Nebraska Newspapers

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.Tt'iHiK TmntMAN can make better
telephone arguments than he can cam
paign speeches.
Mil. HLAINK in his trip through In
diana is carrj ing every thing before him.
It is his march to the sea.
NKIIUASKA'K representatives in the
house are letting congi ess take care of
it&elf just now. There are some fences
at home that need ( ixin1.
TIIK senior member of an embarrassed
wheat-broking firm in New Yoik City
committed suicide. That is ono of the
penalties of being on the wrong side of
the recent wheat corner.
IT CAN hardly bo called an opportune
time for Sitting I3ull and the other
Sioux chiefs to visit Washington. The
Tammany braves are all that the great
father can attend to for the next three
weeks.
THE next naval launch will be the
gunboat Petrel. Only a few days ago
the Baltimore , the largest and best
equipped American war ship yet con
structed , was floated. At this rate the
new American navy will soon bo put
'Into commission and do honor to our
party.
SicomrAKY : FAIKCIIIM > has already
purchased sulllciont bonds to moot the
requirements of the sinking tund for
the present liscal year. Whatever pur
chases ho now makes will bo voluntary.
This would indicate that the treasury
is amply prepared to extend adequate
relief in case of a money stringency.
iTAi'i'KAKS that the recent collision
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , by
which a Cincinnati and St. Louis express -
press was wrecked and several lives
lost , was caused by the blunders of men
who had boon on duty for forty hours
without sleep. It is high time that this
abuse bo corrected in the interest of the
traveling public nnd the overworked
.men subjected to this strain.
THE nomination of Abram Hewitt for
mayor of Now York City by the county
democracy is the fire brand which has
not the whole state ablaze. The strained
relations between Hill nnd Cleveland
have bcon smouldering for' a long time ,
nnd only needed the Hewitt incident to
fan the embers into a disastrous confla
gration. Mr. Cleveland will crawl out
of the ashes a singed and unhappy man.
IT is positively asserted that Lcland
Stanford will retire from the presidency
of the Southern Pacific at nn early day
nnd will be succeeded by a son of the
late Charles Crocker. If the young man
buccceds as well as his father did in
manipulating the Central Pacific , the
producers of California are in a fair
way of being Ilecccd for all that the
trafllo will bear.
WASHINGTON dispatches mention
the arrival of sixty Sioux chiefs.
It was generally believed when objec
tions wore made to the sale of their
lands in Dakota that the real reason
was that the big chiefs thought them-
elves entitled to the delights of a big
Oimo in the national capital at the na
tional expense. . After they have seen
the Big Father , whoso sio will prob
ably otfcito their admiration , and have
visited the sights and eaten the white
man's substitute for boiled dog and
parched corn , it is supposed that there
will be no further obstacle to the sign
ing of the treaty. In this case Dakota
will be warmly congratulated by her
neighbors nt the tin owing open for
actual battlement an immense area ,
much of which is fine wheat land.
THE republican < iomonstratlon in
Omaha last night was ono of the
largest political displays over made in
this city , und showed conclusively that
the party has lost no ground in Omaha.
The brilliant host ot torch-bearers , it la
well to note , was composed , with very
few exceptions , of voters , and not a few
of these were young men who will cast
their first ballot in a national election
on the Cth of November. There was no
fact in connection with the demonstra
tion more gratifying than this. The
great crowds that witnessed the procs
eioti was evidence of the popular sym
pathy with the republican cause ,
strongly manifested in the enthusiasm
that everywhere prevailed. It was an
event so successful in all respects that
it must oxcrt a very favorable effect.
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The reports from all quarters of No-
1 > rn ka show that the republicans are
thoroughly alive to the duty that is be
fore them , and that they are working
harmoniously and /.ealously to maintain
the high rank of Nebraska in the list
of republican states. There is no Milll-
clent reason why this state should not
1)0 found In November as securelj in
the republican line us it has always
boon. Its prosperous farmers , for whom
there was never a future of brighter
promise than is now before them , mani
festly have nothing to gain by
giving their votes to the party
whoeo representatives , after months
of labor , were unable to pio-
duce a revenue measure that would bo
equitable in its operation and just to all
sections and interests. These intelli
gent eiti/ons , while fully believing in
the necessity ot a wise reform of the
tarilT , cannot be drawn intothodelusion
that such result would be accomplished
by the house tariff bill , which discrimi
nates generally against the agricultural
products of the west and northwest ,
while protecting the sugar and rice
glowers of the south. They have not
failed to find in the democratic revenue
policy , framed by southern men ,
a palpable purpose to guard
every southern Interest and in
dustry , not excepting the moonshine
whisky distillers of that section.
They are in favor of a reasonable pro
tection to all American industries and
to American labor , and they understand
that under the Mills bill nuuij indus
tries would have no protection , while
others would bo unduly cared for.
Against this sectional and unbusiness
like effort of southern democratic repre
sentatives to reform the tarilT and re
duce revenues is the assurance con
tained in the Eouate tarilT bill , and in
thu pledge of the republican candidate
for the presidency , that the tariff will
be revised on a national basis if the re
publican party is given the power to do
10. There can bo no doubt of the
incerity of these assurances. They
ivill bo kept if there is the op-
> ortunity to Keep them. The ques-
ion the voters of Nebraska should ask
homsolvcs is , whether it bo wiser and
; afcr to intrust this most important
duty to the party whoso policy it has
ilvvays been to consider the welfare of
American industries and labor , or to
commit it to the political organisation
A Inch in all its history has never mani-
'ested any concern for either. Tariff
eform is not in doubt. It is certain to
come. But it is to be brought about
with justice to all interests and to all
icctions. and this the democratic plan
of reform will not accomplish. It is far
more objectionable than the existing
tarilT in the extent and gravity of its
inequalities.
