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fT' ' ' ' > " " ' 'a'-V'V""l- ' t , - TELE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10 , 1887. THE DAILY BEE. KVEHV MOUNINO. TEHMB OF BUnSCUU'TIOK. InllyMornlnK ( Kdltlon ) including Sundny Ilr.K.Ooo Year . .tlofX J'orSIx Months. t , ( i ror'lhroo Months 3K aim Omaha Sunday DEE , mailed to any ad dress , Ono Year 2 n OHAIIAOrnCR.NO.'JllANtl I01'AllNAMHlHir.T : , NKW YOIIK Orriui' . Itoounr , , TIIIIIUNK Hiiii.i > iNn.VAsrii.Mno.N Ottiuu , No , fiU I'ouu TZIJiTH STIIEbT. COIlllKSPMNDRN'CK. All communications rnlatlnc nnd rditorlnl matter should bo uddro sed to tin KlIllOltOK TIIK IlKK , lIMStNIISS M7TTHIIS : All 1m lnp.s lettcru nnd remittances should be ruldrcssul to TIIK HIK : I'IIIIIBIII.NH COMI-ANV , OVAIIA. Kinff * . checks nnd itostollice ordurs U be made payablu to thu order of the company. Tlic Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , H. UOSEWATEU , KIIITOII. TIIH DAIIjY 1UK. : Sworn Hlnlcinunt of Clfuulntlon. { Into of Nebraska , I. . County of DoliKlns. f ( leo. II. Tzhchuck. M-crctnry of Tlic Dee HMiIng coint-nny , does solemnly swrnrtlmt tlif nctuai rlruifallon of the Dally llto for tlio week rtulliiK Nov. 11. 1B87. was as follows : Saturday , Nov.n 11.W Sunday. Nov.fi. . . , . . . . . . . . . .HA"1" Monday , . Tuesday. Nor. 8 Wednesday. Nov. U 'Jliursdny , Nov. 10 15. ! * * rililay.Nov.il .li'.W. ' Average in.TSC OHO. H. Tz ciiifi'ic. Bworn to and Mihscrlhed In my pretence this 12th day of November , A. 1) . 1W7. 1W7.N. N. P. KK1I , , fSKAU . Notary Public Etntoof Neliinsk.i. l _ . County of Douglas. ( * * Oeo. II. Tzsclmek , lining first duly sworn , ilC' THIWR nnd sajs that lie Is secretary of The Hoc PiilillshliiK comimny , that the nctuai average dully rltculntfon of the Dully lieu fet the month of November , I WO. 13nf : copies ; for December , 18NI , 11.-J7 copies : for Januaiy , ISM , lfi"ffl copies ; for Fob runry. 1W7. H.ina copies ; for March. 1887.14.41X coplex ; for Apill , 1S-K ? , 14,31(1 copies ; for May , ] O7. IIW ! copies ; for.lune , lt 7 , 14,147 copies ; for .Inly , Iffll.lffll copies ; for Augiiiit , Ibbi , 14- llil confi'h ; for September , 1M7,14,349 copies ; foi October , Ih87. 14m OEO. n.Tzscnucrf. Sworn to and subscribed in my prenenco this Cth dny of October , A.I ) . 18K7. N. P. KKI1 , , ( SKA I. . ) Notary 1'ubllc. UKSTHICTION fails to restrict. Chinese nro almost dully arriving ut San Fran- Cisco. Tun St. Paul Globe mines its voice fet purely non-partisan judges. There was u similar idiea adopted in Omaha. IT ia prntlfyhif , ' to know that the base ball Reason is over but there is tie reason for rejoicing , as congress boot : begins its grind. TIIK driven well patent nuisance hai been settled as it should be , in Iowa The farmers will now have a respite from tlio patent sharks. Tim great demonstrations at Traful- gar square arc viewed complacently b.i tinfour Uritish lions which poic at the base of the great statue there. ADDITIONAL cases of bribery arocom Ing to light in San Francisco. Whore are the' Vigilantes , which are such tcrroi to evil doerrf in the Golden Gate ? TIIKSK little touches on Genera Sheridan's little presidential boom from time to time , promise to make i quite presentable by next summer. r TIIK gentlemanly Mr. Joluuin Most ii getting rather emphatic in his talk. Mr. Most should study the art o "Christian science" and adopt the rub bing practice with a bar of &oap. TIIK cruelties practiced by bouillon contractors of convict labor has boot punished very inadequately. The twe principal offending parties wore flnee $ U,500. Tliis is nothing but a travcstj of justice. TIIK weather clerk booms lo.hav < moro consideration for the condition o our thoroughfares than the authorities Had bad weather Bet in early our street ! would have been almost impassable. I Is seldom this city lias had such oppor Utilities for preparing for winter. IT is said that almost the entire popu lation of Iceland is perishing from fam ino. The opulent countries of the worli Bhould not stand by and BOO the poopli of that little sterile island starve. The ; should bo holpeel to emigrate to a inon hospitable clime. GOVKIINOU FouAKisn has said , in th most explicit language , that ho is in fa vor of Senator Sherman as the rcpubli can candidate for the presidency. Mr Sherman took occasion in the last speed ho made in tl.o Ohio campaign to stat that the relations between himself am the governor were of the most frlondl , nrtturo. Those two facts ought to put i stop to the reports that Forakor is fo Bomo other man than Sherman as presidential candidate. IT is an interesting fact that , will only throe exceptions , every chief justice tico and justice of thosupremo court ha boon under Bixty years of ago at th time of his appointment. As Mr. La mar is sixty-two , ho will bo made th fourth exception if ho goes on the boncli Of the eight justices now in ofllco hal of them Waite , Miller , Field and Drael ley are over seventy , and fully as use fttl in every way as their younger assc ciutos. THKUK never was more favorabl weather for building than we are onjoj ing now. And by reason of it all e Omaha'H laboring men find plenty < work. This pleasant fall has placed i the pockets of Omaha's army of wag workers many thousands of dollars. ] it should continue as it promises to fc a few weeks yet , the winter need not lj feared. The frugal laboring man wi have plenty to keep the wolf from th door. THK fetono-cuttbrs of Omaha protoi ngalnst convict labor contractors fui nishing the stone for the city hall. An it is right that they ohould. It is uudci stood that Mr. Stout is interested i one of the bids , which means , if acceptei that convicts will cut the stone i Lincoln , thus depriving honest laborei of what is justly duo them , and win they have a right to expect. All thinj. beingr equal , convict labor should neve bo allowed to compote with honest worl ingmon. It