OMAHA DAILSf J < BE MONDAY , OCTOBER 13 U84
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Tan presidential olcction takes plac
Uireo weeks from lo-morrow.
EVEHY voter should aoo that ho ii
properly registered when the time comoi
TUESDAY tolls the tale in Ohio. Semi
hard work is being done In that Etato to
day.
IF Ohio goes democratic in this presidential
dontial year it will go back on Ita record
extending back to 1850.
NEBRASKA , ia now reveling in the luxn
ry of the hazy Indian summer the
moat agreeable aoauon of the year.
Tnn republican campaigners willrnarcl
in a body from Ohio to Now York ot
"Wednesday next. The Empire ntato \ ito
to bo the econo of some pretty llvol ;
work between now and November 4th.
RICHARD K. Fox , who ia ono of thi
shrewdest sporting men in Now Yorl
City , says that the odda are 100 to 71
that Blaine will carry the ntato of Nov
York , and that the local sporting moi
are bolting on Blaino.
THE use of "soap" in political cam
paigns is necessitated by the unclean roc
orda of candidates. If all the reports an
true moro "aoap" will bo used in thii
campaign than in any political contest it
the history of the United States.
If there is any ellicaoy in prayer St ,
John and Daniel ought to triumph in the
great contest. 'While the other political
parties are spending thoirraonoy in drink
and riotous living , the prohibitionists will
observe the 20th of October as a day ol
prayer and fasting.
PASSENQIIU rates from Chicago * t <
Omaha are quoted &t ? 1.CO and the wai
still goes on. This la a good thing fo :
west-bound travelers , but persons golnj
" cast hare to pay the old rate of $15.00 h
Chicago. The present woat-bound cu
can however bo taken advantage of bj
persons going to Chicago and returning
on the cut rate , which makes the rounc
trip only a little moro than half-price
It ia a little singular that Omaha hanover
never had the benefit of an oast-bound cu
rato.
" CONGRESSMAN WEAVER has blundered
to use a mild phrase , when ho challongoi
James W. Davis to produce proofs t
( sustain his inuondoes about Mr. Weaver'
hasty flight from Kearney when th
Eaton-Howl libel suit was to bo tried
Mr. Weaver was not present at Lincol
during the investigation of the aonatorlt
scandal in which Church IIowo was it
volvod , and ho may never have road th
testimony taken before the legislatun
If ho had road that testimony it was co
tainly imprudent for him to clmllong
Davis to the proof.
The annua report of the Wester
Union telegraph company gives its ca ]
ital stock at $80,000,000. The repor
however , fails to give the per contago c
walcr , which ia not lees than DO percent
The bonded debt is § 7,214COO. Th
revenues for the past year were $19,08 !
000 and the expenses § 13,022,000. 1
the $0,010,000 profits is added § 3,008
000 Burplua on hand July 1 , 1883 , mal
ing a total of $10,208,000. Deductiu
\ \ $0,110,000 paid for dividends , intorcs
etc. , there is left the surplus i
$1,158,000.
TUB BEE was mistaken the other dc
in elating that the board nf cducalic
would submit two propositions to tl
voters to issue bonds for the erection i
two school houses to coat $18,000 uac'
The propositions simply ask authority '
spnnd the money out of the funds of tl
board , in acoordanco with the law whic
provides that any expenditure ov
$5,000 by the board shall bo voted upc
by the peoplo. As wo understand
there are no other school bonds out e
cept the high school bonds , which rt
twenty years from the date of iaauo i
ten per cent.
TUB question is often asked whoth
the elcclrio light la & dangorons thin
It is a fact that persons have boi
killed by electric light wires , and tl
other evening an electric light , in Niblc
theatre , Now York , sot Cro to BOD
artificial roses. This accident led I
inquiry among the theatre propriotoi
a number of whom gave it aa the
opinion that the eleclrio light la da
gerous to property as well &s to HI
unless the wires and-llqhis are proper
handled and protected. Noverthelc
the electric light will continue to grc
in pojiularity , for wo venture to i
that fewer lives are lost and leu prc
I wly Destroyed by the electric light th :
W by gas.
a
GENERAL QUANT ON SOUT
AMERICAN COS1MEUOE.
The members of the commission f <
the development of the trade of tl
United States with the South America
countries called on ex-President Grai
, ho other day to obtain his views on tl
subject. General Grant , among othi
.hiugs , puggcstcd a very novel tray <
developing the South American tradi
Llo recommended the reorganization i
.ho consulate service in Central and Soul
Vmorlca , and that instead of acattorir
consula hero and there , commorci
agonla should bo appointed to every par
and they should have the privilege of 01
gaging In business. They should bo po
milled lo act aa drummers for the mam
faclurcrs of llio Untied States The
should have samples sent them and bo n
owed tosoll oncommissionlomorchanlsi
Iho ports at which they are located. Tl
Iroublo now Is lhat poorly paid coi
suls.havo no motive In .prompting Irat
and the merchants and manufacture
lavh no means of reaching corlain foroig
markola except by incurring Iho oxponi
of sending ogonls to these places. Tl
commercial ngonls , as General Grai
suggests , should perform all the dutii
now assigned lo consuls , receive foi
horofor , and besides bo allowed lo 01
[ ago in butincas as ordinary merchant !
