Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 17, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. _L B. ROSEWATER, Bditor. PUBLISHED AVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally and Sunday, One Yeur x Mo Three Months, . mday Lee, One Year ... eekly Bee, One Year with OFFICES, mana, Bes Bull 7 Rookery Dallding ork, Hooms 14 and 15 Tribune Build- ng. Washington, No. 613 Fourteenth Stroet. Council filufls, No. 12 Pearl Street. Lincoin, 1099 ¥ Su CORRESPONDENCE, All communications refating to news and edi- torial matter should be nddressed to the Editor- 181 Department. DUSINESS LETTERS. All Vasiness lettors and remittances should be addreased toI e Bee Publishing Company, Omaha, Drafts, checks and postoflice oraers 16 be made payablo to the order of the company, The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors ek Bullding Farnam and Seventeentls Strects. Premiu Fne Bee on the Trains. There is no excuse for a failure to on the tral 1l newsaeale fiod to carry a full supoly. Cravelers who want Tk Brr and cun't get it on trains where other Omahapapers are carried are requested to no- tify T Bre Tne Der Dbeen noti- THE DAILY B Eworn Statement of Ciroulation. Etate of Nebraska, 1 County of Douglas, (5% Taxciick, secretary of The Tea & Company, docs solemuly swear that ctunal cirenlation of Ik DALY B for the week ending October 9 s fol- Tows: Sundn Monday, Taekany. Wedneadny, Oct. 0 sday, Oct. 10 Friduy, Oct. 11 Baturduy, Oct. 12 21,550 18012 et T 18001 18,001 18,025 Average.,, GEORGE B, Etate of Nebraska, [l Conuty of Douglas, (¥ to before nie and subscribed to in my presence h day of October, A. D). 1880, L5eal.l GEORGE N.TTICKS, Notary Publiz George 1, chuck, belng duly sworn, de- ofes and says that he 13 secretary of The llee ublishing company, that the actual averago daily circulation of "Tux DALy Bere for wonth_ of O vas 18,088 copl Novem for iher, y, 1, cople 1496 copies: for Marc Al TH, T8I oo i f June, GEO, B, TZsCnuex ™ to before me and sibscribed in yreence this 4th day of October, A, D, 1850, N. P, FEri, Notary Public. Jons 1. the democr will lead s of Lincoln ic forlorn hope. ———— PPor buncombe, br and blatant demagogy the democratic state plat- form stunds unrivaled. m——— TneE vinduct and union depot ordi- nances should be carefully considered and the interests of the city so guarded that a repetition of broken pledges wiil be impossible. T Missouri viver commission wants an appropriation for two and three- quarter millions for the cnsuing fiscal year. Atthis rate it will not many years to line the sandbars silver dollars. IN constructing the democratic pl form, J. Sterling Morton could not v the temptation to do a little side wor for hi stinguished client, the Bur- lington, by driving a nail in the Union Pacific col ke with W tN farmors will be pleased to learn that as an article of food corn is becoming quite popular with the poorer classos of Kurope, With such a demand farming in the great American corn belt will become remunerative. GOVERNOR HILL is parading through the south under the banner “I'm a Defuocrat.” The assertion does not bear the indorsement of Grover Cleve- land and hisfriends. Since the Novem- ber cyclone Hill found it necessary to label his democracy. T importance of the declarations of the demoeratic negroes of Tenne can not be measured without the bill of expense. If the state committee will publish the cost of the colored conven- tion the public can readily dete the pr aged trath, — Tix action of the canvassing board of a Montana county does not speak well for the Australian system. The advocates of that method insist that fraudulent voting is impossible under the law, yot the canvassers discovered suflicient illegal voting to reject a rot- ten precinet. mine HEREAFTER every Indian who ac- cepts the government’s tender of lund in severalty becomes an American citi- zen, with all its responsibilities and trials, It is estimated this law will add from four to six thousand to the voting vopulation of the Dakotas within a yeur. ‘The acquisition is not desirable. ALL electric wires in Now York have been ovdered down within eight days from the time of notice, which was given the companies last Suturday, 1f they are not taken down by the com- panies that operate them they will be cut by ordor of the mayor. This is a very summary proceeding, but it is jus- tified in view of recent fatalities caused by electric lighting wires. Tue consolidation of the rival street car companies bodes no good for the city. It'simply means a cessation of all extensions and improvements and a 0 to the indifferent service which mado the horse car company & mill- stone on the neck of the city’s progress. Protestations of great benefits to the public to result from consolidation are useless in the light of experience. When the original company absorbed the cable lines we were promised great improvements in the service. The lat- - ter lines were to be extended south and west to the park, and spasmodic pledges were given that Farnam and other important thoroughfares would soon ex- rience a change from mule power to rapid transit. But the compauy soon forgot its promises and not a move was made to give the people the facilities which the growth of the city demandea until the motor company forced the drones to uction, With all opposition wiped out, the mammoth consolidation will full back into its