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IF Sioux CITV wants to decorate hot-
corn palace in first class style she had
better send in her orders to Nebraska
farmers early.
\ CITIKKXS of Omaha will be pleased to
< hear of the favorable turn in the illness
of Thomas L. Kimball , general mana
ger ot the Union Pacific.
WE , Us ft Co. have not yet dissolved
partnership. They wore on hand in
full force at the council mooting to in
timidate any councilman who dared op
pose their wishes on the city hall loca
tion.
ALTHOUGH the thinning out of re
publicans in Louisiana by white men's
bullets has commenced n little earlier
than usual for election year , the negro
vote for president will not diminish.
There won't bo any.
ALTHOUOH Calvin Brice is a railroad
magnate it is very evident ho does not
know how to oil his party. Mr. Cleveland -
land is very mad at the rusty condition
of the democratic machine and is look
ing about for another engineer.
Union Pacific is reported to bo
removing the old piers under the
bridge. While in the mood of razing
obstructions the attention of the com
pany Is directed to sundry shells and
Bheds used for freight and passenger do-
THE day sot aside by the Fair and
Exposition association for the especial
benefit of traveling men will not bo neg
lected by the drummer "boys. " A
hearty response to the invitation is ex
pected. The fraternity has a great op
portunity to show the city how well it
appreciates the courtesy extended to it.
STOCICMKX of Texas are complaining
of the great expense entailed on them
Irom the necessity of branding
their horses and cattle. II
is estimated that five million
dollars are spent annually in that state
ixlono , which is certainly a largo sum
for the protection the branding affords
them against thieving.
THE attempt to rob a Union Pacifli
passenger train in Wyoming was hap
pily frustrated by the bravery of the
brakonmn and engineer. Holding ti [
Union Pacific trains has never boon r
financial success , and would-be trail
robbers are kindly but firmly advisee
to confine their operations to the rail
roads of Texas , Now Mexico and Arizona
DENVKU is considerably oxorcisec
over the existence of typhoid fever ir
that city. Tlio board of health has beei
investigating the matter nnd finds tha
In tlio hospitals nlono there ere 12
cases , while the number of sick at thoi :
homes is variously estimated at fron
s GOO to 1,000. With a virulent opidomh
raging Denver can no longer claim ti
bo a health resort free from sickness
duo to her altitude and mountain air.
BESIDES considering the question o
iv deep water harbor on the coast o
Texas , the Deep Harbor conventio :
which meets at Denver on the 28th , wil
discuss Senator Bowon's plan for the it
rigation of the arid plains ot the wosl
The proposition already before congress
gross contemplates a series of reservoir
stretching from the head waters of th
Mississippi and Missouri rivers throng'
Colorado and western Nebraska. Th
scheme , although gigantic in conception
tion , may bo feasible. It this system t
irrigation cnn bo accomplished , it wi !
reclaim millions of acres of land whic
today are waste tracts for lack of moisi
uro.
THE siui'JiuNT ol California fruits t
the Now York market Is comparative !
a now undertaking. Last year the e >
perlmont was tried ot shipping fru !
farther east than Chicago , but it wn
not a financial success. Owing to th
rapid train services inaugurated an
the hotter facilities made for hundlin
the fruit this year , the business has d (
volopod wonderfully in the space of
few months. Tjio shipments have m
begun to moot the demand , nnd th
fruit is distributed not alone in No
York , but in towns within one hundrc
miles ot that city. The prospects at
that the now trade opened will gro
into onormouo proportions and will ser
ously interfere with the sale of Del
wnro nnd other eastern fruit. Cal
fornia , in consequence of the increase
business , will become the great fru
elate of America.
How They Have Kept Out.
The advent of Charles Francis Adams
to the supreme control of the Union Pa
cific railroad wns signalized by impor
tant reforms from which the patrons of
the railroad company nnd especially the
people of Nebraska had much to expect.
At the very outset ot his administra
tion Mr. Adams proclaimed himself as
moot decidedly opposed to interference
on the part of the officers of the Union
Paciflo with thu political affairs of the
state. Ho professed to condemn and de
plore the policy of Ids proilocussors
in packing political conventions ,
dictating candidates for state and leg
islative offices , and carrying on a parti
san warfare against all who dared re
sent and resist corporate interference
in politics.
A proclamation of emancipation wns
issued by Mr. Adams , absolving all rail
road employes from Involuntary servi
tude ns henchmen to the political rail
road bosses , and assuring the people of
the state that henceforth the Union
Pacific railroad was out of politics.
This deliverance from railroad
bulldozers was an agreeable sur
prise to the people , but like
Grovcr Cleveland's famous order
against offensive partisanship , it was
merely a sham and a snare. Mr. Adams
personally may bo in good faith , but
liis subordinates , and notably the head
of his law department at Omaha , have
manifested no respect for the promised
reform.
Mr. Auams may or may not bo aware
of the fact that much of the enmity
that still exists against the Union Pa
cific railroad is chiolly duo to the
persistent and offensive meddling
with politics by olllcors and em
ployes of the road. While it is
true that the retinue of ward bum
mers and vagrants which formerly con
stituted the active following of Union
Pacific bosses at primary elections
and conventions has been ostensi
bly dismissed , n class of just as dis
reputable vagabonds is kept on the
trail , hounding decent people and hon
orable men who aspire to political po
sitions. Those political mercenaries
derive their sustenance and inlluonco
solely from the chief of the oil room
contingent , who Is tramping all over
this state ostensibly as the champion of
the republican cause , but in reality as
manipulator of conventions and sottor-
up of political jobs and plots.
Wo do not propose to mince matters
in dealing with this subject. When A.
J. Popplcton was general attorney of
the Uniou Pacific he never went near
a political convention or a legislature.
