Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. B ROSEHWATER, Biitor.» PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TRERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily (Morning Edition) including Sunday oo, One ¥ enr & IVerRsTve e 10 0 For Slx Months . 0 For Threa Months ... ... 0 The Omuha Sunday e matled to any address, One Year . . . 00 Weekly Hee, One Year V 200 OFFICES, Omann Office, Bee Bullling. N, W. Seventecnthand Farnam Stre: Corner Chicago Ofce, 57 Rookery Building. Now York Office, Rooms 14 and 16 Builing Washington Office, No. 513 Fourteenth Street Council Blufis Oflice, No, 12 Penrl Street. Lincoln Office, 1020 P Sticot, CORRESPONDENCE, All communieations relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the Editor of the liee. Tribine BUSINESS LETTERS. All Lnsiness letters and remittances should b addressed to The Bee Pubiishing Company, Omaha. Drafta, checks and postoilice oriers &6 be made payable to the order of the com The Bao Publishing Company, Proprietors. o Bullding Farnam and Seventeenth Stie T THE DAILY Sworn Statement Stato of Nebraska, Lae. County of Douglas. (% George B, Tzschuck, secretary of The les Publishing Company, does solemnly swenr thut the actual eirculation of ‘Ine DAILY ik for the week ending August 17, 189, was a8 follows: Sunday. August1l . Monday, August Tuesdny, August 13, Wednesday, August 14 Thursday, Angust 15 Friduy, August 16 Baturdiy, August T BEE, Circulatios . 18,668 B T73CHU UK. Eworn to before m to in my presence this Iith day of August, A. D, 1. [Seal.) NUP. FEIL, Notary Publin. State of Nebraska, Tia¥ County of Doiglns. { 3. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- oses and says that ho Publishing combany, t Average.... cretary of Tue' leo at_1he Actual avera month of August, 1884, 15,18 coples: for Sep. tember, 1888, 14151 coplod: for October 1 18,084 coplest for Noveuiber, 188, 18981 copie for December, I8, 18223 copfes: for January, 1880, 18, coples; for February, copies: for March, 89, 18,454 cople 1869, 18530 copie : for Jurie, 1880, 183K, 18,735 copies. Sworn to before me and subscribe presence this 3d day of August, 180, (skAL.] N. P. FriL, Notary Pablic NuW Yorx is bidding fifteen millions for the world’s fair. Chicago can not afford the project to be knockea down to Gotham at that ebsurd figure. IF THE enthusiastic sportsmen who intend to go fox-chasing in this vicinity are in dead carnest, they might find more elusive game in and about Omaha’s municipal woodpile Tur BEE building has been suggested as a place toletoff the fire works during fair week. As thestructure is absolute- ly fire proof the poblic is welcome to its use for such purposes. A S0UTH OMAHA baby was born with teeth und the circumstance creates con- siderable comment in the town. Keep cool, fellow citizens, nothing is impossi- ble with Nebraska people. _ - Wit the council, the board of fire and police commissioners and the county board engaged in investigations, the fog surrounding municipal and county affairs ought to be dispelled. By the way British sealers are being captured by American revenue cutters in the Behring sea, the price of seal skin cloaks in Canada this winter will be considerably higher than usual. THE present strength of the Grand Army of the Republic is four hundred and sixty-three thouvsand, two hundred and twenty-eight member These are the individuals who vote as they shot. PERHAPS the visiting councilmen of . Wichita, who attended the council pro- ceedings in Omaha, will be much more edified with what they see in this city than with what they heard at the -ehamber. THe officers and directors of the board of trade have been invited to at- tend the Blue Grass palace at Croston, Town. The enterprise of Creston should receive proper encouragement and rec- ognition at the hands of our business men. DENVER papers are regretting the fact that after the 26th inst their zens will be compzlled to drink Eng lish beer. It is feared that the pa triotic tendencies of the town will bs altogether insuflicient to overcome its universal fondness for the beverage. STANLEY has been seeing the ele- phant in Africa, but he has made it a more profitable business than our young American bloods are in the habit of doing. The ivory’ Stanley obtained from his elephants will bring hima small fortune. OF the sixteen thousand postmasters appoiuted since March 4 last fully one half are union soldiers. The pres- ent administration strictly enforces the best of civil service rules, which pro- vides that those who fought for the gov- ernment shall be given the prefercnce, —_—— THE movement in favor of the world’s fair was originally begun in Washing- ton about eightoen months ago. [t was intended by the projectors that it should be held there, But the clamor of New York and other competing cities for the location has placed Washington en- tirely out of the rac AT ALMOST every meeting of the council orders are given for more fire hydrants, more gus lamps, more street- sweeping. These orders are piling up the burdens upon the taxpuyer regard- less of tho fact that he is alrendy groan- g under the load he has to bear. The question is—where will this reckless in- crease of municipal taxes stop?, Eg———— TeE council has ordered strect sweeping on a half dozen more streets. These streets are oulside of the busi- ness distriot. ' The question is, where will the money come from to pay for this sweeping? If evory paved street is to be swept it will cost this city ten thousand dollars & month, and perhaps more, under the present contract. The cleaning of streets is becoming u bur- den that will eat into the vitals of prop- erty ownevs, Why couldn’t the streoet commissioner be supplied with proper machinery und a detail of vagrants frou. the city jail to do shis work? THE SIOUX AGREEMENT. Although it has been repentedly stated by officials of the interior de- partment that the agreement entered into between the government and the Indians for the opening of the Sioux rvation must be ratified by @ress, the correctness of the statement is still questioned. A great many in- telligent persons adhore to the opinion thatall that is necassary to open the fon to sottlement is the clamation of the president, which he is anthorized to 1ssue upon satisfactory proof that the requirements of the act providing for the negotintions have been complied with. Tt is ensv to un- derstaad how this impression obtained and go flvmly rooted as it is in quarters, that the iden of congress hav- ing anything further to with the Sioux ag ent is believed to have been inspired by the Indian Defense association with a view to postponing the opening of the resorvation as long as possible. [tis probable the associa- tion, or those authorized to act for it, did all that was possible to defeat the t, but there is no warrant for usation against it, since provided for the sub- that body rose some do ng this congr mission of the agreement to for ratification. he net to divide a portion of the res- e ion of the Sioux nation was ap- proved March 2, 1880, Section twenty- eight reads as follows: That this act shall take effect, only, upon the accoptance thoreof and consent thereto by the diffc 1t bauds of the Sioux nation of Indians,in manner and form prescribed by the twelfth article of the trealy between the United States and said Sioux Indians con- cluded Avril tweaty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-cight, which said acceptance and consen made known b ma tion v dent of the U tes, upon satisfuctory proof presented to him, that tne same has been obtained in the man- ner and form required by saidt of saud treaty: which proof shall be p to him within one year from tha pass: of of such proof and comes of no effect this act: and upon proc: ion this g and vl and void The obvious meaning of this simply is that the president shall announce by proclamation that the act has been epted and consented to by the In- dinns. in the manner previously pr vided for by treaty, and it is eq ciear that such a de i intended to effect an opening of the reservation. Iven if there had been no other legislation on the subject than this act, it would be impossible to fairly construe it as intending that the procla- mation of the president would be sufti- cient to open the reservation to settle- ment. But th vas other legislation. An act approved Mirch 2, 1889, provided appropriations or the current and contingent expenses of the Indian de- partment, and for fulfilling treaty stip- ulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June 30, 1890.” Rel tive to the Sioux reservation this act provided: “The president of the United States is here by authorized and empowered to appoint three commissioners for the purpose of en- tering into negotiations and agreements with the Sioux Indians occupying the great Sioux Indian reservation in Dakota for a full and complete cession and relinquishment to tho the United States of a portion of thew re vation, and to divide the remainder into separate reservatious, and for such other purpose as they may find necessary touch- ing said Indians and said reservation; and such agreements, when made, to be by them submitted to the first session, fifty congress, for ratification; and to carr this provision the sum of twenty-five thou- sand aollars, or so much thercof as may be found necessary, to be expended uuder the direction of the secretary of the interior, is hereby appropriated, this amount to be im- mediately available. It is this provision which is the basis of the decision and aciion of the inte- rior department, and it is so plain and expli s to dispose of all doubt as to the correctness of the department’s po- sition. In this same act provision is made for acquiving lauds from the Creek and Cherokee Indinus, and as to these lands it is provided that if the sement proposed by the government shall be ac dent is authorized, as soon there 15 he may deem advisnvle, by proclamation, to open said lands to settiement.” Probably no harm has yet been done by the misinformation that huas been sent out regarding this question of the opening of the Sioux reservation, it is eclearly important that should be a rght un- nding of it so that no one will need to blindly run into difficulty and hardship. Undoubtedly congress will not delay ratifying the agreement, which will probably be laid before 1t immediately after it assembles, and the president’s proclamation may be ex- pected to follow atonce. But in any eventit will be several months before the reservation will be opened. There- fore intending settiers, as we have heretofore suggested, need be in no hurry, SILVER M HOF JL. Various circumstances are contribut- ing to make the friends of silver hope- ful. The growing sentiment in Burope in favor of the remonetization of silver has had a reassuring effect upon them, while they find encouragement, also, in the more favorable tendency of public opinion in this country toward a re- moval of the restriction upon the coin- age of silver. The