old rut of inactiv- ity and snail pace, MODIFIED TARIFF VIEWS. The belief is gaid to widely prevail in Washington that the president®in his annual message will recommend some decided modification of the existing tariff. The inference is derived from remarks he has made to persons who have conversed with him on the subject, in which he indicated that party expediency requires such & course. Both Secretary ~Windom and Secrctary Dlaine are un- derstood to ba in sympathy with this view. The latter is re- ported to have expressed the hope that congress would take up the question at once and dispose of it, and to have said: “It would be the wisest stroke of policy for tha republicans in both houses to unite, ns soon as congress oconvenes, upon a bitl designed 1o moet the popu- lar demand for tariff revision without disturbing the welfave of any estab- lished Amervican industry.” Other matte he thougnt, however import- ant, can afford to wait until this one is adjusted. Senntor - Sherman, in his nt specches in Ohio, has distinctly said ¢ there should be a revision of the taviff. L do not deny,” he said, *‘that there is a propricty 1n a revision of the tariff tnws, Changes of the rela- tive value of articles compel a frequent revision of the rates of duties.” The specchies of Senator Allison in Iown ghow that he is not averse to a carcful revision of tha tarifT, and quite gener- ally in republican quarters thero isade- sire manifested that the represent- atives of the party in con- gress shall promptly - consider the tariff question and dispose of it, miking such a revision and modification of the cxisting duties as will give needed relief to the consumeis of the without injury toany estab- industry. promise, rec count lished The however, is that the effort in the next congress to reach an adjustment of the taviff question will be coufronted by quite as many difficul- ties ns have been presented at any time in the past. The at- titude of the manufacturers of New I and introduces a new complication which may prove to be ve! troubliesome. These manufactur- ors demand, as ne ¥ to their exist- that raw mate sshall be placed in the | nd the indications are that they intend to insist upon this with all the influence they can bring to bear. Their demand will be vigorously op- posed by the tives of compet- ing manufacturing sections, but it is very likely to be supported by repre- sentatives of oth i and thus prove avery disturhing issue in makinga revision of the Another fact in the situation that will complicate it is the position of the republican members of congress from the south in favor of the abolition of internal revenue taxes. They are understood to be nearly unan- imous in the determination to demand that these taxes shall be abolished, re- guvdless of how such a reduction of the vevenues of the government might affect the question of modifying tariff duti Some of them, eleoted upon this issue, have promised to make their support of a candidate for speaker of the house con- tingent upon assurances of favor to their policy, and as these southern re pubiicans can, il united, hold the bal- ance of power, it will be seen that any demand they make mustreceive respect= ful consideration. It is apparcnt, therefore, without taking any account of democratic op- position to any republican measure, that the settloment of the tar- iff question in the next congress is not going to be an easy matter. The fact, however, that there is greater willingness among republi- can leadors to carry out in good faith the promise of the party to revise and modify the existing tarifl, is at least re- assuring, whether due to a sincere in- terest in the welfare of the people and an honest desire to give them relief from a taxation beyond the real nec sities of the government, or prompted only by a seuse of party expedienc, BAD FORMAHONE. ‘The most serious thing that has hap- peued to the cause of Mahone in Vir- ginin is the desertion of John M. Langston, the ‘colored lead e, Muahone's defeat w tain before the defection of Langston, but it is now absolutely a ed, very considerable body of white ro- publicans had already abandoned him, but he hoped to overcome this loss by holding the colored vote in line. This he will now be unable todo. TLang- ston has the respeet and confidence of his race in Virginin to a greater extent than any other man among them. e is a man of scholurly attainments, a leader of force and ability, and his loyalty to the interests and welfare of his race has never been questioned. In Lis desertion of Ma- hone he will undoubtedly carry with him thousands of the colored voters of Vivginia. This action of Eangston appears to be another proof of Malone'sinsincerity in politics. After peace had heen brought about between the contending factions of repnblicans in Virginia Mahone suc- cessfully sought an alliznce with Lang- ston with a view to consolidating the colored vote in his support. The col- ored leader entered upon the duty as- signed him with his usual zeal. In de- fense of his desertion he charges that Mahone wants to theow him out of the purty because he is & uegro, and in evidence of this states that Ma- hone is disin ed to give him any md in his contest for the seat in the next congress to whnich he cluims to have been elected. He has gone to Ohio to render what service be may to the republican cause in that state. It is move than