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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 1C , 1891 , THEDAILY BEE _ _ K. IIOSKWATF.lt , Ktiitoii. KVEKY MOUNINC TEIIM8 OP SUHSOIUI'TION. Pally Hen ( without Hiinday ) Ono Year. . . I P Daily nnd Hunday , Ono Year . . . 10 Hlx months . . . . . C Thrno Months.- , . , . 2 Hnndny llro.OnoYcar . . . Hutu runy lice. Uno' Year . . . 1 Weekly lieu , Una Year . . . l Oninhn , Tim Ilco Ilnlldlnir. Boutli Onmlin. earner N nnd ! Mlli Streets. Council muffs , K I'oarl Struct. Ohleiiso onicc , : it7 Clminlicr nf Commerce. Now Ynrk.Ilooms 13. II mid r , Trllinno llulldlt Washington , 513 Fourteenth Street. CORItEdl'ONDKNOR. AH cnnimiinlcatlotiA roliitlntt to news nti ndltarlnl muttnr should bo addressed to tl Editorial Department. IIUSINKSS I.KTTEUS. All business letters nnd remittance * nliotil tin nililrcMPil toTliu lli > ol'iilillshlniCompan : Onmliii. 1 > raft.s. chucks and pnstotllco nrclei to ho made payable to tlio ortlorot the con Iiany. . 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SUM ) copies ; for December. 11-90. 21,47 copies ; for January , ISO1 , 2MHI copies ; fo February. 1MM , 2.vli2 copies : for March , 1MI ) SI.C05 copies ; for April , 1891 , KI.UJ8 copies ; fo BI.1T , IKll , M 840 copies ; for .lime. 1891. HUH copies : for July , 18U1 , a7.0''l copies ; for August IHll , 'J7'IT)8 copies. GtoilUK : It. T/.SCHUC'K. Sworn to before mo nnd Niil'Rcrlhcd In in1 presence this 1st day of August. IK1I. N. 1' . FKIU Notary Public. For tlio Campaign. In ortlor to civo every reader In tin Btato nnd Iowa an opportunity to Iccoj posted on tlio progress of tlio cnmpnigr in both thcso states wo have decided t < offer Tin : WEUKIABnn for the balnno of this ycnr for twonty-flvo cents. Scm In your orders early. Two dollars wil Lo accepted for n club of ton nnmcs. TinBKIJ : PuiiusiiiNC Co. , Omaha , Neb Tine republican party cannot afford tc jnalto any mistakes in thu state conven tion next week. JOHN STKKN'S resignation compared with that of the two gentlemen at Hust ings is a marvel of brevity. REi'iniuCANS must remember thai this campaign probably settles for several oral years the question of political su prcmucy in Nebraska. newspaper curs may yoli and snau at the neols of THK BKE. H cannot take time to kick the wind enl of the mangy whelps just at present. THK Now York democratic convention - vontion met at noon yesterday nnd adjourned until this morning. Short as the session was it was long enough to enable the Now York de mocracy to open its annual fight upon Tammany. JUDGE Conn's merriment is not so boisterous now as it was a few days ago. The suggestion of his name for associate justice of the supreme court falls on the party like a wet blanket. Ho is regarded as the weakest man named for the place on any ticket. BOODLKUS In Canada play for as high Btakcs ns the most during of their class on this side the line , nnd it docs the American heart good to observe that the latest gang in Canada has boon caught and exposed and probably will bo con victed nnd punished. THK Maryland farmer candidates for governor are having a great deal of fun challenging each other to plowing matches. It is observed , however , that they are delaying the preliminaries n good deal , which lo-ids to tlio conclusion that they nro hoping for early frosts. THK demoralized democracy of Ne braska promises to dig for itself a grave too deep for resurrection at the state convention tomorrow , when the strad dling striplings of the provinces strike down Governor Boyd , the only Ne braska democrat ever elected governor. BAI.MACEDA should come to America nnd join the people's party. Ho has re cently Inflated the currency of Chill by issuing $27,000,000 in paper currency. The currency is worthless of coin-so , but the Inflationist is without parallel in his peculiar line , nnd it.is the so-called pee ple's party's lino. A LBADUR with brains and backbone ia badly needed In the democratic ranks just about now. Ho might miiko a repu tation for himself in a nlnglo speech which would worry the young congress man from the First district until the end of his term in the Nebraska legislature. Democratic eloquoncp IB not a drug on the market at present. A VERY considerable part of the mu nicipal legislature spent oovoral hours in the burnt district Saturday night , painting the flro limits n lurid vormll- lion. The usual headache , of the next day wore far more tolerable , however , than tlio apprehensions of newspaper publicity which racked the minds of the jolly participants in the evening picnic. NOHKOUC will have her now electric Btroot railway ready for business in tlmo for the opening of the North Ne braska district fair on the 23d Inst. This fact affords Tim IU-u the op portunity of saying that Norfolk b one of tlio best little oillos In Nebraska , and hop fair Is well worth visiting. Nor folk will bo a city of no mean proportions tions lu the not very distant or uncertain future. TIIR 8T.ITK CAMPAIGN. Hoporta from the Interior counties a very encouraging for the republicans spite of the pessimistic news of sotno the old timers. Now blood and nc vigor is being Injected Into the veins the party nnd now lenders are appoarfr hero nnd llioro who are of the right to of stuff to win victories. The ropuhl can party has a great deal of Intel strength which the prospect of a clo campaign is