THE OMAHA DAILY BfljE : JTKIDAY , SEPTEMBER 0. 1880.
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[ SEAU ! N. 1' . FE i u N otnry 1'ubllo.
LKT us rojoico. The city hall con
tractor hns begun Ills labors , and will
prcsocuto thorn to n llnieh.
L GniiELY has answered our
appeal for good wcnthcr. Wo will receive -
coivo him kindly any time ho comes
WCSt.
MA.IOII GiuVKKSON is in clover these
dtiys. lloinp chief maralml ia almost
ns good us bolnfj postmaster. There is
mores glory in it if not as much pay.
Iu point of appearance the Omaha
police utid flrcmon wlio took part in the
trades piirado would compare to advan
tage with these of any metropolitan
city.
Tni ! resumption of full time at the
Union Pacific shops will place a largo
number of artisans who , for a long
time , have been compelled to accept
the eight hour scale.
Tim Chicago "Big Four" packers de
liberately snubbed the senate dressed
beef investigation committee. And
now Senator Vest can retaliate by re
fusing to oat Chicago boot.
THE receipts of gram at Chicago dur
ing the month of August were the
largest over recorded in that city. This
is a gratifying indication that the pi-os-
pect of good times in the northwest ia
excellent.
SKNATOU WADK IIAMI-TON wants the
United States to appropriate five mil
lions to buy Cuba and colonize the ne
groes. But what would become of the
Dx-confod majors and colonels without a
negro to do their menial service ?
WAUNEII , the Safe patent medicine
man , has sold his plant to an English
Byndicato for flvo millions. Not con
tent with monopolizing the American
bar trade , the English syndicates are
reaching out for our patent nostrum
factories.
Tun Now York d'toi nits the nail on
iho head when it says that the inter
state commerce commission , composed
almost entirely of lawyers , is a aort of
private supreme bench and court of
Ihmlity till to itself.
ISN'T it about time that BEIC building
was being opened again ? Don't bo a
clam , Mr. Rosowater. Open. up. Jle-
publiain.
Tins Buis building has boon open all
week and visitors from abroad to the
number of from threeto flvo thousand
a day have passed through its spacious
halls and magnificent court each day.
ACCOIIDINQ to the gospel of Saint
John , of Kansas , the year 1000 will bo
the prohibitionists' year of "Jubilee. "
f If the latter day cold water apostle had
set the mlllonium and universal pro
hibition for the year 2000 nobody in
this gonamtion would fool disposed to
call his prophetic powers in question.
THE Boll telephone company is not
yet out of the woods with respect to the
eults brought to annul its patents. The
millionaires who have jomod in with
the government in contesting the val
idity of the telephone monopoly a ro in
condition to keep up the fight until the
Boll patents expire.
OFFICIAL figures anew that during
the last few years Virginia democrats
hnvo increased the yearly expenses of
the state government by from one to
tkroinnilllCrtB , This extravagance has
bo com u nn important issue In the pres
ent campaign nnd through its ventila
tion will atTord General Muhono the
requisite ammunition for carrying tlio
Tun maritime exhibition , which is to
0)'on ) in Boston November 5 , and last
lor a period of nine weeks , will be the
Urat of its kind In this or any other
country , The display will include
models of ships ot all kinds , engines ,
'bollurs ' , hoisting apparatus , pumps ,
steering gear and everything connected
with vessels and steamships. The good
to result from tills imow it la BUO-
posed will bo the enthusiasm it will
arouse among ship owners as to the vnst
improvement and superiority of Ameri
can built ships over these uf other
countries.
MEXICO'S ItnEf TAIllFF.
Mexico proposc.i to put n tariff on
American beef and beef products ,
which will hnvo the olToct of excluding
them from her markets. The beef trade
of the United States with Mexico is one
of considerable value , and its import
ance has boon steadily increasing dur
ing the tmt few years , There is not n
great amount of cattle produced in
Mexico , nnd the quality of the
product is not fino. Consequently that
country has always depended upon
the United Slates , or more properly
upon Texas , for its supply of choice
beef , and as the demand has grown tn
bo largo , nnd the national exchequer of
Mexico needs nil the help it can rccoi vo.
the government hits decided that it is
necessary to collect a duty on A'uorl-
cnn cattle and beef products.
There can bo no doubt that this ac
tion is a mistake. Wo referred u few
days ago to the fact that there was a
vigorous popular movement Inaugu
rated in Germany in favor of a roneal
or modification of the restriction Im
posed by the government of that cottn-
.try upon the importation of American
porlc. This is duo to the fact that in lim
iting the supply of pork to the homo pro
duction , the poorer classes in Germany
do not got as much meat to oat as for
merlynnd nro compolloa to pay more for
what they do use. Thopcoploot Mexico
will have a similar experience. It is a
question of only n short lime when the
tariff on boot will shutout the American
product so far us the common people are
concerned , by malting it too high for
them to ont as regularly as they have
been In the habit of doing , and , of
course , the homo product will advance
to a'prico which will not allow thorn to
use that. A popular protest against
this state of ail'airs will undoubtedly bo
made before the now law is a year old.
