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TEE OMAHA DAILY BEE : .WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 20. IS83 , THE DAILY BEE. FUIIMSHKD bVKUY MOIIXING. . ' TT.1IMS Op'suilSCHUTION. ' Daily fMoruliiKltfltlon ) Including SUMMY . IlKB , One Your . . , , . W CO J-'orftxMontln . . ' . r > ( ) 1'or 'I hrce Months . . . . , . . . . . t ! 50 'J'liKOMAiMM-NtiVY Her. mailed to nay nOdrem. Ono Year . .SOI 1 ! wr YoilKOKPItK. HoOMl 14 ANIi 11 Tltllif.vf. HUIUIIMI. WtlHII.NUTOX UtKICK , NO. MJ i'oUlltr.KNTIl STUM' ! . rniiHi:8i'ONnr.NCK. : v .All communication * roiatinu to now nnd fill- tortnl mnttcrshould bo addressed tothi-HMTOit Or TIIK HER , HC8INT.S.S uvrrr.iis. AH bnM'iCM inter * and remittances Mioulrt lie nddreiicdtiiTur. HEI : I'lrm.imiiMi COMPANY. OMAHA. Dtuttn , cheeks i\ml po tolllcu ciders to lo made pitfnblu to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , E. ROSEWATER , Editor. Tim Sworn Statement ol Circulation. Btnteof NV , County of DOUKIUI. I Gro. II. Tzsclmi'k , secretary of The lloo Pub- HxtiloK compiuiy , doen noleiniily swcnr that the Hctunrcirtumtlon of TUB DAILY HKK for the Wonk undine .Mi u-it "J , ItSSui nt follows. Sunday , AiiKintlii. . . . . , . . Monday , Aii ust i Tuesday , AllKUft-l Wodtios'liiy. ' AUKiiit ys . Thursdny , Aunu t : rj . Friday , AtiKiist , Saturday , Augustus Avcrngo . . . , . lf < , CK > oio.n.TxsniucK. : Sworn to bofnrc mo nnd subscribed in my presence tlilM&Jth diiy of Aiietiir , A. I ) . It1 . K V. rim. , Notary 1'ubllc. Etnto of Nebraska. i County of IlliUKiaR. i ' ' OcorKO H. Tzocnurk. lielng first duly sworn.do- pofis nndsnjstliat ho Is n.trt tixry of 'Ilii1 llee I'ublJfthltiK company , that the actual iiv r i ? < ; dally circulfttlou of THE DAH.V lltr. for tlio1 mouth of AiiKltst , 1NJ7. wus ll.ni copies ; for September , lb " , lln : conies ; for October , 18H7 , I4ITO copies ; for November. . 18W , irv.-JI copies ; for Decvinber. iw > 7. 15.041 rop- les ; for Jnnuniy. Ik1. ir-'J ) < oplesfor ; Pebruarv , 1BM.15.W2 copies ; for.March.ltff.UVKi copies ; for April , ltP. 18,744 copies ; for May , 1WH , 18.1S1 copies ; for Jtme.lbif , luL'4i : copies ; for .lulv , lss. < , 18.1.11 copies. (1KO. ( II. 'I7. CHICK. K win n to before mo nnd Mibnqribotl In my presence this 1st day of AuKiiat , A I ) . , lSf . N. 1' . rinij Notary 1'ubllc. IT is u , poor man indeed \vho has no land to olTor to the government ( or the new fort-sito within ton miles of Omaha. KKX the footpad and the weeds on unfrequented suburban streets there is a close atllnity. Cut them both down. NOUKOLK has put on her gayest plumes and stops around lively to mar tial airs in order to welcome the boys in blue at their annual G. A. R. reunion. WITH disastrous floods down east , damaging frosts in Dakota and Minnesota seta , yellow fever in the south and forest ( ires in Michigan , we may con gratulate ourbolveti that we are living in Nebraska. IT is customary in many eastern cities for the wholesalers to give an annual banquet to their country customers. "Would not such a plan bo feasible for our wholesale houses , in view of the number of merchants who will visit Omaha during fair week as their guests. . IK Mn. HITCHCOCK feels so bad over the defeat of Mr. Yost and nomination Of Loose , and actually does believe What ho pretends , that Omaha lias re- Civod a mortal stab in the house of its friends , why don't ho address himself to his father-in-law , Judge Crounso , Who nas largo property interests in Omaha. Judge Crounso cast his own vote and the other eight votes of Wash ington county against Yost and for Lceso every time. WHEN it comes to protecting their homos , the Colorado settlers on the Maxwell company's land tire not to bo evicted without a struggle. If over in justice was done by the United States upromo court it was when it legalized the Maxwell land grant swindle. Pub- lie sympathy in Colorado takes sides With the unfortunate settlers whose lands and Improvements are forfeited tc the Maxwell land company. But , ol OOurso , everyone sees the foolhardiness of prolonging an armed struggle ngainsl the ofllcors of the law and the state. II is to bo hoped that a compromise can be effected between the Maxwell companj and the Bottlers whereby the settler ! will receive a just compensation foi their improvements and the companj will got the land in obedience to the supreme court. LOOKING at the president's plan o ! retaliation from the interests of tin northwest , it is plain the policy of non V intercourse between the United Sltttei and Canada would damage America ! I railroads quilo as severely as those o Our neighbors. All the Michigan roads would bo olloetod , nnd those Now Eng land roads which depend on Canadiai trafllc would bo paralyzed. The rail roads which center at Buffalo am Niagara and use Canadian lines acres the province of Ontario as fa : ns Detroit would bo cut ol from their western connections. Lak < traflic would likewise bo seriousl ; crippled as nlne-tonthb of the businos on the great lakes from Chicago. Mil * waukco and Duluth to all Canadian rail road ports is carried in American vcs Eels. In consequence of the close rela tions between the two countries , th commercial community of oui'northon tier of states is unanimously opposed t nny act of retaliation which will re bound as a boomerang on our own bus ! ness interests. IF THE deep-water convention now i : > session at Denver becomes turbulen nnd turgid it will bo duo to the Texan themselves. There are strong dologc ttons from each interested section of th Btato eager to got the endorsement c the convention for their particular U cality. Four harbors are contend ing for the necessary govorr mcnt appropriations to become th deep-water bay of the southwest They' are Galveston harbor , Sabin Pass , Arransas Pass and Pass Cavallc Whatever location is decided upon I will bo a rich sugar plum for that sec tion and a detriment to the railroad an commercial interests of the other loca1 ittos. It would not be strange therefor that local rivalry and prejudices ma occasion the stirring up of considorabl Ill-foeling and that very little will b accomplished , unless the selection of deep-water harbor bo loft wholly to th fovornmont. Could Ho lie