Nebraska Newspapers

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1IIL MAIIA DAILY 13E1E : MONDAYS AU GU T27
1V > a BEAT TIIEII EVERY GE1 IE1
Tim Apostles Don't Seem to Grasp
t the Omaha Situation.
m A HOME VICTORY YESTERDAY ,
In Which thin Looms Covered Tlienu-
selve,9 With Glory-Hloux City
Takes the Maroons lute
( huup-Other fvcnts ,
Wcstcrn ASSOCInt iIllt. StnlllBng.
Foflotwing 19 the oficlnl stutdtiig of the
Western nMsoclatlon teams up t and hncluu
! ng yesterday's gmmcs :
I'layed Won Lost Pr Ct
Des None . 50 2S .611
St. PaU1.,1.s ; 5:1 : :1:1 : .I3
Omnha . . . . . . . . . . . . .s 50 31 .1W5
ICunsns City. , . . , . . . . bO 4'1 'i' .526
r111wnulceo. . . . . . . .so 42 47 .471
Sioux City , . . , . , , . . , 40 17 2.h .45
Chicnro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S6 31 5 : 415 !
1)nvtmpoet , 77 20 50 .342
Omaha 6 , St. Paul 2.
Omaha went out to time ball park yesterday
afternoon with murder in her eye.
Men she came bnd In the evening she
) end St. Paul's scalp at her bolt.
Then Apostles went into the fight with a
hurrah and the heat intentions In the world ,
but the Omahas used the stick with aplondld
effect and their folding was like the work of
a tnnchhe.
Thera was n tremendons throng present ,
and for two hours before tlio game the Pea
plo krpt pourlug In at the gates.
Clarke's pitching was very fine. Duryea
was strong , too , but the Omahas got the
rouge of his curves lit the wrong tune-for
the Apostles. ] llg Wilson caught a superb
game. 'rue boys all did elegtintly , nod only
two errors were scored against them. Thu
one made by O'Connell was a hard one to
give , leenuse ho dhhn't deserve it.
Botlt sides land men nn bnso9 several tines ,
but the talc of sending them home was a
] topeles9 one ,
lint hl the sixth miming Omaha undo the
initial run , Crooks woiit to first uu balls.
] la stole sccoud , In spite of ] irouglt
Ion's very nccurato throw. 'nccn after P.
0 , mad Coonoy had gone out , 'l'ebean
tiwhuiged the globe out into left deli and
Crooks came honie. MCGarr's strike-out
ehdud the inning.
Of course the ApoStlcs could do nothing ,
mid they were just as hot nud mad and
sweaty as they could ho.
ht tliu seventh Wilson stopped to the plate.
Ile sow the hull coining toward ( tint like a
blue streak a the air. Thu next second there
9vas a iu lge forward , asharp report followed ,
and away went tuul Sphere sibilatiug
like a minnie hall until it brought up
Emash against Dlr..leff lludford's "liltlo
for50 ! " lie never aloppeduutil ho reached
third.
Daddy Clnrko followed Wilson , and before
the rcverberuttio9 of the uproar cau9cd by
the big c t ° her's hit hn.l subsided , what did
lie do but smash the hall out over the caclc-
ling Mr. Curroli's head for three cushions
hlnself.
\Vilson crossed the plate , and as Clarke
went tearutg round the bases the crowd-
man , women and children-cheered turd np-
pliutded for all they were worth.
Thu feet came next. lie didn't stop to
nrgtto the matter with Duryea , but the sec.
011(1 ball fired at lint ho bunged like a shot at
Pekctt.
Pickett funblcd and the bleachers went
tvld , for Daddy muse home ,
.locus retired ou a long IIy to Murphy , and
Burns stele second.
Crooks then mudo a corking drive to right ,
mid 1turns trotted home.
The people howled in Ilendish glee. Excit
hog , wasn't iti
still the apostles could do nothing.
In the eighth 1) ° ryen struck outthrcomen.
Coocioy first , then ' 1'ebeau got in n flue lilt ,
then Cldppey and \Vllson died on strikes.
St. Paul now came , and for the first time
In the whole struggle the Ilckle goddess , Fertile -
tile , sndlod U1)011 then ,
1ir.'en hsadu a little hit to curter. Earle
aid lfccwise. Murphy retired from Crooks to
O'Connell , and titan Carroll drove a stinger to
Tube'au , and Duryea made a dash for tlie
time Plato. Patsay Oliver , however , eves
equal to the emorgengy. Ho made a great
atop , then grabbing up the ball lie slapped It
into Wilson before you could say scat.
Dury ca was nipped , but Earle reacted
second.
The crowd went frantic again.
Carroll , who , of course , reached tint on
this play , stole sewn ) . Morrissey hit the
ball , maid us it rolled past Clarke he etude a
snatch at It and it swerved out of Its course ,
Crooks overtook it , though , and had time to
throw the big fellow out , but P. 0. dropped
the ball. On this error Earle and Carroll
venclicd home.
Riley ° s out ended the Inning.
In the ninth Clarke led otf with a beautiful
two-bagger and got hone au Hhoy's error of
Burns' Imrtl hit , ifurns was left.
The Apostles filed Bard to do something in
the ninth , but they couldn't , and amidst the
plaudits of the happy timltitude the game
Caine to a close.
The o0lclulscore is appended :
OMAIiA.
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All. 16 n , sii , i'o. A. Ii.
burns , 1l. , . , . 5 1 1 9 0 1 0
Annts , m. , , . , . . , , , 5 0 0 0 3 0 0
t rooks , 2b , . . . , , . 9 1 1 1 1 4 0
O'Connell , lb , . . , . 4 0 1) 0 7 0 1
Cooney , .is. . . . . . . . 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
ubeauDb. . . . , , , . 4 1) ) 2 1 4 4 0
cGarr , rf. . . , . . . 4 0 0 0 1 0 1
llson , o. . . . . . . . . . 4 1 1 U 11 2 0
Clarke , p. . , . . . , , , . 0 9 2 0 0 0 0
Totals , , , . , , , 35 i 7 i 27 2J 2
bT , I'.tel , .
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An. n. n. su , r'o. A E.
Murphy , m. . . . . . . 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cnrrollrf. . , . . , , . . 4' 1 D 1 2 U 0
Morrlecy , lb. . . . . . 4 0 0 0 7 0 1
rlckctt , ss , . , . , , . , 4 0 1 0 2 3 1
lteillyfib , . , . . , , . . , 3 0 0 0 (1 ( 1 1
$ mroughtonu. . , , . , 4 0 9 I ) 11 U 0
Cobott , ' 3b , , . . , , , 4 0 0 0 0 3 1
Duryea , p. , , . . , . . . 4 0 1 0 0 10 1
karle , if. . . . . . . . . . 3 1 9 U 4 U U
Total9..111 'd U I. 27 17 5
mnahn . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 U t 3 U 1-S
St Paul.,0 0 l ) 0000 2 0-9
Runs earned-Omaha 2. Two base ilLs-
Clarke. 'l'hreo base hitsClarkeVllson. .
