Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY AVEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 23 , 1889.
) AILY BEE.
B. HOSBWATEBi Editor.
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LSoiil.l N. i' . I'Kif , .
5 JlKjiocilATic credulity can hardly go
fjit'tlfbr than to cnlortain the hope of
capturing fowathib fall.
TllKitnnro EOVOU bcnatorinl candi
dates in the field in North Dakota.
The drought did not seriously all'cct
the crop.
t Do NOT neglect to register , if you desire -
sire , to vote at the coming election. The
registrars will bit next Thursday from
4) ) a. m. to 0 p. m.
TIIK recent haul on tlio finances of
Mexico will strengthen the bonds of
sympathy between thut country nnd
Louisiana. Both arc victims of official
knavery.
Tin : manipulators of the pork corner
in Chicago received a chilling rebuke
from Judge Grebhnm for attempting to
use the courts to squeezetho public.
Judge Gresham is a terror to ovil-docrS
of all grades.
I- ' \Vi > T , the Chicago Times
IIf
If wrecker , proved himself a man of
| l varied accomplishments. His fertile
li pen will probably .socuro' , him a pro
i longed engagement on the stalT of the
k Joliet penitentiary.
R A fin transit on street railways is a
good thing , but tliero are times when it
passes beyond the bounds of safety.
Eight miles an hour should ho the ex
treme limit , yet n fifteen to twenty mile
speed is frequently indulged in by reckless -
less motormon. The authorities should
put on the brakes and protect , the pub
lic.
E.Mi'iuou WILLIAM reiterates his de
r termination to maintain the pouco of
Europe "by cultivating friendly rola-
tfions with ether powers. " It is a sig
nificant fact that the emperor is also
- cultivating the reichstntr for increased
appropriations to btrengthen the army
'antl navy. llo will purchase peace at
any price.
Tin : enormous increase in the tralnc
of the country taxes the capacity ot the
railroads. Every wheel is turning and
thabupply of CIU-B is not equal to the
demand. This unusual rush of busi
ness is not conlinod to the movement of
V
the crops to murkol , but oxtonus to nil
departments of i-ommereial lifo , and Is
gratifying proof of a substantial re
vival of trade.
Mil. G. W. HILL , the ropitbllenn civn-
itlnto for county huuerintendont ol
schools , should receive the un
divided votes of every citixon regard-
Icssof party. Mr. Hill IB nn old school
teacher and. u man ot good executive
ability. Ho sutTorcu the loss of nn eye
by the hand of a drunken assassin , but
tills mibforluno in no wise dlsquulilics
Him for the performance ot the duties
of the ollleo. Tine llm : commends him
to the electors of thia county.
Tar.condltlon of county affairs calls for
a radical ohango in the mule-up uf the
county board. The republican 'canal-
dates , Messrs. IJorlin and Smith , nro
particularly well ( nullified by business
training and 'ohnraetur to administer
nnd guard the important interests of the
county , A vote for the democratic oaii-
didatea is a vote to continue the loose
nnd reckless methods which have
fastened n horde of jobbers and schem
ers on the. county treasury.
Tin : decision of the Iowa supreme
court divesting riiilroadi of tholr rights
as common carriers the moment goods
nro unloaded from the cars and making
thorn \vnrohousonion , will hardly bo
sustained by the national supreme
court. It is the universal practice ot
the railroad * to notify consignees the
moment goods uro received , but the
failure of the latter to tulo ; the goods
within twenty-four hours bubjcots thorn
to donuirmgo charge , Tie | railroads
are responsible for the goods and are
bound to protect thorn until charges are
paid nnd delivery made. The Iowa
courts , however , strain nt u gnat to
stvajlown whole camel when they at
tempt to place a forced construction iu
M cuso involving the right of the Blnto
to regulate intor-stato commerce.
SUJIM1SES.
As the diUoi of the mooting ot con
gress draws nonror intoro'st in tno
Bponkcrahip cohlcst will Increase. It
is now commanding n good deal ot at
tention , and there is moro or loss surmise -
miso regarding the strength ot the
several candidates , the particular In
fluences afToctlng the chances ol each ,
nnd the probnblo outcome. Itis ropro-
bonlcd , also , that most of the candi
dates tire looking carefully after tholr
fences. The only thing indicated with
any dcgroo ot certainty is that when
the caucus ot republican congressmen
meets the contest will bo sharp and
cnrncst ,
It is generally agreed that the men
who will at the outset show the greatest
strength nro Mr. Itcod , of Mnlno , and
Major McKinloyot , Ohio , and the bolloC
is that they will not bo very far apart.
Just now the chances of the former scorn
the best. His leadership of the repub
lican sldo of the house in the last three
congresses , and the fact that his claim
to the apeakorshtp has boon so long
recognized , give him a strong position
in the race , and his qualifications
nro unquestionable. Most ot the Now
England representatives are conceded
to him , and ho is understood to hrvvo
the nearly solid support cf Now York
and Pennsylvania. Ho iscortuin , there
fore , Id go intp the caucus with a for
midable backing. Mr. McKtnloy hns
boon conducting a quiet campaign , and
his strength , outside of Ohio , is not so
well dellnod ns that of the Maine con
gressman. Ho is expected , howovcr , to
gat n considerable western support , and
it is probable that the friends of some of
the ether candidates will go to him when
they have found tlio chances of their
candidates to bo hopeless. Mr. Bur
rows , ot Michigan , is a candidate not to
be ignored. Ho hns boon carrying on
nn opjn campaign and js believed to
havp done somoou"ectlvo work. Ho willet
(
ot course liavo the constant support of
his own state so long ns there i any
hope of his being chosen , and ho counts
besides upon the support of the repre
sentatives from the now states , with
some ether help from the west. Mr.
