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THE DAILY BEE [~ = B ROEWATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMSE OF SUBSCRIPTION, Datly un 7, One Y ear Bix . The Beo Building, Bouth a, Corner N ind 26t Strects. Counell Hinrs, 12 Pearl Street. Chieago Office * ruf Comr NewYorkRe 5,11 eibun: Washington, 613 Fourteen th Street CORRESPON DE munieations relating to news and atter should be addressed to the tment, oroe Buliding All con A1 tor, 1o addd s i ks wnd made payable to the ord be s dor rof the som I UK CIRE ) County of Doviglas, { t ilunter, elork of The Nee Publish- PDANY. A08S &0 ‘nm!r swear that the reulation of Ttk DATLY BEK for the nding Sept 20, 1800, was s follows Bundav Moninv. fopt. Tuesdny. Sy Wednesdal Thursdiny Fridiy. Sopt. 1 Baturday, Sept, 20 Average,. ORI Eworn to before me and subseribed in mv Presence (nis 200 d ay of Septemver. A, D, 150, [SPAL, | NP F e, Notary Publie. Btateof Auly sworn, de- etary of The Bee n ctunl aver; of Tux DAarty Bee forth of Seplember, 150, 1570 coplos; for 1807 coples: for Noverher,” 1880, for Decemn ber, 1830, 20,048 coples 5 for i ublish in Auily eirenlation month 815 coples 1500, 20,180 for’ July, 1st, 180, coplos. nGw B, TZS0n ok, 1 10 before me. and subseribed in my ptem b . DL for May, il cople ry Public. — appearance of Roger Quandary Mills in Wisconsin foreshadows an in- ed republican majority, SIx distinct shocks of earthquake have been experienced ia the eapital of South Caroli And tho campaign is just rounding into the homo stretch. ) for renomination and his choxpunged from the Record, an Kennedy may be pardenced Jwiming, in tones of anguish, “Is life worth livin BraZIL, vador, Guatemala and Switzerland succvssfully weathered revo- lutions within a year, yet Mexico con- plodding along in a weary, peace- The explosive chivalry of the is evidently dying out. TiE democrats of Maine relied upon Reed’s record as speaker to carry the _late election, The republicans relied more implicitly in the capabilities of Editor Manly asa campaign manager. Tho democratic party erred in judg- ment, MONTANA insists on moving the Cheyennes to South Dakota and the lat- ter vigorously resent the bloodthirsty suggestion. The people prefer natural deaths to the precipitate methods of Montana’s copper-hued thugs in dispos- ing of pale faces. N7 257 in Wyoming polities has abated in a measure, though theelection ofa United States senator by the logi lature engrosses the attentionof ver many aspirants. It is quite noticeable that Mormon interestsenter largely into the discussions of the merits of the can- didates, but surely Wyoming will not handicap its influence in the national congress by sending a Mormon ally to the senate. ONE of the independent candidates for congress over in Towa stands upon a platform of his own construction, **T favor,” he says, “the Australian system of balloting and a literary qualification to purify the ballot.” The man is not bidding for democratic support. He is independent for a fact, and for a factit is a wonder that his own literary qualifica- tions, and the trendof his cultivated mind toward a pure ballot permits him tobe un independent, — TrE union labor people, the green- ‘backers and the agriculturists of Indi- ann have met and nominated a state ticket. The farmersof the state fur- mished the delegates to the convention and the other fellows furnished the can- @idates for office. 1t is expected that the farmers will furnish the votes on election day and the other fellows the disappointed, crushed and inappreciated souls who are alsays too willing to serve the people’s interest to the best of their mbility at a fair sala SEVERAL democratic newspapers in the state appear to bo foarful that Mr. ‘Walquist’s name and candidacy will be dost in the shuflle of the campaign, and thoy bog that ho be not forgotten. The democraticstate central conmittee have, no doubt, Mr. Walquist's name on the List of candidates, but it might be well enough to jogits memory just before eloction to insure his namo appearing on the ticket—as a matter of form. But seriously, wouldn’t Mr. Walquist bo just as well if not better pleased after elec: tion if his name and candiduacy should e forgotten, —_— IT NEVER rains but it pours, The Hon. Jorry Murphy of Hennopin canal fame has lived to see the signature of the president of the United States at- tached to abill which makes his canal scheme a law, and for the seGond time in his lifo joinhand, heart and fortune with abeautiful woman. Not thatonly, but his home city, Davenport, Ta,, together with Rock Island and Moline, over in Illinois, joined forces in jubilating on the Mississippi river in honor of the bill and in honarof Mr. Murphy and his bride, It was very fortunate that Judge Hayes secured his renomination in the Second district Dbefore the glorious ovent took place, else the Murphy boom would have been very liable to have vin- dicated Jerry and defeated Hayes of o nomination. But honors are falling thick and fast enough upon Mr, Mur- phy’s head, though unquostionably ho would prefer a shower of polilical noml- Qn‘oul. B FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1890 UNIUSTIFLADEE ORITICISM. Census Enumerator Porter is down sick, Tho worry of his work and the unjust eriticisms heaped upon him by disgruntled cities, states nnd politicians have prosirated him. At the thme of liis appointment it was not expected that the hundreds and thousands of the enumerators and statis s who would do the detail work of the census burenn should be personally known to him and known by him to be capable, efficlont, puinstaking and re- liable men, His appointments in the several states were made, nodoubt, upon the recommendation of congressmen, the samo as presidential appointments are made, and