Wo have no doubt that Gonon
Grant's plan would materially dovolo
ho trade of the Unilcd Stales with Soul
America. This scheme might suit ou
manufacturers and exporters , as it woul
ave them the exponao of drummers an
many "incidental cxponscn. " Beside
Ilia , auch a reorganization of the consul
lo service would afford abundant oppoi
unily for commercial drummers to ac
uro a soft berth , and in many instance
> ulld up an Independent business , Ih
ncomo of which would make Iho con
ular salary no object. In olhor wordt
jonoral Grant propones to Bubili
ute a government drummer sorvic
n place of the consular service in Soul
America , and relieve the merchants an
mnnufacturora of all expense save th
ranaportation of their goods and th
percentage fees which they would have
o pay Ihoso consular drummers. Thi
chomo may look very attractive on it
ace , but in all probability th
onsular drummers would soon have
monopoly of their own , and have ou
xportors at their mercy.
In addition to this unique recommend
lion , General Grant suggested tha
American steamship lines bo subsidize
nlil a commerce has boon oalablishad ti
nablo them lo sustain Ihomaolves. Oil
would almost suppose that John Ileac
md called upon General Grant just bo
ere the commissioners visited him.
TUB question of stale rogulalion of tel
graphs has roconlly boon decided in Ir
iana , in which state there ia a statute
omowhat similar to the ono in Nobraski
cquiring all telegraph companies doin
JuninoBs in lhat slate to transmit message
with impartiality and good faith in Ih
rdor in which Ihoy are received. Fc
ofusal or failure lo do Ibis Iho compan
a made liable lo a penalty of ono hundro
ollars , to bo recovered by Iho porso
fforing the moaaago. In a suit brougl
gainst it the Western Union sot up tli
ofonco that the statute was unconslilt
onal , for Iho roaacn that it was an into ;
oronco with an interstate commerce , It
IHOB and business of Iho company IH
toing limited lo Indiana , but oxtondii
o other states. The Indiana supron
ourt overrules this defence and holds 11
aw conslilulional. It Bays that the ata
ulo does not abridge the freedom of con
morclal intercourse among the elate
and declares lhat n atalo hi
ho power lo require "all person
artificial or natural , doing business with
Is borders lo transact that business wi !
Fairness , diligence and impartially. "
is Iruo , the court adds , that the lines
the company extend and its mcaaagoa a
sent to and received from other stale
But "tho ntalulo operates upon 11
parties and Iho subject matter within o
jurisdiction by enforcing the porforimn
of a duly created hero , owing here ai
violated horo. " This decision is inlc
eating lo Nebraska people as it aho-
pretty conclusively lhat the tolcgraj
itatuto in this state ia constitutional m
Lhorotoro the telegraph companiea can 1
made to live up to its provisiona. Th
they do not do it ia the fault of patro
in not _ prosecuting Ihom for their deli
quoncios , either through indifference
owing to Iho faot that they are ignora
lhal Ihoy have an adequate ! remedy.
IT is the eve of Iho battle in Ohio , at
all eyes are turned towards that slat
It may now well bo said as goes I ]
Buckeye state so goes Iho union. Ea <
parly has oxorlod every effort to ma
its own strength and draw recruits frc
Iho olhor. That a very heavy vote w
bo cait there is no doubt , and that t
democrats will attempt all sorts of d <
porato games there ia no question. Ti
Cleveland Leader cbargea that organiz
gangs of repeaters nro lo bo broug
from neighboring states , particularly frc
Maryland , to bo voted in domocral
countica whore Iho democrats have I !
political machinery in their own hand
Promises of all kinds have been male
lo thu liquor clement , which is doing i
In its power against the ropublicar
The Leader , being allvo to the Impc
tauco of a full republican vote , makes t
following urgent appeal :
To all Ibis Iho republicans can on
oppose the patriotism and high-souled i
tegrity of their parly , and place rullac
pit thu integrity of the people. That Oh
it republican by a hnndaomo majority
n full vote ia an undoubted fact , und it
th's yito which the republican * nu
mats at Iho poles on Iho 14th iuot. Tif
must bo no stay-at-homes ou next ; Tt
day , The tick , the lame , and Iho . li '
nh-uld uuilo with the rubuet in health' i
( litchargo a duty which mutt etfoat t (
fuluro of the cbtiro country. Ohio j |
| never yt filtered on the eve of a pel
dontial election , and there is no reaso
why republicans ohould now hold bac
when to much doponda upon their nclioi
They have every incentive to do the
whole duty , nnd victory nwaila dote ;
mined action on their part. The ol
guard can die but it never surrender !
aid Cambronno. There will bo no BUI
render on Tuesday next if every republ
can faces the enemy with a dotcrmlnatio
o win.
Tun Pullman car company haa boo
but it ht
a very successful tax-dodger ,
ecenlly received a sot-back at tli
mnda of the supreme court of Pcnr
ylvonia. The Pullman company has fc
years resisted local taxation on its throng
cats , and in this way has avoided payln
any tax at all upon them. The state <
. 'onneylvnnia brought n suit against tli
company , nnd the supreme court has eu
aincd the right of the alato to tn
hrough cars paasing ever its tcrritor
rom ono state to another. The compan
resisted the tax upon two grounds : Firs
that its Pennsylvania business was carric
on under a lonso from a Pcnnsylvani
corporationTrhich upon KB own part pai
ts full share of state taxes ; and , secom
hat the levying of such a tax was in tl :
nature of an interference with intoi
state commerce , the plain intention c
ho constitutional provision upon thi
ubjcct being that the citizen of an
late should bo at liberty to pass throug
ho territory of any other utato withoi
ondorim ; any toil or tribute whatovt
or such privilege. Should the suprom
ourtcftho United States ouataln thi
ocision , it would give to every atato tli
ight of local taxation , but it would scoi
o ua that if the Pullman company shovi
: iat it has paid taxes on through cars i
no state , it could not bo compelled t
lay again on the eamo cars in anothc
tato. But that it must pay its taxes o
irough cars at sorao place there can t
o question.
