Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 29, 1890, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER A YEAR OF POSTAL SERVICE, Wanamaker's Report S8hows What it Has Cost and Barved, MONEY SAVED AND SERVICE EXTENDED. Immrnse Distances Added to the Sys- et - for Pos- tal Tetegraphy - As to Pos- tal Savings Banks. A Vigorous Plea WAsIINGTON, 3 The postmaster peneral i his annual report shows that in the past, y 200,000 has been saved on postul card contracts, The cards though in- forior at first wore auickly brought up to the yequired standard. Four hundred thousand | dollars w d in stamped envelopes con racts and £200,000 on cortain At thesame time the mail routes hu extended over almost two railway, steamboat and lines, The 3 revenue was nearly £,000,000 (arger than over beforo. Almost five thousand new postofiices more than in any one year befo lave been established upon petitions of com mittees, Substation and stamp i service, the railway postofiice seevice, the | free delivery and other matters bave been | greatly extended during tne year, The Star route mileage was increased over fiv miles and the railroad milcas willons. N The work of the dead letter off Iy reduced during the yea hing on the postal telegraph r general says test mail 1s not fast enough in days for all the noeds of commerce and pondence, In one form or another the pubtic imperatively demands tolegraphy and the postofice d supply at less cost than any corp miliion miles of iillion over cleven has been scheme, th lias rent, light, fuel, carriers The plan proposed for postal telegraph in- yolves no outlay of money, no appointment of clerks, no finaneial liability. Itis surely en- titled to fair consider Under the head “A Ne an for Postal Savings Banks' the report recommends that the postoffice department be authorized to establish postal savings banks under regu- Jations formulated by the postmaster gener: These sre to be located in states having laws regulating savings banks: in other state the petition of a consic ble number of residents of any one locality: end, not more numerously than one postofti ce for every ten miles of area, the interest rate 10 be fixed by the s of tho treasury ot tho bogin 3 be or alf of 1 per ¢ thin the average rate yad depositors by private bankers: all the postal savings received within a state to be placed on deposit with the national banks of that state on application, in such amount and at such interest as the secretary of the treasury prescribes; such deposits to be de- clared preforred cl Touching the anti no ny v act the report lepartment by the puble at Jarge has seconded its effprts to make the new law effective, The repory shows 14,072 postmasters ro- moved during the past two years and 2 appointed in the same time, The postmaster general hopes the may be seen olear to connect the exceutiy departments and senate and bouse with the ‘Washington postoftice by a pneumatic system and that it may be then extended to sub-sta- tions aud postoftices of the large cities would specially Itke to see tho pneu: y in Chicago when 1 rld’s fair is in 50 that the *mmu xhibit there would really show this high development of the s Ho favors, wherever practicable, on v, inexpensive Juildiugs for postofiice, and’ says that to move outof a#00 rented room; safo and ample for postal business, into a #100,000 building, where the janitor ‘alone gets miore salary than the rent of the former place, can- Yot be justified on any business principle. Regurding reduced postage the postmaster x‘wn'rm says, in pugt, “In point of fast there a clear giin of nearly §30,000,000 from lotter postage. This large profit with the annual deficit (whish last year amounted 0 85,786,300 is all swallowed up by losses on other classes of mail matter carricd at less than the cost of distribution and bhandling, The amount received from letter postage last ear was about §%,000,000. Reduction to tho cent rate would bring this down to $10,- 000,000 The defic urrent year 43 about #4,500,000, which would make” the total deficiency £24,500,000. This deficicncy would be reduced by the natural increase of business due to the stimulus of the low rate and by completion of pending legislat collect proper postage from sample copies of bo-called newspapers and from paper covered books. By samplo copy business alone over 61,000,000 is annually lost. to the revenue and in'the transportation of paper covered books considerably more than #1,000,000 is kept out of the postal income for the beuefit of certain book publishers, The deficiency under the I-cent rate wight be still further reduced by the adoption of improved devices from time to time which would save time and money. The most formidable item, how- ever, is §4,000,000 worth of work perform.ed nnually, without pay, for the exccutive de- rtments, If they had paid postage the avevenues would have been 5,000,000 more an- nually than now.” The revenues of the department for the flscal year were $00,858,783; expenditures and Jiabilities, 266,045,083, "U'he deficiency for the year, therefore, 18 85 )0, i G Nebraska, lowa and Dakota Pensions. WaAsnINGToN, Nov. 28.