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    JLXLJU J5Jiju , , JUJUV 25 , 1890.
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E. R08EWATEB , Editor.
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T , . ] N. 1' . Kim , , rotary I'ublle.
Tin : agony is over.
IT WUH u uloso slmvo for Mr. Honton.
Tun locatloivof llio now onjjino houses
Till ! political bonoynrd is lompomrily
stoclrcil with Bliattorod hopes mid tunbi-
lions.
TIIR rumor that tlio milrouds are out
of politic. ! lacks the vital lilements of
truth.
To tlio bravo belong the fair , Chicago
lias duvoloped a few syiuptpms of
bi-nvoiy.
BOSTON money and Omaha real cstato
nro iwnnanontlj' allied for mutual aid
and profit.
Tin : prohibitionists of "Wisconsin on-
doracd everything in sight , from Itilco
vatcr to flat money.
Tin : world's ) fair silo is definitely set
IV. tled mid peace is port-hod once nioro on
the soutlnvostorn borders of Luke Miohi-
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fc'an. _
IF the fouth tijipouU to the boj'cott as
a means of retaliation , the north can
Btnnd it iw well as the south. Two win
piny tit that game.
Tin : innimcd , the halt and the deaf
who claimed to have boon "healed" on
the Australian system , should recipro
cate by paying the "doctor. "
ONB thing1 has booiuluiiionnlratod , and
that is tlint a convention of over eight
hundred moiiibors ia almost certain to
degenerate into an unwieldy mob.
TUB commercial travelers propose to
do it land oflico business hereafter in the
btato capitol , when Allen becomes com
missioner of public lands nnd buildings.
Mil. USHKII Is modest. That fifty
thousand dollur libel suit might just as
rasily have been stretched to one hun
dred thousand a more scratch of a pen.
GOVKIIXOU THAYKlt had many warm
friends at the convention nnd would
have been ronomlnated had it not been"
for the almost universal opposition to
tlio third term.
DH. MKKCKII made a gallant fight ,
nnd in view of the prejudice against can
didates from Omaha mid Douglas county ,
has every reason to feel proud of the
support lie received.
A CAHKPUIi examination of the latest
batch of envoys and contmls appointed
shows that the Nebrnskans thirsting fern
n residence abroad are still cultivating
corns on the frayed edge of hope.
SKCUKTARV BIAINI : tells the whole
truth about the fttoltinloy bill in the o
words : "There is not a section or line
in tlio entire bill that will open a mar
ket for another bushel ol wheat or an
other barrel of pork. "
Tin- : man at the helm of our double-
decked cotemporary will presently llnd
liluiholf in the position of the nss be
tween two bundles of hay. "With tlio in
dependent-alliance party on one side and
the democratic party on tjie other , lie
will bo in ix dilemma to decide whom to
Bupport.
BUSINESS property in Omulitx steadily
attracts the Hagncioiw investor. With
out any unusual efforts , outside capital
iHstoadily seeking permanent Investment
In the city. During the past few months
it is estimated 0110 million dollars wore
invested in business property , and In
every instance for permanent improve
ment. The > confidence displayed' by
eastern investors is the result
of careful consideration and com
parison of the advantages of
western cities. Omaha's marvelous in
crease in population during the past decade -
cado and the corresponding growth la
commercial , financial and industrial Interests -
torosts , proclaims the city's superior ad
vantages in all the elements of urban
growth. Prices of property are main
tained on a conservative basis , far below
the prices of boom cities of less popula
tion , These are tlio convincing facts
which Oiaalm presents to the investor ,
and the steady inflow of capital proves
that they are olloctlvo.
/Ifc'I'l'/JMCM.Y ' TICKKT.
The republican party enters tlio aimt
palgn in Nebraska this year with n
ticket that will In the main command
the hearty support of the parly. The
obstinate nnd short-sighted rufusal of
republican alliance farmers to take an
active interest In the primary elections
and conventions rendered it next to im
possible to eliminate the railroad ele
ment nnd present a ticket free from cor
porate inllucnco from top to bottom , and
In every respect equal to the demands of
the hour. '
Hut while the party could and should
have done better In its choice of some o (
the candidates , It might have done very
much worse. Tlio man whom the rail
roads were most anxious to put at the
head of the ticket was defeated , and
several obnoxious candidates have been
summarily rejected ,
MiL. . D : lUchards , the nominee
for governor , Is a man of high
standing , and first class executive
ability. Ills colleagues on the ticket
are all known to uosscss the requisite
qualillcatlonH for the performance of the
duties thaf will devolve upon thorn.
It now remains for the party to organ
ize , make a careful survey of tlio field
and prepare for a struggle that will tax
the best energies of Its leaders and re
quire the loyal support of the rank and
illo to load it to victory in November.
The platform adopted by the republi
can state convention is a clear and un
equivocal enunciation of sound princi
ples. Tlio declaration in favor of a re
vision of the election laws that will so-
euro to every voter the greatest possible
secrecy in the casting of his ballot , and
the application of tlio Australian ballot
system in all incorporated towns
and cities both to .primary
and regular elections will bo approved
by all citizens who believe that an untrammeled -
trammeled ballot is essential to the pre
servation of free institutions. The ex
perience of Nebraska fully justifies the
demand for such a revision of llio elec
tion laws as will surround the voter with
the greatest possible safeguards against
corrupting or intimidating influences ,
and in order that such security shall bo
complete it is quite as necessary that it
shall bo provided at tlio primary as at
ho general elections. It is at the former
; hat the seeds of impurity and dis
honesty in elections are sown ,
and reform to bo thorough and effective
must begin with the iirimarics.