probable that Lang- ston’s charges have a substantial found- ation. Muhone has professed a great deal of concern for the political inter- ests of the negro voters of Virginia, but his real solicitude is wholly selfish, His efforts to unify and harmounize the republicans of Virginia have had reference solely 1o his per- sonal advantage, and it is this well-understood fact that has driven away from him thousands of represen white republicans in the present cam- paign. That he would sooner his district should be represented in con- gress by a white democrat than even so capable a colored republican as Lang- ston is by no means improbable, for with Langston oceupying a seat in congress tho Mahone influence at Washington might bo materially lessoned. At any rate, the defection of the foremost leader of the colored voters of Vir- ginia moans tho loss to Mahone of thousands of these voters, and conse- quently his overwhelming defeat. A PRINCIPLE INVOLVED. The democratic judicial convention of this district has violated no compact by endorsing the choice of the bar for district judze. They have simply up- held the principle that was endorsed overwhelmingly by the voters in the judicial election three years ago. They have declared in favor of a non-partisan judiciary. Any other course would have remanded the selection of our judges to the professional politician and ward striker, To insist that a candidate for the bench must descend to the level of the pot-house politician and spoils-hunter, who secks an office for all there is in it, would dograde our judiciary and lower its members in " the esteem of the community Had the democratic convention formally nominated Mr, Ciarkson they would havo made him o partisan eandidute, and that is precisely what the advo- cutes of a non-partisan judiciary desire to avoid. The issue between Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Davis involves a principle. On the one side are ranged those who per- sist in keeping our judiciary freo from all partisan influence and obligation; and on the other, those ‘that insist that every candidate from constuble up shall have a party label affixed by the party machine. This* is the issuc clearly defined before the voters of this district, and while many voters will reach a de- cision as between Mr. Claviison and Mr. Davis on personal geounds, the real issue is whother our district judges shall hereafter elected on part or whetlier we shall adhere to the non-partisan judicia NO NEED OF HAS There need be no great hurry about avpointing the superintendent for the erection of the city hall building. The only thing Contractor Coots will do this season to pull up by the roots the thirty thousand dollar foundation laid by R n & Brennan, and to fill with concreto the trenches upon which the new foundation walls are to stand. “Ihe city engineer can readily supervise the laying of the concrete bed without extra cost to the city To appoint a superintendent mnow would simply mean a clean thousand dollars taken out of the city hall fund for the alleged services of a gentleman of leisure. It will be time enough to appoint the superintendent about the 1st of April. By that time the mayor and council should he able to secure the services of a practical builder who has experience with fire-proof construction. Any man who has simply built or hossed the construction of ordinary brick stor or warchouses is not the proper party to superintend the evection of a publ building. be Tue foreign guests of the nation who are making their way westward are a decidedly patriotic body of gentlemen, who lose no opportunity to show that they are thoroughly imbued with Amer- ican sentiment. In their specches and their toasts they indicate very clearly amost hearty and cordial sympathy with the plan of bringing all American countries into more intimate relations with one another, and of forming such a compact as will securo the protection of all against every form of FEuropean in ence or aggression. They are pav larly eloquent in their veferences to the United States, and the tour they are making can not fail to impress them with the greatness of this country, al- though they will see on their present trip but a small pact of it. The wisdom of the tour is already fully ed. The foreign delegates will return to Washington with reflections favorable to the purpose of the conference wh they could not have conceived had they not been given the opportunity to visit s0 much of the countr) Ir Omaha secu railroad conueetion by direct or rainbow lines with South Dakota, it will be entirely due to the enterprise of the people of north Ne- braska. The apathy of our business men in this matier is not creditable. And yet their indiffercnce does not lessen the desire of our northern neigh- bors for commercial intercourse with this city. The activity displayed by the Yankton, Norfolk & Southwestern, coupled with liberal local inducements, has aroused the Etkhorn Valley com- pany, and the extension of thut road from Verdigris to Niobrara and eventu- ally into the rich Sioux country is as- sured, The construction of the road will open anew and profitable trado territory, and Omaha jobbers should be prevared to take advantage of 1t. CARN Pairrs & Co., of Pitts- burg, have commenced the manufac- ture of steel railroad ties. perts claim that this kind of ties will prove theonly solution of the perfect track and