Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 7, 1889, Page 4

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Stato of Nebraska, Cotinty of Dotglas George B, Tzsciuc Publishing Company, doe the actual circulation of scretary of The Ree slemnly swear that August % . Monday, August August 27, Wednesday, August . aturdicy, August i1, Average..... IRGE B, TZ80H UK. Eworn to before me and subscribed to in 1oy presence this st day of August, A. D, 153, (Seal.] N. P. FEIL, Notary Publ State of Nebraska, e County of Douglas. { e Georgo I3, ‘Tzschuck, being duly sworn, do- osies And says that he 18 secrstary of The' e ‘ublishing company, that the actual average dally circnlation of Tir DALY BEk for the month of September, 154, 154 eoples; for Oc- tober 184, 18,054 cople: mber, 1888, 18, 486 copies: for Decomber, 18K, 18223 coples;' for January, 188, 18,74, copies: for February, 1859, or March, 150, 18854 copled; for 5 pies; for May, 1 i J 1880, 18,8058, coples: for July, 3 coples; for August, 1580, 18,811 coples. G0, B TZSCHUCK, Sworn to before me and subscr d_in my presence this ist day of August, A, D, 180, (sEAL.] N.P. FEtn, Notary Public T Boston system of sub-postoffice stations to be inaugurated in that October 1 is a new feature which might _work well in this city A ST, LoUts paper publishes two col- umus of sketches of the East St. Louis stoek yards. These alleged stock rds .are a good deul of a reminiscence. A cory of the Omaha Republican has been deposited in the corner stone of the Adams county court house along with other curios of uncient times. OMAIA s protty well provided with street railway fucilities, but during Merchants’ week it has been utterly impossible to accommodate the trafiic. CHICAGO pork packers disclaim any relationship with the South Omuha plants. These mammoth establishments have cut looso from Chicuago’s apron strings long ago. TrE pyrotechnic display at the court house was one of the finest ever given in this city. The committeo of M chants’ week in charge of this feature deserves special mention. —_— PRESIDENT HARRISON will not throw the Sioux reservation open for settlo- ment until spring. That 18 a point, however, which the people of South Dakota can’t get through their heads. Ir cums pretty deep when people ex- tend hospitality and are snubbed. The men of South Omaha who arranged for uan excursion from this city Thursday should not have been ignored. Some one has blundered and an apology is in order. — IF wWE cannot begin work on the union depot this year, by all meuns let ‘us make a beginning with the Tenth _street viaduct. That railroad crossing is becoming more dangerous eyery day, and the only wonder is that people are not killed there by the score. THE sermon by Rev. DeWitt Tal- mage which the syndicate papers pub- lished with an Omaha date was never delivered. When that eminent and discerning divine took a look over the city be saw that his intended remarks couldn’t possibly apply. The text was: ‘“Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting.” THE government forts seem to be the pickets of civilization 1n this country, The recent withdrawal of the gar risons at Fort Laramie, Wyoming; Fort. Lyon, Colorado, and Fort Hayes, Kan- 848, is significant in this regard. There isno further necessity for them. It will only be ashort time before the hardy post trader will find his occupa- tion gone, L] OMANA hag become a prominent car- ringe and wagon center. The number of firms engaged either in the manu- facture or in the wholesale trade has materially increased within the past two years, The business has gradually developed into one of the leading in- dustries of the city, supplying not alona the state, but Dakota, Wyoming and the territories west. —_— T working people ¢f Canada have just passed strong resolutions in their convention at Toronto condemning the policy of the dominion and provineial governments in granting subsidies of any kind to railrouds, steamship, or any other corporations. This is the mut- tering before the storm. With lavish largesses Canada has ereated a number of powerful monopolies, working hand in glove with the party in power and eorrupting the political morals of the country. A great debt has been piled up in consequence, and obligations have been assumed which are sapping the life blood out of the people. It were well if the lobbyists on this side of the Su. Lawrence would take heed of the guthering clouds in Canada and desist from an attempt to compromise con- gress iu uny scheme for subsidizing American steamship lines. The people of this country huve had their fingers buraed by the Pacific railroad subsidies ouce, and they are not toolish enough to play with fire again, especislly with Caoada’s plight before their eyes. MERCHANTS' WEEK. To-dny brings to a close the first care~ fully=planned Merchants' week in Omaha, and eyery merchant is askiog himself and his neighbors whether the result has been satisfactor, Undoubi- edly the very general answor is in the afirmative. A faw may ot have fully roalized their expectations, but there is reason to believe that the targe ma- jority have more than done so. On the whole the week has been most auspicions 1n the matter of weather, The rain of Wednesday, which was g0 generally regretted, was really not without benefit. It enabled the visiting merchants to pass the day in the jobbing houses, and most of