tcu-hoc , " mulled sho.
Washington Star : "I don't know what to
inikoof IU"sald Wlllln Wlslilimton.but I
lan'r suuiii to sot along nicely with .Miss 1'ou-
lurtim. "
"What's the matter now ? "
"I tried to jiuy si delicate compliment , you
enow , and Hunt bur a box of confectionary
vlth u card , on which I wrote 'Sweets to thu
iweot. ' " _ .
"And what did she do ? "
"Slio sent me u pupor of chestnuts and n
iird : whluh road 'Slmtllaslmtllbuscurantur. "
Now York Mercury : 1'aklr Hero you uro ,
lontlomon , Mio Kroatost Invention of thu airo.
I'aseiiKers'stouplnj ; tu llstun ) Whnt IR It ?
Fakir A mamiutlzod keyhole plato for front
lonrs. It will attract an ordinary Gtoul key
rein a distance of two foot. All you have to
lo to lind the keyhole la to take out your key
, nd haiiR on to It. * -
( Tlirt'o mun were Injured In the crowd that
lathered to buy. )
Chicago Tribune : "Docs hl.i Insanity nssumo
. violent fnrin ? " Inquired thu physician.
"No , sir , " rosponuud the relative In charge
f thu iinforlunuto niun. "but he's always
lolpliig hlnisulf to a handful ot something or
tlmr whenever ho pusses u psanul stand. Ho
marines he's u policeman. " .
Detroit Free I'ro'ss ; 11O , do toll mo , " said
Ira. ( Jlanilnrs to tlitt tailor' ! ; wife , "what Is
ho tailor's KOOSU ? ' , ' A
"I am. " replied tlio woman sadly , "for mnr-
ylngMr. Hnlps. " ( !
HWytK IIKAll.
H'iuhijuitu.1 Star.
'ho eodo In tho'Utnd ' , oh , the codaIn the
lioiirt ! lf.
I cubs nil It Btnyh'tMl nil pleasure In fled !
t catches you Just whun you think you're at
ease ;
'on start for a * lahRti ad wide up with a
KMUIVU. _
'ou tell of the woos of llfu'a cup thai ! vou
ciuilT : f-
.d your ; f rods , tl " tijjh they trv nod to do It ,
will laiich :
t you ( ell thub n jok that has Just made you
Kbllo. jfrf
'hoy stud ad lnok/pln n sorrowful mlylo
til you make uifif our undo you nnd bettor
ho ( load * .
hnn lingering along with u eodo Intho
lioiul t ' -
Now York Hun : "Thu fat woman wan very
iiitry thl ; , morning , " auld the osslllud man.
"Why ? " uskoU thu human aiiiioondu ,
" 1 he Hkoletou dude olTorccl her hU boat on u
rowdcd hon.0 car , and well , .you ktow. "
Tno llitost
iid takes up for dis-
asslon la , "Havo Wu't'wo drains1 Hu could
unfort KIIIIIU folks Iminciuuly by urovlnir W
or cent of It.
Lowell Courier : Itakur * are well bred neo-
ln. attlioiu'll aomotlmei plvuii to loallnWu
opu thuy won't take olfuniu If wu cracker
ikoat thulroxpun o.
tllnuhamton Ituptihlluan : To tho-iu who ln-
ul u liiHiilu the wlioiuMuloncooC law kuums
> vimslat mainly of ohanco-ry.
Woit'iold Btandardt : The orttoryof BO mo
len may not move mountains , yet It often
icccctU In niakliiit lilbliitr. .
pjileaio Trlhuno : Tlio I.lok telwtgupo shows
( > .UWuWi.tirs ( ! but n llt'U Without u
duet a. wall.
EATING PILLS CAUSED DEATH
Sad Acoldout to Little Mtibol Ekstrom i
Lincoln.
RESULT OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE
Queer Action of n IliislncH * Mm
Causes Him to Pnoo n Defaulted
Uoiid Tor Ono U'liousnuil
Dollars.
