Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 15, 1886, Page 4

i @ that political capital A THE DAILY BEE.| PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING TERME OF Pajly Morniaz Eaition Rep, One ¥ onr For Bix Mon For Threo Mont ! The Omaha ~w address, Une ¥ BAORTPTION Including 8 oMATA O Rrew Yon Wasi ANl commur forinl ma 7Ol OF ANl buelr addrossed OMAN 10 be made pa THE BEE PUBLISHING E. ROSEWATER, F PUBLISIT NG Draft and post orderof the cor COMPANY, PROPRIE rron THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Cirenlation. State of Nebraska County of Douglas, Will M. Koenig, The Tublishing company, nnly sw hat the aetual cireuintion of the Daily 1 for the weck ending Oct. Sth, 1556, Was a3 follow Saturda hursday, Friday, Sth.. Aver o e 1L Ko Sworn to and subseribed in my prese; thiis 9th day of October, Au Dy 1886, N, I Frin, Notary Pubiie. Geo, B. Tzsehnek, being first duly sworn deposes and says that he is seeretary of t Publishing company, that the actual av- erace daily eirenlation of the Daily Bee for the month of January, 185, was 10338 coples, for February, 185, 16,5 copics: for. Marc 188, 11597 copis: for April, 189, 12,1 copies: for M ) coples 1885, 12,208 copies: for 1, 1856, 12,464 copies ) coples, Greo. B, Tzscnvex. Subseribed and sworn to before me this 24 day of October, A, D., 1356, N, I Fri, [SEALI ry Public. [SEAL) TE TIOKE For Governor—JOUN M. THAYER. For Lieut. Governor—IT. 1. SHEDD. For Sec of S G, W, LAWS. For Treasurer—C. H. WILLARD, For Auditor—I1. A, BABCOCK. For Attorney General-WILLIAM LE For Com. Public Lands—JOSErH SCOTT. For Supt. Public Instruction—GEO.B.LAN . REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For Senators: GEO. W. LININGER, BRUNO TZSCHUCK. For Representative W. G. WHITMORE, ¥. B HIBBAKD, GEO. HEIMROD, R. 5. HALL, JOHN MATTHIESON, JAMES R, YOUNG, T, W. BLACKBU M. 0. RICKETTS, For County Attorney: EDWARD W. SIMERAL. For County Commissioner: ISAAC N. PIERCE ADAM STRINGLEFIN is the solo repre tive of the German American democ on the county ticket. Stringlein means “ittle string.” Adam will prove a very thin string by which to drag the German voters into supporting the conglomerate iRAL BOULANGER has in- nted a new kind of sholl said to be the most destructive ever made. General Elcetion in the United States has a coun- terpart which is equally annoying to candidates. It goes by the name of “shell out.”” Ruporeir FALp, a Europ molo- gist, is trying to frighten the people by a tremendous flood in the year 6400 A. . Mr. Wiggins ought to follow the example of Mr. Falb, and put the dates of his disasters about four thousand years from the present time. People would then have some confidence in him Ak HEwrrr recently admitted that dur- ng his long sevvice in congross ho really bad been unable to accomplish anything, and for that reason he did not eare to re- turn. There 18 now some talk of nomi nating bim for mayor of New York. We question whether he would accomplish anything more as mayor of the metrop- olis than he did as congressman, Dowx in Richardson county Church Howo in his public specches praised A, J. ‘Weaver sky high and predicted that he would be Van Wyck's successor., Here in Omaha, the Nemaha mountebank took pains to assure Senator Van Wyck that he was only bamboozling Weaver, whom he vronounced too dead to skin. Mr. Weaver and his friends must take their coats off for Howe and Van Wyck’s fool friends down in Owe will probably fol- low suit on the strength of his strietly confidential pledge that his ontire in- fluence will be used aftor the election to ve-elect Van Wycl ForeiGN advices, contirmed in Lon- don, are to the effect thav the Czar of Russia is going mad. He suffers from gloeplessness, and passes whole nights walking to and fro in his well-guarded apartments, exhibiting great mental irvitation, and diotating varying plans to bis socretarics for extensive military gampaigns, and for settling the Bulgarian difficulty. The imperial family and min- fsters are greatly alarmed at his condi- tion. insanity appears to be spreading among crowr.ed heads, Our rulers here have their little troubles and worri with office-seekers, but they don't erazy. They only get mad when they are not re-elected. ————e Sour time since the labor orgamza- tions protested against contracts being awarded on government buildings to em- ployers of coutract prison labor. The weply of the treasury department was that the Jaw required that the bids of the Jowest responsible bidders must be ac- eupted, and the department has no right fo fuquire what kind of labor was em ed, Bids have now been roceived the building at Baltimore, and the de- ment is embarrassed because it has was being out of its decision. How to obey the law und at the sawe time avoid the of votes is the question to be decided. * Xt is knotty, if not nice. wld’s Candidate, ly alre taking an active campa only does paper informed on 1 was a party to an nd ¢ 1 corrupt hirel to cong him he will et lis money back and may gt with it But it s the cssence all for railroad mag nates to compel the to pay the ex pense attendant