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frHE OMAHA DAILY BEE : . ONPAY , SEPTEMBER 9. 1889. THE DAILY BEE. R ROSBWATBB , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINOK THHM8 OK BUIlSClirPTION ; D/itlr / ( Morning Edition ) Including SnniUr Iloo , Ono Ve r . . . . .11000 Tor Fix Months . Bra yor Three Months . . . 2 CO JTh * Omaha Sunday Hoe , mailed to nny rxrtrtreM , Ono Yenr . . . . . . . 2 59 Weekly lice , Ono Ycnr . . . . . . 200 OFFICES. Omaha omcp , Hoe iiulldlnR. N. W. Corner Eorenteentlmna Kara nm Streets. * Culcnpco omen , M7 Koolccrr llulldlnz. I1 Nmr Yorlc Offlco. Ilooma and 15 Tribune ! Rton Office , No. 013 Fourteenth Street. Council lllufTs Office , No. 12 Pearl StrooU Lincoln Oulco. 1029 1'titieet , C011UKBPONDF.NCK. All communications relntlnc to news and nll torlal matter sliould bo addressed to the Kdltor of the Iloo. nOSINHSS LETTERS. All Imslnoss loiters nnd remittances should ho addressed to The lleo Publishing Compnnr , Omahn. Drafts , cheeks and postolllco enters to bo made payable to the order of the company , TliG Bee FnWisliinscSpaiiy , Proprietors , .tUK llulldtng fatnam and Seventeenth Streetg. THIS H13B. Bwnrn Statement of Circulation. Etftto of Nebraska , I County of Douglm. f " " OeorRO II. Tzschuck , secretary of The Ilco Fubllahlng Company , docHRolomulynwcar tlmt ttio actual circulation ot THK UAII.V HKE for ihu week ending September T. ISS'J. was ns tot lows ; Sunday. Bept.l . 1P.S80 Monday. Sopt. 2 . 18,708 Tucfday. Sopt. ii . , . 18.WI1 Wednpndny. Bopt 4 . 1W70 Thursday. Sopt. Ii . 18,74 ! ) J'rldny. Bopt. fl . 18.740 Unturduy , Sept. 7. . 18,011 Average 18.771 QEOHOK I . TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before me and xunscrlbed to In my presence this 7th dny of September , A. 1) . I88U. IHenl. ] tf. p. Kill L. N otnry Public. Btuto of Neurntka , I County of DoiiRlai. f sl Gcnrgo II. Tzschuck , being duly sworn , do- po-e.i nml pays tlmt ho 13 Bocrotary of The nee 1'iiblisliliiR company , that the actual average dally circulation of TUB DAIMT Bur for the month ot September , ls.sc , 18,151 copies ; for Oc tober U8H , 1B.OS4 copies ; for NOTBinpcr , 188K. 18- BNJ copies ; for December , 1388.18,211 copies ; foi January , 1889,18,1.74 , copies ; for February. 1889. JJ OIW copies ; for March , IWfl , 18.8M copies : for April , mi > . iMira copies ; for May. IBTO. IB.irn ) copies ; for June. 18stt. 18.K5H. copies ; for July. IWlt , 18,738copies ; for August. 1MW. lH.Oil copies. < Ho. : ll. TZSCIUICK. Rworn to before mo nnd subscribed lu my presence thlsaist day of August , A. 1) ) . 18W. LSKAU ] N.I' . FKU , Notarv 1'ubllc AI-TKU exposition week the fires will bo lighted under the municipal political pot. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tun great question in the mouths of Washington politicians is , will Tanner resign V _ _ _ _ _ _ fi > WHEN' the grand jury gets down to work a calcium light should bo turned on the county hospital steals. Tun dressed beef commission is now nt Dos Moines , and is moving by easy stages towards Omaha. Lot it como. HE a poor politician who can not got nn invitation to address a county fair or n cuttle show through the state these days. _ A DKNVEU real estate firm-wishes to give away a thousand lots in that place f to Omaha people. The question is whether the lots arc worth the taxes. BAUON PUM.JiAjf knows how to make himself solid with Chicago. Ho has just subscribed for one hundred thou sand dollars worth of world'a fitlr stock. AKK the Oiunha street railway and the electric motor companies to engage in another Murphy-Morcor wrestling match over the right-of-way on Lowe avenue ? Tire commercial ngonciosof the coun try BOO improvement in almost every branch of business. This buoyancy is traced to the certainty of largo crops , nnd there is every reason to believe that-tho fall and winter trade will equal the high expectations of the sanguine business world. Tire secretary of war proposes to treat the subject of desertion from the nrmy exhaustively in his forthcoming report nnd to suggest changes in camp and bar rack Ufa which will make the soldier's lifo more satisfactory. True it is that desertion has become a growing evil in the service and must bo chocked before it demoralizes the whole army. Tni : ecological survey during the month of July made good progress in the survey for the irrigation nnd re clamation of the arid lauds of the west. An area of over three thousand , flvo hundred square miles was covered , and W operations wore carried on in California , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Now Mexico m and Novnda. It is highly probable that the geological department will bo able to lay before congress early In its ses sion u pretty thorough report touching this subject , nnd will demonstrate m whether irrigation on a largo scale Is practicable within the arid regions of the country. I THK report received at the bureau of steam engineering of the navy depart ment from the inspectors oont to San Francisco to test the now cruiser Charleston is somewhat disappointing. On its second and last trial the vessel failed to develop the contract require ment ot seven thousand horse power by three hundred. This will subject her builders to n penalty of thirty thou sand dollars. It is possible , however , that the contractors will ask .for an other trial before tendering the vessel to the government. This is not at all uncommon among the English , where as many as twenty-four testa were re cently applied before a war vessel was accepted by the British government. ALMOST every day report is brought from the Bohring sen that a British senior has boon boarded by an Amer ican rovouuo cutter , its store of skins confiscated and a "prize crow , " consist ing of ono seaman , put aboard the of fender , with instructions to sail the ves sel into sorao American port. Instead ot obeying orders , however , the British poacher either resumes Its sealing depredations or sails away whither it chooses , despite the protest of the "prize crow. " This sort of thing has boon going on