The republican candidate for the pres
idency is in need of no defense or apol
ogy. In whatever station ho has been
> laccd he has shown himself cnp.iblo ,
upright and trustworthy. " No candi
date was over subjected to a severer or
deal than ho has passed throughand
ho has acquitted himself to the admira
tion of all candid men as a man of su
perior intelligence nnd judgment. Ho
is worthy of the confidence of the people
ple , and the voters of Nebraska should
attest their confidence by giving him an
old-time majority.
Civil Services Abuspq.
The report of the majority of the sen
ate speciul committee to examine into
the condition of the civil service adds
some facts to what had been previously
known regarding abuses in the service ,
and strengthens by unquestionable tes
timony what was already of public
knowledge. The committee found that
there has been a very large number of
changes for purely partisan reasons ,
and without the s'jghtcst ' pretense that
the Interests of the public service re
quired the changes. This was
especially the casa in the larger
eastern cities. The flagrant partic
ipation of federal officials in politi
cal caucusses and conventions was
found to have been widely extended ,
and in no case has an official thus
offending been disciplined , though evi
dence was found whom such interfer
ences wore rewarded. The report says
that assessments for political purposes
have continued without interruption ,
and it is certainly a fact that they are
being very generally made at present.
A good deal of attention is given to the
civil service abuses in Indiana , where
they have been rather more prominent ,
if not more serious , than elsewhere.
The report is timely , and although it
will doubtless have no cITect with
democrats , except possibly to in
crease their admiration for the
administration , it ought to produce
some serious reflection on the part of
the independents who have had such
implicit faith in the sincerity of the
president's reform promises. They can
not with uny show of reason hold him
free from responsibility , for they will
not question that ho has been fully In
formed of the abuses and has made not
a single olTort to correct them or to
punish any one for their commission.
A few examples ivould have operated as
a chock , prrticularly in the cases of
ollicinlj meddling offensively in politics ,
but the failure of the president to do
anything in such cases has naturally
encouraged these violations of law. It
is an unanswerable arraignment of the
course of the administration regarding
the civil sarvico.
TIIK democrats are deriving some
comfort f torn the progress of registra
tion in Now York and Brooklyn , and on
the surface they appear to have i eason
for doing so. The democratic districts
show larger gains than do the repub
lican districts. But the exceptional
nature of the democratic situation in
Now York and Brooklyn must be taken
into account in considering the value of
these figures. In those cities this year
there will bo democrats and democrats
those of the Cleveland stripe and
those of the Hill stripe , Hewitt demo
crats and Grant democrats and there
will bo an unprecedented amount , of
trading between them , as the re
sult of which the whole demo
cratic establishment may fall to the
ground. Every day the complications
increase and the difficulties In the tray
of harmonizing the warring factious be-
\
como greater. At this time It seems
hardly pgsslble that they can bo brought
together , since Mayor Hewitt 1ms abso
lutely refused to Withdraw. As matters
now look , the democrats must mnke very
much greater gains in New York and
Brooklyn than they are estimating on
the basis of the registration figures to
s-ave themselves from disastrous defeat.
Tin : stories of enormous arrivals of
wheat at Chicago must bo taken with
grains of allowance. The facts are
ngainst belief. The price of cash wheat
in Chicago where these immense sup
plies arc said to have been delivered is
$1.11 , five rents higher than in St.
Louis , 45c higher than in Milwaukee ,
i : Jc higher than in Kansas City and so
on. Chicago feels the wheat pulseof
the entire country and the advance in
price in other sections comes grudging
ly because the merchantj there have
not the full knowledge of the true state
of things with regard to wheat , pos
sessed by the Chicago dealers. The
movement in Hour in England , and the
advance in bread in America and the
attitude of the French government to
wards the bakers of Paris all tend , to
show that the rise resls upon a holiil
foundation , and that it will not be
checked dcllnitcly until cash wheat is
$1.25 a bushel for delivery. In the
meantime millers who are in desperate
straits for wheat in spite of the enorm
ous arrivals ( alleged ) naturally resort to
bear tactics to scare the farmers into
coining forward. That game will not
succeed.
IT is said that a wealthy syndicate is
being formc'l at Kansas City with the
object of inaugurating direct commer
cial intercourse with Mexico , and the
movement is reported to have received
encouragement from a representative of
the Mexican government. Kansas City
s perhaps as eligible a point as any
from which to direct such a project , but
ts succesb will depend upon other con
ditions than location and capital. This
country will have closer and enlarged
commercial relations with Mexico only
when the tarilT systems of the two coun
tries arc materially modified , and this
a matter of the indefinite fu
ture. Meantime , England , Prance
: ind Germany may be ex
pected to continue to en
joy nearly the entire Mexican trade ,
which is neither small nor unprofitable.
However , the scheme of the Kansas City
capitalists is not to be discouraged ,
since it may , if carried out , have the
effect of hastening the removal of the
tariff obstacles to a more extensive com
merce between the two countries.
: is probably more cry than
wool in the attempt to create public
sentiment against the Union Pacific
bridge on the ground that its new piers
in the Missouri are an obstruction to
navigation. When navigation at this
point is confined to one or two wheezy
crafts a year it docs not seem likely that
piers two hundred and fifty feet apart
in a river whoso currents constantly
change would interfere with navigation
to any considerable extent.
Other hands Than Ours.
