THE OMAHA DAILY1 BEE : WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 25 , 1801) .
IS CALCULATED TO MISLEAD
Secretary Porter Sends Ont a Questionable
Oottificatfl to Oonntj Olerkt ,
FUSION CANDIDATES FIRST ON BALLOT
Law OUc Pnr < > rolling lll lie * ( Tote
nt I.nat Ccnrrnl Klcctliin 1'lmt
1'lncc for IH | C'ltmll-
ij. ilntcn on IlnlloiN ,
The ccrllflcnlo of the secretary of state
showing the nominees of the \nrlous par-
tire for ptntc offices has been received nt
the ofilce of County Clerk Haverly This
ccrllllcato Is sent out under the statutes for
the Information of county clerks and to
enable them to properly plnco the names of
candidates for state offices upon the official
ballot , ns the duty of having the ballots
printed falls upon the county clerk of each
county. As this certificate Is Intended
solely for the direction of county clerks nnd
to Becuro a uniform and proper ballot , the
usual course for any one hut a scheming
populist official would naturaly bo to send
out ono that compiled with the law In nil
Its requirements.
A glnnco at the certificate sent out this
year by Secretary Porter shows that It wan
prepnied and formulated with the purpose
of misleading county clerks Into the prepa
ration of official billoU thnt do not conform
to the law In order that the fun I on state
ticket might reap nn advantage therefrom.
The form sot up In Secretary Porter's cer
tificate la ns follows :
JUDGE OP TUB sm'KKMK COURT.
Namo. Vote for Ono.
) Ptoplo's Intl. ) 1 1
Ellas A. Holcomb. . > Dcniocr.it. f
JMlVQrllun. ) ' '
Mnnoah I ] , Reese. . . . . .Itcpubllcan | |
a
The placing of the fusion candidate first
Upon the certificate is evidently prompted
by the hope that county clerks will follow
the sample furnished by the secretary with
out reference to the section of the statutes
iwhlch directs otherwise , and should atten
tion not bo called to the- law In that respect
many county clerks would doubtless be led
Into error by this certificate.
Section 140 of the general election law
providing for the form ot the official ballot
says : "Every ballot shall contain the
name of every candidate whose nomination
for any office specified In the ballot has
been certified or filed according to the pro
visions of this act , and no other names , the
names of candidates to bo arranged ns fol
lows : The party polling the highest num
ber of votes at the last general election for
the head of the ticket shall hnvo the right
of Its nomlnco Immediately beneath
the name of the office for
which such candidate was nominated ;
the paity polling the second highest num
ber of votes shall have the second place ;
the party polling the third highest number
shall have third place , nnd so on , leaving
those Candida tea whoso names appear upon
eald ballot by petition to appear beneath all
other candidates placed there by nomina
tion. "
The law further provides for the leaving
of a blank space beneath the names of all
of the candidates in which a voter may reg
ister his choice by writing in a name.
The certificate ot the secretary of state
also places the names of the fusion candi
dates for regents ot the university first upon
the ballot , followed respectively by the 10-
publlcan nnd prohibition candidates. Inas
much as the secretary of state has sup
plied his certificate , which purports simply
to certify the names of candidates In nomi
nation , with the dotted lines and voting
bquares provided for by tho. law , it Is easy
to see that Iia has Intcndpd jthls certificate
ns an official suggestion of the form of the
official ballot. Whllo the republican candi
date was defeated in the last state elec
tion , It was by a combination of parties , and
there is no way of determining the relative
strength of either of the three parties that
formed the combination. No tano man will
contend that cither of the three fusion par
ties cast a higher nunibar of votes than did
the republican pary. Without question the
republican nominees should come first upon
the official ballot. The form prescribed by
the statute EO places them , and In the blanket
ballot used last year they were so disposed.
It need hardly bo said that this blmplo
nnd guileless ruse will not mislead the
county clerk of Douglas county , who -nlll
have the ballot printed according to law ,
with the names ot the republican candidates
leading the rest.
