Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE * TUESDAY , OCTOBER 15 % 1889 ,
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A UI'OHUAJfJXATIOA" Of tllO couutv
board is assured. The ilnys of the
combine nro limited.
CltAlltMAX MOITNT saw tllO lllliul-
writing on the wall nnd wisely declined
to tempt the fates by rononiiimlion.
To AXY ono interested in the devel
opment of Omnha a whirl around the
city on the Belt line will proven revela
tion.
GltOVKR CUJVKLAND declined the
Tainmnny bait to stand for congress in
the Ninth district , knowing1 that he
could not fill Sum Cox's place except in
weiffht.
Pnni'AUATioxB for the reception and
ontortaiiimoirt of the Pan-American ex
cursionists in Omaha are well advanced ,
and insure the distinguished visitors n
sutuulc of genuine western hospitality.
A 3I.UOIUTY of the candidates in the
field for justices of the peace cannel
toll the difference between a blank
summons and a writ of attachment.
They can bo ' depended upon , if elected ,
to secure all'tho fees that coino their
way. .
AS u natural consequence of prohibi
tion enthusiasm one hundred and forty-
nine men were arrested at Dos Moines
for intoxication last month. But Gov
ernor Larraboo will still persist in cer
tifyingthnt drunkenness has entirel- ,
disappeared at the Iowa capital.
"TiiKitnisno lotipor any reason whj
the llro limit should not bo bxtendoi
over the entire territory within one
inilo of the court house , Brick ar (
cheap enough now , nnd if the domain
is increased there are brick ynrtli
enough to keep uu a full su pply lit pros
out prices.
CoJiMlHsiONiu ; CoismciAN has showi
himself utterly unfit to discharge the
duties of the olllco ho holds. . Ho is i
negative quantity on the board , and ha. .
been a useful tool in the hands of tin
combine. Ills ronomiuation is an in
sult which the voters of the county wil
vigorously resent.
Wu VERY much mistake- the tempo ;
of South Omaha voters if they do no
rebuke the insult olTorcd them by tin
dofcat of Mr. Irwln in the domocrntii
convention. The delegation ropudiatoc
theman whom the convention forcot
upon them , and they are in hone :
hound to reciprocate at the polls. Cor
rigtui does not represent South Oinalin
nor iiny division of Douglas county. In
roprubonls the combine in the count ;
building and nothing more.
Nooxr.can dispute- the fact that tin
bridge' motor has greatly stimulate !
trade In both Omaha and Council Bluffs
It has afforded n much bailer mtirka
for the products of Pottawattumio count ;
nnd has greatly increased the * gales o
Omaha retailors. The opening of tin
South Omaha and Omaha motor lini
will bo equally bonoilcliil. All Omahi
merchants will have to do is to advor
tlso their wares. The suburban tradi
of Omaha is enormous nnd rapidl ;
growing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OMAHA'S marvelous growth in popu
latlon nnd commercial and industrin
Ir- wealth , her magnificent system of pub
- Ho imnrovomonts , rapid transit , rail
Vend facilities , public and private build
ings , and above all her auviablo ilnan
ctal position , are the admiration of al
who take the pains to examine tin
history ol her progress. The annua
report of the board of trade has boot
oxteiislvoly drawn upon by the cnstcri
press and comparisons made with locn
conditions , and in all cases Omaha'
position compels favorable comment
It is not necessary to point out the ale
monts which insure the city's future
Our progress in the past is the envy o
the country. By unity of action am
liberality the record of the
uro will surpass it ,
" * -i j , - -
van Tiirnn DISTKIOT ,
The judicial district republican con
vcntlon lins roptulintod the rocomraoti
tlntton of the bnr. It 1ms declined to Indorse
dorso Mr. Joseph Clnrkson nnd placoi
in nomination Mr. IT. J Davis , of thl
city , a well Itnbwn lawyer of recopnizoi
ability and unquestioned integrity.
For reasons that arc obvious Tim Bni
docs not approve tlio course of the con
vonlion. Although no objection can bi
raised to Mr , Davis on tin
ecoro of ability or fitness fo
the bench , the rejection of Mr
Clnrkson Is at variance with the wol
known sentiment of the people of thl
district , who favor a non-partisan judl
cinry.
Mr. Clnrkson Is a staunch republican
and thcro is no question whatever tha
Ills indorsement by the republican dls
trict convention would have boei
promptly seconded by the domocralii
district convention. That would havi
resulted in Mr. Clarkson's unanhnou
election nnd would have freed him 01
llio bench from all obligation to par
tisnn workers.
Whether Mr. Clnrkson will now bt
willing to stand as an independent cnn
didnto , nnd contest with Mr. Davis foi
the democratic nomination Tun Bii
is not informed. Should both of thesi
candidates go before the people thi
contest wllj degenerate into an un
seemly nnd disgusting scramble.
This should by all moans bo obviated
The judiciary should bo kept out of tin
iniro of ward politics and our judge :
should bo placed above partisan rancoi
or obligation to partisan leaders.