The state of things In I'aris looks morcand
more ominous , and at any moment news may
come of Dread riots which may start a ievo
lution wl'osc end no mau can foresee. Fiance
U a protectionist country , and imposes a
heavy duty upon wheat from which the gov
ernment derives considerable revenue , ami
as the harvests of wheat in every part of the
country arc short , to the amount of forty or
fifty million bushels , the price of Hour has
gone up very seriously. In Paris nnd all the
large cities the bakers are compelled to fur
nish loaves of a certain weieht at the rate
fixed by the govetiimcnt , and this is known
as pain do regie. The baiters luvo icmon-
strated with the administration and have
asked for an increase In the rate for this
bread on account of the rise in flour , but the
government has refused to listen to them
Some bakers nave resorted to adulteration
and others have uiado an exceedingly limitei
amount of government bread. So great has
been the suffering in consequence that ltha °
been found possible to make a profit in the
importation of broad from Belgium , whicl
country imposes no duty on imported wheat
There are many stores in Paris where 13el
giau bread is sold In large quantities and the
anomaly exists of a government taxing
heavily a raw material and admitting dutj
free a manufactured article made from tba
same product. The government winks at It
because a lioarso mui mur is going up ainoiif
the workmen of the faubourg St. Antohu
and every Parisian knows well enough what
that preludes.
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The Mexican government is considering i
proposition made by a syndicate of Mexicans
and Americans to establish a gaming rcsor
in the stjlo of Monte-Carlo in the diuiltiu
tivo possessions of the Prince of Monaco
The syndicate wishes to locate it in the Citj
of Mexico , but the president , Portlrio Diaz
is opposed to this. Ho has stated that he
sees no objection to the scheme so long a ;
the gaming halls are in some place where
the population is limited , and where there
is little commerce. He has suggested differ
ent localities in the northern provinces o
Mexico , but this does not meet the views o
the syndicate , and it is probable that tin
matter will be allowed to drop.
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Lord Honald Cower , the sculptor of th <
statue of Shakespeare which was unvcilec
i ecently at Stratford on-Avon , is brother ti
the Duke of Sutherland , the head of tin
house of Lovlson-Uower. The family has ai
undoubted strain of Jewish blood , whicl
probably accounts for the aitistlc feeling
which has now distinguished them for live
generations. The country seat of the Duk <
of Sutherland Is a perfect museum , fo
almost ever } thing in it In this ago of niachl
ueri is hand-made. It has been the custoa
of the Levlson-Gowers to wait until the :
could catch a genius In wood-carving , o
ceramics , or in mosaic , or atono-carving , am
engage his services at the tucst liberal rate
for the decoration of their palace. TUoj
have not bcon collectors iu the ordinary sensi
of the word , but the beautiful objects whicl
in other great houses are gathered into oni
room and labelled , have been nut to use , am
form a real part of the furniture and decora
tious.
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Htsmarck is more than ever the prime fac
tor In European politics , and the Frencl
papers in the Interest of Uoulanger are at
tributiiig to him a now scheme for the ag
grandtrcment of the German empire , \\hlcl
would bo fatal to French Interests , am
would reduce that country to a second rat
power. The old king of Holland is nearlnj
his end , and I31smarck' policy contemplate
the annexation of hl kingdom after hi
death. Uosldea Holland it Is thought , ho in
ten us to consolidate and round off German ;
by the seizure of Luxembourg , nd either a !
pr part of Belgium , according as France i
ylllltig to co-oiKTutc or not. If willing , slio
vould lie rewarded with the southern half of
Iclgiuui , If unwilling she would get nothing
ave a Canus belli If disposed to ask for re-
iRc for Sedarii Austria Is to be rewarded
or complicity by a huge slice on the eastern
hoics of thu Adriatic from the Turkish
dominions , Including some possessions iu tlu >
ligcati sea , Kussi is to have Cot.stuutltioplc ,
ho eastern half ol the Balkan land , and her
way la Asl.i Minor. Giccco is to be
old to be quiet > r she will bo piomptly
spanked. Kussla' ' 3 pet , the llttlo principality
jt Montenegro , Isj to have some trlfllnp ex
tension of territory hi Albania. Kiigland Is
o bo iiruorcd , flouted and isolated. This
mtiedof England by the chief protcstant
country of Kutopo thut survived its early
ribulations entirely through English subsl-
lies and alliance is a peculiar hatred , It is
not of race , because the English and the
crmans ore of the same race. It Is not of
religion , bccauso the English nnd the Ger
mans uic both Lutherans , It Is not because
England has done any injury to Germany.
t Is bccauso the English are In the way of
jcrman development , nnd therefore the Gcr
nun government hns made up its mind to
mtc England as a state measure. It was for
this icason that Homo hated Carthage.
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Islmk Khan , that bad little man , has been
defeated at Tashkurgan. So the English re
ports say , but as preceding reports have re
peatedly related circumstantially his death
in bloody battle with the troops of the Emir
of Afghanistan , It Is probable that the defeat
simply amounts to nothing. The Tartar
tribes to the northwest of Afghanistan have
been in the habit of attacking and plundering
the Afghan frontier , nnd since the conquest
of the Khanate of Merv by the Russians it Is
irobable that they have received some little
cncouragmcnt to enlarge the scop'j of their
attacks. The real Husslan movement against
India will be by way of Thibet , not Afghan-
stan.
