Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 20, 1888, Page 4

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Btataof Nebraska, | o County of Douglas, {* 8 George B Tzschuck, secretary ot Hshing Company, does solemnly swear that the actual circilation of Tk DAILY BEe for the week ending November (7, 1585 was as follows: Runday, Nov. 11 18,750 Bonday, Nov. 12 15,161 Tuesday, Nov, 1} 18081 Thursday, No Friday, No; Baturdiy, Nov ho Ree Pub- AVOrags....cc.ui viueiiens FOR Sworn 0 heforo me and subscrived fu my presence this 1ith day of November A, D, 1838, Seal N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. Btate of Nebraska, 155 County of Dougins, {55 George B Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de. posusand suys thiat ‘o fy secretaty of th Publishing company, that the actaal ave daily circulation of THE DALY ke for motith of November, 1857, was i5, Meceniber, 1847, 10,041 coples; for January, 6,208 copls; sbri 1458, 'tor March, L1008 copiess W40 copl My, I 17181 coplod for Juine, 158, 19243 coples: for July, 18, 13,033 coples; for Angust, 18, 18,153 coplas; for Sep- tember, 188, 15,154 coplas: Tor October, 1888, was IR0 coples, GEO, 8. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and’ subscribed in my prosence this Tth day of November, 185 ». FEIL Notary Puble. — e WiEN requested by a southern news paper for an opinion on the southern question, General Harrison points to his record Wirrn the iner in the number of our policemen Omaha is now on an equal footing with other cities of he population in regard to police protection. ase Tnr people of Montana cleeted a re- publican legislature and wili send a re publican delegato to congre That, Jooks as if Montana is capable of taking care of herself. NATOR BLACKBURN, of Kentucky, who calls Judge Rucker, of Colorado, a “cavicature of humanity,” must stand the consoquences. Fven the Hon. Bordwell Slote turned to defend his honor when called a ““dodo. THE clearing house exhibit for the past week 15 very favorable for Omaha. Out of the forty-two clearing hous cities only one excels Omaha in the per- centage of increase, while nearly one- half of the cities show an actual de- crease of husines not expect to meet the approval of our local contemporaries i any enterprise which THe BEE may exhibit as a newspaper. We may how- ever be pardoned for asserting that our reports of the shooting down of King and interviews with the slayer were as nearly corvect and trathful as any such reports can be made. WE O Tne work of putting wires under- ground in castern cities is being pushed forward vigorou The telephone and tolegraph companies have laid a num- ber of conduits, believing that in the end it is cheaper than to maintain the system of overhead wires. It would be -well for the local companies in Omaha to follow the example. A CLEVER trick was tried by the Mormons of Idaho to elect their candi- date as a delegate to congress. As the laws of Idaho do not permit a Mormon o vote, they hit upon the ruse of with- drawing for the time being from the chureh, thus qualifying themselves as legal voters. The plan, however, mis- carried. The device became tr: parent to the people of the territory and they vallied at the polls, beating the Mormons two to one. If the trick, however, were tried in Utah it might have resulted in a different turn of affairs, and the Mormons could have laughed in their sleeves at the discom- fiture of the geutiles, IF YOU want to make Omaha a manu- facturing city you must reduce the cost of living so that mechanies and laborers can afford to work at the wages which are now paid in eastern factories. There is no reason why beef and flour and pro- visions cannot be cheapened at least twenty-five per cent below eastern prices, in view of the fact that Omaha is located in the center of the great cattle and corn belt. Rents are bound to go down with the cheapening of the cost of building ma- terials. What is nceded above all things is & market house, where the producer and consumer can be brought together, and where workingmen can buy their fraits, vegetables and meats from first hands, and inde- from the marvkets is Tine growing self-relianc pendence of western cities control of eastern monoy strikingly illustrated by the centages of ves held by national banks in the various resorve cities, Dur- ing the first week of October the comp- troller of the treasury demanded a statement from national banks through the country of their Jwrves on October 4. The showing was most grati- fying to intevior cities, although it was a time when the currency demands were at the highest und cash banks in the western cities likely to be low due to the movement of crops. Of the nineteen rosevve cities that re- ported, fourteen showed a lar, per- centage of roserve above the ul re- quirement than was reported by the banks of Now York City. Among these cities were Chieago, Francisco, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul, Minne- apolis and others, This is certainly an indication of stability in western money markets gratifying to our commercial importance. ash ros reserves of Sun THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TTU OVEMBER 20, 1888 THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM. More than sixty years ago Thomas H. 3enton, in the United States senate, at- tacked with the earnestness and vigor for which he was famous the system provided by the constitution for elect- ing a president. He insisted that it operated unjustly to the minority, and that it was fruitful of evils and dangers that were a menace to popular govern- ment. IHe argued that the reasons which justified its adoption at the beginning of the government had even then lost their force. What was felt to be necessary when