Cannon , of Illinois , is bald to talk
hopefully of his chances , but ho
docs not appear to have any
strength outsidn of his own state ,
audit is reported that oven there ho is
encountering opposition. Mr. Hender
son , of Iowa , is loss talked of than the
other four gentlemen , but ho is by no
means to bo regarded as out of the race
or ns an impossible candidate.
The indications are that there is go
ing to bo moro or loss bargaining iu
connection with .the speakership con
test. The southern republican repre
sentatives will support no ono who is
not in favor of the abolition of most of
the internal revenue taxes , and any
candidate they support will ho
required to pledge himself to this pol
icy. Very likely they will find no dilll-
cultyin getting such a pledge from
most.of them. It has boon reported"
that tliero is-tb bo a combined move
ment on the part of the manufacturers
in behalf of McKinley , and if such a
thing should happen it would probably
dohimjnoro harm than good. As to
Burrows , if it should appear , as
charged , that he is the preference of
the subsidy scokors , his chances would
rapidly diminish. There are special
inUuenees at work affecting the chances
of all thcso candidates , and it would bo
hazardous to predict the success of
either ot thorn , although it is extremely
probable that one of these named will
bo the next speaker of the house of rop-
rescntativcs. It will be fortunate if the
ono chosen &hall to ho who is least
hampered by pledges to any special in
terest or to any particular policy.
TllESECRUT KOLLS.
It has boon the uniform practice ot
the pension oflico , at least for some
years , to keep the pension rolls secret.
This rule has boon rigidly observed so
far as the general public is concerned ,
hut it is said that pension agents and
attorneys have nodilliculty in obtaining
access to the rolls. It is suggested that
the now commissioner would introduce
an important reform and put anobst-iclo
in the way of frauds , by abolishing this
rule of secrecy and allowing the pen
sion rolls to be open to public
inspection. It is assumed that
such publicity would rcbult in eliminat
ing from the rolls a great many persons
who arodrawing pensions without being
entitled to them , anfl. also aid to pre
vent other unworthy parsons from eoing
on the rolls.
There is something to bo said on both
sides of this matter. It is conceivable
that if the rolls wcro open to public
inspection the pension olllco might bo
put to a great deal of annoyance. Not
only would thcro bo much labor in
volved in hunting "up the mimes *
of pensioners inquired about , which
would necessarily have to bo done
by employes ot the olllco , ns the
rolls could not bo safely entrusted to
irroapoiinlblo outsiders , but a great deal
of time would bo wasted in hearing
statements regarding pensioners be
lieved by such outsiders not to bo en
titled to 'a plnco on the public rolls.
Not only this , but it would open the
door for n great deal of malicious perse
cution of worthy pensioners. It public
inspection ot the rolls were permitted
ns n means of detecting fraud , the
logical duty of the pension ofllcu would
bo to investigate all allegations of fraud
that might bo presented to it , and
it iu easy to sqo that this might become
a very annoying 'i ' < l embarrassing matter -
tor , both to the olllco and to pensioners ,
Jho worthy equally with the unworthy.
Personal enmity , cloaked under a pre
tense ot serving the public interests
and the onus of Justice , would have a
wide Held of operation.
On tile ether hand , it is a sound prin
ciple , to bo ge.i\6rallyobserved , tlmttho
people who pay to " eupport tlio
government should bo permitted
at all times , under proper cir
cumstances , to obtain tueh. In-
fornidUon regarding what is being
done in any department ot the govern
ment as may reasonably and In peed
faith ho domanocd , the imparting of
which would not bo inconsistent with
the public interest B , The right ot a
citizen to expose fraud which ho has
found In thp. public service , or to indi
cate to the proper authorities where ho
believes fraud may bo found , is not
questionable. . But It will not bo con
tended that it would bo wise or expe
dient to throw open the books of Iho
treasury , or the accounts nnd olllelal
papers of any department or bureau of
the government , to the promiscuous In
spection of everybody who should fancy
that something wrong had been done ,
of thnt fraud was being perpetrated.
It is quite possible that to opou the
pension rolls to public inspection would
result in frcolng it ot some pensioners
who have no right to ho there nnd oper
ate ns a safeguard against fraud nnd
abuses , but such objections to doing seas
as wo have noted nro sufficiently
sorlous as to bo worthy of care
ful consideration As it is , anyone
ono who believes a pensioner to
Jiavo fraudulently obtained his pension
can readily bring the matter to the
attention of the pension ofllciuls. A
hotter proposal than that of opening the
rolls to public Inspection Is thnt of pub
lishing the full list ot pensioners at
least once a year. That would devolve
on the pension olllco no additional labor
that would bo olthor annoying or om-
bnrrnssing , a ml would bo less liable to
subject worthy penslbnord to malicious
persecution.
\YE \ OIUKCT TO
The question has been asked why
BKE refuses to endorse the candi
dacy of William Coburn. Our objec
tions to Mr. Coburn may bo briefly
stated.
Mr. Coburn has held the olllco of
sheriff during two terms , and it is de
cidedly in had taste for him to insist
that ho should bo given a , third term
when no ono else has over held the
olllco of shcrrir for moro than tno terms.
If Coburn is to bo given three terms ,
why not four or Jive , or why should ho
not hold the otlieo for lito'i' ' , ,
\Vo object to Coburn ! : ccnuo ho has
persisted in holding two oftlccs at
the bamo timo. Ho has used his posi
tion as sheriff to keep muchino politi
cians in the school board nnd demor
alize the whole school system by enlist
ing teachers and janitors as his partis
ans to keep him la the two olllccs.