TJJH xn\r \ nLEoronAL
The Now York Evening Post present
an interesting calculation regarding
the probable combinations in the elect
oral college in 18'J2which ' shows that tin
republicans will have a quite docidot
au vantage. Assuming that there will no
be a now apportionment in the mean
time , tlio electoral college in 1892 wil
number four hundred and fourteen , am
two hundred und eight will bo neces
sary for an election. The Post regard :
as doubtful states California , Con
nceticut , Indiana , Montana , Nov
York , Rhode Island andcs
Virginia , with a total of soventy-oigh
electoral votes. Allowing ton vote :
from the now states as sure for the re
publicans , this result is reached
Surely republican votes , ono hundrct
and eighty : surely democratic votes
one hundred and fifty-six ; doubtful
seventy-eight. This would leave the
republicans but twenty-eight votes-ti
obtain from among the doubtful stale :
in order to bo successful , while the
democrats would need lifty-two votes t <
win.
win.Thus
Thus the republicans could lose nl
the doubtfuf states except Now Yorl
and win , with eight votes t <
spare , or they could . lese Nov
York and Hhodo Island and wit
with the votes of California , Indinm
and West Virginia , and have ono voti
to spare , or they could lese Now York
Rhotlo Island and West Virginia ani
win with California and Connection
and have ono vote 10 spare. The key l <
the Post's combinations is Indiana. Th <
republicans cannot lese both that stat (
and Now York and win. With regarc
to the democratic side Now York ia as
essential to the success of that party ai
Indiana is to republican success
This calculation , whSlo it show :
that the republicans will have !
considerable advantage in 1802 , does no
warrant the party in expecting an casj
victory. The probability , however , if
that there will bo a now npportionmen
before the next presidential election
and if so the changes it will effect it
the electoral college will be most largli
to the advantage of the republicans , as
most of the gains in congressional
representation under a now apportion'
mont will bo in the states regarded as
purely republican and nearly all th <
losses will bo in the states surely demo
c ratio.
The prohibitionists of Iowa are lay
ing great stress on the "striped" fig
urea. They show that the commit
moots to tlio state penitentiaries havi
dcprcabcd , the number each year bcinj
ns follows :
In 1880 00
In IK8T.- as
In 1SSS o
Wisconsin is a license state , a lov
license state , in fact , ana yet its commitment
mitmont to tbo penitentiary has alw
decroasou. The number for oacli o
the corresponding years in Wisconsii
was :
InlSSO 33
In 18S7. . . . , , is
In 18SS 21
The population of Wisconsin is al
most as largo as that of Iowa. Pigur
ing on the basis of the last census , lowi
last year had ono commitment fo
every five thousand und fourteen per
sons , while Wisconsin had ono fo
every six thousand two hundred am
thirty-four. Wisconsin , with ita II
cense system , and a low license at that
had twenty per cent less crime thai
Iowa , according to the logic of th
"striped" figures.
TIIK IOWA CA3IPA1OX.
There Is no excitement attending th
political campaign in Iowa , butthoro i
a great deal of earnest work being done
and popular interest in tlio contest ha
boon increased since Senator Alliso :
entered the campaign. The senator i
vitally interested in the result , and h
will romnin in the light to the finish
His speeches thus far have boon den
and able expositions of ropublicai
policy and principles , and wll
undoubtedly bo effective. Some Urn
ago there were intimations that Senate
Allison might encounter Btronir oppoai
tlon to his ro-cloetion. It was though
that Governor Larrabce would bo a can
Uidato against him , but the govorno
sot at rest nil rumors regarding hltnsol
by positively declaring that ho wouli
not bo a candidate. Another story wu :
that the western nnrtof the state wouli
demand the senator , but this has booi
shown to have no foundation , nnd tin
report that the furmors wore golnt
to oppose the ro-olootlon of Sen
ator AHi&on has also boon dia
posed of * us u fiction , the fao
being that the fnrmera nro rallyni !
with their wonted enthusiasm to hea
the senator. The Indications thorotoro
nro that Senator Allison will have no
opposition whatever for re-election , nnd
republicans throughout the country will
bo very well pleased to know that such
Is the case. Senator Allison is every
where rocognixodns ono of the foremost
men of the party , an able , safe and cnro-
ful lender , whoso retirement from the
councils of the party nnd from the
duties of public lifo would bo a serious
loss to bo generally regretted.
Regarding republican prospects
In Iowa there is no appar
ent reason to doubt the success of the
party. Defections nro reported in portions
tions of the state on account of the ntti-
tudo of the party in supporting prohi
bition , and doubtless there nro some ,
but it is not at all likely that these will
bo so numerous ns to jeopardize the
success of the party. A few legislative
seals may bo transferred thereby nnd
local olTlccs now held by republicans
got into democratic hands , but the de
fection will not bo BO great as to over
come the republican plurality of nearly
thirty-two thousand last year. It Is im
portant , however , that republican work
shall -be kept active , nnd the lifo which
Senator Allison is infusing into the
campaign is assurance that this will bo
done.
tt'ITAT EUIWl'E WILL XEED.
Europe will in all probability take a
larger nmount of American breadstuffs
during the ensuing year than for n
number of years past. Already the ex
port movement shows n considerable
improvement , and Inter on it is
expected to increase to exceptionally
largo proportions. The latest inform
ation regarding the European crops in
dicate that there is a largo deficiency
in all the grain-growing countries.
