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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, | cludi y iy Oforning Edltion fucluding Sunday ‘or Three Months, 2 Omaha Sunday BEr, maiicd to any ad- ress, One Year ¢ o OMAHA OFFICE, NO. U14 ANDO16 FALNAM 6, THIBUNE BUILD: No. 613 Foun CORRESPONDENCE. 11_communications relatin news and effitorial_matter should be addressed to the EDITOR OF THE BER. BUSINESS LETTER All business letters and remittances should be nddressed to THE DBEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, IMAMA. Drafts, checks and postoflice orders to made payablé to the order of the company. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprictors. BE. ROSEWATER, EviTox, THE DAILY BEE. . Sworn Statement of Circulation. Etateof Nebraska, | o unty of Douglas. =% 00, I, Tzschuck, kecretary of The Dee Pub- Yshing company, dows solemuly swear that the actual cireuttion of the Daily lioe for the week eriding Oct, 2, 1857, was as follows Baturday, Oct, 22, P Sinday, Oct onday, Oct ucsday, O Vednesday, 'hursday, ( riday, Oct. Average, sessees o, 1. ke o to and enbscribed in my pr st day of October, A, D, 1887, 45 N.P. FEIL, (SEAL) Notary Public te of Nebraska, | yof 1 5 elng first auy Eorn, de- and says thit he s secretary o Bee Piiiahing company. that the actual avorwge @ally circulation of the Daily Ties for the month of October, 1856, 1696, 13,348 ‘cople ‘coples; for Jun coples; for N Dy 1 4 8 GEO. Rworn to and subseribed in my p) oth 1|l;! of October, A. D. (REAL) Tur Chicago Tribunc’s “‘funny’ man rather ridicules Omaha from a Kansas City standpoint. He has to be ridicu- lous to raise the laugh. THE new statu Justice on the city hall in New York is without the usual bandage over the eyes. This is an ap- propriate innovation. It is time justice were unhooded in this country. TuE inter-state commerce - commis- sion has decided that it isillegal for railroads to sell tickets at reduced rates to land-seekers. This is one of those cases in which the law would be more honored in the breach thanin the ob- Borvance, . FX-ACTING MAYOR BECHEL'S election proclamation is still censpicuous among the official notices 1n the Heraldin utter oblivion of the fact that the supreme court has knocked the election law, and with it the prolamation higher than a Kkite. THE St. Louis Post-1)i viewed the members of the national republican committee as to their choice of place for holding the convention next year, and Nebraska's committeeman is credited with favoring Chicago. Has Church Howe deserted Omaha? THE cities now actively engaged in trying to capture the next republican Lonvention are Omaha, Washington, Minneapolis, San Francisco and St. Louis. None of these can present the srong argument of being so near the geographical center of the country as Dmaha. THE quarantine precautions against bhe spread of cholera in New York turn put to have been ineflicient and an epi- Bemic in this country is feared. South- prn cities are already discussing methods to guard against the scourge. The negligence of the health officers at New York may turn out a very costly pne. THE untutored savagesin this country pre rapidly becoming civilized. The Inliabitants of a reservation in Dakota the other day arrested several moor white people for picking up drift wood from the river that runs through their lands. The culprits will be tried in the Dnited States court at Yankton this month, —_— THE chairman of the judiciary com- riuuo‘ Councilman Hascall, who is the ead and front of the combine against Bhe police commission, declares himself eady to carry out George Francis E‘ruin'fl practical suggestion to double the pay of Chief Seavey. As Seavey has not yet boen paid a dollar there will be no objection on the part of the com- bine to double his pay. OMAHNA must keep up the boom, and Ehe way to doit is to profit by some of tho suggestions which George Francis Erain makes in vegard to parks, boule- vapds, public buildings, a free bridge pud improvements on a metropolitan pealo, Train may be somewhat extrava- ant in his schemes to boom Omaha, but Lo mossbatks will hold down the brakes hard buough to prevent running pf tho track. AN ugly story in connection with the Joss of the propeller Vernon on lake Michigan is told by Chicago sailors. It 1 to the effect that the propeller Esc naba, of the Escanaba & Lake Michi T'ransportation company, passed shortly witer the wreck went down, but refused to stop and save the unfortunates, who welre seon struggling in the water. If this is true & mark should be put upon the captain of that vessel which shall mike him an outcast for the rest of his r—— The Sarpy county republican conven- tion has adopted u resolution endorsing Hauncock, Ballou and Estelle asthe most eminent barristers in the district, und Beclaring it as its sense that the late ju- @icial convention was made up on- tively of honest and honorable dele- potes. Among thuse highly honorable flelegates were Pat Hawes, Paul Van- @ervoort, Herman Timme and a dozen roustabouts of the lowest order. But * down in Sarpy county anybedy is highly Yonorable that gets.into a. convention, wsod any juck-leg lawer is eminently Qualified to be a judge. The Supreme Court and the Anarchists The application of the attorneys for the Chicago anarchists to the supreme court of the United States for a writ of error has been refused by that tribunal, thefull