Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1888, Page 4

‘THE TB.E OMAHA DAILY BEE: ____._——_'—.—_—-—_——_——__——_—-—“———-——— T 'hv.v‘le-.“Wfl«.;J‘. FRIDAY AUGUST 17 188& DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, forning Rdition) uuhuunu 8t Year lhr-‘n Mo o . sesee i1k ONAY A SONDAY B, Tmkdied o aiiy address, One Year OMANAOFFICENOS. U] 50 CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and edl- torinl matter should be addresscd to the KniTor OF THE BER, JUSIN T OMATA: Deatt, ehecks and g be mude payabie to the order The Bee Publishing Company, Proprictors. . ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Circulation, 8tate of Nebraska, | County of Dougias, Geo, I, Tzsc Mshing oo mfimny Aoes actual circulation of TiE ook onding August 11, 1568, was 4 foliows. August b 18,210 Average.. GEO. B.175( #worn to hefore me and \Ilh« ribed in my Drosenco this T1ck ny of Atgust, A 1), 1 N.P. FELL, Notary Public, Btate of Nebraska, [“ % County of l)nukln ] George 1. Tzschick, being rst duly sworn.de- s and says that he 1s secretary ot Publishiug company, that the actual a dally cireulation of T manth of August, ¢ Bk for 14,151 copies; Coples: for for November, mber, 187, ThM1 cop* fos; 101 or February, 186, 1 o8 coples; for Amn. 18,744 coples: 1o 1888, 18,151 les; £ hllm 1888, 19,248 coples: for J lllly BRS, bt cop GEO. B. TZSCHU () Sworn to ‘before me and subscribed in my presonce this Ist day of August, A R 2L ot exhausted the calendar of HAVING murder and divorce, Chicago goesin for the robbing of mail boxes, Trrjfire and police commission very proverly have given policemen to un- derstand that wanton and reckless club- bing in making arvests will no longer be tolerated. —— AMERICA’S young jack tars from the training ship Minnesota showed their mettle in whipping a lot of hoodlums in New York. With such a record, Uncle Sam need not feel afraid of entrusting his budding navy in their hands. THE board of trade of Columbus very properly rebuked Mr. Griffitts of the late Omaha freight bureau in his en- deavortoinfluence that body to adopt his pot resolutions regarding freight rates. The towns of Nebraska are able to judge what is to their interest, and therefore need no coaching on the subject. No woNpER Omaha architects live in clover, with a board of education order- ing plans upon plans of school buildings of which few ave used, and paying lay- ishly for every sketch and blue-print made. Enough money is wasted by the extravagance of the board to pay the salaries of two first-class architects. THERE will be enough work on hand on the streets and roads for the tramps and bums the moment Mayor Broatch signs the ordinance putting police court prisoners to work. If the law has no other merit it will at least be effective in keeping the army of tramps out of the city who have lived free of expense at the taxpayers’ cost. E—— A HUNDRED leading railroads show an increase in their gross earnings for July, 1888, as compared with July, 1887. As the past six months have averaged above the earnings for the corresponding six months of last year, it does not look as if railronds are going to lose money during this year of grace, when the heavy shipment of grain about to com- ‘mence is taken into account. WHEN President Adams of the Union Pacific comes to Omaha in a few days, he should be met by a delegation of cit- izens with brass band aud fireworks who will tender him the freedom of the city. At least such would be his reception *had the Union Pacific kept faith with Omaha and erected a depot long ago promised and paid for by our citizens in bonds, subsidies and grants. —— IF SELF-ASSURANCE can win the elec- tion, Chairman Brice of the national democratic committee, ought to feel secure. In a statement which he gave for publication a few days ago, Michi- gan, Minnesota, Ilinois, Wisconsin and Towa are claimed for Cleveland. But it takes something more than self-assur- ance to elect a demoerat this year, and the prospects ave far from eheering in spita of Mr. Bricc’s views, Tk east is considerably exercised over the western beef ring, which has finally throttled all competition and has set its own price on meat. It isclaimed that the great Chicago packers have pooled their interests and consequently ave reaping a golden harvest from the monopoly of the business. There can be no question that the price of beef to the consumer is not proportional to the 1ow cost of bringing dressed beef to the eastern market, and the abuse should be traced to its source and corrected, Tue New York Sun insists that it was the duty of the president to have either signed or vetoed the river and harbor bill, and that in permitting it to become alaw without any action on his part, while permitting it to go out that he conld not sign it because he objected to certain features, he shirked his respon- sibility, Undoubtedly counsiderationsof politieal policy had a grent deal to do in guiding Mr. Clevelaud in this mattor. “The failure of the mweasure would have deprived New York of large appropria- tions, some of ‘which can be utilized between now and November, and the loss of this would unques- tionably have told with decided effect upon & vote that may now perhaps be depended upon. With New York figur- ing prominently in the bill it was out of danger in the hands of Mr. Cleveland, no matter how faulty and extravagant Ats other featuges. The Senate Tariff Bill. Every day brings contradictory re- ports regarding the senate tariff bill, The impression sought to be conveyed by the democratic papers is that the di- versity of views among republican so tors is so great that there is no proba- bility of uniting them on any measure, and that consequently nome will be brought forward. According to this authority the sticking point ison sugar. 