these were crowded while the rain lasted, all of them selling more or less goods, Thus the unwelcome rainfall served to greatly promote the prime purpose of Merchants’ week, that of bringing the business men of Omaha and of the interior into social relations, while many houses sold as largely as they wonld have done had their traveling men been in the field. The inspection of tho business houses by the country merchants must also have made a favor- abie impression as to their extent and facilities, which will be of great benefit to the city. Among the merchunts who came here this week a considerable number had not been 1n Omaha for vears, and while they had henrd of the ¥'s great progress and prosperity, only by personal observation could they obtain an adequate knowledge of how extensive and important n commereinl center it Even those who are in the habit of making arfnual visits to the city found the evidences of continued pro- gressand u steadily expanding perity, These merchants will return to their homes with a higher and far mor intelligent 1dea than they have ever before hud of Omaha as a metropolis, and inevitably they will hereafter fecl a larger interest in this city and will naturally enlarge their business rela- ns with it The magnificent trades display was a revelation to many citizens of Omaha, and how much greater must have been the impression made upon the minds of visitors. 1t was a common expression of these that they could not have believed it possible for Omaha to present such a greatand v Whatever faults or shortecomings there were in some of the details of the week s programme, they were lost sight of in the spleadid results of the chief featurcs, which were worthy of any city of the ize of Omaha in the country It cau be said without the slightest qualification that the first properly-or- ganized Merchants’ week in Omaha was o great suceess, warranting its rep- etition next year on un even more ex- tensive scale, The idea is not of local origin, but it has been carried out here with fur more satisfactory results than in Boston, where it originated. That what has been done may in some respects be improved upon will be admitted, and deubtless Mer- chants’ week next ~year will be more eclaborate in its attractions than that which closes to-day, and will draw a greater number of people to the city. The merits of the plan being most amply demonstrated, it will un- doubtedly hecome a regular anuual fen- ture, and it may in time be found expe- dient to have a Merchants’ week twice year, Atany rate a most excellent be- ginning nas been made, and the mer- chants 6f Omaha are to be heartily con- gratulated upon the splendid result. pros- THE CAMPAIGNS WEST AND SOUTH. It is reported from Washington that the national republican committee has decided to give its attention chiefly to the elections in the south, leaving the campaigns in the new states to be man- aged by the local politicians. The idea is that the new states being reasonably sure for the republicans,and the repub- lican managers there being men of po- litical experience, there is no necessity for the national committee giving spe- cial attention to the campaigr in these slates, while it is de- sirable that it shall give such attention to the clections in the south, and particularly to the Virginia elec- tion. The committee will supply all the political literature that may be re- quired iu the now states, but its work will be done in the south, with especial reference to Virginia, Perhaps this is a judicious arrange- ment. So far as ‘the Dakotas and Washington are concerned, nobody questions that they will be carried by the republicans, but the vesult in Montana is not so well-assured, and it would seem desirable that the nationnl committee give some- thing nrore than a perfunctory atten- tion to this state. The indications are that the situation there has becomo more favorable for the republicans, and is steadily improving. Thereare fewer evidences of disaffection than were present a few months ago, and appear- ances are that the republicans have closed up their ranks and will present a solid front to their opponents. 1if such is the case there need be no doubt aboutthe result in Montana. The repub- licans will elect their entire state and congressional tickets and control the leg- isluture, 80 as to send republicans to the United States senate. But it is not wise to give too much importance to appear- ances, and it will be well for the national committee to give all the aid it can to the republicans of Montana, As to the proposed work of the com- mittee in the south, while it is neces- sary and desirable that republican effort in that section shall be maintained, the promise of results is far from flattering. There is believed, in well-informed republican circles, to be a fair chance of defeating the democracy in Vie- ginia, but an intelligent analysis of the situation will not show that the grounds of this belief are of the most substantial character. The settlement of the fac- tionul guurrels in the republican party of Virginia doubtless improved its chances, but the nomination of Mahone unguestionably has driven a consider- able number of voters away from the party, and it cannot be confidently as- serted that it has attracted an equul number. The republicans of Virginia, in order w0 be successful, must not lose & vote, and they must have every vote