Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 25, 1889, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1889, DAILY = — - = PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e TERM$ OF BUBSCRIPTION. mn{ and Sunday, . . Bix Months...... fraserern Three Months, Eunday Des, One Ve Ty Bee, One Year witl OFFICES. Omana Bee Building, hicago Office, K07 Rookery Bullding, N fork, Hooms 14 and 15 Tribune Build- Preminm.... 2 rteenth Streot. iy Wasnineton, No, 513 rl Street, neil Blufts, No. 12 incoin, 1029 P St eef CORRESPONDE ymunications relating to news and edi- tter should be addressed to the Editor of the liee, BUSINESS LETTERS, All Lasiness letters and remittances should e addressod to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders (6 be made payablo to the order of the company, The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors. sre Bullding Farnam and Seventeenth Streets, 70 ‘The Bee on the Trains. . 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FEIL, Notary Publis, Etate of Nebraska, t County of Douglas, { %% George 1. «chuck, being duly sworn, de- JOses and says Uhat hie ia secratary of The'fiso ublishing company, that the actual average daily eircuilation of Tig DAILY BEp for the month of September, 184, 18164 coples; for Oc- tober 1884, 15,054 copi; November, 185, 18- 986 copres: for Decembe 3 coples; for Junuary, 180, 18,774, cople bruar; IK990 copres; for March, 1889, 18864 copi: April, 189, 18,550 cop! ror May, 1889, 18,609 m‘ym r June, 180, 1B.858, w!:‘!n for July, 186D, 1 ), 18,6 N coples; for August, 1880 Sworn to before me and subscribed in my Dresence this 3ist day of August, A. D, 1850, [8EAL.] N. P. Frir, Notary Publlo. IN the rush for the big plums in the coanty building, the matter of justices of the peace should not be overlooked, Sworn Statement Average., THE county commiss s maintain a significant silence on the hospital job. “My offense is rank, it smells to heaven.” Mr. has probably seen the evil results of talking too much and is now supposed to bo making a still hunt for the office he desires T democratic papers ave very much dissatistied with “the present adminis- tration because it doesn’t furnish them something to be satisfied with. OMATA can show the visiting bankers a collection of magnificent bank build- ings, surpnssing in elegance, conven- ience aud solidity those of any city of equal population on the continent. OEKLAROMA has had an election; also ariot. They occurrea at the same time and place. Oklahoma’s desire for a higher plane of civilization has a wide uncultivated field for its attainment. BOULANGER has not yet lost hope. He thinks the republican majority will prove unmanageable and that France will soon be calling him to power. In the meantime he will stay in London and listen intently. Tz anti-prohibition socioty recently organzed in Iowa expects to have at least forty thousand members within the next six months. The society can surely count on the support of those Omaha gentlemen who visit Lake Man- awa every Sunday for spirituous re- {reshment, Tur Marquis of Londonderry thinks that twenty years of coercion would pacify Ireland. Lf this worthy scion of the Castlereagh family will study the history of Ireland from the time of Cromwell, in 1645, to the present he will find that twenty years of any kind of policy will not pacify Ireland while England rules her. The pacification of Ireland is a problem as difficult of solu- tion as squaring the circle. Tne advocates of the Missouni river as a dumping ground for the surplus in the national treasury have some uctive rivals. The San Antonio Duily Light, wreathed in huge blue pencil marks. has invaded this section in search of supporters for a deep water harbor scheme. * The Light sputters fitfully for an appropriation and insinuates that the Gulf of Mexico possesses every facility for absorbing the troublesome billance in the national treasury, and all the balances for years to come. ——r————— It is voported that New York intends to be sclected as the location of the world's fair by distributing her money among the congressmen where it will do the most good. New York is very dull if she thinks Chicago has not an- ticipated all that. 'While Chicago is doing the right thing in the fair mat- ter, she can, if necessary, discount her rival in performing tricks that are dark. She did it 1o capturing the loca~ tion of the last national republican con- vention. —_— TaE vigorous denunciation by the National Firemen’s association of over- head wires, particularly those carrying high potential currents, possesses new interest for the people of Omaha. The change from horse power to electricity on streot car lines, added to the motor lines already in operation, will cover the principal streets of the city with a network of wires and jeopardize life and limb, An underground system of motive power is out of the question, It has been tried in a number of cities in the west, and not only failed, but in- oreased the electrical dangers tenfold. No relief from thisever-present danger can be hoped for until the storage bat- tery system is perfected and the weight of such batteries reduced to a mini- mum, s0 that every car can carry its power of propulsion within & moderate space. D