There is another point to bo consid
ered , and that is the unfriendly nature
of such legislation to the cattle interest
of the United States. This country
sends u large amount of beef to Mexico
annually , and while the tariff may not
wholly destroy this trade , it cannot fall
to make scrious" inroid3 : upon it. In
view of the fact that the United Slates
is moving in the direction of extending -
tending its trade relations with Ameri
can countries , and has called a congress
of those countries to consider plans for
enlarging its commercial relations with
them , the action of Mexico seems some
what inopportune and not altogether
encouraging. It would seem that our
government should endeavor induce
the Mexican government to adhere to
Its past policy of admitting American
beef free of duty , or at any rate with n
duty so small as would not luivo the
effect of wholly excluding It. The mat
ter is of such importance as to merit
the prompt attention of the cattle inter
ests of the country.
ramo" LOUISIANA DISTRICT.
As was to bo expected , the election in
the Third Louisiana clistricttrcsultod in
the choice of the democratic candidate ,
Andrew Price , over Henry Cluy Minor ,
in spite of the exertions of the visiting
committee of northern republican con
gressmen in this hot bed of intimida
tion. As between the two candidates
there seems to have boon but little
choice as to fitness , barring their party
allegiance. Both arc sugar barons.
But while Mr. Price is an out and out
democrat , his opponent , Mr. Minor , is
a protection democrat who joined the
republicans on the tariff issue. The
campaign was ostensibly to be fought
out strictly on the necessity of protect
ing sugar. But it turned wholly upon
the pivotal issue in that state as to
which of the two men could carry or
Frighten away the negro vote at the polls.
As the democrat was elected , the people
ple of the north can draw their own
conclusions. Despite the fact that the
election was bitter and closely con
tested , on the whole it was tame for an
average Louisiana political contest.
Loaaing negroes who took too promi
nent a part in the republican meetings
during the campaign were whipped and
terrorised. But of course that was to bo
expected. As no serious disturbances
are as yet reported , except at a place
called Franklin , where-a deputy mar
shal wag shot , the Third district of
Louisiana is likely to drop out of public
notice entirely. But the country will
await the homo-coming ot Representa
tives Burroughs , of Michigan , Flowoll ,
of Illinois , and Peters , of Kansas , before
passing final judgment. They will
tiavo something to say of Louisiana
elections , and of the Third district in
particular , and may explain the reason
why the white man and the black man
cannot live in peace and harmony to
gether. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE"THADES DISPLAY
Omaha has reason to fcol proud of the
superb * trades display which passed in
review Thursday morning. It was an
imposing demonstration and impressed
both citizen and visitor with the mag
nitude of Omaha's commercial and in
dustrial resources. Favored with sunny
skies , the moving panorama was u sight
well worth witnessing. Without ques
tion the display was the finest over pre
sented upon the streets of this city.
Our merchants were imbued with the
spirit thnt'what was worth doing at all
was worth doing well , and they suc
ceeded beyond their fondest expecta
tions. The floats were one and all
unique and appropriate , and the review
of the wholesale , the manufacturing
and the loading retail establishments
nnd industries of Omaha and South
Omaha would do credit to any city
of the country. Not the least
important feature of the proces
sion was the fine showing made
by the traveling men of Omaha and
vicinity whoso appearance merited ap
plause of the thousands of spectators' .
The people of Omaha congratulate the
projectors nnd managers of ttiis'ontor-
prlso for their untiring zeal and energy
In making the trndos display an un
qualified success. They have demon
strated that the business men of Omaha
are alive and alert , and need only the
stimulus of a moving spirit to bring out
their full strength. The effect of this
demonstration will he of far-reaching
importance to the mercantile interests
of Omaha. It is not merely a passing
show that dazzles the eye and is forgot
ten , The blrd'H-oye view of Omaha's
mercantile grouiuoss will leave un in
delible Impression upon our people , nnd
more especially upon the merchant nnd
visitor who have come to celebrate the
day with us.
THE PUIILW LANDS.
The general land oiHeo at Washing
ton has in its possession a number of re
ports mndo by special ngonta under the
last administration covering fraudulent
land entries in Wyoming and other ter
ritories. While many of these ontrlos
have alrouJy been acted upon , nnd in a
number of cases the land in question
was restored to the publlu domain ,
there yet remains considerable testi
mony for the land ofllao to pass upon In
volving the title to thousands of acres.
It is said that there is a disposition on
the part of officials to ignore these
special agents' reports and to con linn
ontrlca upon which grave suspicions
rest. Should this be done it will do the
honest settlers of the country a great
wrong.
The work of the special ngonts has
been highly successful in the past in the
exposure of frauds , and their testimony
should bo carefully weighed. Action
certainly should bo suspended upon
every case whore doubt exists until a
ro-oxnmlnntlon can bo made of the
methods by which iho patents were
originally obtained. This is as much duo
to the integrity of the interior department -
mont as it is to the protection of the
public domain from spoliation. It can
not bo denied thnt the land grabbers
are as active to-d.iy as they over wore.
