Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 19, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. B. ROSEWATER, Editor. e FUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTTON, ily (Morning Rdition) including Sunda; D ey, O Yok wstrisioil Forts OrThr e Mon o Omaha Sunday ites, mailed to any address, Ons Year. . . e ‘Weekly Bea, One Year. " ?lll Offfce, Hee Building, N. W, Corns venteenth and Farnam Streats. hicago Offce, 167 Rookery or! Bl L. 0 or Bullding. 7 Oftice, Rooms M and ll Tribune img. Wlln;.flmn Ofes, No. 518 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENOE. Afl communications relating to news and edi- Sorial matter should be addressed Lo the Editor of the Liee. BUSINESS LETTERS, All business letters and_remittances should be addressed to The Bes Publishing Company. Omnlia__rafts, checks and postoftice orders bemade payablo to the order of the company. The Bee Poblishing Company, Proprictors. Brr Bullding Farnam and Seventeenth Sts. e — THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Etato of Nebraska, County of Dougls George 1, Tzschuck, secretary of The Teo Publishing Company, does solemnly swear thut the actual circulation of Itk DAILY BER the week ending August Bunday, August 11 Monday, August. 12 Muesdny, August 18, Wednesday, August ié Thursday, August 15 Friday, August 16, Baturdiy, August T for Average...... GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Bworn to before me and subscribed to in my presence this 17th day of August, A. D, 1850, [Seal.] N. P. FEIL, Notary Pubiis. Btate of Nebraska, 1 County of Douglas. e Georgo B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- poses and says that ho'lg secretary of e Hee Publishing company, that the actual average daily circnlation of Tnr DALY BEE for the month of August, 1885, 18183 coples; for Sep- tember, 188, 18,151 c ; for October 1884, 8,084_coples: for No for December, 185, 1 1889, 18174, cople for February, 1889, 18006 coples: for March, {869, 18,854 coples: for April, I, 18,660 coples; for May, 1880, 18,600 coples: Tor June. 184, 18,868, copies: for July, 1880, 18,735 copies. GRO. B. TZSCHUCK, Eworn to'before me and subscribed in my Presence this 3d day of August, 18, [(8BAL.] N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. Tne greatest showman since Barnum is Boulanger. —_— T Virginia democrats have de- claved in favor of pensions for Confed- erate soldiers, but the country may rest easy. THE Turners of Nebraska may well feel satisfisd with the success of their Airst annual turnfest, just celebrated at Fremont. E—— THEannual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Kearney was in every respect a model reunion, and the veterans made the occasion a grand celebration. MR. HAYES of Obio and Mr. Dana of ‘New York agree on the same flower as & national emblem. The proper authori- ties should no longer hesitate about their selection, THE North Fork Fishing and Hunt- ing club pleads not guilty to the charges brought by the people of Johnstown that its members are responsible for the Conemaugh disaster. That might have been expected. E—— THE work of the constitutional con- vention at Helena has been completed, and it now remains for the people of Montana to pass judgment upon the draft at the election soon to take place for its ratitication. —_— VERMONT would like a few thousand European immigrants to come and peo- ple her worn out, abandoned hill farms. But she isn’t likely to get them while the fertile prairies of the west invite to Tullness and plenty. E—— MAJOR POWELL'S pet project will soon be given a practical test. He hopes to prevent the annual flooding of the lower Mississippi valley by divert- ing part of Missouri’s hendwaters to the purpose of irrigation. OF the millions who visit the Paris exposition, Thomas A. Edison and our own Buffalo Bill, each in his way, are the most interescing. The two men well illustrate the extremes in the evo- lution of American manhood. EX-GOVERNOR FOSTER, of Ohio, has returned from the Sioux country with changed ideas of Indian oratory. He " mow regards the stories of picturesque and impassioned oratory among the red men as pure fiction, and well he may. E— GERMAN fire underwriters are dis- cussing a proposal to rate dwellings in which there are no young children on a lower basis than those containing children. The above announcement looks like a scheme to rob the doctors of their biggest fees. CET—— MANY cities in the incoming states are said to feel disappointed because they cannot be capitals. Particularly i8 this the case in North and South Da- kota. The worst fate that can befall a new and growing city is to become the resort of politicians, lobbyists and bood- lers. emmee——————— THE senate committee on irrigation now on 8 tour of investigation through the west 15 meeting with such hearty recoption from whole-souled oities well supplied with wines and liquors, tuat the members should find the subject of irrigation both an agrecable and easy task. emme— THE surveying party recently sent out by the United States governwent to definitely determine and establish the Alaskan boundary, have commenced their lahors, THE BEE has a private expedition to that country, which it will wager will accomplish more good and obtain more information than the government surve, em—— MAINE is ostensibly a prohibition state. During a strike engaged in by the lumbermen at Bangor a few days #go the authorities, fearing trouble, ordered all saloons closed. This report, Rleaned from a recent issue of a local paper, warrants the belief that the au- thorities must have known the saloons were open before the necessity of clos- ing them arose. Prohibition does not seem to prohibiteven in Maiue, where it has been a law for more than thirty