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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 13 , 1887.--TWELVE PAGES.
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DAKOTA bus declared forloctvl option
Though Hho isonly uterritory aho is Btil
capable of giving old status points 01
state legislation.
EDISOX says only one-fourth of a toi
of coal is used. The rest goes up tin
chimney. Edison is wrong. The res
is loft at the coal yard.
PKCUUAU Mr. Hiddloborgcr is to b
retired , but Mr. Leland Stanford am
Mr. Henry B. Payne will continue t
occupy pews in the American house o
lords.
THE Chicago reporters 1mvo mnnu
faoturod more bombs than all thj
anarchists could throw in an avorngi
life-time. Instead of being made out o
gas pipe , however , they wore made b ;
gas bags. _ - - - _ - _ _ _
ONK of the vessels of Uncle Sam'
navy came in collision with a coal bargi
last week and was badly used up. Private
vato crafts should not ho allowed V
.recklessly Injure the toys of the bccre
tary of the navy in this way.
NEW YORK democrats claim to havi
already elected Grover Cleveland to
second term. There was once a womai
who saw a rabbit. She paid : "If I hai
that and one more I should only lacl
three of having flvo rabbits for m ;
kettle. "
LKAVKNWOUTH has three coal mine
In operation and will probably hav
three inoro by next summer. It 5
claimed that these mines will soon b
able to supply railroads and manufactc
ties in unlimited quantities. This i
the way to humble the eastern coal rol
bers.
WHILE the
mixed tickets in the last Waterloo t
the yellow dog idea , it might toll t
what disposition should bo made of thos
"tradesmen's tickets" upon which Ei
Wllo had his name Inserted In place <
Doano on the one and Honowcll on th
other ?
A 8AI.K of "Boocher Relics" is on i
New York. The most valuable rolii
loft by the lamented Brooklyn dlvim
voro his teachings in the cause of di
pressed humanity. "Without money an
vithout price , every man in the worl
( jay appropriate them to hia own use-
and with profit.
THE latest bit of gratifying info
ution from Washington concornin
fisheries quo&tlon Is to the etTo
that the United States is handicappci
And 'I this time rank suckers and will
oycii pike are devastating the forests i
America , while the world goes mad c
the anarchy question.
A BUATIUCI : contemporary savs :
Onmlni Is spreading out in the matter i
laughter houses , and expects to bo ready
handle three thousand head of hogs , dull
In n very short time. Omnhu Is going rapid
to the front , us a conuncrcitil metropolis.
Yes , moro than this. Omaha
slaughter houses will require from 10
000 to 112,000 hogs per day , comtueneiii
the firat of January. And when tl
beef packing houses now In course i
construction arc completed and in open
tion , Omaha will- partially rob fro
Chicago the laurels now proudly won
as being the gfcat hog center of tl
now world.
P OENEHAL SHKUIDAN gives very go <
j- roaaona why the order of the so <
j rotary of war , limiting the period
J , staff service to four years , should bo r
f > Yoked. The order has boon objected '
- - from the firstand finally GonoralShct
y dan has filed a protest against its fu
| [ thcr enforcement. Among his roasoi
i'- ho states that the relations of statT oil
' - cors to their chiefs are necessarily of
? confidential nature , and there bhou
' bo uo rule to govern their selection i
jJorloil of duty. Ho objects to the o
Jorcement of the order as it would coi
( pel him to bo deprived of the sorvic
f of a tried and ofllclcnt assistant ai
\ < take an officer of whom ho had i
; ' Icnowlodg-o and in whom ho could n
' place confidence. The force of this
f apparent , and it will unquestionably !
j. cndprriod by every general In the arm
f So far us we are aware the secretary
? vror gave no reasons for his order.
$ M simply the arbitrary act of a nu
H ' " \rho knew almost uothing about nrn
t requirements. The president shou
; &lrct the revocation of the ord r , i
likely will.
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Mr. Tlmrston's PpRltlon ,
Three days before the election. Mayoi
Droatch issued tui ordek' to the chief o
polieo to servo notice upon all rctnl
liquor dealers in Omaha that ho pro
posed to enforce the law which require !
the saloons to be closed on election day
The mayor's action has been very BO
vorely criticised by certain ropubllciu
politicians ns a Blab at party PIICCCPS
Mr. John M. Thtmtou , ti promlncn
partisan , is quoted In the Itcpublicanu
follows :
"There is already upon the statute books i
low for the closing of saloons on electloi
days. Now it is presumed that everyone wll
obey the law , and thcro is no moro reason fo
the mayor of Onmlm to issue an order closlni
nil bars on that day than there would be fo
Governor Thnycr to notify Sheriff Cobun
that murder In Douglas county on Sunday 1
strictly prohibited. The Issuance of such ai
order presupposes a lawless state of society
and a very turbulent community. "
Coming from Mr. Thurston , this ex
presaion Is taken JVJ law and gospel b ;
many active republicans , who nro be
rating the mayor for his uncalled-fo
intorfercnco.
Now Mr. Thurston Is an able lawyer
and ho certainly belied his honest con
victlons when ho declared that it wa
none of the mayor's business to enforei
the law , or to notify liquor dealers tha
ho proposed to enforce it.