the government was young, political science confined to the few, and the means of diffusing intelligence were both inadequate and uncertain, fter the progressachioved in thirty-six years was no longer required. “Every reason,” said Mr. Benton, *‘which in- duced the convention to institute tors, has failed. They are no longer of any use, and may be dangerous to the liberties of the people. They are not useful, because theyhave no power over their own vote, and beeause the people vote for a president @ they can for an elector. are dangerous to the liberty of the people, because in the fivst place, they introduce extraneous consid- crations into the election of president: and, in the second place, they may sell the vote which is intrusted to their keeping. The elector may betray the liberties of the people by selling his vote.” The system, he said, interposes o hody of men between the people and the object of their choice, aud gives a false direction to the gratitude of the president elected. He feels himself in- debted to the electors who collected the votes of the people, and not to the peo- ple, who gave their votes to the elect- ors. It enables a few men to govern many, and Mr. Benton thought that in time it would transfer the whole power of the clection into the handsof afew, leaving to the people the humble occupation of confirming what has been done by su- perior authority. Other distinguished statesmen, among them Oliver I. Mor- ton, have neld similar views, Mr. Mor- ton having advocated in the senate the abolition of the electoral system and the substitution of direct popular suffrage in the election of president. The subject is again being discussed, and it is not improbable that un amend- ment to the constitution will be pro- posed to do away with the electoral sys- tem. It is not questionable that the rea- soning of those who advocate a change has some force, but it is also undeniable that the experience of more than sixty years since Mr. Benton at- tacked the eiectoral system and pointed out its evils and dangers, supplids a very convineing answer to the appre- hensions expressed by that eminent state sman. There has been no instance in which the popular will has been be- trayed by electors or the liberties of the people in the least degree menaced throug h the electoral system. It cu not, of course, be concluded from this that there are mno evils or dangers connceted with the system, but a method that has operated for a century without harm to the country must have something in its favor, and isnot to be abandoned without very carefuily considering the possibility of some other plan not operating so well. Certainly one important consideration in fuvor of the system is that under it the country is enabled to know with little delay who has been chosen to the presidency, whereas were the president elected by the popul plan, it would generally happen that the result could not be determined for many days, and perhaps even weeks. Tn the late election the country knew on the following morning that the republican candidates had been success- ful, but this could not have been ascer- tained for days under tho direct popular suflrage system. In fact, it is not yet positively known which of the candi- dates leads in the popular vote. It would certainly not be wise to subject the country to a prolonged anxicty and uncertainty after a national election would inevitably result from the direct popular vote plan, and this is by no means the only objection to that plan. So far as the electoral college is con- ned it might be advantageously abolished. It is a piece of machinery that could be dispensed with if for no other reason than that of removing the danger of corrupt electors defeating the will of the peopl But the electoral system has worked satisfactorily, has produced none of the evils apprehended from it, and should be retained, elec- ensily They can as THE INTER-STATE COMMERCE ACT. An effort will be made at the coming session of congress to repeal the inte state commerce law, There need be no surprise if some of the paid attorneys of the railvoads in congress shall attac the act, but there is very little danger that they will be able to carry out the desire of the railroads to have this law repealed. Neither party in congress will venture toassume the grave respon- sibility of destroying this law,the princi- ple of which is heartily approved by the great majovity of the people. Nobody pretends that the law is perfect, ud while there continues to be defeets in it its operation will not be entirely satisfactory. But experience is provid- ing the instruction required to enable congress to remove the faults, and pub- lic sentiment demands that the act shall stand, undergoing such chan from time to time asshall be shown to bo necessary, but maintaining as a perma- nent policy the principle of control und regulation. Whoever among the rep- resentatives of the people shall attempt to strike down this principle muy as well abandon political wmbition, The present however, has shown itself to be strougly in favor of maintaining the law, though it has dono little to ity there is no reason to expect any such change of sentiment o Regarding the commission, 1t is un- derstood not to be disposed to ask for the repeal of the long and short haul clause or of that prohibiting pootin It will urge the adoption of the amend- ments punishing underbilling and simi lar evasions, and will recommend other changes believed to be in barmony with the original purposes of the congress, improve it, and s would endanger the law, law. Tt is said, also, the commission will not favor the attempt to compel uniform classifi- cation faster than it can be brought about by a natural process, and will op- pose additions to the