Tlio demand for n reduction of freight
ind passenger rates by tlio railroads of
the state is warranted by every consid
eration of justice to the people and re
gard for the material interests ol Ne
braska , and insistence upon it is one of
the llrst duties which the republican
party of tlio state owes to the people.
The enjoyment of lower rates by con
tiguous states having no bettor claim
to bo thus favored than Nebraska , and
the fact that the interstate com
merce commission have declared that
existing rates upon the products of this
state shrpped to the east are excessive ,
deprive the railroads of every reasona
ble excuse for maintaining the present
exaction , and impose upon these in au
thority the Imperative duty of taking
stops for its removal. Equally to be
commended are the declarations of the
platform in favor of legislation delhiing
the duty of corporations'to employes ,
prohibiting the illegitimate increase of
stock or capital by railroad com
panies , and requiring that the
property of corporations shall bo
taxed the same as that of individuals.
The last proposed reform would greatly
Increase the revenue of the state while
relieving private property of what is In
part , under present conditions , nu un
just burden.
The farmers of Nebraska have in no
respect suft'owd more severely than from
the exactions ) of usurious money lenders ,
and thousands of them are now in tne re
lentless grasp of these greedy and un
scrupulous Shyloeks. They ask relief
in the enactment of more stringent
usury laws , and this the , repub
lican party pledges itself to give
the in. It is also committed in
favor of requiring owners of the public
elevators and all railroad companies to
receive and handle grain for all persons
alike , \vithout \ discrimination , the
charges for storage and inspection to bo
regulated by the state. Tlio friendly
concern of the republican party for the
interests of labor linds expression in the
declarations recognising the right of
labor to orgnniy.o for its protection nnd
favoiTng such a modification of the
statutes and the enactment of such laws
as will prevent interference with the
speedy collection of the wages of labor.
"With regard to general ques
tions , the convention would , in our judg
ment , have bolter represented the domi
nant sentiment among the republicans of
Nebraska by a more spoelllo declaration
regarding the tariff. It is of vital im
portance at this juncture that congress
should bo clearly advUod as to the
wishes of the farmers respecting the
tarilf , and wo are entirely confident that
the republican conventlqn would have
correctly stated the desire of a very
largo majority of the farmers of Ne
braska if it had intido an unqualified
demand for free sugar , lumber , wool ,
woolen goods , salt- coal and Iron , with
perhaps other goods in common uso.
The practically non-committal tiirliT
plank of the platform furnishes no guldo
to the prevailing sentiment of a ma-
j ority of Nebraska farmers , and will
consequently have no Inlluonco nt Wash
ington , without whluh nil reference to
the subject might as well have been
omitted. The utterances regarding-
silver , in opposition to land monopoly ,
in favor of the establishment of a system
of postal telegraphy , and denouncing
trusts , are all commendable. As
to pensions , Tin : Bii : : thinks the
nation has dealt most generously with
the old soldiers , nnd It doubts the wisdom
In the interest of the veterans them-
Hclves , of making further demands whlcti
If compiled with would add largely to
the now heavy pension obligations of the
government , but In urging which there
is danger ot creating un adverse facntl-
mont that might ultimately bo disas
trous to the whole pension system.
With the exceptions noted , the plat
form of the Nebraska republicans is a
sound and Bafo declaration of principles
meriting the support of the people.
"Vici : PimsiunxT HOI..COMM objects to
"attacks on the Union depot , " and ns-
scrla thnt the structure will Do "tho
finest in the land. " Tiis will do to toll
the marines. Porlmpj Mr. Ilolcomb Is
not aware of'the ' fact that the Union Pa
cific company is , preparing to erect a depot -
pot building in Portland. If eo , it is
strange that the company's architect
should bo in Portland with plans for a
building , which is also to bo "tho ilnost
in the land. " Portland is a city of sixty
thousand inhabitants. Omaha contains
ono hundred and thirty-four thousand
seven hundred. The Portland depot is
estimated to cost ono million
dollars. The cost of the Omaha struct
ure will probably reach a quarter of a
million. A comparison of the pictures
of both buildings shows that of Portland
to'bo superior in size , design , material
nnd ornamentation , and Is pronounced
by the architect to bo "tho llncst west of
Chicago. " Tine BKI : calls attention to
these facts.meroly to remind the Union
Pacific managers that the company's
overwhelming liberality toward Omaha
cira bo accurately measured by the differ
ence In cost of the Omaha and Portland
depots. Small favors , however , are
thankfully received.
TUB picayune war between Guatemala
nnd San Salvador serves to illustrate the
lack of telegraph service between the
northern and' the southern republics.
The want of adequate facilities for com
munication is one of the main barriers
to commercial and national concord. It
is a rellcction on American enterprise
nnd energy that a work of international
importance lias not been undertaken and
completed by private or public means.
A union of the republics of the west by
railroad and telegraph would not only
improve prosperity , but go far toward
stamping out revolutionary factions.
_ ! T MAY bo remarked incidentally that
packing- statistics indicate a nourishing
condition of the market , without talcing
into account the antipodean packing in
dustry in operation in certain quarters
of the city.
All Impertlii 'nt Inquiry.
IndiaiMp'iiltt Journal.
Is there any particular reason why a rnoin-
ber of congress who draws a salary from the
national treasury should not attend to his
business Just the same us any other govern
ment employe !
Crow for Kawvillc.
JS'l. Louii ( jfubc-DcHincmt.
Kansas City could have stood the defeat In
the race lu population inllctod on it by Min
neapolis nnd St. 1'ivul , hut to bo beaten by
Omaha nlso is a terrible setback to tbo pro-
toutions of the town on the ICaw.