1t is said that the desire of the majority is 1o cut the sugar duties fifty per cent, but that this is strenvously opposed by several senators who have expressed a determination not to yield under any circumstances. On the other hand there is the statement of Senator Alli- son, who has been most promiunent and persistent in urging that the repub- licans of the senate should present a tarift bill, and who is chiefly charged with framing such a measure, thata bill will certainly be drawn and intro- duced. Other republican senators have made a similar statement. The assur- ances from thesc sources ought to satisfy the country that it isthe intention of the senate vepublicans to submit a revenue meusure, and that there are no such in- surmountable obstacles in the way of doing so as the democrats represent. The fact is that those senators who at first regarded unfavorably the plan of presenting a senate tariff bill have become convinced that itis the wise and proper thing to do so as a matter of party policy. The party can- not afford to occupy an attitude of simple negation. Such a position would be not only contrary to its whole course and chavacter, but would subject it to the charge of cowardice and weakness, which it cannot at this time permit. The democratic purty has declared its policy and the method by which it would execute it. The republican party cannot safely decline toshow with equal clearness the character and conditions of its policy. It is absurd to say that to do this would place the the defensive, but even if such were the necessary result it would be less embar- rassing than to have to meet the charge of being incompetont or afraid to fully and fairly define its policy. 1t is easy to understand that the work of framing a tariff kil upon which all the republicans of the senate can unite is not free from difficulties. It may be sugar and it may be several otherthings about which differences need to be ad- justed. But if, as appears to be the fact, all the senate republicans agree in the opinion that it is in the interest of the party to submit a measure, there can be no doubt that the differences will be settled and the difficulties overcome. And when this is accomplished there is rea- son to expect that the result will be sat- isfactory to all republicans, and that at least 1t will not have to be defended against the charge of being distinctly a sectional measure. —_— The Campaign in the Scnate. It has been suggested that Mr. Cleve- land desires to hold congress in session until November, so that the republican members shall be kept away from cam- pnign work. - This is probably one of the many groundless conjectures that are just now common, but if the presi- dent has conceived such a plan, it is not apparent that he would be the gainer by it. So far as the republicans of the senate are concerned, they are doing some campaign work in that body which is likely to prove quite as effective for their party as any they could do on the stump. For example there was a vigorous discussion on Wednesday of the record of General Harrisen on the question of Chinese exclusion, brought about by an attack of Senator Vest, of Missouri. The result was so entirely in favor of the republicans that the Missouri sena- tor must have repented of his folly in introducing the subject, and it is note- worthy that his democratic colleagues left him to fight his unequal battle alone. The conspicuous fact in the dis- cussion was that every Pacific coast re- publican senator present unqualifiedly endorsed the course of General Harri- son on this subject. The continued at- tempt of the democrats to make politi- cal capital out of this portion of General Harrison’s senatorial record is pitiable. Another interesting matter that was vigorously treated in the senate on Wednesday related to the course of the present administration vegarding the treatment of American fishermen by the Canadian authorities. It is a familiar story, and one which the people of this country should not permit themsclves to forget. Regardless of how far the people gencrally may be reasonably pected to interest themselves in cause of the New England fishing iuterests, when the the rights of Ame zens, guaranteed by solemn tr gations is involved, every citizen is bound to fecl an interest in the matter. An administration that fails to protect one class of citizens against foreign vro- scription and persecution cannot be d. pended upon to protect any other cla It cannot fairly be questioned that the course of the administration in the fishery difficulties was weak and cowardly, and therein a humiliation of the government. It is no palliation to say that the president and secretary of state had a policy for the permanent settlement of this con- troversy. Their first duty was to insist that the foreign authorities should re- spect treaty obligations, and to employ all the power of the government to se- cure the protection of American citi- zens and the security of American prop- erty against outrage and unjust seizure. The record of failure to perform this duty is clear against theadministration. Campaign contributions of this sovt are quite as serviceable when made on the floor of the senate as when deliv- ered from the public rostrum, and they have recently been numerous and ef- fective. the question of e — South Omaba's Problem. There is hardly any task more dif- ficult than that of wisely inaugurating and maintaining within prudent limits the finuncial policy of a new ci Very gencrally the men to whom this most umportant task is committed have had no experience in public affaivs. There is always u lot of speculators whose in- terestit is to encourage extravagant ex- penditures. Incompetent men get into positions of responsibility and waste the public money. There are opportunities for dishonesty which the officials by reason of their ignorance of mu- nicipal affairs cannot guard against. And then there is a more or less general local ambition to *‘branch out” which is easily convinced that lib- eral expenditures for public improve- ments, even though a burdensome debt be piled up in consequence, are proper and necessary. Brilliant promises of future growth are freely employed to dispel apprehension that the debts made by needless extravagance may ever be- come a burden, operating to retard progress, South Omaha is a new city, and is having the experience common to mu- nicipalities in the first stage of their ex- istence. The disposition of her public officials is to be extravagant. Al- ready a considerable debt has been created and its enlarge- ment is in contemplation. It is charged that there has been more or less looseness in the administration, and very few question that there has been waste. Thus far the benefits would seem to be most largely with the speculators. 