upon the robberies of which they vietims. Frank Ireland is an Otoe county dem ocrat with a railrond ta, At every ssion of the legislature for years he has been one of the active corruptors of dem ratic members of oasy virtue. He 1s assistant aitorney of Jay Gould's rail road and has been cheek by jowl with Church Howe n all the crooked work t has been done by the corporation A few months ago he was an applicant for the position held by Mr. E. Boyd's son-in-law. His work (inst MeShane and for Howe may pos sibly get him the position. Gould is re- puted to be very liberal in Ius political contributions, He is sad to have sub seribed $50,000 to the Blaine fund and an equal sum to the Cieveland tund. That ought to give him inflnence enough with the attorney general to make Ireland United States marshal immediately after Howe takes his seat in congress, mord ot e the rers The position which the Bek takes ralroad project may be summed up w words We want a ralroad to the northwest built and operated i the interest of Omaha. We do mnot care where the ital comes from to build such a railroad so long as the interests of Om: well guard If the plan of having a majority of the stock placed in the hands of trustees under restricted can be put into effect we should consider it as decidedly the safest and best. If Omaha ritalists cannot build the road on these conditions we should not object to its construction by outside capital. 1f Jay Gould wants 10 build the railroad under the trustee scheme we are not opposed to his doing. What we object to in any project of which Jay Gould has supreme control is that instead of giving us an Omaha road he would give us an extension of the M souri Pacific with Omaha as a w tion and Kansas City and Louis as terminals. Such a ramiroad instead of benefiting Omaha would only muke things worse than they now arve. At present the Chieago & Northwestern and Burlington systems cat Omaha out of a large shure of the business in her own territory by giving loeal points Chicago through rates while they exact local rates to and from Omaha. The Union Pacific by reason of existing pools and the private interest which Adams has in Kansas City is also operated against Omaha and in the interest of more distant rivals. A Missouri Pacific extension to Yankton might be of some advantage but would bardly justify a subsidy from Douglas ounty. If Mr. Gould wants to build such a road Omaha would be glad to see him do it, even though it would carry to St. Louis the bulk of the products ot northern Nebraska which now go to Chicago by way of Sioux City. In a nutshell, a Missouri Pacific ex- tension will not be of suflicient advan- tage to Omaha to justify a subsidy of sev- eral hundred thousand dollurs in county bonds. on conditions As to Mr. Metz, Iris teported in an evening paper that «d Metz will not acceptthe nomination for senator in the float district if tendered to him. This scarcely scems probable in view of the faet that Mr. Metzhas so much at stake in these days of threatencd prohibition,— Herald, The demoeratic convention had no zht to use the name of Fred Metz in connection with thoe flout senatorship. He had emphatically declined to allow his name to be used, and requested sev eral delegates to announce that he would not, under any circumstances, necept the nomination. He has served notice on the delegates to the float convention that he will not run, and if elected will not sorve. This ought to be enough to sutsfy the [Herald that 'Mr. Motz is npot in the field. Mr. Metzs knows his own interest better than the parties who want to use him for volitical ends. He knows and has so de- clared publicly that a brewer or liquor dealer can be of little service i the leg islative battle agunst prohibition. Ho knows that the members of the legis! ture from this county, whether democrats or republicans, will oppose any effort to legislate prohibition into our stutute books in face of the overwhelming sentiment in this community against such a course. Mr. Metz has good deal at stake in these days of threatened prohibition,” but he is wise enough to let parties who have no personal interest in the liquor traflie represent the interests of Omaha and Douglas connty. Our Mail Service It is admitted by all parties that the postoflice department is the most power- ful factor in our politics, because its functions touch more closely the social and business affairs of the whole people than those of any other department of government. Whatever clse the people, in mountains, plains and valleys—in great cities or little hamlets—at count cross roads, or on great thoroughfare have to do or not to do with the govern- ment, the mail service is an intimate part of their daily lives, an essential element in their business affai In the conduct of this department a vast army is em ployed—of postmasters alone over 50,000 —and hence its control by a party has long been considered the most important agency in perpetuating that party's power, If Mr. Cleveland personally knew Mr. Vilas, in placing him at the head of the postoffice department he chose more