—[Special Tolegram 10 Tne Bee,]—Pensions were granted Ne- braskans today as follows: Original — Walter C. Covell, North Platte; William H, Thompson, Ord. Increase--James W, Wilder, Valperaiso; Edward Hollowbaugh Hooper; Charles F. Shepard, Ravenna; Ches- tor Ogden, Spring View: Peter Ackerman, Beatrice: ' Levi 8. Bartlett, Alliance; Will- fam W. Wheeler, Bradshaw; 5. Tappan Hau- Jon (special act,) Hebron, Towa: Original—Alonzo C. Stevens, den; John ¥. Storms, Humboldt: Francis | * Shaw (dead,) Ottumwa; Ira G. Baker, We: Liberty Alfred H. Guinn, ' Famn- burg; ~ Chauncey ~Welton Mapleto Increase — Scott Morgan, Hopevill Joseph Bell, Exira; Burgess Childress, Con nerce; Harvey M. Duncan, Lineville; James el R e Rt Ottumwa; James Gibson, Spri I{Ilehl' Rob- ert C. Payne, Albia; Richard Gibbs, ‘Shen- andoab; Join S. Hadley East Des Moine: Willian Hughes, Hamburg; Allen Foster, Bush Creek; Frederick W. Muelier, Daven- tort; amuel Gooden, Colfux;, Peter Wilson, Wapclio: Lester J. Parmenter, Ford; Ben, man F. Wilson, Keota. ~ Willlam H. Kelley, Audubon. Reissue — Aldrich R. Burrell, West Union, ~Reissuo ana merossé—Charles L. Utley, Tower Hill. Oviginal widows, ete, «-Minors of Christian Traxel, Marion' and Viola, Vinton. South Dakota: Milton G. Varnell, Plorre. nerease —Isaac L. Bates, Andover; Isaae N ughoy, Iroquois; Clement Ingrabam, Wil- wot. North Oakota: Original — Philetus B, Hillyer, Fargo. Bismarck Cannot Attend. Benux, Nov. 23.—(Special Cablegram to Tur Bre.|—-A lotter from Prince Bismarck states that the weather is such as to make it mpossible for him to be present at tho Llunrllimz of the new Hamburg-American ne steamer, —— ‘Will Raise Wages Ten Per Cont Loxngy, Nov. 28.—[Special Cablegram to fum Bre.|-The cotton employers’ associa- tion has decided o raise wages 10 per cent. One bhundred and tifty thousand persons are pifected. - Stoamship Arrivals, Sighted at London—The Umbria. At Queenstown—The Nevada, from Now York, At Now York—The Aller, from Bremen. - M i Villard Arriv t Noew York, New Youk, Nov. 23.—[Special Telegram # Tuw Bee, |—Henry Villard is among the 0| on the Aller, which arrived here romen tonight. DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEUK. Though the Volume is still Large the Business Outlook is Not Improved. New Yonk, Nov, 28, «[Special Telegrun to Tue B R. G. Dun & Co's Weekly Re- view of Trade says: The past broken woek has not improved the business outlook. The difiiculty of ob- taining commercial loans increase, not here only, but at most other points. Banks and other lenders, from the largest to the small appear to have been induced by the rocent events to strengthon themselves, Morchants have grown more cautious about extending obligations or making purchases which can be deferred, apprehending that re tail buying may be cut down somewhat by the reduced ability of some consumors and by the disposition of others to ecomonize in view of the extensively 1 1 advance in prices Meanwhile specnlation lias boen roviving to an unhealthy extent in some directions o th theory that troublos are over and things will {wprove, The money markots are thus loaded with increased demands for carryiag ccurities aud products at a time when trade sspecially needs more liberal supplies. At most of the mterior markets monoy grows more stringent and the s foct trade at important centers, though the volume of business is still very large. Boston r e firmness and a high Ao | N bank ted and most branches ar d notes un active demand for money t market, though collections are v itisfactory. At Detroit the de- ong av 7 | \der weather and at where is very active, manufacturers asking fy at 7 por cont. At St. Paul it 15 casicr the feeling botter, but bank failures at Duluth cause some uneasin Cineinnati reports a close market, thouglh collections are ¢ fuiv and sales have excoeded last fall's At Kansas City tho supply of moncy is close, trade and colléetions being healthy, Money is quiet at Pittsburg at 6 to7 per cent, but Bessemer stecl is 50 cents less and the de- mand for finished iron smalle y Southern reports are less encouraging, Money is in sharp demand at New Otleaus, the moyement of sugar being unprecedented; oxceedingly tight at Savannab, with com- wereial prospects less bright; more timid at Atlanta, though holiday trade opens with wood fecling, and in western Flovida a short corn crop and embarrassment of merchants cloud the prospects; but at Baltimore money is casy, manufactures easy and retail trade improved, thoneh jobbing trade slackens. The sitiation of the great industries is less clear, The week has been one of peculiar dulluess in the iron trade aad the tone is here is appretension of forced by southern farnaces, and one large ansaction at £10 for gray forge is reported at Birmingham. Bail purchasers hold oft and there is visible decrease in orders for finished products, But the speculative markots ¥ vancing, Wheat has risen ( 21, and 0ats 41 cont poinds, and coffce i ork being un- changed, and oil 10 conts lower, Cotton has Txteenth, in view of crop pros- i breadstuffs has no in demand to justify it, but operat m tohave concluded that the monotary difficultics a 1 and that until Buropo is v cent even b Clove and a t markably mand is ve been ad- 4 cents, corn its per 100 Tin bas advanced to 20.70 ceats, but conper aud lead a hade weal The coal market hLas been dull and disap- pointing, uctual sales being mainly atSep- tember prices and stocks ac lating. n ableto give any money market during the has put out 1,500,000 more silver notes, nearly balancing net with- drawals of $1,500,00 of other money from cireulation, The merchandise exports from this country lavgely exceed imports, though at Ne York the expdrts for November have been but 314 per ' an iast year and the imports here 11 per I The business oceurring through- out the'country during the last_ seven di number 249 as'compared with 274 last woek. For the sponding week of last year the figures were 249, A TRIBUIE TO THE L but DEAD. Memory of the Late Judge Savagoe Honared by the Omaha Club, A very large meeting of the members of the Omaha club was held last night av its rooms in the United States National bank building. Vice President Milton Barlow presided He oriefly stated that the object of the meet- ing was to express in an appropriate manner the feeling of bereavement the club had sus- taiued in the death of the late Hon. James W. Savage Hon. J. C. Cowin moved that a committeo of five be appomnted to prepare u})proprlnw rosolutions touching the death of their late brother, The motion provailed and the chair ap- pointed J. C. Cowin, Judee J. R. Clarkson, Henry W. Yates, Thomas Kilpatrick and W. V. Morse. The committeo and upon reap- pearing presente l the following, which were read by the chairman of the committee, Hon, J. C. Cowin, aud unanimously adopted } On the evening of the 2nd day of the pres- ont mouth, there wits sumnmoned from umony us by that final writ to which there 13 no re- turn but personal obedionce to- its mandate, one of our most esteered members, James Weal Suvage, the prosident of our elub. Death could elnim no greater from the rolls nor bequenth a legacy of a grandercharactor, Every memocr who knew him feels o personai griefand loss, for his assockation here won to Bim the admiration and the learts of all. Wo keenly sympathize with the members of his family fn their sacred geief, but reeoznizo the consolution derived always from the cor plition of a life Fadian® with kind words, deeds, domestie love and Christly for \ith him for whom they mourn, ere no tr e doubts s to the duty of man In 1or wailing uncer- talities us to the 1 With a mind i the poor, and i nly effort 10 secure publio notoriety and ‘ution. sed with classioal education. ho entered ssion of the la d with a spivit Toftiest patriotisi the majes troedom was bnperiled, | ido h i © aud profession, assuj > dutis of w soldier and ofliver of volunteers and g 5 of fuithful, arduous and brilliant 10 his country i w contost that shook this place his future ho he'long con- tuued o adorn and sunport the practice and the bench, aud the exalted position he ae quired in the estecm of the people in general with one common volee, attributed to his at kindness of heart, strong sustaining in private friendship, to his gracious and urbine uddress 10 ull alike, to bis great learning, literar al, to his abiiitfes usa Judg but above all, to his pare purpose and_ inflex- ible adherence to conseience and publie duty i ove ion, a5 a wan of strictest honor. Cpo er hiis fame rests secure. tesolved, therefore, That we spread upon our records (his tribute to the memory of our deparied member and friend. The sentiment contained in the pesolutions were eloquently voiced by short speeches and especnally so by General Cowin and Judge Clarkson. The meeting then adjoarned. - Albright's Choice, great bargains, Danish Aid Society's Fair. ‘The ladies of the Danish Aid society opened a fair in Washington hall last night. In ad dition to au extensive array of fancy and use- fularticles offered for sale, the ladies also served a delicious luncheon that was duly ap- preciated by those who tested the merits of the refreshmonts, The fuir will be continued today and touight. The attendance will doubtless be large toaight, and the goods that are not sold ut private sale will be suctioned off at the close. Last year the society eleared over M0 at the fair,” The funds thus se- cured ave: used in relieving destitute and needy familics of the Danish nationality, Some of the leading workers in the aid so- ciety are Mrs. John Christofferson, Mrs, Gram, Mrs, ewald, Mrs. N, I'. Nelson, Mis. P, M. Baen, Mrs. . Haunsen, Mos. T, Jensen, Mrs, K. Peterson and Mrs. B. I\ Matson, =AM, Albright’s Cholce, 521-23 N, Y. Life, ot s o The Snow Storm in England, Loxoy, Nov. 28— The heavy snow bere extends throughout Englund, s deluying railroad tamia storm fously SKULL CRUSHED BY AN ENCING | Fatal Accident on the Union Pacific Tracks " at fioux City THE DES MOINES BOODLE CASES. | A Traveling Rovivalist Stis Up a Lively Row at Towa Falls— A Collegiate Foot Ball Contest. Siovx Ciry, Ta, gram to Tue Brr.| ternoon a fatal accident occurred Towa end of the Missouri river bridge. A Union Pacific freight coming down the grade, when a bug; pied by J. J. Lapsley, Miss 1. J. Lapsley Mrs. John A, Lapsley aud the latter's litt daughter approached from the east. Taps- ley saw the train und reined up his horses, but they were spirited steeds and he could not bold them. Seeing that they were be- yond his control, he applied the whip and get on the track just in time for the train to strike the buggy squarely. Miss Lapsley was instantly killed, the back of her h being crushed in, Lapsley and his sister. law aud her little daughiter escaped with a few bruises. The horses became disenguged the buggy and wero not hurt, while the vehicle was carried about one thousand feet iss Lapsley was fifty years old, and with ¢ brother, who wis driving the team, lived near Dakota City, No where they have vesided for twenty-three years Nov, Avout 4 0'c at the railrc he Boodle Cases. Des Morses, Ta., Nov. 28.