Bases on bulls-Off 1)uyeu 1. St uclc out-
sy Churko 9 , by Duryea 10. Passed balls-
l3ruughton 3. 'Arno-1:45. ' : Umpire-Csslck
A Gnuuc'J'o.Iay
The Omahas and S. Pauls tvlll play one of
their postponed games at thu part : tsls afternoon -
noon , aul all of you tvaut to see lt. Lnvott is
going to pitch , and of course that is cqumwa
lout to a victory. 'I hey phly limn last game of
the series tomorrow niternuou
Sloes City 1 , Chicago
Sioux CITY , August 2d.-Special [ Tola
gram to TuE 1feE ] = rhe Chicago and Sioux
City clubs played a lively game bore to-day
bofore2,000 , spectators , 'rhe batting of the
visitors was rennirlcuble , being boiler than
that of Sioux City. Tltutroubbe was that time
visitors did not judietousiy group their hilts.
Tkds , with the active lIold.work of the home
club , made the batting unproductive. Chl-
i cayo got its two canned runs in the
eovcith Inning by virtue of a beauti-
tul three base hit by Ilamt-ahan
bringing Milton home free third
; snd Sprague from first. On the Part of
Sioux City , Veach tondo a remarkably long
running catch ott Dwyer's hit. The score ;
. floux ity.,9 0 Il 0 1 0 0 1 0-4
Chicago..0 0 0 0 0 U 9 U 0-2
Earned runs-Sioux City 3 , Ohicttgo 9 ,
' 1'wo ba9o hlts-Voach , Schildknccnt , Powell.
'TLrco-Leso lilt-llnnrahan , Double
- - play-
Phalan and Powell. Bases on balls-Sprogue
r J , struck ontByVulls 5 , by Sprague S.
Loft on bases-Sioux City 4 , Chicago S.
It 7wto-1W : , Umpiro-Quest ,
' An Exhibltiott Gana
d' bAya roItT , August 20-Spoelot [ Tale-
gram to Tua BEE.-Daveuport's ] new team
played Itstlrst game on the home diamond
to-day. Moat of time players were entire
strangers to each other , yet they put up a
Very good game. Foster , the captain and
iocond baseman of the Davenports , dkl limo-
nominal work'la ' his. Imositioa , while MaCul-
3 om did some very ekltlfulhuse stealing. . The
ouYi ' batong of thu teum was by iclopf . and
G '
tf
Moyer. The only henry buttlnl donebyD's
Moines tva9 by Shafer nail \incullar ,
the former making u homo run , Pitcher
: iuittii , of the Del lfolnes , umplra l nud his
decI ions were extronu4y rank. Fifteen
hundred People witnessed the game , The
score :
DesMoines , . . .I 0 0 0 0 0 4 0"-9
Davenport . . . . . . ( I 0 0 0 1 0 it 1 0-2
Huns earned-Des lfolncs 6 , 'faro base
Idts-Iiollidny , Mutcullmr 1'1 ' , Shafer. Ifomiul
run-Shafer , Double plnys-t'Isher nud
Foster Foster nud FI9Ler , l'hillipa mind Fos.
ter , ] la9es on balls--3y ] iClopf , I , by Cush.
pimp 1. Struck out-lay iclopf 2 , by
lnnn ii.'lld pitches-liy Klopf 1. Time-
1:40. : Umpire-Smith , of the Des Moines
club ,
OTIUfl G,1M1i4.
Yeslerduy's ¶ In time iuuiericaum
/lssucmtlon COltteMLH.
CLever.mxu , Augii t -Rcsult of to-
llnv's gimuse :
Cleveland . . . . . . .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2
St Lnuls.0 U 0 2 0 0 2 1 ' -5
PautpuLrtu.t , August 96-Result of to-
day's gone : -
Atltletica. , , , . ,0 0 2 0 : i 3 0 0 0-11
Louisville . . . . . .0 1 0 it U U U O 01
NEw YORK , August 9Q-Result of to dny's
game :
lirooklyn.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1
ICuumsus City. . . , 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1- 6
Ctsrtxs trt , August 26-Resultof to-Hay's
game :
liulthnoro..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
Cincinnati , . . . . . U 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 0
1'UGIIIHTIC.
Kllrnht Expresses Iris R'iltingness to
Meet Any uad All Coolers.
NEw Youc , August 20.--,1uko fdrnin was
entiasslastlcnlly received when ho landed
this morning. Kllrahm said : "I nut not ht
love with lighting , but I nut hero now. ] f
Jolus r4. Sullivan , or any other man , leans a
chance lie can have it. " .
Conley Challenges ICflraln
Asur..tsu , Wis. , August 24-Connoy has issued -
sued a challenge to fight ICllrnht for ttrdl0 a
side , London prize riuc rules , to n finish , for
the champiosmlp of the world ,
NE1tfASICA N1:1VS.
' 'he Growth or the Boouilmg ' 1'e1vn
of Superior.
Surmuon , Neb. , August 2L-Special [ to
'rum : liiu.j-Suporlor : is fast couuing to the
front amid is beginnhig to prove her superb.
ority over her rivals , She inns the utdvantage
of location over any other city mum time valley ,
being provided with excellent water in-iv i
loges and outlets ht all directions b ; ' rail.
Tun building boom ltn9 struck us , and struclt
tus hard. In fact , two are booming in every-
tvay nod nro desthmed to beeoute one of tire
loading railroad eoates of the state.V0
nlroady have the main line of time B , & \I. ,
with a branch north to 1)e\Vitt ; the Freniont
Ellcha'u & Missouri ft-omit
Valley Genoa , mural
the Missouri Pacife from Concordia , Kan. ,
to Hastings. The Soda Fe is nearly graded
from Concordia here mutd the uncle Island is
surveying a southwest two through here.
Thu Dodge City , Omaha C Southern has
coupleted a survey ( vomit time lorhmur plaro
here mind work is to begin mtt grading ht a
short tune. The Nebraska Southern , having
couupleted a survey from hero to Kcarncy ,
will also conmcuco construction shortly.
Hesldes time roads themselves , we are to
have , tte ordiug to all appearanecM , time di.
t isiomis of the Fremont , Elkhorn & \lissou m
Valley and the Santa Fe , which ternmiiiate
] rare for the present. These two roads ,
lmavhig hitmt'chased fifty acres of laud adjoiu
kni time town on the east , and seventeen out
the west , luau covered time former with a
grade of trout ono to three feet , making it
perfectly level , mold underluld tvltlt thing ,
1'his is to be used us the transfer yards of the
two roads , turd heru will be located time round
Louses , now under coustructlou Four tracks
lead from here into town. A union depot vlll
be used by these two roods , stud It Is rumored
by the Missouri Pacific also.