yours. DISPLEASED CALIFORNIA. There is one subject which has a per- ennial interest for Californians, Tt is that of Chinese exclusion. Several weeks have passed since a ruling was mnade by the authorities at Washington that Chinese residents in the West Indies conld pass through the United States on their way to their native land, and ever since the decision was announced the California press has been densuncing itas an erroneous con- struction of the Scott exclusion act, and throatening disastrous conse- quences to the republican party of the Pacific coast if it is allowed to stand. An appeal was made by ocertain parties engaged in transportation to tho seoretary of the treasury for permission to convey Chinese going to China from the West Indies through the United States, and after a very careful study of the exclusion act by the attorney gen- era\, he decided that it contained noth- ing to prevent this being done. Upon this decision the secretary of the treas- ury notified the partics who had ap- pealed to him that they could carry Chinese traveless through this country, conditioned upon their giving a bond, as they proposed to do, that such pas- sengers should not be allowed to land in the country for the purpose of re- maining. This, in the view of the California papers—and it may be re- marked that upon this subject they all agree, rogardless of political predilec- tions—was distinctly hostile to the spirit and intent of the exclusion act. They claim that the act plainly dis- tinguishes batween a traveler or tour- ist and a laborer, the coming into the country of the latter being prohibited without qualification, while Chinese tourists may come upon proof that they are tourists ortravelers. A tourist has a right under the law to travel where he may please. If heis a tourist the de- partment cannot lawfully restrict hig right; if he is not a tourist, but & laborer who wants to get into the United States, he has no right under the law to enter. Admit- ting Chinese laborers as tourists and attempting to restrain them after ad- mission is an exercise of power for which no law can be found. 8o argue the California newspapers, and chey hold also that if the policy of allowing Chinese to enter freely at any port of the United Staves for transporta- tion across its territory the inevitable result must be that many of them will get away and remain in this country. Nothing is more easy than to raise apprehensions on this score, and while it certainly is probable that transportation companies might not always be able to prevent the escape of Chinese travelers across the United States, obviously the danger of any con- siderable accession to our Chinese pop- ulation from this source could never be great. Besides, if American vessels and railroads were not allowed to get thistraffic it would go to British vessels and Canadian roads, and there being no conditions imposed upon those ronds requiring them to prevent the landing of Chinese travelers along their route they could land freely in Canada and easily find their way, as many have done, into the United States. American trans- portation lines would lose the benefits of this travel without the country being any better protected, if go well, against an addition to its Chinese population. It seems evident that the adoption of the exclusion act has not settled, as it was hoped it would, the Chinese ques- tion, and very likely the next congress will be called upon to give a construc- tion to that act, so far as the matter of transit is concerned, and perhaps to make its terms 80 plain that any mis- take regarding the intent of the act will be impossible. Undoubtedly California will ask this, sup- ported by other portions of the Pacific coast. But it is possible that there may ba developed a considerable sentiment in other parts of the country favorable o a more considerate and Jib- eral policy toward China. The Ameri- can minister to that country has sup- vhied some very valuable statistics show- ing the extent of its foreign commerce, which lust yeur amounted to about two hundred and fifty million dollars. A very small portion of this is enjoyed by the United States, and our commerfe with China is likely to be reduced by a continuance of the policy we have pur-: sued toward that country. On this a countother interests than those of Cali- fornia may demand to be heard. — THE RACE ISSUE IN THE SOUTH. The riotous expressions of popular feeling at Atlanta, Georgia, growing out of the appointment of & negro to a clerkship in the postoffice, showed that the race issue in the south is us strong as ever, A great deal has been said on both sides regarding this matter, in- cluding observations upon it by the first mesistant postmaster general, From all this there appears to have been nothing arbitrary or irregular in the appointment of the negro clerk. There were two vacancies to be filled in the Atlanta postoffice, and the postmaster requested the local eivil service ex- aminers to send him the names of the two persons having the highest standing in the eligible list. This was done, one of the persons named being a negro. The vacancies to be filled were in the money order and registry offices, and the postmaster gave the clerkship in the latter to the negro, on the ground that in that posi- tion he would have httle contact with the public. But a daughter of the su- perintendent of the registry office was employed there, and as it would be nec- essary for her to have business rela- tions with the negro clerk she promptly tendered her resignation, which the postmaster promptly accepted. Her father took the same course. Thereupon a popular demon- stration by way of protest against the action of the postmaster took place, that official was burned in efigy, and