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THE ) OMAHA DAILY BEE , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 1885. TFJ13 DAILY BIDE. OMUIA Ofrtcr , Mo/ nil AMD oil PAIIVAU : NKW YOII'K ( . .tmdtlwKt \ CO.Tmtit'NH Jiifit.tiiMi. I'nhlNh'vl ( vciyinot-iilna-.fxrcptJ'iimtay. Ulm tnly Jlfmiln ) nioriilntr pnpcr imlillhbt-.t In ( ho it nlo. TKIIMH nr WAIT , : Ono Venr ? IOOO.Threo JtoiiUi" . . . , , 'A Six Month * . . . fi.0t > Ono Month 1.00 1'iiK WREKt.r IlEif , I'liljlhluil KM-ry W - Jnc < liiy. TKIIMH , nWTPAlD. Ono Vcnr , wllli premium . ! .M Onn Vdiir , without ptrmlum 1.2.1 .mcMtmtliifwithout premium T5 ( Ino Month , on Irliil in All comtminlcnllomi ttlutlna tit nown itnil rttl Inilnl mutter * should IK ) nUiirtbiusI to the Cm Ton orTiiK MM : . ncHisr. * * Mcrnuiat All ImMmma lottrrn unit rotiiltlimcca * tiou1il Ita ndilrccfUMl to Tiif. OKI : Puni.irtidKO Omt'AKV DMUIA. limit" , < heck * ntid ixistodlcn onlm-s to Ito mmlo pnynhluto thoonlcrof ( ho company THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPAQ K. HOSKWATKIt , Nobrnskn declines tlio survicoa of un > corn doctor this year. A L'AUIS doctor n\yn : hu will soon give to tlio world nn infnlllblo remedy for chol era , which mainly consist. ' ? In thu appli cation of ice to tlio spine. Mit. Uosvvin.i , ! ' . Fi.ovviu : , of Now York , want.3 it understood tluit ho wishes to "hlootn unsL'oii , " IIH fir us Mipplyinj ; for I IIP Now York domooraoy from ti second plneo on tlui tlokot ! H concerned. s olllco-sooker has rofusud thoohluf inspeotorshln of Iho piHlollloo hccaiiMi he discovers that the salary is $ .1,000 , nnd not ! ? :5r : , 01l as liu oKpee.tod. When HID south oncu gets in tin : saddle It expects to roost LirKNi ! > KNT republican voters in Now York madu thnmyolvo.s fell in thu convent Ions of both political parlic.s , but the ropnbliean nominees will undoubt edly command the support of the great body of'thu disaftcofjd in llto last , presi dential ltiirAs ; rolalivorf will not permit a copy of a photograph of the rubol in their pos- nession to be taken , and lie will not per mit himself to bu photographed. If his fiouluncc. is not commuted , howc.vcr , he bo taken from IIfo all tiio same. papers are praising warmly Mr. J. Sterling Morloti'w nildross before thu forestry convention , lately held in that cily. Mr. Morton' honest opinion on Dr. Miller's political timber-claim in Omaha would bo interesting reading. Filiy amounting to $32"iOOD were paid to the trustee and bondholders of the West Shore railroad in the recent fore closure suit against that company. Next to constructing u railroad there is more money in wrecking it than In any other operation connected with its manage ment. CourcTrriON is now the life of trade , qn two at least of our Nebraska railways. 'Ou the Elkhorn Valley route passenger trains tire now sidetracked to allow the rtioro rapid transit of eattlo trains , most of which , wo regret to say , are hurried on to Chicago instead of into our own stock yards. taken advan tage of the notoriety gained by conducting the Grant funeral , and ho is now running as an independent candidate for office. 'Iio is making himself ridiculous by his campaign biography , songs , and other oftbrl.H to induce people to believe that the reward of Merritt should bu a scat in the Now York legislature. SINCI : the publication of his letter to Mr. ChoHO there is a crying demand for moroof Murat Ilalbted's war literature. 4U'ho Century company ought to secure an article from the accomplished editor of the ComtncrcinlGazctlo for its current war series now attracting so much attention. A few foot notes , in Uoneral Sherman's terse language , would add to its interest. C'i.ivrr.ANi : > continues to make liustu slowly in the matter of ap pointments. Unfortunate mistakes in the past luivi ) warned the president against iinduu hurry in the present or future. Since the lust applicant for oflioo under Indictment has resigned his ap pointment , a strict search of court records will bo made before any new commissions will bo signed. Tits Farvvoll syndicate , of Chicago , Avldoh has the contract to build thoToxas capitol nnd take its pay in lands , Is al ready beginning to reali/.o upon its en terprise. Patents to about half a million acres of lands have boon forwarded by Iho TUMIH stale oflicialH , Those lands Ho in the Texas Panhandle and are now valued at $1,000,000. , The syndieato , which in to creel a capital to cost $ ii,000- ( XX ) , Is to receive about a.OOO.OOO . acres of land. The land is constantly increasing in valiiu , nnd thu symiicatu will iniiko an immense prolil. IN Philadelphia ovur ' 10,000 houses have thu houso-to-houso in- boon'ovamiucd by - - - Hpoutors , an they are called , and mil- bamms vvoro found to oxlut in nioro tlinn ono-fourth of thu premises' inspected. This shows that thu people of Philadel phia are either heedless of sanitary pre cautions ov incapablu of suggesting and carrying out measures for relief. Too much euro cannot bo exorcised in thu. way of sanitary precautions , and it would Iio well for thu authorities of Omaha , al though it is generally regarded quite frco of nuisances , to cause an investigation to lu ) made. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . "THAT paper , " ( jays the Toledo Vladc. "that condemns the wrong boldly tind defends thu right friendly , con demning bossism , tiiekury , bulldozing nnd corporate oppression , is the people's paper nnd will do to tin to in a storm , " Omaha and Nebraska have found ono Etich paper in the Jii ! : : , am ) iu increased - creased circulation and inlltiuncp , the result ofits consistent policy in the public behalf , will bu used In Iho fnturu fur tlio same ends. A fearless , outspoken press is ono of tin * griMtost safojju-iids of tliostato. A &tib'dlfd ' prcM Mum cle- fcati the very ends for which U was created and fall * to j o 'ts ' pmvlia&ers Iwcmtso the public will rcfuao to pay for it. r/nxv nnd Order. \Ve am lu rocolpt of n cirsulnr , in Lincoln and ; immorously sgnc ! l by various prominent residents of that city It oall.s , at "oinn dntt > to bo announcci herc.ifler , a nicuUng for the orgnnls'.atioi of tv Itiw ulid order lenguo of tlio stnto o Nubraika , nnd atk.s our earnest aytn pathy and ro-oporalion. The Bur. has alwny boon a luw nm order p.ip"r , It has consistently and per ftlstcntly urged in IN columns the en forcement of the law * , and has fearlessly sought out nnd exposed taw breakers Its active support and sympathy have boon frenly given to every practl cnl nloM'int'iil. for making the statutes eflectlvc. We nro forced to say dial the records of former law and order leagues , as wu have found them , huvo not encourage * us greatly In a bollef as to their olllcmmoy Their history ha gennrally begun will the election of olllccivt and ended in long- wlndnd reolulions. Wu have failed t ( dlscovrr that the e organizations have succeeded In doing tiny very cfl'ecltvi work in the discovery of law breakers and none whatnvur in the piiwocti- lion of olVt'ndcrs. Their momber.s have been tihvnys willing to advise tin papers "lu pit < ; lt in , " but thuy have then reiled from their labors and let others do the most disagreeable part of lliu task for them. Thu lugltimtito work of law and order league * ' , us it in Uio only prac tical work , is Iho detection of oflondur. * , the prugtintatioii of ohar ns before grand juries , nnd If ncccs ary per-onal appear- ancu in court to sustain the charges made. This i precisely what our law and order leagues hu\o thrown upon the shoulders of others outside of their or- gani/.alion. The. trouble with past law and order loagiie ? is that thuy have lacked moral courage to put their convictions into practical opera tion. Composed largely of mer chants nnd c.lcgymcn , they have dreaded the efl'oet upon theni ° elves of positive action , and .shrunk from creating antag onisms which might afloat unfavorably their trade or decrease the amount of pew rents , ft is on this account , as wo have found it , that they have been more willing lu nroiiMi enthusiasm in others than to take off their own coats and do the most disagreeable part o the work for which such organi/alions are sup posed to c.\ist. Lengthy platitudes upon the increasing prevalence ot vice and resolutions-calling upon the. authorities to do their duty are well enough in their place , but they are notcflbclive in enforc ing the laws unless backed by energetic personal labor. It is also a fact noticed in the conduct of the organization ! ) in the past that they have confined their opera lions to a very limited sphere of the wqrk for which they wcro supposed to be created. The enforcement of .sumptuary laws , the breaking up ot unlicensed saloons and the closing of saloons at the hours lived by shit tit o are by no moans the most im portant of the statule-5 which is thu province of law and order leagues to assist in enforcing. The renting ot houses for immoral purposes is a subject which these bodies have failed to note , because it might affect several excellent church members who are friends of the organisation M > long : m i ( does not thrcnUm their own pocket book" . The most Important law for the suppres sion of Intemperance cvur passed in this state Is the unit treat law , but it is a dead letter. Only a single case has been brought into court under its provision- * . And yet it is a well known fact that indiscriminate treating is a uitiin.sorviceofdrunkciuu' . Few people outer saloons to take two drinks. An enforcement of the anti- treat law would do moro perhaps than any other measure to accomplish .tho ends of a properly constituted law and order league ; but its en forcement lias never been attempted because it would affect a class of society which it scums to have been thu aim of such organisations to exclude from their operations. Where shall we draw the line In thu suppression of vice and in the enforcement of law ? At the saloon ? This question does not seem to have been actively discussed in any ot the leagues to which our attention has been called. The llr.i : sympathizes thoroughly and will co-operatu so far as it is nblo with any body of citizens banded together for practical work in enforcing thu law and in suppressing vice. Hut it insists that if wo want thu laws thoroughly unforced , wo must have societies who are willing to bravo enmity as wull as to expend sta tionery. _ The Kiistorn War Cloud. The mutlerlngs ot war on the Balkan border are growing louder. The latosl dispatches bring thu nuws of armed con- llict between bodies of Turkish troops and Koumelians , on the Itoumclinn fron- ier , and native outposts at Mustupha I'usha have been lired on and thev re- nrncd thu lire with the effect of defeating the assailants. Actlvo war preparations ire in progress at Constantinople , the reserves - servos tire being mobilized and all pres ent indications point to a lively war over iho lioumeliiin revolt. If Iho contest in ; ho Balkans was purely one between Turkey and her fractious vassal it