wisely, in & party sense, than in almost ‘n.,, otl THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: #RIDAY, OCTOBER wpointments, 1f he did | personally, he wa {—from the part for Mr r of hi not know singn of th t the 1 set them Il country. ar to thinking | | if it would not 1 to retuzn to and by can be no quc postal service have had for o mean by t cannot muke postmasters' cler that in the changes made wise on this account | ne to rule with it ne ke metho tion, party fu of to-day i | twenty-five | it the worst we W democerats masters publicans, but and sweeping the is that not post ot to rapid poli | ties and business principles ruled, and confusion to Had these changes been made ly, retaining old ot the new in their complien was. bound result always a suiti 18 to instruet duties, the suffered no material detriment, and more slowiy but just as surcly could the political end in | have been attained Vilaz has shown himsclf to be simply and purely o partisan of the most viru lent type, and i no sense a man of broad administrative WS or common business methods, He has not in his ap pointments ght to get even the best democerats attainadle, but has chosen the most active politicians with little or no regard to character or business qualitica: tions. He has chosen thieves and jail- birds beeause they were eflicient politi cul strikers, and especially in the railway mail service in Indiana, has he demoral ized the whole force by Lis sted parti sun methods and his discharge of the best material to give place to ex-conviets and others incapable of doing anything ex [ cept runuing primavics and stafing bat- 4ot boxes. To this condition has our mail service come, and such it must re- main while Vilas continues at its head, Meantime the publie suffers, Mails are delayed or missent; the affairs of our merchants and business men are confused, and complunts load to no improvement. Wihitney's idea of “reform” and the encouragement of Ameriean ship-building was to break down the largest ship yard ip the coun- try. Vilas' idea of the same things is to rfuse to American ships money appro priated for carrying the mails, and to substitute the worst clements of the dem ocratic party for experienced and comp tent men i the land service, to the greg detriment of all the business of the coun- try more grad cient number of Tl service would ha view vie sense The Army Fromotions. The vacancy in the list of generals by the retirement of General Joseph H. Potte as been filled by the vresident. General O. B. Willeox, con- onel of the Tywelith tnfantry, changes the eagle on his shoulder strap for the star of u general officer and the infantry arm of the serviee is congratulating itsclf upon the promotion all along tl line which results from General Willcox's good fortune. It has peen generally con- ceded ever since General Potter’s promo- tion last spring that either Colonel Will- cox or Coloncel Merritt, of the Fifth Cavalry, would be seleetd to fill the next acancy. Colonel Willcox had the for- tune to Le personally known to Mr. Cleveland. In fact when the president was governor of New York he signed an urgent application on behalf of Colonel Willcox for the brigadiership awarded to General Stanl That Mr. Cleveland not changed his views of the eolonel’s fitness for promotion is evi- dent by the commission he now offers him, General Willcox hs brilliant army record. Born in Michigan in 1823 he entered the military demy from that state at the age of twenty and was graduated in 1847 with high honors, e was assigned to the Fourth artillery with which he served for three years, leaving itasa first lieutenant in 1850 to enter mereantile life. At the earliest outbreak of the war, General Willcox raised the First Michigan regiment of mfantry and became its first colonel, serving with 1t until July, 1862, when he was pro moted to a brigadiership of volunteers for gallant services inaction. In August, 1864, he was brevetted a major gener: for gallant and meritorious services in the Wilderness campaign, and at the close of the war eame into the regular tablishment as coloncl of the Twenty- ninth infantry, from which in 1869 he was transferred to the Twelfth, neral Wilcox retires from active service in April of next year, when it is anderstood Colonel Merritt, of the Fifth cavalry will suceeed him, Colonel Duane, who succeeds General Noewton as chief of the enginecers with the rank of brigadier, is one of the oldest oflicers in that braneli of the army, huving served with it continuously since 1848, the date of his graduation from West Point. Civil Service. Tho Republican, in sveaking of the defeat of Congressman Willis for o ro- nomination, attributes it to his success in getting Mrs, Thompson re-appointed to the postoflice at Louisville, and adds “Civil service reform should never shine anywhere except in a platform. In oper- ation it is a deceptive and impracticable fraud. A party in power which cannot find a sufficient number of good men in its own ranks to hold the oftices, docs not deserve to rule.” It should be well knopwn to the Repub- lican that eivil service reform