in this he followed a pre- dent that has prevailed during the life time of the republican and demo- cratic parties, Some very capable men were recommended to him and commis- sioned by him, A very great majority of his appointments honor the judgmentand the discretion of limsell and advisors. Their work has been very satisfactory. Somue have failed in eficien others in capabilit while a few—notably inSt. Paul and Minneapolis—proved unworth of the trusts reposed in them. But who is respousible for the failures, the in- {ents, the incapable ones and the un- worthy ones? Not Mr, Porter, surely. Ifhe isnot responsible, and no intelli- gent person will charge or insist that he is, why should his sensibilities be tor- tured by senseless gibberings and flip- pant newspaper paragraphs solely to plonso adisappointed politician or con- sole the people of a disappointed town? If it is characteristicof the people of this country to find fault with one an- other, certainly the metropolitan news- papers of the country can afford to be honest in their criticismsof men and measures, especially when it is agreed upon all sides that such a conducted journal reflects the character of its con- stituen Tie BEE believes that all cities, towns, counties and states have been fairly and equitably treated by the census bureau. If any have sutfered it can clearly b charged 1o local incompetency or di honesty. Iffrom incompetency or di honesty, why not place theresponsibility upon the broad shoulders of the con- gressman who may possibly have dele- gated his prerogative in the matter of political appointments to some one or more of his trusted licutenants in charge of the force that looks after his fences. The United States is a great country, and to properly compile nsus of it population, statistics of its industries, ete,, it required an army of men. The only wonderis so few complaints have been filed for cause, and backed by evi- dence to warrant the complaint, Our people may confidently expect a reasonably satisfactory census, and o re- Tiable one. Mr. Porter will demon: te that he was equal to the tasi: T was e pected to assume by those who realized the responsibility of the undertaking and the magnitude of the wor! AN IMAGINARY CLAMOR. The annual report of the go directors of the Union Pacific le doubt that these officials fully under which they were 3 scheme undertaken by the company, the aequisition “of non-paying branches, even the depletion of the revenue of the main line to meet deficits on purchased or leased lines, are applauded as the height of managerialsagacity, Accord- ing to their observation, gleaned from the polished windows of a directors’ car, everything is runnin, moothly, the government’s security s steadily in- asing in value, and ali that is neces- sary toinduce the corporation lion wnd the government lamb to lio down to- gether is for congress to extend the time for the payment of the company's bonded debt. It will surprise many people here- abouts, whose capacity for absorbing in- formation is fully equal to that of tho government diroctors, to learn that there is a wild uncontrollable clamor forthis extension. The people along the line demand it, and as the voice of the people is said to be the voice of providence, congress should promptly anl humbly bow to the in- spired dictum. So say the direct- ors in spirit if not in words, With the exception of the Omaha board of trade, no body of citizens in this section has spoken on the question, and the endorsement of the board was se- cured whenless than a dozen members wore present. Had there been a repre- sentative meeting of the board and a full discussion it is sufe to say tho so-called endorsement would have been shelved, The truth is the clamor exists only in the ripe imaginationof the government directors, whoso reports are usually edited by the officers of the company. The producers of the west are mot such fools as to cry out for national favors to acompiny which has compelled them topay interest on enormously imflated capital, It is an insult to their intelli- gence to assert that they are anxious to continue for fifty years paying for the extravagances and robberies of the credit mobiliers and the Goulds, ves no superservic and the obj appoiuted. A POSTAL SUBSIDY. While the general sentiment of the opposed tothe payment of ship subsidios, the proposition for the pay ment of liberal sums for the transmission of the mailsis very generally approved, Thereis a decided difference between allowing a through subsid; which would permit all sorts of vessels to make anet income regardless of the business they did, and the proposition to paya cer- tain clss of steamships, built according t0the requirements of the government, astated sum for performing o rogulde servico for the government. In the one case there is an absolute bounty, a cer- tain sum of money paid out regardless of results, and in the othor case the gov- ernment piys for a servico ronderod —it may be a little more generously than would be necessary under w strict sys- tem of compotitive business—but not so muchso asto constitute a serious tax upon the people, 1t is necossary, therefore, to correctly understand the difference botween the direct subsidy bill passed by the senate and the measure which provides for a liberal mail allowance to American steamships built according to the speci- tications and requirements of the govern- ment. Under the ocenn mail bill the postmaster general is authorizedto enter into such contracts with Ame can citizens for carrying the mafls in American steamships as in his judgment will bost subserve the postal and commercial interests of the United States, the ser- vice to by Atlantio, ports. of four classes: twenty-knot iron or stecl steamers of not less than elight