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THIS OJMLAHA JUfiJfi HOAY , SEPTEMBER 20 , 1890 , B. JIOBEWATER , Editor. PU13MSTIED MOUNING. TKUMSOF Dnlljr und Sunday , Ono Vcnr KIxmontM . SIX ) Three nioiilliH . > . 3SO Bnnday ilee , Ono Year . 300 Weekly J Ice. Ono Year. . . . . . 120 Ornnhn. The llcnlinllfllng. houlh Oimilm , C'ornorN utiflSflth StrccK I'oiincll llhiirs , 12 I'oiirl Htieut , dilcaeo onicc. 317 cjlnmbcrof CJomrnrrco. NcwV ( > rl < ,1t ( > niiiiiUi'iid ) : ' iVTrllninu lliilldlns Wasting ton , GUi'aurlcunthStm't. coimnsi'o.vnr.sor ! . All rotmminlcfitloin rol tlti lo new * nnd filltorlul iniittor BhouUl \ > a uddriM-wl to tlio ixlllorlal Dcpriitinunt. IJUBINEM IrTTEIS. ( AllbiiKlnt-is Iftlorii nml ifinltlineoinliouM 1)0 ) a < llrei ( e < l to The linn PilhllnhliiK Oiiiipiiny , Omnliit. lit aft * , ohccks unit ixwtonito orders to Imiii.uloiiuvublo to tlio oruor or the ooiu Iiuny. The Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tlio llir-Jl'ld'if. 1'iirini'n Bttilnnf NobrniK'X I . , Oonntyof IloiisU" . I " ' Uolicrt Hunter , clotk of Tlio Hoe I'ubJWi- Jntziomniiiv. floes solemnly Hwear tiiftt ( no iiotiul circulation of TIIK IAiir HKK for tlio ureoic ending i-cpt SO , 1890. irusiu follows : Hn mliv.Soiit.il Momlnv.S > | > t. 1 "Wi-ilnrs < lar. Sept. 17 . . . 1M.1.B Thmsdiiy.Hcpt. 19 . 20 ( H 1'rlilnv. jSopt. 19 . SO.H7 Saturday , Sept. SO . . . 20.703 Average . 2O , : il UOIIPIIT Hl'.VrHI. Bworn In before tun nnd milncnbed In inv pr wicotiiisMli lnvof Snitpinlier. A , D..1SOO. IFEAI , . I N.I' . Pi It * Notary 1'ublla Btatoof Nohrn'kn , ? County of DoiiRlai , f"1 Ocorno H. Twlmk. bolnc duly sworn , dc- foipi nml Bays Iliut lie Is ururotarr of Tlio llco 'ulillslilnu ' Companv , Unit Ilio actual uvoraijo 'lully clioiilntlon of TIIK DAILY HFE forlhn month of Huptcmbcr , 18S1. 1 .710 t-oplcs ; for October , * . ] 8W copli-s ; for November , Wl , mi.HtOcopIca : for December. IH * > , ) , OH copies ; forJnniinry.lb'U. ' in/Al coplus ; fur I'clirtnry , IfeOO , l'l.7fil copies ; for Murili. IHOO , l.'O.SH roiiles ; for April , IM" ) , S ) , H topic- * ; fur May , WM , olHO copies ; for . Tune , 1MO , Ltvioi copies : fur .inly , li > WlBo ) < Ucoplci ; for An glut , im 31.7 ? ) ooplos. Gioiim : It. Ty.suiucK. Sworn to before mo. unrt subscribed lii my Iircscncu , this 10th any of SoDtcinbcr , A.I ) . , 890. N P. I'nir , , Notary Public. Tro appcnrnnco of Roger Quandary Mills in Wisconsin foreshadows tin in creased rupublicnn majority. Six distinct filiouks of cnithqunko Imvo boon experienced IA the capital of South Carolina. And Iho campaign is just rounding into the homo stretch. IIPEATK ) for ronominntion nnd his viti iol speech expunged from the Record , Congressman Kennedy may bo pardoned foroxfliiiminff , in tones of anyulsh , "Is life \voitli living ? " Salvador , Guatemala and S\vit/eiluml succvs&fully weathered revo lutions within a year , yet Mexico con tinues plodding along in aweary , peace ful way. The explosive chivalry of the gieasors is evidently dying out. TIIK democrats of Miino rolled upon Rood's record ns speaker to carry the _ lnlo oleution. The republicans relied more implicitly in tlio capabilities of Editor Manly as a campaign manager , Tlio democratic party erred in judg ment. MONTASTA insists on moving the ChoyiMinos to South Dakota and the lat ter vigorously resent the bloodthirsty suggestion. Tlio people prefer natural deaths to the precipitate methods of Montana's coppor-hucd thugs in dispos ing of palo faces. INTIKCST : in Wyoming politics has abated in a measure , though the election of a United States nenator by the legis lature engrosses the attention of very many aspirants. It Is quite noticeable that Mormon interests enter largolyinto the dibcussions of the merits of the can didates , but surely "Wyoming will not handicap its influence in the national congress by Bonding : a. Mormon ally to the senate. ONH of the independent candidates for congress over in Iowa stands upon n platform of his own construction , favor , " ho says , "tho Australian system of balloting and a literary quiiliflcation to purify the ballot. " The man is not bidding for democratic support. Ho is Independent for a fact , and for a fact it is n wonder that his own literary qualifica tion" , and the trend of his cultivated mind toward a pure ballot permits him to bo an independent. Tins union Inbor people , the green- backers and the agriculturists of Indi ana Imvo mot and nominated a state ticket. The fanners of the state fur nished the dolcgatos to the convention nml the otlior follows furnished the can didates for ofllco. It is expected thai the fanners will furnish the votes on election day and the other fellows the disappointed , crushed and unappreciated jfsoulfa who are al .rays too willing to serve the people's interest to the host of thoii nbility at a fair salary , SBVKKATi democratic newspapers in the stnto appear to bb fearful that Mr. "Walqulst's iwmo and candidacy will bo Jest in the shutllo of the campaign , am' they bog that ho bo not forgotten. The dumocratic state central coinmllteo have up doubt , Jlr. "Walqulst's name on the list of candidates , but it might bo wol ! enough to jog its memory just before election to insure his name appearing on the ticket as a matter of form. But eoriously , wouldn't l\Ir. \ MTalq.ulst bo jusl ns well if not bettor pleased nftor oloe tlon if his name and candidacy should 1)0 ) forgotten , IT NUVT.ii rains but it pours , The Hon. Jerry Murphy of Ilunnopin canal fame Ima lived to sou the signature o tlio president of the United States at tached to a bill which m.ikoa his canal echonio a law , ntul for the second tirao in his life join hand , heart and fortune with n beautiful woman. Not that only , but Jits homo city , Davenport , In , , togothoi with Rook Island nnd Moline , over In Illinois , joined forces in jubilating 01 the Mississippi river In honor of the bill nnd in honor of Mr. .Murphy and his Irido. It was very fortunuto that Judge Hayes secured his ronomlnation in the Second district bcfora the glorious event took place , else the Murphy boom would have boon very Hnblo to have vin ulnitcd Jerry nnd defeated Hayes of a nomination. But