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f , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 , 188a THE DAILY BEE. BVKUY MOUSING , THUMB or BUHSCHIPTION. Dally ( MorntnK Kilitlon ) Including Bt'.miY JlKRno ( Vfitr . JW f" ; 1'orhlx Months . f ; < J . . . . . u'J VorThreoMontlw. . . . . . > TIIKOUAIIA Hi'NUAV IIKI : , mailed to any n OMAn7omCT.Ne NEW VoiiKOmi u. HOO.MS II AND IU'IIIIUU.M : Jtuir.ncui. WASIIIXOTOX urricr. , No. &U ' STHKKT. coitnBsroNOKNrn. All communications roUtini ; to news anil till- ( orlnl mutter should bo uddressod to the Union 0r BUKIT8INtH3LinTKIlS. Alt business li-ttcrs and rumlttiincrs should lie addressed to TIIK HKH t'uiir.ifiiiMi COMPANV. OMAHA. Oraf IH , checks owl postomco orders ta bo made payablu to the order or tbo company. TliBBeePfllillsliingliiany.PrflDriBtors . , E. ROSEWATER , Editor. U'JtK DAILY Uhit ) . Sworn Statement ol Circulation. ElftUof Nebraska , County of Dousla" . IB > B < ( leorgo II. Tzschuck , secretary of the lleo Pub- llxhlnu company , doun xolutnnlyveur that the actual circulation of TIM : DAII.V HK.K for the week ending September rj , ItSB. was as follows : Sunday. Sopt. Z\ \ IMV ) Monday. Sept. ! M 1.OVJ Tuesday. Sept. 25 l . 'lij ' Wednesday , Sept. M 1V * > ' 7 Thursday. Sept. 27 18.040 Friday , Sept.ua IS.CCS Batarday.Scnt. : "J ia.010 Average Ifl.Oii ) RKoitnr. n. T/sntr < ! K. Sworn to bcforn mo and subscribed In my pre. ance thla ii'Jddnyof September. A. I ) . IS81" . tieal. N. I1. 1'lilU Notary Public. Elate of Nebraska , I _ County ot nongfas. | s > St ( JeorRo II. Tzscnnck , being Urst duly sworn.de- pones anil buys that ha Is sccietury of The Uaa PnblliihlUK company , that the actual average dally circulation of TIIK DAILY HKK for the month of September. Its" , was 14.IIW copies : fo.t October , Iw , llnjl : copies : for November , HOT. 1/V.5M / copies : for December , 1M7. n.Oll cop ies ; for January , ISf ? , l.V-Hi copies : for February. JB8 ,15.W copies ; forMarch.ltkMlMMicopies : for April. 1SW , 18,744 copies : for May , 1W8. 13.H1 copies ; for Juno.ltbH , 1 ! ,243copies : for July , ISSM , 18,033 copies : for August , IKS , IB.IHII conies. ( JKO. tt.T/SClll'CK. Bworn to before me and subscrlbud In my presence thlsBth day of September. A. I ) . , 1438. N. P. l-'KIIj Notury Public. TIIK seata of the Nebraska delegation In the lower house of congress tire vacant now. Ono or two of them have been as good as vacant most of the time. NOW tlio demoeratio organs are tell ing Mr. Brice , of the national commit tee , that for a political leader he is making a fool of himself talking so much. TIIK lamp of life is barely flickering In the breast of Samuel .T. Randall. His loss just now would bo a great blow to the cause of democracy in Pennsyl vania. TIIK wandering councilman have re turned \Vith the impression upon their eouls that Omaha is behind other largo cities in the details of public buildings , parks and drives. There is some truth in this. No WONDER Wiggins claims the earth 1ms got Into an eccentric orbit. There is not a congressional district in Ken tucky that does not blossom forth with A prohibition candidate. THK young Gorman emperor has been telling an American how much ho ad mired the union genoralb in the war of the rebellion. After all William isn't such a bad fellow as some pcoplo have made him out to be. ONIA four weeks from next Tuesday the great quadrennial battle will bo fought and John A. McShano will bo olcctcd to remain In Omaha ns governor of the Union stock yards for another torin by u rousing majority. Di : . MILLKK and J. Sterling Morton mot on the same platform at the Merion rally in Exposition hall , but neither spoke as he passed the other. Formerly they wore like Jonathan and David and wept profusely on oaeh other's necks every time they mot. As A result of the fictitious value given to wheat by the Hutchinson deal in Chicago , flour has gone up with indi cations that the prlco of bread will be advanced , nut it is doubtful whothci an advance in flour can bo maintained unless thcro is a combination amen < : the millers. SECUETAHY ENDICOTT , the apple ol the eye of Massachusetts mugwumps has out-Horoded Ilorod as a porniclou ; partisan. What can his admirers saj of his order to remove the women ant children employed In armories , wht have nothing to do with politicsin ordci to make places for democrats'/ This ii military service reform. TJIK city treasurer , who is also treasurer uror of the board of education , report ; one hundred and fifty-one thousam fbvon hundred and thirty-nine dollar (9D hand belonging to the school fund At four per cent this little ncst-cg | yields thu treasurer over five hundrei dollars n month , nnd the banks maki as much more for their stockholders. TIIK cxpqsura made by the city boile inspector la very suggestive. It give a rational explanation of boiler acci dents which happen from time to Urn in the interior of the state. Some c these boilers bought from second luiti dealers had doubtless either been con demncd by the inspector nnd traded o to unsuspecting purlieu or wore in n : unfit condition for hard usage , an never should have been sot up. Th only remedy would bo stnto boiler h epoction , with heavy penalties impose for soiling or using a boiler attor it hn once boon condemned , unless it ha been roinspectcd and pronounced sal after bolng overhauled. TIIE OMAHA HEB took occasion to pile into Mr. Morton for referring , as Tnu Ui quoted him , to Council as a "railroad lav yer. " The writbr heard the speech made I Mr. Morton , nnd no such InngunKo was usi to that attributed to him by TUB HEH. H as the republicans prefer to conduct U campaign upon falsehood and misrepresent tlon , THE HHR article Is in accordance wl republican Ideas of decency nnd propriety. fttalrlce Democrat. Mr. Movton'8 indignant friendsshou vent tholr spleen nnd wrath on tl great demoeratio dally , otherwi known as the Om < i/iu / Jfemltl. Th paper published Mr. Morton's speech acceptance and credited him with tl language concerning Mr. Connc Which was resented by TIIK BEK n * i fcnwarranted assault. AttnckliiK New England , It Is not cany to see that the demo cratic party has anything to gain by permitting one of