Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 20, 1889, Page 4

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PRESIDENT HARRIS is said to be troubled at times with the toothacho, The wise office-seeker will not trouble him at such moments. CANDIDATES for Judge Groff’s Boots slould not he backwara in coming for- ward. ‘There is ample room at the top of the present list of candidates. Wit Will Alexander and Tom Bru- ner camping on the bauks of the Jordan, an internal commotion is liable to break out any day in the local port of cntry, GOVERNOR THAYER should select some good timber to represent Nebraska at the American Forestry congr which meetsat Philadelphia October TWO hundred feet of Coney Island beach has been swallowed by the Atlantic in ten years. And there 18 Do certainty that the ocean’s sur- feited. —_— Tue man who has charge of the com- missary department at Camp Grant thinks the men who are playing soldier there are entirely too realistic in their foraging expeditions. HORACE BoIES, the Iowa democratic nominee for the governorship, wasa re- publican until a few years ago. This malkes it appear probable that he is not an altogether bad citizen, THE cable brings the news that the deficit of the Turkish income will this year exceed ten million dollars, The surplus isn’t the greatest trouble the Turks have to contend with, T Germans of Omaha are organiz- ang for political purposes. If they can aid in giviog us better local govern- ment and putting a stop to boodling and extravagance well and good. THE struggle for the capital of South Dakota is o needless waste of energy. The capital of the new state is located an its rolling hills and valleys, which invito the thrifty to partake, HAVING decided that Councilman Kaspar’s charge of drunkenness against members of the police force is not well founded, the police commissioners may again seek rest from their labors. Tne democracy of Iowa favor the Australian system of voting, In Mon- tana the party vigorously denounces & similar law. For consistency and har- mony the democracy 1s o jewel. Tuere is alikelihood of Mr. Kasson getting the mission to St. Petersburg. If 80 he will use the heated resentment he is said to bear towards Clarkson as a radiater during the Russian winters, I7 vequires the presence of a dotach- ment of troops for the circuit judge to hold court in Harlem county, Kentucky . And yet, in the school geographies of the day, Kentucky is classed as a eivilized country. E—————— ANorHeR Indian outbreak is antici- pated in Arizona. Inasmuch as the government has so much trouble with its live Indiauns and gots along so nicely with its dead ones, it would seem thatu it ought to see its way very clearly in this matter. E——— A CONTRIBUTOR extends considerable information on the subject of the de- struction of caterpillars, The present weather will have a more depressing effect on caterpillars in general than any artificial means which wight be used for their extermination. Corner | Company, | K004 | diic THE OM. A DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1889, PROHIBITION IN CONNECTICUT. Connectiout will vote on the question of consitutional prohibition on the first Monday in October. Thus far very lit- tle interest in, the ¢ampaign has been developed, there being no approach to the activity and excitement that cbar- acterized the campaigns on a like issue in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. It is remarked that the apathy of the advocates of conatitu- tional prohibition is espeeially notable. There is no host of orators on the pro- | hibition stump. The persons who make & business of preach- ing prohibition, and who were conspicuous in the late campaigns in other states,are absent from Connecti- cut. The peovle of the “land of steady habits”are depending upon home talent for information regarding what has been accomplished in Kansas, Towa and olsewhere by prohibition, and the sup- ply of this talent is not large. It looks, indeed, as if the prohibitionists re- garded the situation in Connecticut as being hopeless, and had determined not to waste any cffort there. At any rato, they have done very little work | thus far, and but two weeks of the cam- paign remain. Those who have looked into the situ- ation in Connecticut rd the defeat of constitutional prohibition as assared. The current against prohibition is said o have been steadily gaining force for nearly a year past, and the defeat of prohibitory amendments in Massachu- setts, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire materially strengthened the opposition to the proposed amendment in Con- necticut. Besides, there are many who are influenced by the consideration that there was no necessity for pro- posing