Trusted ? . In considering tho'question of enlarg ing the power of the president fbr put ting ifito effect a policy of retaliation against Canada , the inquiry is naturally suggested whether Mr. C'loveland could be' tru-ltd to'wisely and properly oxer- ci'-c so great aii authority as he'asks to huu ; conferred upon him. In there way wurrnut in the'record of the president for confidence that lp the event" of cpn- gres" devolving upon him the grave duty and responsibility his menage calls for ho v ould net with the judgmc'nt , llrm- nc a unil high patrlptism which would redound to the honor and advantage of the country ? Whut reason is there for believing \\\o.l \ Mr. Cleveland would not use the extraordinary power he pro- fcbiefilo.dor'ivc JohiHpert-onaladvantage if opportunity were given him for Mich usoV Certainly none in his courto re garding his own pledges tti the country and'in his-'shiftiligjittitude upon many public questions , made jvhli reference to retaining his hold UJKHI tile presi- dppcy. It is a mighty power which the presi dent calls upon congress to give him. It would subject to his will or discretion the Interests of great lines of tr'aiib- portution , the vfclfitro of vatt commercial intorestb , and the busini'-s relations and resources of millions of people along the three thousand miles'of the northern frontier. Ha he the sound discretion , the clear judgment and the uubclli.ih patriotism that entitle him to be entrusted with Mich a power ? Could babe depended on not to employ it sons to corrro the great interests that would bo placed at his mercy into his support ? Four joars ago Mr. Cle\cland profcbted to be un favorable to a second presidential term. Yet no mail ever evinced a more inordi nate ambition to be re-elected. To this end ho huh permitted the prostitution of the civil ser vice , recklessly disregarded the char acter and traditions of the bii- prcmo court and iu other \uiys debased the executive oflicc to political uses for a personal end. Is it not a fair and reasonable presumption that the power ho asked for might bo somehow used to the same end ? The paltoli-m ! of the country is easily aiotittHl iud doubtless the first impression irado by the retaliation message uiioti the majority of the people ple was favorable. But it i ? undoubt edly trUe that tiio sober second thought has changed the minds of thousands , and that now the very large ma jority believe that the authority given the president by the act of March , 1887 , is sufficient for the present , and that \\ouldbe a mistake to go beyond that and imperil interests not involved in the fishery dispute until there shall appear better reasons than now exist for recourse to more radical measures. If there is any political capital for the president and his party in his demand for greater power to deal with Canada lot them have the benefit of it , but there is no urgent necessity for grant ing the demand , and there is very slight probability that it will bo granted. An Appcnl for Justice. There is a great deal just now mak ing a demand upon the popular atten tion , but it should be possible for the people to give a little thought from the tariff and the retaliation issues to the state of affairs that exist in a portion of Louisiana. In the west portion of that state the colored people have for some time been the victims of brutal out rages at the hands of the whites which are u shame to civilization and a dis honor to the American name. Having made every effort to secure protection and justice from the state author ities without success , a mass meeting of colored citizens hold in New Orleans last week , issued an address to the country setting forth what their people had suffered nnd making an appeal tc the nation for justice. These outrages are of course largolj or wholly due to political causes. In the last state election the colored vote of Louisiana was cast wher ever it was permitted to bo for the republican candidates , bul it was not so counted. Hence a demo cratlo majority of over oighty-foui thousand , an impossible result it a fair election. Since thoi there has been a markoc revival of blttorncfcs against the colorct population in u portion of the state , unc armed bands of whites have been or ganized who have terrorized the do fenceless colored people , driven then from their homes , and subjected their to abuses and outrages of the moat bru tal and barbarous nature. All this ii well known to the state authorities , bu no effort has boon made to remedy tin crying wrong and insure the victims o political hatred protection under tin laws. The appuals of the holple.is vie tims have fallen upon deaf oar& , when they should have received instant attention tontion and aroused prompt and decisivi action. In the senate of the United States i few days ago Senator Chandler dc uounced MeEnory and Nickolls , ox-gov ernor and governor of Louisiana , a "two stupendous criminals against frci suffrage , two instigators of intimida tion and murder of voters , two leader of thousands of reckless , lavv-brcakin | election officers , and of desperate bloody and brutal torturers and murderers derors cf black voters in their owi state. " This severe language , only t < bo justified by the most nggravatin ; circumstances , seems not without war rant if all the statements of outrage upon the colored people of Louisiani during the past few months are true and they appear to bo amply attested It is a state of nftnirs whch ] will bo dop recatcdby every citizen who boliovosii the supremacy of law and the reign o justice. The Case of Dr. Brooks. THE ilKis' has received 'several com munications'making inquiries regard ing the former- political affiliation c Dr. Brooks , the prohibition candidat for vice president , his relations to th confederacy , and what ho said at Decatur tur , Illinois. One of the questidns submitted , i whether Dr. Brooks 'is an ox-confedoi ato. We do not understand that h was in the military service of the coo fedcracy , but he was a resident c the south during the rebellion , and wo have : lift own testimony that ho ivns in . full sympathy with the. confederacy and'prajed for its success. Wo do not renlomber to Jiavo seen any frtaton.ent .as to his hav ing been n