Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 10, 1886, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE PUBLISHED r—_vi:jv MORNING. TERYE OF Moeniae Y oar nth OwAmA ¢ NEW Vo Wasai torinl mati TOR OF THE BUSINEES 1f ATl bueinees lotters and re Wddrossod to Tuk ke Pt OMAN A, Drafts, checks and | 10 be made payable to th THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPARY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATEF Er THE DAILY BE Sworn Statement of Ciroulation. o of Nebraskn, | Jounty of Doglas, Will 1. Koenig, Publishing company, does solemnly that the actual cireuintion of the Daily for the week cuding Oct. Sth, 1556, was as cashier of The Bee L Oct, 2., M, ‘ it ¥, Gth. Y, ith, Friday, Sth.. Averaze KorN1G, presence 1 Sworn to and subscribed in my this 0th day of October, A, D. Geo, B. Tzschuek, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that e is sceretary of the Bee Publishing company, that the actual av- erage daily eirculation of the Daily Bee for the month of January, 18%, was 1057 copies, for Fubriary coples; for Mareh, April e, entember, Subsceribed and sworn to before me this 2d day of October, A, D., 13, . P. F'RtL, [SEALL Notary Pubile. —e e Contents of Sunday Boee. Page1. New York Herald Cablegrams-- ;s General Telegraphic Aucust Towa and Nebraska News.—City iscellany. Special Advertisements.—General Local Markets, Editor | day (G0ssip. —Balloon Adven- iscollany. —AMiscellany. Points.— tures, by Will v Page 6. Coun —Adve = Pavo 7, s Weekly Shuftle.—Socioty md Fasivion, by Clara Beil he Voiled Emlv.l Franklin ~Gossip of Pugllism, Professor.’—Buftalo Bill's: Greatest Letter List. Geueral City News.—Local Adver- tisement: Pago 0. A True Tale, by T. o Tourist, by Lu H. Cak Timely Hints'on Marria ing Schemes, by A. J. K Treasure, Page 10. Adventures of Major North, by Alfred Sorenson.—"God’s Best Gift to Man."” =Industrial Schools.—Sights in Italian Citfes. Page 11, Are Women Fairly Pald?—Honey for the ‘Ladies. — Connubialities.—Musical ;nd Dramatic. — [mploties.— Educational.— Relixlous,—American Opera, Page 12 Among the Wits and Wa Butfalo Bill's Coyote Ory.—Much Ado About othing, by James L. Barbara’s istake. Cnurent Howe is exhibiting photo- graphs of his political obponent's cattle ranch. He has failed to have a photo- . graph of his own character taken. It ‘would break the camera, SoME months ago the Zicrald denied vigorously that 1t was fighting Van ‘Wyek., It has now dropped the mask and bangs away in its old style for asplit party and a railrogue republican. Mgr. BracksunN admits that he knew some of his school questions were ridicu- lous, but pleads that he asked them be- cause ho had been requested to do so. If Mr. Blackburn proposes to make himself the medium for voicing every paltry spito and attack on our school manage- went he will find his time fully occupied during his torm of oflice. Ir is decidedly refreshing to hear the shouts of “straight republicanism” from the lips of Church Howe's supporters. Church couldn’t be *‘straight'’ anything if he tried. If ho tried to be a *‘straight” thiet ono y he would be beading a roformed criminals’ ticket the noxt with all the unblushing efirontery with which ho is now posing as a straight ropublican, Toe way for publicans to defeat o tiquor, which i3 what probibition amounts to, is to defeat it through the republican party in the legislature. No other party can control the legislature i Nebraska, The talk of the democrats earrying the state is supremely ridie- ulous. Republicans who favor high license should bring other influence to r upon republican candidates for the lslaturo aud see to it that they do not ©eommit Nebraska to the idioey of free rum and poor whisky by tearing down high licensoe and throwing open the doors to & general and illicit traflic in “‘wet good IN its “swan song’’ the dying editors of the old Republican call attention to the faot that that paper was for years a vora- eious maw into which its owners stuffed thelr capital. . Itneglected to state that it was a no less voracious receptacle for ehecks for railrond printing at a- high yance over the market price and thut t$ failure as a journal was the price it waid for being the tin can apvendage of a Job printing oftice. The frank confession of the departed editors of our old rail- contemporary 1s another proof thas E\lo confidence canuot be attraoted to- ards newspapers who think it to their F Iness adyantage to oppose the publie ~ incerests, ;- EEmse——— * Acmve and organized eftort is now bo- ~ fog wade by the Young Mon's Christian association to raise funds to begin work ~ on their new building. The institution {8 one which is greatly needed in this , and which will be invaluable when flpnuuon to hundreds of young men . strangers to homes in Omaha, and with plcasant place to spend their even ‘The Y. M. C. A, building will con- a library, reading room,gymnasiom, rooms and lecture hall. It will be, short, a club house for young men de of all the temptations which are d in connection wiih many eity clubs. ~ Qur business men and employers should t ibute liberally towards providing a for an association which alms to fit unsolfishly the many younlg mm: Omahs by furnishing them pleasan harmless surroundiogs and healthy on and amusement. order of the company, | THE OMAHA DAILY | Our City School | The