for some time , and it looia very much 03 if the British skippers treat the interference of the American revenue outtors with their business as a huge joke. It remains to bo soon how long the Rush will keep up its bloodless conquests before it will receive orders toudopt more stringent measures to protect the sealing grounds. TltrtXO TO SERVE TWO MASTERS. The only defense that the organs of the railroad bosses'1mve 60 far soon fit to mnko In justification ot the plot to foist Oilbort M. Laws upon the people of the Second district us their repre sentative In congress is that Mr. Lnws has boon n man of unimpeachable char- nctor and spotless integrity. As a pri vate citizen , yea. But how-does ho stand as a public officer ? How did ho conduct himself ns registrar of the McCook landofllcoP It is a matter of history substantiated by reports of special agents , Green and Coburn , that high handed frauds and-impostures wore committed by the conjilvanco of the officials of the MoCook land office. The most llngrant of those frauds was per petrated on the very day when the Mc Cook land office toras opened , The special agents who made these charges wore ropubllcans , and therefore their reports can not bo truthfully assailed on the ground.of political bias. While it is true that these offenses worfc sub- ooquontly condoned and whitewashed , every well Informed person in the Second end district knows how the land claims on Stinking Water crook wore pro cured. The conduct of Mr. piws as a member of thO state railroad commission has been even more reprehensible. Helms not only failed to live up to the pledges the republican party made for him , but ho has made the commission tx sham and a farce. When a pubho man considers his allegiance to railroads more bind ing than his oath of office and his ob ligations to the people , ho is not a proper person to represent this state in the national legislature. The trouble with the admirers of Mr. Lawi in the Second 'district is that they hnvo a very low estimate of the standard of public morals. A man may have been a bravo soldier and ho may bo intelligent , sober and in dustrious , but if he has surrendered his manhood and bargained away his Iroo- dom of action for the good will and sup port of corporate monopolies , ho can not bo safely trusted with responsibili ties of public office. A man can not serve tv/'o masters. THEY ARK AELIES. The prohibitionists and liquor sellers of the east are solid allies in opposition to high'llconse. The liquor dealers ot Now York held a convention last week , and among their resolutions was one de claring that "wo are opposed to that at tempt to regulate vrhich seeks by high license to discriminate between the rich and the poor , or against one lo cality. " The prohibitionists of Now York and Massachusetts also held con ventions last week , both condemning high license , these of the lat ter state declaring that "we heartily reject hicrh license as opposed to experience and utterly misleading in its promises. " Thus the extremists join in condemning u policy which is steadily growing in the ap proval and confidence of practical , con servative men. There is another respect in which these antagonistic elements are tight- ing for the same end. That is to defeat tlie-ropublicau party. The Now York liquor dealers' convention was dis tinctly In the interest of Governor Hill , and was so pronounced in this respect that .the governor has disclaimed any desire to pose before. the country ns peculiarly a liquor deal ers' candidate. , The real purpose , howoyor , may not have been to promote his political fortunes so much ad to servo notice on other democratic aspirants and the party generally that in order to secure the liquor support they must be in accord with the policy Governor-Hill has followed. The prohibition party in Now York , as in Pennsylvania and Ohio , intends to direct all its energies for the defeat of the republican candi dates , and is figuring on making large gains , which will bo drawn mainly from the republicans. The Mas sachusetts . prohibitionists passed a resolution roundly denouncing the republican party of that state , and characterizing the party generally as the friend of intemperance. Against those forces , virtually allied so far as the republican party in the states named is concerned , that party , fully committed to a judicious and practicable policy of restraining and controlling the liquor traffic , will need to do vigorous battle. As to Massachu setts and Pennsylvania , republican suc cess may bo regarded as assured , though diminished majorities are to ba expected , but the united efforts of the liquordealers and prohibitionists in New York in the interest of democracy are to bo feared , while in Ohio there is dan ger from prohibition gains draw n from the re publican vote. SENATORS AJfD PACKERS. The refusal of the loading Chicago packers to appear before the senate committee investigating the drowsed beef trade has elicited general news paper comment unfavorable to the packers. The ground of refusal stated by one of them , and doubtless concurred in by all , that the chairman of the committee , Senator Vest , is hostile to Chicago interests , and that therefore the puckers could not oxpnct fair treat ment from him , is not generally re garded aa sound and tenable. The Now York Commercial Advertiser say a of it that it is no reason aUall , and that if the packers believe their busino'ss methods to bo proper and legal the hostility of Mr. Vest was the strongest possible ar gument for mooting the committee and vindicating the dressed beef business from the accusations of its enemies. If there is anything wrong with these methods the refusal to appear before the committee was the surest means of loading to a public disclosure. The Now York I/Vines , whllo expressing the belief that some ot the at tacks upon the drossad-beef ring , so- called , are founded in ignorance and prejudice , says that "at any rate the principle enunciated by Mr. Armour would bo extremely confusing if logi cally carried out. It the