Intelligence from Lincoln Indicates tint
steps will bo instituted there to correct this
certificate through a resort to the courts
unless Secretary Porter shall aeknon ledge
Ills mistake nnd consent to correct it volun
tarily.
Ilcforomlmii "VI n 11 < ln in it n Cane.
John 0. Yelsor'e mandamus suit to com
pel the city clerk to submit to a vote at the
coming election the question of the adoption
of the referendum system of voting Is hang
ing In the air. The writ of mandamus was
issued sometime ago by Judge Scott , but
City Attorney Connell has filed a motion for
the vacation of the proceedings , alleging
that thq order was obtained on misrepre
sentation ot law and fact ami In the nb-
sonco of counsel. Mr. Connell has been
trying to get a tlmo set for the hearing and
lopes that It will como up some tlmo this
week , although ho has not definitely so
learned owing to the fact that Judge Scott
Is holding court In Sarpi' county. It Is con-
HEATERS IHHE HOSE.
AKiiliiit ClilllliiB
till-
Should He AVH1 qarc.l For nml > ot
ritirrrt Up.
In the back portion of the nasal cavity nro
two Inrgo masses of blood vessels which
of the mucoua
tho.flurfaco
Siour out. upon .
a watery substance that moistens
tnomnrano
the "air which wo breathe In through
ens
it. This Is
the nostrils , and also warms
the atmosphere
uaturo'a way ot preparing
so that when It reaches the lungs It is purl-
fled warmed nnd moistened so ns not to
disturb thn equilibrium of the lung tempera
ture ' These blood vessels are very dell-
cato'and sensitive and ono canuot bo too
the nose that
careful In forcing liquids Into
aggravate nnd disturb their action. It
may Is true that catarrh begins , but It usually
extends along the membranes Inflaming the
larynx , the windpipe nnd the bronchial
tubefl , so that In nearly all cases of catarrh
and colds treatment through the nostrils is
useless nnd harmful. The only way by
which nil the affected parts In a genuine
case of catarrh may bo reached Is by Inter
nal treatment. In this way the entire
mucous lining Is restored to proper secre-
tlvo conditions and the nervre , blood nnd
temperament servo to carry off the diseased
the excrementory chan
juucoua to proper
' Tablets came
nels. SInce Gnuss' Catarrh
Into use catarrh has ben better understood
by the masses and these tablets are a euro
catarrh canuot be cured in
euroIn fact ,
any otlwr way. A trial of these celebrated
tablets will soon clear tbo head , throat and
nlr passages , besides having n cumulating
effect upon the bowels , bladder. Kidneys and
Btomach. which are nearly alvvaja affected
when the head Is stuffed up. Try these tab
lets. Nearly all druggUts Keep them or they
prepaid , upon receipt ot
will bo sent direct ,
price , 50 cents , by 0. C , Gauss , Marshall ,
" fully explaining
Send for our valuable JlUle book
plaining all forms of catarrh ,
LOCAL POLITICAL CALENDAR
Itrimlillcnn
Thursday , October 26 Grand rally , Waan
tngton hall.
Thursday , October 26 Patriotic league ,
Mlllard hotel.
Friday , October 27 McArdte's pfeclnct ,
Glandt school house ,
Krlday , October 27 Union Veterans' Re
publican club , Continental blocl : .
Saturday , October 28 Bcnnlngton.
Saturday , October 28 Huser's park.
Sunday , October 29 Rally at Mlllard , to
bo reinforced by Omaha German Re
publican club , 100 strong.
Ktinlon Mcetlncti.
Wednesday , October 25 Sally's hall , 1413
South Sixteenth street.
Wednesday , October 25 Ninth ward , 2914
Tarnnm street.
Thursday , October 26 Fifth ward , Er-
fling's hall.
Friday , October 27 Benson , town hall.
