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Hjf1"llll" "W g i W 1 ' ' ' " " ' " " ' "LixL i K'WBB' * . . . , . „ , , „ . , urn ) J , „ . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . _ . _ J t flflf 1 ' l' * ! tw ip iwn wiiiiw * * * i i .iii..i. . rT-rTnr [ ) | < rT1 [ TW i mum jmjiiu i i in- j. J I in 'it ill Mil liT flflB ff The Omaha Daily Bee I kl.1 "NINETEBNTn TEAR OMAHA , FRIDAY ALORNl G , NOVEMBER 8 , ISSfl NUMBER 142. I A POLICY OF MODERATION II > l The Programmo or Ono Sootlon of 18 Franch Republicans ! I LEON SAY GIVES HIS VIEWS I | Ho Opposes Hip Itlcn of PoroltiR Sein- I lncrlnts Into Klllo iixi rclsc In I Union of IV nor MRUS elI I I DIsspiibIoii Appear < Important 1'olltlcnl llnrotirsc 1 ICoiuitghl ISX ) 1y Janui llontnn tt'n IM I ft J Paris , Nov i [ Now Vork Herald Cublo | Spiclal to Inc Urr ] At the monthly K f dinner of the editors ot the Journal f Dos Dobnts , given to night , Lcou Say I ft pronounced an Important political disK - K i course , which may lie coiisldorel I I tha programmo of the most mod 5 | eratc Bcctioti of the republican party Siy B I did not occupy hlmsolf about possible nlll I ] nnccs between parliamentary groups I I "Ihodiisof the group policy , " lie said , B I "nro pist The modornto republicans I ] hnvo neither to negotiate with 1 the right nor the rldlcats They must simply adhcro to their principles , B 1 hey do not scok power but henceforth they B must liavo a clcirly donned nnd firm policy Bj and sustain It without couipromlso or wo ik- H ncsB In the late election the countrj l > t nn H end to the Boulanglst adventure , which had flj j no mora constant and resolute nlvcrsarlcs flj than the modornto lopubllcnns Iho electors BJ manifested no less clcnrly their clcslro for a H return to n policy of order , tolcnnco nud a flj respectful consideration of the intcicst mil BR j principles of all 'lhls Is the policy w hicli Bl the molornta republicans must energetically BJ defend In parliament , " BJ Kcfcrilng to military educntion , Leon Saj BS reminded his hcarois t'lat his friends and ho BJ had propose 1 nmendments In the senate BB Bwhich had for their object the attenuation of BJ fi the effects of the laws with respect to semt H fi narlsts , nnd his opinion hns not been tnodl BJ fl fled on that point lie still thinks it useless BJ ] nnd vexatious to force seminarists to do rllla BJ j exerclso in times of peaoo nnd Hint la tima BJ I of war they ought to bo employed BJ 3 with the nmbulnnco corps und in infirmaries BJ • Uo thinks also thcro is necessity to tern BJ porizo m laicising schools In cises where BJ municipal counsels are opposed to a inuasuro BJ nnd thai a cabinet that would work w ith the BJ majority of the moderates would cnsilv BJ satisfy the public wish on those tw o points BJ ana thus contribute to lesson religious quar- BJ rels It would bo an net of wisdom to couso BJ the lalcisatlon of hospitals H ' Spoikiug of the financial situation BJ Lay agreed with the axiom that to bavo BH t good Hi tines it is necessary to Hjg/ commence with good politics Ila BBS did not dissimulate the fact that Hflj the stiltoof Frances flounces woulldoubt- flflg less necessitate the creation of now ro BB ? sources , but it is not according to his idea BB that cither an income tax or an Increase of Bjj the land tax otifcht to bo voted 1 lie now BJf oburabur will have to adopt a mora efllcucious BJI mothodof-w 01 Icing than the lust legislature , BJI but if the right of mtirpellation Ins to Bftv bo regulated , c-iro mu3t bo taker B& not to lmpedo it , which would bo BBY nn encroaehment on the right of the BB minority BB , As for the law on the press , If It must bo BB modified In order to put anonilto intoloitblo BBi abuses , inro must bo taken not to suppress BBt essential gutrnntces , whit h have cer boon BBt , considered as the safeguard of the liberty of BBj the press BBJ Tlio ideas expressed by Leon Siy constl BBi tuto the nroj'ruuiina of tha moderito and BB llbo-nl policy and nro llkoly to rail } all in on BBJ who are not engaged to tha extrenn pirtlos BB } or the rignt and loft ibis dis BBT course rejillcs to the lalso lutorpro BB ] tatlon which bad been gwen his BB lutorviow It was said tlint Leon Say would BB nil ) himself to the rl ht and creito a schism BB In the republican party Ills ideas are quito i BB different Leon ibuy wishes the modemto i BB rcpubllcniiH to be very linn , ns they have al- BB wajsbccn , in defense ot republican Institu BB tions , nnd that thov should pursue at the i BB taaio time n prudent nnd conciliatory policy , BB around which all levers of order may group i BB thoiDaclvcs M SIGNS OP DISSENSIONS BB Tlio I'crpotual lVnoo or J uropo Dooh i BB < > t Heom V < ry hccuri- . BB ICopi/r'a'it / ' ' ' ' 89 hu James Gordon llcumtt 1 BBjf > Londov , Nov 7 | Now York Ilonld BBI Cable Special to Tuu Hrc I Already thcro i f nro signs of dlssoiislons In the now lcaguo of BJ brotherhood which was to offer perpetual 1 BJ lecpiily for thopcaco of Luropo The om- BJ peror of Austria begins to have soilous i BB doubts whothoi ho has not bocn used by BB Germany us n cats imv , I ho recent visit of 1 BB William tl to the Sultan has evidently ro BB suited in a good understanding botweeu the i BB portonud Qcrmauy , and , whut Is much mora , BB tmportunt , It is bolloved\that the meeting BB bctwean tbo emperor nnd czar at llerlln 1 BB Is llucly io load to aeri close roapproach- BB ment between their governments It is oen I BB stated that a umrrlago has been arraneed bo BB tween tha CZarowitch nnd Princess Marga- BB ret uf Prussia It that bo true , the uUlunco i BB winch Austria mad a with Germany has tied I BB the hands of the former power , wlillo it has BB toft ItUBsln free to pursue her eastern policy ; BH without fca > * ot sorlouB check This is n BB coupe worthy of the fame aud skill of Pnnco BB nismurok BB In the time of William I , Russia hold I BB aloof from , acrmnny Ulic old monarch BB on his deathbed recommended his grandson BB to ' keep on good terms with Itussia " It is ' BB not dinicult to coueolvo by whom this advice BJ was li spired BB During the brief rolgn of I.mperor Frcd- HB erick the general position romulnod uu- BB chanted , but the pupil of Ulsmnick lost no BB time In endeavorlug to curry outthutprecep BB tor's Injunctions Hutsia turned a deaf oar BB to his overtures 'Ilieu tlio triple alliunco BB wus formed and the czar saw ho was BB in danger of having bis Hank burned B by Austria-Hungary. Ibo lesser BB power wait employed to