THE MONETARY CONGRESS. Very little attentfon hds been given to the international monetary congress which met in Paris September 11. Of course nothing was expected of the con- gress but an expression of opinion, and even 1n-this respect the result was diss appointing. It was attended by some of the ablest financiers and economists in Europe, but as to the chief problem they met to consider—thatof bimetalism —it was left as far from solution as be- fore the congress assembled. So far as appears the_congress made no spe- cific suggestion or recommendation, and it sepms plain that the delegates of neither Great Britain nor Germany could offer any hope that their respec- tive governments would make any de- parture from their present attitude re- garding a double monetary standard. If there has been, as’ claimed, any de- cided chiange in public opinion in Iurope favorable to a double standard, proof of it is not 1o be found in the re- sult of the deliberations of the Paris monetary congress. There was one utterance from this conference, however, sufficiently nota- ble to be worthy of more than passing attention. The president, M. Magnin, who is a senator and governor of the Bank of France, said: *'If the United States repeal the Bland bill, if the Latin union is declared at an end, the debasement of the white as regards the yellow metal will no longer have any limit, Thore wouid then be a terrible monetary and commercial crisis in the whole world.” The friends of silver will find a great deal of encouragement in this observation of one of the lead- ing economists of Burope, which con- codes that it is the policy of the United States regarding silver which has pre- vented a universal crisis, and indicates the necessity of continuing that policy in order to avert finaucial and commer- cial disnstor. The question is naturally suggested whether the good accom- plished by the American monetary policy would not be increased by the enlargement of that policy. This is the question which the next congress will be called upon to consider and answer. The impression prevails at Wash- ington that the president and secretary of the treasury will not recommend any change from the existing policy regard- ing silv The views of the secretary are well known to be unfavorable to in- creasing the coinage, and there is no reason to doubt that the president agrees with him. It is doubtless safe to assume that their influence will be used to muintain the preseut policy, but i less certain that it be effective. It is be- ed that in the fifty-first congress the » men will be in stronger force than in any congress for a number of years, and they will be stimulated to ex- traordinary efforts by a more general popular demand for increasing the coin- age of silver than has existed before for years. There has been developed, in the west particulnrly, a greatly en- larged public interest in this matter, which will make itself strongly felt in coungress, and it is believed the south will be found in greater sympathy with the policy of in- creasing the coinage of silver. This has veference, of course, to the house, there having been no changes in the senate to increase the strength of the silver men 1n that body, and it is the probubie opposition of the senate to any change of policy that the silver men have more to fear than the influence of the president and secretary of the treas- ury. Obviously the United States must con- tinue to pursue its own way regarding silver. Although there has been some growth of popular sentiment in Furope favorable to a double stan- dard, the capitalistic classes appear to be as firm and unanimous as they have ever been against a change from the single standard, and they are all-power- ful with the governments. Germany may in time be persuaded that the wel- fare of her people would be promoted by a double standard, but that time is remote, while Great Britain will never consent to bimetalism so long as she wwins a creditor nation. In this matter the United States cannot do otherwise than pursue a policy of abso- lute independence. E——— SILVER SMELTING IN THE EAST, The closing last week of the smelting works of 1. Balbach & Sons, at Newarl, N. J., indicates that the silver retining indusfry cannot be profitably carried on at a point more than two thousand miles distant from the ore producing districts of this country. The New York Zimes attempts to lay the blame for the suspension of the Newark works upon the secretary of the treasury. The paper states “That the insteuctions issued by the treasury department with respect to the im- portation of silver-lead fluxing ores from Mexico were almost as valuable to the Colorado carbonute ring asa de- cision in their favor on the muain question would have been. Such a de- cisiony whieh is still expected in the west, could hardly have had a more in- jurious effect upon this Newark firm, for the firm appears alveady to have been driven out of business, while the large sum invested by it in the works is idle and may be wholly lost. This money was iuvested because the firm relied upon the government to sustain a ruling that had repeatedly been affirmed, and undef the shelter of which a cousiderable industry had been developed. The loss of E. Balbach & Sons will be the gain of the combination of Colorado carbonate mines in which Mr. 8laine has a pecuniary interest, but we do not sup- pose that the injured smelters in New- ark will find any consolation in this.” The only consolation which the New- ark concern can derive from any source is that their location for the business in which they attempted to permanently engage had grown to be too far from the source of supply and an inability to successfully compete with similar insti- tutious located in close proximity to the mines. oldest of its kind in the United States, and while it had no rivals to contemd | with, its operations were successful. The smelter at this city created a com- petition. Omaha is fifteen hundred The Nowark smelter was the | miles nearer the source of ore supply than Newark, The difference between the cost of hauling crude ores that dis- tance would alone oventually have closed the Newark smelter. The busi- ness of the Omaha works has stoadily increased, while that of the Now Jersey plant has as steadily fallen away. Tho attempt of the Times to gmve a po- litical tinge to the failure of Balbach & Sons is puerile. It is true that some time since treas- ury agents on the border between this country and Mexico were instructed by the secretary of the treasury to make closer inspection of lead ores because it was believed that silver ores were brought into the United States under the guise of lead without paying the proper duty attaching to them. It could hardly be expected that the sec- retary of the trensury would counten- ance manifest viclations of the revenue laws to subserve the interest of any in- dustrial establishment. SUFFRAGE IN THE STATES. Not the least important question which the people of the new states will determine next Tuesday is whether women shall be given the right to vote and hold office. In »ll these states the suffragists obtained recognition in some form, and they naturally await the verdict of the popular judgment with a great deal of anxious interest. It does not appear that the advocates of suf- frage for women ave aggressively active in the canampaign of any of the new states, but they are doubtless doing a great deal of quiet worlk, the effective-~ ness of which can only be known when the votes arve counted. It 1s the best opportunity the suffragists have had, and it is to be presumed they are not neglecting it. The coastitution of South Dakota grauts women school suffrage, and pro- vides that the first state legislature shall submit the question of full woman suffrage to the vote: The constitution of North Dakota provides that women may vote for all school officers and on any question pertaining to school mat- ters, and may be eligible to any school office. It also pro- vides that any legislature may extend or restrict suffrage, to take effect when ratified by the voters. The Montana constitution contains - this provision: ““Upon all questions submitted to*the vote of the taxpayers of the state, or any political division thereof, women who are taxpayers, and p sed of the qualifications for the right of suffcage required of men by this constitution, shall equally with men have the right to vote.” The Washington constitu- tion grants school suffrage to women, and submits full woman suffrage us a separate article to be voted on along with the constitution. N Predictions regarding the result of the voting on this question can have but little value. The concessions madoe to the suffragists by the constitutional conventions of the new states were only secured after a hard struggle, and the votes in all the conventions were very close, a large miuority in every caso being opposed to granting suffrage to women. The suffragists could certainly have no more favorable field to work 1n than the new states, and if they fail in these they can hardly hope to succeed elsewhere Q WOMAN NEW THE CITY HALL STONE. It is to be hoped that the couneil will reach a decision with regard to the color and quality of the stone to be use in the superstructure of the city hall building without further delay. In the first place Mr. Coots should not be left in mid-air with nothing more than a mere resolution of the council to proceed with the work. He should havo a contract, duly signed by the mayor, with specific provisions as regards the material he should use and % time-limit when the building should be under roof. Tn the next place, Mr. Coots should know within the next fort; rht hours what stone is roquired for the sups structure, so that he can malke his con- tracts for it with the guarrymen, and begin on the basement walls next weel. If the council cannot find time at its regular meeting to reach o conclusion as pegrrds the stone, a svecial or ad- journed meeting should be held to dis- cuss the morl carious building stones and arrive at a choice. In event the architects should be sulted as to the color and quality of the stone they would recommend. PRIMARY EL To the Editor of Tuz Bze: Will you kindly answer the foliowing questions regardi the holding and conducting of primary elec- tions: Can primary elections be held in ono place in each ward only, or can they be held in different localities in a ward? Must a list be kept of parties voting or not? Under