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THE OMAHA DAILY THE DAILY BEE. fratet - B. ROSEWATER, Biitor. X PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally (Morning Edition) including Sunday oo, One Year. ¥ 01 For 8ix Months For Three Months, . ... inu- Omuhia Bunday Tee, mailed to any address, One Year ceeien Weekly Bee, One Ye OFFIC Omana_Ofce, Beo Bullding. N, W. Beventeenth and Farnam Streets. Chicago Offica, 567 Rookery Buliding Qow ok Olica, ooms 14 and 16 Tribune Builin Washington Office, No. 513 Pourteenth Strect. Couneil Biufts OMce, No, 12 Pear] Street. Lincoin Office, 1020 P $ticet, CORRESPONDENCE, All communieations relating to news and edi- torial matter snould be addressed to the Editor of the Bee. BUSINESS LETTERS. Al bnsiness lettors and remittances should be addressed to The Bes Publishing Company, Omaha, Drafts, checks and postoflice orders &6 Do made payabla to the order of the company, T Beg Pablishing Company, Proprictors. s Bullding Farnam and Seventeenth Street: e e e e Corner THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Stato of Nebraska, Ve County of Douglas, (% eorre B, Tzschuck, secretary of The Teo Publishing Company, does sulemuly swear thit the actual circulaiion of THE DAILY ER for the week ending August 31, 1850, was as follows: Sunday. August 25 Monday, August 0. sday, Thursday, Au Friday, August3)... Baturday, August 31, Average........... GREORGE B. TZSCHUUK. Sworn to before me and subscribed to in my presence thisiist day of August, A. D, . 1830, (Seal.) . P. FEIL, Notary Pubtis n, ! uglas, (5% . Izschuck, being duly sworn, de- ys that he i3 secretary of The' Bee ublishing company, that the actual average daily circnlation of Tk DAy Bee for the month of September, 18, 18,151 tober 188, 16,084 coples: for November, 188, 18- 980 copres: for Dacember, 1888, 18,223 coples January, 180, 18,574, copies; for 'February, 1889, 14,906 capres; for Mareh, 189, 18354 coples: for Abril, 180, 18,50 copiéss for May, 189, {800 coplek: for' June, 1880, 188, copies: for July, 188D, 18,758 coples; for August, 188, 1 coples, Gro. B. TZ8CHUCK, Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this dist day of August, A, D. 14, [s®AL.] . P. FriL, Notary Public. DeNvVER will certainly be convinced of Omaha's superiority after our base bail team has returned from its pres- ent visit to that city. TuE board of public works has issued another manifesto against the rotten paving block, and now what are the contractors going to Ao about it? . — TaE long talked of line between Omahn and Fairbury, an extension of the Chicago and Rock Island, bids fair to become a reality 1n the near future. THe fact cannot be disputed that Omaha is laying more street railway track than any city in the country, and will soon have a street car service sec- ond to none. THE prohibition party of Nebraska offers 810,000 for an organ. The hyphen- ated attempt at journalism, with a big J, might add to its varied attractions by accepting the proposition. THERE are indications that a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether will be made at the coming session of congress to a1d the steamship subsidy jobs. “STANDARD OIL” will be used asa lubricator by Ohio democrats this fall. The party recommends this brand above all others as an infallible remedy for contracted pocketbooks. THE enterprising road agent who “holds up” mail trains will be apt to take extra precautions now that Post- master General Wanamaker has put a price of a thousand dollars on his head. — THE agitation about repaving Farnam street will answer the purpose better if it is postponed about one hundred years, for in that time the present pavement may begin to show some signs of decay, and the street will then needa new one. INGLISH harbors are full of 1dle ves- sels which can not receive their cargoes on account of the great dock strike. The hundred millions of capital in- vested by dock owners is not paying a very ldrge interest at this time. EXPERTS are pretty well agreed that the wheat crop of the country this year - will not fall short of five hundred mil- lion bushels, This will allow a wheat surplus for export of not less than one hundred and twenty-five millions, as against ninety-five million busheds last year. THE rise in price of steel rails and plates abroaa to almost the same rates now prevailing in America is an en- couraging sign to the steel mills of this country. The prospects are that Amer- ican manufacturers will take advantage of the situation and raise the price of steel rails as high as the traffic will bear. A GENERAL extension of Idaho's irri- gation system would bring about six million acres of land under culti- vation, and at least five million acres in Nebraska, at present worth- less, could be reclaimed in a like man- ner. The only question is to what ex- tent shull the people of the United States tax themselves for reclaiming arid lands. E—— Tre London strikers have at their head & man who not alone possesses their unbounded confidence, but enjoys the respect of their opponents. This is John Burns, the socialist, who has more than once shown his ability as a leader of men., Under such leadership, and with almost the entire London press at their back, it is hard to see why these workmen should not win a decisive victory. ———— KiNa LeoroLp, of Belgium, talks of resigning his sovereignty of the Congo Free states because the returns are not what they should be and the expenses of his No. 2 kingdom are very heavy. It would be a great stroke of diplomacy Af Leopold would turn over his Congo Sgeptre to Stanley who has been the prime winister of the kingdom since its organization. Tn case Leopld wakes Tie BEE's suggestion this city will have the pleasant distinetion of havingonce been | the howe of & king. THIS WEEK IN OMAHA. The present week promises to bo one of the nfbst memorable in the experi- ence of Omaha. There will be tens of thousands of visitors to the city, and they will find