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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 25 , 1889 ,
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IN the rush for the big plums in the
cojnty building , the matter of justices
of the pence should not bo overlooked ,
Tin : county commissioners maintain a
significant silence on the hospital job.
" 'My olTonso is runk , it sinolls to
heaven. "
Mir. SULLIVAN-IIUH probably scon the
evil results of talking1 too much and la
now BUDposcd to bo making a still hunt
for the olllco ho dosircs.
democratic papersaro very much
disbutisllod with jtho present adminis
tration because it doesn't furnish them
something to be satisfied with.
OMAHA can show the visiting' bankers
acollection of magnificent bank build
ing's , nut-passing in elegance , conven
ience and solidity those of any city of
equal population on the continent.
OKLAHOMA has had an election ; also
a riot. They occurred at the same time
and place. Oklahoma's desire for a
higher plane of civilization has a wide
uncultivated Hold for its attainment.
has not yet lost hope ,
lie thinks the republican majority will
prove unmanageable and that Franco
will soon ho calling him to power. In
the meantime ho will atny in London
nnd listen intently.
TIIK anti-prohibition society recently
organized in Iowa expects to have at
least forty thousand members within
the next six months. The sooioty can
surely count on the support of those
Omaha gentlemen who visit Lake Man-
awa every Sunday for spirituous ro-
froshment.
Tin : Marquis of Londonderry thinks
that twenty yoats of coercion would
pacify Ireland , if ttm worthy scion of
the Oastloroatjh family will study the
history of Ireland from the time of
( Jromwoll , in 1015 , to the present ho
will find that twenty years of any kind
of policy will not pacify Ireland while
England rules her. The pacification of
Ireland is a problem as dilllcult of solu
tion ns squaring the circle.
Tim advocates of the Missouri-Ivor
as a dumping ground for the surplus lu
the national treasury have some active
rivals. The San Antonio Daily Liyht ,
wreathed in huge blue pencil marks ,
has invaded this section in search of
supporters for a deep water hurbor
scheme. ' The Light sputters fitfully for
aa appropriation and insinuates that
the Gulf of Mexico possesses every
facility for absorbing the troublesome
, , balance in the national treasury , and all
the balances for years to come.
IT Is reported that Now York intends
to bo fiulocted as the location of the
world's fair by distributing her money
among the congressmen whore it will
do the most good. Now York is very
dull if aho thinks Chicago has not an
ticipated all that. While Chicago is
doing the right thing in the fair mat
ter , Hho can , if necessary , discount her
rival in performing tricks that are
dark. She did it in capturing the loca
tion of the last national republican con
vention.
Till ! vigorous denunciation by the
National Firemen's association of over
head wires , particularly thoao carrying
high potential currents , possesses now
Interest for the people of Omaha. The
change from horse power to electricity
on street car lines , added to the motor
lines already In operation , will cover
the principal streets ot the city with a
network of wires nnd jeopardize life
nnd limb , An underground system of
motive power is out of the question. It
has been trlod in a number of cities in
the west , and not only failed , but in
creased the electrical dangers tenfold ,
No relief from this over-present danger
can bo hoped for until the storage bat
tery system is perfected and the weight
of such batteries reduced to a mini
mum , so that every car can curry Us
power of propulsion within u. moderate
epace.
cosaitEss.
Very little nttontfon has boon given
to the international monetary congress
which motln , Paris September 11. Of
course nothing wns expected of the con
gress but nn expression of opinion , und
oven in-thls rcspocttho result was dis
appointing' . It wns attended by some
of the nblest ilnnncSora nnd economists
in Europe , but as to the chief problem
they met to consider tlmt of blmctallsm
It wna loft ns fnr from solution ns be
fore the congress assembled. So fnr
ns nppcars the 'congross mndo no spe
cific uggcstfon or roconunondntion ,
nnd it sopms plnin thut 'the delegates
of neither Gront Britain nor Germany
could offer nny hppo that their rospoe-
tivo governments would innka nny departure -
parturo from their present nttituao re
garding n double monetary standard.
If there has boon , us'claimed , nny de
cided change in public opinion in
Europe favorable to a double standard ,
prouf of it is not to bo found in the re
sult of the deliberations of the Paris
monetary congress.
There wns ono utterance from this
conference , howovcr , sulllclontly nota
ble to bo worthy of more than passing
attention. The president , M. Mngnin ,
who is n senator und governor of the
Bank of France , said : "If the United
States repeal the Bland bill , if the
Latin union is declared at nn and , the
debasement of the white as regards the
yellow inotal will no longer have nny
limit , There would than bo n terrible
monetary and commercial crisis in the
whole world. " The friends of silver will
find n great donl of oncourngomont
in this observation of ono of the lend
ing economists of Europe , which con
cedes that it is the policy of the United
States regarding silver which has pre
vented a universal crisis , and indicates
the necessity of continuing that policy
in order to avert flnnnciul nnd commer
cial disaster. The question is naturally
suggested whether the good accom
plished by the American monetary
policy would not bo increased by the
enlargement of that policy. This is
the question wnich the next congress
will bo called upon to consider nnd
answer.
