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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1890)
OTVTATTA DATTiY IfiOO. THIS BEE. R03WATERuitor , AIOltNJKOT TEltMS r Dally MIC ! ( iimdnjrOnu Year . tin ffl Millionth * . 5 00 'Ilirru innntliR . . . "M Sunday lli'c.Oiw Year. , , , . . . . , , . . , . . . . " M Weekly Hoe , Ono Vcar. . I'M OKI'ICKS : Omnlin , Tim lion IliilldlnK , Ninth Oiniiliti , Corner N unit STlh Streets. Council muffs , 121'cnrl ' Hired. CliloiiKO ( Jlllt'i'i ! lli ( 'litiinlicr of Cotnmrreo. Now York.Hunmg 1.1,14 mul I.1 , Tribune IJulldlns Washington , fill ) fourteenth Street. comma PON nnxon. All romniimlcntlons ri'liitlnu to now * and nllt/jilal mattiir should bu addressed to the IMItorlul Iriirtnii'iit. | ; IIUSINKSS IJTTiUS. ! : All lwnlm"H Idlers ntnl rfinlttnncoi should lie nddri-oirilln Tioll ) I'lililhlilng Uonipnny. Oiniilm. Draft * , checks uticl iMHtiillloK imlors to lin inuilo pa yuhlo to tlio oruor of tlio coiu Jinny , The Iltc Publishing Company , Proprietors , The line II'ld'K. 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K710 cmilos ; for October , 1W , is.ic.ff copies ; for November , IBS ! ) , liViin t'oplcsj for Deri'inlMir. iciu , : ; oot8 copies ; forJnniiiiry.lMK ) . I'J.fiSTi ' coiilov for liVbnmrv. 1MM. 1I > , T < ! I ropli" * : for March. KW. 20.81.1 copli-H ! for April. ! ( > ' > , 'JD.MVI copies ! for Miiy , 1SOO , 3)tso ) rnplom for.liuic ! , IS'.K ) , ) . : : ( ) roplvs ; for , luly , 1SIO , yo.Kl ( copluij for AnuiiHt , IMD.a'.T.V.l ' co | > los. ( iK.Olim : It. T/.SUlltX'K. Kworii to Iwforo tun. mul subscribed In 1113' lircsente , this lUtli < lny of Si'iitniiilmr , A , 1) . , 1890. . N 1' . KlilU Notary Public. DomoAUr.T dead will not soon bo fcrgullon ; liia will is to bo contested. Till ! national legislature , us lit pros- cut constituted , is n , ( jroat place for poor congressmen , notwithstanding the sissci1- tion of Congressman Wiley that coti- Is no place for a poor man. IT IS sovernl months since the nnti- trimt law went. Into oponitlou , but there Is no visible ovlilonco of its power. It is not too early to try It on the coal trust , which has laid its plans to levy tribute on the people. As Tim campaign progresses , tlio ad mirable nerve of MclCoiglmn in running on a platform of prindplo , instead of his personal record , is conspluuous. Tlio latter course would htivo loft him with out u leg to stand on. Tun clergymen of Now York have in augurated a church movement looking toward the purification of Gotham's municipal politics. The outbreak is not contagious , however , as Brooklyn has not reported a single case of minis terial reformation among the local poli ticians. IT IS boldly charged that six United States senators and fifteen representa tives divided one million dollars us the result of a sHyer pool. The nmount is f slightly inflated , otherwise the divvy is ' quite true and lifolllco. The average statesman is not boosting1 prices by legis lation for his health. . Ax IXCKEASB of fittotni nor cent in the cloariitfj house business of the country compared with the same period lastyear , coupled with an increase of the reserves from two to fourteen million dollars , shows a comfortable condition of busi ness in the financial marts mul signifi cantly endorses the wisdom of the treas ury in squelching a speculative panic. UXION- PACIFIC onicinls have organ ized a company with twenty millions capital , in Wyoming , for the purpose of operating the coal mines now controlled by the railroad company and absorbing ns many other mineral industries-ill the west as will benefit the company and its olllcerrt. The success of the railroad people ple in monopolizing the coal uiinos of Wyoming encourages nn extension of their methods to other ilolddof profit. Meanwhile prices for western coal main tain nn inlloxiblo spinal column. Tin : republicans of South Carolina have determined to put a full state ticket In t.'io ' field , but not a candidate on the ticket will bo a republican. At tlio democratic state convention there was n bitter fight for the nominations , nnd the candidates of the South Carolina lina republicans will be the most promi nent democrats who wore defeated in convention for nomination. Such a movement would BOOIU to bo poor poli tics from a republican standpoint , but ns the now departure Is chlully intended as a wedge to split the democracy and force a frco ballot and fair count it may pave the way to future victory. TIIK congressional Investigation of Pension Commissioner lltium ought to Btiggost to the average mind of those In terested that few , if any , pension lawyers riro needed at Washington to look after the claims of the old soldiers , And yet there are swarms of thorn at the national capital growing rich upon the fees paid thorn by veterans in order that their claims may bo advanced on the calendar or rushed through the bureau. It hns been demonstrated tlmo and again that the pension ngoncloa nt "Washington have no moro influence with the pension commissioner than have the attorneys of Nebraska or Illinois , Very many of the Bcnndnlous reports about the pension bureau which nro Boat out to the news pct-Hof thu country nro directly traceable to the iKMialon ngoucjoa nt Washington. The now ponwkm Inws nnd the now rules to govern the notion of the applicant for | H'tinkm favors , which the bureau sent out nnd whU'h wore published a few months ito | , nro explicit enough nnd plain enough tu uuldo the applicant or his attorney , mul llirouh | ; tlm fluum Investigation it tmit | ilroij thnt tlio winio opportunity Is every ntlornoy who has a case In t ) , nvoti though promlHes of "rail" " claim * thmtiifh the bureau ara nmdy. VUSIl TJtK The total vote of Nebraska In 1838 was In round numbers two hundred nnd two thousand , of which the republican party cast ono hundred nnd eight thousand and the democratic party eighty thous and. In 1880 the vote of tlio state wns ono hundred mul thirty-eight thousand , the republicans castinir within a few votes of seventy-six thousand nnd the democrats fifty-two thousand. Thus in the two years from 1880 to 18S8 