entertainment both instructive and enjoyable. The fairas- sociation exhihition and races will be a leading attraction,which all will attend. The exposition at the Coliseum, with its one hundred and sixty exhibitors, and 1ts numerous mnovel features will be a center of interest for every- body, and as an exhibit of the busindss and industrial interests of Omaha will be superior to any ever before made. The street parades by day and by night, the displays of fire- works, and the other sources of enter- tainment which have been provided, will furnish such abundance and vari- ety of attractions as can not fail to please all who shall come to the city and keep their interestalive and alert while they remain, To all the points of attraction there are the most ample means of communi- cation. Few cities in the country are better supplied than Omaha with rapid transit, its cable and motor lines being equipped to meet any demand that may be made upon them. The ordinary attractions of the city will be supple- mented by elaborate decorations, the mercantile houses will display their richest goods, and altogether the me- tropolis of Nebraska will present for the pleasure, the edification and the entertainment of the thousands of vis- itors whom it expects an extent and variety of attractions unequalled in its history. ‘ The opportunity will be a most au- spicious one for the citizens of Ne- braska to acquaint themselves with the substantial progress which the me‘rop- olis of the state is making, and with the evidences of a solid and permanent prosperity which she is able to show. Omaha is moving steadily forward to the tull realization of her destiny as the leading commercial center of the west, and is building strongly and firmly at every step of her advance. The efforts of envious rivals to de- preciate her are of no avail against the conditions which make for her progress, and which cannot bs wholly diverted from her, Despite disparagement, discrimination, and hostile influences, Omaha moves steadily onward, strong and stable in the secure position che has reached and with unbounded confidence in the fu- ture. There will be a cordial welcome for all who visit the city this week and a hearty hospitality that will spare no offort to make the visit agreea- ble. Especially will the coun- try merchants find that every provision has been made to render their stay here enjoyable. The purpose of Omaha’s business men to cstablish more intimate relations with the busi- ness men of the tributary territory should be largely responded to, as be- ing one of mutual interest and ad- antage. The indications are that this will be done, and that the mercuntile interests of Nebraska will be very fully represented among the visitors who will this week honor Omaha with their presence. THE SIOUX RESERVATION. Congressman Peele, chairman of the house committee on Indian affairs, and author of the bill to divide the Sioux reservation, interprets that measure as intending that the reservation should be opened to settlement by proclama- tion of the president. He says regard- g the provision in the appropriation bill requiring that the agreement made between the commission and the In- dians shall be ratified by congress, that it was only intended to be used in case the Sioux bill failed to be ratified by the Indians, “but it was not intended to submit the work of the commission to congress if the Indians ratified it.” This is certainly to be regarded as very good authority, but it is neverthe- lcss not easy to see how the language the appropriation bill can bear the con- struction Congressman Peele gives, _We have published the section of the bill relating to this matter, and the lan- guage is as plain and explicit as possible that the negotiations and agreements with the Indians shall be submitted to the first session of the Fifty-first congress for ratification, This can have but one mean- ing, and obviously the opposite of that given it by Mr. Peele. It is quite possible that the insertion of this provision was a blunder. It cer- tainly does antagonize the evident in- tent of the Sioux bill, and it appears absurd that congress should desive to ratify an agreoment which it bad said should be final upon the acceptance ol the Indians—in other words, that it should provide for approving its own contract. But novertheless this was done, and it 18 the opinion of the secre- tary of the 1ntevior, presumably with the concurrence of the president, that the matter must again goto congress. The contention of THE Bk has been based wholly upon this ofticial construction, which, in the ab- sence of any expression by congress as to what was intended, is the highest authority. A further examination of the question may change the view of the president and secretary of the in- terior to accord with what has been the general understanding and is the gen- eral desire. — THE SITUATION AT SALT LAKE. The exuberance of the Gentiles of Salt Lake City over their recent vie- tory has by this time calmed down and a closer investigation would lead one to believe that their joy at having over- thrown Mormon rule in that city was somewhat premature, The recent elec- tion was not for city officials, but for members of the territoral legislature, with the result that the Mormons elected thirty-six members and the Gentiles elected eight, & gain of three for the latter. The increase was made in the Salt Lake City districts and was aided by the help of three hundred young Mormous who for the first time joined hands with the Geutiles. The defection of the young blood was caused by the inaction of the Mormon political machine which, counfidest of victory, fafled to take warning that the Gentiles were making a vigorous campaign. Back of this, however, fis the restlessness of the younger generation to out loose from the old congervatism element of the church which controls the municipal destinies of Salt Lake. The young men of Utah have caught the fever of progress and are anxious to