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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 5. 1889 , . . . . . . . . . . " ' ' ' ' ' jj 'TT ' ' i in. .I .1 i THEDAILY BEE. _ _ _ B. BOSHWATBR , BAltor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TKIIMS OF sunsciumoN. Dully ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday UPC. Olio Your . . . MO 00 rorftlx Month * . . . nra I'or Three Month * . 260 The Omuhft Sunday Dee , mntlcd to any Bildrts" . Onn Yenr . . . , . . . . . . . 200 Weekly lice , Ono Year . 200 OFPlCnS. OmMia Omrc , Hco llnlliimp. N.V. . Corner Eftvcntenthnn < l Pnrnnm Streets. nilcnqoomee. MT Hookcry llultcllncc. tievr York OIllco. Uooins II and 16 Tribune WnshlngtonOmeoNo , fill Tourtccnth Street. ConncllllmlTs onice. No. 13 Pearl StrooU Lincoln Olllcc , 1029 Vattrot , COIUlESl'ONnKNCE. All communication ? relating to news nnd edl- torlnl matter should bo addressed to the Kdltor of the Hoe. nusiwrss tiRrrnits. All bnslncfs Icttcni nnd remittance * should lip addressed to The lleo Publishing Compunr , Omnhn. Draft * , checks and poMolllce orders to liomado pnynblo to the order of the company , Tlic BeePtilsliinofiiSpaiiy , Proprietors , llfin llulldlng 1'iunnm nnd Seventeenth Streets , TUB Sworn StiUcmunt of Clroiilntlon. State of Nebraska , I. . County o Douglas. fss- OtorRo n. Tzschuclc. secretary ot The He FuullxnliiR Company , does solcmnlj's\M' r tlrit Iho actual circulation of TUB DAII.V HER for tlio wept omllnij August III. lS- < 0\\fts as follows : Sunday. Augusta' ) . IH.KM Motidny.Atistisr 20 . , . ! Hr > bO Tu > cliiy. August 27 . 1H.8W ) Wcdnpsdny. August 1M . 18,070 Tlnirsdiiy , AUKiiit l . 18r > 78 Friday. August 3J . 18.MJ Hatunluy , August 31 . 18,570 Average . 1H.OXU OKOIIGK II. TZSCHUDK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed to In my presence this Hist day of August. A. D. 1889. IScal. ] N. l > . VKI L , Notary I'ubtU. State of Nebraska. I County ot Douglas.ES ( - OeorKo 11. Tzpchuclc , being. duly sworn , do- pones anil unys that ho is secretary ot The Hea Publishing company , that the actual average dally circulation of TUB DAILY BEB for the month of September. ISf-s. 18,161 copies ; for Oc tober lf < . 1HOM copies ; for November , 1888 , 18.- ! * bO copies ; for December , 1888. 18.221 copies ; foi January , 18K ) , ] 8r > 74 , coplivr for February , 1E89. 18TOl ( copies ; for March , 18M ) . 1R.WM copies ; for April , IBM ) . 18.K9 copies ; for ilay , 18 ) . 18.BH9 copies ; for June. 1M ! > , 18.8W. copies : for July. 18bii , 1H.S3H copies ; for August , Its ! . 18.0'il copies. ( ! KO. n. TZSCHUCK. Rworn to before mo and subscribed In iny presence this Ulst day ot Aujfuar. A. U. 18J9. N. 1 > . I'KIU Notary 1'iibllc. IN THE bright lexicon of the commer cial traveller there is no such word as fall. Ho never shirks from a trip or a parade , even it it rains pitchforks. Tun lender of the negroes In the southern uprising is named Oliver Cromwell. Wo shall presently find out whether there is anything In a name. TliK national bankrupt law conven tion is now in session at Minneapolis. 'Jt proceedings will bo followed with in- 'tercst by the business world. Tin : great feature of to-day will bo the trades procession. The change of date will ndd largely to the attractions in the shape of floats and decorated exhibits. A OUBA.T deal of Nebraska corn is being shipped east by way of Duluth , and that city congratulates horsolt over iho fact that the great corn bolt is rapidly Booking an outlet to the sea board by way of Duluth. > Tnic mayor of Philadelphia lias sumptuous quarters. His olllco is furn ished with mahogony , oxodizod silver , marble , rosewood , tiling and onyx. This docs not seem to carry out the Quaker idea of having.things very plain. IT IB significant that the manufac turers of textiles in Pennsylvania and Now York are earnestly discussing the advisability of holding a convention for advocating free raw material. What do the wool growers of Ohio say to that ? A ruoi'osmoif was Introduced in the council of Kansas City providing for the discharge of any city ornployo who refused to pay all just debts contracted during the time o ( his service. Such an.ordinanco should also bo enacted In Omuha. Tin : shaft of daylight which TUB BKE has thrown upon the businesaof garbage collecting has caused the worms to squirm. It has also developed the fact that certain attaches of the city olllces are muidng a "eriec" out of this branch of city patronage. MAXAGKK JBFKKIIY , of the Illinois Central , is not the first railroad olllcial to resign because an Incompetent and Inexperienced man had been dologatcd authority vor him. Stockholders have pots aa baa boon tlrno and again evi denced in railroad headquarters in these k Tins council has u very funny way of passing appropriation ordinances in volving thousands upon thousands of dollars. They suspend the rules , lot the clerk road the ordinance by the Itlo three times , and vote itbftna with- 'out knowing what items of appropria tion uro embodied. MINXKAFOLIS has a largo lawsuit on bund which Involves the title to aomo of the most valuable property of the city. A Gorman widow institutes the action , and her olaim appears to have n good basia. If the millionaires of the place liavo to disgorge n portion of their wealth St. Paul will bo moan onqugh to rise up and rojolco. Tins elements have boon unpropitious BO fur , but for all Unit Merchants' week IB n sucooas with u fair prospocttlmt the aggregate number of strangers will exceed - coed anything that bus over boon wit