is to be hoped that the < bi i. behind which is Dill Stout with h * ' - prison labor , will be rejected , Sparks Sccrottiry Lamnr's iuvitutlon to Mr Sparks to resign 1ms accomplished it : object and the cormnlsflionor of the pen oral land ofllco hns notified the prcsidcn Lhtit ho is ready to step down nnd out Mr. Spnrks , however , was not conton with simply handing in his resignation nit accompanied it with u letter justl 'ying his course nnd giving the publli .ho benefit of his ntntomont of the exist ing dilllculty. This reply is In stroiif contrast to the arrogant comniunlcatloi ) f the fcocrolary of the interior jut it contains a number of btatemont : which , If Mr. Lamar desircg the cstccn of the masses , demand an answer. Mr Sparks devotes his reply to the legal as pccts of the case and not , as did the secretary rotary , to the etiquette of ofllco. Ho as fecrt = ) that Mr. Lamar's letter "Is a sub Btilution of force for argument , a diver slon of the public mind from the merit ; of the cnso. " The caii'-c of the troubh .n the department is shown to b < .ho decision of the commissioner it regard to the land grants of tin Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railroad , which decision wm overruled by the becrotary. To this no tlon Mr. Sparks formally protested 01 purely legal grounds , nnd in reply re ccived the latter from Mr. Lamar whlcl resulted in the resignation. Without regard to the merit of the case over which tin controversy arose , there is 111 question as to Mr. Sparks' faithfulncs ; .n the performance of his duties. Fron the time of his appointment to the present ont ho has been the terror of lam sharks and corporate robbers who hav < endeavored to dishonestly obtain pos session of the public domain. By thii class of rascals his retirement fron ofllce will be. received with joyous np proval and Socrotai-y Lamar's coursi will bo lauded. But by the honest set , lor and the public generally Mr Sparks' resignation will be considered i blow to the rightful administration o the affairs of the land office. Democratic Confidence. The democrats who are flocking U Washington are described as beaming with confidence. They have very gooi reason to feel happy and hopeful. Bu it will bo wise of them to sot a judiciou limit to their joy , for it is a year unli the presidential election and in the in tcrval there is to be a session of congress gross which may have results disaslrou to their hopes. The capacity of tin democratic party for blundering is pro verbial , and it is confronted with grav < duties and responsibilities which wil give it great opportunity for showing its peculiar faculty. If the people have overlooked tin utter failure of the democrats to accoin | ) li&h anything for the public welfare ii the last congress , it must nebo bo concluded that in the oven of another failure the .people wil again overlook it. They are cxpectin ; that party , having control of the nox hoitho of representatives andrcsponsibli for legislation , to do something , am they are certain to bo very much dis pleased if it docs not moot this oxpccta lion. If the party shall again show , a it has hitherto done , that it is incapabli of formulating a policy regarding tin question In which the people are mos deeply concerned that the ropresenta lives of the party can unite on , it ma ; happen that the people will see the foil ; of longer reposing confidence in tin party. There is a pretty general injpa tionco for relief from oppressive tax ation , and if the democratic party can not agree upon what should bo done , i it lacks the wisdom to dcflnc a policy am the courage to carry it throughthen th people may calculate that it will b better to turn the matter over to i party that will have a policy and wil put it into clTect. Anything might b bettor than to do nothing. The indications are that the dome crals will got no nearer to accomplish ing anything in the next congress 01 the question of tariff revision and reduction duction than they did in the last. Wit ] a reduced majority they urodividodaiv undecided not only in this but all otho questions of legislation. The factio : that holds the majority in check is rein lively stronger than in the last house and it docs not appear to bo any los disposed to dictate terms. It is possible but hardly probable , that the majorit will yield. Much may depend upon th wishes of the president , who ur doubtedly will have u great deal mor to say than hitherto , and ver likely with moro effect. Ho un derstands how necessary i is that the party shall do something and , having much at stake , will nc spare any effort to bring the reproser lativos of the parly into line in supper of some policy. But the outlook for ac complishing this is certainly not favor ablcv and another failure will leave th democracy very little upon which t build confidence. An Ineffootlvo Service. It is evident that so far as the scrvic of the ofllco of comptroller of the cui roncy relates to the mutter of protcc ing the public against crookedness i bank management it is not effective. : it were so it is reasonably certain tin such failures as that of the Pidelit bank of Cincinnati and the Fifth Ni tionnl of St. Louis , at well as others lei notable , could not have occurred. It : obvious that there must bo a great lac of care and attention on the part of tt comptroller's ofllce when , as in the cas of the St. Louis bank , it was found t have been insolvent for four years. K such a state of affairs could have coi tinuod if that itibtilution had been sul jei-.ted to such an examination na the la contemplates , but which as a mutter i fuel it * very rarely given to any banl The usual practice of most bank oxan iners is to accept the statements of tl bank ofiluiuls and omit that personal e : lunlnnlion of every detail which the la requires them to make , and this pnv tico hns boon tacitly endorsed by tl : comptroller's bureau for years. For tl : want of