Don't Like tlio Suggestion.
Cliicnao Tribune
Tlionow census , as is well known , will gtvo
Chicago suver.il new congressmen. The horrible
rible sugEestioa comes from THK OMAHA HES
that these should bo selected from the Chicago
cage booillo aldormoa. Sutan always flutls
something for an Idle BEB to do.
A Hoycntt Wlilch Will Ilcooll.
A'diiwn Clly Journal.
In cnso the federal election bill becomes
a Imv the Atlanta Constitution proposes to
cull a convention or southern business men to
make arrangements to boycott the north.
Shade of Henry Grady , what an Idioticidea. !
Boycott tlio north , which is furnishing all the
money to develop southern industries. Let
the present editor of the constitution go cool
his head in n Georgia watermelon.
Not Ijlkcly to I3c Followed.
St. Paul P/oiicfMYaw. /
It Is a bad thing ia itself , and it Is bad as
on oxniunle.-that the impression should pre
vail that the ballot is a mere ornamental ap
pendage of the citizen , like a dog cart , to betaken
taken out or kept at homo according to the
state of the weather. And , while w < r liuvo BO
many entitled to vote who regard their duty
in this false light , it is a mistake to increase
the number by adding to it the entire class
which , nt the present time , has neither the
inclination to perform the duties of citizen
ship nor tlio opportunity to discharge that
duty As it should. It is not probable that the
experience of Wyoming as a state will create
any boom for fnuialo suffrage throughout the
rest of the union.
POLITICAL , OOSSI1' .
After looking over the Held in politics anil
combinations , ColonelJohn Steen bos con
cluded that ho will not run for laud commis
sioner.
L. D. Richards of Fremont will bo a candi
date for governor , Mr. Itichnrds iliies not
fear any of the other republican candidates.
Governor Uoss Hammond is running for pri
vate secretary to GovernorHichards , and
says that ho does not fear defeat.
Pcto Younger , the Fremont county nur
seryman , ana n most excellent gentleman ,
snys that after all ho bellows that ho will not
run for state treasurer. IIo understands that
Captain Hill Is u candidate , and says that bo
Uooa not care to interfere with thoOago
county gentleman's plans.
It Is.nll over now , the first grand skirmish ,
and Henry St. Kayner and Dan Osjrood have
formed some sort of a combination , nnd
neither ot them will run for tiio ofllco of nt
tornoy goucral. Joe Esterday , who had Os
good's ' boom in hand , know when to retire
gracefully , and it is the first time that John
bon county did not die on what soiuo call t
dead cord.
While Tom Bcnton did not get to Kimbnl
In time to deliver his Fourth of July oration ,
ho did make a little speech to the audience nl
the convention , ami the speech showed that
If Tom would follow the c\unplo of Demos
thoncs and take to the woods and practice
oratory Clean ) could not hold a candle to him
by next spring. Tom said just enough , anil
said it in the right way.
There was some mistake about the Cla >
county delegation , hut the programme now is
that Colonel Johnson nnd Dan Nettleton have
burled the hatchet , and both will vote the
same ticket to swell the republican majority
in November.
When It comes to the matter nf n platform
the state caiivontlun endorsed the new idea
in this state and adopted resolutions lirst and
thru nominated men afterwards. This was
some thin KV now in Nebraska politics , and in
splto o ( the opposition of the chair and its
attempt to umkoout that the viva voce vote
was so nearly even that the roll call wus
nca'ssnry the motion was adopted liy roll cul
almost unanimously. Favorable comment on
thU Innovation came from all quarters.
There is really something * funuy In the
whirligig of politics. Churcli IIowo nnuTom
Miijars have long boon anything but politics
friends. William Dally has trained with
Majors nnd not loved Howa very devotedly
And now Colonel Majors is to bo licutonnu
overnor and Mr noudyDally's son-ln-lnwls
o bo stnto superintendent of public instruc-
Ion. Mr. Itowo is thinking about this , nnd
vondoriag how It all cntno about.
'Jho battle lit Uncoln was short , sharp nnd
decisive ,
During the war there were coppjrhcnds
who carried Bft n cowardly lire In tlio rear
whllo the 'boj'.n ' In blue were nt the front
litlni * the Johnny robs. This was very
much the rule of the Tammany gang that had
'allowed ' Mercer down to Lincoln , nnd Bought
.o stab him hi the back by circulating re-
> orts that lib Was only working for u compli
mentary vote. _
Postmaster Gallagher and the democratic
allies of the council combine were on band
with the MucColl contingents shouting for
Mercer.
_
General Colby would have given the wnrld
or Linden Trco , so that ho could have ridden
ilui oft" the stage. Ilto Lansing , and Dave
VIcrccr would have jumped on behind , too , if
they had been given a chance.
It might bo remarked thnt Will Qurley nnd
Frank Kansom have , metal and staying quali
ties.
_
When Carnbronno was asked to surrender
with the Imperial guards ho is quoted as
replying : "Tho guard dies but never sur
renders , " The same disposition was mani
fested by Mercer's delegation from Douglas
when the final charge was made all alon ? the
line.
_
Sir. Illchnrds had n banquet j-estcrday.
Colonel Smytho ot Kearney spoke the speech
ho had ready for MncColl , and It was as well
received In rremont as it would have been nt
Lexington. _
Church IIowo had the empty honor of
howling himself honrso us chairman of the
convention , while Mnor ) Watson carried oft
the most substantial trophy in the gift of the
state convention. Tlio chairman of the state
convention wields quite 1111 inlluence both at
homo ana abroad.