LINCOLNNob. . , Oct. -Special ( to Tn
DBB.J Mabol , the 14 mouths old daughtc
of Mr. O. J. Klcstrom , Clod from ancnlcn
uolsonlag today. Thollttlo girl wosunusunll ;
bright for a child of lior ago. Mr. Kkslrot :
lind bought some pills for hU wlfo , who I
dangorotisly sick with tynhold fever , nnd tu
llttlo girl getting hold of n few swallowoi
them , evidently thinking they were candy.
In a short time the child was Rolzcd wit' '
convulsions and when n doctor wns cnllod h
doclai-od that the victim was suiTorlug froi
arsenical poisoning. Oosplto the efforts a
the physician the child died In a tow niln
utcs.
utcs.Afterwards
Afterwards the doctor analyzed ono of th
pills and found arsenIc in'Uicm. Ho tlioro
fore declared that the child had died froi :
poison.
Owing to the critical condition of th
young mother the /acts In regard to tlio cas
iiavo not yet boon irlvon to her.
Mr. Ekstrom came only four weeks ng
from Kansas City and Is the head tailor it
Hutlmun's establishment.
JENSEN GMIIEZZLEMENT CASE.
The answer of C. O. Strickland In tin
Peter Jensen embezzlement cuso wai
filed today. Ho says that ho wont 01
Johnson's bond because the follow dcclarei
that nlthougn ho had robbed him that hi
would pay the money back and In the futun
would do better and hod made arrangement !
to join the church. Ho therefore niks tin
court to deal leniently with lit in for his mU
placed conlldchco. The amount of the bemIs
Is § 1,000.
DF.TTUMINF.n TO 1IKMAIX.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bcasloy called at the polio
station today and invoked the aid of tin
police In her endeavor to save her daughtoi
llosa from u llfo of sin. Two of the nlllcori
wont to the house where tbo daughter was
staying , but she refused to co with them.
ODD YELLOWS.
The grand state session of the Indopcndon' '
Order of Odd Fellows commenced todav
1'his morning tuo following newly elected of
ficers were installed.
Grand patriarch , J. J. Bycr , Lincoln :
grand senior warden , J. F. Holler , Hastings :
grand high priest , H. M. Uttloy , O'Neill ;
grand junior warden , A. A. Albncht , No
braskaUlty ; crand scribe , I. P. Sane , Fremont
mont ; grand treasurer , Samuel McUlay , Lin
coln ; representative to sovereign grand en
campment , George II. Cutting , Kearney.
Among the interesting events of the day
were the reports of the grand master , tnc
grand patriarch and the grand secretary.
The grand master's report gave a vast
amount of information concerning the eli
gibility of candidates , etc. The grand secre
tary's report showed ' that during the year
four now lodges ha'd boon instituted , that
there were now 172 lodges in the atato anil
that the demands on the relief fund
amounted to $ i-HW.20 : ! for the year 18'Jl.
DIVIDED WITH THE LAWYERS.
Judge Hall has como to a decision in re
gard to the antiquated case of the ICit Carter
company against McGillln & Co. "About
four years ago the plaintiffs sold the Harlem
Cattle company 15,1)00 ) head of cattle , re
ceiving part cash and notes for 855,000. with
McGlllld & Co. ns endorsers. The Hurlain
people tailed to pay up and their cattle was
attached and sold on petition of tbo ICit Car
ter people. McGillin buying them for ? yo,000
A dotlcicncy judgment for fOO.200
was rendered against the Harlem cotnpan ;
in the federal court involving , of course
McGillln & Co. , the endorsers of the note
The Kit Carter company attached the cattle
in the hands of McGillin & Co. A jurv wa
waived , and the case submitted on the plead
ings.
Judge Hall gave the plaintiffs judgment for
fiOiyiST. ( ; The court refused to allow $4'JO (
for attorneys' foes which had been recognizcc
by the federal court.
