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THE Texas fever has broken out in
New York. The proper spirit of recip
rocity would bo for the Now York foyer
to break out in Texas.
THE indications are that it will bo
necessary for General Crook with hia
army to march at an early date upon
Colorow and his lawless band.
PERHAPS Secretary Bayard would like
the privilege of appointing Sedgwiek
special envoy to settle the fisheries dis
pute the same as ho did in the embroglio
with Mexico about this tiino Jaat year.
SENATOR STANFORD will soon bo in po-
Bltion to realize that it is not safe to mon
key with a buzz saw. The railroad inves
tigating committee propose to make him
Bhow cause why ho does uot answer
questions.
DAK LAJIONT as usual denies that ho is
nttcmpting to get possession of the news
paper property of ex-Secretary Manning.
jLamont is so given to denying every thing
that is true that bis denial in this case
will not be believed.
THE news of the assassination of Mr.
P. B. Solden , ot this city , at ManviJlo ,
\Vyo. , on Sunday , will be received with
purpriso and deep regret. So far there
Booms to bo uo well established theory
tot the cause of the deed , other than to
jsupposo it was for the purpose of robbery.
AND now the question is whether Ives ,
too , will not have to join the "innumera
ble caravan" in striped suits. The way
pf the hoavon-born financier is not so
'eiisy ' now as when Gould begun his
career. If ho had boon culled to account
for his performances in bringing about
the celebrated "Black Friday" crash the
country might have escaped the perni
cious results of his financial activities ;
SEALED proposals are invited by the
IDouglas county democracy for plans and
gpcuilications that will insure harmony
between slaughter house nnd packing
iiouse democrats for the period begin
ning with the fall campaign in 183 ? nnd
ending with the presidential election in
November , 18S8. The right to rojcct all
bids and plans is reserved. All pro
posals , to bo addressed to John A. AlO'
/Shane / , with the word "harmony1
marked in plain script on the envelope.
THE sidewalk inspector draws f 100 per
month. What does he do to cam his
kalary ? What does ho inspect and whore
Is there any evidence of his usefulness }
'Jho sidewalks are just as wretched as
they can bo. There has been no effort
made to improve them , except whom
How walks are laid under ordinances in
the suburbs. Those could bo inspected
t > y the board of public works or street
commissioner. The sidewalk inspector
Blilp should bo abolished and the salary
of $1,200 a year expended upon cross *
walks. _ . .
The now election law for cities of the
metropolitan class has many new and
important features , and aa the next elcc
tlou is near at hand it is tiino to studj
the law and maka arrangements to earn
out its provisions. One- peculiarity o
the law is that it places all elections
whether city , county , congressional 01
presidential , under the supervision of tin
city authorities. The next election wll
DO tor county and state ollicors. It wil
1)0 hold on November 8 , and the city au
thoritles will have supervision of tlu
election within tlui city limits.
THE Canadian authorities are discussing -
ing the question as to whether they ough
to send McGanglo , the Chicago boodlor
Imok to tho.United States or not. Tin
Chicago authorities will demand that tlu
fugitive be given up on the grouua thu
] io was helped to escape by a BrUlsl
vubjoct , but the crime for which ho was
convicted does not come wlthm the pro
visions of the extradition treaty , am
Canada has always been strict in demand
lug tint criminals delivered up should b
tried only for offenses which corau withli
the treaty. There is no provision for dc
livery because a British subject may Lav
bolpod an American citizen under con
Viction for a crime to cross the line , am
BO MoGanglo is uo doubt safe. Th
Dominion government la sr.ld to b
Willing to give McGariglo up if they cat
do so legally , and if they should , an ini
portaut precedent ! bo established thn
may load to a change in the oxtraditioi
treaty between the two countries.
An Example Needed.
It will not bo a matter of regret if it
shall bo found that there Is something in
the transactions of Henry B. Ivos upon
which an indictment can bo based with n
good chance ol bringing him to punish *
rnont. Ills whole recent career appears
to have been one of systematic appropri
ation of other peoples money to his own
use , which from n moral point of vlow
condemns him as a robber quito as much
as would the deliberate theft of the
amounts hare done , but so far as investi
gation has proceeded ho seems to have
carried on his schemes with
such shrewdness , uudor the
advlco of an unusual array of legal * ad-
viscrj , ns to have successfully guarded
himself against responsibility at law ,
That ho felt bis security was clearly
shown in the unconcern he manifested
when the committee to investigate his
books called upon him , and m the assur
ance with which ho mot the demand for
his resignation , Surrounded by his law
yers , Ivcs merrily informed the men ho
had robbed , that the information they
sought they could not have , and as to
suronderlng the oflicial position ho held
it was a question ho would deter
mine in his own good tltno. Ho finally
acceded to the demand , but not until ho
had made terms and conditions satisfac
tory to himself. There is , perhaps , no
other country in which a similar pro
ceeding could take place.
It is rarely , however , that the most
sagacious rogue fails to overreach , nnd it
may happen that Ivos is not an exception.
It is reported that his transactions in the
Vandalla road were of a nature that may
subject him to prosecution. Ills thefts in
that connection arc said to have been less
guarded while equally thorough , lie loft
nothing within reach that could
bo made available. The disposition
to bring him to account is not lacking ,
and there Is still a possibility that this
last addition to the list ot phenomenal
financiers may bo made au example of.
It will bo well if tills shall be done , for
such examples are needed. How much
effect they might have in deterring other
smart and daring rascals from pursuing
a line course cannot bo told , but there is
satisfaction In the assurance that the
sort of villainy of which Ivcs is guilty
can bo nnd will bo punished.
Everywhere there is a dispo
sition to make the way of the boodlor
hard , and it is high time that the ex
ploiters of railroads wore given to un
derstand that justice is not blind to their
crimes against the public welfare.