act increasing 1ts arbitrary features. The commission has shown a conservative tendency of late, and it is expected that its - mendations to congress will not be of a radical character, and will look to im- provement of the minor features of the law. With another year of experience in the worktng of the act it is reason- able to look for valuable suggestions from the commission, and as that body has the confidence of congress, its re- commendations will doubtless be car- ried out. Meanwhile there should ba such an_expression of public sentiment favorable to preserving the law as will effectually check the hostile designs of its opponen ts, 1S 70 FORT OMAHA It is hardly worth repeating what we have said so often with ard to the removal of Fort Omaha. The removal has never favored in this com- munity by anybody excepting possibly parties who expeet to sell the land for the new fort. There never has been a commander of this department or any prominent officer connected with it who has advocated the relocation of the fort asa matter of convenience or military necessity. The first proposition to re- move the fort was based on the assumy- tion that it was too far away trom any railroad and could not, without large expense, be provided with railvoad fu- cilhities. The construction of the Omaha Belt line and the completion of the Northwestern lines have placed the fort in railroad communication with every point in the department of the Platte, The only pretense under which the fort is now sought to be relocated is a lack of sufti- cient grounds. That also can be remedied by the purchase of additional land. The matter now resolves itself into this: Does General Scofield insist upon the policy which General Sheridan out- lined with regard to Fort Omaha? If not, have our congressional delegation influence enough with the war depart- ment to hold in abeyance the purchase of anew site, and induce it to recom- mend appropriations for enlarging and improving the present fort. been OMATA is not the only western city that is about to revise its charter in or- der to correct abuses and extend its au- thority. Kuansas City finds that public necessity demandsanew charter for that metropolis. While in the Omaha charter the changes can be made only by the leg- islature of Nebraska. in Kansas City the business of revision was placed entirely in the hands of the mayor and council. Accordingly an election has been called 1n that city tor the adoption or rejection of a new charter, and for the election of thirteen freeholders nominated by the mayor, who shall hereafteractas a body to revise and correct the charterat will. It will be a matter of interest to see which of the two charters will be the better. TiE news from Indian Territory i not exactly of that character to inspive confidence in the stability of I[ndian self-government. Politics in that gion, especially wmong the Chickasaw nation, assumes a decidedly warlike appearance. The rival parties have already come to bloodshed, and the in- terference of United States troops seems necessary in order to avert a rev- olutiou. DAKOTA is currying a pretty high head, full of big schemes, now that state- hood is assured. — VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. Grafton Leader: McShane’s stickers are to be retained as relics. Crete Vidette: Turn about is fair The railroads scratched Leese on election y. Now Leese will scratch the railroads in roturn, Nebraska City Press: Thero 1§ talk of John M. Thurston as a member of Harri- son's cabinet. But Mr. Thurston is not Mr. Harrison’s kind of & man—not by a jug- full. Columbus Democrat: We look for a vank partisan administration during the Ha ian regime. The ranker itis the more we shall rejorce. 1t will only serve to stimulate democrac, South Sioux City riso un: What does it profit aman to guess the winner and have no money to bet with? The rich chump 1s ometimes more to be envied than the pov- erty stricken genius, Dundy Democrat: Nebraska democrats love Cleveland, but that love can be in- creased to adoration if Grover will decapi- in-law Bierbower before he leaves the presidontial chair, Beatrice Republican: The Express thinks it would have been well if William Leese, candidate for attorney general, had been de- feated. The farmers thought differently, however, and Leese was re-elected, Norfollc Journal: Neither democrat republican is willing to let Utah with abominations into the union. It would be letting down the bars to evils which rapidly carry nations towards the barbaric state. Kearney Hub: If Senator Manderson is re-elected he will be the first one in the bis- tory of this state to be his own successor, There is, however, a precedent already tablished for the clection of Alvin Saunders, Fullerton Post: “Four, four, four mouths more,” is the latest, and then the process of kicking the democrats out of the door will commence, W know of one post ofiice, however, where the rascals will be retained, Tecumseh Republican: What's the mat- ter with Johnson county having the speaker- ship of the house of representatives this win ter! Johnsou county has a man that will fill the bill, For spcaker of the next house, O, A. Corbin. CGirand Tsland Tndependent: It hasnot como to that point where there is only one man in the state fit to represent the great state of ska in the United States senate, and we not yet ready to concede that any articulur candidate has a mortgage on thoe ition thus far, Cedar Rapids Republican: The raska legislature is better off by haviag but o publican wember from Omaha. The r lican party is under obligations to John A McShane for the service he has kindly given What we need is not & large majority but a clean wajority Blair Pilot: 1f we mistake not Mr. Con- nell will serve the First district