make Salt Lake a bustling businesscen- tre. So long as the old administration holds the key to the situation Salt Lake City can never get out of its ruts, and it is this restraint under which the younger Mormon blood is chafing. The rub will come in February, when the election for city officials takes place. The Mormons are fully alert to the situ- ation and will make a desperate fight to prevent the reins of goverment from being wrenched from their hands. The whip of the church will be vigorously applied, and it will be used unsparingly on the backs of that Mormon element which wants to see Salt Lake City boom and enjoy a business and industrial re- vival. Itremains to be seen, therefore, whether the Mormon influence is still as powerful as of yore to hold its foliow- ers undor loash. A Gentile victory can not be won without the aid of the new generation of Mormons in Salt Lake, and it will be for the possession of this vote that the municipal campaign will wax hot. TIME TO CUT LOOSE. The railroad bosses who are supply- ing the lubricator for the home organ of Mr. Laws at McCook are expending a great deal of ammunition at long range. They cannot comprehend what right anybody outside of the Second district has to talk about their candi- date for congress. They have domi- neered over the people of the Repub- lican Valley so long that they cannot tolerate even a very mild remonstrance to their high-handed billdozing meth- ods. Tie member from district is expected to represont the people of the whole state at Washington. If he is to be the mere chattel of the Burlington rond and the dummy of their political henchmen, he can scarcely do justice to the people of Nebraska. The wretched political par- asites who subsist on railroad patronage and the favors of the town-lot gang are of course willing to sacrifice the inter- ests of the state. A yellow dog in con- gress is good enough for them, provid- ing that he fills the bill for the corpo- rate monopoly that feeds them. The republican party of the Second district should assert itself and cut loose from the brass-collared roust- abouts who have run the conventions and dictated candidates ever since the district was carved out. This is an opportune time for a declar- ation of independence. If the party continuesin theold rut there will be a general uprising of the rank and file twelve months hence which will teach the railroads and railroad bosses a lesson they will neverforget. If they knew what is good for them they would take heed and call off their superserv- iceable swashbucklers. the Second OUR consul at Victoria reports to the department of state that the number of Chinese in British Columbia has ma- terially decreased within the past few years, and that at present there have been no arrivals of consequence at any port in the province direct from China. All told, it is estimated that there are less than ten thousand Chinamen in British Columbia, which is a surpris- ingly small number. While it is highly probable that some of them smuggle themselves into this country, there need be no alarm that the United States are in danger of an invasion from that quarter, for the present at least. THE pretense that Laws is not being pushed for congress by the railroad bosses because they could not afford to do without him in the board of trans- portation is decidedly fimsy. That contingency is already provided for. If Laws goes out then Cowdrey or Oil In- spector Caldwell is to take his place. Neither of them are very much feared by the railroads. Cowdrey proved his usefulness and subserviency to the x roads when he was secretary of therail- road commission two years ago, and Smith Caidwell 18 not kunown to be a very dangerous anti-monopolist. THE seventy-sixth anniversary of Commodore Perry’s victory on Lake Erie, Scptember 10, 1813, will be ap- propriately celebrated at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. The cominodore was the author of the celebrated dispatch, *“We huve met the enemy and they are ours.” Ohio people view this hero’s memory with great reverence, and well they may, for he was one of the greatest fac- tors in America’s second successful struggle with England. e THE people of Johustown are good advertisers and have progressive ideas with regard to business. A good evi- dence of this characteristic is shown in the epitaph over a grave, which reads as follows: WELCOME, ‘*Here lie John Shank, his wife and four children, drowned on May 31 by the South rork Fishing and Hunting club.” Nonopy knows better where to invest his money to advantage than our mer- chants. Sunday’sissue of Tir BEE con- tained over two thousand dollars worth of mercantile advertising, and two half pages of display had to be refused be- cause the paper had all it could carry without crowding out news matter. And yet this is only the beginning of the season COLONEL JOHN L, SULLIVAN is tak- ing a spirituous farewell of his beloved Boston, and his effort to carry away in his person all the whisky at the Hub evinces the tender regard the cham- pion of the world holds for his fellow citizens. EE——— The Deendence of Boulanger. Utica Observer. The peonle who sing Boulanger's praises are now far outnumbered by the organ grinders who play bis march. e, The Same 01 Bicters. Oil City Derrick, Some of this year's snake stories are so surprisingly like these of last year that we SEPTEMBER 2, 1889 are impeiled o the beliof that the snake artists keepw werap book or stick to the same brand of stbmach bitters with surprising regularity, - Many of the Latter Clas Atlanta. Constitution, William Nye, the Hamstrun® philosopher, romarks that. thore are two kinds of bald headed men., Some are bald ou the outside and somo are bald on the inside. ) ——— Editor Ghilds Defines a Swinker. Phitadelphia Ledger. What is a swinkor{ This question 1 asked with growing anxiety since the Macon Tole- graph charactérized a political candidate as one. A swinker is popularly believed to be a person who unites