witness is to be the final judge of the fairness and judicial quality of the court , the au thority of the subpamu will presently fall into such contempt that that old and useful process will bo abandoned. Moreover , the senate may find u way to make the drosscd-bcof nion of Chicago regret having taken such lofty ground , " There Is much other comment of a llko character. The Chicago Tribune thinks that there Is no warrant for the opinion that the packers took an arbitrary stand , and says : "Tho real question is whether Vest , in his eagerness to servo St. Louis at the oxuonso of Chicago , was not try ing to use the powers ot the committee in an illegitimate manner and for an improper purpose in prying into prl- vato matters and seeking to expose the business affairs of the Chicago dressed boot operators to the Inspection of would-bo rivals. " The 2'nbuno 1ms no fears that the packers will suffer at the hands of congress. The St. Louis press is a unit in re garding the course of the packers as insolent and delimit , and in insisting that It will bo the duty of congress to take notice of it. It may bo unfortunate that Mr. Vest is the chairman of this investigating committee , inasmuch as ho is supposed to Lnvo prejudices to servo , but his selection was made agreeably to pre cedent , and ho represents the will and authority of the United States senate. Furthermore , ho Is but one of several senators conducting this inves tigation , and the refusal of any ono to appear before the committee on the ground that he cannot expect fair treatment because ho believes some member to bo preju diced against his interests is necessarily n reflection upon the fairness and integ rity of the entire committee. Every member of the committee has equal power in conducting the investigation , and the reasonable supposition is that the aim of all of thojn is to * got at the truth. At any rate it is not reasonable to assume that the prejudices of ono would control the opinions of the others , so ns to load them to countenance unfair treat ment , of any witness. It must therefore bo obvious to any unpreju diced person that the position taken by the packers was unwise , and the reason they gave therefor untenable. . They did not claim that the senate had not the right to appoint the coiiimittoo , but simply refused to respect the summons of the committee , for the prolessed rea son that they believed ono of its mem bers to bo prejudiced against them. Their conduct is not justified by such a reason. It is very probable that the senate will take action to vindi cate its authority in this .matter , and it seems highly necessary that it should do so , if investigations by con gressional committees are not to become wholly farcical and fruitless proceed ings. Itmustboconfessedthat they have boon largely so in the past , owing mainly to the failure of congress to en force its authority to inquire into public abuses , but cither such inquiries should bo abandoned or the power to make them be fully carried out. There is a wide public interest in this beef in vestigation which will demand that it shall bo continued until all the facts possible to bo learned are brought out. THE PElflfjlNT IS OURS. The eyes of the American people , or at least tnat great and increasing part of the American people which takes an interest in manly sports , are llxed on the base ball field with absorbing at tention. The contests between the loading nines in the three principal base ball organizations are close and excit ing. Tlie struggle in the Western association has particular interest for Omaha people for the reason that our team occupies first position. The team is almost certain to take the pennant. There are seventeen games more to bo played and if Omaha takes five out of this number the pennant is ours. The remaining regular games to bo played on the homo grounds are only three with Denver , and two postponed ones with Dos Moines. Base ball is now looked upon with favor by almost every element and grade of society. Eastern people are more pronounced in its favor , and cultured Boston is wild over the national pas time. .The leading papers of the Hub gravely discuss the base ball situation from day to day in heavy editorials written by eminent journalists. In Now York a company has been formed to erect a mammoth building in which the game can bo played all winter long. In the National league the fight is close and hot between Boston and New York , with , the chances in favor of the former. The American association presents the most exciting phase. The St. Louis Browns , champions for the past Tour years , have boon overtaken for the first time by the Brooklyn team and there Is a serious question whether the latter \yill not win the contest. In the make-up and material of the different associations , probably the league comes first , with the American association next and the Western a close third. Some local enthusiasts de clare that Omaha has as good a team as any of them , but this is probably not true. It is a fact , however , that wo have decidedly the best team in the Western association , and this is glory enough for the pres ent. In a year or two Omaha may aspire - piro to u place in the League , when n team will bo placed in the field which will win oven greater laurels than are now enjoyed. The managers and play- em deserve the highest praise in thus presenting to the cities of this country the best club in the entire west. The advertisement the oity receives from such a source 'is considerable , in the fact that the scores are printed 'In the loading papers of the country and the standing atyl character of the work done is commented upon by papers throughout the world. Next year the Omaha team will bo further strengthened , and there If no doubt but that wo will carry victory with us in the base ball as well as other fields of amusement and business. THK indorsement of the bankrupt bill introduced by Judge Torroy , of St. Louis , at the adjourned mooting of the national convention of commercial bodies hold at Minneapolis , is likely to