The average in wheat for nil Europe
is oighty-ono this year , compared
to ninety-three last year and ono hun
dred and ton the year before. Accord
ing to estimates the wheat deficit of the
Austro-Hungarian empire , which usu
ally exports largely , is about forty-
three million bushels , nud there is n
proportionate decrease of all other
grains. Prussia , Russia and Roumania
also have poor wheat crops , so that
none of these countries will bo nblo to
export to the usual extent to moot the
demands of countries which do not pro
duce grain enough for their own needs.
The Indian crop is also below the av
erage. This being the situation ,
Europe will have to bo supplied moro
largely than usual , or for several years
past , from this country. This ought to
bo materially beneficial to American
wheat growers , but whether it will de
pends upon conditions which are Lo-
yond their control. It is reasonably to
bo expected , however , that hotter
prices will prevail for wheat before the
next harvest , and the farmers should
got a fair share of whatever the ad
vance may be. The European de
ficiency concurrently with a less than
average crop in this country ought to
result in giving American wheat grow
ers a bettor profit on their grain than
tliby have realized for several years
past. This is ono feature in the com
mercial situation which helps greatly
the favorable outlook for the ensuing
year. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COXG iSS3tAX BUECKIXHIDGE , of
Arkansas , seems disposed to bo moro
amiable than most of his democratic
colleagues in congress. , . Ho says the
republicans will bo given every oppor
tunity to make a record , and that the
democrats will not throw a single
obstacle in tlio way of rational , unsoc-
tional legislation by the majority.
With regard to the tariff Ir. Brockin-
ridge predicts that the democrats in the
house will bo most fair and liberal in
their course , and will do nothing to pre
vent having the question tested and a
definite result obtained , allowing the
majority to take the responsibility for
' 'thntis " observed
legislation to say ,
the Arkansas congressman , "if the
measure is not obviously and conspicu
ously unfair. " The amiable professions
of Mr. Brcckinricjgo would bo moro rc-
asburing if it wore not for the qualifi
cations that accompany thorn , and
which suggest that ho simply wants ttio
courage to follow Mills and others in
assorting a determination to make the
power of the minority felt as to nil
legislation proposed by the majority.
The blunt and frank avowal of the
Texas congressman is a safer indica
tion of democratic intention than the
qualified promises of the representative
from Arkansas.
TUB present administration has rid
itself of ono nuisance , in Corporal Tnn-
nor , but it still has its Ilod Taylor , of
Wisconsin , who occupied the responsi
ble position of commissioner of Pacific
railroads. Since his advent into olllco
Mr. Taylor has used his influence in behalf -
half of the subsidized roads in cases
detrimental to the public interest. His
latest break is an attack on the Iowa
railroad commission for carrying out
the law regarding roads in that stuto.
The members of the commission have
written indignant letters to the presi
dent , and if Mr. Taylor does not modify
the limits of his mouth ho will probably
follow Corporal Tanner into the shades
of private lifo ,
DimiNd the past nine months of the
fiscal year there has boon , ns compared
with a corresponding time last year , an
lucroiiso of fourteen per cent in the
number of business failures throughout
the country. There lias also been an
increase of fourteen per cent in the
nsaots involved and of twenty-one per
cent in the liabilities. The largo in
crease in the latter item is duo to the
wrocking-of a few firms whoso debts
wore heavy , which brought the general
average beyond the ratio of 1888. On
the whole , however , business la moro
active than last year , and the outlook la
vastly better.
TUB threatened combat in congress
will not materialize. The mon who
wag their tongues for the pleasure ol
hearing themselves do not possess the
stuff of wjiioh fighters are made.
IT is said that Secretary Tracy will
recommend the expenditure of eight
million dollars on the Brooklyn navy
yard , the greater purt of the amount to
bo used iu constructing u fresh water
bnsln in whioli\thc \ now vessels may Ho
without fouling their bottoms. This
would appear n needless expenditure in
view of the fact that the government has
such n bnslri built by nnturo nt the
League Island' ilavy yard In the Dole-
wnro river.
WHEAT nnd corn , beef and pork nro
not the only products the middle west
is supplying tlio east with. A largo
proportion of' ttio potato crop of the
country will b6suppliod this year by
Nebraska nnd loWn. As the years advance -
vance the east is becoming moro and
moro dopondotit on the west for its
food supply.
PmsiuiNT IlAituisox may succeed
In driving the rodents out of the white
house , but the persistent office seeker
will con t ! nil o to bore into his peace of
mind while ho remains in power.
RAPID street transit raises the value
of outsldo property , occasions thoLulld-
Ing of moro residences , affords comfort
nnd convenience to citizens , and is in
every resnoct n biff thing for any city.
A Necessary 1'rccnutloii.
Chicago IVeiw.
Ono branch of the South Dakota legisla
ture , which Is soon to muct nt Picrro , will
hold its sessions tn n church. It is unneces
sary to nild that the hymn-books will bo
carefully removed beforehand nnd the DOW
cushions will bo nulled down.
