Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1886, Page 4

THE DATLY BEE.] OMATA OFFICE,No.014 AND 016 FARNAM ST NEw YORK OFrice, Roos 6, TRIBUNE Brinnis WASHISGTON OFFICE, NO. 513 FOURTERSTR ST, Publiched overy morning, exeept Sunday. The | only Monday morning paper published io the state. TERMS BY MATEL: One ¥ £10.00 Three Months Six Months, .00 One Month 0% 1.0 THr WKLY Brr, Published Every Wednosday. TERNS, POSTPAID: One Year, with promium €20 One Yenar. without premium i 8ix Monthe, without premiurn One Month, on trial 10 CORMESPONDENCR: o news and ed Al com ssed 1o the Bt torial m TOR OF unications BUSINESS LETTERS: Al business lettors and remittances shonld be addrossed to TAr Bek PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoffice or 10 be made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS E. ROSEWATER. Epiron. his hana beautiful Now let Pat Ford hold up and tell us who that report for him ALLeN G, TreryaN's red bandana will not dust the bottom of John Sherman’s seat in the senate wrote Beiyt and Leeder voted to dismiss Cummings bocanse they beheved that he was tainted with bribery. SENATOR SHERMAN obtained a week's from the senate, but it didn't require 'k to elect him as his own successor WheN a man rises in the council or any other legislative body to explain his vote he takes it for granted that his vote needs an explanation, Coxanrssiay Foray, of Ohio, say isn’t rich enough to remain in congress Mr. Foran evidently hasn’t been standing in with the railroad lobb; Cranrtre OGpeN was cut short in the delivery of his pompous speech before the inyestigating committee, so he wrote it out and had Pat Ford deliver it for him before the counc COMMISSTON rarks h few more thousand acres of grants forfeited. The opposition of the corporations to Mr. Spark's disgraceful ity in the land oflice 18 increasi twenty representatives < ting in Omaha for a decision on the bids for the new wviaduct is evidence that this city ing some advertising through b sion of public improvement; Becavse Sullivan was taken away from the alleys which he had been or- dered to gnard and was pat upon some other beat, Ed. Leeder thonght Marshal Cummings was guilty of bribery and should be disgraced and dismissed. NATOR LoGAN with scorn in his voice denounced Dorman B. Eaton the senate as a “mugwump.” Mr. L ought to be more guarded in showing his resentment against the nondescripts who cooked his viee-presidential goose n year ago in the drear November. 1 live comfortably on on, but the family will not suf- fer without it. The profits from the “memoirs” will amount to $750,000. If worst comes o worst in New York, the Grants can put up quite a respectable little monument of their own in Riv- erside Park E notico that one William Winter, of Chicago, who brought a suit to recover $3,000 for damages for slander has recov- ered a verdict for one (1) cent, He had been accused of stealing. At this rate J. Milton Hoffman, who has sucd for $3,000, will receive six (6) cents, if he gets a ver- dict. But he won't get it A LixcorN dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says that Hoffman’s libel suit against Editor Rosewater will be pu vigorously. This is eminently cor but the pushing will bo done from the business end of the Bek, and in all proba- bility « little more vigorously than Mr, Hoffman anticipates, ExcGrisn tories joicing over the announcement that Queen Victoria will open parliament in person. This is sup- posed to be an evidence of th which the queen regards the Salisbury government. ‘The London tradesmen are even more jubilant than the tories, The royal cpening will attract to London thousands of conntry people, who will spend a good deal of money in the shops. The profits resulting will perhaps make up some of the deficiencies resulting from the debts of the Prince of Wales. Iris announced that the N Exposition is financially embarrassed agam. It is not in as emb ssing a position by half as the exhibitors who have been bamboozled into lending their support to this annex to the original fail- ure. New Orleans is no place for an ex- hibition. It is too far from the cente population and too inaceessible by and water. The flrat mistake made was in the selection of the location. Other mistakes and embarrassments were the result of the first. Tue political agitation in Peru is quict ing down to such a degree thatthere is to be an election of a president of the repub lie at an early date, and both Caceres an Pierola are candidates for the place. The former stands for the patriotic sentiment which assents the acceptance of the harsh conditions of the treaty exacted by Ci the latter for the soberer view of I’ vian diflicultics which treaty as unavoidable, Should the elee- tion be a fair one it may give the unfor- tunate republic an era of peace and re- covery. As wiLL be seen by our special dis- ches Sam Allerton, the Chicago cattle king, says that Chicago is losing its pres- tige as a cattle mavket, and that Omaha is coming to the front. The reason is that Chicago has killed the goose that Tays tho golden egg, by its hoggish policy towards the patrons of her