would possess merely a passing impor- .unco. But upon Iho peaceful autonomy or dupondencu of Kou- melia seems to bingo at present the [ luacu of Kuropo. Thoie has been enough nlhunmablu material in tlio Balkans for a long time past to set thu entire conti nent in a bln/.u of war and it will require all the caio of ICiiropcnn statesmen to prevent Iho present outbreak fiom be coming of the deepest international sig nificance. The eye of Itussiu is over on ( he Dardanelles , nnd llus 'mii aggrandise ment means a conllict in whU > h none of the great powers can decline to take a part. There are , however , several causes which seem to tend alike in favor of [ iulgarlnn independence and of the peace of Europe. Sensational developments at Constantinople show that Turkey is poorly prepared for n war of oven the smallest dimensions. In her weakness , and in the disordered condition of her llnancos she will bo unablu , without out- sldo assistance , to curry on a war for the preservation of her provinces. It Is al most as curtain that neither Franco nor Knglund can lend her n helping hand at present. Both nrd deeply engrossed Hi Internal political ronllieU' . In France ! the election for u now legislative nt < ni bly will bo held next month. I Knglnml the parliamentary elections will be held somewhat later. Important as It may bu to both government * to prevent thu parti tion of Turkey neither of the o lib eral government * can ticllvelj1 intcrvunu lo suppress a people struggling for their independence ! Hits- nla nnd Austria need onlv iho silent con cent of Germany , lo cry hands off fiom the Uouinullnns rind through sheer weak ness on thu part of Turkey the union of the revolted country with Bulgntla uill bo accomplished. Bid nothing is morn certain than this action once accom plished will only remove for n short period the eastern question from its Ilnnl adjustment. Bulgaria is slill nominally tributary to Turkoy. The noxtmoro will bn for entire independence from thu Turkish yoke on the part of all the Chris tian races , Thu dismemberment of Tur key in Km'opo may ho postponed through the mutual jealousies and foar.s of Hiiro- perm governments , but it is as ccitrtin to come as autumn as to follow summur. Tlie City Hall IMnns. Maj or lluyd has sinned the rotilr.wt will Airhlloot Myer.s for plans for the imw ultj Imll with this proviso : "This rontiMct Is nut to be In foiro until Hit impKivomcal licicln lefetted to is Hint sub milted to and ratified ! > y ain.ijoilty ot thu kj.iloteis of said city , " Tltnt will delay nation until after the nexl dpiing election unluvt a special election 1- oiderud. llcmtil , The Jferald is mistaken. There will be a regular election on thu fir.st Tuesday lu November. An ordinance submitlin tlio proposition to the people has already been intiodiiuud in the. council , nnd then is no doubt that it will pass. Nn coun cilman , even if hu la opposed to the city hall project nan all'ord lo volu ngninsl allowing thu people to express their wish in the matter. No uxpuimous attached lethe the election and if the people do not ap prove thu location or the pluns they will vote it down. As rcptusetihitivcH of the tax-payers and voters lliu council cannot consistently refuse to.givH thorn a chance , to say what they want in tin ) promises. TMK ndviaability of a double standard of money is to bu again considered m Germany , the leaders of thu proteetiyo party having petitioned Bismarck lo in vestigate Iho subject. Thu questionsoems to have been raised by the visit of Man- ton Marble , foimer editor of tlio Now York World , who has been visiting the. various diplomats and linanciers of Ku rope at lliu request of the president , with a view of obtaining malorial for tlio re peal or continuance of thu Bland coinage bill. It may bo safely saiil that tie action looking toward lliu adoption of a univer sal double standard will beull'eetivo with out Iho support of England , which long ago demonetized silver for everything but subsidiary coinage. Heie financiers who control the legislature ) have made too much fiom the change at Iho expense of others ( o re I urn easily to Iho old basis. Thcio is Jitlle question that the United States must work oil | her own monetary salvation without England's assistance. That this can nqver be done on Iho basis of unlimited coinage and the natural demand for a circulating me dium which is giiaged only by the trade requirements of ( ho country all our linaiiciers agree. That a stable cur rency can only bo secured , on a gold b.isis it is neither our national or com mercial interest to admit. The question is the most important ono which will be brought before the noxl congress for dis cussion and there is every reason to be lieve that a final settlement of the sub ject will bo found which will neither demonetize silver or continue a law which is piling up in the sub-treasuries and mints millions of dollars ofi useless - loss , becaii.su unused , eurrouoy. ' TIIK salaries of the inemburK of the United Status c.ibinnt are ridiculously low when compnicd with lho.su of thu cabinet olllcers of fo eigti countries.'o pay our cabinet members only $9,000 , a year. This sum will not allow any man to save hardly a dollar in u cabinet position , and licence poor men , although possessed of greal ability , would hesitate to accept an appointment which would compel tlwrn to spend nearly every cent of their sal ary. The result is that only rich men can really afford to accept cabinet posi tions , if thuy expect to keep up the uv- penscs necessitated by the social require ments of such exalted stations , It is utterly impossible for a cabinet minister to cconomi/o In Washing Lon and move in society which nil high officials nro expected to do. The president of lliu United States is thu only one of all : liu nigh officials that receives a decent sulary. It is ? 