bo followed up by the introductipn such u matter iu congress. lu effect thoTorroy bill floes not materially differ from the 01 $ { [ { ported. f < tt passage by the sonata judiciary committee some time ago nnd "Subsequently indorsed by the Amorich'H ' Bar association. For that reason thbffforroy bill will rccolvo a favorable reooptlon In congress and stands a goodychanco ot bocomlnsr a law. The purpose of the Torroy bill is to glvo the UnTlol States district court equity jurisdiction in all cases of bank ruptcy. ThliPfhdicntos that the pro ceedings , nV v far as possible , are to be fcoVorncd by the rules nnd principles- equity , Ignoring both statutory and arbitrary regula tions. Such a law throws into the hand of the judges vast responsibilities , nnd for that reason is liable to abuse should for any reason the courts become corrupt or biased. It is difficult to sco , however , in what way a bankrupt law can bo enacted that shall bo framed for the protection ot commercial interests , as well as for the relief of honest debt ors from their obligations , wlthoul giv ing the United States courts jurisdic tion and the judges the widest latitude in determining cases of insolvency , Tim Increase of between seven nnd eight million dollars In the publio debt during the past two mouths furnishes n pleasing text for the papers whoso po litical capital is in criticising the ad ministration. It certainly is not a fact in which anybody can find gratification. It is an evidence of carelessness or reck lessness in some department which ought not to have been permitted. But it is not so bad ns the critics of the ad ministration would malco it appear. Doubtless the explanation of the ap parent increase is that a disproportion ate amount of money has boon dis bursed , or placed to the credit ot dis bursing officers during the past two months , but ns the disbursements of nil the departments must bo kept for the year within the appropriation made by congress , it will simply happen that loss money will go out in future months. THE leading bankers of the east have not yet given up their idea of forming a "railway investors' trust" to protect their interests against speculative rail road managers. That looks llko fight ing the devil with fire. They AroUcttlnc Together. Cleveland Leader. The way the democrats of Ohio nro get ting together Just now reminds one of a bullterrier - terrier championship cont'dst. - , , An Editor's Ultimatum. St. Jostpli Herald. The millionaires of St. Joseph must Im mediately subscribe at least $3,000,000 toward the world's exposition , or the Herald will lend its aid to bt. Louis. Sittlnc Ball's Honor. G/itcago / Herald. The charge or poisoning preferred against Hon. Sitting Bull * does great Injustice to a gentleman whoso survlccs to his adopted country or , rather , the country which adopted him have always beea marked by entire franknois and the absence of guile. It has never before bebn charged that Mr. Bull assaulted a broth6rnian with any thing except a gun or a Rcalpjnglcnifc. The JUvstery of the Volts. Kansas City Times. Electricity hasn't boon mastered yet by considerable of a plurality. Darwla A. Henry , an expert electrician , was killed In Now York this week almost Instantly by 1,000 volts of au alternating curreat nassirig through his body. Engineer Leahy , em ployed by the same company , had 2,000 volts pass through him. Ho says ho felt as If lie had been bit by a club , but was not seriously Injured. Leahy is a very thin man , Henry was large ana lle.shy. However , it isn't safe oven for tliiu men to experiment largely with the festive volts. A Candid Opinion or Tanner. rhttadtlvMa Prcst ( Rev. ) Commissioner Tanner is more foolish than vicious. Ho shows the bad manners of a spoiled child rather 'than the questionable impulses of willful perversity. His weak ness Is a loose and lawless tongue rather than a bad heart. Ills reproach is a lack of common sense more than a lack of upright purpose. Ho suffers inoro obloquy tbau ho really deserves because his truculent and silly escapades arm his fees and disarm his friends. The result Is that eager and ma levolent criticism magnifies folly into wrong , Whllo williiiL' defense Is halted by bis guuchorie short of the measure of real jus tice. tice.Wo Wo fancy that republican newspapers are not going to waste much strength In taking care of n functionary who shows no strength or sense in taking caru of himself. If Mr. Tanner wants the support which a public of ficer may fairly expect so long as ho moves In the line of his duty , ho must not silence oven friendship by his senseless displays. He must not add to the Issue , whether ho is honest and upright , the further question whether lie has discretion and poise enough to hold any place. Tf ho is going on opening his mouth , and if every time ho opens his mouth ho is going to put his foot in It , tbo conclusion will bo that his footing Is quite as sliupery nnd uncertain as his tonguo. STATE AND TEimiTOflY. Nebraska .Tottloirs. The three ( lour mills at Long Pine ore run ning night and day. The farmers in tuo vicinity of Oliiowa are talking of bulldiiifr'an elevator. The Cass county , republican convention will bo hold at Wcoplhg Water , October 5. Elder M. T. Hutigtl , of Mortonvillo , Kan. , has accepted a call to the Christian church nt Fan-bury. Delinquent personal taxes amounting to 10,000 remain uncollcctcd on the Webster county tax lUt. The corner stone of the now Adams county court house was laid last week with appro priate roremonlcSr Burglars tried .to blow a safe at Stuart tlio other night , but they , broke their drill and failed in their undertaking. Airs. Casta , living near Curtis , shot and killed a UJtceu-nqund badger which was ravishing her chjcken coop. Hedo and Stlna J u'ukor , of Fnlruury , who recently uololmUcfl their goldeif wedding , have forty-three grandchildren. Ctmdron voted down u proposition to Issue $15,000 bonds to pay off the city's ' indebted ness and $5,000 for tbo erection of u city hall. I. E. Chapman , of Lincoln , Is building a grain elevator at Welllleet. Lincoln county , to supply the demands of that now western town. James. Havlland , of North Loup , whllo cleaning a well , fell a distance of over ono hundred feet in a bucket. Ho was badly in jured , hut will recover. Pranlc McConnaughay , a fourtcon-ycar-old boy llvlnir near Superior , was kicked in the face by a vicious horse and severely Injured. He will lose the eight of ono eye. A young From on tor is said to have fleeced professional gamblers of $300 and their watches' and jewelry in a quiet frame of poker. He held four ace ngalnst four Icings. The Lincoln county coramUslonora have submitted a proposition to tbo electors to vote 1150,000 in Dontla to the Missouri Uivcr , North Platte & Denver railroad , on the con dition that the company has the rorul com pleted ana In running order by January ] . 