stock yards. This is a hint to the managers of the Omahs stock yards and packing houses to take warning from Chicago, and con- duct their enterprises upon a liberal, | the p THE OMAHA DAI LY BEE, AT VT S e HURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1886 The Schuyler Lynching. he lynciring of the Bohemian Lapour hugler on Tuesday wight was an act which few will attempt to deieid. . The natural sentiment 1 all law abding commufities is that offensesagainst the law should dealt with by the law in its ordinary dure. Human life is too | precions to be placed in the b against unreasoning passion when to dispense just t hand and public | officials stand ready to protect the com manity from the assanlts of eriminals The urrence at - Schuyler wa donbly unfortunate becan there e reasons to sanity of Lapon cof an asylum for under arr for family when he made the wit Me. Dogman for | which he paid the penalty of his life at the hands of a mol But after all thi< seem douht He Tad been an inms the insane and abuse of his murderous nss the rong was on eaid, it not diffi enlt to discover the moving canse for the appeal toJudge Lynch. Murders have not been ifrequent in Nebraska during seven years, but only two con victed murderers have suffered death at the Tows. The delays of the law, the chicancry of the courts, and the clem ency of the have been ealled into requisition in the remaining cases to impede and deteat the ends of justice impression has been growing nd stronger that hangin, played out in Nebraska. | < not surprising, on this account, that the final appeal has been made in eral instances within the past fow to Judge Lyneh's court, which is no twrit of error” and grants wo “stay of procecdings.” Mob law is bad law There can be no question about it. It dange aunse of its unconsidered haste. 1t must be frowned down beeanse it strikes at the foundation of a fearful or ganization of society. But it is better than no law at all. More than once in | the history of the west it stimulated a | more rigid inte ation of the statutes and spurned ona better enforeement of the law by the autho is is un- doubtedly the reasoning which the Schuy- ler lynchers made in the ¢ where the Killing was undoubted. If the lynched man wasinsane, asthere scemsto | be reason for believing, the unlawful act is all the more to be deplored oxeentive stron sov- years | rous be The Business Situation. Blockaded vounds, snow-bound muails, o weather have checked move- ments of produce and merchandise dur- ing the wee! Outside of this, there has been little material change to note. Oper- ations as a rule ave reflecting only imme- diate requi and the aggregate distribution continues moder: I'he failure list has increased, and for last k exhibited a total lavger than for any le week since January, 18585, This ase is probably attribntable in a measure to the closer serutiny of 1afairs of traders incident to the of the last y wceounts, Apart. from this unfavorable ing, which has comparatively significance at this time of nothing has occurred to impair confidence in commercial cireles, and the Zend forecast of merchants and manu- facturers is cheerful and hopeful. The wool market 1s steady, while cot- ton has ruled quiet. Eastern jobbers re- port the distribution of dry goods on new orde s moderate, but trade contidence in the prospeets for a good spring busi- s unimp. 1. The iron and steel we is active and the general market strong with an encouraging outlook. Large orders for stecl rails have been ced during the week. In the grain rket, the best feature during the week ended, was the continued activity of the export trade in corn, The interior move- ment of both wheat and corn has been small, owing largely to bad roads and snow blockades in the west and north- west. The wheat situation shows no im- provement, except that a further general decline 1n prices has brought the m ket a little ne to an export basis | Values, howev are still considerably above the p: with quotations in im- porti mpared with a weel a0, pr y were 4 cents per bushel lower in Chicago, and 13 to 2 cents per bushel low: iboard markets A bearish feeling domi Lt financ closing show- ites the tive markets, and speeial prominenc given in the gossips of the ¢ and in the ontgivings of influen- | s 1o all items ealeulated to de- press the market. This sort of specila tive missionary work has enconraged a large addition to the outstanding short interest, and, after the sharp decli that has- already taken place, conser re naturally inclined to look ) on in favor of holders. Ihe most important element in the situation as the ye enters upon its course is the tendency of all business to limit eredit, both as to time and amount, and it has logically produced o healthy condition of 1 Large dealers now | regard as afair profit the percentage | t they once lost by the loose credit system; and the limitation upon eredit in the business centres has of necessi brought the whole country nearcr by the cash basis that is the only safe foundation of business enterprise. This departu from uvery reckless speculation of in- flated war times has worked