condition of our city schaols, asset | forth by Superintendent James, in his an | nul report, published in this issue of the | Be The r il ance in attendance, o n the total enrollment 1z off in tardiness Om hown by tl net ly half of this are ed in the pub Whil tion, the below that | found in church private sc off large | numbers population | their edu taken before 18 mostencour Iy ad rense g fal last year The draw always the n who beg; of and many childr cation in away to begin schools are themsel chool age. The If is better than 91 1-10 por cont of the school | membership being odin attendance. The superintendent ealls special atten tion to the gratifying fact that corporal punishment has been entirely abolished without detracting from school diseiplin The condition of “the High Sehool 18 s spoken of as a marked improvement over any in its history. Six per it of the total enrollment in the schools are in attendance at the High School, an unexampied record, and which will stand the test of compari with any city in the country. Mr. Jumes makes some recommenda tions of importance. He criticises s verely, but quite justly we believe, the use o the present text books for reading in the various grades, as too advanced for the pupils, and suggests a change in the standard required. He also urges more stringent rules making a boetter at- tendance obligatory. The most impor- ant change urged by the superintendent is one which will make the prineipals of the various schools responsible for the results in their building. Mr. J: ] urges that the power of suporyis the work of individual school now vested alone in the super- intendent, be divided among the principals and that they be made re- sponsible not alone for the eleanliness, order and discipline of the schools, but also for the faithfulness and ability of the teachers. To supervise the system as a whole and to exercise a watehful eare over each individual teacher is a burden suflicient to overtask the ablost superin- tendent. The experiment of manual trainin in Mr, James' view, a suec- cess, e believes the money well spent and that yalue has been received in the new interest excited In pupils and the actual results attained, The year's work ha gress. Our school a broader and more substantial basis than ever before, better equipped in all its departments, more harmonious in its wor more satisfactory in its results. The chango since Mr. James first took charge is one which no one familiar with the history of the Omaha schools can fail to notice. ‘Uhe superintendent has goo reason for congratulating the board of education and the people of Omaha that our schools ‘“‘are making a decided gain from year to year, increasing more rapidly than the growth of the eity would require and reaching a higher de- gree in many ways” and that *‘the last year has been one of success in the higher and more important spheres of school work—in progress in study and develop- ment of character.”” limit ndance they pass the e, been one of pro- system is on A Ministerial Censor, The American minister te England, Mr. Phelps, has done very little in his official eapacity for which he can be commended, and of what he has done much has been condemned. His ap- pointment was a surprise, and his eareer has not been a source of supreme gratifi- cation to his countrymen. This gentle- man has recently been the subject of criticism for baving refused to present at court Mr. Thorndiko Rice, the editor of the North American Revicw, on the ground that Mr. Ri ted in that poriodical an article assailing the public career of My, Bayard, which the minister deemed to be scandalous and defama- tory. It is nearly or quile n year ago that this articlo was published, signed “Arthur Richmond,” doubtless a ficti- tious name, as all offorts to establish the identity of the author were unsuccessful. The article attracted a great deal of at tention at the tire, and oertanly o most scathing eniticism of Mr. Bayard, evidently written by some one who had muds a most carcful study of his career and perhaps had a porsonal motive in thus attacking him. But while it was to the last degree sevore and relentless, im- partial men would hesitate to char- acterize it as scandalous and defamatory. No one, however, will question the right of Mr. Phelps toso regard it, and it is doubtless also the unquestionable right of the American minister to determine whom ho will or will not present at court among those of his countrymon who seok this empty honor. But in this particular 1se of Mr, Rice there are considerations involved which take it out of the course of the ordinary exercise of ministerial aiscretion, and give it both a political and personal character which does not appear consistent with the functions or privileges of a minister. In refusing to vresent the editor of the Review at court on the ground that he had admitted to the columns of hls periodieal an attack on a fellow partisan of Mr, Phelps, the American minister in effect proclaimed that any and all American editors simi- larly attacking his pohtical friends would be thereby shut out from any conrtesy at his hands, To this extent Mr. Phelps as- sumed a position of hostility to the right of the press to the full and free expres- slon of opinion regarding the course and poliey of public men, and an attitude of virtual censorship which