Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 29, 1888, Page 4

L THEE OMAHA DAILY -BEE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. 20, 1888 Could He Be Trusted? . In consideriug the question of enlarg- ing the power of the president for put- ifito effect a policy of retaliation aguinst Canada, the inquiry is naturally THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED E IRY MORNING. & OF SUBSCRIPTION ng Kdition) ineluding SUSDAY Jne Year ... . TER 2o o oniha "% ted ‘whether Mr. Cleveland could For Three Months R ted o' wisely ana properly exen- TREOMANA SUNDAY Bip, malled to any e address, One Y en 0 aii autherity as he asks to ONANAOFFICE,NOS, 911 AND KOPFICE R W ASHINGTON UFFICE, FARNAN ST HME 14 AND 15 T N have conferred ypon him. Is thére sny warrant in the ‘record of the president BUILUING FOUNTEENTH BiREET for.confidence that in the event of con- CORRES] gress devolving upon him . the graveé B Tt Bo nhdressed t duty and responsibility his message edlls OF T iR for he would act with the judgment, firm- BUSINESS LETTERS. All business lstters and remittances sho ness 1 high patriotism which would Adremed b T B e oetuice ondars tg | Pedound ‘to the honor and advantage be made pa; The Bee Publishing Compeny, Proprictos. ., ROSEWAT to th of the conntry? What reason is there for believing that Mr. Cleveiand weould not use the extraerdinary power he pro- fesses to derive tohis personal advantage if opportunity were given him for such. use? Certainly none in his cotrse 1 gavding his own pledges to tha country and in hisshifting itud many public questions, made with reference to retaining his hold vpon tlie presi- rder of the compan; upon County B, Tzschuck a secretary of The I K Solemily swew nnighty power which the presi- dent cills upon congresé to give him, It would subject to his will or discretion mday, Augns jondiy, August 2. esday, Algust 2l ; the interests of great. lines of trans- Friday, Angust 24, .. - portatior the welfure of = vast y sy, Angy commercial interests, and the Shiirad RO busit relations and resources of Sworn to hefore me and_ sibscribed n o w willions of people along. the three resence. this 25th duy of August D, 188, Jusand oa 3 wen fronti » ot AN ary pubiic. | thousand miles of the novthern fronti Ftate of Nebraska, 1., o Hus he the sound diserction, the clear b Gounty af Douklng. | eing first duly swornde- | judgment and the unselfish’ patriotism . o8 and says thnt he 18 sccretary of The Bes | that eptitle him to be entrusted with blishiug company, that the actusl avers daily eireulation ot 1 month of August, for September, 1887, October, 1547, 114 ided on cab such u powe depe not to employ it so asto coerce th interests that would be placed at his BE DALY Hi i T8EX, 15,082 coples; for March, 1588, age Mr. Cleveland professed” to be un- term. 18744 copiest o June, 1865, 19, favorable to a second presidenti July; 155, (5 coples. . ' GEO. B 17SCHUCK. ' | Yot no man ever evineed o more inovdi- Bworn to before me and subscribed inmy ¥ b presence this Ist du& of Augufl\‘ A. D, 1858, nate ambition to be re-elected. To - P.FEIL Notary Public. | 4yic end he has permitted the prostitution of the civil ser- I 18 a poor man indeéd who has no land to offer to the government for the mew fort-site within ten miles of Omaha. BETWEEN the footpud and the weeds on unfrequented suburban streets there vice, recklessly disregarded the char- acter and treditions of the preme court and in other ways debased the exceutive office to political uses for a personal end. Is it not a fair and reasonable presumption that the power sus 18 o closo aflinity. Cut them’ both |y, 5 keq for might be somehow used to Gl the samé end? NORFOLK has put on her gayest The patiicti-m of the country is plumes and steps arouna lively to mar- | easily aroused tnd doubtless. the first | tial airs in order to welcome the boysin | impression mwade by the retaliation blue at their annual G. A. R. reunion. | message unon the majority of the peo- —_— ple was favorable. But it is undoubt- Wirn disastrous floods down east, | edly true that the sober second thought bas changed the minds of thousands, and that now the very large ma- jority believe that the authority given the president by the act of March, 1887, is sufficient for the present,und that it would be a mistake to go beyond that and imperil interests not involved inthe fshery dispute until there shall appear better reasons than now exist for recourse to more radical measures. If there is any political capital for the president and his party in his demand for greater power to deal with Canada let them have the benefit of it, but there is no urgent necessity for grant- ing the demand, and there is very slight probability that it will be granted. damaging frosts in Dakota and Minne- sota, yellow fever in the south and forest fires in Michigan, we may con- gratulate oursclves that we are living in Nebraska. ‘ « I7 1S customary inmany eastern cities for the wholesalers to give an annual | banquet to their country customers. ‘Would not such a plan be feasible for our wholesale houses, in view of the umber of merchants who will visit week Omaha during fair as their Ruests. Ir MR. Hrrcncock feels so bad over the de feat of Mr. Yost and nomination of Leese, and actually does believe An Appeal for Justice. I what he pretends, that Omaha has re- \ J | eived a mortal stab in the house of its There is a great deal just now mak- | friends, why don't he address himself | ing a demand upon the popular atten- tion, but it should be possible for the people to give a little thought from the tariff and the retaliation issues to the state of affairs that exist in a portion of Louisiana. In the west portion of that state the colored people have for some time been the