thousand tons; sixtecn-knot vessels of five thousand tons; fourteen-knot ves- sels of twenty-five hundred tons, and twelve-knot iron, sleel or wooden steamers of fifteen hundred tons. The te of compensation is not to excead six dollars amile for vessels of the first class, three dollars amile for those of the second class, one dollar and ahalf forthe third class, and one dollar for the fourth cluss on each outward bound voyage, no vessel so employed to re- ceive any other bounty ov subsidy. It is also provided that these ships may bg converted into transports and cruisers for the use of the government in time of The theory of this bill is, says the shington Post, that as the govern- ment is now collecting on its forcign postal matter more than three times the net costof the service, having made out of it a clear profit of over nine million dollars in the last twelvey , it can well aflord to apply the money thus made toward establishing linesof trans: portation under its own flag and promot- ing the ship-building interests of the count It will bo seen that this proposition not strictly in the line of subsidy, and is far more defensible than the tonnage bill which was associated with it. — DEADLY WIREN. The death of Lineman Lewis brings home to the people of Omaha the shocik- ing results of electrocution. The “live " have scored their first hum:\u1 vietim in the city, robbed parents of a dutiful son and plunged a family into the depths of anguish. The circumstances surrounding the terrible event makes it clear that death was the result of carclessness, but whether on the part of the victim, the foreman or the company is yet to be de- termined. It is hardly possible that the lineman, with his experience in the dangerous business, would knowingly chullenge death by handling & live wire, and yet this is the reason ad- vanced by the company. It is claimed that Lewis deliberately disobeyed not only the rules,but the orders of the foremin: that he knew the wire was a working one and should not have at- tempted totouch ituntil the current was turned off. The investigation made by Chief Galligan tends to place the re- sponsibility on the company. He asserts that the company has worked its men in the most reckless fashion requiringthem to work mmong live wires, where the least misstep would bring them in con- tact with the deadly current, and that circults have been kept open while men were ropairing wires conducting the current. If the unfortu- nate lineman was careless, he paid the penalty with his Life, but the company cannot dodge behinda corpse to cseape sibility. It was its duty to forbid any of its,employes climbing a pole car- rying live wires,and the fact that it per- mitted Lewis to do soon any pretense, renders it criminally responsible for his death, It is ridiculous to say that the man knew better, Itwas the company's duty to prevent its men from trifling with death, and to discharge every man disobeying orders. The fact of the matter s that tho elec- company is carcying things with a high hand in this city. It has covered the alleys in the business soction with o network of deadly wires and planted poles wherever it suited its convenience, rogardless of the rights of property own. ers. The rights granted by tho city have been abused and the safety of life and proverty disregarded. It is time the city authorities take decisive steps to rid the streets andalleys of the deadly overhead wires, and force the mankill- ers underground, Mexican Guif and Pacific THEeagitated advocates of the drug store saloon in Kansas experienco the samo painful qualms as the fifteen-hun- dred-dollar prohibition organs in Ne- braska, They assert that General Brad- ford was shabbily treated in Grand Island and that a gross insult was offered toa stranger in Nebraska. The truth is that Bradford was treated with moro con- sideration than he deserved. Having accepted an invitation to discuss the pro- hibition issue ina manly way, ho for- got the deference due a hospitable host and not only slandered the state, but he- lied and defamod her people. No citizen of the state deserving of thename can enlmly listen to slanderous assertions without defending the honor of Ne- braska and herpeople. When men o far forget themselves as to stoop to false- hood and insult, it is the right and duty of Nebraska to denounce the author and oxpose his character, Peopls whodwell in the glass houses of Kansas canmot throw mud at Nebraska without provok- ing arattling shower of rocks. — THE celebration of the completion of the Louisville bridge over the Platte recalls the fact that a year has passed since the Nebraska Central bridge com- pany was born, Unfortunately the good die young, —— Mg Jim KINNEY'S legislative ticket isa daisy from crown to tail. Tt could not be otherwise. As a leader of pro- cessions and political gymuast Kinnoy isa Jim-dandy. ————— THE exposition is notonly a panorama of Omaha trade, but an instructive ex- hibit of American skill and fashion. It is the show of the year and deserves en- thusiastic support. ALLAN ROOT evinces a premature weakness for Crow, Perhaps the neces- sities of the early future suggest the wis- dom of providing for the political rainy day. MR POWDERLY derives comfort from the helief that the recent strike cost the New York Central company twenty mil- lion dollars. Suppose it did. The awount will not seriously injure the equitably distributed among | The vessels to be employed are | corpulent stores of the Vanderbil How is it with the unfortunate victims of the strike? Taed into the dificulty by assurances of support and success, they were deserted in the end and heartlessly told, *“Let every man look out for him. sell” Hundreds of honest but mis guided mon were thus thrown out of work, and tempomeily at