there was such an exhibition of popular vindiotiveness as the intelligent and respectable zens of Atlanta ought to be heartily ashamed of. The Atlanta Constitution says the peo- ple of that city know what they are about. There is reason to doubt this. Oertainly if their purpose is toforce the wegro clerk out of the postotfice, they are likely to find that they do not know what they are about. His appointment was properly made as required by the civil service law,and he can only be re- moved for causd as presoribed by the law. Itisnotatall probable that the postal authorities at Washington will be the least bit influenced by the blus- ter of Atlanta democrats, and wun- less they can be the blusterers are wast- ing their energy. Buat if it is the aim of the Atlanta people to demonstrate to the country the bitternessof their hos- tility to the negro race, then, indeed, they do know what they are about and will keep up their unwarrantable as- saults upon the postmaster. He is a re- publican and a business man, and it has already been proclaimed that he shall be ostracized socially and his bus- iness boycotted, and doubtless this will be done by the democratic portion of Atlanta. But these same democrats will continue to receive their mail from the postoffice and to transact with that institution whatever postal business they may have to do. The matter illus- teates to what longths of folly unrea- soning prejudice may carry people. In fucther evidence of the abiding strength of the race issue in the south is the account of & blopdy con- flict between rival political fac- tions at Richmond, Texas. It is stuted that this trouble was pre- cipitated by a member of the white fac- tion, which it is hardly necossary to ox- plain is composed of democrats. Blood was shed, the peaceable people of the town terrorized and a large number of negroes have fled the place. It is very likely true as to this affair that there is blame on both sides. The democratic faction was dountless well disposed at all times to provoke a collision, while the others were very likely always ready to accept a challenge. But, none the less, the occurrence serves to show that the race issue in the south is still as vital as it has ever been, and apparently with no better promise of settlement. There is no paraliel between the two cases to which we refer, but they are contribu- tions to the same lesson. MEETING THE CANARIAN ROADS. The Burlington & Northern has shied the castor into the railvroad ring and has taken the only step possible to force American lines, both east and west, to make joint tariffs and rates as shall en- able them to compete with the Canadian and lake routes on an equal footing. The sweeping reduction in freight rates announced by the Burlington & North- ern in the meeting of the Western Freight association, at Chicago, is likely to create a revolution in the transportation rates of all western roads. The claim is made that the cut is equal to a reduction of seventy-five per cent based on the present schedule, and is defended on the ground that such a reduction is necessury on the part of the Burlington & Northern in order to meet the competition of the Canadian and lake routes. Theve is little question' but that the Burlington’s influence will be felt far and wide. Its peculiar position makes it a formidable rival to the trunk lines where it is ablo to dictate torms and fix freight schedules. Draining as it does the Mississippi valley in Towa and Min- nesota and operating botween Burling- ton and Minneupohison theone hand,and Watertown, Dakota, and Cedar Rapids on the other, the Burlington & North- ern can make such alliances both east and west as to make it dangerous. Its power has been felt before and no road is in position to brook its enmity with- out being made to suffer soverely. The present situation of the Burlington & Northern from the confession made to the Western Freight association ap- pears to be desperate. It is obliged either to retire completely from all traffic competition with the Canadian and water lines, or engage permanently in that traffic at such rates as it will yield in compe- tition with them. Havingno lines to lake Superior, nor a short cut to the northern frontier, its tervitory has been invaded by the nllies of the Canadian roads to its detriment, but one course is open to it, and that is to fight the Cana- dian roads with their own fire. It remains to bo seen what action will be taken by the other roads of the ‘Western association. It already ap- pears that some of the weaker lines in the same position as the Burlington & Northern have taken sides with that road, and there is little question but that the trunk lines interested in this traffic will join hands with it, A reduction of seventy-five per cent from the present, schedule, if such it be, whatever it may signily to the railroads will benefit the cities on the Missouri river and place them on an equality with Minneapolis and St. Paul and the cities which enjoy the low tariff rates of the water routes. There is possibly another incentive behind this new departure on the part of the Burlington road. It may bhe an adroit move to Thead off the waterways convention which has been called at Sault Ste. Marie to remonstrate against any interference by congress with the free and untrammelled competition by Can- adian railroads with the trunk lines of the United States. These Canadian railroads operate lines berween Que- bee, Montreal, Buffalo, Boston, Detroit and Chicago. These Canadiam roadsown lake steamers that connect directly with their system and enable them to successfully underbid American roads for heavy traffic. Their American competitors must either meet these rates or procure relief through con- gressional intervention, The Burling- ton’s move may therefore be & pre- liminary step towards forcing their rivals in the northwest to join it in a concerted effort to secure snsedy relief through the national legislature, e THE state of California has taken upon itself to dispute the right of the federal courts to assume jurisdiction in the case against United States Deputy Marshai Nagle, who shot David S, Terry. It is set forth by the district attorney that, as the crime was committed in the jurisdiction of the state and against the laws of California, the prosecution of the trial should proceed in the state courts. The claim is set up, however, that the act complained of was com- AUGUST 19, 1889, mitted by a [pjled States officer in the perlormlnvo?