State Illdita and National nights.
No judicial opinion rendered in a long
time commanded greater interest or ex
cited more comment than has been ac
corded the decision given by Justice
Bradley , of the United States supreme
court , in the case of the proposed bridg
ing of the Arthur Kill , a piece of water
separating New Jersey from Now York.
An act of congress authorized the Balti
more & Ohio railroad to build a bridge
across this water in order to obtain ter
minal facilities on Staten island , N. Y.
The Now Jersey legislature re
fused its consent , nnd the courts
of that state enjoined the railroad
company from beginning the work. The
case wont to the United States court , re
sulting in the decision adverse to the
state of Now Jersey.
The particular point or proposition in
the decision of Justice Bradley that has
attracted comment is the averment that
"In matters of foreign and intor-stato
commerce there are no states. " While
this is admittedly in harmony with re
cent decisions of the supreme court , as
for example in tbo matter of a state tax
ing commercial salesmen from other
states , and very little doubt is expressed
that it will be sustained by a ma
jority of the supreme bench , it
is by far the broadest and most explicit
declaration of the supreme national au
thority In tall matters relating to inter
state commerce that has been mado. As
if to fortify it , Justice Bradley said fur
ther : "The country is one , and when
ever the work to bo undertaken is na
tional in its nature state interests , state
jealousies and state prejudices do not
need to bo consulted. " If this view is
sustained there ought to be no difficulty
hercattor on the part of any state in de
termining how far its privileges and au
thority extend with respect to
any matter which may effect ,
however incidentally or remotely ,
commerce between the states. It says
plainly that the power to regulate com
merce with foreign nations and among
the several states has been devolved by
the constitution solely upon the congress ,
and to that power no state shall inter
pose any obstacle or interference. State
rights and authority cease when the ob
ject or instrument of commerce to bo
affected by their exercise has relation to
the Interests of other states. They are
operative only with respect to these
agencies of commerce which have their
beginning and ending within thu limits
of the stato.
While this doctrine is not essentially
now , it is certainly an advance , and un
doubtedly would not have boon re
ceived thirty years aeo with the general
acquiescence that it is to-day. But the
wisdom of the trainers of the constitu
tion in placing in thu , hands of congress
the solo pownr to regulate commerce
with foreign nations and among the
states is most amply vindicated by the
present conditions which render the cen
tralization of this power absolutely nec
essary. Nothing could bo more obvious
than that if it wore otherwise , and each
state possessed tlfe power to
legislate at will respecting
commerce among the states , thu
result would bo continual conflict and
general demoralization. Warring inter
ests and widely distributed powers would
keep contention active and greatly increase -
crease the opportunities for corruption.
Nothing loss powerful than the strong
arm of tbo government can bo trusted to
regulate and keep in control the vast
and increasintr instrumentalities of do
mestic commerce , and however much of
a departure the doctrine promulgated by
Justice Bradley may bo , it is unques
tionably the only safe principle for pres
ent and future guidance.
The ToneiiH'tu I'roblum.
The problem of cheap tenement houses
is gradually being solved. The Now
York Co-operative Building Plan asso
ciation are about to erect a number of
dwelling liousrs for men of moderate
moans , which are to bo constructed with
a view to comfort on the .most economic
plan. A now process of framing will bo
used , and there wilt be great economy in
finishing the walls insldo. by using a
paper called ' 'plaster-board" In place of
plaster. The idea will bo to do away
with expensive labor , such as mason
work and plastering , A house built al
most entirely by the carpenter , who is
comparatively a cheap mechanic , will
reduce the cost of tenements
very materially nnd enable landlords to
lower their rents. This la as desirable In
Omaha as in Now York. Omaha , more
than any other city , needs convenient ,
well-ventilated tenement houses for
wage-workers. Flats are all well enough
for parties who must rcsldo within
twenty minutes' walk of the court house ,
but the great mass of wage-workers want
the comforts of a separate tenement
house at a rental that will come within
their means.
Forced Contrltmtions.
OMAHA , August 15. Editor BEU : A short
time since I called your attention to the shady
way tho-Unlon Pacific company have of as
sessing the employes monthly for the support
of an alleged medical bureau for the alleged
benefit of their employes. The writer has
been an employe of said company for two
years past , and has contributes ! the usual as
sessment. 1 believe thc.se forced contribu
tions have been taken from the pay of every
man whoso name appears on the pay roll for
the nast five years. Even the laborer who is
discharged after ono day's work has been
done has the twenty-live cents taken from
his hard earned compensation.
I believe it Is estimated that the company
has on its pay roll about 10,000 names. This
nets them about 550,000 a year. So far as the
writer knows no statement tins over been
made , public or private , showing how the
money taken from the laborer without his
consent has been expended.
I would suggest that the editor In the In
terest of the employes Insist that Mr. Potter
answer the following interrogatories :
1. What amount of property has been pur
chased by the Union Pacific company with
this fund taken from the employes without
their consent and now owned in fco simple
by said company ?
2. Is not this money , so taken forcibly
from the laborers , used raoro to benefit the
company than the contributors In cases
where the negligence of the company to em
ploy sulllclont force to operate the road re
sults In serious accidents for which the com
pany try to compromise by using this fuud
to care for those injured In their hospitals ?
3. Will Mr. Potter have the required state
ment made and published showing the ex
penditure ot the several hundred thousand
dollars taken from the hard-earned coin of
the Union Pacific employes ? S. A. M.