a stricter supervision Ixuik o : aminatlon has become to a great oxtui n merely perfunctory proceeding , U ri'bults of which are no longer rogardc by the public with any degree of conl donee. If it is poviiblo to comedy this it 11 1)0 douo , and the inattor l very lilfo ! to command the Attention of congress. Unquestionably the grcal majority of the banks of the country nro honestly managed on Bound business principles. But it will not do to bo satisfied with assuming this to bo so , It must bo known. The law provides a way for ob taining this knowledge , and the system hns been regarded nswlsoandsufllclcnt , Perhaps it would bo found so if exe cuted with thorough ofllcloncy. The evi dence , however , is that cither the law is defective or it is not properly adminis tered , nnd it is Important that whatever the trouble may bo it bo found and remedied. Docs It Own the City ? In&tcad of securing n franchise to build a cable railway on the streets ol Omaha , the cable company appears to imagine that the entire city was voted to it. In tearing up the paved streets of the city it was presumed that the pay ing would bo replaced , and the streets left in the condition in which they were found. This is not the case. On the asphalt streets , the railway has gone through them , and instead of placing flat stone on the cross streets , cobble etoncs have been dumped in , leaving the crossing rough nnd uneven. The company building the line should bo required as it certainly is under its franchise to leave the streets as it found them. Then again , in making excavations on cross-walks , the life of citizens ia endangered , because of not half suffi cient danger signals at night. It is not enough to apprise a man of the fact that ho is about to fall into a hole flvo feet deep , by placing a red lantern with n four inch globe in front of him , with ten chances to one that he will not observe it until too late. The company should bo compelled , without further delay , to place danger signals along its on tire line of work , and where the excavations are at till dangerous , bo required to fence them in at night. The Counuil'H Duly , From the appearance of Omaha's streets , the parties who have the con tract for sweeping thorn do little more than draw their salary. There is no other city in the world , boasting of paved streets , that expends na much money to keep them clean , with such wretched results , as Omaha. The contractors draw over fifteen hun dred dollars each month for doing little or nothing. Take Fnrnnm street for an example. There you will see dirt and rubbish and filth three inches in depth , almost any morning. The gutters arc filled with garbage , and , to all appear ances , there is no effort made to remove it. It certainly is not a good business principle to allow men to reach into the city treasury month after month and take the tax-payer's money under false pretences. Every citizen favors clean liness. No property owner will object to paying money to clean the streets but every man will insist that the work bo done. Fanning & Co. should cither be com pelled to do their work well , or the council should cancel the contract and award it to some one who will earn the balary. Our Sidewalk System. An ordinance passed some weeks age regulating sidewalks calls for uniform ity in construction. The ordinance re mains practically a- dead letter. Side walks are being built every day on out principal streets , and there is no inert attention paid to the curb grade than il there was none. The result is that instead of having uniform and oven walks they are up and down , topsy-turvy , uninviting and dan gerous. Pedestrians cheese the middle of the street rather than endanger life and limb. This could all bo avoided with but lit tic additional cost. But it must be understood that every property ownoi who puts down sidewalks must get the curb grade and build to it. There is no use to build corduroj roads in Omaha. What wo want are respectable sidewalks. THK question of restricting immigra lion will undoubtedly come before congress gross at its next session , and a vorj strong pressure will bo made In favor ol extreme legislation on tlils subject , Congressmen already in Washington jvro already quoted as of the opinion that congress will enact legislation se as to make it impossible for the an archist leaders of Europe to como hero , It is not unlikely that congress will alsc bo asked to enact a law under which an archists can bo exiled from the country There is great danger that this sort ol legislation may bo carried too far. Granting nil that can be said regarding the desirability of excluding those people who coming here might make trouble , and of getting rid of these al ready here who do make trouble , it wil bo wise to consider the possible cost of fcuch n policy to our liberties Having started on this line of oxclusior nnd repression where might it not loae to ? Can wo bo &uro that having kop out and driven out the foreign agitator : the time would not como when Amer icans would hnvo n check put upon thoii right of free speech y Can wo afford te sacrifice liberty of speech for the snk < of muzzling a few men who preach doe trlncs hostile to our institutions ? Those who advocate such n policy confess i fear that American institutions rest 01 n basis so insecure that they can b < shaken by the vapid declamations o these agitators , bul it is hardly to b < believed that any considerable ) uumbei of the American people have unj such fear. On the contrary wo believe the great majority o our people regard our institution af. entirely safe ngauiht the tirades o anarchists and all other enemies , am nro certain to remain so while the prin ciples upon which they are founded ar mainluinud. One of the most importan 01 tlieM > is the liberty of speech , and 1 will bo time to fear for our institution when that liberty is restrained by login hitlon. Lawlessness should bo punished