{ is duty under the lawe of the United States, and for that reason the case is off“wholly for federal hu- thority to itoeestigate. The ques- tion of jurigdietion would therefore seem to turn.on the point whether Deputy Marshyl Nagle killed David 8. Terry in the performance of his duty or not. Judge Sawyer, of the United Statoes circuit'@burt, will be ealled upon to determine thik nice distinction. Con- stitutional lawyers throughout the coun- try will closely watch the proceedings, as this celebrated -case is likely to raise most delicate and important questions relating to the jurisdiction of federal and state authority where the two come into conflict. — THE annual session of the North Ne- braska Press association will be held in Norfolk on Monday, August 26. A full attendance of members of the associa- tion is expected, and the people of Nor- folk are making preparations to give them most hospitable entertainments. The intelligence and enterprise of the newspaper men of north Nebraska have done much in promoting the progress and prosperity of that section, while also reflecting credit upon the journalism of the state. It 18 to be hoped the forth- coming session of the association will be fruitful of results to the benefit of all its members. Such organizations are luable as a means of strengthening the fraternal interest of newspaper men, which is a good thing to do, and as af- fording an opportunity for the inter- change of business experienve, ideas and suggestions from which all con- cerned may derive advantage. THERE is no reason why the Barber Asphalt Paving company should not keep the streets under its charge in perfect repair as required by its cor tract. The city has been paying the company a large sum annually for this purpose, but the repairs have by no means been strictly attended to and many of our asphalt streets are in con- sequence in poor condition. The board of public works has determined to call the attention of the Barber company to all such necessary repairs and to see to it that they are made promptly. This is as it should be, and the only regret is that the board of public works has de- layed so long in coming to this decision. THE recent banking law enacted by the legislatura«of Nebraska is so strin- gent in its requirements of private banking concerns thuat it causes these institutions no'little trouble in evading its provisions..| Some have availed themselves of ;the section which states that the law slinll not apply to national banks, and cbtdined national charters with which to ‘“drry on their business. Quite a numbey have not the necessary capital to meet the requirements of the national banking act. The act was ap- proved only Midrch last, but already its salutary effects ’are seen through the state. TaE tax levy cpn well be reduced by the county commissioners as pro- posed by County - Treasurer Bolln without materially affecting the reve- nues. This would reduce the total levy t0 19 4-5 mills which would be highly acceptable to the tax payers and leave sufficient funds to meet necessary ox- penses except the proposed purchase of anew poor farm. As there isno need of that luxury for the present at least, the county commissioners have a simple duty before them. To THOSE parties who are agitating a movemeat among the liquor dealers of Omaha 1n order to test the constitution- ality of the law vesting the authority to grant licenses in the board of fire and police commission, our advice is—don’t. OMAHA turners have gone to Fre- mont to compete for honors at the an- nual tournament. It is not asking too much that vhey bring home the best prizes. Dr. TALMAGE hit upon a particularly fitting topic—*"The Sunny Side of Life" —for his lecture here. Life in Omaha is nearly all sunshine. Twin Retics. New York Tribune. The duello and prize-fighting are twin rel- ics of barbarism. Governors ot southern states, do your utmost to suppress both nuisances. SR More Energetic Than Accurate. Marfa (‘Texas) Sun. All the assaults of that blatant infidel who edits the msthetic sheot across the way can not bring discredit upon the bible or tarnish the fair name of its author, Thomas Jeffer- son, i Hilarious Age, Washington Post. *'One of tho boys" is losing its significance under the working of the magic elixir, “One ot tte old men” will prosently stand as & synonym for all that s frisky, hilarious, coltish and untamabls o PP Justice Unadorned. Chicago Times. A saloonkeepét fn Roslyn, Wyo., at- tempted to collédt'y bill of §3 yesterday, and upon the creditor ¢lyming inability to pay e was shot dead in his tracks. The saloon- keeper was as prowptly lynched, Justice is swift m Wyoming even i it is not always poetle. The law-abiding class is ganerally t00 busy to put op fril A DL Mamma Should Spank Them, Ccall, A new wrinkla bas developed in Lincoln social circles ameng! the younger class of young people. sAmong & certain set the babit is indulged of smoking cicarettes at ovening parties.. A number of young girls haye distinguish@d” themselves in this wise