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Look for Curb's Japan Idler' in TIIK
SUNDAY UIK. :
CmoAfio is pretty well tied up nt
present. Old Hutch htill ties up wheat ,
nnd this struct ear mon are lying up the
various lines.
TIIK Washington aqueduct frauds arc
likely to develop areal { scandal if the
work is condemned as Uboless. Con-
grcbs , however , may hush the matter
up , as is usual , with a btrong application
of whitewash.
ST. Louis papers are bragging of
their great registrationwhich is nearly
seventy-five thoiiband. This does indi
cate a population bordering on half a
million. Now what will the registra
tion of Chicago be ?
TIIK refusal of Judge Given , of Iowa ,
to issue liquor licenses to the corner
drug stores of DCS Moines i.s a terrible
blow just now when an enthusiastic ce'- '
obration over the wc.storn base ball
championship is in order.
Mu. CHAUI.ES FKAXCIB ADAMS
mourns over the dangerous condition of
the Tenth street crossing. But whoso
fault is it that the public are absolutely
unprotcctodjrom the constant menace
to life on that Juggernaut of the Union
Pnclllo ?
TIIK democrats of Now York are con
ducting a canal boat campaign this
week along the Erie canal , lint the
horny-handed farmers along the way
are all staunch republicans and they
will not bo taken iu by the tow-path
politicians.
Now that the Missouri , Kansas &
Texas has boon taken from the hands
of Jay Gould by order of tlie courts , ant ]
placed in the hands of a receiver , there
is a chance that the road may serve its
purpose legitimately as a common
carrier.
Now that Colonel Follows , the district -
trict attorney of New York , has inti
mated that in consequence of the actioi
of the court of appeals in McQuade'i
case there will bo no more boodle trials
there will be a touching return of tlu
Canadian exiles.
Tin ? prominent Sioux chiefs , who an
going to Washington to see the president
dent , must not bo confounded with tlu
recent visit of Dan Latnont to the Tarn
many braves. It is a real estate dea
and not a political combine that these
western Indians are anxious to brine
Jbout.
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A OOOD chance for inspection of tlu
character of street improvements i
pivnn by the cutting of water tranche :
ami gas connections. That short incus
uring rod has notion in its deadly worl
In more than one street if the ovidcnci
of eyes and two-foot rules are to bo ac
copied over the word of city inspectors
SlNO SlNO is destined to bo dcpopu
latod of its convicted boodlers since Al
ilorman McQuado , of Now York City
lims had the good fortune to bo release *
'in technical quibbles. Henry W
Jnchno is another one of tlio bad lo
who has appealed his case to the Supreme
promo court with fair prospects of bu
coming a tree man.
IT is singular that we got so litll
news from Now Orleans and Fornandin
111 western Florida. The days go b
nnd wo hoar nothing of them , and Ih
suspense lo Ihoso who have friend * i
Now Orleans must bo hard to bear. Th
latest news was that the battery of th
United States artillery stationed n
Now Orleans had been removed to No
York City , simply as a procnulionnr
measure. There can be no doubt thr
it was a proper order , but It is calct
latod to create alarm.
Tin : resignation of T. B. Barry froi
the general executive board of Knight
of Labor is not an nfTnir of much im
incut , for that organization 1ms undoubtedly
doubtodly grown in strength during th
past twelve months and i * outliving th
causes of weakness that nearly broke :
up last year. Ills attack upon Powdorl
will bo relished , however , for the chaii
man has not fulfilled the oxpoctattoi
that wore once formed of him , and it
tlio opinion of many good judges the
ho , is a wonk , wnvorlpg creature wit !
out conviotions of his own , and rather
, .figurehead thun a loader.
Tlio Governor nntl Submission.
The dosporatd personal warfare which
democrats nt'o waging against Oovonlor
Tluiycr in tlio prisont campaign has so
far only created sympathy for him
among all classes. There is , howener ,
danger of serious defection ainonp the
foreign born eiti/.e'tis who are consvien-
liously opposed to temperance legisla
tion by reason of the imposture prac
ticed by democratic leaders and organs
with regard to the power of the gov
ernor to assist or defeat the passage of
a prohibitory amendment. The sup
porters of .lolin A. Mi'Shanc nre circu
lating the absurd statement , lhat Thnyor
i.s committed by the republican plat
form to approve a .submission amend
ment , while McShnno is pledged to de
feat , such a proposition by his acts. The
truth is that the governor is utterly
powerless to prevent the passage of n
constitutional atncndmt.Mit by the veto.
Article 17 of the constitution of Ne
braska reads as follows :
"Hither brunch of the legislature may
propose amendments to this constitu
tion , and if the same be agreed to by
three-fifths of the members elected tc
each houbo such proposed amendment'
shall be entered on the journal with the
yeas and nays , and published at leasl
once each week in at least one newspa
per in each county where anewspapot
is published for three months immedi
ately preceding the nevtelection of sen
ators and representatives , at whicli
election the ' nine shall be submitted tc
the electors for approval or rejection ,
And if a majority of electors voting nl
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall become n part of tni ;
oonbtitution. "
Now , the veto power of the governot
is defined by the constitution in article
5 , section 15 , as follows :
"Every bill passed by the legislature
before it becomes a law , and evcrj
order , resolution or vote to which tlu
concurrence of both houses may be
necessary ( except on questions of ad
journment ) , shall be presented to tlu
governor. If he approve , he shal
sign it , and thereupon it shal
become a law ; but if he dt
not approve , he shall roturt
t with his objections to the house ii
vhich it shall liavo originated , whicl
ouse shall enter the objections atlurgi
Jion its journal , and proceed to rccon
ider the bill. If then three-fifths o
ho members elected agree to pass tin
amo , it shall be sent together with the
bjections to the other house by whicl
t shall liucwiso be reconsidered , ami i
pproved by three-fifths of the member
> lected to that house , it shall become :
aw , notwithstanding the objections o
he governor. "
In other words , it takes three-fifths o
he members elected to each branch o
he legislature to submit an amendmeii
, o the constitution , and the governor'
, 'eto can bo overruled by a vote of three
: ifths of the legislature. Whore thct
ms the governor any influence in do
eating a constitutional amendment
n ordinary bills , where only amajorit ;
if the members elected is necessary ti
iccuro their passage , the governor cai
; ) lace a fatal obstruction in their way b
a veto. But suppose ho docs veto ;
imposition to submit a prohibitory
iniciiilmciit ? If the submissionists cai
nuster three-fifths in each house , the ;
ll overrule the governor by passin ;
the amendment over his head. Whu
nero could McShnno do in such a ;
emergency to defeat submission tlia
GovernorThnycrV
Mr. Tliurinnii'ri Compliments.