1t was time for the people to publicly and concurrently demand information as to whether their money was being properly used for the general welfare. For this purpose a citizen’s meeting was held Wednesday evening, but we cannot see from the report of the pro- ceedings that the demand was answered in a way that should be satisfactory. It evident that the men who are expending the money and are chiefly responsible for the existing debt, with those who approve the policy that has been pursued perhaps for the reason that they have largely profited by 1t, were in the majority. Hence they were sustained in their course, and told 10 go on in the way they have been pro- ceeding. It was a very satisfactory meeting for the officials and ought to give a fresh impetus to the speculative interests in South Omaha. Tue BEE takes as earnest an interest in the progress and prosperity of South Omaha as any citizen of that city can take. Its growth in population and all material conditions must inev- itably be to the benefit of the larger city of which it ds in all things except corporate relations a part. But we do not believe the policy of amassing debt as a consequence of ex~ travagant and wasteful expenditures is a judicious way of promoting municipal progress, and it is because of this con- viction that we have ventured to warn the resident property holders and tax- payers of the possibility of danger to their interests from continuing the policy that has been pursued. In the same spirit of interest in the welfare of that community we do not hesitate to repeat the warning, even after the ac- tion of Wednesday night’s meeting. rich planters of Brazil are not taking kindly to the recent emancipa- tion of the slaves and the policy of the crown is bitterly opposed. The freeing of the negroes, which was done without compensation, makes the ex-slave hold: ers feel that they have been despoilgd of their property. Attempts have been made to obtain compensation through the chamber of deputies, = but in this the planters have signally failed, They have accordingly de- clared against the government and have arrayed themselves on the side of the party trying to establish a republic. It will be seen whether the emperor will be able to conciliate this powerful class before the general elec- tions mext spring. The crown is not anxious to invite a contest with the land owners, and yet it cannot retreat from the humane and liberal position it has taken in the emancipation of the slaves of Brazil. Tne CALIFORNIA has had its swing and now it is Oregon’s time to boom on the Pacific coast. Seattle is the prospective point which is to be the center of a great railroad system. Five years ago the Northern Pacific gave that city an eastern connection tor the first time, and now three more railroads are pro- jected, one to Vancouver on the north to connect with the Canadian Pacific, another line south toward San Fran- cisco and the third west to Portland, If these lines are built there will be a Pacific railroad extending from Seattle to Vancouver on the north and to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, while the Northern Pacific intends to give that city direct communication with the Pacific ocean, as weli as with the Atlantic which it new enjoys. THE little side show which met in Washington and called itself the Amer- ican party has goune to pieces. The effort of the New York and California delegates to carry everything their own way produced a split, the minority from the other states seceding, and having ““flocked together” they passed resolutions denouncing the convention. It was such a ludierous ending of tne whole farcical business as might have been expected, and it is to bs hoped the last has been heard of the ‘“‘American’ party. — STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The biggest day’s work of the Beatrice canning works was 26,000 cans of corn, The Holdrege banks closed each afternoon during the three daysof the G.A. R. re- union at that place. George Maulding, the Johnson county rap- ist, is in jail at Tecumsch awaiting trial in default of §1,500 bonds. The Schuyler melon thieves have been dis- covered, but thewr names will be withheld unless they make another rad. Bert Mott of Curtis, has skipped the coun ry 1o avoid meeting his creditors, who are wiumerous and want to see him badly. A mad dog scare in Colfax county has re- sulted in the extermination of a dozen curs and several head of cattle that had been bitten. The Pea Green Hell-Hole is the appella- tiou of a popular resort for toughs and crimi- nals at Arapahoe. The village authorities are being stirred up o abate the nuisance and drive the inmates out of town. A Scotia hotel keeper has a large glass case containing a bushel or more teeth in all degrees of decay hanging at the entrance to his hostelry. One look at this box of re- tired grinders :s said to be as good as a meal to the average boarder. ‘When Rev. Mr, Creighton addressed the rmhlhmnnllll at Columbus the other even- ing he declared “that he was a republican— out on a sirike, Someone in the audience, doubtless havihg in mind the fact that tho third party mi laent i virtually an ally of the democracy) led—out ou a foul, A number of ‘more sinners learned that the Rev, on was about to leave the city on account $f the scarcity of funds among the churalymembers, so they chipped inand raised the preacher's salary. They knew him to bds: diamond who sheds his light upon the jusg and unjust alike, and con- cluded ne was thekind of & wan to keep in town for the townls good. John O. Sullivag was shot at Gothenburg one night last wolk by Frank Wior and dat gorously wounded. Sullivan was intoxi- cated