Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 25, 1890, Page 4, Image 4
THE OMAHA DAILT BEE , THUBSDAY. SEPTEMBEE 25. 1890. I. B.03EWATER , Editor. PO1JLLSHED EVKKl im&u PTION D.allr nndSuntlJy , One Vcir. . . . . . . . . . 81)00 ) HI * inontln. . . . , . SOO Tlirco mouths , , . . . . , . i . .i. . S-.0 fu 1x1,1 y itir , OntYcnr . . . . . . . . . . . ZOO Weekly llff , Ono Year. . . 120 OF | ICES ! Omnln. Tlin RrAlliilMlnR. hoiitliOrnnliti. tnrnot.V atidSOtn Streets. Coutcll IlliiITs , n I'r-ntl Htrcnt. Chicago OHIco. JIT Olijinbcrnf NawvorfcKooiiiil&ilftnan.Ti-iiii Washington , 613 l'ou rleon tb Strict. All communication rr latlnuto MW * untl MTl/irlul matter should la addressed totho KUItorlul Department. ULISINESi IilJTEKS. 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Tlin first republican governor mid tlio first democratic governor ol Kansas are Btumpini , ' the state .aim in arm. The Hpcetiielois nstrtinpo one , but prohibi tion begets strati RO bed-follows. Il "W'js n cold day fordcmocruts in corweH1 ! E-vcn for the party sianwhole tholiutiicdinto future jilfords no consol- in < Z signs llio days are prrowing colder- as tlio ZN'ovcinbor blixird approaches. COLVMIIUS , Georgia , Is not draped in the habiliments of mourning' because of the I\IcA\3lliro-Slavin \ fiasco. On the contrary , tlio Hags of the city are Hung1 to the bicozo , Too Coburn , a. back num- , berof tlio jrrlzo rlntr , has just made his lii-fit visit 1o Columbus , an attractive feature at the state fair. llvr.x In old roli blo Missouri the tlejiiocL-flllc ship Is Mkiiiff at several pores. A meeting of tlm party minnjjors has been calletl tqplngup llio lo.iUsimd pour oil on tlio Iroublod valors.Vitk im actL e , A-igoroM canvass of the state , the republicans stand a good clumco of Bonding the dismantlcil eraft tothobot- . torn njpulillcnns of the south are a unit apTJiinst the tobacco schedule of Iho turllT bill , and fhoropubllcm scniitois of tliovest liavo eomUnetl ag-nliisfc" the binding t\\-Jno trust. Tlieso two elements - ments control the fate of the MuKinloy bill In both lionscs , nnl if they stick to tholipuiposo the high taiifTstociora must como down. 'JUG cainpilgn la South Dakotapos- sill the loud and lurid fcntuios of n jwosidcntial contostln n pivotal state. It Is a , tlull nnd Ustloas community that Js not rasped or thrilled -vvilh onoor more talkers a day , with tlo accominniiuonts of processions , bands , banners and flam beaus. Candidates are us numerous as principles , smd putiesmoioso. Indeed , it Is a wise voter i\ho \ knows his own party. t tlio nomination and election of Grovcr Clorohuid as president of the "United. States , Buffalo subsided , as it veio , nnd gradually dropjiod hack Into its noinial condition and provincial coinmonplaconoss , Just locontly , how ever , the town has become oxcltod , and is assuming arrogant airs , because the lioibos of OMO of its cltlzons ha\o \ broken tliodo'iblo team trottingicconl. . It , is notfeo Aory rauclito celobiato over , but the prestig-a of llanihlln's horses will nfford the tuorago BulTaloman a great jdeal of consolation. ' Ii isory \ gratifying to loam from ro- linblo sources that -tho agricultuial in- teiostsof the two D.tkotas are looking upward , and that crops promise well. Especially aio tlio pcoplo of South Da kota encouraged frorrt the hariostsRar- jicrod nnd the outlool ; for the croi yet in the Hold. Iho exhibit of guifiis , Jrults , llvo stock , etc. , at the South Da- Icota state lair , just closed at Aberdeen , Is most llattoringly mentioned by our We- ' 'biftsknfi-londs-\\lio attondod. The Da- Jcotas liavo a great future In promise , and the { jrcat north\\ost \ \ shales with it tlio pride ot that promise. the iwoplo of Nebraska have trayolod through Iowa will not truth the " " actcpt as "testimony" o ( tlio district judges of Iova , , It they bo not on the vltncsa stand and properly BVOMI , partloularly attor- ono of thoin has salil that the Charlton district * 'would ha-vo boon entirely rll o ( the Baleen for the past year or two It tlio federal courts liad not intorforedwith state Courts. " Tor the past "year or two , " or throe , no loss tlun twenty an- loons Imvo donobusinoss in Lucas , Lucas county , a fv \ miles from Cliariton , in tlio Olmriton district , presided ow by tlio iron. Dell P , Stoivnrt , nnd for only tlo brief oalstonco ol the original pack- two hvvhnatho federal court over inter fered vlth the prohibition hu\a \ of Iowa , and dining that tlmo It Is very doubtful if any serious interference AVUS notice- nblo at Lucas. The loryfacb that pal- Liosoxillnicnt lathe ovoral judicial and other districts ollova Is religiously re- spooled by tlio olllcoholdors of the state , iinpoathos tholr testimony , especially tostiinony given on the jwlltical The Ittynolo of the alltanco movement In Is'obrjuka. U the need of bettor gov ernment , The platform of principles which members ofthoalliaticoilgncil in the call for nn independent people's paily declares that the members otho ( nov party plcclgo themtolvct lo vote only for pure and good men. In other words , no man vas to bo supported as a candidate for any ofllco unless ho wag known tube a man ol strict Integrity : uidgood moral character. This test was to bo applied alike to the candidate for the legislative , the candidate for congress and the candidate for governor. 