It must scem to cvery impartial man was not warranted by his privileges nor consist- ent with his character as an Amorican minister, ‘The objection to Mr. Rice sppears to have been golely with respest to his pro- fossional action as an editor, but tho offect of making a publie declaration of that objection was to brand Mr. Rice as a man unworthy of recognition by the minister of his country, und consequently not to be received in good society. There is probably no parallel case of a representa- tive of this government at a forcign court | haviog openly insulted sud ostracised an Awerican citizen of honorabie character and repute. Mr. Phelps has In no way vindieated his political triend by this un- worthy and unwarrantable action, nor | nected | forgotten march to the sea BEE has he done any resl injars to the * object | of his displensure. But he has supplied further convincing evidence that he isa person whose narrow and unden view taily unfit him to worthily nation 1 the gn mission “Hold the Fort The appointment of General s | rof Boston shou cordial endorsement of Mr Moody, with whose popular hymn of ‘Hold the Fort” he will be forever con General Corse entered t from Iowa and made himse!f famous by s brilliant defense of Altoona puss and | its stores during Sherman’s never to be For several days he held his position against over whelming numbers while wating for Sherman’s relieying army and repusled tack after attack of the cnemy. At last o signal flashed far down the valley below, It was easily translated by the gnal men as o message from Sherman, “Hold the Fort for I am Coming.” Gen oral Corse, bleeding from the effocts of a solid shot which had earried off one side of his face, bravely signalled Dback the historic message which is made the basis for Mr. Moody's no less famous hymn of “Hold the Fort."" am short a check bor aw abie to whip all h—1 yet. Jonx M. Conse.” Mr. Moody's hymn has softened down somewhat the rugged diction of the donghty soldier’s dispateh, while pre- serving entire General Sherman’s mos- snge of enconragement. Whatever pious thoughts might at times have wandered John brain he had no inclination at that moment to express them. His missing cheek bone and e forced themselves more on his attention than a needed divine assistance. But for all that the signal ved from the heights of Altoona made the brave Towa soldier famous in religions song and mil- itary story, and gave to the great reviv- alists one ot the most stivring of then m inging choruses. encral Corse, still “short a eheek-bone and an e will now “hold the fort” of the Boston postoflice for several y come. If ha shows as much grit as an office holde he did as an oflicer he is likely to prove himself able to “whip ™ all the Satanic for which eivil service reform and party jealousies may be able to muster against him most 1 fore Cors stmast Ay and an ear, but across Corse's to ious Conventions, st during the week has rgely in the two great conven- sion at Des Moines and Chiengo. The American board of for- ecign missions of the Congregational church has been sitting at Des Moines and wrestling with the doctrine of pro- bation after death. The general conven- tion of the Episcopal church. in session at Chicago has been chiefly concerncd with the question of mooted changes 1n the Book of Common Prayer. In the Congregational body the oppo- nents of the Andover doctrine, t pro- bation after death is not unscriptural, scem to have been in the ma- jority, but the question will come up again this week at Chicago in the national council of Congrega- tional churches. The Congrogational missionaries have reported that their work among the heathen is greatly re- tarded because of the veneration in which their ancestors are held by these be- nighted people. This makes them un- willing to necept a religion which teaches that millions who have never heard the gospel are irretrievably lost. The Aundover school urge upon the church that by holding out hopes of probation after death, thousands who now, out of respect for their fathers, decline chris- tianity, could be brought into the fold, and they insist that thero is nothing in holy writ which prevents the holding of this comforting belief. Their oppo- nents, on the other hand, advance the argument that if the heathen are to bo saved without missionary work there is no necessity of sending mission- aries, and hint thatif the new doctrine wins they will drop thew contributions for missionary work into the boxes of more orthodox denominations, The Episcopal body at Chicago will be largely interested in the question of Christian unity. There has been & grow- ing desive smong Episcopalinns for some years to promote, if possible, a closer union of Protestant churches. Evangel- ieal alliances composed of all church have met and found that as between many of them tho disputes were few and immaterial. But Episcopaley has been charged with ambitious motives in sock- ing this unity, because it will not yield its prayer book, 18 form of worship nor the vital principle of the apostolic suc- cession. There is no probability that it will ever do so entirely, but the move- ment for modifications of the prayer book and the evident desire for a closer union with other denominations, are steps which are noted with interest by the re- ligious world, Religious intc centered tions