bench concurring in the de- cision. This result was not unexpected, in view of past decisions of the court having a bearing upon the questions presented in this case. These judg- ments are referred to in the decision as precedents of the correctness of which the court entertained no doubt,and with the ruling just made constitute a etrong barrier for the exclusion of similar cases from the jurisdiction of the federal su- preme court. Regarding the legal merits of the de- cigion in the anarchist case there will probably be very little question. It bears evidence of careful deliberation, a solici- tude to overlook no relevant detail, and adesire to state the position of the court as clearly and plainly as language could do it, all indicating a profound sense of the great importance of the case in all its aspects and bearings. It will be obvious, we think, to every un- prejudiced reader of the decision that the court might have warrantably d mssed the +,pplication without listening to arguments, simply upon the plainly defective character of the grounds of application as shown by the record. The lack of knowledgo or foresight on the part of the attorneys in the trial is conspicuously shown in their omission to fortify themselves on those points most vital in relation to the constitu- tional questions which they subse- quently raised and most essential to establish the jurisdiction of the supreme court. It appears possible that the result might have been different had objection been made in the trial court to the admission of the evidence which vir- tually compelled the prisoners to testify against themselves, but this their at- torneys failed to do. It was not -the only matter in which they were weak, though apparently not the least im- portant. Having found the jury law of Tllinois valid and constitutional upon its face, and nothing in the record respecting the acceptance of the alleged preju- diced juror contravening the require- ments of the law, the claim that the jury was not infpar- tial by reason of the presence of this juror .could not be sustained. Although the juror in question find oxpressed an opinion on the case and was pronounced in his hos- tility to the class represented by the men on trizl, it was suffigient to qualify him as a juror that hesatisfied the court of his ability to render a verdict accord- ing to the evidence. The general im- portance of the decision as to this mat- ter will be obvious, since it affirms the validity of jury laws permitting this latitude. 3 The sole remaining hope of the con- demned men is in the clemency of Gov- ernor Oglesby. None of them have petitioned for a commutation of sentence and probably will not, but the pres sure upon the governor during the remaining eight days before that fixed for the execcution, by those who believe it would be a grave mistake to hang these men, will undoubtedly be very great. The responsibility thus thrown upon the governor is, perhaps, the most serious that has ever con- fronted him. He must be aware of the fact that since these men were convicted and condemned to death there has been a very great change in popular opinion respecting both the justice and the wis- dom of that verdiet. For overy ten peo- ple who disapproved the verdict when rendered there are now ten thousand, and the vast majority of these are law- respecting citizens who have no sym- pathy with the principles or the methods of anarchists. Many have become convinced that justice does not demand the lives of these men, while others believe that as a matter of public policy it would be wiser to let them live, placing them Dbeyond the power of further mischief by a prolonged term of imprisonment. Every argument that these people can present will be placed before the govern- or during the next eight days, and on the other hand he will have to consider the verdict of the law and the mighty prejudice against the condemned and their principles with which it is sup- ported. It is a very grave, important and solemn duty that is now imposed upon Governor Oglesby, and his action will be awaited with universal intorest and anxiet elle. About twelve years ago Lee Estelle located at Omuha and took a position under Paul Vandervoort as railway pos- tal clerkon the Union Pacific. Those who were asssociated with himon the road only remember him as a drunken bum- mer who was more efficient as a ward striker than as a postal clerk. In fact, he was notoriously one of the most dis- solute, shiftless and unrelinblo men in the service., ‘When his ser- vices were dispensed with about 1880 Tstelle removed to Blair, and went into the practice of law, There he eked out . wretched existence until two ycars ago, when a convention made up largely of politicians of his stripe gave him the : for district attorney. He never would have been elected if his opponent had not been a little more reckless in bilking creditors and im- posingon clientsthan heis. Hiscarcer as prosecuting attdrney was very brief. At the end of the first term, when the district atterney was changed to county attorney, he was retired. Last winter he found congenial occupation with his boou companions of the oil room as paid lobbyist of the Omaha gamblers, And this disreputable hireling, nomina- ted by a convention of roustabouts, is now one of our republican candidates for distriet judge. Can accent republi- cans support a man whose backing