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.