Backed by prestige nnd influence they
exert too often a mysterious spell ever
local land offices. It is only the watch
fulness of the general laud office that
can chock their machinations nnd cor
rect the abuses which hnvo scandalized
the public land service. The olllcors of
the general land oflico can not fail to
heed the demands of the pcoplo for a
correct accounting of the public lands.
CONGRESSIOXAL ELECTIONS.
The impending election for congress
man in the Second congressional dis
trict of this statoomphasi7.es the general
demand for national legislation to
regulate congressional elections.
Henry Cabot Lodge , a member of con
gress from Massachusetts , has recently
written an article in the North Ameri
can Review in which ho urges the
necessity of an early revision of our
federal election laws. The constitu
tion vobts the power of providing the
times , places and manner of holding
elections for senators nnd representa
tives with the legislatures of the
respective states , but congress may at
any time by law make or alter such
regulations except as to the places of
choosing senators. This clearly implies
that congress has full power ever the
election of its members , excepting only
its right to interfere with the state's
choice of the place where its senators
shall bo chosen. Congress has , during
the one hundred years since the adop
tion of the federal constitution , ox-
crcisod its power to regulate elections
of its members only three times. In
1812 it passed a law providing that rep
resentatives must bo elected by sepa
rate districts. Later it was provided
that such elections should bo by ballot.
The day for such election was mad e
uniform throughout the country the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November , except whore special acts
enable several states which hold their
state election earlier in the year to
choose representatives in congress at
the same time. In the last congress
Senator Shorman'introduced a bill to
regulate state elections. This bill is
very comprehensive. Under its pro
visions congressional elections will be
conducted uniformly and the entire
control of all the stops con
nected with the choice of members
of congress will bo under the supervis
ion of the federal government. Senator
Sherman's bill may have1 to bo modified
in some essential particulars , but In the
main it will commend Itself to republi
cans as a measure that is in full con
formity with the platform of the party ,
which demands the purity of elections
and the protection of every voter in the
free exorcise of his rights as an Ameri
can citizen.
WHEN congress assembles its mem
bers will bo Hooded with statistics of
population centres. Now York , Chicago
cage and St. Louis are each preparing
"figures that do not lio" to prove that
each of them respectively is the contra
of the largest population within a given
radius , St. Louis has already Impro
vised a map to show that more people
live In a circle of which St. Louisis'tho
center than can bo fonnd in like terri
tory around Now York or Chicago.
With these maps before them mem
bers of congress who do not live in Now
York or Chicago will of course have to
throw their votes to St. Louis as the
right place for the world's
fair. But wo suspect that
Chicago will not calmly allow the St.
Louis map to pass uncontostod. It is
barely possible that Chicago may im
provise another map that will exhibit
St. Louis as the center of solar heat
and Mississippi miasma , while Now
York will trump their cards and submit
u map of Chicago ns the center of all
wickedness. With all , these stubborn
facts before him , the average congress
man from the rural districts is liable to
be sorely perplexed.
If wo could got the world's fair lo
cated at Omaha by showing that bho Is
the largest city nearest to the centre of
the continent , wo should huvo no diffi
culty in proving it conclusively by one
of George Francis Train's maps of North
America , which wore gotten up regard
less of expense when ho was running
for president away nack in 1872.
TJIK greatest mistake that has been
made by the constitutional conventions
of the "big four" is the scattering of
their state institutions , Within a few
years when the towns whore their peni
tentiaries , agricultural colleges , uni
versities and asylums for the insane ,
blind and deaf and dumb are located
will prove their issues and make bur
glarious raids upon their treasuries
they will realize what u blunder they
have made. Nebraska 'lias paid very
dourly for her experience in that ro-
upeot , And she will have to pay n
grunt deal more us bho grows wealthier
and more populous. The combines of
members frojaj every town thnt has n
state Institution nro becoming more
formidable jr-oi i year to year. These
combines absolutely dictate appropria
tions nmnuiftlhfr to hundreds of thous
ands of dollars , nnd the stnto ia plun
dered by puUlio building rings and job
bers in consequence.
Tun postmlistor general will establish
n number of db-statlona In Boston Oc
tober 1 for ttyd'.collootlon of third and
fourth class" mall matter consisting ot
bulky package which ordinarily can
not bo deposited in the mail boxes but
must bo taken to the poitofllco. These
stations are to bo located in drug stores
nnd news stands for the convenience of
the public , nnd facilities will bo pro
vided for the sale of stamps to cover the
necessary postage. This innovation
will bo highly appreciated by Iho citi
zens of Boston. Although It is in the
nature of an experiment there is every
reason to hello vo that it will provo suc
cessful and bo extended to other citloa
of the country. Merchants accustomed
to Bond out samples of their wares nnd
parties who mail largo quantities of cat-
rloguos and bulkly circulars will bo
especially nccomodatod by these postal
packnga stations.
