Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 27, 1889, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:(WEDNESDAY, D}OVEMBER 27. 18890, THE DAILY " B. ROSEWATER, Baitor. _ B . e PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MS OF SUBSCRIPTION nday, One Year.. . Three Months, I Bunday Jee, Onie Year .. 0.0 0 Weekly Lee, One Year with Premium OFFICES. Omana, Bee Dullding, Chicago Office, fa7 Rookery Building New York, Hooms 14 and 15 Tribune Bulld- Wasnington. No. 613 Foneteenth Streot. Council Blufts, No. 12 Pearl Streot. Livcoln, 129 P Street, Boath Omaha, Corner N and 2th Streets, CORRESPON DENCR. A1l communieations relating to news and odi. torial matter should be addressed to the Editor- 1 Deprtment, BUSINESS LETTERS. A1l nsiness letters and remittances should be nddressed to The Bee Pabilshing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoflice orders to be mado payablo to the order of the company, The Bee Publishing. Company, Proprictors s1Ex Bullding Farnam and Seventeenth Streets. Thero §s no excnse for a fajln on the trains, A1l newsaealer: fied to carry & full supnly. Travelers who want FRE BEr and can't get it on trains where other Omahabapers are carried are requested 1o no- 1ify T 1 Tlenss be particalar to give in all cases full information as to date, railway and number of t have been noti- 1A your name, not for publication or un- | ¥ use, but as a guaranty of zood faith THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, Ftate of Nebraska, 1 ’ “ounty of Dougl . chi 58, socreiary of The Des Tublishing Company, does solemuly swear that he actual cireulation of THE DALY BEE for the week ending November 23, 1850, was as follows: i o 21,005 IR0 RS 18850 Friday, N Baturday, N AVBREge. i viviiiaiii 19.277 GEORGE B, Etate of Nebraska, County of Dou {fd Sworn to before me and subscribed to fn my Presence this 23d_ day ot November, A. D. 180, (Eeal,] N. P! FEIL, Notary Public. Btato of Nebraska, |0 County ot Douglas, | George 13. 1zechuck, being duly sworn, Jotes And says thut he'ls secretary of ublishing Company, that the actual a: daily circulation of i DALY Bek for the month November, 1888, 18056 copies; for De- 58, 18, 83 for January, 189, fo 184, T4D3_coples 1850, 18,84 cobles: for April, 18: for May, 1860, 15640 cople 14838 coples; for July, 183, 1 Coples: T0r_August, 160, te 1560, 18,710 " cop! i do- Heo rago re; TiEeal ] ACCORDING to Cushing’s manual, the democratic platform won’t hold water. 7 T is the field against the Maine man in the spoukership race, and the field will wiu. THE contractors are in favor of Cush- ing cn the principle that ““We contract- ors must stand together.” TuE attempt of the democra broak the unity of the republican ticket utterly failed. Their joy was short- lived. Tr rohibitionists of Omaha have placed a ticket in the fiela as proof of their purpose to knifo the republican party whenover possible THE republican ticket deserves the united and hearty support of every member of the party and of all citizens in favor of good government. Wr s?PILL maintain that Brother-in- law Burdish cannot be spared from his business of ladling forty-rod to the thirsty patriots of the burnt district. BVEN democratic papers Paynefully confess that ability alone has not a ghost of a show in the Ohio senatorial contest. Boodle is mightier than brains. Mg, HiTcHCOCK should post himself on the legislative .record before pro- pounding any more questions, Journul- istic kids should not trifle with Linin- ger boomeran g - Tue Cherokee bluff has had its effect. Secretary Noble proposes to remove the caitle herds from the Strip. If Chiefl Mayes attewpts to earry out his threats of war, he will be .transformed into a #good Indian” in short order. + Tue Ber appearsto be very muchdisturbed oyer the platform of Sunday closing upon which Mr. Cushing stands.—World-Herald. Not-in the least. TuHE BEE very cheerfully gives Mr. Cushing and the platform upon which he stands the benefit of its extensive circulation. e e Tag Union Pacific and Burlington have agreed to tear down the cowshed and ercct an entirely new structure on more extensive plans than originally intended if the bonds are voted. The agreement has been drawn and signed, and affords a gratifying evidence of their purpose to more than fulfill their obligations to the city TE democratic porous platform has not yet received the approval of the candidate for mayor. He cannot accept it as party gospel without bolting the back doors of a majority of his sup- porters. Approval means defeat, With all his ability as a contractor, the demo- cratic contract is a larger one than Mr, Cushing bargained for, Boss Forp's brigade of ex-boarders are whooping up the highways and by- ways of the burntdistrict for the demo- cratio ticket. Buccess will make the boss ussistant mayor und chief of police, und enable him to quarter his followers as well os his family on the oity, ‘What a ‘‘foine culd time” we would have with Paddy Ford at the head of the police! m— ArToRNEY HOWE addresses ‘‘a friendly word to South siders,” urging them to vote against the uuion depot and viaduet bonds. “I take credit to myself,” exclaims this'patriot, **for hav~ ing done hard work to secure you your - present street railway facilities, No one did more than L” Mr. Howe's gall s only equalled by his abnormal gener- osity., It was generally supposed that the vigorland evergy of the South siders together with Dr. Mercer’s determina- tion to parallel the horse car lines and force a consolidation, had something to do with the building of the motor lines ©n Eleventh and Sixteenth streets, MISSOURI'S ANTI-TRUST LAW. Tha officials of Missouri