slaveholder , but.thoro of course can he tie question' as to his pro- slavery views. Another correspondent asks us _ to reproduce - produce the exact language u , cd by Dr. Brooks in his speech at Decatur , 11T1- nols. This wo are at present unable to do , but the roforiincc heretofore'made to it in these column pnvq all that was essential to'show the antecedents nnd past sympathies of the prohibition can didate. In Miufctnnco this vvns that lie had sympathized with the confe'deracy and prayed for its success , that ho had been a dciuociat , and thanked God he had never been a republican and would not have that fin to nflswor for. The newspaper reporter who Icok down this language has iimdo oath to its being don-ret , nnd is corioboratcd by the affi davits of reputable citizens of Decatur who heard the speech. It should bo Understood that Dr. Brooks has never denied the language ascribed to him , but has .simply said that BO much of it as relates to the sin of being a republi can was intended in u facetious spirit. This portion of the doctor's utter ance , however , was made with H warmth and earnestness which left no doubt that it was a deeply serious declaration. Dr. Brooks may bo regarded by an clement of the prohibition party as a shining light whom it is u great privi lege to follow , but those who were former republicans will be compelled to ccttiipromko their self-respect in order to vote for him. Walcinjf tlio AVronu Once more I am compelled to defend myself against malicious imbeciles who do not appreciate decent and courteous treatment , and insht on provoking a controversy that mint result in their signal discomfiture and disgrace. Everybody in this community and state will concede that my course with regard to Mr. Yost's candidacy for the state treasurorship was justified iu tlio light of political history. Although all is said to be fair in war and politics , I hiivo done nothing , either at Omaha or tit Lincoln , which could be considered dishonorable. Instead of pocketing their humilia ting defeat and chagrin , the combine that supported Yost have soon lit to de nounce me personally as an enemy to Omaha's material prosperity. They now trump up the charge that I was a party to what they term a swindle and tin outrage upon decency , namely the cir culation at the state convention of a dodger , signed by the president and secretary of the Typographical union of Omaha , over its seal , reciting the fact that Yost had sought to break up their union , and protesting against his nomination. This dodger , Mr. Hiteh- cock declares , ' 'was the work of one or two officers of the union , instigated beyond a doubt by Mr. Rosewater , who , in his mad effort to defeat Mr. Yost , stopped neither at sacrificing the city's interests nor in resorting to dishonor able1 methods. " That pink of honesty and high priest of public morals , Cadet Taylor , goes a little further and declares it was "the act of a man utterly without principle ; and that comes about as near describ ing the Political Judas of THK BKK as a short sentence is capable of. It is not the lirst time ho has outraged organized Labor by using its name and influence without warrant to the injury of labor itself and the community at largo. " Now let these slanderers stand from under ! They have provoked a reve lation that will exhibit them in their true light of greedy hypocrites and un mitigated frauds. First and foremost , I denounce as a base falsehood the charge that I have had anything whatever to do with the printers' dodger , and I defy them to produce any testimony to justify their slanderous inuendo and dirty flings. I never heard of the dodger until it was put into my hands at Lincoln just before the convention mot. I never conversed with a printer about Yost's candidacy , and was not stupid enough to imagine that Yost could be defeated by such a scheme. The dodger was , however , true in every particular. While the printers' union did not authorize it , the executive committee of the union had it printed and distrib uted. For this I am certainly not re sponsible. But if this dodger was a swindle and an outrage upon decency , what shall be said of the following cir cular letter ? Dear Sir. Tlio various union organizations are at present called toguthcr to look to their interests as strongly ns possible , and thluU their interests and their success Is the suc cess for our city. We , knowing the enemies of union labor , duslro all interested In our welfare and the welfare of our city , to assist us in our fight for rights. AH are at present satlsllcd that E. Ilosewatcr , of TUB DAILY )5ii : : , la a bitter enemy of labor rights and tins clone our city Immeasurable harm.Ve , therefore , have taken him la hand nnd vvlsl : to bring him to tlmo by our only protector the boycott seeing your advertisement in his paper and knowing your money for such Is paid to a sheet that Is detrimental to your complete success In business. The laboring class are distressed at present through this man , and feel you should bo ready to assist us , and r cspectfully request you to change your advertising matter to other papers. WJ CAN KINDLY RECOMMEND THE OTHEU DAILIES OF THE CITY WHICH AUE TRUE FRIENDS OF THE WORK INGMEK. YOUR ACTION WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED , AND IN CASH YOU DO NOT ACT WITH US , WE CAN NOT CONSIDER YOU OTHERWISE THAN OJJR ENEMY , " and will bo compelled polled to take action cgainst you , Respectfully , COMMITTED FROM CONSOUDATBU Tium UNIONS otOiiAiu. This document , ciroulnted iu the in' torcst of the papers that have so ofter made desperate and vain efforts to bulli up a paying circulation , was issued n the time I was lying onraybackathonn prostrated with n dangerous disease which these sympathetic editors hopoi would prove fatal. It was printed bj the HcptiLlicun and Cador Taylor hirot and paid the men who mailed it tc every firm and individual , that advor tlscd in TJIE BEK. Cador 'Taylor fur nished the envelopes and paid the post ago. The circular was- spurious and Taylor know that it was a forgery Taylor and Ihtchfotjc both know that there vttm no "C'pr cnluhitcd Trades Union , ' ' and. itli knew that the boycott was an infi cmsnird criminal .conspiracy. Both