the dignity of the beg- lerbeg with the esprit du corpse of the scara- mouch; but, if this is erroncous, our es- teemed Macontemporaty shoula set the thing right. Missouri Tramp Sales. Minneapolis Tribune, Four tramps were sold at auction at Mo- beriy, Mo., on Monday, the prices ranging from 75 cents to §2 ench. They will b slaves for four months, Tears came to the eyes of many of the old Missourians presout as they wero reminded, by the sale, of the good old days “befo’ de wah.” i E SECOND DISTRIOT. The Railroad Con ission All Right, Tho Hastings Nebraskan hears it stated confidently that “either Ben Cowdrey, dep- uty secretary of state, or Smith T, Caldwell, state oil inspector, would be appointed by the governor to succeed Laws in the state capital, ard that would creute another vacancy to be fillod. It is easy to see, there- fore, that this line of succession would per- sonally intercst a number of individuals am- bitious to get ofice, and enlist certain aid in behalf of Me, Laws." Noryal in the Race. The Seward Reporter is glad to know that its townsman, Senator Norval, is considered a strong possibility in the congressional race. No man,” 1t says, ‘in the aistrict is better quahfied for the position. He has ability un- surpassed by any of those 1 the field, his personal habits and integrity are spotless, and his popularity is very great all over the district. In fact, the talk of his being a can- didate came from his friends away from home, before the people of Seward had re- covered from the shock of Mr. Laird’s death enough to think of who should be his succes- sor.” An Able Man. The Garfield County Quaver believes thet “Hon, N. V. Harlan, of York, will undoubt- edly be the next congressman from the Sec- ond Nebraska district, Harlan is an able man and would be an hono: to the state in the halls of congress.’’ A Poom for Hurlan. The York Republican comments on the congressional_question as follows: “The death of Laird leaves a vacancy to be filled by some good republican. It requires a man to fill James Laird's place. The people de- mand scme one of broad and liberal views, at the same time an unflinching republican. The city of York and York county will pre- sent as such & man the Hon. N. V. Harlan, ex-speaker of the Nebraska house of repro- sentatives. Hon, W. T. Scow, Judge Post and George B..France have been favorably mentioned for the position, but they are not in the field except as workers and well wishers in Mr. Harlan’s interest. The chances are: | very favorable -to tne nomination’ of Mr. Harlan. He has warm friends in every county in the dis- trict; these friends made him speaker of the house; by bis impartiality and fairness he won the resvect of all who opposed him in the speaker's contest. Mr. Harlan was the only contestant for Laird’s place atv the last election. When Laird was nominated N. V. Harlan gave him his personal support; by this honorable action Laird's friends were made to think well of their only opponent. Of course nothing is certain in politics. Some one eise muy be nominated. Hr. Har- lan and his friends will make a strong fight. If Mr. Harlan is lefy, he will assist in the election of the nominee.” GREAT MEN, Hadje Hassoin Ghooli Khan sull has American newspaper clippings sent to him in Europe. Herr Gottfried Keller, of Zurich, whom Paul Heyse called *the German Shuke- speare,” has recently celebrated his literary jubilee. Wilkie Collios 15" short and delicate-look- ing, with very small hands and feet and a cheerful face. His luxuriant hair and beard are snowy white, and he habitually wears spectacles. He is an inveterate smoker. Wad-el N’jumi, the leader of the Arab in- vaders, who was killed av Toski, was one of the Mahdr's bravgst licutenants. It was he who destroyed Hicks Pasha and his army. He also led the dervishes who captured Khartoum and kiiled General Gordon, Reminiscences of Judge . shal Nagle recently killed in California, re- call the fact that at the tume of the cele- brated Terry-Broderick du3l one of the “fricuds” who figured prommnently on the Broderick side was Joun A, McGlynn, brother of the since famous Dr. Kdward Me- Glynu, of New York. Both Broderick and McGlynn were New York boys, and had a warm friendship for each other. Another one of Broderick's friends was Androw J. Butler, a brother of General Isenjamin £, Butler. Mr. Gladstone says that he brought his obildren up without constraint. *“They have never been governed at any period of their lives by force.” Some idea of the shal’s traveling expenses may be formed when it is stated that a check for §125,000 has been forwarded o Messrs. Cook, the well known tourist agents, on be- nalf of the Persian monarch. This sum com- prised expeuditure for certain hotel accom- modation, as woll as for rail and other coste. The sun worshipers will have to puy the bill, The late Felix Pyat i the days of his literary fopoishness used to change his shirt and white gloves twice a day, and was notable for the adroit way he kuocked off the necks of bottles so as L6 Jirevent tho possible con- tamination of his'wine by the waiter's fingers. General Bouldnger, like a great many noted men, is superstitious. He is careful not to get out of bed on the left side, and if bis path is crossed by a black cat he does nothing of political importance for twenty- four hours, He wust have met an army of black cats lately STATE ry, whom Mar- TERRITORY. Neb aJottings, A circulating library bas been established at Craig. Three barus were buroed in one day av Chadron last week. Father Bull, of Weeping Water, brated his ightieth birthday last week. Delegates frow five townships met at Juni- ata Saturday and formed the Adawms county Farmers’ alliance. ‘The Sunday school workers of Kearney county will hoid- & convention st Minden October 15 and 16. The first wonual reupion of the Grand Army posts of Burt county will be held at Tekamab, September 2 to 27. The oenine population of Wahoo was iargely reduced one night last week by the