Ho is an intense democrat , but did
not deem it part of his official duty
, oorganize political raids against the
ank and file of his party , under the
> reloxt that such a course wns made
iccessnry to prevent hostile legislation
or insure fair treatment. Such infa
mous nnd criminal work was .left for
John M. Thurston , who admitted as
nuch before the Pacific railroad com-
inissiqn.
But when Popploton retired , Thurs
ton solemnly announced upon his word
of honor that as general attorney of the
Union Pacific ho should turn his back
upon his past oil-room record and de
vote himself to the legal business of the
company. How ho has kept his word of
honor is notorious. Even Mr ,
Adams , proocupicd as ho may be ,
cannot ignore the fact that Thurston
s to-day the most active politician in
Nebraska. Ho is not merely content
with exorcising the political privileges
of an American citizen. His right tc
do so nobody will call in question. But
Thurston has made himself the head nnd
front of a political faction which seeks
to dominate the state through the ma
chinery of the republican party for base
ends , by the use of corporate
> atronngo. Thurston has this season ,
ns much as over , scattered railroad
passes among venal shysters nnd po
litical vagabonds , and his followers
everywhere are hold together bj
promises of corporate favor to the dotri
inent ot the public.
Now , what need is there for Thurstor
and his oratory in Nebraska in the pros
out campaign. Nebraska has an assurci
republican majority of twenty-five thou
and for Harrison and Morton. The
only thing that can possibly bring disus
tor to any part of the stnto ticket is tin
foisting of obnoxious candidates upoi
the party by the corrupt ant
malign influence of John M
Thurston and his ilk of disreputable am
venal political hacks who have botrayei
the pcouloin the past and cannot rcgnii
public confidence.
It is manifest on its face thatThurstoi
is only acting out a policy which tin
president of the Union Pacific road condemns
domns in Massachusetts but condone
and secretly upholds in Nebraska.
Mnlco No mistake.
The state troasursbip is not merely i
toothsome bone which prominent bank
crs nnd combines ot bankers are tryinj
to grasp , but it involves an olllco whic ]
the railroad managers are dosporatol ;
determined to fill with a man who wilde
do their bidding on the state board o
transportation. The two most prominent
inont railroad candidates for treasure
rtro Yost and Einsol. The first nnmci
is the Union Pacific's choice
and comes to the convontio
with John M. Thurston ns his chief sur.
porter. Kinsol has the powerful back
ing of the Burlington managers , th
B. & M. townslto ring and the comblni
of politicians that train in their wake
Nobody cnn bo blnmed for nsplring t
the position of stnto treasurer. Tin
office is worth fully twenty-five thous
and dollars a year , and with rnilron
perquisites it may bo made still mor
lucrative. It is a sugar plum whic !
certainly ought to satisfy the appetit
of the most hungry politician.
The republican party should bosto'
this ofllco on no man who i
known to bo n mere hewer c
wood and drawer of water for th
railroad corporations. The posltio
demands u man of thoMiighost intogrit
nnd n man whoso past career entitle
him to the gratitude of his party. 1
will not do to loud down the state tickc
with rank monopolists because this is
national campaign year. Party loynlt
to the presidential candidates will nc
prevent n revolt If the convontloi
under the malign influence of th
corporation bosses and their nlllos , the ,
professional Jobbers , should commit the
criminal blunder of entering the field
with a ticket composed of men whoso
record tor integrity is clouded nnd
whoso associations nre nnd hnvo been
with the worst element of the railroad
fnction. Ropubllcnns must mnko no
mistake in their stnto nominations.
Democratic Troubles.
The democratic party hns several
moro or less serious troubles on liniul.
It is troubled because it hns no really
grout and efficient lender to uphold Its
standard in the campaign. It ia sorely
troubled by reason of the apathy and
indifference which appear lo have fcet-
tlod down upon it. The indisposition of
the people to place confidence In its
ability , or rather in the ability of its
southern wing , to rcnrrnngo the fiscal
policy of the government , is n source ot
nggrnvating trouble to it. It is a good
dual troubled about the situation in
Now York , without which state the
party cannot obtain possession of
the presidency. The evidences of re
publican zeal nnd enthusiasm trouble it
greatly.
Another trouble which is Raid to have
been added to the many that burden the
democracy , nnd not the least serious of
them , is the discovery thntn very great
mistake wns made in placing Mr. Calvin
S. Brice at the head of the national
campaign committee. Mr. Brice is a
millionaire who has made his money
chiefly in successful railroad invest
ments , though thcso are not at present
the only sources of his income. Since
he has begun to actively operate in pol
itics , ho seems to have reached con
clusions not entirely in line with
the policy for which Mr. Cleveland
Is responsible , and ho is charged
with having permitted some statements
to escape him not altogether friendly to
the attitude of the president. Mr.
Brice explicitly denies having made the
utterances ascribed to him , but there
seems to bo no doubt that ho has fallen
into disfavor with the president nnd
with Mr. William L. Scott , and it is the
current belief in Now York and Wash
ington that Mr. Brice will retire from
his position at the head of the campaign
committee.
Such an occurrence would bo damag
ing to the party , not for the reason that
Mr. Brice is especially valuable for
anything but his money , but because it
would bo n most striking evidence
of internal dissension nnd dissatis
faction respecting the policy of
the president that would inevitably
produce defection in the rank and file
of the party. It would go far to ac
count for the prevailing apathy among
the managers of the party , a number ot
whom are said lo bo in full sympathy
with the attitude attributed to Brice ,
and.its general effect would bo to , in
some degree , weaken and demoralize
the party. Having those certain results
in view , it may bo that the reported
pressure to bounce Brice will be with
drawn , but in any event , if matters are
as represented , the chairman of tlio
campaign committee will bo allowed to
cut only a very small figure , and lie
would , doubtless , not long submit to be
virtually ignored. Meanwhile Mr.
Cleveland appears not to have lost any
faith in his own infallibility and to
still insist in having his authority as
the party master fully respected in all
things.