theih kept up a constant' howl n > out the scab bricklayers on. TifV Ilisi : building , when it vuis patent to everypody Hint I had no right toiuterfore vvifh thp contractor and could not do PO without laying The Bee Building company Ha- , bio to a heavy darnnge suit. Both Hitchcock and Taylor privately con demned the bricklayers ! strike- , mid cxi presseii the hope that it would fall , but in their papers they kept on their hypo critical gush of sympathy-for the brick layers' union. But when the union bricklayers resumed work on Tills Bii : : building under a now contractor , they wcro as silent us the grave. Taking advantage of my illncFS these impostors had the town , canvassed froih end to end , and with the bogus boycott threatening merchants with the disfavor of the vvorkingmen they sought to cripple Tin : Br.ii and work up advertising patronage for themselves. Their discomfiture in that instance , like their failure to pull Yost through , has left them stranded and eking out a scant existence with"no prospect of. getting their papers on a paying basis. 1 have treated Mr. Hitch cock courteously , and in return he only heaps insult upon injury. His effort to build up a paper lias met with no obstacle at my hands. On the contrary he has enjoyed tlio benefit of THK BKK'S enterprise and clipped nine-tenths of his dispatches from its morning columns. Bul surely I cannot be blamed for bis lack of brains and ability to establish a paying paper. The same is true of Cadet Taylor , who is better fitted for petty steals and job bery in a government printing olllco than ho is for conducting a reputable and influential daily. E. RO'KWATHU. Mu. Ci.KVKi.AJs'n makes tin air castle out of the proposed public building for Sioux Uity by vetoing the appropria tion by congress for the purpose. Ho may also have the pleasure of passing judgment upon the ono hundred and forty thousand dollars appropriated for Denver , if the measure gets through both houses. But when the Omaha bill comes up for his signature by the by , where is the Omaha bill , any way ? THK national democratic campaign committee assessed the cabinet and other good democrats in Washington a cool $100,000. and they came to the scratch without wilicing. 8TATU ANnjTMHIUTOUY. Ncbrnnka Jottings. Cortland's inerclmptu expect to pay out to the fanners this fall $ < 0COO , for the llax crop alono. t > Section men discoveYciJ a bad washout on the U. & M. near Uitrwoll just in time to pre vent a bad wreck. Tnjfast | train was flagged and delayed four hours. In Its last tssuo lt\q \ New Republic an nounces a change of editors. A. Roberts steps down and out and A. G. Wolfenbargcr resumes the editorial fhair. A grand celebration , will bo held at Verdi gris on September 3. in" honor of the event of the running of the nrst passenger train over the new extension of the road from Creighton to that place. The Stromsburg papers are printing that old maxim , "Never bet and you'll never lose. " There was a horse race in town last week and now ull the sporting boys are broKC. The warning came too late. The Geneva Republican reports that John nie Ho'mcs , the boy who has been suffering with hyrophobia , is up and around again. He was taken by the symptoms ol another at tack , but it seemed to bo more of a choking and strangling spell. Dr. W. T. Mozeo saso that the scar on his foot was opened nnd the mad stone applied. This case is the first on record where the victim has recov ered sufficiently to bo up and around , and the prospects are favorable for his complete re covery. _ I own. Cedar Rapids has packed 1115,7-43 hogs g. date this year , against l.'J-10i last year. James O'Moara , of the governor's office , has been compelled to resign his position on account of ill-health and will go to New Mexico. A Keokuk sneak thief stole two gallons of ice cream from a Congregational sociable and the young ladies had to hustle for a fresh supply. The LJoono artesian well is down about 1,700 feet nnd the workmen are still thump ing away. Auundanco of water - bus been found but they are looking for a gusher. Tlio time given the stockholders of the defunct Commercial bank of Dubuque to pay the 100 per cent assessment levied ngainst them by the comptroller of the currency ex pired on Saturday and uono paid. Suit will probably bo commenced by Receiver Wells In the United States court. Tlio Iowa association of Wisconsin Vet erans will hold its next meeting on the state fair grounds on Tuesday. September 4 , Presi dent Miller will deliver the annual address. The olllcers of the association have prepared an elegant silver badge ( triple silver plated on white metal ) , which will be distributed at the meeting to those entitled to them and to all others who dcsiro them. Dakota. Drown county will hold n fair at Aberdeen the second week in October. The Charles Mix county fair will open on the ISth and close on the ' 'Oth of September. A board of trade lias boon organized nt liuflalo Gap and $1,000 raised to boost the town. The Monno Creamery company is shipping an average of ix thousand pounds of butter a week. Mis" Anna Dowdolln , Davison .young lady , has her homestead iprnumenlcd with 10U acres of llax. , Sioux Falls has booir scl'eetod ai the phue to hold the next meeting Of ' the grand lodge. Knights of Pythias. The Deadwood Times is responsible for the following romance , ; , 'A man living on Elk creek told his wife that ho was too poor to support her nnd ulio could earn her own living or ho would givb her J3 in cash and biro a man to bring hgr , .and child to Dead- wood. This proposition jvas accepted , and ho gave a man 13 to hiul.iicr hero , nil of of which was accomplish , To begin with she worked for him until noowed her quite an amount. She sued foriltund ho married her to prevent a Judgment. " ' - 4 n Tlio Retaliation In view of the recent messugo of Presi dent Cleveland asking for additional legisla tive authority to retaliate the injuries in flicted on our fishermen nnd commerce by the Hritlsh in Canada It will bo well to carefully - fully examine the law enacted by congress for that purpose , which ho approved without criticism or suggested amendment In March , 18S7. From this law , fairly construed , it became - came hfs sworn