its leaders to- attack New England. The present campaign is not being fought on any distlnetlvelr sectional Issue. Reference may indeed bo occasionally made by republican speakers to the conduct of the southern democracy In denying colored citizens their political rights , and the consequent quent injustice that is done the balance of the country In the south having a larger representation in congress than it is entitled to on the showing of Its voting population. But this is a matter of only Incidental con sideration In the campaign- and re ceives very little attention from the masses of the people. In view of the fact that the republican party has put aside the sectional feature of previous campaigns , it seems an especially grave error on the part of a democratic leader to attempt to arouse in the west a senti ment of hostility to New England. Rut this Is what Postmaster General Dickinson has done and proposes doing with greater elaboration when ho shall return to Michigan for a two weeks can vass. The effort of Mr. Dickinson will bo to show that Now England has always been engaged In plundering all the rest of the coun try , the west being the largest sufferer. History will bo ransacked for evidences of the early and continuous selfishness and cupidity of New England , and as well of the political and patriotic short comings of that section. If the post master general is permitted to keep his promise if a higher nnd politically wiser power does > not interdict his threat ened exposure of the artful and un scrupulous business methods and the un patriotic political conduct of New En gland there is likely to bo ejected into the campaign a new feature of interest. It Is quite possible , however , that Mr. Dickinson will be advised that the demo cratic party is in a situation where it cannot afford to raise any new antago nisms , and particularly none of a sec tional character. The assumption that New England is not a valuable customer of the west cannot bo sustained by the facts. It is estimated that her people annually con sume five million barrels of western Hour , and they buy largely of the meats of this section. Under the competition of the west agriculture in New England is no longer a profitable industry , con sidered as a whole. We believe there is no risk in assorting that the people of New England are as good customers of the producers of the west as any other equal number of people in this country. Western producers desire - sire this market , and it is simply ab surd to say that it has no value for them. But the mistake of Mr. Dick inson from the political point of view is that in assailing the capitalists and manufacturers of New England he is very likely to damage his party outside of that section. There is an intimacy between the capitalists and manufac turers of New York and those of New England which render their interests in many respects of common concern , and those of the Empire state may well ask themselves how long It will bo before - fore they , too , arc assailed as the ene mies of western producers. The attack on New England is there fore manifestly uncalled for and irrele vant , and it is not good polities. It can make no votes for the democracy in the west , but is pretty sure to make some for the republicans in the east. There has been a great deal of blundering done by democratic leaders In this cam paign. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Severally Problem. One thing to bo hoped for from the change in the head of the Indian bureau is better progress than has thus far been made toward the solution ol the severally problem. The Indian commissioner ought to exercise some in fluence in this direction , but althougl Commissioner Atkins was n very earnest - est advocate of the severally policy he appears to have done very little to make it a success. But that gentleman' ! chief business for a year past has beei in laying the wires for political ad vancoment. Having fixed his ambitior on a United States scnatorship ho los interest , and perhaps quite naturally in the plain duties of the Indian com misslonership. The opposition encountered by th < agents of the government having ii charge the execution of the sovoralt ; allotment act has very clearly showi that chiefs resist the law more persistently ontly than the other members of thei : tribes. The explanation of this is simple when it Is understood that tlu law makes a very democralic sort of di vision of lands , putting all members o the tribe on a level. Under this arrangement rangomont the chiefs would be deprive ) of the larger tracts they now occup ; and cultivate , or use for the grazing o flocks and herds. Naturally they fai to sec the advantage of a di vision which would diminish their ow : holdings , while they would also lose th authority and privileges they now on joy. Hence the chiefs make a vigorou opposition to the law , and whatisslngi lar it is strongly opposed by the five ch ilized tribes , although they are e. > omptcd from Its operation. They ar apprehensive , however , that If it su < cccd with the other Indians it may u' ' tlmntoly bo applied to them. Thcro is no doubt of the advantage ( the severally allotment plan as a bus : for Indian civilization , but there is vet great ditllculty in bringing tli Indians to see these advantage ' and the influences that are worl v- Ing In opposition to the pollc > vy are strong and will bo hard toovcrconu ? d It is n question whether some furthe ut legislation will not be necessary befoi its this plan can bo mndo a success. Mcai ath while something in the way of a litt th more and better-directed effort in th matter may be hoped for from Commi sioncr Oborly when ho shall have futni iurizcd himself with the duties of tl olllcu. sent nt A Hl nlllc nt Straw. of The town elections throughout Coi lieU nccticut on Monday presented some si U , nileant ( features. They showed n in only that the republicans are malntal ing tholr ground In the state by hoi ing n majority of the towns , but thnt they have gained in certain localities. Ono town hitherto democratic elected a republican mayor , and in another there was n democratic loss since last year of over four hundred votes. Both of