A CU1UOUS phase is developed in the
case of the Illinois coal miners'strike.
On the part of the men it is proven they
cannot live on the wages paid , and wcro
compelled to starve or run in debt for
the necessities of life. On the part of
the mine owners it is as conclusively
proven that they cannot pay more and
run the mines on account of eastern
competition. From this point of view
there Is nothing to do but close the
mines until such time as they can afford
to run on a paying basis with living
wages for the minors.
Tins Swedes of the United States are
preparing to celebrate the three hun
dredth anniversary of the landing of
the first of their nationality who came
to this country. The date fixed for the
demonstration is the 14th of this month ,
although the oxaot time of the first
Swedish settlement is not known. The
first extensive colony settled in Dela
ware two hundred and fifty-two years
ago. As the Swede makes a good citi
zen , there is no reason why ho should
not celebrate his advent on American
soil.
TIIKIIR is a lively demand in the wool
mnuufacturing.conters for the Montana
clip of this season , which is reported to
bo in excellent condition and soiling at
good prices. The wool industry of
Montana will bo stimulated by these
encouraging signs , and the time is not
far distant when wool growing in Mon
tana will cut1 seriously into the wool
raising industry of'Ohio and Michigan.
ANDREW OAKNEQIE wants the world's
fair hold in Now York. ' Mr. Carnegie
has an eye to business. New York buys
more of his steel beams than Chicago
and St. Louis combined.
Stubborn Faor VH Theory.
St. Louis aiobt-Dcmucrat.
, The moral philosopher who argues against
the theory of total depravity will find some
difficulty in disposing of the prohlDiticnista.
Or nn Oinalia 1'ollcemnii.
Chicago Herald ,
Hugh Pontccoat counsels his Newark con-
cremation to bo kind and considerate to the
burglar. The cx-rovoreud gentleman talks
like a Chicago policeman.
lu Chicago Tuls Is Poetry.
Chicago limes.
'Westward the exposition takes its way ;
The four old cities already past ,
A fifth shall close the drama with the day ;
Time's noblest offspring Is the lost.
Hlo Jncot Elixir.
CMcaao Irtbune.
It died in spite of guinea pips ,
Its end caino very quick , sir.
Lambs couldn't save It. Hero's what's loft
Of Urown-Scquard'H elixir.
Oyster ns a Weather Prophet.
Chtcagn Tribune.
The oyster caino out of his shell yesterday ,
but saw his 'shadow and disappeared ac
companied by a llttlo salt , pepper und other
things ana there will bo uo cold weather
for several weeks yet.
Somowhnt I'arniloxiciil.
Kwsas Cttu 'Times ,
Graver Cleveland has expressed his will
ingness to serve on the world's fair commit
tee with other citizens of Now York "to
make the exposition a grand success. " Just
how a notable fuiluro can contribute to a
grand success wo don't see , but porhapa It
can bo done.
TliB AFTKUNOON 1K\ .
The queen of Slam wears one and ono-half
inch hoots.
Mrs. Harrison recently remarked that if a
woman loves tno societyof bar husband she
should never encourage him to become a
public man.
Author I want you to give my book a
good notice. I want to see it ia the bands of
every mother , wife ana daughter in the
country. Editor I can fix that. In criticis
ing the book I'll say that it Is not a proper
book lor any self-respecting lady to roadand
then they all wilt buy It.
The Paris dressmakers are said to bo de
termined on tho'coiiiploto annihilation of the
bustle. The simplest draperies are now the
most stylish.
In a c.opy of tb'o Bloomsburg Register ,
printed in 1811 , wJileU a correspondent re
cently came across , appears the following
advertisement , Inserted by a man named
Kerr , of BrotvnifrlHo , Ponn.i "Whereas ,
Fannie Martin , alias Kerr , has without cause
left my habitation and is floating on the
ocean of tyrannical extravagance , prqno to
' '
prodigality , tal'tliiR' wild geese chase and
kindling her plpa'w'lth ' a coal of curiosity , to
abscond and abolish such Insidious , clandes
tine , noxious , pernicious , diabolical and notorious
rious deportment , I therefore caution all per
sons from harboring or trusting her on my
account , as I will pay no debts of her con
tracting from this date unless compelled by
law. "
The German Lutheran synod in Wisconsin
wrestled kmg and hard with the conun
drum , ' 'How far und under what conditions
do wo allow women to teach ! " The conclu
sion was that St. Paul had the right idea ,
and no woman Is to bo allowed to teach , or
oven speak In the congregation. Nothing
was said about uhowiat ; truui.
Gladys ( effusively ) "O , Uncle Joe , the
Gypsy who told my fortune say * I um to
marry a iioblemaa. " Uncle Joe "Well ,
let's hope for tbb best. You may die , you
know. "
Maud Miller , daughter of Jcaauln , "tho
pool of the Sierras , " married against her
father's will nnJ drew n blank. She Is now
In destitution , nnd nlthoueh the f nth or is
rich ho forbids her his threshold. Jonauln
is furnishing the matnrlal for some Inter
poet to "do lilm up" In the blankoty blankest
kind of Wank verse.
