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> > 4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , TtllURSDAY , JANUARY 14 , 1886. THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA Orrtcu.No.OH AXD 015 FAHXAM Si New YOHK Of-nrF , lioosi M.Tntnusie Ilcii.iiiNn WASHISOTO.V Orncr. , No. 513 FOURTEENTH ST , r PiiWWirfl prrrjrnornlntr.otrrpt Punddy. Tha only Mumlny inurnlii ? { mpur publlsbod lu the ( Into. ar.ii.MS nv M\U. : Onn Yonr . $ IO.nfi Throe Months . . . $2..V1 Six Month * . . . r..OOOao Monti . l.W Tin. WE .Kt.Y llKr , I'nbllMicd Kvery 'Wednesday. TI.IIMS , fOSTI'AIti : Onf A'rnr , wllh protnliim . J2.IK ) One Yrnr. wllliniit jurtnlnin . l "i Hit Moulin , wiiliont premium . TS One Month , on trial . . 10 comir. i-oMirsrB ! All ioinmnnlcntlon rrlnllnir to nnws nnj odl. tnrlnl mutter * should bo uddrosscd to thu Kni- ion 01 TIII. HnK. . . . Alllni lnpMlftH'r nnil roinltlnncos MionlJ bo dilresHil to Tin : lien I'CIIMSHINO TOMIMNV , OMAHA. Dnillf , < 'liccM nnd po tnlllfo eiders to bo miido pnjnhlbto t ho order of the company. 1HE BEE POBLISBIHfiMPm , PflOPfllEIflHS , E. let Tat Ford hold tip his haiut and tell us who wrote that beautiful report for him. AM.KN ( f. TunniAN's red bandana will not dust the bottom of John Sherman's scat In the senate. llirt.\t : nnd Lcedcr voted to dismiss Cummings because they believed that he was tainted with bribery. SmniMAN obtained a week's leave from the senate , but itdidn't require u week to elect him as his own successor. WHEN a man rises in the council or any other legislative body to explain his vote ho takes it for granted that his vote needs an explanation. Coxfiitr.ssMA > r 1'oiiAV , of Ohio , says ho isn't rich enough to remain in congress. Mr. Koran evidently hasn't ' been standing in with the railroad lobby. Cit.m.ii : Onnnx was cut short In the delivery of his pompous speech before tlio investigating committee , so he wrote it out and had Pat Ford deliver it for him before the council. CoMMi&sio.NT.it Si-AitKS luis declared a few more thousand acres of railroad grants forfeited. The opposition of the corporations to Mr. Spark's disgraceful activity in the land olllco is increasing. Tin : fnrt that twenty representatives of bridge builders are waiting in Omaha for a decision on the bids for Iho new viaduct is evidence that this city is secur ing some advertising through her exten sion of public improvements. HECAUSI : Sullivan was taken away from the alleys which ho had been or dered lo guard and was put upon some other beat , Ed Lecder thought Marshal CtiiiMiiiugs was guilty of bribery and should be disgraced and dismissed. Sn.v.vToit LOOAV with scorn in his voice denounced Dorman 15. Kalon in the senate as a "mugwump. " Mr. Logan ought to bo moro guarded in showing his resentment against the nondescripts who cooked his vice-presidential goose : v j'car ago in the drear November. Mits. GICAXT will live comfortably on her pension , but , the family will not suf fer without it. The profits from the "memoirs" will amount to $750,000. If worst comes to worst in Now York , tiic Grants can put up quite a respectable little monument , of their own in Hiv- crside Park. Wn notice that one William Winter , of Chicago , who brought n suit to recover f.1,000 , for damages for slander has recov ered a verdict for ono (1) ( ) cent , IIo had been accused of stealing. At this rate J. Milton Hoffman , who has sued for $ : ! ,000 , will receive six ( ( i ) cents , if ho gets a ver dict. 15ut ho won't get it. A LINCOLN dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says that Hoffman's Jibol suit against Kdilor Hosowatcr will be pushed vigorously. This is eminently correct , but the pushing will bo done from the business cud of the Hnic , and in all proba bility u little more vigorously than Mr. IlolVman anticipates. ENGLISH lories are rejoicing over the announcement that Queen Victoria will open parliament in person. This is .sup posed to bo nn evidence of the favor with which the queen regards the Salisbury government. The London tradesmen are even moro jubilant than the torie.s , The royal opening will attract to London thousands of country people , who will spend a good deal of money in the shops. The prolito resulting will perhaps make up some pf the deficiencies resulting from the debts of the Prince of Wales. IT is announced that the Now Orleans Exposition is financially embarrassed ftgnni. It is not in as embarrassing a position by half as the exhibitors who Imvo been bamboo/led into lending their support to this annex to thu original fail ure. Now Orleans is no plaeo for a n ex-- hibitlon. It is too far from the winter of population and too inaccD.ssiblo by rail and water. The llr/t mistake made was in the selection of the location. Other mistakes and embarrassments wore the result of the Ih'nt. THE political agitation in Peru is quiet ing down to such a degree that there is to bo an election of a president of the repub lic at an early date , and both Caccrcs and Fierola are candidates for the place. Thu former stands for the patriotic sentiment which as&cnts the acceptance of the harsh conditions of the treaty exacted by Chili ; the latter for the soberer view of Peru vian aitlluulties which regarded that treaty ns unavoidable , Should thu elec tion bo a fair ono it may give the iiufor- tuuato republic an era of peace and re covery , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Asviu. . bo Been by our special dis patches Sam Allerton , lha Chicago cattle king , says that Chicago is losing its pres tige ns a cattln market , nnd that Omaha is coming to thu front. The reason is that Chicago has