UiioloSnin nnd the Chinese.
Denver TfrntiMfoait.
It would bo a loss to China to c.vpol
the American residents , and tUo Chi
nese government Is not blind to this consid
eration. But the United States could well
a ( lord to stand an act of retaliation llko this.
It would bo better that tlio Clilnoso should
drive the Americana out"of China than that
they should drive them out o their ow n
country.
Makes tils Own English.
S.7/nuf8 ( RcpuMfe.
Murut Halstund's esteemed though highly
emotional newspaper denounces a certain
member of the OamoboU'famlly as "fuga
cious" and ' 'sluntentllcular. " Mnrms among
the ruins wns nothing to Mr. Halstcnd when ,
in the loneliness that follows the close of an
Ohio campaign , ho stirs amid the consequent
debris of what was once the English lan
guage. o
Tlio South American Seen the I'alut.
Ktw York 3lol ( and Kxprttt.
The republican policy of liberal subsidies
to ocean mall steamers Is thorougly appreci
ated by our distinguished and representative
guests. They are not troubled about the
question ot protection. "What they want is
nttnlnablo without material changes in our
tariff , nnd they be ova that American steam
ship lines will solve this problem nnd open
a now era for thoic. trade and development.
Not Solely n Question of Decorum.
Clitcitan Tilbmic.
"A Reader" writes to the Tribune to nslt :
"Is it proper or not ! for two young ladles to
go out driving with two young gentlemen on
moonlight evenings after 7 o'clock ! " Dear
.young friend , It ia perfectly proper for two
young ladles to go out driving with two
young gentlemen any kind of au evening
nfter 7 o'clock a reasonable time after 7
o'clock ; not too late , mind you but It is ever
so much moro enjoyable and soothing , so to
speak , for one young ludy to go out driving
with ono young gentleman.
CLnV13R. WO3IL3N.
Louslal Palmer Heaven is the name of a
late candidate for literary favor.
Mss Marion Upson is a candidate for re
election as school superintendent of Gage
county , Nebraska. Miss Upson downs her
opponent , as a rule , in contests of this kind.
Vera Xarovitcti accuses Edward Bellamy
of having stolnn "Looking Backward"
almost literally from a story which she
wrote in 1831 , anu some strikingly similar
paragraphs give color to the accusation.
Mrs. Isabella B. B.irrows , of Boston ,
wrote a verbatim report of a speech made
in German by Carl Schurs.which she turned
into English wbllo her pen was flying
across her paper in stenographic characters.
Ex-Queen Natalie , according to a recent
letter from a well informed correspondent
at Belgrade , "is no moro a pattern mother
than n model wife. Political ambition has
completely mastered her. She is nothing
but a politician , and has little maternal feel ,
ing. "
Queen Louise of Denmark has recently
celebrated her seventy second birthday. She
was surrounded by her six children and most
of her grandchildren. Those six children
have made most illustrious marriages.
Crown Prinoo Frederick , the oldest married
Princess Louise , daughter of the late Carl V
of Sweden : Princess Alexandra married the
Prince of Wnlcs ; Pnnco AVillinm , who is
now King George f. of Greece , married the
Grand Duchos Olga uf Russia ; Princess
Dagmar , married Alexander III. , emperor
of Russia ; Princess Tliyra married UioDnko
of Cumberland , and Prince Wnldemnr mar
ried Princess Marie of Orleans.
Miss Mary Garrett , sister of Robert Garrett -
rett , of Baltimore , is a great business woman.
Says ono of nor acquaintances : "Itseems In
credible , but it ia the truth , Unit this young
lady has virtually handled the Garrett rail
road and banking interests ever since ono of
her bothers waa attacked with disease and
the other lost his llto. She Is not yet thirty
years of ugo , and Is n lianiUome woman of
the hloiido typo. She obtained her business
training from her father , to whom she was a
constant companldn' In his later yrars , and
she turned it to good account wucn tlio. Gar
rett family was actually deprived of n male
head. She has 'made ' Robert Garrett a
wealthier man tli'.iu'-lio ' was when his father
died. "
Ouldn Is a pleasant individualforastrnnger
to meet. A young'.Amoricnn g'rl ' recently
called upon her with a letter of introduction.
After waiting sqino' time a strangely dressed
ilguro rushed IntQ ho room. Every color of
the rainbow appeared in horcostmne.mid her
head was decorattid with n circlet of many-
colored , bright rbbons. ( The blzarro creature
stalked up to our American girl , and in a
very brusque manner , said : "Ho you want
to see mol" "I ImVo a letter of introduction
to you. " "You aM an American I know it
by you bold stare , ' * was Ouida'u polite reply.
' And I know you to bo a circus-rider from
your outlandish costutuo. so I wish you good
morning and decline your acquaintance. "
S1ATIO AMI TERIUTOHV.
No
There are 810 students enrolled in the
schools of Broken Bow.
A creamery and cheese factory will be the
next improvement In Chadron.
The Uluo Hill Times-Winner has shortened
up its namely dropping the Winner.
The WUnor band has disbanded and U
being reorganized on a inoro harmonious
basis.
The Grcoloy News ha changed hands , A.