have taken tho fiest steps to enforce the provis fons of the anti-trust law. Proceed- ings have been ocommenced againsy more than eight hundred corporations by the secretary of state, thoir char- ters have been officially revoked and their right to transact business in the state annulled. The list includes cor- porations of every grade and character, both home and foreign. The suspen- sion ot their charters, even temporar- ily, caunot fail to seriously embarrass many if not most of them. The object of the law is to prevent any corporation, connooted with trusts, doing business in Missouri. A combina- tion between corporations or indi- viduals, *‘to regulate or fix the price of any article of merchandise or com- modity,” or any pool agreement or con- tract, with this end in view, is pro- nounced a conspiracy to defraud, and all parties thereto are subject to indict- ment, imprisonment and heavy fines. Corporations are required to report annually in the form of affidavits that “no part of their business was merged with any trust, combination or asso- ciation” in defiance of law. Thero appenrs to have been a con- corted action on the part of the corpor- ations to ignore the law and test {ts validity in the courts, With this end in view several foreign corporations have invoked the power of the federal courts to prevent the state from annulling their charters. The result will be watched with con- siderable interest. The issue will turn on the right of the state to enforce com- pliance with laws enacted for the public good, The New York courts have re- cently affirmed that principle in the sugar refinery cases, The United States supremo court confirmed the right of states to regulate common carriers within their boundaries. It is dificult to see how the Mis- souvi corporations can escape state reg- ulation. They are the creatures of the state. Thoy could not do business in the state without its assent. The ac- ceptance of a charterimplies obedience tolaw. Ttdoes not affect the right of the state to abrogate the privilege granted whenevor the grantee fails to comply with the reasonable provisions of the law. y There is nothing in the Missouri anti- trust law injurious to legitimate cor- porations. Itaims to crush out pools and trusts, and any corporation that can not make oath that it has not en- tered into a combination to regulate prices and limit production virtuaily confesses o a couspivacy against the people. LININGER AND CONVICT LABOR. Mr. G. W. Lininger ought to explain why ho voted for the convict labor steal when he was 8 memberof the legislature.—World- Herald. Mr. Lininger is a very accommodat- ing gentleman. He is notat all back- ward in explaining his record on the convict labor bill. Mr. Lininger was most decidedly opposed to the convict labor steal, and he mado no secret of his opposition. When the bill was be- fore tho senate committoe of the whole, Mr. Lininger talked and voted against it. When the bill came up for final passage, he placed himself squarely on record against it, as will be seen by the official revorts of the proceedings on page 720 of the senate journal of 1887, which reads as follows: House roll 170. A bill for an act extend- ing the contract tor leasing penitentiary and convict labor; was read the third time. This bill having been read at large on three differ- ent days, and the same with all its amend- ments having been printed, the question being, *Shall the bill pass?” "The roll was called and those voting in the negative wero: Messrs. Duras, Fuller, Hig- gins of Cass, Keckley, LININGE Spriclk, Sterhng, Wri Mr., Lininger offered the following explan- ation of his vote: “Iam opposed to the bill: First—The time 13 too long. Second—1I am opposed to the contract sys- tem.” This explanation ought to satisfy the World-1lerald. Nextl DECLINE OF BANK CIRCULATION. The annual report of the comptroller of the currency has its chief interest for the general public 1n the attention it calls to the steady decline of the na- tional bank circulation and the urgent necessity there is for logislation by congress to prevent the total axtinction of this circulation. The mattar is of very great importance to the financial { and business interests of the country, and indeed to the whole people, and it is cause for regret that the comp- troller, who is a practical banker, had no plan to recommend to congress for checking the retirement of bank notes. Various plans have been from time to time suggested, most of them wholly impracticable and inexpedient, and none without serious objections, and this diversity of ideas appears to have led the comptrollier to conclude that the national banking system would be best protected from the danger of delny by not considering any propo- sition looking to the adoption of un- tried measures, He recommends a reduction of the tax on circula- tion, which would give some relief to the banks, but would hardly be popular, and also favors reducing the interest on existing bonds to two and one-quarter per cent by the prepayment to holders of the difference between that rate and the four per cent interest bonds now carried, a debatable proposi- tion to which the bondholders would be the chief objectors. » . The shrinkage in the bank circula- tion would have already proved a seri- ous matter to the business of the country if the loss had npot been supplied by tke issuance of sil- ver certificates, and there 18 still this security against danger in the im- mediate future. But it is a serious question whether it would be expedient to replace the euntire yolume of bank notes with silver certificates. It 1s highly probable that if this were done the national