honors are fulling thick and fast enough upon Mr , Mur phy'ahoad , though unquestionably lie would prefer a shower of political noml- jaat'ong. CRITICISM. Census Enumerator 1'orlor is down Iclc. Tlio worry of his work nnd the njust crlticismB heaped upon him by iHgriintlcd cities , states nnd politicians KIVO prostrated him. At the tlmo of ils appointment it was not expected that ho hundreds and thousands of tlio mumurntora nnd statisticians who would lo tlio detail work of the census ntronu should bo personally known o him nnd known by him to bo npablc , olllclont , painstaking and ro- lablo men. His appointments in tlio ovcral btates wore made , nodoubt , upon ho recommendation of congressmen , the amo as presidential appointments are nadc , and in this ho followed a pro- cdetit Unit has prevailed during the Ifotlmoof the republican and demo- ratlc pailioH. Seine \ory capable men voro rccoinuiundod to him and louimis- lonctl by him , A very great majority of its appointments honor the judgmontnnd ho discretion of himself and advisors , 'heir work luis been iory satisfactory. Some ha\o failed In ofllciency , others in usabilities , while a foff notably in St. 'aul and Minneapolis proved unworthy if the trusts reposed in thorn. Hut who 3 responsible for the failures , the in- niclonts , the Incapable ones and the un- vorthy ones ? Not Mr. Porter , surely. If lie is not responsible , imd no intelli gent pcr&on will charge or insist that ho s , -\\liy \ \ sliould his sensibilities bo tor- urcil by senseless gibbcrings and llip- > ant nowhiapor paragraphs solely to ) louse a disappointed politician or con- ole the people of a disappointed town ? ! f It is characteristic of the people of his country to find fault with ono an- ithcr , ucrtainly the inotropolitiin nows- mpcrs of the country can afford to bo loncst In their criticisms of mon nnd ncasurcs , especially when it ib agreed upon all sides that such a conducted ounial reflects the character of its con stituency. Tim Eii5lolioves that all cities , towns , lountles and states have boon fairly and equitably treated by the census buicau. If nny have suffered it can clearly bo charged to local incomputency or dis- lonobty. If from incomputency or dis- lonesty , why not place the responsibility upon the broad shoulders of the con- rowmnn who may possibly have delo- atcd his piorogativo in the matter of political appointments to some one or mom of his trusted lieutenants in. charge of the force that looks after his fences. The United States is a great country , and to pioporly compile a census of its population , statistics of its industries , etc. , it requhcd an army of inon. The only wonder Is BO few complaints have been filed for cause , and backed by evi dence to warrant the complaint. Our people rrmy confidently oxpoot a reasonably satisfactory census , and a re- linblo one. Mr. Porter will demonstrate that ho was equal to the tush lie was ex pected to assume by those who realized the responsibility of the undertaking and the magnitude of the work. . AN JJf.tO/A'J/a * CLAMOlt. The annual report of the government directors of the Union Pacific leaves no doubt that these suporsorviccablo oHiciuls fully understand the object for which they were appointed , Ilvory scheme undertaken by the company , the acquisition "of non-puying branches , oven the depletion of the revenue of the main line to moot deficits on purchased or leased lines , are applauded as the h eight of managerial sagacity. Accord ing to their observation , gleaned from the polished windows of a directors' car , everything- running smoothly , the government's becurity is steadily in creasing in value , and all that is neces sary to Induce the corporation lion and the government lamb to lie down to gether is for congress to extend the time for the payment of the company's bonded debt. Itwill burprlso many people here abouts , whoso capacity for absorbing in formation Is fully equal to that of the government directors , to learn that there is a wild uncontrollable clamor for this extension. The people along the line demand it , and as the voice of the people is said to bo the voice of providence , congress sliould promptly and humbly bow to the in spired dictum. So say the direct ors in spirit if not in words , With the exception of the Omaha board of trade , no body of citizens In this sectibn has spoken on tlio question , and the endorsement of the board was se cured when loss than a dozen members wore present. Had there been a repre sentative meeting of the board and a full discussion it is safe to say the so-called endorsement would have been shelved , The truth is the clamor exists only in the ripe imagination of the government directors , whoso icports are usually edited by the olllcors of the company , The producers of the west nro not such fools asjo cry out for national favors tea a company winch has compelled them to pay Interest on enormously Imflatcd capital. It Is an insult to tholr intelli gence to assort that they nro anxious to continue for fifty years paying for the extravagances and robberies of the credit niobillers and the Goulds , . SUIISJDY. Whllo the general sentiment of the country ib opposed to the payment of ship subsidies , the proposition for the pay ment of liberal sums for the transmission of the mails is very generally approved , There Is a decided difference between allowing n through subsidy , which would permit all soils of vessels to make a not lucoino regardless of the business they did , and the proposition to pay acer- taln class of steamships , built according to the requirements of the governing nt , a stated bum for performing a rogulifr service for the government. In the ono case there Is an absolute bounty , a cer tain sum of money paid out regardless of rojults , and in the other case the gov ernment piys for asorvlco rendered It may l > o u llttlo moro generously than would bo necessary under a strict sys tem of competitive business but not BO much so ns to constitute a serious tax upon the people. It is necessary , therefore , to correctly understand the difference between the direct subsidy bill passed by the semite and the measure which provides for a liberal