Itntdiiij ; the streets.
Is it not high time to enforce laws in
Omahn against tearing up streets on
Sunday ? The very fact that such work
is begun after midnight on a , day when
legal process cannot bo executed
through the courts , is on its face proof
positive of lawless intent. In tearing
up lower Douglas street the managers
of the Motor line have not only acted in
deliberate defiance of the state
laws , but they have purposely
ignored the city ordinance which for
bids the building of street railroads on
any paved street without a permit from
the board ot public works designating
the blocks they may occupy.
It was the duty of the police in this
instance to arrest not only the man
agers of the motor line but every
man employed by them. Once and
for all time thceo lawless raids
should bo stopped in this city. A cor
poration owning street railroad fran
chises should bo held to a strict ac
countability for destroying street pave
ments without authority , and men engaged -
gaged in Sunday work on the streets
should bo punished to the full extent ol
the law.
JOHN M. THUIISTON has boon on
hnnd at several of the county conven
tions , which have passed resolutions in
favor of Senator Mandorson's re-elec
tion. But somehow the candidates
nominated for the legislature have foi
the most part a strong leaning toward ;
the Union Pacific oil room manager. II
will bo easy for them to find a protoxi
for Hopping from Mnndorson to Thurs-
ton just about the time the sanatoria'
fight reaches a focus.
STATE AND TKUIUTOHY.
Nel > msKn Jotting- ) .
Many windmills succumbed to the hoavj
wind last week in the vicinity of Thuyer.
Tlmyer county produces n large amount o
flax , nnd many machines arc now thrcshhij
the grain.
The "touph" is being rapidly developed h
David City nnd the good citizens are collini
for the extermination of the species.
A cow belonging to J. M. Jones , of Thnyor
gave birth to three calves last week , nnd tin
triplets are all ulivu and doing well.
A garao of "high five" at Plumb Crook tin
other night resulted In a lively light betwcoi
n number of prominent citizens and sovcra
arrests followed.
William Heal , a Burnett farmer , who ha
been blind in one eye for many years , wu :
struck by a splinter m his good optic las
week and Is now entirely blind.
Grant is expecting an influx of young , at
tractive and matrimonially eligible ladle
this fall , and nil the unmarried men have al
ready laid in a winter supply of dudi
clothes.
George W. Browstor , of Blalno county , i
making a hard tight for the legislative noml
nation In his district and Is conlldant that h
will como out victorious over his three op
poncnts.
of Emory Whaley
A fourteen-year-old son
n farmer living near Galloway , was Icillei
Thursday by being thrown from n horse
The boy was riding , when tlio hors
"buckeu , " tha rldor being throwu violent ) ,
on his head. Ho got up , mounted again , am
rode n few foot , when ho fell to the groum
again and died immediately.
Dr. Dickinson , of Blue Hill , Is unmarrlci
and somewhat bashful. For a long time h
ins bcpn calling on a young lady , but with-
ut any visible Signs of n matrimonial out
come. In order to hurry matters along some
heartless wrutch placed the physician's sign
n the young lad.v'ft ' house the other night ,
nd the nrospccta for un early wedding nro
now considerably improved.
A boy by the name of Onnlcy , aged cloven
ears , while herding cnttlo for n man named
Cash , residing fifteen miles south of Stewart ,
ros struck anil killed by lightning during n
roccnt storm. The body of the boy nnd of
ho pony which ho had been riding wore
otuul In n hollow In the hills. The boy was
ylng partly under the pony's nook , which
vould indicate that ho had dismounted nnd
akcn shelter fromthe storm In front ot the
torso when the fatal bolt descended.
The Dawes County Journal says that n
cry sure sign of the complete change of ell-
nnto In this country during the past fuw
'ears , Is found In the fact that ndobo , once
he favorite uml most satisfactory building
naterlal , is now utterly useless. The mill-
? irv quarters built of ndobo In Forts Hob-
nson and Niobrura. even n * Into ns last sea-
ion , have so crumbicd ana washed that con-
mots have recently Dwa let for tearing
hem down and replacing with yenoor of
briok.
llntil.
A ICcokuk horse dlod from fright when the
steam from u boiler was blown off.
Farmers In Poeahontus nnd Palo Alto
ountlos are waging war on the violators of
ho gaum laws of hnv.i.
Twin Lakes , Calhoun county , is becoming
inlto a summer resort for parties from DCS
Sloincs nnd other places.
Prof. P. G. Hull , who died nt Banning ,
Jala , several weeks ago , wus one of the
Irst white children born in Culhoun county.
Creston will have n baby show ut their
fair. A linn silver table setin elegant case ,
vlll bo uwurded to the prettiest youngster
under two years of npe.
One Iowa City lover of the national gnmo
lought u picture of the stoning of St. Stephen ,
supposing it to be the rcpresentutiou of the
nobbing of a base ball umpire.
Polk county has a soldiers' relief commis
sion organized under the state law. It will
hsburso all necessary relief for Indigent
union soldiers and sailors and their fumllies.
One man in Iowa 1ms killed foity-nlno rat-
rlcsnukcs this year. It seems good to hear of
one man who is particular even In counting
snakes. Most men would have said lifty
nnd lied.
A very singular nnd peculiar suicide was
recently committed or. the Wutkins farm ,
icur Nichols , Muscntlno county. A line cow
jclongmg to the heard of J. G. Wutkins
lacked up to a small tree , about three inches
n diameter , und switched her lull uround
the tree until It caught I'ast , nnd then walked
around the tree until the appendage wns all
wound up , nnd in that position stood until
death by starvation relieved her sufferings.
Dakota.
A business college will soon bo located at
Aberdeen.
Active work will bo beuun this week on the
Deadwood steel railway.
Brick and stone masons nre In demand at
Kapid City at excellent wages.
Julius Johnson nnd John Popp , while cn-
traeed in repairing a wire fence near Elk
I'oint , wore Instantly killed by u stroke of
lightning.
