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Tjpiiiiiiyiiiiiii ' ' 'MIII IIIIN iiii jiifcii i " i -77------ r- - ' * . - . r ' iTiTrT 'iii pi iiiiTnTu ni'iium ; iini iTrT ' " " " " H ' ' rjF d THE OJJLA.HA DAILY BEE ; TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 188a . . ' ; THE DAILY BEE. ) UVIWY AIOIINLNO. TIIKMS OKHUIISCIHITtON. Dally ( Morning IMllloni Including SL-MIAV lit c. one year . 'I ? I'orSlxMontlis . { ' jw I'dr'nireoMontlis . rim OMAHA HINIV UKK , mailed to miy address. Onn Year . 2W fM\ II A OKHtEiNo . l I AMDP1B1 AHSAMHTIIBKT. NiwVmiKim-icr : , UOOMS It AMI ifiTimiUM : Hrir.iHMi. WAPIIIMITON UFIICI : , No. &U VOUU-IKBMTII tOHUKSl'ONDr.NTK. Allcommnnliatlons rolntlmt tnntwsnnil edi torial tnnttur Should 1)0 uddlesscd to the UIIITOII . . . Alt bmlnetjH letter * ami rumltliuicos should he nildri-bKiil 10 Tin : nr.K I'UIII.ISMIMI COMPANV , OMAHA , nniflfl.cliorlw nnd Iioslnlllco orders to bo nm'lo ' payable to the order of iho coimutiy. y , Proprietors , K. UOSKWATEU , Editor. THJJ l > AII < y ItKIO. Sworn Slatemciit ' Circulation. Etuto of Nebraska. I. , County of DoitRlno. I B > Sl ( loo. II. Tzschuolc , bocrotury of The Itf o Pub- llsliltm romiHiny , docs volomnly HWear Hint the nctnnlrlruiliitlou nf TUB Iir.Y I UKK for the \.xck imdlng -itumber | IV , Ibe-S , w J.s as follows : Hundiiy , Sept l IWW ) Mimdiij.botit. in l-l TlK-Hdny. S enl 11 l".n > r. Sept. 1 " 'I'liurwlny , Sept. ID WU ) rrlilay.Supt.lt lf. < i 0 Saturday , Sept. 13 li'.IH Avcrngo Is.O-x ) Oi.ll.17.SCIIUCK. : ( P\\orn to bcforn mo nnd snbti rlbcd In my pic.icnco this 15th duy of September. A. 1) , IbM. N. I' . I'Klli , Notaiy 1'ubllo. Ftntr of Nebraska , I , ( ounty of JloiiKlnt , | ( ieoiKO II. T/scnuck , being first duly sworn.ilo- pOM'B and KnyHtliut he Is secretary of The lleo I'ubllnhlugtompanv , that the actual avonujo dally cirrnlntlon of 'I UK DAILY llt.r. for the inniith of September , 1W7 , VHH 14.H'irolcs ! ' ] ! fo.i October , 1H7 , 1ISH ! copies : for November , 1H7 , ir-"J ) copies : for December , 1M > 7. I" > , OII c-op- ICH : for.lnnuiirj' . I1.1" * > , a copies ; for I'ebrtmry , JI'Chir.1itJ'Jroiilei | : forMnrch.l'-W-.llMisycopies ; for April , l i. 1H.7II coplnt : for May , 1K.A H * , ! ! roples ; for .luns.lH-K. HV-'t'UoplBs : for July. 1)8 ) , 1WKJ copies ; for August. KW , IP.l I coploM. OKU. H.TX ClllJUK. Sworn to before mo und Biib < rlbod In my presence thlsltti day of Selteinlcr , A I ) . , 1R * . N. 1' . riillj Notary Public. SKVJJ.V fjrocnbackcrs mot in national convention the other day at Cincinnati and drafted a long resolution to the oITcct that wo , the people of America , need more money. Disnuisi : it as they may , masquerade it under any name they please , the now political club organized by our Gorman friends"is a democratic organization , made up almost wholly of democrat ! ) . BACIS" MCDONALD is au thority for saying that the democrats of Indiana are thoroughly organized and happy. That may explain whore Mr. Cleveland's ton thousand dollars wont to. IT AVOUJjD never do to elect Ignatius Donnelly governor of Minnesota this fall. The finances of the btato are in bad enough shape now without calling upon Donnelly to add more ciphers to the state debt. CAX any councilman explain to the taxpaying public why no stops are taken to protect the walls of the city hall bufaoment from the weather ? Would any prudent business man neglect proper care of his property ? TllK dealers in dried apples and kindred fruits of Californiahavo formed a trust. Thro is danger , however , that in watering their stock they may swell their expectations so high as to burst the combine like the Oolman borax trust. THE Comto do Paris is anxious to spend no loss than twenty million francs on election expenses at the next gen eral election , lias Cal Brice , of the democratic campaign committee , got the count's addrcts ? JAY GOULD is said to pay his physi cian , Dr. Munn , twenty thousand a year as lolig as the doctor keeps death from his door. Gould , itseoms , stands on the "bull" side of the health market , and is evidently willing to pay handsomely to "corner" it. THIS bank clearings for the country last week do not show a marked in crease of business as compared with the corresponding time last year. In com parison with other cities , * however , Omaha has the 'satisfaction of leading in the rate per cent of increase of the amount of clcarings. LINCOLN is about to embark in the extensive manufacture of paving brick , Next to granite and asphalt pavements paving brick is by all odds the mosl durable paving material. The time is not distant when Omaha will emulate Lincoln and discard the cheap wopdor block pavement altogether. IN A recent interview John Shormar sizes up G rover Cleveland as a mat possessing average ability but of pee ; information ; a man who originate nothing , and who Is better able to picl flaws and find faults in legislation than to suggest original measures. It ix nutshell , this is a pen picture of Mr Cleveland which everybody will atone' ' recognize. iv THIS promoters of the Omaha bi cycle rink were less pretentious abou their "coliseum" common place poopl would appreciate and applaud their on torm'iso more readily. To talk abou duplicating the Paris coliseum with wooden shed that will seat seven thou sand people is simply ridiculous. Thor Is no coliseum in Paris , and there novo has boon. The coliseum at Rome hni seating capacity for over eighty thou Band spectators nnd standing room fo twenty thousand more. Its walls wor higher than tiny twelve story builillnj of modern construction. A QUESTION which the council will b called upon to deal with presently i the lighting of our streets. The con tract with the gas company far Inmi llglft eorvico , will expire within a da or two. It behooves the council tosc euro the best and most economic ser vice. The price of gas in Omaha a compared with other cities Is extravagantly gantly hlght But oyon the high price gas is cheaper than the low priced petroleum troloum lamp. The oil-lamp service 01 our suburban streets has co'st this clt an enormous sum of money , nnd there i well grounded suspicion that the con tract was procured by boodle inothodf It ronwlns to bo BOOH new whether th council will oxerclso buslncss-llko prc caution In entering upon lighting contracts. 