has not ing to do with appointments to post- offices, land offices, collectorships, ete., but only with the clerieal force in the de- partments at Washington and the large postoflices and revenue oflices in the coun- try. As such, honestly administered, it is no fraud, but a great benefit to the public service. It is a republican meas. ure and should receive republican sup- port. The manner in which Cleveland’s heads of departments have twisted it from its intent shows that when republi- cans ure again in control of the govern ment the law must be amended, but it should not be confounded with publie positions beyond its scope and intent. lu reference to these latter no one ex- pected the democratic administration to go back on the cardin of spoils iole tha its the long time party yictors belong ats ¢ edy up to th tical, and theref bot L person by th be . 1 to lif ion of s (i frontt 1 inje possibly somew shicate the tem that if aleo b ently re perance question by iokis a1 made a life-saver was ealled to a owi royer 1'he w also re n Georgia a physician colored woman who had Lcongestive chill, is exeiting consider able the doetors there e physician, on secing the patient, predieted that she would die in ten min utes, but he prepared to give her a hypo dermic injection of brandy ammonia for immediate relief, he could administer it, however pulse had ceased to beat, the heart was As an amoy and Before the motionless, the swoman was dead experiment e inserted the instrument into the body the heart until it tonehed that organ, when he discharged a portion of 1ts contents, In a fow seconds the heart moved and the pulse resumed its beati I'ne patient ry ered. The ant question is, w she dead? The doctor says she was, 1t will never be known if she would have revived without the injection, and in cases of revival without the injection the vroof is furnished that the patient not dead. But doctors ought to know when people are dead, and the Georgia remedy muay to change many a will. over oV i was give chances Tne friends of “reform” will no doubt e pleased to learn that for some time a number of clerks of the treasury depart- ment at Washington have been engidgzed in compiling a democratic eampaign pamphlet showing how mueh “‘reform’ this adminictration has given to the coun- try. The president didn't choose to have ofliceholders evinee “pernicious activity” in running conventions, for the public could take note of that, but the same “pernicious aetivity’ of government clerks in doing campaign work in the public oflices at Washington it was thouglit might escape notice, as great pains have been taken to conceal the fact., Some time ago it wasstated, and not con tradieted, that elerkd in another depart- ment were engaged {n mailing eampaign material, It nndersgood, therefore, that eform™ means that government clerks are not to be asked to contribute any part of their wages for campaign purposes, but are to he required to e ploy thetime which the government pays them for in doing: campaign Work in- stead of attending to their legitimate du- ties. Democratic reform i liar,” peeu- Mi. Cox GALLAGUER feels very sore over the BEE'S remarks about his back- handed stab at Mr. MeShane and he goes out of his way into the Herald, as an Irishman, to protest against the Beg's “know-nothingism.” Tlis is very absurd. What did we say to justify such talk? We merely stated that the county ticket was overloaded with one nationality, and we compared 1t to an “Irish stew’ with a few German and American crumbs thrown in. If this conviets us.of insult- ing the Irish asa people, we plead guilt Tins paper generally calls a spade spade, and that's why it is popular with the Ivish as it is with all other classes of the community. The trouble with Mr. Gallagher is not on account of our oppo- sition to Irishmen. but because we have disclosed his peculiar friendliness to the leading Irish*American eandidate on the democratic ticket Tue Herald has suddenly discovered that 1ts silence about Howe had given its editor away the readers have at last been told that Howes' record is not what it ought to have been. To make sure that MeShane should not profit by these feints at Howe, o very few -shots are fived at the Jews and Bohemians just to make them feel pleasant towards the democratie eandidate for congress. 50 Ci1caco packers have shrewdly inaug urated a lock-out in order to advance the price of hog products. Of course they refuse to compromise,and will continue to refuse as long as it remains to their in- terests to keep workingmen out of em- ployment, and raise the price of pork and lard by restrcting their. production. canon regarding marris oree has been introduced in the American Episcopal convention now in ssion in Chieago, the champion divorce city of the continent. A great many peo- ple who seek divoree ought to be brought within range of a cannon, and fired from the ranks of decent society. Surewp Irish American politicians do not hesitate to say openly that the demo- cratie ticket is overloaded with one na- tionality, They must he eareful not to breathe their suspicions