constitutional prohibition, as Counccticut has a local option law which. in effect, amounts to prohibition 1n all commun ities or towns in which a majority of the voters desire the abol- ishment of “licensed drinking places, and so declare their will by their bal- lots at the annual town meeting. Nearly every town in the state has liconse for the sale of liquor, and the system has operated so satisfactorily that there is no general disposition to try other ex- periments. Moreover, the people of Connecticut are familiar with the prac- tical farlure of prohibition in other New England states,and it would be most sur- if they should adopt & policy which after amole and satisfactory trial bas been rejected by their neighbors, and against which the testimony of ex perience everywhere is overwhelming. Connecticut will be the fifth state to pass judgment on constitutional prohi- bition this yeu Pour have declared aguinst it by decisive majovities, and no doubt is entertained that Counecti- cut wili be added to the list, trustworthy opinion being that the proposed amendment will be defeated in that state by from twenty to twenty-five thousand majority. If this estimate should be verified by the result it will be a more signal defeat for prohibition, the relative votes of the states considered, than was sustained in Massachusetts or in Pennsylvania. But the defeat of constitutional prohibi- tion in Connecticut by a majority ma- torially less than these figures ill exert an important and widespread in- fluence adverse to such a policy. A ROARING FARCE. The first act in a riproaring farce has just been begun in the United States court for this circuit. The Highly Honorable J. L. Caldwell, of Lipcoln, acting as assistant to the prosecuting attorney of this district, has filed a bill in equity against the Union Pacific railway and the Western Union tele- graph company for alleged collusion which affects the government aud the people of the United States. We rather imagine that the Union Pacific and Western Union have been laughing in their sleeves ever since the Highly Honoruble J. L. Caldwell was appointed to prosecute them. Mr. Caldwell is a man of rave attainments and very elas- tic conscience. The railroads and telegraph compauies have never been seriously alarmed when he appeared in the arena as an adversary, Common report has made him a very cheap com- modity in and out of the legislature. He was one of the most popular men with John M. Thurston’s oil-room gang, and, it will be remembered, was v conspicuous as a member of the commit- tee of the logislature which three years ago tried to get up a corner ou the gambling bill. In common parlance Mr. Caldwell has been an intimate asso- ciate of boodlers, jobbers and corpora- tion cappers. Why such a man should be chosen to prosecute the Western Union or the Union Pacific surpasses our comprehen- sion, It is the most brazen-faced give- away to these corporations that has ever been attempted in this section of the country. Even if the man was hon- ost, he is utterly unfit for such import- ant litigation. The attorney-general of the United States has evidently been imposed upon. If he would make in- quiry outside of the political ving in which this man Caldwell moves and has his being, he would certainly not en- trust the vital interests involved in this suit in his hands. THE I0OWA DEMOCRACY. The democratic party of Iowa goes into the campaign handicapped in one vital respect. Its vrincipal candidates are renogade republicans, who only a few years ago were active advocates of the policy and vorinciples of the party they now antagonize. It is an ex- tremely unsafe thing for a political party to make leaders out of former op- pouents, as the history of politics abun- dantly shows. The democratic party never made a graver mistake than when it placed itself undec the leader- ship of Horace Greeloy, The democ- racy of Illinois has gafned nothing from the leadershipot General Pulmer, and there are numerous other instances of that party weakening itself by en- trusting its cause to former foes. Un- doubtedly the result in Iowa will add another exampie, but the party appears to have done the best it could upder the circumstances, no available democrat who has always acted with the party having covetod the empty honor of a gubernatorial nomination., The can- | the didates for governor and lieuten- ant governor are men of good character and repectable ability, but as representatives and exponents of demo- eratic poliey and principles they will hardly add to the ranks of democracy, or incite the party to unusuai zeal and enthusinsm. It is far more probable that they will not be able to keep the party together. As to the platform, it follows, as