free dist1ibution of poison on the streets. Twenty new pupils for the Genoa Indian school accompanied Superintendent Backus home on his last trip 1o the Sioux country. Geueralsimo, au imported French stal- cele- 1ion owned by E. J. Askwig, of Oakland, and valued at £2,000, died last weok'of pink- oye. Jim Boyle, of Wahoo, is in deop trouble again, having osen held for trial to the dis- trict court for disposing of a bunch of fat but mortgaged cattle, The Creighton Courier says that tho es- eape of Frank Guthrie from the jail at Nio- brara had one good effect. They are repair- ing the locks on the ‘‘rat trap'’ conocern, While Jacob Houseworth, of Orleans, was oiling a flour bolter in a mill, his right arm was caught ina wheel, tearing the flesh from the elbow to the middle of the hand. The members of the One Hundred and Seo- ond [llinols infantry, mnnx of whom now re- side in Nebraska, will hold their next re- union at New Boston, Tl1,, Soptember 8and 4. Mrs, Hannah Beal, who died at Sioux City, In., recently, was one of the pionoers of Grand Island, her husband having been pro- bate judge and a member of the Nebraska logisiature for a number of terms, Dr. J, A. Gunn, who was nominated for coroner of Furnas county by the republicans, has declined to accopt in a card in which he says: “If I might legally dictate during my term in the ofice who should furnisa the cold and clammy corpses over whom I should preside, than I would ravher be coroner than prosident. Howovor, as 1 am not_allowed, if elected, to dictate tho distribution of the patronage, I respectfully but positively de- cline the nomination.” lowa Items. Tt costs Davenport §100 a woek to keep the weeds cut., Mrs. Moners, of Belle Blaine, is searching for hor fifteen-yoar-old daughter who disap- peared some weeks ago. Six roast oxen and sixteen ronst pigs formed apart of the attraction of the har- vest festival ut Primghar on Saturday. The farmers near Des Moines are forming a society to protect themselves against 1ob- bers, who are becoming numerous there- abouts, Pharmacy Commissioner Snider made a raid on the saloons and druggists at Grin- nell, and as a consequence all received fincs ranging from §25 to $0 and costs. E. D. Dart, of Sac county, harvested 203 bushels of flax from ten acres and sold tho crop for 98 centsa bushel, bringing him $203.84, or a little over §20 an acre. Richard Androws, a farmereliving near Cambridge, left his home with a_team to #o hunting. As he did not return at the ap- pointed hour a search was instituted, and he was found dead near the buggy. It is sup- posed the shot-gun was in some way acci- dentally discharged as he was getting out. At Newell o man brought a two-year-old ba- by boy aboard the cast bound Itlinois Central train and placed him in chatge of the conduc- tor. The youngster was ticketed to Blooming ton, TiL, where his father lived. Thé mother deserted the little one a year ago, and the father was too poor to come to Newell after his child, who had been with the family of an uncle! Alex Simpson, county assessor of Madison county, Nevada, suicided at Laurin, twelve from Virginia City, on the 19th, by shooting himself through the head with a 45-caliber Colt revolver. He lefta note which read: “Whisky is tho causo of this: may God for- give me.” He leaves a wifo and two small children. Beyond the Rockies. The hop crop of Oregon and Washington will scarcely be two-thiras as large as it was last season. The Keystone Mining company, of Butte, with a capital of $1,000,000, hus been incor- porated inMontana. Samuel Wilson. who shot and killed three men at_Graham, Idabo, last summer, has been arrested in Texas. The corner stone ot the new_old people’s home, at San Francisco, was laid last week with impressive ceremonies. Godas, the half-breed Montana murderer who is serving a life sentence in the peni- tentiary. is dving of quick consumption. George Bhrman, a farmer living near Po- mona, Cal., plowed up a can of Spanish gold in a fleld the other day, the total valueof which was £6,470. Waurden Edmuston, of the Washington veni tentiary, at Walla Walla, unearthod a plot for a general delivery of 'the convicts. A prisoner named Dunston was caught work- ing ou a key which fitted the outside door perfectly. Says the Billings (Mont.) Gazette: “When tha morning sun peeps over the mountain tops of the everlasting Rockies the sheep herders, cowboys. ranchers and miners will flock to the polls, for protection only, and pilot the ship of state safe into the harbor of republicanism.” J. C. Byram, a proniinent_business man of Los Angeles, died last week from paralysis produced in a_pecubar manner. He was mounting & saddle:horse, when the animal threw back his head and’ struck Byram in the temple. He soon lost consciousness, and paralysis followed, ending in death. E. J. Parkinson, of the Carson Tribune, who has been affected with _paralysis for a number of years, says the Reno Gazette, was induced to try tho Brown-Sequard _experi- ment in the hope of getting relief. Dr. Fox injected the elixir, and_his_arm 1s said to be badly swollen clear to the shoulder, and blood poisoning is feared. et LINCOLN'S PATRIOTISM. What He Intended Doing in Case McOlellan Was Elected. The “‘Life of Lincoln” reaches in the mid- summer holiday number of The Century the political campaign of 1364, when he was a socond time the nominee of his party for the presidency. 1t scoms that Lincoln felt that the campaign was going aganst him and made up his mind deliberately as to the course he should pursue, which, as stated by the authors, was as follows: “Unwilling to leave this resolution to the chances of the changed mood which might follow in the natural exasperation of defeat, e resolved to lay down for himself the course of action demanded by his present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum **“This morning, as for several days past, it soems exceedingly probable that this ad- ministration will not be re-elected. Then it willbe my duty to so co-operate with the president-eiect s to save the union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his eloction on such gronnd that he can nol possibly save it afterwards.’ “He then folded and~ pasted the sheet in such munner that its contents could not be read, and as the cabinet came together he nanded this paper to each member succes- sively, requesting them to write their nam -meross the back of it, In this peculiar fas| ion he pledged himself and the administra- fon to accept loyally the an ticipated verdict of the people against him, and to do the ut- most th save Lthe union in the brief remai der of his term of office. He gave no intiw; tionto any member of the cabinet of the na- ture of the paper they had signed until after his triumphant re-election. “Wo from the MS. dairy of ono of the president’s secretaries under date of No- vember 11, 1864, the following passage re- lating to this incident: ‘At the meeting of the cabinet to-day the presidest took out a paper from his dosk and said: *‘Gentlemen, do you remember last summer I asked yol all to sign your names to the buck of a paper of which 1 did uot show you the iuside! This is it. Now, Mr. Hay, ses if you can open this without tearing it.” He had pasted itup in 8o singular a style that it required somo cutting 10 get it open. He then read this memorandum; given o the text above. The president said: “You will re- member that this was written at the time, 81X days before the Chicago nominating con- vention, when as yet we had no adversary and seemed to have no friends. I then sol nly resolved on the course of action ndi- cated in this paper. Iresolved in case of the election of General McClellan, beio, tain that he would be acandidate, that I would see hun and talk wmatters over with biw, I would say, ‘General, the election has demonstrated that you are strouger, have more iofluence with the Awerican people, than 1. Now let us together, you with your infinence and 1 with all the executive power of the governwment, try o save the country. You raise as waoy troons as you possibly can for this final trial, and 1 will devote all my energies to assist and finish the war.' " “'Seward said, “And the general would have answered you, ‘Yes, yes;' and the next duy when you saw him agein and pressed thiese views upon him be would have said, ‘Yes, yes,’ snd s0 on forever, and would huve done nothing at all.” “*AL least, sald Lincoln, ‘I should have done my duty and have stood clear before my own consclence,'" THE CAPITAL CITY GRIST. Labor Day and the Manner of Its Oelebration. WHAT’'S THE MATTER WITH TONY? Harrington's Frienda Still Bellove He's True, But Can't Explain His Absence — The Btate Fair, P Staeer, LaNcouw. Sept. 1. Monday, Septembor 2, is Labor day, a pub- lic and leal holiday, created so by the last legislatare. This will be the first observance of the day and the laboring men of this city are making special arrangoments to see that the celebration lacks notfiing to make it an absolute success. The exercises will bogin at 9 o'clock in the morning with a grand parade, which will form on Ninth street north ot O, and march east on O to Tenth, north to P, east to Eleventh, south to O, east to Twelfth, south o N, west to Kleventh, north to O, west to the postoffice, where the oficer of the day, Mr. J. H. Kramer, will announce the various modés of transportation to Cushman park, where the principal exercises will take place. At the park the poople will be addressed by the Hon. Frank T. Ransom, of Nobraska, state senator from Otoe county, and author of the bill creating lavor day. There will also be addresses by the Rev. J. Oliver, Hon. 1. W. Lausing ana Hon. W. . Bryay, of this city, and Mr. Chawmberlain, of the Stroms- burg Headlight. In the eveniug there will be dancing and sports of various kinds, There will also, during the afternoon, be exercises in the city for the entertainment of those who cannot 20 to Cushman park. ‘The train for the park will leave the Bur- lington depot at 1:30 p. m, The fare will be 20 cents for the round trip, which includes admission to the grounds. ~ All working girls who avply at the hall will be provided with tickets free. The following address has been issued: The people will enjoy for the first time the legal holiday on September 2 of Labor The Lincoin central trudes and labor unions have resolved to celebrate the occasion by a monster picnic at Cushman park. The Lord's day, or Sabbath, s also the laborer's day of rest, and in_that respect a pricgless natural boon not to be infringed upon, but as the Sunday is mors especially set apart as a recognition of the Almighty ator, and as other days have been sot apart, such as Washington’s day and Independence day, it is fitting that one day in the year should 'bo also set apart ia_ recognition of labor. It is appropriate to offer a few words on the oc- casion. The institution known by our Irish friends as Dublin castle is not at all excep- tional in its system of working. Lt se tho people, united, calm, determined steadily pursuing a wise course. It employs agents to go among them and totalk cheap violence, to urge dvoamite and murder, keepinz them- selves safe always and so divide the solid muss, The same course exactly is pursued by monarchies, aristocracies, landocracies, monopolies, corporations and bosses all the world over, They are more afraid of a dozen sensible educated business men than they aro of athousand or ten thousaud anarchists, the leaders of which violent propogauda are always paid agents of monopoly. Let the people be wise, calm, steudy, determined, persevering in tkis just demand and care- “fully and severely letting all anarchists alone, and they are bouna to muke rapid pro- gross. Coyanrree L Lasor UNIOX LixoorN uunnnlu TRE OMARA Hag, } LN CENTRAL TRADES AND The Traveling Men. The Lincoln traveling men intend to be represented in the Drummers' parade at Omaha durmg Merchants' weok. The fol- lowing committee has been appointed to