THE OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 > 188ft
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.Tonx L. A"Mis : of Lincoln will Icuil
the doiuocratiu forlorn liopo.
For : buncombe , brass and blatant
dotnngo < ry tlio ilomocrutiu state plat
form stand * unrivaled.
Tin : viaduct nnd union depot onli-
iianccs should bo carefully considered
and the interests of tlio city so guarded
tlmt a repetition of brolccn pledges will
bo impossible.
TIIK Missouri river commission wants
an appropriation for two and three-
quarter millions for the ensuing liscal
year. At this rate it will not trtlto
many years to line the sandbars with
silver dollars.
IX conslruL'tiii" the democratic plat
form , J. Sterling Morton could not resist
the temptation to do a little side work
for his distinguished client , the Bur
lington , by driving u nail in the Union
Pacific coliin.
" \VjsTJ5 : x farmers will be pleased to
learn that ns an article of food corn is
becoming quite popular with the poorer
clashes of Kuropo. With such a demand
farming in the great American corn
belt will become remunerative.
GOYKUXOK lltLt , is parading through
the south under the banner ' 'I'm a
Democrat. " The assertion does not
bear the indorsement of Grover Cleveland -
land and his friends. Since the Novem
ber cyclone Hill found it necessary to
label his democracy.
Tin : importance of the declarations
of the democratic negroes of Tennessee
can not bo measured without the bill of
expense. If the , state committee will
publish the cost of the colored conven
tion thu public can readily determine
the price of outraged truth.
Tin ; action of the canvassing board
of u Montana county does not spoalc
well for the Australian system. Tlio
advocates ol that method iiibtht that
fraudulent voting is impossible under
the law , yet the canvassers discovered
HUllicicnt illegal voting to reject a rot
ten precinct.
every Indian who ue-
'
copts the irovornmont's tender of land
in severalty becomes an American citi-
y.on , with all its responsibilities and
trials. It is estimated this law will add
from four to six thousand to the voting
population of the Dakotas within a
year. The acquisition is not desirable.
Au , electric wires in Now York have
been ordered iiown within eight days
from the tlmo of
notice , which was
given the companies last Saturday. If
they nro not taken down by tbo'com-
panios that operate them they will bo
cut by order ol the mayor. This is u
very summary proceeding , but it is Jus
tified in view of recent fatalities caused
by electric lighting wires.
Tin : consolidation of the rival street
car companies bodes no good for the
city. 11" simply menus a cessation ol
all extensions and improvements and n
return to the indifferent service which
made the horse car company u mill-
atone on the nook of the city's progress.
Protestations of great benefits to tlio
public to result from consolidation are
useless in the light of experience.
"When the original company absorbed
the cable lines wo were promised groal
improvements In the service. The latter -
. tor lines were to bo extended south and
west to the park , and spasmodic pledges
wore given that Fnrnnm nnd other
important thoroughfares would soon ox-
rlonco a change from mule power to
rapid transit. But the company soon
forgot its promises and not a move was
mndo to give the people the facilities
which the growth of the city demanded
until the motor company forced the
drones to action. With nil opposition
wlpod out , tlio mammoth consolidation
will fall back into its old rut of inactiv
ity and snail pace.
TATITFF VIEWS. ,
The belief \ Bald to widely prevail In
Washington tlmt the president * in his
annual message will rocommoifd some
decided modification of the existing
tariff. The inference is derived from
remarks ho has mndo to persons
who hnvo conversed with him on the
subject" , In which ho indicated that
> nrty expediency requires such a-
course. Both Secretary "Windom
and Secretary Blalno are tin-
lerstood to bo in sympathy
with this view. The latter is ro-
> orlcd to have expressed the hope that
congress would tnko up the question at
once anddlspo o of It , and to have Bald :
"it would bo tlio wisest stroke of policy
for tlm republicans in both houses to
unite , as soon as congress convenes ,
upon a bill designed to moot Iho popu-
.ar demand for tariff revision without
disturbing the wolfavo of any estab
lished American industry. " Other
natters , ho thought , however import
ant , can afford to wait until this one is
id justed.
Senator Sherman , in his
recent speeches in Ohio , has distinctly
said that there should bo a revision of
the tarllT. "I do not deny , " ho said ,
"that there is a propriety in a revision
of the tariff laws. Changes of the rela-
live value of articles compel a frequent
revision of the rates of duties. " The
speeches of Senator Allison in Iowa
show that ho is not averse to a careful
revision of tha tariff , and qulto gener
ally in republican quarters thcroisado-
sire manifested tliat the represent
atives of the party in con
gress shall promptly consider
the tarilT question and dispose of it ,
milking such a revision nnd modification
of the existing duties ns will give
needed relief to the uonsumdVs of the
country without Injury to any estab
lished industry.
The nromibor however , is that the
elTort in the next congress to roach an
adjustment of tlio tariff question will bo
confronted by quite as many difficul
ties as .have been presented at
any time in the past. The at
titude of the iron manufacturers
of Xcw Kngland introduces a now
complication \\liich may prove to bo
very troublesome. These manufactur
ers demand , as necessary to their exist
ence , that raw materials shall bo placed
in the free list , and the indications are
that they intend to iiibiat upon this with
all the influence they can bring to bear.
Their demand will bo vigorously op
posed by tlio representatives of compet
ing manufacturing sections , but it is
very likely to bo bupported by ropro-
bontativcs of other sections , and thus
prove a very disturbing issue in makinga
revision of the tariff. Another fact in
the bituation that will complicate it is
the position of the republican members
of congress from the south in favor of
the abolition of internal revenue taxes.