JIM LAIIID ia not only doing a vor
loavy land office buslnoaa but ia also vor
xtonsivoly engaged in pension brokoi
go and patronage distribution. At
ording to latest advices every domocrati
octor in the second district haa boo
remised a position as pensioner exam
or , and scores of dupes are ranaaokin
very precinct for votes under promit
iat they are to got lucrative positioi
nd employment under Undo San
Story other striker expects to bo survoj
r-gonoral , attorney-general , or judge <
omo territory , and hundreds hav
) eon promised postal clorkahipi
and-oflico rogialrar-ahipa and ever
thor kind of oilico within ho gil
f the president. The present peal
masters are all doomed. Their place
ro being promiaed right and loft , just o
moat of them were two years ago who
jaird was running for the first time
fortunately the postmaator-gonoral doc
lot remove men by order of the congrosi
lan from the second district , at least nc
unless charges are preferred and sni
ninod.
A JUDGMENT of $1,000,600 has rocontl
icon rendered against Now York oil ]
'his is a rolio of the Tweed regime. I
871 Boss Tweed awarded a contract f <
0,000 water-motors at $7 oach. Th
meters were furnished by the oontracto :
> ut were never used , and the municip ;
authorities refused payment After tl
iisclosnros cf the rascalities of tbo Twee
ing there was a suspicion that this cos
ract waa ono of the ring's jobs , and tl
city continued to rosiat payment , Tl
contractor , after several years litigatioi
iaa finally won his suit , and the ell
have to pay the judgment.
Mu. LAIIID'S chief bugloman at Has
nga delights in the delusion that the B ]
a faat losing its circulation on account
ts course in the present campaign. Tl
proof of thopudding is in the eating thor
of , and the boat evidence that-iho BSE
: nero popular than ever is shown by tl
fact that our daily circulation outside
Omaha has increased CO per cent durii
.ho last alx mouths.
JuunE McFAULANi ) , commissioner
the general iind oflico , recommends tl
repeal of the pre-emption and timb
culture laws In the interest of actu
settlors. The congressman from this di
trict , Judge Weaver , voted against tl
repeal of those laws , but ho still insie
that every vote ho gave was in tl
interest of the peoplo.
7 ho AKPH ofMoimrotia
The Emperor William ia the aide
monarch in Europo. Queen Victoria
05. King Christian ot Denmark ia C
uid his wife , the Queen , ia a year nldo
The Emperor of Austria ia 54 , and h
wife isll ) , while King Leopold of Be
[ ; iun > , 49 years old , has a wife aged C
pnopftho youngest monarcha reignh
is King Alphonso of Spain , who has sec
27 years , and next to him oomo Kit
George of Uroeco , and Alexander i
Russia , each of whom are in the neit-1
borhood of ! 19. The Sultan of Turkc
is 42 , King Oscar of Sweden C5 , Louia <
Portugal 40 , Humbert of Italy 40 , mi
President Orovy , of Franco , 71. Tl
wife of the llussUn ruler ia three yea
younger than her husband , the wife i
the Gorman five , and the Queen of Ita
Hovon.
f Nnturo ami burjrory ,
Special Ttlegmin to TJIE 1kg.
OlllOAUO , Octob8rl2. A queer caao li
been brought to light horo. Seventeen ye.i
ayoa daughter was born to a uell-kuov
itlzen in till * city , acdwiu christened llatri
B | > ry. bha grow up like alt girla but w
rather lontf-legm ! uud awkward , A slic
tlmt > ago hur votco began to nssiiuui a inn
iiluli touo aud tbo omlneot gurgooni , J )
Moron and Giinii , were oonr.ulUd. Tlio i
suit wja u Hurgtcitl operation which turned t
wlrl Into a buy , Her nonio wivi clmiiRvd fu
INtrlot to UMTV , Ho imton boy'a clotli
d \fiia tt'iit to the e.iit to school to save t
blushoj of hltgtrl
" " "
A Cra/.y BIuu Hunted ,
COLUUUIM , Ohio , October la , Sovei
l > bynlcians to-day made an examination of t
brain of Charen ) W. Duller , executed at C
luiubU City , liul. , Viiday. It U tUought tl
buliicit'ntid ncQ 1 found to nusuln t
tbuury of iiuanlty urged by the defence ,
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.
Jnflic Weaver's ' flasly Flight Fro
Kearney.
An Interesting Olmptcr nf
Crookedness Onllcd from the
of Church
IIowo In 1H77.