victims of brutal out- rages at the hands of the whites which are a shame to civilization and a dis- honor to the American name. . Having made every effort to secure protection and justice from the state author- ities without success, a mass meeting of colored citizens held in New Orleans last week, issued an address to the country setting forth what their people had suffered and making an appeal to the nation for justice. These outrages are of course largely or wholly due to political causes. In the last state election the colored to his father-in-law, Judge Crounse, g who nas large property interests in i Omaha. Judge Crounse cast his own wvote and the other eight votesof Wash- ington county against Yost and for Leese every time. ‘WHEN it comes to protecting their homes, the Colorado settlers on the i Maxwell company’s land are not to be evicted without a struggle. If ever in- Justice was done Dby the United States supreme court it was when it legalized the Maxwell land grant swindle. Pub- e sympathy in Colorado takes sides with the unfortunate settlers whose lands and improvementsare forfeited to ~ the Maxwell land company. But, of ©oburse. everyone sees the foolhardiness of prolonging an armed struggle against the officers of the law and the state. It 18 0 be hoped that a compromise can be | Yote ©f Louisiana was oas wher- effected between the Maxwell company | 8VeF it was permitted to be, for the republican candidates, but and the settlers whereby the settlers © will receive a just compensation for ¢ their improvements and the company it was not so counted. Hence a demo- cratic majority of over eighty-four | will get the land in obedience to the | thousand, an impossible result in supreme court. a fair election. Since then there has been a marked revival of bitterness against the colored population in a portion of the state, and armed bands of whites have been or- ganized who have terrorized the de- fenceless colored people, driven them from their homes, and subjected them to abuses and outrages of the most bru- tal and burbarous nature. All thisis well known to the state authorities, but no effort has been made to remedy the erying wrong and insure the victims of political hatred protection under the LOOKING at the president’s plan of retaliation from the interests of the morthwest, it is plain the policy of non- dmtercourse between the United States and Canada would damage American railroads quite as severely as those of our neighbors. All the Michigan roads would be effected, and those New Eng- land roads which depend on Canadian i traflic would be paralyzed. The rail- roads which center at Buffalo and Niagara and use Canadian lines across She province of Ontarlo . as - far | 8% The appeals of tho helpless vie- as. Dotroit would bo cut of | tms have fallen upon deaf ears, where from their western connections. Lake | they should have received instant at- traffic would likewise be seriously | tention and aroused prompt and decisive action. In the senate of the United States a few days ago Senator Chandler de- uounced McEnery and Nickolls, ex-gov- ernor and governor of Louisiana, as “two stupendous _eriminals against free suffrage, two instigators of intimida- tion and murder of voters, two leaders erippled as nine-tenths of the business on the great lakes from Chicago. Mil- waukee and Duluth to all Canadian rail- road ports is carried in American ves- gels. [n consequence of the close rela- tions between the two countries, the commercial community of our northern tier of states is unanimously opposed to . thé south during the rebellion. and we - have: - hi% own testimory that he .was in full sympathy with the. confederdey and prayed for its success, © We do not remember to et any statement as 1o his hav- 'mon but.there of can be tio question’ as to his pro- slavery views, Another correspondent asks us to re- produce the exact language used by Dr. Brooks in his speech at Decatur, 1Tir nois.. This we are at present unable to do, but ‘the referénce heretofore made 10 it in these colimns gave ull that was essential to v the antecedents and past sympathies of the prohibition can- dad In substance this waos that'he had sympathized with' the confederacy and prayed for its success, that he had been a deimocrat, and thanked God he had never Leen's republican and would not havé that sin to amswer for. e newspaper reporter who took down this language made oath to its being dorrect, and is corroborated by the davits of reputable citizens of De who beard the speech. Tt should be understood that Dr. Brooks has never denied the language aseribed to him, but has simply said that so much of it as rélutes to the sin of being a republi- can was intended in-a facetious spirit. This’ port of the doctor’s utter- ance, however, was made with a warmth and earnestness which left no doubt that it was a deeply scrious declaration. Dr. Brooks may be regarded i clement of the prohibition party ghining light whom it 1s a groat privi- lege to foilow, ‘but those who were former republicans will be compelled to compromize their sclf-respect in order to vote for hir have s be ing slivehold cou to. Waking the Wrong Passenger. Ounce more I am compelled to defend myself agninst malicious imbeciles who do not appreciate decent and courteous treatment, and insist on provoking a controversy that must result in the signal discomfiture and disgrace. Everybody in this community and state will concede that my course with regard to Mv. Yost's candidacy for the state treasurcrship was justified in the light of political history. Although all is said to be fair in war and politics, T have done nothing, either at Omaha or at Lincoln, which could be considered dishonorable. Instead of pocketing their humilin- ting defeat and ehagrin, the combine