They are understood to bo nearly unan
imous in the determination to demand
that these taxes shall be abolished , re
gardless of how such n reduction of the
revenues of the government might
affect ' the question of modifying
tari'rt' dulies. Some of them ,
elected upon this issue , have
promised to make their support of u
candidate for speaker of the house con
tingent upon assurances of favor to
their policy , and as these southern re
publicans can , if united , hold the bal
ance of power , it will bo scon that any
demand they make mubt receive respect
ful consideration.
It is apparent , therefore , without
taking any account of democratic op
position to any republican measure ,
that the settlement of the tar
iff question in the next congress
is not going to bo an easy
matter. The fact , however , that thnro
is greater willingness among republi
can leaders to carry out in good faith
the promise of the party to revise and
modify the existing tariff , is at least ro-
nssuring , whether duo to a sincere in
terest in the welfare of the people tuid
mi honcbt desire to give them relief
from a taxation beyond tlio real neces
sities of the government , or prompted
only by a souse of party expediency.
HAD
The most serious thing that has hap
pened to the cause of Mtihono in Vir
ginia is the desertion of John M.
Langston , the 'colored leader in that
state. Mahone's defeat was pretty cer
tain before the defection of Langslon ,
but it is now absolutely assured. A
very considerable body of white re
publicans had already abandoned him ,
but ho hoped to overcome this loss by
holding the colored vote in lino. This
ho will now bo unable to do. Lung-
Bton has the respect and confldenca
of Ills nice in Virginia to a
greater extent than any other man
among them. Iio JH a man of scholarly
attainments , a leader of force and
ability , and his loyalty to the interests
and welfare of his race has never been
questioned. In his desertion of Ma-
hone ho will undoubtedly carry with
him thousands of tlio colored voters of
Virginia.
Tills action of Langston appears to bo
another proof of Mahoiio'tiinsinccritv in
politics. After peace had boon brought
about between the contending factions
of republicans in Virginia Mahonc suc
cessfully sought an alliance with Lang
ston with a view to consolidating the
colored vote In his support. The col
ored lender entered upon the duty as
signed him with his usual zeal. In de
fense of his desertion ho charges that
Mnhono wants to throw him out of the
parly because ho is a negro , and in
evidence of this states that Mn
hone is disinclined to glvo him
any aid in his contest for the
seat in the next congress to which
ho claims to have boon elected. lie
has gene to Ohio to render what service
lie may to the republican cause in that
BtutO.
It is more than probable that Lang-
Bton'fi charges have a substantial found
ation. Mahono has professed a great
deal of concern for the political inter
ests of the negro voters of Virginia , but
his real solicitude is wholly selfish. IIU
efforts to unify and harmonize the
republicans of Virginia have had
reference solely to his per
sonal advantage , and it is
this well-understood fact that
1mb driven away from him thousands of
while republicans In the present cam *
palgn. That ho would eoonor Ids
district should bo represented in congress -
gross by n white democrat than oven so
capable a colored republican as Lnng-
ston Is by no means Improbable , for with
Langslon occupying n sent in congress
the Mnhonc influence at Washington
might bo materially lessoned. At any
rate , the defection of the foremost
loader of the colored voters of Vir-
jinla moans the loss to Mnhono of
thousands of tlioso voters , and consequently
quently his overwhelming defeat.
A PKIXCIl'LH 1XVOLVKD.
The democratic judicial convention
of this district has violated no compact
by endorsing the choice of the bar for
district judco. They have simply up-
linld the principle that was endorsed
overwhelmingly by the voters in the
judicial election three years ago. They
tiavo declared in favor of a non-partisan
judiciary. Any other course would
Imvo remanded the selection of our
judges to the professional politician and
ward striker.
To insist that a candidate for the
bench must descend to the level of the
pot-houso politician mid spoils-hunter ,
who seeks an olllco for nil there is
in It , would degrade our judiciary
md lower its members in the
esteem of the community. Had
the democratic convention formally
nominated Mr. Ciarkson they would
Imvo made him n partisan candidate ,
nnd that is precisely what the advo
cates of a non-partisan judiciary desire
to avoid.
The issue between Mr. Ciarkson and
Mr. Davis involves a principle. On
the one side are ranged those who per
sist in keeping our judiciary free from
all partisan inlluonco nnd obligation ;
and on the other , those 'that insist that
every candidate fromcunstablo-up shall
have a party label ulllxed by the party
machine.
This is the issue clearly defined
before the votora of this district ,
and while many voters will roach a de
cision as between Mr. Clarlcson and
Mr. Davis on personal grounds , the real
issue is whether our district judges
shall hereafter bo elected on party
lines , or whether we shall adhere to the
non-partisan judiciary.
A'O XK11D OV HASTE.
There need bo no great hurry about
appointing the superintendent for the
erection of the city hnll building. The
only thing Contractor Coots will do this
season ib to pull up by the roots the
thirty thousand dollar foundation laid
by Reasjan & iircnnan , and to fill with
concrete the trenches upon which the
now foundation walls nro to stand.
The citv engineer can readily supervise
the laying of the concrete bed without
extra cost to the city.
To appoint a superintendent now
would simply mean a clean thousand
dollars taken out of the city hall fund
for the alleged services of a gentleman
of leisure. It will bo time enough to
appoint the superintendent about the
1st of April. By that time the mayor
and council should be able to secure the
services of a practical builder who has
experience with fire-proof construction.