LINCOLN , Nob. , October 3,188
ION. A. . J. WEAVER ,
Foil City , Nob. ,
DKAH Sin : I never charged that yc
received nny portion of the ton thonaar
dollara$10,000) ( ) alleged to havoboon pai
over in 1875 as referred to in my intorrog
orios submitted at Wnhoo. I simply askc
f you wore present nnd had cognizance i
my such corrupt conference. You dor
n positive torma that yon had over take
> art in any such conference or were pro
snt in any room where votes have boc
negotiated corruptly during any aonat
rial contest. You go oven farther the
hat and challenge any man I
iroduco proofa to the contrar ;
rVhilo you admit that you were called I
toarnoy to tcatify in the Eaton libi
suit Trliich , as you know , waa nevi
tied , because Ohuroh Howe did IK
laro to risk n trial , you deny that yo
were advised by attorneys for the proa
cution to Icnvo Kearney during the nlgl
iroceding the trial in order to proroi
liacloaurcs that would have boon dama ;
ng both to yourself and Howe. 1
order to refresh your memory and justil
my own conduct I herewith respectful !
ubmit the following extract from th
mbllahod tcatimony taken In Fobruarj
.877 , before the senate committc
charged with the investigation into tli
illcged corruption of Church Howe du
ng the nonatorlnl election of 1875 :
TUIUUDAY'S INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING
WEDNESDAY , Fob'y li , 1877.
Seth T. Cole , examined by Goner
iatorbrook , tostiiiod aa follows :
I had n conversation with Mr. Cowi
n the presence of Mr. Roaowator a she
imo before the state convention , at tl
corner of Fifteenth and Dodge otrcot
at the poac oflico , Omaha ; wo were tall
ng there of the probability of his cand
lacy for congress ; , think lloaowaler to !
lim Crounso would not ba a Candida'
and that ho preferred him < o any othi
man then apokou of ; Rosewater aako
rhat support ho cauld got south of th
Platte ; Cowin said that ho could got th
support of Weaver , Towlo , Howe , Lali
md Anhby ; Rosowatar remarked thi
Cowlo was a Hitchcock man , and ho pn
umed Howe was ; Cowin ramarka
hat Howe and Towlo would bet
support him ho know that ; I don't kno
whether I or Roaowator then romarke
"that waa on account of the Koarm
rial ; " ho said it was , and than said 1
enow Towlo was to got § 10,000 for tl
liohardaon county delegation in the Pa
ick affair , and that Weaver was preset
n the room when the agreement w ;
nado , and that at the Kearney trial 1
lad adviaed Weaver to leave the state , i
t would bo no more damaging to lea'
ana incur the displeasure of the cou
hau to stay ; ho said Howe had gi
noney in the senatorial fight , and ho b
ioyed ho was the only one who had n
mid the money back.
* * * *
By Mr. Cowin : Q. Any ono prose :
except you and Mr. Roaowator ] No , si
Q. Have yon arid Mr. Rosewater hi
any conversations about this matte
A. No , sir , until- the time I w
wining down hero on the trail
ifou will remember tliia : M
Mills ( the witness afterwards co
reeled this statement and said it Wi
Aaron Oahn , ) came along and wanted i
: now what conspiracy wo had on ham
BCo had a box of cigars under his arm at
rou asked him for a cigar , and ho sai
after you waa elected congressman I
would give you a cigar.
Q. That waa.liable to take place at
time ?
A. Yes sir.
Edward Roaowator , recalled , tealifii
as follows :
General Eastabronk. Q. I will ask y <
whether you over had an interview wi
Mr. Cowin where ho has made any slat
menta indicating that Howe was guilt
li so , state what took place ?
A. I used to go to Mr. Cowin'a offi
during the campaign to talk about tl
campaign proapecta and vi rlous mattoi
Incidentally I asked Mr. Cowin aba
Ilia own candidacy. At th
time ho _ was very undecided. It w
oomo time after the Kearney fiasco
which I should have been a witness , b
I didn't testify thoro. At ono time
his office I had private ccnvorsatii
with him and ho coufidnntially gave 11
this information , and I should h vo ko
it but for the fact that it waa made pub !
on the street when Mr. Cole waa preser
'lhat conversation being public and nl
Ilia tolling Mr. Bristol I didn't couaid
it a secret. I didn't know that aftet
trial was over an attorney was bound
keep the secrets of hia client. I regr
that Una mutter has como up aa I w
very friendly to Mr. Cowin , b
aa I stated , Mr. Cowin sa
that during the trial dovolo
monts took place which made
very dangerous for the defense that :
that tlio indictment against Eaton wou
bo sustained.
Mr. Cowin. la that the same convc
sation that Cole has given ? A. Yc
sir ; but I have moro particulars than 1
lias given , You said that the ovonii
before the trial , in examining matters
evidence that would bo produced thor
you found Judge Weaver was actual
[ > reaont in the room when the barga
waa made for the Ricnardson county dt
jgation. It waa a bargain for the tran
'er ' by Towlo of the Richardson coun
delegation , and when Weaver made
statement thai ho would have to sta
what was done , ho was advised to lea'
Kearney that niftht , and did leave , ar
when the trial came on the next mori
ing ho was gene , and t
tame process the thing was worked ,
: hat the caao waa dismissed ; I don
know whether all the details as to Wea
3r's leaving that night were from that ii
tcrviow , but the information was givi
in a general "way ; that they were all in
pretty bad row of stumps ; I have hi
other conversations with Cowin ; I w ;
utato hoio that in Ihoso convoreatioi
Cowin didn't atato point blank th
Ilowo confeosod to him , but 1 inforn
from what ho said that IIowo and tl
rest were guilty ; I think ho said the
that IIowo waa the only ono that kept tl
money , and I took it for granted th
IIowo had made a confession.