at the time,mnd was pounding on the door of u stove Where Wier was sloeping. The latter took hify for a burlar, and emp- tied the barrel of a shotgun into 'Sullivan's carcass, Wier has been arrested and held for triul. Sullivan will recover. Towa. There 1s talk of ‘“‘shooting the artesian well at Keokuk with a nitro-glycerine tor- pedo to increase 1ts flow. A boy turned up at a Dubuque surgeon's office the other day with a fish hook through his upper lip. He had beon swinging it over his head at the end of a line. Paul Donald, fifteen years old, whose home isin Duvenport, was riding a horse ncar Muscatine when' the animal reared up and fell backward on the boy, hurting him so badly that it was thought he could not live. Samuel Robinson, a Poweshiok county farmer, fell from a stack of grain the other a distance of sixtecn or cighteen feet, striking on his neck and shoulders and frac- turing his spinal column, He was picked up as dead. 1In the past week he has improved a little, but his sufferings are great. 1f he lives he will be a eripple for life, Baldwin's baloon ascension has given the Keokuk small boy the parachute fever. Some of the more daring ones ar daring leaps from barus and fen: open umbrellas for parachutes, So far no broken bones arc reported, but it is simply because boys from eight to fourteen yoars of age live under a special providence, Dakota. Huron has no tramps, now that she has a law making them work on the streets. The Troquois Chief tells of a boy in that town who broke the ‘“internal condyle” of his arm. The city marshal of Yankton is having a dip net constructed to be used in catehing un- tagged dogs Sully county is making a great record on twin babies this year, there having been something like a dozen pairs so far. The department of public instruction has 1ssued a circular to the effoct that the second territorial excamination will be held simul- taneously at Fargo, Huron and Spearfish from August 20 to 31 inclusive. The Sheridan Enterprise says there is a dog in town called Dick which performed the remarkable feat of traveling alone from Mis- souri this summer back to Sheridan. He was owned by & man who formerly lived here, but returned to his home in the east last fall, taking the dog with him, and great was the surprise of the people when he put in an ap- pearal a short time ago. He is evidently stuck on the country. — THE FAST TRAINS, What the Road Managers Say About Them. Secretary Nattinger, of the board of trade, in response to the resolution of that body, of last Monaay relatingto the ramoval of the fast trains, has received the following tele- gram from the officers of the roads running between this city and Chicago: It is not the intention to withdraw the fast trains between Chicago and Omaba. It has simply been decided to lengthen the time of limited trains two hours, and even this chauge gives you_ better time botween Chi- cago and Omaha than the two cities ever en- joyed regularly previous to the inauguration of limited trans. The fast trains are con- tinued, uot\vlll\s?qfllng the fact that the ad- dition of 1,000 mile8 service per day for each road shows no_ingrease in the business car- ried over that handled previous to the inau- guration of limited prains, H. B. Stri VG,C B. & Q. R.R. E. ar. Joux, R. L &P R R C.&N.W. R. R. ixcursion Trains. The excursion trains that the Union Pa- eific intend to run during fair week and the three weeks thereafter, will give everybody in Nebraska a chance to visit the show. The trains will run twice a week on the days that the exhibition is given and will take in all the towns for a hundred miies west of Omaha. In any other portion of Nebraska the same re- duced rates will be given for any party of ten or more, ‘The Union Pacific. and Missouri Pacific have arranged to run hourly trains from Tenth street to the fair grounds during the fair. The trains will stop right at the north gate of the fair grounds. Intermediate stops will also be made. WANT TO HANDLE REVENUE. Prominent OCandidates for Deputy Frank Galbraith's Shoes. The recent appointment of Frank Gal- braithyof Albion, division deputy collector of the internal revenue departmnent to the position of chief clerk in the government land office at Neligh, has caused quite a lit- tle confusion among aspiring politiciaus throughout the state, who would be glad to accept the place to be made vacant as soon as Galbraith qualifies for his new office. The applications that have been sent in are from all over the district, which embraces the northwestern part of the state west of guide meridian which passes north and south through the middle of the state. A number of applications have also been filed by Omaha men, but as the appointee will be a mun from the district, the Omaha men have no chance of preferment. The two men who have been most strongly ed are D. C. Cavanaugh, of Platte , and Mr, Harmon, of O'Neill. Until in his resignation and the appointment will not be made, as Collector Callioun is very loth to have leave his service. It is almost settled, how ever, that one of the gentlemen namel above will fill the place. Young America's Vacation. Last night a member of the board of edu- cation who was in a communicative mood, told how the move to extend the public school vacation until after the Owmaha fair originated. A certain teacher in the employ of the board of education went to a cer tain member of the commit- tee on teachers ond text-books and expressed her inability to visit Philadel- phia, attend a meeting there and veturn in time mullulld to class duties if the scheols should opened on the first Monday in Septe ke Eae stitaes honatms matter to the attention of his associates, Coburn favored the scheme for deferring the opening for a week; Dr. Saville and Parmelee did not object to it. Mr. Kel- ley apposed the idea, at first but later said that he would not sign a minority report and accordingly the committee unanimously re- L favor of ghe extension. This was oung America” was given a weck in which “‘to see the fair.” i Spellman Scores Pinneo. Patrick Spellman, pne of the excursionists shot by Detective Pipmeo at Lincoln last Sat- urday evening, has returned to Omaha, He is laid up at his room near the corner of Thir- teenth and Pacific streets. Spellman says that whedl Pinneo began firing into the erowd his first thought was for his own personal safety and turning his back toward the murderous 1. & M. hireling he attempted to escape. 