THE OMAHA .3DAniY BEEvTHUKSPAY. , AUGUST 29. 1839.
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EvisiiYTiima noinlfi to a full ntton-
dnnco of commercial "tourists" on
Drummers' day.
Puci'AiiATiONS for Merchants' Week
display uro almost complete. Now pre
pare to receive the crowds.
Tin : street cnr lines do not appear to
bo as anxious to draw those forty thou
sand ilollurs out of the city paving fund
as they were two weeks apo.
WITH a record of ono hundred and
seventeen thousand dollars for ono day ,
the Onmha realty market 1ms no reason
to complain of summer dullness.
IT is said General Sherman visited
Milwaukee this week only on condition
that there would bo no "Marching1
Through Georgia" serenades given
him.
WHAT is the matter with the star-
eyed goddess ? Does she want her pen
sion rc-ratod ? Henry Wattorson has
just , fired n broadside of grape and can-
nisloi- into Commissioner Tanner.
AT/THOUGH Kansas papers admit , a
falling olT In the population of the state
according to a recent local census , they
clnim that the largo crops and a repeal
of the prohibitory law would make it up.
IN COMPLYING with the now law gov
erning iho selection ol justices of the
ponce In metropolitan cities , the county
commissioners should steer clear of ger
rymandering inlaying out the throe
judicial districts.
YANKTOK promises to furnish Omaha
nn excellent quality of cement equal to
the best in the country , within a few
months. If all that is claimed for this
cement proves true , Yank ton. will find
*
a ready market in Onmha for thia
product.
COMStlSSIONKH O'KEKFFB ' is Said to
"bo puzzled how ho can figure out throe
democrats for thothreo justice of peace
; districts. It will puzzle the people of
this nity far mot-o to find three reputa
ble , honest nnd competent men to fill
those beaches.
IN spite of the dospornto efforts to
galvani/.o the Do Lessons canal project ,
: late reports from Panama show that the
emigrants brought out there to Vork on
the ditch are leaving as rapidly as they
can , and iho outlook for completing the
great canal is moro dismal than over.
DuniNQ his long connection with the
quartermaster's department of the
United States army , the sheriff of
-Douglas county became export in the
use of figures. Ho proposes to use that
knowledge now in figuring out his foes
.with the county , and the balance never
appears against him.
Foun vagrants were put up nnd sold
at auction to the highest bidder in the
ttown of Moberly , Missouri , last wook.
Poor old Missouri has long boon a com
mon bye word In progressive com
munities , und although the state has
excellent resources and natural advantages -
, tagos , the quality of its population does
not scorn to bo up to the standard ol
* modern civilization.
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IW CON01UJSSMAN ROWISLT.1 , of Illinois
and Congressman Peters , of Kansas , arc
now in Louisiana for the purpose ot see
ing by what methods the special con
gressional election in the Third Louis'
iunu district to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Congressman Gay , will
bo conducted. They nro on the ground
as a sort of an unauthorized committee
to take note of n"hy irregularities in the
contest , and to make such report U
their republican colleagues aa may beef
of service in showing up southern election
tion frauds in the next session of con
gress. The Third district of Louisiana
is iv 11 old wall chosen for the purpose , a :
intimidation is not at all & stranger in
I. " * that section when it comes to the elec
tion of a representative. Congressmen
Itowell and Peters have walicod into the
lion's don. Tt remains to bo eoet
whether the sensitive southern hour
bonB wjll quietly submit to the political
esplonngo , or whether they will bi
tempted to escort the two northern moi
out of the district , on election day undei
the persuasion of the trusty Louisiuni
rille.
TITJB OHIO DEMOCRATS.
The democrats of Ohio yesterday nom
inated ox-Congressman JnmosE. Camp
bell to mnKo the gubernatorial rnco
against Governor Fornkor , as they were
expected to do. Mr. Campbell haa bebn
a standing possibility for this nomina
tion for a number of years , nnd it has
como to him at last for thn reason that
moro available men would not accept it
at this timo. There nro several abler
and moro popular democrats in
Ohio than Mr. Campbell , but they
did not deslro to lend their party
in this year's campaign. Consequently
Mr. Campbell's only real competitor for
the nomination was Virgil P. Clinc. n
Cleveland lawyer of ability who has
mingled very liltlo in politics , and
whoso somewhat aristocratic inclina
tions do not commend him to the rank
and file of his party.
The platform calls for very Httlo com
ment , being essentially astringof plati
tudes. It approves the declarations of
the St. Louis convention , which is per
haps ns unfortunate a thing for the
democratic cause in Ohio as could
have happened. The vote of that
state last year wag so strong
a verdict against the national demo
cratic platform that It was to have boon
expected the Buckeye democracy
would offer to the voters of Ohio some
modification of the principles and pol
icy enunciated in that instrument , and
not follow in the wako of Kentucky.
Indeed , the preference for Campbell
over Mr. Thurman , who represents the
extreme tariff reform element , was un
derstood to moan a departure from the
attitude of the party last year. The
position taken , however , is squarely on
the lines laid down by Mr. Cleveland
and the southern loaders of de
mocracy , and nothing is moro certain
than that the democrats of Ohio will
find themselves heavily handicapped
thereby.