1an Judge McKclghan , the alliance anddemocrntlc candidate for > congress In tlio Second district , stand this test ? Is ho honest nnd does his conduct entitle - title him lobe classed among in en .of jood moral character V Judge Me- Kulghan his declared on the stiini ] ) Lhnt It did not matter what liin own character or recoid luw been as i publtoolllcer , solongas ho icprcsunts a principle. Thisls viituitllyanopencon- Tcsslon that the charges th.it luvo been brought against "him us n public ina.n in das ji ulti/on are well founded , II they arc true , awl \\o have abundant evidence that they arc , then the pledge Lo { , 'lvo w pure and good men for oflluo falhto the giound. * Jho question is , can a man bo trusted -o lire up to a pilnciplo a congiess- : nanihun. . ho has trampled princi ples -under foot ami uoLsited llio most tiered of trusts as the custodianoC widoivs' and oiphans' funds ? Can wo hope that Mr. McKolghan will reslit the tcmptition In Washington Lhsit ho has been unii/blo / to withstand in NchraalaV It scorns to us that when a party sots out to purify politics and uproot corrup tion ami jobbery , It thouldat least start out with men whoso reputation and record are unassailable. 1'OLlTtCS. It ia jiot lo the credit of the great' state of Pennsylvania that its two load ing candidates for Iho ofllco of governor uro on the rack of a defensive campaign It Is not fair to presume that either is guilty of eiimhntitics , and jet criini- nalltioaaro "laidtit their doors , * ' iter ated and reiterated about tlio stiito. It jmiyhE5vorj probably is , the fault t > f politics and not the fault of the candi dates tliat hiwli sui unfortunate political sitnition obtains in so grand and so prominent astato. Uutitis there , and the clamors and harangues of the oratorrfaml organs of Pennsylvania are being very liberally quoted hy tlio press of otnor states , frequently embellished with hlg-hly colored comments. It is not good for politics , or for political parties , thatsucsli campaigns bo toler ated , and yet it isvoiy often llio fault ot the pcoplo who deprecate most such political lig-hts that &nch candidates are named for olilcc. lu > more is tlio federal constitution tlio tmhai-liof strength of this union than is tlio politics of the people. Poli tics are almost TV holly responsible for tholawinaldtig , as well as the judicial audoxocutivo hianclies of tlio govern ment , nnd should ba equally aswell respected - spoctod Thcrocan bo no respect for the personal polities tliat tao politicians of Pennsylvania are agitivting- this fall , The liopo that Bprlnefs eternal from every demociatiebreist at thcoutsetj of each and every campaign , bsgins to wan at this scasoi of the jcar , and despera tion socnis to have laid Its he ivy hand upon tlio patty. In July last th.o demo crats olthcsKoyttoiio state were sure o ( electing Tattiion ; In A.ugust they doubted the strength of their convic tions , and now , in Sciitcmbor , the lopul- ) lican pwty is giTon an even shov , and their campilgn has degenerated from politics Into vituperation. It is a dis grace that it hsis. The vouthof this country , for the good of the lounlry , bhould make a study of politics , hut would Ltonnoblo a youth , or man , to familiarize lilmsclf with tlio pol itics of I'eiinsyl-vanin , or the candidates that aio to the loref lout of the parties ? &UPHKMCCOVKT KE > IBF. The struggle in congress over the question of jroviditif relief for the su- piemo court of the United States , which has boon going on for &o\oral \ yenis , Is still undecided. Whether anjthLug will bo done at the present session or not Is uncertain. The diillculty to bo ovei- come appears to bo chiefly inthooppo- sitlon of the east to any charge In tlio judicial arrangements of the nest. Tito proposed changes relate eh icily to tlio judicial districts of the vest , wlioio the excess nnd grovth of business liavo bocn iTiost ponounccd , aild the demands for relief in the Eighth and Ninth circuits hare mot witli more opposition than any other. Tlio Ninth circuit Includes livostntos anil tciritoilcsand the ondenco Is that umlor present conditions justice Is not fairly dealt out. Tlio Eighth circuit Is hardly any bettor. Senator Dolph ot Oregon , in advocating the measure of relief , shoved ory clearly tin extent to Aahlch the courts of the Eighth circuit hail been ovorciowded with business In the past and thocortiinty of the condi tions boinjT worse in the futuio unless wnio noiv arungemonts \\oro made , nnd urgijd tlio neces sity ofcreatlnganothor judicial circuit , to bo composed of Oregon , \Yashlngton , Idaho and Montana Senator \Yoleott plColoradosaidho thought tlioro could bo no doubt that there isory great injury and very great Injustice boinfj worlcrd liy reason of the territorial bouudarlosof tlioprcsontclrcults , and ho thought tlio grcato&t inconvenience and injustice caino from the piespnt toiri- torlalnrrangoinontol thoElghth circuit , oxtendlnR- from St. Paul on the north to XtttloRockon Iho south , nnd from St. Xouisln tlo east to Donror In tlio west , rhcro was nodlftcronco of1 opinion In the senatons to the necessity ofa com- ' liloto 'change in the boundary of the circuits , and perhaps the addi tion oltwoor inoro circuits , but just liow this should bo hcbt accomplished. In the gonoril interest is the porplexlnj ques tion. " Tholmportanco of doing sorno- thlng\o \ rdlovo the great burden nnd liressurq upon the supreme coin-tin fully recognized and acknowledged. The In terests of justice , already injuriously delayed - layed , and\cortaiii \ to sutler mono KO- \orolj in th\j future unless something is < louo to relieve tha pressure , demand \ eglslnllon thatirlll provide the needed ollof , but constitutional dlnicultics ob- Tudo themselves which it Is hard to Ncrcomo , TJicro is no duty , however , do\olvlng \ upon the present congress nero Important tlian that of making jrovlslon to relieve the