Mnko the penalties as severe as miiy b deemed nccef-sary for violence commit ted in the name of any caubo. But lenv < intact the right of free si > cccli. AN interesting situation in Europoat politics will follow the death of th < crowu priuco of Germany now cousiil orod fast npproajhing. His father , the emperor , is too lecpo to IOHR eurvlvo the shock of lite son's death , and thd ascension of trto 'crown ' prlnco'a son , Frederick William Victor Albert , who is also the grandsoi of Queen Victoria , will of course follow. The crown prince , while lacking nothing in courage nnd btrcngth of mind , Is of a peaceful dispo sition. Ho sympdlhlzcs fully with hie father in his effrfrts to establish the peace alliance of the central powers ol Europe. Prlnco Frederick William on the contrary is of d warlike disposition nnd it is believed' ' would prefer to soc the triple nlllnnco one of war instead ol peace , and with Bismarck nt his side i bnvago war it would be. In such an event the position of England woulil doubtless bo w.ith the queen's grandson , England , Germany , Austria nnd Italy ngninfct Franco and Russia , would make Europe and the Mediterranean sea vorj unhealthy for American tourists. SITTING BUM , , who has inudo a crazj quilt of his scalp-locks that erstwhile dangled at his belt , is living in quiet , peace nnd plenty at the Cheyenne agency. In n recent interview ho ex pressed himself us being sorry that the Crow outbreak had occurred , and said that he was tired of war nnd would ad vise his younger people to remain upon the reservation. And thus the scales fall from the eyes of deluded nnd misguided mon. JOSEPH CilAMiinunAiN'8 views In re gard to enlarging the scope of the pres ent extradition treaty between Cnnadti and the United States must bo rathci unpleasant reading for the Canada col- only. KINGS AND QUEENS. Princess Beatrice is turning her attention to photography , nnd is said to bo turning out creditable portraits. Queen Victoria 1ms other things to worrj her besides mere political multure. She has has chin whiskers nml a big family. King Charles of Roumnnia i-ctuls nil the proofs of his wife's stories and corrects them for the printer. A revise is then submitted to the queen. The crown prince of Germany , who is now nt Baveno , takes good long walks every day , and is reported to bo improving. He does no work whatever. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has ad vanced $200,000 from his private fortune to the Bulgarian treasury to hasten the comple tion of railways. The czar entertained his royal Danish rein lives with a feat of strength the other duy , Ho took a now pack of cards and by a quicli motion of his hands toro it right through. Queen Margaret , of Italy , has had capa ble Jewish Instructions , can read the Ohl Testament in Hebrew , with case nnd has col lectcd a largo Hebrew library , with the latest works on Jewish literature. The condition of King Otto of Baviiria It growing worse. H6ls ( constantly afflicted with sense illusions , and Is unable to attend to any of his duties. 'Tho ' other day ho did not oven recognize hls mother. Before the recent birth of a daughter te Princess Beatrice , n { Balmoral , no royal off spring had been born in Scotland since Charles I. of En gland , saw the light at Dun f ermine , Fifcrshirc , on November 19,1COO. "Tho Duke and 'Duchess of Edinburgh,11 says London Truth , "aro dcscrlhccl by the Trieste people as being the most parsimoul ous royalties that have ever visited thai port , nnd the Austrian papers are llllcd will ; anecdotes of their meanness. " King Humbert of Italy often causes annoy ance and embarrassment by taking fanoy te 'any littlo'novelty which ho may see in the hands of any of ins courtiers. No inattoi what it U a cano of rare wood , a Jewel BC ( In some curious way. or a fantastic watch his majesty will show such an intense desire to possess it that finally tbo object is offered him , nnd it is always replaced by a present of double of triple its valuo. The late Major Mordecal , of North Care linn , mot the czar of Russia onoo and in the course of the conversation , which was car ried on In French , addressed him as "Mon siour. " Turning to General IMcClollan , the major said : "D n the fellow , I called lila mister. " The czar , with a smile , remarked ; "Let us talk English , wo can pet along bet tcr , " The North Carolinian diiln't cuss the czar any moro during that interview , Ex-Queen Isabella's friends assert that she never formally abdicated. She signed t paper in the presence of witnesses whlcl was understood to bo an act of abdication But it was never ratified hy the cortes , novel given legal publicity , and , Indeed , never lo ! out of her possession. The royal signature Is no longer visible. Where it was there If now a huge Ink stain , she having. In 'hci son's lifetime , in a fit of nngor at his disrc gard for her wishes , taken up an inkstani and dashed it down upon the document it question. A " \Vhinky Barometer. IViiadtlpMa Pmt. When liquor licenses go down taxes will g ( up. _ _ Kisser Tcoutnsch. Lnwell Courier , A Montana paper referred the other day t < "Kissor William of Germany. " "Klssei William" Is not a German , but nn American and his other front name is "Tccunibeh. " Should Settle All Fish Questions. CMeagn Herald. It is hoped that Messrs. Angcll , Putnam Tupnernud Chamberlain will not adjoun without passing upon the long mooted ques tlon : "Docs the codfish salt the ocean or thi ocean salt the codfish ! " About the Size of It. Des Motncs IlcgMcr. It Is very evident that the republics ! party , instead of Wrangling over men fo 1833 , must labor to unite on s > ome ono mai who can curry Now" York , if It intends ti make any fight at all. The Ijittlc Stamp Collector. SI , Kteltnlai , Three months ago ho did not know , His lessons in geography ; Though ho could spell nnd read qulto well And cipher too , ho cmilil not tell The least