1S90 , no interest to nccruo on the bonds until the roftd Is completed. The Itoil Willow county republicans have nominated the following ticket : Judge , II. W. Keys ; clerk , George W. Hope ; treasurer , Ocorgc Stnrbuok ; sheriff. W. O. McCool ; county commissioner , Stcpnon Bntcs. Coroner Oppormann , of Nomnhn county , vindicates himself from the chnrgo of having burled the body of a floater In the Missouri without holdingnn inquest by ftaylng that ho was noting under special Instructions from the county commissioners. The Grand Island Independent says that until the canning factory closes down for the Reason Its operation will Interfere to a considerable - sidorablo extent with the attondnnco at the public schools , about two hundred persona of school ago being employed therein. EH Parks , a Holt county farmer living near Ewlng , has decamped to prevent arrest on n warrant charging him with criminal nssnulton-two little girls ngod seven nnd nlno years. There Is great Indignation in the neighborhood and If Parks Is captured ho may bo strung up. The Paxton Pilot says that Eva Yntes fell Into n big miring on the Hlrdwood the other day , going In up to her chin just ns the spring was going to bubble , and It throw her straight up nnd she caught on to the limb * of n willow tree that was overhanging the spring and drew herself out. Iowa Hums , Hog cholera Is raging In the vicinity of Urltt. Allison Congrcgatlounllsts are building anew now church , Fort Morrison now has a flno artoMnn well 740 feet deep. Emmotsburg expects to have a population of 10,000 within six years. The Lnthcrnn college nt Dubuque will be dedicated on the 15th inst. Thcro were thirty-one prisoners before tbo DCS Moines police judge ono mornfhg last week. There were 101 arrests In Burlington dur ing August , nearly one-halt of them being for drunkenness. James Hllllary , who locatoiL on what Is now the site of Burlington , In Ufiw , died last week in the suvonty-llfth year of his ago. John O'AIearo , for a numbar of years cm- ployed nt the governor's olllco In the capacity ol clerk nnd stonognfjftior , has been promoted to the position of chief clerk , to 1111 the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of P. H. Bristow. A discussion of the light question has brought about the discovery Hint the Galena band , which was hired to hoip celebrate the occasion when Dubuque began lighting hur streets with gas , iu 1&54 , has not been paid for its services yet. Colonel Ellsworth , who is actively engaged in organizing tno antl-prohibitioimts of the state , has established headquarters in Dos Moincs and will devote all his time and energies to the work ho has undertaken. Ho has visited the various towns nnd cities of Iowa and is convinced that a thorough state organisation of these opposed to the prohibi tion laws can now bo effected. The colonel emphatically declares that there Is no par tisanship in nis organization. The Two Dnlcotna. Duel county farmers complain of too much ram. It costs S20 to use indecent language on the streets of Sioux Fulls. The work of excavating for the new college - logo at Fnrgo Is under way. The water In the river at Bismarck Is eight inches lower than over before. The now seminary at Wosslugton Springs is nearly completed , end the school will open September 17. Kapid City will vote on a proposition to bond the city for the purpose of subsidizing a railroad company. Dwlght L. Mooily , the famous evangelist , will hold meetings in Sioux Falls the ilrst two weeks in October. Liquor is sold without much restraint in Hansom county and a fight will bo made lor high license nt the next election. Frank Stickler , a flfteon-yoar-old bov , liv ing near Wolsoy , had both le s broken by being-run over by a loaded wagon. Several young ladies of Sioux Falls wont on a lark the other evening and appeared on the streets in umlo attire. The 1'ross says they were watched all the time and intimates that if they continue such foolishness they will bo given n chance to explain to ono of the justices why things are tnusly. The supreme court of the territory of Da kota will convene in Yankton on the 23th and 20th of the present month in adjourned ses sion. This will bo the farewell gathering of the territorial supreme court and the last session of the appointed members of that body. It began its existence in that city twenty-eight years ago. Jack Fassold , a Deadwood saloonkeeper , has a leg in n sling and a wife in jail. They have lived together unhappily lor years , and when Fassold made an assault upon the woman she quickly resented It with a thirty- eight calibre six-shooter , sending three bul lets toward him In rapid succession. Only ono took effect , that entering the fleshy part of tbo thigh. Liife In AVyomlnjj. A riding school has been organised by the elite of Choyenno. The Union Pacific shops at Laramie have started on ton hours time for the winter. Tnrco new oil springs have recently been discovered about tifteou miles from Bonanza. A prominent citizen of Carbon county tells the Platte Valley Jjyro that friends of the loto Postmaster Avorill and Cuttle ICato are contributing to a fund to bo used In prose cuting the lynchors. A mare mule belonging to Commissioner Dyer , of Laramie county , has