pressure upon liosupiomo court , nnd the majority In congress can in no icspoct mot-o surely commend itself lo popular approval than byonnclinglegislation that will advance tlio cause ol justice in the final tribunal of the nation. ' ft DECLAH.tTJOX Of1 The platform of principles adopted l > y .lie republicans of thoFlrst congressional district takes nn advanced position in nior ol independent action on all ceo- nomicquestlonsaffccting the people of tlio west. It Is practically a declaration of freedom ; an assertion of Iho rights of lie west. Tlio domination of the east In ilio legislation ol the country has boon a selfishabuso ol power. Acting on tlio jilnciplo that might makes right , tlio east hcrotoloro united , icgardlcbsof po- itlcalntllliatlons , inspurniii" the Interests - ests of the \\ost \ , Tlio people \\ero \ inadu the liewors ol wood nnd dravers ot viler" for llio monopolies of the older states. IJ > reawn ol superior numbers , measures ol vital importance to thogreat nlandoinplro were frequently aholvcd ; omako way for measures solely devised ntholutciost ol the east , Despite this selfish provincialism the west grovvnnd oxpindcd. Its marvel- .ous fertility altrasted thousands of ; luiftj tillci-rf and homo builders , many ol whom exchanged a iniborablo exibt- once on ban-on , rocky Holds for a compe tence In the vest. Coupled witli the unlimited mineral riches of the mo.un- tains , icsponding lavislily to Intelligent l , hamlets have become povorful Industiial and commoicinl communi ties , villages , have become cities , and the great American doseit lias cii pluco to productive farms and stock ranges. Thus the maligned rotvdy west , under" the Impulse of rugged , fearless manhood , has become the gicat productive * cmpho of tie | country. The mon who have led the march of clvillmtion nnd development , o have fashioned states and built cities , \vhoha-\o opened tlio highways that Ruidcd hundreds of thousands to paths of usefulness , fame and Avoalth , impressed their follower \\lthaspiilt oflofty independence , which is grad ually and ofTcctivcly assoiting itsolf. 1\io \ present ia the first congress which lias felt the expanding political power ol the west. "What little has been ac complished in legislation serves to show the necessity ol greater unity and inde pendences amen < r its representatives on all matters affecting the welfare of the west. The republicans of Iho 3h-st district ol Nebraska sound the kej'noto ol future action They pronounce for independ ent and united action on all western In terests , regardless of the edicts of party caucus. A SCOUEor moro of yours ngo the fiocclmon of the south HOI-Q a sourc o of eonsidorallo ) annoyance to the provis ional governors of the rebellious states , fioni the fact that each and every ono of thoinvvns clamoring- a "foity acre tract of land and a raulo " It has never transm'red that nuj person in authority mlbod the forty acres , or the mule , but it took a long time to disabuse tlio mind olthofrecdmen from that delusion of great expectations , A parallel case , though not of such magnitude , is liable to gi\o the Sioux Indian agency in Da- Lota some trouble. Many ol them who liavo talten their allotment of land In severally are gambling nn tholr great lichesof the future. Lach of them ex pects In addition tools land two milch cows , ono pair of horses , a lot of agricul tural Implements , and fifty dollars In cash. In this they "will only bo disap pointed as to the cash , and they nay ho.vo that , if the agency o\pends it for them. This guardianship ol the money Is what the indiui objects to , lor the reason that no "agency" will consent to expend it at a gambling boo , and that is the only ivay an Indian can en joy a dollar or fifty of them It 1& possible a. com premise may be agioedupon botvvocntho Sioux and somu of the sharper and -more thrifty agents that will satisfy all concerned and assist in dissipating , very speedily , the surplus , or the superfluous cash bonus for good bohtulor nnd n taxed cltizcnblilp. THE democratic literary bureau of Iowa has opened shop and is doing sonio business. Ono of its ( Irst'cffoils is to cheer the heart of the untcrrificd in the Thlid district , It may cheer all but ono heart , but the ono that it does not cheer It will chill. Two yours ago the Eon. William II. Chamberlain , vho this year heads tlio democratic stnto ticlcot , op- po&od tlio Hon. David Uonucisonfor congress and Air , Henderson was tri umphantly elected. Notwithstanding Jlr. Chamboijain's political prominence , and notwithstanding Ills piominont c.m- dldacy , the aforesaid litciary buieau bulletins the Information that "hereto fore Henderson , as a candidate for con gress , luw boon opposed in aanio only , " but that "tills year Judge Couch , a strong man , will contest the election ft i th him. " The bureau docs not say positively thnt Mr. Couch will bo suc cessful , but It strongly Intinialos as much. Jlr. Chamberlain will no doubt > accept tlio buieau's work us a doubtful compliment to him , "but the assertion that in name only has Mr , Hcndorson been opposed for congress is a truth that will bo accepted nil over Iowa , oven though the bureau said wlmt it did not uioau to Euy. "VYroailNO scarcely recuperated from the exhaustion of her first state cam paign teforo political litigation was begun. Trilling blunders in tlie. consti tution mo magnified nnd every ousted county olllcoris convinced that the dec tion was a stupendous mlbtako. Thoj Inbist that tlio election should nol In clude counly ofliceru and pipposo to cling to the public crib until the courts pass upon their rights , Moanwhllo