at no less than two " recent socials, They do 80 stealthily, of course, but the fact leaked out and one young lady has been heard to remark that she could not afford to attend any more of those parties. It is time for a number of eminently respectable mothers to make inquiries into the matter, crdk e Woll For Forcignors to Remember. Pittsburg Dispatoh, The policy of this country in allowing im- wmigration from other parts of the world looks to the ussimilation of the immigrauts, and their conversion into American citizens. It is not for the preservation of conflicting nationalities and the continuance of inter- national jealousies and factions. The main- tenance of German, Irish, Italian, Polish or any other foreign interests in American politics is opposed to the purposes of natural- jzation. ‘The transfer of foreign political is- sues and internationsl jealousics is inimioal to the peace and prosperity of this country. All our foreign-born citizons should undor- stand that when they take the oath of alle- giance thay bocome, first of all, American citizens. [N S—— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. Fawrbury cigarmakers sold lnst month, It cost the sum of §1,410.75 to take the as- sessment of Cuming county. While nlnyln{; base ball at Fairflold, Avery had his le, a base runner. The old settlers will hold South Bond on the 23d and give 10 all who attend. Two new grain elovators are being erocted at Blue Hill to take the place of the threo recently destroyed by fire, A Willowdale farmor namod Baker, while working around & theeshing machine, dropped dead from u stroke of apoplexy. Judge Tucker, of Valentine, lost a valu- able colt tne other day, the animal attompt- ing to jump a fence and being disemboweled on the pickets. William Davidson, living at £lyria, Valley county, was instantly killed one day last week by the expiosion of a gun which a blacksmith was repairing. At a recent school election in Wilsonville, Furnas county, every lady in the district marched to the polls” and voted, while the men wore relegated to the roar. Mrs. Shires, of Beemer, one day last woek went into a closet for her hat and was some- what surprised to find a large snake coiled around it. When she knocked his snakeship to the floor and killed it, it was discovered to be a lurge species of rattie snake. Richards Bros,, living near Ashland, have recently lost several head of cattle with the disease known .as blackleg, They claim to have found an almost infallible remedy, which consists in simply vaccinating the stock with a mixture of salt and turpentine, a spoonful of cach ingredient boing used to each animal. Frank Reis, a lunatic, escaped from the Hastings insane asylum the other mght dur- ing the watehman's absence from the sick room, where he had been placed in bed. The woom is in the third story. He pryed the catch off the window, and, tying all the bed- clothes and sheets together, descended to the ground. A dilligent search was mado for him. Ho was captured by some workmen at Prosser, fiftean miles northwest, at 5 o’clock the next morning, with only a nightgown on, He carried a large club and struggled and fought desperately, but was finally over- powered, 50 cigars Ed g broken by colliding 'with barbocue at freo dinner lowa Items, Oats bring 15 cents a bushel at Grand Junction. The Eagle Grove officials have prohibited Sunday base ball. Muny soizures of contraband liquor con- tinue at Des Moines The famous Bell Plaine well is to be turned into & public fountain. The rails have been lafd and posts put up for Des Moines' electric street railway. More rattlesnakes huve made their appear- ance in the stato this year than ever before. Two hundred citizens of Manning signad the pledge during the recent temperance re- vival. The Harrison county temperance associa- tion will hold its quarterly meeting at Dun- lap August 23. Lawrenco Horrlll, son of one of the oldest residents of Des Moines county, has been in- dicted for highway robbery. Coon Rapids is_raising funds_to secure a reunion of the G. A. R. of Carroll, Greon, Audubon and Gutbrie counties. The explosion of a torpedo on the street car track in Dubuque injured several people who were in the car, oue gentleman having a big gash cut in his cheek by u piece of the missile. Twenty-threa *“disorderly house” keepers paid their $27.50 each for August license at Muscatine last week. The Journal says there are seven more to hear from, and when all have paid the city will bo §334 richer. David Hanby, a Carroll county farmer, has a curfosity in thie form of @ calf born with- outaneck. Its head has grown directly from its shoulder, on the left side, but the calf is otherwise perfectly developed and bealthy. The missing portion of its anat- omy malkes it imvossible for the calf to feed in the natural way, but it is flourishing, and Mr. Hanby thinks hie can succeed in “raising it by hand.” The Two Dakotas. Clay county has a population of 6,865 and Vermilion has 1,333, The Clay county republican convention will be beld August 23, Lauren Dunlap, the first commissioner of immigration in Dakota, is dead. The Hugties county democratic convention will be held at Pierre August 27, The Red river valley harvests &his year are two weeks ahead of all previous seasons. Leaving out Aberdeen, Sioux Falls claims 8 larger popuiation than any three cities in South Dakota. W. R. Barnwell, formarly of the Keya Paba Press, has purchased the South Dakota Tribune at Armour. Large shipments of cattle are being made from Whitewood, and the towa is unusually lively in consequence. The Farmers’ alliance is preparing to con- struct an elevator on the Northwestern road Dbetween Jim River und Volin, + The date of the territorial W. C. T. U. con- vention, to be heid in Yaukton, has