There ought to bo no room for a doubt
regarding republican success in Ohio
this year , nnd it dissensions can bo
avoided there will not bo. The record
of republican administration is excel
lent , and the fact that the legislature to
bo elected will choose a United States
senator to succeed Senator Payne and
rebuke the methods by which ho was
elected , ought to stimulate the republl-
.cans to greater effort than usual
in an off year state campaign. It
is an unfortunate fact , however , that
influences appear to bo at work which
if not checked may do the party serious
harm. The recent remarkable attack
of the Toledo Made on Senator Sher
man is an indication that republican
harmony in Ohio is not so complete as
could bo desired at this time , and while
that journal's iulluonco may not bo
great , the serious question is whether
its course was inspired by a personal
grief or by politicians hostile to Sena
tor Sherman and seeking to advance
themselves by striking at him. The
senator has announced his in
tention to take an active part in the
campaign , and ho has a way of silencing
histraducora which is generally en
tirely effective. That ho will do so in
this ca'so is not to bo doubted. The
campaign promises to bo active and in
teresting , with its aggressive and en
thusiastic features mainly with the
republicans.
JUSTICE FIELD RELEASED.
Justice Field has been released from
legal responsibility in connection with
the killing of Judge Terry * The court
at Stockton , within the jurisdiction of
which the tragedy occurred , having
dismissed the charge of murder against
Justice Field made in the warrant is
sued at the instance of Sarah AUhca
Terry , dismissal of the habeas corpus
proceedings by the judge of the United
States circuit.court followed as a matter -
tor of course. The grounds upon
which the charge was dismissed by
the Stockton court are not stated ,
but it may safely bo assumed that it was
in line with the averments of the peti
tion of Justice Field , presented to the
circuit court last Thursday , and with
which the general public opinion of the
country concurs , that the accusation
was "a malicious and malignant false
hood , " made very likely in execution of
a conspiracy to prevent Justice Field
"by force and intimidation from dis
charging the duties of his olllco , and to
injure him in his person on account of
the lawful discharge . of the
duties of his office heretofore. " That
the theory of a conspiracy is not
without support is unquestionable. Mrs.
Terry did not see the commission of the
act which she charged was a murder ,
and while she is undoubtedly capable
of making the chargeunder such cir
cumstances of her own mot lor ) , tbo rea
sonable probability is that she sought
advice before doing so from persons
known to bo friendly to her husband
and hostile to Justice Field , and was
counseled to take the coursashe did.
No ono at all familiar with the law
could have doubted for a moment
that the accusation of crlmo
against Justice Field would not stand
in any fair and impartial court , hence
the conclusion is reasonable that the
conspiracy , if such there was , was in
tended to prevent the justice from dis
charging the duties of his otllco , which
is a crlmo against the United States ,
and may have also designed , as Justice
Field set forth in his petition , to sub
ject him to indignities und humiliation ,
and perhaps to compass his death.
There is no question that the action of
the Stockton court in dismissing the
charge was proper and warrantable.
This action has no bearing upon the
question of stnto and federal jurisdic
tion involved in the case of Deputy
Marshal Naglo , who shot Terry. The
hearing of this case by Judge Sawyer
of the United States circuit court , on
the writ of habeas corpus , will take
place next week , and the result will bo
regarded with very general interest
throughout the country as , establishing
a most important precedent. In behalf
of Naglo it is contended that when ho
killed Judge Terry ho was acting
in an olllclal capacity , under
orders from the attorney general of the
United States to protect Justice Field ,
and that therefore ho is not amenable
to trial in the courts ot California. The
claim of the state authorities is that the
United Statox or federal courts can have
no jurisdiction ia the matter , as the
crime was committed on the soil of Cal
ifornia and within the criminal domain
of that state , Several considerations
of greater or loss Importance will enter
into the determination of this issue ,
among thorn whether JuBtlco Flold was
in a judicial capacity , or was
simply a private citizen when nssaultod
by Terry , nnd whether Naglo was act
ing In the line of official duty as deputy
marshal at the time ho shot Terry In
defense of Justice Field. There has
not boon for years a question before the
courts of greater importance than this.
Meanwhile there is a quite general
apprehension that Justice Flold is still
in danger in California from the widow
and friends of Terry. It is not
doubted that were a favorable op
portunity to offer Mrs. Terry
would not hesitate to seek re
venge by violent means , and there are
men in portions of California who have
a hatred of Justice Field as Intense as
their friendship was for Terry. The
vonornblo justice , however , continues
in the performance of his duty as fear
lessly as though ho had not an enemy
on earth.
SOUTH OMAIIA MUST ANNEX.
The South Omaha annexation move
ment is making no headway very fast ,
lint it must and will como to a head
within the next six months. South
Omaha needs-fire protection and she
cannot have it until she has nn unfail
ing water supply with lire hydrants at
convenient points on all her streets.
With a debt that is now in oxooss of her
legal limit South Omaha cannot rniso
the money to pay for fire hydrants And
water mains. She JB in no condition
oven to buy fire engines and tire station
houses. What Is true of the water
supply is also true " of , needed
public improvements. All the grading
she can got now has to bo dOne at the
expense of the county. "She could not
float paving or sewerage-bonds at any
price , because aho has moro bonds
already out than she had any right to is
sue.
sue.Annexation
Annexation , therefore , has become an
absolute necessity. Up to this time the
most influential element of opposition
to anncxtion has boon the liquor
dealers. So long as they can
carry on business tinder a five
hundred dollar license they
naturally would oppose any scheme
that would compel them to pay ono
thousand dollars. But the bottom will
drop out of this opposition presently.
The Slocumb law requires a charge of
not less than ono thousand dollars for
liquor license in all cities over ten
thousand population nnd-in all cities of
the first class. By the now charter en
acted by the last legislature South
Omaha was made a city of the first
class. No license to soil liquor can
legally issue in South Omaha for less
than one thousand dollars.