these towns are thriving manufacturing places , and the resultof the elections In them clearly shows the affect of the house tariff bill on popular sentiment In Connecticut. When It is remembered that Mr. Cleveland's plurality In Connecticut four years ago was less than thirteen hundred , It Is obvious that the demo cratic losses nt South Norwalk nnd Moridcn leave little ground for the democratic hope ot carrying the state , the republicans having every whore else held their ground. These changes are not to bo explained ns the result of merely local Issues. Very generally the minds of voters are settled as to their political action in November , nnd they have been determined by the great national issue. Connecticut is a manu facturing stateand the democratic losses in the town elections show the drift of popular sentiment there to be against the policy of tariff revision as presented in the house bill. It is not at all probable that these losses can bo recovered by November , but rather to bo expected that they will be increased. The signs from Connecticut are altogether favor able to republican victory there next mouth. Evils of the Short Wheat Crop. One of the evils of the short wheat crop has already appeared in the wild speculation of the past week , and others will appear later on if the shortage shall prove to bo as great as the specu lators claim. A contemporary well says that higher prices for any particu lar product cannot bo of general benefit. The few prosper at the expense of the many. Not all the farmers in the wheat-growing regions will get much benefit from the advance in wheat , while the higher price which all the pcoplo of the country must pay for bread reduces to that extent the pur chasing power of every man's dollar. Another evil to bo apprehended is the probable effect on the import and ex port trades. Wheat will be hold back for higher prices , and thus a check bo put upon the exports of the country. If we sell less , wo shall probably also buy less , so that the import trade will de cline. The consequences of such a check to our commerce could not bo generally beneficial , though a few might find it largely profitable. And generally in times of scarcity it is the speculator that reaps the most generous rewards. A short crop may mean re- strictea. employments , lower wages and reduced comforts for the great mass of the people. The bright feature of the sit uation is the unprecedented corn crop. With this vast crop assured there need bo no concern that the people will not hiivc _ > bread , and it will do no harm to cultivate the popular taste for corn bread. A short wheat crop and higher prices are certainly not nationally beneficial , and there are possible evils connected with it of the nature we have indicated. But the people ple of this country have no reason ta trouble themselves regarding a bread supply , and the practice of n general economy in the use of Hour by substitut ing corn meal might have the clTcct ol lessoning , if nol averting , the evils tc bo apprehended from a short wheat crop. TliKllE is some talk about the Chinese excluding American kerosene in retalla- tion of tlio law excluding the Chinese from America. The Celestials will be simply biting off their ow.n .noses bj such a course , for kerosene has become indispensable even in China. Having acquired the kerosene habit the Chinese if prohibited by an imperial edict fron purchasing American oil , will bo driver by the necessities of the case to patron ize the Russian oil of the Caspiai region , which is much more dangerous because it Is refined less perfectly. STATE AND TKItlUTORY. Nebraska Jottings. The Hlaino county ku-klux Mill conlimu to terrorize the inhabitants of Hawley Flats It takes $500 to heal the broken heart of i Falls City girl who has been lilted by hei lover. A double wedding was celebrated at Schuy ler recently , the brides being mother am daughter. A Falls City man is warned to sign tin pledge because ho dodged a red-headed girl mistaking her for n locomotive headlight. The United Stales military camp on tin Bordeaux has ended and the soldiers are nov making back to Forts Niobrara and Hobiu son , Tlio Hay Springs News says that It is tin B. & M. road winch wants Sheridan count. ! cut in two and the southern half turned ovc to the company for political purposes. It is said that the Milwaukee road wil build an Ice bridge across the river lo Nio brara Ibis winter lo carry material into No bruska for nn early extension next spring. A cowardly ntlcmpt was made a fov nights ago to poison the family of W. V Allen , ot Madison , by some unknown part ; inverting rough on rats in an air hole in tin pump from which the family get their wale supply. The second annual fair ot Ihe Blnim county agricultural society will bo held n Browster , October 0 to 12. and the announce rncnt Is made that there will be u good ex hibitoftho products of central Nebraska Iho garden spot of the union , ns well as tin heart of the "great American desert , " whlc is rapidly being made to "blossom ns th roso. " A. McKcn/ic. a Jeweler of Elkhorn , 1ms received coived a prize for the invention ot the bca automatic roglsler for counling the numbc of teeth in i > crfect and imperfect flat watc wheels. There wore three other compel tors for Iho prize J. Herman , London , Kn $ land ; U.K. Jolly , Raleigh , N. C. , and C lleller , Geneva , Switzerland , respectively The award was made by a committee n three Now York Jowclers , who , after coi sldering the various claims of the invention ! came to the conclusion thnt Mr. McKonzl had most satisfactorily fulfilled the condition , , proposed. _ _ _ _ _ j. town. Osccoln is being busily besieged by th ir Salvation army , A pralrfo wolf startled the Inhabitants c Ida Grove by appearing la the streets tl : other diiy. Ottumwa claims to have n real live son nambulist. who climbs around on his kitchc roof in the dead hours of night with U agillly of a cat. Ban K. Llnehnn , of Dubuque , has olTurc to donate five acre. * of land lo the capitalist who are Intending to locate a card-board fa tory in that city. The MlllQrs are crowding the Smiths I Davenport and the Jones am going to tl rear In numbora. In the new directory