lura BB the turgor ono into tha net BB Whcu this end Is secured It will not much BB matter whetbor Austria npprovos or disap BB proves of tbo use which has bcon raada of BB her She would not bonblo to move hand or BB foot against tba will of the stronger powers BB It nisv no that Kussla has still larger de- BB signs In slew , bomo people appear to BB imaglno that her Asiatic policy has come to BB its natural oud , and will bo pursued no BB further Uhero nro many persons In Ung- BB land who hold that vtow Kussla has spent BB mllllous In ontondlug her Asiatic frontier BH towards India only to recede when she B Is within sight ot the promised land 'I bat ! BJ Is not tha principle upon which ltussUor BJ any otbor great power commonly acts It Is BJ not the principle which England herself BJ adopted In India or which she Is at this wo Bt meat adopting la Africa To take ull and H jtlvo back nothing is tbo rule In such matters H lAjrtlflsd by a close alliance with Germany , Bm the cjnrnnj como to the conclusion that ! thotlinolsnproichin | for nt othir forwird move In the direction of IJrltlsh India Meanwhile 1 ngland Is tolling the i nntUcs that If they get up agitation < enough thej may rule their own country nnd supplant their former con < iuercr Not by such a method was India won and not by such will It bo rotalnod at a tltno when flabby sentimentality appetrs to bo predominant In Kni'ltsh parties It would not bn surprising If the czar sent on nls legions a llttlo furlhor tow ard tlio heart of the Uritlsh power m I nil l-t , ready to strike them when the lilting moment comes A irKAIM VU sTORM TIiuunanilH or blierp nnil Cattle Per * IhIi In Now Moxlco Ci inov , N M , Nor 7 Unless thonnow storm which has been raging for the past eight days ends boon next sinnmor will show * the country covered with the dead bodies of animals us thlcld } ai was tha old Santa Va trnll in the sixties the depth of snow Is now not less than Uventv bIx inches on the lo\cl , nnd in mail } places It is diiftcd seven feet high When tha atonn struck this section seven herds of c ittlo numbering from -100 to 3,000 , wcro being held neni this place awtlting sbii mcut cast In vnln Uld tbo bnlf-frozcn co wbo > s try to chock the march of the buds , but on thev went through the Incrcuslng storm , uutll finding It utterly impossible to hold the cnttlo tha boys roda aside and let them puss , ana nearly dead , rode their ex hausted horses into the canyons or partlall } shcltoicl places nlino they passed mauj hours of misery without food or lire Pivo covbojs nnd two Mexican sheep herders nro known to bo frozen In the drifts are found hundreds of dead stock , trfmy only with the head nnd hoins above the snow In ono dilft thirteen wcro count ed in another ten bomo wcro alive but un nbio to mnvo from their frigid prison Herds of sheep were completely wined out of oxistcneo ind the ranges for thirty miles from town mo covered with their dead cir cisscs It Is eatim ited that JO OUO hnvo par isbud in this part of the counti y At present it Is impostlblo to estimate the c ittla lost but tha number probibly will bo in the thousands liver : place of shelter In town nro being used as b irns for the snow bound horses Tlio hay supplj Is nearly oxhaustcd nna to dav floO a ton was offerad bj stockmen and refused At the I ox is line , below Clayton , two passenger trilus line boon snow bound for n week J ho provisions run nmg out the p mongers wcro compelled to venture out In the storm nnd klllcittlc thoiiunrtois of which were tuken into the cars und roasted It is thoupht tbo snow plow will leach the imprisoned trains to morioiv nnd rcleuso them nnd that tha road wHl be opened in a dav oi two The storm is by fnr the worst ever known in I o\v Mexico ice I ho ox let loss of Ufa nud property can not bo estimated THE ! , r PAUIj 1CB PAIvACC tt Will Uo BuiU On * n Grnnd ami 1 I ilionto Scalp St Paul , Minn , Nov 7 [ Special Telegram gram to fun Unii.1 The carnhal directors baa a meeting to night and decided to begin nt once nrcparations lor tbo winter festlvi ties Xho city council b is appropriated $10 000 , and inlluontl d citizens have guaranteed tbo romuinlng 515 COO needed Iho palace is to bo the largest and most fantastic in external nrchitccturo ever mudo in any countri , and thoinsldo curwncs and ornamentations are to excel In splendor an > thing over soon before fore The street decorations will bo the most elaborate oci know n In the northwest lhero will bo erected o\er Third strcot , from Wabasha to Siblov stiect , ono vast canopy of evergreejs , with a profusion of festoons falling from the canopj down to the sides of the buildings to the wall s nnd with the whole archway filled with trcit electric are llchts shining through globes of nil colors Over oac'i street ciosslnr' the canopy of ever grcons will bo sui ported by the four corners or buildings on oacli corner Trom the center - ter of thocrnnp\ over the crossing of Third and Robert streets will bo suspendol n high white bear formed with lncande cent lights 0\or ono hundred thousand j vrds of wire wound with evergreens nine Inches in dlamo ter will bo used upon the canopy * niU PAN-AMI5IUOANS. A Woniletfal Nnturnl Gus 'Dlsplnj Witnessed Pjttsluko , Nov 7 The All Americas party to day visited the iron and glass woiks in this city nmt McICccspflrt In the evening the tourists were token to the exposition buildicg , where tboy saw the finished products of nearly ull tbo business Interests hero The foaturu of the night , however , was the nnairat gas disulay witnessed from the Dalconj of the oxposltlon building Ihreo four Inch pipes were erected on the river bank and nt a signal the cas was turned on and ignited , shooting fifty feet Into the air Then a volcano of water suddenly burst upw aid from tbo river surface A rocket was Urol Into It and the tower of water lifted Itself a hundred foot into the air fiom among the boiling waters A lutgo mutn pipe had boon run out into the rl\cr to accomplish this effect Another ono In the water shot forth lurid flames ot light , which showed all the colors of the rainbow as uirious rhomlcils were Injected into tlio piao 'Iho dlsjjlay ever , the visitors returned to their liotoj ' CAltDlNALi GIllIIONb' COOK Tlio Dnncmn That Threaten Ainoil c in Civilization DUoumpcl Uaitimoiie , Nov 7 Cardinal Qlbbons' latest work , Our Christian Heritage , 1'will bo lasuod to morrow In it is found , among other thlncs.un urgu- ment to show that there Is no conflict between tween sclenca