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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : HiAfrURDAtf , SEPTEMBEK 12 , 1801. THE DAILY BEE. i : IlOSnWATKH , KIIITOU. PUnLISITED EVERY MOUNINO OP BUIISOIUt'TION. line ( without Sunday ! Ono Year..I ft 0 Bally mid Pundity , One Year 1" W Hlx months r d Thrro Months 2V Hiinilny lleo , Ono Year 2 M Hatimfiiy Iloe , Onn Year I" * Weekly lleo , One Year 1 M OI'l-'IOES : Omnha , The tleo llulldlnir. Boiith Onttilin. corner N nnd LMlh Streets. Council HIiilTs , 12 I'narl Htreot. Ohlcaao Ofllco , : i7 ! Chamber < > ' CJonitiinrcft. Now York.ltooms III , Unnd IVTrllmno llulMIng WnfthltiRton , 5111 rourtconth .Street. All communications rolalinir to news am editorial mutter should bo addressed to Hit rdltnrla ! Di-partment. 1HJSINKS8 LHTTRIIS. Allbiislnnss letters anil ri-nill taures shouli 1)0 ) nildres od to The lieu I'ubllsliliiK Company Oninlui. Dr.iftH. cluti'ks mill piHtnllleii nrdui-i to bu made payable to the order of tlio com pany. HWOItS HI'ATlIMnNT OK tllllCL'liATION Blatenf Nfihrasua I i mint V of Hondas , f1" ' Odori'II. . T/st'liiiok , sei'ret'iry of The Hec riibil'iluii. coiniiany , does xolnnitily sweiir that tinaetiiiil vlrculatlon of 'I'nu DAILY IKI- ! for the wei-u cndlni ; Kepteinbur B , 1 'JI , was as follows Hund.iy. AIIIJ. 30 . 2.TI ! ' Mondny. An. . 31 . ! M.Vft- Tuusflnv. Soit | , 1 . : ( i,7f ( WudncMilny. S-unt. a . BUS" Tlntrsdav , Hept.3 . 2f > ,2" ' ' Krlrtnv. Sept. 4 . i.ll ! batur < l ty. riupt. B . L'U.'Jtt Average . 'JlH7:5 ( : OIOKOI : : n. T/-OIIUOK. Hworn to before mo and sulncrlbod In my prcsonco tills ! Hh day of Soutfinlier. A. I ) . , IbOI N. P. I'V. " . . Notary Public. Btatoof N'obrnskn , I County of Douglas , f Oeorgp It. 'I'/schuclc. bolriK duly sworn , deposes - poses mid suys that hn Is secretary of Tun llEE Piibllsliln company. Ib-it the actual nv- oraRo dally clrciiliitlon of Tin ; DAILY llin : for the month of September , IfW , wns'J.S70 copies forOeto.i ! > r , 18 > ) > ,20,7Ricoplu-t ; for Noxcmhcr , J8nO. ' . " .MM ) copies ; for liocemhcr. 1890 , 2J.471 copies ! for Inniiiiry , ISfll , .N.4III copies ; for rnhriinry. 1S11'J.VH2 copies ; fur March , 1ROI E4OKii > ople4i for April. 1S9I , 2.I.H.'S copies : for Way , IMU , tusti ) copies : for Juno. 18'I. ' ) M.7 ! | copies : for July , IB'il , 27.0'JI copies ; for Aucnst IB'.ll , LWW copies. OKOIKIP. II. TysciiuCK. Sworn to before mo nnd miliserlhcd In my prusonco this 1st day of Aiisnst. 1S01. N. P. riu. : . Notary Public. For tlio In order to frlvo ovoi-y reader in this Btato mill Iowa nn opportunity to keep posted on the progress of tlio campaign in botli thuso states wo hnvo decided to oiTor Tin : WKKKLY Bin : for tlio balance of this year for twenty-llvo cunts. Sent in your orders early. Two dollars wil ! bo accepted for a club of ten mimes. Tun BEI : PUHLISHINO Co. , Omaha , Nob. TIIBHE can bo no valid reason for postponing : the dnto of the republican etato convention. FiiOJt surface indications it ia quite apparent that Judge Post hua put him- aolf in the hands of very unsafe friends. FoSTKit , the weather' prophet , pre dicts that destructive frosts will follow the equinoctial storms this year. Mr. Foster is tlio last fond hope of the calamity crowd. aggressiveness of the indepen dent party is about all their is to it in this country but there is a good deal of this quality exhibited , it taUos nerve for a now party to hold the first conven tions nnd put into the field the first tickets. J. STKHLIXG MOHTON is named as a candidate for a place on Uio Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Morton and his family arc well potod on railway matters , but unfortunately perhaps for the gentleman's ambition , his informa tion has generally boon on the railroad side of the question. TIIK "non-partisan" lawyers who woi-o fixing to place a corporation democrat on the supreme bench failed to material ize at Lincoln on the 10th as originally contemplated. As a lint liabco the pro posal of tlio flvo Omaha lawyers and five Lincoln lawyers is almost without par allel in Nobraslca politics , OLD Nebraskans will recall lion. John Croxton of Nebraska City and perhaps bo surprised to find that ho has bobbed up Borcnoly as the people's party candidate for Bupromo judge of Colorado. Asa candidate Colonel Croxton had a wide experience in Nebraska , but as an olllco holder his service was neither long nor brilliant. TIIK rumor that the supreme court of the United States lias readied a de cision relative to the Bi.yd-Thayor . con test Is probably without foundation. The court does not convene until Octo ber and probably has not yet considered the CUBO except informally. Somebody wants to give Governor Thayer insom nia and is circulating this rumor for that purpose. EX-LIKUTHNANT GOVBUNOU MKIKUC- JOHN was knocked out in a personal nltoruntion iu Wisconsin the other day. Ho was taken by surprise or It might have resulted otherwise. The incident xmist not bo considered as in any way significant with reference to the gontlo- IIUUI'H future In Nebraska politics. Mr. Molklojohu is never taken at a disad vantage when ho seeks political prefer ment. will accept congratulations from Omaha not only on account of the unusual interest centering in the state fair and the great crowds which have Attended , but because her enterprising citizens have taken such axcollont care of the visitors. Lincoln handles a crowd with skill and courtesy and her trans portation facilities proved ample /or the accommodation of all. When it cornea to enterprise and public spirit Lincoln can give many larger cities pointers worth considering. WHKN Lund Commissioner Carter TVRH a book agent in Nebraska trading county rights to sell "Footprints of Timo" for farms and cash , ho proved himself tote