Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. pm— 5 PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, [raihecnvny TRRMS OF SURSCRIPTION, address, One Year..... . Weekly Bee. One Year.. .. . ann Offics, Bes fiuiflding, enteenth and Farnam Streets, nieago OfMce, K7 Rookery Duilding. Kew York Offics, Hooms 14 and 15 Tribune Building. Washington Office, No. 513 Fourteentn Street, CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to nows and edl. torinl matter shonld be addressed to the Editor of the BUSINESS LETTERS, Al business letters and_remittances shon(d dressed to The Ites Publishing Company, OmahaDrafts, checks and postoflice orders io bemiude payabls 1o the order of the company. Tie Beo Poblishing Company, Proprictors. Bre Building Farnam and Seventeenth Sts. THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Cironlation. Btate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, | Ceorge B, Tzschuck, sec Publishing Company, does the actual efrcnlation of ‘I'ne DALY Bee for the week ending August 10, 1850, was as tollows: Sunday. August 4. 64 Monday, Ausust 5 Tuesdny, August 6. Wednesday, August \ August 5 Friday, Angst 9. Baturdsy, Avgust 10,. Average, . e GEORGE B, TZSOHUCK. Bworn to before me and subscribed to in my presence this 10th day of Angust, A. 1), 1530, Seal.] N.'P. FE1L, Notary Publis. State of Nebraskn, | ounty of Douglns, { = ‘Tzgchuck, being duly sworn, de- and says that he 18 secretary of The Bes shing company, that the actual average y cirenlation of Tug DAILY BEE for tho month of August, 188, 1415 coples: for Sep- fember, 188, 1%,15¢ for October 188 084 coples: for Novemher, 1885, 18080 copies: v December, 1485, 18,22 coples: foi Janunry, 1880, 1857, coplos Tebroary, 1680, 180 ~copiea; Tor March, {849, 18,854 coples; for’ April, 180, 18,550 copies: for May, 18, 18,09 coples: for ‘June, 1540, 18,8¢, coy 1880, 18,708 coples, w chce th1s B4 day bF A 1850, 1 presence d day of Augus 3 (8EAL] N P irit, Notaky Public CORPORAL TANQ Al;. says he can stand all the investigating necessary if the country can. THE morchants' carnival committee may depend on it, the drummer ‘‘boys” will be on hand atv the trades’ display. PERHIAPS the United States Gas and Improvement company will learn that it made a mistake when it tackled Con- gressman Connell’s gas meter. THE chairman of Commerce Railway association has fined offenders. It is another thing, however, to collect the penalties. the Inter-State COMPLAINT is made that the number of paving inspectors employed by the city to watch cedar block contractors is insufiicient in order to ensure good work, . There is considerable truth in this. COLONEL FLETCHER, the commander of Fort Omaha, has been tried, and from current expressions of opinion, the verdict will be one of acquittal. Tn this case the sister-in-law did not get there as the mother-in-law is supposed to. — THE Cherokees claim that their con- stitution forbids the sale of any lands belonging to the nation, and as no amendment can be made to that docu- ment until 1891, the success of the gov- ernment’s commission appears dubious. BUILDING permits for the erection of dwellings and cottages to the value of one hundred and thirty-four thousand dollars were issued Wednesday. This looks as if preparations were being made .to keep pace with Omaha’s growing - population, e — THE merchants display at the Coli- soum during Merchants’ week promises ‘well. There is room however for a still larger exhibit and the business men of the city who have not already applied for space ave losing a great opportunity to malke their names household words in ‘this vicinity. ‘WHY has that first-class organization, _the Omaha Guards, been left out of the fair attractions? The brave young men would url? considerably to the general interest, and certainly none of the -ladies will be pleased unless this model company is placed in a prominent posi- tion during the week. e—— CmiLi and her people, by aiding Bush- nell, the American forger, in escaping extradition, have shown an uncommon fondness for this class of Americans with plenty of money. Bank cashiers will make a note of this and give Can- ada the go-by when planning excur- sions for the future. S BoSTON just now is going through a period of sensitiveness and distrust in local finsncial circles which is causing considerable alarm 10 the business world. Within the past fortnight several heavy failures have been an- nounced in the wool, hides, and leather industrids. It is hoped that the crisis has passed and that Bos- “ton’s commercial 1nterests have not been seriously affected by these recent embarrassments. ————— MucH of the trouble of undermined - paved streets can be traced directly to the blind water service pipes. Thou- sands of these laterals from the water mains lie buried just below the con- crete at the curb line of many of our streets. There is constant dan- ger of their breaking either through _defeotive plumbing, freezing or other ‘eauses, and as their leaking can not be readily detected or traced, too often great damage is done before the break is discovered. It is claimed that the catacombs under the pavements on South Bixteenth street, South Tenth street, Sherman avenue and Dodge street were caused by the leaking of defective blind service pipes for months before being discovered. This being the case, 1t is well to ques- tion the advisability of insisting that lateral water connections, whether they be used or not, be made every twenty-two feet to curb line of private property un- the streets now