Any man who has simply built or bossed
the construction of ordinary brick stores
or warehouses is not the proper party
to superintend the erection of a public
building. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THU foreign guests of the nation who
are making their way westward are a
decidedly patriotic body of gentlemen ,
who lose no opportunity to show that
they are thoroughly imbued with Amer
ican sentiment. In their speeches and
their toasts they indicate very clearly
a most hearty and cordial sympathy
with the plan of bringing all American
countries into more intimate relations
with ono another , and of forming
such u compact as will secure
the protection of all against
every form of European interfer
ence or aggression. They are particu
larly eloquent in their references to
the United States , and the tour they
are matting can not fail to impress them
with the greatness of this country , al
though they will see on their present
trip but a sni'ill part of it. Tlio wisdom
of the tour is already fully just'iflcd.
The foreign delegates will return to
Washington with reflections favorablu
to the purpose of the conference which
they could not have conceived had they
not been given the opportunity to visit
so much of the country.
Ir Omaha secures railroad connection
by direct or rainbow lines with South
Dakota , it will bo entirely duo to the
enterprise of the people of north Ne
braska. The apathy of our business
men in this matter is not creditable.
And yet their indifference does not
lessen the desire of our northern neigh
bors for commercial Intercourse with
this city. The activity displayed by
the Yanklon , Norfolk & Southwestern ,
coupled with liberal local inducements ,
has aroused the Kikhoru Valley com
pany , and the extension of that road
from Verdigris to Niobrara and eventu
ally into tlio rich Sioux country is as
sured. The construction of the road
will cipou a now and profitable trade
territory , and Omaha jobbers should bo
prepared to take advantage of it.
CAHKKOU : , Pnirrs & Co. , of Pitts-
burg , have commenced tbo manufac
ture of stool railroad ties. Experts
claim that thia kind of ties will prove
thoonly solution of the perfect track and
high spaed problem in the United
States. Such tics have boon used in
England to a limited extent , but never
in this country. Their introduction by
the railroads moans greater speed nnd
safety to human life , and a very marked
improvement in the iron industry.
AMKUICUN engineers who projected
and for years have advocated the
Nicaragua canal may presently see a
consummation of that onlorprisa , The
trouble between Costa Rico and Nicara
gua having boon settled , an early re
sumption of work on the canal may bo
looked for. Water communication between -
twoen the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
via this route is far more practicable
than by the proposed but abandoned
Panama ship canal.
.lullCo KOOMO'N Defeat.
//iIJ y I'tojraa ,
With tuo aid of free IUSBOS and proxies , la
alliance with tlio w-litsky rinfr , the dnstnrdly
conspiracy aBtxfosf , tha pcoplo w < w conswm *
mated. Tlio question r cumins to bo decided
"ahnll the poiptd lonpor submit to this usur
pation nnd trriMny1 , which Is & danporous
menace to Uiolr liberties nnd n republican
form of ffovormnonti Or Is the cup of In
iquity not yet lull ! It these continued op-
firosslons upon the viRhts of a free people nro
not righted In tlpio' wo tremble for the dny
of retribution that .cnunot bo averted , anymore
moro thnn could the Into war.
ON tllK H1IHC.
The Wisconsin divine who rniseti a church
debt by locking his flock In the church nnd
then asking them for subscriptions should
go Into business with the Welsh rector who
undertook to collect his tithes with n club.
If President Harrison tnkos that Sumlny
school class ha should HOO tlmt Corporal Tail'
ncr and I'rlviito Dnlzcll are present when ho
ranches I'rovorbs 15:4. :
From present Indications Uncle Dick Me-
Cormlck may own the Omaha base bull club
nest season It ho likes nnd yet mnko no very
largo hole In his ban I : account.
Corporal Tanner still Insists tlmt ho nnd
Senator Mandcrnoa wcro Instilled In making
that pension grab. Corporal Tanner con-
tlnuns to furnish conclusive evidence that lib
has long hnlryears.
Mary Doe Is said to bnvo taken n scat
among the delegates nt the democratic
Judicial convention to answer the chnrgo of
drunkenness under the Impression that she
was ID the police court. Mary may not bo
much of n lacty hut she is evidently quite a
logician.
With the place so overrun with real estate
men ana legislators a time-lock safe agent
ought to do a rushing buslncts In the city of
Pierre just now.
'Twni Uaclo ilprry Diet It.
Iinulavtilt Courier-Journal.
It was not until Uticlo Jerry Rusk took
hold of the agricultural department that a
squash in Now Hampshire grow to weigh 100
Hounds.
Itnuirli on Hidillrbzrger.
Clitcaun IlcraW.
When Washington barkeepers soil whisky
which Is three-quarters water , as they did at
the mason lo conclave , Klddlcborgcr must
think that It is high tlmo to re tire from
politics.
Tlio Flap anil tlm Anarchists.
Clitcaun Tribune.
If the American Hag is not good enough
for an anarchist lot nlm go out from under
it. The world Is still roomy , and thnro nro
several good sl/ed iil.mos yet where the na
tives are not as sensitive oa tne subject of
Hags as they are in this country.
T IP HrUlsli K. C. IV f.
Another Britlnh war-ship bus gone aground
this time In the harbor of Kiel. Great
liritain'a ' nnv.tl olllsers would save that
country much expense if , taking thu advlco
of Sir. John Portt'r ' , they would stick close to
their desks anil nevfcr co to Bca.