bringing Into action and tl outlook for harmonious local campnlgi Is giving ropublicnnu all ever thosta heart for making battle with the onon on Its own ground with every probabllll of triumphant results. It must not bo forgotten thnt whc President Harrison was elected ho polk 108,000 votOH , a majority ever Clovolnn of 28,000. In the following ycnr In spil of dissatisfaction with railroad inlorfo once and the reaction from the pros dontlal campaign resulting in a reduce total vote the republican nominees f < regents of the university carried III state with a majority ever their domi cratlc opponents of 2o,000. The politics revolution of IB'JO which saw Kansas a most completely carried ever into 111 independent ranks and crippled the n publican parly in * Iowa , Minnosoti both the Dakotas and Illinois , N < braskn hold a largo part c her own against a hidden and unox peeled foe , electing the entire ropul licnn slate ticket except gqvornor. I this campaign railroad interference prohibition , hard times , nnd the mii understood tariff bill of a ropublica congress , all contributed a share to ou partial defeat , yet Lieutenant Govorno Majors received nearly 75,000 votes. In the present campaign , with th tariff question practically eliminated good crops and good prices , the prohibl tion issue entirely out of the way , am the railroads scared and driven out c camp , wo are delivered from the load which the party was forced to carr , n year ago. The Australian ballot wil make secret society intimidation ini practicable. The votes which a yea ago were stolen by this unropublicn method cannot bo captured again. Ii fact the campaign opens this year will a host of advantages on our side all c which were wanting a. year ago. Organixalion is needed in every ward precinct and county. It is a cnmpaigi of principles and not of men.Vo ar < not lighting for political patronage o the ollires this year , for there are bu three offices to be lillcd. Wo are light ing for life and for prestige ii future campaigns. It will bo i calamity of coui-bO to elevate a justice court lawyer to the supreme bench , bu it will bo a greater calamity to the business inoss interests of this state to mnko i probable that the calamity parly cut continue its wreck and ruin policy will a poi-bibility of political success in 1892 The hope of Nebraska , the business rep utalion of the stalo. and her standing it the next national campaign are depend cnt to a very largo degree upon the nc tivily and earnestness of the ropublicai party between now and elcctioi day. Every man in Nobraskj has something at stake in thii campaign , and every republicat owes it to himself , to his party , to tin stale and to the country at largo to taki oil his coat and work for the success o the republican party this fall. Organ ! zntion is the password to that success i fair conditions uro mada for the contcsi by wieo action at the convention on the 24th Inst. Unwise action at the convex tion moans further demoralization for il will bo impossible in such cases to organ ize the republican rank and file. Tin : BEE needs no dofotiboof its ropub licanism. It is the only influential republican - publican daily in the state. It line therefore a right to advise the republicans licans as to the- course they should pur sue in the coining campaign. Small bore newspapers may criticize as thoj cheese and actuated by potty jealousy may sock to discredit the efforts of this paper to save tlio repub lican party from defeat , but THE BKE will go on doing its duty and depend upon results for Its complete vindica tion. Any republican with a grain of sense must admit that the campaign is crucial and that unless wo nominate a clean ticket upon a clean and correct platform wo ulmll bo defeated. No man with the railroad brand blown into his reputation can bo elected , while an nnti- corporation lawyer for whom no defense is needed , whoso pist record shows him to bo the friend of the people can and will bo elected by a safe plurality. The state convention can either make or break the republican party in this cam paign. It has a fair Hold and a certain victory before it if wUo counsels prevail and the railroad ring bo relegated to the retirement of legitimatebusiness. . SECRETARY RUSH'S OOODYORK. \ . The country appreciates the valuable work that has boon done by Hon. .Tore M. Rusk , secretary of ngriculturo. It is especially appreciated by the farmers and by those engaged in cattle raising , The secretary was largely inslrumontal in securing the passage , by congress , of the meat inspection law , without which it is probable the Gorman market would have remained closed against our hog products and there would have boon small chance of getting them into any other European market , lie earnestly advocated such a measure nnd the wisdom of bin doing so in being most fully vindicated by results. An extract is published from'a lotlor re cently received by Secretary Rusk from 11 western packer in which it is stated that the inspection and quarantining under the direction of the Department of Agriculture have advanced the valuu at all fat cattle by at least $8 a head. The writer says there Is no iloubt that hog raising will bo en couraged more than ever before , and tidds : ' 'Millions of dollars will be ro- ullzod by the farmers for hogs , and millions more have boon realized by them on cattle already , and they can look to you and thank you for the greatest part of this. " It might bo In vidious to say what share of tlio credit Tor the important legislation that has produced those results belongs to Secre tary Rusk , but ho cannot be deprived at the merit of having vigorously urged the legislation , and he lias uhown admirable judgment and ibllity in providing for ita proper exe cution. The foresight of Sccrotnr Rusk in this matter was wiser than thn of most of his countrymen , for It will b remembered that whun It was first prt posed to create a national system c meat inspection the proposition was vlf oroudy opposed. In his first report th secretary , while repudiating thocaptlou objections of foreign authorities to th wholosomness of our meat products , snl that "still as long ns wo neglect t take the precautions universally ndoptd by the governments of those countries 1 which wo seek n market for Ihoso prc ducts , and leave it to the officials c other countries to inspect our llvo cattl or our meats , it is impossible for us t present as forcible arguments as w could otherwise do against restriction on our trade , thcso foreign government claiming , with some show of reason , thn they have bettor opportunities for learn Ing of disease among American cattl than are enjoyed by the American gov eminent Itsolf. " The secrola.iy oj pressed the opinion thnt it was time t put a slop to this anomalous condltioi and recommended that provision b made for "such official national inspection tion ns shall guarantee the Htnoss of ou meat products for food consutnptloi under Iho seal of Iho United Slalos gov ornmcnt."This , wo believe , was Iho firs suggestion of the inspection system which has already been productive o the most Important results. Itissufticlon of itself to entitle Secretary Rusk ti a high place in Iho esteem of all whi are interested in the growth and exten sion of American commerce. In othoi respects the secretary of agriculture hni shown that ho has the interests and wel fare of tlio farmers of the United Stalei earnestly at heart , and also that ho has the practical judgment and ability thai can bo of service to them. There hai been no more useful member of Presi dent Harrison's cabinet than "Unch Jerry Rusk. " T//K TRA&'SMISSISSIPPI COKOIIKSS. The transmlssissippi congress will be hold in Omaha October 19. Several hundred representative citizens of UK states west of the great Mississippi will bo our guests at that timo.Vo must give them a royal reception and show le Ihom that Omaha is a progressive city. Omaha needs nothing so much as the acquaintance of the business com munities hereabouts. Wo have grown so fast and boon so busy at homo that wo have neglected somewhat the social duties incumbent upon a city nnalngoui in character lo Iho social duties of the individual citizen. The congress has hold two successful sessions , one in Gnlveston and the other in Denver. Denver was especially com mended for the interest manifested in the congress. Wo must do our duty , and this moans an early organization of our business men to secure a largo at- londanco and a cordial , open-handed hospitality to our guests. The congress can become a power for good if it is properly managed. There are political and business "questions of especial interest to this section of the union to bo looked after. Wo are mu tually Intoresled in deep water harbors on the Gulf , in extensive irrigation im provements in the interior and in in tlio subject of the disposition of government lands remaining unsold in thoao states and territories as well as other ques tions which will conio to the front for discussion durincr the progress of the mooting. Th n business commitlco is expected to outline the topics for discussion ; to secure good speakers who shall intelli gently discuss economic questions ; to advertise the mooting ; to notify mu nicipal and business organizations of the number of delegates whom it is desirable shall be selected to attend and entertain the delegates. There are but four weeks in which to attend to all those details and therefore no time mut bo lost in beginning the important work. Lot it bo pushed without delay , pushed vigor ously , intelligently and confidently. Wo ought to have one thousand delo- gales at the congress nnd wo can have that many if wo do our duty. THK MKllUENARY SlL\'KR \ J/EA" . A great many of the people who are favorable to the frco and unlimited coinage of silver would change front if they wore brought lo see the wholly mercenary object of the advocacy ol that policy by the silver mine owners. As everybody knows who is at all famil iar with this subject , the trovornment is now purchasing all the silver produced by American mines , deductitg that which is used in the arts , and at first thought most people would suppose this would bo satisfaclory to the pro ducers. But they are able to got for their silver only the market price , just as the farmer does for his who.it and corn nnd pork , and this is not satisfac tory lo Iho mercenary silver producers. They want the profits , the seigniorage which the crovornmont makes on the purchase and coinage of silver. This amounts to a very handsome sum. It was ever $0,000,000 in the fiscal year ending Juno 'M , 1890 , and is estimated to have boon nearly double that amount In the last fiscal year. With free coinage , enabling the silver producers to