incalenlable good, It has not only put general busi- ness on asurer basis, but it has cheap- ened all the necessities of life and en- | Jarged consumption; and with our better business methods, the ge 1 solvency of the people, and the universal confi- denee that prevails, the business outlook for s vastly better than the record of the ycav just closed. The Tie Verdict, voto of the council on the Cum- turally create surprise ded mon of all parties. ischarged with speenla- The mings case will n among fair m When sn executive oflicer a criminal offenso like bribery the proofs | of his guilt should be clear and beyoud any reasonable doubt before he is brand- ed as guilty and disgraced for life. The council in this case was sitting as a jury sworn to give a verdiet according to the evidence without fear or favor. While it wis known that Mr. Ford in this instance was the were cat's-paw of Dr. Miller, whose memorable effort in the opera house made Pat his slave for life even if it did assist in defeating him at the polls, it was not expected that men like Goodrich, Schroeder and Daley would blindly follow their party leaders, and squave-dealing policy. We have already heard some complaints about the Omaha , and if the patrons have any griev- ‘#sacs they should be at one rectitied. allow themselves to give a verdiet which is not borne out by the testimony, and volo in favor of a report written by the | presumption that Cummings v | What shapo this pressure took we | vote with Pat | suspend him and pr ! chiarge s nothi | for | their | of belief that the marshal wi | brivery. | mied 1 | Mr. Duil coloring which an imaginative young lawyer is capable of adding to a hope- lessly bad case. If the same sot of men had sat on a jury and heard the testi 1y as given before the investigating committee they never wor their seats before pronsmmein of not guilty. Assuming that theve a eorrupt bargain made and money p for the release of Traviz the admission of Judge Beneke that he ordered the release does away with the entire vas bought an influence bronght to * to procure the tion of Cummings which shows to what base means partisan rancor will resort in order to achieve its ends. While the conneil was sitting jury in this case, Mayor Boyd was actively endeavoring to secure a verdict of conviction. He sent for a republican member of the council and sought to induce him to cast his vote against Cammit and pronounce him iilty of an offonse of which the coun- Iman believed him innocent. his ex plains the incessant bombardment of the Herald and the constant cry that Cum mings must go. If the mayor went so far s to tamper with republican conneil men, s there any donbt that great pressure was hrought on the democrats? w know. but we imagine if the council would investigate the methods by which democratic members, who openly de- clared the charges against Cummings to be basceless, were whipped into line to rd, it would not prove to themselves and the If Marshal Cum doesn’t the mayor for charges that I inst him, even if the « more serious than of: But there bear in th as onvie very ereditable bulldozing bosses mings has to go wh can sustain ag: fensive partisanship 1 So far as the votes of the two republi- can councilmen p concerned their course explains iself. Ever since Leeder failed to get the vepublican nomination and could not induce Cum- mings to jrin the bolt against Coburn, he has had 1o use for Cummings. While he still elaims to be friendly, he voted to brand Commings as a bribe-taker, and recommended his removal. Mr. Behm's moral sensibiliti <o shocked over Charley Ogden’s veport that he could not vefrain from voting Cummings guilty of bribery, although he explained that he only wanted to suspend him by his oflicial neek for 4 Senator Sherr elected. The despatehes s the re-elec tion of John Sherman by the Ohio leg Iature to be lus “own in the national senate. he news will be re- ceived with action throughout the count Senator Sherman has been for thirty years a prominent figure in our national polities. His serviecs have been of great value to the country, and his long experience as a legislator has made himone of the best cquipped of our men. Senator Sherman presided over the berth of the republi i Ohio, served in the Thirty-fourth, - fifth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh con- ind ocenpicd aseat in the senate durin the war nd - reconstruction periods. It was his fortune to provide for the resumption of spocio payments as sceretary of the treasury and his brilliant financiering in this im- portant problem and the wisdom of his funding operations added greatly to hi record, and the estimation in which he was held in the popular este Honest men, irrespeetive of p be rejoiced to know that Sen: suecessor state ppro on the infamous outr: inst the ballot which John R. Me- n and his gang of Cincinnati ronghs perpetrated in the last election with the t of defeating the senator’s return to Washington. some fears ex- 0 Tuer rms to be pressed of a general exodus of the neg ponulation from the south Atlantic B Southern papers are noting a large smigration of colored people, and