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* > . > . . > . - . - r pfc -flipji Mrmm T : I/ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 19 , 1887. THE DAILY BEE. * ' , * " , PUBLISHED KVJiUY MOUNIXG. r XUIIMB 01' BtJIISCUIl'TION. Dnlly ( Morning I'dltlon ) including Sunday m-KOno Year 7 . .flOOO 6 J'or Hlx Months fi ( J'orThrco Months ! 2 60 Omaha Hnnday IJtE , mailed to any ad dress , Ono Year , 2 00 OMAHA Orricr.N'o.VII ANiiniOFAHNAM BTIIRRT. NKW YOIIK Orricu , ItooMffi , TIUIIUNE Iion.n- IMI. WAHIIINOTOX Orricr. , No. 613 roua- TI-.KNTII STIIKKT. counisroNi : > nNrn. All communications relating to nowa and rdltorlal matter should bo addressed to the UniTOUOF I'm ; HKK. iirHi.N'KPS u'/rmts ! v AH bliglneis letters and remittances fthonld bo ' hddrcHsed to Tim HKK 1'mii.iSHiM ! COMPANY , OMAHA. Drafts , checkx und postodlee orders to ' - ' bu made payable to thu order of the company. Tnp POP PnnlicniTiff nrnnnQnv PpnTinptnrc ! i. lllu ELu riiulloUlllg UUlllllallj ] riUilllulUloi f IK. HOSEWATEIt , Et.iTOit. TIIK Bworn Statement of Circulation. State of Nebraska , I County of Douglas , " " Oco. 11. T7Rchnck , secretary < > f Tlie Ileo Pul > - f lIshlnL' romiiany , does wileinnly nn ear that the IK tnal ( Irciifatlon of the Dully Iteo fur the week ending Oct , 14 , ItWT , was as follown : { Haturday. Ott.8 ll.WK Htmday. Oil. I ) H.an ) Monday , Oct. in It.CTi 'Jlii-Mlny , Oct. II H.OG ! Wednesday. Oct. 12 in.UOO Thnrhday , ( Jet. 13 H.77II Trlday , Oct. It H.SM U,550 ( Ji'.o. It. T/HCiircK. Bworntonnd mibsrrlbed tn my presence tills IBtli day of October , A. 1) . 1CS7.N. N. p. riui , , ( SIIAf , . ) Notary 1'ubllc State of Nebraska , I . County of Doutflns. f"'H. tleo. II. T/.si.linclc , bnlni ; first duly Hvrcirn , do- posrn and wiys that liu in secretary of The Iteo VnbllshliiK company , that th uitnal aveniK'o dullv cltdilution of the Dally lieu for thu month of October , 1SN ) , l ! ft ! ) copies : for November. INfl. iii ; : roples ; for December. IBM ! . l.'WIT copies ; for.liimmry , ISh" , lU..V ) loplesf ; for I'eb- nmry , l h" , ll.ltiS copies ; for Mnrcli. IWV ? , 11,400 copies ; for April , Ifh" . 14il ! copies ; foriluy , ] N > 7 , 14.S.Tro leri : for June , 1KK7 , 14,147 roples ; for .Inly , 18X7 , I l.lttl copies ; for AURliKt , 1W , 14- 161 copfes ; for September , IW. Multicopies. ( IKO. I ! , T/.SCIHJCK. Sworn to und subscribed In my presence this Cth dny of October , A. D. 18W. N. 1' . KKI I , . ( SKAI , . ) Noturv Public. COUNCIL Bi-uri'S is doing ono good thing for Omaha. She is furnishing millions of brick this .soiiflon for the Luildoiy of this city. TIIK supreme court of the United States refuses to pass upon Quiu Bohan- nill's ( case unless ho delivers himself up to the jurisdiction of the court. If Mr. Bohannon really wants his case adjudicated ho will act accordingly. TUB New York ( inijthio has boon purchased by a syndicate of wealthy re publicans who , it is reported , intend to convert the paper into a Blaine organ. The Gmjthic has been an expensive white elephant on the hands of its re cent owners. Du. IJoLMua' poem on the dedication of the Shakespeare fountain will afford Mr. Donnelly another opportunity for searching for a cipher. IIo will no doubt discover In the poem a cipher to the effect that Bncon wrote Dr. llolmes' Jtoetio dedication. MUNICIPAL corruption has reached ttuch a stage in San Francisco that a committee of safety has been organized lor the purpose of overthrowing the po litical gang which has made the city n liot-bed of vice during the recent years. Omaha may bo compelled to take a fiimilar stop before long. LKLAND STANFOIIU in his recent an nual report of the condition of the Cen tral Pacific states that the total indebt edness of the company is $171,719,527.87 , jussots , $2illi.040. ( ) : : ! If anyone thinks this is o truthful statement ho is very ignorant of Mr. Stanford's character. U'lio company has boon a very elllcicnt jii'fci'orof ' the public if those figures lire truthful. OMAHA now has an open board of trade. To make it a success , however , wo should have more elevators. The grain trade as now handled in Nebraska is , in the hands of an Omaha monopoly , lint , thanks to the interstate commerce law that monopoly can bo easily broken l > y any ono who will build one or more elevators. The interstate commerce law opens the way for competition , and it is hoped that this provision will be to taken advantage of by some of Omaha's 5j enterprising capitalists. * TUB Jtcpiiblkan calls upon.JudgeGrofl to withdraw from the nonpartisan judi- rial ticket because ho was not endorsed 1)y ) the roustabout convention. This is decidedly cheeky. Judge GroiT did not nAk a nomination at the hands of Pat JIawcs , Vandorvoort , Cadet Taylor and that ilk of republicans for revenue only. IIo surrenders no political con viction and violates no principle b } remaining nssociatod with Judges "VVakoloy and IIopowoll on a non-parti- nan ticket. And ho is just as certain tt lie elected on the Eighth of Novomboi us his colleagues on the bench. TIIK sugar trust is proving to bo n formidable affair. The capital invested in it by Now York and Boston rellnert amounts to $15 , < MX,000. ) All the refineries - fineries in the country not in the com "hination are two in Philadelphia , oni t _ dn Boston , three small ones in Now Ov- leans , one in St. Louis which is no' ' running , and two in San Francisco ' Sugar has advanced in price about oni cent since the combination was made and will probably bo further advancei us far as the trust monopolists dare 3f Another bad feature in relation to UK I matter is that the outside refineries , in htcad of competing , seem to take ad vantage of the situation to mark \i ] prices also. AN KAbTKUX contemporary well says "A largo registration is a healthy sign The more citizens there are who atteni to their political duties the bettor. 