This is exactly what the BEE predicted
six years ago when this head tax was
first sought to bo levied upon Union
Pacific employes. In spite of the general
revolt which manifested itself at head
quarters , in the shops and along the line
against this forced contribution the ben
evolent and paternal managers of the
road have foisted the head-tax on the
employes. It is wrong in principle be
cause it subjects men nnd women to
involuntary servitude and robs them tot
earnings to which they arc entitled under
pretense that these earnings are expended
for the mutual benefit of all thu con
tributors. Now , if this were a mutual
benevolent tax , the parties taxed would
have a voice in the choice of their medi
cal attendants and a pro rata share in
the property bought with the money from
the head tax.
Mr. Potter , personally , is not respon
sible for this systematic potty larcenybut
ho is now in position to rectify a great
wrong. It remains to bo seen whether
his broom is cut to reach this abuse.
THE hostile altitude recently shown by
the Canadian fishery authorities toward
American fishermen gives pertinence to
the question whether this government is
keeping its eye on events in that quartor.
There has been very little from Washing
ton of late to indicate that Mr. Bayard is
fully awake to the circumstances , and
there is beginning to bo some inquiry as
to whether the retaliation act has been
lost , or the administration has deter
mined to hold it back for cam
paign purposes. Wo haven't kept
track of the number of Amer
ican vessels that have been chased
away and scizod during the past months ,
but thcro have been several offenses of
this kind which wo suppose it is the duty
of the state department to investigate.
It may bo that it is now busy at this very
work , but if so it is pursuing it very
quietly , and it is not the habit of the
state department to hide its light under
a bushel. The latest mlvices announce
that another British man-of-war has
arrived in the fishing waters with hostile
Intent , and there is an unconfirmed re
port of the sinking of an American
schooner by a Canadian cruiser. These
circumstances are pretty sure
to renew public interest in the fishery
controversy , and Mr. Bayard is likely to
hoar the buzzing of the popular clamor
unless ho promptly makes known that ho
ho is not neglecting American fishing In
terests where they are being assailed.
AMONG n number of sapient sugges
tions drawn out by the late terrible rail
road calamity is that of thu Chicago Tri
bune , which advises that railroad com
panies bo compelled to construct culverts
of iron. Wooden culverts , it observes ,
arc liable to got dry and take lire , while
these of iron are always stable and so-
curo. Why not stone for culverts ? Isn't
that infinitely more stable and secure
than iron , which contracts and expands
with the extremes of temperature , and is
liable to bo injured and weakened by
conditions that do not affect stouo ? As to
the relative cost of these several mate
rials that should never bo a question.
That material which assures the maxi
mum of immunity from danger is the
ono to bo selected , without reference to
what it may cost as compared with some
other material not so safe. An iron cul
vert , so far as wo are informed , would be
an Innovation , and not a desirable ono.
Wooden culverts ought to bo prohibited.
A stone culvert , properly constructed , is
safe , durable , and In the long run at
least the most economical ,
LAST fall the republican county com
mittee had to pay $4.83 a thousand for
election tickets printud by the govern
ment four-dollar-a-pound-ink firmwhile
election tickets wore procured in quanti
ties by other parties at an Omaha job
olllco for sixty cents per thousand. In
other words , the republican county com-
mitten wore charged eight times as much
for their tickets as they could have
been proem cd for from other printers.
With the connivance of council jobbers
and boodlurs the city has been gouged by
the same cormorants. Six hundred
and fifty-two dollars luwc boon voted to
thoui and taken out of the treasury for
Illegal advertising. Four hundred and
thirty-two dollars of this amount for
publishing election proclamations which'
were also published in the BEE under Its
contract ns the oflicial paper , and which
under the charter covered the require
ments ot publicity fully. Two hundred
and twenty dollars for registrar's notices
for thu motor line election , when the law
no longer requires such advertising , and
when under the pleading of the city at
torney the ItcpuiUcan had no contract
with the city.
THE superintendent of thu state census
can easily verify Omaha's cltilm of a
population of 75,000 nnd more , at the re
quest of the postofllco authorities. When
this is done n strenuous effort should bo
made for bolter facilities in our , post-
office. An Increase of the working force
under civil service rules won't be suf
ficient. There are not one-half enough
lock-boxes to moot the demand for them.
There should bo at least two clerks In the
gentlemen's general delivery depart
ment , nnd the windows should bo placed
whore the continuous string of men
would not blockade the corridor through
out the day. Thcro are other important
improvements which will readily suggest
themselves whenever authority is given
to proceed by the Washington officials.
A GLANCE at our session laws raises a
doubt as to whether the board of educa
tion can legally expend above $25,000 for
school sites and buildings without resubmission -
submission of the proposition to create
such a debt to a popular vote. The
authority to purchase school sites and
erect buildings was given by the voters
of this district under the law regulating
schools in cities of the first class. There
is no provision in the now law that con
fers the powers granted to the old Omaha
school district upon' the officers ot the
now district. This is a very important
matter , and it behooves thu board of ed
ucation to take steps to have the law in
terpreted by some authority competent
to pass upon the points involved.
WHEN Buffalo Bill adds an American
bar to his show , it will bo ono of the fea
tures to become the most popular. Col
onel Cody has studied the tastes of the
foreigners , and found the thing most
needed was a typical American bar. The
gallant colonel is nothing if not striving
to please. The Omaha bar-keeper will
be the dazzling appendix to the outfit.
THE division of Douglas county into
five commissioner districts which is now
being considered by the commissioners
will have n very important bearing on
county a flairs. Any division that de
prives a majority of the taxpayers of n
fair representation In the board will not
bo satisfactory.
IF it costs the city of Omaha ? 033 in
six weeks for the "support which the
council bosses get , n from Taylor and
Hounds , how much will it cost the city if
this barefaced robbery of taxpayers is
allowed to continue fpr a year or two ?
KINGS AND QUEENS.