whose direction can primary elec- tions be held? Between what hours in the day must the polls be opent If two polls are running at a primary elec tion, as was the case in New York tho other day, who decides which is the ticket elected ! X. The regulation of primary elections 18 left with the regular committees of the respective parties. The intent of the law is to prevent fraudulent voting. Committees can designate one or more polling vlaces in ench ward, appoint three or more judges and clerks,who are required to take the oath administered at regular elections. They must make a record of all votes cast, and in case of challenges they are required to admin- ister an oath, compel the voter to swear that he is a qualified elector in the ward or district, and make record of the an- swers to all questions propounded. Fraudulent voting at primaries is a peni- tentiary offense. Fraud and dishonesty i making the returns subjects the judges and clerks to a fine of $500 or imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year, or both, The polls must be opened at 12 m. and close at 7 p. m. It is impossible for two rival polls to be run at one place. The polling place designated by a party committee cannot be changed, except by that committee, and any ar ompt of cutsiders to open a rival poll renders the participants liable 10 arrest. The law applics to primaries 1n cities of the motrofofftan, first and second classes, and therafore South Omaha as well as Omaha-iersubject to its provis ions. A SERIOVS MISTAKE. The rumor that Secretary Proctor is considering a reduction in the garrison of Fort Meade, Dak., with a view to its specdy abandonment, is one which, while poseibly bhsoloss, should attract the immediate_attention of Nebraska's congressional delegation. No more serious mistake from a mili- tary standpoifit, could at present be committed than the abolition of the largest post which guards the Sioux re- serve, and protects the Nebraska fron- tier. With Forts Robinson and Nio- brara, Fort Meade forms one of a chain of posts which encircles the great Indian reservation on its northwestern border, and gives assurance of safety to tho set- tlers under its shadow and promise of future guardinnship to the thousands who will shortly pour into the fertile valloys of southern Dakota. It was es- tablished after the opening of the Black Hills as a sentinel post, and its mission will not be completed until 28,000 of the most vicious of the Indians of the plains are taught the arts of peace, As a cavalry post of len companies Fort Meade is a heavy consumer of Dakota grain and Nebraska corn, and furnishes a local market to the sur- rounding country. It is valuable to both states from a commercial as weoll as from a military standpoint. It is well built, commodious and cheap of main- tenance. It is availabla for retention on grounds of economy as well as on that of necessity. The policy of eoncentrating the army into large garrisons in close proximity to great cities is doubtless the coming programme of the war department, It has many excellent reasons to recom- mend it and will be generally endorsed under proper conditions. But such conditions excludo the abandonment of posts needed for the protection of life and property and essential for years to come to such assurance of personal safety which must precede the settle- ment of the frontier. The abandonment of Fort Meade would be a serious blow to the pros- perity of South Dakota, a menace to her pioneers and a threat which would be certainly feltin northwestern Nebrasika. THE 1ron manufacturers of New Eng- land, who want free coal and iron or inorder to preserve their industries, get no encouragement from the manu- fucturers of Pennsylvania. The secre- tary of the iron and steel association informs them that if the relief they ro- quire should be granted them, it would be attended by reduced duties on their finished iron and steel products. In other words, if congress should give the iron and steel manufacturers of New England achance to continue business by removing the duty from raw material Pennsylvania would demand repris 1 the form of reduced dutieson finished products. And the secrotary of the iron and steel association suggests that there is nothing for New England man- ufacturers to do but to keep on in the present channels, doing the best they can with such nacural advantage. that section poss But to do th's is to invite ultimate ruin. The iron indus- tries of New England have declined forty per cent during the last tea yoars and very few of them are now profit- able. They have reached the stage where they must have free raw materials or go to the wall. The greedy manufacturers of Pennsylvania would let them pevish, although in their dis- aster all the vest of the country must suffer. The New England manufactur- ors will not, however, be driven from their purpose by the counsels or threats of their Pennsylvania competitors, and they will bave the support of a very considerable body of the people outside of Pennsylvania. The relief they ask is reasonuble, necessary and in the gon- eral interest, and their demand will be widely sustained. The issue thus made is likely to give added interest to the subject of tarifl revision in the next