I * nessed in Omaha. If the weather Is at all favorable the remaining days of the wool : will witness public demonstra tions that tire unexcelled by anything of the kind that bus over boon soon west of'Chlcogo. ACCOUWNO to the OmahivPoublo-bar- rol the overshadowing and only issue In the Second congressional district is tariff reform. Unmitigated roll The only issue in the Second district , the one which the Doublo-ondor studiously ignores , is whether the district shall repmlfi a political preserve of the Bur lington railroad for two years longer. In other words whether the congress man from the Second district shall sim ply bo the henchman of a railroad cor poration , or whether ho shall bo n man who will voice tho. interests of the people ple of 1'IIE UAKDWnniSQ ON TUB WALL. Somooftho "Suporscrviceablo Swash bucklers" of the Second district pretend to bo very much incensed over Tim I3ii'S "unwarranted interference" in the political affairs ot that district , and especially Laird's succession In con gress. Tun Bui : is not In the Icust dis comfited at being taken to task In that quarter. It always has aroused the Ire of bulldozers nnd blatherskites who feel proud to wear the brass collar. This gentry would bo Incensed Just as much had THE BEE interfered with some of their political schemes In this district. The selection of a reputable and com petent representative to congress from any district in Nebraska would bo of vital concern to nil the people of No- brnskn. Tlio Nebraska delegation- congress represents the whole statoand not simply any fragment. Above and beyond all this , the contest now pending over the selec tion of a successor to- James Laird concerns not only Nebraska , but the whole American pooplo. Con gressmen maito laws for the whole United States. . Moreover , THE Bun is not limited In Its scope of discussion by congressional district lines or state boundaries. Its influence is brondor than this state , and , for that matter , sev eral other states. Every touio in which the people of any section of this country arc concerned Is within its legitimate range. Nobody has yet called in ques tion the right and propriety of Tins BKU'S free expression with regard to men and monsuros In any part of this country. The swashbuckler nross of the Second district simply exhibits its own Ignorance and Intolerance when it undertakes to lecture this paper ns to Its proper sphere of activity. The issue io the Second district in volves something more than a cholco of candidates. It involves the question whether two or throe railroad bosses shall dictuto candidates for congress , and cram thorn down the throats of the republicans who have no voice in the matter beyond ratifying the dictum of the bossos. Th's has been the practice in the Second district for years , and all the hypocritical crocodile tears shod over the lamented Laird will not wipe out this indollblo stain. It is a fact , patent to all who have manhood enough to admit the truththat the gravel train nnd brass band gang have reduced the sovereign voters of the Second district to incro borfs. They may do this once more but it will bo for the last time. Those who have eyes will see the hand writing on the wall plainly written. What happened in this district in 1880 will be sure to happen in the Second district in 1800 unless the railroad bosses themselves desist from carrying into olfect the plot to make Laws the successor of Laird. COMING P110SPERITY. Mr. Russell Sago , the veteran Wall street llnancior , expresses the opinion that the country is at the threshold of a period of exceptional prosperity. Ho regards the advancing market for stocks as duo to the favorable condition of the country , and not ns a moro speculative - lativo spurt. Ho thinks the country has reached the end of the period of de pression in values , and that with largo crops assured , with the prosperity to the railroads which an en larged transportation makes cer tain , and the financial sit uation such ns to give con lido HCO , the immediate future is to witness a gen eral and marked improvement In the prosperity of the country. Without overestimating the value of Mr. Safe's opinion , it can bo said that the reasons he presents in support of it appear judicious and sound. Certainly In respect of the foundation of national prosperity , abundant crops , the coun try Is most fortunately situated , and if the foreign demand shall be what is promised the farmers will have no reason to complain. The prosperity of this largo element of the population carries with it the prosper ity of all when the natural laws of busl- 11033 prevail. So far as the railroads , , which are a most important factor in the general prosperity , are concerned - corned , they are still confronted with the danger of rate con flicts , but this peril IB not so throatoti- ing as it has boon. The Hrm position taken by the intor-stato commerce com mission , in insisting upon a compliance with the law , has had a good effect , and railroad managers will consider very carefully before taking any step that would contravene the law. As to the financial situation , whatever apprehensions there wore of a mone tary stringency have disappeared under the inereused purchases of bonds by the treasury , together with the assurance of treasury ollloials that the present ad ministration does not intend to allow the money market to become so stringent as to Interfere with the legit imate business interests of the country. Putting all those considerations to gether , there is certainly warrant for ' 'tao