that supported Yost have seen fit to de- nounce me personally as an enemy to Omaha’s material prosperity. They now trump up the charge that I was a party to what they term a swindle and an outrage upon decency, namely the cir- culation at the state convention of a dodger, signed by the president and secretary of the Typographical union of Omaha, over its seal, reciting the fact that Yost had sought to break up their union, and protesting against his nomination. This dodger, Mr. Hitch- cock declares, “was the work of one or two officers of the union, instigated beyond a doubt by Mr. Rosewater, who, in his mad effort to defeat Mr. Yost, stopped neither at sacrificing the city’s interests nor in resorting to dishonor- able methods.” That pink of honesty and high priest of public morals, Cadet Taylor, goes a little further and declares it was ‘‘the act of a man utterly without principle; and that comes about as near describ- ing the Political Judas of THE BEE as a short sentence is capable of. it is not the first time he has outraged organized labor by using its mame and influence without warrant to the injury of labor itself and the community at large.” Now let these slanderers stand from under! They have provoked a reve- lation that will exhibit them in their true light of greedy hypocrites and un- mitigated frauds. First and foremost, I denounce as a base fulsehood the charge that I have had anything whatever to do with the printers’ dodger, and I defy them to produce any testimony to justify their slanderous inuendo and dirty flings., I never heard of the dodger until it was put into my hands at Lincoln just before the convention met. 1 never conversed with a printer about Yost’s candidacy, and was not stupid enough to imagine that Yost could be defeated by such a scheme. The dodger was, however, true in every particular. While the printers’ union did not authorize it, the executive committee of the union had it printed and distrib- uted. For this I wn certainly not re- sponsible. But if this dodger wasa swindle and an outrage upon decency, what shall be said of the following cir- cular letter? Dear Sir.—The various union organizations are at present called together to look to their terests as strongly as possible, and think their interests and their success is the suc- cess for our city. We, knowing the enemies of union labor, desire all interestea in our welfare and the welfare of our city, to assist us in our fight for rights. Al are at present satistled that E. Rosewater, of Tue Dainy Ber, isa bitter enemy of labor rights and has done our city immeasurable harm. We, therefore, have taken him in hand and wish to bring him to time by our only prote the boycott—seeing your advertisement in his paper’ and knowing your mouey for such is paid to a sheet that is detrimental to your complete success in business. The laboring class are distressed at present through this of thousands of reckless, law-breaking election officers, and of desperate, bloody and brutal torturers and mur- derers ef black voters 1n their own state.” This severe language, only to be ‘justified by the most aggravating circumstances, seems not without war- rant if all the statements of outrages upon the colored people of Louisiana during the past few months are true, and they appear te be amply attested. 1u is a state of affairs which will be dep- any act of retaliation which will re- bound as a boomerang on our own busi- mess inter IF THE deep-water convention now in » gession at Denver becomes turbulent and turgid it will be due to the Texans themselves. There are strong delega- tions from each interested section of the state eager to get the endorsement of L the convention for their particular lo- 8 °|:""'¥- h‘:"“"m:“"’::“:n""fy "‘;::,‘:"‘_?l'_ recated:by every citizen who believesin . ment appropriations to become the @lsel;?‘:)mmngy of law and the reign of deep-water bay of the southwest, [ 1951 ————— ' They are Galveston harbor, Sabine ;. Pass, Arransas Pass and Pass Cavallo. ‘Whatever location is decided upon it will be a rich sugar plum for that sec- tion and a detriment to the railroad and The Case of Dr. Brooks. THE BEE has reccived several com- munications making inquiries regard- ing the former- political afliation of Dr. Brooks, the prohibition candidate . eommercial interests of the other local- | for vice president, his relations to the | Ities. It would not be strange therefore | confederacy, and what he said at Deca- " thatlocal rivalry and prejudices may | tur, Illinois. ~ occasion the stirring up of considerable One of the questions submitted is fl}-feeling and that very little will be . sacomplished, unless the sclection of a ~ deep-water harbor be left wholly to the $overnment. whether Dr. Brooks 'is an ex-confeder- ate. We do not understand that he was in the military service of the con- federacy, but he was a resident of man, and feel you should be ready to assist us, and r espectfully request you to change your advertising matter to other papers. WE CAN KINDLY RECOMMEND ° THE OTHER DAILIES OF THE CITY WHICH ARE TRUE FRIENDS OF THE WORK- INGME YOUR ACTION WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHED, AND IN CASE YOU DO NOT ACT WITH US, WE CAN- NOT CONSIDER YOU OTHERWISE THAN OUR ENEMY, and will be com- pelied to take action sgainst you. hespectfully, Cowyrirree ¥roM CoNsoLipaTEd TrADE UNIONS OF OMAlA. This document, ciroulated in the in- terest of the papers that have so often made desperate and vain efforts to build up & paying circulation, was ‘issued at the time I was lying on my back at home prostrated with a dangerous disease, which these sympathetic editors hoped would prove fatal. It was printed by the Republican and Cader Taylor hired and paid theé men who mailed it to every firm and individual