to national questions, the orthodox lines. The democrats of Towa are in harmony with those of other states who have held cohventions this yoar, im indorsing the declaration of principles made in last national platform. A li- censo law is favored, and also the Au tralian system of voting, two proposi- tions which are notin favor with the domocrat s of some of the other states— those of New York, Pennsylvania and Massashusetts, for example. Diffe; ences among the democracy as to such local issues are, however, not to be re- gavded as important, so long as the party is substantinlly a unit respecting nationnl questions, and the exnressions of state convention® so far this year show this to be the case. There have, indeed, been instances of in- consistency, as in the case of the Ohio democrats endorsing the tariff policy of the national platform and nom- inating n candidate for governor op- posed to that policy, but in the efforts of the democracy to ‘get together” more remarkable incongruities than this are to be expected. Of course the Towa democrats do not expect success. There is nothing in the political situation, national or state, from which they can derive any encour- agement. Apathy or over-confidence on the part of the republicans would help them, but the republican leaders will see to it that the party does not fall into either of these conditions. A COLORED MANIFRSTO. There were somesensible declarations by the conference of leading colored men, held in Boston a few days ago, *‘to assist in the organization of a move- ment to secure from the political party of our aftilintion a fair share in its re- sponsibilities, opportunities and hon- ors.” While asking the rights accorded to other citizens, the conference de- clared: “We do not believe that all our grievances can be cured by politic and while we urge the exercise of the right of suffrage and all other rights courageously, tirmly and discreetly, we counsel against entering polities for a livelihood in lieu of entering other fields of industry. We emph the importance of acquiring homes, landed and personal property, and urge the ne- cessity of education. Wealth and equip- ment, mental, morai and industrial, are the key to the situation.” Unguestion- ably this is the wise and proper atti- tude for the colored citizens of the countey to take and adhere to. Polit- ical affairs it is th privilege and ¢, equally with other citizens, to give attention to, but man- ifestly a much more impor- tant duty, both for them- selves und for the country, is 1o so equip themselves for the obligations and re- spousibilities of citizenship that they can present an unimpeachable claim to the respect and confidence of evel other cl of citizens. When they have accomplished this they may suc- cessfully seek opportunities to demon- strate their capacity in politics, but until then they are very certain to find the pathway to political preferment a thorny one, no matter what party they afiiliate with. The progress of the colored race during the little more than a quarter of a century since it emerged from slavery has cer- tainly, when all the adverse circum- stances are taken into account, been notable, but much remains yet to be ac- complished for its improvement and elo- vation. Itisa most encouraging fact that this is recognized by leading men of the race, and that they show a wise appreciation of the true course and policy to be pursued in order to place the colored people in a position where their merit and worth as citizens can no longer be questioned. Tnere is an immense amount of warmth and vigor in tne congratula- tions showered upon Judge Groff these mellow days. Even the men who hooted and hounded him two yeavs ago, when nominated for the district bench, are tumbling over each other in their anx- iety to express their joy over his pro- motion to the general land oftice. This is not surprising. An official who will control the patronage of one hundred and twelve land offices, with countless agents, inspectors, clerks and subord nates, is an objeet of uncommon solici- tude for-political moths, I¥ THE horse railway and cable com- panies would display half as much en- ergy and exhibit one-tenth of the push which has characterizea the Mercer motor, it would probably receivea greut deal more sympathy in its struggle with its active competidor. Nothing has been expected of the moss back horse car line, but when it consolidated with the cable everybody looked for a rapid and general extension of their system. But somehow the concern is all the time one day behind the fair and gets into the depot just as the train is pulling out, Mgr. C. 