It has not been the habit of Allan G
Thurman , during his long political ci
reer , to indulge in fulsome praise of in
dividuals. lie has talked in as vigoi
ous language as any man of his time i
defence of his party and its principle-
on all occasions showing himself in thi
respect u most loyal and earnest part1
sail. And never for a moment has hi
sincerity boon questioned. But in th
past he never exhibited anything of th
nature of sycophancy , never desccndo
to personal adulation , never dropped t
the work of the mere politician i
paying homage to individuals. Neithc
Seymour nor Tilden , great ilcim
crats though they were , Mr. Ilnncocl
splendid soldier though ho was , re
ceived from the tongue of Mr. Thur
man any word to exalt them in popula
esteem. In the campaigns in whic
they were leaders the veteran Ohi
statesman was content to deal wit
principles aim allow those leaders 1
stand before the country on thoi
merits.
But Mr. Thurman has departed froi
this honorable practice , and wo no' '
hear him giving fulsome praise to th
head of the democratic ticket , albei
less worthy of it than cither of the ills
tinguished party lenders I
whom ho rendered servic
in the last quarter of n cei
tury. He speaks of Mr. Cleveland :
being "so sensible , so level headed ,
n man who "makes no mistakes , " an
whoso political success has been cause
not by luck but by good sense. It is in
possible , in reading this sort of ei
coniuiu from Mr. Thurman , to feel tin
ho is entirely honest nnd sincere in u
taring it. Not only is it unlike hi ;
when in His best estate of intellect ! !
vigor , himself a great and trustc
leader , but It stultifies the opinion he
known to 1mvo long entertained of M
Cleveland , and which caused him to I
counted among the democrats most ui
friendly to the administration. Ft
more than two years whatever e
prcsslonb could bo drawn from him r
garding the president were unfavorab
and denoted apprehension for the futui
of the democracy under such a chic
The "Old Roman" , in common wit
Tilden , Howilt and other old par
loaders , had been ignored by this su
donly risen leader , nnd with nil the
love and loyalty for their party tin
could not conceal their displeasure ai
their fears. Tildon died beliovin
there is not a doubt , his party had grio
ously blundered. Hewitt is doing ar
will do nothing to promote Clovulnnt
re-election , because ho has no fni
either in his wisdom or his gratltud
Thurman called again inlo service f
Iho use that could bo made of hir
not only forgives Iho nogloot of tl
past , but goes out of his way to laud tl
man who had no use four years ago f
hiswxporlonca and wisdom.
Thefaot , will not atrengthou the r
spect which men of all parties have en-
terlalne'd for Ih'o honesty npd sincerity
of Allan G. Thurman. It is { in t'vidonce
that he i.s not above the deteriorating
influences which the promise of tilaco
and power exerts on the grcnt majority
of mon. It shows that these qualities
which save him the title of the Old
lloiimn have become vulnerable. It is
nnothor lc on in the power of political
preferment to change the convictions
and conscience of a man. And unfor
tunately for Mr. Thurmnn it is the one
way in which his .service to his party
in this campaign can do il no good.
fjuny lMi/.7.l ' Ttioin.
The plan of campaign which C'hnir-
111:111 : Quay of Iho republican national
committee is pursuing puzzles and per
plexes the democratic managers. They
are daily made conscious of its results ,
but they cannot hit on a successful way to
combat it. They know there Is a great
deal of vigor in it , aggressive though
quiet , but how to anticipate and defeat
its objects is the perplexing question.
In such circumstances it is quite natural
that the democratic organs should
start , the story that the republican
national committee is having re
course to till sorts of unworthy
schemes to win votes , nnd that their
whole plan of campaign is essentially
unholy and deuioralixing.
Everybody understood that Srnnlor
Quay was made chairman of the repub
lican national committee because he is
a shrewd and experienced politician ,
who believes in hard and earnest work
rather than in talk and bluster. He
was distinctly the man to pit against
Brice , who Knew very little of practical
politics , and who was certain , by rea
son of his ambition for notori
ety , to make a loud and noisy
display. The progress of the cam
paign thus far has shown that
the estimate of tlio two men was right.
Mr. Quay has gene along with his
arduous task quietly and earnestly , with
every indication of excellent results.
He has not been boasting , ho has sought
no notoriety in interviews , he has
simply worked very hard and without
any sort of bravado or display. Mr.
Brice , however , received the expressive
title of "rainbow chaser" before ho had
been a month in the service , and so far
as appears he has done little else than
to justify this unique appellation.