thei are eighty-six Smiths , sixty-two Millars an twonty-thrco Jonco. The Cedar Rapid * Republican L and Ga/ot are discussing the question as to who is. tl editor of the Omaha Herald. The former holds that > t Is DiAlllief and the latter b llovus U Is Kd L. MftrrHt. Both papers nro awnyhohind the tiiae * 4 The Herald has luul halt a dozen editor * Jiife iho above named gcntlciuun rollredill ) Ono of the prBnafy teachers of Cedar Uapids u day or twfc iiuti gave her pupils a lesson In colors. Holding a small piece of red silk up before the school she asked each pupil to bring , the -yiext morning , something of the same color- The articles brought pre sented cmlto a 'variety. One little girl came with nearly * if , 'Vard ' of red calico inn- other , who thoughusiiujmust bring a piece of silk like the ono sli wfjl her , sought for two days before sliu found une. One girl brought n piece of cloth almost black and asserted it was red. J FKOuitn. Plenty of hay caa how bo purchased In tlio Sioux Falls market for fJ.50 a tin. Speculators nro buyln all the wheal Ihoy can in Ihe Ltlack Ullls for shipment to C i cago. cago.Mr. . Goddard , of Iho Sioux Falls Argus , has been nominated by Iho democrats of his district for tlio council , The artesian well drillers at Aberdeen have stopped all work , owing to the failure to re move the obstruction In the well. Evidence has been discovered which shows conclusively that the recent lire at Uapld City was the work of incendiaries. Lumber and sawmill nton at DoadwooJ , after a respite of four years , are again busy. It takes timber to build a street car lino. Horse thieves are operating at Faulklon with good success. They secured two valu able animals ono night last week without leaving n clue. A Central ( Jity boy threw limo In Ihe eyes of u little girl whom he mot on the street. The gill's sight may bo saved , but Ihe boy will answer in court for his crime. The Pioneer says : "Does anybody know whal has become of the Deadwood board of trade } It nourished lor a few months about two years ago and then suddenly dropped out of sight. " The superintendent of the public schools at Sioux Falls has made his report for the month of September , showing an attendance of S'J4 ' scholars , 733 ot whom wore neither absent nor tardy , Anton Kcssler , n German living near Steclo , has sworn out a warrant for Joseph Helmer , of Logan county , charging him with abducting his tlftccn-year-old daughter , Liz- zio. Thu sheriff is pursuing the runaways. The Great Northwest. Isaac E. Davis , a well known merchant and pioneer , died in San Francisco ou the 25tuull. Several Ueno ( Nov. ) merchants have ex pressed a determination lo discharge their clerks who gamble. Three families nave been poisoned in San Diego , Cal. , from eating canued goods saved from the recent lire. The coal miners at Sand Coulee , Mont. , receive $ H.50 per day. Outside hands are [ ) aid $2..ID. Board costs them from $3 to 13 I > er week. Parties of eastern capitalist sports , with a sprinkling of foreigners , come to Laramie and Kawlins , Wye. , almost daily , and depart on hunting trips into thu bills north and south. Hrad Moore , the celebrated honey king of Washoo county , Nevada , won the lirst prize at the state fair and received from tlio cast a ccrtillcate for Ihe bust honey in the United States. V Nathan Whc-aton , n Leadvlllc , Cole , miner , was blown to pieces by the explosion of some sticks of uLant he had in his loft breast pocket while' ' ' working in the blacksmith - smith shop tempering squic drills. Crosthwaitc , who-killed his mining partner at Ouray , Colo. , Qludcd , the o fillers for u week , but finally wassoon by two burro punchers to get u quart of whisky and go out in the brush and lllkupon it. Ono watched him and the othertiild ( ho olllccrs , who made an easy capture of.tfin drunkard. George Wallace , A merchant of Oakland , Cat , was killed by Jlciicy Bird at a place about eight miles from Oakland , known as the Saints' Retreat , kept by the murderer. The place known as Bjrd's hotel , or the Moraga Valley postoftlej , is notorious as a resort for the rough classes of characters. Just over the boruer-of Alameda county , on the extreme edge of Contra Costo county , it has been the scone of many controversies. It was a dispute about land. Shennantown , fourteen miles .south , being quarantined against MoMinnville , Ore. , James Bowley , an old citizen having busi ness at Shermantown went through the tim ber. A quarantine guard named William MclCunc found Bowley and ordered him out of town. Bowley didn't go , und Mclvuno shot him fatally. There had been an old feud between the McICuncs and Bowlo.ys , nnd It is thought this had inoro to do with the act than the quarantine had. A Denver & Rio Grande engineer tells how ho was running out of Leadville , Colo. , ono night when ho struck a burro in the canon. As the engine ran on all right the engineer thought the critter had been thrown into the ditch. Reaching Sa- lida some tliup after daylight , ho wondered why people were staring nt hi.s engine , and found out when on stopping nt the depot ho was asked how long since the company had changed burro transportation from stock ears to engine pilots. The animal wns there sure enough , resting serenely on the pilot bumper with his feet stuck fast , be tween the bars. The burro was dislodged and off ho trolled uninjured with a wild shriek of triumph. Its Running Mate. CYill/nnifa , ! Mn. It is caleulaled that Prof. Barnard's now comet travels at the rate of throe millions of miles daily. It is the only thing yet discov ered-thai approaches the speed of the cam paign lie. Our Jabc. Globf Dciiwcmt. Our minister to Spain , Jabez Curry , has resigned , The president may find a bettor man ior the ulacc , but ho will never find hi this country a man with a more beautiful or impressive name for diplomatic work than Jabcz. Think of it when familiarly rendered as Jabc1 Shotgun Quarantine. jlfmifrml intri&u. TA shotgun quaranline is the lowest kind ol barbarism , and the meanest kind of selfishness / ness nnd cowardice. If pcoplo will not allow free citizens to move freely wherever thoj deem bosl for Ihelr own health , the leasl they can