Waiving these very serious objec
tions to Mr. Coburn's candidacy , wo
could not commend him for re-election
because the sheriff's olllco under him
hns been prostituted in the interest of
criminals.
It is notorious thut the men who are
habitual outlaws have been the most
ardent supporters of Mr. Coburn. In
stead ot assisting in the prosecution
of crime and enforcement of the law ,
Mr. Coburn and his deputies and jailors
have exhibited partiality for the law
breakers and given aid and comfort to
men and women charged with the most
heinous otTcnscs.
Two of the most Ilagrnnt , instances of
Mr. Coburn's partiality for criminals
will suflico. When John Luucr was
under indictment for murder in the
first degree , and after ho had been con
victed of manslaughter by the llrst
trial jury , ho was ; madij bookkeeper for
Coburn's jailer , and placed in charge
of the minor otTcnclciVthoniu jail.
When th6 Bocchlcr-King woman was
in custody of ShorUT Coburn , while she
was under indictment for murder , the
most tender attentions wore lavished
upon the murderess , u'nd unheard of
privileges were enjoyed by her pending
the final action of the Courts.
An odiccr who is so anxious to make
trionds of uaiigorouscriminsil' is hardly
n proper person to 1111 the position of
sheriff.
sheriff.W
W ! INSIST O.V FA IK PLAY.
There are thrco copies of TIIK Bui :
sold on every train in and out of Omaha
to one copy of cither ot its so-cnllcd
competitors. But there would rarely be
any ether Omaha paper sold by train
hoys had there not been n systematic
olTort to push papers that are not in de
mand. No matter what the manager of
the news agency say ? about it'the , fact
is notorious that travelers west of
Grand Island are nearly always told
that "TiiR BISK'S have till been sold , "
on the road this sido. This may often
bo true , but the publishers ot THU BKB
are always ready to supply the de
mand , and they have a right to
insist that this demand shall be supplied
by newsagents oven if it does practically
bhut off other dailies that only liud sale
when there are no copies of TUB Bui :
to bo had. This is why wo have given
publicity to the disclosures of a train
man wlp gave away the snap. The afil-
davit disclaimer ot this fellow , denying
what ho stated and re-stated in the pres
ence of two credible persons will go for
nothing. His story of the newsboy com
bine is corroborated by travelers nearly
every day.
Tlio practice of pushing papers
that nro not wanted to the det
riment of TIIK BKB which is in
general demand in not confined to.
the Union Pacltlo system. Similar
complaints roach us from the Burling
ton and NorthwesternUnas. This may
not all bo duo to the trickery of train
newsboys. It is barely possible that the
dealers are receiving u rebate from
other publishers which TUB BRU does
not give , But Inasmuch as live cents
is charged passengers for any Omaha
daily , they ought to have the right to
choose the paper that gives them the
most for tholr money. Tin : BKB does
not iislc any special favors , but demands
fair play.
TIIK democratic policy of catering
to the law-breaking elements for polit
ical favor is illustrated by the repeal of
the anti-polygamy laws in Arizona.
Tlio vlgoious enforcement of the Ed
munds law in Utah forced many ot the
followers of Brlgham Young to tly
from a penitentiary term to moro ron-
goninl haunts. Emigration north to
Idaho and south to Ari/.ona became so
marked that laws were passed prohibit
ing' polygamy , and disfranchising these
teaching of practicing it. When Ari
zona secured a democratic governor the
eight thousand Mormons in
the territory traded tholr iniluenco
and votes for a repeal uf the
law , and the democrats carried
out their part of thp bargain. En
couraged by this shameful favoritism ,
the Mormons Hooked into the territory
and now hold the balance of power be
tween the two parties. Thus they can
prevent u repeal of the repealing act
and conUi\u.ciUio practice ot polygamy
unmolested by territorial authority.
Governor ij fe * ? , in hla annual report
to the secctjtary ot the interior , calls
attention to * this point and urges that
congress l/d , 'liskpd ' to grant -relief by
annulling the repealing net. The
power lies'1'\Vith congress , and unless
action is tivlipii on the line indicated
thcro is gravtrdangor that the Mormon
lnw-Jrcakdr-ivlll , | } secure a firm foothold
in the lorrltoy. |
TilK extension ot the Unfon Paelflo'8
Oregon line , tp Spokane Falls opens n
now and rich trade territory to the
jobbers ot Omalui. The business of
thnt section is now monopolized by St ,
Paul , Portland and San Francisco job
bers. There is no reason why our mer
chant ? cannot divldo this trade , now
that direct communication is estab
lished. Eastern Washington ranks
high us'an agricultural and mineral
country. Its resource1- are unlimited ,
nnd with the inllux of settlers now
going on will treble in popula
tion in n few years. The construction
ot an Independent railroad north from
Spoknno Falls to Colvlllo opens to set
tlement a score ot fertile valleys up to
tho' boundary ot British Columbia , nnd
will hasten the development ot the
mineral wealth that abounds on the
western slope of the Bitter Root moun
tains. Tlio forests of timber in thnt
section will afford a valuable medium
of oxolmnco for cnstora products. This
now Held is certainly nn inviting ono ,
and can bo successfully worked for
Undo by our jobbers with the assist
ance ot the Union Pacific.
example of the property owners
on West Lcavonworth street in donat
ing a strip of ground to the city for
park purposes is commendable. It is n
strong hint to nthor largo property
owners to take advantage of the benefits
which park improvement will confer on
the surrounding property.
IDAHO will ratify the proposed state
constitution next month and apply for
admission into the union. It is not
likely that congress will glvo much at
tention to the request. The mountain-
lockcd territory must grow up with the
country before its claims can be seri
ously considered.
ON THK SI OR
Mr. Fcntner'ji o ran It organ is in favor of
Adam Huimrod and Gcoruo Snydcr.