H. Uigolow being succeeded by Al. L. Stew
art us editor ,
Several hundred tons of hay were burned
by vrulrlo fires in the southern part of Sioux
county lust week.
The Axtoll Enterprise has boon revive .
with the nama changed to Rcpubltcatu
Jnyno & Wilton are the publishers.
The elector * ot Sheridan county will vet <
on n proposition to issue $10,000 In bonds t <
build n court house at the gauornl oloction.
A gray cnglo measuring seven feet fitm
tip to tip nnd a pelican Just n foot largoi
wore killed by residents of Nomaha countj
last week.
The plnco of publication of Mrs. Colby' !
Woman's Tribune Is to bo changed from Be
atrice to the national capital for the next six
months nt least.
Cass Davis , the notorious colored ox-kin ;
of bioux City'a "Soudan , " but who Is JIOM
running a saloon In Covington , bai boor
tried nnd acquitted of robbery.
The Chadron city council advertised foi
some ono to put In an clcctrlo light plant ,
but no ono responded and the city will prob
ably remain In darkness for some time t <
coino.
Elrawood has n social sensation which It
wni lutnuiled should never have boon
sprung. Emmatho daughter of Cnptaln J. M ,
( Jreanier , had boon the victim of Tom At
kinson's lust nnd her father discovered the
situation of affairs. Tom , who resides nt
Cozad , was visited by Emma's enraged
parent nnd willingly accompanied the cnp <
tain to Elmwood , saying bo would make
reparation by marrying the girl. Tom
played the roll su well that ho wns permitted
to go nlono to Plattsniouth , the county scat ,
to procure the necessary documents for ninr-
rlaeo , and it no\v \ occurs to the honest old
raptaln nnd his wayward daughter that tlioi1
have twice boon betrayed.
Iinva ItcniR.
There are CCO students at the ntato uni
versity
An electric light plant Is to bo placed In
the Industrial school at MltchollviUo.
An Auburn Ihlof carried off the posts ot
the fence surrounding W. A. Carj-otl's farm.
A meeting of the Fourth division , First
corps , Iowa O. A. It. , will bo hold in Kco-
kuk , October IT.
Otto Readborg , of Burlington , ' whllo in
toxicated fell down stairs and received in
juries from which ho died.
The ten-year-old son of Frank Shottmlllor ,
ot Fremont , was kicked In ttio fueo by n
vicious horse and died shortly attorwurd ,
P. M. McDermott , a wealthy Newell
farmer , chased a neighbor with n razor
whllo insane , and was locked up for safe
keeping.
A Contervillo man rocantly shipped four
cars of llvo chickens to San Francisco. Very
few of the i. 0,000 in the consignment died on
ttio road.
A seven-year-old Keokulc girl named
bchuudt stubbed her too on the sidewalk
nnd lockjavv has resulted , with prospects
that she will die.
Fourteen hundred chickens shipped from
Milton to Kcokuk in a box car were found
dead when the car was opened. The car was
closed tight and the chickens were smoth
ered.
SI Simpson , a colored bootblack of ICoo-
kuk , tried to steal n ride on the "blind bag-
gngo" of a Rock Island passenger train. In
some way ho foil olt between the trucks , and
tlio cnUro train paused over him. Ho wua
picked up unconscious , but sustained no se
rious Injury.
Under the statute a public ofllccr cannot
hold two positions. Squire Burllngaino , ol
Eminetsburg , has been acting as deputy
county clerk and recently married tbrcc
couples as justice of the pence. The ques
tion caino up in court and the probabilities
nro that the marriages were not valid and
will have to bo i orfonncd over ngain.
Tlio Great Northwest.
Ogdcn , Utah , wants a largo wholesale
hardware house.
Anaconda , Mont. , has voted $25,000 bonds
for the construction ol sowers.
Two horse thieves , William Darrow and
Charles Sellinger , escaped from jail ut
Douglas , W.vo. , and are still at liberty.
Tommy Duffy , who drove the Deadwood
coach in Buffalo Bill's show In Paris , hag
tired of the miniio wild west life , ana bag
returned to ( Jhuycnno , Wyo.
Rev. D. R. Landis has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Laramie ,
Wyo. , having accepted a cull to Pierre , the
new capital 5f South Dakota.
Edith Holmes , nineteen years old , hag
been admitted to the Oregon penitentiary.
She is the seventh woman ovnr confined
there , and Is tue only ono there now out of
000 prisoners.
Mr. Tyron , of Billston , Ore. , celebrated
his hundredth birthday recently. IIo went
to Oregon in 1S3V , and has ten children and
seventy-eight grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
A man named Moody , a member of the
Salvation Army at Helena , Mont. , nnd who
claims to be n relative of the great evange
list , attempted to commit suicide to avoid
sin , but was frustrated nnd will have to con
tinue the battle on earth.
A lineal descendant of Daniel Boone , of
Kentucky , died at Truckeo , Cal. , last weolc.
There weio thrco brothers , descendants of
the famous border Indian lighter , residing
near Truckee , two of whom are dead , and
the other is about to return to his former
home in Missouri with his brother's remains.