do is to provide a healthy and com forlablo alternative. Good Hyo American Party. The American party is reported to bo upon the iwlnt of expiring ) Thcro Is said to bo c motion pending bofijro the cxocutlvo com tnllteo asking Candidate Curlls to withdraw. Judge Groor enragci ftho California Ameri cans by refusing tojun as their candidalc for vice presidonl , but there is nol enough ol that party to make a tory big pile of dobria if it docs go to pieces ! Joyful ltys Syr the Farmer. This is a great j\r for the farmers , Providence has smifia on thorn nnd givoi them abundant han ts , nnd now congress elevates the dcpurtm jt of ucrlculturo InU an executive department and gives its head t cabinet portfolio. A ' between these tw ( blessings , however , 0 fancy Iho farmer : will bo more tickled \ th their big crops. Fixing lie Mill. C'immtrd'il AJverttar. In yiow of the recent proceedings In UK senate of the United States , and as It scorns hardly possible to avoid much longer t series of personal combats in the sanatoria chamber , wo would urgently advUe , for tin sake of the dignity of the country , that thcsi Impending combats bo arranged with a do cent regard for the rolatiive sUe of the com batanls. Mr. Uassott , the venerable door keeper of the senate , could arrange ibi pugilistic pairs bDforohand , with nn eye tc Ihe speclncular effect ana proper physica balance. He would assign Mr. Spoonor doubtless , to Mr. Most , whlla reserving Mr Coke for ono o : ' the wind-up attractions , with say. Mr. Edmunds as hU opponent. Simi , Hrotaer Hoar would prnbuoly ba pitt < x against Brother Pjyno , of Ohio , while the two veterans , Morrlll and Saulsbury , might bo induced to stand up against each other for a couple of rounds , nnd Sherman would bo asked to put on the glovo-t with Yoorhooa or Morgan. Ransom and Inpalla would make a fairish couple , nnd so would Fryo nnd Gor man , anil great interest would nttaoh to n final sot-to between doughty Senator Joe Brown , of Georgia , and our own pride and pet , the learned Kvarts , Such sporting events as those would crealo a wldoipro.nl and legitimate Interest , whereas the mooting of antagonists so b.idly matched ns Coke and Spooncr would bo a real mortification to all true patriots. Send Tin-in Aid. KcbrariM State Jiwriml. There Is no call for any Nebraska woman to go south to nurse yellow fovcr sufferers. Shu would merely add another to the num ber to bo nursed In a few days after her ar rival. There are plenty of seasoned nure to bo had In the south , who have 119 fears of taking the ulscasc , and who can bo scoured for n few dollars to pay tholr transportation and their wagjs. It any Nebraska man fcols that his mission is to help the yellow fever sufferers , he can do more by sending 25 to the proper authorities for the rollof of .heslck than by going to the infected d ! - nets with a couple of hundred in hU pocket. The same Is true of any Nebraska woman. rOHTlCAIj POINTS. Don M. Dickinson , poslmaster general , In a speech In Detroit the other night called rvsident Cleveland "tho noblest figure ui > oa .ho horizon of the ago. " Mr. Dickinson is in ho cabinet and his pay is $3,000 per year. Leopold Morse is still considering whether ic will take n rcnomination against Mr. learn in the Third district of Massachusetts , .ays . the Boston Herald , "and it is altogether remnturo to say that he will nol be again a candidate. " Robert Taylor , now stumping the state of Tennessee for governor , gets more ( lowers , ears , poaohcs , and grapes than ho knows what to do with , lo say nothing of water- nelons. mint juleps , und the wnruic.sl wel come from all womankind. Colonel Thomas W. Hlgginson is Iho dem ocratic candidate for congress against Gen eral Banks In the Fifth Massachusetls dis trict. As the republicans have a.OOO major ty in the districl Colonel Higginsou's HI- orary pursuils ore not likely to bo inter rupted. Mrs. S. E. V. Emory , candidate for the Union Labor party of Michigan for superin tendent of public instruction , having with drawn from the ticket on the alleged ground of corruption , Ihe Lansing Journal says : "Tho real secret ot Mrs. Emery's with drawal does not appear in her letter. Neither does she dare to disclose it. Jealousy is at the bottom of it all , nnd it Is a fight between women. We now hope Ihis will kill Iho woman business in our conventions. " There is still another presidential candi date in the Held. General A. Scrvius St. Clare , of Boston , Mass , , has published a long monifcsto , in whiuh ho argues that he is eminently filled lo 1111 the executive chair. Ho says that ho and Garibaldi captured nn Austrian army of 30,000 , men in the war for Italian independence. Ho further asserts that ho is president of a society which has 2 ± i,000,000 members ; that ho has invented a largo number of devices important to the welfare of civili/ation , and lliat ho has got forty-seven bills through congress. Ho seems to be a great man , this St. Clare. Responsibilities of Unllroad Presi dents. Oelnlier Scnlmtr'i. A German economist has said that the so-culled survival of the fittest in modern industry , is really n double survival , side by side , of the most talented on the ono hand and the most unscrupulous on the other. The truth of this is already appar ent in railroad business. A Vandorbllt on the Central moots a Fiskon the Erie. In spite of his superior powornntl rosour- ccs he is virtually beaten in the contest ' beaten , as was'said at the limo , bc- caubo ho could not n fiord to go so close to the door of state's prison as his rival. The manager of a largo railroad sys tem has under his control n great deal of property besides his own the prop erty of railroad investors which has been placed in his charge. Two lines of action are open to him. Ho may make money for the investors , and thereby secure the respect , of the community ; or ho make money out of the investors , and thereby get rich enough to defy public opinion. The former course has the ad vantage of honesty , the latter of rapidity. It is a disgrace to the community that the lat ter way is made so easy , and so readily condoned. A man has only to give to charitable objects a little of the money obtained