system would soon be abandoned, and the baunking of the country would be carried on under state laws. The comptroller of the cur- reucy notes that there is a growing tendency 1o incorporate under the statutes of the several states, due to the fact that wno profits result to banks from “the deposit of bonds and the issue of circulating notes. This tendency will inorease it the un- favorable conditions now imposed by the government shall be continued, with the probable result that within the next ten or fifteen years all the banks of the country will be state insti- tutions, ultimately issuing notes of variable yalue ns currency beyond the limits of the states in which they are issued, It'need not be argued that such a condition, with its demoralizing .pos- sibilities, is to be avoided if pos- sible. There is no better form of paper currency than adequately secured bank notes, 2s an experience of twenty- five years with the national system has most conclusively demonstrated, and the question which congress will be called upon to determine is how this form of currency shall be maintained with absolute safety to the public and insufficiont volume to satisfy the legiti- mate requirements of business. The urgency with which this question is pressing for solution is shown by the facts in the report of the comptroller of the currency. THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS. The proceedings in the Pan-Ameri- can congress thus far have shown that the foreign delegates generally are o very practical set of men, who take a serious view of the work they are en- gaged in. Having graciously accepted the hospitality of the nation and en- joyea it, they are not, therefore, the less disposed to vigilantly and carefully guard the interests they represent. They have not been ailured or flat- tered by our good treat- ment of them into actepting un- questioningly every proposition we have had to present. On the contrary they insist upon knowing the reason for all proposod mensures, and of weigh- ing them carofully and thoroughly, and having done so they show entire inde- pendence in reaching a conolusion. They appear not to be the least bit over- whelmed by our greatness and impor- tance, but act with quite as much de- tiberation and freedom from restraint asif the United States were the least, instead of being the greatest among American nations. Very likely this is somewhat disappointing to our own representa- tives, and to certain interests which had hoped to be able to commit the congress to cut-and-dried views and recomutenda- tions. There can be no doubt that the idea had somewhat obtained that these foreign delegates, after having seen the evidences of our prosperity and power, would be easily influenced to accept al- most, anything the representatives of this country might propose. Perhaps the assumption was not unnatural, but at any rate it has been shown to nave been ill-founded. Our represen- tatives have learned that the foreign delegates are not only a highly intelli- gent body of men, but very independ- ent, fally appeciating their position and advantages, and while seriously desir- ing 1o effect more favorable conditions for improving commercial -relations be- ween American countries, vigilant and zealous in guarding the inter- ests of their respective countries against any unduo sacrifice. - In a word, our visitors ~are thor- oughly wide awake men,and any at- tempt to pull the wool over their eyes is pretty sure to fml. They are here for business, and very serious business, and until our representatives realize this and conform their course to the fact they cannot expect to accomplish any- thing. Plaosto play the congress in behalf of special interests or policies will certainly fail. ‘We said when the congress assembled that the qguestion whether any- thing practical would result from it depended upon the policy which should be avowed on behalf of the United States, The fact to be kept inmind 1s,that we are seeking the trade of the countries to the south of us, not they ours. However much they muy desire to cultivate closer commer- cial relations with us we cannot reason- ably expect that under existing circum- stances they will make any great sac- rifices to that end. They are®clearly in a position to demand con cessions, and if they cannot oblain them from us they will from the countries of Europe which now enjoy the greater part of their trade. Unless the United States shall propose a broad and generous commercial policy, under which the countries of South and Central America can be assured of atleast egual ad- vautages with those they now have, we shall make little progress toward bet- ter trade relations with those countries. This is a purely practical, business mat- ter, as to which this country is not in a position to dictate terms, — JOHN D. HOWE AGAIN. Mr. John D. Howe avails himself of the privilege which THe Beg always has granted to all parties who desire to discuss public questions, and makes another appeal against the union depot and viaduet proposition. In so doing Mr, Howe takes Tnn BEE to task for refutings and ridiculing his rant and fustian, This is decidedly cool. Mr. Howe goes out of his way to insin- uate that Tie Bee has been bought up by the Union Pacific,and casts all sorts of slurs upon its editor under cover of an assumed name. e makes assertions that are notor- iously false, and seeks to prejudice the public against this paper and array the community against the viaduct propos- ition. Does Mr, Howe pretend that when THE BeE grants the use of its colums to anybody it barsits editor from refuting falsehoods and resenting slanders? What rvight had