Harris Stratton , a prominent Colorado
competitor for the American Agriculturist
prize of $300 for the best acrq of potatoes ,
has just dug the tubers from his patch. The
yield was itlO' bushels. The Cnoyonno
( Wyo. ) Leader says that Franlt Isham's aero
grown at his ranch on Horse creek , will
yield not loss than COO bushels , and the pros
pects for n Wyoming man capturing the
prize nro splendid.
The destructiyo forest Ilrcs In the Sierras ,
says the Virginia ( Nov. ) Chronicle , have
alarmed the wild beasts that rendezvoused ,
there and forced them to ileo to the plains
nnd valleys to escape being cremated alivo.
Their alarm has apparently tamed the terri
fied animals , and bears , timber wolves nnd
deer , that sought inhauitcd regions from the
blazing forests , betray no timidity ut the
approach of human beings and domestic ani
mals.
Governor Siiaup , of Idaho , waa Inter
viewed by a reporter of the Bolso States
man , who elicited the information that tlio
reports from the various mining centers of
the territory warrant the conclusion that
Idaho's contribution to the output of gold
and silver bullion this year will bo at least
& 1.3,000,000. The governor also said approxi
mate estimates based upon Information re
ceived from various sources makes it appear
that between one-half and two-thirds of the
entire timbered area of the territory has
boon burned over by the forest flrcs. All
thotimber , within this burnt area bus not
been destroyed , as many of the larger trees
would naturally escape with a slight scorch
ing , but the statement sufllccs to show the
extent of the damage.
A S1311VANT GlIUj
Prominent fnillen ( Incorporate nil In
stitution for Kliolioii Mrjolmnlos.
Nr.iv VOUK. Oct. 14. JSpeclal Telegram
to Tun BKE.J Miss Kato Sunborn , Mrs.
John A , Logan , Mrs , J. Ellen Foster ana
Miss Frances Willard have formed a stoclc
company with a capital of 50,000 to found a
combined training school and intelligence
ofilco for both American and foreign girls
who want to go out in service. Tiioy hope
In many respects to reform the whole question
tion of domestic service. The school will
give u homo to girls out of scmco auduill
have teachers to train them In every form of
housework fao the heads of the Institution
can guarantee not only the good character of
every girl going out from there , but that she
l.s perfectly competent to do the work she is
hired for. A girl graduated from the school
will bo glvon a diploma that will servo her as
a "character" all over the United Status.
Miifnldod With Curhullo Aoiil.
NEW Yoiut , Oct. 14. Lucy Kddy , twenty
years old , wlfo of John EUdv , a carpenter ,
committed guicldo last evening by swallow
ing a dose of carbolic acid. In twenty min
utes slio was dead. The physicians are of
the opinion that the was nurturing from
puerperal mania.
They Will Be HI ore Friendly.
ST. PKTJUISIIUIIO , Oct. 14. TheQrasbdunln
cays the long conferences between the czar
and Prince Bismarck justify the belief that
the visit of the czar will tend to bring on
era of moro favorable relations between
Russia and Germany.
Huloldn of n Hhenu llc > rd r.
EVAXSTON , Wyo. , Oct. 14. [ Special Tola-
gram to TIIEBKB. ] Lluck Garrison , n sheep
holder living on a ranch twelve miles from
Evanaton , nuiolded yesterday by
L'auss , despondency ,
THE CAPITAL CITY GRIST ,
The Board of Transportation nnd
the Goal Rates.
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A MUDDLE BY THE SECRETARIES.
Xhrj FAll'to Follow the 1'rosorlbeiJ
Form \n Putting ttio Hoard's
Order Into ICfToot Iilncoln
in Brief.
LINCOLN UURHAU or Trtn Oxtutv BKE , 1
Ii2fl ( P Smnnr , J-
Ltscot.N . Nob.Oot. 14. )
The atate board of transportation will
hold a meeting to-morrow to consider IU future -
turo action on the schedule of coal rates ,
which has hung lire several months.
An iuvcatlcntlon of the situation would In
dicate that the secretaries of the board have
gotten Into something of a muddle. When
Senator Sutherland made a complaint
against the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis
& Omaha railway n conditional ortlor wns
issued directing that rdnil to show cause why
its rates should not bo reduced. The parties
to the controversy then hnjj n hearing. After
Uio hearing the secretaries should havomndo
a finding of fact anil upon that based n final
order to the St , Paul road. An order wns
Issued subsequent to the hearing , but upon
Investigation It appears to have boon of the
nature of n conditional Instead of a final
ortlor. The St , Paul , which has refused to
adopt the schedule of coal rates ll.xcd
by the board , is therefore not
amcnablo to discipline , because of
the failure of the board to
go through the prescribed forms of putting
its notice Into effect. Not only did the
secretaries servo this second notice unon the
St. Paul road as n llnal order , but It was
sqrveil on all the other roads in the state.
There has been nil impression that the board
of transportation had made a conclusive
Undine , binding upon all roads alike , and
that the railways wore maintaining their old
rates in defiance of the board. But such is
not the caso. Each rood Is entitled to n
hearing for itself. The other roads cannot
bo bound by the llndings of the fact in the
case against tlio St. Paul.