by violations of trust , and a. largo part of the world will extol him as u public benefactor. Nay , more ; it seems as if some of our financial opera tors really mistook the vex ponuli for the vex Dei , andbolioveu that a $100,000 given to a theological seminary meant absolution for the past and plenary in dulgence for the future. It is charged that ono financier , when ho undertook any large transaction which was more than usually questionable , made a cov enant that i'f the Lord prospered him in his undertaking , ho would divide the proceeds on favorable terms. Generous Givers. It is said that Jay Gould has in the course of his life given $2,000 to churches , he once having purchased i boll costing that amount for a little wooden church at Roxbury , N. Y. , ncai which the millionaire was born. A Philadelphia ! ! in moderate circum stances recently gave a poor woman two Uo-cent pieces to hold down the lids , o her dead husband's oyes. Just before the funeral ho sent his man around to secure the return of the coins. The duke of Edinburgh Jhas recently been made a member of the Order o the Golden Fleece. The duke's liber ality is so well known that tradesmoi think his now title is particularly suita bio. Ho is said to bo about as generous as Midas of mythical fame. The daughter of a rich banker , stop ping at Bar Harbor , ventured beyond her depth the other clay while bathing and was only saved by the ollorts of i young man who risked his life to save hers. The day afterward the happj father sent the young man a note o thanks accompanied by a $1 bill , whicl was Immediately and indignantly re turned. Russell Sngo entered a store not long ago to make uomo purchases , and while there dropped his pocKot-book , whicl contained at the time several hundrei dollars. Some time after he had lef the building the missing pocket-book was found by a boy , who gave it to the proprietor of the store , by whom It was returned to Mr. Sago in the pcsence o the finder. "Mr. Sago , " ( .aid the pro priotor. "this is the lad who found your money. " The millionaire examined Iho pocket-book and returned it to his pocket , remarking significantly tha ' 'Honesty is it own reward. " Married on n Stngo. Albany Express : Miss Josie West , o Iloston , and Eddie Evans were united in the bonds of matrimony by Rev. G W. Drown , of Troy , at the Troy thea ter Wednesday ovoningafter the evening ing performance. Both the contracting parties are members of the troupe now playing at the theater. A reception followeddurlngwhlcft jigs were jigged Bongs wore sung and everybody wai hilarious with joy. The newly rr.nrriee couple received many tokens of regan from the other members of the com pany. They will both continue on the . - stage. - K Xi.XT-noOK8. : Tlioy Ilcoclvo Consideration Froln tlto llnnrd of IXnunIon. ! The board of education was called to order iy Mr. McConnell Monday night , mid as vloo ircslilcnt lie illlod this chair , Sitpcnntondont James said ho wished to ddre s the bonrtl at length ou the subject of uporlntendanoo If the members would listen o him. The chair rapped for order , but had 0 apeak rather sharply to enforce quiet , llo did not suet-cod In getting the attention of nero than half the mombor.s. Tito others busied themselves with resolutions , reports r cigars , Mr. James said that when there were forty eaehcrs ono person was rompotunt for tlio vork of superintendence. There were sixty- ix when ho took charge of the school- * , nnd the number la now 240. The In- ro.wo of puplU this year , of child- un in actual uttemlanco , Is nearly ,000. Mr. James eexplalned that under a rule adopted n year ago the principal of each school supervised the work of the seven or eight teachers in the building. This of course took the principals from the work of ho classroom and meant additional expense , iut the superintendent argued thnt it was 1 prolltablo arrangement. His explanation vns In the nature of a Justification of his in- erprotation of the rule in lightening tlio class work of the principals to glvo them time or supervision. The treasurer's monthly report showed lalnnces on hand ns follows : In general und , 139,100 ; sinking fund. $17,333 , silo and building fund , M5.803. Petitions were read for nnd against the ipening of the Eckcrman school and were re- erred. A communication was read from Messrs , \ . M. Chirk , John A , Cuseaden and John O. Willis of the (5 ( A. It. , urging the board to establish a weekly or semi-weekly drill itnong the school boys over ten ywirs of aco. L'ho matter was referred to a special commit- co consisting of Messrs. Copelaml , Savillo nnd Purnmluo. An offer from the German Lutheran church of South Omaha to give 35 cents each or thirty old desks , was referred. The applications of Jennie K. Owens , Lucy r. Hoys , Hortonse Smith , Mary Alter and John Hull , for positions In the schools , were referred. A letter was read from a working girl , who said she was a former pupil of ttm High school , urging the board to establish a. nlkrht school In stenography in preference to the cooking school. She argued that It would beef of vastly moru practical good to girls who ire compelled to earn their living. The lot- .or was referred , and a report was ordered to be returned at the next meeting. The committee on buildings reported that they had rented the following rooms for school purposes : Ono from Mr. McKcnna , near Walnut Hill school , at $25 a month for nn indefinite term ; ono at Hickory nnd liighth streets ut $30 per month for a , year ; ono from O. .1. Johnson at Central park at \2Q. \ The action was approved. The committee on text-books recommended the adoption of the preparatory book of German - man proMO for the High school. Approved. The committee recommended the election of the following touchers as assistant princi pals : Misses Alice K. Hittc , at Lake school ; Susan 13. Kvelcth , at Webster ; Matilda ICvans , at Omaha View ; Ida Iv. Wilson , at Center , and Emma Pitch at Pleasant school. The objection to the latter was that the prill- cipalship was hold by n sister of the lady suggested us the assistant. Thr several teachers , with the one exception , were then formally elected by ballot. Miss Fannie H. Hurlbut was chosen principal of thu West Omaha school. The committee on claims reported a num.