there was an Increase of sixty-four thou sand In the total vote ol the state , of which the republicans gained in round numbers thirty-two thousand and the democrats twenty-eight thousand , As suming that during the last two years the Increase In the vote has boon about equal to thnt of tlio two preccdlngyears , it ( should show a total in November next of two hundred and sixty-six thousand , and If the ratio of increase of tlio two parties Is maintained the republican vote should ho about ono hundred and thirty-live thousand and the democratic vote ono hundred mul fllteun thousand. This would give the republicans a plu rality less by seven thousand than they had two yeans ago. Hub 1838 was a national election year , and the iiggrogato vote this year will not exceed two hundred and twenty thousand. The conditions are , however , materially changed , The defection to the inde pendent ticket must bo taken Into ac count , and although wo do not believe that this will prove to bo anything near so extensive us the leaders ol that move ment profess to expect , it is a very im portant factor In the situation which the republican managers can not alTord to Ignore. It is also to bo expected that the prohibition party will secure the votes of some republicans , though doubt less the number will bo small. Then there are the disssitlsded mid the Indifferent - different republicans who will not vote , and the number of such may prove to bo considerable unless extraordinary effort is made to remove their dissatisfaction and arouse their interest. Meanwhile the democracy appears to bo united and harmonious. There is no indication of any disaffection or discord In its ranks , nnd if it is not making its campaign as demonstrative as usual , that fust must not be regarded as denoting a lack of x.enl or vigilance on the part of the managers. At any rate it is not safe to assume that they are neglecting to muko the most of every opportunity which is of fered tjiom by the exceptional situation in the political experience of this state. While , therefore , the republican out look Is by no means discouraging , the necessity of pushing the canvass with greater zeal and vigor than have yet been inanlfealod is obvious. With only about thirty days remaining of the cam paign , the republican managers have no time to give to anything but active and earnest work. Aggressive political warfare , when the dilHculties to be over come are unusual and serious , and the enemy is well organized anil adroit , cannot safely bo delayed. Every day that it is delayed may bring losses to the party which it will bo impossible to recover. It is loss dillicult to hold men o party aUojjhinco than to draw thetn Ixielc to it when once they have strayed away. It isnecessary to say plainly that the republican party of Nebraska his year cannot hope to win unless the canvass is pushed more vigorously and earnestly than it has bean thus far. The exigency calls for an honest view of the situation and frank counsel , and Tim BilE dooms it its duty to spur campaign managers and candidates on to greater activity , - VEXXSl'L VAXIA POLITICS. Pennsylvania will this year elect state olllccrs , a legislature and twenty-eight lougrcssmon , and not often in the history of that state , remarkable as it has been for spirited and bitter campaigns , has a canvass exhibited these characteristics moro strongly than the present ono. The salient feature of the campaign is the revolt of republicans against the can didate of the party for governor , Mr. Dolamatcr. There is little room for doubt that a mistake was made in select ing him , and it will notibo surprising if the penalty is the loss of the governor ship , at least , to the republican * . Ills nomination was dictated by Senator Quay , a fact in itself sufficient to drive from his support many republicans , but a far more serious matter is the charge , denied but not refuted , that Delamator purchased his seat In the state souato and while in that position was guilty oC of fenses of a most serious character. This charge did not originate with the democrats , but was publicly made Im mediately alter the nomination by a republican ox-senator whoso , responsibil ity is such that the Philadelphia IJivs wns induced by his statement to call upon Delamator to fully moot the charges. This ho essayed to do weeks after they hnd been made , but the clTort was far from satisfactory , and since then a number of prominent republicans have declared their intention to vote against Delamator , nnd only a few days ago a largely-signed address was issued calling upon republicans , for the sake of the integrity and good ntuno of the party , to vote against .Dolnmalor and for the democratic candidate , ox-Governor Pattlson. The revolt is evidently spread ing , ana It will require all the political skill and energy of Senator Quay to counteract it , with the chances , ns the situation now appears , decidedly against ills being able to do so. While republicans everywhere will regret this condition of affairs in the Keystone state , which under proper political management ought always to bo safely republican , the party can bettor ntTord to loose the state than to elect a candidate who hns so serious a charge ns bribery resting against him , made nnd maintained by republicans , and thus far not refuted by him or by any ono In his behalf , There may bo com paratively little importance in the alleged fact that Doluiuator is the creature of Senator Quay , That sort of charge against politicians is always to bo taken with allowance , because these ambitious of political elevation must ordinarily seek the assistance of men more powerful than themselves. This does not necessarily make a man the creature of another. Hut the candidate of a great party for the executive ofllco of a state ought ( o have a character frco from any stain of corruption , and the re publican party can nowhere afford to elect a man who lias not , The defeat of Dalnmntar would not necessarily carry with It the defeat of the entire repub lican ticket , though the revolt ngaiust him lu the party involves this