recent democratic convention of Virginia declared in favor of unlimited coinnge, which will commit the representatives of the pur from that state to this policy, and it is well understood that th pro- sentatives from the southerw status gen- orally can be counted upon to favor in- creasing the coinage. In the new states, particularly in Washington and Montana, this question is of supreme importance, and it is hghly probuble that every man elected to cong all of these states will be favol move silver, The silver men are said to exp support of the president and sec f the treasury, but this can not be rded by any means assur 50 far aus the s of the treasury is concerned his past position vrespecting silver does not war- rant the helief thut he can be relied upon to favor any radieal departure frow the present policy. [econtly re- con- P R W THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. AUGUST 22, 1889, ported observations of his on the sub- ject showed that he is not friendly to incrensing the coinage, and while un- doubtedly ho would not intarpose to de- | feat legislation to that end. it is hardly to be expected that he would uso his influence to promote it. As to the views of the prosident, nothing can be afirmed with any degree of certainty. He is of course favorable to silver as a part of the cur- roney, but whether he would have more of it or merely maintain the present o of colnage 1s unknown except to himsolf. The question will undoubt- edly receive his attention when he ad- dresses congross. After the tariff, the next congress will have no more important. matter to consider than this, and the probability is that it will be among the earliest questions presented for its considora- tion. Meauwhile the Paris monetary conference will have completed its de- liber the result of which may very considerable influence in mining the action of congress. tions, T0O CALL A HALT. Some people never know when they are well treated, more especially when such people are granted valuable fran- chises. This is strikingly illustrated by the hoggishness of our street car companies, Under the city charters of 1885 and 1887 stroet railway companies wore re- quired to pay their proportion of strest paving between tho rails, but the street railwiy company managed some how to keep most of its tracks on unpaved As soen as the streots had been paved and the assessments made against the abutting property, the street railways were planted without contrib- uting a dollar to the cost of paving. Thus it was with the cable rond on Tenth street, which w. aved at a cost of four dollavs a yard to property own- ers, and the same is true of the horse and motor railways on Douglas, ‘ourteenth, Twelfth, Howard anl a dozen other streets. On some of theso streets the pavieg blocks were carvied away by the street railway companies and appropriated to their own use without paying a dollar of paving tax. When the lemslature last winter in- serted a provision into the chavter re- quiring streot railways to pay for the pavement between their tracks, a protest was entered by the street car managers and the lobby finally suc- ceeded in staving off for two years the requirement to pay for the paved spuce Dbotween outside rails and simply retained the provision to compel them to pay for paving between the rails. This provision applies to streets paved before tracks are laid, as well as those on which paving is done after the tracks are laid. Under this provisios property owners who had paid for paving the entire street before the tracks were laid, have a right to expect that the money paid in by the street car com- panies would be refunded in pro- portion to the iront feet, or where only part payment had been made, the owners of abutting property would be credited to then on their next insmllment of paving tax. For a few weeks the street railway companies complied with the charter provision and paid some forty thoi sand dollars into the paving fund. 0 cover their desigus upon the city treas- ury they paid this tax under protest. Then they followed it up by another raid upon the couacii by and with the useful assistance of the city attorney, who is also the regularly employed at- torney of the consolidated street rail- way. he upshot was another concession by the council in the shape of an ordi- nance which relieves the street railway companies from the paving tax and allows them what the charter never contempiated, the right to repave by their own employes streets that they have torn up and occuvied, IEmboldened by their success the rival street car lines have pooled issues for the most high-handed id upon the city treasury that has ever been at- tempted in Omaha sinee the Holly job. An ordinance is being framed by which they are to permited to take out of the city treasury the forty thousand and odd dollars they have paid into the paving fund. This of course is to be done by and with the ad- vice of the city attorney, whois also the attorney of the consolidated. THeE B has been disposed to accord liberal treatment of the street car com- panies in order to encourage the exten- sion of their lines. But these people do not seem to know where to stop in their selfish efforts to get the upper hand of streets. be the city. They do not appear to realize that they have been given fran- chises without cost which they them- selves advertise as worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, They have tampered with our counciimen, so oiten and so audaciously, that