TEUIIIIILY nUUNED.
Judge Hall and a jury have been engngoi
today in listening to the damage suit brough
liy Horatio Buclcner against the Vortltloc
L'rossod Brick and Paving works. IJucknor
in his claim tolls how his "daughter Clarissa
ivhilo endeavoring to get out of the way o
in approaching train stopped off the tracl
nto a pile of ashus , under which wns a ho
jed of coals belonging to the brick company.
L'ho girl's foot and legs were terribly burnei
ind the father says that It has caused pcr-
nanent running sores. Ho thinks $5,000
jaroly sufficient to repair the damage done
its daughter.
LINCOLN KIllNArEHS SKIP.
The outfit that attempted to kidnap pretty
Uzzio Staloy , but were thwarted by the
) olico lost night , have He'd from the city. II
s believed that they have gene to Missouri ,
t is reported that Ed Woodward had ovilde-
ilgris against the young girl and that his wlfo
ibettcd his actions.
The mooting between Mrs. Staloy nnd hoi
laughter Is reported by the polled as being
ory touching. Mrs. Staloy , accompanied by
Catio , loft for her home this afternoon.
CHUSIICI ) ItV CAItS.
Frank Hawley , u young conductor on the
Hghtconth street electric cur line , was
aught between two cars today and terribly
rushed. The accident occurred by the two
rains coming too close together nt the switch
t Twelfth and N streets. Hawley was
Ickod up for dead , but the physicians say
iiat ho will recover.
C'lllI.Il'S PRAHPUL FALL.
A Httlo daughter of E. A. Cunningham , a
ailway employe , living in the Applogot
lock , fell from the third story of the build-
ig.yesterday afternoon , a distance of thirty-
Ix foot. There Is n wooden stairway collecting
ecting the roar ends of tbo double block ,
nil It was whllo playing on this that the
hlld lost her balance and foil. She was
Ickod up unconscious but the doctor who
ttcndod her said that no bones wore broken ,
'ho ' child is not quito a years old. At 4
'clock ' today she was still unconscious.
ODDS AND KND3.
The trial of Charles F. Hammond lor crlm-
mlly assaulting his .lt-yoar-old ! daughter ,
Ita , will bo heard before Judge Hall tomor-
jw. When the case was sot for trial before
10 girl was spirited away ,
Frank II. King , formerly n bank clerk , has
unn adjudged Insane and has boon sent to
10 asylum.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. T. Hoaglaml colo-
ratoil their golden wedding anniversary
M uvonlng.
Fj-anels J. Englo , who wns charged with
t'rjury in the case of Ilnrton against Martin ,
us tried this afternoon nnd acquitted. It
as claimed that Englo had sworn falsely in
3olnrlng that ho wns worth a certain
nonnt when ho wont oil Martin's bond. Ho
? cluros that ho was simply asked by Justice
oxworthy to sign n curtain paper and ho
dso. It was the bond. No oath wns ad-
Inlslorod. Judge Brown after listening to
ia evidence dismissed the prisoner.
Among the prominent attendants of the
ate mooting of the Odd Follows Is Max
oyor of Omaha.
IIUUHIIT ( ! ! ' UKATIl AND HUSO O.Y.
iruuk l > y nn KiiKlnp , n Yotinjf Ainu
GraHjm thn I'MnuHlnir.
