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m THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ? , { THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21) ) . 1887. THE P ILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Dally ( Morning IMltlon ) Including 3unJny ilrr. , Unn Yonr . $10 M For Bl * Months . . . 600 I'orThrco Monti's . SW The Ornfthn HvmJnjr HKK , mailed to nnjr iuldro 8 , Uno Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 OMAIU omcr. No. 914 Avn 91 FAIWAM Rrnrrr. Nr.\r YORK orrirr. , Ho u 16. TntiiiTNS nrii.niNa. WAmi INIITOX orriot , No. 513 KOUUTII.TTH STREET. All communications rotating to news nnJ edi torial mnttor should bo fuMiuised to the Kin- Ton or TKI : HCK. lIUStNtftSLETTCIlSI All bu'lnoss Icttum and remittances ihould 1)9 Milros-Hjd to TUB DEE I'UBUSHINO COMPANY , OiUHA. Drnrig , cliockR and poilofflco orders to bo made payable to the ordtr of the cooing nj % THE BEE PUBIISHIIITSPW , PROPfllElOfiS , E. KOSEWATER. Kmton. THE IMII/V UEli Hworn Statement of Circulation. BUto of Nebraska. I County of Dmulas. ) " ' " * Oro. B. Tuchucic , secretary of The Hoc Publishing company , does solemnly sweat that the actual circulation of tlm Dally lice for the week ending Sept.23 , 1887 , wai aa follows : Hatunlav. Sent. 17 . 14.230 Hflmlnv. Sept 18 . 14.S5C Monday. Sept. 10 . 14,041 Tuesday. Sept. J . 14.011 Wednesday. Sept. ill . 14.050 Thursday. Sept. 83 . W.WJ Friday , Sept. 33 . 11,020 Averaeo . 14.1G2 . 11. TZSCHtTCKi Sworn to and subscribed In my presence this JiTth day of September , A. I ) . 1887. rSEAL.1 Notary Public. Btato of Nebraska , J JJotndns County , f8S Oco. B. Tz.schuck , bclntf first duly sworn , depose.s nnd snys that he Is secrcUry ot The lice Publishing company , that the actual average dally circulation of the Dally Bee foi the nidnth or September , 1888 , 18.030 copies ; for October , IbSfl , 12.WS9 copies ; for Novem ber. I860 , 13,348 copies ; for December , ISM , ii.S7 : ! copies : for January 1887. 10,2 copies ; for February. 1887 , 14,198 copies ; fm March. Ibb7 , 14.400 copies ; for April , 1887 , 14llOcopies ! ; for May , 1887 , 14,037 copies ; foi Juno 1887 , 14.147 copies ; for July. 1887,14- 093 copies ; for August , 1887,14.151 copies. OKO. B TZSCHUCH. Bworn and subscribed In my presence this nth day ot Sept. A. ] ) . , lbS7. ( SEAL. | N. P. FKIL. Notaiy Public. Ui'.runucANS of Omaha and Douirla county must notforget that the primarj elections will take place Friday next. THE veterans in St. Louis are haying t wet time. When they really wisli tc enjoy themselves they will appoint t meeting in Oni.aha. GKNKIUI. SiiKUVAN , in an interview , savs ho left St. Louis bccauso it hail ceased to bo progressive. Ho docs nol think that city will over have a boon again. Poor St. Louis. THE Saturday half holiday has beer called in in Now Yorl : along with whit < hats , ties and vests. This half holidaj plan has become unpopular wherever il has been tried and it will probably b ( laid on the shelf next season. COMMISSIONER MII.LKU , of the intorna revenue bureau , is about to make inves tigations into the purity of the dilForom brands of beer and report the result to congress. If adulterations are discovcrci ho will ask congress to confer powct upon the bureau to prevent the making of immiro beer. This is a stop iu tin right direction. THINGS now-a-days are mostly no what they seem. The French supposci that the remains of Napoleon were rest ing quietly ut the Invulidcs , and nom oomes the story that they were never re moved from St. Helena. As Artomii ! Ward would say , "most things that hap pen ain't so. " Next in ordur is a stori that tlm emperor never died at all. MK. POWDEKW will favor open ses bions of the assembly at Minneapolis , t < which newspaper reporters can bo ad mitted. The knights are evidently learn ing that the press is their best friend They have often before made the mistaki of trying to keep information from tin newspapers winch it would bo bettor t < have published. A WIMTKIHJ man tried to bring Sharp the Now York briber , a bottle of mudici nal water at Ludlow street jail the otlic day , but failed to reach the distmguishei jail bird. Notwithstanding the report of Sharp's physical weakness , ho man ages to hung oa to lifu pretty well. 11 la more in need of something to tone ui his moral than his physical being. TUB Anti-Poverty society of New Yor city has runted Madison Square garde : for $2,500 with the intention of holding ; f v fair , festival concerts , dancing partic etc. , for two'wouks. The various devise r of the anti-poverty people to abolis poverty look very much like the cole bratcd but useless pertormanco of tryint to lift one's self over the fence by one1 bootstraps. A UKUOCK.VTICI contributor to the No\ \ \ork Kit n gives a number of reason why the democrats should not mak Cleveland their presidential candidat again. Among other things ho sayi "He had no special claims upon the part , or the public , lie was no great state ! man , publicist , jurist , orator , advocate or politician ; nor had ho served hi country in any capacity. Ho had neve been in any legislative body , nor eve seen the seat of government ! " Such i the tenor of many democratic paper * And yet all the indications are tlm Cleveland will bo the candidate of tli party. They haven't much choice. A V.VOANCV existing in the onlce ( United States marshal for the Eustcri district of Missouri , Justice Miller , of tin supreme court , appointed Miss Phoeb W. Couzins to the position. She wa deputy under her father , whoso doatl created the vacancy , and is * said to hav shown superior capabilities for the dutie : which she successfully carried on dunn her father's illness , lint the reason fc the daring innovation of appointing woman to such a position is the fact tha fees to a largo amount will bo duo tli marshal's