they bave be- come emboldened toattempt almost any thing. The time has come now for call- ing o halt. BEsIDES the information obtained re- garding the necessity and feasibility of irvigation, the senats investigating committee has learned something gpecting the necessity of protecting and serving the timber which is now the ruthless thieves, as well as for king some provision for reforestin g in localities that have been denuded. he aunual loss to the government from the depredations of timber thieves is so great as 1o warrant liberal provision for prevention, to say nothing of the injury to the region affected by the destruction of the forests, and the information ob- tained by the committee may serve to remove the indifference to this matter hitherto shown by congress. Tue vigilant commander of the Americun cruiser Rush has captured two more Canudian sealers ip Behring sea, upon one of which there were eight hundred seal skins, The briefl dispateh does not state what disposition e made of them, but in any event the capture is pretty sure to reawaken Can- adian wrath and reopen the flo: ates of bluster in that quarter. There has, however, been so little coming from the Dominion recently regarding the first seizure that it is possi- ble the authovities there have settled down o the convic- tion that™ attempte to talk this goverament into an abandonment of its policy of protecting the seal fish- ories from'the depredations of Cana- dian fisherjien is a wasto of energy. Certainly il they have not already reached this gonclusion they will do so, tor the administration will firmly up- hald the poliay adopted until congress, under whose:mathority it is acting, shall order a change, If we may judge from the spirit manifested by the last con- gress therg"i¥ a very remote chance of its successor'directing a different policy. ——— ENGLAND recently made a contract by which she subsidizes a steamship line from Vancouver to China and Japan in the sum of three hundred thousand dol- lars a year for ten years. The purpose was ostensibly for postal service, but realiy to injure American commerce. If a free trade country can afford to as- sist its shipping interost, why should not a protection country do the sume thing? Bogland, since 1840, has sys- tematically pursued the policy of break- ing down pur sMipping intorests, and has spent as much as six million dollars in a single year to further her purpose in this direction, IT is well to learn that the members of the Missouri river commission in their report to the chief engineer recommend that the primary object of the appropriation for internal im- provemont is for the purpose of bene- fitting navigation and not for the pro- tection of private property from the ravages of erosion. That rule, how- ever, has been ropeatedly violated in this vicinity, and it is reassuring that the commissioners at least coademn the abuse. TER GENERAL WAN MAKER does not propose to stand an, nonsense from southern towns where threats of boycotting are made if n groes are appointed to office. The dc purtment has an effective remedy at hand to bring such communities to terms by discontinuing the postoffice service in those places. Such an anti- dote is sufficiently strong to cure negro proscription. POSTMA Tietotal stocksof grain in the Chicago elovators last week were 7,430, bush- els of all kinds of grain. This is about a quarter of the total visible supply in the United States and Cinada. The move- ment of grain from Chicago to the At- lantic seaboard is said to be slow, whi makes it rather unfortunate for the owners of new cropsin the west. Tho demand, however, will increase with cooler weather. Tue real esuate of all Illinois towns, including Chicago. is assessed at only one hundred and ninety-one million doilars, while Boston is assessed at five hundred and ninety-three million eight hundred and ten thousand four hundred dollars. As:Chicago claims to be over twice as large as Boston it will be well for her to look over her asscssment rolls and swell them up a little. Tue United States geological survey is devising ways and means to reclaim thousands of acres in Nevada for agri- cultural purposes by proposing to build storage reservoirs in the arid regions of the state. With the possibilities of introducing irrigation Nevada may be able to raise sufficient farm products to support her population and infuse vital- ity into her drooping industries. Tug prohibitionists made a light last year in both Kansas and Towa, and the will make a canvass again in Iowa this year. Thewr sole aim and purposo ms to be to break down the repub- lican party. The prohibition bosses are making a business of it, and their la- bors are remunerated by the democratic free whisky and corruption fund. ENGLISH capitalists are said to be again buying uv tin claims in the Black Hills. Local papers eontain o aumber of accounts of options being se- cured by agents of British syndicates. It would be more to the purpose if some one would put up a smelter and demon- strato that Black Hills tin deposits were commercially valuable. THe new Minnesota law making drunkenness a eeime has now boen in operation for two months, and in conse- quence there has been a material re- duction in the number of arrests. Theve is. bowcver, no proof that the liquor nabit, which, with most drunk- ards, is an inherited disease, has lost iws grip. ST, Lours failed to take the necessary precautions in protecting her stock- yards from Texas cattle, and the result is that Texas