'P. HUNTINGTO just re- turned from Europe, declures that he met Prince Hatzfeldt and found him a pleasant young gentleman, but it ap- pe: that Mr, Huntington was not so greatly infatuated with the prince as to be inclined to assume that dignitary’s mountainous debts in order to have him for a son-in-law. Itis safe to assume that the marriage will not take place, and that the prince will hiave an oppor- tunity to bestow his affections.and high title on some other and moré anxious title-seeking person thun the daughter of the Central Pacific railroad rajah, THE organization of Germans for offensive and defensive purposes in the coming campaign will materially affect the action of party conventions. The number of German voters in the city is sufticient, if controlled and handled by the organization, to elect any candidate endorsed. But suppose other natiou- ‘scooting out of the city when alities should organize and demand recognition #ti the tickets as the price of their &4tiport. Suppose the Irish, the Bohemiams, Scandinavians, Norwe gians, HufgAFians, Scotoh and English, Italians and Africans, should insist on a candidate or'two on each ticket, where would the Atrferican come in? Now thatidudge Groff has been ap- pointed commissioner of the general land office it.is only propor and just to | give credit/wlere credit is due. Upon the suggestioh of Tie Bee the initia- tive stop toward his candidacy was taken by the ‘directors of the board of trade. At their instance the board of trado unanimously endorsed the judge for the vacancy on the inter-state rail- way commssion. This endorsement had great weight in stimulating the move- ment in favor of Judge Groff which has finally vesulted in his appointment to the land commissionersh: TrE police commission has officially notified the police that Councilman Knaspar's complaints about the police wore pure inventions bogotteg of an imaginative brain. That may be, so far us the testimony before tho com- mission is concerned, but there was a good deal more truth than poetry in Mr. Kaspar's compluint, for all that. 1t is n well known fact that his witnesses did not materialize, because they did not wish to exposs themselves to the displeasure of Chief Seavey and his so- called detectives. THERE is at present a rising iron market. It has been truly said that when iron goes up everything else fol- lows the upward tendency. The abundant harvests all over the country, particularly in the west, point to a very prosperous year in 1800. Irom, coal and railrond men expect an improve- meut of business, and factories gener- ally are expecting to increase their forces to meet extra business which will follow the good times. It is ex- pected that mora business will be done next year than for many years past. STATISTICS sent to Washington by the American minister at Mexico show that the exportations of Ameri- can machinery to Mesico have grown in value from four hundred and sixty-two thousand three hundred and eighty- four dollars, in 1880, to four million dollars in 1887. These figures show the importance of fostering our trade with Mexico, in not only machinery but in other branches of trade. CHICAGO has laid aside the World’s faiv project temporarily to discuss and define Sunday closing. The construc- tion of the word *‘closed” is the irrita- ting problem, and while seers and sages are reconstructing the roots of the word , saloon men are reconstructing and greas- ing the bolts and hinges. The latter work witheut a ja RVILLE, of Maryland, has climbed down off the hearse and will hereafter ride in the band wagon. He was the democratic senator from Calvert county and resigned because the governor paid no atteution to any one whom he recommended to fill local offices. He has announced that he will hereafter vote with the republicans. —— BEEF on the hoof is about fifty per cent cheaper now than it was ten years ago, yet the article costs consumers just as much as it ever did. The dressed beef monopoly is chiefly ac- countable for this condition of things. The matter resolves itself into a ques- tion of what are you going to do about it, on the part of the beef barons. JACK THE RIPPER bas written a lefter toa Londou news agency announcing that he will commit another murder in about a week. As Mr. Ripper employs no advance agents and is his own busi- ness manager, he is able to provide his unique entertainments at a merely nom- inal cost. New York offers as an inducement for the World’s fair an electric railway which will carry visitors to the show at the rate of five miles a minute. That is a pretty lively gait for Gotham, but it will not equal the speed of the visitor he sces his hotel bill. TiE number of prominent democrats whe emphatically declined to allow their names to go on the state ticket of Towa shows a great reluctance on the part