killed the goose that lays the golden egg , by its hoggish policy towards the patrons of her stockyards. This is a hint to the managers of the Omahn slock yards and packing houses to taka warning from Chicago , and con duct their enterprises upon a liberal , squuro-iionllng policy , Wo have already heard some complaints about the Omaha yards , and It the patrons have any crier- they fahould be at ouo rectified. The Scliuylcr hrnclilng. The lyncu'r.pj o ( ho Bohemian Lapour nt .Sclmylcr on Tuesifny ! Udit was an act which few ttill attempt to defend. The natural sentiment in nil law abiding communities is that offences against the law should be dealt uith by the law in its ordinary procedure. Human life is too precious to bo placed in the balance against unreasoning passion when courts to dispense justice arc at hand and public ollleials stand ready to protect the com- nr.itiity from the as aiilts of criminals The occurrence nt Sehuyler was doubly unfortunate because there seem to bo strong reasons to doubt the sanity of Lapour. He had been an inmate of an asylum for the insane and wa ? under arrest for abuse of his family when he made the murderous assault on Mr. Degman for which ho paid the penalty of his life at the hands of a mob. Hut after all Ihis is said , it is not dlfli- cult to discover thn moving cause for the appeal to Judge Lynch. Murders have not been infrequent in Nebnku during the past seven years , but only two con victed murderers have suffered death at the gallows. The delays of the law , the chicanery of the courts , nnd the clem ency of the executive have been called into requisition in the remaining cases lo impede anil detent the emh of justice. The impression has been growing stronger and stronger that hanging was played out in Nebraska. It is not surprising , on this account , lhat the linal appeal has been made in sev eral instances within the pa t few years to Judge Lynch's court , v > Inch istues no "writ of error" and grauU no "slay of proceedings. " Mob law is bad law. There can be no question about it. It is dangerous because of its uncoiisidered haste. It must IK ? frowned down because it strikes at the foundation of a fearful or- gani/alion of society. But it is better than no law at all. Moro than once in the. history of the west it stimulated a more rigid interpretation of the statutes and spurned on a better enforcement of the law by the authorities. This is un doubtedly the reasoning which the Sehuy- ler lyuchors made in the ca o of Lapour , where the killing was undoubted. If the lynched man was insane , ns there SPPIUS to be rea.son for believing , the unlawful act is nil the moro to be deplored. Tlir ItiislncsH Situation. Blockaded roads , snow-bound mails , and severe weather have checked move ments of produce and merchandise dur ing the week. Outside of this , there has been little material change to note. Oper ations as a rule are reflecting only imme diate requirements and the aggregate distribution continues moderate. The failure list has increased , and for la t week exhibited a total larger than for any single week since January , 1885. This increase is probably attributable in a great measure lo Hie closer scrutiny of limuieinl nlfnirs of traders incident to the closing of the last year's accounts. Apart fioin this unfavorable show ing , which has comparatively little signilicauco at this time of year , nothing has occurred to impair confidence in commercial circles , and the general forecast of merchants and manu facturers is cheerful and hopeful. The wool market is steady , while cot ton has ruled quiet. Eastern jobbers re port the distribution of dry goods on new orders as moderate , but trade coiUidcnco in the prospects for a good spring busi ness is unimpaired. The iron and steel trade is active and the general market strong with nn encouraging outlook. Large orders for steel rails have brcn placed during the wock. In the grain market , the best feature during the week ended , was the continued activity of the export trade in corn. The interior move ment of both wheat and corn has been small , owing largely to bad roads and snow blockades in the west and north west. The wheat situation shows no im provement , cx'ccpt that a further general decline in prices has brought the mar ket a little nearer to an export basis , Values , however , arc slill considerably above Hie parity with quotations in im porting markets. Compared with a week ago , prices on Saturday were 4 cents per bushel lower in Chicago , and 11 to 2 cents per bushel lower in the seaboard markets. A bearish feeling doirinates the specula tive markets , and special prominence has been given in the gossips of the ex changes and in I'.ie ' outgivings of inlliinn- tiul traders to all items calculated to de press the market. This sort of specula tive missionary work lias encouraged a large addition to the outstanding short interest , and , after the sharp decline that has- already taken plaeo , conserva tive traders are naturally inclined to look for an early reaction in favor of holders. i'lio most important clement in thn situation as the year enters upon its course IK the tendency of all business to limit credit , both as to time and amount , and it has logically produced u healthy condition of trade. Large dealers now regard as a fair pro lit the percnntago that they oueo lost by the loose credit system ; and the limitation upon credit in the business centres has of ncpcisity brought the whole country nearer by the cash basis that is tint only safe foundation of business enterprise. This departure Irom iivery reckless speculation of in flated war times