vaising un alarm of a coming scarcity of Iabor in their sections. The negroes who o westward 1 northwestward are usnally the vietims of agents of railroad companies or land companies who hold out inducements, in a large measur fallacion id manage to divide with dupes their seanty savings. In the long run th emigration will be a benefit instead of a ealami ty to the stat from whi the negroes go. White labor, more of- | ficient in proportion as it is mo: will take the pl of the negro and the better distribution of the colored clement in the populations of all the states—whitening the Carolinas and pro- portionately darkening the newer states of the west—will lessen the danger grow- ing out of the race question where the are nearly equal in numbers. no doubt, temporary distr m ms from which the negroes are and temporary two i There i those re going for lack of lubor, inconvenience from over-supply at the pluces of their destination. The history of such emigrations is usually a history of suffering, but in the long run goodl will come of it CouNcrMAN DAILEY passes for a very fair man, but his conr the Cummings case doesn't justify that belief any longer. When a man talks one way and votes against his expressed convictions he de- stroys all conlidence. M 8 fused to attend the last day of the session because, as he suid to Jumes giiton, disgusted with the farce sin Benceke's testimony had dropped the bot- tom out of the whole case. When Charley Ogden’s report, which was fathered by Pat Ford, was read, Mr. Dai- ley bobbed up and moved its adoption. “That report coneluded with an expression uilty of Covxena Darey indignantly de- he was whipped into li 1t was not whipped into line we would like to know who was. Perhaps My, Dailey doesn't know that the mayor had taken an active interest in the Cummings cuse and was trying to intluence republi- can councilman to vote Cummings guilty of bribery when there was no proof what ever to show it, excepting the unsupport- ed statement of Sullivan, which was contradicted by three witnesses and was disproved absolutely by Judge Beneke himself who swore that Cummings acted under his orde YOFFICERS ¢ been waiting for several months to cateh Rosewater in attorney for the prosecution, with all the Lincolu in order to serve the papers.” Tribune in regard to lns mistatement the Chi libel suit of facts Lincoln ago This s simply & Mr. Roséwater has been in s 1 timps during the last year. He was there two days during state fair week and registered one of | the principal hotels, but no officer ever | looked for him until lnst Monday, L~ PrESIDENT CLEVELAND i< not phint many democratic. office-holders in <ka, and some people are at a loss to understand why this is thus. If the of- | fico-scokers could only get J. Sterling Morton and Dr. Miller to kiss and up, and drop factionalism, all would be lovely, The federal pap will then be passed around Cor. Epward Riciarpsoy, the presi dent of the recent exposition at Ne Orleans, died from a stroke of paralys the other day from the same dise: Ox Monday seve inches of snow fell at Galveston, Texas, Since the abolition of hell from the revised edition Texas is not quite so warm as it used to be T™H DUSTRY, A new tack factory will be erected in Pitts- qurg soon. a conviets have to work in Atth the 1,2 N, shipped 108,155 tons of coal regon ports last year, Pittsburg steel rail men predict an advance in the price of rails, making €50 a ton . A shoe fastory has been started in Nash- e, With & capacity of 1000 pairs a Oregon and Washiy Francisco last ye of Tumbe Althcugh they have no law on the subject, its of Labor will not allow hitual drinkers to join the order. Physicians and business men are eligible to membership, General Master Workman T, V. Powderly says that one temperate man, who reads newspapers, is worth more to the Kuizhts of Labor than 100 men who drink liquor ind get their information in bar-rooms. A Boston paper says well-educated and well-dressed givls work in dry goo:ds stores at from 84 to 6 per week, while in the manu- facturin;y centres of v England girls ave carning from 520 to S40 per month. Colonel W, P. Rend, the Chieago million- aire mine owner, says there is but one way of establishing fraternal feeling between em- ployerand employe, and that is for the tor— mer toealize that his employ man, to pay himadequately for his serviees, and to make him fecl that the interests ot both are identi rehine-shop work will be more abundant e winter than for the past eighteen months, because of pxpoeted activity in all industrial nnels.: Many merchants are removing from western, fo eastern stat motive works haye put on 600 men. Locomotive builders expeet orders within 30 days for 130 engines, in lots of from three up- rd, The Carnezies, of Pittshure, anple to eniployers generally in ad- mitting to partnership their leading superin- tendents, numbering sevent inall, ra ing in capital from 310,000 to £5,000, The nextstep of these prowressive brothers may be o aliit every workoim to tho purtner- shipin sums of $300 to $1,00, Not a little trouble would be obviated it S COUrse Was pursued. Another