otlice from the election frau cases not yet disposed of , and whic Miss Cou/ms would lese were anotlu person appointed. Her father and hoi self having performed the duties tlui far , it was simple justice that she b allowed to complete it and gel the re ward. The lady is widely known , am none will regret that she has been tin recogiii/.ed. * A Dlftrientlng Opinion. It traniplrcs that the bench ot the United States court in California was not unanimous In denying the petition of the Investigating commission for an order to compel Leland Stanford to answer certain questions propounded by the commission. Judge Hodman has Tiled n dissenting opinion which is pretty sure to attract widespread attention , not bo * cause it can have any effect upon the question , but for the reason that it will appeal to the general judgment as the more rational view of the matter and the view that must obtain if the people , through their representatives in con gress , are not to bo deprived of all right o properly and thoroughly investigate .ho operations of corporations holding 'rancliiscs from the government and which are debtors of the people. The act of congress creating the in vestigating commission clearly defines Is duties and its rights. These compro- icnd an almost unlimited inquiry into the a flairs and operations of the com panies , in order that congress may be furnished with the fullest possible in formation regarding the way in whicli these corporations have been managed , the use made of their moneys , the ar rangements they have entered into among themselves and with other cor porations , their relations to national and statn legislation , and all other mat ters material to the most search- ng investigation. The intention of congress was that the inquiry should go to the very bottom of the wholt matter. That the commission might bi enabled to carry out this purpose , it was authorized to invoke the aid of the court : to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books , papers and documents relating to the subject of inquiry. The first necessity for the exercise of this right of appeal tc the courts came when Lcland Stanford refused to answer tlm questions sub mitted to him by the commission. These questions wore relevant to the subject ol investigation and necessary to that com plcto inquiry which it was the desire ant purpose of congress to secure. The decision of Justice Field , concurred currod in by Judges Sawyer and Sabln denied the power of congress to require the federal courts to aid the commission ers in their investigations. It was h'olc that the commission is "a mere board ol inquiry , directed to obtain information upon certain matters and report the re suit of its investigations to the president , who is to lay the same before congress. " It was declared to possess no judicia powers and to bo "limited in its inqmric : into the interest of these directors , elli ccrs and employes in any other business , company or corporation to such matter , as those persons may choose to disclose.1 It was furthermore held , and this is tin most significant and far-reaching do claratlon of the decision , that "The fed eral courts under the constitutiot cannot be made the aids to any invest ! Ration by a commission or a committee into the aliairs of any one. " If this ! < sound law there may as well bo an end of congressional investigations so far a ; t.'io corporations existing by federal fran chises are concerned , or indeed all in vestigations involving private interests. But Judge HotVmat ) docs not boHov < that this is sound law. Ho hold that tin rights to require information in aid o legislation are necessary , and that il creating the instrumentalities nccossarj to obtain required information congress has the authority to command the court ; to render such aid as may bo needed ti carry out the purpose. Ho point ! out the obvious oiled of tin doctrine enunciated in the Fieli decision , which not only serious ) ; cripples the present commission in the discharge of its duties but destroys the clliclcncy of this method of invcstigatioi : by denying to congress the right to in voke the aid of tlw courts to compel thi attendance and testimony of witnesses. . Judge Hoffman is reported to have salt that ho know of no way in which the decision cision made can bo reviewed by the su pro me court , which suggests that Justici Field and his associates wore most care ful to shut the door against further an noyance or trouble to Stanford and hi : corrupt colleagues. The later appeal ance of some of these individuals befor the commission has shown how wol they understand their privileges am how well disposed they are to tak advantage of them. They will perhap find , however , that the people are not ye through with them , and they may not al ways bo able to command the services o a Field. Meanwhile the dissenting opln inn of Judge HotVman is reassuring a evidence that the entire federal judiciar , of California is not in the control of tli corporations. A Berjous MlHtakc. The Fourth ward republican club hn parsed a resolution inviting Mr. Fran Moores to name tlm delegation which i to represent that ward in the county con ycution. This is a great blunder. 