The Farmers' Warehouse company nt
Woonsocket declared a dividend of 100 per
cent on business- covering u period of only
eight months. JO
Hov. J , W. Davj pastor of the Congrega
tional church ntj lupid City , has resigned ,
and will toke clisSrgo of the Congregational
church nt Neligh , &cb.
Judge Cochrnno : n leading attorney of
Forgo , has taken tlio case of tlio four China-
men recently fined there in hand , und posi
tively asserts his' ' ability to make the city
disgorge the proceUds of the lines.
SIIAUKS.
Where Fashion-Kcvelg ami Wealthy
Thirst Is Qiienuliod.
SA1SA.TOQA , N , Y. , August 18.
[ Special to THC BKK. ] Fashion has de
creed that during August all city resi
dences must bo closed and everyone
must visit some faahionablo resort. No
watering place in America has such an
immense number of arrivals in August
as Saratoga.
The season is at its height and gaiety
reigns on every side. A walk down
Broadway reveals characteristic Sara
toga life in all its diversity. The shops
are attractive and the windows contain
handsome and elegant goods to tempt
the passe rs-b } ' . A diamond necklace
has been on exhibition at one of the
stores , which is valued at $23,000 , and
there is always an admiring throng
around this window looking at this glit
tering gem.
One of the belles is reported to have
u wardrobe of
TIIUEE HUXDUED DUKSSKS
with bonnets and parasols to match each
suit. By appearing in a different toilet
several times each day , the season will
afford her urn pi o opportunity for dis
playing all of her elaborate costumes
and expensive jewelry. The rumors
about the fashion and wealth seen in
this watering place everywhere are not
more reports but are facts. Jay Gould
has seemed to enjoy all the rest and
recreation Saratoga offers and appeared
in the best of spirits. Ho is so well
pleased with this town that ho has de
cided to purchase a summer villa , and
is looking about for one which suits
him. Many handsome summer res
idences have boon built within the past
throe or four years nnd the demand is
becoming greater nnd greater.
Cottage festivities , hotel hops , vor-
nndn concerts , and park attractions ,
hnvo filled every day of the past week
with entertainment for guests. The
JIIDSL'JIMKIt ritoTIVAL
is now the anticipated event , and will
bo one of tlio occasions of the year.
Nothing , however , cnn exceed in bril
liancy the garden parties given at the
Grand Union hotel for several seasons.
The annual one is to come off the last of
this month , and many are the prepara
tions that nro being mndo by the pro
prietors of the hotel to have nil the ar
rangements as complete as possible , and
by tlio belles of society to have elabor
ate and beautiful toilets for this grand
affair. The recent children's carnival at
the Congress was a delightful event for
young and old.
The National summer school hns just
completed its term , to the satisfaction
of instructors and people. Visitors in
Saratoga have the , best opportunities
for improvement in every directionnnd
eminent tenchora from nil parts of the
country come hero to form clnssos.
The races have brought the usual
number of sporting people into town ,
and much intorest'has boon manifested
thus far. Tlio billiard tournament and
wnlking match are. among the topics of
conversation. The question of building
n convention Hall is being agitated.
This city of springs is a favorite plnco
for all kinds pf ( iis.soinblies , and from
spring until late autumn conventions
uro constantly hold hero , so that the
need of such a hall Is clearly shown.
AT HATIIOltX Sl'UING.
One sees n crowd of summer visitors ,
and around this spring one Is often sur
prised to moot old acquaintances whom
one supposed miles distant. Some
friends had arrived in town , but I had
not yet boon able to find nt what hotel
or boarding house they wore guests-
knowing the largo throng which nlwnya
assemble at the Hathorn , I felt sure
I should see them there. In loss than a
quarter of an hour I saw their familiar
faces , nnd while drinking the sparkling
water wo hud a pleasant chat about old
times. Many of the wntor drinkers
como annually , nnd the number who
order cnsos of bottled Hathorn water tc
drink iu their homes exceeds that ol
the people who come hero , yet the
crowd about this fountain of health
numbers 3,000 dally.
NEBRASKA POLITICAL NOTES.
Another List of County Conventions
Throughout the State.
THE CAMPAIGN NOW UNDER WAY.
Men or the Clmroh llotva Klrlto Un.sy
Lmylni ; Tliclr 1'lniiH to Gnpluro
the Spoils For the
Corporations.
Kcpubllcnii County Conventions.
UusnviLui , Nob. , August 10. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Hii.J : Tlio republican
county convention wns hold hero to-day.
The following randldntcs wore nominated :
Thomas L. Hcillon , of Hny Springs , for
county attorney ; Henry \Vnsraund , of
Hushvillo , for commissioner. Alexander
McICIuncy , of Hay Springs , secured the del
egation to the representative convention ,
while the senatorial delegation is divided be
tween W. W. Wood , of Kuslivillc , and M.
McCann , of liny Springs , who was a repre
sentative from the district in the last legis
lature. The question of BUbm'nsion ' carried
In the county by a largo majority , licsolu-
tions were passed declaring the tariff ques
tion to bo the great national Issue , endorsing
ing the national platform , recognizing the re
publican nominees for president nnd vlco
president as able and patriotic men whoso
records uro such that every good and loyal
citi7cn can give their united support , and
whose election is of vital importance to the
general welfare of the country. The resolu
tions also nrrnlgn the democratic party for
falling to redeem their civil service reform
pledges and censuring the president for his
wholesale vetoes of pensions. M. Finch , M.
1 > . Mussor , H. J. Suinpson , .T. C. Morrison ,
L. Hewitt , H. O. Morse nnd S. H. Ladd uro
delegates to the state convention. They uro
salil to bo solid for Lecso.