enter) ton Territory supplied ar with 200,000,000 feet good ¢ sing Amcriean, who < now in London importing American : and selling it throteh braneh Teading cities of_the United Ki b lelphiaconfectioners fur- nish him the bulk of s stock : is crowing to fmmense proj shown by local and New records, York eustom s Rather Tame. Chicago Herald. Jackson Day oratory was rathe year, and yet the demoerats ney Juckson more than they do just no - They Don't Stay Paupers Long. Philadelphia Call. SWith a population of 300,000,000, China has notasingle pauper.” They all come over here. tame this ' missed - Ohio Gricved Again. Cinctnnati Commereial. One would infer, from the way Carlisle made up the comy of the house, that there was not a gr o talent hanging around. tt - Will Prevent Homesickness, Pittsburg Chronicle-Telsgraph Pittsburg is not in Texas, but the numerons shootings in this city lately mizht prevent homesickness in any preaubulating Texan who may be in town. - A Crying d. St. Lowix Reepublican . an has issned another pro- mation of his ability and willingness to y man living, ‘The erying need of the time is something to take the Boston out of this insulferable ereature, R entle Hint. Jowrnal, The storeke ised largely is now counting his enormons p rofits, but the man who has no faith in the newspapers is wondering how hoe can raise money enough o pay his rent. e e The Sneers of the Home Guard, St Pl Pioneer Press. The home guard of crities who have been sneering at n. Crook’s conduct of the Apache campaign doubtless consider them- selves fully competent to sit in the seat of Judgment, but it may not be out of place to call their attention to the fact that Gen, Sheridun, also a very eompetent authority, has full confidence in Gen. Crook’s ability to deal with the 4 - - Jacksom's Day. St Louts GlobesIomacrat, The specches on Jaoksoh's Day this year seem to have taken the form mainly of ex- cuses for the present admiwistration, and re- quests that it be dealt withiby democrats in a charitable and patient-way, 1f the spirit of Old Hickory can take coznizance of earthly afairs, it must l»«-e!(:}‘(ill("l) indignant oyer sueh a queer and tame meéthod of gioritying the ancient faith of the pay 1y They Look Like Tnnlrol Show. Wahington Correspaikdedee Chicag News. ‘The president and his cabinet have had their pictures taken in a group, which is hav- ing atremendous sale. It is the secoud time that a president has been photographed along with bis official family. It is an awfully funny picture, because it looks just like the first part of a winstrel show, The president is the middle wan, Secretary Bayard oceu- piea the place of the interlocutor, and Dan Manning and Lucius Quintius Cartiss Lamar are the end-men, Behind them stand, all in atow, the postwaster general and the attor- ney general as bones, and Mr, Whitney and Ar. Endicott as Tamborimes, They say Mr. Cleveland himself couldn’t help ™ laughing when he saw it sl Continues to Attract Attention. Hebron Jowrnal alinust incessant attempts of Ber to annibilate Hou, Chwch In spite of th the Ow make | The exposition suficred | deep d So says J. Milton Hoffman's dispatch to | Howe, that irrepressible gentleman etill con- | tinues to attract a large share of public atten- tion. One exchange says: “Church Howe has contracts for furnishing ties and raiivoad timbers to the amonnt of eight hundrad thou sand dollars. He will furnish ties for the Missonti Pacific extension to Lincoln. The forests of Arkansas furnish the raw material from which Mr. Howe gat this large amount of money.” Another exchange in- forms its readers that Chureh Howe is a can- didate for congress from the First congres sional district of Nebraska - Robert Garre 1 met at the Lotos club the other evening Robert Garrett. in whose presence Mr. Van derbilt died. He is worth $10,0:0,000, and he means to live up to his patrimony, e is a bright looking man, and not a bit of & dude apparently—but e is very exquisite and fustidious about his clothes.” 1 don’t know about the yarn about his having 100 pairs of pantaloons hunging along his wall, but he dresses well, He enjoys everything. He has nt or dyspepsia. He is a good dancer, ngs well. 1le is fond of o long walk. joys society, theater, books, fast horses, pletures, good eating and champague. Mr, Garrett means to get his money’s worth as he goes along, and if he really has 100 suits of clothes, it partially acconats for his anxiety for anew trunk line, - No Reason Yet Shown, New York Times, Gen. Miles is undoubtedly a good Indian fighter, but 1o reason has yet been shown why he should supersede Gen. Crook, who has no superior in the same line. The frieuds of the latter are disturbed by persistent re- s that the president is determined to di Nim, against the judgment of Secretary ttand Gen. Sheridan, and the tribute is purpose to the washinations of Indian agents and traders with whose busi- ness Gen. Crook has interfered. The presi- dent is hardly the man to come under the in- Huences that are said to be at work to bring about this change or *to be controlled by in- trigues at Washington in regard to the mili- tary