1 largo vote moans thu real expression c the will of the majority , and that i what our elections are meant to get at. No citizen who holds his right of sul frage at its true value , and who has proper regard for his duty as a citizen will neglect to register. It costs alittl time and trouble , but the purpose to b hubserved , which is that of securing t every man who is entitled to vote th right to do so and excluding from th privilege those not entitled to it , 1 wm'th thu expenditure. Uogistratio . will -proceed to-day , and It is to bo hope the l.Lsts Vvlll.rocoivo ; yorylargo add lions. . . ' - . - . . ' . : > The General Jjitml OIUcc llcport. The annual report of Commissioner Sparks , showing the operations of the general land olllco for the last fiscal year , Is a comprehensive document pos- ceeslng n great amount of readable in formation of interest to every citizen. It starts out by baying that the policy of preceding years for the suppression of fraud , the prevention of land monopoly , the recovery of public lands illegally seized or dominated , and the preserva tion of the public domain for actual inhabitancy by the pcoplo of the coun try , was steadily maintained during the past year , and the commissioner says ho has not a word to recall of what ho had hitherto uttered "touching the aggra vated misappropriations to which public lands have been subjected through improvident laws and inofllolout methods of administration , and to which they are still exposed under present wasteful and fraud-inspiring systems of disposal. " Those who have given attention to the course of Com missioner Sparks will not hesitate to give him credit for consistency. As in previous years the general land ofllco accomplished less than it might have done because of inadequate appro priations , but still it did a great deal of work most valuable to the country , and all of which served to illustrate more strongly the vnstneas of this field of reform , in which there is yet left to bo performed a great amount of labor. The field examinations , the commis sioner says , have developed fraudulent and defective surveys , heretofore returned , to an extent which renders apparent the necessity for an inspection of all preceding surveys , and fully justifies the conclusion reached to defer payment of accounts for past surveys until the true character of the work shall have been ascertained. In Now Mexico about forty claims wore examined during the year , and in nearly every instance the surveyor general recommends their rejection on the ground of fraud or non-compliance with the law. Many were found to cover areas several times as large as that of the original grant. The claims under the swamp land grants , now aggregat ing over 77,000,000 acres , have received thorough investigation , with the result of demonstrating that many of them are fraudulent , the character of the land being represented. Patents have been issued for more than two-thirds of the amount of these claims. In short , all that had previously been reported re garding fraudulent surveys was fully continued by the investigations of the past year and considerable new evidence added. Some of these can bo rectified , but it is probable ( lie greater part of them will stand , owing to the dillleulties which in many cases an attempt at cor rection would encounter and the largo expenditure that would bo involved. The great public importance of the matter - tor is obvious , but congress has never been very liberal in providing for this work , and it is not likely to bo more so hereafter. The political results achieved are gratifying. In a little more than two years nearly thirty-two million acres have been restored tothopublicdotnain , while last year the sales , entries and selection of bonds amounted to nearly twenty-six million acres , the govern ment's receipts from the disposal of pub lic lands during the last fiscal year being over $12,000,000. The commissioner elaborates on the subject of the for feiture of railroad land grants , renewing his recommendation Unit forfeiture bo declared in all cases in which the roads were not completed within the time and in the manner conditioned in the re spective grants. The investigations of the land olllco into the methods pursued by the corporations in regard to their grunts have as to most of thorn disclosed a state of things which the commis- ioncr describes in language not to be misunderstood. Regarding reform in he public land laws , the commissioner leliovos that amondniontK in detail are mpracticablo , and thinks the time for tinkering has passed. "What is iccded , " ho says , "is an entire roforma- .ion of existing laws , retaining in absolute homestead law and ob oloting all other forms of disH ] > sal ol igricullurnl lands. " Ho thinks the jxclusivo condition of acquiring title to such lands should bo actual resi dence , improvement and cultivation foi the homestead period of five years. The work of the otllco is largely in ar rears , the demands upon it do not dimin ish , and congress should grant the in crease of clerical force asked for by tin commissioner , and enlarge the appro priation for this important service s ( that the delays and dillieuUios incidoir to inadequate means and facilities maj bo avoided. There is hardly any othoi branch of the public service in wliicl the practice of a narrow economy wouli result more to the disadvantage of tin public Interests than in