fever has made alarming inroads among the native cattle in the pens. With St. Louis and Kansas City under a cloud, the South Omaha stock- yards alone enjoy a clean bilt of health, SENATOR Puci, of Alabama, who has just ruturnfd to Washington from a trip through' the northwest. gives up all hope of ‘the democrats carrying Montana, Senator Pugh is evidently that kind of a man who does not look at things thrqugh rose-colored spec- tacles. i ation in one hundred and two towns and cities in this country. Itisa matter of logal pride that Omaha is said to have about the best systemof electric tramways inthd country. No Redigiion CThicazo Inter Strange to say, the life insurance com- panies have not reduced premiums to patrons of the elixir of youth, - Eaison's Di Chicago Mr. Edison ought to be happy. The king of Italy haviug just made him a count he will probably reciprocate by inventing an electric peanut, e Sarah Althea as a Star, Chicago Tribune, Mrs. Sarah Althea-Hill-Terry is rapidly approaching a climax. Another Pacific slope tragedy based upon her influenca will insure ber an offer from some enterprising dime museum manager. T The Genuine Article Bothers Theu Philadelphia Press. Our democratic bretiren do not like the republican brand of oivil service reform, principally because it s reform. However, it is remembered that the ropublicans did not like the democratic brand, solely because it ‘was not reform, i Ashamed of Thoir Venerablo Parent. 8St, Louts Republic. Now here is an East St. Lonis nowspaper indignantly denying that East St Louis is o part of St. Louis. If this robollion of our progeny Is not crushed Buthertown will bo repudiating us next. ———— THE AFTERNOON TE Paterfamilins—“Well, we'll take n European tour.” Daughter (aged 36)—"0, that's nice. Let's be sure to go to the Isle of Man.” Mrs. Althea Hill Terry is an attractive young widow, but even that celebrated biga- mist, General Ward, Worthington, etc., would probably hesitate before marrying her. Oscar Wilae is about to retire from the editorship of tho Woman's World. The owners, porhaps, want a man for the placo. She wore a mannish little coat With knowing little pockots ; She's cast aside her necklaces, Her bangles, and her lockets; Her dickey, collar and cravat Exactly match her brother's; Her round straw hat 18 so like his You can't tell one from t'other's; She ventures on a little slang That sounds quite brusque and mannish But show her once a mouse or wormn And sce the disguise vanish | The newest occupation for woman is said 10 be that of superintendent of weddings. ‘The superintendent, who is usually a young- ish woman, is installed in the house of the bride-to-be some little time before the cere- mony. She selects the trousseau, tells tho bride’s mother and sisters what to wear, dic- tates to the bridemaids, thinks of every thing, and lots the engaged couple enjoy themselves with unanxious minds. Have you ever watched the warfare Of two women over car fare? Each aflame with generous feeling, Depth of heart and purse revealin, Each inspired with gentle horror Lest the other should pay for her. But take note—the more insistent Of the combatants persistent, She whose hand most promptly snatches At her pocketbook's stiff catches, She who murmer: Jon't be strange, dear ! It's all right, I've got the chaage, dear.” She—though 1 am sad to say it— Always lets the other pay it! Bianca (examining a picture of bathers painted by her betrothed, who is putting on the finishing touches)—How do you manage to paint them so nawral, Urban? Urban—By painting them from nature, dcearest. Bianca—You don’t mean tosay you painted them from life, do you! Urban—From a live model, certainly. Bianca—Just take back this engagement ring then. Thut is all I want to know about you—you mean thing. Mrs. Jenness Miller says that more than one hundred thousand women have become interested in her dress reforin and adopted her divided skirts. Duluth sends a rumor to the effect that George N. Loomis, recently press agent of Emma Abbott, will marry the lady on her re- turn from Europe, A woman’s proper figure on the modern plan 1s said by the English authorities to be of twenty-three inches about the waist and thirty-six about the bust. Thereis a Mrs McDonald in England, though, who has a waist of eightecn and a bust of thirty-cight. The princess of Wales has been very stern and particular in the education of her daugh- ters. She has had good material to work upon, as her girls are clever by nature, The princess has tuken great pride in thew ac- complishments aud feels that her discipline has been extremely beneficial. The prince of Wales has sometimes pleaded with her in vain to give her daughters a holid She bas often auswered that as they were to hold ligh social positions they had no time to waste while acquiring social graces. L= LAST YEAR, They strolled on the beach by the bright summer sea, He and she; And they never paid any attention to me, He and she. His hair was superb, und all that he said She modestly listened and hung down head, While with swift-flying blushes her fair face grew red— Dear her me! 1L—TIIS YEAR. Again they are seen on the beuch by the sea, She and he; That the wrricd this y -quickly agree, She and he. he stalks while she lays down the you will In silenc A man more submissive the world saw; He's learned that u paw— never kitten has claws in her Dear me! FEMALE PRISONERS REVOLT. Inmates of a Kentucky Workhouse Strike and Show Fight. Covixaroy, Ky. August 