But democratic fault-finding with the
"still-hunt'1 method of the chairman
of the republican national commit
tee does not come with a good grace in
view of the fact that the method is ol
democratic origin , and so recent as tc
be clearlv remembered by everybody
who can recall the campaign of 1870 ,
It was the politically ingenious brain ol
Mr. Tilden that gave to American pol
itics the campaign literary bureau and
the still-hunt plan , and no democrat
who respects the memory of that skill
ful political manager will find fnull
with the republicans for adopting these
devices , if indeed they have done so ,
The fact is , however , that the democ'
racy have discovered that their "cducn-
tional" campaign is not proving as
profitable as they expected , in fact has
operated steadily to their disadvantage
and they would like if possible to make
a diversion. They begin too late. The
republican plan of campaign has been
very satisfactory , and it will unqucs
tionably bo pursued to the end.
1'Kliop Newman.
The hearty reception given to Bishoj
John P. Newman upon his arrival ii :
Omaha will meet with a responsive
echo from our people. Many outside o !
the lines of the great denominntior
over which the bishop is called upon te
preside in this state fool a pride in the
reputation of the clergyman and oratoi
who has chosen Omaha as his residence
Bishop Newman is a broad-gaugo citi
zen of the republic , a liberally educated
gentleman ana a speaker who has nevoi
failed to raise his voice in behalf of the
right side of the prcssinf
problems of the times. Ilii
conception of the preacher has bcoi
that of the teacher , and ho has nevei
been able to divorce in his mind UK
clergyman from the gooel citi/.cn inter
csted in everything that pertains to tlu
forwarding of human welfare.
For this reason the people of the stati
as well ns the Methodists of Nobraskr
are to be congratulated upon Bishoj
Newman's advent. A man of ideas will
the ability to present them powerful ! ;
is always an acquisition to any com
munity. When to these is joined UK
opportunity and the rostrum as ii
Bishop Newman's- case , the public quiti
apart from religious considerations i
likely to prove the gainer.
Omaha , with her three bishops , i
now in more sense than one a metrop
olis. The thrco great churches , will
an episcopacy , arc till represented , tin
Calholic by the scholarly O'Connor , tin
Episcopal by the energetic and Icurnct
Worthington , and the Methodist by tin
eloquent and pushing Newman.
Expensive ) KarmlnLj.
The county coimnibsionors have sub
milled a proposition to the voters o
i Douglas county at the coming olcctioi
1 to authorize the purchase of not mon
1 than six hundred and forty acres for i
3 now county poor farm. Ostensibly thi
object of the commissioners is lo role
3 cato Ihe poor farm at some point severn
miles beyond the city .limits. Will
i1 | Ihls end in view , bovonty-iivo thou&iun
dollars are to bo taken out of the funi
realized from the sale of the preben
3 county farm , and invested in the pui
3 chase of the land and the erection o
buildings for the accommodatloi
of paupers. In Iho main , the fauhonie t
relocate the county alms-hous
lo Bomo distance beyond Iho oily wil
r moot with popular favor , but the prop
Y osltlon ns submitted is too loose am
1 loaves room for wasteful expenditure
In the llrst place the county does no
require six hundred and forty acres c
1 land for its paupers , or , for that mallei
s one-fourth of that amount of land
Ii County farming has been a very ex
pensive luxury so far. Every bushel c
grain ami potatoes raised on our count
poor farm has coot four limes nioro thu
o It could have been bought for on. the
o Omaha market. The labor on the farr
r has boon done by hit-gel mon , and nc
by paupers. Twenty acres devoted t
vegetable ) pardoning und raising foe
for n dozen qqjftt tttt ( fully supply 'tlio
deimamls of tljMcJnmly films houso' . . It
1st iiitostloiinbrajwhiHlmr it. is good policy
to sell nnothcrjuJD : 0f the present voun-
ty fstrnii t'1 * ' \
The city of QmaJin. which Is practi
cally nlite-toimis of the county , so far as
taxation is coppoi'ued , needs more parks
and public squares , and no more avail
able porlion etfnihu city could be chosen
for such n purpose.
'J'he ? county- should reserve at least
twenty-five nqi&s/or fair and exposition
purposes. Atf io'dlstnnt day a perma
nent exposition building will have to be
erected In thlkj'c.ily , which , if located on
thcso grounds , could bo used jointly for
county fairs , stale and inlcr-sUile ! ex
hibits.
In any event , the proclamation of the
commissioners should bo modified with
regnrtl to the e-xtcnt of the new farm ,
and the scheme looking lo Ihe disposal
of Iho unsold porlion of Iho poor farm
should bo abandoned , excepting for lots
and parcels of land remaining unpaid
for on hist year's public sales.
YKISKKS refused to hold
any communication with Mr. Coyne ,
the president of the West Side Car
Employe's nssociation , on theiidiculous
iretoxt that ho was not an employe.
This is not the spirit in which an effort
nt n settlement of differences should be
net. The "baron" is not fit for the
position ho occupies , because ho is ovi-
ilcnlly .steeped in prejudices and
chooses , though without a particle of
justification , to bcliovo that the an-
irehlsts are at the hollom of Ihe pres
ent trouble. Ho might as well believe
that Oliver Cromwell is mixed up in it.
Therefore , though Mayor Itoeho at
tempted to create a feeling of harmony
between the "baron" and the commit
tee of seven of the West Side employes
whom ho condescended lo sec , the out
come was a disagreement , mainly because -
cause Yorkes Could not and would not
comprehend the temper of his men and
mistook a willingness to concede some
for want of backbone. The consequence
to the public ihtliat now the cable roads
on the West Side have boon tied up in
addition to those on the North Side.
The principle must be laid down and
rigidly followed that the mayor of a
city , where transit franchises are given ,
should have plenary power for the set
tlement of differences between compa
nies and their employes.