this. HctiUtrutlon. The strict letter of the now oloctioi law rcqulrors all voters in cities of tin metropolitan class to present thomselve for registration on certain days ox prcssly named in the act , or failing t < do so their ballots are to bo rejected 01 election day. Only three more rcgistra tion days remain before the comin ; election , namely : Wednesday , Oclobo 10 ; Friday , October 23 , and Saturday October 29. While there is some doubt as to th < constitutionality of any law by which : citizen can bo disfranchised under an ; regulation , the law us it stands must b complied with until declared void b , the courts. We therefore urge over , citizen to have himself registered. D not depend on being carried over froi last year's list. The registration of thi year is entirely now and nobod can bo carried over by the now regh trars. It seonis to us , however , that the registrars istrars should bo allowed to oxorcis discretion about continuing their scs slons from day to day , if they are in able to accommodate the voters npplj Ing for registration on the days fixe bv the statute. There certainly was n design by the law-makers to djsfrat chibo citizens who are willing-to con ply 'withthe .registration provisloni The only purpose of the , election law' ; , to guard against' fraudulent non-residents , aliens or repeaters. The registrars certainly have as much right to adjourn from one dny to another as the boards of equalization whoso ses sions are fixed for specific days and dates. How to Vote for Commissioner. The law by which Douglas county 19 allowed to elect llvo county commis sioners haa boon misconstrued in cer tain qurrtcra , and its bearing upon the coming election is not generally under stood. The law expressly provides that the county shall bo divided into live commissioner districts , and each of the five commissioners must bo a resident of the district from which ho is elected. The two commissioners who hold over are to represent the two districts in which they respectively reside. The three now commissioners to bo elected this fall must each bo a resident of ono of the three now dis tricts which they are to represent. While the voters of the county have the privilege of voting for all the commis sioners only those candidates who re ceive a majority over their opponent in the district in which they reside will bo elected. This practically makes the race between Timino and Turner in one district , Walsh and Corrlgan in another district , and Morroll and Anderson in the other district. The voter who scratches any ono of these candidates and votes for a condidato residing in an other district ia virtually throwing away his vote. This reduces the contest to a simple ono between opposing candidates living in the same district , and voters bhould clearly understand this. TIIK Now York Herald suggests that if the republican leaders really want a candidate with brains , why not try Mr. Chauncey M. Dopow , and proceeds to extol the well-known qualifications of that gentleman , which no ono will venture to gainsay. Mr. Dopew has himself furnished the answer and in that shown that ho is much more level headed than those admirers who would have liked to start a boom for him. lie was a little while ago quoted as saying that as the public feeling in at present a railroad president would have a very slim chance as a candidate for chief magistrate of the nation. Very likely Mr. Dcpew would bo the least objec tionable of any of the prominent rail road olTicials of the country , but he would be milllciently so to en counter certain and overwhelming defeat. Fortunately ho has no aspirations above his present position , is quite satisfied to remain what he is , finding in it abundant occupation , ample compensation , and sufficient honor to gratify his ambition. Other wise it might happen that certain Now York republicans , blind to the folly of such a thing , would insist upon his go ing into training as a candidate. AH to the republican loaders wanting a candi date with brains , the Ifcrttld need give itself no concern. The supply is abund ant of men who arc in all respccUi the equal , and in some very much the su perior , of Mr. Dopew. The republican party , unlike its opponents , is not in bondage to any one or two men , but can make selection of a candidate from among a dozen any one of whom would merit and command the confidence and support of the party. Till ! St. Louis reporter who inter viewed Mr. Dopow and incorrectly stated the views of that gentleman re garding the immediate future of finan cial and business affairs1 , which were promptly heralded to the country , might have caused much more damage than was done if Wall street had been in a nero sensitive condition , and if Mr. De- pew had not at once sent out a stnto- uent saying that ho had been misrepre sented. The pessimistic opinions cred ited to the president of the Now York Central were the very opposite , in most respect * , to tho.so ho entertains. lie re gards the financial and business outlook : > t the country as anything but gloomy , ind on the contrary anticipates a con tinuance of general prosperity. The correctly reported views of Mr. Dopow contain nothing of a discouraging nature , although he tees , as all intelligent observers must , that certain booms with no substantial foundation will have to bo paid for at somebody's lois , and that more or less reckless railroad building will bo for some time unprofitable. The 511 ollects , however , will bo largely local. Mr. Armour is another gentleman who-so judgmonton this subject is valuable who takes a hopeful view of the situation , lie says the country was never in better condition than now , and ho sees nothing to warrant any fear of impending trouble to business. Opinions from such sources ought to go a irreat way in maintaining and strengthening confi dence. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIIK annual session of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of Nebraska' will begin at Lincoln to-day. This old and honorable order has a numerous mem bership in this state and is understood to bo steadily advancing. Omaha ol course has a larger number of Odd Fol lows than any other locality and thu should bo the most fruitful field from which to recruit the ordor. Whj would it not bo , therefore , a proper and wise thing for thu grand ledge to holt its next annual session in this city ] Lincoln has boon honored with the lasi and present sessions , and it seems de sirable , lor the good of the order as well as for other obvious reasons , that the favor should bo passed around. Omahi would bo glad to have the grand lodge meet hero next year , and wo are sun its members would have no reason to regret grot doing BO. TIIK business men of Omaha an waking up to the fact that railway dis crimination against this great tradi center must bo stopped. There is m reason why Omaha should not bo on i perfect equality with Kansas City in thi matter of freight rates to and from tin east , and there is nothing to justify thi roads that center nt Omaha in contin ulng a policy that deprives thi city ofita legitimate trade fron the region naturally tributary to it , b ; tariffs that almost compel country dealers ors to trade in Chicago. .If ourmer chanU ami manufacturers'unito. am land shoulder to shoulder to enforce , holr just demands they are certain to uccocd. The trouble with Omaha has ) con n lack of harmony and agreement among her business men. This era of llscord , wo nro pleased to note , has insscd away , and the disposition is man- fcstcd on all hands' to makoalong haul , a strong haul and a haul all together , n > rlvllcgo which oven the intcrslato ommorco law docs not prohibit. CHAUXCKV M. DUPKW says that popu- ar prejudice against the railroads has argoly died out in the cast , but that it till exists in the wdst. If by popular prejudice Mr. Dcpow means popular ontimont against arbitrary and exor bitant tolls ho is correct in his conclu sions. It is to bo hoped the prejudice vill remain until the railroad managers of the west have been compelled to deal airly with their patrons. UKFUIILICANS in Washington are ac- ivoly advocating the admission of Da cota during the coining session of con- jrcss and democrats ) are as actively op- ) osing the scheme. It is probable that 10 territory will bo admitted until after ho next presidential election. Besides Jakotu , Washington and Montana tcr- itories are eligible for admission. They vill probably all come in together. IMIOMINI'JXT 1MOUSOXS. JcfC Davis is a victim of rheuin.itie gout. Curl Sehurz Is wild to bo i > ermanently crippled by the result of the full on the ice nst winter Unit waa at llrst believed to have caused only a sprain. There nro two now parties la existence to which Hen Butler never belonged , and ho shows no symptoms of joining. It , the old 'ellow losing his grip ! Statistics regarding President Cleveland's ' innd-shaking ability me numerous at pres ent. Onoobseiver says that Mr. Cleveland made 1VXX ! ) "shakes" in St. Louis without est. " MIH. Holhrook , of Woodstock , Conn. , is a incut descendant of Geneial Isiacl 1'utimm. She hns u number of letters written by "Old itit , " which show Unit ho was a better sol- lier than scholar. Mrs. Colton , the widow of the man to whom the famous Colton letters were writ- , cn , denounces Mr. Hnntington ns a falsifier "or asserting that these letters hud been offend for sale , or stolen. l > iof. 13. S. Hereford of Harvard college ins made a fottune out of hi * famous arid > houphates. He is a ] > cculiar man in appear ance , has a heavy , stooppig ligure.un English fac-e , and gray side whiskers and beard. Arthur Hidlej of Menden , Conn. , went to Mclboumc , Anstralji , u little over a year ago with . ' ! , ( XH ) capital , which ho invested in skating rinks. IIo I now owns fourteen , which netted him $7. > } ( )0 ) ( > in the hist year. Lord Hersehel , the distinguished lawyer who was lord ilianctHlor of ICngl.md during 'iladstono's last premiership , is in Now Haven , Conn. , tho.Liiest of I'rof. Daniel C. ICuton , of Yule college. Lady Heischelis with him. Pittsbnig 1'hil , the great American plunger , has made , it is said , $100,000 this season betting on the horses. Hut the vast number ot bettors who have lost money are a silent majority. " 1'lnnging" is a very un desirable profession. \Vhiln tit Milwaukee Mi-s. Cleveland said eursoiily : "I llnd'liy experii-nro that the best way to shake hands is with the bare liand. .lust give a good squeeze and then let go. " Mrs. Cleveland said it hint her hand to shako hands with hcrglove on. 1'otter Palmer , of Chit-ago , is ono of those men wlio always seem to bo in a liuiry and whoso laces carry about a poimnncnt look of latigne. When he is wandering about his liotel he tugs away nervously at the whiskers on his chin and seems to bo absorbed by some mighty problem. When he talks his sentences are short and to the jwint. IIo never looks his hcuitr In the eye , and always seems anxious to got away. A Protective Tariff aUght I > ' . tiiTlnn. From u recent issue of the Chicago. News we learn that every language is properly written in that city except Knglish. Perhaps night schools would remedy this. Irvin/ ; Kinder than Slialccsjtcare. C7ifni/ii ( / Time * . Unmoved by Donnelly's cipher and the claims