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—There is serious trouble at the city workhouse, A few wecks ago the mon went on a strike and for vwo days held the autiorities at bay. Yesterday thirty women in the institution struck, ro- fusing to do any more work. The guards ordered the womén into dungeons, but they huddled into a corner and declared that only torce would muke them move. When the guards undertook to put the women into cells they fought like tigers, scratching the offl- cers furiousiy. At last the hose was turned on thew and they retreated. Once i their colls they resorted to sougs, abuse and all sorts of oaths and obscenity. They were kept in all night, getting only breud and water. This morning all refused 10 come out. Some had stripped themse of all clothing and even destroyed some ¢ A The nu and were again locked in X wanted less work und beter food, and déclared they would not re- turn to work until their demands were ac- ceded to. The authorities are puzzed as to what o do. A Magnificent Mausoleum, Bostox, August 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |—Mrs, Frances 13, Hillier, of Wil- mington, whose eccentric and epormously Mthy husband, Dr. H. last § proposes to mains a massive mausoleua of graniu ble and bronze, which shall receive the #30,- ot in which his remains are enclosed. The structure is to huve an 1mposing vesti- bule and it will be surrounded by an iron dome, which will in turn bear a heroic figure of the wugel of hope. ‘Lhe mausoleumn will be forty fect squure, forty feet from the ground to the feet of the angel, the vestibule thirty feet square, and it will be carved both outside and inside in the most elaborate manoer. ‘The doors will be of hronze. -~ ‘AThirty-fiv nt {CH BeLviv 111, Angust 21.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tug Bee.] —The craze for pearl fish- ing has reached Belvidere, Inspired by the Wisconsin discoveries. several people here began examining the clams which abovnd in the Tzkishwaukee river, and it was made known to-day that Charles Richurdson, a baker, had found upward of three hundred pearls. for which he had been offered in Chi- Cago un average of 85 cents each. The news spread rapidly, with the result that partics will be organized aud the river bottow dragged for clams, e REFORMERS 1N CONVENTION, Third Party Prohibitioniats Meot to Nominate State Officers. CHANGE IN THE ELECTION LAW Touching the Choosing of Supnrvisors In Counties Under Township Organization—Nows at the State House. Lrxcorx BUreav oF Tar Ovama tan, 1020 P Srurer, } LANCOLN, August 21, The state convention of the third party prohibitionists #met this afternoon at 8:50 o'clock in Bohanan’s hall. The conveation numbers about two hundred and fifty or three hundred poersons, and tho following countios were represented: Adams, Butler, Buffalo, Cass, y, Dodge, Dixon, Douglas, Fillmore, Gage, Hall, Harlan, Jefferson, Johnson, Kuox, Lancaster, Merrick, Nanc Nucholls, Nemaha, Otoe, Platte, Red W low, Saline, Saunders, Valley, Webster and York. At 3:30 p. m. the convention was called to order by George Scott, of Sutton, chairman of the state central committee, who made one of his characteristic speeches of about flve minutes duration. Just before ho commenced to speak the choir, composed of Prof. Huckins, W. A, Howard and G. M. Plumb, took seats on the platform. They were fol- lowed by A, G. Wolfenberger, Rev. Albert Fiteh sr., R. A. Hawley, Lem. J. Smith, of Bloomington, 111, Mrs, Zara A. Wilson, Mrs. King, H. C. Bittenbender and Miss Hawley. On motion George R. Reynolds, of Butte county, was elected chairman, and J. K. Herald, of Polk county, sccretary Rev. Ritchie, of Central City, was called upon at the close of the remarks of the tem- porary ehairman and pronounced a fervent nvocation, Andy Henkins, a: ted by a tenor and basso, followed with a p Jular ampaign song. he committeo on credontials wore: M. Tower, of Lancaster: A. . Girard, of Piatte} L. D. Palmer, of Adams; C. E. Bentley, of Butler, and O. S. Hanna, of Valley With the sunouncement of the committee on credentials came a cry for Itev. Woodby, of Omaha, to take the platform. Judge Martin I Brewer, of Nance, was elocted permanent chairman. George Gibson, of Douglas, secretary, and J. Heald. Polk county, fissistant secretary. committee on finance, composed of one mem ber from each county, was appointed with instructions to report ways and means for conducting the campaign. The_ afternoon and evening sessions were devoted to ora and campaign singing. At the evenin sion the main address was delivered by A. Wolfenbarger., The Lincoln H e Society. Thera was auite a good attendance at the parlors of the Masonic tempie last night of those interested in the orsunization of a so- ciety which shall enforce the laws relative to cruelty to animals and children. Such a society has long been taliced of in this city and two or three attempts have been made to verfect such an_ organization, but for some cause they have heretofore been failures. Last night the meeting was called to order by the Rev. . H. Chapin, who stated the objects of the meetiug. Mr. Chapin was elected chairman and Dr. Garton secretary. A constitution and by-laws that had been carefuily prepared beforehund was read and ftor some discussion was adopted. The or- anization will be known as the Liucoln Hu- ciety, and its avowed object is the sution of eruelty to children and ani Is. 5T he membershiv fee is §1 anuuaily. Gentlemen may become life members by pay & ladies and children