the dec' are not In a very comfortable frame ol mind. Thoyontcrod the campaign with uncommon scoal , liavhif ? discovoied tliu election meant nfour-voar , terra , as the constitution ( ailed to provide forelectioi of county officers In 1892. To have thcii rights disputed atr tlta threshold of ofllco easts n funeral shadow over the joys of victory. The notorious ol the consti tutional blunders , hawovcr , Is tlio claim thnt Wyoming rfxiiriot legally partici In Iho presidential election of 1892 , unless tuo proiprit constitution is amended. It is said1 that no provision vas mndo for mi election t\\o years hence , and Hint nil officers olcctodon the llth inst. must npccssarlly hold ofllco for four jears , although the lorm of state olllccrs is limited to two years. If those claims lu-p wroll founded , stops should bo promptly taken to amend the constitution. It is the best and surest vuiy out of the difficulty , Tin ; national convention ol undertak ers \\hich meets In Omaha , next month , will prove ono of the most Important gatherings of the joar. It is a mistake to suppodothatthocoming olliundrodsof professional Icadeis will cast a funcinl pill over the metropolis. Indeed , the brethren , of tlio casket emphasize the fact , "From grave to gay is but n step , " ' nnd thoirannuil surcease Item mclan- cholj cares is calculated to show their ability to enjoj the good tilings oC life. In selecting Omaha for tlio convention , they took Into consldeiiitionlts notable hcalthfulncssso that tholr deliberations would not bo innncd with eadavoious suggestions. In return for the compli ment , lotOmnha don her brightest robes and pioparo to tender the coming guests aheaity welcome. G imATXHSS and prosperity invariably breed a horde of jealous snails. The wonderful progressive strides of Omaha during the pi > t ten yenis piovolcos howls oC lagcand dlsajipointinent in cer tain quarters not necessary to iininc. The howlers deserve pity rather than censure. Omaha comniisseiates the vic tims of inflatcl hopos.and niovosstoadily onwaid and up\vaid , expardiug and de veloping her industries , enlarging her trade tonltorj and socking now fields to conquer. The wiath of her pretended livals , like IncaUcrs on a rock-bound shore , dnsh harmlessly on her Impregna ble position. SrxATnu 'OJAOTT is supposed to re o resent Colorado in the upper house. His opposition to Omaha as the most centra. ! polut lor the court of the new judicial district shows he represents the nariovv-inlnded dement of Denver , whoso lives have been "embittered by Omalia'faprogiusblvo caroci. The t > ioad- gauge pcoplo of Deiwor , however , are nbo\o bucli unmanly conduct smd luvo endorsed thiscitj m preference to St. Louis. i Ml ! . BnrAKis unfortunate in his selection - loction ol Oinnha daos Hereafter euro should botaljcti not -t-o conflict with Mr. ( JonnolPsengagements , As the gentle man from LancdStbr is running for amusonicnt- , his managers should see to It that nodistractlonrt iaterlero with his hilarious occupation. L SAM'S roocnt investment in Omaha ical estate served to open his eyes to its great value as a. sou rco of lovcime. The fact that a thousand a year is derived horn rentals doubtless explains the anxious care which the government bestows on its museum of looliories. Now that V. J.Co'nnollis oilicially in the field , theio is no further eicu&e for Root hiding his eloquence In the brush of the murmuring Papio. Up , Allen , and at him. .Y lost the op portunity of a llio tiino ia fulling to count a quorum in the usual way. The democrats , as usual , are behind the ngo. UP TO the present time the odds are slightly in favor of Bill Thompson as the stormy pelican of democratic poli tics in Nebraska. Mil. Bo YD modestly icf rains Iron : speech-making1. \ hasten to assure IUB followers that silence In tills case Is not golden. , Tun activity vvhichmnrks the prose cution of work on the Tenth sti-eot via duct and union depot Is very giatifjlner. I1'Is } a significant fact tliat vital statis tics show a liealthlul improvement with the disiippoaianco of medical quacks , jNIu. CON tniYL was honored with a unanimous icnoinimition. His reelection tion -virtually assured. Tin : lull in paving sensations fore shadows a harvest of honest intentions. 1\cw "YorlcNccils n. Oliihls. lltiald If Now York city had ono ranu lllco Cooreo W. Childs of Plillddclihiu | nmonff Its t real dents the Grant monument vouldUnvo bocn built nnd paid for long ago. JUiully Alcntinn tlio Onto. liinlaii JI raW , * .All this rush to the cities , by cutting down the ranlcs of the food producers. . Is bound , sooner or Inter , to give the raising of fura products a tremendous loom. Boston ! * l4cl to It. "Tho cjes ot the world , " observes tlio Bos ton Advertiser , "urobvor turned toward Bos- ton" .This would "Jio ( "mbarrusslng " to any OtllCr tOTVQ , lUt It is ILOtEO toCObloil. JlOStOU is usoa to it. , A. Jtcotl ( q , IJrnu Upon. St. I ' - - Spcalccr RccJ is golaRto inalcoa scries of speeches In Iowa , and' ' the pcoplo of Iowa are going to bo moved thWtiy to giro a majority that will restore thp s ajfi to Its old and proper relation to tlio republican party. Idiocy qn Accord. JUnnwfAflli Ti tbmie. Tlioccordsof congrcai sliould bo a fultl- ful transcript otvhnt Is said and done , Tlie printing of ipeoches not actually delivered and the custom of material alternation In speeches under the excuse ol "revision,1' ' are abominable. Tlio expunging of speeches ac tually ziiudo Is idiotic. llio Man for llio Place. Dmrer Xeiot , JudeoGrofl ii a western nan. Ho knovs BoniotUinp of the country vest of the Mis sissippi river , In his administration of