carry their silver to the mints and have il coined , they would gain this seigniorage. They want the government to give to the holder of sil ver either coin or treasury notes , at his option , at the rate of one dollar for every 371 grains , now worth In the mar ket about sovonty-soven conls. They demand that the United States shall bid twenty-nine cents an ounce tuoro than the market prlco for all the silver afloat and all that can hereafter bo produced , made at a time when silver is declining in value , nnd when many of the com mercial nations are seeking to convert their silver into gold. If with free all- vor the government received only the quanllly of silver it is required to pur- ohaso by existing law , the United States would pay ever $13,000,000 a year more than if purchased at the market value , and this sum would be paid annually oa ti bounty to the producers of silver bul lion. lion.But But free coinage mean. ) a great deal \vorno than this. It means that the gov- arnmont shall talco all the silver that is offered , como from where it may , if pro- 9ontod in quantities of 100 ounces at a time. It Is impossible to estimate with nny degree of nciutfncy the flood of nil vor that would pour Into the countr under such a polloV , but It is cortnl thnt wo should Ijp , ( ululated with thn motnl , and it oughVlo bo clear to over man with a fair tH'ciuro of Intolllgonc regarding flnanc i conditions tha such an inundation ) ) would sweep got out of clrculntlon , , ° jbnd | It to a promlutr nnd demoralize f whole monotar system. The pcoplw who would sulTo most from this hrtf the farmers nn worklngmon , I'JvJ nro the pcopl who would bo compelled to take th cheaper dollar for their products an their toll. The capitalist would hold o to the good money , while the pooi cst would bo paid out to th laborer and the agriculturist. Th ! Is tlio lesson of universal oxpc rlonco In nil tlmo , and it would bo re pealed if Iho Unilod Slalcs wore ti adopt free and unlimited coinage. It is a good proposition that if thor is lo bo nny profit in the business c money making , it should go to the government ornmont , to the credit of the people a largo , nnd not to the silver producers At present the government is gottlnj 520 grains of silver for a dollar , and th ! amount Is behind every dollar trcaa ury note to sustain it am maintain its credit. Under oxistinf law the circulation of the country i being increased us rapidly as the growll of population and business demands Tlio currency is on a sound and stnbli basis , the credit , of the country is higho than ever before lu its history , the prosperity pority of the people under prevailing conditions is assured. There could b < no madder folly , no moro criminal hlun dor , than to endanger all this and inviti disaslor by yielding to the morconari demands of the silver bullion producers DOUGLAS county is entitled lo om hundred and Ihrco delegates in the democratic state convention at Grand Island. This takes in about all the statesmen of the party. The list as announced contains the names of sl.\ city councilman , the chairman of the Board of Public Works , the street com missioner , the sidewalk inspector , one county commissioner , the assistant city attorney , Iho register of deeds , the plumbing inspector , the county clerk , one district judeo , the county attorney , the Union Pacific government director , who was recently sidling up lo the in dependent party ; a stale senator , the county audilor , oltrht members of the lower house of the'legislature , two mem bers of the Bonie of Education , nnd sionen'3 of this stale should do something moro than eiraw salaries if wo are tc bo decently represented in Chicago , and they can not bo too early in the field working up intorqsl and cash. DH. MILLEII and Absislnnt City Attorney Shoemaker are not harmon ious platform mnXors. The old warhorse - horse would lay down the doctrine in unmistakable terms while the young democrat would smooth ever the rough places and straddle ) the issues upon which differences § f opinion exist. They both agree however that a plank denunciatory of the republican party should bo incorporated. AFTER reading the vigorous English of Dr. Miller's letter to his amateurish successor one cannot help regretting that mont-.xl dry rot has boon permitted to take entire control of the editorial page which the doctor's genius made bright and influential before Miller & Richardson sold the Herald newspaper to an ambitious democratic politician who fancied ho noaded an organ. A MOVEMENT is on foot among -the republicans of the Sixth ward to holel a republican jubilee mooting , in which the best republican orators in the west will participate. The idea is a good ono and might bo made useful in furthering Omaha's ambition to entertain the re publican national convention , as wall as in arousing the republicans" from lethargy. _ 1- | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THK Ninth Ward Republican 'club moots Thursday evening , at which limo it is fair to presume the ward committee will nslc the members of the club to se lect five delegates to llio slalo conven tion. The clubs In several otlior wards neot this week and they should call up ; ho question of the delegates to the state convention. Rui'iniLiCAN caucuses should bo jailed together in each ward to select lologatos to the stale convention. The ittompt