and religion There Is a chap tor ou labor The book closes on tbo ' dangers that threaten our American clvill- zatlau" these , briolly summarized , are Morinomsm and alvorco , the imperfect and vicious bj stem ot education which under mines the religion of the youth , the desocre- tlon ot the christian bahbath , the gross and systematic election frauds , tlio unreasonable ! delay in carrying into effect the sentences of the criminal courts and tha nuinorous subtor- fuses by which criminals evade the oxocu tlon of iho law Airiilnst till biicnr Trust Nnw Yoiik , Nov 7. The supreme court to day handed down a derision ntllrmlne the decision of Judi'o Ilurrctt ordering tbo disso- lutlonoftho orth Ulver Sugar Itcflnlng company , 'iho court holds that although the trust ogrcemout does not set forth as one ot its objects the prevention of competition and the 1 enactment of prices , thesu objects may bo 1 Judicially inforrcd fiom the facts in the case 1 und from the ordinary motives of governing men's actions Ami even though outside com potltlon might prevent the trust from roallz- lag these objects , this accidental fact would | 1 not rcllavo tlio parties tothn agreement from 1 the responsibility of their illegal course It is u condition under vvbien a corporation Is \ alloivjd to bo created and maintained that it shall oxcrclso nnd use it franchises for the ] bcucflt of the public , und wheu it voluntarily declines to ao that or places itself In a sltua tlon iu which that may be prevented as a consequence of its voluntary uctlon under ; the statute as well as by tbo decision of the courts , its charter may be annulled ut a suit ; of the attorney general U nsliltistnn'a I.cmsluturo AUourns | OiAum ov , 7. After effecting a tem porary ortranlzatl E the lecisiaturo udjourned I until Monday aawiiwU - - . . . _ . GENERAL | ' MAHONE EXPLAINS Ho Charges Wholoaalo Supprosston or RopubHcan Votes POPULAR SENATOR ALLISON Illi Poxsllilo Ilofont Kc nrttc < l With Jlcjtrot flu > arils Mnrrliujo Cluvc- lnnil \ isitq IlnrrlMin llnil- umil Postolllco CliniiKOB WaSHINQTOS HUIIGAU TtlE OMAHA Urn , 1 fiU roUIITKBNTII STItKEr , > Wasuinutov , U O , Nov 7. ) General Mahoiio nt his homo in Peters burg , Vn , this morning gave jour eorro spondent n lengthy personal statement of the causes of his defeat Ho bollov cs that at least twenty thousand republican votes went into the ballot box that were never counted and that us tunny republican voters were never given a chaneo to vote Ho explains Just how Buch whole sale frauds enn bo porpetrttud In bis state ment bo saj s 1 lo properly understand how democratic majorities uro obtained In Virginia wo must consider tlio election law nnd the possibilities ot fraud under It Iho lawprovidos that the Joint assembly shull every two years elect thrco persons on Joint ballot for each county and city in the state who • dinll constitute nn electoral board ' In the so called blcclc counties the board Is selectcl oj preisly with reference to their capabilities for the administration of the law Iho board appoints in March a lcgistrar for every voting precinct in the st tto and three Judges ot olectlon All are democrats and of the same stripe ns the board The three Judges appoint the clorlcs of olectlon Iho lart docs not rcqulro that the Judges shall bo of oiposlto parties Under the law , tea dajs preceding the elec tion Is fixed ns tlio final registration daj on which the registrar is supposed to bo at the polling places from suinlso to sunset fortuo purpose of allowing any man who may have becotno slnco the last olectlon a nil ilillcd voter to rcfclster or to obtain a transfer from the voting precinct where ho is regis tcied to tlio one in wl iclt ho Ins moved At sunset ou that day the books are close 1 and until the election dav no man can register , but by law on nny otnor day of the joar a citizen can register or obtain n ti ansfcr "f ow observe their methods Tbo repub lican goes to the registrar before the ilnal rcgistntion day nnd is put oft with the cx > cuso that the registrar is not ot homo , that his books mo somevvhore clso , that ho is tired , so that the republican has only loft the Anal dai on which to register or trans fer Hero all the renublicans como to reg ister and all soits of dilatory tactics nro provided to shut out as inauy lepublicans as possible Democrats , on the contrary , nro not required quired lo wilt but they are logistered ut will Any man can vvrito to the registrar ana If ho is known to bo a democrat his request quest to bu 1 egistered will bo fulfilled Let mo explain now how tlio remarkable 'purging'was done Iho law provides that tuo electoral board shall prepare a new register ister ofotors in the precinct whenever in their opinion the same is necessary and that the registrar of tbo prjein t shall give notice of the time and place of such roglstrv bj hand bills posted at not less than live places In the district , and at least sixty davs bofora the final daj , or seventy davs before the election iheso notices us soon ns they nro posted nro nrouiptlv torn down by democratic accomplices so that if it becomes known at ill to the republicans thut there is to bo a row registration it Is only by accident Another Bchemo is bo hnvosomodemo crat uddress the registrar a note bov iug thut the undorsiMieJ registered voters ask that , there bo delivered to the bearer or thut thcro be mailed to a certain postoflico their transfers This Is signed with the names of any number of republican voteis , ana when tl o voter wiioso name is tnus foi gcd goes to the precinct to vote ho Is told , You are transferred , ' and ho has no remedi Again , the law proscribes that tbo voter shall have been a citizen of the state for twelve months nnl a lesidoat for the three months next p ccoding the election Hero the registrar stillces from his books the name of uny republican who has been fiom his homo for the three next months precod- Inc the election although his bomo is know n 'o hnvo been nud isot within the bounJs of the precinct If the republican voter for thrco months next preceding au election has been in nn adjacent precinct at worU , leaving his homo und his family within tbo bounds of his piecmct where it ha3 always bcon , ho is disfranchised " Allison a ropui iuitt lhero would bo more regret in Washing ton ever the failure of Senator Allison's ro olectlon to the Uultod States senate than there is over all the losses at the elections on lucsduy Mr Allison Is Intensely popular here and us a loader