Saturday. October 28 Eighth and Ninth
wards , Wolff's hall ,
tended by the city attorney that there lane
no municipal election this fall. The law
fixes the city election in the spring.
Related to this question is the further
contention over the placing of the names
of the candidates for police Justice and
Justices of the peace upon a. city ticket. It
Is the opinion of the city attorney , BO given
verbally to the city clerk , that the police
Justice and Jiwtlceo of the peace are state
office and that It would bo Improper to
plnco them on a city ticket. This is the
opinion given City Clerk Hlgby In response
to John 0. Yclser's formal demand that
they bo put on a city ticket. It may bo
predicted safely thnt they will not bo so
placed by the city clerk , although ho has not
announced his Intention definitely as yet.
Meantime County Clerk Haverly haa de
cided to place the names of candidates for
these offices upon the county ticket.
SEEKING WRIT OF MANDAMUS
I'onulUt County Committee AflUn Unit
Niime of Cfirr lie Iilntcil
Amoim PopullHti.
It may bo said with reasonable certainty
that nn application has been filed for a writ
of mandamus to compel County Clerk
Haverly to plnco the name of James W.
Carr on the official ballot ns nominee of the
populist party for county Judge , Instead of
Martin Ijangdon , nominee of the populist
convention. It was stated by Secretary
Morcarty of the populist county committee
yesterday afternoon that he had authorized
an attorney to file such an action , and hoped
that It would come up before Judge Scott
not later than next Friday. In It the secre
tary of the populist commltteo sets up the
claim thnt I angdon , whose name the county
clerk has found entitled by reason of his
nomination to a place on the ticket , was not
in fact nominated by the convention , but
that bin nomination was conditional.
The alleged condition was that Langdon
should receive a nomination also from either
the free silver republican or the democratic
county convention , both of which were in
session at the same time. This alleged con
dition was never fulfilled , wherefore , it is
claimed , Langdon's nomination was null nnd
void.
Attorney Covell , who was chosen to repre
sent the populist committee , refused to say
whether or not ho bad filed the application.
Ho said that he had filed a paper in the
office of the clerk of the district court. In
quiry developed that he did file such a paper ,
but took it away again Immediately without
giving the inmates of the office an oppor
tunity to see what It contained. The ap
plication has been turned over to ono of the
Judges of the district court , but It is not
stated to which judge. It Is believed that it
will turn up In Judge Scott's court.
Cnrr is distributing his campaign cards as
a fusion candidate , vvhllo Jjingdon is handIng -
Ing out his cards as a populist nominee. The
action of the populist county committee last
Saturday night in expunging the name of
Carr from the records wherever it occurred
would scorn to indicate that it is not in
sympathy with the movement ot the secre
tary to substitute Carr's name for that of
Langdon on the ticket.
SWEDISH-AMERICAN LEAGUE
OrKiinirnHon In to lie I'crmnneiit anil
IM to biircntl Throughout
the Mntc.
The second meeting of the Swedish-Amer
ican Republican league In the Patterson
building Tuesday night was well attended.
Much enthusiasm was evident , and the or
ganization starts out with promise of much
usefulness. This is not simply a club
intended to exist through the present cam
paign , but a permanent organization which
Is to branch out through the various coun
ties and cities of Nebraska.
"Wo nro Just getting ready for effective
work In the next presidential campaign , "
raid ono of the leaders , "but of course we
deslro to do whatever good we can in the
campaign that is now ou. "
The meeting was devoted to business.
About 200 new members were enrolled > es-
terday and the membership commltteo was
kept busy fixing the lecords. The total
membership of the league Is now nearly GOO
A constitution nnd by-laws were adopted
and other routine matters were looked after.