The impression prevails at Wash
ington that the president and secretary
of the treasury will not recommend any
change from the existing policy rogard-
injr silver. The views of the secretary
nro well known to bo unfavorable to in
creasing the coinage , nnd there is no
reason to doubt that the president
agrees with him. It is doubtless safe to
assume that their Influences will bo used
to maintain tlie present policy , but
'
it is less certain that it
will bo effective. It is bo-
lloved that in the fifty-first congress the
silver men will bo in stronger force
than in any congress for a number of
years , and they will bo stimulated to ex
traordinary efforts by n more general
popular demand for increasing the coin
age ot silver than has existed before
for years. There has boon developed ,
in the west particularly , a greatly en
larged public interest in this matter ,
which will make itself strongly felt
in congress , and it is believed the
south will bo found in greater
sympathy with the policy of in-
crcniilng the coinage of silver. This
has reference , of course , to the house ,
there having boon no changes in the
senate to increase the strength of the
silver men in that body , and it is the
probable opposition of the senate to any
change of policy that the silver men
have more to fonr than the influence of
the president nnd secretary of the treas
ury.
Obviously the United States must con
tinue to pursue its own way regarding
stiver. Although there has boon some
growth of popular sentiment in
Europe favorable to a double stan
dard , the capitalistic classes appear to
bo as firm nnd unanimous as they have
over boon ngainst n change from the
single- standard , and they are all-power
ful with the governments. Germany
may in time bo persuaded that the wel
fare of her people would be promoted
by a double standard , but that time is
remote , while Great Britain will never
consent to btmotnlism so long as she
remains a creditor nation. In this
nmtlor the United Stntes cannot do
otherwise thnn pursue n policy of abso
lute independence ) .
SMELTING IN THE EAST.
The closing Insl. week of the smelting
works of E. Buibach & Sons , at Newark ,
N. J. , indicates that the silver
relining industry cannot bo profitably
carried on at n point more than two
thousand miles distant , from the ere
producing districts of this country.
The Now"York , Times attempts to lay
the bliuno for the suspension of the
Newark works upon the secretary of
the treasury. The pnpor states "That
the instructions issued by the treasury
department with rosoect to the im
portation of silver-lead lluxing ores
from Mexico wore almost as valuable
to the Colorado carbonate ring nsn de
cision in their favor on the main
question would have been. Such n de
cision'which ; is still expected in the
west , could hardly have had n more in
jurious olTcct upon this Nownrk linn ,
for the flnn appears already to have
boon driven out of business , while the
largo Hum invested by it in the works is
idle and may bo wholly lost. This
money was invested because the firm
rolled upon the government to sustain
a ruling that had repeatedly boon
alllrmod , ' and undof the shelter of
which u considerable industry had been
developed. The loss of E. Dulbaoh &
Sons will bo the gain of the
combination of Colorado cnrbonato
mines in which Mr. iMuino has n
pecuniary interest , but wo do not sup
pose that the injured smelters in New
ark will find nny consolation in this. "
The only consolation which the New
ark concern aan derive from nny source
is that tholr location for the business in
which they attempted to permanently
engage had grown to be too far from
the source of supply and nn inability to
successfully compote with nhuilur insti
tutions located in close proximity to'tho
mines. The Newark smelter was the
oldest of its kind in the United States ,
and while it had no rivals to contend
with , Its operations wore successful ,
The Binelter at this city created a com
petition. Omaha is Qfteuu hundred
miles nearer the source of ere supply
than Newark. The difference between
the cost ot hauling crude ores that dls-
tnnco would nlono eventually hnvo
closed the Newark smelter. The busi
ness of the Omaha works has steadily
increased , while that of the Now Jersey
plant hns ns stondily fnllon nwny , The
nttompt of the Times , to give a po
litical tinge to the fnlluro ot
Balbach & Sons Is puorilo. It
is true that some time since treas
ury agents on the border between
this country nnd Mexico were instructed
by the secretary of the treasury to iinko
closer inspection of lead ores-bocauso it
was bollovod that silver ores were
brought into the United States under
the guise , of lead without paying the
proper duty attaching to thorn. It
could hardly bo expected that the sec
retary of the treasury would counten
ance manifest violations of the revenue
laws to subserve the interest of any in
dustrial establishment.
irO.ir.AW SUFFRAGE AY THE NEW
STATES.
Not the lenst important question
which the pcoplo of the now states will
determine next Tuesday is whether
women shall bo given the right to vote
and hold ofllco. In nil these states the
suffragists obtained recognition in some
form , nnd they naturally await the
vnrdlct of the popular judgment with n
great deal of anxious interest. It does
not appear that the advocates of suf
frage for women are nggrosaivoly nctlvo
in the cnampaign of any of , the new
states , but they nro doubtless doing a
great deal of quiet work , the effective
ness of which can only bo known when
the votes are counted. It is the best
opportunity the suffragists have had ,
nnd it is to bo presumed they are not
neglecting it.
The constitution of South Dakota
grants women school suffrage , and pro
vides that the first state legislature
shall submit the question of full woman
stiff rage to the voters. The constitution
of North Dakota provides that women
may vote for nil school officers nnd on
nny question pertaining to school matters -
tors , and may bo eligible to
any school olllco. It also pro
vides that any legislature may extender
or restrict suffrage , to take effect when
ratified by the voters. The Montana
constitution contains this provision :
"Upon all questions submitted to * the
vote of the taxpayers of the state , or any
political division thereof , women who
nro taxpayers , and possessed of the
qualifications for the right of suffrage
required of men by this constitution ,
shall equally with men have the right
to vote. " The Washington constitu
tion grants school sullrago to women ,
and submits full woman suffrage as a
separate article to bo voted on along
with the constitution.