in the sonata ha is ono of the very best Ho would bo missed as no otbor man would bo If ha should drop out of tbo senate As chairman on the coumlttoo of appropriations ho has hud ehuito of the fl nut ccs ot the country in the upper branch of coneress for many years and Is a rccognizod authority on Hnanci il leplslntion the counti y ever It Is sincerely hoped by all republicans that th elowa loglslatuio will develop suffi cient strength for tbo icpubllenn party tola- sure Scnatot Mlison's re election Senator Ilnwlei spoanlng to day of tbo elections said ho tboueht the newspapers had ulrcadyglvcn the correct reason tor the doreat of the republicans It was generally duo , ha thoucht , to local causes Ho was not disposed to mnko too much of the nutter ' Ono of the most unfortunuto thlnus , " ho said , will bo the loss of Allison to the scnuto , if it turns out th it the Iowa Ic'Isla- turo has gene democratic I thinlc the regret nt his loss would not be confined to one party everybody likes him and would re gret his loss " lUYAUU'S MA1IHUQI ! Ex Secretary of btato Havard inaugurated a. tovelty in weddings to day Ho walked to the homo of his prospective bride People wcro amazed to see him walking up II street a short time bctoro ho was to take Miss Mary Clymor as tils wlfo Ho was ao compinled by his son , 'ihomas J „ jr The father was walking rather fast for the voung man , vv ho had bard work to keep up Mr Ltajard were a frock coat with a f mall bunch of violets in his buttonhole Ills overcoat was thrown ever Ills sholdors care lussly und ho looked as though ho had hur ried uwav from tbo hotel His taco beamed with smllps us ho elbowed his way through the crowd and ran up the stops distancing his son , who took the matter a llttlo mora coolly , Piltonn minutes before the marrlapo ceremony wus begun n hiindsoinu coach came dashing up from the west nna as soon as the door opened the well known Ugura of Mrs Cleveland nppearod ou the block and wont quickly up the steps She was a res sod In a gown of palo yellowish tone , which drew un expressive exclamation from tbo throng sn cither side Mr , Clove hind was slower In getting out and before lie had reached the steps ho was stepped by a couple of ladies who scemod to know him , nnd to whom ho b vvad most profoundly 'Iho greeting detained the ux-prosidcnl so long that before he could rcanh the first step his wife had gene through the portals bhorlly uflor tbo woddlag a collation was partaken of und Mr , and Mrs Cleveland urovo to tha oxecutlvo mansion together , bat only the ex-presidont alighted , bis wife satis- fling herself by sending a card in to her sua- ccssor us mistress of the two-story and base ment national pa'ane ' ' I ben she drove uwoy and at about J IS the empty carriage re turned to take away the cx- leaner of the democracy , Uo must have had a very pleasant time with his autagoulst , for when be came out bis face was wreathed in smiles and lie chuckled merrily when ho said food by j President Hnrrlson accompanied hltn to the jeweled : glass screen which shuts the public out i of the main corridor , and than loft him standing in the vestibule oliattlnp for a tow minutes with Door Koopoi Laefllor umiuoat > posTorriOfi ciu-sans Tlio followIncr railroad postofilcos changes were today ordered on the St , Louis Mo- berly A , ICansis City road T"lio railroad postoflico ( night line ) hns been extended to Council lllufts , n distance of 411 miles I his extension will toke up und discontinue the Council Muff * and > Iobcrly railroad post ofllcosorvlcobotwcoj Yi inswlckand ivunsns Clti , which hns borotoforo been perfoi nod bj the St Louis Moborly A. Knnsus City ( night Hue ) , and It will be performed lit npmmerit enrs nnd bu a short run of the St Louis , Moborly A Kansas City railroad post oflKo , the line to bo known as tbo St Louis nnd Council Hlnfls railroad postolllco rho following comparativeschedulo Indi rates the chnngo in time that wilt bo in ado In connection id thotrmncotitluontnl service via the Union and Coutril Pacific Hno3 taking effect west of the Union Pauflo transfer November vombor 17 , going westt Omaha No 3 nt 0 JOp m , now ut7 50 ; going cist at 4 do now at 8 40 p m mTOT TOT AnMT Hv direction of the sccretnry of war , Cap tain Prcdorlck II K Lbsteln , Twenty first Infuntrj , having completed his duties ns re corder ot a court of inrpilrj , is placed on torn porarv dutj in connection with tlio est ibllsh ment of c interns ut certain military posts enst of the Mississippi rlvor Ho will Hist proceed from tills city to David's Island , Now Yorlt harbor , and from there to such otbor posts ns may bo doslgnnted In spcel il instructions to bo given him from this oftlco viiscn lavcous Among the mtlitniy cadets appelated to West Point jester lay was John llamas Jack of Peru , Mo First district with James 'Wallnco Droatou , Omaha , as alter nate Iho postmnster gonnrnllodny appointed Henry N Lord postmaster at Doniphan , Hall eountv , Neb , vleo J. ' C MuGoc re resigned C V Ilnvdon of Pnnora , In and Miss Lndorvb Honton , foiuierly of Washington , were mnrrlnd In Baltimore vestordavnt the homo of the bride s father , dipt tin Uonton , by the Kov J. II Smith , of the M L church The bride were n beautiful - ful white Bilk uiUdo entrain nud trimmed with reaora lace nnd cirriod n bouqtlctof Mnrcchal Nell roses Iho par lor had been beautifully docoratol bj the brides most intlmnto girl friends , nmoug whom wcro the Missis Morrison Wilkinson , Dulin and Cm nip , from Wisiilugton f ho papers containing the tltlo to the land for the 1. oi t Omnhn slto have been approved and forwarded They are expected lioro soon As regards tliei additional lnii Inccdcd it is understood that It will have to bo con demned owing to what tbo government con siders as high prices askodj by the owners font Iho papcis in regard to the tltlo ot , the site for the new Onnihu publiu building have not jet arrived , bat it Is understood that they have been prepared and will soon bo forw vrded The report ot tlio commis sion selected to assess d images h is also been completed and is on tha way hero Among the presidents ' Cillers this after noon was A It Mayor , of Om iha Ho presented sonted tl o president with i beautiful silver modal stamped Inietlof with the heads of Presidents Han Ison and Diaz It is ono of those struck off nt Omaha iubonorof tbo delegates to the Pan American couyross and presented to thorn on their recent visit to that citj Tlio president has amended the civil service