The first paragraph of the constitution sets
forth the object of the organization , as
follows :
"The purpose of the S\vedish-Amcrican
Republican league of Nebraska shall be to
advance the republican rarty , to direct and
interest In politics Swedish-American clti-
7ena who have hitherto been more or loss
Indifferent to their political duties , to en-
courngo attendance at primaries and elec
tions In order that honest and capable
men may bo elected to guard nnd defend
the purity of the ballot box , to promote
the cause of good government nnd to per
form such other work ns may best fur
ther the Interests of the republican party ,
and for the political advancement ° f Swed
. "
ish-Americans.
U Is the Intention of tbo league to holt
a niius meeting at ono ot the theaters or in
seine suitable hall the last week of the
campaign. Meetings of the league will beheld
held weekly.
MARSHALING THEIR FORCES
llotlt CoiiiiulUreH Arc l'rciiirliiK for
Aulltc IloKlNtrutluii "Work
on Friday .Vi'vt.
Trlday next will he the second day of
the regular annual registration of voters
The republican committee la prepared to
push the effective work it accomplished on
the first day and to further and better re
sults , nnd at democratic county headquarters
pieparatlonH are being made to work ot
Friday for appreciable results. The results
of the first day's work have nroused the
committee to a realization of the necessity
of InJectlnR some ginger Into Its preliminary
work , and the hired men hnvo begun to
swarm around the rooms of the commltte
awaiting the distribution of working funds
Attention Is directed to the fact that the
voting population of Omaha is over 20,000
which leaves n xiut 15,000 who have not reg
Istercd. It Is hardly probable that the votIng
Ing population will be registered this fall
this bring an off > car , but It should b
nearly to , as this year's results will boa
upon these to bo attained next jear an
both parties are avVake to the national 1m
portanec ' , of this jear'd election. Aa a rul
In this city when the voter does not reglste
lie does not \ote. Failure to register de
prives ono of the- right to vote unless h
flhnll go before the city dork with two
freeholders of his ward and make affidavit
that ho was 111 or out of the city and could
not register. There is comparatively little
ot that sort ot voting done In this city. H
Is said at theclerk's office that even in the
last presidential year only about 300 swore.
In their votcn In this way.
IlnllV nt WnnliltiKtnn Hull ,
Ono of the promising political meetings
of tbe year Is the republican rally to be
held Thursday evening at Washington hull.
The Issues will bo presented from n repub
lican standpoint by 0 J. Greene , W. r. Clur-
ley and Ed Mullory , the last named being
n representative of the labor element.
COUNCIL ADOPTS APPRAISAL
Control Ilotilcinrilorlli from Ccn-
trnl Pnrk Advance * a Stop Mnj-
nr'd VclocH Arc StiMnltiod.
The city council Tuesday night adopted
the report of the appraisers of property con
demned for the extension of the Central
boulevard from Hanecom park northward
to Burt street nnd referred several protests
against It to the park board. All of the
six ; membera present voted In favor of ndop-
'tlon. It Is claimed that a large number
of email property owners will bring suit
ngalnst the city , but the council took the
ground that many of these suits would never
be brought nnd most of the others could
bo settled out of court without much diffi
culty.
An ordinance -was passed declaring that
ponton of the boulevard connecting River-
view and Hanscom parks completed and
open for 'travel.
Mayor Moores sent In his veto of an Item
In the appropriation ordinance , allowing C.
F. Robertson $250 for salary as special agent
of the legal department during January , Feb
ruary nnd March of the current jear. The
reason ho gave was that Robertson had been
clerk to a committee of the legislature dur
ing that time. The veto was sustained.
The veto of the mayor on a resolution
relocating three fire hjdrants in the Sixth
word was sustained , although a majority
of those present voted for It. The veto
was based on expense.
The council confirmed the appointment ot
Alfred C. Kennedy and William R. Morris
to succeed Paul Charlton and J. J. Dickey
as members of the Public Library board ;
also the appointment of John Rush and
Ichard Berlin to act with the tax commls-
oner ns a Board of Review to pass upon
10 reports of assessors.