that adver- tised in THE BEE. Cader Taylor fur~ nished the envelopes and paid the post- age. The circular was spurious and Taylor knew that it was a forgery. Taylor and lIllL'h'«’{ Woth knew that there was no pnsohidated Trades Vnion,” and. th th knew that the boycott was an infAous and criminal conspiracy. Both off them kept up a constant howl out - the - scab bricklayers on T BEE - building, when ' it ' was patent to everybody that 1 had no right toduterfere with the contractor and could not dg so without laying The Bee Building company lia- ble. to a- héavy damage ‘suit. Both Hitcheoek and Taylor privately . con- demned the bricklayers! strike, and ex- pressea; the hope that it would: fail; but in theiv papers they képt on their h critical gush of sympathy for the brick layers’ unions DBut when the uvion bricklayers resumed work on 0] builaing under a new contractor, they were as silent s the grave. [aking advantage of m impostors had the town illness these nvassed from end to end, and with the bogus boycott th ning merchants with the disfavor of the workingmen they sought to cripple. Tie BeE and work. up advertising patronage for themselve Th discomfiture in that instance, like their failure to pull Yost through, has left them stranded and g out a scant existence with no speet of getting their papers on o paying basis, T have treated Mr. Hitch- cock courteously, and in return he only heaps insult upon injury. His effort to nr build up a paper’ has. met with no ohstacle at my hands. On the . contrary he hus enjoyed the benefit of THE BrE'S enterprise clipped nine-tenths of his dis from its morning columns. But surely I cannot be blamed for hisiack of brains and ability to establish. a payiug paper. The same is true of Cadet Taylor, who is better fitted for petty steals and job- bery in a government printing ofice than he is for conducting a reputable | and influential daily ROEWATER. Me. CL kes an air castle out of the proposed public building for Sioux City by vetoing the appropria- tion by congress for the purpose. He muy also huve the pleasure of passing judgment upon the ono hundred and forty thousand dollars appropriated for Denver, if the mensure gets through both houses. But when the Omaha bill comes up for his signature—by where is the Omaha bill, any THE national democ campaign committee assessed the cabinet and other good democrats in Washington a cool $150,000, and they came to the scrateh without winei STATE AND T Nebraska Jottings. Cortland’s merchants_expect to pay out to the farmers this full §40,00 for the flax crop alone. Bt Scotion men discovéred a bad washout on the B. & M. near Burwell just in time to pre- vent a bad wreck. The fast train was flagged and delayed four hours, In its last 1ssue the New Republic an- nounces a change of editors. Roberts steps down and out and A. G. Wolfenburger resumes the editorial ¢hair. A grand celebration. will be held at Verdi- gris on September 3, in honor of the event of the running of the flrst passenger train over the new extension of the roud from Creighton to that place. The Stromsburg papers are printing tha old maxim, “Never bet aud you'll never lose.”” There was a horse race in town last weck and now all the sporting boys are broke. Tho warning came too late. The Geneva Republican reports that John- nie Ho'mes, the boy who has been suffering with hyrophobia, is up and around again. Ho was taken by the symptoms of another at- tack, but 1t seemed o be more of a choking and ‘strangling spell. Dr. W. T. Mozee sase that the scar on his foot was opened and the mad stone applied. This case is the first on record where the victim has recov- ered sufiiciently to bo up and around, and the prospects are favorable for his complete re- covery. Towa. Cedar Rapids has packed 135,743 hogs 2 dute this year, against 132,462 last vear. James O'Meara, of the governor's office, has been compelled to resign his position_on account of ill-health aud will go to New Mexico. A Keokuk sneak thief stole two gallons of ico cream from & Congregational sociable and the young ladies had to hustle for a fresh supply. The Boone artesian_well is down about 1,700 feet and the workmen are still thump- g away. Abundance of water -has been found but they are looking for a gusher. The time given the stockholders of tho defunct Commercial bank of Dubuque to pay the 100 per cent assessment levied against them by the comptroller of the currency ex- pired on Saturday and none paid. Suit will probably be commenced by Receiver Wells in the United States court. The Towa association of Wisconsin Vet- erans will hold its next meeting on the stato fair grounds on Tuesday, September 4. Presi- dent Miller will deliver the annual address, The officers of the association have prepared an elogant silver badge (triple silver plated on white metal), which will be distribufed at the meeting to those entitled to them and to all others who desire them, Dakota. Brown county will hold a fair at Aberdeen the second week in October. The Charles Mix county fair will open on the 15th and close on the 20th of September. A board of trade has been organized at Baffalo Gap and $1,000 raised to boost the town, The Menno Creamery company is shipping an average of six thousand pounds of butter a week. Miss Anna Dowdell, o Davison young lady, s her homestead orugmented with 100 s of flax. .0 Sioux Falls has been selected as the pluce to hold the next mectipg of the grand lodge, Kuizhts of Pythias. The Deadwood Times is responsible for the following romaneg:. A mun living on Elk creek told his wife that he was too poor 10 support her and she could earn her own living or he would give her $2 in cash and hire a man to bring ber_and child to Dead- wood. ‘This propesition. svas accepted, and he gaven mau to hAul