an the neizhbor- hood of the Herald oftive if they hope to ape being charged with *“know noth- ingism."” L] Tue Knights of Labor have re-elected Mr. Powderly os theiy mgster workmen The enemies of organized labor who pre dieted a voleanic eruption at Richmond during the session have been badly dis- appointed, Cimeaco does not bulieve in doing things by haly ‘Lhat s the reason she is 50 mad at Mr, Neeld for stealing half a million instead of a million, —— Mg. FErauson, thd democratic cand e for county attorney, has no advan- age over Mr. Edward Simeral in abiiity, honesty or efliciency. Autumn Leaves. Harper's Young People. Crimson and searlet and yellow, werald turned to gold, Shimmering there in the sunbeams, Shivering here in the cold; Waving farewells as the tempest Ruthlessly tears them apart, Fluttering, dancing and rustiing As hither and ghither they darts Recklessly sailing the rapids, Lazily swimming the pools, Playing “I spy” with each other Under the puffy toadstools. Wreaths for the walls of her dwelling Each neat littie housekecper weaves, Aund there amid delicate fern sprays, Nestle the bright autumn leavess Keep It Before Republic ms of the First distric themselves ther a man of Cht h ne. publ 1d ask h a record wny ing out of ion and 1 licans p pr nom wnd party into n Hayes n th ture surmise T'he proof of it docs not rest on 1t isnot to be way by pro vater's malicious or 1ei pool-pooh brushed away nouncing it one of Rosc campaign slanders. the 1 was a 1 I'h s records of Church Howe contain the indelible slatare member in “i roofs of the tres onable conspiracy, and no denial can stand against evidence furnished by his own pen. Briefly told, the history of this plan to hand over the country to Tilden and democracy is as follows In 1876 Nebraska elected Silas A Strickland, Amasa Cobb and A, H Connor presidential clectors by a vote of 31,616 as against a vote of 16,951 cast for he Fi Iden and Hendricks electors. After the election it was discovared that the canvass of this vote could not take place under the then existing law before the legislature convened. The clectoral votc had to be ecanvassed in December at tho latest, and the reguiar sion of the legislature did not begin until January, In order to make alegal canvass of the electoral returns, Governor Garber called a special session of the legislature to convene on the ih of December, *36, at Lincoln, for the pur- pose of canvassing the electoral vote of the state, The democratic effort to cap ture wiblican electoral votes is historie. Tilden’s friends, notably Dr. Miller, had been plotting for the capture of one of the clectors from Nebraska, and it 1s also historic that a large bribe wus offered to one of the electors, General Strickland The 1 of the ature broke intothe plan of the plotters, and they found a will ng and reckless tool i Church Howe When the legislature convened at the capi tal,Chu Howe filed a protest which may found on nages 6, Tand 8 of the Ne House Journal of 1877, The fol- lowing extract makes interesting reading: 1, Chureh Howe, a member of the legisla- ture of Nebraska, now convened by procla- mation of lis excellency, Governor Silas sarber, for the purpose of canvassing and deelaring the resultof the vote east in Ne- braska for electors for president and vice president of the United States, hereby enter my solemn protest against such aet, denying it the governor has power to call this body in speefal session for any sueh purpose, or that this body has any authority 1o canvass or declare the result of such vote upon the following grounds: First. This legislature now convened hay- ing been clected under what is known as the old constitution, has no power to act in the premises, the new constitution of the state having been i foree since November, 1575.7 The sccond and third clanses d. with technical objections and are somewhat lengthy. The concluling sentences of this precious document are as follows: “For the foregoing reasons 1 prote against any eanvass of the electoral yote of the state by his body, and demand that this, my protest, be entered upon the journal.” (Signed) Church Howe, member of the legisliture of Nebraska, ‘The democrats did not respond to the call of the governor and there was barely 2 quorum in the senate, while there were several to spare in the house of which Howe was a member. The protest en- tered by Howe doubtless prepared by the lilden lawyers in Omaka and Howe had the glory of being the sole champion of Sam Tilden. ture ignored Church Howe, spra protest on its record and canvassed the electoral vote in spite of it. When the legislature convened in Jan- uary, 1877, the presidential contest was at ats height in Washington. Church Howe had changed places from the houso to the sel Early in the session, a resolution was introduced expressing the conviction on the part of the senate that Hayes and Whe havi received a majority of the electoral votes were en- titled to their seats. This resolution we rise to avery lively debate which lasted two days. Church Howe askea to be excused from voting when it first came up and was