with fidelity until he 15 invited to step higher. He is a risiug man, who will reflact back upon the district, ten-fold, all honors that may be te dored bim. He will cliwb to political ewi- nor her that ¥ nence and Nebraska, as a whol: , will yet bo glad to do him hoagr. York Times: Onefrportant question which the legislaturo should deal with this winter 18 that of regulating insurance companies and defining the axtegt of their liability in 'aso of loss, At ,:Lw it thay can accopt pay r any amount of insuranco which the agent can squeeze out of the insured, and in case of loss have only to pay for what property the loser can show Was flestroyed at its cash value at time of fire, This 18 entirely wrong, and not the law in many states. The measure of damages in case of fotal loss should be the amount of the pohey. ¢ David City Pross: Thero fa one comfort left, and that is, after Dakota is made into two states and Washington and Montaua territories admitted as states, New York will cease to bo pivotal. The ropublicans will not have to trade for her boodlers in the future. David B. Hill will not be needed as tho democratic Moses in 1803, After tho next census, the castorn seaboard cities may rule financially, but not politically. About cight more years of mortgage closing will end the bloody shirt and “solid north” busi The northwest will be poor enough by got iuterested in thew own ness. that time to behalf, - - y Made a Home Run, Y. Tribune. The students of markets made a home run in fine form. The students of maxims were left ou their base Th P The Last Bandanna Joke, ol 100 Tribune, It is said the red bandanna, used in dozen lots, makes an excellent mop. This indicates that the banner of Democ- racy, though somewhat disfigured, s still in the wring, half- o In His Reversible Overcoat Kansas City Times. Where is the mugwump who can not wrap himself up in the love-lorn seclusion of his reversiblo political overcoat and smile serenely at the accidents of fate! =g o A General Demand for Tariff Revision, St. Lowis Globe Democrat, The taviff will be revised, and it will be re vised by the only party which has ever shown either the inclination or the ability to revise it wisely. The republican Fifty-first con- gress will remove the irregularities and in- cqualities of our present customs schedules. The South Opposed to Division. Atlanta Journal, The democrats will hardly oppose the ad- mission as states of any of these territories that are fairly entitled to it, but will doubt- less oppose unjust discrimination between them for party purposes. They would have voted at the late session for the admission of Dakota as one state, but opposed dividing it into two states, with four United States senators, Justice to the Territories, San Eranciseo Ghroniele. 1t will be genegafly; conceded, we think, that General Harrison can not do better than call an extra session of the Fifty-first congress at once upon his inauguration, for the special purppse of domg justice to the citizens of Wuchfmufimul Dakota territor- ies and of bearfug he case of Montana. Congress will be republican in each branch, and it can pass an enabling act for these ter- ritories with no difiiculty or de st i o He Hag 8 ¢n Fouud. CRednn) News. The man who first suggested General Har- rison for president has been discovered at inst. He was a farmer who lived in North Beud, 0. When Ben wasone day old this shrewd person toek bt on +his kuee and ox- claimed: *“This youngster will be electod presidont in 18387 These words made Grandfather Harrison laugh uproariously, and he straightway bet a barrel of hard cider against a coonskin that Ben would never be eleeted president either in 1535 or at any other time. That bet has not yet been paid, but a suit is to begun soon against Gen- eral Harrison by the heirs of the farmer to secure that cider. Mr. Jimson, of Omaha. Lincotn Jowrnal, Mr. Jimson, of Omaha, used to be straight, but later he traveled i devious ways, and yesterday morning, it's sad to relate, Mr. Jimson, of Omaha, got thirty days. He bet all s pile when the campaign was young, that Grover C's. triumph his foes would amaze; and now he is wishing that Cleveland was hung—Mr. Jimson, of Omaha, got thirty days. He lost all his wagers; his sorrows to drown, he went where the dealer in tangic foot stays: alone, unassisted, he painted the town, Mr. Jimsou, of Omaha, got thirty days. And now in the glow of the crisp autumn morn, he pounds at the rocks, 'meath the stern juilor's gaze, repeating, I wish [ had never been born,"—Mr. Jimson, of Omaha, got thirty days. INENT PERSO? Bismarck has heen made a doe ity by the university of Glesse “The Japanese propose to ercet a monument to the mewory of General Grant at Tokio, Mis. Harrison and Mrs. Morton are liter- ary women. Oae was educated at Oxford, 0., and the other at Vassar. Mr. Pendleton, the United S to Berlin, is much improved i will go to Nice on a furlough President Cleveland will shortly offer Ouk View for sale. 1t cost him about 50,000, and le intimates that it will take $130,000 to buy it. They say President Cleveland will ret from the White house with £200,000, whi Mrs. Cleveland has a snug fortune in her own right, (ieneral Benjamin Harrison will be fifty. fifty years six months and fourteen days old when he is inaugurated president of the United States. For the information of those who are cu vious on the point it may be stated that the full name of the next mistress of the white house, us she signs it, 15 Jane scott Harrison, John Bright is still conflined to his house with a slight renewal of bronchitis, His son says it will be impossible for his futhe to resume his place in- parliament for a long time. Mrs. Benjamin Hurrison will go to New York about the 1st of December. This