her here, all of of which was accomplizhgd. o bogin' with she worked for him until- he dwed her quite an amount. She suod fordtand he married her to prevent & judgment, The Retaliation Law. In view of the recent messuge of Presi- dent Cleveland asking for .additional legisla- tive authority to retaliate the injuries in- flicted on our fishermen and conumerce by the British iz Canada it will be well to care- fully examine the law enacted by congress for that purpose, which he approyed without criticism or suggested amendment in March, 1857, From this law, fairly construed, it be- came his sworn duty to-apply this remedy whenever the ' conditions precedent rendered it necessary for the security or dignity of the United States. His message clearly shows that more than sufficient provocation has been given again and agwin by Canadian officials, ana that he has neglected to berform his sworn duty in the premises. A careful reading of the law, which we copy i full from the Unitod States statutes, shows that it is very clear and compreheusive, well adapted to ac- complish the purpose for which it was Mmmsu-mflhv-m-who‘ at the time the outrages were committed, and not & year or more after they have ceased. The luw is as follows: Be it enncted by the senate and house of rep. resentatives of the United States of Amer- fea’in congress assembled, That whenever the president of the Unifed s shall be satisfied that American fish- ssels or American flshormen, visiting ng in tho witers or 'at auy ports or he British dominion of North 1 lately have been denjod o enjoyment of any rights ¥ or law, or are or then 0 unjustly vexed or harassed it the enjoymentof such rights, or subjected 1o unreasonable-restrictions, rogulations, or requirements in resbect of ' such rights; or otherwise unjustly vexed or harassed in said watgrs, ports or places: or whenever the president of the United States shall be satis- that any such fishing vesselor 'men, g o permit under the laws of th sto touch and trade at any port or rts, place or places, in the British domin- exist therein applicable to trading sels of the most fuvored nation, or shall be unjustly vosed or harassed in raspect thereof, or otherwise be unjustly vexed or harassed therein, of shall be prevented from pur- chusing such supplics 4s may there be law- fully sold to trading vessels of the most fa- or whenever the presi- of the United es shall satisfled that any other vess f the United States, their masters or_the ws, 80 arriving at or being in such British 1 ces of the British d a, are or then lat of tho privile cssels, their mas justly vexed or h same, or unjustl by the authoriti all of such cases it it shall be the duty of the presi- dent of the United States, in his dis- cretion, by proclamation to_that cls, their masters_and or British dommions of North Am entrance into the waters, ports or pl or within the United states (with rassed in respect of the ed or harassed thercin vof, then, in either or shall be lawful and of ceptions in regard to vessels in distr st of weather or needing t th esident shall seem proper) whethoer sels shall have come directly from d dominions on such destined voyage or by way of some port or place on such de tined voyage elsewhere; and, also, to ntry into any port or place of the United States of fresh fish or sult fish or auy other product of dominions or other goods oming f1 the United y, in his discre- ion_to any part or m said _dominions to m; ‘The president pply such proclama Lot the foregoing named subjects and ¢ revoke, qualify, limit and rencw such amation from time to time as he may necessary to the full and just n of "the purposes of this cry violation of any such procla- v t thercof is hercby els and goods 80 within the wate vorts or places of the United States contrary to_such proclamation shall be forfeited to the United States; and such forfeiture shall be enforced aud proceeded upon in the same manner and with the same effeet as in the case of vessels or goods whose importation or coming to or being in the waters or ports of the United States contrary to law may now be enforced and proceeded upon. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act rsuch proclamation of the president made in pursuancs hiercof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding £1,000, or by imprisonment for a term not ex- ceeding two years, or by both said punish- ments, i the discretion of the court, Approved March 3, 1887, deem execut Agt, W on clared illegal, and all v coming or b OFFICERS COME AND GO. A Union Pacific Man Talks About Ofticials Present and Prospective. “The articles in the Ber: referring to Bax- ter of the Umon Pacific combatting the ishes of his superior oficer remind nre,” said an 0ld Union Pacific clerk yesterday, *of the story of the gnat trying to swallow the camel. “Baxter is, however, entitled to a little credit in the controversy, that of carrying out the policy of those that made him, but no more. “The trouble virtually antedates that of Blickensderfer's advent to the ision. As long as there are railroads, there will be combinations among the ofticials and attaches and in the present instance it commenced with S. T, Smith, formerly general superin- tendent, calling his assistant Dickenson from Denver to take charge at Omaha as in, general supcrintendent, pending the arrival o T. J. Potter, who had been elected sccond vice-president, but had not yet arrived. Dur- ing the interim of Smith’s departure and Mr, Potter’s arrival it will be remembered the general manager's oftice was practically va- cant, Mr, Callaway baving resigned, so that the acting general superintendent had full sway. It was then the work wasdone. Deuel, Baxter and scores of west end men, so termed, personal triends of Dickinson's, were brought