so excused, On the final passage of theresolution the record [page 876, Senate Journal 1877,] shows following result: Yeas—Ambrose, rd, Blanchard, Bryant, Cal Carns, Chapman, Colby, Dawes, Gar- field, Gilham, Hayes, Kennard, Knapp, Pepoon, Powers, Thummel, Van Wyck, Walton and Wilcox—20, Those voting in the negative were: Aten, Brown, Covell, Ferguson, Hinman, Holt, Church Howe and North —8. During the same session of the legisla- ture, Church Howe's vote on United States senator for the first three ballots is recorded as haying been cast for E, W, Thomas, South Carolina democrat, [pages 198 and 208 Senate Journal.] All this time Church Howe professed to be a n independent, republican on ssues and a temperance granger issues, We simply ask what right a man with such a record has to the support of any republican. whicl log chists are interesting speakers, king no lecture engagements season, e Always in the Front Rank Kansas City Times, Chicago sends another gentleman of lei sure to Canada, and adds to her brilliant record of sensational business fallures. This makes the second championship Chicago has won this season The ana but they are m; for the comin — - Boodle vs, Votes. Philadelphia Record. Oneof the irregularly nominated candi- dates for mayor of New York is backed by men hoiding over a $1,000,00000 of capital; anothier by over #0,000 promised votes, It will be interesting to note which of these two—Simmons or George—cowes out ahead in the final race. - THE FIELD OF I The Detroit Stove works are send ing their stoyes all over Europe. A silk wanufaturing eoncern has started up in Chicago with a capital of $100,000, The textile manufacturers and work people are delighted over. the excellent trade pros- pects. Some very large sleatn engines are being LUSTRY, B e One Nev 100-y ster Tun firm has ine, Hampshire rse-power en made, put in one The R t company, of Pent in pr 1o during the s best tube manufacturer Wt there i ineham A Bost e for eutting o h have | kin vper tubes 1 mechanie ha tinvented a ma lacings by mac been cut by hand work of ten men n the dema chmachine tur ¢ Instead of the butidin demand for it @ falling ¢ d for the a) @unt of an skilled and ur industrial br American f agric ment wetivity Itural with such impla wre pushing their business n countries that the British A to write letters of an to their government, in fore consuls are compel alarming charaete Paper manufacturers have for years been casting about them for some new material for paver making. ‘The use of peat is now ain accomplished fact, A machine has been made that can turn out threo tons an hour, The leading authority in New York says that thereis a general expectation that ti ival of trade will be distinetly marked wrough e coming autamn and winter. Me- chanics and workingmen: take great comfort trom these statements, beeanse heretofore they have used up in winter what they saved in Sumner New York builders and arch unusual activity in real estate throunghout the city, “They have a bureaw of informatlon, by which buyers of property ean obtain val able information at”small cost. Building is very active in Brooklyn. During September verinits were taken out tor 400 buildings, which will cost over $2,000,000. Building ac tivity is reported {hroukhout New York state and material in conseqience is reported tirm in price. German industries s report of all kinds are pros- pering out of proportion to comparative countrie Lhe cloak manufacturers have piaced enommous orders for eloth in Berlin, and prices for material are 20 per cent higher than last year. The woolen woods industries many show a decided improvement. Worsted yarns have advanced 40 per cent, and German ool isso searce that Hinearian and Russian wool has to be used. German hosiery is wiving our Phitadelphin’ manutac turers a good deal to worry over, and Ger man iron, steel and hardware are making themselves beard far bayond the limits of the cmpire. Manufacturers in several states have in- creased their labor foree since the fivst of the month. Some of the favored branches are: locomotive and car_building, coal mining, foundry and machineshop work, and the textile industries, The building trades are ded, and a great deal of new work is cowing up. The season will be very late. and the winter will be an active one for botli inside and outside work. The buflding of houses and the extension of shop capacity will continue actively, not only i the. Jareer cities, but, according to the testimony of architeets 'and builders, 1t will - continue in the smaller towns and villages. “Ihe silk mannfacturing interests are highly pleased over the unexpeeted development of the home industry. Manufactured silk zoods have deelined from =54,000,000 in 158§ to 26,000,000 (during the past fiseal year. Raw SiK imports inercased 40 per cént. i the same time. ‘The deerease in the value of im- ported silk goods was 58 per cent., in ribbons Yot cent. and i braids and bindinss the same, Sewines and twist produetion has in- ed from 12 to 15 per cent. The trim- mings wade in home markets suit them mueh better than imported goods. Many