duty -apply this remedy whenever the' conditions precedent rendered it necessary for the security or dignity of the United States. His message clearly shows that nioro than sufficient provocation has been given again and again by Canadian ofilcmla , ana that ho has neglected to perform his sworn duty in the premises. A careful reading ol the law , which wo copv m full from the United States statutes , shows that It ls very clear and comprehensive , well adapted- 'ac complish the purpose for which it was oauctcd , ana that it should huvo been applied nt tlio time thp outrages were committed' , nnd not a year or more after they have ceased. Iho IHW in IM follow * : le It cnhcU'd by the ncnato nnd house of rep resentatives of the United States' Ainer- Ica'ln congress assembled , . That whenever the'president of the United States shall be satisfied that American fish ing vessels or Amerieiui fUlicrinc-ii , visiting or being In the waters or nt any ports or places of the Urltlsh dominion of North America , are or then lately have beun denied or abridged In the enjoyment of any rights scoured to them by treaty or law , or are or tiion lately have been unjustly vexed or harassed in the enjoyment of Mich rights , or subjected to unreasonable restrictions , regulations , or requirements In respect of such rlghUs ; or otherwise unjustly vexed or harassed In said wntprc , ports or plncea ; or whenever the president of tlio United States shall bo satis- lied that any such llshlngvessclorflsherinen , having a permit under the laws of the United States to t&uch nnd trade nt any port or iwirts , nlneo or places , In tlio British domin ions of North AinoHciinro or then lately have been denied the privilege of entering such port or ports , plnco or places , in the sumo njutiner and under the same regulations as may exist therein applicable to trading ves sels of tin ; most fitvorcd nation , or shall bo unjustly vexed or harassed In respect thereof , or otherwise bo unjustly vexed or harassed therein , or shall be prevented from pur chasing suiih supplies ( is may there bo law fully sold to trailing vessels of the most fa vored nation ; or whenever the piesl- deut of the United States shall bo satisfied that nny other vessels of the United States , their musters or their crews , so arriving nt or being in such British waters or pot ts or places of the Hritisb do minion of North America , nro or then lately have been denied any of the privileges therein accorded to the vessels , their masters or crows , oC the most favored nation , or un justly vexed or harassed In respect of tlio same , or unjustly vexed or harassed therein by thd authorities thereof , then , in cither or all of such cases it shall bo lawful nnd It shall bo the duty of the presi dent of the United States , in his dis- crot ion , by proclamation to that effect , to vessels , their masters and crows , of the Hritish dominions of North America , nny entrance into tlio waters , ports or pi ices of or within tlio United states ( with such ex ceptions in regard to vessels In distress , stress of weather or needing supplies as to the picsident shall seem proper ) whether sueh vessels shall have come directly from suld dominions on such destined voyage or by vvav of some pot t or place on biich des tined vovugc elsewhere ; and , also , to deny entry into any port or place of the United States of fresh fish or salt fish or nny other product of said dominions or other goods coining from said dominions to the United States. The president may , In his discre tion , apply sueh proclamation to any part or to all ol the foregoing named subjects and limy revoke , qualify , limit nnd renew such proclamation fiom time to time us ho may deem necessary to the full and just execution of the purposes of tins net , Kvc'ry ' violation of any such procla mation or nny part thereof is hereby declared illegal , and nil vessels and goods so coming or being within the waters , ports or places of the United States contrary to such proclamation shall bo forfeited to the United States ; nnd such forfeiture shall bo enforced and proceeded upon Iu the same manner and with the sitno cITcct as in the case of vessels or goods whoso importation or coming to or bcini ; in the waters or ports of tlio United States contrary to law may now be enforced and proceeded upon. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act , or such proclamation of the president made in pursuance hereof , shall bo deemed guilty of a iniMlemcanor. and , onconvlctiontheicof , shall bo punished by n fine not exceeding 1,000 , or by imprisonment for n term not ex ceeding two years , or by both said punish ments , in the discretion of the court. Approved March 3 , 18S7. OPFICI2KS COM 12 AND GO. A Union 1'nclflc Man Talks About Olliclals Present ami Prospective. "The articles in the I3ui : referring to Bax ter of the Union Pacific combatting the wishes of his superior officer remind urn , " said an old Union Pacific clerk j cstcrday , "of the s-tory of the gnat trying to swallow the camel. "Baxter is , however , entitled to a little credit in the controversy , that of carrying out the policy of those that made him , but no more. "The trouble virtually antedates that of Bllokensderfcr's advent to the division. As long ns there are railroads , there will bo combinations among the officials and attaches and in the present instance it commenced with S. T. Smith , formerly general superin tendent , calling his assistant Dickonson from Denver to take charge at Omaha as acting general superintendent , pending the arrival of T. J. Potter , who had been elected second vice-president , but had not yet arrived. Dur ing the interim of Smith's departure nnd Mr. Potter's arrival it will bo remembered the general manager's office was practically va cant , Mr. Callaway having resigned , so that the acting general superintendent had full sway. It was then the work was done. Deuel , Baxter and scores of west end men , so termed , personal Irlends of Dickinson'sworo brought from the west and the Nebraska di vision completely manned by them. When Mr. Potter arrived ho did not take so kindly to the personnel of the combine , and instead of carryinc out the programme or partaking ot the