to bo a rustlor. IIo has maintained that reputation as a politician in Montana in a short term In congress and later In the general land oQlco , Between Carter nnd GrotT the work of the olJlco for the last two years shows tin increase of100 per cent in issue of homostoud patents , 700 per cent in tssuo of timber culture imtontB and over 500 per cent in entries. TIIK JUIrtClAr , CM.11/M/GA / * . Tlio early approach of the two old party conventions makes the question of nominations for the olllco of associate justice of the supreme court paramount in stale politics at present. The demo crats will convene at Grand Island next Thursday nnd the republicans the Thurs day following at Lincoln. The nonpartisan - partisan con volition of lawyers an nounced for last Thursday at Lincoln failed to materialize. The qualillcatlons of aspirants and the .exigencies of tlio situation in the ranks ot both democrats and republicans are giving the loaders of both parties a srrctit deal of concern. The democrats are badly at sou , but will take the chances of putting up ft ticket , hoping that the republicans will mnko the mhtake of nominating Judge Cobb or some other man favored by the corporations. They realize the fact that unions some foolish step is taken by the republican party their nominee will hardly know ho was a candi date when the returns are counted. If the republicans place Judge | Cobb or some other person equally obnoxious to the people on the ticket the democrats will have a meager chance of drawing enough disgusted repub licans to their nominee to make a ro- Hpectnblu showing and pos < lbl\r poll enough votes to place them next to the independents in relative rank. This would bo glory enough to the democrats and humiliating enough to the repub licans to satisfy the bourbons for extra ordinary exertions. It is generally conceded that if the republicans bluTidor into a weak nomi nation the Independent candidate will bo elected. Clear-headed republican loaders all over the state appreciate the situation. They know that the corpora tions must bo retired. LJvon those who have hitherto relied upon railroad sup port for personal biicco s in the conven tions and at the polls perceive the dan ger. They are not only willing but anxious to cut the millstone from about their necks for fear that it shall sink them. They may have no higher princi ple than that of self-preservation , but they are clear-sighted enough to perceive their danger. It there fore ought not to bo" dtlllcult to nominate just such a man as the people - plo are willing to support. Uo must bo absolutely free from the suspicion of corporation influence. No man however - over honorable or capable ho may ac tually bo , who goes into the coming fight with the tacit or active support of the railways can bo elected. The candi date must bo one for whom no apologies need bo made and no explanations of fered. TliK CHOI' IIKPOIIT. Statistician Dodge of the Agricultural department at Washington reports very encouraging crop conditions throughout the country for September. Corn in the nation at lurgo is 21 points higher than in September of last year. Nobrabak is a trillo under the general average , but promises to bo a good yield if frosts do not blast the prospects within the next ton days. A very largo acreage has boon planted and the total yield will probably exceed that of 188 ! ) , and al ready the greater proportion of the fields is beyond clangor of frost. Only late planted corn will be affected by early frosts. The wheat crops are , of course , safely in the stack and the condition is very high. Th.o general average has only been exceeded twice since 1879. The lowest average is 8U for South Carolina and the highest 100 in Indiana , Illinois and Minnesota. Nebraska elands well up with thd figures placed at 98 , Iowa 99. Tlio quality of spring and fall wheat is ex tremely favorable throughout the entire west and northwest. Yields of from thirty to forty bushels per acre are re ported from Iowa , Nebraska and the Dakotas. Cotton is above tbo average in tlio south. In many localities the crop is the best in years. The govern ment and state reports all agree that the agricultural communities have never , taken as a whole , considering differences in soils , latitude and elevations , onjoycd such gratifying results from their labor. Taicon in connection with the short crops reported from abroad the year has been phenomenal and all prognostications agree that remunerative prices must bo maintained. ItUMOlllll ) CAHIXRT UlhlAUKS. Rumors regarding possible changes In the cabinet of President Harrison have boon m circulation for some tlmo past , and just now are coming moro thick and fast than over. The appoint ment of Secretary of War Proctor to Lho United States senate , to succeed Senator Edmunds , has given rise to all sorts of reports and surmises as to who would bo his successor and what would jo the consequent changes in the cabi net. The latest advices from Washing ton give the ideas that prevail tlioro as to what may happen in the way of a cabinet reorganization. There can bo nothing profitable In dis cussing those reports. The retirement of Mr. Proctor from the position of soc- etary of war is , of course , a sullied fuel , lie has accepted the appointment of Jnited States senator and will close his connection with the cabinet in a few weeks. Tlio press of the country has ilroady very fully expressed the opinion thfit his retirement as a cabinet officer rill bo a very positive loss to the udmin- stration , and all who nro familiar with ils very able administration of the War lopartmont will acquiesce in this view. There is no question that ho has m ulo the best secretary of war since the close of the rebellion , and whoever its successor may bo lie will find