The contract and bond of the Barber
splmlt Paving company for 'the paving of
Voolworth avenue from Thirty-second ave-
uo to Thirty-third street , submitted by the
oard of Public Works , were referred to
10 commltteo on paving and sewerage.
ho instrument did not bear the approval
f the city attorney.
An ordinance pending , contemplating thd
mondmcnt of the law licensing stationary
nglneors so as to exempt engineers of low-
ressuro heating plants from examination ,
was rejected.
Mount Introduced an ordinance providing
or the paving of Twenty-eighth street from
xja\enworth street to Poppleton avenue
nd had it read the first and second time.
The request ot the Board of Education
or the location of a company of the fire-
epartment on Capitol Hill , submitted
irough the Fire nnd Police commission ,
was placed on file.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
Scvcrnl Important Question * Ctuno Up
for DlMctisMloii 13iiconrnKli > K Ilc-
l > ort ns to Sugar llectw.
The Commercial club met In executive
esslon yesterday and discussed several
mportant questions , accepted five now mom-
jcrs and transacted routine business.
Manager Vlerllng of the Paxtoh & Vier-
Ing Iron works addressed the club on the
Sixteenth street viaduct Injunction and the
probable closing of Seventeenth street. Ho
called attention to what he terms the hard
ships that will result to business men and
iropcrty owners In that \lclnlty If the street
s not kept open lor traffic.
A resolution wnas adopted to the effect that
ho Commercial club , as a body , Is opposed
o closing the street.
Sugar beets were talked about , and a re
port from the Norfolk refinery was
ead to the effect that a car ot beets
ecently shipped from Omaha had shown 85
> er cent purity and 15 per cent sugar. When
t Is considered that SO per cent purity and 11
per cent sugar makes an acceptable product ,
ho Omaha growers are greatly elated over
ho perfection of their beets. For some tlmo
t was a question if the soil in the vicinity
of Omaha would produce sugar beets , and
t was through the Commercial club that the
attempt was made. Although Douglas
county Is getting Into this Industry long
after it haa been proven successful in other
parts of the state the recent report from
Norfolk will doubtless cause a largo increase
n the acreage of beets.
The now members accepted were P. G.
Urlau , J. Benson , W. F. Stoeckor , T. R.
Whittaker nnd C. A. Wcgner.
A communication from Dcerlng & Co ,
thanked the club for Its efforts in arrang-
ng a location here , and It Is announced that
his establishment will remove from Council
31uffs to this city and bo ready for business
jy January 1.
FRANK THOMPSON IS DEAD
DOCK Xot Ilcsnlii CoiiKcloiiniimN After
III * I'll 11 Saturday
Afternoon ,
Frank Thompson , who fell down n stair
way In the rear of a saloon nt Sixteenth and
Cuming street , Saturday afternoon , died
nt the Clarkson hospital yesterday morning
at 2 o'clock. Ho did not regain consciousness
after his fall and Monday night the doctors
performed an operation on his skull in the
hope ot saving his life.
Thompson was a single man and lived In
South O-maba at Twenty-first and I streets.
He was employed as driver on a coal \vngon
for C. II , Roberts , 013 North Twenty-third
street.
The body has been taken to South Omaha
for burial , and his sister , who lives In Oska-
loosa , la. , has been notified by telegraph.
JIIIIIPH Itoctl Injiirt-rt ,
Mr , James Reed struck his leg against a
cake of Ice In such a manner as to brulso
It severely. It became very much swol
len and pained him so badly that he could
not walk without the aid ot crutches. He
was treated by physicians ; also used sev
eral kinds ot liniment nnd two and a halt
gallons of whisky In bathing It , but nothing
gave any relief until be bean using Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. This effected almost a
complete euro In a week's llmo and ho be
lieves that had ho not used this remedy hU
leg would have had to be amputated , Mr
Reed Is one of the leading merchants of Clay
Court HOUPC , W. Va , Pain Dalm is unequaled
for sprains , bruises acd rheumatism ,
' Arri-Htril on u St-rloiiH Chortle.