Hiiimox , Nob. , August 19. [ Special to TIIR
Hii.l : : The republican county convention
held here yesterday was a large , harmonious
nnd enthusiastic gathering. The dele
gates to the senatorial convention uro favor
able to the nomination of Hon. R M. Weth-
crald for state senator from the Twenty-sec
end senatorial district , lion. S. A. Trues-
dell was nominated for the legislature.
George Holes for county commissioner and
C. L. Kichards for county attorney. Follow
ing uro the names of the delegates to the
stuto convention : W. D. Gulbr.iith , Dr. F.
Wilcox , V. O. Uuwick , J. W. Lamm. William
Thomas , S. It. Hughes , J. II. Knslow. The
delegates are favorable to the nomination of
Hon. E. M. Carroll for lieutenant governor.
A resolution was passed endorsing the pres
ent railroad commission in their effort to pet
just freight rates for the for the producer
uud expressing conlldcnco in them for the
future. The delegates to the state conven
tion will undoubtedly favor the renomluution
of Attorney General Lecsc.
Niii.inii. Nob. , August 19. [ Special to Till !
UKK. ] The republicans of Antelope county
held their convention yesterday. A reso
lution wus offered to instruct the delegates
to the stuto convention for Lecso nnd n lively
debate ensued. The resolution was defeated
by one vote. J. M. Coleman , of Neligh , was
nominated for the stuto legislature and .1. F.
Hnyd of O.ikdulo for county attorney. John
.1. Koche of Nuligh was allowed to select the
delegates to the senatorial convention.
Kin : CLOUD. Neb. , August 111. [ Special to
Tin : UIIK.J The most exciting contest over
witnessed in this county occurred yesterday
in the county convention. It grow out of on
attempt oy u few dissutislled republicans to
arganize u second republican club in this city
in opposition to the one organized the even
ing ol tne day Harrison nnd Morton wore
nominated at Chicago and to which they
also belonged. Failing to do so they pur-
BU.idcd Colonel Hoover of Blue Hill to run ns
u candldatu against A. J. ICennoy , who was
known to be In the Hold us u candidate for
state senator. All the debatable ground was
contested inch by inch in the convention , re
sulting in favor of Colonel Hoover for state
senator , I. H. Hampton of Guido Hock for
representative and Judge Wilcox for county
attorney against II. Haley.
ALIIIOV , Neb. , August 19. [ Specinl to TIIR
BIK. : ] The republican convention for Boone
county met at 11 o'clock yesterday in Albion.
The candidates nominated are ; A. P. Brinl :
for representative. J. A. 1'rico for county at
torney and L.V. . Bratnun for county com
missioner. Delegates were chosen for the
state and congressionnl conventions. There
were no dissensions and ull the candidates
received a unanimous vote.
OOAU.\I.A , Neb. , August 19. [ Specinl
Telegram to the BEI : . ] Tlio republicans
met in convention yesterday and chose the
following delegates ; J. 3. Halligan , L. K.
Button , H. L. Mend and H. L. Goold to the
state convention ; U. D. Hurris , H. Collins ,
W. T. Vail and E. M. Day to the senatorial ;
J. H. Brotherton , L. K. Hutton , II. C. Flo-
harty nnd L. B. Kcctor to the representative.
E. J. Short , one of the most prominent at
torneys in western Nebraska , was heartily
endorsed ns a candidate for representative
from this district.
CiiRiniiTON' , Neb. , August 19. [ SpecialTel
egram to Tin : Hue. ] The ICnox county re
publican convention wns held yesterday nnd
mndo the following nominations : A. L.
Towle , of Niobrnra , for representative ; O.
W. Klec , of Crcighton , for county attorney ;
J. D. Sheorbrook , of Buzilo , for county com
missioner. The delegates to the state con
vention are J. D. MeCarn , A. D. Hollerook ,
Ncnl Walters. Ed Fry , S. Draper , C. H.
Hammond nnd Charles Knmanski. llesolu-
tions were unanimously adopted in favor of
Mnnderson for United States senator.
PLAITB Cr.XTKii , Nob. , August 19. [ Special
Telegram to Tun BKE.I The republicans
held uu exciting caucus hero to-dny sending
delegates to the county convention ut Colum
bus to-morrow.
From Nebraska City.
NKIWVSKACITV , Neb. , August 19. [ Special
to THE BIB. : ] A turn of the Otoo political
kaleidoscope exhibits u now lot of local aspir
ants for legislative honors. Major Watson ,
in his eager desires for the nomination for
float senator by the republicans , llnds u
worthy opponent in Dr. Wallace , of Cass
county , whoso name is brought forward by
his friends for a place on the democratic
ticket. Dr.Wallace would make an excellent
race , for no man has more friends In Otoo
nnd Cass counties , besides being an enthusi
astic Van Wyck followed If nominated , Dr.
Wallace will doubtless represent the two
counties in the next legislature us lloat
senator.
Tim democratic decree has been Issued nnd
the Hon. Joslah Hogors , of Syracuse , will bo
the opponent of Generul Van Wyck for the
state senate. He is an able man and nu honest
legislator , whoso record Is above criticism.
Mr. Eugcno Munn , of Otoe , Dr. White , of
Palmyra , nnd W. T. Canada , of
this city , are nlso candidates for
nominations on that ticKct for legislative
honors. The latter is in his way , politically ,
quite popular and Is also a candidate for the
nomination for stnto senator , for lloat-scnu-
tor in fact everything of a political
nature.
'Iho recent attack of an Omaha penny-a-
liner upon Mr. Morton was entirely uncalled
for , us that gentleman has often expressed
himself to THE HKK represontutivo Unit 1m
was u candidate for no political ofllco within
the gift of the people. It Is known us u fact
that ho would not accept the nomination for
congress if his election was assured.
A Mn.ors-II | < MVo Combination.