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Anything mo re ridiculous than the use of
bloodhounds to trace the Whitechapel fiend
cannot be imagined. A bloodhound can be
rmt uK | > n the scent of an individual , but
blood bicaks the scent , nnd it Is notorious
that fugitives pursued by these animals in
the old slavery times , used to gash their
arms to produce a sufficient effusion of blood ,
and when the hounds came to the stains
they i of used to go any further. Sir Cliailes
Warren , In the use of the bloodhound , has
nothing to commence with save the bloody
corpse , and it is difficult to see how that
could servo him to discover the murderer
after hundreds of persons have crossed and
rccrossed in the neighborhood. He might
Just as well consult the seventh son of a
seventh son , or a lady born with a double
veil , or trance medium or a clairvoyaut.
STATE AND TKRUIXOUY.
Ncbrnnka Jottings.
The brick blocks , at Hartingto arc being
rapidly pushed to completion.
John Crockett , sricnlT of Wheeler county ,
has resigned and b < en succeeded by Douglas
Marie w.
The Dodge county democrats have nom
inated L. P. Larso i and Hal Christy for the
legislature.
Prairie fires have dcstro.vod a good deal of
haym Cedar count } ! , but ram has now stopped
the progress of tlyj , lames.
Not a pound of 'coal could bo found in
Grant lust week and the people were obliged
to shiver during the cold snap.
Wheeler county will vote , November 0 , on
a proposition to issue 5,000 in bonds to pay
the outstanding indebtedness.
Despondency caused Mrs. M. D. Pickens ,
residing near St. Paul , to take twenty grains
of strj chnine Wednesday with fatal results
Mrs. Ellen Jon ionc of the earliest resi
dents of Dakotii'county , died r.t the resi
dence of her son , " near Jackson , Thursday ,
aged eighty-seven years.
J. C. Hobinsou has been nominated for sen
ator by the republicans of thu Eighth ( listnet ,
and Dr. Alden is their nominee for repre
sentative fiom the Nineteenth district.
The Crete Globe supports the republican
ticket with the exception of the legislative
candidates The editor is a republican pro
hibitionist , and takes this course bccauso he
believes that the republican candidates
would not vote for submission if elected.
Thomas Owens , who has been a resilient of
Plattsmouth for thirty jears. was t.ikon to
the soldlcis' homo at Grand Island Thurs
day , his mind having been so impaired that
ho was unable to care for himself. Ho served
during the war in Company A , First Ne
braska.
Two boy burglars , who entered the resi
dence of H. N. Blake at Beatrice last
Wednesday , wcro c.iptuicd Thursday with
the stolen piopcity in their possession and
were immcdiatelv bound over to the district
court for trial. Their names aio John Bur
ton and Harry Miles , thu older of the two
being but sixteen.
W. H. Crabb of Curtis , Neb , charged with
conveying a tract of % 0 acres of land In
Frontier county , known as the " \\urncr
Hanch , " to which ho could produce no title ,
in a trade for the Hollingsworth stock of
merchandise , worth $ ' 2IXIO. was honorably
acquitted at Hastings , Tuesday , bcforo Juilgo
Fleming. It is claimed that Hollmgsworth
will commence a civil action against Ciabb ,
while Crabb sv\ears vengeance , and the end
is not yet.
Writing from Grand Island in regard to
the soldiers' home , a correspondent says :
The home is nicely furnished , there being a
good reception room , reading room , kitchen
and dining rooms , a smoking room , besides
the largo and airy bedrooms , water every
where from a well on the place , and every
convenience. Between this home and the
city the foundation of the now Baptist uni
verslty is Just being laid , the excavation for
the basement storv being iust completed ,
The city clams 8,000 inhabitants and from
the many buildings going up it seems to be
prospering.
Iowa.
The amount of salaries paid to teachers in
Muscatluo county in the last year w as f54G93.
Over $90,000 was collected by the treasurer
of DCS Moines county during the month ol
September.
The Iowa Mortgage company of Mnscatino
has filed notice with the secretary of state
that the company has gone out of business.
I. C. Lusk , statistical secretary of the
Upper Iowa Methodist conference , was pro
soutccl with a tine gold watch and a pursu oi
money at the Viuton session in consideration
of his services.
William B. Smith , cashier of the New
York , Pennsylvania & Ohio freight house at
Mason Citv , has departed for parts unknown
It is said that ho toOb nearly f.1,000 of tin
company's money. Ills accounts are being
examined. $
Augustus Cloud , who was sentenced to a
teimof eight years , In the penitentiary a !
Fort Madison for burglary and had served
foul and one-half yeqrs , was pardoned bi
Governor LarraUoe.t The pardon was
granted on account of Cloud's falling health.
The ICeokuk Constitution-Democrat says :
"The richest man in Iowa undoubtedly is
Edwin Manning , who lives at Kcosauqua.
He has many millions , and his interests include -
cludo all sorts of enterprises between the
two great rivers ami tae < Missouri and Mln
nesota lines. Ho was a pioneer settler in the
state and made every font he has in legiti
mate business entei prises and not m specu
lative ventures. "
The Great Northwest.
Milrs Finlen has been acquitted ut Virginia
City of the charge of murder in killing
Daniel Pyno in May last.
Drunken Indiana made nn attack on theiui-
tborttles of Spokane Falls , and m overcom
ing the raid an Indian was killed und arother
severely wounded.
Senator Stewart is to bo given a rousing
reception at Reno on his return from WashIngton -
Ington , In recognition of his distinguished
services to the people.
Charles P. McCormock , formerly an at
torney at Portland , Ore. , committed suicide
at the insane asylum at Salem by severing
his head almost from bis body \\ith a razor.