service. If he insists upon superseding Gen. Crook, which does not scem likely, it it will doubtless be for reasons which do not yet appear, bnt which will in good time be made known, s pnden « City Lo As Others e Us, Chicago News. sare odd, y* know - ve suel funny faneies All Harkansas Unrkansa Although they “ave a Kausas. "They talk of “railroads. And speak of “ehiecks” for br They play @ game of “laps and sl And ride on “dead They call f¢ Until you ence * And lear I's very "ard to get the Of their pronuneiation. -~ AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Hastings has been ordained a city of “the second elass, aver connty treasury has a bal- ance of §2 n her eash hox The Oxford Register joined the procession in the “sweet by and by, The Grand [sland building and loan as sociation made §10.32 clear profit per share last year A confidence man worked a verdant Burlington & Missouri trai capolis, last Saturd, list from Atchison f 000 ing factory in Falls Cily, if the citizens put up a bonus of $5,000. STA usly the fate 11 to appro- of Col <) 50,000 for a postofiice building priate ther Several provositions have been submit ted to the city council of Plattsmonth looking to the construction of water works. The shipments of grain York during the 2 $1,231. Of thesc re hogs, cattle and sheep; 117 of d the rest corn and otl The total exports from the is estimated at $1,000. Two brothers named Buck near Stockyille, Frontier county, and dur ing the night, while moying about in their wag gun was accidentally d charged, killing’ one of the men. The bullet passed through his bowels and lodged in his spinal column. The young son of J. A, Mattick, living near Iastings, was accidentally killed Inst I v. e was riding at a rapid rate over the prairie, and when near a w the horse, owing to the i condition of the gronnd, ~lipped and fell, throwing the boy over its head and then rolling over onto him. — ‘This happened just on_the top of the draw, and the foree of the fall sent the horse sliding down the bankk to the bottom of the dra. The boy had become fastened under the horse, and when it began sliding down the bank the boy was dragged down with it, so that when the Dbottom was reached he was 5o badly mangled that he was be- yond recognition. His clothes were torn off and picees of Hesh were left lying in the track of descent. The bones in his body were crushed, und altogether he presented a sickening appear: and stock from mounted to camped Wyoming. Buffulo has a population of 800 and twenty saloon: The Laramic postoflice did a business of $21,600 last year, Cheyenne gamblers contributed $18,- 000 to'the eity treasury last year One hundred thousand white fish have been placed in Sloan's luke, near Lara- mie The total assessed valuation of property in the territory is $117,204. The tax levy amounts to §30,717. The Union Pacific company is making steel axles at Evanston, and substituting them for the present iron axles. The new Catholic academy at Chey- enne is said to be the most imposing pu! lie building in the territory. 1t cost $30,- 000, Lt is buitt of brick with stone trim- mings and contains lifty-three rooms. Colorado. cy are to ‘ort Collins has added a broom factory 2 club to her industries. A fine ledge of sandstone rock has been opened up three miles from Montrose. Henry ranchmen are making money y growing wild turkeys in a domestic The wild birds sel. in the market 1 better pr than the tame one, and rarsed with more certainty of success, - The Fair Association. The annunl meeting of the stockhold- f the Omaha Fair and Exposition sociatlon was held Tuesday afternoon at the rooms of the board, President Gar- neau foccupying the chair. Reports of the president and secretary were present ed as well as of the anditing committee, which showed the total cash reeeipts for the past y [ 3,75, und the di hursements aving a balance in hand of $7 The following were then serve as board of directors suing year: J. H. McShane, (1 ST Clarke, Chorehill Pavker, Richurd Kitchen and N, B. Fulcouer. The diree tors will meet in u fow days and clect of ic clected to for the en G Clark, rs The advisability of purel grounds at 4 cost not to exce was discussed, but no action was taken, THE PROMOTER OF SUCCESS, | The Wonderful Effect of the Rabhit-Foot Superstitian, | | it ms Pacts Which Cannot Fail to Convinee | the Incredulons Carlisle a Rabbit-Foot Believer. The rabbit foot in the es pecially in Arkansas Ar Traveler, holds a piace which nothir can supplant. The buckeye and the “lucky taken from the catfish have been thrown aside, and no longer is it necessary for a colored man to ma cross mark when, aving forgotten some thing, he tarns back. He simply crosses himself with the rabbit foot, and the fan ciful sentinel anding on the wall of superstition s well.” Rever ence for the rabbit foot i< not confined to the negroes. Many white men of edu cation and political influence are vietims of a strong beliet in its charms Robert W. Worthen, sherift of Pulaski county, Ark,, wears a rabhit foot tipped with gold, 1t is by no means improl that he attaches more value to the go than the foot; but, at any rate, during campaign in which he is personally con cerned hie erosses himself with tie foot and mutters a strange jargon, with a rey erential accent. Some tim o, it is ated upon excellent Worthen was greatly dep count of thredtened de remained, during several in 0 cast down state, suddenly — his T brightened, while in the vicinity of his mouth there Turded o culiar smile. He tlew to his safe, took out arabbit foot and crossed himself. 