The Indians of Alaska. BiLioutenant Schwatka, of the New York mes Alaska expedition, in a recently published lotter gives some interesting facts regarding the habits and character of the Indinns in South-eastern Alaska, which shows that there is a great deal of Lbuman nature in the aborigines of that far-away region, “Thlinket” is the name of the large tribe inhabiting this portion of the torritory, but it is divided into many sovereign clans, each, of course, having o distinguising name and other evidences of a distinet individuality, Great eare is taken to inaintain social and caste lines, and these clans are di- vided into sub-clans of avistocrats, the widdle class and plebeians. They take their names from the birds, beasts and fishos, and the quality of the “social set” | is indicated by the pame it bears, which, doubtless, also shows the pop esti- mate of the character of the bird, beast or fish, Thus i one clan the Cinnamon Bears were the highest of the high castes, the Crows were of a loss elevated grade, while the Wolves and Radrus were low caste, These clans oceupy determined geographical areas, and deadly encount- ers are frequent among them, any little infringement upon the rights of one clan by another veing sufficient to bring on a eavage conflict. Among the Yakutat the most important of the elaus, with which Licutenant Schwatka was chiefly associated, the highest of the high castes is the dogfish family, to which the chief belongs. He found these, as indeed he did others of the tribe, very shrewd at driving & bargain, aud when he desired to secure guides and packers for his SUNDAY, of dic sweyd He says: “As | soon as I made aepr to would-be guides and_pagkers, prised to find that x* belon t rleague thaflithe Knights of La s un@n, for they asked a n the United® Skitos lead with joy to re Journey to Tey Bay b fgind a good deal | position to my 1 was suf ed to a | laborer nd on his nally a few the oive, hably of underbid” the figures fir competition being thus required g ind packer cured at thic regualar’’ rates, is one regulation or law wmc Ind which might be ob. sorved to advant more nev ally than it is among civilized people and that is that the consent of a squaw is needed by her husband to conclude any ingements that he may want to make, unless of a very trivial and immediate nature, and even then the woman can undo the contract. From what & ant Schwatka says of the Al they are evidently in nowise inferior to their brethren of other portions of the continent, —— The National Balance The statement of the tres ment showing the populs ance sheot of the nation the last fiseal year, makes a most grati- fying exhibit. The official estimato placed the population of the United tes, on June 80 last, at 000, so that by the end of the eurrent fiscal year, itis safe to say we shall bo a nation of 60,000,000 people. We have now a larger population than any European nation except Russia,and if the ratio of increase of the past twenty-five years is muin- tained, this conntry will in less than two decados be abreast with the Russian empire in the number of its people, while in respect of ull the conditions that ren- der a nation prosperous, happy, and truly great, we shall be vory much farther in advance of that country than We now are. Since 1860 the inerease of vopulation has been at the average o of about one million a year, though if the estimate of the treasury is corrcet, that average has been somewhat e cecded during the | six years, the growth n that time aceording 4o the estimate being a little over eight millions. In this brief period the accossion ex coeded the populations of more than half adozen European countrios, and is equal to the combined population of Greece, Servia, Swit nd and Denmark, while our new population sinee 1870 equals that of Spain and Portugal combined. These facts show that the United States is marching stead:ly forward to the achieve- ment of its great destiny,, with no abate- ment of the speed and yigor of its pro- gress, and suggest ‘futire possibilities that offer a feast for the 1 ination. “seab who and opened the were There these ns iten Indians Shect, ury dopart- fon “and bl at the close of Showing Up Iuconsistency. An interesting interviow had by Sen- ator Gibson, of Louisiana; with the pre ident, is roported ftom Washington, in which 1t is said the senator told Mr. Cleveland somo plain truths reflecting unfavorably upon his consis in the matter of restricting the rights of federal oflicials in connection with politics. The Louisiana senator is espedially concerned about the cases of the customs oflicials OCTOBER 10, 1886.