belief that the period of depression is about at an on A and one of improved business and values at hand. TANNEIV8 TONGUE. Commissioner of Pensions Tanner has a misfortune that lun proved disastrous t > inuny uiou much greater than ho , Ho cannot control his tonguo. At pretty muoh all tlmos , but particularly at thu most Inopportune times , this un ruly member loads its owner into ' breaks" which startle and pain his friends , and in equal degree doltght and encourage his enemies. An in stance of this occurred ut the Milwau kee encampment , when in advo cating a resolution In favor of the government continuing the pensions of soldiers' widows who remarry Com missioner Tanner cast a reflection upon the widows ot soldiers for which ho was vigorously rebuked , and which was ro- Bunted by the nearly unanimous rejec tion of the resolution , The motive ot the oommisalonor was doubtless all right , and ho did not intend to insult the widows of soldiers , but the uncontrollable - trollablo tongue had boon sot in motion , and the Insult was uttorod. Having boon reproved in the house of his friends for nib wholly unnecessary and uncalled- for remark , his onom'.otj uro of course making the fullest use of it . . him. It was n blunder which a man wise and prudent of spnooh would not have made even in a private conversa tion. tion.Another Another instance of Commissioner Tanner's peculiar misfortune is hl9 at tack on Congressman Flood , ot the El- mlra , Now York , district. It appears that the personal relations between the two have not boon pleasant , and re cently the commissioner referred to the congressman a ? having so llttlo brains that wore they injected into the head of a mosquito that annoying and worthless insect would find no Inconven ience in carrying them about , or words to that effect. Wo have no special knowledge of the Intellectual endow ments of Mr. Flood , but wo do not hosl- ttito to express the conviction that the remark of Mr. Tanner underrated them. Atany rnto the congressman has shown sufficient gumption to re gard the utterance of the commissioner as n rofloetion to bo resented , and ho will lay the matter before the president , if ho has not already done so. This extreme proceeding on the part of Mr. Flood may not , under the circum stances , bo commended. In vlow of the fact that the general public has learned to make great allowances for everything said by the commissioner of pensions , there was no danger that the congress man would suffer in the popular estima tion from the remark concerning his mental caliber. But none thn loss the matter Is Interesting as illustrating the reckless freedom of Tanner's tonguo. These and ether circumstances are conspiring to vendor the present situa tion of the commissioner of pensions anything butono which the average man would find enjoyable , but it is not , therefore , to4bo supposed that Mr. Tanner nor does not enjoy It. Ho should remember. , however , that ho owes some consideration to the power responsible for his appointment , and If ho would respect this obligation 0110 of the flrst things ho should do is to make- manly and earnest endeavor to control his tonguo. ran ALLEGED DEEP co.irnwc ? . The senate committee investigating the alleged combine to control the market for beef has not thus far elicited a great deal of important information. It has received statements that there has boon , an arrangement or agreement between several loading packers of Chicago by which they controlled the price of beef in certain states , but these statements remain to bo verified and their weight is lessoned by the opinion of others who havo. appeared before - fore > the committee , that it would bo hardly possible for the four firms charged with being in the com bination to control the market in the way and to the extent that has boon al leged. It is somewhat significant , how ever , that the men who could1 give the committee full and authentic informa tion as to all the matters which it was appointed to investigate manifest an in disposition to respond to the summons of the committee. If they persist in this , forcing the committee to use its authority to compel their attendance , the uublic will not fail , to reach , the conclusion that there are some things which the principal Chicago packers would like to conceal. That the condition of the boot mar ket for several years has boon such as to warrant the belief that it has boon moro or less under the control of artificial influences is unquestionable. The fact that while the relative supply of cattle has decreased the price has steadily declined , and at the same time the cost of the product to the consumer has boon maintained , appears to demonstrate that natural conditions have not boon allowed to freely operate - ate , and that between the cattle raisera and the consumers there has boon a powerful agency at work bonofitting itself at the expense of both. It is upon the statistics of production and prices that Intelligent public opinion has reached the conviction that the great cattle industry of the country has for yonrs boon subjected to the manipula tion and control of a few men , aided by the railroads , and these Involved in the charge will need to make a very clear showing to change the convict'on. ' The chairman of the sonata committee - too is Senator Vest , of Missouri , and ho has every reason to raako the investi gation as thorough and searching as possible. It is lie who brought the matter to the attention ot the senate , his speech alleging the existence of a boot combine moro