With Pnt'vKonl in the role of Hip Van
WinUIc.the democratic candidate for county
treasurer wouidiiinturally follow Hip us my
do Schneider ; f
Adam Snyncr Is banking on the Irish vote
which Put " " & ( " has promised to deliver to
him. When Adum wont into the banning
business Pnt' ir.Omised to delivor. him some
heavy illvldendi , but when the bank closed
Adam's dividends were on the other side of
the lodger. ' 1
JJ.V boodlliif , ' . 'tho train bovs the Omaha
aouble-headcrhrf ( ( been nblo to force a faw
copies of its penny whistle ssect upon travel
ers who eallci fol' Tun 13cnand could not got
it. Hut the exposure of its ingenious compact -
pact bus cut feliort the contraband trade in
second hand
Its rather amusing how anxious every
popinjay and adventurer who happens
to have contiolof un Omaha ilailv assumes
that ho is in the way of Tin : linn and doing
it up. If the slightest notice is taken of these
newspaper wreckers they nt once exclaim ,
"You see , Juc Uci : is terribly hurt by what
we uro doing ; it is losing ground nnd pres
ently will bo on its last logs. " If , for in-
BtnticQ , Tun I3ii ; : should remark that Mr.
Hitchcock is mnking an uss Of liimsolf on
every conceivable occasion his toy crapho-
phone cries in baby' accents , "Poor Hose-
water ; ho Js'in dispair over my brilliant suc
cess as iv rival. I'm limiting him awfully
sick by niy startling enterprises. "
Chicnsri n Nock Ahead.
Chicago is making all the running in the
race for the world's fair , St. Louis is a fair
second and New York a bad third , while
Washington 13 certain to bo distanced iu the
lirst heat. The race promises to develop into
what the liorso editors call a "procession"
long bcforo the homestretch is reached on
the final heat.
Tbi-v Oir-r n Variety.
UniliCiter Hcitttil.
They hnvo come , the happy , careless , wig-
cllng prophets , Wo knew they would bo
hero with their cracked goosoboncs , their
muskrnt nests , \\cl summer , Jumping chip
munks and bun spots. They predict ii long ,
cold winter , an open winter , u wet winter , a
snowy winter , a dlainal winter. What com
fortable , solf-contulncd fellows these weather
prophets are. .
Prohibition Which Si-vor Prohibits.
lintlir ter llcmlil.
"Between u well regulated license sys
tem , " says the Now York World , "and
bogus prohibition for prohibition never
prohluiu every Intelligent lover of law und
morality must choose the former. * > That is
the argument in a nutshell. There Is a dif
ference of opinion ns to the right of the state
to prohibit the sale of liquor , but in the- light
of tbo records there ougnt to bo none as to
the inonicacy of prohibition us a total or
oven a partial roincdy.
A Job Ij'it of Bonl
Ifcip Yirh Sim.
"Billy Malmuo. ' ' says the Courier-Journal ,
"is the Houlanjjpc.of Virginia. " The Times-
Democrat say J\\ut \ \ U lunch 1C. Bruce is the
Houlangor of . * thssi8sippl. Wo have sovcr.il
opinions that the Hon. James O. Hlalno was
the Uoulnnger of Anierlen. Yet , though each
of these gcntleinon is either an adventurer
or adventurous , none of them can bo justly
called a Houlango ; * . The most distinguishing
characteristics ( | f Houlangor scorn. to have
been a striking t lack of Intellectual quality ,
absorption ia ha. | own interests nnd a ludi
I.'nrntim IV ill Own tlir Town.
JunJr i Court Jiuiriiat.
It is gravely suggested that the newly
cliosen lord mayor of London should avail
hiinsolf of LSatK/um's circus performers und
menagcrlo for the annual clvio pageant. On
very moderate torins the famous American
sliowmuii would , no doubt , bo willing to ex
hibit all the cars , carriages , clowns , athletes ,
circus riders , horses , , elephants , carnivorous
beasts , camels , dcor and other animals that
ho has under his manacrcmout , and the Bight
would bo the raost extraordinary witnessed
in the London streets within the history of
the mayoralty. London , of , course , would
welcome the spectacle.
Not of Hi'cont Origin.
Uluitx CHu Journal ,
THE OMAHA BEE Is uncovering a newsboys'
combine which has been ia existence for
some time to the prejudice of THIS UEK. Ac
cording to this expose the boys push the sale
of that paper which will pny them for doing
so. It ia safe to say that tbU corruption U
not of recent origin. The exposure made by
Tnn IER affords nn explanation ot the diffi
culty the .lournul has had to plnco the paper
on ale on Nebraska roads. The service Is
bribed in the Interest of Omnhn papers. The
railroad companies themselves should BOO to
It that this dishonesty Is not further permit *
tea. They should exact from the men to
\vhom they sell the routes that the norvleo
should bo honorably conducted. It Is duo
the public wliu patronize these lines ot road
thnt those Impositions bo no longer permit
ted. Tun line's , disclosure Is Hint the boys
demand n fixed corruption fund In order to
enlist thorn In offering for snlo ono or another
of the Omaha newspapers. It Ia doubtless
also true that connivance is practiced ns to
the price paid for the paper , etc. In such
rascally dealing , of course , it is qulto neces
sary that the negotiations should bo secret
and confidential and hi parson. The journal ,
it will bo readily understood by Its friends
in that state , residents nnd travelers , has
ullf-ht opportunity , under such methods , of
meeting the demands ot the transient trade.
if Tliii Lien can succeed in instituting reform
the Journal wlllbo pleased. Moanwhilottils
pnpor desires to improve the opportunity for
saying , In response to numerous complaints ,
that it is through no fault of Its publishers
that the paper has not been available on nil
these trains to the full extent of whatever
call tbcro might bo for it.