Atnnmx , Neb , , August 19. [ Special to TUB
BRK. ] The republican county convention of
Nomuha county , held hero Saturday , ad
journed to October 0. The delegates came
ncro to nominate a ticket yesterday , hut the
Majors nnd Howe combination prevented It
by very hard work. The first vote was a
tio. Then Howe nnd Majors rallied nnd car
ried it by a very small , majority. Day by day
the trade between Majors and Ho wo becomes
inoro apparent , nnd the dissatisfaction
among honest people Increases.
Howe has been to Johnson county to secure
his nomination to vho stnto senate. Ho holds
up both hands in horror when Van Wyck's
name is mentioned ns a candidate for the
United States scnuto , nnd savs that it
would bo an outrage to elect him. Ho ap
pears to have forgotten the bargain nnd salute
to Noise Patrick and his effort to turn the
stnto over to I'ilden.
The delegation to the state convention U
packed , and Majors and Howe hnvo it for
ttaloto the highest bidder. The delegation
will support Jaka Dana for uudltor. Thu
trade .was made bj Howe a few
. fr llA. . . . -
days ago when ho wns tn Tccumsoh.
Johnton county , In return , 'will nupport
Howe for M to senater. The prospect to
elect n full independent ticket Is ns good M
It wns six years ago when Howe's slate was
smashed and the whole Independent ticket
fleeted , The people are xvldc-nwnko to the
corrupt bargain between Howe and Majors ,
The legislative ticket from Nomulm county
will bo Church Howe for the senate.
From Crete.
Cnr.in , Nob. , August 19. [ Special to Tun
Br.E. ] Crete Is determined to have n can
didate for attorney general , nnd the gentle
man that they propose for that distinguished
position is their fellow townsman , George H.
Hastings. They claim that Mr. Hustings Is
eminently qunllllcd for the position.
The next In Importance to the people ot
Crete is that of state treasurer , nnd the gen
eral feeling nnd drift of preference seems to
be towards John P. Clary , ox-county treas
urer of Saline.
Perhaps the liveliest contest will ho for
the sUte Bcnatorahlp. Crolo wants M. A.
Daugherty , the ' allvcr-tongued orator of
Sulino county. "
Prom Dnvlil City.
DAVID CITV , August 19. [ Special
to Tun Bin. : ] The campaign U opening up
In this county , but so far it is not of u very
enthusiastic character. On hist Saturday
evening Rov. James Nadey , of York county ,
discussed the prohibition sldo of the question
In a two-hour speech in Bunting's hall In this
city , nnd on Monday evening the Issues of the
republican party wcro talked about by ox-
Congressman Jones nnd Colonel Moore of
Iowa , ut Nonutory's hull. Messrs. Jones nnd
Moore are prominent politicians of their own
state and were here on n visit to friends , nnd ,
being invited , opened the campaign for the
republicans of this county.
IjlTKISAUY NOTKS.
For the first time in its history The
Century will devote a single issue the
forthcoming September number large
ly to educational themes. The contri
butions will include "Tho University
and the Bible , " by T. T. Mungor , a plea
for the study ot Chribtinn as well as
heathen classics ; "Women who go to
College , " by Arthur Oilman , and "The
Industrial Idea in Kducation , " by
Charles M. Carter. One illustrated
paper is on "College Fraternities , "
with pictures of twenty-eight chapter
houses and society halls at Yale , Har
vard , Princeton , and other collegesand
another is on "Uppinghnm : an Ancient
School Worked on Modern Ideas , " with
a number of illustrations by Joseph Pon-
nell , and a portrait of the Into head
master , Edward Tliring , who is said to
be , since Arnold of Rugby , the most
highly esteemed educator of Kngland.
There will also bo several important
Short editorial articles and "open let-
lot's" on diHuront brandies of the biuno
subject. Other distinctive features of
the magazine , the Lincoln history ,
B Iberian papers , fiction , etc. , will , however -
ever , bo retained.
General Sheridan's article entitled
"From Gravolotto to Sedan , " to appear
in the November number of Scribner's
Magazine , its the first and only contri
bution over made by General Sheridan
to u periodical and covers a part of his
career which it wns impossible for any
other pen than his own to record. Tlio
article is written with the greatest ,
spirit and force , in the concisu and un
pretentious but peculiarly clear style
which Sheridan had in common with
Grant and indeed , with moot great mil
itary leaders. It does not deal with the
military technicalities of the battles ,
except for occasional signs of very
shroivd observation ; but is written upon
a largo scale , as though the dramatic
force of what ho was watching could not
but got the bettor of the merely profes
sional point of view. This gives the
story perhaps its greatest attraction ,
and certain passages show a remarkable
uud unexpected power of word painting.
"Society Rapids , " just published by
T. B. Peterson & Brothers , Philadel
phia , is a bright , crisp and breezy novel
of fashionable life in Washington , with
summer episodes at Saratoga and Bar
Harbor. It is a keen , trenchant nnd
lively exposition of high life at the na
tion' * * capital , with sullicient satire to
give it a biting llavor. Always bright ,
always clover , it plunges along through
a perfect maze of ilirtntion , husband-
hunting , small talk nnd scandal , never
failing to interest and never lacking n
plentiful fund of exciting nmusomont.
lion. L.evl P. Morton has chosen as
his oflicial biographer , Goo. Alfred
Townsend , "Gnth , " who has nearly
completed his work. It is to accompany
General Low Wallace's biography o !
General Harrison , and is to appear
early in August. Published by Hub-
bard Bros. , of Philadelphia.
General Low Wallace , the author of
"Bon Hur , " is at work upon his life of
Ben Harrison. No better selection for
the work could have boon made. The
"Bon Hur" reputation of the author ,
his life long acquaintanno with General
Harrison , and his largo experience in
national and international affairs are
qualifications which ensure the success
of the work.