1'rotcnno mill Tlioso nrd the terms with which cx- Governor Long , at the recent Massa chusetts republican convention , do- fccrihed the civil service reform pro fessions nnd practice of the present na = tlonnl administration. They are justi fied by the facts. As Governor Long justly said , every pledge has bcun brotcon , every principle of the reform has been deliberately violated , every loud profession in its favor has been but the humbugging pretense that con cealed ti blow at its life. The country has long been familiar with the sLito of affairs in Indiana and Maryland , whore the sincere friends of civil bcrvico reform , many of them formerly democrats , have boon treated with utter disregard by the adminis tration iiml the enemies of reform per mitted to pursue their way unchecked. The appointments made in Maryland obedient to the demands of Senator Gorman , now prominent in the man agement of the democratic campaign , wore in shameless defiance of reform principles , yet when the true character - actor of the olllcials was made known to the president he paid no attention to the matter , preferring to allow proved scoundrels , who dellantly disregarded the civil service law , to retain their po sitions rather than run the risk of in curring the personal 111 will of the democratic boss of Maryland. The con duct of the postmaster at Indianapo lis was for a long time in fla grant violation of the civil service law , but all ollorU to induce Mr. Cleveland to discipline this ollleial were unavail ing , and simply because ho was sus tained In his course by Influence which the president's ambition suggested it would not bo well to offend. All over the country federal officeholders have for months past boon offjusivcly active in politics , manipulating caucuses and conventions , yet no one has been pun ished for violating a cardinal principle of civil service reform. At this time the bars are level with the ground , nnd the olllccholdor is free to mingle in politics at will , if indeed ho is not expected to do it. A cabinet minister has been stump ing in Wisconsin , thus opening the way to any employe of the govern ment who may wish to publicly talk for the administration. None such need have any ( car that 'his "pernicious activity" will encounter any resentment at Washington. But far more signifi cant than this was the example sot by Mr. Cleveland in contributing twenty per cent of his year's salary for cam paign purposes. In doing this ho not only sot the assessment machinery in motion all along the line , but ho vir tually notified every stipendiary of the administration what proportion of his income ho is expected to give up to the cause , if not indeed as the price of re taining his position. One of the most serious charges urged against the republican party when in power , before that party enacted the civil service law , was the practice ot levying assessments on federal olllcoholdors. The popular judgment condemned it , and the rooubliean party placed in the statute books a law intended to put an end to the practice , and which prac tically didso while that party continued in power. Whatever vestige of the practice remained , through the opera tion of evasive expedients , the country expected would bo removed under the present administration. The attitude and pledges of the president regarding civil service reform , before and some time after he wont into olfico , war ranted this expectation. His con tribution , however , is not only author ity for restoring the assessment prac tice , with such guards and precautions as will avoid a palpable violation of the letter of the law , but as an example it goes farther than the oxtremcst exac tion under republican administrations in prescribing the amount of contribu tions expected ot olllcoholders. No em ploye of the government can bo com pelled to contribute for political pur poses , but every employe will be made to clearly understand what if , meant by the president's exceptional liberality , and it is notorious that this is already being done. The democracy made only the mercsl reference to civil service reform in its national platform. The president re ferred to it but briefly in his letter o acceptance. Neither the party nor its chief has any interest in the subject nt this timo. It is indeed not an issue in the campaign. But it is a matter not to bo ignored in discussing the ohar actor and conduct of the prcbont admin istration , and an investigation of it jus tifies the verdict that the course of thi administration respecting reform in tin civil service has been a pretense and u humbug. Congress and tlic Trusts. It is almost certain that congress wil give the country no legislation at tin present Bension relating to trusts. 1 score of bills have boon introduced Iron time to time , the most important o which nro those of Mr. Sherman in tin senate and of Mr. Brpukinridge in th houbo , but if either of these measure should pass the branch of congress ii which it originated it would doubtlos : halt in the other branch. The subject I ono regarding which the great majorit ; of the members of congress seem to bi either entirely at sou or afraid to dca with. That many of them do not under stand it , for the reason that they havi given thomsolvea no concern about iti to bo Supposed. That others are mot or loss under the Influence of tha groa combinations is not at all improbable But vary likely political consideration ! have more than anything else to dc with the evident indifference of congress gross respecting this very important question. There seemed to bo a littl time ago a disposition in both partlc to run a race for the popular approval in proposing anti-trust legislation , bu , the zeal manifested uas short lived , The bill introduced a week ago bj Senator Sherman M a. substitute for al bills before the furnace committee o ! the Semite to declare trusts unlawful appears to bo a