high speed problem in the United ates. Such ties have been used in ngland to a limited extent, but never 1 this country. Their introduction by the railroads means greater speed and safety to human life, and a very marked improvement io the iron industry, — AMERICAN engineers who projected and for years have advocated the Nicaragua canal may presently see a consummation of that entervrise, The trouble between Costa Ricoand Nicara- gua having been settled, an early re- sumption of work on the eanal may be looked for, Water communication be- tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via this route is far more practicable than by the proposed but abandoned Panama ship canal — Judge teese's Defeat. Holdrege Progress. With the aid of free pusses and proxies, ia alliance with the whisky ring, the dastardly conspiracy against, the people was consum- mated. The question remains to be decided “ahall the porple longor submit to this usur- pation and tyrafiny, which Is & dangerous menace to their liborties and & republioan form of government! OF is the cup of in- iquity not yet fully If these continued ag- gressions uvon the rights of a free people are not righted in tithie, we tremble for the day of retribution that cannot be averted, any more than could the lats wa - ON THE S1DE. The Wisconsin divine who raised a church dobt by locking his flock in the church and then asking them for subscriptions snould 0 into business with the Welsh rector who undertook to collect his tithes with a club. If President Harrison takes that Sunday school class he shonld see that Corporal Tan- ner and Private Dalzoll are present when ho reaches Proverbs 15:4. From present indications Uncle Dick Me- Cormick may own the Omala base ball club next soason if he likes and yet make no very large hole in his bank account. Corporal Tanner still insists that he and Senator Manderson were justified in making that pension grab. Corporal 'Tanner con- tinues to furnish conclusive evidenco that he has long hairy ears, Mary Doe is said to bave taken a seat among the delegates at the democratic judicial convention to answer the charge of drunkenness under the impression that she was ip the police court. Mary may not be much of a lady but she is evidently quite a logician. With the place so overrun with real estate men and legislators a time-lock safe agent ought to do a rushing business in the city of Piorre just now. A, M 'Twas Uncie dorry Did It. Louisville Courter-Jowrnal, It was not until Uucle Jerry Rusk took hold of the agricultural department thata squash in New Hampshire grow to weigh 100 pounds, weet LgpieL 62y Rouzh on Kiddleborger. Chicago Hevald, When Washington barkecpers soll whisky which is three-quarters water, as thoy did at the masonio conclave, Riddleborger must think that it is high time to retire from volitics. 3 - The Flag and the Anarchists. Chicagn Tribune. It the American flagis not good enough for an anarchist let nim go out from under it. The world is still roomy, and there are several good sized places yot where the na- tives ave not as sensitivonn the subject of flags us they are in this country The #ritish K. €. B's. Phitad:1phia Record. Another British war-ship hus gone aground this timo in the harbor of Kiel. Great Brita's naval officers would save that country much expense if, taking the udvice of Sir John Porter, they would stick close to their desks and never 2o to se -~ Army scandais, Phila 'of phia Record. That many men enlist through soon tire of the routine of be admitted ; but this fuct ca a for the ou of one-fourth the recruits and one-cighth of the rank and file of the army cvery year. The truth seems to be that the line ofticers themselves are responsiblo for this condition of affairs. “Their listless and cuervating life leads them to lose terest in their commands, and their authority is assumed by non-commissioned men who abt pique, and Bennie—“Mamma, do peopl 1a—+Of courso, nout now and play.” Bennie brown study) en way is it, mam- that poor people buy more of ‘em than ¢ buy child; of Tom, you really must have hs taken. Mr. Gayboy— What for! Mrs. Gayboy—For me. You aro home so seldom that L am afraid I will forget how you look. Annie—Oh, Charlie, T found out something to-day that I promised never, never to tell. Charlie (settling back)—Well—I'salready Woman is a lovely creature and she knows it, to0; but she is always willing to be told of it once more. The childish miss resents a kiss and runs the other way, but when some years have passed, it's different, they sa, Mabel Meadowsweet—So you refused him. What did the poor feilow say! Laura Lay- overem—He said he knew a girl who would marry him and be gladto. Mabel—I wonder whom he meant. a—1 wondered, 00; s0 Tusked hinw, Mabel—\Who was it? Laura— You. Wife—Don't you think I have looks pretty well after our thirty v married life. Husband—Certainly; there is only one shight change perceptibly. At tho start you had whi th and black har,and now you have biack teeth and white hair. The young Man (rapturously) -And now, Flossic, it only remains for you to name the so make it soon, very, very soon, darli he. Young Woman (in the kitchen a few moments later)—Bridge would it interferc with any of your cngage- ments if I should be marricd three weeks from next Wednesday oveniug. Woumen’s shoos without numbers have come to the relicf of the perpiexed store- keeper who formerly hadto