danger. The probabilities nre , however , that the democrats will elect only tholrgovernor , that the legislature will bo republican , and that the delegation In congress will contain no moro democrats than nt pres ent. Such an outcome would bring no political disadvantage to the republican party of Penifsylvaula , and would bo n valuable lesson as to the necessity of nominating for public ofllco only men of clean and lionorabjo records. * TMB KSItAHUKO I'lllK LIMITS. Mr. John T. Boll's objections to the proposed extension of the fire limits nro not well founded. lie holds that the ordinance , if passed , will result In preventing - venting tlio thoroughfares Included. In the limits from being improved for years , and that their semi-business character will bo oflectualiy destroyed. Mr. IJoll's ' apprehensions are not well grounded. The great drawback to the substantial building up of Omaha here tofore hns boon the promis cuous erection of frame flrotraps. Enterprising property owners in scores of instances have erected solid blocks only to have their mossbaclc neighbors surround them with frame shells , en dangering tlio safety of the property , increasing their lire insurance premiums ami checking the erection of other sub stantial store buildings. The solidity antl normunoney of btitld- Ings proclaims the character of the street. Cheap buildings are costly In the end , whereas a substantial brick block will in ton yearn prove n far moro profitable investment than a frame build ing of the same dimensions. The dilTct- encein first cost between fraino and brick building Is so Insignificant Hint it is sur prising a man of JU' * . Bull's observation and experience should take up the cudgel for the builders of tinder-boxes. It Is absurd to any that the erection of frame stores will enhance the business character of a street , and that they would bo moved away when develop ment warranted the erection of bolter buildings. The cheap Johns and the cent-por-conts are not build that way. Look at the rookeries on Farnain , Doug- Ins , and other loading business streets. Have the owners shown a disposition to move them away or pull them down1 If tenants wore to suggest the erection of bettor build ings , it is probable they would hnrvestan udvanco of rent for their pains. What is true of the down town streets is equally true of the steadily de veloping business tnroughfares , 15y keeping out the frame rookeries at the outset , those streets will improve and develop with greater rapidity , and pre sent n solid , progressive appearance which will count in the permanent value of the property. The agitation ngainst farming out public funds for the benefit of treasurers lias produced good results in Colorado. Ono of the candidates for the office of tate treasurer responds to the popular lotnnnd by publishing- cnrtl declaring .hat . If olccted "all Interest paid by any icrson , corporation or banking nssoclit- ion whatsoever , for the use or deposit of public money , Bhall imiucdiutoly bo covered by mo Into the state treasury or the Bole use and benefit ot the pco- ilo. " This action will doubtless force ils competitor to give a like pledge. The feeling- Colorado on this question , H so great that party ties will not hold , ho taxpayers. It la estimated that the treasurer of the state makes forty thou sand dollars a year out of the public unds. To deprive -the state of this nonoy is little short of robbery. Yet , ho law makes no provision against the 'arming of public funds , and putting the iroceeds deep into the poekot of the ,1'oasuror. The practice is universal in , ho west , nnd prompt measures should jo taken in every state to put an end to i species of fortune-getting at the ex pense of the public , EIOHT men wore killed outright nnd two others maimed for life in a Balti more & Ohio railroad wreck near Zauos- villo Sunday morning. The wreck nnd loss of hfo is duo directly tothe careless ness or to the negligence of the telo- raph operator tit Black Hand. The operator Is reported to bo a moro boy , and ho is charged with receiving im portant train orders that he says ho for got to deliver. In the event that the re port of his extreme youth proves to bo true , is the k'mero boy" or the company which placed him in charge of so re sponsible a position guilty of the crime of manslaughter ? Trainmen on all rail roads would bo justifiable in striking against the employment of incompetent or extremely youthful telegraphers , es pecially when so much reliance is placed upon tologYapli orders to move trains ns there is nowadays. The Baltimore & Ohio is one of the wealthiest corpora tions in the country , and it can well afford to employ reliable men to fill re sponsible stations. TIIK first state republican rally of the campaign In Omaha will bo held atj the Grand opera house next Friday evening. It is to be hoped that business men and workingmen nliko will avail themselves of the opportunity to acquaint them selves with the issues of tlio campaign and hoar the refutation of the wild as sertions that have been made from the stump by democratic and allinnco can didates regarding the tariff , national finances nnd the Industrial condition of the country. THEIIU is no truth whatever In the statement that lion. John C. Watson has resigned the chairmanship of the repub lican Btalo central committee , nnd the roiwrt that ho has been superseded by United States Marshal Slaughter IH the veriest rot. Mr , Slaughter doubtless takes an active Interest in the campaign , hut ho is not likely to make the attempt to usurp the position to which Mr. Watson was elected by the state con vention. TIIK union of the republican party nnd the farmers' allinnco people for offensive and defensive operations in the Fourth congress district of Indiana is of great concern to thu Hon. William S. Holinou. The combination threatens todefeat him of ro-eloctlon. Jljfs district Is not over whelmingly democratic , and if ho Is suc cessful in the prosint rnco for congress It will not bo by ; a1 ? old-tlmo endorsement of the great objector. Judge Ilolman Is serving his thirtv-socond year ns an In diana