As the chief executive of the city tin
mayor Is bound to enforce the law , s <
far as it lies within his power. Tin
charter which the mayor has sworn tc
execute expressly requires the mayoi
[ section 1315 ] to take care that the pro
visions of tliis act and the ordinance
of the city are complied with
Tiic fact that ox-Mnyor Boyd ignorei
his sworn duty with regard to the la\
prohibiting the sale of liquor on clec
tion day does not justify Mayor Broatcl
In following the example. While thi
closing of saloons on election day wa
an innovation in Omaha , it has for year
ll ( " " . % . enforced ! n other loading eUios o
the country. It was enforced on th
bamo day in the city of Now York b ;
the democratic mayor , AbramS. Hewitt
Mr. Thurstou's pica that the law whiel
makes murder and stealing ; a crime over ,
day in the year , enforces itself withou
any ollloial notice to murderers am
thieves , is moro pettifogging. Th
compnribon is a stupid slur on the liquo
dealers , who appreciated the notice b
the police and refused to take advan
tape of the city council's law-defyiii ;
and law-nullifying resolutions. Th
Tact that only ten saloon keepers an
one druggist out of 210 licensed doalci
ignored the mayor's order , speak
louder than Mr. Thurston's plea.
Grant , if you please , that th
mayor is not obliged to nc
tify crooks and murderers that th
law would bo enforced , would it not b
manifestly the mayor's duty in ease c
threatened disturbance or riot to isau
a proclamation notifying law-breaker
Lo desist from their purposed Stippos
Mayor Broatch had served no notice o
liquor dealers , previous to election daj
ind on the day after election two him
dred , or moro of them had been arrcste
and arraigned before the police coin
for selling liquor on election daj
and their licenses had been revoke
after conviction as the law provides
That might have been satisfactor
to Mr. Thuroton and the politicians (
his stripe , but it would have justly lai
the mayor liable to the severest dcnur
ciation by the saloon keepers , and a
those who desire fair play.
Mr. Thurston has of late been in th
habit of opening his mouth and puttin
his foot in it altogether too often.
Ijixmar and Sparks.
Thcro have been reports for sorr
time past that the ollicial relations hi
tween the secretary of the interior an
the commissioner of the general Ian
oHlce wore somewhat strained. The !
reports have acquired credibility fro :
the fact that most of the decisions of tl
commissioner have boon overruled I
the secretary , the elTect of which woul
necessarily bo to provoke the dlsplca
uro , and perhaps the resentment , of tl
subordinate ollicial. Ever since tl
case of Miller and the Northern Paci'f
railroad was passed upon by the pros
dent , sustaining the view of Commi
sionor Sparks , there has apparently bet
a growing disposition with Secretai
Lamnr to disparage the opinions ar
efforts of the commissioner. In this 1
has boon encouraged and assisted as fi
an possible by the clique of now
paper correspondents in Was !
ington who for reasons not far
seek have been unfriendly 1
Sparks over since ho declared his dote
initiation to ferret out the fram
against the government and the poop
by the land grabbers nnd the corpor
tions. It is easy to understand , als
that it was very nearly impossible fi
Mr. Lamar to sympathize with a poli (
which was at war with his whole conn
while in the senate. It is a matter of re
ord that the railroad corporations hi
no safer or moro zealous friend in co
gross than the present secretary of tl
interior , and it is hardly to bo suppose
that ho lias forgotten his obligations
that direction. Since Mr. Clovolat
proclaimed the policy of the admini
tration with regard to the public doma
Mr. Lamar has shown a bettor dispos
tion than before to protect the intorcs
of the people , but his support of Comml
sionor Sparks has boon by no means co
dial at any time. It has been ovldo
that the earnest desire of the comml
bloner to guard the public doma
against further ravishment nnd to r
store that which had boon obtained 1
fraud , has not had the hearty Bymputl
of Secretary Lamar.
The cause of the rupture which mi
require the interposition of tl
president is said to bo an Iss
between the secretary and tl
commissioner regarding the a
Justmont of the land grants of the Cl
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis fc Omal
railroad. The commissioner decidi
that a ixH'tion of those lands had bc <
forfeited and the secretary reversed tl
decision. The commissioner protcslo
und the secretary in an arrogant repl
judging from the fragments quoted 1
telegraph , tolls the commissioner th
the point has boon , reached when tl
president mubt determine whether j
or the secretary shall remain in oftlc
Announcingthat he would submit tl
alternative to'the president , which 1
ins very llkojy done. Under ordlnnrj
circumstances it is not doubtful that the
iresldetit would decide favorably to the
lead of the dopnrtmont. Assuming
lowovcr , that ho intends to uppoinl
Mr. Ltimar to the supreme
) cnoh , ho will very llkolj
find a way to adjust thit
dlfllculty without permitting cither ol
.ho parties to It to withdraw from the
: nibllc service. There is reason to be
love that Mr. Cleveland Is fully in nc'
cord with the policy of the coinmis'
Bionor , and ho ought to know that it has
, ho very general approval of the pee
pie. It is not questioned that Mr ,
sparks has make some mistakes , bul
the fact stands to his credit that when'
ever ho has erred it was duo to hi :
Bolicitudo to Bubfcorvo the interests o :
Lho government and the people. The
president cannot permit Sparks to be
Irivcn out of the land office , because he
tins protested against what ho fully bo
> lovcs to bo a wrong to the people , with'
out damaging himself in popular estl
mation , and Mr. Cleveland is not at thii
iltno disposed to take chances whiel :
might produce this result.