- bar of bills on account of school construe , tlon , and recommended their payment. Mr- Wchrer wanted to know what tbo superin tendent of buildings was for if not to bo n check on architects nnd to certify to such claims. Messrs. Copeland nnd Keos took similar ground. Thu recommendation was defeated. Messrs. i Morrison and McConnell argued that to refer thoclaiins would work hardship to the contractors and bo arcllection on the architects , who are responsible men. Mr. Copeland cited a case in which the architects had certified to work and it had to ba done all over. Mr. , Wohror wanted to know to what extent the architects wore responsible in dollars ami cnnti , and wlntt remedy tlio board had for Plunders either by the archi tects or the contractors. After considerable discussion a motion to refer to the superintendent of building was defeated. Mr. Goodman sugtrosted that the claims bo allowed this time , but that hcroattcr the building superintendent be required to certify to all such claims before they bo passed on. The original report and recommendation were then adopted. The following arc the bills : Phelps & Son , Walnut Hill school.$0,123 50 Gladden , Uochuford & GouldMason , school L',0-10 119 D. Fitzpatrick , Mason school C50 00 D. Fitzpatrick , Lake school SOO 00 Hose it Italfc , Hancroft school 007 75 Arthur & Herd , Uaner&ft school. . . . 3,101) ) Wi John H. Hartc , Lake school 8S'25 Oil John Howe & Co , , Walnut Hill school l.lJi'J 00 John H. Harto's bill of fl.OO'lSt for extras in the Lake school building1 * was also al lowed. The committee reported September claims aggregating $ ' . ! , > , ti.S.79 ) , and they wore or dered paid after n long wrangle over nn item of horse hire. The teachers' salaries were $17,400. The free text-book question was brought up by the following report : "Your committee on nigh school , to whom was referred llto resolution of Mr. Kees 'that hereafter tlio pupils iu the high school bo required to furnish their own text-books , pens , penholders and paper , except such pa per ns may be required by teachers for bpec- ial examinations , that Is compositions' re spectfully recommend that the booic and sta tionery supplies to the high school bo limited to text-books , ink and stationary for the bus iness department and for examinations and compositions. " After some discussion for and against free text-hooka the report was adopted. The superintendent of instruction was authorized to open an evening school , be ginning on the second Monday in November , on the same condition ns were in lorcc last year. The board decided to meet at 7:30 : p , in , , hereafter and until March. The secretary was directed to notify the vestry of St. Barnabas church that lha board will no longer furnish steam for thu church and the rectory greenhouse. It was explained that neat had been furnished in the past in return for the use of church property for a play ground for the pupils. Mrs. Hofmeister was elected Janitor of the leased building at the corm-r of Hickory and Eighth streets. Mr. Morrison ox- plaindcd that the lady owned the building. There is no place to keep the coal except in the collar , nnd she refused to alloiv any ono but herself to go down among her potatoes and her winter supplies. C , C. Gary was voted out of the janitor- ship of the Central Park school for dlsro- snectful talk to member Morrison , and Mrs. Wisby wns elected to the place. A rule was adopted that hereafter all bills for repairs or construction must bo approved by tbo superintendent of buildings before being passed on by the board. A boiler was ordered put In ( no St. Barna bas school for boating the building. The committee on buildings was author ized to carpet the oftices of tee principals of the schools. Kfforts to limit the price to $1.2.1 , $1 , and SO cents per yard were ruled out by objections. A resolution ordering telephones In all brick buildings as completed was defeated. The secretary was directed to udvcrtiso for bids for window blinds for the new school buildings. Uichard II. Coojwr was olcctcd janitor of the Park school , and Louis Peterson of the Mason street school. The board adjourned at midnight whllo In a deadlock trying to elect an assistant prin cipal of the Caatellar street school. THE BUSTLE BURST. A. Tragic Occurrence In a BMI Fran- cfnco hectare Kfinm. Boston Record : Ono evening about two months ago , while Charles Dickens , jr. , was giving a reading in the First Congregational church of Sun Fran cisco , a tall , Hnoly formed lady , with patrician features and a dignified ( fait , entered by the left door and walked up the uislo. She was accompanied by her husband , whose military bearing added eltcct to the aristocratic appearance of his bettor half. On reaching a seat a few yards from the platform sha gave a swing to nor as she attotnptod to sit down gracefully. Hut her foot oatight In ilia carpet , and she stumbled and loll hoav ily on the scat. As she did BO a muf Hod report was hoard , and the lady wag observed to collapse with a lurch. Ilotf fai-o turned deathly pale , and then a carmine hue , and she sprang to her foot in irreat confusion. No ono dreamed that this story would bo the subject of a civil suit , but unhap pily this has been the result. The lady brought suit against her dressmaker , who had manufactured the unfortunate bustle , and the cusu was brought iuto court last week. In the trial the dressmaker stated that her fair customer had ordered lieu to make a dress ( with all the additions thereto appertaining ) which should bo n , perfect tit and entirely satisfactory to Lho wearer. Upon cross-examination Llio witness aworo that to the boat of. lier knowledge and belief her customer had varied in sUe from day to day , and soNoral bustles had to be manufactured before one could be found that was of the proper st/.e. At last the dross wad llnibhod , and the purchaser agreed , on behalf of the tocom ! part of the con tract , not to sit down suddenly , and in all respects to observe the cautious sot forth by the unfortunate dressmaker. This , ns It appeared from the evidence , she had neglected to do , and with thu disastrous result nbovo chronicled. The rubber bustle had collapsed , to the injury and disgrace of the plain tilT. The judge , in giving his decision on the merits of the case , spoke as follows : "This is a most peculiar case. 1 hjivo heard of bustles being madu of horsn hair , muslin , newspapers , pillows , bird cages , and even quilts. 