We have under course of construction a
° 5ooo , systems of water works , which tvlll
greatly lessen the risk of a destructive tire ,
Several Ilhe brick business blocks are being
erected , umd camtracts mire let for a number
more. J S. Jolmston & lire. have just cour
pleted a flue general store , ° . , ix111U , two stories
turd a baseutent A. Iiumter & Sous are erect.
mg n two-story brick store , SUxiO ) , with Chi.
cage pressed brick and terra cotta front.
This tvll be furnislmcd svltum elevators and nil
modern improvemnents , nud when com
'minted ' will reach a cost of not
less than $12IN0. ; Dwellings of time most approved -
proved style mire being built in nil parts of
the town , Every train brings its share of
business inept looking for a location , and tlmo
most of them are satistled tvlttm our prospects
cuough to invest and stay with u9.Va Imvo
two briolc yards of n capacity of abut
twenty-five thousand per day from time molds ,
and still can hardly supply the demand. Wo
huvu no street cars as yet , but htvo : an abundance -
dance of sidowallc nail limo streets all of ono
grade.Ve also support a six column folio
nowspnper culled the Daily Jourummil. This
has heretofore had a patch inside , but the
proprietor , DIr..1.1) . Stino , nu old uewspapar
hum from the Buckeye state , proposes to
amko It aim all lmosno print , as the patronage
guarantees it. Each day beutgs fo tit some
now enterprise , mad in a short time wlsat was
tun years ago mm imamlet of live or six houses
tvlll ho a populous city ,
A Shautcfal Case.
Ltxcaw , Neb „ August 20.-Special [ Tale-
grain to Tun : Hcr. ] The city Is in something -
thing of a commotlam to-night over sonic outrages -
rages that have just coma to light , which are
alsnost too lmorriblo to relate. A gentleman
by time uumne \Vhicgurdho , who keeps a
boarding imouso on Q , just tvesL of Sixteenth
street , has two little dnughters , aged uhma
and eloveut years , respectively. It is said
that they brave been sstbjoeted to lasciviou9
advumiccs from n beuto by time nanmo of Jack
Bowles , mm boarder , over forty years of age ,
for sin a time past , amid that his rein-
tlons with thous have been crhnlnml In
the extreme. 'lime ' matter wag placed
In time lint its of time pnlico lust eight by
\Viuegardmicm , o some munube of his lautily ,
maid lfowles escaped thick-el tclmes by sleeping -
ing ju a Mims all night. ] t seems that he
wiS : nsvimig n board bill of l.75 , 'this morning -
ing , it is sutid , tin went to rho htousu and
Landed tlsn fat item- $ l , remarking that lie
didn't care for the ehaege , and now time mat.
ter is to he huslmod up se far us lie is eon
cerned , but time matter will be itvestiguted
fur all tlmeo is in It lm' mmdignaut citizcuis.
Sand for Ills Subscription.
LiNcol.N , Nou „ August 2d. [ Spocmtl Pole-
grant to'rnc line.-Salt ] twill be commnepced
against Ilan. Patrick Evart to ntcm row by time
St , Theresa C.stltolle church to recover ; : f00
now duo on the 300 he is said to have
scrlbed to the churclm building fund sonic
time stmcu and which lie refuses to pay. It
Is uutda stoud that iishop Bonacum endorsed
this action. There Is a divided opinion in
Oathollo circles over trio justness of time
cause. Euu has his fiends and so hmis the
bishop , amid so umtwh h us boon surd about time
utalter throught tlue press that the publle gemi-
orally take a deep Interest lit time miiatte' .
'flue action of the chum-cu will be brought in
the county or dlstelu t court.
A Union Labor ConveuNou.
fiot.uurn : , Neb. , August 90-Special [ to
rui : lhe. ] Tlto union labor party of this
county hold a convention to nominate a
county attorney and n reproseutative ycstor
day. Em-la Johnsam , vhio was defeated ht the
republican convention by T. M. ifopwood ,
teas present timid worked hard fur time umoml-
nntlon of rupresemtativo , but ho was riot roe.
ogniz ° d , and after a thi-co ltours's session time
conventiomi adjourned w ltimout making nonmi-
nntlous. Jalussonhasaccordhmglynnnoutced
himself as an Independent candklate ,
witltslaudhmg the fact that time republican
tnujortty In this county is 700 ,
Two I'risnners Break Jail ,
GENav.t , Neb , , August 20-Speelal [ Toler
gram to'Te BEu. ] = 1 wo prisoners escaped
from jail hero by the aid of confederates on
the outside , who secured tools from a una
chino nail cut open the stool cells , lmberatiug
Frame Wilson , who sva9 In for burglary. 'L'imo
other , Eli George , was in for stealing horses
igdhls city and York. As there was no
guard the escape was'very ' easy , the o01curs
] dueling too much rellauce in the strrn'th of
the cells.
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AT TIIE NATIONAL GAPITAL1
Efoct of the Naval Aeadomy on the
United States Floot.
A PARADISE FOR BOOK AGENTS ,
An Itrrlst lt'Ilh a 1'rnctlcol Turn of
Jllnd-Some Novel amid Itemnit.
ncrntive SLticamies-IS'nsh
lugton Notes.
The Fultmre er the Navy ,
\Vt mmmxoio , August 2t1-Special ( to Tnr
Itnu-For ] several ycam-s past limo cadets
who luutunlly graduated front the natal
ucadauy lave execeeded ht numimber time
vacancies ul time line of the navy , mid ninny
of time young men have been dropped from
the rolls of the naval establishmemtt with an
houorubl ° diseimurge amid ono year's pay.
Some of those young fellows have been mble
to secure excellent nosltlons in private life
through time education whmclt the governuaeut
so generously yurnlshal them , but there Is
scarcely one of the whole number who would
hot he willhmg to re-outer time service If
opportunity offered. Tito fact that there huts
been so much uncertainty as to the chances
of getting into the navy after graduating
from time academy , has made the Ahsapolis
institution loss Popular thou It used to be ,
and the applicnuts for the vacant places on
time ncaduuty's rolls imavo not been as uuuter-
ous as ih time old days. A umtvul officer , In
tnikumg of time future of time navy to your
corr ° spondenttodaysaid , :
"The state of affairs which has existed in
relation to Amimimpolls graduates is likely to
be followed by a porlod of rapid rise lam the
navy. For twenty years after the Svar timora
was scarcely a nett' ship added to our fleet ,
mid the old vessels , which timid boon built
for time service , or whichm land been drafted
Into the navy , have mcarly mill
gone to time bottom of the ocoit ° ,
or have rotted fu limo yards. Note
luomvever , there is n dlspasltlon on the part of
cmigross to pay sonic .mtttenton to time service -
vice , amid every tldng loimmts to time ruhhtbilitt-
tioh of thu Uhitud Slates 11eet of varvessols.