has worked incalculable good. It has not only put general busi ness on u surer basis , but it has cheap ened all the necessities of life and en larged consumption ; and with our bolter bu ine.ss methods , the general solvency of the people , and the universal conli- donco that prevails , the business outlook for 180 is vastly bolter than the record of the year just closed. TlinTiu Verillct. The vole of the council on the Cum- ming- > case will naturally create surprise among fair minded mon of all paities. When an ovceutivo olllcor is charged with u criminal oll'ensa like bribery thu proofs of his guilt should bo clear and beyond any reasonable doubt bcfoiu hu la brand ed as guilty and disgraced for life , The council in this ease. WAS sitting as a jury bworn to give a verdict according to the evidence without fear or favor. While it was known that Mr. Ford in this instance was the mcro cat's-paw of Dr. Miller , whoso memorable effort in the opera house made Pat his tluvo for life even if il did assist in defeating him at the polls , it was not oxpuoted that men like iioodrich , Sclirocdur and Dailoy would blindly follow their p.irty loaders , and allow themselves to give a verdict which Is not borne out by the testimony , and void in favor of a report written by the attorney for thu prosecution , with all the coloring which an imaginative young lawyer h capable of adding to .1 hope lessly bad case. If the same sot of men had sat on n jury and heard the testi mony a ? given before the investigating committee t' ' ' y lie * or would have left their seats before pronot'ocing : i verdict of not guilty. Assuming that there was n corrupt bargain made nnd money paid for the release of Travi * the admission of Judge Bencko that ho ordered the release docs aw.ij" with the entire presumption that Cummlngs was bought. But there was an inlluenee brought to bear in this cn o to pronuro thp convic tion of Cuinmiiigs which shows to what base moans partisan rancor will resort in order to achieve its cuds. While the council was silling ns a jury in lids case , Mayor Boyd was actively endeavoring t" secure a verdict of conviction. Ho sent fora republican member of the council ami .sought to induce him to cast his vote against Cummiugs , and pronounce him guilty of nn offense of which the coun cilman believed him innocent. This ex plains the incessant bombardment of the JlemM and Ihc constant cry that Cummings - mings must go. If Iho mayor went so far ns to tamper with republican councilmen - men , is there any doubt that great pres-iuro was brought on the democrats ? What hnpo this pressure took wo do not know , but we imagine if the council would investigate the methods by which democratic members who openly de clared the charges against Cummings to bo baseless , were whipped into line to vote with Pat Ford , it would not prove very creditable to themselves and the bulldozing bosses. If Marshal Cuni- mings has logo why doesn't the mayor suspend him and prefer charges that ho can sustain ngain t him , oven if the ehargp is nothing more serious t him of fensive partisanship. ' So far as the votes of the two republi can couucilmcn are concerned their course explains iisclf. Ever since Leeder failed lo get the republican nomination for sheriff , anil could not induce Cum mings to jaiu the bolt against Coburn , ho has had no use for Cummings. While ho still claims to be friendly , he voted to brand Cuinmiiigs as a bribe-taker , and recommended his removal. Mr. Behm's moral sensibilities were so shocked over Charley Ogden's report that he could not refrain from voting Cuinmiiigs guilty of bribery , although ho explained that he only wanted to suspend him by his ollicuil neck for a few days. Senator Sherman Itc-clected. The despatches announce the reelection tion of John Sherman by the Ohio legis lature to be his "own successor in llie national senate. The news will bo re ceived wilii satisfaction throughout the country. Senator Sherman has been for thirty years a prominent ligure in our national politics. His services have been of great value to the country , and his long experience a4a legislator has made him one of the best equipped of our statesmen. Senator Sherman presided over the berth of tiie republican parly in Ohio , served in the Thirlj'-fourth , Thirty- lifth , Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh con gress , and occupied a scat in the senate during the war and reconstruction periods. It was his fortune to provide for the resumption of specie payment * as .secretary of the treasury and his brilliant financiering in this im portant problem nnd the wisdom of his funding operations added greatly to his record , and the estimation in which he was held in the popular e.steem. IIoneut men , irrespective ol party , will bo rejoiced to know that Senator Sher man's re-election has sot the final seal of disapproval on the infamous outrages against the ballot which John H. Ale- Lean and his gang of Cincinnati roughs perpetrated in the last election with the object of defeating the senator's return to Washington. Tiir.un sccnib to be some fears ex pressed of a general exodus of the negro population from the south Atlantic states. Southern papers are noting a largo emigration of colored people , and are raising an alarm of a coming scarcity of labor in their sections. The negroes who go westward and northwestward are usually the victims of agents of railroad companies or land companies who hold out inducements , in a largo measure fallacious , ami manage to divide with their dupes their scanty savings. In the long run this ( migration will bo a bunclil instead ot a calami