despotic and exact ing than any trust Oi" ether combina tion in the land , which was robbing both the producers and consumers , and with the aid of the railroads practicing a systematic discrimination. Ho can therefore bo depended upon to spare no effort to justify his charges and the action ot the senate In ordering an in vestigation. The ontlro people , con sumers as well as producers , are inter ested in the result of the inquiry , and yet the question suggests itself , What , in any event , can congress do about it ? AN official report concerning the oil regions of Pennsylvania has just boon published , and exhibits such a marked falling on * in both production and stock us to cause the assistant state geologist to express tin opinion that the existing oil Holds are giving out. Should the failure bo so extensive as is now thought it will bo , the country will have to look to the woat for its future oil supply. The oil fields of Wyoming uro extensive , but as yet undovolouod , uiul Colorado claims to have discovered largo districts of oil bearing land within its limits. It will prove a vast source of wealth to this pirt : of the United States if Pennsylvania loses her oil bearing reputation. 13AUIA" next year the Alaska Fur Seal company's contract terminates. There Is a strong probability that active efforts will bo made during the coming session of congress to have this monopoly's lease renewed for another term of years. As the contract now stands Bjhrlng sea is a "closed sea" not alone to foreigner * but to Ameri cans. Nobody is allowed to catch seals anywhere within the limits of Alaska and its watora except the aocrodltod agents and employes of the Alaska r'ur company. The plum U one too rich for that monopoly to lot slip its grasp _ withoutTCStruggld. The right of ox- cluslvo tflftHlng in Bohrlng waters has boon ' "enjoyed so long by the California syndicate that It Is almost willing to.olalm further extension by n cert of tnhoront right. There Is no question IJUjt , that a powerful lobby will push its inibrosts at Washington , nnd there Is dtlrlgor that a lease will bo pre sented to congress with all the objec tionable ifoaturoa of the present con tract. TJhJpj people of this country nro in no tompontq , give the Alaska Fur com pany a furth'or lease of llfo as n monop oly. Thaij' ' o point Is llxod. What ever disposition congrosa may make of the Bohrlng sea as a "closed sea , " it must no longer bo a preserve closed to citizens of the United States. THE number of railroad accidents during the summer months has been unusually largo , and the causes seem to have been ag numerous as the nccldonts thomsolvos. A largo proportfon have boon caused by negligence , resulting from slooplnoss after many hours of continuous duty. Precautions nnd safeguards become useless when undue economy in labor is practiced. Thcro should bo stringent laws against al lowing trainmen to work over time ex cept In extraordinary omorgonelos. TLY the solicitor of the treasury does not care to answer the question whether "pauper" electricity manufactured on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls , can bo utilized for illu mination nnd manufacturing purposes in the cities of northern Now York without the payment of a tax or duty. As this Is another one of these hypothet ical posers II rod at the head of the so licitor , ho will unload the responsibility of making a reply upon the shoulders of congress. THE Bnis may have made tv mistake as to the natural relationship of Detective Dompsy to the Donipsy who has some connection'with a gambling house in this city , but it has made no mistake as regards the tolerance of gamblers by the police. If Mr. Dempsy is any ac count as a detective why hasn't ho "de tected" what has become a scandalous open secret. Tun witnesses before the senate cora- mittce now at Chicago investigating the drosscd-bcof industry ugrco that Omaha has become a great beef-packing center , and is sor.iously affecting both St. Louis and Chicago. That was to bo expected in 'the 'cattle trade which is gradually veering into its natural chan nels , like water seeking its proper level. From tld Vircinny , Sail. lllfl\mond \ Dttixitcli. , The federal government must not pass election lawst'iritcndoil to control the coii- grcssionals elections In the southern states * ' or the northern. Why Victqrlu Wns Silent. tfGlilcasjo Tfmcc. The Canucks .aro mad at the queen for not saying anything in her speech about Amer ican outrj cs ( n. the Bahring sea. Unfortu nately there was very llttlo for her to kick about. ' ' ' Not 11 Mascot. Detroit Tribune. Grover Cleveland Has accepted a place on one of the New York's world's fair commit tees. This , wo tliink , ought to bo a bracer to Chiungo. Grover Cleveland is a cold failure as a mascot. Ill a New Crop ( I. Clttcagn Tribune. Lives of grout men now rom aid us If we'd inulco our lives sublime Wo must 6ast our books behind us Learn to knock men out of time. Republicans , Wnke Up. St. Louts Globe-Democrat. Two or three of the republican chieftains In Virginia are still sulking in their tents. Undoubtedly , however , they will plunge into the tight in favor of their party before the contest ends. The democrats , by their man ner of conducting thocauvass , have rendered the role of Achilles impossible for any repub lican this year. A Soltlinr'n Hnroine. lloston Herald. If Mrs. John A. Logan wcro a man , civic honors would be oasv with her. As It Is , aho Booms to share with General Tecutuseh Sher man the warmest place in the hearts of the old soldiers