.llrcady quite a number of cruisers glum.
bouts , torpedo bouts and armored iuattle
slips have bemi urovided for , nud the eirm emit
nmtvul umpproprmimtioh hill will add to tine list ,
Several vcssel'i have been latnuchod , timid
thew is every reasom to believe tint the good
work will go an for some years to cotue amid
that time Uulted States will , within time next
decade , hmtvo n envy' of which the people as
well ns time naval olllcers tmemselves limy be
proud. Thu rdsuit of this will be that there
w'ihl he more chance for proaioliou maul a bet.
ter prospect of eumployumcut ( em- every youngster -
ster graduated Iron the nitval neadmuy , mmd
I dui nmellucd to tIiihl : that from this tIuw
forward for the next twcumty years three will
be umru of mm demand for cudetslmips ut Amm-
mmpolis therm there tins buen Ium the past aid
that tlds inttitutiat twill heroine as popular
mis Nest l'obt ss nlrendy. "
\Vushington , in commtiou with ovary other
large city in time ts'orld , has a munber of
voting nud enthushtstle artists w Lo tiutke a
] Ping sonmehow by trmmsfurring their
thoughts to cmvns : thorough limo aid of pig.
uncut timid oils. Just how sonic of these
young follows maonge to keep the pot boiling
is hs utueh of a unysterv hero as it is iu Lou.
don , Paris or New York ,
1 usot a young maim of the street this mnoru-
lu gsvho imas been \Vashhngtot for tee
yemu's 0r mere , umd vimo bus managed toustko
a cousfortable livhmg allh01lgls hla pictures
m o not very greatly sought for by comm.
uohsseurss lie hind a wile cu lit , face tvlmiclm
showed tint his pocketbook was comfortably
11110(1 , aid lie voluntcurcd the luSuruuttjolt
that ho htd just sold atotimer picture at u
gone , big price. I asked hie who was the
1ortuamtto purchaser , lie replied that It teas
a patent medicine concern in ono of the Now
Euglmmd states , tvhicim eoncurmt proImused to
tum'u this chef d'ouvro into aim advertising
ennui , by onmployiug n first-class lithogntphme
to transfer it to stone.
"Do you do much of this bushmcss , " I
asked ,
"Ycs , " ho replied , "I imavo been carlyiug
on this kind of bushsoss for several years.
Five or six years ago there was lu congress
a wcaitlsy patent medtchmo nuunmfmcturer svho
was attracted to one of mnypicturesdlsplutgccl
in an nrtstoro on time nvehuc Ira mudo me
an offer for it and I sold it to imlum , and
lie mused i as an attyortisiug
attr'actlmt. Slncothat time it struck mime timnt
ttmero might be a wider field , and now svhon-
over I halve n now idea which units out well ,
I paint my picture , take a plwtograplt copy of
it , wlilehn 1 copyright , of course , and send
these copies to the leading mnnufmctmrers of
creeps. Hy this tnonnsIattract mm wide rmutgo
of spectators , and 1 invmu imtbly dispose of umy
pioturos alt ml good price. "
This stnt ° numtt called to mind time fact that
n paragraph ht this oorrespoud ° uuo about mm
your ago now had a shullnr effect. At tlmnt
time mention was made of a prize of $10 offered -
fered by time East Auroit Fair nssoeintlotm to
lute best set of triplets wimich might ho
exhibited at thick' baby dhow. The
$10 came front time president of
time United States , mul wits captured
by a happy fanily named Dart living iii
llmunbug , N. Y. An autcrprlsing nmanu-
fneturcr of laouttcd foods up In Vuruuont saw
an account of this fair , mind sent sane of his
1arcparutams to time mote of the triplets ,
who wrote time custommnry tostiulonlul as to
the beu ° hlt received , The Vorutout house ,
wltit true Yntkoe sagacity , at ompeo sent ( or
pictures of the Interesting little ones , pad
new the Dart triplets arc used to mtdvertlse
their baby food him all sections of the cotudry.
I understand It has been n paying Imvest-
mnout , and that time lirin hits ruuunty seat up
a supply of the sane pruparmmtimm to Mrs.
Dart , who now ties a pair of twins two or
three hmohtlms old.
Waslthmgtou is time most Prolific field fo r
the book agent of any city or its size him the
world. ' 'h01o Is scarcely n man who has rimy
lcnack atoll iii thus lime who cmuumot make a
vmy fair living by a careful c umv.mss . of time
city for n low mouths , no matter wluut sort
of n book he limy be trying to force open time
Imbue. Omie concern hero sold upwards o f
tot thousand copies of u pablicutlout of m
weli knowmm New York lmouse. Tim °
works of General Grout , General Lo
gun , Sunset Cox , James C , 13luium
mad othe' wehl-known man , who have
contributed to time literature of the commtry ,
hmvo fouul ready sale here , and cau be sae u
ht nearly ovary house whcru there is a book
slmeif. Timis mmornbig a hmutdsonue man , about
lifty years of ugc , with a gray anmstaetie mm u
goatee , wino stuuuped along ou cute good lc m ;
mad one wooden ore , catered the offices o u
Newspaper ltow with m prospectus of 1'hm l
Shcrldnu's umenmolrs. Ito Ipiclced up suvora 1
subscriptions , and was evidently prcty eel 1
uostccl upon Slmeridnn's cunpulgns.
"Whcro did yott lose your loge" ens asked
just us lee tvas packing his papers to leave ,
0"Down on Sailor's Creak , " tens time reply ,
' 'amid 1 consmde myself ntlghty lucky that I
got out alive , "
" \Vldch service were you tat" was asked
"I svgs at ndjutnnt In ono of time reglmcnt a
of Leo's mrnmy , and did all 1 could to save tin m
confederaey. "
Seine aslomislunemt vvn9 expressed that hie
vt'hio tvas it Vlrghuiau by blrtly and whit
fought for the lost cause , should be selilug u
work written by a mint svho was so distaste
ful to time pcoplo of Virghmia. lie replied :
"It is mmtlmor queer , but twputy-flvo yOar s
have passed since those day's , aid we are al
citizens of ono comitmou eommt'y nosw , I
have got to mutko my llvi g somuhow , and I
inn thankful to to a gullnnt union genera
svho , bef01 o he died , mmm de it tosslbhe for ui
to earn uny livbuI , ' in part at least Indirectly
through tine Medium of his brahm , limit I ter
you , sir , " lie miffed , "I wouldn't have tlnrot
to go tluough time valley of 'lrglulu twont y'
or even fifteen years ago with time prnspectum
of Phll Shme idmum's book in may possession. '
Ono of trio most lnm of tent events in rail
way aonslruetlat was celebrated out time 15th
of ; mluy Inst , by time Inauguration of tin
'l'eans-Caspian rnilvay built by the ltussmau s
In order to more successfully mulntaln them r
supremacy In central Asla , This road h
1,345 votats in keugth , or m round uumbor
about oumthousaud Engllsh uniles , Consu
\Vurls , at St. Petersburg , sends to the stat
deparbnamt m translation of an at-tide white h
recently'uppeared fu a St. Patorsburg pnpx
concurnhmg this grout uademtnkhmg , fro
which time following account of the cam
structlon and the reasons whinhlcad , to It u rim
taken :
'The construction' , of the Trans Ouspim n
railway wusbeguu at the close of 13U. Pc
fncilltate the trmuisportntlon of time food amid
forego ctf the trot + p9' of Gmteral Skubelov ,
theft emi the lahmrch fI'ont the Gulf \Ifkhmllov-
sky , of Ohcok"I'Clie' , a line twenty-two versls
long was built blttwlech time gulf nud the noel
of Moullalt Karmt. , After limo capture of
Gheolc'l'epe tin 1591 , tits iihe ryas prolonged
to the stongtmahl of'Klzyl-Arvut ' u217 wcrstsl.