ordered to be paved. From past experience it certainly would Do better that no blind service pipes bo laid, and that water connections be ouly when put inw use. IOWA REPUBLICANS. The contest for tho republican guber - natorial nomination in Towa, which had been vigorously carried on for two months, culminated on the twenty-fifth ballot in the convention in favor of Hon. Joveph G. Hutchison, of Ottumwa. The successful candidate entered the con- vention far in the rear in the numbor of votes that were pledged to him, and he owes his nomination to the followers of Wheeler, the farmer candidato, few of the supporters of Captain Hull hav- ing deserted him until the final ballot, before which they undoubtedly saw the hopelessness of their fight. There was evidently a very strong feeling be- tween the friends of Hull and Wheeler, and the nomination of either of these gentlemen might have created some disaffection, hut all will doubtless unite in heartily supporting Mr. Hutohison, whose nomination was received with groat enthusiasm. The candidate is a man of large political experience, hav- ing served four terms as a state senator, and he is credited with being a judi- clous and skillful politician., His course in the state senate regarding railroad legislation was somewhat conservative, but he is regarded as a clean, capable man, who would discharge the execu- tive duties intellligently and accept- ably. He will undoubtedly make an active and vigorous campaign. The other candidates are worthy and capa- ble men, some of whom have already done the state acceptable service and had a claim to the endorsement given them. The platform congratulates the country on the restoration of the republican party to power and endorses the administration; favors aliberal construction of the pension laws, and demands protection of Ameri- can industry, including the products of the farm, when such protection does not. foster trusts or trade conspirvacies. The principle and policy of state railway regulation is reaffirmed, to be so con- ducted as to maintain equality among all localities and individaals. It is declared to be the duty of the state and the federal government to enact and ex- cute laws to punish trade con- spiracies, trusts and combines. The past utterances of the party upon prohi- bition are reaffirined, and it is declared to have become the settled policy of the state regarding which theré should be no backward step. The complete enforce- ment of the law is demanded, which may fairly be accepted as ample acknowledg- ment that it is not being enforced. A welcome is extended to the new states, courts of arbitration for the settlement of differences betwesn corpora- tions and organized labor are favored, sympathy is expressed for the bona fide settlers on the Des Moines river lands, and the platform concludes with an endorsement of the administration of Governor Larrabee. The work of the convention will un- doubtedly be satisfactory to the lurge majority of Iowa republicans, and there is every reason o suppose that the party will get together as 1t has always done and elect its candidates by au least the usual majority for an off year. THIS YEAR'S ELECTIONS. Of the fifteen state elections which give interest to politics this year, that of Kentucky has been held. The next 10 occur will be those of the four new states, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana agd Washington, which will choose congressmen, stute officers and legislators. Governors will be elected in Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, Massa- chusetts, Iowa and Mississippi. In New York the highest officer to be chosen is & seeretary of state, in Penusylvania the state treasurer, in Nebraska a judge of the supreme court, and in Maryland the state comptroller. Inall of these states vigorous campaigns will be in progress within a few weeks, and the trend of the political current in some of them will be watched with great interest by other than the local politicians. Although what is termed an ‘“‘off year,” the results of these elections, or those at least in which governors are to be chosen, will have a certain signifi- cance. They will indicate to an extent the judgment of the voters on the course thus far of the national admin- istration, and according as majorities shall vary from those of last year it will be possible to obtain some idea as to how far the voters are still in sym- pathy with the principles and policies upon which the last national campaign was fought. As the Kentucky election distinctly showed that the large ma- jority of the voters of ‘that state are still in line with the democratic policy enunciated in 1888, so ‘*he result of the elections in Ohlo, Massachu- setts, New Jersey and Iowa will indicate in & measure whether or not the popular sentiment in those states has undergone a change regarding natioval policies. Hence these electiona will possess an interest not confined to the several slates in which they will occur. Regarding the four new states, only Montana is deemed to be doubtful, the democrats still professing to be hopeful of carrying that state; but the repub- lican outlook there has imoroved. If no mistakes are made and a thorough organization is effected the republicans of Montana will be successful, Republican victories in Massachu- setts, Pennsylvapia, Iowa and Nebraska aro assured, probably by majorities that will show the relutive strength of the party to be fully maintained. In Ohio the contest will be very vigorous and earnest, and while the chances of