Prince William of Prussia Is handsome ,
and his wife Is tall , fair , and pleasant-look
ing.
King Milan of Sorviacannot Induce Queen
Natalie to speak to him or oven to open the
letters he writes to her. If any miserable
king thinks ho has power to boss a woman ,
he makes a mistake.
Princess Elizabeth of Russia has a haughty
carriage , which contrasts agreeably with her
smiling face. Her jewels were magnificent ,
and like Mrs. Murdle , sbe has a figure calcu
lated to display them to the best ad van tag * .
Princess Frederica Is very tall and falr.and
looks sweet-natured and dignified at the same
time. She seems to be In fragile health. The
two daughters ot the grand duke of Hesse
are nice-looking glrls.ospccially ono of them ,
who has a charming face. *
The marvellous vein of luck of the Saxe-
Coburg family docs not yet seem exhausted.
Prince Ferdinand of that Ilk has been unan
imously elected by the Sobranle to succeed
Prince Alexander Uattenborg ns sovereign of
Bulgaria. Prince Ferdinand Is a erandson
of Louis Phllllppe , his mother being the
Princess Clementine of Orleans. His father
was the Augustua spoken of In Theodore
Martin's Lite of the Prince Consort as the
cousin who built a Catholic cathedral at
Saxe-Cobure. Prince Ferdinand used to bo
called ns an infant In his family , "the flower
of old nso. "
Contempt of Court ,
Kew Yorli World.
When the forms of law are used to shield
convicted criminals from their just punish
ment the law falls under contempt. If this
Is In contempt of any court , make the most
of It.
Plllnc Op the Surplus.
lliiladelphta Hewitt ,
The government at Washington and the
summer resort landlords have now almost a
monopoly ot the pleasing occupation known
as piling up the surplus. The government
gets its surplus by excessive taxation , and
tlio landlord gets Ills by other things that are
likewise excessive.
Farmers Should Have More Influence
ffcir York Tribune.
The citizens who ouzht to have the largest
Intluenco in tbo republic are the farmers.
' 1 hey , and those Immediately dependent upon
them , are a majority of all the people , but
that is not all. The farmer Is necessarily a
producer ; in getting his livelihood ho neces
sarily adds to the wealth of the country and
supplies the wants of others. Yet the Influ
ence of the farmers has always been rela
tively small In the general government
They have always been scattered and com
paratively Isolated. Combination nmoiig
them for any publlc.purposo Is more dllliciilt
than In other occupations. Though the build
ing of railroads and other means of transpor
tation ImR lowered that barrier , It has not
been wholly removed. , C/rganlzatlon / among
farmers has always boon especially dlfilcult.
It Is supposed that there are 0,000 agrlcutural
societies , grancea and other farmers' organ
izations In the United States , but though the
Increase In their membership of late years
'
has been considerable , they certainly em
brace but a minority of the farming voters.
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Little T
from Trtaiwt-Tmve.
Wn call him strong who stands unmoved
Calm as some tmnptest-tHiaten rock ,
When some gi cat trouMo hurls Its shock ;
We say of him , his strength Is proved ;
liut when the spent storm folds Its wings ,
How bears he then life's little things ?
About his brow we twine our wreath
Who seeks the battle's thickest smoke ,
Knives flashing gun and sabre stroke ,
And scutfH kt danger , laughs at death ;
WopraiBO him till the whole land rings :
Hut Is iiu brave In little things.
W call him great who does some deed
That echo bears from shore ttf shore-
Does that , and then dues nothing more ,
Yc > t would his work earn richer mcod
When brought b ff.w the King of Kings ,
Were he but great In little things.
BTATK AND TKHUITOUy.
Notirnska Jottlnir * .
Work has commenced on the Rod
Cloud waterworks. ' .
Sheridan county will send. a large
bunch of products to the Otnahtf fair. . , '
'Arlington's boom is gathering force
with the progress of the Elkhorn cut off
to Omaha.
The Democrat suggests that tlio proper
cnpor for Adams county Is to expend
175,000 to $100,000 in a court house in
Hastings.
Sidney sandstone has been tested by
II. B. Dodgn , acting engineer ol tests of
the Union Pacific and pronounced "build
ing stone of good average quality. "
Brown county will show the shift of
which she Is made at the annual fair to
bo held at Amsworth September 14.17. A
liberal list of premiums will bo distribu
ted.
ted.The
The Norfolk club has Issued a bold deli
to "the suit styled champions of the Elkhorn -
horn valley , at 1'lamviow , " to meet thorn
in deadly combat for $100 inside at Nor
folk on the 23d.
The daughter of George Cain , of Har
vard , a fourteen-year-old , spoiled her
throat with a iacknlfo during a violent
pout , last WCCK. The gash was not deep
enough to sever the vocal chords and she
was stitched up.
The Hock Ballast ledge of locomotive
firemen of Plattsraoutii will picnic at
Mllford , on the Blue , next Saturday , and
"scoop" in tlio balmy breezes and re
freshing baths of that refreshing resort.
The boys of Omaha and Lincoln will
join in nnd swell the Plattsmoutu con
tingent to a small army.
Ed Cuthbort. of Fremont , and Ed
Boyle , of Saundcrs county , fought cloven
rounds by lamp light Thursday night.
Cuthbort is a hard nut to crack , but
Boyle succeeded in ruisinc huge humps
on his ugly mug and draping his peep
ers. The battle took place in Saundcrs
and gives the officers another chance to
repeat the Jack Hanloy performance.
11. P. Concannon , depot operator at
Emerson , is a young man with a history.
Born In Ireland in 1858 , ho joined the
British army at the ago of nineteen and
in less than six years has seen enough of
life In the Dark Continent to last for the
remainder of his days. His first bout
with thu savage bucks of Basuto land
lasted four months , nnd was supple
mented with a wild war witli the Zulus.