ad- vertise the parade awong the boys who come 10 this city: L. W. Garoutte and C.F. White, at the Ovelt hotel; B. F. McNeil and J. E. Douglas, at the Windsor; C. M. Hands and H. M. Meyers at the Capital. The talk now is that Beatrice will send a special car loaded with traveling men through Lincoln early ou the morniug of the parade, and the boys here want to get things in shape 80 that they can attach two or thres cars to this one, and all go down with flying_colors. Hastings, Kearaey, Grand -Island, Norfolk, Fremont and other towns where a number of traveling men reside will do likewise. The prospects are that this Drummers’ parade will be one of the most important features of the week, and the boys here are very enthu- siastic over it. Another meeting was held this afternoon and more enthusiasm was worked up. One thing, however, that vas mentioned, which the boys did not like, and that was tho action of & fow of Omaha’s jobbing firms, who bave written their men to stay out on the road, work their territory, and not come in during vthe week. While no public men- tion of this was made, there was a quiet un- derstanding that chese firms lacked enter- prise. Tony Harrington's Disappearance. A sensational rumor is afloat to the effect that Touy Harrington, late deputy clerk of the district court, has suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of creditors in the lurch to the tune of something like $1,000, The real facts in the case are hard to get at, About August 1 he notifled the oftice that he was going to Odell to visit his brother. On the 15th his commission as deputy clerk of the district court was revokea, because he had been in the city some days and had not stown up at the ofice, A day or two ago some drafts of his appeared at tho Capital and German National banks, indorsed by Shiago parties, They went to protest, and it was then discovered that be owed various sums to parties in this city, Nothing has since beeu heard from him. He was receiving a salary of $100 a month, and as he had no spendathrift habits, the won- der 18 how he became so deeply involved. His friends in this city insist that Tony is all right, and that he will show up in due time and that none will be a loser by him. No young man in Lincoln had & larger circle of friends, and the chances are that he be- came involved by attempting to keep up his end of the social string among a crowd who had more money than he. The State . ‘The state fair opens Friday of this week. There has been a rush for some time from outside parties for the entry books. This rush will continue with greater force uutil the books are closed. Miss Emma Gillespie, who has charge of these books, said that the entries from outside of the state was 25 per cent greater than at this time iast year. The office of the society, with Miss Gillespie 1n charge, will be formally opened ot the Wind- sor hotel in the morning, Bass, Croppies and Perch, A governmmeut ish car arrived in the city to-day in charge of Newton Simmons, con- taining 5,000 half-grown fish, consisting of black bass, croppies and per These were caught in the Mississippi valley by seining in the bayous, and the work was done under the direction of the United Siates commis- sion, The car went out at 1 o'clock this afternoon with a special engine to Milford, where one-half will be planted in the islue river. To-morrow the car will go on to Ravenuas, where the other half will be ewptied into the Loup. Mr. O'Brien, super- intendent of the stute hatcheries, met the car here and accompanied it on Lhe trip, County Politics, There is very little change wn the local political state unless it be 4 determination on the part of some of the local wire-pullers w0 encompass tue defeat of Schaberg for county commissioner. Thus far, however, they have been unable to find a man who would staud as & candidate. Until receutly the leading candidute for county clerk has been the present deputy, W. E. Churchil, but recent developments give the impression that he will have some trouble to get his own delegation—that of the Sixth ward—owing to a spiritad contest over the ofMca of Justioe of the peace. It appears that H, Eday, who is an aspirant for tho latter position, finds out that he must have the delegation at any hazzard to come within a stone's throw of the nomination. Good judges of mu‘um say that Wddy's chances are the ttor. State Tennis Tournament, The Lincoln Tennis club has arranged a stato lawn tennis tournament, to take placa in Lincoln during the state fair, as that time will best suit out-of-town plavers. The tourney will begin at 10 o’clock on the morn- ing of September 10, and continue to a finish, probably three or four davs' play. The events will be men’s singles and doubles, Spalding has given a fine racket for a prize, and it is probable others will be offered. The tournament will player in ceived b be open to any amatour ebraska, and ontries will be ro- isthardt, of Lincoln, up to and g September 4. The Lincoln elub will provide grounds, balls and olub house conveniences. The railroads will havo low excursion rates on account of the stato fair. Lotters received by Mr. Geisthardt indicate that playors wili bo present from Omaha, Fromont, Hastings, Koarney, Pawnee City and Elwood. At this meoting an effort will be made to organize a state as- sociation for the purpose of couducting au annual tournament, The Paving Contraot. Buckstaft & Stout, paving contractors, have declared to the counciland eitizons gen- erally, that they would finish their contract with the city by the 1st of December, If un- molested, and claimed that the delay was occasionad by the lack of brick; that they were ot only burning to the full capacity of their kilvs, but were buying of Holmes, Fitzgerald and oth but a recent notice in the Council Bluffs department of Tur Ber tells a different tale. It soems that Buck- staft & Stout are selling paving brick to tho city of Council Bluffs. The matter will be investigated by the city