The Independent ixwlo's convention meets
the 20th. If Dave Hutler and .1. Harrows
carry their \vnr Into that , the republican
stnto convention , so far as the spectacular is
concerned , will not bo considered a circum
stance.
_
When it conies to farming Majors is away
ahead of IIowo. His blue shirt and his
thatched pantaloons were in strange con
trast with IIowo's diamond studs.
lUchards is himself again I
Tlio eyes of the battle-scarred veteran now
turn hopefully toward Fremont.
The few dozen candidates for governor who
developed early in the campaign can now
tnlce a few years off for serious and sober
meditation.
IOWA Xiir .
1'nrooiiH Was DrnjJKcd nml Ilohbocl.
Dis : Moists , la. , July at. [ Special Tele
gram to Tm : Bci : . ] The myster.V connected
with the arrest and Imprisonment of the sup
posed insane nmn , G. li. Parsons of Lovilla ,
la. , has been cleared up by the arrival of a
brother from Knoxville Just in time to prevent -
vent his being sent to thensylum at Clnrinda.
Mr. Parsons has not been enjoying good
health for several years , and last Friday ho
went to Colfax fpr a short rest. Ho wns very
ill for a few days , but by Tuesday had recov
ered sulHclently to board a train and como
to Des Monies. On the train he
became acquainted with several gen
tlemanly appearing fellows , who got
olt the train with him. Prom then on nil is a
dream to Mr. Parsons. Ho h.w n faint re-
incinhranco of having a desperate struggle
in the night and losing his satchel and finally
bolng taken by the police , being- locked , be
hind the bars and experiencing a burning
thirst. Air. Parsons had several hundred
dollars on his person , and it Is evident that
ho was drugged by the parties who were
with him. His body Is covered with cuts
and bruise1) , and shows evidence ot hard
usage before falling into the hands of the
police. His frieiuls nro vcrv Indignant nt his
treatment by thiriibllco and lusuno commis
sioners.
Tlio Ilrosees / d.Jmlfjed Insane. , -
Mrsiouni VALLKV , la. , July 21. [ Special
to TUB Bun. I Mr , nnd Mrs. A. E. Uresco
were again tnlten before the insane com
mission yesterday und adjudged insane.
Upon giving bonds , which they nro now en
deavoring to secure , they may appeal to tlio
district court. Until recently , and slnco
being examined by the commission in April ,
they have boon comparatively quiet regard
ing Mrs. Breseo's fortune. On Monday.
however , Uresco went to ono ol the local
banks and demanded 8 9,000 which ho alleged
had boon deposited there , and mule other
strnngo and violent statements nnd demands ,
whereupon tin Information wns llled charging
him with insanity.
The Sioux City & Northwestern.
Sioux Cmla. . , July 24. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : B LE. ] The articles of incorpora.
Una of the Sioux City & Northwestern rail
way were filed today. The capital stock is
810,000,000. , The route is described as run
ning through the counties of Dakota , Dixon ,
Cedar , ICiiox , Holt nnd Kovn Pnha , In Ne
braska , and the counties of Gregory , Tripp ,
Meyer , Pratt , AVashabaugh. Jnckson , Nowlin.
Washington , Cluster , Pcnnington , Meutlo and
Lawrence , In South Dakota.
Consiirctl tlio Railroad Company.
MASON Cmla. . , July 21. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BKK.J The coroner's jury in
vestigating the cause of the death of Joseph
Immcrfall , killed in a pravelpiton the Burling.
ton , Ccctar Unpldi & Northern railway in the
eastern part of this county yestoruay , i-e-
portcil today , censuring the company for not
providing suitable cars for the work.
A iTiullci. . ! Nomination.
v , la. , July 2-1. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BIE. : ] The democrats of the Second
Judicial district met in convention hero today
and nominated M. A. Campbell of Mt. Ayr
ns ono of the district judges , leaving the
other name on their ticket blank , ostensibly
for the purpose of tradingolT ono of the two re
publican nominees and electing ono demo
cratic judgo.
A Hoy'n Arm Torn OfT.
Ccmu RArins , In. , July 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : Dr.i : . 1 The cloven-your-old son
of J. It , Scholleld had his left arm tora oil
two inches hclow the shoulder last evening
by helm ? caught In a belt at the Pearl ( lour
ing mill. . i
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A Fill .ul < olltsion.
Cnr.sTox , In. , July 21 , [ Special Telegram
toTnn Bic.J : No.i 3 passenger going east
struck some box cars on the hill west of Albiu
liist night , seriously injuring the fireman nnd
engineer imd slightly injuring the express
messenger , Thd lireinuu will probably ale.
Firojal Urlmnn.
CuiunIUrinstfa. , July 21. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEU.J A lira this morning at
Urbntm , Bcnton county , destroyed J. L. Bur-
rcll's stores and the Masonk' and Oddfellow's
halls. Low , $ luOi > ) ; small insurance. The
owners will rebuild ,
The AiiHtHhtlliilu'iiHii Treaty.
VIBSSA , July QJ4 [ Special Cablegram to
runBKE. . ] AuVrtHu und Bulgaria have
agreed not to inulto public anything concern
ing tbo nrgotiutlono between the two coun
tries for u commercial treaty , The proposi
tion to divulge the character of the negotia
tions displeased Austria. The Austrian Jour
nal , commenting upon the propsed treaty ,
recalls the fact tliat the conclusion of the
Austro-Houmuulun treaty was th forerun
ner of thu Indupoiuloncu of Koutnanln.
Gnno ID VlHlt tlm Soldiers.