comes from the low dives? Will honest and decent republicans muke a man judge of this district who would degrade the bench to the level of a pot house and make honorable lawyers blush with shame when pleading for just- ice before u m The report of the commissioner of Tn- diun affairs states that the Indiuns arc steadily improving, They are waking NOVEMBER 3, 1887, progress in the knowledge of agricul- ture, making good use of their ex- perience in stock raising, showing a desire for better buildings and home appointments, and what is equally im- portant are manifesting a growing in- torest in their schools. This encourag- ing generalization must not be regarded, however, as indicating that the Intdians 04 a whole have settled down to an en- tirely peaceful and moral condition, requiring only that present methods ghall be maintained to insure their con- tinuance in well doing. On the con- trary the report states that there is urgent need for provision to secure a better administration of jus- tice in the Indian territory, where it is sald the reckless destruction of human life, particularly in the Cherokee and Creek nations, is appalling to contemplate. Officers, in attempting to discharge their official duties, bave been brutally murdered, and the murderers have escaped pun- ishment and even trial. There is suf- ficient evidence that the number of bad Indians is still very large, and even with the progress making, is likely to continue so for some time to come. Regarding tho severalty law, the policy has been to ‘‘malke haste slowly,” and the commission suggests that the public must not be impatientif the work proceed less rapidly than it de- sires. It was not intended to force the law upon the acceptance of the Indians, and the president has followed the proper course in ordering that allot- ments shall be made only on reserva- tions where the Indians are known to be generally favorable to the plan. It has met with considerable opposition, largely inspired undoubtedly by inter- ested parties to whose interests it is in- imical, though to some extent by per- sons who profess to believe that itin- volves an injustico and would work an injury to the Indians. It will take some time to overcome this opposition, but the commissioner reports that it is grad- ually disappearing and the law is gain- ing in favor. Every practical consider-, ation is certainly in favor of the sever- alty policy as the one most likely to ul- timately solve the Indian question, and undoubtedly with beneficent results to the Indian, Regarding the schools, the report offers some very cogent reasons for the rule that only the English lan- guage shall be taught, He insists that it is impracticable, if not impossible, to civilize the Indians in any other tongue than our own, and it isindeed sing- ular that there should be any serious disagreement on this proposition. SECRETARY WHITNEY,who has nearly recovered from his illness, says he has no idea of retiring from the navy de- partment. Regarding his illness, it is stated to have been due to overwork. This is the statement of . the secretary’s politic physician, and thereupon the public is informed of the unsuspected fact that Mr. Whitney has been per- forming prodigious labor and subjecting himself to a vast amount of worry and anxiety incident to the construction of the new naval vessels ordered to be built by congress. The popular idea has been that the softest place in the gov- ernment was that of secretary of the navy, and that the present incumbent understood perfectly how to enjoy its advantages in this respect, but it would seem that this view will have to be amended. It is quite possible, however, that the exactions of the social life of Mr. Whitney have had quite as much to do with his illness as the wear and tear of official duties. The high living and elegant dissipation at Wash- ington and Lenox for which the Whit- neys are noted could notfail to bring its penalty, and tho secretary will do wisely not to accept in full faith the doctor’s opinion that his ailment is all the result of excessive labor. Alleged overwork is a convenient excuse in many cases where men suffer from causes which they might have avoided had they worked even morve than they did. THE German organ of Honest George expresses the opinion that$8in clothing store orders for six months’ work is about all that Timme’s farm laborer was worth. Timme’s champion evi- dently thinks that we are living in China, where labor is worth about three cents a day, Timme’s farm hand was a German. He worked 156 daysand there- fore received five and one-eighth cents per day. This was very liberal pay ac- cording to the Chinese standard. But when Timme brings in his own bill for loafing around town three-fourths of his time he charges the county $3 a day, in- cluding all holidays, and mileage enough to carry him to Germany and back four times a year, the taxpayers have to grin and bearit. Honest George is o great friend of the workingman, — POLITICAL parties, kept to their prop- er sphere, are healthful to the republie. But to all communi‘ies, in the progress of a high and generous civilization there comes a time when the people 1ift their JUDICIARY above the realm of partisan politics—and choose their judges be- enuse of their fitness ; and not the least of their recognized merits is their free- dom from political bias. The people of Omaha reached