He took a hand In the bloody scrap in
which the prince imperial of Franco was
killed , and on the 4th of July , 1870 ,
helped to still the hearts of 10.000 sav
ages. The following year , while inject
ing British civilization into the Boors , ho
was tnKcu prisoner , but was released in
time to participate in tbo reduction of
Alexandria and the annihilation of the
gurms of liberty in Egypt. Ho followed
the fortunes of war south of Cairo and
was wounded in the famous battle of
Tel-el-Kobir. For distinguished bravery
in this battle , and saving the Ufa of a
commanding officer , he was decorated
with a modal by Queen Victoria , one of
four ho now wears. His last taste
of eiviling warfare was in the
fruitless hunt of Lord Woolscly
after the False Prophet and General
Gordon , in which thousands of his com
rades were slaughtered by the furnace
blasts of the Soudan desert. After the
battles of El Teb and Tairai , Concannon
purchased his release and shipped as a
telegraph operator for the Indian ocean.
After doing the Ojiciit and South Pacific
isles ho sailed for homo and then for
America , landing In this country in 1885.
The peaceful pastoral lifo of a country
depot is a radical contrast to his mission
ary lifu in thu Africas , but it pays as well
and guarantees old ago and natural
baldness.
Iowa Items.
Raymond Myers , a farmer near Dos
Moines , was gored to death Friday by an
infuriated bull.
The little child of Arthur Ellis at Ber
wick tumbled into a tub of hot water and
was scalded to death.
An incendiary fire burned the barn ,
granary , fifteen tons of hay and eight
horses of Michael at Crcston.
The wife of Prof. Philbrick , long pro
fessor in the state university , is suing for
divorce on the grounds of cruelty.
Jesse Spry , eight years , was popped by
a companion with an unloaded gun at
Cedar Rapids. The bullet penetrated his
lung.
The parties who contracted to strike
coal , gas or an artesian well at Bayard
have quit after going 275 feet. They
came in contact with hard rock.
Strong indications of n gas well have
been found six miles north of Burlington.
Thu water gas dished up in the city is
strong enough to roach that point with
out straining its energy.
Another DCS Memos constable named
Potts pulled his gun on John Hardy and
let her go. Hardy and a spectator was
wounded. Potts is a prohibition per
suader , and is now resting in jail.
The LuMars Globe says : "When the
town was laid out six young ladies wont
up on a special car with the officials of
the road. Their given names were , re
spectively , Laura , Emma. Mary. Annie
Rose and Si.jan. By taking the first
lettnr of each of their names wo pet
LuMars.
D.ikorn.
The Dultith , Waturtown & Pacific has
100 teams nnd 300 men in Watcrtown for
grading the line to the southwest.
Harvest is in progress generally
throughout Benson county. About ono-
third of thu crop has been cut and the
yield of wheat , oats and barley will bo
the heaviest since the first settlement of
the county four years ago.
The Aberdeen , Bismarck & North
western ask for depot grounds nt Water-
town an.I right-of-way through the
county. If this is built two now lines
will have been completed at Watortown
this season.
News was received Friday at Rapid
City from Indianapolis announcing'tho
death of Joseph M. Wallace , for some
time clerk of court in Ponnington county.
Ho was appointed to the position by
Judge Moody in 18S3. and hold the olhco
until the fall of 1886.
The most astonishing product of the
territory was recently discovered in the
Missouri bottoms. It is known OH the
pump snako. and grows numerously and
to a length of sixteen feel , A fanner on
Cat Tail crook has a flock of twenty
pump-Hiiakcs trained to a remarkable do
ll re o of proficiency. At thu blast of a
whistle the snakes assemble on the banks
of the creek. The leader dashes into the
water of the crook , leaving only the ex
tremity of its tail on the bank. Another
snake immediately grasps the end of the
leader's tail in his jaws , a third snake
takes hold of the second snake's tail in u
similar manner , and so on until there is
a continuous line of the snakes joined
end-on , uxtending to the water troughs
in the cattle yards , 800 feet away.
The leading snake commences
to swallow or pump the
waters of the creek , which passes
through the whole line of snakes as it
would through a hose , and falls in a
heavy stream into the trough. On ono
occasion this farmer's grainnry caught
flro , and for a time threatened to destroy
his homo and stocK. The pump snakes
realized that thu time had coniu for one
of their best efforts. Tbo loader hurled
himself into the crook , the rest instantly
adjusting themselves , heads and tails ,
from the creek to the burning building.
The last snake , standing on its head ,
waved its long and flexible body , from
the tail end of which issued a stream of
water that was thrown with terrific force
on the burning building. Back and forth
dashed the tail end of that lifo hose ,
squirting the water where it would do
the most good , while the loud pumping
of the loader could bo hoard above the
roar of the conflagration. Within fifteen
minutes the last spark was out.
William llcuford , general inspector of
boilers for the Hartford insurance com
pany , in in the -city for the purpose of
inspecting the boilers at the stockyards ,
waterworks , jjas works , white lead works
uiul Fairbanks , , .
NEW ELECTION LAW.
The Metropolitan Aot Governing
Election * In Omnha.
ELECTION DAYS.
Section 1. Chapter SO , of the general laws
ot Nebraska , passed In 1837 , provides that
the day upon which tbo general or local elec
tion shall bo held in cities ot the metropoli
tan and llrst-clnss shall , for nil purposes
whatever , ns regard the presenting for pay
ment or acceptance , nnd ot the giving notlco
and protesting of the dishonor of bills of ex
change , bank chocks and promissory notes ,
bo treated and considered as Is the first day
of the week , commonly called Sunday. This
virtually makes every election day a li-gal
holiday.