Predictions regarding the result of
the voting on this question can have
but little value. The concessions made
to the suffragists by the constitutional
conventions of the now states wore only
secured after a hard struggle , and the
votes lu all the conventions wore very
clobo , a largo minority in every cas > o
being opposed to granting suffrage to
women. The suffragists could certainly
have no more favornblo Hold to work in
than the now states , and if they fail in
these they can hnrdly hope to succeed
elsewhere. '
THE CITY HALL STONE.
It is to bo hoped that the council
will roach a decision with regard to the
color and quality of the stone to bo used
in the superstructure of the city hall
building without further delay.
In the first place Mr. Coots should
not bo loft in mid-air with nothing
moro than a moro resolution of the
council to proceed with the work. Ho
should have a contract , duly signed by
the mayor , with specific provisions as
regards the material ho should use and
time-limit when the building should
bo under roof.
In the next place , Mr. Coots should
know within the next forty-eight hours
what stone is required for the supor-
btruoturo , so that ho can make bis con
tracts for it with the quat-rymon , nud
begin on the basement walls uoxt wool ; .
If the council cannot find time at its
regular meeting to roach a conclusion
as fogrrds the stone , a special or ad
journed mooting should bo hold to dis
cuss the merits of various building
stones and arrive at a choice. In any
event the architects should bo con
sulted ns to the color and quality of the
stone tlioy would recommend.
r ELECTIONS.
To the Editor of Tun USE : Will you kindly
answer the following questions regarding
the holding nnd conducting of primary elec
tions ;
Can primary elections bo hold In one place
In each ward only , or can they bo held In
different localities In u ward ?
Must n list bo kept of parties voting or
uotlUnder
Under whose direction can primary elec
tions bo hold )
Between what hours in the day must the
polla bo open ?
If two polls are running nt a primary elec
tion , ns was the case in'Now York the other
day , who decides which is the ticket elected I
X.
The rogulntion of primary elections
is left with the regular committees of
the respective parties. The intent of
the law is to prevent fraudulent voting.
Committee * ) can designate ono or moro
pplllng nhicos In ouch ward , appoint
three or more judges nnd clerkswho are
required to take tlio oath administered
at regular oloctioiiH. They must make
n record of all votes cast , und in case of
challenges they are required to admin
ister nn outh , compel the voter to swonr
that ho is a qualified elector in the warder
or district , and rouko record ot the an
swers to all questions propounded.
Fraudulent voting1 at primaries ia a peni
tentiary offonsu. Fraud and dishonesty
in making the returns subjects
the judges nnd clerks to u line of $500 or
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
onu year , or both. The polls must be
opened nt 12 m. and close at 7 p. in.
It is impossible for two rival polls to
bo run nt ono place. The polling place
designated by n party committee cannot
bo changed , except by that commlttoo ,
nnd any aOmpt of outsiders to open a
rival poll renders the participants liable
to arrest.
The law applies to primaries 111 cities
of the motrofofflnn , first anfl second
classes , nnd tti rp ot-o South Omaha ns
well ns Omnhn-'Hs'Subjcct to its provis
ions.
A SmilWtt MISTAKE.
The rumor tlmt Secretary Proolor is
considering n reduction in the garrison
of Fort Mcado , Dak. , with n view to its
speedy abandonment , la ono which ,
while possibly baseless , should attract
the immediate Attention of Nebraska's
congressional delegation.
No moro serious mlstnko from a mili
tary BtntuljioiVit ) , could nt present bo
committed thnn the abolition ot the
largest post which gunrds the Sioux reserve -
servo , nnd protects the Nebraska fron
tier. With Forts Ilobinson and Nio-
brnrn , Fort Monde forms ono of n chain
of posts which encircles the great Imliaii
reservation on its northwestern border ,
nnd gives assurance of safety to the settlers
tlors under its shadow and promise of
future guardianship to the thousands
who will shortly pour into the fertile
valleys of southern Dakota. It was es
tablished after the opening of the Black
Hills ns n sentinel post , nnd its mission
will not bo completed until 28,000 of the
most vicious of the Indians of the plains
are taught the arts of peace.
As tv cavalry post of ton companies
Fort Meade id a heavy consumer of
Dakota grain and Nebraska corn , and
furnishes a local market to the sur
rounding country. It is valuable to
both states from a commercial ns well as
from n military standpoint. It is well
built , commodious nnd cheap of mtilu-
tonanco. It is available * for retention
on grounds of economy as well as on
that of necessity.
The policy of concentrating the army
into largo garrisons in close proximity
to great cities is doubtless the coining
programme of the war department. It
has many excellent reasons , to recom
mend it and will bo generally endorsed
under proper conditions. But such
conditions exclude the abandonment of
posts needed for the protection of life
and property and essential for years to
como to such nssurnnco of personal
safety which must precede the settle
ment of the frontier.
The nbnndonmont of Fort Mcndo
would bo a serious blow to the pros
perity of South Dakota , a menace to her
pioneers and a threat which would bo
certainly felt in northwestern Nebraska.