It is said that Mirthful , the 17.000 Wyoming
borso owned by Stokes & NVUUehouto , thai
died recently , had only ono lung. The fact
was ascertained when a post-mortem was
hold.
hold.Coeur
Coeur d'Alone , Idaho , bad anotaer fatal
shooting last wecit. George Price mortally
woilndmg Henry Hanthaw. The shooting
was cntlrclv unprovoked and tbe murdcicr
took to the hills.
The First National bank of Buttowas as
sessed at ? 537yJO this > e'ir ' , a largo Inercaso ,
which included the undivided protltsj the
bunk protested but the board of equalization
refused to reduce.
In the Sncrntneiito police court Judge Buck
Icy held George Lnnp aped slxtv 3 , ears , on a
charge of committing rupo on Cora Morris ,
nged thirteen , and Teresa HnnUln , aged nine
years , Ball was fixed nt $1,000 In each sasc.
Dr. Harry Lane , superintendent of the
Oregon Insane asylum , reports GIW patients ,
and the number still Increasing. They are
largely foreigners , nnd ho claims that other
countilcs send their insniio hero to get rid of
them.
The White Pine News sajs-The recent
death of Tom Uoberts at the county hospital
is attributed to his bad luck In winning * l.r > . -
000 In the Havana lottery. H was too much
for his nerves , and he sported and dr.mk him
self to death.
Some time ago a dissolute , wntulerine den
tist named Martin , who was married , chloro
formed and out'-ngeil a servant girl on the
Mascalero reservation , Now Mexico , and
made his escape from a band of lynchcrs.
Lately ho was arrested , convicted , iiml sen
tenced to live i cars In the penitentiary.
The Caldwcll ( Idaho ) Tilbune says- News
como over the telephone that Hev. J D
Flenncr was "fired" bodily out of the Moth-
pdlst fold by the conference nowsittmg here ,
and that Elder Eads is liltulj to get , a healthy
impression of the same boot Flonnor was
fired for taking liberties with the sisters ,
unbecoming his cloth. Ho was tried about a
year ago and acquitted , but the prosecution
appealed to the conference with the above
result. Charges wore also hi ought against
Elder Eads , who presided at the former trial ,
for using his official position to screen Flcn-
ner. We understand that n minister or two
who served on the jury are also In hot water
The conference seems to be making a clean
sweep.
FIGHTING FOit HAKltlSON. ,
A Habeas Corpus Case \Vlth Multi
tudinous 1'olnts.
The petition of Edwaid Harrison for a writ of
habeas corpus was argued before JudgcGroff
of the distiict court yesterday. Huirison was
ai rested in this city two weeks ago on a tele
gram from Arizona , saying he had forged
the name of "Henry" to a telegraphic money
order. The prisoner's attorney held that the
information on which Harrison was arrested
was defective. It charged the prisoner with
having committed forgery in Arizona , but
did not nl egc that ho was charged in Ari
zona withit lie ciimc. The information also
failed to allege that Harrison was unauthor
ized to sign Henry's name , and failed to al
lege that ho had obtained any money on the
order signed by him. Tue first allegation ,
the attorney urged , was a formality specific
ally requited by the statute. The second
allegation was necessary to constitute a
charge of forgery , The attorney slated that
Harrison had been arrested on a complaint
charging him with being n fugitive
from Justice , but that subsequently a war
rant charginc him with forgery in Ari/ona
was read to him while behind the bars of the
county Jail , upon which warrant he Is being
hold. H is argued that a man cannot be ar
rested while aneady in the custody of the
law. Harrison should have been given his
libertj before being re-arrested. As a mere
matter of fair play , "tho boy should be
given a chance for his white alley , " a bit of
metaphor that made the lawyers smile nudl
bly. The attorney also argued that Harrison
could not bu hold over four days , but did not
press the point , as the Judge discouraged that
construction of the law. The county attor
ncy argued in general terms that it was not
necessary to be as specific in a complaint
for arresting a prisoner as in an
indictment for his trial , nnd held
that his information against Harrison
was sufllcicnt to hold u man wanted in an
other state , where all the specific allegations
would be made. Ho aruucd that the onlj
point for the court to consider was whether
Harrison had been detained a reasonable
length of time for the Arizona authorities
to get requisition papcis and toino for him.
The county attornoj concluded : "The com
plaint , I admit , is not artistically drawn , nor
with intent to try the prisoner here , but It is
sufficient to hold him for the Alizona otllccrs.
If the habeas corpus is granted , I will file an
other comp'alut. ' Wo can keep the prisoner
here , and we are pomp to do It. U will done
no good to dischaige him. " Judge Groft re
served his decision till to day.
The Jury were unable to agree in the case
of James W. Peterson vs. the Union Pacific
railway company , a suit for $1,1130 damages
for personal injuries. They wcro discharged
and the ease continued.
In the case of Isaao Hichcnborp vs. Will
iam Chamberlain , a suit for the possession of
two mules , the court gave a decree for the
plaintiff by consent.
In that of Diedrich ICunucman vs. Gustav
Ilacsimer , a suit fora plasterer's wages , the
Jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $71.75.
In the suit of David T. Lohmes vs. the
City of Omaha , a suit for $10.000 damages
for injuries resulting from n defective walk
on Mason street , the Jury found for the city.
Judge Groft took up the suit of N. B. Fal
coner against Jennie C Hornaby for $13S for
goods furnished.
Susan Uailey asks for a divorce from An
thony Bailey on the giound of drunkenness
and lack of support.
Judge Doano took up the case of William
Mcllaln vs Hugh Murpln , a suit to replevin
ten car loads of Sioux Fulls stone.
The ejectment suit against William Barrett
of Florence occupied Judge Hopewell's at
tention .v cstcnKiy again.