50,000 a year. But in En- { land , for instance , there tire several of- icials that are paid snlaiics eiiitil | to that of the president of the United States , while not ono of all the chief olliccrs of ; ho government receive such low pay ns s given to our cabinet members. Thu salaries of tlio British cabinet nro : Secretary - rotary of foreign Hairs ami lord of the treasury , $50,0001 chancellor of Iho ox- chequer. $25,000 ; lord high chancellor , f.JtKK ; ( ( ) ; lord lieutenant of Ireland , $100- )00j ) lord president of privy council , $20- 030 ; secretary for colonies , § -.sr , OOOj homo secretary , ? 25,000 ; secretary of war , C-'JS.OOO ; secretary of India , $25,000 ; first lord of the admiralty , . .GOO ; loul chan cellor of Ireland , $ UO,000 ; president board of trade , § 10,000. SwKiu'iNn orders sometimes hit when hey ought to miss , and miss where they should hit. Thu latu nnd much discussed order of Iho secretary of war is nn ex- nmplu. Intended to curtail thu soft servlco brigade on stuff duty , its oxcop- .ion of Held officers , or ofliccrs above .lie rank of major , was unfortunate , while among the fourteen lieutenants ind captains whom It detached from staff service were several whoso physical nfirmitios and disabilities incurred in lie service entitled them to these posi tions without strict regard to tenure. Among these the most prominent per- laps is Lieut. SInden , formally years a uo5t cfllulont member of Gen. Howard's stuff , who has lo t a log in the sen icu of its country and who-so rrinuled condl- lieu unfits him for nct'ivu frontier scr- \icc. Tlui dcplrtfuont order relieving Uent. Slndon is out , much to the disup- polutmentof many' ' sliutero friends wild had hoped thafn special eveeption might bo made in liN eii" as well as in Hint of Iiletit. Greeley , an eveoptlon which It may bu said , would be equally in the in terest of thi ) Pervleo and in that of the officers concerned.(1 KOYIIIAX oboliska Hud it dlfllctllt to become ncclimajrod.in this country The obelisk In Central ) Park already shows signs of decay , Aiill l.s beginning to scale. Prof. Uorcmus ascribes the cattsu of thu chipping to the severity of our winters and thu rain .storms , and hu has given a proscription for the pioper trcatmnntof obelisks In this climate. The > should bu heated and then fed with pnrallnu oil , which will bo taken In by absorption. This treatment , the. professor maintains , will preserve ) thu Central Park obelisk from ( hu elements. Till1. United St t s authorities in Ulnh continue to give tlio Mormons the regula tion prescription for * the euro of polyga my. The bigger the polygnmist tlio larger Ihu dose. II. B , Clawson , who is a bishop and a wealthy man , u nd consequently quently supporting more wives than the average polygamist , gels six months im prisonment in addition to hislinoof $ ! WO , while Mr. Angel , a poor man with n few wives , in let oft' with $151) ) line and no imprisonment. This Is ecitainly dealing out justice in a fair-handed manner. Gr.snitvn Roir.ou.vxs , to whom the stig ma of hillor opposition to Iho Grant retirement tirement- bill on purely personal grounds is llkuly long to attach , is exhibiting the characteristic : ! of Ihu military martinet in his conduct of the register's oflico by arbitrary removals "for personal rea sons. " General Rosucrans ought to have learned the distinction between personal and olliuial ii : his long service in thu reg ular army. WITH the ? necond victory of the Chica go base ball nine over the confident New Yorkers r.xpircs their last hopu of the pennant this year. It is with a sense of relief that many of our readers will learn that with in a few weeks the base ball reporter will find himself Ilku Othello with hisaiimmer oiupnlion gone and a hatch of useless season tickets in his vest pocket. County fairs jrhi'pnghout the stale con tinue to give snUHfi ction both to patrons and managers and are blessed with fmu weather and 'largii attendance. The Omaha fair sebms to have acted as a ( lightning rod /Utrautall the storms from oilier portions of the state. JiriKii : GASMjf wfil express himself in language nioro. proifancly emphatic than polite in regard to Hie release of Zimmer man. The \\K\t \ tiiuo a murderous hone- thief comes int $ his , court he will proba bly turn him over to Judge Lynch. OMAHA'S prc-jon . , quiet bul persistent boom is ono of trade , grade and brick and mortar , a combination which is always Ilio winning OIK ? in the adv.iucc- mcntand commercial development of : i great city. TUB nndcrvvrilerti have hold Ihoircon- voution. Now lot the undurtilor.s : con- venoand devise measures for burying a few old moss-backs. Omaha needs .some lifht-class funerals in the immediate fu ture. _ IT has boon officially decided ( hat gangers must stand a civil service exami nation. Heretofore the severity of thu ovaminntiotis has depended chielly upon the .strongtli of the liquor * . TwiJvrv-rotm thousand Christians are reported as massacred by Iho Chinese in Anam. Among Iho Chinese in that suc tion the war cry is changed to "Thu Christians must go ! " CANDIDA' ! ra nro very eloso-mouthcd just now about various propositions that are likely to cjmu up. It is just before election , and they want to keep their seat on lliu fence. Tin : Omaha Bolt line company keeps up its real estate purchases. The next thing it ought to do IK to turn il.s iual estate over with it * shovul brigade. DII. MILMJU has declared himself squarely for old Bill Hydu for postmaster of St. Louis. That settles it. But how about the Omaha postmaster ? Now you can have your letters deliv ered immediately , if not sooner. Tin : ( ramps have Iheir eye on the mini who talks work-house. What DliI it. Grand Island Independent : That # 100 judgment for lil ol. seems lo have knocked ( he funny vein completely out of thu Omaha Republican editor. A dim cal amity sure , since ibicoinpuls thu readers of that payer to gettheir witticisms from thu nlmanuu direct now. 