suc- cess certainly appear to be with the re- publicans, there is a prohibition move- ment to defeat the party that is likely to be formidable and will render the re- sult uncertain. In New York the prob- abilities are about even, while it would be a matter of universal surprise 1f New Jorsey should fail to go demo- cratic, although there are political complications there affecting the democ~ racy which should improve republican chances. Midssissippi and Maryland will doubtless give their usual demo- cratic majorities, and there is very little reason to expect that Virginia will fall out of the democratic line, The recently effected closing of the breach between the leaders of the factions in that state does not seem to have been satisfactory to all the anti-Mahone ele- ment, and if the republican state conven- tion, which moeets next weeck, should nominate Mahone for governor, as it is quite probable it will, he will be bolted by a large number of republicans, both white und colorea. THE FIRST? MOVE IN THE GAME. The jobbers’ and shippers’ convention held at Atchison for the purpose of dis- cussing the freight transportation prob- lem to the Missouri river was from all indications a representative body. Del-~ agates were present from Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Wyandotte, Sioux City and Atchison, cities which had grievances to bring against the rail- roads for discrimination. While the convention might have been more nu- merously attended, the first meeting of the kind, looking forward to making the Missouri river a point for the basing of freight rates, was eminently satisfactory. It demonstrated to the railroads that the cities of the Missouri river are in earnest in their demands for fair play, The strong resolutions adopted clearly voice the sentiments of the peoplo, who have been discrimi- nated against already too long. Asan outcome of the convention, it is more than likely that more radical steps will be taken by the commercial bodies rep- resented. The recommendation passed to organize a freight bureau and to appoint a commissioner, whose duty it shall be to protect the interests of the shippers of the various cities, should find favor. This, howover, can be accomplished only by a harmony of interests of the cities on the Missouri river, and by a determined and united pressure upon the railroads, to force them to yield to the fair demands of the shippers and jobbers.” STUPIDITY OR MALICE, The complaint which Hon. W. J, Connell has filed in court against the gas company will cause a great deal of comment. On its face it is an undue exhibition of malice and stupidity on the part of the managers or officials of the gas company. While the company doubtless has the right to shut off the gas supply from any house within a day after its monthly bills have been pre- sented, it isnot creditable toits business judgment to cut the pipesand discon- nect the meters in tne residence of a well-known and responsible citizen. These officials must have koown as well as we do that Mr. Con- nell has no intention of decamping, and would not try to bilk the gas company out of five dollars’ worth of gas. The fact that Mr. Connell has been at war with the gas company for years, should have prompted its managers to do nothing that would give color to a charge of malice. In view of the fact that the case is in the courts, it would be out of place to discuss the flegal rights of the gas com- pany in the premises. In the case of their managers, as in that of the Omaha police, a little more courtesy and com- mon sense would have saved them and the company from a great deal of un- favorable comment. THE solicitor of the treasury depart- ment will scratch his head in dead earnest. He has been called upon to decide the porplexing question whether electricity generated in Canada and in- troduced into this country would be taxed as being subject to duty. Itap- pears that an electrical plant has been established on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for the purpose of supply- ing Buffalo with electricity, and if the solicitor of the treasury be wise he will refuse to makoe a reply just yet a while, on the ground that the treasury de- partment does not answer hypothetical questions. NEw JERSEY will be an interesting state this fall, due to the approaching campaign. Inasmuch as the liquor question is one of the issues of the day, the fact that the prohibition convention was attended by less than half the dele- gates elected isof peculiar significance. One can read between the lines and ses that for the most part the supporters of the third party will throw their strength with the republicans piedged to high license and local option as against the democrats who inaugurated low license in the state. CINCINNATI has put on a temporary mantle of virtue, theauthorities having forbidden all popular amusements on Sunday. The inhabitants, deprived of the chief pleasure of existence in that place, a trip over the Rhine, will no doubt feel like emigrating to St. Louis, where Schneider’s garden is still open to the masses. This antici- pated influx of Ohio men may place St. Louis once more in the ruce for the world’s fair, and Chicago can take proper warning. NEW YORK has gone into the high tower business in connection with the world’s fair, and promise one five hundred feet higher than the Eiffel. Chicago will be inclined to see the raise and go her at least five hundred feet better, —————— It Needs Elixir. New York Herald. New York world’s fair enterprise should be injected