Iu this state the lure was kept min to 1 50.
\V1mea In the montltot t'ebruury of that your
nlaTnlug notes of the sltuntion on the
Afghmt frontlerhnssspread , itwmmsdecided
to prolong time ruUw,1y , us a stroke of strut.
egy , to limo banhgm , of Aumom llarin. ms cir-
eumstnnceA rem tmIre taut thla work should
be eompletod as 9botf as mosslbie ( time flume between -
tween lCizyl-Arvmit' anti Tchandjollf , oh the
Anmou Aurin , vim to Imvmi n lentth of 754
varsts ) , Its oxeotlt/nu was conttded to ( lcu-
e nl Amutonkoff , who directed time service of
tlwtransporintiou of Limo troops of the 1'Anplre.
Facts were not lmmg hum shovhig how well
worthy of this conlldemmce wits time feneruL
On July. , ISSS , time llrst ratls were placed mit
ICizy4 Arvnt , amid froth time 29tlm of Novoumb ° ref
of time samime year the stntiomi Asklutbnd wit
opal , Ou .1tmhy 2 , 1390 , time Itno reached time
strmlglmold of Merro , had on Novemmtbor 81
the Bokluruu city of T'chardjamt ou time Anton
Darin , At this pohmt the strateirlo role of time
railway tenses ,
"Novortlteloss limo line would certnlniy not
have the unpoetnnce tlumt it possesses now if
it luau lint been carried aim to lit least time
first cotnnterclnl center , for hmstmutco , the
cityy of Hokumra , Therefore , at tire
gestlon of time constructor , It ens decreed , out
the loth of Jimmie , 1537 , to build It front
'I'chnrdjouri on time Samnrcnnd , Time 10th of
Jammmtry,1585 , the first rills were Inid nit time
right bank of time timid the 15th of May
the first loeomotlve cause to a stmiud before
time tomb of ' , '
writer of the article visited tim Traus
Caspalh territory before and after time ron-
stumetl01iof the ralhwmy , turd roport4 that it
has fmmlmltmted the desert coumdru of time
' 1'urcommuts so tint they are not recomizablo.
Ho says :
"Time populmttions of time cities of Askima-
bad , Merv timid Tchnrdjoul have rapidly hm
creased. The sandy island alai desert of
Ouzouhada a'-o trtumstormned into a hayy of the
lti st order , with a town hnving Its streets ,
Squmuos , bnznrs , amid n clmureh. All these
farts emullrut time suyhig of time Ylmicees that
it Is not by ; he populated centers that rabl-
tvuys tire built , but that it Is only neeossmuy
forr a rullway to pass by n desert for It to be
trauisforumed Into a Ihourishhmg oasis , "
Omit ) hhpo tumt effect uiomi the Amcriramt
trade which m timis road will have will , proba :
lily , be the rostm ation of Lime enormous iliac
destroyed three hmmdred years ago , lay'hich
the govcrmnunt will ho able to reclaim nearly
half a udlllou a ° res of lands , w'h1ch Is par.
ticularlw destrnblo far the production of cot.
ton , ' 1'he writer says :
" 'rhout It will mint ho surprisiug if wo see
Amito icah journals , leclare that Ilussin , iii-
stead of rcuhmhdug n ronsttmm' of cotton , bas
becoum a pralueur end sends Its products to
foreign umtrkots. "
la'1'IC'r OF NON INT111LCOUltSI : .
The Dlattcr 1)isuussod ) I'roum a Omun
ml limit Slntntluehtt.
ST. PACa , August 2d.-W' . C. Van home ,
president of time Canndlnu Pmciflc : , being imm-
tervlewed ou time proposals commtaillcd in time
nresmdent's amessago , said :
' "rime Policy of umomm untercottrse between
time Untcd States and Cmumdn will danage
Amnoricmt railway Interests betwecu
$2 mil $4 wlmero it tvllt hmjure
Cnnndlmm interests , Oh time Cnunufmm side
time blow mvouhl fal ) t-atlmer heavily on the
Craud 'l'euuk lines , but tlmo Ihptry to time
Cauiadmum I'aelfle a'Duld be cougmu'nttvely :
slight. 9'Imere is no money for us uu Antra
cau freight , mutytvuy'mmd we could , of course ,
hold time passamgor business ,
Clint-god 'filth lumberzlenment.
Ltxcoi N , Nub , , ilrugust 2U.-Special [ 'I'ele-
gramn to 'I'uu DIe.-.1 : [ Saaaders county
crook by time nune of S..1 , Dean , wanted at
\Vaboo os the chargqof , euuberzlemucnt was
arrested hero this afternoon , but ha ° nm-
ployal connsol nud his lawyers secured his
release oil mm vnIt of hltbeas corpus amid he
will uo tiled bofom eJudgo Stewart lit 9o'elork
to niorrow morniu ' . , , Judge Houston thinks
tlmat Limo vvarruht 14' defective and that he
will be reieased , bdt'time otllcer who cuute
dosvu after him huts beau so advised , mul he
returned after mu now warm-ant amid he will be
rearrested mitt o ° ce Iii time evcut of lmis release ,
A'rhleving I11red Jinn.
Cor.i umius , Neb. August -Special [
Telegramm to 'rum : lla-Auk ] mst Eurkumnh , a
farmer living eight miles northeast of hero
near time boundary line between Platte and
Colfax counties , upon returutng from church
tlds morning found that his hired man , Dbtx
Graguu , humid stolen $130 front his house dal
departed for parts unknown. lie was fol-
losvcd to Ilcutmt mind was scout of his way to
Colunbus , but Las not yet been captured ,
Ncuumhn County l'olltios.