ty to the states from which the negroes go. White labor , more of- licient in propoilion as it is more coolly , will take the place of the negro labor , and the better distribution of the colored element In the populations of all the states whitening the Cnroluins and pro portionately darkening the newer states of the west will lessen the danger grow ing out of the race question whom the Iwo races arc nearly equal in numbers. There is , no doubt , temporary distress in those regions from which the negroes are joing for lack of labor , and temporary nconvonionco from over-supply at the places of their destination. The history of such emigrations is usually a history of suffering , but in the long run good will come of it. COUNCILMAN DAILKV passes for a very fair nniii , but hU course in the Cummings case doesn't ju.stify that belief any longer. When a man talks ono way and votes igainst his expressed convictions ho de stroys all confidence. Mr. Dai ley re- 'used to attend the la < t day of the session iiecauso , as ho said to James Creighton , 10 was disgusted with the farce since Uonoko's te.siimony had dropped tlio bot- ; om out of Iho whole case , When Jharley Ogden's report , which was fathered by Pat Ford , was read , Mr. Dal ey bobbed up and moved its adoption. I'luit report concluded with an express-ion of belief lhat Iho marshal was guilty of bribery. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Coi'NCii.HAN JAIUV > : Indignantly de nied that ho wns whipped into lino. If Mr. Dailey was not whipped Into line wo would like to know vyho was. Perhaps Mr , Dailoy doesn't know thai llie mayor had akcu nn nctive Interest in the Cummings cnso nua was trying to influence republi can councilman lo vote Cummings guilty of bribery when there was no proof what ever to show it , excepting the unsupport ed statement of Sullivan , which wns contradicted by three witnesses and was disproved absolutely by Judge Bcnekt * dinself who swore that Cummings acted nuler his orders. "Orriur.us have been wailing for several months to catch Hosowater in Lincoln In order to servo the papers. " So snys J. Milton Ilqffmnn's dispatch It the Chicago TtitrMW in regard to lit libel suit. This fssittiply n niistnleinen of facts. Mr. lie < cwnter has been ii Lincoln several timibs during the las year. Ho wns there two days duriuj slnte fair week nnd registered nt ono o the principnl holds , , but no olllccr cvci lookct ! for him until Inst Monday. ritr. ii > nxT Ct.KVir.\xn : i not plant : : : ? many democratic olllcn-holders in No' bra kn , nnd some people are at a loss to understand why this is thus. If the of fice-seekers could'only get J. Sterling Morton and Dr. Miller to kiss and make IID , and drop factionalism , all would be lovely. The federal pap will ihen be passed around. COL. Ktnvuti ) Hirn\iti > sox , the presi dent of the recent exposition at New Orleans , died fioin n stroke of paralysis Ihc oilier day. The exposition suffered from the same disease. Ox Monday several inches ofsnow fell at Gulveslon , Texas. Since the abolition of hell from the revised edition Texas is not quite so warm as it u od lo be. Til 13 KlKljl ) OK 1NUUHTUV. A now lai-k fat-liny will bo elected In I'llts- qurj ; soon. Many Georgia convicts have to wink In thevoid mines. At the Baldwin locomotive works SOO of the 1.0.1 hands me at pie'-eiit employed. Seattle , Wash. , shipped lt > : tl"i tons of coal to Callfuuila and Oregon imrts hist jeai. IMttslmic steel rail men juoillcl an advance of SO In Hie pilce of mils ) , making SCO n ton. A shoe fiwlory has been started In Nash ville , Tenii. , with a capacity of 1OJO , p.dis n day. OICROII and Washington Tenltory supplied San Francisco last > ear vvith 'JOO.000,000 feet of lumber. Altheiuh they have no law on the subject , the Knights of Labor \vlll not allow habitual drinkcis to join the order. Physicians unit business men aic eligible lo inumbcr.sldn. General Master Woikimiu T. V. Pottdeily says that one temperate nun , who leads newspapers , is vvoith more to the Knights of Labor than 1UO men u ho drink liquor and get their lufoiination in bir-iooms. A Boston paper s.iys well-educated ami wcll-drcssud glilsoikln dry KOO.N stoics at Irom 81 to ? il per week , while in thcinnnu- l.icturhr ; centres ot New Kiiglaiul girls me earning from S'JO to ? IO per month. Colonel W. P. Homl , HIP Chicago million- nlre mine owner , says tlteio IS but one waj of establishing I'rntcuml lecllug between em- ploycranil employe , niul th.it is for tlie tor- iner to.ienll/.n that his employe Is a man , to pay him adequately for Ids scivieM ; , ami to make him I'ei'l that tliu lutere-sU ol both aie Identical. . ' .Machine-shop worli will be nnre abundant during the winter th in fi > r the past ciglitcun months , ItL'causo of bxpoetcd activity In nil inditstiiiil channels. Many miMohanU aio lemoving fioiii wcstum , , to eastern states. K ur locomotive | < S lii\c | nut on 000 men. Locomotive buildci expect orders within .TO days tor leO engines , in lots of fiom tlucu up- waul , TlieCamegios o Pllismiie , have sat a good exainiile to oiiiplo generally in ad mitting lo paitnerslilp thejr leading superin tendents , niimbuiln sevynhtcii in all , rang ing In capital liom S10'-OOJ ! > . r > ,000. The next.stuiMfr uie.se i > r crc.sslvc brothers may Iie ( . ( > ; uliiit ) evuiy wodciii-tn i < > iiio iiuitnou ship in sums of S500 toSl,03J. Xot a little tiouble would boobvlaluil II this course was pnisaed. Another entcrpiNtnir Anurie.in , who ran the liver-pad CIM/.C until he made a small for tune , N nnw in London Imixiitlni ; Ameilean cnulVct ontiiN and selling it tlnougli liianch