As to the merits of the controversy
wo arc not prepared to express an opitv
ion. But we conceive it to bo the righl
und the duty of the commissioner , in c
cnso where ho believes a mistake in
volving a wrong to the public has beer
made , to submit a , protest and his reiv
sons therefor. Ho wo'uld bo unfaithful
to the requirements of his ofllco and te
Ills obligations to the public if ho failet
to do this , regardless of who is , rcsponsl
llo for the mistake. With this view o
the matter , the letter of Mr. Lamar , inv
plying that the commissioner has m
right to call in question a decision o
Llie head of the department , and that
having received a command , It is hi :
duty to obey unquestioningly , ovot
though ho bo convinced that law ane
justice nro to be contravened , must b <
rtJgTu'elcd fxs firrOgani aSsxunptlon
wholly tin warrantable in the cir
cumstanccs and intolerable un
der any conditions. The commis
sioncr of the general land otllco is oni
of the most important positions undei
the government , and to say that its incumbent
cumbont shall bo deprived of the righ
to present opinions and arguments in i
matter pertaining to his ollice , whiel
conflict with the views of the head o
the department , is a. proposition tha
will certainly not receive the popula :
endorsement. It is not the genera
idea , as it evidently is of Mr. Lamar
that Commissioner Sparks is simply i
clerk. As the chief of a bureau in tin
business of which the people are dcopl ;
concerned , ho is commonly thought ti
bo clothed with duties and obligation
of a very important nature , not tin
least of which is to see tha
the laws relating to the pttbll
domain are faithfully carried ou
and the government and peopl
protected against fraud. In fulfillmen
of that duty wo think ho may make sug
gestions or a respectful protest oven ti
the secretary of the interior when h
believes that ollicial has committed
mistake. It will bo interesting to not <
the view Mr. Cleveland will take of th
*
mutter and his action regarding it .
Dangerous Combinations.
Another combination of manufacttii
era has been formed for the purpose c
creating a monopoly of their product
It is a combination of the makers e
paper bags. Mirny of the patents whic'
have heretofore protected the mam
facturcrs of this product have oxpiroi
and the enormous margin between thi
cost of production and selling price ha
disappeared by reason of the springini
up of small factories where a smalle
profit was deemed sufficient. The larg
paper bag manufacturers have heroic
fore united and have induced the smal
.concerns to join in with them for th
purpose of increasing the profit of th
industry. The example for all th
"trusts" that have been organize
within tbo past two years was furnishc
by the Standard Oil company , which fo
years has monopolized the refining e
petroleum in this country , and by th
American Cotton Oil Trust , a comb :
nation of the cotton seed oil mills of th
south. Recently other industries c
every variety have combined in thi
manner. Thcro is a combination e
typo founders , of envelope manufactui
crs , of India rubber producers , e
whisky distillers , of sugar refiner
and a hundred other branchc
of industry , the free and untrammolle
exorcise of which is of the greatest ia
portanco to the people.
However base or questionable hav
been the methods of the Standard O
company it has to its credit the fae
that through its inlluenoo the price e
refined petroleum has been reduce
from CO cents a gallon to a morel
trifling cost so that every family in th
land may use it freely in the housoholc
All thcso other trusts , however , propos
an opposite result. It is tholr purpos
to raise the soiling price either by fixin
arbitrary figures at which the product
shall bo sold or by limiting the amour
produced per year and thus auectin
the supply. Nothing has over yet boo
said by the companies entering inl
thcso combinations of the great bonofi
to como to the working mo
therefrom. No intimation wr
over made that the increase in th
Income of the companies was to bo fo
lowed by a raise in the price of labe
employed. In fact one of the rcasoi
for combining not confessed , but wo
understood , was that the demands <
labor for increased pay could thus I
moro effectively resisted. No one hi
over yet witnessed a combination e
trust for the purpose of advancing tli
wages of the employed or reducing tl )
cost of products to the consumer.
The rapid multiplying of trusts mu
inevitably result in legislative restrii
tion of their powers and functions.
now organized the trust Is a comblni
tion designed to obstruct the naturi
channels of trade and raise the cost <
products by destroying compotitioi
Their very organization is against pul
lie poliuy.
Tun HuHtojto Got Illoli.
Jay Gould recently said that tl
chance for n young man to make a fo
tune in Now York City , starting 01
with no other capital than his brains , wi
.aboufouo.in-a million. The " Knigl
of Black IWday "f .is. 'good authority or
financial matter * , jit is evident thn !
tbo metropolis liibttho pie it once was
for Plum-Hxtrncltng Jack Homers. One
thing should bo" remembered Goulr
himself has lived there for n quarter o
n century.
The past two decades Imv6 boon the
greatest money-making era in the his
tory of the world. Never before have
such collossal fortunes boon made In PC
short a tlmo. It is not likely that suel :
opportunities will occur again for nn >
other century and.it may bo just as wel !
If they do not. ll is not all of llfo to nc
cumulate a fortune. The mind of the
coming generation has been perniciously <
ciously inflamed with the desire to gel
rich in hasto. With BO many examples
of easily acquired riches before them , r
dislasto for honest , thorough work hni
been implanted In thomlndof the youtl :
of the land. The object of Hfo has come
to bo a rapidly acquired fortune so thai
"good times" may follow. Buthnpplnes !
is not to bo found in that manner
The good of life consists rather in hav
ing a life-work tliat is congenial and h
which ono is successful.