BIIAMOIKIN , Pa. , Oct. HI. When the Phll-
Iclphla express came into Uuadiug railroad
ntlon lust nluht tlioo on the platform no *
: od a man hanging to n flagstaff of the en-
no. Ilia foot almost , touched the wheels ,
hen tha train stoppud ho foil unconscious
the ground. Doctors found that bo win
ilnjuroo . Whan hu boiwnu conscious ho
Id ho was Harry McLaughlln , Whllo
Ing homo from the theater ho starlod to
oss Kaco street. A light on an iiiiKlno on a
lliignbicurad the approach of the express ,
) the pllnl was nbuut to strlli-i bun hu
mped a.i high us possible. Deicendtng , ho
"
nclicd the llugatnff. The train was "run-
wt thirty inllos nn hour and none saw the
in's torriblu iwirll. Many times ho was
out to relax Ins grip , but the thought of
ath nerved him to an extraordinary power
endurance suniclunt to hold ou to the
ilsu.
iivism .Vti ro.v
nuniuuorTna nun ,
Mn PounTBRXtu STIIRHT ,
WASIIINUTO.V , D. C. , Oot 21.
"No , I hnvo not given up my light fo
postal telegraph , " said Postmaster Uonon
Wnnnmnknr , In talking today about the dli
ruptloti.4 in the Press associations , "On tl
contraryt" continued ho , "I intend to pus
postal telegraph with all my power , fnr I ni
confident that It will bo n good thing f <
everybody nnd bollovo the present Prcs
association change * will help tha fight , 1
has been n mystery to mo why the press a1
soclatlons and the bulk of the great nowspr
pors In them antagonize postal toloirraphv.
presume , of course , they got very satlsfni
tory deferential rates of toll from tli
Western Union Telegraph coinpnni
but It ts proposed to glvo thoi
deferential rates under n system c
telegraph controlled by the Postolllco dopar
mont for the people. I contend that with tli
machinery of the Postolllco department II
ofllco room , mall and special delivery , unrr
ors a telegraph service can bo given th
people which will be as good , If not bottci
than is now afforded at one-half the preset ]
tariffs. Is it not fair to presume thn
with half the facilities already acquired , fo
furnishing n telegraph service , this can b
done when you take Into consideration th
fact that good dividends arc paid on slo ?
watered so as to represent twlco the actua
Investment of capital ! The newspaper
would support the measure offered In who
will bo an amended postal telegraph bll
If they only had confidence In the ability o
the government to maKe u success of It , nm
I am constrained to believe the trouble lie
In a lack of ability of the government ti
manage ns well as a corporation. So far a
differential rates are concerned to tnce
the demands of capital invested. I thiul
a sliding scale should uo provided whorou ;
the largest customers ought to receive th'
lowest rates , ns the very lilo of our press as
soclatlons depends upon differential rates.
understand , of course , that the object It
newspaper * associating thomsnlvos togethe :
is to get advantage In news gathering am
transmission. If it was not for thn
wo never would have had groa
newspapers or press associations. It couli
bo arranged or provided under u postal tola
graph law that discretionary powers fo ;
making differential rates should bo vested it
certain ofllcors , nnd thus the demands of tin
press could bo mot fully. At present tui
masses pay dividends o stock watered nt leas' '
100 per cent. Now if the government could
run the telegraph wo would have to pay in
dlvldond , there would ho no watered stock
everybody could got much lower rates , am
the press would bo taken caroof fully as well
If not bettor , than at present. I nm in hope ;
that the dissolution of press companies ant
the examinations which are being made intc
press contracts will demonstrate to the
newspapur proprietors ns well as the reader :
what I know now that there is no use ol
anybody paying present rates when they can
bo so much cheaper without injury to anj
one. An incident In connection "with mv
business at Philadelphia occurred no'l
long ago which shows pretty well the
principle I am trying to illustrate. A
telegraph company wanted to put a branch
ofllco into my store. It offered mo 25 per
cent of the gross receipts. I told the manag
ers that they could put their ofllco In and bo
welcome if they would glvo the 25 per cent
reduction to these who patronized thoaftlcoln
mystoroand glvomonothing. They refused to
do it because they said it would "bo making
differential rates. They were willing to give
mo the per cent , but not the people , and so It
noes. There is nothing given to the advan
tage of the common people. It all goes to those
who do not want it. It Is my ambition to glvo
the people service at half the present rr.tes ,
Including newspapers ; to make the free delivery -
livery of mail universal in all thickly popu
lated communities , country ns well as city ,
nd to see newspapers nnd literary publica
tions go free through the mails. ' I want to
joe this the loading country of the world In
ill that makes intelligence ! culture and en
terprise , nnd , do you believe mo , I expect to
ioe this all in n very short time.