by paying $10. Regular meetings will be held on the fivst Tuesday in cach month. ‘The business s given over to a board of ich the mayor is an ex-oflicio membe The ovgauization con- templates the appointment of a prosecuting attorney and special ats who will be vested with polic The following aro the off evening: President, T vice presidents, Judge Phocbe B Leavitt; se rs elected lust A H. Chapin; M. Parker, Miss . Sawyer, Miss I\ H. Mrs. W. 5. Smith: treas- urer, Dr ative committee, J. H. Mockett, C. Bullock, Elder P. W, Howe; board of mauagers, Rev. John Hew. itt, Dr. B. L. Paine, K. H. Oukley, Mrs. L. C. Richards, Mrs. A. S. Raymond, E. T Fever, A. K. Talbot, Mrs. T. M. Marquette, C. A. Atkinson, Mrs. J. H. Mockett, J. H. McClay, C. C. Munson, Becoming Interesting. The Brocklomeyer-Roberts controversy over the death of Emma Lindhoff, the young girl who suicided the other day by taking Rough on Rats, is becoming decidedly inter- esting. For the past two or three days the have been engaged 1n making afii- davits and counter-affidavits, first onc is on top and then the oth But it is announced to-day that the matter has reached a climax and that Brocklemeyer will commonce suit for libel against every newspapor that pub- lished the statment that the cause of Kmmu death was due primarily, any other way, to ridicule or a upon her by his children. But it is said that Roberts is assiduously at work geting aflidavits to prove that what the newspapers published is not only true, but that they did not publisi the haif of it. anges. A number of communications have been ved by the attorney general asking his opinion touching the clection of supervisors in counties under township organization, us provided in the act of 1880, amending section 7 of the election law, The law provides that at the first gencral election in each township, after the adoption of owuship organization, one supervisor shall be elected in wwa- ship, and thercafter one in each®dd num- bered vear in the odd numbered townships, and eact even numbered year in the oven numbered townships, The act also provides thav the townships must be numbered by the county board at their first regular meoting after tho passage of the act, The attorney weneral holds that the effect of the law will be to hold the supervisors who live in the even numbered townships i office unul 1560, sud av the election this fall the super- visors will be elected from the odd num- bered townships; that the object of the law wis to ha one-halt of the number of the supervisors who were familiar with the needs of the county always in office. In thi connnction, in answer to queries, th attorney general also took occasion to say that he would file an opinion in a day or two touching the constitutionality of creasing the pay of supervisors from §2 to 3 It is understood that this omnion will apply only to the increased pay of super- visors in oftice July I,to the close of thewr terms, Gone to Massachusetts. Governor Thayer left to-day for Billing- n, in 2 Massachusctts, to join his wife and return with her as 8000 as she is able to travel. Howillstop tonight en routo at Creston, la., 1o take part in the exercises ovening the blue grass palace at that place to-morrow. He stops by spocial invitation and wiill meet Governor Lar and other tinguished statesmen. ‘The Tor was ry stafl, Palmer, Sizer and tho conclusion of the governor's staft will governor will be gone viz H, 1. J. G, opening excreises the return hoimne, but th ten days or two w State House J The case of the Hickool District of Chadron vs Charies E. Fister, on error frow the dis trict court of Dawes county, was filed for trial in the supreme Secretary of State Laws is out of town. It is whispered that he is somewhere in the “Big Second" looking up his_congressional fences. 1t is said that the fieht will wax wirm out that way within a few days. ‘The board of secretarics and the board of bank cxaminers are recreating. Only v.ual clorks of the two departmentd can bo found at their posts. Garbor is in northwestern Kansas on a hunting exvedition, Gilohrist is at his homo in Box Butto county and Gilker: son is somewliore in To Licutenant Governor Meiklejohn will ba at the state house a portion of his timo during tho next two weoks. The governor has notis fied him of his intended absence, and has asged him to be on the lookont for emere gencies, 1t scems that vernor bo- lieves that in peace it | 10 bo pro- pared for war, olday. Labor day ana a The New Monday, September 2, legal holiday, made such by an act of law passcd av tho last sitting of the Nebraska logislature. 1t is said that this gives the stato move logal holidays than any other state of the union. The day, it is under- stood, will bo fitting], brated m Line coln, but what the order of exereises will ba hins not boen determined upon. Labor day makes the cighth legnl holiday for the state, viz: Christmas Years, Washington's birthday, ay, Memorial day, Fourth of July, fLabor day ana Thanksgiving day. City News and Notes, Frank Tucker, the pamter who feil feom the scaffolding at the new Curistian chureh psterday, died this morning. Aside from concussion of the brain, it was founa, on ex- amination, that he had sustained internal in- juries. The funeral will occur to-morrow. ward P, Cone, general manager for the Christian at Work, a New Yerk religious J‘nun:nl.! wis a visitor at Tue B hendquar- ors 10 Matt Miller, of David City, was in the eity today, Ho took particn pains to stute that the prohibition state convention bhad nothing to do with his visit. Dr. Black, of Chicago, dedicatory sermon at tho reh next Sunday morning, ay follo the “'stato mences, will ne preach the Christiun he Wednes. meetmg’ com- - STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. “There is & prospect tiet Bertrand will have a bank Bagic Methodists build & new chiurch The lodges of Odd 'cllows at Indianola aud Bartley have consolidated, lie Custer county old settlers will hold thew annual veunion September |, “he Naneo county republican o will be held at Falton, September 28, Tive Gosper county Loachers! institute is in sexsion at Blwood with un attendunce of forty I'he Knox unty has been ca 1 for brara. 