Asa matter ot fact , the dealers who
now soil liquor in South Omaha could
each bo compelled to pay the additional
five hundred dollars into the South
Oraahaschool fund , if the city or county
xttornoy should decide toi enforce the
Strict lcttor'.of the law.
NoV that the saloonkeepers of South
Omaha will have to"pay the
same license fee as those in Omaha
they will have no interest ; in opposing
annexation. '
The other element of opposition , the
packing house and stock yards owners ,
can readily bo pacified. The only ob
ject they have is to avoid paying city
taxes , and they can scarcely save much
under the existing conditions of South
Omaha government.
THE St. Louis llcpublic , which is ono
OJ the foromoat advocates of taking the
next democratic candidate for the
presidency from the west , makes nn in
teresting calculation as to what the
strength of the several sections may bo
in 1802. Assuming the population of
the country to bo sixty millions , the now
ratio of representation , the membership
of congress romainingt as at .present ,
would bo a fraction over ono hundred
and eighty-four thousand. On this basis
the llepitbhc figures that the congres
sional strength of the northeast , includ
ing the states east of the Alleghenies
and north of the old line of slave" terri
tory , would bo reduced five mem
bers , that of the old slave territory
would bo increased six members , while
that of the west , including all the
states between the Allcghonios and the
Pacific ocean , would increase its con
gressional strength by a gain of twenty-
two members , the representation of
Nebraska being doubled. Upon those
figures , which will probably prove to bo
not far out of the way , the Republic re
marks that they are an eloquent protest
against the stupidity of any attempts to
force the west to the roar , and the
party that does not koup its foothold in
the west will loose foothold in national
politics. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tnis long anticipated Pacific mail con
tract under which the Canadian Pacific
agrees to put on u line of mail steamers
between Vancouver and China and Ja
pan has been signed on the part ot the
Imperial govornra6ntsan"d"tho company
and is now before parliament.
There is little question but that
the contract will bo ratified , although
there may bo modifications as to minor
conditions respecting bounties and sub
sidies. There is to bo a bonus of throe
hundred and fifty thousand dollars per
year for the period of ton years , in re
turn for which a fortnightly miil ser
vice is to bo established by the company ,
and in case of war the vessels are to bo
converted ut once into British cruisers.
It is with considerable concern that the
American Pacific Mull Steamship com
pany plying between the orient and
Sun Francisco looks upon thia formid
able rival. It is feared that' 'the , great
trans-Pacific trade will bo diverted to
the British line and immeasurable in
jury will bo done to American shipping
interests. Foru numbar of years' the
Pacific Mail Steamship company has
virtually enjoyed a monopoly of this
carrying business. Despite the lar
gesses given to the Canadian Pacific by
the English government , the Pacific
Mail Steamship company should , how
ever , be in position to moot the prom
ised competition.
TUB Argentine Republic is increas
ing its population by alurgor pore ontago
than any other country iu the world.
The numboT"of immigrants arriving
during the first four months ot 1889 was
ninety-six thoteand two hundred. In
1888 the Implication was ono hundred
and eighty { hodsand nine hundred and
ninoty-throoV The largo increase Is at
tributed to tlpjporatlon } of a law passed
In 1887 , authorizing the government to
advance the "ftonoy to pay the passage
of iramlgranand making liberal nr-
rangomonts'-rtot1 their reception in the
country. Tho" Italian element has boon
the prcpondpnatlng ono in the Argen
tine immigration , nnd the authorities
arosixld to boanxious for moro people
from countries" farther north.
TUB suit brought tn the Now York
supreme court by Henry Villard against
Judge Noah Davis , who retired from
the bench some two years ago , for a
largo sum of money claimed to bo duo
on account of Wall street speculations ,
will oxclto universal attention. The
account appears to bo ono of long standIng -
Ing , and runs back as far as 1883 , when
Judge Davis was powerful on the bench
and Villard was n , giant on the stock
exchange. That a judge should bo so
morally blunted as to indulge In exten
sive stock gambling is a sad commen
tary on the debasing influence exerted
upon our judiciary by the prevailing
mania to got rich by speculation.
THIS great labor demonstration in
London , which has boon fully reported
in TUB BEE'S special cable service , is
based upon u demand of a rniso of 2
cents an hour on the wages of dock
laborers. The sympathy of the London
merchants and small dealers is with the
strikers , but the dock owners are an in
fluential and wealthy class , who hood
no public sentiment and consult no In
terest but their own. So far the strikers
have shown no disposition to resort to
violence. Should the strike extend to
other wage-workers it may assume vast
proportions and end in riots and gen
eral disturbances.
TUB fight batwoon Dempsey and Lo
Blanche at San Francisco calls to mind
the fact that the metropolis of the Pa
cific is the only city of metropolitan
pretensions in the United States which
tolerates prize fighting within its limits.
This species of sport is openly encour
aged by the authorities of San Francisco
and patronized by the flower of Pacific
coast society. Under the rules govern
ing , these alleged sparring matches are
in every respect moro brutal than a
Spanish bull fight and their influence
on public morals infinitely more brutal
izing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
'Xwaa a.iMnro'H Nest Mine.
. Chlcnao Times.
The famous Hoar's Nest" mine at Juneau ,
Alaska , has turned out to bo worthless.
This will hardlyjbqar the silver market , how
ever. , i
T. *
JUnry'H Lamb in Luck.
nUadclphia Lcdaer.