will be in o ance of an invitation extended cral months ago by the widow of General rant, these ladics bemg old friends, Colonel Danicl Lamont, private sccrctary to President Clevefaud, has accepted a posi tion in one of the large’ life insurance com panies in New Yogk, it is said, and will de vote himself henceforth to that busin Judge Zephaniah W. Bunce, of St. Clair county, Michigan, is probably the oldest man who voted at the lute election. He was be in Hartford, Conn,, November 14, 1757, Lerefore, more than one hundred years > clection day PRO or of divin- ites minister health, He - STATE AND trron Nebraska Jotti A Christian Endeavor socie ganized at Long Pioe. The Madison County Teachers' associati meets at Norfolk next Saturday The town of Harrison is rejoicing prospects of a brick block to he built spring. Noah Strohl, a has be giver the penitentiary Dennis Wan &5 ¥ has been or yver the n the Clay county horse thief, an eighteen mouths' terw in 0z, @ farmer Living near Bertrand, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while temporarily insane. The new school building at Albion has boen completed and accepted, und now the town boasts one of the fnest school houses in the state. 1t is reported that Imperial will not be p mitted to hold the vounty scatof Chass county without further effort. The Chatwmpion votos for Imporial. They say they ¢an prove this in court. Thay have engaged the best legal ability, and will make troublo for Im- perial Telephone connection has been made be- tween Norfolk and Madison, and many struments are being put into business hous in the latter place. A Benkleman man named Karr threatened to cutout J. Y. Winning's hoart and feed it to the chickens, and is now under arrest to prevent his cartying out his fell design, Two young rosidents of Albion settled a dispute the other day according to Queens- berry rules, resulting in one of the contest- ants being badly battered out of shape, Ed Drew, of Riverton, has not yet decided whether he will go barefoot during the month of December or forfeit 200 as the re- sult of a bet he made on Cleveland’s election. Several Shelton boys with flendish in- stincts tied a cat in a paper bag and then sct the animal afire, A mild reprimand was the only punishment meted out to the little ches, poung man at Madison named John K jr., while attempting to steal a turkey from the premises of Solomen Altschuler Friday night, was shot through the thigh Just above the knee, the ball fracturing the bone, He was placed in_jail under a sur- on's care, who says the case presents alurming possivilities. Young Koberg is vietim of periodical insanity, and sever: years ago was confined in an asylum. lowa. The county jail at Grinnell is inmate, The Polk county poor farm is £00,000. Clay county farmers propose to carry their own insurance on the mutual plan. Atlantic is trying hard to sccure tho Danish college, with good prospects for suc- coss. Prof. Hans Albert, the Bur cian, is s0ou to be married to ani Ward Beccher in Chicago, Mrs. McCoy, of Dysart, aged ninety-cight, fell one day lust week,"anil the broken bones w her wrist protruded through the skin. William Goodge, of Sioux_Rapids, de frauded that community out of $1,000 and fled for parts unknown onc day last week. L P. Hill, the defaulting treasurer of Har rison county, has been sentenced to the peni tentiary at Anamosa for two and one-half years Defendants ina suit at Gttumwa alle that three barrels of beer seized by the ofi- cers were to be used in the christening of one baby. Judge Howat has decided that the Musca- tine county grand jury for 1598 was iilegally dvawn. The decision invalidates all the s loon mdictments returned this year, as well as all other work done by the grand jury and except in cases where further procecdings have been taken, twenty-five cases, however, being affected, all of which are dismissed. A new grand jury will be sununoned for the December terin. without an valued ston_musi- ce of Henry Dakota, A special election for treasurer of Pierre resulted in a tie vote between IL S. Cutting and J. A. Rose. The county commissioners of Brown anty have fixed the license for tue sale of liquors at &1,000 per annum. It is stated that plans are already made for several larse brick buildings to be erceted in Rapid City next year, A soup bubbie party given by the ladics of the Presbyterian church at Parker a few evenings ugo was the crowning social suc cess of the season, he promoters of the Deadwood Central cailroad scheme are working all the force available to finish the road to Lead City be- fore the ground freczes too hurd. The Argus leader says that a mammoth brush and broom factory is now an assured thing for South Sioux Falls. Machinery will be in operation by the 1st of June. A live beaver, canght on the James river near Redfield, was purchased by some en- thusiastic republican citizens and expressed to President-elect Ben Harrison with the compliments of the city of Redtield. The Aberdeen steam brick company turned out 1,300,000 brick during the season, and so great was the demand for burnt clay that the company found it necessary to ship in over 150,000. The yards give employment to about twenty men during the entire season, At a session of the North Dakota Millers® association held in Grand Forks recently it was decided to send an agent to the _ecastern markets to look after the interests of Dakota millers, There are eighteen mills rep sented in the association and all ship flour ast. When shipped east the flour has invar bly lost its identity and become known under the brand of some Minnesota_or Wi consin mill. To prevent this the millers will engage a special agent tohandle their flour from the north Dakota mills. - PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD O g Estimates Passed Upon and Other Business Transacted. The bourd of public works met yesterd afternoon at 2 o'clock. The notic board asking for bids for paving material, which was issued on Novomber 3, 1358, ias been withdrawn. The material was to be used in paving two aileys, the property owuers in the vicinity having enjoined the city agaiust proceeding with the worl. The following estimates were then allowed by the board: Hugh Murphy, curbing Castellar strect from Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets, 31,143,905 J. E. Riley & Co., curbing Twent street from Farnam to Dodge str £1,01 3 curbing Douglas street from T ty-fifth avenue to Twenty-sixth avenue, FH.50 irbing Douglas street from Twenti- cth (o Twenty-fourth streets, £1,712.50; J. 13 Smith & Co., paving Douglas’ street 1 Tywenticth to Twenty-fourth streets #3, 3 paving Twenty-fourth street, Farnam to Dodge, #5,462°41; paving Douglas strect from Pwenty-fifth avenue to Twenty-sixth avenue, 1,17 Jon F. Daley, sewer in district 79, $6,17. Hugh Murphy, paving Viuton street from isixteenth to ighteenth stre 5,700.49; Barber Asphalt company, paving Seventecuth strect from Dodge to Davenport, 3,783.94. McKinney & Hall were awarded the con tract for filling lots in 1% V. Smuth's addi- tion 234 conts a yard, Lempleton & contract at rtain lots in THE Pav, - uts per yard for filling ¢ rtlett’s addition, which lots have been a nuisance by eity ordinanco anning & Co.'s claim for constructing sewer i the y between Jackson and Jones street, and from Thirteenth to Four ith streots, for §321.59 was held over until next general meeting Tho strect sweeping contractors weve al lowed to do all sweeping during the re mainder of the season without sprinkling The board next took into consid eration the propriety of fitting up their oflice in a little more respectable. and comfortable munner. Business Men's Ex ion. To the Wholesale and Representative Busi ness Men of Omaha—(Gientlemen: The busi ness men of Norfolk extend to you a cordial invitation to visit Norfolk and become a quainted and see what the “‘Queen City" of the Elkhorn valloy has been doing this year in the way of public improvements and gen eral progress, For the purpos giving you an opportunity of visiting their city they have chartered a special tram that will ac commodate 150 people, which will leave the Webster strect union’ depot, over the Fre. mout, Elihorn & Missouri Valley railway, at X o'cloc w. Thursday, November 23, ar viving at Norfolk at 12:15 p. m. Upon arrival of the tral will have a dinner prepared for the excursionists at the depot hotel, which will be served free of charge. After dinner car s will be in waiting to convey the visitors about the city and afford business u All who de- sire 1o accep! is lnvitat will p! call on Mr. Nattir retary of the board ot trade, where badges will furnished and full particulars g of the citizens them un opj with Norfol be s MeN Licenses, riage Aaron Peterson, Om, | Helliva Jobusan, Omaha { Anton Welver, jr., Chadron, Ne! { Mary L. Davis, South Omaha joseph Mollner, Omaha people allege that §5,000 were paid direct for 1 1 Kate Meidlinger, Omahia AMUSEMENTS. That minstrelsy has a strong hold upon the favor of the Omaha public was attested by tho large audience which grooted Goorge Wilson's minstrels at Boyd's opera house last night. Such & house was o genuins compliment to Mr.Wilson, and that excellent comedian seemed to_fully appreciate it. He was at his best, and even the “‘chestnuts'’ that he offered were given in a way that ren- dered them hardly less amusing than when first heard. There is a heartiness aud spirit about Wilson's fun-making that are irre- sistable, he being in this respect more nearly like the once famous Matt Pecl than any of the contemporaries of the minatrel stage. Another clever comedian is Billy Carter. whose banjo playing was one of tha strong features of the entertainment. An innovation made by this troupe is 1 having the singers appear in white faces, and we are not quite sure that it is an _improvemont. The musical features wore creditable, and all the ncts of the second part were ontertain- ing. A notable attraction is the contortion act of Master Duval, who 18 not inaptly called the wonder, while the skillful prestidigitation of Mous. Powell wasa very pleasing feature, Asa whole the entertainiuent was onjoya- ble, as was plainly shown by the cordial demonstrations of the audience, and it was also what the bills promised, freo from any- thing objectionable. The Tabor Concert. Tho Tabor concert last night artistically was a perfect success, and judging by the large audienco, tho financial results must bo equally satisfactory. The featuve of the evening's entertamment was the singing of Mrs. Cotton. She sang “Ave Maria," ar- ranged from Bach's first preiude and set to piano, violin and organ accompauiment by Charles Guonod. Alway: capable last. night this la all her previous efforts before the public of Om: Her intonation was perfect, and her upr tones, ranging from 1 natural, porfect x vels of eareful vocalism, She Wwas most thusiastically applanded. The accompani ments to this solo were in excellent taste, Mr. W. B, Wilkin's singing of Stainer’s “My Hope is in_ the Everiastng,” from the “Daughter of Jairus,” was a clever piece of vocal study, deliveréd in the singer's very est style. It thoroughly deserved the ap. plause it met with., Mr. Brigham delighted the audience with a couple of love ditties, sang as only Omaha's favorite tenor can give them. Kevel France appeared with his usual success. If he wants 1o preserve his great popularity, ho should favor his aduirers with something new. “Out on the Deep’ and “Queen of the Earth" are getting stalo. Mr. Brett played a violin solo in