that s cast counted, Tt is certain they have lost votes, und it is highly probable, with all the election machinery in the hands of the opposition, that they will not be able to secure a fair count. The hope of the republicans carrying Vir- ginin is consequently u forlorn hope. With regard to other elections in the south the work of the national commiv- tee will be fruitless as to immediato sults, whatever ultimate good may come from it. Everything goesto show that the southern mind has never been less susceptible than now to repubiican teaching. The Atlanta Constitution un- questionably voices the very general sentiment in that section when it says that the race issue overshadows all others, and that so long ns it remains neither the tariff nor any other ques- tion will disturb the solidity of the south. AT a meeting of the northern Illinois miners’ committe and operators’ dele- gates a compromise was agreed upon which virtually brings to a close the protracted strike. The miners are to receive seventy-two and a half cents per ton for mining, a reduction of soven and one half cents from that demanded. They are, however, to receive conces- sions from the operators which will in a4 measure compeusate them for the differenc While it is 10 be deplored that a more satisfactory settlement could not have been made, it was on the whole hest to reach a compromise on the terms proposed. The condition of the miners of northern Illinois is certainly one that calls for sympathy. Under the most favorable terms they aro able to earn only a mere pittance, und it was for the purpose of bettering their condition that the great labor strike begun. They passed through the ordeal in the face of privation and havdship. For nearly six months they lacked the necessaries of life, and were forced to depend on charity to ward off absolute want, In spite of their distress these miners held out bravely, display- ing a heroism in keeping the peace and refraining from violence that reflects credit on their manhood. THE bare announcement that Flor- eunce Maybrick has been removed from the infirmary in the Working prison and now occupies a solitary cell can convey no iden of the terrible punish- ment to which this unfortunate woman will now be subjected. For nine long months she will be shutup in solitary confinement, where heronly oceupation will be stripping onkum and her com- panionship her own thoughts. Englund does not temper her punishment with Consigned to this living tomb, nothing but madness stares in the face of the unhappy creature. Should she survive the terrible ordeal, she will pass the remainder of her days at hard labor with = hundreds of other women condemned to a condi- tion of hopeless despair and servitude worse than death. There is little pros. pect that Florence Maybrick will ever be pardoned. Englishmen have too much reverence for the laws and cus- toms of their country to set them nside for mercy’s sake. The agitation for her pardon has already censed, and her name and crime will soon be forgotten by the world as she will drag her miser- able existence to an end within the gray walls of Working prison. TueE report that there was a confer- ence of southern republicans in Wash- ington a few days ago for the purpose of inaugurating a movement in favor of General Alger as a presidential candi- date in 1892, is one that gentleman should promptly repudiste so far as it identifies him as a party to the confer- ence. General alger could make no greater political mistake than to appe: to countenance any movement of this churacter at the present time. It would certainly destroy any chance he might have of being a presidential candidate three years hence. His selection to be commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic was universally regard as o merited recognition of his military record, but it gave him no ad- ditional political claim, and he should be the first to condemn any effort on the part of his friends to use it politically. We do not give much credence to the report, since it comes from a democratic source, but regardless of its origin Gen- eral Alger should setat restany sug gestion that he looks with favor upon present plotéings in his political inter- est, the effect of which may be to pro- duce disaffection in the republican party, SAN FRANC] ummarily with a jury briber anda bribed jury- man by sending them both to the pen- itentiary for a number of years, Tam- pering with juries had become so fla- grant in that city that the administra- tion of justice degenerated into a mere farce, The lesson will not be lost from now on, as the judges have had their eyes opened to the evil. They are de- termined to destroy it root and branch before it vitiates the courts themselves, rod people to take the law into their own hands, Our double jointed cotempora; clares that there are millions of dollars worth of suburban travel for the Belt line going to waste on account of lack of trains. 1f Jay Gould or any of his people saw a million dollars in sight for their road they would immediately pro- ceed to gobble it. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS, The great London strike appears to be nearing the end. Several of the companies having conceded the demands of the men, more may be expected to speedily follow, and once the movement in this airection s fuirly started the conclusion of this remark- able labor demonstration will be soon reached. The whole difficulty rests in an excess of laborers on the Londou docks. There is not work cnough to give steady em- ployment to more than two-thirds of the offerers at any time, and the consequonce is that put few have employment from year's end to year's end. The excess 13 compelled to pick up an bour's work here and there, and at regular prices per hour these pick-ups cannot earn a decent living. The strike arose in the racks of the piok ups, and in time the regulars made common cause with the strikers—as was natural, krom this beginning the distemper spread to other trades and vocations, but the strike cauuot be regarded stricily co-operative up to this SEPTEMBER 7, 1889, time. But ycopperation is possible, and with the whole body of workers reduced to idleness Lowmlon will not be a pleasant place of #ojowrn. The strikers have not so far resorted to opon violence, but violent demonstrations iwill becomo imminent in case tho strike b, 7n co-operative propor: As the distemyor roots in the unequal distribution of (iaborers, the aitention of British statesmen must be directed to meas- ures of redisteibution. That under proper Taws work coultt be found for every willing hand seems to us evident. England has a vast area of uncultivated land at home and & yot greater arom in its colonial possessions. Were the uncultivated lands in England re- leased from their present holdings and con- verted into small farms purchasable at fair prices, no doubt the gravitation of workless persons toward the great cities would bo checked. Wera 'sthe colonial lands distrib- utable under such & homestead act as ours, thousands would go > the colonies and farm their own acres. But this remedy would only apply to the future. Present mischief i8 probably bayond repair. A large body of London laborers eaould not be induced to en- gace in agricuitural pursuits, and would if induced be worthless. But other thousaunds not yet demoralized by London life might be saved from that fate. This remedy involves such a radical departure that it may boe re- garded wholly problematical, and probably impracticable during the present century. The independent attitude recently as sumed by the Swiss government with rofor- ence to the complaint of Germany as to the encouragement of socialists has directed un- wonted attention to the littls republic. The chiof feature of Swiss government is to be found in its d ion into cantons and com- munes, wiiich may be said to represent ve- spectively our state and county governments. The restrictions that are placed upon the federal authority are deserving of stuay. While the federal government is in theory supposed to be absolute within its own do- main, 1t has not the power to enforce its de- crees upon an objecting canton, although the latter may generally be brought to terms by the threat of occupying it with the military forces of another canton. Besides, every taw adopted by the nutional assembly or the national council has to be referred to the peoplo for approval or rejection. Indeed, to such an extent does this idea of the sover- cignty of the people enter into the governmental — system that any , whether simple voter or representative, has a right to submit a law to the national assembly and to demand that 1t shall be acted upon. Strangely enough this right is seldom asserted, although one shudders to think what would be the result if each voter should decide to try his **’prentice hand” at law-making. Although the reference of all laws to the vote of the people might nat- urally be supposed to lessen the influence of the national assembly, yet it-has peen found to et as a wholesome check on the radical majority in the assembly. Another effect is to do away with' any such thing as party government, ' No matter what the result of the appeal to the people might be. the mem- bers of the goyernment serve out their term. The heads of departments are not interfered with by election$, and subordinate officers generally retaid their places in spite of a change of govérnment. The salaries for the higher offices, However, are low, and not every one can afford to fill them. Taken al- together, the system of government appears to be eminently conservative, the intense patriotism of the people being a factor in preserving the general equilibrium. *, The statement that Germuny is endeavor- ing to strike up an alliance with Portugal is bardly to be accepted without qualification; for although Prince Bismarck is devoting himself just now to that kind of statecraft, and Portugaljmight furnish him with a few war vessles in case of need, vet the Portu- guese are not likely to enter into engage- ments relating to the European balance of power, where the Iberian peninsula is not immediately concerned. There is one mat- ter, however, which Germany aud Portugal have in common, or rather in competition, that might well be made the subject of treatys and, possibly, out of that the rumor of alliance ariscs, Both on the east and ‘west coast of Africa, south of the equator, the colonial possessions of the two countries adjoin, and to some extent their claims to sovereignty conflict, so that they ought to be settled by positive agreement. England is a a third party in the territorial conflict; and there was a report receutly that in the Del- agom bay railway controversy the Germans were backing up the Portuguese against the British, with a view to circumscribing the African power of the latter. No doubt there was an opportunity for a diplomatic trade of some sort in that business, but it has already been peaceably concluded, and in view of Prince Bismarck’s utterances about the “min Pasha expedition, it is doubtful whether he would have ever antagonized England for 1’u|'m;.'