Arnjyo
Willy ( fpltta Kewinf.
That many men , ealist through pique , mid
soon tire of the routine of cnrrisoa life , maybe
bo admitted ; but \\ita \ \ fact can hardly account
for the desertion of one-fourth the recruits
and ouo-oisrl'th of the rank and Hie nf the
army every yc.ir. The truth seems to bo
that the line onlccrs themselves are larjrely
responsible for th\s \ condition of affairs.
Their listless and enervating Ufa leads them
to lose interest in their commands , aud their
authority is assumed by non-commissioned
men who abuse it by acts of petty tyranny.
THE APl'KllNOOX TKA.
Bonnie "Muui'na , do people really buy
babies ! " Alumina "Of course , child ; of
course. Kun out now and plav. " Bcnnio
( In a brown study ) "Then why is it , mam
ma , that poor people buy moro of 'urn than
anybody elsel"
Mrs. Giybov Tom , you really must have
some photographs tnkon. Mr. Gnyboy
What for } Mrs. Gayboy For me. You are
homo so seldom that I am afraid I will forget
how you look.
Annie Oh , Charlie , I found out something
to-day that I promised never , never to tell.
Charlie ( settling back ) Well I'tnjreaay. >
Woman is a lovely creature nnd she knows
It , too ; but she is always willinc to be told
of it once more.
The childish miss resents a kiss and runs
the other wav , but when some years have
passed , it's different , tney say.
Mabel Meadowsweet So you refused him.
What did the poor feilow say I Laura Lay-
overem Ho said ho know a cirl who would ,
marry him and bo glad to. Mabel I wonder
whom ho meant , haura 1 wondered , too ;
so I asked him. Mabel Who w.is it * Laura
You.
You.Wife
Wife Don't you think I huvo kept my
looks pretty well after our thirty years of
married life. Husband Certainly ; there is
only ono slight change perceptibly. At the
start you had white teeth and blnclc lmirand
now you have black teeth and while ha'r. '
The young Man ( rapturously ) And now ,
Flossie , it only remains for you to name the
happy day. 1'leaso make it soon , very , very
soon , darling. The Young Woman ( In the
kitchen a few moments later ) Bridget ,
would it interfere with any of your engage
ments if I should bo married three weeks
from next Wednesday evening.
Women's shoos without numbers have
como to the relief of the perplexed store
keeper who formerly had to lit a number
three shoo to u number four foot. Now ho
has only to call the four a three nnd It gives
entire f > atl faction.
Mr. Bashful Wonderful things are dor.o
nowadays Miss Clitra. The doctor has given
Mrs. Smith's boy a new lip from Ills chook.
Miss Clara O , that' s not much ; unny's the
tlmo I Imvo had a tr taken from mine , aud
no painful operation , either.
Tliis Is thoscasoti of the year when the
thoughtful girl tajtcs great delight In gath
ering nil In inn lonvv3. and nftur Dressing
them carefully In the biggest dictionary
there Is in the house , arranges thorn In
groupcs and bowidpra and decorates the wall.
AU this Is very b utiful and very useful. It
gives the girl out-of-door oxcclsu of a mild
and delightful sort , nnd.whon the young gen
tlemen call upon'Jdrj ' during the coming sea
son , they can sc qt . glance just how tastily
she would nrrangoln house If nny ono of
them should cvei take u notion to got one ,
and ask her to prcMtlo over It.
"Now aklss Tear. " nuoth ho
"la a noun , we'll admit ;
Hut common or proper ,
Cunit thou tell that of III"
"Well. I think,11 replied abe ,
"To speak nothing loath ; "
While she smiled nnd grow rod ,
"Well , I think It Is botu. "
8TAT12 AND TKUU11OHY.
The Stocktmin Presbyterians are to build
a church.
North liond Is anxious to secure a Hour
tulll of at least fifty barrels capacity a day ,
The North Nebraska Dehorning associa
tion has been organized by prominent resi
dents of Central City.
The Norfolk Hlectrlo Light company has
Increased its capital stock to > liOOUO for the
purpose of putting In an are light plant.
Joe Jacksun , son of the treasurer of Wash
ington county , hail his band torn oft by the
explosion of K sbollvhlch he wns Oiling' .
Lotran county voters will decide nt ino
general election n vropoMtlon to bond the
county lo fund the outstanding Indebted *
ness.
ness.York
York will endeavor tosecuro tlio national
orphmmtjo of the Lrulios' Homo Missionary
society by the donation of .a tract of land
near the city.
The accidental discharge of a shot trim
lying ( n tbo bottom of a wngon caused the
Instant donth of Henry Ediiernncht , a prosperous -
porous farmer living near Shelton ,
The now railway mnp of the Btato Just'ls-
sued by the ntnto beard of transportation Is
very valuable for reference. It U compiled
nnd published by W.V. . Alt , a civil engi
neer of Wahoo.
A farmer attending the fair nt H&rrl bunr
tied his team to the wagon nnd left them all
dny. Onaoftho horses became uneasy and
Jumped with nil four foot into the wagon ,
from which it fell nnd broke its nock.
While the editor of tha Ulysso.s Herald
was enjoying n vacation , tha man loft In
charge of the oflleo deserted the establish
ment and fnllcd to Issue the paper. The
editor has now returned nnd tins succeeded
In getting out an Issue dated October I , In'
order to mnko the tax list legal , nnd will try
to mnko up for lost tlmo by doubling up next
week.