this point some years since—and it is tothe honor of our young city that we now have a non- partisan bench, ar.d the high standard for our courts will not be dropped at the bidding of ofice brokers and ward poli- ticians. —_— MAYOR BROATCH should veto every item on the appropriation bill for which the city is not getting value received and every salary bill which is not au- thorized by the charter or legally pro- vided for by ordinance.. Among these items the pay of the pest house keeper, who has had nothing to do for two years, The allowances for deputies o the treasurer and cl beyond the single deputy which these ofticials are legitimately entitled to. There are other hangers-on and leeches in every direction who ought to be dropped from the city pay roll Grongr FrANcis TRAIN'S ready answer to Councilman Lee's question as to how the police muddle could be set- tled was a corker from Limerick. Mr, Train advised the council fo double the salavies of the chief of police and the force. Without consulting the police commission we venture to say that if the council carries out Train’s advice all will be harmonio A HANDFUL of men or even & major- ity of a ward club, cannot bind the mem- bers individually to do violence to per- sonal convictions of right and duty. An honest republican it a good citizen first, and no good citizen will recklessly place upon the judicial bench candi- dates whom he believes to be danger- erous to good government. THe weapon of the party hack, who lives upon the spoils of office or political patronage, is the club. Ho is always swinging this instrument of savage war over the heads of timid people who want to be true to their party, and lack the moral stamina to assert their man- hood and independence. Edison, the electrician, is going to build a winter home in Butte, Cal. Ella Wheeler Wilcox's husband is described as ‘‘a stout man devoted to business.” Sam Jones, the revivalist, has decided to make Washington his permancnt abiding place. H. Rider Haggard's brother, who is British consul at Tamative, will soon issue a book on Madagascar. Charles E. Coon, ex-assi: the treasury, is in Bremen in the intorest of Steve Dorsey’s scheme for consoiidating the Lake Superior iron mines. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Thompson is mentioned as one of the hand- somest members of the government. He has a young face, snow-white hair and a grace- ful manner. Joseph M. Douglass, of Nevada City, Cal., an eccentric miser whose wealth is estimated at §5,000,000, was recently fined $100 and put in ail for twenty-four hours for contempt of court. He didn't mind the confinement, but the fine nearly broke his heart. Mrs. John Jacob Astor i8 seriously ill at Newport, and it is not probable that she can recover. She has long been prominent in charity work in New York. giving freely of her abundant means and leisure time, and owns $300,000 worth of diamonds. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher denies the state- ment lately made that Mr. Beecher was a Spiritualist. In a recent letter sho writes that they frequently attended seances to- gother, but never saw anything to give them faith in spiritualistic manifestations. On the twenty-fifth year of his chancellor- ship Prince Bismarck received from Lord Ranelagh a writing-desk made from cannon- balls. ‘‘God grant that cannon-balls may always be as peacefully employed!” ex- claimed Bismarck on receiving the present. S Not His Maryland Yet. Philadelphia Record, As Mr. Jay Gould is not taking music les- sons, his appearance in the song, ““Maryland, My Maryland,” is postponed, ——— No Difference in the Expense. Boston Transcript. New York is to have a new figure of “Justice’” on her city hall. The figure of justice will be as high as ever. —— The Practical Always the Best Way. Buffalo Commereial-Advertiser. The practical way to solve the prohibition problem, regardless of the supreme court's decision, is by license and local option as pro- posed in the republican platform. — ‘Would Not Hurt Omaha. New York World. 4 It is rumored that a -‘trust,’ in base ball players is in process of formation. In the opinion of many people this is another at- tempt to ‘‘corner” one of the necessaries of life. t sccretary of e Revenge. Charles Henry Webb in the Century. Revenge is a nuked sword— It has neither hilt nor guard. ‘Would’st thou wield this brand of the Lord: 1s thy grasp then firm and hard? But the closer thy clutch of tho blade, The deadlier blow thou would'st deal, Déeper wound.in thy hand is made— It is thy bloed reddens the steol. And when thou has dealt the blow— ‘When the blade from thy hand has lown— Instead of the heart of the foe Thou may'st find it sheathed in thine own! —_—— STATE AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Nebraska City celebrates to-day. A corn mill is the, latest in Broken Bow. . Grand Island is short on coal, but long on fine weather. The new German Methodist church at Grand Island will be dedicated next Sunday. Renl estate is raising in Beatrice. Every movement in the street raises a booming cloud. The Yankton Press declares that “Omaha gives every symptom of being blind in its right eye.” The strain of gazing for a railroad in that direction is vesponsible for it. The Plattsmouth Journal is ready to make affidavit to the fact that the B. & M. depot in that city is a sight that would kill a hog quicker than a