1na sec- ond, however, he felt a bullet. strike him in the foot. ‘The ball hit the outside of the ankle and crushed what is known as the outer metatarsal bone. The physicians think that no amputation will be necessary. Great eare will be taken 10 save him from being permanently crippled. Mr. Speliman is employed in the freight do- partment of the Union Pacific, and is some- what unpatient at being obliged to lose so much time from work. He thought Pinneo's act a most cowardly and unwarranted one, X Special to Tug Bee.|—In the republican caucus yesterday there were 120 votes cast, 47 for submission and 5% sgainst. Hon. J. H. Grimm is the choice of the delegates for county atioriwy. Other Good and Teue Col THEY'RE FIRST IN THE FIELD. | son The Third Party Nominates a Com plote State Ticket. BRO. BIGELOW FOR GOVERNOR. Water Men Named For Oftices the People Will Never Elect Them To—Ri Hector's Evening Address, The Prohibition Convention, At9o'clock groups of laughing, gossiping delegates began swarming into the hall, and when Chairman Wolfenbarger's gavel rapped the convention to order at 10 the scene so forcibly suggested ‘‘tea-meeting” that one could almost fancy he sniffed the mingied aroma of the tea, cofteo and oysters of the poned with a campaign song, “That is W hll Tickles Us So,” by Prof. Huckins' quartette, which so excited the cold- water enthusiasm that they were compelled to respond with *W Rev. H. L. Powers of Platte u)unl\ offered the invocation, after which came a song, “(iod Save From Rum the Nation,” by the Harmonicn Quartotte, which also brought forth an irrepressible encore, respondes with a rattling negro melody. Mr. Templin, under untinished business, presented a supplementary report on creden- tials, which was adopted. On motion, the convention proceeded to a consideration of the matter of finance and the chmirman announced that $5000 was desired for campaign purposcs. An investigation committee was appointed to probe the depths of the pockets of the various delegates, and Adams county led off with a subscription of $100. Very vigorous measures were required at this’ point to suppress the stump speakers, and subscriptions rolled merrily in to the call by counties, something over $2,000 being realized. Then followed an enthusiastic canm- paign song to the air of “Marching Through Georgia,” the chorus of which was sung by the audience. After a song the session took a recess till the afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Afternoon Session. The convention was not called to order this afternoon until 2:40. Prof. Huckins' quartette opened the exercises with one of their comic songs. As ex-Governor St. John was to leave early in the afternoon, he was called on to make a speech. The following platform was adopted : The prohibition party of Nebraska in state convention assembled, acknowledging Al- mighty God as the source of all power in government, and recognizing the prohibition of the liquor traffic as the greatest national issue, indorse in full the national prohibition pigteorm, and declare— That we recognize in our candidates for pr(‘sldcut and vice president ablo and patriotic men, and believe that their election is necessary and will promote good govern- ‘ment und avoid sectional Issues in politics. 2. We demand the repeal of all laws licensing or legalizing the sale of alcoholi liquors as a beverage, and we demand in- stoad the complete prohibition of the manu- facture, importation, exportation, transporta- tion or sale of such liquors, 3. We demand the repeal of all laws licens- ing or legalizing the sale of alcoholic liquors as n beverage, and demand the complete pro- hibition of such sale. 4, We arraign the democratic and repub- lican parties for their continued subserviency to the liquor interests, and recognize from their constituent elements their inability to take up and carry to successful issue the cause of prohibition. 5. We arraign the republican party of Ne- braska for failing to redeem its pledge to submit in the last legislature a prohibitory amendment to a popular vote, and declarc that it has thereby forfeited all claims to public confidence. 6. We charge the democratic and republi- can parties with_electing to county and mu- nicipal offices those who take the oath of office and shield the saloon in obstructing the enforcement of the laws they are sworn to execute, 7. Our duty as citizens of the nation in re- lation to the drink curse cannot be circum- scribed by the narrow, selfish policy of local option or satisfled with the bribe of high license, We are unalterably opposed toa saloon in any partof the United States. 8, The government should not in any way rticipate n the evil of the drink curse. ‘e therefore, favor the removal of the in- ternal revenue tax on intoxicating liquors, that the nation may not derive a revenue from the vices of the people, that the monied power of the evil may be lessened and the trafic destroyed. 9. We demand that the women of Ne- braska be admitted to the fullrights to exer- cise all the rights of citizenship, and con- demn the extension of such right to foreign born men who have not beeome citizens of the United States. 10. We favor governmental control of the railroads and telegraphs. 