1ev. W. I . Pilisbury, of Oskaloosa, In,, has been elected president of the collego at Central City are raising funds to nventicn republ Sep an convention iber 31, at ) vlcassociation hus been formed and mectings will be held every Saturday. na istanders subility of voling four of the principal stre The work ¢ wity duris diers, uew founda put in. T'he Colfax county, offered a purse of % four base ball clubs “ut this fall. A soldiers’ reunion hias been arranged for Septomber 4 and 5 at_ Wilson's grove, on the Soya PPaha viver, and proparations made to e the oceusion interesting and succoss- discussing the ad- 000 in bonds to pave ts of thie city Iort Siduey is well Lsenco of the 8o ud new roofs being ultural society hus t0 be competed for by the fair at Schuylor The people of Franklin are jubilant over the prospect of seeuring another railroad, an exteusion of the Missouri Pacific from Burr Ok, Kun., to run west and north to Hola- rego and Lexington The twelve olit sou of John Matsener, living near ( n, while playing around a threshing muchine, was caught by tho tambling rod, his clothing torn entirely oft and terribly brussed, but he will recover The Cedar that, to rid t wolves which the residents of Boone ties devote a weelk to the purpose, put out poison, ani tie up the dogs until every last howler i the countey s killed. A clever gentloman who aunounced himsel as advance aeent for i circus, swindled sev- eral Falls City morchants out of small sums of money by malting contracts with them for supplios at @ higher brice than they charged for the then having them advance him & sharc of the extra profits, Charles Gore and Dora Muchmore, who hold down clwims in Dundy county, near Neel, wers arresied the other day for liviug torether without having tuken the precaution to have @ warria 1ony performed. lodged in_jail at Benkelman, but the county judge affected their release by joining thewm together in wedlock, hopublican . suggests unding country of the nting the farmers. ud adjoining coun= Rapids s su tos The new fiour mills at Sanborn have come menced operations. on county fair will be held at Rock sptombeor 13 and 19, wedish people of the river countics will celebrute September 14 as lorofather day. 13y the 1st of September the home for ful- Jen women at uport will be ready for business A five Keokuk county farmer, in a mower John H. Cauthers, a Warren farmer, verifies the statement threshad 110 bushels of oats from this season. About th * old son of Marman Hadding, a ad both feet cut off county that . ho one acre hundred fakirs ar Ing qu (L along Des Moine: order to sceure the shekets of the coun men who atten the stata fair, le of samples of liquor for anulysis ceived by Prof. Beal, of Toledo,from \ T liey were marked “Happiness,” ana were found to contain 6 per pent aleohiol. A double-headed adder was captured by F. Iopard, of Muscatine, while plowing in his strawberry fiold, und was presented by him to the academy of science of that city. Botl lieuds are perfectly formed. Miss Allie_Caus, aged sixteen, living ono mile cast of Plymouth, tired of life because her father objeoted to her recoiviog the at- tention of a certain youug man, attempted suicide by the poison route. She failed on account of the t'mely interference of friends and a physician. The Two Dakotas, ‘Watertown has granted & gas company a franchi Plans have been drawn fo orian chur at Rapid Cit A number of Canton young ladics have formoa o physical culture society. W. L. Miner, of Hitcheock, is in trouble becauss be sold whisky without a license. City grocers are tryiug to form a ation 1o ¢loso their stores ut 9 o' cloci cuing. Another bank is o be opened at Redfield. The contract has been let for o §14,000 Methodist church at Gettysburg. Willlam Muulton, of Deadwood, has com- pleted bis cigut months' sentence in the penitentiary for illegal voting and has boen released Coal has } a depth o ILis of the samo chars uotor s tho coal found on the west side of the Hlls, Ou account of a conflict in dates with th Rapid City fair, the Deadwood fair associu- tion bias postponed its exhibition to Septem= ber 25 w 2. B. I, Sage, & Castlowood harness dealer, packed up the best of his mortgaged stock Jnd hauled it away during tue ight, leaving Lis creditors to hold the bag. A proposition looking to the removal of the packing house from Oelrichs to Kapid City has beon made 0 the citizens of that city by the Anglo-American company. William Forger, of DeSwet, has_invented an attachment for tarvesters which takos the place of a reel. It is @ cylinder with tuns iuside which blow the grain t the sickle. . y Herald says that @ sign o upper i oL shows curious disrogurd of ki 1sh arthograpl and in its own o diyidu le informs the pusser-by tiat ndi, Tomperane Dryuk and Cygurs!! can be Obtainkd inside a new Prosby-