Wilho "I KUOM pupa lias said something
that made mamma awful mad. He'll got n
ronatlue after them callers has gene away. "
"Johnny "How do you know ! " \VlIllo
"She's begun to call him 'darling.1 "
Sarah Uornharul is in black for the death
ot her husband , nnd hcrlollot * will probably
brimout BomoBriot-oxproaslnt ; novelties in
thfc mournm ? line of dress that will bo non-
utar with widows a * poignantly afflicted as
Sarah.
Mrs. Langtry hivs thogout. Horror upon
horrors 1 Imagine a pnio beauty with n
swollen foot nnd a ctironlo scowl ,
The London Qlobo has coined a now word
which shall stand in the sarao relation to
love , as aquatics does to genuine navigation ,
nil has hit upon "nmatlos. "
IjlOHT IN TUK DAUKN12SS.
How Imurn Hrlilsmnn Made Her Info
Useful nnd Itnppy.
Many ladles learned the linger nh > habot
simply to bo abla to talk with her , nnd she
wrotonnd rccalvod ninny letters. Her room
had a window facing south , nnd she often
headed her letters "Sunny Homo. " She
Took pleasure in nranglng her room nnd road
a great deal Y.ou know that quite a num
ber of books have boon printed In raised letters -
tors for tno blind. The loiters must bo
largo nnd nro printed on ono side of the pvgo
only , It took sixteen largo volumes to print
the bible tn this way. Most blind persons
cultivate one finger for rending until it is
very HonslUvo and can fool the letters very
rapidly , but , of coursa , not so rapidly as wo
can road with our eyes.
Miss Uridgmnn became quite an author ,
too , says Joseph Jastrom In St Nicholas.
Almost from the time she learned to write
sbo began to keep dally journals. These she
wrote during her first live years In Boston
form quite n largo pack , and nro full of many
Interesting things. She recorded nil her
llttlo dally doings , nnd in Kolnf , through thorn
from the carlloU to the latest en
tries you can see how sbo gradually used
nioro and raoro words , nnd began to use cap
itals , nnU wrote more clearly. She had nlso
written a few poems. These have no rhyme ,
of 'course , because that depends on the
sound. What she says In her poems is in a
great part taken or Imitated from the Bible.
Her spare time was devoted to knitting ,
sowing , crocheting lace and mats , and talk
ing. I have a very pretty crocheted mat
which she made in ono evening.
Though her life was generally a peaceful
and happy ono , it had'also its severe trials.
Snvcral of her teachers , to whom she was
much uttacncd , died ; her closest tie with the
world \vas always her constant teacher and
companion , who was eyes , oars , and tongue
for her. Her teachers naturally learned to
sympathize with her condition more than
others could , and the loss of ono of these
doarf ricnds was a greataflllctiou. She oven
had to endure the loss of her benefactor , Dr.
Howe. He had lived to see her grow up
into what ho had hoped sbo might become
when ho took her from her homo in Han
over. His death occurred In 1870 , nnd af
fected Miss lifldgnian so seriously that she
was very III and weak for a long time after
ward.
So she lived her quiet life , so the days
grow Into months , and the months Into years
and so , also , quietly nnd peacefully she
passed away on the 21th of May , 1839.
Laura Bridgemnn's days of darkness are
over. Many , many persons will for a long
time to como think of her , and will often
speak of the patlenco she showed in her af
fliction aad the earnestness with which she
labored to make the most of her life.
\VAT13HWAVS CONVENTION.
The Mississippi nnd Navigable Trlbu-
" tarlos Must Not lie Impeded.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 5. At 10:30B. : D.Wood ,
chairman cf the executive committee , called
to order the mooting of delegates to the
water ways convention. Ho announced that
Temporary Chairman Holman had unex
pectedly boon called irom the city nnd could
not attend the remaining meetings. The re
port of the committee on credentials was
read , showing twelve states were repre
sented by delegates. The report of the com
mittee on permanent organization was then
road , presenting the following o.llcers :
Chairman , Captain C. M. Hollaway , of Cin
cinnati ; secretary , Edward Stevens , of Cin
cinnati ; assistant secretaries , J. W. Bry
ant of New Orleans. K. J. Barbour of
Kentucky , and E. A. Keating of Memphis ;
vice presidents , Captain H. Johnson of Ken
tucky , M. S. Marks of Iowa , Thomas Fort of
Tennessee , William Starling of Mississippi ;
Cuptnln J. Gilbert of Indiana : J. E. Dana of
West "Virginia , William Ruslnson of Lou
isiana.
Chairman Holloway thoa took the chair
nnd thanked the convention In a brfor speech' .
The report of vho committee- rules and
order of .business was then submitted. It
sets forth that the deliberation of the con
vention be confined to the improvement of
navigation on the Ohio , Mississippi and Mis
souri rivers and their tributaries.