congross and the result may have an important political influence. The great interests at stake may not hesitate to abandon past party afiiliation if that shall ap- pear to be the only way toself-preserva- tion. T for the speakership of the republican house of representatives has opened and promises to be a lively and an interesting one. The entry into the lists of Major John M Carson. for seventeen yearsaleading newspaper correspondent st Washington and at present Mr. G. W. Childs’ representa- tive at the national capital, adds new z0st to the race. Major Carson was gallant soldier during the war, He isa gentleman of the highest character and a journalist of distinguished ability. Offered the position of assistant secre- tary of the treasury under General Gar- field, ho would probably have occupied that office except for the accident of the president’s death. For a long time clerk of the house committee of waysand means, he is admitted]y the best posted journalist in Washington on the rules of congress and the traditions of pro- cedure in the house, In addition he is in sturdy and vigorous health, amply able to give his time and attention to the duties of tho position. The selec- tion of Major Oarson would be a fitting recognition of a quarter of a century of hard work for th arty in important aud respousible positions, of an active and reliable moulder of public opinion ana of & courteous and popular gentle- man. Inadditioa it would be a hand- some compliment to the press of the country and oue which would be con- sidered as such by the organs of the ro publican party everywhere, among whom Major Carson is well known and highly respected for his reliability and integrity. 28808, Money Talks. Chicago News. Tuo great American dollar bl is making some strony arguments in favor of Chicago’s claim to the world’s fuir, e — Well Descrved. Blair Repulic The appointment of Judge Groff as com- missioner of the general land office is & well deserved houor for the state and the man . His avility is unquestioned, and his famil- Iarity with the interests and necessitios of the great west render him competent to the discharge of his duties. Senator Paddock and the Nebraska delegation at large did good work in securing this appointment. — e Ohicago and tho Ladies. Chieago Times, A woman was given the fresdom of the city of Dublin the other day for the first time in many yoars, Thay have always had the froedom of this city, and, what's moro, they always will, bless "em! - The Governor's Deciding Vote. Chicago Tribune, Governor Lowry, of Mississippl, has not yot given his consent for John L. Sullivan's congressional candidacy. Iet the friends of democracy’s coming champion bear this in mind, ————— Contrary to the Record, St. Louls Globe-Democrat ‘Party honesty is party expadiency,” says Mr. veland. Buv he can never persuade the democrats to adopt @ theory so violently opposed to thelr record and training, - Doing Him a service. Chicago Inter-Ocean. The republicans in Ohio are uot trying to win democratic votes. They charge Candi- date Campbell with being in the vay of an English syndicate to purchase all the breweries in America. This ought to make Campbell solid with his party. — Gives Satisfaction, Oakland Independent. Judge Lewis A, Groff, of Omaha, has been appointed commissioner of the general land ofice, This nomination gives satisfac. tion among both democrats aad republicans, A western man 18 unquestionably better Qualified for the position. S gl Be Just as Well as Generous, Springfield Republican. The plain duty of the nation is, as it has been, to see that no faithful soldier or sailor, who received an honorable discharge, shall suffer from want resulting from wounds or disease contracted in its service. All such should receive pensions proportionad to their disabilities; but no veteran who is as able as his fellow citizens to maintain himself should demand to be supported by his fel- low citizens. i e It Will be the Making of the Pap. Troy Times. As matters now stand—with the right of suffrage accorded by the constitution and the laws to the black man the same as to the white citizea —the negro must be permitted to vote atthe south as freely as the poor white. If this shall prove an inconvenience to the ‘“‘superior race” the blame will be largely their own; if it hurts tho democratic party aud results in making a break in the solid south, 50 much the better for the south, for national unity, and for the permanent in- terests of the whole country. Siowe County Journal, Judge Groft, of Omaha, has been appointed commissioner of the general land office. This, like almost all of the appointments made by the present administration, ‘is a good one. Judge Groff is recognized as one of the ablest jurists in the west, and his great legal knowledge will greatly assist him 1 performing the duties devolving upon him as cogmissioner of the land oftice. The appointment cannot but give entire satisfac- tion to the peoplo of the west, und especially to the residents of Nebraska. —_— Ignorance as a Qua Philadelphia Ledger. The polioy of excluding reading and think- ing men from the jury box scems to grow like an evil weed. It is a very dangerous growth, certain, unless restrainod, to sooner r later oring trial