foaled a colt which is alive and well. This Is said to bo the second Instance slnco the world began of a mule bearing a colt. Crook county leads all counties in the ter ritory In the number of cattle returned. It is assessed for 124,110 head. Laramie county is second in cattle and Ilrst in horses , which are given at 14,501 head. Carbon leads in aheeo by a big majority , showing 154,013 head. head.Whllo Whllo Mrs. Nell Harrigan and her two children were crossing a railroad bridge at Hock Springs , they were obliged to drop to the ground , a distance of llfteen foot , to avoid being struck by u passing train. Luck ily they landed In soft dirt , and were not seriously injured. The Buffalo Echo says that Johnson nnd Sheridan counties are forging to the front as corn producers. Scarcely a pound of com meal is now Imported by the merchants of the two counties. Yellow Dent corn is the variety chiefly cultivated , and constant experiments - periments are convincing the farmers that it can bo raised successfully and at a prollt. Master Deforest Richards is probably the only fourtoeo-year-old boy In Wyoming , or possibly in the west , who Is entitled to the credit of having killed u cinnamon bear , says the Douglas Budget. This he did walla out hunting witli his father and Judge Dundy on the head of LnBontu one day lull week. Mr. Ulcliardj also bagged a grizzly whoso strug gles to escape from the cruel jaws of the trap are described In vivid language by that gentleman. The party had blue winged grouse lu camp every day , and untolopo and deer wore plentiful , A Kut I'oHitlon For Dan. Dan Lnmont will probably bo elected president of the Tennessee Coal , Iron and Railroad company , the largest in dustrial corporation in the south , says a Birmingham , Ala. , dispatch. Ex- Governor John 0. Brown , of Tonnossuo , who died about t o weeks ago , was president ot the company. Colonel .7. P. B. Jackson , who In second vice presi dent of the company , returned to-day from Now York. IIo nays the Now York stockholders of the company want La ment elected president , and all the stockholders in this city will vote for him. John A. Inman , of New York , who is a large stockholder , is backing Lament for the placeA mooting of the directors will bo hold , iu about ten days to elect a president. The Tonnes- Goal , Iron and Railroad company owns over $ a,000,000 worth of property in and around tins city. The olllco of president pays a salary of $10,000 , a your. Angostura Bitters restores the appetite - tito aud cures Indigestion when all else falls. Manufactured by D. J. G. B. Slo- gert & Sous. At all druggists. EVERYTHING II READINESS. The fair nt Lincoln In Apple Flo Ordor. A GRAND AND VARIED DISPLAY , The Trndos Turnout lltnrndny Even * Ing ISiiinnalpntinit CclebrAllott jTonn' ' * Tournament A Lmfoor Cnnvoutlon. opTitBUuA.ti4.Uaa. ) 1023 P STIIBET. V LINCOLN , Sopt. 8.1 Preparation work continued at the exhibi tion grounds throughout the day. The cease less activity there hardly impressed otio with the fact that Sunday had como. Deft fingers jmd plenty of workmen brought order out of" chaos , nnd before night the manage- nicntgpf the stnto fair and exposition an nounced that everything was In readiness for the formal opening which takes placq to morrow morning. The exhibit of 1839 is beyond anything of the land ever soon In the stato. The boast of the state board of ngriculturo 1ms not been an empty ono in this regard. The day was a busy ono nt the grounds. This wns especially the case at Agricultural , Floral and Art halls. Exhibitors were put ting the odds nnd ends of tbolr exhibits to gether , nnd shaping things generally so as to catch the eye of the sightseer and especially the premium man. Agricultural mm Floral halls show up the rlcnncsa of Nebraska's soil. Field nnd or chard mid pardon nro all represented. Art hull is upon u higher piano than the ono of hist year. The stalls and pens are full of as Una n dlsnlay of stock ai has over boon collected together In any state of the west. InUoed , it would bo hard to surpass the stock exhibit anywhere. Tim horses , roadsters and draft , nro the marvel even of horsemen. Standard bred vattlo also form u.i attraction Unit will provo u drawing ono during the week , nnd the admirers of hogs and sheep can feast their eyes. The numberless implement halls nro filled with articles , both ornamental nnd useful. A good many visitors were on tlio grounds during the day , and an accident occurred that nearly cost a young Indv hur life. As Miss Ollio McUco , who resides'at 1125 U street , was entering the grounds in her phaeton hur horse became frightened and ran away. Miss McQoo was thrown from the buggy , and It Is feared that she sustained internal injuries , lu any event , three ugly gashes were cut In her head and her back was bruised considerably. She wns uncon scious when picked up. ' A physician was promptly called who dressed her wounds , when olio was removed to bur homo , and nt this hour BIO Is said to bo resting easy. * K ( | < ilno Jumbo. Among the attractions on the fair grouuds Is the largest horse on earth. Ho was bred near Toronto , Canada , flvo years ago , and Is owned and exhibited by W. T. Lundy. The horse is 83 inches in height , 34X inches across the hipi , 11 feet and four Inches in length mid weighs 2,71)0 ) pounds. No visitor should leave the grouuds without seeing this wonderful horse. Madame Maraniotto arrived last evening with Woodlawn and her famous double driv ing team. She will exhibit Woodlawn every day during the week on the track. On Wednesday , Thursday nnd Friday she will show the temper and speed of her roadsters , The ostriches will ba on hand to-morrow. It is expected that they will provo ouo of the greut attractions of the fair. Tlio Trniloi' Display. The trades' display on Thursday ovonmg of this week , promises much In the way of attractions. The committees having it in charge are wonting like boivors and they are assisted by aa enthusiastic ] public. All the railroads will make displays. The arches are all In position and are being