.ll".'i sake. In the countries of westorn Europo, where forestry has been studied for ages and the perils.of deforestation are recognized by all enlightened men, there are stringent regula- tions that prevent the destruction that with us wustes at noonday unrestrained. The overthrow of a tree on the side of a moun- n in Switzerland is regarded as a crime equal to setting fire to a house. There must be intelligent authorization before the benefi- cent growth of many years, and often cen- turies, can be stricken down; and while the woodman under pains and penalties spares the tree, the peasants cultivate shrubbery to preventdepressions from becoming ravines, and protect their sirips of fertile land along the rivers from being overwhelmed by the wash that otherwise would free avalanches of lonsened stones from the mountain sides. One traveling through Germany, not already informed, is astonished at the extent of the forests, tho endless array of trees by the roadsides, the systematic cultivation of shrubbery, oftdn groves of lovely willows by the streams, and ‘the growth of grasses where there is a liability of loss of the soil, and the careful plowing that is done so that the rain may not scrape off the rich earth from the hillside The same instructive observations may be made, tnough hardly to us great an extont, in Frange., In England the preserva- tion of timber is @ matter of pride as well as of profit. One does not there see great areas of country entirely denuded of trees, They dot the landscapg on- every side, and are cherished as mascots, One of the sorrows of Spain and of Italy is that they have been so largely deprivediof trees, and the once fruit- ful lands of those famous peninsulas im- poverished accordingly. " The armed Tgrees of Jaupin consistof a standing army Of 50,538 men enlisted for three years: @ standing army reserve of 01,- 490, four years; aud a reserve, liable to ser- vice, of 83,975, or o total of 176,325 that could be instantly summoned to arms at the first outbreak of hostilities, This would still leave the immeuse reserve of all those notin arms betweeu the agesof seventeen and forty, numbering not less than 4,000,000 able bodiea inen. The Japanese soldier is sober, {frugal and industrious, robust and muscular, capable of great physical exertwon, and, & member of one of the bravest races in the east, has more than the ordinary degree of courage and self-reliance, Being thoroughly aisciplined the Japauese will prove a valua- ble ally or a formidable foe, as occasion may warrant. As much cau not be said for the Chinese, whose military virtue lies chiefly in force of numbers. Little has been done for the urmy in @ scieotific way, aud, thoush they maintain apeace footing of 500,000 men and could throw 1,000,000 into the field on short notics, the Chinese are much less 'a mintary problem than are the Japanese. So indifferent are the Chinnse to military interests that the foreign officers who were put in charge of the military school are leaving, one by one, in sheer dis- gust. With energy and eaterprise oqual to those of Japan, China, with Lior vast popula- tion of 404,180,000, could put herself in readi- neas to neutralize any attempt on the part of Euronean powers to gain supremacy in the far east. But as it is the Chinese hordes would be before the Russian fore what chaff is before the wind, Nevertholess, the Chinese are fighters if wisely led, and though the empire is moving slowly in the matter, it is undoubtedly on a militacy footing much superior to1ts condition ten years ago. The Asiatics may yot bave something very em- phatic to say as to the encroachments of Rus- s and England. The grain producing lands of Russia ave in two divisions or zones. The black lands zone, the garden spou of Russia, extends right across the kingdom from Poland far into the province of Siberi; Thay are lands fortile as tho delta of the Nile or the bends of the Mississippi, absolutely devold of stone and néeding no manure or fertilizer of any description. Year after year enormous ¢rops are raised, yet only one-tenth is cultivated. ‘The other division, the arable steppes zone, conforms in its general direction to the black lands, but here fertilizers or manu have boneflelal results, It resembles our wostern prairics, having no forests. The black lands cover some 190,000 and the arable stepves 200,000 square miles, giving a grain produc- ing territory of some 450,000 square miles I'rom the products of these lands there were expectedin 1886 41,045,000 bushels; 1887, 02,475,000 bushels, and in 1888, 70,523,000 bushels of wheat; and yet in one division alone nine-tenths of the soil lay untilled and unproductive. With such figures as these before us it becomes of the utmost im- portance to discover the cause of the re. stricted cultivation, and, if remediable, how long 1t may be before such stevs are taken as will bring out fuiler results. podn St tes Jigarette's Crime, Chicago Times, Over two biliion cigarettes were smol: this country last year. der at crime, d in And yet people