of the Haeonite cr.uiks , Jlenrj Irving stands by Sh.ikespearo. Tim is paiticnlarly kind of Mr. Irving , for if Shakcspearo could sec his Hamlet ho would not stand by him. Politician ( inats on Colliding. C'dirfnmiU 'J'tmif'Slnr. It is refreshing to observe some of the HU tie political gnats that for years have been pestering Koscoo Colliding now begging him to again buckle on his armor and resume his place u.s a matchless leader. In the mouths of his old enemies is found the acknowledg ment that no man is so well equipped to secure cure republican victories next year us the great ex-senator. Any motion made to again bring Mr. Colliding into public life will meet with a vociferous second among the republi cans of the great west. Attention Pi-opliotH. irn 7ifiifffiii 1'uxt , Persons and papers on all sides are specu lating how presidential chances will l > o ( moled if Now York go democratic or ropulf- Hcnn. As the election is only a few weeks away it is just as well for prudent pcoplo to wait that short time. After then the result of the next presidential election may bo told to u certainty , and.it may not. The Secret orKloqucnuo. jVcu > Yuil : Sun. IIo ! Dan , mi'Cyclopedia I And step u little speedier ; My speeches must bo memorised before the peep o' day. f The modern traveling orator Must learn tq speak momoritcr Whole columns of the duotteur and Cyclo- | > edt-u ; " . And bring a big geography That's got the best tvi graphy , Hut don't forget that book of books the Cyclopcdl-al Now group your towns synthetically , Arrange them alfalieticully , And clip each town' * description und file the slips away : And I'll learn them all verbatim , And repeat thgn seriatim. And make those Westerners recall the days of Henry Clavl Shades of Tully and Qnintllianl Hero uro siiccchcs for the million I Hero is eloquence by wholesale la the Cyclo- podl-a 1 So bring my Cycloi > edia , And step up , Danlol , speedier ; In commendable activity I'll ' wear the hours away. I'll crain a good oration For each town and railroad station , And oxhnustlvo local history for ouch village on the way. I've discovered It , Eureka I Would you bo a public speaker , Go buy the latest railroad map und Cycle- j > edi-o. Mr. T. P. Jump , representing Charles W. Mecko & Co. . of Philadelphia , who has been quite ill at the Millard since Friday last , will bo able to bo out again in a day or two , when ' ho will resume bis trip eastward. i STATE tTOTTlXOS. Cedar Baplda polnta the finger of irldo and pleasure to a $13,000 school juilding now going up. W. F. Blakomoro. of Shelton , mourns , ho loss of S1MO , the result of an uu- blddon call from burglars. The campaign is now open in all quarters and candidates brouso and but tonhole on every corner. The prohibition campaign is uncom monly lively in Wahoo. Fifty-five men are actively at work laying pipes for Lho waterworks. The new postofnco building at Ne braska City grows slowly but substan tially. It is an appropriate monument to General Van Wyok's energy in the senate. A matrimonial boom promises to settle down in Plattsmouth next month. The wooing of the doves now heard on the hilltops will soon relapse into squalls in the valley. The Nebraska City packing house is Ijolng overhauled and embellished with now machinery for the winter cam paign. Slaughtering will begin early next month. Among the banners thrown to the In dian summer breexo in Omaha , the most affecting and truthful , is that in front of the Herald olllco , "Hoasted chestnuts for sale hero. " J. M. Wood son , of Plattsmonth , &ias gene to his old homo in Virginia for chunks of recreation and joy loft by a deceased uncle. They amount to S.'iS- 000 , and tinge the horizon of his future a beautiful crimson. The United States supreme court lias invited Qnin Bohannon to come back and stick his head in the halter at No- briuika City. But Quin is wiser than his ad visors. The nocturnal elevation of Shollenborger has no charms for the spelling professor. Chadron is enjoying a lively building boom this fall. Six brick business houses , all two story and some three story , a fciO.OOO court house , a $20,000 school house , a JMK ! ! ( ) church edifice , and no less than eighteen dwellings , ranging from the $500 cottage to the $12,000 residenbo are in the hands of the contractor. The St. .loo & _ Western railroad has come to the relief of the shippers of Hastings with a reduced long haul rale that puts the town on an equal fooling with competitors. This is the first docent - cent concession the town has received From the railroads , and she lias paid lavishly for fair treatment. The Stone Ballast Ledge of Locomo tive Firemen of I'lattsmoiith are work ing up a vast congregation of distin- "uishi'd disciples of the dunce to their inmial evening out. The date is u oil in the future and the time significant Thanksgiving eve when the members \\ill give thanks for the kindly care of Providence on the journey homo from Shogo island. i'lattsiuouth fears that the boodle honors showered upon O. II. Ballon will prevent him from occupying his gorgeous residence now approaching completion near that city. There is no danger. The generous voters of this district will never consent to deprive Cass county of mich a versatile citi/.en. Otis can move immediately without marring the solemnity of his political funeral. A gang of surveyors belonging to the Missouri , Kansas it Texas railroad are at work on the western borders of the slato. The line they are surveying is the much-talked-of cuttle trail route , to run from some point in Texas to Mon tana territory. As the chief engineer 1ms , U ] > to the present time , always boon identified with