assembled at Milwaukee , She is esteemed not only as the widow of a gallant commander but us a woman of rare gifts ot mind and heart , which contributed in no small measure to her husband's success in life. In ho no Him' Mrs. Logan the soldiers are honoring themselves. WITTICISMS. Pittsburfr Chronicle : St. Louis Man ( to Now Orleans mon > Got any any yellow fever in .yourtown yctt Now Orleans Man No , but wo have the Salvation Army , Lawrence American : Miss Plane Mother is such a strange woman. Why , would you believe it , I can never got her to mulco a visit anywhere ? Mr. Snapper ( hurriedly ) O , will you bo mine , darling ! Burlington Gazette ; "I see Mrs. tibaw , the lady whistler , has appeared before the royal family In London. Great luck that , eh , Acefulll" "Don't ' sec where * It is. Whistled fora qicet ) myself the ether night. Had throe auuiusi , .four . Jucks. Wlustllng didn't do any good. ' No luok In that. " Now Orleans Plfca.vuno : Thomas A , Edl- ' snn rarely sloops'more ' than four hours a day. The balance ! of lib sleep ho gets at night. Ho is a wonderful man , Texas Siftingsij plorgyinan "How shall wo roach the yotlng monof the preientday ? " Father of llvo daughtersWhat's the mat ter with the old fashioned way with a boot ? " Jeweler's Wcollyi { Mls * | Gushcry "I am very fond of the cat's oye. " Mr. Muttorfnct "You'd get enougli of it if your bedroom window opened on u roof whore the cuts sf jiull night. " Texas Siftings : Indignant mother "You haven't given the child any prize. " Teacher "Alas 1 iho has been persistently lazy. " "Well , then , why don't you Rive him a medal for his persistency ! " Now York Weekly : First clubman ' "Are you going to Mr * . Da Stylo's musicals to night ) " Second clubman "No , I'm not in a mood for talking. " Hurlmgton Gazette : "I wouUn't ask it , Cashloy , but my life depends upon it. Lend mo a dollar , wont you 1" "Your llfo , Evnr- brokoi Can't sue how. " "Why , you BOO my health is failing and tny physician says I must have a little change , " Ho cot It. Hatchet ! "I called , sir , " saia old Jinks to the tailor , "in reference to tbe letter you sent about the way my sou has treated you. I gur > ss you will flad him all right la thu fu ture , bocnuio ho lm promised mo to settle down. " "That donfn't interest mo , " replied the tailor. "I want him to settle up. " TIme : Fanny ( who llvot ncros * the street ) "What caused you to glvo up your sinqltip , Etlioll I never hoar your voice anv moro. " Ethel Scrooohor "Ob , mother persuaded mo to RVO ! It up. You see , Fanny , wo nro keeping boarder * now.1 8TA.TK ANO TI2HIUXORY. Nchrankn tlottlnt * . Work on Stromsburg's $26,000 hotel is proj'rcusing rapidly. The wild grnno crop In Knox county is Creator this year than over before. The first fnlr ot Banner county will beheld held nt Ashford September ' . ' 0 , 27 nnd 23. A bald o isrlo was caught at Campbell lust week that measured llvo feet from tip to tip. Uov. T. L. Fowler , of West Virginia , has been called to thu pastorate of tlio Christian ohuruh ut Fnlrllold , The premium list of the Nomaha county fnlr has been issued. The exhibition takes placeat Auburn , October 1 , 2 , 3 and t. All.tho members of the Methodist church having moved uwixy from * Covinijtoti , the truitocs have olTored the edillco and grounds for sulu. K E , Monger purchased thn plant of the .Sidney Democrat nnd last week Usuod the llrst number of tbo Journal , republican In politics. A four-year-old child of Frank Ilouskn , of David City , fell Into u bollor of hot water nnd was so badly scalded that It died the next day. An cmotlo saved the lives of two Indlanola girls wnoso mother gave thorn a dose of tincture of aconite under the Impression that It WUH paroporiu. Guorco Chambers , of Niohrara , brought n blooded iiuu-u Homo from Dakota the other day and loft tlio colt. The mare got loose the siiino evening und swatn the Missouri to see her uflsprlnh' . At a recent meeting of Holt county super visors the committee- new counties re ported favorably on petitions nsklug for the formation of tilkhorn and Victor counties , A minority report In opposition to county di vision was also mudo. Three tramps hold up J. W. Kincald near Uluir und robbed him of 51)0 ) m broad day light. Kincald. who lives eight miles north of lllnlr , came to town nnd drew * 1,000 from the Dunk. When Just nt the edge of town three mon cutno out from the cornfield and pointing revolvers nt him demanded his money. Having his money In two rolls , and not desiring to lose nil , ho bunded out one of ? 500 and wus allowed to depart. Ho came back to town and notified the authorities at onco. Heaicu is being made for the robbers. Iowa ltont . La Uarpo has recovered from a diphtheria scare. Work has commenced on the Catholic church at DCS Moincs. About $ J,50J was spent in repairing Bur lington's school buildings during vacation. Thu output of coal in Iowa for the year 18S8-U was 123,000 tons less than the year previous. Governor Larrabeo has offered $300 re ward for thu arrest of the Rock Uupids iu- cemliurics. Mrs. C. D. Nuwhouso , a resident near Col- fax who recently became- Insane , died at the Mount Pleasant usylum lust week. The joint reunion of the veterans of the Second antl Twonty-llftn Iowa Infantry reg iments will bo held ut Washington Septem ber 10 ! nnd 2" . A live tarantula which was found In a bunch of bananas at Newton was placed in a box with a mouse. A light ensued und the mouse killed its antagonist. Ot the forty men arrested in Kcokuk last week for violating tuo liquor laws