1 sets a precedent which if carried to il natural sequence will do away with th primary elections and virtually plac tlm entiru business of nominating ticket into the hands of candidates in stead of leaving it with duly elected ref rcscdtativos of the party. If Mr. Moore is to name the Fourth war delegation , the candidates i other wards are entitled to the sam privilege. This method would degenerat into combinations between certain cand dates , who would thus bo able to bar 01 anybody whom they did not desire t associate with themselves'on the tlcke This is unrepublican , and would tend t disintegrate the party. Its tendency woul bo to dwarf every issue and subject over interest to the individual caprice of pron incut candidates for one particular otlici Now it would have been proper onoug for the Fourth Ward club to endorse Mi Moores as its choice for the pos turn to which he aspires , an request that the ward delegates sha cast their votes for him. There tli functions of the club should end , mile ; it proposes to dclccrato the individut rights of its members to Mr Moores , an usurp the rights of the republicans c the ward to select their delegates in th primary. As an active and prnminoi republican of the ward , Mr. Moores entitled to the united support of its deli gation. Wo doubt , however , if it woul bo iu his own interest to name the cntii delegation without reference to th wishes of other republicans , whoso suj port ho must have at the November clei tion if ho is nominated. Wo hope M Moores will decline to exercise the prii lego which the club has conferred on nm , and give the club an opportunity to correct its mistake. Ur.PEititiNO to the projected salt trust , ho Philadelphia Record suggests to the iromotcri that the scheme is menaced by iidden perils. Salt is so absolutely a ne cessity of living that attempts in nny country of t'.io world at interference with Is natural course of supply have always aroused popular indignation. "It Is pos sible , " says the Record , "that the deep- seated , yet hitherto unexpressed , feeling of opposition among the people to the vast trust schemes of the day may bo concentrated and crystalli/.cd against this proposed monopoly with over whelming force. A man may live without bread or without meat , but with out salt ho must perish , ami whoever endeavors to unduly tax the supply of this essential of human life is simply a public enemy to be promptly extirpated. " Yet it Is not at all Uynrobablo that if a serious effort is made to organize this propose ; ! monop ? ely it will bo successful , and the American people will stand the extortion incident to it without making a single earnest attempt to rid themselves of it. We are getting so used to these combi nations thrft they are losing their terrors , and as the country goes on prospering and progressing despite their exactions the people are indifferent and take no thought of possible future consequences. A period of sharp adversity may be necessary to arouse the popul ir mind tea a right sense of the danger there is in the multiplication of thcso monopolistic combinations , and start an earnest and general movement for their overthrow. IN spite of the BEE'S recent exposures of the slovenly wuy in which the com missioners of this county conduct their business there scorns to be little or no im provement. The law is explicit in re gard to the publicity to be given to the management of county affairs. It re quires the proceedings of the commis sioners to bo published regularly , but no attention whatever is paid to this law. For more than twenty years the county clerk furnished the press with ccrtilied minutes of the proceedings of every meeting , and that on the evening of the day on which the meeting was held , Now the commissioners employ a special clerk for recording their proceedings , but his records are constantly behind , and the public is kept in ignorance foi weeks as to what the commissioners are doing. Wo insist , on behalf of the taxpayers , that the commissioners shall comply with the law , und publish then proceedings regularly after each meet ing. There is only one way of doinp business for the public satisfactorily , anil that is to transact it open and above board in a business-like way. SicicETAitBAYAUU : is said to have outlined a very comprehensive pro gramme , for the consideration of the joint commission which is to discuss pri marily the lisheries controversy. He proposes that it shall take up the Uohrius sea question and several other matter.- about whicli a buttur understanding between - tween this country and Great Britain is desirable. Mr. Bayard is a man of am bitious ideas , but lie seldom carries them into effect. It will bo no surprise if in this matter lie commits some blunder that will humiliate the country and put the government at a disadvantage. Meanwhile tliero appears to bo some dilliculty iu finding the proper mon who will accept a place on the com mission which will be the creature of the admin istration solely and may find its laboi profitless when congress shall bo callei' upon to review it. Mr. Bayard is not to bo blamed for a desire to do something to redeem the record of the state de partment under his administration , bul it is questionable whether the commis sion project will accomplish anything to help him out. IT is is eminently proper for the bar t ( express its preference for judges of tin district court , and to exert its inllucnci for the selection of candidates who enjoi its respect and confidence. The lawyer ought to know who among them are bes fitted to expound the law and admiiilstei justice. At the same time there an tricks in all trades , and there is liable ti bo chicanery in the designation of candi dates whom the bar endorses tor the ju dicial positions. This is frequently ac complished by packed committees am sub-conimitteei , in the interest of partici who are individually scrambling for of flee , and make use of the bar ti further their own ends. The propo : method of arriving at a choici of the majority of the lawyers of the dis trict would bo to have each mcmbc designate by ballot or verbally the fou men who in his opinion are most eligible In other words select the candidates in i primary election restricted to member of the bar. Such an expression wouu carry weight with it , which the choice ol a committee could not possibly do. THE republicans of Massachusetts re nominated Governor Ames.Ho wil probably bo re-elected by a lariiei majority than