the B. & M. , it has the appearance of a B. & M. deal. Engineer Morrison , of the B. & M. bridge , has invited the people of Ne braska City to turn out and celebrate the laying of the corner stouo of the main pier of the bridge. The invitation will be accepted and a programme arranged _ - ranged in a few days. The event will bo an important ono to that city , cs pccially as it is the beginning of the end of the Missouri ferry. They were discussing the relative merits of the home-made-and imported locomotives in the Union Pacific yards. "These new Black Marias of Hackney's build will prove a failure , " said one hostler , meanwhile mopping up the sweat which Ills wisdom created. "I had 8:27 up in the hole for exorcise , Sunday , and she stopped in the middle ' of the' pasture to lot her cowcatcher calf. " A vigorous tap of the fireman's pick laid the hostler in his stall. William S. Amison , a Cass county farmer , has uncovered the spook that has haunted him for several months. Six years ngo he buried his wife in Illi nois' Shortly after ho came west , last spring ho received a letter signed "Lulu. " liis wife's name , upbraiding him for deserting her , slating that she was alive and appointing a meeting place. Several other letters of similar tearful tenor were received , and at last ho set out to investigate. IIo wont back to Illinois and found the grave and dust of his wife undisturbed. Returning to Table Hook , this state , where the last letter was mailed , ho found a woman had boon there , who represented her self as Mrs. Amison , and from the de scription given resembled the dead wo man in life. Amison believes some ono acquainted with his life endeavored to play upon hit * superstitious feeling and extort money from him. The game failed to work. Hlln Mitchell Itounccd. Ella Mitchell , the notorious colored prostitute who routs rooms from Mrs. I licks on Eleventh street , between Capitol avenue and Davenport street , had some trouble with that aged female yesterday morning. After leaving the house for an hour or two Ella returned to find the doors looked and her per sonal effects thrown into the dirt of the street. Among them was a now S > 75 dress. This aroused her ire and for a quarter of an hour she danced around swearing and threatening to make it hot for the parties. The jH > lice were called and despite her limning red silk dress and other finery she was tumbled into the patrol wagon and hurried to the Central police station. A IJOM Mute. Elmer Duvis , a mute from the deaf and dumb institute , wandered away Monday afternoon and up to last night no trace of him could bo found. It is known that ho boarded a street car and came into the city , but what became of him is a mystery. Davis is a young boy , not looking to bo over eight years old , and the authorities at the institute will thankfully receive any information M to his whereabouts. An Towa Fugitive Arrcntcil. Jim Ryan , alias Riles Xeinor , who was arrested last Sunday by OlHcor Cullen as a suspicious character , is wanted at Marslmlltown , In. ; for jump ing his $1,600 bonds for illegally soiling liquor. lie was followed hero by De tective Graves , of DCS Moines , who will divide with Cullen the $200 reward of fered for Ryan's arrest. Hank ClcnrnnccH. The bank clearances yesterday were. FIXING FOR THE CAMPAIGN , Interesting Mooting of the Repub lican Btato Control Commlttoo. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. A Strong Kfl'ort. to Ho Mmle to Secure Its McotiiiK in Oiniiliu Neil Ycnr Other liiislncRS Transacted. llepuMlcim Central Committee. The rcpublicnn state central commit tee hold nn Interesting session nt the Millard hotel hist evening , with Hon. George D. Moiklojohn in the chuir. Mr. \Vheivton movcil Unit Mr. C. L. Hill cast the proxy of W. A. Dihvorth , of the Hustings district , in order to have a quorum. A motion wan mndo that it bo amended by using the inuno of Mr. Lnlrd instctul. The motion as nmondod waa carried after considerable debate as to the advisability of a member outside of it district casting a , proxy for a mem ber from that district. On motion of Mr. Hill ton members will hereafter constitute a quorum. Mr. Simmons moved tlmthorcaftor no district shall bo represented by proxy through a member of another district , and the motion WIIH carried. Mr. llill presented the following resolution : Whcrciis , The republican state convention , hold In Lincoln October fi , 18S7 , passed u resolution asking the republican national committee to select Omulm as the place to hold the convention of IbSS ; und Whcrcns , Omulm la situated nearest the Rcographical center of the United States , easy of access to all parts of the nation , pos sessing the accommodations , enterprise and the enthusiasm to entertain the Kt-cut repub lican party successfully and satisfactorily ; therefore , bo it Unsolved , That a committee constating of the chairman , secretary , treasurer and seven members of the committee , bo appointed as a committee to take the necessary steps look ing towards securing the convention in the city of Omaha , und , if advisable , meet the committee at Its meeting next spring , and that Hon. Church Ho wo , of the national committee , bo requested to use his Influence and all honorable means to aid the commit tee In its work and object. Mr. Slaughter moved that after the word treasurer in the resolution there bo inserted the words "Senators Pad dock and Mandorson , Koprosontativos Laird and lorscyand two cili/.ons from Omaha and one from Lincoln. " The resolution and amendment wore both unanimously carried. In response to a call from Mr.V. . G. Whit more , Hon. .lames Laird , the rop- rcHontativo