thirty- seven appeared in court , pleaded guilty and were lined $30 nnd costs each. Mrs. H. Nowlun , of Waterloo , ascd oiqhty- seven years , 0 led last weoic Her busbanu , who survives her , was a member of the house of the llrat legislature of Wiscousin territory in 1&3I3. Ho was ono of the mem- born representing the county of Duuuquo , which comprised a largo p irt of the present Htuto nf Iowa. Ho was ulso'u member oi tbo lirst legislature of the territory of Iowa. Mr. und Mrs. Nowlan have been married for sixty-sit years and Have resided for several years past in Waterloo. Beyond the Hookies. Butte proposes to have an clcetrio flro alarm system and u paid ilro department. Koss , the Nevada bank defaulter , has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment nt Victoria , 3. C. Miss MamioCason , of Pomona , tried'to 1111 a gnsolinu stova and was fatally burned by nn explosion. A scheme is on foot nt Eagle Rock , Idaho , 'to build a canal sixty-seven mlles long for irrigating purposes. Win * } making commenced generally in the St. Helena valley in California September 1. The crop is below thu average. Six buildings were consumed by flro nt Forsyth , Mont. , which comprised a goodly portion of the business portion of the town. Two men named Oliver Monotti nnd Peter Vuissnon lost their lives in a winery near Fresno , Cul. , last week , being suffocated by carbonic acid gas In a fermenting vat. Tbo elevators of the Pacillo Coast Eleva tor company , thirty in number , along the lines ot the Oregon Railway and Navigation company , nro all completed and many of them filled with grain , which will be shipped to tbo terminal elevator ut Portland ns soon as It Is completed , which will bo within two weeks. Some boys roaming In the vicinity of Sugur Loaf mountain , in Six MHo canon , says the Virginia Chronicle , found cut In the rock , -'S. S. N 5 E 10. " An old timer soya this is the pointer to whore $53- 000 In bullion stolen from the Austin stage many years ago , Is hid ; uud now nn urtny of searchers covers the country. In 1883 E , S. KendricK was sentenced to the Nevada state prison for attempting to kill his wlfo'B slater. Ho threatened ou his release to kill all who testified ntruinst him , and lust week i > o started out to carry out his throat. Ho succeeded in killing his wife's second husband , Otton Hugo , and then started for a ranch near Elko to kill his wife. While on his way there , however , ho was captured und lodged in Jail. A careful estimate- the Chinese in San Francisco places the number at 40,000. The effect of this population upon the prosperity of the citv in thus stated by a local paper : "Thoso 40,000 , Chinese earn at least $1 n day each , over und ubovo their board. That is 140,000 per duy or $1.400.000 for each month of twenty-six days/This is pvor $12.000,000 per year which is being drained from u city of 300,009 Inhabitants. Tbo most of this money each year , directly or Indirectly , goes to China never to return. S SAW A OII05V ANI > JUKI ) . An Apparition Scnros a Kcncuoky , Woman to Douili. BUM.EVUH , Ky. , Sept. 4. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tni ! Bni.l ! The largest funeral seen for years was that to day of Mrs. Angola Rusconi , ono of the richest women in the state. She wus frightened to death by a ghost. For sometime an "uncanny" visitor has appeared nightly in a room over Horo's grocery and crowds gather nightly to HCO it. Saturday night Mrs. Rusconi went to ueu the 'Vhost. " She was very flashy nna wui nf. 11 ictin' ' with u tumor , and whim suddenly the ghost appeared she fell dead. Lust night u thorough , investigation was made and It wus found that the "ghost" Is a reflection of un electric light ut the river landing. lfnl l KloodH In Mexico. Cnr OP MKXICO , Sept. 4. Heavy floods prevail at Tetecnla , In the state of Morolas. Several lives have been lost. A largo brldgu has boon swept away uim the vator is still rising , The Hood at Tumplco is increasing , nnd people uro leaving their homos. An ap peal for help has been issued , as inuny of them are destitute of food and clothing , A Judicial Nomination. YANKTON , Dak. , Sept. 4. [ Special Tale- gram to TUB BUB ] The republican judicial district convention met hero to-day and nominated E. G , Smith , of Yankton , for circuit Judge , i\ho will bo elected by a largo majority. Cusbman's Menthol inhaler euros catarrh , headache , neuralgia , asthma , hay lover. Trial free at your druggist. Price 50 cents. THE CAPITAL CITY GRIST , Preparations for the Stoto Pair Pro gressing Rapidly. THE WEBSTER. OWEN SCANDAL. Stnto House Jottings Nntloitnl Gimril RitOfunptnant Wnlt fllnson Ijcnvcs HOP Denver Xlio Olty In IJrlof. LINCOLN UuncAu orTnc OUAUA. Una , 1029 V STKBKT , L.iNCGi.rf. Sept. 4. The big state fnlr , which boglns next Fri day , Is the principal toplo of conversation on the streets nnd In the hotels. The ofllco of the secretary , in tlio Windsor hotel , was thronged nil day with partlo * malting ontrlo ? and arranging for space for their exhibits. At the grounds , notwithstanding the rnln , the noltvlty was even greater thnn ut the headquarters In the city.Vhllo not mnnv oxhtbltors nro placing their articles n * yet , many parties representing county exhibits nro on hand , making preparations for the dlsplny. Another telegram was rocolvoU to- dny from Dinsnioro , who U nt Dos Monies , ordering moro stalls for n big Illinois horao- man , who will bring his stock to the state fair. fair.Ono Ono of the main topics about the fair In this olty Is , "Will wo bo able to hold it for