last year , when ho encountered countered a good deal of opposition Ir tiie party on the ground of unfitness anei for the alleged reason that his nomina tion was procured by the free use o money. Ho has made an acceptable ex ccutivo , however , and will doubtless thi vea'r poll the full strength of the party The platform presents nothing now. I has the advantage of the democratic platform in declaring explicitly foi an extension of civil service reform which is a strong point in Massachusett : politics. The democrats are not liar monious , and there is every reason to expect pect a largo republican majority in No vcmber. Tun council is to bo commended fo having done one good thing in passiiif the ordinance that will do awav will wooden sidewalks on our principal bnsi ness streets. It now remains for tin board of public works to see that tin ordinance is strictly enforced. It ha been a long-felt want. THE republicans of Douglas count ; cannot afford to make mistakes in thi coming campaign. No man who can no show clean hands should bo selected asi delegate or nominated for otllpe. Two of the democratic councihuci have already announced themselves a candidates for sheriff. They will nil about as well aa Paddy Ford did twi years ago. . EVEKT taxpayer In Douglas county ias a direct intones ! in the character of .ho men to bo clotted to the county ofllccs this fall. Only mt-n of proved capacity and established ! integrity should be chosen. In order that this shall bo done .lin delegates to the convention must bo men who can not bo used by the poll- Llciaus , and these arc selected at the primaries. Hence the great importance of the primary ] ' elections , which are the corner stone of our political system. It is unfortunate that a majority of voters , at least of the "Wttor class , hold the pri maries in suchslight Regard , and thus give the politicians the opportunity to poison the political current at its source. To be thorough the purification of poll- tics must begin at the primaries , and it is there that the bettor class of voters should bo found in force. . WK arc challenged by the H ( publican to nnme the man whom the BEE has described as a "flhyator , bummer , swindler and forger. " Everybody famil iar with Omaha politics knows whom that slioo lUs. The man has not gall enough to deny that ho is a shyster and bummer , and the fact that a grand jury once had him in tow for forgery ic still fresh in the minds of many of our citi zens. His reputation as a common swindler i.s as well established as his notoriety as a go-between for boodlcrs. Wo would never have referred to this debased creature had ho not been paraded as a prominent republican by Ctdet Taylor and his sheet. THE object of primary elections is to give a free scope to the individual mem bers of a party in the choice of represen tatives in conventions. When the wish of the rank and tile of the party is to bo forestalled bv caucuses and only the caucus ticket is to bo rocogni/cd as rcgu- lar.the primary election becomes a farce. IN the impending campaign the candi date who has not a clear recorel for in tegrity and sobriety will go to the wall. KINGS AND QUI2HNB The emperor of China's wlfo's name is Kan 1)1. In ICngl.nul they compare ugly thlnca with the queen's bonnet. Prince CJuorge , son oC the king ot Greece , Is going to serve three icius in the British navy. The ex-Empress Eugenie uses an umbrella whicli cost 53,000. The handle Is n tnnss of splendid cents. King Humbert , of Italy , Is only lorty-tlireo yoirs old , yet his hair , long since gray , Is now nearly white. Kx-Kmpress Eucpnie Is subject to lits of hysteria after slttlnu all niiiht looklnc ; at the portrait of her dead son. Knlfer Francis Joseph's new order of aits and letters numbers the painters Munkacsy and Aniroll anionpr'its lirst members. The empress dowacer of China has se lected a daughter ot Jiile Clmo , a Manchii uoblenmn , lor the wife of the little emperor. Prince Enu'ene , youngest son ot the kinp ; oC Sweden , Is now'twenty ' years old. lie Is the artist of the royal Swedish family , and has studied painting In Paris under the guidance of famous French masters. Queen Victoria 1 much Interested In Bul garian nlUirs. Slie fonelly cherishes the hope that 1'ilnco Alexander ot Uatlenbcnc will yet return to the throne ot that unhappy country. She has instructed the foreign olllco to send her in lull all dispatches received relatinz tei 1'rinco Ferdinand. The Intellectual capacity ot Prince Albert Victor , the eldest son of the pi Inco of Wales. Uahnp ) disappointment to his family. It was expected that he would rlso to the plane upon which his honored slro moves and be able. If need arose , to eat six dinners every day. He can eat only ono with comfort. It Is a French journalist who assorts that Queen Victoria Is about to publish a novel which she lias' had In her dcsK for thirty years , and which she has been constantly correcting and rnvislnp. It is remarkaDlo to what extremes Kiench hatred of "porlidous Albion Is sometimes curried. "I hnvo had a conversation with two per sons who visited Prince Alexander of IJat- tenbur < a few days ago , " says the Vienna correspondent ot the London Times , "and the Impression left on their minds is thai Prince Alexander certainly hopes to return to Bulgaria at some tuturo day. "Princo Ferdinand i-s not so rich us Is commonly supposed , " .savs the correspnndenl ot the London Times at Vienna. "lie has about ca.OJO a year , but his mother has a very largo cnpltall/ed fortune , most of which is ontlielv under her own control , though It Is understood that Prince t'eidl- nand will inherit at least halt ot it The condition of the queen of Sweden , whr underwent an operation last sprintr. Is reported - ported far trom encouraging , bho has daily nervous spasms which leave her in nn ex hausted condition. The