J. E. Stockwoll of Omaha is at the Metro
politan and William Fellor of South Dakota
3 at the Kaudall.
L. Peterson was today appointed postmas
ter at Nysted , Howard county , vice Olson ,
resigned. p. S. H.
_ _
Supreme Court Decisions.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Oct. 21. [ Special to Titc
DEE.J In the supreme court today the fol-
owing decisions were handed down :
Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad com-
lanyvs ( lull. Error from'Gago county. Uo-
rorsed nnd remanded. Opinion bv Mr. Chief
lustlcoCobb.
Pomcroy vs White Lake Lumber company.
Idrror from Franklin county. Former judg-
nont adhered to. Opinion bv Mr. Justice
Maxwell.
Hughes vs Swartz. Error from Nomnha
: ountv. Afllrmed. Opinion by Mr. Justice
'Jorval. '
Gambia vs Wilson ot nl. . Error from Buf-
nlo county. Reversed and remanded unless
lofondants lllo romlttitur of nil the damages
ixceptlnglU ! within thirty days. 'Opinion
> y Mr. Justice Norval.
Coffman vs Brandhooffor. Error from
Douglas county. Affirmed. Opinion bv Mr.
'ustieo Norval.
Bull vs Wngnor. Error from Gaco county
Ifllrmod. Opinion by Mr. Justice Maxwell
Pay no vs Jones. Error from Cnstoi
ounty. Afllrmod. Opinion by Mr. Justice
ilnxwoll ,
Hunter & .MoArthur vs Boll , Error from
ralloy county. Affirmed. Opinion by Air
ustieo 'Maxwell.
Rlniiio SturtH Tor Washington.
AUOUSTA , Mo. , Dot. 21. Secretary Blaine
nd family loft in a private car this morning
jr Washington.
1 UK FlItST (1K1A/1.
0. U. Slitllin in lienrrr lie MliUcan.
A nnlet eve
beneath thn
stars , with
brother Htovo
and twoclj-ars.
Iti'lilnil tlioslied
wo slowly cruop !
tlui folks ailed , tin )
world aslnop. I
Mrlkon light with
B ha Icy 1mm ) , InKiich
n f right I Kcarco can
stand. Llko vuturans
prim wo pnir Iho
BinoKQ. My eyes grow
dim. I nlmiHt choke.
Anotlier. and another
p u 11. How hi 11 ur
tiwnutl My mnitth Is
full of the biting
wt'uil. My H loin noli
turns , oil , my , how
filukl My throat , too ,
burns on , help mo
( | iih-k. 1 roll , IHiinlrm ,
with frightened look ,
just Ilko n worm on
llsliliiii hook. I crv for
Stnvn : my ery'H In
vain : I KIHI him huavu
with awful H train I
When hope Is Heel ,
tlioro breaks a Unlit ,
huh In d that MM ml ,
upoii our plight
and dad la hem : us
forth wu crawl hu
grasps my car and
let the curtain full
An Interview nuxt
morn wu had , our
worclH worn few ;
ijiu then our dad
tiohl nil that'
ithod he howrd
us Htnr * that
till I'm dead
our II rut
cigar 111
n o v n r
f o T-
THEY MAY LOCATE IN OMAHA ,
Wood HnrvosUniy Company Looking Woap
ward for ti Branch Site.
INDUCEMENTS ARE BEING OFFERED.
of Mou Will Ho
.in tlio Mammoth Industry
llano null NinvH Onrtlcu
City
CHICAGO UtmcAU op Tun HBR , i
CIIICAOO , III. , Oct. 21. f
Gcorgo II. Hoggs , president , George P.