WAsiiiNnTON , July 'JJ , The president , nc-
companlou by Secretary Proctor , Attorney
General Millar , Postmaster General Wmia-
maker , and General Schollold , Colonel Ernot
nnd Captain Tnylor of the army , loft here this
morning on u apccliil train to visit the on-
rampmunt of tlio Pumi ylvunla national
guards ut Mount Grctna. The party will return -
turn at midnight. .
\ SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE ,
Lane Does Not Aspire to tbo Shoes of
Superintendent James.
AFTER THE LINCOLN STREET RAILWAY ,
* .
An Knstcrn Symllunto AVants to liny
IC-Tliey Will Put Iti Hloutrlo
Power A Peculiar Ac
cident Notes.
LINCOLN- , Neb , , July 34. [ SpecialTelegram
to Tin : Bir..J : Professor Lime , state superin
tendent of public instruction , denies the ru
mor ulloat that ho it n candidate for the posi
tion of superintendent of the Omaha schools ,
lie says that no ufTcrhns DOOM nmdo to him of
the position nnd nothing oven hinted concern
ing it. Ho ia not after the place and expresses
considerable surprise that his name should bo
coupled with. Ho acknowledges that the po
sition Is a very desirable ono mid will not say
that ho would refuse It lu'cnsu it was olTerod
to him. But he Buy a there is no truth lit the
report that ho is after it.
TIIIKVKS ro3Tii : > ox i..v.w ,
Charles Jones , Charles Smith and .Tnmc-i
Anderson wcro arrested for burglarizing
llimckife Wallace's laundry at 1117 P street
and taking nwny fcJ5 worth of goods. Part of
the articles stolen were found in their pos
session , They confessed their crime , but
claimed thnt the charge of burglary could not
bold against them , as they did not break Into
the plnco , but morelv sneaked In through an
opening into the cellar. Prosecuting Attor
ney Stearns ngreed with them on this point
nnd they were prosecuted only for petty lar
ceny. The three were each lined $100 and
costs , and will do time ia the county Jail to
pay it.
A mo STIIKHT cm nn.vi
Mr. Little of Sioux City , representing nn
eastern syndicate , has been in the city
engineering a deal by which the men hi )
represents will become the owners of the
Lincoln , Stairtlnrd , Knpid Transit and Capi
tal Heights street railway company's lines ,
by which the eity Is gridlujneit. The matter'
has been kept rather cjulctTout was given to
Tin : BIK : this afternoon by ono of the largest
stockholders in the Lincoln company. The
city has long felt the need of rapid transit on
the surface lines , and it is probaolo that tills
boon , which has previously been desired by
the Lincoln people , will ut last bocomn n.
reality , Mr. Little , after looking over the
cntlro lines , made the owners a proposition
which Involves the substitution of electricity
for inulus us a motlvo power. This proposi
tion has been under consideration by the
Joint owners this evening , but tlio result will
not bo given out until Mr. Little returns from
the trip eastward , on which lie started to
day. There are two other lines , the South
Lincoln nnd the Cotner university ,
which will also bo included in the deal. The
Lincoln company is the oldest and best pay
ing line In the city , the others being built to
points beyond where their projectors owned
property and in advance of the city's ' growth.
The entire mileage of the roads Is nbout
forty-live miles. Ono can go la a car to al
most nny point , but the slowness heretofore
has compelled hurried people to walk. It is
understood that Mr. Little's proposition
stands for forty days , but the deal will bo
consummated before then ,
A iT.uur.un ACCIDENT.
L. Collenberg , a traveling man in the em
ploy of Obcrne , Hosick & Co. of Chicago , met
with a peculiar accident today at the Windsor
ser hotel that will interfere with his rustling
abilities for some time. Mr. Collcnborg was
just stepping from the bootblack stand , which
is unusually high , when ho inutlo a misstep ,
and being n portly gentleman , ho fell heavily
to the Btono lloor with his legs twisted under
him. In the fall ho broke the round bono
called the knee pan. This Is always a serious
fracture , 113 It is slow in healing und is liable
to cause n permanent stillness in the joint ,
jioitc TIIAX in : IIAIIOAIXRII rod. -
Fanner John Chirk nnd a lightning rod
jmm named Kurth were pouring their dilll-
cultles into the cars ot Judge Stewart and a
jury in county court today. Kurth reckoned
it would take about llfty foot , to rod Clurk'a '
barn. The latter told him to go nhoad , but
when the man of negative electricity pre
sented his bill it called for 100 feet , hence the
suit.
Tiir.v n\r. : HI : wir.i.sicir.
William Schoeneman , who wns out on bail
to answer to the district-court for acquiring
certain goods nnd chattels unlawfully , was
calleu on by an olllcer this morning uud re
quested to visit the city jail , as his bondsmen
suspected ho was about to skip. William
grow wruthy , nnd called to a friend to go get
a gun , meanwhile cursing mid threatening
the olllcor. The ofllccr pulled his revolver ,
but bloodshed did not occur. William satis-
fled his nervous bondsmen later on , and was
released.
A FOUGKIt WANTED.
W. E. Barry is wanted by the police for
passing two forged checks on H. D. Suter. a
grocer ut Thirteenth mid E streets. Ono
bore the name of Barry's father for $11 , and
the other that ofV. . E. elites , presumably
fictitious , which called for ? li.
A TIST : CASK.
The city and state began suit In county
court today against Aitkca & Mnuritzlns , In
surance agents of this city , to collect 81,000
duo under the law passed at the last session
of the legislature levying a tax of a per cent
on all premiums collected in cities of the llrst-
class , tlio money derived to ho for the use of
the ilre department. The Lincoln Insurance
men have nil refused to pay , and this will bo
made us a test case.