Mary had a little ,13mb ,
It's fate was not so hard ,
For it lived aad.dlcd on the old-school plan ,
And escaped Dr. Brown-Scquard.
Tho-Hyphoiii\iHl Faker.
fieqrneu Enterprise.
The World-Herald , of Omaha , has degen
erated from a democratic organ to a "fako"
organ. Sunday it attempted to delude Us
readers with a Tascott discovery and an
"elixir of llfo" story. However , anything
to 1111 up on.
This Rents tlm Elixir.
Acw York World.
The best substitute for an Impossible
elixir of youth is to ptrow old gracefully ,
cheerfully and sturdily. To keep yountr ,
feelyounp. ' 'A man is no older than ho
loots , a woman no older tban she looks. "
Editor Dana's Timely Check.
Chtcano Herald.
It would seem to bo no more than rlpht
that Now York's finance committee on the
world's fair should occasionally invite Mr.
Dana to tbo wlno luncheons , for which it has
proposed to spend the Sun's $10,000 subscrip
tion.
TI1R AFTERNOON TEA ,
Miss G , "Now , I'll Just give you the bare
facts. " Her Boston friend ( coloring ) "O ,
don't. ' "
She looked quite chic and dainty ;
Her hands wore neatly gloved ;
But somehow she Just looked as it
Sbo never bad been lovod.
And so at last I asked her If
She'd lost her next of kin.
"Oh , no I'1 she sighed ; "It's only
These boots I'm breaking in ! "
Usher ( nt reception in Chicago , pompously ,
as Mr , Foot and daughters outer ) "Mr.
Foot and the Misses Foot I" And yet they
say Chicago has no culturo.
Love that has nothing but beauty to keep
it in good health is abort lived , and apt to
have ague fits.
A Chicago man last week was somewhat
astounded when ho received the following
dispatch from Now York , signed by a Phila
delphia friend :
"Telegraph my wife I will bo detained in
Chicago a week longer. That deal hangs
flro. Sign my natno. "
.Tbo Chicago man did oa requested , but'bo
can not help wondering what his friend was
doing in Now York.
BSarun AUhca Is forty years old by the
actual count , although in experience and
wickedness elm is hearer ono hundred nnd
forty. *
"Dear , adored oposmco , your oruol parents
will not give thole consent , what do you Bay
to our eloping ! " ' ' 'My ' soul's idol , nothing
would suit mo batter could I convince ) myself -
self that It is my ] lpty to go without iny wod-
dlng presents. "
Hos "Whom do you think the prettiest
girl in the rooml" She ( with a blush ) :
"Well , if I was dome ono else I should say I
'
was. " .
A Chicago man has boon lined for hugging
a Chicago girl. 'Ho Hvas doubly punished.
Amelia Hives Vyjli abandon literature for
art. Good bye , aweot art , good bye I
Marriages wcro rohlbltcd oy the aucit'nt
discipline of tbo church during the seasons
of advent , lent and Whitsuntide , and the old
register of Cqttoimum , Cainbs. , contains tbo
triplet in doggerel Latin :
"Conugium ] Adventun problbet , miarlijuo
relaxat ,
Scptuagoim vetat , sod pa chm octava ro-
mlttit ,
Rogamen vctitat , concedlt Trlna potestaa. "
( .Similar lines ia English are Inserted m the
register of Evcrton , Notts i
"Advent marriage doth deny ,
But Hilary gives tbeo liberty.
Scptuagoslina pays theo nay ,
Eight days from easier says you may ,
notation bids theo to contain ,
But Trinity seta theo froa again.1 *
The latest thing in the ball room toilet is
called "tho surprise. " Why it eat that numa
it ia hard to say. Tbo ball room toilet can
make no further anatomical revelations that
can aiirpriso anybody.
The old lady need no moro distress
About her darling daughter ;
Just glvo her n Paris oathlng dross ,
And ho won't go near the water.
Mis * Autumt Jonnlo has boon kind enough
to invite mo to Join a picnio party. Mlsi
Caustlbuo : I didn't ' know aha wanted a
chaperon.
The empress of Go-many has an army of
donmstrcsscs , but it Is her delight to preside
over nnd assist In the manufacture ot her
children's garments. She is a parson of
great taste , and generally picks her own and
her children's ' hats to pieces and makes thorn
over'after receiving thorn from a renowned
French modUto.
Carolina Unncr was a clover woman , but a
woman Just the same , since aho ridiculed
the man whom she afterwards married. In
her memoirs aho speaks of Count Lndlsln *
Plater as ' 'a sort of spoony youth , of whom
his mamn was not very liberal as regards
pocket money , nnd who himself ovlnood an
uncommon talout for economy. " Yet aho
nftcrwarda Iwcnmo his wlfo.
A very curious collection of ladles' garters
Iskoptnttho Ilohonzollorn musoutn at Ber
lin. Whenever there is a wedding in the
Hohcnzollorn family a number of thcso short
allk garters with the Initials of the newly
married princess nro distributed among
friends. .Tho collodion was begun by Will
iam I. , and the eldest garter is that which
was woven on the occasion of the marriage
of 1'rlnco Frcdoricit William Ludwlg with
the daughter of the reigning Duke ot Anhalt
Bornbury , in 1817. There are twelve garters -
tors from the rolgn of Frederick William
III. and ton from that of his successor , Fred-
crick William IV , They are all made of
ribbed silk ot different colors , braided with
gold or silver , and many of thorn nro finished
oft at both ends with heavy fringes.
STATE AND TEKKIlOKY.
Nebraska Jottings.