By Oowiu Q. You romumber the tit
I came from Kuarnoy , the time the i
diotment waa found. I had been tvttei :
ing court up there and you a kcd i
what about it , and I told you what Tu
blen hud told me , imd said if vrhat
said was true , they might bo guilt
A. I dou't remember it.
Q. Wl > y Is it you don't remernl
l/ia ( , whun you remember so muoh oh
A. 13 f cause the information that Jud
Weaver was in that room at the time T ? ;
BO etartling to mo and it made an impre
eion on rny mind.
Edwin S. Towlo called on the part i
the respondent. ( Church Howe ) , beit
duly sworn testiuod aa follows :
( You were epeakor of the lowi
houao I believe ? A. Yea , air.
Q. Were you acquainted with Pntticl
A. 1 have mot him.
Q. Meet him hero during the seBsioi
A. Yea , sir , '
Q. Have any conversation with him i
regard to his senatorial aspirations ? 1
Yes , air , once ; I only met him twice. Tl
Brat lima I mot him waa in the saloon <
the Tichonor house , and the second tin
At his room.
Q. Did ho disclose to you any of h
plans ? A , Only In general tonna.
Q. What were those plans , in goner
torma ? A. Ho told mo ho was n Grai
man , a Grant republican ; ho said 1
stood in well with Grant ; that ho wi
about as good n republican as any bed ;
and if elected ho thought ho could do i
much for this state aa any body olso.
Q. Ho wanted to bo oloctcd on hi
politics ? A. That 5s the talk had tbi
night.
Q. Who else was present at that con
vernation ? A. Judge Woavor.
Q. Who was present at the first cor
vorsation ? A. 1 had only on introduc
.ion the first time ; I had no convorsi
lion.
* # * *
Q. What county did you represent ? A
[ lichardson county.
Q. How largo a delegation was thoi
rom that county ? A. Ono in the senate
ate and tliroo in the house.
Q Was anything said -to you and Pat
rick in regard to carrying that entire del
igation for him ? A. Ho wanted to kuoi
f wo could carry it , or what I know o
ho prospect of carrying it for him.
; old him I had talked with thorn about i
and had'nt thought anything about it.
Q. Did any ono como as from himclaini
ng to bo his friend. Suggesting the out
ay of money ? A. No , sir ; never at all
[ would not have wont into that root
that night , aa I told you before , if I ba
not boon sent in there by Henry Atkit :
son. Dundy had withdrawn and Alkiti
son came on the track. This was aftc
; ho caucus in which the democrats ha
tgrood to go for Thayer , and his idea we
0 got the democrats back from Thayc
and throw the whole thing in the pc
again.
" * # * *
Q. Were you ono of the parties t
; hat suit at Kearney ? A. No , sir.
Q.Voro you ono of the attorneys ? J
So , sir. i was present as a witness.
Q. Was Judge Weaver present also
A. Yes , sir. * * *
Q. Did you know of Weavor'o leavin
Hearnoy precipitately ? A. Ho told m
; ho attorneys for the prosecution nc
'or the defence had excused him.
Q. Don't you know the fact to bo thn
10 wan excused , and loft bacauao if BU !
iorcd to testify he would affirm all thn
dad been charged ? A. No , air , not tha
I know of.
Q. Wasn't it a matter of common ri
mor around hero that Patrick had m'-.ne
to use ? A. Oh , yes , that was in every
body's mouth. It was supposed ho ha
about $100,000. It was said ho had
"bushel" of money ,
'Q That was before they got to usini
a "bar'l" ? A. Oh , yes , sir ; a bushel wi !
apply to a state and a barrel to the unlor
I would say thin : If I had known Mi
Patrick then as well as I do now , afte
Mr. Dundy got off the track , I woul
have voted for him.
josuru JIAKKEII.
Question by General Eatabrook : Stal
whether or not you know J. H. N. Pa
rick , aud if so , how long ? A. Yes , flii
for twenty yoaro.
Q. State whether or not you bear an
lamlly relation to him ; if so , what ? HI
sister is my wifo.
Q. State whether or not you know :
Mr. Patrick waa a candidate for the Un
ted States senate two years ago ? A , H
was.
was.Q State whether yon were at that titn
a friotid of his in that project and a conf
dant in its execution ? A. Mr. Chaii
man : I have answered these questions s
far , but I decline to answer this , as i
might compromise me. I don't wish t
bo charged with contempt in decllniu
to answer.
The Chairman. For what reason d
you decline to answer ? A. Because
might bo injurious to mo.
General Estabrook. I will not prci
this now , but will ask another queatipi
Were the arrangements of Mr. Patrin
made baforo the commencement of th
session of the legislature , and if BO , ho
long baforo that session ! I decline t
answer for the earno reason.
Q. Were they made in Omaha ? A.
decline to answer for the same mason.
Q. Was money "to bo used as ono of tl
agencies to secure that election ) A.
dunlino to answer for the snino reason.
Q Were you one of the parties to fui
niah money to secure that election ? 1
1 ( Incline to answer for the samu rcasoi
Q Did you at any time prior to th
session of the legialaturn see Churc
Howe in the presence of Mr1 Patrick s
Omaha , or any other place ? A. Yea.
Q. How long prior to the session ? A
I don't know.
Q. Was it jfter the election of Ni
veiuberl A. Yen.
Q. Was the subject of the use of men
tiouod in your presence or talked eve
between Cntirch Dowo and Patrick ? J.
I Imvo no remembrance of such talk.
Q Did you know anything nf his plat
ing money at the disposal ot Mr. Howe
to aid in securing hia olcction , in an
manner ? A. I decline to answer.