quean , who Is liftv- one years of nco anil the uuUo of Nassau's sister , Is now on thu Hhortts ol Lake Macler , She allows no onei ahout her but her daim d honnenr , Jlllo. Kkolra. The king of Sweden has four sons. ( Justa- vus , the crown prince , born In IfS-S ; Oscar duke of Gothland , born in 185 ! ) ; Charles , duke of West Gothland , born In 1N11 ; and Ktiirond , duke of Norllctv , born In IbfVi. all of whom studied in the university ut' Upsal , and nrc described by n writer in tlm Berlin Bazar a : mon of unusual gifts. The erown prince lm married Princess Victoria of JJarten , a grand daughter of Kmperor William. Prince Oscar who Is a captain In the navy , prides hlmsell on a rich ethnological collection , the T.s\ili \ of his voyage around the world ; and Prlnet Charles , who has also travelled extensively and has written an account of his journey ir Kast India , Is said to have Inherited thu ilo scrlptlvotalont of his father. The ynnngesi son , Eugene , has studied palntlnc In I'm is and Is said to be an enthusiastic disciple ol the "naturalistic" fctiool of novel writing now in vogue In Stockholm as In Paris. The Li.iat of Earth. KnteP\tmnm \ { 0 < gnmHn Hie Amci lean Mttumtite. . Death-Is it Death ? The shadow following still upon the sun. The one same end of nil mines yet begun , After the dory of Jafe the sudden gloom. Alter tlm strife tlm Inexorable , doom , The frozen breathV Nay , rather see Where the new gravd lies sodden in the rain How the bare earth quickens to growl I again 1 Waiting the womier-season's lavish dower Voung rootlets crecpj n wealth of iciass and Hewer , , Kro long to'bo. When Death has passed Into the land of silence and ot cloud , The leafless land , wherein no him ! . > loud , Llfu lingers yet wlthjsoni : nnd blo.aom rife , Lo ! step for step elt over Death und Lite iiut Lifo is last ! Nearly As I'rollrnllo ns Hall C/tf / ( < J0' > Times , Henry W. Urady. of Atlanta , has boon of fered a $10,000 employment for no.xt season. And Mr. lira ly Is not a baseball player , nor even astir In farce-comcily ; ho Is only i mouth-organ. Charity Bhnuld Bttgln at Home * . Thcro Is nothing Iu all Ireland that Is worse than the wretchedness of HOUIO of tlm Pennsylvania mining districts , and there IE no body of men who are more entitled. U genuine sympathy and support than tlu miners. Whore Miners nro "Protected. " . Waihtntiton Mul. Thousands of men are In the latest strike In the Pennsylvania coat regions , nearly flvo thousand In Panther creek valley alono. It Is the sumo old story "tlm men nro under paid and they have the sympathy of the en tire community. " It Is , In truth , a remark able ! fact , that , In a season of very general prosperity , exceptions , which Includes thou sands of workers , continually appear In the ono state , which , moro than nil the others put together , Is bcncllclary of our obnoxious tarlft system. _ Ttie Modern King Coal. Old King Cole-calllng for his pipe , his glass nnd his fiddlers three , was never so ninrry as young King Coal advancing nnthrnclto at a quarter a chip nnd making thn public come down whether or no. Young King Coal Is the worst of autocrats. It Can Flounder All the More. r/iaJdi ! ( > M < i fnqnlitr. ! llefore It was twenty-four hours old the American oarty had two wings to It. Heroin the patty Is different from n bird ; U gets alonp bolter with ono wing than with two. STATE AND TEHK1TOKY. Nnbrnatca Jottlnns. Fall openings are disastrous to family purses. Kearney is promised n tmper mill in whicli $80,000 Will bo invested. The Ucatrico Democrat favors flogging as n reformatory for wife beaters. The Union Pacilic is unloading ma terial for shops and round house in Ucatrico. Ono of the figuring dads of Hastings has astonished the town by showing that the city will need $8i,000 ! in cash to oil thu municipal machine next year. The jail at 1'latt.smouth held its regular weekly free delivery Monday night. The crib is .so inviting outside that a dead man could hardly bo induced to stay within. The Lincoln Fire Insurance company wanted the earth fenced in with under ground policies and got caught it a hole of its own mako. A receiver is looking up the fragments , The Salvation army has thrown up the job in Fremont , being unable to pound u single ray nf hope into the sinners of tlto town. "They raised old Harry but could not dislodge him. The Nordon Borcalis is anxious to bet a cart wheel that the real estate dealers of that phenomenal city will sell Presi dent Cleveland a corner lot before ho has been iu Omaha thirty minutes. Noils Kreck.son , the festive horse lifter in Grand Island , confessed and threw himself on the mercy of the court. It is probable he will bo given a permanent job pounding atone for thu state capltol. There is an alarming amount of har mony between the prohibitionists and democrats in the stale. A cold water annex to a democratic campaign in an absolute necessity. It aljayt * the lire of enthusiasm without injuring the cllcct. The stand pipe of the Hastings water works is completed , and the autumn huzo of content hovers over the city. The pine is a work of art and brick and several thousand dollars. It will hold moro water than the average alderman , and towers to a height of 125 feet. Hastings Is'ews : Tto Omaha lodge of Klks-15.1' . O. E.