Ar ° rmtN , Nob. , Aimgust25.-SpeclaltoTIlE [
Bme.-The : ] democratic convention held imero
yesterday mtdjournod to October S , Judge
] iroady Is here rtumnlng it. The demimoermits
do not propose to put a ticicet In time field
tudtl after the republleau covnvention meets
and goes liu'ouglt time fmu'eo of u01uiutitimig
IIowe and Majors for the legislature. Howe
is employing his usual ut ° tlmods to secure his
election to time state sennte.
I'In ) ntt with n I'Islo1.
IIol.nnepOE , Neb „ August 2o.-Special [ to
Tin : Bet-Yesterday : ] evatlug wlmilo Peter
Nolsomm was play'ful'suapping a revolver
which lie supposed tvas empty it went off ,
time bail takhmg effect in time breast of Swan
Olsen , who stood withhm three feet of the
pistol : Time ball ranged downward tumid Dr ,
Miller , who was called , lmas hot yet fotumd It.
'rho hnat may rocovdr.
Oumaimnus art Columbus.
Colcanws , Neb , , August 9d-iSpeclal
Telegram to Tut : Bel-A ] train load of
Oullahmt's cisizcmms chute up to-day and held a
picnic at Itiggins' grove in time casts a part
of the city. Everyone pronounced it a very
enjoyable atTair. All acparted for houmo at S
o'clock thus ovenhmg.
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The \Venttier and Crops.
W.tsriixeroy , August 20 , 'rime weather
mind crop bulletin , fur rho week andiug August -
gust 20 , says : Time weather during the w ° elc
] ins Loco especially favorable hmarvostiumg
aid fnrus work lam the nortirwest. 'Flue wheat
harvest progressed rapidly in time central and
uorthm n Demons of 1)akota turdRnncsota ,
from whicht regions the reports Indicate tlimtt
the damimge t ° time wheat crop front frosts
bust week was largely overestinmted , ht
the northa n portions of the corn belt , the
vcatlmer wits favorable , but the gromvtls of
the plat was retarded by time low t ° uuhCm t-
lure ,
Beware of Sci'ofula
licrofnia Is prohahmly more general than any
other dlsease. It Is Insidious In character ,
and manifests Itself ill rtmnlugsoree , pustular
ernptlons , boils , swellings , enlarged joints ,
abscesses , sore eyes , etc. Ilood'sSarsnparllla
expels all trace of scrofula from tlmo blood ,
leaving It pure , enrlrled [ , a ° u healthy.
"I was severely mfflctedwlthscrofmtlaand ,
over aycarlsadtwo nntngsore4onmymieck.
Took five bottles llooll'sSarsaparilla , and am
cured , " C , E. LovE.1hl , Lowehi , Mass.
l C. A. Arnold.tu Olmi , , life. , had scrofdnns
sores for seveimyc5t-sprlugatdfall.llood's '
Salt Rheum
p Isonooftimonmosttilsagrceaiiicdlseases caused
1 by Impuroblood.ItIsreadilycuredbylloud's
' Sarsaparillathogreat blood purliler ,
; \Vllliam Spies , llyrla , 0. , suffered greatly
from erysipelas and salt rheum , caused by
handling tobacco. At times his hands tvadd
m crack opcnandblecd , Itotried various prep-
aratlons withopt aid ; finally took hood's Sar-
saparlllaandnowsays"IanlemmtlrelywelL"
" 31y son had salt rlteuut on Luis Lands and
s on the calves of his legs , lie took flood's
Sarsapar111a and Is entirely curet. " J , D ,
a Stanton , lift. Yenton , Ohio.
Hood's. Sarsaparilla
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ra ti ctlbyalldrugglats. $ lidzfor$3. Mxdoonly
by 0.1. 110011 d Co , A p olhecarlaa , Loiseil.MMs.
100 Dosh Ono Dollar
n I LFRIESS AYES ARE THE BEST .
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The Burlington takes the lead.
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It was in advance of all lines in developing Nobraska. '
It was in advance of a II lines in establishing dining car
service between Missouri river points and Chicago.
It was in advance of all lines in giving the people of
Omaha and the West a fast mail service.
It was ill advance , of all lines in running its trains from
the East into Omaha proper.
It was in advance of all lines in reducing the time of
passenger trains between Omaha and Chicago.
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It was in advance , and is the only line by which you can
leave Omaha in the morning and arrive in Denver the
evening of the same day.
It has been progressive in the past.
It will lead in the future.
TI'avel and ship via the Burlington.
Ticket Office , 1223 Farnam Street. Telephone 250 „
D.ot On Tenth Street.
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TIIE PEOPLE PLAYED A II11Dt ]
Tim Railroad Crowd Lost In the
Iowa Political Shumo.
THEY CAPTURE ONE CANDIDATE.
Hy Defarthlg Attorney Gemrat hake r
'J'luy NuniIuatp Stone-Three ( boil
ilea Fur Cumutl'm + ionets-The
icmocrnts tumid I'rohibs.
The ilawkeyo State Conventlon ,
Das MomNus , August 25-Special to Tae
Ilnu.-Tho ] republlcun : state cohveutioh
which was held iii this city this week % 'hs
time most representative couventi01t ever
imeld by the party in this state. Hundreds of
of business mien turned their prtvnte attains
over to their clerks temporarily and tto-
cepted hiositions on the comity delegations
for line llrst tine hut their lives , while line
horny funded farmers poured in from time
harvest fields in great numbers , and : dl tvtlh
one end in view-to sustuht our ralh oad
commissioners and our noble governor In
their efforts to secure just amid rensamble
rates for our stm tmggjing Industries , t3svm nns
of railroad coppers hovered on the ihutks of
of the delegntioa piteously begging for proxies -
ies , but wlthoutnvmill. As predicted a month
ago , the efforts of the railroads to defeat
Conunissloners Smitlt muui Campbell 'oro
futile and they gave tip time fight early in time
day and atteugdcd to form coaildnatioms
with time friends of cur anxious aspirants to
pull titrouglt other eo'porntiat candidates.
They made a latin fight nit Captain
V. P 'J'svnnnbly for state treasurer
with vvlmous they were displeased on account
of his nctiom as a lumber of the executive
couiunttee is raslug the assessnteiit of railroad -
road property , and cmmtu woryeneu : defeating
hint. Ftslmt in this thuv nit o.aorul to
mcnaninute .lumlge Scevers for time supreme
bench or tarn hie support over to , ludge
Given , of this city , lbus scheme wi : checkmated -
mated by souttiwest01 n Iowa , whiclm lener-
ously cnueeded tuna office to time uor thatsteru
part of time sate maid united 1u time selection
of Judge C. T , Oranger , of Alhmauakee. Judge
Granger is one of time guest mind ablest district -
trict judges in the state , iumd his decisions
hove been uniformly in favor of tutu people.
fudge Gratgu : will udd notch strcuglh to
the ticket amid be elected In spite or any pose
siblo ca'poation colmdiuie.