it a number three shoe to a number four foot. Now he has only to call the four a three and it gives entire sfaction. Mr. Bashful—Wounderfal things are doze nowadays Miss Clara. The doctor has given Mrs. Smith's boy a new lip from his chook. Miss Clara—0, that's not much; many’s the time I have had a pair taken from mine, and no painful operation. either, ‘Tuis is theseason of the yoar when the thoughitful girl takes great delight in gath- ering autumn leaves, and after pressing them carefully in the biggest dictionary there is in the house, arranges them in groupes and bougdets and decorates tho wall, All this is very beautiful and very useful. It gives the girl out-of-door execise of a mild and delightful sort, sud,when the young gen- tlemen call upon Hér du iug sea- son, thoy can see o 4 glance just how tastily she would arrangela house if any one of thewm should ever take a notion to get one, and ask her to présitle over it, “Now a kiss, dear.” quoth ke “1s & noun, we'll admut; But common or proper, Canst thou teil that of v} ‘Well, I think,” replied she, “To speak nothing loat While she smiled and grew red, “Well, I think it is boti."” —— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The Stockbam Presbytoriaus are to build @ ckurch, North Bend is anxious to secure a flour will of at least fifty barrels capacity a day. The North Nebraska Deborning assoeia- tion has been organized by promineut resi- dents of Central Cit ‘The Norfolk Electric Light company has increased its capital stock 1o §20,000 for the purpose of putting in an are light plant. Joe Jacksun, soo of the treasurer of Wash- ington oounty, had his hand torn sR by the ‘explosion of & shell which he was filling. Logan oounty voters will decide atthe general election a proposition to bond the county to fund the outstanding indobted- noss, York will endoavor to secure the natlonal orphanage of the Ladies' Home Missionary socioty by the donation of & tract of land near tho city, The accrdental dischargs of a shot cun 1ying in the bottom of & _wagon caused the instant death of Henry Echternacht, a pros- verous farmer living near Shelton, The new railway map of the state just'is- sued by the stato board of transportation is very valuable for reference. It is compiied and published by W, W, Aly, & civil engi- neer of Wahoo. . A farmer attending the fair at Harrisburg tied his team to tho wagon and left them all day. One of the horses became uneasy and jumped with all four feet into the wagon, from which it fell and broke its neck. While the editor of the Ulysses Herald was enjoying a vacation, the man loft in charge of the office deserted tho ostabiish ment and failed to issuo the paper. The editor has now returned and _has succecdod in getting out an issue dated Octover 1, in order to mako the tax list logal, and will try to make up for lost timo by J‘oublmg up next weok. While Mr. and Mrs. Richardson and their four children were taking a_Sunday stroll near the B. & M. tunnol in Dawes county, they sat down to eat a lunch on a pile of fresh bows. One of the little boys found a dynamite cartridge under the pile and it ex- ploded in his hand, shattering the member, Almost at the same instant threo or four other cartridges exploded, injuring Mr, Richardson. The cartridges had evidontly been hidden under the boughs by railroad mon, lowa ftema, Sheldon is to have electrio lights, One Keokuk firm has 80,000,000 fiet of lumber stored in its yards. Large quantities of natural gas escabe from the flowing well at Dayton. Henry Foroman, of Gilman, gatherod two bushels of peaches from sixtoen fvy ar-old trees, The sheriffs and marshals of the state will mect in convention at Dos Moines Decembor 18 anda 19, Ottumwa has a committeo of five citizens deliberatine ovor the advisability of building a coal palace, The potato market is lively in Webstor City this fall, one dealer buying 8,000 bush- els'in a single day. unt of whisky is being sold on antic, much to the disgast of the prohibitionists. Axtell, the phenomenal Towa stallion which has just been so0ld for $105,000, was once offered to a gentleman living in Wa- terloo for §150, but he refused to buy. _Des Moines' new city directory contains mes, which, on a basis of th i} one-half to the name, zives a vopulation of 55,748. This includes 5,432 people who live in the suburbs, The state board of health has just com- ploted an anaivsis of the mineral spring at the court house in Des Moines and pro nounces its waters of the samo natur Colfax springs, and even stronger medi ally. The Jones ¢ vs PPeiper, that was begun in 1336, was tri weelk, o ive days. Sixty wit- ses testified for the plamtiff, and a verdict s found for the defond without any testimony being introdu Rev. J. M. Hedees, of [Eldora, has been permitted to withdraw from the churd 3 ring all his crodentials, The red charges of adultery against nd Hedzes had an idea tnat the elder v what e was talking about. Towa produces the sreatest horses, most hogs and corn and the best butter on carth, a Davenport paper, and now she is on- joying some of the most thoroughly delight- ful weather ever seen. Her autumns have the name blowe in the bottle. They cau’t be counterfeited or excelled. cider pr bin Dakotas. Deadwood sporting man, has The Tw nos Ois, ome insan county will be developed. avo township, Brown county, » vote azainst prohibitio Armour is bound to boom in the spring