ihn next llvo years ! " A big mooting was hold nt thu council chamber last night to dls < cuss this subject. The owners of the ground are perfectly willing to furnish the property free , providing the balance of the stoclt Is taken by the people of this city. The grounds consist of 155 ncrcs , which are worth at least 5100,000 , nnd the capital stock Is only about WO.tKX ) . The par value of the shares are $23 , nnd that Is nil the association Is ask ing for them. Over 100 shares were taken last night. Only about .110 shares remain to bo sold , and the matter was given In the hands of committees nnd will bo disposed of in a day or two , without doubt. Ono mnn said to-day that If the association would sell him the i-ntiro stock ho would pay f30 per slmro and put the grounds on thovuarkot In the shape of town lots. Tlio WclMlor-Owon Sonntlnl. It is understood to-day that the first stop in the final chapter of the Webster-Owen scandal took place. Mr. and Mrs. Owen , it appears , have cotno to un understanding nnd agreed to separate for all time. Mr * . Owen goes to her people in Colorado nnd will leave to-morrow. Mr. Owen has sold his house hold effects nnd practically given her nvory- thlng bo possesses. This sullies the wile of a sensational dlvorco suit. Whenever nnd wherever a suit for dlvorco is instituted by either party it will bo quiet , nnd without un due publicity. Mutual frlendi informed Tim UEK representative that heartaches would bo permitted to heal without adding fuel to the ilamos , but , they added regretfully , Unit Mr. W.V. . Webster , who has returned homo , would always possess thn painful knowledge that ho had ruined n once happy and pros perous home. However , it is stated that since his return ho has continued his visits to Mrs. Owen and that the neighborhood has again been greatly scandalized thereby. Second District Convention. As Is quite well known , the control com mittee of the Second congressional district has boon called to meet Monday , September 9 , at Hastings , to mnko the call for the con vention to nominate the successor of Hon. James Laird to Congress. It seems to bo generally conceded that this convention will bo called to meet about the time of the st.ito convention , und at the same plnco , to save time and expense. It is said by local poli ticians , who claim to know , that this is the idea of the Second district leaders und that the date is practically settled In navanco of the meeting of the central committee. If this bo true , the convention of the Second congressional will bo hold on the same date as the "ttato convention. State lloiiHc Attorney General Leeso was the only state oflloial at bis desk lo-duy. With the exception of lionton , who is at Denver , the rest were in Omaha attending the exposi tion. tion.Tho The state board of transportation will hoar the roads on the coal reduction order in the near future. It is said that they experience ( tiQlculty in lixing upon a schedule to con form to the order. The attorney general puts it that it is because it hurts their big fat pockotbooks. The rain of to-day'provonteil the woritmo n from Unishing their worn on the smokestack of the capital boiler and engine houso. It Is of magnificent holght , uud add , rather than detracts from tbo appearance of the grounds. This stuck will oo the linest thing of the Ulna in the west. John J. Jenkins , deputy labor nnd bureau statistician , nnd his assistant , Harry Hatch- kiss , nro now domiciled in their permanent quarters , the old library rooms. They have been Utted up very nicely and uro in keeping with the rest of the departments of state. Mr. Jenkins Is now making an effort to got returns from the bout seed ho- sent out to different parts of tbo state last spring , and is succeeding. _ National Ounrd The State of Nebraska , Executive Depart ment , Lincoln , Neb. , September 4 , 1889 Gen eral Orders , No. 0. Brigadier General L. W. Colby , Commanding Brigade , N. N. G. , Beatrice. Nob. , Through the Adjutant Gen eral's ' Ofllco Dour General : As you un doubtedly are well aware , a considerable proportion of the National Guard must ar- rtvo at the plnco of their annual encampment , Bontrlco , In the night tltno. You are charged with the Only ot seeing that every measure Is tnkon to provide , ns fur ns possible , for tbn comfort ot nil concerned. See that tbooa- cnmpmont Is mndo us ncrconblo ns possible ? ; nnd you will also sea that everything about the camp shall conduce to the comfort ot the men that they hnvo plenty of water , hay , wood , straw , etc. . For this purpose Colonel 15. M. Corrnll U hereby ordered to report to yon on Frlduv , September 10 , prior to the encampment , to curry out your instructions. During the encampment thorough order must be maintained ; there must bo no dis sipation or Intoniporniico. If nnyono under your command IH guilty of any Improper con- tluct or Intemperance you will cause him to bo brought before n court-martial. Hut I Imvo confidence onotiRh Irt the Nntlonnl Guard to believe that no such extreme meas ures will bo required. Nona but necessary duties mid labor will bo required of tlio troops on Sunday. Vrry truly yours. JOHN M. THAYKU , Cominntidor-in-Chlof. A. V. Cott : , Adjutant General. . lo\Vll'H ( illH Colonel J. T. Hello , of Perry , la. , was In the city to dny , Most old Ncbrnskun's know Colonel Hello very well , ns ho was at ono timu Unllod States Marshal for this stato. lie Is located nt Perry , la. , where ho Is In terested with a company of others In devel oping u gas well nt that place. In about tun