the land department ho has brought to bis aid a practical knowledge of the working of the land laws in the country wlioro the United States evvus and controls nioru of the public domain tnim In any other section. With the aid of tills knowledge "bo lias bocn enabled to bring to bear la llio administration of tlio nnd department practical common. ion 0. Thohoadof the department of the interior , nmlof tlio land and Indian Vnrctiu , of nil men connected wllli tlio nlmlnlstrallon of the nffulra of government , should conid from tbo vest. Tlioy should bo nia who know the country by knovf- edge Burned from aetml experience. Many of llio lurdshlpq the vest liis liad to endure live p own out of the ignorance ot , ho men plncoJ nt the held of tlicso depart- nonts , men \\ho never knownuythhigof the west bojond what they hnvo roadj Uicorist * > f the cast , whoso Ideas oC government have icon gained from the lows , customs anil hob- is if thoen t Itli n sourcoof grntlflcaUon. to the western pcoplo to know that Micro is a man at the held of tuo land department who rises to tlio situation. This much the News celJ Justified In snjhifj , In view of tliu I an on- table failures of former land coinmlsslonoi's , whoso ideas were coflned nnd restricted solely to tlio country onit of the Mississippi. By that section they undertook to Judge the whole region vvebt oE the great river , the region most affected by the existing land ! U\S. The farmer ofthcl-'udtrc , Jfiitton llei-nltl 2\Ir. Uijpow has gl\cu tlio farmers some thing to think about. All this rush to tbo cities , by cutting down the Links of the food iroduceis , is bound , sooner or inter , to glvo Luo raising of farm products a tremendous boom. When Iloraco Grccloy used to go about lecturing totho larmTs lie told then the best thing they could do was to sot out sundo trees. Ho thought liOKiievvsoniothinfr about farming , but tlio mll'lonalro ' railroad president goes farnliaad of him. on practical points. iMlss Cnrnuln Ansortln IlcrsclP. CJitcnt/ii ! fcut. lha Quebec Telegraph comes out forCana- dlnn niincxutloii to the United States in. an editorial which siys , among other things : "Tho MclCitiley bill Is a decided blow at our trade , and trade is what we want , nottwad- dlo about 'loyalty to the crown. ' " Horrors 1 Trade vs. Tvaddlol Canada seems to bo get ting restive uiidortho restraint other apron- strings. _ jJIim-Afrflltl-of-JIis-rtceord. Tlio republicans of the Second congres sional district hiwo nominated anhoucst arm , an able man , and a man who is clcurl ) n nnn oC the pcoplo , and ho should be , nndvvill bo elected by a handsome inajonty over the double-horse acrobat McKcighan the man afraid of hisofllcial record. VOBCIGX > Queen Margaret of Italy is given to malting uuinnounced visits to charitable Institutions , particularly those dewted to tlio ciro of children , uudIs kindly critical about tbcir management - Cavendish Bcnttck lias dUco'vercd , stored najas lumber in a damp cellar adjacent to tbo cloisters of Cantciburv cnthedral , tlio archbitiliOD'stlirono pieseutcd to the cathe dral by Archbishop Tcnlson UaronRothschild manag'esto devotoa Httlo tlino from his business to collecting : postogo stamps. Ho bos spout a great deal of money outhls hobbj , Jlrs. Do Miltro , the sister of Itobert TL.oula Stevenson , isa contributor to Iho London magazines nnd one of the wits of the Literary Lnilles' Dinner club. AtitonRuulustciii is staying In the Black Forest , and is so busy composing that ho raicly yoca out except for an hour's stroll latolu the afternoon. Ho is thought to bo at work on n rraud opera Cardinal Ts'ewnnu , "like rniny other great preachers , vas only stronp when bo used Ms pen All his printed sermons wcio rcid from manusciipt , and -when the pen -vvas out of his hand hH felicity ot diction quite failed him 1'opo Leo is now busy with his encyclical letter. lie locks himself upln the pavilion of 1'aul V. , suiioundcd liybooki , "brochmes mil sodal tiacts. I-To has bis lunth cnirledto bim in his study , and spends sacral hours every day roailinganddigestlnprthornaterials on which bevvill baao his encyclical. Prime Bismarck's temper has been greatly itnprov cd by his recent cxporicncos. Amii- billtj * has taken the place oihis former stern ness , mid from being 010 of tliomo t ump- proicafolo of men ho bus come toicfranl Bi-ate- iujlj" ' demonstrations ol respect and tokens pf auiiiiration from mon and womenho meets Mr. Gladstone's tour In October is llkolj to bo considerably curt.iiled. Ho vvill not inako aiiy speeches wlntover , except in Mindlo- tlilannherolio is to nddrau his constituents atUUinburgh. Mldcaldcr and Dalkoith. Jlr. Gladstone will stay with Lord and Lady Koseberry at Dalmouy about ten davs , and on his vuiy south Is to pay a visit to Sir An drew and Lady Clark at Calciuihwran castle , Ajrshiro. XWJEI , CA.SADIA J JTCSTfCE. AVoiitlifnlVouldBo Murderer Pun ished by rio 'gine. OTTAWA , Ont. ] Sent , 24 [ Special Tele- Krain toTiiEBucJ "SVhen Da id Smith , the tcn-j-oar-old boy who t\\o weeks ago last Suudaj , stabbedjoung Peter Ha son close to tlo licai-t with , a pockeUuUc , was before Maistrate ( Dumblo at Coliurg- for 'sentence , the Judge sold tbo prisoner had been guilty of avcrybad offense and had slionu n bravado that was astonishiug. Ho was undoubtedly a boy ofbadproc'ivitics ' , yet tlio magistrate felt that to send him to prison , n lad of his tender age , would simply confirm him In crime. Under all circumstances his honor thought the best tiling that could ho done \\as to gi\o the boy a sevcro Hogging. He said that if Smith's fatlierwould give the boy Uunty-four lashes OH the