Now , judgc doisjthiB testimonyrofrea
your memory { You certainly camu
charge that the indices were your pors <
nal or political enemies and you knoi
that the facts drawn out relative to you
( light from Kearney wnro incidental ,
quite disagree with you as to my inqu
rios buing of no importance. Permit m
in conclusion to add that I think the yc
tors of the first congressional distric
will take decided issue with you upo
such conclusion.
Very Respectfully ,
JAMES W. DAVIS.
STATK JolTINGH.
Adam Ingrain the Loutivilln oar burg a
Rot two year * in Nubmlllo for hU labors ,
John N > Allan B , a stockman , has been noli
Inated lor thu legislature by the democrats i
Biclnoy.
The republicans ot 1'UUocotnty hare not
inatod Dan Condon and William J , Irwi
for representatives ,
C. K. Osfroocl , of North Platte , hoa bte
nomluated by tha rupubllcani for Mprt'tont
the , ufty.fighth district.
John Spllttholf , the roifasscd wplit
PluUsmotitli , wjs tajuittovl by a mutton-hoi
jury mlbCJnntruiui ? the iiutructions of tt
court ,
A fiarg of burglar * made n general raid i
thentuii'sandicjliltinuin tbu noith ciiJ
Kearney ouo uiitht la t week. Some SG.CO
cueh , u little jewelry , clothiug and i > ra\Uio
\ \ 01 o taken ,
Two young horue thlevea were arreated i
the lowu biclo of the liver , opionlti Nebruri
i 'My , last Wednesday uud ulilpptU to Kui
C.ty for sifo keeping. Tbt < y confessed to ha
fnc tel m two hottw fiom Mr. Draptr
llmnboldt.
rtion M urging HitohoDck county '
btiild a court homo there ,
The ro'lraad ' receipts nt 1'aitf W amount *
to over .f'.OO'J diltliig Soptoiiibc i.
CnUv > rt on ctiei nlond for moro tcnemtnt
There is not n vacant hou4 in town ,
lloldrcgo has contrACted for n 811,00
fttonmpoucr flouting mill to bo erected i
tnco.
tnco.Tho
The IOM by the Alrrm Cro on thoOth
placed at 833,100 , partially coveted by Insu
anco.
anco.Oer
O\er twenty families have moved on I
their land adjacent to Colcridf-o within U
bit two weeks.
The Good Templars of the n'nto have
raomborehlp of r > , ai"i. ( During the past yci
forty-thrco now lodges were institutod.
Lou'g Smith of Crete "didn't know it w :
loaded. " A bullet In his hip convinced hli
that it was. The woutd is painful but n <
eenoua.
John T. Jlooriof Cortlnnd , Giigo count ;
is under arrest for forplnR the nnmes of Olix
Ward and Willlntn Tonnnt to a note for $1 (
a year ago ,
The proposition submitted to the voters (
Wymoro and Blue Hprings to grant right <
wav for a street railway to connect both towi
wan almost unanimously carried at the spocli
election on the 7th.
Curtis II , Katon. of IMoominftton , died stu
denly on the 7th of heart disoaso. A brothi
of hia ditd suddenly of the sarno disease i
Delovnn , Wis. , como three weeks ago. Tl
former was 70 years old.
The AUthodistRof Iloldrego have ovolvcil
now method of wiping out the church debt
At the dedication of the church each mcmbi
Is expected to bring the family jug along wit
hi ) or Ii3r contribution. It li n lilckla platei
Bchomo by the jug full.
Mlns Dorn Buck , nf Lincoln , sinter of Pr
vato llonry , of the Greoly Arctio oxpcditior
\\M \ received the letters and papers of he
brother nnd also n copy of his will , which wt
witnessed by Lieutenant Kidingbury nnd Ti
vato Bender , nleo victims of the oxpcdltion ,
Louie and Willim Schonch. sons of n farme
In Washington county , were hoeing their hill
of potatoes when a Eciueakiog hawk sonre
nicofully and tempting near. Louie secure
Ills gun and blazed away , Hsnding Uilrty-cigl
Jrd shot into tlio neck and scalp of his brotl
cr. The wound wai not torlous.
A Bohemian who lived in Skull Croe'
township was in Schuylcr laat week nnd go
drunk nnd started homo with n load of lurr
tcr. Another wagon followed. A lurch c
the watron throw tlm Bohemian out and bet
wagons ran over him. llo lived till nox
morning. Ila leaves a wife nnd seven chi
di-on.
dion.A
A potitioa has been submitted to the count
board of Undgo county , asking for the cor.
struct'.on of n ditch six miles in length , emi
tying into n branch of the Knwhluo in th
Jamestown neighborhood. Kstimatcs nay tha
a ditch eight feet wide nnd two feet deep ca
bo made for fifty cents a rod. This woul
nmko the ditch cost leas thau $1,000.
The Adams County Democrat says : Th
Minden Keporter comes out nad supports Jit
Laird for congress and the republican atat
ticket. 1'or n consideration of $25 down nn
$75 nt tha end of the campaign , the Koportc
takes this fatal atop. The Gazetta-Journal c
thU city sold out somewhat cheaper. Lair
only having to appoint ono of their pets to
position as mall agent on the B. & M. rail
road.
road.Last
Last Thursday two men , Moran nnd Ar.
dors , got into n quarrel in n saloon in Ashland
Saundcra county , after which Moran wont t
his homo. Anders followed with n ruvolve
and shot Moran from the rear , the ball entei
ing the niun'tj back near the right shouldei
Anders escaped with n team and wagon bu
was overtaken on the island in the Platte noa
Fremont , where ho was captured by the shei
Iff of Snunders county.