least deprived of the means of supporting their fami- lies, The fact thage tho Vaaderbilts lost twenty millons w}rnnl reliove their dis- tress nor procure fem new situations. THE state law requires that naturali: zation papers mustcbo taken out thir days before clection. This limit will ex- pire on the 4th of October, one weck from ngxt Suturday. The over-shadow- ingimportance of the coming election appeals to overy adult in the state Lvery offort shonld therefore be made to naturalize all who have resided in the country the requisite number of years, 8o that they may participate in the elec: tion. Political organizations us well as individuals should exertthemselves in securing the naturalization of every per- son entitled to pupers on or before thy th of October are browing in the Ot toman empire. Reform and relief aro demanded by the people, mutters of mutiny are heard oven atthe doorsof the temples, the army is shoeless, hungry and unpaid and the imperial treasury is bankrupt. Truly the sick man of Europo is mortally afflicted. REVOLUTION IN springing a legislative ticketon an unsuspecting publie, the independent bird merely focuses both eyes on the fusion worin, —_— OVERHEAD electric light lines lead to the graveyurd. Bury them deep. So Are Their Mothers. Philidelphia Press. An Tows mayor has forbidden baby car- riages on the sidewalks, As a consequence the babies are up in arms, e < Arkansms Cult. Chicago Tribeene, Crabapple culture is said to bo an impott. ant industry in sone parts of Arkansas. This isencouraging. 1t is much better than no culture, RS e Ina Nutshell. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, All the figuring which is being madeon the clancesin the presidential canvass of 1802 resolves itself into this: Inorder to win the republicans noed but e of tho debatablo states, while the demaocrats would need all of them. ———— A Question for Farmers. Fremont, Flall, Powers isas much out of the race for gov- emor as though he 'had never been nomi- nated. It is between Richards and Boyd and every republican vote given to Powers is a vote for Boyd. And do the republicans of the alliance desiré to seo the democralic party in power? Thatis the question, thes i) Hope for the American Hog. Chicagn News, A report_comes from Berlin that Emperor Willian will visit America fn 1893, his object being to attend the world’s Columbion expo- sition ia Chicago. 1£ this is true there will, no doubt, bea strong effort made toinduce Kaiser William 1o visit the stockyards while here, Theris hope for the American hog —— Demoeratic “Sy mpathy,*' Hastings Nebraskan. Th=Adams county democrats were never s0 entbusiastic as when the long processin of alliance people moved down the streets of Hastings. But they will vote the democratic ticket just the same. They are in sympathy with the alliance movement while it threatens to defeat the republican party and have no further usefor it when that is ac- complished. — e Poor St. Paul Pioneer-Press, The relief given to Wall street was not permanent. It neverls. When people get into the habit of looking to the governmtnt for a control and divection of economic forees. the habit speedily becomes chronic. So now, though only about two weeks have clapsed since the original disturbance ia the market, the situation is repeated, a new demand has been made upon the treasury, and members of the adminstration are in council to sce how best it can ho met. It ought to boa sufi- cient warning. Theseincidents evidence the evil of even an imagined connection between the treasury andthe street. It is an evil that has grown rapidly since the silver discussion. Itis one to be corrected if weare to enjoy financial and commercial stability, T L Charges Against Keighan, Red Cloud Republican, The letter of L. C. Bennett of Cowles, Neb., to Tk BEg, is going the roundsof the press. Coming, 8s itdoes, from an honest and intelligent farmer from MeKeighan’s own neighborhood, and from amember of the samealliance, and from a man who seldom meddles with politics, it carries much strength. It charges Mc han with being adefuulter as comty judge; addicted to im- woderate use of intoxicants; likelyto bo a tool of the railroads, s he rides on their free passes; that he was nominated by fraud, col- lusion, falschood and deception ; and that he is opposed by a large majority of the mem- bers of his own alliance, No, 984, numbering forty or more, of whom his supporters may be counted onone’s fingers, sl e Disgraceful Leaders. Kearney Journat-Enterprise. If Nebraska were dependent for her devel- opment and success upon such men as are the leaders in whe independent movement the con- dition of all, and especialdy the farmers, would be much worse than fmagination could pic- ture. Thankfulare we that such isnot the case, Theparty is led by the sorcheads, the discontented eloment of the other parti witha strong sprinkling of theold dead green- backclement. The leadérs are those whose souls are daily fed upon the bread of discon- tent and faultfinding, whose lives aro embit- tered by the fact that other men who have worked and econoinizéd have more than they have, Those are the kind of menwho are secking 0 creite a third prty, and are striving o cary away from their party allegiance the honest yeemanty of the land. pidenc 1 & shlavans THE LEWIS INQ Bennett's Me- ST, The Jury Unable to Fix the Respo: bility for the Lineman's Death. Theinquest to determing the cause of the deathof Thomas Lewis, the eloctric light linemin, was held yesterday afternoou at Burket's undertaling rooms. Tho electric highting compiny friends and rolatives of tho dead represented by attormeys. The testimony showed that Lewis had at- temyted tocut alive wireafter having been forbidden by the foreman of the gang to ent any wire. It