The committee on resolutions presented Its
report to the chairman. The resolutions de
clare it the Bcnso of the convention that tbo
general welfare of the pcoplo of the Missis
sippi valley and the entire country dotnanils
that the Mississippi river and navigable
tributaries bo so improved by the general
government ai to secure to the people easy
und safe navigation as well as cheap
transportation , and the convention hereby
roafllrtns the declarations made by the river
improvement convention of 1SS1 at Washing
ton , In 1SS5 in Now Orleans and hi 1887 nt
Memphis , calls upon congress to protect
these great waterways , upon which it Is ex
pending largo sums of money , from further
injury through tno construction of faulty or
dofcctlvo bildgos with numerous piers ,
and while recognizing the undoubted- right
of railroad companies and others to
bridge a river , the right must be ex
orcised without Injury to its vuluo
and without impeding or periling its use ,
and as tbo competition the river affords is
the only guarantee of the people against ex
cessive rates , the river must bo free and un
restricted. It Is declared the duty of con
gress to improve and protect all waterways
of the nation. Where private Individuals or
corporations have assumed or secured by
slate action or otherwise privileges on such
waterways to the Injury of commerce , tbo
removal of such obstructions is uskeu. The
convention heartily approves the connection
of the waters of the upper Ohio river with
tbo great northwest lake system , through
the waters of Lake Krlo , by the construction
of a ship canal , if upon BUI va/ the same U
found to bo practicable.
KliHUTIMU IN NI3W YOUK.
The ICx'rofildonr. May Hctiirn to
Itnyti a < * n I'rlvnto Citizen ,
NKW YOIIK , Sept , fi. Legitlmo , ex-presi
dent of Haytl , arrived this morning on tha
line steamer Manhattan , accompanied by his
family and several onicers of his army. The
Haytien party was transferred from tno deck'
of the French man-of-war , on which ho loft
I'ort-au-Priuce , to the Manhattan at San
tiago ,
As somras the Manhattan was made fast
to the ( look she was boarded by Consul Gen
eral Westlander , of Haytl , and Stephen
I'reston , minister , who wore followed by
half u dozen reporters ,
The ex-president would talk but little , but
bo made & few rumarks which were Interpre
ted for the beuoflt of tbo reporters.
"My people called mo and I came , " huaald.
"Thoydeposed me and I left : not because I
was compelled to , but to avoid further blood-
shod. On Saturday I shall go to France
where I will remain a short time , I may return -
turn to Hayti as a private citizen , or I may
go to Cionfugos and establish myself In busi
ness. "
Itcgardlng the circumstances of tbo rebel
lion Legitlmo would not say anything , and
when aaiied if be would nay that no urlsunora
were executed at his command , raised both
hands und exclaimed ip French !
"Can I say the sun Is not shining now ! "
Whan four carriages drew up to the dock
the exiles entered and were driven at a rapid
pauu to thu Hotel .Martin.
THE CAPITAL CITY CRIST ,
The W. O. T. U. Dououncoa the
Treatment of Fomnlo Prisoners ,
THEY WANTTHE JAIL REMODELED
Snlino Ijiimla Apprntactnont School
Toncliord Ai > pnltitod Tlio A , O. U.
\ \ \ Cclcurnte A BR | Snlo
oT Trotters.
LINCOI.N BUKKA.U orTnBOitC "
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1029 1 > SriiHBT.
LINCOLN. Sept ; 5. f
The Indies of the Women's ' Christian Tom-
poranoo union ot this city are making a
righteous protest ngnlnM , the condition of the
city Jail , especially thnt portion of it whore
female prisoners are kept. They claim that
no matter how guilty the women may bo ,
nor how degraded they may hnvo become.
thnt they uro entitled to decant treatment
\vhllo In Jnil , nnd that this is Impossible un
der the existing state ot affairs. A few days
ago n delegation of Indies from the different
unions visited the jail und made n thorough
examination ,
v
This morning THE Br.n correspondent ,
while looking through the Jnll found a negro
man confined in one of the cells nnd a nrgro
woman in the hallway. She is a laundress
on East O street who had some trouble with
lier husband last evening , and was nrrestcd1
She was flnod ft nnd costs , amounting to
$0.70 , which she could not pay , nndvns sent
oack to Jnll. She was cnclcnto , and her
physician vary strongly Urges that oho bo
not subjected to such treatment ,
There Is certainly n crying need for a big
reform In this direction nnd too Indies sny
that they will not cease this agitation until
tbo Jail is remodeled so'tbat decent treatment
is possible to the fomiilo prisoners ,
Saline Lmml Apprnlsnmonr.
The commissioners of Lancaster county
hnvo completed the appraisement of the Sa
line lands. They Used the total appraised
value of lands nt $3U,3ri.GO. This makes the
value n llttlo ever $3.23 per acre. Consider
able surprise was expressed at the fttato
house ever the extreme low valuation. It Is
reliably stated Unit the lands have not been
given u value proportionate with tbo value
of the lands Immediately contiguous to thorn.