—TWEL | improvements | continued extension of and the assistant postmaster at New Orleans, who made themsclyes conspic- uously active in congressional conven- tions, in violation of the president’s *‘advice” to such oflicials to be seen and heard as little as possible in such matters. Itis stated that the senator having de- fended the action of the offending oflicials, the president declared that if he found there had been any violation of his order immediate removal would folow, where- upon Mr. Gibson with more truth than discretion, informed Mr. Cleveland that he regarded his action n proceeding agninst oftice holders in Louisiana for mingling in politics, while penaitting those in New York to do so, as inconsistent. There is not a shadow of doubt that the president has know- ingly permitted and in all prob- ability urged, the political efforts for strengthening the administration in Now York which it is certain Mr. Manning and Mr. Lamont have been quietly but none the less zealously engaged in dur- ing the pastfoew weeks. Particular refe ence is said to have been made by Sena- tor Gibson to the conference of a few days ago in New York City between the collector, the secretary of the interi and the president’s private scere which is believed to have had reference to the political situation, although of course an entirely different purpos be claimed for it. But besides this cir- cumstance it is pretty well known that both Mr. Manning and Mr, Lamont made good use of their yacation in endeavor- ing to repair the administration fences in New York. Itistrue that all this was done without publicity. These gontle- men did not visit conventions and make an exhibition of their z But it is not to be supposed that their work was on that account any the loss earnest and of- fective, and hence should not be regarded as any less offens If the vrinciple enunciated in the order of the president is sound it must apply to all forms of political action, and not simply to that which is done openly. Every one who is at all familinr with the methods of poli- tics knows that for thejmost part the most effective work id that which is cs ried on secretly and ‘insithously after the maoner that Mr, Manping and Mr. Lamont have been pupsuing. The pretense of great yirtue made by the administration in this matter, as shown in the case of Ifstrict Attorney Delany, nominated foy congress in Gen- eral Bragg's district, the Louisiana cases, and a few others, doesnot appear to Very good advantage when vicwed m the light of what the friends of Mr. Cleveland have been dong by the *still hunt'’ pro- cess in New York, certainly not without his knowledge. 1t is excoedingly lenient to characterize this sort of double-deali as merely * inconsistent."” ——— OmAHA has never done such general grading as she is doing thus fall, The streets in every direction are torn up by the improvements under way, The en- tire plateau from Dodge street to Cum- ing and from Sixteenth street west be yond the hill, are being brought down to established grade and placed 1n a condi- tion for paving when it may scem de- sirable. The paving operations includ- ing Farnam, North Sixteenth, Saunders, Capito! avenue, Jackson, Tenth, Twen- tieth and Cuming, have all been in the line of extending well traveled thoraugh- fares and making dry and substantial cross stroets botween those already im proved. Scwering, too, has been con tinued where most d. The public not €0 tho: of two are none the loss They have been for the most part judicionsly distributed and the burd ch taxpayors, ( s thecost of paving, guttering and sow over a term of years, property owners are given ten years to pay for the costof im while therr property at once et in enhanced values, The favor of a public improve ments in Omaha is largely due to the knowle that thoy pay handsomcly aud do not bankrupt taxpayers, while showy perhaps years important they imp on tho borne. Under ‘m of distribut ring ully cllent sys proveme feels the ef! overwhelming sentiment in NEBRASKA high license law is a pro hibitory law. 1t gives prohibition in cvery community where license is re- fused. It throws upon lignor sellers the burden of proof to show that the county in which they do business is in favor of license. Without the sanction of the licensing board all liquor solling is 1llegal. There is not a town or village m Ne brasa to-day which cannot have absolute wrohibition if its people desiro it. Any other style of prombition is valucless. No license means free license and th clevation of the drug store on the ruins the suloon . POLITICA A grand political plattorm is that of Char- les R, Jones, editor of the Charlotte (N. C.) O 0 Proposes to run for coneress solely on tile declaration of iis ability to ter- race the state eapitol gronnds with a two- mule team, at an expense of 1,000, there having been appropriated $150,000 for the work, The democrats in Pennsylvania have just nominateda candidate for congress for the cleventh time who has never yet been elected. The mayor of New salary of $10,000, arnell knows a thing or {wo about puigning. He contested sixty-seven dis- triets with $20,000, General Siekles has so vivid a recollection of Gettysburg thathe refused to stump Penn- sylvania for the demo tieket. “Texas republieans don’t beliove in wearing themselves out unnecessarily, The el man of their state committee has been so- Journing in the north, and no cawpaign work has yet been done, Congressman Wilking, of Ohio, estimates the democratic majority in the next congress at twenty-ive. Roswell 1. Flower | mayor of New York city Wolfe, the prohibitionist eandi- date for governor of Pennsylvania, contin- on the track also as a candidate for the “There is very little danger, that e will be clected to both York city receives a urged to run for cneral Gordon has no opposition for gov: ernor of Georgia, and made Lis whole cam- palgn before the convention, Congres Van Schaick of Wisconsin stead to accept a renomination, ng given his wife a promise to that ter Phelos has been renominated for congress, but