'J'JIK FlKtiO OK INDUSTKV. Theio Is a flue gi owning crop of labor p.ineis In thu south and vest ] Ot thois.000 clfraniimkois In Now Voile K\tciihlMsto\C-niiiki } ; ti o to bu elected at Dulntli that \ \ ill empfoy 1,000 men. A S.'X,000 niamifnrtury Inn , been eotahlUhcd at DeiiMT to inaii/ifai lure iiindilnciy. A criopciatlvc ) null , making establishment Is to bo put up nt Ilumincdun . Va. The governor1 ,6f New York reecnily pro- Idbltcd Ihu employment ot convict labor. A plow manufactory in Louisville has just shhipud t\\o ciulo.iil-i of plows to iSaiitiugo , t'lilll. Ilaiilwnro mniiuf.U'tiircis , particularly lit sncclaltles , icpoit unite an active demand fur Iliulr goods. Jt has 1)0011 suggested that a national trade n-gnnlMtion Iio established. There Is already in cjclsteiicea National Federation of Labor. Despite the fact that paper making nm- chlnciy Is hi excels ot capacity a new paper Machinery uictoiyhus been malted in Wis consin. Tioublo with the Wabash managers Is Ikcly to ho renewed bccausu of their failure o ob&urvu thu commons of the Powdcrly- rurncragi cement. The twenty-ninth finnlvcrsnry of the ehHit- lour system was celebrated thin year In Mel- ) ouine , Australia. Thirty-live twins were represented In tlio procession , with ton bands , lumlirilng altogether 5,000 men. membcrshli | ns the Knliihlf of Lnborlt would bu to theii credit , fur nei ther llniior denlcrs .MW.TH | | OI. * , giunlileis not law twlsiers win wl Into I lie oi > raiiirilloii. : Assemblies ut ( lie Knights of Labor me iiclnit formed turning the fnimers or Iowa , Jvniix.m , SIluneMitn att < l Tevtis. Tlie Knljhl of rnlioraieiilollililiu ) ; ( lie color line In tin1 south. Two hundred ship cm-renters ami cnlkcrs lin\u stinted HU a < s-t > mhy | lu 1 > alll < mote. There me twenty-lull assemblies in Cldwiqo. The I'nllinan iRf i'oiiiiui.uvenll.v | . 10- rel\id nn onlertor'JJ.Oifldiri. Other eiders have IK II ghen mil \\llhin n few d.i\s aiadiuitlnv to : io : < ) eurts 'I'he eii : winks throughout the wet t are piutlrtil.nh hns\ . Tlier.dlromlciiintMtilcsh.ncilc.ieiicd pl.iclii onlcts. iMTiniltlnK Iheli tuning stuck to inn down lou. Ue.snltc the ahunilant-e uf inaniirncliiiltiu e.iuefl | } theroliasbi'on a Kivnt deal of new work stinted within a month. Koi Instance , tlie nall-iiiaUliiiri-apnclty is esflmated at uver l'2ooo,0ii ) ( K'eas | H.'r Jiiiuum. The eiinsiunp- tlon Isn little o\ert,0Kixii ( keg" , but ne\er- theless a I'ltt'thtuv t'oineiu Iseintiiued in till. lmtuuliirjn' "iders tor null iimehincs.oneln eastern iVmiM luuiia and the dthei nl Mm- tlli'.s Kerii , Ohio. 'I'hole nrc numerous s-Uins of belter IndiiH * tilnl nnd commmcliil conilltlons lu ( iir.it Dnlnln. Lahor Iri In niitdt uiow genend de- manil , wlillu theiuam n few huge stilkes ; Jho iiicftivir.ilcd ntiinhur s-u eugaip'd Is le-s tlinn t'oi n'jear or two. Wages' have beou nds'anetd In several bullish IPS , railway stoolcs arorlshyj lu value , the mmteyed rlasses mo dlxnotcrf to Hpputilnto nud a gonend loai-tluii Is looked tor. 'I'liehlennul rojinit of Ihu Iowa Labor | ! n- reau says tkillcd lnb. i Nliaid lo get in that state , nud leeommeiids thai steps IK- taken to Introduce m.tiiiial training or Industrial edu cation in Mimuuf the schools ill the state ; that auidfoimcoalseiew hu used ; Hint thu truck syKtem ho alKillshed ; that pilsoti-coti- \ict laboi ! H > abolished on completion uf pre > - -ent eontiacts , nnd that a slate bo.ud ol aibl- tr.illoa bn established. Skilled labor runs fiuia SH to S18 IHMweek. . The real ptop rty of W. U' . Cutcoiiin of Washington 1st assessed nt Mr. Hcjjilmin , a filendof evl'iesldeiit Ar- Iliur. .says the latter did nut save a dollar out ot his salary at the white house. Irn M.r.enpoit has a vciy tall foieheail , is very dlgnitieil and laughs onlv at long Intei- val * . He means business all thu time. SHs. OIKc Cluv ehind Clarke , uf SjirluglHd. Mass. , Sunday atUilned to thu age ot UK ) { ears. Khc is n distant relative of rrcsldunt ( Cleveland. Mnrat llalsteud savs as to Ids old 1WX ! letter recently H'lmhlisluit : "f don't eaui iinythlng about Ir. Theic'Hlotsinoiudt the same kind of track.1 Hellelioyd , notorious us ( he "Confederate spy. " has gone on the stage in comedy. Belle luw two juotly daughteis jiibt biuhllng into womanhood. Algermui Sartoris , Nellie ( Jrant's hiisbaml , Imshad tlio Llaiigeniiech estulo in Kngiand made over to him by Ids lather , and is ad ministering much tufty to Ihu tenants. HUIMU3RH3 COUUT OL1 NKUKAMKA. DECISIONS ii\iiiiii ! : ; : ) SIIT. : iJJi. 1C. , T. Darsls. . ( iustaviis Backus. Appeal from Hint fount } ' . Opinion by Mnvwell , J. 1. Where usury in the original trans action , for which negotiable promissory notes are. given is proved , a parly who claims to have purchased the notes be fore maturity , must assume the burden of pioof to snow that ho is a bonilidu pur chaser for value before maturity , nud withoutnotice. . C. G. Wells , el id. , Vs. William Lamb. Ktior fiom ( logo county. Auluited. Opinion by .Maxwell , J. 1. A lirm being in embarrassed circum stances prepared an assignment ot their property for thu beiiulit of their creditors and hold Ihu.same ready to bo delivered lo the sheriff. The assignment was pre pared about 1 o'clock a. in. on Monday and about S o'clock p. in. of said day the deputy .sheriff appeared , apparently for Ihu purpose of-levying cortian attach' incuts on the assigned properly. Before any attempt was made lo levy the at tachments the assignment was delivered to nnd accepted by him and on the novt day transmitted ! o Iho shoiiu" who hud the samu recorded immediately , the goods being in possession of the deputy nheriir. Tlireo days afterwaids olho'r writs of attachment were issued and levied on the property. An assigned having boon chosen by thu creditors who brought an action ot replevin and ob tained possession of the property. Held , thai Iho assignee was unlillcd to thu pos session of the property. Wfsloy J. Trajthagun vs. Lb/Io W. Irwln and S.uah.I. ( 'omul. Appeal fiom Lanc.is- teiconiU } . A dinned as modified. Opinion by .Maxwell , J. 1. The record of a conveyance or mortgage is constructive notice to those only who must trace their lillu through the grantor or mortgagor. 3. A deed or mortgage of real estate , executed by a piuty out of possession , and having no record , title or apparent , intc.rc-st in the premises , is not nlunu when recorded , constructive notice of tliu title or interest of such grantee , or mortgage , against ono who traces his title fiom thu apparent owner. ! { . Luavo given thu plaintiff to require the defendant to marshal securities and oxlmust ; Ihosu upon which the plaintiff has no lien , boforu resorting to Ihu latter. Clans I'eters vs. Albert K. 1'aisons. Kuor lioni Lanc.istci coiintv. Alllrmed a.s modi- lied. Opinion liy Maxwell. J. 1 , Where Iho property was described in a uhullel mortgage as "ono bay horso. eight years old , wuight about 1201) " ami it was stated in thu mortgage that Ihu mortgagor who was a lesident of thu county , was "lawfully possessed of K.iid goods and uhallels , " held , sufficient lo put n purchaser on inquiry. ! i. Where a party purchased horses upon condition that lie should pay for them by a certain date , and paid for them at the time agreed upon , but before doing so hu uxectuud a chattel morlgngu on them , hold that so far im Ihu mort gage \VIIH concerned , thu titlu ot the mortgagor related back to the datu of purchase. 0. Where a defendant is rightly in pos session of tiio propelty thu phtfntiff must demand pocsslon thereof bufoio bring ing an action of replevin. Otherwise tliu defendant will not bu linblu for coits. I. A meru denial by the defendant in Ids answer of thu facts staled In the peti tion is not an assertion of ownership of tliu propel ty , mid does not waive a de mand where such demand is neci"jiry ; bufoio bringing suit. It. V. It. It. Co. vs. Lrnds Kink et 1. Kuor fiom dago count } . Kc\enctl. . Opinion by .Maxwell , J. 1. Whuru objection is made that the instructions ot thu court to thu jury are not sullleiently explicit , the remedy is lo request instructions which art ) satisfac tory. B. iV : M. K. B Co. vs. Schilling , 11 Nob.1iS. . H. C. It. It. vs. Brown , 1J ! id. ! I17. 2. An instruction that "if the defen dant's negligence contributed in a largo degree along with the act of ( jod. in causing thu loss sustained by thu plain- till' , it ( thu defendant ) would bo liablu in dnmagcs for thu additional damages sus tained by thu uhiinUll' by reason of such negligence of the detondant. " is not erroneous. ! ) . Where the answer is a general de nial and the testimony of the witno.s us disagree as to the amount of dnmngcs nn instruction that "the question of amount nfdtimaguH scarcely i cqiiii es much at- lontion sine.o in the trial Iho defendant lias madu no contest thorcun" is erro neous. Chaile.11. . Tinmbie. vs. ifaiy O. Williams.el al. Kunr trnm ( 'ass county. lc\cit ( > ( d. Kcmaniled. Opinion by .Maxwell..I. 1. Where an udministrator in about to remove from the state ho may resign his trust and order of the proper tribunal lischnrging him cannot Lo attacked in a collateral proceeding. Cobb , Ch. J. , II f rt I' . An administrator lo totiis 11011 ha < the snmu , powers in adiiiinlstC'rlug thu es tate ns Ihu llrsl administrator , nnd will tnku up the hiiHiiic 4of settlingIhuosUili nt thu point whel'o his predeces'sorce.Kied ' to net ; ( hutcforchere ( he flt l admiui- Irntor had tiled n jielltion in thn piopet court for the Ralu of real property of the decedent for thu payment of debts due from the eM.alrt a lieeiiM ) lodl ma > I.e l siied to tht ! ndministrntoi' de l > onr.nn ! upon thu pclithiu previously tiled. In .such cnue the ndmliiMration Iscoiitiuued hy the Munio ofliciul- the adiuliiislrntor , alllioitgha dlHiU'unl pcr * < on. ! l A pelllio i for license to sell real properl\ for the pn. > incut of debts of nil estate filed in thu com ( . .having ( xclusHo or linnl jiirbdlelion ind which wits acted upon b.\ that tribunal nud treated as xnf. liuicnl , Is nut iu the absence ol fraud or collusion , siiblecl lu attack in a collateral ) ) rocecding. Tliu wnnl ot verlllcnlion of n petition is not an element of jur ! dk" lion , I. Thu authority logrnitt a licunsu to sell real cslnto onrrlcs with it the Implied power to determine thu necussily for such sale , nnd thu sullicluiiey of lliu pleading preseiUcd to tliu court for Ihu purpose. 