painted and decorated. The business bouses along the line of march will bo handsomely Illumi nated. Four local bands aud ouo from out side have been engaged to do service In the parade. The llreworlts have arrived , 500 torches have been secured aim will bo loaned to organizations who desire to enter the p i- rado. The butchers , 100 strong , have al ready announced their determination to at tend. The flambeau club and drum corps will bo on hand , as will the traveling men In handsome uniforms. Hurry S. Hotchklss , the grand marshal , has issued an order outlining the line of march which ho says will bo followed to the letter. It is as follows : The parade will start from Twenty-seventh and O streets , movinc west on O to Eleventh , north to U , west to Tenth , south to Q , west to Ninth , soutn to O , east to Eleventh and south to J , where the parade will disband. The marshals of tbo divisions are requested to moot at McBrldo's ofllco , under Capital National bank , on Monday afternoon ut 3 o'clock , to complete arrangements for tbo parado. Headquarters will bo established at the Capital hotel Wednesday morning nnd re main until the close of tlio parado. All parties wishing to ptaco floats and who have not already reported are requested to do so , when they will bo assigned to places. This will save time and avoid confusion Thursday night. The state board agiiculturo , with the state and county ofllcers , will review the parade from tbo balconies of tbo Capital hotel. The Ton 11 In Toimtuiimnt. The tennis tournament will begin oa the ground * In this city Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock , and it is exnectcd to continue for three days. The prize In , the singles will bo a Rlocum racket , contributed by Spaldlng , of Chicago. The prize in the doubles will bo two Wright & Ditsou's sears special rackets , ono by Scbmolzcr & Son , of Kansas City. The cvont is looked upon by the young people of this city us ono of great social im portance. Hastings will bo represented by O. O. Smith nnd P. L. Yootnon. The Elwood Lawn Tennis club will send W. Q , Doano and A. Guion ; Kearney by L. C. ICocli and S. Y. Osborn. A number of entries from other cities are expected. Lincoln will bo represented by C. C. Burr , F. L. Sheldon , Hal Nontian , H. C. Young , Frank S. Burr and S. L. Goisttmrdt. The Emancipation Celebration. The colored people of this cltv have deter mined on properly coloorating Emancipation day , September 23. For a loiitr timu the col ored people have boon undecided as to what particular day they should observe. The 1st of August , the 4th of August and ono or two other days commemorative of events of peculiar interest to the race , but which hap pened In other counties , have been celo- crated , but no distinctively American day has been hit upon. Tlio Lincoln peoplebo liovu that the day on which Lincoln issued bis preliminary proclamation Is tlio most lit- tlng and they imvo selected it , Tlio tallow ing committee has been appointed to solicit aid in malting this celebration a success ; Messrs. S. Grant , Elder Wilson. Captain Ueorgo Mutiaul , Major Moore , F. C. Albert. The Lialinr 1'lciilc. Cusbraan park witnessed to-day on ad journed meeting of Labor day. Owing to the rain of last Monday the plunlo part of the programme was left , out entirely and the picine to-day was intended to maku up for this loss. Two train loads of the jolly pic nickers wont out and the grounds have not soon a happier or pleasunter party. The principal foatura of tlio afternoon exercises was the addresses inudo b/ Judge P. O. Cus- aidy , B. S. Littlelield , J. H. Craddook , S. U. Kent , F. L. Loyton , It. W. Maxwell , Mr. Scott , the "Hayseed orator , " and others. Tliooo addresses wcru nil to the point , the orators struoK from the shoulder , and us the audience was In entire sympathy with the speeches the aoplausa was generous and en thusiastic. This is the first of a Borien of labor picnics that will bo hold occasionally until the close of the season. Tlio "Mnooln" W. C. T. U. The "Lincoln" W. C. T. U. hold Its annual meeting yesterday , and the following ofllcers were elected ; President , Mrs. J , H. Mochott ; recording secretary , Mrs. A. lloborta ; assist ant , Mrs. Ilogoj corrMponllnt ? secretary. Mrs. Hello O. BIgolow : treasurer , .Mrs. 1 > . O. King. The following delegates were elected to the county convention which mcoU Monday nt 0 n , m. , nt "tho Anbury M. K. church , West Lincoln ! Mcsdamos JJlpelow , Ivors , Wilson , Stolltnan. Hoge , Sylvester nnd Floyd . To the district convention , which moots at Syracuse , September IS nnd 19 : Mcsdames Mochott , Buchaian , ICIng , llogo nnd Syl vester. On Tuesday Mrs. Celsto May , of Nelson. the state superintendent of the "Y'n , " will bo In the city nnd It is hoped to bo nblo to arrange n meeting. Elder Nownnn , of the Christian uluiroh , wns naked to repeat his address on"Pornlclous Lltornturo , " so that the union might attend In n body. The union will bo represented on the state fair grounds. _ A Labor Convention. A labor convention will bo hold nt the Con * tral trades union hall , ovorUakcr's clothing store on O street , Tuesday evening , for the purpose of nominating candidates for the various county ofllces to bo filled nt the com Ing November election. It N Intended that this convention shall bo thoroughly repre sentative m Its character , nnd every trades man , laboring man , farmer or other person who is In sympathy with the cause is Invited to attend and participate In the deliberations. Cltv N'-\vs mid iN "Moyba it Is nil right , nnd maybe It Isn't , " said n prominent citizen this morning , "but It scorns to mo In very bad Usto to allow the salooons , meat mitrkuts nnd ether business places to scrub their rooms Sunday morning nnd flood the sidewalks with iho accumu lated lllth. It this tilth must bo sent out over the sldownlk and into the gutters , lot It bo done nt ni ht. and not pollute the streets on n bright Sunday inornliiK. It seems that It would bo much bolter to turn this dirty water Into the sewers ( rom the interior of