of the Second district , won called upon to say a few words concern ing seeming the national convention. Mr. Laird said that while ho was friendly to such an undertaking , ho re alized that it waa a great one. Ho said there was great prejudice in the oust against the ' 'wild and woolly west ; " that they would look askance at our ob scurity and lack of powers of entertain ment , lie doubted whether wo could handle the crowd of delegates and al ternates , numbering lr > 00 , beside the army of followers. Our state convention alone packs our hotels. Besides the ex pense of securing the convention would bo largo. IIo did not wish to discourage the undertaking , but wished toshow the magnitude of the proposed work. This brought out a number of spirited replies in favor of making every elTort to secure the convention. Mr. Hall said Unit if Omaha fails in this undertaking it will bo the first , time that she lias gene at any thing and failed to swallow it. Mr. 1) . II. Wheeler said ho believed that Omaha could entertain all the delegates and visitors of the convention. Ho referred to the imnionso number of people easily entertained in Omaha dur ing the fair and reunion. Ho thought it would lie a good thing to lot the east meet the "rowdy west" at homo. Ho also thought that $110,000 or SM.OOO would bo easily raised by the pcoplo for the purpose of securing the convention. Omaha could entertain more pcoplo than either Baltimore or St. Louis , where conventions have been held. . Mr. T. 0. Brunncr said that in an other Benson the Paxton hotel alone could accommodate the greater portion of the delegates , as the capacity of that hotel is to bo doubled. Ho said that if Omaha did not have a hall largo enough to hold a national conven tion in she would build one. As to the hangers-on who swarm about a conven tion , ho thought that not more .than 80 per cent of the usual number would bo present at Omaha. The chairman next suggested the advisability of following the example of Onuiha throughout the state by organ izing republican clubs , whereupon Mr. Slaughter offered the following resolu tions : Kesolvcd , That wo recommend the organ- i/ation of republican clubs In every precinct In this state. Resolved , That a committee of three lie appointed to prepare uniform articles for the organization of republican clubs , and that the sumo bo printed and furnished to the chair man of each county represented In the central committee on application. Unsolved , That the chairman of each county central committee bo requested to forward to the republican sUite central com mittee the address of each club organized. This was adopted , and was followed by a general discussion as to what consti tutes eligibility to membership in a re publican club. An executive committee consisting of Messrs. G. G. Bowman , W. G. Whilmoro , Thomas Darnell , C. L. Hall and , T. II. Sterling , in conjunc tion with the president and secretary , wore appointed to prepare a sot of rules and regulations concerning the govern ment of primaries , and will submit them at the next meeting. Y. l f. O. A. Annual Slate Convention nt Nebraska City. Tlie eighth annual convention of the Young Men's Christian Association in Nebraska , will bo held at Nebraska City , October 20-2. ! . Kach association IB entitled to an unlimited delegation. HeprcBonlativosof Young Peonlo's As sociations , Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor , pastors , professors and teachers in colleges , members of churches in towns whore there are no associations , arc invited and will bo welcomed as corresponding members. The international committee will bo represented by Mr. Robert Woidonsall , of Chicago , and possibly ono other of it/H secretaries. The state committee lias prepared a programme , embracing the features of the work , which will bo pro- seated by earnest workers. All dele gates anu corresponding members will bo entertained by the Nebraska City association , and should notify George N. Sroat as soon as possible. The B. fi M. , Union Pacific and Mis souri Paolllo railroads will all give re duced rates. Those attending must pay full faro going , und get a curtiilcate from the agent where the ticket is pur chased. Tills certificate must bo signed by the secretary of the committee , and on presentation return tickets can bo secured at one-third local rate , The e.yuulng sessions will bo held in the Prcsbvlerlnn , Mothodlst nnil (1st ( churcheH. The day sessions will ba hold nt the association rooms. A ro- ( option will bo tendered the visiting delegates Thursday evening , at the rosltienco of William Fulton , Esq. , from 0-11 o'clock , Delegates will report - port upon arrival nt the Y. M. O. A. rooms whore they will bo assigned homes. The Nebraska City convention promises to bo the most important and largest over hold. AFTKK HUGH A Ijlttlo Man wlio Krctiit to ( Jet InlK \ Trouble. Hugh Thompson is a little man who hns been connected with the strootforeo of the waterworks over since they wore constructed. On or about January 8 , 1837 , ho was arrested on complaint of Ills wife for marrying their servant girl Nolllo Potonson without first being legally divorced. The charge was bigamy , but aa the ceremony tool : place in Council Bluffs the court bore dis missed Thompson , cluimuig want of jurisdiction. Since then Thomp son has boon indicted for bigamy and perjury in Potlawntiamlo county , la. , and n complaint has been sworn out before Justice Seabrook of this city for Thompson's re-arrest. 