The question whether labor is n curse
or u blessing is much discussed in these
elays. It cannot be answered in the at
flriniitlvo or in the negative for matv
kind generally. It admits only of in
dividual application. To some work i :
a curse because they have unwisely
made it so. To others it is their salva
tion. It Is a congenial work toward t
definite goal in the future that gives tlu
individual the most happiness in life.
Gould gives good advice when ho ad
monishcs young men not to go to Nov
York or other largo cities in search o
fortune. The search after sudder
riches is not a laudable enterprise ii
itself , and , besides , uo wcll-balancc (
person will spend much time in that di
rcction on a chance of one in a million
Sullivan niul tltes Queen.
The event of the season occurrci
when John L. Sullivan stepped ashori
on English soil. The papers are full o
it and the Atlantic cable is kept ho
humming special Sullivan dispatches
Ono of these states tliat ho had a ciga
in his mouth when laud was firs
sighted. At the rates charged fo
cablegrams this in formation comes high
but if anyone had the impression tha
the champion smokcil cigars with hi
nose or his cars it has been effectually
dispelled.
Buffalo Bill's career in London isove
now and John L..ireigns in his stead
London society is falling down befon
him ; that is , in a .metaphorical ECUSI
as yet. His interview with the quoci
has not boon generally published , bu
will doubtless roac& America in dui
time. U
THE profits of the Fall River cottoi
mills for the past year have been entirely
tiroly satisfactory to the manufacturers
It is assumed thht this has been th
general experience if this well pro
tectcd industry. It gratifying to not
'
prosperity in'nnjr"tfqpnrtinont of busi
ness , and in the casoJgt the cotton man
nfacturing industryitlid'gratiflcatlon i
somewhat Icsscnod. vhbn ono is coir
polled to reflect that the labor whic !
produces the satisfactory profits i
largely done by women and children , n
wages but little above the starvatio
point. A committee of the Massachi ;
setts legislature not long aero found
most deplorable state of affairs amen
the laboring population of Fall Rive
employed in the factories. Men ha
been almost entirely driven out e
employment in order to make way fc
women and children , whoso labor coul
be had for a fraction of the wages pai
to men. The result is the rapid growl
of illiteracy among the children of thn
section and an increase of immoralit
inevitable ) to such a condition of affairs
Indigent parents forced their childro
into the factories in disregard of th
hrv prohibiting the employment of chll
drcn below u certain ago , porjurin
themselves in order that their childrc
might become wage earners , the managers
agors of the factories encouraging thi
unlawful practice by their connivance
Necessarily the whole working popula
tion of that region was found to bo dote
riorntiug , and the impression convoye
by the report of the committee was thn
in no other civilized community of eqiui
numbers could thcro bo found moro deg
radation or a larger percentage of il
literacy than at Fall River. It woul
seem that an industry protected to th
extent of over forty per cent should b
able to make satisfactory profits with
out employing almost wholly the ill
paid labor of women and children , wit
consequences that shame civilizatio
and are a reproach to the country.
WITH the Hon. Buffalo Bill just re
tired from a continued season of socir
lionizing and wild bronchos , in th
heart of the greatest city of England-
Hon. John L. Sullivanof Bostonis no'
the social boar of London town. Thcs
two celebrities will give England
chance to contrast the difference be
tween the effete American cast and th
rowdy American west. '
POINTS.
Thomas P. Ochiltrco is credited with si
cret designs on another seat in congress ,
Koostcrs don't look well in a ncwspapc
except in years ending with oven numbers.
Virginia makes formal provision in hi
cede for the expatriation'of ' any of her clt
zcns who may desire to relinquish cltizcnshii
The result in Massachusetts is not n su
prise. When Ben Hutler came out for tl
democratic ticket everybody know "its eyt
was sot. " . *
Hlsh license Is the product of high Intel ]
gence. It moans larger security , fewer rui
shops , and lower taxes ou legitimate ii
terests.
The republican victory In the Second Coi
grcsslonal district of Rhode Island gives thi
party control of n majority of the states I
the lower branch of congress.
Says the Philadelphia Press : Ono of tl
finest political humors of the time is tl
struggle that Congressman llandall bos 1
to keep u voting plate in Philadelphia.
Political parties which seek to live I
bribery will us surely bo destroyed In t
end a will men who make bribery the laddi
by which they hope to reach ofllclal pea
tions.
In the press of graver matters , it may I
well not to lorgot that in the Oregon clectlc
prohibition bos received one more dcfca
Constitutional prohibition Is aljout ready foi
the autopsy.
While many are dUpe ed to doubt tlu
strenRth of HobOrt Lincoln ns a presldeu
ttul candidate , there are some straws whic )
show pretty strong evidences of n senthnenl
in his favor.
Mr. Itlgglns , on the whole , is doubtlest
pleased with the result of the election. Tlu
reformers In Maryland were defeated , nnd IB
New York , where they supported Mr. Nleoll ,
the mugwumps were snowed under.
If there is any deficit In the amount prom'
ised to General Gordon by the democrats foi
his speeches In Ohio It will undoubtedly be
p.ild by tbo republicans of that state most
cheerfully on presentation of the bill.