0. Where the record of an administra tor's .snip of real estate or iin.v paper or inslruiuuul , purtninitiKlo the samu islost. destroyed or ( nnnot hu found , ( ho statute nlithori/eti the pally n Heeled lo pio\c the eonluuts ns in case of other lo t ln lru- niunlvS. Kviduneu held to habeen im- pi opurly excluded. ( I. Titles to real pioperty ncquiied under proceeding.- courts having .juris- lion , cannot ho attacked in collatorI ! pro ceedings 1'iiee vs. LnticnfUiirnnnty. Kii'irtiom Lan- easier cdiuity. Alllimoit opinion by l.'eesc , ,1. 1. Whuro n eoinily liensurur collecls and pays over luxes for thu state and for school districts and oilier municipalities less than and within the county , Mich county is not liable to Hut lux pa'\or for such lakes oven if illegally levied , nnd this would bu lute whether he sought to recover back such laves under the provi sions of Ihu revenue law or as a general creditor of the cotinly. ' , ' . Thu statute of limilnlloim proscrib ing tlio time within which a civil action may be brought under ( he eodu of civil proe.eedura hiis no reference to thu timu within which delinquent taxes may be collected by distress and K not applica ble thereto. Stale Ux Ttel. , ( irnhams. . Unbeock. Mandamus amus , Writ denied. Opinion by Reuse , .1. 1. Under Iho provisions of the consti tution of tlio state tluit "no money .shall lie drawn from the lieasury cxcupl in pursuance of n specific appropriation madu by law , " thu auditor of public ac counts has no authority to draw n war rant upon the treasury for commissions dnocounly ticnsurc-rs tor money collect ed by them and paid into the treasury. ] ! . & M. K. 1 { . Co.s. . Walker Webb. Kiror from .rolinsonconntv. Alliimcd. Opinion by liccsp , .1. I. Qiuler the provisions of section one of ( he act ol 18i7 ( , Coinjiilcd statutes 188.5 , 4l ! where a railroad corporation neglects to maintain fences and cattle grounds along its road and horses get thereon and are injured or killud by tlio engines or trains running on thu road , thu railroad company is liablu to Ihu o vner in damages thuiufor and lliu neg ligence of Iho owner in allowing Ihu horses lo escape from him will consti tute no defense lo the action. Cnsebcer ct nl. VA Itlcn. Kuor fimn flage county. Afliriiicd. Opinion by Ituese , .L 1. rnac.iseof malicious io ecutioii , the rjghl of action accrues whenever thu criminal prosecution is disposed of in sueli a m.innor that it cannot bo revived , and thu prosecutor If he proceeds further will bo put lo a mmone. . Casobeer vs. Drahoblu , IU Neb. 403. 2. Questions of fact , nnd upon con flicting testimony , nro to bo decided by the trial jury , and a verdict will not bu set _ aside oil the ground ot a want of sullicient evidence to .support ; it unless Iho waul is so great a s to show that thu | vurdicl is manltcslly wrong. .Svcamoro MarshllarvoatcrCo. vs.Grundnul.lGNub. Gil ) . ! ! . A person in Iho lawful possession of iiroperty , eilher real or jiersonal , may , by loicu , defend against an unlawful ih- vnsiou of his lighu , if such invasion is by force and violence , providing such ro- sistcnco is necessary to the ] trotcetion of such rights , and provided such resistance is within projicr iouuds ) and does not be come nggicssivo. And whoio in such ciuso tlio person making the unlawful at tack causes thu puixm attack'cd to bo nr- rested for a ernnu in making such defense - fenso , such arrest will bo without prob.i blu cause , and if made wilh tliu intent and purpose of wrongfully injuring the pel .son arrested , it will bo held .siiihciunt proof of malice. 4. fn an action of false imprisonmunl it is incumbent : upon the plaintiff to prove by a jircjondoranco of testimony that the criminal prosecution was without probable cause , and was malicious. But where the want of probable cause is clearly shown and nil thu faets and cir cumstances ot thu case are boforu the jury thuy may find from thu fads show ing a want of probablu c.iusu , that thu prosecution was malicious. fi. While ordinarily Ihu question of what constitutes probablu cnusu , for n criminal prosecution , does not depend necessarily upon whether the ollbiise has , in fact , been committed , ; u > r whether the accused is Innocent or guilty , yet vvhuru , thu commencement , of a criminal prose cution , thu promoters of such prosecu tion wore possessed of full knowledge of all the facts In thu case , nnd know that the pai ty charged was not guilty of thu alleged olfonso , proof ot thu real facts in thn case may bu madu for Iho purpose ot showing a want ol piobablo cause and malico. Loilon vs. Fowler ; eirnr fiom Nemiiha county ; icversed ; Opinion by C'ubb , C'h. J. 1 In nn action ot replevin by n mort- gagcu of chattels against thu sheriff for taking such chattels on an nttnchmcnt al the suit ot a creditor , and it clearly appear pear- , from Iho evidence tlmttlio snlu or assignment of HID goods its evidenced bv Ihu mortgage under which the plaintiff claims was made in good fnilh and with out any intent lo delruud such creditor or any creditor of thu mortgagor , and tlmlsiich mortgage wiisiluly refolded , Iho plaintiff is entitled to recover although thurownsuol ( hat immediate dolivcrv followed by an actual and continued uhaiigu of Pdsio-sion of siioh elmllels as is contemplated by seel ion 11 of chapter ! U ot ( jomp. .Statutes M. C. Lain \ > . .Slate of N'cbiaM.a. Kuor tiom Otoc county. Alliimcd , Opinion by Cobb , Cli. J , 1. Tliu instruct ! ins of tliu court to the jury examined hold Ireuot objections in trout of law as favorable lo the accused us thu evidence would justify. 