also showed that Lewis was either ignorant of theeffect of o heavy charge of electricity wud the proper maanerto avold having the current pass through his body, or else he was extremely carcless, There was the were and o nothing to show that he had ever receired in structions, excoptin agenenl wiy, In the proper mannor of handling live wires carry- inga heavy curvent. The linemen who gare their testimony were no better informed. Lewis had beon in the employ of the con- pany about eight months, and as far s any of the witnesses yere able to state, hal only twice bofore worked ona live wie 'he following s the tostimony of arl witnes: Charles Baldwin, tho first witness, tost- fied that he was working with Lewis and v had gono upthe pole to cutinto a live Theyhad o “jumper,” an instrament used when cutting o live wire, and Lewis had applied his end of the jumper, wihile the witness was “peding”’ the wire prejaratory toapplying the other md, Lowisasked if tho span wis tight, and took hold of the wire. Tho witness heanl Lewis groan and when he looked ot him he sawhe wis ded. He at the wire and thereby it the current, Both the witness and Lowis knew when they weut up the polo that the wire wis alive, and _they wuld also tell this by the red insulators, The witness was about two feet belw Lowisand he herd oly agroan, The man wis dead when be looked at him, Before they went up thepole Lewls spoke of cutting tho wire, but the foreman, Free- man, told them not to touch any wire until ho (fhao foreman) had scen it Whon thewitiess s tie dead man the latter had hold of the connectors with both hunds, There were three or four othor live wires on the sanio pole, they being indicated by the red insulators, Theywere new wirns, hav- ing been upabout five or six weels, and the insulation was good. The witness toll Levis when they went to work on thewirethat they would have tobe arefulon sccount of thefire slarm wites abovethom, Marion L. Freman, the foreman of the linemen, was thenext witness. He testified that he wasan electrician employed by the company. Lewis had boen working with lim in the morning and hoasked him if he wi used to workingon live wirs and Lewis plied that he was. The witness then put Lowis at work on livewires, The gang under him were engagel in making some transfors of wires and Lewis called for sone wi ing he wanted to ‘cutover’ some 1i The witness told him not tocut any live wire: until the witness had seen them *tosee if it Was necessary tocut them. Lewis then went up the poleand the witness went about other work. Hesoon heard the men saying that Lewis was killed and saw him _hanging with one legover theiron brace which supports a cross-arm. It was some tine before e lad an_opportunity of examining the wire, but when hie did séeit he foundthewire ad beon it between thered insulator and where the jimper was connected, Ho gave theman in- structions when he wis workingat cuttingin boxes, but had given him no special instre- tions regrarding this particular wire exceptto let it llone. A'tthe time ho told Lewis ot to cut the wire he was a block away from him. The witnes testified thata current of about threo hundred and fifty volts was pass- ing over the wire at the time Lewis cutit, although he said thero wer six are lights on the line and four motors, three being cight horse power and one a oie-hor: powe Each arc light n fifty to their power. An animited crossire occurred betwoen members of the jury and one of the " attomeys who represented the cectric light company when it was endeavored to aswrtain what amont of power was required to_worlkthe line. The witness finally acknowledged that ho could not answer the question, and the uttoruey said that competent witiesses would bein- troduced at the proper time. James G, Dooley, another lineman, was the next, witness. Ho hal been workingon the samewire and had taken out ross’? north of the poleon which Lewis was killel, which left @ ‘“cross” southof the pole. This was the one which Lewis attempted to take ont. The witness didnot know what wire Lewis was goingto cut, butcautioned him against cutting the wires, as the current would be turned onthe night wires aboit 6 o'clock. The witness didnot hear the foreman tell Lewisnotto cut any wires. The witness said the dead wire was the one he should have cut had hebecndoing the work. This wire crossed thelive wircand it was neces- sary to cutoneor the other. It would havo been a little more work to havecut the dead wire, J. . Hamaher, antherlineman, was noxt examiined. Ho helped remove the b from the pol. The man lad his left leg over the brace of the coss arm and his body rested ou thewire on the next crossarm below. Thenext witiess was George A, Coulter, superintendentof five alarm. He testified that be had examined the wires afterthe ident occuried, and ~found asplice inthe wire, He did not makeanyinquiry about the accident asthe men all seemedto beex- cited, In response to questions the witness said the fire department wires, which were under his charge, were not whit were known 4s *‘grounded’” wires. S.'L. Wiley, the generl maiage ofthe Thompson-Houston compny, was_then put on the stand. He testifed that Lewishad been employedas alineman by the conipuny for about. cight months. In spoaking of thic duties of linemen Mr. Wiley sald one of their duties wus to string wires, md cut them when necessary, The dynamo which supplied tiec lineon which Lewis wis working wis a thirtyarc dynamo. The witness was in the works with a'friend, and his friend called hisattention to the muchine, saying it would sou wear out, as it had not enoughworkto it Taey both examined the michine and saw, by lok- ing at the voltmeter, that the macline was generating 350 voltiof current. This was vetween 5 o'cbekc and 5:30 of the day on which