with a few gallons of elixir of life. 1t secms to be on its last legs. bt It Wouldn't Work in New York. . New York Herald. If that elixir of life turns out well it will be in order to get up au elixir of honesty ana try it on the boodlers. ————— There's Life in the Old Farty Yet, St, Louts Globe-Democrat, An increased majority in Kentucky and successful train robberies in three other states indicate the measure of democratic recuperation so far during the present year. i e The World Couldn't Spare Him, Ohicago Times. A newspaper correspondent at Lexington, Ky., has been spared to u long life of useful- ness through the fallure of an infornal ma- chive to properly explode at the expected moment. Thus the Lord watches over his own, A Unance for Enterprise, Chicago Tribune. In Mexico the flesh of rattlesnaks is con- mdered a great delicacy, and first-class hotels und eating houses pay % cests a pound for all they can procure, Auy man lu scarch of & safo business, reasonably secure from loss In consequeifdadf theft or tresspass, s cor- dially mended to try starting a rattle- snake farm in Mexico. it Stokouis {s Oheerfal. SE Lowts Republics ‘Without canvassing, without any agitation, without any effort of any kind at securing subscriptions| 8t. Louis already has a largor amount pledgedto the world's fair guarantee fund than either New York or Chioago. Money talks, ‘#nd in this language tho elo- quence of St, Louts drowns the puny volces of its rivals. A THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD. Tacoma (W. T.) tin and cornico mon now work nine hours av ten hours’ pay. English metal works do not admit foreign- ers to their shops. New York claims the best diamond-cutters. They make $30 per weelk. ‘I'he world's coal production in 1888: 430,- 000,000 tons; United States, 180,000,000; Pennsylvania, 71,000,000, Mrs. Emma Durschlog will represent the Ciucinnati cloakmakers at Paris. Two thousand bakers in Berlin have gono on strike against a reduction in wages. The first local assembly of the Knights of Labor in Australia with over one hundred charter members has just been organized. During the past year over $100,000,000 were expended by English capitalists in the purchase of American industries. These industries are principally breweries, steel works and furnaces and lumber concerns. The council of the United Spinners in the cotton-spinning districts of England has passed a resolution stating that owing to the present state of trade all spinners in the union must reduce their productions by one- half. An English trade journal characterizes the American machinery as clumsy and flimsy imitations of English models. The writer of the article probably never was in America. One of tho largest weave-sheds in the country is being erccted by Nightingale Bros., at Patterson, N. J. It contains 26,000 square feet of flooring and will be provided with the best machinery m the country, A large number of employes will be required when it is completed. A Pittsburg (Pa.) votter just returned from Europe says the foreign potters are wnaking a strong bid for American trade, and are prepared to break the prices. The granite for the new Congressional Li- briry building at Washington will be cut at Concord, N. H. It will require 1,000 meu four years to complete the work. The poverty of the working classes in the East Side of London is said to be appalling, and will soon become a social problem that must be considered by the government. There are in the East End nearly 1,000,000 people, 10 per ‘dent of whom never know what it is to huve cnough to eat or have a regutar home to live in. There are over 200,000 people in families of which the head never earns morethan $a week. When the rent is deducted ftom the earnings there is not enough 1ft to buy any but the most wretehed food, such as would cause indigna- tion if it were offered to convicts here. It is stated that the condition of these people has been growing stéadily worse during the last ten years, a8 ygars ago-their earnings were as much, while rent, clothing aud necessaries ‘were a good deal cheaper. e GREAT MEN. General E. Burd Grubb is a candidate for the republican “nomination for governor of New Jersey. Makeé your own puns. W. J. Arkell says that in London Russell Harrison has run across a new process that will revolutionize the present system of photo-engraving. Secretary Proctor is less known in Wash- ington than any other cabinet official. “Jerry” Rusk is the best known member and the most popular with the masses. Ex-Secretary Bayard will not run for gov- ernor of Delaware. The Salisbury faction ‘ave knocked him out. Editor De Young, of the San Francisco Chronicle, 18 roported to havean eye on a seat in the United States senate. L L Clark, an architect from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has been visiting the prineipal cities in this country. He consid- ers the city hall of Philadelphia the finest building in the United States. Dr. W. B. Clark claims tbat the oldest man in the world lives near Monterey, Cal. His name is Gabriel, and according to the doctor he is nearing his 150th year, Murat Halstead's avowed senatorial can- di hus considerably stirred up the brethren in Ohio on both sides of the politi- cal foace. The Dayton Journal says it “dangerously embarrasses the camnaign.” and the Columbus Journal pronounces it *bad politics.” Preaident Carnot of France is developing additional claims to popular respect. It now leaks out that he has written a good deal of poetry and has persistently refused to