houses in all the leading cities of the United Kingdom. Phihult'liilila unnfectloneis Inr- nish him the hulk < > ! ' ids stcvk , and tlic tiade is mowing to Immense proportions , as is shown by local and New Vork custom iccoids. Kalhcr Tame. Clttcni/H JIcnilil. lackson Daj oratoiy was rather tame this year , and yet the democrats never missed Juckson mole than they do just now. They Don't Stay I'aiipera J'/if/rt / / < ff/j)7ifi / Cull. "With a population nl HOO.OOO.OOO , China has not a single pauper. " They all como over here. Ohio Crlcved Atfain. One would Inter , fiom the way Carlisle made up the committees of the house , thai there was not a gieat deal of Ohio talent hanging aionnd. AViII Prevent I'Utnlnii ( I I 'In mill lf-Ti Plttsbmg Is not In Texas , but the numerous shootings In this cily lately might prevent homesickness In any pic'ambulatlng Texan who maybe In town. A Cry Ins Nerd. St. Lout * ItflHiMlnin , John L. Sullivan has Issued another pro clamation of Ids ability and willingness to lick any man living. The crying need of the lime. U something to take the Boston out of this iiibiHTerable ciontiuc. A ( Jcntlo Hint. AVic Vinl ! JiKirnal. The stoickecpor who adveiti.sed largely is now counting Ids enormous p rolils , but the man who has no laith In the newspapers is wondering how ho can lalse money enough lopay Ids lent. The Sneers ol' the Homo Guard. .s'l. Mini I'lun cerl'rcft. Thu homo guard ol ciitlcs who have been fleering at ( a-u. Clonk's conduct ot the ( Vpaclm campaign doubtless consider them- Delves fully eomiMitcnt to sit In the seat of ludgmunt , but it may not bo out of place to Mil their attention to the fact that lien. Sheridan , also a very 'competent authority , tus full eonlidunce In ( Jen' . Crook's ability to leal with the case. " St..on Is The speeches on JriOkson's D.iy lids year > eeni to ) iu\e taken the. lorin ni.dnly of ex cises for the picsent ivlmlulstr.dlon , and 10- juesU that It bo dealt With ) by deinoeials In a . hailtubluniiil p.itlenHuir. It the bplrit of Jld HicKorj can taU'oio nl/.iineo ol o.ulhly iffniis , it must bo oxeepdin'ply indignant ovo'r uch n iiueor nud taiw/iiK'tliud of uloilfyiuK : ho ancient faith ol thf party , Tliuy I/ooU l.lkefc MliiHtrel Hliotr. ir < i ; ifnyli > ii Cnrre ini\/ttiitt \ O/ilrny ) fftie * . The jirebldent and his rablnot lisivo had holrpletuies taken in a group , which is hav- i\K n tioinondotib sale. U Is the second tiino hat n | ) iesldoiit lias been photographed along . \llli Ids otllchd fainily. Jt is nn awfully 'uiiny picture , bec'iiusu It looks ju t like Iho ii-hl pail of u ndnstiel show , The president s the nilddlo man , tSocietary Itayaid occu- ) ! UH tliu plneo of the Intel locator , nnd Dan dannln : , ' uud iicliiHliniiitliis CmtUs hanuir no the end-men , lipldml tlietn Htand , ull In innv , tlio)0itinaster ] oncri ; | and the ator- ( loy Kfiicr.il as Ixinos ' ' Mr. Whitney iiiid dr. Kndieott as T.iinliiirlnc-i. They .s.iy Mr. . 'leveland hlnibelt couldn't help luiijjhliiK vhen ho saw it. Continuum to AUruot Attention. lltbmn Jiiurnal. Ill spltu of thu almost Iiicti8s.ini nttcinpta of tiu Omaha JJii ; : to itnnlldlatu llou , Church Howe , that Irrepressible pcntlemnn Mill con Unites to attract n largo share of public atton lion. Ono exchange saysj "Church Howe has contracts for furnishing tics and railroad timbers to the Amount of elicht hundred thoit' sand dollars. He wilt fuinlsh tics for the Missouri Pacific extension to Lincoln. Tlio forests of Aik.in as furnish thp raw material liom which Mr. Howe gntliPts this largo amount of money. " Another exchange in form ? its loaders that Chinch Howe Is n can- lllilatc forcoimiess fioni the Kit- t congrcs' slonal district ot Nebraska. Kobcrt Onrrett. 'X. 1 * . Corrrim > iilrnte l\nnta ( 'till Journal. 1 met nl tlic Lotos club the oilier evening Hubert ( .inrtctt. in whose presence Mr. Van- doibilt died. He Is woith S10.tTO.000 , nnd ho menus to live up to his patrimony , He Is a blight looking man , and not a bit of a dude nnpatontly but he Iseij evqulslte and fastidious about his clothes. I don't know about tlic yam alniil his having too pairs of pantaloons hanging nlong his wall , but ho dresses well , lie enjoys eveiytlilns. Ho has no gout or dyspepsia. He Is n good dancer. He slugs well , lie Is fond of a long walk , lie enjoys society , theater , books , fast hordes , plotiiies , good eallug and champagne. Mr. ( Jairctt means to get his money's wmth as he goes along , nnd If ho ically has 100 suits of elotltes , It p utlnlly accounts for Ills anxiety fur a new lunik line. No KeiiNon Yet Shown.- ZVVip I'm It Tlmff. Gen. Miles H undoubtedly a peed Indian lighter , but no icasoii has jet been shown why be should supeiseile teii. ! Crook , who lw no snpeiior In the same line. Tlio ft lends ot the latter mo dlstiiibed by persistent re- poits ( lint the president Is dclei mined ( o dis place him , against the judgment of Sccrcliry Kmlicott anil GPII. Shuildnn , mid they nl- Ullmtchis mupose to the machinations oC Indian agents and tr.idcis with whose busi ness ( Jen. ( , 'iook has Inlcifeied. The presi dent Is liaidly the man to come under the In- llueiices that mo said to bo nt woik to bilng about lids change or * to bo contiollnd by In trigues at Washington In icgaid to IhMidli- taryseivlec. If he insists upon superseding Cicn. Crook , which din's not seem likely , It it will ilonbtless bo lor lensons which do not yet appear , but which will In good time bu made known. As Othct-H See VH. Hamciloansai ! ' odd , > ' know They 'nvcsuch funny laiicies Tliov call lliukancn llaikaiisaw , Although thoi 'ave u Kansas. They talk of "lailro.uls1 meaning tiams , And speak of "chocKs" lor brasses ; They piny n K.UIIO of "laps nnd slatns , " And lidc on "dead cad1' parses. They call for "drinks1' Instead of drains , In "tumblers.1 not In glasses ; ] ) . T'.s they oddly call "jim-jams. " Anil drink to "gills1 not lassies. Until you oneo 'ave "joined the gang , " And learned llie situation , I'hery 'aid lo } : ot tin * 'aug Uf their pioniinolatioii. STATI3 AM ) THIiltrroilV. XclmiKlcu .lot I Inns. Hastings has- been ordained a cily of Iho second class. The Tliaver county treasury hns a bal ance ot $ ' , ' ! ( , ! 