by jury into disrepute and disfavor, Too much care cannot be excreised in the selection of jurors in important cases, especially in those in which the question of life and death is involved, but care should be exercised in the way of choosing men of ascertained intelligence, and not m the way of choosing those of no intelligence. Tgnor- ance should not be, as it is apparently to be- come, the chief qualification of the model juror, ification. — ON THE SIDE, The sacred Sunday prize tight has taken the place of the sacred Sunday night con- cert. Boston is after Omaha ball players. The whole world is anxious to procure anything that has the name of Omaha blowa i the bottle, The Salvation army continues in the work of driving weak-minded women insane. As a most thoroughly disgumsed olessing the Salvation army is entitled to the brightest blue ribbon. The wily and oily D: honored with an offic: sublime charity on Hrad’s part to take to his bosom an agile spoilsman whom the votars effectively slulightered two years ago. The wise railroad managor larger surplus by putting on ex to Lincoln to accommodate the rush of can- didates for Judge Groff's boots. A big book house in Chicago has closed its doors. With the many newspaper sensations dished up there the people have little time for the reading of books, The corn palace will attract a good many Omahogs. Omaha consumes one hundred and forty- four thousand pounds of eleomargarine an- nually, And yet the city professes to know on which side her bread is buttered. Rev. C. W. Savidge will organize a Peo- ple’'s church in Omaha. It will be by the people, of the people, and for the people. The local plug uglies don’t even go up the river to fight now-a-days, They find it more couvenient and just us safe to violate the law right under the noses of the police. For the benelfitof Chief Galligan it may be stated that o groat many undereround wires will be laid ju this town before the campaign is over, Omaha's ve Mercer has been It was an act of can garner a metropolitan police force was probubly on the hot trail of @ vagrant while that prize fieht was in progress near the shot tower on Sunday night. Now they tali of forming a base ball trust. Omaba has had a base ball trust all scason and results prove that it was well founded. Lo BB ad CLEVER WOME The widow of President James K. Polk received many visitors on her eighty-sixth birthday. Her mental vigor is remarkable. The empress of Germany will make her first visit in company with her husband to Rome this fall. She will spend some time also in Greece, By the Hawilton turapike, in Hamilton county, Ohio, and on the way from Uollege Hill, stands & very large sycamore tree that was planted there in 1852 by Alice aud Phmbe Cary. They were then eight and twelve years old, and comiug home from school one day they saw @ small troe a tarmor bad grubbed and thrown away iu the road. This they planted and cared for as children will, and now the tree fouristos, and every oue who passes by stops under it fora moment's shade, and whenever the Cary sisters weut 1 that part of the try they paid a visit Lo their tree. A New York paper has discoy man 1n that oity who 18 an author,a doctor,an artist and an actross, Miss Laura White, who geraduated at Michigan university in architecture, and afterward studiod the same subject in Paris, is now practicing her profession in Ashland, Ky. She is not only an architect, but a skilled mathematician, She was the first student &t Ann Arbor to solve a problem that had been sent over by one of the great English universitios. Miss E. A, Southworth, who has been made assistant myocologist at Washington, is sald to bo the first woman to roceive an ap- pointment to a sientific post at Washington. Her speclalty is fungoid growths. Mrs. Ashton Dilke managos to take care of hor househoid, run a newspapor, discharge her duties as a member of the London school board, and has on hand & schome to defeat the wiles of certain Kranch legislators. One of the most officiont postmistresses in thiscountry is Mrs, Thompson, who presides over the postofice at Louisville, Ky. Hor salary is $,000a yoar, and she has held hor place for eight years. She is a danghter of Alexandor Campbell, tho founder of tho Campbellite sect of Baptists, tor nearly thirteen yoars Mrs. Rebecea Boutwell has superintended the oporations of a stationary engine and pump used in fill- ing a railroad compeny's wator tank near Bastman, Ga. bk gley STATE AND TERGITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Exeter has the champion croquet club of the state, it having recently defeated the crack players of Plattsmouth, A district convention of the Christian churches of southwestern Nobraska is to be held at Arapahoe, October 2 and 8, Frank Houser,of Hastings, attempted to Jump on a moving passenger train, and is now minus his left leg just below the knee, Mrs. Henry Schneyer, of Stratton,tried to cut off the head of a chicken with an ax, but instead she clipped off about an inch of her humb, ‘Tho efforts of the Falls City board of trade to secure the meetng of the State Dairy- men’s association in December have proved successful. Rev. A. F. Fox,pastor of the Presbyterian church at Red Cloud, has gone to Washing- tou