per- mit its publication. Oliver Wendell Holmes says that he has taken more mterest in surgery thau in poetry, but he realizes that his fame will rest upon the efforts of his peu, not of his knife. Carl Schurz has gone to Europe on another business trip. He has made considerable money of late, and goes over this time to bring back more Germaa capital for invest- ment. Senator Sherman is said to have become a skillful chess-player since he went to Europe, but is doubtful whether he will ba able on his return to checkmate his enemios in Ohio. ‘The emperor of China, who is & young and progressive man, 43 anxious to make a trip to this country. Hoisin constant communica- tion with the Chinese Minister at Washing- tonon the subject. Bill Nye has been financially **doue up” by ® Minnesota real” estate man, who induced the humorist t0''trade his house and lot at Hudson, Wis., f0r'fome worthless suburpan lots near Minnespolis, having a $1,000 mort~ gage attachmeng; /, Rovert Garratt's restoration to health, the Baltimore American says, is now assured. Heattends to his;large correspondence, and on his return thisdall to Baltimore will re- sume active bugingss life and take personal charge of uis large enterprises, Lord ltnnflol%flnwhi" is again on the rawpage. He igh praise from the tory organs for his ‘5;:: on the royal grants. Now he is advo g the state purchase of Irish lands and a form of, agrarian soclalism, and the tory organs are again suveering at him as & weather-cock politician. —— Lega! Selection of Juries. Attorney General Leese has given it as his opinion that the county commissioners have @ perfect right to select district court juries under the old style. That method fs still in force. It is not necessary, he says, to have the poll books, though they might be con- venient. He thinks the number of jurors to be drawn, or rather the number of names first selected from which to draw jurors, can be ascertained easily enough without the aid of poll books. He is opinion upon the understanding that every county clerl bkt e o S 2 the books, v ul::uun be ol CAPITAL CITY MEN TAREN IN A Smooth Gentleman from Dakota Worked Them. AND THEN HE STOLE AWAY. McOlellan, the Bigamist, Arrostad— The Omaha Union Depot Company Incorporaies—State Honse Jote tinge — News Brevities. 1020 P Streer, Laxcowny, August 15, Charles Meisner, representing the “Build- ing & Loan Association of Dakota,” has skipped for parts unknown. The company in question is one of the foreign companies that domesticated under the amended in- corporation laws of the state within the past fow weeks, Ostensibly, Meisner came hero to organize a local branch to pass upon ap- plications for 6 per cent loans, it having been given out that the company would farnish all the money wanted at that rate on properly certifled property, His representations wore 80 fair that he had no trouble in organzing alocal board, which he did, as follows: Lewis Helmer, president; A. N. Wycoff, secretary; J. W. Stewart, treasurer; I, L. Rose, attorney, and C, Atkins, abstractor. Tt is also understood that he had no trouble to induce some of these gentlemen to take stock In the concern. No sooner, however, had Meisner perfocted the organization than he commenced to offer 6 per cent money on any class of realty, and his propositions were so extravagant that the local board be- came frightened, and Wycoff wrote the com- pany demanding his removal as an agent or representative of the company upon the rights of a stockholder. This led to explana- tions, and it soon became known that Meis- ner had no authority whatever to dispose of stock. In some way, however, Meisner got word of the fuct that he was under sus- picion, and skipped out and left the members of the board 1n the lurch $400. LINcorN BUREAU OF TiR OMAINA Han, } McClellan, the Bizamist. Tilly Trechal, the young German girl Tie B had occasion to mention in connection with C. W. McClellan, the bigamist, who skipped the city between two suns and went w0 Denver a few weeks since, to-day ac- knowledgged her griof and fiied her informa- tion in the county court, charging McClellan with bastardy. She alleges that he accom- plished her ruin under promse of marriage, 1t is doubtless still in mind that he wooed and won Tilly while living with a woman whom le had deceived into marriage, it being subsequently proven that he had a wife liv- ing in lowa from whom he had not been di- vorced. Still, the Trechal girlifell a vietim t0 his wiles, though she escaped the humilia- tion of living with him in crime. It turns out, further, that McClellan has two wives living in Lincoln, one of whom lies at the Willard hospital at the point of death. Me- Clellan was telegraphed for at Denver a few days ago, and he came on Monday night. Ty bifled hor time and fled the necossary information for his arrest, which took place to-day. It1s said that there is enough evi- dence in hand to send McClellan to the peni- tentiary for a term of years. Besides an- swering to the charge of bastardy, he will also answer to that of bigamy, Marriage a Failure. In the district court to-day Mrs. Jennie ‘Woodward filed her petition praying a di- vorce from her husband, Hiram Woodward, alleeing adultery and desertion. The records had hardly got cold before Hiram filed his answer, really s crosspetition, denying each and every allegation of the complainant and in turn charging adultery at divers timos and places, giving names with whom, and fixing dates avd places with startling preci- sion. The pictures of the petition or cross- petition, either, show