rules bo us to provid v for the fllliug of vacan c es In the raihv ly mall service tiy certlfi lug foi each vacancy the names of three persons having the highest standing In the on imitia tlon in the counties ou tlio line of the road on which the sc-vico is to bo rendered PltltllY b HPATU " MAi.Cs UUriANT The Cliiof ol the Clierokees Uses Vcrj ttohl Lansuago Sr Louis Nov 7 The latest advices from the Chorokco uatlou say that Chief Muyes' letter to the commissioners of the United States has caused mucn excitement In the territory In this lottcr Chief M iyc3 , rofcrrlng to Secrotiry Nobles recent in structions to thu commissioners regarding the cattle companies takes n bold , stand , virtually defying the United States govern ment , and says in parti ' 1 ho Cherokees do not recognlzo the right of Secretary Noble to lntorfero with tlio sacred right that bas belonged to tbo Chcro kees slnco tha purchase nnd ow norshlp of their funds and w ill eontinuo to collect reve nue lor grazing pilvllcges until Secietnry Noble shall sco lit to deprlvo thorn of thi3 revenue 1 > J force , and qvon then the Cheio kocs will ende ior to protpct their rights in tba premises in a legitimate waj " Referring to Assistant Attorney General Shields ' opinion as to the legality of the sale , etc Maj cs says ' My conscience and sense of duty will govern mo In this matter nnd not tbo opinion of the attotnoy general or the net ot cou grcss croatlng vour commission , which has uo connection whatcvor with the matter " Lx Chief Husky Head condemns Mates action nnd says his position Is sot only dan gerous but untenable Other opponents of Mayes say his letter Is a bid for war , and the Indian Arrow , a paper antagonistic to Majos , says in a double-leaded editorial : "Uo wiut no war , either in words nor In reality Wo want peace , but wo vvunt our rights and want thorn assorted in a manlj wa ) Wo want no nations blood I hero is Justice oven tor us otbor than by the Imple ments of war " Commissioners Talrchlld nnd Wilson aio dumbfoundedatthocoursaaffulrs are taking Mayes' letter has boon telegraphed to U ush- ington KNOoicnu oui mil jviomiovb Their Scliomo Tor Gaining Control oC tlm boliooln l'rovontrd Salt Lake , Utah , Nov 7 Judge Zane to day granted the gcntllo school tiustcesa writ of prohibition proventlng the county court from acting on the petition of William M Stewart , superintendent of district schools , from redisricting the public Bckool districts ihoiu are twenty ono school dis trkts In this city , each having itsown school and grounds , and tha taxpayers ot each dis trIU being idspoaslblo far the support ot its school Laoli district elects throe trustees annually to conduct the ) school affairs In lb85 the gentiles elected the first gontllo school trustee that ever held oflleo here blnco that time tbo ( .entiles have been pay ing close attention to school elections , and the result ot tne olcctlons last Juno showed that thoircntiles had seventeen and tbo Mor mons forty six roaring a loss of control of this public school system iho Mormons have since that thno been scheming to ugalu got full control of suporvi&on , and to that end on October f > petitioned the county court , which is a Mormon body , to consolidate tba twentj-ouo districts it , four , thereby ousting all tha gcntllo trustees1 , should tha petition bo granted 'Iho county court was to have considered that mutter this ufternoou , but the writ of prohibition made returnable No vcinbcr 21 prevented them UK SKll'Pi-.l ) KOK OANAIJV How a fwirtli Dakota Farmer Provided I nra Unlny Hay Pahoo , N , D , Nov , 7 ( Special Tclogram to The Urn J Ayoufgfarmor natnod Tronic South has been a tcnapt on a number of farms la Minuesota and North Dakota in the past , and accumulated considerable property , mostly on the installment plan of paj ment , giving chattel mortgages as security , the sboriff yesterdaj proceeded to satisfy ono of these chattel claims by levying on forty bond of stock and a number of machines , wagons , ota blnco proceedings vvero commenced sixty seven other chattel mortgages have made their aDpearauca against the same property South evidently anticipated trouble , and about a week ago prosicd into Canada a day ahead ol the officers lee amount taken by him Is estimated at $15,030 Chattel claims against the property amount to about 11 ,000 , vvnlla tbo property U vvorjh about tJOJJ J STATE ELECTION RETURNS Moro Doflnlto Plpuroa Tiom the Sovornl Couutlos EPWORTH LEAGUE ORGANIZED AM nnrrir McUnok Attempts Sitlclilc Aftt r Iloiutr Arresttil lor Irv ing t < i Obtain n l.o m lj Pi null Knur Nionn 8 , N cb , N ov 7 rSpoelal to Til e 13hi : I Iho election icturiis have not jet been oftlclully canv issed , but enough Is known to settle tilt question vtuch lopnt feeling between Niobrara nndCielghlon was manifest , the candidates far too oflleo of treasurer being from tbo two towns Mc Cnrn ( rep ) from Crelghton nmlBojha ( dem ) from Nlobrari , the luttor being nlcctcd bj 9J m ijorlty County Clerk Nelson ( iop ) was elected by 125 mujority Hon H V Cham bers , for county juiluo , received the largest populur vote ot au > can ltdato running CiiricniTos , Neb , Nov 7 I Special Polo grnm to liir IIbl ] lhe result of luesdaj's election stands us reported McCain , re publican cnudldnti for treasurer , is defeated bv 70 to 100 Undefe it is owing to the split nmong the republicans nud to the fact that bo Is u b inker It is rumoted to night thut the vote of this ( Cicightoti ) precinct , tlio laifcost In the county will bo contested on tl o ground that tha ballot box vv is leftbj the judges in a built \ault for an hour or moro before the count was completed bhould the piceluct > o thrown out the onlv result on the countv ticket will bo the defeat ot Dolphin phin ( icp ) foi shorlff , vvhilo a now olectlon would have to bo held for township officers Kith OtiATLALA , Neb , Nov 7 [ Spcclnl to Tub Dm ] iho following is the olllciil count for Keith countv Judro of suproiiio court , T. L Norval3J4 , John tl Ames J03 , V P W Igton 15 , regents Charles II Merrill 3J3 , L J r Ivnlght J30 , Willi im D McKnnoy 271. P. W. Hess COD IV Hlukolov 21 O M Kern 2. > , Jcnnlo r Holmes lo L B Pilmor la , district Judge , A II Chun h 340 W U UissoSOo.sheillT , VV I Vnll-6oJ , H ICIser 3UI1 L M Irwin fl" , treasurer , L H Hector 2(37 ( V b Abraham SjO A llollingsworth 2i GooigoCoun 41 , county commissioner , Judd S loblas 301 W O Jnmison ) lr , W. L Devlno 15 , countv ] ude { John H lloothu- ston 31J , J A