territory to accept a position s teacher in an acadeiny. The Grundy Star says that many Logan county farmers are sowing fall wheat, they having discovered that it pays o great deal better than spring wheat. Joues and Turner, the burglars who wore captured while blowing a safe at Ainsworth, wve been sentenced to four and three years in the penitentiary resvecuvely. The city marshal of Norfolk has offered 10 cents apieco for unlicensed dogs, and the boys around town are making o nice little spec capturing canines for slaughter. The Fairfield correspondent of an Omaha paper sent ot a_dispateh announcing the failure of W. L. Wilson, a_restaurant keep- er, but it was only a voint blank he. Pah-Son Fremont, an Omaha Indian, has concluded that marriage is a failure and has filed & petition in_the Thurston county dis- trict court, for a divorce from his wife, Tah- Da-Wi Fromont. John Fastenow, of Cornlea, Platte county, owns a cow which recentiy gave birth to 8 six-legized calf, which is alive and healthy., John is ready o receive offors for the curi- osity from some enterprising showman, The body of a man supposed to be 18 Larrity has been found in a corn field near Albion. 1t is supposed that the man had been dead three or four weeks, as the last time he was seen he was on a spree at Newmans Grove, about & wmonth ago. Lar- rity was an old soldier, ‘Phe Kearney county republican conven tion has instructed its delegates to_the con gressional convention to vote for Hon. Jolin L. McPheeley. The following ticket was nominated: L. M. Copeland, clerk; S. J. Johnson, treasurer; John Barnes, judge; L. J. Courtner, sherift; J. H, Sears, *superin- tendent and G. W. Gillette coroner. lowa ltews, A baby carriage manufactory is the latest bit of enterprise at Anamosa. Thieyes stole all the potatoes from a field belonzing to an O'Brien count, 1s are being rased at Sibley to sink an artesian well to supply the city with water. Au electric car broke loose on a hill Davenport and crashed into a freight car, but a lady, the only passenger, was not injured. A smallsized whirlwind at Northwood scattered Mr, Forba’s barn all arouud town. Italso blew the front door off his residence and picked up his little girl baby and car raied her from the parlor into the back room A tramp who was filled up with good things by Mrs, Stickles, of Creston, showod his ap- preciation by stealiug ber husband’s over- coat. Ho was captured and will spend the winter where he will have noneed of extra wraps to break the force of the wind, A thief at Rolfe threw a stone through the window of a jowelry storo and reached in and took six Waterbury watches. If caught and made to serve a sentence as long as it will take him vo wind up the watcnes he will undoubtedly have been punished erongh, C. C. Hubbard, living neat Pleasantville, was “catled on” by a party of masked citi s of that locality and hung up to u tree by the neck two or three times, Ho was then compelled to take his coat off, and his capzors tied him up by the thumbs and gave him an unmerciful flogging. He was then notified to leave tho country. Hubbard was an ' all- around fough and was suspected of being implicated in numerous fires which voeurred in that viclity lately. A thiree-cornered scrap fook place in the Grail family, of Pleasant Valley, in which Mrs. Grall und her two sons werd the prin- cipals, ‘The two sons, John aud Will, got into a dispute aud tho mother took a hand in tho game. Her son Will was getting tho worst of it und she tried to restore peace by knocking her son John senscless with a club, This she aid not succeed in doing, and her son John knocked her down and blacked her eye. ‘I'he wives of the two sons were present and acted as referecs for their re- spective champions, The fight was awarded 10 John, but ho has had his mother arrosted for breaking into the ring aud taking undue advantage of him, Beyond the Rockies, ‘The registration in Helena, Mont, a total of 4. last year. ‘Tne democratic territorial Idaho has unanimously adopted resolutions favoring statehood. The sixteen-months-0ld child of Nat Camp- bell, of Portland, Ore., fell into a” bath tub containing four' inches of water and was arowned. Mrs, Hiram Shell, of Malad, Idaho, given birth to threo boys aad three weighing altogether eight bright and lively. Withi the resumption of coining 1n the mint, Carson secures @ lease of bettor times. ‘The opening of the mint has brought quite i number of fawilies here, who have either houses or purchased them, and now re is nov one unoccupied residence in tho city. The pay roll amounts to about $10,000 @ month, Railroad surveyors are still in the field out in castern Nevada. Several lines have been run across the state this scuson. No great difficulties have been eucountered in auy place, the object in peraisting in the running of links hus bean to fiod the vory best and chieapest route before beginning work. ‘I'he vroposed road will tap an immense mining region and will send to Salt Lake City mill- ions of tons of rich smelting ores. Says the Ldwbo City World: With the combined destructiveness of forest fires aud sheen, the stock ranges surrounding this place are well vigh grassless. The sheep il u few weeks ago were rangiog on Thorn Creok, but the fire ruining