a very disgraceful state of past affairs at_the Woodward home, and it is altogether probable that the trial of the case will dovolop a breesziness in the court room rarely witnessed. At this stage the mismated husband and wife are playing 4 gaime at cross-purposes, but_their legal lit- erature would look very bad in print. Question of Jurisdiction. The case of Charles B, Baily vs. the state of Nebraska, on error from the district court. of Saline county, raises a question that has not been passed upon by the supreme court, and it is of no little interest. It is as to whether a justice of the peace has the jurisdic- tion to try and render judement in a case where the offense cnarged is assault and bat- tery. fnthis case the attorneys for Baily contend that a justice has no jurisdiction, and when complaint is made for assault and battery a _preliminary examination only can be had before the justice. The question raised is 8 mooted one among lawyers, and opinions vary widely on the proposition. It is_understood that the attoraey general thinks that the court will sustain the defend- ant aud error, and that the opinion of the lower court will be affirmed. Tho case will be tried at the coming session of the supreme court. Omaha's Union Depot, Articles incorporating the Omaha Union Depot company, organized for the purnose of locating, constructing, maintaining and op- erating a union freight and passenger depot in the city of Omaha, were filed for record to-day in the office of the secretary of state. The authorized capital stock is fixed at $1,500,000. Incorporators: W. H. Holcomb, “Thomas L. Kimball, E. Dickeuson, G. Holdrege and J. G. Taylor. Nebraska City Must Register. Frank McCartney, county clerk of Otoe county, writes the attorney-general for in- formation regarding the new registration aw. It appears that opimion is divided thore there as to whether or not the law applies to Nebraska City, and the attorney-general was asked for a construction of the law. In the absence of General Lesse, Doputy Stew- art wrotean opinion opining’ that it does, providing that Otoe's capital has & popula- tion of 3,500 people. It seoms possible, how- ever, from the reading of section 1 of the act that it might not be apolicable to some cities, even though they might have a population of over 2.500. It appoars ihat tho wot is appli~ cable only to such cities which shall include within its boundaries all portions of the vot- wng precinct in which the city is situated. 1t is said that there aro good Krounds to raise this sort of @ question, and some cities of vastly more than the requisite population might be exempt. State Hou o Jottings. The goveraor to-day made the following notarial appointments: George M, Sulli- van, Broken Bow, Custer county; W. B. Berry, South Omaha, Douglas county; Au- gust Brookman, Rushville, Sheridan county ; Charles 1. Clapp, Omaha, Douglas county; Douglas Coms, Pierce county. The prod the board of public lands and buildings secretly used to hurry up indiffer ent contractors is having the desired effect. Contractor Lanham now has two men at work on the oupitol grounds, sad by in- creasing the force at this rate every day for a month 1t will be possible to finish there be- fore snow flies. Charles H, Emery filed his case on appeat against Samuel R. Johnson in_the supreme court to-day. It comes up from Douglas county. The Chawpion Machine company's case against Fred Gordon on error from Cass county was also docketed for trial. Secretary Garber, of the state board of transportation, left to-day for Avwood, Raw- lins county, Kansas, on @ two weeks' hunt- ing trip. He says he urm to enjoy a fine time in the wild and wonlly west. School district No. 61, of Scotw's Bluffs county, sent $500 worth of bonds to Auditer Beaton to-day, for registration, City News and Notes. J. C. McBride won in the case brought sgainst him by the iirst National bank. The jury thougnt with the general public that motive power created by mules was uot electric power, The recediag waters on the Salt creel bottoms show @ distressing condition, yet not so bad as has beon anticipated. I is said that corn is straigutening up rapialy and will be injured very little if any. The loss sustained is notable only in household furnishings, foundations of houses and cel- lars. and in live stock drowned. Although groat, 1t will not reach an alarming fleure, and if the clearing bottoms do not dry too slowly and breed malaria, the recovery will be rapid. That poor peorle are compeited to stand the burden of the disaster is the sad- dost part of it. Nebraskans at the capital: R. W. nell, Omaba; Thomas CLiff, Auburn; Walden, Beatrico; Sam Spanagle, Aurora R. J. Coles, York; C, 8. Johnson, Nelson Judgo Thomas, Falls City; Walt Secloy Bennett; Joo Kasterday, Teoumseh; Cap: tain Humphrey, Pawnee Oity; George D. Sawyer, Western; A. B. Ball, Tecumseh, and George H. Thomus, Honkelman. Justus H. Rathbone, the founder of the Pythian order, will lecture in Lincoln Mon day, August 26, on the subject of “Pythian ism From Its Hirth to the Present Day." The anniversary of the foundation of the uniformed rank ‘takes placo on tho sama day, and a grand rally of knights may be oxs ected. It promisos to be an event that will e long romembered. The prohibitionists of Lancaster county will moet in connty convention Saturday, August Tne convention will be com: posed of 223 delogates, The Union Pacific railroad company s still in the soup. From Lincoln to Beatrice the company is compelied to send its trains over the B. & M. tracks. It