While Mr. nnd Mrs. Richardson nnd their
four children wcro taking a Sunday stroll
near the H. & M , tunnel In Dawos county ,
they sat down to oat a lunch on n pile of
frosii bows. Ono of the little boys found a
dynamite cartridge under the pile and It ox *
plodod In his hand , shattering the member ,
Almost nt tluo same Instant three or four
other cartridges exploded , Injuring Mr.
lilcliardson. Tbo cartridges had evidently
been hidden under the boughs by railroad
inon.
_
Iowa Itium.
Sheldon la to have electric lights.
Ono Kcokuk firm has 110,000,000 fjet of
lumber olorcd In Its yards.
Largo quantities of natural gas cscaua
from the Mowing well at Dayton ,
Henry Foreman , of Oilman , gathered two
buahols of peaches from sixteen five-year-old
trees.
The sheriffs and marshals of the state will
moot In convention at Das Moincs December
IS nnd 111.
Ottumwn has n commlttco of flvo citizens
dollbernllr.t' over the advisability of buildlnc
a real palace.
The potato market Is lively in Webster
City this fall , ono dealer buying 8.0UC . bush
els lu u single day.
A largo amount of whisky Is being sold on
the sly nt Atlantic , much to the disgust of
the prohibitionists.
Axtcll , the phenomenal Iowa Rtalllon
which has just been sold for $105,005 , , was
once offered to u gentleman living la Wa
terloo for $151) ) , but bo refused to buy.
IJos Moinca' new oily directory contains
lr , lt-3 names , wtiich , on n basis of three nnd
one-half to the nainu , elves u population of
r > r > ,743. This includes 5 , it ; > people who live
in the suburbs.
The .state board -hpalth has just com
pleted an analysis of tlio mineral ttpringnt
the court liousu in Des Mulncs and pro
nounces its waters of the same nature as the
Col fax springs , mid oven stronger medicin
ally.
ally.The
The , Tones counlv scandal case of Ilempey
vsl'ciper , that was bou'iin in 13315 , was tried
lust week , occupying five days. Sixty wit
nesses testiliud for the plaintiff , nnd a verdict
was found for tlm defendant without any
testimony hoinir Introduced.
Hev. , T. M. Hedsrcs , of KUIora , has been
pi'rmltted to withdraw from the church , sur
rendering nil his credentials. The presiding
elder proferro.l charges of adultery against
him , and Hedges had an idea trial the elder
Know what he was talking about.
Iowa produces the srroati'st horses , most
IIOKS nnd corn and the best butter on earth ,
says a Davenport paper , nnd now she is enjoying -
joying some of Hie most thoroughly delight
ful weather ever scon. Her autumns have
tbo name blown in the bottlo. They can't bo
counterfeited or excelled.
Tlio Two
.Tamos Otis , a Deadwood sporting man , has
become insane.
The Chamberlain Y. M. C. A. is to open n
first class reading room.
The recently discovered salt bed In Jcrauld
county will bo developed.
Save township , Brown coiinty , only cast
ono vote against prohibition.
Armour Is bound to boom in the spring
when the Ynnktou reservation is opened.
A Grand Forks man lias fallen heir to 900
a ye.ir by the death of a In other In England.
Tliero are still i35.r.CO ! acres of coverninont
land open for settlement in Uurlclgli county.
S. J. Wavl.md , of Hrookings county ,
threshed 1,100 bushels of ( lax from 100 acres
of ground.
Hard coal costs S2.50 more a ton In Yank-
ton than it docs \Vatertown , with the
sanm facilities for procuring it , and the people
ple are protesting.
Tlio cornerstone of the soldiers' homo at
Hot Springs will be laid November 11 with
Masonic curomonios. Governor Molletto
will deliver the address.
Ellie Eller , a rtliner county girl , wanted to
marry her cousin , Charles Crala , but her
father wouldn't lot her. She wont to prayer
meeting with her little brother and th'jro
met Grain and eloped with him , successfully
eludinu the pursuit of her irate parent nnd
his shotgun.
South Sioux Falls is believed to bo the
only place in the state whore the deeds for
lots expressly stipulate that saloons shall
never be built thereon nor liquor bo kept for
a beverage. A'iolation of this stipulation
rouses the property to revert to Pettigreiv &
Tutu , the proprietors.
Ono day last week the little daughter of
.Telia 1C. FUttun , living near Colman. took a
horse to the creek near bis place to water It.
She slipped and fell over the bank into the
water. In fulling her foot caught in the
hitctiiiic strap attached to the horse nnd the
animal , scareJ at the little girl's screams ,
r.m away , yanking her out of the "drink. "
The horse stopped before the child sustained
any serious injury.
Pears' Soap bccurcs a beautiful com
plexion.