11. Believing that the present high tarift rates tend to promote trusts and combina tions, and increase the cost of the necessa- ries of life without_corresponding benefits, we demand a speedy and thorough tariff reform and favor the anfl-menl of laws re- stricting contract labo; 12. We demand lhm ‘the civil Sabbath be protected by civil law. 18. We favor the eclection of United States senators by direct vote of the peo- le. The members of the convention then pro- ceeded to place in nomination candidates for governor., Dr. A. H. Davis of Lincoln, with a long hological preamble, nominated George A, Bigelow. He was seconded by Hewitt of Adams and Tilton of Dodge. The Rev. Charles Savidge, in a splendid address, put in nomination John Dale of Omaha. The Rev. M. Worley seconded the nomination with twelve votes from Colfax. K. H. Libby of Hume presented the name of George W. Reed of Dawes county. Some enthusiast jumped upand moved that the nomination of Bigelow be made unan- imous, but he was promply sat down on by the chairman. The roll of counties was then called with the following result Bigelow D Reed Creighton. Total Bigelow having received the largest num- ber of votes, he was declared elected, The polling of votes was conducted with great spirit, and when the motion was made and carrled_that the nomination be made unanimous for Bicelow, the members jumped upou the chairs, shook their hats and canes led themselves hoarse. Bigelow was conducted to the plat- form and made a brief speech, thanking the couvention for the honor conferred upon him. C. F. S. Templin was placed in nomination for lieutenant_governor, when Mr. Tison of Saunders nominated John Dale and moved that the nomination be made unanimous. This was overwhelmingly carrie The remainder of the nominces were as follows: Secrtary of State—Joln E. Hopper, of Clay. ‘Auditor of Public Helin, of Omaha. : Stafe Treasurer—J. N. Stewart, of Wash- ngton, Superintendent of Publie Instruction--Rev. Horatius Hilton, of Merrick. Attorney General—John J, Barnd, Commissioner of Public Lands and Build- ings—A. Robert, of Lincoln. United States Senator—William G. Oi linger, of Burt. Electors-at-Large--C. C. Crowel and R. A. Hawley. Electors—From First congressional dis- trict, S, D. Fitcie, of Weeping Water; soc- ond district, Judge K. 5. Abbott. A recess was then taken until 7 o'clock. The Night Session. “Risk! Pisk! Fisk and Brooks!” was the slogan of the cold-water advocates as they marched through the streets last night Uniforms, oil, banners aud enthusiasm were concommitants of this. The suloonkeepers on the lme of march scowled: sarcastically #s the procession passed by Befare the session had been called to order the quurtette, undér Mr. Huskins of Ne- Accounts—John P\, AL Bl R A M S 304 v braska Cig| sang sévoral amusing party , which were loudly applauded. ) Rov. Charles W. Savi o, of the Sei- ard street M. E. church, uwnnfll the sossion ‘with an eloquent pra; C. F. Templin, chairman of the state con- tral committee, was then asked to preside, While the audience were depositing their spare change in the hats, the Harmonica quartette of Falls City sang “‘Down at the Voting Place,” in which the ordinary plug voter was vigorously “roasted,” and in re. sponse to liberal applause sang “Mollie and the Baby.” The male quartette sang o song about the “Horn i the Morn,” and distingwishing the differ- enco between “‘tweedledee and tweed dum.” Mr. Templin_introduced Rev. E. B. Gra- ham, who aunounced that tho Rev. Mr. Hector had applied at the Millard and Pax ton hotels for accommodations for himself, wifo and child, but on account of his color the proprietors suid there was no room. Mr. Graham thon went to the Lotels and applied for room for himself, wife and child and was told that therc was plenty of room. Mr. Grabam offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Mailley and unanimously adopted Resolved, That this meeting, composed of delogates 10 the prohibition convention and of the best citizens of Omaba, denounce in unmeasured terms the outrage perpetrated by the Millard n hotels in refusing accommodations nlh brilliant orator, the Rev. Mr. Hector, and his accomplised wife, asa ross v latlon of the civil rights of citizens, and an insult to the col- ored to 'the clergy of which Mr. tor s a rospected and be loved brother, and to the _prohibition party of which he is an honored gucst; to our ¢f and state, of which he i welcome visitor, and to our homes of which he is an able and loyal defender, The Rev. George Woodbey gave a short address which was loudly applauded. Mr. Templin, the chairman, introduced the Rev. Mr. Hector, of California. Mr. Hector proved to be_a humorous as well as a brilliant orator. Some of his re marks wer pt, and brought down the house. H erized the high license system as unation.” “The slave of the south,” he said, “in old slavery days got up at the sound of the horn, but the slave of to-day—the slave of alcohol—got up early to get his horu.” In referriug to a drunkard be said that you could tell him by his bleary eyes, and bloated countenance, but even if you were blind you could smell the whisky on him: to use lus own words, “You can tell ‘em, and you can smeil 'em."” Mr, Hector made a number of”humorous and bright remarks, and to attest tho effect his address had upon the audience it is only necessary to say that at the conclusion of his speech the audience rose en masse and cheered, the ladies waving their handker- chiefs and the men their hats. After some routme business Mr. Templin dispersed the audience, and the cold water convention was at an end. The Candidates of the Party. George E. Bigelow, the candidate for gov- ernor, is a fine appearing gentlcman, He is a resident of Lincoln, where he is engaged in the real estate business, He was born in Ravenna, O., in 1851, immigrated to Geneva, in this state, in 1874, whero he built the first house at that place. He removea to Lincoln in 1884 und has since resided there. He was a candidate for secretary of state on the pro- hibition ticket in 1854 and for congress in the First district, in 135, He has been an en- ergetic temperance advocate, Douglas county being the only one in which he has not spoken, John Dale, candidate for licutenant-gover- nor, was born in Englund. He came to this He is engaged in the 7 loan business in this city. J. E. Hopper, candidate for secretary of state, resides in Fgirfield, where he is a merchaut. He formerly ran the Herald, in tho support of the probibition cause, but he has lately leased the paper to others, John F. Helin, candidate for auditor, is a native