from the west and the Nebraska di- vision completely manned by them. When Mr. Potter arrived he did not take so kindly to the personnel of the combine, and _instead of carrying out the programme or partaking of the dish of soup prepared for him by as- senting wo the appointment of Deuel as super- intendent aud Baxter as assistant, he very unceremoniously brought Mr. Blickensderfer, the oldest superintendent on the road, to Omaha to take charge. This, of course, was the first unkind cut of all to the combine. Deuel soon departed for the Wyoming divis- ion as assistant superintendent “at Evanston, Now, Baxter follows him to the same divis- ion, and to the initiated, or those in position to know, it is predicted that the scheme thwarted by Blickensderfer in Omaha will soon materialize in the far west. “These are small matters, of very little in- terest to the public generally, but to railroad men they are all-absorbing. ~ The rumor now comes, and with great force of circumstances t00, that Thomas L. Kimball bas performed his last act as acting general manager of the Union Pacific: also that Mr. Dickinson, the present superiutendent, will probably_be promoted to some very high ofice; Mr. Mellen made general manager, and Hobert Blickensderfer appointed general superin- tendent of the whole system within a very short time, These, of course, are but ru- mors, but based upon very strong circum stautial evidence.” Kimball's Possible Ketirement, “I notice that Tur Bek has published the » Kimball is to Mellen,” remarked a u yesterday uch rumor that General Manag: M be succeeded by well informed g is the talk among . Kim- bull is well advanced in yea id has al- * been prostrated by the cares of the oftice. Mr. Mellen comes from a New Eng- land road, and is sent here through the in- Adams and Director influence 1s all affairs, and Mr, road will not H u has its support v dispense with Mr. vuluablea man, especially politically talk is that he will be given an honorable position in which he will act as counsellor.”. Clubs Moving. The Samoset asso ciation decided Monday night o go to the Lincoln convention of demo- cratic clubs in @ body. The rate for the round trip is one and one-third fare, Tho oxcursionists will meet this morning at the association rooms on Fifteenth near Farnam street, at7:35 o'clock. They will then be joined by members of the other demo. cratic clubs. The convention will be called to order at 2 o'clock p. m. The train con- veying the excursionists will run over the Union Pacifie, stopping atElkhorn, Millard and Waterloo, It will leave at 8 o'clock andd return in the evening. The U. P. Flyer. All the changes on the new Union Pacific timie card, lately announced, have been dis- carded exceptiug the overland fiyer, which will leaye herc at 737 m. An_entirely different time card is being made out. Trains No. 1 will arrive from Ogden at5:40 p. m., and No. 5 at 9 p. m. The two will be consol- idated at that place and make connections with the Central Pacil Rallroad Items. D. E. King, contracting agent for the Mis- souri Pacific, is out of town on business. ‘The Elkhorn has commenced running reg- ular passenger trains to and from Superior, The friends of John V. Creighton will be pleased to learn that he has been appointed 10 the responsible position of trafic manuger of the Oregon & Wast,ieton Territory ruil- road. Mr. Creighton enters upon his duties Soptember 1. On Next Thureday the will run a special trais to Nebraska City, leaving in the morning at 5 o'clook, and re. turning in the evening at 7 o'clock. The fare | willbe'n cheap one, and t ¢ oceasion, formal opening of the ne ridge over tho Missouri river, will be celevruted on a large scale. Mr. G. G. Dennis, formerly ¢ Blair, has been appointed assi tant to Mr. I O. Stark, ticket agent at the \y uhater stre depot of the St. Panl rond. T, is the on union depot in the city, and + the F! mout and the Missouri Pacific ii.i04 ent it, the business has grown to L Missouri Pacific et agent at 1 propor- tious, especially in the ticl [ where constant attendance is required. \r. Den- nis coues well recommended as « capable ticket mun PAY - FOR BOARD, The Chain Gang and Some Opintons as Regards the Ordinan The enforcement of the ordinanc passed providing for the working of city pris- oners upon the streets, was begun yesterday Six s, under the overseership of icer Pulaski, detailed for the purpose by the chief of police, were set to work mowing down the weeds along the sidewalks of West Farnam street. At certain points along this much frequented thoroughfare the dock, the jimson weed and the dog-fennel liave become 80 exuberant as to rescmble a veritable for- est,and the chief has excreised good judgment in ordering them cut and carted away. As it is, the ordinance in question, s looked upon us a very judicions action, yet there seems to be a question as to its constitution- ality. However, untested, it just as beneficially a: . document ever Ordinance No. 817, section, prov any and_all persons who shall loite the city fos the s e of ten days having some known legal oc means of support, and all suspic who can give no reasonable account of thom selves ure usually termed ts, and upon conviction shull be deemed gty of u misdemeanor, and shail be fined in any sum notto exceed $20 and be imprisoned for thirty days. The state law provides that a man can be arrested on sight as a suspicious character or vagrant, andif he cannot show visible means of support, can be convicted oned and fiued for the offe hence are state's prisoners and not Now, 0 per ¢ victed upon these charges nre done so under the state law, and cannot be worked or util ized upon the streets by the city authorities, The state pays their board and the municip- annot profit by their conviction. The