1'or attorneyy geucrul time contest was very
exciting and the corpuratmmms scored their
only victory lam timosaicetton of the caudidntm.
In this they were actually moiled by a Urge
uunlbe of the mutest ultmn.p rohibitiemists.
Attorney Clona al linker , who tvns a cmllill- ,
u ntu for the third term , humid mnortally elfeudcd
time rnlh oad uttorueys by time zeal and ability
he displayed in pushhig time ramleoad cases ,
mtud hums defeat at mmy price mind by any moms
hind been detenTnined upom , Judge
\Vinslow , of Novtou and Jolut V ,
Stone , of Olenw'ood , were brosght
lute time field as cahdidates , cithet of tvhon
would be mmei eptmible to limo rnih omtds. 1'ho
radical proldbitautists , notwlthstuadimg time
fact that linker was a strong prolmibitiodsl ,
were euanmragcd to bring out \Idtou Rent-
Icy , of lova City , to divide the lfalce forces.
Time result was exactly ms the curporatlou
crowd anbcipatcd , and time first ballot
showed that Stame was tin the lead. A large
parL of time followlugof Judge R'imislo v went
to Stoma on time second ballot , mad time rnil-
road supporters of Itmnley t cacmcroushy deserted -
serted timely eandlduto and joined in the
stampede. Time sturdy fmtrnmas f'on the
strong nntbmnoaoioly counties of Aduir ,
ltiugguld uud Tmmylor , as well as a Part of time
delegations from h'reuout , Cubs , l'tgo : ,
Mudisam and \Iontgoumcry , la the minimum-
western Part of the state , hold omit ai : unst
Stohu to time lust , amid laud mt not Leon for
the tomchery of the ltaulov forces they
would have defeated him ,
Elided by thou- success In dcfoathmg Ihakur
the rutlromtd : gamsg turmtil their uttettion to
the tight for railroad eonllmissiemens mind
uuiited fortes a ton Senator Lawrauce , of
\Voodbury , for time third aumdldnte. Oa time
listt ballot Lavrcuco had m strong lead , mow
It hooked as tluouglm ho would pull tlu ommgh
on the next ballot , but the amts
dropping mill other cnmilidales : rallied to the
support of Hou. Joim Alnhi ° , of time 5lusrutmo
Journal , and statmpcded limo cvnventu01t.
Lnwrenro was badty crippled In tm rmio by
limo defection of Ida , Diononm , Crawford amid
Chouvkuo counties , wbmich ought to huv a sup.
Io'tcd him ou uccuunt of locality. Nattier
\L timih our Latvreumce received unytbing hear
the solid support of timeir res ettive sections.
\1uscatine
Cudnr county , st uniehl joliis \ , cist mm
solld vote for Latvrunce , nail so dud Limn.
l'or a while it looked lire m neck and neclc
race , but Limo strong antl uianopohy cOmdles
in time southwest Ctst : mm solid vote to Mahm
nud assured his noudnutlon. . \ better cholco
could not have been undo umd all tlmrco o f time
nominees for railroad coumntkssloners are
especially acccplnblo to limo formers.
L. S. Coliln. of fort Uodge , who was time
granger ( I ) motnber of the eonunlsslon during -
ing time rafltoad regimnC , and wino signalllzed
imhuself by hLs truckling subsorvlehcy to the
Intc'csts of time corporations , was uolitlcnlly
snuffud out. Ile was uneeramnoeiqusly
dropped from time t'onintlssion by Governor
Larralee , mind lie nlgiearcd before the eoh
vontlon imsiting a vlndlcatlon lu the simupio of
o noinlnatipit as one of the cout-
missioues. Ills ova countyy raphdt
r
pled hint and he only mecuived
out of t.tc UlS voles , 't'his is the w'mty Iowa
serves her farmers wimo secur. ) public olllcc
mmd then prove fulsu to time interests of the
agrlcu Itturnl tlnsscs.
There tvts not perfect harmony in time
cunuuitlee uh resolutons , but the comservn-
tlvu nmeumburs wave tutnrule to stem the tide
mold Lime result w ; ts a helu ly nud mm tiqumu ilied
omtdorseuieut of the cotu se of Governor Lar-
rnbea uad the rnilruad Iegisintiou of the past
wiutee.Vten this phnnhc ts'us read time eela-
gates could hot be restraeuud nud sprang on
time seats , tvmtvcd their hinds ht Limo air , and
guno truce rotmsmg cheers for our brave aid
loyal governor. 1itmsumcss utut : amid fmu mem
ii hlce wed with each other in this uunntfcsta
tion of lip ml mtuse , mind time goveru0m twho occur
pied an obseuru scat iii the ram of time plt- :
form where lie could mint be scan , no doubt
felt n deep sense of gratmtude for this spat-
ltueotts : outburst of cohlldcuca Should he
consent to run fur time third teem no power
lam the state could dafeat iris notmmihutlam , and
time toiling masses would give him time
lagrst majormty ever rolled up fnrahy cmuuli
date in the state. The Imif dozen corporation
paPL't'S timmtt uru maimIuerndiug under time guru
of republtcauustn mints hun'n been mmbusbmg the
the governor lilac a picitImocket will not rciislm
time liberal dish of "cruw " set bufora
them by the comivenliot , but they will he
Ipsinn 'tt ' , likely to let mil p of their c'rnitio , i sms of
the governor.
Tim placate limo railroad gang Pelo Hepburn
and ox-Gove nor \Vmn..m1. Steve were uamncd
for eleclo s-at large.
Tlla iEMOCIIATa.
The democrats nro him mm quandary and so
far uma cmudidates for any position mm their
state ticket htve : beemm brought into pronmf
mince \Vhoever ( meads their ticket tviml lend
a forlorn imopa and this they scent to fully
risdize. 'r'ime ofices will go a begging front
presentappouancesand : vmlho tehdcued to
toy mw wlme will tmika titan. 1'he positimm of
raih oad conuuissioncr is eagerlyy desired by
miovcrul mid there may be sumo little excite-
ntcut over the nouminatlons for this olllcc.
It is settled that Peter A. 1)ey , prescut cont-
lnlssiouCr , swill hie i emoaiinuted , and either
( _ haisea fmvm ° r of litm : , or Htu lburt , a
tiller of the mioll fu Adair cumutv , twill ho
pkncecl on the ticket tvtlm him , 'l'ime third
uouduce mvull probably ho a cauiidnte that is
uoceptable to the taih'oads. 'You pays your
stoney and tmkcs your chomrcl' 't'here ms u
strong sentiuncnt among the republicans hum
favor of reelecting Collmuumisblommer hey' , and
huh Lawrchce beoum placed at time ticket time
furnmers by time thousands would hat oslmglm- :
teeed him and voted for 1)e3.Villm thou
such excellent candidates as Smith , Campbell
amid \latiin , uo repunliemum tvlll feel like
scrntclihmg any of them. Cammpbell us bitterly
opposed by a small railroad clique at New.
ton , his home , but their inihuwmca will not
spread beyond their oiva count and not mtf-
feet over emo lmumdred votes. Vero it miot
fm time large number of denmocratie farmers
svho have gone lute the nllimuee time politi
aians of that party would form a close corporation -
poration c01nbuuc timid endeavor to rum mm Imigh
pressumre boodle Cuaqaigmi , but rho fa nmens
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resolutely 01)11050 any ouch mmovcuaout amid
svould ldclt out of time traces by the thousand
slmoiQd time party tine up with time railroads.