of that party’s leaders to pose as martyrs. Empty honors are becoming a back number with the leaders of the Towa democrac A CiicAGo man has sent two hun- dred dollars to the national conscience fund. If all the citizens of Chicago who have other people’s money on their consciences should follow his example it would be necessary to add another wing to the treasury. A BAR of gold weighing five hundred pounds and woprth over one hundred thousand dollars was turned out of the United States assay office in Helena, Montana, last week. This bar would be almost as good as a “*bar’l” for use in campaign purposes. Mus. LoGAN has declined to allow huvself to be cowstdered as a candidate for commissiongr, of pensions, Mrs. Logan’s st ~nv.§, ommon sense will always protect BEr8from any absurdity into which she #hight otherwiss be led by enthusiastic admirers SPAIN threat¢h@fto tan the hide of the sultan of MoBgeco. This obstrep- erous potentate has apparently forgot- ten the spanking Uncle Sam gave him in past and recent years, and aches for more [rom a new quarter. CoLONEL BILLY OATES, of Alabama, has relieved himsell of considerable chaff in discussing what the brigadiers will do in the next congress. When the proper time comes the republicans will strip the kornels of their husks, E——— Cold Comfort For lowa. Beatrice Democrat, Judge Lewis A. Groff, of Omaha, has been appointed as commissioner of the geueral land ofice. Judge Groff is said to be a man well fitted for the poaition, and as he is & Nebraska man there is no reason for com- plaint upon the part of Nebraska people, though the Towa folks had expected that ex-Governor Stowe, who has been acting commissioner, would recelve the appoint- ment. ———— A Oolorado Endorsement. Denver News, Judge Grof’s appointment as commissioner of tha weneral land office must be approved as an excellent one, He is a westorn man, which is one cause of especial congratula- tion. He is recognized by all who know him as & man of ability and character, and a lawyer of high standing. He ought to make a good commissioner, D Business Will Be Dispatched. Fremont Tribune, Judge Groff has been appointed commis- sioner of the genmeral land office, and No- braska has at last been recognized as being upon the political map of the country. There is every reason to bolieve that Groft will give a first class aaministration of the affairs of his office. Aside from his con- ceded logal attainment® he is recognized as a man of excellent executive ability, and the business of the important office to which he has been apointed will bo speedily dis- patched. ———— 1s it to Fin 1w Kearney Enterprise. Judge Groff was yestorday appointed to the important placo of commissionor of the gencral land oftice by the president. It is a responsible place, and the Omaha jurist is fit to fill it. At the time of the Beecher trial he impressed himsolf on the community as a man of strong parts, and there will bo very general satisfaction with his appointment. Ho was first a candidate for the inter-state commerce commission, where he could have been even more useful to Nebrasia and the west, and whero his admirable judicial quali- ties would have counted for something. However, Nobraska does not get & land commissionership evory day, and is much obliged for this one. g i ON THE SIDE, The ward political clubs are now being held over the heads of the people. The green apple and the cucumber have lost their grip on the people. Lay aside the flannel shirtlet, Throw away the palm leaf fan; For a pair ot fleece-lined arctics Swap your summer shoes of tan, Perhaps Tom Bruner could be induced to run for the vacant judwoship. He has a capacity for almost any position. Postmaster Gallagher proved himself the prince of mashers in his bout with the queen of blackmailers, Remnants of the crushed strawberry blonde can be had on application. Policeman Hudson should bo prosocuted for obtaining a salary under false pretonses. With both olitical sides of the coroner's oftice holding an ante-mortem exammation of Sheriff Coburn’s shoes, there is a possibility of an early funeral. Perbaps the voters will reject the verdiot. There is a needless amount of time wasted in securing a Cronin jury. Omaha tenders the services of its police force. They are warranted to convict without suspicion. The gutter bridees in various sections of the city are in a dismal stawe of decay. Chairman Balcombe is invited to tarn loose some of his favorite inspectors. When the undertakers and doctors strug- gle for potitical stiffs, it is time for people in good heaith to run for shelter. The colder days of fall are here, Aud vatrons LOW no more compete In lively running races for The open grip-car’s foremost seat. But now they seels