new city law provides that an officer shall be detaled by the chief of police and put to work, but the work is to be designated and under the supervision of the board of public works. The judges of the district courts may pre scribe rules and _regulatious for the govern ment of jails and_prisoncrs, and in this case have made certain recommendations to the commissioners, but the commissioners did nothing until this morning, when they pur- chased a half dozen cheap scythes and sent them down to the station house to be manip- ulated by the condemned in Judge Berka's cour Now the point striven at is that the vags aud suspicion characters convicted under the state law cannot be touched under this city ordinance, and if they choose to kick and refuse to work, they cannot be compelled to. They can only be locked up in jail and fed as the law prescribes until their time is served out. without fon us persons impris. e, and oL AMUSEMENTS, Second Production of Gilmore's “Twelve Temptations." There was more than a fair audience at Boyd's opera house last night to witness the second rendition of Gilmore's famous spec- tacle—“Twelve Temptations.” It can be safely said that it was a vast improvement over the opening performance, which s say- ing a great deal. Its premier success, as 18 a fact with all elaborate spectacular affairs, lies in its redundance of scenery, and last night the entertainment, in this respect was one of unusual splendor. The mechanical appliances all worked like a charm. The ranid changes and goneral scenic pro: i tation something that was received with th hearticst outbursts of approbation. The en- tire cast, as a natural conscquence, was bet- ter at itself, and each and all acquitted them- selves with'additional credit, and the audi- ence seemed to appreciate fully the improve- ment that the whole performance had under- gone. A Sudden Death. While sitting on the perch of his residence at517 Poppleton avenu onday evening, Max Abrahams suddenly fell forward as if in a fit, and after a fow gasps ceasea to move. The members of the fam- iy rushed out, picked him up, and found that he had ceased to breathe. In alarm, they sent for a physician and that gentleman pronounced Abraham dead, giving as the cause of it, the sndden bursting of an ubeess in the throat. The sudden death has been a blow to the family, Mr. Abraham was born in Russian Poland forty- seven years ago, and has been in America twenty-five years. Twenty yoars of that period nhe has been in Omaha, and was a prominent figure in Jewish circles. He leaves u wife and eight children in comfort- able circumstances. His funeral occurred at 8 p. m. yesterday. - The Invincibles. Henry Falvey, Monday night, was elected capain of the McShane Invincibles, William Holmes, first licutenant, and George Spilko, sccond lieutenant. —— A Champion Sleepeor. Globe-Democrat: The saying, “He wouldn’t wake up if the house was afir s 08 old as the fabled hills, but no one believes that a man ever existed with such extraordinary somnambulistic powers. But Cavondelet affords a case which is fully equal to such a one. Theodore Czainowski, the foreman of Baylis’ South St. Louis nurseries, was njoying anap at his house, cornér of pnsylvania avenue and Bates st ay night. His wife had be reading until a late hour, when sh started down-stairs to secure the house for the night. Looking down from th landing. she saw two men ascending stealthily. One party was evidently as much surprised as the other. The bur- glars immediately pulled down handk 1 last Satur n their faces, mal gnis tion impossible. Mrs. € ki, with alittle feminine shrick, rushed to her 1 for protection. But he didn’t protect very energotically, as her en- deavors to awaken him wi fruitles The robbers followed the lady closely vushed in, secured his trousers, took them to the hall and ransacked them, obtaining $16.20, and then telling her that it would be wise to go for a doctor, went down stairs and ate a hearty lunch. Still the slesper slept on happily, obliv ious of the attempts to awaken him, and of the freebooters’ prescicnce, as they, fearing the man was dead, volun- teered to assist in arousing him. Find- ing that their combined attempts were futile and that he betrayed unmistaka- ble symptoms of life by a snore that would put a foz horn to shame, they left with their ooty after many exore: sions of condolence. 1t was fully two hours b Czainowski responded to the his wife to arouse him, and he then left the house and reported the matter to the police. husb: R e — How 8he Counted, Boston Times: A little flaxen-haired Cambridge girl was quite the pet of her playmates and teacher, and so it was not to {m wondered at that when company one day visited the school she was se- lected to show the prollc(enc{ of the youngest seekers after knowledge in counting. This is how she reflectod credit upon herself and home: *One, two, three, four, five, six,seven, eight, nine, ten—jack, quoen, king!” or | | DIAMONDS | for $51 thirteen for $10, and twenty Watches and l).la;mnds Found in Tea and Coffee---A Novel Way of In< troducing Coods, . The names of all persons finding dine monds, watches, ete., o list daily e added to this The Overland Tea company wncisco, iy ted the store, 14th St ne n, Omi and in order to introduce their goods, this company put for 60 days, souvenirs ie every can of tenand cof old such as solid gold, silver and nickel watcnos, also genuine dinmonds, in solid pold setting; also money, and many other icles of less value. Every can cons tains a souvenir, The coffee, can and contents weigh ahout three pounds; the ea, can and contents ahout one and a f pounds. This expensive and novel v of advertising will be discontinued 60 days, and these really choica will be sold strictly on their mer- nit