The board of public lands and buildings
will sit to lease the lands Saturday , Octo
ber 5. It is stated ( owing to the low valua
tion ) that tlio cash bonus will bo la order ,
nnd that the board will look to the main
chance ns to the state's interests. '
New Nnturics 1'iilMlo.
The governor appointed the following No-
braskaus notaries public todayN. . B. Cor
nollus , Hastings , Adams county ; Charles
Kroll , Broken Bow , Curtis county ; H. B.
Brown , Voronn , Clay county ; F. E.
Wheeler , Crawford , Dawos county ; L. L.
Snarlos , Oxford , Furnas county ; G. A.
Moronstickor , Grand Island , Hall county ;
E. E. Emmett , Arapahoe , Furnna county ;
D. W. Montgomery , Oik , Nuckolls county t
Eucono McCornus , Nebraska City , Otoa
county ; J. S. Williams , Tnmorn , Sownrd
county ; George Nathan , Talmago , Otoo
county ; H. E- Allen , Omaha , Douglas
county ; Eldrldgo Wheeler. Pawnee City ,
Pawnee county.
The Workmen t/clcbrnto.
By invitation from Cordla lodge No. 151 ,
and Logan Legion No. 8 , of this city , Cou-
cordla lodge No. 153 , A. O. U. W. , and Crete
Legion No. 17 , Select Knights , visited this
city this afternoon , arriving on the 4:15 :
train. Tno visitors wore mot at the train
with a band and escorted to the A. O. U. W.
hall , 1114 O street , where a general reception
was lield , and the secret work of tlio ordur
exemplified. In the evening there was a pa
rade of the legions nnd lodges.
At the hall , in the evening , another session
for the exemplification of the work was hold ,
after which a banquet was tendered the vis
itors. The Cretans returned homo at0 ! ) : ! !
well pleased with their fraternal visit to this
city.Tho
The city was handsomely decorated in
honor of the visitors.
( School matters.
There was a special session of the board of
education last night , at which Prof. Burr
Lewis , of Lockport , N. Y. , was elected
principal of the high school. Mlna F. Mot-
calf was elected clerk at a salary of $711 per
month , nnd tno following teachers were
elected : Nellie Felton , Ada Patterson. Am
ber N. Richards' , Sara M. Ashby , Cnthloon
Calhoun , Allco Campbell , Ernestine Lyon ,
Anise Miller , Amos Footo , Ellen Ellison.
Belle Gwlno. Mrs. Hard \vna elected prin
cipal of the now southeast Lincoln school
building , nnd Miss Uussoll principal of the
T street building. Other assignment of
places wcro made , but they will not bo given
out for some days yet.
The \V st Ijinonln
The receipts were very light thls nornlng ,
there being but two car loads on the market.
Prices , however , were stronger and 5@iJ
cents bettor than yesterday , bringing $ J.UA.
The shippers wcro Toild & Sholtz , Milfora ;
Hartman & Cunti , Stnpluhurst.
Hit ; Sulo of Trotlorw.
Mr. J. E , Montroso'fl sale of trotting broa
horses bc'gan nt Rawling's Thirteenth street
barn at 1:80 : this afternoon. They consisted
of tnlllon < , brood mtiros and oolU nnd num
bered about forty. They wore only bringing
ordinary fUurcs. '
)
Stnto Homo Jotting * . f'l
The case ot George E. Banks , a slpnoo of
the estate of K. II. Ulcliardson , vs. Omaha
Barb Wire company , on appeal from tlio dis
trict court of Hitchcock county was lllod for
trial In the supreme court to-day.
Attornoy-Gonornl Lccso loft his oflico tn i'l
charge of hU deputy. John M. Btowart , to
day mm went to Omaha to tnko In the ex
position. Ho wns accompanied by Mrs.
Loose nnd daughter , Miss Enlo.
The docket fo ? the fall term of the an-
promo court will bo out In n few dnys. WItU
the Jay-over cases there will bo 450 on tha
call for trlnl nt the term. The docket will
bo much the largest of nny ever hoard before
fore the supreme court nt any otio term.
City Nown nnd Note * .
Hon. Chns. O. Bates nnd Deputy Uovonua
Collector Andy Kerr , of Beatrice , wcro in
the city last evening.
John J , UnymnUor , now of Hnstlngs , but
formerly of Lincoln wa In the city yester
day nftornoon and evening renewing old
acquaintances.
Judge .f. U. Cessna , of Ilasttng.iVM i\
Capital City visitor yesterday afternoon ,
The now sonp Works In West Lincoln will
bo roaiiy lo run in about ton dnys or two
weeks.
The announcement thnt the Eden musoo
pcoplo .vouhlrun on Sunday In the future IA
creating something of a sensation nmong the
pious pcoplo of this city , ns well as amain ;
these who are not so incus , yet who nro op
posed to the U''socratlon of the Sabbath ,
The work on the now paroelnl school on M
street 1 progressing llncly.