The police souRht George II Way Monday
on the charge of one crime and found him
engaged In another of more terlous nature ,
I. T. H > nes , a barber of Great Bend , S D ,
started the search because Way had mar-
iled one of his ulsters and then deserted
her for the second slsteir in the same family.
In hunting for \v uy the police discovered
ho was now living in a Hut near Seven
teenth nnd Webster with Annie Parchal , 15
yenrs of age , Her mother , who lives at
1439 South Seventeenth street , had \\'jy ar
rested and will prosecute him
Mr . llnyi'e WnnlK UHorre ,
Dora C Boyce has Hied suit for divorce
ncalnst Robert M. Doyce , alleging failure
to support. The Bo > ces were married In
Holly Springs , Miss. . In 1&97. The petitioner
prays the restoration of her muldcn name ,
Dora B , Jew ell.
PTntTPllT P HIOI IMP I\fMT
STRAIGHT GAMBLING DEAL
Judge Baxter's Op nlon of Speculating in
Grain Margins.
DECISION RENDERED IN COUNTY COURT
for HIP Dofcntlnnt In the Cnnc
at the AVcnrc Cmnnilnilnn Com-
liniiy Auntnnt .1. C. Tnj-
lor nt low n.
Judge Baxter of the county court decided
yesterday that deallne In grain margins
Is gambling , nnd that commission firms or
agents representing speculators cannot
legally recover any money advanced on such
deals.
This decision cnmc nt the close of evidence
nnd argument In the case of the Wenre Com
mission company of this city against J. C.
Taylor of Iowa.
The petition of the plaintiffs alleged thnt
In September , 1898 , they were employed by
the defendant to secure for him contracts for
the sale of 25,000 bushels ofwheat to bo
delivered In Chicago the following May. The
petitioners further say that they secured the
contracts , nnd in doing eo advanced money
at different times , aggregating J567.SS. It Is
set forth that Taj lor refused to pay the
debt thus created or any part of It. Suit was
brough for recovery of the sura alleged
to bo due.
Taylor employed an attorney and fought
the case. Ho admitted that ho had had a ,
deal with the commission company , but an
swered the petition with the statement that
It was a , Rambling transaction ; that he bad
no wheat to sell ; that ho was simply wagerIng -
Ing upon the dally fluctuations of the Chicago
cage wheat market and that the plaintiff
company was fully a\\aro of that situation.
Declaring It to have been n gambling deal ,
bis answer cited the law bearing upon such
operations , add tasked , the ccurt to flnd for
him.
him.Tho
The nttornojs for the contesting sides read
lengthy extracts of law nnd quoted many
decisions' . Judge Baxter listened patiently
nnd at the close announced thnt he could see
nothing In it except gambling , and that his
finding would be In accordance with that
conviction.
There la also an attachment suit pending
against Taylor growing out of this deal with
the Wearo Commission company. The plain
tiffs nllcgo that the Pacific Mutual Insurance
company has In Its possession certain prop
erty belonging to Taylor.
The hearing before Judge Baxter attracted
to the court room several men -nba nro
familiar with "puts and calls" and "bulls
and bears. "
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! SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. \
t , < ta , $ , < SiAA to < E fe fr
Friday of this week Is the second day
of registration nnd it Is expected that
the number who will register will exceed
the second day of last jcar. The records
show the following registration on the second
end day a jear ago :
First ward First precinct , 186 ; Second
precinct , 138 ; Third precinct , 16G ; total , 400.
Second ward First precinct , 150 ; Second
precinct , 117 ; Third precinct , CG ; total , 363.
Third ward First precinct , 136 ; Second
precinct , 103 ; total , 211.
Fourth ward 106. Total for the nine pre
cincts , 1,200.