The Hon. Hugjt McCulloch , secretary
of the treasury under Lincoln , Johnson
and Arthur , has written for the Septem
ber number of Scribnor's Magazine n
paper entitled "Memories of some Con
temporaries , " in which ho recalls his
impressions of eminent men with whom
ho lias been acquainted in the course ol
his half-century of public life. It IE
said that his reminiscences of Becchor ,
Chase , Lincoln , Fcssondon and Arthur
are remarkably entertaining , and throw
now light on some of the public crises
with which these men were closely con
nected.
The fourth article in the Railway
Series now appearing in Scribner's Mag
azine , will bo contributed to Jho Sep
tember number by General Horace Porter
ter , who writes of ' 'Railway Passenger
Travel , " giving much entertaining in
formation in regard to the origin and
development of sleeping , parlor and
dining earn , and vobtibuled trains.
General Porter's narrative iu enriched
by his unusual faculty of bringing out
the most interesting and striking feat
ures of the subject , lie will albO touch
upon the question of car couplers , steam-
heating , switches , cheeks , Immigrant
transportation , and ratio of accidents.
H. C. Bunnor will tell in Scribnor's
for September under the title "A Secondhand
ond-hand Story , " the tale suggested by
an old hymn-book , picked up for atrille ,
and bearing the dato-of 1701. It is said
that this story in one of unusual delicacy
of sentiment and fooling.
The midsummer holiday number of
the Cosmopolitan ( for August ) is the
strongest number over published by that
bright young mugnzino. The magazine
has now every appearance and nssur-
unco of success , being managed by a
combination of publishers who repre
sent u half million of capital , while its
editorial conduct remains the same.
There will bo no change in its style or
policy except to make it still moro crisp
and Journalistic , keeping it entirely dis
tinct from olhormaguzlnea. There cor-
ttiinly is room for such a monthly , and
the people are bound to rcconizo its
merits because of its unparalleled cheap
price.
The loaders of Washington society
shine conspicuously in the August Cos
mopolitan. Frank G. Carpenter , the
well-known Washington correspondent ,
writes of them in his breezy style , toll
ing many anecdotes under the title.
"Ladles of the American Court. "
Twenty engraved portraits Including
those of Mrs. Cleveland , Mrs. Falrchild ,
Mrs. Whitney , Mrs. Ingalls and Mrs.
Logan adorn the artiglo.-
DIAMONDS
Watches and Diamonds Found in Tea
and Coffee A Novel Way of In
troducing Goods ,
The nntncs of nil persons finding diamonds
mends , watches , etc. , m-o udded to this
list dnlly. The Ovorlnud Ton company
of San Franciscohnvo , refitted the store ,
1120 S. 14th St. , near Fanmm , Oniuhn.
nnd in order to introduce their goods ,
this company put for 00 iltiys , souvenird
in every cnn of ten nnd oolloo sold Hiich
as solid gold , silver and nickel watches ,
nlBO enuino diainonda , In nolid cold
setting ; nlso money , and ninny other
articles of less value. Every can con
tains n souvenir. The eolTco , can and
contents weigh nhont three pounds ; the t'
ton , can nnd contents about one and a
half pounds. This expensive nnd novel (1 (
wny of advertising will bo discontinued
after 00 days , nnd those really choice
goods will bo sold strictly on their mer
its but without , the souvo'nir. Of course
every purchaser must not oxpeot to get
a diamond or watch. This company
claim that they have just ns good n
right to give away watches , diamonds
or other jowolryandmonoyiothcircom-
potltors have to give away glassware ,
cliromos , etc. Got up a club. Those
who got up a club order most always got
n hamlsomo present. Orders by mail
promptly forwarded to all parts of the
United States on receipt of cash or post-
olllco order. Terms : Single can $1 ; frix
for $ -5 ; thirteen for 810 , and twenty-sev
en for $20. Address Overland Tea Co. ,
Omaha , Nebraska.
Miss Sadie Gibson , Twenty-sixth
street , silver cup ; Louis Gardner , mail
order , Grand Island , Nob..hunting case
gold watch in tea ; Mrs. Phillip Collins ,
rioulh Twelfth street , diamond ring ;
Miss Marie I'nrker. River View , silver
cup ; Alice Ridley , mail order ' , Mis&ourl
Valley Junction , $50 in gold'coin in tea ;
Mrs. Sherldaiij North Twentieth street ,
.silver butter dish ; Mat-it A. Andrews ,
Sixteenth street , can money ; Mr. .T. E.
Stover , South Twentieth street , silver
caster ; 13. E. Mellus , South Omaha ,
silver five bottle caster ; Fannie
Sharply , Dodge street , ehiblor diamond
mend ring in tea ; Mihs Mary Adams ,
Jackson st. , silver five bottle caster ;
Annie Watson , Davenport st. , can
money ; Morris Johnson , Park nvo. ,
cluster diamond scarf pin in tea ; Ernest
Mossorsheith , Franklfn St. , silver but ,
tor dish ; Ida Lewiston , N. SJOth nt.-
hnndsomo gold lace pin , diamond , ruby
and sapphire setting ; Gee. L. Ilutohin-
son , mail order Mascot , Ncb.silvorcup ;
Mrs. R. 13. Wagner , Sprlnglield , Dal : . ,
silver sugar bowl ; W.A.KcolorGrafton ,
Nob. , mail order , diamond ring ; Frank
McGinloy , mail order , Kearney , Nob. ,
solitaire diamond shirt stud ; Ellen
.Tones , Cass st. ; diamond ring ; Andrew
Roberts , Hth St. , $5.00 in gold coin in
tea ; C. 1J. Andrews , Fremont , Nob. ,
diamond ring ; Isaac Sift , Hastings ,
Nob. , mail order , stem winding nnd
stem setting watch ; Mrs. Hnnchisiro ,
Jackson st. , silver pickle httuid ; Charles
Kollcy , Ilarnov st. , can money ; Mr.