The personal liberty movement , ns man
aped by the New York and Pennsylvania
saloon element , seems to have defied ovcrj
effort of party leaders to prove that it Is noi
nn issue in the campaign. Its advocates wll
learn something after nwhllo.
Fred Grant made a mistake when he
thought that his name and the memory of hi ;
father would count for something in Ncu
York. It should have needed no election t <
teach him better. His father's ncglcctci
grave should have been enough to do it.
The Present Incumbent Does Not ,
Clitcago Ketes.
Experience teaches that it is a wise Nev
York quarantine ofllcer that knows a cholers
micro DO from n collar button.
The Champion Autograph Album.
Governor Oglesby's autograph album wll
drive half the school girls distracted will
envy before the week is out.
President.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
A New York Judge lined a man f 100 foi
going to the pump with n milk can on hi :
arm. Such a judge would bo immensely pop
ular in places out west.
The Signal of Distress.
C/ifcdf/o / Jntcr-Ocenn
Tne Jackson-Davis Jubilee Indulged In 01
the recent Georgia outing has raised n rum
pus In the democratic family. Nobody cai
be in doubt as to who Is waiving the blood ;
skirt upjy ,
A Toy Ho AVIIl Not Get.
Clilcnijn Ifcrahl.
Editor Grady of the Atlanta Constitution
has been presented by his admirers with t
$1,200 silver service. It pleased him much
but even a little nickel plated vice prcsldcn
tlal boom would Irave beem more ncccptabl
to the discoverer and patentee of the "Nov
South.1
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Thrashed Into Prominence.
Chicago Wctw.
A prominent colored man of Fort Valloj
Ga. , boasts of the fact that when ho was
boy ho was severely thrashed by Jefferso :
Davis. He is ono of the few democrat !
negroes of his town , and an example of th
virtues of whipping.
What Makes "Jake" hatigh.
Kew Orleans I'lCdi/une.
Sick as ho is , Jake Sharp must hav
laughed when a poor man in Now York wa
sent to Sing Sing the other day for stealing
blanket. There was no stay in the procecO
ings , because the blanket man had no mono
to clog the wheels of Justice with.
High license in Ohio.
High license is having the same success 1
Ohio as In other states. Ono of the Cleveland
land newspapers says that it has proved
genuine check upon the sale of liquor ; the
it lias driven out of existence many of th
vilest dens of the state ; that it has clcarc
800 towns of all liquor traffic , and has raise
nn income of moro than $3,000,000 from
class of citizens who would other wise bear u
share of the public burden.
iio Comedy.
Chicago Kcm.
While a number of Indians were taking
ride on the platform of a mail car , ncarPoc :
tcllo , Utah , recently , the trainmen notice
that one of the redskins was shunned by a
the others. The grimaces of disgust b <
stowed upon the ostracised member of th
party \a\\o \ an investigation , which reveallc
that the lonely ono was a tramp disguised a
an Indian in order to get free transportatloi
The Land of Rest.
Helen A. Manvtlle.
Beyond the valley lying low ,
Through which our feet some day shall g <
Uoyond the high hill's purple haze ,
That stretches far beyond our gaze ,
There is a place most sweet and blest ,
Which here wo call the Land of Host.
A land with hills nnd valleys fair ,
And many of our loved are there ;
So silently , nnd ono by ono ,
They went the lonesome journoy.on ;
All , with white hands upon their breast ,
Went out into the Land of Itest.
I long that happy bourne to seo.
I long to know how It will bo
When first these eyes of mine behold
The land of which the prophets told ;
Of my inheritance possessed ,
When shall I reach the Land of Rostt
O blessed land I O tim a so slow I
Not with reluctance I shall go ,
Hut on my lips a happy song
That it , the day looked for so long ,
Has como to take mo to that blest ,
That peaceful land , the Land of Hcst.
Dropped Dead on Uic Street.
Death came to Fred Kearney , an employ
of the Union Pacific , in rather a sudden mar
ner yesterday. In company with two coir
panlons ho was Just returning from the sloe
yards , and stopped at IIowcll's lumber yar
to get a drink. As lie was raising the cup t
his lips , ho fell insensible to the ground. Hi
comrades lifted him up and carried him hit
the yard , where ho expired almost imuied ;
ntely. The coroner was notified nnd a Jur ,
was impaneled which rendered a verdict o
death by apoplexy. Kearney seems to hav
no friends or relatives here , but a letter wa
found in his pocket from J. II. Galop , Ch
cage , to whom the coroner telegraphed uprising \
prising him of Kearney's sudden end. A
yet no reply has been received. Ho is a ma
of forty-five and Is believed to have a wif
and children in Chicago.
Praylnjj For Temperance.
The Women's Christian Temperance Unio
of the world have appointed yesterday an
to-day as a special season of prayer for ten
poraneo all over the globe , and the W. C. 1
U. of Omaha are most devoutly observing th
days in such a manner.
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K. of I . Hall.
Local" Assembly No. 7523 of the Knights c
Labor , held a ball last evening at Wolff' '
hall , on the corner of Cumlng nnd Twentj
second streets. There was a largo attcm
ance and a general peed tlmo was enjoyci
Supper was served at 1'J.
A Former Omnhau'a Misfortune.
J. Taylor , of Antloch , Cal. , for a numbc
of years a resident of Omaha , when ho wn
In the employ of McCord , Mrady Si Co. , ha
a hand badly shattered a few days ago b
the explosion of a shall , which ho was re
moving from u gun while out hunting.