'l'imo Faruters' mmiImmuce , tvhicim has already
checkum.tlcd sov'eml sehencs of mtspiring poli-
tienums , is being eoumtlly ctim cml lot time ln-
teafuremice of Its nmembens with thou Plmms of
time party dictttors , out the nrgmndrnliom goes
aim lumcrctslug : in mcuube'ship nud jowor. So
far it htts eodiued Its vvurhm to time pam ty
prinarics , umd has proven absolutely irre-
situble. Several citbrts have bean made to
switch it over to time support of time umuiouu
limber party , but they have not been success-
ful.
The coin SvAurum 1'.mmTY.
Too much prommumehco is being giv'cit ht time
Pnpcrs to the instgiiIlicatt number of tiih'd
umu ty proltibitiunlts In thus state. four
years mug mm they cast nbuut liftecu hundred
votes for St Juhum , but during time past three
years tlmoy have not pulled "s'er six Imundred
votes , 'flits 3'0,11' they lvull i'cceiSt time sup :
Port of n couple of thmusmnd of old Imo
gmecmibaekers wluo refused to be sold oat to
time boubous , time tvenmm suffrage eootmn-
a
gout , and nit oceasmomial democrat svho is sielc
of his party aid is : tsimalimeil iII co/inn / sgtmnm ely
ntto the republheat enuga .1 fem Jlethodist
mumiiiiste s , 0n neeount of 'larch nllllintloam ,
may' quietly' tote for Fisk , but nit of these
olemuch llis t'oiimbitued twill herd l. ' nummilar live
thous.uitl vntCii 'Flue great body of prohi- t
iiitiouhits are st ° ndiug loyaly by the rcuub-
llcat ticket maid mime gi'tmg Ilu'rlsenaid
Mortam au cuthushtstic support. ltux : , 1
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Siuux City Freight ] antes ,
Sioux CITY , in. , August 2J.-Special [ to
Tiuc ahem : . -l'hc result of time umeliug of lime
traflc tnamngens of limo wcsla u timid nnrtlo-
western hues , held mtt Chicago 3estermlmm3 , wits
awnital ( mere with the lcoehest Interest.
For six months time low' rate \Hnncapolls
mmd St. Paul by the "Son" route hums been
operathmg faluhly mmgni ° rt the Sioux City jo u
biug trade , Sioux City jobbers eluuu that
their sduttion is nhonalnus , because ostensi-
fly Smux City is it llissouel rlver pohtt , lu
rca111y they unmst compete in territory wlmich
is reached from the Ttvlu cities. 'rhos , they
chum , they are forced to do bust-
ues9 on it Missouri river rule ,
while they have to cotnpeto whit the
Mlatcnpolls low rate , sbmco nice-tenths of d
llmeir trade is him luwmthnnesota and Dakota ,
amid less thou eme-tentlm in Nebraska. o
great nn ndvudrge : have time llinncapolis job.
bars , utcconmiiugly , that they have bueu actually -
ually selling to Sioux City retailers clmonper
tLmt time Sioux City jobbers cdlt lay heavy
goods dovh In tumeir own city.
Upam thus basis Sioux City jobbers have for
moutlms beau tnalciug life n burden at railroad
Ileaifquilrleu's , hmsisting that they shall be
gitera u into from Chicago whiff shall put
them on nn equuhty \Ilhncqolis. . Thu
deusaitl is , of course , fm mm much loiter rate
timmtn anyy other Missou m river pout enjoys ,
lJutil recently all time coumpaites renchiug
Sioux City lutve refused to accede to Sioux
Clay's demand , ( moping to settle time vexed
northwesta u freight rutt pttzife by scout-mug
al hmerease of \limimicupolis rate , All
cllomt in tint dhection so far Las failed ,
Trio Illiuols Ccntrmtl has no line \linnc
am nlis , so that limo Northuwestoril Iowa nud
Dakota tratlle is cmu fled through that city. 'l'hu
Central gets uo more of it , than it would if It
was curried through Sioux tuts , its te nmhnms ;
mm01 , on time other baud , has limo Central any
imics to other \lissouri river ponds ,
ts the other eouupanies lmave , to
he involved , ' 1'hmis us time seem-at of
time Ceutral's ' aumouncemnent on limo 15th
mss of the reduction of the fifth eliuss rate
fruus 15 to 20 edits betwcas Chicago and
Sioux City , the ten 11535' notice expiring out
the ti5Lh bust. That aumouhccumemt raised
time Issue critically , umd caused the cemfer
mace of t a01c umumagers at Sioux City oat the
22nu bust.
' 1'Ime eonfe'ence last mcntioucd , widcim nor
conmplished nothing mimic than mum agrcemiment
for a lhml cohfcreace at Cbichgo 01m Sutur-
day , the day before thu Centrai's cut Is u u-
aouuced to go lute effect , developed af uslt
the aLllnlla llimtmIIv of time dtllleulty . l : e epr,1l
'I'rmillie ihuhmgerViclcor : of limo Chicago &
NerUuwcstern , and llirJ , of the Chicago ,
Alilwuulcee & St. Paul , tit time coufcrcuco
nmadu tuost strenuous apposmton to Limo Ccu-
ttmil's proposed cut to Sioux City , oe to john-
lug in it thenselves. Theyy decinred that
they had uircady uccelved entice front two
roads lutving minas to Onuaba tint they would
iustmmtly meat for that city nmiy roduet01t to
Sioux City. They asserted timid tlid rate to
Sioux City could not he reduced tymtlmeut
tbereby phumimig down rates to \lmssourl
1,101' points , nor tvitltout also emu rymg the
smuno ant on Chiuigo rates throughout time
iiortliWest.
't'his , therefore , Is the diiemrunn In whah
the Cldeago confermice slcumis. the peril
which Is present mil the eyes of mill thuso corn-
pndus : , except time Cedral , is time collups0 of
mill ! lissom i rn'e mmuu northwestern rates to
the bads of the "Soo' ' ratoto tlmeT'tyuu Cities ,
with the Prospect tint thus time "Sou" would 1
ng ° tu reduce , amid so sifter nil leave time
lan as unsettled aid as vexed mss over ,
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