raall allowance to American steamships built according to the sped- llcatioas und requirements of the govorn- mont. "Under the oconn mall bill Iho loslmaator coneralis authorised lo enter nto such contracts with Aniorl- an citizen : ) for carrying the nails in American steamships s in Ills judgment will best ubsorvo tlio postal and commercial ntcrests of the United States , the sor- ice to bo equitably distributed among Atlantic , Mexican Gulf and Pacific ) orts. The vessels to bo employed are f four classes : twenty-Idiot iron or tecl steamers of not loss than eight housand tons ; slxtoon-knot vessels of Ivo thousand tons ; fourteon-knot vcs- ols of twonty-fivo hundred tons , and wclve-knot iron , stcol or wooden learners of fifteen hundred tons. The ate of compensation is not to exceed six ollars a mile for voxels of the first lass , thrco dollars ninilo for those of ho second class , ono dollar nnd a half or the third class , and ono dollar for ho fourth class on each outward bound o ngo , no vessel BO employed to ro- olve any other bounty or subsidy. It is ilso provided that these ships mny bq onvortcd into transports and cruisers or the use of the government In time of vnr. The theory of this bill Is , says the tVashlngton Z'osf , that as the govern ment is now collecting on its foreign > ostal matter moro than three times the lot cost of the service , having : made out > f it a clear profit of over nine million lollars in the last twelve years , it can veil afford to apply the money thus nude toward establishing lines of trans portation under its own Hag and promot- ng the ship-building interests of the country , It will bo seen that this proposition is not strictly In the line of subsidy , and is 'nr moro defensible than the tonnage bill which vas associated with It. DEADLY \TIRKS. The death of Lineman Lewis brings : iome to the people of Omaha the shock- .ng results of electrocution. The "live wires" have scored their first human victim in the city , robbed parents of n dutiful son nnd plunged a family into the depths of anguish. The circumstances surrounding the terrible event makes it clear that death was the result of carelessness , but whether on the part of the victim , the foreman or the company Is yet to bo de termined. It is hardly possible that the lineman , uith his experience in the dangerous business , would kno\\ingly challenge death by handling a live wire , and yet this is the reason ad vanced by the company. It is claimed that Lewis deliberately disobeyed nut only the rules , but the orders of the foreman ; that ho know the wire was a working ono atid should not ha o at tempted to touch It until the current was turned off. The investigation , made by Chief Galligan tends to place the re sponsibility on the company. Ho assorts that the company has worked its inon in the most reckless fashionrequiringthera , to woik among live wires , whore the least mihStop would bring them in con tact with the deadly current , and' that circuits have been kept open while men -were repairing ; wires conducting the current. If the unfortu nate lineman was careless , ho paid the penalty with his life , but the company cunnot dodge behind a corpse to escape responsibility. It was its duty to forbid any of its.employes climbing a polo car rying live wires , and the fact thai It per mitted Lewis to do so 011 any pretense , renders it criminally responsible for his death. It is ridiculous to siy : that the man Ijnow bettor , It was the company's ' duty to prevent its mon from trifling with death , and to discharge every man disobeying orders. The fact of the matter is that the elec tric company is carrying things with a high hand in this city. It has covered the alloys in the business section with a network of deadly wires and planted poles wherever It suited Its convenience , rogai-dlcssof tlio rights of property own ers. The rights granted by the city have boon abused and the safety of life and property disregarded. It is time the city authorities take decisive steps to rid the streets and alloys of the deadly overhead wires , and force the mmkill ; ers underground. . agitated advocates of the drug store saloon in Kansas experience tlio hamo painful qualms ns the flftoon-hun- drod-dollar prohibition organs in Ne braska. They assort that General Brad ford was shabbily treated in Grand Island nnd that a gross insult was offered to a , stranger in Nebraska. The truth Is that Bradford was treated with moro con sideration than ho deserved. Having accepted an invitation to discuss the pro hibition issue in a manly way , ho for got the deference duo a hospitable host and not only slandered the stnto , but he lled and defamed her people. No citizen of the state deserving of the name can calmly listen to slanderous assertions without defending the honor of Ne braska and her people. When men so far forgot themselves as to stoop to false hood and insult , it is the right and duty of Nebraska to denounce the author smcl expose his character. People who dwell In the glass houses of Kansas cannot throw mud at Nebraska without provok ing a rattling shower of rocks. TIIK celebration of the completion of the Louisville bridge over the Platte recalls the fact that a year has passed since the Nebraska , Central bridge com pany was born , Unfortunately the good dlo young , MB. JIM KiNjfKY'a legislative ticket Is a daisy from crown to tall. It could not bo otherwise. As a leader of pio- cessions and political gymnastics , Kinney is a Jim-dandy. Tin : exposition is not only a panorama of Omaha trade , but an instructive ex hibit of American skill and fashion. It Is the show of the year und deserves en thusiastic support. AI.I.AN Roor evinces premature \\oaknoss for Crow , Perhaps the neces sities of the future - early suggest tho-wis dom of providing for the political rainy dny. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -Mil. POIVDKIUA derives comfort from tlio belief that the recent strike cost the Now Vork Central company twenty mil lion dollars. Suppose it did. The amount will not seriously injure the orpulont stores of the Vnnderbtlts , IOHT is It with the unfortunate victims it the strike ? Led inlo the difficulty by ssurancos of support and success , ( hey voro dcsortcd in the end nnd heartlessly old , "Lot oiory man look out for him- el ( . " Hundreds of honest but mis- fulded. inon were thus thrown out of fork , und temporarily at , least deprived ) f the means of supporting their ( ami- , les. Iho fact thatr the Vonderblltslost weiity mlllons vfllfjnot rollovo tholr dls- rcss nor procurollom ( now situations. Tare state law requires thnt naturali zation , papers mus fbo taken out thirty days before election. This limit will ox- ) ire on the 1th of October , ono week rein next Saturday. The over-shadow ng importance of the coming election appeals to every adult In the state , "E\ery effort should therefore bo made o naturalise all who have resided in the country the requisite number of years , io that they may participate in the oloc- , ion. Political organizations as well 3 individuals should exert themselves in securing the naturalization of every per son entitled to papers on or before tbj. . th of October. RKVOLtrnojfS are brewing In the Ot- -oman empire. IJoform and relief are dcinandod by the people , mutters of mutiny are hoard oven atlhojtoorsof tlio Lemplos , the army is shoeless , hungry mil unpaid and the imperial treasury is Bankrupt. Truly the sick man of Europe is mortally afllicted. IN springing a legislative ticket on nn unsuspecting public , the independent jird merely focuses both 03 cs on the 'usion worm. OVEIUIEAD electric light lines lead to the graveyard. Bury them deep. So Arc Their Mothers. I'Jitladclphla I'icii. An Jo\v mayor has forbidden baby car riages on the sidewalks , As a consequence tie babies are up In arms. Cult , C/ilmoo Tribune. Crabapple cultnro la said to bo an Import ant industry In some parts of Arkansas. This ia encouraging. It is much hotter than no culture. Inn Nutshell. St.xjiito ( Hdie-Dcmncral. All the flgurlnRwhich is helnsmade on the chances in the presidential camasi of ISM resolves itself into this ; In order to win the republicans need hut ono of the debatable stateswhile the democrats would need all of them. A Question tor Farmer * . Jfnmont Flail , Powers Is as much out of the race lor gov ernor as though ho 'had ' never been nomi nated. Ib is hot-woe1 ! ! Illcliards and Boyd and every republican vote Iven to 1'owers is n vote lor Boyd. And do the republicans of the alliance desire to sco the democratic party In power I Thai Is the question , Hope for the American Hog. CAtoi on Neiti. A report comes froia Berlin that Umperor "William will visit America In ISO ) , his object bolnj ? to attend the world's Columbion expo sition la Chicago. IE this is true thcro will , no doubt , bo a strong cffoit made to induce Kaiser William to visit the stockyards wbllo liero. There Is hope for nho .American hop jet. t Dcinocrntiu "Sympathy.1 I Tastings KcliraAati. Tli3 Adams county democrats were never so oiitnusinstlu as when the long procession of alliance people moved down the streets of Hastings. But they will vote tlio democratic ticket Just the same. They are In sympathy with the alliance mcnemcntwhile It threatens to defeat tbo ropuhllcau party nnd have no further use for It when that is ac complished. Poor I eoitomy. St. rav.1 rionccr-l'tcst. The relief giun to Wall street -was not permanent. It never Is. When people get Into the habit of looking to the government for a control and direction of economic forces the habit speedily becomes chronic. So now , though only about two weeks have elapsed slnco the oilginal disturbance in the market , the situation is repeated , a now demand has been made upon the treasury , nnd members of the administration are in council to sco how host it can. bo met. It ought to uo a suftt- cient warning. These Incidents evidence the evil of oven an imagined connection between the treasury andthe street. It is an evil that has grown rapidly slnco tlio silver discussion. It Is ono to bo corrected If wo nro to enjoy financial and commercial stability. lion ne tt * Charges Against Sic- Red Cfoitd The letter of L. C. Bennett oE Cowlcs , Nob. , to THE BEE , is going the rounds of the press. Coming , as It does , from nn honest and intelligent farmorfroniMcKelghim's own neighborhood , and from a tncmbor of tlio same alliance , and from a man who seldom meddles with politics , it carries much strength. It charges McKcigliau with being a defaulter ns county judjjo ; addicted to Im moderate use of intoxicants ; likely to lx ) a tool of the railroads , as ho rides on their free passes ; tuat ho was nominated by fraud , col lusion , falsehood and deception ; and that ho Is opposed by a largo majoritj- tlio mem bers of his own alliance , JS'o , 034 , numbering forty or moro , of whom his supporters may bo counted ouono's fingers. nifltcrnceful leaders. Ktanitv Joumal-Knti rprtec. It Nebraska -were dependent for her dcvel opmcnt and success upon , .inch men as nro the leaders lit vbo independent movementthocon' ditionof nil , nnd especially the fanners , woul bo much ivorso than jma'glnatioa could pic ture. Thankful are \\o \ flat such is not the caso. Tbo party is led by the sorohends , the discontented clement of the other parties with a strong sprinkling of tbo old dead green back clement. The leaden are these whoso souls are dally fed uppa the bread of dlscoa tent and faultfinding , wboso lives mo embit tered by the fact that lother men who Imvo worked and oconomWd * liivo more than they Imvo. These nro tbc ? Jclnd of inon who are seeking to oreato a .third 1'arty ' , and are striving to carry away from their partj allegiance the honest yoomnnry of the Und THK MSM'lS 1NQUUST , The Jury Unable to F'U tlio lEcspmisl- lilllry for tlio Muoinaii'o I > i > atli. Tlio Inquest to dotcrmlno tlio cause of the death of Thomas Lewis , the olootrlo light llnoman , was held Tostorday afternoon a llurkot's undertaking rooms. Tlio electric lighting oompiny and the friends and relatives of the dciu nun ticro represented bynttoiuoyd , Tlio testimony showed th.it Lewis had at tempted to cut a llvo wire after having beoi forbidden by tlio foreman of tlio ganp to en any \\lre. \ It also nhowed that Lewis was either Ignorant of tbo effect of alicary obarg < of electricity and tbo proper