new milis have been built and numerous ex- tensions have been niade. STATE A IRRITORY, NebraskaJottings. Jolm Dillon, the noted comedian, is doing the interior towns. The contract has been let for building w large hotel at Central Cit Robbers cracked the trunk of Harvey Potter in Scotia, securing $4 and an olil gun. The Alma Times has changed owners and colors, and 15 now dealing out demo- cratic fodder. Plattsmouth dudes nre growing pain- fully sallow in the glare of paste di mond collar buttons. The new German Evangeliea at Turkey Creek, Fawnee count cost §2,00), wus dedicated last Sunday. A Nebraska farmer crossed the river to Sioux City and lost a roll of $1,7(0. It was found in a car and returned to the owner, The finder was rewarded with #100. A correspondent intimates that the itch foroftice will eulmnate in_considerable “seratehi November 2. The dear people will rasp the ambition of many a callow youth and matured worker. The council of Neb City has granted the Missouri Pacilic permission to cut down the grade of Main strect to bring it to a level with the track. The right of way will cost the company from $60,000 to $70,000. The firemen of York, “in solenm mee ing assembled,’” fired a vigorous set of resolutions at ' the mont lady who called it “A Drunken Tournament.” An engrossed copy of the resolyes will con in haady for “eurl papers.’ 0. W. Hutchin n engmeer of thirty ye was presented with'a'gold headed “ebony cane by the ymore division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on the occasion of nis departure for Douglas, Wyo., where he has established a commission busines Mr. Hutchinson has another handsome cane that was presented to his_gre: grandfather, and has been in the Hutch- inson family 189 years. 1 church , which lowa Items, Last weck a patriotic farmer donated a sack of red peppers to “‘fire the hearts” of the old soldiers encamped at Ottumwa. A government prisoner escaped from the jail at Missouri Valley on the 10th inst., and a reward of §500 ‘is offered for his capture, dend or alive. When last n he was shackled and handeufled. Towa as a state ranks tenth in popul tion, second in the number of acres of im proved land, fourth in her coal produe lirst in the production of creamery but ter, second in live stock on farms, first in production of corn per capita, wnd first i the yield of corn per acre In Iows 955, women own and direct farms, 18 direct stock farms, 5 own greenhouses, 90 manage market gardens, 13 serve as' county superintenionts uge intermediate institntic of rning, 125 are physicians, 49 are regis tered pharmacists, 5 attorneys at law, 10 minister dentists, 110 “professional nurses, and 1 is n evil engincer. Scott county has a school popnl 15,448—7,700 males and 7,73 The county employs 208 (¢ e pupils attended schools in the " county—this year 7,06 The average cost h.i,-m.r wis $2,02 per pupil, and this year it is $ There were 108 frame school houses i d this year there are 104; the numbe brick is 11 and stone 7. The value school houses last year was $1 while this year it is §124,800, Dakota. One hundred and fifty students are en ;4.”. d at the Brookings agricultural col- H A large swarm of hornets gently marred the plenstre of the audiones at o matinee in Yankton last Saturday after- noon. After the first attack the hall was d quicker thuu the ery of lire would have done it The Indian ion of females. chors, Last the publie of ), 780, women of Lower Brule agency have a sewing circle which meets every week. “They have articles of different kinds which have been sold, and during the past year they have realized #100 for their labor, which ha towards purchasing a bell for their 1w cinurch now boing built at St. Alban One of the principal business blo. wtish, with most of 1 October 0; loss its co $68,000 James s are r B m Zorlling Blackwe vnkin, liy ury W Ihe | of the built WYOTS ¢ timber out of wh In a recont caso o rainst the client of a exp o bring . but the ben his 45.call t his honor wonld I for twenty minutes i erect a void in his in court declined t ant the motion ullalo Gap on Saturday n Sunday was converted into a verita Rea Guleh by seven bad cowboys fr | outside and one bad girl who belor | there. The celebration was opened “anational salute” fired in a saloon by the cowboys and the enthusiasm was 1 abated until the marshal ran in two bo and the givl, so that the people could g -t through the streets and go to church The police of Rapid City bear a strik g resemblance to the ruby jims of Omaha, especially m boozing “ability One of the former, loaded to the guards with snake buttons, pulled his gun on o tenderfoot barkecper who stuck a straw in his cocktail. The bullet shattered a mirror, Tho fragrant nosegay of justice then turned to the pianist and” persuaded him to dance to his own music. ‘The lat tepunishment was applauded through out the town, and the cop's promotion followed. ut remal he w the ¢ Utah and Idaho. Tdaho has twenty-six n John Q. Cannon, son of apostle George, has been h for practising polygamy. The produet of the Utah minoes for the past nine months amounted