it no easy matter to fill his place. Doubtless 10 one understands this bolter than 'resident Harrison , and hence the ircsidont may bo expected to exorcise jroat care in selecting a Bocrotary of var to replace Mr. Proctor. A number of gentlemen have boon mentioned as ikoly as to bu elioson , but those news- lapor expressions are likely to bo far away from the intentions of the presl- lont. It has happened generally that guesses as to what the president might o have not turned out to bo prophetic , incl it Is by no moans Improbable that uoh will bo the o-xperloneo in this case. But at any rate tlioro la no likelihood hut the roi > orts regarding a general re organization of the cabinet , whloh are just now being circulated , have nny sub stantial foundation. Tnoro Is not the slightest evidence that the president is not entirely satisfied with his cabinet as now organized , or that ho desires any change in the heads of the several de partments. On the contrary there Is every reason to believe that ho is well pleased with the existing arrangement and would bo gratified to have It remain as U Is to the end of his term , if that wore possible. It must bo obvious to every man of ordinary political acumen that it would not bo good policy for the president to permit any such break up fn Ills cabinet at this time , ns the newspapers suggest as probable , and a reasonable regard for the political judgment of General Harrison compels the opinion that ho does not contem plate any such remodeling of his official household ns is suggested. Tin : accidental congressman from the old second Nebraska district does netlike like the Grand Army of the Republic button. It dons not conform to his "Ideal of thn bravo man and hero. " In view of the alleged experiences of tholtcd Cloud statesman as a soldier and member of the order it Is not really very strange that this idea should have n place in his mind. Some discharges from tlio army act as a bar to membership In the Grand Army of the Republic and a man who is expelled from a secret order never after- wauls regards the order with patriotic ardor. The , less the independent demo crat has to say about his war record and his experience as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic the bolter it will bo for his reputation both bore and in congress. Kvon the confederate briga dier respects the union veteran's button. Cor.ON'irj CUOXTON wasonco a candi date for governor of Nebraska on the democratic ticket. lie was afterwards a republican but tlio olllces escaped him in this stato. lie is now attorney for a largo mortgage investment company , and 1ms accepted the nomination of the people's party of Colorado for supreme judge upon the platform which calls upon the United States government to loan money to the people at 2 per cent per annum. As a political weather cock the "governor" ' is meeting with his usual success. MAYOH CVSIUNQ is convinced that the Thomson-Houston electric light con tract which the acting mayor so promptly executed on behalf of the city has a hole in it big enough to admit and hide the trnuitionul African. It is also intimated that it hasbcenlampored with since it left the mayor's hands. If this bo true it is his duty to enjoin the elec tric light company from proceeding under the contract to perform any of its terms. The charge is grave enough to demand a searching investigation. STATK SUPKUINTHNDENT GOUDY has appointed his wife deputy superintend ent at a salary of $150 per annum. The Goudy family knows a good thing when it moves into sight. .Mrs. Goudy is fully as competent for the place as her husband and that is saying nothing deprecatory of him , but it would have been far bettor to go out into the cold world for a deputy than to insist upon keeping both salaries of the office under ono roof for the benefit of ono pocket- book. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mu. FKANK RANSOM comes out of the Thirteenth street muss with smooth feathers. The committee of the Real Estate Owners' association oxhoneratos him from all suggestion of unprofes sional conduct. lie was authorized , to dismiss the injunction suit by Mr. Ber lin. This episode is , however , merely an incident and is of far loss consequence to the public than the main questions at issue in connection with that somewhat famous South Thirteenth grading affair. TIIK democrats of Lancaster county adjourned their convention without nominating a ticket. In other words they decided to help the independents elect as many independent democrats as possible. This action is significant of the purpose of the democrats in oftior counties , , and when the polls close in November next , our independent friends will discover that tnoy have lodged a very largo number of rock-ribbed bourbons bens in tlio court house. * . THE Now York Times should give its editorial staff a vacation long enough to unable its members to see the great west. Perhaps some ot the moss could bo scraped off their bucks by a brief outing , and they would return to their desks witli the conviction that this country reaches west of the Alloghanies to a very remarkable and populous ex tent. MAJOR BALCOMIIB thinks that , if the business of tlio city woie conducted upon strict business principles by men of ability instead of barnacles the salary list might bo very materially reduced. Major Balcombo is in all probability right. It must bo clear to everybody that $2W,000 ( is nn enormous sum to pay out for salaries in Omaha. TIIK Real Estate Owners'association has passou n resolution declaring it to bo the sense of the organization that citi zens of this city should give Omaha merchants and maiiufaoturer.s the preference In making purchase ! ) . Now , lot every real estate owner adopt the resolution and carry it into effect