dose of cholera. The Journal man never looks toward the river. The Fremont Tribune threatens to start a picture gallery of candidates for public office who are not villains, No member of the opposition ticket can hope for representation. The Tim- types belong to the black age. Herb Vandevert, a Fremont drug clerk, while scouring a pair of last sum- mer kids, approached a stove. The delicate aroma of “benzine flashed in- stantly and envelo his hands in a scorching blaze, s palms are now blooming in a sling. Twe hundred of the finest of York sons and minor planets, swooped down on Hastings, Monday, and swallowed the sights of the big third city, sand- wiched with large slices of sweet say- ings. It was the first excursion over the Elkhorn Valley extension. A tramp disputed, the roadway with an engine on the Elkhorn Valley track, Kennard, and was promptly ed into the diteh. He was fatally injured. Papers found on his person show that he is from 89 Northwestern avenue, Chicago, and in good circum- stances. The fall fakir gang is abroad in the country with a patent swindling device. They operate the wire and slat fence racket, gathering up notes for 8125 and upwards, leaving liberal promises as an equivalent. The gang roped in & num- ber of German farmers in Platte county recently. “An aggrieved hardware clerk,” in Schuyler, in a *'strectly konfidial’ tone, objects to the photograph of his upper lip and erushes the Jottings art gallery with the ‘nlhn\\infi threat: ‘‘Sutanic curt ete., I can stand moast ev'rything, but refleckshions on my moustache, 1f you doau’t stop ure insinuations about it ‘eye sliall have you arrested for krim- inal libel,” The press of Greeley county enjoy periods of calm and overflowing repose unbroken by the clatter of the cam- paign. The Scotia Horald has just ro- covered from one, and feelingly refers to its inside pages for details. Hero is o sample: bo sauve and gentlemanly J. 0. Jeffries last week brought us in a dozen as fine chickens as over flapped a wing or grabbed a worm. Sinco then the editorial e has been tickled by chicken boiled, cken roasted, chicken fried nnd chicken fricasse a la I'rancaise de dordelaise a la ding dong. In fact, we have been Living like a preacher. We repeat, our subscribers are very good to us.” A Minden masher started ont on horseback to serenade his best girl and assault the mellow moonlit haze with a catarrhal ditty. When near the lat- ticed veranda of his senorita, the ani- mal shied at the thought of w was coming and landed the troubadour on a barb wire fence. His painful eries brought assistance and the merciless barbs were extricated from the bosom of his pantaloons. Kind hauds cautiously stitched the rent in the background, and he vowed to sing nevermore, The marshal of Plattsmouth donned his official robes and a club Monday night and strutted through dark devious and al in search of Hal- {ist, I have 'em,” he muttered, us he tiptoed in the di- rection of & racket. He found barrels and boxes piled up in_front of a store, but i a “hood.” Noiselessly a window was raised up stairs and a bucket of slops descended on the vigi- lent marshal. It took away his breath and the gloss of his togs. Towa Items. One hundred and seventy youngsters attend night school in Da b The two national banks at Rq show $60,000 more deposits than at this time last year. ‘Washington’s new court house cost 862,010 complete, It is a handsome and substantial building. Ottumwa has expended $60.000 in sewerage and claims to have the best sewerage system in tho state. The total receipts of the W. C. T. U. t have been during the year 3, and the expenditures amounted 36, 1 Oak All but two of the ninety-nine coun- ties in the state have paid their Sep- tember collections into the state treas- ury. The tr urer says that this is an unusually good showing. Dakota, - Huron has begun a second arte sia, well, Ly South Dakota has 127 Methodist ei r- cuits, and 7,981 members of thatchurch. The walls of the new city hall build- ing at Yankton are up to the second story. Five thousand dollars stock has been subscribed for the creamery at Aber- deen. The Harney Peak company employs about sixty men upon its tin claims near Custer. G Too much wheat is raised in the vicinity of DeSmet. A1l the elevators and vacant rooms are filled, and enough cars cannot be obtained to ship it. Miners engaged in prospecting for coal a mile north of Huron have discov- ered a vein of extra quality bituminous coul, thirty-six to forty-eight inches thick, 300 feet below the surface. The Dakota land offices will pay an aggregate salary list toregisters and re- ceivers alone of $60,000 the present yea Every one of the ten offices, according to a report sent by Commissioner Sparks to the secretary, reaches the maximum salary figure of #: e Questions to Crawford. LiNcoLN, Neb,, Nov. 2.