manner to uvolt having the current pass through his body , o else ho was extremely careless , ' .There was notlilnRtoshow that he had ever received la atructions , except hi nconenl tvity , In tie iropor manner of handling llvo vires carry- tig a heavy current. The llnomen who RUIO their testimony -were no bettor informed. bowl ! had boon In the employ of the com- > anv nbout eight mon thi , nml na far ns nby > ftho nltncwcsoronblo \ \ to state , linil only twice Monnvorlietl on a H\o \ wlro. The following Is the testimony of tuo scv- crni witnesses : Clinrlc * Baldwin , tlio first -witness testi fied that ho was working1 with Lav Is nnd they had gene uptho polo to cut Into n llvo wire. They had a "J\imper , " nn instrument used \\hcn cutting a llvo wire , nnd Louis had applied bit cml of the Jumper , \vhllo the witness wns "peeling" the wlro preparatory tonppljlnctho other end. Lo\vlsasked If the span vas tight , and took hold or the wlro. Xho witness hcrxrd Lewis groan and uhcn ho .ookudnt . him ho BOW ho vas dead. Ho cut the wire and thereby cut tlio current. Uotli the witness nnd Lewis know wncn they vent up the polo that the vlro vas nllvo , and they coulil also toll this by the red Insulators. The witness was about two feet bolw Lewis nud ho heard only n groan. Iho man \w dcaa xvhcn lo looked nthim Before they went up the polo Lowli spoke of cutting the win ? , but the foreman , F'ree- ' inau , told them not to touch any wlro until Uo ( the foreman ) had seen It. When the witness suv the dead man Iho latter hid hold of the connectors witli both hands , There were thico or four otlior live wires on the can 10 polo , they belli ; indicated by Iho red Insulators. They wore now wires , liw- inp been \ii about IK-o or six \veeks , and tno insulation was good. The witness told Lewis uhon they went to vorkon the wlro that they would hnvo to bo careful on account of the lire alarm wires nbovothom , Marlon L Freeman , tlio foreman oC the linemen , was the next witness. Ho lost I lied that lie was an electiician employed Oy the company. Lewis had been working with , him in the morning nndhonskcd him if ho was used to working ou li\o \ wires and Lewis ro- iillutl that ho vas. The witness then put Lewis atork on live wires. The gatifriniJer lilinvtero cnpaped In milking some transfers of wires and Lewis called for some " \\lro , sayIng - Ing ho wanted to"cntovei" sorao Iho wiies. The -witness told him not to cut imy Iho wires until the witness had scon them toseo If it Mas necessary to cut thorn. Lewis then \\ent up the polo and the -witness went about other w > rlc. Ho soon heard the mtn sajlng that Lewis was killed nnd saw him hanging -with ono leg over the Iron brnco which supports u cross-arm. Itwas some time before ho had nn opportunity of examining the wlro. hut when ho did sco it ho found thowiro had been cut between the rod insulator mid -where the jumper was connected. Iloga\o the man In structions when howas worklngut cutting-ln boxes , hut had ( 'lven him no special Instruc tions regaidinEjthls particular wire except to let ib alone. At the thno ho told Lewis not to cut the wire ho was n block a-way .from him. The witness testified that n current of about thico hundred and llfty volts was pass ing over the wiio at the time Lewis ciitlt , although ho said theio were six arc lights on the line and four motors , tlueo being eight horse power and ono n onc-hoiso power machine , Each are light lequired llfty volts , and the motors varied according to their power. An animated crossfire occurred between meraVers of the jury and ono of the attorneys -who represented Iho electric light company when It was endeavored to ascertain vhat. amount of power vas required to work the line. The witness finally acknowledged that ho could not answer the question , and the uttoiney said that competent witnesses would bo In troduced at the proper time. .Tames Q , Dooley , another lineman , was the next witness. Ho hod been working on the same wlro and lad taken out a "crow" north of the polo onwhich Lewis was killed , which left a "cross" south of the polo. 'Ihla was the one which Lewis attempted to take out. The vltnesi diduot knowwhat wire Lewis was goInRtocnt , butcautloned him against cutting the wires , as the current -would bo turned on the night wires about ( I o'clock. The witness didnoc hear the foreman tell Lewis not to cut any wires. The witness said the dead -wlro was the one he should have cut Ind ho boon doing the work. This wh-e crossed tlio live wire and it was neces sary to cut ono or the other. It would have been a little moio work to have cut the dead wire. J. P. HannaTicr , another lineman , was next examined. Ho helped iemo\o \ tlio My from the polo. The man had his left leg 01 cr the biaco of the cross arm and his body rested on the wires on the next cross arm below. The next witness wns George A , Coulter , superintendent of llro alarm. He testified that ho had examined the -wires after the accident occurred , and 'found a splice in the who. lie did not mnko nny Inquiry about tlio accident as tlio men all seemed to be ex cited , III response to questions the witness said the fire department -wires , which nero under his charge , were not what were known , as "grounded" wires. S. L. "VVIloy , the general manager of the Thompson-Houston cominny.waa tbonput on the stand. Ho tcstmed that Lewis had boon employed as a lineman by the company for about eight months. In .speaking of the duties of linemen Mr , Wiley said , ono of their duties was to string wires , nud cut thorn , when necessary , The dynamo which supplied tie line on which Lew is 11 as - workingwas a thirty arc dynamo. The witness was in the works "with , a friend , and his fncnd culled hLs attention , to the machine , sujlng It would soon wear out , as it. had not enough work to it They both examined the inichino ana sn-w , by toll ing at the voltmeter , that the inuchlno was BoncutiiitfOriO volttof current. This was between 5 o'cloclc and 5ai ) of the day on which Lewis was killed. This line was the ono which supplied sewral stores in the south part of the city. The witness further testified that nbout ten volts would bo required to run aono-liorso power