the winter coach As once for open cars they strove, The seat for which they’llsoon contend Is that one nearest to the stove. -~ CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS, The Red Cloud Chief suggests the name of Hon. James McNeny as a man who would fill with honor the vacancy caused by the death of James Laird. “He is,” says the Chuef, *'in every way fully qualified for the position. Ho is a lawyer of ability and gained a state reputation for being among the best legal talont of the west. He has u thorough knowledge of the needs and de- wands of tne ‘Big 2’ There is not a man in the disirict that could fill the vacant scat with more ability and honor than the Hon. James McNeny. The Wayne Gazetts notes that the ‘‘rail- roads have already trotted out Secretary of State Gilbert L. Laws as a fit_person to rat- tle around in the brogans of the late Hon. James S, Laird.” ‘it is gratifying,” says the York Times, “to sce so many papers in this district favor- ing Hon. N. V. Harlan for congress. A lar- ger proportion than usual are non-commital, but of those that have indicated their profer- ence a large proportion are favorable to Mr. Harlan, There is no question but that he stands much nearer to the people than any other candidate, and would be the choice of a very large majority of the rank and file of the party.” In mentioning the candidates for the con- gressional vacancy the Aurora Republican asserts that Judge Norval is not seeking the nomination, **but for all that he will no dou bt g0 into the convention with almost the solid voto of the 6th judicial district at his back. In Judge Norval the people know they have a clean, able and conscientious man, and if he should be nominated the old 2d district will bo well and favorably represented in congress.” The Crete Globe says there are at prosent over a dozen aspirants for Mr, Laird’s empty shoes, but “‘as the shoes will hold but one pair of feet at a time and lot up for nothing but death during @ number of long years, somobody wmust prepare themsolves for disappointment. There is a gentleman in this city who would like the position. Very few even know that he has any aspirations in that direction, yet the Gilobe ventures to predict that he stands a better chance to-day than any ol the others, ‘Time alone will settle the matter beyond a dount.” Suys the Yori Times: “Speaking of the article in Tue Bee regarding Mr, Laws, that gontleman is reported to have said the ur- ticle would do him no harm, as the men whom Tug Bek opposes usaally are elected, while those who receive ils support are usu- ally defeated. Mr. Laws really should not congratulate himself too industriously. There is a farmer down in Nemaha cou nty, who goes by the name of Church Howe, and is out of polities. It would be worth & long pilgrimage to Mr. Laws to see Farmer Howe.” “We notice,” says the Fairmont Signal, “that & number of papers in the Second dis- trict have suggested the name of Captain W. C. Henry for congress, to which we have this to say: “The captain has nade no an- nouncement of this kind, but should he de- cide to enter the race he would undoubtedly be a strong eandidate, There are but few men who possess the love and respect of the war veterans to a greater degree and who would work harder for their iuterest or for the interest of the laboring wan.” Toe Second district wauts & man in con- gress who can win in a fight not tainted with raildroad fnfluence, says the Fairfield Call. John L. MoPheeley can win ou his merits aud true republicavism. We want young blood in congress. MoPheeloy is a youug ‘man, but an able lawyer and a man of influ- ence. The Call is wearing McPheeloy's colors, The Hastings GazetteJournal says that while it is yet too early to predict the name of the winner, “Secretary of State Laws is unquestionably in the lead. He will go into convention with more delegates at his back than any other one candidate, but if the fiela combines against him—an event which may be possible—ho will lack the requisite num- ber of votes to secure the nomiration. HBut he is the second chojge of a number of coun- ties who have favored sons of their own and there is no strong probability that any com- bination that may be formed against him will be effective, The other candidates are Harlan, of York; Norval, of Fillmore; Hast- ings, of Crete; Gilham, of Webster, and McPheeloy, of Kearnoy, Of these names thoso of Harlan, Norval and Hastings will develop the most strength, Jensen, Gilham and MoPhecley will have their home delega- tions for a few ballots and then their votes will go to the most promising candidate. It is overy body’s fight at prosent.” - - AND TERRITOKRY. STATE Nebraska Jottines. There are over thirteen hundred pupils in