An effort will bo made at to-morrow's
meeting to unravel the tangle. The secre
taries contend that they have been regular In
their proceedings , but their records do not
show it. A motion will probably bo made to
issue n ilnal order on the St. Paul to put In
force the board's schedule of rates , which
reduces the charges on coal from -12 to 55 per
cent. The board may Issue a conditior.nl
order to each of the other roads , or ,
if the noiico already sent them bo
allowed to stand as such onJcr the next stop
will bo a hearing. Then will follow the
findings of the secretaries and the final or
ders.
The enforcement of the coal schedule Is ,
therefore , n matter of weeks and perhaps
months.
The B. & M. , the Rock Island and the St.
Joe & Grand Island have paid no attention
to ttio order of the board.
The other roads hr.vo made answers urg
ing reasons why the order should not bo en
forced , nnd the following abstracts irlvo the
essence of their arguments :
The Union Paciilc objects to the same rate
being lixed for hard and soft coal in viola
tion of two important principles :
1. That fieight rates should bo based on
the value of the commodity , the more valu
able talcing the higher rate.
2. That tlio rates should bo based on the
relative quantities of hard and soft coal
transported.
The Union Pacific also says that the rates
established by the board for distances less
than iifty miles are not sufiiciont to pay the
cost of service in o.irrying soft coal.
The Chicago. St. Paul , Minneapolis Jfc
Omaha acnies the jurisdiction of the boatd
of transportation in llxiug rates. It also
assorts tliat the schedule issued by the board
is grossly unjust and unreasonable und will
not defrav the nctunl cost of the service ren
dered without any return upon the capital
invested. Then follows an elaborate state
ment of the road's cost.- bonded Indebted
ness , earnings , etc. It is alleged that the
211 miles in Nebraska cost § 43,000 per inilo , a
total of 810,000,000 ; that it has been bonded
for § 15,000 per mile , n total of $ ; tC10,000 , nt 0
per cent ; that it is necessary to earn over
nnd above operating expenses , repairs and
renewals , the sum of $217,000 per year to pay
interest on bonds ; that the gross earnings
for 1883 were $ jS8,310 nnd the expenses SSlW-
702 ; thnt thcro was a dellcit of $90,000 in the
interest fund that had to bo paid from the
earnings iu other states ; that the order of
the board is in the natuio of appronrinting
the railroad's property without process of
law ; that the railroads had made a conces
sion by adopting the board's schedule of 1S87
nnd should not bo hampered further.
The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley and Sioux City & Paciilc make in general
terms objections similar to the foregoing.
Test Canes In Meat Innncctiou.
Several days aeo W. C. Rohde , meat inspector
specter , and Reynolds & Davis , wholesale
butchers , began a friendly suit to determine
whether the inspector could leg.illy collect
fees in addition to the salary allowed him by
the city. Manger Brothers are about to bo-
Sin proceedings to test another disputed
point 'Jho butchers deny the rlgnt of the
inspector to Collect his foes in advance , and
the ofllcor has declined to inspect cattle until
after his fees are paid. The butchers will
invoke the aid of the courts.
Supreme Court.
The folllowing cases were filed in the supreme
premo court to-day : Gcorgo J. Spomer vs.
Augustus L. Meyer and Myra Mayor , npoeal
from Hall county ; State ex rol. Jonn D.
Thomas vs. .Melville P. Hope-well , manda
mus ; Security national bank va. John S.
Raine , error from Hull county.
Tbo Thomas vs. Hopewcll case is based
on a suit for divorce , Thomas vs. Thomas.
Judge Hopowoll , of the ilistrlot court of
Douclas county , refused to certify to a bill
of exceptions In favor ot Mr. Thomas , nnd
the latter seeks by mundnmus proceedings
to compel the judge's certification.
Ktnto Ilnuso Matter * .
Bellowing Is the list of now notaries publlo
Issued from the governor's office to-tiny :
Charles 1C. Dooley , Aahiord ; A. H. Storrott ,
Sliclton ; Fred B. Bartlett , Broken Bow ;
Victor P. MuMclm.in , Ltlln H. Scnvoy nnd
Charles P. Benjamin , Omaha : A. D. Burr
nnd B. R. Millor. Lincoln ; lingo A. Wig-
ccnhorn , Ashlnnd ; William Erwln , Ollctul ;
Patrick I lyrics , Clroeley county.
The auditor baa received for registration
the court house and jail bomls of Hooker
county , amounting to ? liSO. :
City Nnxvs and Notes.
Judge Houston returned to duty to day
after two weeks'absence uy reason of sick
ness.
Among to-tlny's visitors wore H. B. ICooscr ,
of Omalm ; II , I ) . Brook * , of Fremont : R. j.
Coles , of York ; C. F. MCYO\V. ! ol Superior ;
George H , Knvnga nnd David Moore , ol
Onmhn , and T. T. Berry , Fnlrbury.
John M. Cotton has returned from Broken
Bow. whore ho visited n slok relative.
Senator John I. Nosbltt. of Nortli Pintle.
Is In the city.
SOME NEW BOOKS.