thing in-topography. But what arhangot How passing strange Tliis stamp collecting passion Has roused his real , for woo or weal , And lists of names ho how can reel Oft in amazing passion. I hear him speak of Mozambique , Heligoland , Havana , Cashmere , Japan. Thihot , Sondnn , Sumatra , Spain , Wuldeok , ICokun , Khaloon , Slum , Bulgaria. Schleswig-Holstoln oh I hey of mine , Genius without n toachcrl ) Wales , Panama , Scimlo , Holivar , Jclclnbad and Kandahar. Cabul , Dec-can , Helvetia , And now ho longs for moro Hong Kongs A Itanipour , a Mauritius Giwce , Uorneo , r'ernamlo Po , And how much ulso no ono ran know : Hut bo , kind fates , propitious t Generosity On a Imr o Scale. SI. Lnutt GluhoDficocrat. Ono of the largest bonpfactions in the hla tory of'tho world Is that of thcUaron Hirflch who lias Just given $30,000,000 to Jewish char itiea lu Euroi > c. Llko a prudent man , tUi baron gives the money during his lifetime , nnd intends to see his Wishes carried out personally. Stulo Condiment. lVilirt < lci | > ? ifa ItetorJ. If Governor Beaver should ntuft bis Thanksgiving turkey with his peppery anto- clectlon speeches , each mouthful of the foolish fowl would bo as hot as cotton. But the shining was knocked out of every thing. _ It Inioks That AVnjr. Aiiwuta Gazftte. Isn't It comical that the protectionists should claim that it takes heavier tariff du ties now to ' 'protect" the manufacturers than It took fifty years ago ! By the way , doesn't this prove that the longer industries nro "protected" the moro helpless thcybe- como ! STATE AM ) ElimTOUY. N'rbt-nflkn Jotting- Corn-pickers are abroad in the fields. The packinghouse nt Nobrnskn Cily is actively slaughtering. The general sentiment of the west is iu favor of the fall style of anarchy. Ainsworth is building n court house nnd hatching hopes of another railroad. The daughter of James Column , of Wymoro , wus fatally injured by n run away team Insl Salurday. Nebraska City has renewed her flirta tion with the Wabash. It is feared the completion of the brldgo will bring them togolhorin n rib-bending embrace. The Evening Democrat of Ilastings closed n brief nnd interesting career last Monday. The pride of Duke Thomp son relapsed into n weekly , owing to the lack of remuneration for mental and physical anxiety. Senator Casper , of the Buller County Press , reads the riot net to the boodle democrats of the county , nnd points out to them the path of shnmo and degra dation that led to the defeat of the counly ticket. The mercenary ele ments controlled caucusandconvontion , spurned the decent men of the parly , nnd dug their political graves wide and deep. One year ngo to-day winter with n retinue of , frigid minions swooped down on this section of the northwest nnd for forty-eight hours hold furious carnival like u dissolute conqueror of old. It was a thoroughly piercing opening of n cam paign which continued almost unbroken for four months. A continuance of the present delightful weather will dissipate the chilling memory of last year and make whole-hearted the Allcluiahs on Thanksgiving day. The Beatrice Express nnd the Falls City Journal agree that Church Howe was "master of ceremonies nt that car nival of treachery" that resulted in the madness by the lies of Howe and the minions that Howe sent to him , and oven after Humphrey had reconsidered his insane action in writing his lollerof withdrawal , Church Howe took Hum phrey to the depot and there dictated the dispatch sent by Humphrey to the BEE. Of course Howe denies this. Ho would not be the thorough liar he is if ho acknowledged it. But a Falls City traveling man was in the depot nt the time , and saw Howe dictating the dis patch. This is the worst stab the re publican party has ever received from the treacherous hand of that sneaking political assassin , Church Howe. " Iowa Items. Moro machinery will be put into the canning factory at Davenport next spring. The railway conductors living in Creston will give a bauquct and ball on , lhe 24th. The Fort Madison paper mills manu facture and ship on an average over ton tons of paper each day. Charles Fisher , of Emmeteburg , was kicked by a vicious horse , breaking in his skull , so there is no chance for his recovery. All the records , nccounts nnd valua ble papers of the orphans' homo at Davenport were burned. The supposed lire-proof vault was useless. The now Congregational church at Iowa Falls was dedicated last Sunday. The assembly room is 40 by GO foot , the lecture room 20 } by U2 , the ladies' par lor 16 by 20 and the kitchen 10 by 20. Dakota. Residents of Fargo are circulating a petition praying for admission as ono state. Union county has invested $1,200 in a poor farm and 87,000 in a poor house lo cated bovcn miles from Elk Point. Pierre rejoices over the fact that Commissioner McClure will como back to that city and have the immigration ofllco there. The building activity of Custcr City continues. A site has boon purchased for a now Catholic church to bo erected there , and other buildingoporations arc contemplated. The leaching process of treating low grade ore promises to putmillionsin the pockets o ! the Black llills people. The test recently made by Prof. Clark , of Nevada , was a complete success. This fact enhances the value of all mining property in the Hills. The details of the test have not yet been , published. LENXEP'S ZITHER UECITAfr. A Very Pleasing Entertainment at Meyer's Hull. An audience , comprised chiefly of the best musical talent of the city , assembled at Mey er's hall last evening to listen to Ivan Lcu- ncp , the famous zither player , assisted by several of the most prominent of Omaha's local musicians. Mr. Lonnop is n musical ar tist , nnd his efforts were liighy appreciated. The first number , a divcrtisemont from "II Trovntoro , " was a very difllcult passage and was magnificently oxocutod. "Kin Scllger Augcnblick , " a concert fantasia composed by Mr. Lcnnop , was rendered in a most delight ful manner. A selection , "From the Bavar ian Mountains , " in which ho was assisted by Miss B , Stngel , who is nn artist of no small merit , elicited much applause. Miss F. Hoe- dcr and Miss Knchaol Franko snug a duo from "Tho White Damo. " which could not fail to be appreciated. Miss Hocdur has a rich contralto , which , blended with the clear , sweet soprano of Miss Franko , produced a very happy effect. Miss L. Isaac * Bang the "Angel Serenade , " n very pretty selection , iu u charming manner. She also rendered H polonaise from Chopin in magnificent stylo. Mr. M. Lonz favored the audience with a vi olin solo which provoked much applause and concluded the entertainment. They Ovcrlookoil the Child. About 9 o'clock last night , while August Gustavson was walking down Chicago street accompanied by his little child nbout three years old , ho wus suddenly seized with n fit and fell struggling to the sidewalk. Ho was found in this condition by the police and was taken to the residence * of his ulster , Mi * . Norwald , Twenty-socond und Mason streets. The ofllcers knowing nothing nbout the child being with him , overlooked It entirely , and on returning tothosceno the little follow was missing , and since then nothing bus been heard from him. Koiirth Ward llepubllciuiH. The Fourth wnid republican club hold a brief meeting last evening ut the onico of Justice Anderson at 1WM Faniam street. The only business of any Importance transacted was the urrungcmcnt for paying the expenses for the campaign Juxt closed , The next meeting will bo held on the second Tuesday of next mouth. SOUTH OMA1IA NKWS. Wllllatn W. Pierce , of Grand Islmul , is In the city. The receipts of hops nt tlio Mock years yes- tcrtlay nro over ten thousand. Twenty-seventh street Is lo bo partially occupied by another ido track of the Union 1'aciflo yards. John Mnlklns. formerly of South Omaha , but who now holds ] nn Important position In the M , & M , ofllres nt Lincoln , Is In the city. John Cervlnl was before .Hulgo llouthcr yesterday charged with disturbing the peace. Ho gave bund for his appearance to day. day.Tlio Tlio sewer leading from the lake southward was completed yesterday and the wont of draining the water mid illllng the bed to the ostnbllslicd grade will begin on Monday uei.xt. The southern extension of the Block yards Is being pushed forward to completion ns rapidly ns possible , In order to nccommodnto the great Increase lu the receipts of cattle und hogs , MIssTurpln , of darks. Neb. . Is in the rltv visiting the family of Mr. S. Chlsley. Mondaj night n number of the young lady's friends congregated nt the residence nnd inado mat ters pleasant until n late hourycstorday morn ing. Dancing and other amusements were In dulged In. A syndicate composed of a number of gen- tlomcn connected with the Armour and Swift packing houses have recently purchased nearly nil the vacant property on Twenty- fourth and N. Thclrodicctls not definitely known ns yet but It Is believed that several handsome brick houses will soon bo erected. The city council will hold their next moot ing on Monday evening when It is expected tlio certificate from tlio governor declaring South Omaha a rity of the second class with a population of 0,000 nnd upwards , will have arrived. Should such bo tlio C.IHO tlio pre liminary steps for Issuing bonds for city im provements will bo taken. A rumor to the effect that Morris , the bcof canner of Chicago , will establish n factory hero , has been In circulation for BOIIIO tiuio past. An Investigation of the matter shows that whllo nothing positive has been decided upon , Mr. Morris' ugcnt , Mr. George Timor , was here some few weeks since , quietly look- Ink over tlio situation. Ho Is reported to luivo stated that there was a imsslbllitv of such action being taken , but at what time , ho was unable to say. John A. McMurphy the proprietor of the dally paper soon to bo established hero is in tlio city making his preliminary arrange ments. Ho purchased u lot on M street between Twenty-fourth ntid Twenty- llfth and yesterday the erection of tlio oflico building was commenced. The name of the journal will bo The Hoof and Horn. In addition to publishing n complete ) market report - port _ the paper will print nil the local news of South Omaha and news from all parts of the state relating to stock Interests- weekly will also bo issued. The first paper will ap pear Nov. 20th. Carpenters and Joiners' I > nnco. Over two hundred nnd fifty couples parti cipated in the grand annual ball given at Ex position hall last evening by-tho Carpenters nnd Joiners' union , No , 53. Tlio music was good , and the floor , which was fresh from the carpenters' plane , was as smooth as glass , and In condition to satisfy the most fastidi ous workman who waltzed on It. Twenty- four numbers were danced , nnd supper was served In the usual manner , in the balcony. The committee of arrangements were E. L. Collins , J. C. Scott , II. W. Schncbly nnd C. L. Davis. The committee on reception were Jj. Gordan , A. W. Hust , George Lewis , E. Browning and P. II. McPhce. The floor committee were B. Johst , C. L. Davis , II. W. Sclmobly , Gcorgo Minotyno nndT. F. Vcircs , nnd u more courteous and capable committee * have not yet appeared lu the ball room this season. Vlewcel Ills lcnd Stepson. Charles Strabel , froioAvocatlio stepfather whom Joseph J. Stogncr , the suicide , blamed for his tragic ending , arrived in the city yes terday , accompanied by Fred Swartz , for merly a chum of Stegner. Strabel tried to get possession of the letter written by Joseph to his mother Just before taking his own life , but it wus refused him. It will bo sent ns n registered package to his mother , so that she will be sure to got it. Strabol tnkcs the ter rible death of his stepson in n very indifferent manner. Ho returned home last evening , leaving Swartz to take care of the remains. Tliis