place of B. B. Young's vocal solo. It was delicately handled and sounded like an adaptation of 1 Faces.” Mr, Tabor and Mr. Marshal contributed organ solos. LOCAL POLITICS. g of the Republican City Central Committee Called. A meeting of the republican city central committee has been called for next Tuesday weelk, and a full attendance of members is required. The committee is as follows Pirst ward—William A, Kelley, Webster, A.J. Haben. Second ward —John 1. Belm, M. Morrison, Anton Franci. Third ward M P.J. Williams. Fourth ward —J. R. Webster, I, O. Hawe R. W. Breckenridge. Fifth ward—B. F. Redman, John Wallace, Ed. Parmalee, Sixth _ward—W. B. Rowles, R. L. Chen cnth ward—H. . N. Pierce. Eighth ward—J. J. Saville, Peter Peder- son, M. I. Singleton. Ninth ward -C. 1. Needham, C. J. John- son, D. L. McGuckin. D. H. Mercer, chairman; B. F. secretary; J. J. Brown, treasur Lewis O. Maul, Charles Weher, Marrow, Joseph Aiken, J. B. Hensel, tedman, Second Ward Republicans, A call signed by S. J. Broderick,president, and M. H. Redfield, secretary of the Second Ward Republican club, invites all republi cans of the ward to meet at the oftice of Gus- tave Andrecn, on Fourtecuth street near Howard. on Wednesday evening, November 21, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for ward councilman. Ninth Ward Difficulties. “The list of aspirants for councilman’s hon- ors, for this ward,” said a voter yesterda, texcecds anything of the kind, I ever saw. Ivery other man wants the office ana it 100ks to me as if there would be a division of forces to such a_degrec as to cnable a democrat to step in. The democrats have some good men who are willing to serve, and if this squabble should result in_the nomina- ting of an inferior candidate, I know hun- dreds of republicans in this ward who will join hands to defeat him.” Railroad Notes, Two coal flats went off the track on the Towa siaesSundav night, and weresent to the Union Pacifle shops for repairs Al eastorn trains were on time yestorday mornin Superintendent Ressique, accompanied by Johu Langtry, of the bridge and building de- partment, and J. . Hovey, of the mechani al department, went west on a tour of in spection yesterday. Two earth trains are now at work in the 1 approuches to the Union Pacific bridge. require 300,000 cubic yards of carth Engine 334 came from the shops and went west yesterday morning. Superintendent D. £, Thompson, of the B. & M., is in the city. Traveling Freight Agent N. M. Shipman, of the Iilkhorn, returned from Detroit Sat urday, ho had been visiting his friends. The trip did him good and he started out yesterday looking as fresh ns eve Jere Fincher, trayeling thomain Line of the Elkhori, speut n Omaia, General Manager Burt, of the leaves for Superior this morning. A Suit For a Lot, Attorneys Richard 8, Hall and J.J. O'Con ointly entered suit in Justice Mor against John Krenzor, to re cover possession of certain real estate situ ated in lot 8, block 27, 1 the city of Omak freight agent of Sunday Elkhorn, ner huve rison’s court The plaintiffs affirm they have been wron fully kept out of posscssion since September 1, 1558, A round million of people are buying the great Thanks giving number of Ladies’ Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper. What do you think they pay for it? Six cents at the news- stands; but some prefer to send ten cents in silver or stamps and get four number September, October, Thanks- giving and Christmas. What can it amount to? To a great deal more than it costs, Itis the first e - ple the world has of what co-operation can do on a grand scale in making a good magazine for families. It costs half a million dollars, but nearly a million families pay for it. Half a dollar a year a family ! seen Lavies' Hoxn Jourwac, Philadelpiiia, MINTERY, Mystarions occurrencas are evers dag hame penings: you can bardly 1ook &t paper witi out readiiig of 8ome sudden disappearance of i petson, sotie murder without a clio to the mug derer, Somo sudden freak of natire, some un Aocountable explosion; & man goes to work in the morniug a8 usual, and never returns, a shin sails from port and 18 swallowed up by the sea; tieso are only occasional happenliys. 1t 18 & mystery that persons will go day aftor day with chironie tnvalidism staring theni in the face, many little think or care of the nitimat effects Of & wlight ailment neglected, o aligh catareh, though troubleson nnoying Doth 0 the person and othiers, s allowed jta owi way till by the feoquent eatehing of cold: tho alr passiges bocomesan involved,that all ont ergy 18 lost, that vitality 15 slowly but surely slpDINg AWaY. The very air that one breathes in Such cases Is contaminatod by pusrtd masses in the n0so And throat, carry g kerims of Aisanse 10 the ultimate air apaces of the lungs, whors closely housed, they commence their work of destriction., Why 1ot take these cases anrly when sith n littlo expenditure of time, aud a small amount of money the condition ¢an bs removed. We ko oases by the month, the fee covers troat ment and med{oines ; wa causo you no pain, and the results are surprising. DOES THIS APPLY TO YOU ? onds, Romans, Countrymen,lend mo_your 8o sald Mark' Antony over the body of Jultis Caesar, This §s only & figuro of speucl, N0 one would want to lend their cars, but many neglecs them, which 18 equivolent to giving, Tl ont of tan 15 ons of the most beautiful and perfect of il his organs, Its nternal mechanism is complicated and delicate; it fii- tregity Is necessary for the perfoct p it function, many persons slluhit (roubles of the ear, or contiie until thelr heariug 13 ' pormantiy What are the cause ar (roubles b ducing catarrh in its various forms, and its cou. sequences s the great predisposing cause of deatness throughout all the stages of 