John Potter , " 9th st. , silver pickle
stand ; Mrs. S. G. Bivrnard , Douglas at. ,
diamond ring ; Sadie Ilnnnnford , Farn-
am street , silver sugar bowl ; Julia
llynmn , ! ) th fat. , and n hunting case
gold waloh in tea ; Mrs. M. J. Frank , of
the Cozxens hotel , soltairo diamond
ring ; Mrs. Schlimmp , S. ! 50th , silver
butter dibh ; Benjamin Lewis , Twenty-
Eighth st. , gentlemen's hunting case
gold watch in tea ; RoaSeldon , Fnrnnm
st. , silver pickle stand ; Belle Stewart , I
St. Mary's nvo. , can of money ; Mrs. .
Alice , P'inknoy st. , silver butter dish ;
Mrs. I. N. Hammond , Central avo. ,
silver sugar bowl ; R. J. Watto , S. 27th ,
diamond ring ; C. Stewart , Pioneer
house , 10th and Dodge sts. , silver cup.
L. , T. Withrow , Lcnvonworth street ,
diamond ring ; Sallie Dillaru , mail or
der , Atchison , Kan. , hunting case gold
watoh in ton ; E. Bartlow , N. 18th , diamond
mend ring ; Ilarry Blanchard , Douglas
street. $20 in gold coin ; Jennie White ,
, ' ! ( ) lh street , ear ring ; Miss Mattie Don-
niston , Gth and Hickory streets , diamond
mend ring ; Phoebe Fnlkart , California
street , cluster diamond ring ; Miss Nel
lie Ludlow , 22d and Clark , , silver ilvo-
bottle castor ; Wm. Gray , Farnam St.$5
in gold coin in ten ; Miss Carrie Konyon ,
Douglas street , silver pickle stand ; R.
J. SUidlor , mail order , Nebraska City ,
Nob. , solid gold ring , diamond , ruby
and sapphire setting in tea ; Miss Sadie
Wheeler , Seventeenth street , can
money ; Miss Nellie Linden , between
Jackson and Jones , diamond ring ; Fred
Cooper , Council Bluffs , can money :
Willie Mention , Hamilton street , ladies'
chatelaine watch in tea ; RlchurdJWhite ,
Twentieth street , silver fruit stand ;
Ray Mnndel , Cuming street , silver ilvo-
bottle castor ; H. A. Hnskell. superin
tendent of TituBKH , silver pickle stand ;
Goo. Gage , Jackson street , can money ;
Louis Mnnford , 20th St. , elegant gold
Inco pin , diamond , ruby and sapphire
setting ; Miss Belle DoFoo , mail order ,
York , Neb. , gents' cluster diamond
ring in tea ; Chribt Roth , 7th st. , diamond
mend ring ; Nora McKay , Ohio st. , $10
in gold coin ; Sadie Roberts , Daven
port St. . silver butter dish ; Dan Sulli
van , California St. , silver cake basket ;
Mrs. John Donovan , Capitol avo. , silver
castor ; E. M. Nastol , So. 18th , diamond
ring ; O. P. Stuart , Clark st. , silver
biigar bowl ; W. L. Walters , Lincoln ,
Nob. , diamond ring ; W. B. Watson ,
Windsor hotel , diamond ring.
Mrs. Stein. 42d and Farnam , silver
fruit stand ; Miss Cufaitck. Fort Omaha ,
diamond ring ; Mrs. Dyer , mail order ,
Red Cloud , Nob. , silver sugar bowl ;
Charles P. Marsh , C'npitol avo. , $ SO in
gold coin ; Otto Stubon'milk dealer ,
S. 13th street , diamond ring ; Edward
Trembly , Kith street , gents' hunting
case gold watch ; Mrs. Ruubchor , 829 S.
22d street , diamond ring ; Mrs. R. J.
Chancy , mail order , Fayotto , la. ,
diamond ringW. ; L. Walters , mail order ,
Lincoln , Nob. , silver sugar bowl ; Annie
Hyman , Davenport st. , chibtor diamond
ring ; J. N. Myers , mail order , Oak-
dale , Nob. , diamond ring ; Roily Craw
ford , So. 2Uh ( , silver fruit stand ; Mrs.
Frank Poorinan , Council BlulTs , silver
pickle fatnnd and diamond ring ; Edward
A very , 2Hh ! , can money ; H. C' . Schroyly ,
St. Mary's avo. , diamond ring ; L
Knullmnn , 10th St. , Hunting case gold
watoh in lea ; Mrs. Farrell , Vinton Ht. ,
silver castor ; W. W. Lens. Hurt St. ,
diamond ring ; Mrs. Nettie Kerns ,
South Omaha , silver pickle stand ; Mrs.
Noonan , Vinton , silver pickle stand ;
Sadie RcdclilT , Oth , ladies chatehiin
watch in tea ; Mrs. J. D. Jones , South ,
Omaha , a silver sugar bowl ; J.
M. Juckman , Louisville , Neb. , diamond
mend ring ; J. W. Conger , So.
20th , silver castor ; P. O. Malloy ,
Cabs st. , diamond collar button ; Mrs. E.
C. Aekerman , S. 16th , silver castor ; W.
L. Butler , Boone , la. , diamond ring ;
Millie Boaz , Park two. . $10 in gold coin
in tonj M. A. Gottry , Calhoun , diamond
ring ; John Tiowanlo , mall order , Dos
Molnos , Iowa , mail club order , gont'fl
hunting case gold watch and solitaire
diamond stud ; Sadie Luco , N. Omuha ,
can money ; II. B. Dalgloish , l.tth and
Davenport , diamond ring ; Roslo An-
dresson , Farnam st. , silver sugar bowl :
Mrs. R. C. Lanoy , Luke st. , diamond
ring.
ring.Mrs. . B.T.Bagloy.N. 17th , silver sugar
bowl ; Daniel Barmon. Hnrnoy i > t. , can
money : Julia Prichdrd , St. Mary's nvo.- ,
gents1 hunting case gold watch in tea ;