of the county central committee , o arrogate to Itself the right and luthority to name the dolognlos must lot bo conceded. It will establish a irocedont which will plague the party n the future. ACTION on furniturn for the clly hall ins boon postponed until Wednesday light. The council desires to enjoy the > leasurcs of the present uncertainly as eng as possible and probably regards it is probable Ihnt the'-liquids nnel narcol- cs will hold out until Wednesday if not ongor. ' v THE republican' 'Boinmitloomon ' _ cnn atisfy the republic's of this city "that 10 attempt is being made to pack the lologation to thdistalo convention by .sking their local clubs to select the iolcgntos. WhereV'thoro ' are no clubs et caucuses bo crjjod. } THE Montana ( .excursion should bo undo up of roprosontallvo , vigorous , in- olllgont business nlon who go to Mon- ana for the good pf Omaha. It must jot bo a cork-screw Junket nor a picnic- or garrulous granYlmothors. THAT North Omaha cornfield men- lonod the other day continues to occupy orrllory surrounded by handsome dwoll- ngs. I IB mlllionnlro owner ought to ttko the hint and donate it to the city or a public park. DOUOLAB county will bo represented n the Stale Business Men's advertising rain of course. An exhibit of Nebraska rltli Omaha loft out would bo worse than ho ShaUesperian drama without the ran ley Dane. The last appeal to the farmers of Iho orth-vost to hold their wheat certainly tTors some very cogent arguments in i vor of their doing so , so far as stutia- tics arc concerned , but the difficulty 1 that the great majority of those farmer are not in a condition to follow th counsel. There are thousand ? of nc cossltous farmers In the country , an especially in portions of the northwest who nro compelled to reull/.o o their grain just as soon as it I ready for the market , and If It wore no for this class there would perhaps bo n nooosslty for advising grain growers note to hurry tholr product to market , Th rushing forward of wheat is duo to th fact thnt most farmers 'cannot hold II either because they have urgent need c uipnoy or have not the facilities for tak Ing care of the grain. Those who ar In a condition lo keep back their whoa do not generally need to bo advised ted so under such conditions as now exist It Is not probable , therefore , that th latest circular on this subject will hav any appreciable olToct In chocking th forward movement of wheat. PUHLIC spirited citizens owning larg tracls of land can make no more phllnn thropic expenditure of their wonltl than by donating tracts of twenty t olghly acres for public parks. UNriss there is some unexpected delay lay when this issue of TllK BEE roncho the reader tlio stale will bo rid of Test , Llvoringhouso nnd duplicated payroll at the Hastings asylum. The Tariff Men. lIllladrliMti I'r&ss. Jay ( Joulil prophesies "a lonp period o prent prosperity in this country. " Of course That was Major McKluloy's idea when h arrancod tlio tariff , and tno bollof of th ropulicans whoa they supported it. The Fool mill ills Money. Glnbe-Dcinncrat. Canada has spoilt $ .1,000,000 , tn the past tot years tn attracting tmmisratlon , but tuo census sus returns of that locality show that mosto those immigrants or an unusually largo nuin bor of native Canadians came across to th < United States in that period. A AVnriiiim Tlint McaiiH nusliicss. Kcarncu Hub. The republican contra ! commlttoo of Doug' las county , at n mooting held last Saturrtny , sot the pail for the republican delocatiotu that will soon go down to Lincoln to nomi nate a suuromo Judce , and coming from n source that had never heretofore had a great deal of anti-monopoly bias , It Is particularly and peculiarly slcnilicant. Reference Is had to the resolutions adopted unanimously by the committee. Tlio state convention of two years ago has not boon forgotten. In that convention there was no attempt to disguise the manipulations of the railroads. Republican trouble and misfortune Uegun when Judge llccso was slaughtorod. and it will not und If the rail roads dictate the nomination this year. The Hub calls the particular attention ol the Buffalo delegation to these facts and to the Omaha resolutions. It also reminds thorn that tno Buffalo delegation two years ago se lected iu a convention that endorsed Judco Reese , wont squarely back on him and voted with the railroad crowd of proxy procurers. It also reminds thorn that the delegation ono year ago did nothing to redeem Buffalo republicanism from the charge and stigma of railroad manipulation and subserviency. It also reminds them of the resolutions of the late county convention , which spo.ik with no uncertain sound on the railroad question that doesn't moan ton votes for a railroad candidate for supreme judge. It also reminds them that the public eye is on them , and that every ono of the ten will bo watched by the honest and determined republicans of this county as ho has never been watched boforo. It also reminds them that an excellent county tlclcot has been nominated that has ill the chances of success in its favor , and that any "d fool break" on their part will deal the republican campaign in thU county a olow from which there will bo no recovery. PASSIfftl JESTS. Philadelphia Press : Hrlofless lawyers are numerous , tint brief ones are mighty source. Now York Sun : Tcimnt Uoos this chimney ulwiys Miioko Ilka