A IJoiut ) In Minneapolis.
MiXNEiroLis , Nov. 12. A dynamite bom
was picked up by a night watchman o
Fourth street between Nlcollet and Hcnni
pin avenues this morning. It was a gas plp <
over a foot long. At one end was a fusi
which evidently had been lighted. The bom
was sent to Dodge , professor of chcmlstrj
who refused to analyze It without ofllclal at
thorlty. It was then given in charge of th
police , who will ascertain Its nature by a
attempt to'explode it. The find ovcuslone
much excitement on the streets.
LEFT THE CITY IN DARKNESS.
Torrlflo Explosion nnd Flro at the
Gas Works.
THE BUILDING BADLY DAMAGED.
Gnllnut Kfforta ofllravo Klrcnicti Pre
vent a Serious Cntnstropho Uo-
pnlrliiK the Dnninnc The
Douglas Street lltnzc ,
It Silt-lit Have Iloon AVorno.
Yesterday nttcrnoon about ! 1 o'clock a tcr-
rifle explosion occurred at the Rns works nnd
the frightened people for blocks around
rushed Into the street to discover the build
ing n moment later a sheet of llnnics. The
lire alarms were sent in nnd In a few minutes
nlUlio flro companies In the city were on the
scene combatting the devouring element.
Thousands of people gathered and watched
the flames roll near the great tank full of
gas , the explosion of which would entail ter
rible destruction. The two valves opening
into the tank were securely closed nnd the
firemen turned nlno streams of water upon
the building and did all in tholr power to
stay the progress of the flames. The con
tinual explosion of gas pipes and the Ig
nited escaping gas made the flro a most
difficult thing to light , nnd It was over an
hour nnd n half before the llauics were fairly
under control.
During the course of the flro it was found
necessary to open the tank of naphtha on the
north sldo of the building to prevent It from
exploding , The escaping fluid caught flrc
and the flames leaped up in a startling man
ner , causing a general stampede among the
spectators. The ground where stood a group
of flrcmcn was covered with oil , and in n
moment the men were enveloped In the
( lames. Pipeman Cnssady. of No. 1 , was
badly burned , and McGuire , Patton , Crowley
and Miller of the same company had their
clothes set on flro and were more or less
scorched.
It looked for a while as though the tank
would soon bo reached by the flames , but
Firemen MoUride , Grcbo , Turner and Noo-
nan rushed bravely Into the face of the
ilamcs , and nftejj n desperate light succeeded
m quenching xne mo > \ \ th : escaping oU ,
The oil caught lire a second time and was
ugnln extinguished.
Hy a quarter of 5 the flro was out , and half
an hour later the workmen were busy re
moving the debris and making preparation to
repair the damage done.
It was discovered that the explosion result
ing In tno llnrwai caused by the leakage of
gas from the generator into the blow pipes.
In the explosion the blower was torn tn
pieces , but fortunately no workmen wcro
near enough to get hurt.
Mr. Isaac , Huttin. the superintendent of the
works , hopes to have the damaged machinery
repaired suflldently by Monday to resume
the manufacture of g. s. To economize the
present scant supply , last night the street
lamps In the city were not lighted , nnd
shortly after midnight the gas was turned ofl
entirely ,
About $00,000 damage was done by the flrc ,
but it is all covered by Insurance.
The Douglas Street Fire.
The fire nt 1317 Douglas street early yes
tcrday afternoon was caused by coals drop
ping on the floor from a cook steve In th (
third story. The flames spread rapidly ami
before the firemen reached the scone the civ
tire top of the building was in a mass ol
flames , which was only extinguished after tin
entire third story ana part of the second had
been completely gutted. Hoth of thcso uppei
stories wore occupied by Mrs. O. F. Wells a ;
n boarding house. Nearly all her furniture
is destroyed and her loss will foot up ovci
$ ( iOO. The ground floor was occupied bj
Messrs. Beard & Otis , paper hangers am
house painters , nnd their loss consists malnlj
in the soiling of their largo stock of wal
paper by the water. While in the third storj
lighting the flames Fireman Charles Prlngle
was overcome with the smoke nnd ful
senseless to the floor. Ho was car
ricd out by his comratcs and received propoi
medical attention from Drs. Leo and Uebcrt
His injuries were not fatal.
The $700 damage to the building was fullj
covered by Insurance. Superintendent Whit
lock savs the division of the second and third
stories Into rooms by means of board parti
tions made a regular tinder box of the build
ing and was done without his consent lasl
spring , the lumber having been smuggled ui
the back way.
CniulIcN For lights.
The usually brilliantly lighted hotels ol
Omaha were in comparative darkness las' '
night , and the guests had to get along will
candles in their rooms. The accident to thi
gas works was the cause for this going bacli
to primitive ways , and it was amusing to set
a bell boy going in advance of a retiring guesl
with a lighted dip stuck in th <
mouth of an empty whisky 01
nlo bottle. Extra precautions were
taken through the hostelries , nnd ad
ditional watchmen were detailed on overj
floor to guard against nccldcnts nnd thieves
Council Bluffs Headers AHslHt.ince.
Superintendent Bradley , of the Counci
Bluffs flro company , was la the city ycster
day , attended both fires and did valiant per
sonal services. The boys speak very hlghlj
of the help he rendered.
Notice to Gas Consumers.