sufficiently strong comprehensive nnd judiclousl ; guarded measure , but it is note worthy that it has encountered ndvorsi criticism from democratic sources which may bo accepted as an assurance that it could not pasfl ths houso. It is interesting to remark , alsa , that the dny preceding the introduction of the Sherman bill Mr. Bacon of Now York , chairman of the house committee on manufactures , which has prosecuted an investigation of trusts , made n speech in the house In which ho expressed n strong doubt as to whether the federal government can interfere with these combinations. "Tho right to issue stock and the right of stockholders grow out of state legislation , " said Mr. Bacon , "and the states granting those rlghtshavlngimposcd no condition upon the use to be made of the stock , or upon the stockholders pooling or com bining their holdings , it is not easy to see how the federal congress can nro- hlbit any use that the owner of stock may lawfully make of his certificates under the stnto law which authorized heir issue. " If this view bo correct , , ho states , and not the federal govern- icnt , are the power which alone can cal with trusts and similar conibina- ions. The view will hardly bo gonur- , lly accepted , however , that no author- ty resides in congress to protect the icoplo against this form of monopoly by 'opressivo ' legislation. Talcing all things into account , here is very slim promise of nti-trust legislation at the pros- nt session , or even of such prog- 'oss ' in that direction as would give 'casonablo ' assurance of such legislation t the next session. In these circum- tanccs the subject should become prom- nent in the attention of the state leg- slatures next winter , and very likely l in most of them. Tun reports from Columbus rogard- ng the physical condition of Judge Thurman arc calculated to arouse a uni- orsal feeling of sympathy for the vet eran statesman. The fact is apparent that ho has been urged to do more than i man at his time of life and with his ail- nents can safely perform , and it is cruel o require him to further expose hinibolf low when the inclement season is at land and strong and healthy men need to exorcise c.tro to retain their health. It is undoubtedly a fact that Judge Thurman is the most valuable man for ; iis party in the campaign , but ho should not bo asked to endanger his life in the contest , and that is what ho assuredly will do if ho complies with the wishes of the national com mittee. He should not bo called upon to imperil the honor of possible victory by putting his life in jeopardy to gain it. The proper ambition of the "old Roman" to do all ho can to promote the cause of his party should not bo imposed upon. If the national committee can not appreciate these things it is the ob vious duty of Judge Thurman's family to vigorously interpose for his protec tion. THE refusal of the senate to recon sider the passage of the Chinese bill places that measure in Mr. Cleveland's hands. There is no doubt but that the president will sign the bill for the ex clusion of Chinese from our shores. The bill was rushed through the house by a large democratic majority , .vnd Mr. Cleveland at this juncture is bound to stand by his party. lie will not in all probability await definite information as to what the Chinese government proposes to do with the treaty regulating emigration to America. The Chinese embassy has not yet informed Secretary Bayard whether the treaty has been accepted or rejected by his government. As a matter of diplomatic courtesy , to say the least , it would only bo proper for Mr. Cleveland to withhold action on the present bill until ho heard from China. But political considerations at the pres ent moment far outweigh questions of international policy , and Mr. Cleveland is playing for place regardless of con sequences. IT is to bo hoped the board of public works will show no favoritism to prop erty owners in enforcing the sidewalk ordinances. Parties who own lots on our principal business thoroughfares , whether they bd resident or nonresident dent , wealthy or moderately well off , should bo compelled to substitute sub stantial material for plank walks. It may bo a hardship on some property owners , but it has become a necessity. Quito apart from being a nuisance the plank walk is a source of danger in case of great fires. Wo have done admir ably this season in displacing the wooden sidewalks , but if the good work bo pushed vigorously from now until winter sots in , Omaha will bo able to boast that she has the hroadost , moat substantial and most uniform sidewalks on her business thoroughfares of any city west of Now York. WHY can't our county authorities take the necessary stops towards scour ing the free use of the new wagon bridge for Iowa farmers who desire to trade in Omaha on certain days of the wcok ? This will do more towards cheapening the cost of living in Omaha than any other enterprise. Re duced cost of living to our workingmen is the key-note to Industrial enterprise. Wo cannot successfully compote with eastern factories as long as our work men are compelled to exact higher wages by reason of higher living ex penses. Give them cheaper food and reduce the houstf rents , and you will place our mechanics in condition to manufacture a certain class of commo dities as cheaply in Omaha as they can bo produced east of the Mississippi. KANSAS CITY is steadily losing her claim to second plnco as n pork packL.g centre. As compared with last season that city BO far this year shows a falling oil in its packing of two hundred and thirty thousand. Omaha , on the con trary , is gradually pushing her way to the fore. With the completion of the now packing houses , almost finished at South Omaha , thd capacity for handling hogs in this market will bo greatly in creased. It may bo counted upon by the 1st of January , 1839 , that Omaha will supplant Kansas City in the pork packing industry and begin to press Chicago for firt > t "place. Ounipulmi Trick * . Kelts. "Hero , JticJf , " said the editor of the Croak- crvlllo Democratic DoortKuob to the errand boy , "run over to the