is said that tho Pa- cifio track is in such a condition that it will take a number of days to put it in shape for use. Con- . W, PR Sy AMONG THE RAILROADS. The Trans-Missouri Association Ad- Journs—Other Nows. The Trans-Missouri meeting at Kansas City has adjourned to meot in Chicago to- day. But httle was done at the Kansas City meoting beyond fixing a few rates for excursion partics on short distance trips. ‘The reasons for adjourning to Chicago are that the Inter-State Railway assooiation, and the Central and Western Trafiic associa: tions are now in session at_Chicago, and the members of the Trans-Missouri wish to make regulations to conform with the pro- visions of the other organizations, or, in other words, the action of each society will bo governed by that of the other, and the dual action will be a result of the combined judgment of the entire four. Railroad Notes. Commoreial Agent Dwyer, of the B. & M., at Beatrice, is 1n the city. The meeting of the Nebraska Joint-rate association, which was to have been held in Omaha yesterday, hus boen indefinitely post- poned. Division Froight Agent Warrack, of the Union Pacific, is out on a trip over the road. He will meot’ Mrs, Warrack, who has been visiting in Calfornia. All B. & M. trains were on time yesterday, the tracks and briages along the line which wero damaged by water having been re- paired. Arthur B. Smith, chief clerk in_the ofice of the general passenger agent of the B. & M., 18 in Lincoln. C. F. Bickuell, a clerk in the advertising department of the B. & M., left yesterday for Bloomington, IlL., where he will marry & well known young lady. General Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pacific returned from Chicago ses- terday morning. A rate of 75 eents from Omaha to Fremont, will bo made for the German picnic on Sun- day next. Joha Roberts, an employe of the Wabash Western, dropped dead at Grand Island Wednesday afternoon from heart disease. An effort 1s being made at Union Pacific head- quarters to loarn his place of residonce, but as yet nothing has been ascertained. The Cooper Inquest. A coroner’s jury in the case of the child, | Earl Cooper, who was drowned in a cistern | Wednesday night, was summoned yesterday morning Mrs. W. H. Bridges testificd that she was acquainted with the Cooper family and was attheir home Wednesday afternoon and while there she noticed the little boy, but when she left he was not around. During her visit, about five minutes before she left, Mrs. Cooper drew o pail of water from the cistern. Soon after she left Mrs, Cooper ran after her and upon overtaking her said that Earl was gone and she thought he had followed her. The two began looking for him, Mrs, Cooper going further along the street and the witness coming back to the house. Mrs. Bridges suggested to a Mrs. Henry Wyman, 'who occupies half the house, that they iook in the cistern. Mrs. Wyman said she wouldn’t look in there for anything. Mrs. Bridges 100k a pail, however, and_scon brought the body to the surface. She found the cover of the cistern tightly shut and she had to pry it open. ern. Wyman testified that she had drawn ‘water from the cistern some time before the boy disappeared. She said that the cistern ‘was closed except when the water was heinfi drawn. She swore that Mrs. Cooper lonke in the cistern the first thisag, and that she had looked in there herself. Her little two- year-old boy repeatedly directed her atten- tion to the cistern and lisped: “Earl is gone; he's in the wa-wa." Mrs. Cooper, with tears in her eyes, tosti- fied that the little boy was not around when she drew the last tub of water. She didn’t remember whether the lid was open or shut when she first went to the cistern. ~She said she did not look 1n the cistern, as she noticed that the lid was closed. Jake Andrews testified that he took the body out of the cistern. T'he jury returned a verdict that the child came to its death by accidentally falling into | the cistern and Arowning. Another Wedding. At present there appears to be a mania among railroad employes for getting mar- ried. The latest to weld the golden links of the matfimonial fetter about him is Mr. M. H. McGrath, the popular young stenographer in vhe general freight office of the Elkhorn, who on Tuesday last, at Fulton, 111., wedded Miss Nettie E. Puffer, one of the sweetest little flowers that ever blossomed in the sucker state, The soung couple are at home to their many frien WAKE UP, OMARA! The Corn Palace Oity Working a Scheme With the Union Paofic. Corumnus, Nob., August 15,—To the Bditor of Tnue Bre: Omaha had botter wake up, Sioux City commission men have lately been down in this vicinity and are makiog a strong pull to secure all the live stock ship- ments from the north Platte country, to which, it is stated, the Union P o railroad is a willing party. The Sioux City peoplo represent to the farmers and heavy shippers that if they will send their oattio” ana hogs to that market they will get the benefit of competition, which can’t be had if thoy ship to Omaha. ‘The plan is to induce shippers on the main line from the westand from the Cedar Rapids and Albion branches of the Union Pacific to send thoir live stock to Sioux City, via Nor- folk, by making up fast freight tra it this placo and Acone, This the road is anxious to do, because 1t gives 1t a longer haul than it would have to Omaha, and relieves the line oast of this city, The scheme is well laid, and if it has the secret support of the Union Pacific railroad 1t will badly damago Omaha, making