motor , lie also stated that Jho fore men were Instructed to caution the men about being cautious In handling live wires. II. J. Chulbuclc , secretary und treasurer o the Champion clcctilo lighting company of Springfield , O , was the next witness. Ho testified that lie was visiting Mr. Wiley in. thlscltj' . He had been in the electric light ing business since 1SW fin ! hud had largo es- pericnco In operating nil electrical machinery. On the dny thoaccidont occurred ho was In the works of the eouii > auy hero with Mr. Wiley and noticed the inachinohlch was supplying the wlro in question. It wnjnot doing the amount of work which itvas \ Intended to do and he called Blr. "Wlloy's ' at tention to It. The witness stated thnt about fifty volts \veroroqulredtofumisli ono horse power. Ho had often experimented with clectiical machines and hact taken the voltapoof twen ty-five liftyvolt lichts , and at uiiothortlma had taken the current of al-OOO-voltaltcrnat- Inir machine -without ueliiff injured Tbo witness expressed the opinion that if the dead man had liccn taken from the polo at once nnd hnd had the proper care hoould \ have recovered. The witness wns of the opinion that the dead man only received about 500 volts. but hi response to cross examination could not say that ho had been examining the mu ch I no ut the Instant tlio man was killed. Tlicio was nothing about the machine to pre vent the current from being lucrowod up to the maximum llxoil for the machine. ' .Tills completed the evidence and thojury returned a verdict to the effect that tlio de ceased catno to his death from contact -with n highly charged wire , but from the evidence submitted thojury wcrounnUo to dotoinilno whether his death was duo to neglect on the part of the company or to his own careless nest. U'ho remains will bo forwarded to Dess Moinca tomorrow morning for Interment , i A Dninocrntlo Trlelr , IMcCooK , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special to THE HUB , ] An ulllunco mnn Informs your cor respondent that nearly every democrat In the alliance Is talking strong against HIclurds because ho ia a capitalist , but they uro no saying a woid against Bojd , who ia also i capitalist , nnd there Is a suspicion among tu publican farmers hero tint \vhou the demo crntlc nlllanco man dvopi hli vote into the slot , Itwill have Hovel'sutinio written tboro This condition of things luis boon prodlctot for some time , 1C U is attempt ? d to lucar rledontlookout for a heavy Klclurdsvote from the fanners of this county. All Solid rat lliitlnn , ItiVKinnx , Keb. , SepC 25.-St [ clal Tele gram to Tim HKK.J Ttteclthcns of llivcrtoi and vicinity -were addressed by Colonel ( Jatjo and J. J , Buchanan on the political Issuoi o the day. Every thing indlcatai \jotory \ foi Hnrlun. linthusiasUc republican meeting are being held all o\er the counU- FROH THE STATE CAPITAL. The Supreme Court Renders ( i Decision in the ledtm Will Case , IT IS GIVEN IN FMOR OF THE WIDOW , Two HOJK from loxvn A-rrested While on Their \Viiy \ to 1C 111 Indians g or tlio IJUMT School. LINCOLN , Jfob. , Sept. STi to 0111 : Dfin.-Tho dcdslon In the Po- dawa will CMC , handed down Tiy thosupromo court voAtmliiy , and brllljr noloil In this col umn , ends ono oE the hardest fought will cases In thounnals of Lancaster county. Tor f oars John A. 1'odawa WM n noted character la jLlncoln , and konttho National hotel nt I3 and Seventh streets Just opposltotho Unr- llngton depot , lie had purclnsod the prop erty thoroivbenIt-\\sis worth but nsongand , held on to It until it was worth thousands , rcd.wn-vus n man of weak deposition , anQ the business was practically in the hands of his vlfe , Margaret -Ann. The old man wns greatly ndiletcil to drink : , but tlio stroiiR hand of his spouse kept lilin from siunndur- Ing his property , as she held the purse strings. On February 1,1333 , the old man died , and by his will left nlllils property Mhls wife , who was his second ono , so long ns she remained a uldow , or until his hey , Jny ( JouW , bcwinc of aye. In either event it waste to bo divided between the four children by the second wife , Mllly May , Tlorcnco Dole , flora Belle nnd Jay Gould Ills three chil dren by his first wife , J. A. M. nml Milton Pedawa nnd IMis. Lauren da Sebiock were given $25 each. As the property left inven toried 800,000 , to$30,000 , the three last named objected , and sought to have the will net asldo on the ground that Fedaw.i's IOIIR couno of dissipation had weakened his mind , and that ho was unlit to make awill. . Also that tlio vldo-vv had us&l undue Itillucnco in getting the will inndo as It was , In support of this lust allocation , they brought forward that the voman had charge of the inonoyand , refused to allow their father to go on. atrip for nis health unless ho mndotho will as she desired. Untthowhirllgifjof tlmo nnd the gods of the Justice mill brought the widow out on top. It has been \cryco3tly case It loft the district court carrying $ t'JOO , costs. IIB AXI ) TOISTOt TIUNIv AI.Un. Joseph S. Ollson is a young : mnn , only twenty-two years old. In two respects ho is like the great author of the Kront7cr Sonata hols a tiller of the soil nud ho thinks that all sorrow commences in marrligo. Ho wns marned List January , but nfter living with his bride four weeks no loft her. U'ho bnllcof the testimony given today was of such a na ture that It would not look well In a news paper , althouphit inUrhtbo nil right in the masterpiece of a grc.it novelist , .to opli nd- mittcil to the court that ho knew of her fail ings bofoio ho married her. Iho judge thoti grew meditutiio nnd finally told Joe thit bo would take thomattcr under consideration. Mrs. Mary A. Cotkrell unfolded her tale ol maiital sorrow in the dlstilct court this moiulng in support of her jictltion fora divorce vorco and the assumption of her maiden " name , Mary A. Iluntz. "Sho claims that the period of her persecutions dates back to the time that aho had been a brldo only four weeks. During the thrco years that they h ave been mauled she las been ticatecl cru elly and half starved. The court granted her a dhorcoand the custody of her child , but refused to lot her assume her maiden name