rioweis J03 , C M Dvv U' counti superintcndoit G P Copper J13 J H Kelley 3dl , county survojor , C A Wullter 410 , coroner , C O Zelllntcr Jll H , II W Dorr 270 ltOLlC Bvssptt , Neb , Nov 7 fSpeclal rolcgrim to Tin Brc ] Ino election in Uoclt county last lucsday wastui exceedincly mixed ono Uoth parties did a prcat deal of sctatchlng The returns are nil m and shows a very light \ote through the county Iho republi can state ticket received u majority of al out 19J The lepubllcins elected their shor IT , trcasuiai , superintendent , Judge survojoi and coroner bj mujonties ranbing from Wi to 100 W 1 Phillips ( dem ) is elected county clerk by about CO mujouty , nnd the county attorney ( dem ) by about 20 ma jorltv The , county commissioners stand two democrats and ouarepublican bovvnrd Sewaiid , Neb , Nov 7 fSpeeinl to Tun Hus ] flie returns nro nil iu und the vote has been canvusscd the democratic victory is complete W. N McNoll , democratic nomlnco for treasurer was elected by 118 miorityC ] II Adams sheriff , by 107 Aug ust ltcickman , clerk , 100 , W H Minor judge , CO , M Alccliiu , superintendent of public instruction 2. , Dr T A Greedy , coionor , 13 Judge Not vol this being his homo , can led the county by J 5 1 his is the first time in the history of the county thut it bas gene doinocratio AVnync Waynp , N b , Nov 7 [ Special to Tim Sdl 1 Iho official canv ass gives the rcpub Ucan state ticket 070 votes in the county , democratic400 union labor 101 riieiowcro three county tickets in the field und there was moro Bcrntrlilng thun over before kno vn nt an election in the countj Pisliot ( dom ) is elected treasurer by 24 plurality , Hussell ( dem ) for clerk has 177 plurullt ) , nnd Uiok- nbaugft ( dem ) for shoritf has n plurility of 174 Iho remainder of the lepublieun ticket was elected by pluralities tangiug from 100 to COO Dakota Dakota Ctrr , Neb , Nov 7 [ St > echl to Tup tli b J Iho official count was finished nt a late hour last evening , aud It has been u big victory for the democrats Iho county went nboutSjO democratic majority on the state ticket , and all the officers elected are democrats except ono , the county judge , who had a majority over the other two of U votes Ou the doinocratio state ticket Ames his a majority ot J17 , McKlnnoy 2.j0and Hcss2il Op the count } ticket the democratic treus urei received the lnreest mujoiit } of nny of the candidates in the Ueld II own id St Paul , Neb , Nov 7 [ Special to Tiiu Hi e I Unofficial returns show that the democratic state ticket carried this county by 150 majority The following county oftl cers were eloctcd Gumaer ( dom ) , for treasurer , lornes ( dom ) , clerk , MoDoneld ( dem ) , sheriff , llnniiibal ( rep ) , county Judge , Seebor ( rep ) , commissioner Huy- word ( rep ) , superintendent ; liranch ( dom ) , sui vej or Jell rutin rAiitnuitT , Neb , Nov 7 | Spoclal Telegram - gram to Inc Hep J Uoglstrntion was a suc cess hero Sixtv-nlno who registered did not vote lwenty-tbroo votes were sworn In , the reason for falhug to register generally being forgetfulncss Iho city vote was 100 loss Mian last year lo-daj's canvass shows that Converse is olocti d clorby 7 plurality Thcro Is talk of a contest llaycH Hayfs Centeb Neb , Nov 7 [ Special Telegram to Tub Hpb I The following ma jorities vvero received In Hayes county NorvallSl Morroll 101 , Knight 100 , Laws U1J 'I ho following republican officers were elected Geoifeo Gowlng , county clerk , John Wilson , county Judco ; Hlohurd May , treasurer Domopratic Joseph A bmall , sherlfT , William MclCltlop , county coin mlsslonor , W , P. Curly , county surveyor , Milium < > . Obnevv , Neb , Nov 7 | Special Telegram gram to Iiip Hbk ] Iho rppablioans elect all the codnly olllcors except county super intendent and sboriff , they being elected by the democrats , vv ith only 29 majorltj for sheriff , rhooloetion is a great surpiisoto the ropubllcaus and cicates great conster nation In the ranks Iho prohibitionists lost one-half their vote In thu county 0 Itlll IUnTiNQTOf , Neb , Nov 7. [ SpecIal Telegram to flirHEB ] There ore raunj sere candidates over the late election Tlio republicans publicans elected P. Nelson , clerk P , Jenat , treasurer ; J. Morton coininUslonorj A MoNeal surveyor The balance of the ticket was carrlod by the democrats 1 here is a small republican majority on the stuto uenet , as against 800 democratic tuujority four years ago 1 uriins ABirAUOL , Neb , Nov , 7 [ Special to Tub Uee J Iteturas come In very slovvlj En- . i tliuslnsm scorns to have died down with the election rlioiountj oftlcors clectoil so far ns nuw * known nra' A I" Alcl'eak for treas urer Olmstcad for clerk ( JO tinlontv ) , S b Hewitt for sheriff ( dem ) . Other candidates are stilt on the nnxious scat , nutrtio Ki vnsrT , Neb , Nov 7 JSpeclnl lelo- grun to Inn Ufl ] The entire ropubllcnn county tlcltot is eloctel in thft countv with the exception of treasurer Pho official cnunt was partlnllv cinvnsscd to da > , giving Uhoiaisil Cornell for count } ] udco , * f > , and N P McDonald for < ount } superiutcndctitj 4" II Tie 1 Wllo } , lountv treasurer on the lioplo s ticket , rot thcro by 170 majorllv iho court house bonds carried bj 441 Iho lowest estimate puts the republican in ijoritj for the stnto ticket at 1 .00 Iho republicans consider It n great victory considering the dis tdvuntiices worked ncuinst lhotnns 11 Cornell Is probably the j oungest member bo longing to the judlclirj hi tuo state , being twoutj-soven jenis old Ilmj or Hpimov , Neb , Nov 7 ISpcclnl to Tills Hrp ] Iho following is tlio result of the election iu this eltv lohn Nightingale ( rep ) , treasurer , M b l'lillllps ( rep ) , countv clorkv W Vj Gordhuo , ( rip ) , count } Judo ( , L It , Gurvln ( rep ) , eommissloiier , II C. Mnniiry ( rep ) , eoronor ; C Heck ( rep ) , count } suneior , It J 'lorm ( dom ) , sheriff , Diniol ' • covlll ( ciomiountj ) superintendent Iho state and congrossion it republican tickets carried bj - ' 00 majoi Itj DdiIup Prpmont , Neb , Nov 7 | Special to Inn Urn 1 Iho oniclnl canvass ot the election returns of Dolga count } vv is made to daj , Iho result show % Norvnt has 1.4MI Ames 1 , 'JIJ , W Igton 101 Iho whole democratic ticket is elected bj mujoiltles ranging from 2Ja for Killeen foi cloi k to 700 for Hunter for judge Oleo Ni musKA Citv Neb , Nov 7 ISpeclil Tolctrnm to Iiie Urn | 1 ho oftlci il count re sulted In getting In another n public m ein- dul ito Ci ink McCntne } for clerk , by n ina- jorltv of 10 llioro