morning the body will be shipped to Avoca for burial. No Trace Discovered. No trace of William Liddoll , the young plumber who mysteriously dlsappcarco from bis homo Sunday , has yet boon discovered. Yesterday his follow workmen formed them selves Into a searching party , but their ef forts proved unavailing. The police engaged on the case also report no progress. The relatives of the young man have offered $100 reward for his recovery. Pastor Short-Ill's Action. The committee called on Mr. Sherlll yes terday and had a conference with him. Mr. Shcrrill refused to withdraw his resignation yet awhile , and the matter will lay over un til ono week from next Wednesday. Mr. Shorrlll is anxious that the enttro congrega tion should take part in any uction. If the reverend gentleman could bo assured of greater activity among his church people he could probably bo induced to remain. Continued the Case. John Lewis , the light fingered gent who Is charged with lifting $5 out of Henry Pago's pocket whllo watching the fire on Douglas stroct last Saturday , wan arraigned before Judge Bcrka yesterday. Ho claimed ho was not yet ready for trial , and managed to sc- cure a continuance until 3 o'clock this after noon. Closed Down. The asphalt works of this city have closed down for the winter and nearly two hundred men who have been working around them and In laying pavement , have been thrown out of employment. SCALY , ITCHY SKIN And all Scaly and Itching Skin and Scalp Diseases cured by Cutlcura. Psoriasis , I'czema , Totter. Itingworni. Mchon , Pruritus , Bcull Head , Milk Crust , DnndrtifT , liar- bcrtt' , Haters' , Orocera' nnd Washerwoman's Itch , and overspocles of Itching , Durulug , 8cnly , Pimply Humors , of the Skin and Scalp , with Loss of Hulr , are Instantly loltcvcul nnd speedily cured by CUTICUIIA , the iireat Skin ( , uio , und CUTICUIIA SOAP , nu nxqulslto Skin Iloimtitlcr , externally , and CUTICUIIA UKSOI < > vfcNT , tlio new lllooil 1'urlflor. Internally , when physicians and all other reiuudlua fall , PSOKIASIS , OK SCAIjY KK1N. I , John J. Cixso , I ) , D. S. , having practlcod den tistry In this county for thlrty-llvo yearn nnd beliiK well known to thousniulu hereabouts , with ii view to help any who nro iilllfcted ns 1 have been for the puHt twelve yeara , tontlfy that the CUTICUIIA HKMKMIKS cured me of isorlasls. or Sculy hkln. In eight days , nf ter the doctors with whom I had consulted gave mo no help or enC - C ° NSTN. J. JOHN J. CASH. D. U. B. DISTRESSING KflUTTlON. Your CUTICUIIA HKMKDIKS performed a won derful cure last mimmurononeof ourcuHtom- IT * , an old gentleman of seventy yearn of KO , who Buffered with a fearfully UlstressliiB erup tion on his head anil face , nnd who had tried all remedies and doctor * to no pimmse TKXAIIKANA , AUK. _ J. K. SMITH & CO. DUSTI'ANPUIj OF SCAM53. H. 15. Carpenter , Ilendernnit , N. V. , cured of ' 1'horlasls or l.eproi-y , of twenty } ears' gtandlni , ' , by CUTICUIIA HKMKKIKH. The mo t wonderful cure on record. A diiKti.anful of huiles fell from him dally. 1'hyslclans and his friends thought ho must die. IY CUKKIJ. Tor the radical cure of nn obstinate cast ) of eczema of IOIIR standliiB , I C'vo ' entire credit to the CUTICUIIA UKMKIMKH. K. II. HICHAHUSON , New Haven , Conn. Sold everywhere. Price , CUTICUIIA. tOc. : ROAI- , a * * . ; Hnsoi.viy > T.ll. Prepared by the POTTKII Dium ANII CiiKMiOAr. Co. . llosUm , MahH. t jy"W > nrt for "How to enire Skin DlsennoK , " CU p.igus , Ml Illustrations , nnd 100 teMlimmlaU. Pl'l.KS , hlark-headH , chupped and oily bkln PIM11 , iruvcntcd hy CUTICUIIA M' OLD FOLKS' PAINS. l"ull of comfort for nil Pains , In- Ilammatlon , and Weakness of the . A e.d H tbe CUTICUIIA Al TI-PAlN I I'I.AKTKH. the tlrst nnd only pain-kill- eiiKtlienliis 1'Ublor , New , tuntantaneoua Hud lu'fttlliUlo. Usltln Mint Interest- / if/ Suburb of OmaJia , New IlouNcKvoryxvhoro The Now I'noklnuHouses Almost Heady for Ocuupnny , IJto. , lite. It WM rptiortod tnvcrnl days ngo thdt tin Ponlh Omaha l.ntid ( 'uinjinny Had let thn con tract for tlio rrcctlim of ! ) , uwl housoi in South Uiiiahn. hearing of this our leportcr mndo a visit to that busy city and found things gt nor- nlly on an Imim-ns-o boom. The now p.icklng housoi are almo.st ready for occupancy , and when comj'ltMo will enlarge the killing capacity toulmoit lo.txni hogs per day. Jn every dlroi - tlon thnro nro ovlduncos of the boom , now houses uro being built everywhere. Whllo htiolllng nionnd on his nilsslun the reporter ilroppoit Into la\o ) IMctis' place on T > M > ntj-- RlxthHtrvot. the proprietor. Mr. David Kdcni , was busy dispensinglliiuld rofieshmcnts to the thirsty customers. On being necostod bv the reporter , ho gieoted ( hut Individual with n coidlnl grasp of the hand. "Yc * , " said ho. "wo nro having boom hero , and will noon bo packing - ing us ninny hogs In South Omaha IIB they do In Kansas city , i hnvajiittt returdod from a trip np to pninliii , and feel llko talking. I was up there to the olilco of Drs. McCoy nnd Ilonry. These physicians Iwo done for mo , in ono month , moro than all the doctoring I have done for almost four years' . 1 hnvo boon mulcted for that tlmo with c ti < nh. nml have tiled n num ber of doctors , Vint have obtained no rollof until I went to their olilco nbout one month ngo. I think I must hnvo pot thn catarrh while work- In ? In Texas. 1 worked thnro a long time , nnd came hero to South Omaha , nnd blnco being hero I have Buffered terribly. 