A TIIICKY STOCK DEALRII.
The South Omaha National baiikrcplovlncd
J3)00 ( ) worth of cattle from II. Neutlicrdy , a
stockman near Wavcrly. Boycr Brothers of
South Oniahn held n chattel mortgage on the
stock , nnd claimed in their petition llled In
district court that Ncathcrby had sold part
of the stock without their consent , nnd wus
about to tuni them over to another commis
sion man to sell , which was contrary to their
agreement.
C1TV XK\VS AXI ) JfOTKI.
The German-American and Union lire In
surance companies say in their answer illcd
lu district court today that tlioy will not pay
the 51,000 , damage claim of J. fa. Barwlck for
loss by flro last February , because the goods
destroyed did not belong to him , but had
been transferred to C. C. Burr , in violation
of the policy.
The breach between Carl Schmltt mid Cap
tain Carder hns been amicably adjusted nnd
today in Judge Cochran's court Schmltt do-
dared thnt ho would bo satisfied provided the
captain of police paid the costs already in
curred in tlio prosecution of the case. This
tvos agreed to and the prosecution was
dropped.
C" Heluh. n delegate to the convention from
O'Neill , reports that whllo ut the opera house
between 7 und ! l n. m. some thief entered his
room nt the Capital hotel and stele his gold
watch which ho hud carelessly left there.
The Llncolns nnd Independents will cross
rackets for the lacrosse championship of
Lincoln nt the ball park tomorrow evening.
This is the fourth gaino of the series.
The pipe for the extension of the city wnlor
mains to the fairgrounds arrived today. Bids
for the laying of tlio sumo will bo opened
.Saturday , and there promises to bo plenty of
water for the stnto fair In September.
The remains of the Into W , J. Harris , who
died from apoplexy at Seattle , arrived in the
city this evening. The funeral occurs from
St. Paul M. E. church tomorrow afternoon.
The Masons will bo in ctmrgo. Harris had
but recently retired from business and Is an
old uud wealthy rwitlent.
Julia A. ICInncr nnd S. M. Benedict ask
the dibtrlct court to remove a cloud now
rusting on their tltlo to lot 0. block 178 of
Lincoln. Ono Joseph M. Cullen , tlioy say ,
persists in claiming that ho U the owner by
virtue of a deed from his brother , Imt has
never had possession or paid taxes , but now
that valuable Improvements have been made ,
would lllto to have the property.
Two barns la the vicinity of Eleventh and
L Btroets dlsapi > cnrcd In smoke last night ,
having been set on flro by * > omo incendiary.
The barns bolnngcil respectively to A. T.
Ciuneron und .Mrs. D. L. PccKhn.ni.
- -
Italy Indignant at Aiintrln.
: , July UI. fbpoclal Cablegram to TIIR
The Italian government has sent n
note to the government ol , Austria regarding
the dissolution bv the luut'r government of
tlio Trlosto Irredentist society known as pro
patrla. The Italian papers express much In
dignation at the action of * In 'dissolv
ing the society.
A 1IOMI3 NKOI333ITY.
Luxuries bccomo conveniences nnd con
veniences bocoino accessaries ns ctvltlvntlon
advances. When the llrst cneycloaidla wni
published It was n luxury for the rich. Tlio
original edition of the 1'ritnnnlca , prepared
with vast labor nnd expense , wivs sold at $0 a
volume or fli'O for the set. Appleton's cost
0 , nnd M n act could not be complete with *
out the annuals to dnto , the axpomo was in a
fo\v years.greater than that of the lirltannlca.
H was a heavy tax on all except the very rich
but the Incalculable usefulness to all literary
workers and otlior.4 who dwlroJ available information -
formation thnt $ .5ltU,0W ; has bjon sent out
of this country for the Ilrttumilca.
Slnco the publication of the Brltnnnlca In
vestigations have discovered so many new
fiictw and changed old ones that It can no
longer bo trusted to contain n complete sum
mary of practical knowledge. In Its original
form It was not en tugli for this country since
n great deal of lu Information consisted of
details a bou fobs euro British places anil Its
treatment of American topics was .very
superficial ,
No new compilation of a' full encyclopaedic
nature hiw been imulo recently except tliat
which TUB Uii : : has secured for Its sub
scribers' . The publishers of this American
ized KneyclopoHlla Brltunnlcii have pre
served nil the valuable features of tno orlg-
Innl , which was umiucstionably the great
est work of the kind over maile , and have re
modeled It to suit the latent researches und
particularly to satisfy American buyers who
wish but one ciie.vdopvdla.
An encyclopaidlu has bocoino necessary In
nil educated families. There has been for
years a drmatul for a work which would sup
ply all that the Brltaimlea did , with addi
tions to date , nt a price which would enable
famlllo of moderate menus to purchase.
To use the Kneyclopiedia Britannira as a
basis for an improved anil cheaper work is
quite ns honorable as to print and sell copies
of Dichom , Scott , Victor Hugo or Uumas ,
It IH part of the world's stock of knowledge
open to the American public. Cooper , Long
fellow und Whittlcr have been reprinted in
Knghmd in the same wny.
The publishers of the Americanized Kncy-
clopa'dln IlrlttmnU'u have
employed the best
talent niul llio highest knowledge to edit ,
amend and llll out the work. To bring nn
Instnnco hoinii it may be stated that they re
quested , when the revision-wns In progress ,
that Tun Dei : designate the best authority in
Omaha to wrltd u history of tiio city. Other
clt'es were looked after with the snino euro
nnd liberality.