Those who are interested In securing a
complete vota seem to be of the opinion
that Friday's registration will be close to
if not over $1,500. An effort will be made
by republicans to get out every voter on
Friday , although It is predicted that the
last day of registration will be the heav
iest. _ Some predict that the total registra
tion "will bo over 4,000 and this will not be
surprising owing to the rapid increase In
populaton.
The necessity for registering 1s being Im
pressed upon every one. Candidates talk It
on the streets , party leaders aio all the
tlmo calling attention to the two dajs of
registration left and everything is being
done to get out a full vote. All regis
tration booths are open from S a. m. until
9 p. m. , thus giving laboring men ample
tlmo after G o'clock In which to register.
Funloii CnuillilntcH bpeak.
Tuesday night's fusion meeting at Blum's
hall was attended by about 200 people and
the different candidates were given a fairly
cordial reception. Dr. W. J. McCrann acted
as chairman and Introduced the speakers.
J. W. Carr , who is exceedingly anxious to
secure the election to the office of county
Judge , talked first and tired the audience
with his long harangue on the responsible
duties of the ofllce for which he is an
aspirant. Judge Ferguson , George A. Mag-
ney nnd G. G. Bowes , candidates for district
Judge , followed In brief addresses. Candi
date Bowes said that ho was the only can
didate who was being abused and assaulted.
Ho referred to the abuse Cunningham II.
Scott Is heaplrg upon him at every turn In
the road. The speaker explained that Scott
was angry because he had refused to try
a case before Scott when the latter was
under arrest on a charge of insanity. G. M.
Hitchcock talked for a long time on mili
tarism nnd Imperialism. Ho said that Im
perialism was the very opposite of democ
racy and was ono of the Issues which the
American people must soon confront.
These who expected to hear a financial
talk from "Coin" Harvey were disappointed ,
for ho spoke on imperialism. Ho asserted
that the war In the Philippines was only
nn excuse for the organization of a large
standing army. The speaker said that 30-
000 votes for Holcomb would eliminate mil
itarism from Nebraska politics next year.
Silas A. Holcomb. fusion candidate for
the eupremo court , \\a nett called upon ,
and he , too , harped upon Imperialism for a
time , Mr. Holcomb took up omo tlmo in
telling about < ho great reforms the fusion
party bad inaugurated in Nebraska. Ho
did not stop to specify any particular re
form , but Insisted thnt the fusion legis
latures had nlwnjs passed Uwa for the
good of the people. The republicans on the
other hand bad done nothing of the sort.
The new primary la\v was bitterly denounced
by Ca'ndldato Holcomb. He said the law-
had been framed for the purpose of prjlng
Into the political nlllllntlon of the voters of
the state nnd might bo used to intimidate
voters. During Mr. Holcomb'e talk quite
n number became tired and left the hall.
t for II MicM School.
The chances arc that n night school will
bo established about November 1. Super
intendent Wolfe Is taking a great deal of In
terest In the organization of this school
nnd he Is satisfied thnt when ho presents
the list of applicants to the Board of Hd-
ucntlon there will bo no objection to the
opening of the cichool. A majorltj , If not
all , of the members of the board favor giving
the Idea n trial. Some , however , think that
the attendance will not bo oufllclent , but as
over thirty joung people who arc compelled
to work dn > s have made application nnd
signified their intention of attending such a
school If started , the success of the pro
ject la virtually established. Very likely
the board will select a teacher at Its regular
meeting In November.
Work oil Armour' * AVnrolioiiMC.
Carpenters , brlckln > crs nnd graders arc
now at work at the same tlmo on the new
Armour warehouse. The. building of the
west and north wallo was commenced yes.
terday. Work on the cast wall has been
stopped temporarily ns It has reached the
height of the basement story. Carpenters
nro placing the heavy timbers for the Iloor
supports from pier to pier nnd as soon aa
this work Is completed the walls will be
run higher. Excavating for the south
foundation wall Is progressing rapidly and
the driving of piles will commence In a day
or two. As soon as tbo graders finish taking
out dirt there -ivlll be room for many more
bricklayers and carpenters. The grading
will most likely be completed this week.