of Swede He has resided in this country twenty years, seven of which have been spent in Omaha, He is a member of the firm of Helin & Thompson, merchant tailors. John H. Stewart, nominee for treasurer, is a well known hardware dealer in Blair, Rev. Horatio Hilton, candidate for super- intendent of education, was born_in Maine. He is forty three years of age. He was edu- cated at Hamlin university, Minnesota. He is now pastor of the M. L. church, Central John Barnd, the candidate for attorney s an attorney in Kearney where he s resided for many years. A. Robert, the candidate for commissioner of public lands and buildings, is the editor of the New Republic, the organ of the prohibi- tion party in Nebraska. W. G. Olinger, who was recommended for United States senator, has resided for thirty- three years in Tekamah, where he is engaged in farming, as also in local preaching in the M. E. church. He s of gigautic size, being nearly seven feet in height, A Convention Incident. During the convention a call was made for all the old soldiers present to stand up. One hundred and three arose amid applause and preparations were immediately made to form a soldiers’ department of the prohibition party irrespective of unionist or rebel. i 1RISH REPUBLICANS, They Pay Respect to the Memory of General Sheridan. The members of the Irish-American Re- publican club held a large meeting Wednesday night at _their headquarters in the Barker hotel. Councilmen Lec presided. George M O'Brien acted as secretary. The following resolutions were passed by the club paying their respect to tho mewmory of the late Gen- eral Sheridan: ved, That we, the Irish-Americans of proud that in his veins flowed the blood of our people; proud that this blood was always ready at the appealing_ cry of a nation in distress; proud that in his great and daring life he combined all that was best in the country from which hie sprang. and uli that is best in the country to w h he gave his sploudid services, do express our pro- found grief that more’ years were not given him to enjoy the honors which bloomed and blossomed from the fertile soil of his splendid nature; and be it further Resolved, That in the carcer of this 1 it patriot and incomparable soldie present to the > ' illustration of what Irish Irish_loyalty can accomplish when given the free air of Amer ican ustitutions Kesolved, That those reso upon the records of the club, a copy of the same be sent to the widow and fumily of General Sheridan, and that the press bé re quested to publish these resolutions. Addresses were delivered by Colonel Mont- v oI Colorado, who has just returncd where, he say son’al tions be sproad solid Irish vot Morton; and tush, who delivered a very inte talk on the tai ift and the political situation gencrally, from the standpoint of an Irish-American. Short talks were made also by the chair- man of the meeting, O. H. Rothacker and Thomas Kelly. At the conclusion of the addresses, the president, secretary, treas urer, Mr. Rush, and Mr. P. O'Brien were appointed n committee to confer with the Irish-American republicans of South Omaha in regard to the organizing of a club in that The committee will go to South Omaha Saturday evening to perfect an organization Fifteen names of new members of the club were added to the list at last nigut's meeting. o Union Labor Mass Convention. A mass convention will be held Saturaay st 29, at 2 o'clock p. 1. at Grand Army on Douglas street, for the purpose of perfecting a permanent organization of the union labor party in Douglas county, and elect thirty-six delegates to uttend the state copvention to be held at Hastiugs, September 4,135, The invitation is extended to farmers, mechanics, day laborers, Knights of Labor, trades union and all who endorse the platform of the party as adopted at the na- tional union labor convention held at Cincin- nati May 16, 1858, Good speakers will be present and the principles of the party will be discussed. The uttor refusal of the oid partios Lo recognize the burning questions of . land, transportation, telegraph, coal and oil monopoly, and their offoit to per. petugte the boaded debt with its locking up ital and its huge burden of interest by ying the meuns of payment and refu g to provide for the civculation anong the people of ench a sufficiont volume of money aswill secure the payment of such adequate wages a8 will permit, o and maintain & higher stand mental, moral, . patriotic, house owning vitizenship, makes it more than ever necossary thiat thosq citizens who realize our pmnene evils and prospective dangers shoald unite and uttor their protest and demands at the ballot box, the only place where monopoly fears to meot its opponcuts, and the only § opinion of the citizen i ¢ every county in the state is thoroughly ganized. Itis desired that every coutty in the state be fully represented at the stato conveution, Dou't let Douglas county be behind in the struggle for equal rights, ALLEN Roor, (unnnl\.‘umnmu LAWS ronr A LASKA. Chairman of County Congressional Legislation Far Off Territ g WasniNaroy, August 16.—[Special to Tiw Bee. | —It is hardly likely that congress will take any further steps towards the admis- sion of any of the various territories into the union as states before adjournment. DBut there is some prospoct that action may be taken towards extending to Alaska somo territo rights not now enjoyed. That far off northwestern district is practically bound hand and foot, and her growth absolutely checked, because of the neglect bestowed upon her by the law making powers ever Tor That since the Seward purchase. Within the past year there has been a considerable emi- gration to Alaska from other portions of the country, and visitors have flocked in swarms, according to all accounts, But settlement is practically impossible, because there is abso- lutely no chance to secure homes by the set- tlers. The homestead and pre-omption Im\n, which have done so much M\\ur«L the set. tlement of the vast sections of country now ubraced in all the western states, do not ap ply to Alaska, and there is no way in which a