The case of Council vs Colgan was finished
before Jrnlgo Wakeley , and was taken under
advisement.
County Court.
Judge Shields hoard the suit of Fanny
Kimhall against the Omaha Gas company
for $ 'XCJ , The plaintiff's ' house nt 213 North
Eighteenth street was burned down last
January. She alleges that the fire was
caused bj the caielessuess of a plumber
while thawing or repairing gas pipes , and
sues accordingly.
Hattte Uebcl has sued the Nebraska and
Iowa Insurance company for $ 55 under a
policy on her house and furniture , which
were destrojed by fire.
A PUMP MANUFACTORY.
Strom : Indications That It Will be
Added to Oiuoha'B ImluHtrleH.
J. L. Wcstmore , of Elgin , 111. , was in
Omaha yesterday In quest of a site for a
pump manufactory. He conversed with nu
merous real estate men , but it is understood
arrived at no definite understanding in con
nection with the location In speaking of his
proposed project he said"If airangcments
can be made with ceitain individuals in this
city , I intend to construct an extensive pump
and windmill manufactory at this point Mv
plans call for an investment of about f 1S.OOO
in buildings and machmciy to begin with ,
and should the matter meet with even reasonable
sonablo success , I will double the capacity.
There is no visible leason why an industry
of this kind could lint bu made a paying ono.
There is no factory of this kind in this city ,
or within a consideiablo distance from here ,
bo you see that should I only receive the do
matirt of a homo market , It would suffice In
wan anting mo to carry out my plans "
"Havo you canvassed the city In view of a
sitol"
"Yes , I had a talk with several real estate
men , and I inferred from their conversation
that in case 1 concluded to locate here , I
would be given all due assistance in my un
dertaking I will visit other points in Ne
braska , however , before I determine upon
the site. "
Mr vVestmorc stated that when In opera
tion the factory would furnish employment
to about seventy five men , and would bo kept
going continuously. He will view some of
the suburban property to day before going
away.
Kcrgrant Matza'tt Successor.
The latest reports concerning the condition
of Sergeant Matza , of the department of po
lice , are to the effect that oil hopes of his ul
tlmato recovery have faded In police cir
cles there is much conjecture as to his suc
cessor Those who claim to possess an in
side tip state that Jailor Johnson will bo
named for the position , while other * are of
the opinion that the plum will fall to good
natured Tom Oimsby , who is credited with
the most desperate arrests that have been
made in the city. U In quite probable that
Chief Seavey will recommend the appoint
ment of Matza's successor and the sumo bo
acted upon at a meeting of tbe board of fire
and police commissioners this evening.
I'OliITICAIj G OS.SU * .
A Call For Swedish Citizens to C3ct
Their First 1'npers ,
A few of the Swedish gcntlonien who ap
plied too late on Saturday night to receive
their naturalization papers can obtain them
now bv calling at the ouleo of the Omaha
Swedish Tribune , room 503 Sheelcy block ,
where they hnve been forwarded by Frank
E Moorcs , clerk of the district court. It Is
important that the following named gentle
men cull at once nnd get their papers , which
aroneccssuj to registration John Alfred
Carlson. Sven Andeison , August Anderson ,
Frank Gust Nathan .Teffry , Andrew Potter-
son , Theodora Bressman , Peter Ucmldiul ,
John Person , J H. Anderson , T. E Wan-
derholm , A , Ali-taiulerseu , Alfred Trlom ,
Carl CaiUon , Jan Pcrsson , Samuel Nick-
lasEon , Andiew Noberg ,
For Gurlcr ami Williams.
The meeting of the Third ward republican
club , called for the purpose of naming a list
of delegates nnd alternates to attend the
countj convention at their headquarters on
South Fourteenth street last night , was
largelj attended Lee Hartlej presided On
motion the chair appointed a committee of
five , to select the delegation , as follows-
Messrs Biumcister , Wchrer , Hubbnrd ,
Brigps nnd Smith A recess of ten minutes
was taken and when the meeting rcas
scmblcd the chair announced the work of
the committee us follows :
Delegates-Charles Wchrer , A H Smith ,
M O Maul , Leo Hartley , M O Hlckctts ,
L. E Heed , A H Brlpps and P J Williams
Alternates-Charles Mentor , J W Gicen ,
Charles Branch , L Bowman , A .1 Martin ,
Lee Frost , A. H Mills and W H Banks
The delegation was Instructed to vote sol
idly for W F. Gurloy for county attoiney ,
and P. J. Williams for representative
Fourth Ward Elcctu Odlcors.
The Fourth Ward Republican club held Its
annual meeting at the headquaitcrs , on Fif
teenth and Faruam stieets , lust night. The
following ofllccrs wore elected for the en
suing jcar- President , D. H. Wheeler , vice
picslder.t , G , M. O'Brien ' ; secretary , F. W.
Fitch ; treasurer , Peter bhurkj , executive
committee , A. P. Nicholas , Gustav Andei son ,
P. L Prujn.J T. Lcake , Andrew Bevins ,
F. W. Fitch and J. G. Carpenter.
A communication was read from the re
publican county central committee , announc
ing that the polling place for the Fourth
ward primal ics had been located on the
southeast corner of Sixteenth and Fainum
stteets The attendance was largo and the
utmost harmony prevailed. The club de
cided to convene Monday night and name a
hstof delegates and altcinates to the county
convention ,
Political Notes.
The democratic pi imaries , to elect dele
pates to the county convention , will bo hold
this afternoon
Alderman Snjder , of thcThiid ward , will
reach out for legislative honors on the demo
cratic ticket.