that ? Landlord Oh , no ; only when there's a flro n thu grate. WashingtonStar , : A contributor Inquires : How can 1 toll the gu nf a liorso ? If you nro anxious to soil the beast don't oil it at nil. Now York Ilorald : Mrs. Dozood I suppose ou have homo Idea what tin * future btato Is Iko ? Dusty Khodes Yes : a pluco where you will invo plenty or tlmo to du thuvork you won't i.ivo to do. Atlanta Conn'tiiUon : Jiiiluo ( to prisoner ) \nd you WITO anostud for distilling whisky ? I'lKonur \ i > s. your honor. Judge llavo you a jus of the whisky with fOUC I'rlsonor 1 have , your honor. Judge Hand It over hurt' . I am ROlng to ircak up this whisky tmslnoMS If 1 have to Irlnk every jug dry. Horschead'n Hazoo : "linnvn , do you know vhy you are HUo.a donkey ? " "Iillcoa ilijnkev ? " echoed Drown , opening vldu his nyus. "No , I don't. " "Do you glvo It up ? " " 1 do. " "Hecausoyour bettor half la Rtuhuornncss tseir. " "That's not bud. Ha , 1m ! I'll glvo that to ny wife when 1 cat home. " "Jlr.-t. Ill-own. " he asked as ho sat iluwn to upper , "do you Uuow why I am HO much IIUo i uciukuyV" Hu walled a moment , expecting his wife to : lvu It up. Shu looked at him Homuwhatuom- iiKoratlngly as she umoored : " 1 suppose because you wore horn BO. " New York Herald : Algernon Serojcss ( a ucotlous man ) Where are you going my irotty maid ? Miss Uly White ( of the llaok Ilay-I ) don't rmemher to have met you liofore. nnd In such , ease I do not fuel at liberty to nominate niv cstlnatlon. MAHOUKUITIIS. Huston TiiiHseitpt. Vhnn Reginald with Marguerite One morning through the mu.idow strolled , Iu found u blossom at her feel , With petiils white and heart of cold , Vltliin Durham ! tin ) bloom ho laid. And .said : " 'TIs vours. what Is It , sweet' ' " 'Men , laughingly , replied tnu maid ; "My daisy Is a marsuunto. " 'buii Reginald to Marguerite A a\\eot. old-fusliloni'd story told ; ind all his fortune , at her foot , lie tittered for her heart of gold , 'lie maiden promised him to wild , Then. In half rouglnh pra be , hu 'rom face to llovvor glanced , and said : "My Marguerlto'ii a daisy ! " Tuva * Sittings : "Doctor , how am I com In R n ? Do you tlilnk there Is any hopeV" hiild very sick man to Dr. Illlstor. "Your chance * uro thu best In the world , 'he statistics Hhow that One person in ton ru- OTOM , " replied thodouuir. "Then there H not much hope for mu ? " "U.yoathero Is. You are thu tenth cisu hat I havu treated , ami thu other nine urn end. I don't sou how you can help guttliu roll If thu statistics are to bu relied on. " Iilfui Hndcsporiitely ( ) You are the only oimin I ever luvodl Shu That may hu , but If It Is , I am certainly ot thu only woman you have Hod to. Lowell Courier : Isn't It a little Inconsls- Qnt for the jtulue to censure a man forearry- \X \ a tlroarm and then hold him lu tlOO to keep 110 "pluco" for alx months ? Ilnlilmoro American : "I am not literary , 111 I cnn POII n stray artlvlu now and then.1 ild thu farmer's tiny as hu drove homo thu ist pig , Danville lircezo : "No. nubbins , you will bo . " " not1' iwor n lirnln worker. "Why ? Haven't got thu tool * . " lloston Qazuttu ; Thu woman who dullhor- tes often vaU-liui a rloh luuband. LIVELY POLITICAL SCHEMES , Lancaster Oounty Campaigners Find Much of Interest to Discuss , REPUBLICAN PLANS EAGERLY WATCHED , Ollluo Seekers Making Heroic 1C ( Torts to Serve the Comity Compli cations lit the Matter of District LIN-COL * , Nob. , Sopt. 15. [ Special to TUB DBE.J Politics are about ns Hvoly In Lan caster county this year iw though there wai a regular presidential campaign in progress , nnd Jot nothing but county oftlcors are to bo elected. Just now Interest centers in the republican maneuvers nnd the outcome la bolnir eagerly watched by both democrats nnd independents. Meanwhile nil the ofllco seekers nro making heroic efforts to serve the people. Interest centers mainly In the matter of district judges. It U conceded thnt both Field and Hall will bo ronomlnatcd , but the question Is who will bo the third wan , or will any bo nominated at all , and T' obotts , the democratic candidate , bo thereby endorsed. The number of republicans favoring the latter move appear to bo In the majority and many loaders In the party declare that they are In favor of this nonpnrttsan movo. They say that when Governor lloyd appointed Hall ( republican ) nnd Tlbbotts ( democrat ) to till the positions of district judccs It was with the understanding that both were to bo renominatcd. They were the choice of the bar of Lancaster county nnd by choosing thorn It was generally understood by the lawyers of the county that the terms offered by Governor Boyd In appointing tholr cliolco were acctptod and would bo lived up to. The Lancaster county bar , or at least many of the loaders , declare that they cannot go baclc on this tacit understanding with Governor IJoyd nnd they urge that the republican con vention should not nominate a third juOiro ns thereby Tibbotts would bo robbed of the'sup- port pledged to him. It is urged nhovo nil that this non-partisan move will tend toward the purlQcatlon of the bench. But n number of ambitious aspirants for the bench do not look with favor upon such nn alliance. Among these are Attorneys Woodward , Johnson and Parker , and each has a number of friends , who , iu unmeasured terms , denounce nny non-partisan movo. Among the latter are Captbin