ofllco ot the Hcpubllcan Teeter tmil borrow tbq t.yno of that nrtlclo it printed on Cleveland's letter. It wn * a scorcher. Tell the editor that I want to print it , too. I'll ' change It u little so 11 will lofur to Hurrlson's loiter insto.ul of Cleveland's ' , but you needn't tell him that. " llcliliul tin * Scenes. I'lontcr I'trti. Stngo Manager Hrlco Thank heaven Cleveland doesn't have to go 911 again for another net until the grand transformation scene , November 0. An KlToct or the Toronto U'urM , There has bccu uon.iuiod fivVtlhg.oft. In-tho display of American flags and Amorlean de vices of late , whereas formerly you could not walk about town on a holiday without meeting American llacs nt every step. IjlvcH of Great MOM. /.fncotii Jinn mil. Jn 1370 Mr. McShane was a cowboy with out a cent. This should point out to the young the possibility of achieving wealth by well directed effort. Jn 13S3 Mr. MrSlmno Is floundering hopelessly In a quicksand of politics and journalism , and will doubtless illustrate to the young the pqsslbilltv of'un- loitding wealth by well directed effort. Mr. MeShano Is an amiable gentleman with.il , and promises to furnish the world with a valuable moral example right away. AH Honest Democrat. Chteaun Tribune. lie was a democratic speaker at a mass meeting. Ho had held forth for more than nn hour , and the audience was becoming bored. In the midst of ono ot his glowing periods the audience- caught sight of ono Col onel Keed , a favorite orator , who had entered the room unseen by the gentleman who had the floor , nnd a call was made for him , which presently grew Into a roar. The speaker was tearing the republican platform to shreds when these loud yells of ' Heed I Heed I" assailed his ears. Ho paused and said , Impressively : "Gentlemen , I know the platform by heart , but I'll bo frank with you. I c m't read. " Strong With the People. jv. r. iitiiiiiic. Mr. Harrison Is to-day far stronger with the people of the United States than ho was when ho was nominated. Maliuo has been utterly unable to do him harm. As well by his actions and words , sineo the decree of the convention bade htm take the leadership of the republican party , as by his record already made , has ho Impressed the heart of the country. There has been no cant or humbug or hypocrisy in his attitude as n can didate. His speeches have been full of dig nity and forco. His manner has proved how sincerely ana deeply ho feels the responsi bility that may bo contained in the voice of the electors. And in every word and aut ho has shown himself a man and u patrlot.- In Cnso of War. Cumm'ici'il slih-ciltfcr , The first effect of war between two or more first-class poivors of the world would be to destroy the commerceof these who were en gaged in it. Swift cruisers would swarm on every sea , and floating islands of iron would blockade the coasts. The only refuge of trade would bo to exchange Its allegiance to those nations that had the sense not to be drawn Into the fr.iy : and In the keen rivalry that now exists in every kind of business , this alienation of the carrying trade would bo apt to bo permanent if once brought about. No nation could afford this loss , Great Britain least of all. Not to seek other and higher considerations , therefore , trade is a peace-maker , or rather a peace-keeper , so notentof itself as almost to preclude the possibility of another great war. IMlOrUINKNT IMJKSONS. Pattihas not yet found a purchaser for her castle in Wales. It is cheaper for a man to build a castle in Spain. Samuel J. Kandall never studied law in spite of the fact that most pcoplo have the impression that he is a lawyer. Mrs. Thurman has never hud a photograpli taken. But her husband has recently hai several pen pictures made of him that were not at all flattering. Mrs. Henry Ward Beccher has aged vcri rapidly of Into. She has made no plans foi the winter , but is very anxious to have i homo of her own again. John L. Sullivan Is still suffering consider ably from the gunshot wound which ho ro coivcd wliilo holding a nickel up for an ex pert marksman to shoot at. Somebody has discovered that the names of the three judges in the Parnoll commis sion Hnunen , Day nnd Smith make the anagram : "In thy hands amen 1" Levi P. Morton , republican , candidate foi vice president , won eight prizes at the liulTalo International fair for hlb eight ex hibits of improved stock. There is reason to believe that ho will bo equally successful in liis efforts to improve the stock of vice presi dents. J. Lambert Tree , of Illinois , has boei nominated by tno president for minister to Uiissia. The rapid growth of this particulai Tree in a diplomatic way is very gratifying to his friends. The setmto should permit him to remove his trunk from Brussels to St Petersburg. The pleasing information comes that Miss Artie Cody , the daughter of lion Buffalo Bill , sets the styles at North Platte since hci return from Europe , but that all the honors that she received in England could not tun her head , which is chock full of hard , Nebraska braska sense. Alexandra Dumas is onoof the few wealth } authors in the world. Ho has a magnificent homo in Paris lilled with art treasures Near Dieppe ho owns a beautiful chalet cove o iuil with ivy and decorated on the msida with handsome furniture and rare paintings Dumas is 04 years"of age , but strong and vigorous. General Sherman has moved Into1 his house at No. 75 West Sovcnty-Iirst street , Ne\\ York. It Is understood that ho will devote a largo part of his time to the preparation o his ollleial papers and memoranda for publi cation , nnd there is talk that ho may write a book for which ho has been collecting mu terial for a long timo. ST AT K AM > TliUIUTO U Y. Nebraska .lottinirs. Auburn's schools opened with an enroll incut of 1139 pupds. The crying need of Nebraska City Is anew school house or two. West Point citizens are working hard to secure n system of sewerage for the town. The West Point Uepublican begins the nineteenth year of its existence this week. The town of llarrison will vote on the question of water works bonds October 10. Arapahoe farmers formed an elevator coir. pony last week wth ( a capital stock of ? 