won- Lt Our Rejuvenated Navy. Baltimore American. Our new navy 18 rapidly achieving the posi- tion that is demanded by the greatness of the country it reprosents. Sarah’s Economy. Chicago Herald. In spite of the enormously high prices of groceries in Paris, Sarah Beruhardt man- ages to keep house on £500 a day. -~ The Saving Rain. Chicago Times, Nature has the best fire department of all. Wien all of the arts of man proved unavail- ing snow and rain quenched the Montana forest fires. Protection for Washington Critic. There is a demand among theatrioal people for “‘protection for American actors.” How would an egg-intercepting scroen at the front of the stage do? e Omaha Can Sympathize. St. Louls Republ The opening of the Exposition and the equinoctial storm are a kind of combination which the people of St. Louis regard as a * ‘demnition moist grind. —— A Seasonable Appliance. Chicago News. The arrest of Wisconsin’s accomplished train robber should not deter the railroad companies of that state from supplying each seat in their parlor cars with a slot where a frightened passenger can drop in a nickel and get a revolve e THE INDUSTHIAL FIELD. There is an increasing demard for steel pipe because of its durability and strength. Chicago inventors have constructed a coal mining machine to be operated by electricity. A company has been formed at Dundas, Wis., to manufacture shoes from wood pulp. About one million tons of anthracite coal ‘was used the first six months of the current year i the production of pig-iron. The cotton mills of the south consumed in the manufacture of cotton goods last year 438,378 bales of cowwon. This year will show an increase. . There has been & marked decrease in the importations of iron and steel during the current year, owing to the low prices of the American products i that line. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has graduated nearly 600 students during twenty years; more than 3,000 have taken a partial course during that period. The New Paragon Oil company has dis- covered u cheap and simple process for ex- tracting sulphur from coal oil,thereby greatly enbancing its value for illuminating pur- poses. Of the 35,000 tons of wire fencing annually imported into the Argentine Repubic it is smid that Belgium furnishes balf, Great Britain about a quarter and France some- what less. ‘The slate industry of California 18 assum- g large proportions, giving employment to hundreds of men, The California Slate com- pany owns a veritable mountain of the best quality for working. The full capacity of all the steam engines in actual use in Massachusetts, as shown by the census of 1855, was 863,577 horse-power, ‘Two-thirds of the motive power of that state 18 by steam, und one-third by water, American exhibitors at the Paris exposi- tion note freqent evidences of the talent for imitation possessed by Buropean manufac- turers of machinery and farm implements. They are better copyists than inveators, There is an inceasing demand for heavier steel rails than were laid in formor years, Instead of rails weighing fifty-six to sixty pounds to the yard, many of the orders this year ure for sixty-five, seventy ana cighty pounds. New manufacturing enterprises to the number of 2,615 were organized in the south during the first six months of this year, rep- resenting a capital of $108,933,000, as against 2,023 new enterprises, investing 81,508,000 during the corresponding period in 1885, S e HITS AND MISSES. Society leaders were shocked because our guests, the commercial travelers, occupled boxes in the Boyd arrayed in parade dress— coatless and without gloves! When the av- erage drummer sets about taking in the town, be has httle time for the foibles of fashion. It is only once in & vear, you know. Omaba is truly an attractive place. Peo- ple from all over the union flock here to in- hale the invigorating and health-giving at- mosphere; mismated sufferers come here to secure @ dissolution of copartnership after a year's residence, while love-sick maidens laugh at locksmiths and make Omaha their Gretua Groen. Thursduy was a great day in Omaha, but the kicker was with us. Every man wanted @ front place iu the procession and thought s float entitled to it. He may consv'e him- self that sometime—sometime *'the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.” THE STATE FAIR OPENING. Active Preparations For the Big HExhibition. M'PHEELY SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF. A Lively Fight Anucipsted in the Second District—Toney Her« rington Retvrns -Capi- tal City Notes, 1020 P Staeer, LANCOLN, Sept. 0, Energetic activity was everywhere mani fested on the stato fair grounds to-day. Early this morning the secretary’s office was moved out and the little building was soon thronged with officials and exhibitors, who were mdkinz their entries, Red badges, yellow badges, white badges and badges of most every color, and representing almost evory degree, were to be scen mounted upon men who were flying hither and thither, at tending to autios that seemod imperative, ‘the nobby press badge was to be seen on many a vencil shover. It i1s called a “souvenir,” and consists of a white ribbon, with red letters, on which mounted a a small ear of corn, The work of to-day consisted of unloading from the cars, carting to tho grounds and putting the exhibits in theirplaces. A large force of men were on the