without the souvenir. Of conrso purchaser must not expect to got a dinmond or watch. This company claim that they have just as good a right to watches, digmonds or other ju stheivcoms petitors have 0 glassware, chromos Get up a club, Thosa who get upa’ club order most a handsome present. Orde promptiy forwarded to all United States on receipt of offic Terms: Single en for Address Overland Teu Co., Omaha, Nebraska, Kewit, 20th street, dinmond Mrs. M. E. Hamlin, North t. silver butter disii: Mr. Wm, A. Brown, Davenport street, silver enp; Miss Kate Reading, North 16th street, ladies hunting case gold watch in teaj Mr. Carl Walker, 17th street, nliu‘J sugar bowl; Mrs. John Bishop, Howard street, silver butter dish; Mrs. H. 1. Marvin, 13th street, silver pickle stand; Miss Careie *Hahn, North 24th _street, ladic pin, ‘diamond ruby and sapphi setting, in tea; Mrs. F. B, W Capitol avenue, silver cake st Mr. John O'Neil, South 18th strect, silver sugarbowl; Mrs. 1. Lynch, Fort Niobrara, Neb., mail or- der, s cup in oan of ) 1. Thompson, Harney ver five-boltle castor; Mr. A. K ison, Davenport st., diamond stud in can of tea: Mr. Wm. A. Simpson, 14th st.. silver pickle stand; Mrs, Abner stson, Kearncy, Neb., mail order, inmond ring and sugar bowl in ¢an tea; Mr. Chas. D, Findlay, Cuming st., sild ver butter dish; Mr. A. C. Smyth, N, %10 in gold coin in can tea; aude Summers, Saunders st., silver pickle stand; Mr, George Talle madge, South 11th st., can money in tea; Miss Sadie Leopold, Councll Bluffs, In., silver cake stand; Mrs, K. Doherty, S. 17th st., silvor butter dishj Mrs. C. C. H Dodge st., can money in tea; Mr, M. R. White, Park ave., silver five bottle castor; Mary Enowald) Cuming st., ladies’ chatelaine watch in can of tea; Mrs. H., Crossle, Cloverdals, Neb., mail order, silver cup; Mrs, N. Jo Duncan, north 19th st., 850 in gold coin in can tea; Miss Kittio Metzger, 23d st., silver pickle stand; Mrs. E. Klindt, Fort Calhoun, Neb., mail order, dia- mond ring in can of tea; Mrs. Fred Metealf, south 42d st., silver butter dish; Mrs. C. H. Woodhouse, Douglas ladies’ dinmond scarf pin in can of mm, Boatrice, Neb., mail order, cup in can tea; Mrs. Bdw. Greening, N. 19th st., dia- mond ring in can tea; Miss Lillic Winke ler, Leavenworth st., silver water pitcher; Mrs. L. A. Burnapp, 16th st. and Jones, gent's solitaire diamond stud in can of tea; Mr. H. C. Petersen, Mrs, Petersen, South Omaha, Neb., ’ hunting case gold watch in teaj Mr. H. E. Dowling, Farnam st., silver butter dish; Miss Lou Kellogg, Blair, Neb., mail order, can money and silvar pickle stand in tea; Miss Nellie Benson, Davenport st., silver butter dish; Mr. John Eckblate, Pierce st., dinmond ring in can of tea. Mi usie O'Reily, Corbin street, silver cup; H. A. Bound, North 18th street, silver pickle stand; Mrs. A, C. Sherman, South Omaha, silver five-hote tle castor; Mrs. W. R. Price, Oakdale, Neb., mail order, diamond ring in can tea; Mrs. 5. H. Knight, Leavenworth strect, silver butter dish; Miss Maggla Sullivan, 11th street, silver fruit stand; Mr. M. F. Myers, Dodge streot, $20 in gold coin in can tea; Mrs. M. D. Wile son, North 42d street, silver cake stand; Mrs. A. B. Bruswick, 14th street, silver pickle stand; O. A. Treadwell, North 21st street, silver sugar bowl; J. B, Wilson, Saunders strect, dimmond ring and silver butter dish in tea; Mrs. Anna Johnson, Howard stroet, silver sugar bowl; Mr.L.B.Martin,Council Bluffs,la., gents hunting case gold watch in tea;C. C. Rose, st., silver sugar bowl; Mrs. A. L. Germami, Capitol ave., sils ver pickle stand; Miss Julia Carter, Davenport, Towa, mail order, ladies sear!_pin, diamond, ruby setting, in tea; * Mrs. James Alby, 17th st., silver cup; Geo. Sellers, Cumming st., silver pickla sjand; Miss Lillie Gebhart, No. 11th st., silver five bottle castor; Mr. H. C. Lin- nus, Saunders st., gents diamond stud in tea; Mrs. Chas. Davids, Jones st., can money in tea; Mrs. Maude Howell, Lin- coln, Neb., mail order, ladies hunting case gold watch, in tea; Mrs. I becea Wilcox, near Blair, Neb., sils ver pickle stand; Mrs. Wm. Barbour, Douglas s fver butter dish; Mes. John Whitman, 83rd st., elegant gold ring, diamond, ruby and sapphire sete ting, in tea; Mrs. Albert Dearborn, York, mail order, silver cake Dana Knox, N. 19th st., nd; Mrs. A. R, Jackson, sugar bowl; A shbaugh, Capitol ave., diamond ring v Neb., in can tea; Mrs. A. W. Black, S 31st st., silver pickle stand; Mrs. John O'Con- nell, Hickory st., silver butter dish; Mrs, John Haddock 15th st ilver -hottl tor; Mr. Ch Myers, Daye st., diasmond r d silver suga in can tea; Miss Kva Johnson, S, & st.. silver butter dish; Mr, Edward Rus- seli, N. 23d st., $10 in gold coin in tea; Miss Cassi riffin, Webster st., silver pickle stand; Mrs, Alex Withnall, How= ard st., silver sugar bowl; Mr. J. Bolan, N. 28th st., silver butts sh; Miss Ida Merrill, Kearney, Neb., mail order, la- dies’ elegant hunting case gold watch in can tea; Mr. M J. Grummond, N, 20th st., silver sugar bowl; Miss Kittio Bre- hone, S. 16th st., diamond ring in can tea; Mrs. M. A. Farwell, Ohio st., silver butter dish; L. Emery,12th and Arbour, ladies’ hunting case gold watch. Mr. C. R. Robbins, Columbus, M mail order, silver cup; Mrs. L. Brunswick, S. 80th st., silver butter dish; Dr. R. obridge, 16th st., dia- mond ring in can tea; Miss Birdie Wel- lington, Davenport st., silver suger bowl; Mrs. A. M. W. Leed: Miami st., silver five bottle castor; Mrs. A. R. Whitlock, 8. Omaha, Neb.,silver pickle stand; Miss Carrie_Jones, Seward st., silver cake stard; Jumes H, Ward, Co- lumbus, Neb., superintendent arch! diamond ring in can of tea; Mrs. A. I Hannah, N. 18th st., silver pickle stand; Miss Julia A. Morrs, Davenport st., silver butter dish; Mrs. M. C. Johnsos, 17th st., silver sugar bowl,