Ilrovtit 1'nrlc Sewer
George Dare has completed the laying of
2,500 feet of ten-Inch sewer from the Brown
Park school building to the main sanitary
sewer on Railroad avenue. Toilet rooms
are now being erected In the building and
before long the old dry closet s > etcm In the
schoolhouse will bo a thing of the past.
This now sewer passes through quite a
populous district nnd It is expected that n
number of property owners will avail them
selves of the opportunity for making sewer
connections. Members of the Board of Ed
ucation -will sanction such applications and
will charge a moderate sum for the priv
ilege. In this way It Is expected a portion
of the cost of the sewer will bo returned
to the treasury of the board.
CiiHli Tire * , in Comment * ! * Orndliisr.
Contracts were elgned Tuesday with Cash
Brothers for the grading of 0 street from the
west line of Twenty-fourth street to the cast
line of Twenty-sixth street and for the
grading of Twenty-first street from Q street
to S. The contractors expect their teams
and grading apparatus hero In a day or two
and will commence the work on 0 etreet
first. The estimated cost of the -work on O
street Is $3,150. The sum of 12 cents per
cubic yard Is to be paid the contractor , ho
to have the dirt to dispose of as he sees nt.
The same price is to be paid for the grad
ing of Twenty-first street nnd the esti
mated cost is $600.
Mniflc CHv < ! o ntp.
Sheep recelnts continue 'heavy , with a
strong demand
Tt is c-jHrriitPcl thnt there arc nearly 2.000-
000 hOR * In Nebraska at this time.
Colonel J. I. . Torrey of Wjomlng is pre
paring to go Into the sheep business , but
denies that he is going out of the cattle
bunincss.
Mrs D l Holmes. Tnentv-fourth nnd D
streets will entertain , the I.adlc ' Aid so
ciety of the First Presbjterian church this
afternoon.
Sheep receipt at this market Monday. 13.-
005 head , were tbe heaviest In nearly n vear.
or since November 7 , 1893 , when 15.SS9 head
wore unloaded here.
Material for Armour's blpr rotalnlnR wall
at the west end of the railroad lards is
arriving dally and the work of construction
will commence shortly.
An important meeting of the South Omaha
club will be held AVedncsdav evening. All
members are urged to bo present. Refresh
ment * will be served nnd various Ulnds of
entertainment provided.
Statisticians assert that the cattle short
age in Texn this year amounts to 100,000
head. A short cotton crop , .is wall as the
high price of > ounfr cattle , will cause many
feed yards to shut down.
It is stated that Kansas , Missouri. Iowa
and Nebraska , will harvest about 9)B,102.CKK )
bushels of corn this year , or nearly half of
the entire crop of the country. Last ye.ir
the same states raised 701,32S , < )50 ) bushels , or
about 3G per cent of the country's crop.
It Is reported th.it the Department of
Agriculture is making an effoit to secure a
careful revision of Its acreage on grains
from this ye.ir'B crop. It haa special agents
traveling over the country , personally in
vestigating nil sources of Information that
are worth considering , in order to get aa
near the real acreage as possible.
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Condition of nx-Gmernor SnumliTM.
Ex-Governor Ah In Suunders Is at pres
ent very low and his attending physician.
Dr. Hanchett , expresses the opinion thai
hla death Is a matter of only a few dajs al
most. Mr. Saunders is not Buffering from
any disease , but his condition is simply the
result of old ape. His vital powers are al
most exhausted and the ppark Is liable to go
out at any moment. His mind is as clear
ns ever , and even now ho receives u few ol
his most intimate friends , though the num
ber is necessarily limited , owing to his
weakened condition.
He han been In failing health for some
time , the last time he appeared In public
bclnt ? about two months ago , when ho took
a drive out through the exposition grounds.
SInce that time lie has been gradually
sinking.
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