ground, but there were no idlers and very fow sight-scers. After leaving the secretary's oftice the first thing to attract atteation was agricultural hall, Heretofore this hall has been mainly filled up with the produsts of individual exhibitors, This year all is changed. re are no indi- vidual exhibits, and the hall aod severa) other outside places are filled with the exhibits of various county agricultural socie- ties. This department is under control of A. J. Leach, of Oakdale, and there are three di- visions, 1. To the county agricultural societies exhibiting in the name of the society thebest display of agricultural products of any and all kinds, Iirst preminmn, 3003 second pre- mium, $§250; third premium, $200; fourth premium, $150; fifth premium, 8100. The in- dividuals contributing to the several county exhibits are permitted to enter their pro- ducts in any other class or lot for the wminor premiums. 2. For the best display of agricultural, farm and garden products of any and all kinds, by any county agricultural society, champion silver medal. For best display of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and pouitry by any county agricultural society, champion sil- ver medal. Lancaster county is barred from the competition for the reason the fair is located therein, All exhibits must have been grown and owned in Nebraska, and in the county making the exhibit. The stock must be owned and have been in the county exhibiting at least thirty days before Sep- tember 6. Green fruits arve not considered as a factor in the competition. 3. In case any improvised exhibits are de- sired to be made, appropriately belonging 1n this class, they can be made in this lot and will be treated in accordance with merit. The following counties have made entries in this department: Saunders, Antelove, York, Box Buite, Lincoln, Furnas, Perkins, Hayes, Frontier, Dawes, Lancaster, Douglas, Cuming, Dundy, Custer, Thomas, Howard, Chase, Banner, Thayer, Kearney and Kimball. The following county exhibits were on band yesterday and being put in position: Cuming, by W. R. Artmers; Saunders, by Samuel Woolley; Chase, by Reed & Bran- ard; Custer, by W. H. Cramer. In Agricuitural hall the county displays will be arranged as follows: Custer on the south side of the east wing; York and I"rontier, north side of east wing; Dundy, northeast angle; Lancaster and Thomas, cast side of north wing; Antelope and Washington, west side of north wing; Perkins, northwest angle; state farm and Cuming county. north side of west wing; Douglas, south side of west wing; Hayes, southwest angle; 'Thayer and Saunders, west side of south wing; Kearney and Hitcheock, east side ot south wing; Chase, southeast anglo. 3 In borticultural hall there was but litile doing. A few apples, grapes and other fruits were being placed in position, but the main exhibits had not yet arrived. Among the wagon, carriage and implement displays all was burry, business and bustle. ‘Phe following firms and companies were on deck: The Lawrence Implement company, repre- sented by Ed C. Lawrence; Patten Plow cowpany, by I' M. D. Harvey; W. J. Cooper & Cole Bros., pumps, by W.d. Cooper; Western Implement company, W. D. Welch and Billy Dorgan; The Olds Wagon com- pany, by F. P. Lawrence; Dean & Horton, pumps, by H. H. Dean; Lewis Hardware and Implement company, by Lewis 15ros.; the Perkios Wind miil; Hamphrey Bros., wag- ons and implements; Johu Doolittle, wagons, buggies and imploments; David Bradley & Co., implements, by J. W. Park; Walling- ford & Shamb, wagons, buggies and imple ments: Guthrie & Co., buggies and wagon KKeystono Manufacturing company, by C. Reed and W. B. Mach; Lininger, Metcalf company, wagons, buggics and implements, by E. M. Collins, Milton Hill, Charles Bogan: Sandwich Manufacturing compan by W. W. Jones; Sterling Manufucvuring comvany, by F. A, Bixby. This company offers a' special premium of a $50 1 mill for the best twenty ears of Plano Manufacturing company by E. Dean; William Dearing harvesiers by 3 Keith; Walter A. Wood harvesters by F. S, Siaughter; McCormick harvesters by R. Buiford; Enterprise Manufacturing —com- pany by W. P. Cole; Challengo Munufactur- ing company by J. L. Grundy; Duplex wind- mill by I, J, Crawford; Monitor windmill by Searls Bros.: Moline, Milburn-Stoddard company by J. C. White: Gold Coin toves by Fraok E, Labr; The J. I, Case thresher and traction engine The Gear-Scott & Co. thresher and traction engines; Westinghouse thresher and engines; New Massillion thresher and traction engines; The Ottawa corn sheller. ¢ Cousiderable activity was manifested in arthall, where H. R. Missley & Co, were putting up & casvle hall and Heargraves Bros. a minaiture Biffel ower. 8. C. Eliiott, Mil- ler & Paine, Semwons, outfitters to mankind, the Ksty Organ company, KElite Studio, Schelling Bros., Nebraska slantle and Cabi- net works, Mux Meyer & Co., Hardy & Piwher, Rudd & Morris and others were ar- ranging displays. ; Frank Cochrane wa: putting his cabinet of minerals in shape. i, H. Bagg, Mubel Mer- rill, Ida L. Beuanett ant ‘Trenbholm were put- ting up their paint s, pastels and c works, and Mrs. J. H. Alford was arraoging 10 exhibit some very tasty urt work. Tn the city the carpenters are al work put- ting up the towers and the arches that are to be covered with bunting ana historical paintings, and flags were flying from many of the business houses Lo announce