Al > scm : < ) of IMind ,
It is the privilege of the prcnt gen-
iti.sca to bo absent-minded , but it does
not follow that every nhsuiit-inindcd
man in a gonluH , Haytj the Home : While
many a man is laughed at for hi& ab
straction from little things , while his
mind in fcoaring to the empyrean in the
pathway of the stars , the wits of many
n dolt are wool-fathering , without an
idea in his noddle. An oxchnngja pa-
nur tolls of a man in BOB ton who went
to the postotllce lo inquire for bib letters -
tors , and did not know how to frame an
interrogatory , IIP vincr forgotten his own
name ; and of a farmer in Now Hamp
shire , who , while revolving some
deeply important problem , sat down on
his milk-pail and milked the
cow into the stool. AVe know
a gentleman of this city
who , the next dny after ho was married ,
cnllnd nt the liousu of the bride's
father , asking tor Her in her
maiden nntne. The reply of the as
tonished servant girl : "Sho'H married ,
sir , nnd gene tolivont your liouw , "
brought him to IIH ! BOIISUH. Old Pur-
fen Hlank , wno , when pruning hU np-
ploH , would Bit on the end of a limb and
uaw it off iimlde of him , was a case in
point. Hut the most melancholy ter
mination of a lifo of blunders , was that ,
as testified of the Kilkenny rats , of the
unfortunate gentleman , who , on retir
ing to bed at night , put his patent
leathers to bed nnd pulled oIT his head
with the boot-jack. The coroner's jury
brought in a verdict of "accidental suf-
clde. "
Iliil Not Uiulor .tnni | .
.Now York. Sun : Mrs , Newman-led
"You wont bailing last night , didn't
you ? " Mr. N. "No. IndeodF Why do
you ask ? " Mrs. N. "Oh , nothing ;
only I heard you tell Mr. Kcxtdoor that
you ran across a cold dock , &o I sup
posed you woroout sailing , "
DIII-IIU'H Gaiurrh Hniiir.
When suffering with catarrh , cold In the
head , nervous hoadnche , etc. , use Durno'a
HmiiT , It will relieve you at onco. PricoiiSo
ut
ALMOST OVER THE FALLS.
A Qlrl'd PooMlnnty Tent Nearly
Costs llur Her Ijtfc.
Ono of the mo3t narrow escapes from
being swept over Niagara falls that has
happened occurred yostordnv afternoon ,
says n Lockport , N. Y. , dispatch. Miss
May Follows is a charming society lady ,
daughter of ox-Deputy Collector ot Cus
toms , S. At Follows , of Suspension
Uridgo , and IB well known all over this
1 > art of the state for her beauty. Yes
terday she had a party of friends visitIng -
Ing her from the west. They wont to
see the sights nt the falls and
visited the Three Sisters Islands. They
came to a well known spot where the
water rushes between the shore and a
largo rock ntlightning speed , swooping
down over the lulls only a short distance
below. Miss Follows , full of gaiety and
spirits , said : "Watch mo jump to that
rock. " Suiting Iho action to the word ,
she made the leap , but her feet slipped ,
and before she know it she was in the
wator. "Savo mol"&ho cried : "My God ,
save mol" nnd she ulutchcd desperately
at the rock. A young man nnd voting
lady of the party jumped down * and at
the same limo grabbed her by the
clothing , as her hold on the rook was
dipping. She was pulled out dripping
wet , saved from the awful laws of the
cataract. When she was placed on the
rock Miss Fellows fainted , but , quickly
recovered and was convoyed homo.
When speaking about her oseapo after
ward she said she had jumgcd from the
shore lo that rock many times. The
place where the accident occurred is
quite hibtoricnl , as several suicides
have jumped in there. Once a little
girl leaped from the arms of a young
man , her companion , into the water ,
who jumped in after her , both being
drowned.
Giunns Vnr All 11 illow Kre.
The charmed number , seven , ( so
called by the superstitious ) , rules the
evening , says the Ladies' Homo Jour
nal. So the girl who catches seven
nuts or any Inrgor number , which is a
multiple of seven , is considered most
fortunate. The ono who secures the
largest number of nil , ( if it can bo di
vided evenly by be von ) is declared the
fairy godmother and she becomes nrbi-
tressof the "Shako. "
Seven baskets are brought , into which
the nuts which have fallen upon the
blankets are gathered.
Double until are said to signify an
early wedding ; clusters of three a leg
acy ; four indicate great wealth ; live , a
voyage across the sea ; nix , fame as a
public speaker ; seven , the possession of
the gift most desired by the Under.
The II res tire now , probably , Mifli-
'
ciently advanced so that the roa'stlngof
nuts , apples and late planted corn , may
begin. So with long pointed bticlt.s ,
some sucar the corn and apples , while
others bury nuts and apples in the hot
ashes. Still others name tlio nuts and
lay them upon a shovel above the red
hot coals , watching with deepest inter
est what their bohiuior while roasting ,
may predict.
If the nuts roast quietly , it foretells
long and true friendship's. If they lly
about snappishly , n quarrel is prophe
sied. If one or metro bursts , loss of
money is to be expected. Those that
keep moving are unstable , and such as
lly olt the shovel will rpmain single still
another year.
The same mystical interest and mean-
in tr must enter into tbo apple roasting.
Apples are named , likewise , for each
person present , after which ' the " apples
must bo turned seven times' about on
palm of the hand before being consigned
to the nshes. If an apple cooks evenly
lo the core without scorching , and the
seeds number feovcn or four
teen , or posiibly , twenty-one , great
good fortune may bo expected.
If the core proves hard or worm-
eaten , and less than bcvon seeds may bo
counted , bad fortune is anticipated. 1C
the apple bursts its bkin nnd Ilic1) in
pioecs , it indicates great wealth ; if it
fails to cook at all , there is little hope
of n wedding ring during the year.