TIIK union of church and state among
the Mormons , contrary to the laws ami
principled of Ihis country , has been
finally broken by the recent ruling of
the United States1 territorial court of
Utah. By thjs elpcision the immense
property interests of the church arc
escheated lo the government. A se
vere blow is'thereby inllicted on Ihe
spreading of polygjamy , as it was largely
from these bourcos that the revenues
for proselyting were drawn.
A Till I1 ovcr'West Farnam street in .1
light buggy now a days is one not likclj
to be soon forgotten. The wooden blocli
pavement rises .ami falls like Ihe tides
and the hummbcksanej pits of which il
is compose ! ! fij.vo the traveler all Ihe
sensalions of cobble slone with none ol
its sense of durability. Does woodei
block paving pave , is n question whicl :
the people of Omaha will very soon have
to put to themselves with long faces aiu
short pocket books.
A SurplusKeelnccr. .
dltihc Detnnctal.
As a surplus-reducer , "Ola Hutch" ha ;
earned a reputation which must make him t
bigrar man in American history than Hogei
Q. Mills can ever become.
A Aloelent Signature.
Ctiteaun Tilbune.
Lcvi P. Morton's ' signature Is a modest ant
unornaincntnl one. It has been seen In twt
places lately , however , in both of which i
elid him great credit , the one being at tin
bottom of a check for the bencllt of the Jnek ;
souvlllo sufferers and the other appended t <
his Ictlur of acceptance.
Depends on tin ; Spirits.
1'tnixer I'ress.
The startling information is flung to tin
breozoth.it the candidacy of General Jnme
Lungdon Curtis , nominee of the Aincnuai
party for president , was dictated by incsson
geis from the spirit world. Tlio present po
htical outlook indicates , also , that ho wil
get the gre'atcr number of his votes in tin
spirit world.
AVlio Slinll ( Jo to Congress ?
Our representatives in congress should bi
men of sound , conservative judgment. The ;
need not bo brilliant orators or great sUtes
men , but it is essential that their intcllectua
force should bo sufllcient to keep them fron
becoming victims to the fallacies , crazes aiu
isms that periodically rise , run their course
and collapse iuto ' 'innocuous dosuotudo. "
A Tribute to Hewitt.
ZVil/ilflfi / | ) IleeurJ.
Mr. Hewitt is , no elouht , the choice of th
solid citizens of New York for mayor. H
has been an admirable olUulal. Buthoeloosn'
suit the democratic factions who wish to ro1
the city us well as rule it. There ought to b
enough municipal pride in the metropolis t
ro elect him over whatever opposition may u
made against him. Such A mayor U chosci
KepublU'fins , the tijish , nioro ,
When Morton goes upon the stump ,
When patriotism ain't n chump ,
When surplus down hill takes a turn ,
Thon's when Ihls congress will adjourn !
llnilroiul
Huston AtlvcrtlMr.
A gioat deal of what IB said about tlio ovet
building of railroads is simply the oxpresslo
of opinions of hul llttlo value , ( or Uioy nr
not based on nny ndoimato ktiowlodgo of th
conditions whivu inspired the now ontei
prises. i > cj are they supported by any broa
boncoption of the business , present or proi
pcctlvo , which the now roads may fairly hoi' '
lo do.
From the very nature of the case railroad
constructed In a new and undeveloped regio
must place their dependence largely upo
, ho fti | < lre. ' Anil to a. pcrUln extent this U
rue even hi the old mul 1ttng'Hottffot rciiaus
f the country , The mission o' the. railroads
s not prJniurU.v to make business , but tp
; ivo such fuclllUe. * for d'olng it as will tend
o generate It , to to spctik , and to stlmuluto
ts development. Kuilro.uU pcnctnitlng now
mil fertile asrlculttir.il regions , tit once
ctulcr them more desirable , and assure their
nero rapl d settlement nml that growth of
iroiperity from which railroad prolUs nns
expected.
IvAHOU NOT US.
A carpenter in Spritigllold , O. , has devised
a frnmo eif tiles by the use of which he claims
to he tihle to sot u saw in two minutes.
The pin factories in this country turn out
not far from IS.lKKl.OOO.lUK ) pins yearly , oiiinil
to abonl ono pin n tiny for every inhabitanl
of the United State * .
Three hundred Vermont sheep recently nr-
lived at Now South Wales , Australia , for
weeding. Before landing they were quaran-
: incd for ninety tlu.ss and washed thrco
times.
The pay of the laborers at the Brooklyn
navy yard , which was reduced SW ce-nts a
day in each class two weeks ngo because etf a
reported ilullelency of appropriation , has
ijcen restored by an order of the secretary of
the navy.
The Kussian Worklngmen's union of New
York has atifcceileel in organising Its coun
trymen cuiployui' ' In iurnltnru making eslnb
llshments into u union , The liussian iiniuti
will organise nil its countrymen into trades
unions and form a council of unions speaking
only the Kussian language.
Steel that is too hard to cut or flic mav bo
drilled with a mixture of one ounce- sulphate
of copper , quarter of an ounce ! of alum , half
a teaspoonlul ot powdered salt , a gill of vine
gar , nnd twenty drops of nitric ucid. This
will eat a hole in tlio hardest steel , or , if
washed off quickly will give a frosted ap
pearance to the metal.
The long strike last summer at the Ednur
Thomson steel works nt Uradduck , I'ti. , was
terminated by the adoption of u sliding scale )
of wages. The results of this system are
Just becoming apparent nnd are very satis-
factory. The men work twelve hours a day
and are Independent of all labor organisa
tions.