been chauged to September 12, 13 and 14, Grand Forks is having & building_boom, four brick blocks being in process of erec- tion and the prospects good for the beginning of two more this seuson. South Dakota will begin with fifty organ- ized and fifteen unorganized counties, be- sides seventeen counties in the Sioux reser- yation, which will be organized at an early ute, ——— Revublican State Convention. The republican electo:s of the state of Nebraska are requested to send delegates from the several counties to meet in conven- tion at the opera house in tho city of Hast- ings, Tuesday, October 8, 1889, at 8 o'clock p. m,, for the purpose ot placing in nomina- tion candidates for one associate justice of the supreme court, and for two members of the bourd of regents of the state university, and to transact such otber busidess as may bo presented Lo the convention, “THE APPOINTMENT, The several counties are entitled to repre- sentation as follows, being based upon the vote cast for Hon. George H. Hastings, presidential elector in 1888, giving one dele- gate at_large to_each county, and one for each 150 votesand the major fraction thereof : “Del. Countles, Countios. Adams 2 Coup Cherry olay . « Cuming - Custer.. Dakota, Dawos. Dawson .. Deuel Dixon Dodge Dougl Duudy Filmore Frauklin i Harpy 7 Saunders 8 Bcott's Bluff, 20 Bher idan # Bherman Hamliton Harluan . mitted to the convention except such as are held by persons residing in the counties from which proxies are given. L. lg Riouanos, Chairmen. Wapr. M. SesLy, Becretary. WRECK ON THE BURLINGTON The Wild Plunge of Two Passenger Ooaches Near Linooln. SEVERAL PERSONS BADLY HURT. Aspirants for Laird's Place—~A Broom Manufacturer in the Soup—Sewer Bonds ~ Society Scandals — A ©Case of Resemblance. STREET, TLaNocoLN, August 18, An almost miraculous escape from one of the most disastrous wrecks of the season 0o- curred near the city this morning. The Burlington passenger teain due at Lincoln from Wymore and Crete at 7:25 a. m, had just commenced to slow up whon it struck the switoh at the Nebraska Iron works, about a mile from the depot, when in some way one of the rods of the hrake bar of the first coach became unfastened and was trail- ing the ti It caught the cross bar that op- erates tho switch and spread tho track, and tao coaches left the track and were precip- itated over a ten foot embankment. Having left the track very suddenly the auto- matic air brakes beceme inoperative, and therefore, useloss in ali efforts to avert the impending disastor. The conductor pulled the cord of the air brake, but without effect. The coaches became detached from the en- gine and baggage car before the rear car had passed the operating switch bar, the right wheel of both clinging to the rail of the main track. The velocity carriod them over one hundred yards before they were dumped over the embankment, carrying over ffty people to what seemed inevitable death. The trucks left the first rch nearly thirty feet behind. It turned a complete summersault and landed about twenty-five feet from the track. Before making this leap the coaches had become detached, and the rear coach, something like twenty feet behind the first, turned over on its side with its freight of humanity. Both coaches, however, shed their trucks. Every occupant of the two cars was frightfully shaken up and more or less injured, but, fortunately, not a death has as yet resulted, and it is possible that all of the wounded and maimed may recover. The following passengers were wounded and are now subject to medical care and at- tendance : A. W. Rindskopf, Omuha, right side of neck and back of head. The cut came near reaching the corotid artery. It was a narrow escape. Mr. Rindskopf rep- resents Max Meyer aud Bro. W. F. Wood, Waverly, cheek and head LiNcol X BUREAD oF Tiie OMARA Ban, 1020 } severe cut on cut. A. J. White, Omaha, arm and hip hurt. R. K. Clark, Des Moines, check badly cut. 0. A.Jones, Wymore, contusion of the left side. His recovery is considered doubtful. Mre. Mary Nickerson, Wymore, knoe cut aud side considerably bruised. William Bohacik, Wilber, hand cut and back hurt. He was accompanied by his littlo 80n, who was also wounded about the heud and hand. C. R. Camp and John David were also con- siderably hurt, but_they took the outgoing train for the easv and their residence could not be learned. The following employes of the road, resi- dents of Lincoln, were also among the injured passengers : W. A. Browu, lineman, lacorated right ear and forehead cut. C. Cully, water service, contusion of loft shoulder and loft knee. William Reed, carpenter, right side of back. W. J. Moncrief, water service, lacerated sealp and slightiy bruised. L. Fronstad, carpenter, contusion of right temple and right side; very seriously, if not fatally, hurt. 0. P. Olsen, superintendent of bridge con-~ struction, temple cut and head und buck pruised. His wounds are esteemed rather dangorous. R. Kelly, carpeuter, bruised. S. J. Haight, conductor, head cut slightly and generally bruised up. L. T. Griggs, brakeman, finger and arm cut. 