Again , the corn roasting must go on
under the mysterious influence of the
fairy folk. The unhuskod oars nro
placed by sevens in baskets. Kach per
son chooses ono. If the kernels are full
and run in straight lines the full length
of the car , a prosperous year is her
alded ; if the lines run unevenly and Iho
kernels are not found in full numbers
nnd well filled out. bad fortune is at
hand. If the Kernels , however , number
seven , or some multiple of seven , the
evil omens may bo overcome.
*
/VTlnnvtcr and His Crow.
Germans nro anxiously awaiting the
final verdict in a very peculiar case
which recently came before the Gorman
courts. Two ladies at Wesol. it seems ,
made a complaint before a magistrate
boino time ago that ono of their neigh
bors was the owner of a rooster whoso
loud crowing disturbed their slumbers
every night. The magistrate decided
that the noise was disorderly , and fined
the owner of the rooater , ' because ho
did not prevent the animal from crow
ing at night. " An appeal from this de
cision was taken to the higher courts ,
but without success. Now , it appears ,
the owner of the objectionable rooster
has appealed to the Inghn.st tribunal in
the country , llonrgued tlmt tbo rooster
onlv exorcises his natural right when
ho crows , and that n rooster is a very
Uboful and necessary animal. ' 'Without
roosters , " ho explains , "thoro would bo
no hens , and if wo' had no liens there
would bo no eggs. Since , therefore , wo
cannot do without hens nnd eggs , wo
cannot do without roobtors either. "
The case so far has been rather expen
sive for the defendant , , but he is of good
cheer and hopes to carry the day by his
logcal argument.
A Sliicu < nr Will.
A singular will case \uts decided n
few days ago by the supreme court of
California. The will of Mrs. Marga-
rolha Paulhabor , who died recently ,
gave to her four daughters one-fourth
of her cbtnto wliilo they lived with
their husbands , but provided if di
vorced each would receive onc-llfth of
the estate. Soon itftor the death of the
mother ono of the girls obtained it di
vorce , nnd then began proceedings for
for one-fifth of the estate. The other
throe sibtors successfully < lo/ondod the
action in the superior court , which hold
in effect that the mother had made a
will to induce her daughters to sepa
rate from their husbands , which was
against good morals and the policy of
the law. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court , which tribunal has re-
vei'bcd the decision of the court bulow ,
holding that thu mother had a right to
consider that a legal separation could
not bo had without reason , which was
neither contrary to good morals nor the
policy of the law.
Trail \Vllli Hlbnrln.
A etoainor sails from England every
year for the mouth of tbo Yoncsoi river ,
taking merchandise thus direct to Si
beria by wator. The steamer generally
manages to got through such ice as it
encounters , and it honds its merchan
dise up tno Yonosoi Into the very heart
of Siberia on-lhit bottomed boats , light
draught ateain boats.
A Hey lippiity Klii-rilV.
The youngest deputy fcherllT in the
United * States was unpointed last week
by the sherlll of Queens county , Now
York. Ills naino is Sodden Woller ,
and ho is thirteen years old.
MR , fl , J , DAVIS APPOINTED ,
Ho Will Act Until QrofTs SitccoBSor
la Elootoil.
HIS COMMISSION FORWARDED.
A Meeting of Iho lOxccittlvc Commit
tee'of tlio ItopitbMonn Ktato
Central Hotly A Cnnvlot
Sent to the Asylum.
Liscoi.s Utmr.ur or Tun O\tuu llr.rc , )
KM P STIIRKT , J-
LINCOLN. Nob.Oct , 10. |
Some ten day njro Judge * \YnUoley , Hope.
well nnd Donno , of the Third Judicial dli.
trlct , nddrcaftotl a letter to Governor Tlinyer
very urgently requesting him to appoint u
successor to Jiultfo Graff , owing to the vaU
amount of work on hand for the Doneh or
that district. Not wishing to forcitall the
action of the republican convention the gov
ernor waited until that ww ; hold , and there
upon appointed Its nominee , Herbert J.
Davis , to illl the vac.inoy , nnd lib excellency
expects him to enter upon the dlschurtro of
his duties nt once. The commission , duly
ftlRnoil , was forwarded to JtuiKO Davit to-
day. This holdn until his successor Is duly
elected aud qualified ,
The KtUo : Co nt ml Committee.
The executive committee of the state cen
tral commlttoo hold n mooting nt the new
headquarters , rooms ! W nnd Ml , at the Cal |
tal hotel this oven Ing. There was n full nt
tendances of tlm commtttcomcm uud the can
dldatcs ns well n n number oT the loading
politicians of the state. The following mem
bers of thu cxoi'utlvo coHimlttco were pres
ent ! Hon. Ij. l > . Kluhards , Fremont , chair
man ; Hon. Walt M. Seoly , Hunnott , secre
tary ; Hon. W. P. Hcrhol , Omaha , treasurer :
Church Ilowo , Auburn ; C. U. McNisli , WIs-
nor ; H. M. wells. Crete ; Alex ijnvorty ,
Ashland ; W. A. ullwortli , Hustings ; C , J.
Daubach , Lincoln : CJoorgo ( J. liowmim , Co
lumbus ; Jlrad D. Slaughter , J/ullerton.
At the mooting there was n jronoral Inter
change of vlou-s and opinions concerning tlio
coming campaign , and n plan was laid out
for nuiKlng it as vigorous as the shortness of
the time will luluilt.
Stnto lloiisn
Sheriff .ShonbcrRor , of Hamilton county ,
committed Jacob J. Frio to the uonltoutlnry
to-day for n term of three years , Hevas
Rcntonccd for burglary.