1 lutvo hoard alarm clocks striking the hour within the folds of a lady's dress. Smuggled cigars , jewelry nnd brandy have also been brought to light , but 1 newer heard before of an air-tight bustle cxnloding in church , and then being made the subject of a civil suit. Not being mar ried yet , tbo situation is somewhat per plexing to mo ; but still , looking at the case from a. legal standpoint , I think wo can adjust matters satisfactorily. "Woru a non-u.xplodive bustle used this suit might never have boon brought. " His honor then deducted $ tt.r > 0 from the dressmaker's bill , as the defendant sot up a claim for damages for the explosion - plosion trouble. He then rendered judg ment in favor of the plaintiff for $11.50. Plucky CollcKu Girls. A recent writer on college girls tells nn interesting storv of the trials and difficulties of live plucky young women who bud little money , out plenty of pluck and determination to get nn edu cation. "A large-eyed brunette , " says the writer , "not sturdy , but fragile looking , graduated from the Iloston university a few years ago by finding a situation as waitress in a restaurant , wearing the apron during the rush hours at morning and night , and in vacation season tbo day through. One group of four girls , two from Boston university and two at the Harvard annex , engaged two adjoining rooms in a quaint housu in Boston and boarded themselves at an average expense of 8S.70 per week. their rooms cost 85 , or $1.'J"each. . They took breakfast at a small restaurant , where oatmeal and steak cost 20 cents. They ate an apple and a slleo of bread for flinch and at night they pooled re sources , spreading napkins on the top of a trunk nnd feasting on broad nnd milk or bread and a taste of canned meat. Once a neighbor surreptitiously inserted six glasses of jolly in the bureau drawer which served as commissary du- nartment , and then they dined royally for days. The food cost them tlnrty- live cents per clay , and not one of them suffered in health by the experiment. Their expenses for clothing wore no greater in proportion. One member of the quartette possessed n gown , a well- worn cashmere. Being invited to a professor's reception one evening , sho1 remained away from a day's recitation.- ) while she sat in a cloak and petticoat , cleaning and pressing and refreshing with ribbons her only apparel. At night she enjoyed herself quite ns thoroughly as the rest of the company. " The poultice which draws out a man's virtues is thu sod that covers his grave. Jf you don't want all your virtues known too soon , regulate your regulator with Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Jt makes pure blood which gives sound health. Largest hottlo in market 120 doses 91. Druggists. AnotliorHny 80 Wilkosbarro News-Dealer : A mar riage , not only without bridesmaids. best man , orange flowers , banquet and attendants , but also without any officiat ing minister or justice or any ceremony whatever , was an unusual episode in the olllce of register of wills yesterday. The contracting parties wore S. 'W. Boomer , a well-known merchant of Taylorsville , and Jennie I ) . Thomas , a very pretty and intelligent-looking maiden of twenty-one vears , whoso homo is in Scranton. All questions being answered satisfactorlly.tnoy were given a marriage license , and announced that thov desired to avail themselves of the provision of the law of Juno U3 , 1885 , by which simply declaring their intention of becoming man and wife and signing the marriage certificate attached to the license they become In tbeeyoof the law as legally married as though the ceremony was performed by a clergy man buforo a church full of people. They complied with the provisions of thu law on the spot , signed the cortill- cato , and loft the otllco man nnd wife. Watt's Snntenoo Will Stnnd. OTTAWA , Oct. B. Among the opinions filed In the supreme court to-day wns one in the case of Watt vs. the people , or Nichols mur der case. Watt was sentenced along with HarrvSwarts. In 1S3T , to the penitentiary for life , for killing Kxprcss Messenger Nich ols , March 12. Ibb'S. ' Watt appealed to the supreme court of the state , stating that hu had not had a fair trial. In the opinion the judges hold that his trial was fair. If your complaint is want of appetite , try half wine glass Angostura Bitters before meals. Dr. J. O. 11. Siegort & Sons , sole manufacturers. Klootlon I'roolnitintlou. Under find by virtue of tlio authority veiled In inn by section eleven ill ) of cJiatiter twnnty- sl.xcMMiT thft compiled stittiltt' * of Noljrnsku , entltlud "Kioctlou V I. John M. Thayitr. gov ernor of tlio Blato of Nebraska , do hereby luiuo my iiroclamatlon , Hint on Tuesday , tlio Mirth ilny of November , A. 1) . IMS. thcro will bo an election hold nt thn usual places of Voting la mild Mate , for Ilia purpose of tjlootlni ; the follow- Inp outruns , to-wit : Klveoluctora of president and vim president of the United States. ( ) n member of congress from tlio First con- cresslotvdl district. Ono member of congress from the Second con- crecslonal district. Omi tncMiiljer of congress from the Third cour grns-iloiml district. Ooveruor. Lieutenant governor. Secretary of xtato. . Auditor public accounts. Attorney Reneral. CommUsloner of nubile lands and buildings. Superintendent or public Instruction. Htuto Nonntor for each Konaiorlul district , nml Iteproxentittlves for each rtprt untativu dlstrlct.tt.sprovldsd by low. In wltnus-i whureof. I have hereunto not my hand and caufiud to I * nlllxud the crait xt > ul ot the state. Hone at Lincoln this 2a day of October , In the yeivr of our Ixjrdonr thonnuiiri eight hun- ISeal.l dred aurt t > ! uhty-eht ! , tiiu twen- ty-f > ccond yeur or the utau , aurt of the Indrpcnd iic of the UultuU StutM the one hundred and tblr- " Ily . JOHN M.TUA.VKU. O. B. LAWS. Secretary Btat .