disli of soup prepared for him by as- Bcntiifg to the appointment of Deuol as super intendent and Baxter as assistant , ho very unceremoniously broughtMr. Bllekcnsdcrfcr , the oldest superintendent on the road , to Omaha to take charge. This , of course , vvai the first unkind cut of nil to the combine. Deucl soon departed for the Wyoming divis ion as assistant superintendent nt Kvanston. Now , Baxter follows him to the same divis ion , and to the initiated , or those in position to know , it is predicted that the scheme thwarted by Bllckcnsderfer iu Omaha will soon materialize in the far west. "These uro small matters , of very little In terest to the public generally , but to railroad men they are all-absorbing. The rumor now coinos , and with great force of circumstances too , that Thomas L. Kimball has performed his last act as acting general manager of the Union Pacific ; abe that Mr. Dickinson , the present superintendent , will probably bo promoted to some very high olllco : Mr. Mellon made general manager , und Robert Blickcnsderfer appointed general superin tendent of the whole system within n very short time. These , of course , uro but ru mors , but based upon very strong circum stmitial evidence. " Klmbnll'H J'oH.siblo llptlrenient. "I notice that TIIK BKK has published the rumor that General Manager Kimball Is to bo succeeded by Mr. Mellon , " rouiaikeda well informed gentleman yesterday. "Such is the talk among railroad men. Mr. Kim ball is well advanced in years , nnd has al ready been prostrated by the cares of the onico Mr. Molten comes from n Now Eng land road , and is sent hero through the in fluence of President Adams and Director Ames. The Adams-Ames inllnonco m all powerful in Union Pacific affairs , and Mr. Mullen has its nupiwrt. The road will not likely dispense with Mr. Kimball. He is too valuable u man , especially politically. The talk Is that ho will bo given an honorable position in which ho will act as counsellor. " . Clubs Moving- The Samoset association decided Monday night to goto the Lincoln convention of demo cratic clubs in a body. The rate for the round trip is ono and one-third faro. The oxcuisionlsts will meet this morning at the association rooms on Fifteenth near Farnnm street , at 7:35 : o'clock. They will then bo joined by members of the other demo cratic clubs. The convention will bo called to order at 3 o'clouk p. in. The train con voying the excursionists will run over the Union Pacific , stopping nt Elkhorn , Mlllnrd and Waterloo. It will leave at 8 o'clock undl return in the evening. Tlio U. P. Klynr. AH the changes on the new Union Pacific tlmo card , lately announced , have been dis carded excepting the overland flyer , which will leave hero at 7:50 : a. m. An entirely different tlmo card is being iimdo out. Trains No. 1 will arrive from Ogdoa nt5:40 : p. m. . and No. 3 ut 9 p. in. The two will bo consol idated at that place and muko connections vyith the Central Pacific. Ilullroiul Items. D. E. King , contracting agent for the Mis souri Pacific , ts out of town on business. The Elkhorn him commenced running reg ular passenger trains to aud from Superior. The friends of John V. Crelghton will bo pleased to learn that ho has been to the'rc8H ] > iisiblo iwsiUon of tnillto inunugcr of the Oregon & Wnsl.uiirton Territory rull road. Mr. Crelghtod t-nlert upon his duties September 1. On Next Thursday the Missouri Pacific will run a npeclal trail to Nebraska City , leaving In the morning at i o'clock , and 11-- turning In the evening nt 7 oYlock. The faro will bo n cheap one , nnd t e occasion , the formal opening of the nuv t'rldgo over thu Missouri river , will bo celuuruU'd on u large scale. Mr. G. O. Dennis , formerly ticSrct agent at Blair , has been appointed ns l < tnnt to Mr. E. O. Stark , ticket agent at the ubstor street depot of tlio St. Paul road. Th. Is the only union depot In the city , mul si-u-1 the Kro- iiiont unit the Missouri Pacific li.uu entered it , the business has i-rown to Imvc proportions tions , especially In ( ho ticket O'K' ; ' % , whcro constant nttondnnco Is required. Mr. Dennis - nis comes well recommended ns ti capable ticket mini. PAYING KOU ItOAItI ) . Tim Clialn Runt ; and Some Opinions as Upwards tlio Ordinance. The enforcement of the ordinance reccrtly passed providing for the working of city pi Is- oners upon the Bticets , was begun yesterday Six vugs , under the ovcrscership of Officer Putnskl , detailed for the purpose by the chief of police , were set to work mowing down the weeds along the sidewalks of West Farnam street. At certain points along this much frequented thoroughfare the dock , the Jlmson weed nnd the dog-lcnnel have become so exuberant ns to resemble n veritable for- c'stnnd the chief ha.s exercised good Judgment In oidoring them cut and called away. As it Is , the ordinance in questionis looked upon as n very judicious net Ion , yut there seems to bo n question as to its constitution ality. However , untested , it will operate Just as beneficially as If it were the soundest document ever drawn. Ordinance No. 317 , section , provides that nny nnd all persons who sliali loiter about the city for the space of ten days without having some known legal occupation or means of support , and nil suspicions pcisons who can give no reasonable account of thorn- selves are usually termed vagrants , nnd upon conviction shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor , nnd shall bo lined In any sum notto exceed 30 and be Imprisoned for thirty days. Tlio state law provides that n man can ho anested on sight as a suspicious character or vagrant , and if ho cannot show visible means of support , can bo convicted , Impris oned and fined for the offense , and hence are state's prisoners and not the city's. Now , VO per cent of offenders run in and con victed upon these charges nro done so under the state law , nnd cannot bo worked or util- i/ed upon the streets bi the city authorities. The state pajs their board and the municip ally cannot profit by their conviction. Tlio new city law provides that an officer shall be detailed by the chief of police and put to work , but the work is to bo designated and under the supervision of the board of public works. The Judges of