per sonally. BVTIIK way , gentleman of the Real Estate Owners' association , have you looked Into the practicability of estab lishing hero a large boot sugar factory and rolinoryV TUB Board of Public ) Lands and Building - ing should do something to protect the peace and dignity of the state at Gen eva. Steen and McDonald should not bo allowed to fight with bare knuckles. Tin : county commissioners are nullify ing the luw by taking no action looking to the collection of licenses from the sa- loonkoeiwrs within the two mile limit. TIIK best way to make Omaha boom is , to putronUo Omaha industries. GKNHHAI. LK\V \ WAU..UM : might go to Washington on business of his own without being 'hi ' serious danger of a cabinet appointment , The chances are or ought to be UJnt Indiana will not bo given another cabinet olllco during the present nilmlniRlratlon. Indiana has had her share of-nAHtlcal patronage. " " IIo.v. K. P. R6o r.N of Bin : Claim Bureau reJqilosts us to slate for the Information ofrall concerned that the prlvato letter w4'tfon by him to John C. Watson of NobraslinClly containing cer tain suggestions ofa political character and which lottoV Mr. Watson has scon fit to make public" through the Lincoln Journal notwithstanding it was purely personal , was written without the knowledge ot and without conference with any person connected with the the editorial department of this news paper. It contained his own estimate of the situation and his personal suggest- lions as to what should bo done ; nothing moro. He had not the remotest notion of committing Tin : Bin : or of outlining Us course , ' sis ho has no more to do with its editorial manage ment than Mr. Watson himself. Moreover ho lias had no communication whatever with Mr. Rosewater upon the subject of this campaign and none of any character since that gentleman loft tor Europe on Juno ! . The attempt therefore to involve Tin : Bin : by any thing said by Mr. Roggon in his purely private note to Mr. Watson should ut terly fail. The publication of a friendly and entirely private lotlor is a gross and inexcusable violation of confidence on the part of Mr. Watson. JOHN M. TIIUKSTON challenges Jerry Simpson to a plowing match. Jerry has made ills living with his mouth so long that ho would not accept the challenge. The soekless statesman did not recog- ni/.o the bluff or ho would have been less anxious to catch his train. A plowing match between the two politicians would draw bettor than a national convention. Now that the Grand Island reunion , the State fair and the Nebraska City exposition - position are all over , it is reasonable to expect the very industrious secretaries of tlio State Board of Transportation to take a liltlo time to figure up on ruil- rend rates in Nebraska and determine whether they are too high 01- too low or just right. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ V. O. STUIOKUU : heads the independent delegation to the county Convention from tlje Fourth ward. Col onel Paul Vandorvoort's nnmn is con spicuous by its absttico from the Seventh ward list. Tlio-last named "colonel" is too busy selling up pins to fool away his time attending the county convention. WHKN Mr. T. ' B. Minuhan of the Fifth ward solicits a nomination for district - trict judge at the hands of the repub lican judicial con'yo'ntion , it will bo well to remember that " .his name heads the list of delegates from the Fifth , ward to the independent county convention. Nnw YOUK newspapers may ridicule Omaha for attempting to secure the re publican national convention , 'but the fact'remains ' that the fight for this honor rests between Omaha and Chicago. Now York is not in it , oven a litllo bit. ALTHOUGH ws shall have no grand jury , the chances are good for the ex posure if not conviction of some of the boodlors who have fed and fattened at public expense for quite a while back. How much money has been expended this year in advertising for bids upon public work for which public work no money was availaolo ? No ciTizijf ; of Omaha can afford to buy goods in Chicago or elsewhere which nro made or sold hero at the same or lower prices. I5ut Will She ? Denver Sun. The consocvatlvo Senator Allison thinlta Iowa can return 25,000 republican majority this fall. g the HrircsH. /Ciiiiws Citu Journal. The American hog is rapidly getting to bo a formidable rival of tlio American heiress m European markets. , limiting tliolloioB. Altnnrawlli 'irllntnc. A few moro speeches from Senator Allison nnd it will bo difllcult to convince ) Governor. Boies of Iowa that Uo was ovou In the race. Colorado anil tlio Convention. urnvcr Aim. OMVHV Hiu : suggests tbat Its city should scud u delegation 10 the Colorado state convention to secure its indorsement of tbo effort to have the next national repub lic in convention hold at Omaha. Tlio in- ( loraomont should bo given without solicita tion. _ _ _ . .ijj.i.ixisriiK irjs A nor. T. C. llarliawjh In Terns St/tinq * . Of nil tlio men the world has soon Since Time his rounds began , There's ono I pity every day Earth's llrst und foremost man ; And then 1 think > whnt fun ho missed Hy rulling to cnlov The wild dollghtsCo'kvoutli-timo , for IIo never was aUior. Ho never stubbcajjls naked tea Against n root cuvtfjmo IIo never with a pffeliook llslioj Along the broolt alAno. Ho never sought tljpjibumblobco Among the dalstilaiw > y , Nor fell its busmo'jjreiicl ' , because Ho never was aj6 $ , mot Tie never hookoy IjilWod , nor tied The uvor-roady jUit , Down In the alley.ifll ° nlonp , To trusting FIU aU. And when bo lioino.fijnm swimmln' came Ills nupplncm tq.My . , No slipper iutorfurou , because Ho never wiu Ha might refer tnUndld { timoi 'Mong 1'Mon's boivor , yet Ha never acted Uoiuso ' To nyour ( { Juhol , ilo nuvcr.scnt n Valentino , Intended