hien the Yankton reservation 1s opened. Grand Forks man has fallen heir to £000 a year by the death of a brother in England, T still 255,560 acres of wovernment land open for setilement in Burlcigh county. S. J. Wayland, of Brookings county, threshed 1,100 bushols of flax from 100 acres of ground. Hard coal costs $2.50 more a ton in_ Yank- ton than it does in Watertown, with the sawe facilities for procuring it, and the peo- ple are protesting The cornerstone of the soldiers' home at Hot Springs will be laid November 11 with Masouic ceromonies. Goveraor Mellette will deliver the address. Eiis Eller, a siner county girl, wanted to marry her cousin, Charles Crain, but her father wouldu’t Ict her. Sue went'to prayer meeting with her little brother and tharo met Craio and eloped with him, successfully eluding the pursuit of her irate’ parent and lis shotgun, South Sioux Falls is believed to be the in the state where the deeds for oxpressiy stipulate th v oe built thercon nor liquor be a beverage. Violation of this stipu causes the property to revert Lo Pettigrew & Tate, the pr only cast horse tothe creck near his placo to water it. She slipped and fell over the bank nto the water. In fulling her foot caught i the hitehing strap attachod to the horse and the anunal, scared at the little girl's sc ran away, ing her out of the ‘dr The hors d before the ehild sustaine any serious injury. T — Pears’ Soap secures a plexion. beautiful com- e 9 Absence of Mind, Ttis the privilege of the great gen- iuses to be absent-minded, but it does not follow that every absent-minded man isa genius, says the Home: While many aman is laughed at for his ab- straction from little things, while his mind is soaring to the empyrean in the pathway of the stars, the wits of many a dolt are wool-gathering, vithout an idea in his noadl An exchange pa- per tells of a man in Boston who went to the postoflice Lo inguive for his let- te wnd did uot know how to frame an interrogatory, havi gotten his own name; and of a favmer in Now Hamp- shire, who, while revolving some deeply important problem, sat down on his ‘milk-pail and milked the cow into the stool. W knew a gentieman of this who, the next day after he was mar 4 called at the house of the bride’s father, asking tfor ner in her maiden name The reply of the as- tonizhed servant givl: **She’s married, siv,and gone tolive at your housc,” brought him to his senses, Old Par- son Blank, wno, when pruning his ap- ples, would sit on the end of a limb and saw it ofl inside of him, was a case in point. But the most melancholy ter- mination of a life of blunders, was that, as testificd of the Kilkenny cats, of th unfortunate gentleman, who, on reti ing to bed at night, put his p leathers to bed and pulled off his he with the boot-jack. ‘The coroner’s ju brought in a verdict of “‘accidental sui- cide, S She Did Not Understand. New York Sun: Mrs, Newmarried— “You went sailing last ni‘zhl. didn’t you?” Mr. N.—"No, indecd! Why do you ask?” Mrs, N.—"Oh, nothing; only 1 heard you tell Mr, Nextdoor that you van across & cold deck, 50 I sup- posed you were out sailing.” - - Durno's Cataren Souf. When suffering with catareh, cold in the head, nervous headache, eic., use Duruo's Suouff, it will reliove you at ouce. Price 256 el druggists. ALMOST OVER THE FALLS, A Girl's Fool-Hardy Feat Costs Her Her Life, One of the most narrow escapes from being swept over Ningara falls that has happened occurrea yesterday afternoon, cays & Lockport, N." Y., dispatch, Miss May Fellows is a charming socicty lady, daughterof ex-Deputy Collector of Cus toms 8. A, Fellows, of Suspension Bridge, and is well known all over this part of the state for her boauty. Yes- terday sho had a party of friends visit- ing her from the west. They went to 866 the sights at the fails and visited the Throe Sisters islands, Thoy onme to a weil known epot where the water rushes between the shore and a large rock at lightning spoed, swooping down over the falls only a short distance below. Miss Fellows, full of gaiety and epirits, snid: “Watch me jump to that .”” Suiting the action to the word, Nearly rock. she made the leap, but her feet slipped, and before she know it she was in tho wator. *‘Savemel” sho eried; My God, savo me!” and she olutehed desporatoly at the rock. A young man_and young lady of the party jumped down, and at the same timo grabbed her by the clothing, as her hold on the rock was slipping. She was pulled out dripping wot, saved from the awful jaws of the catirnct. When glio was placed on fhie rock Miss Follows fainted, but_quickly recovered and was conveyed home, When speaking about her escapo after- ward she said she had jumged from the shore to that rock muny times. The vlace where the accident occurred is quite torical, as sevoral sulcides have jumped in there. Onco a little giel leaped from the arms of a young man, her companion, into the water, who jumped in after her, both being drowned, Games For Ali Hllow Eve, The charmed number, seven, (so calted by the superstitious), rules the evening, says the Ladies’ Home Jour- nal. 5o the girl who catches soven nuts or any larger number, which is a multiple of seven, is considered most fortunate. The once who secures the argest number of all, (if it can be di vided evenly by scven) is declared the fairy godmother and she becomes arbi- tress of the “*shake Seven baskots ar the nuts which blankets are Double nuts early weddin, ey fonr ind voyage public speaker; the gift most desived by the . The fives ave now, probably, sufli- clently advanced so that the roasting of <, apples and late planted corn, may begin. So with long pointed sticks, some svear the corn and apples, whilo others bury nuts and apples in the hot ashes. Still others name the nuts and v them upon a shovel above the red hot coals, watching with deepest inter- est what ivior while roasting, may prec brought, into which have fullen upon the heved. are said to sigmfy an te great wealth: five, o the ix, fame as a cross si sven, the possession of If the nuts roast quietly, it foretells long and true friendships. 