ter a second or even a third rato market, for with what the Chicago & North- western road directs from Omaha via Blair, but few cattle and hogs from the North Platto country will find their way into tho South Omaha stock yards. The scheme b been in operation about two woeoks, and {t is reported that already heavy shipments have :n‘enlmmln over the “Union Pacitic's Sioux ity line,” T'he scheme is working so well it is ro ported that the same combine aro now eon- templating extending the Union Pacio’s line from Fullerton, Nance county, on wost to North Platte. This foeder would deaw busi- ness from the main line all the way weat from this placo to North Platte for a dis- tance of about two hundred miles, embrac~ ing some of the best Stock country in Ne- Ibraska, and by reason of the conditions under which 1t would be built would be claimed by Sioux City, and according to this late shipping arrangement, would go to that city, to the great injury of Omaha. This movement on the part of the Corn Palace city to secure business is adroit, showing them to be hustlers, and the deni- zens of Nebraska’s commergial metropolis will have to turn their attention to matters for the benefit of Omaha at large, instead of fighting over the location of public buildings and scheming for the vote of farms laid out into town lots. ‘The Union Pacific railroad 1s just like auy other business enterprise, cold blooded and selfish. Its managers will cause it to earn all it can, either by fair or foul meaus, for their tenure of service depends upon the showing of the net rec Therefore Omaha_cannot take it for granted that tho Uaion Pacific corporation is its friend and will see to 1t that all- the freight along its lines ure emptied into its lap. It will not do it. Argus. MERCHANTS ON THE STREET. Preparation For Their Appearance in the Trade Display. The committee or outdoor entertalnments of the Merchants week association met yes- terday morning. From all members camo encouraging reports. Major T. S. Clarkson was elected marshal of thegreat trades display, which is to be made on September 4. He will appoint his sides, divide the line into divisions and generally ’ superintend the great affair. The committee, consisting of Joseph Gar- neau, Amos Field, Robert Kusson and B. E. Bruce, has sent the following postal circular to the jobbers, manufacturers and other dealers in this city, which explains itself: +As a merchants and manufacturers’ dis- play is contemplated on Wednesday, Sep- tember 4, in conjunction with the traveling men, military and firemen’s parado. the « committee would respectfully ask your hearty co-operation in making the exhibit a grand success. “The committeo would suggest that you notify Amos Field, secretary of the Richard- son Drug company, on or before tho 20th, of your intention to be represented, and stato number of wagons for which you will re- quire position in the varade. ““Please report as early as possible.” Many of the circulars have scarcely as yot reached their destination, but some of them had no sooner been received than the re- cipients responded immediately. From among the responses the following are se- lected : Farrell & Co., syrups, one wagon, Paciflo Express company, sixty drilled men and 12 wagons; W. F. Seamuv, 12; G, H. Mack , cigars, 5; Acme Iron and Wire works, 15 Z. L. Land: rubl goods, 2; Hiil & Young. furniture, 2; Carter Lead company, 2; A. Hospe, music and art, 2; Kennard Glass and Paint company, 2; William Barr, dry goods, 15 D. O. Clark, coal, 6. Other responses are expected dafly. The committee insist that every display shall be made with hoth taste and care. Itholds that & merchant who 18 not in favor of making a creditable appearance ought to remain out of the line. It would do him no good. On the contrary, it would tend to mjure because of the nnfavorable comparison which would be made by the spectators. The intention is to have the grandest display of the kind which has ever been held in this partof the coun try. Second Ward Democrats. The democrats of the Second ward will hold a meeving at the corner of Sixteenth and Williams streets on aext Monday night. The call for this purpose has been issued by Hugh Murphy, the president of the associa- tion. The Bohemian democrats of the Second ward have organized a club which they In- tend to maintain_throughout the approach- ing campaign. Messrs. Anton Simanex and Jobn Nerod have been appointed a commit- tee to dralt a constitution and by-laws which they will report next Tuesday night at Metz' new hall. ——— Auctioning Pews. On next Sunday there will bo a meeting of the membors of the Temole of Israel at 3 p. m., at which time there will be a considera- tion of the amended rules of the organiza- tion. At the samo time tho pows of tho syn- agogue will be sold unger & new system, Heretofore thoy have been rented, but henceforth they will be 80ld in perpetuity. O preserve the richness of color or delicacy of tint of your sum- mer dresses, make suds of hot water and Ivory Soap, allow to cool until lukewarm, then wash your dresses in the solution, Ordi- nary soaps contain too much alkali, which in a short time bleaches thie color and destroys its beauty. Prof. Silliman, of Yale College, says, ““The Ivory Soar can not injure the most delicate fabric.” A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps, cach represented to be “just as good as the Civery’ " they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the geauine, Ask for “Ivory” Soap and insist upon getting it, Covyright 1886 by Procter & Grmble.