to annoy A uood but miililon mint , bccauso Ho never win n boy , Ho never cut it Itito string , not Nor bid un Eivitor CBIJJ flu never ruined his pnnuloons A-pluyii g mumUlo pe , Ho nuvur from the uttiUhtolo A coon hunt to enjoy , To Und "the old man'1 watching , for Ho never waa u boy. I pity him. Why should I noli I even drop u tear. Ho tllu not Unow bow numb ho mUsoil llu never will , I fear. And when tbo SCOIIIM of "other duys" Mv growing mind employ , I think of him , earth's only man Who never was u boy. r.i.v/.s T/M.V or/H.s. Hnd not Kmperor William concluded for purposes purely mllltnry nml political but not economic or commercial the customs convention with his ally at Vlonna , ho would not now bo under the necessity nf concllliU. Ing the agrarian Interests which nro n power In German politics by refusing to reduce the duties upon American cereals. Fortunately , there appears to bo ono mini among the young monarch's counsellors who possesses the sngaclty to see that the popular miRor result ing from the lumper , tlio want nnd the star vation of the masses constitutes a fnr greater peril to the Administration , nnd even to the throne , than the moro Ill-will of the ngrarlau Interests whoso motltlipicco I'rlnco lilsmnrck has promised to bo in the coming session of the rolchslng- The statesman In question is Hcrr Miguel , ouco a .socialist loader nna n republican , but today minister of llmtnco of the empire. Until now ho has boon successfully opposed by the chancellor , ( Jonoral Von Oaprlvl. Hut It is probable that before tlio cold weather sots in the emperor will bo brought to see the urgency of following the advice of Herr Miguel in preference to that of General Von Cnprlvl , nnd Unit wo shall witness not only a largo reduction by the Gorman government of the duty on American grain , but also tbo suporsoislon of the patrician nnd praetorian chancellor by the ox-sorinllst Miguel. * * Unless nlF prosenl signs fail , serious Irou- bio is likely to como in Europe sooner where it has been least expected by the public than in nations nf which muuh has been said. For some mouths the bitter feeling between Nor way and Sweden has been growing moro nnd moro pronounced , and It Is now fcarod that the thrifty Scandinavian kingdom will be compelled to either accept dissolution or un dergo the horrors of civil war. The bono of contention is the policy of fortifving the kingdom with costly coast defenses which Sweden has pushed for some tlmo , and the expense of which Norway declares she will tolerate no longer. The Norwegian cabinet , which directs local government iu that half of the kingdom , also strongly favors an Independent dopartmon- of foreign nff.urs for Norway , nnd promises , if granted one , that affairs will bo so man aged that there will bo no need for coast do fonsos. On tbo other hand , the Swedish ministry is uncompromisingly opposed to Norway's domuntl , and presses the qtinstlon of moro mono ? for roast defenses strenuously , oven threatening that "Swedish soldiers will quickly teach the gentlemen at Chrlstianln how to tuilt Swedish. " The differences have readied such a stage ns to very seriously threaten the union between the two nations which form King Oscar's composite king dom , a union that has been in existence nnd conduced to mutual prosperity for three- quarters of a century. If such o separation is the outcome it will bo traceable directly to the terrible burden which the war policy nil European nations feel compelled to maintain nocossarilv entails , and which the people of Europe seem certain to rebel against sooner or later. Undoubtedly , too , such a dissolu tion as referred to would result in Norway joining the sisterhood of republics. * * * Almost every attempt hitherto made to thoroughly explore the interior of Australia has been a failure owing to a lack of re sources. Nearly lifty years ago Sir Roderick Murchison suggested the use of camels , and the expeditiou just undertaken by David Lindsay has at length adopted the suggestion. This expedition is under tlio auspices of the South. Aus tralian branch of the Uoyal Geographi cal society , nnd with Mr. Lindsay are several men of well established reputation in science , selected expressly to maito geological , ethnological , botanical and other re searches. The party takes with it forty camels , that carry with Ibom three months' provisions and -100 gallons ol water. The ex pedition is to explore with care n rccion of country of which nothing is known and which is 1,200 miles long andlSOl ] wido. When this has boon accomplished it is expected that n station at the headwaters of the Mur- ohison river will bo reached at a distance of 150 miles from the west coast , where six months' provisions have been placed. It will then proceed to examine the country between the Murchisou river und the Pitzroy river In the Klmberly district. At this staeo the ex plorers are to find provisions for six months more , and they will continue their work through 500 miles south of Port Darwin till they roach the western boundary of Queens land. The work ot exploration projected is expected to occupy two years. / * Humors of the inclusion of Spain in the Franco-Russian good understanding have boon propagated fn Paris , ami it is triumph antly given out that Paris will soon have a triple alliance of her own. Some co'or has been given to the reports by meetings ol prominent Spaniards ana Russians at Hlar- ritz. The Spanish premier was summering there , and when his minister of foreign af fairs joined him there was thought to bo something In the wind. Suspicions were greatly heightened when the Russian minister - tor to Franco dropped In upon the pair. Still , it might easily Imvo bnun Ihut hero was but a coincidence , had not the subsequent announcement