Lewis was killed, Thrs line was the one which supplied several stores in_the south part of thecity. The witness further testified thatabout ten volts would be required to nn aone-horse power motor. He also stated that the fove- men were instructedto cautionthe men about being cautious in handling livewires, H.J. Chulbuck, secretary and treasurer of the Champion cectric lighting conpany of Springfiell, O, was the next witiess. Ho testified that he was visitinz Mr. Wiley in this city. He had been in the eleetric 1i ing business since 1852 and had had ls perience in operating all dectri ; Ou the day theaccident occurred he was in the works of the company herow Wiley andnoticed the machine which was supplying the wire in question. It wasnot doing the amount of work which it was intenaed to doand he called Mr. Wiley's at- tention toit. Dho witness stated that about fity volts o required to fumislh one horse pover. He had often. experimented with clectical machines and had taken the voltageof tyen- ty-five fifty volt lights, and at another time had taken the current of a 1,00-volialtemat- ing machine without being injuredt, The witness expressed the opinion that if the dezd man lad been tiken from the pole at once and hal had the proper care e would have recovered, The witness was of the opinion thatthe dead man only reeivel about 300 volts, butin response to crossexamination could not say that ho had been examining thoma- chinoat the istant the man wis kiled. Thero was nothing about the machine topre- yent the current from being incresed up to the maximum fixed for the machine, “This completed the evidence aud thoju retumeda verlict t theeffect that tho dé ceased came tohis doath from contict with a highly charged wir, butfrom the evilnce submitted thejury yunable to determine whether his death scloct on tho partof the company or to his own cartless- ness, Tho remains will be forwardet to Des Molnes tomorrow morning for interment, the sev- Bek]—An allance man informs your cer- respondent thit nearly every democrat in the alliance is talking strong aginst Richrds because ho 1s a capitalist, butthey are not saying & word agiinst Boyd, who is also u capitalist, and there is a susyicion smong re- publican favemers here thit when the demo- cratic allanco man dwps his vole into th slot, it will have Boyd’s name wrilten the This conditionof thingshas been prodicted forsometime, If 1t is attemptodto becar. riedout, look ot for a_heavy Richardsvote from the farmers of thiscoutty e All Solid ror Harlan, Rivertox, Neb., Sept, 25.—[Spcial T gram to Tue Bee.|—T'ho citiens of Ri and vicinity were aldressed by Colonel Gage and J, J. Buchananon _the political issuos of theday. Everything indicates a victory for Harlan. Entiusistic republican mectings arcbeing held all over the countar le: rton fROX THE SIATE CAMTAL. The Sapreme Oourt Renlers o Dedsion in the Tedawa Will Ouse, IN FAVOR OF THE WIDOW. IT 1S GIVEIN Two Boys from Towa Arrested While on Their Way to Kill Indians —Opening of the Law School. LixoLy, Neb,, Sot. 25.-[Spuial o Tur Bee.]-The dedsion in the Fe- dawa will case, handed down by thesuprme courtyesterday, and britly noled inthis col- umn, ends one of the hardet fought will casesin the anmls of Lanaster county. For yeaxs John A, Fodawa was a mted charnter In Liincoln, andkeptthe Natioml hotel at P ind Seventh stroets just opositothe Bur- lington depot. e had purchised the pop- erty there when it wis worth but a songg,and heldonto it uniil it was worth thousands. Pedava wis a man of wek disposition, and the business was practically in the hands of bis wife, Margaret Ann. The old man was greally aldicted to drink, bt the stong bandof hisspouse kopt him fom squander- Ing his poperty, as she hdd tie pirsc strings, Ou February 1, 1838, the old man died, and by his will left allhis poperty tw his wife,whowas his sccondone,so long asshe remained & widow, or until hisboy, Jay Goull, beame of age, Ineitherevent itwas to bedivided between the four children by the second wife, Milly May, Floreice Dole, FlovaBelloand Jay Goull. His three chil- drenby his first wify, J. A. M. and Milton Fedava and Mrs. Laurmda Sebrnck wero givend2s ach. As the property left inven- toried $60,00 to$50,00, the three last named objected, md smght to have the will set aside on the ground tlat Fedawa's long course of dissipation had weakened his mind, and that ho wasunfitto nake a will. Also thatthe widow had usel undue iufuence in getting the willmado as it v In support of this last allegation, they brught forward thatthe woman had charge of the moneyand refused toullow their father o goon atrip for 1is helth wilesshe madethe will asshe desird, But thewhirligigof tine anl the gods of the justicomillbrought the widow out om top. It has been @ very costly case. Xt left the district court carrying §1,40 costs. HE AND TOLSTOT THINK ALIKE. Joseph Gilson is a yong man,only twer years oli. Intwo respcts he i like tlie great authorof the Krentzer Sonata —heis a tiller of thesoiland be thinks ths all sorrow cornmernces in marriage. He maried list Juuary, but afer living with his bride four weeks he lft her. The bulk of the testimon ntoday wasof sich an. turethatit would not lok well in & ne paper, although it mightbe all right int masterpice ofa great movelist. Joseph ad- mitted tothe conr kuew of her fail- ingshefor he mar) . Tho julge then grew meditative and finally tod Joo tht he would take thematter under consideration. WILLRETAIN TIER TIUSIBA ND'S NAME. Mrs. Mary A. Codkrelluntolied hor tal of marital soFrow in the district _wurt this morniing in support of her petition fora di vore anl the assimpton of her maiden name, Mary A, Hantz. She claims thatthe period of hor persecitions dates bick 1o the timethatshe had been a bride only four weeks. During the three yers that they havebeen married she las bemn treated oru- ellyand talf strved. The cort gnntedher adivorcoand the custody of herchild,but refused tolet ber assumicher maiden nan the judgedid ot think it woull look well for her (o have onename and her child be kuown by another, NAD BEEN READING INDIAY STOUES, Two young fe'lows, both were boysand giving the names of Fank Dickinsonand George Martin, drve up to Hiymarket square nar the police stition last evening andattracted onsiderable atention by thei peannces. They hud a nelt full of dgzes strapped around their waistsand od hige revolvers. 