—To the Editor of the Bee: Seeing the Bek of this date con- taining a letter of inquiry from J. C. Craw- ford, of West Point, I am constrained to ask him a few questions: 1. Did you not, Mr. Crawford, come into Lincoln early in the senatorial campaign and announce your intention of remaining in the capital city until C. H. Van Wyck was de- feated? s 2, Did you not say that you were against Van Wyck and that’ your mission to Lincoln was not for business, but principally to de- feat Van Wyck? 3. Mr. Crawford, is it not generally sup- posed in the Seventh district that you are in collusion with the railroad heuchmen, and is it not notorious that you stand in with the ring and crowd that opposed all legislation favorable to the people? T am free to coufess that I believe you ‘were, and think there will be no difficulty in proving that you were against tho people and in favor of the railroads. I shall look with interest for your answer, and take pleasure in interesting other men'in your actions at that time. The people shou! thout question, vote for Mr. Norris—a friend of tee masses and an honest man, AL FAIRBROTHER, S RUHLE'S ESTATE. ‘Whatsis Done For the Effects of This Murdered Man. More than one year ago Chris Rulle was murdered on the Union Pacific track a short distance from the thickly settled part of the city. The body was found inthe yard of a squatter’s house, where it had lain during the night. The distinguishing marks of - the sceno of the bloody encounter have been removed because the ground belonged to the Union Pacific. The murder or murderers have not yet boen apprehended. Justice Andres, who was appointed administrator has collected all the money he could find which belonged to the murdered man, lqui- dated some of his_debts and deposited the remainder in the United States National bank. The judge received in cash $200 and collected on notes due Ruhle for real estatd which he had _sold §375, making a total of $665. Somo claims against the state, were filed by Chris Wirth, of the City hotel, but they were not allowed: by the court. The administrator has asked t0 be discharged, and the timo for this will arrive in a few weeks. The proceeds of the estate will be turned over to Judge Beneke, who has a power of attorney for a brother and sister of the deceased, Who now reside in Tubinger, Wertemberg, Germany. Mr. Aundres has had occasion to write several times to a notary at that place, once upon the disposition of 1,700 marks, which Mrs. Wirth claimed came to Ruhle after his death and which she also claims she returned to G many. But with regard to this money the German notary is mysteriously reticent. e The New England Dinner, The executive committee of the New Eng- land society met last evening at the board of eduction rooms. Arrangemeats were com- pleted for the New England dinner at Expo- sition hall on December 22, Forefathers’ day. The price of tickets was fixed at $1. Com- mittees were appointed to get terms from the best caterers and to furnish handsome pro- rrammes and bills of fare for the occasion. Ir. W. H. Alexander, N. M. Brigham and Mrs. Henry Estabrook were appointed on a committee to secure music for the oceasion. Although the dinner of last year was a great Buccess, atill there'were many New England people who were not present. This year an effort is to be made to sccure the attendance of ull the New England people in the city. B The Arbitration Scheme, Loxbox, Nov. 2—The Daily News, com- menting on the arbitration memorial, says President Cleveland’s reply to the British delegation, without absolutely committing his government to the establishment of a permanent tribunal, shows every disposition 1o entertain the scheme. ——————— Death of Jenny Lind Loxpos, Nov. 2.—Jenuy Lind (Madame Goldschmidt), *the celebrated Swedish inger, is dead. She'was sixty-six years old. She has been seriously ill for.a week: She had not appeared in public since 1566, - (ITIZEN TRAIN WILL SKIP, He Will Expatriate Himself Bocause of the Anarchist Decision. OMAHA HAS TREATED HIM FAIR. Another Lecture Which Captures His Audienco—What He Thinks About the Chincse and the Efficacy of Prayer. He Will Go. A Brr reporter saw Citizon George Francis Train at the Paxton house yosterday afternoon “The United States court has decided against the Chicago anarchists,” voluntecred the reporter. “Yes, I've just been told ft. Senta dis- patch to Chicago a fow moments ago. Will give it yon for publication.” So saying the citizen rushed ihto the writing room and scrawled off the following: Citizen Edward Devine, Editor W Newsman, 158 South Clark stroet, Ci Leave Cock-Rocho-villo to Cock Ro Join me ut Toronto, Expatriation forever! GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN. “There; that settles it! I'm off for Canada where there is froe speoch and fre Nomoro Omaha; I'm off; good-bye A ica, were the rapid words delivor Trdin. Later in the afternoon Citizen ceived the d dispatch. Cicaco, a0 ton Hotel, auswer to your telegram, Train re- Train, Pax- for letter in E. DeviNg. The Sixth Lecture. The audicnce which gathored at the Expo- sition hall last evening to listen to the last lecture of the series by Citi cis Train was fully us large y which has greeted lim heretofore. Contrary to his usual custom the eminent gentleman was somewhat tardy, but the tune lost was very soon made up. Citizen Train prefaced his remarks by stating that he was running in opposition to the play of “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” which was being presented in the west end of the building, and according to his usual custom refused to speak until the audience had filled all the front scats. When this had been done Chief of Police Scavey introduced Mr. Train in a fow appropriate remarks in which he referred to him asa gentleman who was known throughout tho civilized world as one of America's greatest and most gifted orators, and & man who might justiy claim the title of the father of