bean made that the Grand Duke Vladimir was to pay the Spanish queen regent a ceremonious visit at Snn Se bastian. When It was further added that her majesty had ordered the minister of war to bo present nt the interview , the gossips were sot wild. It Is hard to say how much there may bo In It , but it seems scarcely pos sible that anything moro Is intended than a bit of agreeable ( lattery to Snain , In the bopo of winning bor good will. Spanish pride would bo stimulated by an invitation to enter - tor the field of European alliances , but her serious financial embarrassment would re main it powerful nrgumont In favor of tier previous policy of strict neutrality. Government Control ol' ItallroatlH. Clncnao < lni > lifc. Government control of railroads In many parts of Europe , In Australia , in India , has , iu nearly nil points of comparison , placed thorn mllnitely In advance of our own. The high olllcinls busv themselves with their ofll- cml duties. They are not engaged in waterIng - Ing stnuk , manipulating freight schedules or Uuvislng snvindlos that would make a man rich In this country but would railroad him to the penitentiary in Europe. It is evident that "a now sclor.co of politics Is needed fern n now world. " Political parties , us parlies , luvo not yet taken hold of the railway ques tion. Bui it la a question which will soon tnculo toe parties , nnd upon the Intelligence nnd courage with which political parties moot the issues inu.it. largely depend the survival of the tlttost. Tlio Itoooll of Slnncler. .Sun Fnwetiicii Chronte'e , It soonn to bo pretty well established now that the attacks on Mr. Evan , our mlnistir to Ulilh , have boon inspired by the English In Chili , nnd that , so far as can bo judgoJ , ho has berne lilmiolf with m-imio-is and im partiality during the revolution whioh lias just come to un nd. There ia no uvidom-o that ho has been a strong partisan of Hnlnm- coda , nor that ho tins boon trying to make inonoy out of the war , clluor by underhand moans or otherwise. York 'l Boiiutnr Hawley ilodaros thai ho has nol ucen in consultation with the president about Ills appointment to succeed Proctor as seoro * tury of war. Nevertheless the president mlclit go further and faru a good Uaul wnrao MISS ALVA MAY BE A FRAUD Chicago's PoIIoj Think Sho's nn Advontnr- cs3 Instead of a Philanthropist. POSSIBILITY THAT SHE IS A DIS DE BAR , Now Feature * Adopted for ilio World's l-'nlr Old Hutch Proposes to Btny In Ootlinni Garilcti City Noxvs. ClIICVOODtlllBAUOFTlin BUB , 1 CHICAGO. 111. , Sept , II. ( The belief Is gaining ground Hint MUs Vorn Alva , who disappeared so suddenly from n Catholic church lust Wednesday night Is n humbug or worse. Ono theory on which the police started to work tins morning Is Unit she is a professional cotilidonco womnn , nnd profossud to bo Interested In charity In order to jrot wealthy people to put money into her hnndx. This theory connects her with n Mrs. Cooley , who stepped at ono of the lead- in ? hotels n short tlmo ugo nnd created a disturbance tlioro In the course of n qunrrol with him. Still another suggestion Is thut aho Is DIs Dollar , the spook princess. She 1ms recently been doing Bomo contlnonco work In Hoston. A gtmtlo- man who sow her frequently when she nt- tompled to pla > "Cupid" in Now York City , says tbo description of Miss Alvn tallies ex actly with that of Uis Dobnr , oven to the yellow hair , as Dis Debar frequently were a yellow wig , Mrs , liolton , wlfo of Hov. 13 r. lioltou of the Centenary Methodist church , with whom Mrs. Avn became connected n short tlmo ago , said lodny : "Hoforo yon can fully enter into my rcmoni for believing that Miss A\M h.is mot with foul piny you should under stand whnt manner of person she was. Miss Avn was n highly educated wom.in from the English upper middle class. She spoke four laneuagos lluontlv. Hho has been an exten sive traveler. She 1ms a record for dis tinguished brnvory during the Prniico-l'rus- sian war and has soon actlvo scrvioo with the ambulances on the Held of buttle. She was unmistakably n laity. Her charities hnvo been already spoken about. They were tin- qnestionnly genuine ami her interest in her mission work was undoubtedly sincere. "On Wednesday evening when 1 accom panied her In her carnage to tlio Church ol the IIolv Fnmtlv she showed mo her wallet Just before she alighted. It was literally crammed with $30 gold pieces. In audition she showed mo about $1,000 worth or dia monds. 'Swear , ' she said , raising her right baud in a somewhat dramatic manner , "If I over disappear you will not rest until you have found mo , even if you h.ivo to ask nil Chicago to join In the search. ' I did not swear , but , I promised her most earnestly that I would do as she asliod. A few days nfter wo came to bo acquainted she told mo something of her family ulTair.s. She said that she had enemies and that her mother had been murdered. She scorned apprehensive that some such fnto would overtake herself She never said a word against tlio Catholic religion , from which she was a convert. She said she had spoilt many happv duys ns a rcligicuso , but desired a broader scope for chniitablo work than the seclusion that the cloister afforded. During her vrnncotion with that church she was sent twice to England on ecclesiastical business. She was an excellent - collont writer upon theological nnd economic subjects and said that shu had worked in the cause of Catholicism for many years with the pen. pen."I honestly believe that on Wednesday evening Vom Ava loft that carriage with nil those valuables for some unknown but por- Joctlv proper purpose. She may have wished to raise money on her diamonds in further ance of her charitable designs and hnvo adopted the plan of simply passing through the church , intending