2OUO , Will Seward , a Holt county young man has been arrested on the charge of forgery The district court of Brown county wil hold u special terra in Nivcmbor to U1 } Andrew Lowe for murder. The Journal aavs that Kails City has the prettiest married women and the uglies married men of any town In the stato. Fritz Piper , n West Point youth , has become como Insane from Injuries received by being thrown from a colt which ho was riding. The Increased attendance at the Columbus sehools has warned tha board of education that more room is needed for pupils , am steps towards HCCUI ing additional property have been taken. A "widowers' club will bo formed nt Haj Springs. Tha object U not slated , but the marriageable ladies of the town are rather suspicious that the organization is liiteudci to promote female Immigration. Falls City breweries are said to hnvo n Bcliemo on foot to run pipes to Hiawatha Kan , , to supply the needs ct the thirsty Kan- sana who cannot afforil to puy for the trans portation of beer , but must Imvo It. lown. Davenport has 9JM children of school ago. little Sioux City girl named Ada Covers was hit In the eya b.y a wtpno thrown" by a small boy nnd the sight entirely destroyed. Marshall county will ratso 12,000,000 , bushels - ols of corn this year. Cliolera morbus carried off the poatmastor at G.ilvuV. . U. Savage , last week. Next month the Iowa supreme court will hear argument In Ilia Hillings murder casu In regard to grunting a changu of voiiuil for a new trial. Superstitious pcoplo at Kcoltuk were al most seared to death by a slnirlng buoy which was pi iced In the river by the government. They thought It was u ghost. John Williams , n young man living nt Hloomllold , was caught up by thu tumbling rod of a threshing mnohino ono day last week and severely thumped and entirely stripped of his clothing , A man named Titus , living near Movlllo , was filled full of bird shut from a friend's gun while hunting Sunday. Thcro are about a hundred holes In various parts of his anatomy , but ho will recover. During a heavy thunder storm at Algona , Miss Laur.i Watson , daughter of II. I'1. ' NV.it- HOII , was struck by lightning , knocking her hat oil and burning it completely up , also talcing one .shoe entirely oil. Hopes uro en tertained of her recovery. The board of supervisors has decided to dispose - pose of Sioux county's fancv cattle. " 'Iho county paid something over $3115 a head for this stock , " says tlio independent , ' 'and the board has wisely concluded that It Is rather an expensive luxury for a poor farm. " 1-Mltor Sparry , of the Oxford Journal , who has been reported by the state press to Imvo hod seven children during his seven years of mairiage life , puts In an indignant denial , Ho says ho has only six , ami leaves the Im pression Unit ho might have hud moro If ho had wanted to. Dakota. The population of Lead City is rapidly in creasing. Seven infants were ushered into tlio world In threu days last week. The assessed value of house furniture In the territory is $3at , ( ) 10. 1'ho value of car nages amounts to moro than iJ'J50UOJ , of ' it-sen less than 51,000,000. President Luke , of the Grand Forks county agricultural society , has received as n donation a check for ? v > 00 from James J. Hill of the Manitoba nultoad. Pembm.i county republicans have adopted the prohibition and farmers1 alliance plat form , ami a number of their nominees uro avowed Mipportors of this platform. The stock shipments from the Hlack Hill ranges to Chicago and Omaha are now in progress , and are proving the heaviest over yet made In any single season. Not far short of 100,000 head have boon shipped out and the country is richer b.y about $3,000- 000. 000.Tlio Tlio Pioneer makes the lollowing state ment : "Frank Lvnch , erstwhile prominent in Deadwood sprinting circles , nnd who gained some notoriety by last Saturday's hippodrome with Frank Graves , has left the country and many confiding creditors in the lurch , A warrant is out for his arrest , the compliant on which it is based charging fraudulent insolvency. " l Olt-CHAIIITV'S SAKI . Tlio Poor Department 13\pcotH In- crcaNecl DcHtitution. The coming winter is evidently going to bo a hard ono on the poor , The city at the pres ent time is full of unemployed men , not necessarily unemployed though , as there is avast quantity of building , water-pipe lay ing , work upon the streets and street rail- waj s going on , and thcro is but a flimsy ex cuse at best for idleness on the part of any sound and healthful man. Still thcro has been , and always will bo , a class of shiftless and unworthy men and grown boys , who rather than make an honest dollar by the sweat of their brows , claim inability to sup port themselves and foist themselves upon the charitable authorities as deserving sub jects. . During the months of December. 1SS7 , and January and February , our .severest months , it cost in the neighborhood of Sl'3,000 for fuel , food , clothing , medicine and transporta tion for the city'K poor. In a talk witli , T. J. Mahony.superintend ent of the poor farm and overseer of the city's poor , a Hic reporter learned that it Is the opinion of these best in formed on tlio subjectthat the coming winter will be as hard upon the poor fund us any winter within the history of the city. There are more applic itions for aid now than was ever known at this season of the year in times past. The applications on last Saturday nlono for transportation by indigent people would , If all had been granted , have amounted to over 8-fOO , Ono woman , with eight small children , wanted transportation to Washington Territory , which would have amounted to fcHO alone. The case is a worthy one , however , and proper assistance will bo given he'r. In fact application for chanty in all channels is far in excess of any pioviousyear. The manner of serving the poor is n very good one. If a stranger applies for aid with out the endorsement of a known taxpayer , no assistance is granted him until his casu has been thoroughly