council. Second District Polit Captain Yocum, of Hastings, who was in the city yesterday on business, was asked for some news on the sentiment of Adams county people on ‘the question of the succes- sion in the Second congressional district. He said that he did not feel authorized to talk on that subject; that the people of Adams county stood in the hight of mourn- ers and did not feel that they had any candi- date or that it would be proper for them to attempt to champion the cause of any can- didate from the outside. The chances were that the delegation would be electod without instructions and, further, that it might even ba divided in its preforences. He was for Laws, himself, but that was simply his pre- ference, and his alone. He did ot pretend to represent anyone else. M. Bostwick,the chairman of the central committee, 18 in Boston, but was expected home about the 10th of September. Nothing would be dona toward calling a convention until his vewurn, and no date hud, so far as ho knew, beca discussed. City News and Notes. Mrs. A. E. Ponx, of this city, is in attend- ance at the beaside of her mother, Mrs. M. J. Hester, at Shenandoah, Ia. Judge M. B. Reese, of Wahoo, was in tho city yesterday. The paving force is at work to-day on South Sixteenth sureet, which leads to tho state fair grounds. Frank Webb has been appointed general agent for the New York Mutual Life Insur- ance company for this city and vicinity. Drs. Casebeer and Crim administered a dose of the Dr. Brown-Sequard elixir to an old gentieman by the name of Sanford last evening. 4lhe effect is said to have been very perceptible. He felt good after tuking it—something like taking u glass of whisky. An experimental injection was nade in Dr. Crim’s lag and he reports much the same effect. Late yesterday afternoon an answer was filed in the case of the Sherman Center (Kan.) Townsite Company vs Theodore I Barnes. Mr. Barnes was sued by the com- pany for $10,000 on account of defects in title to lands sold by him to the compauy. In his answer he enters a general denial and then sets up a counter cluim in the sum of £15,000 damages on accovnt of the failure of the company to comply with the conditions of the contract, and for the false and mali- cious statements convamed in the pevition. He alleges that the company purchased his “final receipt,” representin locate a town thereon, in which they failed, It seems that they abandoned this 1dea and the perfected entry was canceled by the gov- ernment, 8o that it reverted. Barnes alleges that this was done purposely by the company in order to attempt o ‘‘cinch” him. The humane society will hold its monthly meeting in the parlors of Temple Hall, Tuos- aay evening, September 3, at 8 o'clock. A fuil attendance of all interested is looked for. Colonel H. S. Reed, of Western Resources, left to-day for Des Moiues, Ia., to attend the state fair there, All banks in the city will close at noon, Monday, on account of the Labor Day cele- bration, The Rev. O. A. Williams, pastor of tho First Baptist church, 1s at home from his summer vacation. He occupied his pulpit to-day, preaching in the morning on ““Tho Fullness of Christ,” and 1n the evening on “David's Triumph over Goliuh, or the Triumph of Right over Wrong " The Millard W. C. T. U. will meet at tha residence of Mrs. S. 1. Gillespic, 1630 G- street, Tuesday evening, Septemb the meeting for the annual ofticers, and a full attendance 1s desired. Miss Waicoly and Miss Doan, of Omaha, are the guests of Miss Fretza Barnard, 16 On Friday evening an informat was given n t About thirty present, and s very | spent, ‘Three well filled coaches went out to at- tend the lawyers' picnic at Cushman park to-day, and the affair is reported to have ‘ozen @ howling success. - Vigor, vitality and a healthy appe. tite, imparted by u little Angostur Bitfers every morning. Sole Munuli turers Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sns, all druggists. ME. Al SOOrT ARRAIGNED® Uharged With Responsibility For the Trouble at Spring Valley. SeriNg Vanuey, 1., August 81.—The Spring Valley Sentinel will to-morrow pub- lish an article on the miners’ strike, deplor~ ing the outlook here and holding Mr, Scotd responsible for the present sitwation. It says that Mr. Devlin, who owns one-seventh of the capital stock of the company, offered to take the mines and run them and pay the company 156 cents a ton clear of expenses. This was ro- fused by Mr. Scott, preaident of the come pany. ‘The Sentinel does not think his re- fusal consistent with Mr, Scot's claim that he cannobrun the mines at & profit and pay the rates demanded by the men. It furthe points out that at Braidwood a sett about to be made &t Bl a ton, and that the Union company at LaSalle, which is ing the same vein as the Spring V ley company, makes a stanaing offer of 8k cents. The paper also denies Mr. Scout's claim that his market is in Chicago, and says during the whole of last year he sold conl to the Northwestern railroad here for §1.42 a ton. His market is bere and along the North. western road, ‘I'he Sentinel adds that the town-site com. pany, which is practically the civil company, has sold lots and induced capital to come here by representing that this was the largess coal-mining plant in the country. Should Mr, Scott carry out his threat and close the mines for six months oOr more, Lhe papey deys, many of these people will be banke rupted. The articie says: W, L. Seott may close 118 mines now, bup Af the governor of this state and the legisla- ture do their duty as law-makers and execus tives should, this state of affairs will be regus lated and the rights of lnocent partics Pro- octed.” —~— Haye You Catarch?—There s one remedy you can try without dauger of hum- bug. Bend w A. G. Coleman, chemist, Kala- waz00, Mich.,for trial puckage of bis catarrh cure. ' His ouly modeof advertising is by giv- ing it away. Postage Zc. Judge for your- I, Mention this paper.

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