1) . W. Farqtialiar has boon deputized as special constable to find him. Hallway News. Mr. O. P. McCarty , who has for years been in the employ of the Union Pacific road as assistant general ticket agent of the road , has been appointed suporn- ! > tendent of the rate department of the Trunk Line Passenger association and will make his headquarters in Now York. The slock records of tickets which wore removed some time ago to the olllco of Mr. Wing and retained under the charge of Miss Neodham tind Mis Emory , have boon abolished , Mr. Pol tor deciding that they were being kept twice. Miss Noodham has retired from the olllco and Miss Emory , who was engaged gaged in the same work with her , hns been provided for in another depart ment. Permits to Wed. Judge MeCulloeh issued the following mar riage licenses yesterday : Name and residence. Ago. ( Christopher Brown , Omaha . 21 ( Irene Ferguson , Omaha . 18 ( Thomas Carow , Omulm . : tO ( Hannah Jones , Omaha . 'M ( Charles H.iker , Omnhii . ! M I Emma Base , Omaha . 23 f John Hnclcu , Omaha . 20 ( Kiltie Uedau , Omaha . 18 ( Charles I to wo , Sidney , la . 2i ; J Ester Meek , Omaha . 23 Patrick Henry Median , Ovilm . 28 1 Katie Mclitioary , Omaha . 21 Milton T. Turner , Osknloosa , In . 4.'l I Frances A. Sadler , Oskaloosa , Ja . ! BJ i-H at Table. An excellent private banquet was given Monday evening at 'the Millard by the members of the Bachelors' club in honor of Mr. Lewis Neil , of New York. The worthy guest read an ex cellent poem , which was greatly appre ciated by all present. Among those around the board from abroad were Messrs. 11. M. and Arthur E. Genius , II. H. Baldrigo , P. F. Collins , St. Louis ; I ) . G. Boole and John Nuveen , of Chicago cage ; Charles Crowoll. Sliotwell Again Arrested. Jimmy Sholwoll , the veteran crook , was rcarrcstod yesterday at the instiga tion of the olllcors of the Merchant's National bank , for his connection with the Hohinson forgery case last March. Jimmy has been out on bail to appear before the district court as a witness in this case , and ho claims his present ar rest is a piece of malicious prosecution. Tlin Open Hoard. Yesterday morning the second session of th o open board of the board of trade was hold , with a largo attendance of mem bers The engaged caller had not ar rived , neither had the indicator put in an appearance. Until these and a few formalities are attended to the board will not bo able to bottle right down to business. The lOclio. A new German paper has made its ap pearance in Omaha. The title is Dag Echo and Dr. Frederick Wilholm is the editor. The journal will bo published weekly and is devoted to "Literature , Science , Politics and Belles lettres. " In another column of this issue will bo found an entirely now and novel specimen of attractive advertising. It i.s one of the neatest over placed in our paper , and wo think our readers will bo well repaid for examining the supposed display lottorH in the advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters. * A Thlovln Hell Itoy. Eddie Woiborg , one of the corps of boll boys at the Paxton , was arrested yesterday charged with having en tered the room of Frank null and steal ing a pair of gold-mounted opera glasses , a chain purse and a lot of checks. Scrofulous , Inherited and Humors Cured hr Cntinirn. Til ron L-h the medium of onn of your books re ceived through Mr. Trunk T. Winy , DrtiKKNt , Appollo , 1'n , , I brcunm iicmmlntul with your CuTicimIUUKIIII..S , unit tuku this opportunity to testify to yon that tholr iiho has permanently cured mu of ono of thu worst vusus ot blood pof- honing. In connection wltherytilpolus thutl hiivo ever boon , und thlH nfter having been pro- nonncvd Incnniblo by HOIIIC of thnlxwt phyHl- cluns In our county. I tukn uroat pleasure In for \\iirdliiK to jou this U-Ntlmonlul , unsolicited in It Is by you , In order that others milR-rlng from hlmlhtr nmladluH limy ) , encoiirugc-d to cl\u your CUTiciiUA Hr.Mt.iiit.sa trial. ] ' . S. WIIITMNOKIt. Leechbtirg , 1'n. Reference : KiiAKK'J' . WIIAV , DriiKt'lat , Appollo , i'a. SCHOKtJIOIB ) IH.GKKS. JninfliK. Itlclnmlbon , Custom House , NmvOr- leaua , on o.ith says ; "In IhTUSciofuloiiH IJIuiru broke out on my body until I w us a muss of cor- rnptloti. Kvcrythlni ; known to the medical faculty watt tried In vain. I becjimu n mciu wreck. At times could not lift my ImnclK to my head , > u1d not turn In lied ; MILS Inconstant pain and looked nixm life nn a curno. No rcllut or CIUH In U-n > eur.s. In 18.M ) 1 heurd ot the ( Juri * CUIIA KKHKIIIIS , used them , und was perfectly cured. " tiworu to before U , B. Com. J. I ) . CltAwtOllu. ONK 01' TIIK WOIIST OASI'.R. Welmve been Helling your CIITICUIIA KetiK IIIK.X for yearn , and hui the llrxt romnlulut > < > toic-celviifrorn u purchaser. Ono of iho wor t cases of Hctofnla 1 over KIIW WIIH cured by thu us ) of llvu bottles of CUTicuitA HIMII.VKNT. CiniLiiiiA. and CIITICUIIA SOAI- . The Boup tukw the "cuko" hero IIH 11 medicinal Houp. TAVUM k TAYi-OH , DniKKlRtH. Kiunkfmt , Kan. SCROFULOUS , INIIHHITKn , And ContaRlous Ilumorx , with l.o * of Hair , and l'.ruptlon.sof thu Hkln , uro poiltlvely cured by CdTicuiiA and CIITICUIU KIIAI * . externally , and CtJTicuiiA IthHoi.VKNT Intel nully , Hhc-n all other medicines full. Bold ( iverywhero. J'rUe , Ctrrictmt. Me ; BOAT. Sic ; HhRoi.vKNT , tl. Prepared by the I'OTTKII 1)1(11(1 ANIl ClIKMIOAI , Co , llohtOII , MubU. ty Bend for "How to Cnro Skin DlHcuses , " 01 r > ai > r8 , M Illustration * , and IbO tentlinonluh. PIM I'l/is : , black heads , thuppi-d und oily ftklu prevented by CiJTiruiiA Mr.niUATKDtiOAr. PAIWS And weakness Instantly relloved by thoCUTICIIIlA AMVl'AIN I'r.AKTf.ll , tt I'urfert Antidote to 1'alli , Inllamma - , _ tinii and Weakness. A now. Instant A aa d lufalllljle jialn-klUliiK plu uuoubctir , j CUI