1ite, _Taking cold is'one of the most common_and familiar of phenomens, which is n matter of per- sonal experlence with everyone Thore are threo fuctors generaily necossary for the production of acold: Low temperature,atr i motion. and moisture, s we know, the action of cold or draft or moist atmosphore often results in an inflamation of tho mucous membrane of some portion of the nir passages, as being the Point of least reststonce, wnd s theso attacks recure with increased frequentey, we flud that the nflamatory condition penetrates nto dooper parts continuots with the micons monie Draue of the nose and throat, notably the ousta- clan tubes,which run from tlio upper part of tho throut behind the nostrils, to the middle ear or tympunum, e cavity of the middlo ear shonld bo filled with ever-renowed air, which passes through the tubes at evory act of swallowing, but whan tho lining of the tubes ary ntimed 1t pUMs ps and Kecretes nn excess of muens which stops up the tubes and provents the ingress of air, pro- ancing a snufllod conditfon of liearing and ring- ing or buzzing in the head. A neglected inflamation of this kind produces permanent thickening of the membrauos of the middle ear and also the car drum, Other canses of ear troubles are mesles,soar- fover and smallpox; theso diseasos often Leave the ears in a condition which causes them todischarge matter for years, and often entiroly dostroy the cardrams. ” It S0ems UNNeCessary o show that running trom the ours should be abated, but many are still tenacious of the ho- lief that some aceumulation of tmpurity i thy blood would tako place if this. vent-wod closed, A noted author says: ~The constant mennce to fite by and consequent in- tlanation of the coverings of tho braii, abscess 1 of the volus, blood poisoning, ete.; the exhaustion from prolonged discharge. the bad smell which the patieut car rieswith iim, the ringing in the ears, the deaf- ness, are all reasons militating in favor of a profpt and speedy suppression of a discharge from the ear, D BOMETHING WORTH OWING. A Few Symptoms of Disease That May Prove Serious to You, Do you have frequent fits of mental deprose sion? Do you experienco rnging or buzzing nofses in your ears? Do you foel as though you must suffocate when lying down? u troubled witha hacking cough and general debility? Aro your eyes gene frequently inflamed? Does your volce havo a husk, thick sound apd anasal’sort of twang? I yon breath frequently offensive from sofue unaceonntable cause? Have yon a dull, oppressive headacho, gener= ally located over (he eyes? Do you have to hawk and cough frequently iu tho eilort to clear your throat? ‘Are you losing your senso of smell and {3 your sénse of tiste becoming dulled? Dows your nose always feol stopped up, forcs ing you to breatie through your mouth? Do you froquently feel dizzy, particularly when §tooping to piek anything off the floor? Does every [{itlo draft of air andovery sight chinge of témperature give yon a cold? Are you annoyed by aconstant desire to hawk spit out an endless quautity of phlegun! Do you rise from bed us red und weuk as you were the nght bofore and feel ns though you wanted to lia there forover? Ta your throat filled with phlegm in the morn. iz, which can only bo discharged after violent coughing and hawking and spiiting? Do you oceasionally wake from a troublod sleep with @ start and feol as 16 you had jusb escaped a horrinle death by choking? REApER: Theabove are some of the many symptoms of catarrh and the hesinning of lung troubles. Not one case in a hundred will have all of them, but every ono affected will have u few or many of them.” 'Flie greator or moro sors jous your symptoms, the more dangerous your condition. * I you hivwe some or all of then, THEN YOU HAVE CATARRH, time on patent medicines that are to yourcaser Why waste your money on nos s that are con Lonly to got your monsy, w1y AZErAVAte Your cuse fstead of helpg it? This class of discases 19 treated very successtully by Dr. Jordun. The many cuses reported througlh Ui daily proves this, and each stateinent publishe substantially the same as given by the grateful patient »his been enred. We do not buy our Cases, we hive 1o need to bily then,our pitionts Offer them to us vorunturily, and this is an ovie thit wo have doue for them all thut wo D, Jordan uses no seeret L0Strums, Qiseane by skillful combinations of nown reniedios, applicd i the mosy and sclentile maner, and by using tho lutest and most highly reconiended applian ces known to the profexsicn. He thus pro. uees results thitl speak for thempelves in the many patients he clires, and we Gesure our read: va thad this physiciun’ lins achieved w suceess ) curing diseuso thut fow other doctors can du Iy weak and watery and Why wast not applicabl promised. but cure the best mpK J. GRESAP HcCOY, (Late of Liclievue Hospital,New York,) Succeeded by DOCTOR Charles M. Jordon Late of the University of New York City and Howard University, Washington, 1, C HAS OFFICES No. 810 and 311 Ramgoe Bullding Coiner Fifteenth and Ha where all cural with Note—Dr. Charles M, dent phy ntor Dr. the pust year and 15 made the e that weekly 1n this pape uey sts., Omana, Nob, cases uro treated uceess. Jordan has been rests McCoy, in Omuhs, foF the physiclan whi lad have' been published Medical aise killfully, ( Sright's 01 pepslis, ithe and all NERVOUS DISEARES, Al cullar to lalty. CURED CONSULTATION at oftice or by mall, 81, Office hours—9to 11 a. 1., 2to4 p.m., 7 to 8 ., Bundiy ollice Lours from 9 a, m., 10’1 p. . Corre )t attention Mauny diseases ure treatod successtully by Dr Jordon througn the mais,and 1t 1s Lius poss Tor those unable to mike s journey to oblaly BUCCESSKUL, HOSPITAL TREATMENT AT THEIL HOM the sexes & bpe CATALRIT pondence recelves pron