—~[Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber]—A jury was secured in thecase of the state against the eight in- dicted ex-aldermen today charged with wil- ful misconduct in ofice, and the taking of te: timony was begun, The state will under- take to prove that a conspi was entered into whereby the defendants received from $1,200 to §1,400 a year each over .and above legal salay he defense, while ad- mitting this, will claim that it was no crime, the same thing having been the custom of all councils for many years back. The testimony | be in the same line as that in the Crac case, and there are very few who think the defendants will be convicted, Looks Like Murder, Booxt, Ta., Nov. 28.—[Special Telegram to Tur Brr.]—The crew of a Chicago & North- western freight train found the dcad body of n lying on theties a few milos west of morming. The body was that on, & young man who drove wagon in Des Moines all summer, roner Detar empaneled a jury, who gave a verdict of accidental death by being struck by a car or engine. Young Carlson had been home on a visit to his mother, who lives on a em near Moingona. There is cion that instead of being aceide death may have resulted from a blow by some person who killed him for the money e Is supposed to have had. The blow which aused his death fractured the skull, the bone being driven in as if it had been struck with a hammer. But if the case is a murder there is 10 elue to the perpetrator: neclared War on Dancing. Fort Doncr, Ta., Nov. 28.—[Speciat Tele- gram to Tie Ber.|—Rev. John Garlock, a traveling revivalist, has declared war against dancing. At Town Falls he y bitte in his denunciation of the pastime, and made a vigorous effort to break up a dancing club composed of the best people of the city, Many of the dancers had hitherto been warrm admirers of Rev They promptly angelist turn Re warm for the dancers, from the pulpit, and a biter feeling has been engendered. Collegiate Foot 1 me. Towa Cit Nov. 28,—[Special Tele- gram to T —The foot ball teams of the State un college met at Mt. Pleasant yeste stood 91 to 0in favor of the State uni- five hundred students met oturn this morning. The Burlinzton Ports to Davenport. CeDAR RAPIDS, Ta, Nov. 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—President Ives today confirmed the rumor of the lease of the Davenport, Iowa & Dakota road to the Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, thus giv- ing the latter road an entrance .into Daven- port. of their N Knocked Down by a Motor. J. C. Cameron, one of the democratic can- didates for the council from the Sixth ward, will he in poor shape to hustleat the pri- maries today. In fact, he will not be there at all, but” will be at home in bed. Last evening Mr. Cameron was crossiug Sixteenth streot for the purpose of making a deal with the owner ofa carryall to carry yoters to and from the polls, when he was knocked down by a ug wotor. He was taken to his home anda physician called, who made an examination of the injuries. The result of the examination shows that Mr, Cameron is the owner of three broken ri T Where Were the Sienal Lights? Mrs. G. W. Ford, who resides at 809 How- ard street, met witha very painful accident lastnight. She was walking up Tenth street from the union depot when she fell over a pile of rock, bruising her face, body and limbs ina frightful manner. Both Mr. and Mus. Ford state thut no signal lights were out to warn people of the dange At the present time that portion of Teunth street is in a most wretched condition, as the viaduet contractors have notonly piled the street full of paving rock, timbers aud ma- chinery, but have taken possession of the sidewalks as w il Besl ‘The Road S¢ ers. Auother large crowd wd the Coliseam last night to witness the road sculling race. Considerable interest was manifested and the spurts were loudly applauded. The race closes tonight. Atthe close last night the score was as follows: Miles, Ko o000 enn ey Wise . Plaisted Rogers Lurgan AT GUTTENBURG, First race—Capulin, Anomul, ud race—Servitor, Evangeline, cles, Cornel ‘ourth race—lag Jake Vie ifth race—Warpeal, Little Jim, Sixth race—Landseor, Sea Bird. AT NEW ORLEANS, race—Napa, Venture nd race—Haramboure, Miss Frances, hird race—Mark S, Neva C. Fourth race—Robin, Prine France Will Cede No Rights., Paris, Nov pecial Cablegram to Tux Bee.—The reports that were current among the French fishermen that the govern- ment had surrendered the rights of France on the French shore of Newfoundland have elicited a statement from the ministry of arine that thore is no less question of ced- wthe F'rench rights in Newfoundland to Great Britain than there ever was before, - To Create Fresh Budget Resoarces. Panis, Nov. 28.—[Special Cablegram to Tur Bee,|—The senate and chamber of depu- ties have been summoned to meet on Decem- ber 15 to discuss the creation of fresh budget Tesources by the imposition of new taxes, M. Clemenceau will resume the active leader- ship of the radical party —_— Salaries Reduced. Pagts, Nov, 28.