Be careful not to leave any fixtures
open while the gas is turned off in the
city. Then no acccident can happen
when the gas is turned on again , which
wo hope will bo Sunday evening 01
Monday at the latest.ISAAC
ISAAC BATTIN ,
Superintendent Ons Works.
CHEA1 * FUKIj FOIl OMAHA.
The Old Boyd Packing House as a Gas
Factory.
The old Boyd packinghouse , which was the
pride of Omaha forso many ycais until othci
and larger houses were built , Is undergoing c
great transformation. The property was
sold some months ago to Mr. Iler , nnd now n
part of it has been resold to A. Newell & Co.
This company has a largo force of men en
gaged In transforming the old hog killing
house into a gas factory which will bo able to
produce 15,000,000 cubic feet of gas every
twenty-four hours. In addition to the old
building an extension is being built reaching
out to the tracks , which will have machinery
capable of hoisting a whole cur of
coal and dumping it into the
cux ] > las. It Is proposed to man
ufacture fuel gas which shall take the
place of coal for manufacturing and heating
purposes. The gas will bo made from water
by what is known as Kelnhold JJocklcn's im
proved process , which consists , In the main ,
in passing super-heated btcam into a bed of
Incandescent coal. When In use there will
bo neither taste or odor to the gas. although
thcro will bo sufficient odor to readily detect
a leak. The company will furnish this gas
at n price which will bo nt least ten per cent
cheaper than the actual cost of coal. In ad
dition to the 10 per cent thcro will bo a great
saving , as It will do away with the expense
incurred In hauling coal , feeding furnaces ,
removing cinders , etc. Thomas ttanlcss ,
who is superintending the building , and who
Is n most thorough business man , explained
that the ga could bo manufactured and do-
llvered to the consumer for loss money
than n natural pis well could bo
discovered and operated. Ilcsldes that ,
natural KM is not as steady or uniform in
pressure und will sometimes play out after
thousands of dollars have been expended in
laving pipes. The manufactured ga will
also have three times the heating power of
natural gas. The cost of changing a furnace
from a coal burner to a gas burner will rongo
from $10 to $15 according to slzo and con
dition. The manufacturers along ttio river
bottoms will avail themselves of the cheap
fuel as soon as it can bo delivered and from
there tt will ba Introduced all over the city
until , ns Mr. Wanloss remarked , It will be
used to run nil the machinery In the city as
well n for heating and cooking purposes In
private homes. The work on the plant hi
being pushed ns rapidly as possible and t is
expected to have the building *
aud machinery ready for u o not
l tor than January 1 , About $60,000 will ba
expended on this part of the wortt ,
will bo only the beginning of vrhnt the
twny proixws. The company are also mak
ing arrangements for the establishment of
Works nt South Omaha , for the manufacture
of both fuel and Illuminating gas , The name
kind of gas Is also nlxnit , to be Introduced
Into Oouncll Bluff * . Mr. Newell and Mr.
Buoklcn are now in Cincinnati having the
gas holds nnd tanks made and have ordered
the pipes shipped from Louisville. A conver
sation with a number of the most prominent
manufacturers In the city disclosed the fact
that they have great eontldenco In the
scheme , and are ready to substitute the new
gas for coal just as soon ns It can bo had ,
AXOTHEU STK1' TAKEN' ,
Thorough Organization to Secure the
Republican National Convention.
A meeting of the different committees ap
pointed to Inaugurate measures to secure the
republican national convention for Omaha
next year , was held In the board of trade
rooms yesterday afternoon , nnd a permanent
organization effected. M' . J. Council was
chosen chairman , Daniel 11. Wheeler secre
tary and E. F. Test anslfltnnt secrotnry. The
following executive committee was apiwlnted :
W. J. Council , Daniel IT. Wheeler. John A.
Wakelleld , K. Uoscwater , Cadet Taylor , d.
M. Hitchcock , J. J. IJrown , W. F. Ucchcl and
John J. McCaguo.
The prospect for securing the convention
were found to bo most favorable. In addi
tion to the city's central location and easiness
of access , It was ascertained that the menus
of accommodating visitors arc equal to
either St. Louis or Cincinnati , it
both of which places conventions
have been held. It was further suggested
that Omaha's facilities for feeding the visi
tors were superior to those of any clt.v east
of hero. Venison and other kinds of wild
meats are almost nt our door , whllothu r.utt
fruits of California shipped hero retain all
their freshness and palatability. The elalins
of Minneapolis were reviewed. In her ac
commodations she counts various hotels as
far as twenty-live miles from the city , while
Omaha had hesitated mentioning in her
claims the nearness of hotel nccemnioda-
tions in Council Bluffs. Just across the river.
Minneapolis also promised to make an effort
to pledge f 10,000 if the convention is secured ,
while Omaha will have her money pledged
before the convention is asked for. Omaha's
chances with other rivals were also reviewed
and the outlook pronounced encouraging.
Last evening the executive committee held
a short session , and it was decided to meet
again nt U:3 : ( ) a. in. Monday nnd commence a
canvass bf the city.
AttL'SKMKMTB.