Congressman Tom Uced , of Maine , will ad
dress the people of Omaha on the political
issues from a icpublicau standpoint Octo
her 20.
The republicans of the Eighth ward are re
quested to meet to-night nt Schroeder's hall ,
corner of Twenti-fourth and Cuminp
streets , to select a primary ticket to be voted
for Monday.
There will bo a meeting of the Seventh
WaidKojmbliran club at thu Park house at 8
o'clock ' Saturday evening to attend to impor
taut business. All members mo urgently in
vited to be present.
At a meeting of pavers held Thursday night
nt Flannery's , on Vinton street , a committee
was appointed which has called another
meeting for next Sunday afternoon at 1314
Stuth Thirteenth street at 'J-30 o'clock.
A gorgeous republican banner , costing
noarlj f'JOO , and containing the portraits of
Harnson and Morton , has arrived , and will
be strung across Fouitcenth street , from the
Murrrj to the republican hcadquuiters.
\\illiam Neve has announced his inten
tions of going before the democratic eounty
convention in quest of the nomination for
county commissioner It is rumored that he
is prepared to give Commissioner O'ICeelTe a
hard struggle.
The Young Men's ' Hepubllcan club are con
sidering the feasibility of a trip to Indianap
olis to visit Governor Harnson , the republi
can pi evidential nominee. They expect to
be able to secure excursion latcs of $10 for
the louud trip.
AMUSEMENTS.
The Madison Square Company at
Hovil's Opera lloimp.
An attraction of approved merit Is always
certain to command generous attention from
the people of Omaha. Boyd's opera house
was crowded to the walls last night by the
larrest and finest audience of the season thus
far , and the play of "Jim , the Penman , " pre
sented by the Madison Squaie I'hoatcr com
pany , was received with an nppreciition duo
to its excellence as a dramatic production and
to the admirable manner in which 1t
was presented. Among the comparatively
lecent contributions to the drama "Jim , the
Penman , " has maintaineda popularity second
end to none , and its intrinsic worth in all
respects must give It a place among the very
few essentially modern pl.ys that will hold
the stage bejonu the present generation. It
Is a drama without any taint of uncleanncss ,
perfect in its construction , absoibing in its
interest , and unfolding a strange , though not
improbable story , In a most natural way
There is not a trivial incident or a weak
situation It , and throughout there is not a
moment when the Interest In the develop
nient of the plot is relaxed. It Is a
play that takes ono out of the ordinary lines ,
and , therefore , leaves an Impression always
to be remembered , and alwavs with n sense
of pleasure. U need hardly bo said that its
presentation by the Madison Square company
invites only pratso. The well known attar ,
Frederic Kobmson , in the leading part of
James Halston , who has won wife , fortune
and social position by his skillful foigerics as
Jim , the Pcnmau , portrajs a man of smooth ,
Imperturbable manner , while ever conscious
of the crimes that harg over him ,
with an artistic excellence that is mas
terful. No less perfect in its way is Alexan
der Salvmi's Baron Hartfeld , a scheming ,
Mnistcr , avaricious adventurer who has u
financial partnership with Halston. It is a
very striking character , and in the hands of
Salvini H verj sliong ono. Another admir
able impel solution is that by Louis Musscn
of Louis Percival , a man of high pimcipla
nnd steadfast honor. Mr. E M. Holland as
Captain Hedwood , n deteetlvo whoso man
neri cnablo him to cairy a military
title und gain entrance into good
society , does exceedingly meritorious work ,
nnd is by no means the least interesting
character in the pla.v. What theie is of
comeJy devolves upon him , nnd his art is
most admit able , even to the minor detail
of significantly stroking his mustache
Miss May Brooklyn approved herself an
actress of uncommon merit in the part of
Nina , the wife of Kalston As the soci
ety ladj shf > charmed by her case
and grace , and as the wife who
had discoveied the fiaud by which
her husband find dcpilvcd her of the only
man she over loved , she thrilled by the in
tensity ol her passion and touched the sym
patlucs bi the deptli of her emotion. It is
sufficient to say that no member of the coi-i-
pany challenged criticism , and that the per
formance throughout was all tlil.v the most ex
acting could have desiied. It is due to thu
management of the oxra | house to say that
the stage appointments were in harmony with
the excellence of the entertainment.
"Two Old CronloH. "
The medley of comicalities , droll situa
tions , and musical and torpslchorcan features
presented nt the Grana opera house last
night was seen by u moderate audience
which derived a gi cat deal of amusement
from the production Such plays , if plays
they may bo called , as thu "Two Old
Cronies , " are constructed to matcc fun for
those who can find enjoyment In the light
and trivial and the number of such Is largo
and if any accomplish this without offense
to any of the proprieties they per
form a service that hai its value.
This production is as good as any of Its non
descript class. There Is u great deal of fun
in it , and It is quite creditably presented ,
there is some prett ) music of the popular
sort , the costuming is both varied and to
some extent atlraalve , and almost every
body nn the stage U given an opportunity to
show some special cleverness. Wills aud
Henshaw axe the cronies , and ( bey manage
to bonmnslnp throughout. There is food for
laughter In the "Two Old Cronlca , " and
laughter Is good for everybody.
Lincoln n Port of Delivery.
The following olll has gone to the president
for .signature ;
A bill to constitute Lincoln , Neb. , n port of
delivery , and to extend the provisions of ttio
net of Juno 10 , ISM ) , entitled , "An act to
nmcnd the statutes In relation to immediate
transportation of dutiable goods , nnd for
other purposes , " to the said pott of Lincoln.