—A dispateh from Buenos Ayres states that a decree hus been issued ducing the salavies of government ofticials 10 per cent, CRAWLED THROUGH A W ‘ W peh Richara Payion Makes His Escape frim, the City Jail. Rictard Payton. is a fugitive from justice and Judge Helsley's court. He was arrested a week ago iu Cotdneil Bluffs for stealing a case of surmed! idstruments. 1t became ne essary to securé g requisition from Governor Boles of lown before Payton could be brought to Omaha, butthis was done and Payton was awaiting his tfal it the city bastile. Yes- terday afternoon Py small aperture in the closet his aid gt into nqgue that extends along the back part of the' ééll room. He then crawled through a small'window which usually stands 'nand looks out upon Juckson street, dono he breathed the air of ked down the street and en tered Stein’s saloon. A reporter happencd to pass by as Payton was pulling himsett out of the window, but supposing for a_moment that he was one of the janitors who had gone in there to do some work, paid but little at- tention to him. As Payton walked away however, the roporter suspe Something was not right and he_promptly reported the ocenrrence at the police ofii wo. officers started inpursuit, but Payton had slippea out through the sdtoon and bad made his es- cape. He will probatly be _recaptu as the police of Council Blufls Omaha were notified ut once, The opening through which Payton got out has furnished the means of escape for one or two othiers, il iy Held for Burgla A man giving his name as Charles O'Brien was arrested last night on suspicion of hav- ing been implicated in the hurglary of Rey Mr. Turkle's residence last Thursday night. When searchied at the station o ring wus th auswered to the one stolen from . Turkle. s DOW, connected with the narrow STRUCK By 'l'lli'} CARS, Hans Pastner Sustains Servious and Perhaps Fatal Injuries, A German named Hans Pastner narrowly escaped being killed yesterday afternoon at the union depot. He was waiting about the depot to take the train for Kansas City and, being under the influence of liquor, he was unable to walk steadily. Oficers Fleming and Boyle told hiw to keep off the platform, but he paid no attention to the advice. As the sleeping on the B. & M. re being switched to the main track Pastner gered out of the depot and d along the platform almost to the express building and then fell against the cars. Ho was thrown between the cars and the platform and was badly bruised about the chest ana sides. He wus taken to St. Joseph's hospital, where his injuries were pronounced q dangerous, Several ribs are broken on side and his internal injuries are serious. The man is a carpenter and had been work- ingin the country near Omaha for a fow months. Hinstrated World's Fair. Harry Campbell, state agent for t 1llus trated World's I'air publication, has been in the city this week in the interest of one of the best illustrated papers published. Vol 1, No. 1, of the new candidate for public favor has been received by Tne Ber, and the variety and excellence of its illustrations warrants all the enthusiastic encomiums which press and publ aiven it. The initial number excellent por- ts of the fair di officers of the sociatiou and state commissioners; for Sothe of the public buildings rected,a triumphal aveh, the Columbus the electric wwer, the Chicago floating co, and other instrdctive pictures upon which ‘the directory have to act. It is a well- ted publication und ought to be a gre at go from the beginning. - Purglarized a Cle The residence of Rev. Mr. Turkle, 511 South Twenty-fifth avenue, was entered Thursday night 'by burglars, who se- cured property ned at $17. The articles stolen hicluded & seal plush cloak, a dozen aftér-dinner coffee spoons, a haif dozen oxydized silver knives and forks, a silver ladle, silver berry spoon and silver pie knife, Entrance was effected by break- ing through the front hall window between 10 and 11 o'clock. — Commercial Stenographers. Last evening the Commercial Stenograph- ers’ assoclation held a very interc ing at the roows of the Omaha C college, There were about fifty stenograph- ers present, who listened to a very intes ing progrimme consisting of music, re tion, essays and debate. Oue of the most in- teresting features of tho mesting was the veuding of the association’s shorthand paper, the Stenographic Tickler, e Dr. Birney cures catarrh, I o At the Temple, At the Temple, on Harney street nmear wenty-fourth, a memorial ce for the departed Benjamin F. Peixotto will be con- ducted under the anspices of the Bnai B'rith lodge on Sunday afternoon, November 30, at 30 o’clock. Addresses will be delivered on his work in politics, religion and the above- mentioned Jewish secret order, All are e dially invited to attend. Seats wiil be shown to visitors by ushers at the doors, Recovering. MNat Brown, proprictor of the Merchants, has received a letter from L. O. Secrest of Hebron, who was thrown by J. J. Werner from a window of the Merchants hotel June last. - Mr, Secrest writes that he is improv- ing rapidly and§is able to get around on crutches, He says he is fleshier than he has ever been before and thinks be will be fuliy recovered in a mouth, —————— . Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bee bldg ol s Sadgal e Laborers' Wagves. Owing to the fact that the city attorney could not be present at a meeting of the board of public works, the Walsh matter was put over until today, Major Furay made a strong talk favoring the plan of protecting laborers’ bills, He thonght that when a con- tract was let that the laborer should receive his pay before either the contractor or person who furnished the matevial got a cent. - - Albright’s Choice, payments to suit. - Aiding Nebraska Farmers. Donations for the sufferers in the-western partof the state bave beem received at the real estate exchange from S. M. Crosby, C.C. George, Mrs. Maulspy, J. L. Rice, Rice & Stacey and J. R. Cameron, Secretary Wilsoq asks that the members of the exchange send in their donations at once, as he is in daily recejpt of communications from people usiuug for assistance, -— Dr. Birney cu tarrh, Bos bldg e et Nebraska People Abroad, Sr. Louis, Mo., Now. 25.—Johu C. David, a prominent business man of. Pawnee City, is at the Southern. Torexa, Kan, 28.-M. E, Beatrice is at tho € rfield. Ciicaco, Nov. B8P, S. Lomax, L. W. Hill and Mr. andc Mrs, Charles Metz of Omaha are at the Gand Pacific. J. H. Me- Call of Lexjngton and C. H. Knappenberger and Mr. and Mrs, Byrk Knappenberger of Omwaba areat the YWllington. = Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Bridges of ¢ refat the Richelieu. 20 bldg. Waters of Where Languige Fails, Language is hardly strong enough to ex- vess my admiration of the merits of Cham- herluin’s Cough Remedy. It is the best rem- edy for croup and whooping cough I have everused. During the past eighteen years I have tried nearly ull the prominent” cough medicines on the market, but say, and with pleasure too, that Cham be in's C #h Rem- edy is the best of all.—Thomas Rhodes, Bikersfield, Catifornia. Mr. Rhodes is a promine it attorney at Bakerfield. el The Monkey Trust, Another outrage upon the public is the monkey trust. It was started in surk by Ttalians “tobring to America e 'Xn the different cities and ns monkeys from Africa and the Azores,” ¢ton squeczed through a | ’ 20, 1890. {THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, Oontractors Rally to the Bupport of th Combine's Candidates, THEIR HEELERS MASSED AT THE POLLS. Every Impediment Plac of Voters Desiring an and Competent City Government, inthe Way Honust i'he republican primavies to select candi dates for ward councilmen were held yester- day In many respects it was o citing pri The lea combine were seeking ronomination, and the cornorations which have fattened by the combine rul¢ vallied to the support of the combine champions with the result as shown below 1irst Ward—One hundred and sixty-five votes were cast in the First ward for Mo There was no other ticket in the field, scond Ward—M. H. Redfield got and H. Hay one vote in the Third Ward —There was no worthy of note in this w carly fook the lead and retained it close, receiving 205 votes y M, W. B, Musse ed 7 votes. ourth Ward—The division of the onposi- vote and the untirving efforts of the cor- d workers ve Samuel H, Wheeler the republican nomination in the Fourth ward. Wheeler had the best of the fight from the first. He had the election officers, headed by P. Nicholas,who placed every imy in the way of voters who were not armed with Wheeler ballots, But Wheeler Lad more than this, He had the support of the city corporations and contractors, and city officials and employes, A. B, Hunt, superintendent of the Ameri- can waterworks company, is a democrat and lives in the Fifth ward, but these facts did not prevent him _taking an active hand in Wheeler's behalf. He indrustriously peddled Wheeler tickets and championed the cause of the council's “‘watchdog’” for all he was worth. P, W. Birkhauser, the democpatic chairman of the board of public works, lives in the Seventh ward, but he made frequent visits to the Fourth ward polls and _encour- red the supporters of Whe 1 Morrissey, the democratic sanitary commis- sioner, was an active Wheeler worker. Wheeler has agreed to help hold Morrisey in office in face of the nnfavorable report of the committee appointed to investigate Morris- sey’s management of his office. Morrissey accordingly worked for Wheeler's return. Henry Duun, who is drawing pay from the city as . plumbing inspector, put in a full day in Wheeler's interest, as’ did also M, Mullen of the city cf L The sup intendent of plumbing, Ma Dennis, visited the warc ler ork Dennis i t s in the & ward, Bermingham, the democr: sldewalk spoctor, was also present and did what he could for Wheeler. Mayor Broatch was a frequent visitor and worked his jaw in be- half of nis chief lientenant of thé Twenty- Bight club, On the other hand, Kennard and Duncan were without the support of the leading publicans of the ward who have been howl- {ng about their opposition to Wheeler and bis combine methods and record, They had to fight their own battles, aided by a few true republicans, The result of such a contest wuld only be favorable to the combine. T'he opposition to Wheeler cast 316 of the 515 votes polled, but the division of this vote among three candidates gave Wheeler the nomination, The vote was as follows : Wheeler Kenuard | Dunean Christensen, ........ Fifth Ward—The fig as controlled by th 0 of the most ex ctions ever held in the city § ninety- two, Second ward, mpetition Sol Prince until the while his compe- tin the combme and boodlers. angs of rencaters were essfully voted, and the Twenty-eight strikers, Big John McDonald and Georgge Elliott, superintended the deal in the interests of W. A. Saunders, who had been carcfully groomed for the race by the council combine. Wagon loads of coloved voters were run in from the Third rd and voted for Saunders in spite of the orous protests of the other candidates and their friends. The combine heelers had it all their own way, and carried things with a high hand. Henchmen from other wore on hind and worked vigorously at the polls all day booming Saunders. The com- bine was also well reprosented on the elec tion board, controlling two of the three mem- bers. C. L. Wilkins, as one of the judges, played his usual role of eobstructionist in their behalf, and after the polis were closed delayed the countnearly two hours by in- sisting on counting every vote himself, to be e that cvery combne ballot was given full prominence. One Stoney, another combine favorite, was pressed in for daty as clerk of election, but when it came to connting the votes was 50 drunk that the other members of the board found it necessary to unceremoniously dump him out of the back door after wrangling for half an hour. The votes as finully announced gave Saunders Bates Munro. ... ... ‘Chere was much d result, and scores of influential republicans vowed that they would vote the democratic ticket if somecapable and straightforward man was nominated at the democratic pri- maries today Sixth Ward—During the eutire day a large and excited crowd coatinued about the polls from the time of the openiug until the vote was counted. Tho sewer gangs were voted for Bay, and an attendt was made to run in ging of twenty-oue men from icehouses on the bottoms. They challenged and refused to vote. “The result of the election was as follow W. L. John P, W. . P. Wood Seattering. . . Seventh Ward —In the Sevi phy's graders, perhaps fifty soveral other gangs were allowed to vote for Claffee. Men who live in the ward and are iua position to know, cinim that something over one hundred votes were east for Chaffee which eannot be cast when election day rolis around. When the polls were elosed repre- sentatiy of both sides enter the room and witnessed the count. The ofticial returns arve as follows : Chaffee 400 Roeder 1 Rooder's friends stated late last night that he would run on the independent ticket. This ward was perhaps the liveliest of all. In fact, more people gathered at this polls yesterday than at the last presidential elec- tion. Chaffec’s heelers began challenging Roeder voters early in the fight, and during the first hour only two ballots were cast. This sort of butldozing on the partof Chaf- fee men was kept up all day. In the Eighth ward the fight waxed warm toward the closing hour and the votes were rolled in at aramd rate. A large gang of men from the street car barn wero led to the polls and the party in charge of the gang saw that every man voted for Black. A crowd of graders from the camp m the western part of the Ninth ward was brought to the polls in wagons ana all attempted to vote, but were challenged und the votes refused. There were numerous attempts at illegul voting. One man who was challenged admitted that he lived at Sixth and Mason streots, and others stated that they lived in other wards. The feeling run high and a number of fights were threat- ened, When the vote was finally counted the result stood as follow: C. E. Bruner. .. James L. Black. ... Simon Kahn J. B, Hadfleld., . .. When the result became known there o great deal of dissatisfaction expressed, and it was announced that an_independent ticket wouid be placed in the field. Niuth Ward—There was & good time in store for the Davis heelers in the Ninth ward aftor the vote had been counted. Davis secured 370 votes and Carr 1 Men were allowed to vote for Davis who did not live in the ward, and @ number of them were said to be democrats, Johnson aud Djureen were staunch supporters of Davis, Johnsou has vs of the present infamous council | Positiv these Little Pills, Thoy also relieve Dis tress from Dyspepsia, Tns digestion and Too Hoarty) Eating. A perfect rem+ edy for Dizziness, Nausen, | Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated| Tongte, Patn 1n the S1de, TORVID LIVER, They regulate the Bowels, Purely Vegetable, SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, PILLS. been promised Davis' sup two years hence, and Djureen is janitor in the Farnam street school. After the votes had been counted Davis rolled in three or four kegs of beor, and his henchmen drank to their hearts' content, A Chestnut to Him. A postal card was mailed at station I in New York city recently addressec hill John Mass, On the back was this note by the sender, a member of 4 fivm of ivory cary- evs and pipe muker "he under vhet that this t reach the party addressed. If shes the city named and the party | addressed eannot be found, plo eturn 10 215 East Thirty-thivd strect. Postmaster Van Cott smiled a long and reminiscent smile when he saw the postal, and said: “‘Let her go.” The postal was sent at once to Andover, Mass,, and two days later Louis I’ Worth, the sender. got areply from Postmaster A. Mailand of Andover, turning the postal, says the New York Sun. The postmaster said: “There is no such person in Andover as John Undorhill, whose name is indi- cated by your postal. This is an old one. Letters have been irequently received at this office for many yenrs addressed as your card is. Probably each one sending