there is still talk of making him the republican candidate for govervyr of New Jerse el e Howe Dogg Omaha Truth, I'ma prohibish, I am; Howe are you? The temperance vote to cateh, That will do; But when my price they name, I'm high license, all the same, For I go in for the ducats; That’s my game! T'ma granger, too, T am; Howe are you? And 1 wear a seedy cont When ‘twill do For to catch the granger voto; “Then 1 quickly change my coa: And a monopolistic lnwyer— Is not very far remote. I'm a demo-republican-crat, That I amee; Can be greenba “Allee samee Whichever one will For I'm only after hooty, Andany way to get it 15 my plan, T'm & labor man, [ am; Oh, you bet! For 1 have the labor vote— Now to get. So LIl throw Boss Stout aside, And the labor Lobby ride (I it don’t throw me) Into congress 1iko a trooper— 1t I'm let e Couldn't Docently Refuse. Chicago Times. General Miles appears to have econquered Geronimo, not by force of arms but by kind- ness. The old cut throat couldn’t decently refuse to surrender when offered such ex- tremely handsome term ol Rivalry of Western Oities. Chicago Ledger. “The education board of Minneanolis has excluded the Bible from the public schools,” “What for?” “I'ire was too much about St. Paul in it.” N High License a Sure Remedy, Pittsburg Commereial Gazette, Nothing has been more clearly demon- strated tlan that high license tends to re- strict the evils connected with the traflic by lessening the number of saloons and placing the business In more responsible hands. Until public sentiment can be educated up to the point of enforcing prohibitory laws high license is the most practical and effective method of regulation and restraint, They Were Used, New York Sun, “How 15 it none of my contributions ai ever used?’ asked a would-be contributor of an editor. “You must be mistaken. one side of the paper only? VCertafnly. “Then it's all right. We write our edito- rials on the blank side. Never be afraid of your contributions not being used.” o m o A A Fair Offer of Exchange. Boston Courler, Jones—I1a? old fellow, how are you? Just heard that you had gone luto the newspaper busines Smith—Yes, just bought a country paper, Jones—That s0? Good euwough, Why, 1 guess you can give we au occasional putl, then. Smith—Certainly. What are you busy with now? Jones—I'min the elothing business—ready. wmade elothing. Smith—Ha! Then I guess you ean give me an occasional pair of pants. Jounes—Well, 1 dunno about that. It costs money to manutacture elothing, you know. Smith—That's true, and It costs uothing to nUfActure ReWspapers Tuen they part Do you write on "E PAGES., SUNDAY GOSSIP, “InEtieve 1had the honor of bringing to | Omaha the first stove-pipe hat over seen in Nebraska,™ eatd an old timer, the hat but once and t ding dav, Soon after linding in disposed of it for four doll A N | City man, who was to be married, sent Omaha fora stove-plpe hat, and a general carch of the ity proved that m only one in town. 1 have it The pro litw i3 that he wore it after his wedding day. It is | that that hat did duty at other Net dings in those eatly days.” nee at was on wod my iraska b to as the never raska wed A Nt Tdewalk oug o planted nd the Planters louse petition be sent to Col President Cleveland. ar “Tr tho streot ear folks don't convert their system into sall a passenger in one the other day, “I hope they will give us lar wid heat them. 1 am tired of in refrigerators during the winter, cating of the street cars would be a big tmprovement which would be appreciated.” T foundations that are being lald this fall for half & dozen or more biz buildings will give the building boom of 1557 an early start in the spring. Among these structures are the First National bank, the Merchants’ National bank, Paxton’s building building, the eity hall, and the new hotel at the corner of Tenth and Farnam, The nggre- gate cost of these six buildings alone will be in the vicinity of $1,100,000, propose to e car line," of the il vehicles tourist and his sengers in a Pull o to Omaha the glishman sized up the id Lo his wife, in I, by Jove, they lo people in this repeated the observation, An Omaha A mGiToNED Tnglish wife wero among the man car en route from Chi otlier day. The E erowd and patronizingly rather a loud tone: W appear to be quite respec can” He soon adding that he was surprised. man couldn’t stand it, and turning around to him, sald: *What tn h—1 did y tofind In a first-class Ameriean ear Englishman was completely subdued, much to the gratilication of the passengers, DURING one of the early territorial legisla- tures of Nebraska, A. J. Hanscom, who was aleading member, had in his hands a bill L some of the wiro-pullers wanted wged slightly, Mr. Hanscom, however, remained firn and would not listen to them. “Hanstom, consider your constituents,” sald oneof them. **Constituents be hanged,” re- ed Hanscom: “I own them; L bough and paid for every one of them.”