Till * SIOUX 1U'S1 UAT1ON. .
iCfTcot or Its Opening on Omnlm ns
Viewed By u Corri'Hpnnclcnt.
VAI.'EN'TIXI : , Neb. , Oct. 23. To the Editor
of TUB UKI : : To ono acquainted with the
general land laws , their practical worKinga ,
and the character of the people who avail
themselves of its possession , nnd who has
read the bill opening up part of the Sioux
reservation to settlement , tlio latter offers
no special inducements to homo seekers. Im
migration will bo heavy on the opening of
that reservation , but will bo made up of the
speculative ami adventurous class who will
not stay Ion ? , mid ns for the settler , on ac
count of the special features of that "Sioux"
bill , ho will look the land over nnd move on.
Let us nmlto some comparisons :
Any ono desiring to avail himself
of tils rIghl-9 in this or any
other atato where the general land laws pre
vail can go into n United States district land
oflico 'irnl outer a pro-cmptioa and tree claim
of It'/J ncrc.s the sumo day. At tlio end of six
months'residence ho can pay $ l.U5 per acre
or * 2U ; > nnd get a title to hla pre-emption , nnd
til on lite his homestead rlcht for 100 acres
moro. With his homestead ho has the option
of living on it live years und getting his
patent ( at n total cost so fur as land odico
foes are concerned , not to exc60d$29) ) , or
paying.fer it nfter six months' residence at
the rate of $1.3. > per ncro.
With a pre-emption , houiestoad and trco
claim ho can be , within less than a year , in
control ofISO acres of land. This is desired
by most nil land seekers , aud Is a great ad
vantage , certainly to stock growers.
The special act under which the reserva
tion is opened to settlement , does not recosr-
nlzo the pre-emption nor trco claim laws , nnd
only allow entries under the "llual" or llvo-
ear homestead law , and tbon charges
the homesteader oil cents per acre.
In ether words , n settler must actually llvo
on his claim Hvo years and pay 50 cents per
ncro before acquiring tltlo to ills land , and
can then only acquire 10J ncros. With the
odds so greatly in favor of the settler under
the old law , your correspondent expects to
sco Nebraska get tier full quota of liome-
scolters , just the sumo us though no Indian
land had been opened to settlement.
However , the opening of this reservation
will huvo this effect : It will allow the Cnl-
caijo.Milwaukee & St. Paul road to build to
the Black Hills from Chamberlain and the
Chicago & Northwestern , if .it thinks neces
sary , from Pierre. It will plnco the terri
tory northwest of hero , in which Omaha was
beginning to get a hold , a little further from
Omaha und nciuor Chicago. If both roads
converge at Rapid City it will not be long before -
fore she \yill bo a jobbing city , to
Omaha's detriment. , The hvo stock that was
beginning to Und its way to the South
Omaha yards will surely go by the "long
haul. " nuil Chicago will get it , as hereto
fore.Tho tin ami other miner.iln wo ri.id so
much about now.-uluys will Und their w.iv to
the Missouri river , several hundred miles
north of the Gate City , and your corre
spondent falls to Ibid anything in the opening
uf that reservation that bodes good to
Omaht1 , or in tnct any part of Nebraska.
Another competitor soon for the tralllc of
northern Nt'brasl-n , to sr.v nothing of the
Hluck Hills trade , is the Sioux Cit.v < fc Off-
don , which , nothing daunted by its recent
bridge trouble at' Sioux City , is pushing
right ahead with its work. "
While ono at a distance can sen nil this , ho
does not feel like offering any advice or
suggestions , but humbly places the facts
before the citizens of an enterprising city ,
doubting not the ability of its capitalists and
business men to successfully moot and over
come all obstacles that stand In the way of
the material growth and prosperity of their
pride , Omuhii. X. X. X.
*
A I'lIlSNOSl OOLiT DEAD.
KIllo Roy Siuciimt > cs to nt Atlnolc
of I'lioutiKinln.
NEW YOIIK. Oct. 22. JSpoclal Telegram
to THc liiiE.I El Hio Hey , the sensational
two-year-old of the season and probably the
speediest youngster of his duy , died thla
morning nt the track of the Now York Jockey
club nt Wt'stchcster. The great colt has been
cared for like the infant of n queen.
Early last week El Hlo Roy had
a plight attack of influenza. The colt was
watched carefully , but despite the best vet
erinary nid the disease developed into pneu
monia. El Hlo Key ( river king ) is a chestnut
colt by Norfolk , dam Marion , and is a full
brother to the celebrated Emperor of Nor
folk. The colt has started seven times this
your und has always ilnishcd in front. His
debut was niado in the St. LOUIH brewers'
Binllion alula's at St. Louis . 'lino II , and his
last race was for tlio I'nnmou'stakes , thrco-
quarters of n milo , at Wcstchestcr , which ho
won easily in lU : * > g , beating , among otnors ,
Hupcrta , ( Jrogory and Hallarat. The colt's
total winnings amount to "
MIIS. TOIri/lVER'S TOUGH SONS.
They Heat iior Badly anil Drive Ilor
Inflanc.
MOXTCIOMEKV , O. , Sept. U3. [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tim HUR. | A peculiarly mid cnso is'
that of MIB. Craig Tollver ! , ivlfo ot the no ,
torious IContuclcy desperado , leader In the
Kovvun county feud. Slnco the killing of her
husband nt Moorchcad she has resided with
n sister hero. She has become hopelessly in
sane. This Is almost wholly duo to the con
duct of her two sons , Joe , aged fourteen , and
Bortic , nued eleven. Botli am wild , vicious
boys. A few days ago they nttnckcd tiiclr
mother because she attempted to correct them
and. knocking her down bent her almost to
death. The boys will bo sent to the reform
school , while Samuel Cochran.n rich relative ,
will provide the mother a good homo hero
I UFX IT TO THU POJ.-R.