1 had im awful dizzy fooling , had night sweats every night , slept poorly , would haw k nnd spit nlinost nil the tlmo. nnd n distressing cough nnd a miserable ttlckllng In the back of my throat from my noso. 1 was nil broke up ioneinlly ; , nnd felt nbout ns mlseinlilo us n man could feel. I BIIW Drs. McCoy A 11enrv's advertIsements and called on them. They told mo 1 had u pretty bad cuso ofCatanh , but tuild they could euro me , but It would probably take three or four months. \ \ ull , 1 commenced on their treatment , nnd onlr n month has passed , and 1 feel ho good that I feel llko saying nil I inn for them. 1 have no moro night nwcnts , my cough is broken up and 1 am not bothered with It nt all. 1 do not hawk nnd spit any moro than natural and fuel Ilka ft now lj\nn cnllri-lv. " DAVID The subject of the above sketch Is proprietor of Dave Kdens' place on 'JVeuty-slxth fltroot , South Omaha , where he will corroborate tin above to nuyouo who will call on or address him thero. The following statement regarding Trs. Mc Coy nnd Henry la mndo niwii good authority : "Sine * tlint eminent jrfiyslciiiiwi have betn < n tiie wat , Uicy have titatcd nnd aiml over tLc thmu- undcasct ofcdtanh and c/iroiifo / t/niKit / mid lung tn > itl > lcand of ( line cae * * ) ixr cent hail been declared and prtmomicdt incurable. " CATARRH DESCRIBED. TUo Symptoms Attend I nil I lint Dlaoaae AVlilch Linnets to Consumption. When catarrh hns existed In the hnad nmJ the Tipper part of the throat for any length of tlmo the patient living In a district where peopla nroMibjecttocatnrrhal nllcctlon nnd tlio dig- euho IKUS been left uncured , the catarrh luvarl- nlly , sometimes slowly , extends down the windpipe - pipe nnd Into the bronchial tuben , which tnboi convey the air into the dill erent pnrts of tn luncs. The tubes become nffected from the dwelling nml the mucous utlslnc from cnturrh. and , in borne inatnucos , become pliiKKod up , BO that tlio ulr cannot get In na freely u.t It should. Shortness of breath follows , and the patient breathes with labor and dllllculty. In cither cnso there Is n sound of crackling midwhoo/.lnc Inside the client. At this atago of the dlseaso tlio breathing is usually more ranlct than when In health. The patient has also Lot Hashes over the body. TUo pain which accompanies this condition li of n dull character , felt fn the chest , bohlnd _ th breast bone or under the shoulder blado. The pain may come and KO last a tow dayn nnd then be absent for sevcvul others. Tlio cough that occurs in the first Btnfjes of bronchial ca tarrh is dry , comes on at Intervals , hacking in character , ana Is usually most troublesome In the morning on rising , or going to bed at night , nnd it may be in the first uvldenco of the discuss extending Into the lunt'S. Sometimes there are fits of coughing Induced by the tough mucus so violent u to cause vom iting. Later on the mucin that ( raised U found to contain small particles of yellow mot. ter , which Indicates that tha small tubes in the lungs are now affected. With this there nro of ten streaks of blood mixed with the mucus , IA Homo coses the patient becomes very pule , has fever , and expectorates before any cough ap pears. In some cases small masHes of chnesy substance - stance are spit npwhich , when pressed between the lingers , emit a bud odor. In other case * pnr- tlclns of n hard , chalky nature are spit up. The raising of choosy or chalky lumps indicates se rious mischief nt worlc in the lungs. in some cases catarrh will extend IntotUo lungs in a few weeks ; In other cases it maybe months , nnd oven years , before the disease a > - tacks the lungs tmlllcicntly to cause serious la- tcrfercnco with the general health. When the disease has developed to such n point the pa. ( lent is said to have catarrhal consumption. With bronchial catarrh thorn Is more or loss fever which dlfTcr.s with the dlflerent parts of the day slight in the morning , higher In the afternoon and evening. SNEEZINCTCATARRH. What It Alcana , How It Acts , and What It Is. You sneeze w hen you get up in the morning you try to sntwzo your nose oft" every time you lire nxposed to the least draft of air. Von hav n fullness over the frout of the forehead , and , the nose fuels as If there was a plug In each nos tril , which you cannot dlxlodge. You blow your nose until your oars crack , but it don't do any good , and the only result Is that you succeed In getting up a very red nose , and you BO Inltat * tlio lining membrane of that organ that you are unable to breathe through it at all. This Is a cor rect and not overdrawn picture of an acute at tack of catarrh , or "Sneezing Catarrh , " as U U rullcd Now. what does this condition indicate ? First n cold that causes mucus to be injured out by the glands In thn newt ; theu those diseased glands are attacked bv swarms of little fiornig the catarrh gonn that Heat In the air In a lo cality where t7io dlscaso Is prevalent. TIIMO an- ImRlculao. In their efforts to find a lodgment Irritate the sensitive membrane lining of tha nose and uaturu undertake * to rid herself oi them by producing a fit of Kiicozlnir. When the nos > o becomes filled with thickened diseased mucus the natural channels for the In- troductlouof nlr into the lungs Is interfered with and the person so affected must breathe through the mouth , and by such means the throat becomes parched and dry. dnortng Is produced , and the catarrhnl dlscaso gains ready itcccbs to the throat and lungs. DOCTOR J , GRESAP M'COY , i Laic of Hellenic Hospital , N. Y. } AND DOCTOR COLUMBUS HENRY Have Offices 310-311 RAMGE BUILDING , Corner IDih mid Jlnrnoy Ktrccm. Oinnhn , Nobrnnkn. Wheie all curable rases are treated with MIC- c s. Medical diseases Heated xklllfiilly. IJun- sumption , Ilrlght'H Disease. , Dyspepsia , Ilheu- matlsiii. and all NWIVOUH Ilt.BAH .a..All dis eases peculiar to the sexes a hpeclalty. UATAIIUII CONSULTATION by mall or at onico. 11. Otllco Iloiirb-.l to 11 n. in ; X to ( p. m ; 7 to 8 p. in. Hunday Included. Couespondeniu receives prompt attention. Many diseases aie treated MicceBsfiilly by Dr. McCoy through the jnall" , and it la thus possible for tho-Ho unable to make a Journny to obtain xuccesHful hospital treatment at their homes. No letters uiwweml uulesH accompanied by 4c ° ABdlr1 ' all letters to lira. McCoy ft : Ilenry , Itooms inO and Cll Itamge Ilulldlng , OuiaU % Nobraski.