2. When no confession 01 'ndmiision of guilt has been inmlo by a parlv on trial loraciimiii.il oll'cnsc , it isimiimtrri.il vvliut'imliR-emciits may havii Ix en held out lo him for Iho mirposo of obtaining a contcssion or ndmiHsion of guilt. ! ! . \Vhere ( ho laiiguago used by the dis trict attorney or assistant counsel in opening n ease or summing upto n jury is deemed prcd judicial to the licensed , ' 'tho ' intention of tiio court should bu called to it , by proper objection , and a rolling had Ihercon. " If the objection is overruled , nnd nn exception taken , thu question may bo u-viuw'cd by the supruiiio court upon thu language , objection ruling nnd [ "tcuption , but not othervvisK. Brad havv vt > . .State.rol XXII N W. H.JHII. 1. lloldnotcnoron Ihopartof tlinrourt o allow counsel for the MuteIn summing ip to the jury to comment upon tlio pr > iiimption of guilt arising from I n i oh- icsiiou by Hie accused , of I'eitntly Hnlcn joojl.s , withoiiL I'Nplanation ) of Mich pos- the law tvllli/tcvhiilcjil acourncy. .1. The orldmteo In thu cnso hold sum. ulent to .Miis-tniu the verdict. Ciooker V * . Mellek. Krior from Lnncnslei1 couuAlllrmctl. ( . Opinion by Cobb , Ch. . ! . I Section S1J1 of the civil p.odn } ? lves n more cxpedltitU3 rettiudy against ( ho heiIll's nlid other plllr-ors. ( n certain enM"- , lii'ljrlve / tliutu no nddltloilal ripht-s imle s it iiu f > the penalty therein pro- \idcd and ns to that qitcrlu. V ! . In nil nelioiH against shorlflti or oilier olllcers for fnllmo ( o return writ.s of execution , etc. , thu Inquiry Is permit ted whether the debt could hnvu been collected , and w helher Its collection had hern prejudleinl l > , \ tlie nets of the do * fendnnt. : ) . The Mcliml IOSH suslnincd by thu nlnlnlln" in ( ho value or availability ol his -cut Ity b.\ reason of the net or nogll geltcc of lliu diifendanl K thu monsuru ol his dnmagus. t' All legal faets uooes.snry nnd prope * toprovu or distipprovu Mioh damngos , may be pleaded and proved. Tlio ivv Voi'fc licmournoy. I'hihuhilphin HecordfDimn ) The New York Democrats hnvu done n bad dny'H work for the Democratic jmrly. They have oliuwti ( lint they have no sympathy with President Cleveland or the iliatltl- uuMiiug principlim of his Admlnlstra- I mi. Mr. Hill , whom I hey have nomi nated for ( inventor , is merely a tr"eksthr and n demago > cuu. Thu contrast between him ntidMr. ( 'Itivulnnd win bu clunrly shown bv , their Irenlmont of the reform measures concuming Now York nnd Hiooklvn , wheiu il was proposed t ( ) make tliu ollices snlarled that now yield vast incomes to their itiemnbunts or , rather to Ihu Bosses owning them. Mr. Cleveland signed the Now York bilks , jusl as hu signed the Stnlo Paper bill , which deprived Mr Manning's paper of sumu thirty thous and dollars a year. Mr. Hill had a confidential interview with "Boss" McLaughliii , and killed thu Brooklyn bills. The Convention shrunk from putting Iho fragrant Mr. .John ( J Jacobs on Ihu ticket fur Lieutenant Governor , bul selected Mr K I' . Flower , who Iin.s v ( 'Immunity nnloj oni/ed Mr. Cleveland , ever since the lalUtr enturcd the political field. The Administration is thus "in dorsed" by ( he choice of n caiididutu for ( iovernor when lending organ WIIH the Rochester Union , siippoited by thu candi date of thu Now Yink hun. Thu editor of thu Union opposed Mr. Cluvulnnd last year an n "moral leper , " Ihu Sun sup ported Butler and bombarded Clovulnnd with stinkpots. The Convention fin ished il.s woik In a less daring mood. It had been resolved ( oruplnuo Comptroller Cliapin with Tioasuror .Maxwell tiocnusu of his civil service viuvvt * . bul Ihu liianag- ers got frightened and nominated Mr. Chapin. Mr. Cook , a ( ieriuan brewer , was elected for secretary of ( he etnte ; Mr. Maxwell was mysteriously dropped for a Mr. I'ilygurnld and Attorney tiunov- al ( J'Hricn and Slalo Encineor Sweet were reiiomimiled. The platform upon whjch these candidates were placed is in parts sound , thoiigii lamentably long- winded' bul in politics novvnday < ) the candidate is the. platform. The instantaneous result 1ms Jiccn the leliirn to the Bepublieau ranks for the ( state campaign , at least of ( ho whole aimy of Mugwumps and Independents , who , however , coiitinuo lirm supporters ol Mr. Cleveland. There is likely to boa. Democratic split , in Now Yoik local ollices between the Democratic factions , with thu usual deal vvilhllicliepiiblicans. Meanwhile Tammany is fully entitled to sound the loud timbrel. Beaten down and without palrouago , she has allied herself with Mr. Hill , acd by refusing to enter into a combination with the other y New York factions and Boss' MoLnugh- lin , has prevented the two great counties iroin realixing Mr. Iluber O.Thompson's dicam ot uniting them lo nominate Mr. Edward Cooper. Thosnno wheel that Hung Kelly ink ) the mud has nt its next revolution hurled Thompson into the mire. fflOST PERFECT epoctul rcgnnl to lienlUi. No Ainiminln , I.lmiinrAliim. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. , riljICACIp. _ ST. LOUIS. P. BOYEB & CO. DHAI.lltSIN HaI'sSafesVautsTimeoacks ! ! and Jail Wurk. \ 1 020 Varniun Sired , Omaha , Neb , Chicago , Milwaukee & SI , Paul iR ir/Vsr. - . 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