si o foot of land can be acquired by the would-be pioneers. Time after timeap peals have been made to congross to extend the homestead laws to the district of Alaska and Governor Swineford has made eloquent and urgent appeals for congr 1 action, both in his reports and through personal cone tact with members of the committee on ters ritories. But these appeals have been disre- garded, and 1t has been found impossible ta secure consideration for any raatters con. cerning Alaska which do not come within the limits of the regular appropriation bill. It has been stated, upon excellent author- ity, that Alaska bas all the requisites for a th prising state, save and ex- sary population. Thous- es of her lands ast ogricultural re unexcelled anywhera in the world, and her mineral resources aro ¢ without Lumit. But until congress S it possible for settlers to take homes there there can be no improvemeat aund no progress. Alaska having no delegate in congress, has no ono to speak in her behnlf, und it is for this reason, perhaps, that so much apathy is displayed in listening to the statements of her mneeds. Still ane or two members have recently paid some attention to ‘“‘our furthest north,” and there is a slight, chance that the public lands may be surveyed and the homestead laws made to apply to that vast arca about which so little is at present known. e BETTLED THEIR SQUABBLE., up uro capabie of produci crops, her fisheries Minnesota Democrats Reach an Agree- ment and Complete the Ticket. St. PavL, August 16.—The wrangle over the selection of the state ceutral committee in which tne democratic state convention broke up last night was settled acceptably this morning by the adoption of a resolution that the committee shall consist of nine- teen amoembers, sixteen of whom shall be selocted by the delegates of each judicial district and the other three o be selected at-large by Wilson, canaidate for governor,and that three members of the com- mittee selected by the judicial districts, and the three to be selected by Wilson, shall, for the purposes of the campaign, constitute the executive committee of the state central com- mittee. Eugene Wilson, the candidate for governor, was. called for and received with great ap- plause. He said, among other things: *I ask the support of not only every democrat in the state, but every republican who 18 in favor of tarift reform and tax reduction. I have not been, and am not and shall not be the candidate of any faction of the party. 1 know but the common cause and the egual- ity of every democrat in the state.” He closed h a plea for harmony and united effort. The ticket was completed as follows: For lieutenant_governor, Daniel Buck; secretary of state, W. C. Brandenhager; attorney gen- eral, Charles Dautrement; judges of the su- preme court, C. Graus Smith, George Batche elor; electors at large, J. S. O'Brien and W, ¥. Kelsoe. AFFAIRS IN BAYTL Reports of the Overthrow of the Gov- ernment Not Believed. New Youk, August 16.-—[Special Telegram to Tme Bee.]—No news of the rumored overturn of the Haytian government has been reccived at the office of the Haytian consal, No. 22 State street. When a reporter called, Consul Bassott was absent, but vice-* Consul Singleton expressed doubt as to tho truth of the dispatch. The latest advices, dated August 2, and recelved on Tuesday, gave no indication of so serious an outbreak hesaid. Since the conflagration of May 24 last, when 100 buildings were destroyed, tho government had pursued & most vigorous pol- icy with the rovolutionists, and mer- chants who left the city through fear of a general uprising had been persuaded to return. The I an_cony had )ull oted §250,000 to the sufferers from the “The whole trouble started in the spring, said Mr. Singleton, ‘‘when reports were cir- culated that President Salomon was about to resign on account of bad health. This brought out a large @orps of candidates, and the advocates of each sought to intimidate the others by all sorts of disorderly demon- strations, The ominous exhibitions creatod a panic and a general o and others followed. Sin ment's ability to confidence. It seems prok rnment has been ov received some inforr - DICAPPED, How the New Rules Hamper Them in Their Business. A gentloman passing over Sixteenth street viaduct was “*held up” by two highwaymen w sday evening and relieved of his watch and 30 in cash. Just after the robbery the thicves were seen by the policoman on the bridge, and Oficer Culien, who was on Tenth street, but owing to the mandates of the fire and police commission, neither of the officers dared to leave their beats to arrest them, and both escaped with their booty. Waodnesday another poli saw a drunken man lymng across a railroad track in frout of an approuching engine. The point was not on the officer’s beat, and according to the rules mentioned above, he must first tele. hone to poli headquarters and describe dus of merchants » then the govern- r has restored ble that If the irown we would ation by cable.” OFFI1C ¢ business, and dashing to the point,the police- man dragged the man from the track just in time to save him from beiug crushed to death. The officer broke the rules, saved a life, but his name cannpt be mentioned. cizsebie e ol o WENT BEFORE GOD CALLED, An Old Lady Living Near Beatrice Sui- cides by Drowning. Brarrice, Neb, August 10.—[Special Tel egram to T Ber. |- Mrs, Classen,a widow living with an ouly son on G. Pennor's farm, three miles north of Beatrice, suicided by ng late last night in the Blue river, one-half mile from home. The body was found this morming. She was fifty years old, end had lived here eleven years. An inquest will be held this afternoon. She left this note to her son, which was found this morning: “My body 15 sick. 1 cannot live any longer. Forgive me. Marry soon and be hapny. God bless you. Look for where you wiil find m he calls me,” ¥ body on Hun's land, T go to God befors g Back at Nonguitt. New. Beorou, Mass. August 16,--The widow of General Sheridan and Colguel M, V. Sheridau sreived here this morning, They were driven at once to Nonguitt,