TUB iron manufacturers of Now Eng
land , who want free coal and iron ores
in order to preserve their industries ,
get no encouragement from the manu
facturers of Pennsylvania. The secro-
turvof the iron and steel association
informs thorn that if the relief they re
quire should bp granted them , it would
bo attended by reduced duties on their
finished iron and stool products. In
other words , if congress should give the
iron and stool manufacturers of Now
England aclmnco to continue business by
removing the duty from raw materials ,
Pennsylvania would demand reprisal
in the form of reduced duties ou finished
products. And the sect-alary of the
iron and stool association suggests that
there is nothing for Now England man
ufacturers to do but to keep on in the
present channels , doing the best they
can with such natural ad vantages as that
section possesses. But to do th's is to
invite ultimate ruin. The ii-oa indus
tries of New England have declined
forty per cent during the last tea years
nnd very few of them are now profit
able. They have reached the stage
whore they must have frco raw
materials or go to the wall. The greedy
manufacturers of Pennsylvania would
lot thorn perish , although in their dis
aster nil the rest of the country must
suffer. The Now England manufactur
ers will not , however , bo driven from
their purpose by the counsels or throats
of their Pennsylvania competitors , and
they will hnvo the support of a very
considerable body of the people outsldo
of Pennsylvania. The relief they ask
is reasonable , necessary and in the gen
eral interest , and their demand
will bo widely sustained. The
issue thus made is likely
to give added interest to the subject of
tariff revision in the next congress and
the result may have an important
political inlluoncu. The great interests
at stake may not hesitate to abandon
past party affiliation if that shall np-
poaito bo the only way to self-preserva
tion.
Tim canvass for the spoakorship of
the republican house of representatives
has opaned and promises to bo a lively
and nn interesting ono. The entry
into the lists of Major .John M Carson ,
for seventeen years a leading newspaper
correspondent at Washington and at
present Mr. G. W. Chllds' representa
tive at the national capital , adds now
zest to the raco. Major Carson wns a
gillunt soldier during the war. Ho is a
gentleman of the highest character and
a journalist , of distinguished ability.
'Offered the position of assistant secre
tary of the treasury under General Garfield -
field , ho would probably have occupied
that ofllco except for the accident of
the president's death. Fora longtime
clerk of the housp committee of waysand
means , ho is admittedly the bebt posted
journalist in Washington on the rules
of crtngress nnd the traditions of procedure -
coduro in the houso. In addition ho is
in sturdy and vigorous health , amply
able to give his time and attention to
the duties of the position. The selec
tion of Major darnon would bo a lilting
recognition of n quarter of a century of
hard work for''tho ' ' party in important
and responsible ppditioiiB , of nn actlvo
nnd reliable moulder of public opinion
ana of n courteous nnd popular gentle
man. In lulditioii it would bo n hund-
Bomo compliment to the press of tlio
country and ono which would bo con
sidered as Buch by the organs of the re
publican party everywhere , among
whom Major Carson is well known and
highly respected for his reliability und
integrity.
Plonuy Talku.
CMcaoo Keti't.
The great American dollar bill U making
some ntrong arguments In favor of Chicago's
claim to the world's fair.
Well Ooat-rved.
The appointment of Judge Oroff as com
missioner of the general land ofllco U a well ,
deserved honor for the stale and the man.
His ability U unquestioned , and his famil
iarity with the interests nnd necessities of
the great west render him competent to tho.
dlnohnrga ot his duties. Senator Paddock
nnd the Nebraska delegation at largo did
good work In securing thin appointment.
ChlcriRo nail the Ladles.
Chicago Ttmtt ,
A woman was given tlio freedom ot the
city of Dublin tlio other day for the first
time In mnpy yonrf , They have nlwnys Imd
the freedom ot this city , und , want's moro ,
they always will , bless 'em I
The GoToriHir'n Dooltllnc ; Vote.
Clilraga Tribune ,
Governor Lowry , of Mississippi , has not
yet given his consent for John L. Sulllx-an's
congressional candidacy. Let the friends of
democracy's coming champion bcnr this In
mind.
_ _
Contrary to tlio Itoooril ,
St.niifa Glnbc-Dtmncrat.
"Party honesty Is party expediency , " says
Mr. Cleveland. But ho can never porsundo
the democrats to adopt a theory so violently
opposed to tlielr record and training.
Dnluc Illin a Service.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The republicans la Ohio nro not tryhig to
win democratic votes. They ohargo C'andl-
date Campbell with being in the uay of nn
English syndicate to purchase all the
breweries In America. This ought to make
Campbell flolld with his party.
Stulsrnotlon.
Oal.land 'mfrjiemlenf.
Judge Lewis A. Groff , of Omaha , has
been appointed commissioner of the general
land ofliec. This nomination gives satisfac
tion among both democrats and republicans.
A western man is unquestionably better
iluallQod for the position.
Bo Just ns AVoli ns Generous.
Tno plain duty of the nation Is , as It has
been , to see thut no faithful soldier or sailor ,
who received an honorable discharge , shall
suffer from want resulting from wounds or
disease contracted in its sorvico. All such
should receive pcnnlous proportioned to their
disabilities ; but no veteran who Is as able
as his fellow citizens to maintain himself
should demand to bo supported by his fol
low citizens.
It Will bo the ninklnjr of the I'up.
Troil Times.
As matters now stand with the right of
suffrage accorded by the constitution and the
laws to the black man the aamo as to the
white citizen the negro must bo permitted
to vote at the south as freely as the poor
white. If this shall prove nn inconvenience
to the "superior rftco" the blame will ho
largely their own ; If it hurts the democratic
party and results In making a break in the
solid squtli , so much the hotter for tlio south ,
for national unity , mid for the permanent in
terests of the whole country.