'rom the switch to where the first coach lies it is 108 yards, and the second 119. This fact is sufficient to show that the train was moving at a hizh rate of speed when 1t struck the switch, and at the same time within the corporate limits of the cit; The fall of the first car was abou'. twelve feet und the sec- ond twenty-five if not thirty. While the ac- ciaent was a horrible one, 1t was fortunate as well, for among all the injured but two are considered in danger, and the chances are that all will recover. Jones ana Olsen, however, lie in a critical condition, Two of the passengers In the rear coach es- caped without any apparent injuries. A doz- on or more, although free from the care of physicians, show their shaking up by numer- ous bruises, Thousands of people visited the scene of the wreck during the day, und expressions of astonishment were frequent that the fatality had not been terrible in the extreme, AtY o'clock u wrecking car and a force of men were at work w clear away the debris and right the fallen cars. This work will hardly be completed to-d ‘The cars were badly wrecked but hardly as much as one would have thought. hey were of the better con- structed class, and their foors, inlatd with wrought iron, were scarzely warped. Butiv is thoughnt that the trucks of eanch are dam- aged beyond repair. Somo of the seats were torn from the floor and scattered about pro- miscuously, contusion of head cut and back The Second District Vacanoy.! The death of Congressman Laird, of the Second district, will doubtless precipitate an “unseemiy scramble for the place, and to-day there are probably fifty or a hundred men in that district engaged fin the very arduous duties of erecting lightming rods. A well posted correspondent said to Tme Bee correspondent this morning that it would be difficult to count the number of as- pirauts, Amoug the leading ones, he men- tioned the Hon. N. V. Harlan, John M. France and Judge Post, of York county; ex-Govornor Dawes, Judge siorris and George H. Hastings, of Saline county: John Jansen, of Fillmore county; Judge Notval, of SBeward vounty; Smith Caldwell, of Nuck- olls county; John B. Dinsmore, of Clay county; General O. J. Dilworth and Harry Bostwick, of Adams county; Gilbert L. Laws, of Red Willow county: Judge Gaslin, of Harlan county; McNinny, of Webster, and oh, so many more. It would seem that the matter of filling this vacancy was simple enough, and yet it will be found to be attended with some pe- culiar complications, If there is to be o ses- sion of congress in Octover, and President Harrison would issue his proclamation therefor at an carly date, many of these complications would vanish. BSection b1 of chapter 26, the election law, provides for the canvass of the vote where a member of con- gress is elected. It says that this voto shall be canvassed by the legislature at its next regular session, The Nebraska legislature will not meet in regular session until Janu- ary, 1591 Therefore, should & man be clocted 1o ill this vacancy, how will he get bis certificate of election and gain adwission into the bouse of representatives! Sections 108, 1u, 110 and 111 of the same chapter shed some additional light on the question. They provide that when a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress, and that body convenes prior to the next general election, the goversor shall order a special election to fill such vacancy &t the earlicst practicable time, and ten ys' notice of such election shall be given. It is further provided that in sueh cases the board of canvassers shall meet at 12 o'clock w., on the third day after such election, 10 cenvass the votos cast @t such election, and the county clerk, withun four days after the spe- cial election, shall transmit 1o the secretary of state an abstract of the vote cast. Also, that within ten days after he special eleo- tion the state board of cauvassers shall weet and ocauvass the votes. ‘Thus, if u special session of congress is oallad, it is easy to sve how this vacancy wight be filled, and the party receive a certificate of election. But would this carry hiw before the extrs ses- sion! Possivly. ‘I'here 16 still anotber problem, Section 51 of said chapter provides that the voles for members of congress shall be canvassed by the legislature. 'Section 111 provides that in oases of special eloctions the vote shall be canvassed by tho state board of canvassers. Section 53 deflues the state oanvassing board 10 bo tho governor, secretary of state, aud- ttor of public accouuts, troasurer and attor- noy genoral, but the duties of this board are limited by the same section to a canvass of the vote cast for presidential electors, judges of the supreme aund district courts, and re- gonts of the state university, The voto on all the other state officers 18 to bo canvassed by the legislature, Query: Will tho legis- lature have to be called ‘togethor to canvass the vote taken to fill this vaoanoy in oase a special election is held, or can this be done by the state board of canvassers above re- ferred to, whose duties are limited! Again, in case no special session of congreis is ealled, how will the congressman-elect from the Second district obtain his certificate of election, and obtain admission into that body! Berger in the Soup. Bargor runs a very flourishing broom fao- tory on the south side of P stroet, a fow doors east of Elevonth. So prosporous has been his business that he had to havea bookkeeper. Following the customs of the day, he installed a very beautiful and charm- ing young lady in this position of honor and trust. Those who aro aoquainted with all the facts say that sho and Mrs, Barger are as near aliko as two peas. So strong and striking is the resewblance that it seems that Bargor himself has boen decoived thereby, and thus has been led to pay a number of attentions to the young lady, honestly think- ing all the while that it wus to his own dear wife that he wus playing the gollant. How- ever striking the rescmblance, tho reality was very different, and though Barger, de- ceived by avpearances, was aopareatly led astray, Mrs. Bareer could tell the difference at first glance. Thercfore, these little diver- tisements of her husband and his handsome bookkecper aroused her ire to such an ex- tent that Sata:day evening she let 10oso tno dogs of war, and a (nmlly{renk-\m followed. When the excitement has cooled off and mu- tual explanations follow, it is hopod