18 in her cash box. The Oxford ISegister has joined the procession in the "sweet by and by. " The ( irnnd Nund building and loan as sociation made .f 111.7:3 : clear prolit per share last year. A confidence man worked n verdant for ? ' 2-0 on a liurliuglon & Missouri train near Orenpolis , ln-l Saturday. OA capitalist from Atehison i1 * ready to ktlirt fclO.lHk ) i mining factory ill Fill ( lily , it the citi/.eus put up n bonus o Vreniont is watching anxiously the fat of Congressman Uorsoy'.s Ijill to appropriate priato $30,000 for n postofiiee buililing there. Several promotions have been submit ted to the city council of Flnttsinoutl looking to the construction ol wale works. Tlio shipmont-i of grain and stock froir York during the past year amounted to ? 1,23I. , Of these lOS were hogs , entile am sheep ; 117 of ( lax and tli rest corn am other cereals. The total oxporls frou the county is estimated nt1,000. , . Two brothers named Buck camped near Stockyille , Frontier county , and uur ing the night , while moving about ii their wagon , n gun wns accidentally dis charged , killing one of the men. The bullet passed through his bowels am : lodged in his .spinal column. Thu young son of .f. A , Mnttick , living near Hastings , wa-f accidentally killed last Friday , lie was riding at a rapid rate over the prairie , and when near a deep draw the horse , owing to the iey condition of the ground , slipped and full , throwing the boy oxer Us head and then rolling over onto him. This happened just on the top ot the draw , and the force of the fall scut the horse sliding down the bank to the bottom ot the draw. The boy had become fastened under the horse , and when it began sliding down the bank the boy was dragged down with it , so that when the bottom was reached ho was .so badly mangled that ho wns beyond yond recognition. His clothes were torn oil'nnd pieces ol llc.sli worn loft lying in the track of descent. The bones in his body were crushed , and altogether he presented a sickening appearance. Wyoming. Hufl'nlo hns a population of SOO and twenty saloons. The Laramie po-tolliou did n business ot if'-Il,000 last yenr. Cheyenne gnmblers contributed | 18- , 000 to the city treasury last year. One hundred thousand white fish have been placed in Sloan's lake , near Lara- mie. mie.The The total assessed \nluationof properly in the territory is $117.2M. , ! The ta.x levy amounts to $80,717. ' The Union Pacific company is making steel axles atKvanston , and tmbs'tituling them for Iho present iron axles. The now Catholic academy at Chey enne is said to be the most imposing pub lic building in the lerrilorv. It cost f50- 900 , It is built of brick with stone trim- inings and contains fifty-three rooms. Colorado. The busincM men of ( Jrceloy arc to start n cannihg factory , Kurt Collins has added a broom factory ind a dancing club to her industries. A line ledge of eand.stono rook has been opened up throe miles from Monlroso , Henry ranchmen nro making money liy growing wild turkeys in a domestic way. The wild birds soli in the market Tor a better price than the tame one , nnd is raised \\itliiiioro certainly of MICCOHS. Tim l''air Association. The annual meeting of the fctookhold- i'1'n of the Omaha Fair nnd Exposition as- jocintlon was held Tuesday afternoon it Iho rooms of the board , President Oar- lean 'occupying the chair. KeporU of .ho president and fcccrelary worn present- 'il as well as of the auditing committee , ivhlch showed the total cash receipts for he pnst jeur ns $ 'HiJ.75 ! : , und the dis- jursomenth $ JO/iTD.OU , leaving n balance n hand of $ ? ii.GU : The following were then elected to .orye . as a board of directors forlhoen- .uing Acar. J. II. .McShnni ) , II ( J I'lark. I.T.Clarke , Churdiill I'arkcr , Uiehard { lichen and N. II. Falconer The direo- ors will meet in a few dais and elect of- h'ors. The advisability of purclui'.mg the fnir grounds' at n cost not to oxcmul $ .10,000 , vns discussed , but no notion \sns taken. , THE PROMOTER OF SUCCESS TL2 Wonderful Effect of the Rabbit-Poo Superstition. I'ncts Willed Cniuuit I'nll to Convlnci the liifrciliilou < i Carlisle j r.nbim-Foot licllerrr. The r.ibbit foot in the South , nnd cs pecinlly in Aiknnn , says the Arkansas Traveler , holds a place which nolldn < , can supplanl. The buekeyc and ( In "lucky bone" taken from the callish have been thrown aside , nnd no longer ill i- ll necessary for a colored man to make : i ems' * mark when , having forgotten < ome thing , he turns back , lie simply crosse' himself with the rabbit foot , anil the fan ciful sentinel , standing on the wall ol superstition , cries "nil's well. " Itovor once for the rabbit fool is not coilliued In Iho negroes. Many white men of edu cation and political iullueuce nro victims of n Miong belief in Its ehnrms llobertV. . Wortlion , shcrilV of I'ulnski county , Ark. , wears a rabbit foot lipped with gold. It is by no mean * improbable that ho attaches more value to the gold than ( he foot ; but , al any rale , during n campaign in which he is personally con