* * *
i
The C/ap Accepts the Vatic MI'H Ari > i-
irnttou in the liullcan Question.
PAIIIS , Oct. 33. The Homo coriespondont ,
of Figaro says that General Ignatioft has
arrived there on u special mission to tlio
vatlca.n , The general , the correspondent
says , bears an autograph letter from the czar
accepting the arbitration of the pope in
tno Balltan question and leaving his
holiness trco to convoke a congress or adopt
any other course which In his judgment will
lead to the establishment ol a uiodua Vivendi
between HusBiu aud Austria.
*
Started After AinjoiUiirkc. .
NEW OfiLKiNS , Oct. ! ii. ! [ Special Telegram
to TUB DEU. ] Ex-Treasurer Uurke having
boon indlctod for forgery , and now being ex-
trudltablc , the necessary papers have been
duly prepared by the btnte and a special oill-
ccr sent after the alleged defaulter. Maurice
Hart , a prominent financier , who is jointly
Indicted with llurko , strongly denies any
criminal intent , lie Bays his transactions
were ] > orfccUy legitimate , aud to TIIK lieu
representative bitterly complained of being
inado the scape-goats nf political malevo
lence. Itogcrs , the attorney general , says ho
will send both Hart and Burke to tUo ponl-
toatlary.
JOHN M'ALUSTER'S ' ' WILL ,
NoBlootod Holrs Alloffo Undao la-
fluonco By His Attorney.
THE OLD MAN OF UNSOUND MIND.
The MlHfiiurl I'ncllln Dofeiiils Its iVo-
tlon In the Rlmxvooil Istovntor
liilloiit--Tlic ! ( Cnpltnl
City lit llrloK
Huniuu or Tin : OMAHA 13nn , )
1029 P SritGKT ,
LI.VCOIA' , Nob. , Got. 23.1 !
Some thrco week * ngo the will of .Tonn Mc
Allister , an aged resident of this city , was
filed for probalo in the county court. The
will loft bis property , vuluctt nt foO.OOO , with
the exception of several small bequests , to
Ins brother Kphrlnm , and appointed John S.
Gregory , nn attorney of this city , who hns
hna uhnrgo of McAllitor'.s business foi
years , trustco of the estate , who was to give
the Income to bis brother for his personal
uso. At tor Kphrinm's doiuh tlio residue of
the oatato was to bo divlclod , ono-linlf to go
to Gregory's wife nnd one-half to bo used by
Gregory M n trust fund , the Income to bo
distributed among the poor of the city.
This afternoon the will was up for probate
In tno county court. There Wfts u paper
tiled Into this afternoon by some eight holrs
of .McAllister Who wore "loft" in the will.
The petition nets up In brief that nt the time
McAllister miulo the will ho was insane nnd
mentally incapacitated from doing so ; that
for ten years ho hns been laboring under a
delusion thut ho could tench a theory of logic
that would tend to glvo universal happiness ,
and that ho has oircrcd to leave his property
to two or three persons If thoywould ombraeo
his theory ; that the Instrument filed for probate -
bate Is not the will of McAllister , but a doc
ument drawn up by Gregory , who Induced
him to sign through fraud nnd undue Influ
ence ; that the said Gregory took advantage
of the insanity of the decease : ! , Rained bis
confidence , nnd induced him to sign.
They object to the nppolntmcnt of either
Gregory or. I. II. McMurtry as administrator
on the ground that they nro not competent to
servo. They olnlm thut McMurtry attempted
to cheat nnd defraud McAllister by having
him execute tuo certain mortgages uepru-
Rating $ y,50U. The appointment of Dr. P. A.
D.mn as administrator is nsUcd.
Gregory Illcd a motion later on requiring
the attorneys for petitioner , Darn all & Hnb-
coclc , to give their authority for so doing.
This is but the commencement of a long liti
gation.
The Elmwood 1'Jlnvnior Incident.
The Missouri Pacific : railroad has Illcd its
answer with the board of transportation in
the case of the Elrawood farmers' Alliancu
against it. The Missouri Pacific claims that
it denied the demand of the alliance : for the
reasons that thcro were two elevators on the
side track , beside Its other buildings , nnd
that the side track is the length proscribed
by law , ISOr foot , nnd that it would bo compelled
polled to purchase right of way for moro ele
vator room ; that the two large eluvulor.s arc
of suflleiant capacity to hundto the gram
products of that suction ; that the company
did not decline to extend its truck for the
imrposo of f.ivorlng Adams fs Gilbert , nnd
Striplin iN : Fells , but solely for the reasons
above , and also that the expense would bo
great to construct a new side track , and the
business would not justify incurring such
extra expense.
The company asks that the complaint of
the alliance bo dismissed.
Tlio Court House.
There ia almost constant inquiry concern
ing the time when the county may bo able to
get possession of its now court house. An
official wild today that it' would not bo ready
to occupy tor fully two months yet , and that
the next term of court would have to bo hold
in tlio old rooms. He also suggested Unit the
county would be sure to enforce the .forfeit
of 8 JO a day which was stated in the bond ,
'for each and uvcry day after September 1 ,
Ibb9 , that the county was deprived of the use
of the building.
Supreme Court.
Court met this morning and transacted the
following business :
State ex rol Ilockncll vs Wallichs. Tlio
case was dismissed.