1t wis snally ined that ticy were fm Greenwood, king mules, icoto fight Ind . Theirtalk tolead o the belief that Beallo’s omebody else’s Indim stories had set the braiis of thesebony on five wd they started out o win fame by wading though gore, The police gathered them in and contisated their weapons, SAYS 10 TS VICIOUS, VIOLENTAND VOLGIR. Lalu Penn has fildd her answer o the pe- titio of Harwood M. Pemn, her husband, for a divorce, Sho expresses herself as being heartily in favor ofall relations between hor- self and Hanvood being severed, butshe clains tobe the person who las sufered the most from the partiership. She almits that marriedto him, but says thit hekept rin contstant teror of herlife because he insisted on having a revolver under his pil- low, Shesaysfurther that be refused to get medicine preseribed by o physician and that he had been gulty of extreme cruelty toyard her, That hebas frequently driven herfrom ome and allowed his motier t come to resilencoand pernitted herto crielly abuse and mistreat Mrs, Penn, She dedare further that heis aman of vicious habits, is violnt and vulgar, Shotherforecchoe his sentiments concerning a divorce, but wants mony or support until she fiuds a better mau, THE LAY SCHOOL OPENS, The central law school comumenced tho second yer of its oxistaice yesterlay under most auspicious _crcumstances. The cvent as commemoratel with a leeture by Hom, Marquette. All of the old students of earare arolled and tennew omes. The lectires oceur thiee evening in the week, Tuesday, Welneslay aa Thursday. They commence at 6:45 ). m.and last witil 7 m.,an hoir. The rguli course comme this evening with aleetire o marriage and divoree by Dean Suith. AUGET WIILE DECANPING, Coorge Utt of University Plice George W. Notherutt this norning just as he was aboit to leave the dity, supposedly with theintention of defrauding Mr. Utt ani . G. Kauffrnan. Utt says that he traled a hone for Netlercutt's alleged equity ina Lot and some household eflects, it it trans. pired thit Netheroutt had m equity in the projerty, and furtiernre that he Sold part of the eflects that ho had traded toUtt, The gentlernan furtherlleges thit Mr. Kauffman alsois asufferer, ho givenn hose 1 Nethercutt with' the undersianding that he was' to repay him by digging an excavation and laying afoundation, Tuis ho has not doue. THE WIDOW GETS SEVENTY THOUSAND, The will ofthe lite Willian G. Hawkins of Geneseo 111, jled for probate in the coumty curttoday, Ho leftan stato val uedat $100,00, of which &7,000 goesto his widow. Theremaining$30,00 is distributed inunnuities among brothers and sistos of thedecessed and those of the widow, My, Hawkiusowned some prog here among wlich was Lot 6 of blocks5, worth 87,00 and thesouthwest quarter s 1 of township 9, ued al $.0000. Both of theso go to th cught TIHE HACKMIN FINED. Mike MeCann, o° hack driv last evening before Justic tenpting to drag o respectabl lady iuton ban. During the the wirl of ltor cothes Ho and when arraimed fn th urt the julge, supposing that he had had aseuflo with @& colorel man, dis- d him, The clorol people i’ the southem part of the ity held indigation meotings and caused therearcst of thohack: wi on the chargo of assult, This mill chirze was ovorwhelmingly provel and M Cann wis fined 810 and cosls. Consideravlo suprise was expressal that & strong chirge was not made Over oo hudr calorod persans ationdal the trial and fron hiits let dvop it is thought that had McCann aped punishment gain he would have bemn mbbed IS PIRST TIAIT. John Crudan, the young man from Friend, who was caught stoaling two gold watches in oldwator's pawnbrking establishment, wis arnignol in the district ourt today, Owiug o the previous good charwter of the was triod Brown for young color strugprle he ol young man and his evident vopen tance of the toolish md, it was declied charggo bim monly with peity IIN'GIYAG M to save him from the penitentiary. Ie pleaded guilly to th arygo of otty [arcony wmid was given | thirly days inthe cwunty jail WNNING A BANK ON (WEK, Altornty General Leeso has caused a bank at Creiglion, rin by McCarn Brothers, to bo up Tl labllitis of the bank are Wand ibovethis thew is only §410 actul capital, Forthe sfetyof the djposi torsit has boan demed best to order the establistmentto discontinue busihess, and oge W, Godelllas wen sppointed i rer SUPIRRT COURT OF NENRASKA. Cmrt met pirsumnt to adjournmont. ‘The following cases were anrued and sab. mitied : Billingsley vs Ricketts: Bowman vs (riffith; Jovett va Osbono. Injunction denfed. Motiu tostrike bill of exceptions sustained, The fillowing causes Alosander vs My Schneider vs Tomblin Court sdjourned to Tuesday, September 30, ATTHESTATE TOUSE, Goveror Thay erissuod notaril sion tolay (o° the following: Cha Wihitney, Republion City ; James R. Tobor, Cook; S 'W. Appleton, Alln; Enemor M, Mullette, Onsha; Chirles J. Blandhard, Congdon, Tho ese of the Walton plow company venns LS. Camphell and othors, whic was trial formerlyin Phelps county, las ben ap. peded 10 the supremo court. The fight s over a mitterof only &0, Rush W. Palmer anlSherdff Hill of Keamey wunty avo fight. ingoverthe sime amount, Palmer claiming that the