cerned he crosses himself wllh the foot and mutlors a strange jargon , with a rev- erMiilial accent , bomo timn ago , it is stnted upon excellent authority , Mr. Wortlien wns greatly depressed on ac count of a threatened defeat , lie remained , during several days in a cast down slate , lint suddenly his face biightened , while in the vicinity of Ids mouth there lurded a peculiar smile. He Hew to his safe , look oul n rabbit foot and crossed himself , lie did not stop nt this. Ho hastened to the voting precincts and crossed the ballot boxes with the foot. Immediately the votes of his enemies be gan to dnnimish. A few more rubs and dexterous crosses settled tin-question and Air. Wortlien was elected. Hi' is an ex cellent shorlll' , but he acknowledges lhat the rabbit foot helps him out of many in tricate entanglements. John ( i. Carlisle , .speaker of tlie house of rejiresenlalives , is a linn believer in the cllieucy of Ihc rabbit fool. Less than twelve years ago Mr Carlisle was n con tinued drunkard. He had started oul with bright prospects , but the great horn and the blue rimmed bowl of Kentucky conviviality was too much tor him , anil in the languauc of n distinguished blue grass pool : He fell Liken lightning bug Jnloa well. Temperance lecturers and revivalists tried to brace him against temptations , butiiivam. He struggled manfully , but ho had not power to control himself. One day while Mr Carlisle was bathing his feverish brow nt the lown well , an old kidney-looted negro , Known as Wall Eyed Duck , came along and said : "Look lieah. Mars John , whyn't yer quit dnt foolishness ? " "I would if I could , Uuok. " "i doan 'spule dal , but by ycc e'f vcr ain't got de power. J menus why doan yor take do right cou'ec an' 'mount to suthin' ' in the worl'v" "J haven't been able to pursue the right course , Uuck. " "Dai's bercnsp yer doan know whut do right cou'se is. " ' Y'I have tried everylhing. " " .No yer ain't , Mars .John. Now le.mino tell yer wliut's do fuck : Kl it's yor en rues' wn.sh ler quit drinkin' , jes' cross yesse'f six limes will er rabbit foot nit' go on er- bout yer biii'ness. " " ( Jo on , old num. you are foolish. " " .Now , look hcali , " Hiiok replied , taking out n rabbit fool , "dis thing can't hurl yor , an' dal oiighlor make yer wil- lin' ler let me try it on yor. Jos' hole still er niinit. " Mr. Carlisle laughed at the old negro's superstition , bill MI fibred him to apply llie rabbit , foot. "Now , " t > nid Iuck ! , when ho had sev eral times crossed Carlisle , ' 'ycrdajs o' carousin' is over. " Carlisle laughed , went ( o a saloon not far away , ami asked for a little bourbor with Blue Lick water on the outside "Hold on , " said he , just as the bartciulci had prepared the drink. "J'll pay for il but I re a jly cannot drink it. " He wenl iiway rejoicing , for the burning thirsl had loft him. The next day he went to his ollicu and bent himself to the study o : Iho books which he had solougncglcctcd lie eciired : i rabbit foot and kept in his pocket , ready nt all times to apply it in case of emergency. The people ivere so much gratified at the vigor ol jiriuciplcs shown by Mr Carlisle thai they soon gave him a position of trust. When he lirst aspired to the position ol speaker his friends , though willing to lo anything for him , hui"licd at his ab- .urd aspirations. CurlisTo , however , did mt entertain a doubt of his coming sue : ess. .Not only did ho refuse to enter ain a doubt but he oven refused to treat he doubt with courtesy. One day , just before the contest , Air. Jurlislc was seen crossing himself. "What nro you doing thereV" asked iome one who saw the performance. Carlisle blushed. "Ah , " said the nan , " 1 know what you are about. You ire a Catholic , and are exorcising your nimiiucry. " Then Mr. Carlisle explained Unit he vns applying the rabbit toot. The man roared. Ho went out and old many of the congressman that Car- isle was us superstitions ns u negro , and hut it would not be right to vote for him. V large number agreed that they would tot , but just nn KOOII as the caucus met ho Inat ono of them voted for Carlisle , ilncc then lie has had no trouble. His tar Is shining brighter and brighter , nnd f it should not bo dimmed by liis proba- ilo election to the vice presidency be is Ikely lo become a man of lullucnco with oming ndininistrations. runjNT Hiri'itiMiio COUJIT OEOI SION8. "onus vs. Kllley. Knor Irom Case county. Opinion by Iteese , 1. Jn nn action for dnmages fora breech f warranty or fraudulent representation n to the quality of porfconal property Did , where there is no remission of the ontrnot , tlic measure of damages in the illerencH between iho value of the prop rly as it actually was , and what would aso been its valuu iiud it been as ropre- iiled at Iho time the representation or rrranty was made. : ! . The allegations of the petition and roof must ngreo. ellni ? vs. Slate , Knor from Adams county. Alliuncd. Opinion by Hrcic. 1 , In a prosr.cution for a violation of ctiou fil of HID criminal code , wliero it ; shown that the accused wont to the on.so ot another In the night time nnd lilted iho persons within who woo slcejp to open the door , falsely stating ml ho wa.s the slicriU'of the county and ' . - to serve a subpoena , but whim in door was opened lie ordered Iho in- tales of the house to throw up th r iinds , but before ho could enter the oiiso the door was closed and throngs hich he shot twicu and then forced the. nor open and entered Iho honso , tins as held to bo.snlliuient proof of a break- ig and entering. 