Mr. Howe in the first place to impugn the motives and integrity of this paper? Why ishe of all other taxpayers in Omaha 80 ex- tremely uoisy about this viaduet and depot project? ‘We begin to suspect that he is play- ing a part for the same corporation that retained him to play anti-monopoly taxpayer during the session of the last legislature. During that memorable session Mr. Howe ap- peared to be terribly worked up over the bill authorizing the consol- 1dation of the cable road with the horse car lines, He circulated a printed ad- dress to the legislature in which he represented himself as a representative of the tax citizens of Omaha who wore in ar aitst the proposed con= solidation This frantfc apposl might have been effective had 1} not leaked out that Mr. Howe wae at that time the paid attor- ney of the motor line, which was op- posed to contolidation unless its system was included iy the deal. Mr, Howe's efforts to rawse a revolt against the viaduct and union depot proposition hasabout the same disintor- ested inspiration. Mr. Howe is one of the anti-monopoly attorneys of the con- solidated treet onr system. That com- pany demands that the Union Pacific and B. & M. railroads shall construct he viaduct with cable trackage free of cost to the street railway company, and asks that the city shall give it the perpetual right-of-way along the viaduct without cost, although the city will be at a continuoys expense for maintaining and guarding the viaduot. This is the milk in the Howe cocoanut. While he is howling himself hoarse over the Union Pacific monopoly and its shameful neglect of Omaha in yoars past, his clients of the streot railway are threatening the defeat ol the depot bonds if they are denied¢ valuable via- duct privileges. So much as.to Mr. Howe's disinter- osted ranting. But Mr. Howe asserts that Tne BEeR refuses to argue with him. Tie Beg cannot hope to con- vince Mr. Howe. Its position with regard to the propositions now pending has been clearly defined. 1t is purely 8 question of expediency. If Omaha votes down the Union Pacific proposition Thursday it will place a club in the hands of that corporation to defeat the bridge bonds next Tuesday. Omaha will doubtless continue to grow slowly whether the propositions carry or not. Butin com- mon with the haaviest taxpayers and people most interested n the prosperity of Omaha, THE BEE believes that this city can better afford to pay a million dollars of bonus than to remain as she now is with an embargo on her com- merce that would retard her growth by at least ten thousand population for every year that it continues, TOE state canvass of the roturns of the late election presents a few inter- esting figures. On a straight test of party strength the vote for regents shows that the republicans have a plu- rality of twenty-five thousand over the democrats. Add tothis latter vote the fifty-seven hundred cast by their allies, the prohibitionists, and there 1s left a clear republicar majority of over nine- teen thousand. But while the repub- lican candidates for regents carried the state by twenty-five thousand, Norval’s majority for supreme judge shows an actual falling off of six thousand one hundred and. sixty-seven votes. In view of the fact that thero was no ap- varent opposition to Judge Norval in’ the republican party, the fizures demon- strate that thépe wus deep-seated dissat- isfaction among the republican masses with the questionable methods by which Judge Rees was retired from the bench. THE difficult task of reorganizing the Santa Fe railroad system has boen suc- cessfull ccomplished. It was effected at great cost to the chief backers of the company. They were compelled to pur- chase the interests of the dissenters to obtain control. Under the new order of things a blanket mortgage for one hundred and fifty millions will be spread over the entire property and an annual saving of nearly four millions in interest has been effected. THE re-rated employes of the pension office - whose resignations have been asked for ave not disposed to comply with the request. Moreover, they in- tend to make a fight for retention. Some of them will undoubtedly have public sympathy with them, on the ground that they simply accepted what those superior to them in authority adjudged to rightfully belong to them. it is probable, however, that all who profited vy re-rating will finally have to leave the service, Kansas is Being Kducated. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The resubmissionists in Kansas will be strong enough after a time to command at- teution, The campaign of education is pro- grossing. L ———— Overtaxed His Memory. Chicago News. A witness in a Utah court the other day refused to answer the question: *How many wives have you?’ Probably he was ashamed to say that he didn’t remember. A Curious Omission. Chicago Herald. Louisville boasts of having once receiveda visit from Dom Pedro, but with a curious forgetfulness of its principal product it has failed to call attention to the fact that he is a brother of the princess of Bourbon, -~ Why Ignatius Opposes Him, Ngw-York Sun, Hon, Ignisfattus Dennele, the Gopher cryptogrammatist, s said to be opposed to the election of Hon. Tom Reed to the speak- orship. It is Mr, Reed’s misfortune to re~ semble in his mighty dome of thought the ‘Warwickshire man whom Mr. Donnels ac- cuses of having embezzeled Bacon, B About the Sioux Reservation. Niosrara, Neb., Nov, 24.