The town of Valentino is in the throes of
violent sensation. The wife of Burley C
11111 , of the Valentino Keporter , and post
master of that place , who has just heon mat
ried five months , gave birth on Saturday , th
4th , to n full grown child nnd murdered it. u
coioner's jury brought in the fcllowing vei
dit : Died by strangulation at the hands c
its mother , with felonious intent. She is ut :
dor nrrest.
The Oakland Independent says : "On Mor
day of this week a ead accident bofel th
ditcher train , boloiv Craig. As they wor
doing some ditching n ehovel was dowr
which caught on sotno bridge timbers ; thl
frightened the workmen nnd they lied fror
their post , leaving the shovel to co lower an
do niora damage. The ditcher car , wit
machinery , was turned up ido down g.in
down an embankment , nnd the boss , Loui
Delaney , n laborer named Louis Thompjor
and nnother laborer , unknown to us , wer
badly injuied. Louia Thompson was though
fatally injured nt first , being hurt Intel
nally.
The agricultural exhibit of the Plattsmout
Ilerxld boasts of fancy corn from the farm (
J. W. Bank , of Greenwood. The variety i
the improved Learning , ninety day corn ,
very heavy yellow Dent , hard , compact , larg
eare. and very email cab. This corn we
planted by Mr. Bouk the 27th of May , ani
was ripe September 1st. The field from wbic
the sample we have was taken yielding by nc
ual test seventy-five bushels per acre , nnd jua
as fine corn as over was raised in America.
Ihe Grand Island Times has done Rom
figuring on the stuck busineca of the Unin
Pacific road as shown by th
record of the stuMon ivjont for the first wee
in October. "There vero 700 cars passe
through and 87 recolvod making n tocul c
877. At an avveage nf 20 head to the cat
makes 17,550 head. Twenty cars to the tra !
would make 44 trains passing ever the roa
at the rats of seven train * every 24 hours cone
ono every 31 hour * . Each car avoragin
thirty-three feet the above number of car
would male i ono train "f c ittlo about sixtoo
mil 01 in length. Allowing 803 pounds to eac
critter . there was n total of 700,000 pounds o
baef visible hero curing the week , and i
wnnn't much of u week for beef either. "
ANTI-MONOI'OtilSlS , ATIENTIOrV
First District.
Hon. Charles II , Brown wus appointe
to address meetings in the First congrost
ional district , at the places named boloi
as follows :
Tecumseh , Monday , October 13th , 7. n. u
Humboldt , Wednesday , October 15th.
Pnwiieo City , Friday , October 17th , 7 p. a
lieuttico , Monday , October 'JOth. 7 p. in.
Lincoln , Thursday , October 23rd , 7 D in.
Nebraska City , Saturday , October 25th ,
p. in.
in.Datoa for Omaha and other places In th
district will be duly announcoJ.
Captain < T. IT. SlIcttlo'H Appointment
Capt. J II. titicklo , of Thayer county , unti
mqnopo'y candMuto for congress in the 2d di >
tries , will dlecusstho political issues of the dn
at the following points in southwestern Nc
brtbka on the datts hern unmod :
Mluden Monday , October 13th , ip th
evening.
Holdrndgo Tuesday Octobcrl4th o\oninp
Oxfo d Wednesday , October 15th , at 7.3
p. m.
m.Homemllo Thursday , October 10th at
p. in ,
Arapahoe Friday , October 17th , nt 7,3
p in.
Indhinola Saturday , October 18th.
Culbertsou Monday , October 20th.
McCook Tuesday , October aht.
Almr Wednesday , October I'LM.
Uloomlngtou Thursday , October 23d , v
1P m.
Jted Cloud-Friday , October 21th , nt 7 C
p , in
Friends will pleate nrranzo for hall an
naino hour when not herein fetated , as well t
ndvortUa appointment thoroughly at eac
placo. f.aoiai especially invited to grace eac
ocaialon by their projeoco. By order cf Coi
prea. ional Coimnlttee.
S. S. Itm.NOMis , Cljalrmau ,
lion , iTamcn W. Davis will arldrea * th
po > po ! on tha political items of the day nt tl
following places people withour reference
party Mjptcially ItnitoJ.
At Clean Cieel : , Octoler 10 , 7 p. in ,
At Klrth October 13 , 7 p. m.
At Uluo Spring * October 15 , 7 p , in ,
At Beatrix , October 10 , a p. in.
At Cortland , October 17 , 7 p. in ,
At Sterling , October 18 , 7 p. in.
, At T' cum h , October VO , 7 w. m.
I At'fu'j o Kock , Octob , r a7 t > lu.
Vawno Citj- , October il , 7 p. m.
At Hurclmrd , October 25 , 7 p. tiu
At Humboldt , October' ' " . 7 i > . ru.
At lJli City , October 28 , 7 p. m.
At StcllA , October , 10 , 7 i > . m.
At Auburn , October ? 0 , 7 p. in.
At Namakn City , October 31 , 7 p. in.
At Nebrankn CUv. November 1 , 7 p. m.
At riattamoiiih. NOT ember S , 7 p. w : * '
Hon. Win. Notille , nn'i-monopoly ' cnndf
date for congre'a In the Third district , will
address the people ns follows :
Albion , Saturday evening , October 11.