is cousideriUlo tulk ou thopirtof 1'flaegoii s friends of contesting the elcctio l of U llluutn as sheriff Chi irj Vvt pntisl , Neb , Nov 7 rSccl il 'lclo cram to Tiir 1 11 1 This bus been the hot test campaign iu the hlstoiy of the count } Iho republicans hnvo elected judge trcis urer and superintendent of schools nna the domocints co nmlssloncr , coroner and sur \cor , with clerk und shoiilt still in doubt llllllll } Ht-MvPi mas , Neb , Nov 7 I Special Telegram gram to Tin llu ] The ofllclil count is nmdo giving a ropubllcm gain the entire republican countv ticket is elected except slieiift Lee L West ( dom ) wus elected The ) stnto ticket has a inajorit } ot ili'J Pi rlvlus Gimnt , Neb , Nov 7 [ Special relegram to Inn Hi c J Ofllcial returns from every piecmct In Pcilclns county elect thu entire tire republican ticket except slieiift nud sur vovoi , who ire aomocritlc Norval on the state ticket has a republican m ijoritj of 170 Gnspci Erwoon Neb , Nov 7 rv 'lil folo gram to Int liu ] I ho republican mujoritv ou the stuto ticket is 123 COVGULbBlON lU unruitNs , Gosper Elwood , Neb > , Nov 7 [ Special Telegram to liti liEi | The official count complete ( .Ives Laws 453 and Cusj er JJb I illuioic Gem va Neb , Nov 7 [ Special lelogram to Iiie Hie I the official canvass shows thnt Laws catried this comity b } 1S1 mu Jorlty bewnril Si vvuin , Npb , Nov 7 [ Special Tclogram to Pile Hi r 1 Cispir , the domocritlc con gresslonul caudldato , cariled this county by 144 majority ISlltlll David Cur , Neb , Nov 7 [ Special Telo gi im to Im liar J Cispprs majority in this , his homo county Is 750 I miuntit DiMnociats Cel l-nt < Tiii-MONT , Neb , Nov 7 [ Special Tele gram to Tun Hee | Iho dcmocrits of Pro uiont celebrated the victories in Dod o count } , lown , Ohio nud Now Yorlt bj a lurgo parade at B o'clock this evening llio pro cession was hoided bj u b ind nnd tbo Ic it was bioucjit up bv a cannon , which was fired at every street mteisection Mu\or Shorvvln acted as marsh il und the rank and file carrlcl biooms nnd binncrs Dr I J Abuott George W Davy and James Murray were called on nnd mndo appropriate and characteristic speeches after the pirudo ended Ppvvurtli IiCiiguo OiKnnfzctl Piiemost , Neb , Nov 7 | Specinl to Tin Hel I At n meeting of the North Nobrask i Methodist conference held In this citj cter dav afternoon the following dii etors or the Conference Cimp Meeting and Assembly is sociitlon were elected Kov P S Merrill Omaha , Hev J KnucUy , Scrlbnoi , J P Hanson , Promont , J I' Cure , South Omaha Iho delegation picsent man oiganuct uu Eiiworlb knguo foi this , the Omaha , dis trlct a constitution bolnf reported and adopted Officers of the lc iguo vvero chosen ns lollovvs President , Hev G M liroivn , Omuha , flrht vice president , J P flaiison , Premout , second vice picsidcnt Miss Cuirie Moon , Schuyler , secretary , W C Hluelt- man , Omaha , treasurer , Lvcrett 11 Lymun , South Omuha , board ot control , H"V J \ \ Itoblnson , Promont nev C N Dawson Omaha It was resolved to hold the nnnual meotlng of the league the week prov ioiis to the Premontcump meeting Shot lllnisilf ISconimo Dlsgr icocl Gespva , Neb Nov 7 | Special to Iia Hpb ) Henry Schvvllzor , living In tlio cdfco of York county , near McCoolc , undertook to obtain a $1,000 loan on apiece of land not Ills own , and the ntent who was making the loan discovered the fraud anil had him in rusted by tlio sheriff of this countv Tills morning , shortly ufter Schwltzer got up , ho Bhot him self in the stomicli , oluiuiing thu reason ho did it was because ho did not intend fraud nnd could not bear the disgrace The doc tors think ho will dlo Hi tilers I or No Man'rf Lnnil NioimAiu , Neb , Nov 7. [ Sponal to The Ulb.1 Settlers iu tented nnd housed wagons of all ilesltnsof priii itlvo architecture , uro pmlng through here dally for No Mails Lund , opposite hero , on the Nebraska pur- tlou of the Sioux reservation the bridge across the Niobiara river at this point mukos it very easy of uccuss In New Qnni tors Keaiiwev , Neb , Nov , 7 [ Special Tele gram to j > e Ueb J The City National bunk moved inu its uew quarters to dav , a now three story building vvhioa lias Just bcon completed Huildlng is go ng on rupidly all oyer the city and the demand for brick ox cecds the homo supply IMitfitl Oniltv to ilor-in htonllnc NEniiASKACltv , Neb , Nov 7 ISpcclal Telegram to 'J iie Hee ] Gotfrled Bowman , charged with stealing a team of horses from his employer , Lewis Uanzcl , today pleaded guilty anu was bound over in t500 to the dis trict court , _ _ _ _ _ Ackerninn Captured at Hprlnuflelil SiitiNGHBU/ / , Neb , Nov 7 , ISperlal to Tub Ueb J David Ackermun , who is vyanted at Lincoln on the charge of raping his ten j oar old sister , was arrested here tills after noon by Detective Llddard , and place > l In jail to await the arrival of tbo officers of Laucaiter count } . ij „ | I HUTCHISON WAS SACRIFICED , - I Ho Wna Made to Suitor Tor llltJ' H Party's Slus H THE LEGISLATURE REPUBLICAN ; l Inillcntlotin riiin Holes Is tlin Onl " BJ li moi rat on tlio stnto Ticket ] M iiectpl : lt < turns Com fl Inu In Slow I ) . i B Tlio Sitiintlon In lown ' fl DrsMoisis In , Nov 7 [ Special rele- 'BJ ' grim to'1 ur 13i l 1 'J lie latest tlection ro- ' B tltrns Indie ito that J Ir Holes Is elected gov- ' BJ crnor nud that tlio Uelslattiro will bo safclv BJ rcpubllciin It Is piobvblo Hint nil of tlio re BJ public in stnto ticket except governor is B elected , though it is very hml work to get tlio figures upon It Tin ) uractko In most BB counties is to count tlio vote on the hend of ! the ticket first , so that Is nil Hint is reported | B tor some time Unless the roturnlng officers B think to miiko a dupllcite of tl cir tuturns , BB the poll ban ) s w 111 not toll thu stdtj until B tiext.Mondii } , uhon the ofllcial ctnv issof tha iflfl totiinis takes place Hint Is whv It Is so Iflfl hard to tell how tha tall of the ticket has II fun it , ulttiough tlio election was over furtj- ] ci ht bonis iijo Hut u lirgu uiimbei of pieiflj eincts Imvu been eiunpirod , and tt wus found flfl tint Holes nn o mtieh itln lit of Ills flfl ticl ct that itis not linprobibla that tlio test flfl of It was defeated iho republicans lira hoping to pull throiieh flfl ull suvu Hutchison Ho was thu UrLet for flfl bo muu } mitt prohibition votes that he had flfl to sulTci foi wait miiiv tunned thu puitj's fljl Bins In liiuii } liistuucos rvpuhllciinsolul flfl nc dust him us the lie id of the tlclcutin oiler fl to