The University Cadet band will furnish
the music for the state fulr next week , A
gcntlomnn remarked that ho meant norolloo-
tlon on the boys , but It did see in to him that
the state board of agriculture should hnvo
engaged a first class band for this occasion.
Tlio cold weather of the patt few days Is
bringing out thu stoves , nnd ilresin thomoru-
Ing nud evening are unity common as well us
comfortable ,
The B. & M. have had so many nccluonls
to pcoplo lu the vicinity of Salt crock bridge
that they hnvo put up n notlco nt olthor end
warning pedestrians that It Is not a public
highway nnd thnt whoever attempts to cresson
on it niUHt Incur urcat risk.
Mr. Lntnplier , of Grlnnoll , In. , fathcr-ln-
law to Mr. Wallace , traveling man ot this
city , arrived last night to take in the great
state fair.
A nonpartisan prohibitory league was or
ganized this evening at University Plnco.
The Lincoln pcoplo who visited Omaha
yostcrduy express themselves welt pleased
with the treatment received from the author
ities both of the city and the fair , und roKret
very much thnt the inclement weather made
the parade uti impossibility ,
B. F. Themes , editor of tlio Wymoro Union
nnd postmaster nt that bustling little city ,
was In Lincoln this nftornoon.
The cuso of Dunn vs. Brown wns on trial in
the county court this nftornoon. It wns lor
forcible entry and detainer n for two-story
house in this city on lease given to sacuro a
loan.
John Frullch , ajod twenty-one , of Eftglo ,
nntl Fannie McGee , ngod seventeen , of Elmwood -
wood , cjmo to the city this morning , and by
the aid of Judge Stewart , were made mnu
nnd wtfo. Mr. Frollch was arrayed In the
conventional black , while Miss MuGob
charmed the stony heart of Clerk Loug by
her white vest , bridal robe , slippers and
sweet , nngullo appearance.
A mnrrlnga license was Issued thh after
noon for F. W. Hudson nnd Emily Dauirovv ,
of Saltlllo.
Deputy County Clark Churchill has the
tax rolls for 1SSO completed and ready to turn
over to the treasurer.
Colon ol Ed. R. Stzcr. clerk of the district
court , lottthls morning for a week's trip In
Illinois. Ho will stop at Ottawa and Chi
cago.
The Cumlng adultery cuso , which luis been
bobbing up and down in Justice Snolllnu's
court for some weeks , was taken on change
of venu by the defendant to JusticeCoch -
rnn's court to-duy. „
George Whitman , of Oxford , us at the Cap
ital.
ital.Hon.
Hon. .1. L. MoPhooly , of Mmdon , a promi
nent candidate for tlio republican nomina
tion for congressman for the second district ,
is In the city to-d.iy.
C. J. Wrleht , Tccumsoh , T. S. .Tacouson-
Omaha , M. E. O'Brien , South Bond , A. F ,
Ludwig , Ashland , D. H. llnincs. James
Jones , S'jnnott , N. 13. Stone and wife , R. D.
Nearing , York , and H. M , Wolf , Culburtsou ,
are at the capital.
Vigor , vitality nnd a healthy appe
tite , imparted by a llttlo Angostura
Bitters every morning. Solo Manufac
turers Dr. J. G. B , Slogort & Sons. At
all druggists.
CurloiiH NuncH : Tor l-iocomotlvc * .
A Port Jervis investigator has learned
that Erie men have a nomenclature for
all kinds of curs nnd anginas , and Unit
these names extend all over the entire
road and branches. "ninok Marias"
are Pennsylvania coal cars , which nro
painted a jet black. The Woollen en
gines with the double cabs are called
"Camel Backs" " "
or "Hog Scaldors.
The various classes of coal cura are
named as follows : Long Johns , Ex
clusive , Standard , Black Marias and
Jimmies. The "Long Johns" are the
gondola-shaped cars with sides , "Black
Marias" are mentioned above , ' 'Ex
clusive" are twenty-ton cars and aroused
used exclusively for the Delaware and
Hudson coal. ' 'Standards'
, are twonty-
fivo-ton cars nnd are the present Erie
standard coal cars , and "Jimmies" are
thu four-wjioolod dumps , of which there
arc but few in use.
EXAMINE BEFORE YOU BUY.
WHEN in a grocer's store you stand And oft the sham is not remote
And cakes of IVORY SOAP demand , From fairest face or whitest coat.
Be careful not to be misled Examine well with careful eye
And imitations take instead , The cake until the name you spy ,
For dealers oft will praises sing And always thus be well assured
Of that which may more profit bring. That lyonv SOAP you have procured ;
Let not your senses clouded be And should a lingering doubt remain ,
' vanish like the darkest stain
Because a snowy cake you see , 'Twill ,
For villainy Is not confined When in the tub on washing day
To darkest colors , bear in mind , That cake of soap is brought in play.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps , each represented to bo "just as good as he ' Ivory M"
they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting it ,
CopyrUI'.t USO , IT Procter it tumble.