2 , The fuel that such person niter oh- iningadinis.iion approached the head ' the family in hi * bed , tired ul ) his pi - 1 and presented the mu//.L' ( hereof , to 10 person , ordering him in .1 ihivuou g manner lo hold up hi ban l > , vvmild j sullU'iont proof ot p'is'in.il ' uoK-noi > meet the ruipiiremeiiH of aaid suft.uu [ tv-onc , U. Quujlioiis of fact ale tor the U'.al jurv to rirtirniinp , nnd wlioro th.6 toMi- mony i < conllicllnr a verdict of gnilly in a pro pcntion for n j'usdemontior will not 1m set aside if there is OVV'CUIM ' Mifllelcnt to sustain it , notwithstanding it may bo pontradieled by Iho testimony on Ihc par ! of the dpfonso. llnnscn . I.pluiuin. Apncnl from StniiKui coiuilj. Aflirmpil. Oiifnlon by licese , .1. 1. A deninl must bo direct nnd unam biguous and answer the substanccof each ehargp. Such facts as are not denied are for tup purposes of the aetiou taken as Imp. Harden V. A. & N. li.li.l'o. I Neb. , Ml. 2. In an action for the specific perform ance of a contract to convey real estali an : mcr alleging that plalntlll' had agreed to con-Urnc ! a building upon the lot \vbcu su | > iiurclui'ed , but had tailpd lode do so , no Mieh condition being contained in the written contract , and no facts be ing alleged which would show that it would be to ( he ad\antage of the defend tojiave sueli building constructed , con stitutes no defense to the action , ttliison V. Sullivan. Kiiortiom < 'n s county. AlllrmiNl. Opinion In Krc-c , ,1. 1. A judgment will not bo reversed nor a verdict set aside , when an error has been committed without prejudice to the paity complaining. V. Thii piovisious of section fit chapler ll ! compiled statutes , directing the charge of the com I to the jury to on written in consecutively numbered paragraphs , is a right which the supreme court will re gard as waived if no objection is made or exception taken at the lime the. charge is gh en , or where exception is taken lo a paitieular clause only. Smith vs. State , 1 Neb. , ' , ' 77. ! 1. Juries are the judges of questions of fact when properly siilmiillcd to them in eases of conllicling testimony. Tlcinnii vs. Doran. Krror from T.iuiraslcr county. Allliiupd. Opinion by Iteose , . ! . Where a linn or partnership is engaged in business , and services are reiidered by them for another , although out tide of their regular busiue s , by which such other is bcnelitted and the linn is dam aged , such linn can recover the amount due them by action in their partnership name. I'oiiea vs. Crnwfoul. Kiror fioin Dlxon eoimty. lte\eised. Opinion by 1 loose , < l. 1. The rule of evidence which pr eludes the proof of Ihc contents of . I ten instruments , or records , bv , ' < \ d testimony , does not jireclitdc oral i mony ol the existence of such i -i incuts or record * , preliminary to th , ' MI t rod notion or proof of their loan > le struct ion. V ! . The order of introducing e\i < , ce is discretionary with the trial com I. J ) . A judgment \\illnol be levcix . u a verdict set astite for an error vyhit \ < * been committed without prejudice ' . n party eoiuplaining. 1. Where in an action for dama. suiting Irom personal injuries a phv ' I II being a son of plaintij ) ' . was permi't. te.stify over the objections of dcfcu the opinions expressed by eotisultn : sicians , who were called to e\ u plaintill' . as to the results of tin1 inj , il was held to bo error , the testimony ilui incompetent and hearsay. DeWItt v.s , ] ! o < il , Uuor li'oiu Saline c > Allliinnl. Ojiiuioii liy Ilw e. Tim mother of A was taken ( . ' ( a iibysieian was called who began I , I licr. Upon his second visit slits 1. dissatistiedandde.siied another phj A instructed the phvniciau to pay i tendon to the complaints of his m but to continue the treatment a would pay him for his services , \ \ i upon tup phyMcian continued to her. Held that the promise was i answer for the debt of another , but i an original undertaking and not v , ' the statute of frauds , Saxon vs. ( . 'an ! , cuiu' fioin lIelii ! : > county. Alliiuieil. Opinion b > Kcc- I. JUs a rule ot law that cver.v sumption is in favor of the coircctin the decisions of courts ol general > diction until the contrary is made afli. tivcli to appear. . In proceedings for the confirm of a .sale inado by an administrator a licensii jireviously granted , it i duty of the court to confirm the sale order the execution of convejanci's t puich.iscr if it appuarn that lite sale . - legally made and fairly conduclL-d ' that the sum bid was not disproporl ate to the value of the properly. Sec. , Chap. > 8 , com p. stats. \yiicro an administrator makes : plication for u license to sell real cst. < and a sale is awarded to the extent ot i i undivided seven-eighths interest and h s accepts such order as final , and proceeds to sell the seven-eighths , reports the sale , and procures a conlirmation thereof by the districtcourt , ho thereby waives his right to have the order reviewed by pro ceedings in error. CATARRH 3ompleto Treatment , with Inhaler for Every Form of Catarrh , SI. 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' llj' JUIKMIIA ' I'l.Ah'JKII , H itm , iiilulniil , rtli'Kiinl , uiul fpi-eily niillilolu to lldll 1111(1 ( IllllllllllllllllOH , llllllfwlbl \ ) . . " . ( > ; llVO or $ I.M. ( Mnltod I ice. 1'orrbii Oiiuu AND IIIIHK.U. ( , ' ( ) . , llusldll. 'oil Years Miiintainod Superiority , STEAM COOKED , JRUSHED WHITE OATS AM ) OTIII.lt American Broukfuut Cereals , EIRE OF IMITfflOHS ! sU lor A II , C. Hiaiiil only. iltetfWorcil Trm ! iirk , ) I'lirmld liv all Ki unri < ScnJ loriru iiur. TIIK rruiAUS ; ! M rn co. , B3 Murravst. , NEW YORK ii3 SPfilHG OVE 400,000 * I 11 f > * * r * ( u n ( * f ' Mt ronjh roiiMiry ' . . r ' * | -i i J l