congrosaiunij , having entered the house in 1851 and boon a tnombor con tinually since ; with the exception of four years , and np'w another break In his congressional dardor is Imminent. democracy of Now York Is giving its membership kindergarten as well as primer lessons as to how tenet net nnd to vote under the now ballot re form law of the state. Voting booths nro established about the city and the night schools nro conducted upon scien tific principles. It must come hard for the average Tauunanylto to breakaway from all the old and dear associations of his lime-honored customs of ronoatlng and ballot box stuffing to the now and more approved order of conducting elec tions. Tin : authorities of Grand Rapids , Mich. , ordered the overhead wires from certain loading streets , and pn the re fusal of the companies to comply , chopped down a few acres of poles. The vigor and energy of the Grand Kuplds olllclnls suggests to the council of Omaha an effective way of uprooting the pole evil. democrats delude them selves with the notion that Commis sioner Anderson will peacefully retire from the nice. The fact is that the famous parliamentarian of the county board is actively In the saddle for re- nomltmtlon , being convinced that there exists a wild clamor for his re-election. CKUTAIN political solf-seekers in the section who imagine that a nomination Is equivalent to an election in Douglas county are doomed to disappointment. The voters of the county will insist on being represented by honest , capable aiul reputable men in the legislature. Mil. CliHVJH.ANi ) has added to his col lection of rabbits' feet and horse shoos , a pair of gloves knitted from dog's hair during a full moon. No wonder Dave IHH's presidential boom is lying low with nulnria. Xo Special HcB.slon IVniitPtl. XI. Lniiln ( lliilie-Demntral. There will bo no special session of congress for several good and sufllcient reasons , the principal one of which Is that it is both un necessary nnd inexpedient. A Teri-ililc Affliction. 7fii0iimtjtt / ! / ; > ii/iHniM. / Allndroadcr .lolinslono Is alleged to have succeeded In reading n Chicago man's mind clear across the largo m.isle ball of that city. If ho hns to know all'all that Chicago is think ing about while .he . is there ho will need to "soak his head" to cleanse it wh en ho gets out. _ Blainlct-H Which Hurt. llctitrlcc Kjpnw.i. The injury which. Nebraska has suffered from the wilful misrepresentations by impor ted prohibition spoutors will do moro harm than a total failure oM crops. And there arc citizens of Uontrico-whot-upplnud and gloat over the slanders of these paid adventurers. What nro they made ol J Viewed from Afar. There Is very little likelihood that the pro- libitionists will be successful in Nebraska : his year. The issue is ono between prohibi tion and high license , nnd Nebraska has seen n practical demonstration of the bcnollt and advantage of the high license system. On the other hand it hnj seen in Iowa and to sqmc extent In Kansas and South Da'.cota ' , the .vealmcss and inadequacy of prohibition. Ono of Mr. Ootlklns Jokes. The way they have carted poor Mr. Cabot otlKQ about in Maine nnd inndo him at every meeting "say a few words about his force bill , " reminds us of the story about tbo Eng lish showman who exhibited among his prop erties a brother in apparently the last stages of consumption nnd wonderfully emaciated nnd always eudcd his account of the malady with : "Cough for the gentlemen , Bill. " Proli ibltlon Inconsistencies. Clxulnm JiMrnnJ , Whenever anybody says that prohibition don't pi'ojiibit in Maine , the national third party organ , the Voice , will pronounce tbo statement n vllo lie , and prove that it is n striking and unanimous success. But now thnt Sneaker Heed has boon rc-clcctod by double hi ) former majorities , that paper ox- nlnlns it by charging thnt scores of open sa loons nro running , and that republican suc cess Is accomplished by wholesale violation of the liquor law , and the support of hordesof liquor men. There seems to ho something lacking souiowhoro to K\VO \ these opposing arguments a little consistency. The Cnmpiigii I lnr. Onl } icm < icrat. The biggest lie wo have seen in print for many n day is tlio special In Tuesday's Omaha World-Herald from Ord hi regard to ICem's meeting Saturday. The special is a fake from beginning to end , and is manulacturcd out of whole cloth. As a matter of fact there wns plenty of standing room to bo had In tbo court room during Kom's nbortivo attempt to make a speech. It wns not tbo largest crowd ever assembled in alloy , county. The prohi bition nigger Hoetoriiad a third more listen ers than did ICemVtind ho spoke from the sumo platform. JoTili P. St. John had n much lurgor crowd than Kefri. It is true the alli nnco following video all hero , but throe- fourths of thn attendance was made up of women ami cliUdrc | jTho , slush contained in this "special" is unworthy a place in any newspaper , nnd if .tlio World-Hornlil manage ment desires to nnilutaln a list In Ord it will refuse space to every ntncompop who plays upon thocredulity'Wlho ' people. 1 -f Clean The fall ticket ififtow In the field. It Is headed by an emlnaiUy sclf-mado man a la borer from his yomUup. Not n breath of scandal attaches itself to L. D. Kichnrds. His life has been ono of struggle nnd thnt strugelo crowned with success. The hey sol dier at foil rt eea years of age was simply In dicative of the man. The coin-ago that en abled tho.boy to take up the musket in dc- fenso of the nag and fight the battles of his country Is the same that sustained the young man In thu bnttlo of life after arms wcra laid aside. The same characteristic will make him n success in administering the affairs of state. The time has gone by when n failure at one's own business qualities a man to do business for the public. Success in private life moans success In public. Purity in pri vate Ufa means purity In public. Standby U. D. lllclmnls , the boy soldier , tbo cner- gctlo laborer , the successful buslneis man , If you would have u successful governor and a pure administration la Nebraska. OF rut : xoiiTinnsT , Ncbrnnkn. A $20.000 school house is In course of erec tion at Crawford. Frank Ii. I.omon has disposed of tbo Sliver Crock Orlolo to L. S , McCoy. An effort Is being m.idotoorpnnlze a daugh ters of veterans camp nt .lunlnta , A Inrso portion of the burnt district at iVrnpahoo will bo rebuilt before snow flics. The bite of a snake killed ono of the best horses belonging to J , A. Dunlavy of 11 old- rogo , During-n runaway at ' 1'oblas , Mrs. flcorgo ICruso was thrown from a buggy and her leg broken. A camp of Sons of Veterans hns been tem porarily organized at Cambridge andofllccrs elected. meteor which dropped oft bright lights of various colors was seen nt Junlatn the other night. iVn Irnto baker of Nellgh vented his ra&o on n theatrical advance agent by showering him with ancient eggs , Frank McCartney received what are sup posed to bo fiitnl Injuries by falling from n utepladder while gathering apples , nnd rup turing a blood vessel. Viva brothers named Deil were arrested the other day near Superior charged with stealing stock and corn. Quo of the innn has confessed the crime and revealed the fact that tbo brothers had been cxtenslvo In their thieving. They are all In Jail at Mankato , lum , Two sturgeons about six indies long , are on exhibition nt North Platto. They were cnupht in the North 1'latto river by Wild Cat Sam , and nro the first over taken from the river at that point. Years ago sturgeon were plentiful In the Pintle river near Us confluence with the Missouri. Throe ten-year-old lads from Beatrice Dcrt Fisko , Kay Arncll nnd Hert Fulton , concluded to leave homo nnd enjoy Hfo thu other day , They carried their school hooks with them and tramped to Crab Orchard and Filley. At the latter place they wcro too tired to prccccd and gave up their secret. At Arlington , Washington county , lives Miss Mabel Cook , who lacks but a , few dnys of being fourteen years of ago. She measures thirty-four inches in height and weighs thirty-eight pounds. She has no deformity and lc In perfect health. The young lady is us large , In nil probability , ns slio over vill bo. Lot us bear no moro about Tom ' .Thumb. W. Halo nnd wifoof Battle Crook , Neb. , celebrated their golden wedding the other day. They have thirteen children living , all of whom were present at the wedding anil re union. A perfect shower of gold was heaped upon tliem gold watches , rings , pins , chains , butter Olshes , eye-glasses , cufl-buttons , money , and In fact everything that could ho inndo of gold. The high esteem in which they wcro held wns also gold , pure nnd un alloyed , A domestic jar in the family of J. S. Whit ney near Anslcy , Custer county , caused the husband to leave home. A week after his departure John Cui-others and Atwood Sloan appeared at , the tiomo and represented to Mrs. Whitney that it would bo to her ad vantage to place the stock on the farm In their hands to keep for her , their supposed Intention being to run off "tho stock. The woman consented , but Whitney's ' unexpected return put a stop to the proceedings , ho get ting out warrants for the arrest of the two men. C'arothcrs has been arrested , but Sloan lied. luwn. O' ' Bricn county doctors have decided to raise their scale of prices 'i" percent. The little daughter of James Ferry of Washington is lying at death's door as the result of eating a quantity of bedbug poison. I. N. Harris , independent candidate for congress in the Eighth district , opened his campaign Friday night nt Kivertoii and was given an cntuslostlc welcome. In a runaway accident , caused by tlio bark ing of a cur , Conrad ( iiibrlcl , aged eighty , an old resident of Muscatine county , was thrown from bis buggy and fatally injured. Frank Ellgen , the wealthy Osceola county farmer who clopod nhout two weeks ago with pretty Mabel Frock , who lived In the same neighborhood , is thought to bo in Seattle , Wash. Kllgcn Is worth § 50,000 auu leaves a wife and threa children. For a pure case of youthful depravity fourteen-year-old JMlnnio HoITsmlth of Clhi- toavlllo is probably without n parallel ju the Btuti She has been arrested , charged with arson , robbery , attempted murder , overturn ing a bee-hive , stealing watermelons nnd cut ting up the vines and several other crimes of minor note. The interstate deep wnt r harbor commit tee will meet at UesMolncs , October ( J , ana remain in session several days. It Is com posed of from sixty to one hundred men from different parts of the west appointed by gov- ornorj of states to consider the question of it deep water harbor oa the gulf coast , and especially at Golvcston , Tox. , and to in terest the central state. * of the country in a harbor and outlet to tlio seaboard. A most remarkable Incident occurred in Albert Duffus' family at Malcolm , which has set the neighbors to j > rmderlng and the physi cians to studying , says the Brooklyn Chron icle. On Wednesday , the 17th , Dr. WHcox. was called nnd soon presented the happy parents with their first born , u small but healthy Jive-pound girl. All were happy. Saturday , the 20th thrco days later the doctor was sent for in a hurry. Nothing serious , however. Only another girl which weighed nine pounds. All are doing well. Oao of the most iXYulinr cases of burglary on record occurred at Eldora the other day. Ed Christy was put in Jail for drunkenness. In the jail was a lot of whisky that had been seized by tbo sheriff and awaited destruction. Christy broke Into the cell where the whisky was and took some of the bottles , carrying them to his cell. The sheriff discovered the loss , searched and found tno stolen whisky. Hero comes the funny part. Christy was iminuliutely arrested on ncharga of commit ting burglary in the day time nnd was bound over in 5500 bonds , thus being held for n crime committed in Jail while confined oa an other charge. Christy , In company with an other prisoner , has since made his escape and is still ut largd. _ Tlio Two Sioux Falls' new waterworks nro now In operation , Ynnkton county's exhibit at the state fair took ( list prize. At the recent school election in Huron the woman suffrujjUts cost 