1le did not stop this. He hastened to the voting precinets and crossed the ballot boxes with the foot Immediately the votes of his encinies be gan to dimimish, A few more rubs and xterous erosses settled the question and then was elected, He - ex i, but he acknowledges that South, says the nd ansas bone cries farlisle, speaker of the house i firi beliey f foot. Less than twelve years ago Mr. Carlisle w 1 con firmed “drunkard. He had started out with bright prospects, but the great horn ud the blue rimmed bowl of Kentueky nviviality was too much for him, ani in the langnuge of a distinguished blue grass poet 1e fell a lightning bug Intoa well ance lecturers and revivalists him against temptations, butinvain, He stroggled mantully, but he had not power to control himself One day while Mr. Carlisle was bathing his feverish brow at the town well, an old Kidney-footed negro, known as Wall Eyed Buck, eame along and said: “Look heah, Murs John, whyn't yer quit dat foolishness “I would if I conld, Buck." “Idoan *spute dat, but by yeese'f ver ain’t got de power. I means why doan yer take de right cou'se an’ ‘mount to suthin’ in the worl's"” “1 haven't been able to pursue the course, Buc Tempe tried to br it » yer doan know whut de tcon'se i L have tried everything.” “No yer ain't, Mars Jofn. Now lemme tell yer whut’s ack: KLits yel wush ter quit drinkin', jos’ cross yesse'f six times wid_er rabbit ool au’ go'on er bout yer bus'ness.” “( b on, old muan. you are foolish.” Now, ' look ~heah,”” Buck rephed, taking out a rabbit foot, “dis thing can’t hurt yer, an’ dat oughter make yer wil lin’ ter let me try it on yer. Jes' hole il er minit.” M. ( isle langhed at the old negro's superstition, but sutiered him to apply the rabbit foot. “Now,” said Buck, when he 1 Al times erossed Carlisle, “'ye rousin’ is over.” Carlisle Inughed, went to a saloon not far away, and” asked for u little bourbon with Blue Li ater on the outside “Hold on,” ust as the bartender had prepaved the dr y for it, but I]l ally ecannot d He went away rejoicing, for the burning thirst had lett him. The t day he went to his oftlice and bent himself to the study of the books which he had so longn cglecied. He secured a rabbit foot and kept in his pocket, ready at all times to apply it in case of emergency. 'The prople were so much gratifled at the vigor of principles shown by Mr. Carlisle that they soon gave him “a position of trust. Wiicn he fivst aspired to the position of speaker his friends, though willing to do anything for him, langhed at his ab- surd aspirations, Carlisle, however, did not entertain w doubt of his com' sue- cess. Not only did he refuse to enter- tain u doubt but he even refused to treat the doubt with conrtesy. One day, just befor Carlisle was seen 5 himself. “What are you doing” there?’ asked some one who saw the performance. Cuarlisle blushed. “Ah,'" said the man, 1 know what you are abont. You are 2 Catholie, and exercising your miumnuy L I'hen My was applying the The man roared. He went out and told many of the congressman that Car- lisle was s superstitions as u negro, and that it would not be right to vote for him, A large number ngrm-fi that they would not, ‘but just nssoon as the caucus met the last one of them voted for Carlisle. nee then he has had no trouble. His star is shining brighter and brighter, and if it should not be dimmead by his proba- ble election to the viee presidency he is likely to become a man of influence with comi lministrations. - ad sev- days o the contest, Mr. Carlisle expluined that he 1bbit foot. neo " SUPrR counr SIONS, DEOL Young va. Filley, Opinion by Reése, 1. In an action for damages for a breech of wurranty or frandulent repre tation a3 to the'quality of personal property so0ld, where ™ there is no recission u} the contract, the measure of dumages is the difierence between the value of the prop as it actually was, and what would been its vafue had it been as repre- the representation or rror from Gage county, Ity Witk 2. The allegations of the proof must agreo. petition and drvor from Adams county, Opinion by Keese. 1. In a prosceution for a violation seetion 51 of the eriminal code, where it is shown that the accused went to the house of another in the night time and called the persons within who were | asleep (o open th stating | that hie was the county ind desived to sory subj but when the door was opened he ordered the in mates of the house to throw up th r hands, but before he could enter the Bouse the door was elosed and througs which he shot twice and then forcod the door open and entered the house, this was held to be suflicient proof of « break of |ing jury to detergiine, and where the test mony onflic a verdict of guilty in_a prosccution for a misdemeano: will not be sct aside if there is enfficient to sustain it, notwithstanding be contradicted by the testimony part of the defenso. Hansen vs. Lehman. Appeal from Stanton connty. Aflirmed. Opinion by Reese, 1. 