inquired into. If worthy ho is sure to'feet help , if not ho fails. The city is assisted materially in this l.iud- ttblo worlc by the different churches and religious socioties. Mrs. Pearson , of the bureau of chnritio is very active and prominent m the good work , and thpro is a Swedish and a Danish association who do much in the way of ameliorating the condition of their own poor. Mr. Mahoney is of the opinion that It will bo impossible for ono man to attend to the numerous duties of poor overseer this winter and do it properly. There are now seventy- six Inmates at the poor farm , an excess ot that of any other year , and the probabilities nro that the capacity of the institution , only ciglit.y-llvo , wilt bo taxed before thu lapse ot many weeks. The fuel aud food alone necessary to pro vide for the city's poor during the four so- vcro months cannot fall short of $ r,000. This fund is made by nn estimate , which Is drawn from the general fund. Last year tho. csti- mate was ? , > 3,000 , and this year ? 33UJO , or Just 810,1100 more. The poor authorities claim that In their searching out the poor , tlioy meet with not a few of the anarchistic persuasion , men who claim that the world owes them a living , mid they uro going to have it at any cost Thcro is much grumbling nt the inequality of this world's goods. A great preponderance of the city's inillg- onoy and destitution is ' attributable to strong drink , worthless , dissipated hus- bonds who abandon home , wife and chil dren , and make them shift for themselves. Subjects of this kind are of daily occurrence. The poor department is now caring for Bixty families , and by the time cold weather sets in it is estimated that this number will bo swelled to at least three hundred. The four months above alluded to last sea son entailed an expenditure upon the city for no loss than flvo hundred tons of coal and ilvo hundred sacks of flour. The correspond ing four months this season will see these figures doubled. During the summer month , * the poor are given enters on groceries and stores for their wants , but in the winter the articles them selves are distributed from the head quarters at the court house. In con nection with the poor-overseer's ofllco nt the court house , is a dispensary , wlioro prescrip tions are compounded and given out , A regu lar prescription clevis is omplpycd.at a salary of Sil a month , which expense the city do- frav-s , while the room and medicines ur pro vided by the county. Thla oflica was lir t created on the 1st of March last , since which time I , ! > 53 proscriptions have been dealt out , or over three hundred , per month. From this out until spring this , av- crago will bo greatly Increased. The Jail Is provided with medicines foui this dltpon- sarv , as well as all the sick pour who have resided In the city leas than six , months. For that time tlioy are a chargu bolougiug to the city , and uio waited upon by the city physi cian , after tliat they becoinu a charge upon the county , Mr. Mahony \yorklug hard to get things In sbapo for the run that will be made upon his department in the next few mouths to come. Three Was Too Sluoli for Him. Vic Mills , on cx-baitondor , entered HIj ? gins' saloon on Douglas street , yesterday uf- turnoon , and gpt into an altercation with a couple of hackmen. Ho was "knocking thorn out" In a very scientific manner. The bar tender , not wishing to BCO his friends worsted in the fray , came from behind thu bar with a billy ami struck Mills throa terrific blows on thu head. , Mills sustained a bad scalp wound , and a long cut across tup forehead aboyo tie | right eye. A warrant will bo sworn out to-day for the bartender. IN TIIK Tim Douglas County HeptcintHT Term ' iTho September term of the district court Ims opened , Thcro were over ono hundred lawyers present when Daputy Sheriff Hoitck mndo the call nnd beside * thu largo number of lawyers thcro was about an equal attend- nnco of Jurors nnd visitors. Judges Wakcloy , Groft and Doano wcro present. Judge Hopowoll was absent In lllair holding court. Ho will bo Joined there Wednesday by Judge Doane. Judge OrofT presided at the beginning ot the morning session , nnd made a largo num ber of entries In docketed cases. At the close of the peremptory business Judge WnUoley rendered his decision In two cases ho 1ms had under advisement. The llrat case was Helen Livingston nflojiist George C. Livingston , Involving the hcirshlp to property In the city , in which George C. Livingston , n a half-blood heir , claims nn equal share \\itli the full-blood heirs to the property. The court ruled In favor of the plaintiff , giving the heirs of Helen the exclusive right to tha property. Tlio ruling was exceptcu to. The other ease was that of Mar.v Hustc.il against Charles Husted. The piaintllT nnd defendant wcro semi paupers In a charitable institution in Chicago , the former llr t as a charge and later as a nurso. Charles was a cripple who supported himself by selling pa pers and. shining shoos. Ho slept In the county's hospital. While there ho cultivated the acquaintance of the plaintiff and both came to Omaha and lived together for some time and wcro filially married , With their joint earnings they purchased propcity In the city , \\hich was paid for nnd deeded to them jolntlj. In duo course of time thcirmarricd re lation was broken oft by a divorce , nnd Mary- sued for the possession of the property on the ground that the money used in the pur- clinsu of it was hers and had been purloined by Charles and invested nnd , by fraud , ho hod had his niuno included in the deed. The court held that they wcro Joint and equal owners of the pro-party , and that the plaintiff could not bo given tlio solo and exclusive right to it. County Attorney Simcral asked the court to dismiss the following criminal cases : Otto Washerman , obtaining money under false pretenses , granted ; Nellie Unash , lar ceny from the person , dismissed without prejudice ; John Lisco , obtaining money un der false pretenses from his partner , dis missed ; Theodore Draw , kidnapping , granted. Draw Is the blind lead pencil vender , who employed a twelve-year-old boy in this city to lead him about town. Tlio boy- was taken to Council Uluffs nnd was to bo returned to his parents when his work in the I31uffs was ended. Instead of being sent homo the boy was taken to Chicago. There Draw was arrested and brought to tills city. County Attorney Sim cral says tlio case will have to bo taken up in the Iowa courts or Draw must bo tried hcie on the charge of being a fugitive from Justice only.Tho The trial of criminal cases will bo begun this morning. Judge Doano announced the names of the following attornuys as an examining board for the admission of candidates for member ship at this bar : Warren Switzler. G. W. Covcll , W. S. Strawn , E. K. French , A. N. Ferguson nnd J. S. Cooley. The names of tlio following gentlemen were read us constituting the petit Jury for this term of court : John Leckstrom , Tim O'Riloy , Henry Echolbergor. 