—To the Editor of Tne Bee: In your answer to Mr. Vaughn's inquiry ‘about the Sioux reserva- tion, in tne 1ssue qf the 23d, vou are mistaken as to the price for the land. It will be $1.25 per acre and an actual settlement of Tour years boforathe issue of patent, You also are, 1 thinltia little over-cautious in your advice. Unlike Oklahoma, 1t 18 not far from civilizaticw on the borders from all points of the compass, and that part coming wnto the limits of Nebraska can not be sur- passed anywhere. E. A, Fry, —_————— Evans Had to Go., Mapisoy, Neb,, Nov. 25.—To the Editor of Tus Ber: My attention has been called to a sensational item i Tus Bes coucerning @ trouble at North Nebraska normal college, the impression being conveyed that the in- stitution was in 8 bad condition because of the action of Prof D. E. Evans n leaving it and startiog a new school. The whole thing is absurd, and were it not that wrong im- pressions mwight be left on the minds of the ;-leucmu of your paper, I would not notice the itew. Without taking your space to go into par- ticulars, I will simply state that the res the gentleman nawed left the institution was thut he was asked to resign because his fur- ther presence in the institution was deemed detrimental io its best interests, He opened @ private scbool in the cily and five college pupils went with him, Thess were ‘who had been almost entirely under h struction, So far from leaving the_college swamped, it has never hefore been so strongly manned as now. Respectfuliy, . A. Wrirwawm, President. - STATE AND TERRITO LY. Nebrask: ottings. A public library has been oponed at Chad- ron, Four candidates, inclading one lady, are rustling for the Imporial postofiice. A move is being made at Sidney to secure the erection of an extensive butter and cheese factory. A beaver weighing seventy-flve pounda was trapped at Brownville last week. The pelts seli readily for from $7 to 8 each. The winter term of the Stromsburg col: lege commenced last weolk with an increased attendance, muoh to the gratification of the management. Two Beatrice men have patented a porta- ble corn husker, which is drawn through the fields and husks the corn as clean as could be desired. It is claimed it will husk vwelve acres a day. Editor Fellows of the Auburn Post has announced himself a candidate for post- master at that place, and gives nearly a column of editorial reasons why he isen- titled to the plum. § The Hastings hole in the groundis now below the salt strata, which is estimated at fifty-five feet in thickness, and the drill is now working in sand rock similar to that overlying the eastorn ol fiolds. The wife of P. W. Baker of Wytnors be- came violently insane the other day and tore around like a KKansus cyclone, and ber hus- band was forcad to take her to the county scat that the poard of wsanity might sit on er. Korsoh & Naovo, saloonkeopers at Humph- roy, have been arrested on complaint of Mrs. Eugenia T. Cookingham for selling liguor without a license. ‘Tho firm is doing business under a license granted to Christo- pher Shoenig, When James Herbert of Hastings was landed in jail aftor being tried and convicted of selling mortgaged property ho was united in marriage to a young girt in spito of the prospect that he will spend his honeymoon 1n the penitentiary. The receiver of the defunct Farmers'fand Merchants’ bank at Humboldt has been busy the vast week paying off the first dividend of 80 per cent. The amount paid out at this timo is $19,004.14. The total amount of claims allowed and in litigation 1s & S8, In the district court at Ha Frieling was tried for selling liquor to a minor. It was not claimed that she person- ally sold the liquor, but that it was sold by her husband as her agent. The proof was clear as to the selling of the liquor, and as to. her husband being her agent. Tho court in- structed that in order to convict the jury must find the liquor so sold was by ner knowledge, consent and approval, The jury was absent one hour and returned a verdict of not guilyy. stings Mrs, L. lown Items, The Towa breeders, association will meet at Hampton December 4. The Primghar Kxchange bank will become the First National Januury 1 A grand hunt # being organized at River- ton to exterminate the wolves. Over $1,000 in premiums is offered for the stock and poultry show at Maquoketa next month, Dr. Henry McCormick, the oldest physi- cian 1n Clinton, died of cancer in Florida last week. A toboggan slide with skating rink attach- ment will be the atiraction at Inaependence this winter, Ninoteen different plans have been sub- mitted for the new $i5,000 court house for Montgomery county. A two-year-old son of Mrs. Anderson of Marstalltown ate a mouthful ot powdered lye with probubly fatal effect. An alleged bible agent stopped over night at Farmer Wiilmore's house near Vinton, and the next morning, while the family were at work, ho quietly made his escapo with his host’s best suit of clothes and §9 in cash, Michael Clary, the aged father of Post- master Clary of Lawler, Chickusaw county, at4 o'clock the other morning and went to the barn to milk his cows. The old gentieman used a lighted candle instead of a lantern, and in some manner the barn took fire and burned the hay, the cows and Mr. Clary to a crisp, His body was found by the family among tfie debris, the head, arms and feet being burned off and leaving nothing but the trunk in a recognizable condition. He wore a scepulur of the Virgin Mary on his body, which was not scorched or cven singed, although tho rest of his clothing was entirely consumea. Mrs. Henry Crowder of Fort Madison has deserted ber husband. She left a letter in- formivg him that she was tired of married ife and could live no longer with him. Crowder I8 an employe in the Santa Fe round house at Fort Madison and the other day received his wages in the form of a check, This he gave to his wife