! GENERAT TIAYER'S nomination for goy- ernor brings up the recollection of the most exciting campaign that ever took place in Nebraska, Roference is had to the senatorial npaign of 1870, Thayer was then in his prime—a perfect picture of health, vigor and soldierly manhood. His burnside whiskers were as black as fet and so was his hair, Ho was as ercet as a West Point eadet just from theacademy. Dr, Miller ealled him the Ben- gal tiger, because he was always ready to spring upon his political enemics and give them @ lively shaking up. Thayer been In the senate four yemrs, Nebraskn beeame a state, v and Tipton were elected senator They drow straws for the long and short term, Thayer got the four year term and Tipton the two y T was the most popular man in Neb The workingmen, publicans, fairly idolized him. No man ever had amore devoted followinz. The only tiings that his enemics could bring neainst himat the time were that he hailgd from Massachuse Kid gloves, was the in- timate friend of Charles Sumneg, and would not associate with cverybody. *w “The Jezlslature of those days was made up of fifty-two members, twenty-seven being & majority. Douglas county had eight mem- menmbers, or nearly one-third of the vote nec- cssary toclect. It was generally conceded that [f Thayer earried Douglas county noth- ing could prevent his being elected. The whole fight against him thereforo .was cen- tered in Omalia, and the republican primar- fes of the fall of 1570 were the most flercely stod of any that have ever taken place chraska, They were held on a Friday, and that day bocame known as Black Friday in Nebraska polities. The sun of $36,000 was thrown into the six wards of the elty on that day. Thayer's backers, with Augustus Kountze at the hoad, spent $20,000, and Saunders, who was Thayer's opponent for the senatorial brogans, spent S16,000, A political saloon keeper named George Taylor took $600 from the Saund fund, and then workad for Thayer. The fotlowers of Thayer earried the primarics, and a double- header was the resilt Uarly the ' The Saunders faction nominated a high toned teket, headed by Joe Millard, ‘The ‘Thayer ticket, which was called the regular vepublican, was madoe up of the tollowing candidates: Senators—Fred Metz and L, 8. Hascall; members of the Lonso—L, 8. Reod, . F. Hall, I%. Rosewater, John Ahmanson, Jolin Ryan and Joln E. M The Sann- ders bolter republican tieket, as it was called, had the support of the Omaha ‘Tribune, a paper which was afterwards consolidated with tho Republican. By a shrewd move Saunders had secured the appointment of o personal friend, named Tweesdale, as editor of the Republican, and Balcombe, the owner, who was a triend of Thayer, did not have the conrage to support the regular ticket. With the Republican on the fence and the “Tribunc against them, Thayer and his candi- datos had nothing else to do but publish a paper of their own, which they did in Rediield’s job printing office. ‘This paper only lived "through the cawpaign. It was printed in soyeral languagos—English, G man, Danlsh, Norwezian, Swadish, Bohem- fan,ote. 1t had moro editors than wre to- day employed on all the Omaba dailics com- nocrats believed that they hnd y with the republicans divided in ,and they put upa vory heavy ticket with John A, Creighton at the head, with a very respectable elass of high-toned bour- bons as his companions. To everybody's se thio democratic ticket and the Saun- ders ticket were beaten. Thayer earried the day by over 400 majority, This almost unex- peeted vietory for Thayer was ehietly due to his popularity with tne masses of all parties, Hundreds of democerats voted the Thayer tiekot, “We downed them In great shape,” said a delegate from tha damacratie stzis sonvens tion, *“I'he packing house crowd, headed by Jim Boyd und Dr, Miller, are zood democrats in full necord with the doctrines of tho party, They believe In the good old Marcy doctrine shat Lo the vietors belong the spoils The convention from first to last was run and controiled In the interests of the Boyd-Mil- ler wing of the party. and every nomination made and committee appointed was the re- sult of their dictation, In fact, the other fel- lows scarcely showed their ieads, and thelr leaders were kept in the background as much as possible, In the ap- appointment of the state central comumitiee the frieads of J, Sterling Morton were very fully placed on & back seat, and of the whole number not more than three or four can be gaid to belong to the slaughter-house wing. While there is a probubility of democratic congressman being elected from Nebrasks, Hoyd thought It wise to 50 arrange “1 never wore | Omaha [ | t him | likely | ]pmv In the state should be in ful with his views, With Charley Ox the congressional democratic con Boyd, member of the national ¢ and Dr. Miller running the denc an, and packing-house e the state central committee in | every county, the packing hc will o o to claim that no factionalism i the | demoeracy—that everything is | that everybody dwells in harmony | simon-pure representatiy racy."” | they are the eimon-pure den; ASTRO-METEOROLOC Honoring a Citizen of Omaha ~Earih. quakes and Thele Causes Discoye red by wtreal Scientists, MoxtiEAL, Oct. 6.—~[Correspon: of the Bek.]