H. & M. H. It. H. Co. vs White. Defend-
and was given leave to Illo corrected trans
cript ,
Hussell vs Cornish & Tibblts. Leave was
given defendant to ( llo petition in error.
The following cases were argued ana sub
mitted : Gnllighor va Smiley , TarUlngton
vs Link.
iftTho case of Ellis L. Hierbower ct al vs
John T. Miller , error from Lancaster county ,
was filed to-dav.
A Slovo Foundry.
Messrs. Charles F. HiUton , of Zanosvlllo ,
O. , and Charles Gage , of St. Louis , repre
senting n syndicate of eastern capitalists , nro
in the city to-day as guests of the board of
trade. They nro being shown the city by
President Oakley , Secretary Atkinson and
other ! * . They aru hero to discuss with the
people u pioposition to locate a steve foun
dry. Humor also says that they contemplate
putting iu an incandescent electric light
plant.
State House
The Kicharduou County b.inlc , of Falls
City , flled amended articles of Incorporation
to-day with tlio secretary of suite.
The oath of olllco of Herbert J. Davis.
judge of the Third judicial district , was lilod
to-day with the secretary of state.
City Now * and Kotos.
J. W. ITurguson , of Mindun , w.is in the
city to-day , en route for homo from a trip
east.
east.Mrs. . I. A. Johnson , of Indiana , who has
been visiting her daughter , Mrs. John Mo-
Cotton , for u week , left to-dav for Broken
How , in rcsponso to iftolcgrum announcing
the serious illness uf another daughter , Mrs.
C. E. Wilkinson.
Frank Wallace , a well-known traveling
man of this city , left to-day for Chicago to
attend tlio funeral of bis sister , Mrs. I. U.
Uosonbacli.
Attorney Van Elton , of Omaha , was inttio
city to-day.
Max Kich , one of the principal business
men ol Bird City , Kan. , but formerly au old
Llncolnlto , is In the city , renewing old-time
acquaintances.
Heprosentntivo Home , of Otoo county , was
in tliu city to-day.
Joe ' 'justerdny , of Tecumseh , was at tbo
state housu to-day delving among the books
of the slate library , huntliu' for precedents
to prove that Tom riiurmuu was Insane
when ho committed that assault with intent
to kill , for which ho la now conlinoU In tlio
penitentiary , .Joe secured a now trial at
the buprcmo court n year ago ,
Miss Lola K. Giles , bister of Mrs. U C.
IJurr , JoJt lust nluht for Ojympla , Wash ,
Mrs. tr ) , Ltr.vtou left to-day for Los An
geles , Cnl ,
Mrs , C. A. Jennings , sister of Mrs. J. M ,
Hoffman , loft lust night for Anaheim , Cat. ,
where she will make her future homo ,
Phillip FJnk , a prominent farmer from the
south purl of the county , loft , this evening
for a visit to Watertown , M. V.
General Superintendent Culvert's car
went west at noon to-day on the Urolton
liow line of the Burlington , with u party uf
Lincoln , sportsmen on u cbicluiii hunting ox *
peuitUm , Among the party wcro Tom
licntonV. . hi , Garbor , il. U , ilathavvny and
others. <
A gcnllo rain began falling lust night
which was kept up for the greater portion
of ttio dav. Ttiouuh not much water foil , il
has laid tlio dust and inuclo the city much
more presentable ,
The work of registration goes on Quito
slowly. The average voter uous not seem
to liavo "uaught on" to the fact that ho haste
to register. There arc yet four days , vu :
October 31 , November 1 and ! i.
K.V. . Clark , of Urinuell , In. ; lr. H. A'
Holyoke and wife , of Pucillo Junction , and
Miss Anna Howell , ef Ccmtrmllo , la. , wcro
in the city to-duy to attend the Holyoko-
Snulllng nuptials.
At U o'clock to-day Dr. li L. Holyoko.
the republican candidate for coroner , and
Miss Grnco SnollliiR. ilaualitcr ot Justice
Snolllncf , were married by Dr. Stem , of the
St. Paul M. K. church , in the prownco of n
few friends. Tlio presents were numerous ,
cosily nnd useful. The happy coup6 ! loft on
the Uurlingtoti flyer for Chicago nnd points
In the oast. They will bo nt homo to tholr
friends Thursday , November ' - ! ! , nt 315
North Twcnly-oiRhtli street.
The Jewish socrcty Of the I. O. D. J3. will
rolobrnto its Qrnt anniversary next Sunday.
No formal programme lias yet boon inado
out , but nn attractive ono is In preparation.
The preparatory work for the minding of
tlio now Jewish totnplo nt Twelfth nnd D
streets U progressing finely. At n meeting
held Sunday a building commUtoo was ap
pointed , with instructions to sccttro plans
mid dpcclllcations nnd report the same to the
congregation for npp-ovnl. Tills committee
ii composed of Messrs. Clmrlos Mnyer , A ,
lllock nnd S. Sollglison. The flnnnco com-
mlttoo hns rnlscd JJ.OOO nnd Is mcotlng with
substantial oncourngomont from , nil classes.
HEAVIER RAILS.
Progress Alniln In Itondbods , Xrnuks
nnd Knlllnv Htock.