Edgar Is once moro without a 'merchant
tailor.
George W. Browstor has offered for solo
the Browstor News.
Thnyor county old settlers held a reunion
nt Carlcton Wednesday.
The recent floods did damage to bridges
in Cuss county which it will cost $5OOJ to re
pair.
pair.Tho
The Hartington Democrat has been sold
nnd consolidated with the Cedar County
Nonpareil.
The corner stone of the Methodist church
ut Seward was laid Tuesday with impressive
ceremonies.
Swan Swnnson , of Blair , while fixing a
pump in a well , was overcome by gas und
died before bo could bo rescued.
Rev. W. S. Barnes , of Corning , Ia. , has ac-
coptud the call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church of Kearney.
A Httlo daughter of George Yost , living
near Harvard , died from tlio effects of a mud
dog bite Inflicted nlno weeks ago.
A son of M. B. Bunncl , a Ouster county
farmer living near Mason City , had his foot
cut off by a mowing machine Tuesday.
A passenger train on the Union Pacific
collided with a freight at Cbnpmnn early
Tuesday morning , but fortunately no ono
was injured.
Dr. Lightner , nn Armada physician who
horsewnlpoed his twelve-year-old son , re
ceived a call from twenty-live business men ,
who notified him that If ho repeated the act
ho would bo severely dealt with.
The llve-year-old son of Martin Knzda ,
of Tccumsoh , mot a horrible death Tuesday ,
Ho was out riding with his uncle when the
team 'ran away , throwing him to the ground ,
the wagon wheel passing over his neck and
nearly severing his head from his body.
Great preparations are being made for the
soldiers' and sailors' reunion to bo hold at
McCook October 9 , 10 , 11 and 12. Camp
grounds have been secured where tents can
bo pitched to accommodate ll,000 ) peonlo.
Many prominent speakers both from this
Plate and abroad have promised to attend
and deliver addresses.
A Stanton couuly farm hand , working
near Pilgor , was mysteriously poisoned Iho
olhor day , und Ihero nro several theories in
regard to the matter. Ono is that ho had
oaten melons taken from a "dosed" patch ,
and another that the poison was adminis
tered by a man who was his rival in iho af
fections of a young lady. Ho will recover ,
but the case will bo Investigated.
John Oedkin purchased eighty acres of
raw land near McCook last year , paying
therefor $1,000. List fall bo sowed eighty
acres of his purchase in fall wheat. Ho
latelv marketed the crop , 2,700 bushels , re
ceiving for the same $1,030. The other
twelve acres was put in rye , and the total
crop from the eighty acres will bring moro
money than ho paid for the land , and also
pay tuo expenses of raising the crop.
Iowa Itoirs.
The Hotel Colfax at Colfas Springs has
suspended business.
A Hohrtcin cow belonging to an Iowa City
man produced thirty-four pounds of butter
in seven days
It is proposed to bury the offal and refuse
of Davenport instead of dumping It into a
HlOugh adjacent to the city. _
Two business men nt Fetes don Maries , ten
miles below Dubuque , have exchanged wives ,
each pair eloping the same day.
A peculiar hog disease has broken out near
Euglo Grove. The animal's head begins to
swell , the eyes close up and death soon en
sues.
Samuel Armstrong , an aged insane man
living near VVapollo , wears straps around
bia nnklcs to keep the witches from crawling
up the legs of his pants.
Duncan , the Muscatmo man who was bitten -
ton by a ratllcsnuko a few days ago , runs bis
tongue out and trio * to bite his attendants ,
and fears are entertained thai ho cannot re
cover.
A gang of thieves Is raiding the farms
several miles northeast of ties Moines.
Within the last few nights a largo number
of hogs from different farms have been
driven off anil farming implements are also
missing. 1'he farmers are organizing a body
to taku active measures In apprehending the
tbloyes.
There were 150 different railroad tariffs
filed with the railroad commissioners last
week. The law compels the railroad com
panies to file copies of all lanffs in force in
this state , aud the daily mails bring all the
way from n dozen to 150 to the commissioner's
ofllco. Those tariffs are kept convenient for
reference , until they are superseded by
others , when they nro destroyed.
In the cities and towns of Iowa there arc
thirty-lour steamers and sovonty-nino
other fire engines for the protection of prop
erty nnd conflagration. There are 113 hook
and ladder trucks , " 15 hose carriages , 5OS'J
mu'nbers of lire departments , 09 horses and
173,005 , foot of hose. Tliero uro thirteen
electric lira alarms with 213 boxes , nnd 101
other alarms' There nro 8,85 ( > hydrants und
421 miles of pipe for water supply. The vuluo
ot Ure-npparntus and buildings is $505,505 ,
The Two Unicorns.
There are seven patients in ibo Sioux
Falls hosjiltal.
A new Hour mill Is being built-at Rapid
City.
Tbo citizens of Elk Point want a canning
factory before anolhor year.
A fair and driving park association has
been organized at Madison.
The frame of the now Catholic church at
Deadwood has been raised ,
The walls of the now commercial college
at Watertown are nearly completed.
The corner stone of the 'Methodist college
at Hot Springs will bo laid September 11.
Tbo population of Luwrenco county Ia
0.109 , of which 5,431 are males and U.025
females.
Tholilsmarck board of education is a tie
on the two leading applicants for the position
of principal of the schools.-
Two ladies of Rockvlllo , while out riding
Wednesday , drove ever a bear. This may
BOOUI strange , but it ia a fact They were
somowbat , frightened , but the animal did not
offer to molest them.