A Good One.
Slonx Countu Journal.
Judge Groff , of Omaha , has boon appointed
commissioner of the general land ofllce.
This , like almost all of the appointments
made by the present administration , 'Is a
good ono. Judge Groff is recognized as ono
of the ablest Jurists in the woit , and his
great legal knowledge will greatly assist
him in performing the duties devolving upon
him us commissioner of the land ofllce. The
appointment cannot but give entire satisfac
tion to the people of the west , and especially
to the residents of Nebraska.
Ignorance as n Qiialitlcntlon.
The policy of excluding reading and think
ing men from the jury box seems to grow
liito nn evil weed. It is a very dangerous
growth , certain , unless restrained , to sooner
or later onng trial by jury Into disrepute nnd
disfavor. Too much care cannot ho exorcised
in the selection of jurors in important cases ,
especially in those In which the question of
Hto nnd death is Involved , but care should be
exorcised in the way of choosing men of
ascertained Intelligence , and not in the way
of choosing those of no Intelligence. Ignor
ance should not bo. as It Is apparently to be
come , the chief qualification of the model
Juror , _ _
ON TJII2 SIDE.
The sacrocl Sunday prize light has taken
the place of the sacred Sunday night con
cert.
Boston is after Omaha ball players. The
whole world ia anxious to proouro anything
that has the uatuo of Omaha blown m the
bottlo.
The Salvation army continues In the work
of driving weak-minded women insane. As
n tnoat thoroughly disguised olossing the
Salvation army Is entitled to the brightest
blue ribbon.
The wily nnd oily Dave Mercer has boon
honored with an oflleo. It * vus an act ot
Hubliuw charity on Hrjd's ' part to take to
his bosom un ogllo spoilsman whom the
voters effectively slaughtered two years aso.
The wise railroad manager can garner n
larger surplus by putting on excursion trains
to Lincoln to aceatninodato the rush of can
didates for Judge Graft's boots.
A big book house in Chicago has closed its
doors. With the many newspaper sensations
dished up there the pcoplo have little time
for the reading of books ,
The corn palace will attract a good many
Omnhogs.
Omaha consumes ono hundred and forty-
four thousand pounds of oleomargarine an
nually. And yet the city professes to know
on which sldo her bread is buttered.
Hav. O. W. Savidgo will organize a Poo-
pie's church in Omaha. It will be by the
people , of the people , and for the people.
The local plug ugllcs don't oven go up the
river to fight now-a-daya. Thnv find It moro
convenient nnd just ns safe to violate the law
right under the noses of the police.
For the bonofltof Chlof Onlhgan It may bo
stated that a great many underground wlroi
will bo laid In this town before the campaign
Is over.
Omahu'a metropolitan pollco force was
probably on the hot trail of a vagrant while
that prize light was in progress near the shot
tower on Sunday night.
Now they tulle of forming a huso ball trust.
Omaha has Imd a buso ball trust all season
and results prove that it was well founded.
QltKVKll WOMION.
The widow of President James FC. Polk
received many visitors on her elehty-sixth
birthday. Her mental vigor U ruuiarKnbln.
The empress of Germany will make her
first visit in company with her husband to
Koine this fall. She will spend some time
also lo Greece.
Hy tlio Hamilton turnpike , In Hamilton
county , Ohio , and on the way from Collugo
Hill , atunds u very largo sycamore tree that
was planted there In 1933 by Altoo and
Vhcnbe Gary. They were then eight and
twelve yours old , and coming homo from
school one day they saw a small trou a
farmer bad grubbed and thrown away In the
road. This they planted and oared for as
children will , and now the tree nourishes ,
and every one who passes by fitups under It
fora moment's shade , und whenever the
CurJ sisters went to that part of the coun
try they paid a visit to their tree.
A Kovr York paper has discovered are *
man in that elty who is nn nuthorn doctornn
nrtUt nnd nn actress.
Miss Laura \Vhlto , who pnuluntod nt
Michigan university In "architecture , nnd
nftorwnrd studied the same subject In Paris ,
Is now practicing her profession In Ashland ,
Ky. She Is not only nn architect , but n
skilled mathematician. She was the first
student nt Ann Arbor to solve n problem that
had boon sent over by ono of the great
English universities.
Miss E. A. Southwortb , who has been
made assistant uiycologlst nt Washington , Is
said to bo the first woman to rocolvo an ap
pointment to n scientific post nt Washington.
Her specialty Is fuugold Growths.
Mrs. Ashton Dllito manages to take care ether
her household , run n newspaper , discharge
her duties ns n member of the London school
board , nnd IIM on hand n scheme to defeat
the wiles of certain French legislators.
Ono of tlio most cfltclont postmistresses in
thlscountry Is Mrs. Thompson , who presides
over the postofllco at Louisville , Ky. Her
salary U f 1,000 a year , and she has hold her
place for eight years. She is a daughter of
Alexander Campbell , the founder of the
Campbolllto sect of Baptists.
lr ) nearly thirteen years Mrs. Uobccca
Boutwelt has superintended the operations
of n stationary onglno nnd pump used In filling -
ing n railroad comppny's ' water tank near
Eastman , Gn.
STATK AND XlillUlXOKV.
XcUrnskn JoUlncn.