the Hastings schools, The Seward city council has let the con- tract for waterworks. Both the Presbyterian and Methodist pas- tors at Broken Bow proached their farewell sermons last Sunday. Work on the Beatrice paper mill is pro- gressing rapidly, but more stone and brick masons are wanted. One saloon in Crawford advertises that “the tiger growls day and wvight,” and an- other that “'no ladies need apply. The new Webster county jail at Red Cloud, which cost £10,000, has been accepted by the commissioners. It is one of the finest cala- booses in the state. James Murphy, of Wymore, has a bull dog which h nard work to keep, The other day it bj chain and took the train for Washin an., where it was captured and roturned to its vwner. In Furnas county a wedding and funeral ocourred 1u the same house on the same day. Previous arrangements had been made for the wedding, aud friends were there from a distance, and it was considered best not to postpone the wedding. The state W. C. T\ U. is preparing to erect a state temperance temple, the details of which will be decided at the state conven- tion which meets at Norfolk, October 1 to 4 Bids for the location of this building are now desired, and these will be received by Mrs. J. . Holmes, the corresponding secretary, of Tecumseh, until September 25, It is pro- posed to ercct a four-story building to cost from $50,000 to §75,000. fowa Items. Grapes are a poor crop in the stato this year, Des Moines dry goods dealors will close their stores at 6:30 in the evening. The Davenport Cattle company has boen fncorporated, with a capital stock of $100,000. Unpropitious weather caused tho direc- tors of the Mechauicsville fair to abrid ge the show. Mrs. Biauchard, of Pastville, who has for years suffered with a discased thigh bone, has had her leg successfully amputated. An entorprising burglar broke open a safe in Dubuaue and realized just 13 cents. hoved thut this unlucky number will serve | as & hoodoo and cause the man's arrest. ) Aswarm_of cloth peddlers have made their appearance in Sac county. They have a new scheme to catch the unwary and inno- | cent farmer, says the Sac Democrat. They pretend to cut and Mt the cloth free of : charge, and that the wife can puv the suit | together, or that he can have the suit mude up at a nominai price by a tailor, Harry Pace and Frank Shadley, two Des Moines boys, had an scape from being cremated. ‘They wero in an outhouse cx- perimenting with k_lantern, the candle of which accidentaily dropped 'to the floor and 1gnited a gasoline can. A loud explosion followed, and for A moment tho house was a mass of flames. Harry was badly burned on his face, hands and body, and hair were bad mysteriously escar A couple of young fellows and their best giris paid u visit to the residence of A. K. Kurtz, of Cedar Rapids, Sunday evening for the purpose of having & social time. Find- | ing nobody at home they entered the nouse | by a window and proceeded to eat up every- | thing in the pantry. When the Kurtz fam- ily returned they thought burglars had been in the house and notified the police. Thoy afterwara learned who were the depredators, and Miss Kurtz, to carry out the joke, had the parties arrested. They were charged with being burglurs ana pirates, and the justico held them in $100 bonds t appear for trial. Wyoming and Colorado, There is smd to_be a two-months-old baby in Rock Spriugs, Wyo., that weighs only two pounds. Asecond A. O. U. W. lodge is to be insti- tuted at Leadville, Colo., the one in existenco already having 235 members, The Laramie glass works have resumed Ivis | b operations aud the entire product has beem contracted for by a Denver house. Tho Mormons who have built a church a8 Evanston, Wyo,, propose to give a ball soon in order to raise money to purchase pews. A child was born on the Labonte, in Wyoming, having o full sot of teeth at birth, ’Il'hn parents are Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Studd= oy. ‘The Colorado Midland railroad company has advertised for bids for the construction of a broad gauge Nne from Riflo Croek, neut Glenwood “Springs, to Grand Junction, & distance of sixty-five miles, and contracts will be let and work wil be begun within the next two or three weeks. The contracts will require that the work shall be done and the road ready for operation within four months from tho time of signing the same. Mr. and Mrs, Westcott, bf Beulah, Colo., received a noto signed “White Caps” ordor ing them to leave th at once or suffer the consequences. They refused to complys and an attempt was made to tar Mr, and Mrs. Westcott, which also failed. The Westcolts swore out warrants for tho arrest of a num- ber of Boulah people. This makes the fourth time t Mr. und Mrs, Westcott