-~The contral committ | the Astro-Moteorologic | for the tirst time this season on October | President Prof, Walter H. Smith p | sided, and aftor routine a uumber of 1 members were nominated, there boimge considerable increase of interest in plan tary meteorology at Montreal lately owing chiefly to the very correct for casts of Prof. Smith, An inforial discussion as to the able oflicers for 1836:7, whose elec will take place in Novemboer, elicited the fact that President Smith wonld bo r clected unanimously, and that M, G. ¥ Sest, of Omaha, now a member of the council, would, in all probability, be m vited to @ it & vice-presideney His rocent article on “Earthqua kes,'" printed 0 short time since mthe Bek, as well as s known devotion to astro-meteorology, are the principal reasons for Mr, est’s advance, Communications on special subjects were received and read from Viee 1 i dents Manrill and Heatwole, of Ilinois and Virginia, after which the president made briof reference to the rapid strides with which the science of astro-meteorol- ogy was advancing under the auspices of the associations While on the subjeet, ho deprecatod in the strongest terms the nonsense sent out from Ottawa by the man Wiggins, who, he said, had done more to bring planetary weather science into ridicule than its most bigoted oppo nents, ‘T'he subjoct of “Earthquakes™ was then aken up and ess: 1 from Mossrs Manrill, evtitled *“'T'he Charleston Earth- auake;” H. M. Simons and Alex. M. Moore, of Charleston, on “The Lo Phenomena Attending the Tremors, and Mrs. FFulton, of Montreal,who con ored them tr al indpoint, lst’s communiention to the Sund; :E was read to the meet ing b wsurer Austin, and highly com Prosident Smith followed with ating his subject and us, after which the meeting adjourned to reassemble on November 5. nssociation i CHURCH NOTICES. To-day's Services at the Different Churches Throughout the City. Prosbyte corner Dodgo and enteonth streets Services at 10:80 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. W. J. Harsha, Sunday- school at’ closo of ‘morning worship. Young peoplo’s meeting at G:45 p. m. North Presbyterian, Saunders street, Rev. Wm. R. HenderSon, pastor. Ser vice at 10:30 a. m, and 730 p. m. Sunday hool at noen. Young people’s meeti at 6:30 p. m. At the cvenmg pastor will deliver the third It series to voung men. Subject, “The Young M in Professioral Lifo.” Strangers made welcome at all the ser- ire in the Eighteenth October 10, teenth Sun- day after Trinity. Holy communion 8.00. Morning service 11:00. ening service 7:30. Men's bible class, 9:80. Sunday school 8:00. ~ Strangers welcome to ail services. All seats fr the tho even- ning service, K Hamel, acting rector. St.Joim’s church, (Grace chapel) ecor- ner Twenty-sixth and Franklin streets. Services at 11:00 g, mw 30 p. m, Sunday school at 9:45 Rev. W, Osgooil Pearson, rector. The Rev. Alex Thompson will lecturo at Boyd’s opera house to-day at 11 o'elock, Subject, “‘The Why and the Wherefore of God's Commandments.' No charge and no collection. German Lutheran church, 1005 South Twenteenth street. Service every Sunday 10a. m. Sunday school at 2 p. m, E. J. Frese, pastor. Seward strecet Methodist ehurch, Twenty-socond und Seward Preaching by the pastor, Rev 10:30 o m Seats free and all will bhbath school at 2:30 p.m. Southwest Presbyterian, Twentieth and Leavenworth strects. Pr it 11 o, J. N. Boyd. 1 school Young people’s meeting, 7 p. on strects. Chns, W, and 7:80 pm. be welcome. Savidge, at al3p. m. m, Castellar Strect Preshyterinn, Sixteenth and o1l J. M. Wilkon, pas- tor: 1 ing by the pastor at 11 'a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school, 8 p. m. oung people’s meeting, 7 p. m. irst Baptist church, 8 es at 10:80 ud 7:80 p. o, Rev. N, A, Reed, D, D., will preach morning and evening. Sunday school at 12. Prayer meoting Wednesday evening at 7:30. ~ Iarewell to the pastor atthe church Tuesday evening. bas church, Niowonth and Oalifornia_stroets, vices at 11 n, m, Enosburgh Falls, Vt., preacher and celebrant, Sunday school at 12:30. Evensong and sermon utd p. m, by the Rey. Mr, Humel, Special choral sorvico. Sonts froe. John Williams, veetor, Swoaish Eyangelionl Lutheran, corner of Cnss and Ninoteenuth streets. Diving sorvice and preaching by the pastor, B, A. Eogolstrom, st 030 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 8:50 p. m, I'ues day evening, | r meeting, and Thurs- day ovening' preachin, Seandinayiang are invited to attend all the meetings. Unity church, No. 413 North Seven- teenth t. Borvice ar1l a.m, Rev, W. E. Copcland, pastor matters that, in case Chureh Howe should pull through, the entire wacbinery of the the congregation ‘and Sunday school unite in n choral service approvriate to Harvest Sunday. The churc’s will be dee- orated with fruits, grains and vegetables, Bunday school seholars are requested to be at the church by 10:45 . m. xmgf-licul Lut sion, K. Saunders street, near Charls . Geo, H, Schnur, pastor Sunday school at 8:30 p. m, Church ser- vices ana preaching by the pastor at 7:30 p.w. Bible moeting l‘hurww at . S0ry ouo s cotitlally invited, St. Matthe gelical Sunday school mcets ey 30 p. m. in Cosmopolitan South Thirteenth strect. . C. T. U, Buckingham, Twelfth and Dodge streets. Gospel services to- night at 7:30 conducted by Dr. A. W, Hi Prayer me Tuesdu ning at 7:80. " Ladies Thursday —at 8:00 p. " of. Hope at 4 p. m. The Reform club holds its “business session at 7:80 p. m. Thursday. On Saturday eve- ning at 7:80 the ‘public entertainment conducted by the Reform club will be held, —All, especially young men withous a church howe, ure invited, e . Special Bargain—A business lot with stores, renting for $1,260 per yesr, o paved' stroet, for $8,600, on' easy terms; or four days only, as owner leuyos town. 8. A, SLOMAN 1612 Farnam stict, Lutheran Sunday at Hull, ‘1581 To-morrow \#{