THE nAT.i.or noxr.s
shall bo marked and numburi'd successively
as follows : Nunibor one , "president ; " num
ber two , "state , " number throe , ' 'congress ; "
number four , "legislature nnd county ; "
number five , "city : " number six , "local ; "
number eight "Judiciary , " nnd number nine ,
"educational. " Only such numbers of boxes
marked as aforesaid shall bo furnished , as
may bo required by law , to receive the ballots
to be used at such election. At any election
nt which any officers nro to bo voted for upon
ballots not otherwise provided for , there
shall bo provided ns many additional boxes
ns there nro additional ballots roqulrcd.
HOW BALLOTS AUK IIKI'OSITKII.
The ballots for electors of president nnd
vice president shall bo the saino as now pre
scribed by law. nnd when folded shall bo ender -
dor < > cd to show on the outside the words ,
"president , number one , " and bo deposited
In box number ono.
The names of all persons voted for by any
elector at any election , In whose election nil
thu voters of the stnto hnvu tlio right alike to
participate , except electors of president nnd
vlcu president and judRos of the supreme
court nnd district court judges , county
judges , nnd Justices of thn peace , shall be
upon ono ballot , which upon the facn thereof
shall contain the designation of the offices
nnd the iinmo or names of the poison or pur-
sons to bo voted fnr. or such of
them ns nny voter mny drslro to vote for.
which ballot shall bo endorsed "state" aird
bo deposited In number two.
The name of the person designated for rep
resentative in congress shall bo on n separate
ballot , which , upon the luco thereof , shall
contain n designation of the office and the
district for which thn ofllccr is to be elected ;
nnd which when folded shall bo endorsed , or
show on the outside thereof the words , "con
gress , number tlueo , " and bo deposited In
box number three.
The names of the persons designated for
senators and representatives and county ofll-
ccrs not otherwise provided for shall be found
on a separate ballot , which , on the face
thereof , shall contain a designation of thu
ollico , of the district or county for which the
officers are to bo elected , and which when
folded shall be endorsed , or show on the out-
dido thereof , the words , "Legislature and
County , number four , " and bo deposited in
number four.
The names of persons designated for coun-
cllracn of wards , or at large , shall bo on a
separate ballot , which upon the face thereof
shall contain n designation of the ofllco and
the district for which the o Ulcer 3 nro to be
elected , aud which when folded shall be en
dorsed , or show on the outsldo thereof , the
words , "Councllmen , number live , " aud be
deposited in box number live.
The names of thu persons designated as
any constable , assessor , or other precinct offi
cer not heroin otherwise provided lor , shall
tw upon one ballot , which ballot upon the
face thereof shall contain a designation of
the office and precinct for which the officers
nro to be elected , and the name or names of
the person or persons to bo voted for , or such
of them as any voter may desire to vote for ,
nnd which when folded shall be endorsed , or
show upon the outside thereof , the words :
"Number C , " nud be deposited In box num
ber six.
The names of all persons voted for by an
elector at any election , Justices of the supreme
court , nnd all other Judges of district court ,
county court , ns are elected In nnd for a dis
trict , except police or municipal judges , shall
be upon ono ballot , which ballot shall be en
dorsed "Judiciary number 8" and be de
posited In box number eight.
The names of the persons voted for as
members of the board of education shall bo
on a separate ballot , which shall bo endorsed
"Educational" aud be deposited in box num
ber nine.
The names of persons to bo voted tor by
the electors of any election for all city nnd
county ofllcurs whoso election all of thu
voters of said city nnd county have the right
alike to participate , except judges or justices
aforesaid not otherwise provided for , shall
bo upon one ballot , which ballot shall bo en
dorsed "City" and bo deposited In box
number nine.
Ol'F.XINO A.ND CLOSE OP 1'OLLS.
The polls shall open at S o'clock In the
morning and close atO o'clock In the evening.
IIKOISTKKS' .
The mayor and council shall ptcparo regis
tration books In which shall be entered each
street In each election district , the number of
each house , and the names of voters. Each
registration book must have room for not
less than TOO names. The books shall bo
furnished by the city clerk.
THK JUDOKS AMI ) CI.K1UC3
of election and poll clerks shall be selected
by the city council. This Is to bo In Septem
ber of each year. For each election district
to select to servo as judges of election , four
persons ( two of whom on stnto Issue , shall
be ot political faith nnd opinion dllferont
from their associates and those appointed to
represent the political party In minority on
state issues , to bo named ) . They must be of
good character , nnd able to rend , write and
speak the English language understanding ,
and not candidates for nny olllce ; but no
person shall bfl required to be a resident or
voter In tlio election district for which he
shall be appointed as Inspector. Tlio persons
so helectcd shall be examined by the mayor
ns to thuir qualifications , and If approved ,
shall each take and subscribe brlore tlio city
clnrk thereof , .vitliin ton dnys from the date
of notice of appointment , an oath of ollico.
Each judge of election is bound to servo at
all elections within the year unless oxcusod.
The judgo.s shall have control of registration
and polling places.
TIME OP IIKO1STJUTION ,
There shall be a general registration on
Tuesday four weeks , the Wednesday of the
third week and Friday and Saturday of the
second week preceding the day of the No
vember election In each year. Kor each and
ovorv election held in the cities of the first-
class and metropolitan cities , other than
such ns above designated , there shall bo n
revision ot the general registration on ( ho
Friday and Saturday of the we ind week
preceding the day of each and every such
election. The manner In which the duties
are performed are given with great detail ,
and If faithfully carried out will cause con
siderable labor , but nt the same time prevent
fraud. Registers must not sit In saloons ,
nnd elections nro not permitted to be held in
such places. The majority of judges shall
rule.