'J'ho now rails which the Pennsylva
nia company is hiylng on till its iimin
lines fairly llltiBtrato tlio romarkublo
progress of recant years In ruilroiul
Boionco , Bnye tlio Now York Sun. They
nro of stool nml they weigh olphty-flvo
pounds to the ynnl. Twenty yonra njjo
nn iron rail wcluhln fifty-six pountls
per yurd was coneldcroil largo enough
to carry the hoiwioat and lastost
trains iu safoty. Now iron rally
are no longer inado , the weight of
rolling stock in common usO lias doubled ,
the epcod of tralnri has greatly in
creased nnd masslvo stool mils gridiron
the country. Tlio record of the change
inndo on the Pounsylvaiiia lines is u fair
illustration of the progress made. In
18(18 ( the company bognn introducing the
Kniriish steel rail , weighing , lifty-slx
pounds to tlio yard , in place ot the iron
rail previously in uso. Tjicso firat stool
rails were of the same general shape as
those used now. They stood four and
oiio-half inches high , and tlio
first cost was somewhat in
OXC083 of iron rails of , homo
manufacture. Exporiouco proved that
the lifo ot the steel rail was fully thrco
times that of tho" iron rail. As soon ns
this became apparent the occupation of
iron rail makers was gone. They
didn't l < now how to make stool rails lii
this country then ; or , rather , they
couldn't mulco them as good and as
cheap ai those turned out by thai Eng
lish mills.The result was an immense
Importation of stool rails for several
years. Then American ingenuity sol veil
the problem , and now domestic stool
rails are as good and as cheap ns the
English. Anyhow the American , mar
ket is now almost closed to English
stool rail makers. The English lifty-
six pound rails were used by the Penn
sylvania company until 1871 or 187d.
Then a sixty-nine pound rail Xvns sub
stituted , and thulsizc was the standard
on the main lines of the company for
nearly ton yours. Early in the present
dorado cnmo heavier locomotives nnd
humor cars , and with thorn came u ne
cessity for a heavier rail.
In 1884 n 76-pound stcol rail four
inches nail throo-quarters high and
with a somewhat broader bubo was
adopted. Many of these rails nro atlll
in use , and they uro larger and heavier
than the average rail in use through
the country. But the tendency 19 still
toward heavier rolliiigstockand greater
speed , and within a year or two the
Pennsylvania-company has been substi
tuting an 85-pound rail for tno 75-pound
rail on its main divisions ns fust as a
change was nocc&sary. The now rail
stands five inches high , has a Some
what broader base than its prodocb-
ser , and . it is believed to bo
lurtro enough and strong enough to
carry any train running at the highest
spued scheduled. Those rails are inado
by the Pennsylvania stool company ,
ono of the four great concerns that
make nearly till of the steel rails in the
country.Tho lifo of these rails on the
main line of the Now York division of
the Pennsylvania road , between Jersey
City and Philadelphia , it in estimated
will bo between six and eight yearn.
No main line of road in the country ia
in moro constant iibo lor heavy tralllo
than are these tracks. The now rail
has already supplanted the sovontv-fivo
pound rail on the greater part of the di
vision.
Representatives of the makers of
some of the big rails now coming into
ceneral use wiid yesterday that the ten
dency toward the use of lumripr rails
by the great railroads is universal.
The change is demanded not so much
by the increase in speed as by the in
crease in weight of rolling stock , whicti
lias boon in much greatorproportion. .
Nearly all roads which used a Jlfty-six-
pound or sixty-pound rail ton years ago
are adopting a seventy-pound or Hevon-
ty-IIvo-pouna rail now. The life ot a
heavy rail is faomowhnt longer in pro
portion to its wolglit than thut
of a light one ; bunco the
economy in the adoption of tlio
former. The price of rails per ton is
practically the sumo , whether a 511-
pound or a 76-pound rail bo purchased.
It requires 88 .210-pound tons of fiO-
pounii rails per milo and 118 tons of 7.1-
pound rails for the same distance. The
lifo of n rail depends on the ninoUiit of
use to which it is put , but it is a fuel
Unit , a rail in ordinary use lasts much
longer than ono used very little or not
at all. Just ns a war shin in nutivo ser
vice will outlast two or three that Ho in
i dockyard , fao the steel rail will wear
out much moro slowly than it will rust
out nnd deteriorate.
The question whether rails will grow
still moro masaivo is interesting. Thu
luuviost rail in use on any
main line in this country is
ono of ninety pounds per 'yard , recently
aid on some portions of the Rending
road where tlio tralllc Is heaviest. Ono
or two English lines are experimenting
with lOU-pound rail , but American rail-
roud inun don't sea the advantage to bo
gained by the use of such a massive
.mole wh'oro the rolling stock is much
iglitor than in this country. The
Now York Central is said to bo using a
110-pound rail in one or two ot its busi
est 3'ards whore the constant shifting
of trains keeps up a continual wear and
tear upon tlio track , It uaums to be the
general opinion that nothing in to bo
gained by increasing the nlx.o of rails
ibovu oighty-ilvo or ninety pounds until
.hero Is a further marked IIILTUUHO in
.ho speed nnd weight of trains , The
reason for this opinion lies in the fact
that the wearing out of a rail dooa not
consist iii'inm-oly grinding invav a half
nch or ho from its top surface , If It did
, ho iiijo of n rail might bo indefinitely
ncrotihod by adding to the thicknofis of
Is head. After u low years' u a a rail
begins tosplintor on the edges , to wear
away on the in&idonnd to become gnul-
mlly misshapen and rough. It is of no
idvimtngo , therefore , to incro'iiso its
original Hl/o beyond a certain point ,
vith the speed and weight of trains now
n iibo.
Tlio nrico of steel rails in kiting just
loiv. Within a mouth it hai advanced
romi J to about M2 per ton , and it IB
said the figure will jump ni.'olher ' dollar
o-diiy. No company will niimo a priuo
or future delivery. A man who wanted
.000 tons yesterday nuked ono of the
> lg companies to hold good its quotation
for twenty-four hour * . The rcquofct
uis refused , and the purchaser thought
io saved $1,001) ) by clotlng the bargain
in the bpot. The cuueo uf the advancu
a said to bo a Bcurcity of ere rather
than an unusual pressure of ordord ,