Soon after the announcement of the under
taking Tin ; QKI : investigated It thoroughly ,
and decided that the woric count bo mndo n
great boon to subscribers. Papers llko the
Chicago Herald , St , Paul Pioneer Press , San
frnnciscoKxnmlncrnnd Denver Republican
were glad after the same examination to enter
Into an arrangement for exclusive control of
the work. The publishers admitted only the
leading und host paper lu each city. Tin :
HII : : , the leading paper of Omaha , controls
the work In Nebraska und western Iowa.
It can bo obtained in that terri
tory only through Tin : lin. ) ; A ftcr the enor
mous value of tlio Americanized Encyclopoj-
lia Hrltannica hccaino known there was n
rush of papers for the privilege. But only
the best wcro admitted and it is natural that
the inferior papora show their resentment by
( hiding fault with the use of the Britannica'd
material.
The copy for this addition was nil niado up
originally. Five volumes of the American-
i/cd are issued and the other lU'e will bo out
Inside of four months.
Tnu BKI ; refers to the opinions of many
leading professional and literary workers in
Oinuha who have examined the work. Tin :
HKI : also invites everybody to compare it ,
topic by topic , with the English edition.
The Americanized Dncyclopa'dhi Britan-
nlca is a magnificent nud valuable possession
for every household. It presents for the llrst
tlinoa complete ruforcnco library at n prlco
and on terms within reach of every family
that owns a Uonio.
o
I'ltJ ! ! SL.OCUM11 LAW.
The following is a synopsis of the Nebraska
high license local option law :
Section 1 provided thnt the county board of
cnch county may grant license for the sale of
malt , spirituous ntfd vinous liquors , if deemed
expedient , \ipon the application by petition of
thirty of the resident freeholders of the
town If the county Is under township organ
ization. The county board shall not have
authority to issue any license for the sale of
liquors in nny city or incorporated village or
within two miles of the same.
Section S provides for the liling of the ap
plication and for publication of the applica
tion fornt least two weeks before the grant
ing of the license.
Section a provides for the hearing of the
casolf a remonstrance is filed against the
granting of a license to the applicant.
Further sections provide for the appealing
of the remonstrance to tbo district court ; the
form of the license ; the giving of a $ . " > ,000
bond by the successful applicant for the li
censo.
Sections 8 , 9 and 10 make It an offense , pun
ishable by a line of $ y > , for nny licensed
liquor dealer to sell intoxicating liquor to
minors or Indians.
Section 11 provides that nny person selling
liquor without a license shall be lined not
loss than JlOO.nor mom than $500 for each
offense ; and section 12 provides for the trial
of such olTcndersj
Section 13 makes it an offense , punishable
by a line of SlOO/nwl / a forfeiture of license ,
for any licensed liquor vendor to sell adul
terated liquor ; \
Section H snuko It an offense punishable
by u line of $101) ) fo ; iiny person to sell or give
away any liquor on 'Sunday , or on the day of
anv general or special election.
Sections 15 to ii ! inclusive , define the lia
bility of saloonkeepers for damages sustained
by any ono In consequence of the trafllc and
provide the stops necessary to collect such
claims.
Section 21 relates to the Issuance of drug
gists' permits.
The local option toaturo of the law Is con
tained in section 23 , the salient part of which
reads.
"Tho corporate authorities of all cities and
villages shall have power .to license , regulate
and prohibit the selling or giving away of
nny intoxicating , malt , spirituous and vinous
liquors , within the limits of such city or vil
lage. This section also llxcs the amount of
the license fee , which shull not ho less than
fr'iOO In villages and cities having less than
10KK ( ) Inhabitants nor less than 91,000In cities
having a population of morothnn 10,000.
.Sections ' 'U nnd li relate to druggists' reg
isters and poimltles for violation of the rules
governing thosaino.
Section US makes drunkenness nn ofTcnso
punishable by a line of $10 and costs or Im
prisonment not exceeding thirty days.
Section 'JO provides that the doors mid windows
dews of saloons shall bo kept frco from screens
or blinds.
PEHSONAL , AND POLITICAL.
Iowa State Register : Mr. Blnlnc's tariff
ideas Kccm to bo pioltv popular ideas with re
publicans outtido of Washington.
St. Paul Pioneer-Press : ( Jovornor David
Bennett Hill appears to have hut onu ucllvo
supporter In the United States , Airs. Thomas
A. Hondrlcks , nnd she cannot voto.
Illinois Stnto Journal : < ! < > nornl Palmer Is
not much of an agriculturist , hut the necessi
ties of the campaign will mlso corns on his
tongue before ho can talk Ills way Into the
United States sonate.
Rochester Democrat ( rep. ) : The popular
response to Mr. Hlulno'u suggestions is la-
Htant , cntliuslnsilu nnd practically unan
imous. The tin-ill bill should bo umcnded.
It Is never too lute to do right.
Speaker Heed may well bo proud of the
fact that his course has boon enthusiastically
( indorsed Ity every republican state conven
tion of the present year.
Minneapolis Journal ; Now , what good has
the MoKluloy hill gained tlio party responsi
ble for Itl What good hns It done the coun
try I Hai It ilono nny nioro than miiko politi
cal capital for the reigning party's dearest
fool
Philadelphia Record : ISrhold tlio glorr of
rupubllctm polloy In a MoIClnloy tariff bill , do-
feigned ui tllscourago und prohibit foreign
tnuli > , and n Mcnmshlpsubsidy hill tocixpund
millions of public mnnov to woo it back !