Tin : CANVASS OF VOTF.S.
As soon ns the polls shall have been finally
closed , the judges shall Immediately , nnd at
the plnco of thn poll , proceed to canvass the
votes. Such canvass shall be public nud shall
not bo adjourned or postponed until It shall
have boon fully completed nnd the several
statements required to bo mndu by the judges
shnll have been made out nnd aUncd by
them. No vote shall bo received , nor shall
any ballot bo counted or canvassed , nor shall
nny statement of votes , announcement , or
ptoclntnatlon , by law required , bo made nt
any tfinii when the main entrance to the room
In which thu election is hcM Hlmll hu closed
in such n manner ns to povcnt : Ingress nnd
eu-ress , but the said judges may station ono
or more ollicors at such entrance to exclude
dliiordcrly persons ; nor shall nny nuch duties
be performed unless nt least Rlx persons. If
so many claim that privilege , nre allowed to
bo present nnd so near that they can see
whether the duties of thn said judges nre
faithfully performed. Euch candidate for
nny office to bo lillml nt the election may , by
a certificate In writing Rlgnnd by nlm , desig
nate one person for each election district In
which hu Is a candidate to bo present nt thu
canvass of the ballots containing the names
of the persons designated for that
olllce. The judges of election and the police
or other officers attending nt such election
district specified In said cortlllcate , shnll
irmkt > a paisace for such person Ito thu Raid
judges , and the Bald judges Hliall penult him
to bo present nt the canvass of nil the ballots
In the box containing the ballots for the olllce
specified In the said certificate , nnd so near
to them that he can see that such canvass ,
and the statement required of the votes found
In each box , are correctly mnao. And no
judges of election , or board of judges or po-
Ilco or other officer , shall allow such person
to bo molested or removed during the canvass
of such ballots , or until such statement has
been madu , completed and signed , unless ho
shall bo personally guilty of fraudulent or
disorderly conduct
The canvass shall commence by a compari
son of the poll lists , from the communro-
mont , and a correction of any mlMakcn that
may bo found therein , and such comparison
shall be continued until thu poll lists nureo
ns to the number of ballots deposited In each
box ; when they ImVebuon mudu tonnrot' . one
of the judges Hliall publicly announce , in a
loud voice , the number of ballots deposited
la each boi M Bhtrwu by the poll 1UU.
The boxes shall then bo opened and tht
ballots canvassed In the following order )
President , state ; congress , legislature , clty |
judiciary , local. Ballots mustbocounted un
opened. Two or moro ballots folded togcthoi
must be destroyed If the whole number ol
ballots oxceud the whole number of votes at
shown by the poll lists.
No properly endorsed ballot If found lu tht
wrong box shall be rejected , If It does not
produce an excess of votes. If n greater
number of ballots shnll bo lound lu a box
than is tccinlred by the corresponding poll
list , nil thu billets shnll be replaced In the
box. nnd ono of the judges , with his bnck to
thi ) box , shall draw out and destroy as ninny
ballots unopened ns ohnll bo equal to the ex
cess.
COUXTIXO THI : IIALI.OTS.
The judges shall then open the ballots , and
place those which contain the sninu unmvs
together so that the several Kinds shall bo In
separata lilies. Duo of tUo judges shall then
take the kind ot ballots which appears to bo
tbo greatest lu number nnd
COUNT THEM 11Y. TENS ,
cnrofully exntntiiff each name on each said
ballots. Such judges shall then pass the ten
ballots to the Inspector sitting next to him ,
who shall count them In the saino manner ,
and he shnll pass them to the third judge ,
who shall also count them In the sntr.o man
ner. The third judgu shall then call tbe
names of the persons named In the ballots ,
nnd the ofllcc.s for which they nro designated ,
nnd the poll clerk shall tally the votes for
cacli of such persons. The fourth Judge shall
watch the proceedings ot the other judges
and the poll clerks , aud at his option may
perform the saino duties In respect to the
canvass as are proscribed for the third judge ,
or , In eao of the absence of the poll clerk ,
mny perform his duties. When the counting
of each kind of ballots shall bo completed ,
the poll clerks shall compare their tallies to-
guthor nnd ascertain the total number of bal
lots of thnt kind so canvassed , nnd when
they ngrce upon the number , ono of them
shall announce It. In n loud voice to the
judges. Thu kind of ballots which appear to
bo next greatest In number , nnd afterwards
each of tlio other klmis of ballots In succes
sion shnll then be canvassed In the same
niannnr. The ballots containing nnmoa
partly for ono kind ot ballots and partly tor
another , being those usually called spill
tickets , and these from which the name of a
person proper bo voted for on such ballots
luis been omitted or ernced , usually called
scratched ticketsshall then bo canvassed sep
arately by ono of the judges Bitting between
two of the other judges , which judge shall
call each name to the poll clerks , nnd the
olllce for which It is tte.slgnated , the other
Judges looking at the name time , and -tho
poll clerks making note of the sixmo. When
nil the ballots found In the box hnvo been
canvassed In this manner , the poll clerk
shall compare their tallies together nnd ascer
tain the total number ot votes received by
each candidate , and when they agree upon
the numbers , one of them shall announce , In
a loud voice , to the judges the number of
votes received by each candidate , on each ot
the Kinds of ballots containing his name , the
number received by him on tne split and
scratched tickets , nnd the total number of
votes received by htm. If , after tUe ballots
In any box have been opened or canvassed ,
the whole number of them shall bo found to
exceed the whole number of
votes required by the correspond
ing columns of the poll-lists , the Bald
Inspector shall return all the ballots Into the
box , and shall thoroughly mlncle the same ,
and one of the judges , to be designated by
the board shall , wltnoutsoclnsr the sane and
with his back to the box , publicly draw out
of such box so many of such ballots as shall
bo equal to the excess , which Khali bo forthwith -
with destroyed ; but If the ballots have been
canvassed , the votes for the persons named
therein shall first be deducted from the votes
entered for such person on the tallies.