11 they fly about snapvishly, a auarrel 1s prophe- sied. If one or moj bursts, loss of noney is to be expected. Those that keep moving are unstable, uch as fly off the shovel will vemain single still another vear. I'hie same mystical interest a ing must enter into the appl Apples amed, ke person pr nt, after which the appies must be turned en times about on palm of the hand before being consigned 1o the s. 1fan apple cooks evenly 10 the core without scorebing, and the secds number seven four- teen, or possibly, twenty-one, great good fortune wmay be expected. Ii the core proves hard or worm- eaten. and less than seven seeds may be counted, bad fortune is anticipated 1f the apple bursts its skin and flies in picces, it indicates great wealths if it fails to cooke at all, there is little lflopc of a wedding ring during the year nd mean- roasting. for « or Again, the corn roasting must go on under the mysterious influence of the ry folk. The unhusked c are placed by sevens in baskets. son chooses one. If the k and run in straight lines the fuil length of the car, a_prosperous year is hor- alded: if the lines run unevenly and the kernels are not found in 1 numbers and well filled out. bad fortune is at hand. If the kernels, however, number n, or some multiple of scven, the evil omens may be overcome. - A Rooster and His Crow Germans are anxiously awaiting the final verdict in a very peculinr case which recently came before the German cour! Two ladies at Wesel, it seems, made o complaint before a ma some time ago that one of their bors was the owner of a rooste loud erowing disturbed the every night. The magistr. that the noise was disorder the owner of the roc did not prevent the from crow: ing at night.” An appeal from this de cision was taken to the higher cour but without suc it appears, the owner of the objectionable rooster has appealed to the ighest tribunal in the country. Heargued that the rooster only exercises nis natural right when he crows, and that a rooster is u very useful and necessary anim HWithout roosters,” he explains, “there would be no hens, and if we had no hens there vould be no eggs. Since, therefore, we inot do without hens and eggs, wo annot do without roosters either,” The case 50 far has been rather expen- sive for the defendunt, but he is of good cheer and hopes to carry the day by his logeal argument. whoso slumbers ided , and fined “hecause he —~ A Singuar Will, A singular will case was fow duys ago by the _suprem Califorma, The 11 of Mps retha ilhaber, who died r gave to her four daughters on of her cstate while they lived with their husbands, but provided if di- vorced each would reccive one-fifth of the estate. Soon after the death of the mother one of the girls obtained » di- vorce, and then hegan proceedings for for one-fifth of the estate. The other three si 5 successfuily (lefended the action in the superior court, which held in effect thut the wother had made a will to induce her daughters to sepa- decided a court of Marga- cently, fourth e from their husbands, which was against good morals and the policy of the law. Anappeal was taken 10 the supreme court, which tribunal has re- versed the decision of the court below, holding that the mother had a right to consider that o legal separation could not be had without reason, which was ueither contrary to good morals nor the policy of the law. 5 . England’s Trade With Siberia. A steamer sails from England eve year for the mouth of the Yenesei river. taking merchandise thus direct to Si- beria by water. The steamer generally manages Lo get through such ico as it encounters, and it ds its merchan- dise up the Yenesel into the very heart of Siberia on-flat bottomed boats, light draught steambonts. B . A Boy Deputy Sheriff, The youngest deputy sheriff in United States was appointed last woe by the sheriff of Quecus county, New York. His me is Sedden Weller, aud he is thirteen years old. MR, 1. J. DAVIS APPOINTED, Ho Will Act Until Groff's Successor Is Hlected. COMMISSION FORWARDED, HIS A Meeting of the Execuntive Commits tee of the Républican State Central Body -\ Conviot Sent to the Asy 100 P Street, Laxcors, Neb.,Oct. 16, Some ton days ago Judges Wakeley, Hope: well and Doane, of the Third judicial dis trict, addrossod a lettor to Govornor Thayer vory urgently requesting him to appoint a successor to Judge Groff, owing to tho vast amount of work on hand for the vonch of that disteict. Nov wishing to forestall tho aztion of the republican convention the gov ernor waited until that was hold, and there- upon appointed its nomince, Horbsrt J. Davis, to 1l the vacancy, and his excellency ©xpects him to enter upon the dischargo of his duties at once. The commission, duly signod, was forwarded