bare back vith n birch ad and Iniliit the punlshrncnt coti- sdentiouslv and to the satisfaction of the coutt , ho would not send the boy to tbo re formatory. The futhcr TOidily accepted the niagis- tratc'sBUffecstionandln the police cells be low , in the preicncoof Uio chief constables , the boy culprit was sovcrcly llog cd by his futhcr , Ka < li stroke of tlio gad left a livid welt upon ttio back of the boy , vho cried with the pain. .After the hey hid icoovcrcd _ somot\bat fiam his castigatiou ho vas taken hack to thocourtroomaut ] sentenced to close coulincmoiit in the county jail for tbo bal ance of the month. The magistrate's novel moJo of punish ment Is gonorolly commended by the towas- liooplbasvlso and snlutory , Miiiourl Vnllcy Matters , MissouiiiVAi.icv , Ia. , Supt , 24. [ Special to Tim Brc.1 The foot race bctvcon Clom IloiighandC. It ILuntloy hn aroused the bportinp fratomlty and the two members lave again been matdicd to run October 11 , for § 200 n Mile. The limomttdo byllouuh Wf scionds Is almost withouta parallel , nnd still Jlnntlcy and nis friends claim ho can . Tbo county fair begins bora next Monday. " "With goodvvcathor itwillbo the most suc cessful ever held Several voiy close mid in teresting races nave filled with fast stoppers. The Latter Day baintsof viostcra Jovvn ivlll hold their nanual cami > ineotint ( begin ning next Monday. A. largo attendance is anticipated , _ _ Tlio Ant l-Sln.-vcry Conference. PAIIH , Sept. 24 [ SiccinlCallegrani toTne DEE. J The anti-slavery con fircnci ) recom mends that the work of the suppression of sliveiy ho divided among national cominlt- v > 111 I'll sli all hnvo a common nlm , but \\hlch shall act separately , chloUy through missions , to mornlizo the native. The poixi wilj bo asked to sanction an annual appi-al for funds for these comiuittocs , llooli.N'ol I'olsoiicil. Bnmix , Sept 2 1. [ Special Cablegram to TUB Dun. ] A. post mortem examination of tbo body of Marie IToch , the actress who died on Sunday , reycalod tbo fact that death was not duo to poison , but was probably hastened by thopoudor gi veil to her. 31nor | Iioriiuiii'i Siiioidr , BuiitlN , Sept , ! -Special [ Oahlcgram to Tim llKE.J-lt transpli-cs that Major Lonitan coDiuilttod sulfldu because a soldier giuo 111- foriiiatlou that lie was guilty of fi-ou miscon duct. HE BLEW OUT HIS BRA1S& The Terrible Suicide of Inrmer Tiyo of Lan caster Ootinty , AFRAID HEVOULO BECOME A PAUPER , Asked Tor n. Ptvll from falrcct C r Dcclslonw of tlio Su prctuo Court Oilier Cap- ilal Clly.Vu\ . Li.\coiNNol > , Sept. 21 [ Special to Tan Dui.l Henry lVyoawelltodo , farmer liv ing1 In Pntinnii pwcliict , committed sulcido jcstcnlayby blowinff his brains out -\vlth a shotgun. The deed Mas committed hi n biruashort distauco from the nouse. The old gentleman his boon the victim of mel ancholia for seine tluio and It Is supposed that tlio uct vi in comtnlttcd vvhllo ho was temporarily insane , as ho hnd been acting very quccrly duriiigtbo morniufj. Keene kno\\swhm tlio old man flrod the fjtaUHot , aiultho ilrst linownof llio trigcdy was when his bloody bolyas found by n duu8hter > lnln.who , hil stepped to visit with the olupeople , Itli supposed that ho had loaded the gun to thoinii/zlo nnd placing its point on the foichcad just between lib eyes , pulled the trlgRCr. His head was literally blown off Coroner llolyolto win notified tind ho ropiirodto Uio BCCIIC , vvhoro au inquest was held Death , by suicldo wa tlio u'rdict. Fiyo wts n mm of about fifty. Ho had comoto JLmcastcr couutj frojiPcnnsj'lvania a 11 umbcrof jc.u-s ago and by hard woik hnd accumulated JKomputcncc. Ho nuncd two farms and cousicicr.iblo cattle. Ho tui al ways had a consumlnR- dread of pov ertv and alwnjs hcllored ho was 6n the brink of ruin Othtrvvlso hovas of a JorUl disposition Ho leaves a wife and five cuildron , the jouugesttoii oarsolu. JIB ronoivES itrnwruis-cs' . EUROIIO IlohcrLsou tiled his icply this after noon to the suit for n divorce Jlled by hU wlfoSarjh a few coles ago. Hodatmsthat soincboay elsols nt the bottom ofthoalTair , His. wife , lie says , U of a rather woalt mind und easily susceptible to the influoino of others. Jlr. lioberUora -willing to tnlto her lnicl ( in to the fJuiily ailu if she will come , Ho therefore asks that tlio petition bd dis missed. OEiiru : ISFUCE , .Tuilpo , Chapman this morning granted Gortlo AIulvo.v n dlvorto from her husband , Hoiato < J The plaintiff is a prepossessing vounir l > runes to who bus inndo bur homo with nr. Diizynrd for seine time. The defendant h dliloclau [ answer denying the plaintiffs storj , but lie Tfiilod to nppcir when tlio cnso was called 'Ilio iihintllt does not loolr to Iw oyei twenty-tvvo and said tint she was mar ried to Mulvoy in a small town in Illinois on Marcli 13,183'J-that , ho had ill-trcatcd her oltcuaudou ono occasion drove her from her homo in Aurora , 111 -\vlutershodainw ho deserted her , leaving her without money , She was granted a divorce and the use of her maiden maine , Oertlo Tiautoii 811 K VVX > fT3 1110 IIAM OKS .Tosophino Slovens is the latest person who looks with coutous eyes upon the camiiifis of the Lincoln street rallvvaj companv , Slio asks for J5.000 Tlio plain tiff sajs "that on Monday of hist week , -wailo she , was a pais- seiiKCr on thoTonth street llne > , she > jerked the uell cord at 1) street Iti obcdicnco to the signal the driver stopped the car for her to get off. She -was on the steps , hcu the cai started upajjain , mid in attempting1 toalljjht she was thro\vn down. A. IA1 ) > HOT. Gcorg-qC. Spencer has found that lie can do nothing with his son bearing the saino nanw und wants him sent to tlio reform school , 'llio latest devilish net by the boy is a theft that would send him to the countj jail. Tbo lad was tried before Juttleo Fo\- worthy and found pullty. As the boy Is under eighteen , the -justice could not Impose sentence , and the case was tnkcu to tlio county court this morning to bo treated ac cording to itsmeiits. The boy , though only seventeen , seems thoroughly steeped lu sin. Tim GllllSTIli StlSSlKO. The sheriff's force of deputies I ? still un- abloto get the slightpst clue to work upon in icgard to the inystcriousdisappearancoof tlio thirtoon-j car-old gul , .Alta Waud Hniiwiond , who was debauched by her futhci. There Is no doubt but that hho has bocn spirited nway to save tlio brutal father fiom a long- term in the pen itontiary. 