them thinks we will be puzzled over the address, but I have seen it so often that I know is a chestnut. It is at least forty years old to my certain knowledge. Yours respeetfully,” A. MAITLAND, “Postmaster. “It’s about time to_spring a new one; don’t you think s0?" said Postmaster Van Cott. L AN Cyicrad ot “The steeple ought to opinion given by a Chr while looking at the churches with lofty ste York Sun, *“If all the money,” he said, *‘that is wasted in building useless stce- ples, were dovoted to the propagation of thegospel among the heathen, we would have a heavy fund for missionary pur- yoses, The Steeples on the churches of ew York cost millions of dollars, ard what-benefit are they to v It bells are needed nowadays, when every- body has a clock or watch, they can be puton the top of the church, and it is absurd to say that steeples point the way toheaven. Did the Greeks put steepl on their temple We ought to build no more steeples said the Christian neophyte. teayle. £0,”" was an tinn neophyte picture of new plos in the New polil Al The Ace of Trees. Recent information gathered by the German forestry commission assigns to the pine tree 500 to 700 years as the maximum, 425 years to the silve 'y years to the larch, 245 years to the red beech, 200 to the birch, 170 to the ash, 145 to the alder and 130 to the elm. The heart of the onk begins to rot at about the age of 800 y The holly onk alone escapes this law, it is said, and there is a specimen of this aged 410 s in istence near Aschaflenberg ermany. g Twin g Ay From Jaffa to Jerusalem by Rail. A year from next March the railroad now building from Juffa to Jerusalem will be completed and tourists will then be whisked away from the coast to Jeru- snlem in twoor threo hours, a journey that is now made by camel orin dili- gences over a horrible rond. The money quired to build the Line is in the hands Paris bankers, who have just for- warded the second installment of the funds to the contrac Ways of I In Paris it tients to is not in the ante: fciuns, but inquiry has to be which are rar - ed unlesg they come from some atic quarter of the city. In some however, numbered ~ tickets are Thy- v thriving business hes, ote., to the waiting for pa- hamber of sians” set selling sandw! patients, Bacilli Under the Naiis, The Bacteriologi Institute of Vi- enna has been conducting experiments on dirt taken from finger nails, and sevonty-eight examinations have been made. The process was to put the dirt in “cultivating mixtures,” such ns are used for supplying germs with food on which to develop.. The crop that grew from the germs in the divt was a varied one, and uded thirty-six kinds of micrococei, eighteen of hacilli and many others, - The Great Penguin's Appetite. The enor: etite of the gi penguin (which welghs about eig pounds), may have something to do with its restricted powers of flight, and in the stomach of one of these Ross found ten pounds of quarz, granite, and trap frag ments, swallowcd most likely to promote di ion, ous Your own feelings will tell you, when you are in need of a tonic or Blood purifier. A lack of energy, a tired feeling, depressed spirits are good indications that the blood is sluggish and your system is out of order. “IHAVE U £)8S. S, 5. FOR LE- BILITY FE ULT.NG FROM CHILLS AND FEVER, ANJ HAVE FOUND IT TO BE THE BEST TONIC AND APPE I1IZER (HATI EVERTOOK. TALSOPR:VEN.~ ED THE RETURN OF THE CH LLS.” A. J. ANYLIN, EUREKA, SFRINGS, ARI. Tooks on Blood and Bkin diseases frec, THESWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTAL GA Made, ,‘?1|!/W rra Marvellous in Tone (PATALOGUE FROM BOSTON OFFICE 3 5 App T, This s What AN 0ld [owa Friend Writes About Us. The world’s full of shoddy goods,ma And every new year brings Schemes which should be squc by law; Cheap imitations things. lched of genuine Cheap Clothing sold by men, To catch the wages of the poor. Cireulars from the tricksters’ pen, Are left at eveay person’s door. cheaper The *‘bankrupt sale” room Catch many a hard-earned doliar They'll sell a laundried shict (on the boom,) For less than you could buy a doz- en colla and auction 3y throwing one bait tothe human fish, They’ll eatch a hundred suc Later, you'll kick yourself,and wish You hadn't, when the shoddy draws and puckers, Your vants creep up, yoor coat’s too short, You give’em to your little brother But then it’s no use to vave and snort, But show more sense whon you buy unother. It’s a perfect puzzle to mo, ma; How people can bo such fools, There’s less sense now than there use to be, When we hadn’t so many schools. Most elothiers, T am loth to say, For the sake of greater gain, v tho shioddy goods today, ompelled to,” is their claim. S0 skillful is the counterlit Tkat not one man iu every five; Can tell (the way the rooms are lit), Whether its ‘‘dead” cloth or nlive.’, A fow houses, Tam plensed to say, Have repuctions which dof The shoddy goods man of today. Aud none but HONEST goods supply. Then if you want a suit thats “SQUARE,” My friendly reader, its very plaing That you must ge to some store whe THEY'VE A MAINTAIN, IIoN 1o When a house hus held down, Untailit's the orpm STA And dealt QUARE" with every man in town, They DON'T HAVE a business IN THE THROW S0 come along and see us friends, You'll be satisfied I know: Youwll find us where 18th and Far- nam blends, Look for the sign of M, Hellman & Co;