The people of hand county will bold a
mass convention for the purpose of devising
means and to consider the possibility of
sinking forty artesian wolls. They will also
ask Uncle Sam to lend them a helping hand ,
Doadwood's flour mill closed tbo most suc
cessful seanon In its history Ian week. The
milling season began September 17 , since
which data 43,000 bushel * of wheat were
ground into 1,720,000 pounds of Hour.
CHARGES AGAINST DR , KELLY
A Norfolk Furnlturo Dealer Out In
an Open Lottor.
FAVORITISM TO FOREIGN FIRMS.
Aft Kooli Ktioolcoil Vrnm tlio Hurling *
ton DrlRC nn < l Drowned Ap
praising the Saline iiixnilf
Clly News.
LINCOLN UUHBAU orTnnouun. Una , )
1029 l > Stunnr , }
LINCOLN. August as , |
Charles II. Johnson , of Norfolk , n dealer
in turulturo , untlor dntn of August 23 , ad
dressed an oocn latter to the Dally Herald , a
newspaper published In thin city , la whlc.li
ho takes Dr. Kelly , superintendent of the
insnno asylum , to task for "freezing out"
Norfolk furalturo dealers In the award of
contracts for furnlshines for that instltu >
tlon. Ho charges that If Ivully can not f roozo
Norfolk inoa out by ( rotting lower Ilguro3
ho will do It by selecting an entirely differ
ent line of goods and glvo them no onporlu *
nlty to figure on thorn ; that they uru given
no opportunity to tiguro on anything but the
highest-priced goods that the market af
fords , taking their figures as a basts on
wlilcli to work In cheaper goods at a bettor
margin of prolit for somebody ; that when the
asylum was furnished two years ago Dr.
Kelly purchased direct from Now York a
patented spring mattress and pillow , at a
cost of $13.75 per sot on the Norfolk truck ,
and that dealers there failed to get a cluuico
to bid on thorn ; that Kelly asuod for his
( Johnson's ) figures on the sumo sets and at
the same than wrote to II. D. Ostormoro &
Son , of Now York , that ho preferred to buy
direct and asked for their figures , and that
they wcro quoted to him ut
$13 per set ; that ho ( John
son , offered to put the same Roods in the
asylum , ready for use , at til.01) ; that after
getting these figures Dr. Kollo.v sclented and
purchased an entirely different Una of goods ,
representing a difference In cost of150 ,
and that but ono Norfolk dealer was given a
chance to bid on thorn.
Mr. Johnson further status thatundcrdato
of August fi. 1SS9 , hu wrote to John Stecn ,
commissioner of public lauds and buildings ,
calling attention to thu- Irregularities , and
stated that ho had bid on I''O Wlddlcomb
asylum beds , the same as used in 18SO , nt
S7SO ; 120 Oslormoro & Son's clastic mat
tresses at $9CO ; 120 Ostennoro & Son's
clastic pillows at $103 ; 120 Oitormoro &
Sou's woven wire springs at $300 ; that ho
wouldsut those goods up for $2,203 ; that hu
was assured by Mr. Nicol , the steward , that
the list poods described would bo used and
no othor-i ; that nuliauco was made , and that
the goods going in would ufl'ord a hotter
pront at $1,050 than the class on his bid at
S'-V-MS ; that tuo state lost in the transaction
§ 553 ; that both Kelly and Nicol informed
him that "tho state board" lot the contracts
and was the only p.irty that hud anything to
do with it ; that ho had failed to got a copy
of the successful bids from Kelly and prayed
the consideration of the board.
Mr , Johnson again wrolo Mr. Stocn under
date of August T. Ho states that the suits ,
tables , chairs , etc. , arc no comparison to the
goods on which ho was compelled to tnuko
his bid ; that it was $3,020.90 ; that ho would
contract to put in the class of goods supplied
for $ -3,000 , and give a satisfactory bond for
Us fulfillment.
la response to thcso letters , under date of
August 1U , Mr. Johnson sayu that Mr , Steeti
wrote him that his letters had been referred
to the consideration of the board , and as
sured him that the matter would bo investi
gated ; that everything should ba Inspected
and compared before bills wore allowed and
payment made , and thatdiscropenoies should
bo mined led.
August 2'J ' Mr. Johnson states that ho again
wrote Mr. Steen , asking him whether or not
ho Intended to fuinish him with the bids
and figures ho sought , and on the day
following addressed u letter to Attorney
General Leese , stating that hu had Hied hi.s
protest auuinst auditing furniture bills for
the Norfolk asylnm , and asking on investi
gation ; that full particulars had been sent
to Mr. Steen ; that ho had asked for a copy
of the successful bid and failed to get it , and
further , that his bid was the lowest on the
eoods on which ho had boon compelled to
llgurn on , and that hu felt that he wua en
titled to a copy of the bid of the successful
bidder.
The matters sot forth In the foregoing syn
opsis of Mr. Johnson's grievances , published
in the Norfolk Herald , were submitted to
tae board of public lands and buildings by
TUB BUB representative yesterday , with the
exception of Commissioner Stcen , who is in
Milwaukee attending the national reunion.
In reference to it Attorney General Leoso
said :
"Virtually I know nothing about the mat-
tor. ,1 secured the latter indicated , and
wrote Mr. Johnson that I would do the right
thing when the account came up before tha
board for consideration. His letter to mo
wua the llrst intimation I had that any such
muddle existed at Norfolk. If Johnson's
bid was the lowest on the class of goods bid
on , ho ought to have had the contract. I
will do what 1 cau to got at the bottom of the
matter at the next regular meotinir of
tno board , and shall favor a
thorough investigation. It will bo nec
essary for the board to visit Nor
folk ut an early date. Wo will find a remedy
if the discrimination exists ns alleged. I atn
heartily in favor of giving contracts to homo
dealers wliencver possible. "
Treasurer Hill said : "The. board will not
let n'matter of this kind pass by unnoticed.