to $4,216,158 of this the Ontario produced $1,273,064 A deposit of blood agate, containing stones large enough to be sawed into bs and mantels, has been found in Utah, near the Grand river, ‘The banks of Salt Lake city report the receipt for the week ending the 6th ins inelusive, of $36.428.83 1 hullion, $85,582.71 in ore, a total of $172,013 The metal shipments out from Lake City for the week ending Satu: October 9, inclusive, were eighteen of hullion, 456,837 Ibs.; five cars of ore, 258,000 1bs.; ten cars copper ore, 274,700 1bs.; total, thirty-theee cars, 990,437 1bs. The September yield of the Bellevue, Idaho mines was: The Minnie Moore, forty-four car loads of ore; the Quecn of the Hills, twenty-four; and the Over land, two. Averaging cach ear load at sixteen tons, and the value of ore at $100 per ton, this makes a total of about 1,120 tons, valued at $112,000, spapors. the missing uled up again and Montana, Deer Lodge is determined to h wi terworks, and a company with $25,000 bemg organized to see that she gets thero The forest fires in the Yellowstone Na- tional park extended over the boun dary and reached the Clarke’s Fork min- ing distriet. The Knights o Labor have endeavored to lease the coal mines of the Northern Pacific corl company at Timberline, but they have been unsuceessful. The output of the Drum Lummon for the month of September was $134,070.87, The amount of ore ecrushed was 8,050 tons, and sixty stamps in the two mills ran twenty-seven day The Rocky Mountam Telegraph com- pany has bien incorporated o build and operate lines i various portions of the territory and surrounding states and ter- ritories, Capital stock, $3500,000. The Dbig irrigating ditch now under construction in the Miles City vicinity will not be finished until next spring. 1t will be twelve feet wide, twenty-six miles long, water 15,000 acres of land, and cost $100,000. A stockman in an interview with the Miles City Journ although the grass in the open lmost non est, the broken count nd bad lands- are plentifully supplied with good grazing, m spots, The lack of w this summer s in a manner prevented cattle from king these hw:Aih s, thus leaving the season's growth virtually intact. The Pacific Coast. A whale fishery station is to be ¢ lished at the Island. Large deposits of oxide of antimony and silver are suid to exist in Woodsido canon, Nevada, Over 10,000 pounds of fruit have been shipped over the Vaca Valley ral road during the present season, During September 5,885,000 foet of Inmber was shipped from Puget Sound ports, and 18,675 tons of coal, The passenger movement for ber over the Pacific system of the South- ern Pacific company wasas follows: Enst- bound, 4,669; west-bound, 4,307; total, 8,970, The fe eastern Ne ostib- west end of Vancouver optem- on the live stock ranges of and western Utah is_ex hausted, and cattle raisers are forced to the alternative of either purchasing hay to winter their bands or »Li]»pmg them to grass. The rivals of the pepyan the east hay ishing a market in C time ago the railroads gave the Standard peoplo such rates as to give them n prac- tical monopoly of the™ coast trade, but the opposition ol men securced o favor- ablerate over the Canadian Pacifie, and now land oil m San Francisco at less cost than the Standard. A strange fatality among fish in the Truckee river has been puzzling local scientists of Reno for several months. The flesh of the dead fish was found on examination to be thoroughly cooked. An investigation of the cause of this phenomenon led to the discovery of a spring of boiling hot water bibbling from the center of the stream near Reno. This discovery ex) the strango fatality. ‘The'fish in passing over that portion of the river bed where the sprin 18 located arve scalded and their flesh cooked in the boiling water. The Farmer's Vote is the Most Impors [ Brooklyn Eagle. The furmer’s vote is, beyond a)l com parison, the most important vote in this country, and it is mol of a nutive vote than any other. At the lnst census 17,- 302,000 persons were reported as engaged in various cmployments, of which 14,744, 912 were males of all ages. Of these 7,075,083 were engaged in agricultural pursuits as farmers, farm laborers and stock raisers, Nine-tenths of these peo- ple were natives of the United States, so that it is clear that the farmer vote is fully oae f of the whole cast. Of persons engaged in professional or per- sonal services there were 2,712,043 males, while 1,750,802 were engaged in trade and transportation and 8,205,124 in man- ufacturing and mechanical industries. Evyen in this state, which manufactures on s0 large a scale, out of 1,5:8,204 persons returned as employed in various pursuits there were 375,318 engaged in agrioul ture, and it s a well-known fact that a ity of the counties are controlled the agricultural vote Therefore, when our statesmen cultivate them at fairs, conventions and in other ways, they show themselves to be wise in their Standard Oil com- succeeded in estab- lifor Some and generation and to have proper views of the needs of their constituculs #s well us of their own,