to Judge Davis to- duy. This holds until his successor is duly elected und qualified. LiNCOLY BUREAU oF Tis Ovana 13, } The State Contral Committoe. The executive committon of the stato con tral committoo hold a meoting at the new headquarters, rooms 80 and 81, at the Capi tal hotel this evening. Thero was a full at tendance of the committeemon and the can didates as well as & number of the loading politicians of the state. The following men: bors of tho executivo committeo woro pres. ent: Hon. L. D. Richurds, Fremont, chair- man; Hon. Walt M. Seoly, Bennett, secre- tary: Hon. W. I, Bechol, Omaha, tréasurer Church Howo, Ayburn; C. C. McNish, W ner; H. M. Woells, Crete; Alox wLavert Ashland; W. A, Dilworth, Hastings; (. J. Danbach, Lancoln; George G. Bowman, Co lumbus; Brad D. Slaughter, Pulierton, At the meet there w o general inter- change of viows and opinions conceraing tho coming campaign, and a plan was laid out for making it as vigorous us the shortuess of tho time will aduwit. State House Jottings. Sheriff Shenberger, of Hamilton county, committed Jacob J. Ivie to the penitontiary to-day foraterm of three yoa He was sentenced for burglary. Treasurer J, K. Hill has gona to Illinois on s8 visit. But the rest of the state s are all at their desks, Routine busi: however, alone invites attention, The state board of transportation is t to shiit i which Tnr 1358 insists it has fallen. Se ilkinson suggests that the only muth. ematical dilemma he is in rests in his on deavor to figure out what ths state board of transportation From the 1"cn 1o the Asylum. The governor has pardoned Jotn tlornor, aconviet in the peniteutiary for burglary from Coifax county. Dr. J. O. Carter, tho prison physician, reported him hopelessly in- sane, and to-day the governor ordored hi 10 bo sent to tho asylum for the incurable in- sune at Hastings. Tho governor had to_par- don him in ordor to take him out of the pen. Supreme Co a Bradford vs Higgins; motion to dismiss sustained. Diotion for loave to file vetition in error sustained. The following causes were submitted: Shiclds vs Horbach homas, motions; Adams vs Rogers vs Semper. CGirimes vs Chamberlain, crror from the district court for Johuson county, motion to dismiss sustained: ovinion by Keese, Ch, J. Willielmson vs Bently, appeal from tho district court, for Webster county, motion overruled; opinion by Maxuwell, fekman vs Ham trict.court for Pawn remanded; opiuion by Reese, Ch, Thira ate, erro- from the district court for Johnson count wandeds opinion by Reese, Ch. The Springficld Fire und Marine Insurance company vs Winn & Co., ceror from the d urt for Johnson eouaty, affiemed: opi- Maxwell, =] Richardson vs Campbell, appeit from the istrict court for Johnsoa county, allicmeod; opinion by Cobb, . Dundas vs Carson, errov court for Nemaha county, manded; opinion by Cob, City of Seward vs Klenk, error from the district court for Seward county, motion to quash bill of exceptions, motion 'sustained; opinion by Reese, Ch. J. Dayis vs Scolt, error from the district court for Gage county, aftirmed ; opinion by Maxwell, J. Emer. court, for Gag Reese, Ch Stato of Nebraska vs 13all, excoptions from Gage county, error found; opinion by Reese, Ci. J. argued and Thomas vs Lhompson, from the district reversed and re- -~ ; Cobby, error from the district county, afficmed; opinion by City News an 1 Nofbs, Hon. C. C. MeNish, of Wisner, is iu tho at Dicl Nor Capital to-d Mrs. John M. Cotton r:turned home from an extended visic to Logansport, lud., to day. ompanizd by her mother, Mrs. L A. Johnson, 's annual ball at Templo hall last eveni Fochy id financial suc- cess, |, of Seward, registered at the iorman Catholic fair is ou at Bohan atl. This, the second day, wives assur that it will be crowaed with success : bigz concers will be hold w-morrow even: ing. Mme. Webber will sing. Registration goes on slowly «in Lincoln. The first th ys of registering have , and uot more thau one-tenth of the s of the city put their names on ord, 'Pliere will therefore bs a rushon the last days set apart for this duty. -~ e Wanted to Out Sitan's Throat, 3 ted hore to-night during a church meeti the appearance of Ay Boggs, o s colored gicl, in tho conuy ishing a razor, says i Goo dispateh. Nen, wome ran in all directic fainted, others tumbl, and the girl was s the chu soms uto the ssion of ring and her slight figure trembling with frenzy, When she had driven the lust person from the ehurch she cried out, “*Now [ want o see the debbil.” She wus finally overpowered by two constables, andan examination showed thut she was in a religious ccstacy, and wi looking for the devil, whose throat sh had undertaken to cut. It was fu; tunate that tho congregation flod be- fore her, us she had been told that the devil wus in some le, and she de- signed cutting them open 1 get ab bim, - Court sauerkr The Germana are their love of titles, in this direction was hed a few days ago in Darmstady, when the graud duke A man’eourt sauer- kraut cutter enfter he must be addressed, according to custom, as **Mr, Court Saucrkraut Cutter,” and he will be otfended unless the title 15 used. womon mud, ut € 3 digtinguished for The eclimax Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria, hen Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, Whon she was & Child, sbio eried for Custoria, When she became Miss, shie clusy; to Castorla, e hac Childres, sho ¢