1. A denial must be direct and unam- bigrious and answer the snbstance of each Such facts as ave not denied aro + purposes of the action take Iaeden V. A, & N. R.R. ( 51 Tn an action for the specifie perform ance of a contract to convey real estat wmewer alleging that plaintilt had ced to construet a building upon the 1ot when she purehased, hut had failed to do <0, no such condition being contained in the written contract, and no facts bo- eged which would show that it woulil be to the advantage of the defend to have such building constructed, con- stitutes no defense to'the action. Ginson V. Sullivan. Eror from Cass county. Aflivied, Opinion by | ) 1. A judgmient will not be reversed nor verdict side, when an_error has been committed without prejudice to the party complaining. 2. The provisions of section &1 chapter 19 compiled statutes, direeting the charge of the court to the jury to be written'in consecutively numbered paragraphs, is a | right which the supreme court will re uthority, Mr, |13 [ M « ing and enterin “The fact that taining adimission of the fumily in his bed after ob. such person Joad | wpprouched tol and prescated the the person, ordering ing manner 1o hold up be suflici to Lifty 8. Questious of fact ave dor thet order the ¢ acee to sell the seven-eightl the distr right to have the order rey Paing i 8t Wite Clover Blossoms, elo '. Ask for A. B, C. Brand onl as waived if noo! tion is made o prion taken at the time the charge is L or where exception is. taken (o n “clause only. Smith vs. State Juries are the judges of questions of fact when proverly submitted to them in cases of conflicting testimony Piernan ve, Doran. Error from Tancast county. 4 . Opinion by Ree Where a firmor <hip is engaged in business; and services are vendered by them for another, although outside of their regular busine which such other is henefitted firm is dam aged, such fivm « . the ame die them by ac i p name Ponea vs, Error from Dixon county. Reversed. Opinion by Ieesc, . 1. The rule of evidence which cludes the proof of the contents of vt ten instruments, or records, by ol testimony, does not preclude oral mony of the existence of such | ments or vrecords, i troduction or proof of struction. 2. The ovder of introduc etionary with the tris 3. A judgment will not b Ay sef asiae foran « been committed without pr party complaining 4. Wheren an s on for dama sulting from personal injurics a ph being nson of plaintiff, was porin’s testify over the objections of defen the opinions exp d by consultn ians, who were cnl to ntifl, as to the results of the inj 15 held to be ervor, the testimony incompe DeWitt v. Aflimed. Opinion by Reese, The mother of A was taken ohysician was ealled who bewin i jer. Upon lus second visit she 1 dissatistied and desived another phy A instrueted the physician to pay tention to the complaints of his i but to continue the freatment : would pay him for his scrvic A upon the physician continued 1o her. Held thit the promise was i answer for the debt of anc but an original undertaking and not s the statate of frauds, Sason Cain, eror from Rich county. ” Aflirmed. Opinion by Rec 1. dtis a rule of law that ever sumption is in favor of the « the decisions of courts of gene Crawford, court ver whic judice diction until the contravy is made afl tively to appe In proc edings for the o e ade by itn administy n previonsly granted, of the court to confirm th cution of convey e sale 10 purchaser if i ily made t the sum bid was aot dispropos to the value of th cnse to sell ' 1 to the extent of 1 1 en-cighths interest and 1y ts such order as final, and proceeds ports the sale, oufirmation thereof by he thereby waives his wed by proe nd procures a ‘teonrt, cedings in error, — ey CATARR Jomplete Treatment, with Inhaler for Every Form of Catarrh, 81, Ask for SAN- FORD'S RADJCAL CURE, Colds, Watery from the instuntly s dis- . oking muc lodgod, et clennsed’ and houlod, brea sWenloue smell, tnsto, und hours ng rostored, and ravagos chocked. Cough, Bronchitis, Droppings into the Throat host, Dyspepsin, Wusting of nicth ana Fiesh, Loss of Sleop, ect,, cured, ottle Indicdl Cure, one hox Gata and one Dr.”Banford’s Tnhalor ge, of nll driggists, 81 Ask B _Iapican Cu Ellnv O, Kir, Huzel,” Am. Murigold Potter Drug and Chemical Company, Boston, “KIDNEY PAINS" and that weary nsation ever prosent with Lhose of ful kidne wouk bucks, ovor- out by standing, Lino, Cur by Cur A PLAsTER, & Iginil, clegant, and gpeedy antidote o d inthnmation, At drupeists, i five or $L0. Muited firce. POTTkl DG AND CHEMICAL CO., Boston. Ten Years Maintained Superiority, A, B.C. 8 STEAM COOKED, 'CRUSHED WHITE 0ATS AND OTHER American Breakfast Coreals. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS ! Rogistored Trade ale by nll gracers bond 1or irg HE CEREALS MFG CO., B3 Murray st., NEW' YORK fiark.) ul PRITLILE SPIIAG ¢ GVER 400,000