Exeter hns the champion cronuot club of
the state , it having recently defeated the
crack players of Plattsmquth.
A district convention of the Christian
churches of southwestern Nebraska Is to be
held at Arnpahoo , October 2 and &
Frank Houscr.'of Hastings , attempted to
Jump on n moving passenger train , nnd Is
now minus his loft leg Just below the knoo.
Mrs. Henry Sehnoyor , of Straiton.triod to
out off the head of n chicken with nn ax , but
Instead nho clipped off about nn inch of her
thumb.
. The efforts of the Falls City board of trade
to secure the meeting of the State talry-
men's nssociation in December have proved
successful.
Uov. A. F. IJox.pastor of the Presbyterian
church nt Red Cloud , has gene to Washing
ton territory to accept u position as teacher
lu an academy.
Thu Grundy Star soya that many Logan
county farmers nro sowing fall wheat , they
having discovered that it pays u great deal
better thnn spring wheat.
Jones nnd Turner , the burglars who were
captured whllo blowing n safe at Atnsworth ,
have been sentenced to four and three years
in the penitentiary restioetively.
The city marshal of Norfolk has offered 10
cents apiece for unlicensed dogs , nnd the
boys around town nro making a nice little
spco capturing canines for slaughter.
The Fairflold correspondent of nn Omaha
paper sent otlt a dispatch nnnouncing the
failure of W. L. AVIlson , n restaurant keep
er , but it was only a point blank ho.
Pah-Son Fremont , nn Omaha Indian , has
concluded that mnrrlaco Is a failure and has
Hied n petition in the Thurstnn county dis
trict court , for a dlvorco from his wife , Tnh-
Da-Wi Fromont.
John Fastenow , of Cornloa , Platte county ,
owns a cow which recently gave birth to n
six-logged calf , which Is alive and healthy.
John Is ready to receive offers for the curi
osity from some enterprising showman.
The body of a man supposed to bo
James Larrity has been found in n corn field
near Albion. It ia supposed that the man
had been dcnd three or four weeks , ns the
last time ho was scon ho was on a spree at
Newmans Grove , about a month ago. Lar-
rity was un old soldier.
The Kearney county republican conven
tion has instructed its delccntcs to the con
grcssional convention to vote for Hon. John
L. McPhcelcy. The following tiolcet was
nominated : L. M. Copeland , cleric ; S. J.
Johnson , treasurer ; John Barnes , Judge ; L.
J. Courtncr , sheriff ; J. II , Scars , superin
tendent and G. W. Gillette coroner.
Iowa Itrirs.
A baby carriage manufactory is tlio latest
bit of enterprise at Amunosn.
Thieves stole all the potatoes from a field
beloncinc to an O'Brien county farmer.
Funds are being raised at Sibloy to sink
an artesian well to sunply thu city with
water.
An electric car broke loose on n hill nt
Davenport nnd crushed into a froightcar. but
a lady , the only passenger , was not Injured.
A small-sized whirlwind at Northwood
scattered Mr. Forha'a barn nil around town.
It also blow the front door off his residence
and picked up bis little girl baby and car
rniod her from the parlor into the back room
A tramp who wns fllied up with good things
by Mrs. Stickles , of Creston , showed his ap
preciation by stealing her husband's over
coat. Ho was captured and will spend the
winter whore ho will have no need of extra
wrap.t to break the force of the wind.
A thief at Rolfo throw a stone throuuh the
window of n Jewelry store nnd reached In
and took six Wntorbury watches. If caught
and made to servo a sentence na long us it
will take him to wind up the wntciics ho will
undoubtedly have been punished enough.
C. C. Hubbard , living neat Ploasantvillo ,
wns "called on" by a party of masked citi
zens of that locality nnd hung up to a tree by
the neck two or three times. Ho was then
compelled to tuko his coat off , and his captora
tied him up by the thumbs nnd gave him an
unmerciful ilocging. Ho wna then notlllcd
to leave the eouutrv. Iluhbarrl was an all-
uround tough and was suspected of being
Imulluatod In numerous flros which occurred
in that vicinity lately.
A thrco-cornercd scrap took plnco in the
Grail family , of Pleasant Valley , In which
Mrs. Grail and her two sons were the prin
cipals. The two Rons , John nnd Will , got
into n dispute and the mother took a hand
In the game. Her son Will was getting the
worst of It mid she tried to restore peace by
knocking her son John soundless with a
club. This she aid not succeed in doing , and
her son John knocked her down und blacked
her eye. The wives of the two sons were
present nnd acted us referees fur their re-
spoctlvo champions. The light was awarded
to John , hilt ho has hud Ilia mother nrroatcd
for breaking Into tlio ring nud taking undue
advantage of him ,
Boyoml the Itocklofl.
The registration In Helena , Mont , shows
a total of4.571) ) names , un Increase of TOO over
last year.
The democratic territorial committee of
Idaho has unanimously adopted resolutions
favoring statehood ,
ThOHixtecu-months-old child of Mat Camp
bell , ot Portland , Ore. , fell Into a bath tub
containing four Inches of water and was
drowned.
MrB. Hiram Shell , of Miilnd , Idaho , has
given birth to throe boys nnd throe girls ,
weighing altogether eight pounds and all
bright und lively.
With the resumption of coining in the
mint , Ca on Hocurcs n lease of bettor times.