Blacksmiths , who sometimes get hold of
fractious horses , will appreciate the de-vico
of u Sidney ( O. ) man. The invention is a
horseshoe-ing rack , and consists of u pen ,
readily ndjnstible to the sbo of nny niiimnl ,
and In which a horsy can bo securely fastened -
toned , the rack being made BO that it can ho
readily taken down nnd moved out of thu
way.
way.The
The old trick of French cabinet malcors of
peppering furniture with line shot to make it
look "antique" and worm caton has boon
surpassed by n Sprlmjllelel , O. , man. This
enterprising individual finishes all of his
work in a rough , cheap manner , and then
stows it nwa.v unvnrnished and unpaintcd in
his back yard , where it lies exposed to nil
sorts of weather. After three months of this
kind oC treatment the furniture is packed and
shipped to New York , whore people pay high
prices for it.
STATIC AND TEIUUTOHY.
Nebraska Jottings.
There arc JJsG scholars attending the David
City schools.
1'lainview wants another harness maker
and also a wagon malcer.
The I'rcsbyterian church of Ord has called
Kcv. E. N. Lord , of Wunoua , 111. , to be its
pastor.
Kev. C. W. Snvldgo has already succeeded
In raising $1-IOI ) to pay for the now Grand
Island Methodist church property.
The demand for water nt York has in
creased so much recently that the water
works company has commenced to put down
nioro wells.
John Casey , a Butler county farmer , sold
$150 worth of hogs the other day and put the
money in a bureau drawer. His hired man ,
named ICclly , discovered Iho money and ills-
appeared with the boodle in his possession.
The youthful potato diggers on Buck's
fin m , near Rising Gitv , struck lust week be
cause the proprietor refused to allow thum
to bombard each other with the tubers. Anew
now gang was at once employed , and the old
hands are very bitterly denouncing "scab
labor. "
Thomas fox , jr. , twenty-three years old ,
who lived with Ins family on the old home
stead , seven miles southeast of David ( Jlty ,
was found dead in his bed by his brother ,
who slept with him in the same bed. On
awakening , young Fox wus shocked to Una
his brother's hand cold , and on further ex
amination his body was found inanimate ! ,
No cause is known , but it is supposed to be
heart disease.
Iowa.
Davenport is to have a new Baptist church
to cost 5,000.
Sixteen divorce cases decorate the docket
of the Maliaslta county court.
Teachers' examinations for state certifi
cates will bo held nt Dos Moincs December
2il and 2T.
During the past year the city of Keokuli
has expended $ l.,0-9yt ! ) in the improvement
of Grand avenue.
The llnal round-up of new citizens made at
the recent term of the district court in
Uoono county shows 13S.
Francis Snyder , aged ] seventy-nine , nnd
Mrs. Lydla Hull , aged seveuty-cignt , were
married recently ut Hoone.
During the past two weeks 000 acres ol
school lands in Webster county have been
sold at f 12 and $15 per ncre.
The burial of u pet pug in the cemetery nl
Osngc has caused a storm of indignation tc
fall on the head of the lady owner of the
dead canine.
"Louisa M. Koe-h , of Davenport , has suoij
George Cottiell , of that city , for the sum ol
JlpOUO , alleging that ho has ruined her under
promise of marriage.
"Wo never furnish a knlfo with pie , " said
a prim waiter girl at u Keokuk boarding
house ) . "Then bring mo thu ax , " cried the
new boarder In despair.
Considerable excitement 1ms been created
over the attempt to steal the body of u younj ;
lady Interred in thcCur'.hago eemetcry uboui
n week ago. The cemetery has been guarded
elay and night. Tlio young lady's death was
caused by a peculiar disease. A stranger wa
noticed about the cemetery on the day of the
burial and his actions aroused suspicion. A
watch wus eel. The ghouls mudo two at
tempts to steal the body , but were frightened
away.
Dakota.
A brass baud has been organized at Load
City and instruments have been ordered.
The commissioners of Uutto county have
decided to Issue no more liquor licenses.
City morals are improving in Dcadwood ,
There has not been u prisoner in the city jail
for over two woeks.
There are ton railroad graders sick with
typhoid fovur at 1'alisade. Some of thum
are not expected to live.
Frank Murray , a miner at the Homcstako ,
is playing in hard luck. Last year ho broke
one ot his legs , and the other day stuck hla
pick through his foot , boot and all.
The Wlutewood Sentinel says the llrst
shipment of wheat to eastern markets which
has been credited to the Uluek Hills has loft
Whitcwood for Omaha. It is an experiment
prompted by the recent rise in Chicago.
Several hundred less chattel mortgages
nro Hied nt Urookings so far this your thun
during the sumo period lust year , nnd the
present prices of wheat and ilax are enabling
farmers to cancel many of these now on flle ,
.John Heatty , of Hrrmosa , distinguished
himself as n lion slayer recently. Hu dis
covered a huge mountain lion after a colt belonging -
longing to him , und mounting u horse he
took after it , with his revolver in hand. He
is u good marksman , und killed the animal
the second shot.
Andrew T. llnngs , Justice of the peace at
Marion Junction , was fatally injured Sun
day by the accidental dischnrgu of his gun ,
It was about four hours before a sunjc&i ;
could be got to him , and In the ittCrt'niimo IK
had lost so much blood ymt ho died. He
leaves u wife , "f io is visiting in Nebraska.
Another Kontlou Mystery.
LONDON' , Oct. 3. At the Inquest on the
trunk of the woman found In a cellar ir
Whitehall on Tuesday last the surgeons who
examined the remains testified that thoj
wore these ol an unusually line woman whc
had probably occupied a good social position ,
Angoslura Hitters nro the besl rcmodj
for removing indisjostion. Ask your
druKtrUt for the cenulno , prepared b )
Dr. J. G. B. Siegcrt & Sous.
WKATII IN A HliWBll.