1MU of the 714 votes polled. A term of the supreme court of North Da kota will bo held at Grand Forks , commenc ing October 7. The new stone Presbyterian church In Uupld Citv , costing $3,000 , , will bo dedicated early In November. Stove Xcrega , n grocery merchant at Lead City , who mis been in the habit of storing tno profits of his business for the last seven or eight years in a nail keg down the cellar , has discovered thnt mice have made a nest in the ho uml almost wholly destroyed its contents , supposed to bo nearly SIO.IMO. . Sheriff Ilotlmnn of Beadle county , has token throe boarders to the penitentiary at Sioux Fulls , all having a sentence of one year for burglary. Their nanicj nro Charles Miller , John Kclloy and .John Moore. The two former are old offenders nnd have not spent a Christ mas out of prison In the last eleven years. The officers of the stntoV. . C. T. U. for the coming year are : President , Mrs. II. M. IJarkcr of Huron ; vice president , Mrs. Eimna Crnnmar , Aberdeen : corresponding secretary , Mrs. lM. . Swift , Yuukton : recording secre tary , Mrs. D.V. . Myers , Vermillion ; tre.is- tirer , Mrs. Steer , 1'ecr ; state organUor , lr. Nettie Hall of Wesslngton Springs. Uallroad graders oa the IJ. & M. recently cut through n ledge of carbonate ore near Lead City. They didn't pay any partlruUr attention to it , however , not having been ed ucated ns geologists or mineralogists , ami not knowing what It wns. Harry Damon ol Dcadwood cutuo along , saw the ore , tumbled there wns a good thing In sight and nmdo u location. In reply to the statement made by thu press that Hov. Anna Shaw Is not an ordained min ister , Miss Shaw says she was ordained In the Methodist Protestant church ; thnt slm studied theology In n class of thirty-two young men In u Methodist Episcopal semi nary , nnd though her standing in examina tion was ni high as any of them she was not ordained by that denomination becouso she wus n wnniim , As the Northern Paclflcexpross approached O radon the other day little Violet MeLcut sat on the truck playing , tibo was seated In n low place on the trade and the engineer dlil not notice her until ho was almost on her. While ho reversed his engine and put ou the air brake the fireman ran out on the pilot anil grasped the little ono just as the nn > t truck md run over her leg , severing It , but in time o save her life , it Is hoped , W. K. Kothcrmalof Now York , represent ng the American fiber company , with n cap- tal of (15,000,000 , Isn \ Sioux Falls for the mrposoor making the preliminary nrrango- nentsfor distributing M.OOO bushels of Bol- : lan llnxsecd. Ho will erect a plant In Sioux . 'alls which will employ forty men , who will reduce the flax liber raised from the Uelglnn need. If the fiber U nil that U claimed for It n thnt climate the company will erect ono of the largest tow mills In the United States , employing ' . ' ,000 , men. I'KOHIUmo.N IN KANSAS. How It Killed Moral , Social nml iMu- ciulomil Temperance \Voric. Mr. S. II. Snophord , ex-secretary of state of Ivnnsns und formnny years editor of the old Topuha Tribune , sends the following communication tol'iii : liu ) : : UuAVUNUoiiTir , Kan , , Sept. 2 * . To the Kdltorof TIIK Bins : Having a hundred or more relatives in Nebraska , qtilto a number of them have written to mo for such facts nnd conclusions as I might bo nblo nnd willing to ; lvo them concerning prohibition In Kansas. With your permission I will reply through , ho columns of Tun Biu' : For twenty years prior to prohibition in Kansas I xvas an active Good Templar and worker In the temperance cause In Topeka , vniicy fans , nnu Troy in this stnto. wnen the prohibition cruzo struck Kansas ten rears ago thero. were about four hundred oilgos and organizations of various kinds In ho state devoted to tcmporanco worn. In six months they wcro all dead. 1'rohlhltlon tilled them. Moral , social and educational cmpcranco work wns wholly abandoned , nnd compulsion , litigation , and,1 general hell- raising Inaugurated In its stead. The Infa. moU8 spy , spotter and informer system was adopted , and secret , star-chamber , inn.usi- ! torial "law and order leagues" hatched con- spiracles , waged hitter and vindictive prose. cutioiis , piled costs mountain-high upon the axpaycrs , and converted society Into a aeeth- ng culdron of warring elements. The golden era. of sobriety was just begin - dug to dawn In Kansas when the pernicious contagion of prohibition broke out Hko a rag. ng pestilence and s prcad over the land do. stroylng temperance woric and leaving moral desolation tails path. The consumption of hiuor has been increased rather than dimin ished , and men have been made worse in stead of better. Prohibition bus debauched our stato. The attempted enforcement has drawn out the worst elements of iimnun char acter on both sides , of the question. Men who once had respect for the law have prown to halo and despise it , and their sons are fol lowing In their footsteps. In place of hon est , old-fashioned saloons wo have drug stores , joints , club-rooms , and secret-hell holes , where vicious stuff is sold to all who want it , old or young. Since the withering blight of prohibition cast Its dark shadow upon Kansas and Iowa , and converted these states Into moral plague bpot-s , tbo former has lost 7i,000 of Its popu lation and : the latter 1115,000 , while alt sur rounding states have gained from 200,000 to ( iOUjODU each. And ns many more people would lloo from the church rule and blue- lawisuiof thobo two state j if thev could sell out and get nwny , or if they did liot hope for a change in affairs , For one , I am not a law-worshiper. I never did believe In padlock virtue , legal righteous ness , sheriff honor , execution honesty , Com- stoclc purity , or constable temperance. 