Mr. Steen called my attention to Mr. John
son's correspondence , and it was mutually
understood tli.it if his grievances wore well
founded the board would glvo him whatever
remedy possible. . Mr. Johnson's ability to
furnish the class of furniture neccss iry in
asylums may become an Important factor in.
its adjustment. It must bo remembered that
seine furniture has to be manufactured when
ordered. I have no hesitency , however , in
saying that Mr. Johnson should have received
the contract for the furnishing on which his
bid was tha lowest. Mistakes can sometimes
be satisfactorily explained. "
Secretary Laws said : "I know something
of Mr , Johnson's complaint , and from recent
knowledge have reason to fear that there is
moro or less justness in it. In any event , ho
Is a rcputublo man and his protest will ba
duly considered by the board. Tno matter
will bo looked Into at at early day. Courtesy
should have compelled prompt compliance
with his request for the figures and a copy
of the bid ho sought. It was my impression
that thov had boon sent to him. There arc
two sides to all question * and It is
possible that explanations and facts may
bo furnished to Mr. Johnson that
will fully satisfy him. In regard to
Mr. Johnson's charge that local dealers have
been discriminated against , I have this to
aay : It has been the intention of the board
to glvo them an equal chnnco to secure con
tracts to furnish the supplies to the state In
stitutions. In fact , whenever tie bids hava
been made the rule has been to givotho local
dealer the benefit. If Kelly has been guilty
of discrimination ho hat done wrong. The
board will have to consider the stories of
both sides and weigh nil of the facts. As
soon as the board guts time to look into tbo
mutter I do not think Mr. Johnson will uuvo
any season to complain of Its action , "
Drowned In Halt Croelc.
Word roanhed the city this morning about
0 o'clock that a man hod fallen from tha
bridge over Salt crcok , near the Burlington
round house , and drowned. Hoports differ
very materially as to what caused him to
fall from the bridge. Two boys , who claim
to have been cyo witnesses , state that ho
simply lost his balance and folU William ,
Field , a fisherman , who was on his way
homo at tbo time , says that the man was
nearly across the bridge when switch engine
03 , with several coaches , came along , and
that the stop on the rear coaoli struck him in
the breast and knocked him Into the creek.
Cliff Hoagy , a man named Conk-
lln and seven train men were also witnesses
of the accident. They were on the train , or
near by when the unfortunate man was
knocked into the water , As soon as possible )
some of the men secured u bull cord and
throw it to to tbo sinking man , but not ono
Of the party was bravo enough to make an
effort tn save him by going into the creek.
The chuncos are that the man was uncon
scious wbuu the cord was thrown to him and
therefore powerless to help Himself , In any
event , the man drowned before the eyes often
ton or ft d07cn nion. After n time the body
WAS recovered and tnkon to the undertakers
In the .patrol wagon. A check for $ " .03 , pay.
nblo to M. Koch , was found on the person of
the deceased , It was signed by the Lincoln
1'acklnp company , The company snya that
Mr. Koch had boon In Its employ until re
cently. A severe brulso was found over his
right oyo. but nsldo from this his pernnn wus
f rco from wounds. The coroner called nn
Inqucit and the verdict was death from acci
dental drowning , Ho was probably thirty.
four or thirtyilvo years of upo. ills body
will bo sent to Croaton , la. , for burial.
Snlino Lnniln.
The county commissioners are appraising
the sallnu lands of Uontorvlllo product. It
U understood that this imiwrtont work will
be closed Avithln n week or ten days. Par
ties who claim to know state that thcso
lands have been appraised iibovo all reason
in the favorable localities. This , It h suld ,
Is In favor of the rich and forulust the poor.
Tbo law la such that n cortnln per cent must
potmld to secure a Ipaso on the land * ana
besmos tnl * nn unlimited cash bonus can bo
paid , compelling the board of public lands
and buildings to lease to tbo highest bidder.
But tbo report of tlio county commissioners
hai not been intult > , and the stnto board will
take no action toward releasing the lands
until It Ims boon filled. It is said that every
aero ol UICMJ lands will bo underlease within
n fortnight from the date the county commis
sioners Wo their report , It Is the sonsoof
the board , however , that the appraisement
sliau bo In accordance with land values in
the localities where the saline lands nro sit
uated.
Rlnrv Again on tlio War Path.
Mary Uronnen evidently has llttlo fear of
the severity of the law. Again and ngaln
she has boon nrrostcd , punished and Jailed ,
for Intorforlng with the peace and quiet of
Jerry Harrington , her old paramour , and the
father of her illegitimate child. Recently
she commenced suit against Harrington for
200 In the county court for the board and
support of the child in question. A Jury look
tno nmttur under navisemont and found
against her. This disconcerted her muchly.