Mnr'tln McAmlrowa Crushed By
Another fatality rosultlnt ; from Mio eavlm }
In of nn. embankment , occtircd ut il 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon , in which Martin Mo-
Andrew * Was the' victim.
The scene of the affair Is In mi alloy hs-
Uveen Lake nnd Ohio streets , on the north
and south , nnd Twenty-third and Twenty-
fouith slreels on the west. The sewer In
iiuoitlon is that which has been the cause of
considerable controversy between mcmborsof
the board of public works and Thompson
& Kelcher , the e-ontructors , on account of
not being constructed so us to correspond
with the grndo nt eei tain points. Work was
commenced on it about four works ngo , but
for the above reason It was stopped bs1 In-
spue-tor O'Noil. Monday thu work was re
sumed , and a large force of men under the
supervision of ( loorgo How'.u-r , the foreman ,
was put at work. The excavation was about
llfteon feet deep nt n stamlarii , uml the soil
exe'iivuted wus piled on the noith side , and
very close to the eil o of the entrenchment ,
i ustcrriny the foroimm Instructed the men
that were at work removing the brnc'-a ' , to
exercise precaution in so doing , feir the- rea
son that the bank suppoi ting the rxe.tvated
material showed signs of weakness , and that
a large crevice in the bank lun parallel and
might gives awant nny moment. In the
afternoon McAndivw.s was at work remov
ing the bracing and was passing the same to
Kny Mutrat , who was standing iluccllv above
him on the e-dgo. They bad worked about
fifteen minutes , when the latter re-iineUed
the former to be on his guard , stating that ho
was in u danecrous position. They kept on ,
nowover , mul were undisturbed until the
uhove time > , when , without nny forecast of
warning , n huge voliimo of c'artli gave away ,
burying MeAndrews under nbont four fe-i-t ot
soil. Matrat was standing on the surface
that succumbed , and narrowlv escaped a
similar fate by Jumping to the opposite side.
The alarm was given and a crow of nte'ii with
shovels were soon at work extricating the
victim. In about ten minutes the body was
reached. It was In an upright position , nnd
was pressed Hrmly against the south aide of
the excavation. A physician was sum
moned , and after being removed fiom
the trench , the tmdy was conveyed to an
adjacent barn where efforts were made to
restoto respiration , but without avail. Coroner
ner Drexel was notilled and held nn inquest
on the scene before the following Jurors : It ,
.1 Clnncey , G. F. Ururkor , William Maul. U.
K. Fanning , C. Ii. .leihn.-ioii and 1C. I'anlson.
Matrat , liowkcr , Inspector O'Noll ' and Dr.
Milrov gave testimony , the evidence uomg
substantially as above. Foreman Howkor
testified to having Instructed MeAndrews
not to remove nil or any of the braces , or
supports , in case ho had evidence- danger.
The verdict was to the elTce-t that the deceased -
ceased came to his death accidentally , and
through his own negligence1. The remains
wore conveyed to Drexel & Maul's under-
tiiknnr establishment.
MeAndrews came to this country from
Ire-lund nbont six months ago , and has been
In the employ of the above Jinn two months.
Ho has u sister , whoso name could not bo
learned , residing on Lnko street near liner's '
brick yard , and at whose place ho re-sided.
He was about forty-two years of ago , and
leaves a widow and three child ! en who re
side in County Mavo , Ireland He was Just
preparing to send for his wife nnd family.
BISHOP NHWMAN'8 IjECTUIlK.
Ho Tells a barco Audience Ills Iin-
pn-NHioiiH or ( lie Holy Ijaiul.
The widespread interest which the arrival
of Bishop John P. Newman in the state of
Nebraska has created , and the favorable im
pression which the distinguished prelate
made nt the public reception given him on
Tuesday evening , were sufficient to Insure
him a largo audience at thu exposition building -
ing last evening to listen to his lecture onA
Day iu Jerusalem. " The bishop was Intro
duced by llov. T. C. Clemlentilntr , who re
ferred eloquently to the associations which
the subject of the lecture suggested.
The lecturer began his address by a
graphic description of the two main
routes to the holy city. Ho then
spoke of the geographical location of
Jerusalem , and her associations with the
early history of the world. He explained
that nt the time of the coming of Jesus
Christ Jerusalem wus the center of the
world , and it was but lilting that the influ
ences of the Son of Man should radiate from
it ns a center. The lecturer then described
the physical features of the country of which
Jerusalem is the center , citing in e-orroborn-
tlon of what he said a letter written him by
General Grunt while the latter was visiting
the Holy Lund. Continuing the admirable
description , the architectural features were
presented , which included nn elabor
ate explanation of the water supply
established by Solomon , the aqueduct being
twelve miles long. The material of which
Solomon's ' temple was made , was taken from
u quarry , recently accidentally discovered by
an American physician , Dr. Bartlctt. The
quarry is eight miles from the city , and In it
their are still found evidences ot the mighty
work that wns wrought therein. The temple
itself was u marvel of beauty and size1. No
temple that was ever dedicated to the wor
ship of God , can compare with it , notwith
standing , the statements of inexperienced
travelers to the contrary , it was the privi
lege of the bishop to witness a wedding in
Jerusalem , the ceremony abound
ing in all the absurdities of
oriental customs and costumes.
Jesus wept when he behold the city , not in
sorrow , but with emotion ut the vision of
beauty that appeared before him.
Leaving the holy city , the lecturer led his
listeners to Gctlisemano , nnd dwelt upon all
Its holy associations with touching eloquence
and tenderness. Calvary cnmo next in the
panorama of the word-painted pictures , the
Judgment chamber of 1'ilato and the his
torical Golgotha. "Hut , " said the speaker ,
"this land has a future as well as a past.