The opening of tlio mint has brought ipilto a
number of families hero , who have either
rented houses or purchased them , nnd now
there Is not ono unoccupied residence In the
city , The pay roll amounts to about ? 1 < IKX , ( )
u month.
Kallroiul surveyors are still In the field out
In cuitern Nevada. Several lines have boon
run across the mate this season. No great
dllllculties have boon encountered In any
plnco , the object In perBleting In the running
of linen IIIIH liean to llnd tt'o very best und
cheapest route boforn beginning work. The
propoiec ] road will tap un Immense mining
region anil will send to Halt Luke City mill
ions of tons of rich smelting ores.
Baya the Idaho City World ) With the
combined dostructivcnes ) of forest IIrou and
shneu , the stock ranges surrounding this
place are well nigh grusslcss. Thu sheep
until u few weeks ago wcro ranging on Thorn
Creek , but the lire ruining tbut range , they
were driven on this &Ido of the mountain ,
and are now nibbling Willow Creek grass.
The band number * throe thousand ,
The discovery of the curious Ice cave in
Ashley valley , in the Hocky mouutuinn , con
tinues to attract attention. Tom Mitchell ,
who has just returned to Salt Laku City
from there , says thut In the latter part of
Auuusl he found In the eave u suction of ice
twenty-live feet high and thirty feet thick nt.
the baaa. A small lake was also discovers d.
One of the rooms In the cavu wae. over 1,200
foot long , The party who wont In with
Mltc'iull ' worn bound together much after
the fashion of Alpine climbers.
DECLINES TO COMPROMISE.
Miss Swnuson Will Frosoouto to a
Finish.
ECHOES FROM THE CONVENTION.
Judge OrofTs IlCHlRiintlou Hccclvcd
l y llin Governor Supreme Court
Matters En Houto to Mor
ton Tlio City Mows.
LINCOLN Buunxu ov TIIK OM.UU Inn , )
llr.ni p STiinur ,
LINCOLNNob. . , Sept. 24. : )
The cnso of the stnto vs. Prlco nnd lions-
toy , charged with n criminal assault on Miss
Huttio Swnnson , wns cnllud in the police
court tOHlny , and on application ot tlio do-
fcnso , wns continued until Monday at 3. p.
m. Inasmuch ns It Is reported that I'rlco is
said to admit the assault nnd has expressed
a desire to settle the matter , thoio is nnim-
prcsslon abroad that an effort , will bo mndo
to sootlin the wounded honor with so many
pieces of. sllvor ami Rolil , However , W. M.
Woodward , ono of the nttorneyn for the
stale , said that under no circumstance !
would the case bo compromised.
Btnto Homo Jotting * .
John Jenkins , deputy commissioner of tlio
bureau of labor , BOOS to North Pluttd tomorrow -
morrow to fix up the muddle ho Is in with
the Knlplita of Labor of that place. Ho ex
presses the opinion that explanations only
nro necessary to bridge the bloody ohasm.
Ho will bo accompanied byV. . II. Smith ,
General Loose. Auditor Ucnton , Treasurer
Hill nnd Commissioner Steen , or the utato
board of transportation , loft to-dav for lies-
ton , Mass. , where , September ! Jd. they will
attend a convention ot the United States
railroad commissioners.
Governor Thaynr will name .Tudgo Groff's
successor on his return from n trip through
the western part of the Btato. His foriiml
resignation was received nt the executive
ofllco yesterday. In n recent talk with TUB
HUE representative the governor declined to
Indicate whom ho would uppoict to succeed
him.
Convention Kohoos.
The excitement attending the Immediate
work of the convention has subsided , nnd on
the whole the ticket nominated is eminently
satisfactory. An occasional nero head , however -
over , Is to be found. The chief talk centers
upon the probable action of the dclcputcs'so-
h-etod to attend the state convention. As
stated by Tun Hi-r. thin morning , the delega
tion goes to the convention Instructed for
Judge M. 13. Hccse , but the fact Is cited tdat
Lancaster county , once upon n time , ln <
structed her delegation for M. L. liny wood ,
Oleo county , for district Judgn , and that
wnon the time came but one of the delegates
remembered the instruction of the conven
tion. One of the shrewdest politicians of the
city opines that twenty of thu thiHy-nuio
delegates , elected to do the will of thu county
nt the Hastings convention , will rememhar
the precedent rather than the Instructions
given. The friends of Heeso , however , pro
pose that the Instructions shall bo grafted
into the credentials. As they put It , the In
tention Is to prevent monkey worldf possible
Supreme Court I'riiCPcilinsN.
Supreme court met pursuant to adjourn
ment last wcclc.
In the case of Foster vs Dovinnoy , the mo
tion to quash hill of exception was overruled.
Leave to Hie motion to correct record , how
ever. was given and two days wcro given
the defendant to iilo briefs.
Motion to dismiss in the case of Alien *
dorph vs Ogden was overruled.
In the ease of Grimes vs Chamberlain
leave to lllo motion to correct record was
given.
The motion to quash bill of exceptions In
the case of Atkins vs GhuUvisu was sub
mitted.
Defendant , in the case of Dosout National
bank vs Nuelcols. was given thirty days to
iilo briefs and cause tliom to ho submitted.
The following cases wcro submitted :
Amos vs Townsend , Wicks vs Ncdrow nud
Emery vs Cobbov.