Uillingslov , ono of the most prominent republicans in the county. siiovr.n TUB QUEEU. This forenoon John Clark , n man of about S3 years , \vns arraigned beloro United States Commissioner liilling loy ou the charge of passing counterfeit money. It was proved by a number of witnesses that ho passed bogus dollars at Mr. Jackson's gro cery atoro nud Mrs.Vondortnn's meat maritet ( on Plum street. Jackson waived examination nnd was hound ever to the United States court in the sum of 81,000. At present ho Is rustling around try ing to got bail. The counterfeits were very poorly executed and surprise was expressed that anybody could be fooled with such clumsy imitations. This afternoon Charley Patterson , n boy about IU years old , was arraigned before thu satno ofllcial for passing counterfeit money In conjunction with Clark. There was sorao dsniacing testimony against the young fol low , but ns ho had received the money from Clark and as ho was not known to have bocu guilty of nny crime or misdemeanor before Commissioner Billingsloy thought It bettor to discharge the boy rather than send him this early in lifo to the penitentiary. Countorfcltor Clark was unable to furnish bonds and this evening was taken to Omaha to bb turned over to the custody of the United States marshal. Mil. riTZOBIIALD MAV nCCOVEIl. This evening it is reported by the phy sicians of John Fitzgerald , president of the Irish National Longuo of America , that ho mav recover his mental powers again in the course of time , but ho will have to avoid all business cares nnd worry of every kind meanwhile to attain that result. 6 ID CASG Or 1 > KTITUTIOX. A woman giving her naroo ns Mrs , Darrow and nor homo as North Platte was a caller at tno sheriff's ofllco last evening. Mrs. Darrow arrived in the city yesterday with her hus band from Columbus , and her story is a piti ful ono. Sorao months since her husband went insane as the result of injuries , and her lifo since then has been ono of privation and toll. She removed to Columbus , and while there bar husband became violent , and she had him before the insanity board. The commis sioners declined to send him to the asylum from there TTocauso ho was not a resident , but had him and his wife sent to Lincoln for Lancaster county to take care of. Deputy Sheriff Hoagland know the woman ana cared for her over night. The matter was brought before the insanity commission hero , but as the asylum Is crowded , the husband not very violent , and as ho belongs to anotbor county thev declined to send him up , but will have him taken bank to North Platte , wnoro ho belongs. HEAVY ri.UNnnu. The rooms of Mrs. II. E. G ago in the second story of the Hutchlns block , Twentieth and O streets , woio practically devastated by thieves Lome time last evening. Mrs. Gage wont to the opera house nnd on bor return homo was chagrined to tlnd that some ono had entered the rooms by forcing the door and had taken a let of dishes , household utonslls nnd silverware to the value of $75 or $30. The follow or follows had done their work qulotlv and cxpeditloualy , as neither tlio other roomers In the block or tho. ofllccr on Iho beat know of tbo robbery until It was reported Ubt night after Its discovery. It Is surmised that tl.oy must have had a wagon to carry off tbo stuff as it would bo rather bulky for tin arm load. The police and dotecttvos have been sup plied with n list of the property stolen nnd an active search Is being made for the parties and the goods. James ' \Vilkins. John Rvan , John Morris and Will Lane had a preliminary hearing bc- fore Judge Houston this nlternoon oti the charge of runi'.lng n shell game at the state fair. County Attorney Snoll wound the skein of guilt around thorn , while J. C. John ston endeavored to show that they wore immaculate - maculate and pure as the tmow. The court bound ever the quartet In $100 ball each , but as none of thorn had that amount about tholr clotboa tuon they went to the countr Jail. noAitn HEAT ? . Thomas Moran ntul John Hnrtwcll , two twltchmon , have for some tlmo boon reveling in the luxtinos of board at furnished by the Nebraska homo. Vostordar , ao Landlord Rogers says , they quit tholr jobs nnd were nbout to leave the cit.vjwithout squaring up. A largo policeman with n warrant halted then , and they nro now in durance vllo. CltASCI ! POII A IHMAOn SUIT. Grover Smith , n boy of 14 , was arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing sotno f . ' .i from Ftcd Schooner , who has roomi nbovo Johnson's grocery store on North Tenth stroot. About all that could ho proven against the boy this morning was that ho lived In Lincoln ud that Schooner's money was stolon. The youngster was accordingly discharged. onns AND r.xcs. A great many Lincoln people do not know that there Is n telephone In the ofllco of the I Lincoln correspondent of THK HBK. Thu nunioor of the telephone is 2S , " > . and all cnll day or night relative to news will bo prompt ly responded to. Robert and Frank Dorgnn nnd Guy Hop kins , nil nttachos of the penitentiary , loft for Wyoming today to enjoy a two weeks' boar hunt , Theodore ICnnr tolls the district court thnt ho furnished $15.80 worth of limo , Dalr , sand and plaster to Ann Tripper , Mrs.V Indaor. ( real name unknown ) , who tins n claim of some kind on some property nt Eighth nud N streets , nnd ho wnnts bis claim adjusted ac cording to the