and she got. it cashed and took the money and all the valuable articles in the house with her. They had rocently adopted m baby girl, whom the runaway wife left lying on the bed and who was found 10 an almost frozen condivion. The Two Dakotas. There are 244 pupils enrolled in the Eik Poiut schools. The new Norwegian church at Centerville is nearly completed. Senator Gilbert A. Pierce is fifty-one years of age and & native of New York. A co-operative creamery has been organ- 1zed by tbe farmers of Sanborn county. Large quantitics of bottled Hot Springs water are bewe shipped ali over the western states. Heory Hendrickson, a tinner in the Home- stake machine shops at Deadwood, had the sight of one eye destroyed by being pierced by a button machine, While Mrs, Richard Switt of Alexandria was wringing clothes the other day her little daughter, unobserved, managed to get her fingers mixed up in the cogs of the wringer, taking two of thom off. County Judge Burnes at Deadwood, is receipt from the government of a tombstone for the grave of James Smith, a deceased yeteran, but can ascertain notbing in regard to the death and burial of Smith. The siogle tax advocates claim an im- portant viciory in securing o clause in the constitution of North Dakota which provides that land improved by plowing shall not be taxed at a higher rate than unimproved land in the vicinity. Peter Snyder of Bridgewater beat his wife and then Lo add insult to injury had ber urraigned before the authorities at Salem on a charge of insanity. Mrs, Snyder was at once discharged, but Peter paid $10 for his fun and was placed under $300 bonds to keep the peace. Kuud Olson, a well-to-do farmer living geven miles south of Grand Forks, while in @ fit of insanity gashed his wife's throat with a butcher knife, and believing her dead locked himselr in a bedroom and smoked his pipe. His wife escaped through the window and the neighbors sccured Olson uotil the sheriff arrived, He resisted arrest, but was finally landed In the county jail, Where he was exawined by the board of lunacy ana ordered taken to the Jamestown asylum. ey Register Saturday. “The fact sheuld not be forgotten-" said a leading candidate for councilmanic honors, “that the registration books will be open 2gain next Saturday for the accommodation of voters who are not registered and wish to vote at the city election next Tuesday.” **Lhe fight on election day,” he continued, “is sure Lo be & hot one, therefore we wmay reasonably expect & largo vote, but there are @ great many men disqualified simply be- cause thoy are not registered, who shouid without further delay attend to this very im- portant matter. e — Relief Corps Entertainment, The ladies of the George A. Custer Woman's relief corps, assisted by the Sons of Veteraus, gave one of their enjoyabls en- tertainments at the Grand Army of the Re- public hall on Fifteenth near Dodge, Monday evening. There was as usual a large audi- ence preseut, and the oxcellent programme presented was enjoyed by all. The com- ittee on entertaiumeut for the evening, consisted of Miss Nettie Wood, Miss Hurley, Mrs. Lilla B. Seavey, Mrs, Potter and Miss Emma Burmester. A dance followed the literary and musical programme and was continued Lo & late hour, VOIE FOR TRE BONDS, Terms of the Union Deépot and Via duot Propositions, The following is & synopsis of tho proposi- tion to vote $150,000 in bonds in aid of the erection and maintainance of a union depot at the site of the present Union Pacific and B. & M. depots. The election will bo held on Tomorrow No- vember 28, The terms of the agreement provide: That the union depot shall be_built and maintained substantially in accordance with the plans and svecifications that have boon approved by tho mayor and council and board of public works. Tho bonds shall bo dated January 1, 1590, and made payable in twenty vears, and shall draw fnterost at & per cont aftor Jauuary 1, Beforo the bonds are issued the Omaha Union Depot company shall enter into a bond with the city in the sum of $200,000, with the Union Paciflo railrond company and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad com- pany as sureties, agrooing to construct and maintain the on depot in accordance with the plans mpproved by the city authorities, and also to build the proposed viaduct over the railway tracks of the companies named, on Tenth strect, according to plans already agreed upon, The viaduct is to ba completed on or bofore January 1, 1891, and the union depot to be completed and opened for use on or before Junuury 1, 1503, The bonds shall not be delivered to the company until the viadnct shull have been completed and at least $150,000 expended towards tho erection of 'the proposed union denot. The bond must further recito that the Omaha Union Depot company will grant any road so desiring the right o run passenger trains into aud from the union depot on just and equitable terms; ail differenco as to terms to be udjusted by board of arbitration. Another condition to be complied with bo- fore the bonds arc issued, 1 that the Union Pacific Railway company shall eive the city @ bond in sum of §200,000, agreeing “‘that ilroad companies that may de- ivilego shall bavo the right to run their passenger trains over the Missouri river bridge aud approaches thereto, using therefore its tracks from the Union Pacifio transfer at Council Bluffs, Ia., to and from the snid Omaha union depot upon just and equitable terms, When the Omaha Union Depot company and the Union Pacilic Railway company de- liver those agreements, proverly executed, to the mayor, that official will deposit with the Owmaha Union Depot company, on June 1, 