Philadelphia Lodger : Somebody sends out
from WwhlnRtoti the nwful rumor that
Speaker Keed'n ' eyesight is becoming affected.
With quorum-counting growing nioro tlini'
cult every day , this Is , Indeed , serious , If
true. .
Ijonlsvlllo Courlpr-.7onriinl : A sccrotnryof f
the world's ' fair Mr. Buttrnmrth ought toVy
a linppy man , Ho will bo In n plnco where bo
will not ho called upon to vote against hl.s
own remarks.
St. Louis ClIolMj-noinoornt : In assuming the
resiwnslbllity for llio republican defciit In tbo
last Ohio sta'to election ox-Governor Fontker
magnanimously lift * n largo load from
shoulders of Mural Hiilstaul.
PIttsburg Dispute ! ) : Mr , Cliatmccy M. Do-
pew's refusal to accept the presidency of the
world's fair coin miss ion Is based probably on
the warning from the case of bo boy who nto
so niucb turkey that ho could not oat any of
the plum pudding. Cluumcoy docs not In *
tend to get lllled up with presidencies before
St , Paul Pioneer Press ! The locked out ,
starving cloakmakors of Now York nro ad
vised to note tlui fiu-t Unit , whllo the passage
of the JIcKlnloy bill can have no po-ssll'ilo
clfcet on their wages , It inuit necessarily raise
thopriroof iilmost everytl.lii } ? thuy will bo
obliged to buy.
Afl , IX .t
Home and lOnoinlos Al > roa < l
Tin-oaten ( ' '
iiinti'iuiiln'M Ovufllirow.
9
Minv YORK. , July 21 , [ Special Telo-f'
gnuii to Tun Uir.j ; News received in this
city from Guatemala nnd Salvador contlrmi
the account nivcn of the battloon the fron
tiers of the two countries on July 17. it is
said thnt orders have been given to General
1'io 1'orta , civil nnd military commander of
the department of Clilqucmaln , to advance
with L'WO troops toward Salvador's frontier.
These troops will bo met by a HUe number
fiom Honduras under roiiwmnd of Generals
Avila and Lacy , nud the forces at hath conn-
trios will mnko joint. Issue ugalnst Salvador ,
Great fears are felt in Guatemala that
Mexico U about to cross the border with her
troops and maUo a direct onslaught on
Guatemala. The latter country has detailed
Generals .Molina and Soeorro do Leon tounlto
forces in their departments and Altos , num
bering all told (1,01)0 ( , ) men , and concentrate
them in the department of I'ctlu in order to
resist the Moxii-ans.
Goncral Mcmli/nlml , Guntennihin secretary
of war , lias assumed personal command o [ the
Guatemalan troops In tbo capital. Troops
nro belli ) * conscripted there day by day und
no cxcu.se from serving IH received. In the
department of the west tlio troops have boon
placed under command of Colonel Pedro l/.a-
gulrro , political governor of San .Murcas.
A revolutionary uprising on a small scale ,
took place yesterday at San Miguel In Salva
dor , The four rliiKlondiT.4 were caught ,
tried by court martial and shot. In the in
terior of the republic ovcrj thing is quiet.
The feeling in ( iiniteinala is said to bo ono
of the utmost insecurity. President UarilhiH
is beginning to bo universally disliked for his
weak nnd vacillating policy toward his people
ple , His downfall is looked upon us almost
cortnln within a voryshortliine , nnda general
revolutionary feeling pervades tlio entire re
public. Lnr 'o orders for nniiK have been sent
to the United Suites , biititlsbcllovcdthnttho
] > eoplo of Guatemala will bo compelled to
furnish a foiwd loan of money to tbo poveru-
mcnt to meet thrso war expenses and to re
plenish tlm already depleted national treas
ury. The SH,000UK , ) loan in Franco has fallen
to the ground owing to tbo present alarming
state of affairs.
General Julio Oarcla Cranades U now in
XicaniRUii actively cngiiRi'il In colloctliiK
forces , urms and ainmniiltion for a revolu
tionary movement in tiimtcinala against llio
13nrrillos government , General Granadoi is
u Guatemalan exile , and bus been away from
his country for more than tlirco years.
Will Offer to Arbitrate.
Diiiu.iN' , July Bl. Dispatches reeclvcjl hero
from the Uity of Mexico state that the Mexi
can government will maintain a neutral atti
tude In the disputes between the Contra !
American republics. The dlipatrhos also
state that the United Stntos and Moxk-o will
offer to net as arbitrators of the question ! ! at
issuc bctwcen them.
A Strict XOIVH CciiKorshlp.
L.v. LmniiTAKO , San Salvador , July 21.
[ Special Telegram to7'm ; BUE. ] The IH-CS-\
cut'ovoniiiient has establish oil a rigid cen
sorship of news. No information In rognrd
to the existing crisis or the trouble between
this conntiy and Ciiiatcmala Is allowed to bo
published unless it has'hecn previously exam
ined and approved by the cen.sor. This cen
sorship Is also extended to news disp'.itchi.s
addressed to foreign countries. The Ccntr.d
and South American telegraph company can
not accept for transmission to other points
uny no\vs not accepted and approved by the
government censor. .
< Crc\v of llio
Loxnotf , July 2-1. [ Special Cablegram to
Tim BIB. : ] The British steamer Manhattan ,
Captain Hobinson , from New York July 9 for
Hull , which has on board the crow nud cnttlo-
men from the National llnu steamer Kgypt ,
Captain Summer , irom Now York July lu for
Liverpool , before reported abandoned on lire
at sea , passed St , Cathorino's point at 10 this
morning. She signalled that she woulU land
the people from tiio Egypt at Dover.
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