Nebraska. Citizon Train, who in the meantime had hung his hat upon the floor, cameto the front of the platform and said: “I am proud to father such a handsome lot of children and am deeply gratified by being introduced to this audience by a gentleman who is us old and clear a friend as Chicf Seavey, oven if ho is the chief of police. I have had a great many dealings with policemen in my time, aud yet I have committed no crimes.” But I forgot myself as usual.” Here Citizen Train bestowed the boquets upon the roporters and tho little ones who occupied the stage. “I wish,” he continued, “to report progress. Last night T thought 1 had said but little, yot on clipping from the morning papers, 1 find I have said about three yards.” Here tho speaker exhibited his “string.”” “Through these three gentlemen sitting here” (indicat- ing the reporters), “Ispoke last evening to the world, net only' through the papers of Omaha, but over 300,000 miles of wire and 10,900 miles of cable. Now, I expect the city council in here in_a_few moments and don't want to talk Omaha until they arrive. When they do arrive I am going to take measures to consolidate them s I have consolidated every one with whom I have been in contact. All those who favor this proposition say aye. (Unanimous vote.] Before I tall any farther I want to say right here that I am going to skip—expatriate myself. Iam go- ing to settle this question of lunacy right now, [Laughter.] I am not going as a boodler, but I am going to get out of these United States, whero free specch and frec press are prohibited, and where 65.000,000 people are afraid of seven poor little anarchists, and they lying in juil at_that. You needwt worry about Train—He will take carcof himself. [Here Citizen Train quoted the telegrams men- tioned above.] I could not get a hall in New York City. ‘The police closed fourtecn halls on me in ‘Chicago. The only places I conld getin St. Louis or Kansas City were beer saloons, and I can’t stand bologna. I won't talk in the street to a crowd of dead-heads. Omaha is the only city which has treated mo right. I was going o skip to-morrow, but the Press club urged me to remain, I have not decided whether I will or not. Al those who favor my remaining say aye. |Unan mous vote.] The ayes have it. I will seo about it. I will not go to Chicago at any rate. I intended going therc at one time and had mad ngements for a banquet at the Palmer house for the wives and children of the convicted anarchists,but that arrangement isoff. I have been requested 1o say some- thing to-night in favor of the public iibrary, and I will if I think of it. [Laughter] — All who favor a public library say aye. [Every- Body votod] Well, T will buld you one, [Laughte Here the speaker read a letter from an un- known lady who signed herself “your wife, in which the writer stated that, like Train, she was on the mountain top, and the common herd were at its buse; that sho sympathized with the wives and children of the men who were to be hung. “That woman,” said Citi- zen Train, “is my wife in her mind. [Laugh- ter and applauso.) I mean exactly what I say. [Renewed laughter.] With this letter came this beautiful boquet.’” Mr. Train then devoted a half hour to the diseussion of ‘Omali’s prosperity, tho in. crease in the pucking business, ‘spoke of purks, boulevards and a free bridize, und ob- ied the usual afirmative vote ‘on each proposition. “Now,” continued tho lecturer, “I cannot. check on any bank on the Missouri. You know a lunatic cannot give anything away. I am in favor of building a large hotel—a sort of Windsor-Brunswick-Astor-Palace build- ing, with 5,000 rooms, hero in Omaha. All who favor that say aye. [The usual vote. Well, T'll build it. (L r.] Why, built' hotel once in sixty days.” ““Well, my lecture is finished, but 1 feel as though I hadu't_talked long 'enough. All who favor my talking a little longer say [Moroaves ] Now I can cash an cctual draft on sight and any oue that wishes me to speak on any subject will confer a ientioning it.” ntleman in the audience suggested ational banking u, whereupon Train executed a series 0f his Egyp- tian hicroglyphics on the blackboard to the great delight of his listencrs save one, who insisted that the artist was in error, w upon Citizen Train rubbed out and beg over again and finally convinced the gentl man that he (Train) wa right. The Unite ates senate next received atte argument the audience, by a to abolish ' that body cnti Cx-Secretary Manning was bhandled for @ few moments without gloves, his recent illness denounced as o fraud and his trip to Europe a pretext for getting out of a bad scrape brought about, by the establishment of bank in New York, "A very humorous discription of an English banquet was the next number on the pro- gramme ut the conclusion of which some one 1 the rear asked for Mr. Train’s opinion of he Chinese question. e hat do think of it1 Why it is out- rageous to prohibit the landing of all the Chinese that desire to come he The coun- tey originally belonged to them and why should they be kent out. The Chinese popu- lated northern California ages ago; Coreans Mexico, and the Japanese' Peru. They are a moral race and can excel nearly every other nation on the face of the earth in—washing a_shirt. They or pay the doctor unless they are well, they begin read- ing at the bottom of the page, they bury the dead six feet above ground. ' When