All day yesterday she brooded over the sub
ject and lute last evening nho took bar child
and went to Harrington's plocouoar Wnvorly
and proceeded to smash in the windows of his
house and raise the devil generally. Jerry
could do nothing with her. She wont into
the hoiiso after she had spent bur wrath ,
and remained until this evening , when .lorry
came to tlio city to counsel his lawyer to eo
what could bo dono. Contrary to his usual
method , however , ho would not consent to
have her cast Into Jail. Ho says it does no
peed and only makes her worso. As has
boon stated belorc , Harrington is woll-to-do ,
really wealthy , mid abundantly able to tu o
the child and properly educate and provide
for her. . This ho Is now anxious to do , mid
he says that if it can bo nrrnngod ho wants
the child put into strungo bands , where
neither ho nor Mary can si-o her , ami ho will
foot nil bills and see that she never comes to
want. It Is understood that an effort will
now bo made to do this. The plo.i will bo setup
up that Mary drinks , is dissipated and not
the proper custodian for a child of tender
years. It Is possible now that the Brcnnen-
Hurrington episode will soon pass from tbo
public mind.
Inf.xuiutcU at n Distance.
The arrest and release of C. W. McClollan ,
charged with bastardy , adultery ntul bigamy
is a matter of recent , record. It appears that
the sensational accounts of it that went the
rounds of the press attracted the attention
of Mr. V. II. Stough. of Sioux City , or ,
rather , the course that ' 1 Illy Triccbol took on
the witness stand , and ho wrote her a letter
in care of the county attorney expressing bis
approbation and infatuation , which cunio to
hand to-day. Ho expressed confidence In bar
virtue , because she had boon bravo enough
to defend her honor by refusing to testify
aga'nst ' her alleged botruyer on the witness
stand , and that her frank statement that she
did not understand English well enough to
comprehend tlio moaning of the information
that she llled against McClollan , would
always stand in her favor in the minds of
.sensible people.
State li'.ilr Locution.
Lincoln has Just awakened to the fact that
the question of locating the state fair for the
next five yeara mast bo decided within the
next few days. It is said that an earnest
effort will co made to retain it hero , and thut
generous propositions will bo made to the
oxccutivo hoard of the stnto board of agri
culture ut the proper timo. It is understood
that Omaha , Hastings and Ucatrico will
compote for the prize. Appreciating that
something must bo done to insure tno con
tinuance of u prominent annual attraction , a
number of the loading business men of tbo
city have taken the matter tn hand , and they
do not propose to leuvo any stone unturned
that gives any assurance of sucozss. "i'au
BEP. can state , " said General Meiirido to
day , "that aspiring cities will And Lincoln a
lively competitive bidder. "
The city does not Intend to lot the state
fair slip through Its lingers for the next live
years if it can help it.
State llouso Jotines. :
Cases as follows wore filed for trial In the
supreme court to-day from Lancaster
county ! Charles M. Parker vs Martha L.
Courtnay , appeal ; H. H. Graves & Sons vs
Charles F. Damson , error ; Huncock &
Waters vs W. H. 13. Stout , error.
The most of Auditor lionton'o iltno is
taUon up in registering school bonds. It is
stated that if the work in this department
continues at its present standard , the In
crease for the year will moro than double
that of cither of the preceding years.
The clerical force In the auditor's onlco is
kept busy from morning to night , notwith
standing that this is called the dull season of
the year.
State I ) D vo I op inn ntt > nocl ntloii.
W. N. Mason und Henry T. Clarke , of
Omaha , representing the State Development
association , were in the city to-day , at
tempting to interest the people of Lincoln in
the work of tha association , which Is to ad
vertise the resources and advantages of Ne
braska among the farmers of the cast , to the
end that the unsettled portion ! * of the state
may bo peopled by that class of citizens.
Those gentlemen met the prnMdcnt and sec
retary of the Lincoln beard of trade and
other citizens at the allies of Atkinson &
Doty , where the subject was discussed at
length. It is learned that thn meeting was
eminently satisfactory to all present , and
that u plan of action has been takou under
udviseuiout. Tlio eitl/oiiH of Lincoln are
taking a lively interest in the movouiuut ,
and it Is thought that the efforts of the asso
ciation will bo highly successful.
Tliron or a Kind.
Mcxsrs. Adams and Thomas , who wore
cnargod with selling liquors on Sunday ,
Juno 10 , in West Lincoln , were tried bofuro
JusticoSnclling to-day , found guilty , flnod
$100 und costs. They appealed to the dis
trict court. The casa of the state against
Urouumn. on a similar charge , Is on trial
this afternoon in Justice Coclirano's court.
City News niul Notov.
Prof. Cramer , of Columbus , county super
intendent of schools of Plutto county , was
In Lincoln to-day.
Quy A. Brown , clcruof tbo supreme court ,
was at nls dusk to-day. Ho Is apparently
much improved in health.
Fulton Gardner , representing the depart
ment of special reading matter of tbo Chicago
cage limes , is in the city. Ho la tbo guoat
of bis uncle , A. M. Gardner.
E. Woodward , who resides at tbo corner
of Thirtieth und Hitchcock streets , enter
tained u number of young people last night
In honor of the Mlasos Gary , of Lima , O. ,
who are visiting Mr , and Airs. Robert I3oll.
J , H. Martin , tbo young man who was in
jured when returning from the ball gumo
yesterday , is muoh better and will bo about
again In u day or two. Ho was caught be
tween two street cars , happening to collide ,
und it was thought that bo received Internal
injuries. No bones' were broken as has as
yet been reported.
Tbo annual meeting of tbo Young Men's
Cnristian association was held this ovoning.
U was held to elect oftlcors for the ensuing
anioclation year. Tbo president informed
TUB HUB representative to-day that before
the annual mooting of 1800 the association
would bo In its now building on the corner
of Thirteenth and N utroots. Kxcayatlpu for
I is foundation has commenced.