Treasurer J. E. Illll has gone to Illinois on
n business visit. Hut tbo rest ot the ntato
officials are all ut their dcskx. Houtino busi
ness. however , alone Invites attention.
The state board of transportation is trying
to shift itself from the nmo of llgures Into
which TIIK HRB insists it litis fallen. Secre
tary Citl ! < inson suggests Unit the onl.\ math
nmatical dilemma bu is in rusts in his en
deavor to llgiirc out what the ntito board of
transportation is.
From llio I'cn to the Asylum.
The governor has pardoned John ifornor ,
n cjnviut in the peiiltontlnrv for burglnry
from Col fax county. Dr. , T. O. Carlo- , the
prison physician , reported him hopelessly In-
Hiine , and to day the governor ordered him
to bo sent to iho asylum for the incurable in-
s.iiio at Hustings. The governor had to par
don him in order to take him out of the
Supreme Court
Urndford vs Hicglns ; motion to dismiss
sustained. Motion for leave to iilu petition
In error sustained.
The following causes wcro nrgnod and
submitted : Shields vs I [ orb icli , Thomas vs
Thomas , motions ; Adams vs Thomjuon ,
Holers vs Semper.
Grimes vs Chamberlain , error from the
district court for Johnson county , motion to
disml s Htibtnlncd : opinion by Itccsc , Cli. J.
Wilholmson vs Hcntlv , appo.il from the
distrlqt court for Webster county , motion
overruled ; opinion by Maxwell , J.
Kclnnan vs Hammond , error from the dis
trict.court for P.uvneo county , reversed and
remanded ; opinion by Koasc1 , Cli. J.
Tliurimm vs State , nro1 from the district
court for Johnson counlv , reversed and re-
imimlcd ; opinion bv Hccbc , Ch. J.
The Spnnellold Fire uud Marino Insurance
company vsYlnn it Co. , error from tbo dis-
trlctcoiirtfor Johnson county , nfllrnicil : opin
ion by Maxwell , .T. C3
Kichardson vs Campbell , appeal from the
district court for Johnson county , alllnnod ;
opinion by Cobo , .T.
Uuudns vs Carson , error from the district
court for Nonmlia county , reversed aud re
manded ; opinion by Co > b , J.
City of Seward vs Klenlt , error from the
district court for Sowurd county , motion to
quash bill of exceptions , motion sustained ;
opinion by Ilceso , Ch. J.
Davis vs Scott , error from the district
court for Gage county , afllrmcd ; opinion by
Maxwell , J. *
Emory vs Cobby , error from the district
court for Gage county , ufllrmed ; opinion by
Heeso. Ch. J.
State of Nebraska VR Hall , oxcaptlons from
Gage county , error found ; opinion by
Uecsc. Cli. J , _
Citv Ni'ws nu I Nofl's.
lion , C. C. AloNlbh , of Wisncr , is in the
city.
city.Dick
Dick Jforv.il , of Seward , icgistcnjd at the
Capital to-day.
Mrs. John M. Cotton returned homo from
an extended visii to Logansport , Ind. , to
day. She was accominni3d | by her mother ,
Mrs. I. A. Johnson.
The polleeHU'ii'H annual ball at Toinplo hall
last availing was a toclul and llnuncml suc
cess.
cess.The German Catholic fair is on at Uohnn-
nn's hull. This , the second dny , fives nsHur
ante that It will bo crowned with oticcuis ,
Tno big concert will Iio hold to-morrow even
ing. Mine. Webber will sing.
Registration goes on nlowl.yIn Uucolii.
The llrflt tLrou days of registering Imvo
passed , and not more than one-tenth of tliu
voters of tlio city have p'Jt tbelr numeson
rrcord. Tliero will therefore 1)3 a rush on
the lust days xol upurt for this uuiy.
M'nntRt ! lo Out SUim'x Til ! out.
Great excitement was created hero
to-night during a church meeting by
tlm apnoaraneo of Amy Hoggs , a niiMll
colored girl , in the coiiurcgiitinn nour
ishing a ra/.or , Kays a Concilium ! , C' . H , ,
dispatch. Ak-n , uomon nnd children
ran in all directions : KOIMH women
fainted , otlu rs tumbled into the mud ,
nnd the girl was soon in pos ssion of
the church , her oyoij glaring and her
Might flguro trembling with fron/cj.
When she luid driven tlio lust portion
from the church hho cried out , "Now I
want to SPO the debbil. " She was
finally overpowered by two coiihtablos ,
and an examination nboived that shu
was in n religious ofstiey , and wan
looking for the tlovil , whoau throat hho
had undertaken lo out. It was fur-
tunato that the congivgulion Hod be
fore her , as she had liuen told that the
devil was in some people , and she de
signed cutting them open logot ut him.
Court MiiH'rkiMtit Cutter ,
The Germans are dietintruislicil for
their love of titles , The climax
in this direction was reached
a few days ago in Darmstadt , when the
grand duke created a man"court sauer
kraut cutter. " Hereafter ho miiHt bo
addressed , according to custom , as "Mr.
Court Sauerkraut Cutter , " and ho will
bo olTcndcd unices the title IB used.
Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria ,
fTkcn IMif WU elci , we gore her CailorU.
Wkoo alii was a Child , olio cried for Ctctorla ,
When aha became Mta , slio cluuf ; to Oaitorll ,
W'vii riie tuuf Children , oho c , re them G'urtori *