show tin ir dislike fui piohlbltioii llien flfl ho lost some votes from rilliond men nnd flfl some from untl uiouop3lists , who thouuht ha flfl wus not In entile suipath } witlitliein flfl If Mr Holes docs not have moia than G OJOoi posslblv 'jOjD ' iiluinlltv the lest of fll his ticket is prouablv defc itpd . fll bpLiicei bmlth the iciublicnn pandidnto for ratli nud commission ! . ! , run > . nhe id of bis fll colleagues , hiving driwu somu nnti mono - no | ol } Bill port fi oui the dt moei its und it Is flfl ulmost eci t lin thut bo has been eli eted flfl J he re public ins will hnvo u s ifu majority flfl ou Joint ballot in thu Icglslnttno , though It la sine to bo rim ill flciuwill bu iiiniij no v flfl flees seen theie ind Home of the old ones flfl will bo greatly missed lhe untl monopolists flfl vvlllireitly miss their eliumpions • senator 1 afooung of Atl intlc ox bpc il er Ueil- B iu in , oi l'oivesheik countv and Wilbur , of flfl Ilod . ho lattci wus defc ited bv the < anflfl diliej of P P Wiicht the pi csi lent of the flfl stito tcniptiai ci mil uu is who thus elected flfl u deinoer it to vote for the icpeil of the proflfl hibltion 1 uv flfl J ho democrats nio anxiously inquiring for flfl the pitiomiLc'hut will come to them bv the flfl election of tloies He will bavo the appointflfl ingofcnvaril proinitiont nfllimls , im ludlng flfl the 1 iboL eomtnlsslouci , mlnocommissioners , flfl Iho 1 itcst figures | ho llnlcsti 10j in ijorlty flfl ovci llutcblsou and the ) lciult will not flfl differ voiv much fro u that flfl lts i'oims Nov 7 1 lie Hcgistor ( rep ) flfl ] snvs Hi vised ligtiies | , ivo Boies for tovflfl crnoi 4 TOO iilurilitv , nud indicuto the prtbiflfl 1)1 e elcc lion of ull the iciuibllean state tleltit flfl except ( .oveinor flfl MIlHon's ' Hi-t.lrelion AhBiiiod H DisMoimb la , Nov 7 Alditionul returns - B turns on lecislntlvo . ticket stow that the flfl rcpubllciin majoiitj on Joint billet will bo enhi , thus insuring thuo clPetion of benu- * tor Allison IbI CrunloKl Countv _ , l " P Vaii In , Nov SpCcIiltoTm [ Bur J | BJ Criwford court j ( , avn 011 for the ilomo BJ ciitio statu ticket , a tain of 5JJ ovei ono BJ j ear ago She elected evorj < indldiite with BJ mujonties of from 300 to fcOO Holtn ( clem ) BJ is elected to the senate ovci Horn ins ( rep ) H | in the ihirl } fourth dlstuct bj fiom dOO to Hfl W 1)11111)111 v i oiintv flfl Sioux City , la , Nov 7 [ Special to Tnu flfl Hli 1 Ihoio is no moro eAttnordiiiary do tall of the Iowa election tb in the defoatof D A Migco , who was the rcpul'tean eandl BJ duto foi re election as hheiiff iu tins county Bj lhn m ijoritj- against linn lust Tuesday was IJ 1 fl > J Iwo jcirs ugo ho vvns elected sheriff BJ bj i republican majoiitv of 350 Ihorclsa | flj natural republican mujorltj in the count } of SH 450 lb etc was nbsolutcly no ciuse for jH Shi I Iff Mugcus defeat exeopt the prohibl- II tlon issue Mr Miil'Cu is a leullng busli.css iH man n man of tliulngheati crson il cliaractor , BJ n most capable oillcpi , ui d ho bud served two I H | tminsus mavoi uiiil in other lei al o fll cos | fll bchiL , alwu } b elected by moro Hum his p irty ilflfl yato Ho had always been u high liccnso nBl Juan but ho also stood foi the enforceUflJ mcut of law , whatever tlio law might bo flfltj bo | opului wus Mi Magee and so strong JfflJ wis thocoull ioi co even of the most cxtrune j ? fll piolilbltionists in his cliaractor , thut tbuy t fll urge 1 iilm for iiomlnnllon and afterwards for 1 flj oleetiou , notwithstanding his open iivnvval t flj thut ho was not apronlbltlonlBt , and nolwith- n flj stnidiue that ho wis reluctant foi business It flj leiisons to ai ccpt the olllco fl { { As sheriff Mr MiicO ( was ns good as his Mil vvoid Ho enforced the law , not in an urblM ti u v or bdcpIuUv oircnsivu way but in nbsoIWfll Into good ftilth , as nil admit As a result BB every regular saloon vvns clowd , the gamflfl hlcrs , prostitutes and most at tlio saloon men ( Mfl were driven across the river to Covington , 'nflfl Neb , which quickly bee line u place of noIflfl toilcty by leison of thcii presence IIoulso flfl kest up u rcleutloss war nn kcc | ors of I holes in the wall bnotle crs mid nil fjfl olhci violutors of the llmioi law who under I I tonic to cairj on tin Ir woi kin Sioux City or ati } where in the count } Alt Magco was rcnnmlnatod attain n ulnst hispicferei re and made a Btroiiecr llelit tnnn in v othorcundiuato could have uono , M His defeat by such an overwhelming mu- jorlty is therefore a iiiostBignllleaiit lllustra- lion of local fieiitimeut ou the prohibition ibsuo Hundrcls ot lepublicans who are i strong personal friends of Mr M igoo , und j who hud nbsolutol } no fault to find with his ] ui'mlnlBtrition of tha olllcc , vvero jut so cm- S blttcrcd against the law thut tlid } voted 1 ugaiust tjJin In an iutciviow Mr Mu > , e0 S says ' Woodburj county hns h id a practical | test of the piohlbilot v law , and mv defi nt i 1 simply u usult of that lost Wo slutted out . f some time ago with prohibition us a noa- ' paitlsan affair , but wo ull have recognized la state cunipaiftis thut it hns become prao- ticallyatcst I his clpctfou Is notice to the ' partv thnt wo must mulio a climb from the iuili moril plino to which this question lias olovatcd us , and cot down lo where the pee ' pie llvo and inluelu in the pursuit of buppl- ncss" _ _ _ _ pisvhiitouH rutn | A ( onfl itiriilinn nt l'ptpp liirg , Va One Lilci Lout Petphsiiuiio , Vn , Nov 7 A terrible tire I stm ted of 8 o'clock this morning In George II Dav Is ii Co's dry goods nouso on Sycamore - , more strcot , and spread with incredible rapidity , burning down in a short time the * whole iron front block und adjoining proper ties The flumes leaped across thu stiect und destroj cd tha Odd I allows bull and 11 vo a or six other buildings Lieutenant Ciichtoa , , m of the police forcu was In ono of the burn * Wi lug buildings when the wall fell In on him , Ji Ho was burned to deith Hull a block on Tl cueh stdo of bjcamoro street , from I abb ,1 , street westward , is ( one Tbo total lots vl is ostlmutcd at HOOOOei , insurance Jj50KK ( I 'J ho Winihci PorooMst " * m Tor Omaha nnd Vicinity Pair weather * / ? Nebraska Haln or snow , preceded by fair , \ no decided change in temperature i Iowa Light rain or suovv , cooler , north * wekterly winds bouth Dakota ralr followed by light rain or snow , I o decided change In tempera ture except warmer lu western portions , Vfc- I nablo winds . • * m . k , I'lS _ flflj