Uouils , socrotnry , nnd J , H , Uuinotil mid
Krastus A. Hetison of the Kcal Kstnto Owners
ors association of Omaha , nro In the city for
the purpose ot presenting Omaha's claims to
the representatives of the Walter A. Wood
llarvostlnir fonipany of llooslc Kails , N. Y ,
who are looking over the western states for
the purpose of selecting n location for a
larao branch of their mnnufactory. It Is not
llliely Hint these gentlemen will decide nt
present what location they will accept. The
Omahn people muan business nnd will Icavo
no stone unturned to secure this Important
Industry for their city , claiming that the ad
vantages of Omaha are far superior to these
of any ether city In the .west. The Wood
company employs U.&OO inon nt Hooslc Fmis
and has 11,000 agencies scattered all over the
world. Hetwcon 800 nnd 1,000 men wilt uo
employed In their western establishment.
( lovKiixou STURM : TALKS.
Governor G. W. Steele of Oklahoma , who
recently tendered tils resignation to I'I-OM
dent Harrison , is nt the Grand Pacific. In
regard to the rumor that ho Is to sucrnod
Pension Commissioner Uaum ho said today.
"This is the fourth tlmo that my name has
been coupled with that oftlco. 1 don't thinu
Mr. Uaum will resign , nnd as ho Is .still In
ofllco and the president has not said anything
about it , I think tlioro U no cause for com
ment , A Washington correspondent cooked
up the story and after printing it naked my
permission to use It. "
CA1TA1X ANfON'S MHUIOW.
At nn informal caucus of thu knights of the
new American Association haso hall team , a
slnto wus perfected today. It inuatis sorrow-
to Captain Anson and the backurs of the Chicago
cage league team. Tonight the regular cau
cus preceding the meeting reports the follow
ing slate : President , George II. Williams ,
the well known restaurant man : vice presi
dent and treasurer , Gcorgo H. Uichoy of thu
Malcolm-McDonald Lumber company ; sccro
tary , Samuel G. Morton of Maroon fame ;
captain and manager , Fred Pfuffor ; direc
tors , C. S. Kolllns , G. II. Williams. ( ! . II.
Kicho3 % W. D. Goggm and Hnrvov Vimiull.
"Thoro is n list of men that have tbo stuff , "
remarked a haso hall nnn : this morning , "that
will make Ansou's nggregation look sick be
fore their list of players is completed. "
Pfeffer Is the assured boss of the now club ,
Wllmot will go with him , so also will Jlmmlo
U.van , and perhaps Cooney and others. Tbo
signing of a complete list of players ivlll not
bo concluded until the first of next wouk.
T wirier Hart of the Sioux Citys has been ou-
gairad.
IMI'llOVIXfl POUT SIIKIUIUX.
Chicago is becoming a prominent military
post Contracts have just been lot for the
erection of eighteen moro residences and
qunrtcrs for the ofllcura nt Fort Sheridan and
the work will soon buirin. These extra biiild-
Ines are intotutod to accommodate n largely
Increased force of soldiers and olllcers that
will arrive in the next alx months. Largo
nccessiona of ofllcors nnd men to the force
now nt the fort will bo mndo from time to
time , nnd the first reinforcements will itrrlvn
some time next month and consist of four
companies of cavnlry from the west. The
cavalrymen will number 120 to lf > 0 mun , mid
these , added to the force now at the fort
will make a little army of over 050 men. Gen
eral Allies intends to make it 1,000 buforo thu
World's fair.
TKI.UXO Till ! rilisiI : | > ENT A1IOUT THE r.Ult.