sheriff replovined goods of that valie from hin without propor legal form. OIS AND EXDS, W. Clereck of York count broght Willam D, Awold to the tiary toserven two years' sontence. Sherif McClay ol this afternoon from Briken Bow with Puter Jensen, who had jumped his bonds for &0 10 appear on the charge of embezzloment, Jim Fitzgerald is wanted by the polico for iflmhngu chap witch from John Graus s o0 Frankie Kellogg,a woman of the town, waits Hirry Emerson arvested on the diargs of grand larcny. Jim Wood and Jim Clark, the silk thieves wlo robbed Hinckley's storeof nearly §1,000 worth of silks, e found guilty today in iho district court of the charge of grand aren wire contined: Alexander vs Pitts; conmis. rles W, Sherifl G. has puiiton: . Frasier will be triel on next ayin th district ourceon the charge of impersontingJohn J. Disblor in ackiowl edging adeai Martin Van Buaen _Overtn wints dam. ags fom Willisn B, Hughes wd Charles Biford, the antratorson the nov Lincoln hotcl, inwhoo employ he was when o was sobadlyhurtin atrench on April At 11°0'clock Lastnight the build by Mrn. Miy burup at Soutl fthstred w destroyel by five, The fanturn saved, but thelouss was daunged about £10) worth. Do A A TALE OF SUFFERING, 2 occu- Experince of a Shipwrecked Sailor on Lake Winnipeg, Man, Sept, 25—[Special Tele gran to T Bar]—Mavthew Watts, the solsunivorof th crev of the yacht Kee: watin, arrivel at Selkirk todayand tells o tale of terrible suffering. A ccompanying Wilts on thetrip northwere Coxporal Oliver Morphy,sonof a proninent lawyer of To- routo, and PrivateRene of Montreal, son of Liatenunt Governor Royal of Regenia, both menbersof the northwest mounted jolic The yacht was wrecked n a heavy galo on Seplmber 6 on Lake Winnipeg, Tho boit apsizel md Morphy md Reno got on the side, while Witts dungo tho calin. Renecoullonly hangon four hours, witn heslipped of and was seen no more, After this Watts got up en the side of the boit wilh Morphy, where they both tied themselres and ined fortwo days, after which fime Morhy becane restless and rolled of, saying: “Matthey, Iam ging, andhop youwillbe spired to tell the tale." Wattsthen strapped limscf toa boat with a mpe and wis atthe merey of the waves for ten days, when e wis picked up atSplit Rock point by some Indians ashort distanco fron theshore, alnost lifeless, be all tho timo withoutanything to eat.’ The Indians took hin to the camp andapplied rotora. tives and cared for him wntil the stamer ardved and took him aburd. Walts i sixty-six years of ig Wi New Youx, Sept. Speciil Telogram toTue Bee.|—The World this morning hasa letter from Panama in whichis the following pasage: “Altention is calld for the first time tothe fict that General Burundia was killed tvo days after the conclusion of the traty of peace, the terns of which expressly grintedgeneral annesty to the insurgents and similaroffenders in both Guitemala and Sal- vador. Minister Mizner, asappears by his letter, kiew that. this treaty had been acepted n_he wrote the lettor which was Barrun- din's deth warrait. The letter vefered to here isthe oe onthe law of the question to Captain Pitts,? ——— An American Citizen's Fate, New York Sept. 25— [Specidl Telegram toTue Ber. |~ Thomas T. Collins, an Ameri- cancitien, who, il reprt be true, has been a priscner in Manila, Philippine islands, for sixteen years, is missing, and hislawyers be- lieve thit ho has been murdered. Ho was born inNew York and weit to Muila in 18l tocarry on the lumber busines Ho clims to haye been robbed of his business by the Spaniaris. He hus sied the Spanish government for 00,000, but the case has never been heard,and he has appealed sev. enl times within six years to the Unitel States for supportand protection and has had norecognition, T — Alliance Candidates Tosing Ground, CLaY CENER, Neb, Sopt. .—Specil toTie Ber|—MeK eighan and Powers an losing ground every day in Clay county. Al- lisnce men admit this everywhere, and tho cieral belief now prevails that MekK eighan's volo inClaycounty will bo confined nlmost entivelyto dimoeraticstrength. Democrats such as Joinny Glaner of FEdgar, John Mollynaaux of “Sutton anl exl’osinaster Wind of Hurvarl are talking loud on the streets for MeKeighdnand Boyd. “The can- wiien is rapilly keoming o desperats effor, for Boyd anl McKeighan so faras the dem- ocrats are concorned. e Vienna Will Honor William, ViENsa, Sopt. %.—(Special Cablegram to T Bee.] -The burgomaster of Vienna has isuedaciralarto the inhabitants of tho clty wkingthemto decorate their houses on the ocasion of the coming tof the em- peror of Germany. The people living along The route which will he taken bythe imperial pirty are especilly asked to omply with this request, Tho burgomaster says that. the objectof the propsed demonstration is to slow that the unionof the houses of Haps- birg aid Hohenullern is firmly rooted in the hearts of the people s Victor and Chaules Rosewater left. for Now York yestenlay afternon —the formerto Col- umbiaand the latter L Comell uwivenity. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed and Guaranteed Capital. ., 850000 Tald 1 Ompital fi . 85000 Buysandellsstooks a nootiates commmerelal papor A execulvs trusts; nots tansfir ngent aud trustee of Crpontiom, takes ciarge of property, cole loots wxes, Omaha Loan & Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. 8 ECorneri6th and Douglas Sts Iatd in Ompital . : tubseribedund (uarintesl Capital . Liabllity of SLokhollers ... ... ... 200000 6Per Gnt Interat Pald on Deposits. FIRANK J/LA NGI, Ouabder, Omoen: AU, Wy prefdent; J.J, Hrown, vierpraiden, W. 1. Wyman, tressurer, Directors:-A. U Wynan,J. 1, Miblwd, J. J rovn, Guy O Barion, B W. Nusk, Thoi_ ; + Kimball, George b, Like. t -~ ( - { {

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