The canvass ot the ballots found In any
box shall be completed by ascertaining how
many ballots of the saino kind coirespond-
lug In respect to the names of the persons
thereon nnd the offices for which they are
designated , have been received ; and the re-
suit being found , the said judge shall secure
ly paste or attach to each statement of such
canvass thereinafter directed to be made one
ballot of each kind found to have been given
for the officers to bo chosen nt said elections ,
nnd they shnll state In words nt full length
Immediately opposite such ballots , and writ
ten partly on uch ballot and partly on the
paper to which It Hliall bo pasted ; or attached ,
the whole number of all the ballots that
were received which correspond with the ono
so pasted or attached , so thnt one of each
kind of the ballots received nt such election
for the olllcers then to bo chosen shnll be
pasted or attached to such statement of such
canvass. If only one ballot to any kind
shall bo found in the box , It shall be pasted
or attached to the statement to bo delivered
to the cloik of the city council , nnd If only
two ballots of any kind are found In the box ,
one shall be pnsted or attached to the state
ment to be delivered to the clerk of the city
council nnd tbe other to the statement to be
delivered to the county clerk by the clerk of
tbe city council. They shall also
paste or attach all the ballots rejected by
them as being defective In whole or In part ,
to the statement to be delivered to the clerk
of the city council.
When the canvass of the ballots found In
nny box shall have been completed , and the
poll clerks shall hnvo announced to the
judges the total number of votes received by
each candidate , the chairman of the board of
judges of election or. lu his absence , the Inspector
specter acting ns such , shall proclaim In a
loud voice the total number of votes received
by each of the. persons voted for upon the
ballots found In that box , nnd the ollico for
which they nro designed , nnd such procla
mation shall bo prlmn fncie evidence of the
result of the canvass of such ballots.
The judges shall immediately after such
proclamation deliver ton patrolman on duty
at thu polling places n statement subscribed
with their names , which shall be forthwith
conveyed by said patrolman to the police
headquarters , whom the polling place Is lo
cated ; and the captain or sergeant or other
otlicer in charge shall Immediately transmit ,
by telegraph or othei wise , the , result ot such
statement to the clerk of thu city council.
Such statement shnll contain the total num
ber of votes In such ballot box , and the num
ber of votes found therein for each nnd every
cnndidate. The captain or sergeant In com
mand shall Immediately deliver fluid state
ment to the clerk of the city council , whoso
duty It ahall bo to file and preserve the
same.
Within twenty-four hours nfter the several
statements shall have been subscribed , ono of
said Judges shall deliver to the cleric of the
board of councilmen the statement directed
to him ; another judge shnll deliver to the
county clerk the statement directed to him ;
and a third judge shall deliver to thu mayor
the statement directed to him. One of the
poll clerks shall duliverto tbo major thn tal
lies directed to him , and the other poll cleik
shall deliver to the city clerk thu tallies di
rected to him , nnd to the county clerk.
The poll list kept at such election shnll bo
certified In writing by both poll clerks
to bo a true and correct list of
the vote cast at the said election In
their respective election districts , and
within twenty-four hours of the close of the
canvass shnll bo hind by such poll-clerks , the
one In the ollico ot the county clurk.thu other
In the olllcn of the chief of the bureau of
elections , and shnll bo there preserved.
The remaining ballots not so pasted or at
tached to Kald statements , as hoiclnbuforn
provided , shall be destroyed.
The envelope delivered to the clerk of thn
city council shall bo kept sealed , and Hliall
not bu opened until thu saino nro produced
bufoio the board of county canvassers.
The envelopes deliveied to the county
clerk shall bo Kept sealed nnd unopened until
thn said judges shnll inaKo trlpllcntu state
ments of the. result of the canvass and u il-
mate the votes. Each of the statements Hliall
bo enclosed in au unvnlopo , which shall then
IMI securely sealed with wax , nnd each of tha
jndgf.s and each of thu poll clerks shall write
his nnmo across every fold nt which the en
velope , If unfastenocl , could bo opened , nnd
across the senls thnreon. One of tlio onvi < l-
upes shall bo directed on the outside to the
clerk of the city councilanother to the county
dork , nnd the third to the mayor. Each But
af tallies shall also bo Inclosed , securely
sealed , ami signed In like manner , nud one
jt tno envelopes shall bu directed on the out-
? ldo to the clerk of the city council nnd tlio
Dther to the mayor. On the outside of every
involopo oliall bo endorsed whether It con-
; alnn the statement or tno tallies , nnd for
what election , and of what precinct or ward.
NO I.iqUOIt Al.I.OWKI ) .
Whoever , during the sitting of nny hoard
it judges f election In any election district ,
whether held for the purposes of registra
tion , revision of registration , reception ni
canvass of votes , of making return thereof ,
; hnll bring , take , or send Into , or shnll
: IIRO to be taken , brought , ordered , or cent
Into , or shall attempt to hrlng , take , or Bond '
into any place ot rexUtrntlon , or revision of
registration , or of election , nny distilled or
iplrltuous Honors whatever , or Bhnll nt nny
mch tlmoand plnco drink or pnrtnko of nny
inch liquor , shnll bo deemed nnd Held to bo
: ullty of n misdemeanor.
h. K. Hunt , of the gontjem'nnly clerks
if the Southern hotelHt , LouisIH in towil
mil will upend about threeweeks , in visitIng -
Ing din"cron.t parU of Nebraska and t > t . '
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