13. It. Maelure , John K. Uopp , August Wohlgoh , August Schrocdcr , James Carroll , Harnoy McGinn , Frank Uoyle , Joseph Toner , T. K. Hichard- son , H. H. French , William Anderson , J. D. Chamberlain , Henry Glade , Pat llroderlek , Julius Schrocdcr , John Gorman , Abncr Travis , M. M. Curran , C. D. Luyton , A. C. Holder. Pat McArdlo , William Donnelly , E. H. Walker , G. H. Forsyth , J. P. Southard , Henry W. Crosslo , C. ICuppo , Joseph But ler , William M. Foster , Silas Austin , Henry Osthoff , J. S. Hennett , Frank Delevega. The judges appointed the following bailiffs for the September term : Messrs. Louis Grebe , John Norbcrg , Douglas Davis , Henry G. Hunt and Henry Grobo. Deputy Sheriff Louis Grebe yesterday served informations on the following pris oners for the crimes following their names , and they will bo arraigned in the district court this morning : Hem- } Johnson , for burglary ; Frank M. Ofllner , murder in the second degrcco ; Nellie - lie Austin , larceny from person ; Joseph O'Connor , burglary , John Miller , burglary ; Thomas White , burglary ; Edward Hall , horse stealing ; Edward Sampson , robbery ; Frank Gould , burglary ; U'illiam Murphy and John Hiloy , burglary ; John Me- Grath , burglary ; Mary Dubec , pro curess ; A. Connor , grand larceny ; George Hagcoman , horse stealing ; Lew Ellis , getting money under false pretences ; Peter Creely , shooting with intent to 1:111 ; John Lockwood , grand larceny. Kliza has begun suit In tlio district court against her husband , Peter C. Hobinson , to whom she was married August 21 , 1S03 , In Louisville , ICy. , asking for a divorce on the ground of cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness. She also asks lor a division of their property In Uock Island , which is valued nt $ . ' ,700 , and the custody of their four children. The Chicago Lumber company has begun a mechanic's lien suit against John T. Mc- Mannis ot nl for $200. Christian lllerly sues for n dls'orco from his wife on the ground of dcseitiou. They were married in Canada in lb7S , nnd the wife abandoned her husband three years ago. Count ) Court. C. Smith clo- Judge Shields-gave Edgar a - creo for $3S. " > In his suit against Edward Hnnuon on a promissory note. o Fun With Mnjor Martin. St. Louis Globe-Democrat : Not long ago the democrats of the Second Texas district ronominalod Major William 11. Martin for congress. There was practi cally no opposition , but a few of the moro Irreverent statesmen and newspaper - per correspondents in Washington em braced the opportunity to havp some fun with the major. On the day of the con vention they secreted themselves be hind a friendly partition in the sar- gcant-at-arms' room at the capital nnd sent for the Texan. When ho arrived there was only ono of their number in sight. IIo was a newspaper corre spondent. "Major , " said ho , "I have just re ceived n telephone message from the convention hall in Palestine , by way of Now Orleans nnd Richmond , and they want to talk to you. " "Is that soV" queried the major in re sponse. "Well. 1 never would 'n thought tlioy could talk clear fromToxas. What nro'thoy snyin'r1 You talk 'to 'em , and I'll stand where I can listen. T can't run ono o' thorn tolly-phonos. You go ahead with it. " And the newspaper correspondent went ahead , while tlio hidden listeners enjoyed the performance. "Hello ! Palestine , " said the corre spondent. "Is that the convention liall'r1 Yes ? Well , Major Martin's hero. No , ho is not at tho'phono , but he's near it. " Then n long silence ensued , during which the young man at the telephone ostensibly listened to his Phicntino com municant. "Major , " said ho , finally , turning to the Texas statesman , "tho convention is in session nnd the com mittee on resolutions has gone out. There seems to ho some doubt as to whether your nomination will go through without trouble. That man Groonway , who has boon posing as your warmest friend and supixirtor , is preparing - paring to lead a bolt. They saw a row is expected. " "Oh , Lord ! " groaned tup major , in evident alarm. "I never 'sposod Grcon- wuy would do that. But that's just the way with pollyticks. Tell Grcenway to come to the telephone. I'll fix him.1' The correspondent culled for Green- way and talked some moro through the telephone , and Ilnully turning to the major , said : "Tho Grconway crowd wants to know how you stand on the intor-stato com merce question. They say they ap prove your views on the tariff , ns eot forth in your speech favoring the Mills bill , and'they know you are not a civil service reformer , but they want to know Whether you nra with 'em on intor-stata commerce , ' "Of course I nm. WhatV their plat form say on the question11" ! nnxiously queried the major , ns if ho had struolc tin idea. "That's just what puzzles thorn ; they want to know your vlows so they can embody them in tlio platform. Thoy'ro waiting to hoar from you ; and , " ho added suggestively , "they're gottlnjj mighty Impatient about it. ' ' "For God's sake , toll 'em to hold on n minute , " plaintlvoiv appealed the ma jor , rushing for the 'door. "Walt till I go and too Kcngan. Ho knows all about this inter.stato business ; I'll bo hanged if I