-Hcst People On Earth banqueted Tom Kecno and a delega tion from Kansas i/ity. From the num ber of special "brows , " "vintages" and "draughts" on the menu it looks likely that the closing song was not "Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot , " but "Tommy , Swoop Out the Corks. " Kearney is billing the east with lumin ous pictures of its advantages as a manu facturing and investment point , and modestly proclaims that it is the " .Minneapolis of Nebraska. " Arrangements have been made with railroads from Ohio west for excursions .starting on October 10 nnd reaching Kearney in time to participate in the fes tivities of au auction Hale of lots on the 14th. The Fremont Herald approves the de cision of the state board of transporta tion that railroad rates must be reduced in the state , and .says : "In the mean time , when Lincoln gets her "in" rale re duced on the B. & M. , and her "out" rntoTcducod on the Fremont , KIkhorn & Missouri Valley , what , does Fremont pro pose to do with her comnotiiivo "in" rate by the Sioux City & Pacilic , which has a terminus about half a mile cast of the city ? This thing has got to bo re duced all around or lucre will bo troublel" The All-Hound Liars association of Hastincs is preparing to lay in a fall stock of brilliant yarns from the best mental looms in the land. Bill Nyc lias been secured at great expense to give the organisation fresh and fertile points in their line , and will be followed by an extinguished ' tinguished railroad attorney with'a lucid apostrophe on "How to Work Two Coun ties with $0,000. " The faociety is in a nourishing condition , and will soon add a real estate ollieu to its collection , The Grand Island Canning company put up this season 000,000 cans of corn , requiring about two thousand tons of corn in the cur. It expects to put up at least a million cans of corn next year , and is inaKing arrangements accordingly , having already contracted for upwards of a thousand acres of corn , and will continue to contract until 2,000 ucre are contracted for , the product of which should amount to at Innnt live thousand tons , and six thousand tons If the season is favorable. Thu Hastings Gazette-Journal is of the opinion that "President Cleveland will not gain much of an idea of the booming towns of thu west on his forthcoming tour. For instance , he will remain in Omaha but one hour. This means that Ins train will pull into the old cattle shed Known as the Omaha union depot and remain there until the engine cun take on coal and water and the engineer eat a hearty lunch , in the moan tima the cattle sheds will bo filled with a pushing , jamming , sweating , Hwoaring crowd of men who have gathered for the solo pur pose of catching a glimpse of the lovoiy face of the president's wife. Of the real .beauty , wealth and prosperity of Omaha the president will bo able to learn very little in ono hour. He ought to remain all day. " But his excellency is wiser that Ins advisers. Ho hurries to St. Joseph to enjoy undisturbed repose with in her bleeping precincts. lOWU ItCIIIM. The Ciowrlo creamery is making 2fiOO pounds of butter per week. The Tribune ailirms that the avorace Sioux City alderman will steal nothing smaller than an uinberollu. The ground was white with frost Sat urday morning at Ida Urove. But corn is entirely out of thn way of fiost. Ftoni the report of the commissioner of pensions just issued , there are 17,1179 pensioners in Iowa , who receive nunr- tnrly 5t0.13M7. Philip Burke , onn nf the oldest settlers of Cnlhoun county , was killed there Sat urday , the wagon striking a tree , throw ing him forward under the wagon. Tlm Salvation and Gospel armies nro running an opposition campaigh in Siou.v City , and future options , cool and invit ing , are soiling ut forty per rent below cost. cost.Green Green county boasts of splendid crops this year. Oats are In many cnse.s run ning as high as sixty-live nnd seventy bu hcls to the ncnt. Corn will bo very large and of un excellent quality. The yield is placed at from fifty to Seventy- live bushels1. A married man In Sioux City sent a fJ5 bill nnd an invitation lor nn outing In a respectable young woman ami received pressing call trom her father. The human cur was given several rounds of solid , well Fousoned advice and will bo detained at homo for some time , nursing the fragments. Wyoming. Herman Scliaup , a prospector from Hahoy , Idaho , was found meandering on on the plains near Ilock Creek , recently , nfenlally wrecked. The Wyoming Oil and Mining com pany , composed of eastern capitalists , has been Incorporated with n capital at 11.000.000. lUs principal olllco will bo at Doughus. Stella Davis , n young woman living nt tort Sounders , appropriated a horse , saddle and wedding dress nnd started , out to sco the country last week. She reached Larumlo in time to be welcomed nnd cared for by the sheriff. Cheyenne voices the demand for an other passenger train on the Knion Pacific. The long , heavy , overladen trains come lumbering along hours be hind time with disagreeable regularity , causing discomfort and annoyance to the passengers who are closely packed * like sardines in the day coach or crowded to gether In the insulllciont sleepers. It is frequently the cnso that them is only standing room upon the whole train for local passengers. The Blair coal mine , owned by P. J. Quealy , will bo worked and the products iu the market next month. The vein is ten fcot In width nt every exposure and lies in elevated ground sloping down to ward the mouth or the main opening from ono side , but with a plight nsccni from thn other. Fifteen years ago the mine was abandoned owing to tho-outrngcou3 tarifis imposed by the Union Pacilic foi the purpose of crushing out the owners of the property. To-day the coal whicli has been exposed to the air during all these intervening years is as bright and tirtn is ever and not a particle ha : crumbled or fallen. Thn Governor's Queer Visitor. Arkansaw Traveler : The governor ol Arkansas had just turned from a petition bearing 681 names when a tall , angulai woman , carrying a gingham sun bonnet by the strings , entered the room and , dropping on a settee , said : "I want to see the guv'ncr. " "I am the governor , madam. " "Shore * " "Yea , I am quite sure. " "Wall , i come to nsk you why you did not answer my letter. I live out in the hills. Moved out thorn lately from