we perplexed we serateh our heads, they never do. (Applause.) Now is there anything o O ontlemian aroso snd statod that he had Just returned from prayer meeting, and de- sired to know if Citizen Train had o sidered the matter of opening his e with public prayer, to which Citi responded: 1 nave followed the teacl of @ christian grandfather for years. neither chew, drink, smoke or swear, and they call me crazy, [Laughtor.] There are 100,1 urches in this lund and for' every church. ‘They hold s Sunday and during the week. I believe that on an ordinary weck day meoting like this rr-yl\rmnbcomlttod. Not that I don't be- ievo in prayor. Pray all you want to, but I notice that when you ask for watermelon you usually get summer squash. There is no hereafter—deny it who can. Who says thero is @ tomorrowl [No response.] That sottlos it." Alfter a fow desnltory romarks on tho uso of animal food, tho organization of the Paris commune, the French ropublie, capital pun- ishment, oto, Mr. Train bade his hearers faro- woll anél stated ho _bolieved he would loave. “Boforo I go,” said he, “I will take a vote, All who want me 1o go say aye. [Silence. All who want me to stay say aye. [Full vote. Well, I will seo about it, and will let you Jknow through the papers. ' Good night,” and Train’s lecture was ended The Banquet. izen George Francis Train, feeling quite considering the news from the United States supreme court regarding the fato of the Chicago anarchists, lod some twonty-five gentlemen, representing the city municipal- ity and the press, from the main parlor of the Paxton to the dining room of that hos- telry, at half-pnst & o'clock yesterday even- ing. The long table was inviting, with its snowy white linen and silver and china, Governor Suunders was accorded the place of honor, and the host and provider of tho banquet, Citizen Train, and Mr. Bechel, pros- ident of the council, sat to the right and left, respectively, of the governor. Among the other guests in attondance were Francis Smith, New York; 13. ¥. Smith, Boston Attorney Webster, Max Moyer, prosid the bourd of trade; Councilinen Lec ) lo, Bailey, Lowry, Hascall and Kit* BE. Rosewator, and Messrs, Rounds, ey, Rothacker, Taylor, McDonough, Adolph Mey anager of tl and opera : Crossy, Woodbridge, Riley and tho representative. Bach guest was pro- ed with a_buttonhole bouquet, and in t nccord with the directions of the host to “pitch into the rations,” pitched, and_did full justice to the bounteous and elegant ro- past. An hour was pleasantly passed in so- cinl conversation, after which the company broke up and thanked Mr. Train for his hos- pitality. Citizen Train confined himself solely to beans and boiled potatocs, explaining to his guests that ho had not partaken of meat or fowl for the past fourteen years, Both ading Theaters Open Last Night. If it is true that there is nothing new under the sun in the moral and physical world, it must certainly ve true in the world of the stage, and especially in that department of it which comprises what is known as the mausical farce-comedy “Natural Gas" proba- bly deserves to be designated asa farco-com- edy. But thero are farco-comedicsand farce- comedies, and this faree-conedy dopends mainly upon actors who find_comparatively little for themselves to do. When they do get within reaching distanco of what they can do in the piece, it is found to tho antics of the varicty order tvith scarcely any modification upon what has been given here o hundred times. Gilbert, who is ono of the stars, except in & couplo of 'snatch- cs of song and A few dances, exhibited only the same poculiarities he did in “Crazy Pateh.” Girard’s policeman’s manncrs of the same piece have simply been transferred to this, and Donnelly works hard and gener- ally succeeds in entortaining. Amy Ames creates somo laughter in_a regular Irish character, which is absolutely silly, and Rachael Booth, save in looking pretty, has little to do excépt to convinee the people 'that sho has been out of her clement ever since she was divorced from the “T'in Soldfor.” The lady who played Daisy, in the attention she bestowed upon cortain physical charms, so_ pencilled the lashes of one of her eyes as to give it the appearanco of being in enforced mourn- ing. The audience laughed a great deal and compelled & number of encores. GRAND OPE sk, The antedeluvian infliction, “Uncle Tom's Cabin," drew two good-sized houses yester- duy. Sentimental people will, possibl generations continue to patronize this ablo relic, no_matter how poorly it may bo produced, and for years it has not been pro- duced otherwise than poorly in this part of the country. The performance yestorday was not an exception to the rule, even though the Hyers sisters essuyed u brace of Topsies. sicsbielbih St Louis Job Printers Strike. Sr. Louts, Nov. 2.—Tho union job printers of this city have struck for an increase of $1 por weck A Word About Catarrh, “It 13 the mucous membrane, that wondertul semi-fluid envelope surrounding the delicate tissues of the airand food pussages, that Ca- tarrh makes its stronghold. Once established it eats into the very vitals, and renders lifo but & long-drawn breath of misery and disease, dull- ing the sense of hearing, trammelling the | of bll h, destroying the faculty of smel ing tho Lreath, and Killing the refined pleasures of taste. 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