Miss Mnttio Viekers appeared lust night , in
her new play , "Cherub , " at the Grand oi > era
house , to n largo audience. This young lady ,
although comparatively a stranger to our IK > O-
pie , possesses all the qualifications necessary
to make her n favorite with Omaha theater
goers. She is pretty , sprightly , a good dan-
cur and wit li a fair voice. She has nn excel
lent knowledge of her business and n read ?
versatility which enables her to make a ruplil
yet natural transition from laughter to
pathos. Last night , however , she scorned to
suffer from a cold. Her piece , however , is a
heavy weight to carry. It requires a com
plement of characters which her company Is
unable to personate. In a more worthy setting
ting her genius and success would have boon
apparent and brilliant , though , ns it was , It
served excellently to make her a number of
friends.
Next week , nt this theater , the "I.ittlo
Nugget" will bo produced on Monday , Tues
day and Wednesday evenings.
To-night , nt Boyd's , Bnurcls nnd Puls1
German company appear in "Kpidumisch. "
Frlscli. Frel , Htark.Trou.
Last evening one of the most successful
commcrs , ever held by the Omaha Turners
was given in honor of delegates of the Mis
souri Valley Turbezirk , who assembled herd
yesterday. Ono hundred and llfty people
gathered around three long tables In Ger-
manla. They were called to order by Louis
Hcimrod , president of the Omaha
Turnvercln , who effected the organiza
tion by appointing Prof , llempel
president and FranLeu / nnd II.
Schilling assistants. The following pro
gramme was then eurritd out : Song , ' 'Turn-
sinn" in unison ; toast to the bezirk , Philip
Andres ; comle recitation , Julius Peycke ;
toast to the delegates , Henry Hiinboiis ;
chorus , "Kneiplied ; " toast to the Turner ,
bund , E. O. Grubc ; comlo recitation , Louis
Illmcr , of St. .Too ; duet , Alfred and F.inll
Meier , of Atchison ; solo , "Kecked In the
Cradle of the Deep , " Dr. Woodburu ; chorus ,
"Commcrslied. "
Incidental to the commers was a frugal re
past with a supply of other refreshments ,
while above all was the pleasantcst of feeling
which made the evening thoroughly appre
ciated by everybody. The following dele
gates were in attendance :
St. Joe F. F. Kuel , H. W. Kastor , S.
Meyer , Louis Hincr , Lours llorwlg.
Atehlson-H , Hutu , Alfred Motor , Einll
Meier , Jno. Moor.
Lawrence Jno. Walruff , John Busch , Carl
Wylcr.
Wichita H. J. Camlcr , John Klmmerlo ,
Edward Knoblauch.
Omaha Louis Hulmrod , Philip Andres , E.
G. Grubc , Max Humpel , Kobt. Uoscnzlvoig ,
Henry Kummerow.
Tills morning other delegates will arrive
from Kansas City , St. Joe , Plattsmouth , En-
doria and West Point.
The flrst session will bo held this morning
at ( i o'clock and this evening a gymnastic ex
hibition and ball will bo given la Gcrinania
halL
Working on Sunday.
When the town clock peeled forth tk
witching hour , of 12 last night an army of
men with picks und shovels began a warfare
on the pavements in front of the livery baru
of James Stephenson , Tenth street , to make
excavations for the admission of the rails
nnd machinery of the Cable Tramway rail
road. The company had gone to law with
Mr. Stephenson to gain the right of way in
front of his prouibes , and yesterday Judge
Croft dissolved an injunction , previously
Issued , in favor of the company , who doubti
less fearing another move against them on
the part of Mr. Stephenson took advantage
of the sacred hours of Sunday to get In their
work.
Oil l Fellows Kujoy TheniHclvoH.
The Kuth Ucbekah Degree lodge of the I.
O. O. F. held n most enjoynblo social last
evening at tholr hall on the northwest corner
of Fourteenth und Dodge streets. A musical
and elocutionary programme was presented ,
In which the participants were the U. P.
band , the Mandolin club , Master Wlnshulo ,
A. J. Eaton , Mrs. Slocum , Mr. Paul , the
Powell children , Mrs. Slocum and Mr. liner.
At the close of this programme thn Ezra
Mlllard Canton No. 1. Patriarchs Militant ,
performed some evolutions. Next followed
refreshments nnd a dance until midnight.
Major J. W. Nichols was master of coro-
uionles.
Completed tlio CanvnHx.
pTho board of education hold a npodal ses
sion last evening to llnlsh the official rountof
the votes on the granting of.JOO,000 bonds
for the purpose of buying school sites and
building now houses. All the votes except
the Sixth ward hud been already counted ,
and the returns from this ward made no aj > -
preclablodifference , the majority of the votes
bclug utill in favor of granting the bond.
All Wan twit ho "Hoc. "
The full and reliable accounts of the execu
tion of tbo anarchists in the HKK made a demand -
mand for It among the people over all other
Journals , nnd the fust jxjrfectlng pre-s es
were kept humping to print enough JMHTI | .
In four editions , Issued during thirty-six
hours. b2W copies were printed und sold , a
Y. M. O. A.
The meeting nt the association rooms yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock wan unusually
Interesting. There will be special meetings
for young men only at the Y. M. 0. A. rooms
every nlgut this week.
Elkx at tlie Fort.
By Invitation of the officers of Fort Omaha-
the Omaha lodge of Elks wont out to tba-fort
lust ovrmtiiff aud had a most enjoyabletime. .
Snow squallsaro a familiar disturbance
in western Kow York , and ice ia form
ing. UoyB on the cost have not
to polish their skates.