Every great e-ra demands a now people lo
effect its consummation , " and hero followed
a dissertation upon Iho Jews.
"Jerusalem shall bo rebuilt , the Hebrews
shall be reinstated , and it is this people that
will redeem the Holy Land from its present
undeveloped stato. Archaeologists nro doing
much to unearth the glorious history of Its
past. Llttlo by little the secrets of antiquity
are being disclosed , and it is only a question
of time when Jerusalem will bo abreast with
all there is of modern progress und develop
ment. "
The bishop hero related a diverting Inci
dent of his travels , in which he represented
himself as the hero of n noble defense made
by four travelers against an attack of rob
bers , and in which the latter wcro ignommi-
ously routed. Other episodes were touched
upon , which showed that Ihe bishou had not
been free from the usual annoyances that
beset travelers in the Orient.
Throughout the lecture the speaker held
the audience iu closest attention. His man
ner of speaking is plain and direct , his words
wcro enunciated with clearness nnd precision
nnd although at times ho pronounced a cli
max with much fervor and eloquence , his
style is easy and conversational. At the
close of the lecture ho was given a hearty
applause. _
The HnilromlH Outdone.
Ltrovoon , Nob. , Oct. 0. To the Editor of
TIIK BKBI At the Platte township republican
caucus this evening one of tbo most disgrace
ful attempts at caucus packing occured that
has over stared the quiet | > ooplo of this
peaceful village in the faco. Much has been
said through the state press concerning rail
road manipulation of local political orgunl/n-
lions , Dut it is thought hero that there sel
dom occurs anything that has qulto BO strong
u tincture of pure , 'unadulterated gall as
what took place hero this evening. Scarcely
had the tlmo arrived for the oominlttooincn
to call the caucus to order when In stalked
Capper Hold , the cluof henchman of t5
depot force , with a gang ot nine < > - $ _ rn | | .
road employes , a large portion of whom
were decn.dyu. ' Somocrnts , and with a few
other * fji a similar strlpo , begun their
scheming to elect nn out-and-out railroad
gang to attend the republican oounty con
vention. Hut Van Wyck has too many
friends In this neck of the woods to allow u
Job of this Kind to bo so easily put up. Some
Jifty votes wcro polled ( a very largo attend
ance for our quiet litllo town. ) The fact Is
that the tux-payers of I'latto towiuhlp do
not propone to bo done up In such manner by
a set of railroad henchmen. After the smoke
oleareilaway It wui ascertained that a clean
business men's delegation had been elected ,
consisting of W. Husenetter , W. J. Came
ron , W. J , Blair anU Dr. Kd Stuart , who
cannot bo handled by any capping outfit.
The people of this vicinity hold the Fremont ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad ofllclals
in very high esteem , and are v ° ry loth to be
lieve that Ihe attempt at packing wus done
bv their direction unit sympathy , Howovor.
quite ] a llttlo fooling hero prevails on account
of the affair , nnd the road will to some extent
tent have to Buffer .sorllo lost In shlprtitjnts ,
nt aiieady somd of the hoave-st shippers are
makiini arrangements to let competition as
business for them. As Uvu WITNBSJ.
MOUMOX OltUltUll rUOrJSUTV ,
A. Dooroo for tliei Government la tbO
Utah Hiipronio Court.
SU.T LIKK , Utah , Oct. 8. The .sttpramO
coin t of Utah to-day entered final Judgment
and decree In the case of the United State ! )
iiganut the Mormon churchwhich , was ponJt
Ing to dissolve the church corporation and
have its property declared esoheated to tUfl
government. The suit was brought about iu
the supreme court of tills territory under thj .
nel of congress of February 10.1337. In that
n receiver was appointed for the church oor ?
( tormina , and ho has aueMcedod In collootitlrf
over $1,000,000 worth of vroperty , raal ana
personal.
The decree entered to-day U a oomplota
triumph for the government. It declare *
tin1 corporation of the church dlssolvod , as
cert.nii ! . that the voluntary religious soot now
In I'YUlenvo has no right to corpornlo property
except tlio temple block nnd buildings , which
nro set nsido lo It ; It denies the Intervention
of n large number of Individuals claiming
the property ; orders the real e-stnto Of tin ]
corporation to be hold by the receiver until
the Information for thoi forfeiture of Ihe )
same brought by the government can be )
brought to a conclusion , nnd It declares allot
the1 person.il property of the late corporation
to have become * escheated to the government !
This point was the one most bitterly fought ,
as the property of the church was claimed on
behalf of the Itu-orpjrnted Mormon
seel as successor in Interest to the
late corporation , nnd by Individuals who
were inembeis of the corporation who
intervened on behalf of themselves and 'all
otlu-r members of the corporation. Upon Ilia ,
evidence the1 court dceidc-d that neither the .
present c-hnre-li nor the individuals had any
legal cl.ilim ; that all of its property hud
been hold upon trusts , tlio objeots of whicli
were prnic-ip.illy to uphold polygamy , nnd
that thos.e1 trusts were the only ones existing
to which said property could bo duvotod. It
furthermore iK-e-nlod that the present church
still upholds , te.iehes and maintains poly *
giimv , and that any eiedieatlon of property to
it would bo for the purpose of upholding
polygamy , and would bo unlawful.
After exhaustive ovideni1'1 the caurt da-
clnres the piope-rty lo belong to the govcru
ment by operation of law. Dofondanls have
tnuon the e.iso to the supreme e-ourt of the
United States , where it will be hotly cou >
tested. _
A SOUTI1H11N UmTOll SHOl\
A Hefusnl to Itetruot Atlcniloil With
Hoi-Ions KeMiltN.
ANXMTOX , Ala. , Oct. 8. An attempt was
made this uftornoon to assassinate H.