In- diany. Sent you a letter by a feller named Stove Spencer Why didn't you answer it ? " "Your name , please. " "Jane Bromlield. From as good a family as ever lived in the slate. Father was a Melntosli and mother was a Hark- rider. " "I did not receive your letter , Mrs. Bromlield. " "Look here , do you reckon that feller got drunk an'lost that dockvment ? " "i don't know anything about his hab its. " "But don't it stand to reason that ho got drunk ? " "Well , it's far from impossible. " "I'll tell you what the letter was. Shortly after 1 got hero , Tqbe , my hus band , was sent to the penitentiary. Ho wasn't a citizen of thu state at the time , and didn't think his sentence would liol'l him. " "His not being a citizen makes no dif ference. " "And he could bo sent to the peni tentiary before ho had a right to vote ? " "Yes. " "And stay there just the same as any citi/on ? " "Certainly. " "Shore ? " "Of course , madam , I know what I am talking about. I would like to tell you , before you put yourself to the trouble of pleading his case , that it is quite use less. He i.s doubtless guilty , and I there fore cannot grant him a pardon. " "My sakes alive , man , don't skeor yourself , for I'm not going to nsk for a pardon. The letter 1 writ you at a time when I thought you couldn't hold him him unless ho was a voter stated the fact that lie voted at the last election whether " or no "Then you don't want him pardoned ? " "Not much. I've done so much better since he's been in there that I never do want to sot eyes on him again. It may sound a little btrange , but it is a fact , that as soon as they took him. away the hens that had been mopin' 'round on a sort of strike all spring put to layin' , and I wish I may die if I didn't think they would luy themselves to death. Ono big old dominickur the finest hen on the place , but mighty sulky and hard to pleasu at times hadn't laid a single oirg for two months , but when site found that they had took Tobe oil she set in to layin' an' I never seen nothin's to okol her. She'd walk around the yard aud sing awhile an' then she'd go in and lay. Tobo was sent up for a year. Couldn't you , to oblige a poor Woman , make it two , Governor ? " "Oh. no ; 1 have no authority to extend the time. " "I didn't know but to oblige a po' ' woman you mout. " " I . " "No. cannot. "Well , don't you think you could slip six months on him , anyhow ? " "No , can't extend his time a minute. " " that won't let "But you are sure you him out under a vear. " "We'll keep him that long. " "Well , I am much obliged to you for doing what you can , " who eaid , arising , "ana believe that if you had thu power you wonld do more for me. Good day. " Modern Homo. Albany Argus : Portions of Old Homo are now disappcaringnotably the Ghetto , the Jewish quarter , und Now Home is in creasing so fast that its great uprising buildings look not unlike those of New York , wore it not for the that poetry of color , pink , yellow , terra uotta and pale blue , in which the Italians .so much de light. Great changes are coing on all over the Internal City- excavations in the Forum , and elsewhere , are being liberallv pushed , and fmniturv , measures enforced. Whole streets of find buildings are replacing ruiniiiil ; ( debris , and , us if itsSUOehurohes were not enough , St. John Latcran , where all thu popes am crowned , has been enlarged tn a surprising extent , whiln St.'Paul beyond the walls , which tn my mind is quite as hplcnded as St. Peter's , has now a complete facade. Growth and enterprise are marks of our time even in old Koine , stimulated , no doubt , by thn constant.stream of tourists , but cncouraued also by the wise policy of King Uinborto who loves his people and is nloli/.ed by them. A < 'at Charms a ICnttlcr. Portland Orognnian : The strange power exercised by some cats over snakes was illustrated last Tuesday at tlm residence of Mr. Hoyal , who lives near Grant's pass. Attention wan drawn tn the strange antics of a Kitten recently taken to thu house , and on examination it was found that she had a "rattler" charmed. The snake , a larmi ono , was coiled and with its head followed every motion of the kitten in front of it , untiFa gentleman who was present des patched the reptile with a club. During the whole occurrence thu kitten seemed lo reali/.u the importance of tint Muni tion , and never allowed her attention tn wander from the snake , paying no atten tion to a Htrango dog which arrived upon the scene. The snake had seven rattles. The annual meeting of the Woman's Christian temperance Union of thu Third dibtriet , will bo held at thu First Baptist church September -.Ilii and iUltli , siml Oc tober 1. Progum for Thursday overling , 7i'J. : ! ' Music ; reading of cnisadu by president ; pniynr , bv Huv. A.V. . L < imar ; music ; address of welcome by Mra.O. ( / ' . Diiismoro.Oma'ia ; response by Mrs. M. Cnrritrnn. Blair ; music ; original poem entitled "prilling , " by Mrs. A. II. Kiclmnb , Auburn ; appointment of com- mittocn ; tmiHic ; collection ; adjournment. nOAIU > OF linUCATlO.V. V. 11. MoConnoll Ulioion to Htiococil II. J. Dnvls Other Matter * . An ttdjotirncd meeting of the board of education was held last evening , the special order of business being the oloo- tlon of n successor to II. J. Davis , re signed. Messrs. C'oburn and Kulry wore absent. Mr. Auchmoody was excused , F. It. McConnull was chosen to succeed Mr. Davis , on the first ballot taken. A proposition was received from Van Court & Benedict , oilorlng to lay grnvolithic pavoniouts one foot thick fet LTi cents per square soot , the base to con * sist ot eight inches of brick and cinders and the top of four inches of thn best quality of Portland cement nnd gravel. Referred. It was decided to purchase 000 more desks for the public schools. The salaries of the janitors of the dif ferent schools were fixed