do. Hold 'em till i can sco Hoa- gan. " And the major would have holloa out in n \ \ ild * oaTeh for the Texns senator but for the correspondent , who pacified him with the pleasing information that the cominltteo on platforms and resolu tions had reconsidered its determina tion and concluded to leave out nil re ference to the inter.stnto commerce law. "Unt they want to know , major , " ho continued , listening at thu telephone , "if you are in favor of the deep-water project1 Tills proposition was now to the ma jor , nnd his face took on a puz/led look. "Deep watorV" ho queried. "Woll , I don't know , t didn't knowthom follorrt over used water at all. Of course , if a man over uses water I 'sposo it might ns well bo deep water. IH deep water a prohibition schemed What kind o' water docs the convention want ? If it'a anything like Polly aris water I'm again it. But say , don't mention it till you find out what the convention wants. I don't take much stock in water , any how , but , of course , if the convention tion- " "Major , " exclaimed the correspon dent , interrupting him in evident alarm. "Tlio Grecnway crowd is open ly threatening tobolCnnd G roc n way declares ho will beat you unless you pledge yourself against a third term. They s'iy if you will solemnly promise to retire at the end of yours-ccond term and give somebody else a I'luinco , tlioy will support you , but if you don't tlioy will beat your nomination now. " "Oh ! Lord , " was all the major could say , but he looked the picture of des pair. "Grcenway says for yon to como to the tclophono and toll him you will promise , " buid the correspondent , prof- fei-ing the major the 'phone. An idea Deemed to strike the major , and his countenance brightened up as ho whispered for fear his remark might be heard in Texas , "Toll him I'm not here ; that I'm gone , and can't bo found. " And before anybody could head him oft the major shot out of the door and disappeared. Itaths For Horses. The most curious development of the latest cra/.o is a Turkish bath for horses that is in process of ecrection in West Tenth street , in connection with a largo boarding stable , writes a ( Now York correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle. It is a very popular place for thp winter boa.uling of tlio horses of fashionable men , who have como to the sago con clusion that if Turkish baths are good for themselves , they hhould bo Rood for their horses , too , and the result is that , at their suggestion , the owners of the stable are putting up elaborate facilities for their aristocratic equities , who would bhnro their inastoi-b' luxuries. There is a largo tiled room , \vith a ce ment lloor , where the horses are steamed. It has a sort of gutter run ning around the four sides , at the cdgo of the lloor , from which the water es capes , and is fitted witli many stoain pipoannd water cocks. There are three of these with varying degrees of hont and moisture. In thorn the horse to bo bathed ib led nnd stands until the sweat begins to start. The second room is warmer , and the third is heated to such a temperature that the sweat pours in streams from the horse's skin. Hero they arc swabbed oil with big mops dipped in water as hot as thov will bear without remonstrating with their heels , and after the ordeal is over , are led tea a drying-room , where the temperature is wiirm hut without moisture , and hero the attendants rub them with gloves and brushes until they are entirely dry. The horse Is then carefully blanketed and allowed to remain a couple of hours before conducting him to the fifth room , which is rather a covered passage- not artificially heated , and hero ho is walked up and down for twenty min utes and finally returned to the stable. It is claimed that is of infinite value to the horbcs. Horsforil'H Aoid I'lioHplmto Impart * Now Idier y to tlio Hralu , ( iviiiK tlio reeling and HOM.SO or lu cre a HO ( I intellectual power. Vonr Own Voice. New York Telegram : ' 'Tlioro is ono singular thing about Edison'H perfected phonograph that 1 don't think has over been made public , " said an ox-liouton- nnlof the United States navy , now the manager of a Pennsylvania foundry , to aioporter. "It teaches you how your own voice sounds. Almost everyone naturally thinks that ho can recognize his voice when he lictir.-i it , but ho can't. I was at Menlo Park the other day vis iting a friend who is ono of Edison's chief assistants. Of conrso the phonograph graph was tested. After talking into the wonderful machine a few minutes I slopped and tlio sounds wcro ground out again. I never was moro astonished in my life. The words were mine , the manner of speaking was mine , but the voice was that of a perfect stranger. I would never have recognized it. " 'Can that bo my voice ? ' I asked. ' "Of course ; don't you recognize UV my friend replied. ' " 'No ; If 1 had a voice llko that I'd disown it. ' " 'So most everyone says. I don't know exactly why it's so , but it is a fact that wo can't hear ourselves as others hear us any more than wo can see our selves as others do. Lot's have n tost. You go into the other room and .shut the door. Talk into the phonograph , and see if you cannot recognize each speak er's voice ? ' "I did BO , and the result was as ho predicted. Uvory tone was perfectly re produced. The voice of my friend would have boon accepted as his own be fore any jury in the land. Wo all rco- ogni/.ed it , but ho alone could not. Now let borne scientist explain it if ho can. " Drink Mallo It is pleasant. Doatli of Colonel Hatch. ST. Louis , Sept. 17. Colonel George F. Hatch , assistant United Status district at torney , died In this city at 11 o'clock this morning , aged .VJ years. Colonel Hatch came to St. Louis from ICeokuk , la. , four yearn ace , though for twenty yeuis ho was a rest- dcut of Hannibal , Mo. Ho was a brother of Congressman Hatch , Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria. Wben IJaby wu 8ilr , we garo her Cwtorta. When ibo was a Child , iho crlod for CutorlA , When tha became Wu , eke clung to Cosloria , Wh * 11 Bhu h&d Children , ihp cs e them Cuttorto.