days they will begin U ) utlllro this ga * . by turning It on a largo brick kiln. The supply will run from 10.000,000 to 15,000,000 cubla feet pur day , und un export fiom Ponnsyl * vnnin , who has oxaiulnod it , pronounces It the equal of the natural gas of that vicinity. Tim \\CHI Mncnlii 11 OR Alurkot. Seven car loads of hogs were on the mar ket ut West Lincoln this morning. Thu market was dull and from 5@10o lower than yesterday , which ruled nt from & 1.U ( > ( $ : j.7U. The shippers this morning were Spelt * K. , Uollwood ; E. J , Newton , Ploa- ant Dale ; C. H. Pitman , Cortland ; J , W. Nosbitt , PIckell ; Woodguto & Co. , Utica ; L H. ( Jnylord , Byron. A. Kalny Dny. The rain began falling early this morning and kept it up all day. It was n cold dismal drizzle , and while not so very much water foil , it laid off the pavers and others engaged on the public works of thla city. The chances nro largely Hint , the state fair will open and IIml North Sixteenth street un- paved. If a vigorous policy had been pur sued curly in the season , as the people had a right to o.xpcet , the rain might hnvo fallen to-day , to-morrow and next day and it would have mndo no dtfforunco so far a * the paving of thn main street leading to the fair grounds was concerned , but instead Lin coln's paving briok have boon sent to Coun cil Uluffs und used there while Lincoln work has dragged. City Nuws and Notes. Judge Stewart went to Falls City on busi ness to-day. The management of the homo of the friend less report several cases of whooping cough in that institution. Tlio ohorlff Is engaged in an effort to re vive the old nnd nncoltcctod fees which are long past due his olllco. The case of the tttoto vs dimming * , charged with adultery , is on trial in Justice Snulttng's ' court this altcrnoou. Tlio executive committee of the Lincoln brunch o I the Irish national league hold an interesting session thin evening. Suit was brought to-day tu the 'county court by Honclund IJiotliers against D. tPeck - ham for $ 'JJ and Interest on u note Uatod Juno 10 , 18S4. William W. Jones and Alice M. Wucolor of Corcsco , and Henry Kiutonbergcr and Elizabeth Lobhardt , of this city , ware grant ed llooiiHO to wed to-day. Walt Mason , tin1 jouinnllstlc poet and pti- losoDhor , shook the Lincoln dust from h B font to-day and boarded the west bound Burlington train for Denver. This is pension day and the old soldiers flock to the olUi-e of County Clerk Hell , where their vouchers are always fixed up by this obliging ofllcUl free of charge. An elegant obonv gold headed cane was . sent by express this morning to Kcarnuy marked "J. E. Miller , Lincoln , Nebraska , from his ofllca friends , August 31 , 18SO. " The following state people are registered at the Capital : V. M. Sweet , Nebraska City ; 13. F. Hamilton , Omaha ; I. E. Doty and W. T. Uichnrdson , David City ; S. J. Shirley , Huynor , Colo. Elder Howe reports a poor family of ten recently arrived from England , who nro lo cated in a hovel on Seventh , near South street. The house has but ono room , whcro they cook , oat and sleep. In the c.tso of tbo state vs Noooan , which cnina up before Justice Snclllng ycste.rday afternoon , where Noonan U charged 'with the selling of liquor on Sunday , Attprney Philpot moved to quash the complaint and warrant on the ground that a justice of the peace liud no Jurisdiction In such offenses ; that they are triable only on indictment or information in the district court. The mat ter was taken under advisement until to-day , when the motion wus overruled. The ca.se will bo tried to-morrow. illiAVY DUTY ON CATXtiE. OJexioo Imposes a Turin" nn Ijtvu An imals and IMuatH. CITT or MLXICO , Sept. 4. The Mexican government has revised thu customs tariff wherein living animals nro mndo free of duty , and has imposed a heavy duty on Im ported cattle , swine , sheep , mules unu goats , a measure that cannot fail to have a most disastrous effect on thu business of sunplying thin city with mcut from the United Stutea. A duty of ! 0 cents per Kilogram Is placed on ficsh moats , $ J on each beef animal , $2.2 < i on pi ; , i ou mules und ! ! . " > cents on sheep. Tuo decree goes Into effect November 1. The ClothesPm is the fi nishing touch in washing. A fine piece of linen is hung over the line ; the clothes pin is jammed down to hold it ; the wind blows and a'constant wrenching is going on until the article is taken down. A hole appears where the clothes pin was. It is difficult to see how you are going tOget rid of the clothes pin ; but there are things which make more holes than clothes pins ; for in- i stance , the rubbing up and down on a board a necessity when an article is washed with common soap will rub more holes into fine clothes or coarse , than can ever be charged to clothes pins. There is a way out of this dilemma , Use Pearline. You do not have to nib your clothes ; soak them , boil them , rinse them , and the job is done. They will be cleaner , sweeter , whiter in half the . time ; colors will be brighter , flannels softer , and you have gotten rid of half the labor. PEARLINE costs no more than common soap. Mill ions of women are using it. Five cents will buy enough PEARLINE to prove to you that every word we say is true , and if true , a great many times five cents would be. cheap for it. Jlewiro of peddleJlinltutlonl-l'mllne h never peddled , ifo JAMKS I'VI.P. . New Vmtr. ETCHINGS , eiTEMEUSON , ENGKAV1NGS , ariIALLET& DAVIS AUTIST SUl'1'IJKSJtS ( ariCIMHALL , MOULWNOS , YlUSIC. PIANOS * . "iBia Douglas Street , Omaha , Nohraska.