Citv N'
Colonel E. U.Vobstor , of Stratton , nr-
rived hero to-day. lie says Unit the fight
for congressman In the Second congressional
dis'rict is warming up ull along the line.
Generally it m conceded that the republi
can partv nominated the Rtrongcst ticket
yestordav that it has put in the Held for
years. The vanquished tuko their defeat
very gracefully.
The talk on the street to-day Is to the
effect that Major Graham will not wait until
the first of January to ask Marshal Carder
to resign. It Is reliably stated that the little
paper will bo called for ou his return from
St. Louis.
Sioux City was the destination of a largo
majority of Lincoln's pilgrims to-day.
University seniors nro In uniform thoao
days. The ladies wear Oxford gowns and
mortar board caps , and the gentlemen Prince
Alberts , caps with tassels and the dude
cano.
Charley Casey , of Pawnee City , nnd John
A. Dauipster , of Geneva , wore In the city
to-day.
This morning's Ben told of the death from
consumption of Mitchell Laddlsh nt Ansolmo
nnd of his burial there yesterday. Laddlsh
wns quite well known In this city , whora ho
had made his homo some years , and when ho
WOR n member in good standing of the 1C. P.
lodge No. OS. Laddlsh was n native of Lon
don , where , ten years ago , his father wns in
the fur bustnesH on an extensive scale. Ho
failed and Mitchell and his two brothers ,
with about & 5,0i > 0 which they had saved from
the wreck , loft for Australia. Tlioy re
mained nyonr , when they ciuio to America ,
locating in St. Louta. Mlteholl entered tlio
dramatic ) business mill is well known over
thu west as n theatrical manager of muro
than usual ability.
"STAHTUNB EVTolNfiF"
Of ( ho Cure of Sliln Diseases nlicn nil
oilier Methods Fall.
t'aorlnalg H yours , onvnrlncfaoo , hcml ,
null cnliru Jinily with ivliuo HouliF.
Klein riil , Irchy , nnd Itlttntllitfi.
llnlr nil gone , Hpnnt liiinilrrilM of
dollars. t'roiiounord Incurable.
Cured t > y Oiitiouru IliiiiieilleH.
My dlsenso ( psoulrsls ) Ilrst broke' out on tny
left clieok , Hpteuuing across my nouo , and
y f iico. It ran Into my yrn.
and th phynlrlim wax afraid I would loose my
uyeHli-lit altogether. Jt spread all over my huail
and my hnlr all foil out , until I wn entirely
buld'hondod ; It tlitu broicu out on my armt and
fdiouldurs , until my arms were June ono gore
1 1 covered mvcntlrnboily , my furr. head nnd
Bhoiddt-rs hufng tlio worxt. The wnt ) i scabs fell
constantly fiom my liund , Rhmildcm. and iirini ;
thuHklu would thicken and bu rod and very
Itcy , and would crude und uleod If bcratchixi.
After tiicndlnirinuiiyhnndrcdH of doIlurH , I \\I\H
nronouced Iticurabht , I heard of tlio CUTH-UIIA.
ItBMmiiKH , and after using two bottles ( 'IITHJII.
ICA Itr.soi.vi'.NT. I could Boduclmmju ; und after
1 had taken four bottluH , 1 w/is ulincwt cured ;
nnd when I had used ftlx bottles of ( JiiTiciw A
HCHOI.VKNT. nnd onu box of Cimrinu , nnd ono
caku of Oiii'iciliiA HOAII I wan cnruu of thu
dreadful dlheiiso , from which I Inul Hiiirerod for
live yoarx. 1 thought the disease would leitvo a
very dnop scar , but lliu CuTiuuiu JKMDIIH ! : :
cunid It without any NcarH. I ciinnot exi > nt .i
with a pen what I'miffrredbuforo lining tliou- ( !
TiomiA IlKMKiiihN. They Havrd ny life , and I
feel It my duly to recommend them. My hair
la rontorei ) worjj ni ovnr , anil HO Is my oyoBlRbt.
I knotvof a nunibur of dllfercnt purnon * who
imvn used the CIITICIIIIA ltiniiiKH. : und all
liavo received great benefit from their u e.
MKH. UOHA IvHf.br ,
Itorlarell City , Culboim Co. , lowu.
CUMOUHA KK.MIODIRH
: 'nre every xnecleH of agonizing , humiliating
Itchtna , bloadlng , burning , bculy , lilotchy and
; ) lniily | dlHHiison of the Hkln , Hcalp und hlood-
with loss of hulr , from plniploa to scrofula , ox-
cent nnxslbly IchthyoilH.
Hold overywhnru , I'rlco. CIITIUUIIA , 50ci
3oAr , U5c. ; Iti.soi.YKNT , ( I , 1'repured by tlio
I'onuii DIIUII & CHEMICAL CoiiroitAT ION , Jlo.v
; on. *
n7 fieurt for "flow lo Cure Skin mt > maf' 01
, W lllmtratloiw , und 1U ) tddtlinoalals
I'MiK. bluckheada rml , rough , rhupped and
PIM oily ulcln prevented by CIJTIUI'IXA boAl1.
IT STOPS THE PAIN ,
, Hack none , kulnuy palnx , wuafcmm
rliGumutliin , and musi iilur
L i.iKVKit ivoNKXlNl'Ti : by ( lie Oim
* "CIIUA ANU'l'AIN 1'f.AHTKII , tll8 llrt
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auuonly lustuntauuoub palu--