mechanic's lion law. Strawbrldgo & Culbortson nfllrm to the county court that W. G. Swnn had n fawn In Hamilton rounty ho was anxious to dispose of or trade for Lincoln property. They satis fied his longings by negotiating a traao for lots In Uraco Jk Strawbrldgo's addition nnd Madison square , but now thnt ho has thorn ho declines to pay them thu $113.50 commis sion they earned. The Gorman National bank has a mortgage - gage ou lot 1) ) , block 70 , executed by C. P. Vaughn , which they ask the district court to forocloso. The Security Savings bank has a similar claim on lot 17 , block 7 , Pock's Grove addition , for fl,000 , , which they want fore closed. Mr. ana Mrs. W. Q. Bell celebrated tholr tenth wedding anniversary last evening nt tholr homo , 010 C stroot. "Somo llfty friends were present nnd a very enjoyable tlmo re sulted. A very pretty decorated tin spoon was given each guest ns a souvenir of the occasion. A number of flood dntnago cases against the city scheduled for trial In Judge Brown's court today were continued Indefinitely until the ones In the upporcourts have been passed upon. Mall Carrier Llcklider Is still on the war path after the fellows who robbed him of a suit of clothes , underwear , etc. Charles Urown , who secured a shirt and pair of cult buttons , is now serving a term In the county jail , but his partner , who secured the greater part of the swag , has goi > o to Topoka. Tel- ecrams have been sent for his arrest and ho will bo brought back for grand larceny If captured. Four of the mon arrested In Bill Gloason's rooms devoted to gambling in the Capital hotel have paid their lines for visiting gam bling rooms. K /.vv7ir xuinc. The Old Commercial Advertiser Building Kntlrcly Destroyed. NEW YOHK , Sopt. 15. Fire broke out lu the old Commercial Advertiser building at 8:15 : this morning. In ilfteon minutes the flames were boyom | control. Mnny people were In the building and some of thorn had to slide down through the dense smoke. It is believed all escaped. From the ilrst it was soon that nothing could save the buildIng - Ing and attention wai directed to saving the adjoining buildings. There \voro numerous narrow escapes , John Globs , who was on the second lloor , came down n ( Ire escape so rapidly that his clothes were torn off nnd his hair slngod. Thuro was considerable scarcity of water at the com mencement of the fire. At 1U20 : ! the Uro was under control. A few minutes later the outer walls of the entire _ FuUon-fiti-ent front fell with a crash , and so great was the concussion that windows were shattered in the Bennett building , but no ono was injured. The buildme was occupied by clothing , cloak nnd Jewelry llrms , printers , otc. The total loss on the stock nnd building is estimated at $100,000 , most of which was insured. Other estimates place the lo's nt between ? T 00,000 nud $750- 000. A lot of loose diamonds which ivoro on the tables of the diamond workers in the building were lost. They were valued at several thousand dollars. CivciN-NA-rr. O. , Sopt. 15. The hosiery factory of Kclm & Sons burned early this mornlncr. Loss , S50.000 ; Insured. Mrs. Colonel Sellers , who loft her homo near by , fearing it would bo burned , died suddenly of heart disease , aggravated by the excitement. Cnuit , Switzerland , Sept. 15. During the absence of the inhabitants nt n religious festival , the village of Refol iu the Tyrol , burned Sunday. _ I'ltAUL TMCK. She Secures n Now York ; House for a Kinnll Consideration. New Youic , Sopt. 15. Pearl Eytlngo , the acticss , Is lu luuk. Yesterday In the county clerk's ofllco there was recorded the lease of thohousoand lot at SO'J'Kast Forty-ninth street by the owner of the property , Robert A. Chosobrough , in favor ot Pearl Eytlngo , fora period of llffcy years for the nominal consideration of Si. The document was dated and signed by both the contracting parties on February 10 last , the signatures being witnessed by Adam W. Bovo. The only Robert A. Chesobrough in the directory is the well known Union league club man , head of the Chesobrough Manufacturing company of 24 State street , and proprietor of the Chosobrough heating and ventilating system. Ho Is n member of the authors' club and the riding club. Miss Eytlngo Is the actress who first ap peared in Now York ns Isa In "Tho Cloipou- ceau Case. " A good deal of talk was made In 1831-t by her two marriages lo Dr. Joseph Watkins Yard. She married him in London In Mav , 1U80 , when ho was fresh from col. logo. The news came out whoa she ndvor. tised the marriage. Then Yard sued for an absolute divorce mid got it. On January 17 , 1881 , ho married her nirain , nud his pnronti learned of it when the advertisements won printed. Miss Eytlngo hns written a lurid book called "Velvet Vice. " ROYAL Baking Powder is Best : " The Royal Baking Powder is absolute ly pure , for I have so found it in many tests made both for that company and the United States Government. * i "I will go still further and state that , because of the fam ilies that company have for obtaining perfectly pure cream of tartar , and for other reasons dependent upon the proper proportions of the same , and the method of its preparation , "the Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the Purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. 'HENRY A. MOTT , PH. D. " 1. Late United States Goverpiiunt Chemitt , \