as the Judge did not think it would look well for her to liavo one name and her child bo known hv another. HADIIUKS RIIADIXO 1VDIAN STORIES , Two young- follows , both were boys and plving the names of FVinlc Dickinson and Geoigo Martin , dro\'o up to H.iymarket squam near the pollco station last evening and attracted considcralilo attention by their waillko appearances They Inil u cult full of cartridges strapped around their \\aisti an d they earned nutje revolvers. It vas ilnally ascertained that tiiey wcro Cioni Greenwood , la. , and lav ! UK secured this outiitand aspan of wretched looking mules , they had started to Kow Jlexicoto fight Indians. Their talk was such as to lead to the belief thit Beadle's or somebody olio's Indian stoiies hid set the brains of these bony on lire nnd they stirted out to win fume by wadinjr through core. The police gathered them in. and contlscatcd their weapons. sirs lima TIOIOU , vioicjC7J.xnvci.ain. Lulu Perm lias filed her answer to the pe tition of Harvood M. Penn , her husband , for a dhorcc. She ejiprcsscs herself as being heartily \ favor of all relations between herself - self and Ilunvood being severed , but she claims to bo the peiaon who has sulTercd the most from the partnership. She admits that she U married to him , but sajs that helcupt her In contstnnt teiror of herllfobecauso ho insisted on liming a revolver undorhh pil low. She says fuilher that he refused to get medicine proscribed by a plijsician and that he had been guilty of extreme cruelty toward her , That he has frequently driven her from her homo and allowed hli mother to como to their resilencoaiid permitted herto cruelly abuse and mistreat Mrs , I'enn , She declares fuithcr that hois nnmn oflciou3 habits , is violent and vulgar , Shothorcforoechoes his sentiments concerning a dhorco , but wants nliiiiony or support until she lluds u hotter man , THE L\.1V SCHOOL OPHNS. The central law school commenced the second oar of its existence josterduy under most auspicious circumstances. The cvont was commemorated with n lecture by Hon , T. M , Maiquctto. All of the old students of lustyeai arc enrolled and ten now ones. The lectures occur thtco evcninpi in thoweok , Tuesday , Wednesday and Ihursdiy. They commence at ( > :40 : | ) . m. and last until 7:15 : p in.nn hour. The regular course commenced this ovcnlntr with a lecture on mairiago and dlvorco by Dean Kmlth. Georpo Utt of University Place cauglit George W. Ncthcreutt this morning just as ho was about to leave the cltj- , supposedly with the Intention of defrauding Air , Utt and F. 0. IvautTrrnn. Utt savs thit ho traded a horse forN'otliorcutt's alleged equity in a lot and some household effects That it trans pired that Nethorciitt hid no equity In tlio property , nnd furthermore tint ho sold part of tlio effects that ho h nj traded to Utt. Tlio geiitlurnim ftuthor alleges thnt Mr , ICaiiUmjin alhois nsuffcior , lie haUnjr given a horse to Ncthomittwith the undorstandlnf ; that ho wui'to ropayhirn by digging ancxcaiation and laying u foundation , 'lids ho hai not douo. TIIK II > OW OT.n SEIKN'TT TnOU3. D. The will of the lito VllliamG. Hawklija of Gtiiesoo , ! ! ! , was llleil for proh.xto In the countv court today I Io left an citato vol. uednt { 100,000 , ofvhiih S70.000 coesto hh widow. Thoioni.iliiItifiWOX ) IsilLstrlbutod In unnullios aiuotiK brotliera nnd sisters of thotleco.ised and these of tlio litow , Mr , Ilaivlclus owned sotno property hero nnionR wllcli vis lottl of block 85 , worth 87.000 mid the southwest quarter section of township 9 , valued at $10,000. , Uoth ot these go to the wife. Tim mcKMiN' Fivnn. Mlko McCann , a * hack Oliver , wai tried last ovmiiiK bufoio Justice JJrovvii for nt- tomptlng to drag a rcsiwotaWo youiiK' colored lady intoa luin. During tlio RtiURglohci nl- most denuded the ilrl of lior clotlicj , Jlo wat aircstod , and -\vhon arrnlfineil In tlio pol'ci ' court the iudco , supposlngtlmtlio had merely had uncufllo with a colored man , tils- chargud him. Tlio colored people In the southoiii p. it of the ilty hold Indlpiatifln mootiiiRs unih'ansi'j thoronricstof tlioluu-lc. man on the char o of iiauult , Thli mild clnrgowas oior-wholmhigly proved and Me. Cmuivvu lined 810 and cobU. Conslderaulo j > uiprUo wai oaipmsbod thnt n stroiiKir clurgovius not miide. OUT ono liundivil folorodiici-snns attended the trlnl and from hint.s lot dron il h tlio K'lit that had MtCnnn osoftjic'd punishment t aln ho would ha\o \ bun imbbet ) nIH ruiHT Tiitrr. JohnCrudan , the young man from IVlend , \vho wai ( utuuht stwil lni { tuo gold \vntciiuH In CJoldwnUir's pauubnikliiK establishment , wa nrrulgiKHl In Iho district rourt , today. Oulnutj the previous food character of the yo nR mnn nmi his evident reixmtimco of th foolish ncl , It wns decided to charRfl him moidy vim petty Inrcoiyr so M to v ulin froiiiihopenilttitinrr. lie pleaded guilty to the charge of potty fnrcony o'ld ' was jlvon thirty dnjs in tlio county Jnll , noNsixo AiiAHit oimirxK. Allornfy OcnurnlLecsolinscnuJcd n bank at Crolgliton , run bl McCnrn Brothers , to uo closed up The llnMHtlci of tbo bnnk nro $ UIJ&3.t5flaiulabovoUiis tbcw Is only Mill nctual caplUU. Forthonafotvof the ile | > ost. tors It hai been ilcetnod best to order tlia cstnhll.tlimoiit to tllscontlnno business , anil GOOIRO AV. tJoodellhas been appointed M ro- cel\er. \ COUHT OP m Court mot iniraunnt to adjournment. 'Jho rollowinu on cstra nt'cuod and sub- inlttod : lilllliigsley v HIckotUi Bowmnii VH ( Irlnitli ; .Icwott VR Osboiito. Injunction denied. Motion tostriko bill of cxucptloiu sustained. 'Jho folio-wing ciuscs voi-o continued ! Alexander vs Myrw ; Atoxaudor vs 1'ltts1 , Schneider vs TomMln. Court adjourned to Tuesday , September 30 , -AtTMBHTAtn notsn. Oovornor 'Jhnj'cr issued nolnrhl commls < slons today to tlio following : OhnrlciV , WWttiov , KepubUran City ; Jaiuciil. Tobor , Cook ; tiY. . Apiileton , Allen ; Knonior I\I , Malletto , Omaha ; Charles J. DhvncliarO , CoiiRdon. 