have been abused and maltreated. Interesting develops ments are expected and sorious troublo is feured. Ouray, Col., has Just made a new strike in the Sun, ng and Star groun, adjoining the territory of the Americaa-Nettie, which it 18 thought will be one of the best properties in the cold belt bonanzas. The new strike 18 the Star, and consists of a large body . of honey-comb quartz which runs very high in gold. In this it is difforent from the major= ity of the gold ores of that district, which are soft, clayey bodles. The ore body in the level of the Star fs from three to five foet thick, continuous and solid. with numeroos lateral openings which indicate, in the lan- guage of tae gold belt, other large bodies of are in closo proximity. A series of fiarco and extensive fires in tho Big Horn' mountains in Wyoming have driven the game from that range. Herds of antelope, elk and deer stampeded to the ins and for tho most partdrifted east- rd. The Shoshones and Arapahoes fol- lowed and have ruthlessly slaughtered tha affrighted animals, removing their hides and leaving the carcasses all over the plains. The scene of this gigantic butchery is less than one huundred and fifty miles from Chey- enne, almost due north, Hundredssupon hundreds have been slain and the citizens have protested but without avail. Agent Bliss and Chief Washakie have sent ranaors to recall the huntors, and tho hunt may coase, a8 no sane Indian will disrogard the mandate of Washakie ELECTION IN HAYTL 1t 18 Belicvei t Hippolyte Had a Walk-Away. New Yous, Sept. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—A dispateh from Cape Hay- tien, Hayti, Septomber 11, says: The elec- tion of presidential clectors, or deputies, took place in all the communes of Hayti yes- terday, but in the north was a matter of no interest, it having been made solid for Hip- polyte beforeband, The electors are to meet at Gonaives on Scptember 20, or as soon thereafter as possible, to choose u president, and thore is 1o doubt that Hippolyie will re- tainthe ofce. His caninet,consisting of Gen eral Monpoint, jr., minis Pelissier, mimster of justice Dupuy, winister of finatce; Goneral Alexis Nord, minister of tho interior, and Antenor A. Firmen, winister of foreign uffairs, will be retained in oflice. Foreign mercants do not expect any last- mng quiet, even after Hippolyte has formally ~chosen presideat. They to doubt the honesty of his yet they all spoak highly ident himselt. They say that he ot them enriching themselves out of tho stute and that his end must come in- side of two ) Rusiness is good in all towns from Port-iu-IPrince to Cape Hayuen, but there is_greal uncasiness concerning the 8,000 soldiers and sailors awaiting idiy in the capital who are now needed to gather the coffee crop, It is almost impossible to got labor in any of the towns and all steamers visiting the island take on additional deck- hauds “at Turk's Islaud or Kingston to handle their cargo S e L A SIX-YEAR-OLD'S SENTENOE. An Unjust Judge Gives a Little Lad Fifteen Years, Sovr!Nokwarg, Conn.,Sept. 19. Telegram to Tur Bre.|—Mathew Corbett and John Iocke are neighbors. Each has a boy about six years old. The Loys occasion- ally fight and the parents have also indulged in the amusement at times. Some time ago Locke found Corbett's futher-in-law beating his boy and had him arrested ana fined 3, Then the Corbett crowd swore vengeance aganst Locke, ana not being able to make any charge against him they got the grand jurymen = of the county to have little Charley, six years old, arrested as an incorrigible. The case was tried before Jus- tice of the Peace Knapp, who was a close friend of Corbett, und after heariog the co as to the incorrigibility of the six- year-old, sentenced him to fifteen years in he reform school. ‘The boy was allowed to go home on bail, and an appeal was taken to the court of cowm- mon pleas. The peovle of the town are aroused and threaten to tar and feather the Corbett crowd. Thefeeling is 80 strong that the boy will certainly not go to jail. of the p Yes, Barber, what you say is true, 1 need a number one shampoo, And came in, as 1 Because I can rely always do, on you To choose pure Ivory Soar, in liew Of soaps of divers form and hue From use of which such ills ensue, Well, sir, we Barbers suffer too, ¥rom humbug articles, and rue That we have tried before we knew Poor toilet frauds to which are due More scalp-diseases than a few. I know we are the Use Ivory Soae for safer who a shampoo, A WORD OF WARNING, There are many white soaps, each represented to be “just as good as the ‘Ivory’ they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine, Ask for ““Ivory"" Soap and insist upon getting it Copyright 1856, by Procter & Gamble,