Edmonds , editor of the Hot Utnst , in bis
ofllco. The trouble grew out of enmity
aroused by the paper's war In favor of a rigid
enforcement of Iho prohibition laws. A week
ago four cx-polleemcn , who had been dis
charged for ineflluieney , waylaid Editor Kd-
mnnds and beat him severely. This after
noon a justlc-o of the peace , J. S. Lawrence ,
accompanied by Will Lacey , entered the Hot
Hlast ofiieo , in which , ot the time , were Edmonds
mends , John Uoppoll , the mall cleric , anj A ,
Tribney , who had come on business. Law
remce railed ICdmonds asidewhora souio eotl- >
versution was had in roforene-e tea
a eonimunlc.illon which uppeurod In
the MontKomcry Dispatch writtoa
by Lawrence , who is oorre.spondeut of
that paper. Lawrence asked Edmonds to re
tract the severe reply ho hud made to the
communication , but Kdmonas refused. As
certaining that Edmonds was not armed ,
Lacey pulled a revolver nnd opened tire oil
him. He-was shot In the left arm at the of-
bow nnd seriously wounded. Lacev attempted -
tempted to shoot again , but the pistoj
snapped , which probably saved Edmonds1
life. The assassin then llrcd at Messrs. Coil-
poll and Tribnoy , the former being shot
through the neck , und the latter receiving
two wounds In the he.id , both being serious.
Lawrence and Lacey were nrreslod. The
feeling In the citv is Intense , nnd talk ot
lyne-hing is strong. A mass meeting of cltl ;
zeiiK will be held to-morrow , when u plan of
action will bo decided upon.
MUUDKHKL ) AND CKKSIATEIJ ,
Slckcnlne Details of a Trauctly at
INDIANu-eius , Ind , , Oct. 8. At KnlghU *
town , this morning , about 2 o'clock , the
frame dwelling of N. P. Wade , occupied by
Mrs. Sarah Hoggins , his mother , and Mrs ,
Martha Cates , situated south of the rail
roads , was discovered to bo on lire. After
breaking open the ilooor Wade was found un
conscious at his mother's bod. Ho was
taken out , but died In a few minutes , Hid
mother wus dead before taken out. Mrs.
Catos was not found until her llmb-i and
arms were burned off , and she died in n.short
time. A shoe knife covered with blood and
a bottle of paris green were tukoq
from Wade's pocket , and the in1
dicutlons uro that ho murdered the two
women and then commit ted sulcido. Tliei
testimony before tliocoronor tonrts to sub ?
stuntlato this theory. Mrs , Gates was tug
widow of a soldier , und resided with Mrs.
Hoggins , who had reared her from childhood.
In 187i ) Mrs. Catos was granted $400 urrcar.
ago of pension und a regular pension of $10 a
month. Wade illegally assumed her guar
dianship and appropriated the money to hla
own credit. Kee-ently she complained to a
G. A. K. post of her treatment by WuJo. A
legal guardian was appointed and it was
found that Wade unpropriutod ? 3sOi ) of her
money. To-day Wndo would have been com
pelled to account for the money , nnd it was
presumed that ho had benn brooding over the
matter so much that ho huetimepartly insano.
went to his mulhor's house last night and
after murdering Mrs Cutes , set llro to Ihii
hoiiHO. Ho is then supposed to Ituvo taken a
largo dose of paris green and thrown hhnaoll
into the flames.
Who durcs not , wins not. Log Cabin
romudicb nro sold a our ancebtorx , Ihoy
are perfectly reliable and being purely
vegetable , are perfectly harmleih.s. Una
Warner's Log Cabin Phibter. Price ! i5
cents.
Testing the Now Imw.
SAN Fu\NCISCO , Oct. 8. Judge Hoffman ,
acting as United States circuit Judge , madd
nn Important order to-day relating to the
landing of Chlncsa and the claims of certtfl'
e-ato holders on thu way to America and still
in China , Ho set Friday ns the time for
hearing arguments upon the rights of cortlfl >
rate- holders and alleged prior residents to bo
released from Incoming vessels on writs of
habeas corpus. The question will bo opened
by motion on the purl of the attorneys for
the Chinese for writs for their clients who
are held by custom house authorities. This
motion will bo opposed by llio United States
attorney , and the opinion of the bench will
decide tlio validity of the i-ortltlc.ito rights of
"prior residents" und other points of the UUW
law.
.
* - -
There cannot bo an olToct without tl
cause. Therefore us > o Warner's Log
Cabin Hops and Huchu Kumedy.and put
the Btoiiiiicli in proper condition , a.Uj }
avoid Iho causc.s of many ills ,
Will I'roHcuuto Hi ? , Compnjfy.
Nc\r YOI-K , Ocl , y.-Judgo O'lirion to-day
VTaiitO'l ' permission to Atlornoy General
Charles F. Tabor lo bring nn action against
the Huveinuycr& Elder Sugar Refining Com *
to annul its charter. This company , \vith
thirteen otheis , ts a member of Iho sugar
trust combination. The attorney general
has appointed General Roger A , Pryor as
counsel to represent him In this maltor. The
object of the suit Is lo annul Iho corporate
existence of the company and to vacate its
charter upon the ground that it has violated
tbo act under which it was Incorporated , und
bus exorcised privileges and franchises upl
conferred upon It by law.
Now Iowa 1'ONtniastert.
WtsiiiNOTON , Oct. " . [ Special Telegram
to TnK HHB ) The following Iowa post *
musters were appointed to-day ! James V ,
Samson , Soldier , Monona c6unty , vice J. C.
McMuHlor , resigned ; and William H. Klntf.
Surry , Quocii county , vleo T. J , Aruutroug ,
resigned.