the fact that the state fuir was open. Ihis evening u meeting council chamber to sell stock in the associu- tion. Much encouragement has been re- cewed and the people ure greatly elated 1h reat. . Ti.e weather is fie. LINCOLN BUREAU oF Ti1® OMA@A Has, } was held at the secand Districe Politios, Hon. J. L. McPheely, of Minden, Kearney county, mentioned as & candidate for congress HORSE ATLMENTS, Neponset, 1L, Muy 20, 1688, My mare caught cold; result: swelled Iimbs; lump between fore legs and nflatas mation. Cured her with 8¢, Jacobs Oil. L. 0. GAKDNER, Winsboro, Tex., June 20, 1888, My horse was hurd on bind leg : suffored 10 months; was cured by Bt. Jacobs Oil; cure from the Sccond congressional district, lof$ for home to-day, aftor casting about with friends and prominent state politic ans a day or two in the Capital city. While here he called at Tur Bee head= quarters and spont a very plossant social hour, Replylng to the question, ‘“\What are your chances for congress!” ho said: “I'm a possibility, and 1 can't make any roply to your question much stronger, As [ 800 the fight, it 18 a frec-for-all, with the chances evenly divided. 1 do not think that any of the candidates havo a walk-away, but 1 concedo with Harlan and others that Laws has the strongest personal following," ‘.'y\\'lml‘n his strongth in the Republican valle, “It will be divided considerably more than some politicians seem o think. My county will be for me, but uninstructed.” 1 hope, w0, to bo able to show up gonerous support from other valloy countios. Bat, remembor, I'm not claiming any’ special counties aside from my own, 1 should hate to thiuk that Phelps county would be especially unfriendly, and 1 would hate to say the satmio thing of other counti “If and your can it g0 for nd choice?” NI can’t say. 'moin tha race to win if 1 can, without. thought of a second choice, ana I want it understood thut T am not lagging o: the side for any one olss. My own county will be found to be loyal to me.” ‘‘Have you been making an active car vass (" “No, sir. But from now until the conven- tion 1 expect to do some hard work, I want to emphasize that 1 shall do it for McPhely and 1o onv else “Won't the Republican valloy and Adams county name the man if united " \‘Possibly. But there isno dangor of a solid valley. If a *west end’ man gets thero it will be by the belp of ecastern candidntes, One of the nicest and cleanest political fights ever known in the Second eongressional dis- trict is just uhcad of us. Guod day, sir." ol Incorporation. Th ank of Faroam filed articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state to-day, naming Farnam, Dawson county, as tho principal place for the trans. action of business: ess life com- wmences September and ends Sep- tember 20, 1009, This banking company will begin business with a paid up capital of §7,500, supported by un authorized capital of #30,000. Incorporators: Bowen Curley, W. R. Kinnaird aud Jay R. Mason. Awendoed articles of the Women's Asso- ol Charities were also flled for record. D e mado in accordanco ntly passed governing such boards, onstitution and by-laws 1o govern the home for the friendless at Mil- ford were made a part of the articles of the board. I'he reconis made to-day stow tha Mr inan is president: Mrs, G M. Isabel ation comes uninstructed cy should fail, where would with the Bond, corr 5. Latta, tr , und Mra. W. The West Lincoln Hog Market. The West Lincoln hog markot was very quict to v one load in this morning, oter, which sold at $3.68. y Has Retarned. Torey Harrington came to-day, much to the surbrise of those who have beoa trying to defame his character. He simply that he has been out of town on a little visit, partly of busincss and partly of pleasure, u{nl that he has como back to Nebraska to stay, There is hardly any question but what ‘Toney will pay overy cent he owes, and no one need be alarm He had not heard a word of th ational ramors until his re- bas remalned perisicnh W. 4. CLINK turn to-d bas boen the most of the time in Ilinois, visiting his old friends and relatives, g City News and Notes. Mrs. Dalby and Miss Emma returned yes- terday from'an extended visit to Illinois. The West Lincoln W, C. . U. will meet at the Asbury M. I, h Monday evening, A ig frost is r d to have occurred last night along the line of the B. & M. from Grand Islund west. Twenty-scventh streel, intends to pave. But if the work goes on as slow in the future as it has in the past, there is no telling when this work will commenc Papers in the divorce caso of Winnie Davy v8 Michael Davy were filea iu the district court to-day. After the filing thoy were withdrawn by her attorneys, Messrs. Suw- yer & Snell. It is reported that Rinchart Adaws, the West Lincoln saloon keeper who was fined §100 and costs the other aay for Sunday sel- ling, has skipped leaving numerous parties in the soup. W. Barnes, Lawrence: A. Andrews, C. Hendril, Wray, Colo., R. F. Connor, Hot Springs, 8. D.; A. I. Severin, Cortland; Charles Lane, Oruaha; George Miiler, As- pen, Colo.; W, R. Field, Yuma, Colo.;J, D, Pope, Friend, were guests at the Capital hotel yesterd Attachment proceedings were bezun to- day by various parties against Adams & Thomas, the West Lincoln saloon keepers, who were fined the other day for Sunday violations, Saunders & Co., in the county sourt, for §200, and L. 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