the -district courts may pre scribe i ules and regulations for the govei n- ment of Jails nnd prisoners , nnd in this case have inailo certain recommendations to the commissioners , but the commissioners did nothing until this morning , when they pur chased n half d07on cheap scythes nnd sent thorn down to the station house to be manip ulated by the condemned in Judge Berka's court. Now the point striven at Is that the vags aud suspicion characters convicted under the state law cannot bo touched under this city ordinance , and If they cheese to kick and lofuso to work , they cannot bo compelled to. They can only bo locked up in jail and fed as the law prescribes until their time is served out. AMUSIOMIONT8. Second Production of Gllinoro's "Twelve Temptations. " There was more than a fair audience at Boyd's opera house last night to witness the second rendition of Gilmoro's famous spec tacle "Twelve Temptations. " It can bo safely said that it was a vast improvement over the opening performance , which Is sayIng - Ing a great deal. Its premier success , as is a fact with nil elaborate spectacular affairs , lies in its redundance of scenery , and last night the entertainment in this respect was one of unusual splendor. Tlio mechanical appliances all worked like a charm. The rapid changes and general scenic prestidigi tation something that was received with the heartiest outbursts of approbation. The en tire cast , as a natural consequence , was bet ter at itself , and each and all acquitted them selves with additional credit , anil the audi ence seemed to appreciate fully the improve ment that the whole performance had under gone. _ A Sudden Death. While sitting on the pp rch of his residence nt517Popplcton avonu ouday evening , Max Abrahams suddenly fell forward as if in a fit , and after a few gasps ceasea to movo. The members of the fam ily rushed out , picked him up , and found that ho had ceased to breathe. In alarm , they sent for a physician nnd that gentleman pronounced Abraham dead , giving as the causa of it , the sudden bursting of an nbccss in the throat. The sudden death has been u blow to the family. Mr. Abraham was born in Russian Poland fort.y- eevcn years ago , and has been in America twenty-live years. Twenty years of that period ho has been in Omaha , nnd was a prominent figure in Jewish circles. Ho leaves a wife and eight children In comfort able circumstances. His funeral occurred ut 3 p. m. yesterday. The InvinciblCH. Henry Falvoy , Monday night , was elected cupaln of the McShano Invinciblcs , William Holmes , first lieutenant , and Gcorgo Spilko , second lieutenant. A Clmmplon Slcopor. Globe-Democrat : The saying , "Ho wouldn't wake up if the house was niiro , " Ls as old as the fabled hills , but no ono believes that a man over oxibtod with such extraordinary somnambulistic powers. But Carondolot iilTordu a case which is fully equal to such u one. Theodora Cvainowski , the foreman of Baylis' South St. Louis nurseries , was enjoying a nap at his house , corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Bates street , last Saturday night. His wife had been reading until a late hour , when she started down-stairs to secure the house for the night. Looking down from the landing , she saw two men abounding stealthily. Ono party was evidently as much surprised as the other. The bur glars immediately pulled down handker chiefs over their faces , making recogni tion impossible. Mrs. C/.ainowski , with a little feminine shriek , rushed to her husband for protection. But ho didn't protect very energetically , as her en deavors to awaken him were fruitless. The robbers followed the lady closely , rushed in , secured his trousers , toolc them to the hall and ransacked them , obtaining SIO.'JO , and then tolling her that it would be wise to go for a doctor , went down stairs and atu a hearty lunch , Still the sleeper slept on happily , obliv . iousof the attempts to awaken htm , and of the freebooters' prescience , as they , fearing the man was dead , volun- tcnrod to assist in arousing him. Find ing that their combined attempts were futile and that ho betrayed unmistaka ble symptoms of life by a snore that would put a fog horn to shame , they loft with their booty after many expres sions of condolence. It was fully two hours before Mr. Cvainowski responded to the efforts of his wife to arouse him , and ho then loft the house und reported the matter to the police. How Hlio Counted. Bo ton Times : A littleflaxenhaired Cambridge girl was quite the pot of her playmates und teacher , und so it was not to bo wondered at that when company ono day visited the school who was se lected to sb6w the proficiency of the youngest seekers after knowledge in' counting. Thia is how she rolloctod credit upon herself and homo : "One , two , three , four , flvo , slx.sovon , eight , nine , ton jack , quoou , king ! " DIAMONDS Watches and Diamonds Found in Tea and Coffee A Novel Way of ! n troducing Goods , The names of all persons finding dla * momta. ttntchun , etc. , tire ndilod to this llstdnilv. The Overland Ton company of San Frnnci&eo.liavo relllteit tin-store , ' . ' JO S. llth St. , near L'nrimm , Onmlitt. and iu order to introduce their goodd , this company put for 00 iln.vn , youvonlra ip every can of tea and coll'oo sold such as solid gold , silver and nickel watches , also genuine diamonds , in solid gold eetting ; also money , and many othop articles of les.s value. Kvory can con tains n souvenir. The eolTee , can nnrt contents weigh about three pounds ; tlio tea , can and contents about one nnd n half pounds. This expensive and novel v y of advertising will bo discontinued in tor (10 ( days , ana the.so really ohoiea goodu will be Bold strictly on their mer its but without , the souvenir. Of cour-o every purchaser must not oxpeet to get a diamond or watch. This company claim that tlioy hnvo just as good ii right to give away watches , diamonds or ether jewelry and money nsthcircom- potitors have to give away glassware , chroinob , etc. Got up a club. These who get up a club order moat always pot a handsome present. Orders by mall promptly forwarded to all pnrts'of tlio United States on receipt of cash or pot-t- oflleo order. Terms : Single can $1 ; six for $5 ; thirteen for $10 , and Iwontv-f-ev- on for $20. Address Overland Toil Co. , Omaha , Nebraska. Mrs. A. Kowil , UOth street , diamond ring in tea ; Mrs. M. E. Jlnmlin , North Ji'.Hh ' street , silver butter dish ; Mr. Win. A. Brown , Davenport street , tsilvor cup : MiM Kate Reading , North 10th street , ladies hunting case gold watch in teal Mr. Carl Walker , 17th street , slivov sugar bowl ; Mrs. John Bishop , Howard street , silver butter dish ; Mrs. n. K. Marvin , litth street , silver pieklo stand ; Miss Carrie Iliihn , North tilth street , ladies bcarf pin , diamond ruby and sapphire setting , in tea ; Mrs."P. ID , Walker. Capitol avenue , bilvor cake stand ; Mr. , lohn O'Noil , South 18th , street , silver sugarbowl ; Mrs. U. Lynch , Fort Niobrnra , Nob. , mail or der , bilver cup in can ol tea ; Mr. II. E. Thompson. Harnoy st. , silver live-bottle castor Mr. A. E. U am ho n , Davenport st. , diamond stud in can of tea ; Mr. Win. A. Simpson , 14tb bt. . silver pieklo stand ; Mrs. Abnor Stintson , Kearney , Not ) . , mail order , diamond ring and sugar bowl in can tea : Mr. Clms. D. Findluy , Cuming st. , sil * vor butter dish ; Mr. A. C. Smyth , N. 10th bt. , $10 in gold coin in can tea ; Miss Maude Summers , Saundcra st. , silver pickle stand ; Mr. Gcorgo Tall- inndgo , South llth at. , can money in tea ; Miss Sadie Leopold , Council Bluffs , la. , silver cake stand ; Mrs. E. Doherty , S. 17th st. , silver butterdish ; Mrs. C. C. Hayes , Dodge at. , can money in tea ; Mr. M. R. White , Park uvo. . silver five bottle castor ; Mary Enowald , Cuming st. , ladies' chatelaine watch in can of tea ; Mrs. II. Crosslo , Clovordalo , Nob. , mail order , silver cun ; Mrs. N. J. Duncan , north lth ! ) St. , $60 in gold coin in can tea ; Miss Kiltie Motzgor , 2M st. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. E. Klindt , Fort Callioun , Nob. , mall order , diamond mend ring in can of tea ; Mrs. Fred Motcalf , south 42d st. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. C. II. Woodhouso. Douglas bt. , ladies' diamond scarf pin in can of tea ; Mrs. A. G. Koimm , Beatrice , Neb. , V ? mail order , silver cup in can tea ; J"S Mrs. Edw. Greening , N. 10th st. , diamond mend ring in can tea ; MissLillioVink lor , Leavcnworth St. , silver water pitcher ; Mrs. L. A. Burnapp , 10th st. and Jones , gent's solitaire diamond stud in can of tea ; Mr. U. C. Peterson , Mra. H. C. Peterson , South Omaha , Nob. , ladies' hunting case gold watch in tea ; Mr. H. E. Dowling , Farnam st. , silver butter dish ; Miss Lou Kellogg , Blair , Nob. , mail order , can money and silvir pickle stand in tea ; Miss Nellie Benson , Davenport st. , silver butter dish ; Mr. John Eckblato , Pierce at. , diamond ring in can of tea. Miss Susie O'Roily , Corbln street , silver cun ; II. A. Bond , North 18th street , silver pieklo stand : Mrs. A. C. Sherman , South Omaha , silver five-bot tle castor ; Mrs. W. R. Price , Oakdale , Nob. , mall order , diamond ring in can tea ; Mrs. E. H. Knight , Leavonw'orth street , silver butter dish ; Miss Maggiq Sullivan , llth street , silver fruit stand ; Mr. M. E. Myers , Dodge street , $20 In gold coin in can tea ; Mrs. M. D. Wll * son , North 42d street , silver cake stand ; Mrs. A. B. Bruswick , 14th street , sliver pickle stand ; O. A. Troadwoll , North 21st street , silver sugar bowl ; J. Bt Wilson , Saunders street , diamond ring and silver butter dish in tea ; Mrs. Anna JohiiRon , Howard street , silver sugtvi" bowl ; Mr.L.B.Martin.Council Bluffs.la. , gents hunting case gold watch in toaC. ; C. Rose , t2d St. , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. A. L. Germain ! , Capitol uvo. , sil h ver pieklo stand ; Miss Julia Carter , Davenport , Iowa , mail order , ladies Bcarf.pin , diamond , ruby setting , in tea ; Mrs. James Alby , 17th st. , silver CUD ; Gco. Sellers , Cumming st. , silver picklu stand ; Miss Lillie Gebbart , No. llth st. , bSlvor live bottle castor ; Mr. II. C. Lin- nus , Saundcrs st. , gents diamond stud in tea ; Mrs. Chas. Davids , Jones st. , can money in tea ; Mrs. Maude Ilowell , Lin coln , Nob. , mail order , ladies hunting case gold watch , in tea ; Mrs. Ilo becca Wilcox , near Blair , Neb , , siU vor pieklo btand : Mrs. Win. Harbour , Douglas si. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. John Whitman , JCIrd St. , elegant gold ring , diamond , ruby and pupphiru setting ting , in tea ; Mrs. Albert Dearborn , York , Nob. , mail order , silver cake stand ; Mrs. Dana Knox , N. lth ! ) st. , silver pickle bland ; Mrs. A. R. Juckeon , N. 18th Bt. , silver sugar bowl ; Miss Mary Kirchbaugh , Capitol uvo. , diamond ring in can tea ; Mrs. A. W. Black , S Hlbt st. , bilver pickle stand ; Mrs. John O'Con- nell , Hickory fit. , silver butter dibh ; Mrs , John Haddock S. 16th St. , silver flvo-bottlo cas tor ; Mr. Chas. E. Myers , Davennort St. , diamond ring and silver sugar bowl in can tea ; Mibs Eva Johnson , S. 80th bt. , silver butler dish ; Mr. KdwardRus- boliN. 23d at. , $10 in gold coin in tea ; Miss Cassio Griflin , Webster bt. , silver pieklo stand ; Mrs. Alex Withniill , How ard si. , silver sugar bowl ; Mr. J. Bolan , N. 28th St. , silver butter dish ; Miss Ida Merrill , Kearney , Nob. , mail order , la dles' elegant hunting ease gold watch in can tea ; Mr. M J. Grummond , N. 20th bt. , silver sugar bowl ; Miss Kiltie Bro- hone , S. lOtti st. , diamond ring in can tea ; Mrs. M , A. Farwoll.Ohio st. , silver butter dish ; L. Emory,12th and Arbour , ladies' hunting case gold watch. Mr. C. R. Robbins , Columbus , Not ) . , mail order , silver cup ; MM. E. O. Brunswick , S. 80th st. , silver butter dibh ; Dr. R. Trobridgo. 10th fat. , diamond mend ring in can tea ; Miss Birdie Wtil- 1 ing ton , Davenport st. , bilvor hugar bowl : Mrs. A. M. W. Leodor , Miami st. , sliver five bottle castor ; Mrs. A. H. Whltlock , S. Omaha , Nob.silver pieklo stand ; Miss Carrie Jones , So ward St. , silver cake staild ; James II. Ward , Co lumbus , Neb. , superintendent aruht. , diamond ring in can of tea ; Mrs. A. R. Hannah. N. 18th st. , silver pieklo stand ; Miss Julia A. Morris , Davenport at. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. M. 0. Johnson , 17th st. , silver augur bowl.