1801, the coupon bonds of tho ecity of Omaha'voted in aid of the union denot. The proposition, to carry, requircs two- thirds of the votes cast. Judges and Clerks, The following judges and clerks were elected to act in that capacity tomorrow in tbe various election precinects: FIRST WARD. First District—JSudges, John B. Tooker, Scott Butler Birkett, Owen Slaven. Second District—Judges, E. K. Long, Tardis, James Henderson; clorks, 1. g, Anton Ziskows: ird District—Judges, C. . Goodman, M. P. H. Mukion; clerks, P. J. Barrett, John Brandt, SECOND WARD, First District—Judges, K. W. William Alstadt, Williani Holmes ; Al st Schroder, Anton Francee. ond District—Judges, Dan O'Keefe, William Giatewood, L. D. Pickard; clerks, Dan Shelley, Dan O'Conior., TAIRD WARD. First District—Judges, D. Cosgrave, D. McLean, T. Crosby; = clerks, Wiiliam O'Brie, Pat McAndraws, Second District—Judges, James A. IMo- gerty, W. S. Jones, lid Hartley; clerks, Henry Richard, John Brandt, FOURTI WARD. Tirst District—Judges, Gerga H. Lesslie, P. E. Robingon, Charles’ Eilis; clerks, J. H. Merchant, C. is. Second ' District—Judges, Aloxander Me- Intosh, A. C. Heider, C. V. Hannon; clerks, Ed Parrotte, H. C. Kellogg. FIFTH WARD. First District—Judges, John Wallnce, Alex Gray, Frank_Friedoy; cleris, Bernurd M 2 Jmn, ‘I'homas Mullin, Glenn, clerks, C. P w. G. Bartos, clerks, Second District—Judgos, Charles Wilkins, E. C. Erfling, K. O, Backus; clerks, James Kinney, Thomas Birmingham. SIXTH WARD. First District—Judges, W. A, Grant, E. G. Glenn, . R. Wiggs; clerks, William Goiden, George Dodsou. Tudges, W. H. Henshaw, . 5. Boyd; clerks, A. S. Jo- B. Prugh. Third Distrist—Judges, D, A, Powell, N, Stevens, Stewart Gwynne; clerks, George J. Stoney, G. A. Ostrom. sEV First District—Judges, C. L. W. Nelson, George Sabin, E. T, Shelby. Second District—Judges, P. J. Quealey, Fraok Crawford, Henry Groen; clerks, i M. Walters, Charles Inksip. RIGHTI WARD. Pirst District—Judees, Moore, William Auderson; Bailey. John W. Worshem. Second District—Judges, A. W. Parker, Thomas il Doylo, Josoph H. Schmidt} clerks, Fred J. Bakor, James O'Connor, NINTH WAKD. First District—Judges, W. F. Heins, L B. Patterson, S. Van Beuren; clerks, James Brovhy, Henry Borchert. Second District—Judges, A. G. Edwards, F. P. Zimmer, G. H. Webster; clerks, H. Seward, William P.” Durkee. Ballots and Polls. ‘The form in which the viaduct bond prope- sition shall bo submitted shall be by ballot, upon each of which shall be printed or writ- ten, or partly printed or written the words following, to-wit: “For Omaa union devot bonds and tax— a Thomas, N. . Dennis; oclerks'— Small, J. R. rks, Martin “For Omaha union depot bonds and tax— No.» And if two-thirds of the votes onst at said clection shall have thereon “For Omaha union depot bonds and tax—Yes,” then smd proposition shall be declared adopted, and 1 more than one-third shall have upon thom “For Omaha union depot bonds and tux— Noy” then suid proposition suall bo declared s ‘The election shall be open at 8 o'clock 1n the morniug and will bo open until 6 o'clock of the same day in the respectivo wards and aistricts and at the respective places, FIRST WARD, First District—Corner Jones and Tenth streets, barber shop, Second District—Sixth street, between Pacific aud Pierce streets, Alvin's barber shop. ‘thica District—Corner Eloventt and Dor- cas streets, engine house No, 4. BECOND WARD. First District—South end of Sixteenth street viaduct, Gibson & Hartman's build- ing. Second District—Corner Seventeenth and Viaton streets, Arnot & Company's store, TIIRD WARD, First District—No, 1006 Davenport street, Secovd Disirict—Corner Tenth and How- ard streets, Occidental hetel. FOURTH WARD, Pirst District—Planter's house. Second District 1505 St. Mary's avenue. FIFTH WAND, First District—04 North Sixteeuth street. Second District—Corner Sixteenth and Tzurd streets, engine house. BIXTH WARD. First District — Twenty-fourth Sixth ward republican club, Second District ~Twenty-fourth street and Belt railway hine crossing. Third District—1910 North Thirty-third street, Stevens' grocery, BEVENTE WARD, First District—Corner Wool worth and Park avenue, Thompson’s building. Second District—1'wenty-ninth and dhur- Loy streets, near Bualey's school house. PIGHTH WARD: First District—2108 Cuming street, Bur- dick's harness shop. Second District—2408 Cuming street, bar bér shop. stroet. NINTH WARD, First District—Twenty-ninth aud Faroam streets, U. J. Jobuson's store. Second District—Coruer Lowe avenue and Mercer street, ityan's ofice. THE [CAPITAL CITY GRIST. Pluralities of the Supreme Judge J and Regents Hieot, AN INCORPORATED ALLIANCE. it Wil Do a General Commission Business—An Attempted Saiotdo— A Pythian Hop — Sapreme Couct Matters—City Notow. LINCOLN BURRAU OF Trn OMAUA Bri, 1020 P Stregr, Lixcowy, Nob., Nov. 9. The state board of canvassors met v day and canvassed the official vote of the state cast at the lato goneral clootion, This morning the vote was vorifiod by Socretary of State Cowdry and Doputy O. C. Bell. Norval's plurality for sunrems judge 0,028 votes, and Morrill's and Kuirht's for rezents of the state university 24,002, Buanner county, with votes, failed to cast a single demooratic ballot. An Incorpor ¢ a Alliance. The Phillivs Farmers' allianco filed arti- cles of incorporation in the ofMice of tho sec- rotary of state today. Phillips, Hamilton county, 18 designatod as the principal place for the transnction of bustness. Its purnoso is to trausact a wenoral commission business, buy, sell and ship coal, seeds, grain, pro- duce, live stock, lumber, tools and agricul- ‘The’ authorized _capital Incorporators: William. Katon, ¥, C. Pursloy, August Boatz, B. L. Bull, K. Dearing, I, Jamison, O, Audorson, A. J! Swanson and H, Horn. stock ‘The Dwirior Court, Judge Shicids still wrestles with the Wiog Fong divorce case. 1t is theught, however, that the case will bo submitted this morning. The fight is for the possession of their ohild rather than for the divoree. Attorney Hall brought a sult agaimnst the city toduy in behalf of Milton La Mastier. Ho secks to test the coustitutionality of the law which taxcs the costs of inside curbing ide lots. ‘lho case therefore 18 of gen- o orts, who was on trial yestorday chareed with outraging the person of Nettie Erskine, # feeblo-minded girl, was found guilty by the jury after a brief consultation, Roberts bo ra a hard reputation, and it is suid was a from Geneva by white caps. for h1s attempts to seduce young girls, Robers Price, charged with committiog an Indecent assault upon Hattie gwanson some two months ago, was on_trial before Judgo Cuapman and & jury today. Il is thought that the oase wiil ba submitted tonight, At this hour the convietion is strong that Price will be dischurgod. The supreme Court. Toduy's proceedings in the supreme court wero as follows: Mr. G. W. Norris of Furnas county was admtted to practice; Burke vs Lathrop, dis- misscd. The following causes ware continucd: Jucobs vs State, Wells vs Clark. “The following causes were argued and sub- mitted : Stevenson vs Valentine, on motion to re- quire piaintiff to file brisfs on rehearing by Decomber 17; Skinner vs State, Seeley ve Smith, Keiser vs Dex vk vs Deerins Stark ' vs Bellamy Bros.,” McPhoo vs Kayg Cambridgoe milling company vs Anguish, Arvmstrong vs Lyuch, Banks vs Omana bar, wire company, &1 D. 3 E'rontied county vs Fenton. Court adjourned to Wednesday, 27, at 8:30 o'clock a. m November 1 Notes. Secretary Cowdry, Commissioner Steen, Treasurer Hill aud Auditor Beaton visited the Lincoln hotp tal for tae jusane today. They report Superintendent Knapp's chargo in a fairly progressive state. Bertiec Hawkins, one of the demi-monde occupying rooms in the Hutchins block on O between Eloventh and ‘I'welfth streets, at- tempted to commit suicide last night. Timely medical assistance suved her life, The Capital City Chautaugua circle met tonight at the Young Men's Christian asso- ciation room av 7:40 0’clock, and 4 delightul evening wa nt. W. d. Bryan opened the excrcises with a desertation on Roman poh- tics. ‘The puper by Miss Newton on “The Life of Hannibal” was especially good. A. D. Marshall lodge No. 4, Kuights of Pythias, give a social hop tomorrow evening at Bohemian ball. [t will be seloct and con- fined to the membership of the order. The management states that a very pleasant evening is 1n store for those who attend. Mrs. J. D. Harris, who was out walking iast night between L and M strocts, (no streot lights) feli wuto a diteh and sustained serious injuries. It 18 said thut another damage sult is in store for the civy. FATHER TOLTON'S HISTORY, Personality of the flirst Neero Ordained a Cathol There is now ut the clergy house ad- jacent'to tho Franciscan church of St. Peter, vorner of South Clark and Polk streets, the first colored Catholic clergy- man ordained for missionary work in the United States, says the Chicugo Times. His name is Father Tolton and he is a_ full-blooded Awmer! born in Missouri thirty five ) Father Tolton is a fine specimen of his race. Above middle height, with a well-formed hoad and expressive, intel- ligent face, his appearance bears out s reputation as vhat of a man of un- usually strong mental qualities. In the course of a convorsation upon his career and education yesterday Father aid ho was born in Rolls county, He was given his academic training and classics at the Franciscan college in Quiney, Ill,, and from the kindness and consideration with which be has ever been treated by the broth- ren of that order he has always re- tained the warmest regard for them. His studies in_theology and philosophy were carried forward in Rome at the college of the Propaganda, and he was ordained to the prieste hood April 24, 1886; leorating bhis first mass at St. Peter’s of the vatican on the following day. Baster Sunda; Phus a regularly ordained priest of Catholic church, a vepresentative of the colored race in the Unitea States, and ecclesinstically commissioned especially for their benelit has ministered in the service of the muss at the samo historic altar before which have knelt the su- preme pontiffs of the Catholic world, Ordained the first colored priest for the United States,with particular refer- ence to missionary work among the colored people, Fathor Tolton has been admitted to clerical work by Bishop Fechan as & regular priest of this dio- cese. He celebrated his first mass in Chicago at St. Mary’s church at 11 o'elock last Sunday morning, singing the service remarkably well. In the opinion of persons who were present, Father Tolton hus a fine resonant voice of admirable quality and his delivery 18 scholarly and exact. For the present he will confine his ministrations to the colored people of the South side in the basement of St. Mary's church every Sunday morning. Ultimately he will take charge of the church of St. Au- gustine, to be built for the colored peo- ple of the city at the corner of Thirty- {ifth and Dearbon swreets. The sociewy sustaining this charch is actively rais- ing funds for the erection of the new edifice, and in aid of this purpose n fair and bazaar 1s now in progress at Central hall, corner Wabash avenue and T'wenty-second stroet. e Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething gives quiet helpful rest, 25 cents u bottle. American ‘riost.