1 do not believe that state guardianship of men's appetites and morals and the removal of all temptation from them Is conducive to the host results In developing human character. I do not believe in putting a bib on a man and shutting him up In the nursery with old grannies , church and state , for his wet and dry nurses. I do not believe In trail ing him up to the legislative porch like a morning glory , cultivating no power within himself to stand alone , nnd sura to bo cut down by the first chill wind or autumn frost. Temptation is as necessary a factor in the hiillfllnrr 1111 nf nlmmotpr na'nvnrMcrt ia tlio growth of a stroll ? , healthy body. Without temptation It is impossible to develop a vigor ous manhood , capable of resisting evil ns the sturdy oak withstands the fury of storm nnd tempest. Without temptation mnn would bo a frail hot-house exotic , n thing of Jellywith out bone , sinew , muscle , or vertebra. The moment temptation Is removed , moral de generation begins. I-'rco moral agency is es sential to manhood. No good can possibly come from the destruction of human libcrtv. To sum up the case , prohibition is only an other mime for puritanic hydrophobia. In principle it Is false , irrational and unjust ; in spirit It is aggressive , ferocious and vlnuie- tive. It is tbo assassin of liberty , the fee of frco moral agency , and the destroyer of temperance. It is social plague , moral pestilence , political contagion , commercial famine , aud financial ruin. It is degrad ing , enslaving , nnd demoralizing to n frco and intelligent people. It hogots disrespect for all law ; it oilers apromimuupon vice and crime , and turns men Into sneaks , spies , spot ters nnd perjurers. Its enactment and at tempted enforcement la the states of Kansas and lowu have been an infamous outrage upon the natural and civil rights of thopeo- plo opposed to It. It is the progenitor of dis cord , hatred and bitterness , the instigator of contention , enmity and rancor , and the prop agator of strife , dissensions aud violence. It is u base conspiracy of raving cranks , froth ing fanatics , gibbering lunatics , frenzied bigots , designing knaves , rotten demagogues , and unprincipled politicians who would apply the torch of conflagration to the glorious tem ple of liberty bequeathed us ! by our fathers , and dance In lleudlsh revelry nrouiid the smoking ruin. S. U. Siici'iintm. DICTATOR , HUH HOWS KKI1UKED. Caustic Ilcvicw of His Course by the Nebraska State laborer. Too late for comment In our last issue mine the news of the nomination by the congros- sloual committee of lion. Allan Hoot of Doug las county for member of congress from the First district. The vacancy on the ticket In the First district was as iiiifortnmito as it was unnecessary. The course of the man who caused It is beneath contempt. Wo wisn it wns ulso beneath criticism. Any delay in an nouncing his decision as to accepting the nomination was unnecessary and without excuse. The delay has had tlio effect of de liberate treachery , has played right into the iiiiuub ui im. uxmuuii , mm mmvorueu inxj- parable harm to the people's cnuso in the Klrstdistrict. Farinas Alliance. This editorial evokes the following caustic rebuke from the Nebraska State Laborer , olllcial organ of lha Central Trades Union ; The above from the last Issue of tlio Farm ers Alllunce , Is u very significant article , as it plainly indicates the future policy of the man who aspires to. the solo leadership of the alliance , nnd who has also undertaken to ab solutely control tlm independent movement , by dictating its nominations and crushing all opposition to his dictatorship l y killing oil each and every innn who stands in the way of tlio realization of this cherished ninbitloh of Mr. Hurrows , This attack upon Mr. Van Wyck , Is wholly uncalled for nnd run only Hnd nn explanation in the evident Intention of Jvlr. Uurrows to destroy the iulluuncu of the man who has done inoro to c.ill Into ex istence this independent movement than nuv half dozen men in the state. In order that ho ( Uurrowsmay build himself up on the ruins of the mast sincere and influential mini In the nllianoo movement. With Van U'yi-li dis graced and driven from tlio order , Harrows' dalinus tlio absolute dictator of the alllanco would bo unquestioned , as it Is well known that ho dictated ' Powers' nomination , prevented - vented Colemiui from being named us Uouion- aut governor , and succeeded In controlling tea a Inrgo ox tent the action of the inclepuiuli > nt convention. Van Wyck was defeated fur the nomination for governor by the machine pol itics so severely denounced by tlio nlllancu in the other parties , The trade was made In the When Hnby wnn nick. m > RIXTO her C.vtorla , When iho won a Clulil , slio rrlotl for Cailorln , When Iio trrmnn Mlxa , ilif clung to CtaUirln , VfUea thu tiA J CliUJnin , tlio cave UMUII CiutorU , nlllanco nt the tlmo thnt McKclRlmn nominated , nnd It was livery Inslnictlveiimv. tnclo to sec Dnvo nutlcr. Chnniborluln , Hull , , * Burrows nnd avcry polltlcnstor In the coiirtL- vcntlon workln ? to defeat Vim wyck nml fc , nominate Powers. The labor inon wanted Van \Vyck , ns ho hnd snvcd tbo eight hour bill from an Iffiiomlnous do/eat , mul they also favored Colcmnn , but Ihirrows' refusal - fusal to explain Uolcnmn's alleged connection with the Duller bribery charge defeated him nnd again Uurrows triumphed. As to Van Wyck's refusal to accept tno sop thrown to him In the congressional nomination , lie simply reiterated his determination pressed by him before the nomination tendered not to accept the same. Hurrows believes that ho has by his assault on Ilutlcr got him out of bis way , nnd ho has now turned his attention to General Van Wyck , whom ho Is determined shall sliaro the snnio fate , ntirrows may succeed in reading Van Wyck out of the Independent movement , but when ho hns accomplished this there won't ' bo enough left to make a cor porals' guard. This charge of treachery pre ferred by Burrows cornea with bad grncu from a man who deliberately cut Van U'vok's throat in the convention mul hnutlly refused to do Mr. Colcman justice by making the ex- plnnatlon to the convention o.xorcratlng him ( Colcman ) from any connoctlcii with the Butler bribery charge , which Uurrows after ward iniulo to Colcnian in private when the demand wns mndo for It by Colenmii-no ho waited until Colcinnu was defeated for nom ination for lieutenant