Be It cnnctod by Urn senatennd house of
representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled , That Liu-
coin , In the Ktatn of Nebraska , be , and is
hereby , constituted a port of delivery In the
customs collection district of New Oileans ,
and that the privileges of the seventh section
of the act approved Juuu 10 , ISsO , entitled
"An net to amend the statutes In relation to
immediate tinnsportalion of dutiable goods ,
and for other purposes , " bo , and the sumo
are hereby , extended to said jiort. And that
there shall bo appointed at said port a sur
veyor with compensation at S-ioO per annum
and the usual fees.
That Kxonvatlon.
It is uimoied that trouble of a civil nature
will result from the Issuing of the permit to
excavate under Seventeenth street to the
Now York Life Insurance company bv Build
Ing Inspector Whitloik. The building in
snector granted the permit , he asserts , under
the authority of an existing ordinance The
New York company nt once commonrctl
work on the excavation and was under good
hcadvva ) when notified to stop thu project
At the last meeting of the city council n icsi >
lution was passed icquestlnc the supcnn
tcndent of buildings to witlidraw or cancel
the permit. It is stated thut the demand for
the original pcimit has beun made on the
compaio , but the latter refuses to return the
document for cancellation and has concluded
to cany the matter into court.
The infant reason grow saparonnd calls for
ono mme application of that good friendSal
vation Oil , which never disappoints but always
ways- kills pain
His neither pleasant nor urofitablc to hear
people constant coughing when they could
be easily cured by a ! io cent bottle of Dr.
Bull's Cough Si i up.
llic American Kail way Dolit.
Mtnncaixilii 'Inlmnc.
The railway finances of the United
States form the subject for a very mtor-
cstitif ; paper by Adelbort Hamilton in
the current issue of the Forum. Thu
author has many serious faults to find
with the federal aud state { fovornments ,
with railroad managers and the pcoplo
at large ; but even if his criticism were
unjust and suggestions unwise , the mag
nitude und importance of the interests
involved should secure for any intelli
gent essay upon this branch of the "na
tional" finances a liberal share of pub
lic attention.
The fact that since 1870 over four
hundred American companies , operat
ing more than thirtj-live thousand miles
of railroad , have been insolvent and the
relations of two billions of capital stock
and indebtedness have been readjusted
under foreclosure certainly seems to
suggest that something is wrong. Out
of ; i,000 companies only about fifty have
provided for sinking funds. Out of 1M7
representative railroad stocks , 104 are
below par , while only eighteen are
worth 80 per cent aud upwards. In
view of these and kindred facts
the author concludes that the
dominant American .railway policy
is to "cumulate indebtedness to the ut
termost limit , without setting bnunda
to borrowing , without providing moans
of payment , and with the most
complaisant view of insolvency as af
fording opportunities to 'wipe out' unso-
cuiod debts , to 'hcale down' stock and
bond values , and to reorgani/o vviMi nn
enlargement of capital stock and a fur
ther expansion of credit. " This is a
sweeping statement perhaps ; yet , in
few of the facts presented , it is not
wholly unwarranted.
The magnitude of the railway indebt
edness is certainly appalling. Two
years ago it amounted to $4,877,000,000
and is constantly increasing. It is
larger than the national debt over was
and equals $07 per capita. The annual
interest charge upon this onormoussum
is $187,000,000. or about $ l ! . ! > 0 per capita.
The people pay this charge in the form
of freights anil fates. The rail way debt
is thcrefoic a national burden , and
should , in the opinion of the
author , be regaidcd as a matter
of national concern. The bonds have
boon placed on the market with
out any wellconsidetod plans as to their
maturity ; but the greater amount ma
tures in from twenty-live to thirty-live
years. Will not the funding operations
or payment of this enormous debt when
due disturb the financial equilibrium
and begot eitherstringeiicy or unwhole
some speculation ? The author antici
pates dancers of this character , und
thinks that they should and could bo
prevented. He advocates a central
federal supervision with the railway
finances of the country , which he consid
ers less objectionable than government
interference with the making of rail
road rates. The federal and state gov
ernments should refuse chartoi-H to com
panies intending to build unnecessary
or hurtful railways. IlailroaU bonds
should bo made of smaller denomina
tions so that they could bo taken by thu
common people in the districts traveled
by the railways wnich would create a
common interest between the people
and the roads. The power of the direc
tors to borrow money should ba materi
ally restricted. Sinking funds should
be created and placed in charge
of the general government which
would guarantee that they wore applied
to pay off the indebtedness and not ex
hausted by being drawn upon in emer
gencies as is now the case. In this way
wo can hope to pay the vast dubt whllo
the creation of now indebtedness will bo
restricted or cease ; the annual interest
charge , paid by the pcoplo , rouid bo
gradually disci-eased ; American rail
way credit would be enhanced ; justice
would bo done to creditors , ami harmony
in ( ho relation1 , of the railway compan
ies and the people would bo promoted.
Such are in hrief the conclusions of
the author. Ills paper is suggestive in
many icspocts , although in thu oyna of
c.\porieiiccu railroad men many of
them are , perhaps , neither practical
nor feasible. The problem is certainly
a vast aud comulicatcd one , if not the
most diilictilt the people are culled UIKMI
to deal with. And it would coom that
the time has rome for its discussion
from a brand , national point of view.
To Trst CliftiCHO Exclusion.
HAN jus-Cisco , Oct. 13. Judge Sawyer ,
of the United States circuit coui t , has issued
two writs of habeas corpus , ueslfneil to test
some of the questions to bo raised over the
right of Chinese arriving here after the ex
clusion act went Into effort.
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