tuat range, they were driven on this side of the wmoudtain, and are now nibbling Willow Creek grass. The band numbers three thousand, he discovery of the curious ice cave 1n ley valley, 1n the Rocky mouutains, con- s to attract attention. Tom Mitchel), who has just returned to Salt Lake City from there, says thut in the latier part of August he found in the cave a section of ice tventy-five feet high and thirty feet thick at. the base. A small lake was also discovere d. One of tie rooms in the cave wis over 1,200 feet long. The party who went in with Mitcholl wers bouna together wmuch after the fashiou of Alpine climbers. shows 4 names, an increase of 700 over committee of has girls, vounds and all DECLINES TO COMPROMISE, Miss Swanson Will Prosecute to & Finish, ECHOES FROM THE CONVENTION, Judge Groff's Resignation Recelved by the Governor—Supreme Oonrt Matters—En Route to Bos- ton—The City Nows, LiNcoLN BUreAv ov Tie OMAnA Bes, } The case of the state vs. Price and Hens- ley, charged with a criminal assault on Miss Hatue Swanson, was called in the police court to<day, and on application of the de- fense, was continued until Monday at 9. p, m. Inasmuch as it is reportod that Price is said to admit the assault and has exproased a desire to settle the matter, theve is anfim- pression abroad that an effort will be made to soothe tho wounded honor with so man, pioces of silver and gold. However, W, M Woodward, one of the attorneys for the stato, said that under no circumstauces would the case be compromised. State House Jotting John Jenkins, deputy commissioner of the burcau of labor, goes to North Plutte to- morrow to fix up the muddle he is in_with the Knighta of Labor of that place. He ox- presses the opinion that explanations only are necessary to bridge the bloody chasm. Ho will bo accompanied by W. H. Smith, Jeneral Leese, Auditor Benton, Treasuror Hill and Commissioner Stoen, of the stato board of transportation, loft to-day for Bos- ton, Mass., where, Septomber 25, they will attend a convention of the United States railrond commissioners, Governor Thayer will name Judge Groff's successor on his roturn from a trip through the western part of the state. His formal resignavion was received at tho executive ofMico yosterday. In a recent talk with Tur BEE ropresontative the governor dechined to indicato whom hio- would appoiit to. sucosed him, Convention Kchoes. Tho excitement attending the immediate work of the convention has subsided, and on the whole the ticket nominated is eminently satisfactory. An occasionul sore head, how- ever, is to be found. The chief talk centers upon the probable action of the delegates se- lected to attend the state convention. As stated by Tir Brg this morning, the delega- tion goes to the convention instructod for Judge M. B. Reose, but the fact is cited tuat Lancaster co upon a time, ine structed her dele for M. L. Haywood, Otos coun for district judge, and that when the time came but one of the delegates remembered the mstruction of the convon- tion. One of the shrewdest politicians of the city opines that twenty of the thirly-nino delegates, elected to do the will of the county at the Hastin vonvention, will remembor the prece nt rather than the instructions given. Tho frionds of RReeso, however, pro- pose that the instructions shall be grafted mto the credentials. As they put it, the in- tention is to prevent monkey work if possible, Supreme Conrt Proceedings. Supreme court met pnrsuant to adjourn~ ment last woek. In the case of Foster vs Devinney, the mo- tion to quash bill of exception was overruled. Leave to flle motiou to correct record, how ever, was given and two days were' given the defendant to file briefs, Motion to dismiss in the case of Allen” dorph vs Ogden was overrulad. the case of Grimes vs Chamberlain > 10 file motion to correct record was notion to quash bill of exceptions in of Atkins vs Gladwish was sub- mitted. Defendant, in the case of De: bank vs Nuckols, was given thirty file briefs and cause them to be submitted. The following eases were submitted : Amos vs Townsend, Wicks vs Nedrow and Ewmery vs Cobboy. ut National y days to City News and Notes, Colonel . D. Webster, of Stratton, ar- rived bere to-day. Ho says that the fignt for congressman in the Second congressional district is warming up all ulong the line. Generally it1s conceded that the republi- can party nominated the strongest ticket yesterday that it has put in the field for cars. ‘Ihe vanquished take their defeat very gracefully. The talic on the street to-day is to the effect that Major Graham will not wait until the first of January to aslc Marshal Carder to resign, It is reliuvly stated that the little paper wiil be called for on his return irom St. Loui Sioux City was the destination of a largo majority of Lincoln's pilgrims to-day. Unversity seniors are in uniform thess days. The'ladies wear Oxford gowns and mortar board caps, and the gentlemen Princo Alberts, caps with tasseis and the dudo cane. Charley Casey, of Pawnee City, and John A. Dampster, of Geneva, were in tho city to-da, “T'his morning's Ber: told of the death from consumption of Mitchell Laddish at Anselmo and of his burial there yesterday. 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