for the year , ranging from 9100 for the c.iro of ono room to to $1,340 for the care of fourteen rooms. Two store rooms belonging to Jamo3 Truill , Lake's addition , were rented for $35 per month each , to be used for school purposes. A room was rented from Henry C. ( } roff , Omaha View , for $25 per month , and ono from Gustavo F. Kpenotcr , Orchard Hill , for $18 per month. The committee on finance was instructed to report at thu next meeting the amount of money on hand for the purchase of a olock for the high school tower. Steps wore taken toward the purchase ) of a school silo on Hickory street , in Credit Fonder addition ; also for the sale of lots on Twenty-ninth street near Farnani street. Mr. Ballou was ordered to remove his building from the Paul school site. The different members of the board of education were empowered to make all necessary repair * , not exceeding $25 in any onu month , on their respective build- ingM. Thu rest of the evening was spent in reading thu proofs for the now by-laws of the board. THE COUKT8. What Was Done IlnCore the Judge * Yuiterrlny. The case of Gavin , Gearon & Moore against the > \ allaoa brothers for dam ages growing out of the sale of the Times-Dispatch was given to the jury yesterday afternoon and at 4 o'clock n verdict was returned for $4M In favor ot the defendants. Judge'Groff hoard the case of John Fitzgerald vs. Axel Meyer yesterday. Tli's was nn action involving the right tea a span ot mules purchased two years ago by John B. Furoy from two Iowa men. Furcy sold them to Moycr a short time later , and soon after Fitzgerald rcplov- incd them , claiming that he hold a mortgage on them deeded to him from thu Iowa men. The evi dence was all given , and thu arguments made. Owing to thu lateness of the hour Judge GrofT did not charge the jury and they we.ru dismissed to ap pear at ! ) o'clock this morning. Judge Hopcwcll heard the case of Sampson vs Martin yesterday afternoon. I'OLICi : COUNT. In the police court yesterday morning there were torty-ecvcn cases , mostly va grants and common drunks. George Was- ser , for assault and battery , got $25 and costs. Mr. Coombs , who was arrested for hauling garbage without u license , was discharged. UNlTii : > STATUS COUUT. Edward B. Spratlin , of Chicago , has commenced action in the United States court against James Ainscow , 1) . K. Archer , Kdward Ainscow. Charles P. Bcnjtimin and Richard I. Mntlico on u note for i5lliy and the foreclosure of a mortgage on twenty acres of land re cently platted , just west of South Omaha , in section 0 , township 14. TO Til HAT HOTH BEXES ALiIKE , Judge Ilorkn Will i'uiiisli ticwd Hun an Well as Women. Moralists have generally said that there was a great deal of unjust discrim ination used when the faults of a man era a woman wcio taken into consideration. Their plea is that a man's sinning has al ways been condoned while a woman's has always been condemned. Without discussing the unwritten law of society , where all man's shortcomings are , aa a rule , either excused or forgotten , it maybe bo stated that Judge Borka has deter mined that morality should know no sex. He has concluded that the sins of a man should bo looked upon witli as closu Kcru- tiny and receive as much consideration as those of a woman. Heretofore thu soilud doves of thn city have had to pay $6 a month as a kind of license for their trallic. Kneh was on record. Should anything occur that the payment was not made , an arrest was certain to follow. This practice still continues. However , when a house was "pulled" the male visitors wore either not arrested at all or permitted to ( io wild a remonstrance or a trivial line. Judge Bnrka says this should not be. Kvcry man found in a house of ill fa mo should bn arrested and lined. Upon thu occurrence of each oiVensu a line of Id should bo imposed witli the costs added. This , it is oxpectcd. will have a salutary effect. At least it will do away with the injustice so common in the past making the woman responsi ble for thu sins of herself ns well as those of her evil companions. THK I'UJOSIDKNT'.S IlKCUI'TION. Bleetlmr < > f thn K. nl * I * . Coiiuiiltton to T ko Aotinn. There will bo n mooting of the commit tees of arrangement for thu rocuptiou of the grand ledge and annual encampment of the Knights of Pythias , at the olllco ot K. K French on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. This committee will take steps for the re.coption of President Cleveland and transact such other im portant businos- ) may come before it. It is expected that n good many of the knights ot this citv will attend. This committee will only meet oncn moro after this mooting , when all thu arrange- inetitH will he completed. Thu business men should liberally support the knights and make this conclave onu of oyen ro- membraneeB. It will bring many people ple to thu city from all ovur the world nnd be a good advertisement for Omaha. The Niiuent-nlooin Com1. Jack Nugent sat buforu Judgu Borka vesterJay afternoon charged with an as sault upon OMicer Charles Bloom und May Doo. Thu testimony showed that at thu time of the all'ulr Bloom was officiat ing as b.irtondor in u saloon at Twelfth and Capitol avenue , that there was trouble botwcou him and N'ugont and that in lite melee the woman in thu casu was struck. Onu of thu witnesses testi fied that Bloom and Niigunt were both drunk at the time. Nugent was lined (15 and co-its und appealed. Coming Matrimonial ICymil , The Harris-Moss nuptials are an nounced for Sunday. Octobnr 10. The prospective groom , J. 11. Harris , of Chcyonnn , is thu HOII of J. Harris , a clothing merchant ut 1014 1'arnam street , and is well known in this city. Miss Ruy Moss , thu intended bride , is trom Brook lyn , N. Y.t und is a young lady of most ostinluhlu qualities , Thn wedding and. banquet will bo huld ut Gormauia Tiuli.