Humphrey , Monday afternoon , October 13 ,
Oakdnlo , Monday uvenlog , October 13.
OVNtill , Tuesday evening , October 14.
Long Pine , Wednesday evening , October
IB.
Ainstcor h , Thursday evening , Oc'ober 1C.
Valentine , Sntorday evening , October 18.
Crctghton , Monday evening , October 20.
Niobrarn , Tufilny evening , October 21.
St. Helena , Wcunotdn'y ovouing , October
22.
1'onca , Tliursdny c\enng ! , October 23.
Tnckson , Fritlav ovonui ; , October 21.
Hartlngton , Saturday evening , October 25.
Wnyno , Monday evening , October a7.
Norfolk , Tuesday evening. October 28.
Stanton , Wednesday evening , October 29.
Wisner , Thurfday 2 p. in. , October SO.
Went Point , Thumiluy evening , October 30.
Oakland , Friday tvcning , October 31.
Blair Saturday evening , November 1.
ItEPUBLlOAN APPOINTMENTS.
AppolntmcntH lor Gen , Otmrlos P.
Manilcrson.
Senator Mnndorson and other speakers will
address the people at the following places on
the dates named :
Weeping Wntor , October llth.
David City , October 13th ,
Lincoln , October 14th.
Ashland.October 15th.
Omaha. October ICth.
Nebraska City , October 17tlu .
Brownvillo , October 18th.
Fnlls City , October JOth.
Pawnee City , October 21st *
Falrbury , October 22d.
Ked Cloud , October 23d.
Arapahoe , October 24th.
York , October 27th.
Central C ty , October 28th.
Grand Island , October 20th.
Kearney , October 30th.
Holdrego , November 1st
Spcnkers null Appointnifiits in Third
Odkdale .T W. Tucker nnd II. C. Brome ,
Monday evening , October 13th.
AtkinsonW. . Tucker nnd II. C. Brome ,
Tuesday evening , October 14th.
Kwiug .T. W. Tucker nnd II. C. Brome ,
Wednesday evening. October 15th.
Scribncr J. Wy Tucker nnd II. C. Brome.
Thursday evening , October IGtn.C .
C , K. YOST ,
Chairman State Central Committee ,
J. W. LOVE , Chairman Congressionnl Cen
tral Committee , Third Distiict.
Hon. G. M. Lambertson nnd Hon. J. L
Webster will speak nt Nrrlh Bend , on Satur
day evening , October llth. The Fremont
band will accompany them nnd n big rally will
b had.
Hon. G. M. Lambcrteon will speak at Loup
Oity , Sherma.i county , next Monday evening ,
October 13th.
J. W. LOVE.
Chairman rop. song. com.
Appointments lor Goer o TV. Dorsoy
nnd J. G.
Fen OKO w. E. nonsnv AND OEK. A. H. CONNOR.
Ord Monday evening , October 13.
Broken Bow Tuesday evening , October 14.
Loup City Wednesday evening , October
15.
15.St. . Paul Thursday evening , October 16.
Scotia Friday afternoon , October 17.
Grand Island Friday evening , October 17.
Central City Saturday evening , October
18.
18.Fullerton
Fullerton Monday evening , October 20.
Columbus Tun dny evening , October 21.
North Platte Wednesday evening , October
Plum Creek Thursday evening , October
05
> >
Kearney Friday ovenlntr , October 24.
Schuyler Saturday evening , October 23.
OEO. W. E. DOnSEY AND OTHER SPEAKERS.
Albion Monday evening , October 27.
Blair Tuesday evening , October 28.
Dakota City SVedntsdny evening , Octo
ber 29.
Tekamah Thursday ovoning. October 30.
West Point Kriday evening , October 31.
Mr. Dorsoy will bo accompanied by candi
dates for state offices. C.E.YosT ,
J. W. LOVE , Ch'n State Con. Com.
Ch'n Cong. Com. _
Tlio Owner of Sevonteeu Newspapers
Philadelphia Kecord.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie , the famous
Pittsburg iron-master , seems to have excited -
cited the ire of certain English newspap
ers. They do not like the idea of his
controlling so many papers as ho does in
England. It is rather odd , but then , if
Mr , Carnegie has a fancy for investing
hia good American money in .English
newspapers , who is to say him nay ? It
is a strange fancy but not an impractic
able ono. Mr. Carnegie now controls
seventeen newspapers , dally and weekly ,
Which ho leaves in the control of Mr.
Samuel Story , M. P , , formerly the own
er of the Sunderlaud Kino , which now
belongs to Mr. Carnegie's combination.
Of these seventeen papers , seven arc
dailies aud ton weeklies. They reach ,
so it ia estimated some 2,000,000
readers a day , und they are not as ex
pensive aa ono would think , for Mr.
Carnegie , who is an exceedingly ahrowd
business man , makes them play into each
othor'a hands ; ns they ore published in
different parts of the country their nowa
can bo used simultaneously. It is a sort
of association , and the ablest writers and
the keen est , news-gatherers are engngnd
by this millionaire. Mr. Carnegie ia a
Bcotchman by birth , but ho ia un Ameri
can by training , and though ho has never
been naturalized in this country , I believe -
liove , ho has a great respect for our in
stitutions and pur ways of doing things ,
which ho ia trying to introduce into Eng
land. Ho rune hia seventeenth paper on
an American plan , und from what 1 know
of the man , 1 will venture to say that
ho makes them all pay.
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