that a happy understanding will be arrived at and the family relations resumed, even if the services of the charming young bookkeeper, who 80 nearly rescmbles the wife, shall have %o be dispensed with. Those Sewor Bonds, The city of Lincoln will be called upon to- morrow (Mond Aug. 19,) to vote for or against a proposition to issue$20,000 in bonds with which to oxtend the sanitary sewer sys- tem. ‘The chances are that tho election will excite little interest from either side. The frionds of the proposition have taken no pains whatever to explain to the people just where these extensions were to be made, dnd without such an understanding but few #all take the trouble to go and vote, But this should be undarstood by all: A majority’ the votes cast being for the bonds, they will be declared to have carried, though the total vote is not 10 ver cent of tho total vote of the city. If but 100 votes are castat the election and fifty-one ure for the bonds, they will be carried. So a stay at Lowme amounts to half @ vote for the o Soolal Scandals, Social scandals have been very frequent of late, and they have maiuly been caused by a neglect to properly observe the commara- ment which says “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.” The Webster-Owen case, reported in last Monday's Bk, is the most prominent one which has recently come to light, though there are a number of others of equal prominence that are liable to bo sprung on an unsuspecting public at any time, Ti Bee office was visited this morning by a prominent German, who lives in the vicinity of Bightt and L streets, who declared that that neighoorhood was scandabized by the actions of a Tenth street merchant and the wife of a traveling cornicemakor who lives in that part of the city, So bold and unblush- ing have become their amours and linsions that even the small boys have caught on and are calling out ‘‘rats” when the merchant appears on the scone, . A Bad Runaway. > Mr. and Mrs. Michacl McManaman, wh live near Ceresco, came to the city Saturday afternoon. From some causo their team be- came frightoncd and ran away, throwing them both outof the wagon. Mrs, McMan- aman’s low was broken und Mr. McManaman sustained a number of painful 1oy were brought into the city and o the dence of Peter Joyce at 843 North Fourteenth. A Onse o A little family matinee occurred at the residence of John Cramer, No. 1328 U street. So pronounced did thts become that the patrol wagon was sent for to bring in the festive John. He heard the rumble of vhe wheels and smelled the battle afar. But when he saw the gathering of the cohorts he thought that discretion was the botter part of valor, 80 he hid himself in the tall weeds that thrive in that part of the city. The polfce hunted, but huated in vain, and finally left for the station. When he heard again the rumble of the wheels, this time recoding into the®im distance, he came forth bravely from his hiding piace and again appeared on the scene. This time be found that peace and quict reigned, and proceeding to the room where his spouse reposed, he was somewhat surprised to find another mau occupying the place where he was wont to sleep. Another matinae occurred, and again the patrol wagon was called for. is time Johu stood his ground, as the honor of his household was at stake. Mrs. Cramer ex- plains that the resembled her husband 80 very much that she offered no resistance when he climbed into bed. However, the intruder made his escape, and John did nou have the ploasure of petting a gond look a¢ the man that lmvkmf like him, However, the police took Cramar to vhe station and locked him up onthe first charge, thav of disturbing the poace. A Humane Soclety, For some two years the local press of this ¢ity hos been hammering away in the hopes of the organization of n society for the pre= vention of cruelty to animuls, Several efforts have been‘made, but 8o far no meev- ing looking to such an organization has been held. A call was issued yesterday for a meet- 1n§ at Temple hall, Tuesday evening, when 1t 18 proposed to organize such a society. City Election Precincts. An ordinance recontly passed by the oity council provides for two voting preciuots in each of the First, Third and Fourth wards, The First_ward is divided on T street, the Third on Vine street and the Fourth on Six= teeuth, The K. of P. Celebration. The Lincoln Knights of Pythias are ar- ranging for @ big celebration on the- 26th. This is the anniversary of the organization of the uniform rank, and also of the first regiment. A one and one-third rate on the the roads has been secured. There will be & special train to bring in the Hebron and Ge- neva divisions, Large delegations are ex- pected from Omana and other parts of the state. The following is an outline of the proceed~ ings of that day: ;:Ifi a. m.—Keception of dlvisions upon ar rival of trains, 9 chool of instruction, m.—Dinner, School for instruction. 6:00—Supper, 7:00-Parade. 7:80—Dress parade snd march to opers house to attend lecture of Brother Rath! The subordinate lodges take charge at this point and will soon issue & programme. All the lodges of the state are invited to be present. City News and Notes. Nows wes received yesterday from Chi cago that Matt Heflernen, s former Burling- ton engineer, well known and very popular awong all classes, had wmet with an secident by which he lost his right arm. he machinery will be put in the new West Lincoln soap works the coming week, ‘The ladies of the West Lincoln Women's Christian Tewperance unlon are arrangiog for a free library and reading room, The Atchison & Nebraska, from Lincola to Kulo, will be opened for business to-mior- row. ‘This line suffered wore from the re- ceot flood thau any other portion of the Bur- lington system,