In a few dny.s President Harrison will
hnvo n report from Thomas . Palmer , the
president of the national commission , telling
him nil about thn work which has been done
nt Jackson park end what work is contem
plated. From this report ho will gut facts to
use in his mo.ssagu to congress , In which hu
Is expected to tnlto n bold stand for the big
exposition. The rcuort is full of praise lor
the Chicago directors. H says they have
complied with the law of congress in regard
to raising ? 10,00l)00 ) ( ) for the exposition and
that all of the buildings are being pushed to
completion rapidly. Attention Is called to
Lite generous appropriations of the states nnd
to the preparations of foreign covcrnmonts
to take part in the fair. Tbo fact that the
stockholders have already paid up moro than
Si.OOO.OOO is also noted. This is followed by
review of the contemplated expenditures ,
li'rom this important subject the report
Kisses to the question of a $5,000,000 loan by
: ongrosi ! and reasons why the Joan should ho
undo.
WORLD'S r.nu TALK.
General Gronor still has hopes that the nn-
, lomll commission will have full chargoot all
irrangoments for the transportation of ux-
: ilblts to the fnlr. At bis request n mooting
, vns hold ypstorday tliat had for its object
, ho reorganization of the traflle bureau now
n charge of K. 13. Jaycox. Groner's plan Is
0 turn all matters relating to tbo trnnspor-
.allon of each exhibit ovnr to C. H. Pock ,
'ormoi-lv truffle manager of the Chicago &
. .rand Trunk Line , flo would limit Mr.
Inycox's work to making arrangements for
ixcurslons to the fair.
Joseph Illr.st rot n mod from Florida yostor-
lay after helping to organize the state to
also f 100,000 for the fair.
"I do not think there Is nny doubt about
ottlng tlio noncv , " ho said , "Already thn
range growers are making plans to plant a
rove of ono aero In the court of liortlcnl-
ural hall. California will nlso have a grovu
ii that building. The trees In those groves
, 111 bo full of oranges during the fair , "
I'KIIITIXO STIiKI'.T NUISlXf H8.
The Union Lenguo club has undertaken to
. rcstlo with the street problems of the now
Inleago. and at n largo mooting held last night ,
t which mcmbors nnd high otllcInU of thu
Vorld'H fair were present , called attention to
ho fact that thocity had Improved Itsstreots
1 patches , but had left many .streets unlm-
rovcd nnd had pormittcd thu Illegal solzuro
f highways and their use in a niniiiinr noon
uly olsow'horo In country towns. Gas com-
antes who are tearing up pavements , mor-
itants who are stealing sidewalk space , the
: ahmg ! of horses along thn curbs , omnibuses
'hlch ' occupy half of the streets , the smnko
ulsancc , sky scrapurs and ether features of
hlcago llfoworu freely criticised , nnd the
ub promises to push tno light against them.
WKSTI'.IIX 1'KOI'I.K IN CHICAHO.
The following western puoplo are In the
ty :
At the Auditorium Chauncoy Abbott ,
chuylor , Nob. ; J. II. Diiiiitnt , tJoorgo H.
eggs , ( ioorgo P. Bomb , 10. A. lienson ,
malm.
At the Lolaiid U. .1. 1) . Uonnhoo , Omaha ;
, S.Vnl.sh , Oavonport , la.
At the Palmer 1) . Davidson , Sioux City ,
; Mrs. iF. . Wllklns , II. C. Ifobhlo , fl'
euinnii , Omaha ; T. MeK. Stuart , Council
luffs ; O. P. Thompson , MM. 1C. Copuland ,
iimpton. In. ; John H. lironnan , Hapid City ,
1) . : Mr. and Mrs. J'3. A. Ki by , Coditr
iplds , la.
At the Grand Pacific K. P. Sawyer , Mus.
tine , la. ; P. W. Corbutt , Omaha ; linn. J ,
Ctnrkson , 13 , M. Ford , IJos Molnos , la.
K A.
Bownrd county's agricultural association
s decided to nay ! i5 pur cent of lt lire ,
urns nnd all hills for innnuil labor In full.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report.