1'hero is every reason to believe that Airs. Hammond Is a party to the scheme to get ttio girl out of the way , as slio shows the utmost , IndilTeteuco concerning the disappearance of the child. Jim Clark and Jim Wurlc , tbo silk thieves wholnsido of twenty-four hours managed to burglarize two dillci out stores and get away withSl-KX ) worth of sllKs , uio on trial In the dlbtrict court today. Ihoy were ariaigncd llrston tlio cliai-goof hurKlarlzhigHlnclilo.v'a storoou Ostiwt on tno night of August H Mittim. -whoso possessiou tlio goods were found pleaded guilty. WAS KOI AJT FMnazzi.nii Harry Smith , late manager of. the Postal Telegraph cable company , i\as tried ycstcr- dayia the district courton the cliirgoof em- bo/zllngovorJOU from that cornnanv , The trial resulted ia an exoneration of Smith und this luoraing tuo Jurv declared him not guilty. The defendant had given the Amcii- /jansecuilty comnany a ? his surety in taking his position with the telegraph company , lie wnsut considerable oxpuiso in bringing his family "nest anci buying furnlturo and drew souicvvh it heavily on tlio coinpanj's money. Thomanageu were informed of this bv him' self and they wercsatbllcd with his offer td pay them in monthly Installments. While he was thus endeavoring to square accounts BradbuiyVilllains , an inspector for the American security company , cansoil his arrest. All this vas hrought outin o\idctico. BuriiE\n : count. The following dcclbions were haadod dovvii this morning : youtli Onialia National Dank vs Chnso. Appeal from TPilloioro county. Judfrment inolllicd Opinion by Chief Justice Cobb. 1 , The objection that the plaintiff , which sought to establish a lien upoa certain per sonal property in the hands ofD as tlio prop erty of C , a judgment debtor of tbo plaintiff , -was , as to the property , It vas only a general creditor of Cnot hiving attached the saino , and the question not Ii living been raised in the trial court , held that It would not bo board when raised , for the first time , lu this court , on appeal. S In Alow of tlio fLndliiRotid jutlpmontof the trial court the evidence of the defendant D , hold to boinsufllciont to roiuoio the pre sumption of fiaudcastupoiitho iliattclmort- gages executed byC to D by the provisions oC section 3 of chapter .U , compiled statues , fl The stipulation between tlio parties set out at length in Uio opinion , hold to recognize thoiights of 1) to bid off uny property at the salotbesimoas any bIJilcr , nrul that It was tlio money represented by such bid , .rind not the property sold thnt ho was required to hold upon thosaiiio terms tint the proceeds the Bale was to bo held by the bank. 1 Thodccrco modUlcd accordingly. Seubiock vi ITediwa ISrror fiom Lancas ter county. Aflliinod , Opinion by Jubtico Norval. 1 The burden is upon tbo proponent of a will , both in the count } court und in the dis trict court on uppeal , to prove not only the execution of the Avlll , but tbo capacity of the testator , y ThQ proponent Is Batltled to open nnd cloio thoai uinentto the jury. : ) Where His alleged thnt the execution of " a \ villtt3 procured by undue influence , tbo "bunion Is U | > on the party allOK'lim it , to establish thnt the testator was Induced by improper menus to dispose of LU iiiopcrty difforunt fiom what homt 'mlo < 3. i Thosujneinocourt will not reverse a case on llio KiouuJ that the trial court repeated - poated In the Instructions tlio same proposi tions of law , where it d es neb appear that the purpose was to mystify and loufuso the my , and that thojuryvvas misled b ) rcosoa thiroof , S livldcnco hold to sustain the verdict nnd Judgment. Martin vs Stato. T.rror from T nncasUsr countv. Reversed and reiiiundud. Opinion byJustlco Maxwell. In uii In formation for tlio silo of Intoxlcat- hi | ! liciuora thu iiutnot. of thepurnouH \vlioiu liquors ivcrosold , if known , should bu al > lugod or llio fact , of thilr being unknown bo UA erred In ocuso , Moo revs Ainstlcld. Appeal from cxranty. Affirmed. Opinion by Chief Jn > Uco Cobb. , . . . 1 , The pleadings and ovluoncft csamlnw , nnd held tosustnln thojiulifinctit. 2 , Inn stilt whcro the i-ollef demanded con slsts In the correction of n mlstnko In tin drafting and recording of n docd convoying Innds thirty years bo fore tlio commencement of such suit , and the correcting ot the inli- tnVo InvolvcJ no change oC notunl po osslna ordlittubanco of Investments niiuio by tha puty ngaiustvlioiu tbo correction is sought , nnd loaves the enjoyment of the property to RO on in harmony with llio prior nets of thu parties In intoreit , the stat'itea of UmltaUoni beingplendcd < Hold that the statute began to run upon tlio disco\ory of the mistnko , or of such fact or fuels ns woulil nut n person ot ordlnnry IntclliRcnco and imulonco oiuui In- iinlry , which is pursued would Icul to such discovery. Ortnsby vs Longwoitli , 110. St. OM. OM.Dctwlllor vs Dctwlllcr , j\mionl from Douglw county. Hoversi-d and bill dismissed. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Cobb. J. B , D. bought certain city lot' , pnjlnsr for them -with hl o\vn means , mid by hli illrec tlon tticdecdtheroforvviis undo by the ven dor and gnuitora to M , A. 1) ) . , mother of J , U.D. Held , a trust in said lots resulted In favor of J. II , IX but if the title was thu a di rected to benmcloto M , A. ] ) . for the purpoiu nml intention of dofraudlue the crodltoi'sof said J. 11. D , heboltiK Insolvent and contem plating bankruptcy , could not cnfon-o sucli trust by action , hut the legal tltloaftcrvvaidi acquired b.vhlmwas ivcchod free of any equitable claim of other heirs of M. A. I ) , she being deceased. Brugumnvs Burr. Error trom Lancaster county , Afllrnicd. Opinion by Chief Justice - ice Cobb. 1. 'Jho phlntlff wniowncr of n store lionsn i n r In wlu of which dcfendctit was t nant , tindermvilttcn lease , the ixnt luyablu monthly. The i-cnt being In nrreara about four months , tlio defendant wave plaintiff three short time , interest bearing , negotiable notes therefor. Afterwards , the plaintiff le slriiiBloenhrtjohls storehouse , the pirtlw entered in to nn m-recmont which vjs . dorse don the lease , and by which defendant relinquished all his right , title nnd interest in said IciibO reserving the right to remove liKstock within fifty diy * of the day thereof , Jlurr to Imvo thorlghtto Boon with the im- lirovomont ! ) Within ilftv days tlio ] ) lahitlll pulled down the rear wall , romovoil a part of the roof , took up the eldevalk and nude ex cavation for an area in front , The notes liaving become due , suit \\M brought there on , Uho defendant set up counter claim : 1 , Dtimngo to his stock of hitrdvviivo kept in tin ) store by plaintiff's removing the roof and al lowing the ral u to on tor und Hood the store room. 2. Ihmngo to his Dullness by reason of tailing tip thesidovvnlk and excavating in front of Lhostoro Held , tint such damages \vcro not the subject of counter claim , not arlsiup out of the contract or transaction set forth in the petition nstbo foundation of thu lihintlff'H claim , nor connected -with the sub ject of tbo plaintiff's action , Maxwell , J. , dissents from the first action. 13. 33cfororepljlup totuo answer plaintiff moved to strike out the woids of the second clauseof the counter claim as InadvcrUint and Inelcvant , which motion was sustained. Held , not reversible error. J.rJCo \ \ objection thnt a counter claim f alii to state facts sufllclcntto conttituto a cause of action , or defense to the action , niiy IM taken ac any stage of proceedings , or upon error or npiwal. Gustavo Kroogcr , esq. , of Douglas county \vas admitted to practice. Baldwin vs Rbea. Defendant orilcrod t * Hie briefs lj ) Tuesday , September30,18'H ) . Thofollowlngcauscswerearguod mid sub- inlttcd ! MUJluy vs Lincoln , Saiulfoixl v Mm ford. Court adjourned to Thuraday , September 30,18'JO , , nts.aoa m. ODUS AM ) 15NDS. A rostauraat nnd fruit stand bolonglnprta II E. Loctloin and V. (1. Dav vas closed up last even itig to answer judgments secured by IMwinW. Allen and Irov\n ) & ; House who held claims respectively for f 100 and f)7. ) MiltoMcCami , a hack driver was airalgncd before Justice Biovynjestcrdaj' aftoruooa to explain his actions in citching hold of a col ored girl and tearing her dross iie.irly from her body in his efforts to got her futo the tack. Al Tancoand A. "VV. Petit , who are working - ing on a building at fourteenth nnd I1 , had a ilisputoas to whcro some brielc should ba dumped , A quarrel ensued and Vaucewho is a colored man , g&v61'cttit a terrible beat ing. Ho win arrested , Ouidi has written twenty-seven novels , nnd they have paid hcnnoro thanniiy history published vvitluntho last quarter of a ecu- tury. SCRIB1NERS OCTOBEE NUMBER . FROM TORT TO POET "WITH THE WHITE SQUADRON. The second article hyK. /.OOIIAUM , do- hulblnchls cruise with tlio "Squad ron of n volution. Illustrated by the author , WITH A CABLE EXPEDITION , lly U EIIIIKIIILAMS Wismi. IllusLrated. THE CITYT HOTJSE IN THE WEST , lly JOHN W lloor. With many llliihtratlons. 'riri : LAKE COUNTRY OF NEW Jlv NbWJMN SMITH. AVItli Illastntlomliy J , U. Woodward uud MJ. liurub. BAUD WAVES OF HEOL.OPEN" \ND IIA-TTEHAS. lly JOHN K. SlLAltj FRAY BENTO'B BELL A. story. Jly O. P , JVUcICiu. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR. GIRLS , UySIrs Svr.\AMrsItnKii NA.TURE AND MAN IN AWKR- ICA. lly N. S. SIUMH. JERRY" . The fccrlal which luisbron doolarod by a hottof riailorsto Ijullio HtroiiKtst Amoricau btory Uleh lain upiicaiccl for yours. POEMS by Sir. J.AMES T. Turns , r.iirn M. THOMAS , O.I' . OIIANCHund others , THE POINT OF VIEW conclude * tlio number , 25 cents a Number. $3.00 $ a Ycir , CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SOWS OMA.HA LOA.NT AMD TRUST COMPAJSTY. 8utflorlbed and Qunrin toed Capital. , , , (50X1,01)0 ) I'ftld ' la Oapltrd . KM.OOO lluji nndiullntocU anilhondit negotiator coiaiuuroltl papur ; rui-clvca and uxuculex trusti ; uuU aa transfer nut-lit tint truiteo ( corporatliai. tikou charKo of property , col- Omaha. Loan Se. Trust Co SAVINGS BA.NK , S E Corner 16th and Oouglns Sti 1'uldln Ctpltul . . . , , , . Mme eut > scrlbedanUiinrant ( Uupltal. . , . luO.tKKJ Uabllity oJ Btookholdura . VXW.OCKJ 5PeiOentIntoro t 1'ald on DoiKMltB. KltANK JI/A 01i. UaHhier. Onloon : A , O. U'ynuii , pitilduntt J.J , llriiKn , ' vlcprcailo | l , W.T. NVyuuin , truamrur. Director- : . 1) ) . AVynuui.J. II , Mlllanl. J , J llrnwn.auy 0 , linrlaii. KV. . Nu U , TUOui J. ElutliuU. tieuruH II. L ko- *