'Jho raso of thaValton plo\v \ corannny versus L S. Campbell mid othora , whldi was trial formerly hi 1'lioljis ' county , lias been an. pealed to tbo auiiremo court , 'fho % ht H over a mttorof only 8100. llu < ihUT. I'almor nndShcrlfT IIII1 oflvoarnoy county urn light. lii'ovovtho ( samoamount , I'almcr clnlinitiR thnt the shcrifC rcplcvlncd goods ot that value from him without proper legal form. 01)1)3 ) AND KXm. Sheriff G.f. . Choreckof Yorlccounty has brought \Villlain \ 0. Aniold to the peniten tiary toiorvoa t\\o \ years' scntomo. ShorillMcClay arrived thli aftemoonfrom Bioken Bow with 1'ctor Jenstn , who hud jumped his bonds for 5TOO io appear on the charge of ombc/.zlcnioiit , Jim I''it7goiald Is wanted br the polloo for stcilinga cheap -\utch from John ( jrau's ' sa loon. loon.I'mnldo I'mnldo ' Kellopfi , n A\oman \ of the town , wants IhrryKinouoii arrested onthotharga of grand larceny. Jim " \Vood and Jim Chrlr , the silk thlovei whorohbed Illncliley's store of nearly 11,000 worth of silks , were found guilty today In the distiict couit ol' the charge of grand luiceny. Alfred A. . Troslcrvlll bo tried on next Monday In tbo district conrc on tlio charge of impersonating John J" . Uishlor In acknowl edging ; a deed Murtia Vsin Biiren Ovorton wants dnm- ages from Willinia 13. Ilucnct and Ch.irlui r Bufor(3tha ( contractors on the nciv Lincoln hotel , in whoso employ ho wns when lie was .At 11 o'clock lasl night the building occu pied by Mrs. IUiy Jlnrtip at ! Ui.l South Twelfth strcit wzis pnttlally destroyed by 11 ro , The furniture \vassavcd , but thebouso was damaged about SlOO woith. A. TALC / ' tt E\norlenco of n Shlpvreckeil Sailor an Ijnlvo AUniilpo , ViXMpno , Man , , Sept. 23. [ Special Tele gram to Tim B r. ] Matthew Watti , the solosunlvorof the crew of the yacht ICeo- watln , arrived at Selkirk today and tells n Lalo of tcrnhlo suffering. Accompmying Walts on thotrip north \vero Corporal Oliver Morphy.sonof n prominent huvj or of To ronto , nnil Private Itciio of Montreal , son of Lieutenant Governor Uoyal of Itcgcnin , both mcinbcisof the northwest mounted police. The yacht was wrecked a a heavy gnlo on September O on Lake \VInnlpeg. The boat capslyed and Mornhy and Reno got on the side , xvhlloatts clung to the cabin , lioiiocould only hang on four haul's , when he slipped oUauu was seen no more , After this "Watts got up on the sldo of the boat with , Ilorphyhoro \ , they both tied thoinsclics nnd i-cmaiiicd for two days , nfter which tlmo Morphy became icstless and rolled off , saj In g : "Alitthcff , Iain RoliiR. and hope you will bo spared to tell the talo.1' ' Watts then strapped himself ton boat with n , ivnc nmlvis tit the inorcv of tlio wiivcs for ten dajs , vihc > n lie vas picked up ut Split Rock point hysomo Imllius a short distance from the shore , almost llfolcii , being nil the tiiao without anything to out. The Indians took hlni to the camp and applied rostorii- ti\es mid cared for liini vmttl the steamer arrived and took him ulmrd.Vatts Is sixty-six yuars of ago. ofnarriinilla. NEW VOIIK , Sept. 21. [ Spcchl Telegram toTimBcK. ] Tlio World this morning hasa letter fiom Panama in which Is the following passage ! "Attention is called for the lirst tiuio to the fnit thit General Buirundia Avas killed two days after the conclusion of the treaty of peace , the terms ofwhiih expressly granted pencral amnesty to the insurgents and similar offenders In both G uatomala nnd Sal vador. Minister Mixncr , as appears by lib letter , know that thU treaty had Ijecn accepted when ho wrote the letter \vlilch wns liarrun- dia's death -warrant. The letter referred to hero istbo ono octholaw of the question to Captain Pitts. " An American Citi7on'H Fate. Ni'.wYbiiK , Sept. 23 [ Special Telegram T. Collins , anAmcrl- can citizen , who , If report bo true , has been a prisoner in Manila , Philippine Islands , for sixteen j ears , is missing , and his lawyers ho- lievo that ho has been murdered. Hovai born in New York and -went to Manila In 18T1 to carry on the lumlier business. Ho claims to ha\o \ been robbed of hhhuslness by tlio Spaniard * . Ho 1ms sued Iho Spanish fjo\ \ eminent for flOO.OiH ) , but the case hat never been hoard , anil ho hai appealed sev eral times within six years to the United States for support nnd protection and. has hai norccognition. Alllanco Caiidldntca Jmsliijf Ground. CLXT CKXTBII , Neb , Sept. 23. [ Special to Tim Bur ] SlcICrlghan and Powers nra losing1 ground every day In Clay county. .Al liance men admit this every where , and the Roncral belief nowprovails thntMeICclliaii's ) ; vote In Clay county vlll bo conllnuil almost cnth-elyto tlcmocratlo strength. Dcmocrali such ai .lolinny Glazier of Kdgar , John IVIollync.uix of Rutton and ex-Postmnster "NVlnd of Harvard are tulkinp loud on the streets for BlelCelglv.tn and Boyd , 'J'ho cam- uaign ismpidly becoming a dosporatoofTorb forBojd and JVlcICciRhaii so farns the dem ocrats are con coined. "Vlennn.Vill Honor William. VIH > VA , Sept. 55. [ Spcchl Cablegiam to THE BEB. ] Tbo burgomaster of Vienna 1m iswcd a circular to the inhabitants of the city inking tliom to dccorato tliclr houses on the occasion of the coming visit of tlio cm- IKror of Gornianv. The peoplellviiifr nloiifj the route \\hlch will ho taken nytho impeiial party are ciDoi-inlly a < ked to comply willi tills rdjucst The burcomattoriays that tliu objectof the proposed demonstration is to snow that tlio unlonof the homei of f lapi- TiWK and Hohenzolloin ia fiunly rooted in. the hc.irt-s of tlio people. Victor nndChailos Hosowaterloft for Ne\r \ 'Voric jcstcrdav nftcrnocm the former to Col- uiubluand the latter to Cornell university. OMIA.HA. LOA.N / ND TRUST COMPANTT. Subsoilbed and OuarantoodCapital.,1500,000 J'ald ' inOajltnl aso.ooo . lluyiniHliollmlooU nudbondi ; neiiotlatva eniiuiuiroml pnpor : ruculruH and oxecnti'i tmstsi uutiaa transfer a suit ana tnmtuB of corporatloni , Uako charno of properly , col * let ttzoa , Omaha Loan &TrustCo SA.YINGS BA.NK. S E Corner letli and Doualns Sta I'&td ' U Oapltul , . , . . . f M.COO Subscribed mid ( lnn.r iitood Uupit.il , , , , 100OUO , Uublllty cl OtocklioUura 200,000 , 6Po Ctnt Intorcit Paid onDopoilts. i'UAMC JIAKC11C. Utuhier. OIHoodi A.U. AVjrnvnn , jiroildontj J.J. Hrown. i vlci-prcildont , W.I1.Vyinixr , troiuiiror , DlrpclomrA. ! U , Wjmau.J. H. UllUrd. J , J r O , llurton , I.V. . NuAU , TUoui ' " " * QjorcoU. ? -