tbo building. The footpads , who nlwnys follow the crowd , are horn and will stay nil wcolc. They would remain if the cit.v had ono hundred police , and each man with the combined ac tivity ami energy of the cntlra nrcsont force , therefore the publio will do well to bo nn their guard. Last evening about 3 o'clock Mrs. L. F. Hegnlor had her purse stolen by two scoundrels who sought the cover of night to assault and rob a defenseless woman. In deference to tlio publio sentiment of this city , which is decidedly against it , the Eden Museo people made no attempt to open to-dnv , although they had previously an nounced that Uioy would do so. Miss Blanche Hiirgrcaves wns ton years old , yestordiiv , and the nvcnt was moat prop erly observed by her and all hur friends and relations. She is especially proud of the irow and handsome doll which Grandpa and Grandma , Blair sent down to grace the occa sion. Ike Hill , one of the most prominent travel ing mon who malto the South Platte country , was In the city to-day visiting old friends and acquaintances. Ike formerly lived uuro , but about two years ago ho moved to Holdrogo , where ho has slnco resided. Lincoln's now conservatory of music is an nounced to open October 1. The Lincoln Humane society is making itself - self felt for good. An ngcnt of the society caused the arrest yesterday afternoon of John Schmidt , a butcher employed at. Coylo & Smith's , 1218 O btreet , forcruol treatment of a calf. Curds are out announcing that oa Thurs day evening. September 12 , Mr. Paul F. Clark and Miss May Roberts will bo married At the homo of the bride's mother , at 124 South Thirtieth street. The funeral services over the remains of the Into Dr. J. H. KncD , took olaco nt the residence of Dr. H. S. Grimes , 723 South Tenth street. Word was received ycstorday at the bish op's house of the death of Hov. Father H. M. Uoth , formerly in charge of the German Catholic church in thi city. His death oc curred in Philadelphia lust Thursday , and resulted fro ; : : consumption. Charles Thornberg lost u thumb yesterday while at vork on the new bbllcr house on tl-o university campus. The reception yesterday afternoon nt the residence of Dr. Charlotte Norton , given iu honor of Mrs. Qulnton , president of the Na tional Indian Aid association , was well at tended by the ladles of tins city. The time parsed most pleasantly , aud Mrs. Qulnton guvo a running informal talk on Indian affairs that was both interesting nnd in structive. This evening she nddrcssed a large audience at the First Congregational church on her favorite topic , "The Indian. " The funeral of John H. Strubbo , lute pri vate in company H , Fourth Ohio cavalry , took place ut ! l o'clock this afternoon from the corner of It and Second streets. The old soldiers turned out and g vo him a soldier's funeral. Miss Lillian Sterling , stump clone nt tlio postonlcc , greeted her many f Hondo most cordially at the stamp window this morning , after u week's visit to her sister , Mrs. R. G. Gund ry , at Topelca. William G. Smytho. of the Kearney Enter prise , Is at the Capital hotel. S. H. Hobb , B. E. Fonn and W.O. Bryant , of Omaha , and Thomas Fillar. of Fullerton , are guests of the Capital hotel , HIS SECRET ? THE GRAVE. Death of the Only Alan Who Could Make Aluminum I'rom Clny. The manasroi' of the American Aluml num. company , Fred .T. Seymour , died in this city lost Friday , and the secret of making ulumimim died with him , says a Findlay , O. , disnatch to the New York world. Uo was the inventor of processes by which this valuable metal could ba profitably extracted from com mon clay , and had put his invention into practical use. About four years ago , as the result of years ol experi ments , F. J. Suymour , then a citly.cn of Detroit , Bocnrod patents covering pro cesses for the manufacture of aluminum. He had little dilllculty in inducing oupl- tal to take hold of the enterprise , and American Aluminum company , witli General Russell A. Algor as president and Senator Palmer , of Michigan , as vice president. The discovery of natu ral gas in this city caused the location of. the laboratories here Expensive re torts and valuable machinery were con structed , and the manufacture was be gun on a largo scale , and proved so suc cessful that largo quantities of the metal were placed on the Jmarkot at a large prollt on the investment. The procebu , although patented in nearly all of its points , has boon kept a religious secret , and no ono has over boon ponnittod to penetrate the mys teries' surrounding It. A Hftoon foot picket fence surrounds the building ) ) , with its gates doubly padlocked. From remarks made by the ohomlnts and ether employes ut different tlinon it in gathered that the clay , after being ground in water and treated with vari ous chemicals , is treated to a heat of ] ,500 degrees in largo retorts , until it has become thoroughly fused. When it has reached the crowning temperature - turo tlio precious metal Is aopuratod from the nuibs by the addition of a cur tain chemical in spuoillo quantities , but the name tiud ntituro of this chemical is notdtscloncd in the lottorn patent , nor has anyone employed about the works over discovered it. It is this se cret that has gene down Into the grave with F. .L Seymour. It had boon his invariable custom to await the critical moment when the lluld mass had roaohod fho right stngo , nnd then all the employes were excluded from the room , the doors wcro locked , and all alone ho wont through the mysterious processes of tfio laboratory , adding a chemical that no ono knows the nuino of , has never teen , and in quantities that cannot even bo guessed at. Ilia death cnmo as the result of a paralytlo etroko , from which ho never recovered consciousness , BO that on his doatli-btd ho had no opportunity of revealing the all-Impoi taut secret , The stockholdoru of the company uro undotormlnod what to do under the peculiar clrcuiiiatuncu.s * in which they are placed , but will prob ably give somn of their chomla'u full Buopu to endeavor to rediscover the lost secret.