"A Dictionary of Electrical Words , Terms
and Phrases , " by Prof. E. J4 Houston , of
Philadelphia , has just boon Issued from the
press of tlio Electrical World , Now York.
The marvelous progress of electricity In the
jtulustrlcs ot the country makes the diction
ary especially valuable as n work nf refer
ence. It Is not n mere word-book. The
words , terms and phrusca nro Invariably
fallowed by short , concise dcllnltions , giving
the sense In which they nro i-orrcctly em
ploy ca , with copious illustrations of elec
trical appliances.
* *
The Scrlnnors have issued in Immlsomo
form Lester Wullaok's "Memories of Fifty
Years , " with n biographical introduction nt
the lamented nctor by Lawrence Hutton. To
the thousands of theater-goers who have en
joyed Mr. WaUack's character representa
tions on the stage for half a rciitury , and
who are familiar with his charms as n storv
teller , this memorial volume will need no
commendation. It bristles with reminis
cences of the great actors of his day , and Is
n store house of green room anucdotca de
lightfully told. Fu\v volumes of Its class
contain more gunuino pleasure between the
covers.
W
*
"Bluebird Notes'1 is the cheery title of n
volunio > of poems ironi the pen ot Ira Bill-
man , and published by Funk & Wagnalls ,
Now York. The book contains 130 poems ,
showing considerable diversity of letmtli ,
subject , measure nnd merit. Most of them
nro short , perspicuous and readable. Some
of tnem are exceedingly touching nnd reveal
no small degree of footle genius. The vol
ume is beautifully printed on heavy calcn
dered paper , and It will bo safe , ennobling
and helpful In any family.
* * .
"Tho Master of Ballantrne , " by Robert
Louis Stevenson , having run its course In
the mngn/.lncs nnd patent plato papers , is
now issued in book form by Charles Scrlbner
& Sons , Now York. Most readers nro
familiar with the wanderings and adventures
of the master in temperate ana tropical
shotos. The story is told in that prolific- ,
weird vein for which the author is noted ,
nnd will find favor with those who love sea
faring life.
* *
"Monopolies and the People" Is the title
of un Instructive book from the pen ot
Charles Whiting Baker , published by G..P.
Putnam's Sons , New York. The subject in
volves the industrial nnd social welfare of
the country. The growing tendency to mo
nopoly in all departments of business is the
irreat evil of to-day , nnd the manner nnU
method of dealing with it , of making It con
tribute to tlio general prosperity instead of
menacing our welfare , presents n uroblcin
almost beyond solution. Tlio author is asso
ciate editor of the Now York Engineering
News , a position which gave him an ac
curate knowledge ot tlio machinery of
corporate trusts ana pools , of local
and national ramifications This information
ho embodies in the book , covering the ques
tion thoroughly und brielly. IIo gives a his
tory of railroad monopolies , trusts , cools ,
municipal and other corporations , their
growth and development , with R tat 1st lea
bearing on each , how they use the privileges
granted them by an over-generous publlo to
oppress their creators , the attempts nt regu
lation , and the remedies which the people
can safely apply. His conclusions possess n
flavor of "novelty , though not entirely now ,
and many of them could bo put in practical
operation with great benefit to the public.
As n remedy lor the serious evils and abuses
which burden the railway management of
the country , Mr. Baker suggests that the
government acquire title to the franchise ,
right of way and real estate of
all railway lines , map out a territory for
each corporation , go that there could
bo no competition between them ; prohibit
the construction of parallel lines ; Issue bonds
bearing ! ! per cent , to pay for purchase , and
lease the roads for terms nf ! ! . " > to the highest
bidder at u quarter of one per coat , above
the Interest on the bonds , the government
renerving title nnd the right to rcguhito
charges. With municipal corporations , btich
as street car lines , gas and water works ,
electric light ana other companies , the author
would deal with tticin in a similar way.
.Either lot the municipalities oucr.ito them
for the public good , or sell the franchise to
the highest bidder for a term of yours , re
serving the right to regulate rates. Mr.
Bal < or deals vigorously with tlio evils of
stoolc watering and declares that the govern
ments , both national nnd state , should pro
hibit under bovuro penalties the issue of lu
ll ate J stock. As u whole the worlc is exceed
ingly interesting iu tone , ti eat 1111:111 : and con
clusions.
THE MANDARIN.
While seated in liis palanquin , A finer sight I have not seen 1"
Kode Ling Gum Fee , a mandarin ; "We washed those garments , " answered h $
Some laundry people working nigh , "With soap that's made beyond the sea.
Were hanging garments out to dry , The IVORY SOAI- they call it there ,
He beckoned with his golden fan , We find it good beyond compare. "
And thus addressed the nearest man : Then said the mandarin profound :
"Why do the robes upon your line "Go , order me a thousand pound ,
Like glaciers of Alaska shine ? And they who use another kind ,
Since we set out from Ning To Keen , Shall prison cell and scaffold fmdl"
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many whit ? soaps , each represented to bo " jusl as good as Hie ' Ivory' ' | "
they ARE NOT ( but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualltlet
of the genuine , Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon gelling it.
Copyright 1830 , by Procter & Gauibl * .