to return and rejoin mo when she had got through with her busi ness. My present honest belief is that she has been decoyed by some unscrupulous vil lains into a safe place and that she has been " foully murdered. " The police have become convinced that the woman is merely in hiding nnd the detectives detailed on the case have boon withdrawn. "Tlio strangest thin < * about this case , " said Lieutenant Shou tonight , "is that this Miss Ava. who is written up as u f Jlcir , has. refused - fused inonoy from those she interested in her charitable work. A caller at the station tojny , a minister , whoso nama I promised not to divulge , told mo that a charitable in clined church member offered the woman ? IO)00 ( ) , but she refused it , saying she had plenty of money. " The womnn had often stated tdat goods she shipped from England had been lost nnd that she had applied for duplicate freight certificates. Officers visited the custom house today and were told by Deputy Collector Jewell that no such woman had boon at the ofllco or implied for a duplicate rocoipt. A curious thing is that Miss Ava said she feared she would meet a fate similar to tnat of Dr. Cronln. Father ICelly , upon whom she called at the Holy Family church ust prior to her disappearance , is "thn same j'.ercyman the arrest of whoso brother in St. Louis ns n Crcniu suspect caused n sonsalioii. The father wcs bronchi to this city In cus tody , but was speedily released , tlioro being 1:0 : proof against him. TUB 11OS3 SAW MILL. 1'eoplo with nerves who attend the World's fair want to look out for the saw mill ex- ilbit. The directory of the grounds nnd the julldlngs committee yesterday instructed Jhiof Durnhnm to advertise for bids for four saw mill buildings , to cost about ? 25,000 , and the makers of mill machinery promise to in stall a plant that will wake up r.ll the Calu met region when the mill * got .o running. The saw mill men of the country have put their heads together o got up tlio llnost mills ever built. They iad n hard time getting the directors to give them space and buildings , but they have sue- cecdod , and nro noiv devising plans for tlio mills. Lumbermen will send timbers from ill over the country to bosanod , and one Cal- fonim enthusiast threatens to send a log big enough to furnish the lumber for a block or two of houses. OTIIKIl WOUI.Il'.S Mill MAT-IRKS. Mrs. tlonghtou of Spokane FMls , Wash. , the lady manager from that .state , has pre sented two granite columns for tlio tnnin en trance of the woman's building. The con struction department has accepted the col umns and will urr.mpo foundations for them. O. C. French , secretary of the Colorado Board of the World'.s Fair Maiingera , writes to Chiot Hnchnnnn that bo has secured sam- nlos of Colorado wheat this Huasan from .I.'jlds of forty acres and upward that will thresh out forty-live to sixty bushels to the aero. The grounds comrnittoo has also agreed to give .space for a building to bo ercclod jointly by Now Mexico , Arizona , Oklahoma , Alaska nnd possibly Utuh , OMI IIL'Tlll'S ' I'MNft. The sofa In II. I' . Hutchlnson's prlvato ofllco , wall runiomburod > ny manv Board of Trndo men who called upon "Old Hutch" for business purposes when the old man did not c.iro to attend to business , was shipped yesterday to Now York , Mr. Hutch- tnson having ROIII for It. This was taicon nj a certain indication that he Is to remain In Noiv York nnd has no ii.luiitlon of returning to tlio Chicago board. JfKW INSrllUMKNTOP IlKlTlt. The ofllcors and soldiorj ut the l 'ort Short- dan range witnessed the tmtlng of an unto- matlo repeating rlllo yesterday that bids fulr to revolutionise both nnvnl and land warfare. Tlio gun Is the Invention of Dr. II. A. Pitcher of NoilNvlllo , Wls. it bscomoa auto matic by the utilization of the gas produced by the combustion of the tint cartridge llrod. The gus escapes Into n chamber and acts on a piston that U not against n spiral spring , the recoil of which propuls the pis- ton back ngnlnst ft rod thnt sols the moohnn- Ism of the gun In motiontlio onpty onrtrldgo being removed ami replaced by n loaded ono , also reeking tlio gun. This Is done with so much rapidity that by pressing against the trigger the gun will cllschnrgo tlio nlno car tridges thai nro required to lilt tu magazine In two seconds. The best roconl ycstordny was oighl shots In llvo seconds. Lieutenant Incorsnll | ( however , onthuslastlo In hl commcudnilon of the mechanism of the gun nnd Is nntlslloil thai it will do all that Is c'lnlmod for It. It Is Intended to apply the principle to lio.ivy gnus , for uao In naval warfare Iu propelling torpedoes nml as n ma chine gun. The army bo.ml will luvoitisato tlio merits of the gun at their mcotiiii ; In Now York noxl month. Tll.KS OX C1I1AVF. SUIUKCTS. Tbo second session of thn American Cemetery - tory Superintendents' association was devoted - voted to the reading of papers nnd discus sions of the subjects , ,1. W. Lovorlngsu- porlntondcnt of Mount Auburn cemfitery , Uostou , rend n paper on "Tho Porpotuat Care of Lots. " Ono of the chief objects of the nssocintion is to oncouraco the acceptation of the porpotutlty system In cemeteries , Mr. Loveilng Insists thai only bv this system could cemeteries bo kept in the best condi tion. The question of romuiiorntlou caused most trouble. His practice was to clmrgo In addition to the prlco of nlotn certain sum per square fool to bo kepi ns n ponnammt fund , from the Income of which the ox- pousos .should bo p.ild. Mr. Hnmlll of Haiti- more , bad found UO cents n square foot anfll- ciont to care for the lawns iu his cemetery. Kiissr MOULD'S run I\IHIHT. : The first exhibit for tlio World's fair was passed through the custom house hero tills morning. It Is a rather small exhibit , but U will have