governor , and n candi date nominated whom Burrows could use. .1 x'jine.isifA Story of tlio Man Who Hroko Jnll at Jaulcson , Neb. i Cmcuoo , Sept. D'J. [ Spaolal Telegram to TiiBUcii. ] James Johnson was arrested Inst nlj-lit as n fugitive from Justice , ho having broke Jail at Jackson , Neb. , t\vo weeks ago. A few dnys ago HurtJIcClonlcknlIas McCoy , WM arrested on the clutrgoof hnvnipnsscti ] ( n forged or ilctitlous check lust January. After his arrest It was loiirned that lie win wanted for jnll breaking at Jackson , Neh. , aloup with Johnson anil It was presumed that lie know where the latter was. Jt wns Icarncil that an actress named Annie McMillan , Hv , ins at 1SU9 South Clark street , was to have eloped -with McClcntck tlio day ho was nr- rested. After much pcHimslon slio told where .Tohiison was anil lie was easily appro- hciulod. Johnson was In Jail for assault ntid robbery at Jacltson , Neb. Ho wns there put hi n ceil with McCloalck and liuld for forgery , John- sou Is nti Ingenious fellow and hi ) inuilo Uey out of a piece of broomliandle and released himself , McCleidck and another - other man named Franlc"eir. . Is'otldnpr h known of the whereabouts of the latter. Johnson Is locked up awnltlnsj requisition papers from Nebraska. Should tlio slu-nil also have papers for ftlcUlcnlck ho will also have to bo releiisod ut the prand Jury lias already indict < < < l him there. Johnson tells a weird story of lils tour from Nebraska to Chicago. lie traveled by foot nnd mostly at night , llo was pursued most of the time and was watched so closely that tlio only way lie could cross the Mississippi river was by swimming. Guyot Scores PAIIIS , Sept. 29. [ Special Cablegram to Tun Bnn. ] M. Guyot , minister of publU' works , in a speech at the opening of the now bridge over the Solus at Conlhms Sain to Iloporino expressed regret that notwith standing the recent Bouhuijjlst revelations , tncro still existed In Franco persons who were ready to support a Ilnj ; other than Unit of the republic. Hearing some murmurs of disapproval in the crowd , M. Gnyot nddoil "accomplices of the aspirant to the throne of the Caesar have no business hero. The beit course bis rtupcr can take is to allow them selves to be buried in oblivion. " When tlm ceremony wns over and tiuyot wai about to depart a Uoiilanpist rushed toward the iiiln- isterusinj'lnsultniB words nnd tlircatcaiiii ; M to Htriko him. The man was promptly ar rested. More I'roscuutlons Tlircnteiicil. Dcnnix , Sept. 29. [ Speclnl Cablegram to THE Bnn. ] It is likely that the last has not been heard of the collision between tlio poliru tint ! the people in front of the court house at TIpperary last Thursday. It is reported this morning that the government intends to prosecute many of the persons who were present In the crowd for inciting u riot. Mr. Harrison , a member of parliament for the mlddlo division of Tip- pcrary who received a severe blow over tho" head from n policeman's club , is mentioned as amonp those likely to bo prosecuted. Colonel Oadcll , the presiding magistrate at the TIpperary bearing asserts thnt John/ Morley appealed to him to exclude the crowd from the court house. An Interview with Crispl , P.unsSopt.29 , [ Special Cablegram to Tun Bin. ] The Figaro publishes on interview with Signer Crispi , the Italian prime minis ter , in which ho denounces tbo 'attitude of France toward Italy mul instances the annex ation of Tunis In spite of her promise to the contrary , as a breach of good faith on the part of Franco. This action , ho declared , \vns a stab at tlio heart of Italy , Ho defended the alliance between Germany , Austria and Italy , negotiations for tlio renewal of which , ho said , nro still pending. There is no danger of war unless it is soupnt by Franco. Ho do- plorcd the continued Increase of their arma ments by the nations of 13uropo nnd believed that this course would end In ruining Europe to the advantage of .America. Sullivan Will Not I'l lit Kluyln. NEW Yonic , Sopt. 29. ISpoclal Telegram to Tun DIK.-Hichard ] 1C. Fox's offer to back John L. Sullivan against Frank P. Slavln for SCtf.OOO , providing the big fellow would consent to have tlm Billy Mad don train him , Is being discussed extensively la sportinp circles. Sullivan himself , after read ing the Fox intorvjow , laughed Immoderately and seemed to look upon the mutter as a Joke. Ho said Fox's solo object was to try to Jliul a man who could whip him ( Sullivan ) , John declared ho was out of pugilism forever. Tlio Dentil It coord , ATCIIISO.V , Kan. , Sept. 29. [ Sjioclnl to Tun K. ] Dr. F. 0. Nichols , a prominent phy sician of this place , died at Knmlall , Jowoll county , ycsteniay morning of heart disease , ' Ho was thirty-live yours old , \mcrlcun Ollleur.s Itiinnuctcd. Br.iu.ix , Sept. 251. [ Special' Cablegram to Tim BHE.J The Naval Onlccra' club at Kiel gave a bnnqunt hist nigtit to the ofllccrs attached to the United Suites steamer Haiti- more. "Yankee Blade : Parson Huft Kcmombcr , you must givu an account of ah your no tions and deeds when you go to the other world. Jimmy Fastboy I'm ' glad you men tioned It. 1 am studying n now system of im proved memory. 1 guuss I'll drop It now. Life : Mr. Hrumford Chappy A fellow told mo todny thnt I didn't know enough to go In when It rained. Misa Kduerly Wtmtii want of tact I OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed and Ouurantecd Capital. . . .tMJ.OOO Paid In Capital a.vj.oOJ lluys ami soils stock * and bonds ; negotiates eonimtTohil jiaper ; receives anil p\eonles trusts ; aels nH transfer neent nnd truitoool oorimriilions , takes chnrga of property , col- U'cls taxri , Omaha Loan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts , Paid In ( "niiltnl t M.fo ) Subscribed nmlOiiur.intoodCajiltul. . . . lOO.OJI l.tiitilllty of SiiicUliol.lei-s . , aw.WO 5 I'orL'ont Interest 1'ald on DonfMtK I'KAMC .1,1AN Hi ; I'iuMor. Onieew : A X' . Wyiniin , preslilont. J. J. llroxvn , vleo-prPHldent . T. WyiiiHiv tronsnrer. DlnvtorA. : . tYymau t ! , J. II. Mlllnrd , J J , llmwii , ( luy ( Mtnrlmi. 1 W. Nusb , TUoma * 11 , IviiuDall , ( ioorgo U. halt.