the place of honor of being the llrst goods brought to the Columbian exposition. The goods were soul to a Dr.Vost from nllttlo out-of-the-way place iu Novo Scotia by the luuno of Antigomsli , whcro many Indians make their living bv making curios. Tlio goods sent Dr. West were recently pur chased from thcso Indians. IIUILW.NUS TOO IIHIII. A move is now on foot which is hourly growing In strength , looking toward the coming ot a public meeting to protest against a continuation of the policy of erecting ex- ccsslvclv bleb buildings and to prepare n IntV regulating thoiu. MfSl' DKI.IVKIl Tim 11ONDS. Mayor \Vashbnrno tnjst bo ready very soon to turu over to Treasurer Seoborpor of tin ) World's fair lha $ .5,000,000 worth ot bonds which the city has pledged itself to issue ns n subscnution to the Columbian exposition. Ono of the conditions Incident to tbuissuaiico of the bonds Is tlio collection of $ .1,000,000 on tint stock subscribed to by individuals. That condition lias nearly been complied with. It will require loss than fhO.OK ( ) inoto to pass tlio $ ! l,000lUO ) mark , and when that amount is reached , which will bo very soon , tlio directors will immediately call upon the city authorities for the delivery of Its bonds. Treasurer Soebergcr will place them on the market nnd It will not bo long before the Kx- position company begins to reallio fiom their sale. WI'.SrlMlV I'ROI'I.K IN' CHICAOO. The following western nooplo nro. In tha citv : At the Wellington Mr. aim Mrs. Edward Ynil , Cho.vonno , U'yo. At the Lolund Mrs. Hudson , MM. Ed wards. Lincoln , Nob. At the Auditorium Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M. Williams , J. II. Dumont , Omaha ; Mr. and Mis. E. A. Aby , Cheyenne , Wyo. At Ihu Grand Pacific .1. Fonnomoro and Mrs. Pore , Salt Lake. Utah. : Charles A. Howlov , S. L. llnyden , Omaha. At the Shormnn Mr. and Mrs. Talcolt , Livtngtou , Mont. ; Donald JJcarsfordHolona , Mont. At the Tremont Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hoff man , Des Mollies , Ia. 1 > \ A. THIS H.wriltK TICKET. Globe Democrat ( rep ) : The action of the Now York republican state convention will give satisfaction to the party not only In that commonwealth but throughout the countrv. Minneapolis Times ( dom ) . Collector Fas- sott will bo a prettv tired man when ho sits down to write ins rcsicnntlon of a job with f 'iO,000 a year to accept an empty nomina tion. Kansas City Star ( dom ) : The republican * of Now York have decided that they uro not yet ready to indorse the idea of the scholar In politics. The machine Is good enough for thorn. Detroit F.-co Press ( dem ) : There have been but two republican governors of Now York in twenty-live years. Nominations ol the character of the ono made yesterday will insure no increase of the number m the next quarter of n century. Now York World ( dom. ) : Mr. Fassott is unquestionably n much moro appropriate can didate than Mr. White would bo. Fnssctt rcDresents the present attitude and purposes of the party , while Mr. White represents n considerable measure of character and public virluo. Now York Evening Post ( mug. ) : Ho ( Fassott ) represents the party bettor than unvbody else. Ho represents Tom 1'latt better than anybody else. Ho represents President Harrison belter than anybody else. Moreover , he loprosonts himself fairly well , and this is a distinction among candidates for ofllco nowadays , so many of them merely pack-horsa * for other pooplo. JM.Si-l.VH "Stuff and lots of It. " " \VllCMO ? " "in thoelty haul. " Ilomp will tie the fashionable nnuktio ma- tcrliil In Omaha next month. It Is amiro- prlato for full. I'lilliiciulpliln Tlmcit "Hollo , IJiiole. what nro you cluing for a llvlmr now-a-daysV" "It.iMiiK cliH'l.t'iis , Hah. " "Ah ! llo you find It prolltablo ? " ' 'liet'cl I do. nih , fo'n flic' . Iloap o' piollt In it. " "WlitTO llo von llvo now ? Wliuro do vnn r.i'sii ' tlii'inV" \Vlni' do I lib ? Oh. rlclit nrniinil do co'nor vondisr. Ami wlni' dci I imso 'ain't Ilimh , IKIIIOV , ilnn'l spotlit MJ loml , I rulsu V-in wlmr- i'\er 1 can find a roust tint's liundy. " National Tribune ) : CJIty CJlmn < writliully ; ( ) Look hcie , cimfiiund you ! von wuir.uitod this hoiMt to mi ) tohnuutliuly fit n from fuulls , and now I find that lit ) Is Hliinii lillml. Country ( JlinpCrhuoi fully ) lilimlnoss hain't a fault : Ils an nllllutlon f.noUs soi to llko rain olT to the northeast ; don't It ? Detroit Fruo Press : Jollyby / nroHiiina thuro nro tlnii's. > ny tlunr , wliun yon fuul thai you could cut aloni , ' without mo ? Mrs. .lollyby Tlimu'.s no presumption la that , my dear. A WIC'KKII MAN. JViM1'inl \ ( llemtit. With nil his might he'd "hunt an OSK" And "whip" tlio frtHi white croain , Oruvun "Jam" the ( laky crust. Tlmugli Und to all Im'd scum. lltt'd make HID pita * "Ahull out" llcoaiisti thuy went BU zrnun. Orrvoil "thrush" tliti wliuut And " .string" Iliu liitliiluun. ) Now York Bun : " .Mrs , lirown ami I novel tiuarrt'lli'd lint oni'o. " "U'lmt/ I ho.inl you two wind iH ago and I liimril you uitaln today. "It uan Iho N.UIHI quairol , sir. " I.ownU Citizen : Mr. Stuhblns-StatMtlcsKo to hliow that the nialo population ot the world It fast fallln'ott. : .Mr. " . ritulmiiiM fJraeloiis mo ! Isn't there MIIIIO vruy of tyuiK them on ? An ornithologist siyn ; that lilrdn frequently commit MilciI'Jf. YDS ; ( hey , too , have tliofr tnmolu about their bills. I'uck : "Oh , Rlrls ! " cried Amy Toursa ; "l'uu | s colng to mil mo a camora. anil I'm uolni : to iioollHOprutty ! I hiitti hliick , und BO I'm going to have It lined with pink. " Yonkurs fitatoimnn : The man who nnvcr nnrrlfd , novnr played polirr anil novtir wont ihliliiif limy liii Klvun a curtain amount of redit for tiulhfulnns4. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. T *
